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Included in SMART's 2006 environmental impact report were ridership projections for the proposed 14-station, 70-mile rail line between Cloverdale and Larkspur. Here are the highlights of that 5 1/2-year old study. No tables were provided for earlier vs. later years.
- Average weekday ridership = 5,041
- Average AM (or PM) peak ridership = 2,451
- Southbound AM peak ridership = 1,531
- Northbound AM peak ridership = 922
- Number of Sonoma residents riding trains in the AM peak = 2,041
- Number of Sonoma residents taking trains within Sonoma in the AM peak = 1,809
- Number of Sonoma residents taking trains to Marin destinations in the AM = 230
- Number of riders taking train to the ferry in the AM peak = 119
In February 2011, the SMART board accepted an updated ridership study prepared by Dowling Associates. The study included a ridership forecast for the Santa Rosa-San Rafael operating segment that included ridership to and Cotati Road stations in Petaluma as these had not been deferred (aka eliminated) at that point. Tables were provided for 2015 and 2035.
Readers should realize at the time the projections were prepared, SMART had not announced a delay in the start-up. It's unknown why 2035 was chosen rather than 2029, the final year of the 20-year, quarter-cent sales tax authorized by Measure Q. Growth in ridership between 2015 and 2035 is based on the assumption that most of the population and job growth projected by the Association of Bay Area Governments for Marin and Sonoma counties locates within about 1 mile of the proposed rail stations, an assumption that is subject to signfiicant pushback from local jurisdications as it implies far greater densities and far more development than currently exist in these areas.
Dowling's projections were very different than those in the EIR, and eventually they were rejected as unreasonable by anyone who scrutinized them. The best statement was made by SMART's Vice-Chair Judy Arnold of the Transportation Authority of Marin board, memorialized in the TAM minutes.
"Commissioner Arnold noted that although the updated ridership projections don't seem to match original projections, a joint review of the Dowling report between SMART, MTC and Dowling resulted in agreement that the numbers were incorrect."
I'll use the projections for 2015 to illustrate why SMART's vice chair made such a statement.
- Average weekday ridership = 2,860
- Average AM (or PM) peak ridership = 1,399
- Southbound AM peak ridership = 691
- Northbound AM peak ridership = 707
- Within Sonoma County during AM (or PM) peak = 34
- Sonoma to Marin in AM peak = 425
- Marin to Sonoma in AM peak = 498
A close look at the figures for the updated ridership reveals multiple anomalies. For example, Dowling projected more commuters getting on trains in San Rafael going northbound than arriving in San Rafael. But the biggest whopper is the number 34 for the number of rail riders boarding and getting off trains within Sonoma in the morning. Even a SMART critic like me expects more than 34 riders within Sonoma County in the morning peak hours.
What does this mean?
- Three years after voters approved Measure Q, there exists no valid ridership study for the rail segment that the SMART board intends to construct.
- Without a valid projection of ridership, there can't be a valid projection of fare revenues. Without a valid projection of fare revenues there can't be a valid financial plan.
- The SMART board intends to issue about $175 million in bonds early next year. It hasn't yet produced a updated financial plan incorporating a ridership forecast that it thinks is reasonable.
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Great service, all the staff were attentive and very nice. Excellent food and mixed drinks.
We dine here quite a bit. At this last time my son's meal (steak) was not prepared correctly. The manager on duty came out to check on us at our table and took care of this after we commented to her. Overall the experience was excellent after this.
We dined at Lia's on Monday night and the restaurant was very busy. Despite the fact that we were in a busy section of the restaurant, we received excellent service and everything was timed just right. The food here is good and the menu offers lots of variety for different tastes.
For our recent luncheon there, it is clear the Italian chef is branching out into other ethnic flavors, likely in response to local demand for more variety. However, this wrinkle in the menu did not alter the very good-to-excellent quality of the food (the mussels, cream roast pepper and tomato soup with a shrimp salad garnish) and, best of all, half price bottles of wine on Mondays.
We recently celebrated a friend's birthday at LIA's and came for the twilight dinner which is a great deal. There are plenty of choices and the food was of very high quality. My only complaint was that they didn't do anything special for the birthday celebration even though I mentioned it when making the reservation. It was pretty clear we were celebrating and opening gifts. Otherwise, the food was great and the service was pretty attentive.
First time experiencing the flavors of Lia's, but it won't be my last! Excellent menu choices and the items we selected did not disappoint. Service was tremendous and made a special occasion even more special.
Lia's is many good things but quiet is not one of them. Our lunch was on a beautiful day so most dies sat outside leaving a wonderfully quiet inside dining experience for us. Food and service was excellent as always.
Lia's never disappoints -- the food is good, the people are pleasant and the ambience is terrific -- always a winner.
I still love this place! Took my best friend for her birthday, and we both enjoyed a lovely dinner and dessert.
it's in the small print, but the daily early dinner until 6;30 pm is a steal for 19.99 for three courses. Everything was top notch, the salads, antipasto, the salmon, chicken, lasagna, and the desserts. Don't miss the Tiramisu and the donuts. Also sampled a pizza, which was nice. Service was attentive and friendly but not hovering. All in all, a great success.
We had a delicious late dinner with excellent service and good recommendations from our waitress
We dined at Lia's on Thursday night and the restaurant was very busy. We received excellent service and everything was timed just right. The food here is always delicious and the menu offers lots of variety for different tastes. One of our favorite restaurants as we are frequent diners here. It is a true neighborhood gem as all of Chef Geoff's restaurants are that we have dined at.
This was our second time back at Lia's. The first experience during Restuarant week had been bad due to the service. This time around was WONDERFUL! Food, particularly the crab sliders, was fantastic! Melissa H. took great care of us. We will definately count Lia's as one of our frequent neighborhood places.
Lia's is steady and good. The service was very nice. The best heirloom tomatao salad caprese we have ever had. exceptional mozarella.
Our first visit was somewhat disappointing due to the poor service, in large part because of the crowd and the fact that Lia's was short staffed. But the food was very good, so we decided to return again and were not disappointed at all the second time around. Great meal, great service!
My coworkers and I went to Lia's for lunch on a Monday for their all day Happy Hour. Our server (the bartender) was nice and attentive. The burgers were AMAZING! Will definitely be going back. And oh so affordable.
Melissa is a wonderful server. She definitely added to the enjoyment of the evening, and elevated our dining experience.
As always the quality of food met my expectation as Chef Geoff's is very driven for consistency which is very much appreciated. Love, love, love the choices of appetizers and the portion size is enormous so beware- value for money is great. The October breast Cancer awareness donation witha drink specials were cute, but not great- nice way to support the cause though. The shutdown has put a kink in and slowed down business for every restaurant. Our server seemed a bot off her game, but was very outgoing and congenial. Overall experience was very good.
Our group of 6 had a nice experience at Lia's. We started with an Antipasti selection that included cured meat and salmon, cheese, olives, and eggplant caponata. All were delicious. The main dishes were also very good. I tried the Branzino for the first time and would definitely order it again. The service was disappointing. The server could not help with the wine selection, and we had long waits in between courses. She did not stop by very often to check on the table. The restaurant decor and environment is nice, but very noisy.
Our server, Kelsey was the perfect combo of attentive and professional. The portions were generous and we loved everything, including the oyster special and the rabbit sausage with lentils. Plus the twilight special was a bargain without skimping on portion size.
Lia's is a favorite. Three of us have had a joint celebration of our October birthdays at Lia's more than a few times over the years. The food and wine list are imaginative, the wait staff attentive but not hovering, and special requests are readily accommodated.
Last week, my friends and I went to Chef Geoff's in Rockville and had an excellent meal. So, of course, I thought that going to LIA's would be just as great. Unfortunately, I can't say that. Maybe it was just a bad night but I expected so much more that I got. The food was bland and uninspired. The cannolis were like cookie dough stuffed in a thick hard shell. The Caesar salad was hardly recognizable. I have had great meals here in the past and hope this was just an anomaly.
The pasta is all handmade and delicious. The chef is from Italy and used to cook for Galileo and at Tosca. I had pumpkin risotto and it was awesome
We had a party of 15. It was a superb evening. Half the group is vegetarian and Lias has plenty on the menu and always very accommodating. Service was terrific. We've been to Lias many times and will continue enjoying this restaurant !
I work in Chevy Chase and have a ton of choices when taking clients for a business lunch between the Friendship Heights area restaurants and super-foodie-Bethesda: I always pick Lia's because they've got a great choice of "standards" (artisan pizzas, hearty/healthy salads with protein choices, tasty sandwiches), but also small plates to share or make your meal, and really satisfying entrees - pasta, meats, fish. The menu is creative and carefully prepared, without being fussy. The ambiance is great: friendly and upscale, but not pretentious. And the servers tend to be happy, pleasant people who like the food they serve. Win.Win.Win. And best of all: it's consistent, visit over visit. Cudos, Chef Geoff!
Overall, the food and service are terrific. We had the balsamic greens salad and the yellow tomato soup for appetizer. Both were fabulous. For entree we had the pumpkin risotto with beef cheeks, monkfish saltimbocca and the mushroom ravioli. Saltimbocca is better done with meat than fish. The prosciutto was overcooked and tasteless and the sage was over powering. Yet the fish itself was moist. The other two entrees were fantastic. The pumpkin risotto was one of the best risottos I've ever had. The raviloi's are my daighter's favorite and they are consistently terrific. Despite the monkfish, the food here is terrific. The last time we were here I had the tuna putanesca which was inventive and very flavorful. We definitely we return.
Our party of four arrived and we were promptly seated and attended to. Service was excellent: professional, friendly and attentive. Food was excellent, at a good value, and lucky for us, it was half price wine night. While a bit on the loud side, we were still able to carry on our own conversation at a reasonable decibel level. Will definitely go back.
Great experience from the valet parking, coat check, food/beverage service and of course, the food!
Excellent food. A creative take on standard Italian fare. Delicious and lovely. But, and this is very important, you will have trouble parking. We drove around for 20 minutes and arrived late for our reservation due to heavy traffic and a complete lack of parking. Even the parking lots were full. This wonderful restaurant is in a very crowded, busy neighborhood.
Gabrielle really made us feel like kings and queens. It was a delightful evening all around.
My husband I had dinner at Lia's on a Saturday night before going to a nearby friend's house for a party. We came early so it was quiet and we were able to get good service. We liked the menu choices and the food was generally tasty.
Lia's once was Chef Geoff's only restaurant, and when I ate there previously his skills and attention were evident. Now that he's got several new restaurants bearing his name, Lia's is still crowded to capacity on a Thursday evening, but the thrill is gone. We started with Risotto Balls that were as always fabulous, pork cheeks that were ordinary and several of the flavored sodas, grapefruit was good, lemon verbena wasn't. Entrees- pizzas were good, not great, the crusts needed a few more minutes in the oven, a chicken entree came out so dry it wasn't worth the calories. And our waitress never asked us whether we liked our food. All in all, Lias' needs a tune-up. I hope someone in the Chef Geoff Camp reads this & takes notice.
We have so few restaurants that serve good food at moderate prices. Great for a casual date, dinner before or after a movie or a chance to catch up with a friend you haven't seen in a while.
Our group included 4 generations from 5 years to 88 years. The menu choices were appealing and delicious. No problem making changes to menu items to accommodate individual preferences. The service was extremely attentive and overall we felt unrushed. We look forward to returning for another memorable meal.
Our meals at Lia's are always of a high quality. The other evening, an inventive and delicious beet salad was my appetizer. Branzino, over a bed of yummy spinach, was cooked to perfection. Our wine choice, recommended by our genial server, was excellent. All in all, a terrific dining experience!
For thanksgiving they did a great job with a lot of people on a stressful day.
We went to Lia's for Thanksgiving this year and it was fantastic. The food was amazing and the staff was attentive and happy! Our service was just right, we never felt rushed, even though our kids were a little restless. We will definitely be back!
I brought my family, including two children, to Lia's this year. I appreciated the offer of both the regular adult menu as well as a thanksgiving themed plate. The sample children's menu on the website was changed between the time the promotional emails started going out and the time we ate. Likewise the mud pudding arrived with some ice cream put on top of the pudding, which was not outlined on the menu. So the pudding went uneaten. Next time I will ask more questions before ordering for my son, but just wanted to raise these observations for food for thought for the folks designing the menus. The rest of us enjoyed our food and I would eat here again for the holidays.
Our server was great. We were there for hours and she let us sit at her table and gave us great service.
it's in the small print at the bottom of the menu, but Lia's twilight dinner, offered daily until 6:30, is an incredible bargain at 19.95 for . three courses. Granted, you have to pick from a limited menu, but since our favorite items are included, it's not a problem. For starters, the individual antipasti plate or any of the salads were great; main course, standouts were the salmon and the Mushroom Ravioli. Their pastries were a nice end to a pleasant dinner. If you don't want the special dinner, pizzas and burgers are very good. Service was attentive but not intrusive. So, definitely a winner.
A shout out to Lia's for extremely thoughtful service to my elderly parents. The maitre d' provided a chair for my mother to sit in while we waited for our table (very briefly), and the waitress made sure to stand at my mom and dad's end of the table when she spoke to us. She recognized they might have trouble hearing her otherwise, which they would have. Thank you to the staff for your thoughtfulness--not to mention delicious food!
Great food, great experience all around! Highly recommended!!!
I have never had a bad experience at Lia's food is always great!
We thoroughly enjoyed an early dinner in the bar...started with personal antipasti, next salmon for me and mushroom ravioli for my husband, and finished with gelato for both of us, The tomato butter and french green beans that accompanied the salmon were show stoppers. Recent Open Table reviews were correct about Lia's...in a word...delish! The presentation for each course was lovely too, and the service spot on. We were seated immediately when we arrived for our reservation, and didn't have to wait for our orders to be taken or courses to be served nor did we feel rushed. The pace seemed just right, and our server was friendly and attentive.
My husband and I always end up at one of Chef Geoff's restaurants. We like the variety and the food is always consistently good.
Wonderful food and good service. Sat in back room with out of town friends and that was very quiet.
I live right around the corner and love Lia's. We went with a group of 12 a few months ago for my birthday, and recently went again for Restaurant Week. They have such a great selection and everything is delicious! Beautiful atmosphere with nice outdoor seating. I always know it will be great food, no matter what my guests are in the mood for!
Great Atmosphere in both bar and dining room area - quality food and service and a vast menu!
A fabulous restaurant. We are frequent diners & always find many selections on your menu fantastic. The tuna is especially delicious? We will come again soon!
The menu is varied with pescetarian, vegetarian options. The food delicious. Great wait staff. And the donuts are unbelievably fabulous for dessert!


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Title: Fourth Symposium on the Evaluation of Existing and New Sensor Technologies for Fatigue, Fracture and Mechanical Testing
Dates: Wednesday May 07 2014 - Thursday May 08 2014
Location: Sheraton Centre Toronto Toronto, ON
Sponsored by: E08
Deadline for Abstract Submittal: Friday November 22 2013
Papers are invited for the E08 4th Symposium on the Evaluation of Existing and New Sensor Technologies for Fatigue, Fracture and Mechanical Testing to be held May 7-8, 2014. Sponsored by ASTM Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture, the symposium will be held at the Sheraton Toronto in Toronto, ON, Canada, in conjunction with the May standards development meetings of Committee.
New sensor technologies are used in fatigue, fracture and mechanical testing to determine a variety of properties that are subject to ASTM standards. As these standards are applied to practical applications, issues with existing and new sensors specified in the standards need to be resolved.The 4th Symposium on the Evaluation of Existing and New Sensor Technologies is intended to provide a forum to disseminate state-of-the-art advances in sensor technology as well as identify the limitations of existing sensor technology as it applies to fatigue, fracture and mechanical testing.
This Symposium is an opportunity to learn about both new and issues with existing sensor technology as applicable to ASTM fatigue, fracture or mechanical testing standards. Papers are solicited in the following areas:
- Advanced non contact strain, displacement and velocity measuring techniques (e.g. digital image correlation, metrology, etc)
- Deformation and strain measurement in extreme environments (e.g. elevated temperatures, impact, etc) and complex material systems (e.g. advanced metallic materials, composite materials, including welds)
- Advanced techniques for crack length and initiation determination (e.g. eddy current, DCPD/ACPD, acoustic emission, etc)
- Issues with application of commonly accepted standard sensors in fatigue and fracture testing
- Progress in standard development.
The language of the symposium will be English.
To participate in the symposium, presenters/authors must submit online the Abstract Submittal Form and attach a 250-300 word preliminary abstract no later than September 30, 2013. Scroll to the top of the page to "Go to Abstract Submittal Form". To ensure your abstract was received into the ASTM database system, please email email@example.com stating that your abstract was submitted.
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Top 5 best Jailbreak apps and tweaks for iPhone
What are the top 5 best, or just our most favorite, Jailbreak apps and tweaks for iPhone? That's something we get asked a lot in comments, in the forums, and during the podcast chat. Cydia is filled with wonderful tools and applications to enhance your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. In this version, we're going to look at the top 5 jailbroken apps or tweaks to help you make the best of your iPhone experience. Some of these may apply to other devices as well, but we'll strictly be looking at the iPhone variants. Hit the break for what we think are 5 jailbreak utilities every jailbreaker should check out!
Winterboard is a must have if you intend to apply themes to your iPhone or customize the interface. Of course, you can always SSH and install themes on your own, but Winterboard will make almost everyone's lives a lot easier. A lot of the times, if you download a theme that has a dependency on Winterboard, it'll automatically install it for you. Once you've got Winterboard installed, browse Cydia for themes and UI tweaks you'd like to put on your phone. The great thing about Winterboard is that it works as a hierarchy. Say you download a theme but you don't like the sounds. You can download a sound pack from Cydia you do like, check it in Cydia and drag it above the main theme. It will then override the theme's default sounds with the ones you've selected. It's an amazingly powerful tool that allows you to customize your iPhone just the way you'd like.
SBSettings is more of a tweak than an actual app. It will allow you to add quick toggles to your springboard. You'll swipe your status bar (or whatever gesture you prefer to configure with Activator), and it'll show a drop down with several options. It also monitors your available memory, which is a nice added feature. It comes with several toggles built in such as wifi, 3G, bluetooth, brightness, and airplane mode. There are a lot of times I want to toggle some of these settings to save battery life. It's much easier to swipe my status bar and tap the ones I'd like to toggle than to dig through the settings panel for each individual setting and flip them off.
SBSettings also allows you to hide apps on your springboard. I personally prefer to hide some of the Apple default applications that I never use such as stocks, weather, compass, and a few others. You can still spotlight search for them but it hides them on your springboard. There are also many other tweaks and add-ons for SBSettings in Cydia, including themes.
Folder Enhancing Applications
Under 4.x, Apple gave us the ability to create folders. Yet again, Apple limited the functionality of this feature. You can't create subfolders and you can only have 12 applications per folder. I have about 50 games installed on my iPhone at any given point. It's a pain to have to create 5 folders just for games. Apps like Folder Enhancer and Infinifolders seek to solve this problem. They give you the ability to create sub-folders within a folder. Not only that, it removes the app limit cap. Now I can have several applications in one folder. And if I choose, I can create sub-folders. I have all my games in one folder, then divided by sub-categories such as RPG, Strategy, Action, etc. Folder Enhancer will allow you to change the folder background image as well.
Text Message Replacement or Add-On Applications
Although Apple's default texting app is visually appealing, it's still got a long way to go in terms of functionality. Enter apps like BiteSMS, iRealSMS, & QuickReply for SMS. These apps pick up where Apple has left us hanging. I personally prefer BiteSMS but iReal is also an acceptable solution. I wouldn't recommend purchasing QuickReply for SMS as the dev has announced he isn't updating it any further. It's been rumored to go free any day now.
My biggest gripe with Apple's default texting app is that it's obtrusive and forces me to enter the app when I want to compose a text or reply to one. With apps such as BiteSMS, I can simply create a gesture that will bring up a quick compose screen. I can easily and quickly send a text without it interrupting my work-flow. When I receive a text, I can simply tap a reply button and reply without having to enter the texting app. BiteSMS is also highly configurable. You can configure options and tab through them on the QuickReply window. Options range from adding options such as reply, open, call, skype, delete, and many others.
BiteSMS and iRealSMS also have the option to show contact pictures in line with your text messages. This is a feature I wish Apple would have added to contacts and texting a long time ago. For now, apps like BiteSMS and iRealSMS will give you that functionality until Apple decides to.
MyWi and My3G
Network add-on applications are also a welcome addition to the jailbreak community. For those of us lowly users in the United States, AT&T likes to charge a ridiculous amount for tethering. MyWi allows you to turn your iPhone into a wireless hotspot. I use this feature frequently to tether my iPad. Until some carriers come to the realization that data is data and if we're paying for it, we should be able to use it how we like, apps like MyWi and My3G are essential.
My3G allows you to trick your phone into thinking your on Wifi. This is useful if you're in 3G and would like to download an app that is over 20MB. Simply turn on My3G and you're iPhone will assume you're on wifi and it'll bypass Apple's 20MB cap on network downloads. My3G also allows you to use FaceTime over 3G as well. There are several other apps available in Cydia like My3G so you can take your pick. Some of the others are 3G Unrestrictor, FaceTime over 3G, and Facebreak. You can choose from whichever suits your needs the best.
Your top 5?
As always, this is a list of our favorite jailbreak applications here on TiPb that we think all jailbreakers should at least check out. We know you guys have favorites too, so let us know in the comments! If you're new to jailbreak or thinking about jailbreaking your phone, check out our guide to jailbreak terms and tools and if you need extra help, dive into our Jailbreak Apps Forum.
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Its been a while since i was permanently jailbroken since i got my iphone 4 - when the 4.2.1 untether turns up i will again, my top would be sbsettings - firewall ip, snaptap, photoalbums+ and lockinfo
Saving $$$$$ money is key $25-$30 /m
For ipads data package, not realizing when I bought the 16gb iPad 3G I could have saved $100 buying the wyfi only. And I'm lucky to still have att&ts unlim plan. FREE tethering he'll
Saving $$$$$ money is key $25-$30 /m
For ipads data package, not realizing when I bought the 16gb iPad 3G I could have saved $100 buying the wyfi only. And I'm lucky to still have att&ts unlim plan. FREE tethering hell ya ; ) MYWI all the way!!!!
My top 5 are:
- iRealSMS: It's hard to imagine not being able to Quick Reply to SMS messages (my primary reason for jailbreaking).
- SBSettings: Gotta love the time saved with the toggles.
- Notified Pro (& GRIP Plugin: Notification system similar to Android's (will be even better when the Mail crash issue is fixed).
- CallMe: Springboard Photo Speed Dial -- fastest on the market.
- RemindMeLater: Adds snooze button to Calendar events. Absolutely essential for those of us that have loaded Calendars.
- biteSMS: All in all the best SMS app available in Cydia. Really love it, f.e. just unlocking, pressing volume up button and tapping on the screen means you're about to type a message.
- SBSettings. No explanation needed. Big plus f.e. I've you need to respring/reboot quickly.
- MyWi: I went on a weekend with a few friends, some had their laptops, some their iPod touchs etc, but I was the only one who had a dataplan for mobile internet. So in the end, we all could profit from MyWi with creating a hotspot.
- LockInfo. Personally, I prefer the Twitter Plugin. Especially the option to tap a tweet and quickly reply to it!
- BTStack resp. the option to connect a BT keyboard and mouse to your iPhone.
What font is used in your pics? And why can't I ever change my system font on my iphone 4 with ios 4.1? I've tried Bytafont and FontSwap, but neither change my system font
And BiteSMS is the best text message replacement by far in my opinion
By far the best is the Veency (VNC) server. I have my iDevices up on my Apple 27", type using keyboard and if I need to explain something to someone (about iDevices) I just record the screen. MyWi is the close second.
Why does tipb not support html5? Huge, huge fail! Over 54% of ALL websites have support, but the one site that makes all their money talking about apple FAILS to support it?!? Huge, huge, huge, EPIC FAIL!!!
LockInfo is easily number 1 for me. Makes notifications/email/calendar so much better.
Also, iRealSMS is and always has been better than BiteSMS. BiteSMS did a lot of copying of features after iRealSMS had already implemented them. It's best to go with the innovator rather than the copier.
- SBsettings. Love it!
- RemoveBG. Hold my home button for a seocnd and it closes all open apps except the ones I choose to keep open like mail, safari, sms... needs Activator for that last option.
- iFile
- Wi-Fi sync
- Five Icon Dock
- Lockinfo. Reminds me of PocketDay on Blackberry. You can also toggle on/of if you want to see your background as default.
- Winterboard. Allows me to use the classy-looking IBOX Final carbon theme.
- RemoveBG. See above remark by Sogeking.
- SBSettings. Slick way to turn on airplane mode, adjust brightness, reboot, etc.
- MyWi. I've used it to test settings and work if site network has issues or if, in my travels, a free Wi-Fi hotspot is unavailable.
Mywi is my first, Callme is the best, Intelliscreen and bite sms are excellent tweets and tv out is my lifesaver.
is there anyway to increase the font size using bytafont or something? looks good in your pics Allyson but looks TINY on my 3gs.
1) SBSettings - Why is something like this not standard on iPhones?
2) MyProfiles - The only way I can use my phone as a bedside alarm clock and automatically turn off email, calendar and SMS notifications. Also automatically toggles WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS off when not needed (customizable).
3) Lockinfo - Coming from a Blackberry, I miss the notification light. At least I can check to see if there is anything new with one push of the home button.
4) Infinidock - I have 5 icons showing instead of 4, and can scroll to 4 more.
5) BiteSMS - I don't have it yet, but after reading this article, I will.
Here are my favorites:
1) SBSettings
2) iBlacklist
3) Lockinfo (with HTC Clock HD plugin)
4) Multifl0w & Backgrounder
5) Notifier+
6) PdaNet
7) Springflash
Lockinfo, without a doubt. Coming from WinMo, the ONLY thing I missed was having glance-able information. Lockinfo does that and frankly, it is the only reason I jailbreak.
Ditto WatersWest, although you've got me curious about Winterboard now. Looks like I have a new project for the evening... Thanks Ally!
how is your font different on 4.0x ? I thought fontswap didn't work anymore ? Anyone know how to change fonts now....the default font is boring....
Well, I don't have a top 5 since I'm not JB, but I've heard that SWITCHERPLUS on Cydia is awesome! It adds a multitasking bar to the lock screen and the option to kill all running tasks. Seems like it would be very handy...sure do wish Apple had done this stock.
1) LockInfo is a must for me. Makes the lockscreen actually useful and keeps track of notifications for me.
2) iRealSMS. The ability to send and receive texts within an app is essential.
3) SBSettings is also very useful. You don't realize how much you use it until you're on someone elses iPhone and start swiping the top to toggle wifi or something.
4) Multifl0w makes app switching faster and easier to find the app you're looking for.
5) FolderEnhancer: Same reason as above. 12 app limit is ridiculous.
what is that font that hes using its pretty sick
ps i like qtweeter, folder enhancer, sbsettings, features, and spoof mac
"My3G allows you to trick your phone into thinking your on Wifi."
That's "you're" before "on Wifi." (i.e thinking YOU ARE on Wifi)


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Free samples were offered when the fragrance was first released, I don't believe they're available anymore.
Nope o.o I just bought it. Well, if u go into a shop where they sell fragrances.. they mostly have samples which u are allowed to smell and try.
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Great news this week regarding the potential restriping of Alpine Road as it approaches and passes under Highway 280 in San Mateo County. SVBC has been looking to get improvements on this stretch of road for two years now, since the tragic death of cyclist Lauren Ward at that intersection in 2010. County Public Works staff has been working closely with SVBC members and staff to safely redesign the paint striping at that intersection, and searching high and low for the funding to do so. Several attempts to fund the redesign have resulted in disappointment, but here at SVBC we've been very impressed with the diligence with which County staff has pursued the project.
Now, it seems the project is getting a shot in the arm. County staff are anticipating that they will finally be able to secure funding for the redesign through a combination of County and grant funding. The crucial vote will come at the San Mateo County Transportation Authority meeting on November 1. Just as crucially, Caltrans has agreed to prioritize and expedite its encroachment permit review process, which will allow the County to proceed with the project within the timeline stipulated by the funding sources. In short - it's looking like this project is going to be designed and permitted by March 2013!
We'd like to thank San Mateo County Public Works staff for their dedication to this project and acknowledge the tireless work of our members who wrote mountains of letters and attended meeting after meeting in pursuit of funding. This intersection has truly galvanized cyclists who live and ride in San Mateo County.
This is a timely announcement, as SVBC successfully raised $15,000 for our Vision Zero: Silicon Valley campaign at our recent Annual Dinner. The fundraising effort would not have been possible without the motivation of a $5,000 challenge grant provided by Bob Ward, husband of Lauren. We're so thankful to Bob and happy that we're making progress on an issue that is deeply personal to him. His very generous contribution will allow us to continue fighting for safer roads and highway crossings in both counties.
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There is no mention here of what design would be used if the restriping of Alpine Road at I-280 is funded. As you may remember, there was a strong consensus from the responses to Corinne's 2/8/11 blog about this issue that the so-called D-2 option would be best for cyclists. Is this the design that will be implemented if funding for the project is obtained? Will SVBC go to bat for this design if the issue hasn't been decided yet? Please comment.


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We spent a couple of hours walking along the streets of Madaba – checking out tourist goods, finding a really nice carpet shop, selecting one and sealing the purchase with mint tea, then we left and on to Jerash. The road passes Amman(on the right, a really spread-out city of 2 million), and all the market gardens which serve it (loads of plastic tents, and colourful fruit/veg/flower stalls along the roadside).
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We reached Jerash (one of the best-preserved Roman cities in the Middle East) around noon and spent a couple of hours walking among its hilly ruins, ending up watching a (hilarious!) re-enactment of the VI Legion practice, gladiator fights and a chariot race in the excellently preserved hippodrome. It had rained overnight and the weather was a lot cooler than on previous days!
We had enough time to drive further north to Ajlun and visit the Moslem castle of Ar Rabad, along some narrow, steep and winding roads, overlooking biblical-like fields complete with goats and goatherds. This is a lovely little castle (12th Century again), but not built or occupied by Franks, and parts were better preserved than the more famous (and much larger) Kerak. While off the foreign-tourist route, it was being well visited by Jordanians. We ran out of time/left for "next time" the castle of Umm Qais – rather further north and giving a good view over the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights
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We decided to head to Amman and try and stay an earlier night at the hotel I'd booked for our last night. Finding the hotel was not possible at all (more to the point, getting anywhere close to the hotel was impossible), we flagged down a taxi, who made a couple of calls and then we followed him to our hotel. Taxis in Amman are cheap and over half an hour of his trouble cost 10 JDs! The hotel itself is fine (apparently won Trip Finder's "Best 4 star hotel in 2010" award) and found us a room for the night. It's located in the upscale, business/ex-pat district, and we found a supermarket close by (Food City) where we wandered around…dinner at an extremely loud coffee shop (everyone was on the patio enjoying the Barcelona-Manchester football game, the former being the local favourites; we opted for quieter and sat inside). We enjoyed local sandwiches and ended with a shared shiesha. The cab home was 1 JD.
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The Cinema of West Bengal (Bengali: টলিউড), Tollywood refers to the Tollygunge-based Bengali film industry in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The origins of the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Hollywood, dates back to 1932.[1] The industry is known for producing many of Indian cinema's most critically acclaimed Parallel Cinema art films, with several of its filmmakers gaining international acclaim, most notably Satyajit Ray.
The film industry based in Kolkata, West Bengal, is sometimes referred as "Tollywood", a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge, a neighbourhood of Calcutta where most of the Bengali film studios are located, and Hollywood. Tollywood was the very first Hollywood-inspired name, dating back to a 1932 article in the American Cinematographer by Wilford E. Deming, an American engineer who was involved in the production of the first Indian sound film. He gave the industry the name Tollywood because the Tollygunge district in which it was based rhymed with "Hollywood", and because Tollygunge was the center of the cinema of India as a whole at the time much like Hollywood was in the cinema of the United States.[1]
In that same March 1932 article, Deming was also considering the name "Hollygunge" but decided to go with "Tollywood" as the nickname for the Tollygunge area due to "Tolly being a proper name and Gunge meaning locality" in the Bengali language. It was this "chance juxtaposition of two pairs of rhyming syllables," Holly and Tolly, that led to the name "Tollywood" being coined. The name "Tollywood" went on to be used as a nickname for the Bengali film industry by the popular Kolkata-based Junior Statesman youth magazine, establishing a precedent for other film industries to use similar-sounding names.[2] Tollywood later went on to inspire the name "Bollywood" (as the Bombay-based industry overtook the one in Tollygunge), which in turn inspired many other similar names.[1][2]
The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first "bioscopes" were shown in theatres in Calcutta. Within a decade, the first seeds of the industry was sown by Hiralal Sen, considered a stalwart of Victorian era cinema[3] when he set up the Royal Bioscope Company, producing scenes from the stage productions of a number of popular shows[3] at the Star Theatre, Minerva Theatre, Classic Theatre. Following a long gap after Sen's works,[4] Dhirendra Nath Ganguly (Known as D.G) established Indo British Film Co, the first Bengali owned production company, in 1918. However, the first Bengali Feature film, Billwamangal, was produced in 1919, under the banner of Madan Theatre. Bilat Ferat was the IBFC's first production in 1921. The Madan Theatre production of Jamai Shashthi was the first Bengali talkie.[5] A long history has been traversed since then, with stalwarts such as Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak and others having earned international acclaim and securing their place in the movie history.
Early development[edit]
Silent era: 1919-1930[edit]
Hiralal Sen is credited as one of Bengal's, and India's first directors. However, these were all silent films. Hiralal Sen is also credited as one of the pioneers of advertisement films in India. The first Bengali-language movie was the silent feature Billwamangal, produced by the Madan Theatre Company of Calcutta and released on 8 November 1919, only six years after the first full-length Indian feature film, Raja Harish Chandra, was released.[6]
The early beginnings of the "talking film" industry go back to the early 1930s, when it came to British India, and to Calcutta. The movies were originally made in Urdu or Persian as to accommodate a specific elite market. One of the earliest known studios was the East India Film Company. The first Bengali film to be made as a talkie was Jamai Shashthi, released in 1931. It was at this time that the early heroes of the Bengali film industry like Pramathesh Barua and Debaki Bose were at the peak of their popularity. Barua also directed a number of movies, exploring new dimension in Indian cinema. Debaki Bose directed Chandidas in 1932; this film is noted for its breakthrough in recording sound. Sound recordist Mukul Bose found out solution to the problem of spacing out dialogue and frequency modulation.
Rise of the talkie: 1931-1947[edit]
The contribution of Bengali film industry to Indian film is quite significant. First Bengali talkies Jamai Shashthi (as short film) was released 11 April 1931 at Crown Cinema Hall in Calcutta and First Bengali talkies as full length feature film Dena Paona was released 30 December 1931 at Chitra Cinema Hall in Calcutta Based in Tollygunge, an area of South Kolkata, West Bengal and is more elite and artistically inclined than the usual musical cinema fare in India.
Golden era: 1952-1975[edit]
During this period, Bengali cinema enjoyed a large, even disproportionate, representation in Indian cinema, and produced film directors like Satyajit Ray, who was an Academy Honorary Award winner, and the recipient of India's and France's greatest civilian honours, the Bharat Ratna and Legion of Honor respectively, and Mrinal Sen, who is the recipient of the French distinction of Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters and the Russian Order of Friendship.
Other prominent film makers in the Bengali film industry at the time included Bimal Roy and Ritwik Ghatak. The Bengali film industry has produced classics such as Nagarik (1952), The Apu Trilogy (1955–1959), Jalsaghar (1958), Ajantrik (1958), Neel Akasher Neechey (1959), Devdas, Devi (1960), Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960), the Calcutta trilogies (1971–1976), etc. In particular, The Apu Trilogy is now frequently listed among the greatest films of all time.[7][8][9][10]
The most well known Bengali actor to date has been Uttam Kumar; he and co-star Suchitra Sen were known as The Eternal Pair in the early 1950s. Soumitra Chatterjee is a notable actor, having acted in several Satyajit Ray films, and considered as a rival to Uttam Kumar in the 1960s. He is famous for the characterization of Feluda in Sonar Kella (1974) and Joy Baba Felunath (1978), written and directed by Ray. He also played the adult version of Apu in The World of Apu (1959), also directed by Ray. One of the most well known Bengali actresses was Sharmila Tagore, who debuted in Ray's The World of Apu, and became a major actress in Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. Utpal Dutt is internationally known for his acting in movies and plays, especially Shakespearean plays.
The pioneers in Bengali film music include Raichand Boral, Pankaj Mullick and K. C. Dey, all associated with New Theatres Calcutta.[11] Other famous playback singers in Bengali film music were Hemanta Mukherjee, Shyamal Mitra, Manna Dey, Sandhya Mukhopadhyay and Kishore Kumar.
Global influence[edit]
Ever since Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali (1955) was awarded Best Human Document at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, Bengali films frequently appeared in international fora and film festivals for the next several decades.[12] This allowed Bengali filmmakers to reach a global audience. The most influential among them was Satyajit Ray, whose films became successful among European, American and Asian audiences.[13] His work subsequently had a worldwide impact, with filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese,[14] James Ivory,[15] Abbas Kiarostami, Elia Kazan, François Truffaut,[16] Carlos Saura,[17] Isao Takahata,[18] Wes Anderson[19] and Danny Boyle[20] being influenced by his cinematic style, and many others such as Akira Kurosawa praising his work.[21] The "youthful coming-of-age dramas that have flooded art houses since the mid-fifties owe a tremendous debt to the Apu trilogy".[22] Kanchenjungha (1962) introduced a narrative structure that resembles later hyperlink cinema.[23] Ray's 1967 script for a film to be called The Alien, which was eventually cancelled, is widely believed to have been the inspiration for Steven Spielberg's E.T. (1982).[24][25][26] Ira Sachs' Forty Shades of Blue (2005) was a loose remake of Charulata, and in Gregory Navas My Family (1995), the final scene is duplicated from the final scene of The World of Apu. Similar references to Ray films are found in recent works such as Sacred Evil (2006),[27] the Elements trilogy of Deepa Mehta, and in films of Jean-Luc Godard.[28]
Another prominent Bengali filmmaker is Mrinal Sen, whose films have been well known for their Marxist views. During his career, Mrinal Sen's film have received awards from almost all major film festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Moscow, Karlovy Vary, Montreal, Chicago, and Cairo. Retrospectives of his films have been shown in almost all major cities of the world.[29]
Another Bengali filmmaker, Ritwik Ghatak, began reaching a global audience long after his death; beginning in the 1990s, a project to restore Ghatak's films was undertaken, and international exhibitions (and subsequent DVD releases) have belatedly generated an increasingly global audience. Some of his films have strong similarities to later famous international films, such as Ajantrik (1958) resembling the Herbie films (1967–2005) and Bari Theke Paliye (1958) resembling François Truffaut's The 400 Blows (1959).
A number of Satyajit Ray films appeared in the Sight & Sound Critics' Poll of all-time greatest films, including The Apu Trilogy (ranked #4 in 1992 if votes are combined),[30] The Music Room (ranked #27 in 1992), Charulata (ranked #41 in 1992)[31] and Days and Nights in the Forest (ranked #81 in 1982).[32] The 2002 Sight & Sound critics' and directors' poll also included the Ritwik Ghatak films Meghe Dhaka Tara (ranked #231) and Komal Gandhar (ranked #346).[33] In 1998, the critics' poll conducted by the Asian film magazine Cinemaya included The Apu Trilogy (ranked #1 if votes are combined), Ray's Charulata and The Music Room (both tied at #11), and Ghatak's Subarnarekha (also tied at #11).[34] In 1999, The Village Voice top 250 "Best Film of the Century" critics' poll also included The Apu Trilogy (ranked #5 if votes are combined).[8] In 2005, The Apu Trilogy was also included in Time magazine's "All-TIME" 100 best movies list.[10] In 1992, the Sight & Sound Critics' Poll ranked Ray at #7 in its list of "Top 10 Directors" of all time,[35]
The cinematographer Subrata Mitra, who made his debut with Ray's The Apu Trilogy, also had an importance influence on cinematography across the world. One of his most important techniques was bounce lighting, to recreate the effect of daylight on sets. He pioneered the technique while filming Aparajito (1956), the second part of The Apu Trilogy.[36] Some of the experimental techniques which Satyajit Ray pioneered include photo-negative flashbacks and X-ray digressions while filming Pratidwandi (1972).[37]
In the 1980s, however, the Bengal film industry went through a period of turmoil, with a shift from its traditional artistic and emotional inclinations to an approach more imitating the increasingly more popular Hindi films, along with a decline in the audience and critical appreciation, with notable exceptions of the works of directors like Nripen Saha, Gautam Ghose. However, even at this time, a number of actors and actresses enjoyed popularity, including Tapas Paul, Prosenjit, Chiranjit, Rituparna Sengupta and others.
Toward the end of the 90s, with the a number of directors coming increasingly into prominence, including Rituparno Ghosh, Gautam Ghose, Aparna Sen, Sandip Ray among others, a number of popular and critically acclaimed movies have come out of the Bengali film industry in recent years. These include Unishe April, Titli, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, Iti Mrinalini, Patalghar, Bombaiyer Bombete, Shatru Pakakkha, and Jeeban Jodhha, and signal a resurgence of the Bengali film industry.
The market for Bengali films has expanded to a 340-million-strong Bengali audience in Bangladesh, West Bengal, Tripura and Assam. The industry could truly flourish if films from this state have a proper distribution network. While around 50 films are produced in West Bengal every year, only 30 make it to the theatres.[38]
The decade 2000s saw emergence of sleekly-made commercial films in West Bengal, although many were copies of popular South Indian films. Technical development were notable in such films, as was the reflection of increasing budget, exemplified by shooting in foreign locales. Some hit films of this decade were Sathi (2002), Chirodini Tumi Je Amaar (2008), Chirosathi (2008), Bhalobasha Bhalobasha, Premer Kahini . 2000s also saw the emergence of popular actors such as Jeet, and Dev, and music directors such as Jeet Ganguly.
At the same time, West Bengal continued to produce many critically acclaimed art-house films. New directors such as Sekhar Das,Anjan Dutta,Atan Ghose,Bappaditya Bandyopadhaya,Srijit Mukherjee and Koushik Ganguly were well received.
70 Bengali movies are released every year and are produced with a budget of Rs. 200,000 to Rs. 15 million per movie in 2008. India's big house Reliance Big Entertainment and Home Entertainment announced the most expensive Bengali movie will be made with a budget of Rs 30 million, while other regional movies like the ones in Tamil and Telugu will have a budget of Rs 400 million as on 2008.[39] For reference: a crore rupee = 10 million rupees (roughly 160,000 euros), and a lakh = 100,000 rupees.
Many of the most critically acclaimed Bengali films were low-budget films, including Satyajit Ray's famous The Apu Trilogy (1955–1959). The first film in the trilogy, Pather Panchali (1955), was produced on a shoestring budget[40] of Rs. 150,000 ($32000)[41] using an amateur cast and crew.[42] All his other films that followed also had low budgets, with his most expensive films being The Adventures Of Goopy And Bagha (1968) at Rs. 600,000 ($80,000)[43] and Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977) at Rs. 2 million ($230,000).[44]
The Bengali film industry, which had been a beacon for the country's film industry until the 1980s, is in a turnaround mode. At a time when Bollywood continues its roller-coaster ride, there are cheers in the Bengali film industry with several commercial successes. The dark period of the 1990s when Bengali tinsel town was on a steep decline seems like a nightmare that's best forgotten. And, with the money pouring in, producers from other States are now knocking on the doors of Bengali directors. Industry sources say that the best proof of the comeback is seen in the increasing number of cinema houses showing Bengali films. Even a few years ago, of the 800 movie theatres in the State, no more than 350 were showing just Bengali films. The remaining had spread their risk showing a mix of either Hindi and English or Hindi and Bengali films.2008, nearly 700 theatres are showing Bengali films.
The movie, produced by Ramoji Films at a cost of Rs 6.5 million, recovered its costs within three weeks and is still raking in the moolah for its distributors, producers and theatre owners since last December. The movie has brought back the concept of family entertainment with Sandip Ray's gambit of contemporising the plot paying him rich dividend. Admitting that he did not expect this success, he told Life that he was now lining up another such film for release next year. Earlier, a film by award-winning director Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (The Tale of a Fallen Girl) produced by Arjoe Entertainments netted nearly Rs 70 million through sale of overseas rights against a cost of Rs 6 million.Haranath Chakraborty His film Sathi (Companion) created a record by recouping over five times its production cost, although the film Chokher Bali, with big names like Aishwariya Rai, Rituparno Ghosh and Tagore, failed to yield expected results. The movie, billed at Rs 16.5 million (the highest among Bengali films).[45] Total number of cinema theatre is approx 460.But there are films like 'Kaler rakhal'by Sekhar Das which created huge controversy for its strong political comments on contemporary Bengal,despite its brilliance was not successful in the box office as the film was unceremoiniusly withdrawn from the theatres.
Loose and unorganised production activities, dominated and dictated by providers of capital led to proliferation of sub-standard films, which were most often commercial failures. The recent successes have come through some concerted effort by Parallel Cinema which has tapped the domestic market, even while scouting the overseas ones, hitting the festival circuit somewhere in between. As such, celluloid creations of award-winning directors like Gautam Ghosh, Rituparno Ghosh and Aparna Sen started bringing money for their producers. However, at around the same time, movies in the commercial circuit (directors like to call them mainstream cinema) also started doing well, supported strongly by the response from the semi-urban areas. The big Bollywood banners such as Mukta Arts and Rajshri films are now showing interest in funding Bengali films.
Hollywood houses like Columbia Tristar have made their debut in distributing Bengali movies. According to industry experts, several issues need to be addressed to build on this resurgence and consolidate it. These include inadequate infrastructure, which often compels moviemakers to go outside the State for facilities pushing up costs, poor marketing and distribution and increasing competition from Bangladeshi films. Saregama Films, the entertainment company in the RPG group, has decided to restrict its budget in film production to about Rs 50 million and This would be a Rs 4-5-crore budget film.[46][47]
Cast and crew[edit]
Well-known film personalities of Bengali film industry include,
Music directors[edit]
- Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards-The oldest Association of Film critics in India, founded in 1937, by the inspiration and determination of the handful of pioneers amongst the then thin section of scribes that were drawn to film journalism with a lofty mission to serve the developing film journalism and film industry.
- Anandalok Awards-Ceremony is one of the most prominent film events given for Bengali Cinema in India
- Kalakar Awards-Ceremony is recognized as one of the topmost awards ceremonies of eastern region of India.
- Tellysamman Awards-Sangbad Pratidin, a Kolkata based Bengali daily organized this Award Ceremony.
- Zee Bangla Gourav Samman-These awards are designed for the people by the people. Zee Bangla would be honoring the rich culture and tradition of the land and felicitating the evergreen personalities from the field of theatre, film, music and our own television shows.
The best archive of Bengali film is Bengali film directory (in English Language), Published in 1999, Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre (Calcutta). This directory book was edited by Ansu Sur and was compiled by Abhijit Goswami. It covers almost all released Bengali feature films from 1917 to 1998 with short descriptions including detailed cast and crew, director name, released date and released theater name.[48]
Today, the film industry in West Bengal is one of the most significant film industry centres in India with new film cities being planned in Uttarpara. The industry is centering around ' Tollygunge, in Kolkata, West Bengal is sometimes called Tollywood a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Hollywood.
See also[edit]
- Cinema of the world
- Bengali cinema
- List of Bengali films
- Cinema of Bangladesh
- Cinema of India
- Parallel Cinema
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