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This week Security Systems News reported on the sixth acquisition this year for both Convergint Technologies and ADS Security, two companies that have been very active this year on the M&A front, representing a continuing trend in this "year of the acquisition."
It turns out that the M&A landscape overall is very strong and will continue to offer opportunities for companies looking to acquire and for companies looking to be acquired, according to Imperial Capital.
During his keynote presentation, Finance and the Future for Cloud and Security, at the Cloud+ conference (more coverage on this to come), Sept. 5-6, 2018, in Delray Beach, Fla., Rick Juarez, managing director, Imperial Capital, provided a rosy M&A picture for the industry today and moving forward.
He noted in his presentation that the security M&A market remains steady across all three major subsectors—physical security, identity solutions and information security—with strong activity seen in 2017 and YTD 2018.
"In terms of the overall health of the M&A market, if you are a young company looking to get acquired, or if you are a more mature company, the good news is that there is still a demand out there," he explained, pointing to a slide showing 2018 ahead of the past five years in terms of M&A activity. "Going into the second quarter of this year, it is one of the strongest years for M&A, so I think that if you have a good solution, it is a good time to really explore an out, as it is not always going to remain like this."
As is the case with companies like ADS and Convergint, acquisitions have helped the companies bring on more talent, increase capabilities and expand service capabilities and reach, while helping to grow the overall bottom line.
Convergint, for example, has strategically grown its service footprint across the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific through strong organic growth and the completion of 20 acquisitions since early 2016.
In terms of overall growth, Convergint's CEO Ken Lochiatto told SSN that Convergint will finish the year with strong organic growth in the mid-teens percentage-wise. "And if you take that along with the acquisition activity, we should be north of a billion dollars by year's end, which is very exciting when you consider that we finished last year at $840 million."
Earlier this year, Bates Security, headquartered in Lexington, Ky., acquired ABCO Security, which is based in Eastern Kentucky. Now, ABCO Security is refreshing its brand with the same name. Jeremy Bates, company president, talked with Security Systems News about the rebrand and what it means for both companies.
"The whole … intent was to keep ABCO as its own separate business down there—support them as much as we could from the corporate office, but we wanted to maintain their brand in that area. They're very well know, very well respected. I've known them for years," Bates said.
"The integration of their company into Bates Security has been great," he continued, citing instances where the companies will help by servicing each other's accounts when needed.
The ABCO Security logo was recognizable for having "ABCO" in red, with "Security" below that in black, Bates said. In the brand refresh, both of these elements remain, but with a slight change to the font and putting the name in a yellow octagon, it shares elements of Bates Security's logo design.
Another element unchanged in the refresh is the company's tagline: "People who know, trust ABCO."
Rolling out the new yellow octagon yard signs with all ABCO customers serves a dual purpose. "It just stands out a whole lot more, which is good for us for advertising, but it's also good for the customer as far as letting people know that they've got a top-notch security company protecting them," Bates said.
The brand refresh also included changing the company's website, vehicles, graphics, communication and correspondence, "giving ABCO a very consistent look. So, it's more impactful to where people are noticing us more."
The company has also started TV, radio and billboard advertising to reinforce the new appearance.
Bates said that the brand refresh "shows our dedication to ABCO security. It shows to the employees that we're serious about investing in the company to make it successful. It shows the customers that we are investing in the company to maintain the level of service that they are accustomed to. And, it shows to the community that we are investing in ABCO because we want to maintain and grow its reputation and its success in the community."
The brand refresh was unveiled at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 13.
ASIS International recently announced that Air Force Major General Bradley D. Spacy and former Trump Administration Deputy National Security Advisor K.T. McFarland will join the keynote lineup for Global Security Exchange. In the first year of its rebrand following a 63-year history as the ASIS International Seminar and Exhibits, GSX will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 23 to 27.
"Our keynote lineup—featuring recognized experts in global affairs, technological innovation and industry transformation—delivers on our new brand promise to host a truly comprehensive global event," Richard E. Chase, CPP, PCI, PSP, 2018 president of ASIS International, said in the announcement. "These speakers provide diverse perspectives that will set the tone for each day and bring to light both the risks and opportunities facing the profession and businesses at-large."
As Commander of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, General Spacy is responsible for mission support capabilities to 77 Air Force installations, nine major commands and two direct reporting units with an annual budget of approximately $10 billion. His Sept. 26 keynote, kicking off Military and Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, will examine the changing security landscape, both in the U.S. and around the world, ASIS said.
Spacy will also provide details on the new AFWERX innovation and tech hub in Las Vegas and how the Air Force is looking to collaborate with the private sector to bring new security product ideas to market. Attendees will also learn about the evolving AFWERX/ASIS partnership and will be the first to hear a special announcement about the AFWERX Challenge.
McFarland will close out the conference on Sept. 27 with her address, which will cover geopolitics around the globe. As the first deputy national security advisor in the Trump Administration, she will share an insider's perspective on critical foreign policy and defense issues. McFarland's presentation is open to all GSX registrants—including Expo-Only registration.
Spacy and McFarland join the GSX keynote program, which includes CNN Host Fareed Zakaria and futurist Scott Klososky.
BOCA RATON, Fla.—ADT announced today that Jim DeVries, currently president of ADT, will be promoted to chief executive officer to succeed Tim Whall, who will be retiring on Nov. 30, 2018 after a decades-long career in the security industry.
"I am honored to have the opportunity to lead this talented team as we continue to drive operational excellence with the customer as our true north," Jim DeVries said in the announcement. "Together, we will execute our strategies to innovate the customer experience, enhance our service capabilities, and deliver value for all stakeholders. ADT, including our dealer partners, has an exciting future ahead and I am energized by the opportunity to further establish the Company as an innovative leader. I look forward to working closely with Tim to ensure a seamless transition."
DeVries will be appointed to the company's board of directors following the transition, and Whall will remain on the company's board and serve as an advisor to the Company.
"The Company has strengthened its core operations and is successfully executing on its strategy, and both the Board and I believe that now is the right time to initiate this transition of leadership responsibilities," Whall said in the announcement. "Jim DeVries has led many of the Company's recent operational and strategic improvements as Chief Operating Officer and President, making him well-positioned to succeed me as Chief Executive Officer. Today the fundamentals of our business are strong and I am confident that under the leadership of Jim and the current management team, ADT will continue to perform and deliver on its long-term growth plans."
"As President, Jim has demonstrated his deep understanding of the dynamics of our business and what it takes to win in the marketplace," Marc Becker, chairman of the ADT board of directors stated in a prepared statement. "Leveraging his strengths, including developing strategic partnerships, Jim is well suited to lead the Company's efforts to drive innovation, expand market share and create shareholder value. The Board expects the transition to be seamless and efficient, and with a world-class leadership team in place we will continue to build on our efforts to grow the business in a disciplined manner."
He continued, "On behalf of the Board and the Company, I want to thank Tim for his many contributions to ADT. Tim is a thirty-year pioneer in the security alarm sector, and over the past two years, has led the effective transformation of ADT operationally and allowed the Company to deliver an enhanced customer experience through faster service delivery and higher quality customer care, while reducing costs and customer attrition. Through this laser focus on customer service and retention, as well as a more disciplined and robust customer acquisition strategy, Tim and the ADT team have positioned the business for continued strength and value creation."
DeVries, who joined ADT as chief operating officer in May 2016, has served as President since September 2017. Prior to joining ADT, he held senior leadership roles at leading companies in the insurance, financial services and telecommunications industries, including most recently as executive vice president for Allstate Brand Operations.
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the keynote speakers for its annual executive conference, Securing New Ground (SNG), where more than 250 senior-level industry leaders and financial partners will gather at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, Oct. 25-26.
Jerome Pickett, senior vice president and chief security officer at the National Basketball Association (NBA), and Valerie Thomas, executive information security consultant for Securicon, will give remarks at the event, which brings together industry leaders and key players for two days of information sharing, networking and business analysis.
Thomas, also an ethical hacker and author, will speak at 11:15 a.m. on day 1 of the conference about securing the future of physical security, and Pickett's remarks at 4:00 p.m. that afternoon will share global lessons from the NBA's security program, how he's handling disruptive technologies and using intelligent security solutions to prepare for threats and more.
"Each year, SNG attendees get to dive deep into the security trends that matter to them, and this conference helps them clarify business strategies and drive their business forward," Don Erickson, SIA's CEO, said in the announcement. "We are excited to welcome Jerome Pickett and Valerie Thomas to SNG 2018, where attendees will gain top insights from these distinguished security leaders."
In addition to the keynote addresses, SNG 2018 will feature many engaging discussions and events, including:
• The View from the Top: Challenges for Today's Security Industry Leaders• Harnessing Cyber-Physical Security Technologies• Securing the Future Generation of Security• The Smart City of the Future Will Be Conscious• Investment Insights: Perspectives from Wall Street and Private Equity
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Leadership is a big topic around the Security Systems News office right now.
We have our Leadership Talks series. Through this series, we get the chance to talk with notable professionals throughout the industry about their distinct leadership approaches and styles.
This series inspired our currently News Poll, which you can find by clicking here. We'd like to hear from all of our readers about the styles of leadership you respond best to, as well as what best suits your company. Feel free to weigh in and we always appreciate extra comments.
On top of those two items, we have chosen (but are not yet announcing) the 2018 class of winners for Security Systems News' annual "20 under 40" awards. Through this annual recognition, we get to speak to a whole group of promising young professionals that stand as the current and next generations of leaders for the physical security industry—both in the dealer, integrator and monitoring side, as well as the end user side.
We are now in the beginning phases of reaching out to and congratulating this year's honorees. In the process, we are hearing about how they lead teams, groups, or entire companies, and the leaders that mentored these "20 under 40" winners when they first started in the industry.
Keep an eye out in future months for the whole collection of feature articles on this year's "20 under 40" class. Be sure to also take note of the leaders you see in your company and, if eligible, nominate them for next year's awards.
Yale Locks & Hardware announced that smart locks from its Assure Lock line can now be connected to Comcast's Xfinity Home service, its home security and home automation solution, when purchased with a Yale Zigbee Network Module.
"We're delighted to partner with Xfinity Home and have our Assure Lock line play a critical role securing front doors across the country," Jason Williams, president, ASSA ABLOY U.S. Residential Group, which includes Yale Residential, said in the announcement. "Xfinity Home customers can now connect an Assure Lock that's right for them and control access and secure their homes from the Xfinity Home mobile app."
The Yale Assure Lock line is an extensive series of smart locks that offers homeowners the choice of key-free or keyed locks in both touchscreen and pushbutton versions, all in a choice of three finishes. Four compatible Assure Locks with a Zigbee Network Module (available for purchase separately or with the lock) can be added to the Xfinity Home mobile app. Xfinity Home customers who already own a compatible Assure Lock can purchase a Yale Zigbee Network Module separately and easily add the device onto the Xfinity platform.
When Yale's smart lock is integrated into an Xfinity Home system, the door locks can be controlled and monitored from anywhere using the Xfinity Home mobile app (iOS or Android). Users can remotely lock and unlock doors, check lock status, and create rules such as receive a notification if the door is unlocked after 8:30 p.m. Additionally, Xfinity Home customers with the X1 voice remote can say, "Lock the front door" to lock their compatible Yale Assure Lock.
"Smart door locks can be a meaningful home security addition, especially when combined with other IoT devices like cameras," Patti Loyack, vice president, IP services, and home automation, for Comcast Cable, said in a prepared statement. "Xfinity's platform gives consumers the ability to manage and control all of their smart devices in one unified experience and we're excited to give our customers even more choice by integrating the Assure Lock line from Yale."
Yale Assure Lock line with Zigbee is now available to Xfinity Home's more than 1.2 million subscribers through the Works with Xfinity program.
Five manufacturers of security technologies have teamed up to provide safety and security at the 72nd Annual Little League Baseball World Series (LLBWS) for the players, coaches and fans. For the first time, BriefCam and Ruckus Networks, an ARRIS Company are joining Axis Communications, Lenel and Milestone Systems to provide video surveillance systems, access control and network connectivity for the 10-day tournament.
These five technology providers have come together to develop a comprehensive security strategy for the 16 Little League Baseball teams and worldwide fans participating in the World Series from Aug. 16 to 26, 2018, held in South Williamsport, Pa.
"Each year, hundreds of thousands of people come out to Williamsport to enjoy their time at the Little League Baseball World Series," Jim Ferguson, Little League assistant director of risk management and safety, said in a prepared statement. "Along with the safety of all of 16 participating teams, our top priority during the Little League Baseball World Series is to provide a safe and secure facility for visitors from all over the world to enjoy. Thanks to these providers, we can continue to offer all of our fans, players, and volunteers a fun and safe location to create lifelong memories and exciting experiences during their visit."
BriefCam, one of the newest contributors, is providing the company's latest video content analytics platform to this year's Little League Baseball World Series security solution. BriefCam's groundbreaking video content analytics platform detects, tracks, extracts and identifies people, objects, their attributes and behavior from raw video feeds. By presenting objects that have appeared at different times within the video simultaneously, BriefCam enables security operators to review hours of video in minutes.
For the LLBWS, this means if children and parents are accidentally separated during the event, the security team will be well equipped to potentially locate and reunite related parties more quickly, the announcement noted. Additionally, BriefCam's solution can be used to optimize operations such as attendee and vehicle traffic flows to ensure a safe and positive guest experience. The company's video content analytics platform aligns with Axis IP-based digital video surveillance cameras and Milestone's XProtect video management software for a comprehensive video surveillance, management and analytics solution.
"As this global event draws families from far and wide, it is important to further enable comprehensive safety, security and operational efficiencies," Stephanie Weagle, CMO for BriefCam, said in a prepared statement. "Our technology will be on-hand to support the Little League in their endeavor to extract actionable intelligence from their video surveillance in the event that parents or family members need assistance in finding each other or streamlining operations to ensure that all involved have a great experience."
Ruckus Networks, the second newest technology contributor, is providing a wireless mesh backhaul to deliver connectivity to both the scoreboards and surveillance cameras. Ruckus is deploying its T300 access points (APs), along with its SmartZone™ 100 management controller, to help ensure seamless connectivity for the outdoor environment. The T300s—the Ruckus flagship outdoor APs—allow high-definition video over Wi-Fi, enabling every video stream to be captured. For the LLBWS, this capability allows all the video cameras in the stadium to be constantly streaming, helping to ensure maximum safety and security at all times.
"In a digitally connected world, safety and security are critical elements that need to be part of every network," Bart Giordano, vice president, worldwide business development and cloud for Ruckus Networks, an ARRIS company, said in the announcement. "We are teaming with other companies to bring the most innovative security capabilities to the games so that every family can feel safer onsite. Our robust wireless technologies ensure every video stream is captured from all cameras, at all times, helping make this annual event fun and secure."
Axis Communications has provided technology for the Little League for nine years and is providing AXIS Q6128-E PTZ Network Camera, a compact, outdoor-ready PTZ dome, offering 4K resolution at 30 frames per second, 12x optical zoom and autofocus. The 4K resolution provides four times as much detail as the standard HDTV 1080p resolution, improving the video quality significantly. Both of these cameras will be integrated into the scoreboard in Lamade Stadium.
"Each year we look forward to evolving the security system by leveraging the newest technology in the industry," Robert Muehlbauer, senior manager, business development partner ecosystem at Axis Communications, said in a prepared statement. "The total solution provides a comprehensive system to help keep players and fans safe so they can enjoy America's favorite pastime, baseball. We are proud to collaborate with all of the companies involved and to continue our work with Little League Baseball."
For the 20th consecutive year, Lenel, a leading provider in advanced security systems, will provide its OnGuard access control platform. Players, coaches, officials, staff and vendors are all enrolled in the system and receive a photo identification badge providing access to predetermined areas. The system is integrated with the Axis surveillance cameras so when someone presents a badge at one of the access card readers, live video and the cardholder's photo are displayed on a nearby monitor, allowing a guard to authenticate the identification.
Milestone is providing its XProtect Corporate video management software, which is installed along with a Milestone Husky™ M500A NVR as one of the recording servers. The XProtect Smart Client interface includes advancements in system performance by leveraging the processing power of NVIDIA GPU cards for measurable hardware acceleration, enabling more concurrent High Definition or Ultra HD video streams on high-resolution monitors. The LLBWS is also using the XProtect® Smart Wall for viewing and sending pertinent video to monitors around the facilities, including a mobile command center. BriefCam is embedded in the XProtect Smart Client with a dedicated screen tab for easy access to search hours of video in just minutes.
"It's truly inspiring to see the open platform community of partners coming together for this great international family event, ensuring safety through ongoing technology innovations," Jeremy Scott, strategic alliances manager, Americas for Milestone Systems, said in the announcement. "Every year brings new winners — on the field, in the stands and behind the scenes."
LAKE FOREST, Calif.—National Monitoring Center, part of the Netwatch Group, recently welcomed Grant Graham back to the team as its vice president of dealer relations. Graham will be responsible for the leadership of dealers and dedicated to their success.
Graham previously served as NMC's operations manager from 2001 to 2016. As operations manager, he skillfully and successfully oversaw all daily aspects of NMC's multifaceted, nationwide operation.
Most recently, Graham served as Brinks Home security's senior director of monitoring operations where he oversaw many elements of the company's operations, was responsible for reducing costs, and increased service level for alarm response by over 10 percent and inbound calls by 24 percent, NMC noted in its announcement.
"NMC has a long history of dedication to ahead-of-industry technological solutions and valuable partnerships which lead to the formation of Netwatch Group, and we apply that same dedication in our efforts to build a powerful, synergistic team at NMC. This is why we are thrilled to have Grant Graham on the team. Grant has a proven record of building long-term business relationships and has been instrumental in facilitating growth on numerous levels. His knowledge, drive, and winning attitude are assets that will complement and enhance NMC's ability to meet the needs of our dealers as we continue to provide more attractive services," Woodie Andrawos, NMC President, said in a prepared statement.
Graham's combined experience and understanding of NMC culture and mission make him an excellent fit for this role, NMC said.
"I am excited to be taking on this new role as VP of dealer relations at NMC. It is wonderful to partner with a company focused on organizational growth and constant improvement. I look forward to having an impact on dealer success and helping them successfully navigate the market, acquire new agreements, deliver new products offerings, and leverage the wealth of dealer support available at NMC," Graham said in the announcement.
Access-control-as-a-service (ACaaS) market revenues will increase to $950 million by 2022, and global mobile credential downloads are forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) exceeding 100 percent from 2017 to 2022, according to recent findings from IHS Markit.
The London-based research firm found that small and medium-sized businesses are the leading adopters of ACaaS solutions, accounting for 21 percent of market revenues in 2017, with around 20 percent of the current installed base of access control readers will be mobile capable by 2022.
"Demand for ACaaS has grown rapidly over the past five years, and this growth is expected to continue," Jim Dearing, senior analyst, security and building technology, IHS Markit, said in the announcement of the findings. "While there have been relatively few attempts to combine ACaaS solutions with mobile access, despite their apparent synergies, this type of integration will become more common over the next five years."
Dearing pointed to following key benefits of integrating ACaaS and mobile access:
• A significant segment of ACaaS end users opt for fully managed solutions. Providers of managed solutions would benefit from the ability to issue and decommission credentials remotely, allowing them to lower management costs.
• Both mobile access and ACaaS are typically sold via subscription, or using recurring fee-based pricing models. Adding mobile credentials to an ACaaS contract would not be an issue for an integrator, and as mobile access becomes more popular in the traditional access control market, end users and installers are likely to become more familiar with the recurring-fee pricing model, which should generate additional interest in ACaaS.
• Like ACaaS solutions, the majority of access control solutions are cloud-based. As both become more popular, end users are likely to become more comfortable deploying cloud-based security solutions.
• ACaaS is increasing the penetration of access control systems in buildings, and many end users are owners of small and medium-sized businesses who have never owned an access control system before. This situation poses an excellent opportunity for mobile access, as providers can ensure that mobile-capable readers are installed from the outset.
In terms of overall adoption, Dearing said that, so far, early adopters of each solution are based in different industries. "Mobile access has seen its strongest adoption in the education and hospitality sectors, while ACaaS is gaining traction with small and medium-sized businesses and the property management segment," he explained. "Due to the large number of smaller projects, a significant portion of ACaaS end users value affordability over advanced feature sets and functionality. ACaaS providers may struggle to convince end users to install readers that are mobile-capable but also more expensive."
Despite both solutions typically being billed on a monthly or annual basis, the pricing models vary slightly, Dearing said. "ACaaS solutions are priced according to the number of doors, while mobile access is priced according to the number of credentials or users," he noted. "Creating an intuitive but optimal pricing model for the combined solution could prove tricky for suppliers. If both original metrics are kept, suppliers are likely to encounter difficulty as end users scale their solutions."
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tl;dr: it is important to add input validation to custom json deserializers in Jackson.
In RHQ we make use of Json parsing in a few places - be it directly in the as7/Wildfly plugin, be it in the REST-api indirectly via RESTEasy 2.3.5, that already does the heavy lifting.
Now we have a bean
Link that looks like
public class Link {
String rel;
String href;
The standard way for serializing this is
{ "rel":"edit", "href":"http://acme.org" }
As we need a different format I have written a custom serializer and attached it on the class.
@JsonSerialize(using = LinkSerializer.class)
@JsonDeserialize(using = LinkDeserializer.class)
public class Link {
private String rel;
private String href;
This custom format looks like:
"edit": {
"href": "http://acme.org"
As a client can also send links, some custom deserialization needs to happen. A first cut of the deserializer looked like this and worked well:
public class LinkDeserializer extends JsonDeserializer<Link>{
public Link deserialize(JsonParser jp,
DeserializationContext ctxt) throws IOException
String tmp = jp.getText(); // {
jp.nextToken(); // skip over { to the rel
String rel = jp.getText();
jp.nextToken(); // skip over {
Link link = new Link(rel,href);
return link;
Now what happened the other day was that in some tests I was sending data and our server blew up horribly. Memory usage grew, the garbage collector took huge amounts of cpu time and the call eventually terminated with an
After some investigation I found that the client did not send the
Link object in our special format, but in the original format that I showed first. Further investigation showed that in fact the
LinkDeserializer was consuming the tokens from the stream as seen above and then also swallowing subsequent tokens from the input. So when it returned, the whole parser was in a bad shape and was then trying to copy large arrays around until we saw the OOME.
After I got this, I changed the implementation to add validation and to bail out early on invalid input, so that the parser won't get into bad shape on invalid input:
public Link deserialize(JsonParser jp,
DeserializationContext ctxt) throws IOException
String tmp = jp.getText(); // {
validate(jp, tmp,"{");
jp.nextToken(); // skip over { to the rel
String rel = jp.getText();
validateText(jp, rel);
jp.nextToken(); // skip over {
tmp = jp.getText();
validate(jp, tmp,"{");
validate*() then simply compare the token with the passed expected value and throw an Exception on unexpected input:
private void validate(JsonParser jsonParser, String input,
String expected) throws JsonProcessingException {
if (!input.equals(expected)) {
throw new JsonParseException("Unexpected token: " + input,
The validation can perhaps be improved more, but you get the idea.

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Brutus's Mommy wrote:Well I just got back from the natural foods store and picked up some lemon oil and some Dr. Bronner's 18 in 1 Hemp Tea Tree Pure Castile Soap. I figured since you were all talking about tea tree oil I would save $8 and just pick up the castile soap with it already in it
I'm going to be cleaning all weekend!
You probably really will too
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ABC cancels "Don't Trust the B— in Apt. 23," adds "Happy Endings"
Surely there are fans of "Don't Trust the B—- in Apt. 23" who lament its passing. The James Van der Beek joke got old (TV star playing himself in a self-deprecating way, hilarious?), and the culture clash of sheltered girl versus wild child trying to be BFFs as roommates was getting stale, too. The show was low-rated, no matter how many nights a week ABC tried to sell it. But surely there was someone who loved it? ABC canceled the comedy Tuesday, instead adding extra plays of "Happy Endings."
For the record, I haven't kept up with "Apt. 23" but I do watch "Happy Endings." The ensemble is nimble, the dialog is fresh and it feels unlike the 8,472 other sitcoms that have come and gone in recent seasons. For now, I'll keep "Happy Endings" on the DVR season pass list, along with "Big Bang Theory," "The Middle," "The New Normal," "30 Rock" (for another few weeks) plus cable comedies "Louie," "Girls," "Episodes." And animated favorites "The Simpsons" and "Archer."


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As wildfires raged this week across the drought-ravaged state of Colorado, Americans across the country were transfixed by the images of destruction streaming out of the region. But on the eve of the Independence Day holiday, a few select businessmen may have been watching those telecasts with a certain sinking feeling in their stomachs.
According to the National Retail Federation, this Independence Day more than 160 million people, or over 67 percent of Americans, plan to celebrate the patriotic anniversary with cookouts, barbeques and picnics. Nearly half of those celebrating, or close to 115 million people, are planning to attend a fireworks or community celebration.
They won't be catching a display in Vail, Colorado, however. Not this year, anyway. Fireworks displays in the popular vacation destination have been canceled due to the extremely dry conditions and high fire risk, with nearly 400 wildfires reported in the state so far in 2012. And it's not just Vail. On June 14, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed an Executive Order banning open burning and private use of fireworks statewide.
On top of potentially putting a damper on the celebrations of many state residents, the Governor's actions is potentially bad news for the fireworks industry, which earns a majority of its revenue in the few weeks leading up to the holiday.
"Its something that we do have to watch very, very closely," says Julie Heckman, executive director of the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA), a trade group that represents a whole gamut of different fireworks companies. "Mother nature will impact the 4th of July, whether it be storms like Tropical Debbie in the south, or hurricanes or even the storms we've experience last week which caused some cancellations in the D.C. area."
Canceled shows can be rescheduled, Heckman says, predicting a spate of Labor Day shows to be slated this year in Colorado. And the larger, experienced companies know not to put all their proverbial sparklers in one basket.
"Most companies… they diversify," Heckman says. "If you're in an area that typically has restrictions because of drought, you will also do business in states not prone to such restrictions. So you've basically balanced your financial risk. If you did business in Texas, you would be quite wise to also do business in New England."
But dry weather and burn restrictions can still hurt various players in a retail industry that has over the past decade been steadily increasing in both reach and revenue — even as the actual production of American fireworks now takes place almost exclusively in factories in China.
"In certain areas, sales are down," says William A. Werner, Vice President of the consumer fireworks behemoth Phantom.
"Weather patterns the last six months have been pretty weird," Weimer says. "But this was unusual. Typically we don't have these kinds of extreme weather conditions in multiple locations."
On the other hand, Weimer is not particularly worried.
"Where there are not adverse weather conditions sales are very strong, so it's really a dichotomy out there," he says. And the last two years, even despite dry conditions in Texas and northern Florida still resulted in positive gains.
These things just come with the territory, according to John Werner, a member of the board of directors of the National Fireworks Association, another trade organization that deals mostly with the types of smaller retailers most vulnerable to burn bans like the one issued in Colorado. Weimer has been involved with professional pyrotechnics for going on 30 years, and has weathered plenty of droughts--and storms--along the way.
"It's a finicky kind of business," Werner says. "And the people who get involved with it are used to dealing with the whims of the weather, and the regulations, which can change from year to year."
It's also an increasingly profitable business. In fact according to figures from the APA, fireworks sales in the US have doubled since 1998, and states that allow consumer sales can look to bring in between $500,000 and $1 million dollars a year in tax revenue alone. Fourteen years ago, fireworks companies earned $141 million in revenue through large-scale displays, and another $284 million was made in consumer sales. By last year, those figures had risen to $318 and $649 million, respectively.
"Personal sales, that's where this industry has really grown over the past decade," Heckman says. "We've seen a significant trend in states liberalizing sales since 2000."
Perhaps due to reported decreases in the number of fireworks-related injuries, or perhaps due to the ever-increasing potential for tax revenue, in the ten years a dozen states have regulations on the fireworks purchasable in stores, including six legislative alterations in the past two years. Currently, only Massachusetts, Delaware, New York, and New Jersey maintain all-out bans.
If you do live in a state that is in the middle of a dry spell, check with your local fire department for updates on possible firework restrictions or burn bans. Fires sparked by inappropriate or banned firework usage are not only dangerous, they're illegal.
If consumer fireworks are legally sold in your area, John Werner of the NFA says a rather cutthroat industry and very small selling window helps ensure prices stay affordable. "Apples to apples everyone is pretty much on the same page," Werner says. "In a lot of cases it's a friendly rivalry to outsell each other. Everybody knows what everybody else is doing."
In terms of variety, as well as the best possible bang for your buck, families with children can never go wrong with a good assortment kit, adds William A. Weimer, of Phantom.
"The reality is 65 to 70 percent of our buying groups are families," he says. "It's becoming more and more a family oriented experience, rather than just some boys blowing things up."


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We all remember our first. Car, I mean. Mojo magazine asks people about the first record they bought; I'm interested in their first auto purchase.
Mine, for the record, was a 1962 Chevy Nova convertible, passed down from my uncle. It was a very cool car, fire-engine red, with a masking-tape peace sign on the driver's door. My twin brother and I, who had just turned 16, put it there circa 1968-1969, when the Vietnam War was on and peace signs really mattered.
I responded emotionally to that Nova — its clean lines, its al fresco driving, its economical six-cylinder engine — and it influenced my car buying to this day. In my garage now is a 1963 Dodge Dart convertible, which is a combination of that first car and my second one (a '63 Dart four door).
We buy cars with our hearts, not our minds, and we may end up owning dozens of them, but that first one is a big experience. And sometimes it gets to our deep-rooted experiences and beliefs.
John Tantillo, a marketing guy, says his first car was a black 1966 VW Fastback like the one at left. He loved it but his father hated it. Why? Because Dad was a confirmed "GM guy" who owned Chevys, Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles and Buicks. "He never made it to the Caddy, but, make no mistake, that was his goal," Tantillo says.
The foreign car purchase sparked bitter arguments, and Tantillo sees a lesson there. "Back in the day, GM had this idea that they would build a car for each period of your family lifecycle. My father bought into that idea and he thought his son would too. Dad just didn't understand what my automobile needs were—how practicality and the gas crisis had combined to make a foreign car the best choice. And neither did GM."
Eric Adams' first car, in 1990, was a Subaru Justy, about as unglamorous a vehicle as you could possibly find. It was "a subcompact with an 88-horsepower three-banger under the hood, titanically tiny tires, and seemingly endless swaths of grey vinyl wrapped all around the dash, seats, ceiling, and trunk," he wrote in Men's Health. "It was the last carbureted car sold in the United States and Europe, for heaven's sake. It was blindingly white and uncool, just like me."
And then the kicker: "But that was all okay, because it was mine."
That pride of ownership is everything, when it's your first car. You overlook daylight through the floorboards, bald tires, upholstery coming out in clumps." It's yours, it gets you around, it's freedom.
You can tell your own first car story here, via Car Talk, and get it instantly animated. Those first wheels an important rite of passage—don't underestimate the experience! Here's one of those first car adventures via a colorful video story:


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I seem to be locked out. On the main screen under refrigeration & ice making http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/forumdisplay.php?f=12 it shows Frosted/ frozen bar top http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread....wpost&t=821592 when I click on http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/forumdisplay.php?f=12 I only show the last post I made 1 day ago? http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=820972
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t-enterprise necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 47 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
T‐Enterprise is one of the leading UK based games design and development company in the industry. As a result of the stellar reputation that we have built up over the years and the 12 plus years of experience we have behind us, we are able to guarantee high quality and incredible success for our games.
Our viral games have reached millions of people around the world and so have a huge potential audience. Designed by our expert team using the latest technology as well as innovative ideas, our games have generated huge attention.
Now we are looking to cover the following areas:
Web Games
iPhone/iPad Game Apps
Android Game Apps
Other Mobile Apps
Facebook Games
HTML5 Games
Our clients are usually marketing directors from medium to large sized businesses looking for a company to design and develop a viral game. Although they are looking for a company that exudes a gaming profile we cannot come across totally as one. We still must retain a professional and upmarket feel.
The client should quickly realise that they have come to a company that can design and develop their idea AND also offer in other platforms they would never of thought of.
An example is an insurance company coming to us for a simple viral web game - in the end they walk away with the game developed on several phone app stores, a facebook app and ofcourse the web game app.
T-Enterprise are re-strategising their core services to the following services:
Web Games
iPhone/iPad Game Apps
Android Game Apps
Other Mobile Apps
Facebook Games
HTML5 Games
Essentially a company can approach T-Enterprise with a game idea and get the game delivered in any or all of the above formats. A typical customer will be a medium to large sized company so the website has to appeal to brand and marketing directors.
We would like to retain:
- the brand colors
- Top right hand corner games
- The home page will need to accomodate the amount of text you see however it would be ideal if the text was displayed in a non obtrusive manner
- a sub page will need to accomodate the amount of text you see
- A contact form on sub pages
- your menu will need to have home, corporate and contact aswell as a button for the services above
We are looking for 4 pages:
Home Page (http://www.t-enterprise.co.uk/)
Sub Page Design (e.g. http://www.t-enterprise.co.uk/games…tion.aspx)
Portfolio Page (e.g. http://www.t-enterprise.co.uk/games…type.aspx)
Game Play Page (e.g. http://www.t-enterprise.co.uk/flash…TabbyTrash
The look we are trying to achieve is:
Strong gaming identity
In the home page it would be nice to show off in a small section a selection of games (6) laid out as the home screen on the iphone (i.,e. icons like http://blog.blankbaby.com/photos/un…creen.jpg)
Please bear in mind that the menu system you design, will need to incorporate the services above and the home page design will need to quickly inform the user that all the above services are available in perhaps a catchy concept. This concept could be in the form of a clients idea for a game which we can then turn into multiple platforms.
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The highlight of my week-long business trip to Denver was the Yves Saint Laurent retrospective at the Denver Art Museum. It is the same exhibition that took place in Paris two years ago (and which I blogged on here). Once again, it was a great opportunity to remember Saint Laurent's genius and wonder at his elegant, chic and oh so Parisian collections.
The retrospective starts with designs Yves Saint Laurent created when he took over the head of Christian Dior in 1958 after the passing of the great designer. Can you believe Saint Laurent was only 22 then?
Yves Saint Laurent then established his own house with his business and life partner Pierre Bergé. Some of his designs have become iconic and largely imitated though they were quite revolutionary at the time.
The suit for women is the most famous example. I remember being told of Saint Laurent's friend and muse Nan Kempner wearing one to a restaurant in New York City. She was denied entrance because of it and decided to lose the pants so that the long jacket would give the illusion of a dress.
A room is dedicated to Yves Saint Laurent's friendship with Catherine Deneuve and their collaboration on several of her films. I love the dress he designed for Belle de Jour in 1967; one would never suspect Séverine of hiding such naughty secrets with her strict and elegant look.
The 1971 collection was scandalous in its time. Critics called it vulgar and of bad taste, which I find ironic now that most designers dream of reaching this level of elegance.
Although Yves Saint Laurent rarely traveled abroad apart from Morocco, he was influenced by exotic lands like Africa, China and Russia. Likewise, his love of art reflected in his designs with dresses inspired by Mondrian and other artists.
The most impressive display is the tuxedo room showcasing the multiple variations of one iconic design over several decades. Yet the part of the exhibition that really took my breath away was the final one with the ball gowns. The picture below is only a small part of the display and not true to how elegant and beautiful it was. I wish I could have snapped away but – alas – a guard was glaring at me.
I truly believe Yves Saint Laurent will go down in history as the greatest designer of the 20th century. I wonder how Hedi Slimane, now head designer at Saint Laurent Paris, will use his heritage in his upcoming collections, if at all.


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Have you ever faced the most important question that could be asked? 'Are you saved and ready for Heaven when you die?' Many people go through life with the idea that, 'Everybody goes to Heaven when they die…don't they?'
Have a look at the chart and find out where you are. If not saved or born again…you are still in your sins and on the road to Hell! If that last statement troubles you, and it should, click on the 'Gospel Tracts' tab above and read how you can know your sins forgiven. Or, if you would like to listen to a Gospel message, click here.
For those who would like to follow a daily reader for the Bible that will take you through the Bible in 1 year, click on 'Daily Readers' and then 'M'Cheyne's Reader' and pick your month and day. This daily reading plan was designed by Robert Murray M'Cheyne who lived from 1813-1843. It is an aggressive reader, taking you through the OT once, the NT & Psalms twice in 365 days.
For those who would like to follow a daily reader for the Bible that will take you chronologically through the Bible in 1 year, click on 'Daily Readers' then 'Chronological Reader' and pick your month and day.
For those who are interested in Textual issues about the Bible, click on 'Textual Issues' and chose either some audio files to listen to or some articles to read. If you are looking for an introduction to the topic, please start here An Examination of the Textual Basis of the Holy Scriptures .
For those interested in an excellent article that reminds us of the masterpiece that the King James Bible is; a very capable brother from the Kells Assembly in County Antrim Northern Ireland has written the following booklet, Appreciating the Value of the Authorized Version .
There are many audio files on this site that contain ministry and gospel preaching, click on 'Audio', chose either 'Gospel Messages' or 'Ministry Messages' and chose your preacher.


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Software Compilation 4.4 now available for Windows
Continuing their impressive record of quick delivery of fresh KDE software, the KDE Windows team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of packages with the latest KDE release for the Windows platform.
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The installer provides not only most of the applications from Software Compilation 4.4, but also the latest versions of a number of independently released KDE applications. Highlights include the latest stable version of digiKam (and the KIPI plugins) and Konversation. Although Amarok is not yet included in the installer there is progress being made.
Packages have been split from the KDE modules allowing easy installation of just what you want to use. The KDE Windows developers are also introducing metapackages that make it possible to easily install groups of popular applications from for example KDE Graphics, the KDE Software Development Kit and KDE Games. Metapackages are not yet functional in the installer but are expected in a future release.
As always, you can install KDE applications on your Windows platform using the latest installer (Windows executable). Please remember that KDE software on Windows is still a work in progress, so not all applications are suitable for day to day use at the moment.
True names
Call me a heretic, but I'm going to continue to call it "KDE".
By Brandybuck at Sun, 2010/02/21 - 3:43am
KDE is the community
Feel free to call it how you want, but the whole effort of rebranding wasn't because some of us woke up in the morning and thought about changing everything: it was to give more visibility to the applications themselves (you don't need the workspace for them), and because now those also run on other platforms (but they don't replace the current shell, hence it's improper to call it "desktop environment").
In short, it was done to get rid of the notion "KDE is a desktop environment". Because it's much more than that nowadays.
By Luca Beltrame at Sun, 2010/02/21 - 1:47pm
"Software Compilation" is not
"Software Compilation" is not a name, it's a generic description. Dropping the KDE name is like dropping "Ford" in favor of "Motorized Conveyance".
By Brandybuck at Sun, 2010/02/21 - 6:23pm
You can't change it now...
I agree Brandybuck, you can't change it now. It would be like suddenly calling a
By Callum at Sat, 2010/07/03 - 12:38am
Speaking of SC 4.4...
Look, I'm full aware that The Dot isn't the totally correct place to ask questions (PLEASE point me in the right direction as long as that isn't to an IRC chan):
How do I stop KDE (SC...) 4.4 from auto-sorting my desktop icons?
Right-click Desktop --> Sort Icons: Nothing is enabled/checked
Cachew --> Folder View Activity Settings --> Sorting: Unsorted
I can put my icons somewhere, but if I create something new on my Desktop, all my icons get lined up along the left side with Folders being first (even though Folders first is *DIS*-abled) and alphabetically after that (again, disabled).
Please, is there some way to stop KDE (SC) 4.4 from moving my Desktop icons? Locking Icons doesn't work, they still get lined up along the left side.
Thank you.
By Xanadu at Mon, 2010/02/22 - 4:40am
Try the forums at
By odysseus at Mon, 2010/02/22 - 10:24am
Thank you.
Thank you. I've now done exactly that.
By Xanadu at Tue, 2010/02/23 - 1:07am
How to install offline?
By Andreas Joseph Krogh at Tue, 2010/02/23 - 11:13am
Should work
The installer has option for download only, and option to install from local files. So it should work.
By Morty at Tue, 2010/02/23 - 11:50am
From non-windows clients?
My computer which has access to the Internet runs Linux, are you proposing to use Wine to execute the client and choose "download only"? Why not a tar-file or something which wraps the whole installer-thing?
By Andreas Joseph Krogh at Tue, 2010/02/23 - 1:28pm
Different types of accounting
Different types of accounting software are available for the Self Employed and some of this software has been specifically designed to cater for the precise size and requirements of the self employed business. There are basic Accounting Software packages available for the self employed business that is not vat registered and have no employees. Standard accounting software packages for the self employed business that is vat registered. The vat threshold limit at which businesses are liable for vat is £61,000 up to April 2007 and subject to possible changes after that date. Advanced and more sophisticated Accounting Software for the self employed who also employ staff are available with integrated payroll software included in the Accounting Software packages.
By 1stukgent1111 at Wed, 2010/06/02 - 5:54am
KDE for friends
Does that mean I can now tell Windows using friends of mine that they can just download this great multi-protocol chat program (kopete) or the powerful editor (kate) and they will run for them?
(same for many other great apps, kopete and kate are chosen semi-randomly :) )
By Arne Babenhauserheide at Tue, 2010/02/23 - 1:52pm
you can :)
By Mark Kretschmann at Tue, 2010/02/23 - 3:00pm
Yes, but be aware it's not
Yes, but be aware it's not like installing normal Windows software, I'd agree with trying the installer for yourself and see how it all works, and decide if that's suitable for your friends. The installer is still a bit techie, but they are working on that.
By odysseus at Tue, 2010/02/23 - 7:04pm
This is good job and I loved
This is good job and I loved the reading. It is happening in all countries .. thanks for sharing this informtion Kids Games
By shamslive at Tue, 2010/07/06 - 8:26pm
hi there,
i know this is not the right place to report bugs, but kde on windows crashes with my install from today everywhere.
seems like seom central component - i dont know where to file a bug there as it seems its windows related.
By wintersommer at Wed, 2010/02/24 - 10:45pm
no crash dumps on windows
am i right that there is no way having crash dumps automatically sent like in linux ?
By wintersommer at Sun, 2010/02/28 - 6:19pm
I've been using KDE since
I've been using KDE since around 0.8 or 0.9. In addition, I can get "under the hood" and play with rc files if needed.
By williamcalo2 at Sun, 2010/06/13 - 4:38pm
Nicely presented information
Nicely presented information in this post, I prefer to read this kind of stuff. The quality of content is fine and the conclusion is good. Thanks for the post.
By Sam at Fri, 2010/06/04 - 3:48am
Which is the best Pos
By 1stukgent133 at Wed, 2010/07/07 - 9:22am
The KDE modules allowing easy
The KDE modules allowing easy installation of just what you want to use. The KDE Windows developers are also introducing metapackages that make it possible to easily install groups of popular applications from for example KDE Graphics, the KDE Software Development Kit and KDE Games. Metapackages are not yet functional in the installer but are expected in a future release.,..Thank you,..alarm system malaysia
By harsh7 at Sat, 2010/06/05 - 7:59am
Link above is for a short featurette/tutorial of Plasma in KDE 4.1
The most built up features of Plasma, that being the heavy integration, never made it into the beta. I don't know if it has been included yet.
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SUBTERRANEAN ABODE: Artists and dreamers and doers who worked outside of the academic and established art worlds built many of California's best-known and most-loved landmarks. We're thinking of the Watts Towers, the inspiring spires made by Simon Rodia and Art Harold Beal's NittWitt Ridge in Cambria (among many, many others). It's hard to name the majors of this category, though, without saying the name "Forestiere" in your first or second breath. Fresno's own Forestiere Underground Gardens, which were built by Baldassare Forestiere during the first five decades of the 20th century (for 40 years total), are so wondrous and, yes, wonderful, too, that it can be hard to believe there was a single man doing all the work. And "built" isn't quite correct: Mr. Forestiere, a Sicilian immigrant, carved and dug and whittled and coaxed a series of impressive catacombs and nooks and crannies and rooms out of sometimes unyielding earth, making, in the process, one of our country's most exceptional private homes. It's underground, right angles are hard to come by, it's fairy tale-like, and it is open to visitors for most of the year.
AND THAT YEAR STARTS... In March, at least on weekends. The gardens will expands to more days for spring break and then, starting in April will observe a Wednesday through Sunday schedule. Weather is a factor in visiting the subterranean home, so keep in mind that if "substantial rain" falls in the area the gardens close. On the flip side, though? The underground world can be quite cool come the toasty days of a Fresno summer. It's magical, truly, and historic and Hobbit-y all at once. It will feel like a movie location but it is 100% real life.


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After all the years of talking smack on running I go ahead and run a half marathon. At least it was as unconventional as expected. I had put a little time into running in prep for my first triathlon, but not much as far as distance. My twice a year running partner on the east coast told me about the Philly half and that I should run it with him. 'No, no, I couldn't do that distance. Too far. I am not ready." He laughed and told me to shut up and run it. It seems most people are more overconfident about my abilities than myself.
A week and a half before the race I decide I want to give it a go. Ride over to Fairmount Park (staying in Philly at this time) on the new extended bike/jog path. I do eight miles on Tuesday and nine miles on Thursday. For the second run I managed to talk Brad, a good friend of mine who had done the Broad St. Ten Miler, to run with me. He decides to run the half as well! So at this point the race is in less than ten days and between us we have run three times for a total of twenty-six miles in the three weeks leading up to it. At least I was in good company.
Friday night. We buy some running gear at the expo where you pick up your number (ed note: Suckers!). Then I am off to West Philly for a giant feast of vegan pizza, meatballs and whole-wheat pasta with Brad and some of his friends from his office. Great time chillin and eating with people almost as unprepared as I am. Afterwards I roll over to a party but only stay for an hour or so in order to be in bed by 1am.
Wake up and fumble around for my 'gear'. New running shorts are SHORT. Yikes. Put on a cycling cap in order to represent and not be mistaken for a runner. The night before everyone was talking about putting 'Bodyglide' on sensitive areas to avoid chaffing. I use KY cause that's all I can find. Eat some soy yogurt and I am out the house riding over to the start on part of the course. Meet up with the crew and we find our appropriate corral (When you sign up you give an estimated finish time and they corral you based on this). I never find Farnz, the kid who got me to do this, cause he is in a corral closer to the front and we never catch him. Actually, for most of the race we remain on the other side of the passing. It is three of us running together and we take it slow for the first 5 miles through the city.
Public urination is a funny thing. In most places (outside the US) it is acceptable when alternatives do not exist. It was funny to see guys who probably drive BMW SUV's sneak off to the bushes to take a piss (when otherwise they probably scoff at it). Having to pee did not come up for us cause the sports drink they were giving out was not vegan! What the hell is that about? Putting whey in a Gatorade-like drink. Bullshit! I drink water at every stop though, utilizing the speed walk method in order to actually get the water into my mouth.
By mile seven or eight we had picked up the pace and are now running each mile slightly faster than the previous. We get some Clif shots around mile nine and talk about picking up the pace further at mile ten. Is this a good idea? We hit ten and Brad's friend steps on it. I keep up. She slows slightly but I am stoked on the new pace and keep it up. Mile eleven hits and I am still going strong. I slow for water and when I speed up the effects of the faster pace are evident in my breathing. The weather (low 90's) becomes more of a factor when I exit the shade around mile twelve. I am passing people like crazy and imagine them all thinking, 'That kid is going to blow up. What a dumb-ass!' The gradient increases and mile thirteen is around the corner or it should be……this is the longest mile of the whole race…..I hit thirteen and people are lined along the course for the last tenth of a mile cheering us on. I really wasn't sure if I could hold the pace I was at till I saw the end. What was I thinking? I cross the line and have to keep moving. My legs are slightly unhappy. I drink a quart of water immediately and collect my medal.
Meeting up with the others we make our way to the food. Philly soft pretzels! Easily I consumed 10,000 calories of these in a month in Philly and gladly consume a couple hundred more (calories, not pretzels). We sit in the grass and talk about our runs. Good times.
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Far as I can tell, Dappered is the best in class for pointing to deals on nice men's clothing. But not every deal around is posted, and understandably so. Not all deals are front page worthy. But I've discovered I've missed lots of the Bonobos $X for $2X deals, and probably many other sorts of deals. Post the so-so or niche deals here as well as the great ones.
This includes any deals or sales you see around the net on nice clothes. Or when you see a big batch of clothing that moved from full price to sale, eg as the inventory is turned over. Or something nice on a site like Overstock. Don't worry too much if it's a great sale.
Also, if you have any good sources for finding deals, post them here. I know Slickdeals and FatWallet, but most of the clothing posted is low end, and the higher end deals are often left out.
Some crumbs I managed to dig up:
Saks Fifth Avenue in-store coupon, 30-50% off: http://f.chtah.com/i/21/682906452/O5_Email_FriendsandFamily_OP_3.jpg
Dillard's additional 40% off: http://www.dillards.com/content/Additional_Sale_NCH?splashlink=hero1_es1_092911_Cl earanceNCH
And a beautiful 9.5D white buck Chukka with red brick sole, courtesy of Mr. McNairy: http://www.epauletshop.com/servlet/the-646/White-Nubuck-Chukka/Detail
And of course, the 50% off Bonobos sale. See facebook.com/bonobos


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Color and bake candy Shrinky Dinks jewelry you can wear and share with friends! Make earrings, necklaces and bracelets with this fun kit. Sweet Treats Jewelry contains everything you'll need – color pre-cut Shrinky Dinks shapes with the color pencils, then bake. Display your homemade jewelry on the 3D jewelry display cake! For ages 6
Sweet Treat Shinky Dinks includes:
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Papaya Pork Rib Soup 木瓜排骨汤
Friday, July 22, 2016
I didn't intend to boil this soup.
My BIL bought an immature papaya and although it looked ripe on the outside, inside it's still pale and crunchy. He didn't know what to do with it and so he handed it to me, so that it won't be wasted.


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Moderators: Mug UK, moondog/.tSCc., [ProToS], lp, instream, Moderator Team, Nature
calimero wrote:btw what is speed of SvethLana? Currently I am using NetUSB on ROM port but I guess that SvethLana is faster?
shoggoth wrote:SvethLana is a 100Mbit card on a fast bus, it should be quite a bit faster than the NetUSB. Any speed limitation is more likely to be in the MiNTNet stack (which has some short comings) rather than the hardware.
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calimero wrote:very nice clean cut!
where did you put video output cable from SuperVidel?
btw it looks like that entire planet have only one type of push buttons and switches - yours looks exactly like mines!
shoggoth wrote:Very neat & nice installs you got there guys! I wish my own falcon looked this good!!!
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Director: Tony Elliott. Starring: Robbie Amell, Rachael Taylor, Shaun Benson, Gray Powell, Jacob Neayem. USA, Canada, 2016. IMDB: 6.4. Budget: about $2 mln. Box office: Netflix! My rating: 2.5/4. Timelooped sci-fi thriller.
– He has apples.
– Nobody has apples anymore.
– He does.
(the military guys)
– I was ordered to recover an energy turbine. Apparently, it's a time machine.
Netflix seems to be definitely interested in taking some part of the low- and mid- budget sci-fi pie (I have recently reviewed 2017 Netflix-distributed film "What Happened to Monday?").
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Welcome in the company of groundhogs!
What I liked. The movie is tensely filmed and certainly doesn't leave you bored. With each loop (and there are a loooooooooooooooooot of them), more and more details are revealed and characters seem more complex than before, multiplying and stratifying. It's fast paced, so you don't have too much time to think over inconsistencies of the plot. There are also enough plot twists to keep you interested and they're well done.
What I didn't like. The problems arise with the casting of the main characters – unfortunately Robbie Amell does not have the drama of Jake Gyllenhall (who did a great time-loop sci-fi "Source Code") or the wry humour of Bill Murray ("Groundhog Day") and Rachael Taylor is not as sensitive and brutal as Emily Blunt (from another time-loop gem "Edge of Tomorrow") and honestly was quite annoying. Amell at least tries to look trustworthy, but Taylor… most of her acting consists of a slightly open mouth and widened eyes. Considering that 98% of the movie is shot in just several rooms and everything is pretty minimal, that can be a little annoying. The right chemistry here is missing. I saw her in Marvel's "Jessica Jones" and she was much better there. Fortunately, the wild team of the unknown militaries compensate that well with more charismatic Shaun Benson and Gray Powell.
The main gimmick is used too much – the movie lasts barely 90 minutes and that is not much, but almost all of the time we see the same time-loop in different variations. As we all know, exemplary exercises in minimalism are so difficult to comply. "ARQ" is no exception – though it tries pedantically. As many noted, if cut by half it would be an great episode of something like "Black Mirror".
The production. "ARQ" is a full-lentgh debut for Tony Elliott, who was mostly a screenwriter before (including highly popular "Orphan Black" and the TV series "12 Monkeys"). However, he originated the idea long time before that in 2008. The budget was under $2 million and the film was shot in 19 days in Toronto.
Worth watching? While "ARQ" is certainly not a new word in the genre and does not reach the heights set by its predecessors, in first place due to a lack of chemistry of the main characters, but it can still be entertaining and fun to watch. There are much worse time paradox films like "Triangle" (which was just ridiculous). So, maybe give it a try. Just don't expect it to be some groundbreaking sci-fi relevation, okay?
Acting: 2.5/4
Directing: 3/4
Originality: 2.5/4
Pathos level: low
Final vote: 2.5/4
Watch also: "Source Code" is definitely a much better time-loop film that I absolutely love, and it still keeps things minimal. "Edge of Tomorrow" is an awesome blockbuster with a shitload of irony, highly recommended even for those who can't stant Com Truise. And, of course, don't forget "Groundhog Day", which was recently ressurected as a musical (read about it + some curious little known facts about the film here).


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