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Hi! My name is Stephanie Zonis, and welcome to the May, 2004 edition
of For Chocolate Lovers Only! Each month, you'll find
recipes, tips, and recommendations on great chocolate specialties.
Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms out there!
Chocolate Recommendation of the Month: I must admit I'm
not the world's greatest fan of insects, but even I love ladybugs.
They're small and cute and beneficial—but do you know
about the connection between ladybugs and chocolate? If not, I need
to tell you about Endangered Species Chocolate Company. They
offer, among many other items, a corrugated cardboard ladybug filled
with 20 small squares of either organic dark or organic milk chocolate
of surpassing quality. Each square is called a "Bug Bite",
is individually wrapped, and comes with its own miniature insect
trading card. These Bug Bites are the perfect size for a little
indulgence, and I'd think this ladybug could be a wonderful
part of any Mother's Day gift. Looking for something a bit
more extravagant? Check out the 12 bar assortment (you choose the
varieties) of 3 ounce bars in combinations such as milk chocolate
with coconut (the Orangutan), dark chocolate with hazelnut toffee
(the Black Rhino), or a dark and white swirl (the Panda Bar, of
course!). If you prefer organic chocolate, there's also a
box of organic "baby bars"; you select them from four
flavors, including Zebra (dark chocolate with tangerine) and Snow
Leopard (milk chocolate with mocha).
I know I've mentioned Endangered Species Chocolate Company
before, but they keep coming out with new and interesting products,
such as Chimp Mints, delicious small squares of dark chocolate with
peppermint. I also have no end of respect for this company. Jon
Stocking, the head honcho, is The Genuine Article regarding both
his chocolate and his commitment to animal species that are threatened.
He has demonstrated that it's possible to grow a responsible
business with fun and worthwhile products while doing some good
for serious environmental and wildlife groups. But enough of my
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equal of such an important task. Surf for the chocolates (and more)
of Endangered Species Chocolate Company at www.chocolatebar.com
(online ordering is available), or order by calling toll-free at
(800) 293-0160; you can also find these products at many natural
foods stores.
Non-Chocolate Web Feature of the Month: Are you a pepperhead?
Does the mere thought of a batch of habanero-laced chili or jerky
set your heart a-flutter? Is a day without chipotles like a day
without sunshine? If so, you probably already know about the Ring
of Fire, a web ring of linked chile-related sites. You never
know exactly what you'll find here; there are lots of small
companies advertising their products, of course, but you'll
also see hot pepper growing guides, salsa and hot sauce review pages,
and recipes. I've run across Bates Motel Hot Sauces, Most
Wanted Foods (with their Armed and Dangerous Hot Pepper Sauce),
the Arizona Chili Company (a whole new approach to enjoying chili
at home), and even From Diablo's Kitchen (cookies for chileheads).
Most of the sites seem to originate in the US, but there are some
based elsewhere; there are several written in German and at least
one in Portugese (though I think that was one is from the Napa Valley).
I can't even eat hot/spicy foods, and I still love this web
ring. If you're not looking for anything specific, the best
and most fun approach is to head over to www.ringoffire.net and
click on "Random Site", then just keep surfing. It might
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you'll see something you have to try!
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The sun is shining, the sky is blue and the weather is gorgeous!
Tis' the season for outdoor weddings!
I love outdoor weddings, the open air and God's ever changing landscapes make a beautiful backdrop for such a glorious day-a Wedding Day! However, there are many things one must consider before committing to an outdoor ceremony, especially those of you here in Texas.
Texas is Bipolar. Well the weather is. One minute the sky is an expanse of a beautiful blue hue stretching as far as the eye can see. Then the Bipolar mood swing sets in and in the amount of time it takes the Barista to whip up your Venti froo-froo drink the sky has turned to an ominous expanse of dark billowing clouds, threatening war on your special day and even a possible sighting of Auntie Em whizzing past you. (Wizard of Oz reference for those of you who didn't get that.)
Before you put a deposit down on an outdoor venue, please, Please, PLEASE ask what the backup plan is for inclement weather and make sure it is specifically outlined in your contract! No plan B offered by your dream venue? My advice-have a tent rental vendor on speed dial!
Texas is hot. Really hot. Please be sure to consider your guests with infants and small children as well as your elderly guests. Provide fans, water bottles and if possible an area of shade for your guests to linger under. Do not have your Officiant speak for an hour! Your guests will suffer and you in all your beautiful wedding gown glory will be silently dying of layer upon layer of hand crafted beauty now drenched in your sweat.
Texas has mosquitoes. By the millions. I'm convinced of this. Please for the love of those of us who have the blood that mosquitoes willingly mate in Texas for-provide insect repellant spray for your guests! Also, a great wedding day tip-have the venue spray the grass with mouthwash the night before. Instant mosquito repellant!!
During the rehearsal, look under any overhanging awnings, wood work, etc for bee/wasps nests. This is not the surprise non rsvp'd guest you want to see on your wedding day. This has happened folks-not fun!
Texas outdoor weddings are beautiful when you remember to take care of your guests!! So enjoy your special day in God's great expanse!

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This guy has been in the news.
After a short stint in an Gonder prison, Ethiopian-born Israeli Seteng Ayele(akaHaile Satayin) is in Beijing. At 53 or 46 years, whatever his real age is, he has no chance to medal but you have to appreciate what he did in Osaka where he finished 19th, ahead of 4 Ethiopian runners.
Here are bits from a nice write up
Yes indeed he has given it his all. That is all you can ask.
"After a race, after a difficult practice, I go home in suffering. That's why I hate the marathon. Everyone suffers, but not everyone hates it."
Why, then, does he persist? "I have no choice. What can I do? It's a job, it's work."
Is it also fun? "No, it's just work."
A train hurtles by as he explains, "Running for three hours isn't easy."
His grin becomes a grimace. "That's why I hate it. It's not good for the body, I keep getting injured."
When the topic of the 2012 Olympics is broached, he begins to answer, then stops. Suddenly his voice trails off, "It's too bad, I don't know why I began to run. I saw the world, I did everything…but I lost badly, in terms of standard of living. It's not easy, you know, running the marathon. I gave it my all, my body is breaking down, don't ask about the fatigue."
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I'd like to turn the comments section over to y'all who may have gotten lost in the deluge of FB and Twitter posts last night, or those who want to have a little more real estate to express how you think the debate went last night.
I shall mostly remain from saying anything, because you know what I think: that Obama should have yelled "GOODNIGHT CLEVELAND" and dropped the mike on the floor. But there's one thing I need to get off my tits…
Mitt Romney, I speak for a growing number of agnostics and atheists when I say: fuck you and your invocation of God in a debate on governmental policy. I walked that walk; to quote Suicidal Tendencies, "I went to YOUR schools, I went to YOUR churches, I went to YOUR institutional learning facilities-"
You looked around the room and said we were all "children of God". Let's get this straight right now: I am a child of these two folks:
who, in turn, are children of these four folks:
who were previously children of these nice ladies and gents:
who had been children of some of the following:
It's not that I don't care you went on a mission for your church; it's that it should be irrelevant and bringing it up is creepy. Not everybody knows what you truly believe, Mitt, but I know more than most. And that's fine when it's my beloved aunts, uncles and cousins, but it's not fine when you're carrying the nuclear football.
Calling us children of your God is the ultimate in patriarchy, hegemony, and rude presumption. Sure, it's probably offensive to all the other religions in America, but I don't really care about them either. I just care about keeping faith, magical stories, dark fantasies and 4,000-year-old boogeymen OUT OF MY GOVERNMENT.
Atheists are like feminists: there's something about our demeanor that guarantees erection loss and a night of dreary conversation. Hell, I'm both – how the hell do I have any friends left? When I walk into the room, why don't my peers roll their eyes and groan "oh no, here we go again"?
Because there is a way to believe in magic, to have your arms wide open to accept the mysteries of the universe, to revel in the unending effervescence of existence without going to motherfucking church. I know that seems impossible for you to believe; such is the overwhelming liquor of faith.
You're convinced that we would all LOVE YOUR FAVORITE BAND if only we would listen. You'll never accept that many of us did listen, for a long time, and we just can't stand that song anymore.


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Well, after the asshole with his Volkswagen, this Toyota man thought it was cool to backup into the exit lane and start getting the trolley, wife and kid out of the fucking car!! I mean, what the fuck?! Why not just drive in front of the main entrance and do the shit there? Sometimes I am ashamed of being an individual representing one of the dumbest animals on the face of this earth…


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The new improved version of Melody Muncher is out — Melody Muncher Deluxe! View the soundtrack for the enhanced version here: overclockedrecords.com/release/melody-muncher-deluxe-ost/
Melody Muncher is my entry for round 33 of the 48-hour game development challenge known as Ludum Dare. The theme was "You Are the Monster," so I made a cute and fun rhythm game where you play as Ms. Melody, a piranha plant who munches good guys coming from the sides of the screen.
The soundtrack (as well as all of the art) for Melody Muncher was fully composed within the 48 hours of the competition. Below are the estimated working times (based on FL Studio project files) for each track, sorted by order of production.
Born to Be Free: 1 hour 2 minutes
Gonna Cut You Up: 43 minutes
Standing Here Alone: 48 minutes
Let's Learn, Part 1: 6 minutes
Let's Learn, Part 2: 4 minutes
Let's Learn, Part 3: 3 minutes
Let's Learn, Part 4: 2 minutes
Flower Fang: 1 hour 7 minutes
Solar Beam: 52 minutes
Sunny Day: 27 minutes
Ms. Melody: 7 minutes
Undying: 51 minutes
Total: 6 hours 12 minutes
You can play the game directly in your browser here: ddrkirby.com/games/melody-muncher/melody-muncher.html
Or view its Ludum Dare 33 submission page here: www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=7285


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"Timeless design, ease of use, high quality materials," Timo Niskanen describes his design principles. He launched his own lighting brand, Himmee, in 2014. Before that, the Helsinki-based designer and lower secondary school shop teacher used all his spare time during a year and a half to develop the products and build the brand.
"Only my loved ones knew what I was up to," Timo says. Encouragement from the family and earlier experience as a freelancer working for lighting companies helped him achieve his goal. It was a big leap from being a designer to handling the whole business, but the hard work has paid off: Himmee's first collection has been well received both by consumers and media, and the company has about 15 retailers in Finland, Britain, Germany and France. "A designer needs to have the courage to market his label and products. Many designers work hard until the product is ready, but are not interested in what comes after that." Himmee's collection consists of three product families: Toad, Filly and Lento (Finnish for flight). The design language of the collection is strongly Scandinavian, minimalistic and simple. Materials used in the products are wood (German oak), glass, aluminium and concrete. All parts of the products are manufactured in Finland, except for the glass parts, which are made in Poland. Assembly and packing is also done in Finland. According to Timo, every product has its place in the collection, and a story to tell. For example, the Toad lamp with a hand blown glass shade got it's name from Super Mario's mushroom friend. Timo's first touch with the world of games was Nintendo's Super Mario. Likewise, Lento pendant lamps have gained their inspiration and name from old UFO cartoons and toys.
One significant reason for Timo's passion for lighting design is the freedom it offers the designer, as it differs from designing furniture, e.g., a chair, where the use dictates the form. "I'm able to play with the form and shape, and free to look for different solutions. Designing a lamp is also an interesting combination of technical and aesthetic elements. In addition, a lamp should look good even when it's switched off." "Good design without middlemen and compromises" is Timo's motto. Earlier he visited many design and trade events, such asDMY Festival in Berlin and Salone Satellite in Milan, carrying his lamp prototypes around and trying to find manufacturers for them. He did find a few good ones, and the collaboration was well under way, but it always ended for various reasons. In Timo's opinion many companies rely on well-known designer names, because their products are easier to market. "It was very frustrating, and getting tired of constant compromises, I even put the lamps aside for a while."
In addition to now being his own master, there's another change. Timo's earlier lighting prototypes were experimental and unusual, such as a library lamp that is switched on and off by using a coin. The prototypes gained attention, but were more for public spaces rather than private homes. "Now I'm creating simpler products that suit especially Scandinavian-style homes. It's a completely different approach." Timo wants his products to be long-time companions for the people who purchase them. For him, timeless design also means sustainable and ecological design. "When products are not designed following any trend or fashion, they can still be in use after 20 years without looking old-fashioned or outdated." Where does Timo see Himmee in five years? "My aim is to make Himmee a reckoned Finnish design label. I plan to launch a couple of new products every year and grow side by side with other Finnish lighting companies." Timo is still teaching a shop class twice a week, and plans to continue doing so in the future. "I'm really fond of teaching! My seventh graders know about my other career – and they like my products."


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If you're interested in identifying the world's most sustainable companies, look no further. Every year, a group called Corporate Knights compiles a quantified list of these companies. The list is released at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
The group looks at data about how companies use water, energy, and waste efficiently – the factors the general public are likely to mean when they dub something "green." They also use an elastic concept of sustainability by looking at the financial picture and the treatment of employees.
The financial indicators include paying taxes responsibly, revenue, EBITDA, the degree of investment in innovation, and the ratio of CEO compensation to average worker pay.
The employee indicators include any reports of fatalities or lost time due to accidents, business leadership diversity, women on the board and in management, and turnover of employees.
The data makes use of public information from 4,353 international companies. Each has a market capitalization of over $2 billion. It is crunched through several screens, and each company is assigned an overall score in percentage terms.
… Drumroll, Please
So what firms make the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World? Well, first is German automaker BMW, cited for excellent sustainability practices across the board. Its overall score was 80.10%, making it the only company to score in the 80s.
The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World #2 spot was held by France's software company Dassault Systemes, with a score of 75.70%. Outotec, a Finnish construction and engineering firm, held down the #3 slot, with a score of 74.40%. Australia's Commonwealth Bank of Australia came in at #4, with a 73.9% score. German apparel and textile maker Adidas, at #5, rounds out the top five, with a 73.10% score.
Western Europe continues its solid performances across countries with the next two. Spain's gas utility company Enagas is #6, with a 72.70% score. Denmark's Danske Bank holds the #7 position, with 72.40%.
Singapore's StarHub, a wireless telecom service provider, comes in at #8, with a score of 71.80%. The United Kingdom's Reckitt Benckiser Group, a maker of household products, is in the #9 position, with a 71.70% score.
Singapore's City Developments, a real estate development firm, is the final company in the top 10, with a score of 71.30%.
The U.S.: Large Number of Companies, Middle Sustainability Performers
Forbes notes that the United States had the largest number of companies on the list, 19 out of the 20. Yet this is down one company from the year before, and no U.S. company is a top 10 global leader on the list.
The highest ranking U.S. company is Coca-Cola, at #13, with a 70.50% score. The next highest ranking by a U.S. firm is Biogen's #30 slot. Chip maker Intel is #38, and chemical company Ecolab is #50. All other U.S. companies, including Cisco Systems, Johnson & Johnson, and General Mills, stand in the lower half of the list.
The country with the second highest number of companies was France, with stalwarts such as L'Oreal, BNP Paribas, and Renault.


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Injury Time Out With Capilano Rehab | Shin Splints With Brendan Lehman
Finally, the sun has decided to shine and the leaves have begun to sprout! Time to shake off those winter cobwebs and get out for a jog. As mentally therapeutic as those first runs can be, physically they often can be hard on our legs. Too much running too fast can put a repetitive loaded stress on our lower leg muscles and cause medial tibia pain, or in layman's terms shin splints.


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Musical.ly, a lip-syncing app popular with young people, has been sold to Chinese tech giant Bytedance in a deal worth up to $1bn (£750m).Shanghai-based Musical.ly, founded three years ago, claims over 60 million monthly active users.It's the first Chinese social media app to make it big in North America and Europe.The move could help both firms expand their market reach and tap into each other's technological capabilities."(By) integrating Musical.ly's global reach with Bytedance's massive user base in China and key Asian markets, we are creating a significant global platform for our content creators and brands to engage with new markets," said Zhang Yiming, Bytedance's chief executive.'Musers'On Musical.ly, users – or "musers" as they're called – can record and share 15-second videos of themselves lip syncing to popular songs and making funny faces. When editing, "musers" can change the speed of videos, add filters and play videos backwards.Earlier this year, Musical.ly struck deals with Viacom, NBCUniversal and Hearst Magazine to produce original content aimed at younger audiences.The company also has a live-streaming platform called Live.ly.
Bytedance, meanwhile, is best known for its mobile app called Jinri Toutiao, or "Today's Headlines," which aggregates news and videos from hundreds of media outlets.The app has become one of the world's most popular news services and boasts 120 million daily active users.It's helped Bytedance to become one of China's hottest tech start-ups, with valuations reaching as high as $20 billion."For Musical.ly, it is a good price. For Toutiao, it is a big step for its globalisation strategy," says Yu Xue, an analyst at China-based market intelligence firm IDC. "The short video market is incredibly hot in China this year," he added.The deal is one of several concluded by Bytedata lately as it looks to expand its global presence.Earlier this week, the firm paid $87 million for News Republic, a news aggregation service owned by New York-listed Cheetah Mobile.In November 2016, Bytedance signed a licensing deal with Studio71, a multichannel network owned by German media group ProSiebenSat.1. Under the deal, Studio71's content will be subtitled in Chinese and carried on Bytedance's Top Buzz platform.
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The Coventry and Warwickshire based 2 office accountancy practice of Armstrongs Accountancy Limited are actively strengthening their position and presence across the North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire area through a series of growth and networking initiatives. The business has recruited 5 new members of staff to its new Nuneaton office within the last year, after having relocated from its previous office in Hinckley. The most recent recruit is a qualified local girl, Jodie Tyler. Jodie hails from Nuneaton's Higham Lane School and began her accountancy training soon after leaving school, qualifying 6 years later.
Jodie is actively involved with all clients at the Nuneaton office and is assisting the partners at Armstrongs in growing the firm's presence within the area. Jodie is known for being hands on and continues the Armstrongs' ethos of being personable, yet still professional in her approach to dealing with client matters. Her ability to take charge and communicate effectively has secured her the position of assistant manager at Armstrongs.
The firm also has an open position for a trainee accountant and is particularly interested to hear from suitable school and college leavers. Interviews are scheduled to start towards the end of May or early June, with the successful candidate starting in September.
Armstrongs have just secured the BNI Nuneaton chapter's accountancy seat in a bid to reach out and build upon its existing connections within the Nuneaton and North Warwickshire business community.
Paul Farmer, a partner at Armstrongs, said 'We pride ourselves on being a modern, growing and dynamic accountancy practice. We are making strides to grow the business by investing in new staff who will be working with our innovative office systems and practices taking our business and client service standards to the next level. We are actively becoming a paperless cloud based office which gives key staff the flexibility to offer our clients a true 24 hours a day service.'
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interesting story on the discovery of more of Thomas Dick's Aboriginal photographs.
Thomas Dick (here, here) was a Port Macquarie oyster farmer and pioneer photographer who took a series of photos of Aboriginal life on the Hastings over 14 years in the early decades of the twentieth century.
The photos were posed, but Dick knew and was trusted by the Aboriginal people. On all I know, they present an authentic picture.
Thomas Dick was drowned in 1927. Sadly, the knowledge he collected died with him. He had intended to write up the stories that he had been told by the elders, but that was not to be. There was one aspect of the 7.30 Report that made me uncomfortable, and that was the suggestion that he was ostracised because of his interest in the Aboriginal people. That doesn't quite fit with a man who was secretary to the Port
Macquarie Show Society, secretary of the Regatta Club. secretary of the Church of England Parochial Council, and an alderman on the Port Macquarie
I will write up his story properly later. For the moment, I just wanted to record the discovery.
Discussions on the history and historiography of Australia's New England
Thursday, November 26, 2015
The Aborigines of the Hastings Valley: more Thomas Dick photographs discovered
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Leading lamp and LED specialists Crompton Lamps is delighted to announce the appointment of Stuart Eglin as sales director.
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Paul Bursnall is a full time artist with his studio in the village of Gawcott, Buckinghamshire, England.
Born in 1948 in Hayes Middlesex
Paul usually paints nautical themes in a naive style using blocks of colour and heavy outlines.
Paul has sold over 1600 original paintings to collectors in Europe,
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SATURDAY 4th October 2003
COLESHILL TOWN 1 v 3 NUNEATON GRIFF
Scorer: Craig Davies.
More changes and new faces came in for the visit of Nuneaton Griff as once again Manager Tony Gormley's defensive options were devastated by injury. Allan Thomas, Craig Risdill, Adam Whyte and Lee Colvin were all unavailable. New signing Kevin Sievwright came straight into the team and hat-trick hero for the Youths in midweek Sean Hegarty took his place on the bench.
Coleshill opted for an attacking minded three up front to try and compensate for a make shift defence and the plan very nearly paid off. Town made a lively opening playing almost entirely in the visitors half and on five minutes Lee Dempster released Craig Davies but the Griff keeper saved the strikers shot at full length. Coleshill continued to pile forward but the game was turned on its head as Griff scored three times in fifteen minutes. Sweeper Lee McClean tried to prevent a corner but inadvertently presented the ball to Nuneaton who instantly crossed into the danger area. Coleshill desperately tried to clear the ball but as Frank Woodburn flung himself at an attempted shot the ball struck his raised hand for a penalty. Jason Brindley scored from the spot. Left wing back Jamie Williams was allowed far too much time and space resulting in an inch perfect cross to the far post were Halford scored with a diving header. And just two minutes later Williams was on the end of a sweeping move to sweetly shoot home from the edge of the box. Coleshill tried to get back into the game with Davies at the centre of every good move. First he took a free kick from 25 yards, which flew just over. Davies then shot wide before setting up Jackson who did the same, and on the stroke of half time Davies stroked the ball past the keeper only to see his effort rebound to safety off the post.
The air in the dressing room was blue at half time as everyone expressed their anger and it did result in a better second half but with a three-goal cushion, Griff always looked assured of the three points. Carl Smith had a shot well saved before Town finally got some reward. The best move of the game involving Mitchell Thompson and Dave Jackson presented Davies with a tap in for his eleventh of the season. Coleshill continued to slightly have the better of the play but it was Griff who came closest to adding to the score line when they hit the bar.
Apart from the 15-minute spell just before the half hour mark, the teams were evenly matched but losing is becoming a habit for Town and it is now affecting the previously excellent dressing room atmosphere. Assistant Manager Dave Morbey could take no more and resigned immediately after the game to leave Tony Gormley with even more problems.
Team:- Danny Moseley, Chris Gray, Frank Woodburn, Lee McClean, Carl Smith, Kevin Sievwright, Dave Jackson (Steve Fulford), Paul McColgan, Craig Davies, Mitchell Thompson, Lee Dempster (Sean Hegarty). Sub not used Tony Gormley.
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Intelligent Car Coalition
1155 F St, NW
Suite 1050
Washington DC 20004
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
West Building Ground Floor
Room W12-140
Washington, DC 20590-0001
RE: Notice and Request for Comments on Federal Automated Vehicles Policy Proposed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0090
I. Introduction.
The Intelligent Car Coalition (ICC) respectfully submits these comments on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) proposed Federal Automated Vehicles Policy (Policy) published in the Federal Register September 23, 2016.
The merging of communications technologies with automotive transportation is creating exciting opportunities to make us safer on the roads, reduce our carbon footprints, and improve our quality of life. The ICC was formed to address public policy questions created in this new space. The ICC gathers leading stakeholders in the automotive, communications and technology industries for cross-industry discussions of policy issues and advocates for innovation in connected and automated vehicles1. We believe these intelligent car technologies will benefit not only individual consumers, but also our society as a whole, and we want public policies that speed beneficial technologies to market.
We have entered a new age of automotive mobility characterized by use of a new tool: digitized data. Data – flowing between vehicles and the road, between vehicles and infrastructure, between the vehicle and trusted third parties over the internet, and among vehicles – is the backbone of automated and connected vehicle systems. It is a technology that is fundamentally different than the traditional mechanical technologies upon which the automotive industry was built. The ICC believes the nature of digital data requires us to consider thoughtfully how the automotive space is evolving and what that change means for those who produce connected and automated vehicle technologies, the consumers who benefit from them, and the policymakers who seek to maximize their value to the public.
The ICC believes the Policy represents a good faith effort to encourage development of life-saving technologies. We applaud the Department of Transportation (DOT) and NHTSA for recognizing that speeding beneficial technologies to market will reduce crashes and save lives on our roads. However, we are concerned that some of language in the Policy – particularly having to do with data collection – will stymie efforts to coax the benefits of these technologies to the marketplace. The ICC respectfully offers its thoughts on the unique nature of data-based technologies and the fundamentally altered consumer marketplace to encourage additional government consideration of parts of the Policy having to do with data recording and sharing by manufacturers and other entities2.
II. Data is Different.
In some ways data is a unique tool, with characteristics unlike any mechanical tool. First, data has unique power: the capture, analysis, and deployment of perfect data allows for near-perfect decision-making. This is a particularly powerful tool when it comes to driving; a driver – human or machine – with perfect situational awareness has the best chance of avoiding a crash or mitigating injury. But even imperfect data – if better than the data a driver is currently using – can represent an improvement in input, and therefore an improvement in the chance that a crash could be avoided or mitigated.
Second, data is unique in its speed of evolution. The ability of data to rapidly be compiled into a beneficial technology, or help a product evolve into a better form, means that when applied to the field of transportation data technologies can speed us to achieve what no other tools have yet – safer mobility, cleaner air, and more efficient movement on our nation's roads. Of course, mechanical tools also have the ability to be improved. But the exponentially faster production cycle of digital, data-based technologies means that stopping to examine them at every stage of evolution will impede their growth, and potentially keep their life-saving benefits from the public. In other words, because of the unique nature of data-based technologies, sooner can be safer.
Third, data possesses a unique growth effect: it can be fruitful and multiply in an environment made safe for sharing. Take, as one example, real-time traffic information services. By crowdsourcing data, it is possible to provide information on traffic conditions, potential road hazards, traffic signage and on-street parking in real time. Drawing data from a voluntary 'crowd' of sensors allows multiple drivers to create a new 'product' of situational awareness for every other driver who utilizes the data in a different location.
Fourth, data-based technologies have significant collateral benefits: the ability of data to be shared means its benefits can be shared too. In the crowdsourced data example, each individualized data 'product' can be used by a driver to avoid congestion, or even avoid an accident. In this way, the crowdsourced data flows to an individual's benefit, but it also creates societal benefits – by reducing traffic congestion, reducing crashes, and hopefully saving lives.
III. Consumers are Key to Data Flow.
The traditional automotive ecosystem counted OEMs, suppliers and regulators as the main arbiters of automotive technology. However, in the connected, automated ecosystem consumers play a more powerful role. Technologies in this new ecosystem can be quickly created and may be speedily modified to account for consumer demand. In addition, thanks to the internet, consumers can interface with manufacturers of technology both more directly and more extensively than in the past. Consumers have more opportunities for input – and as a result, better leverage in the marketplace.
Consumers' feedback, ability to share data and leverage their position in the market can inform a shortened design process for the overall vehicle platform, updatable digital components, and modifiable consumer-discretion technologies such as plug-ins and apps. The very data consumers help create may make up parts of these new products. Examples include everything from data gleaned by manufacturers on the performance of automated vehicle systems, to information on the performance of individual auto components, and more.
In addition, this new marketplace has attracted companies that compete to provide an expanding array of services by leveraging technologies in this new ecosystem. In turn, this competition expedites development of even more technologies. In other words, the pace at which many of these technologies can be created and modified to fit the consumer – combined with consumers' power to personalize the driving experience and the increased market presence of companies willing to create new solutions for drivers – means that consumers are now placed at the center of the automotive value chain3.
IV. Consumers Make Risk/Benefit Calculations When Deciding Whether to Share their Data; the Vagueness of the Policy May Hinder Consumers' Ability to Make that Calculation.
Just as better data can help lead us to better outcomes, data's usefulness can be made imperfect by restriction of its flow. Flow can be restricted by curtailing the means by which it flows (such as lack of spectrum or physical infrastructure necessary for robust communications networks) or by legally restricting its flow (via inappropriate regulation), or, as in the case of the Policy, by dis-incentivizing those who create it and allow it to be used to create it and share it.
The ICC is concerned that the Policy's language on the requirements for data collection and retention – including description of the entities that should collect it, under what circumstances it should be collected, and how much control consumers have over the process – is so vague that it may inhibit consumers from voluntarily sharing information in a way that is beneficial not just to individual consumers, but to all of society.
For instance, the Policy states that 'entities' that should 'consider' the Policy 'include, but [are] not limited to, equipment designers and suppliers, entities that outfit any vehicle with automation capabilities…transit companies, automated fleet operators…and any other individual or entity that offers services utilizing highly automated vehicles.'4 One can imagine many individuals or entities that may offer services utilizing highly automated vehicles (HAVs) in the future. If, for instance, an individual limo driver is involved in an accident while delivering high school classmates to their prom in an HAV, is he or she subject to requests from the government about information about the trip?
Another question the policy presents is how certain 'entities' potentially involved in the operation of an HAV would create a safety assessment letter. For instance, it is foreseeable that in the future, companies that provide communications connectivity and security could be a part of the ecosystem that operates HAVs. In advance of deployment, should a connectivity company provide a report that includes a Safety Assessment letter? These companies are already regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and subject to specific restrictions on sharing consumer data5. So although DOT and NHTSA may wish entities to collect certain data, it is not clear whether existing FCC regulations may impact this request.
Another question the Policy presents is whether voluntary requests for information will turn mandatory at some point in the future. The Policy states that 'NHTSA may consider, in the future, proposing to make some elements of this Guidance mandatory and binding…"6 However, the Policy offers no standard for picking elements of the Policy that it wants to become mandatory.
The ICC is concerned that consumers will be dis-incentivized to share their data if they believe it is subject to collection by the government via vague language. There is a difference to consumers between sharing information with a company with whom a driver has a relationship, and having their information shared with government entities. Consumers are able to control their relationships with private parties by via specific terms in user agreements. But consumers have no such control when it comes to government collection of their information.
We know that consumers weigh the risks and benefits of sharing information. Research by the Pew Research Center notes that "For most Americans who are making decisions about sharing their information in return for a product, service, or other benefit, the context and conditions of the transactions matter… Risk-benefit calculations that enter people's minds during the decision process include the terms of the deal… whether they consider the company or organization involved to be trustworthy…"7
Unfortunately, Pew has found that the government is not well-trusted to keep consumers data private and secure. One statistic cited by Pew found that 54% of Americans are 'not too confident' or 'not at all confident' that government agencies can keep their records private and secure 8. In addition, Pew found consumers want to control over how their information may be used. Specifically, the survey said 74% of respondents said it is "very important" to them that they be in control of who can get information about them, and 65% said it is "very important" to them to control what information is collected about them.
V. Conclusion.
The ICC is concerned that the Policy's language relating to capture of data to and from automated vehicles is vague, malleable, and represents an inappropriate intrusion into an ecosystem that has created a beneficial flow of data within innovative companies and among private parties that should be allowed to continue. We are concerned that Policy language regarding data recording and sharing will create consumer distrust, slow the flow of beneficial data, and delay deployment and consumer adoption of life-saving automated vehicle technologies.
Our nation is likely on track to lose over 35,000 Americans to vehicle crashes this year9. We know that newer cars are generally safer10, and that the vast majority of crashes are caused by driver error11. For these reasons, adoption of automated technologies that reduce human participation in the driving task will play a major role in reducing that number.
However, when the beneficial flow of data is interrupted by inappropriate public policy, it can be made unusable. Many of the societal benefits of these systems come from data being voluntarily given by vehicle owners to other trusted private parties. Without this sharing, we miss out on benefits not just as individual consumers, but also for our society as a whole. We request that DOT and NHTSA keep these ideas in mind as they evaluate the initial proposal.
Respectfully Submitted,
Catherine McCullough, Executive Director
Intelligent Car Coalition
1155 F Street NW | Suite 1050 | Washington, DC 20004
1 Members of the Intelligent Car Coalition include AT&T, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, CTIA, HARMAN, Innova, and Verizon.
2 Detailed discussion of data recording and sharing begins on page 17 of the Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, but references to government collection of data created by manufacturers and related entities is present throughout the document. Page 11 of the Policy discusses the scope of the guidance, and says that the Policy should be considered by 'traditional vehicle manufacturers and other entities involved with manufacturing, designing, supplying, testing, selling, operating, or deploying highly automated vehicles…these entities include, but are not limited to, equipment designers and suppliers, entities that outfit any vehicle with automation capabilities…transit companies, automated fleet operators…and any other individual or entity that offers services utilizing highly automated vehicles.'
3 See The Shifting Competitive Balance in the Automotive-Supply Industry, Nikolaus Lang, Brian Collie, and Bob Zhai (June 24, 2015). See also a similar discussion on consumers and their place in the smartphone value chain was written by Jonathan Sallet, "The Creation of Value: The Broadband Value Circle and Evolving Market Structures," April 4, 2011.
4 Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, page 11.
5 For instance, sharing data in a Security Assessment letter may conflict with opt-in and opt-out requirements of the FCC's Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) rules found in 47 U.S.C. Sec. 222 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
6 Id.
7 "The State of Privacy in Post-Snowden America," Lee Rainie, Pew Research Center, September 21, 2016.
8 Id.
9 Traffic Safety Facts: An Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for the First Half (Jan–Jun) of 2016, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (Oct. 2016).
10 An analysis published by NHTSA in 2013 concluded that drivers in vehicles 15 years old or older are at least 50% more likely to be fatally injured compared to a driver in a new vehicle, i.e., a vehicle 0 to 3 years old.
11 Traffic Safety Facts: Critical Reasons for Crashes Investigated in the National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (Feb. 2015); Traffic Safety Facts 2013: A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates System U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.


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Dear Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandmother Kunigonde,
You have the most interesting name in my tree and your last name is not known to those of us researching you. You were the mother of my ancestor named Michael Kempf. He lived in a town named Hornbach. I have discovered that you were Roman Catholic and the historic church in Hornbach contains the bones of St. Pirminius. You must've worshipped there.
I didn't know Kunigonde was even a name until I found you. I looked up the meaning and origin. It is from the Old High German and sometimes spelled as Kunigonda. The name dictionaries call it a two-element name. Kunni=the tribe, the clan. Gund=the fight, the battle. I really dig the two-element meaning of your name!
Apparently there was a St. Kunigonde and she was the daughter of King Bela of Hungary. She is the patroness of Poland and Lithuania where she is known as St. Kinga.
Was Kunigonde a family name in your family?
Did you know your third great grandson was named Heinrich Leies and he traveled across the ocean to the United States of America in 1848 with his family to have a farm in Wooster, Ohio? His brother Jacob Leies came three years later to the greatest city in the New World called New York City. Your fourth great grandson named Peter Leies joined the Union Army during the nation's Civil War and died at a battle called the Battle of Antietam. He was only 21 and he was born in Nunschweiler, not far from Hornbach.
Another fourth great grandson followed Heinrich to Wooster, Ohio. His name was Johann Leies and Heinrich was his uncle. He was my ancestor. He ran saloons in Chicago and was a piano dealer. He had very religious sons. One became a Roman Catholic priest and died in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Did you know you probably have thousands of descendants across the ocean in America perhaps due in part to Heinrich's emigration?
You are named in a book called the Rubenheim Register from Zwiebrucken. I would love to see that book. But, what can YOU tell me that the book doesn't. What was Hornbach life like?
One of your thousands of descendants
Dear 9th Great Granddaughter,
Females rarely learned to write in my day unless they took a religious order. My good friend Sr. Marie Radegonde Belina is writing this for me. What an angel she is too to be able to translate English to our dialect and back to English for me. She was a half English/half French orphan the good Sisters took in.
Thank you for digging my name. I don't know what you mean by "digging."
What can I tell you about my life? I was born at a time of a long religious, political, and terrible war – The Thirty Years War. We would hear from the priests there was a peace and then another peace. But it would not end. Then a few years later there would be word of another peace.
We did not care about those far away princes fighting for power. We were more concerned with having food on our tables when the winter was through. Half the men in my family were gone and another quarter of my family uprooted themselves and were never heard from again. We just wanted it to end.
When I married, the war was coming to an end. My husband (your 9th great grandfather) and I lived near Hornbach at a time the entire surrounding area was almost devoid of citizens and buildings due to the many years of war. The country-side had been devastated due to famine, disease, and theft. The old town wall of Hornbach and our church were some of the few things left.
We were ruled by the Duke of Zwiebrucken.
Before the war, Hornbach was once surrounded by rich vineyards. Nobody came back to re-plant them. Instead, after the war, the Dukes invited people from the Swiss Cantons and from Tyrol to our area to farm. They were rumored to be excellent farmers.
Some of my descendants married the descendants of the Swiss immigrants.
My husband Johann Kempf and I had a farm. We had 8 children: Matthias, Anna Christina, Michael, your 8th great grandfather, twins Kunigonde and Johann, Maria Katharina, and twins Regina and Anna Margaretha.
Michael was my second born son and he was trained to follow his father as a farmer.
I died before I could see Michael's children be born.
I died before France took control of the Hornbach-Zwiebrucken area in 1680.
Yes, I heard about Heinrich and the others. Nunschweiler was very tiny in my day.
Heinrich Layes (that's how Sr. Marie Gertruda spells the surname) left Germany at a time when liberal nationalists pushed for civil liberties here. The cost of the war I lived through and cost of that war on our people was ingrained in their minds.
In 1848, these forward thinking men had to flee their homeland for your country – a country that had established those ideals when those in power began to silence their democratic plans.
Keep shaking those female branches of my tree in Germany. You aren't even close to finding all of my descendants in America.
Your Ahnfrau


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Children will enjoy learning with the printable Valentine's Day worksheets listed below. I love when a little education comes this easily!
My daughter Tasha's not usually the type to beg for more homework but I'm pretty sure she'd cheerfully do fifty word searches a day if I could keep up with the demand, hehe.
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How many words can you make out of "Valentine's Day"


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Man Eater Part 4: How to Create Photo Illustrations by Woody Walters June 18 2015
Woody is going to show you step by step how to create the Man Eater Illustration. This is exactly the kind of thing you can expect with a paid subscription to Inside Woody's World. See what it is like absolutely free.


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ispONE in voluntary administration
Posted on August 21, 2013
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This week people may have seen that ispONE has gone into voluntary administration and the impact this has had ispONE's customers, including Kogan Mobile. We are concerned at the misinformation and confusion around our role in this matter.
ispONE had been a customer of Telstra Wholesale for mobile and fixed line products. ispONE on-sold these products to retailers and in some instances to the public. For example, ispONE supplied the online retailer Kogan and Medion (who supply the ALDImobile brand) utilising the Telstra Wholesale pre-paid mobile product. Under this arrangement, Telstra had no direct relationship with Kogan, Medion or ALDI.
On Monday, ispONE went into administration owing tens of millions of dollars. The voluntary administrator who took over ispONE, Ferrier Hodgson, cancelled the Telstra Wholesale pre-paid mobile contract.
This meant there was no supplier for Kogan and Medion.
We are prepared to enter into direct arrangements with both Kogan and Medion on commercial terms. Fortunately, we were able to enter into a direct supply arrangement with Medion so that ALDImobile can continue to offer services to its customers. To date, we have not been able to reach an agreement with Kogan.
The decision by Ferrier Hodgson, as ispONE's administrator, to terminate Telstra's Wholesale's pre-paid mobile contract meant we had no choice but to progress with disconnecting Kogan's services, although we are currently providing an interim service at our own cost to Kogan end users so they have time to choose their next steps.
Telstra has played a leading role in the highly competitive and dynamic Australian mobiles market since its inception. In addition to providing mobile services to millions of Australians directly, our wholesale mobile offerings result in more choice for consumers by providing access for other retailers to parts of our 3G mobile network covering 98% of the Australian population.
We have a strong business providing mobile products through Telstra Wholesale to a number of mobile retailers and this is not going to change.
For any of Kogan's end users who are impacted by their retailer's decision to no longer provide services, more details on the interim arrangements we have put in place is available on the Telstra Wholesale website.


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This has been a rather long thread, so I apologize for missing the beginning. But what level of conformance is this aspect being considered? I can see - on the development side - that this will be one that will be impractical in many cases. If an application is designed to dynamically generate a table of data, retrofitting that application to create a graphic on-the-fly would be so costly as to be prohibitive. Chris O'Kennon Commonwealth of Virginia Webmaster/ VIPNet Portal Architect www.myvirginia.org ______________________________________ "When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other." -----Original Message----- From: Charles McCathieNevile [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 8:44 AM To: WAI GL Subject: illustrating content - tables of figures One area where it is helpful to illustrate, and where it is technically trivially easy in many cases is tables of numeric data. Programs to transform these into graphic representations have been available as mass-market software at least since 1990. I would suggest that one criteria is that all tables of numeric data are accompanied by a graphic representation. At the level of techniques, there is information I have read when I studied this stuff explaining different kinds of graphing techniques, and some results of testing the different ones for usability. If anyone has current knowledge and experience some references would be helpful. Charles McCN -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +33 4 92 38 78 22 Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France)Received on Tuesday, 23 July 2002 09:11:09 UTC
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For much of this season we on this site have been touting the strong all-round play of Acadia's 6'3″ sophomore Ben Miller – even naming the multi-talented combo guard as a First Team all-star in our choices despite him not being mentioned in the official league selections. And for the first three quarters of last night's AUS quarter-final between the Axemen and Cape Breton Capers, the rest of the crowd's view was justified as Miller missed his first 8 shots and Acadia struggled, looking listless offensively, getting beat on the glass and trailing by as many as 8 points early in the 4th. But Miller, who has represented Canada internationally and remains among the most competitive players in the country, shook off the rough start and came to the rescue – scoring all of his team-high 19 points in the final 11 minutes of play including 4 3's in the final 4 minutes of play as Axemen came back to shock the Capers 69-68.
6'3″ Shaquille Smith and 6'5″ Kyle Arsenault were also important contributors for Acadia as Smith knocked down the go-ahead free throw with just 20 seconds remaining and Axemen survived 6'3″ Cedric Kasango's decent look at a right corner 3 on the final possession. Arsenault, himself quiet through out the first 3 quarters of the game, hit back-to-back 3's, the second from deep early in transition that appeared to be the emotional spark for Acadia that got the game from 8 down to 2 quickly.
Arsenault's heroics preceded what appeared to be a game-determining two-handed dunk in traffic by Capers unlikely hero 6'5″ Tevin Bartley, the first year player out of Toronto's Eastern Commerce via Allen County Community College in Kansas who averaged just 3.8 points and 8.3 minutes per game during the regular season. Bartley had 14 points on 6-11 shooting in 17 minutes including an early dunk, a huge 3 from the top of the bowl and, taking a pick-and-roll feed from Kasango, a thunderous slam that brought the crowd and his bench to their feet, seemingly sealing Acadia's fate. In fact Bartley followed Arsenault's 3's with a clutch 3 of his own. But Miller would not be denied.
With all due respect to the great Javon Masters, Tyler Scott and Bradley States, Miller would be the first player I would take out of the AUS to start a team. He is by far the best passer in the conference despite playing all season out of position as a pure point guard – he would be much more effective with another pg would could bring the ball up – he defends, makes shots and is scrappy. Last night, Capers continually went under the wing ball screen and the tactic worked – Miller missed his first 5 3's – but down the stretch when it mattered Miller eventually made CBU pay for the defensive decisions as he was on fire.
Kasango was Capers main offensive catalyst all night with 20 points and 18 rebounds while Kenny Jean-Louis had 16 points and 7 boards. Graduating fifth-year senior center Meshack Lufile struggled amid foul trouble with just 2 points and 9 rebounds in 18 minutes of what turned out to be the final AUS/CIS game of his career for the star from Burlington, Ontario.
Capers out rebounded Acadia 56-47 but could not survive Axemen making 6 of their final 8 threes in the final 6 minutes after making just 7 of their first 30 from downtown.
Acadia advances to this evening's second semi-final against #2 ranked UPEI Panthers in what promises to be another up-tempo, transition shot filled affair featuring UPEI's Tyler Scott and Brad States, two of the top players in the conference.
In the earlier game, Saint Mary's dominated inside as 6'8″ Osman Barrie, snubbed in the official all-star voting, finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds while 5'11" Marquis Clayton proved he is all the way back from his mid-season injuries, scoring 15 of his team-high 25 points after halftime and flirting with a triple-double by adding 9 rebounds and 8 assists as the Huskies pounded the defensively-challenged V-Reds 102-93. Saint Mary's shot 55% from the floor, pounding it inside and getting to the rim, winning comfortably despite shooting just 53% from the line in what was a highly-emotional game with plenty of chatter, after-whistle gamesmanship and almost a bench-clearing incident near the end of the game but cooler heads prevailed.
5'9″ Matt Daley, playing in what turned out to be the final game of his career, led all scorers with 28 points including 26 in the second half – 18 in the third – but Reds simply could not get consistent stops – their decided lack of a rim protector inside was exposed on this day. AUS MVP Javon Masters struggled, going just 7 for 24 from the field and was just 1 for 4 from downtown, part of a 9 for 28 effort by the Reds (32%). 6'2″ Jesse Kendall had a strong 18 point effort for UNB.
Saint Mary's advances to meet Dalhousie in an all-Halifax semi-final this evening beginning at 6:30 PM AT/5:30 PM ET.
Another memorable evening of AUS tournament basketball – the most exciting conference event in the CIS.


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Picture of the Day - "Up and Away" - Oct. 19, 2016
Went for a drive this afternoon and ended up in Bouctouche. We saw a large flock of Cormorants, some Greater Yellowlegs, Gulls (of course) and several different species of ducks. We saw Mallards, a couple of American Black Ducks, some Green-winged Teals and this Blue-winged Teal. Taken with Canon 70D, Canon 100-400 mm @ 400 mm, 1/5000 sec, f/6.3 and ISO 1000


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