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The fashion world is well suited to Tokyo, and the special elegance of this sophisticated yet conservative capital has not gone unnoticed by Yoshiyuki Miyamae, Head of Womenswear for Issey Miyake. He took us on a tour of this authentic Japanese fashion house.
DESPITE ITS COSMOPOLITAN FACE, TOKYO IS A PROFOUNDLY JAPANESE CITY. ITS SKYSCRAPERS OF MIRRORED GLASS ARE AS EPHEMERAL AS ITS MOSS GARDENS AND RICE-PAPER PARTITIONS. THIS CONSTANT REVOLUTION MAKES THE CITY AS STABLE AS A VIDEO OF A BUSY STREET VIEWED IN FAST-FORWARD. Tokyo is an introvert city, seduced by foreign attractions yet casting a furtive glance over the rest of the world. The city is like one of those stubborn personalities who feign scornful indifference to their detractors, but gradually take the comments on board. For all its polite reticence – the expression of a legitimate sense of difference – it is not a city of pagoda sleeves and Mao collars. It prefers to dress in line with the times, in sensible colours that do not stand out too garishly.
Haute couture is a Western expression of elegance. The Japanese fashion house Issey Miyake, where designer Yoshiyuki Miyamae has recently joined the creative leadership team, is a glittering example of how this visual language of European origin can be used to promote a more exotic approach, without losing its soul in the mass markets of globalisation. The challenge, however, is how to blend these two sensibilities that are as different as water and oil. It takes the same sleight of hand as is required to mix a home-made mayonnaise. The Issey Miyake look is a similar type of emulsion, where the final outcome is so much more than the sum of its parts. It is a Japanese style that is, at the same time, international in its appeal – a transplant so carefully performed that the stitches are no longer visible. It is perhaps unsurprising to learn therefore that the house's chief womenswear designer has eclectic tastes (he admits to a weakness for "affogato", vanilla ice cream topped with a double shot of Decaffeinato Intenso). Miyamae is all in favour of blending genres, as long as the result fits with the house style. This is something he is helping to develop, in order to avoid the risk of self-parody, a game of dressing-up once inspiration has run dry. After turning black into such an intense colour, the Issey Miyake Autumn-Winter 2013 collection "Hop, Step, Check" has been imprinted with landscapes viewed from the sky – grid-like cityscapes and agricultural patchworks that leave their mark in chequered patterns, similar to Scottish plaid. On a recent visit to Ireland, Miyamae had noticed the almost supernatural propensity of tartan to express an autumn mood. It seemed to echo mysteriously with his own design style, like a sense of graphic déjà-vu, or the strange impression of spotting a familiar face far from home. As he prepared for the fourth catwalk show of his career, he asked the Japanese electronic music group Open Reel Ensemble to create a custom-made Irish sound to illustrate his vision of this new land of fashion. According to Miyamae's interpretation, colours should naturally coordinate with the movements behind them, rather than hold them back. The models were encouraged to smile for the cameras during the show, a far cry from the fashionable death stares that are supposed to look distinguished, but instead make fashion look distant. On faces that are so often cruelly platonic, this spontaneous exuberance lent a more sensuous edge to the models' beauty, enhancing the fresh seasonal designs. It married perfectly with the gentle caress of the Issey Miyake label, this "ready-to-wear haute couture" that attempts to imbue its different styles with a kind of humane generosity.
"The pace of a typical show leaves limited space to tell a story that we have been developing over time. It takes me and my team six months to prepare a Paris show that will last no more than ten minutes." It's a painful choice to make, requiring a methodical approach, an art of promotion that Miyamae admires in the demonstrative genius of kabuki, a Japanese interpretation of epic theatre, where the actors do not so much play a character as an animated allegory, taking up an unbending stance that inevitably leads to tragedy. The power of this quasi-mechanical art is its ability to convey the message of each play using a surprisingly economical form of theatricality that nonetheless makes for an entertaining show. With a procession of different acts, vocal registers and above all a wealth of lush costumes, the audience is forced to swim with the tide of the show, with no lasting respite. For Yoshiyuki Miyamae, the creative effort is not over once his collections have been designed. Since the power of his creations will be rendered through the memories of an audience carefully selected for its ability to report back to the public on what it has seen, it is important to find ways to make an impact through the artistic direction of the show. It is an art similar to gastronomy, based around the unvarying hierarchy of a menu and a well-paced delivery that stimulates the appetite, walking that fine line between hunger and repletion. A fashion show has to sell dreams, but at the same time connect with real life, otherwise it all remains too abstract. Just as a restaurant can never serve only desserts, no woman will spend her life in an haute-couture evening dress. Miyamae's collections are choreographed as carefully as a poet crafts his sonnet, ensuring the metre and rhyme schemes are strictly observed, to heighten the impact of each line end.
The difference for Yoshiyuki Miyamae is that his craft involves weaving together not just the stuff of dreams, but very real and often unique precious fabrics, a considerable investment for Issey Miyake. "Creating a new type of fabric from scratch takes at least a year or two. This is obviously much longer than our normal production times, so we explore a whole range of producer countries, in the hope of stumbling across a new gem. The next step is to take this new-found treasure and work to improve it, shaping it according to our initial ideas, often rejecting more than 200 prototypes before considering that we have a real discovery on our hands. Clearly, we are more attached to the finish of our textiles than any other clothing manufacturer around the world. The cost of this would probably be prohibitive for many." Miyamae accepts this exacting effort with the stoic determination of a top sportsman, who knows that the path to glory will mean turning his life into an intense training programme. In the world of Issey Miyake, the material comes first, determining the new directions the label will take – while the cut is a secondary concern. Some clothes are designed to be cut from a single cloth, a piece of fabric that has already been shaped and crafted, like a piece of furniture sculpted from solid wood. "When developing the lightest fibre ever created, the designs that use it obviously have to accentuate this quality. We cannot design a collection without thinking about its tactile qualities – after all, our work ultimately stems from that of rag merchants, doesn't it?" Miyamae regularly travels between his fashion house and some of the world's most prodigious weavers, who determinedly pursue an ancient art. "These people are monuments of cultural diversity, real-life treasures just waiting to be dug up. Heritage is not just about preserving ancient sanctuaries and fossilised practices. Japan is home to master craftsmen whose trade sometimes draws on many centuries of experience, a know-how so sophisticated and ancient that we have long since lost any notion of its value." The loss of such craftsmanship would be irreparable and the role of a luxury clothes line is to draw out the benefit of such artistic genius, so the practices remain living realities, not just decorative accessories maintained for sentimental value alone.
"Issey Miyake has always sought to respond to the latest developments in women's lives. We do like to marry the latest technology with age-old traditions, but the ultimate aim is always to harmonise the expressiveness of our designs with reality. Our philosophy is well summed up in our stretch fabrics and pleated dresses." Pleats and folds are an area where the Japanese have always been ahead of the game, with their well-known "origami" techniques, which go much further than a paper-folding pastime. It has also been a source of elementary packaging solutions, as highlighted by Issey Miyake in the origami and "furoshiki" (folded packing) workshops at the "Design Ah!" exhibition, hosted in the 21_21 Design Sight museum of which Miyake is one of the directors. The museum is housed in a cathedral of concrete, clothed in a pleated outer garment tailored by legendary architect Tadao Ando. The most remarkable thing about Issey Miyake's "origami" is its precise nature. Each new discovery is as exact and conclusive as a new mathematical law – almost as if the designer's pencil had traced an invisible line that had existed since the dawn of time. This metaphysical experience is brought to bear on the lives and requirements of working women, with no time to waste on readjusting their look, buffeted by the tensions of a helter-skelter existence. Miyake's pleated dresses fold up like fans but don't ever crease. Thanks to their accordeon-like folds, other designs are so elastic that they hug the curves of any form they take just as they can be rolled up into a ball. By being accumulated in this way, the ridges of a piece also create caesura-like effects, simplifying and stylising body shape in a perfect compromise between the worship of the body that emerged during the Renaissance and its idealisation by gothic artists.
European tailoring traditions are based around the build of the client. The precise measurements are all-important for creating the pattern for the garment. It is a very Western approach to design, determined by our cult of the anatomy. Where Western fashion not only seeks to reveal a shape, but also to perfect it, the traditional craftsmen of other regions of the world, such as the Japanese tradition of the kimono, see no reason why the material should be so moulded to the body it clothes. Most traditional folk dress is based around the quaint charms of a fabric, covering, enveloping the silhouette of the body, in an intricate or simpler covering. In the past, with the high cost of textiles before the invention of industrial looms, traditional societies made a virtue of necessity, developing a waste-not, want-not aesthetic. Issey Miyake these days is seeking to draw inspiration from the classic kimono, cut from a single piece of cloth, both in terms of the economical use of fabric and the astonishing comfort for its wearers. Miyake's formal ideas are as timeless as opera, whose athletic intensity and emotional power, like a call to prayer, was once thought to be under threat from the invention of microphones, giving a soft, "spoken" timbre the power to shake a concert hall. European culture has exported across the world a concept of style that is unstable, buffeted by the volatile winds of taste and fitted to the temporality of transient body shapes. Issey Miyake has wedded European fashion with the enduring charm and pragmatism of Japanese dress, finding a unique way to fuse eternity and motion.
1976 Born in Tokyo.
1998 Graduates from Bunka Fashion College.
2001 Joins the Issey Miyake Design Studio and gets involved in the A-POC project.
2006 Joins Issey Miyake's team of designers.
2011 Named Head of Womenswear for Issey Miyake's 2012 Spring-Summer collection.
Text Julien Bouré - Photography Jean-Claude Amiel - Production Sandrine Giacobetti
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Annual wrestling tournament Saturday in Eastern Carolina keeps the memory of a student that lost his life in a car accident, alive.
The 8th Annual Eli Saleeby Lee Memorial Tournament was held at Washington High School. 10 teams from around the state grappled for the top spot including host Washington, Farmville Central and Pamlico County High School.
15-year-old Eli Saleeby Lee was killed along with fellow student Noah Pike in a car accident back in 2005.
Pam Pack head coach Daniel Riggs says that Saleeby's mother and family remain a big supporter of the school and the wrestling program that her son was a part of.
"They are dedicated to the team still they still help with the fund raising for the tournament, they are always involved, come to the matches at the beginning of the season when it's about to start. She's always emailing me or calling me to get this tournament started and get one of our schedules," said Riggs.
This year's tournament was won by Dixon High School out of Holly Ridge.
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Take a gorgeous video tour of the Optical Glass House by Hiroshi Nakamura and his studio NAP. Truly experiential, exploring all of the senses while solving for the homeowners space needs. The home is located in the heart of the city on a busy highway. The custom Optical Glass Block wall on the front facade provides acoustic separation from the noise of the city, while maintaining a visual connection to the lively and active urban streetscape. It seems to me a relaxing and meditative environment, the manipulation of light and water creating pattern and texture dancing on the walls, an art installation if you will, changing with the shifting sun. The Optical Glass House project is getting some well deserved attention in the press. An architectural expression, not just of shelter, but also realizing the power of transformation. A once undesirable lot becomes an oasis of calm from the activity of the day to day just outside the door.
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The multi-episode series On the Waterways is a fun documentary that takes the viewer along with a young ship crew of college-age adventurers and introduces us to the many individuals and communities that lie alongside a body of water, while highlighting the important role that water has played in the development of towns and economies throughout the United States. Narrated by the late actor Jason Robards, On the Waterways may look and feel a bit outdated but it still stands up as an entertaining and educational examination on the relationship between humans and their environment.
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QPR player Joey Barton punched in face outside Liverpool nightclub
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QPR midfielder Joey Barton has been injured after being attacked outside a nightclub.
The controversial Premier League footballer was punched in the face after being involved in a fight with two men outside Garlands nightclub in Liverpool city centre.
A Merseyside Police spokeswoman said: "Merseyside Police were called to Eberle Street in Liverpool city centre at 5.30am this morning following reports of an altercation.
"On arrival officers found a 29-year-old man who had sustained injuries to his face. The man left the scene voluntarily.
"Two 21-year-old men from the L13 area were arrested at the scene for a public order offence. They are currently in police custody."
Ian Taylor, a spokesman for QPR, said: "Joey Barton was involved in an incident in Liverpool city centre in the early hours of Monday morning.
"Barton was on his way home from a night out with his girlfriend when two men sang offensive chants and then proceeded to hit the R's midfielder.
"Barton decided not to press charges and left the scene with his girlfriend soon after."
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May 6, 2016
We've talked a lot about the flu, but state health officials are warning of another illness that makes you miserable: norovirus.
State health officials say several local health departments are reporting outbreaks of norovirus, a highly contagious gastrointestinal illness that causes vomiting and diarrhea.
"The most important message we have right now is that people who are ill with vomiting or diarrhea should not work, go to school or attend daycare while they are having symptoms," said State Epidemiologist Dr. Megan Davies. "Everyone needs to wash their hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and water. This is the most effective way to protect yourself and others against norovirus since hand sanitizers alone are not as effective against this hardy virus."
Davies offered several simple steps to take if you suspect the presence of a norovirus:
-Wash hands frequently with soap and water, especially after toilet visits and before preparing, serving or eating food or drink. Hand sanitizers are not as effective against norovirus.
-Clean and disinfect surfaces contaminated with vomit or diarrhea immediately using a bleach-based household cleaner, or dilute household bleach 1:10 in water (must be mixed fresh daily; never use undiluted bleach).
-Stay home when sick.
-Do not prepare food for other people when sick and for at least three days afterward.
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Tony Goldwyn rules as a cheating chief executive
NEW YORK When "Scandal" debuted last spring, its premise seemed clear-cut and comfortable.
This latest melodrama from Shonda Rhimes ("Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice") starred Kerry Washington as boss of a Beltway crisis management firm that fixes sticky problems for the D.C. high and mighty.
Clearly, Olivia Pope was well-connected: She had been the communications director to the president of the United States and, before that, helped put Fitzgerald Grant in the White House.
But a certain scandalous detail gave the show a surprise punch: Olivia and Fitz had been locked in a torrid love affair since the campaign, right under the nose of his first lady and the rest of the nation.
For the Grant Administration, this could mean big problems - the sort of problems Olivia Pope is typically retained to fix, not play a role in creating.
Meanwhile, it's a blessing for Tony Goldwyn, who plays the smitten chief executive.
"When I was signed for the show, Shonda indicated that she had big plans for Fitz and Olivia," says Goldwyn, "but you never know."
He knows now. So does the addicted, often flabbergasted "Scandal" audience.
The juicy saga (airing Thursdays at 10 p.m. Eastern on ABC) has this season found Olivia and Fitz ever more deliciously and dangerously entwined.
Fitz survived an assassination attempt plotted by a Supreme Court Justice (who Fitz paid back by killing her). He resolved to dump his wife and wed Olivia, no matter the political fallout. Then he found out what the viewer had earlier been shocked to learn: Olivia and other supporters of Fitz conspired to rig the vote for an election he would likely have lost otherwise. President Grant discovers his victory was stolen for him, and that Olivia played a part in stealing it.
"I'm so grateful the show has gone where it's gone," says Goldwyn, savoring the problems dogging Fitz's presidency. "It's beyond my wildest expectations."
The crazy thing about "Scandal" is that, however outrageous its story line, the characters (including Olivia's hard-charging team of crisis managers and Fitz's tainted deputies) are fully formed, believable and appealing.
Certainly that's the case with Fitz, who, as portrayed by Goldwyn, is charismatic, statesmanlike and (in scenes with Olivia) sizzling hot.
Now 52, Goldwyn first caught the public's eye as Patrick Swayze's villainous best friend in the box office smash, "Ghost." He went on to appear in "The Pelican Brief," Oliver Stone's "Nixon," "The Last Samurai," and as astronaut Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon."
Among his stage appearances was a starring role in the 2010 Broadway revival of the hit musical "Promises, Promises."
"On `Scandal,'" he says, "I wanted to avoid playing a generic TV president. And I wanted Fitz to be a modern president, so I spent a lot of time watching Clinton and Obama, who have this ability to connect with people. I saw Fitz as a Republican Obama who is very purpose-driven and wants to get beyond party politics.
"And, of course, he's got a very complicated personal life," adds Goldwyn with a hearty chuckle.
"The saving grace for the character is that Fitz is desperately in love with Olivia, and she with him. It isn't just a dalliance. And whatever bad behavior he exhibits - and there's a lot of it - he's always competent in his job. That's priority No. 1. If Fitz were to fall down on the job, I think you'd lose the audience like that," he says with a snap of his fingers.
No profile of Tony Goldwyn can fail to mention the film dynasty he springs from. His grandfather was the legendary mogul Samuel Goldwyn, a party to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio empire whose films included "Wuthering Heights," "The Best Years of Our Lives" and "Guys and Dolls."


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I'm building myself a solo project. (Java backend, Java AWT frontend. No lectures about AWT vs swing vs *wt, please :-))
It's fairly straightforward
Primary server - keeps user information Content server - keeps content information Client - the user interface
Client opens up and conencts to the primary server. Depending on the content, the connection gets bounced to the proper content server (of course, the primary and content server do some communication to prepare the authorization of the new client coming in.)
At what point should I be writing tests? I want to balance the testing aspect of it with making progress in development, and I'm not sure what the proper balance of that is. I'm much more concerned about the front end than I am the back end. I pretty much see the GUI as a simple mechanism for calling back end functionality with a lot of cool pictures. :-)
Obviously there are paradigms like TDD which would dictate no code is written without a test. But this is just my moonlighting project that I do in my spare time. It's mostly for fun (although I'd love to see a profit off it.)
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Strapping black actor who graduated from the gridiron to the screen, first gaining prominence as the showboating heavyweight champ in "Rocky" (1976). Weathers has since featured in a number of action films and landed his first starring role in the chaotic demolition derby, "Action Jackson" (1988). He has also found a second career helming episodes of numerous TV dramas.
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Political Activities at HUD
A new Department of Housing and Urban Development's inspector general report finds that the agency initially required, and then "encouraged," recipients of HUD stimulus funds to post signs indentifying projects as being funded by the Recovery Act. In other words, HUD pushed recipients to engage in political advertising, and to do it with taxpayer funds.
"Mountain of Debt"
The White House Office of Management and Budget homepage currently features the following quote from the president:
Federal Government is Lucrative "Industry"
The Bureau of Economic Analysis latest release of industry compensation levels shows that the average federal worker ranks up at the top along with employees in the finance and energy industries.
Federal Employees Continue to Prosper
The Bureau of Economic Analysis has released its annual data on compensation levels by industry. The data show that the pay advantage enjoyed by federal civilian workers over private-sector workers continues to expand. This state of affairs is a thumb in the eye of the private sector, which continues to struggle with high unemployment. Many private sector employees have been forced to take pay and benefit cuts while continuing to fund generous federal employee compensation with their taxes.
Another Government Bailout
The House is scheduled to pass another $26 billion bailout for state and local governments on Tuesday. The legislation provides another $10 billion for education and $16 billion to extend the increased share of Medicaid being paid for by the federal government since passage of the stimulus.
Convoluted Highway Funding
A common theme with federal programs that fund state and local activities is that the distribution formulas are highly complex and politically-driven. The result is that policymakers at the federal and state level are constantly jockeying for more money, while the general public remains largely ignorant as to where the money comes from and how it's spent.
The Two GOPs
As the fall elections approach, two factions within the congressional GOP have emerged. The first faction, which generally controls the Republican leadership, is short-term oriented and just wants to return the GOP to power in Congress. Riding the wave of voter discontent over the government's finances is a means to an end – the end being power.
Amtrak's New Rail Cars
Amtrak has announced that it will spend $300 million on 130 new rail cars, including sleeper and dining cars, for its long-distance trains. The government company's announcement came with the obligatory statement that the purchase will create 575 jobs. That's more than $500,000 per job.
City of Bell on Federal Dole
The city of Bell, CA recently made national headlines when it came to light that city officials have been receiving massive six-figure salaries. Bell taxpayers were so irate that police in riot gear were required to maintain control at a recent city council meeting.


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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Dress How You Feel, Not By Your Age
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- October 27, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- Style Odyssey said...
she's gorgeous. and her hair, i love it.
she has a wise approach to dressing. the leather shorts are quite unexpected and fun.
- October 27, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- Fashionistable said...
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- October 27, 2010 at 12:42 PM
- Sarah said...
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- October 27, 2010 at 5:23 PM
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What a wise and beautiful woman! Love the shorts.
Hope the "Look of the Day" video becomes a regular feature; I love hearing from your savvy and stylish subjects!
- October 27, 2010 at 10:25 PM
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I'm reading once again The Hobbit, and I got inspired by it to draw a city that wasn't built near a lake, but over it, a city built in big wooden plataforms. To make things a little bit different I also decided to make it a WIP post - my first actual WIP post outside the Challenges forums.
In ancient times it was just a little village, built on the ground next to the lake. But after a several number of years - more than a century - the river started to overflow from time to time, making the life there tough. People would have to rebuild houses, plantations, furnitures, etc., just as they would lose many cows, sheeps, and animals in general. After one of the most terrible overflows in their history - when the lake even covered the houses next to it, killing chlidren, seniors, and taking everything from the poor little village - those who were still alive decided it was time to move to another location, or build a village waterproof. Half of them moved, the rest stayed where they were and started cutting trees and constructing high plataforms so that they wouldn't have to worry with the overflows again.
I haven't done much so far, just the plataforms, the land and the bridge. I'm using torstan's tutorial on making cities, so next step will be probably to draw the main buildings of the city. This time I'll try to make everything - except the painting - by hand (what includes the wirtting), I hope it gets nice.
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What are the benefits of a cool down?
Do not stop suddenly after vigorous exercise, as this can be very dangerous. Gradually bring the body back to its resting state by slowly decreasing the intensity of the activity. After running, for example, one should walk for one to two minutes. Stopping exercise suddenly can cause blood to pool in the muscles, thereby reducing blood flow to the heart and brain. This may cause fainting or abnormal rhythms in the heart which could lead to serious complications.
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Cool-down exercises following performance or practice
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CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians continue to find ways to lose.
Tsuyoshi Nishioka drove in the go-ahead run during a three-run ninth inning, as the Minnesota Twins sent the Indians to their 11th consecutive loss on Tuesday with a 7-5 win at Progressive Field.
One outing removed from blowing a three-run, ninth-inning lead in Detroit on Sunday, Chris Perez (0-4) coughed it up again as the Tribe tied their longest losing streak since dropping 11 straight from September 13-24, 2009.
Josh Willingham got the rally started with a one-out single and pinch-runner Darin Mastroianni swiped second before scoring the tying run on a grounder to first by Justin Morneau that kicked off the first base bag and into short right field.
Ryan Doumit then ripped a ball into the right-center field gap for a double and Nishioka trotted home with the go-ahead score on a sacrifice fly. Brian Dozier followed with a single to bring home Doumit.
Tyler Robertson (1-0) earned his first major league win with two scoreless innings and Glen Perkins nailed down his fourth save of the year with a perfect ninth inning for the Twins, who have won five of their last six games.
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May 4, 2016
Most people know the usual vital signs, like blood pressure, temperature and pulse. But what about exercise?
There's a movement afoot to add questions about exercise to the list of routine checks done at the start of most doctor visits. That means putting the minutes you exercise weekly at the top of your medical chart along with other vital signs.
Doctors who support the idea say it emphasizes that physical inactivity is riskier than high blood pressure, obesity and other health risks.
It started a few years ago at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California and has spread to Kaiser plans in other states. Other health systems from Utah to Illinois have adopted the idea or plan to this year.
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(a) Contracts.— A person under contract with a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government that transports hazardous material, or causes hazardous material to be transported, or designs, manufactures, fabricates, inspects, marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs, or tests a package, container, or packaging component that is represented as qualified for use in transporting hazardous material shall comply with this chapter, regulations prescribed and orders issued under this chapter, and all other requirements of the Government, State and local governments, and Indian tribes (except a requirement preempted by a law of the United States) in the same way and to the same extent that any person engaging in that transportation, designing, manufacturing, fabricating, inspecting, marking, maintaining, reconditioning, repairing, or testing that is in or affects commerce must comply with the provision, regulation, order, or requirement.
(b) Nonapplication.— This chapter does not apply to—
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Source(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d),July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 783; Pub. L. 103–311, title I, § 117(a)(2),Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1678; Pub. L. 109–59, title VII, § 7124,Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1908; Pub. L. 110–244, title III, § 302(d),June 6, 2008, 122 Stat. 1618.)
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|Jan. 3, 1975, Pub. L. 93–633, § 112(f), 88 Stat. 2161; Nov. 30, 1979, Pub. L. 96–129, § 216(a), 93 Stat. 1015; restated Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101–615, § 13, 104 Stat. 3260.
In subsection (a), the word "manufactures" is substituted for "manufacturers" to correct an error in the source provisions. The words "of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch", "be subject to and", "substantive and procedural", and "this chapter or any other" are omitted as surplus.
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–244amended Pub. L. 109–59. See 2005 Amendment note below.
2005—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–59, § 7124(4), substituted "designing, manufacturing, fabricating, inspecting, marking, maintaining, reconditioning, repairing, or testing" for "manufacturing, fabricating, marking, maintenance, reconditioning, repairing, or testing".
Pub. L. 109–59, § 7124(3), as amended by Pub. L. 110–244, substituted "shall comply with this chapter" for "must comply with this chapter".
Pub. L. 109–59, § 7124(1), (2), substituted "transports hazardous material, or causes hazardous material to be transported," for "transports or causes to be transported hazardous material," and "designs, manufactures, fabricates, inspects, marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs, or tests a package, container, or packaging component that is represented" for "manufactures, fabricates, marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs, or tests a packaging or a container that the person represents, marks, certifies, or sells".
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–311substituted "a packaging or a" for "a package or".
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 110–244effective as of the date of enactment of Pub. L. 109–59(Aug. 10, 2005) and to be treated as included in Pub. L. 109–59as of that date, and provisions of Pub. L. 109–59, as in effect on the day before June 6, 2008, that are amended by Pub. L. 110–244to be treated as not enacted, see section 121(b) ofPub. L. 110–244, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia's labor commissioner says new unemployment numbers mark the first time in 10 months that the state's jobless rate has failed to decline.
Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced early Thursday that Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.9 percent from April to May. The jobless rate was 9.8 percent in May a year ago.
Butler said that although the unemployment rate held steady, Georgia now has the fewest jobless workers receiving unemployment insurance benefits since the start of the recession in 2007. He also says the numbers of new layoffs and long-term unemployed are down.
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The controversial Amendment 1, which passed with 61% of the vote on Tuesday, had widespread support across much of Eastern Carolina.
Only in Dare County (52% for, 48% against) did the amendment come close to losing.
Carteret County had the widest margin, 81% in favor, 19% opposed. Both Duplin and Tyrrell counties showed 78% for, 22% against.
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Another loss. It looks like the rest of the team is tierd of Beasley getting all the attention. There were time tonight they didnt even pass the ball to Beasley and were taking stupid shots. Walker allows his temper to get the best of him and commits stupid fouls. The KSU fans are not very good in the basketball IQ dept. I hope others dont think our fans are that way.
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Couldn't happen to a better program.
Ya know how Texas seems to be better post-Durant?
I'll take all of my credits and put 'em on KSU not matching that in '08/'09.
Can't wait to see Beasley and Walker go to the NBA. Without them they aren't that good, maybe not even as good as we will be next year.
They have plenty of talent but Frank Martin can't coach his way out of a wet paper bag. Next year after Walker and Beasley are gone they'll be awful and Marting will be out.
Not only will Beasley and Walker be gone, but they also start two seniors.
Originally Posted by ISUFan22
Ya know how Texas seems to be better post-Durant?
I'll take all of my credits and put 'em on KSU not matching that in '08/'09.
KSU will be a lot worse post-Beasley
Frank Martin is a terrible coach.
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They have two 4-star recruits verballed for 2009. They look like they will fit in at K-State.
KSU is nothing more than a media darling. Their conference record is beginning to look suspect as the Big 12 may be showing it's true colors - mediocre. Any team from a BCS school with the same overall record - sans Beasley - wouldn't even get a vote in the polls.
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Cant wait for them to come to Hilton...
Even if those 2 four stars happen to be as good as Beas and Walker, they still have Martin as a coach, and will be no more than middle of the pack ever. I think Martin is proving that. We had 2 studs and a bunch of role players, and won the conference by almost going undefeated in the conference with a good coach. They have 2 studs and a bunch of role players and are currently 8-5 and on the verge of not making the tourney.
I'm not going to downplay KSU too much since they still have a good record, and you know, pretty much handed it to us. What I couldn't help but think tonite, though was that I don't think Rick Barnes gets enough credit for being a really good coach.
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I'm not going to downplay KSU too much since they still have a good record, and you know, pretty much handed it to us. What I couldn't help but think tonite, though was that I don't think Rick Barnes gets enough credit for being a really good coach.
Rick Barnes is a ***** and will never get any credit from me!!
ok, he's not too shabby of a coach, but still a *****, imho
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Yep, I'm real creative with names like that.
Figured I'd post my Circle, Triangle, Square Map in the very earliest stages - that way, any improvements will really look fantastic in comparison.
Probably not in comparison to the other members' projects, but at least in comparison to this one
Without further ado ....
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So far I'm seeing Pictionary, can't wait to see what you do with it.
My Battlemaps Gallery http://www.cartographersguild.com/al...p?albumid=3407
it looks cool so far, I'm looking forward to seeing more of it.
I love your castle! Do you have a closer look of it?
It might just be me, but isn't the lake on a different perspective than the mountains?
The castle doesn't look good close up yet, but I'll do a zoom in when next I open GIMP (my computer is recovering from last night)
And yes, as of this moment, the lake is in trouble. They WERE in the same perspective, but apparently, I'm unable to draw top down mountains. I draw my squiggles and it looks like a landscape >.< (and the castle adds to that impression, I think)
So I'll fiddle with the lake a bit and see if it comes out the same way... if not, I'll have to start over. (At least there's more time for this challenge! lol)


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Today is early into my third month interning at the Boca Museum of Art under Registrar Martin Hanahan. As an English major and Linguistic minor, people look at me oddly when I tell them the internship I pursued. But through my studies in English, I learned every facet of art is intertwined seamlessly, and we must pursue each type to experience what art is. Artists paint with many colors, writers paint with two.
Our words, in perfect black and white, show how colorful life is. And artists, with their cubism and their expressive modernism, offer an abstract sense of life that playfully incites our senses. The beauty of art is that it does not tell you what to think, or even how to think. It simply is. Just like music. So, after studying the great writers, I decided to pursue a different approach to the world of expressive awareness. I am drawn to art because it is quiet, but even the quietest painting, possibly in hues of blue, still sends our senses diving into an ocean of consciousness. Art, like literature, can affect society by presenting something we are afraid of, or by creating a calming space in which we find solace.
Either way, art, music, and literature are the catalysts that strip away fake and replace it with raw. Whether artist, writer, photographer, we tell the story of life boundlessly with no restrictions. We welcome consequences. We are renegades of the present. This is how I found myself in a museum instead of a library. I am surrounded by artifacts that tell of our history without words; silent pronouncements of truth. Quiet frames hang on quiet walls and tell stories of lovers, children, animals, trees. Loudly they spill their secrets, forever surrounded by a gold frame, in remembrance of a tender, experienced hand.
Last week I documented 13 old photographs: daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes. I also stored 11 cameras dating from the Second World War to the 1960s. The photographs were produced in the 1800s; each "type" produced differently. Daguerreotypes (1840-1855) are extremely reflective photographs on polished silver. Ambrotypes (1855-1865) are not shiny like daguerreotypes, but matte, because the photograph emulsion is coated on glass with black paint that often cracks and darkens the picture.
Tintypes (1855-1900) are black painted tin- exposed. There is rarely any tarnish and it does not have a reflection. It doesn't come in an ornate case like the other two because it is not fragile. So the type of picture that goes on these artifacts usually contains an unsmiling, somber subject who looks like she or he has no idea what is going on. Pulled from the farm, or the church, or the kitchen, the subjects exude nothing artificial about them. In fact, you feel as though you are standing there, facing them (which we very well could be). Their attitude (or lack of) in the photographs sent my mind reeling. It is so different from the way we take pictures today- with our poses and our scrunched faces and our obscene gestures.
The myth about the camera stealing the soul feels very real with these pictures. For some reason, our technology often fails to gather the real soul of a person, possibly because the entire experience of photography has changed into point and click. Easy to capture moments, but there is something distinctly un-timless about them. Perhaps this is why there are so many programs that offer ways to alter photographs in an effort to lend them some authenticity.
Now, each moment is real, but sometimes moments are so on-the-surface that we fail to appreciate the way of life- the harshness of it, the cold and the hot, the good and the bad. When people took photos in the 1800s, their faces show of struggle, of reserved resignation, sometimes exultation or humble adoration. But in each person's face, there exists a question of the future. And this question creates a formidable distance between the person and the photographer.
Juxtaposed with the present, we pretend not to ask questions of the future because the answer is always the same- we don't know. Why did we stop searching in an effort to look in control? It is not more becoming for a person to take a beautiful picture that has lost all sense of wonder. The people in these old photographs are asking questions of everything, even themselves.
Pioneers, renegades of the present, their souls are wondering, wandering, losing, and finding. They are not afraid to show vulnerability or strength. Their experiences are genuine because each moment has its own breath and the wildness of the photographs emulate the wildness of their world. In a world where we attempt to control the uncontrollable, a sense of magic has flown away.
To find it, we must live in and breathe every moment without contention for the past, anxiety for the future, or resistance of the present. We must accept the query. Just as these forever-young pioneers in their gold frames asked questions of the future without abandoning the present or escaping to the past. We could learn to do the same, and avoid the midlife crisis of waking up in chains. Visit the Boca Museum of Art (561) 392-2500
Unknown artist, Portrait of a Young Girl, ca. 1850, daguerrotype, 3 x 2 ½ inches. Permanent Collection 1991.128F. Museum Purchase
Unknown artist, Portrait of a Woman in a Bonnet, ca. 1850, ambrotype, 4 ¾ x 3 ¾ inches. Permanent Collection 1991.128T. Museum Purchase
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The Power of Independent Thinking
New Directions for Peace and Security
Recorded: Tuesday, November 6, 2007
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For more than a century U.S. foreign policywhether conducted by Democrats or Republicanshas been based on the assumption that Americans interests are served best by intervening abroad to secure markets, fight potential enemies far from American shores, or engage in democratic nation building. But, what is the record of such policies, including now in Iraq?
Experts: Carl P. Close, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, James L. Payne, Edward P. StringhamType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy
The Civil War: Liberty and American Leviathan
Recorded: Wednesday, November 17, 1999
The Civil War was a great turning point in American history. It abolished the evil of slavery, established federal power over the states, andparadoxicallycreated precedents that restrict individual freedom today. The ideas and personalities of the Civil War are forever etched in our memory, but they are not merely of historic interest. Based on their acclaimed books, Henry Mayer and Jeffrey Rogers Hummel will discuss the abolitionists, political and business interests, war mobilization and conduct, etc.and how they continue to shape American society.
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Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Lions and quarterback Matthew
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The first overall pick of the 2009 draft out of Georgia, Stafford is coming
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(a) Any individual who accepts the benefits of this chapter shall not by reason thereof be denied the benefits of chapter 37 of this title; however, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the assistance authorized by section 2101 of this title shall not be available to any individual more than once.
(b) An individual eligible for assistance under section 2101 (b) of this title shall not by reason of such eligibility be denied benefits for which such individual becomes eligible under section 2101 (a) of this title or benefits relating to home health services under section 1717 (a)(2) of this title. However, no particular type of adaptation, improvement, or structural alteration provided to an individual under section 1717 (a)(2) of this title may be provided to such individual under section 2101 (b) of this title.
Source(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1169, § 804; Pub. L. 96–385, title III, § 301(c),Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1531; renumbered § 2104 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1),Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 104–262, title I, § 101(e)(2),Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3180; Pub. L. 110–289, div. B, title VI, § 2602(b)(5),July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2859.)
Prior Provisions
Prior section 2104,Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1223, related to time limitations, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–50, § 1(a),June 24, 1965, 79 Stat. 173, effective July 1, 1966.
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–289, § 2602(b)(5)(A), substituted "individual" for "veteran" in two places.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–289, § 2602(b)(5)(B), substituted "An individual" for "A veteran" and "an individual" for "a veteran" and substituted "such individual" for "such veteran" in two places.
1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–275substituted "section 1717 (a)(2)" for "section 1712 (a)" in two places.
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 804 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted "2101" for "801".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted "2101(b)" for "801(b)" in two places, "2101(a)" for "801(a)", and "1712(a)" for "612(a)" in two places.
1980—Pub. L. 96–385designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted "except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the assistance authorized by section 801 of this title" for "the assistance authorized by this chapter", and added subsec. (b).
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–385effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 601(b) ofPub. L. 96–385, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.
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While Caligari True Space looks cool - as far as the ads showing it's capability, I've never seen it in use, never seen any tutorials for it - heck I've never heard of it being used in any professional known product (game or other). Bryce is a fairly cool terrain mapping program, but I've only dabbled with it, though have seen more use of it by the industry. Anna Meyers, a member here uses Bryce for her Greyhawk Maps.
I've used Raydream Studio, a rather old, low-end 3D app, as well as Nendo, my favorite subdivisional surface modeler, and Cinema 4D - a higher end 3D app. Really you should be looking at an affordable version of Maya, or the industry standard 3D Studio Max - the latter seems to have more classes available, so is more of an industry standard.
3D tools like graphics tools are up to personal choice by the artist using it. It's difficult to judge which would work best for you. Download demos and experiment would be my best suggestion.


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BOULDER — When Ryan Case was 17, his dad died after an illness that started out as flu and progressed to something much worse.
Go to the doctor, Case had told his dad. But his father didn't until it was too late because, after he was laid off from his job as a research chemist, he lost his health insurance and couldn't afford the visit.
Then, in his 20s, Case watched as his mother withered away from multiple sclerosis. The costly drugs she needed to live left her unable to work the job she needed to pay her medical bills. So, Case quit school to work full time to support his mother until her death in 2010.
On Sunday, Case stood before a crowd of 13,000 at the University of Colorado — where he is now a 28-year-old senior — to explain why he is postponing school again. Just one year away from a degree in political science, Case is taking the semester off to work for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
"That's not how things should be," Case told the crowd of his parents' health care experiences. "And the president knows that's not how things should be."
"This election is too important to sit on the sidelines," he shouted.
The selection of Case to introduce the president at his second rally in Colorado in a week signaled a new push by the Obama campaign to pointedly define the choices in the November election. This week, in the run-up to the Democratic National Convention, the campaign intends to use a series of "American heroes" at campaign events — people like Case who have overcome adversity and can speak to the personal resonance of Obama's proposals — to sharpen the distinction.
On stage Sunday, Obama, at times optimistic and at times combative, showed he is fight-ready.
From health care to energy policy to the economy, Obama time and again attacked the proposals of his opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, in the course of offering his vision for the country.
Obama said Romney's health care proposals should be dubbed "Romney-doesn't-care" — a play on Republicans calling Obama's signature health care initiative "Obamacare."
"I like the name," Obama said. "I do care."
Romney's plans for college affordability amounted to, "just borrow more money from your parents," Obama said.
"You made the investment in yourself," Obama told students. "And I want to make sure America is standing by you every step of the way."
Obama called Republican economic plans, "you're-on-your-own snake oil."
"We believe in an America that says our economic strength has never come from the top down; it comes from the middle out," Obama said to the roaring approval of the crowd.
In an emailed response, Romney campaign spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg said one argument Obama's campaign can't make is that Americans are better off now than they were four years ago. She said Obama's speech provided no solutions, while taking a jab of her own at the bright, blue "Forward" campaign signs rally-goers waived Sunday.
"Instead of taking us 'forward,' President Obama is taking us on a path of declining incomes, high unemployment, and trillion dollar deficits," Henneberg wrote. "The Romney-Ryan plan for a stronger middle class will spur economic growth, bring back jobs, and turn our economy around."
During his speech, Obama criticized that plan — the "special sauce" he teasingly called it — for lacking details.
Obama didn't need to work hard Sunday to win over the crowd — a combination largely of students and committed supporters.
"I just want to go vote now," CU student Ali Naaseh, who, at 19 years old, will be voting in his first presidential election, said afterward. "I don't want to have to wait two months."
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HarfBuzz is an OpenType text shaping engine.
The current HarfBuzz codebase, formerly known as harfbuzz-ng, is versioned 1.x.x and is stable and under active maintenance. This is what is used in latest versions of Firefox, GNOME, ChromeOS, Chrome, LibreOffice, XeTeX, Android, and KDE, among other places. The canonical source tree is available here. Also available on github. See below for release tarballs.
The old HarfBuzz codebase, these days known as harfbuzz-old, was derived from FreeType, Pango, and Qt and is available here. It is not actively developed or maintained, and is extremely buggy. All users are encouraged to switch over to the new HarfBuzz as soon as possible. There are no release tarballs of old HarfBuzz whatsoever.
For tarball releases of HarfBuzz, look here. At the same place you will also find Win32 binary bundles that include libharfbuzz DLL, hb-view.exe, hb-shape.exe, and all dependencies.
The canonical source tree is available here. Also available on github.
The API that comes with hb.h will not change incompatibly. Other, peripheral, headers are more likely to go through minor modifications, but again, will do our best to never change API in an incompatible way. We will never break the ABI.
If you are not sure whether Pango or HarfBuzz is right for you, read this.
On Linux, install the development packages for FreeType, Cairo, and GLib. For example, on Ubuntu / Debian, you would do:
- sudo apt-get install gcc g++ libfreetype6-dev libglib2.0-dev libcairo2-dev
whereas on Fedora, RHEL, CentOS, and other Red Hat based systems you would do:
- sudo yum install gcc gcc-c++ freetype-devel glib2-devel cairo-devel
on the Mac, using MacPorts:
- sudo port install freetype glib2 cairo
or using Homeberw:
- brew install freetype glib cairo
If you are using a tarball, you can now proceed to running configure and make as with any other standard package. That should leave you with a shared library in src/, and a few utility programs including hb-view and hb-shape under util/.
If you are bootstraping from git, you need a few more tools before you can run autogen.sh for the first time. Namely, pkg-config and ragel. Again, on Ubuntu / Debian:
- sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libtool pkg-config ragel gtk-doc-tools
and on Fedora, RHEL, CentOS:
- sudo yum install autoconf automake libtool pkgconfig ragel gtk-doc
on the Mac, using MacPorts:
- sudo port install autoconf automake libtool pkgconfig ragel gtk-doc
or using Homebrew:
- brew install autoconf automake libtool pkgconfig ragel gtk-doc
To get a better idea of where HarfBuzz stands in the text rendering stack you may want to read State of Text Rendering, though, that document is many years old. Here are a few presentation slides about HarfBuzz at the Internationalization and Unicode Conference over the years:
November 2014, Unicode, OpenType, and HarfBuzz: Closing the Circle,
October 2012, HarfBuzz, The Free and Open Text Shaping Engine,
October 2009, HarfBuzz: the Free and Open Shaping Engine.
Both development and user support discussion around HarfBuzz happens on the harfbuzz at lists freedesktop org mailing list. Some of the developers frequent the #harfbuzz channel on freenode IRC server. If you write to the mailing list, you are guaranteed to get an answer. The same is not necessarily true about the IRC channel, or if you write to individual developers. Feel free to write to the list to tell us how you are using HarfBuzz, or how well it has been suiting your project's needs.
To report bugs or submit patches, you can either use bugzilla, or the mailing list. Bugzilla is preferred, since we can track the issue until it has been fixed. More recently, issues and pull-requests on github have also becoming common and are now preferred over bugzilla.
For a comparison of old vs new HarfBuzz memory consumption see this.
See past and upcoming HarfBuzz Hackfests
You can monitor various aspects of the project using the following online services:
- The code is replicated on GitHub; pull requests are responded to,
- With each commit, all tests are run on Travis CI,
- Public API / ABI changes are tracked across releases on ABI Tracker,
- Extensive testing dashboard run by Jonathan Kew here,
ICU LayoutEngine
If your application uses ICU LayoutEngine library, there is a replacement library called icu-le-hb here that uses HarfBuzz to provide the ICU ?LayoutEngine API. The C++ API is not ABI compatible, but the C API is. This library has not been tested seriously. If you use it, please report your experience to the mailing list.
If you use ICU ParagraphLayout (aka layoutex, aka libiculx), you need to build that against icu-le-hb. See here for instructions.


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After being out of the stage for more than six months, rumba ace singer Muhidin Gurumo will make a comeback on Idd El Fitr celebration when his Msondo Ngoma Band will perform at a special concert dubbed "Konyagi Bonanza" at TCC Club, Chang'ombe.
Gurumo has been out of the music scene because of illness.
The band will also use the concert to celebrate their victory of being the best rumba group in the East and Central Africa.
Msondo Ngoma won the prize at an event held in Nairobi, Kenya last week. The Dar es Salaam-based outfit outclassed top Congolese bands of JB Mpiana and Werason Ngiama Makandi.
"We appeal to our fans to turn out in big numbers on Idd el Fitr to celebrate this unique award as well as welcoming back Gurumo who has now recovered," said band leader Saidi Mabera.
The bonanza set to start at 2pm, is organized by Bob Entertainment and Keen Arts under the sponsorship of Konyagi.
The co-ordinator of the event, Joseph Kapinga, said the band will also use the concert to promote its new album entitled "Huna Shukrani".
Songs in the album are "Huna Shukrani" composed by Saidi Mabera, "Cheo ni Dhamana" (Eddo Sanga), "Kiapo" (Hussein Jumbe), "Mama Kosi" (Joseph Maina), "Machimbo" (DJ Papa Upanga) and "Haki Yangu Iko Wapi" (H. Huvuruge).
He said the fans will also have a chance to listen to songs like "Kilio Cha Mtu Mzima", "Kaza Moyo", "Piga Ua Talaka Utatoa" and other oldies.


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GonFreeces31 wrote:Could you elaborate on this? Curious about your opinion.
Mermaid Archer Human:
The last time I beat EN (which is hardly ever), I was using 3 Faytis and a Cyclone. You need a really polarized file to even stand a chance and pray they are not using Fierte SS which for some reason still has not been nerfed. The old version could have made that matchup more tolerable. A smart Pixy player is another really tough nut to crack and she could have been a difference maker.
The new version is good too, it's just that Mermaids are already strong against mid files, having three counter cards against them (four if you include Aquamancer, which I don't count), and the errata makes those matches even easier to win. If I had used PC to get two copies of this card like I was once planning, I would have flipped some tables after this errata.
Mermaid Harpist:
Blatant nerf trying to passed off as a buff. Though this is how I think the card should have been made originally, I am amused how they try to trick people. Mass revive would have been really stronk with the 4* Princess Emana file they tried to push with the errata. Mass revive also makes Mermaid's/Falkow's impossible matchups against Big Red easier. After the 50 HP nerf on 5* Emana and the recent nerf on mass revive, I don't think Mermaids will ever beat Allind and Co.
Mermaid Archer:
Skill was changed for benefit of 4* princesss and now requires a condition that will be infrequent, where as before you could smack a target for 40-60 DMG any time.
Mermaid Soldier Human:
They took the old skill which was useless 98% of the time and replaced it with a skill that is useless 99% of the time. That's a 1% decrease in productivity!
Seriously though, the old skill engaged which once helped me win a fight against Undead Dilate and works with engage SS or other mermaid skills. The only time I can imagine using the new skill is when some player is trying to cheese 110 DEF, which shouldn't even be possible in this game.
Overall, there were 4 significant nerfs to Mermaids (Archer Human, Harpist, Emana, Ex) and four significant buffs (Emana, Spear, Dancer, something else I can't remember ) to mermaids. Does that change the meta? Not at all in either direction. The only major problem is 5* Emana because there will be instances where you really need her to deal some damage and because she cannot, it could cost you the match.


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Spreading holiday cheer all around, the Mary J. Blige "A Mary Christmas" 'ZinePak will include in addition to her 12-track CD, some lovely holiday gift items such a 64-page magazine featuring exclusive interviews with Mary, family photos, Mary's favorite holiday memories, Christmas recipes and custom gift-tag stickers.
'ZinePak is an entertainment company dedicated to enhancing the fan experience with custom merchandise and memorabilia. They have created "A Mary Christmas" 'ZinePak keeping in mind all the elements people love about the holidays- family, food, keepsakes and of course cheery Christmas music!
To give fans a chance to get in the holiday spirit soon, "A Mary Christmas' 'ZinePak releases October 15!


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They were taken by a new friend of mine, Amy Hackworth.
I would love to frame a few and hang them in my sewing room.
(As soon as I get part of the bailout money to set-up a
Superfund project to reclaim and reorganize that space. Sigh.)
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Karina says
Oh no…something else I want to start collecting. I saw some old spools at an auction a few months ago, now I'm kicking myself. Who knew they could look so beautful when sorted. Don't worry – I get the "is this your grandaughter" thing sometimes too…and I think I look pretty good for my age? Go figure?
girlsmama says
You a grandma? She must have needed to update her eyeglass prescription. Lovely pics! I love the idea of hanging them in the sewing room!
Fresh Poppy Sisters says
Gorgeous photos, love your site!
V and Co. says
aHAHAahaha oh my got to love the lady that OBVIOUSLY needs glasses and some social skills classes. geez. btw the quilt is gorgeous i love it.
Nedra says
I checked out your friends blog. Wonderful pictures.
And grandma? Oh brother! I don't think so!
Anina says
Those photos are great!
And ouch on the Grandma thing!
Aimee says
Those are beautiful & perfect for the sewing room! And I swear, people should just say, "lovely kids" period. end of sentence. I get whacko comments all the time too! Hope she didn't ruin your day!
Mary on Lake Pulaski says
Awesome photos of the spools. Say what…grandchildren?
Sherri says
Those are gorgeous photos…thanks so much for sharing! And I just don't get the grandmother thing! I just absolutely can't believe someone would think that!!!
Lisa @ Life with 4! says
What!!! From what I see in your picture, you definitely don't look like a Grandma!
Those are some cool photos!
Jackie says
The photos are great! I know what you mean, I have gotten comments when I am with my mother, "Oh are you sisters?" Great for my mom, but for me not so much.
Allie says
Gorgeous photos and BTDT with the grandma comments – SHEESH! Maybe she had cataracts.
Terry says
Lovely photos! And would you believe the "grandma" thing happened to me on Saturday? I was shopping with my daughter and the cashier at Wal-Mart asked me if the bra I was buying was for my granddaughter. I told her NO, it was for my DAUGHTER!! Some people just don't think before they speak! LOL
zigzago says
Just beautifull these pfotos, I love those colors!
Lynnie says
WHAT? Oh dear.
Jenn says
What a great friend! I was once complimented at the grocery store about how well behaved ALL my children were…and how LUCKY I was to have my oldest there to help out. I thanked the cashier and then realized that she was referring to my SISTER as MY oldest….I was with my 4 children and my sister's 4 children, my last one and my sister's last one are only 10 months apart….I was so embarrassed
Artisitic!! love them.
AmyF Hackworth says
Thanks for all your nice words about the photos, and thank so much for sharing them, Amy.

You sure look great for your age! 🙂
Becky says
I love old wooden spools!


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NOTRE DAME (www.incnow.tv) - The Notre Dame offense showed Saturday it needs to catch up with the defense.
The defense dominated with ten sacks, two interceptions and a safety in winning 54-43, using a special scoring system.
The offense had one touchdown, from early enrollee freshman to be Malik Zaire, a 35 yard touchdown pass to C.J. Prosise.
Coach Brian Kelly said he saw things that need work in the fall and things that have improved this spring, saying improvement must come from quarterback Everett Golson, and at the safety and widereceiver position.
Defensive lineman Louis Nix was the star from running in a two point conversion playing at quarterback.
Kellymade a bet with Louis Nix that if the 305 pound defensive lineman did well in class, he'd let him play quarterback for one play.
Nix lined up in the wildcat to pass, did not see an open receiver, and ran it in for a two point conversion.
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This page collects resources and techniques for testing a CHDK build or port. See also Debugging
this is a work in progress, please expand!
General guidelines
The CHDK User Manual gives an good overview of many features. Working through this list and verifying that your port matches the documented behavior.
Note that many CHDK features are poorly documented or poorly defined. When in doubt, consult the source.
Testing overrides
When testing overrides from script or the override menu, it is important to know Canon firmware displays and EXIF information may not reflect the actual value used. The functionality of the override should be determined from the image.
Testing with scripts
There are some scripts which exercise various CHDK capabilities
Tests the lua standard libraries. This also exercises many C library functions.
- Download: [1] (also included in "full" install)
- Documentation: Lua#Lua_library_test
Test procedure
- run the script, with all of the 'skip' options set to zero.
- If all test succeeded, it will print "end ... OK" for each item.
- If any tests failed, examine A/llibtst.log
Tests the capture mode switching functions and mode map.
- Download: [2] (also included in "full" install)
- Documentation: Lua/Scripts:Standard/Test/Setmode
Test procedure
- start the camera in play mode
- run the script with all options set to zero
- the camera should switch to record, and switch rapidly between each known shooting mode
- If everything was OK, it will print pass
- If something failed, examine A/setmode.log
General purpose ubasic test.
- Download: ubtest.bas (also included in "full" install)
- Documentation: http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php?topic=6592.0
Test procedure
- Start the camera in play mode
- Start the script with interactive = 1 and sleep between tests = 5
- The message "key test - set to end" will appear
- If you press up/down/left/right/menu/erase the corresponding key name should be printed.
- Press set to go to the next test
- The canon menu should open and selection change a couple times
- The camera will switch to record mode, and switch to P mode
- The camera will take shots as follows:
- auto exposure, using get_shooting, press shoot_half, press shoot_full etc
- auto exposure + or - 2 stops Tv, using shoot
- auto exposure + or - 2 stops Sv, using shoot
- If ND filter is present, one shot each with ND forced in and out, using shoot
- If no failures were identified, prints "ok", otherwise failed.
- Output is logged to CHDK/LOGS/LOG_0001.TXT. The log will indicate whether the shots above were + or -, with the corresponding exposure number. Compare the jpegs to ensure the images show the expected variation in exposure.


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