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Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor is a rare cancer of the ovaries. The cancer cells produce and release a male sex hormone.
Sertoli-stromal cell tumor; Arrhenoblastoma; Androblastoma
The exact cause of this tumor is not known. Changes (mutations) in genes may play a role.
Sertoli-Leydig tumors occur most often in young women 20 to 30 years old. But the tumor can occur at any age.
The Sertoli cells are normally located in the male reproductive glands (the testes). They feed sperm cells. The Leydig cells, also located in the testes, release a male sex hormone called testosterone .
These cells are also found in a woman's ovaries, and in very rare cases lead to cancer. A Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor is a cancer that starts in the female ovaries, usually in younger women. The cancer cells release a male sex hormone. As a result, the woman may develop symptoms such as:
Pain in the lower belly (pelvic area) is another symptom. It is usually due to the tumor pressing on nearby structures
The doctor will perform a physical exam and a pelvic exam, and ask about your symptoms.
Tests will be ordered to check the levels of female and male hormones, including testosterone .
An ultrasound or another imaging test will likely be done to find out where the tumor is and its size and shape.
Surgery is done to remove one or both ovaries.
If the tumor is advanced stage, chemotherapy or radiation therapy may be done after surgery.
Early treatment results in a good outcome. Feminine characteristics usually return after surgery. But male characteristics resolve more slowly.
For more advanced stage tumors, outlook is less positive.
Coleman RL, Ramirez PT, Gershenson DM. Neoplastic diseases of the ovary: Screening, benign and malignant epithelial and germ cell neoplasms, sex-cord stromal tumors. In: Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, Katz VL, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2012:chap 33.
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Optic neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve. It may cause sudden, reduced vision in the affected eye.
The exact cause of optic neuritis is unknown.
The optic nerve carries visual information from your eye to the brain. Sudden inflammation of this nerve can cause the optic nerve to swell. This can result in injury to the nerve fibers and some or permanent loss of vision.
Conditions that have been linked with optic neuritis include:
A complete medical examination can help rule out related diseases. Tests may include:
Vision often returns to normal within 2 to 3 weeks with no treatment.
Corticosteroids given through a vein (IV) or taken by mouth may speed up recovery. The final vision after recovery is no different with or without steroids. Oral steroids may actually increase the chance of recurrence.
Further tests may be needed to determine the cause of the neuritis. The condition causing the problem can then be treated.
People who have optic neuritis without a disease such as multiple sclerosis have a good chance of recovery.
Optic neuritis caused by multiple sclerosis or other autoimmune diseases has a poorer outlook. However, vision in the affected eye may still return to normal.
About 1 in 5 patients with a first episode of optic neuritis will develop nerve problems elsewhere in the body, or will develop multiple sclerosis.
Call your health care provider immediately if you have a sudden loss of vision in one eye, especially if you have eye pain.
If you have been diagnosed with optic neuritis, call your health care provider if:
Guercio JR, Balcer LJ. Inflammatory optic neuropathies and neuroretinitis. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, Augsburger JJ, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Mosby; 2008:chap 9.6.
Eze P, Sra SK, Sra KK, et al. Immunology of neurologic and endocrine diseases that affect the eye. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology on DVD-ROM - 2013 Edition. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2013:vol 2, chap 35.
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Memory-efficient Navigation in Very High Resolution Images on Windows Phone
This article delivers a re-usable UI control which enables memory-efficient zoom, pan and rotate inside very high resolution (or gigapixel) images.
Winner: This article was a winner in the Nokia Imaging Wiki Competition 2013Q3.
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Very high resolution images, like those produced with the Lumia 1020 (38Megapixels) or even gigapixel images (e.g. Almeida Júnior - Saudade - 450 MegaPixels and Bernat Martorell - Altarpiece of Saint Vincent - 709 MegaPixels ) can consume enormous amounts of memory. Without clever and efficient design, apps implementing common imaging operations quickly run into memory and performance limitations.
The Nokia Imaging SDK uses RAJPEG technology to load and decode only a part of a JPG picture, which is much more memory-efficient than working with the whole image. This article explains how to use the SDK to implement a UI control that will make it possible to zoom, pan and rotate inside a very high resolution image.
The sample code includes classes, under MIT licence, which can easily be re-used to provide these effects in your own applications.
Problem overview
To work with high resolution images they first need to be decoded. On Windows Phone you must manipulate 4-byte ARGB pixels, so a high resolution picture captured with the Lumia 1020 (dimension 7712 × 4352) requires a decoded pixel buffer size of 7712 × 4352 * 4 = 128 MB. A Gigapixel image like Almeida Júnior - Saudade needs a decoded pixel buffer size of 1.68 GB or Bernat Martorell - Altarpiece of Saint Vincent need 2.8 GB.
Unfortunately, Windows Phone 8 limits application memory to 150 MB and 300MB for low and high memory devices (respectively). While it is possible to increase this limit to 180MB and 380MP - 570MB with the ID_FUNCCAP_EXTEND_MEM capability, decoding a high resolution picture will still use a significant amount of the allowed memory (particularly on low-memory phones). In addition, Windows Phone 8 limits the texture size to 4096x4096 and downscales high resolution images. If picture dimensions are too high, for example when working with a Gigapixel image, an OutOfMemory exception is raised internally and picture is not fully decoded.
The Nokia Imaging SDK uses RAJPEG technology to load and decode only a part of a JPG picture, which is much more memory-efficient than working with the whole image. It also provides the Reframing Filter for accurate oriented region of interest (ROI) extraction - which is an important for implementing many of the key UI operations used in computer imaging:
- Picture transformations (translate, scale, rotate} and equivalent for XAML CompositeTransform.
- Reframing
- Image alignment
This ReframingFilter is used to implement controls to zoom, pan and rotate inside a very high resolution image.
A basic understanding of how the Imaging SDK is used is recommended (but not essential). The links below provide a good starting point:
- Core concepts (Nokia Imaging SDK documentation)
- Download and add the libraries to the project (Nokia Imaging SDK documentation)
- Quick Start (Nokia Imaging SDK documentation)
- How to Use the Nokia Imaging SDK to create a "Photo Cookbook" for Windows Phone 8 Devices
- Filter Testing app using the Imaging SDK
This article uses the Interactive State machine explained in Optimizing Imaging SDK use for rapidly changing filter parameters to optimize navigation.
Reframing Filter
The key to navigating/manipulating a high resolution image is to be able to efficiently extract a specific area. The Imaging SDK 1.0 provides the Reframing Filter which can extract an oriented area from an ImageProvider. It's parameters are :
- ReframingArea: Rectangle describing the position and size of the reframing area.
- PivotPoint: The point around which rotation is done. By default it's the ReframingArea center.
- Angle: Rotation of the reframing area clockwise around the PivotPoint.
The method described for extracting an oriented ROI is very efficient, but it is still a computationally intensive and time consuming task. In order to remain responsive to user input while navigate within a very high resolution (or gigapixel) image, and consume the minimum memory, we need to ensure that it is called only when necessary.
The first section below explains how we process and use gestures to navigate within a UI control. The following two sections explain methods to navigate efficiently in high resolution and gigapixel images. Both methods use an Interactive State Machine to ensure that during a gesture only one image is processed at a time. Both methods also display a lower resolution image during the gesture to make rendering more responsive to user input, and only display the final higher resolution image when the gesture is complete.
The main difference between the methods is how they generate the low resolution image while the gesture is being performed. The first method simply extracts a lower resolution image, trading off resolution for improved performance. The second pre-extracts a low resolution image for the whole picture and displays this during navigation using XAML transforms.
The methods are benchmarked for maximum and minimum rendering time on images with different (very high!) resolutions, using a Lumia 1020 + GDR3.
This section explains how we process and use gestures to navigate in the picture. We will use gesture to compute the following position data:
- ReframingArea center
- Rotation angle: in degrees. FreeRotationFilter and CompositeTransform use angle in degrees.
- Scale: factor between the ReframingArea and UI control size.
To control gestures, we need the UI control size. In code, this size is represented by outputSize.
To receive Gesture event, we will add a delegate on the UI control which displays the image :
- ManipulationStarted: user touches the screen. Initialize gesture control.
- ManipulationDelta: user moves fingers. Compute new position data.
- ManipulationCompleted: user finishes gesture. Save last position data.
This event manipulates two types of gestures:
- Translation: translate the picture.
- Pinch: zoom and orientation of the picture.
When the user makes a gesture, this can add and remove fingers. We need to know when the gesture type changes. We simply create an enum and a member which saves the last gesture type.
enum GESTURE_TYPE
GESTURE_TYPE oldGestureType = GESTURE_TYPE.NONE;
To optimize navigation we will optimize the rendering during the user gesture, and we need an information to know if we need to process a low or high resolution rendering. We simply add an enum and a member
enum RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION outputResolution = RESOLUTION.LOW;
When ManipulationStarted is raised, we initialize gesture information and begin low resolution rendering
public virtual void ManipulationStarted(object sender, ManipulationStartedEventArgs arg)
oldGestureType = GESTURE_TYPE.NONE;
outputResolution = RESOLUTION.LOW;
When ManipulationCompleted is raised, we request a high resolution rendering
public virtual void ManipulationCompleted(object sender, ManipulationCompletedEventArgs arg)
outputResolution = RESOLUTION.HIGH;
The most important event is ManipulationDelta. When it is raised, we need to compute new position data in function of the gesture type and fingers position/move. To simplify this computation, we use CompositeTransform which is compatible with our position data.
The simplest gesture type is the translation. This information is accessible from ManipulationDeltaEventArgs. This type is used to compute the new ROI centre position. We must convert screen translation in Picture translation in function of scale and rotation.
oldGestureType = GESTURE_TYPE.TRANSLATION;
var translation = arg.CumulativeManipulation.Translation;
//create CompositeTransform with scale and rotation data.
CompositeTransform gestureTransform = new CompositeTransform();
gestureTransform.ScaleX = gestureTransform.ScaleY = scale;
gestureTransform.Rotation = rotation;
//apply inverse transformation
translation = gestureTransform.Inverse.Transform(translation);
//compute new ROI center position
newPos.X = oldPos.X - translation.X;
newPos.Y = oldPos.Y - translation.Y;
A pinch gesture is use to control the zoom and the rotation. When the user touches with two fingers ManipulationStartedEventArgs.PinchManipulation is not null. To compute new position data we will compute:
- deltaScale : pinch scale
- deltaRoration : pinch rotation
- translation : picture navigation follows user fingers.
Pinch Manipulation gives current and first origin finger position. deltaScale is the ratio between the gesture origin fingers distance and current gesture fingers distance.
var p1 = arg.PinchManipulation.Original.PrimaryContact;
var p2 = arg.PinchManipulation.Original.SecondaryContact;
var p3 = arg.PinchManipulation.Current.PrimaryContact;
var p4 = arg.PinchManipulation.Current.SecondaryContact;
deltaScale = Math.Sqrt((p4.X - p3.X) * (p4.X - p3.X) + (p4.Y - p3.Y) * (p4.Y - p3.Y))
Math.Sqrt((p1.X - p2.X) * (p1.X - p2.X) + (p1.Y - p2.Y) * (p1.Y - p2.Y));
To compute deltaRotation we use a solution provided by Real-time rotation of the Windows Phone 8 Map Control
public static double angleBetween2Lines(PinchContactPoints line1, PinchContactPoints line2)
if (line1 != null && line2 != null)
double angle1 = Math.Atan2(line1.PrimaryContact.Y - line1.SecondaryContact.Y,
line1.PrimaryContact.X - line1.SecondaryContact.X);
double angle2 = Math.Atan2(line2.PrimaryContact.Y - line2.SecondaryContact.Y,
line2.PrimaryContact.X - line2.SecondaryContact.X);
double angle = (angle1 - angle2) * 180 / Math.PI;
return angle;
else { return 0.0; }
When the user move their fingers, the image displayed under a finger should be always the same so we need to translate the ROI centre position. To compute it, we will compute origin relative finger position and current relative finger position. The translation is the difference between this two position. We will use the first contact information.
// Translate manipulation
var originalCenter = arg.PinchManipulation.Original.PrimaryContact;
//UI control center match with ROI center
originalCenter.X -= outputSize.Width / 2;
originalCenter.Y -= outputSize.Height / 2;
//CompositeTransform with original scale and rotation
CompositeTransform gestureTransform = new CompositeTransform();
gestureTransform.Rotation = rotation;
gestureTransform.ScaleX = gestureTransform.ScaleY = scale;
originalCenter = gestureTransform.Inverse.Transform(originalCenter);
var currentCenter = arg.PinchManipulation.Current.PrimaryContact;
//UI control center match with ROI center
currentCenter .X -= outputSize.Width / 2;
currentCenter .Y -= outputSize.Height / 2;
//CompositeTransform with current scale and rotation.
CompositeTransform gestureTransform = new CompositeTransform();
gestureTransform.Rotation = rotation + deltaRoration;
gestureTransform.ScaleX = gestureTransform.ScaleY = (scale * deltaScale);
currentCenter = gestureTransform.Inverse.Transform(currentCenter );
//compute new ROI center position.
currentPos.X = originPos.X - (currentCenter .X - originalCenter.X);
currentPos.Y = originPos.Y - (currentCenter .Y - originalCenter.Y);
Method 1: Imaging SDK
In this method, we use the Nokia Imaging SDK to extract the ROI for each generated position. An Interactive State Machine ensures that while the user is supplying input the code only renders a new image (based on most current input) when the previous one has completed. We also optimize for rendering duration - trading off the output resolution for reduced calculation time while the user is supplying input. Both strategies are described in Optimizing Imaging SDK use for rapidly changing filter parameters.
The sample code which implements this solution is in Method1/Method1Filter.cs.
For this solution we only need to convert position data for the ReframingFilter:
- angle is simply the current angle * -1
- {{Icode|ReframingArea} is computed from currentScale and current centre.
var currentSize = new Size(
outputSize.Width / currentScale ,
outputSize.Height /currentScale );
var corner = new Point(currentPos.X - currentSize.Width / 2, currentPos.Y - currentSize.Height / 2);
var rect = new Rect(corner, currentSize)
reframing.ReframingArea = new Rect(corner, currentSize);
reframing.Angle = -1 * currentAngle;
await renderer.RenderAsync();
outputBitmapTmp.Pixels.CopyTo(outputBitmap.Pixels, 0);
The table below shows the memory use and rendering time achieved using this method for different sized images using "Method 1". Note that using this method the low resolution rendering is performed during user input, while the high resolution rendering is performed after user input stops.
Image size | File size | Memory use | Low Resolution rendering | High Resolution rendering |
2592 x 1936 | 2.25 MB | 34 MB | 33 ms - 274 ms | 83 ms - 300 ms |
7728 x 4354 | 9.85 MB | 50 MB | 31 ms - 664 ms | 70 ms - 637 ms |
15036 x 30000 | 131 MB | 266 MB | 38 ms - 446 ms | 161 ms - 711 ms |
24794 x 30000 | 253 MB | 474 MB | 49 ms - 440 ms | 136 ms - 513ms |
The measurements show that:
- Memory use is much lower than when loading the whole image into memory, and depends on image file size
- Rendering time depends on output resolution and scale. It increases with zoom out.
- Processing time is short enough that rendering tracks user interaction properly.
- High and low resolution rendering quality depend only on the factor between these two resolutions. Factor in the Sample is 2.
Image size | Low Resolution rendering | High Resolution rendering |
15036 x 30000 |
Tip: The reason that rendering time increases with zoom out is due to the macroblock structure of the JPEG compression. The JPEG compression works by processing 8x8 pixels macroblocks. Decoding a macroblock is a pretty expensive operation, as it involves a cosine transform and some other calculations. When zooming at the pixel level, decoding/processing one macroblock will provide 64 pixels of the final image (a macroblock is 8x8 pixels). As you zoom out, the pixels needed to create the final image are further and further apart : you need to decode more and more macroblocks to fetch the pixels that will be on the final image, and while each macroblock that must decoded is still a 8x8 macroblock, only a few of the pixels of the block will be used in the final image, others are discarded. The increase in the amount of macroblocks that must be decoded explains the increase in the rendering time. When zoom out far enough, you may end up in a situation where you only need one pixel per macroblock.
Through some special tricks, it's really fast to get that single pixel - rendering becomes very fast!
You will find here a nice overview of the JPEG compression process.Method 2: Imaging SDK and ImageBrush
With the first method we extract and render a low resolution image while the user makes a gesture and then extract the high resolution image when they stop. While the Imaging SDK is efficient, the extraction cost is significant.
The second approach is very similar, except that instead of extracting new low resolution images during the gesture, we simply navigate (pan, rotate, zoom) within a pre-created low resolution image using XAML transformation. When the user completes their gesture we use the Nokia Imaging SDK (via our OrientedROIFilter) to extract the high resolution ROI. An Interactive State Machine ensures that the "high resolution" oriented ROI is only extracted when needed.
This approach is much less computationally expensive and extremely responsive to user input, at the cost of more memory used for the low resolution navigated within gestures - and lower quality during gestures when deeply zoomed. Sample code implementing this solution in Method2/Method2Filter.cs.
The first step is to generate the low resolution picture that is displayed with XAML transform while the user is performing a gesture. This is created from the input picture - we simply compute a factor to decrease the higher dimension to 4096 and use Imaging SDK to generate it.
To display the low resolution picture we use ImageBrush. First, we replace the Image control with a Canvas and set its background with an ImageBrush
brush = new ImageBrush();
output.Background = brush;
//We need to control all the transformation
brush.Stretch = Stretch.None;
//Orin point must be the top left of the picture.
brush.AlignmentX = AlignmentX.Left;
brush.AlignmentY = AlignmentY.Top;
When a low resolution rendering is processed, we use the low resolution picture as ImageBrush source and apply a transformation. We need to convert position data to a XAML CompositeTransform:
var transform = new TransformGroup();
//Use a scaleTransform to resize low resolution picture dimension
transform.Children.Add(new ScaleTransform() { ScaleX = inputSize.Width / InputLR.PixelWidth, ScaleY = inputSize.Height / InputLR.PixelHeight });
CompositeTransform gestureTransform = new CompositeTransform();
//Transform center is the ROI center
gestureTransform.CenterX = newPos.X ;
gestureTransform.CenterY = newPos.Y ;
//scale and rotation data
gestureTransform.Rotation = currentRotation;
gestureTransform.ScaleX = gestureTransform.ScaleY = currentscale;
//translate to match ROI center with the canvas center.
gestureTransform.TranslateX = - newPos.X +outputSize.Width / 2.0;
gestureTransform.TranslateY = - newPos.Y+outputSize.Height / 2.0;
//set brush image source and its transform
if (brush.ImageSource != InputLR)
brush.ImageSource = InputLR;
//set the transformation
brush.Transform = transform;
When the user completes the gesture we need to extract and display a higher resolution image. The high resolution rendering processes a picture in physical pixel dimensions. So we need to rescale to logical dimensions to display the high resolution ROI picture:
if (brush.ImageSource != outputBitmapHR)
brush.ImageSource = outputBitmapHR;
brush.Transform = new ScaleTransform() { ScaleX = 100.0 / System.Windows.Application.Current.Host.Content.ScaleFactor, ScaleY = 100.0 / System.Windows.Application.Current.Host.Content.ScaleFactor };
Since we use a low resolution picture, and ROI extraction time increases with zoom out, we can avoid high resolution rendering when current scale < InputLR.PixelWidth / inputSize.Width. In this case low and high resolution rendering give similar results (the difference is only the pixel interpolation between Imaging SDK and XAML).
The table below shows the memory use and rendering time achieved using method 2 for different image sizes.
Image size | File size | Memory use | Low Resolution rendering | High Resolution rendering |
2592 x 1936 | 2.25 MB | 54 MB | ~0 | 51 ms - 134 ms |
7728 x 4354 | 9.85 MB | 83 MB | ~0 | 37 ms - 209 ms |
15036 x 30000 | 131 MB | 298 MB | ~0 | 47 ms - 432 ms |
24794 x 30000 | 253 MB | 529 MB | ~0 | 55 ms - 474 ms |
The measurements show that:
- This approach uses more memory than method 1, but is still low enough for working with a 38MP picture on a low memory device.
- High resolution rendering time is dependent on the scale, and increases with zoom out.
- Low resolution rendering is near-instantaneous.
- The display when users make gestures is very smooth
- High and low resolution rendering quality depend on the factor between the input picture and it's low resolution version, and the interpolation method between Imaging SDK and XAML.
- For a 38MP picture this factor is only 7728/4096 = 1.88.
- But for Gigapixel its 30000/4096 = 7.32.
The images below show the difference in image quality during the gesture and on completion using method 2. As in the above point, the quality difference is greater for gigapixel images, but still acceptable for navigation purposes.
Image size | Low Resolution rendering | High Resolution rendering |
7728 x 4354 | ||
15036 x 30000 |
Sample code
The example code implements the two methods described above and displays information about their performance.
To test a method:
- Run application in release.
- Select a method.
- Select a picture.
- Navigate in picture.
The application provides the following options in the menu:
- image: select an image.
- memory: tell garbage collector to collect memory.
- show/hide: show and hide method information
- ave roi: extract the current oriented ROI and save in jpg format.
While you navigate in the picture, the test application can display the following information:
- Memory: current memory used in mega Byte and application memory limit,
- Input size: original Picture size,
- LR: Low Resolution rendering time=> mean - [ min max] in millisecond,
- HR: High Resolution rendering time=> mean - [ min max] in millisecond,
- Type: last rendering type,
- LR: Low Resolution,
- HR: High Resolution.
- Duration : last rendering time,
- Scale : current scale,
- Angle: current orientation,
- Pos : current ROI center.
High resolution pictures can be downloaded from here (these have been shown to work on both low and high memory devices):
- National Geographic : On assignment with the Nokia Lumia 1020
- Sample gallery: Nokia Lumia 1020.
- Nokia unveils 41-megapixel 808 PureView smartphone, threatens digital camera revolution
- A large collection of sample Nokia Lumia 1020 pictures from Flickr
- Nokia Lumia 1020 - © sheridan01
GigaPixel images can be downloaded from the Google Art Project. These pictures work only on devices with more memory - and the jpg file size is limited to 180MB (To be used with Imaging SDK, it's copied in memory). Opening a Gigapixel picture will take a few seconds.
Warning : in the sample, the picture is accessed by a stream. So you should normally use StreamImageSource. Unfortunately, this class have a memory overhead.So, i copy the jpg file to a memory stream and use a BufferImageSource.
How to add the control in your own application
The sample code provides a class for each method with the same interface:
- Method 1 is implemented in Method1/Method1Filter.cs
- Method 2 is implemented in Method2/Method2Filter.cs
Each class uses two public properties:
- Input: JPG stream of the high resolution picture
- Output: UI control will display the picture area.
- Method 1 uses an Image control
- Method 2 uses a Canvas control
and three public methods :
- void Dispose(): free unmanaged memory created by Imaging SDK.
- IBuffer GenerateReframingPicture(): return a buffer containing a JPG file of reframing area.
- string Info(): method information
To add one of these methods you have to instance the corresponding class and:
- add an Image control for Method 1 or Canvas control for Method 2 in your page
- set Output property with this control
- set Input property with a picture jpg stream.
- call Dispose() when you have finished.
You can find an integration example in Method1/PageMethod1.xaml and Method2/PageMethod2.xaml PhoneApplicationPage.
Real example
The techniques described in this article have been used in my commercial "monsterification" (monster image editing) app: MonsterCam.
MonsterCam is one of first applications based on the Imaging SDK, and offers:
- Real time ROI extraction with gestures.
- Applying effects with user control.
- Monsterification is done with DirectX.
This application uses Method 1 to extract ROI and "monsterify" it with DirectX.
This application provides an unlimited free trial version and can be found on Windows Phone Store here
This article has delivered two re-usable UI controls which can be used to navigate within very high resolution (or gigapixel) images. Both methods can be used to process the sort of very high resolution images generated on the Lumia 1020 and are extremely responsive to user input - even on low memory devices.
The main differences are:
- memory use: the second method needs to create a low resolution picture.
- responsiveness when user performs a gesture: the first method uses ReframingFilter for each position while the second method displays a low resolution picture with a transformation. The second method provides a smoother interaction.
Unfortunately, due to their memory constraints and that file must be loaded in memory, low memory devices can display Gigapixel images with a lower resolution.
The methods provided have been used in the commercial app MonsterCam.
- Optimizing Imaging SDK use for rapidly changing filter parameters
- Real-time rotation of the Windows Phone 8 Map Control
- Image Recipes sample code (MSDN)
- Core concepts (Nokia Imaging SDK documentation)
- Download and add the libraries to the project (Nokia Imaging SDK documentation)
- Quick Start (Nokia Imaging SDK documentation)
- Nokia Imaging SDK API Reference (Nokia Imaging SDK documentation)
- How to (not) deadlock your UI using async-await
- Bringing async/await to the Contacts service
- Asynchronous Programming For Windows Phone 8
- IDisposable Interface (MSDN)


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Lltchfleld '17, right halfback, a full Varsity team lined up when the whistle blew. The game was hard fought and full of excitement for the spectators: defence and offence played up finely with the former perhaps more spec- tacular since Varsity's forwards were too well bottled up by All-Philadelphia's strong defence to make many long rushes. The Varsity line-up with the first subs Is: Vanity Brown '17 .. Willard '17 Stevenx 17 lli-nriD- '1!> Tyler 'lit Lltchfleld '17 . R. W. .H.I. . .�'.K. . L I. i.. u it ii IMr-f Sub.. ......P. Turle 'IN .....A. Btlle* IN .....M. Baron 18 ------R. (iatllnir '1� ____K. Weaver '20 Bcattergood -I7 r. II. Ilarrln 17 .....I.. II. Pearn k 19 ... It K Thompxon '17 ,. I.. K. BRYN MAWR HA8 A DAY AT C. S. A. FAIR Last week the Rlvington Street House of the College Settlement Association gave a fair. Different Colleges took charge of different days. Vassar netted more than $500. Bryn Mawr bad charge of the Mies and tea on Thursday. All the subs get B. 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Monday, August 20, 2012
Quick and Easy Fat Quarter Skirt Tutorial
111 comments:
- Kelly O. said...
I just love this fabric! my summer memory isn't a favourite but moving over 2 hours away to a new home in the middle of a new city, church, job and school sure has been an adventure so far!
- August 20, 2012 at 10:32 AM
- KVatt said...
Fishing with my grandpa and catching a huge Northern!
- August 20, 2012 at 10:34 AM
- Dora, the Quilter said...
I can think of several things for which that fabric would be perfect.
One of my favorite summer memories is of watching and sometimes catching fireflies. I now live where the altitude is so high that we do not have fireflies, and was thrilled when we were able to vacation where my daughter saw them for the first time. - August 20, 2012 at 10:38 AM
- giddy99 said...
Best summer memory? A BIG multi-family vacation to the beach (Gulf of Mexico) a few years back. A week of sunning, seafood and games. :)
- August 20, 2012 at 10:43 AM
- Julie said...
Love this color combination!
- August 20, 2012 at 10:47 AM
- Jayme said...
My favorite summer memory is spending several weekend in a row at my favorite lake in Northern California. I would wake up to the smell of bacon cooking and the sounds of dogs barking kids splashing and boats running. LOvE. And I LOVE that bundle!!! Sooooo pretty!!!
- August 20, 2012 at 11:00 AM
- B Greene said...
What a great project - maybe I will have a granddaughter to sew for someday - sigh... My favorite summer memory is the fun we had swimming in our parents' pool. Fun, fun times :-)
- August 20, 2012 at 11:19 AM
- Sarina said...
Love these colors! One thing I love is that my daughter still LOVES when I make her things... dresses, bags, quilts, anything.
- August 20, 2012 at 11:19 AM
- Katy said...
My favorite summer memory is my 15 month old eating a giant piece of watermelon on 4th of July. It was the cutest mess I have ever seen and she was so happy. I follow Art Gallery Fabrics on twitter and their blog on my google reader.
- August 20, 2012 at 11:40 AM
- Mom2RyandSis said...
Cute Skirt! Thanks for the chance to win!
- August 20, 2012 at 11:40 AM
- Laura said...
Favorite summer memory -- water fights with our neighbor friends. And I love these fabrics and this skirt, so pretty!
- August 20, 2012 at 11:40 AM
- Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. said...
Adorable! What great fabrics! My favorite summer memory was watching my 2 year old get so excited to see Shamu at Sea World this summer. His excitement made me excited!
- August 20, 2012 at 11:41 AM
- Lynn said...
My favorite summer memories are of the lake and beach with my family! I follow Agf on pinterest and via rss!
- August 20, 2012 at 11:51 AM
- Cara at Handful of Treasures said...
Done :)! I love the Summerlove color palette! I'm a newbie to sewing and uber-newbie to quilting, but my love runs deep :D
- August 20, 2012 at 11:56 AM
- Jan said...
My best summer memory is of camping with my family.
- August 20, 2012 at 11:59 AM
- Jennie P. said...
My favorite SUmmer memory is anytime I'd go to the lake house that my grandparents owned. Swimming all day and delicious food! You get so hungry when you swim all day. :)
- August 20, 2012 at 12:16 PM
- Tiara said...
I love summer especially thr fresh fruit!
- August 20, 2012 at 12:19 PM
- Joelle said...
During the summer we used to slide down the grass-covered hill behind our house on pieces of cardboard. It was so much fun. And summer lasted forever in those days. Now summer is over in a blink.
- August 20, 2012 at 12:25 PM
- pinksuedeshoe said...
It's lovely Amy! These are some of my favorite colors, and they look soo great all together. I would totally wear this. You know, a bit longer :)
- August 20, 2012 at 12:40 PM
- Mimi said...
My favorite summertime memory was having $.25 snow cones from Mendoza's store which was behind the city park which was across from my home. They were extra large with cherry and banana flavors and the best.
- August 20, 2012 at 12:44 PM
- CJ said...
Adorable skirt! This summer's favorite memory - my daughter's wedding. :)
- August 20, 2012 at 12:50 PM
- Becky said...
Love the fabric! My favorite summer activity is hanging out with my kids!
- August 20, 2012 at 1:01 PM
- Holly Surplice said...
Gorgeous skirt! Fav childhood memory is hay-making time on the farm, I still remember the smell of the fresh hay and how it felt when the sun was shining!
- August 20, 2012 at 1:03 PM
- Tracy said...
So cute! One of my favorite memories was spending a summer with my cousin on the farm in Minnesota, so much fun!
- August 20, 2012 at 1:12 PM
- ~Damita's Pretty Wrap~ said...
Lovely giveaway! Such pretty fabrics!! Going to look at your tutorial! :) Happy Monday!xx Holly
- August 20, 2012 at 1:13 PM
- Amber @ fromtheseeds said...
Love this fabric! I can't wait to start making summer memories with my new son! <3
- August 20, 2012 at 1:34 PM
- trish said...
Oh how cute! Heading over there now Amy.
I really want to learn how to sew my own
skirts and other garments. :o)
Have a great week. Love ya! Trish
ps. Will be playing with the Tapestry
mini real soon. Thanks so much!! - August 20, 2012 at 1:39 PM
- Donna said...
Very cute! I have subscribed and following on Pinterest! Thanks for the chance to win this great fabric.
- August 20, 2012 at 1:43 PM
- Jen said...
Love this summery fabric! I follow them on FB and subscribe to their blog.
- August 20, 2012 at 1:56 PM
- Melissa Corry said...
This is so adorable Amy!!! You just blow me away with all of your amazingly adorable tutorials!!
- August 20, 2012 at 1:56 PM
- Lisa said...
Just started following AFG on FB, and I will definitely be making this skirt. Maybe for the first day of school?!
- August 20, 2012 at 2:09 PM
- Elisabet Molin said...
My strongest memory of summer is my grand mother sitting in her blue rose patterned dress picking black currents. Sunshine and summer at its best!
- August 20, 2012 at 2:10 PM
- Allison said...
this fabric is so pretty! thanks for the giveaway! :)
- August 20, 2012 at 2:40 PM
- Kristine said...
The skirt looks divine. My favourite summer memory is spending endless hours in the surf with my brother at our annual summer holiday up the coast.
- August 20, 2012 at 2:50 PM
- Quiltjane said...
Beautiful fabric and great tutorial. My fondest summer memory is water skiing on the glassy water as the sun goes down over the bay (hearing the jaws music in my head and hoping I won't fall off the ski)
- August 20, 2012 at 2:54 PM
- Miss Beau Jangles said...
My favourite part of every summer is the Festival of Quilts, and now it's over for another year :( Thanks for the chance x
- August 20, 2012 at 3:00 PM
- Tracey said...
Lovely fabrics and a great tutorial :) My favorite part of summer is time with my kids on a more relaxed schedule (and no preparing school lunches)
- August 20, 2012 at 3:21 PM
- Layne Bushell said...
I love this skirt...super cute. Just so happens I have a 10 year old DD who would love it! The fabric is amazing. My favorite summer memory is every year as a kid we'd travel from California to Montpelier, Idaho. We'd drive all night long (15 hours) and arrive at Bear Lake in the morning. I could hardly wait to crest Logan canyon and see the sparkling blue lake. Even to this day (I'm now 41) I still feel the same excitement as we reach the top and catch the first glimpse of the lake.
- August 20, 2012 at 3:22 PM
- Chelsea said...
Such a cute skirt and gorgeous bundle! My best memory from this summer so far will be going swimming in the river with my dog on Saturday. The water was gorgeous but her reaction was the best part. She was so stressed! She's supposed to swim, mum and dad are supposed to stay out of the water. I think I kind of blew her mind!
Thanks for the giveaway. - August 20, 2012 at 3:28 PM
- Heidi said...
I loved making sno cones in the summer when I was a kid.
- August 20, 2012 at 3:51 PM
- Kristie said...
Oh goodness, that looks like a breath of fresh air!
- August 20, 2012 at 3:59 PM
- Kristine said...
lovely pattern, i think i might have to sew one up tomorrow!! favorite summer memory...being at the lake with my whole family ♥
- August 20, 2012 at 4:36 PM
- dolores said...
Was thinking of you yesterday....as I perused the Antique Emporium in Frederick! Wasn't as fun as when we went there!! Sorry...no cool Pyrex!xoxo
- August 20, 2012 at 4:38 PM
- annemarie said...
Lovely skirt - my favorite memories are the time spent with my three little grandsons.
- August 20, 2012 at 5:02 PM
- bethanndodd said...
ADORABLE!!! If only I had a daughter!
Smiles~Beth - August 20, 2012 at 5:07 PM
- hueisei said...
Lovely skirt. I loved swimming with my siblings :)
- August 20, 2012 at 5:19 PM
- Becca said...
Love the fabric collection. My favorite summer memory is my son's wedding. It was a beautiful day!!
- August 20, 2012 at 5:59 PM
- jemfl said...
Great combo of fabrics! My memories of summer-walking to the playground for craft classes. Braiding gimp!
- August 20, 2012 at 6:12 PM
- rinkcomms.net said...
Cute, cute, cute fabrics! What a great way to end the summer! When I think back to my childhood summers, I remember running out after dinner to play with the other neighborhood kids until my dad whistled us home. He had this amazingly loud and distinct whistle, something like "whee-you-WEEEEEEEE-you!" and when we heard it, no matter what we were doing, we were to head home. Other kids had to rely on when the streetlights came on, for us it was "Mr. Rink's whistle."
- August 20, 2012 at 6:13 PM
- FalkFamily said...
Cute fabrics - One of my favorite summer memories is the 4th of July - we have such a great tradition and the kiddos are really starting to enjoy it and look forward to it every year.
- August 20, 2012 at 6:38 PM
- Jezibels ~ sproutbabysprout.blogspot.com said...
My favorite summertime memory is camping at Devils Lake and taking breaks from swimming to snack cubes of cheddar cheese and strawberries on a blanket on the beach!
- August 20, 2012 at 7:01 PM
- pizzaeater said...
My favorite summer memory is going to the movies with my dad. I saw some great movies back then. Also, a favorite summer memory was going to the Central library with my dad. Those trips were the reasons I love to read so much.
- August 20, 2012 at 7:09 PM
- Vanessa said...
an ongoing favorite summer memory would have to be going to the pool here on the farm with our 9yr old grandson :-)Luv these fabrics and your cute skirt, Thank You!
- August 20, 2012 at 7:12 PM
- sunnieday4u said...
That fabric is wonderful. My favorite summer memories are all the great vacations I took with my family growing up.
- August 20, 2012 at 7:30 PM
- Marcia W. said...
We follow AGF on FB and Pinterest (under Margaret W. and Margaret Quilts), and subscribe to the Art Gallery Fabrics blog. This is a cute skirt and does look like would be quick and easy to make. Thanks for the chance to win AGF fabrics, and the tutorial.
- August 20, 2012 at 7:57 PM
- CJ & Mel said...
Summer = sun = fun. Thanks for the opportunity. I've liked AGF for awhile on FB already!
m_opel(at)yahoo(dot)com - August 20, 2012 at 8:01 PM
- Margaret said...
My favorite memory is picking blackberries with my sisters and bringing tons (well, not literally) of them home to my mom who made blackberry pies. Mmmmmm
- August 20, 2012 at 8:17 PM
- bets said...
Favorite memories are just spending the summer in MN with my grandchildren! Live in the south all winter so this is fun! Have 2 Little girls to make skirts for.....great tutorial!
- August 20, 2012 at 8:35 PM
- Melissa said...
Beautiful! I love spending time with friends. Random adventures.
- August 20, 2012 at 8:47 PM
- Gunilla said...
Recent summer memory: an evening swim in a lake just 4 minutes walk from my home. The woods surrounding the lake, the eater soft and refreshing... Love it!
- August 20, 2012 at 9:14 PM
- Lisa in Port Hope said...
Running through the sprinkler, with the grass all crispy under my bare feet because we didn't usually water the lawn. I follow AGF on Facebook as well as their blog (and yours, do I get bonus points?)
- August 20, 2012 at 9:35 PM
- SewSealy said...
Cute skirt. :) I am curious, on the inside seams, you didn't mention you used a serger or zig zag over them. Are you concerned that they will fray over time or will it be okay not to? It's such a cute skirt. The fabric is perfect! I would love to win and make my own. :) Thank you for the give away! I follow Art Gallery's block and Facebook.
- August 20, 2012 at 9:35 PM
- TrudyS said...
With Spring/Summer looming around the corner in the southern hemisphere I can imagine so many uses for this soft summery range of fabrics, gorgeous!
- August 20, 2012 at 10:02 PM
- Haley said...
Such lovely fabrics. My favorite summer memory is hunting shells on the beach with my family. I follow the Art Gallery Blog and follow them on twitter. Thanks for the nifty tutorial. So cute!
- August 20, 2012 at 10:20 PM
- Anita said...
Very cute skirt! Love the fabric! My favorite summer memory is spending the day at Golden Gate park feeding the ducks and walking through the gardens.
- August 20, 2012 at 11:46 PM
- Zuzan said...
Love Art Gallery fabrics Pat Bravo & Bari J. so thank you for this giveaway. My favourite summer memory is the beach, walking in the shallow water to feel crabs hidden under foot or trying to get worms from the sand which were yards long. I never got the knack but some would just extract them taller than they were. Amazing. Hot sand, cold water, sun setting, kids again,
Thank you for the giveaway follow blog, Pininterest & Facebook. Cheers. - August 21, 2012 at 1:05 AM
- diane said...
cute skirt, love the fabrics, I follow AGF on Twitter and their blog. My favorite summer memory...12 years old, laying on the driveway at 10 pm getting a "moon tan".
- August 21, 2012 at 2:46 AM
- Rosa said...
Those fabrics are just beautiful and my favorite summer memory when I was a child is riding a bike with friends and eating ice cream,going to the pool.Now I love go to the beach ,walking and tapas with.
your skirt is just elegant and beautiful!!
I`m a happy follower of you and Art Gallery Fabrics.Thanks for the giveaway!! - August 21, 2012 at 3:03 AM
- Siobhán said...
I follow Art Gallery Fabrics on my yahoo page and follow your blog as well. Oh, and I follow AGF on Twitter, too.
LOVE the skirt! It's so cute!
My favorite summer memory is of the years before the recession hit us so badly and we were able to go home to the US and visit my side of the family and all of our friends. Sigh... Please God we'll get to that point again! - August 21, 2012 at 4:24 AM
- Cherilyn said...
My favorite memory of summer is staying out late and catching fire flies. I am a follower.
- August 21, 2012 at 5:31 AM
- Quilt Knightly said...
I've been enjoying your blog. Beautiful!
- August 21, 2012 at 6:12 AM
- Karen P. said...
I follow art gallery on fb. & now also their blog.
I love going camping in the summer! - August 21, 2012 at 6:51 AM
- Briawna said...
honestly, my favorite thing about summer is being to just relax with my kids at the pool. they get worn out, i get a tan. everyone's happy. i follow AGF on FB and pinterest, as well as follow their blog in reader. thanks!
- August 21, 2012 at 6:59 AM
- Nancy said...
I thik that skirt is adorable and I love the fabrics you used. Thanks for having a giveaway and thanks for the tutorial.
- August 21, 2012 at 7:58 AM
- Christy said...
Thanks for the FQ give away. I love your skirt! My fav summer memory is wading in a cool creek with my brother and sisters,(that we were told not go near to by our parents). Of course one of us fell in so we were busted.
- August 21, 2012 at 8:04 AM
- Lynn Dix said...
Great tutorial...My favorite summer memory is making clover chains and wearing them on our heads or around our necks.
- August 21, 2012 at 8:15 AM
- Jacklynn said...
Thanks for the give away - my favorite summer memory is waking up and having the whole day ahead of me to do what I wanted - no school! I would usually end up walking to the neighborhood pool and go swimming.
- August 21, 2012 at 8:19 AM
- Jacklynn said...
I follow AGF blog and on Facebook.
- August 21, 2012 at 8:20 AM
- Sharon said...
I subscribe to agf.
I took a summer vacation in Hawaii this year. I loved snorkeling - August 21, 2012 at 10:16 AM
- no_idea said...
I love summer for the lack of schedules! It's nice to kick back and spend time together. Thank you for the chance, I am a follower.
- August 21, 2012 at 10:35 AM
- Jane M. said...
I love to work in the garden in the summer, but only until it gets too hot, then its indoors for quilting!
- August 21, 2012 at 10:40 AM
- oAnholt said...
My favorite summers were spent at the city pool. The smell of chlorine and cracker jacks still takes me back...
- August 21, 2012 at 12:01 PM
- TheMugglePuggle said...
My favorite summer memories always involve family vacations. The two that stand out are a 3 week long road trip throughout all of California's great sights, and the others are all of our Disney vacations. I've been to Disney World too many times to count...
- August 21, 2012 at 12:33 PM
- blondie19012k said...
I love to take my little boy to the splash pools or the beach in summer, lots of good memories of doing that :)
Love the skirt :)
I follow and subscribe to AGF too! - August 21, 2012 at 3:01 PM
- Caryn said...
My favorite summer memory was two years ago when we took my then two-year old daughter to the ocean for the first time. She loved it! :-) Thanks for the chance to win - this fabric is so lovely!
Caryn (www.sewneatbycaryn.com) - August 21, 2012 at 5:58 PM
- Addibrae said...
My favourite summer memories are of the beach
- August 21, 2012 at 8:54 PM
- Ampligen Patient with CFS said...
I had a fun summer memory the other day when a pod of dolphins surfaced just yards away when I was dipping my feet in the ocean.
- August 21, 2012 at 9:09 PM
- Sherri said...
It's such a great skirt Amy...and the fabrics are beautiful! My favorite summer memory is chasing fireflies as a little girl while visiting my Grandparents in Iowa! They were such a magical thing that we didn't have in Nevada!
- August 21, 2012 at 9:17 PM
- MB said...
Such a cute skirt. I have a 12 year old girl that I could possibly convince to actually wear a skirt if she had one like this. We could also make a mini version for her 2 year old sister. My favorite summer memory is watching my dad's face turn red after I see him looking at a pretty girl on the beach and informing him that she was in my class at school. So funny!
- August 21, 2012 at 9:25 PM
- Carolyn said...
I adore fat quarters! Especially the ones you picked. Cute! My favorite summer memories involve southeastern Idaho - miserable in the winter, but absolutely incredible during the summer (a season I never appreciated while living in so. NV). When you could see the Tetons clearly, they were absolutely breathtaking! Even though summer lasted for just a couple of months, hiking at the Palisades in Swan Valley/Kelly Canyon, the gardens at BYUI, and being able to walk a couple of miles to the park in the afternoon when it was only 80 degrees, made for some picturesque memories!
- August 21, 2012 at 9:35 PM
- Pugs said...
Our little local water park, "Cherry Hill" in Farmington Utah, is our memory making location. Fun in the Sun! I love the colors of this current giveaway. So warm and sunny. I would be tickled pink to win.
- August 21, 2012 at 9:38 PM
- dreamalittledreamalot said...
Cloud watching by the river near my house would be my favourite summer memory. I'd love to make something bright and beautiful from these fabrics!
- August 22, 2012 at 4:48 AM
- Leah said...
That is a beautiful skirt! And the fabrics are wonderful!
- August 22, 2012 at 6:02 AM
- Amy Gibson said...
Cute tut, Amy! I always love seeing the fun quick projects you come up with for fat quarters- you have a gift my friend! XO
- August 22, 2012 at 7:16 AM
- Amy Gibson said...
PS- I am loving the note on your comment form and I couldn't possibly agree more. BLOGGER IS MAKING ME INSANE! Don't they hear the 1000s and 1000s of bloggers griping all over the net about this problem? It's maddening. Hoping an easy solution is found soon, for all of our sakes! XO
- August 22, 2012 at 7:18 AM
- amers56 said...
lovely skirt and fabrics! my favorite summer memory is glastonbury festival! (all of them, haha). I am hoping to add to my favourite summer memories with the birth of my little girl in a couple of weeks :)
- August 22, 2012 at 8:12 AM
- andri. said...
My favourite summer memory is hanging out with friends and family for a trip:)
andri_chama(at)yahoo(dot)com - August 22, 2012 at 8:34 AM
- Miss Kim said...
Great skirt. My favorite summer memory? Popsicles.
- August 22, 2012 at 9:21 AM
- HKittrell said...
My favorite summer memory is camping at the lake and spending the entire day in the water!
- August 22, 2012 at 1:48 PM
- KurtzCrafts said...
The skirt is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing! My favorite summer memory would be toes in the sand, planted on a towel next to my husband!
- August 22, 2012 at 2:29 PM
- clairesoprano said...
My favorite summer memory is sitting in a cabin in the mountains while the rain is falling and the fog is rolling in! Thanks for the giveaway!
- August 22, 2012 at 3:31 PM
- Amber said...
Ahhh... I just can't get enough of Art Gallery. Nothing better than their silky soft feel. And your stack of fq's with those soft tones...to die for! Love love love! Thanks Amy and Art Gsllery Fabrics
-Amber! - August 22, 2012 at 11:53 PM
- Jocelyn said...
Love this fabric! My favorite summer memory is of visiting relatives in beautiful western NY. It was always so much fun hanging out with everyone and being in the country for a while.
- August 23, 2012 at 6:43 AM
- Elaine said...
I love your projects! Thank you for sharing your talents!
- August 23, 2012 at 2:14 PM
- fashionmommie said...
My favorite summer memory this summer was getting to go to a work related seminar in historic Leiscter England and getting to tour London on the weekend.
- August 23, 2012 at 6:23 PM
- Stephanie said...
My favorite summer memory is spending two weeks in Michigan with our family. We are military and we only get to see them twice a year. Not enough! Ice cream, cook outs, country life, swimming, cousins, kayaking, and kittens. Hugs and kisses... oh the memories! Shuttermom77 at gmail dot com
- August 23, 2012 at 8:57 PM
- Rachel S said...
I really love the pinks in this collection. One of my favorite summer memories was camping in the Dells.
- August 24, 2012 at 7:31 AM
- Stephanie said...
Love the Summerlove collection!!
- August 24, 2012 at 6:46 PM
- Laura said...
Love these fabrics! My favorite summer memory is seeing Lady Antebellum in concert. Such a fun night!
Thanks for the chance to win! - August 24, 2012 at 7:30 PM
- Anne Rita said...
Both the fabrics and the skirt so nice! Thanks!
I've got mye best summer memories being at my grandparents house by the sea, fishing and bathing and doing all kinds of fun stuff. - August 24, 2012 at 11:56 PM
- mary ford said...
I don't really have a favorite summer memory but I love going to the beach and backyard bbq's. Anyway thanks for the chance to win.
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Looks beautiful.
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Anf the way you get your cross hatching to be so clean is beyond me.
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Hurricane Irene blew through Upstate New York in less than 24 hours.
But the damage it left behind won't soon be forgotten.
Dave Lord and his team of firefighters from the East Bay area of California received the call from New York State looking for rescue workers to make the trip and be available for help following the storm.
Soon 34 men and women from the Alameda County, Oakland, Fremont, Richmond, Hayward and Contra Costa County Fire Departments were on their way to New York. Originally assigned to Brooklyn by the Office of Emergency Management, the team was soon split up and assigned upstate.
"The mission changed twice on us," Lord said. "When we landed at La Guardia airport, we helped in Brooklyn as the storm came through the five boroughs. But the water kept coming up and up and soon we were split up between Essex County and 14 of us were reassigned to Delhi in Delaware County."
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"It was a pretty scary time for those folks."
With their hard work behind them, the firemen couldn't get a flight back to California for a few days – so they decided to make a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Mostly Giants fans, the men walked through the Autumn Glory exhibit featuring artifacts from the 2010 World Series on Friday.
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Former Romania international Cristian Chivu has confirmed his retirement from football after leaving Inter Milan.
Cristian Chivu's agent has rejected rumours linking the Inter Milan defender with a move to Turkey.
Fredy Guarin's agent has played down reports linking the Inter Milan man with a move to Manchester United and Tottenham
Cristian Chivu has penned a new three-year deal with Serie A giants Inter Milan, which will keep him at the club until the summer of 2015.
Cristian Chivu has yet to decide on whether he will accept the new contract offered by the Italian club.
Cristian Chivu's agent insists that the Romanian stopper is not currently in any rush to open talks with Inter Milan.
Inter defender Cristian Chivu could return to former club Ajax in the January transfer window, according to manager Frank de Boer.
Cristian Chivu's agent says the Romanian defender could be playing for Real Madrid next season.
The agent of Cristian Chivu is adamant that the defender wants to sign a new deal with Serie A giants Inter Milan.
Inter Milan have apologised for the mistake which saw Diego Forlan included in their Champions League squad when he was not eligible.
Inter Milan defender Cristian Chivu must serve a four-match suspension after hitting Bari's Marco Rossi.
Goran Pandev hopes Jose Mourinho will not leave Inter after the club's Champions League final success.
Cristian Chivu is said to be doing 'OK' after being discharged from a Verona hospital.
Inter Milan defender Cristian Chivu faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after fracturing his skull.
Inter Milan ace Cristian Chivu's agent has played down speculation linking the defender to Manchester City.
Roberto Mancini has put all transfer talk to one side as he looks to concentrate on the game with Man Utd.
Cristian Chivu is out of Inter Milan's trip to Man Utd, but Walter Samuel is in the squad.
Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho is refusing to bring Adriano in from the cold.
Patrick Vieira has suffered a thigh injury which is threatening to rule him out of the start of the season.
Christian Chivu has successfully undergone an operation on a troublesome shoulder injury.
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