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Akiba and Yunas wedding
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- *It is a very special day. Akiba and Yuna are getting married. Having worked out how they want it done. They both decide too be as they were when they 19 (at least looks wise using the transformation jutsu). Akiba will wear his fathers wedding kimono and Yuna will wear her mothers. Erika and Ryoko have set everything up and invited a small group of people. Mostly Akibas teammates, Yunas teammates and a few other people. And the mister and misses are handling it differently.*
Erika: Mom relax! Your sweating.
Yuna: I can't relax! This is a big day!
Erika: No kidding. Here put this on.
*Yuna starts putting on her mothers kimono. But being so nervous it is upsetting her daughter*
Erika: Mother!
Yuna: Your not helping!
Erika: How about some anti-depression pills? That will help.
Yuna: I'm not depressed! I'm scared shitless!
Erika: Same difference!
*Yuna lets out a snort and a flustered grunt as her and Erika wrestle with putting on her mothers kimono. However on the other side of the building the atomsphere is different.*
Kinasato: Here papa.
Akiba: Okay.
*Kinasato is helping prepare him with his fathers kimono.*
Kinasato: Papa you nervous?
Akiba: Not really. Been through this before.
Kinasato: Yeah.
Akiba: How about you?
Kinasato: I do not know what i'm feeling.
Akiba: You'll understand *pats Kinasato on his shoulder* one day.
*Kinasato says nothing as helps he Akiba with getting ready. Meanwhile*
Erika: Okay, how are we going too do this? Standing? Sitting? or upside down?
Yuna: You are not helping me relax!
Erika: Pick one!
Yuna: How about not!?
Erika: You are being a big baby right now!
Yuna: Biggest one you've ever seen! Oldest one too!
Erika: Oh you are proud of this aren't you!?
Yuna: Yep!
*A knock on the door interrupts their arugement*
Erika/Yuna: Come in!
Ryoko: How is...... everything...... going?
Erika/Yuna: Fine! Just great!
Ryoko: Everything does not look.....
Erika/Yuna: Leave please!
*Ryoko quickly shuts the door and lets mother and daughter continue their arugement. Ryoko goes on too check on Akiba. She knocks on the door*
Kinasato: Come in.
Ryoko: Kinasato-san how are things?
Akiba: Almost done. *moves from behind a divider* How do i look?
Ryoko: You look great papa.
Akiba: My dad wore it better then i did. How is Yuna?
Ryoko: Well...... sister Yuna and Erika are arguing.
Akiba: They will be fine.
Ryoko: You sure?
Akiba: Yeah. Let them get it out of their system.
Ryoko: Okay.
Akiba: How about the guests?
Ryoko: Everyone is here, just have too wait another hour.
Akiba: Okay. Better give the hour fully. Erika and Yuna will have it out.
Ryoko: Okay papa. I will.
*Ryoko in forms the guests as too what will happen. For roughly 45 minutes, Erika and her mother aruge but Erika manages too get her mother mostly ready.*
Ryoko: *knocks on door* 15 minutes. *leaves*
Yuna: 15 minutes? Oh my..............
*Yuna sits down on a chair and puts her face in her hands*
Erika: Let me do your hair up mom.
Yuna: *muffled* leave it.
Erika: huh?
Yuna:*muffled* Saskei likes my hair down..... leave it.
Erika: Okay, at least let me brush it.
*While Erika brushes her mothers hair, Yuna lets out a bunch of groans and grunts.*
Ryoko: *knocks on door* 5 minutes.
Yuna: I'm going too be sick.
Erika: Come on mom..... time for me too give you away. *smile*
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- *All the guests in the area were the ceremony will take place. Akiba arrives first with Kinasato, who is dressed like he is when he is on duty as clan leader. Kinasato takes his seat after escorting Akiba too the altire.*
Erika: Ready mom?
Yuna: mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........ no?
Erika: Too bad going anyway.
*Yuna lets out a disgruntled groan. Ryoko begins playing a traditional wedding song on her guitar as Erika escorts her mother down the aisle. Yuna does not look at Akiba until she is almost at the altire. When she does however, she freezes. Overcome by the fact it is actually happening.*
Erika: Mom? You okay?
*Seeing Yuna freeze, Akiba extends his hand for her too take. Unsure Yuna looks at her daughter*
Erika: *tearing up* Go on mom. Go on.
*Yuna gently take Akibas hand and he helps her up too the altire and the ceremony begins*
Preist: Let us get started. We are gathered here too today too be witnesses too Akiba Arisaka and Yuna Hyuga too become one being. Before we continue does the mister and misses have anything too say?
Akiba: Well you know me Yuna. Not one for words but............. We have waited long enough.
*Yuna feels a swelling of emotions in her heart as she reflects on his words. Yuna lowers her gaze and starts crying.*
Preist: Does the misses have anything too say?
*Yuna waves her hand in dismissal*
Preist: Okay. If anyone here does not think these two should be one then speak now..... or forever hold your peace.
*No one says anything*
Akiba: I see the bribery worked.
*Everyone laughs*
Preist: Okay. Do you ladies have the bands?
*Ryoko gives Akiba his band and puts it on Yuna. Erika gives her mother a band and she manages too compose herself enough too put it on Akiba.*
Priest: I now pronounce you Mr. and Miss. Arisaka. You may kiss your bride.
*Akiba raises Yunas gaze too him. Seeing the river of tears rolling down her cheeks, gives her a simple soft smile too her. Yuna overflows. Akiba gently brings her too him and embraces her.*
Akiba: You know i'm not one for public displays of affection. This works for me.
*Everyone claps. Along with Yuna, most people are a river, minus Kinasato and Akibas team 14 male teammate. Akiba holds Yuna, stroking her long hair, comforting her.*
Akiba: (i have made her dream come true. She has always wanted this. Yuna is the most patient person i have ever known.)
*Akiba moves Yuna away from him, whom has her hands are over her face.*
Akiba: So................ you gonna cry the whole time or what?
Yuna: *removes her hands from her face* i............ am......... sorry.
Akiba: Do not be. People are waiting for us.
Yuna: *wipes away tears* Okay....... lets go then.
*Akiba and Yuna walk back down the aisle hand in hand as all the guests clap for them. After that everyone begins the after party. While it doesn't last long, Ryoko gets too rock out as the DJ with Akiba joining in..... this causes Yuna too blush uncontrollably because Akiba is being "cool and awesome" and it reminds her of when he was younger with his love of music. When the party is over, Akiba and Yuna both thank everyone for showing up personally. They then head for home, Akiba makes them dinner. Afterwords they cuddle on the couch watching TV.*
Yuna: Saskei?
Akiba: Hm?
Yuna: Wanna head upstairs?
Akiba: What for?
Yuna: *blushing* For some............ well you know.
Akiba: (does she mean?)
*Yuna plays with her fingers. This reminds Saskei of then they 'did the deed' when they were younger.*
Akiba: (what are you waiting for man! get up there! do not think about it! gooooooooooooooo!) Okay.
*Yuna leads Akiba by the hand upstairs and they get ready for some 'marital relations.'*
Akiba: You know....... we do not have too.
Yuna: I know. But i want too. Don't you?
Akiba: Well.......
Yuna: Scared?
Akiba: No. I"m just unsure that...........
Yuna: *places her hand on his cheek* You'll do fine. You will not hurt me. As long as you have protection.
Akiba: Always. I'm always careful.
*They get started, going slow at first. They soon get into it. However pause midway through*
Akiba: We have done this before haven't we?
Yuna: Well....... yes.
Akiba: Back then it was hormones and passion. Now it is just......
Yuna: Passion?
Akiba: Yeah.
*both ponder the thought*
AY: Eh. Whatever. *continues*
*While not the longest 'marital relations' session ever. It is magical and wonderful experience for both of them. Remaining them of their youth. Afterwords they shower (separately) and go too bed. The next morning they both awake at the same time.*
Akiba: Good morning.
Yuna: *pink cheeks* Morning.
Akiba: You okay?
Yuna: Never better.
*Akiba moves her hair away from her face and tears start falling.*
Yuna: Saskei what's wrong?
Akiba: thank you............. thank you for saving me. I only thought i could see the world from the bottom of a glass. Now i know that was never a option. I had forgotten about you...... your love. There was always someone else. There was always you.
Yuna: I do it for you again my love. I'd save you from that place. I've have been there. Erika saved me. You owe me nothing.
*Yuna wipes away his tears. They both get ready for their day. Akiba has a trip too go on with Ryoko and Yuna has too escort Hanabi too a meeting. Each will be gone a few days. Each bid each other goodbye. A few days later Akiba arrives home. Yuna isn't there but decides too make them a big dinner. One of Yunas favorite soup dishes: beef brisket soup (A chili really but how thick it is is different.) Akiba sets the table in a somewhat romantic way. Akiba is finishing up when Yuna returns home.*
Yuna: Sas........... kei? *smells the food*
Akiba: Oh look who it is.
*Yuna practically floats over too the kitchen and kisses Akiba on the cheek.*
Yuna: What smells so good?
Akiba: Your favorite soup dish. *smile*
Yuna: *blushing* You didn't have too make it.
Akiba: Why not? I'll seat you.
*Being the gentleman that he is, he sits Yuna first and serves her as well. Akiba then joins her.*
Yuna: What should we toast too?
Akiba: Second chances..... and too fulfilled dreams.
Yuna: (Saskei) Yes.
*They toast and have their first big meal together as a couple.*
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so excited I thought I'd show you a bit of a preview pic.....
well, the knit is in there ;)
I love it when the bubbas are happy to just sleep anywhere. Tonight Toby was curled up on my lap having a feed all drowsy and dozy. He hopped off and wandered off, I assumed to the next room to climb in bed with Daddy. Five minutes later I looked behind me and found him curled up on my blocked knitting asleep.
Good thing there were no pins in it!!
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The colour is soooo gorgeous, and hopefully this picture tells you nothing at all except that it is yellow and knit in stocking stitch. hehehehe This is fun!!!!
See the WOOLganics balls in the front... I'm thinking about playing a bit of yardage chicken with them tomorrow...Right after I visit Twisted Threads, my LYS for their sale!!! I'll be picking up some Sublime organic cotton, me thinks ;)
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Turn 2 : Final of bloody affair that was Probe on the Kornilowskaya depot.
As I remember that day German first phase finished the Turn 1 and gave bastards follow up phase in turn 2. So they pressed initiative and pressed onwards with a [11344] - if number is in [X] it means command die with this number.
Not a bad roll. It allowed German side to deploy Squad of Panzergrenadiers (Proxy squad 2) and Proxy squad 1 (You can combine lover scoring dies – excluding 5 and 6s) to create one bigger activation die so Germans added two [1]s to create [2]. Die with 1 allow to deploy or activate only a separate team (i could deploy mortar or panzershreck team but decided to left them out for now and deploy second squad (Proxy Squad 1). On 4 i could deploy senior commander but lack of senior leader makes deploying further troops more difficult so I decided that for now i want him at the back organizing defense.
Not a bad roll. It allowed German side to deploy Squad of Panzergrenadiers (Proxy squad 2) and Proxy squad 1 (You can combine lover scoring dies – excluding 5 and 6s) to create one bigger activation die so Germans added two [1]s to create [2]. Die with 1 allow to deploy or activate only a separate team (i could deploy mortar or panzershreck team but decided to left them out for now and deploy second squad (Proxy Squad 1). On 4 i could deploy senior commander but lack of senior leader makes deploying further troops more difficult so I decided that for now i want him at the back organizing defense.
Very good roll. Russians deployed two squads of infantry (Xardasow and 3rd squad) and rushed Rozvedka to a bush cowered hill. They like Germans decided its not yet time for Lieutenant so [4] was unused. Single six meant that initiative returned to German side.
[11436] was rolled. Proxy squad 2 took position in nearby building and fired on Rozviedniks killing one [1+1]. Proxy squad 3 was deployed (on [3] so sergeant was able to activate them and fire on the same turn). And with most of his forces on the table dreaded Lieutenant Gruber of the SS arrived on the site [4] (only panzershreck team and mortar were still left uncommitted).
Russians rolled [66441]. That meant that they are on the roll and will take next phase too. Za Rodinu ! Za Stalina !. Die with [1] let one team of Rozviedniks to shot the Germans in the barn with little effect, and [4] to deploy Lejtnant Wrorblov.
Deployment of the men could be made in two different ways.
On a die roll of [1] or [2] – you deploy or activate an unit of soldiers as a whole body. That let them do simple tasks like moving and firing.
On a die roll of [3] or [4] you activate not an unit but units commander.
Each commander has a number of command points with whom he might activate unit or teams in unit in a standard way or force them to do more complex things, like go into overwatch or throw a grenade. Some of these actions (like ordering unit to fire of move) are normal activations for a unit. But unit could be activated only once per phase. Some commander actions: like rallying (removing shock) splitting or throwing a grenade do not require an activation of the unit so they let you do more complicated things. Ex: You may activate Senior leader to force unit to throw grenade, and then activate it to charge the unit that was attacked with grenade.
This makes chain of command a game of sergeants.
Lets return to the fray.
Deploying commander on [4] (or squad leader on [3]) let him to use his action in the phase he arrives.He could do anything except of moving. Woroblov used his initiative to move squad of Xardasw and attack barn, and activated second team of Rozwiedka to do the same (he could activate whole squad, but first team don its actions already) .
Next phase was also soviet and they got [33356]. So 3 squad leaders activations [3] and one [5] for CoC die (made 4 CoC points so only 2 to full die). Russians decided to go bold. With support of Xardasow section [3] Rozviedniks advanced to the barn and sprayed inside with their PPShas and to add insult thrown a grenade inside (but missed) [3]. That drop two Germans dead and placed 4 shock markers on the unit.
Shock markers are measure of how effective unit actions are under the test of fire. They reduce fire effectiveness. Also unit with more markers than living members is pinned, cannot move and shoot with reduced efficiency but gains cover as soldiers try to hide or dug in. Unit with more than twice markers goes broken.
4 shock markers on a then 8 man squad was not enough to shake the bastards so position of Rozviedka were exposed and risky!.
Last activation let 3rd squad to move from right flank where it deployed in the direction of attack.
Last activation let 3rd squad to move from right flank where it deployed in the direction of attack.
Angered Germans go again with [66322]. Next phase will be German and plenty of activations -glorious roll. Squad leader of Proxy squad 3 spread his men[3]. One team is moving to support the barn with MG 42 and second put fire on the Xardasovs hill but is highly inefficient. Then Squad in the barn shots their 2 MG42 into Rozviedka [2]. But thanks to elite skills of the scouts and the cover of the large pine tree only one drops dead, but unit is shocked for 2. Last action is movement of Proxy squad 1 from far left flank where it blocked whole corner of the field closer to actual combat [2].
Another German phase goes with good roll [13346]. On the [1] mortar deploys behind the barn. On first [3] Proxy Squad no 3 shots Rozviedka killing one and placing shock. On last [3] squad in the barn kills two Rozwiedniks and almost breaking them, Rozwiedka sergeant gets wounded! That's Forces soviets to test morale and they loose 2 points reaching 8 morale! Rozwiedka is now pinned and one point of shock (or one dead) from breaking.
On [4] Gruber removes 2 points of shock from the unit in the barn and orders a grenade at the Rozwiedniks but fortunately it missed.
On [4] Gruber removes 2 points of shock from the unit in the barn and orders a grenade at the Rozwiedniks but fortunately it missed.
Soviets answer with [24556] (two fives add up to 6 CoC points so giving them one Chain of Command die - that will be soon explained) but [2] and [4] in this situation is a bit tricky ! First on the [2] Xardasovs squad sprayed the barn with fire killing one and pinning the Germans inside. Woroblov decides to risk his life for a country [4] and moves to Rozviedka squad and removing 1 shock un pins the unit and ordering grenade to be thrown into the barn killing one and shocking the rest what is enough to break the unit !! Whole squad immediately rout 11 inches to the back and clears the barn ! Now Germans have to test force morale and they lost 2 points too (dropping to dangerous 6)! [Here is one thing i played wrongly, I dont thing he could unpin squad before turn end but it was played in same manner for both sides]
German phase starts with [23456] (their CoC die rise to 3). Gruber moves[4] and starts to rally Proxy squad 2 but they are still pinned. Proxy squad 1 recaptures the barn [3] and the last die is wasted as Proxy squad 3 is spread to much to be activated as a whole section !
At the end of the phase Russians decided to act !
As I mentioned Chain of Command die is very precious resource. It lets you do many things. End a turn when it favours you, move jump off point, ambush your enemies, avoid testing morale, move a sniper or interrupts enemy phase to move of shot. So did the Russians. They Interrupted German phase to move Xardasov section forward!
And as Xardasov run Russian phase started, [12346]. Obviously Xardasov moved further and shot the Germans on the hill [2]. Woroblov [4] rallied Rozwiedniks and ordered them to advance to support Xardasov and they pinned Germans with their fire. And soviet squad 3 moved further near the hill [2].
German preceded to counter with [23456] (CoC rises to 4) Gruber [4] rallies Squad 2 and orders stranded team from Squad 3 to join parent unit on the hill. Proxy squad 1 mans the windows and attack Soviet squad in the field [2]. And Proxy squad 3 attack Xardasov pinning his unit [3]
Soviets act with [13345] (CoC rises to 1).Lejtnant moves to support endangered Xardasov and moves Squad 3 near the entrance to the barn[4] Fromholdov squad deploys [2] near the burning T34. And pinned Xardasov [3] and surviving Rozwiedka team [1] sprays the hill killing two and adding shock
Germans roll [12234]. [1] let mortar to start shelling Xardasov but with a little effect! But pinned Squad from the hill [2] is able to kill 2 man and break Rozwiedka (Soviet Force morale drops to 6). Squad 2 still rallies on sergeants [3] and Gruber [4] activations finally unpinning and Squad one moves in shadowy bowels of the barn [2] and surprisingly attacks Soviet squad 3 near the pine tree killing 4 and pinning it to the ground.
Soviets felt victory in their grasp but a lot had to be done: [23456] (CoC =2). Woroblov [4] moved and started to rally Xardasovs section un pinnig it [again wrongly by the rules -its not that easy] . Fromholdov squad moved and sprayed the hill killing one German [2]. Then promptly Xardasov activated on [3] thrown grenade shocking Germans and then sprayed the hill with lead breaking German squad. It routed bringing German Morale to merely 4 (and so removing one command die from their rolls).
Germans now rolled only four dies getting [1225] That let them advance rallied [yet again unpinned wrongly] Proxy squad 2 and shots Xardasov but completely ineffective. And [2] let to charge with proxy squad 1 into pinned and shocked Soviet 3rd section: routing and breaking it outright (But Soviet morale remained stonewall solid). Then Germans drunk in a temporary success made mistake and decided to occupy pine tree position. Mortar was again ineffective [1].
In the last turn with [12453] Fromholdov sprayed unwary Germans from Proxy squad 1 killing 5 and wounding their leader [2] (Morale dropped to 2) Lejtnant Woroblov [4] accompanied with Xardasovs men rushed to their objective – opponent table edge winning the game.
Victory for the Red Army !
Final score
Soviets 6 morale – 17 KIA
Soviets 6 morale – 17 KIA
Germans 2 morale - 13 KIA (would be 8 if not Fromholdov last salvo!).
Panzershreck team uncommitted.
Played with correct unpining on turn end rules would change game in few diffrent ways, but hey that was learning game afterr all ! :) Final thought and system summary due to size of this report will be in part 3
Played with correct unpining on turn end rules would change game in few diffrent ways, but hey that was learning game afterr all ! :) Final thought and system summary due to size of this report will be in part 3


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Disney's new StudioLAB features dedicated rooms that simulate real life consumer environments.
The Walt Disney Company has opened a new creative space on its studio lot where filmmakers and creative teams can engage in hands-on experimentation and exploration of next-generation technologies. The new "StudioLAB" initiative is focused on using cutting-edge technologies to reimagine, design, and prototype the entertainment and production capabilities of the future.
Now open and located on the Disney studio lot in Burbank, California, the new 3,500 sq. ft. StudioLAB facility features a number of dedicated vertical market scenarios—like a board room, a living room, a movie theater display, etc.—where new technologies like artificial intelligence, IoT, the future of movie production and next-generation cinema platforms will be employed to seek new applications for how consumers watch and interact with Disney-branded content.
Disney has invited "Innovation Partners" like Accenture Interactive (and its design unit Fjord) and Cisco to bring their respective experience with distributed media and next-generation equipment to bear on this joint-development environment. Through these partnerships, and others to follow, the company is hoping push the boundaries of how content can be created and consumed.
Accenture and Cisco will provide their extensive expertise in enhancing the remote collaboration experience for creatives and studio leadership, contributing technology to help build a more seamless and secure connectivity for filmmakers, the studio, and third parties. They will also offer efficient and reliable ways to deliver data and assets from the production set to the cloud.
"Our goal is to jointly innovate and apply emerging technologies to support our production capabilities and help build new entertainment experiences," said Benjamin Havey, Vice President Technology Innovation Group, The Walt Disney Studios. "We are very pleased to welcome [Accenture and Cisco] as a StudioLAB Innovation Partners, as we combine the best of Silicon Valley and Hollywood to help our storytellers tell their very best stories."
Accenture executives said that in addition to collaborating on R&D, its teams would also help design and build the StudioLAB's charter and governance, physical lab design, and business operations. In a co-located setup, Accenture personnel will work alongside StudioLAB personnel to incubate and prototype new concepts expected to impact the entertainment industry, advancing the way stories are told.
A working boardroom features IP-connected networking technology to encourage unlimited collaboration among Disney's creative teams. Click to enlarge.
"Accenture Interactive is thrilled to collaborate with the imaginative minds at The Walt Disney Studios on entertainment R&D to reimagine how people experience storytelling," said Baiju Shah, chief strategist for Accenture Interactive and global lead at Fjord, in a statement. "Accenture is uniquely positioned to bring together the full set of diverse skills—from strategy, design and technology innovation, across emerging technologies like immersive entertainment, artificial intelligence, and IoT—needed to run a first-class innovation lab and deliver the next generation of entertainment experiences."
The Walt Disney Studios produces feature films from Disney, and includes Walt Disney Animation Studios; Pixar Animation Studios; Marvel Studios; and Lucasfilm. It also brings music and stage plays to consumers via The Disney Music Group and Disney Theatrical Group. All of these divisions could potentially benefit from development work done at the new StudioLAB.
The facility recreates different scenes—from a large meeting room to a living room setting, a chief engineering room (with a Cisco infrastructure kit)—to provide engineers working there with real-life environments with which to test their new inventions.
"We had been in content distribution and that side of the media industry for a very long period of time," said Dave Ward, CTO and chief architect at Cisco. "And we've been moving for the last four years into the production space—focusing not only live broadcast production (sports franchises, Olympics, and other live events) but now moving into long format content. We like to say that Cisco spent the last 30 years building the Internet and we're going to spend the next 30 building how people use it.
Disney and other media companies like it need to transition from physical appliances to virtualized workflows," he said. "They also need to move from on-premise private data centers to cloud-based resources. So we think we can help modernize all of that infrastructure and usage of the cloud in pre/post/production as well as capture, and let Disney's creative teams focus on being creative."
StudioLAB, which at first will be a studio (feature film) initiative only and won't include participation from the company's TV station group, is an idea that has been percolating for over a year.
"The reason why it's taken a bit of time to put together is that there really isn't anything like it in the industry," said Ward. "We had to invent how there would be a collaborative, high-tech creative co-innovation, co-development environment. Also, being on the lot and bringing in partners and other suppliers is all new for Disney. It shows they are serious about finding solutions that will work well in the real word."
He said that the industry has changed in that Cisco and a number of other companies are beginning to realize that they all have to work collaboratively together to move the industry forward.
"I'm expecting to see other large vendors and large suppliers join this initiative," Ward said. "Companies that do all sorts of things up and down the stack will also join this. We also want to bring in entrepreneurs and both large and small companies that work in the media space."
Working with these technology partners and others, Disney is looking to glean the collective experience of Accenture and Cisco in order to support groups of people working and collaborating together in an immersive environment. Cisco's Ward said Disney would bring that knowledge directly to consumers in Disney's theme parks, retail stores, movie theaters and a variety of other places that benefit from their form of storytelling.
"Technology is an essential component of how we make characters, stories and worlds come alive at Disney," said Jamie Voris, CTO of The Walt Disney Studios, "and we're looking forward to the possibilities of what we can imagine and build together."
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Update Manager makes the process of upgrading the virtual machines convenient by providing baseline groups. When you remediate a virtual machine against a baseline group containing the VMware Tools Upgrade to Match Host baseline and the VM Hardware Upgrade to Match Host baseline, Update Manager sequences the upgrade operations in the correct order. As a result, the guest operating system is in a consistent state at the end of the upgrade.
This workflow describes the overall process to perform an orchestrated upgrade of the virtual machines in your vSphere inventory.
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Peach Road and State Park Road: 600 Peach Road, Petersburg, United States
Triathletes will challenge themselves with an open water wave start, out and back swim, starting and finishing at a gently slopping boat ramp. After a short distance to the transition area, athletes will take off on a 24.8 mile bike ride on country roads surrounded by rolling prairies and flat straight-aways. Upon completing the scenic and challenging bike course, athletes will finish with a hilly run through Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site. Athletes will run through the same pioneer village Abraham Lincoln called home for six years of his life. Most all of the run course within Lincoln's New Salem will be shaded by large mature oak and maple trees. The Railsplitter Triathlon will finish in the picnic area located within Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site. Racers should tune to 1610 am for the latest race information. Post race showers will be available at the New Salem Site campgrounds. The post race party will take place in the pinic area.
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WIMBLEDON, England -- Rafael Nadal lost the first four games of his first-round match at Wimbledon before turning things around against Thomaz Bellucci, beating the Brazilian 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-3.
Just like defending women's champion Petra Kvitova in the match before him, Nadal had a shaky start Tuesday on Centre Court. He was two points away from going down 5-0 in the first set, but Bellucci netted an overhead backhand at 30-15 and Nadal went on to break for 4-1 to start the comeback. He won the next three games to make it 4-4 and Bellucci then self-destructed in the tiebreaker, making several unforced errors.
The two-time champion was hardly troubled after that and served out the match with an ace.
"I'm very happy to be back on the best court in the world and winning," Nadal said. "It's fantastic for me, but I have to improve a lot for the next round."
Nadal, coming off his record seventh French Open title, broke six times and had 35 winners and 18 errors. Having lost in last year's final to Novak Djokovic, he is bidding for a 12th Grand Slam title.
Earlier Tuesday, playing his first match since having a medical procedure on his heart, Mardy Fish of the United States hit 24 aces and beat Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo of Spain 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-6 (1) at Wimbledon on Tuesday to reach the second round.
Afterward, Fish canceled his news conference, because "he's not feeling well," ATP spokesman Nicola Arzani said. Fish told ESPN's Tom Rinaldi, via text message, that he was not feeling well and needed to lie down, but that the issue was "not heart related."
The 30-year-old Fish hadn't played a competitive match in 2½ months, taking time off because of an accelerated heartbeat.
Hours after losing a match at Key Biscayne, Fla., on March 29, Fish went to be checked by doctors after his heart started racing at night, and he pulled out of the U.S. Davis Cup team's quarterfinal against France the following week.
In May, doctors induced extreme palpitations to try to pinpoint the problem.
Fish reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last year, his best showing at the grass-court tournament.
Against Ramirez-Hidalgo -- at 34, the oldest man in the field -- Fish played his usual brand of attacking, serve-and-volley tennis. His serves topped 130 mph and he wound up with 61 winners, 43 more than Ramirez-Hidalgo.
Play was later suspended for the day because of rain and poor light, leaving several matches unfinished. Three-time finalist Andy Roddick was leading Britain's Jamie Baker 7-6 (1), 4-2 on Court 1 when the covers came on.
Earlier Tuesday, fifth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ousted former champion Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets, while local favorite Andy Murray brushed aside Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 6-1, 6-4.
Murray took control from the start and never looked back against the former third-ranked Russian. Murray broke Davydenko six times and never dropped his own serve.
As always, Murray is facing high expectations from the home crowd that he can become the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936.
Hewitt was playing as a wild card for the first time at Wimbledon and couldn't stop the sixth-ranked Frenchman, who broke once in each set to win 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Tsonga finished with 61 winners to the Australian's 12.
Tsonga reached the semifinals at the All England Club last year after rallying from two sets down against Roger Federer in the quarterfinals, before losing to eventual champion Djokovic. Tsonga lost to Djokovic again at the French Open this year after holding four match points in their quarterfinal.
Hewitt was playing in his 14th straight Wimbledon. He had not lost in the first round since 2003, when he was the defending champion. He was one of four Australians in the men's draw, and all bowed out in the first round. It marks the first time since 1938 that no Australian men have reached the second round at Wimbledon.
"The boys didn't have the best day," said Hewitt.
Jarkko Nieminen ousted 14th-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
In a men's match between two rising stars, 21-year-old Belgian wild card David Goffin -- who reached the fourth round of the French Open and took a set off Federer -- rallied from a set down against 19-year-old Bernard Tomic to beat the 20th-seeded Australian, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Goffin will next face American qualifier Jesse Levine, who beat 94th-ranked Karol Beck of Slovakia 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday.
Levine, a 24-year-old based in Boca Raton, Fla., has practiced and trained with Federer.
"I know he's been playing some serious tennis lately," Levine said about Goffin. "It's going to be a tough match. A guy like Goffin is going to be able to come up with some big shots at crucial times."
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Water Trail Implementation - First Report
The Water Trail Steering Committee will address trail implementation in meeting six (February 14, 2007). The purposes of the meeting are to get the Committee's input on an organizational model for the trail, and to discuss and find areas of agreement on a process for designating, or including, sites on the water trail.
Because it has been over four months since the last meeting of the Committee, the following staff report begins with an overview of planning progress and the next steps to help participants understand the planning process. The report also describes an organizational structure for the water trail implementation that was developed in two workshops held in January 2007. The Committee will have opportunities to provide feedback on this structure in the February 14th meeting. The last section of the report is background for the Committee's discussion on how to include launch sites in the water trail.
Review of Planning Progress and Next Steps
The Water Trail Steering Committee has met five times since February 2006 to discuss and provide input on trail planning issues.
- Meeting 1 (February): Issue identification and draft vision statement;
- Meeting 2 (April): Access issues and trail head improvements and management;
- Meeting 3 (June): Wildlife, habitat and water quality;
- Meeting 4 (July): Principles and strategies to address access issues, trail head improvements, and wildlife, habitat and water quality; and
- Meeting 5 (October): Safety and education.
Also during this time, project staff led focused workshops on disturbance of rafting birds, launch site design, and implementation roles and responsibilities and organizational structure of the trail. At meeting six on February 14, 2007, the Committee will discuss the trail implementation topics that are introduced in this background report. A seventh and final meeting in March will give the Committee the opportunity to wrap up its implementation discussion, review outcomes of the previous meetings and revisit the vision statement. Project staff will integrate the information and guidance from these meetings and workshops into the Water Trail Plan. A draft of this plan will be completed and made available in May.
The staff does not plan to convene the Committee for additional meetings beyond March, however the Committee will continue to be involved in the plan development. In preparing the plan, project staff will work and consult with Steering Committee members and issue experts individually. Furthermore, Committee members and other interested parties will have opportunities to provide feedback on the draft plan.
The project staff plans to present the revised Water Trail Plan to the BCDC Commission and the California Coastal Conservancy Board in July. As required in the Bay Area Water Trail Act, the finalized plan will be submitted to the state legislature in January 2008.
Organizational Structure of the Water Trail
Up to this point, the Steering Committee has focused on how the Water Trail Plan should address trail head access and site improvements, wildlife and habitat issues, safety concerns and education and outreach. This range of topics was driven by requirements in the Bay Area Water Trail Act that lay out the components of the plan. In addition to these components, the legislation requires that the plan describe the organizational structure and procedures for trail development and management.
To develop the organizational model, representatives of the California Coastal Conservancy (Conservancy), the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), Bay Access Inc. and BCDC met twice in January 2007. The group discussed tasks and responsibilities for implementing the trail and agreed on an institutional, or organizational, structure for trail implementation.
Figure 1. Organizational model for the water trail. Solid arrows show that the Agency and Non-profit Staff will support and facilitate the the Partnership and the Management Team. The open arrows indicate the Partnership's role in providing recommendations and advice to the Management Team and the Staff.
The organizational model that this group developed was shaped by the needs of the water trail project, the potential roles for each of the represented organizations, and sections of the Bay Area Water Trail Act that explicitly address institutional and organizational aspects of trail implementation. The legislation directs the Conservancy to take the lead for implementation of the trail, and calls for a collaborative partnership among interested organizations and agencies to develop the trail.
This partnership forms the core entity in the organizational model that was developed in the two implementation workshops. The Water Trail Partnership will have representation from a diverse group of stakeholders that includes the water trail lead agency and non-profit, shoreline and resource managers and regulators, trail users, environmental interests, safety and security interests, businesses and others. The current Steering Committee will serve as the starting membership of the Partnership, but it will need broader representation to sufficiently incorporate the range of stakeholder interests in the trail.
As envisioned in the workshops, the Partnership will function similarly to the Stakeholder Forum in the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project. It will make recommendations to a Water Trail Management Team on water trail sites and key elements of trail implementation. This Management Team will oversee Water Trail Plan implementation and administer the trail. Using the recommendations and input from the Partnership, the Management Team will be responsible for:
- interpreting and, as necessary, amending the trail plan;
- deciding on funding priorities for specific projects and programmatic needs;
- doing conceptual and strategic planning for site development and trail activities;
- identifying and recommending sites for the water trail;
- responding to opportunities for new water trail sites; and
- determining where outreach and public input are needed.
Representation on the Management Team will consist of those agencies and organizations that have central roles and responsibilities for developing and managing the trail: the Conservancy, Bay Access, Department of Boating and Waterways, ABAG, BCDC and representation from shoreline planners and managers such as East Bay Regional Park District, Association of Harbormasters, San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex, and National Park Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program. This Management Team will function similarly to the Project Management Team for the Salt Ponds Project.
Another role of the Partnership will be to provide expertise and advice to Water Trail Staff. In the proposed organizational model, the water trail project will have agency staff with the Conservancy and non-profit staff with Bay Access, Inc. The two staffs will work together to build and support the Partnership and support the Management Team. Non-profit staff will develop and implement the water trail education, outreach and stewardship program. Project tasks such as developing a signage program, and coordinating with other agencies and shoreline managers to assess, fund and improve water trail sites, will be the responsibility of the agency staff.
The organizational model also includes the non-profit's board. The Bay Access Board will function as an independent entity that is linked to the Management Team via a board representative on the Team and via its staff's role in the project. The Board will work to build a constituency of end-users and seek funding to implement the education, outreach and stewardship programs.
The suitability of this overall organizational model depends on funding and staffing levels. Depending on how implementation of the trail progresses, the organizational structure may evolve to address new needs, issues and opportunities as they arise.
Trail Head Designation
In the Bay Area Water Trail Act (Act), the legislature established the water trail and recognized that a series of existing and potential access points to the Bay have been identified. The Act finds that "the designation of a water trail linking these existing and any future access sites that is designed and implemented consistent with this chapter, would advance the regional goals and state mandate of the commission to foster public access and recreational use of the bay." (Section 66691(d))
In previous meetings, staff showed a map of more than 130 existing access points for non-motorized small boats in waterfront parks, marinas and harbors, sites with public launch ramps or floats, public access areas, wildlife refuges and privately owned sites. Using three criteria, staff culled this list to a set of launch sites shown in Figure 2 that:
- have launch facilities or planned facilities (e.g. ramp, float, etc.) or launch areas (e.g. a beach) that are or will be intended for this use;
- are open to the public; and
- do not have conditions that preclude inclusion in the water trail.
Staff recommends that the Committee designate this set of launches as the backbone of the Bay Area Water Trail, recognizing however, that it is not a final water trail alignment. Some designated sites may never be further improved as trail heads, and, as access opportunities develop around the Bay, new sites may be added to this group. Also, if significant wildlife or safety problems emerge at trail heads, the sites could be managed differently, relocated or closed.
Trail head designation is the inclusion or addition of launch sites in the water trail. Creating this working pool of water trail sites is only a first step in trail head designation. The project still faces the question of how to prioritize trail building efforts. Priorities can be driven by factors such as establishing specific linkages among popular sites or creating multi-point trips with interesting educational or interpretive themes. These priorities may change as the project evolves. However, the Water Trail Plan should designate the sites that form the backbone of the water trail, lay out initial priorities for trail development, and describe the criteria for designating additional sites that the Management Team and Partnership, will use for future trail head designation.
The initial designations are recommended by staff, based on the existing conditions at the working pool of sites shown in Figure 2. Early efforts to improve existing access points should be focused where launch facilities do not require additional improvements, site managers support trail head designations, and there are no major management issues that require further site assessment and planning prior to designation. Essentially, these sites are low-hanging fruit that only need to be improved with signage. By taking this approach the project implementers can build a critical mass of sites relatively quickly; these can be promoted as the Bay Area Water Trail. Staff did a first-pass assessment of the working pool of launches to identify sites that could fall within this category. These are indicated on the map in Figure 2.
In addition to these sites, early in project implementation, two or three sites that require additional assessment, planning and management should be fully designated and developed as trail heads. This will help project staff, managers and partners develop and assess management approaches for these challenging issues, and provide guidance for future site designation.
Throughout implementation of the water trail, there should be provisions in the Water Trail Plan for additional trail head designations to accommodate new access opportunities. Often these will be projects that are moving forward independently of the water trail. To take advantage of these opportunities, trail head designation should be coordinated with development of these access sites.
The designation of additional sites should be based on consistency with the principles that the Steering Committee articulated in previous meetings. For example, in the first principle on critical areas, the Committee developed criteria for identifying, critical areas of the Bay (e.g. navigational exclusion zones, boating hazards, and sensitive wildlife areas) that require providing users with particular information, restricting access or taking other special management actions. As the trail project moves forward, trail staff will work with shoreline managers to assess issues at a site (e.g. access needs, wildlife and safety concerns) and plan for improvements and management strategies that will support appropriate use of the site. The other principles and the strategies that address trail head improvements and management and wildlife and habitat, education and safety, are the tools that the water trail staff, Partnership and Management Team should apply these criteria and strategies in decisions about trail head designation and in recommendations for site improvements and management.


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Biggest Tattoo Show on Earth
Where: Mandalay Bay
Highlights: The ink will be flowing as an expected 50,000 tattoo fans gather to watch famous artists use the human body as their canvas.
Info: (201) 342-4446, www.mandalaybay.com
Opening Oct. 7
'America's Got Talent'
Where: Planet Hollywood
Highlights: For those who can't get enough of it on TV, this live show will provide a fix. Jerry Springer reprises as the host.
Info: (866) 919-7472, www.planethollywood.com
Oct. 7 to 18
'A Bronx Tale'
Where: Venetian Showroom
Highlights: After a run on Broadway, actor Chazz Palminteri brings to Vegas his story of a boy's rough childhood in the Bronx during the 1960s.
Info: (877) 283-6423, www.venetian.com
Oct. 16 to 18
World Paintball Championship
Where: Riviera Hotel & Casino
Highlights: Bang! Pow! Splat! Paintball players compete for prizes in an outdoor arena with grandstand seating.
Info: (877) 892-7469, www.rivierahotel.com
Oct. 17
Justin Timberlake
Where: Mandalay Bay Events Center
Highlights: The Grammy and Emmy winner will be joined by Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift in this concert benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Info: (877) 632-7000, www.mandalaybay.com
Oct. 18
Bob Dylan
Where: The Joint (Hard Rock Hotel & Casino)
Highlights: With 53 albums on his résumé -- and a Christmas CD being released in October -- the legendary Dylan delivers a can't-miss performance.
Info: (702) 693-5000, www.hardrockhotel.com
Oct. 21 and 22
Monopoly World Championships
Where: Caesars Palace
Highlights: Pass go and watch as 40 players hunker down over the classic board game. The winner collects $20,000 -- and no, it's not paid in Monopoly money.
Info: (800) 634-6661, www.caesarspalace.com
Oct. 31
Fetish & Fantasy Halloween Ball
Where: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
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Let's Make A Deal
Where: Tropicana Hotel & Casino
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Artists and Architects of CityCenter
Where: Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art
Highlights: CityCenter won't open till December, but this exhibit offers a sneak preview of the design treats that await.
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|Cardigan: Primark; £15
Hand Warmer;Primark £1
Tomb Raider; Game £25
Zoella bath Fizz; Superdrug; £5
Pandora Charm;Pandora £35
With the Autumn weather fast approaching I treated myself to a few little goodies to make the cold weather more bearable.
I've been after a fluffy cardigan for a while now, Something to snuggle up in and hibernate from the wind and rain, and was so happy when I found this one for £15! I also found this adorable little owl hand warmer. Working nights, it can be horrible when walking to and from work in the cold and dark and I thought this would be the perfect little pocket accessory to keep me warm.
Now, it's time to admit it, to come clean and let you know my secret. I'm addicted to baths. More than that, I'm addicted to bath products. Bombs, bubbles, bars, salts. Even more so now that the cold weather is coming in. So I had to have the Zoella fizz bar. It smells so good and I'm so excited to try it out.
I also picked up Tomb Raider for my PS4. I have got the game for another platform but wanted something to play while I'm twiddling my thumbs waiting for The Evil Within to come out. I brought it pre-owned (my first time buying so) and it judders, it judders a lot. Devastated.
The last thing I picked up was a new charm for my Pandora bracelet. The only thing I love more than baths is my little polar bear (My Westie) so I picked up a little dog charm.


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The tech industry is still trying to play catch-up with its US counterparts and the British government is trying to promote growth in the sector by granting tax breaks and other incentives.
Philip Letts, CEO of Blurgroup.com is one of the world's most instrumental tech business leaders, following the birth of the internet.
Letts concentrates on bridging upstart or incumbent businesses through a commerce platform called Blurgroup.com, which is set to change the way businesses buy and sell services on an online global services exchange.
It currently has almost 30,000 businesses on the exchange and is growing by nearly 1,000 new businesses per month.
Blurgroup.com is also operating in 141 countries.
Speaking with IBTimes UK exclusively on camera, Lett says that British lawmakers are simply not doing enough to analyse 'what it takes' to help tech businesses flourish and why the UK is so far behind other places, such as Silicon Valley.
Letts has run a string of high profile web ventures operating across the US and Europe including an established Silicon Valley venture, including overseeing the creation of one of the world's first fledgling forms of internet currencies, beenz.com.
He also told us how the world has yet to figure out whether it needs, or is ready for, alternative internet currencies, such as Bitcoin.
Don't forget to check out the first part of the video here.


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K'NEX is the world's most famous constructive toy, which means you can build just about anything. You can take the K'NEX plastic pieces and build all kinds of contraptions, everything from boats to airplanes to robots to weapons.
Watch this two-part video tutorial to see how to build a K'NEX duck shoot target system. Just get out the right plastic pieces and an elastic band and you'll have your own mock duck shoot target practice system made purely from K'NEX rods and other parts. Now you just need to make a K'NEX handgun or rifle and you're all set to shoot little duckies down.


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Telling the truth about extra holiday weight
Is your waistband already tight?
Joe Mac was at 440 Castro bar when he overheard one patron tell another, "Don't blame the holidays. You were fat in August."
In the 1990s, Gwendolyn Carmen writes, she was part of the Third World Brigade, a group that went to Nicaragua to help the Sandinistas harvest the coffee crop. (The workers who would have done this were off fighting the Contras.)
Near Managua, she attended the opening of a sugar-processing plant, which the Cubans had helped build. Fidel Castro was on hand for the occasion and spoke for more than three hours.
"Due to the heat," Carmen says, "I fainted." The Cuban doctor who treated her told her it had been one of his short speeches.
As to other politicians making public pronouncements:
•If Donald Trump really wants to reward someone who helped him win an election, suggests Janice Hough, "he should give a Cabinet post to Jack Dorsey," CEO and co-founder of Twitter.
•Considering charges of possible voter fraud, Gary Tobin thinks "some of the Trump votes from the Moscow suburbs are still being hand-counted in the Kremlin." Tobin established the website http://fedupwithdonaldtrump.com early in the campaign. He says it's still alive and kicking, and so far, the biggest reward he's received is becoming Facebook friends with Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner.
•Ron Morgan is just back from Key West, where the T-shirt being sold all along the main street has a picture of George W. Bush with the question, "Miss me yet?"
•Donations to Planned Parenthood in the name of Vice President-elect Mike Pence have made the national news. At the 50-year-old West Oakland Health Council, a community health center, $100 was recently received "in honor" of President and Michelle Obama, and another $100 in honor of Hillary Clinton.
•Adda Dada and a friend, Ms. O, cite a police report in the Bellingham (Wash.) News: "No pianos reported missing." This was noted in an account of a piano being set on fire in the middle of a street.
•Ben Stiegler changed his email address on his See's Candies account — and bravo to any guy with a See's Candies account — and received notification that said, "Updation successful."
•Stickler Ted Loewenberg pleaded with neighbors to proofread their Nextdoor listings. Case in point: A user who alerted neighborhood residents that there was "a tan canary parked on Cole with lights on."
Success stories:
•The San Francisco Symphony-commissioned musical work "The Composer Is Dead," by Nathaniel Stookey and Lemony Snicket, is 10 years old. Stookey has been asked to narrate the work for this season's Adventures in Music school performances, as well as a family concert on March 11. Its original narrator was Snicket/Daniel Handler. (Stookey's name is first in credits for the musical piece; Handler's first for the book that followed.)
Stookey says it's had more than 200 performances, and music sales sites indicate it is one of the "five most performed works of the 21st century."
•On Monday, Dec. 5, Theatre Bay Area will give Legacy Awards for contributions to Bay Area theater to Rhodessa Jones, co-artistic director of the performance group Cultural Odyssey and director of the Medea Project, a performance workshop for women behind bars; and recently retired Chronicle Theater Critic Rob Hurwitt.
In an interview with son Sam Hurwitt, who is also a theater critic, Rob recalled three shows he'd loved writing about: "Angels in America"; a Sharon Ott/Berkeley Rep production of "Heartbreak House"; and a "terrible show" called "Poe in Person," the review of which he'd written in "The Raven"-like verse.
Kepler's bookstore in Menlo Park, "proud to be a majority women-run democratic organization," is recommending gifts ofSheryl
("Lean In")Sandberg
's list of "six powerful books ... by revolutionary women thinkers, leaders and activists." The list includes "Year of Yes" byShonda Rhimes
; "Hidden Figures" byMargot Lee Shetterly
; "Feminist Fight Club" byJessica Bennett
; "My Life on the Road" byGloria Steinem
; "Not That Kind of Girl" byLena Dunham
; and "Mom & Me & Mom" byMaya Angelou
As you prepare for your office Christmas party, here's another consideration for the Days of Dismal Dysfunction:
According to philosopher Strange de Jim, "It's possible to be affronted by an aside."
Leah Garchik is open for business in San Francisco, (415) 777-8426. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @leahgarchik
Public Eavesdropping
"I bet Ben Affleck voted for Trump."