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New-Fangled Bicycle Helmets: Not Just Brain Buckets Anymore
Sep 21, 2012 5:00 AM PT
There is no denying that serious cyclists adopt some very specific forms of fashion. The jerseys and shorts are tight-fitting to reduce drag, gloves are worn both to provide padding while gripping the handlebars and to protect hands during a crash, and shoes are a fashion statement all of their own. But one piece of equipment has become somewhat ubiquitous among casual and hardcore riders alike these days -- the bicycle helmet.
The truth is that many still opt not to wear helmets for a plethora of reasons -- from daily bicycle commuters who worry that it could mess up their hair, to old school racers convinced they "know how to fall." However, despite such reluctance, it's clear that a helmet -- or "brain bucket," as cyclists tend to think of it -- does offer protection, especially in a serious crash.
Yet much of the development in the past decade has been to make helmets more stylish, more breathable and more comfortable. These factors no doubt will encourage riders to wear a helmet -- but safety improvements remain slow in coming.
"We're seeing things like helmets that have larger vents, which makes them cooler, but that doesn't really matter for safety," said Randy Swart, director of the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute.
Technology Add-Ons
The materials used in helmets are essentially the same: a polystyrene foam body with a plastic outer shell. This material typically provides a reasonable amount of protection should a bicycle rider fall or crash.
A few companies have added lights to helmets to help alert drivers at night, but one problem is that add-ons can interfere with how a helmet is designed to protect a rider. The biggest culprit is actually the wearable action camera that riders have increasingly been mounting to helmets. This provides a blunt object that can damage the helmet and even cause an increased chance of neck injury.
"Anything that goes on the outside of the helmet should flip off immediately," said Swart. "Many of the action cameras that mount to the helmets are held on with Velcro, and these don't tend to get knocked off so easily. The outside of the helmet needs to be round to help deflect some energy."
However, not all the add-on products are so intrusive, and one new technology that is being shown at this week's Interbike trade show in Las Vegas could actually work in conjunction with a helmet to save a rider's life following a catastrophic crash.
The ICEdot sensor doesn't fundamentally change a helmet's shape or protection characteristics. What it does do is call for help should the wearer be unable to do so.
"It's a small device that will attach to the helmet," said ICEdot CEO, Chris Zenthoefer. "It won't alter the helmet's structure or fit in any way."
Call for Help
The ICEdot sensor can work with a bicycle rider's smartphone, where an app can detect motion, changes in forces and notably impacts. In the case of a traumatic crash, it can call for help and even send GPS coordinates. As many cyclists are now using smartphones as cycling computers to track speed, distance, heart rate and calories, this takes it a step further as a "Life-Line" type of product.
The ICEdot also could encourage riders to wear a helmet, but Zenthoefer is less convinced of that and pointed out that the sensor and app do not serve as a reactive device for a crash.
"I think it is proactive," Zenthoefer told TechNewsWorld. "A helmet can only go so far to protect your head but often it's not just the [straight-line] impact, but the angle of rotation that is more dangerous when you fall ... . We're measuring both and helping people be more aware of what has happened to them in a crash and getting help to them in case it is needed. We're taking the idea of the helmet one step further -- protection plus a call for help."
Because this is a device that attaches to a helmet, it could have potential for many other fitness activities.
"We're going after bikes first because that's what we do and know," said Zenthoefer. "However, it makes a lot of sense for snow sports, rock climbing, kayaking, motorcycles -- anyone that wears a helmet."
Wind in the Hair
The ICEdot isn't the only technology that can respond and react to a crash. Hövding has created what it bills "the Invisible Helmet." While it may be more apt to call it "the inflatable helmet," it works by being there only when a rider actually needs it.
When it's not deployed, the fashion-centric "helmet" is actually worn around the neck as a collar. Obviously this isn't aimed at serious mountain bikers or road cyclists but at commuters who want the wind in their hair rather than a brain bucket on their head.
"Our aim has always been to develop a helmet that would be so attractive that more cyclists would start protecting their heads in traffic," said Terese Alstin, founder of Hövding.
"The project started out with an extensive research with the purpose to understand why so few people wear bicycle helmets. When we asked people what they'd ideally like the bicycle helmet of tomorrow to look like, they wished for something discrete that could match their different outfits, something that wouldn't ruin the hair -- and one person even said he wished for an invisible bicycle helmet," Alstin told TechNewsWorld.
"Hövding is the result of all the feedback from our research," she continued. "We took into consideration even the most challenging requests from the cyclists, which is why I'm convinced that this product will encourage people who normally wouldn't wear a helmet to start protecting their heads on the roads."
The helmet works by reacting to the motion of a rider and inflates when it detects sudden movement that is registered as a fall or crash. But is that enough?
"What happens when you hit a tree limb or hit a bus mirror with your forehead?" asked Swart. "It is great new technology, and I like the idea that someone is working on the problem -- but there are a million questions with this one and no answers."


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the "adam" cashmere coat
Added Oct 10, 2011
by Ralf Schmitz
Berlin, Germany
i have not been posting anything for quite a while! reason was, that we have been travelling a lot, i have been ill and the last project (this coat) took me a long time to finish: but here we go!
the pattern is from burdastyle: the "adam" coat. i changed it around a bit: the shoulders are smaller now, the coat is 10 cm longer and i took in quite a lot of the wide backside. the material is (and that was, why i have been so afraid of doing this) the most expensive, i ever payed for, cashmere and the lining is a silk changeant from goldish to grey.
i never have been handsewing so much as on this coat, to give it the right look, and even it took me so long and it was quite a "fight" to finish it, i am very happy with the result and hope you all like it as well
the outfit you see me wearing "under" my coat is made by me as well!
Material Notes
outside 100 % cashmer in black
lining silk in gold / grey changeant
black metallbuttons
maching thread
- Season
- Winter, Fall
- For
- Men
- Garment Type
- Coat/Capes
- Style
- Business, Classic, Evening Wear
- Material
- Cashmere, Silk
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May 13, 2012, 07.03 PMby JPGagnon
I've been eyeing this pattern and your version has sold me. So fantastic! I love the attention to details that you've done included the stitch on the lining. Great work!
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May 14, 2012, 05.13 AMby Ralf Schmitz
dear jason! thank you very much for your kind comment. i can highly recommend the pattern. it is such a great one!
Dec 18, 2011, 02.27 PMby dadaist
Ralf, I am very impressed with your immaculate sewing. Look at the detail in lining, shows how genius you are. Well done and I wish you a happy Christmas :-)
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Dec 19, 2011, 07.06 AMby Ralf Schmitz
thank you very much for your lovely comment. a merry christmas to you too!
Dec 3, 2011, 05.51 PMby cathysews
This is a fantastic coat….you should be proud… It looks so well finished, the detail is immaculate. Great great work.
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Dec 19, 2011, 07.05 AMby Ralf Schmitz
thank you so very much for your kind comment!
Nov 22, 2011, 08.22 PMby robynemde
You did a beautiful job! I really love your vest! I'm working on the same coat for my brother and am having a hard time understanding the pocket flaps. It seems like the instruction picture is telling me to put them on upside down? Do you stitch them on so the outer fabric is facing out or the lining is facing out? Then I'm guessing you fold them down? Sorry – any insight would be so helpful! Thanks!
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Dec 19, 2011, 07.05 AMby Ralf Schmitz
dear! i am so sorry, i did not looked at your comment until now. i do use a special technique for my pockets, wich i have from a german book about sewing, so i did not follow the instructions of the original pattern.
Nov 18, 2011, 07.53 AMby hwoodjusto
Oh wow, this is amazing..am so glad you made it for yourself, then when I read that you made the pieces underneath…I was amazed…GREAT WORK!
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Nov 18, 2011, 11.54 AMby Ralf Schmitz
thank you so very much for your kind comment!
Oct 22, 2011, 06.02 PMby Gabriele Yorlano
Wow Ralf! Stunning! Your Best to date. Simply Gorgeous. So much professionalism and detail! Love, love love it!!!!!
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Oct 23, 2011, 08.11 AMby Ralf Schmitz
thank you for all your kindness and the lovely comment!
Oct 15, 2011, 02.16 AMby marloncosta
Dude… u r a rockstar tailor! Really!
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Oct 15, 2011, 05.11 PMby Ralf Schmitz
thank you so much marlon! i love your things too!!!
Oct 14, 2011, 07.55 PMby slinkykitten
Fabulous coat Ralf! The details are perfect!
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Oct 15, 2011, 05.11 PMby Ralf Schmitz
you are too kind! thank you!!
Oct 14, 2011, 02.10 PMby patti-r
Very GQ!!!!!
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Oct 14, 2011, 04.45 PMby Ralf Schmitz
o.m.g.!!! GQ please don't spoil me :-)))) thank you so much!
Oct 13, 2011, 09.06 AMby freehold
Wowza!!! I'm only logging in after an 18 month hiatas, but HELLO!!! Things have really heated up on here. All I can say for your coat is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G… Applause, hope you can hear it from Surrey
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Oct 13, 2011, 10.15 AMby Ralf Schmitz
hear you loud and clear :-)))) thank you very much for you kind words! great to have you back here!
Oct 12, 2011, 11.01 AMby KazztheSpazz
Wowsers Ralf this is bananas. So slick, immaculate work well done.
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Oct 12, 2011, 11.14 AMby Ralf Schmitz
oh thank you very much indeed! you are too kind :-)))))
Oct 12, 2011, 10.51 AMby becia
Wish you lots of health, but not talent, you already have it. :)
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Oct 12, 2011, 11.13 AMby Ralf Schmitz
can we ever have enough talent?? thank you ever so much for your kind words!
Oct 12, 2011, 06.53 AMby loulourosa
Hello Ralf, I'm glad to see some work of you again! Your coat is super, so beautifully made, I can imagine it took you some time,… I hope you are better now?
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Oct 12, 2011, 11.13 AMby Ralf Schmitz
dear loulourosa! back again and almoust fit i wanted to thank you for your nice comment!
Oct 12, 2011, 06.50 AMby carolyn-s
Glad you are feeling better now, and whoa, coming back with a bang! This is just magnificent!! Your work is impeccable, as always… bravo!
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Oct 12, 2011, 11.12 AMby Ralf Schmitz
thank you so much for your kindness! i really love my coat (i guess you can see this on the photos :-)
Oct 11, 2011, 07.42 PMby domestic-divaonline
Exquisite Ralf! Right down to the embroidered lining. Only you could have such divine details on lining! Your painstaking work is clearly visible on this coat. Hope you are feeling better. : (
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Oct 11, 2011, 08.20 PMby Ralf Schmitz
you are so kind to notice all that and i am allways happy to get such lovely words from you! thank you very very much! (i am much better allready and should be completly back to normal soon :-)
Oct 11, 2011, 05.11 PMby threadsquare
Every successive thing you finish floors me more than the last. This is so elegant and stylish. I absolutely love the cuffs, the added length and the loop above your tag. You're going to be turning heads all winter :)
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Oct 11, 2011, 08.19 PMby Ralf Schmitz
you are too kind my dear! thank you so much for your lovely comment. i am so glad you like the lenght, as i felt so insecure about it first, but now seeing the pictures, i am happy, that i did decided to do it that way!
Oct 11, 2011, 01.57 PMby zaarissima
so professionally – inside and outside! CHAPEAU again and again!!!
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Oct 11, 2011, 02.28 PMby Ralf Schmitz
thank you again for your lovely words!
Oct 11, 2011, 10.19 AMby Adrienne Hendrix
Bravo Ralf!!! Another wonderful creation. Your garments are so special and I envy your talents. If I was only 1/10th as good as you are I would be very happy. Hope you are feeling better and taking care of yourself. Your passion for sewing really shows in your finished products. Happy Sewing Ralf!
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Oct 11, 2011, 02.27 PMby Ralf Schmitz
oh adrienne! this is fishing for compliments :-) as you are hopefully aware, of how good you are as well in sewing! thanks again for your words, and YES i slowly feel better :-))))
Oct 12, 2011, 02.44 AMby Adrienne Hendrix
I am so glad to hear you are starting to feel better. I am getting better with my sewing and learning new things everyday. I just finished my outfit for my granddaughter Izzy and she is so cute in it, will be posting it tonight with her in it. I already have posted the outfit by itself. Hope you get a chance to take a look. Get better soon as I cannot wait to see what you create next! Happy Sewing Ralf!
Oct 11, 2011, 09.44 AMby fashionfreek
What a lovely coat! I like your colour choice for the lining. The attention to detail is great. Well done!
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Oct 11, 2011, 02.26 PMby Ralf Schmitz
thank you very much for your words fashsionfreek!
Oct 11, 2011, 09.01 AMby sew4my3
Perfect setting for such an artistic look. Your hand sewing payed off for you on this prize winner. You look very debonair. Well done!
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Oct 11, 2011, 02.25 PMby Ralf Schmitz
thank you very much for your kind comment! I never won a prize, so this feels great to hear!
Oct 11, 2011, 03.17 AMby urbandon
Beautiful. Perfect. Stylish.
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:-))))) thank you!
Oct 11, 2011, 01.15 AMby sewingqueen-1
As ever Rolf, your projects are breathtaking. The outside, the inside; I can't decide which is my favourite part. Chapeau!
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you are so kind to say that! thank you very much!
Oct 10, 2011, 10.38 PMby lili123
wow beautiful and luxurious coat with fantastic little details that make it unique.
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thank you very much, that is so kind of you lili!
Oct 10, 2011, 09.05 PMby Liora Litman-Cohen
ralph,the list of compliments does not end-and you deserve them all! in one word-perfection. i really loved the embroidery at the end of the inner side,it's like a small wink.get well and be healthy so all of us admierers would be able to enjoy your amazing work.
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Oct 11, 2011, 06.24 AMby Ralf Schmitz
dearest liora! thank you very much for your comment. i am allready much better and as the weather is going more and more into cold and autumn, i will be wearing all those things very soon!
Oct 10, 2011, 08.58 PMby caramia-made
Fantastic job on your "labour of love". It looks very expensive! Also I love your trousers and vest ensemble – too classy! :-)
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Oct 11, 2011, 06.23 AMby Ralf Schmitz
thank you so much! "labour of love" could have been a good title for that coat :-)
Oct 10, 2011, 05.29 PMby FEDRA
Outstanding! very neatly and accurately made, you are the master Ralf! I particularly like the stitch on the lining (small bows?) very cute! Now you're ready for winter. I have not yet developed a design for my coat in my head, still "cook"! Congratulations!
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Oct 10, 2011, 06.06 PMby Ralf Schmitz
thank you so much, but i am far away of beeing a master in that field. there is still soooo much i want to learn and do better on the next project. can not wait to see your coat upcoming!
Oct 10, 2011, 03.23 PMby ichigogirl
Fabulous! The details look tailored, perfect, well done! I feel like copying the lapel/collar… if only I could, too impatient :-)
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Oct 10, 2011, 03.33 PMby Ralf Schmitz
thank you :-)! you should really give it a try, the collar is really worth the little working around and trying out!
Oct 10, 2011, 03.00 PMby janene
Truly a masterpiece! The handstitching on the outside through to the embroidery on the lining shows how much love has gone into this, inside and out. I bet it feels so wonderful to wear. I love the way the neckpiece wraps round. Really cosy. And of course it teams beautifully with my favourite suit of yours! I can't quite believe its a Burda pattern…. look out Vogue you've got hot competition on your heels! x
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Oct 10, 2011, 03.32 PMby Ralf Schmitz
dear janene! thank you so so much for your kind compliments and lovely words. i just hope that the team of burda finally wakes up and realises, that there are men out there, interested in new patterns as well (if they need any ideas, they are most wellcome to as me :-)
the neckpiece-bit was really tricky, but now i am so happy that it worked out and looks so nice!
Oct 10, 2011, 02.39 PMby Timea Schmidt
Dear Ralf, I have been waiting so long to see this coat! Let me tell you that you are not disappointing this time either. What a beautiful work. Every single detail on it!!!! The rounded corners works so well with the cashmere and the hand stitching around the edges look so elegant. Love the embroidery on the lining:)) Your surprising little details!!! Sad to hear you were ill. Hope everything is well know and you can go out and show off your perfectly handsome looking and well dressed yourself.
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Oct 10, 2011, 03.30 PMby Ralf Schmitz
dear timi! that is so kind of you and i am so thrilled, that you like all the detail-work i putted into that coat. as the material was so dear and expensive, i just thought, that i had to do that little extra effort. and it payed off!
Oct 10, 2011, 01.47 PMby dottty
O Ralf what beautiful thing you made, and your suit too, you look truely amazing, I can imagine you just going out in the cold so you can feel warm (and look great) jj:)x and i hope you are feeling better too.
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Oct 10, 2011, 03.29 PMby Ralf Schmitz
my lovely dotty! thank you so much for your words. (they keep me warmer than any coat would do!) and yes, i am feeling better again!
Oct 11, 2011, 08.23 AMby dottty:o now you are making me blush Ralf jj:)x
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Alteration of pernickety.
persnickety (comparative more persnickety, superlative most persnickety)
- (US) Fastidious or fussy.
- Obsessive about mundane details, demanding for precision.
- 1905, Katherine M. Yates, At the Door: A Tale to Read Both on the Lines and Between, K. M. Yates & Company, page 7:
- Marjorie glanced up and down the long street. "Well, I never in my life saw so many different kinds of houses!" she exclaimed. "Aren't they funny! Why, they look almost like people. Look at that little persnickety one over there — the white, white one with the green, green blinds — doesn't it look exactly like —"
- 1914 July 3, William H. Bowers, "The Use of 'Tempest.'", letter to the editor, in The Dial: A Semi-Monthly Journal of Literary Criticism, Discussion, and Information, The Henry O. Shepard Co., volume LVII, page 47:
- I have just read the article in your issue for May 16 on dialectic English. The word tempest recalls the surprise I felt at the beginning of three years' residence on Cape Cod to hear the word used commonly as an exact synonym for thunderstorm.
- Persnickety I have been accustomed to use in the sense attached to perjinkety, that is, over-fastidious. I do not know how the word was acquired or how common its use is.
- 1919, Gertrude Harding, The Higher Aspect of Nursing, W. B. Saunders Company, pages 180–181:
- Her free and easy association with her fellow nurses is prone to break down her womanly reserve and natural modesty. Her assiduity in clinging to ideals of modest begins to abate as a result. She is inclined to think she has been too "persnickety;" that this is unnecessary when one understands "the naturalness of the physical body." She wonders what is the use. And forthwith the foundation is laid for Moral Lenity.
- 1905, Katherine M. Yates, At the Door: A Tale to Read Both on the Lines and Between, K. M. Yates & Company, page 7:
- See also Thesaurus:fastidious
Derived terms[edit]
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Last week President Barack Obama endorsed the right of same sex couples in loving relations to get married, and reaction to the news in the Irish community has predictably divided along political lines.
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who will marry her longtime partner Kim Catullo in the city on Saturday, May 19 told the press that the president's endorsement was "historic" and "a game-changer that made gay, lesbian and transgender people stand a little taller."
In a television interview with Fox News, Irish American Quinn said that when she and Catullo "walk down that aisle, it's going to feel like the president is supporting us and that is an amazing feeling.
"To feel that you're not just supported by your city, you're not just supported by your state, you're actually supported by the president of the United States… it's a feeling of support and affirmation and equality that just wasn't there before the president said this."
Well-known Irish gay activist Brendan Fay, who first married his partner Tom Molton in Canada when same sex unions became legal there in 2005, told the Irish Voice he was also delighted and moved by Obama's endorsement.
"Within one hour of the statement going public I started hearing from friends and activists in Ireland, India and Europe," Fay confessed.
"It's on the front page of every newspaper across the world. My great hope is that his call for marriage equality translates soon into legislative change in the United States. We need to see an end to the discrimination in law."
Fay, a native of Drogheda, Co. Louth, says the president's message of support will reach into the hearts of gay youth, many of whom continue to be bullied and harassed in the nation's schools and churches.
"In the way a previous generation talk about Kennedy visiting Ireland or Neil Armstrong landing on the moon, to me I will always think of this as a watershed moment as I sat at my desk and watched the news break. This is not just news, this is a historic event with major implications," Fay added.
Jeff Cleary, the national co-chair of the Irish American Republicans group, was unimpressed with the president's stance.
"It was hardly a surprise. This idea he was evolving on the issue is a little silly. Anyone with any political acumen could see this coming from a mile away," Cleary told the Irish Voice.
"He didn't do this four years ago because he wouldn't have gotten the nomination. Fast forward now and he's in the re-election mode, and he had to do it."
Cleary sees political calculation, not political courage, as the motivating factor in Obama's announcement.
"I don't see courage in it. It was natural for him to do it, it was politically expedient. I certainly would never tie the word courage to it," he said.
"Social conservatives were never going to vote for him. Overall it probably helps him with his base."
Cleary supports civil unions that grant gay couples the same rights and entitlements of marriage, putting him at odds with the presumptive GOP nominee Romney, who neither supports gay marriage or civil unions.
Cleary says his position on the issue coheres with his own libertarian belief that the government should stay out of people's lives.
"My own view is I support civil unions. I think gay couples should have every right that a heterosexual couple has in terms of making legal documents and visiting hospitals and making wills," explained Cleary.
"I've lobbied on immigration issues and I could care less what one's sexual orientation is. A human being is a human being and is entitled to the dignity and rights that every human being should enjoy," Cleary said.
As a practicing Catholic Cleary added that he sees no conflict between his religious faith and his belief that gay couples should be afforded the same rights and legal protections of heterosexual couples.
Said Cleary, "I'm a Roman Catholic. I respect the teachings of my church. I'm a father and I believe if my son does not get married in the Catholic Church that he's not really married.
"But I also believe that every American should be treated with dignity and respect and should be treated equally. That's why I believe in civil unions. Gay people should enjoy the legal rights that heterosexuals have. When you come down to it we're arguing over a word."
Fay says that he was astonished by how far and wide the president's announcement travelled within hours of his speaking out.
"I received calls from my sisters and nephews in Drogheda," says Fay with a laugh. "They don't read newspapers or blogs or and aren't glued to CNN. But somehow President Obama's statement reached the housing estates of Drogheda.
"They wrote to me, 'Brendan, it was a great day for yis' wasn't it?' So the message has gotten out. It's a huge moment. It's not before time."


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If you compare with a OO programming language, this behaviour could be seen as that the function returns a reference to the table, hence it is updateable.
On the other hand, these functions are named table valued functions, hence they should return a value and not a reference.
Yup, absolutely. No different to being able to run an update against a view, CTE or table-subquery.
After all, an inline TVF is just a parameterised view, right?
I don't see any problem with this - Linq works like this all the time, and so do other set based languages such as Mathematica.
This is completely intuitive to me.
I like this, I actually often create a view on top of a TVF to hide complexity of eg historical tables. The problem, of course is that the hiding of the complexity makes the end soution harder to govern, so this trade off makes it a rare case to enable update on these objects, but I see no reason why the tool should prevent it.
Rationally, not a problem.
However... I'm pretty sure a lot of people like to encapsulate stuff in functions partly as a way to shelter their data from accidental updates. This shatters that concept all the way to the ground, and the knowledge needs to be propogated further!
Good post, thanks for teaching me something new today.
Incidentally, like views it seems you can only update one table at a time... and I've not tried a merge yet, but hey, the day is young!
Rob's comment about this being analogous to the way a view works made this very clear for me. It's quite close to a view defined without the check option.
I hoped that the TVF would behave the same way for INSERT and DELETE statements, and a test shows that they also work just fine. Of course, you can delete only the rows that the TVF exposes, but it's perfectly possible to insert any valid row, even one that doesn't agree with the function's filter.
insert into dbo.ListGNames()
values (3, 'Nobby')
values (4, 'Glenda')
Both of those work without issue.
delete from dbo.ListGNames()
where TestTableName = 'Glenda'
No problem, but
where TestTableName = 'Nobby'
deletes no rows.
I expect by now your friend understands this very well. The comments here are running in favour of "Yes, this makes sense". However, is it something we want to promote in development, or include in courseware?
I tweaked you example slightly so I could run it on both SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008. I added another SELECT statement and added a step column so I could keep track of which result set went with which query. I also added another name that started with G so I could better see what was happening. I also made the script drop objects if they already existed so the script could be easily re-run.
USE tempdb;
IF OBJECT_ID('dbo.TestTable') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE dbo.TestTable
CREATE TABLE dbo.TestTable
( TestTableID int,
TestTableName varchar(20)
INSERT INTO dbo.TestTable
VALUES (1,'Hello');
VALUES (2,'Greg');
VALUES (3,'Grant');
SELECT 1 AS Step,* FROM dbo.TestTable
IF OBJECT_ID('dbo.ListGNames') IS NOT NULL
DROP FUNCTION dbo.ListGNames
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.ListGNames()
( SELECT TestTableID, TestTableName
FROM dbo.TestTable
WHERE TestTableName LIKE 'G%'
SELECT 2 AS Step,* FROM dbo.ListGNames();
UPDATE dbo.ListGNames()
SET TestTableName = 'Fred'
WHERE TestTableName = 'Greg';
SELECT 3 AS Step,* FROM dbo.ListGNames();
SELECT 4 AS Step,* FROM dbo.TestTable;
The results I get on both SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008 are the following:
Step TestTableID TestTableName
----------- ----------- --------------------
1 1 Hello
1 2 Greg
1 3 Grant
2 2 Greg
2 3 Grant
3 3 Grant
4 1 Hello
4 2 Fred
4 3 Grant
Note that the table data was changed after the function was updated resulting in the second row of the final result set having Fred instead of Greg. This seems to be different results than you got. What did I do wrong?
And, no, I don't think this sort of thing should be allowed. Regardless of what is or isn't changed, it just seems like dangerous functionality.
I also got the Same results as John Mayo. When I ran the script on SQL Server 2008 R2 with no modifications I found that the base table data was updated. Here are my results:
TestTableID TestTableName
1 Hello
2 Fred
I like this functionality.
I want to see it extended - I want WITH CHECK OPTION to be enabled for these functions.
While waiting for my previous comment to appear, I read John Mayo's comment about "dangerous functionality".
I don't think this is any more dangerous that updateable views. Same warnings and considerations apply.
It seems to violate the "functions cannot change database state" statement but only because that statement is wrong. It implies that there is a single class of object called a "function:. There isn't - there are three different classes of objects; scalar functions, inline table valued functions and multiline table valued functions. These three types of objects have different requirements and rules.
Maybe we need three different create statements?
CREATE PARAMETERIZED VIEW dbo.ListGNNames(...)
CREATE SCALAR FUNCTION dbo.GST(...)
CREATE TABLE FUNCTION dbo.SlaesByRegion(...)


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Even Santa has no qualms running around in his drawers.
You can't go wrong with a good dog-kicking lesson.
And you know I love when animals with realistic anatomy stand on their hind legs. Yes sir, I like it!
There are a lot of sweetie-pie Santas in these old comics. You'll have to see if this one disrobes when you buy the book.
Lots of semi-cartoon, semi-real funny animals used to turn out for Christmas adventures during the Golden Age of Comics.
For fans of Walt Kelly's less cartoony stuff, there are a few stories in here.
What's Christmas fun without a good cry?
All the usual approved classic comic artists are in here too.
I have to ask though... why so much John Stanley?
Every comics collection feels obligated to have John Stanley in it. I have never got him. His drawings are just boring and stiff to me and there are plenty of great lesser known comic artists from our glorious past to choose from. Someone oughta just make one final all John Stanley book for his die-hard fans. Most of the fans I talk to could care less about more Little Lulu and her ilk.
and finally, Say NO to realistic comics in funny collections!
It's hard for me to imagine that anyone who likes funny animal type comics really wants to pay for pages filled with bland realistic comics. really, the last thing anyone wants for Christmas is Jesus. Luckily there are only 2 realistic stories in the book, so feel free to just tear them out.
Please let me know if you agree or disagree about the inclusion of realistic comic stories in funny collections...maybe they'll stop doing it if they know it stinks.
But mostly, this is a swell book for kids. If kids have to hear Christmas stories before bedtime all through December, it's best to read them from comic books!
Here are some other fine collections that will make great Christmas presents:
These early Archie stories are quite ribald! Montana is very liberal with his female anatomy. No naked dwarfs or fat guys with beards in this collection, but plenty of tight sweaters and freshly slicked bicycle seats.
Of course Milt Gross is the greatest.


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It was a long morning for the New England Frozen Lemonade/Shields Post 43 American Legion team, as it suffered a 6-2 loss to Navigant Credit Union Fairmount Post 85 on Sunday at Warwick Vets.
NEFL hasn't had many tough days this season, as it fell to 11-3 with the loss, but the showdown with Navigant – which improved to 12-4 – was a struggle, especially at the plate in big spots.
"We just couldn't get the hit," NEFL manager Dave McGuirl said.
NEFL had the bases loaded in four of the seven innings they batted (the second, third, fifth, and sixth innings, respectively), and failed to register a hit in any of the four crucial chances. And although the team's only two runs came in bases-loaded situations – one on a walk in the second, another on a passed ball in the fifth – the lack of killer instinct with the bases loaded, combined with an effective fastball/curveball mix by Navigant starter Jon Flynn, doomed NEFL time and time again.
NEFL left 14 runners on base in total during the course of the game, a number McGuirl knew from past experience was in no way going to cut it against a good team. Navigant returned most of a roster that not only won the American Legion state championship last season, but defeated McGuirl's NEFL team two times in the playoffs en route to the title.
Navigant currently has the third-best record in the state.
"At this level, when you can throw two pitches for a strike, you're going to get kids out," McGuirl said of Flynn.
And on a day when the team's hitters were unable to put up a crooked number despite a plethora of base runners, the team's pitching staff couldn't keep it close.
NEFL's starter, right-hander Branden Hoxsie, labored to record outs, allowing two base runners in the first frame before battling to escape without any damage. Unfortunately for NEFL, it was all downhill from there, as Hoxsie worked into jams in each inning and was unable to get himself out, allowing four runners to cross the plate in his first three innings of the day.
NEFL's pitching continued to struggle into the later innings, as right-hander Shane Johnson was inserted and surrendered two more runs amid a performance where he threw hard, but struggled to locate.
Trailing in the game, and with Johnson's pitch count rising, McGuirl actually turned back to Hoxsie, who, in a rarely seen turn of events, continued pitching as if he had never left the lineup, having moved to left field when Johnson relieved him.
Hoxsie returned to the mound for the seventh throwing almost strictly knuckleballs and, ironically, turned in his only clean inning of the day. Hoxsie finished the game in a show of toughness and allowed McGuirl to save his pitching staff for a packed upcoming week of games.
NEFL was scheduled to play Collette Vacations-Post 79 on Monday, with the results unavailable at press time. It is scheduled to host Gershkoff Auto Body/Auburn Post 20 today at 5:30 at Vets, before also playing Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday to finish the regular season.
Though disappointed by the loss, McGuirl pointed to fatigue being a factor, as the game against Navigant was NEFL's fourth in four days, though he was wary of using the schedule as an excuse for his team's poor play.
In the end, McGuirl took the long view of his team after the game, and though disappointed by the loss, seemed satisfied with his team thus far.
"We've won eleven out of our first fourteen," McGuirl said. "If we win eleven out of the next fourteen, I'll be very happy."


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This 'Somebody Up There Likes Me' Video Is Our Favorite Movie Promo of the Day
These days you have to get a little inventive when promoting your small festival-born indie movies, and the folks behind Somebody Up There Likes Me did just that by releasing this odd little video featuring Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Alison Brie sitting on a bed, smoking weed and chatting about the movie. Offerman and Mullally are actually in the film, which premiered at SXSW earlier this year and hits theaters in March courtesy of Tribeca Films, but Brie is not ... so we're not sure why she's even there. Even so, that kinda makes the whole thing weirder and funnier.
Note: Video contains profanity and drug use and may be NSFW
We dug the movie out of SXSW, mentioning it a few times during our coverage. It stars Keith Poulson as a divorcee who plunges back into the dating pool with help from his scene-stealing buddy, played by Offerman. Our friends at Slackerwood said this about it: "...the story's 35-year story arc includes hookups, breakups, business successes and personal failures to balance them, philosophical discussions, a running gag involving malapropisms and misunderstandings, and even a magical suitcase. Some of what happens makes little sense (okay, no sense at all) in our world, but perfect sense in Byington's cinematic world."
Look for Somebody Up There Likes Me in March 2013. Hopefully Offerman and his cronies will put out more videos like this leading up to release.
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Philly flags at half-staff in firefighter's honor
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The mayor of Philadelphia on Sunday ordered flags flown at half-staff and called for prayers for the family and colleagues of a veteran fire captain killed when a roof collapsed beneath him as he battled a blaze, the third city firefighter killed in the line of duty in a year.
Capt. Michael Goodwin, 53, plunged onto the second-floor roof of the three-story building in the Fabric Row section during Saturday night's blaze. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Fellow firefighter Andrew Godlewski, 28, burned on his hands while trying to rescue Goodwin, was discharged Sunday from a hospital, officials said.
"We must never forget the grave risks that these heroic public servants take every day at a moment's notice on behalf of us all," Mayor Michael Nutter said in a statement Sunday.
At an emotional news conference late Saturday, Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers called Goodwin, a 29-year veteran, "a really good person."
"He was the kind of guy who looked out for his folks," he said. "A ladder man. A firefighter's firefighter."
Goodwin is survived by a wife, two grown children and three siblings, one of whom is a police officer, he said.
Police officers and fellow firefighters saluted Goodwin's body, draped in an American flag, as it was carried to a hospital and, later, to a funeral home.
The loss came as the fire department prepared to mark a year since an April 9 blaze at a warehouse that killed Capt. Robert Neary, 59, and Daniel Sweeney, 25. They also died in a collapse, which came as they inspected an adjacent building.
"We have a department that is wounded," Ayers said. "We have scars that are fresh, and indeed they have now been reopened."
Nutter ordered flags flown at half-staff at all city buildings for the next 30 days in Goodwin's honor, officials said.
At Goodwin's fire station deep in south Philadelphia, bouquets were clustered on and around a wooden bench along with a large toy fire truck and ladder.
The American Red Cross of southeastern Pennsylvania said 17 residents were displaced by the blaze, and three of them needed financial help with hotels, food and clothing.
At the scene Sunday afternoon, a fire hose planted in the middle of the street sprayed a jet of water onto the remains of the building, which had collapsed into a pile that stretched over the sidewalk in between two other three-story row homes. Meals and counseling were being provided for grieving firefighters, the Red Cross said.
The blaze appeared to have started in a fabric store downstairs before spreading to upstairs apartments and a neighboring boutique, the store's owner said. The proprietors of both stores told The Philadelphia Inquirer that everyone in both buildings at the time of the fire managed to escape.
The fire's cause wasn't immediately known, but Bruce Blumenthal, the owner of Jack B. Fabrics, said he believes it started in a wall and may have been electrical in nature. Blumenthal said he smelled smoke coming from the basement at around 5 p.m. and found a box of collars and cuffs on fire. He tried to put the flames out with an extinguisher to no avail, he said.


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Dreamz, what the **** kind of name is that anyway, ****tard.Here is a big **** YOU to you....Rob
What I don't get is, why didn't Dreamz just make a deal with Yau when it was the 2 of them? He could have kept his word, re-done the agreement ("I let you have immunity now, you don't vote me out"), and he could have then taken his chances at IC. Surely, he had to know that getting to the final 3 didn't mean much (compared to 4th place), and even getting to final 2 meant a difference of, at most, $15,000 ($85k for 3rd place vs. $100k for 2nd), and that's after already getting the truck. I mean, WTF? What was he thinking?
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|2007-03-13, 23:22
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Its been mentioned over at Anime News Service that Negima shall be adapted into a live action drama.
There's a huge "OH NO" surrounding all this, but the basic story is a 10 year old wizard travels to Japan to teach a class full of 31 female students. That alone could work as a live action --- and people would enjoy that, its just everything else that happens in the manga, that i can't see working. I can see casting not being a problem, but then again i can't see the characters hair styles not crossing over. Though you've gotta be a crazy fool to see that working. :3
I'll probably check this one out when the time comes, just to see whats been done for the series to work as live action drama.. though i won't be seeing the characters i love.
|2007-03-13, 23:23
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I admit I'm curious though I'm one of those people that don't like to mix up their anime characters with live action ones. Anime is too flexible to be bound by the laws of reality. Still, a 10-year old's making out with high school girls do sound intriguing.
|2007-03-14, 00:49
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Between the nudity de-tuning and the special effects requirements .... can't see this resembling "negima" a whole lot. Might be interesting though (casting hell).
|2007-03-14, 01:56
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My biggest concern with watching this would be that it would be really tough to learn how to recognize all 31 different girls... without the benefits of anime style hair to distinguish them.
I'm sure quite a few of them will be distinctive, but they won't all be so recognizable. And we're not talking about learning just 5 or 10 or 15 or 20 girls. It would be like learning the entire class from scratch. Without anime hairstyles to make them distinctive.
|2007-03-14, 11:53
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Beautiful fighter.
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& i know he doesn't appear in the original manga, but if they need someone to play Motsu --- i'm the man.
|2007-03-14, 16:09
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Location: Clinton, Maryland
Personally, despite the fact that Ken Akamatsu does have some big Negima news is April (and the fact that fellow Shounen Weekly titles GTO and Cromartie High School have received the live-action treatment), I have a feeling the live-action Negima series is a hoax a la the Azumanga dorama rumor a few years back.
|2007-03-14, 16:57
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ahhhh, o yeah, the AzuDa live-action hoax. heh.
Wouldn't it be a hoot if his big news is an actual straight treatment of the manga story in animation format, in other words, a 3rd try. Not expecting that, but it would be a first as best as I can recall.
edit: I've gotten some fairly good info that it may indeed be a live-action series to be announced (the info is thirdhand but comes from someone in Japan I trust who has some connectivity).
I'd call that a "wtf?" moment. Considering the cast size, the special effects and makeup, and the CGI needed — they'd need a whopping budget. Noise says its destined for a late night slot. I think its going to be a big disaster but then it'll be fascinating watching them try, fail or succeed.
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|2007-03-14, 18:47
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|2007-03-14, 20:55
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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I know anime is still considered "alternative" by JoeJapanPublic ... but live-actioning this puppy will take some serious cash I don't think they're prepared to spend.
|2007-03-15, 11:01
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Hairstyles wouldn't be a problem, since you can get some pretty elaborate wigs these days. But facial and body appearance? No chance they can find people that look like the girls in the manga on that front, especially if they go for girls of the right age.
There's multiple ways they could make a Negima Live Action series, but the only ones that spring to my mind are ones that don't follow the Manga. Having a permanent cast of over 30 people is tough for ANY series, so I imagine they'd have to find a way to use a smaller cast. This would mean making some sort of original storyline, or maybe going on beyond where the manga is at now, ie, a story about Negi and the Pactio girls searching for Nagi. Something like that may work.
Ultimately, it's going to take a lot to make this work.
|2007-03-15, 13:23
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Actually, at some point its no longer Negima.. its a different thing using that title. I'd reckon just from screen budget logistics they'd immediately pare down to a core group of actors (the rest just wandering through on cameos or for special purpose missions).
All you can hope for in terms of the actors is personality and some general attributes (size, build, expressions .... ). It'll be interesting to see how close they get (pauses to zone out thinking of Kaede and Mana).
Actually I remember Ken A. going on and on about the VA selection process (he obviously enjoyed that) -- makes me think this is some grand schtick so he can interview hundreds of cute actresses
All the arcs have big budget effects (Eva, Kyoto, Tourney)... and again, I just don't see a live-action japanese television budget pulling that off. So if you think, scale down..... Negi vs Eva, collecting basic pactio girls in small events, perhaps him training with Eva&the others - seeking Nagi (or something important), but character-driven rather than big-action.
Okay... so who's going to play a 10 year old English Boy and carry the weight of the series? That thought has me thinking perhaps Negi would be peripheral and the story focus might be from the girl's perspective.
Just brainstorming here while waiting for a process to finish. Technically, this is still just a rumor -- just well-founded so far.
|2007-03-15, 23:09
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|2007-03-16, 01:04
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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I suspect they'll be using 16-21yr olds.... just petite ones (except for a few of them who look adult anyway: Kaede, Mana, Incho-san, with marginals in the way of Asuna/Konoka/Setsuna.
I dare them to find anyone who can pull Eva off.
|2007-03-16, 17:48
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Lol just get the pop group AKB48 to do it. You get enough girls in one go. I haven't read the manga, so does the 10 year old kid really make out with one of the girls? O_o
pic of AKB48 xD
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This activity should take approximately 30 to 45 minutes.
After participating in this activity plan, which is designed to help participants learn about trash disposal in the outdoors, participants will be able to
Participants will imagine they are cleaning up a previously used campsite. After scouring the campsite for trash, they will evaluate the effects of trash on animals and the effectiveness of burning trash.
Set the stage for the activity when all of the participants arrive. Ask them to visualize that they have hiked 10 miles into the backcountry and have just arrived at their first night's campsite. Your group will be at this campsite for two nights. Previous campers have left the site full of trash. Send the group on a trash hunt to clean up the site. Give the participants five to 10 minutes to locate as much trash as they can.
Ask the group: What should we do with all this trash? Possible answers may be: Burn it, bury it, and pack it out. Have the participants vote on which option they think would be the best. They should be able to give reasons for their choices.
Ask group members how they found the trash. What senses did they list? (Participants most likely depended on their eyesight.) Ask the group how animals find food. Explain that animals have a much keener sense of smell, and often better eyesight, than humans. This keen sense of smell attracts them to food and garbage left behind in the backcountry. Even food packaging has scent. To simulate this experience, tell the participants they are going to take the "smell test."
Have participants close their eyes. Hold the various food objects, one at a time, under each participant's nose. Have participants identify each food item. Repeat until everyone has had a chance to test each food item.
A close review of the Background on the Principles of Leave No Trace is needed to effectively lead a discussion.
Have a discussion with participants about an animal's use of smell to find food. Use the analogy of a dog burying a bone and using odor to find it later. The same occurs when animals find food that was buried near campsites. The odor of food is also what attracts bears to campsites.
Discuss the dangers of attracting wildlife to campsites. Also discuss dangers to wildlife dependent upon human food, including problems with digesting human food and packaging. Remember these animals are wild and a potential danger to human life. Animals that become dependent on human food often raid campsites or populated areas in search of food and often must be destroyed. These are just a few of the reasons it is important to leave a clean campsite.
Have participants divide their trash into burnable and nonburnable items. Ask participants: What happens to these items when you put them into the fire? Does everything turn to ash?
Show examples of items that do not burn to ash (i.e., foil lining, cans, glass). Bring out the partially burned items you collected for your activity and explain that not everything burns. Some items require a very hot fire and take a long time to burn. These remain as litter in the campsite. Burning trash also puts odors into the air and the fire site that can attract animals and flies to the site. Many places have fire restrictions that do not allow open fires. Campers should not burn trash as a disposal option. Plan to pack it out.
Have the participants divide the trash into biodegradable and nonbiodegradable piles. Define "biodegradable" if necessarycapable of being broken down into harmless products by the action of microorganisms. Have the participants explain why they divided the trash the way they did. Have them readjust their stack of trash if necessary.
Ask participants: How long does trash last in the outdoors? Have them guess how long different kinds of trash last in the outdoors. For example, it takes about 200 to 400 years for an aluminum can to biodegrade. A cigarette butt takes two to five years, and a banana peel may take three to five weeks. Refer to the sidebar "How Long Does It Last?" earlier in this handbook.
Proper trash disposal is an important responsibility for everyone and in every place that we live or visit. How well has the group learned to properly dispose of trash?
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This movie is totally disgusting for anyone.
I went to see the movie with a friend of mine I did not like
the movie it is not for kids to see
Vampire Academy was more funny than this movie. The movie was totally silly and no swearing. This movie is all about alcohol and get stupid in a bar.
We went to see this movie yesterday and we left feeling ashame of the movies industry. Now they are making movies were swearing is the main ingredient to make a good movie? What happened with the movies where jokes did not need to add F... to every single sentence.
This movie is totally dumb film.
This movie is called Bad Mom's Christmas! So, if you don't like some swearing, and some crudeness, and think this is a children's movie, don't go. I would probably say it is a chic flic. My friend and I saw it, and it was a laugh a minute. We thought it was one of the funniest movies, right up there with Brides Maids! Both my friend and I wanted to see it again, right then! It was brilliant writing and acting! The person or people giving it a zero or one star must be
boring people if they can't find this funny!
Hilarious, so good!
This movie was gross in terms of showing women getting drunk and going wild during Christmas. Wow what an example for future moms.
Wrong representation of Christmas.
think i'd love it. i loved Bad Moms anyways.
A totally disaster movie.
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text: Patti Delaney, associate professor of anthropology, led a round-table discussion titled "Somali Culture: Looking In," on campus April 13. It was an opportunity faculty, students and the community to discuss unique cultural practices embraced by many of King Street Center's Somali families, and share or make discoveries about family structure, traditional gender roles, food, religion, and other issues specific to these New Americans. (posted June 2016) Patricia Delaney, Gender Studies Program director, Sociology and Anthropology Department chair and associate professor of anthropology and gender, on March 27, 2015 gave an invited talk entitled "Marriage, Alliances & Democracy in Timor-Leste: An Ethnographic Examination of Women's Political and Personal Strategies for Social Change" at the Center for Diversity & Gender Studies at Texas State University during their 2015 Symposium: Democracy's Promise: Deisolating Gendered Experiences. (posted April 2015) Patricia Delaney, Gender Studies Coordinator and Associate Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies, presented a paper entitled "Gender, Ethnic Identity and Upheaval: Reflection on Displacement, Conflict, and The Contestation of Cultural Identity (Again) in Timor Leste" at the annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) in Denver, CO, on March 23. The SfAA is an international organization of practicing anthropologists. The paper was based on ethnographic fieldwork she conducted during her sabbatical during the 2011-2012 academic year. The sabbatical research was supported by Saint Michael's College and the Ruth M. Landes Foundation. Patti also served as chair of her session, entitled "Politico-economic Impacts on Gender Roles and Gender Identity." Patricia Delaney, associate professor of anthropology and gender studies, is just back from a one year sabbatical conducting ethnographic research on gender and identity in the post-conflict environment in Timor-Leste (in Southeast Asia). Her work was supported by a generous two-year grant from the Ruth M. Landes Foundation. The grant provided funding for a full 6-month field season in Timor. During the sabbatical year, she also held a position as a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne in Australia. Patti will be presenting the preliminary findings from her work both on and off campus during the academic year. She is currently working on a book drawn from this work and her writing time is also being supported by the $80,000 Ruth M. Landes grant.


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The Museums of the City of Rome in the Roma Pass
Roma Pass is the Capital's tourism-cultural card that extends beneficial rates and services to all those who want to visit museums and archaeological sites in both the city and province of Rome.
The Roma Pass, that costs 30 Euro and is valid for 3 consecutive days, includes free entry to the first two museums or archaeological sites that are part of the network and free use of the entire public transport system as well as reduced entry and discounted rates for any other museums and sites visited thereafter and for theatrical and dance events and other tourist services too.
How to buy the Roma Pass
- Contact the Call Centre at +39 06 0608 (max 20 passes at a time, payment by American Express, Visa and Mastercard).
At the ticket office in any of the participating Museums and sites
At Tourist Information Points operated by the City of Rome:
- PIT Castel S. Angelo, Lungotevere Vaticano (Piazza Pia): 9.30 am - 7.00 pm;
- PIT Ciampino, Aeroporto G.B.Pastine - International arrivals, baggage claim area: 9.00 am – 6.30 pm;
- PIT Cinque Lune, Piazza delle Cinque Lune (Piazza Navona): 9.30 am - 7.00 pm;
- PIT Fiumicino, Aeroporto Leonardo Da Vinci - International arrivals - Terminal 3: 8.00am - 7.30 pm;
- PIT Minghetti, Via Marco Minghetti (corner to Via del Corso): 9.30 am - 7.00 pm;
- PIT Nazionale, Via Nazionale (Palazzo delle Esposizioni): 9.30 am - 7.00 pm;
- PIT S. Maria Maggiore, Via dell'Olmata: 9.30 am - 7.00 pm ( open until 31.01.2012);
- PIT Termini, Stazione Termini - Via Giovanni Giolitti, 34: 8.00 am - 7.30 pm;
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Students will test various materials to determine if any can shield their "magnetometer" (compass) from an external magnetic field using their own experimental design. If no suitable material is available, they will devise another method to protect... (View More) their instrument. Includes background science for the teacher, worksheets, adaptations and extensions. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are also identified. (View Less)
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Students use a dipole magnet and compass to model and map Earth's magnetic field. They then induce a magnetic field to represent a Ring Current in order to observe the response to a fluctuating electric current caused by a solar storm. The lesson... (View More) includes background information, procedures, worksheets, answer keys and graphics. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are listed. (View Less)
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This is an activity about electromagnetism and the Sun. First, learners will do a KWL activity using six vocabulary words. Next, they will build an electromagnet and investigate how it works. Finally, learners will relate the workings of their... (View More) electromagnet to a Solar Dynamics Observatory magnetogram image of the Sun. Per group of learners, this activity requires materials such as a length of insulated wire, alligator clips, a 2-D-battery holder, two D-batteries, and a nail. (View Less)
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In this lesson students investigate the effects of black carbon on arctic warming and are introduced to a mechanism of arctic warming that is not directly dependent on greenhouse gases in the atmosphere: black carbon deposition on Arctic snow and... (View More) ice. It can also be used to introduce the concept of albedo. Prerequisite knowledge: students understand the concepts of absorption and reflection of light energy. This lesson is designed to be used with either an Earth/environmental science or chemistry curriculum. It may also be used as an enrichment activity in physics or physical science during a unit on energy. Includes suggested modifications for students with special needs and low technology option. Requires advance preparation, including freezing ice samples overnight. (View Less)
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This is a lesson about the solar wind, Earth's magnetosphere, and the Moon. Participants will work in groups of two or three to build a model of the Sun-Earth-Moon system. They will use the model to demonstrate that the Earth is protected from... (View More) particles streaming out of the Sun, called the solar wind, by a magnetic shield called the magnetosphere, and that the Moon is periodically protected from these particles as it moves in its orbit around the Earth. Participants will also learn that the NASA ARTEMIS mission is a pair of satellites orbiting the Moon that measure the intensity of solar particles streaming from the Sun. (View Less)
Students are introduced to planetary rocks, soils, and surfaces using images of the lunar samples collected by Apollo astronauts. Examining those images and participating in related activities will lead students to a deeper understanding of the... (View More) Moon, Earth and our Solar System. The 27-page student guide contains background information, images, instructions, questions and activities. The lesson models scientific inquiry using the 5E instructional model and also includes a teacher's guide, an alignment to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and connections to Common Core English Language standards. (View Less)
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Common misconception that you require an Ivy League education to have an educated and qualified opinion, or do I smell sarcasm, or a little of both? At any rate it is probably the wiser course of action that you don't.
There is very much such thing as a qualified opinion. It's different then just an opinion because one is educated, well thought out, has facts and evidence to tell why the person with the qualified opinion believes in his opinion..the other is just "Oh I think x" and thats it :)Not quite sure where the monkey bit is coming from? But lets all take a breath
Its the way qualified is used. Qualified can also mean Knowledgeable in a certain area. I, myself, probably could not make a qualified opinion on politics simply because I don't know anything about it other then Politicians really are the same...they all have it in them to lie, cheat, steal, to get what they want. Meh..I also have a low opinion of the human race in general However I am well qualified in making an opinion about say raising children, or pregnancy due to experiances I have had, due to my hands on training, due to the fact that I do my homework and research things before I make an opinion. But I never took a test on it *smiles*
Ink, I'm just going to flat out say the way you reacted to Overlord was wrong, as I think that's what Sherona is trying to say as well I'm not alone in thinking this. I will leave it at that.
I don't think so, that doesn't mean I'm right or that you are. However it just proves my point.
The point is that you shouldn't bring up politics in a conversation. Check the first post. No I'm a realistic idealist.
It really depends on the conversation, and with whom you are conversing. Politics, sex, and money are not polite conversation. And even then, you can usually swap out sex for religion... you're much less likely to be considered rude if you crack about sex (as in the act, not as in gender - that falls under politics) than if you crack about religion. ... which is something I find odd, in itself.Those are things you are not supposed to bring up with strangers, in essence.
I must have been brought up differently cause it's never been considered rude. But he is posting in Politics and Religion, he should expect it to come up quite regularly AND he's on an Adult Role Play site so of course Sex comes up.
Yes well this started out in Comedy I was hoping for some Internet R serious business picks but humans always take things too seriously myself included.
It was moved nto because it was taken too seriously, but because it really wasn't comedy. Belonged here more then in comedy as the first post stood. If you wanted funny "This is serious" pics, which probably would haev made it Comical, then you might want to have posted a pic yourself, or ask for funny pics :)Personally I wish I had a clip of the South park episode where Al Gore came and was trying to get people to believe in Man-Bear-Pig...."I'm serial!!" (Instead of "I'm Serious")
Could be a northeastern thing. New England is rather known for being very proper... to the point of having a rep for being stuck up in some other parts of the country. :)
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Saints head into bye week with hope for turnaround
If the New Orleans Saints can salvage this season, they may look
back at their second-half performance against the San Diego
Chargers as the turning point.
Drew Brees' touchdown passes to Marques Colston showed the
offense still has the punch to mount a comeback – without suspended
coach Sean Payton overseeing the unit. Even the Saints' defense
started to look like it was figuring out how its personnel best
fits the scheme of first-year coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.
"We're definitely on the rise," New Orleans interim coach
Aaron Kromer said Monday. "We need to keep it going."
A big question is whether the Saints' defense will build on its
performance against the Chargers when it returns from the bye week
or revert back to the mistakes that plagued the unit in New
Orleans' first four losses.
New Orleans, last in the NFL in yards allowed, gave up 288 yards
to San Diego in the first half. The defense still appeared lifeless
when the Chargers cruised into the end zone to go ahead 24-14
following a turnover to start the second half.
After that, however, a transformation took place.
The Saints shut out San Diego, allowing only 113 yards the rest
of the way, and New Orleans rallied to win 31-24. In the fourth
quarter, New Orleans sacked Chargers QB Philip Rivers three times
and intercepted him once.
Safety Roman Harper, who said last week the Saints were the most
confident 0-4 team ever, had his first interception since 2010 on a
pass that fellow safety Malcolm Jenkins tipped in the fourth
"We're still very confident," Harper said. "Nothing has
really changed. I understand we lost some games, but you can't let
them see you sweat. We understand we're right on the cusp of
greatness. We just have to go out there and achieve it, and we did
that last night."
Now the Saints get some needed rest.
After meeting Monday, the Saints were due to take off the rest
of the week, following their normal plan for an open date. Their
next game is at Tampa Bay on Oct. 21.
They are not happy with their 1-4 record, but they feel a whole
lot better entering their bye week off a win, particularly since
the maligned defense played a huge role.
The Saints, who had six sacks through four games, were able to
pressure Rivers. Defensive ends Junior Galette, Cam Jordan and
Martez Wilson all got to him in the fourth quarter, with Wilson
knocking the ball out of his hands and falling on the ball in the
final minute to seal the victory.
"We never lost any confidence," Galette said. "We were 0-4,
but what other team in the NFL was not supposed to have its record
more than the New Orleans Saints. We need to use this as a
steppingstone. We set a mountain for us to climb, so we just have
to keep climbing it."
Despite beating San Diego, the Saints know they have plenty of
corrections still to make on defense.
The Chargers had six plays of 20 or more yards in the first
half, including Rivers completions of 39, 32 and 45 yards. The last
one was an easy throw to a wide-open Robert Meachem, who left New
Orleans for San Diego as a free agent last March.
"It was a miscommunication in the defense," Jenkins said. "We
ended up not having a post safety, and they ran a post. The guys
got mixed up."
On the Chargers' final drive, the Saints benefited from a pair
of offensive penalties, one for interference on tight end Antonio
Gates that wiped out a 28-yard catch and another for holding that
nullified a 23-yard reception.
"We have a lot of work to do," Spagnuolo said. "The good Lord
helped us out on a number of plays. … It's such a competitive
league. You need a break here or there."
The Saints plan to enjoy their break from football this week.
Expecting to contend for the Super Bowl when the season began, they
felt the pressure mount with each unexpected loss. The teams that
beat them in the first four weeks are a combined 2-14 against
everyone else.
"These last few games, they played extremely hard, they put
their bodies to the test, and there's a lot of wear and tear on
these guys," Kromer said. "It's an opportunity for them to get
healed. We just need to carry the momentum back into the next week
when we get back."
Notes: Kromer said CB Jabari Greer, who left against San Diego
in the first half, had re-aggravated a groin injury that required
sports hernia surgery in early August. Still, Kromer said Greer
might be able to play against Tampa Bay. … Kromer said TE Jimmy
Graham, who sprained his right ankle against San Diego, still had
to be evaluated. . The Saints have placed a commemorative name
plate in memory of long-time Associated Press writer Mary Foster on
the front row of the Superdome press box. That seat will remain
empty for the rest of the season. Foster, who covered the Saints
for AP from 1988-2005, and who also covered the club before joining
AP, died on Sept. 24 from complications from cancer diagnosed
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by e_galston » Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:26 pmI'm loving some of the teams. Most of my teams i didn't plan out at all. just been taking characters as i go.
by BubbaKanoosh » Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:47 pmYeah, some teams are really fun.
by outsider » Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:05 pmThank you, thank you, I recognize and accept your praise.
by Grayson » Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:15 pmI drastically altered my direction halfway through the draft. I like all of my teams but I don't really think that they go together very well.
Really like everybody else's teams. I love Erik's Uncanny Avengers and Excalibur teams and Bubba's Adventurers Guild! Plus, HNutz' Once Upon a Time/video game theme is all kinds of awesome!
by HNutz » Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:42 pmSamus Aran, Simon Belmont, Carmen Sandiego, Dirk the Daring, Edward Kenway, Fox McCloud, Ganon, Heihachi Mishima, Index Librorum Prohibitorum, Jack series, Kazuya Mishima, Link, Master Hand, Nemesis, Ogre, Pelagia, Quadratus, Ryu Hayabusa, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
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Knowing the dangers of magic and resurrection, the invaders have found a realm without magic, which they use as a prison world. They brainwash and hide the captives away on this world, along with guards to keep an eye on them. Most are well-hidden in Earth and can not be found to be reawakened. Others know who they are but do not want to leave their new life. Others still have found something worth fighting for, become a better person, or simply want to return to their old lives. But, either way, they're willing to fight the invaders.
And the guards, although working with the invaders, certainly have their own hidden agendas (which probably led to them getting "awarded" with this station). The lack of oversight and the feeling of abandonment they all seem to share only adds fuel to this fire.
But the invaders don't know that, as more magic enters the realm, the brainwashing is fading for a select few (most of them were placed into alternate identities that mirror their "real selves" in some aspect, so that they would readily buy into their new life) and objects of power are being drawn into the world.
(So it's like "Fabletown"/"Once Upon A Time" on Earth and "Ready, Player One" in the world of video game, with a little "Neverending Story" thrown in.)
Samus Aran, Simon Belmont, Dirk the Daring, Edward Kenway, Ryu Hayabusa
The Great Rebellion
Fox McCloud, Index Librorum Prohibitorum, Link
The Evil Empire
Ganon, Master Hand, Nemesis, Ogre, Pelagia, Quadratus
Mishima Zaibatsu Corp.
Carmen Santiago (more of a free agent), Heihachi Mishima, Jack series, Kazuya Mishima
Samus is a bounty hunter on Earth. But we'd get to see scenes of her in her armor (flashbacks, off world action down the line, etc) at some point.
Simon would be a monster hunter, pretty much like Dean Winchester
Carmen Santiago? Think Sherlock's take on Irene Adler. C.C. Rendozo from Wildcats 3.0. Zoe & Root from Person of Interest. Or, y'know, Carmen Santiago.
As for Dirk the Daring... you remember how, in the cartoon, he could see all of the different options in front of him? Maybe he's got his own limited "Sherlock Scan"or whatnot...
Fox McCloud's my Top Gun, my Luke Skywalker piloting an X-Wing, shooting down the Death Star or Han swooping in at the last minute.
Ganon's tower would be full of artifacts/obstacles from other, familiar games, like the Fire Swords, spikes, deadly fog (which I THOUGHT I could use as my "F" pick), etc.
Imagine the Mishima Zaibatsu Corp. as "Wolfram & Hart" (the evil law firm from Angel) and Heihachi's the current CEO.
Index is basically The Archive (from The Dresden Files), with 103,000 grimores in her head.
Jacks are pretty much T-1000 series Terminators (the Arnold Schwarzenegger model), but Russian.
Kazuya's basically Smallville's Lex Luthor, but with the Devil Gene.
Link's the epic, optimistic hero. Like Luke fighting Darth Vader or Frodo & Sam in LotR.
Master Hand's the source of Ganon's newborn power. Ganon uses him like a puppet on a string... or is it the other way around?
Nemesis (from Resident Evil) is one of Ganon's protectors in his tower. And he carries a giant rocket launcher.
Pelagia and Quadratus are the two Colossi guarding Ganon's tower.
I'd like to give Ryu a backstory with the Mishima Corporation.
by outsider » Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:49 pm
I was about to compliment your Guild of Calamitous Intent (mainly b/c of Barry) but since you didn't single out any of my teams, I retract that sentiment.
by Grayson » Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:51 pm
Too late, I feel the sentiment through your words.
Seriously though, I said that I like everybody's teams! Stop trying to make me feel bad!
by outsider » Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:00 pmNope, I'm going to Flashpoint even the positive feeling I had while looking at your post.
By the time I'm done, we'll all have collars, extraneous lines on our outfits and sales bumps.
by Draco x » Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:04 pmHere's the rundown:
Draculas' Forces:
Elias Kingston, Frankenstein's Monster, Gaibon, Headless Horseman, Invisible Man, Spring Heeled Jack, Krampus
Jaquio's Malice Horde:
Carlton Lehah( Biis), Piecemeal, N'Dama The Weather Demon, Overtkill, Parasite, Leper Queen, Red Queen( Madelyne Prior)
The Right Hand Of God:
Syfa Belnades, Robert T.S., Ulysses Bloodstone
My fourth pick for the Right Hand Of God is:
Jean Paul Valley( Azrael)
by Grayson » Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:05 pm
Well now you're just being petty and I will have no part of it. Good day sir!
by outsider » Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:08 pmI think you meant to type pretty, and yes, I am.
Edit: Draco - why the attachments? Isn't it easier to use the {img}{/img} tags?
by Grayson » Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:10 pm
by e_galston » Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:36 pm
in other words, you are gonna make me look fatter?? lines do NOTHING for my figure
by Draco x » Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:41 pm
Not savy in that area despite how hard I have been trying. As a result, Grayson and Nnutz help me out in this regard.
by outsider » Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:42 pm
Vertical lines can be slimming.
Plus, not everyone needs to be a skinny bitch. Look at Drew Carey - he's downright scary now.
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Located in Downtown Jersey City,
Approximately bounded by Bay Street, Coles Street,
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Harsimus Cove Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
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Detail of the 1841
Douglass Map of Jersey City. On this map, the term Harsimus is applied
to the undeveloped properties just west of Paulus Hook.
Map of Jersey City and Van Vorst Township, NJ by M. Dripps 1850
The settlement of New Netherland by the Dutch West India Company (1621-1664) on the western side of the Hudson River contributed several locations and place names that would become part of present-day Jersey City. They are Pavonia, Communipaw, Harsimus, Paulus Hook and Bergen.
In the seventeenth century, marshes separated the island of Harsimus from the mainland in the area of Paulus Hook. It was where Mill Creek flowed into Communipaw Bay. Formerly known by its Indian name "Ahasimus," Harsimus was claimed by the Dutch in 1630 and became part of the patroonship of Michael Pauw. According to local historian Walter F. Robinson, there was a dam ". . . supplying power to the huge water wheels of Prior's Mill (near present Railroad Avenue at Merseles Street)" (Robinson, n.pag.). A post road later crossed Mill Creek and led to Bergen Square.
Cornelius Van Vorst, a superintendent of Pauw's land grant at Pavonia, built a home at Harsimus Cove near New York Bay. Until its demolition in 1967, the Van Vorst House was regarded as the oldest standing house in Jersey City. Its owner, Cornelius Van Vorst, was the patriarch of the Van Vorst family that lived for many generations in Jersey City and contributed to its development.
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Versatile New York Giants offensive lineman Sean Locklear will miss the rest of the season with what coach Tom Coughlin called a "serious" right knee injury suffered during Monday night's 17-16 loss to the Washington Redskins.
"We feel badly for Sean," Coughlin said, via The Star-Ledger. "Here's a guy that's come in here, not knowing our system, has played well for us. He's been there when we've needed him, he's done a heck of a job, and we all feel bad about this taking place at that point in time last night. It is a serious injury, and we're very upset about that."
Locklear played seven seasons in Seattle and one in Washington before joining the Giants.
The 31-year-old started 10 games at right tackle in his first year with New York. His injury occurred on a fourth-quarter run play when his right leg got caught between Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw and Redskins safety Madieu Williams, bending the 6-foot-4, 310-pound tackle the wrong way.
USA Today first reported that Locklear is believed to have torn his anterior cruciate ligament.
On Tuesday, the nine-year pro reached out to fans from his Twitter account: "Thanks everybody for all the love and support. It's difficult right now, but their are better days ahead. #GoGiants"
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