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"A Secret History of Coffee, Coca and Cola" by Ricardo Cortes (Akashic Books)
The story of cocaine -- and the drug war itself -- is mixed up with our own history of industry and medicine, as well as our compulsion to squash other cultures.
Writer/artist Ricardo Cortes, who most recently gained notoriety as the illustrator of the questionable classic picture book, "Go The F*** To Sleep," has taken it upon himself to, as clearly as possible, relate cultural connections in a way should leave plenty of question marks floating in your head.
Tracing the origins of coffee and cola, and relating the scientific effort to isolate the source of their invigorating properties -- caffeine -- Cor tes moves into similar territory with coca, the plant which is used to manufacture cocaine.
Cortes manages to put all this information into proper context, though. Rather than is olate anti-coca mania as a reaction to a specific drug, he documents the previous hysteria a gainst caffeine and the way such attitudes were used not only to control the behavior of children, but to direct racist attitudes toward African and Jewish Amer icans, and he looks at co caine's early days as a miracle drug.
In the case of coca, Cortes lays out documentation for a collusion between government and the Coca Cola Company to outlaw a thousands-of-years old tradition of coca leaf chewing and completely redirect the rights to grow the plant to Coke.
It's a bit of cultural rape that South American countries have not really been able to override -- the United States continually stops any attempt at protest -- and it allows the government to grow its own cocaine for use in the development of pesticides and biological wea pons for the war on drugs.
Take into account that this is a picture book, though -- Cortes' presentation is not the typical dense, non-fiction work, but a highly illustrated one, where emotions and im pact are present in brief graphical terms, dancing with the harder history, and with a meticulous bibliography.
Regardless of your feelings about cocaine, Cortes has created a powerful retelling of cultural bullying on the part of the United States and, taken as an example of a wider view toward the world, the book should be mandatory reading in at least middle school history classes.
"Cancellations" by Thomas Barrow (Powerhouse Books)
As a symbol, an "x" is not a kind one. It is generally used to mark something either for further use or as completed, or to cross out something that is wrong. Either way, some form of violence comes to mind -- further use might be digging or maybe demolition.
We've all seen the red x's that adorn condemned buildings as signposts for destruction. In proofread copy, a red x is a mark of violence, certainly, demanding that whatever mark lurks below it should now be wiped out from the work.
In "Cancellations," photographer Thomas Barrow makes use of the shock of the x as a way to mark his images of a mostly desolate and often industrial landscape. Begun in 1973 and finished in 1981, the project had Barrow capturing spots in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and California. Humans pop up exactly once in the work; the rest is devoted to metal debris, abandoned parking lots, dilapidated factories, fencing, abandoned project sites, displaced storage bins and anything else you can think of that, though inanimate, looks sad and lonely against a desert highway and barren landscape.
Most of these images has an x ripped across the negative -- Barrow apparently used an ice pick to make these marks -- except for the few that have several hole punches in them instead, and these physical marks offer a fiction that links all the images beyond their subject matter, an extra dimension to the flat space that extends into the imagination of the viewer.
What about these sites needed to be crossed off? Is it a symbol that we are done with them? Are they like makeshift gravestones that stand solemnly and physically etched on an image that is nothing more than light and shadow? Or is it a statement on photography itself? Is the act of capturing the moments of these sites in their sad afterlife a conceit that deserves to be blotted out?
It's for the viewer to ponder, though I'm certain no actual answer will be forthcoming.
What you are left with is the beauty of Barrow's photographic renderings, the magnetism of his tour of a haunting landscape abandoned by innovation and a psychological mark that this is something more than a mere photograph we are looking at.
In that way, Barrow has perfectly captured the nature of the American landscape, a place defined by what has lived there and then abandoned it. It's the perfect series of portraits of our country.


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August 29, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - Mike Harris and Brad Kean each scored second-half goals to lead DePauw to a 2-0 win over Holy Cross (Ind.) in the Tigers' season opener at Boswell Field. Holy Cross dropped to 0-2 with the loss.
Harris put the Tigers on the board first on a free kick at 53:06, while Kean followed with the second and final tally at 58:13
DePauw outshot the Saints 16-5 and held a 10-2 edge in corners. Ted Jacobi recorded one save, while Holy Cross finished with 10.
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Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:31–42
And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock. Matthew 27:59–60
After Jesus was crucified, the Jewish officials were eager to take His body off the cross before the Sabbath (see Mark 15:42; John 19:31). Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable and wealthy disciple who followed Jesus secretly because he feared the Jews, went to Pilate and asked permission to care for Jesus' body. Pilate was surprised that Jesus was already dead, but he granted Joseph's request. (See Matthew 27:57–58; Mark 15:43–45; Luke 23:50–52; John 19:38.)
Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, another disciple of Jesus, took the body from the cross. Nicodemus brought expensive spices, which he and Joseph put on Jesus' body before they wrapped it in fine linen, according to Jewish burial custom. After laying Jesus' body in Joseph's new sepulchre (tomb), which was located in a garden near where Jesus was crucified, Joseph and Nicodemus rolled a stone against the tomb doorway. (See Matthew 27:59–60; Mark 15:46; Luke 23:53; John 19:39–42.)
Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James saw where Jesus was laid and returned home to prepare spices and ointments for His body (see Matthew 27:61; Mark 15:47; Luke 23:55–56).
After Jesus died, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus took His body down from the cross. They prepared it for burial with spices and fine linen, according to Jewish custom. Jesus' body was laid in Joseph's new tomb in a nearby garden. They then rolled a stone across the entrance.
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The Illyrians gave the name "Iuvavum" ("seat of the Gods") to the city and the Celts and the Romans adopted it. In 696 the history of today´s city began, when St. Rupert founded the Abbey of St. Peter and Nonnberg Abbey. Under the rule of the Archdukes , the religious sovereigns of the country, the Fortress of Hohensalzburg was built and at the same time it became a Baroque residence. In 1816 Salzburg became a part of Austria and in 1920 capital of the Austrian province.
The city on the Salzach river owes its world fame to the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart who was born here in 1756. In 1870 an international foundation called "Stiftung Mozarteum" was founded and since 1920 the Salzburg Festival has been held annually.
Salzburg stands in a breathtaking setting and contains magnificent architectural treasures. The Baroque spires of the old town, with the Festung Hohen Salzburg (fortress) rising behind, are an unforgettable sight. The old town is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.
Festung Hohensalzburg, the landmark of Salzburg, is Central Europe´s largest intact fortress and offers fantastic views of the city. The nearby vast Salzburg Dom is without doubt the main attraction of the old town. Inside there is the Romanesque font where Mozart was baptized.
Another highlight is Schloss Mirabell with its splendid gardens built by the baroque master builder Lukas von Hildebrandt.
At the foot of Mönchsberg you will find the so-called Festival District with the two famous festival halls (architect: Clemens Holzmeister; 1956-1960) and the Felsenreitschule, a baroque masterpiece designed by Fischer von Erlach in 1693. South of the center of Salzburg´s old town is the popular Schloss Hellbrunn with the world-famous Wasserspiele section containing many ingenious trick fountains and water-powered figures.
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Information board will honour original members of the Havelock North Town Board
A short ceremony will mark the installation of a new historical information board in the Havelock North CBD.
The information board will commemorate the formation of the Havelock North Town Board, 100 years ago. The Board was constituted on February 6th, 1912 and the first meeting was held on Friday August 23rd 1912 in the Foresters Lodge.
Havelock North Councillor Scott Henderson says "It is appropriate that the formation of the Board in 1912 is acknowledged with the information board, which will be positioned outside the Havelock North i-Site. The board will include a brief history of the growth of the village, and photographs of some of the more recognizable buildings of that time."
"The installation of the information board is an important milestone for Havelock North. One hundred years of growth has seen the village become one of the most desirable places to live and raise a family in Hawke's Bay."
Councillor Henderson says "We would like to get in touch with as many relatives as possible of the original board members. The information board will acknowledge those who took the early steps in the political development of the village and we would like their relatives to be included in the ceremony."
Members of the inaugural Town Board included:
- T Mason Chambers (Chairman 1912-1916)
- J A Potham
- H. A Mossman
- J H Joll
- A H Bale
- L T Cooper
- JG Nimon
The information board will be officially revealed by Mayor Lawrence Yule during a ceremony at 12.45pm on Thursday August 23rd outside the i-Site in Havelock North. Members of the public are welcome to attend the ceremony.
Local historian Michael Fowler will give a talk on the history of the village, at the Havelock North Function Centre at 7.30pm on Thursday 23rd, August, 2012. The talk is sponsored by Hastings District Council and entry is by a gold coin donation.
Additional information:
- 1860 – The development of Havelock North began
- 1871 - The first Roads Board was elected
- 1894 - The Roads Board was disbanded and administration of Havelock North was taken over by the Hawke's Bay County Council
- 1912 - The Town Board was established.
- 1952 - Havelock North achieved borough status
- 1989 - The borough was amalgamated into the Hastings District and Harry Romanes was the last Mayor of Havelock North
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Crossways, in Newport Road, Apse Heath, is set in beautiful gardens.
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CROSSWAYS offers the perfect blend of traditional and modern style, set against a countryside backdrop.
The original part of this beautifully presented detached cottage, in Newport Road, Apse Heath, was built in 1832, when it was a simple thatched two-up, two-down, late Georgian building.
Further extensions were added in the late 1800s and again in around 1984 to create a much larger home.
The present owners moved to Crossways in 2006 and have done considerable amounts of work on the house and garden.
Inside, they set about sympathetically opening up the rooms to make them lighter and more inviting, while preserving some of the beams and the chunky oak mantle over the inglenook fireplace and multi-fuel stove in the lounge.
They completely overhauled the lighting in the lounge and introduced an innovatively designed, zoned lighting system with an ambient-lit inglenook fireplace, which creates a really cosy feel in the evening.
The cream tones of the lounge are continued into the spacious dining room, which is accented in duck-egg blue.
The kitchen has cream units, with beech block worksurfaces, plus a range of appliances, including a gas hob and electric oven.
There is an elegant double bedroom on the ground floor, which is perfect for elderly or less mobile visitors.
The study teams cosy creams with a pale mulberry shade, while the ground floor also offers a bathroom with toilet and shower cubicle.
There are several lobby areas and storage cupboards and the present owners have also added a gorgeous conservatory, which has electric underfloor heating and is used all year.
Upstairs, there are three double bedrooms, with part sloping ceilings and countryside views, plus a dressing room/nursery and beautiful bathroom, with a white pedestal bath with deluge shower, white panelled walls and contrasting blue tiling.
Outside, the present owners have created a stunning garden, with an eye-catching blend of perennials, shrubs, trees, fragrant herbs and vegetables.
The garden is surrounded by hedges to break the wind, offer an extra buffer against any road noise and provide additional privacy.
Some of the dramatically shaped ancient fruit trees have been kept to add interest to the garden and there are several hidden areas to sit quietly, plus a table and chairs for al fresco dining.
There is a bird garden, which is frequented by wild birds and the odd squirrel, plus a nature pond and numerous vegetable patches.
The garden also includes a greenhouse, a summerhouse cum potting shed and a fully insulated home office/studio with power and telephone.
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Hi All,
So I've started this thread, rather than have to comment all over the place on the subject!
For those that haven't heard, there's buzz on Twitter about new DLC coming soon & I'll try my best to keep this thread updated when I see/hear anything! If you guys can do the same please?
Todd Batty (EA Creative Director) via Twitter... "Oh man, #SSX fans in for a treat soon #YOP"
Jeffery Simpson (Communications Specialist for EASports) via Twitter... "Working on lots of cool #SSX stuff with kinbitty this month. Very excited."
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Thanks again nick and anyone else that posts any latest shiny news here, to keep us all in the loop.
I think this is gona be a BIG One!
Who knows might actually see some of you guys on the slopes (and not your ghosts?) soon.
Edit: ((although thats probably more for SSX 'HD' 2?))
Ps nick, 'troll'!?!? Lol. I prefer something like "merq'er lurker"
Ive been peering over the shoulder of those guys since about a week after launch. Most of them used to seem really hardcore, and I never felt 'hardcore' enough it make an account there.
It's more warm and fuzzy here
Besides, they don't have a Vissy!
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New Tweets as follows folks...
Todd Batty... "Just wrapped up an incredibly fun week of #SSX. can't wait to share this with our fans #startingnextweek"
Jeffery Simpson... "Been working on #SSX plans today. Things will start ramping up soon. Very excited to see what's up."
EA SPORTS SSX... "What's going on with #SSX? I guess we'll start showing people soon."
10-07-2012 08:58 AM - edited 10-07-2012 09:02 AM
Seems like the crowd over on mercurycity.com are starting to get a bit irritated with Todd Batty "trolling" them about the new DLC & he has posted the following over on that sight in reply to one users message, to maybe help people check their expectations of what (& when) the next DLC will be!
Haha, okay Marty I gotcha. Thanks for the feedback.
So let's manage expectations for a moment.
There are only a handful of us still working on support for this game. SSX is not COD. There are very few games that get multiple DLC, expansions, TU's, etc and SSX has already had 2 TU's (one of which patched in the Ridernet Radio feature) and a pretty solid PDLC in Mt. Eddie + friends. We have also worked hard at support in keeping things fresh and reacting to all of your valuable feedback whenever we can. For this, I hope you are all already thankful. I know we are sincerely thankful to have had the opportunity to even do this much.
The fact that we are soon bringing something else to you, our beloved fans, is very exciting for all of us still working on SSX. And we can't wait to share it with you no matter how big or small it may be.
I suppose we could just stay quiet and wait until it is a few days away, but figured it might be kind of fun to stir things up a little and see if we can get your interest back up. Even this site of our most dedicated fans has started to grow a bit quiet recently.
So there you go. If you would rather just wait for a big, official announcement with all the details there will definitely be one of those at some time in the near future.
In the meantime, I will try to keep any and all hints and trolling confined to this thread. And probably twitter.
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@kingbitty @bestnick72 Friday. People will see something Friday if all goes well. No sooner. Sorry boys and girls.
Todd Batty is also leaving cryptic clues via twitter & over on MercCity... Has everybody buzzing!
These are the 3 clues so far...
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September 26, 2013
Farmington High School's agriculture program celebrates 75 years
"The Farmington High school is very fortunate this year in having in its curriculum a course in Agriculture. This course is financed by the Federal government 50%, the State 25%, and the School 25%." And so, the new agriculture course at Farmington High School was introduced...
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New contract for Farmington's superintendent
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FHS science teacher introduces new hybrid class
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Yeah, I know I stole this straight the boards at OCRemix, but whatever.
Anyhow, GameInformer is finally good for something, as they interviewed Kaz Hirai about this PSP.
Here's what he had to say about battery life...
Game Informer: One thing I was a little confused about in the presentation was the battery life. At first you said ten hours and then you seemed to say it could be as short as two and I just wanted to clarify...
Kaz: Battery life is one of these things where if you state a number then everybody's satisfied. The only problem, of course, is it never matches what you state. But if you don't state a number then it's like, "What's the battery life?" So it's a continuous Catch-22. And that's especially prevalent with the PlayStation Portable because it plays various entertainment content. Again, if you're just listening to music with no visuals at all then it should last, as I said yesterday, about eight to ten hours just like an iPod would. If you are playing a game that is consistently cycling through and putting the CPU to good use, yeah, battery life is going to be shorter. Maybe about two and a half, three hours. That's why putting the range in there... because it's more difficult because it's got a wide range of applications to really pinpoint to say, "It's eight hours." Because it could be longer, or it could be shorter, and by dramatic margins up or down.
*rolls away*
(questimate) Like 10 hours with the light on....and 15 with it off...
LOOOOOOL! Ha PSP got pwnd.
The sun shines on me no more.
gba sp's batter life with light on is 10 hours, with it off its 18 hours. normal gba had 15 hours. im bettin ds will have 10 or more than 10. 2.5 isnt that long, but if i ithnk about it when im goin places i dont play my gba for that long. 30 mins max b4 i get tired of it. unless its metroid.
Catch-22 w/the PSP is prevelant eh..no kiddin...can't play anything but sonys music files...blah *hugs iPod*
If Nintendo added a CompactFlash slot to the DS, I'd buy one fo sho, yo. Especially if a program was released that made it where you could play DivX videos or something.
2-3 hours battery life for playing videogames? Damn ... so you'd have to dish out around $300 for the PSP, around $30-40 on a game and then like $20-30 worth of good batteries every month.
That's expensive.
I heard a sony rep talking about putting out a 300 watt generator the would allow the PSP to even make it.......oh this is good...to make it last at least 10.00001 hours
Oh there good!
It runs on a rechargable battery.Originally Posted by Kliq
Yea I know, but for a handheld to have the battery life of 2.5 -10 is crappy
The DS is approx 10. There are no other variables thrown in there And if you can't understand a joke then I won't make any more
Oh wow ... you totally pwned me ...Originally Posted by Blaksmoke
fo shizzle, I totally skipped that, what was I thinkin. Must have been that Bacardi Limon and Ice tea
PSP = hype machine who's ego extends past the physical size of an Xbox.
2 hours is way to short, especially when I play my gba on long car, ones that last alot more then 2 hours. Wouldn't last me long enough
I know to people like us this is a big deal, but in the long run I don't think it'll affect sales that much. I guarantee most of the people who buy this won't be playing for more than 2 hours at a time anyway.
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Most people who buy it won't be aware it only has 2.5-3.0 hours of batterly life, this game is meant to appeal towards casual gamers and people who think it's a all-in-one machine, they will be the main buyers at first. But that's some horrible battery time, I'd stick with a PS2, and use DS on the go.
The PSP will prosper thanks to mainstream losers.
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Eew, only 2 hours? I play my GBA up to 10 hours straight sometimes (we go on a lot of car trips). So during a long car trip the PSP will only last me 2 hours then I have to wait before I can recharge it? Thats gay.
Most PSP gamers won't play it for 2 hours at a time but they won't put the batteries on the charger after every game session either. It will hit them and it will piss them off.
Think of school. 10 minutes before school at home, 20 minutes on the bus to school, a round in class to show it off, lunch, one more class to show it off, bus return from school and you have 5 minutes of battery left.
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[12.00-1380] Blurry font rendering with Direct3D enabled and ClearType disabled
Oh no! Now Opera uses the same horrible blurry font rendering as Firefox and IE9+. My eyes hurt! Why are you doing this? Why is this damn Direct3D/DirectWrite font rendering so insanely blurry when I turn of the blurry aberration effect that Microsoft calls "ClearType" for unknown reasons? Why am I the only person in the world that wants the crystal clear GDI font rendering back?Now this bug also applies to Opera 12 when it uses Direct3D:
The last line in this image is how it looks in Opera 12:
The people at Mozilla told me this is "intended" by the DirectWrite developers. I don't get it. How can it be intended to have such a blurry mess on your screen? I'm using a screen that is made of pixels. Pixels! There are no half pixels. If you try to address "half pixels" all you get is blur.
Yes, I'm complaining. I love Opera. One of the reasons I love it so much is the crystal clear font rendering. Please never ever enable the blurry DirectWrite mess by default.
Opera 12 is doing the same, switching to DirectWrite. I know this is not about an Opera bug but a DirectWrite bug. Nevertheless, I'm asking you to not enable Direct3D by default when it has such a major bug. If I can't read a website it does not matter how fast it renders.
25. April 2012, 19:36:30 (edited)
I really hope Opera has an interest that we actually can read the text on web pages. This would make a big difference to the crap IE 9+ and Firefox 4+ are displaying.
Show the full screenshot to see the difference.
I followed first two steps in this answer on microsoft.com:
1. Control Panel->Fonts->Adjust ClearType text, uncheck "Turn on ClearType", next-next-next...
2. Control Panel->System->Advanced system settings -> Performance Settings->Visual Effects -> uncheck "Smooth edges of screen fonts", ok
And that's what I get now - nice pixelated fonts.
Could you please provide more detailed reproduction steps? How do you disable ClearType? Might it be that some configuration in graphics driver has an option to "smooth everything"? Knowing at least videocard vendor also might help.
We are working on it / Мы работаем над этим
(similar for PenTile or whatever they are called when used with mobile devices)
I really hate these blurry fonts... Gives me headaches ^^
I posted the same issue here, there are some screenshot examples: (posted it before I saw this thread dealing with the same issue)
However, I don't remember having played with the cleartype options. I'm pretty sure I have the default Windows7 settings (and maybe Nvidia if this can be driver related?)
I'll check this tonight.
Click here to see the full screenshot.
Graphics card is "AMD (ATI) FirePro M5950 (FireGL) Mobility Pro Graphics". Drivers are up to date. ClearType is turned off (for the same reason, because I get headaches from the blurry mess it creates).
The font rendering was perfect when Opera used OpenGL. I wonder why the forum was not flooded with complaints when you switched from OpenGL to "DirectBlur". I would love to use hardware acceleration but I can't due to this major bug. I'm not the only one with this problem. The people at Mozilla confirmed this is a major bug in DirectWrite. I'm begging you, please stay with OpenGL.
We are working on it / Мы работаем над этим
What are the impacts of this modifications? I assume there are some good reasons if Opera chose to use directX rendering by default?
And isn't there any modifications/tweak/configuration on which Opera can play to achieve this rendering even while using directX?
Originally posted by Guilimote:
What are the impacts of this modifications?
Opera's directX acceleration is slow. Its opengl acceleration is even slower. Assuming there are no compatibility issues with your opengl drivers for your gpu, it should work the same with a chance of being slower.
6. June 2012, 18:05:09 (edited)
For example in this simple DHTML animation test (with the number of balls set to maximum) the Direct3D renderer draws 76 FPS while the OpenGL renderer draws 84 FPS. Fun fact: Even with hardware acceleration disabled it's 84 FPS. In an other benchmark the Direct3D renderer has a bug (the boulder sprites are missing).
GL_VENDOR: ATI Technologies Inc.
GL_RENDERER: AMD (ATI) FirePro M5950 (FireGL) Mobility Pro Graphics
GL_VERSION: 4.1.11289 Compatibility Profile Context FireGL
So there are multiple reasons to prefer OpenGL over Direct3D, at least for my machine.
Edit: What I wrote about "the problem got worse in the current Opera 12 build 1433" seems to be reverted in the current build 1445.
If I switch to OpenGL (set opera:config#Preferred renderer to 0) everything is perfect. It's even faster as explained above. I'm begging you, please, please make OpenGL the default.
Originally posted by netwolf:
@Thiemo: take a deep breath, calm down and read a bit about DirectWrite, subpixel-rendering etc. and how it renders fonts.
Yeah, like crud. I've read all about lovely "cleartype". It's not clear unless you are running at a higher DPI than 96, which most people aren't. It looks good when your pixel density is high enough that you don't see blurring. It looks horrible when all you see is gray splotches.
Originally posted by ManiacDC:
Originally posted by netwolf:
@Thiemo: take a deep breath, calm down and read a bit about DirectWrite, subpixel-rendering etc. and how it renders fonts.
Yeah, like crud. I've read all about lovely "cleartype". It's not clear unless you are running at a higher DPI than 96, which most people aren't. It looks good when your pixel density is high enough that you don't see blurring. It looks horrible when all you see is gray splotches.
Yes, I'll call it subpixel-majorfailure.
Originally posted by netwolf:
@Thiemo: take a deep breath, calm down and read a bit about DirectWrite, subpixel-rendering etc. and how it renders fonts.
You are funny. I wrote a major part of the Wikipedia article about subpixel-rendering. I'm pretty sure I know everything about it. It's the reason why I hate it. The whole idea of adding colored pixels to the font glyphs is damn stupid. It does not make a font more "clear". All it does is adding colored pixels.
Good font rendering is a well balanced mixture of anti-aliasing, a lot of hinting and a tiny, tiny bit of subpixel-rendering. Apple does it right. Microsoft does it wrong. They add way to much color and do very bad hinting. DirectWrite does no hinting at all, if ClearType is disabled. I consider this a major bug.
Originally posted by Thiemo:
Why the heck is it so insanely blurred?
I wasn't aware that you already knew the answer, and now I wonder why you keep repeating the question when you already know how subpixel-rendering etc. works, and why it makes fonts blurry.
btw: yes, I agree with you that Apple is doing a significantly better job with this regard...
30. August 2012, 17:54:41 (edited)
To recap: The blurry DirectWrite mess is the main reason why I stopped using Firefox 4+ as my secondary browser. And why I will ignore IE 10+ completely.
Please don't make the same bad decisions as Mozilla did. Stay different.
Originally posted by Thiemo:
The question is: Why does Opera forces it's users to use the blurry DirectWrite mess? Why do they start to ban (!) OpenGL basically everywhere? Even if I actively choose the OpenGL renderer my settings are ignored. I have to disable the block list to make it work. Why? Why can't they use the well-readable OpenGL renderer as default? Performance? I don't believe this. On all my machines the Direct3D and OpenGL performance is identical. And most important: Performance is irrelevant if I can not read anything.
To recap: The blurry DirectWrite mess is the main reason why I stopped using Firefox 4+ as my secondary browser. And why I will ignore IE 10+ completely.
Please don't make the same bad decisions as Mozilla did. Stay different.
My Firefox uses HW Acceleration and don't blurry.
Here is why:
This is a default value for Firefox, Opera should also do these exceptions to fix that mess.
3. September 2012, 21:18:38 (edited)
Originally posted by Thiemo:
What FF version do you use? Did you test with a clean profile?Yes, these are the fonts with the blur problem I'm complaining about. I never understood the fake setting in Firefox. It simply does not work. Nothing is rendered in "GDI classic" when I disable "ClearType".
Cleartype from Windows is not blurry here, but the one used by DX browsers is crap.
Anyway, the about:config option I showed above should avoid Blur with those fonts. (force_gdi_classic_for_families)
Here, if I clear the value of that option it'll render the weird blur we all hate.
Cleartype from Windows will change how GDI render text. Also, if I disable CT in Win, Firefox won't render fonts using CT even if force_gdi_classic_for_families is empty.
Win CT Off && FF classic Off == Win CT Off && FF classic On
Win CT On && FF classic On != Win CT Off && FF classic On
- I have to disable ClearType. It makes all fonts a blurry mess in my OS on this pretty big screen.
- I want the same font rendering in the browser as in the OS.
- DirectWrite ignores my settings. It's even a lot more blurred compared to the ClearType blur. The obvious reason is that DirectWrite does no hinting. Isn't there a way to enable hinting in DirectWrite? The people at Mozilla say no, it isn't. It's a bug in DirectWrite.
- OpenGL respects my settings. I want the GDI rendering everywhere and this is what OpenGL does.
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In the wake of the not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, another name started to trend Monday on the Internet: Marissa Alexander.
The Jacksonville, Florida, woman tried to use a "Stand Your Ground" defense in 2012, but was later convicted of three counts of aggravated assault.
The biggest question people have as they continue to share Alexander's story is: Why was this mother of three sentenced to 20 years in prison while Zimmerman walked free?
Alexander said her husband, Rico Gray, tried to strangle her on August 1, 2010, after reading text messages she had sent her ex-husband. She said she escaped his grip and, instead of leaving out the front door, went into the garage to get into her car. But in the confusion of the fight, Alexander said she forgot her keys.
"I knew I had to protect myself," Alexander told CNN in a 2012 interview. "I could not fight him. He was 100 pounds more than me. I grabbed my weapon at that point."
Gray saw the weapon at his wife's side when she returned, according to Alexander, and continued to threaten her life. That's when she said she decided to fire a warning shot.
"I believe when he threatened to kill me, that's what he was absolutely going to do," said Alexander. "That's what he intended to do. Had I not discharged my weapon at that point, I would not be here."
Gray had his two children with him when Alexander fired a shot into the wall but no one was killed or even injured.
In a deposition with the Florida state attorney's office, Gray even backed up his wife's story.
"If my kids weren't there, I knew I probably would have tried to take the gun from her," Gray said. "If my kids wouldn't have been there, I probably would have put my hand on her."
When Alexander's defense attorney asked him what he meant by "put my hand on her," Gray replied, "probably hit her. I got five baby mammas and I put my hands on every last one of them except for one."
But in a hearing to dismiss Alexander's case under the "Stand Your Ground" law, Gray changed his story, saying he lied to protect his wife.
"I begged and pleaded for my life when she had the gun," Gray said.
The judge refused to grant Alexander immunity under the "Stand Your Ground" law. Alexander also rejected a plea deal of three years in prison, opting instead to take her case in front of jurors. They found her guilty in just 12 minutes.
Under Florida's 10-years-to-20-years-to-life law, Alexander was sentenced to a mandatory 20 years behind bars because she was convicted of aggravated assault where a firearm was discharged.
Zimmerman, on the other hand, was found not guilty of second-degree manslaughter by a jury of six women. It took them a little more than 16 hours to render the verdict that set Zimmerman free.
Zimmerman never went before a judge, like Alexander, asking for immunity under Florida's "Stand Your Ground" laws. The former neighborhood watch captain went straight to trial, instead, where he was charged in the fatal shooting of Martin in Sanford, Florida, on February 26, 2012. Martin was walking through Zimmerman's neighborhood that night when Zimmerman saw him and told police that he looked suspicious. The two got into an altercation, and Zimmerman said he was forced to draw his gun and shoot Martin in self-defense.
Protests were held around the country, calling for Zimmerman's arrest for Martin's death. Zimmerman was eventually charged with second-degree murder in April of 2012. The case has reinvigorated national conversations about race, racial profiling and self-defense laws.
And now the question on many people's minds -- including Alexander's -- is why a claim of self-defense failed Alexander but worked for Zimmerman.
"Other defendants have used it. What's so different about my situation that it doesn't apply to me?" Alexander asked.
Syndicated columnist Roland Martin says, however, it's not controversial self-defense laws that are to blame in Alexander's case. In an opinion piece for CNN, Roland pointed his finger at Florida's mandatory minimum sentences.
"Did the bullet hit the children? No. Did Alexander point the gun at her husband and hit him? No. She simply fired a warning shot, and according to Florida's shameful law, that's enough for a minimum 20-year sentence," Roland wrote. "Florida elected officials and residents should be ashamed of this law and do all they can to change it."


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Only few people know anything about Estonia and even fewer know that the country is full of beautiful, clean, undisturbed rivers with wild brown trout.
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This book is a delightful road movie style novel with a great plot, lots of character development, and a host of world class supporting roles - and not least some fantastic locations. And it contains some fly-fishing... and quite a bit of poaching.
A Fly Fishing Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park
A fishing guide should be the kind of book that is dog-eared and spends most of its life bouncing around your car. It is not the kind that should get a plastic cover and placed gently on the shelves of your fly tying room. This is the best fishing guide book I've ever seen.
A hundred places...
A review of the two Fifty Places to Fly-fish Before You Die books from Crish Santella who seems to be a book factory. Each dream location is covered with a brief text and a few facts, and many even without any images. I wonder how these books can become bestsellers. I'm not impressed...
A Backyard in Nowhere Q&A
The DVD "A Backyard in Nowhere" is something else. Fly fishing, sure, but also a different experience traveling, fishing, hunting and meeting people by the Innoko River system in Alaska. The team behind the video is Danish, and it was quite natural to grab a hold of them and get them to talk a bit about the background for the whole project.
A Backyard in Nowhere
Lo and behold! A fishing DVD that warns about profanity, nudity, drugs and alcohol on the cover! And actually features it all inside along with some really well produced large pike fishing from Alaska and some portraits of people, locals, not-so-locals and strangers, who all have their characteristics and opinions. Heehaw!!
My Time on the Mountain
Gaining 2,500 feet in altitude and hiking over 28 miles wasn't the tough part of this trip of a lifetime for first time GFF author Shane Murphy. It was resisting the temptation to fish every inch of the abundance of trout-filled water in the 4 days he spent in the Colorado backcountry. If you decide to fish the Colorado high country, Shane offers his description of the trip and shares
The Trout Diaries
"Yous fellas fishin'?" a Maori guy asked on the shore of Lake Otomangakau. I said we were having a look. "Plenty a fish here, bro. Big bastards, too. But bloody hard to catch, ay."
Patagonian salmonids
The fascinating story of the introduction of salmonids into Argentina and the Patagonian waters told by local guide Heiko Schneider. Without the work done by people a century ago, Argentina would be a very different fishing destination... if any at all.
Another fishing-slash-documentary DVD from Bristol Bay in Alaska telling about the fantastic fishing and nature and its future. Made in the form of a classic documentary - and a good one of the kind. A close to perfect mix of environmental consciousness and fishing action, but way too short.
Destination Trout - NZ
A varied and thorough introduction to trout fishing in New Zealand, and a very appetizing guide to many destination on the two islands. Lots of specific information and lots of fishing action - 3 hours actually! Some years old, but still well worth the watch.
The Source - Iceland
For people who don't know Iceland this is a fabulous introduction to this fairyland fishing destination. For the rest of us it's a testament to how good the fishing can be on the volcanic island in the Atlantic.
Cast Alaska
A very fine video from the stunning Alaska where avid anglers chase rainbow trout under all kinds of conditions - from excellent to not so good. Beautifully filmed and with some really interesting anglers portrayed. This DVD has definitely stimulated my urge to go fishing in Alaska sometime in my life.
Lake fishing in Sweden
Hans Jacob, a good friend of mine, has been going to some lakes in Sweden for many years, and asked whether some of us wanted to join him on another summer fishing trip. I wasn't late to return with a confirmation. Sure I wanted to fish lake rainbows with him! Sounded like a lot of fun. And it was!
The Icelandic salmon river Vatnsdalsá river is famous for its large fish. Many anglers get a big surprise when they see the monsters showing themselves in this rather small river. But it is more than that. This was the first full catch & release river in Iceland and is a role model for other rivers.
Medium sized spring fed stream, crystal clear water and brown trout reaching the 20 lbs./10 kilo mark. Where do you find this? Just over one hour's drive from Reykjavik in Iceland in the Minnivallalaekur river.
New GFF book
Another book from the hands of a GFF partner. This time on fly fishing one of the most beautiful places in the US west: Rocky Mountain National Park. It's written by GFF partner Steve Schweitzer who has hiked, fished and photographed extensively in the park during the last decade
Kola autumn
After a famly vacation to Turkey, Lithuanian Mindaugas Banelis decided it was high time to go fishing somewhere in the North. The target was salmon. He decided that the Kola Peninsula was the ideal place to travel to. So he set off.
South Patagonia 2
Follow Rolandas and his friends on this second part of their trip to Patagonia. This time concentrated on steelhead and huge rainbows from a famous and clear lake with the Hollywoodian name: Jurrasic Lake.
River Wolf
A fascinating journey in pursuit of the River Wolf - Taimen - the potentially huge Asian trout found in Mongolia and other faraway Asian countries. The Fish Bums (previously Trout Bums) are at it again with hair raising driving, fantastic fishing and videography beyond what we're used to see in fishing videos.
Take me back
Join Thomas Weiergang on a road-trip in Chile. The only thing to worry about, is when to fish again. When he planned the trip, he marked down some likely looking blue lines on the map, but nothing could prepare him for this: The opportunities are vast -
Patagonia on a Budget
A tour de Budget to one of the world's roughest and most famous parts when it comes to steak, emus, sea trout and the biggest pumped-up rainbows you can imagine. Follow the Lithuanian gung-ho team from planning to river fishing to Jurrasic Lake.
Bon A(d)venture-Day 2
Follow Kasper Mühlbach on his second day on Bon Aventure. A day of which he did not expect the big catches but the day turned out to as good as the first. Clear water, white tails, ospreys and
Bon A(d)venture-Day 1
Two days of fishing in one of the world's clearest salmon rivers, Bon Aventure, Gaspé, French Canada. Follow Kasper Mühlbach for two days on this renowned river, famous for it's fantastic dry fly fishing for salmon but also known for plenty of grilse and larger atlantic salmon.
The two Rangá's
East and West Rangá are two of Iceland's most productive salmon rivers. GFF Partner Martin Joergensen had the chance to fish both this summer, and thinks back on a productive trip to a beautiful island - and on mud and rain.
Mel Kriegers Patagonia
The first words spoken on this DVD are: "Every so often in life comes a person that is one step above the rest..." and "Not just any mortal...". Martin Joergensen would have thought twice before he introduced anybody in angling with words like those - even Mel Krieger.
Kola on a Budget
Fishing on the Kola Peninsula is usually connected with everything but low price fishing. However, it is still possible to organize a trip for large, golden, Russian brown trout and pay no more than 500 Euros per person including everything.
Tigerfish from my Verandah
When you speak to old timers about fishing for tigerfish on the Zambezi River they will tell you of driving along dirt roads, cutting a path through the forest to get access to the river. Lions still running wild, and while they fished elephants chased anglers away from the bank. This is not how it is today.
The Italian Job
Is it possible to combine a hotel with swimming pool, enjoy the company of your family and yet fish for grayling and trout? Tuscany offers plenty of activities for the ones not fishing. This report is for those who do fish... Read Kasper Mühlbachs story from a hot day in a cold Italian river
Near & Far
GFF partner Martin Joergensen has been lucky enough to fish quite a lot of places in this world, and generally consider himself a well-travelled fly fisher. He feels that he lives up to the name of this site This book makes him humble in that respect.
It is a stunning and mouth watering experience to let your fingers run through and your eyes run over this book. Not only are Francisco Bedeschi's images fantastic, but the landscapes and rivers they depict are nothing short of amazing.
Adventurous rod
This book is a paradox. Not because of the content, which is both beautiful and fascinating, but because of the circumstances around it. The author fished 45 countries and states in 10 years, and this is the book about that adventure.
Pallot´s Memories
This book reads "Memories, Mangrove and Magic" on the cover, and all that is well represented inside. The book is a beautiful journey in pictures, drawings and text through Flip Pallot's amazing fly-fishing adventures in places that most of us can only dream to go.
Great Waters
The title of Dan Blanton's new book "Fly Fishing California's Great Waters" indicates it might be interesting to a limited audience. Limiting the scope of a book to one US state might seem like a very tight limit. But when that state is California things change dramatically.
Iceland, 5½ days
Iceland is best known for its salmon fishing, but the island has some of the world's best brown trout fishing too... and arctic char... and sea trout. So GFF partner Martin Joergensen and his friend Asger Olesen had 5½ great days of fishing the summer of 2003.
New Zealand Trophies
It is the season for arm chair fishing and what better destination than New Zealand? GFF partner Martin Joergensen reveiws two excellent New Zealand videos which more than live up to their title: New Zealand Trophy Waters.
Distant Waters
You'll be enchanted and tempted by R.Valentine Atkinson's book with pictures of fly fishing destinations all over the world and thrilled and entertained by the accompanying texts written by the greatest contemporary writers. Read the full review here.
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Now that we have one trip under our belt, we found a few things that worked well for us, and some that I worried about that I didn't need to. Here's a look into how we prepared for and traveled with Logan. Our trip was 10 days long to a town without a Target (!), so preparing was key!
–Before we left, I ordered some supplies from Diapers.com (a favorite website). I had diapers, wipes, bottles, baby dish soap, a sponge, vaseline, shampoo and lotion, and some other odds and ends shipped to our hotel. We figured whatever we had leftover we would ship home and use as extras when things run out.
–I also placed an order from a company called Baby's Away for some furniture and toys. Since Logan is just three months old, things like a bouncy seat and swing are very important to our routine! He takes two great naps in the swing daily (well, sometimes). I ordered a crib (that came with bumper and crib sheet), bouncy seat, swing, bath tub and a changing pad with cover. All were in great shape, clean, and so necessary. All were also waiting in our hotel room on arrival and were picked up after we left.
–I was very worried about his eating schedule. Since Mountain time is one hour behind Central, would we adjust him, keep him on Central, or just wing it? We sort of did a combo and ended up just feeding him when he was hungry. Most days he had a normal 6 feedings, but a few had one extra. If he normally eats first at 7 am and last at 7 pm, the range was somewhere within an hour both ways of each feeding. It really wasn't a big deal.
–What we did realize is that Logan was affected by the altitude more than we anticipated. On the first night, we heard him wheezing in his sleep. When we went over to him and saw his eyes still closed, we felt bad that he was having trouble breathing. We ended up using a humidifier next to the crib and elevating one side of the crib. It sort of helped, but he still needed some help staying asleep by extra soothing, putting paci back in, and he still woke up to eat.
–Thanks to Jeffrey's cousin/pediatrician, Eve, we think he may have had a headache or just needed some more hydrating. She gave us permission to try a little water which we had never done and that seemed to help a bit. He also seemed extra hungry, so on those days he ate extra.
–For the airports, I ended up wearing him in the Bjorn on the airplane and gate checking the stroller and car seat. We checked the car seat base for no cost, which I think is normal. I also decided to carry on the Boppy pillow on the way there, but decided to ship it back home. I ended up not using it on the plane, but I did use it in the airport on the way there because I had to feed him twice before we left because of a cancelled plane and second delayed one.


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As we all know, Thursday the 15th of November was Steve Irwin Day, the biggest day to hit Australia Zoo yet, and everyone was in on the celebrations. Certainly, our dingoes were making the most of every opportunity to check out all the exciting things going on, and going for our daily walks around the zoo was like a brand new adventure at every turn! One of the biggest highlights for our gorgeous girls was running amuck in the surf lifesaving display, complete with wading pools, beach balls and beautiful crystalline sand... what more could a dingo want? Teyha in particular was out to prove she was a true beach girl, digging in the sand for all she was worth, and even convincing the more laid-back Mia to pretend to have a surf with her!After their little surfing adventure, though, Mia was keen to show off her contribution to the day, over at the animal art stand! All sorts of animals created special paintings to raise money on the day, and Mia is a bit of an old hand when it comes to painting. But for Steve Irwin Day, she was part of something a little more special... Mia had leant her stunning looks to pose as a model for a portrait painted by one of her doting keepers, and then added her own paw-prints to the piece for that extra-special touch! This particular painting was raffled off over the course of the day, and managed to raise quite a bundle of cash to go back to Wildlife Warriors conservation efforts. The winner of the painting sure was thrilled to have such an unusual piece to take home, as a wonderful memento of an outstanding day... and Mia (and her keepers!) were very proud to have been able to offer their contribution.
Kiah and Myndee, in the meantime, got to conclude their day's adventures by chilling out with some VIP's in the shade of our lush gardens. They were more than keen to show off true dingo style, kicking back so calmly and coolly it was hard not to be envious of their relaxed and carefree attitudes!
From all the critters and keepers in the exotic mammals section here at Australia Zoo, we hope those of you who came in for the day had as much fun as we all did! And for those of you who couldn't make it... well, we'll look forward to seeing you next time 'round, bigger and better than ever! Wooo-Hoo!


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How can I help my peaches ripen properly? Most of the peaches you buy here will require 2-3 days to ripen. Spread them out in a single layer at room temperature and use them as they ripen (it's not likely that they'll all ripen at the same time.) For smaller quantities, store them at room temperature in a paper bag until they ripen.
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Karl Plenge
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Thank you so much for the suggestion of the book, this is fascinating and amazing!
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Will add a detailed biography of this Confederate physician, but given the holidays, it probably will not be within my usual week.
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RE: Find A Grave Memorial# 27389319 Augusta L Middleton
Thank you so much, that is huge because I have never been able to go back past the generation of Jordans that entered this country from Ireland. I will definitely look for the book!
I have some notes I can give you on some of the folks in Magnolia, plus some others on findagrave. My great grandfather is Edward Watson Jordan (Find A Grave Memorial# 44215531), who served on the CSS Palmetto State following his service in the CSA Army, which you have listed. You have his mother as Catherine, but on her marker she is listed as Miss. I believe she was Edward's father's sister, but I have no evidence of this, it is just a guess based on where she is buried. Census records show Edward's mother was Sarah Shea Jordan (Find A Grave Memorial# 41547259), whom you also posted. She is listed as wife of Edward, and my notes from Magnolia in 2002 indicate he is buried nearby, although it is not fresh in my mind any more.
The children of Edward and Sarah are:
Augusta who married Charles Middleton
Margaret about whom I know nothing further
Sarah (Find A Grave Memorial# 68801459) who married Rev W J E Fripp
Elizabeth about whom I know nothing further
Catherine who married William McCarroll
Ephraimina (Find A Grave Memorial# 41630550) who married W B Boinest
William about whom I know nothing further
You have linked Edward Watson to Nellie and Etta, who was my grandmother. Edward's other children are:
Helen (Find A Grave Memorial# 35932303)
Ephie (Find A Grave Memorial# 35997006), who was married to my grandfather before Etta and died as a result of a pregnancy
Ida May who is buried in Magnolia but does not have a marker
Edward who married Lucy Pollock
Harriett (Find A Grave Memorial# 44476434)
Francis (1886) who died in infancy burial unknown
Luke (1888) who died in infancy burial unknown
Thank you again for letting me know about the book!
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I was also wondering where you got the birth information for Augusta? Thanks again, Karl
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Find A Grave Memorial# 27389312 Charles F Middleton
Hi, thank you for all of the work you have put in on findagrave. Relative to Charles F Middleton, I wondered if you have any additional information about the blockade runner on which he served?
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Thank you for leaving that last message. The main reason I was upset was that I felt I had hurt my credibility with you and that you would be reluctant to accept my SACs from now on. So your message made me feel a lot better.
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No! I didnt know you were joking! I thought you were serious. I really was so tired I couldnt think straight and the Richardsons and Juliana's started blurring. I shouldn't be on Find A Grave when I'm sleepy. So was Anne Cantey Sinkler Richardson the wife of the first governor? His wife has to be buried somewhere.
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Thank you! She was nee Beckett from Hampton, South Carolina.
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maureen fitzpatrick
on Dec 12, 2013 7:50 AM
Anna O'Quinn Richter
RE: Julianna Richardson
YES-I blew that one big time. So ignore.
But I found a site: http://www.singletonfamily.org/getperson.php?personID=I6091&tree=1
That has some great info. I sent a couple of SACs (because why send ONE when you can send a bunch) about Ann Cantey Sinkler Richardson you can verify on that site.
So sorry about the mistake-
Added by
Anna O'Quinn Richter
on Dec 11, 2013 4:23 PM
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