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It sounds like there may soon be a wedding on The Real Housewives of Orange County. One of the show's stars, Gretchen Rossi, is engaged to be married for the second time. Rossi popped the question this time around, asking her longtime boyfriend Slade Smiley to marry her — and this proposal will be aired on TV, Rossi's rep confirms to Hollywood.com.
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• Sterling silver and amethyst pendant enhancer on black rayon cord
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CES for Board Station XE Flow
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This course is designed to cover all the necessary skills required to use CES efficiently and effectively in Board Station XE design flow. View course details ↓
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Course Highlights
CES is a Constraint Editor System, which gives you the ability to define and refine design constraints in a common environment that is accessible from many Mentor Graphics Corporation front-end and back-end design systems.
The labs in the course allow you to gain hands-on experience with the tool, defining both mechanical and high-speed constraints to meet today's challenging PCB designs.
You will learn how to
- Define the main concepts and constraints hierarchy of CES.
- Enable CES as a constraint system in Board Station flow.
- Find and filter data in the design database.
- Navigate and manipulate the constraints hierarchy.
- Use the spreadsheets, toolbars, preferences, and options efficiently.
- Partition the design data using Net Classes, Constraint Classes and Schemes.
- Set up mechanical constraints such as trace widths, via assignments and clearances.
- Assign physical high-speed constraints including minimum and maximum delays, matched delays, delay formulas, custom and complex topologies, differential pairs, and parallelism rules to nets or group of nets.
- Auto-route the constrained nets and evaluate the routing results.
- Reuse already defined constraints in the same design or other designs using Constraint Templates.
Hands-on Lab
- Adopting CES and synchronizing databases in Design Architect/Board Architect to Board Station XE Flow
- User Interface
- Customizing the Windows Display
- Use the CES Browser and the Spreadsheets
- Edit Data in Spreadsheets
- Interface with the PCB Data
- Creating Net Class and Schemes
- Create Schemes
- Create and populate Net Classes
- Setting Up Mechanical Constraints
- Set up Trace and Via Properties
- Set up Clearance Rules
- Creating Constraint Classes
- Setting up Differential Pairs and Net Properties
- Create differential pairs
- Set differential pair constraints
- Assign custom topologies
- Assign complex topologies
- Setting up delays and parallelism
- Assign length and match group constraints
- Set up delays formulas
- Set up parallelism rules
- Route delay and length constrained nets
- Using Constraint Templates
- Import and export Constraint Templates
- Test Constraint Templates
- Assign Constraint Templates to nets
Key Topics
- CES Overview
- CES in the flow
- CES User Interface
- Net Classes and Schemes
- Setting up Mechanical Constraints
- Creating Constraint Classes
- Net Properties and Differential Pairs
- Delays and Parallelism
- Using constraint templates
Course Information
Intended for | PCB Design Engineers PCB layout personnel Signal Integrity Engineers Design managers Project Managers |
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This course is for anyone who works with constraint-driven high-speed PCB designs. Students should be familiar with at least one of the Mentor Graphics system design flows. |
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Media and Communication
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Consider the web, television, mobile phones, film, newspaper, iPad apps, digital radio, video games, and animated billboards. Media is all around us and the consumption of the media constitutes a significant and meaningful portion of our daily lives.
As a student in the Media and Communication (MAC) department, you'll learn how to effectively produce content that can be consumed by multiple devices and media by a variety of audiences.
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Careers of the Future
Fisher's MAC department will prepare you to be successful in jobs that don't even exist yet. You'll become a proficient writer, professional speaker, and a technologically capable practitioner. You'll understand how to analyze media content, weigh ethical problems that arise in the media, and tell effective stories.
The Media and Communication department's B.A. in Media and Communication is an ideal liberal arts major, requiring you to understand sociological, economic, psychological, and aesthetic principles underlying the field while simultaneously using that knowledge to create media.
With these skills and carefully chosen electives and internship opportunities, you'll be prepared for careers including:
- Video producer
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You will also be prepared to pursue graduate work in law, business and higher education administration, as well as professional and academic studies in communication.
The Value of Personal Attention
The faculty in the MAC department at Fisher will know you as an individual. Our classes are small. The introductory class enrolls no more than 30 students while most upper-level courses enroll between 15-20 students.
Fisher's MAC faculty are known for their dedication to students and act as both teachers and mentors. We will help you work through your career choices, encourage you to pursue new opportunities through on-campus activities and internships, and help you target your experiences to your interests and abilities.
A Program of High Praise
The Department of Media and Communication has won high praise from communication professionals. Fisher MAC alumni form a network of contacts for recent grads that can aid in finding internships and positions in upstate New York and across the country.
Every major broadcast station and newspaper in Rochester has recent Fisher grads working as reporters, sports writers, anchors, producers, sales representatives, and promotions executives.
Recent Fisher MAC grads work at major Rochester advertising and public relations agencies, corporations, hospitals, colleges, and non-profit organizations as account executives, copywriters, sports information specialists, and special events coordinators.
Learn more about the MAC department's successful alumni!
State of the Art Facilities
As a Fisher student in the Media and Communication department, you'll enjoy a close relationship with the TV Lab, with access to the digital television studio, portable video equipment, digital editing bays, and a separate audio studio.
The Mac Lab includes the full Adobe Creative Suite for web design, desktop publishing, and digital image manipulation. The computers are equipped with Final Cut Pro and After Effects for video editing and special effects creation. The lab also includes software for coding and app building.


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Constructed from 100% acrylic fabric, the vintage-style Marmot Retro Pom Hat is ideal for any cold weather activity from backcountry skiing and hiking to general around town wear.
Growing from a collegiate friendship built on a shared love of outdoor adventure, Marmot sprung into existence in 1974. Marmot was one of the first manufacturers to recognize the value of Gore-Tex fabric and this important partnership has continued to present day. As it has from its beginnings over 30 years ago, Marmot remains enthusiastically dedicated to the production of high-performance sleeping bags, tents, apparel and gear.
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former fatah leader taken before an Jerusalem magistrate to testify in a family
terror trial. practically dragged in chains. he does have rights to not testify and exercised them. he did however make an statement covered by the press that
said in effect . pleaded for peaceful resistance and return to pre 67 . that peace
would ensue.
it's been reported that during the trial he " refused " to cooperate
w/ the court and "declined to testify." which begs the question. why appear in court ? I believe the israelians have violated the Geneva conventions
article 13- 3rd GC. " parading prisoners- obligation to protect from public curiosity, insult to dignity ( he was shackled and half dragged)
for all intents and purpose this " rare appearance " was israeli propaganda .
had barghouti been released during prior inmate repatriation his comments
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A four-part program dedicated to bringing out the best in your play, screenplay or short story. Fellow writers and participants will help you develop your work by reading aloud and providing feedback. The program will run the second Tuesday of the month for three months, always beginning at 6pm: July 9th, August 13th and September 10th. If you have an original work you would like the Writers' Theater to read aloud, contact Jennifer Latka at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Glomerulonephritis is a type of kidney disease in which the part of your kidneys that helps filter waste and fluids from the blood is damaged.
Glomerulonephritis - chronic; Chronic nephritis; Glomerular disease; Necrotizing glomerulonephritis; Glomerulonephritis - crescentic; Crescentic glomerulonephritis; Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Glomerulonephritis may be caused by problems with the body's immune system. Often, the exact cause of glomerulonephritis is unknown.
Damage to the glomeruli causes blood and protein to be lost in the urine.
The condition may develop quickly, and kidney function is lost within weeks or months (called rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis).
A quarter of people with chronic glomerulonephritis have no history of kidney disease.
The following may increase your risk of this condition:
Many conditions cause or increase the risk for glomerulonephritis, including:
Common symptoms of glomerulonephritis are:
Symptoms may also include the following:
The symptoms of chronic kidney disease may develop over time.
Chronic renal failure symptoms may gradually develop.
Because symptoms may develop slowly, the disorder may be discovered when you have an abnormal urinalysis during a routine physical or examination for another condition.
Signs of glomerulonephritis can include:
A kidney biopsy confirms the diagnosis.
Later, signs of chronic kidney disease may be seen, including:
Imaging tests that may be done include:
Urinalysis and other urine tests include:
This disease may also cause abnormal results on the following blood tests:
Treatment depends on the cause of the disorder, and the type and severity of symptoms. High blood pressure may be hard to control. Controlling high blood pressure is usually the most important part of treatment.
Medicines that may be prescribed include:
A procedure called plasmapheresis may sometimes be used for glomerulonephritis caused by immune problems. The fluid part of the blood that contains antibodies is removed and replaced with intravenous fluids or donated plasma (that does not contain antibodies). Removing antibodies may reduce inflammation in the kidney tissues.
You may need to limit salt, fluids, protein , and other substances.
Persons with this condition should be closely watched for signs of kidney failure. Dialysis or a kidney transplant may eventually be needed.
You can often ease the stress of illness by joining support groups where members share common experiences and problems.
See: Kidney disease - support group
Glomerulonephritis may be temporary and reversible, or it may get worse. Progressive glomerulonephritis may lead to:
If you have nephrotic syndrome and it can be controlled, you may also be able to control other symptoms. If it cannot be controlled, you may develop end-stage kidney disease.
Call your health care provider if:
There is no way to prevent most cases of glomerulonephritis. Some cases may be prevented by avoiding or limiting exposure to organic solvents, mercury , and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Appel GB. Glomerular disorders and nephrotic syndromes. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 122.
Nachman PH, Jennette JC, Falk RJ. Primary glomerular disease. In: Brenner BM, ed. Brenner and Rector's The Kidney. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 30.
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adamwarlock2099 wrote:Were we suppose to feel sorry for the aliens? I mean just like humans the aliens were engaging in illegal activities too. Sure just like humans treat each other we shuffled them in a corner and tried to forget about them, throwing at them just enough to say we were being humane. Both parties were responsible for the condition that the aliens were in. The involvement of the government in exploiting them to use their weapons for their own benefit isn't any different then what we have done to our own people. It seems the story is just using the aliens to tell a moral about how we use each other for our own selfish benefits. I don't think it was any more than that.
We were.
The whole movie is half about the real life events of District 6 and the other half is all about how "hoomins r bad!" and we should all be ashamed of ourselves.
If they were going for the guilt trip they could have at least made a better movie.


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An article by my colleague Faheem Sheikh has just been published in EE Times, which covers multicore thread synchronization. Apart from the interesting topic of the piece, it is also an opportunity to learn more about symmetric multi-processing [SMP] – an option increasingly available for real time operating systems, like Nucleus. … Read More
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Tendons connect muscle to bone and help move joints. Tendinopathy is an injury to the tendon. These injuries tend to occur in tendons near joints such as knee, shoulder, and ankle. The injuries can include:
- Tendonitis—An inflammation of the tendon. Although this term is used often, most cases of tendinopathy are not associated with significant inflammation.
- Tendinosis—Microtears in the tendon tissue with no significant inflammation.
The following tendons are often involved:
- Achilles —back of heel
- Patellar tendon , which is attached to the kneecap
- Rotator cuff in the shoulder
- Biceps in the shoulder
- Wrist extensors near the elbow, on the outside
- Wrist flexors near the elbow, on the inside
- Quadriceps tendons
- Ankle tendons
Tendinopathy and the associated pain may take months to resolve. You may need medication for pain relief.
Tendinopathy is caused by overuse of a muscle-tendon unit. The strain on the tendon causes very tiny tears that accumulate over time. There can also be inflammation.
These tears cause pain and can eventually change the structure of the tendon.
Risk Factors
Tendinopathy is more common in women than in men. Factors that may increase your chance of getting tendinopathy include:
- Overuse can be the result of doing any activity too much
Strenuous or repetitive activities
- Sports
- Physical labor
- Housework
Physical problems
- Muscle imbalance
- Decreased flexibility
- Overweight
- Advancing age
- Alignment abnormalities of the leg
Symptoms may include:
- Pain in the tenon or surrounding area, particularly with activity
- Decreased motion of related joints
- Local swelling
- Weakness
The doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
If your symptoms are severe, your doctor may need some images of the tendon and bone. Imaging tests may include:
Treatment depends on:
- Severity of symptoms
- The tendon involved
- Length of time symptoms have lasted
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Options may include:
- Rest for the affected tendon
- Ice after activity
- Avoiding the activity that is responsible
- Cast or splint for immobilization of the affected area
- Counterforce brace over the painful tendon
- Reduce shock vibration on the joint with shoe inserts
- Shoe orthotics for foot alignment problems
Your doctor or physical therapist may recommend exercises or a rehabilitation program.
To manage pain or swelling, your doctor may recommend:
- Over-the-counter pain relievers, such as acetaminophen or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication (NSAIDs)
- Prescription pain relievers
- Topical pain relievers, such as creams or patches that are applied directly to the skin
- A medication called cortisone. It can be injected into the sheath around the tendon.
To prevent tendinopathy:
- Gradually work yourself into shape for a new activity.
- Gradually increase the length of time and intensity of activities.
- If you have a tendon that has been a problem, gradually stretch out that muscle/tendon unit.
- Strengthen the muscle to which the tendon is attached.
- If you have pain, do not ignore it. Early treatment can prevent the problem from becoming serious.
- Learn to back off from activities if you are tired or not used to the activity.
- Warm-up the affected area before activity.


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by Brenna
January 23rd, 2015
Dreamers Reminisce: long-gone styles
Last week we talked about the ZAP! Category and why a style goes away. You'd think, since we deal with this regularly (and some of us have to make the "this needs to go" decisions), Dreamers wouldn't feel the pangs of loss as sharply when a style goes ZAP! But we do!
I asked my fellow Dreamers what socks they have and love, that we don't carry any longer and they were quick to reply! Some are worn with the years, some are perfectly preserved (and worn only on special occasions), but all are styles we dearly miss. I bet a lot of your long-gone favourites are some of these too . . .
Old O Dreamy and Super Dreamy colours
Sure, we still sell the O Dreamy and Super Dreamy styles. But, as many of you know, the yarn is as difficult to get as a dragon's hoard and eventually a colour runs out and that's the last we see of it. Niq has expressed before that the Dreamy style is her personal favourite, and her collection of them is mighty!
The yarn used to be a bit more slubby back in the day too, as you can see in the original Bark Super Dreamy she's layered under the old Antique O Dreamy. On the right are old product shots of the Hibiscus, Autumn and Classic colours. Old yarn or new, this style does just get softer and better with each wash.
Earlene Plaid Cat Socks (and other B.Ella cute crews)
For the style that Dreamer Lucy picked as her long-gone favourite, our image Archives sadly failed me. Somehow we no longer have images of this kinda-rustic, kinda-wooly, VERY comfortable crew. That's just like cats, to tell the truth, off into the shadows! So I've added old images of the Susan (a merino blend with bold flowers) and the June (a classic picnic blanket check) on the right, so they all generally represent B.Ella crews lost and gone.
It's not just these styles from B.Ella that has sadly but swiftly passed through our hands. Crews and ankle styles are clearly where B.Ella loves to play, they so regularly introduce new styles each season and only the strongest survive. It's a sock-eat-sock world out there. Luckily, B.Ella offers several tried and true styles we can count on to keep on keeping on (even if their colours cycle out to new hues).
Shaggy Stripe Leggings
The nubbly, furry texture of these leggings definitely split opinion. You either loved them (like Dreamer Nina in the Black & Grey below), or you were Rather Not Into It. With decent stretch and good basic colours they did well, but they had two flaws.
We weren't able to get them as regularly as we needed from their supplier, which is always frustrating, but these fabulously fuzzy leggings also were prone to holes at the crotch seams. That double whammy meant a sad goodbye, even though the folks who loved them (like Nina) don't mind a bit their structural instability, because nowadays all we currently have to offer are fleece-lined styles and mere touches of microfiber fuzzies.
MP Coarse Knit Knee Highs
We mostly said goodbye to the MP brand about two years ago. They're an expensive and difficult to import style, though we still carry some of their Cotton-Lined Wool Tights. But the gem in the MP crown was the Coarse Knit Knee Highs (and, before that, the shorter Coarse Knit Ski Socks). Thick, but not too thick, with a sweater-like rib that made them the ultimate in cozy, Dreamer Rosalind loved them so much that she collected four pairs before they went away forever.
I particularly love that she's got a hat that matches their grey marl, it means the yarn is out there somewhere, just waiting to be made into socks we can easily carry! None of our warm, ribbed styles really compare, even the Ribbed Wool OTK isn't as perfectly thick a sock.
At-Cross OTK and Kalana Wool Tights
This is actually another MP style—not as madly loved as the Coarse Knit, but a stellar example of the lovely over the knee socks from MP often offered. Deeply textural, and with a cuff that Dreamer Rachel loves because it's the same inside and outside (allowing her to make them OTKs or thigh highs on her shorter inseam), there's nothing that quite compares, though the Textured Cable Acrylic OTK come close, particularly in cuff. The Cronert cotton overknee styles also are similar. Even though they have a doubled cuff the ribbing is the same inside and out, making them quite cuffable!
But it wasn't just the OTKs that Rachel was reminiscing about, she was also wearing the gorgeous Kalana Wool tights from B.Ella, which you can see peeks of around (and through!) her socks. One of those "crochet-style" tights, the Kalana were a lot like the Patricia Merino Crochet Tights in fiber and style, but with a gorgeous band detail at the thigh that we rarely see (though the ZAP!-ed Samara have a similar look). Together with the also mourned MP OTK, it's a pair for the ages.
Surprise Rib OTK
We never did quite figure out what the surprise was in Ozone's Surprise Rib OTK. Was it that "Khaki" was actually a brilliant green? Or the "Prune" had more warmth and gorgeousness than its name implied? Most likely the name came from the way the ribs opened up on these socks, creating a depth of texture that took you from "eh" to "OH!" Dreamer Stephanie had little hesitation when choosing this as her favourite long-gone style and regretted not getting more than one colour (though we may have been down to just "Khaki" and "Prune" when she first started with us).
Nowadays, Ozone seems to be focusing more on shorter styles and there's nothing quite like the Surprise Rib OTK out there, though the Sweater Style Over the Knee has the same surprise effect when the ribbing opens up as you put them on.
Coyote Knee Highs
Nowadays we mostly only offer RockNSocks' OTK and midcalf styles, with just the Eleggua Knee High representing that coverage level. But, once upon a time, there were several knee highs from RockNSocks available, like Dreamer Tori's pick: the Coyote Knee High! And she isn't alone in her devotion, another Dreamer came up as I was getting the snap below and when they learned it was for the "socks we miss" post they were crushed—turns out the Coyote Knee High were a favourite of theirs too and they didn't realise that style had been gone for some time.
For fuller legs, a RockNSocks OTK is more like a knee sock, but that's still a far cry from the sweet spot of "knee high." Luckily, our Dreamer Socks have come out with more knee high options to fill that need for an eco-friendly, reclaimed fiber knee high that fits just right.
Galacticat Midcalf
Oh Stance. You make such fun styles, but they're so seasonal! Here for a year (or less) then gone. Dreamer Sabrina's pick, the Galacticat Midcalves, were one we almost missed out offering online, and their time with us was far too short (they were pretty popular with everyone, it seemed). Cats. IN. SPACE. What else could we add to make them better? Sabrina's pair is well loved and worn, because again: cats in space.
What can even compare? Oh, how about Grumpy Cat Grumpy Space Leggings? Another favourite that we didn't get for very long were called "Plasticism" (the ways people get around directly referencing Mondrian's designs are kind of great), but they live again from another supplier, the Abstract Rhythms Midcalf from Soxks. Stance has wonderfully unique socks, so it's definitely worth keeping an eye on their page so you don't miss any of the seasonal styles. Who knows what they'll make that might top GALACTICAT?!
US Arm Warmers
Marls, stripes and solids, the lightweight yet warm US Arm Warmers (made, naturally, in the USA) were a basic-basic. Simple, tube style sleeves with a finished hole for the thumb, they were an inexpensive but favourite layer for Dreamer Rae.
There's no direct equivalent to these old mitt-style arm warmers, the Harajuku Arm Warmers are cozy in the same way, but too short. The Una arm warmers are as long, but a totally different material. And neither have that sort of rustic, sort of punk (rustic punk, can that be a thing?) overall look.
But that's how it goes. A style goes away and leaves as space that can't always be filled in quite the same way. However, give anything enough time and something even better may come along that more than fills the space, it covers and landscapes it!
by Brenna
January 16th, 2015
Why things go ZAP!
I've talked about the ZAP! Section before, and it's always sad to be reminded that a favourite style isn't going to be made forever. It's also a tough category to do a focus post about, because sometimes a style sells out before I can hit "publish"! But, it's a good category to remember and keep an eye on, because nothing is quite as sad as going back to order your favourite style only to find hide nor hair of it.
Styles end up in Zap! for one of a couple basic reasons: a limited number were made and we're down to the last pairs, the supplier has stopped making that style, or (and this is the tough one) they just don't sell well for us and we've got to make space for more popular and new styles. It's a bummer to mention, but we've got limited space and if a style isn't pulling its weight then we have to move on, no matter how much we love them.
Someday, when we have trans-dimensional storage for our stock room, then we can have EVERYTHING. But for now, we can't, so let's look at some current styles that we're sadly waving goodbye to.
Limited Number
Alas, the dreaded "seasonal" style. You'll often see a phrase like "Limited availability, we may not be able to restock." tucked into the Additional Info of seasonal and limited styles. A lot of suppliers only make certain holiday socks right around that particular holiday. Or (a lot of our European suppliers do this), a colour or style is only available for a season or a year, then POOF, off into the great socky beyond.
Because sometimes we're able to get a couple-dozen more they don't always go into ZAP! right away, but we do note if they're seasonal or limited right off, so a good search to see what we may not get more of is "Limited." Two brands that are pretty much mostly seasonal in their offerings are Icelandic Design and Cronert. Ah Cronert, the hearts you've broken by only offering certain colours for one year!
• Wild Furry Warmers •
• Winslet Glove •
Supplier stopped
Some of the loudest growls happen when we learn that a style beloved by both us and you has stopped being produced. Mysterious are the ways of the sock supplier! Maybe they can't get the yarn any longer, maybe the machine or technician who made them isn't working any more, maybe they were cursed by dragons to no longer make such a fabulous style.
Whatever their reason, once we've learned that there's a limited number of pairs left and off into ZAP! they go. We may still be able to get them for a while, but the exclamation point of ZAP! hangs over their head like the Sword of Damocles, imbuing each restock with the knowledge that it may be their last.
• Full Bloom Opaque Printed Tights •
• Animal Dot Arm Warmer •
• Whale & Ship Knee High •
It's not you, it's me
We've been selling socks for a long time, so we have a good sense for what socks are a good match for us to offer you. But sometimes we miscalculate and realise no, that is not a good match for us or you. Or, we super truly fall in googly-eyed love with a style and are blinded as to how well it will do.
This is where that "limited space" thing comes into play the most. Somehow we've Tetris'd over 1,000+ styles (and their colour and size variants!) into our little stock room, but it's a game of balance. If a supplier can't get us the amounts we need, or a style just isn't working, we've got to move on. That's part of what makes the ZAP! category so great, because it lets you know that a style you like has a short time left with us.
• Running Compression Socks – Larger Feet •
• Samara Animal Print Tights •
A style going into ZAP! is a bummer. We know what it's like to have your favourite style go away forever, believe it! In fact, next week we're going to share some of our long-lost favourites. What style are you (or were you) saddest to see go?
by Brenna
January 9th, 2015
Colours: Bronze, Gold, Silver
You had to know it was coming. I rarely let a year end without mentioning sparkles or sparkly metallics or any other excuse for shiny things. My reasoning here is super legitimate, though. We spent all of last year focusing on a colour a month, to add some reference points for our Color Search. This year we'll be finishing off those colours and also delving into the details I couldn't pack into previous posts.
This post we're going to look at Bronze, Gold and Silver. Roughly, they fall under "Metallic" in our Pattern/Texture search as well. I think they're the colour facets we're most profligate with, because it only takes a little bit of metallic for us to tag something one of those metal colours.
We do try to be careful though. Sure, "Gold" is a regularly used word for a rich yellow, but that's a horse of a different colour, same as "Silver" can mean "light grey" but not be truly silvery (you can read more about yellow and grey on the Sock Journal). Bronze is where things get messy, but we'll get there in a moment.
Disclaimer time! I'm not trying to define Bronze, Gold or Silver. If you want some poem-like lists of names for these shades, both Wikipedia (Bronze, Gold and Silver) and the Color Sorting Wiki are kind of amazing resources. I've done my best to accurately represent these tones in relation to each other, so you can gather a good idea of what matches and what doesn't.
So, let's get sparkling!
Foot Traffic
We do use "Bronze" to describe the Floral Printed styles, because there is just no other word for it. It does bother me a bit, but I try to calm myself by thinking that the microfiber nylon does impart a bit of shimmer . . . though not as much as the liquid metal that are the Metallic Leggings.
From left to right: Floral Footless Tights, Metallic Legging, Metallic Legging, Lurex Stripe Knee High, Metallic Legging, Lurex Stripe Knee High
Gumball Poodle
Using gold and silver for a hint of shimmer more often than not, Gumball Poodle has a pretty basic use of silver and gold lurex spun with cotton for a softer shine.
From left to right: Chocolate Knee Highs, Superstar Knee Highs, Naughty & Nice Knee Highs, Gangsta Crew
K Bell
They're not traditionally metallic in a lurex way, but I'm in love with the soft pearlescent yarn K Bell uses. I haven't seen it's like from any other brand!
From left to right: Mystic Moon Crew, Peacock Feather Knee High
Probably some of the most stunning use of metal-toned colours that we carry. All of the Polonova styles are hand-screen printed right here in Portland, Oregon! We talk more about the lovely Polonova styles in an older Sock Journal post here.
Top row: Polonova Velvet Wrist Warmers
Bottom row: Polonova Floral Lace Trouser Socks
Snappy Garters
Yes, it's a bit of a cheat, since the "silver" and "gold" components are actual metal (and actually nickel and brass, respectively), but they're so pretty.
From left to right: Snappy Buckled Garters, Snappy Keyhole Garters, Snappy Fleur de Lis Garters
So, they only have one metal toned style available right now and I should have thrown them into the "assorted" pile below, but I felt like their sheerness would make them a little hard to see next to everyone else.
Lotta little metal hints, every supplier tries a metallic tone at least once!
From left to right: Baker Hollywood Trouser Socks, Lurex Glitter Over The Knees, Midnight Rose Crew, Tassel & Lace Foot Wraps
Now, let's figure out what these tones tend to be!
by Brenna
January 2nd, 2015
Indulgences and On Sale
The year "2015" is kind of an exciting number, right? We're getting into the digits that meant crazy cool future in old science fiction books. The year lays out before us, fresh as new snow, ready for us to put our mark on it.
More likely than not, you've spent the last couple of weeks worrying about treating others with love and giving them just the right present that shows them how important they are to you. Let's start this new year with you remembering to do the same for yourself. A wise man once said, "Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it. Don't wait for it. Just let it happen."
We know you can't get yourself new socks every day, or maybe even more than once a year. But that's partially what wishlists are for, keeping track of those bigger presents you're dreaming about. So, whether you've got your eye on a dream sock to save up for, or you want to treat yourself a bit more frugally, we have two great categories for you, Indulgences and the On Sale section!
We put the styles above a certain price in Indulgences, because we know dropping $19 on a midcalf or $59 on gloves isn't an everyday thing for most folks. But they're amazing styles that are worth saving up for.
• Nova Ribbed Wool Midcalf •
• Winslet Glove •
These are the styles that garner sighs of envy when they arrive, who are texturally delicious and visually stunning, styles that are wished and waited for and become a favourite cherished pair.
• Vintage Flower Stripe Midcalf •
• Reversible Leg Warmers •
In a world where $8 for a pair of knee highs can be expensive, these luxe styles earn their keep through quality materials and beautiful craftsmanship. B.Ella indulgences are both. Luxury fibers and an amazing wear make B.Ella styles a worthy investment in chic comfort.
• Pantera Jersey Dress Socks •
• Ginger Ribbed Knee High •
• Macie Floral Panel Crew •
The indulgences of Icelandic Design and Cronert are quality production and limited availability. For all of Icelandic Design and a good deal of Cronert, these gems don't stay in our hands for long and we rarely can get more.
• Eloise Wristlets and Leg Warmers •
• Pom Pom Home Socks •
Because of their limited availability and our limited room, some Indulgences end up in the On Sale section, which is a much more approachable place! Now, just because something is on sale doesn't always mean it's going away (check our ZAP! section to see what styles we're waving au revoir to). Sometimes we just end up with a lot of something and need to get things shakin'!
Of course, the things I link in the following paragraphs may not be on sale when you read this a month or more from now. But I bet there's something new and exciting and cheap in there if you go look! And if you're going in armed with a gift card, here's where you get the most bang for your buck! Pro tip: sort prices low to high to see the cheapest things first!
Right now, what's on sale? There's fancy additions to your accessory wardrobe:
• Mid Length Petticoat •
• Snappy Romantic Budded Sock Garters •
Luscious leggings:
• Metallic Leggings •
• Malibu Stripe Leggings •
Or cute kitties that are a leeeetle past their season:
• Xmas Kitty Knee High •
• Cats with Presents Crew •
• Xmas Cat Knee High •
So, whether you're indulging in a singular item or staying within budget while treating yourself, we've got something that'll do the trick! Even if right now virtual window shopping is all you can do, we're waiting for you and if you have any questions, we're right here to help. Let's start the year off on the right foot, remembering you're worth it!
by Brenna
December 26th, 2014
What a wonderful year!
I think every year is better than the last, here in the sock mines. This year, particularly, you've all been sending each other the sweetest gifts, putting together the prettiest orders for yourselves and adding the loveliest notes to those of us who pull and package your orders.
We say this a lot, but we couldn't do what we do without the amazing support and encouragement of our customers. It's one of the reasons we use so many social media platforms, it not only helps us get sock info more directly to you—it also lets us see how awesome you all are and how awesomely you rock our socks!
Helping you choose the right socks for a costume, then seeing how that costume turned out just makes our week. We really can't express how great feedback like that is. You let us know when a defective sock happens, or when a style suddenly goes sour. Even just seeing you "@" us when recommending us to your friends on Twitter is a joy.
If you haven't poked around our other social media platforms, we'd love you to join us!
Our Facebook is full of latest items, cool finds and fun events. It's also one of the main three places you'll see coupon codes and contests! Dreamer Rosalind keeps it punny and fresh on FB!
The Sock Dreams Tumblr gets to revel in the photos, since that's what Tumblr is great at! Both your submitted posts and lots of extra images of our items. Bonus: some great links there on the sidebar to tips and tutorials on sizing, DIY and style. Dreamer Zaf makes sure you'll also find info on sales, shipping and contests here too!
For even more picture-heavy peeks into our daily sock doings, our Instagram the place to go! It's run by our founder and president, Niq, who sneaks the best snaps of fun little moments!
Our Twitter keeps it brief, as the medium requires. Mostly here you'll find friendly reminders, tips and awesome re-tweets of you folks being gorgeous that Dreamer Zaf has found.
From cool historical socks to styles so new they're not on our site yet, our Pinterest offers lots of sock-tastic resources gathered by Dreamer Rosalind.
We've even got a G+, which isn't as robust as our Tumblr and Facebook (our main two social media loves), but Dreamer Rosalind makes sure that even if that's the only place you follow us on, you're up to date!
Now, the best ways to keep on top of sales and other goodies are through our Facebook and Tumblr, but there's one other way: our email newsletter! We only send out one or two a month and you can see all our old ones right here!
Of course, if you like your social media old school, there's the Sock Journal (which you are conveniently reading right now) and our Latest News and Events blogs, run by Dreamers Rae and Rosalind! Coming in the new year, the Events blog is also going to be looking at cosplay, so stay tuned!
We love keeping in contact with you fine folks and we love hearing from you. Here's to a sock-tastic new year!
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"No veteran should have to wait for claims. If there's anybody impatient here, I am that individual, and we're pushing hard," Gen. Eric Shinseki, the secretary of veterans affairs, said on CNN's "State of the Union."
"Veterans in the last four years have joined us in unprecedented numbers," Shinseki told CNN chief political correspondent Candy Crowley, noting that while the backlog of cases had spiked in his tenure at the VA, millions of cases were still being processed.
"We've put three million claims out the door," he said. "If you have an inventory of about 875,000, a million claims decisions going out a year, you know we're taking care of business. There are going to be a few that are complex enough to run longer than we would like."
The latest report from the VA, issued March 16, indicated a total of 895,838 benefits claims were pending. Almost 630,000 of those have been pending for more than 125 days.
The number of unprocessed requests for benefits and pensions has caused outrage among veterans and lawmakers, who question why it's taking so long to provide servicemen and women the compensation they were promised.
Money, Shinseki said, isn't the problem -- while most government agencies in Washington are finding new ways to cut costs amid budget crunches, the VA has seen its budget increase by 40% since 2009.
The winding down of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has contributed to the pile of unprocessed requests for benefits, Shinseki explained, along with veterans who served multiple tours filing more than one claim.
An antiquated system still reliant on paper forms is also to blame, Shinseki said.
"We're a paper process -- have been for decades. This has been decades building, and we need to go digital, and we're in the process of doing that," he said.
The stack of pending claims, he vowed, would be cleared: "We have put in place a robust plan to end the backlog in 2015. That's is our commitment."


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Mr. Sefrol wrote:So, bringing this over from the Valhallentines Day thread:
I want to think my now not ex-girlfriend has the same feelings back for me from before since I was really one of the only guys that listened and has given her actual useful advice to her and are the closest guy she knows. Seriously, all the other boyfriends she's had were either lying to her or were totally self centered or idiots.
It's always frustrated me that she'll often pick out these guys over me at times... Last time we broke up it was about not having enough time to spend with her, and since then it's just one liar/dick/idiot after another.
Mr. Sefrol wrote:Well yeah. It was pretty hard on me to try and persue her, so I did drop trying to for the longest time. But then she pops up again all saying she missed me so much and calling me and texting me and facebooking and dropping by my place all at the same time it feels like she wants me back even though I never thought we would be together again. That's what's so upsetting about it. She just came back with so much energy and lust it was out of left field.
Also, I have indeed. For 8 years I've been there for her giving her advice whenever she asked and helped her through rough patches whenever I was available even when we weren't together. I'd hate myself to just "stop". And it's not overall draining to talk to her about her problems. It's what I always do for everyone around me. It's natural for me to try and be helpful to those that need an ear.
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All it took was a tour and I knew I wanted to come to St. Mary's. The atmosphere and the people I talked to made me feel that this is a place I want to be. I came here and fell in love with the College, and I am still in love. The river is wonderful, but the people here are outstanding. They are invested in the campus, their studies, each other and the environment—and that is a good mix to create a cohesive community.
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Complaint: A musty smell in a front-loading washer.
One surprising reason for that stink is too much detergent, explains Liston. Be sure to use the high-efficiency kind and never more than two tablespoons of it, she says, and limit or eliminate your use of fabric softener, which tends to stick in the washing machine and contribute to the problem. (She suggests you use dryer sheets instead.)
Another culprit is residual moisture that gets trapped in the machine. Dry the gasket and door and sop up any excess water in the bottom of the tub after your washing session is done, and leave the door ajar if you can, so air can circulate.
To eliminate the odor, buy a special cleaner such as Affresh, which is designed to flush out residue, or run a cycle with just water and bleach many new washers have a self-cleaning cycle just for this task.
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The most common appliance repair calls are for washers, says Liston. Between computerized control panels and mechanized parts, these complex machines need the know-how of a pro. If you do get an error code on the control panel, it may help to Google it first so you have an idea of whats wrong.
Major breakdowns like faulty transmissions or a leak may indicate that a machine is beyond help, but it all depends on the extent and cost of the repair and the machine's warranty, says Forte (and many major parts have extended warranties from the manufacturer). While the same rule of thumb applies (if the repair will cost half or more the price of a new appliance), Forte says, Even for a less-expensive repair, it may be worth upgrading to a more-efficient model instead of sinking money into an older machine. The typical life expectancy of a washing machine is eight to 16 years.
Complaint: Your clothes take longer to dry than you think they should.
It could be a lint problem. Unplug the machine, and clean out the vent and the back of the dryer. You can buy a special brush snake or use your vacuum cleaner hose to pull or suck out the lint debris. And, of course, clear the filter after every use.
Liston recommends getting a professional to come out to do a full cleaning every year. Not only will it make drying more efficient, but this annual maintenance will reduce your risk of a dangerous dryer fire.
If something else is acting up youre hearing thumping or clanging that might indicate a mechanical error, or the heat isnt working, or the control panel goes out you should also call in an expert.
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A "MINORITY" REPORT ACCEPTED Dr. Jas. Bond Writes Interesting Letter To Mayor Huston Quin What looked like a getting together of Colored Citizens of this city on at least one thing for the common good, the matter of a location of a proposed swimming pool was knocked into a "cocked hat" when it became known during the week that the Mayor had accepted a report by a few opposing citizens, many of whom were not members of the committee originally named by him, as a minority report. Several weeks ago after the idea of a swimming pool for colored people had been conceived by Messers C. Lee Cook and Lewis Humphrey, influential white citizens, and continually agitated by the Louisville Evening Post, the Mayor announced that a swimming pool would be built through individual contributions from citizens, and having the plans in shape, appointed a committee of colored citizens to decide on the place, the meeting being held at the Mayor's office on the afternoon of March 23rd. The large number of Negroes represented by this committee being unable to come to an agreeable decision after heated and lengthy deliberations, the Mayor [accepted a suggestion?] for adjournment to meet at a new date in an attempt to settle the question. Bishop Clements was appointed by the Mayor as Chairman and the meeting was subject to his call. It was then agreed that only those at this meeting would be permitted to vote at the Bishop's meeting. At The Library. The Bishop called the meeting at the Western Branch Library, Friday, March 30th, at which place many citizens outside of the original Committee appointed by Mayor Quinn were present, a great majority of whom it is reported were those connected with the administration one way or the other, called it is said, by one or two women leaders of the Colored women's organization. They clamored for recognition and were allowed to discuss the questions, but not to vote, in compliance with the resolutions of the previous meeting. After much discussion and argument in which the administration workers and even two or three of those represented on the Committe stood out for Chickasaw Park, a motion was made and carried which carried with it the selection of three sites for the pool in the following order of preference: Eclipse Park, Lion Garden and Baxter Square. The sites mentioned had the support of Editor Stewart, Dr. Parish and others. The minority report coming before this meeting from the constituted members, or any of the citizens present. A committee was appointed to advise the Mayor of the decision, which was considered final. But at the Committee conference with the Mayor last Wednesday afternoon, at which time he was to know the wishes of the Colored people as to location, the Mayor advised his delegated Committee that he had a minority report of a Comimttee signed by representative citizens favoring Chickasaw Park. A letter from Dr. James Bond, Secretary of the original Committee to the Mayor on the subject is self-explanatory and follows: Louisville, Ky. April 5, 1923. Hon. Huston Quinn, Mayor. City Hall. Louisvilel, Ky. My dear Mr. Mayor: I notice that in a report, which (Continued on page 8) RELIABLE N. A. A. C. P. TO PIRTICIPATE IN RACE COhFERENCE CHICAGO NEGROES HELP ElECT OEMOCRA TIC MAYOR Mrs. Mary Gaines Of Earl· IN NEW BUILDING! ington Makes Great Report Jas. Bond Writes Interesting Letter To Mayor Huston QUin ANNOUNCED FOR MUSIC WEEK And Takes F Jurth Place MISS ESTELLA TINSLEY i'ONTINUES TO LEAD Hear Mr. To urgee De Bose IN PIANO RECITAL t Quinn Chapel, Thursday Eve. April 12 Admission 25 HEAR REV. I. GARLAND PENN, Jr. SUNDAY Closing of Conference
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Title | The Louisville Leader. Louisville, Kentucky, Saturday, April 7, 1923. |
Volume/Issue | Vol. 7. No. 18. |
Contributors | Cole, I. Willis (publisher) |
Description | The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. Although the masthead reads April 8, 1923, the Leader was always published on Saturdays, which means this issue ran on April 7, 1923. |
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Source | Issue on Reel 1 of microfilmed Louisville Leader Collection. Item Number ULUA Leader 19230407 in the Louisville Leader Collection, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center. |
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From the Archives: Speciation and Macroevolution
A common challenge to evolutionary theory is that while life does indeed change over time (what is known as microevolution), no one has ever seen one species evolve into another species (macroevolution).
Series: Evolution Basics (50 entries)
Written by BioLogos Fellow of Biology Dennis Venema, this series of posts is intended as a basic introduction to the science of evolution for non-specialists.
Series: Reviewing "Darwin's Doubt" (11 entries)
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"The Language of God" Book Club – Chapter 4
Some people who brook no "god of the gaps" arguments anywhere else look to these three moments as more reasonable places to insert God into natural processes: God spoke matter/energy into existence, God made life out of lifeless matter, and God breathed a soul into human beings.
Evolution: What We Know and What We Don't
This entry was originally posted on February 17, 2010. In this video conversation, Jeff Schloss makes the observation that when we use the term "evolution", it is not always exactly clear what we are actually discussing unless we denote the intended usage.
Evolution and Immunity: Same Story?
The evidence suggests that God has chosen to work through a random process, one which involves the routine creation and destruction of millions of cells that never get used. This is the ordinary means by which God maintains our health. The miracles of healing recorded in the Bible are miraculous precisely because they don't occur by this normal, natural process.
Series: Science and the Bible (22 entries)
This ongoing series written by historian Ted Davis begins with a brief synopsis of his personal background, and then goes on to reveal his passion for debunking "the now-common view that the history of science and Christianity is one of ongoing, inevitable conflict."
Series: "And God Saw That It Was Good": Death and Pain in the Created Order (6 entries)
The tension generated by our understanding of God's character, as revealed in the Bible, and by the reality of the natural world around us has been the focus of much debate within the Christian church since the first century. This series examines critically several of the proposed solutions to this problem, viewing them from the perspective of a geologist, paleontologist, and orthodox evangelical Christian.
Series: Behe, Lenski and the "Edge" of Evolution (5 entries)
In this series, we reexamine the claim made by Intelligent Design proponent Michael Behe to have found a limit to "Darwinian" evolution in light of recent results from the laboratory of Richard Lenski.
Death and Rebirth: The Role of Extinction in Evolution
When they imagine evolution, many Christians picture novelty: new species arising over time, or speciation events. But as the most recent Southern Baptist Voices exchange makes clear, many Christians also focus on the role of death in evolution—something that can be a stumbling block.
Evolution, Creation, and The Sting of Death: Part 3
It is one thing to say that death is primordial; it is another to view it as the central means of creation. The theological uneasiness about this issue ultimately rests not just on an understanding of God's creative activity, but also on a particular representation of evolution.
Series: Asa Gray and Charles Darwin Discuss Evolution and Design (5 entries)
Many Christians believe that they face a painful choice-- either life was designed by God or it is an evolutionary product of natural selection. Charles Darwin himself believed in this dichotomy, and people ever since have felt the need to "choose sides". However, looking back at history, we find that one of Darwin's chief scientific colleagues, Asa Gray, did not share this perspective. In this three-part essay, part 1 charts the relationship of Asa Gray and Charles Darwin. Part 2 describes Darwin's struggle with the problem of natural evil and design in nature, and part 3 explores how Asa Gray was able to embrace evolution without rejecting the idea of design.
Becoming Human: New Insights from Genome-wide Functional Genomics
We live in exciting times for a geneticist: more and more genomes are being sequenced, and more and more novel genome-wide analyses are being performed to shed light on what all those newly-determined sequences mean.
Fine-tuning and the "Fruitful Universe"
I ask the question, "Why is the universe so special?" Now scientists don't like things to be special; we like things to be general, and our natural anticipation would have been that the universe is just a common specimen of what a universe might be like.
Caution! Design Arguments Ahead
Design arguments have been around forever and expressed in various ways. Most of them fall into what we call natural theology, which is the process of inferring something about the existence and nature of God by the inspection of nature.
A BioLogos Response to William Dembski, Part 2
I now respond directly to Dembski's analysis of "Darwinism" and how BioLogos differs from the view he critiques.
Understanding Evolution: The Evolutionary Origins of Irreducible Complexity, Part 1
I will take some time to clarify exactly how Michael Behe, the biochemist and Intelligent Design (ID) proponent who has most extensively developed the "irreducible complexity" argument, uses the term.
Understanding Evolution: Theory, Prediction and Converging Lines of Evidence, Part 1
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Topics and Presenters Sought for Preparedness Conference December 6, 2012 The 5th Annual Maine Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23 and 24, 2013 at the Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine. Conference organizers are seeking suggestions for workshop topics, and proposals from those interested in conducting workshops at the conference. I Have an Idea for a Workshop!Follow the links below to share your ideas or volunteer as a presenter
Workshops are presented at breakout sessions throughout the two days of the conference. The sessions are 60 to 90 minutes long, and include subjects affecting the many audiences at the Conference. Topics may be presented in a variety of ways. In previous conferences, presentation styles have ranged from "Lessons Learned" from exercises and events, to traditional classroom presentation, to panel discussions with experts in a particular subject. The Conference is part of the "Maine Prepares" initiative, which focuses on emergency preparedness for a range of audiences.
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The annual Maine Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference grew out of the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) popular annual Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Conference. In the spirit of "all hazard preparedness", in 2009 MEMA expanded this platform to address the full spectrum of hazards in Maine, as well as to involve an even wider circle of public, private and non-profit partners. At the same time the emphasis on Hazardous Materials was maintained for this important segment of our response community. Session materials from previous conferences can be reviewed at the Conference website. The annual conference has proved to be a unique educational and networking opportunity. Please share your ideas for topics and let us know if you would like to present. Help make the Fifth Annual the best Maine Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference to date. Contact:Conference Planning Team800-452-8735 (in-state) / 207-624-4400 firstname.lastname@example.com Last update: 07/20/10 |
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