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Stock librarian Brandon King looks at some items that have recently been in the media that you can borrow from Suffolk Libraries.
Withdrawn Traces: searching for the truth about Richey Manic, by Leon Noakes & Sara Hawys Roberts
"From despair, to where? On 1 February 1995, Richey Edwards, guitarist of the Manic Street Preachers, went missing at the age of 27. On the eve of a promotional trip to America, he vanished from his London hotel room, his car later discovered near the Severn Bridge, a notorious suicide spot. Over two decades later, Richey's disappearance remains one of the most moving, mysterious and unresolved episodes in recent pop culture history.
"For those with a basic grasp of the facts, Richey's suicide seems obvious and undeniable. However, a closer investigation of his actions in the weeks and months before his disappearance just don't add up, and until now few have dared to ask the important questions. This title is written with the co-operation of the Edwards family, testimony from Richey's closest friends and unprecedented and exclusive access to Richey's personal archive."
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Memoirs of a literary forger, by Lee Israel
"Before turning to her life of crime - running a one-woman forgery business out of a phone booth in a Greenwich Village bar and even dodging the FBI - Lee Israel had a legitimate career as an author of biographies. But by 1990, almost broke and desperate to hang onto her Upper West Side studio, Lee made a bold and irreversible career change: inspired by a letter she'd received once from Katharine Hepburn, and armed with her considerable skills as a researcher and celebrity biographer, she began to forge letters in the voices of literary greats.
"Between 1990 and 1991, she wrote more than 300 letters in the voices of, among others, Dorothy Parker, Louise Brooks, Edna Ferber, Lillian Hellman, and Noel Coward - and sold the forgeries to memorabilia and autograph dealers. This is Lee's hilarious and shocking memoir of the astonishing caper."
This is now a major film starring Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant.
Maid: hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive, by Stephanie Land
Firsthand account of working as a low wage cleaner in America. This was chosen as a Radio 4 Book of the Week.
"As a struggling single mum, determined to keep a roof over her daughter's head, Stephanie Land worked for years as a maid, working long hours in order to provide for her small family. In Maid, she reveals the dark truth of what it takes to survive and thrive in today's inequitable society.
"As she worked hard to climb her way out of poverty as a single parent, scrubbing the toilets of the wealthy, navigating domestic labour jobs as a cleaner whilst also juggling higher education, assisted housing, and a tangled web of government assistance, Stephanie wrote. She wrote the true stories that weren't being told. The stories of the overworked and underpaid."
The Age of Light, by Whitney Scharer
Whitney Scharer's new novel is based on the story of the legendary photographer Lee Miller. If you would like to read a factual account of her life, Lee Miller's War: beyond D-Day, by Antony Penrose, is a good place to start.
"One cool day in 1929, Lee Miller arrives in bohemian Paris to pursue her dream of being an artist, having left behind a successful modelling career at Vogue. Gorgeous and talented, she catches the eye of renowned Surrealist artist Man Ray and convinces him to hire her as his assistant. Man is an egotistical, charismatic force, and soon their personal and professional lives become intimately entwined.
"As Lee begins to assert herself, and moves from being a muse to an artist, Man's jealousy spirals out of control, and their mutual betrayals threaten to destroy them both."
Don McCullin, by Don McCullin & Shoair Mavlian & Simon Baker (eds.)
Comprehensive volume covering the work of photographer Don McCullin who is the subject of a major exhibition at Tate Britain from 5 February - 6 May.
Girl with Dove: a life built by books, by Sally Bayley
A former Radio 4 Book of the Week. Sally Bayley recalls a strange upbringing that caused her to make her bonds with characters from books.
"Growing up in a dilapidated house by the sea where men were forbidden, Sally's childhood world was filled with mystery and intrigue. Hippies trailed through the kitchen looking for God - their leader was Aunt Di, who ruled the house with charismatic force.
"When Sally's baby brother vanishes from his pram, she becomes suspicious of the activities going on around her. What happened to Baby David and the woman called Poor Sue? And where did all the people singing and wailing prayers in the front room suddenly go?
"Disappearing into a world of books and reading, Sally adopts the tried and tested methods of Miss Marple. Taking books for hints and clues, she turns herself into a reading detective. Her discovery of Jane Eyre marks the beginning of a vivid journey through Victorian literature where she also finds the kind, eccentric figure of Charles Dickens' Betsey Trotwood."
Alys, Always, by Harriet Lane
"Frances is a 30-something sub-editor, an invisible production drone on the books pages of the Questioner. Her routine and colourless existence is disrupted one winter evening when she happens upon the aftermath of a car crash and hears the last words of the driver, Alys Kyte."
Harriet Lane's brilliant debut novel has been turned into a stage show, running at the Bridge Theatre, Bermondsey from 25 February - 30 March.


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For a long time I have been looking for a No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake recipe. I wanted a real strawberry hit with a creamy background and here she so is cheesecake people. Beautifully full of strawberries and cream, one mouthful and I swear Tim Henman is sitting opposite me. Make it and weep.
But first some cavorting……..
I made this (mark 2) for my girlfriends. Although not quite there yet it was met with suitable noises as we discussed the important matters that were on the table……..an all girls holiday. Oh my days…….can it really be????? A no responsibility whatsoever holiday. WTF?????? NO providing of snacks, endless sunscreen applications, entertainment, swimming partners/supervisors or refereeing. NO going to bed at 9 p.m, drinking sensibly and thinking before I speak. Sweet Lord all my Xmases have come at once.
Back in the day the same group of girls partied hard on fabulous holidays away in dodgy destinations. God knows how we stayed safe. We got away with incredibly stupid behaviour that would literally mortify me in my daughter and make me handcuff her to the bed for the whole of her teenage years. What's more it was the absolute best of times. So many laughs and so many adventures………and we get to do it all again….well sort of………. Long gone is the propensity to down Tequila Slammers and stay on our feet. Absolutely long gone is the ability to be sick in a bush, and come back to the bar for more and, most regrettably of all, long gone is the ability to get away with a Bikini, at least upright. Some of us wouldn't look too bad horizontal, as long as we didn't move……..
No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
I am almost just as excited about this Strawberry Cheesecake. As I say countless times, these recipes are all those that I think are BRILLIANT. This Cheesecake is sooooo that. Full of strawberry flavour but creamy as hell you are practically catapulted right onto Henman's Hill one gloriously sunny July day within the very first smooth savour. Just dreamy. Think Strawberry Thickshake. As per usual it is super easy and make ahead for a no stress situation. There is nothing worse than it all going t.ts five minutes before the door bell. I break out in a cold/raging hot sweat just thinking about it….
I make the biscuit base in my food processor but of course you can bash away in a bag with a rolling pin. I just love my appliances. I'm all for the flick of a switch. I smooth the rubbly biscuit with the back of a spoon into my serving dish. I usually use an 8″ loose bottomed spring release tin.
I then rinse the processor out before pureeing the strawberries and jam. I use my free standing mixer too for the filling. Whisking the condensed milk and cream until thick before adding the pureed strawberries and jam, cream cheese, sour cream and melted jelly. Another jolly good whisk and then the filling is pastel pink and ready to be poured onto the chilled biscuit base. You can do the same with a hand held electric whisk but the pureeing of the strawberries and jam does require a food processor of some sort. The jelly will set the filling quite quickly so it is ready for slicing in a couple of hours but I have also made it the night before and it is perfect either way. As I mentioned earlier, Make it and weep…..
No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
This is a heavenly Strawberry Cheesecake recipe. Easy to make ahead and completely delicious to eat. It has become a family favourite.
- 250 grams digestive biscuits
- 80 grams unsalted butter melted
- 200 grams already hulled strawberries I just slice the green tops off
- 100 grams strawberry jam
- 1 packet strawberry jelly 135grams
- 180 grams full fat cream cheese
- 200 mls double cream
- 100 grams sour cream
- 397 grams condensed milk 1 tin
Blitz the biscuits and melted butter in a food processor until you're left with a sandy rubble. Empty into your serving dish. I use mostly a loose bottomed, spring release 8" tin. Smooth the biscuit level with the back of a spoon. Put in the fridge for 30 mins or the freezer for ten mins.
Cut up the jelly into cubes and place into a mug, add 4 tbsp boiling water. Stir until dissolved. If it is taking a while to all melt you can blast in the microwave for ten seconds at a time. Allow to cool until just warm.
Empty out the tin of condensed milk into a mixing bowl and add the cream. Whisk until thick and then add the strawberry mixture followed by all the rest. The mixture will be pink and not thick any more. Fear not the jelly will set it in the fridge.
Pour onto your now chilled biscuit base and place in the fridge for 2/3 hours. Keep it in there until ready to serve. I slice it into half then five slices to each half.
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New City family survives fire that destroyed homePosted: Updated:
that the man in the wheelchair was rescued by his son, who was initially upstairs, after the boy ran back into the house and either carried or pushed his father to safety.
All six people who were inside the home are at Good Samaritan Hospital and are listed in good but stable condition. The cause of the fire is under investigation.


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About Nipper Dandelion[edit]
I know most of the other Piranha Plants were updated, but in the talk page, I mentioned that I wanted to have the Yoshi's Island DS guides checked before doing anything about it. LinkTheLefty (talk) 01:38, 31 January 2019 (EST)
- It's fine. It's just that Nipper Dandelion was previously determined to be conjectural, so if it's not from the guides, then I have reason to believe there's a fair chance it came from here. We'll cross that bridge when we get there I guess. LinkTheLefty (talk) 01:50, 31 January 2019 (EST)
The image of Kid, was it a JPG like Sherry's? If so, it should be uploaded separately as the JPG instead of over the GIF as we only allow the latter format if it's animated. Mario JC 19:51, 31 January 2019 (EST)
Art Archive[edit]
Given how much of a nightmare that site is to navigate, it would be immensely helpful if instead of linking to the site itself, you linked to the specific post. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 01:32, 2 February 2019 (EST)
- Additionally, these actually appear to be from the Super Mario USA Hishho Koryakuho guide, seen here, and not YKDDP. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 01:34, 2 February 2019 (EST)
- Talk to LTL about it. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 02:04, 2 February 2019 (EST)
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It'd be helpful if you include an image link when marking an image for deletion when it gets replaced. That way we don't have to go searching for the replacement and take longer for the image to be deleted. 10:01, 2 February 2019 (EST)
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How's it going? -- Lord G. matters. 19:51, September 12, 2019 (EDT)
Hi, how's it going? In regards to your initial creation of the Master Sword article, I just wanted to let you know that the wiki no longer allows future tense in any article, not even for subjects for upcoming releases, as per this proposal. Please keep this in mind for future reference. Thanks! ToadettetheAchiever 08:28, December 3, 2019 (EST)


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In February 2013 Gordon and Bri decided to each do a video project stitching various shots together to music.
This is what Bri came up with after a weekend in Miami where she ate a delicious soul food brunch, watched her then-fiance get his credit card stuck in a bikeshare machine, went to a Grace Potter & the Nocturnals concert, and ate nachos for breakfast.
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On Tuesday, May 2nd, House Republicans voted to pass HR 1180, a bill that could potentially affect U.S. businesses who employ hourly employees. The bill would give private-sector employees paid time off in exchange for overtime pay which is typically paid at a rate of time and a half. There have been mixed reactions to the passing of this bill; supporters say it would give employees more schedule flexibility to earn time off for a better work-life balance while opponents say it could weaken the protection of employees.
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In a Washington Post article, Lisa Horn, director of Congressional affairs for SHRM, comments, "The bill has built-in protections to ensure employees aren't coerced into choosing comp times." The bill bans employers from "directly or indirectly intimidating, threatening, or coercing or attempting to intimidate, threaten, or coerce an employee".
As the bill would give private-sector employees the option to choose to get overtime pay immediately or use their accrued comp time in the future, the employee would also be able to change their minds at a later date if they decide not to use the time off and get the overtime pay from their employer within a max timeframe of 30 days.
Australia has a similar labor law already in place. The concept of 'Time off in Lieu' (TOIL) allows employees and employers to agree to exchange time off 'in lieu' of overtime pay if certain conditions are met. Conditions include recording the start and end of the overtime, employees requesting overtime payment if they don't use their TOIL, and properly documenting records maintained by the employer.
If the bill becomes a law, employers will have the business discretion on whether to offer it. Horn continues in repose to employer's having to manage the option, "There's the tracking of hours, and they carry the liability on their balance sheet in case there's a cash-out."
The bill now faces the Senate. The outcome remains unclear, but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) supported a similar bill in 2013, and it's supported by Trump, so the chances the bill will pass are high.
As this bill directly impacts U.S. businesses who employee hourly workers, it's good time to understand your options as it will require some planning and logistics to properly implement and track this time. And now more than ever, tracking employee time is critical as wage and hour litigation spending is also on the rise. According to the 2017 Annual Workplace Litigation Report by Seyforth Shaw, LLP, there is a 76% success rate for employee plaintiffs filing wage and hour class action lawsuits, a steady rise annually from 70% in 2014. A few of the most costly businesses wage and hour settlements in 2016 included Outback, FedEx, WalMart, and Bank of America.
If House Bill 1180 passes the Senate, your business will have to consider if offering the option of accrued time off for overtime would help or hinder your operations. If you offer it, then your employees could feel empowered and appreciate the additional flexibility your business provides, leading to higher morale, employee engagement and retention. The option for accrued comp time could impact your bottom line if employees want to take off during a time you need them to be working. For this case, be sure to have equally skilled employees on hand to cover that time.
If you decide to not offer accrued time off, you'll want to consider what other businesses in your area are doing. If the majority of businesses near you are implementing it (including your competitors), you might find yourself struggling to attract the best talent in your area. Before spending the time and resources implementing this program at your business, your best bet would be to survey your employees.
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Real capital markets announces alliance with Mimeo
Friday, October 11, 2002
Press release from the issuing companyCARLSBAD, CA (October 10, 2002) – Real Capital Markets, the largest private online marketplace for institutional property transactions in the nation announces another cost and time saving initiative "Print on Demand" for its clients by partnering with Mimeo, the premier Internet-based on-demand document printing, binding and delivery service. Real Capital Markets clients or anyone utilizing the Real Capital Markets services will be able to automate their printing and distribution procedures and reduce their printing and handling overhead by utilizing the services provided by Mimeo. This new partnership now enables the customers of Real Capital Markets to migrate the printing, binding and delivery of their offering memorandums, private placement memorandums and important underwriting documents to "On-Demand Printing" rather than "Print, Inventory and Waste." From any computer, anywhere in the world, users can securely initiate the printing of their full color or black and white offering materials directly to the Mimeo production facility through the Real Capital Markets platform. Documents are then printed, bound and shipped, according to customer specifications. The sales teams can have their printed material on the recipient's desk by 8:00 am thefollowing business day if the order is placed by 8:00 pm Eastern time the day before. Customers who want to utilize their company specific covers and dividers may do so with the Print on Demand system. Mimeo is the leading provider of Internet-based outsourced printing solutions for corporations around the world, offering quality, convenience and hard dollar savings for the production, management and distribution of hardcopy documents. Through its strategic alliance with Hewlett-Packard (HWC), Mimeo remains at the forefront of the print on demand industry with innovative print technology. Mimeo's Exact Print software, combined with a state-of-the-art manufacturing process, ensures a perfect print every time in a secure, user-friendly environment. Clients can view a virtual proof of how their finished document will look when delivered. The system offers a vast array of options such as customized tabs, binders and paper products, allowing customers to produce a document directly from their desktop. Mimeo's relationship with FedEx (FDX) allows users to have finished documents delivered anywhere in North America the next day. Headquartered in New York City, with a state-of-the-art printing facility located adjacent to FedEx's worldwide distribution hub in Memphis, TN, Mimeo successfully prints, binds and delivers documents in an easy-to-use, cost-efficient and timely manner. To open an account and start printing today visit www.mimeo.com. When Real Capital Markets set out in early 2000 to establish an online, state-of-the-art commercial real estate marketing and transaction platform whose goal – using technology, information and industry experience to reduce cost, improve the response rate, accelerate the process and eventually become paperless – was, and remains, a top priority. "Mimeo is another way to help our clients maximize productivity and focus on growing their business," says Gary Allen, president and co-founder of Real Capital Markets. Allen further says, "We found that most real estate production teams are looking for ways to reduce the amount of time, money and effort necessary to produce and distribute quality offering materials. We provide a way to not only distribute and track the electronic versions of the materials, but deliver high quality hard copy offering and due diligence materials on demand at the press of a button." With the Internet revolutionizing business-to-business commerce, it was only a matter of time before printing went online. John Lyons, CEO of Mimeo, said "The convenient Mimeo system saves time and money for busy real estate professionals." Real Capital Markets, headquartered in Carlsbad, California, currently provides services for North American properties and is planning to expand to Europe and Asia later this year with the rest of the world to follow in 2003. For more information, or to open an account, visit Real Capital Markets online at http://www.rcm1.com or call Stephen Alter at (888) 440-7261 extension 225.
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Amazon Alexa Enables an Ambient Computing Lifestyle in InfoQ by Aslan Brooks
Alexa is becoming ubiquitous in the home through a purposeful Amazon Web Services (AWS) strategy to make Alexa, voice-activated service, a central component of an ambient computing lifestyle, according to Dave Limp, Amazon's senior VP of devices and services in a recent article in the Verge. AWS strategy has contributed significantly to the selling of 100 million devices with Alexa built-in.
Amazon first released Alexa, voice assistant, with the Echo and Echo Dot in 2014. Alexa listens for a magic wake-up word and then in real time records and sends your words to the AWS cloud for processing. Alexa uses automatic speech recognition (ASR) to transform words into text. The text gets processed by "skills" which are subscribed to by the user of Alexa. AWS has built a platform called Lex that Alexa uses for ASR and natural language understanding (NLU). AWS provides Lex to developers, so they can use it to build applications separate from Alexa. .... "
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Goodbye to one of the greats
Jim Unger, creator of the comic panel "Herman," died on May 29. He was 75 years old.
Whenever I see a Herman cartoon, it instantly brings me back to my childhood. From the late '70s through the early '80s, my parents were big fans of Herman. The bookshelf in the den of our house held two or three "Herman" collections. It was the first single panel cartoon I read and I loved it. If I didn't understand a joke, it didn't matter. The drawings were always fun to look at.
When I was in 2nd grade, I was playing a soccer game and my parents and my teammates' parents were cheering us on. One of the parents had brought a Herman book and, during the game, several of them were cracking up at the cartoons (which of course was much more entertaining than watching a bunch of seven-year-olds chasing a soccer ball). During halftime, I saw a few of my parents' friends looking at the cartoons, laughing, and saying things like, "That's so true!" and "Oh my God, look at this one!" I distinctly remember one woman laughing so hard she was crying.
From about 1978-1984, it seemed like everybody loved Herman. By the mid '80s, The Far Side had become hugely popular and Herman was suddenly yesterday's news. Herman was still hilarious but The Far Side was both hilarious and "out there." Since I was a little older, I understood all the Far Side jokes. I was hooked.
Over the years, I had somehow forgotten about Herman. The passing of Jim Unger reminded me of a brilliant single panel comic and a wonderful period during my childhood.
Thanks for the laughs, Jim Unger. You were one of the greats.
Do'Raath, The Klingon Barista
A while back, my friend Lucas Turnbloom, cartoonist of Imagine This, came up with a really great character: Do'Raath, The Klingon Barista. Do'Raath works at Starbucks and serves up lattes, mochas and cappuccinos…with honor!
Do'Raath isn't a regular character in Imagine This (he only appears from time to time) but he never fails to crack me up. Below is one of my favorite Do'Raath strips. Other Do'Raath appearances are: Here, and here, and here.
And if you have never read Imagine This, do yourself a favor and go through the archive. It's a very funny strip.
Cartoonist James Sturm wrote an article for Slate Magazine about his experience submitting to The New Yorker for the first time. The piece is titled "How Hard Is It to Get a Cartoon into The New Yorker?" and it's an excellent read. He includes the cartoons he submitted (all of which are good and a few are very funny). Here's one that cracked me up:
One reason the article is such a great read is that Sturm isn't a gag cartoonist. He simply wanted to shake things up, try something new, and see if he could get his work published in the most prestigious venue for gag cartoonists. Hey, why not shoot for the stars? Sturm eventually gets a face-to-face meeting with cartoon editor Bob Mankoff. Did he sell any of his cartoons? Read the article to find out. One thing I found very interesting — shocking, actually — is that David Sipress submitted for 25 years before he sold a cartoon to the magazine. That's dedication.
I'd be lying if I said I had no interest in getting my cartoons published in The New Yorker. I'd be willing to bet that most, if not all, single panel cartoonists would love to have their work appear the magazine, just to say they accomplished the feat. In the article, Sipress says, "If you are a gag cartoonist and after a while you are not in The New Yorker, you begin to feel like a failure." I think there's some truth to that. It's like being an avid mountain climber not summiting Mount Everest.
When I was just starting out as a cartoonist, in 1993, I submitted a batch of cartoons to The New Yorker. They were literally the first 10 single panel cartoons I ever drew—and I submitted them to the Mount Everest of gag cartooning. What was I thinking? Well, I was clueless about the prestige of The New Yorker and delusional about the quality of my cartoons. Of course, a few weeks later my work was rejected. On the first page of the submission package was a handwritten note. It read, "We'll have to pass as these aren't New Yorker material." (Biggest understatement ever!) They wrote something else, which was semi-encouraging ("keep it up" or "keep drawing" or something similar). Bob Mankoff wasn't the cartoon editor back then, but whoever it was certainly didn't need to take the time to write a handwritten note on my amateurish submission. In Sturm's article, Mankoff mentions that he receives so many submissions that are "not even in the neighborhood." The cartoons I submitted in 1993 weren't even in the same country.
Over the past 18 years, I've accomplished some things I'm proud of in the field of cartooning. But I still don't feel like my cartoons are in the neighborhood of The New Yorker. (I'd like to think they're in the same zip code, though.) One day, I want to have at least one of my cartoons grace of the pages of the magazine. I've noticed that, over the past few years, Mankoff has been including cartoons that don't really have the traditional New Yorker look—there's been more diversity in humor and drawing style, which gives me hope.
So I guess I'd better start submitting. After all, it took Sipress 25 years. It may take a while, but I think I can get to the top of Mt. Everest. In the meantime, I'm having fun climbing.
What's in a name?
My friend Fritz Wall, a fellow single panel cartoonist, emailed me the other day asking for some quick feedback on a sketch. I loved his idea — my only constructive criticism was that the baby's name he used was too unusual. I suggested maybe changing it to "something else more 'common' - like Allison or Alex or any other name that people are used to seeing. Otherwise it might trip people up while reading it."
Fritz took the advice to heart and said he'd change it to Skip. Instead he ended up using another name.
I guess it's fitting. This kid has almost as much hair as I do. Well done, Fritz!
Geek Papas
A few friends of mine just launched Geek Papas - "a site and a podcast aimed squarely at proud geek parents who have unbridled passion for their kids and want to share their lifelong love of all things Geeky with them. We are movie buffs, comic collectors, cartoonists, musicians, artists, sports fans, and more."
Justin Thompson (cartoonist of "Mythtickle"), Tom Racine (cartoonist and host of the excellent podcast Tall Tale Radio) and Irma Eriksson (cartoonist of "Imy") have joined forces to create Geek Papas. Check it out!
Pinkerton hits #600!
A friend of mine, Mike Witmer, is the creator of a hilarious strip called Pinkerton. It features four main characters—Tucker (a rabbit), Buckley (a fox), Steve (a guinea pig) and Martin (a moose)—who live in a national park called Pinkerton Park.
I've been following Pinkerton since it first began almost exactly four years ago. Today is strip #600 – quite a milestone. Go read Pinkerton and have a good laugh.
Congratulations Mike!
Tall Tale Radio! It's Podcastic!
This week Tom Racine of Tall Tale Radio interviews Scott Hilburn of The Argyle Sweater, one of my favorite single panel features. Mike Witmer (cartoonist of the hilarious Pinkerton) and I are also on this show. Scott talks about his journey to syndication and answers all the questions he gets about his comic's similarity to "The Far Side."
We all discuss how we work and cartooning in general. Tom, Scott, Mike and I all had comics on Comics Sherpa around the same time, so we talk about our experiences with that as well. Good times. Listen to the show here.
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A social media firestorm of criticism engulfed the respected anchor of News Day on the Sabido-run TV news channel on MultiChoice's DStv satellite pay-TV platform on Wednesday when, after a video clip of the basic education minister, Andrew Barnes quipped that "maybe someone should have a word with the basic education minister on how to pronounce the word epitome".
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While eNCA hasn't done a story about its own anchor's social media storm as it has frequently done and earlier this week with Penny Sparrow, eNCA is now running an on-air scroll in the bottom third saying "eNCA anchor Andrew Barnes offers heartfelt apology for hurtful comment about education minister".
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- GOP lawmakers have introduced a bill they say would stop over-licensing, reports Time. The Restoring Board Immunity Act would give states either oversight over licensing boards or the right to establish a system that allows citizens to challenge the necessity of licensing for an occupation. The proposed legislation stems from a U.S. Supreme Court decision that licensing boards, whose members usually are volunteers representing the vocation, could be liable for creating an unfair barrier-to-entry against unlicensed competition.
- Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Ben Sasse (R-NE) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) said in a column that state licensing is unnecessary for some occupations, keeps out low wage-earners who can't afford the training and licensing fees, and prevents others from opening up businesses.
- Licensed workers rose in number from fewer than 5% in 1950 to one-in-three today, they say. Research by the nonprofit law firm Institute for Justice shows that California and Utah, Issa and Lee's respective states, have among the highest number of licensed workers in the country. Another study shows that licensing costs the U.S. economy 2.85 million jobs at a cost of $203 billion annually.
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Republicans have long supported the general deregulation of business and industry, and that includes the de-licensing of occupations they consider outside the league of those that pose a risk to the public.
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta was out in front of lawmakers' proposed legislation. While on a trip to Denver to promote the Trump administration's apprenticeship initiative, he also plugged de-licensing as part of deregulation before the American Legislative Executive Council's annual meeting in July. It's clear this is a priority for members of current leadership.
GOP leaders have made some inroads in deregulation by managing to delay the enactment of some requirements, such as the fiduciary rule. Additionally, Trump's U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently ended the defense of the Obama era overtime rule. DOL released an RFI on the rule at the end of July, asking about methodology and the salary test, in particular.
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As the Labour Leader of London's greatest borough Croydon, I have just been talking with our managers about all those members of our council staff who will be working over the Christmas break.
From social workers, to street cleaners, winter road gritters to care workers our staff in Croydon, along with many others working for the NHS and all the blue light services, will be making sure the rest of us can enjoy our Christmas break in the knowledge our public services are in good hands. Supporting our public services and defending the ideal of public service is fundamental to Labour values and the values of our council. Compare that with the attitude of the Tories both locally and nationally and it shows just how important it is that we have Jeremy Corbyn and a Labour Government elected as soon as possible.
Lets never forget this Scrooge like Tory government have cut over 70% of our council's grant in the last eight years, and continue to underfund the vital services we provide (but they should fund) to even the most vulnerable children in Croydon. Alongside this we have the chaos of the Tories Universal Credit that penalises the most vulnerable as well as ongoing attempt to privatise our precious NHS.
However, despite the Tories ongoing austerity we are determined as a Labour Council to protect our frontline services. We are investing in new facilities for our young people, funding the new Fairfield Halls which is set to open next September and supporting the elderly and vulnerable in our community. Just imagine how much more we could do with a Labour Government working alongside us determined to build a country for the many, not the few.
In the months and years ahead, that is what we are all fighting for!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Windowless mode is the preferred way for applications to render video inside an application window. In windowless mode, the Video Mixing Renderer does not load its Window Manager component, and therefore does not support the IBasicVideo or IVideoWindow interfaces. Instead, the application provides the playback window and sets a destination rectangle in the client area for the VMR to draw the video. The VMR uses a DirectDraw clipper object to ensure that the video is clipped to the application's window and does not appear on any other windows. The VMR does not subclass the application's window or install any system/process hooks.
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- The upstream filter proposes a media type, which the VMR either accepts or rejects.
- If the media type is accepted, the VMR calls the allocator-presenter to obtain a DirectDraw surface. If the surface is created successfully, the pins connect and the VMR is ready to transition into the run state.
- When the filter graph runs, the decoder calls GetBuffer to get a media sample from the allocator. The VMR queries the allocator-presenter to ensure that the pixel depth, rectangle size, and other parameters on its DirectDraw surface are compatible with the incoming video. If they are compatible, the VMR returns the DirectDraw surface to the decoder. After the decoder has decoded into the surface, the VMR's Core Synchronization Unit validates the time stamps. This unit blocks the Receive call until the presentation time arrives. At that point, the VMR calls PresentImage on the allocator-presenter, which presents the surface to the graphics card.
The following illustration shows the VMR in windowless mode with multiple input streams.
Configuring the VMR-7 for Windowless Mode
To configure the VMR-7 for windowless mode, perform all of the following steps before connecting any of the VMR's input pins:
Create the filter and add it to the graph.
Call the IVMRFilterConfig::SetRenderingMode method with the VMRMode_Windowless flag.
Optionally, configure the VMR for multiple input streams by calling IVMRFilterConfig::SetNumberOfStreams. The VMR creates an input pin for each stream. Use the IVMRMixerControl interface to set the Z-order and other parameters for the stream. For more information, see VMR with Multiple Streams (Mixing Mode).
If you do not call SetNumberOfStreams, the VMR-7 defaults to one input pin. After the input pins are connected, the number of pins cannot be changed.
Call IVMRWindowlessControl::SetVideoClippingWindow to specify the window in which the rendered video will appear.
Once these steps are completed, you can connect the VMR filter's input pins. There are various ways to build the graph, such as connecting pins directly, using Intelligent Connect methods such as IGraphBuilder::RenderFile, or using the Capture Graph Builder's ICaptureGraphBuilder2::RenderStream method. For more information, see General Graph-Building Techniques.
To set the position of the video within the application window, call the IVMRWindowlessControl::SetVideoPosition method. The IVMRWindowlessControl::GetNativeVideoSize method returns the native video size. During playback, the application should notify the VMR of the following Windows messages:
- WM_PAINT: Call IVMRWindowlessControl::RepaintVideo to repaint the image.
- WM_DISPLAYCHANGE: Call IVMRWindowlessControl::DisplayModeChanged. The VMR takes any actions that are needed to display the video at the new resolution or color depth.
- WM_SIZE: Recalculate the position of the video and call SetVideoPosition again if necessary.
- Note MFC applications must define an empty WM_ERASEBKGND message handler, or the video display area will not repaint correctly.
Configuring the VMR-9 for Windowless Mode
To configure the VMR-9 for windowless mode, use the steps described for the VMR-7 for Windowless mode, but use the IVMRFilterConfig9 and IVMRWindowlessControl9 interfaces. The only significant difference is that the VMR-9 creates four input pins by default, rather than one input pin. Therefore, you only need to call SetNumberOfStreams if you are mixing more than four video streams.
Example Code
The following code shows how to create a VMR-7 filter, add it to the DirectShow filter graph, and then put the VMR into windowless mode. For the VMR-9, use CLSID_VideoMixingRenderer9 in CoCreateInstance and the corresponding VMR-9 interfaces.
HRESULT InitializeWindowlessVMR( HWND hwndApp, // Application window. IFilterGraph* pFG, // Pointer to the Filter Graph Manager. IVMRWindowlessControl** ppWc, // Receives the interface. DWORD dwNumStreams, // Number of streams to use. BOOL fBlendAppImage // Are we alpha-blending a bitmap? ) { IBaseFilter* pVmr = NULL; IVMRWindowlessControl* pWc = NULL; *ppWc = NULL; // Create the VMR and add it to the filter graph. HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_VideoMixingRenderer, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC, IID_IBaseFilter, (void**)&pVmr); if (FAILED(hr)) { return hr; } hr = pFG->AddFilter(pVmr, L"Video Mixing Renderer"); if (FAILED(hr)) { pVmr->Release(); return hr; } // Set the rendering mode and number of streams. IVMRFilterConfig* pConfig; hr = pVmr->QueryInterface(IID_IVMRFilterConfig, (void**)&pConfig); if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) { pConfig->SetRenderingMode(VMRMode_Windowless); // Set the VMR-7 to mixing mode if you want more than one video // stream, or you want to mix a static bitmap over the video. // (The VMR-9 defaults to mixing mode with four inputs.) if (dwNumStreams > 1 || fBlendAppImage) { pConfig->SetNumberOfStreams(dwNumStreams); } pConfig->Release(); hr = pVmr->QueryInterface(IID_IVMRWindowlessControl, (void**)&pWc); if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) { pWc->SetVideoClippingWindow(hwndApp); *ppWc = pWc; // The caller must release this interface. } } pVmr->Release(); // Now the VMR can be connected to other filters. return hr; }
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Kent Holden, Treasurer, is a lifelong resident of Northfield and is President of Holden Farms. He has been associated with LBSA for over 40 years. During this time he developed a friendship with one of the the people we support and now serves as his legal guardian. Kent believes he benefits more than he gives by being connected here. He and his wife, Heloisa, have supported LBSA in countless ways over the years.
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HHH faces the jury of his peers in a vote of confidence. Did he make it out?…
12 Man tag is our main event but before that mess, Randy Orton comes down to the ring for a match. curtain jerkin' Orton?
Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre. So shit its basically going to be a jobber match, isn't it? Orton beat on Drew for a while until McIntyre lands a big boot. Orton sells decently to Drew so its not a 80's style jobber match. Orton hits the horizontal DDT and the RKO for the victory. Winner: Randy Orton
Short but decent match, at least it got McIntyre on TV. After the match Drew takes another RKO for good measure. He must have pissed someone off heavy.
World Champion Mark Henry then comes down to the ring and they stare each other down from the ring to the floor. Henry flaunts the title and Orton can't take that shit so he attacks Henry and they brawl with security trying to keep them apart in typical WWE fashion with both fighting away from the security. Henry ends on the floor at the end of this segment… and the feud continues.
After the break Mark Henry is still out in the ring but then they cut to a video package on him showing dudes he's taken out like Big Show… this leads them to announce that Big Show returns on Smackdown… not good enough for RAW??? Now John Morrison is out for the next jobber match… they've really killed him off badly.
World Champion Mark Henry vs. John Morrison. So in a span of 2 nights Morrison has gotten an I-C and World Title match only to look like "enhancement" talent?! Yup. Morrison gets a small run even hitting the starship pain to the crowd going nuts but Henry kicks out, hits this fool with the WSS and pins Johnny Nitro. Winner: Mark Henry.
After the match, Henry hits another WSS on Morrison being a copycat to Orton. Henry talks shit after the match and tells Orton he's done with him. He brings up Big Show looking for him on Smackdown this week but that ain't shit to him. He claims to put Show back in the hall of pain. escaries.
John Laurinaitis with a bunch of disgruntled employees. Johnny wants to know if Otunga had anything to do with Miz and Truth's law suit. He's not sayin' much. Vicki wants to move this to the ring. Johnny doesn't look happy.
The disgruntled wrestlers and new WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio end up in the ring after the break. Much more serious Del Rio. ADR covers what happened last night and how he couldn't celebrate after the match because of two hulagins and how HHH is to blame for this nonsense with the cage last night going up and down to keep Miz and Truth in. Christian says this is an unsafe work environment and he isn't going to take it anymore. Cody shits on HHH and his ego. Ziggler says they are going to do something about it. Swagger says his family is concerned for his well being at work. Vick says she feels vulnerable here. Otunga tries to sound as start as he is, he still stumbles his work. He talks lawsuit but this bring HHH out.
HHH wants to know what happened to the WWE and how people just fought they're problems out and didn't whine like little kids and threaten to sue. He doesn't care about lawsuits just cares about the 12 man match tonight. No you should care about Lawsuits sir there are no jokes. Long story short he says show up and fight tonight.
They put over Miz and Truth's actions hard and say they are going to show a Miz and Truth video from Youtube… so basically all that shit that I said they should do with Punk they are doing for Miz and Truth? Do I get a check for this shit now or later? I'll bring two forms of ID's.
Kelly Kelly & Eve vs. Diva's Champion Beth Phoenix & Natalya. Kelly is sure smiling a lot considering the happenings of last night. This shit goes to the outside and Kelly goes ape shit and goes bonkers on Phoenix causing the no contest. Damn look at Kelly showing emotions!
Johnny Ace apologizes to HHH for last night but he wants an apology from HHH for knocking him down and wants HHH to go to the locker room do see how they feel. HHH grabs Johnny by the tie and tells his ass to bring everyone down to the ring and how Johnny is either undermining him or is stupid, he's gonna find out.
Jinder Mahal is in the talking shit until the returning Santino comes down to the ring. Santino makes fun of Mahal talking this other said language of his. I think they just talked each other into a match.
Santino vs. Jinder Mahal. Not long before Santino hits the cobra and pins this fool. Crowd dug that. Winner: Santino
Brodus Clay video package.
They recap The Miz and Truth's beat down from last night. They then show their youtube video and they are talking from the heart as "Mike and Ronny". They just wanted their jobs back and how they gave up last night but still got assaulted while they were handcuffed by the COO, HHH. They are suing for "wrongful termination" and they apologize to the WWE Universe.
Recap of last week when Mason Ryan turned on Ziggler & Swagger.
CM Punk, Mason Ryan, Cena, Sheamus, Kofi & Bourne vs. Ziggler, Swagger, Del Rio, Christian, Otunga & Del Rio. The only person who got an intro was Punk… too much going on to call. Lots of tags so dudes can showcase. Nice exchange by Cody & Punk. The ref almost loses control when everyone jumps into the ring before the break. Cole explains what exactly a "vote of confidence" is and how their vote determines what the future of the WWE and HHH being in charge. Close pin attempt when Bourne hit the shooting star press for the pin on Swagger but Vicki put his foot on the ropes. This gets her bounced and the ref almost loses control again before another break. Ok this is going long, forward to Sheamus hitting the big brog kick on Ziggler for the win. Winners: Punk, Ryan, Cena, Sheamus & Air Boom.
Sheamus is way over as a face, they ate this shit up.
After another break the roster by brand spills out into the ring. Lots of guys you haven't seen in a while too like Tyler Reks and Kurt Hawkins. Shit even the refs are out. Smackdown and Raw get two intro's each? Are the top tier people too good to come out with the mid card!? Jerry Lawler is now out after his injury at the hands of Henry… I don't see Orton, Punk or Cena…!? Maybe I missed them? Well if they aren't there that looks bad. Are they too good for this vote of confidence??
HHH then comes out to the ring. He reminds us how difficult this job is and how he didn't ask for it, it was given to him… riiight. He brings up Miz and Truth calling him a hypocrite and how they should apologize to the crowd… uh, they did… he claims to be "old school" and enjoys confrontation, battles etc and how the Universe enjoys that shit too. HHH says they all work for us, the fans… Wade goes to cut him off but HHH keeps yapping and how he works his ass off for all of us. Now he wants to hear their opinions…
Wade said he was selected to talk for the group. Hey look its William Regal! Barrett says HHH isn't suitable for this job especially when he puts his hands on talent. HHH shits on Barrett and brings up what Nexus did to shut the WWE down. He then accuses Wade of being jealous of not causing the chaos. Ref, Mike Chiota talks up to defend the refs. HHH said he took care of the problem when by firing Miz and Truth. HHH goes on to defend himself more but Pheonix defends the Diva's and her concerns. Jerry Lawler then comes into the ring and says he is only speaking for himself and he agrees with some and not other shit but he does think the show is spiraling out of control but he doesn't think its HHH's fault and said that Punk is right that someone is behind it and how all the superstars are paying for it. Since he's in charge he is responsible. Christian's crew, the refs, Beth's crew and Lawler all vote no confidence. Lawler then walks out, followed by the roster… well shit. We get a HHH chant while the roster slowly leaves. Cole walks too! What's left? Air Boom, Ryder, Riley, Morrison SDantino, Percy Watson are the last to leave. Wait Booker is leaving as is Justin Roberts. Shit camera men are leaving too. Looks like JR is the last which gets a pop from the crowd. Jr then slowly takes his mic up and stands up and leaves, the crowd didn't like this! HHH is now ALL alone while the crowd cheers for him. John Laurinaitis then comes out to the stage shaking his head. The crowd chants "you suck" and he walks to the back as well. Crowd claps while he mouths "I'm sorry" and we're out.
That was a pretty powerful segment with MOST of the roster shitting on HHH. So now what?
In a weird way could this be the WWE taking jabs at TNA? Like how the roster in TNA really should walk out on those in charge?? Ok, maybe I'm reading into it too much. HA!
Tags: Alberto Del Rio, CM Punk, R-Truth, RAW Supershow, The Miz, Triple H, Vote of Confidence, WWE, Youtube


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Economist's View – "Springtime for Hypocrites"
From the Economist's View:
Recent Posts
- Thaler: Time to Rethink the Charity Deduction
- "Springtime for Hypocrites"
- Nominal GDP Growth Targeting
- links for 2010-12-17
- "The Obama Renaissance"
- Paul Krugman: Wall Street Whitewash
- Business Inventories
- links for 2010-12-16
- Initital Claims for Unemployment Fell Last Week. Why Should We Care?
- How Will the GOP Regulate Wall Street?
- "Why Aren't More Bankers Going To Jail?"
- A Tax on Saving?
- links for 2010-12-15
- "Economy Still Fragile"
- (Lack of) Inflation Watch
Just two weeks ago, the deficit was the great evil, and all the VSPs insisted that we needed fiscal austerity now now now. Then, magically, a big tax cut — increasing federal debt by more than the original Obama stimulus, and substantially raising the probability of making unaffordable tax cuts permanent — was the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Why, it's almost as if all the concern about the deficit was a front for opposing anything progressives might want, to be dropped as soon as debt was being run up on behalf of conservative goals. But that can't be true, can it?
Many Republicans are still playing starve the beast. The next step for the GOP is to use the deficit problems that are created by the tax cut legislation as evidence that government spending is out of control. The biggest target for cuts will be social insurance programs. I wonder how many people realize that the revenue loss from the tax cuts will be more than three times the shortfall in Social Security (the tax cuts to those making over $250,000 alone would eliminate the Social Security shortfall)?
Mike Hall – Health Insurers Raised Premiums at Staggering Pace in Past Decade
From the AFL-CIO Now Blog:
Health Insurers Raised Premiums at Staggering Pace in Past Decade
by Mike Hall, Dec 15, 2010
Here's more evidence that the past decade has been very, very good for the health insurance industry and more insight into why Big Insurance fought so hard to derail health care reform, especially the new law's requirement that companies actually spend premium dollars on health care.
Family health insurance premiums more than doubled between 1999 and 2009, far outpacing the growth in workers' earnings and overall inflation, reports the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Those premium dollars fueled nearly annual levels of record profits along with outrageous CEO salaries and extravagant executive perks and bonuses.
Robert Reich – Commonwealth Club
Kaiser Health News – Drug Lobby's Tax Filings Reveal Health Debate Role
From Kaiser Health News:
Drug Lobby's Tax Filings Reveal Health Debate Role
By Bara Vaida and Christopher Weaver
Dec 01, 2010
It's official. The drug industry's chief lobbyists – the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America – raised and spent at least $101.2 million in 2009 on advocacy efforts during the contentious health care debate, according to IRS documents the group filed in mid-November.
Former PhRMA CEO Billy Tauzin says the lobby used the money – special contributions from member companies – for broadcast and print advertising, grassroots and direct lobbying, polling and consulting. Tauzin, who has a two-year contract to advise PhRMA's new leader, recently opened his own DC-based lobbying shop with his son Tom.
The former Republican Louisiana lawmaker was sweetly rewarded. He pulled down a $2.1 million salary, as well as a bonus of $2.3 million in 2009, according to the tax filing. Including other benefits, Tauzin's total compensation was $4.6 million, just up from his $4.4 million the year before.
Kaiser Health News – The Roadmap Lives
From Kaiser Health News:
James C. Capretta, Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center
Nov 22, 2010
Last year, Rep. Paul Ryan's "Roadmap" — his far-reaching plan to restore long-term budget balance through tax and entitlement reform — was the subject of relentless attacks by those favoring a larger government role in American life. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman called Ryan the "Flimflam Man" in a widely cited opinion piece in which he tried to dismiss the Roadmap as not a credible solution to the nation's budget problems. The congressional Democratic leadership followed up with an organized campaign aimed at demonizing the plan as a callous assault on Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries. Their clear intention was to use the Roadmap to damage scores of Republican candidates for House and Senate seats by association.
None of it worked. In fact, not only did the Roadmap survive the 2010 mid-term campaign, the election results — and the dominoes that have fallen since — have made it far safer politically for Roadmap proponents to advance the plan's ideas in the public square.
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd – Republican Health Care Haters Should Reject Theirs Too, Say Dems
From AlterNet:
Republican Health Care Haters Should Reject Theirs Too, Say Dems
In the "hypocrite accountability" files: a letter is circulating around the House suggesting that Republicans who want to cut health care should reject their own government-funded health care, too. Drafted by New York Rep. Joe Crowley, the letter points out that Republican calls for health care repeal are a sham:
"If your conference wants to deny millions of Americans affordable health care, your members should walk that walk," Crowley writes in a letter to House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Read more
Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2010 @ 07:51 AM
GOP Sabotage of START Treaty Will Only Make Iran and North Korea Happy
Republicans Vote Against Equal Pay for Women–Unanimously
Judge Rules in Favor of Tennessee Mosque, Against Xenophobes
FBI Asks Google, Facebook, To Aid Wiretapping
Bummer: Dutch Gov't Mulls Closing Cannabis "Coffee Shops" to Tourists
WATCH: Despite Abysmal Poll Numbers, Palin Claims She Could Win in 2012
Who Ordered Fox's Hit Job on Sarah Palin This Morning?
Nancy Pelosi Has Kept Leadership Post — She Must Use Bully Pulpit to Frame Dems' Agenda
David Doody – The Deficit Commission Misses the Point
From UTNE Reader:
The Deficit Commission Misses the Point
By David Doody
Revenues and Spending Excluding Interest, by Category, as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product Under [Congressional Budget Office's] Long-Term Budget Scenario.*
Economist Robert Reich and Mother Jones blogger Kevin Drum agree on the proposal put forth by co-chairmen Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson last week to reduce the federal budget deficit. They agree that they disagree with it, that is. Or they at least disagree with where the report places its emphasis.