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The enterprise software market features massive players like SAP and Oracle and customers that are beginning to question their license fees. Can enterprise software companies count on ever-increasing maintenance revenue streams. The enterprise software field is massive and includes Microsoft, IBM, BMC Software, CA and dozens of other players both large and small.
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An increase in licence fees has played a central role in driving a 15 percent profit boost for Australian software company TechnologyOne for the 12 months ending September 30.
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Android 5.0 Lollipop embraces the enterprise
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Brocade relying on open source and 'natural tension' for growth
Brocade plans to eliminate the constraints that customers previously felt when it came to networking by pushing forward its open-source initiative, OpenDaylight Project.
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QualityIm actually quite impressed with this item for many reasons. Its a great webcam, image and sound quality are awesome and the lens in it has a nice wide angle that makes placement easy. The automatic light adjustments the camera does create good color and lighting that are consistant.Software & FeaturesIts compatible with almost everything, it has a still photo mode built into the software, as well as adjustable settings and the install was super simple. Windows 7 will actually detect the camera, download and install the entire lifecam package to your pc from the internet as soon as its plugged in. The camera also has a nice flexable/moldable bracket on it that allows it to attach to just about anything as well as a tripod screw.HackableAnother cool thing about this camera is that the barrel is just under 1.25" and there are many how to articles on the internet that explain how to convert this into a camera that can be used on telescopes and microscopes. That was what originally turned me onto this product.DurabilityOne flaw that I see and have experienced on this item is the usb cable going into the camera. The camera has a swivel on it, but no stopping point, I believe it can be turned and turned repeatedly eventually breaking the usb cable off the inside. I had to open one of mine and repair it. Was just a little dot of solder required but for some this could be a major problem. PriceEven with all the great things this camera offers, and the quality the price tag of $100 I feel is a bit steep for a webcam. If your wanting to do a video blog, or maybe use this to film clips or something from a mobile laptop using a tripod I think it would be a great video production device.For the average person, who just wants to use skype or video chat, this camera might be a little overkill.


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Trinity College on its 40-acre site retains some of its ancient seclusion of cobbled squares, gardens and parks.
The College is famed for the great treasures. These include the Book of Kells, a 9th century illuminated manuscript, the Books of Durrow and Armagh and an early Irish harp. These are displayed in the Treasury and the Long Room which houses over 200,000 of Trinity's oldest books.
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From the State House News Service comes a summary of the remarks former state Rep. Marie St. Fleur made Tuesday to her former colleagues on the House floor.
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It might be the Jubilee Weekend but it is business as usual for us cricketers.
On Saturday, we drive up to Durham for a Clydesdale Bank 40 game the following day and then it's back down to Trent Bridge for an LV= County Championship game against Worcestershire on Tuesday. It's a weekend of cricket and driving.
While we will not be celebrating the Jubilee, hopefully we can celebrate with a few wins instead.
It was great to get our CB40 campaign up and running with a win against Hampshire last night. After we lost our opening game to Scotland, it was important for us to come back with a good performance.
I think our side is really well suited to this competition. We have plenty of options with bat and ball plus there is real depth to our squad. We can replace anyone with another strong player.
I was really pleased with my hundred, especially as it was on TV.
I was a bit slow to start with but I had to do that. We didn't want to lose another wicket. Just as Samit [Patel] and I were getting going, he got out so I had to anchor the innings a bit. When I decided to go for it luckily it came off.
I hit 90 off my last 32 balls with 26 coming from the final six deliveries. I know I have that sort of innings in the locker - I did in for Leicestershire in the Twenty20 competition - but it's nice to show everyone I can hit the ball out of the park, including the selectors.
I feel my game is adaptable. I can run the ball around but I can go big too. I can play different roles depending on the situation.
I saw that Kevin Pietersen retired from one-day cricket so there is a slot there. The selectors have told me to just keep knocking on the door by scoring runs.
Our season has gone well so far. We are delighted to be top of the league in the four-day competition.
We've had some good wins against tough opposition. We need to keep the momentum going with some more victories starting with Worcestershire next week.
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I was actually kept awake by this year's VGA special. Last year's was a complete mess, but it was actually comedic in its setups, it had great stage presence, funny little skits, a variety of celebrities and bands, and not to mention, some of the best game trailers I've seen in my life. After watching it, I can safely say the best part for me personally would have to go to the scene where Neil Patrick Harris played the piano in memoriam of all the dead game characters that we've left behind us. Priceless gaming humore at its finest. Of course one fantastic twist in gaming choices was that Mass Effect 2, the game practically expected to win every award, especially Game of the Year, lost upsettingly to Red Dead Redemption. I have to agree with the choice, though: everyone loves Mass Effect 2, but I was bored after 3 full playthroughs and we've all seen every possible conversational line in Shepard's linguistic arsenal. Aside from its great gameplay, detailed cutscenes, and its large fight scenes, it just doesn't have the effect that Red Dead Redemption had on me. Red Dead Redemption was more leveled for the general audience of gaming, and it had a lasting campaign, plus a great twist ending that anyone could expect from a classic spaghetti Western. Plus, it has a multiplayer that anyone can find fun in. Who can argue with that fact? But enough about my best thoughts of the show. What did you think of the VGA ceremony this year? Did you have a favorite moment? What did you hate the most about it?
So many games are worthy of second chances. There are some that either don't sell well enough, or just don't have the luckiest of developers. Or, maybe the company didn't realize their unnoticed success, and cut their losses too early. Well, many say that living in the past is unhealthy, but there are some games from better days that belong in the present, showing what they can do with their well-earned, yet fictitious, sequel. Oh, if only they could get their necessary encore. Well their time has come, thanks to the world of blogging. Since I took a 6-month hiatus from all internet forums, I couldn't finish some of the discussions I really wanted to. And one particular blog series I made about games that require sequels always needed its own sequel. Finally, though, I gained a free summer, and since there's time on my hands, I have decided to finish this up once and for all. Since I have already picked 15, I might as well include 20 more to wrap up the blogs. I do know for a fact that most of you probably haven't even read the first two, so their links will be available below; at least study the choices I made in both:
I'm back!!! I haven't made a blog in a while, and it's mainly because I've brushed up on my film class skills and made some interesting yet fun short films. All editing was done by me, and I actually acted in one of them and was a reporter for our news video, but that's on a different video. Whatever, it's weird that I'm even posting this, but it took me forever to get these to look great and I just feel like everyone should see it, so just watch 'em.
I'll keep it brief since I have to leave in a few minutes. Anyone else enjoy the top 10 staff picks, too? Well, I have my own as well. Just so you know, I tried Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 this week at my friend's house.
It's been slow. That's all I can say about the web battle service featured in AC2. Supposedly, on the PS3 version, it works like a charm, but for Xbox-tards like me, we're stuck in this very unusually slow setup. It's cool when you get it to work, especially when you race against one of your friends, but unfortunately, only a few of my friends play it occasionally, and the ones that do are so lazy that creating a Uplay account takes too much out of their schedule. Still, it's better than I thought it would be. The stats system is impressive to say the least, since it doesn't only provide the main details like most typical leaderboards, yet it doesn't force you to go to the website to see them, which is pretty cool. The game itself records everything for you to see while you're playing, so I don't have to drag my laptop upstairs to see what I've got. Still, I've only gotten about 3 clean races out of 10 attempts accomplished over the web battle system only because:
I couldn't resist. Everyone has made one about this so far, so why not? If only it was supposed to be 9,000 points instead. Then I could say it's over 9000!!! Still, complimentary funny video just because you showed up.
Well, a lot's going to be happening in 2010, and it's already started now. New demos for the next hot games have been slowly picking up speed, and they've started off with some clinchers. Here's the ones I've been playing so far, and some of them are from 2009 as well, so it's just the ones I'm enjoying.
It may be a waste of a good blog, I know, but there are some fun facts about my birthday none of you know.
I just want to start off with Happy Holidays to everyone! But, this is just a short idea/blog that I had a while ago when working on my sequels blog. And, just so it's out there, I plan to become a video game designer/developer, so that's why I try and create these ideas. Anyway, back to the point: so I've noticed that people have been psyched for a good Wii FPS title, that actually incorporates multiplayer. Well, I think it could work as a third-person shooter, especially on a new Starfox game. Starfox Assault has a third-person infantry system where you can leave the cockpit and shoot 'em up, and you can use Landmasters and Arwings. My thought was to include a multiplayer to Starfox (if they ever make another one) where Nintendo's Starfox team would combine all of these vehicles and features into a decent yet realistic shooter for the Wii. In a way, I think it would come out a lot like Battlefield, but that's only in theory, plus they would have to successfully fit all that data in a game with non-HD graphics. But, mainly I just want a new Starfox game. It's due for a real title unlike the last three they've supplied us with. And besides, the Wiimote can act like a steering wheel (for example, Excite Truck, Mario Kart Wii) so it could obviously handle a campaign, but honestly a Starfox multiplayer would do me good. Just a thought.
I shouldn't have to explain this one, guys. This was the earliest Christmas for me, and my family decided that money upfront might work better than giving me games they think I want. I didn't get any games, but I got $100 as well as about $100 extra from the rest of my family, and I also got a webcam as well as some good clothes and a watch I'll never use. Oh, well, I enjoy my chance to go on a spending spree, but I'm curious to know what everyone else got. List your present list below.


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France had until now resisted pressure to halt the delivery, saying it had to respect an existing contract.
Russia's Deputy Defence Minister Yury Borisov said the French decision would not hold back Moscow's plans to reform its armed forces.
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The Third District court says police didn't violate Tammy Millerleile's constitutional rights in obtaining the statements.
The ruling overturns a decision by Judge Vincent Howard. He said police wrongly failed to advise Millerleile of her Miranda rights before questioning her about the death. Howard banned her statements from her trial on first-degree reckless homicide. The trial has been on hold pending the court's decision.
At issue is whether Millerleile was in police custody during the questioning or whether she voluntarily cooperated with investigators.
Court records say Millerleile told investigators she had shaken 14-month-old Jake Mentink in March of last year because he wouldn't stop crying. Millerleile said she then "plopped'' the boy on the floor and he eventually fell down the stairs.
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My son (AS) is joining the Stennis this Friday. Looking forward to learning more.
Sort of a late comer to this group... My son is a CS2 on Stennis, recently reassigned from the East Coast. Proud of his Navy.
My son is trying to get out the Nuc program on the Stennis. Says it is just too many issues.
from the Stennis a few minutes ago:
Stennis family, the new network installation is going great! While a portion of the crew still does not have email service, we are on track to be fully restored soon.
CAPT Mike Wettlaufer,
I was informed my son will be aboard your ship as of 18july2014
Stennis Family,
As 2014 begins, I am very excited about our progress to date and opportunities that lie ahead. Your Sailors have accomplished a great deal and their hard work is helping make it possible for Stennis to depart Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, complete it's Docking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA), and return to the Fleet on schedule so we can meet our operational commitments and contribute to our nation's defense.
The Stennis and PSNS & IMF team got back to work with renewed vigor after the holiday period and we are seeing positive results. Already, sections of two newly-refurbished propeller shafts have been re-installed, and, following months of repairs and new equipment upgrades, the scaffolding around our flight deck island is being removed. Soon, the big "74" will be visible once again. Simply put, remarkable progress is being made daily!
On January 14, 213 of our first-class petty officers took the next step in their careers by participating in Chief Petty Officer advancement exams. Becoming a chief in the U.S. Navy is an extraordinary milestone, steeped in rich tradition, for our enlisted leaders and we wish them "good luck" going forward!
Later that day, I had the honor of speaking with the Bremerton-Olympic Peninsula Navy League at their monthly luncheon to update them on the status of our DPIA and highlight the numerous accomplishments your Sailors have made not only on the ship but also with their involvement in local community projects. I was truly humbled by the tremendous appreciation and support everyone expressed for our crew. Stennis and the Navy League maintain an enduring partnership and share the belief that our country, as a maritime nation, depends on a strong Navy to preserve our national defense and economic well-being.
While we are laser focused on executing our industrial work package, we do take time to honor the memory and legacy of our nation's heroes. We recently honored the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a ceremony in the ship's forecastle. We celebrated Dr. King's legacy and noted how his messages on unity, civil rights, service, and opportunity are reflected in our Navy core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment.
Lastly, I'd like to thank all our Stennis families and friends for your continued support. Working on an aircraft carrier, particularly while in an industrial shipyard environment, can be stressful. Having a healthy support system at home is a positive influence and certainly helps us maintain focus on executing every job safely. Our families and supporters are force multipliers providing motivation behind all we do!
That is all for now, but be sure to continue to follow us on Facebook to keep pace with the great work your Stennis team is doing every day.
All the best,
CAPT Mike Wettlaufer
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
Commanding Officer
Stennis Frocks New Petty Officers...
Story Number: NNS131205-18Release Date: 12/5/2013 11:37:00 PM
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christian B. Martinez
BREMERTON, Wash (NNS) -- Two hundred and eighty Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) were advanced to their next rank during a frocking ceremony held at the Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton gym Dec. 5.
Stennis' commanding officer Capt. Michael Wettlaufer reminded every newly frocked petty officer to embrace their new leadership responsibilities and make the most of every day.
"I need you to lead your Sailors every day," said Wettlaufer. "What you do today effects our operations tomorrow."
While the newly frocked petty officers will wear the rank of the next higher pay grade, they will not receive their pay raise until officially promoted, which occurs in three increments a year.
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Joseph Payne, from Jacksonville, Fla., who was frocked in the ceremony, was eager to assume the new responsibilities that come with becoming a new petty officer.
"I'm excited because it feels good to receive the responsibility and trust that comes with being a petty officer," said Payne. "It is a great opportunity to show I can get the job done."
Many Sailors credited their advancement to the continued support of the command and their fellow Sailors.
"It would have been very difficult to pass the exam without the support of my peers and supervisors," said Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) 3rd Class Jonte Johnson, from Miami, Fla. "They were always there to give me the tools I needed to succeed and the encouragement to study."
Stennis is currently undergoing a Docking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) maintenance period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.
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Browns Coach Decides On StarterPosted by on September 8, 2009 – 4:07 pm
Cleveland Browns Head Coach Eric Mangini has made a decision on who his starting QB will be for Sunday's season opener. But, according to Zac Jackson of clevelandbrowns.com, Mangini will not publicly announce the decision.
Although he won't share his decision with the rest of us, Mangini did say he will share his decision with Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn in separate meetings.
"I understand the excitement, but it will be something that will be internal," Mangini said. "Being on the other side of this as defensive coordinator, I know the problems that not knowing who the starting quarterback will be can cause."
Mangini's position is understandable, to some degree, but there's a good chance word will eventually emerge about who will start on Sunday. Regardless of who is under center, Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress said the Vikings preparation won't change.
"It doesn't," Childress responded earlier this week when asked how the unsettled QB battle affects his team's preparation. "You're just, schematically, you're going to look at what you've seen, you're going to go back and look at Jets (Mangini's former team) tape and see what you've seen.
"I know, as do our guys, there will be unscouted looks. They certainly haven't shown their whole hand offensively or defensively (in the preseason). But you're just going back and looking formation-wise where they're putting people and what kind of players they are."
For what it's worth, I expect Quinn will be the guy who starts on Sunday against the Vikings. In 3 games as the Browns starter to conclude the 2008 season, Quinn went 45 of 89 for 518 yards, 2 TDs and 2 INTs.
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By PurplePeopleEater on Sep 8, 2009 | Reply
Sounds like a good choice. Let's give him some more of those INTs to pad his stats with!
By Vikings Fan from Afar on Sep 8, 2009 | Reply
So, as yet it is unknown who will throw 3 INTs for the Browns on Sunday.
By PAVikesFan on Sep 9, 2009 | Reply
I understand the tactical view from coach Mangini. He's trying to confuse us, and, honestly, he's doing this b/c he knows his team doesn't have a great chance to win. So why not try to cretae a little confusion for our coordinators. But regardless, I don't think it will matter b/c Quinn and Anderson are pretty much the same QB.


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1 West Dayton Street
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Services: Bridal Shower, Ceremony, Reception
Catering: Offered in-house
Maximum capacity: 800
My husband and I could not have asked for a better wedding! The Concourse was beyond what we imagined and the professionalism and care they showed was incredible. We worked with Jackie for a short time before she went on maternity leave and she was wonderful. We were informed well in advance of her leave and assigned to Mary to work with us for the remainder. We were sad to not be working with Jackie but quickly realized that Mary was amazing as well! We are so happy that we chose The Concourse for not just our reception, but our ceremony and rehearsal dinner as well. Everything was beyond expectation and there was never a moment of worry with anything. Any questions we had were answered quickly either by phone or email and any request we had was happily done. The hotel itself was also very accommodating and our guests were very pleased. The food for both the rehearsal and reception was delicious and we received so many compliments from our friends and family all night. Mary was also there to work with us the entire weekend of our wedding and somehow seemed to be in five places at once all night. She made my husband and I feel so comfortable and relaxed and I think that's what every couple wants! Simply wonderful!
Wedding: 08/31/2014
Services Used: Rehearsal Dinner Location, Ceremony & Reception Venue
Private User 2 Reviews
Outstanding service. Not a single complaint. The coordinator assigned to us (Shana) was wonderful....always organized, willing to help, very professional. The reception was top notch.
Wedding: 1+ year ago
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Emily 1 Reviews
We had our recent wedding reception at the Concourse Hotel, and our experience was wonderful! They assign you a wedding coordinator, who works with you to plan your event - we worked with Sarah who was fantastic! She responded to all my emails (there were a lot) often within an hour or two, and never more than a day later. She helped me plan a few things, and came up with some ideas that I hadn't even thought of. They day of I almost felt like I had an extra attendant when she was around - she paid attention to so many details, and took care of so many little items, that it never even occurred to me to worry about whether or not they were being done.
The hotel also took care of practically everything - they set up all our pre-assembled decorations, set-up, helped move the gifts... you definitely get the services you pay for at the Concourse. The reception room looked even better than I had hoped it would. We had a hot chocolate bar (winter wedding), which they completely decorated and looked great. They worked really well with our vendors and helped make sure everything was taken care of that day. Our food was REALLY good, and we have now had multiple people comment afterwards to us how much they liked the food.
Overall, our experience was wonderful, and my husband and I are SO happy we chose to go with the Concourse HOtel for our wedding reception. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a classy, elegant, and service-oriented reception locale.
Wedding: 01/12/2013
Services Used: Catering, Wedding Planning, Lighting & Decor, Party Supplies, Ceremony & Reception Venue
The Madison Concourse Hotel was amazing for our wedding. They were professional, responsive and provided great service! Our reception was beautiful, elegant and everything we hoped for. My husband and I highly recommend the Concourse Hotel for your event.
Wedding: 10/06/2012
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Rachel 3 Reviews
The Concourse Hotel was amazing. They were fair and up-front about their services and pricing. They included many services in their base prices that other vendors charge extra for. Everyone there was extremely helpful, both before, and during the event. Our coordinator, Jenni Thompson, was especially wonderful. She helped us with everything we needed. She met with us several times to answer all our questions and go over exactly how we wanted the event run. She and the rest of the staff at the Concourse pulled off our event flawlessly and exactly how we wanted. More than that, after our meetings, I had every confidence in Jenni and the rest of the Concourse that everything would work out and it really had a big impact on how much I was able to enjoy my wedding day, knowing that I didn't have to worry at all about anything at the receptio. I will recommend them to all engaged couples in and around the Madison area. Thanks so much!
Wedding: 07/07/2012
Services Used: Catering, Ceremony & Reception Venue
Everything was so well organized and ran SO smoothly! I didn't have to worry about a thing, and htey were very flexible during the reception! They had a lot of times to meet and set things up before hand, and the woman I worked with had a lot of great ideas and suggestions that made the whole thing really easy! Would do it over again! They gave me the perfect wedding reception!
Wedding: 11/13/2010
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
We honestly had a great experience with the Concourse. We planned our wedding rather quickly so ended up going with a Friday night. We chose the Concourse because they offered a 10 percent discount for Friday night weddings. They bent over backwards to make our wedding wonderful, our wedding coordinator Jodie was fabulous. As the bride, I never had to worry about a thing! Her and my wedding coordinator Bill (The Wedding Guy) made sure that everything went perfectly. From being greeted at the reception in our own private room with champagne so I could bustle my dress, to waiters all serving the wedding party at once (very theatrical!) the whole reception was perfect. And we are still getting compliments on the food. When we went in to do our tasting, the chef actually ended up customizing a salad for us to go along with our three entree choices. We also had an appetizer buffet during cocktail hour that people just raved about. Plus the proximity to the Capital and downtown church where we were married couldn't be beat. Overall, awesome site.
Wedding: 09/18/2009
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Food was absolutely amazing, best steak I have ever had. Beautiful stairwell in the hotel for pictures. Governors suite was gorgeous.
Wedding: 07/04/2009
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor's Club was the perfect venue for our reception. Shana, our first coordinator, and Sarah, our second coordinator, were helpful, responsive, and made the day go so smoothly. We had a Wisconsin-themed wedding, which might have confused or daunted some coordinators; Shana and Sarah made it happen, including a huge tub of ice for our Hook's Cheese favors. The room looked beautiful, and we even had a private conference room (with a private bathroom) for the wedding party to stash their stuff and for me to wrangle my dress for bathroom things. It was perfect. The only issue we had was with our gifts; they were supposed to have been brought up to our guest room at the end of the night, but we ended up having to do it ourselves.
The shuttle was great, too. We used it to get from the Concourse to the University Club, where we had our ceremony, and back to the reception. It meant that the bridal party and out of town guests didn't have to figure out cars or cabs, and could enjoy their champagne toast.
I would recommend the Concourse to any bride who wants an elegant downtown Madison wedding. Our guests really appreciated being able to just run upstairs at the end of the night, and we loved having breakfast in the Dayton St. Grille on Sunday morning.
Wedding: 01/18/2014
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Samantha 4 Reviews
Great wedding consultants, excellent food, and beautiful rooms. Our consultant was amazing having her there to make sure the reception was set up was priceless and allowed me to worry about one less thing on my wedding day.
Wedding: 10/13/2012
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Anonymous 1 Reviews
The Concourse hotel was so great to work with for our wedding! They were prompt, professional and easy to work with! I could enjoy our wedding day without any worries about the venue set up or food. I would highly recommend The Concourse!
Wedding: 2+ years ago
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Caitlin 2 Reviews
The Concourse hotel was great! Everyone was so helpful and they really made planning the reception so easy! Thanks!!
Wedding: 07/26/2014
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
We had our recent wedding reception at the Concourse, which we chose because our ceremony was held at the Capitol and we wanted an easy walk. There were a few bumps along the way but Shana our coordinator did everything she could to ensure that everything went off without a hitch (mostly our fault, only 3/4 of the people we expected attended the wedding and we had worried about meeting food minimums, probably not a normal situation). On the big day everything was perfect! I heard nothing but compliments on the food (we offered the flat iron steak and walleye, the steak was a bit overdone for my taste but that's to be expected with banquet food and it was still tasty, the fish was delicious), the bartender was very on top of things (in hindsight we probably should have hired an additional bartender, but there were no complaints!) and the room was beautiful. My husband and I were also given a beautiful suite with lake views and a whirlpool tub, which was great at the end of a long day. Would definitely recommend!
Wedding: 10/19/2013
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Abby 6 Reviews
We had an absolutely wonderful experience with the Concourse for our reception. Shana from the event planning office was incredibly helpful and really made our ideas for the reception come to life. She was always patient, friendly, and professional. Thank you so much for helping make our day perfect!
Wedding: 06/22/2013
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Anonymous 2 Reviews
The Concourse was highly recommended to me by a close friend who had her wedding at the Concourse a few years ago, and we are very glad we chose to work with them for our wedding reception.
Jenni at the Concourse is absolutely AMAZING. She quickly responded to emails and phone calls throughout the entire wedding planning process. We had a few last minute (day of) guest list changes and she quickly and smoothly accommodated the additional guests who decided to show up. It was such a relief to know that we did not have to stress or worry during our reception. We were able to show up and enjoy the night without worrying about the details because she had everything under control.
The entire reception ran smoothly with the help of all of the Concourse staff. Everyone was friendly, professional, and provided excellent service to our guests.
Wedding: 2+ years ago
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
Jessica 5 Reviews
My wedding was beautiful! All venues can be expensive, and the Concourse is definately not an exception. We worked with Jenni, and she was AWESOME! She was very quick to respond to whatever we needed, and she was very accommodating in regards to making sure we could have the evening exactly how we wanted. She was super patient and helpful. Our food was fanastic and the bar service was great. The hotel is gorgeous and was a great choice since most of our guests were from out of town. My day was perfect and I am so glad with the service provided by the Concourse.
Wedding: 08/18/2012
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue
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Games are becoming the same. They're becoming boring, generic. Yet we still play them. A LOT. Why is this? Are we just not discerning gamers anymore? Are we easily led around by our noses? Do game companies take advantage of us? Is the Kardashian lack of talent or ability to do anything actually useful to society hereditary?
These burning questions (okay, maybe not that last one) are on the minds of lots of gamers right now.
It hasn't been a busy weekend for blogs, but two blogs were posted this weekend that really made me stop and think. (Sorry to the guy who hit me from behind because I stopped so fast. I just got the brakes fixed).
First was one by GoldvsSilver (the eternal conundrum of the Xbox player with limited cash flow) about why shooters bore him to death. I left a comment on that blog. It was a nice comment, I think. Fairly standard, nothing really to write home about. I don't know if I would put it up in my Top 3 Comments of All Time list. But it wasn't a bad one, if I do say so myself.
Then this morning I saw Oni's blog about the blandification of games and how so much of what the games industry is putting out there is generic pap (I think she also says something about grey sludge inside when you bite into them, though I don't know why you would want to bite into a game...maybe it's just me). I was all set to leave a comment for Oni too, but as I was working out what I wanted to say, I found myself considering more and more stuff, and decided that it would be better to do a post of my own rather than leave a comment that's basically the same length. Especially because some of it would just be a copy of my response to GoldvsSilver.
What do these two instances have in common for me?
Storytelling in games.
The basic gameplay of the shooter *is* getting stale. It's getting to the point that I'm tired of seeing a gun pointing out from the bottom of the screen. Give me something different, oh Mr. Shooter Designer!! (Or Ms. Shooter Designer. I'm not sexist). Instead of shooting, I want to see a character beat somebody over the head with one of these.
(Thanks to Fashions for All)
Now *that* would not be generic!
However, I still play shooters, and for me, it's because of what the designers do with the genre. Mass Effect 3 is a massively humongously huge RPG/story (yes, it is *that* big that it requires 3 words) that also uses third-person shooter mechanics in its gameplay. Borderlands is a loot-haul like Diablo, only told as a first-person shooter. There's tons of stuff to do, so much so that you don't really notice the same basic mechanics as the other games. Fallout 3 and New Vegas are big RPGs that use first-person mechanics.
All of these are not generic because they actually do something interesting with the mechanics. Deus Ex: Human Revolution, for all the fact that its mechanics are first-person shooter, can be totally played without killing anyone (though you'd have to have the patience of Job to do so. Or more talent than me, anyway).
The other thing that makes these titles great are the stories being told. If a game is telling me a good story and the mechanics don't suck (Generic doesn't have to suck. I was a college student once, and lived off of generic stuff), then to me, the game is good.
This leads me into my comment to Oni's blog (Oni, you can start reading now).
Part of me is wondering whether this attitude adds to the blandification problem in gaming right now. (In other words, am *I* the cause of all things bad in gaming?) Game companies don't seem to be trying to innovate gameplay as much anymore. Instead, they seem to take Mechanic A, maybe add a touch of Mechanic B to the game. Ok, this is pretty boring. Hey, let's come up with this really awesome story!!!! As games are becoming more innovative in their storytelling, they're becoming more generic in their actual gameplay. Sure, they may add a tweak here and there. Remember the days before being able to take cover, where you had to hide behind a wall,strafe out from behind it to shoot at an enemy, and then strafe back behind the wall when you took too much damage? Once one game added a cover system, of course every game had to do it. And now even cover systems are generic and boring. But if you have a shooter without one, prepare to have piles of your discs and beautiful box art burned on the front lawn outside your company headquarters. (You think it won't happen? Look at the Mass Effect 3 ending controversy and extrapolate)
Many games are becoming bland, and yes, I think that is because of the financial bottom line that requires more of the same because it's SELLING SELLING SELLING!!!! It's a sad state of affairs. However, it's also an understandable one. Game companies are a business. When games don't sell, there are real-world repercussions. Look at all of the layoffs going on in the industry right now, some from companies whose games *do* sell relatively well. Game companies are reluctant to take a chance on something innovative, because for every truly creative game that becomes a big hit, there are multiple ones that don't. We as gamers don't seem to try new things very well, and these games wither on the vine (I've been on that soapbox enough times that if I get up there again, everybody will just roll their eyes).
Thus, we get the same generic crap that sells well.
I think this is why, as Saint said last night, something like Kickstarter may be the future of the industry. If not the future, then perhaps where true innovation goes to prosper. (Let's see if I can get the entire 1st page of the User Blog section into this post! Let me just find that girl gamer who's listening to game music while telling us about her backlog of games). Here, companies can go directly to the public, tell us "hey, I want to do *this* but the distributors are saying they won't pay for it because they don't want to take a chance. Will you take a chance on me?" If enough people are intrigued by the idea, then the game can get made and it already has a core audience waiting for it.
In the meantime (I guess I should get back to the title of this post), while many current games are suffering from this blandification problem, I don't mind it as much as some people, as long as I am engaged by the game. Give me a really good story with generic gameplay, and you've probably got me hooked, or at least checking you out. And with my limited budget, it's probably a good thing for me that not many games are able to do that.
Besides, isn't storytelling one of the main reasons why so many gamers are making the case that video games are art? D*mn the gameplay! We need good stories so that we can convince Roger Ebert of something.
Until game companies actually start getting innovative with their gameplay again, storytelling is probably the only thing saving the industry.
Or maybe it's the in-game subliminal messages that are keeping the Call of Duty zombies hooked.
That could be it too.


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Facebook wasn't the first to offer security researchers bounties for reporting vulnerabilities but the social network reports it paid out $1.5m in 2013 for bug reports, and says it is increasing the amount of cash on offer in the coming year.
According to the advertising giant, it received 14,763 reports of suspected flaws last year, an increase of 246 per cent on the 2012 figure. Unfortunately for Facebook's security team there were a lot of false positives in there, and only 687 write-ups turned out to be worth paying for and, thankfully, roughly six per cent were classified as high-severity issues.
"Most submissions end up not being valid issues, but we assume they are until we've fully evaluated the report. That attitude makes it possible for us to triage high-priority issues quickly and get the right resources allocated immediately," said Collin Greene, a security engineer at Facebook.
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In today's era, counter terrorism in the UK is implicit to be a repulsive advancement that has swallowed up the attention of each and every person. It is not at all surprising if millions of dollars are used up on counter terrorism measures in the UK along with law enforcement defence solutions. The majority of the world-famous leaders together with public figures are progressively looking out for solutions concerning this emerging threat. Astonishing part is that nothing appears to deter by these terrorists for wiping out limitless innocent souls.
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Tiger Aircraft may be
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personal property taxes since 2004 and local officials are looking
for another tenant to occupy the company's 75,000-square-foot
production facility at Martinsburg, WV.
The company has laid off all but two workers and owes $115,000
in back taxes. So far this year only three aircraft have come off
the line, and none shipped this past quarter.
The Berkeley County commission called a meeting last Thursday to
discuss how the county might reclaim those back taxes. Tax assessor
Preston Gooden told the Martinsburg Journal, "The tax office will
just have to monitor the situation and see what action needs to be
Tiger's lease on the production facility is paid through April
of next year according to Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport
manager Bill Walkup.
The West Virginia Development Office is tasked with business
development in the region. It's preparing a package for prospective
tenants to occupy Tiger's leased facility. It says interested
parties have already inquired.
"You sense that it's coming," said Bob Crawford, executive
director of the Berkeley County Development Authority, "We've been
in conversations with several people, but nothing has jelled
Apparently, all that's left now for Tiger is to declare
bankruptcy. Commission attorneys say they haven't received word yet
on whether the company has filed, but they hope to reclaim the
unpaid taxes if and when Tiger does.
The Journal was unable to get a comment from Tiger, although an
employee did answer the phone.
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Updated On: Mar 26 2013 09:23:05 PM EDT
Dan Gilbert has purchased another building in downtown Detroit.
This time it's the 44,000-square-feet Vinton Building located at 600 Woodward Avenue. No details have been released regarding the plan for the Vinton.
Gilbert now owns 17 buildings downtown.
Read more: Dan Gilbert's latest Detroit purchase, One Woodward, may be his crown jewel
Moreover, work is well underway for construction of a parking garage and retail space along Broadway Street in an area known as "The Z Lot."
Related: Rock Ventures buys 5 more downtown Detroit buildings
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lining oven with silicon sheets
I'm tired of cleaning the oven floor. There's a great sale on those silicon liner sheets and I wondered if anyone has used them to line the oven. I thought that that cleaning would easier if I could remove the sheets rather than scrubbing the oven..
re: lynnlato
lynnlato, you have to be very careful with foil on the oven floor and do it only if specified by the manufacturer. My mother's one of many who burned the foil onto the surface of her oven interior permanently by doing that. Lucky for her, the oven floor is a separate piece that can be removed and replaced. But check threads like this one:
re: dmd_kc
Wow, interesting. I just read an article in the Honolulu Times too. It appears that today's foil is a different product than the foil that grandma used. Go figure. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/app...
They have suggested that oven mfg's place stickers in the bottom of ovens advising against this practice.
Ok, so DONT use foil in the bottom of your oven like grandma used to do.
re: dmd_kc
If your electric range has the exposed element in it you will shorten its life using a sheet of foil beneath it. Do not use anything in the new ovens with the concealed element.
Have a spare element on hand if you use foil because it's sure to fail on a holiday.
re: ScubaSteve
I've been known to run the self-clean cycle and then use the vacuum hose to suck out the ashes. Shhhhh, my little secret.
I use those teflon covered sheets, never had an issue with them and anything that reduces cleaning seems very good to me :)
I've used a silicon liner in my oven for the past 5 years. It was designed to be used in the oven and cleans-up easily. The only issue I had was when I first installed it. I put it down, turned the oven on and wondered why it wasn't getting hot. I lifted the sheet and whosh!!!! I had covered up the vents on the bottom of the oven and when air, gas, and the light all met . . .
I'll never make that mistake again.
But would reuse them.
I asked this question a few months ago re: my Wolf AG range oven and got a resounding "NO!" It had seemed like such a brilliant idea, too, as the oven's not self-cleaning and I hate to clean ovens. I worked around this by putting the sheet on the bottom rack, up off the floor where it might melt but still catching most of the drips, etc. before they can bake onto the oven floor.


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Pose Me FantasyTastic: The K4 Edition - Products: Poser 6+ & Kids 4 (base at daz no morphs needed)
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The Cog is perfect for a character hero pose or just for adding some interesting detail behind your character! It is also a Figure that has three main sections that can be moved around.
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Neither nature nor mankind have been kind to this classic character.
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Spawn is a tool for easily spawning morphs, creating parameter dials and wiring up existing dials to affect one another.
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Lynda - VFX Techniques: Creating a CG Flag with Nuke X and CINEMA 4D | 1.30GB
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Visual effects (VFX) don't necessarily need to involve explosions, magic, or giant robots. In fact, VFX can be as simple as a flag unfurling.
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Lynda - VFX Techniques: Creating a CG Flag with Nuke X and CINEMA 4D
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Visual effects (VFX) don't necessarily need to involve explosions, magic, or giant robots. In fact, VFX can be as simple as a flag unfurling.
Lynda - Creating a Show Open in After Effects and CINEMA 4D
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Lynda - Creating a Show Open in After Effects and CINEMA 4D
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Film and television clients want strong openings for their shows. Adding a custom motion-tracked logo to the opening credits can add an extra burst of energy as well as reinforce the themes of the program. In this course, Andy Needham shows how to take existing footage, track it with the CameraTracker plugin for After Effects, and define a ground plane and 3D origin point for your footage. Then you'll bring the scene into CINEMA 4D and use its MoGraph tools to design an animated logo, plus match the lighting with the original background plate. Then learn how to bring it all together with color grading and optical lens effects back in After Effects.
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Life in sky - wonderful set consisting of two complex and independent parts.
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Where did the evil begin? One legend says an untrustworthy servant of the master brought back from the east a tome of exceptional evil. The cursed one secretly dedicated an altar to one of the Old Ones within an underused tower - and so began the curse on the House of Nosferatu!
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Lynda - Dynamics in CINEMA 4D
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CINEMA 4D dynamics are powerful, but easy to understand and fun to play with. In this course, Thanassis Pozantzis shows you how to use dynamics to create physically accurate object animations, using real-world physics like gravity, collisions, and bounces.
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Our favorite Kitty is back to play again! This time she is better and badder than ever with new geografting technology which allows her Cat Ears, Paws, and Tail to seamlessly integrate with Genesis. This means that even though she was created for Hitomi, you can make any of your Genesis characters show off some Cat style from Hitomi to the Freak, and everything in between. With razor sharp claws this Kitty can scratch. Her Claws are retractable though so she can play nice too. She has a set of whiskers which will follow any expression, and a fully poseable tail with master dials to make it easier to pose the whole tail at once. Her long hair is also fully poseable with additional morphs to help in posing, it can also be used with the additional bow to make a very cute ponytail. And of course she comes with a belled collar just to give the little birdies a fighting chance.
Foxy and Wolfie for Genesis
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Whether you want a Foxy Lady, or a Sly Fox, a Wolf Man, or She Wolf, this package has you covered. Enhanced by new geografting technology which allows the Ears, Paws, and Tail to seamlessly integrate with Genesis. You can now put a little of the beast into any of your Genesis characters from Hitomi to the Freak, and everything in between. With razor sharp claws your character is ready to scratch and rend. The Claws are retractable though so they can play nice too. A fully poseable fluffy tail with master dials to make it easier to pose the whole tail at once. the catgirl long hair is also included with a custom morph just to fit Foxy and Wolfie's ears and is of course fully poseable with additional morphs to help in posing, it can also be used with the additional bow to make a very cute ponytail.
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Comprises Five individually crafted pieces of armor and a Sword in four versions
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Description: The focus of Project EYEris has been to take big steps forward towards realistic eyes in DAZ Studio, providing raytraced solutions to create detail un-achievable with transmaps or reflection maps. Containing a brand new shader for DAZ Studio, Project EYEris gives you a new way to approach all surfaces with unique effects, like tone curved reflections and specular flaring.
This shader comes to you in the form of an injection preset that will work on all existing eye surfaces, or from a large library of presets using the included high detail texture maps. 24 different full eye presets (8 human, 8 monster and 8 bionic) finish everything for you, while 30 individual scleras and 30 separate irises allow you to alter the results. Also included are 5 tear and 5 lacrimal presets to further refine your looks while reflection presets modify special effects.
Accent Tables Daz3D
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Accent Tables Daz3D
A selection of graceful accent tables to add the perfect finishing touch to any room!
The set includes four tables: round, oval, rectangular, and a long, narrow 'hall' table that can also serve as a sofa table. The tables are set up as figures, and can be scaled up or down as desired. There are three color options for each table, and you can easily adjust them by adjusting the diffuse color.
Goblina Runtimedna
U Blackface P 15-05-2014, 23:42 c 0 comments
Goblina Runtimedna
Is the female of the species truly deadlier than the male? You be the judge with "Goblina", the female counterpart to Sixus1's fan favorite "Goblinz". Fully compatible with the Goblinz textures, and with a high level of compatibility with most existing Goblinz poses and props, Goblina brings that special, feminine touch to the goblins of the Fantasy Racez family of Poser/DS figures.
Ela Hair XPansion Renderosity
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Ela Hair XPansion Renderosity
With this texture expansion you will get 50 high quality textures for Ela Hair by outoftouch.
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Skin Builder Pro for Genesis and Genesis 2 Female(s)
U leinhard P 2-05-2014, 07:51 c 3 comments
Introducing Skin Builder for Genesis and Genesis2 Female(S). An exclusive all in one product for DAZ Studio, utilizing the power of the LIE (layered image editor) system. Skin Builder gives you more choice in creating & enhancing your characters appearance. Hosting a unique script that blends in skin textures from different races, you can now get more variety in one powerful application. Create realistic or fantasy type skins, the choice is yours. The package also contains 7 extra scripts giving you the ability to apply tan lines, makeup, eyebrows, eye types, eyelashes, nails & more. Best yet, some of them are universal, meaning they can work with your existing sets including ones using a different UV.
This product utilizes V5 UV mapping, so it can be used on both Genesis1 and 2. So let's get building, and show what can be made!
Please read the tutorial to get an easier understanding on tips and workflow regarding how this product is used.
Atonement Daz3D
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Atonement Daz3D
Atonement - Reconciliation between God and humans.
Atonement is an aged, weathered and worn 3D building. This resting place features distressed and damp surfaces under a veil of decaying ivy. It comes complete with interior walls, articulating doors, gravestones (with adjustable headstones) and modular elements to load complete or in sections as required.
The visual styling means it can be used in many different settings: historical, fantasy or present-day, with high resolution texture maps ideal for close-up and high resolution renders.
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One set for Kid 4,Includes a lot of interesting poses and toys.
Slime Beast Daz3D
U Blackface P 27-04-2014, 23:44 c 0 comments
Slime Beast Daz3D
Deep within the stygian abyss it dwells, blindly groping with its squamous tentacles. Its fellow spawn await for the day when the stars are right, and they can swarm up to the surface, the disgusting spawn of some foul Elder Thing from beyond the stars to claim the world they inhabited before these upstart humans! Only the darkest of cults have known about these creatures - until now! Guard your Runtimes and Libraries well, lest they engulf your characters and their souls!
People of Earth: Faces of Asia Daz3D
U Blackface P 27-04-2014, 23:35 c 0 comments
People of Earth: Faces of Asia Daz3D
Just over half the people of earth live on the continent of Asia. Of course no set of morphs can represent the incredible variety of people and faces that those billions of 3D models represent - as every kind of feature in the world is found here – but there are looks and faces that are hard to make with existing morph sets. This set aims to fill in those gaps in your Genesis 2 Female(s) library.
Return To Driza: Small Homes
U BrotherBooz P 27-04-2014, 10:45 c 0 comments
The original Driza: Walled Desert City was initially inspired by a Star Wars game environment, but evolved during construction into something less SF, more historical fantasy, and became my most popular model. After a while I retextured it, enhancing its realism, but I always intended to rebuild it in close-up. Before I did, I developed the Lemuria series, suggested by ancient Babylon, but excessive mesh detail meant larger files and slower renders. At last, Return To Driza finds the middle path: moderate-resolution modelling, with photo-based high-resolution textures, for convincing renders at high speed. In the Poser version, every door and window shutter opens independently, to reveal interior walls and dirt floors (on the ground floor). With only one or two Return To Driza components, building a townscape takes just a minute or two; but the more elements you include, the more complex and interesting the result. The designs, meanwhile, are intentionally generic enough that you could be building Cimmeria or Jerusalem, Babylon or Barsoom. Let the adventure begin!


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Bowlus, AJ; Robin, J-M; (2012) An International Comparison of Lifetime Inequality: How Continental Europe Resembles North America. Journal of the European Economic Association , 10 , Article 6.
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We compare earnings inequality and mobility across the U.S., Canada, France, Germany and the U.K. during the late 1990s. A flexible model of earnings dynamics that isolates positional mobility within a stable earnings distribution is estimated. Earnings trajectories are then simulated, and lifetime annuity value distributions are constructed. Earnings mobility and employment risk are found to be positively correlated with base-year inequality. Taken together they produce more equalization in countries with high cross-section inequality such that the countries in our sample have more similar lifetime inequality levels than cross-section measures suggest.
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