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VEHICLES AT OUR STATE AND LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS. THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US TONIGHT FOR 5-30 NOW. I'M STEPHANIE GORIN. GEORGE IS OFF. THE UNREST IN FERGUSON MISSOURI HAS BROUGHT INTO QUESTION THE USE OF MILITARY VEHICLES BY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS. AFTER LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE ST. LOUIS SUBURB USED ARMORED VEHICLES TO RESPOND TO PROTESTS STEMMING FROM THE KILLING OF MICHAEL BROWN, AN UNARMED BLACK TEENAGER BY A WHITE POLICE OFFICER. YOU MIGHT NOT REALIZE IT, BUT THOSE ARMORED VEHICLES ARE ALSO PART OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN VERMONT AND NEW YORK. WPTZ'S BRIDGET SHANAHAN IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH THIS STORY NEW TONIGHT, BRIDGET? - VERMONT AND NEW YORK STATE POLICE ALONG WITH THE PLATTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT ALL HAVE SOME SORT OF MILITARY VEHICLE. AND VERMONT STATE POLICE USED THEIRS AS RECENTLY AS THIS WEEK. LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL TELL YOU THEY USE THE ARMORED VEHICLES FOR PROTECTION IN HOSTILE SITUATIONS, BUT THERE ARE SOME WHO SAY THEIR PRESENCE HINDERS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A COMMUNITY POLICING. 21.47 :04 ALLEN GILBERT/VT ACLU EXEC. DIR. I don't understand teh case for local police having those at all. it just doesn't make any sense to me. ALLEN GILBERT IS TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS -- ARMORED VEHICLES THAT WERE USED BY THE U-S MILITARY NOW IN THE HANDS OF STATE AND LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS. IT'S SOMETHING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF VERMONT'S A-C- L-U DOESN'T THINK ANY CIVILIAN FORCE NEEDS. 18.27 :07 GILBERT It's the shock and awe and intimidation that I don't think is really part of what really good community policing is all about. POLICE IN FERGUSON, MISSOURI ALSO HAVE AN M-RAP -- THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE USING TO ADDRESS THE UNREST FOLLOWING THE POLICE SHOOTING OF TEENAGER MICHAEL BROWN. THESE FORMER MILITARY VEHICLES USUALLY COME TO LOCAL DEPARTMENTS BY WAY OF A GRANT -- AFTER THEY'VE BEEN USED OVERSEAS. 1.07.00 :05 DESI RACICOT You know what I hope? I hope it sits in a spot and we never use it. BUT THEY DID USE IT. PLATTSBURGH POLICE BROUGHT OUT THEIR M-RAP TO PROTECT OFFICERS -- DURING THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION OF A MURDER SUICIDE IN FEBRARY. 1.07.29 :05 DESI we didn't know if that person was going to be alive, aggressive, threatening. VERMONT STATE POLICE AND NEW YORK STATE POLICE BOTH HAVE ARMORED VEHICLES TOO -- V-S-P USED THEIR BEARCAT JUST THIS WEEK DURING A SUICIDAL SITUATION IN DUXBURY THEY'VE GOT A BEAR CAT IN THE NORTH COUNTRY, TOO -- HERE IT IS AT STANDOFF IN ALTONA IN 20-12. 16.56 :16 GILBERT I think now people are beginning to realize when you give local police military equipment, military clothing, military weapons they start acting or seeming to act like the military and I think most people would agree that's not a good thing. Local police are not a military force. 1.05.31 :15 RACICOT If someone came to me today and said we're going to give you a vehicle that looks like an oversized soccer mom's mini van that was armored that I could use to get close to a situation with a weapon, we'd take it. VERMONT STATE POLICE DIDN'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON HOW OFTEN THEY USE THEIR VEHICLES BUT DID SAY THEY GOT THEIR BEAR CAT IN 20-11 AND JUST GOT THEIR M-RAP IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. WE DID CHECK IN WITH THE BURLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL -- THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY ARMORED MILITARY VEHICLES. BRIDGET SHANAHAN WPTZ NEWSCHANNEL
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The following is a re-post of an article I read on Facebook from a blog called The Current Conscience. As I have experienced gaslighting several times in my life, i found it very interesting and thought I would share. Please post your opinions and experiences. Have you been subjected to gaslighting? Are you guilty of gaslighting others, intentionally or not? Will you try to stop?
You're so sensitive. You're so emotional. You're defensive. You're overreacting. Calm down. Relax. Stop freaking out! You're crazy! I was just joking, don't you have a sense of humor? You're so dramatic. Just get over it already!
Sound familiar?
If you're a woman, it probably does.
Do you ever hear any of these comments from your spouse, partner, boss, friends, colleagues, or relatives after you have expressed frustration, sadness, or anger about something they have done or said?
When someone says these things to you, it's not an example of inconsiderate behavior. When your spouse shows up half an hour late to dinner without calling—that's inconsiderate behavior. A remark intended to shut you down like, "Calm down, you're overreacting," after you just addressed someone else's bad behavior, is emotional manipulation—pure and simple.
And this is the sort of emotional manipulation that feeds an epidemic in our country, an epidemic that defines women as crazy, irrational, overly sensitive, unhinged. This epidemic helps fuel the idea that women need only the slightest provocation to unleash their (crazy) emotions. It's patently false and unfair.
I think it's time to separate inconsiderate behavior from emotional manipulation and we need to use a word not in our normal vocabulary.
I want to introduce a helpful term to identify these reactions: gaslighting.
Gaslighting is a term, often used by mental health professionals (I am not one), to describe manipulative behavior used to confuse people into thinking their reactions are so far off base that they're crazy.
The term comes from the 1944 MGM film, Gaslight, starring Ingrid Bergman. Bergman's husband in the film, played by Charles Boyer, wants to get his hands on her jewelry. He realizes he can accomplish this by having her certified as insane and hauled off to a mental institution. To pull of this task, he intentionally sets the gaslights in their home to flicker off and on, and every time Bergman's character reacts to it, he tells her she's just seeing things. In this setting, a gaslighter is someone who presents false information to alter the victim's perception of him or herself.
Today, when the term is referenced, it's usually because the perpetrator says things like, "You're so stupid" or "No one will ever want you" to the victim. This is an intentional, pre-meditated form of gaslighting, much like the actions of Charles Boyer's character in Gaslight, where he strategically plots to confuse Ingrid Bergman's character into believing herself unhinged.
The form of gaslighting I'm addressing is not always pre-mediated or intentional, which makes it worse, because it means all of us, especially women, have dealt with it at one time or another.
Those who engage in gaslighting create a reaction—whether it's anger, frustration, sadness—in the person they are dealing with. Then, when that person reacts, the gaslighter makes them feel uncomfortable and insecure by behaving as if their feelings aren't rational or normal.
My friend Anna (all names changed to protect privacy) is married to a man who feels it necessary to make random and unprompted comments about her weight. Whenever she gets upset or frustrated with his insensitive comments, he responds in the same, defeating way, "You're so sensitive. I'm just joking."
My friend Abbie works for a man who finds a way, almost daily, to unnecessarily shoot her down and her work product. Comments like, "Can't you do something right?" or "Why did I hire you?" are regular occurrences for her. Her boss has no problem firing people (he does it regularly), so you wouldn't know that based on these comments, Abbie has worked for him for six years. But every time she stands up for herself and says "It doesn't help me when you say these things," she gets the same reaction: "Relax; you're overreacting."
Abbie thinks her boss is just being a jerk in these moments, but the truth is, he is making those comments to manipulate her into thinking her reactions are out of whack. And it's exactly that kind manipulation that has left her feeling guilty about being sensitive, and as a result, she has not left her job.
But gaslighting can be as simple as someone smiling and saying something like, "You're so sensitive," to somebody else. Such a comment may seem innocuous enough, but in that moment, that person is making a judgment about how someone else should feel.
While dealing with gaslighting isn't a universal truth for women, we all certainly know plenty of women who encounter it at work, home, or in personal relationships.
And the act of gaslighting does not simply affect women who are not quite sure of themselves. Even vocal, confident, assertive women are vulnerable to gaslighting.
Because women bare the brunt of our neurosis. It is much easier for us to place our emotional burdens on the shoulders of our wives, our female friends, our girlfriends, our female employees, our female colleagues, than for us to impose them on the shoulders of men.
It's a whole lot easier to emotionally manipulate someone who has been conditioned by our society to accept it. We continue to burden women because they don't refuse our burdens as easily. It's the ultimate cowardice.
Whether gaslighting is conscious or not, it produces the same result: it renders some women emotionally mute.
These women aren't able to clearly express to their spouses that what is said or done to them is hurtful. They can't tell their boss that his behavior is disrespectful and prevents them from doing their best work. They can't tell their parents that, when they are being critical, they are doing more harm than good.
When these women receive any sort of push back to their reactions, they often brush it off by saying, "Forget it, it's okay."
That "forget it" isn't just about dismissing a thought, it is about self-dismissal. It's heartbreaking.
No wonder some women are unconsciously passive aggressive when expressing anger, sadness, or frustration. For years, they have been subjected to so much gaslighting that they can no longer express themselves in a way that feels authentic to them.
They say, "I'm sorry" before giving their opinion. In an email or text message, they place a smiley face next to a serious question or concern, thereby reducing the impact of having to express their true feelings.
You know how it looks: "You're late "
These are the same women who stay in relationships they don't belong in, who don't follow their dreams, who withdraw from the kind of life they want to live.
Since I have embarked on this feminist self-exploration in my life and in the lives of the women I know, this concept of women as "crazy" has really emerged as a major issue in society at large and an equally major frustration for the women in my life, in general.
From the way women are portrayed on reality shows, to how we condition boys and girls to see women, we have come to accept the idea that women are unbalanced, irrational individuals, especially in times of anger and frustration.
Just the other day, on a flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles, a flight attendant who had come to recognize me from my many trips asked me what I did for a living. When I told her that I write mainly about women, she immediately laughed and asked, "Oh, about how crazy we are?"
Her gut reaction to my work made me really depressed. While she made her response in jest, her question nonetheless makes visible a pattern of sexist commentary that travels through all facets of society on how men view women, which also greatly impacts how women may view themselves.
As far as I am concerned, the epidemic of gaslighting is part of the struggle against the obstacles of inequality that women constantly face. Acts of gaslighting steal their most powerful tool: their voice. This is something we do to women every day, in many different ways.
I don't think this idea that women are "crazy," is based in some sort of massive conspiracy. Rather, I believe it's connected to the slow and steady drumbeat of women being undermined and dismissed, on a daily basis. And gaslighting is one of many reasons why we are dealing with this public construction of women as "crazy"
I recognize that I've been guilty of gaslighting my women friends in the past (but never my male friends—surprise, surprise). It's shameful, but I'm glad I realized that I did it on occasion and put a stop to it.
While I take total responsibility for my actions, I do believe that I, along with many men, am a byproduct of our conditioning. It's about the general insight our conditioning gives us into admitting fault and exposing any emotion.
When we are discouraged in our youth and early adulthood from expressing emotion, it causes many of us to remain steadfast in our refusal to express regret when we see someone in pain from our actions.
When I was writing this piece, I was reminded of one of my favorite Gloria Steinem quotes, "The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn."
So for many of us, it's first about unlearning how to flicker those gaslights and learning how to acknowledge and understand the feelings, opinions, and positions of the women in our lives.
But isn't the issue of gaslighting ultimately about whether we are conditioned to believe that women's opinions don't hold as much weight as ours? That what women have to say, what they feel, isn't quite as legitimate?
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I acknowledge that this happens, but I don't think it is even close to an exclusively female issue, and as far as I've seen it's not usually what I would consider gaslighting. I tell people to calm down a lot, and I think that they are overreacting even more often. It's not wrong to express one's emotions, but I don't tend to suspect people of overreacting on the basis that they are a girl or because they are expressing emotion. People just think other people are overreacting when they react more than they themselves would.For example in my opinion people, male and female, overreact a lot.But since I know people have different standards for it I usually say nothing. I only point out that I think they are overreacting when they begin to behave in a way that I foresee to cause problems, i.e. They are likely to hurt someone else in some way, or they begin to disregard logic.
"You're so sensitive. You're so emotional. You're defensive. You're overreacting. Calm down. Relax. Stop freaking out! You're crazy! I was just joking, don't you have a sense of humor? You're so dramatic. Just get over it already!" - These are things I think most people of both genders have heard on some occasions. I really don't think sex plays a huge role in it most of the time. People often simply say these things when other people get upset with them, because they didn't expect the response. I think it's a bit far fetched to accuse society as a whole of gaslighting a group that makes up over half of its population. : /
So I guess what it comes down to is this: I think the author of that gaslighting bit was overreacting. xD
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I think you missed the main point of the article.
"When someone says these things to you, it's not an example of inconsiderate behavior. When your spouse shows up half an hour late to dinner without calling—that's inconsiderate behavior. A remark intended to shut you down like, "Calm down, you're overreacting," after you just addressed someone else's bad behavior, is emotional manipulation—pure and simple."
Saying that you're overreacting because you asked why they were late, when you didn't yell or make a scene... that isn't normal. There are times when people do overreact, but that is not what this article is about, it's about when people (women specifically) are told these kind of things every time they dare to criticize or express disapproval... unless you are saying that if women do that then they are overreaction by default.
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I see... I guess I just haven't really witnessed that, at least not on a sexist scale like described. I've seen people be falsely accused of overreacting, but only in ways that seemed to suggest poor habits on the part of the accuser. I had no idea there even was such a problem.
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Morsalbus : Generally the accuser does have rather poor habits. And once they do it and see that it works, a lot of them keep doing it.
I went though this myself with an ex. He did a lot of really inconsiderate things, and every time I asked him to stop he'd pull this kind of thing. After a year or so, I didn't stand up for myself anymore. He walked all over me, cheated on me, had me drive him everywhere, buy him everything, and then he dumped me when he hit one topic that I wouldn't back down on (having an open relationship). The whole sad circus continued for seven months afterward with me trying to get him back... gaslighting continued all the way. He had me convinced that I was the problem, but it was him. He did it to his next girlfriend too. He's even done it to male friends (which echos the point that it does happen to both genders... but more often to women)
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Thank you for sharing this post. I have heard many people talk (sometimes dead seriously as if it is a fact) and/or joke about how women are overemotional, prone to overreacting, "too" sensitive, and so on. I've always thought it was very frustrating that women are stereotyped as being "crazy" just for saying how they feel. It dismisses how the person feels about a situation; as if their feelings don't matter, just because they are a woman.
Admittedly I have done this to one of my male friends, without realizing it. The reason I did it is not necessarily because I wanted to transfer the blame, it's because I didn't want to deal with talking to him (and the drama that was going on in our friendship). So I dismissed what he said to me instead as if it wasn't valid.
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Freed Hacker 'Weev' Sends Angry Letter to Prosecutors
Andrew Auernheimer, the accused hacker who recently won a ruling throwing out his conviction, cast himself as a victim of "government criminality" in an indignant letter Tuesday to the U.S. attorney's office that charged him.
Extolling executed Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, Mr. Auernheimer accused the federal government of declaring war on Americans and demanded that it pay him millions of dollars in reparations in the form of bitcoins.
The letter, sent from a personal email account, was emailed to New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman and the FBI agent who signed the criminal complaint against him, along with various media outlets.
"We are not going to respond in detail to a statement that, among other things, praises Timothy McVeigh and other domestic terrorists," said a spokesperson for the New Jersey U.S. Attorney's office in a statement. "Andrew Auernheimer was convicted following a jury trial, and the charges against him were dismissed based on venue, not on their merits. Any suggestion to the contrary is a misunderstanding of the court's opinion."
A spokeswoman for the FBI declined to comment Tuesday.
Until April, Mr. Auernheimer had been serving a 41-month term in a low-security prison for obtaining email addresses of 120,000 Apple iPad users through a security hole in a website controlled by AT&T and then leaking the information to a news outlet.
Armed federal agents raided his Arkansas home in 2010 and later charged him with felony computer hacking. A jury convicted him in 2012.
The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated his conviction, ruling that the government had no right to bring the case against Mr. Auernheimer in New Jersey.
The outcome was cheered by many in the tech community, who saw the prosecution of Mr. Auernheimer, known in hacker circles by the nickname "Weev," as an abuse of federal antihacking laws. It's unclear whether prosecutors intend to revive the case.
Mr. Auernheimer, in his letter, called Timothy McVeigh one of the "greatest patriots of our generation." He also praised Marvin Heemeyer, a man who plowed an armored bulldozer into more than a dozen buildings in Colorado and killed himself in 2004.
"The federal government has declared war on We the People. I am but the latest casualty of the unjust and seditious war being waged against honest Americans and defenders of the Constitution," he wrote, also invoking the sieges at Ruby Ridge and Waco in the 1990s.
"This is nothing new for him. He's never stopped trolling," said his former attorney Tor Ekeland, who said Mr. Auernheimer is "understandably upset" about his arrest, prosecution and confinement. "I'm his criminal defense lawyer. I'm not his PR man, so to speak," he said on Tuesday.


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Cameron reshuffles UK Cabinet - Live
Published by Anonymous for 24dash.com in Central Government and also in Local Government
Cameron reshuffles Cabinet - Live
After last night's 'cull of the middle aged white men', Prime Minister David Cameron is announcing his Cabinet reshuffle live on his Twitter feed this morning.
Starting just after 8.30am, here's the news so far. We'll be providing updates throughout the day.
Confirming: William Hague to become Leader of the House of Commons. He remains First Secretary of State. #Reshuffle.
Ken Clarke has been a political Titan for more than a generation. His wise and trenchant views will be missed around the Cabinet table.
Philip Hammond is the new Foreign Secretary.
Michael Gove is Commons Chief Whip. He'll have an enhanced role in campaigning and doing broadcast media interviews.
Nicky Morgan is the new Education Secretary and continues as Minister for Women and Equalities.
Liz Truss is the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Still no news on Communities Secretary Eric Pickles who was heavily tipped to be reshuffled. Last we heard from the big man was just after midnight when he wished his "top chum" and right wing commentator Iain Dale a happy birthday.
Meanwhile, there are rumours that Housing Minister Kris Hopkins may also be ditched but as a 'junior' role we won't find out until later today. One intriguing tweet last night added to the speculation around Hopkins. Jack Colson: "Just walked past Kris Hopkins on Millbank. Looking forlorn and talking into his phone: "oh well, that's that". #reshuffle"
Over at the Department for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith is expected to stay in his current position and see universal credit through to the next election. At least Sir Bob Kerslake won't be around to question its progress. Generation Rent campaigner Alex Hilton said of the IDS situation: "I suspect IDS was saved by absolutely no one else being prepared to have responsibility for Universal Credit on their CV."
Michael Fallon is the new Secretary of State for Defence.
Esther McVey continues as Minister for Employment and Disabilities. She will now attend Cabinet. #Reshuffle
No personal promotion then for McVey but at least she will get to sit at the Cabinet table. Wonder if the same will happen to the Housing Minister role? Wouldn't hold your breath...
Greg Clark is Minister for Science and Universities and Minister of State at the Cabinet Office. He will attend all Cabinets.
Lord Hill has been nominated for European Commissioner.
Stephen Crabb is to be the new Secretary of State for Wales.
Baroness Tina Stowell is the new Leader of the House of Lord and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. She leaves her position at DCLG.
Jeremy Wright is the new Attorney General.
Matt Hancock is the new Minister of State for Business, Enterprise and Energy. He'll attend Cabinet.
According to Matthew Holehouse, The Telegraph's political correspondent, keeping Esther McVey as minister for employment is a cunning move by Cameron.
He says: "It effectively elevates the role of Jobs Minister to Cabinet level - in an election year that George Osborne wants to fight on a platform of full employment. (Despite low pay, low productivity, a red-hot housing market, the sudden drop in unemployment is the big surprise of the recovery and Osborne wants to exploit it for all its worth.)
"For a party that has struggled to shake off blame for inter-generational unemployment on Merseyside (think Boys from the Black Stuff, etc), having a female, scouse Cabinet minister going on TV every day in the run up to the election to defend the party's stance on jobs and welfare is priceless."
What the rest of the country needs to realise, however, is that McVey is about as popular as The Sun newspaper in Liverpool.
Mark Harper is returning to Government as Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions. You may remember that Harper stood down as immigration minister earlier this year after publicly announcing that he had discovered he had been employing an illegal immigrant as a cleaner.
Mike Penning is the new Minister of State at the Home Office and Ministry of Justice. He'll have responsibility for the police.
Nick Boles is Minister of State for the Business & Education depts. Part of his brief will be equal marriage implementation.
And there we have it. The first big news from the Department for Communities and Local Government involves now ex-Planning Minister Nick Boles, who has been rewarded for his combative but persuasive approach to implementing the National Planning Policy Framework.
David Gauke is promoted to Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
John Hayes becomes Minister of State at Transport, while continuing his role as Cabinet Office Minister.
Anna Soubry is promoted to Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence.
Oliver Letwin remains Minister for Government Policy and becomes Lord Privy Seal.
Claire Perry becomes Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport.
Priti Patel becomes Exchequer Secretary at the Treasury.
It's business as usual for Eric Pickles as Communities Secretary it would seem. He's just tweeted: "Given written statement to Parliament, outlining DCLG response to Sir Ken Knight's review on improving the #fire service."
Commenting on the departure of Nick Boles as planning minister, Simon Nunn, assistant director for external affairs at the National Housing Federation, tweeted: "Sorry to see @NickBolesMP move from planning - a passionate advocate for more #ukhousing."
We are hearing that Penny Mordaunt, star of the shocking ITV Saturday evening show Splash!, has been made a Communities Minister.
Responding to the news - yet to be formally confirmed by David Cameron - that Amber Rudd has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Paul King, chief executive of the UK Green Building council said: "This is one of the most important briefs in Government and Amber Rudd can't simply run out the clock to the Election. There are of some vitally important pieces of policy that need action in this Parliament, not least the promised mandatory energy performance standards for some of the UK's most inefficient buildings.
"Greg Barker provided unstinting support for climate and energy policy in a very difficult political and economic climate and will leave a big hole in Government. But we look forward to working with the new Parliamentary Under Secretary to transform the energy efficiency and affordability of the UK's building stock."
Desmond Swayne becomes Minister of State at the Department for International Development.
Robert Buckland becomes Solicitor General.
Nick Gibb returns to Government as Minister of State for Schools working with Nicky Morgan.
Julian Brazier becomes Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence.
Housing blogger Jules Birch says moving Nick Boles from planning is "a promotion for him but also a big sop to Tory nimbys ahead of the election".
George Freeman becomes Minister for Life Sciences.
Andrew Murrison becomes Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office.
Eric Pickles has just confirmed what we all knew, he's staying as Communities Secretary. He tweeted: "Just spoken to the PM I am very honoured to continue as Secretary of State at DCLG". Now we just need to know about Kris Hopkins. We've noticed that Nick Boles' photo has been removed from the DCLG website, but Penny Mordaunt's has yet to take its place.
Here are the two we've been waiting for confirmation on:
Amber Rudd is appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Penny Mordaunt is appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Ed Vaizey has been promoted to Minister of State @DCMS and @bisgovuk with responsibility for digital industries.
Brooks Newmark has been appointed as Parliamentary Secretary @cabinetofficeuk.
In an interesting turn of events, Brandon Lewis has been promoted to Minister of State at DCLG, presumably with responsibility for planning. We will confirm that shortly.
Penny Mordaunt's picture and biography have just been added to the DCLG website: https://www.gov.uk/government/people/penny-mordaunt We are now awaiting confirmation of how the new Communities team will shape up.
The DCLG website updates Brandon Lewis's biography and gives him the title 'Minister of State for Housing and Planning', casting some doubt over the future role of Kris Hopkins. More details can be found here: http://www.24dash.com/news/housing/2014-07-15-Brandon-Lewis-promoted-to-housing-and-planning-minister
Alun Cairns is appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Wales Office and Government Whip.
Mel Stride, Therese Coffey, Ben Wallace and Damian Hinds are appointed as Assistant Government Whips.
Corbyn pledges 500,000 council homes
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related initiative "10/5 To Save Lives: National Play and Pledge Day," which invited local residents to help raise funds for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
As part of the Oct. 5 event, the Sikeston women's gym and its members rounded up area residents and collected pledges for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
"Breast cancer is a very real disease in the world; and, there are many women out there suffering from this disease. We knew right away that we wanted to take part in this fundraiser. Our team hopes to bring more awareness about breast cancer to the Sikeston area, and we want women dealing with the disease to understand that exercise can make a difference in their lives!" said Lisa Neumeyer of the Contours Express in Sikeston, located at 227 North Main St,.
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women, according to the American Cancer Society, and several reports have indicated that exercise could, in fact, improve breast cancer survival.
Neumeyer said that the local women's gym is very excited to do their part in making a difference. Contours Express is asking local gym members to set an amount they would like to raise and collect pledges from family and friends.
On Oct. 5, members dedicated their workouts for the cause.
"The 'play' part of the National Play and Pledge Day will be dedicated to the workouts, while the 'pledge' part is what our members will collect for their efforts for the BCRF cause," Neumeyer said. "Our company's alliance with the Foundation is unique in our industry and we want to make sure we deliver as many donated dollars as possible from this special event. We have identified ourselves with an emotional cause and now we are demonstrating physical participation with the direction of our Play and Pledge Day."
Funds were previously raised by Contours Express in September during "Bunco for Breast Cancer" games.


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Weather Journal: Gray and Damp Weather Continues
An area of low pressure settles over Greater New York on Tuesday, leading to a second of day of gray and damp weather.
Tuesday will be slightly warmer than Monday, but still very cloudy. Coastal locations should be on the lookout for patchy fog developing late Monday night and early Tuesday morning, although any fog will burn off before noon. As the amount of moisture in the air continues to increase and a southerly flow develops, a few rounds of showers and rumbles of thunder will occur, mainly during the afternoon. Tuesday's high temperatures will return to more seasonable levels, climbing to a muggy 80 degrees in and around New York City, while a sea breeze keeps highs along the coast in the middle 70s.
Skies stay mostly cloudy on Tuesday night as a back door cold front passes through the region. A small chance of precipitation continues with the arrival of this frontal system, mainly across inland sections. Lows will fall into the lower and middle 60s, providing decent conditions for those planning to attend the annual Museum Mile Festival, which happens rain or shine on Manhattan's Upper East Side on Tuesday evening.
Clouds and showers will linger over most of Greater New York on Wednesday, while temperatures stay several degrees cooler than those of Tuesday. By late in the day enough dry air could work in from New England to lead to some clearing across Connecticut, but most of the region will stay overcast. And, unfortunately, very similar conditions are on tap for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Tuesday's Greater New York forecast roundup:
- WSJ Headquarters in Manhattan:
- Actual High: 80; RealFeel High: 86
- Actual Low: 67; RealFeel Low: 64
- Weather: Partly cloudy, with scattered showers
- Brooklyn: 80/68
- Queens: 80/67
- Bronx: 81/67
- Staten Island: 80/68
- Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: 80/65
- Trenton, N.J.: 82/68
- Islip, Long Island: 75/65
- New Haven, Conn.: 75/65
Rebecca Fowler is a science writer at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.


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CHARLESTON -- John Junior Laster, 78, died at 2:24 a.m. Aug. 20, 2005, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Born April 2, 1927, in Deventer, to the late Herman H. and Goldie Groves Laster, he had lived most of his life in Charleston, where he and his wife were co-owners and operators of J&L Upholstery until their retirement in 2000. He was of the Baptist belief.
On July 21, 1945, he married Laura Leona Cockrum who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: one son, John Laster of Miner; one daughter, Georgia Russell of Cunningham, Ky.; two brothers, Albert Laster and Julius Laster of Bertrand; four sisters, Ruby Wyatt of Troy, Ill., Ida E. Hunsperger of Warrenton, Rosetta Christian of St. Louis and Mary Martin of Cedar Hill; and five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Two brothers, Marshall Laster and Joseph Laster; and two sisters, Reba McClure and Joann Tinker, preceded him in death.
Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, where services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Donald Thoms, pastor of the Southside Baptist Church, and the Rev. Mitch Jackson, pastor of the Miner Baptist Church, will officiate.
Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery.


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Available for various models, this edge makes quick work of clearing snow away from garage or overhead doors and other tight areas. Easy, bolt-on installation for both steel and poly blades. (MVP 3™ backdrag edge is not compatable with curbguard or shoe kits.)
Part #64758 ( 7-1/2' HTS, MIDWEIGHT™, PRO, PRO PLUS®)
Part #66892 (8' PRO, PRO PLUS)
Part #66999 (8-1/2' PRO, PRO PLUS)
Part #66991 (9' PRO, PRO PLUS)
Part #44281-3 (7-1/2' MVP PLUS, MVP 3)
Part #44282-3 (8-1/2' MVP PLUS, MVP 3)
Part #44283-3 (9-1/2' MVP PLUS, MVP 3)
Part #52278 (WIDE-OUT™)
Bolt kits required for:
Part #64183 (PRO PLOW)
Part #29351 (PRO PLUS)
Blade stops transfer blade force to the truck frame, reducing stress and wear on the blade and its support structure.
Part #44473 (MVP PLUS)
Part #43082 (MVP 3)
Commercial blade guides are highly visible bright red, enhanced with reflective tape and available in 24" or 36" lengths.
Part #62595 (24" length set—PRO PLUS®, MVP PLUS™, MVP 3™, WIDE-OUT™)
Part #62590 (36" length set—HEAVYWEIGHT)
Bolt-on curb guard protects the outer edge of your snow plow from wear associated with sidewalks and curbs.
Part #44403 (Standard, PRO)
Part #44404 (HTS, MIDWEIGHT, PRO PLUS, MVP PLUS, MVP 3, HEAVYWEIGHT)
Attach these wheels to your plow blade for easy maneuvering on any hard surface. These wheels simplify blade positioning for easier hook-up. Dolly wheels are standard on HEAVYWEIGHT plows. Available for UniMount® models only.
Part #62425 (PRO, POLY PRO, HEAVYWEIGHT)
Part #62430 (Standard, Poly Standard)
Always have the control right where you want it! FLEX ARM maneuvers into any position for any plower. The magnetic base allows for easy mounting and removal, plus it eliminates the standard mounting holes in your dash. The FLEX ARM is custom designed for WESTERN Solenoid and CabCommand controls, plus it can handle any other spreader control and cellular phones with the help of the Pro-Grip mount kit. Base plate included.
Part #62490
Available for the PRO PLUS®, MVP PLUS™ and MVP 3™ lines of WESTERN® plows, these optional wings add up to 30% more carrying capacity. No installation required—single pin design means quick and easy attach/detach.
Part #64410 (PRO PLUS)
Part #44510-1 (MVP PLUS)
Part #43510 (MVP 3)
This heavy-duty poly snow deflector is curved to improve snow containment and Roll-Action™. It's constructed of high density polyethylene material and vacuum formed with integral ribs to ensure structural integrity. Available in 7-1/2' and 9' widths to fit 7-1/2', 8', 8-1/2', and 9' steel blades. Each deflector includes clamping bars and curl braces. Fits MIDWEIGHT, PRO and PRO PLUS models.
Part #63700 (7-1/2') Part #63670 (9')
This kit has grip! Kit contains adhesive backed locking strips to secure the WESTERN Solenoid Control and spreader controls to interior vehicle surfaces. Allows the control to be easily removed yet held firmly in place during plowing or spreading.
Part #49305K
The 2-ply rubber snow deflector is available in 7-1/2' to 10' lengths to fit blades ranging in size from 6-1/2' to 10'.
Part #62123-1 (7-1/2')
Part #62530-1 (8')
Part #62220-1 (9')
Part #62124-1 (10')
Part #44280 (MVP PLUS)
Part #52280 (WIDE-OUT™)
Part #41810 (MVP 3 - 10")
Part #41811 (MVP 3 Extended - 18")
Bolt-on shoe kit extends cutting edge and base angle life when plowing rocky or abrasive surfaces.
Part #27710 (Suburbanite™)
Part #44277-1 (WIDE-OUT™, MVP PLUS)
Part #64392 (MIDWEIGHT™)
Part #69570 (HTS™)
Part #43088 (MVP 3™)
These 1/2" wear bars fit the same hole pattern as the 3/8" (5/16" HTS) cutting edge that comes standard on your blade from the factory. The 1/2" cutting edge gives your HTS™ , MIDWEIGHT™ , PRO-PLOW®, MVP PLUS™ or MVP 3™extra wearability.
Part #49346 (7-1/2' PRO)
Part #49347 (8' PRO)
Part #49348 (8-1/2' PRO)
Part # 49349 (9' PRO)
Part # 49350 (7-1/2' POLY PRO)
Part # 49351 (8' POLY PRO)
Part # 44284-1 (7-1/2' MVP PLUS, MVP 3)
Part # 44285-1 (8-1/2' MVP PLUS, MVP 3)
Part # 64775 (HTS, MIDWEIGHT)
These attractive blade guides with replaceable flags are standard equipment on the WESTERN HTS™ and PRO-PLOW® to help improve operator visibility and plow blade positioning.
Part #59700 (set)
This easy-to-use UltraMount® to UniMount® conversion kit enables you to attach a UniMount plow to a vehicle equipped with an UltraMount System vehicle mount. This kit is perfect if you have multiple snow plows, providing your fleet with versatility while changing to the UltraMount System. It is also ideal when transferring an old UniMount plow to a late model vehicle. When you are ready to replace the UniMount plow, the truck will already be equipped with the mount and wiring for an UltraMount plow. Designed for use with all Standard, PRO, and 8.5 MVP® UniMount plows.
Part #27170
Made of resilient rubber compounds that allow for longer life, these rubber edges adjust to road surface irregularities without gouging, and quickly remove all types of snow. Fits Standard, PRO PLOW and HEAVYWEIGHT models.
Part #60825 (7-1/2'—fits 6-1/2', 7', 7-1/2')
Part #62556 (9'—fits 8', 8-1/2', 9')
Part #60831 (10'—fits 9', 10' HEAVYWEIGHT blades)
Don't risk it—use WESTERN dielectric grease! Western Products recommends all owners consistently use our special formulation dielectric grease to protect all electrical connections in the tough winter snow, ice, and salt conditions.
Part #49326 (2 oz. tube)
Available in quart and gallon containers, WESTERN high performance fluid is formulated to provide better viscosity in all temperatures. This means your plow will operate at the optimum level no matter what the weather conditions.
Part #49311 (Quart)
Part #49330 (Gallon)
Time to touch-up your WESTERN® snow plow blade or black iron? Available in spray or quart cans, in red or black top coat or the primer-based under coat, these Factory Original paints provide durable coverage and are formulated to match your original equipment.
Part #49293 (Quart, black satin)
Part #49294 (Spray can, black satin)
Part #49135 (Quart, WESTERN red)
Part #59515 (Spray can, WESTERN red)
Part #49418 (Spray can primer)
Part #49419 (Quart, primer)
Be prepared! These handy parts kits provide the high volume, Factory Original parts needed for emergency snow plow repairs. Packed in an easy-to-store WESTERN® factory original nylon duffle bag. Similar snow plow parts kits available for MVP®, MVP PLUS™, Uni Mount®, WIDE-OUT™ and HTS™.
Available Emergency Parts Kits include:
Part #99110 (UniMount Emergency Parts Kit)
Part #99105 (UltraMount non-FLEET FLEX Emergency Parts Kit)
Part #99100 (UltraMount and UltraMount 2 FLEET FLEX Emergency Parts Kit)


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Should I be disappointed. I was rejected from Glasgow university for politics (my first choice due to the prestige and scenery), however I am not surprised, they have 8 applicants per space and I had AABB (about average - above intelligence, nothing special), not the required AAAA.
However I was made an unconditional offer from Stirling and I received a conditional from Strathclyde. The conditions they set were quite reasonable and very fair.
What I wanted to ask, is Strathclyde a good university for Politics? Should I go there (if I meet the conditions) or Stirling? What is Strathclyde university like, do any of you know?
Is politics at Strathclyde/Stirling good?
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Well I know that Strathclyde is much more prestigious than Stirling, and has one of the best business schools in the world. For politics- I'm really not sure.
Speaking in general, they both have modern campuses but IMHO the Stirling campus looks amazing and so does their accommodation. Strathclyde is ranked much higher in the world, and more people probably know it.
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Instant Decay
This plugin makes leaves decay instantly when destroying logs from trees.
It uses the code which Minecraft itself uses to detect leaves and logs.
It also triggers and obeys the LeavesDecayEvent so other plugins can prevent these leaves from decaying if they need to (for whatever reason).
- Uses Minecraft decay logic
- Drops are exacly the same as normal decay
- It will not affect leaves placed by players
- 10% chance for each leaf to make a break particle+sound effect
- Plays nice with other plugins by sending leaf decay events
- Uses only Bukkit API so it will not break with future updates !
- /instantdecay disable - disables the plugin's events and remains disabled after "reload"
- /instantdecay enable - re-enables the plugin
Commands have permission "instantdecay.admin" and is defaulted to OP.
Demonstration video
Installing and using
- Download jar file and place it in your "plugins" folder.
- Run/restart the server and that's it !
Source code
As always, in the jar file.
bcreative79 Feb 18, 2015 at 12:16 UTC - 0 likes
hey everyone, just a quick question. I installed the plugin on my server.. I restarted the server but still I am not getting the effect....
its my first server so treat me like a noob..
what am I doing wrong or do I have to change some permissions
I am whitelisted and oped on the server..
Maliron Dec 09, 2014 at 21:58 UTC - 0 likes
First of all, I love this plugin! It was exactly what I needed for my 1.7.10 server. Now that I am running Spigot 1.8 R01, it no longer seems to be working. Any chance for an update?
EDIT: I take that back, it is working JUST fine. I am an idiot, the way my farm was laid out it didn't seem to be working, but it is.
Thanks again!!Last edited Dec 09, 2014 by Maliron
Jikoo_K Apr 08, 2014 at 02:26 UTC - 0 likes
Because this doesn't affect 1.7 trees and leaves, I've updated it here.
- Updated to include 1.7 trees
- removed usage of deprecated API methods
Edit: Direct link to compiled binary has been removed. If you do want a build, feel free to PM me. Bear in mind that these builds would not be approved by Bukkit staff and could contain malicious code.Last edited Apr 10, 2014 by Jikoo_K: Link to binary removed entirely.
EnchantedFurnace: Because pickaxes can only do so much.
DarkFoxDie Jan 05, 2014 at 17:50 UTC - 0 likes
1.7.2 is the ultimate test for it though as there has been the most ever changed in the minecraft code
herweg Jan 03, 2014 at 22:01 UTC - 0 likes
Just sharing some information: This plugin is working properly with Minecraft update 1.6.4 version. I also tested it with 1.7.2 version and.. the plugin works properly. :) Thank you for your plugin THDigi. Regards, Herweg
Mcpl3y Mar 21, 2013 at 19:19 UTC - 0 likes
Update plz.Great plugin =)
Doompants409 Nov 12, 2012 at 01:58 UTC - 0 likes
Hi! Don't know if you are updating this plugin anymore, but it appears to have broken with Minecraft update 1.4.2 (and Craftbukkit RC2.0 for 1.4.2)
Here's the error we get whenever anyone interacts with trees now:
17:53:49 [SEVERE] Could not pass event BlockBreakEvent to InstantDecay v1.0 org.bukkit.event.EventException at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader$1.execute(JavaPluginLoader.ja va:341) at org.bukkit.plugin.RegisteredListener.callEvent(RegisteredListener.jav a:62) at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.fireEvent(SimplePluginManager.j ava:477) at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.callEvent(SimplePluginManager.j ava:462) at net.minecraft.server.ItemInWorldManager.breakBlock(ItemInWorldManager .java:278) at net.minecraft.server.ItemInWorldManager.a(ItemInWorldManager.java:205 ) at net.minecraft.server.NetServerHandler.a(NetServerHandler.java:552) at net.minecraft.server.Packet14BlockDig.handle(SourceFile:46) at net.minecraft.server.NetworkManager.b(NetworkManager.java:282) at net.minecraft.server.NetServerHandler.d(NetServerHandler.java:111) at net.minecraft.server.ServerConnection.b(SourceFile:35) at net.minecraft.server.DedicatedServerConnection.b(SourceFile:30) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.r(MinecraftServer.java:578) at net.minecraft.server.DedicatedServer.r(DedicatedServer.java:215) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.q(MinecraftServer.java:495) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:428) at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:818) Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: net.minecraft.server.World.c(IIIIII)Z at digi.instantDecay.InstantDecay.blockBreakEvent(InstantDecay.java:42) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor72.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader$1.execute(JavaPluginLoader.ja va:339)
Hope you get the time to update! I've always found this to be a great little mod. Thanks :D
shukamu Sep 11, 2012 at 16:52 UTC - 0 likes
2012-09-11 10:47:17 [SEVERE] Exception in thread "pool-1-thread-1522" 2012-09-11 10:47:17 [SEVERE] org.apache.commons.lang.UnhandledException: Plugin InstantDecay v1.0 generated an exception while executing task 718378 at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.scheduler.CraftAsyncTask.run(CraftAsyncTask.java:56) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) Caused by: java.util.ConcurrentModificationException at java.util.ArrayList$Itr.checkForComodification(Unknown Source) at java.util.ArrayList$Itr.next(Unknown Source) at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftWorld.getPlayers(CraftWorld.java:611) at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftWorld.playEffect(CraftWorld.java:761) at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftWorld.playEffect(CraftWorld.java:734) at digi.instantDecay.InstantDecay.checkLeaves(InstantDecay.java:143) at digi.instantDecay.InstantDecay.access$0(InstantDecay.java:65) at digi.instantDecay.InstantDecay$1.run(InstantDecay.java:57) at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.scheduler.CraftTask.run(CraftTask.java:52) at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.scheduler.CraftAsyncTask.run(CraftAsyncTask.java:53) ... 3 more
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- Date created
- Sep 01, 2012
- Category
- Last update
- Mar 21, 2013
- Development stage
- Release
- License
- GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2)
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Bought this wine at Christens restaurant in Radondo Beach CA. Opened and poured right away. The nose
was very soft and balanced with raspberry and cinnamon, also some strong coffee. Very pleasant on the nose and created a nice anticipation. The palate was very velvety with vanilla and soft tannins. It was full and pleasant throughout the mouth. Lots of chocolatey, spicy oak with good blackberry and black currant fruit. Really nice structure and nice finish. Had some bark on the finish and it was long. This wine's finish was lingering way back on the back of the tongue,very interesting. Overall this was NOT a fruit explosion and was a little darker that expected. Having said that, I still recommend it because it is a nice experience. Little pricey for a restaurant, bought wine at 130 bucks. I have bought retail for 65 and it is worth a try at that price.
Nice effort.
Enticing aromas of vanilla bean, blackberry and crème de cassis introduce this bold, yet harmonious wine. A rich and well-focused palate is endowed with layered flavors of wild black cherry, plum and espresso. An elegant and generous finish is accented by delicate hints of cinnamon, nutmeg and spice box.


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One More Thing : Stories and Other Stories
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WITH SPECIAL APPEARANCES by Lena Dunham, Jenna Fischer, Mindy Kaling, Julianne Moore, Carey Mulligan, Katy Perry, Jason Schwartzman, Emma Thompson, and Rainn Wilson B.J. Novak's "One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories" is an endlessly entertaining, surprisingly sensitive, and startlingly original debut that signals the arrival of a brilliant new voice in American fiction. A boy wins a $100,000 prize in a box of Frosted Flakes only to discover how claiming the winnings might unravel his family. A woman sets out to seduce motivational speaker Tony Robbins turning for help to the famed motivator himself. A new arrival in Heaven, overwhelmed with options, procrastinates over a long-ago promise to visit his grandmother. We also meet Sophia, the first artificially intelligent being capable of love, who falls for a man who might not be ready for it himself; a vengeance-minded hare, obsessed with scoring a rematch against the tortoise who ruined his life; and post-college friends who try to figure out how to host an intervention in the era of Facebook. Along the way, we learn why wearing a red T-shirt every day is the key to finding love, how February got its name, and why the stock market is sometimes just . . . "down." Finding inspiration in questions from the nature of perfection to the icing on carrot cake, "One More Thing" has at its heart the most human of phenomena: love, fear, hope, ambition, and the inner stirring for the one elusive element that might just make a person complete. Across a dazzling range of subjects, themes, tones, and narrative voices, the many pieces in this collection are like nothing else, but they have one thing in common: they share the playful humor, deep heart, sharp eye, inquisitive mind, and altogether electrifying spirit of a writer with a fierce devotion to the entertainment of the reader."show more
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"It isn t easy to make a reader laugh out loud. Even when confronted with the sharpest, funniest prose, many people will respond with nothing more than a quiet chuckle. . . . Whatever the reason, all I can say is good luck chuckling quietly during "One More Thing," the wonderfully cockeyed, consistently hilarious debut from B.J. Novak. . . . Given his background in TV comedy writing as well as stand-up, it s not surprising that Novak knows how to stick a great line or milk a funny premise with the right amount of squeeze. What s more striking is the wild imagination he brings to these pages, taking familiar narrative constructs a woman and a man on a blind date and infusing them with the unexpected. . . . His style is part Steven Wright and part Charlie Kaufman, married with a sharp ear for (and satire of) contemporary pop culture. . . . . A gifted observer of the human condition and a very funny writer capable of winning that rare thing: unselfconscious, insuppressible laughter. --Jen Chaney, "The Washington Post" In one of the longer entries in his very funny debut collection of stories, B. J. Novak describes a writer and translator named J. C. Audetat, who has a gift for the off-the-cuff vernacular of his day or what might be called the poetry of everyday conversations. . . . The same might be said of Mr. Novak, whose athletic imagination and ear for the language of his own time and place (that is, the vernacular of that 21st-century genus of young, hip Americans, known to frequent urban habitats on the East and West Coasts) are showcased in this volume. . . . Mr. Novak has an idiosyncratic voice that s distinctively his own, though "One More Thing" will also produce lots of comparisons to other writers. His more fully developed stories have a sense of the absurdities and sadnesses of contemporary American life reminiscent of George Saunders s short fiction. Others will more likely elicit comparisons to David Sedaris s books (without the curmudgeonly persona), Steve Martin s prose pieces (with less conceptual strangeness) and Woody Allen s "Without Feathers" and "Side Effects" (with less emphasis on big, existential questions). . . . Mr. Novak is nimble at showing how easily the ordinary can morph into the extraordinary and adept at making us see the surreal in the everyday. . . A funny writer with a great ear, but also as a genuine storyteller with an observant eye and finely tuned emotional radar. Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times" B.J. Novak meets--no, exceeds--expectations in ONE MORE THING, firmly establishing him as one of the best humor writers around. . . . The varied length of the stories adds to the pleasure--it's like sampling a multicourse meal instead of gorging just on pizza. . . . Novak's writing mirrors his acting in that both rely on dry wit and dead-pan delivery. His influences run from celebrated"New Yorker"humorist James Thurber to Steve Martin to the"Harvard Lampoon"style of comedy (no wonder, as Novak was a member of the publication in college) to stand-up comedian Steven Wright. But he synthesizes those influences and has delivered something wholly original. . . . The longer stories avoid easy laugh-out-loud punch lines in favor of quirky, offbeat twists that showcase his skill as a storyteller. . . . Novak has found success as an actor, screenwriter and producer, but it turns out that the one more thing he added to his resume--author--might be where his greatest talent lies. Andy Lewis, "The Hollywood Reporter" Novak s high-concept, hilarious, and disarmingly commiserative fiction debut stems from his stand-up performances and his Emmy Award winning work on the comedy series, "The Office." . . . Accordingly, his more concise stories come across as brainy comedy bits, while his sustained tales covertly encompass deep emotional and psychological dimensions. An adept zeitgeist miner, Novak excels at topsy-turvy improvisations on a dizzying array of subjects, from Aesop s fables to tabloid Elvis to our oracular enthrallment to the stock market. . . . Writing with zing and humor in the spirit of Woody Allen and Steve Martin, Novak also ventures into the realm of George Saunders and David Foster Wallace. . . . Baseline clever and fresh, at best spectacularly perceptive, and always commanding, Novak s ingeniously ambushing stories of longing, fear, pretension, and confusion reveal the quintessential absurdities and transcendent beauty of our catchas-catch-can lives. "Booklist," starred review Novak s debut contains a buckshot 64 fun and funny short stories crammed into a single volume. Part Etgar Keret, part McSweeney s, these tidy tales from the alum of TV s "The Office" depart from the how I became famous comedian s biography for a decidedly more literary turn. . . . The bulk of Novak s stories are comedic, and more than a few are surprisingly tender. . . . Written by an author in complete control of his craft. "Publishers Weekly" "Everyone knew that B.J. Novak was smart and sexy, but funny, too!? Wow, screw that guy. I haven't laughed at words this hard since I read." Joshua Ferris author of "The Unnamed" and "Then We Came to the End" "ONE MORE THING is a funny and inventive debut collection, infused with a deadpan absurdist wit reminiscent of Woody Allen and Ian Frazier. B.J. Novak's stories are sly and playful, but they can pack a real emotional wallop." Tom Perrotta, author of "Nine Inches" "I am so relieved that I had not read B.J.'s book before I worked with him. I would just have spent every day at his feet instead of doing my job." Emma Thompson "Dark and hilarious, like the fudge Grandma used to make during her 'special' period. Deliciously funny!" Jack Handey, author of "Deep Thoughts" and "The Stench of Honolulu" "B.J. blew me away. He just keeps kicking short fiction in the rear, making it run ahead clutching its ass, and then he runs up and kicks it some more, and the result is one of the most aggressively, insanely awesome debuts in a while." Gary Shteyngart, author of "Super Sad True Love Story""show more
About B J Novak
B.J. Novak is a writer and actor best known for his work on NBC s Emmy Award-winning comedy series "The Office" as an actor, writer, director, and executive producer. He is also known for his stand up comedy performances and his roles in motion pictures such as Quentin Tarantino s "Inglourious Basterds" and Disney s "Saving Mr. Banks." He is a graduate of Harvard University with a degree in English and Spanish literature."show more


text: No recent wiki edits to this page. Like the rest of her siblings, Delirium is neither a mortal being or a god, she is the personification of delirium (or madness) itself. Her realm is almost completely formless, containing colors, shapes, feelings, smells, thoughts, that mingle freely and without cause. Even she can become lost in it. At it's center is a sundial with an inscription in Latin translated "Tempus Frangit" (Time Shatters, a pun based on "Tempus Fugit" or Time Flies) on it. Her sigil is a chaotic pattern.She is one of the most regular of recurring characters throughout the series. It often spoken of that long, long ago, perhaps millions of years, she was once Delight, but why or when that change occurred is not known. Her appearance changes frequently with the only constant being that one of her eyes is blue while the other is green. Even her shadow never reflects her shape, and is tangible, like velvet. She speaks of random topics and it is hard to get her to follow a thread of any conversation. Her childlike appearance and nature makes her seem an innocent, but she is far from it, visiting mortals in their worst moments of madness.She is closest to Death and Destruction, because they are fond of her and protective, but Delirium finds Dream (Morpheus) "scary".Wanting to find her prodigal brother Destruction. She first attempted to convince Desire and Despair to help her, but they refused. She then turned to Dream help her look for destruction through Destruction's old friends such as Ishatar, the Goddess of Love and War. (Eventually, this journey would taken them to Dream's son Orpheus, who was the "only Oracle who could tell them of their family", thus setting in motion the events of Morpheus downfall.) During an encounter with their eldest brother Destiny, Delirium revealed that she knew why her transformation from Delight into Delirium took place even when Destiny did not and that if necessary, she could pull herself together for short periods to speak with clarity and purpose.When Destruction left, he hinted the Delirium would go through yet another transformation. He left her with his companion, a German Shepherd dog named Barnabas.Delirium knows pathways outside of Destiny's garden, which only she may travel.


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The Great Silicon Rush Of '95
Calling it a spending binge hardly suffices. Try orgy. The semiconductor industry is throwing money at new, big-ticket chipmaking plants at record rates. In September alone, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Motorola, SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, and a partnership of Toshiba and IBM announced plans to build five chip plants at a cost of $6 billion. And Samsung Group will join the billion-buck crowd any day now.
All told, 90 new wafer-fabrication factories, or "fabs," will come on stream this year and next. These 90 plants will have cost more than $75 billion to build. That's more than the industry invested during all of the 1980s.
Chipmakers are following a prudent guideline: Those who plow the most into new production facilities win. That's how the Japanese edged out the U.S. in the 1980s--and how the U.S. came back in the 1990s. And it's how other chip suppliers in Asia, especially South Koreans, hope to grab market share. They're now outspending everyone else (chart).
MEMORY HOGS. The coming tide of new capacity may be one reason why investors are skittish about high tech. But the gurus don't see overcapacity problems for several more years. Daniel L. Klesken, a veteran chip-industry analyst at Robertson, Stephens & Co., has hiked his long-range forecast four times over the past 12 months. He now pegs chip sales in 2000 at $350 billion, up 175% from his prediction of a year ago.
One reason: Intel Corp.'s latest microprocessors and Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 95 operating system are memory hogs. New PCs need two to four times as much dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) as older PCs. "We didn't think Win95 would have much effect on DRAM demand," admits Jerry D. Hutcheson, chairman of market-watcher VLSI Research Inc. in San Jose. He knows better now.
No matter where you turn, the story is the same: "We don't see any abatement in this insatiable appetite at least through 1997," says John Luke, president of TSMC USA Inc., the U.S. arm of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. TSMC broke ground last April for a $1 billion fab in Taiwan and already plans another, its fifth, because demand exceeds supply by at least 20%. Concedes Kevin J. McGarity, senior vice-president and head of worldwide marketing at Texas Instruments Inc.: "We are basically out of capacity."
U.S. chipmakers showed early this decade that investments in new capacity can produce rapid market-share gains. Now, Korean electronics giants, such as Samsung Semiconductors Inc., are following suit, says George Burns, head of Strategic Marketing Associates in Soquel, Calif. Once Samsung decided to take the lead in DRAMs, he says, "it was a pretty straightforward proposition to figure out how much they had to spend to get there."
NEW CONFEDERACY. The company increased its capital budget steadily over the last 10 years, and in 1994 climbed to the No.1 spot, eclipsing such DRAM heavyweights as NEC Corp. and Toshiba Corp. Dataquest Inc. figures that Samsung is investing nearly $2 billion in new capacity this year. Only three chipmakers are spending more: Intel, at $3.5 billion; Motorola Inc., at $2.3 billion; and Korea's LG Group (formerly Goldstar), which is making its own bid for a bigger slice of the action, with an ante of $2.1 billion.
But Samsung seems ready to raise its bet again. Instead of breaking ground for one new wafer fab each year, says Mark Ellsberry, marketing vice-president for Samsung Semiconductors in San Jose, the company is "highly likely" to start a new chip factory every six months. The next one will be a $1.3 billion fab in the U.S.
The U.S. is clearly the hotbed for gigabuck chip plants. While a few such behemoths are under construction or planned in Asia and Europe, at least a dozen are in the works in the U.S., including three by Intel and two by Motorola, not counting the Austin factory that Motorola just opened. One of these new plants is destined for an unusual chipmaking location: Virginia. It will crank out PowerPC microprocessors in Richmond, just down the road from the $1.2 billion plant that IBM and Toshiba will build in Manassas.
All the spending by U.S. chip producers is helping the American companies that supply the exotic equipment used to make chips. VLSI Research figures U.S. suppliers have 51% of that $24 billion market, vs. 42% for Japanese rivals. By 2000, when the equipment business could top $45 billion, VLSI predicts U.S. suppliers will have 55%. The chip-equipment industry is also on a spending spree--developing the next generation of chip systems while cranking out all the equipment needed by the new wafer fabs. Japan's Nikon Corp. is expanding its chip-equipment business by $3 billion, and Applied Materials Inc. in Santa Clara, Calif., says it will pump as much as $500 million into new technology by 1999.
CAPITAL CRUNCH? Around that time, some chipmakers may find themselves running into a capital crunch. The projected cost of a chip plant at the start of the new century is $3 billion--and still climbing. "There is concern about the increasing cost of wafer-fabrication plants," says Steven R. Appleton, president of Micron Technology Inc. In fact, some industry leaders--including Intel Chairman Gordon E. Moore--worry that the ante required in the next decade could soar beyond the reach of all but a handful of companies.
For now, chipmakers are basking in the longest boom in the industry's history. The chip business used to gyrate every few years, with prices sometimes plummeting 50% in six months. The consensus is that those roller-coaster days are gone forever, thanks in part to close working relationships between chipmakers and their customers. Furthermore, when the current PC boom in the U.S. and Europe slows down, there's a whole world of developing nations that will need PCs, cellular telephones, and all sorts of electronics hardware. Which means that money invested now won't go to waste.


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Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert
Madame Bovary Part 1, Chapter 9 Summary
- When Charles is out, Emma lovingly looks at the green silk cigar case and invents stories about its origins. She imagines that an adoring mistress gave it to the Viscount – she even imagines herself in the role of the mistress.
- Paris becomes a new obsession for Emma. She jealously looks at the fishmongers' carts on their way through the village, thinking about their journey to the capital city. She buys herself a map of Paris, and studies it endlessly, imagining herself there.
- In her passion for the metropolis, Emma attempts to cultivate herself by reading magazines about arts and culture. She learns all the details of fine Parisian life, and reads the novels of Honoré de Balzac and George Sand (two authors that wrote about Parisian society). In these books, she finds more and more similarities between the Viscount of her imagination and the characters.
- To Emma, everything seems possible in Paris, a city of languid, beautifully-dressed women and extravagant, thrilling men. Everything else fades around her, and Emma lives completely in the fantastical (rather ridiculous) world she constructs.
- Emma longs for luxurious boudoirs, lingering embraces, moonlit rendezvous. Instead, what she has is a number of awkward peasant servants in tattered clothes. To replace Nastasie, she hires a young girl, Félicité, who seems to be sweet but rusticated.
- With nothing else to do, Emma wanders around the house languidly, wearing a fancy dressing gown. Bored, lonely, and utterly discontented, she halfheartedly wishes both to die and to escape to Paris.
- Charles goes about his business, totally unaware of his wife's unhappiness. He's still his usual, dull self, perfectly happy and blissfully ignorant. He's just so pleased with everything Emma does, and by her city-like airs. She attempts to create some kind of false happiness through buying things; Charles goes along with it gamely.
- Everything looks great for Charles. His reputation as a doctor established, he generally does pretty well…that is, he doesn't kill anyone. He prescribes the same course of treatment to almost everyone: sedatives, the occasional emetic, footbath, or leeches, and on special occasions, he bleeds people or pulls teeth. He attempts to keep current with the latest medical news by subscribing to a professional journal, but it doesn't inspire him to any thrilling feats.
- Emma is fed up with all this. She wishes Charles had more ambition and intellectual oomph. She is more and more irritated by him with every passing day. Even when she straightens his clothes in an attempt to make him look more presentable, it's for her sake, not his.
- She continues to talk to Charles, however – her reasoning being that if she has to resort to talking to the dog, she might as well talk to her husband.
- Emma waits and waits, and grows more and more impatient with her unchanging life. She imagines a ship of dreams that will come and carry her away; unsurprisingly, it never does. Every day feels the same, and she's sure that God has doomed her to a monotonous fate.
- Disgruntled, Emma gives up on all of her pastimes – she stops playing the piano, abandons her sketchbook, and ignores her embroidery. She falls into a deep depression, and feels profoundly alone. She even wishes she could chat with Félicité, but her pride stops her. It's not just Emma's life that's dull and unchanging; she observes the townspeople doing the same boring things day after day. We get the feeling that Emma's not the only person who's unenthused about provincial life.
- A wandering peddler of some kind comes around on occasions, bringing with him a hurdy-gurdy (a kind of big music box). Emma listens to the waltzes and thinks of her brush with greatness at the ball.
- Meals are the worst. Emma feels as though she can't bear it any longer, as she regards the gross-sounding meals and watches her bovine husband slowly chew his cud.
- By the springtime, Emma has given up on everything, including taking care of the house. She doesn't even make the effort to maintain her personal appearance. Her mother-in-law arrives for a visit before Easter, and is shocked by the change; she's taken aback, and can't even muster up a critical comment. Emma actually succeeds in cowing the old Madame Bovary.
- Emma starts to exhibit some kooky behavior. She goes on weird diets, has violent mood swings, and is totally unpredictable.
- At the end of February, Monsieur Rouault comes for a visit and brings a huge turkey to Emma and Charles at Tostes to celebrate the anniversary of his broken leg (nice and weird, we know). Emma spends most of the visit with him, and is surprisingly glad to see him go. He reminds her of her hick background, something for which she has a great amount of contempt.
- Actually, she's contemptuous of pretty much everyone and everything at this point, so much so that Charles is shocked by her behavior.
- All of this takes a toll on Emma's health, and Charles gets worried about her frailty. He prescribes some rather useless cures, and it makes her seem worse than ever. She demonstrates what we might call manic-depressive symptoms around this time.
- Emma complains and complains about Tostes, and Charles realizes that something about the town is making her unhappy. He ponders moving the little family elsewhere.
- Oddly, Emma starts drinking vinegar to lose weight (the nineteenth century equivalent of SlimFast?). One of Charles's old teachers diagnoses her with a so-called "nervous malady" (I.9.41), and it's decided that they'll move away.
- Charles finds a slightly larger town called Yonville-l'Abbaye that needs a doctor, and decides to move by spring if Emma stays ill.
- While preparing for the big move, Emma discovers her bridal bouquet in a drawer. While this might be a sentimental moment for some other women, she is disgusted, and throws it on the fire.
- What else could Emma and Charles possibly need in their complicated lives? You got it: a baby. By the time they move away in March, Emma is definitely pregnant. You can bet her mood swings aren't getting any better.


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BATWOMAN Tuesday Part 2: Amy Reeder's Artful Approach
BATWOMAN Tuesday Part 2: Amy Reeder Art
Beginning tomorrow, the New 52 title Batwoman will be tweaking its distinctive look as artist Amy Reeder takes over interior artwork.
In preparation for the beginning of this week's second arc, Newsarama is running three stories about Batwoman today. After hearing from J.H. Williams earlier today about his work on the series, this second installment takes a look at what Reeder is hoping to bring to Batwoman.
After writing and drawing the acclaimed TokyoPop series Fool's Gold (under her former married name, Amy Hadley), Reeder got the attention of DC editors. She worked on the Vertigo series Madame Xanadu, then provided pencils alongside Williams for the 2010 release, Batwoman #0.
Now, Reeder is providing ongoing art for Batwoman as a rotating artist with Williams. While Williams drew issues #1-#5, Reeder is penciling this week's issue #6 through issue #11. Williams is drawing the third arc, and then Reeder is presumably going to work on the fourth arc, working ahead so the monthly schedule stays consistent.
As Reeder debuts her artwork this week, Newsarama talked with her to find out more about what she's getting to draw and what it's been like working on the story by Williams and Blackman.
Amy Reeder: You know, that's a good question. I always wonder when people talk about adjusting style, like what that entails. In a way, I like to think that I'm pretty much always me and always sticking with that, but the mood has definitely changed in my art for Batwoman, which I thought was important for the character and the Bat-family. So yeah, I've been adjusting to that. It's definitely not the easiest thing for me to do, to be honest.
But I've been getting used to the characters and have started to internalize them. When I got to about the third issue in, I felt like I knew their faces and the way they are.
It's been really cool, and I've gotten to draw a lot of really neat things.
Nrama: When you say the mood has changed, do you mean it's darker?
A big adjustment I made, which I was really happy to do, is that I really liked the fact that J.H. has established Batwoman as this really separate look when she was in costume. I'm not like him in that I can draw a million different styles, but I did add gray scale to Batwoman's figure anytime that she's in costume. It helped keep the character with that film noir look that had been established. So that definitely adds to the spookiness of it.
So I've just added some gray on Batwoman, and sometimes I'm adding some other effects here and there.
Nrama: I know there are some new villains. J.H. said Maro is playing a big role?
So there are all these new villains. I had guidelines from J.H. on what he was looking for, but I got to design them.
But we also have a couple older, more established Batman villains who're going to show up in this arc, and I'm getting to kind of do a little bit of a new take on them. They experience some changes that I designed.
It was really fun to have the freedom to design them, within the guidelines they gave me. I think some things I felt a little self-conscious about, because a couple of these were villains people knew. I think I can say that one of them is supposed to look a little Victorian-esque, and I enjoy that era and drew some of it in Madame Xanadu, so it was fun to return to that, in a sense.
Nrama: For people who are familiar with your art in Madame Xanadu, how would you describe your art now? Do you think you've grown as an artist since then?
Reeder: Yeah, I definitely think I've grown. I feel like Batwoman is going to feel a lot more grounded in reality. So that's probably the biggest difference. But yeah, I'm always trying to improve. I assume that's what every artist is trying to do. If I haven't improved, I've failed. And I tend to think that, even if it ends up creating some inconsistency in my overall art, it's still a good thing if things get better, even within the same arc. It's better for it to get better than for it to completely stay consistent. So yeah, I'm really big on improvement, so hopefully people will see that in the book.
Nrama: When Batwoman isn't in costume, one of the things I talked with J.H. about is that it feels like she's not the traditional buxom heroine. She has the look of being a woman that you would see in the real world. Did you keep that look, and was that at all important to you, to portray her in a more realistic way?
So yeah, I definitely care about realistically shaped women. Although I will say that Batwoman definitely has a '50s pin-up body type, but it's just that she doesn't flaunt it. That's something I picked up from J.H.'s work when she's in costume. But when she's not, she wears things differently. I think that's a good way to treat her.
Nrama: She seems to have a strength that says she's been in the military.
Reeder: I definitely agree. I think a lot of that is just in the mannerisms, and the body language. Hopefully you'll see that in my art. I'm really enjoying getting to know the character and drawing her with all those things in mind.
Nrama: It sounds like you're enjoying a lot about drawing Batwoman. Do you intend to return for another arc, or has that been decided yet?
Reeder: I would love it. I don't know that we've confirmed that it will happen. But the original plan was for me to rotate with J.H.
Nrama: You're working with Rich Friend as your inker, and there's a different colorist from the one J.H. had used, right?
Reeder: Yeah, I'm working with Guy Major, and he's doing a really phenomenal job on it. He's really rocking it.
Nrama: Is there anything else you want to tell people about your work on Batwoman?
Reeder: I'm just really excited for people to see it. I think J.H. and Haden have come up with something that's really entertaining. Things happen. There are a lot of really cool locations, a lot of cool ways to do things, and I just think people are going to be incredibly entertained. That makes me proud to be on the book. And it's definitely made it a lot of fun.


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HAZARD, Ky. On Thursday, UK men's basketball coach John Calipari was in Hazard, part of 1st Trust Bank's "Meet the Coaches" event at the First Federal Center.
Last season was not something Cal and his staff have become accustomed to at Kentucky, falling in the first round of the NIT. Needing to create competition in practice was one thing he learned, but the other was his players need to be tough.
"Tough guys win. It puts us on our toes for this coming year which is there's no given. Just because you have really good players doesn't mean you're going to win. It gives you a leg up but it doesn't do it," says Calipari. "And for anyone to tell you they can win with bad players, the players were good or you wouldn't win. But if you want to win championships, it's the best players who play well together and become the best team."


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I was checking out the training schedule and realized our initial "base" training is coming to an end. It's exciting and a little scary. I've taken this 12 weeks seriously. But I've also missed some training, especially the biking days, and my weeklong ski trip didn't help anything.
I can't help but think about all of those days I've missed since mid-December, as we approach the end of the base training.
Looking back here are a few things I would do differently or at least take into consideration.
1. Time management. Even the light training days take time. And it seemed like either I was spending too much time on the training end or the working end, leaving little time for training. Preparing the night before - laying out my clothes, packing my gym bag etc. - is a tremendous time saver. It makes me more effective at moving from work to training and back to work again. The night before I usually think about what I'm going to do the next day. This seems to help.
2. Even a little workout helps. There were days when my schedule was so tight I didn't think I had the time to get a two-hour ride in or complete an hour run. Some of these days I skipped the training. And I would feel guilty and bad about it. So the next time I was running out of time I would just do a shorter bike or swim or run. It helped me maintain momentum and stick with my training plan.
3. Flexibility. Sometimes if I missed a training day, I would just use my rest day (Fridays) as my makeup day. Flexibility rules with a busy schedule.
4. Practice makes perfect. the fear of clipless pedals are only defeated when you practice, practice, practice.


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