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when I got my first cockateil I bought this cage. I have since gotten a few more birds so I needed a bigger cage. However this was a nice cage that I used for a long time
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I'm a city boy, born and bred just outside Manhattan. In fact, the phrase "born and bred" is the closest I've ever come to talking like a farmer.
My wife and I went to the Indiana State Fair this summer, and she spent a lot of time in the poultry barn, looking at baby chicks and saying, "How cute"; while I was out on the Midway looking at you-know-what on a stick, saying, "How delicious."
Curiosity led me to buy a couple of magazines the next day, Chickens and Poultry World, both dedicated to the proper care and breeding of our feathery friends. In the intro to one of the publications, the editor, Terry Beebe, is seen holding his buddy, a handsome springer spaniel. I guess Terry has learned that you attract more chicks holding a dog than a rooster.
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L'Oreal pitches this as a blush that "contours and illuminates cheekbones for a more radiant, youthful-looking complexion." However, it is never a good idea to contour with blush color because blush is supposed to go on the cheekbone, and using it to contour means that you're putting too much color beyond the cheekbone. The contour color should be a soft shade of tannish brown placed under the cheekbone; check any fashion magazine cover to see how this is supposed to look.
If you let go of the contour claim and use this as it should be used—to add color that illuminates and adds radiance to the cheekbone—this blush soars!
The soft flush of luminous color accentuates cheekbones and adds a youthful, healthy glow. Whether you prefer pink, peach, rose, berry, or nude blush, the shades are gorgeous. Each goes on sheer, but can be layered for more intensity. The bouncy, sponge-like texture can be applied over foundation, either with your fingertips (by dabbing and blending) or with a brush. Once set, it takes on a cream-to-powder finish that works for all skin types (yes, even for those with oily skin, though the radiant finish will emphasize oily areas).
NOTE: Ingredients may vary by shade from the above listing.
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Strengths: Budget-friendly prices; good makeup removers; wide assortment of self-tanning options; one of the best, most comprehensive makeup collections at the drugstore, with superb options in almost every category; the mascaras are a tough act to follow.
Weaknesses: Jar packaging hinders some of the skincare formulas; many of the daytime moisturizers with sunscreen and SPF-rated foundations don't provide sufficient UVA protection; lacking in effective anti-acne and skin-lightening products; boring to problematic toners.
Just like its sister company Lancome, L'Oreal doesn't have its act together when it comes to skin-care products. For all their talk of advanced formulas, fancy double-page ads in fashion magazines, and impressive-sounding quotes from scientists at their research and development facilities, most of what L'Oreal offers for skin care is a whole lot of nothing—or at least nothing tremendously helpful for helping skin look and feel its best.
An ongoing issue with L'Oreal (at least in the United States) is the lack of sufficient UVA-protecting ingredients in their daytime moisturizers with sunscreen. Very few of them contain the actives that provide as much UVA protection as you can get from a sunscreen. Yet this major oversight (and it's not just with the older products—several newer sunscreens launched with this deficiency) didn't stop L'Oreal from heralding the FDA's approval of their patented ecamsule (Mexoryl SX) sunscreen for use in the United States. (Mexoryl SX has been approved for years in Europe, and L'Oreal routinely uses it in the sunscreens they sell there.) The attention-getting headline was that Mexoryl SX provides "the best" and "most stable" UVA protection, but that's not entirely true; there are other options. Why didn't anyone in the media point out to L'Oreal that while Mexoryl SX may be great, that doesn't explain why the majority of their other sunscreens leave the consumers who use them vulnerable to UVA damage… Sigh… Inadequate UVA protection is not only unhealthy for your skin, it severely damages L'Oreal's credibility as an international skin-care authority.
Aside from the sunscreen frustrations, L'Oreal's moisturizers are a yawn-inducing, fairly repetitive bunch. A cursory review of their formulas demonstrates that L'Oreal is simply not keeping pace with the competition, just as Lancome isn't at the department-store level. When it comes to moisturizers or serums, just about anything from Dove, Olay, Neutrogena, or Aveeno is preferred. L'Oreal does well with most of their cleansers, along with scrubs and self-tanning products, but given the widespread availability and financial resources of this line they could be doing so much more. (You have to wonder if they're more interested in advertising and public relations than in advancing skin-care expertise.) The makeup has made major strides and now ranks as the best overall color collection at the drugstore—imagine the results if their skin care followed suit!
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L'Oreal's displays in many drugstores have been updated to reflect better-organized products and shade categories (though testers are still scarce). Given the number of lipsticks they sell, it only makes sense to put them in color families so consumers have a better shopping experience. Their True Match products are also sensibly laid out, but the rest of the foundations aren't as organized, likely due to the smaller selection of shades. Speaking of foundations, L'Oreal has made further strides by offering more that provide sufficient UVA protection. Revlon still has the edge for consistently launching impressive foundations with sunscreen, but at least L'Oreal is (finally) catching up. The bottom line is that every category of L'Oreal's makeup has some winning (and in some cases, benchmark-setting) products. They fall short with their powder eyeshadows, but not enough to warrant avoiding them, especially if you prefer sheer eye makeup. Still, with only minor tweaking and consistent adherence to the importance of UVA protection in their cosmetic products with sunscreen, L'Oreal could pull ahead to be the hands-down winner when it comes to shopping for makeup at the drugstore.
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If you're looking for a nice, drugstore highlighter try this. As stated, there is sheer color; but multiple attempts to add color resulted in little payoff. I think I'll just take it back to the store. It's sad, because the shades are beautiful in the pan.
Not only are these blushes lacking in pigment and shiny. They dry up in the pan. I had mine for about two weeks. I recently saw a display at a store and they were hung up, the blush was falling out of the pot it sits in!
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The first line and last line of the section "Record Description" are inconsistent (as well as repetitive). Is the record span 1812-1905 or 1812-1910? I would suggest that the first line be removed (including the "electron index"). You could actually remove both the first and last lines, and incorporate the span of years into the text, if you feel the collection title isn't sufficient to make that clear.
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Paris Hilton Tuesday morning Tweeted that a man carrying two knives attempted to break into her Los Angeles home, but the police took him into custody first.
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KORAPUT: Parab, the State-level tribal festival at Koraput might be affected badly this year if steps were not taken to organise it in a proper way. The festival had brought a rare distinction to the district and put it in the national tourist calendar. It was instrumental in promoting tourism, culture and tribal ways of life of Koraput district to the world outside by showcasing the skills of its artists.
Usually preparatory meetings were held in September every year to finalise the proceedings of the festival by forming exclusive committees and inviting artists from across the country.
However, this time there was an unprecedented delay in calling such a meeting of the general body of the District Council of Culture to formalise the plans for the festival.
Moreover the executive body meeting of DCC, which was held last month under the chairmanship of the Collector in the presence of officials and other members of the council, came out with several proposals that were to be sanctioned in the general body meeting.
Keeping in view the need to bring reforms in the mode of the celebrations, Krushna Chandra Panigrahy, the Director of Tribal Museum at Koraput suggested to view the festival as an occasion to find people with innovation, intelligence, creativity, originality and motivational skills so as to expose the latent talent of the district to the outer world while giving scope to the individuals to grow.


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An Ethiopian immigrant rues the day he moved to Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – When Sendeku Belay thinks about how his life has turned out, the 36-year-old believes he would have been better off staying in Ethiopia than moving to Israel.
"Had I known Israel would work out like this, I would have preferred to die in Africa of starvation," says Belay of his 13-year struggle to integrate into Israeli society.
Israeli forces kill two knife-wielding Palestinians: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli security forces killed two knife-wielding Palestinian attackers in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem on Saturday, police said.
In the West Bank city of Hebron, a Palestinian was shot dead by a paramilitary Israeli border police patrol after stabbing one of its men in the head and chest, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said. The injured policeman was taken to hospital.
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Concerns over Iran's nuclear negotiations and the need to repair relations with the White House may push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek to form a national unity government with his center-left rivals.
Political analysts pointed on Monday to a new position paper from the main challenger that Netanyahu beat in last month's election, the Zionist Union, that echoed his criticism of the April 2 agreement between world powers and Iran.
Israel must repair U.S. ties after election: ex-envoy to Washington
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel must try to repair relations with the United States no matter who wins Tuesday's election, said Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to Washington and a potential foreign minister if his party joins the next government.
"We have to do a major reach-out. There's some work to be done," Oren said, citing strained ties after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's March 3 speech to Congress assailing a potential nuclear deal with Iran sought by President Barack Obama.
Women gain influence in Israeli politics after long gap
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – For decades, the identikit for a top Israeli politician has been a tough-talking man with a decorated military past who's big on security. The exceptions have been rare, but now women are filling senior positions in parties across the spectrum.
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A report by Israel's state auditor found on Wednesday "significant deficiencies" in housing policy blamed for a sharp rise in home prices, flagging an issue dogging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bid for re-election on March 17.
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The Nikon Coolpix S51 is a lovely looking and stylish camera that combines 8.1 effective megapixels of imaging performance with a 3x zoom Nikkor ED lens.
When shooting with the Nikon Coolpix S51 you can compose and then later view your shots on a generous 3in LCD monitor.
The Nikon Coolpix S51 comes in a variety of colours and incorporates Optical lens shift (which compensates for camera shake) and a high sensitivity mode up to ISO 1600 for shooting in poorly lit areas. So far, so good? Well, to be honest, no not really.
Nikon has launched a camera that has the same basic features as most other digital cameras in this price bracket. But what about the new features and extras that all the other new cameras have? What about the ISO6400 capabilities of the Fujifilm F50fd, or the Casio Exilim Z1200 with its truly handy, one press, best shot button. And what about something as simple as the great 15m flash range from the Pentax Optio M40? Not in the Nikon Coolpix S51.
Unfortunately not only does the Nikon Coolpix S51 not have anything special to bring to this photographic party, but it actually doesn't even handle the basics very well. For an 8.1Mp camera, the shutter lag is shameful. In the time the shutter had reacted to us depressing the shot button, not only had our subject moved out of frame, but we had also forgotten what it was we were shooting in the first place.
And the Nikon Coolpix S51's amazingly sloth like abilities don't end there. In playback mode you have to wait an age before the, admittedly very useful, scrollwheel can be used.
This sluggishness has affected another very important factor - battery life. The Nikon Coolpix S51 has a battery life of only 150 shots, as compared with the Pentax Optio M40 at 220 shots, the Fujifilm F50fd at 250 shots, and the Casio Exilim Z1200 at 340 shots*.
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Ed Zander and Albert 'Rocky' Pimentel Named to Seagate Technology Board of Directors
At Motorola, Zander made the RAZR the best-selling cell phone in history and reshaped Motorola's image worldwide with the popular "Hello Moto" campaign. He sharpened Motorola's edge in technology innovation; delivered on 12 consecutive quarters of revenue growth; streamlined the business to increase operating efficiencies worldwide; significantly improved the balance sheet and acquired and divested businesses to strengthen the company's competitive position. Prior to Motorola, Zander was president and chief operating officer of Sun Microsystems until 2002. During his 15 years at the company, he grew Sun to
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You're saying you'd rather ubuntu aggregate the security patches and release them at a later date than make the available as soon as possible?
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Now I'm pretty new to OSX... been using it at work for about 4 months and in that time I've had 4 or 5 updates. Only one was a security update (the bogus certifcate blunder) and the rest have been iTunes or other app updates. So is Mac OSx updating under the covers?
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I don't use windows in my personal life anymore, but I really wish they'd release patches on a nightly basis like Ubuntu or Red Hat instead of waiting to make sure systems are compromised.
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Is it me or has Gnome 3x neutered the desktop? When I first used Gnome 3 with F15 I really liked the clean and cutting edge look. But 15 minutes later I choked on the fact that Gnome 3 had me bent over and handcuffed... doing things the way they wanted.
I looked at the screenshot and couldn't really tell if I was looking at Fedora or openSUSE, save the open browser content.
I LOVE what Linux Mint has done. They've incorporated the best of Gnome 3 and greatly improve the experience.
Oh, and YEAH for openSUSE, high-five!
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... good thing I don't travel to the states these days.
Not sure what the laws are in the 'states' regarding hacking programs, but the article clearly states he was arrested in Romania... Does this mean residents of Romania are restricted from accessing BackTrack and BackBox linux distros?
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Paula was born and brought up in South Wales and went on to study English and American Literature at Kent University. Whilst she had spent her teens dreaming of hopping between the London and New York offices of Cosmopolitan magazine, she was brought down to earth when her best post-degree job offer came from The Local Government Chronicle.
After six months of writing articles on various local council's approach to choosing litterbins, Paula decided that her skills might be put to better use in the more glamorous environment of music PR.
She spent the early 1990's working in the music industry on clients such as George Michael, Bananrama and Sinitta. Day to day jobs ranged from co-ordinating large-scale press events to running out to get sandwiches for "celebrities". After two years she left to set up her own PR company, Paula Gardner PR, based at London's St Katherine's Dock. Specialising in PR for the restaurant and entertainment industry, Paula worked with high profile clients such as Red, L'Escargot and Soho's O bar, before deciding to move from doing PR, to teaching it.
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Until this Super Bowl, Joe Flacco always believed in himself more than many other folks did.
Maybe that's because the Baltimore Ravens quarterback never put up the most scintillating statistics. Or because he kept falling short of a championship.
This much was clear: Flacco didn't get the top-of-the-line contract he wanted last offseason, so he put off negotiations until this season was done, confident he would prove himself.
That decision worked out rather well.
Capping a perfect postseason, the unassuming and unheralded Flacco completed 22 of 33 passes for 287 yards and three first-half touchdowns Sunday, earning Super Bowl MVP honors for leading the Ravens to a 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Hey, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, get your checkbook ready.
''He did let me know if the day came, I could go beat on his desk and really give it to him,'' Flacco said with a smile. ''And that's what I'm going to do.''
Flacco set aside any questions about just how good he is and whether he belongs in the conversation about the league's best quarterbacks, becoming only the sixth in 47 Super Bowls to throw for three scores in a first half. He connected with Anquan Boldin for 13 yards, Dennis Pitta for 1, and Jacoby Jones for 56 in a back-and-forth game oddly interrupted more than a half-hour by a power outage.
Then, on the drive that ended with Baltimore's final points, a field goal with under 4 1/2 minutes left, Flacco faced a third-and-1 at his team's 45-yard line. Given three play calls to choose from, Flacco banged his wrists across each other, signaling for a fade to Boldin. The outcome? A 15-yard gain for a first down.
''It shows you he has got guts,'' Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said. ''He has got the guts of a burglar.''
Earlier, Flacco showed more athleticism than he gets credit for, running to his right under pressure from two linebackers before lofting a 30-yard pass to Boldin.
''Now they're gonna have to talk about Joe Flacco,'' center Matt Birk said. ''Joe's a stud. He showed it tonight.''
Not just Sunday, actually.
The admittedly mild-mannered guy, who played his college football far from the spotlight at Delaware, wrapped up Baltimore's four-game run to the title with a record-equaling 11 TD passes and zero interceptions, going 73 of 126 for 1,140 yards. It was an impressive streak that included road victories against two of the game's most respected QBs, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, and a first-round home win against No. 1 overall draft pick Andrew Luck.
''I wouldn't take any other quarterback over Joe,'' offensive lineman Michael Oher said. ''People give him slack, and I don't know why.''
Flacco's job in the second half Sunday was more about being safe than spectacular. He had helped Baltimore take a 21-6 halftime lead, and it grew to 28-6 when Jones returned the second-half kickoff a Super Bowl-record 108 yards.
That is when things got strange.
First, the lights inside the Superdome cut out, delaying action for more than a half-hour. And when play resumed, San Francisco quickly scored 17 consecutive points to make things interesting.
The Ravens held on down the stretch. Two short field goals by rookie Justin Tucker padded the lead, and the Ray Lewis-led defense stopped the 49ers on a fourth-and-goal at the 5 with under 2 minutes left.
''I was sitting there thinking, `There's no way. There's no way we stop them here,''' Flacco said. ''But we did.''
Neither Flacco nor his team appeared to be ready to take on all comers as the regular season concluded.
After all, the Ravens lost four of their final five games to stumble into the playoffs.
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And Flacco, a fifth-year pro, finished only 12th in the 32-team NFL in passer rating at a merely passable 87.7 — way behind league leader Aaron Rodgers' 108.0 — while compiling 22 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.
Middle of the pack, to say the least.
But he and his team definitely did shine when the results mattered most.
''I tell you what: We don't make it easy,'' said Flacco, who set an NFL quarterback record by leading his team to playoff wins in each of his first five seasons. He is 9-4 overall in the postseason, but was 0-2 in AFC championship games until this year.
And now his contract is up. He could wind up with one of the most lucrative deals in NFL history, perhaps commanding somewhere in the neighborhood of $20 million a year.
There would have been an opportunity to sign something last offseason, but Flacco's agent and the Ravens could not agree on how much he was worth.
The rest of the world wasn't really certain, either.
Flacco delivered quite an answer Sunday.
''I'm a Joe Flacco fan. I've been a Joe Flacco fan,'' said Ravens linebacker Lewis, who ended his 17-year career with a second championship. ''To do what he did today, that's what we always see.''
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Speaking with The Life recently at the ESPY Awards, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp described himself as an electronics guy and said his favorite gadgets are his iPod and iPhone.
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Teen Pulse staff member Ben Hanlon asked high school and middle school students, "What is your New Year's resolution?"
Years after the popular "Lord of The Rings" movie series was filmed, J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey" was finally released in theaters Dec. 14.
Tolkien's "The Hobbit," written as a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings," is distributed by Warner Bros. and is directed by Peter Jackson, who also directed "The Lord of the Rings."
The main character, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), is a hobbit — a human-like creature — half the size of a man, with large hairy feet. He lives a comfortable, uneventful life in the peaceful land of The Shire.
One evening, Bilbo is interrupted by a company of 11 dwarves and their leader, Prince Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), along with the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen).
They all convince Bilbo to help them reclaim their old kingdom of Erebor and their treasure, which was captured by the dragon Smaug. The troop travels eastward while being chased by fearsome orcs and then getting captured by goblins.
It's in the goblin caves that Bilbo meets the creature Gollum, (voice of Andy Serkis) and comes across a simple gold ring, the ring of power.
I don't know about all of you, but every time the New Year comes around, I like to make a few resolutions. Maybe some of you have decided that this year you will forfeit meat altogether, strive to get an "A" in your hardest class or learn to drive a car without ever denting it.
These pledges are all fine and dandy, but how often do you hear someone making a resolution in relation to fashion?
Style may not be as important as your eating habits, your report card or your car, but it still accompanies you through every single day of the year.
I believe making a resolution in relation to fashion is of the utmost importance. What fun would your personal style be if you didn't take it up a notch with every New Year?
I applaud those of you who have already made a fashion-conscious commitment, such as learning to walk in high heels, vowing never to step into a pair of mom jeans again or deciding that future purchases will be only those that flatter your figure.
While these goals may be fashion-focused, they are very individual. We need a New Year's resolution that everyone can adopt and undertake.
The best fit is what I have dubbed wearable individualism — which is a fancy way of saying that you must use your style to reflect your personality uniquely.
Monday: New Years coloring contest, A.C. open from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday: Snow globes in White Rock, pool tourney in Los Alamos
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Thursday: Pool tourney in White Rock, snow globes in Los Alamos
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I can't quite believe it's already 2013. Everyone has already made New Year's resolutions and is leaving 2012 in the dust.
But last year isn't about to just disappear. It didn't just leave with some of the most periodically significant events in history — the presidential election and the Olympics, for example — 2012 also left the legacy of one of the craziest years in fashion.
Haute couture exploded as designers sought new ways to make unique clothing and accessories.
Silhouettes ballooned when designers like Comme des Garçons decided to make shirts and dresses excessively large and stiff (so that the models looked as if they were in giant flattened plum costumes) but something in all the grandeur still screamed fashion.
The amount of color and print on the runway mushroomed. Color blocking, metallics, jewel tones and newly modern colors like ox blood red and mustard yellow made flashy appearances in multiple fashion shows.
We saw pants patterned with palm trees, exotic flowers and different types of animal prints.
Sparkles and giant accessories dominated shows and even massive, feather-like "loofah" dresses nearly engulfed models.
And yet, all of this was translated into a more human, consumer-oriented, wearable form.
"Life of Pi" is a beautiful film. It is an adaptation of a best-selling book with the same title, by Yann Martel.
The film is incredibly visually captivating and filled with gorgeous special effects and magnificent cinematography.
In the film's plot, the protagonist, Piscine Molitor Patel, also known as Pi, discusses faith and his life's story with a young Canadian writer.
Pi tells the younger man of his fascination with all religions from an early age. Subsequently, the protagonist discusses his shipwrecked journey across the Pacific Ocean while sharing a life raft with an adult Bengal tiger called Richard Parker.
The film is presented in an incredibly dream-like manner and involves many serial images.
One small problem with the film is that, as a viewer, one gets the sense that there are elements missing from the original novel.
Another is that the conclusion is somewhat weak and this ultimately diminishes the sense of wonder that the rest of the film worked so hard to establish.
It is almost as if the film becomes a fable, a spiritual journey rather than a realistic depiction of true events.
College begins a new chapter in life for both students and families. Students get to see a life outside of Los Alamos and families adjust to missing a family member that is miles away.
Some young people have described the experience of leaving home as exciting, overwhelming, interesting and sad.
In contrast, families have said that having a part of their family leaving is sad, but also a proud experience because that person is moving on in life.
In the months of November and December, the weather gets colder, people's bank accounts dwindle and the holidays arrive.
This time of year marks a season of giving, joy and guilt-free eating, but it's also a time for families to be reunited.
Aidan Bradbury Aranda, a 2012 Los Alamos High School graduate, is attending the University of Southern California and is majoring in film.
Bradbury Aranda said that leaving New Mexico was "an interesting change because I was used to living in a smaller town and moving to the big city was exciting, but also a bit overwhelming." He also said he missed the nature, the stars and green chile.
Even though he likes California, Bradbury Aranda said, "I like being home because I get to see my family again, as well as my friends, plus I prefer living in my house than in my dorm room."
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• Tuesday: ACs closed for Christmas
• Wednesday: Movies and munchies (L.A. open from 8 a.m.-6 p.m., WR closed)
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I used the P7000 for a couple of years, but now I'm a total loss trying to get the 7100's User Setting to monochrome. I get "Save as Custom 1" but that does me no good at all. Just when I think I'm AOK . . . nope; still not monochrome. Would like to know how you did it!
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Desktop Alert Grants U.S. Army Certificate of Networthiness (CoN) for 15 Second Mass Notification Alert Polling System
Chatham, N.J., Mar 11, 2013 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- Desktop Alert Inc, a Department of Homeland Defense award winning New Jersey-based mass notification selected by FEMA, the National Guard (NGB), the Air National Guard (ANG), NORAD, U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and numerous other military organizations, including Fort Hood, today announced it has granted a new Certificate of Networthiness (CoN).
Desktop Alert's Total Alert System (DTA) version 5 is a commercially developed mass notification system used to provide warning and instructions to personnel in emergency situations. DTA can contact installation computer users at their desktops and require them to confirm receipt of the alert flashed on the computer screen. The alerts can be used for any emergency situation, such as inclement weather notifications, fires, active shooters, attacks, etc.
The Desktop Alert MNS platform is a 'system of systems' which unifies numerous mass notifications system end-points such as public address systems, e-mail, digital signage, telephone and text messaging and more all within one consolidated secure Department of Defense (DoD) web-based emergency operation center (EOC) interface. Desktop Alert is on the DISA Approved Product List (DISA APL) in addition to accreditations for the Army's enterprise-wide Certificate of Networthiness (CoN), Authority to Operate (AtO), Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification Accreditation Process (DIACAP) and the USAF Electronic-Approved Products List and the transitional AF E-APL.
The new certification has been issued to proactively support U.S. Army locations at Fort Hood, Fort Gordon, Fort Huachuca, Fort Campbell, DTRA, Fort Bragg, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Rucker, United States Military Academy (USMA), Fort Lee, Fort Eustis, Fort Knox, Fort Polk, McAlester Army Depot, USAG Heidelberg, USAG Brussels, USAG Benelux, USAG Shinnen and the U.S. Army National Guard Enterprise in all 50 states plus Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
The DTA system utilizes a Web server located within the enclave and uses a back-end database for data storage. DTA uses read only forward facing load balanced servers behind a firewall. This application is installed on the end user's PC to allow the receiving of pop-ups. A client portion polls the Web server every 15 seconds to see if there is an alert posted on the Web server. If an alert has been posted, it will pop up on the user's screen. The user can then hit an "X" on the pop-up window, which will close the alert. Clicking the "X" also populates a count of how many users received and read the alert. DTA 5.1 has a faster alert time than previous versions, allowing alerts to be received within 30 seconds.
"We are honored and very proud," said Howard Ryan, Founder of Desktop Alert, "to have been granted a Certificate of Networthiness which explicitly states that Desktop Alert provides the U.S. Army with a 15 second polling alert system that uses less bandwidth. When lives are at stake, seconds count. Out patent pending system eliminates upwards of 90% of the bandwidth typically used by legacy systems. Prior alert delivery requirements of 10 minutes or less are now eclipsed by our company's superior technological alerting capabilities. Why wait several minutes for information that is available in seconds Latency-based alerts can be extremely dangerous and can threaten the mission with highly inaccurate information. This certification is a boon for the warfighter and a great reward to our engineers for a job well done." The Desktop Alert 15 second alert polling system is also in use by the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Air National Guard (ANG) across 88 wings nationwide. The system's reduced bandwidth capability alerts end users much faster than legacy systems and dramatically reduces the amount of bandwidth data hitting the networks actual workstations and actual servers.
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Managing the return to work: employees returning to work after long layoffs or job losses can experience a wide range of emotions, and EAPs are well positioned to help supervisors manage those emotions.
The majority of employees coming back to work after a prolonged layoff or period of unemployment will be enthusiastic and eager to hit the ground running. Bringing employees back to work can, however, present some unique challenges and risks that must be managed.
Any return to work requires a period of adjustment. Whether the absence is due to a layoff, a medical issue or a prolonged holiday, returning to work after being away for several weeks or months can be an anxious and even jarring experience. Most of us can relate to this, even if we've never been away from work for an extended period of time.
Consider what it feels like to return to work after a long holiday or vacation. The simple act of driving to work or entering your work area, something you have done hundreds or thousands of times, can feel slightly foreign and produce minor anxiety. You might feel "out of the loop" or worry that you have been "out of sight, out of mind" from co- workers. Perhaps your skills feel rusty; maybe you have simply forgotten some things.
Now, consider having been out of work for six months or even a year. Consider having left work not because of a vacation or an unanticipated illness, but because you were among those laid off. What would it feel like to return to work?
When the time comes to begin recalling employees who were laid off, there will likely be a sense of relief among both the organization's leaders and those being called back to work. Recalling former workers and hiring new ones are signs that indicate a significant improvement in the business climate, and the presence of additional employees may allow organizations to resume some work that had been put on hold. Employees going back to work will likely feel relieved from a financial standpoint and also excited that they can be productive and get their careers back on track.
Unfortunately, the emotions don't stop there. Employee recalls following layoffs typically are marked by complex professional, emotional and interpersonal responses that, unless managed carefully, can have a negative impact on employees and the workplace.
The emotions experienced by those recalled to work are similar to those unleashed by any positive change. There will be an initial period of anxiety and trepidation, followed by a "honeymoon" period during which the employee will be excited at the prospect of returning. In the more challenging phases following the honeymoon, the employee can undergo a "crash" as emotions may become less positive and can run at their highest. It is at this point where leadership can have the greatest influence on the success of re-entry into the workforce.
Supervisors should be aware of the emotional reactions they may see from employees returning from a lengthy layoff or period of unemployment. It's important for them to understand that, like any change, returning to work is a process that plays out over time. Employees may even exhibit some reactions that seem contradictory.
Employees returning to work may demonstrate one or more of the following job-related behaviors:
* Exhilaration, enthusiasm and high levels of motivation;
* An exaggerated desire to please or impress others;
* Anxiety and fear;
* Lack of confidence;
* Social anxiety, isolation or withdrawal;
* A reluctance to engage with others or take on special work, particularly if the work is highly visible;
* Problems with memory, concentration or focus;
* Increased sensitivity to criticism, discussions about performance, or talk of economic problems;
* Difficulty getting along with others;
* Anger, sarcasm or cynicism;
* Higher levels of absenteeism or medical complaints;
* Performance problems stemming from a variety of factors, including erosion of skills; and
* A distracted, fatigued or tired appearance.
Why would supervisors see such things? After all, these employees have been brought back to work, presumably because the economy has improved. What could possibly be the problem?
It can be helpful if supervisors try to understand their employees' experiences so they can better recognize potential problems and respond appropriately For example, employees who were laid off or lost their jobs during the downturn went through one of the most stressful and challenging experiences of their lives. Employers and supervisors won't know how they coped during this period. In most cases, employees will have coped well and will comport themselves appropriately However, it is common for employees to experience anger, resentment and a host of physical and emotional problems. These feelings may or may not have been resolved by the time they return to work.
Employees may feel a sense of embarrassment or shame following their time away from work. They may have a hard time facing their co-workers or engaging socially for fear that they will be viewed as "less than" or non-essential. Likewise, employees and supervisors who had continued working may feel uncomfortable around those returning, as though they had done something wrong or should feel guilty for continuing to work. This can result in anxiety and animosity for those who may now have learned to do more with less. In the worst cases, tension can develop between those who were laid off and those who weren't.
A loss of confidence is normal when returning to work--the "use-it-or-lose-it" principle and "disuse syndrome" are readily seen. Skills can erode over time, employees can simply forget pieces of their work, and jobs can change in ways that require new skills. Confidence may be particularly low when employees haven't been working at all during the layoff. Supervisors may have to regain an appreciation of the skills of the returning employee. Coaching, training, and/or the passing of time are usually needed to refresh both skills and working relationships.
Deconditioning can occur over time when employees are not challenged by daily job demands. Some employees may experience bouts of fatigue and burnout upon their return to work, so a period of adjustment to the physical and mental demands of daily work may be necessary.
Compounding the need to "shake off the rust" are changes in leadership and organizational structures. Employees returning to their former jobs may be greeted by new work duties, new functional areas, or new leadership. These changes can complicate their efforts to manage their emotions.
Employees returning to work may also be experiencing financial problems stemming from their time away from work. They may be anxious or distracted, and they may need to conduct personal business during work hours. They may be resentful toward their employer for laying them off in the first place, and may see this as the cause of their financial problems. Supervisors should be alert for signs of possible financial concerns and should also consider that employees' motivations for working may have shifted during the time away from work. Whereas employees were once engaged in the company's success and their own career advancement, they may now be motivated merely by the need to earn money
Clearly, employees returning to work after a period away will experience a diverse and complex set of emotions and behaviors. Regardless of the nature of an employee's response, it's important for supervisors to be prepared to assist workers through the adjustment period.
How can supervisors and business leaders effectively manage employees who are returning to work following a prolonged layoff or job loss? Following are some suggestions EA professionals can share to help them through this uncertain time.
First, the fundamentals of good leadership stay the same. Communication, empathy, predictability and visibility are all critical.
Employees who have experienced hardship so the company can survive are, in many ways, organizational heroes. Ask them how they wish to be welcomed back and/or introduced. Some employees are more comfortable than others with public displays of gratitude. Acknowledge their work histories, highlight their sacrifices, and show an appreciation for what they will bring to the workplace.
Spend some time talking with each employee returning from a layoff. Don't intrude into their private lives, but show an interest in their return. Acknowledge the difficulties and anxiety they may experience and try to gauge their emotional response to returning to work. Referrals to the employee assistance program should be routine.
Open lines of communication with existing employees before the returning employees arrive. Discuss the impact on the teams and their work. Educate them about the difficulties that can accompany a return from a layoff or job loss and encourage them to be supportive and engaged with new and returning employees. Make sure that all workers understand the state of the business, the rationale for employee recalls, the goals for the future, and the expectations for employees' work and conduct.
Address work group conflicts directly If any tensions exist (for any reasons), take appropriate action as soon as possible to resolve the problem.
Assess the need for coaching or training of returning employees. Resources such as mentors, trainers, and the EAP should be considered.
Set clear performance expectations and goals for returning employees, but be sure to allow ample time for the "settling in" process. Understand that anxiety and skills loss may impede performance in the short term. Do not, however, insulate returning employees from challenging work or give them only menial tasks. Hardiness is not built by avoiding possible stress.
Coach returning employees to avoid isolation, stay engaged, and be prompt and attentive. Emphasize to them that things have changed since they left and that they should be ready to learn, show interest in what happened during their absence, start gradually and pace themselves, communicate openly with leadership, and seek guidance often.
Acknowledge to yourself that you may lack trust in new and returning employees and be ready to provide them with reasonable challenges and opportunities for success soon after they start.
Take care not to exploit a returning employee's heightened motivation or exaggerated desire to please. Give reasonable amounts of work early on and be conscious of the risk of burnout.
Be aware of the indicators of deteriorating performance, personal problems and workplace violence. Identify straggling employees as early as possible.
Make frequent EAP referrals, particularly when problems begin to arise. Employee assistance professionals should be consulted and involved at every phase of the recall process in order to support both supervisors and employees.
At the most fundamental level, employee performance is critical to business success. The process of laying off workers and recalling them when the economy begins to improve can challenge employees' sense of engagement and threaten business performance at a time when organizations can least tolerate it.
When returning employees are handled well, significant problems should be atypical. Supervisors and business leaders who focus on the best interests of returning employees will go a long way to mitigate risks. Ultimately, the goal is to achieve business success by ensuring employees have a positive re-entry and remain engaged in the long term.
by John C. Pompe, Psy.D., SPHR
John Pompe is manager of disability and behavioral health programs at Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Illinois. As a member of Caterpillar's Corporate Medical Department, he is responsible for the global EAR disability management, and a variety of behavioral programs. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Instability of NVIDIA drivers on Linux 64 bit - thoughts?
I just bought a Hewlett Packard Z400 workstation, which I paid a pretty penny for. It's got a quad-core Xeon processor, 8 gigs of RAM, and an NVIDIA Quadro FX3800 PCIE graphics card (pretty high end and very recent).
I installed the amd64 variant of Debian Lenny 5.0.3 just a week ago. I then installed the latest official NVIDIA drivers (downloaded directly from the NVIDIA website). The driver version I installed is 185.18.36.
It seems that when I run 3D applications, things become unstable after a while. I know that this may be a common problem considering that NVIDIA drivers are closed-source and there can be no guarantee as to the stability of these drivers. However I need 3D acceleration for the kind of work that I am doing. I also need a 64 bit OS because some of the processes tha I launch need way more than 3 gigs of memory. All of the 3D applications that I am using, I compiled myself on this system.
Every few hours while I'm running some 3D applications, my desktop freezes up and becomes unresponsive, and the screen starts to flicker a little bit here and there. Sometimes I can regain control of the mouse an keyboard for a very short while, just long enough to save my work, but then things inevitably freeze up a short while after. I can log in through SSH from another computer, and I see that Xorg is using 100% CPU.
What would a general recommendation be to help resolve these issues? Wait for NVIDIA to release drivers that may have these problems fixed? Install the latest beta drivers? Downgrade the graphics card to something that has been around longer and for which there may be older drivers that are more stable? Or perhaps the problem is not necessarily the graphics drivers, it could be something else? Virtually all of my work consists of using 3D tools, so I have not really tested my computer extensively with just the "nv" driver (as opposed to "nvidia") nor have I tried to use my computer with the "nvidia" driver but without running 3D applications.
It's funny that my Z400 workstation came with the Linux Installation Kit which consists of 3 CDs of drivers for Red Hat systems, and instructions for installing Red Hat and using the drivers on those CDs. Perhaps HP has more extensively tested Red Hat on the Z400 and maybe if I follow their directions for installing Red Hat onto my workstation, things may be a little bit more stable? Although I really want to stick with using Debian.
Any general thoughts on this matter would be greatly appreciated. I'm not asking for a fix, because I think there is none.
Re: Instability of NVIDIA drivers on Linux 64 bit - thoughts?
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Re: Instability of NVIDIA drivers on Linux 64 bit - thoughts?
Ahh, right-o.
Re: Instability of NVIDIA drivers on Linux 64 bit - thoughts?
I read the two stickes related to stability problems and reporting bugs.
It seems that, to file a bug report, (I first check all steps outlined and then) I create a new thread here with a very "good" subject, and attach files with information to that post. Is this correct? Do I post in this forum section or in another one?
Re: Instability of NVIDIA drivers on Linux 64 bit - thoughts?
Just attach the nvidia-bugreport.log file here...
(it's not really a "bug report", merely a summary of information on your GPU, driver/kernel and config/log files).
Re: Instability of NVIDIA drivers on Linux 64 bit - thoughts?
I have more and more issues with the NVidia drivers lately, but plain instability is not one of them.
Heat problems?
Did you monitor heat?
Re: Instability of NVIDIA drivers on Linux 64 bit - thoughts?
So, I'm trying to reproduce the problem now. I've been using my 3D apps for the past few hours, and I've started to write the bug report. However, since I started the X server with "startx" and debug logging (instead of starting gdm login manager) the problem has not yet happened. Still waiting for it to fail...
BTW instability is the problem for me. Other than that, the graphics card is working perfectly. No other apparent issues. If it were stable I'd be a really happy camper.
Re: Instability of NVIDIA drivers on Linux 64 bit - thoughts?
2 Attachment(s)
OK I was able to reproduce the problem. I am attaching both:
1. The log generated by nvidia-bug-report.sh.
2. The NVIDIA installer log, even though I did not have any problems installing the driver.
Here are some facts:
- With this particular nvidia-bug-report.log.gz:
* Was running ioquake3, everything froze up (keyboard and mouse unresponsive), and audio started cycling.
* Xorg process consuming 100% CPU as reported by top.
* Unable to recover without rebooting computer.
* I logged in via SSH to generate bug report log and to clean things up afterwards.
- The 3D appliations that I'm using are GtkRadiant (http://www.qeradiant.com/cgi-bin/tra...ki/ZeroRadiant) and ioquake3 (http://ioquake3.org/). Both seem to be causing crashes, When I run only Radiant the desktop freezes every few hours. I compiled both of these softwares myself, for 64 bit, on this very same machine.
- For this attached log, I shut down /etc/init.d/gdm and then ran "startx -- -logverbose 6" from the terminal to generate the bug report.
- When grub first boots my kernel, I get a message like this one across my screen:
"[ 0.512146] PCI: Failed to allocate mem resource #6:80000@e0000000 for 0000:0f:00.0".
I don't know if this is related to the graphics card instability or not.
- All Debian Lenny updates have been applied.
- Using latest NVIDIA production release drivers, I have not tried anything older.
- Kernel is 2.6.26-2-amd64 (Debian Lenny, vanilla).
- My HP Z400 has an up-to-date BIOS (786G3 v01.14 rev.A).
- On the HP support website there were some BIOS downloads for some video cards, but not for my Quadro FX3800.
- I have NOT tried booting with "clocksource=hpet".
Re: Instability of NVIDIA drivers on Linux 64 bit - thoughts?
When I installed 185.18.36 just after it was released, it actually fixed lockup problems I was having with the 180.drivers. Beastie was even hanging on shutdown !!
On an Intel Core2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40Ghz with 8Gb ram, GeForce 9600 GT, 64 bit Debian Lenny, all updates applied. Purpose-built to do graphics work on it.
Was that happy, installed 185.18.36 on one of my other babies, an AMD 64 with 2Gb ram, can't remember which nVidia card but the machine is only about a year old. Pre-built - bought it because it was a good price. Running Debian Squeeze 64 bit.
Both machines running dreamlike.
Wondering if yours may be a hardware thing?
Re: Instability of NVIDIA drivers on Linux 64 bit - thoughts?
Did I provide enough information for the bug report?
I was wondering if, after analyzing my log attachments, someone could tell me if there's a possiblility that my hardware is defective. Somehow I doubt that.
Re: Instability of NVIDIA drivers on Linux 64 bit - thoughts?
You kernel spits out some ACPI-related error messages, but I'm not expert enough to say whether they are a problem.
I'm wondering whether it's good that all interrupts from the GPU go to one core:
24: 0 0 22054 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi nvidia
options nvidia NVreg_EnableMSI=1
If you haven't done so already, you could also try the 190.x driver. These weird, subtle things sometimes appear/disappear with a different version.
Re: Instability of NVIDIA drivers on Linux 64 bit - thoughts?
OK I will try these things you mentioned. Thanks for the help.
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Mariano Rivera on Joe West: "He should do his job"
Apr 9, 2010, 8:59 AM EDT
Mariano Rivera has been a major league pitcher since 1995. In those 15 years, I can recall exactly zero instances of him being critical of someone in the press. The man does his job, takes a shower, goes home and does it again the next day and doesn't let the petty affairs of the mere mortals around him disturb him in any way whatsoever. So when he spoke with the New York Post about Joe West's intemperate bleatings yesterday, it was definitely notable:
"It's incredible. If he has places to go, let
him do something else. What does he want us to do, swing at balls? He has a job to do. He should do his job. We don't want
to play four-hour games but that's what it takes. We respect and love
the fans and do what we have to do and that's play our game."
Joe West might have a point about game length, but (a) it's his job to try and do something about it; (b) he could start by calling strikes strikes instead of squeezing everyone like he does; and (c) regardless of any of that, he was way, way out of line in going public with his complaints about the Yankees and the Red Sox. If he's got a problem with them he should take it to the Commissioner's Office, and in no event should he — a freakin' umpire crew chief — be ripping teams in the press.
I hope West is disciplined for his wrong-place, wrong-time comments yesterday, and I hope that Major League Baseball makes that discipline public, just as it would do for any player or manager who went after the umpires. Integrity is a two-way street, and if it's improper for players to questions an umpire's integrity, it's improper for an umpire to do the same of the players over whom he has considerable power.
- Nasty Boy - Apr 11, 2010 at 12:33 PM
You are the most ignorant sob that's ever left a post on this site. you are no doubt a red sux fan. How did you like the way your great closer gave one up to the Yanks the other night. Get used to it scumbag , your going to see alot of that from papelbum. By the way, papelbum couldn't hold Rivera's dirty sox. As another post suggest,do us all a favor and don't post here again. You are a total idiot.
- davebaseball - Apr 13, 2010 at 1:19 PM
Way to go, Joe. Too bad it wasn't an umpire with MLB skill set that said it. Who wants 4 hours of a .150 hitter adjusting his gloves and cup after every pitch as if the next pitch was the one that will produce his annual home run? Or pitchers and catchers that can't go 2 batters without changing signals, and then the pitcher forgets anyway. Or 20 throws to first to keep the runner close, who would be thrown out by 3 feet with a 1o foot head start.
Speed it up.
- JT - Apr 16, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Thank you for basically saying what I was thinking. The very core of baseball strategy depends on the fact that there is no time limit. I coach Babe Ruth ball and convey this all the time to my boys–slow down and step out of the box if the pitcher is relying on rhythm, throw over to first repeatedly if you have an impatient batter with someone on, etc.
If teams are delaying in non-strategic ways that's one thing, but who's to say what qualifies? ANY delay of the game could be used by one team or player to rattle or anger the opponent. Part of the game.
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In this movie, I'll show you how to apply the Brightness/Contrast command as a static adjustment and then in the next movie we'll apply the exact same function, Brightness/Contrast as a dynamic Adjustment Layer. And I'll demonstrate these two different approaches using a couple of butterfly photographs that I captured on the same day. So we've got this overly dark butterfly, and we have this overly light butterfly. Both images look terrible right now, but they're altogether correctable as we'll see.
All right let's start off on Dark butterfly.jpg. I'll go up to the Image menu and choose the Adjustments command and then choose Brightness/Contrast. Let's start things off by clicking on the Auto Button just to see what Photoshop comes up with. And after a moment, it does a halfway decent job. I'm thinking we can do better however. So the great thing is after trying that Auto Button, instead of having to just Undo, if you don't like it, as with the Auto commands, you can tweak the results using sliders.
So I'm going to crank the Brightness value up to something like 100, and then I'll take the Contrast value down to let's say around 50. And there's no reason you have to use round numbers like these, I'm just trying to come up with some values that are easy to replicate. Now one of the great things about Brightness/Contrast, it's incapable of clipping luminance levels. Now by clipping, I mean it can't take big shadow regions and make them black or big highlight regions and make them white.
And I want to demonstrate what I'm talking about here. So, I'll turn on the Use Legacy check box, this is not a check box you ever want to turn on when correcting continuous tone photographs, but it is helpful for purposes of demonstration. I'm going to go ahead and crank up the Brightness value and then I'll take the Contrast, rather through the roof, and you can see that we have these large swaths of highlights that are now clipped to white, which is of course nothing that we need. And if I reduce the Brightness value, then we have huge areas of shadows that are now clipped to black.
Now as you might expect, Use Legacy implies that this is exactly how the Brightness/Contrast command used to work, which is why a lot of people still avoid it like the plague. However, if you turn Use Legacy off, then you end up getting fantastic results out of this command. All right, so I'll go ahead and dial in 100 for Brightness, 50 for Contrast, once again, Click OK in order to accept that effect. And just for the sake of comparison here, I'll press Ctrl+Z so we can see the original murky, dark version of the image and then I'll press Ctrl or Command+Z again so that we can see the corrected version.
Thanks to a static application of the simple, but deceptively powerful Brightness/Contrast.
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