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Testing doesn't have to begin after the code has been written. In this column, Jeff Patton resurrects the oldest and most overlooked development technique, which can be used to test a product before any piece of it materializes.
Bill, the business stakeholder, gets a pained look on his face. "Yes, this software looks great, but it really stinks to use." As the lead developer looks on Laura, the business analyst, explains "Well you reviewed the user interface before we built it. We all agreed that it would work, right?" Starting to sound frustrated Bill says "Yeah, I know I did. We all agreed it seemed OK, but now that I use it, there are some things that really need to change before we can go live."
If you're in Laura's shoe's it feels like you did all the right things. You designed the user interface collaboratively with the user. Everyone felt good about it. You built it, and with a little help from a good visual designer, it turned out sexier than you'd expected. Your testing department tested it thoroughly, and you know there are no bugs. So why do you have to go back now and fix it? There's one very important test you likely forgot.
Functional Testing Isn't Usability Testing
In most software projects we're concerned with building functionality as specified, then making sure it works as specified—without bugs. But software that doesn't blow up isn't the same as software that's well suited to the tasks that users need to perform. Usability testing attempts to verify that the product is suitable to task by measuring exactly that.
Given some test subjects and a list of the tasks that users need to perform, we might measure usability by asking each subject to attempt to perform those tasks. We'd measure the following:
- Completion rate: How many users completed the tasks?
- Performance: How quickly were users able to complete the tasks?
- Errors: How many errors or missteps did users make while completing the tasks?
Improving usability means increasing completion rate and performance while decreasing errors.
Often usability testing is neglected in software development because it's considered time consuming or expensive to perform. In perfect circumstances, software is tested in a usability lab: Finished software or a high-fidelity prototype is developed; appropriate test subjects are rounded up; a lab environment is set up with a camera and recording devices; and a facilitator helps guide users through completing tasks, while observers watch via camera or through one-way glass and take notes. This whole process takes days or weeks on top of the time it takes to build the working software or prototype to test. Assuming we know the risks of skipping usability testing, given the difficulty of "the perfect" approach to doing it, we might work hard to avoid doing it or to justify not needing it.
But wait, there's an easier way. One of the oldest and most overlooked development techniques is paper prototyping.
Building a Paper Prototype Is Simple
Start with a blank sheet of paper to use as your computer screen; 11" x 17", tabloid size works best. Get index cards, pencils, scissors, markers, transparency film, and—very necessary—repositionable, double-sided tape. Sketch each component of your user interface on an index card or heavy cardstock, and cut it out. Stick it to your user interface using repositionable tape. For lists, lined cardstock works well. If your list contains data and you can print it from a spreadsheet or some existing piece of software, do that, cut it out, and stick it on. When you're done you'll have a componentized paper prototype, which is better than a plain old drawing on paper. I call it componentized because you can easily pull off each independent component, move it around, modify it, or replace it outright.


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I can't imagine anyone sitting outside on main street with semi-trucks, motor homes, trailers all roaring by and stirring up dust into people's food. Certainly isn't anything I would want to do. I'd rather sit down by the lake or some other peaceful place. Now if somehow the highway could be diverted away from the downdown area, then it might work. But until that happens…..
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All the details have yet to be ironed out, but members of Town of Osoyoos council appear strongly in favour of adopting a new bylaw that will allow downtown businesses to sell their goods and services on sidewalks outside their storefront area in an attempt to revitalize the downtown core.
At council's committee of the whole meeting Monday morning, what started out as a debate on the concept of allowing outdoor seating for sidewalk cafes, expanded into an agreement by councillors to engage in public discussion with downtown business owners and the public at large to discuss allowing businesses to sell their goods and services on sidewalks to try and create a more vibrant downtown area.
"We need to be very proactive with this and start moving fast, even if we take a chance and might get a few things wrong," said Coun. C.J. Rhodes, who was strongly in favour of council adopting a new bylaw that would allow downtown business owners to use sidewalk space in front of their business to increase traffic.
"Business owners downtown blame us (town council) and no one else for all of their problems and if we don't do anything it will be like taking gas to an already existing fire."
Mayor Stu Wells said while it's obvious the majority of councillors are in favour of allowing outdoor seating cafes along Main Street for this summer, he's of the opinion any bylaw should be more expansive and allow other businesses the same luxury.
"I don't think we can single out what businesses get access to this," he said. "I think we should go downtown and get some feedback from the businesses and see what they want.
"I would really like to engage the downtown business owners … let's go. Let's move forward and get something happening."
Wells said dealing with a complicated issue like this could get bogged down in bureaucratic red tape and that shouldn't be allowed to happen.
"I agree we can plan this thing into the next century," he said. "I think maybe it's time to take some risks and maybe go downtown and ask every single business what they would like to see."
With the tens of thousands of tourists who visit Osoyoos every spring, summer and fall, Wells said he foresees an exceptionally vibrant downtown core if business owners were allowed to use some of the sidewalk space in front of their businesses and sell their goods and services inside and out.
Phillip Armstrong, town planner, told members of council the concept of outdoor cafes has proven an effective and popular way to create a vibrant downtown in towns across the Okanagan Valley.There are a few downtown eateries that have brought tables and chairs onto the sidewalks outside their businesses over the past few years, but they have never received written consent from the town, he said. Introducing a new bylaw would allow council to draft official policy relating to distances for unobstructed walkways, hours of business, third-party liability and other key issues, he said.
Another option he put before council was to close roads on certain portions of the downtown, as has been done in other towns.
Rhodes reiterated the Town of Osoyoos is a tourist destination and the time has come to introduce policies and procedures that would allow for the downtown area to become unique.
"Our downtown requires uniqueness," he said. "Things like closing off the roads sounds like a good idea to me. I'm in favour of anything that makes us unique … anything we can do to attract people to our downtown, we (council) should be taking the lead in."
Coun. Mike Plante said it's only a matter of time before the current angle parking outside downtown businesses is replaced by parallel parking, which will allow for wider sidewalks and more pedestrian traffic downtown.
"I'm all for parallel parking and putting cafes on our sidewalks," he said.
Wells recommended councillors hold a public forum allowing business owners to voice their support or objections and, once again, he believes any outdoor shopping bylaw should include all businesses and not just eateries or coffee shops.
"This is not as simple as putting something for sale in front of other peoples' stores," he said.
Alain Cunningham, the town's director of planning and development, suggested council formalize a public process to discuss this issue at its next meeting in two weeks.While there will be some difficult hurdles to overcome in developing an effective bylaw, the status quo isn't working and it's time for council to be proactive in trying to revitalize and restore a vibrant downtown, said Wells.
"I think of nothing but the positive and the big picture for the community and the positives for small businesses and downtown revitalization," he said.
Council agreed to discuss a new bylaw allowing for sidewalk sales for downtown businesses at its next meeting in early March.
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I agree that the downtown atmosphere is dominated by traffic. The main highway goes through town, unless there is a bypass, these ideas are pie in the sky. The parking is necessary as people are reliant on their cars – there is not public transit nor the people to support it financially year round. Furthermore, the town closes down at 6pm, mostly because the business are family owned and are on a highway where most drivers don't stop (nowhere to park).
A trial period never hurt anybody.
I say go for it! Assess how successful the initiative actually is. If tourists want to sit at a cafe table on the sidewalk, let them.
And perhaps less parking would actually be beneficial during the tourist season–it's a small place and bicycles are efficient. It would definitely reduce congestion.


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In a few weeks' time on Tuesday 15 April, every fuel company in the UK will be obliged to include a certain amount of biofuel in their petrol and diesel supplies. This is because, to comply with EU policies, the government has decreed we will all be using biofuels whether we want to or not but as you're probably aware, a lot of people have severe concerns about this.
We've already highlighted the problems: how rainforests, savannahs and grasslands are being uprooted to make room for either biofuel crops like palm oil or food crops which are being diverted into biofuels production; how the price of food could soar as an increasing amount is diverted to produce biofuels instead of feeding people; and how many biofuels are increasing greenhouse gas emissions, not reducing them. And yet from mid-April when the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) comes into effect, there will be absolutely no criteria in place to make sure these biofuels are sustainable and really do help reduce emissions.
But there's still something you can do about this. Find out more here.
We're not alone in thinking this and many other organisations agree. Together with the likes of Oxfam, Friends of the Earth, the RSPB and Cafod, we've written to transport secretary Ruth Kelly, telling her to postpone the RTFO until strong sustainability criteria have been developed and implemented. (Read the full letter - pdf.)
In all fairness, after concerns were raised by some very prominent people and parliamentary bodies (including today's comments from Professor Robert Watson chief scientific advisor to Defra), the government's Renewable Fuels Agency has announced a scientific review of the environmental and social impacts of biofuels. But to make it look like the government is actually doing some serious about climate change, the RTFO will still be going ahead well before the agency reports back. If there was ever a case of putting the cart before the horse (or the chassis before the biofuel-injected engine), this is it.
Even so, this misguided piece of legislation isn't inevitable and Kelly can put it on hold. Please write to her, explaining why biofuels are not all they're cracked up to be, and ask her to postpone the RTFO.


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Daniel Fells signed a one-year deal with the Denver Broncos following a breakout season with the St. Louis Rams in 2010. As one of rookie Sam Bradford's favorite targets that year in a predominant backup role, Fells tallied a career-high 41 receptions while proving to be one of the team's better run-blockers. In 2011 with the Broncos, Fells got his first chance at true starter status; he didn't match his 2010 numbers, but he did what he was asked: deliver some crushing blocks in the running game and make some big catches in the passing game.
2011 Analysis: Fells had 19 catches for 256 yards and three touchdowns in 2011, with 11 of his receptions coming before Tim Tebow took over the starting QB position in Week 7. Suffice to say, he may have grown into being a more predominant weapon in the passing game as he grew more comfortable in the Broncos offense, but John Fox and Mike McCoy went in a more run-friendly direction. His contributions in the passing game are not to be cast aside, however: he had a killer clutch catch against Miami that got Tebowmania started, and he had two catches for an impressive 57 yards in the Broncos' postseason win against Pittsburgh. He may not have had a lot of catches, but when he did, he made them count.
Contract Status: Unrestricted free agent 2012
2012 Outlook: We anticipate tight end to be one of the more interesting and fluid positions across the Broncos' roster in 2012. The Broncos also signed tight end Dante Rosario to a one-year deal last offseason, so it's likely only one of them will be brought back as the team looks to upgrade the position. That upgrade may just come in-house: the Broncos drafted two tight ends in Julius Thomas (fourth round) and Virgil Green (seventh round) last year. Thomas is an athletic pass-catcher who had a promising training camp but couldn't get off the bench; Green was a run-blocking machine with little production in the passing game. The Broncos may conclude that Fells remains the best option as a happy medium at this point.
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By Alex Hickey / American Press
A safety is only worth two points, but for the second straight week those points triggered a McNeese State avalanche.
The Cowboys eclipsed the half-century mark once again, scoring 44 unanswered points to rout defending SWAC champion Arkansas-Pine Bluff 58-14 in the Cowboys' home opener Saturday night.
Combined with a 53-21 season-opening win at South Florida, it marks the first time McNeese has scored at least 50 points in consecutive games since 2008.
"We feel real hot," said running back Marcus Wiltz, who had 12 carries for 115 yards and three touchdowns. "It's kind of crazy putting all those points on the board.
"We were saying on the sideline that we feel like an Oregon offense — without the running quarterback," Wiltz joked. "We're having fun out there."
McNeese rolled up 528 yards of total offense — 265 through the air and 263 on the ground.
"Since I've been here, this is the most balance we've had," Wiltz said. "In situations we need to pass, we just pass. In situations we need to run, we're confident to run. It's a good feeling."
It was a combination of special teams and defense that really got things rolling for the Cowboys.
After UAPB running back Jeremiah Young scored from 2 yards out to tie the game at 14 in the first minute of the second quarter, Diontae Spencer returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards to the Golden Lions 17 before being forced out of bounds.
Four plays later, McNeese backup quarterback Tyler Bolfing bulldozed two tacklers at the goal line to finish a 7-yard run that gave the Cowboys a 21-14 lead.
Lions returner Johnathan Johnson didn't quite match Spencer's feat, taking the ball out of the end zone and getting taken down by Austin Pennington at his own 7-yard-line.
On second down, Lions quarterback Ben Anderson was roughly separated from the ball by defensive tackle Kevin Dorn. Linebacker Bo Brown nearly made the recovery, but couldn't quite secure it as the ball squibbled through the back of the end zone for a safety.
Brown recovered a fumble inside the 10 at South Florida last week.
"Since Day 1, Coach (Lance) Guidry has been stressing turnovers," Brown said. "Luckily I've been able to be right there. It should have been a touchdown, but I was glad to get the two points. I just didn't get it right in my hands and banged it with my leg. I was probably a little excited, too."
Oddly, the Cowboys also had a safety last week on a ball that went through the back of the end zone.
Another strong Spencer return set the Cowboys up near midfield after the safety, and a 22-yard Wiltz touchdown run increased the margin to 30-14. From that point, there was no looking back.
"That's the second straight week we've pinned them back on special teams, and then the defense gets a huge turnover," said McNeese coach Matt Viator. "Then we get a good return on the safety and really we've gained nine points on one possession. Everything kind of feeds off each other. It started with a deep kickoff, and next thing you know you score. Hopefully we can continue that trend."
Cody Stroud completed 21 of 30 passes for 251 yards and two touchdowns.
Spencer did not have any catches, but made his mark in the return game with 162 yards on four returns.
Ernest Celestie was the Cowboys' leading receiver with three grabs for 63 yards and a touchdown.
McNeese dominated with 40 minutes of possession thanks to a 14 of 19 conversion rate on third down, as well as 2 for 2 on
fourth-down opportunities.
BEST KICK RETURN: Diontae Spencer's 80-yard kickoff return set the Cowboys up at the UAPB 17-yard line and put the Cowboys in position to take a 21-14 lead.
WORST KICK RETURN: Johnathan Johnson's decision to take a kick out of the end zone backfired when he was taken down at the UAPB 7. Two plays later, a safety turned the tide against the Golden Lions.
WORST CLOCK MANAGEMENT: The Lions came out aggressive at the end of the first half despite starting at their own 12 with 37 seconds left. Two straight incompletions and a sack assured McNeese would get the ball back, but the Lions were bailed out by a roughing the punter penalty on McNeese's block attempt.
BEST DRIVE: A picture-perfect 19-play, 83-yard drive that ate 9:35 off the clock in the third quarter was the best summation of McNeese's domination.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7 7 0 0 — 14
McNeese State 14 23 14 7 — 58
UAPB McN
First downs 14 32
Rushes-yards 26-106 54-263
Passing 110 265
Comp-Att-Int 13-25-2 22-31-0
Return Yards 0 (-7)
Punts-Avg. 5-38.6 1-47.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yds. 5-29 4-38
Time of Poss. 19:36 40:24
RUSHING--Ark.-Pine Bluff, Jami.Smith 15-90, Anderson 9-15, J.Young 2-1. McNeese St., Wiltz 12-115, Eaglin 11-74, Bennett 12-33, Long 8-25, Tillman 3-11, Bolfing 1-7, Collins 2-6, Stroud 1-1, Wi.Briscoe 1-(minus 2), Team 3-(minus 7).
PASSING--Ark.-Pine Bluff, Anderson 13-25-2-110. McNeese St., Stroud 21-30-0-251, Bolfing 1-1-0-14.
RECEIVING--Ark.-Pine Bluff, Ferguson 3-8, Jami.Smith 2-12, Bryant 2-10, Kensey 1-40, Swain 1-14, Winters 1-10, Eckwood 1-9, Branch 1-4, Beverly 1-3. McNeese St., Bush 4-37, Celestie 3-63, Jacobs 3-51, Bennett 3-28, Ke.Thomas 2-14, We.Briscoe 2-10, Mitchell 1-24, Long 1-12, D.Gladney 1-11, Wiltz 1-8, Ryckman 1-7.


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Solar Industry Gains Fuel Globally While US Invests in Nuclear Power After Fukushima
(MintPress) — Solar power is gaining popularity in many nations across the globe, with some countries aiming to become completely carbon neutral in the near future.
However, the U.S., one of the world's largest energy consumers, is pumping more money into nuclear power, despite protests that it's unsafe and does not address environmental concerns.
Novel approaches
Last week, Germany announced it produced a world record of 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour thanks to its solar plants. The amount is equivalent to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity.
The German government, in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, closed eight of its own nuclear facilities and said it would shutter the remaining nine plants by 2022.
The 22 gigawatts of solar power per hour fed into the national grid over the weekend met nearly 50 percent of the nation's midday electricity needs, Norbert Allnoch, director of the Institute of the Renewable Energy Industry (IWR) in Muenster, told Reuters.
"Never before anywhere has a country produced as much photovoltaic electricity," Allnoch said. "Germany came close to the 20 gigawatt (GW) mark a few times in recent weeks. But this was the first time we made it over." Germany was able to meet half of its electricity needs on Saturday across the country, and a third on Friday when businesses were open.
And Germany is not alone in its increasing efforts to ramp up solar power usage.
Other European countries, including France, Belgium, Spain, Italy and the Czech Republic, have been leading the way toward solar power usage for years. Over the next 10 years, the European solar thermal industry will grow on average at a rate of 15 percent each year, according to the National Renewable Energy Action Plans.
Meanwhile, countries including Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait are the three largest emitters of carbon dioxide per capita in the world, but even these countries, which tap into their own oil supplies to produce power, are increasingly turning to alternative energies.
There is some evidence pointing to the fact that countries in the Middle East and North Africa are considering a transition. For example, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai, currently at the planning stage. Once completed, it is expected to provide 1 gigawatt of power, enough for almost two million homes after it's completed. One report from Solar Novus Today said that countries in the Middle East and North African nations could catch up with leading solar markets by 2025.
A recent study from the Emirates Solar Industry Association (ESIA) and PriceWaterhouseCoopers management consultants, "Sunrise In the Desert," details that with oil prices in excess of $80, solar power is competitive with fossil-fuel power generation in most countries in the region. "The international price of crude oil has remained over the $100 mark for some time, which has already given photovoltaics a strong upper hand in many applications," the report said. Adding that "photovoltaic power plants, in particular, can be planned and built in significantly less time than many other types of power plant, meaning that solar energy also accommodates rapid economic growth."
And the Maldives, a tiny low-lying 1,190-island archipelago which is one of the nations' most threatened by the rising seas brought on by global warming, has made bold steps towards becoming the first carbon neutral country in the world by 2020. "For us, this is not just an environmental issue," President Mohamed Nasheed was quoted by the Telegraph as saying . "We would need to become carbon neutral even if there was no such thing as climate change, simply because it is more viable economically."
Additionally, many Asian countries are following suit. Until the Fukushima disaster in March of 2011, which exposed thousands of people to cancer-causing radiation, the Japanese solar market had been developing at a rapid pace, but now experts say the disaster has jump-started Japan's solar market. China could become the area's first gigawatt sized market this year, due to the introduction of its "Golden Sun" program, which provides upfront subsidies for solar projects, and the country has set a goal of 20 to 30 gigawatts of solar power produced by 2020.
US solar use
The U.S. is one of the top ten countries using solar energy, but critics are quick to point out that there's much more the U.S. could be doing to support it. According to U.S. Energy Information Administration, only 13 percent of the nation's energy came from renewable sources in 2011, and of that, only 1 percent came from solar power.
"The good news is that there has been a dramatic increase in the last few years in the usage of solar power in the U.S.," Monique Hanif, spokesperson for the The Solar Energy Industries Association, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit trade association, said in an interview with MintPress.
"I work in solar energy, I have solar energy in my house, and so I might be biased, but it works," she says.
Hanif said that solar energy is also attractive because it's driving job growth, both in supplies and services areas for Americans at home and abroad.
The solar industry experienced job growth over the last few years, despite an economic recession yielding high unemployment rates across the U.S., she points out. There are currently over 5,600 companies in the solar industry in the U.S., she says, and over one hundred thousand people employed in the field.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 jump started the boom experienced in the American solar energy industry, Hanif says. It created tax incentives for solar energy, including a 30 percent investment tax credit for commercial and residential solar energy systems that applied from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2007. These credits were extended for one additional year in December 2006 by the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. In 2007, global investment in clean energy topped $100 billion, with solar energy as the leading clean energy technology for venture capital and private equity investment. The solar tax credits helped to create unprecedented growth in the U.S. solar industry from 2006-2007. The amount of solar electric capacity installed in 2007 was double that installed in 2006.
More policies needed to support solar projects
As tax credits for renewable energy projects continue to gain traction in policy at the state and federal levels, the demand for this technology has continued to increase. Previously, when it came to homeowners, businesses and farms investing in solar power, the initial financial outlay required weighed in relation to the long-term return was a barrier, but tax credits have sought to ease the burden of initial investments.
Hanif says that public support for solar power is strong and has been consistently so for the past several years. "We have the opportunity to be a leader," she said, adding that she hopes to see more policies put in place which fuel the growth of the industry.
Earlier this year, President Obama asked Congress to eliminate $4 billion in annual federal subsidies for the oil and gas industry, which could cover the production tax credit, setting off a wave of bills being introduced by democratic legislators aimed at feeding the alternative fuel industry.
One bill, sponsored by Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), calls to cut more than $20 billion in tax breaks for the largest oil companies over the next decade. It was shot down in the Senate in late March.
In late April, House Democrats, including Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), introduced a bill proposing to cut $44.8 billion in oil industry tax breaks over the next decade, extend the production tax credit for eight years and provide $5 billion in tax credits under the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit.
On May 10, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) introduced a bill that eliminating over $110 billion in oil subsidies over the next 10 years.
But Republican leaders are of a different mind. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) held a press conference lambasting Obama for favoring renewables over the oil industry the same day Sanders and Ellison introduced their bill. DeMint and Pompeo introduced their own bill that would eliminate 15 specific tax credits that benefit either oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, electric vehicles, alternative fuels, solar or wind.
Meanwhile, despite concerns over safety lapses occurring at United States nuclear power plants in 2011, MintPress reported in March that for the first time since 1978, two new nuclear reactors would be built in the U.S. in the state of Georgia at a cost of around $14 billion.
The move marked a reinvestment into an energy form that has sparked debate over safety and industry regulation.
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Voyage to Britain's Most Northerly Town
An interesting mix of cultures, Shetland belonged to the Vikings until 1468, when the islands were mortgaged to Scotland as part of a marriage agreement between the future James II and Princess Margrethe of Denmark.
It is a great place for wildlife experiences, with an abundance of breeding seabirds, orcas off shore, and shaggy and inquisitive Shetland ponies nosing about for a snack when you stop to take their photos.
These isles are surely worth a visit; as Shetland Tourism says, "A quarter of a million puffins who come back every year can't be wrong."
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Dating from the 17th century, the fort is situated downtown just off the small boat harbor. In the mid 19th century, the fort served as a prison and a training base for the Royal Naval Reserve. Today, it is home to the Army Cadet Force and Territorial Army Defense volunteers.
The Lodberries are a series of 19th century merchants' stores. The only surviving herring station jetty, of the nearly 70 that existed at the height of the fishing trade, is located at the south end of the Lodberries and has been recently restored.
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Japanese shares opened higher Wednesday as markets awaited the outcome of the US presidential election which is still too close to call as polls started closing in the United States.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 0.60 percent, or 54.05 points, to 9,029.20.
US stocks marked solid gains as the country chose between incumbent Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, with the economy a key issue in the nail-biter election.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.02 percent to 13,245.68 on Tuesday.
The broad-based S&P 500 rose 0.79 percent to 1,428.39, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.41 percent to 3,011.93.
"Regardless of who wins, some uncertainty will likely be removed," Kenichi Hirano, market analyst at Tachibana Securities, told Dow Jones Newswires.
"Investors can finally factor in specific policy implications from today on," he said.
On currency markets, the euro dipped to $1.2802 and 102.13 yen, compared with $1.2814 and 102.96 yen in New York.
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Neighbors Sue to Shut Down Raleigh Party Mansion!
A Superior Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order to end raucous adult parties at a north Raleigh mansion after neighbors complained.
The Radcliffe Homeowners Association filed a complaint against Claude Verbal II, Pamela Verbal and Metropolitan Lifestyle Group LLC over parties at the home, at 10625 Marion Stone Way.
The 15,224-square-foot home, which the Verbals purchased in August 2010, was billed as "The Mansion," a nightclub-type commercial enterprise during summer months, according to court records. Pamela Verbal has hosted several parties there over the past year that included drug use, liquor for sale, loud and often profane music, scantily-clad models, beefy security guards and valet parking, court records state.
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There's something about those old world plays but the digital thrill is taking the theatre scene to the next level. This very digitalisation is amusing Delhi's theatre circle. However, there are still very few people that are focusing on this form.
Amitesh Grover, 33, has been associated with this stream of theatre for a while now. He started to explore this form of art in 2006.
"We are surrounded by media. We've grown up watching more movies and TV than theatre, this is the reality. The way our imagination works includes mediatised images, sounds and experiences, and this is exactly why I started to include technology within theatre," he said. A lot of his work involves cameras which capture the image of a body in different ways and projects them back onto the set design.
Grover is ecstatic about the response he gets today. Whenever he's held a show, it's no less than a full house. But it wasn't easy initially.
Social Gaming is another interesting platform, ideated by Grover, where people get to interact and have cerebral discussions. The artist uses mobile and social apps that are already available on the Internet. This is either done by Twitter, Facebook or a Skype video conference.Maya Rao, 60, has been doing this kind of work for the past 35 years. Her performance revolves around music, camera and live body.
"I started years ago, in 1999, and experimented with cameras, live cameras etc. Luckily, I happened to meet some people from films. We discovered that when the camera, live action and lights are juxtaposed, it creates its own kind of content which is very different from what you go through in a theatre process," said the veteran artist.


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USC Libraries Acquire Rare Lewis Carroll Letter
The USC Libraries acquired a rare 3-page letter from author Lewis Carroll at a March 19 auction in London. The USC Libraries bid anonymously to surprise longtime supporters and founders of the libraries' Cassady Lewis Caroll Collection, Dr. George Cassady and his wife Linda. Dean Catherine unveiled the letter before an audience of 350 students at last night's Wonderland Unbound Visions and Voices event.
For more details about the acquisition and photos of the letter's arrival at the USC Libraries' Special Collections, read the USC News article by Robert Perkins.
The three-page 1891 letter to Carroll's friend Mrs. Symonds shares his discomfort with the public attention garnered by his Alice books. Photo by Gus Ruelas.
The USC Libraries digitized the rare letter for the surprise unveiling and inclusion in the Wonderland Unbound event. Photo by Noe Montes.


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It's been confirmed! Manchester City agree to sign Porto midfielder Fernando for a reported fee of around £12m. The two clubs were in discussion over the Brazilian born midfielder back in January and City were said to be signing him on transfer deadline day. However, a fee could not be agreed and the move collapsed.
Now, City have revived their interest in the midfielder and will be close to announcing the signing of their new man very soon.
Fernando will join the lengthy list of midfielder's in his position with the likes of: Yaya Toure, Javi Garcia and Fernandinho to compete for a place in the middle of the park.
Manchester City have been restricted to a net spend of £49m after breaching regulations surrounding transfers; they may have found a real bargin buy in Fernando who could prove to be a indispensable signing for the Premier League champions.
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The Florida High School Athletic Association announced its final version of the football districts for the next two years on Friday, and while Williston's district underwent only one change, Chiefland finds itself playing far fewer district games.
The Williston Red Devils will compete in Class 2B, District 4. Other teams in the district include Keystone Heights, Mount Dora, Newberry, Trinity Catholic, Umatilla and The Villages.
Gone from the preliminary list is Interlachen, which was transferred to a much bigger district with more schools to its north.
The Williston Lady Red Devil basketball team completed its district schedule Tuesday night, Jan. 20, as they hosted the Chiefland Lady Indians.
The Red Devils ended their district play for the season with a 63-41 win over the Lady Indians.
"We end our district play at 8-2 for the season," said Head Coach Jason Odom. "We dropped both games to PK and we have a lot of work to get ready for the playoffs."
Four Williston High School football players have been mentioned on the Class 3A All-State list announced Wednesday.
Travis Evans was named to the first team, but with an unusual designation as he was listed as a utility player on defense.
Damon Germany was listed as a second team offensive lineman.
Jordan White was posted as a third team defensive lineman.
Deonte Welch was listed as a third team defensive utility player.
Remember that final version of district football assignments that came out from the Florida High School Athletic Association.
Now there's a "final" final version.
Only one school changed that affected Levy County, but it affected both district contenders Williston and Chiefland.
The Villages, previously listed as the smallest school in Class 2B and denied permission to move down, evidently got the FHSAA to change its mind.
An elaborate underground pot-growing operation that even had its own 100 kilowatt electrical generator has been put out of business and two persons arrested by the Levy County Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
Dr. Craig Henderson received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree, graduating cum laude in 1978 from Palmer College of Chiropractic which is the largest Chiropractor College in America. Dr. Henderson first practiced in a small coal mining town in western Colorado before moving his practice to Williston, where he has been treating patients for the last 24 years.
His Office is located at 510 B S.W. 5th Terrace, right behind Nature Coast Hospital.
A Williston woman has been charged with four counts of forgery after she allegedly wrote checks on her son's bank account.
Tina Marie Aldridge, 42, of Northeast 155th Terrace, Williston, was charged with writing checks for varying amounts and cashing them at a local convenience store.
She reportedly told officials she needed the money for Christmas.
Her total bond was $25,000. She was already on probation for grand theft, according to a report from the Levy County Sheriff's Office.
Other arrests reported:
Newly minted Levy County Property Appraiser Oz Barker says he fired a veteran employee on his first day in office because he did not have confidence or trust in her, but two leaders in the Tri-County NAACP said he told them God directed him to do it.
And they think the reason is a little less divine - that Barker traded a promise to fire her in return for votes to help him win the office in the November election.
Barker denies he fired Mary Golding to help him win the race, will not discuss why but he did seek legal counsel from an attorney specializing in labor issues.
As of noon on Wednesday, Jan. 14, three candidates had qualified for the City Council elections to be held in early March.
Steve Holcomb, the incumbent in Group A, has filed to retain his seat. Marc Nussel, who has been a member of the council since November, when he was appointed to fill the Group B seat vacated by Cal Byrd, has qualified to run for that position for a full two-year term. He previously served on the council for eight years during the 1990s.
Only one seat on the Williston City Council will be contested when the election is held in early March.
City Council President Debra Jones is being challenged by former council member Jerry Robinson, who left the council last year in an unsuccessful bid for the County Commission.
Council members Marc Nussel and Steve Holcomb drew no opposition and will automatically be re-elected.
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PVD Lady Project: Ladies who ROCK
PVD Lady Project
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)
Who's Going
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Event Details
PVD Lady Project is teaming up with Girls Rock! Rhode Island for Ladies who ROCK at the Southside Cultural Center on June 26th....and it's going to be awesome.
PVD Lady Project members and guests will come at 6pm for a special performance by Emma Corbin from Girls Rock! RI, mingling, apps and drinks by Ooh La La Wines.
The rest of the show is open to everyone at 7:30pm (doors at 7pm) for performances by some amazing female musicians:
- Ana & Kate of the Sugar Honey Iced Teas
- Roz Raskin of The Rice Cakes (2012 WBRU Rock Hunt winner)
- Leanne Luce of Gill Moss
- Girls Rock alum
...and some special musical surprises along the way!
Free parking is available.
PVD Lady Project tickets are only for the ladies (or female-identifying) and include the option to donate to Girls Rock! RI, a local non-profit that empowers girls to increase their self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-efficacy through music. Portion of ticket proceeds also benefit the Southside Cultural Center.
After the event, check out PechaKucha, co-hosted by Lady Project co-founder, Julie Sygiel!
Hope to see you there!
sierra + the pvd lady project team
Questions? Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
PS: Special thanks to Sarah Bertness for all her help with this great event!
When & Where
Southside Cultural Center
393 Broad St
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)
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Oklahoma's public schools are still waiting for their respective report cards to be issued. Actually, that isn't exactly true. Oklahoma State Department of Education statisticians have issued and reissued school report cards numerous times over the last week – an average of more than one bogus attempt per day — they just haven't yet figured out the right formula for calculating them correctly.
Therefore public school educators may be forgiven if they are frustrated and weary of waiting to learn how the highly technical, highly arbitrary and highly inconsequential in real terms A-F report cards turn out for their respective schools. And that is the most salient point of all. No matter what the report cards say, they are of no real value for a host of reasons.
Oklahoma public schools' report cards are heavily weighted toward academic improvement of the bottom 25 percent of students, depending on the school site. These are kids who can and do learn, and who can and do make progress, but who may take extra time to do so. Their scores are counted three times while advanced and proficient students' scores are counted only once. It is a simple fact of life that school districts in more affluent areas of the state have very small numbers of special education students. As poverty rates go down, grades go up, and not all school districts are equal in that important determinant.
Oklahoma's grading system actually penalizes schools for having special education students who have the tenacity to persevere in completing their high school educations but who take more than four years to achieve the goal.
Attendance is a key component of Oklahoma's A-F school grading system, which sounds like a good idea, but in the end school administrators' ability to force kids to consistently show up is limited. Another fallacy is in four-year graduation rates. Schools that have a 90 percent four-year graduation rate get points toward their letter grade. An 89 percent four-year graduation rate earns the school no points.
The Oklahoma State Department of Education is the only entity that should be getting a grade, and it is an F.


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"After first seeing the Caparison headstock in a Soilwork video over 10 years ago, I've been fascinated with these guitars. Caparison builds the finest guitars I've ever touched, period. Outstanding craftsmanship, playability and sound, these are pure works of art. After years of searching, I have finally found the perfect instrument."
Originally from New Zealand, Andhe has spent the last 20 years playing guitar, previously in New Zealand for bands In Dread Response, The Mark of Man, and various others over the years. Working on various albums, and videos along the way, he looked to expand internationally. Now living in Finland playing for melodic death metal masters Mors Principium Est, contributing to the latest album "...and Death said live".


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In what will come as a shock to absolutely no one, a study by the Wall Street Journal determined that Chicago White Sox broadcasters Hawk Harrelson and Steve Stone were the most biased in the league... by more than four times the next most homerific broadcast team (Indians announcers Matt Underwood and Rick Manning).
The WSJ study looked at a home victory for each MLB team and counted each instance of homerism by the broadcasters, including first person pronouns referring to the home team, nicknames that aren't widely used, and blatant cheering. Harrelson and Stone had 104 instances of homerism in the chosen game, a 2-1 win over the Rangers in July. The most impressive aspect of that statistic?
That number was more than the next seven highest broadcast teams combined!
Aside from the White Sox topping the list, the rest of the top five teams were all small market teams: the Indians, Pirates, Astros, and Marlins. Meanwhile, on the other end of the spectrum, five teams featured no recorded instances of bias in the chosen game: the Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Mets, and Dodgers. Those are generally large markets and their broadcast teams are thought of highly. Vin Scully does not refer to the Dodgers as "we" during a broadcast and he's made a decent career out of announcing.
Now obviously, a one game sample doesn't give us any definitive conclusion. But, when you have such a massive gap from #1 to #2 like in the case of the White Sox and the rest of the competition, that's a clear sign who is undoubtedly the biggest homers in baseball. Then again, you could put a mannequin next to Hawk and the White Sox team would still top this list by a mile. You can argue about the placing of the teams from #2 to #30, but all shades of baseball homerism pale in comparision to Hawk Harrelson... but you already knew that.
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US President Barack Obama says the US is investigating whether chemical weapons have been used in Syria, but he's "deeply sceptical" of claims that rebel forces are behind such an attack.
The Syrian government and rebels have accused each other of using chemical weapons in an attack on Tuesday that the government says killed 31 and wounded more than 100.
But during a visit to neighbouring Israel on Wednesday, Obama suggested it's more likely that if the weapons were used, the Syrian government was behind the attack.
"We know the Syrian government has the capacity to carry out chemical weapon attacks," Obama said.
"We know that there are those in the Syrian government who have expressed a willingness to use chemical weapons if necessary to protect themselves. I am deeply sceptical of any claim that in fact it was the opposition that used chemical weapons.
"We have been clear that the use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people would be a serious and tragic mistake," Obama said.
Obama said the US policy not to intervene militarily thus far was based on his desire to solve the problem as a global community. "It's a world problem ... when tens of thousands of people are being slaughtered, including innocent women and children," Obama said.
During a joint press conference, Netanyahu said the two leaders discussed Syria during their private meeting earlier. He said the two countries shared a goal of preventing Syria's weapons arsenal from falling into the hands of terrorists.


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This is the fourth year in a row that we've seen record high temperatures in July in many parts of the United States. To the usual tips for staying cool (drink more water, stay in the shade, find an air-conditioned spot) we would add some spiritual ways of dealing with heat — tips from sages and seers who have lived through hot times.See Your Connection to the WeatherThe world-famous Catholic monk Thomas Merton sets the tone for our spiritual weather strategies in this passage from When t … [Read more...]
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12 Practices to Honor the Earth
Spiritual practices are the best ways we know to demonstrate kindness and courtesy toward the Earth, to express our gratitude and wonder, to yield to the mystery and the beauty of it all. In observance of Earth Day we offer a set of practices (from the Alphabet of Spiritual Literacy) you can do to honor the Earth over the next months.1. AttentionThe great Catholic writer Ernesto Cardenal in Abide in Love observes: "Everything in nature has a trademark, God's trademark: the stripes on a … [Read more...]
Spring: 6 Ways to Inaugurate the Season
"Just as there are seasons in the world around us, so there are in our interior life," Teresa of Avila wisely observed. "We cannot expect it to be otherwise."Spring is a season of renewal and rebirth. It's a time when buds become leaves and flowers, when healing rain washes city streets and falls like grace on parched country fields, when the hard ground beneath us softens to allow shoots of new life to emerge.As outside, so inside. Spring is a time for cleaning out and making way for … [Read more...]
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The great Christian monk Thomas Merton once compared the spiritual life to the search for a path in a field of untrodden snow: "Walk across the snow and there is your path." This thought came to mind this weekend as snowstorm Nemo blanketed the Eastern U.S. with deep snow. How can we make a walk across the snow into a spiritual practice? Here are some ways.Be Grateful. The day after the storm, we went over to our neighborhood park in New York City. The sidewalks and streets were already … [Read more...]
As Outside, So Inside. Observing the Winter Solstice.
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When you stay at Courtyard by Marriott Lyndhurst Meadowlands in Lyndhurst, you'll be in the entertainment district and convenient to MetLife Stadium. This hotel is within the vicinity of Passaic and Newark Museum.
Make yourself at home in one of the 227 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including an indoor pool and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a television in a common area.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar. Dining is also available at a coffee shop/café. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Breakfast is available daily for a fee.
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Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Lyndhurst? This hotel has facilities measuring 2200 square feet (204 square meters), including meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
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- Number of meeting rooms - 6
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Harley-Davidson's new Street family, spearheaded by the larger brother, the Street 750, has not only sparked a lot of buzz from fans, enthusiasts, and even from those outside the Harley market altogether, but is taking The Motor Company to new grounds even before being made available to the general public.
The Street 750 is currently being manned by Brad "the Bullet" Baker, AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National champion, to compete in ESPN's X Games competitions, no doubt to show off its capability before hitting the market. The latest race featuring the 750 took place at ESPN's X Games Aspen. That particular competition, where the 750's rubber and shocks were tested in an arena of snow and ice, will now be showcased further to perform in a completely different environment — the dirt, set at X Games Austin, what Harley-Davidson has described as "an adrenaline-fueled Flat Track exhibition."
In the same manner as how the US-based manufacturer originally approached this all-new platform (the first in 13 years) by reaching out to its fans, The Motor Company is, once more, asking for the general public to voice their opinion on whether Flat Track racing should become a future medal sport at X Games. Harley-Davidson encourages the public to take part by using #XGamesFlatTrack to participate officially.
As per Harley-Davidson, the manufacturer was influenced in regards to approaching what would inevitably become the new Street platform, after receiving input from 3,000-plus customers, riders, and dealers from all over the world, clocked in from over 10 countries.
The new Street 750 will make its debut at Harley-Davidson dealerships in the coming weeks around the world.
Again, for your voice to be heard, use the #XGamesFlatTrack hashtag when posting on any given social media outlet:
Check out the promotional video for the Harley-Davidson Street 750 at X Games Aspen.
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I am 5'7 1/2 and weigh 180 pounds. I currently wear a 36B and recently went to a consultation. I tried on 375cc's and thought it may be too big. My doctor said no, and encouraged me to go bigger. I'm unsure what will look good? I ultimately want to be a D but I don't want it to look too extreme. But I also don't want to go through with getting 375 or 400cc's and it turn out to be too small. What do you recommend? Help! I have attached my pic along with two pictures I would like to look like.
How Do I Know Which CC's Will Look Ok On My Body? (photo)
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Breast Implants-How to Know How Many CCS will Look Good On You
The Rice Test is the most accurate way to estimate the number of ccs of Breast Implant will look good on you. It involves using a plastic bag, adding rice to the bag and placing the bag into your bra.
You then convert the ccs of Rice to the ccs of Breast Implant that you will need.
For a conversion chart of ounces of rice to ccs see my article in the link below
Web reference: http://drseckel.com/boston-breast-implants/boston-breast-augmentation-how-to-choose-size-of-breast-implant/
How Do I Know Which CC's Will Look Ok On My Body?
I do have my patients try silicone gel sizers on in a stretch cup bra. Although not a perfect method, I think it gives us some idea of how much volume a patient wants to add to her own breast volume in order to obtain the desired breast mound size. I also think that bringing in photos can help communicate to a surgeon what size and shape (eg: how much upper pole fullness) a patient is hoping for. The first set of photos you show are very full breasts, with a pretty significant of upper pole fullness...an "implanted" rather than a natural look, but a nice "implanted" look. Although it is difficult to tell without examining you, I would guess that you would need at least 400cc to obtain this look, and maybe closer to 450-475cc or so.
Web reference: http://www.seattleplasticsurgery.com/breast-augmentation-surgery.html
Firmly committing to a Breast Implant before surgery is not wise
Hi there-
Questions like yours are incredibly common and the choice of implant tends to generate an extreme amount of anxiety in patients... I have found the following very helpful:
Take a deep breath and think about the following...
The reason you are pursuing breast augmentation is because you would like to safely achieve a more pleasing breast appearance. Right?
You didn't wake up one day and think, "I really want the letter on my bra to be a D", or "I really want a sack of goo in my chest that has the number 400 on it"...
In other words, in my opinion, because it is a certain appearance that women like yourself are trying to achieve through the surgery, and NOT a letter on their bra or a number on their implants, using those measures to communicate goals or judge outcomes misses the point a bit, is too indirect, and greatly increases the chances of postoperative unhappiness.
After surgery, if the implants you chose are the ones you got, but your breasts look funny, will you be happy?
Conversely, if your breasts are beautiful after surgery and look very close to what you envisioned for yourself, but the number on them is different than what you thought you were going to get, would you be concerned?
Take a step back from the trees, and look at the forrest- I think you'll agree the best thing you can do (other than choose your surgeon very carefully and based on the appropriate criteria- hint- lowest price is not a good one to use) to maximize your chances of being happy is to very carefully communicate your goals for appearance to your surgeon. Then give him the freedom to do what is necessary to achieve that appearance for you.
Choosing the implant before surgery gives the patient the (false) sense of security and control that (at least before surgery) might make you feel more comfortable about the process, and helps the surgeon absolve themselves of responsibility if the patient is unhappy after surgery (you picked them), but does not (IMHO) lead to a higher percentage of happy patients. In fact, this is (again, IMHO) a large part of the reason that the FDA expressed concerns that up to 10% of breast augmentation patients have a second operation within the first 12 months after surgery- because they are not happy with the size of the implants.
Communicate your appearance. Choose a surgeon carefully and trust their skills and judgment. Follow all instructions carefully.
Web reference: http://orlandoplasticsurgery.blogspot.com/2010/01/achieving-beautiful-breasts-you-desire.html#642
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Which implant is right
I feel that a surgeon needs to take into consideration the dimensions of your native breast tissue to make sure that the implant will fit symmetrically behind the nipple. Without those dimensions, it is hard to advise you but in general terms, the 375 should not be too big, impossible to say if you will look like the photos though. It is also hard to predict cup size as it depends on the maker of the bra.
Choosing size
Choosing the "correct" size generally causes considerable amount of concern for patients. However, size is generally not one of the major factors in ensuring a beautiful natural looking result. A surgeon will help guide you with the choice of the implant size that will meet your objectives and remain consistent with your dimensions.
350 cc. implants may be fine for you.
If you have tried sizers of 350 or 375cc., and they looked good to you, you will probably like the result of thisprocedure. Round implants do not change the breast shape, they simply increase the volume. They will increase the fullness of the upper part of the breast, as well as the lower. This volume should not be too big for your frame, or your goal of a D cup.
Breast augmentation
Now that you have an idea of the sizes chosen for you. Why don't you do a "baggy test" at home and try it out. If you think they are too large, then try smaller ones. Then tell your surgeon. This usually works for my patients.
Which implant size to pick??
Implant size is probably the greatest concern of patients seeking breast augmentation. Different surgeons have different philosophies as to selecting the proper size. I have been fairly vocal on this forum about this topic.
Selecting the proper size is one of the most important decisions you will make not in terms of being disappointed you went too small but in going too large and creating damage to your tissues and increasing the chance that you will need corrective surgery, increased downtime, increased pain and loss of sensation and other problems.
IMHO (I love that term), "trying on an implant" by putting it on top of your breast in a bra makes as much sense as trying on a pair of pants by placing it on top of your thighs. This practice takes absolutely no information about your breast tissue into consideration. If your breasts had the ability to stretch infinitely without sustaining damage, then that practice would work.
There are some who say that you cannot know the proper size implant ahead of time, but the fact is that you can. Using methods that take into consideration the base width of the breast, the tissue compliance (stretchiness) and tissue thickness, you can make a very accurate prediction of the implant required. I have been doing this for 8 years and rarely make a change in the operating room from my preop selection. I also get requests to change implant size far less that 1% of the time so the system clearly works. Using sizers in the operating room is not necessary in routine cases, however, I will state that they are very useful when the breasts are of differieng volumes and the use of two different implants is required.
As for placing the implant above the muscle, I havent done that on a primary augmentation in over ten years, as the dual plane technique as described by Tebbetts works wonders on a breast with some glandular ptosis (drooping) as seen in your photos. That is an entirely different discussion.
You need to see a surgeon well versed and experienced in this operation who can best guide you on what the proper implant size based upon yoru tissues is, and can also review with you the possible issues that may occur should you choose to use a different size. That knowledge only comes with lots of experience.
Web reference: http://www.breastimplantslongisland.com/choosing-the-right-size.php
Breast Augmentation Size
There are a number of factors that influence the final size and shape of you breast after a breast augmentation.These factors include but are not limited to height,weight, implant size ,implant shape,skin envelope, anatomy of the underlying bone and history of breast feeding
Web reference: http://www.plasticsurg.org/plastic-surgery-chicago.html
Know what you wish for after augmentation
You are off to a very good start with the photos you posted, and this is what your surgeon should see to know the goal you have. None of us know the cc's until we complete an exam, apply sizers in the OR, and match our goal to what you have given to guide us. You will know the cc's when you get your implant ID card in recovery.
Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd.com
Web reference: http://www.peterejohnsonmd.com
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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(ABC NEWS)- When it comes to favoritism, most parents try to remain neutral, but others, like Lauren Hartmann, admit that they do have favorites.
Hartmann, a married mother of two, says her 3-year-old daughter is her favorite child, and in a blog post titled "I Don't Feel Guilty for Having a Favorite Child" she explained her feelings.
"Despite the immense love I have for both of my children, I couldn't help but feel like the bond with my daughter, my firstborn, was different, stronger," Hartmann, a blogger for Babble.com, wrote about two months ago.
"I definitely had those fears that my heart wouldn't have enough room to love another child," Hartmann, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, said in an interview with ABC News.
She added: "There's something so special about your first child … we really had a strong bond."
The 30-year-old admits that she was initially ashamed when she first realized she was growing closer to her daughter.
"It feels awful to think could I have a favorite," she said, but noted that having a favorite didn't mean she didn't love her son, who is 10 months old. "I love them both but I have had more time to get to know her and develop that bond and my bond with my son is going to grow."
Even though she may have a favorite today, she says she knows the roles may change in the future.
"I think that over the years I'll probably just connect with my children each in different ways. Maybe during the teenage years when my daughter is really challenging and emotional I may find myself gravitating more to my son … relationships are forever changing and I feel like children are no exception to that," she said.
Lindsay Powers, the Yahoo Parenting Editorial Director, weighed in on "GMA" as part of the "Yahoo Your Day" collaboration between "Good Morning America" and Yahoo experts.
"I think with this it kind of depends where these kids are in their lives," said Powers. "This mom has gotten to know her older child a little bit better. If the child is at an age you relate to more, you find that they might be your "favorite child," but it may be different next week."
A 2014 study published in the Journal of Family Psychology says that "In families, the perception that parents have a favorite is linked with the less-favored children being twice as likely to use alcohol, cigarettes or drugs."
Powers offered advice to parents who may be tackling this issue, and what they should do if one child feels like they are loved less than their siblings.
"I think perception is key," she explained. "You want to make sure one kid doesn't feel like their parent doesn't like them more than the other, because that can lead to some issues—sibling rivalry, their relationship with their parents. But it's really important to take some time to make sure each kid feels special."
One-on-one time with each child is important so that "each child feels like it's their time to shine," Powers added. "If you have a kid that has a baseball game one week, that kid is kind of the star of the family, the next week someone may have a ballet recital, and even if they don't have an event, it's really important to carve out that time."
More than anything, "It doesn't need to fancy. It doesn't need to be expensive," she said. "It can be lunch, or just a quick walk around the block."


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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Race Video of the Year: Kentaro Ito Wins the '08 Hofu Yomiuri Marathon
No comment necessary. Thanks to Scott Douglas of Running Times magazine for sending me the link to this.
Posted by Brett Larner at 10:46 PM
4 comments:
- Simon said...
I love this video. Someone posted it on the elites with the worst running form thread on Letsrun recently. Shadow-boxing to victory!
- January 7, 2010 at 7:42 PM
- Dusty said...
Did he completely fall apart in the last few kilometers, or is that his normal form!?
- January 8, 2010 at 6:33 AM
- Brett Larner said...
That's a good question. I'll try to find some other videos. I know the guy who came in 5th in this race too, so next time I see him I'll ask if he noticed Ito's form when they were running together.
- January 8, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- Dusty said...
I went looking for videos earlier today. Unfortunately, it appears he shares a name with a movie star, so no luck.
- January 8, 2010 at 1:46 PM
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by Shelley Munro
Rating - R
Are you Sex Idol material?
Can you strut your stuff on stage, turning on the audienceyour
judges? Are you experienced in all forms of sexual entertainment?
Calling all sex contestants on Earth and off-planet! We are searching
for candidates to enter the ultimate in sex reality shows. The winner
of the Sex Idol title will receive a fabulous prize package including
an advertising contract worth over ten million credits. Pick up your
entry forms from Robinson's, the makers of designer toys and sexual
aids, and sign up today!
Sex contestant Antonio Perez sees the Sex Idol contest as an
opportunity to reconcile with his former partner Sasha Greenacre.
With Sasha at his side he'll have hot sex and an excellent chance at
taking out the ultimate title.
Sasha is shocked when Antonio walks back into her life, asking her to
train him. She's determined to keep her distance and guard her heart.
Sasha doesn't want to step over the emotional line again, even though
one look at the luscious hunk is enough to tempt an angel to sin
"Not like that. Gently!" Sasha Greenacre instructed. "You want your
partner to climax not writhe around in acute pain." She strolled down
the lines of students practicing oral sex and halted when she noticed
the couple at the far end of the room whispering instead of taking
part in the class exercise. College students and legally adult,
maybe, but they still loved to gossip given the opportunity. Sasha
glided closer, ready to reprimand.
" the man is hunkermondous. Bet he'll enter the Sex Idol contest,"
the pretty blonde said.
"He'll win," her exercise partner stated. "Wish I had Perez's
technique. Ms. Greenacre used to be his partner. That's why my
parents enrolled me at her school the minute I turned eighteen. Said
she was the best. They won all the top contests."
Sasha squeezed her eyes closed and sucked in a breath, trying to ease
the rapid beat of her heart. Ever since the ads for Sex Idol, the
ultimate contest, had started appearing in the papers and on the
links, Antonio's name had hit the headlines. His name was on
everyone's lips. Rumors flew faster than her savings disappeared when
bill time came around. Sasha's nails dug into her palms as she took
another hasty breath. Hearing his name hurt, dammit.
Even after all this time.
More whispering jerked her from the painful memories. "Are you going
to participate in this exercise?" Sasha winced at the peevish note in
her voice. "Have you both climaxed? No? I want to see at least one
orgasm each before the timer goes."
"Yes, Ms. Greenacre." The male swiped his tongue over his partner's
glistening clitoris and she issued a soft mew, her hips jerking in
time to the soft rock ballad that poured through concealed speakers.
"Very good." Sasha strode down the rows of wide-padded benches again,
observing her students' progress with satisfaction. The novice class
consisted of twenty students between the ages of eighteen and twenty
eleven females and nine males. They would do her proud in the
upcoming competition, and all going well, they'd win the team's award
Sasha became aware of excited whispers and heads lifted from the
exercise she'd set. She turned toward the door to check the source of
the interruption. A man stood in the open doorway. He was as familiar
as the reflection she saw in the mirror each morning. Icy-cold panic
froze her in place, the chatter from her students receding to the
distance. The strident clang of the automatic bell jerked Sasha from
her frozen horror.
What was Antonio doing here?
God, he looked great. Sasha bit down on her tongue to make sure it
wasn't hanging out.
"Can we have your autograph?" Her students had no qualms about vying
for his attention. They leapt from their workstations and ran to him
like excited pups, heedless of their unclothed state.
"No problem. I'm happy to sign autographs." Antonio signed books and
slips of pastel-colored paper until Sasha wanted to scream. It was
pretty obvious he'd come to see her, but why?
Finally, he excused himself, ushered his last excited fan to their
clothes and out the door before shutting it with a soft click. Sasha
winced but maintained his gaze in an act of sheer bravado. In return,
he grinned and prowled across the room, his arms outstretched. Sasha
stepped behind her rigid plastique desk, although it was flimsy
protection against his potent masculinity. Tall, with the looks of a
dark angel, the man oozed sex appeal.
Sasha had thoughthopedshe'd become immune. But judging by the way
her heart rate had picked up into a frenzied gallop, obviously not.
"Sasha." He rolled her name, slow and easy so it sounded exotic.
Decadent and expensive like her favorite double chocolate chip ice
cream. And just like that, Sasha was thrown into the past.
Antonio Perez.
How long had it been since she'd seen him in person? Three years,
maybe four?
"Antonio?" she murmured, still in disbelief, hot flashes of memories
swimming through her mind. Images of skin against skin, bodies
writhing together, tauntingly slow until desperation took over.
Sasha swallowed, trying to clear the lump of anxiety that clogged her
throat. Antonio Perez. The man she'd loved and let walk away without
a fight. She cast a worried glance at the silent man. Hell, she hoped
this was a flying visit, that she wouldn't see him again after today.
She didn't thinkno, knewshe couldn't live through a repeat
experience of the past.
"Sasha, sweetheart. I heard you were a teacher now. I heard you'd
given up competing on the contest circuit."
"Yeah." The ache in her chest spilled over into her voice and she had
to look away.
"Do you regret it?" he asked, his low, intimate tone raising goose
bumps along her arms and legs, and pulling her nipples to hard, achy
Sasha folded her arms across her breasts, trying to appear nonchalant
while inside her emotions roiled. As always, the man knew exactly how
to cut, and cut deep. She'd loved performing and had been good at it.
But she'd made the cardinal mistake. She'd allowed emotions to cloud
the issue and get in the way. Her liking for Antonio had boiled over
into love. A sex performer couldn't put on a good act if emotions got
in the way. Detachment was the secret to a winnera champion.
Aloofness and supreme confidence in the ability to perform any sex
act, at any time, with any man or woman, under any conditions. And it
seemed as though she hadn't learned from experience. Antonio Perez
still pushed every single one of her hot buttons.
She still loved him.
Damn, damn, damn!
Adventure into Romance


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Costume Photos
Costume Information
|Cost :
|No idea, a good amount of the material was donated.
|Time Taken :
|Uh...around 72 hrs...? ><
|Well, this was my Lulu cosplay for Anime Expo 2010 in LA. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. However, it was very time consuming. Since I actually made it out of belts, I bought most of the belts for the skirt when the thrift store was having a sale. The rest was either previously owned by me or was donated to the cause >< The corset was actually given to me by a friend, and it ended up being perfect so I ended up using it ^^
this is soooo beautiful ^_^
Wow, you make such a beautiful lulu! Lovely work!
...That is one awesome Lulu. So far probably the most beautiful Lulu cosplayed I've seen~
Oooh another Lulu! you look fabulous as her, really pull her off well!
beautiful...you make such a beautiful lulu ^_^
Ni~ce. ^o^
This looks lovely! You look so pretty :) <3
your Lulu is beautiful <3 Love It! and the group photo!! :D xx
Amazing lulu looks like time well spent, I don't know how people manage to make the belted skirt and wear it about looks perfect tho, great ff group too
Wow, you look amazing.Well done you really did do well.
This looks amazing! You really suit Lulu and the outfit is beautifully made :D
WOW you look beautiful!
You make a great Lulu, great job!


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October 21, 2013
Rosie Shellenberg, Principal of Qatar Academy Sidra, talks about the school's ambitions for the future as it begins its second year
QatarAcademy (QA) Sidra has created a strong community feeling since we opened in September 2012. We were formerly called the community school and that's exactly what we are. We have created a little family community and a great place to work.
We have had a successful first year with a great team of amazing parents, who are happy to help and volunteer with anything. They have started a Parent Teachers Organization, which will be implemented this year.
All of our parents work either for Qatar Foundation (QF) or Sidra Research and Medical Facility, so there's a community feeling between them and they are very supportive.
We involve parents with events, inviting them to come to talk to me at our 'Tea with the Principal' sessions, to help to run concerts, or to come and do a math lesson or project with their children.
We held a music concert, a math and science night, and an art exhibition in which parents came and bid on art projects, with the money donated to a charity in Sri Lanka. On Qatar National Day, parents came and provided traditional foods.
Just having their support creates a positive climate and you know that if you need them, they will be there for you.
QA Sidra has overcome many challenges to open from scratch last year. As we begin our second year, we have achieved so much and have so much to look forward to. We opened initially in six classrooms at QA for a few weeks before we moved into our own school and it has been a huge accomplishment to run a successful school, despite the obstacles and space restrictions.
Starting a new school anywhere is challenging. You have to be flexible and adapt to change and you have to be willing to just embrace any problems. You have to take one step at a time. We are a new school, a new faculty and everything's new. But everybody has stayed positive.
We have succeeded in training staff to use systems, such as the PowerSchool program used across QF to store report card information and share messages with parents. We have a website we keep up-to-date, all grades send out newsletters, and we have managed many successful events.
I have set a climate of expectations – it doesn't matter what obstacles we face, we're going to overcome them and move forward and that's what we keep doing.
As we set out on this new academic year, we have grown, have plans to open new facilities during the next three to four years, and have changed our strategic direction to implement the International Baccalaureate. We have started planning for this implementation and the training that the teachers will require to deliver the new curriculum.
We have added Grades 7 and 8 and have refurbished a new middle school building, which we hope to open shortly to house the students. This will also include two science laboratories, which the primary school will also have the opportunity to use.
Setting Standards
The middle school students are very well-behaved, which reflects a great job done by the parents. The students have set the standard as the leaders of the school and have set a good example for the primary school.
We have also added broadcasting and journalism to the subjects we teach. These are really good courses to enable the students to grow and to practice English and public speaking. Broadcasting has been very successful in other schools and we decided to add it for this year. Our new journalism teacher will also help to develop our communications, and plans to create our yearbook this year, as well as a student newspaper and to create morning announcements which will go out across the smartboards in every classroom.
Next year we will be adding ninth grade and we will continue to add a grade level each year until the 12th grade.
I'm really proud of the staff here. We're teaching the children how to make the best decisions and how to think for themselves. We are teaching them to dream beyond their current circumstances and reach higher than they believe they can by having a positive atmosphere and teaching them that they can do the work and they will be successful. I think the teachers are doing a fabulous job. My board is also very supportive and I feel that all of us have just one thing in mind – we want the school to succeed and the students to be successful.
'Dreaming beyond our current circumstances' is a philosophy I have lived by all my life and one that I try to instill in the teachers I lead and the students whose lives we touch.
Everyone has the power to dream and, with the right guidance from school leaders and role models, to reach those dreams. Qatar itself is a fantastic example of this philosophy. Qatar has had leaders who have dreamed big and the realization of those big dreams is taking shape in front of our eyes in amazing form.
QF is a large part of this dream. QF has built many facilities, including schools, universities, research facilities, state-of-the-art buildings and museums, all because they want the people of Qatar to dream big and to realize those dreams.
QF knows that this can happen with the realization of a knowledge-based society. This philosophy by which Qatar and QF are guided is one that closely mirrors my own educational philosophy.
As a school leader in this capacity, I see my role as, firstly, hiring outstanding teachers and school administrators and then, secondly, as providing the tools, scaffolding, and professional development opportunities that those teachers and administrators need to be successful in creating a school and classrooms where dreams begin in a student's mind and then go a step further to be realized in actuality.
Qatar Academy Sidra's five-year plan
Five strategic objectives:
Ensure that students perform at the highest level of achievement.
Recruit, develop, and retain highly qualified human capital.
Ensure that all students become independent, reflective and compassionate problem solvers with an appreciation and understanding of cultural diversity.
Establish programs for effective internal systems.
Provide a safe and secure facility and infrastructure that allows for growth and expansion to meet the current and future school community's needs.


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US Billionaire Calls for Elite Rule on Elections
Susanne Posel (OC) : Tom Perkins, billionaire venture capitalist, believes that the Elite should have more say in this country by having access to more voting rights than everyone else.
Perkins spoke in San Francisco at the Commonwealth Club of California (CCC) on his new scheme under the forum "The War on the 1%". The billionaire said:
"The Tom Perkins system is: You don't get the vote if you don't pay a dollar in taxes. But what I really think is it should be like a corporation. You pay a million dollars, you get a million votes. How's that?"
To save bad press, Perkins claimed that he had "intended to be outrageous" when he divulged his idea to the audience.
This wealthy man asserts that the 1% can purchase votes which is easier and cheaper than investing in propaganda schemes to convince the public to vote in favor of the Elite.
Perkins asserts that:
• Obama is an "amateur president" who is demonizing the 1%
• Teachers unions are destroying the US public school system
• US elections should adopt a corporate model with those paying $1 million in taxes having 1 million votes during elections
In a letter to the press, Perkins wrote: "I would call attention to the parallels of fascist Nazi Germany to its war on its "one percent," namely its Jews, to the progressive war on the American one percent, namely the 'rich.'" Of course, Perkins offered an apology later for this comment.
According to Bryan Fischer, the US government should end socialized entitlement programs such as social security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, and the federal minimum wage. Fischer said:
"You know, back in the day, in the colonial period, you had to be a landowner, a property owner to be eligible to vote and I don't think that's a bad idea. And the reason is very simple: if somebody owns property in a community, they're invested in the community. If they're renters, they're going to be up and gone; they could leave the next day … [P]eople that are not property owners – it's like people that pay no taxes, they have no skin in the game. They don't care about the same things that somebody does who is rooted in the community."
Susanne Posel, Occupy Corporatism


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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Rockies are doing the little things right on the road. The Giants got about as ugly as possible at home.
Aaron Cook threw a five-hitter to win his fourth straight decision, Willy Taveras had a pair of bunt singles and Matt Holliday added three RBI in Colorado's fourth consecutive victory, 6-1 over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
"Our offense did the right thing tonight and Cook pitched a great game," Taveras said. "We've got some great speed and when we get on, we can do some damage. You saw what could happen tonight."
Cook (4-1) struck out two and walked four on the way to his first complete game of the season and fifth of his career a night after Colorado rallied against the San Francisco bullpen to take the series opener.
Cook shut down Barry Bonds, who has gone 14 games without a homer or an RBI. It is the second-longest RBI drought of his 22-year career.
The San Francisco slugger going 0-for-4 with four groundouts for his fifth straight hitless game. He hasn't homered since May 8 off the Mets' Tom Glavine, and manager Bruce Bochy said afterward that No. 25 would play in Sunday afternoon's series finale. Bonds will likely sit out Tuesday's game against New York at Shea Stadium.
Bonds, who turns 43 on July 24, has gone 41 at-bats and 61 plate appearances without a homer, remaining 10 shy of tying Hank Aaron's career record of 755. During that stretch since the homer, Bonds has drawn 20 walks with seven intentional free passes, struck out eight times and is batting .122.
"We feed off Barry and he knows it," Bochy said.
Holliday had a two-run single, and RBI groundout and doubled to give him 11 extra-base hits in his last 20, seven of those doubles. The Rockies are on their longest winning streak of the season, surpassing the three in a row they won from April 3-6 -- and this is the first time in franchise history that Colorado has won four straight without a home run.
"We got a great start, 18 groundball outs," Colorado manager Clint Hurdle said. "We took advantage of some errors and got some big hits and put it all together tonight."
Colorado took two of three at Arizona before coming to the Bay Area, and has secured both a series victory and a winning road trip -- a first for the club on a multiple-city trip since before the All-Star break last year.
The benches cleared in the eighth after Giants lefty Steve Kline plunked Yorvit Torrealba in the lower back. They exchanged words along the first-base line as Kline walked and pointed toward Torrealba before the umpires and teammates kept them apart. There apparently was still bad blood between the two from a series earlier this month at Coors Field, where Torrealba stole a base on Kline with two outs in the ninth and the Giants leading 15-1.
Kline questioned his team's energy afterward and said it made too many "bonehead" mistakes.
"We're sluggish. We show up and think we can win," he said. "We need some vinegar in our swagger. ... We lost a tough one yesterday but today it was like we didn't show up."
Bonds has added his dangly gold and diamond cross earring back into his uniform attire -- in his left ear -- for the first time in five years.
"Just to have people talk," he said with a smile before the game.
Cook has won his last four decisions after going winless with one loss in his initial six outings of the year. He worked ahead in the count and kept the Giants off balance with an effective mixture of fastballs and off-speed pitches.
"You can put a lot of pressure on hitters when you throw first-pitch strikes," Cook said. "It puts the burden on them."
Giants starter Matt Morris drove in his team's lone run when he chopped a bases-loaded single for a 1-0 lead in the second. Morris, who hasn't beaten the Rockies in three outings since a win on June 1, 2005, plunked Cook with a curveball in the back to put him aboard in the seventh.
The Rockies scored four unearned runs against Morris in the third following fielding errors by third baseman Pedro Feliz and second baseman Ray Durham, who left after the third with a strained abdominal muscle and was replaced by Kevin Frandsen. Durham was listed as day-to-day.
Morris (5-2) got through the first on 11 pitches, then allowed a pair of singles in the second but escaped unscathed.
"He had good stuff, just a lousy ballgame," Bochy said. "We're all embarrassed after that game. The fundamentals got us. We didn't do anything right tonight. ... We got what we deserved."
Morris clearly was frustrated after the loss, quickly making his clubhouse exit.
The Giants loaded the bases in the second for Morris.
Durham followed Bonds' groundout with a single to right, then Feliz doubled one out later and Cook intentionally walked Omar Vizquel to bring up Morris. He hit a slow bouncer toward third and easily beat it out.
Ryan Klesko, who has been one of the Giants' most consistent hitters recently to keep himself in the lineup, went 0-for-4 and grounded into a double play. ... Taveras leads the majors with 13 bunt hits and leads the NL with 19 infield hits. ... Frandsen graduated earlier in the day from San Jose State with a degree in finance.


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