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Dior Diorshow Black Out Reviews
My everyday mascara.I love this mascara and have been using it for years. I've tried switching to others, but I keep coming back to this one. I love the intense color of this mascara. It lengthens my lashes quite nicely and creates that "wow factor" that I want from my mascara. It can end up underneath you eyes by the end of the day, but I make sure to freshen up regularly to take care of that. It takes a good eye makeup remover to get off though. — 5 years, 9 months agoSecretblush13 | 32 reviews
I Love itI try almost all Dior Mascaras but this one i like it more it make my lashes very black & volumnize — 6 years, 4 months agosara2222 | 16 reviews
Great but...Very dark, adds both volume and length, but smudges like crazy! I can't wear this to work because I end up with raccoon eyes. — 6 years, 6 months agon_yang85 | 40 reviews
Good, but not necessarily worth itWhen I bought this, I didn't realize that the woman gave me "Black Out" rather than just the regular Diorshow, so I was a little skeptical, especially since this is my first time buying mascara that's over $15. It definitely exceeded my expectations, making my lashes seem thicker and longer, but it wasn't anything spectacular. And since I've tried a lot of cheaper mascaras, there are some, L'Ore...read moreal and Covergirl included, that I think are smoother than this one and, most importantly, STAY ON. Before this, I had never realized the importance of waterproof mascara, but seriously-this stuff comes right off the INSTANT it touches water; I teared up while laughing and my mascara was all over the place. All in all, pretty good, but only if you're willing to pay that much for it. I'm not, in case you're wondering. — 6 years, 8 months agomswimmer8 | 1 reviews
My favorite mascaraI really love this mascara. It makes my lashes longer and fuller. I have naturally black lashes so I like the darker color it provides because it matches. Also, my lashes are pretty long so I like the big fat brush but I can see how someone with short lashes would not like the brush. I use daily and one tube lasts me about five to six months, which I think is great. I have actually been asked...read more if I am wearing fake lashes when I wear this mascara, which to me is the highest compliment! The only thing I don't like is that it requires makeup remover to get off, water and soap alone won't work. — 6 years, 10 months agoHauteHousewife | 17 reviews
Love itThis macara is great its not perfect but it leaves my eyelashes looking extra long and thick.... It doesn't clump and works great with a couple of coats, It lasts a long time as well.. the only problem I found is removing it, it doesn't come off easy — 7 years, 7 months agoMaribell | 99 reviews
Not the Best Volumizing MascaraI like this mascara better than the original "Diorshow," which I find to be drying. My lashes looked dark, defined and soft. The problem is that it is no where near as volumizing as advertised. I honestly get a fuller look from the original "L'Oreal Voluminous." I also found the formulation to be rather sticky and the black color is not any darker than other mascaras. Also, while I generally prefer larger brushes, this one was a bit too large. — 8 years agoNT02360 | 34 reviews
Loved it! But..I loved the way it made my eyelashes look! Long, thick lashes! everyone thought i was wearing fake lashes! they couldnt believe it was only mascara. but...after a month and half, it got real clumpy. not cool. other than that..loved it! — 8 years, 3 months agoMrs_Makeup | 5 reviews
great but clumpyThis product makes my eyelashes so long and thick and i get tons of compliments but you have to watch out because its super clumpy — 8 years, 3 months agosebccad | 9 reviews
Expensive, But Worth ItYes, it's not cheap. And I only recommend this for nighttime events. Thickens, lengthens, but it's too much for daytime wear. I wear this, and friends ask if I got lash extensions. Seriously - lash extensions! That's how good it works. — 8 years, 3 months agoLollieShopping | 11 reviews
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RGV to present Jagapati Babu as villain - Tv9
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The controversial director Ram Gopal Verma has introduced Jagapati Babu as hero, almost two decades before. The same director has been showing interest to cast Jagapati Babu in negative role now to take out the hidden talents from Jagapati Babu. After 22 years, RGV has paired up with Jagapati Babu for screening a new movie.The recent movie of Jagapati Babu as villain in Legend has received much appreciation. Let us hope , Jagapati Babu will come out clean with his negative characterisation role in upcoming movie of RGV.

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Just over 3 800 prisoners in the Western Cape were released on Monday – the final batch of those set free after receiving a special presidential remission of sentences.
The release came after the department of correctional services acknowledged it was unable to confirm the number of Western Cape prisoners who have had to be put back behind bars for violating the conditions of the remission. "We are still collating the numbers," said Department of Correctional Services's provincial spokesman Simphiwe Xako on Monday.
Nationally, 47 prisoners have had to go back to jail, the department has confirmed.
On Freedom Day this year President Jacob Zuma announced that 14 651 sentenced offenders would be released conditionally or unconditionally and an estimated 20 855 probationers and parolees would be freed.
Meanwhile the DA's spokesman on Correctional Services James Selfe has estimated that it costs taxpayers R6 000 a month to keep a single prisoner behind bars.
This was based on the budget the department presented to the National Assembly this month. The National Treasury allocated R17.9 billion towards Correctional Services for the 2012/ 13 financial year.
"The budget for the upkeep of prisoners, divided by the number of prisoners shows about R250 to R300 is spent per day per prisoner. Something is very wrong if (R6 000 a month is spent on a prisoner), but people who receive social grants and pensions get R1 200 per month," he said.
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State utility regulators have turned down a claim for compensation by Michael Aguirre, a San Diego attorney who said he played a crucial role in thwarting efforts to charge utility customers untold millions of dollars in wildfire-related costs.
Aguirre, once the city attorney for San Diego, filed Tuesday for a rehearing at the California Public Utilities Commission. The commission voted 4-0 last week to deny Aguirre's request, with one member absent.
Under commission rules, utility customers underwrite work by an array of consumer groups. The groups must show they made a significant contribution to a proceeding, as well as showing reasonable costs, in order to receive compensation from utility customers.
The commission ruled on March 27 that Aguirre was obstructive during years of deliberations about a request by investor-owned utilities for a blanket process for passing on wildfire costs to consumers.
San Diego Gas & Electric sought to include the recovery of costs related to devastating 2007 wildfires in northern San Diego County, but its application was denied in late 2012 for the time being.
SDG&E still intends to pass on to its customers about $315 million in uninsured costs for the devastating 2007 fires, which were triggered largely by SDG&E equipment. The utility would do so through a future application with the California Public Utilities Commission.
The commission found that Aguirre failed to coordinate his work with other consumer advocacy groups to avoid duplicating efforts, and has questioned the reasonableness of $225,000 in legal fees and expenses. The claim by Aguirre is nearly equal to the sum of claims awarded by three independent consumer groups in the same case. SDG&E argued against compensating Aguirre on similar grounds.
Aguirre represents local utility customers through one emblematic client, Ruth Henricks, whose Mission Hills charity delivers meals to the terminally ill.
Contacted Wednesday, he acknowledged being disruptive to the proceedings, but in an effort to win concessions on behalf of consumers.
"Part of that was stopping the commission from doing something that was adverse to the ratepayer," he said. "The commission was focused on helping SDG&E. We were able to stop that and we should be compensated."
Aguirre contends that he exposed hidden efforts by SDG&E to include 2007 wildfire costs in its rate-hike strategies. Commission officials maintain that other consumer groups were long aware of the utility's intentions.
Aguirre also said he disproved assertions by the state's large investor-owned utilities that they were unable to buy adequate wildfire insurance as a result of the 2007 fire losses — thus disrupting premature settlement talks between the utilities and other stakeholders.
Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison dropped out of the wildfire expense recovery proceeding in December 2010 after settlement talks fell through, citing mounting costs associated with the proceedings.
The commission recently awarded more than $260,000 in compensation to the three independent consumer groups in the case: $70,829 to the Mussey Grade Road Alliance in east San Diego County, $86,450 to the San Francisco-based Utility Reform Network and $103,940 to the Berkeley-based Center for Accessible Technology and a predecessor that also represented utility customers with disabilities.
The money comes from utility customers, as would any compensation to Aguirre.
Aguirre reasoned that his claim is appropriate given the time he committed, his goal of stopping SDG&E's initial request to the commission and the current outcome of the case.


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Pittsburgh, Pa. (Oct. 17)
Phi Sigma Sigma, national Jewish fraternity, will hold its annual convention in Pttsburgh this year, December 24th, 25th and 26th. Convention headquarters will be established at the William Penn Hotel, where the Pittsburgh chapter, headed by Miss Helen Lelkowitz and assisted by Miss Margaret Segal, president of the Pittsburgh group, will act as host to visiting delegates.
The Pittsburgh chapter was recently named as being the leader in scholastic attainment from among a list of eighteen non-Jewish as well as Jewish fraternities on the University of Pittsburgh campus.
Aiming towards a union in their work at a conference recently held by the rabbis and presidents of Pittsburgh's three Conservative congregations, the Tree of Life, B'nai Israel, and Beth Shalom, it was decided to call together the various groups in these congregations several times during the season for the purpose of presenting common problems. Taking part in the conference were Rabbi Herman Hailperin. Tree of Life. Rabbi B. A. Lichter. B'nai Israel, and Rabbi Goodman A. Rose. Beth Shalom, as well as Emanuel Dym, Saul Schein, and M. L. Avner, presidents, respectively of the three congregations.
Among the combined activities planned are a get-together for the junior societies of the three congregations, a combined Union Thanksgiving Service. November 28th, a meeting of the three Men's Clubs with Professor Mordecai M. Kaplan, of New York, the speaker, a meeting of the three sisterhoods, and a dinner on June 10th in the Schenley Hotel.
The thirty-seventh anniversary of Founders' Day was celbrated at the J. M. Gusky Hebrew Orphanage and Home. A. L. Solomon, president of the orphanage, presided. Dr. Samuel H. Goldenson, of the Rodef Shalom Temple, Judge Josiah Cohen. of the Allegheny Country Court of Appeals, first president of the home and now president emeritus. Arnold Deutelbaum, superintendent, and Dr. L. B. Bernstein, executive director of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Pittsburgh were the speakers. The annual presentation of scholarships was made by Louis Caplan, secretary of the home.
Practically all the leading members of the Jewish community of Montreal attended the dedication and formal opening of the Montreal Hebrew Old People's and Sheltering Home Sunday afternoon. The Hon. Athanase David. Provincial Secretary, formally declared the Home open and was presented with a souvenir key from H. M. Levinoc, the president of the Home. Alderman Fortin represented Mayor Houde of Montreal and congratulated the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies for the fine work they are doing in looking after the Jewish needy in Montreal. Michael Hirsch honorary president of the Federation acted as chairman, Solomon Levinson, well-known communal worker, laid the final stone marking the completion of the building.
The building which cost approximately $150,000 was made possible first through the generous grant of $50,000 from the Provincial Government. A grant of $25,000 from Elijah and Isaac Silverstone, and their sisters the Misses Annie and Flora Silverstone, was also announced.
Among the speakers were Peter Bercovitch K.C. M.L.A. who also stressed the need of a Jewish hospital in Montreal and predicted that it would not be long before those present would be gathered together to celebrate the opening of such a hospital.
The Jewish school question in Montreal was touched upon by Lyon Cohen. who stated that Montreal Jews were now contemplating erecting a system of schools in the city of Montreal and hoped that the taxes on the proposed Jewish schools would be remined as they are now on the Prorestant and Catholic schools.


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'We can all play a part in an exciting year' - new Wymondham mayor Colin Foulger has sights set on fostering relationships between the community and the council
Fostering stronger connections between the community of Wymondham and the council might be a challenge after a difficult year, but it is one that is at the top of the list for new town mayor Colin Foulger.
At a council meeting last week the Wymondham stalwart was elected to take over the role from predecessor Dianne Fernee.
With seven years on the council and a stint as mayor in 2010 under his belt, Mr Foulger, who lives on Folly Road, hopes his experience will set him in good stead.
"There is a learning curve that you have to go through. I hope that my previous experience will give me some insight," he said.
The council saw its relationship with residents dented last year - a controversial plan to sell greenfield site Kings Head Meadow to make way for an Asda supermarket left those living nearby up in arms.
"It has taken a while but slowly but surely that is dissapating and what I would like to be able to do is to try and move the council and the residents closer together.
"I want them to see that at the end of the day, the council does represent the residents and we only should do the best for them," Mr Foulger said.
The father-of-four added that he "would like to think that we can get some co-operation between councillors and residents".
Mrs Fernee, who was elected as deputy mayor last week, echoed the message.
"I think the focus should be on working relationshpis in the council. I would like to see everybody working together better.
"Everybody has got to really want it to happen. We are there for the best of the town," she said.
With Wymondham's growth firmly under the spotlight and a wealth of planning applications raising questions about the capacity of the town's facilities, Mr Foulger - who serves as a trustee on the town's dementia support Pabulum Cafe - takes the reigns at a challenging time.
But, his years of council service showing, retired Mr Foulger insisted that he feels positive - quoting the council's proposal to spend £175,000 on play equipment last week as the sort of decision he hopes to move towards.
"There's lots going on in Wymondham at the minute. We can all play a part in an exciting year for the council," he said.
The next full council meeting will be held on June 3 at Fairland Hall on Fairland Street.
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Sometimes corny is good :-)
I think so! Me and my boyfriend always do little corny things then tease the other for being so corny lol
But it's always nice
That would be cute :)
I think a trip to the store might be in order after I shower. His favorite candy is even one I really don't like so I wont eat it :P
Quoting ♡ ❣:" Would it be corny if I went and bought my boyfriends favorite candy and wrote I love you on our kitchen ... [snip!] ... time since our son was born, but I want to do something special to let him know I am thinking of him. Would this be a good way?"
Maybe yourself on the table would be better. :wink::D
Quoting ♡ ❣:" I think a trip to the store might be in order after I shower. His favorite candy is even one I really don't like so I wont eat it :P"
what is the candy? I found a bunch of cute sayings to put on candy, etc
I think its good corny. Lol
I.do.that with my kids when we fight in the morning before school. Lol and they think I'm being mean for whatever reason. I put something special in their lunch with an I love you note.
Airheads.. ha ha I'm sure he would have no problem with the table Idea, but you never know when he is going to be home from work (not set hours and he works an hour away with no cell service) so my butt might get sore :P
do it!
this morning i wanted to do something special for my SO so i woke him up with a BJ lol
I think its nice and thoughtful.


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Need a car? Borrow a Zipcar! Cleveland State has partnered with Zipcar to bring self-service, on-demand car sharing to the area. To use Zipcars, simply register as a member, reserve a car online or by phone, use your Zipcard to enter the car, and drive away. Return the car to the same location where you picked it up.
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text: Up for sale is what remains of my medium format outfit. I want to sell it complete. If you are so inclined you could probably split it up and sell it on ebay for a profit, I just don't have the time, Bronica ETRS body - good condition, no dings, dents or major scratches. Note back release button is missing, but backs can easily be removed by inserting tip of a ballpen or similar (I use an old RCA connector which I'll include). Bronica 120 single latch back with darkslide Bronica 220 double latch back with darkslide Bronica 220 double latch back with darkslide Bronica speed grip Bronica prism finder Bronica 75mm f2.8 lens - non functional, costs about $100 on ebay Asking $150 including paypal fees, will split shippng cost with buyer. Ignore the polaroid back in thephoto, I just realised it was from my GS-1, however if you want it, I'll throw it in for free Also have a Weston Master V meter with invercone and leather cases for both all in raelly nice condition and functional - I'll let it go for $40 if you are buying the Bronica, $50 if you only want the meter + invercone. thanks for looking This is my first post here, but I have 100% feedback on FM forums(mehdit) and ebay (Mehdi_t) Andrew


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Westberg, Per Olaf
M: Nellie Peterson b. 1859 d. October 10, 1953, age 94 years, 7 months, 23 days.
Children of Per Olaf Westberg and Nellie Peterson:
Walter F. Westberg
B: 18 Mar 1919, Hallock, MN
D: 01 Feb 2002, Plymouth, NH
M: Dorothy A. Blake
Children of Walter F. Westberg and Dorothy Blake:
Margaret Westberg
M: Terrasi
Barbara Westberg
M: Jalbert
Julie Westberg
M: Jaquith
Henning Verner Westberg
B: 23 May 1923
D: 06 May 2004, San Diego, CA
M: Marion
Children of Henning Westberg and Marion:
Paula Westberg
Emily Westberg
M: Angelo
Valarie Westberg
Olive Westberg
M: Blake
Jeanette Westberg
M: Johnston
Delwin Westberg
Hilding Westberg
B: 29 Aug 1917, on a farm near Kennedy, MN
D: 03 Apr 2008, Phoenix, AZ
M: 08 Jun 1944, Florence Eleanor Linbdstrom
Westberg, Ingri
M: Olaf Lilliquist
FN: Unknown
MN: Unknown
Children of Olaf Lilliquist and Ingri Westberg:
August Lilliquist
Mathilda (Thilda) Lilliquist
Ida Lilliquist
Shown on Hallock High School Graduates lists:
Hilding Westberg - 1936
Henning Westberg - 1940
Delwin Westberg - 1942
Mary Ann Westberg - 1944
Jeanette Westberg - 1954
Myrna Westberg - 1959
Ludvig Peterson died on March 28, 1928, of pneumonia and pleurisy; he had not been in the best of health for some time. Christine then moved to a small home that her son, Herman, had built near the bigger Lancaster farm house. Walter now resided in this farm house. She kept house for Herman for a number of years. When she was unable to care for herself any longer, Nellie (Mrs. Olaf Westberg) took her mother to stay at her home in Hallock. On October 10, 1953 she died at the age of 94 and 1/2 years. (94 years, 7 months, 23 days).


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Your Health 11-29-12 HIV toll on black Americans
Black Americans make up 14 percent of the population, while they are among 44 percent of all new HIV infections.
This is according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC estimates that one of every 16 black men and one of every 32 black women will be diagnosed with AIDS virus at some point in their life.
Black Americans also have dramatically higher death rates related to HIV.
Black men with HIV and less than a 12th grade education have a death rate of 53 per 100,000 in the general population.
President and chief executive of the Black AIDS Institute in Los Angeles, Phill Wilson says, "If we do nothing, this epidemic will continue and people will continue to get infected.{} Black communities will be decimated. We have to act fast, and in a responsible way."
For white men with a similar education, that rate is 5 per 100,000 and, for Hispanic men, it's 9 per 100,000.
December 1 is World AIDS Day.
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Hey everybody, got a quick question about the 1903 series of rifle. I have tried to do some research around the net but there is a lot of conflicting info out there. I am trying to discern the difference between the 1903 and the 1903A3. Assume I am completely ignorant and let me know all you can (I love learning new things bout firearms!). Thanks in advance.


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the last vid in which he featured here on PH tipped a little into 'lifestyle' this one is purely about the cars. And what cars! A demonstration of what a bit of well-funded OCD can achieve, Walker's assembly of pre-intercooler 911 Turbos, each with a fascinating back story, is a hell of a line-up. And it's easy to warm to both his sincere love - and detailed description - of the driving experience and respect for the history and stories embodied in each.
Purists aghast at Walker's free-spirited approach to modifying his 911s can take heart that his Turbos - ride height drops and fatter rubber aside - remain standard. And that his passion for the cars remains as informed and detailed as ever.
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#295 closed Defect (worksforme)
movies/show entries duplicated in virtual folders after upgrade and subsequent full import
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Upgraded from b6.5 successfully. Upon Finder reboot, sapphire menu item was upgrade metadata which was completed successfully. All shows/movies correctly displayed in virtual folders with watched/unwatched/partially watched flags all intact.
Then added new files to ATV and did an import from the Sapphire main menu. In addition to adding new files to virtual folders it duplicated all the previous existing files as well. It appears that a full import subsequent to upgrading metadata does not treat upgraded metadata as already having been imported but rather as new items. New duplicated shows/movies reset watched flags to unwatched.
Please let me know if additional info is needed.
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comment:1 Changed 8 years ago by gbooker
- Milestone set to Awaiting User Feedback
If a file is located at a different path than in the database, it is recorded as a separate file. You likely moved or renamed a directory without Sapphire detecting this was done.
Do you have symbolic links, like the ones that Nito floods in the Movies directory?
comment:2 Changed 8 years ago by sapphire_user
All media files are in the Movies directory however the Movies directory is located on a USB HDD attached to ATV via USB. I copied the contents of the Media mount point over to the external HDD and created a symlink from the ATV to the new Media location. Then I created a symlink in frontrow for Movies and pointed it to the external HDD as well. This way when iTunes looks at the ATV it sees the external HDD as my media drive. However, frontrow and OSBoot (as well as the symlinks) remain on the internal ATV drive. Sapphire does see both the symlink to Media (which is the top level directory above Movies within) as well as the direct link to Movies, however I set Sapphire not to import the collection pointing to the Media mount point, only the collection that points straight to the movies dir. I did this before the full import but not before the metadata upgrade since you don't see the Sapphire options menu item until after you upgrade the metadata. However, I assumed the metadata upgrade doesn't actually look at your media but only reconstitutes the old metadata.plist to V2. In any case, in previous versions of Sapphire when I did an import without telling Sapphire not to import from the Media mount point I did not see the duplication of items in the virtual folders.
Let me know if that answers your questions or if you need more info.
comment:3 Changed 8 years ago by sapphire_user
Also - did not move any media files on ATV/ext USB HDD from my last import under b6.5, through the upgrade to b7, the upgrade of the metadata to V2 or the full import.
Under b6.5 and earlier, when I did move files within the Movies dir Sapphire treated the file as new - it appeared to view the file in its original location as deleted and the file in its new location as a new file - no duplication appeared in the virtual folders when I moved or renamed files.
comment:4 Changed 8 years ago by gbooker
The virtual folders changed a bit in b7. If you have two copies of an episode or movie, whether they are copies of each other or completely different versions, both will show up in the virtual folder. In previous versions, you could have 1500 copies of one episode, and only one of them would show up in the virtual folder. Perhaps b6.5 had this issue, but it the effects were hidden.
Could you try the following:
Go into settings, and into delete collections. Try deleting the collections one at a time and see if any one of them cause the duplicates to disappear. That could help narrow down how it is seeing two copies of a file. You will likely want to backup the metadata before doing this. Restoring the database is simply done by moving the file back and restarting the interface BTW, if it detects an old version of the database but not the current, it will present you with the upgrade option again.
comment:5 Changed 8 years ago by sapphire_user
You must be right about the 2 collections resulting in duplication in my case. I now recall that I stopped the initial full Import when I realized it was looking at the entire Media mount. I then set it not to import the Media collection and reran the import - however, I think that it had already finished looking in the Movie folder 2x (one in the Movies collection and one in the Media mount point).
Unfortunately, I've already downgraded to b6.5 (because of the AC3 passthrough issue) so I can't run the test. But, from your description how virtual folders behavior has changed, I'm sure you are right. I think you can chalk this up as 'invalid' I'll test it out on the next rev.
Many thanks for taking the time to fix the other issues and respond so quickly. Looking forward to the next rev.
comment:6 follow-up: ↓ 9 Changed 8 years ago by gbooker
- Resolution set to invalid
- Status changed from new to closed
OK, marking as invalid (I wish I had better choices in trac for resolved. Of Fixed, Invalid, Wontfix, Duplicate, and Worksforme, none really fit). If you should encounter this on the next version still, respond to this ticket and I'll re-open it.
comment:7 Changed 8 years ago by sapphire_user
I'll run the test you suggest above in the next rev. I'll comment back here with the result.
comment:8 Changed 8 years ago by sapphire_user
Thanks for the quick release of preview 2 - AC3 passthrough and quit UI now work for me.
The duplication after first full import remains, however. This time I made sure there was only one collection. Last time there was an alias to the mountpoint in the "Movies" folder (created by Nito's autolink) this time there was no such alias and so Sapphire correctly on sees one collection - the Movies folder. Once again metadata update completed without errors. Went back to Collections to confirm Sapphire still only seeing contents of my Movies folder. Then did full update. Dups back.
One thought. After metadata update, vid files still only show first audio track, even when there are 2. After full import, I can tell the original upgraded items from the new, imported items because the new items noq correctly show both audio tracks.
Attaching metadatav2 before and after import so you can see whats going on.
Again, thanks for the swift release of preview 2.
comment:9 in reply to: ↑ 6 Changed 8 years ago by sapphire_user
Replying since I'm not sure if merely commenting notified you the ticket was changed/amended. Duplication still present in Preview 2. Happily report that other defects I noted are properly squashed in latest version. Thanks for the quick release. See other posts and attachment for info on duplication error.
Replying to gbooker:
OK, marking as invalid (I wish I had better choices in trac for resolved. Of Fixed, Invalid, Wontfix, Duplicate, and Worksforme, none really fit). If you should encounter this on the next version still, respond to this ticket and I'll re-open it.
comment:10 follow-up: ↓ 11 Changed 8 years ago by gbooker
- Resolution invalid deleted
- Status changed from closed to reopened
Commenting is sufficient.
OK, I have to ask about the directory structure. I examined one movie: "Underworld Rise of the Lycans.m4v" (randomly selected).
Before import has the following path for this movie:
/mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow/Movies/DVD/Underworld Rise of the Lycans.m4
After import has the following paths:
/mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow/Movies/DVD/Underworld Rise of the Lycans.m4v
/mnt/Scratch/Volumes/kTV/Movies/DVD/Underworld Rise of the Lycans.m4v
So, is the DVD directory in frontrow's Movies directory a symlink? Is it something else. I'm assuming these are really the same file, so I'm wondering how these paths are related.
comment:11 in reply to: ↑ 10 Changed 8 years ago by sapphire_user
I see commenting was sufficient. Apologies for the duplication.
You are correct, movies is the symlink from frontrow and they really are the same file.
The attached USB drive is called KTV. It contains the physical location of "Movies" directory that the symlink in frontrow is pointing to. DVD and TV are sub directories of "Movies" Sapphire views this as two collections:
- /mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow/Movies
- /mnt/Scratch/Volumes/kTV/Movies
Prior to doing the full import I went into options and told Sapphire not to import from: /mnt/Scratch/Volumes/kTV/Movies
The metadata from version b6.5 (upgraded by b7) would also have been importing frontrow/Movies, same location as where b7 did its import.
When I saw the duplications, i decided to let Sapphire b7 do its own import and skip the metadata upgrade. When I did a clean import (deleted metadata and metadatav2) the import worked correctly and virtual directories only include one entry for each media file.
Minor Historical Note: The reason for the symlink is that one of the earlier versions of Sapphire only looked in Movies (or at least needed to see a movies directory, if I recall correctly). I guess its not necessary anymore since Sapphire's been able to see media files in any mounts for quite some time now.
Replying to gbooker:
Commenting is sufficient.
OK, I have to ask about the directory structure. I examined one movie: "Underworld Rise of the Lycans.m4v" (randomly selected).
Before import has the following path for this movie:
/mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow/Movies/DVD/Underworld Rise of the Lycans.m4
After import has the following paths:
/mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow/Movies/DVD/Underworld Rise of the Lycans.m4v
/mnt/Scratch/Volumes/kTV/Movies/DVD/Underworld Rise of the Lycans.m4v
So, is the DVD directory in frontrow's Movies directory a symlink? Is it something else. I'm assuming these are really the same file, so I'm wondering how these paths are related.
comment:12 follow-up: ↓ 13 Changed 8 years ago by gbooker
Oh, you mean that /mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow/Movies is a symlink to /mnt/Scratch/Volumes/kTV/Movies? That could be the culprit, as Sapphire may not detect this circumstance.
comment:13 in reply to: ↑ 12 Changed 8 years ago by sapphire_user
It is.
However, the problem only occurs on import after update. Didn't happen on clean import with no updated data or on subsequent imports since then.
comment:14 follow-up: ↓ 15 Changed 8 years ago by gbooker
comment:15 in reply to: ↑ 14 Changed 8 years ago by sapphire_user
Again, many thanks for the rapid-fire updates and releases of the CorePreview?. Its a fantastic program that keeps getting better.
That being said, I reran the upgrade/full update process to see if changeset 878 fixed the duplication problem. Sadly it did not. I took my old metadata.plist from b6.5 and had the Preview 4 (7.3) run the upgrade and then did a full update. No problems with the upgrade - everything displays properly with one entry per media file. As before I made sure that Sapphire did not import from the direct volume path prior to running the full upgrade - but the full upgrade again resulted in duplicated entries. I've attached the latest versions of the upgraded V2 as well as the full import V2. As I mentioned before, this isn't a critical fix since the problem only occurs when importing AFTER upgrade. A clean import (achieved by deleting the plist) works fine -or, in this case, I just replaced the V2 file that I was using prior to this latest upgrade.
Replying to gbooker:
(In [878]) Detect a Movies dir that is really a symlink upon upgrade of metadata.
Refs #295
comment:16 follow-up: ↓ 17 Changed 8 years ago by gbooker
I have a theory. Could you include the metadata.plist so I could confirm it?
comment:17 in reply to: ↑ 16 ; follow-up: ↓ 18 Changed 8 years ago by sapphire_user
Replying to gbooker:
I have a theory. Could you include the metadata.plist so I could confirm it?
comment:18 in reply to: ↑ 17 Changed 8 years ago by sapphire_user
Still duping on Preview 5. I'm wondering if I am now importing from a different collection than the original metadata.plist was using and that is what is causing the dups. Was that your theory as well? Unfortunately wasn't clever enough to figure out what I needed to do to confirm myself.
This is no longer a concern for me since I no longer use the original plist file for anything other than testing the new previous. I defer to you whether or not this should remain open or set to something like 'works for me'.
Many thanks,
Replying to sapphire_user:
Replying to gbooker:
I have a theory. Could you include the metadata.plist so I could confirm it?
comment:19 Changed 8 years ago by gbooker
- Resolution set to worksforme
- Status changed from reopened to closed
Yeah, at this point I'm thinking it must have been a different collection than what was in the original metadata.plist. Oh well, at least you can use the thing.
comment:20 Changed 8 years ago by gbooker
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CheezePavilion wrote:
In other words, when you say to Minarchist "You don't get to tear up the contract because you, personally, don't like it" why can't he give your words of "a social contract is a social and political construct, not a literal contract" so OG, when you bring in this concept of breach (or I guess unilateral rescission, technically) "you're the only one insisting that contract law is somehow related to the American social contract" right back to you?
Since we're down to parsing the word 'contract', let's do a little substitution and see if that clarifies anything. When I say social contract, think social covenant instead. A collective agreement.
Maybe that way you can see that my telling Minarchist that he doesn't get to tear up the social contract because he doesn't like it was rhetorical turn of phrase, not a reference to a literal social contract nor having anything whatsoever to do with contract law.
My mistake then: I thought you were making an argument to Minarchist, not just engaging in a rhetorical turn of phrase. I didn't realize it was an appeal to his emotions and not his intellect.
No, but I'm basing it's legitimacy on a different part of John Locke and 17th century political philosophy than you are.
Granting all that for the sake of argument, what does the fact that China will or will not recognize the U.S. Constitution have to do with a Libertarian in America claiming he doesn't have to pay U.S. taxes?
Where in my example about an American dropped in China did I compare it to a libertarian not paying taxes?
It was to show that there are no such things as universal natural rights. The rights a citizen has depends on the unique social covenant they have with their fellow citizens and their government. So while a transplanted American might think he has an inalienable right to freedom of speech, he really only has that right because it has been specifically defined in the American social covenant. That right really only exists while he's in America because we've all agreed that its a right. Take that individual and drop him into another country and his supposedly inalienable right to freedom of speech may vanish. If he was dropped into China, he wouldn't have the freedom of speech because that's not a right recognized in the Chinese social covenant.
Right--and what does any of that have to do with the topic at hand? Are we discussing whether universal natural rights exist, or are we discussing whether the American system of government believes they exist?
Do you realize you're doing the same thing with universal natural rights that Libertarians are doing with taxes? You don't like them, so you're acting as if they're not a part of the American political tradition. If you don't believe in universal natural rights, then like you said to Minarchist why don't you move to a country that doesn't believe in the either, like Somalia? Good for the goose, good for the gander, right?
Right, and you said "it's all based on the consent of the governed" not consent of the majority of the governed. Big difference.
Explain how it's such a big difference.
If everyone has consented, then it's completely consensual. If only a majority have consented, then it's non-consensual for a minority. Now, maybe you want to argue that non-consensual acts against part of a group are *legitimate* when you have majority consent of some group, but you see the difference there right? I mean, there's a reason we call military conscription a draft to distinguish it from a call for volunteers.
In the case of finalizing the American social covenant with the ratification of the Constitution the framers established what consent meant: 3/4th of the States had to ratify it for it to go into effect. The ground rule everyone agreed to from the beginning was that if nine States said "yes" the Constitution would apply to all 13. From the beginning of our government consent of the governed has meant consent of the majority.
No, that's a super majority and shows that even for those that consider majority rule legitimate, there are some things that require more than just a simple majority to be seen as legitimate acts. And that's not establishing what consent means, that's establishing a legitimate foundation of power even over those who do not consent. I mean, Rhode Island didn't even send delegates to the Constitutional Convention, right?
Magic had nothing to do with it--they're claiming exemption because you're talking about one generation binding another. I mean, even the descendants of traitors can't have that held against them in the American system--our Constitution prohibits Corruption of the Blood. Your whole theory of a social contract that binds a person's descendants is completely repugnant to that Constitution.
So you go around speeding and not wearing a seat belt because you personally didn't vote on those laws and, because of that, feel they don't apply to you?
The Constitution--and all the laws created from it--actually requires one generation to bind another. That's pretty much how societies and the rule of law works. Each generation builds off what the previous one did.
On a very different basis than the one you were talking about when you were calling it a contract.
Well okay, but now you're moving the goalposts: you started off talking about "That means as soon as you're born, you automatically fall under the terms of the existing contract." Now you're talking about something else.
It's really all the same, Cheeze.
I disagree. There's a major difference between me volunteering for an army and me being drafted into it because of where I choose to live. I'm not saying all forced conscription is wrong, but I am saying I don't agree with your arguments for it.
In other words, I probably agree with your end results--e.g., constitutional representative democracy has the legitimate power to raise taxes for things like schools and roads and TARP--I just don't consider the way you justify those end results to be legitimate/logical.
I did not put words in your mouth, nor did I say you made that argument--please read what I write more carefully. My point is that the logic you are using in this context, if we applied it in the context of Incorporation, that would mean the Bill of Rights would not apply against the states.
You are free to agree that there's no separation of Church and State at the sub-Federal level, but somehow I get the impression you do not want to, so you may want to abandon this line of reasoning.
Please read what you write more carefully because you certainly did try to put words in my mouth and then argue against them.
See though, this kind of debate is just "I know you are but what am I?" I gave you an explanation of how you misread my words--"My point is...". If you believe I put words in your mouth, explain how I did so. Plead your case, don't just plead your plea over and over again.
But since you keep trying to tell me what I think about incorporation, let me set you straight. The Bill of Rights applies to the State because the Supreme Court has ruled it so. It's really that simple.
Right, but you originally said: "If you want our social contract modified to include the Contract of Adhesion and Unconscionability then you'd best get busy electing politicians who want to amend the Constitution to include a citizenship opt out clause."
In other words, my point was that no, you don't need an opt out clause anymore than you need an incorporation clause. You were setting the bar higher for 'modifying our social contract' in one case than in another.
Exactly--you can't see the difference between a libertarian and a liberal who looks back to Locke's ideas on natural law, because you're speaking as if the U.S. only drew on Locke's ideas on the social contract. You're making an argument based on history while retconning out the facts you don't like.
I'm not retconning anything. Much smarter people than you or I have written entire tomes about philosophical, political, social, economic, and religious influences on the Founding Fathers. There's Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Smith, the Enlightenment as a whole, the failures and limitations of the Articles of Confederation, concerns about events of the time like Shay's Rebellion, and much, much more.
I notice you did not say any of those much smarter people *disagree* with me about theories of Natural Law being more influential than you are acknowledging, though ;- D
I also don't have a clear understanding about why deficit spending is necessary, at least to the degree we are currently engaged in it. Did Reagan's deficit spending lead to some sort of sustainable economic growth? Did Clinton's? Investment in infrastructure, education and all that are important to me, and I put them in my top 5 things the government should fund. I just don't see any evidence that deficit spending has had lasting positive effects on our economy, though I'm fully willing to admit my ignorance on the topic and would like to hear from those who know more about it.
An interesting piece of data I found here:the 1970s had been a period of stagflation: slow growth along with high unemployment, high interest rates, and high inflation. The economic stimulus provided by President Reagan's tax cut in August, 1981—which scaled back marginal tax rates by 25 percent over three years—clearly set the economy on a growth trajectory.
But it also set the national debt on a growth trajectory. The debt rose from $930 million in 1980 to $2.6 trillion in 1988. Some observers point out that this doesn't matter because after the tax cut, government tax receipts doubled from about $500 billion to $1 trillion from 1980 to 1990, due to the higher income in a growing economy. But whatever the increase in tax receipts, it clearly did not come near to covering the increase in government spending—for which each party blames the other."
The last line is telling, but clearly the relationship between deficits, taxes and economic growth is not a simple one. Seems paradoxical, even.
I am now also curious why deficit spending rose so much under Reagan, but that's for another thread.
Stagflation happened not because of internal domestic fiscal policies but because the USA lost control of oil price. OPEC took over and raised the price which led to stagflation. After OPEC lowered the price inflation was not a problem any longer and monetary policy was able to deal with it.
Internal deficits of currency you control does not matter. What matters is the consequence of those deficits. Reagan deficits did help Americans get jobs. While the majority of them were supply side deficits there was some demand side spending also.
What supply side taxes do is increase productivity faster than wage growth. Since wages have not kept pace in America because of these policies, debt replaced some of the income that Americans were using for consumption. This private debt led to asset price increases which led to the housing bubble which led to the financial meltdown.
This leads us to where we are now. Too much supply and not enough income based demand. One way to fix this problem is run deficits long and high enough to get the household sector whole again. This was part of the stimulus but for those that did the math it was only half of much as needed. So we are now in a malaise of relatively high deficits and high unemployment. Running these higher than normal deficits long enough will help in bringing the unemployment rate down.
I am sticking with this explanation until someone proves it wrong.
I don't even think government debt to income matters ever. What matters is if America can pay the interest payments. Did you know that we pay less in interest payments now than they did 10 years ago during Clinton's presidency? Interest rates matter.
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No, it is exactly. You're essentially agreeing with me, and expanding in a way I considering mentioning but decided not to, for the sake of brevity.
Well hey, if we essentially agree I'm not going to argue with you over semantics or something. I just thought brevity might be misleading here.None of which are specifically denied by the existing tax structure, social contract, or US (Federal) Code of Law. You may feel something in existence infringes on these unalienable rights, but nothing outright denies them, nor does anything actually grant you these rights in the first place (outside of the idea of these "truths"). The ideas of the Declaration have been followed and upheld in most US laws, it's how we framed everything, so it's pretty hard to say they're being denied.
Oh, no, I'm not making that argument. OG stated "our social contract, which is essentially the ideas embodied in the Declaration of Independence and rights embodied in the Constitution and Bill of Rights" and I was arguing about how to understand the 'terms' of that 'contract.' I mistook his rhetorical turn of phrase for a reference to a literal social contract (or at least one literal enough that his mentioning of it wasn't just an appeal to emotion).
The point I was trying to make is one of the foundational arguments being tossed around is this idea of unalienable rights (universal truths, whatever you want to call them). The fact is, no document of law (e.g. the Constitution) grants any unalienable rights. In fact, they are only mentioned in a document which predates the Constitution and is not a part of US law. Therefore, if an argument is being made on the premise of a right being unalienable, it's a false argument, and preceding arguments based on those are just as false. Essentially, it's being claimed that certain rights are being violated which never existed in the first place (or in the case of the three ideals/rights in the Declaration of Independence, are not possible to violate, since they are ideals, and not tangible things/actions that can be repressed).
I'm not saying you and/or libertarians don't have a beef, but your beef needs to be structured on solid ground, not imagined violations of rights that don't exist.
Upon what principle do you claim you should be reimbursed for things you consumed? Do you expect that if you stop your credit card or cable account that they will reimburse you?
I was saying it's the other way around. You have been given nothing of use, had many things taken from you, and don't get reimbursed. I read it again and it seems pretty clear...maybe just to me.
Jefferson argued strongly for a system of schools supported by the rich for the benefit of all - surely a "redistribution of wealth" under the silly definition currently en vogue (as compared to *actual* redistribution of wealth conducted at gunpoint by Communists, for example). Clearly the Constitution allows for the Federal government to "provide for the common welfare". As for the scope, you seem inclined to Madison's point of view, that the laying of taxes is essentially only for the self-support of government. However, it's Hamilton's pov that actually has taken hold from the start - that taxes can be laid for any purpose that encompasses "the general welfare of the union".
God help us that Hamilton's ideas took hold. The same Hamilton that championed "The American System" — a system of corporate welfare, protectionist tariffs, central banking, and a huge public debt (which he called "a public blessing"). Jefferson, meanwhile waited until after his presidency to organize a publicly-funded school system in Virginia, not at the Federal level, which is what we're discussing here (see thread title). States can do whatever they want. He also wouldn't recognize the public schooling system today, as he thought parents should still maintain control (the exact opposite of what is presently occurring).
That's a real stretch, that they were unwilling to rely on the state for social programs because they didn't want to let the Church gain power. Again, the consistent legal and legislative reading is that social welfare is one of the proper uses for tax funds. That's not an opinion, it's the actual way things are.
Wait, I thought judicial rulings were called "opinions". And quoting justice Roberts, Mr. "Switch in Time that Saved Nine", is probably not the paragon of judicial virtue that we should be upholding. Look, it's not like the SCOTUS ever made a wrong decision; Dred Scott, Plessy Ferguson, Kelo, there are plenty on the books. Many of them nearly (but not quite) as damaging as this one.
I know that the Supreme Court ruled this direction, but I still think the only logical viewpoint is that the ruling is incorrect. Why even have any other article of the Constitution if "provide for the general welfare" is to be such a catch-all? The whole document beyond that is pointless. Madison, in Federalist #41: "For what purpose could the enumeration of particular powers be inserted, if these and all others were meant to be included in the preceding general power? Nothing is more natural nor common than first to use a general phrase, and then to explain and qualify it by a recital of particulars." Or in a letter to Edmund Pendleton, "If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the general welfare, the government is no longer a limited one possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one subject to particular exceptions."
So what is it that you think makes the broad interpretation correct? How does is jibe with the rest of the document, if it is to be such an all-encompassing line? Or with specifically numerated powers as described below it?
I covered some of that above, so I guess I'll just ask: what benefits? An abysmal school system? A Child Protective Services agency that far too often removes kids from happy homes to give them back to their addict mothers? An adoption system that makes it so unattainably expensive for parents who desperately want to help American children that may people go overseas, or try artificial fertility treatments because it's actually cheaper?
Again, if it's that bad, leave. You won't be taxed after renouncing citizenship, so that's not an issue. But if you stay, work for change. Help elect people who will *fix* the system, rather than simply tear it down with the belief that people with a bit more money in their pockets will fix everything on their own.
Again, you missed my point. I'm talking about what the system does to people under 18, the costs (or harms, in a technical economic sense) that it extracts from them. These people don't have the choice to leave. The quote block of yours directly above my paragraph was specifically referring to the role of children in the system. Or are you suggesting that a ten-year-old pack up and move to Hong Kong?
What happened then was good and forms the baseline of expectations held by everyone in the country today. (And the farm subsidies then actually benefited farmers and the nation by working to smooth out market fluctuations, as opposed to Nixon's that do the opposite.) Welfare is about 95% or more gone. Medicare is one of the most popular benefits out there, and is operated by *private companies*. FDA product regulation, the EPA, all sorts of beneficial services spring from this movement. I myself remember what things were like before the Clean Air Act - would you suggest repealing that in the interests of ideological purity? I hope not, as I have allergic asthma and it sucked back then. (Spectacular sunsets notwithstanding.)
Farm subsidies: benefited the farmers? Maybe. Smoothing out market fluctuations is something better done by free-market speculators. As it stands now, it's just a way for the larger companies to crowd out the little guys thanks to crony corporatism. And benefited the nation? No way. Benefited in higher taxes and higher food prices, maybe.
Welfare almost gone? You must be kidding. Unemployment/welfare are still almost 12% of our budget, nearly as much as defense (probably much higher in recent years, though we haven't seen numbers yet). And you may as well lump social security in there, at another 21.5%, since you aren't actually paying in to a system that saves your money then gives it back. It is, at its essence, taking money from one person and giving it to another.
Saying medicare is operated by private companies is the same as saying the puppet pulls his own strings. No marionette?
I would argue with you that the FDA, EPA and others are ultimately beneficial, although that's probably another argument for another day. Do they create beneficial things? Sure. Do their benefits outweigh their harms? That's more open for debate. Organizations like UL, Greenpeace (who recently got Apple to do a huge environmentally-friendly product re-evaluation), and others create far more good at far less cost to America. Public shame is a much greater catalyst than any law, which can always be subverted by a few million dollars to various campaign funds.
Ask your grandparents whether they think Medicare is a waste. Maybe they do, but they are outliers. When LBJ signed it into law, 40% of people over 65 had no medical insurance. Now, they all can. This is a step backwards?
My grandparents are all dead!
No seriously, they are, but I don't hold that against you.
I'm curious why you think it was libertarian, as opposed to republican. Can you cite specific differences? Certainly it was different, but how was it more supportive of libertarian principles? I'll leave you to make the argument despite an urge to dive in. :-)
Well, for that time period, it would have to be Federalist or Anti-Federalist, but that's an interesting question. Would you want me to answer it from the viewpoint of the difference between libertarianism and ideal republicanism (whatever that means)? Or the difference between libertarianism and the practiced republicanism of today? They aren't the same thing by any stretch of the imagination.
So there's still the crucial question - are you willing to work within the Constitution and accept the current system while changing policies? Or are you still standing on extra-Constitutional principles, in essence requiring major overhauls to the Constitution, or it's dissolution?
I'm still here, aren't I? Trying to bring the current system back to within Constitutional boundaries. When have I ever argued for dissolving it?
Essentially, it's being claimed that certain rights are being violated which never existed in the first place
Even granting everything else you say, that's not what I'm claiming. You've jumped into the middle of an argument where OG is telling Minarchist that, among other things, the Declaration of Independence created a social contract between the people of America which binds future generations which Minarchist can't avoid the terms of. I'm saying that OG is ignoring the parts of contract law that *would* allow Minarchist to get out from under the terms of that 'social contract'.
In other words, the foundational arguments being tossed around is not just this idea of unalienable rights, but this idea of a social contract that requires specific performance, and that *certainly* isn't to be found in any document of law and is mentioned in 17 century political writings, let alone a document which predates the Constitution and certainly not in anything that is a part of US law.
In short, once you understand the context in which we are making these statements, your argument would probably be to Minarchist, OG, and myself about discussing this topic of a social contract something more like:
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In early December of last year, Sneaker News showed you a rare unreleased sample of the Nike SB Dunk High dubbed 'distressed', for the treatment given to the suede material on the upper. These new images of a brand new pair shed more light on this unreleased sample from 2003, which shows the distressed (or 'destressed' for this pair) suede material in its original, pre-worn form. Whether its set to mimic worn-out suede, or an attempt to make an all-new material, we certainly are distressed that these never did release. Something like cross between the Tweed, Maple, and Wheat Highs, perhaps these were all too similar to other releases at the time. Check out the new images below and let us know if you would have copped these if a release occurred. Better yet, there's a sample pair right now from chisan-studio on eBay.


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Overview of feline renal disease (Proceedings)
Polycystic renal disease
Many young Persian cats with ADPKD are asymptomatic, and renomegaly is recognized as an incidental finding on physical examination with confirmation of renal cysts by abdominal ultrasonography. The kidneys of cats with ADPKD become progressively enlarged and irregular over time as the cysts increase in number and size. Renal failure usually does not develop until 7 or 8 years of age. Some affected cats appear outwardly normal for many years, and clinical signs of renal failure can seem to the owner to appear relatively abruptly. Clinical signs in cats with ADPKD and chronic renal failure include polyuria, polydipsia, anorexia, weight loss, poor hair coat and lethargy. On physical examination, enlarged irregular kidneys can be palpated. Dehydration, pallor of mucous membranes, and emaciation also may be observed on physical examination of affected cats with chronic renal failure. Laboratory findings in ADPKD cats in renal failure include azotemia, hyperphosphatemia, isosthenuria, nonregenerative anemia, and metabolic acidosis. Systemic blood pressure is normal or mildly increased in cats with ADPKD that are not in renal failure at the time of evaluation, and the role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in blood pressure regulation in affected cats is unclear.
A skilled ultrasonographer can detect cysts during renal ultrasound examination in affected cats as young as 6 to 8 weeks of age. In one study, renal ultrasonography had a sensitivity of 75% when performed at = 4 months of age and a sensitivity of 91% when performed at = 9 months of age. The cysts are smooth, round, anechoic and characterized by distal acoustic enhancement. Cyst size and number vary greatly among affected cats, and cysts increase in number and size over time. Currently, ultrasonography is the diagnostic test of choice for identifying ADPKD in Persian cats, and the ability to detect cysts before sexual maturity provides an opportunity to eliminate this disorder from the breed by careful genetic counseling.On pathologic examination, multiple cysts of varying size are found in the renal cortex and medulla of the kidney. Lymphoplasmacytic interstitial inflammation and fibrosis also may be observed. Ultrastructural examination and lectin staining of affected kidneys suggests that the cysts arise from both proximal and distal segments of the nephron. Some affected cats also have hepatobiliary hyperplasia and fibrosis. Hepatic cysts occasionally have been observed, and rarely pancreatic cysts have been detected.
Treatment of ADPKD in affected Persian cats is limited to control of hypertension if present and medical management for chronic renal failure. Enalapril or amlodipine can be used for blood pressure control in affected hypertensive cats.
The amyloid deposits in affected Abyssinian cats are composed of amyloid A protein, an amino terminal degradation product of the acute phase reactant serum amyloid A protein. In one study of Siamese cats with familial amyloidosis and severe hepatic involvement, 2 amino acid substitutions were found when comparing the amino acid sequence of their amyloid A protein to that reported for Abyssinian cats with familial amyloidosis. These sequence differences potentially could explain the different tissue tropisms for the amyloid deposits in these 2 breeds (i.e. renal in Abyssinian cats vs hepatic in Siamese cats).
Abyssinian cats with familial amyloidosis usually are presented for poor hair coat, weight loss, polydipsia, polyuria, lethargy, and anorexia. Physical examination findings include dehydration, pallor of mucous membranes, gingivitis, and kidneys that are small, firm, and irregular on abdominal palpation. Laboratory evaluation usually reveals evidence of chronic renal failure including azotemia, hyperphosphatemia, metabolic acidosis, nonregenerative anemia, and isosthenuria. Proteinuria is a variable finding and reflects the severity of glomerular involvement. In Siamese and Oriental shorthair cats with amyloidosis, large amyloid deposits in the liver may lead to hepatic rupture and spontaneous hemoabdomen necessitating emergency abdominal exploration to control hemorrhage.
The diagnosis of amyloidosis requires proper pathologic evaluation (e.g. Congo red staining) of an adequate biopsy specimen. A wedge of kidney containing both cortical and medullary tissue obtained at laparotomy is more likely to yield a definitive diagnosis than a percutaneous needle biopsy specimen because of the prominent medullary distribution of renal amyloid deposits in the Abyssinian cat. Despite a conscientious effort to obtain an adequate renal biopsy sample, results can be negative in affected cats if no glomerular amyloid deposits are present and only small deposits are present in the renal medullary interstitium.
Treatment of amyloidosis is limited to symptomatic therapy of chronic renal failure. Underlying inflammatory disease is uncommonly detected, but any concomitant infections should be treated appropriately.


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Apparently, SXSW was a great time. There were performances from everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Kanye West and I missed the whole damn thing. Instead of making this a bitter, hate filled piece, we'll focus on one performance I wish I was there for. Uncle Bun graced the stage for a perfomance during his birthday weekend and received crazy love, which isn't exactly uncommon at all.
Before he exited the stage, in true Bun fashion, he was more than willing to share the limelight by bringing out Trae, Wiz Khalifa and Big Sean to perform their collaborative smash, "Phone Numbers." We're still a few months away from revealing our favorite songs of 2011, but there's a mighty good chance this one will make the cut. But how does one improve on such a dope performance? Bun then led the entire crowd in an acapella rendition of Pimp C's verse from one of the greatest songs of all time, "International Players Anthem;" truly a powerful moment, indeed.


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Local celebrity chef Hugo Ortega of namesake restaurant Hugo's, a 2012 James Beard Award finalist, signs copies of his new book Street Food of Mexico today at Blue Willow Bookshop. It's a hefty volume filled with spectacular color photography of street vendors, sidewalk cafes, open-air markets and lots of delicious-looking food. More importantly, it's filled with Ortega's tried-and-tested recipes. Ortega, who came to the United States from Mexico in 1984, rose from dishwasher to chef at Backstreet Cafe before opening his own restaurant, Hugo's.
The recipes in the book, like the ones used at Hugo's, come from on-the-ground research. Ortega traveled through Mexico, he says, "eating, meeting the local cooks and rediscovering the remarkable history, textures, flavors and diversity found" in his homeland. The book covers tacos, salsas, tortas, ceviches, sweets and drinks, taking street-vendor recipes and tweaking them for the home cook. And don't be fooled by the title; this may be street food, but it's not fast food.
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Children's Consignment for a Cause is May 15 to May 17 at Grove Park Chapel, 605 Sherron Rd., in Durham. That's just north of Brier Creek in Raleigh.
The sale will support the Grove Park Chapel Preschool and Vernon County Cancer Relief in Missouri.
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