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I'll keep that in mind when I go back and check it out . But he's only asking for 1,500 for it .
You should definitely take it to a workshop for an undercarriage inspection, not because the price seems low, but because that's what you should be doing for any unwarrantied car anyway. Penny wise, pound foolish, as they say.
(With the mechanic's aid, ) you'll be wanting to check for :
1. Leaks everywhere. Ask questions about old leaks too.
2. Cracks in the brake hoses
3. The condition of the tranny, engine, brake, rear diff and power steering fluids.
4. You'll want to check the ball joints and bushings for the front and rear suspensions.
5. Check the condition of the engine, tranny and rear diff mountings/bushings.
6. See if there are any signs of unusual tire wear, and if so, identify the cause.
7. Check if any of your pulleys are damaged, dented, sunken in, or basically require replacement.
8. Check the condition of your belts. Check how tight they are on the engine - this will demonstrate if the pulley's tensioners are in good shape.
9. Test fan clutch for stiffness.
10. Look out for anything else that looks off.
11. If possible, do the stomp test or have the car's codes scanned.
12. Run the engine and check the tailpipe for smoke, check the engine for unusual noises, idle, or behaviour.
13. If its an automatic, check for hard shifts from N to D, N to R, and delayed shifts during a drive up to speed. You should have checked this during your own test drive anyway.
14. Check for cabin heat and temperature variability.
15. Check the shocks and front shock mountings' condition (visible from the engine bay) .
16. For good measure, if you can, get the mech to take the car for a short test drive, especially if you have areas of concern following your own.
17. Get quote for work needed, separated into parts and labour. Specify that you don't want original BMW parts but you want OEM parts. OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) parts are the factories that BMW buys most of their car's parts from. However, once they take the parts and stamp the propeller logo onto it, the exact same thing sells for between 20%-200% higher.
18. When in doubts, ASK the question. Don't be concerned that you might sound stupid. You are in control, always, as long as you have money and they want it. Never let yourself be hustled by anyone on the basis that you're inexperienced. If you notice that, ask them "excuse me, are you trying to hustle me because I'm inexperienced ? " with a straight face, and that should straighten them out.
The inspection alone will take 30 minutes at most. The whole affair, if you include the test drive, should take under an hour. Its an easy job for the workshop and they have the chance that you might come back for any work they identify might be required, so you should not expect to pay more than $50-$100 for this.
Negotiate the price with the current owner before you do this. Make the price conditional to a satisfactory inspection at your own cost and give yourself the right to renegotiate the price or abandon the sale if repairs or wear and tear items exceed say 10% of the car's price. Not that you have to activate this option if you find stuff, but the its good to have it declared up front.
Basically, your initial personal viewing and test drive should be about you looking for reasons to buy the car. The undercarriage and workshop's inspection should be about looking for reasons to cancel the sale. Take this two step approach and you'll be fine.
Whatever you pay for the car, flush your mind's buffers about its purchase price immediately after that. If you're going to be a practical person, or an enthusiast, or a purist, this car will cost you an additional $500-$2000 over the next 3-36 months over and above what people might spend for a car of similar vintage. The justification for such high costs ? Pedigree.....
Please read the maintenance sticky at the top of these forums and trawl through these archives for a better idea of what you're getting into.
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I remember in my adolescence I used to play soccer here at their huge bermuda lawn. We frequently ate our dinner here with my family, sleep some nights, and even just hang out and spend quality time every Sunday.
I still remember the light posts gleaming from the seashore, wherein from there you can get to Samal and Talikud Island by ferry boat. I remember this is where we go to get to Paradise Island through a ferry we used to call bapor. I remember their Smorgasbord, their Chili Con Carne and Banana Split.
It was called Insular Hotel then. Now it is called Waterfront Insular Hotels and Casino.
This hotel was built in the 1960's and then transferred ownership to Waterfront Group Philippines.
This hotel must have lots of memories for Dabawenyos. This is one of the pioneers in Davao's hotel and accommodation industry. One of the first class hotels back in the 80's and 90's and until now.
Now it received more good reviews from different travelers and tourists around the world. TripAdvisor rated this hotel 8th out of 37 hotels in Davao City. Out of 100%, 36% rated it excellent, 67% for very good, 43% says average, 9 for poor and 6 for terrible.
Check more reviews from TripAdvisor here:
Here are some information about their amenities and facilities:
Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao Room Rates:
The rates–of course–depends on the number of room and number of nights you are planning to have.There are special discounts and offers on some occasions. If you can go to Agoda you can check some special discount rates there. Also, the rates depend on the type of your preferred room.
But here's some partial details if you're planning to take a night on one of their lovely rooms:
- Standard Twin — $90
- Deluxe King – $100
- Deluxe Twin -$100
Maximum occupancy in one room are two adults and two children. This is one night single or double occupancy with free WiFi.
Hotel Policies:
Check-in time 2:00pm
Check-out time 12:00 PM
Cancellations and Modifications:
Any modifications or cancellations of room reservations must be done one day prior to the check-in date. One night's stay, plus tax, will be charged for no shows, late, modification, and late cancellations.
Conditions for Children
Children under 12 years of age may stay free in parent's room.
Strictly no pets allowed within the hotel premises.
Additional Info:
Guest folio shall be in local currency and subject to the hotel's current posting date upon check-out. Any extension is subject to room and rate availability.
Waterfront Insular hotel Davao wedding package
The regular wedding package is a minimum of 100 persons. 700 Pesos per person for the meal, buffet style.
Here are the inclusions for the regular wedding package:
For the deluxe package also minimum of 100 persons but 850 Pesos net per person for the meals.
You can get the complete details of Waterfront Hotel wedding packages here.
Waterfront Insular Hotel Contact Numbers:
For your room reservation and other inquires you can call at these numbers:
- (6382) 233 2881 Loc. 8206
- +63 82 233 2881
- Fax number: (6382) 235 0918
- Cellphone number: 0917-7218494
- Email address: [email protected]
You can go directly to their official website www.waterfronthotels.com.ph for bookings and special offers.
Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao address
Waterfront Insular Davao is located at KM 7 J.P Laurel Avenue, Lanang, Davao City.
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How great it is to experience bliss at Waterfront Insular hotel. If given a chance or an opportunity, I will definitely go back to this hotel.
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Pendulum - Immersion
Drum'n'bass'n'metal'n'electro Aussies impress on their latest longplayer
Following the storming 'In Silico', Pendulum's third album has less of a crossover appeal, but that's not to say it's not there at all. Just get your ears around the sheer quality of 'The Vulture', a track that apes the punk attitude of The Prodigy, but run through with a more clubland bounce. 'Crush' and the single 'Watercolour' may prove the group haven't progressed much from 'In Silico', but they're just as good as that album's finest moments. Elsewhere, 'Immunize' is as impressive as you'd expect a collaboration with Liam Howlett (The Prodigy) to be, and though 'The Island Pt 1' is a little average, it only makes the tectonic scale of the second part all the more jaw-dropping.
The album's let down by too much 'same old'; following the intro, opener 'Salt In The Wounds' and 'Under The Waves' are disappointing efforts you've heard elsewhere – effective clubland dancefloor fillers nonetheless, but there's little to place them above their contemporaries. They try to do something different for 'Comprachios', by attempting to cross Nine Inch Nails with Innerpartysystem. It doesn't work.
However, there's simply too much to enjoy on this album. The collaboration with Steven Wilson, 'The Fountain' is satisfyingly different; lighter but just as danceable beats back the Porcupine Tree man's uplifting vocals, before 'Encoder' sends us out on a summery, euphoric high. But worth the asking price alone is 'Self Vs Self'. While the metalheads lured to the dark side (aka: dance music) by this band will have their loyalties tested once again, this collaboration with In Flames could have just sounded like a remix, but instead it's a fucking monster: a storming blend of metal and dance that reminds you just why a band like Pendulum is being covered on these pages. Not as much of a progression as we had wanted, but still a more than impressive album, Pendulum will hold onto their status as crossover champions, and will keep whipping dance floors and moshpits into an utter frenzy with this album.


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I played with one at the local gunne shoppe; I like it, but it's a heavy tank of a rifle.
Piston systems do run cooler & cleaner at the bolt than DGI guns, that's a fact; however, for most recreational shooters, that's a non-issue; it really only rears it's head under extremely adverse conditions, when shooting full-auto, or when using a supressor.
I think it's a cool rifle, but at that price point, I think I'd rather get a Colt 6940 or a Noveske.


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MLB Prediction: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants look for their third straight win on the road when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks for game 3 of their three game series. The Diamondbacks have lost seven of their last ten as they play their third home game after a seven game road stint. Oddsmakers at BetUS.com have the Diamondbacks as -200 moneyline favorites over the Giants +170 with the over/under set at 9 runs. Get your MLB Prediction in now at BetUS.com
The Giants will send pitcher Barry Zito (LHP) (1-8, 5.65 ERA) to the mound tonight. Zito got his first win of the season against Florida after he pitched six innings, allowed three hits and gave up one run. Previously Zito lost eight straight. "I think it was good to take a good, hard look at myself in the mirror and ask myself, what am I going to do about this situation?" Zito said. "It's just going out and being aggressive and being myself." San Frans offense, which had been last in the majors in runs for parts of this season, has totaled 44 runs in the last seven games. Bengie Molina was 3-for-4 with his fifth straight multi-RBI game in Wednesday's 11-3 win, and the Giants catcher has hit safely in 10 straight games, batting .625 (20-for-32) on the road trip. Ray Durham added a home run and four RBIs Wednesday, while Aaron Rowand was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. In his last five games, Rowand is 9-for-18 with two homers and 10 RBIs. Zito must have the run support the Giants are getting now, previously before their win streak he was getting 2.2 runs per game through nine innings. The Giants are 11-16 on the road and 28-24 over/under.
The Diamondbacks have just three wins in their last ten games and they'll look to pitcher Randy Johnson (LHP) (4-1, 4.03 ERA) to get them out of their slump. Johnson lost his last start 1-3 to Atlanta on the road, he pitched six innings, allowed five hits and gave up one run. Previously Johnson went 5-0 before his loss in Atlanta. Arizona's lineup has been held to three runs in each game of its three-game losing streak. The Diamondbacks have dropped seven of nine, scoring three or fewer runs in each of the losses. Arizona hasn't been swept at home all season.The D-backs are ranked 7th in the league with 56 homers and they are ranked 4th with 5.11 RPG. They are 19-10 at home and 28-21 over/under.
Recent Trends to Consider
- Giants are 1-6 in Zitos last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Giants are 2-12 in Zitos last 14 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
- Giants are 1-6 in Zitos last 7 starts during game 3 of a series.
- Giants are 1-6 in Zitos last 7 starts as a road underdog.
- Diamondbacks are 4-0 in Johnsons last 4 starts as a home favorite.
- Diamondbacks are 4-0 in Johnsons last 4 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
- Diamondbacks are 4-0 in Johnsons last 4 starts as a favorite.
- Diamondbacks are 4-1 in Johnsons last 5 home starts vs. Giants.
- Giants are 0-4 in Zitos last 4 starts vs. Diamondbacks.
GAME: San Francisco Giants (22-31) at Arizona Diamondbacks (30-23)
DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 29 – 9:40 PM EST
LINE: BetUS.com TOTAL: 9
PICK: Arizona -200
The Bottom Line: Randy Johnson got his first loss in five games while Barry Zito got his first win in eight games. I like Johnson pitching at home. Get your MLB Prediction in now at BetUS.com


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Virtual teacher makes debut appearance
A holographic teacher took the world's first long-distance maths lesson at an educational IT technology show last week.
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A holographic teacher took the world's first long-distance maths lesson at an educational IT technology show last week. Pupils were able to make eye-to-eye contact and hold conversations with a lifesize image of the teacher projected into a classroom.
The system, demonstrated by Internet firm Edex, uses a video camera and a PC to encode a digital image of the teacher, which is transmitted over the Internet to a special display in classrooms. Carolyn Evans, deputy headteacher of Graveney school, in London, which took part in the experiment, said the technology would open many new doors in education. "The speed of transmission of teleportation conferencing means that natural eye-to-eye contact and true-to-life virtual discussions can be carried out with ease," she said.
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My first meal at Lampreia, Scott Carsberg's epic, nationally praised fine dining restaurant which lived in the space that Carsberg's Bisato now calls home, well, it must've been in 1999 or 2000.
Back then--as now, though perhaps less-so--Carsberg's reputation for perfectionism--along with a firey temper--preceded him.
Oh man, the stories were legend. And remember, this was largely before every little thing was captured forever on Flickr or an Iphone. Still, word got around: what's that? He threw Tim Zagat out of his restaurant? (The true story, according to Carsberg, can be found in Christopher Boffoli's marvelous profile for this magazine, originally published in June 2010). To be perfectly frank, I was nervous. No, I was afraid. Afraid to dine at Lampreia. So was my friend, a chef who'd probably heard even more stories than I had.
There we were, feeling out of our depth, in outfits cobbled together to be--we hoped--dressy enough for the kind of dining room Seattle has so few of nowadays. (I was there, as usual, under an assumed name.) Our first courses arrived, beautifully composed, mine an appetizer with a centerpiece of tuna. And therein lied the problem: the tuna was inpenetrable by knife or fork. I kept trying to cut into the fish, but there had been a fibrous layer left on it. I tried this angle, then turned the plate and tried that angle. I traded plates with my chef friend, who also tried to make entry. But the tuna would not budge. There was hushed, worried cussing. Of course I panicked: I wasn't worried about my review, or what I'd say about this tuna, at least not right then. The urgent matter at hand was this: We were both afraid to send it back!
Would Carsberg throw us out of the restaurant? Would he accuse us of being rubes undeserving of his great culinary genius (which we both suspected was the case, anyway)? After whispered weighing of pros and cons, I'm serious when I tell you we fortified ourselves. And then I apologetically sent the dish back.
Ugh. The sweating. We nervously waited for what was surely going to be our painful, humiliating demise. It's been nice knowing ya, fine china and superb glassware. Deep down, all along we'd known we weren't worthy.
I'm sure neither of us was breathing as Carsberg came out of the kitchen and walked to our table. I can imagine the pinched smile I must've been forcing onto my beet-red face. But instead of shouting at us to leave, just get out!, Carsberg began to apologize. He was gracious, maybe a little embarrassed--I guess he, too, had failed at making headway with knife and fork. The rest of the dinner was a pleasure.The food was superb. I made another visit and my suspicions were validated: that tuna was a fluke. Nothing--not even the tiniest detail--was off on any other plate. Though I wonder what happened to the prep cook who let that tuna out of the kitchen. Surely, a slow and agonizing death.
Even more than the resplendent pleasures of Lambreia, the gorgeous artistry of the much more affordable but still gorgeous, inventive food at Bisato. In 2010, the recession, the fact that people were dressing up less and expecting small plates everywhere, and the fact that Belltown was no longer a strong destination for fine dining, all of that made Lampreia something of a dinosaur. Bisato felt fresher, younger, though still refined. Carsberg doesn't do sloppy or "rustic": You want a crash-course in how to plate food? Take a look at Bisato's website. Beyond that, the food and labor costs confounded me every time I visited Bisato: Where else can you get such sublime food for so little money?
But sadly, Carsberg's 20 year run is at an end. He's planning on closing Bisato on October 14. This is your chance to get a last taste of Carsberg's expert cooking. You should absolutely take it.
Shown left: Scott Carsberg's seared lamb chop with whipped potato. Above: halibut rillette and tomato with panzanella sauce. Photos by Hayley Young.


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You can't patch stupid...
The only thing this incredibly witty site is lacking is a McAfee Secure or Scanless PCI badge. ;-)
Watching mailing lists debate if it's legit or not? Priceless...
In other breaking news, "There's no device known to mankind that will prevent people from being idiots," said Mark Rasch, director of network security and privacy consulting for Falls Church, Virginia-based Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC).
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Attic home theater construction
Hello all,
Planning started a few years ago to turn our stick-built attic into a home theater. This will be for our own personal use and a showcase for some of our CinemaBuilder products.
In addition to the theater, there will also be a bathroom, library, and a huge walk-in closet. The peak roof height in approx 10 feet. The closet could have been another room, but the ceiling height in that area is only 6 feet.
Attic Plans - first part
Below are some of the engineering drawings (and mark-ups) that occurred during our Planning Phase for our attic home theater.
The attic will consist of a two-level home theater, a bathroom, a library room and a large walk-in closet. The home theater screen is located on the wall that is at the bottom of the Part 1 image.
Part 1
Attic Plans - second part
Here's the second half of the plans.
Pre-construction pictures of the attic theater
Below are a variety of pictures of the attic before construction began.
The first and second levels of the home theater side of the attic.
Part of the second level of the home theater and the home theater closet (which will be made on each side of the cathedral peak). The peak is due to a cathedral ceiling in the bathroom below).
The HVAC location which will have wall placed in front of - which will become the wall where the home theater screen will be placed. On the other side of the HVAC unit is the "Library".
The existing attic stairs - in an "L" configuration will be redone into a "U" configuration due to headroom issues as you get to the top of the stairs.
Illuminated poster case for the home theater
Here's the illuminated poster case we're going to be using around the theater when it's done - they're really great looking in person.
They're very thin - only 1 1/2"
Poster case is called Edge Glow Movie Poster Case ( http://www.cinemabuilder.com/product...e/edgeglow.asp )
We are also going to place some of the matching 8x10 glowing picture frames with pictures of various hollywood star photo's along one of the walls as well.
Home theater construction movies
I know it's hard to get an idea of the space from a few pictures, so I've posted a couple of home theater construction movies.
Select the following link: home theater construction movies and scroll down to the footer of the page and select "About Us". Then scroll down and select the "Cinema Builder Home Theater" pages.
Here's a direct link: http://www.cinemabuilder.com/our-hom...e-theater.shtm (but this link might break in the future as the site always seem to be changing)
Currently I have two movies on the site, one on the Framing Phase page and one on the Framing subfloor phase. Keep in mind these are over 20MB each, so they will take some time to download.
subfloor in place
Here are some pictures with the subfloor:
The new staircase
The home theater side - part 1 (showing the future Home theater closet as well)
The home theater side - part 2
Closeup of the future Home Theater equipment closet
http://www.cinemabuilder.com/images/...- subfloor.JPG
more pics
The home theater bathroom
http://www.cinemabuilder.com/images/...- subfloor.JPG
The library
Some pictures of the low-voltage wiring that was run under the floor throughout the attic. Wiring included multiple: Coax, CAT6, HDMI, & Component cables. These will be run up into a structured wiring panel on the home theater closet wall. We used (and we recommend you use) flexible wiring conduit when running your cables (to make upgrading in the future easier). We also ran some of our cables outside of the conduit, so we can leave the conduit open for future cables.
http://www.cinemabuilder.com/images/...and wiring.JPG
http://www.cinemabuilder.com/images/...wiring - 2.JPG
Conduit running under floor - cables will come up from recessed floor outlets
http://www.cinemabuilder.com/images/...nd conduit.JPG
Im looking forward to seeing the finished product
Wow, quite a project there, Keep the updated pics coming, I'll be following this one!
Making me jealous
Wow......my new add a level has a 24x34 attic with 8 foot cielings....your giving me ideas that could land me in divorce court.
This looks great, can't wait to see more.
What movie will you watch first?
What equipment are you using on the theater? Screen? Plz say you're doing a projector! I've never been as satisfied with a home theater project as I was/am with my 6' diagonal projector, adn that is a ghetto cheap unit. I don't know why people even buy tv's anymore.
wheres the finished project?
So, how did the attic project turn out??
Your attic is amazingly similar to mine, so now that you have teased us with these great ideas, are you ever going to update us on your theater project. I'm looking forward to seeing some great pics!!
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Zbiddy.com is an online auction that follows the traditional penny auction / pay-to-play format. Zbiddy has been around for a while now, hosting a large number of daily auctions. Based on our user's reviews, ease-of-winning ranks fairly high. Typical penny auction items that we see on Zbiddy include tablets, kitchenware, gift cards, phones, magazine subscriptions and more.
ZBiddy At a Glance:
- Average Number of Auctions Daily: 200+
- Buy It Now Option: Yes
- Shipping Speed: Standard
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Unique Products: ZBiddy features a few different products that don't get regularly features on other major sites including magazine subscriptions, grocery coupons, and travel vouchers.
ZWheel: The Zwheel is ZBiddy's version of promotional bids where users spin to win free bids. Free bids are nominal (1-10 bids per spin) but they allow you to spin 1x daily, so there is an opportunity to rack 'em up.
Buy It Now: Again, Buy It Now makes into top features. This feature is increasingly popular and with good reason – it helps to curb the risk involved with bidding. And ZBiddy takes it a step further, allowing you to use the Buy It feature on auctions even if you haven't bid on the item. And if you do bid and decide you'd rather purchase, they'll cover you there too. Every bid you place is added as a valued discount towards the purchase of your item.
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Free-to-bid: Unlike Beezid that requires a purchase, ZBiddy offers completely free-to-bid auctions from the outset. While the product ranges and savings aren't as robust as number 1 ranked HappyBidDay, there are still plenty of wins to be had.
Penny Auction: ZBiddy's standard penny auction model. Bids increase the price by $0.01 each, timer resets with each bid near the auction end, and the last person to place a bid by the time the timer counts to zero wins the item for the final auction price.
Nail Biter: These are real-time bidding auctions that prevent the use of EZ-Buddy, Zbiddy's auto-bid software.
Beginner Auctions: Exactly what they sound like – auctions for new bidders. Once you win, you'll be restricted from participation. We'd like to see ZBiddy expand this to a handful of wins, similar to HappyBidDay's Starter Auctions, but it is a nice feature regardless.
Price Caps: Select auctions feature capped pricing, meaning no matter how many bids are placed, the auction will stay fixed at a preset capped price.
Buy It Now: Like we mentioned up top, at any point during the auction, you can choose to use your spent bids towards the retail price of the item and buy it. They also give you a snapshot of your bids from the auction window, so you always know how much your bids are worth towards your purchase. You can also use the option if you haven't bid on the auction, which gives ZBiddy a slight e-commerce feel.


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On Monday, Nokia Siemens Networks announced that Softbank Mobile Corp is upgrading its mobile broadband network across Japan using its technology and services. Softbank has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to supply, deploy and integrate its 4G, FDD-LTE (Frequency Division Duplex – Long Term Evolution) network, which is expects to have running by the fall of 2012.
Under a separate contract, Nokia Siemens Networks [2](Espoo, Finland) will also expand Softbank's (Tokyo) HSPA+ network to enable new services using the recently allocated 900 MHz frequency band.
"In moving to 900MHz, a frequency used for HSPA+ around the world, Softbank Mobile will be able to effectively expand its HSPA+ network coverage, capacity and device portfolio," says Takayuki Kanda, head of the SoftBank customer team at Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks will deploy its Flexi Multriradio Base Station [3]for both Softbank's FDD-LTE [4]network and HSPA+ network expansion. It will also provide backhaul transport with its FlexiPacket Microwave platform. Support services for Softbank Mobile's network deployment include network implementation and system integration, while for the HSPA+ network expansion, Nokia Siemens Networks will also provide site acquisition, making it a turnkey project, says the company.
Nokia Siemens Networks will also update its network management system NetAct to enable consolidated monitoring, management and optimization of the operator's LTE [4]and HSPA+ networks.
"Softbank Mobile is witnessing a major upsurge in subscriber numbers with now over 28 million customers," says Junichi Miyakawa, executive vice president, director and CTO at Softbank Mobile.


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Three-Fourths of Women Do Not Know What Influences Them on SocNets
I read that:
Though women are "exceptionally active" in online social networking activities, they are overwhelmingly uninfluenced – and often "turned off," by brands hawking products and services in the social-media space, according to a study released by Q Interactive's Women's Channel in partnership with adTech: Chicago.
Moreover, an overwhelming 75% say they are not influenced by social networking channels to purchase products and services, the study found.
I think that the picture is not really that bad for the social marketeer. The thing is that most people tend to think that they are less influenced by marketing than they really are. I have see a survey where people were asked if they are influenced by advertising and an overwhelming majority of 95% answered NO. I belong to the 5% that is influenced by marketing and I believe there are a bit more than 5% of us.
Some interesting numbers in the survey are:
- 17% feel positive about brands on social media
- 4% of social network users say they have ever clicked on an ad
- 10% of women engage in product / brand-related activities
- 52 percent of women surveyed have "befriended" or "become a fan of" at least one brand
New Study of 1,000 Women Finds While Facebook a Fave, 75 Percent Uninfluenced by Social Networking Channels to Purchase
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Chess Board Zones: Part of the Beginner's Chess Guide (Section 1)
Splitting the Chess Board up into distinct Zones can make it easier, later on, to understand different Tactics and Strategies, when it comes to deploying your army.
During Tournaments, or in retrospective Analysis of a game, you may hear references to "White's Kingside Bishop"; or "Black's Pawn Majority, on the Queenside" ...
After breezing through this guide, you'll have more of an inkling about what they're talking about.
The remaining Chess Board Zones we cover, here, include the Center, Expanded Center, and the Flanks.
But, before those sections, we'll kick things off by distinguishing between the Zones belonging to both White and Black ... Unless, of course, you want to cherry pick your way through this guide, in which case, you'll want the Index, below ...
From this guide about the Chess Board Zones,
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The Quilter's Apprentice
Chiaverini, Jennifer
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Title: The Quilter's Apprentice
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
Publication Date: 1999
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Tangled, anxious thoughts relaxed when she felt the fabric beneath her fingers and remembered that she was creating something beautiful enough to delight the eyes as well as the heart, something strong enough to defeat the cold of a Pennsylvania winter night. She could do these things. She, Sarah, had the power to do these things.
From debut novelist Jennifer Chiaverini comes The Quilter's Apprentice, a delightful, timeless story of loyalty and friendship.
When Sarah McClure and her husband, Matt, move to the small town of Waterford, Pennsylvania, to get a fresh start, Sarah struggles to find a fulfilling job. Disheartened by failed interviews, she reluctantly accepts a temporary position at Elm Creek Manor helping seventy-five-year-old Sylvia Compson prepare her family estate for sale after the recent death of Sylvia's estranged sister. As part of her compensation, Sarah is taught how to quilt by this reclusive, cantankerous master quilter.
During their lessons, Mrs. Compson slowly opens up to Sarah, sharing powerful, devastating stories of her life as a young woman on the World War II home front. Hearing tales of how Mrs. Compson's family was torn apart by tragedy, jealousy, and betrayal, Sarah is forced to confront uncomfortable truths about her own family -- truths that she has denied for far too long. As the friendship between the two women deepens, Mrs. Compson confides that although she would love to remain at her beloved family estate, Elm Creek Manor exists as a constant, unbearable reminder of her role in her family's misfortune. For Sarah, there can be no greater reward than teaching Mrs. Compson to forgive herself for her past mistakes, restoring life and joy to her cherished home.
Heartfelt and inspiring, The Quilter's Apprentice teaches deep lessons about family, friendship, and sisterhood -- and about creating a life as you would a quilt: with time, love, and patience, piecing the miscellaneous and mismatched scraps into a harmonious, beautiful whole.
Sandra Dallas author of The Persian Pickle Club Jennifer Chiaverini's first novel is a heartwarming story of relationships that, like pieces of a quilt, can be connected with discord or with harmony. You'll discover friendship here, and you'll learn a thing or two about quilting, too.
Marianne Fons co-author with Liz Porter of Quilter's Complete Guide and co-host of Sew Many Quilts I enjoyed every word of Jennifer Chiaverini's story about friendship and forgiveness. She very accurately portrays the spirit and sense of humor of today's quilters. If The Quilter's Apprentice were a true story, I would love to be a part of Sarah and Sylvia's brilliant project.
Charlotte Holmes author of Gifts and Other Stories With quiet intelligence and dry wit, Jennifer Chiaverini explores the delicate relationships between women -- mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends. The world she creates in The Quilter's Apprentice is rich with the textured, complicated lives of memorable characters engaged in the hard business of ordinary life. Chiaverini tells an involving story of strong women who sustain and nourish each other, and of the young woman who comes to find her own strength and identity, both within this affirming circle and outside it.
Ami Simms author of How to Improve Your Quilting Stitch and Invisible Appliqué I enjoyed the way Chiaverini deftly stitched the lives of these two women together. That she chose patchwork and quilting to help tell the story was a special bonus. Tell Sarah and Sylvia I'd quilt with them any day!
Judy Martin quiltmaker, designer, author The Quilter's Apprentice is a novel that is sure to cause some buzz in the quilting bees. Quilting propels the plot and colors the background of this first novel by Jennifer Chiaverini. It is obvious that the author practices and loves quilting herself, as her many references to the art and social context of quilting are accurate and realistic. Best of all, the conclusion ties all of the story's threads together as only a quilter could.
Percival Everett author of Frenzy and Watershed I marvel at the craft of the work, the quiet architecture that allows the story to carry the load. Like the quilts described, the novel itself is carefully pieced together and each piece feels, sounds, and is fat with history and meaning. This is a quiet, beautiful novel, full of gentle wisdom and genuine humility. It is a rare work these days.
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Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) have completed the least amount of education between the two nurse subtypes. Licensed Practice Nurses only require one year of coursework right after high school to start working in the field. Therefore, the range of nursing opportunities are not as vast for LPNs as they are for Registered Nurses (RN). An RN, a nurse with an advanced diploma in nursing, a bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) or an associate degree in nursing (ADN), and has passed the nursing certification exam typically makes more than a LPN. Advanced Practical Registered Nurses (APRN) have fulfilled the general RN requirements and then continued on to study at a Master's level. APRNs generally focus on advanced studies in a specialty field, where they will obtain a deeper understanding of the targeted position. Advanced Practice Nurses include job titles, such as Clinical Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), and Nurse Practitioners (NP).
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The only pitfall to a nursing career lies in the shortage of nurses, which can cause inevitable burn-out due to stressful hours and not having enough staff to complete each patient case. Nurses also work oddball hours, which makes it difficult to engage in family life. In fact, many nurses work nights and weekends. Nurses require a tough personality to deal with serious issues on an ongoing basis. In other words, nursing is a profession best suited for individuals who love to help others, and wish to make a difference in the lives of others. Nursing is viable option for those who have a keen sense of detail and love to analyze data.


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The Simple Diet
Reno has written a compelling book about the emotional struggles of overeating, weight gain and weight loss.Top Rated Diets of 2017
Renowned health author Tosca Reno has written many book, and is primarily known for her Eat-Clean Diet series, and New York Times Bestseller Your Best Body Now. Her newest release in 2012 will no doubt strike a similar chord with her dedicated readers.
The Simple Diet is designed to be just that, simple. Reno offers simple steps to create easy sustainable weight loss.
More than a plan for diet and exercise, Reno spends a large portion of the book dealing with the emotional side of overeating. She writes her personal story of weight struggle and depression, a topic she had only briefly touched on previously in her writings. As a current fitness model and motivational speaker, Reno's story of struggle is very inspiring to readers.
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UKGTN 3rd Biennial Conference: Transformation- Changes to Patient Care 22nd November 2012
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The 3rd UKGTN Biennial Conference took place in London on 22nd November 2012. The conference was attended by 92 delegates and focused on transformation of changes in patient care. The agenda explored test evaluation and equity, developments in testing and system enablers in commissioning across clinical genetic services. The UKGTN 3rd Biennial Report was launched at the conference and details key achievements and developments between April 2010 and March 2012.
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|Dr Mark Bale
Jacquie Westwood
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Susan Davies
Gail Norbury
Su Stenhouse
Dr Fiona Stewart
Dr Shehla Mohammed
Diane and Robin Rust
Dr Nick Crabb
Dr Mark Kroese
Dr Trevor Cole
Professor Frances Flinter
|HGSG Report - from plan to implementation
UKGTN 3rd Report- Supporting Genetic services in the NHS
The Rare Disease Plan - How can commissioners respond?
Commissioning - NHSCB approach to contracting
National Laboratory Medicine Catalogues- Benefits to Clinicians
Next Generation Sequencing - Benefits for Patients
A potted history and impact of panel tests
Marfans workshop to develop Testing Criteria - the clinical perspective
Marfans workshop to develop Testing Criteria - the patient perspective
NICE - Work of the Diagnostics Assessent Programme (DAP)
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Service Delivery - Model for the Future
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Cultural events
Drive down 153rd Street in downtown Burien and you will see a difference. Colorful new banners have been installed on the light poles from 1st to 10th avenues that will decorate the street for the next year.
The banner project was the brainchild of Burien Arts Commissioner Victoria Hall. Hall, who has lead the education committee of the Arts Commission for many years, wanted to find a way to work with area school children to explore the idea of cultural heritage. Working with three different schools in 2010, she had the students create drawings that explored their diverse cultural heritages.
The drawings were then displayed at the Burien Community Center, and from the many drawings eleven were picked to be made into banners. The arts commission embraced the idea of decorating 153rd Street with the banners and with the help of Discover Burien and local designer Maureen Hoffmann, were then able to have 44 banners printed and installed.
The new banners will be celebrated at Burien Clean Sweep on April 30th with a scavenger hunt for participants and artists.
On Friday, Jan 14th, Ghost Light Theatricals will premiere "Metamorphosis", a play based on the famous short story by Franz Kafka and written and directed by Wilder Nutting-Heath.
"The story isn't by any means original and it has been done many times. It's like reading a good book again and again and again," said director Wilder Nutting-Heath. "Each time it resonates differently with you and that's why you come back to it."
In short, Metamorphosis tells the story of Gregor Samsa, a salesman who is the sole provider of his parents and sister. One morning he wakes up to find that he has transformed into a bug overnight. His appearance is horrific and he is no longer able to leave his room and risk being seen. He goes from being the family's provider to being the burden in need of sister's care.
Nutthing-Heath said when he first read Kafka's short story, he was a high school student going through an identity crisis.
"I identified with Gregor Samsa's struggle with his new body." he said.
When he read the story again at the start of the current project two years ago he was at a very different stage in his life, Nutting-Heath said.
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An evening of contemporary Celtic music to celebrate the season of Christmas
With Wyndham Hill/ArkMusic recording artists, Jeff Johnson, keyboards, Brian Dunning, flutes and whistles, Wendy Goodwin, violin.
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Saturday, Dec. 18 7:00 p.m.
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The temperatures are dropping, trees are standing bare and snow is falling. Winter season is here which means it's time for winter ales. Winter brings out unique small-production seasonal brews called winter warmers. There are no specific rules for how these beers should be brewed but winter warmers are typically malty, complex and higher in alcohol. Some have spice or fruit characteristics, others are flavored with chocolate or vanilla.
In the Northwest, we are fortunate to be surrounded by many breweries so the winter beer selection is plentiful. BNT visited a few beer experts in Ballard and Fremont to hear their take on winter beer.
Hale's Ales
Hale's Ales' featured winter beer is the Wee Heavy, which was first introduced in 1985.
The Wee Heavy is a mahogany colored beer with a complex hops, caramel, nut and roast flavor.
"We play around with the recipe a little bit each year," said Dave Seiler, who has been a commercial brewer for five years and has been with Hales Ales for two years.
This year they added a bit more roast flavor, he said.
More than 5,000 people started off the holiday season in Scandinavian fashion this weekend at the Nordic Heritage Museum's Yulefest.
The annual Scandinavian Christmas festival has been an organized event in Ballard for nearly thirty year and included dance and musical performances, hundreds of hand-crafted gifts and traditional Nordic cuisine.
Jolie Bergman started volunteering at Yulefest as a 14-year-old in 1994 and has been involved ever since.
"Yulefest is a great thing to maintain as it opens minds and taste buds to Nordic culture," Bergman said.
Holiday revelers could indulge in the round Danish pancakes called Aebleskiver in one room, watch Finnish dancing in another, and listen to a Swedish accordion duo while drinking Glogg or Nordic beer in the Bodega.
Bergman said that this Yulefest is the largest festival in the Northwest which highlights all the Nordic countries.
"Music, food and dance are the entry points of an ethnicity," said Ralph Koschi, a dancer who performed Finnish folk dance at the festival.
"So maintaining a tradition like Yulefest to showcase these dances and cuisine is huge," he said.
Internationally acclaimed knitters and designers from across the United States and Scandinavia will gather in Seattle Oct. 15 through Oct. 17 when the Nordic Heritage Museum hosts its third annual Nordic Knitting Conference, expected to draw hundreds of knitters from around the world.
The conference will feature intensive, hands-on classes in various Nordic techniques representing Scandinavia's rich knitting traditions and contemporary interpretations of this legacy.
The conference also includes a Friday night happy hour, a Saturday evening banquet with a keynote address on Estonian lace by Nancy Bush, and educational and social interactions with other knitters.
"Knitting is not only a celebrated tradition in the Nordic countries but has also become popular with contemporary textile artists and DIY enthusiasts of all ages," Eric Nelson, CEO of the Nordic Heritage Museum, said in a museum press release. "We are proud to bring these internationally acclaimed craftspeople, artists and designers together for this popular program."
It won't be the celebration they had back in 1935, when Seattle's 6,000-seat Civic Auditorium was the setting for an early Oct. 9 Leif Erikson Day celebrations. But, Leif Erikson Day 2010 will contain many of the same elements.
In fact, the Seattle Civic Auditorium has changed more than the local celebration has. This landmark built in 1928 became the Seattle Opera House in the early 1960s and was then gutted and reconstructed as McCall Hall in 2003.
Leif Erikson Day, on the other hand, still includes a gathering, a dinner, a speaker, Scandinavian music, the governor's proclamation, and all the Nordic pride the participants can muster.
Washington's Gov. Clarence Martin issued the state's first proclamation of Leif Erikson Day and Gov. Chris Gregoire followed 75 years later with a very similar proclamation. Both mentioned Leif Erikson as the first of many Scandinavians who journeyed to America.
Martin's message reported that local Scandinavians were making plans for a suitable memorial to Leif Erikson, and Gregoire's brags that the Ballard statue of Leif Erikson has been replicated and given to Norway and Greenland.
By Anne-Marije Rook
As Washington celebrates the 100th anniversary of women voting in the state, the Nordic Heritage Museum exhibits a similar story from abroad.
A new exhibit, "100 Years of Women's Voices and Action in Finland," is currently on display at the museum paying tribute to Ballard's Nordic ties and the women that fought for equality.
At the Sept. 10 exhibit opening, Tarja Filatov, deputy speaker in the Finnish Parliament, spoke about the Finnish women's movement and the history reflected in the exhibition, previously displayed in New York and Washington D.C.
In 1906, Finland became the second country in the world to grant suffrage to women (following New Zealand) and the first to allow women to be elected.
"This was an international breakthrough for women," Filatov said. "We are still proud of this decision. I believe that Finnish society's pioneering example has also encouraged other countries."
When Norwegian architect Einar Jarmund, whose work can often be found isolated over a river or alone in a snow-blanketed forrest , designs a building, he is seeking to paraphrase nature. He said it is his challenge to strive to be as good as it.
The work of Jarmund's firm, Oslo-based Jarmund/Vigsnæs, is on display now at the Nordic Heritage Museum in an exhibit called "Lost in Nature: The Architecture of Jarmund/Vigsnæs."
The exhibit is a collection of images and models of architectural projects in Norway that have a close relationship with nature.
Jarmund said as an architect you are given a place to put your building, and he is fortunate enough that for his firm that place is often nature.
There is something special about being given a natural setting to work with; it is an amazing source of inspiration, he said.
According to the press release for "Lost in Nature," Jarmund/Vigsnæs focuses on projects with the potential for meaningful architecture, frequently in strong natural settings with harsh climate conditions.
The Seattle Chinese Garden, now under construction just north of South Seattle Community College, held a "topping out" ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 31 amid fireworks and applause in which the top beam above the Ceremonial Gate for the Knowing the Spring Courtyard was placed.
All 21 of the chinese artisans, here to work on the project were in attendance as well as group of Garden board members and friends of the project. The artisans were welcomed on Aug. 22 in a special event the West Seattle Herald covered here.
Courtyard Project Director Yangming Chu said the date and time were in line with Chinese tradition. "When you have weddings or ceremonies you have to pick an auspicious date so they looked at the calendar, today's the best day, one of the best days for raising the beam. Also the particular hour is important so between 5 and 7 they looked at the traditional calendar and this is a good time to raise the beam."


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Sherman Alexie: How Storytelling Can Create Social Change
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Long before author Ta-Nehisi Coates reminded us of the unpaid debts of American history in "Between the World and Me," his best-selling book that came out this summer, Sherman Alexie spoke of a reckoning of violence that awaited America if it ever tried to truly understand its history.
Both authors frequently make the case that America's predatory history has consumed people in its sprint to national greatness. Alexie argues that these people and their scars are not causal landmarks from some neat historical trail, but are the moral debts that society must acknowledge.
"This shared history of violence continues to have its effects," says Alexie. "I think a lot of people want to deny that something that happened 100 years ago or 300 years ago still has long-lasting effects, and still changes, alters and mutates the way that we relate to each other."
Alexie explains that the so-called "American machine" has taken a toll on Native Americans and other minority groups.
"You hear people say, 'I didn't do anything. I'm not responsible for something 100 years ago,'" he says. "But the fact is, we are all responsible for it and we all deal with the legacy of it. So when you see a cop shooting on YouTube or stats about the incarceration rate about African Americans or Native Americans, when you see all of this stuff it is because it happened 100 years ago and continues to happen. Nothing has stopped—it has changed, it has diminished, it has magnified, and it has gotten more specific."
He continues: "The way that the country deals with its African American and Native American populations remains basically the same—we are still oppressed, we're still subjected to racism, we're still living in poverty, living in threat of violence from institutions, and still dealing with a white power structure that diminishes us on a daily basis."
Alexie says that the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri did open up a dialogue about race in America. A dialogue that's evolved into a "screaming match," he adds.
"On some level, there's something intellectual and positive going on," he says. "But the rise of Donald Trump's candidacy in fact points to the fact that there's still this really dark underbelly to the American population that is focused on racial animosity, or that it is in fact fueled by racial animosity."
As America becomes a more diverse country, some argue that such racial tension is inevitable. Alexie agrees, but also says that American systems need to change.
"The power structure itself is still as white as it ever was," he says. "You can talk about the demographics of the United States changing, but the demographics of the power structure of the United States aren't changing as dramatically. About half of the children under age five in the United States are non-white now. So the country is going to be 60 or 70 percent browned skinned in a generation, but if the power structure doesn't change to match that, we're going to be more and more of an apartheid looking system."
Coates argues that in order to change power structures, black and brown Americans must resist the "fairy tales" of history and the familiar narrative that the United States is some moral nation on a hill. While Alexie does reject the traditional American story, he also believes in the power of the narrative.
"I think that's another difference between Coates and I—I'm a storyteller," he says. "I firmly believe in the power of stories to change the world, and I firmly believe in the power of one story to change one life at a time. I see it all the time with my work."
Alexie has worked to change young minds. In 2007, his young adult novel, "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," sold 1.5 million copies and won a National Book Award, and his new illustrated children's book, "Thunder Boy, Jr.," tells the story of a little boy making sense of his father's legacy.
"With my young adult novel, [I've been] going into all sorts of diverse communities and speaking to a wide range of people," he says. "Not only am I telling a Native American story and having people from vastly different backgrounds relate to a Native American in that way, but they're also seeing themselves in that character's story. It's really about seeing vastly different people as mirrors and recognizing, 'Oh wait a second—this person and I have a common journey.' I have to believe in that, which is why I wrote the picture book."
Even children cannot escape the burden of history, but empowering them with the freedom to be imaginative provides them with the opportunity to dream of a better future, Alexie says.
"I have to believe in it because I did it," he says. "I left an oppressive reservation system in pursuit of bigger ideas. And while a lot of Native Americans would see me as somehow fleeing Native Americanness, I didn't. I actually fled a place where white culture was completely defining me as a reservation Indian, limiting my possibilities. Now in this storytelling life of mine, I'm a nomad. I'm an old-school storyteller wandering the Earth."


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Monday, July 20, 2009
Babies are cars: adventures in gendered mass mailings
Creepy, right? I ain't a mama and I don't want no babies. Thusly, I don't know what possible reason a postcard would have to post a baby inquiring as to whether I'd abuse it by forcing it to sit in its own waste.
Oh. It's for car upkeep. Duh.
A few things about this:
1) I'm not a huge fan of babies, but they are not cars. They're not equal to cars. They have nothing to do with cars. There is no reason to dehumanize babies.
2) Why is it necessary to humanize cars? The care of a human being is not analogous to the care of a vehicle - it's far, far more important. What kins of materialism creates that equivocation?
3) What the hell kind of guilt might this create for an anxious new mother? What about a mother who has lost her child?
4) Notice that this is addressed to me, and not my partner. Monro is rather blatantly making many problematic assumptions based on my first name. For them, the best way to get me to come back for an oil change is not to appeal to me based on the quality, convenience, or low cost of their services. They instead choose to guilt me into changing my oil based on the maternal experience or inclination that they assume I have.
2 comments:
Hahaha. After replying to your comment over at LJ, I came over here and read this post, which made me laugh out loud.ReplyDelete
So, are they trying to say that a man WOULD leave a baby sitting in its own waste? He would just say "uh, yeah" and then throw away the flyer without ever turning it over?
Those damn babies. Politicians use them to get elected, car companies use them to get business... where will it end?!
The humanizing of cars has been around for ever, though it's sad. I have had my car since I was 16 and I have watched go through it's teenage years when it wants to act up on me and now I feel like it's sick and i just wanna take care of it. I also have a name, is that bad?ReplyDelete
I know this doesn't have to do with babies and motor oil, but kinda, right?