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OLATHE, KS -- (Marketwired) -- 08/19/14 -- During the rush of preparing for that Labor Day road trip, drivers can sometimes forget to keep an eye on their vehicles' tire pressure. Jason Heard, general manager at Frank Ancona Honda, offered some tire pressure monitoring tips to help keep both families and vehicles safe for Labor Day travel. Last year, AAA Travel reported that 34.1 million Americans traveled by car or vehicle.
According to Heard, from a safety standpoint, incorrect tire pressure can compromise braking, cornering and stability. "Tire pressure can also affect comfort, gas mileage and how long tires will last. If the pressure is too high, less of the tire will touch the road and can cause a decrease in ride comfort. It can also lead to traction issues from excessive bouncing. If tire pressure is too low, then too much of the tire will touch the road and cause uneven wearing and overheating," said Heard.
Tire pressure is also greatly affected by temperature changes, so it should be checked during each season, even if the tire does not appear to be leaking. According to cars.com outside temperatures can cause tire pressure to vary by as much as 1 psi per 10 degrees. That means the higher the temperatures, the higher psi readings. Tires should be checked first thing in the morning before going anywhere, once you have been behind the wheel for an extended amount of time, psi will rise.
Heard added that drivers should make sure they check all four tires. "Just because one is fine does not mean they all are. Additionally, use a gauge when checking pressure so you are accurate," he said.
Tire pressure recommendations can be found in the vehicle owner's manuals or on the driver's door pillar.
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Women have long contributed to Columbus culture, whether it's arts, music, business, politics or any number of fields. Liz Lessner of Columbus Food League or Jeni Britton Bauer with Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams are shining — and obvious — examples of those who've transformed our city's expectations when it comes to eating, drinking and how to start groundbreaking ventures.
In a bar and nightlife culture that's becoming more sophisticated and exciting, women are the leaders. The ladies are so dynamic, so impactful that they're setting trends, actively taking leadership roles and becoming the backbone behind many successful bar programs and businesses.
So Alive spoke with five women — and it could've been many more — leading Columbus' nightlife culture in innovative directions. Some have been successful and trailblazers for years. Others have made an impression in a short time. Each talked about approaches that lead to success, their thoughts on women having a substantial influence on the industry and how they plan to be leaders for others.
The right place
Is there a specific reason women are so vital to Columbus' nightlife industry? No. But Columbus could simply be a city ripe with opportunity for anyone.
"I wouldn't have any notion as to why, but I think one of the greatest things about Columbus is that it's such an equal-opportunity city," said Annie Williams.
At 25, Williams is the youngest of the women featured in this article, but she's done a lot in two-and-a-half years. After getting her first bartending job in 2011, Williams quickly moved up to head the cocktail program at Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar and then The Crest Gastropub. In September Williams was a national finalist in the Bombay Sapphire Most Imaginative Bartender contest.
Williams believes the city and the owners and businesses she's worked for have facilitated her career because she, like so many, is looking to make a mark.
"Columbus is such an open place to anyone who is creative, passionate and wants to bring something new to the table," Williams said. "As a city we're so receptive and excited about that, that it doesn't need any parameters such as age or gender."
Jen Burton, co-owner of The Barrel and Bottle, a specialty beer and wine shop in the North Market, and Seventh Son Brewing, believes women everywhere are successful thanks to their drive and vision. And maybe more so in Columbus.
"A lot of really creative women live in Columbus and have that entrepreneurial spirit," Burton said. "They exist everywhere; maybe it's just more proportionally in Columbus. That's not a coincidence, that's just how it is."
A rising tide
Carmen Owens, co-founder of Columbus Food League and owner of two of the group's restaurants (Surly Girl Saloon and Grass Skirt Tiki Room) feels the industry has been improved by a leadership style that invites collaboration.
"It comes back to everyone being pretty equal and has to work hard [in] their part of the job," Owens said. "We're essentially a team. That's the basic philosophy you work from."
Burton cites Lessner and Britton Bauer as people who've set good examples of how to make an impact not just on the industry, but the city as a whole. "[They're] so pro-Columbus-I'm-changing-this-city."
This collective, community effort has fostered a nightlife culture in Columbus that's excited about craft beer, spirits and cocktails, and interested in keeping up with trends. There's a sense of camaraderie within the industry because it behooves all involved.
This was reiterated by everyone featured in the article, but Nicolene Schwartz specifically called attention to this atmosphere. As one of the city's most respected mixologists, Schwartz consults and creates menus for Arch City Tavern, Novak's Tavern, Rigsby's Kitchen and MoJoe Lounge.
She also released her Roake line earlier this year; a dozen or so premixed tonic syrups and elixirs for producing top-notch recipes found behind a number of bars in Columbus. And through all her interaction in the industry, she sees a major commonality.
"There's definitely a community atmosphere. It seems like everyone genuinely feels a rising tide lifts all boats," Schwartz said.
The national effect
While all interviewed pointed to Columbus' mindset and excitement about the burgeoning nightlife scene as a factor, Cris Dehlavi, head bartender at M at Miranova, has seen more women leaders on a national level too.
Dehlavi recently attended the final stage of the Beverage Alcohol Resource (B.A.R.) Educational Program, the highest level of certification in mixology in the world. Think master sommelier, only with spirits instead of wine.
September's B.A.R. had the most women, 17 out of 50, participate since the program's inception seven years ago. And out of the four chapter presidents in United States Bartenders Guild's (USBG) present, three were women.
"There's definitely a lot of very driven women out there right now in this industry," Dehlavi said. "I'm not necessarily sure why that is, but I definitely see it happening."
Dehlavi has been a leader in the nightlife industry for more than a decade. She's headed the bar at M for 11 years, is a brand ambassador for Cooper Spirits, and is president of the Southern Ohio Chapter of the USBG. As Columbus' most experienced mixologist — winning a number of competitions, consulting around the country and mentoring countless others — Dehlavi's changed the local industry. Others are now having a similar effect.
"It's actually something I'm seeing more. A lot of the big names out there, the brand ambassadors, are women more and more," Dehlavi said.
Follow the leaders
If one had to point to why these women are leading Columbus' nightlife scene, it comes down to their strong work ethic, imagination and dedication to mentorship. All talked at length about how someone was there to encourage and educate them along the way. All intend, and feel expected, to provide that same support.
"I think [teaching] is a really important thing," Schwartz said. "I had to ask at some point and now you have to ask me. And I'm happy to tell you."
Besides being a resource for information and feedback, these women also plan to be an inspiration. Owens said hard work is always required, but seeing others' dedication and resulting achievement makes anything seem possible.
"The pioneers are those who go out there without the model," Owens said. "Then you get the next wave of people that [look at what] they're doing to be successful."
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James J. Spitale was charged for disorderly conduct. Police on Saturday were sent to Park Meadow Lane in the town of Busti for a suspicious person in the roadway. Upon arrival police found Spitale to be in an intoxicated state. Police attempted to check his well-being and find him a ride, but Spitale refused to cooperate and began swearing and laid down in the road and refused to move. As a result he was arrested and arraigned in Town of Busti Court. Bail was set at $5,000-$10,000, and he was remanded to Chautauqua County Jail. Spitale will be back in court at a later date.
Raymond Johnson, of Jamestown, was charged with obstructing governmental administration, criminal obstruction of breathing and blood circulation, second-degree unlawful imprisonment and second-degree menacing. Police on Saturday responded to West Sixth Street for a physical domestic dispute in progress. Upon arrival officers were told by neighbors that a male had dragged a female from outside to inside the residence with his arm around her neck. Officers made contact with the suspect at the front door. Police were able to locate the victim inside the residence with several injuries and in an emotional state. Johnson was placed under arrest and was transported to Jamestown City Jail without incident where he is awaiting arraignment.
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CARROLL – William D. Mattson, 20, of Bone Run Road, Frewsburg, was charged with failure to stop at a stop sign. Mattson was observed not stopping at a stop sign at Old Warren Road in the town of Carroll before crossing the road and striking a utility pole. He was transported to WCA Hospital and will be in court at a later date.
KIANTONE – Jeremy M. Danielson, 33, of Bemus Point, was charged with felony driving while intoxicated, first-degree felony AUO, speeding and unlicensed operator. Deputies on Sunday stopped a vehicle operated by Danielson on Kiantone Road for speeding. After an investigation, Danielson was found to be intoxicated and was arrested. Due to a previous DWI within the last 10 years, his arrest was upgraded to a felony. A record check showed Danielson had a revoked non-driver ID only, the result of a DWI revocation from March 2003. He was taken into custody for processing and a blood test. Danielson is scheduled to appear in Kiantone Town Court at a later date.
MINA – Neville B. Askins, 18, of Erie, Pa., was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and speeding in a zone. Cassdy C. Earls, 17, of Northeast, Pa., was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Deputies on Friday stopped a speeding vehicle on Sunyside Road in Findley Lake. Police detected the smell of marijuana from the vehicle. Following an investigation, Askins revealed he had a blunt in his possession. A younger passenger also was found to be in possession of marijuana and a glass pipe. Both were charged and released with appearance tickets. They will appear in Mina Town Court at a later date.


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GT Advanced Slides After 2013 Forecast Misses Estimates
GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (GTAT), a U.S. supplier of manufacturing equipment for solar and energy-efficient lighting products, fell the most in more than six weeks after forecasting 2013 earnings that will fall short of expectations and market conditions that are unlikely to improve for at least a year.
GT Advanced tumbled 11 percent to $3.07 at the close in New York, the most since Oct. 31.
The company, based in Nashua, New Hampshire, anticipates earnings of 25 cents to 45 cents a share next year on sales of $500 million to $600 million, according to a statement today. Analysts were expecting earnings of 82 cents a share next year, the average of 11 estimates compiled by Bloomberg, and revenue of $662 million.
The company's customers in the solar industry are facing slowing demand, plunging prices and a supply glut, which are driving down sales of GT Advanced's manufacturing systems. Chinese buyers are receiving less support from their government as "Beijing is ending its previous 'blank check' policy,'" Pavel Molchanov, an analyst at Raymond James & Associates Inc. in Houston, wrote in a note to investors today.
"The Chinese government, which has previously been very supportive of providing capital for expansion to these companies, has now taken its foot off the gas pedal," Molchanov said in a telephone interview. "That's really what GT's management alluded to when they said there's a liquidity freeze for its customer base."
Molchanov downgraded GT Advanced to the equivalent of hold.
Inventory Writedown
Sales in the current quarter will be $95 million to $102 million, and the company will take a charge of $80 million to $90 million to write down "the majority" of its inventory of its DSS product line of systems used to grow polysilicon, the main ingredient in solar cells. GT Advanced is evaluating other potential charges for declining asset value that may reduce earnings for this quarter.
"We expect that the current situation of over-capacity, price cost imbalance, and limited liquidity will continue to impact our customers and our financial performance through 2013 and potentially, into 2014," Chief Executive Officer Tom Gutierrez said today on a conference call with analysts.
"Current market conditions and access to capital in our served markets are very unlikely to improve over the next 12 months, and uncertainties still remain as to when a turnaround can be expected," Gutierrez said.
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Thursday, August 21, 2014
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Conversations with the Director: Public Health in Japan
May 13, 2014
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CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, has been active regarding our agency's commitment to global health security. Turns out, CDC EIS Fellow Hajime Kamiya, MD, MPH, shares in this commitment to the international community, and is especially interested in how he can assist his native Japan with their public health efforts. Kamiya, from the Division of Bacterial Diseases, Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, was grateful for the opportunity to speak with Frieden and started with a personal anecdote about his father's background in the field of medicine. "My father was a pediatrician and was involved in immunization, this is one of the reasons for my interest in the field of public health," said Kamiya.
"I think we have a dual purpose for this meeting. I want to learn about your work, and I want you to teach me about Japan," said Frieden. "And your English is perfect. How do you come to speak it so well?" Kamiya stated that when he was 8 years old, his family lived in Philadelphia for a year while his father was a guest researcher. In addition, once he returned to his hometown of Tsu, Japan (about three hours from Tokyo by train), his parents asked a missionary in a local church to continue teaching him the English language.
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Frieden listened intently and appreciated hearing about Kamiya's childhood and academic and professional background. He then inquired, "So, we have a number of challenges in the United States with regard to public health. Tell me about Japan."
"Japan has a few issues of concern to me," Kamiya stated. "For instance, there is an issue related to the HPV vaccine. There are approximately 10,000 new cases of cervical cancer per year, resulting in about 3,000 deaths. HPV vaccine has been included in the national immunization program since 2010, but it has been suspended. This suspension is based on five cases of 'complex regional pain syndrome,' which was self-reported as an adverse event after administration of the HPV vaccine, and is characterized by pain in multiple areas of the body. While the committee experts showed evidence that indicate no relationship between HPV vaccine and this adverse event, emotional media coverage and the decisions of a few leaders have led the government to cease administration of the vaccine. Expert opinion is valued more than evidence. If you have an expert who is popular, they may have influence over the public."
Kamiya went on to say that "In Japan, changes come from Congress, and they are very difficult to make. They don't always vote in favor of public health. Also, staff at the Ministry of Health rotate about every two years and that makes it difficult to have continuous discussions with leadership."
Frieden then grinned and asked, "Now, tell me why the Japanese live so long." After the two shared a laugh, he continued, "Seriously, you have one of the longest life expectancies in the world." Kamiya attempted to explain. "I believe it's because there is such a good national insurance system there. Going to the doctor is such an easy process. We don't have assigned family doctors; we just go to any doctor who is available. Within 30 minutes, you can get any basic test. Additionally, the tests are all covered by insurance and the patient is only responsible for 20 to 30 percent of the cost. The good side is that you have great access to care; the negative side is that people there don't think about prevention. And that is another problem that Japanese public health officers face."
Frieden commented, "Well, Japan and the United States are strong partners. One key issue with regard to public health institutions is credibility. According to the polls, CDC is consistently one of the most, or the most, trusted government institutions in the United States. I believe this is because we're honest—even when the message is unpleasant."
Kamiya paused to consider and followed with, "I would like Japan to become as developed in public health as it is economically." He then pointed out, "Because it's difficult to increase public health budgets or the number of workers in Japan, my goal is to improve the quality of the public health staff. It's worthwhile, and necessary, for Japanese staff to be here routinely. Coming to CDC will give public health officers technical training and experience, which will foster pride and confidence. Great work is being done, but it isn't recognized. With support from CDC, I would like to do all I can to achieve this goal."
Sensing the sincerity and altruism in what he had just heard, Frieden took a deep breath and replied, "If you make your best effort, you'll never have regrets. I think it's admirable that you would try."
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I haven't posted in a while because I've been incredibly busy finishing the movie! Well, it's done and I'm showing it in my hometown this weekend. If you're in Connecticut, I'd love for you to attend! More information can be found at www.marlborougharts.org
One step in the post-production process is to cut the shots I'm going to use out of my negative rolls in order to get them transferred to high-definition. This is a cost-cutting measure, but boy did it take a long time. I was in the 8th floor darkroom for 4 days straight! It all paid off in the end though because the transfer looks incredible (see below!)
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Took a little road trip out to Rock Meadow in Belmont, MA to record some sound for Hindsight. Gotta get the sound locked by the 31st of March!]]>
As you can see, there was a lot of editing, and reviewing that was done.
music: balabaristas by tristeza]]>
Other than that, I just wanted to let everyone know about the new stages of production. Once I'm done working on the sound design, the music will be recorded at the University of Hartford by my good friend Ian Bates. I'm going to be cutting my own negatives in March and then getting the film transferred to video. Getting my prints made will be the last step and will take place in April.
If anyone has any questions about the process of finishing the film, please let me know via email or leave a comment below!]]>
On January 9th, I shot what I hope will be the beginning and end of HINDSIGHT. It's been a long road. A full 12 months of shooting. I'm thoroughly exhausted.
Music: Colonial Homes by Jason Anderson]]>
I found this file on the flipcam that I borrowed from work. It's a quick update from my last shoot in November of 2009. I had to sit in my car for hours in the cold while I did timelapses around town.
Since then I've processed the 16mm and yes, it came out wonderfully!
I shot more on January 9th, and I'm in the process of making a behind the scenes video for that. I thought this will tide everyone over until then.]]>
Anyway, I'm back in Cambridge after the holidays. I just cleaned my entire apartment, and I thought I should also update this blog. I apologize to all my family who asked me today why I wasn't posting updates about Hindsight.
Well let me tell you this. I've been hard at work editing the film. I can't remember if I wrote about my last shoot in the November update, but I'll do it again — I shot some extra pick-ups the weekend before Thanksgiving. I have that footage back now and I've edited into my rough cut, which is about 13 minutes at this point.
The direction of the film underwent some incredible changes over the past month. I've been screening it around Emerson and getting as much feedback as I can. As you may know, the film had two elements to it – the straight, objective look at my hometown, and also the subjective point of view that came through the use of my VHS home movies. I always felt that these two elements were battling each other. I assumed the poetics of the piece would come through the subtle melding of these two mediums. I'd say that some sequences worked well together, but overall the use of both didn't agree with each other. Saying this, I'll announce that I'm cutting the home movie parts of Hindsight. As it is now, it's pure 16mm film and I'm happy to say it! The project is definitely coming together more elegantly. I'm proud of the cutting that I've done. It feels more like a professional piece.
That all being said, I'm on winter break now until the 18th of January and I plan on shooting a little bit more in Marlborough to fill in some gaps and smooth over some transitions.
I applied for the UFVA Carole Fielding Grant for my finishing funds before the end of this semester. I'll find out about the results of that grant in March. That should help with the finishing costs as Emerson has told me that the BFA fund is frozen this year and I won't receive any support from them. Though, I don't know if I should be saying that.
What else? Hmm. I don't know. I promise I'll make some type of trailer or something once the cut is a touch more refined and has some music. Maybe I'll do a behind-the-scenes editing update.
I'll say farewell. Thank you to all my supporters! Happy New Year!]]>
But I'm making good progress though. Right now I'm working with a 25 minute assembly. I'm still searching through my old home movies to find bit of clips and audio to splice into the 16mm. So far I'm liking the cuts but I'm nervous about the overall direction of the film. I'm having trouble tying things up and making the message clear. I'm sure I'll be able to work things down and find what I'm looking for – it just takes time.
There have been some wonderful donations to the project in the past few weeks so I wanted to give some shout outs. As always, a very special thanks to the following supporters!
Jerry & Lori Lyng, Sam Molleur, Mike Ulloa,
Beth Petroni, and Cindy Wise]]>


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Brush the top side of salmon with the soy-wasabi-agave glaze, then put back in the oven for 3-5 minutes more, or until the fish feels barely firm to the touch. Don't overcook, underdone is better than overdone in this recipe.
Roasted Wild Salmon with Soy-Wasabi-Agave Glaze and Green Onions
(Makes 3-4 servings, recipe uses Mark Bittman's method for roasting salmon, glaze created by Kalyn)
1 or 2 pieces wild salmon with skin (I used a piece that weighed exactly one pound)
3 T + 1 tsp. olive oil
about 1 tsp. herb rub, for rubbing salmon
1 T soy sauce (I used Tamari)
1 T agave nectar (I used dark agave)
1 T wasabi horseradish (or use a smaller amount if you have pure wasabi)
3-4 green onions, sliced into thin slices
When oil is sizzling, put salmon on roasting pan, skin side up, and roast 4-5 minutes, or until the skin can be easily peeled off the fish (lift up a corner to test while the pan is still in the oven.)
South Beach Suggestions:
More Wild Salmon to Savor:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Wild Salmon Roasted in Olive Oil and Herbs with Tomatillo, Black Bean, and Avocado Salsa from Kalyn's Kitchen
Broiled Wild Salmon with Mustard, Mint, Parsley Sauce from Kalyn's Kitchen
Grilled Wild Salmon with Preserved Lemon Relish from Simply Recipes
Semi Steamed Salmon from Cooking with Amy
Tequila Lime Salmon from Karina's Kitchen
Salmon with Anchovy Olive Tapenade from Elana's Pantry
Salmon with Pistachio Oil and Asparagus from What Geeks Eat
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College-funding programs exist in 15 to 20 cities, including Denver, Pittsburgh, New Haven, Connecticut and Hammond, Indiana.
In Pittsburgh's program, the percentage of scholarship recipients who return to their public four-year colleges after freshman year trails the state average by nearly three points, said Saleem Ghubril, executive director of the Pittsburgh Promise, which launched in 2007 with a $100 million commitment by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The picture for community college students on Pittsburgh Promise scholarships is brighter: 70.3 percent return for their second year, about 10 points above the national average. Graduation data are not yet available because the program is so new.
In Denver, half of the 199 students in the first class eligible for that city's promise-style program came back for their fourth year of college, said Rana Tarkenton, director of student services at the Denver Scholarship Foundation.
Most promise-style scholarships reward residency in a school district, city or state, rather than academic merit, though some set minimum grade-point averages or college-entrance exam scores. The effect is to encourage less-prepared students to try college.
To keep their scholarships, Kalamazoo Promise students must be enrolled full time in a two-year or four-year college and maintain a C average. The program's graduation rates are lowest at two-year colleges, as they are in the rest of the U.S: only a third of the Class of 2006 who attended community college had graduated by the fall of 2010, program statistics show. The following year's class didn't do much better. Nationally, just 11.6 percent of students at public two-year colleges complete degrees within six years.
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About this project
Hi, Neal Stephenson here. My career as an author of science and historical fiction has turned me into a swordsmanship geek. As such, I'm dissatisfied with how swordfighting is portrayed in existing video games. These could be so much more fun than they are. Time for a revolution.
In the last couple of years, affordable new gear has come on the market that makes it possible to move, and control a swordfighter's actions, in a much more intuitive way than pulling a plastic trigger or pounding a key on a keyboard. So it's time to step back, dump the tired conventions that have grown up around trigger-based sword games, and build something that will enable players to inhabit the mind, body, and world of a real swordfighter.
CLANG will begin with the Queen of Weapons: the two-handed longsword used in Europe during late medieval and early renaissance times. This is a well-documented style that has enjoyed a revival in recent years thanks to the efforts of scholars and martial artists worldwide.
At first, it'll be a PC arena game based on one-on-one multiplayer dueling (which is a relatively simple and attainable goal; we don't want to mess this up by overreaching). Dueling, however, is only the tip of the sword blade. During the past few years, we have been developing a rich world, brimming with all manner of adventure tales waiting to be written--and to be played. In conjunction with 47 North, Amazon.com's new science fiction publishing house, we've already begun publishing some of those stories, and we have plenty more in the hopper. Once we get CLANG off the ground we intend to weave game and story content together in a way that'll enhance both the playing and the reading experience.
"How will this be different than SoulCalibur?" you ask. .....
Low-latency, high-precision motion controller: Critical to a satisfying sword fight is fast, accurate response. This is especially important for CLANG given the depth and complexity of moves that are used in real sword arts. Initially, CLANG will make use of a commercial, third-party, off-the-shelf controller that anyone can buy today
Depth: Roundhouse swings and crude blocks just aren't enough. Real sword fighting involves multiple attacks delivered from different stances, pommel strikes, grappling, feints, and parries.
Expandability: Implementing the longsword style will oblige us to construct a toolkit that can then be used--by us, or by others--to create other examples of what we're calling MASEs (Martial Arts System Embodiments). If your thing is Japanese kenjutsu or Viking sword-and-board, then in principle CLANG should support it.
In Which Neal goes into detail, as is his wont, regarding Clang:
Please read Technical Update #1 for details on CLANG design elements such as MASEs and In/Out of System movements.
Technical Update #2 covers our plans for the combat UI.
In Technical Update #3 Neal discusses timing, lag and tachypsychia.
Technical Update #4 goes more deeply into Sword Sync and Force Feedback.
Video update for reaching 50% of our goal. In this video, Neal takes you on a further tour of our secret facilities and introduces you to two very special characters.
Video update: It is all in the memo.From the video archives of the Top Secret Sword Lab
Thanks to:
Mike Yahn, Stunt and Fight Coordinator
Dan Mahon as Olaf
3ric Johanson, Nathan Pegram, and Hackerbot Labs
Rusty Oliver and Hazard Factory
Jack Mcfarland as The Hipster
And an extra special thanks to Brady Hall, video director and editor.
Mr. Stephenson's Bartitsuit was tailored by Duchess, Clothier
We will build a keyboard/mouse interface, if for no other reason than we need it for testing and development. You can use it if you want, but it kind of misses the point. The "value added" of CLANG is the ability to play a sword game by moving the controller in pretty much the same way that a real swordfighter would move a real sword.
This isn't a binding commitment, because plans can always change, but: we are big fans of the Sixense technology as embodied in the Razer Hydra controller. The engineering team at Sixense has found a way to make an extremely high-resolution, low-latency controller by making ingenious use of simple and inexpensive components. We intend to make CLANG work on any hardware that supports the same protocol.
We've been thinking about this for years. It's not in the videos because to try to explain it here would get us hopelessly deep into the weeds. We think we have an approach that will work. It's hard to explain in detail without a very lengthy brain dump. It's not just One Big Awesome Solution. It's a number of separate techniques working together. Some of these are familiar (visual, auditory, and haptic feedback) and others center on some innovative UI schemes. If you allow the controller's position to get out of sync with what is shown on the screen, you get some feedback to that effect and you get UI cues on how to get back into sync.
In general,if you drill down deep enough on the actual sword techniques, the tree of possible outcomes gets pruned way down. It turns out that you rarely have to solve the fully general problem of one sword stopping another sword traveling at top speed at an arbitrary location in space. Which is a hard problem!
If you are "swinging for the fences" with a sword attack---which is to say, if you are assuming a long follow-through---then you're probably doing it wrong. You don't have to cut the other guy in half. You just have to hit him. In most of these arts, you're trained to pull the attack and stop with the sword between you and the adversary. If the attack succeeds, you're done. If it fails, you have stopped with your blade in a tactically sound defensive position instead of swinging all the way through and taking your sword completely out of the action.
Not at first.
We don't have unlimited resources and so we have to focus on a single clear achievable goal. After evaluating all of the options out there, we've decided that a PC game using the Sixense technology is the best thing to start with.
Latency and spatial resolution.
Tachypsychia (slowing down time). To some extent this has to happen anyway because the movements in real swordfighting are just too rapid to be transferred into a video game. We don't want to slow time down a lot, just enough to make the game fun for normal humans with normal internet connections.
Indeed, the first release will be multiplayer only, with no single player option.
Since ⅔ of Subutai is left-handed, the question is not falling on deaf ears. Again, however, we have to make a distinction between "things we can plausibly achieve with $500K" and "things to add when it looks like we'll survive."
One useful fact about the longsword (and two-handed weapons in general) is that handedness simply doesn't matter as much. Both of your hands are always in action. In some respect, a lefty fighting right-handed actually has some advantages in that there are some techniques that involve taking the left hand off the pommel and using it to do tricky stuff.
The video mentions "developing tools for others to use". Does this mean Open Source, or do you intend to license this technology?
Our tools will be free to use for user created content (UGC) for CLANG, much like any other modding/UGC tools. If another company wants to use them for their own games, we will develop a license. We have not yet throught through all of the implications of making all of our stuff fully open source and so we can't commit to that one way or the other yet.
That is the plan!
Its not a patch (update) for the game, but an actual physical patch with the logo of the OMVI.
Hey I sent you a question/submitted my talents for consideration/have a valid gripe! You haven't responded to me yet!
We are getting a lot of questions and comments. Frankly, more than we are able to handle. We are but a humble band of rogues who, among our other endeavors, are doing our best to address what we consider the important issues associated with this project. We are also getting a lot of press inquiry. We will try to update the FAQ as frequently as we can, and this will address most of the stuff we are seeing in the message queue, and if we see more detailed questions getting asked frequently we will add that to the the FAQ as well. We are simply unable to personally answer all the the messages we are getting, but we see them, and we really do appreciate the response this is getting and if we had the bodies and time we would be answering each and every message individually. If you are submitting yourself for consideration of the team to make this game, now is not really the time for that. There will be a period of time after we get funded (optimism!) where we need to get everything sorted out, get our rewards done, get our heads together and only after that will we start putting out the net for talent. Please be patient!
The Razer Hydra has thumb sticks (among other controls) which will allow the user to move their character around in the world while directing the sword with the position and rotation of whole device.
Anyone who has played video games has had the experience of accidentally hitting a thumbstick at the wrong moment and thereby causing the character's POV to swing around to a completely useless direction with the result of falling off a ledge or getting butchered by an attacker who is now behind you. This kind of thing is annoying because it's so stupid. A real person would never make such a mistake. A real person looks where the danger is.
So, it seems that too much control can be as bad as too little. Too much control gives you the power to do unbelievably stupid shit that no real human would ever do.
Any swordsman will go on and on about how important footwork is. We know it to be true. This doesn't mean that a good swordfighting UI should give the player unlimited control over how the character's feet move. Actually, it kind of means the opposite. Footwork is determined by what you're doing with your hands and with the sword. So, the right way to do this is to cue the footwork based on what the hands (and the sword) are doing.
The Razer Hydra doesn't track body movement like a Kinect, but it is very good at knowing what the sword is doing. So the controller won't be telling your character where to put its feet. Instead--during a duel, at least--footwork will be driven by what the user is doing with the sword. For example, moving the sword forward and to the left in a certain manner will cause the character to step forward, as that's what one would naturally do it they moved their arm and weapon in such a manner.
Of course we want to eventually have a hardware setup that both reads the position and movement of the "sword" in your hands, and also reads the motion of your limbs. That, however, is beyond the scope of anything we can accomplish right now, so we are focusing on something that we have a chance of achieving without delving into a potentially bottomless pit of hardware development.
When you're not actually fighting someone, you should be able to look and move around in the manner we're all familiar with from other games.
Short answer: you'll be able to move around.
To be realistic you have to be able to feel the impact of sword on sword! How are you going to do this?
Since devices that provide enough physical feedback to simulate the collision of swords are beyond the scope of the initial project, and because this IS a game and not a simulation, we have to accept that physical response is going to be limited at best to a bit of haptic feedback (a technical term for vibrating). Visual and auditory cues will have to supply most of the information. Consider a driving game in which you are running into a wall. You can't feel the wall, but you can see what you are doing and know you need to pull away from that wall before you can move freely again. Of course a sword duel moves faster than a car race, but trust that we are very aware of the feedback issue and it is one of the main priorities of this project.
There is a middle ground to be struck here between "flailing my arm around like a jackass and winning the fight" and "realistic, steel-on-steel contact simulation that reverberates up your bones". We're trying to get as close to the latter as possible with the technology available.
Yes, even with the limited number of characters we will develop for our first release there will be female options. But don't expect them to be chain mail bikini clad bimbos! These are some serious ladies that are just as interested in protecting their delicate flesh as their male counterparts!
A good longsword isn't that heavy--on the order of 1 to 1.5 kilograms. That's pretty light compared to the mass of bone, muscle, and flesh that has to move in order to swing it. Factor in the weight of gauntlets and other armor, and the disparity becomes even greater. Two hands are being used to move the blade, so that's twice as much muscle power, operating through much longer lever arm, compared to a one-handed sword. All in all, weapon weight just isn't that much of a factor in longsword fighting. Which is part of what makes this such a fast-paced and exciting martial art.
Of course this doesn't address the issue of maces and really large two-handed swords like the spadone or montante, which, with any luck, we'll have to address in the future. Precisely because those weapons are so heavy, though, the art of wielding them frequently relies on keeping the weapon moving. Starting and stopping takes too long in a real fight.
Yes, but not in the first release. The first release is going to be the longsword. $500,000 is a frayed shoestring of a budget for a game, and we are going to focus on the core of ours to make a strong foundation. Because each new weapon involves a lot of animation for the character and lots of programming for the combat tree, each new weapon costs a fair bit to develop. But we will, yes we will eventually. We want to see you fighting katana vs glaive and falchion vs kusarigama.
Certainly, the game will come with a "how to play" manual. The illustrated manual offered in the rewards will be a deluxe edition based on the traditional "fechtbuchs" of the late middle ages and Renaissance, such as those by Fiore, Talhoffer and Lichtenauer. Only ours will be of a more modern illustrative style and teach you how to play CLANG with style and finesse.
The controller that we are working with has two separate identical-looking units, one for each hand. So, moving the hands independently is not ruled out on technical grounds. This feature could be exploited in a number of ways in addition to having a separate weapon in each hand. Many longsword techniques involve removing the left (or non-dominant) hand from the hilt. Eventually we would like to be able to capture those techniques by exploiting separate hand gestures. Two independent hands could also facilitate sword-and-shield fighting, empty hand fighting, or even archery. Again, though, it is important to emphasize that all of these will not be covered by our initial $500K fundraising target.
We would like to support the highest level of accuracy with regards to damage that we can, while balancing it with performance and development expense. Being able to target vulnerabilities in the joints of plate armor and so forth is a pretty important element of effective longsword fighting. We would love to see severed bits of our opponents flying off of them as appropriate.
Yes, Unity supports Mac very easily and we will ship for the mac at the same time as Windows.
We hope so, but we will only commit to it if we get at least $800,000. Even though Unity 4 will support Linux we are pretty sure it will be a bit more difficult to package up and build than Windows and Mac, so we want to be sure we have plenty of extra time to devote to making it work well.
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Look tomorrow (9/28) for an announcement naming experts outside of the State Department who will be part of the Washington-based review on personal security contractor operations in Iraq that was announced last week. Secretary Rice decided today, after a meeting with several senior advisors, on the structure of the review.
Pat Kennedy will lead a small team to Iraq early next week to begin establishing a baseline set of facts about these contractor operations and provide Secretary Rice with an interim report no liater than next Friday. (Note: Pat has already done a lot of groundwork in Washington since last Friday when the review was announced.) The soon to be announced outside experts will also receive the report. I expect they will also travel to Iraq, either with Pat or separately, to conduct their own ground truth assessment. Meanwhile, Pat will continue his work, feeding his findings to the senior outside experts.
Based on Pat's work, as well as their own assessments, the panel will then make a set of recommendations to Secretary Rice several weeks from now. About the review, she said that she wants "...it to be 360 [degrees], to be serious, and to be really probing."
Tom in U.S.A. writes:
Why hasn't Blackwater U.S.A. been investigated by the Justice Dept.? Blackwater U.S.A. employees are acting under the direction of our U.S. governemnt are they not? If fraud and other criminal acts are being committed by them why aren't they being prosecuted?
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@ -- Tom in U.S.A.
I agree with you Tom. I ask myself the same question. And I might have an answer for you: cover up operations don't need the Justice Dept. interfering.
It's a shame that so many people were killed and no one was held responsible for it. I agree, there's a war there, but not against Iraqi civilians and the U.S. military. Not by a mile.
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Following the deaths of more than 236 people killed in simultaneous al-Qaida bomb attacks on U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,
it's naive to minimize the enormous security risks posed to U.S. diplomatic officials in Iraq, or to Iraqi or coaltion officials, for that matter. Blackwater has an unenviable assignment in an unforgivable climate. But, they have steadily protected and saved more lives with quiet heroism than we will ever possibly know from the headlines they generate.
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It appears the State Department does not adequately review its contracts. Personnel from the State Dept before Congressman Waxman were unable to answer simple questions. This does not reflect well on the President or the State Department. What is the status of the IG access to all State Department contracts related to Iraq?
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@ Kim in U.S. -- I agree with Kim. According to the May 18 NY Times, "That brings the total number of contractors killed in Iraq to at least 917, along with more than 12,000 wounded in battle or injured on the job, according to government figures and dozens of interviews." The State Department provides diplomats, not security guards, and our own Congress years ago required the government to start contracting out "non-governmental functions." Although more oversight of government contractors might be appropriate, those working for Blackwater and the like are to be commended as heroes.
Malen in Alabama writes:
If you have not driven down the road from the IZ to the Airport and seen the bodies of the men from Blackwater laying dead where they tried to protect Americans it is easy to judge.In a country where you foe does not wear a uniform or stand and fight but hides and kills you with IEDS at times no matter how hard you try things happen. I will have to say thank you to Blackwater for the times I came back safe to the IZ after working with the people of Iraq on rebuilding their Fire Service. That work could not have been done with out men from companies like Blackwater looking out for me.
Sara in Texas writes:
Does this mean I need to stop wearing my Blackwater U.S.A. t-shirt?
Martin in California writes:
@ Malen in Alabama -- I read Malen's post above and I am sure she is right. I am sure that there are many great Blackwater contractors. The question is not are there many great ones, but are there any bad ones? It looks like there have been some behaviors that are no longer appropriate for the current conditions.
I see that Ms. Rice has mandated dash-cams. Does this include cameras on the overhead helicoptors?
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Thanks for very interesting article. btw.
I really enjoyed reading all of your posts.
It's interesting to read ideas, and observations from someone else's point of view... makes you think more. So please keep up the great work.


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Reworkings of her signature Spade chairs are dotted around her canal-side studio in the London borough of Islington. True, the original blond-wood design does have a certain English-country-garden quality, with three slim legs that suggest cricket stumps and a distinctive backrest based on the silhouette of a gardening tool. But its later iterations are darker, in both hue and inspiration—the chair has been recast in rough, anodized aluminum, sewn up in a leather sheath, sealed in black rubber. A recent version in patinated bronze, available exclusively through Phillips de Pury, recalls the iridescence of an oil slick.
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Hi guys, I'm slowly making the transition to vegetarianism. My issue with it is the cost. Why is it so costly to eat so healthy? Farmer's markets aren't that much cheaper, and in some cases, the same price as produce from Vons or Albertson's. I'm down to try recipes and transition my family of 6, but I don't want to have to break the bank in order to do so. If anyone can provide any additional tips, I'd greatly appreciate it because this is a lifestyle I really would like to commit to; thanks!!
In have seen some talk about telling your family that you wanna be vegetarian/vegan but your family would make it hard. My family is very anti vegetarian/vegan. When I told them I didn't really do it as a process. I just went all out and told them I am a vegetarian. They yelled at me and said some pretty mean stuff but now they are use to it but you just have to stand your ground for a few weeks and they back off.
I have been a vegetarian for almost for 14 months and never felt better.Now I'm trying to talk to my friend to turn vegetarian and shes trying .As of this moment i have been drinking Almond milk and love it .I just wished i would have done this a long time ago guess its never too late .
one more thing watch out for those veggie product that has GMO soy that's one more thing that I'm staying away from
To every one that wants to make the transition but have family holding you back. I cannot say from personal experince how that would turn out.. I came out as a vegan when I lived on my own.. But I can say making smaller steps towards being a vegan might help.. like saying you just dont want to eat red meat at first.. then add no chicken.. and so on.. I again can not say how that will turn out.. everyone is going to laugh or say things to make you feel like veganism is a cult… trust me that never goes away.. but I think it is awesome yall want to start!
I have been transitioning for about 7 months now! It is all a process ! Do not beat yourself up! Just start out replacing meals with fresh juices and incorporating more fresh vegetables and fruit into your diet! As time goes by, you will find that your body will start responding to the fresh raw fruits, veggies and juices with greater urgency! I am currently reading 80/10/10 by Dr. Douglas Graham who is a raw vegan and I watch a lot of Dan McDonald the Liferegenerator on YouTube! He is very informative and knowledgeable on raw veganism and the ansistion process! Continued success to all of you and as Freelee the Banana girl also on Youtube would say " Go Fruit yourself"!
Hi I have been trying to go vegetarian but me granparents are agaist it what should i do?
@SadieC. Hi SadieC I have the very same problem. I started the 30 day challenge 2 days ago, told my family I was thinking of becoming Vegan and I just got laughed at. What I did was bought my own food such as almond milk, vegan marg etc. just buy yourself some essentials that you use everyday. My family buy fruit and veg so I didn't need to buy any of that. And instead of my mum buying me sweets on her weekly shop I will ask her to buy me some grapes or apples etc. I'm sure your family will come round to the idea as much are mine are starting too. For example my father said he was boiling veg and potatoes for tea I will be having all that but i will have vegan sausage instead and have boiled potatoes instead of mashed. You will get through it. Hope all goes well.
I have been a vegetarian for 10 months. I had been considering it for a while, but then I saw PETAs video "meet your meat" and becoming a vegetarian was the easiest thing. I have felt great ever since I mad the transition. However, Every time I try becoming full vegan, I loose so much weight that I can't maintain the diet without endangering my health. So does anyone have any tips on how I would go about becoming full vegan without my ribs poking out?
I would love to try the Vegan for a Month transition to help get me started, but I still live with my parents, who are strongly against vegetarianism…How should I do this!?
@TAS , I have been a vegetarian for ten years now. 2 weeks ago I watched the movie "Earthlings" and even though I have seen numerous documentaries about where our foods come from, nothing effected me as much as this one. So I figured the dairy industry is equally brutal and equally harmful for our body, so why not go vegan? I felt my vegetarian diet was not enough -so I hear you!- went vegan cold turkey. I still find out baking tips and other dairy replacements, but I am feeling great so far, best decision I have ever made !
help. I have been vegan for about five months now and was a cheese/egg/chicken breast addict. I have absolutely no problem not eating any meat but I have tried dozens of meat (and particularly cheese) substitutes and every one literally turns my stomach. I am getting desperate. Am I destines to a life of baked potatoes and beans?
Is it more unethical to eat an animal, or to domesticate an animal and subject it and it's offspring to generations of abuse by forcing human affection on these captives?
Currently I am guilty of both, and while I ate vegetarian today it doesn't happen enough…
Frankly I house several cats and have recently been feeling guilty about there existence. I treat them very well, but, and although I saved them from worse c
Obviously there is a difference between the vegan and vegetarian diet, yet this article speaks to a vegetarian diet but has a "Pledge To Be Vegan for 30 Days."
I have entertained the idea off and on for over a decade to follow one or the other, I believe the time is growing closer in making significant changes in my diet for optimal health. I tend to get overwhelmed when researching and considering these changes.
I've come to understand that perhaps the most beneficial to my health, carbon foot-print and to animals would be to go the vegan route which feels more of a challenge to me. Yet going vegetarian doesn't seem like enough. I know that is ridiculous and not fact, for I would still be making a positive change.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Wow… I love the "Make vegetarian versions of your favorite meals." part!
Is there somewhere I can find out if some ready to eat foods are veg friendly? For example, I recently found out that Frosted Mini Wheats contained gelatin. I'm looking for some sort of reference material about every day foods. thanks
I want to become a vegan. Where do I start? What can't I eat? What can I eat?
Any suggestion for a newbie that also has an allergy to barley, and a little intolerate of tomatoes and corn. I am having a hard time with the substitutes because they all seem to have barley or barley malt in them. I can't eat tofu for all 3 meals each day. Any ideas? Please help.
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I just watched the documentary, "Food, INC." and was reminded of how terrible animals in this world are treated to feel people who don't even stop to think about where the animals come from or how much they had to suffer. It just disgusted me so. Humans are so selfish. I don't make a lot of money. I hope I can find affordable ways to stop supporting these horrific meat packing companies.
I'm a new ovo-vegitarian (7 weeks now) and I have been having bloating for the last 4 days. My dietitian said to try the FODMAPS diet but that leaves me with nothing to eat! I don't eat dairy and have eliminated soy and beans; have never had an issue with wheat but have reduced. All I'm eating now is oatmeal, eggs, lettuce, quinoa and rice. I've heard bloating is a issue for a lot of new vegans and vegitarians. Any tips?
I'm 15 and live in a very small town, the only store we really have is walmart, and they don't really have anything but a couple kinds of veggie burgers and some vegan sliced cheese. So, if you live in a small town, its kinda hard.
CeCe, you are wrong on that. There are many types of vegetarians. Some do not eat eggs or milk, other eat only fish etc. read some of the other articles here on this site to see what I mean.
I wonder when will someone stand for 'plant' rights. Afterall plants are living organism too and eating them sounds too selfish to me… wouldn't you agree?
Juan- eating vegetaian and vegan is actually not as expensive as you would think. You should take a step back and start getting creative. Beans, rice, and veggies will always be cheaper than steak and other meaty meals. There is a book called "vegan on the cheap" with a lot of yummy and cheap meals! Good Luck!
I'm trying to become a vegetarian,but the prices of the vegetarian food are so high
I have been a vegetarian since August and plan on going Vegan. I love it and never plan on going back. Love eating healthier and thinking of new dishes
I am just going to say that go vegan and going vegetarian are 2 different things. Vegan is no products from animals weather it be the meat or eggs or dairy. Being a vegetarian you can eat eggs and dairy.
ILoveMyArabian: Target, Cub, Rainbow, etc have faux meat in their frozen section. Its fairly mainstream now.
No matter what your personal feelings/philosophy are, you have to admit that the general consensus of health professionals is that a vegetarian diet is the most healthy. All sorts of organizations, from the National Institute of Health to the Mayo Clinic agree that the less meat you eat, especially red meat, the healthier you'll be.
A quick search of websites, including http://www.choosemyplate.gov have great tips for cheap and easy veggie-friendly meals. Almost anything you can make that has meat as an ingredient can be made with a meat substitute or just without.
The easiest thing to do to get started, which is working for me, is to just begin by cutting down on what meat you eat and serve. Start trying to cut red meat out, instead using ground turkey or chicken in place of beef. Like with making any dietary change, it's easier to do in stages, working your way to being completely meat-free.
I have been vegan for almost a year now and so has my family, we feel better than ever and eat plenty of delicious food. Just wanted to share this with all those who are thinking about it.


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Treatment of urethro-vaginal fistula with surgical resection (program ID: 115155)
Arnulf Stenzl
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The Department of Urology at the University Hospital Tubingen deals with the research, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of kidney, prostate, bladder, urinary tract and male reproductive organs. The medical director of the Department is Prof. Dr. Arnulf Stenzl. The Department of Urology is recommended by the FOCUS List of Specialized Clinics for Prostate Cancer 2016.
The Department under the direction of Prof. Dr. Arnulf Stenzl has a worldwide outstanding experience in the field of urologic surgery and is one of the most prestigious centers for the treatment of benign and malignant prostate diseases. In 2009 the Prostate Cancer Center at the University Hospital Tubingen was certified by the German Cancer Society. To treat cancers, the urologists maintain a close cooperation within the Southwest Cancer Center (Urogenital Cancer Center) and with all other focuses of the Hospital.
The Department of Urology at the University Hospital Tubingen offers treatment of the entire spectrum of urologic diseases in view of life quality:
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Name of Product: Shape-O Toy Maracas
Units: About 44,000
Importer: Tupperware U.S. Inc., of Orlando, Fla.
Hazard: The maracas can break and expose small parts, posing a choking hazard to young children. In addition, the handle poses a suffocation hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: Tupperware has received two reports of maracas breaking. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves blue and red toy maracas with yellow handles. The maracas were used by Tupperware representatives during sales presentations. Cut-outs in the shape of stars, squares and other geometric figures are located inside the maraca.
Sold by: Tupperware's Holiday 2007 and Spring 2008 product catalogs from September 2007 through April 2008 for between $5.50 and $11.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers and Tupperware sales consultants should immediately stop using the maracas and return them to Tupperware for a refund or gift certificate. Maraca return forms can be accessed at www.tupperware.com
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