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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Glitter Nail Polish Removal Made Simple!
I was hesitant to use glitter nail polish for so many years. My last run in was with an Urban Decay polish (I forget the name, but it was hot pink with a TON of silver glitter in it.) that refused to come off after soaking and soaking cotton ball after cotton ball in nail polish remover. When I finally got the polish off my nails were wrecked. they were scratched (in the nail bed area) and dry and looked like I had been doing construction rather than removing nail polish. I vowed to never use a glitter polish again. Oh but it was so hard. Glitter polishes are so shiny. I'm like a toddler. I'm attracted to bright and shiny things.
Then one day I saw the light. A polish blogger had linked to a picture or a youtube video or something and I finally found the perfect way to remove glitter polish. Now since I have the short term memory of a Fruit Fly I forgot who this blogger was. If you are that blogger and you are reading this post: A) THANK YOU and B) Let me know so I can give you credit please! [EDIT!! THANKS TO MY LOVERLY REDERS THEY POINTED ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IT WAS LIPGLOSSIPING.COM THAT POSTED THIS AWESOME TUTORIAL. YOU CAN SEE HER ORIGINAL POST HERE. ] So this method for removing polish is so easy and quick that I have now added 3 glitter polishes to my collection just because I know I can remove them easily.
Here are step by step instructions:
1) You will need 10 cotton pads or balls, Nail Polish remover, 10 Strips of Aluminum Foil cut into 2" x6" strips.
2) Take the cotton pad and generously soak it in nail polish remover. Place the pad on top of your nail.
3) Take one aluminum foil strip and put one end over the cotton pad. Then wrap it around your finger completely.
4) Crimp the edge at the tip of your finger so that no air can get in and dry out the pad.
5) Repeat process for the rest of your fingers on ONE hand.
6) Wait 3 minutes or longer if you wish. Then with a twisting motion, take the foil/pad combination off your finger...concentrating on twisting on the nail where the polish is.
7) Viola! Clean nail. No scratches. No Glitter! Repeat for other hand.
Its' easier to use do one hand at a time as 2 hands full of foils is a bit awkward. Some glitter polishes may take more time to remove. The aluminum foil acts as a barrier to the surrounding air and allows the cotton pad soaked in nail polish remover to remain wet rather than evaporate before it can remove the polish.
So what do you think? Easy? Neat?
Mr. Sith looked at me the first time I tried this and shook his head. I asked him if he wanted to know what I was doing. He rolled his eyes and said "No." so I didn't bother. It's nice to have some mystery in the romance.
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very useful tips. Thanks. I will have to give this a try.ReplyDelete
That is absolutely genius! I'm so slapping on Mad As A Hatter tonight now :DReplyDelete
Kelly x
I know it was a method featured on Lipglossiping not long back, if that helps! xReplyDelete
I think I'm some kind of genetic freak. I've never had trouble getting glitter polish off my nails. In fact, even with a base coat, polishes like Mad As A Hatter that are densely packed with glitter tend to flake off my nails in big chunks. The last time I wore it, I popped the polish off my thumbnail in one fell swoop, leaving me with a perfect, glittery replica of said nail. No polish (cream, matte, shimmer, what-have-you) formula wears particularly well on me, but I have the hardest time keeping glitters on!ReplyDelete
OMG that's awesome now I can go ahead and wear Mad as a Hatter on my nails again! Or I can finally try Absolutely Alice without any hesitation.ReplyDelete
This was so incredibly timely, as I was JUST battling with removing a glitter polish tonight LOL!ReplyDelete
This is brilliant, and I can't wait to give it a try!
Thanks for sharing!
LOL. Nice. =)ReplyDelete
Have you tried using felt? I find using felt with remover instead of a regular cotton pad makes very short work of glitter polishes (and even shorter work of regular polishes) without dragging them around to scratch up the nail.
I remember seeing this method on somebody's blog too - not sure who, but Lipglossiping springs to mind :)ReplyDelete
Thank you! I love you!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 11, 2010 at 8:16 AM
Thank you sooo much for this tip! I recently purchased some gorgeous glitter np but have been afraid to apply it for fear of having to get it off! LOLReplyDelete
BTW, I would comment under my own name, but am not computer-literate enough to know how to do so!
Sparklz and Shine and SilhouetteScreams: Thank you VERY MUCH. You pointed me in the right direction. I have now updated the post to give her credit! You all rock!ReplyDelete
Catherine: I have not tried using felt. I will totally check this out!
Anonymous: Well you are computer literate enough to find me and leave a comment. That helps! In the future instead of clicking on anonymous. click on Name/URL and just put in your name...you don't need to put in a URL (Website) :-)
Awesome, thanks for this Elvira! I admit I avoid glitter nail polish because it's such a pain to remove but I am going to try this trick! I would like to point out and don't be alarmed, but in the picture with the tinfoil on your fingers, you look like you have robot hands...just sayin'...ReplyDelete
Best, Lisamarie
Wow, love the method!ReplyDelete
We have very similar wedding band sets! I'll have to send you a pic of mine so we can compare. :) Mine is by Scott Kay - yours looks like it is, too!
This is awesome info! 1st time I removed glitter nail polish, my nails were wrecked, as well. Swore I'd never wear glitter polish again....but, I too, am attracted to glittery, shiny things. LOLReplyDelete
I just posted a link to this on my blog. :) I too, had forgotten which of my readers told me about this method a while ago (I know a few readers did, actually, and I wish I could remember all of them!). Oh, so when I googled foil method, your blog came up. So it looks like I had forgotten that you (and also lipglossiping) had done tutorials on this method as well. Gee, my memory STINKS!ReplyDelete
I have to tell you that I am STILL laughing about what you said at the end of this post. The first time I did this, I asked Mr. R if he wanted to know what I was doing and he too said, "No." LOL!! Some men just have no interest in our fascinating beauty rituals. Ha!
You ROCK!!!!ReplyDelete
This is crazy awesome! Thanks, E.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2010 at 4:24 PM
Yes!!! I love Mad as a Hatter, but I could not get it off my nails! Now I finally can! Thank you!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2011 at 3:20 PM
omg i wish i would have seen this an hour ago. i just scraped off my glitter np with a nail file...i couldnt figure out any other way. then my friend said google foil method and saw this. it would have saved me so much trouble!ReplyDelete
This is wonderful! I had given up on glitter also. Now i'm going to give it another shot!ReplyDelete
This is now the ONLY way I take off any polish, not just glitters! A trick I have learned is to use only a quarter of a cotton round, so that it is mostly just on the nail, then wrap in the foil. I always use straight acetone, and this keeps most of it on my nails, rather than drying my fingers out too much.ReplyDelete
Haven't tried it yet, but sounds like a cool trick. I'll keep it in my mind ;-) thank you!ReplyDelete
This tip is awesome! I was struggling to remove mad as a hatter polish, nothing would budge it, nail polish remover (used as normal), even a nail file to buff it off wasn't doing anything! So, I did a google search, found this tip and it works a treat!!! I am going to use it every time now to remove any type of polish as it gets rid of every trace, leaving no colour residue at all! Brilliant! Thanks! SarahReplyDelete
Great idea, sort of creepy looking but great way to remove glitter polish!! lolReplyDelete
Oh my goodness ! Thank you sooo much !! I've been having so much trouble removing glitter polishes which makes me give them a lower rating but I love how they look :P Anyway, thank you ! this really helped ! :DReplyDelete
Thank you so much for this tip. I had a really hard time removing my Revlon Facets of Facets of Fuchsia the other day.ReplyDelete
Wow!!!! I've been recently telling my readers how much I love glitter and how much I hate taking it off lol. Im so glad i found this. I googled "how to remove glitter nail polish" & your blog came up. If you dont mind Im gonna make my own post on this and link your blog in it. Hope thats ok!ReplyDelete
This is such a great tip!!
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2011 at 10:49 AM
I was dreading to take off Revlon Facets of Fuchsia, so I googled, and along came your post.ReplyDelete
It worked like a charm! Thank you! :D
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2012 at 3:53 PM
Oh my goodness perfect timing I was just having problems with sparkle nail polish... thank you so much for posting this!! It is such a major lifesaver... or maybe just a nailsaver!! :DReplyDelete
I adore your blog. I am doing this right now so I thought I would look up other bloggers tutorials because I want to do my own for my blog. you took great pics and made it simple. Cheers xoxoReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2012 at 2:26 PM
love the tip works wonderful! I cut the makeup pads down to little squares which fit the nail and it was perfect.ReplyDelete
Such an awesome idea, did a search and found this page right off, thanks so much for your help. =))ReplyDelete
I just reposted this, and gave you credit for the entire thing on my site. Thanks for the great tips!ReplyDelete
Just did this - and it seriously blew my mind! Thank you :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 8, 2012 at 12:55 PM
Nice but whats the name of the glitter polish you had on your nails before you removed it?ReplyDeleteReplies
That nail polish is O.P.I. Mad As A Hatter.Delete
I'm so going to have to try this on my rockstar pedicures cause you about have to sandblast the stuff off! LOLReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2012 at 8:52 PM
Thanks- just tried it and it worked!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 5, 2012 at 4:53 AM
Have just tried this on my toes, has got most of it off, just a bit at the side of the nail to deal with now. Thanks for the tip!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tip and the clear, precise directions. I <3 glitter polish, but some kinds are a pain to remove. Right now, I have some chunky glitter polish on my toes, and the same polish was the WORST to remove from my fingers. I was dreading it, but these tips should help!ReplyDelete
I just spent 10 minutes trying to remove a topshop glitter polish, after two different polish removers...most of its come off, but it was so annoying. I remember long ago reading something like this but I had no idea when/where so I googled and I found this! Im about to test some new polishes (2 of which are glitter) so I will try this when I remove it! THANK YOU <3ReplyDeleteReplies
My pleasure!! Hope it saves you time and hassle for the next removal. :-)Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 3:15 AM
One caution: If you use a heavily pigmented polish, particularly reds, greens, or blues you risk staining your natural nail. This method holds the pigments on the nail and the solvent lets them soak in after the base coat dissolves.ReplyDelete
Better to use a dip jar with a foam liner. It takes the same amount of time, a lot less preparation and it carries the pigment away from your nails so it won't stain.


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This morning I downloaded a tweek from a new repo I have never used before. After installing it, my iPod resprung,
When the apple logo apperared it would continue in an infinite bootloop. Infact I couldnt even stop it by holding down the power and home
It would turn the display off, but it would try to boot seconds later.
I remember when I was having a problem with Springboard i think it was, the iPod kinda put itself into some kinda safe mode or something
It allowed me to access Cydia to uninstall the bad tweek, but nothing else.
I rebooted and everthing was good.
Is there something I can do, maybe manually through my computer, to get rid of the tweek and reboot?
Right now, my iPod is dead, out of battery from all the re booting, and im afraid to charge it.
Let me know what I can do, and thanks. I am running an iPod 4G on the latest firmware, the one before the one that came out a few days ago. 6.x something. Sorry.
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With less than three years left before the statute of limitations runs out on the 1996 murder of his daughter, Kenji Kobayashi knew he would regret it if he allowed the clock to tick away without taking action.
The 62-year-old Kobayashi, compelled to act on behalf of relatives of victims of unsolved crimes to abolish the century-old statute of limitations system, is forming a group with relatives of murder victims to generate public attention.
They have gotten the government's attention, but their struggle contrasts with the efforts of other crime victims' families, who have managed to bring about changes in the legal system over recent years in line with their demands, including allowing people victimized by crimes to take part in criminal trials.
"What is the statute of limitations for? Is it a reward for the criminal for managing to evade capture for a certain period?" Kobayashi asked. "The next of kin in cold cases feel the same regarding the statute of limitations . . . and if we start to raise our voices together, even a mountain could move."
Responding to the demand for a review of the system, the Justice Ministry set up a study group Jan. 22 to consider extending or possibly abolishing the statute of limitations for serious crimes such as murder.
"The victims have raised questions about the issue, and we must accept it and consider it," a ministry official said in explaining why the study commenced even though the statute of limitations for capital crimes was extended in 2005 to 25 years from 15.
The relatives' group, to be officially launched later this month with the name Sora no Kai, is being promoted by five members, including Kobayashi and Yoshiyuki Miyazawa, 80.
Miyazawa's son and daughter-in-law and their two children, aged 8 and 6, were slain in their home in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, around New Year's Eve 2000. The murdered wife's sister, An Irie, is also involved in the group.
The remaining two members lost loved ones in cases for which the statute of limitations has already expired. The family of Briton Lindsay Ann Hawker, who was slain in Chiba in 2007 in the apartment of a Japanese man who remains at large, will cooperate with the group, they said.
Kobayashi is hoping about 30 families join.
But for Kobayashi, standing at the forefront of the campaign required determination, especially because he had purposefully concealed his face from the media for fear of being targeted by his daughter's killer.
"I thought that public awareness would not grow unless I revealed myself to make an appeal," he said. "I also couldn't help feeling Junko was asking us, 'Dad, mom, what are you doing?' "
Junko Kobayashi, 21, a senior at Sophia University, was found stabbed to death in the family's home in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, in September 1996, just two days before she was to leave to study in the United States.
"As I wasn't able to go to college . . . I was happy when I saw her enjoying campus life. I was proud of my daughter," said Kobayashi, who carries copies of his daughter's English essays.
Miyazawa, whom Kobayashi believes is a vital member of the group due to the "large impact" the brutal slaying of his son's family had on society, was initially reluctant to join because he felt "embarrassed" to appear in public.
But Kobayashi's enthusiasm moved Miyazawa, who also thought about how he would feel if he learned who the killer was after the 15-year statute of limitations expired.
"I can't say that I won't think about killing the perpetrator even if I'll face the death penalty for doing so," Miyazawa said.
Besides seeking to abolish the statute of limitations on homicides, the group also wants prosecutors to be able to file indictments against unidentified suspects if DNA evidence is available.
The Justice Ministry official said its study group, which plans to issue a report by March, will probably touch on such indictments, known as "John Doe" DNA complaints in the U.S.
The statute of limitations, a concept Japan adopted from France in 1882, is commonly believed to have been introduced because evidence can be scattered or lost over time, making it difficult to prove who committed a crime. Another reason is that demands for harsh penalties can wane with the passage of time.
But proving crimes in court, even after many years have passed, has become less of a challenge due to advances in criminal investigation technology, including DNA analysis, which have made it possible to preserve evidence over a long period of time.
Takashi Michitani, a professor at Himeji Dokkyo University in Hyogo Prefecture, said the dominant view in recent times is that statutes should be considered from the viewpoint of respecting the social relations a perpetrator has formed while at large.
Michitani thinks the system exists because of various reasons but acknowledged there has not been significant discussions that take in the views of crime victims' families.
Michitani said the government must consider whether it should extend the 25-year statute of limitations, instead of abolishing it altogether, because he does not see the point of using taxpayer money to continue investigations even after the next of kin of murder victims have died.
Any changes to the system, however, would not apply to the cases involving Kobayashi and Miyazawa, in line with the Penal Code, which stipulates that "when punishment is changed by law after the commission of a crime, the lesser punishment shall be applied."
But Isao Okamura, chairman of the National Association of Crime Victims and Surviving Families, which also wants the statute of limitations ended, said the purpose of the campaign is to prevent the same kind of suffering being inflicted on others.
"We don't think abolition of the statute will always lead to a culprit being caught. But I feel there is significance in creating a society with a moral — that a person who commits a crime will be pursued forever," Okamura said.
He also said the association's focus will shift to the statutes now that its long-standing demand to allow people victimized by crimes to participate in trials was achieved in December.


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$50 makes a difference to me. Some people, including me, would rather have a device that does not have an interface that some other company has laid on top of the GUI that Google creates.The lack of an SD card does not cripple a device, from my perspective. Believe it or not, some people have no desire to take pictures with a 7 inch tablet.
I am sure you have a wonderful job that gives you amazing insight into the future of technology. I wish you well and much happiness with whatever device you decide to buy in the future.
Thank you.
We all hope that our purchases are sound ones (large smile!)
I do wonder why you bought a Vox. Didn't your knowledge of the industry suggest another choice might be superior to it back then?
Taking pictures with an amazing lens system, in a 7 inch format, and then being able to process that image right on site, and wherever you are...and then be able to gmail.com it to a friend or family in live-time from your vacation, is only one of the ultimate reasons to have a 7 inch format. The form can be easily manipulated as any digital camera, can be put into most pockets, can give the most incredible HD display, and on and on. Having an S.D. slot to bring your system up to what you want, rather than be sold as is, is also a strong suit for another 50 bucks. Human nature is, that if you have the storage cpacity, you will use it and smile in doing so. Pictures, movies, music files, books, video-books, etc. That is the beauty of a 7 inch format.... the ease of handling, and having all the fire-power of 10 plus inch format and up. I could not think of not having a rear- facing HD camera on my 7 inch! Neither it seems can Asus...as per their released MeMo 370T show spec's.
Also, I bought a Vox, because that was truly the only book culture in-house 7 inch that after purview, made sense for the price, and so, could later pay my scheckles for a full bore 7 inch tablet. As we Vox owners all know, the Vox is an eReader foremost, with a side order of Tablet. The Asus MeMo 370T will be a 7 inch powerhouse that can do......it all! Read, cruise the Net, movies, and PICTURES to shoot, enjoy, add to emails-on-the-fly. Yes...I'll wait. It's around the corner....
The reason I feel, that most persons do not end up fully taking advantage of the rear camera, is that on a 10 or greater inch unit, it is simply to unwieldy and also some might feel a little out of place in doing so. Hold up a 7 inch format, and it would be no bigger truly than a high end digital SLR body.
But as I stated earlier, each will choose to purchase what they best feel meets their needs.
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The kit, which is designed for light weight and portability, consists of the receiver, remote control, a simple telescopic rod antenna and the installation disc the total weight of which weigh less than 200g.
The receiver itself is a somewhat bulky USB stick 6cm long. It is connected to a USB port on the computer using the provided special 34cm cable which has a metallic braid screening. At the opposite end to the USB connector there is the micro-coaxial antenna connector. The telescopic antenna, which has a large rubber foot which can also be used as a sucker to mount the antenna on a window, has the mating coaxial plug. An adapter is also provided to enable the user to connect to another antenna if available.
As with all TVs, it is important to get the best quality signal that you can. Consequently, during installation of the software and carrying out program search I used the provided adapter to connect the nanostick to a good quality external antenna. The installation was straightforward and I was soon viewing both Freeview and Freeview HD programs on my laptop.
When, however, I switched to the supplied telescopic antenna which I stuck onto a first floor window, I found that I was not able to receive the full range of signals. This is not surprising as the documentation says "In Great Britain, in most cases indoor reception with the rod antenna provided will not be possible. " However, the situation improved somewhat when I used a directional TV indoor antenna.
When using the remote control one must ensure that the receiver's sensor is within sight. However, in practice, as one has access to all the functions, I found that it was very convenient to just use the keyboard rather than the remote.
As a PVR one could start recording on the fly or, alternatively, there is a screen to enable one to set up the details for a future recording. Recordings made are listed in the Gallery which, usefully, shows a snapshot as well as providing program and recording information.
As it works with both Freeview and Freeview HD, it is obvious that it is able to deliver a higher quality image than my 15.4 inch notebook will deliver. In practice, however, the image was more than adequate.
It is an effective means of putting TV and PVR facilities onto a PC without having to "open the box". Available on Amazon at £57.50 it is a useful add-on at a price which will not break the bank.
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Fans of The Blue Virgin will be eager to see Nora Tierney in action again. Complex characters harbor dark secrets of the soul and vagaries of the human heart. Combine these with dynamic writing and a compelling mystery, and you'll be hooked--but expect a surprising twist at the end.
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American writer Nora Tierney is living at Ramsey Lodge in England's glorious Lake District, anticipating two life-changing events: the publication of her first children's book and the birth of her first child. Choosing a name for her son and checking proof pages with his illustrator, Simon Ramsey, fill her days--until a morning stroll along Lake Windermere leads her to discover the corpse of the heir to Clarendon Hall.
When Simon is implicated in the death, Nora dives headfirst into the murder investigation to discover the real killer. As the body count rises, Nora and her unborn child will face risks and perils she could never anticipated in this second in a series of Nora Tierney mysteries.
M. K. Graff's The Green Remains will make you feel as if you've taken a trip to the idyllic English countryside, but all is not as relaxing as it should be in the Lake District. Just under the surface lurks a mystery that kept me turning the pages and guessing all the way tot he very end."
~Dorothy St. James, The Scarlet Pepper: A White House Gardener Mystery
Graff layers her textured tale with dead-serious intrigue amidst everyday concerns. Reflecting the author's sharp wit, murder is set in the dreamy and seemingly innocent English Lake District. Get ready for a delightful British holiday complete with morning tea and aproned cooks, but beneath it all you'll discover grisly humanity--and heroism.
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One Saturday morning Maximilian Goofy was awoken by a loud banging noise next door.(he lived in a dorm) Roxanne lived next door where the banging was. Max got up and got dressed and went over to Roxanne's dorm. Her door was half opened. He opened it. He saw Roxanne naked and unconscious. He got her dressed and carried her to the infirmary. (The next day) Roxanne woke up. "Max what happened?" Roxanne asked. "I don't know only saw you unconscious and you are badly bruised" Max said. The nurse came in. "Good news Ms. Power you are not pregnant and no broken bones" Mrs. Orihara said. She smiled. (Later that day)(Assembly) "Thank you lady and gentlemen I hope you can attended my total awesome party to watch Powerline live on paper view" Stacy said. "Now give you hand up for Mr. Mazer" Stacy said. "Thank you Stacy..and good morning boys and girls you know every year on the last day of school I have several youngsters come up and ask me "Principle Mazer what can we do to not waste our summer vacation" Mr. Mazer said. (Backstage) "How are you doing down there Bobby?" Max asked. "Don't give me that attitude I'm doing this all for you" Bobby said. PJ walked in. "I don't know why I let you guys talk me into this" PJ said. He tripped. Max caught him. "HehHeh" PJ said. "I hope this works" Max said. "How about science slumber parties" Mr. Mazer said. The lights went out. "What the" Mr Mazer asked. Max put the glasses on. The screen came up. The trap door opened. He fell through. (Open up your eyes take a look at me
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I've been dreamin by the rythym like the beat of a heart
And i won't stop until I start to stand out
Some people settle for the typical thing
Livin' all their lives waitin' in the wings
It ain't a question of 'if', just a matter of time
Before I move to the front of the line
And once you're watchin' every move that I make
Ya gotta believe that I got what it takes
To stand out
Above the crowd
Even if I gotta shout out loud
'Til mine is the only face you see
Gonna stand out 'til you notice me
If the squeaky wheels always gettin the greese
I'm totally devoted to disturbing the peace
And I'll do it all again, when I get it done
Until I become your number one
No method to the madness and means of escape
Gonna break every rule I'll bend them all out of shape
It ain't a question of 'how' just a matter of when
You get the message that I'm tryin to send
I'm under a spell, I'm in over my head
And you kno I'm going all of the way, till the end
To stand out
Above the crowd
Even if I gotta shout out loud
'Til mine is the only face you see
Gonna stand out 'til you notice me, yeah
Max was cut off by the music stopping. Mr. Mazur took of the glasses. "Hey..it the goof boy" Stranger said. "Hey..were. Busssttteeeddd" Bobby said. He gave the sad look. Roxanne smiled. (Goofy at work) "Oh come on Kimmy give me big.."Goofy said before he swallowed a squeaker. She smiled. He took the picture. "Okay Kimmy back to mommy now" Goofy said. (Later) (Ring-Ring) "Hello?" Goofy asked. "Yes Mr. Goof this is principle Mazur calling in regards to your Maximilian" Mr. Mazur said. "Oh my gosh is he hurt" Goofy said. "No Mr. Goof he's in trouble Dressed like a gang member he caused the whole student body to get into a riotous frenzy if I were you Mr. Goof I would reevaluate the way your raising your son before he ends up IN THE ELECRIC CHAIR" Mr. Mazur said. He hung up. (Later) Roxanne came in the office with Stacy. "Blah Blah Rainforest Roxanne are you listening" Stacy said. She looked over. (Clicking tongue) She pushed her to him. "Talk to him" Stacy said softly. "Ahem...Ahem" Roxanne said. "Tap him" Stacy said softly. She tapped him. He got scared. She dropped her books. "Gee..I'm sorry" Max said. "It's fine really" Roxanne said. He helped her pick up her stuff. "I liked your dance" Roxanne said. "Yeah.....Yeah" Max said. "It's from Powerline's new video." Max said. "Yeah he's totally a genius" Roxanne said. "Roxanne I would ask you ...that is ...to the party.. if no I totally understand" Max said. "Well I was kinda thinking ..I love too" Roxanne said. "Yeah...great" Max said. "Come on Roxanne we don't want to below the moment now do we?" Stacy said. "I better be going" Roxanne said. "I'll call you later" Max said. She bumped into a wall. (Laugh) "See I told men are easy to deal with" Stacy said. (Later) (Ring-Ring) It was the end of the school year. Max was walking when people started coming up to him. "HEY Max I heard about you and Roxanne" PJ said. "Max..Max...Max" PJ said. "Max man Maximilian" Bobby said. They all shouted Max's name. ( To stand out
Above the crowd
Even if I gotta shout out loud
'Til mine is the only face you see
Gonna stand out 'til you notice me)
He entered the house. "Going somewhere pa" Max asked. "Yep" Goofy said. "Well if you going to be gone more then a month drop me a line" Max said. "Sure thing son" Goofy said. (Later at the party) He sat next to Roxanne. He turned to Roxanne. "Hey can I talk to you" Max said. They walked to the kitchen. "Yes Max" Roxanne said. " My dad is out of town and I'm alone so I was going to ask if I could stay tonight" Max asked. "Of course Max" Roxanne She closed her eyes. He stole a kiss from her. (giggle)(Smile)(Later) Max woke up next to Roxanne. He got a worried look. He got up. He walked home. (Later)(Ring-Ring) "Hello?" Max asked. "Yes is this the son of Mr. Goofy your father?" Dr. Orihara asked. "Yes" Max said. "You father was attacked by a shark and is in critical condition he wanted me to tell you to go to Roxanne's place right now" Dr. Orihara said. "Okay" Max said. He hung up the phone and rode his bike to Roxanne's house. He knocked on the door. Roxanne answered it. "My dad was attacked by a shark and now is in the hospital the doctor called to tell me he said to come to your house." Max said. "Yes his doctor just called come in" Roxanne said. He walked in. He sat on the couch. "I should have gone with him this wouldn't have happened" Max said. "Max this is not your fault" Roxanne said. "Max I need to talk to you about last night" Roxanne said. "You know when we" Roxanne said. "I'm pregnant" Roxanne said. He dropped his jaw. "Were only 19 and leaving for collage in 6 weeks...I gotta go" Max said. He barged out the door.
She followed him.
He sat down on his couch. "Max this is your baby and I'm thinking of having an abortion" Roxanne said. "No" Max said. "I'm excited about the baby I thing you should keep it" Max said. She kissed him on the cheek. He got on one knee. "Since my dad is in the hospital I might as well ask you...Roxanne will you marry me?" Max asked. She smiled. "Oh Max of course...YES" Roxanne said. She hugged and kissed him. Goofy came in. "Dad I thought you were in the hospital" Max asked. He looked confused. "No I caught this trout" Goofy said. "Hi Roxanne how are you?" Goofy said. "Pretty grovey" Roxanne said. He nodded. "What's wrong son?" Goofy said. "Nothing it's just Roxanne and I are engaged and a baby is on the way." Max said. "who is the father?" Goofy asked. "Max" Roxanne said. "But you didn't have" Goofy said. "That is exactly why I didn't want you going to a party I got a girl pregnant at a party and engaged her the next day" Goofy said. "Really?" Max asked. "But we were friends" Goofy said. "But she died giving birth to you son" Goofy said. (later) Roxanne looked worried. "What's wrong honey?" Max asked. "What if I die from giving birth" Roxanne said. "No you won't I'll be there the whole time" Max said. She smiled. Goofy went upstairs. (Later) Roxanne was eating when she fell to the floor.(Later) Roxanne woke up in the hospital. Max was at her side. "What happened?" Roxanne said. "You fainted" Max said. The doctor came in. "I have bad news Mrs. Goofy you are not having a baby" Dr. Shepherd said. She looked sad. Max looked at Roxanne. "Are you sure" Max asked. "Well not completely sure but we can do a test to make a true answer." Dr. Shepherd said. She nodded. She got the test. "CONGRADULATIONS you are pregnant" Dr. Shepherd said. They smiled. (3 months later) Max moved out and moved into an apartment with Roxanne. (6 months later) "Honey we should got get an ultrasound to see what gender the baby is" Max said. "No I want it to be a suprise" Roxanne said. Roxanne was washing clothes when her water broke.(2 Hours later) She was in the delivery room with Max. "Okay Mrs. Roxanne on three you are going to push...1..2..3" Dr. Shepherd said. She pushed. "I see the head...oh I see the whole head" Dr. Shepherd said. They whole baby came out. "It's over honey" Max said. She smiled. She fell asleep from excaution. He smiled and kissed her on the cheek. (Later) Roxanne woke up from sleeping. "Hey" Roxanne said. "Where is the baby?" Roxanne said. "They are cleaning him up" Max said. "It's a boy" Roxanne said. He nodded. She smiled.(Later) Roxanne's parent's arrived. "You were pregnant" Roxanne's mom said. "Mom Dad" Roxanne said. "Who the heck is the father" Roxanne's mom said. She looked at Max. "Why you little..." Roxanne's dad said. Goofy came in. "Hello Mr & Mrs. Roxanne um...Max is not the dad" Goofy said. "Who?!" Roxanne's dad said. "Bradly uppercross the 3rd he goes to her school" Goofy said. They left. "This must be a mistake your the father I took a perturnity test" Roxanne said. Goofy came back with her parents. "We talked to Bradly is not the father Max is" Roxanne said. She smiled. "Honey why didn't you tell us you were pregnant" Roxanne's mom asked. "I tried to tell you but you were to busy with Pistol" Roxanne said. "Oh honey it just that you sister has dyslexia she can't read" Roxanne's mom said. Roxanne rolled her eyes. "Oh you can listen to me for a second and you would have known." Roxanne said. "Oh honey" Roxanne's mom said. " Max can I talk to you" Goofy said. "You've gone too far you got her pregnant" Goofy said. "She said she wanted a baby so I gave her one" Max said. They Walked back in. "Roxanne is that true that you wanted a baby so your boyfriend gave you your wish" Roxanne's mom said. She nodded. "Mom I'm old enough to do it" Roxanne said. "Honey you don't know how to raise a baby" Roxanne said. "Yes I do I quess one of us has to drop out of collage I'll do it I'll drop out" Roxanne said. "No you won't I'll take care of the baby everyday until you get done with classes" Roxanne's mom said.


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Internet Marketers Closely Watch House Hearings25 Jun, 2009 Response This Week
NEW YORK – The government's battle with marketers over legislation for behavioral targeting continued last week when the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet met with the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, reports DMNews.com. The hearing, led by Commerce Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), brings up mixed feelings among Web entities on whether or not Web publishers can self-regulate or the government should step in.
Yahoo! agreed on the importance of a consumer's privacy, saying that advertisers should be transparent about practices in order to build trust. Yahoo! recently enacted a data retention policy in which the company will retain most of its Web log data for no more than 90 days.
"Our business depends almost entirely on the trust of our users," said Anne Toth, vice president of policy and head of privacy at Yahoo!, in a statement. "Our approach to privacy couples front-end transparency, meaningful choice and user education with back-end protections for data that limit how much information and how long personal identifiers are maintained."
On the flip side, Google is in favor of the federal legislation, citing that leaving the decisions to the local level would create challenges. "Congress is certainly interested in introducing some sort of privacy legislation later this year," says Christine Chen, a spokeswoman for Google. "It is really unclear to us what kind it will be. Whether it will be a broad-based effort [covering consumer privacy] or whether it will be specifically related to behavioral targeting, we honestly don't know what they are going to do."
Google did introduce its own behavioral targeting, called Ad Preferences Manager, in beta in March. The platform allows users to pick the interest-based ads they want to receive or opt out of them altogether. Chen says Google believes strongly in privacy protection and Ad Preferences Manager is a reflection of this.
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Definition of there
1 : in or at that place stand over there —often used interjectionally
2 : to or into that place : thither went there after church
3 : at that point or stage stop right there before you say something you'll regret
4 : in that matter, respect, or relation there is where I disagree with you
5 —used interjectionally to express satisfaction, approval, encouragement or sympathy, or defiance there, it's finished
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There are both justifiable reticence and understandable self-censorship in this book. —Paul Lakeland, Commonweal, 24 Feb. 2006
Although there's little data on toxin levels in this species, one small study in San Francisco showed mercury levels almost as high as in swordfish. —Amy Blumenthal, O, August 2004
… the daily regimen included, among other things, 20-minute predawn runs and two-hour morning skates. There were also afternoon weightlifting and cardio sessions. —Kelley King, Sports Illustrated, 21 Jan. 2002
Cancer was like that. It was like being run off the road by a truck, and I've got the scars to prove it. There's a puckered wound in my upper chest just above my heart, which is where the catheter was implanted. —Lance Armstrong, It's Not About the Bike, (2000) 2001
Put the package there on the table.
Go to your room and stay there.
Turn there at the church.
She was sitting there a minute ago.
They have lived there for 30 years.
When will you be there?
I used to live near there.
What do you see out there?
If we leave now, we should get there by noon.
I drove the kids there.
Origin and Etymology of there
Middle English, from Old English thǣr; akin to Old High German dār there, Old English thæt that
Definition of there
1 —used as a function word to introduce a sentence or clause there shall come a time
2 —used as an indefinite substitute for a name hi there
Origin and Etymology of there
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Definition of there
1 : that place or position there is no here and no there … in pure space — James Ward
2 : that point you take it from there
Examples of there in a Sentence
I'll get everything ready, and you take it from there.
Origin and Etymology of there
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First Known Use: 1588See Words from the same year
Definition of there
1 —used for emphasis especially after a demonstrative pronoun or a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective those men there can tell you
2 nonstandard —used for emphasis after a demonstrative adjective but before the noun modified I bet I cussed that there blamed mule five hundred times — Elizabeth M. Roberts
3 : capable of being relied on for support or aid she is always there for him
4 : fully conscious, rational, or aware not all there
Examples of there in a Sentence
She is there to answer any questions you might have.
Origin and Etymology of there
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Definition of there for English Language Learners
: in that place : at that location
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5 —used to attract attention There, look at that!
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—used to introduce a sentence in which the subject comes after the verb There is a person outside.
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: that place Get away from there.
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Lil Wayne announced during the BET Hip-Hop Awards that his first son will be born in "a couple of days,"
"I got a son about to be born any day now, so shout-out to him. Pray for me," the New Orleans native, 26, said Saturday night. He then reminded the crowd to vote in the upcoming election.
The rapper has an 8-year-old daughter named Reginae.
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Five faculty members, one from each division and one at large (with one tenured faculty member serving as chair); the Associate Dean of the Faculty; one representative from the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs; the Assistant Dean of Students for Multicultural Affairs; the Director of Human Resources; one representative from the office of the Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid; and two student representatives from the LUCC Committee on Diversity Affairs. Other members of the campus community will be asked to serve in specific ways to help the committee accomplish its goals.
The purpose of the President's Committee on Diversity Affairs is to foster diversity in the Lawrence community and curriculum and to help create a more inclusive campus community. Diversity brings us into contact with different experiences and perspectives, helping us to question our beliefs and assumptions. An inclusive community, one that welcomes people of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities (or expressions of identity), is necessary for diversity to serve as a catalyst for learning. Lawrence seeks to include people of all nationalities, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic statuses, cultural backgrounds, religions, abilities or disabilities, ages, military/veteran status, and others who bring varied perspectives to campus.
To accomplish its purpose, the President's Committee on Diversity Affairs will strive to promote in the Lawrence community:
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• a co-curricular program that fosters inclusion and celebrates diversity; and
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3. strengthen mentoring and support to:
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All of you are obscenely beautiful people. Thank you for your continued existence.
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Ah I'd forgotten about this. Back when I used to waste far more finances and time than necessary researching Nootropics, I took Huperzine A (from the Chinese club moss) every once in a while and recall noting the acetylcholinesterase inhibition method of action, associating it, amusingly, with classic pesticides. Forgot that detail. And as always, just saying what the most associatable transmitter it imitates is, or the generic sort of receptor type it finds affinity for, neglects the bulk of …
- "My Daddy Ate My Eyes": Man Bites Out Son's Eyes:
Simply being under the same blanket of class association is what caused the scheduling/legal confusion, which may never be rectified. But yeah, cousins on paper I guess you could call them. The distinction I make is entheogens affect receptor colonies in the Visual Cortex, whereas dissociatives/etc go after more general systems that maintain alertness/ego/consciousness (NMDA receptors, Kappa Opioid receptors, the Thalamic oscillation status quo, etc.). One bombards, the other takes away… …
- "My Daddy Ate My Eyes": Man Bites Out Son's Eyes:
Weak, yes. Stupid? The "unwilling to accept reality the way it was given to them" brand of stupid, yes. But they're not all intellectually bereft. My Aunt was once a Mensa member, with a literal IQ of 200 (there is nothing higher). Now she is suffering from "Alcohol-induced Dementia", and doesn't even know her own name. She was one of the brightest creatures on this planet. When you spoke to her, you just knew she was going to have something interesting to say, any day of the week, any time of …
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gender-swapped Beako-tan ( ゚д゚) !
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Have you considered that perhaps where he comes from, guerrilla balls suck him?
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Regarding the redhead's shirt, CCCP or the other CCCP? These are internet-based otaku after all.
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Bioware would have been better off if they'd actually taken a lesson from JRPG's stagnancy and had a good look at their own concept of "evolving". The farther they've taken things from BGII + Throne of Bhaal, the blander their material has been.
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Right, I wasn't paying attention. Now that I saw the whole thing from start to finish, it's obvious they were animated 3D models. The broomstick flying looked so natural in the begining it clouded my viewing comprehension : But the transitions in particular along with some of the miscellaneous bits (like those smiles) were probably done using vectors. Like you say.
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My guess is he used Twixtor Pro for either Premiere or Vegas. You can draw motion at only a few frames per second, and then have the program generate in-between frames using vector processing to smooth it out. After X number of passes you'll have zero duplicate frames within whatever FPS your project is in (so 60 unique frames of motion in a 60 FPS project). Similarly, you can convert NTSC (29.97 FPS) into Double-NTSC (59.94 FPS) to give footage that super smooth look. Only a guess though. – …


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hello, total new guy here. Read the thread and this game seems rather interesting. So just made an account and probably going to spend the next few days trying to get to the town. Hope I get there soon to be honest, don't want to spend weeks trying and dying..
EDIT: seems I made it already :O Don't ask me how, or why (actually planned how I wanted to get there, and it seemed to work just fine). So yea, I guess I'll hang around and wait for someone to come online. IGN is Maenion btw..
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WASHINGTON — Confronting soaring frustration over illegal immigration, President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned Arizona's crackdown and pushed instead for a federal fix the nation could embrace. He said that will never happen without Republican support, pleading: "I need some help."
In asking anew for an immigration overhaul, Obama showed solidarity with his guest of honor, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who called Arizona's law discriminatory and warned Mexico would reject any effort to "criminalize migration." The United States and Mexico share a significant economic and political relationship that stands to be damaged the more the nations are at odds over immigration, which affects millions of people on both sides of the border.
The Arizona law requires police to question people about their immigration status if there's reason to suspect they're in the country illegally, and it makes it a state crime to be in the U.S. illegally.
"In the United States of America, no law-abiding person — be they an American citizen, a legal immigrant, or a visitor or tourist from Mexico — should ever be subject to suspicion simply because of what they look like," Obama said.
Calderon was upbeat about the chance of finding a fair, dignified way of dealing with migrants. He added: "Many of them, despite their significant contribution to the economy and to the society of the United States, still live in the shadows, and occasionally, as in Arizona, they even face discrimination."
Obama's plan for an immigration overhaul calls for improving border security, ensuring employers are held accountable if they try to hire undocumented workers or break other laws, and assigning a series of responsibilities on the millions of people living in the United States illegally. Those include requiring them to pay a penalty and back taxes, learn English and get in line toward becoming a legal resident and citizen of the country.
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A PETITION and Facebook group have been set-up to campaign for traffic lights to be installed at the spot where Horwich-born teenager Aaron Tulsa Jones, pictured,was killed.
Aaron and his girlfriend, Amy Hobson, aged 22, were killed after their car was involved in a crash with two other cars on the East Lancs Road on Sunday.
Now, family members of the couple have set up the social media group calling for traffic lights to be installed at the junction on the East Lancs where the couple were killed.
The group, entitled Traffic Lights Between Barton Road and the A5185 Lancaster Road junction, has already amassed more than 3,500 likes on Facebook.
The petition has already amassed more than 2,700 signatures.
It reads: "Prevention needs to be put in place to avoid any other family suffering a loss like this.
"We want to sort something out so this couple did not die in vain. We need traffic lights at this junction. Please help."


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SEAN Dyche can have few complaints about a 100 per cent start to life as Burnley boss.
Back-to-back wins and clean sheets against two of the Championship's most feared and most physical opponents have offered the former Watford manager the perfect Turf Moor introduction.
But despite his contribution to a run of four wins from five games – with the other two coming under Terry Pashley's caretaker watch – Dyche insisted the Clarets remain a work in progress.
"Pash had done well to get the good mentality and we've added to that," said the 41-year-old.
"I mentioned that when I took over – it's about adding to what they do, it's not about completely remodelling it and completely changing it.
"It's about adding to some of the good stuff that was here, possibly working on the framework as I call it – the shape of the team – and the mentality. That's been a big thing, to really grind in that winning mentality.
"They're showing it at the moment. We're still a work in progress, most teams are and we're no different. There's plenty more to come.
"There are a few players here who we think we can improve. That's my staff's job as well as my job to improve not just the mentality and the framework but to improve the players.
"I have a development back-ground and I believe anyone can develop, be it 34 or 16 and just starting out. That's a big thing of what we do here."
Nevertheless, the early signs have pleased the new Burnley chief, particularly the team's new-found resilience.
When Dyche was announced as Eddie Howe's successor last week, the Clarets boasted one of the best striking records in the country, but conversely had the Championship's worst defensive record.
Since Dyche's arrival Burnley have become only the second team this season to prevent both Wolves and Leeds United from scoring.
"The thing we've been speaking about with the lads is the winning mentality and the resilience to win when it's not quite going your way, and I thought that was shown in abundance – the character, the way they went about it," said Dyche in reference to the midweek win over Leeds.
"I'm greedy for it. We can still play better, as in dealing with the ball, but there were pockets of really good play and it was really pleasing.
"It's very difficult in Championship football to dominate a whole match.
"But I was so delighted with the way they dealt with 20 minutes of real pressure (in the second half) because I said to them at half-time 'if you do the basics well you'll win this with your quality' and the goal was absolutely top drawer."
Charlie Austin stole the show with a late winner, making him the quickest Claret to reach 20 goals in a season.
"The thing I like is the team mentality and his mentality towards that," said Dyche of his star striker.
"He's staying nice and steady within himself and there's still a demand in himself.
"There are quiet spells in the game but he just keeps going in there, and that's what I love about real goalscorers. They don't give it up, they always think 'I'm going to nick one here.' And in tight games like (Tuesday night), they're the sort of people that you need to win them."
Not even a run-in with Lee Peltier at the full-time whistle, where the two players had to be separated by team-mates could take the shine off a memorable night for Austin and co.
"I thought my missus had dropped her handbag," joked Dyche.
"Sometimes, it's a heated game, it's a great game – great for the fans and a terrific occasion.
"I'm experiencing some of the derbies and the feel of it, which is great for me and my staff.
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Cedar Falls High School: Allow the Cedar Falls All-Male Dance Team to perform at State
The Cedar Falls High School All-Male Dance Team won an Iowa State Championship on Nov. 30. The team was also given a Judges Choice Award for having a top routine. A part of this honor is going to the State Basketball tournament and performing at the State Chamionship Game. Shortly after the performance, the team made a calendar and used all of the profits and gave them to the local Humane Society to help abused animals find loving homes. The school has responded to the team's calendar by banning them from performing again, even at State Basketball. Why? Because a few boys in the calendar were in their swim trunks. Help us get behind these good-hearted boys who had nothing but the best intentions, and help them continue their season. If you are questioning the team's character at all, it's worth mentioning that they helped win the Sportsmanship Award two years in-a-row at State Dance. You can find their performance here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrZmCpopxHU
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Allow the Cedar Falls All-Male Dance Team to perform at State Basketball and other events.
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ll-optical rings form an express lane for the rest of the network. They shunt traffic from one major city to another, ultimately handing it off to a conventional electrical network. And after more than a year of vague promises and hype, these rings are starting to get built.
Broadwing Communications (Austin, Texas) this month completed its three-ring all-optical network spanning the United States. And last September, Global Crossing Ltd. (Hamilton, Bermuda) began running traffic on a trial line using the WaveStar LambdaRouter, the all-optical switch that Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, N.J.) began shipping in July.
But optical networking has some growing up to do. The new equipment required for all-optical networking is expensive and most of the technologies behind it are still undergoing carrier tests. And because the shift to optics actually takes away some crucial network capabilities, particularly in the area of management, the transition raises concerns that this whizz-bang technology might not be useful in every part of the network.
"What I find fascinating in a young industry is that a lot of things are done because you can do them, not because you need them," said Tim Cahall, chief executive officer of Trellis Photonics, who termed some of the optical experiments going on in the industry "science projects."
For years, telephone companies have been using optical signals, translating the zeroes and ones of a particular message into infrared light pulses carried by fiber-optic cables. At the receiving end, the message is translated from light into electrons for reading by traditional electronic circuits.
The problem is that along the way, the light signal needs to be regenerated, and that process required electronics to read the signal. Hence, intermediate stops had to be installed where the light (optics) would be converted to electricity, then back into light-an "OEO," in industry parlance.
Moreover, an OEO stop was needed any time a piece of the signal had to be split off, a situation that became particularly relevant with the advent of wave-division multiplexing-allowing different wavelengths of light to carry different messages on one cable.
The dream of all-optical networking is to eliminate the OEO steps, creating so-called "OO" switches that transfer light without translating to electrons in between. Or, at the very least, to create a way to carry light signals farther without having to regenerate them electronically.
Broadwing and others also see all-optical technology as a way to handle data at a more granular level. For example, conventional systems allow only 20 to 30 percent of the traffic to be dropped at a particular point, compared with 100 percent for the optical equipment from Corvis Corp. that's used in the Broadwing network, said Dale Richardson, director of transmission-systems engineering at Broadwing. "As we kept building rings, as we kept adding colors to the system, it became extremely complex," he said. We were stranding bandwidth."
Provisioning in the network core is different from doing it at the access level, because much larger chunks of traffic are involved, Richardson said. It's easy for an inexperienced operator to allot too much bandwidth for a particular stream, creating the "stranded bandwidth" problem faced by most service providers.
Mirror mirror
The 256 x 256 array seems to be the size preferred by switch makers, with 1,000 x 1,000 the next step, said Philippe Marchand, project manager at Optical Micro Machines Inc. (San Diego), which has been shipping MEMS switches in sizes up to 16 x 16. "Then when you talk to [companies such as] MCI, they say they really want a 4,000 x 4,000," he said.
Optical Micro Machines sees a need for letting switch makers build to intermediate sizes as desired. "There's a clear path for things starting at 256 [x 256], maybe even 128. But the key is, can you offer some level of modularity?" Marchand said. That's because carriers are accustomed to paying only for the capacity they use, adding more capacity by putting extra line cards into existing systems. The all-optical switch as yet doesn't offer that option-a 1,000 x 1,000 switch will cost the same regardless of whether all the capacity is used.
Optical Micro Machines expects to ship prototypes of the 256-input switch fabric this year. Marchand was reluctant to give a time frame for the 1,000 x 1,000 switch, noting that it's unclear when such a system will be needed. Carriers are interested in hearing about such systems but not in buying them right away, he said.
Many early MEMS-based systems incorporate mirrors that pop up when they need to reflect light. One mirror is needed for every possible combination of input and output ports, so that an N x N switch uses N2 mirrors.
To get to larger sizes of switches-1,000 x 1,000 being a common milestone-it's necessary to move to so-called 3-D mirrors. These can swivel to access multiple ports, so that only 2N of them are required for an N x N switch. Each input port gets a pair of mirrors; one deflects light toward the proper output line, while the second "centers" the beam to hit the output line dead-on, maximizing the strength of the light captured.
"The thing to be careful of is that the mirrors aren't digital any more. They're analog. That adds another layer of complexity," Marchand said. "You need a very linear driver behind each mirror so you can be sure you are moving the mirror in a predictable way."
Lucent is shipping 3-D MEMS in its LambdaRouter all-optical switch, which was shown in a 256 x 256 configuration at the Optical Fibers Conference in March. A 1,034 x 1,034 version is due for release late this year or in early 2002, said Eric Spurrier, vice president of product marketing for Lucent's optical networking group. Optical Micro Machines likewise is developing 3-D MEMS for 256 x 256 and larger systems, and Texas Instruments Inc. (Dallas) this month unveiled its own 3-D micromirror efforts.
Beyond MEMS
Some companies are addressing these problems with MEMS-like products. Blue Sky and Texas Instruments, for example, move micromirrors using electromagnetic fields, avoiding hysteresis.
Others have diverged from MEMS entirely. Agilent Technologies Inc. last year announced a method derived from bubble-jet printing processes, and Corning Inc. is among the companies developing switches based on liquid crystals.
Among the more recent entries in the field is Trellis Photonics (Columbia, Md.), which has devised a holography-based method using Bragg gratings inside a special type of crystal. The company said its approach eliminates the need for collimation, the technique of putting a lens at the end of each fiber that connects into the switch. Collimation is used with some MEMS switches to reduce the distance each beam needs to travel.
In place of a MEMS fabric, Trellis uses fiber Bragg gratings-light-reflecting grooves-etched in a proprietary material that keeps the gratings dormant unless a voltage is applied. Once activated, the grooves will deflect a particular wavelength of light.
The process takes 10 nanoseconds, CEO Cahall said.
"If you imagine a 2-D MEMS with the pop-up mirrors, superficially it looks the same," Cahall said. But Trellis can activate multiple crystals in a row, each reflecting a particular wavelength of light, whereas mirrors reflect all wavelengths.
The first row of crystals demultiplexes the incoming signal, splitting it into individual wavelengths. And the reflected signals exiting the fabric are remultiplexed, combined into one beam. Finally, by using crystals that lie between the "on" and "off" states, Trellis can perform optical attenuation, a smoothing out of the power levels of various wavelengths.
Real problems
Trellis' Intelligent Lambda Switch, made for carrying 240 wavelengths (six fibers bearing 40 wavelengths apiece) in a one-bay frame, is going into beta testing at the end of June, Cahall said. Trellis has plans to build systems as large as 1,920 wavelengths by the end of the year.
The data being passed through an all-optical switch isn't visible, a condition that the industry has termed "transparency." Because of that, finding the failure inside an all-optical network will be a cumbersome process driven by trial and error, Cahall said. "You've got six MEMS in the network, you put a good signal in, you get a bad signal out. What do you do?" he said. "This is the fatal flaw that keeps them from being deployed in the network."
Crystal-based switching methods such as Trellis' have a built-in mechanism for monitoring. "Due to a flaw in the Bragg grating, there's half a decibel that cannot be absorbed," Cahall said. That fraction of the light signal passes all the way through the fabric, since none of the crystals block it or reflect it.
Trellis takes advantage of this phenomenon by collecting the unused light into a bit-error-rate tester, which gathers light like a discard bin at the end of the switching matrix. The Trellis system then works backward to determine the strength of the original light beams and can quickly detect when a signal is weakening, indicating a trouble spot in the network.
Network management could be a critical enough concern to keep Trellis alive in a crowded market, Cahall believes. "At the end of the day, it's all that matters. Things that are not serviceable cannot be used," he said. "MEMS, with the moving parts-they've got good scientists, they've already shown that. But service providers are agnostic on technologies. They'll do it with cookie dough if they have to."


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East Japan Railway Co. plans to operate an upscale restaurant train in the northeast this fall to promote delicacies and interior design themes native to the Tohoku region.
The "Tohoku Emotion" train will consist of three cars, JR East officials said. The first will accommodate 28 people with seven dining compartments, while the second will hold the kitchen and the last will fit 20 people in an open-dining area.
Menus will be prepared under the supervision of chefs from Tokyo and from Iwate Prefecture.
The interior will make use of Tohoku products, such as Sashiko-ori, a fabric from Fukushima Prefecture, the officials said.
The train will operate on weekends and holidays, with the first runs expected to take place on the 65-km Hachinohe Line along the Pacific coast. The line was damaged in the 2011 quake and tsunami.
JR East said it hopes the train will help the region's rebuilding efforts by hiking tourism. Details, such as prices and routes, will be posted on the railroad's website.


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Auburn equipment manager uses play calling sign to propose
Auburn equipment manager Clint Crumpton recently got engaged to former student trainer Emma Miller and the 23-year-old used his job on the Tigers sideline to come up with an inventive way to pop the question.
Crumpton is one of the Auburn staff charged with holding up the play signs to relay the call to the offense, so he had a special sign made with his and his girlfriend's faces, a ring and a question mark to show to Miller before the team's game against Ole Miss.
Auburn staffer proposes on game day using a custom made sideline sign https://t.co/E4wumayB4C (H/T @aldotcom) pic.twitter.com/twiBFl52lj— Doug Samuels (@CoachSamz) November 2, 2015
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Miller said yes, which probably took a lot of the sting out of the Tigers 27–19 loss to the Rebels on Saturday.
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SIX-time European Challenge Tour winner Lee James won his maiden TP Tour Series title at Old Fold Manor.
Despite several wins on the rival Jamega Tour last year, it was the first victory for James on the other British-based circuit.
The Parkstone-based profession¬ al collected £2,000 after shooting a six-under-par 65 for a one-shot victory on the Hertfordshire course.
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Agglomeration, Enterprise Size, and Productivity
Much research on agglomeration economies, and particularly recent work that builds on Marshall's concept of the industrial district, postulates that benefits derived from proximity between businesses are strongest for small enterprises (Humphrey 1995, Sweeney and Feser 1998). With internal economies a function of the shape of the average cost curve and level of production, and external economies in shifts of that curve, a small firm enjoying external economies characteristic of industrial districts (or complexes or simply urbanized areas) may face the same average costs as the larger firm producing a higher volume of output (Oughton and Whittam 1997; Carlsson 1996; Humphrey 1995). Thus we observe the seeming paradox of large firms that enjoy internal economies of scale co-existing with smaller enterprises that should, by all accounts, be operating below minimum efficient scale. With the Birch-inspired debate on the relative job- and innovation-generating capacity of small and large firms abating (Ettlinger 1997), research on the small firm sector has shifted to an examination of the business strategies and sources of competitiveness of small enterprises (e.g., Pratten 1991, Nooteboom 1993). Technological external scale economies are a key feature of this research (Oughton and Whittam 1997).
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At Least 70 Dead, 35 Missing in Iran Floods
At least 70 people were killed and 35 others are still missing following torrential rains and heavy flooding in northern Iran, reported AFP, citing state television on Sunday.
Earlier reports said 60 people had been killed in the northern Golestan province, while floods in the northeastern Khorassan province had left two dead and 26 others missing.
According to Golestan province governor Ali-Asqar Ahmadi, cited by state television, the bodies of at least 70 victims had been found since the waters rose Friday, flooding 17 villages in this province, which lies east of the Caspian Sea.
He said rainfall in the region stopped early Sunday, adding that 4,000 people had so far been evacuated from the affected areas.
Rescue teams are still searching for the missing people.
Local officials on Saturday called for essential supplies to be sent in, with tents and medicines for those affected.
According to reports reaching Tehran, some 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) of farmland have been destroyed, and traffic bound for the northeastern border area with Turkmenistan was re-routed to another road crossing the east of the country.
Infrastructure, mainly bridges, in the region has been damaged, the official Iranian news agency, IRNA, reported.
Iran has been suffering from its most serious drought for 30 years.
For the past two days, the weather services have been warning people in the north of the country over the risks of flooding.
The agency said that President Mohammed Khatami had met with families of the victims and paid condolences.
"The grave...floods in the Golestan province and part of the Khorasan province have led to a big disaster ... I condole with the noble people of Golestan province... and the respected people of the Khorasan province over this calamity," he said.
The Iranian president called on related officials to make their "utmost efforts" to deal with the disaster and extending relief to those affected.
The floods have mainly hit Kalaleh in the Gorgan region in the northeast part of Tehran.
On Saturday, the Iranian Parliament allocated an urgent aid package to those affected by the floods, and relief operations started on Sunday with seven helicopters – Albawaba.com


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A leading lawmaker on privacy issues said Thursday he would ask for a probe into whether recently announced changes in how Google Inc. handles consumer data violated an agreement it made with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Representative Edward Markey was also one of eight U.S. lawmakers who sent a letter to Google expressing concern that a planned consolidation of user information may make it more difficult for consumers to protect their privacy.
In a separate statement, Mr. Markey went further: "I plan to ask the Federal Trade Commission whether Google's planned changes to its privacy policy violate Google's recent settlement with the agency."
Following a messy rollout of Google's now defunct social network Buzz, Google and the FTC reached a settlement in March last year that requires consent if Google collects information under one privacy policy but then changes that policy.
Google, whose offerings include its flagship search product, Gmail, YouTube and Google Plus products, announced on Tuesday that it was unifying 60 of its privacy policies. The company said it would "mean a simpler, more intuitive Google experience."
However, after the new policy comes into effect, user information from most Google products will be treated as a single trove of data, which the company could use for its targeted advertising dollars.
The lawmakers said the announcement raises questions about whether consumers will have enough power to opt-out of data sharing systems. They also asked what security steps are being taken to ensure the safety of customer data.
"While Google suggests that the purpose of this shift in policy is to make the consumer experience simpler, we want to make sure it does not make protecting consumer privacy more complicated," the lawmakers said in a letter to Google's chief executive Larry Page.
The letter was dated Thursday.
Republican signatories were representatives Cliff Stearns, Joe Barton and Marsha Blackburn.
Democratic signatories included Representative Markey and representatives Henry Waxman, Dianne DeGette, G.K. Butterfield, and Jackie Speier, who has introduced privacy legislation.
All of the lawmakers except for Ms. Speier are members of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
Google, in a statement from policy manager Betsy Masiello, insisted on Thursday that users had "choice and control.
"We're not collecting more data about you. Our new policy simply makes it clear that we use data to refine and improve your experience on Google," she wrote. "We're making things simpler and we're trying to be upfront about it. Period."
Online privacy has come under scrutiny from Washington as a handful of web giants have been accused of compromising user privacy to attract advertisers.
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The restaurant delivers between West 69th Street and West 89th Street, from Central Park to the Hudson River.
The restaurant serves whiskey in little metal flasks, to be passed around and refilled from a full bottle. Unlike most bottle service, though, Gus & Gabriel will store for you if you can't finish it all.
This is Psilakis' third restaurant in this space, which he uses as a kind of workshop. In its previous incarnations the same location housed both Onera and the original Kefi.
Get the all the beer snacks, the burger with fried egg, and wash it all down with a glass of brown booze or a 40 in a brown bag. Great prices, staff, well-thought out food!
New spot on the UWS. upscale bar food prepared well by good people. burgers and chicken are killer but don't miss out on the bone marrow or shortbreads either.
the mac n cheese is srsly amazing.
the hot potato chips are yummy!
This place closed a year ago.
Recommended: Nachos, loaded potato skins, potato chips, Mexi mac and cheese, Chicago hot dogs, Creamsicle float spiked with tequila, Rocky Road shake spiked with bourbon.
I agree that the bar food and fried egg burger at G&G are amazing! However, the hot dogs were the worst I'd had in the city. Soggy, limp and tasteless. First time in years I've sent a meal back.
Go to Gus & Gabriel and order the gruyere and mushroom burger - best burger in the city.
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