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A system for creation of an image display such as an electronic postcard. The system interacts with a user to create and configure the display. The user provides the image data to the system and optionally specifies a message and addressee for the image display. The system creates the display, comprising a mixture of image and textual data, and sends a notification including identification of the display to a specified addressee, for instance, the recipient of the postcard. The addressee can then request receipt of the display from the system via the identification information sent by the system.
1. A method of sharing image data between a user and a recipient, the method comprising:
providing to a client computer a user interface for uploading image data;
receiving image data uploaded from the client computer via the user interface;
storing the uploaded image data;
associating with the stored image data a uniform resource locator (URL) configured for identifying the stored image data to a server for retrieving the stored image data;
receiving, separate from the receiving of the image data uploaded from the client computer, an identification of a recipient;
generating an electronic message including the associated URL; and
sending the electronic message to the identified recipient.
2. The method of
providing a user interface for uploading image data includes providing a user interface by a first server;
storing the uploaded image data includes storing the uploaded image data by a second server; and
sending the electronic message includes sending the electronic message by a third server.
3. The method of
providing a user interface for uploading image data includes providing a user interface by a first server; and
storing the uploaded image data includes storing the uploaded image data at a data storage accessible to the first server.
4. The method of
5. The method of
6. A system for sharing image data between a user and a recipient, the system comprising:
at least two servers, at least one of which is configured to perform less than all of the following actions alone, such that together the at least two servers are configured for:
providing to a client computer a user interface for uploading image data;
receiving image data uploaded from the client computer via the user interface;
storing the uploaded image data;
associating with the stored image data a uniform resource locator (URL) configured for identifying the stored image data to a server for retrieving the stored image data;
receiving, separate from the receiving of the image data uploaded from the client computer, an identification of a recipient;
generating an electronic message including the associated URL; and
sending the electronic message to the identified recipient.
7. The system of
8. The system of
9. A computer readable medium containing a computer program for facilitating sharing of image data between a user and a recipient, the computer program comprising executable instructions for:
providing to a client computer a user interface for uploading image data;
receiving image data uploaded from the client computer via the user interface;
storing the uploaded image data;
associating with the stored image data a uniform resource locator (URL) configured for identifying the stored image data to a server for retrieving the stored image data;
receiving, separate from the receiving of the image data uploaded from the client computer, an identification of a recipient;
generating an electronic message including the associated URL; and
sending the electronic message to the identified recipient.
The present invention relates generally to image processing and manipulation and more specifically to a system for the creation of electronic postcards.
Photographic images or pictures may be represented and stored as a sequence of digital information. For instance, a photograph may be placed into a scanner connected to a computer system. The scanner is designed to convert images into digital information. A typical scanner comprises a row of discrete light sensors that are stepped sequentially across the photograph. At each discrete step the intensity and/or color of the photograph is measured by each discrete sensor in the row. The values are read out of the sensors prior to moving the row to the next discrete step. The row of light sensors is thus moved step-by-step across the photograph until the entire image is scanned. The end result is an array of data values representing the photographic image, where each value is the measurement taken by the discrete sensor element for a particular row. The information collected may then be transferred to a computer for further processing. This process of converting image information into discrete values representing individual picture elements or pixels is also known as scanning.
In the past, the typical way to create an electronic image was through such a scanner connected to a computer. Thus, if an individual desired to have a digital electronic photograph the individual would typically use a conventional photographic camera to create a film image, have it processed onto photographic paper, and then scan the image into a computer with a scanner. Recently, this process has changed with the advent of digital cameras—cameras that directly create a digital photograph that may be transferred directly into a computer.
The creation of digital cameras has created an opportunity to utilize the unique aspects of a digital photograph. For instance, a digital photograph can be sent across a computer network and shared by others electronically. In addition, digital photographs allow further image manipulation.
Recent advances in technology have broadened the utility of digital photographs. The first advance is the penetration of powerful personal computers in the home environment. These new personal computers are capable of running complex processing applications. Today, a typical system includes a 32 bit processor, large memory array, high capacity mass storage device, high resolution color monitor and fast modem. The price for such a system is now within the budget of many households.
The second advance is the development and acceptance of the world wide web (WWW, web or Internet) as a mode of exchanging electronic information. The web is a network of computer systems that allow the free interchange of information. Users at a home computer or clients connects via a modem to the web via an Internet Service Provider ISP) which provides users local access to the web. Users seeking access to the web typically dial up and connect to an ISP, which acts as an intermediary and passes data between the web and the user. Also connected to the web are servers—computers capable of supplying information or services to users. Each individual computer connected to the web has a unique identifier so that information can be directed to the proper location. Information is passed between users on the web via pages displayed on a browser.
ISPs also provide the home user the ability to send and receive electronic mail (email). Often an individual accessing the web will have an email address, a unique identifier for a particular user that allows that user to receive mail. The ISP will receive the email for the user and store it until the user dials into the ISP to actually retrieve the messages.
These events have created a situation where an individual at home can download the images captured by their digital camera or scanner into their home computer, connect to the web by modem in their computer, and transmit their picture onto the web. Thus, the individual can send the image to a second person, at a remote location.
As digital cameras become widely accepted, a greater need will arise for flexibility in the electronic distribution of images. Current methods for distribution include email where the digital photograph is converted to a textual representation, sent to the remote user who then converts the textual representation back into the digital photograph. Users may also distribute the digital photograph via predesigned web pages which allows any number of remote users to examine the digital photograph. None of the current mechanisms allow the user to transfer a digital photograph to a server, process the image data into a display and send a notification to one or more specific individuals to view the display.
Accordingly, it is a goal of the present invention to provide a system which can load a picture image onto a server and to provide notice to specific individuals.
It is an alternate goal of the present invention to allow the creation of electronic postcard composed of the user's digital photograph.
It is an alternate goal of the present invention to allow the creation of electronic postcard that mimics aspects of a conventional postcard.
It is an alternate goal of the present invention to allow the creation of electronic postcard having a postmark or logo information.
It is an alternate goal of the present invention to allow the creation of electronic postcard that includes the ability to merge text information with the digital photograph.
Other objects will be obvious and will appear hereinafter. The invention comprises an article of manufacture as exemplified in the following summary and detailed description.
The present invention is a system and method for processing electronic image data. The system comprises at least one server computer connected to a network. The server is adapted to receive electronic image data from a second computer connected to the network. The server processes the electronic image data and creates a display containing at least a portion of the processed electronic image data. One or more displays may be assigned a unique identifier. The data representing the display is in a format that allows for transmission to and viewing on a client computer. Viewing on the client computer is preferably accomplished via a web browser. The server is also adapted to send a notification containing the unique identifier to at least one person via the network. The person receiving the unique identifier can retrieve the one or more displays represented by the identifier from the server for viewing.
The processing on the server consists of one or more of the following: captioning, formatting, storing, transmitting, centering, cropping, flipping, anti-aliasing, scaling, compressing, filtering, color correcting, adding special borders and/or corner motifs, blurring, and adding visual effects. In addition, the client may be augmented to perform a portion of the processing during interactions with the server.
The data for the electronic image may also be provided via a photo processor where film is developed and then converted into an electronic image. The data representing the electronic image may then be transferred from the photo processor to the client computer or directly to the server computer.
The above mentioned objectives of the present invention will become more apparent and the invention itself better understood with reference to the following description of the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
The foregoing discussion will be understood more readily from the following detailed description of the invention, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
System Architecture
The present invention relates to a system for the generation of electronic postcards for distribution via an electronic network.
The user computer 10 of the present invention is connected to a broader system of networked computers as illustrated in
In the preferred embodiment, the electronic postcard functionality is implemented as a component of a web site. A web site is essentially a server computer providing public access to one or more files containing hypertext documents. A user utilizing a web browser running on a client computer 10 to access the hypertext documents stored on one or more server computer 31-35 located on the network 30. The server, running hyper text transfer protocol (HTTP) web server software, transfers the hypertext document to the user computer for display on the browser. The present invention is directed to software that adapts the server to perform the functions necessary to create and transmit an electronic postcard.
With reference to
Database on Server
The server 31 is adapted to store and process data that is transmitted over the Internet. The present invention utilizes two type of storage: temporary storage and permanent storage. The temporary storage keeps the data that is entered by the user during a "session" of interaction with the site. The temporary storage is called the Session Database 62. As the user makes changes to the postcard the data in the Session Database 62 is updated.
In order to manage the data for a particular user, each user is assigned a unique identification number that distinguishes that user's session from all others. This unique identification number is stored by the client via the web browser using a standard mechanism known as the "cookie mechanism." The identification number is used by the client as the key to the Session Database 62. While the cookie is stored on the client, writing of the cookie and recording and retrieving data from the Session Database 62 is handled by the server via the MetaHTML software.
The electronic postcard is composed of two data forms: textual and graphical. The teal data is stored in the Session Database while the card is being created. The graphical data (generated images and photographs) are stored in the file system of the server in a directory specifically created to store the temporary image files, herein designated as the Temp Image Database 65. In the preferred embodiment, the directory name utilizes the same cookie identification number although various other naming schemes are possible. By using the cookie in the directory name, the system ensures that each user has his own temporary directory. This directory can be thought of as an extension of the Session Database 62. The graphical data files are assigned names that are also stored in the Session Database.
After the electronic postcard is sent, the postcard data is stored "permanently" in two other databases. One database, called the Card Database 63, stores the sender's and recipient's name and email address. The other database, called the Image Database 66, stores the images that have been constructed for the front and back of the card. In the preferred embodiment, after the electronic postcard is sent and the data is stored in the Image Database 66, the temporary graphical data files and session data can be deleted. As an alternate embodiment, the temporary graphical data files may be retained for additional uses, such as creation of an album of images.
The data in both the Card Database 63 and the Image Database 66 is keyed by a unique identifier called the Card Key that is created at the time the card is sent. This key—the information required for retrieving the electronic postcard data from the Card Database 63 and Image Database 64—is sent to the recipient of the card in a message. As a result, the recipient has sufficient information for interacting with the server so as to view the specific electronic postcard identified by the Card Key.
The Card Database 63 also stores the date that the card was sent and the number of times that the card has been viewed. The data for a card is typically stored for 14 days (the number of days is a number set when the system is configured, and is not a limitation of the server storage time). After that point the permanent card and image data may be automatically deleted. The data is also deleted after the card has been viewed 15 times (this number is also set when the system is configured). One of ordinary skill in the art can appreciate the possible variations for determining when to delete the data. As an alternate embodiment, the permanent card and image data may be retained for additional uses, such as creation of an album of images.
Like the Temp Image Database 65, the Image Database 66 uses the file system to store the image files. The files are stored in a directory whose name is derived from the Card Key. In this case, there is a separate directory created for each card that is sent.
Dynamically Generated Web Pages
The present invention is adapted to process text and graphic data to create an electronic postcard that is composed of custom generated HTML pages including generated images within the HTML pages. The system looks at the data it has stored from previous user inputs and creates the HTML page to achieve the custom look desired by the user. The user specifies the look by supplying the graphical data to upload, the style parameters for the look of the card and text for the textual content and address. Certain style characteristics may be automatically determined from the user data. For example, different HTML text is generated when the photo is horizontally oriented than when it is vertically oriented. Orientation is, in turn, determined by the aspect ratio of the graphical data uploaded by the user.
The electronic postcard 400, as illustrated in
When a user enters text or makes a style selection, this input is sent to the server and is stored and processed using code residing on the server. This process uses a scripting language such as MetaHTML or Dynamo (Art Technology Group, Boston, Mass.) (detailed algorithms of this process are outlined below in the "Use" section). The server then sends to the client a new HTML page containing the updated information and regenerated images. In order to improve operation of the system, only those sections of a displayed page are updated during an update of the information. Thus, only the images of the portion of the display that depend on the changed data will be regenerated and retransmitted. For example, referring to
With reference to
The browser 51 is the application running under the operating system on the client computer that allows the user to make style selections, enters text and uploads photos. The browser 51 displays the pages received from the server 31 and collects user input for transmission to the server 31. The pages in the preferred embodiment are written in standard HTML capable of being displayed on the web browser with no additional plug-ins or other applications.
Graphic data uploaded by the user at the user computer 10 may be supplied from a variety of sources. For instance graphical data representing drawings created by programs such as Corel Draw (Corel Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop (both of Adobe Systems Incorporated, Seattle, Wash.) can be used as image data for uploading. For graphical data representing digital photos, various sources of data are possible. As illustrated in
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a separate client computer, such as user computer 21 of
Operation of the System
As illustrated in
Connect the Computer to the Internet
The electronic postcard user must first connect their personal computer to the Internet using a modem and a telephone line. Using standard SLIP or PPP software the user instructs the modem to dial an Internet Service Provider. When the connection is made and all of the protocol hand shaking has completed, the user then connects to the server where they can create their electronic postcard.
Go to a Site That Offers Electronic Postcard
With an Internet connection the user can now use standard web browser software (such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer) to access a site that offers the electronic postcard service using the URL specific to this site.
The Initial Web Page Shows Both Sides of a Blank Postcard
When the user first comes to the site the initial web page, as illustrated in
Choose a Tab to Fill in Part of the Electronic Postcard
The user adds their personal information to the electronic postcard by clicking the tabs 603 through 607 that surround the front 601 and back 602 of the card 600. The tabs 603 through 607 correspond to the different parts of the postcard that the user can fill in: sender's name and email address 606, recipient's name and email address 607, message to the recipient 605, a user-selected photo 603, and a photo caption 604. When the user clicks a tab a new web page appears that contains a form with input fields for the selected part of the card. There is a different page for each tab. As an alternative embodiment other indicators could be used, for instance a sequential list of steps or a fixed sequence of steps could be implemented to complete the electronic postcard.
Specifying the Parts of the Electronic Postcard
The user clicks one of the tabs 603 through 607 to bring up the page that corresponds to that part of the electronic postcard. The page will contain a form that prompts the user to enter the information that will appear on the card. The user fills in the fields in the HTML form and clicks the OK button to transmit the data to the server computer. The transmission is handled through a standard HTTP Form POST request. The server processes the fields from the POSTed data and validates the information. If the information is valid it is stored in a field in the session database. If the information is not valid the user is redirected to an error page which describes the problem.
When the information in the session database changes, the server regenerates the postcard and the new information appears on the postcard. This process can also be used to change a field that has already been entered. The card is always displayed with all of the latest information in the correct locations.
The front of the electronic postcard may also include a caption by selecting the caption tab 604 of
The final information needed for the postcard is the sender's and recipient's name and email address.
Generating the Back of the Postcard
The back of the postcard, which contains the message, recipient's and sender's names, is generated by a sequence of steps illustrated in
The photo tab is handled differently from the other tabs. With reference now to
On browsers that do not support INPUT fields of type FILE, the photo is transferred as an email attachment. The email is sent to a special address (e.g. picturedrop.yobaby.com) on the server site that is used for transferring pictures. The name part of the address would encode the specific session that the photograph is associated with. A mail server running on that electronic postcard server treats mail to this address specially. For example in a mail server such as Sendmail this is be handled by a rule for a special host. The rule pipes the message to a program that decodes the session id out of the recipient name and decodes the message body. The program could be written in a scripting language like Perl and the message could be decoded using a Unix program such as MUNPACK. The program writes the decoded image file to the Temp Image Database directory associated with the session.
Processing Photo and Generating Postcard Face
When a photograph is received on the server the Electronic postcard server software processes the photo using several steps as illustrated in
When a photo, sender, recipient and message have been specified the card is complete and can be sent. When the user clicks on the "Send" button the server creates a card key, saves the card into the Permanent Database and sends an email message to the recipient.
The contact information and the images are saved in the Permanent Database. The images for the front and back of the card are saved into the Image Database. The back of the card now includes a postmarked stamp. As already noted, the postmark is for the date the card was sent and the stamp can advertise the sponsor/host of the site. The sender's name, sender's email address, recipient's name and recipient's email address are saved into the Card Database. The date that the card was sent is also saved.
The email message that is automatically sent to the recipient states that there is a card available on the web site for the recipient and that it can be viewed by opening the specified URL. The URL includes the Card Key that uniquely specifies that particular electronic postcard.
Viewing the Card
The recipient may view the card as soon as they receive the email message with the URL. The recipient will use a web browser to enter the URL, and view their personalized page.
While the preferred embodiment described above is directed to an electronic postcard, the system is not so limited. The present invention may apply to a variety of systems that require the user to upload image information for processing by the server into a display for viewing and to optionally provide a notice mechanism so as to alert an audience as to the availability of the created display. The present invention can be applied to create a variety of image processing systems, varying according to the degree of structure imposed on the system, the period of storage and the number of individuals to notify. For instance, the present invention can be modified to create:
Photo Contest: In this embodiment of the system, the user can upload an electronic image onto the server where a minimal amount of structure is imposed (possibly including scaling and format conversion.) The image data may be stored only for a short time, as long as the contest is open. Once uploaded, the system would send a notice (including the image identifier) to the judge or judges notifying them of the entry of the new electronic image.
Baby Journal: In this embodiment of the system, the user can upload an electronic image onto the server of a child or infant. The server may impose a fixed structure (i.e. a specific frame and format for the page holding the image) or allow a variety of structures for the user to select from. The image data could be retained for a long period, if not permanently. Once uploaded, the user can specify one or more recipients to receive notice of the new image, inviting them to visit and view the display. Thus, an album could be created for a child, holding a variety of images of the subject for a long period.
Family Album: In this embodiment of the system, the one or more related users can upload an electronic images. The server may impose a fixed structure (i.e. a specific frame and format for the page holding the image) or allow a variety of structures for the user to select from. The server may also segregate the electronic image displays according to each user (i.e. family member) while keeping a relation between all of the displays (overall family album.) The image data could be retained for a long period, if to not permanently. Once uploaded, the users can specify one or more recipients to receive notice of the new image, inviting them to visit and view the display. Thus, an album could be created for an entire family, holding a variety of images of the family in a structured album. The system may be further extended to allow visitors to comment on the photos, with the system storing the comments in a database for display with the images.
In all of the above embodiments, the system can provide a variety of processing (e.g. captioning, formatting, storing, transmitting, centering, cropping, flipping, antialiasing, scaling, compressing, filtering, color correcting, adding special border and/or corner motifs, blurring, adding visual effects etc.) The embodiments can further be adapted to provide additional processing by the client computer of the electronic image data and/or the display. For example, the system could be modified to allow the user to drag the client computer's mouse to re-center the picture on the front of the postcard. Software, running on the client, could update the display to show the re-positioned photograph. The display update could proceed while the mouse is being dragged, without communicating with the server computer. Software running on the client computer can also preview the result of the various other types of image data processing e.g. scaling, filtering, color correcting, compositing text, etc. The result produced as result of this processing on the client computer could be at the same resolution as created by the server computer or it could be a lower quality so as to minimize processing time for the preview, thus allowing the server to actually produce the final processed information. The client computer software can be implemented in the Java language so as to run within a Java enabled browser
It should be understood that other embodiments could be created with variations in function, layout and look Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference only to present preferred embodiments, it will be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art that various modifications can be made without departing from the invention. Accordingly, the invention is limited only by the following claims.
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Modern spacious 1 bedroom apartment in the heart of Torrevieja, within easy walking distance of the town centre, seafront, beaches and all amenities. The perfect apartment for young and old alike.
This 1 bedroom apartment is located in the centre of the typically Spanish seaside town of Torrevieja. Within walking distance you will find everything you need to enjoy your stay so it is not necessary to hire a car.
The bustling town centre is only ten minutes walk away whilst an extra couple of minutes will bring you right onto the harbour and seafront. Two of the five local beaches are within walking distance of the apartment.
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This apartment is in a modern complex located right in the heart of Torrevieja town. The apartment has been completed recently and is fully furnished. Inside the apartment there is a spacious lounge/dining area with access to the pool facing balcony. A patio style table and chairs are provided for you to enjoy the hot summer evenings.
In the lounge there is a television with a mixed selection of English, Spanish and Scandinavian channels, and some music channels. There is a music player to play Cd's, cassettes or listen to the radio.
The kitchen area just off the lounge is fully equipped with all of the essentials you will need for your stay. We will provide you with a welcome food pack in the kitchen ready for your arrival.
The bedroom is a good size with fully fitted wardrobes and a double bed. You will find a fan to keep you cool during the height of summer and a heater to take the chill off during the winter evenings.
From the apartment you can take the lift down to the first floor and step out onto the sun terrace where you can lie back and relax all day long. And when you feel the heat getting to you, simply take a plunge in the communal pool to cool yourself down. You will also have access to the rooftop solarium.
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Our apartment in Torrevieja is in a central part of this bustling, Spanish harbour town making it perfectly placed to explore. Torrevieja is an all-year town, unlike the other communities along the same stretch of coast that are strictly holiday towns. Torrevieja still retains much of its original charm and character, complete with its own harbour and fishing fleets. Our apartment is within walking distance of the three main beaches in Torrevieja, where you will find a full range of facilities - volleyball nets, water sports etc.
You will find everything you need within easy walking distance of our apartment including supermarkets, local bars and restaurants. The Friday market is the best place to stock up on fresh produce and is only 2 minutes walk away from this property.
From our apartment, you can take a walk through the town, heading towards the conveyor belt that takes the famous Torrevieja salt from the lakes down to the sea for loading and transportation by boat. It is here that you will find Los Naufragos beach. The beach is a good size and offers good facilities as do all beaches in Torrevieja. This is a good beach for those who like things a little less lively.
For those who fancy somewhere with a little bit more of a buzz, you can head to the sea via the promenade, a journey that will take you first to Playa del Cura and then on to the beautiful beach of Playa Los Locos. Both are popular and lively beaches on account of their fine sand, calm waters, a full range of facilities and the benefit of a bustling seafront promenade.
When you have finished your sunbathing for the day, simply take yourself up to the promenade to enjoy refreshing drinks, ice creams or even dine al-fresco before strolling back towards our apartment. You will find a wonderful choice of restaurants and bars to relax and dine at.
The southern Costa Blanca is a true golfers paradise. The year-round climate makes it ideal for a golfing holiday at anytime. There are five top golf courses all less than 25 minutes drive from our apartment including Villamartin, Las Ramblas and Campoamor on the Orihuela Costa about 10 minutes drive south of our apartment and La Marquesa and La Finca about 205 minutes to the North. If you are happy to venture out even further, you will find even more courses in and around Alicante to the north, and La Manga in the south.
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We are pleased that you found the apartment met all expectations, and value your feedback as it helps us improve things for future guests. Just to clarify some of the points raised:
1) As is common at most communal swimming pools, food and drink are prohibited to ensure the general cleanliness of the area, and to avoid pool closures due to contamination.
2) Although not advertised, we do try and keep two sun beds in the apartment. There may be times however, when repair or replacement is required.
3) Regarding the walk to the seafront, this is obviously subjective so we recommend reading all of the other reviews to obtain a balanced view from all guests.
4) Lastly, with regard to over exuberant Spanish neighbours moving in, this is something over which we have little control. Obviously if we are made aware we try and deal with the problem, just as we do in the unlikely event that our own guests are too noisy.
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"This is the punishment of the liar – even when he speaks the truth no one believes him." -The Talmud (BT Sanhedrin 89b)
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Credibility is hard to earn and easy to lose. Tell one lie, and a relationship that you have invested in for years may be compromised. The Talmud understood this problem all too well and condemned the liar to the greatest punishment: a tarnished reputation. The liar can speak the God-honest-truth, and we still have our doubts. As frustrating as this is for the liar with truth finally on his lips, we can hardly blame those once subjected to falsehood for harboring questions.
The Path of the Just was written in 1738 by the Italian scholar, Rabbi Moses Hayyim Luzzato as work of ethical guidance and character development. It has a long and illustrious history of study, prepping readers on the intricacies of saintliness and humility. Rabbi Luzzato did not take the Talmudic punishment of liars at face value. Instead, he parsed the "work" of liars into various categories, from the mild to the outrageous, understanding that lying often begins on a continuum of truth. Therein lies its greatest danger.
Lying is understandable on many levels. I once caught one of my children in a lie at the age of six. "But why did you lie to me?" I asked, even though the offense was minor. "Because I didn't want you to be upset." We often lie because we want to protect ourselves and others. Sometimes we convince ourselves that a white lie never harms; it only helps smooth rough waters. It may even be good to lie. It is not always easy to explain that while a lie may prevent hurt to someone else, it begins to hurt us. We stop being seen as truth-tellers.
Rabbi Luzzato mentions another piece of Talmudic wisdom: that liars are included in a class of people who "are not received into the presence of God." If honesty is a hallmark of the divine, then lying puts a person outside of God's inner circle.
Just how wide is that circle? Rabbi Luzzato mentions that there are people who lie for a living, to promote business or to be counted among the wise. There are others who lie, not because they manufacture stories, but because "when they give an account of something true" they interlace it with lies. "They habituate themselves to this practice to the point where it becomes part of their nature," following the prophet Jeremiah's warning: "They have taught their tongues to speak falsehood. They have become weary with wrong" (9:4).
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SFHA Solutions 6.0.1: About the Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) startup sequence
Communication among VCS components
When you install VCS, user-space components and kernel-space components are installed on a system. The VCS engine, also known as the high availability daemon (HAD) exists in the user space. The HA daemon contains the decision logic for the cluster and maintains a view of the cluster. The VCS engine on each system in the cluster maintains a synchronized view of the cluster. For example, when you take a resource offline, or bring a system from the cluster online, VCS on each system updates the view of the cluster.
The kernel-space components consist of the Group Atomic and Broadcast (GAB) and Low Latency Transport (LLT) modules. Each system that has the VCS engine installed on it communicates through GAB and LLT. GAB maintains the cluster membership and cluster communications. LLT maintains the traffic on the network and communicates heartbeat signal information of each system to GAB.
About the VCS startup sequence
The start and stop variables for the Asynchronous Monitoring Framework (AMF), LLT, GAB, I/O fencing (VxFEN), and VCS engine modules define the default behavior of these modules during a system restart or a system shutdown. For a clean VCS startup or shutdown, you must either enable or disable the startup and shutdown modes for all these modules.
VCS startup depends on the kernel-space modules and other user-space modules starting in a specific order. The VCS startup sequence is as follows:
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For more information on setting the start and stop environment variables, VCS modules, and starting and stopping VCS, see:
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- Administering the AMF kernel driver
- Starting VCS
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- Stopping the VCS engine and related processes
In a single-node cluster, you can disable the start and stop environment variables for LLT, GAB, and VxFEN, if you have not configured these kernel modules. If you disable LLT and GAB, set the ONENODE variable to Yes in the/etc/default/vcs file.
The following topics provide information on troubleshooting startup issues:
- VCS:10622 local configuration missing
- VCS:10623 local configuration invalid
- VCS:11032 registration failed. Exiting
- Waiting for cluster membership
- Enabling debug logs for the VCS engine
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Jiaogulan increases the activity of the immune system. By increasing the immune system jiaogulan might decrease the effectiveness of medications that decrease the activity of the immune system.
Some medications that decrease the immune system include azathioprine (Imuran), basiliximab (Simulect), cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune), daclizumab (Zenapax), muromonab-CD3 (OKT3, Orthoclone OKT3), mycophenolate (CellCept), tacrolimus (FK506, Prograf), sirolimus (Rapamune), prednisone (Deltasone, Orasone), corticosteroids (glucocorticoids), and others.
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Jiaogulan might slow blood clotting. Taking jiaogulan along with medications that also slow clotting might increase the chances of bruising and bleeding.
Some medications that slow blood clotting include aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix), diclofenac (Voltaren, Cataflam, others), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others), naproxen (Anaprox, Naprosyn, others), dalteparin (Fragmin), enoxaparin (Lovenox), heparin, warfarin (Coumadin), and others.
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An understanding protein structure is vital for the elucidation of its function. Information gleaned from the three dimensional structures of proteins is used to understand the biochemical and functional roles of such molecules in life and for the design and discovery of drug molecules for a variety of diseases and illnesses such as cancer, influenza and tuberculosis.
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There was a big winner at the Albion Public Schools work session and public meeting on Tuesday night. Schools of Choice, you win.
APS students, parents, teachers, administrators, and school board members have fought very hard over many years to maintain a vital, diverse, productive, and valued school district in our beleaguered and beloved community, and Tuesday night it was clear: we have lost.
Whatever shape Albion Public Schools takes over the next couple of years, we will never get back the community that we have been losing, or have already lost. So, Schools of Choice, rejoice. You have won. Go celebrate with your two best friends, de facto segregation and elitism. Meanwhile, I'll just be here, hoping that I can still be friends with my friends whose kids go to school in another district.
To those friends: honestly, I like and love you, and I appreciate that you are doing what is best for your kids, even though that hasn't been what is best for our kids. A long list of APS teachers, administrators, and school staff have taught, coached, and cared for my two children since we moved to Albion in 1998, and they have done a very, very good job. Some of them have done a spectacular job. Every APS parent has a similar long list of dedicated APS employees.
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Budapest, situated at an elevation of 102 m on the river Danube, is the capital of Hungary. With a population of over 1.7 million inhabitants (down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.1 million) it is the sixth-largest city of the European Union. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the amalgamation in 1873 of right-bank Buda (Ofen in German) and ėbuda (Alt-Ofen) together with Pest on the left (east) bank.
Budapest's recorded history begins with the Roman town of Aquincum, founded around 89 AD on the site of an earlier Celtic settlement near what was to become ėbuda, and from 106 until the end of the 4th century the capital of the province of lower Pannonia. Today's Pest became the site of Contra Aquincum (or Trans Aquincum), a smaller sentry point. The area then became a homeland for the Avars and some Slavic peoples. The area was occupied around the year 900 by the Magyars of Central Asia, who a century later founded the Kingdom of Hungary. Already a place of some significance, Pest recovered rapidly from its destruction by Mongol invaders in 1241, but it was Buda, the seat of a royal castle since 1247, which in 1361 became the capital of Hungary. The Ottoman Empire's conquest of most of Hungary in the 16th century interrupted the cities' growth: Buda and Pest fell to the invaders in 1541. While Buda remained the seat of a Turkish pasha, and administrative center of a whole vilayet, Pest was largely derelict by the time of their recapture in 1686 by Austria's Habsburg rulers, who since 1526 had been Kings of Hungary despite their loss of most of the country.
In the 18th and 18th century it was Pest, a bustling commercial town, which enjoyed the faster growth rate. By 1800 its population was larger than that of Buda and ėbuda combined. The fusion of the three cities under a single administration, first enacted by the Hungarian revolutionary government in 1849 but revoked on the subsequent restoration of Habsburg authority, was finally effected in 1873 by the autonomous Hungarian royal government established under the Austro-Hungarian Ausgleich ("Compromise") of 1867. During the 20th century, most population growth occurred in the suburbs as much of the country's industry came to be concentrated in the city. After World War I, the loss of more than two thirds of the former kingdom's territory (1920) dealt only a temporary blow, leaving Budapest as the capital of a smaller but now fully sovereign state. Between 20% and 40% of Greater Budapest's 250,000 Jewish inhabitants died through Nazi and Arrow Cross genocide during 1944 and early 1945. On 1 January 1950 the area of Budapest was significantly expanded: by attaching 7 cities and 16 towns to the former Budapest, its area enlarged from 207 km▓ to 525 km², the number of its inhabitants increased from 1.05 million to 1.6 million.
The old city of Budapest was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987 (see also list of other UNESCO heritage sites).
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The Royal palace of Buda (Budavßri Palota) occupies the southern part of the castle hill. The history of the building goes back to the
13th century, when after 1242 King Bķla IV built a castle as his royal residence. Throughout the centuries, many Hungarian sovereigns
added to the palace so that the castle includes Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque parts. During the period of the Turkish occupation of Hungary,
the castle was finally liberated in 1686 after the siege by Duke Karl V of Lorraine. However, the castle had suffered so severe damages that
most parts were demolished and had to be rebuilt alltogether. The construction of the new residence began in 1714 under Emperor Karl VI (Karl III as
King of Hungary) and was completed in in 1770 under the reign of his daughter, Maria Theresia of Austria, Queen of Hungary. The final additions and enlargements
were carried out between 1890 and 1903 in Baroque revival style. During World War II the old cave system under the castle was used as headquarters
of the German Wehrmacht so that the castle came under severe attacks in 1944/1945. Again, almost the whole palace was destroyed. Reconstruction works began
after the war and in 1968 parts of the palace could be re-opened to the public. However, it took another ten years to complete the restoration.
The church of St. Stephen (Mßtyßs-templom) (officially called the Church of Our Lady) was built between 1255 and 1269 by King Bķla IV as the first church on the castle hill. At the end of the 14th and beginning of the 15th centuries, it was rebuilt as a Gothic three-naved hall church. Its popular name goes back to King Hunyadi Mßtyßs (Matthias Corvinus) who in 1470 ordered the construction of the spire and the royal oratorio. During the Turkish invasion of 1526, the church was set on fire and fifteen years later converted to the central mosque of Budapest. During the lioberation of Budapest the church was almost completely destroyed, but was rebuilt in Baroque style by the Franciscan Order. A reconstruction in Gothic revival style was carried out in18731896 by the architect Frigyes Schulek. Severely damaged during World War II, the church had to be rebuilt after the war based on Schulek's design.
The church was the site of the coronation of Kßroly R¾bert (Karl I Robert of Anjou) (1308) and Zsigmond (Sigismund of Luxembourg) (1385). Bķla IV married twice here: in 1463 Catherine of Podiebrad, and after hear death Beatrix of Aragon in 1470. An important political event was also the coronation in 1867 of Franz Joseph I of Austria and his wife Elisabeth as king and queen of Hungary. Franz Liszt composed his Coronation Mass for this event. Franz Joseph's successor, Karl I of Austria, was also crowned here in 1916. In 1936, the church was the site of the first performance of Zoltßn Kodßly's Te Deum, composed for the 250th anniversary of the liberation of Buda.
The Fishermen's Bastion (Halßszbßstya) [left, no.2043: background] was built in 18951902 by Frigyes Schulek in Romanesque revival style. During the Middle Ages the location was the site of the fish market. The name was taken from the fishermen's guild which had the duty of defending this section of the town's fortification.
The statue of St. Stephen (Szent Istvßn kirßly szobra), the first Christian king of Hungary, was created in 1906 by the sculptor Alajos Str¾bl.
The bronze equestrian statue rests on a neo-Romanesque pedestal designed by Frigyes Schulek.
The church of St. Mary Magdalene (Mßria-Magdolna templom) [left, no.415: top left picture] was built in the 13th century. During the liberation of Buda in 1686 it was damaged and had to be restored. During World War II the church was almost completely destroyed in 1944/1945. Only the characteristic spire has survived. The top of the tower is accessible by 163 steps and offers a splendid view over the city.
The top right picture on glass no.415 shows the Paris Grand Department Store (Pßrisi Nagy ┴ruhßz) in Andrßssy ·t (5th district), built in 1912.
The Chain Bridge (Szķchenyi LßnchĒd) [left, no.415: bottom picture, and right, no.922], was built in 18391849 and is Budapest's oldest bridge across the Danube. At the time of its construction it was the first bridge across the Danube downstream of Regensburg. The bridge connects the right bank of the river below the castle hill (1st district) with the square, Roosevelt tķr, on the left bank (5th district). The bridge has a length of 375 m, suspended by iron chains. The bridge is named for the Hungarian reformer Count Istvßn Szķchenyi who in 1832 had founded an association to promote the bridge. The original iron bridge was reinforced in 1900. During World War II it was blown up, like all the other Danube bridges, by the retreating German army. The reconstructed bridge was re-opened on 21 November 1949, the day of the 100th anniversary of its first inauguration.
Before the construction of the bridge, the two banks of the river were only connected by a pontoon bridge which had to be dismantled every year before winter. At the time, bridges in continental Europe were exclusively built out of wood or stone, but nobody dared to construct a bridge out of these materials across a river as wide as the Danube which in winter carried vast amounts of ice. Only the use of iron, which at that time was already used in England, permitted the construction. Szķcheny never actually was able to see the completed church as he suffered a nervous breakdown in 1848 and spent the rest of his life in the asylum of D÷bling, Vienna.
The Elisabeth Bridge (Erzsķbet hĒd) was the fourth bridge across the Danube in Budapest. The original bridge, a chain bridge construction,
was built in 18981903 and was named for Elisabeth of Austria and Hungary, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I. The bridge had a span of 260 m
and at the time of its construction it was the world's longest suspension bridge. After its blasting in 1945,
it is the only bridge in Budapest that was not reconstructed to the original design. A new, modern bridge was built only in 19601964.
|II. ker³let
|2nd district
The pilgrimage church Mßria Remete (Our Lady in Recluse) (German: Maria-Einsiedel) [left] near Pesthidegk·t was built in 1899. It is one of the Hungarian Catholics' favourite Marian shrines. the pilgrimages to this site go back at least to the early 17th century. The church gained the status of a Basilica minor in 1991.
Pesthidegk·t (German: Hidikut), first mentioned in 1255, was incorporated into Budapest in 1950 and is part of the city's 2nd district.
|IV. ker³let: ┌jpest
|4th district
The ┌jpest Synagogue (┌jpesti Zsinag¾ga) [left, no.1971: top left picture] inaugurated in 1886 and has recently been renovated.
The other two buildings depicted on glass no.1971 are:
Roman Catholic church [top right] (unidentified), and
┌jpest Town Hall (┌jpest vßroshßza) [bottom].
The village of ┌jpest was founded in 1840. By 1870 ┌jpest became a village with the largest population in Hungary (10,000 inhabitants), with significant industry.
In 1907 the village was granted the privileges of a town with "organized council". On 1 January 1950 ┌jpest was incorporated into Budapest.
|V. ker³let
|5th district
The Hungarian Parliament Building (Orszßghßz) [left, no.665] is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary. Seven years after the cities of Buda, Pest and ėbuda were merged in 1873, the National Assembly resolved to establish a new, representative Parliament Building, expressing the sovereignty of the nation. A competition was published, which was won by Imre Steindl. The construction of the parliament was started in 1885, inaugurated in the millennium anniversary of the country in 1896, and was completed in 1904.
The building in a Gothic revival style is 268 m long and 123 m wide. Its interior includes 10 courtyards, 27 gates, 29 staircases and 691 rooms. With its height of 96 m, it is the tallest building of Budapest, along with Saint Stephen's Basilica. The number 96 refers to the nation's millennium, 1896, and the conquest of the later Kingdom of Hungary in 896 AD.
The former Palace of Justice (Igazsßg³gyi Palota) [right, no.901] was built in 18931896 by the architect Alajos Hauszmann.
It is located in Kossuth Lßjos tķr, next to the Parliament building. The building was severely damaged in World War II and was renovated after the war.
The Hungarian Supreme Court moved out of the building in 1949. From 1950 the building was home to the Institute for the History of the Labour Movement.
Between 1957 and 1973 it was the temporary home of the new Hungarian National Gallery. When the museum moved to Buda Castle, the
building became the home of the Museum of Ethnography (Nķprajzi M·zeum).
The basilica of St. Stephen (Szent Istvßn-bazilika) is the largest church of Budapest. The construction was initially begun in 1848 but had to be interrupted in the same year as this was the period of the Hungarian struggle for independence. One of the major problems for the building was the location near the Danube river, which afforded extensive foundations. The construction finally started in 1851. Its first architect was J¾zsef Hild who had designed a building in Classicist style. Hild died in 1867 and one year later the cupola collapsed due to faulty foundations. The building was then continued, in a Renaissance revival style, by Mikl¾s Ybl. After Ybl's death in 1891 the church was completed by J¾zsef Kauser. The basilica was finally consecrated in 1905, and in 1931 it was awarded the title Basilica minor by the Holy See.
The building is 86 m long, 55 m wide, 96 tall and covers an of 4,147 m². It offers seating for 8,500 persons. The right tower houses the country's biggest bell weighing 9 tonnes.
The most important relic that is guarded in the church is the embalmed right hand of St Stephen. The relic is kept in the chapel of St. Leopold and is
paraded each year on the 20th of August.
|VI. ker³let: Terķzvßros
|6th district
The Western Railway Station (Nyugati Pßlyaudvar) [left] is one of the two major stations in Budapest.
The first steam engine to run in Hungary had left Budapest from this place in 1846. At that time the line ended 35 km to the north, at Vßc.
The present station building was planned by Auguste de Serres and was built in 18741877 by the Eiffel company, who would become famous several years later when they
constructed the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The construction was especially challenging, because the train traffic had to go be left undisturbed
so that it was decided to build the new station atop the old one. After the openeng of the new station, the old building was demolished to make way for the
Grand Boulevard (Nagyk÷r·t).
|VIII. ker³let: J¾zsefvßros
|8th district
The National Theatre (NķpszĒnhßz) (German: Volkstheater) [left, no.117] was built in 18741875 as a private theatre for the "Volkstheater AG" (National Theatre Inc.) by the architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer. The theatre had 2,400 seats. From 1908 until 1964 it was home to the Nemszeti SzĒnhßz (National Theatre) drama company. The building was demolished in 1965 during the construction of an underground train system.
(See also list of further buildings by Fellner and Helmer
that are depicted on glasses of this collection.)


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NEW YORK—While state officials work on increasing the state minimum wage to $9 an hour, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is working on getting a $10.10 federal minimum wage.
"Hundreds of thousands of full-time, hard working New York families are living in poverty that don't have to, which also limits the potential for growth in local economies in every corner of our state," said Gillibrand in a conference call with reporters on Tuesday.
"It's getting harder and harder to make ends meet with rising cost of gas, groceries, rent, and other basic necessities," she added.
President Barack Obama said he would work to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 in his State of the Union address but Gillibrand says the $10.10 figure better represents what the minimum wage would be if it had been tied to inflation all along.
The measure, which Gillibrand wants to bring to a floor vote in the next couple months, would boost the Gross Domestic Production by an estimated $33 billion over three years.
Under the proposal, the rise to $10.10 wouldn't happen right away. The minimum wage would first increase to $8.20 after three months of the bill passing. A year later the wage would increase to $9.15. A year later it would increase to $10.10.
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After that, the minimum wage would be indexed to inflation and increase automatically.
A reporter from the Staten Island Advance quoted state Senator Diane Savino (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn) as saying Savino doesn't think an agreement over a new minimum wage can happen.
"While I can understand Senator Savino's discouragement with Washington—because it certainly is broken—there are things that are done on a bi-partisanship basis, when people focus on core common values to get things done," said Gillibrand.
Also, while it's important for state officials to work on increasing the minimum wage, the hypothetical federal increase would supersede those efforts, said Gillibrand.
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Visitors to the Georgia Southern University Museum will learn that going easy on the environment can also be easy on the wallet, as the Museum's newest exhibit, Sustainable Solutions, opens Tuesday, Feb. 14, with examples of how our ecological footprint impacts the world and how we can "be green while saving green" by making technology and lifestyle choices for a greener world.
"I want people to walk away with simple solutions and to realize that we have the power to make simple changes to live in a sustainable way," said Lissa Leege, Director of the Georgia Southern Center for Sustainability and curator of the exhibit. "This is a very positive, solution-oriented exhibit with lots of interactive exercises."
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Visitors will have the chance to calculate their own ecological footprint – their individual impact on the environment through day-to-day activities – and will visit six different stations. The stations will focus on solutions for a greener approach to waste, water, energy, food, construction and biodiversity.
An operational solar panel was donated by MAGE SOLAR USA . The company is a solar module manufacturer and complete solar PV-system provider with American headquarters in Dublin, Georgia. The solar panel will be assembled in front of the Museum and used to power household items inside the exhibit.
Sustainable Solutions is sponsored in part by Pearson Publishing. A reception welcoming the exhibit to the Museum will be open to the public on Feb. 23, from 4 to 6 p.m. The exhibit will run through May 13, and visitors can gain free admission if they donate a pair of denim jeans, which will be recycled into insulation.


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Description: View of bridge and Brule River monument. Placed where the Brule River is crossed by the Memorial Highway from Superior to Brule and Ashland (Highway 2).
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Description: Several piles of logs along a logging road waiting for truck pick up.
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Date: 1893-04
Description: Launching Captain Abe McDougall's whaleback boat, "Christopher Columbus," from the American Steel Barge Company dock.
Date: 1926 ca.
Description: Black and white postcard of Cedar Island Lodge, located on the Brule River, owned by Henry Clay Pierce, businessman and financier. It was dubbed the Summer...
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Description: Collage of images featuring a view of the Nicollet House, a view down a main street, and portrait photographs of O.K. Hall, James Kane, and August Zachau.
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The Giddings Public Library welcomes the New Year of 2013 with a good selection of our latest books.
Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear features Temur, the grandson and heir of the Great Kahn. He teams up against an enemy cult with former princess Samakar, who after a series of bitter betrayals, has pursued a life of magical study. So Pretty It Hurts by Kate White involves true crime journalist Bailey Weggens, who finds her relaxing getaway turning into a murder mystery when supermodel Devon Barr is found dead. That's How I Roll by Andrew Vachss, the master of hardboiled fiction, returns with a deeply revealing new novel about an assassin whose love forced him to kill his own conscience. First, Best, And Only by Barbara Delinsky features CEO Marni Lange, who is finally persuaded to be the cover model for her company's magazine. The photographer turns out to be Brian Webster, her first and best lover, who rekindles the flame of their long-smoldering passion and helps Marni overcome the ghosts of the past that threaten to tear them apart.
Blue Monday by Nicci French is about Psychotherapist Frieda Klein. She is placed at the center of a national investigation involving the abduction of a fiveyear old child and a client who harbors an obsessive longing for a child with the missing boy's physical appearance. Death of an Artist by Kate Wilhelm (in CD also) takes place in Silver Bay Orgeon, a small coastal resort town. It is home to three generations of women: Marnie, the widowed owner of a gift shop; Van, her granddaughter who is about to graduate from medical school; and Stef, mercurial and difficult, a brilliant artist who refuses to sell her work.
Other books of interest are: The Fiddler by Beverly Lewis; Kingdom Come by J.G. Ballard; Mudwoman by Joyce Carol Oates; Poison Flower by Thomas Perry; Sidney Sheldon's Angel of the Dark by Tilly Bagshaws; Second To None by Stella Cameron and Born to Darkness by Suzanne Brockman.
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This weekend was particularly light on answerable questions, so today's edition of The Queue will be a particularly light read. Embrace the brief!
blazenor asked:
We know that Blizzard won't reveal their next MMO, so outside of the next expansion will there be any major surprise at BizzCon?
This BlizzCon will most likely have a new WoW expansion, some sort of Heart of the Swarm cinematic (or other major piece of eye candy), and we're likely to get some Diablo 3 teases to keep the hype train rolling on that game. I'm not sure if any of those count as surprises to you or not!
I have a feeling we're going to see Blizzard really digging into mobile/social (think Facebook) gaming this year, too. Maybe not, though.
That one Joey asked:
What would happen if I put +40 mastery (save for meta requirements) in all my hpallys gem slots, reforged to mastery, and used at least 1 mastery trinket?
You would have a lot of mastery.
In all seriousness, you would be able to pump out some great absorption, but most high-end holy paladins don't like investing into that much mastery. You want a good chunk of haste to support those heals, too. You can't get it if you're investing that deeply into mastery instead.
@SerenitySaz asked:
If a treant despawns alone in the woods, does it make a death noise?
No, because despawning isn't dying. Despawning is merely ceasing to exist. A larger question is if a treant despawns and leaves no loot, did it ever really exist at all?
@msufarley asked:
Has Bliz ever talked about bringing the ultimate big bad Sargeras into the game?
The topic comes up from time to time. The answer is always some variation of "not yet."
Have questions about the World of Warcraft? The WoW Insider crew is here with The Queue, our daily Q&A column. Leave your questions in the comments, and we'll do our best to answer 'em!