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Many of you have started asking me what makeup looks you should wear for spring.
As I told you last spring, I am a huge fan of natural-looking self–tanner and bronzer. There is nothing better then keeping a healthy glow without having to damage your skin by baking in the sun, although I know some of you will go in the sun away!
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Here's a few pictures to show the sizie of the machine.
Please note that I use a medium size glove, so my hand really isn't very big.
Also, I didn't bother editing the pictures, just pulled the SD-card from the camera , slotted it into the Alpha-400 and uploaded the via the browser.

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Strumigenys admixta Fisher HNS sp. n.
HOLOTYPE WORKER. TL 2.5, HL 0.65, HW 0.58, CI 90, ML 0.32, MI 49, SL 0.42, SI 72, PW 0.31, AL 0.62. Characters of sphera-complex. Each mandible with 1 preapical acute tooth which is situated in the apical third of the length. Upper scrobe margin with a projecting lamellate flange throughout its length, eyes not visible in full-face view. Eye small, convex, its maximum diameter less than maximum width of scape. Basal portion of scape swollen, apical third subcylindrical; hairs on leading edge fine, narrowly spatulate. Cephalic dorsum densely clothed with small appressed scale-like ground-pilosity; upper scrobe margin fringed with short curved narrowly spatulate to spoon-shaped hairs. Cephalic dorsum with 3 pairs of stout standing remiform to clavate hairs arranged in a transverse row close to the occipital margin, and 1 pair on vertex. Pronotal humeral hair absent, the humeral angles bluntly marginate. Mesonotum with 1 pair of stout standing clavate hairs, on anterior margin. Ground-pilosity on alitrunk dorsum sparse, consisting of short narrowly spatulate to broadly spatulate (almost scale-like) hairs. Dorsum of alitrunk in outline convex anteriorly, posterior portion more or less flat to gently sloping to declivity. Metanotal groove shallowly impressed. Propodeal spines narrowly triangular, diverging; lamella absent from declivity. Alitrunk dorsum densely reticulate-punctate. Pronotal dorsum with superimposed rugulose sculpture, most evident at lateral margins. Sides of pronotum striolate to costulate with punctate sculpture on apical margin, remainder more or less smooth. Pleurae smooth and shiny with punctures peripherally. Petiole node in dorsal view approximately as broad as long. Postpetiole disc reticulate-punctate, on some specimens faint longitudinally striolate sculpture present on lateral margins of disc. In profile ventral spongiform tissue of petiolar peduncle a narrow curtain along the base of the peduncle, depth of curtain approximately equal to maximum width of eye. Ventral spongiform lobe of postpetiole moderately developed. Basigastral costulae short but distinct. Dorsal surface of petiole with one pair of erect stout clavate hairs; postpetiole and gaster with stout standing clavate hairs. Colour light to medium brown.
PARATYPE WORKERS. TL 2.6 - 2.7, HL 0.67 - 0.71, HW 0.58 - 0.62, CI 84 - 91, ML 0.33 - 0.36, MI 49 - 50, SL 0.44 - 0.46, SI 71 - 78, PW 0.32 - 0.34, AL 0.63 - 0.68 (6 measured). As holotype.
Holotype worker, Madagascar: 5.3 km. SSE Ambanizana, Andranobe, 15 ° 40 ' S, 49 ° 58 ' E, 425 m., 21. xi. 1993, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), rainforest, # 926 (l) - 6 (B. L. Fisher) (MCZ).
Paratypes. workers with same data as holotype but coded (10) - 7, (27) - 9, (28) - ll, (35) - 10, (40) - 16. (BMNH, SAM).
NON-PARATYPIC MATERIAL EXAMINED. Madagascar: 5 km. SW Antalaha, 50 m. (CD. Alpert); 19 km. ESE Maroantsetra, 350 m. (P. S. Vlard); Fotodriana, Cap Masoala, 25 m. (O. D. Alpert); 6.3 km. S Ambanizana, Andranobe, 25 m. (B. L. Fisher); Nosy Mangabe, 150 m. (P. S. Ward); Nosy Mangabe (J. - M. Belsch); Baie d'Antongil, Ivontaka, 150 m. (J. - M. Belsch); 1 km. W Andampibe, Cap Masoala, 125 m. (Alpert el al.); 2 km. W Andampibe, Cap Masoala, 125 m. (Alpert el al.); 10 km. NNE Fenoarivo Atm., S. F. Tampolo, 10 m. (B. L. Fisher).
Measurements of this material extend the range shown by the type-series: HL 0.64 - 0.69, HW 0.55 - 0.61, CI 82 - 90, ML 0.31 - 0.34, MI 46 - 52, SL 0.40 - 0.44, SI 70 - 79 (7 measured).
S. admixta HNS can be isolated from other members of the sphera-complex by the following characters:
1 Upper scrobe margin with a projecting lamellate flange throughout its length.
2 Basal half of scape distinctly and sharply swollen; in dorsal view maximum width of scape about twice its apical width.


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Why are mirin and sake used together in recipes? What does each ingredient add to a recipe that the other can't?
For me, both liquids are quite different (like comparing a sweet sherry with a dryish vermouth) and both have their own distinctive aromas/tastes.
But when cooking, the simplest way for me to describe why I might use both is that Mirin gives a very distinct kind of sweetness to the dish. Sometimes that sweetness can be a bit cloying. Whereas Sake (and I only use dry or semi-dry sake for cooking) somehow balances the Mirin.
My opinion comes from having used Mirin and soy sauce together with and without Sake. Although Mirin and soy sauce tastes fine as a combination, there's definitely an improvement when a drop of sake is added also. For me, the tase becomes more refined/sophisticated - it's as if Sake becomes a mediator between the saltiness of the soy sauce and the heady sweetness of the Mirin and they all harmonise together.
In teriaki type recipes which provide a salty/sweet flavour you could probably get away without adding Sake if you don't have any. It won't be quite the same but it won't be too far off. Using Sake but not the Mirin won't approximate the intended result (although you could perhaps get nearer by adding sugar/honey/maple syrup).
Wow, I can't say it any better than Loretta has!
The Big Onigiri.
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There are just too many sake at the store. Different kinds too. Which one should I get for cooking?
Just get one that is affordable for you, that will be fine.
Thank you so much!
Hi, I just bought a bottle of sake to use for cooking and had a question on how to store the unused portion. Do I keep it in the fridge? and how long will it keep? --Thanks.
Hi inktwig (love your username ^_^), sake can be stored in a cool, dark place, well closed. It doesn't need to be refrigeratored.
Thank you! I'm so glad I found your blog it's very informative and really fun to read.
which one is best used for making Shrimp Tempura sauce? Mirin or Sake?
Hi Sieg14
I'm not sure if there is a 'correct' answer to this question as it would depend on what kind of flavour you wanted your tentsuyu to have.
Generally, you might be better off with the mirin as the simplest sauces are made with soy sauce, mirin and water with strained bonito flakes or dashi. It tends to be the more elaborate recipes that include sake - often with mirin but occasionally without.
I've personally never made a tentsuyu with sake but without mirin.
regarding storing sake, how long can i keep it opened a week? month? until the use by date?
thank you
It's quite alcoholic - I think you should be able to treat it like a sherry.
… I just had a look in Wikipedia, it says it's BEST consumed within hours of opening it, but that it can remain drinkable for months if kept refrigerated.
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Cook's Illustrated recommends Mitoku Organic Mikawa Mirin Sweet Rice Seasoning which is available online. Their second favorite which is available in grocery stores is Eden Mirin Rice Cooking Wine.
By the way, if you love to cook, I highly recommend an online subscription to cooksillustrated.com. They do hundreds of taste tests, as well as equipment reviews, which I have found invaluable. They offer a free 2 week subscription and they offered me 50% off the yearly trial, so I took it and am loving it!!! Here is their full Mirin review:
"Mirin, a Japanese rice wine used in cooking, has a subtle salty-sweet flavor prized in Asian marinades and glazes. The most traditional method for creating mirin usually involves combining rice, koji (a starch-digesting mold), and a distilled spirit made from low-grade sake. The mold converts rice starch into glucose, and the resulting liquid is drawn out and clarified. It has an extremely high sugar level, nearly 14 percent alcohol, and no additives. Most of the supermarket brands of mirin in this country are a cheaper variation that combines sake or some other type of alcohol with salt, corn syrup, other sweeteners, and sometimes caramel coloring and flavoring. These products generally have lower percentages of alcohol.
Would the type of mirin we chose make a difference in recipes such as our Grilled Beef Teriyaki? We chose four brands—three from the supermarket and one mail-order organic mirin—to sample plain and in our teriyaki sauce. Sampled plain, the cheapest supermarket brands stood out for overly strong flavors. Some tasters panned one sake as "saccharine," while another was so salty it was deemed "brackish." Tasters enjoyed the "roasted," "caramel-like" flavors of the second-place mirin, made in Japan using mostly traditional methods but with added sea salt. (The alcohol content is just 6.7 percent.) Our winner was the mail-order mirin, made in Japan in a year-long, traditional process. It scored a notch higher than other brands, with flavors deemed more "robust, balanced, and rich." However, cooked into teriyaki sauce, the differences among mirins were not pronounced enough to justify splurging on a mail-order brand. We'll continue to use our go-to supermarket mirin, but any brand would be just fine in a pinch.
Mitoku Organic Mikawa Mirin Sweet Rice Seasoning
Made according to traditional methods, this mirin boasted flavors that were "well-balanced" and complementary, with "woodsy undertones," and a "smoky, maplelike aftertaste." Tasters preferred this mirin straight up as well as cooked in teriyaki sauce.
$8.83 per 10 fluid ounces, plus shipping
Eden Mirin Rice Cooking Wine
Tasters praised this brand's "roasted" flavor that was "caramel-like and rich" as well as for a "sharp contrast" between flavors overall. To one taster, it resembled "sugary Champagne."
$7.16 per 10.5 fluid ounces
Sushi Chef Mirin Sweetened Sake
This sweetened sake appealed to some tasters for its overripe grape undertones, while others deemed it too sweet—like "wine candy." Still, most tasters enjoyed the thicker consistency and "lingering sweetness" it brought to teriyaki sauce.
$3.99 per 10 fluid ounces
Kikkoman Aji-Mirin Sweet Cooking Rice Seasoning
Sampled straight up, this mirin was "stringent and brackish," with a "super-sweetness" that muted any chance of real complexity. The ingredient list included corn syrup and glucose syrup. Despite these shortcomings, tasters felt it was passable in teriyaki sauce.
$3.58 per 10 fluid ounces"
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Hundreds braved the chill to clean up what others had left (or thrown) behind.
Hundreds braved the chill to clean up what others had left (or thrown) behind.
The Polar Bear Cleanup attracted about 300 volunteers from the University of the Pacific, Stagg High School and the Circle K (Kiwanis Club) among others who pushed through brush and waded into chilly water along the Calaveras River.
The goal of the annual event, hosted by the Friends of the Lower Calaveras River, was to fill a 40 cubic yard trash bin with junk pulled from the river and from its banks.
Thanks for braving the cold, folks.
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Congratulations to the teachers, administrators and staff at Nightingale School, a south Stockton school plagued by low test scores, rapid teacher and administrative turnover, and a sense of hopelessness.
No more. It's surprising what happens when the staff is stabilized, a few dollars are added so a few hours of school can be added each week and when the collaboration of an energized staff is unleashed.
Scores have jumped up and there's a sense of pride and excitement among staff members and students.
Keep up the good work.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, fresh from solving all the problems in the Lone Star State, swept into California last week. He was looking for businesses interested in moving to a state he brags - and with some justification - is much more business friendly.
He got no commitments from businesses any more than he did from the $24,000 Texas spent the week before his arrival on radio ads touting the friendlier business climes of the state he heads.
There's no word if he'll be back.
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Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican said, will have no part in selecting his successor when the princes of the church gather in Rome. Cardinal Roger Mahony will.
Although the 76-year-old former bishop of the Stockton Diocese has been stripped of his public duties in the Los Angeles Diocese - a result of revelations about his part in covering up sexual abuses there for years - he remains in good standing with the church.
The church is free to choose who will help decide who next sits in "the chair of Peter," as the pope's throne is known. And Mahony, unlike many of the priests he protected, has not and likely will not be held criminally liable for his protectionist activities.
Still there's a certain taint that can't be absolved no matter how many times Mahony says he's sorry.
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Stockton police recently reached out to those attending the NAACP's annual Youth Summit at Delta College, looking for a few good men and women to bolster the department's ranks.
The department's participation, as Chief Eric Jones noted, was an attempt to make connections with Stockton's young people and to attract African-American officers and personnel.
Everyone benefits when those in the police department look more like those they serve.
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Here's something to inspire confidence: The state Department of Parks and Recreation does not know how much it costs to operate each of California's 270 state parks, beaches and recreational areas and had no way of knowing how much the state would have saved by closing 70 parks last year.
State Auditor Elaine Howle's findings are part of an investigation into $54 million found hidden in two special funds.
The audit indicates the money troubles were a symptom of much deeper department dysfunction.
The audit said department administrators estimated the operating costs for parks based on geographic regions using 10-year-old figures.
Even newer estimates provided since the scandal broke were inconsistent, Howle said.
Howle's audit was released in advance of today's oversight hearing by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee that is looking into the parks department shenanigans.
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Paul Joseph Watson
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Friday, December 10, 2010
Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Should we be elated or alarmed that Fox News host Glenn Beck now sounds almost identical to Alex Jones? Earlier this week on his television program, Beck talked about Pentagon war games which featured National Guard soldiers training to take on protesters holding signs with the words "FOOD NOW" scrawled on them.
On Beck's website TheBlaze.com, a lengthy article appeared in which the author warned that the military is "preparing its domestic response to a potential economic collapse" focused around "civil unrest over lack of food caused by a financial crisis".
Of course, we were talking about all this years ago but at the time, Beck labeled us "domestic extremists" for doing so. Has Beck had a complete change of heart? His 180 degree flip regarding Wikileaks' Julian Assange in realizing that the threat posed by those who wish to abolish free speech in the United States is far greater than any harm done by Wikileaks itself suggests that Beck is starting to see beyond the left-right paradigm.
We've asked the question time and time again but with no real answer. If Beck continues to talk like this, will Fox News allow him to stay on air? Or is the whole thing all part of a revelation of the method process?
Beck is on the verge of going head to head with the same military-industrial complex that will enforce any martial law scenario, the same entity that funds and controls the corporate media which provides Beck with his platform.
This dichotomy seems irreconcilable, but it's certainly going to be interesting to see how such a seemingly discordant conflict plays out in the long run.


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D. Governance and Review
Trustees of Indiana University
The Trustees of Indiana University receive communications and recommendations submitted to them by the President and by their own committees. In addition, the Trustees frequently hear presentations by representatives of the student body, staff, and faculty. Trustees of Indiana University have ultimate authority for matters of governance at Indiana University.
Given the complexity of the University and its structure, the Bloomington Faculty Council (BFC) has recognized a need to develop special channels of communication between the Faculty and the Trustees of Indiana University. In response to the Council's concern, the Faculty Relations Committee of the Trustees has increased its efforts to provide time regularly (in connection with the monthly Trustees meetings) for faculty members and faculty groups to interact with the Committee and to present their concerns. In 1995, the University Faculty Council (UFC) adopted a policy providing for faculty representation at open sessions of the Board of Trustees. In 2002, the Board of Trustees endorsed, in principle, the practice of permitting faculty representation at certain Executive Sessions. (See Policies D-1 and D-2).
University Organization and Review of System Administrators
Indiana University administrators with responsibilities relating to all campuses include: the President, the Executive Vice President and Provost, Bloomington, Executive Vice President and Chancellor for Indianapolis, the Vice President for Capital Projects and Facilities, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and General Counsel, Vice President for Planning and Policy, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs, Vice President for Engagement, Vice President for Information Technology, Vice President for International Affairs, Vice President for Public Affairs and Government Relations, and Vice President for Research Administration. All administrators whose responsibilities bear directly on the teaching and research mission of the university are subject to review by an appointed committee every four years, as established by the University Faculty Council on March 28, 1978. (See Policy D-3). A separate policy regarding review procedures for Chancellors/Provost was adopted by the Board of Trustees in 2006. (See Policy D-4).
University Administrative and Policy Committees
Several administrative groups and committees are involved in the review, establishment, and implementation of policy for the entire Indiana University system. Two of the most important groups are the Academic Leadership Council and the President's Cabinet.
The Academic Leadership Council, which considers policies and procedures pertaining to academic affairs that have university-wide implications, consists of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs and the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education or Vice Chancellors for Academic Affairs from each campus. The President's Cabinet, which advises the President on a range of policy and programmatic initiatives with university-wide impact, consists of the vice presidents and representatives from the campus chancellors/provost, academic deans, and other senior administrators with university-wide responsibilities. The University Faculty Council and the President also elect or appoint all-campus committees for University-wide awards and endowed lecture series, ceremonies, athletics, and the review and implementation of specific policies, such as the residency requirement. The composition of and charge to some of these committees, including the Honorary Degrees Committee, the Athletics Coordinating Council, and the W. George Pinnell Award selection committee, have been approved by the University Faculty Council. (See DOCUMENT D-V; DOCUMENT H-XX, and DOCUMENT G-VII.)
Bloomington Provost and Administrative Group
The Executive Vice President and Provost, Bloomington, has an administrative group which includes the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs, the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, the Vice Provost for Research, the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, the Vice Provost for Student Affairs and the Vice President for Information Technology. This group meets regularly with the Provost to discuss campus issues and establish policies.
Review of Bloomington Administrators
The Bloomington Faculty Council has established review procedures for major Bloomington Campus Administrators--members of the Provost's Administrative Group and all Deans reporting to the Bloomington Provost. Reviews occur early in the fifth year in office and at four-year intervals thereafter. A review committee appointed by the Provost from nominations made by the Faculty Council Nominations Committee (with submissions from a school policy committee where a school Dean is to be reviewed) will be composed primarily of faculty members. The Review Committee submits its report to the Provost, to the administrator reviewed, to his/her elected policy committee, and to the Agenda Committee of the Bloomington Faculty Council. (See DOCUMENT D-VI.)
Bloomington Deans
The deans of the schools and other campus administrators on the Bloomington Campus meet regularly with the Provost and his/her administrative group. The Deans and Schools located in Bloomington which report administratively to the Bloomington Provost include the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, the School of Law-Bloomington, the School of Library and Information Science, and the School of Music. One of the merged units, the School of Education, which operates programs in both Bloomington and Indianapolis, also reports to the Bloomington Provost, as do two system-wide units--the Graduate School and University Libraries. Other schools, physically located in Bloomington, which report administratively to the Indianapolis Chancellor are: Business (a merged unit), Medical Sciences, Optometry, School of Public and Environmental Affairs (a system-wide unit), and the School of Continuing Studies (a system-wide unit).
Policy Committees
The deans of the degree-granting units on the Bloomington campus meet regularly with the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs on questions of academic programs and policies. Each School or College Dean has been asked by the Bloomington Faculty Council to establish an elected Policy Council to formulate School policy and to advise the Dean in the exercise of the Dean's authority. (See DOCUMENT D-VII.)


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Hints of the Outside World features some of the most noteworthy film works from the IMMA Collection; the exhibition includes work by artists Caroline McCarthy, Carlos Amorales, Gillian Wearing and Dorothy Cross. This exhibition showcases IMMAs diverse collection, shown for the first time at SOMA. This collaboration between IMMA and SOMA is designed to create access opportunities to the visual arts in fresh and interesting situations and locations in Ireland. This show presents major works acquired by IMMA: Dorothy Crosss world of imagination is rich, and her work Ghost Ship, shown as part of Hints of the Outside World pays homage to lightships which once marked the treacherous reefs around the Irish coast, but have now all since vanished. In her work, Sacha and Mum, Gillian Wearing embraces all at once the revealing and the enigmatic, the encouraging and the disquieting, the loving and the menacing; the work has only been shown a handful of times since acquisition. Caroline McCarthys video installation Greetings, presents us an exploration of extending and meddling with spacial limits, and Carlos Amorales features work which is personally anecdotal, yet open to the viewers interpretations of the narrative.
Established in 2009 SOMA is an artist led space in Waterford City. Its focus is to present and work with emerging local, national and international artists. The exhibition will be accompanied by a full colour exhibition guide.
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The Fox and the Hound 1 and 2 (US - BD)
Gabe had a similar childhood experience when he befriended a man-eating tiger...
The Fox and the Hound
The Fox and the Hound was the first Disney animated film of the 1980s, was released right at the center of one of the studio's biggest quality lulls. The people that grew up with it remember it fondly, but the general public tends to consider it rather mediocre, assuming they remember it exists at all. Based on a book by Daniel Mannix, the story followed a familiar narrative about the relationship between forbidden/unlikely friends, a fox named Tod and a hound dog named Copper, and the circumstances that conspire to keep them apart. The film starts on an artistic high note, opening with credits over nature scenes, and almost no sound – then suddenly breaks into a chase sequence told almost entirely in camera moves and music. This scene reaches its crescendo when the mother Fox is shot off screen. It's heavy, almost daring stuff, but from here things dip into a series of tangentially connected sequences that press cute or tragic over interesting. The pacing is slow, and the tone is stale, making for a dulling viewing experience despite a particularly brief runtime, and the opening title tone suggests something that is never delivered upon. It's not so much that I need my escapist Disney spectacle to be particularly threatening (I admit the climax verges on spectacular), but there was clearly a lack of follow through from concept, creating a handful of incredibly sad sequences that don't connect to the madcap, banjo-twanging chases, or to the romantic filler. The animation is really the film's saving grace, and ranks top of the line in comparison to similar era productions thanks to a healthy budget that allowed for plenty of pencil mileage, which especially pays off during the action sequences. Still, the quality of the animation is inconsistent, likely due to the film's long gestating production time. It's interesting to note, however, how much more animator Don Bluth and his team would achieve with half the budget a year later when he made The Secret of NIHM, which features a scale well beyond The Fox and the Hound, and few frames recycled from older Disney releases.
The Fox and the Hound 2
Following the success of STV The Return of Jafar (1994) and Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996), Disney started a business of making STV 'sequels' to their best animated films. Somewhere around The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) the animation quality of these films started to step-up beyond weekly TV quality, and with Lion King 1 1/2 they started the process of dabbling in 'midquels', a tradition they continued with Bambi II, and The Fox and the Hound 2. The Fox and the Hound 2 takes place during the 'salad days' of Copper and Tod's friendship, and follows the geography, design, and basic character traits of the original to a point that those who haven't seen the original wouldn't really get what was going on had the plot and characters been so very simple. The tone is way lighter than the first movie, focusing more on slapstick comedy and Bluegrass music, rather than melancholy morals. Copper and Tod sneak off to a local fair, where a group of singing stray dogs pick up on Copper's howling abilities and hire him as a replacement for their difficult diva, who takes pains to sabotage his future in show business. The drama here follows the familiar ground of celebrity creating a rift between friends, which is far from original, but is actually in-keeping with the themes of the original (even if the timing doesn't really work within the first film's timeline). Fox and the Hound 2, not surprisingly, isn't a great film, but is pretty solid throwaway entertainment, with a handful of amusing gags, decent music, and an incredible pace that the original film is sorely lacking. A perfectly acceptable way to waste about an hour (the credits are very long).
The Fox and the Hound comes to Blu-ray, and looks surprisingly great for its age in 1080p video. There's some definite grain on the print, but very little compared to similar era releases, and artefacts are quite minimal. The most consistent 'issues' pertain mostly to the shortcomings of period cell animation. Darker scenes, specifically the rainy sequence around the 50 minute mark, are grainier, especially in warm tones. Rather than edge haloes, the doubling effects of cell shadows plague brief sequences, and the increase in HD's detail reveals some of the less successful pencil erasure. The painted backgrounds are gorgeous, and swimming with texture and contrast. The flat quality of the cell works stands awkwardly against these highly detailed backdrops at times, even going a bit blurry a few times, but again, this isn't a problem with the transfer, but the original footage. Colours are much brighter than those on the included DVD copy, and are generally much purer too. The cells sometimes bleed a bit into each other, but the backgrounds on their own, and set against the cells sharply separated. Black levels are rich, but there is a general darkening over the whole frame in large parts.
The Fox and the Hound 2 is a much more recent production, and despite its smaller budget it benefits from the advent of computer animation and computer colouring techniques. The hues here are solid and pure, with a few minor compression bugaboos (the rich reds and maroons are a little bit blocky) to keep the transfer from perfect status. I'm not a fan of the computer generated soft edge highlight and shadow blends aesthetically, but the gradation is quite smooth, and the cell edges are still sharp and clean. The backgrounds aren't as intricate as those of the original film, but are also clean, and some of the daylight fair sequences feature a whole load of complex factors and hues.
The Fox and the Hound's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix isn't quite as impressive as the video transfer, but does feature plenty of warm, well rounded music, and consistent aural elements. Buddy Baker's title score gets things off to a rollicking start, creating a rich tapestry of instruments without much in the way of stereo enhancement. The songs aren't particularly memorable, and the vocal performances are a bit too loud, but overall the music is this mix's strongest suit. Sound effects are minimal overall, and very rarely bleed into the stereo or surround channels. The storm sequence is the only moment I noticed real movement or immersive effects outside the score. Fox and the Hound 2 is new, and originally designed for 5.1 enhancement, so it sounds a bit more impressive overall. Everything sits in its proper place, and sounds plenty clear. The mix is still pretty simple, and the sound effects minimalist, but the musical work is quite impressive. Instruments and vocals (especially harmonies) run over the whole of the channels, and the biggest musical numbers even feature some directional effects. The music itself is actually impressive considering the STV background of the film, and is kind of a kid friendly companion piece to the O Brother Where Art Though? soundtrack.
Many people would probably consider The Fox and the Hound 2 an extra feature, as it's not much of a standalone movie, and no one is going to buy this release for the mediocre sequel feature (not to mention that it's shorter than some behind the scenes documentaries), but I'll follow the rules set by the back of the box, and start this section discussing the only real extra – 'Unlikely Friends' (7:30, HD). This made-for-kids featurette covers real life examples of animals befriending outside of their species, including footage from Disney films and footage of cute critters getting along in captivity and the wild. Other extras include trailers and a Digital Copy how-to. The included DVD copies also include their original release extras.
Despite my seemingly harsh words, The Fox and the Hound isn't a bad movie by any stretch, it just doesn't belong in the same breath with Snow White, The Jungle Book or Sleeping Beauty. I judge no one that loves it, and recommend this Blu-ray release to fans with few reservations considering the upgrade in image and sound quality. The extras are weak, unless you consider the STV sequel Fox and the Hound 2 as an extra, in which case I suppose you could do a lot worse. Parents with particularly sensitive children might actually prefer having both films on one disc, as the sequel is meant to take place around the middle of the original, and ends on a happier note. It'd be pretty easy to point the kiddies to the bathroom and switch out discs before things get too dark.
*Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray image quality.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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I was kind of looking forward to this one, but the attached 2nd movie and slight lack of effort (this is no Diamond edition) on Disney's part will probably keep me waiting until it's really cheap.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 9th August 2011
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: Various
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French and Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras: Unlikely Friends, Passing the Baton, The Best of Friends Sing-Along, The Making of the Music, You Know I Will Music Video, DVD Copies
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Ted Berman, Richard Rich, Art Stevens, Jim Kammerud
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Keith Mitchell, Corey Feldman, Reba McEntire, Patrick Swayze
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy and Musical
Length: 152 minutes
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PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE:PEP) is a global manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of food and beverages, owning many well-known brands including Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Tropicana, Gatorade, and Quaker Oats.[1] PepsiCo operates in over 200 countries, with its largest markets in North America and the United Kingdom.[2]
Unlike its major competitor, the Coca-Cola Company (KO), the majority of PepsiCo's revenues do not come from carbonated soft drinks.[3] In fact, beverages account for less than 50% of total revenue.[3] Additionally, over 60% of PepsiCo's beverage sales come from its key noncarbonated brands like Gatorade and Tropicana.[4] PepsiCo's diverse portfolio can mitigate the impact of poor conditions in any one of its markets. Strong demand growth in international markets -- the company serves 86% of the world's population and international sales account for 48% of revenue -- is helping to offset a sluggish domestic market and provided the company with opportunities for continued expansion.[5] [6]
PepsiCo is highly exposed to raw materials costs. Prices for the most important input materials, aluminum, PET plastic, corn, sugar, and juice concentrates fluctuate widely.
PepsiCo is the largest snack and non-alcoholic drink producer in the United States, with 39% and 25% of the respective market shares.[7] The fall in net income was attributable to two reasons. First, PepsiCo recognized a $346 million mark-to-market loss on derivatives used to hedge its commodity exposure.[8] Next, the company incurred restructuring costs of $543 million in relation to its Productivity for Growth program.[9]
PepsiCo's beverage division manufactures concentrated syrup forms for all of Pepsi's beverage brands. PEP sells these concentrates to bottlers for production, packaging, and distribution of the final products. PepsiCo grants bottlers the use of Pepsi trademarks and other brand rights within certain geographic regions.
Three companies distribute 60% of PepsiCo's North American beverage volume:[10]
PepsiCo operates in six divisions:
Soaring food and energy prices[16], the housing slump[17] and a weakening job market[18] are putting the breaks on consumer spending in North America, even in the typically recession proof drinks and snacks market.
Emerging markets such as China, India, Eastern Europe and Latin America present strong growth opportunities for Pepsico. Pepsi purchased Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods, a Russian food and beverage company, for $5.4 billion[19] Wimm-Bill-Dan is the leading producer of dairy products in Russia and they also have a large market share for juice; the purchase significantly expands Pepsi's presence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
In addition to making international acquisitions, PepsiCo is investing significant resources in expanding their manufacturing capabilities in developing markets. The company has pledged to invest $3.5 billion in China through 2013, mainly through the construction of 10 to 12 new manufacturing facilities (in addition to the 27 it currently operates). In China, Pepsi is also pursuing a strategy of buying back stakes in its Chinese operations from local partners. These acquisitions will give the company greater control over its operations while increasing profits. Unlike the saturated North American market, China's carbonated drink market is growing at almost 20% annually.[20] In the past two years, the company invested in two other manufacturing plants in Vietnam, and it currently operates five plants in the country.[21] In Latin America, the company has pledged $3 million over the next three years to create an agriculture research center in Peru, which will focus on the discovery of new potato and other vegetable varieties.[22]
Pepsi's expects their global nutrition business will be worth $20 billion by 2020.[23]
PepsiCo's profitability can be affected directly and indirectly by the costs of various production inputs. PEP is responsible for purchasing the raw materials used to make its products in all its markets and also acts as an agent for the purchase of its bottlers' raw materials. Some of the raw materials used by PEP include grains such as corn, wheat flour, oats and rice; fruit and vegetable products like oranges, potatoes, and juice concentrates; sugar; and vegetable and essential oils. Changes in the prices of such raw materials could impact total production costs and the company's profit margins. Changes in bottlers' production input costs can also indirectly impact PEP's profits. If a bottler's raw materials become more expensive, it might pass on the increase to customers, which could lead to a loss of market share as customers switch to more affordable alternatives. The primary raw materials used by bottlers are high fructose corn syrup, which is used as a sweetener, aluminum, used to make cans, and PET Resin, used for plastic bottles.
In an effort to insulate itself from market forces, PepsiCo has invested $29.3 million in five farms in China, making it one of the country's largest agricultural companies.[24] The farms primarily produce potatoes for the company's potato chip brands[25] In addition to its farms in China, Pepsi has 12,000 contract farmers in India growing potatoes on 16,000 acres of land. In addition to potatoes, the company is hoping to expand its contract farming initiative to include oats in the near future.[26]
Consumer demand for CSD has been negatively affected by concerns about health and wellness. Carbonated soft drinks have dropped from 60% to 35% of total US beverage volume.[27] Rising health and wellness concerns can be attributed to increasing concern for obesity as well as education campaigns on the part of the FDA as well as non-profit groups. Public campaigns to ban sales of soft drinks and fatty snacks in schools have also negatively impacted demand for sugary sodas. These factors have driven a shift in consumption away from CSD to healthier alternatives, such as tea, juices, and water. Even within the CSD segment, consumers have been moving away from the sugared drinks, opting instead for diet beverages, which do not generally contain any sugar or calories. In response to this shift in consumer demand, PEP has increased its development of both diet CSD and non-CSD beverages. With its popular Tropicana and Gatorade brands, PepsiCo is much better situated than Coca-Cola Company (KO) to react to these changing trends. Facing lower Gatorade sales, Pepsi developed a social marketing department to track the brand's performance and online reputation. By tracking user discussions online and Gatorade groups on Facebook, the company has been able to quickly respond to consumer demands.
PepsiCo hopes to streamline manufacturing and distribution through the acquisitions, allowing it to bring new products to market more quickly and efficiently. The company expects to gain full control of 80% of its North American market and increase pre-tax profit by $300 million, increasing eps by $.15.[27] The deal adds $4 billion in debt to PepsiCo's balance sheet. According to PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, the acquisition is necessary to consolidate profit as there is not enough total profit in the North American beverage industry to support investments in several different companies.[28]
In the domestic beverage market, the Coca-Cola Company (KO) is PepsiCo's main competitor. Coca-Cola Company (KO) has a higher worldwide share of carbonated soda beverages, but PepsiCo has a more diverse product line and leads the industry in non-carbonated soft drink innovations.[29] PepsiCo's revenues are also substantially higher than Coca-Cola's, due to PepsiCo's snack and convenient foods business, a market in which KO does not participate. PepsiCo's presence in the snack and convenient food industries, as well as its industry-leading innovations in the non-carbonated soft drink segment, gives it a somewhat more balanced portfolio than Coca-Cola and provides the company with some protection against further declining demand for CSD. Pepsi also pays the Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) for the rights to sell its products, along with Coca-Cola Company (KO).
PepsiCo's Frito-Lay and Quaker brands compete in various parts of the larger food industry. Its snack foods manufactured by the Frito-Lay segment hold a commanding share of the U.S. market, accounting for around 39% of domestic snack food sales. PepsiCo's main competitor in the food market overall is Kraft Foods (KFT). Kraft's products include snacks, cheese, diary, and cereal products, which puts it in competition both with Frito-Lay and Quaker products. Much like the Coca-Cola Company (KO), Kraft does not participate in both the food and soft drink markets, giving PEP the advantage of having a more diverse offering of products.
When it comes to international presence, Coca-Cola easily trumps Pepsico. Coca-Cola's impressive global footprint puts it in a better position to benefit from strong growth across the globe, particularly in the developing world. Furthermore, because Coke generates so much of its revenue abroad, it stands to benefit greatly from the continuing weakening of the dollar as sales denominated in foreign currencies are suddenly worth more dollars back home. At the same time, Pepsico's heavy dependence on North America makes it much more susceptible to a slowing US economy.
Another important distinction between the two companies is their product offering. While KO is essentially a one-product company that focuses on beverages, Pepsico has a much broader product base that includes beverages, foods and snacks. Coca-Cola's heavy dependence on beverages, particularly carbonated beverages, makes it more susceptible than Pepsico to a growing aversion to soda which is perceived as fattening and unhealthy. On the other hand, Pepsico's extensive portfolio of beverages, foods and snacks puts it in a better position from the trend to healthier eating.


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The Fedora repository project has had several releases since its last mention here. See the full rundown on all the changes in 3.0 here, and find the release notes for 3.1, the latest release. A copy of the 3.1 source bundle is available too.
From freshmeat: "This is a significant release of Fedora that includes a complete repackaging as a proper Web application. A new installer application makes it easy to setup and run. It now uses Servlet Filters for authentication. The Fedora repository can also be configured to calculate and store checksums for content. The RDF-based Resource Index has been tuned for better performance. A new high-performing RDBMS-backed triplestore has been developed that can now be plugged into the RI."
For full details see the release notes at fedora.info.
Eric wrote to oss4lib-discuss: "This release of MyLibrary is incremental, but there still a number of noteworthy additions to the distribution: the software now encrypts users' cookies as they are sent from the server to the browser; Impersonate patron is fixed; there are statistical reports against the underlying database summarizing usage; the scripts distribution now includes a set of PHP scripts demonstrating how MyLibrary can participate in OAI (Open Archives Initiative) for sharing metadata. Similarly, the distribution also includes a Perl script for writing RDF files from the underlying database."
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☆ Username: Nano815
☆ Age: 20
☆ Anime/Manga? Mostly slice of life but I generally enjoy all genres. Plus theres so much to list.
☆ Dramas/Movies? Same answer as above
☆ Music taste? Love music more than any other of my hobbies. Enjoy all genres but Rock would be favorite.
☆ Other interests/hobbies: I train MMA and close to make my amateur debut! I write, compose and record music.
I like to excercise and mainly just love keeping myself busy because my ADHD won't let me rest.
☆ Username: TeeBuddy2
☆ Age: 15
☆ Anime/Manga? Anything that catches my attention. Genres like romance, slice of life, school life, seinen. Something around there.
☆ Dramas/Movies? I don't like drama. Movies: Marvel (it's not a movie but the movies by them), Step Up (all), Dear John, a lot more....
☆ Music taste? R&B/Soul, Hip-Hop/Rap, New Age, K-Pop, J-Pop, or anything catchy.
☆ Other interests/hobbies: Basketball, Video games, Traveling, Eating, Drawing, Read (if the book is interesting)
Yeah, that's me right there. Not... Just a general idea though. High School/College student.
☆ Username: TomDent
☆ Age: 23
☆ Anime/Manga? Neon Genesis Evangelion, every .hack series, Tenchi Muyo, Outlaw Star, Cowboy Bebop, FLCL, Time of Eve, Bamboo Blade, Wagnaria!, Baccano!, Durarara!!, Another, Sword Art Online, Samurai Champloo, Black Butler, Black Lagoon, Fate/Zero, Rurouni Kenshin, Soul Eater, FMA and FMA: Brotherhood, Gundam (all of them), and many more!
☆ Dramas/Movies? The Fifth Element, Gods and Generals, King Arthur, The Kingdom of Heaven, Pirates of the Caribbean, Hackers, Tank Girl, just about any Tim Burton movie, almost every Batman movie, French Kiss, Reefer Madness, anything with Groucho Marx, and lots more!
☆ Music taste? Just about anything, but I'm particular to Bluegrass and Celtic music.
☆ Other interests/hobbies: Art (I draw, paint, and sculpt), History, Reading (mostly Isaac Asimov and manga), playing sports (tennis, American football, basketball, bowling), video games (mostly RPG's and Mario Kart), board games and puzzles, teaching, and sleeping.
There are way too many anime shows to watch....but it's a good thing.
-dasidorawa wrote:
Personally I left CR in 2008 due to the inactivity of users.
It seems that this is happening again with many users going on hiatus'.
So, this is a thread where you can add those with similar interests and share your own.
Fill out this form:
☆ Username:
☆ Age:
☆ Anime/Manga?
☆ Dramas/Movies?
☆ Music taste?
☆ Other interests/hobbies:
☆ Feel free to add those who share the same interests as you
☆ Edited: In order to make this thread "not personal" I have taken out my example of filling in the form
This is actually a fine idea.
☆ Username: uyretsgnay
☆ Age: 19
☆ Anime/Manga? I'll watch and read just about anything as long as its not Shugo Chara or something like that
☆ Dramas/Movies? Uhh no dramas, but again movies I'll watch just about anything
☆ Music taste? Bleh I really have no specific preference as long as its not like country lol
☆ Other interests/hobbies: I'm a gamer at heart, but I also love messing around with computers
I'm a pretty laid back guy, and I enjoy sharing a couple of good laughs.
It's not us no more. It's just you and me.
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^ Sorry love, I'm gonna unlock this thread.
Not that I actually care but I think many users do.
I feel like a lot of people are on here!:)
☆ Username:Kaykayconaway
☆ Age:16
☆ Anime/Manga? I love romance, comedy, horror, and some yaoi!
☆ Dramas/Movies? the ONLY drama that i will watch is the Taiwanese drama Skip Beat!
☆ Music taste? Pop, pop, bubblegum POP!
☆ Other interests/hobbies: Dancing, texting, laughing:)
Im never on here...but ALWAYS on tumblr...http://ilov3tokyohardcore.tumblr.com/
☆ Username: Aokidanza
☆ Age: 16
☆ Anime/Manga? I'll watch pretty much anything, though I'm not too fond of ecchi or harem.
------- Genres: comedy, slice of life, mystery, psychological
------- Manga: Deadman Wonderland, Ghost Hunt, Kuroshitsuji, Mirai Nikki, Spiral, Blue Exorcist, ect.
------- Anime: Durarara!!, Tsuritama, No. 6, Hetalia, Un-Go, Gosick, Ano Natsu de Matteru, Hunter x Hunter, Kids on the Slope, Kimi to Boku, ect.
☆ Dramas/Movies? No Asian dramas, but I'll watch some American TV from time to time. I really love Touch and Awake. As for movies, mostly animated films, esp. Ghibli and Pixar, or the Ice Age and Madagascar movies XD Lilo and Stitch is my childhood favorite though~
☆ Music taste? I'll listen to pretty much anything, besides racy rap music. (Yes I even like country~)
☆ Other interests/hobbies: I like to write; I'm currently working on some original story ideas, but I mostly write poetry and fanfiction. I love to read. I kinda have a hat collection goin' on, cuz I love wearing hats XD I still play Pokemon games, but other than that I'm not much of a gamer. I love history and various other social sciences.
"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." - William Shakespeare
Username. KVI
Manga/ Lament of the lamb, Yubisaki milk tea, kissxsis, mysterious girlfriend x,
Nagasarete Arantou, Rouroni Kenshin Ubell Blatt, Break Blade ..I could go all day here
Drama. Fireworks
Music taste. yes.
Other interests. Saving the world / then taking it over
Vice searching for Virtue
☆ Username:laughinjester
☆ Age:18
☆ Anime/Manga? I have alot favorite anime some are full metal alchemist, Naruto, bleach, one piece, stein gate, angel beats, fairy tail, deadman wonderland, blue exorcist, ghost hunt, space brothers, soul eater, gintama, sket dance, Durarara!!, un-go, well you get the point almost every genre except romance but sometimes ill give it a chance xD and I don't like manga cause when its animated, its wayyy more entertaining.
☆ Dramas/Movies? I don't like dramas cause it seems everyone who likes them gets sucked in and i don't want that. I like almost any movie as long its on TV and i have nothing to :)
☆ Music taste? Everything besides country
☆ Other interests/hobbies: I play alot of games and like to tinker with stuff, I'm sort of like a perfectionist
i been addicted to crunchyroll sincee i made this account in Feb 7, 2010
☆ Username: prabashi
☆ Age: 17
☆ Anime/Manga?: alot
☆ Dramas/Movies?: i hav two dramas tht i love RH Plus and i 4got the other one bt im still watchin tht cuz its new n alot of movies i like~Anime Movies, Hindi Movies, Japanese Movies, n of course American Movies
☆ Music taste?: so far all except i dnt like country music :/
☆ Other interests/hobbies:
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☆ Username: Catz1297, (DaWong95 & CatzElricWalker) <-secondary accounts
☆ Age: almost 17 yo
☆ Anime: I love love love yaoi and uhhh I like action, romance, mystery, gore... lol pretty much any anime that doesn't bore me to bits... I like fast paced stuff, oh and I won't watch stuff that is obviously fanservice for men or harem.
☆ Manga: I don't read manga too much because I can only get it online and I've read all the ones in the library, but I generally like fast paced stuff too~
☆ Dramas: I watch Taiwanese and Hong Kong dramas... Don't really like the korean or japanese ones.
☆ Movies: Hong Kong, Taiwanese or American Movies
☆ Music taste: Mainstream, Pop, Taiwanese Mainstream pop, Mandarin RnB, Cantonese pop.
☆ Other interests/hobbies: Piano, studying like fuck, my future husband that has yet to confess, surfing the net, making friends on the web.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Majority Democrats and the Bush White House have finalized a deal to speed $14 billion in emergency loans to struggling U.S. automakers, congressional officials said Wednesday. Strong opposition lingered among some Republicans.
The White House did not go as far as to say the deal was final, although it did report "very good progress." The measure could see a House vote later Wednesday and be enacted by week's end. Then, money could be disbursed within days to cash-starved General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, while Ford Motor Co.-which has said it has enough liquidity to stay afloat-would be eligible for federal aid.
It would create a government "car czar" named by President George W. Bush to dole out the loans, with the power to force the carmakers into bankruptcy next spring if they didn't cut quick deals with labor unions, creditors and others to restructure their businesses and become viable.
Congressional Republicans, left out of negotiations on the package, expressed grave reservations. A handful in the Senate promised to block the measure, which could delay a final vote for days.
Sen. David Vitter, R-La. said the package has an "ass-backwards" approach to curing what ails the U.S. auto industry_ giving carmakers money immediately, and only later demanding that they restructure.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, the GOP leader, said his side hadn't seen the measure as of Wednesday morning and wouldn't agree to immediate votes. "Republicans will not allow taxpayers to subsidize failure," he said, although McConnell added that the auto situation would be addressed by the end of the week.
Democratic leaders were confident enough that a bill could advance that they released the text of the 37-page measure and set a procedural vote for the House floor later Wednesday. But Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said the House might delay action until it was clear the measure could pass the Senate.
With Republicans balking and many senators absent from the emergency, postelection debate, mustering the 60 votes needed to advance the measure in the Senate was proving tricky.
Congressional officials revealed agreement on a bill only on grounds of anonymity because the deal has not been formally announced.
The scene so far has been eerily reminiscent of the tense atmosphere of early October on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers variously argued, cajoled, threatened and lobbied one another, ultimately passing a much-debated $700 billion bailout plan that Bush signed into law for Wall Street financial firms.
At the White House Wednesday, Deputy Chief of Staff Joel Kaplan said the administration had yet to read the fine print of its "conceptual agreement" with congressional Democrats.
Fine print, indeed, is what had many Republicans on the Hill angry.
For his part, Kaplan said: "We have not seen final text of legislation that we have agreed to."
He indicated clear support for it, saying Bush would personally lobby Republicans to back it and was dispatching Chief of Staff Josh Bolten to Capitol Hill to make the case for it.
"We'll be talking retail to individual senators to try to win their support," Kaplan said, adding that it's critical that the legislation have a clear definition of what is long-term viability for the companies.
House Republicans swiftly rejected the plan and called for one that would instead provide government insurance to subsidize new private investment in the Big Three, demand major labor givebacks and debt restructuring at the companies, and encourage them to declare bankruptcy.
Rep. John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, the minority leader, said the legislation unveiled Wednesday "asks taxpayers to further subsidize a business model that is failing to meet the needs of American workers and consumers."
Under the bill the Big Three would have to negotiate with labor unions, creditors and others and submit blueprints on March 31 to the industry czar showing how they would restructure to ensure their survival, although they could be given until the end of May to negotiate with the government on a final agreement.
A breakthrough came when Democrats agreed to scrap language-which the White House had called a poison pill-that would have forced the carmakers to drop lawsuits challenging tough emissions limits in California and other states, said congressional aides.
Environmentalists already were livid that the measure draws the emergency loans from an existing program to help carmakers retool their factories to make greener cars.
Kaplan said the Bush administration would work with President-elect Barack Obama's team on choosing the so-called "car czar," acknowledging that Bush's tenure ends in 41 days and the automakers' woes will continue well into 2009.
Obama defended the auto bailout as necessary given the threat a potential Big Three collapse could pose to an already battered economy.
"As messy as it may be, I think there's a sense of, 'Let's stabilize the patient,' " he said in an interview published in Wednesday's editions of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times.
He called the auto industry's plight-lackluster sales, choked credit and widespread economic turmoil-"the perfect storm."
A key compromise came when negotiators agreed to require the czar to revoke the loans and deny any further federal aid to automakers that don't strike restructuring deals by next spring. Democrats had proposed giving the overseer that option but not requiring it.
The car czar would have say-so over any major business decisions by the automakers while they were taking advantage of federal aid, with veto power over any transaction of $100 million or more. The companies-including the private equity firm Cerberus, which owns a majority stake in Chrysler-would have to open their books to the government overseer.
And if Chrysler defaulted on its loan, Cerberus would be responsible for reimbursing the government.
The measure would attach an array of conditions to the bailout money, including some of the same restrictions imposed on banks as part of the $700 billion Wall Street rescue. Among them are limits on executive compensation, a prohibition on paying dividends and requirements that the government share in future profits and taxpayers be repaid before any other shareholders.
Also included in the plan is a requirement that the carmakers taking federal aid get rid of their corporate jets-which became a potent symbol when the CEOs used them for their initial trips to Washington to plead before Congress for government assistance.
The measure also includes a bailout of some of the nation's largest transit systems. The bus and rail systems could be on the hook for billions of dollars in payments because exotic deals they entered into with investors-which have since been declared unlawful tax shelters-have gone sour with the collapse of American International Group Inc. and other financial institutions.
It also contains language the automakers insisted on that preserves a tax break allowing them to reclaim taxes paid when times were good. Without the provision, the foundering companies would have to account for huge amounts of losses, potentially pushing them into bankruptcy.
Also included in the bill is an unrelated pay-raise for federal judges.
Associated Press Writers Ben Feller and Jim Abrams contributed to this report.
The bill is H.R. 7321


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Just after 3 p.m. on Valentine's Day 2008, an undergraduate Intro to Ocean Science class was coming to a close at Northern Illinois University's Cole Hall when tragedy struck.
Armed with a shotgun, Steven Kazmierczak calmly stepped out from behind the curtain on the stage of the auditorium. The former NIU student opened fire on the students — and then fatally shot himself. He killed five students, including the graduate assistant who was presenting the lecture, and wounded 16 others. The events of this day in DeKalb, Ill. mark the fourth-deadliest university shooting in the United States.
Following the shooting, Melanie Magara, assistant vice president for public affairs at NIU, and her communications team faced the challenge of delivering news updates and offering support to a grieving community.
To this day, Magara tears up when discussing the strenuous task of meeting the challenges associated with the deadly rampage. However, NIU's efficient and compassionate response earned national recognition, including the 2009 Best of Silver Anvil Award.


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LEWISBORO, N.Y. – In a report issued to the Katonah-Lewisboro Board of Education, Superintendent Paul Kreutzer said the biggest lesson learned in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and the nor'easter snowstorm is that the district needs to improve its methods of communication.
"Our Achilles' heel is communications," he told the board. "We need a proactive approach. We just can't [have our communication system] go out."
Kreutzer noted that the budget approved last year contained funds to purchase an upgraded communication system for the district's bus fleet, but approval by the Federal Communications Commission and cell tower construction has slowed down the project.
"It should be ready by next April, but I wish we could have had it for the nor'easter," he said. "With the new system we will know right where the buses are via the GPS, and we'll know how fast they're going."
Kreutzer said several students didn't get home until 10 o'clock on the night of the snowstorm, and he apologized to the parents for that.
As for the hurricane, Kreutzer called the school's response to the crisis a day-by-day situation.
"It was far worse than we expected," he said. "It was a very somber Tuesday morning [after the storm hit]. The loss of life [in North Salem] was shocking. We lost neighbors."
Kreutzer said school and town employees rose to the occasion nonetheless.
"I think we saw a lot of the best in people," he said. "But there is still a lot of post-storm stress. We will deal with the effects long-term."
Kreutzer reported that none of the district's buildings suffered any major damage from the hurricane, although the roofs on the Lewisboro and Meadow Pond elementary schools suffered some cosmetic damage that does not impose any safety concerns.
As a result of the weeklong closing of the schools, classes were in session on Election Day, originally scheduled as a day off. The district has two weather reserve days built into the calendar, and both were used after Hurricane Sandy. Kreutzer said school officials are trying to figure out how to make up for the remaining time that was lost.
"Our district, as well as other districts throughout the state, is now facing the challenge of closures that exceeded the allotted weather days," Kreutzer said in a letter to parents. "We are currently working with various agencies to address this matter. We hope to have an update in the next few weeks as to how the lost time will be made up."
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"Everything we've seen so far has been good," said Zito, who trains Jackson Bend for his breeder, Fred Brei, and Robert V. LePenta. "Jackson has passed all the tests. Physically, he looks terrific. All our vets and everyone I work with has given us clearance and assured us he is the same Jackson."
Winner of a second Grade 1 when he beat Caleb's Posse and Shackleford to win the Carter Handicap in April at Aqueduct Racetrack, Jackson Bend drew post position 4 for the Forego as the 7-2 second choice on the morning line. Multiple Grade 1 winner Shackleford, hero of the 2011 Preakness and the 2012 Metropolitan Handicap, is the 2-1 morning-line favorite in a field of accomplished older sprinters, including Jersey Town, Isn't He Perfect, Pacific Ocean, Hamazing Destiny, Emcee and Caixa Eletronica.
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Saratoga's final Friday boasts a full feature in the $100,000 Riskaverse Stakes for 3-year-old fillies, attracting 10 entrants with three on the also-eligible list and one Main Track Only. The race will be run as the eighth of nine races on the "Party at the Spa" card, with a scheduled post time of 6:22 p.m.
Trainer Chad Brown has chosen the Riskaverse to bring back Jerry Frankel's dual Grade 3 winner Dayatthespa, sidelined since winning the Grade 3 Appalachian at Keeneland on April 19. The daughter of City Zip easily defeated fellow New York-breds in a maiden race at the Spa last August and, after a second-place effort in Woodbine's Grade 3 Natalma on September 17, closed out her juvenile season ninth of 14 in the Grade 2 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
Dayatthespa is undefeated in 2012, having taken the Sweet Chant and Grade 3 Herecomesthebride at Gulfstream Park en route to the Appalachian.
"Dayatthespa is doing very well," Brown said. "We ran her at Keeneland, she ran super. She came out of the race with some soreness in her hind end that just required some freshening. She stayed with me the whole time, never went to a farm or anything like that, we just backed off on her. She had three solid performances in stakes this year already, won all three of them, and really ran in all three races. She needed to be freshened up a touch, came back great, so we've been pointing towards this race for about a month and a half now."
Javier Castellano will ride the 7-5 morning-line favorite from post position 4.
Siena Farms' Alaura Michele exits a winning effort in the Nani Rose overnight stakes on July 29, her first start in nearly 10 months. Last summer the Arch filly broke her maiden and won the P.G. Johnson at the Spa, then checked in sixth over soft turf in Belmont Park's Grade 3 Miss Grillo on October 20.
Eddie Castro has the return call from post 1 at 6-1 on the morning line.
The runner-up in the Nani Rose, Sweet and Lovely (12-1), will run back in the Riskaverse, along with the respective fourth- and fifth-place finishers from that race, Angel Terrace (15-1) and Dame Marie (20-1).
Peace Preserver, Resonating, Run a Risk, Assateague and Heart of Destiny complete the field, with Zultanite, Thunderous Lady and Ainsley rounding out the also-eligible list. And Why Not, coupled in the wagering with Assateague, may run if the Riskaverse is moved to the main track.
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Magnolia Racing Stable and Hidden Brook Farm's Street Life, who pulled up after the wire and was vanned off after finishing last in the Grade 1 Travers, has been retired, trainer Chad Brown said Thursday morning.
The 3-year-old Street Sense colt was diagnosed as having suffered a ruptured ligament in his left front pastern, said Brown, and was resting comfortably in his stall, where he will remain indefinitely.
"The horse seems happy, stable," said Brown of Street Life, who was the 6-1 fourth choice in the Travers after he prepped for the race with a 1 ¾-length victory in the July 27 Curlin. "[The injury] is not unprecedented, but it's new to me; I've never had that happen before."
Winner of the Broad Brush Stakes in his third start at Aqueduct Racetrack, Street Life next finished sixth in the Grade 1 Resorts World Casino New York City Wood Memorial, third in the Grade 2 Peter Pan and fourth in the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes. After the Curlin, Brown believed the colt was poised to take the next step forward in his career.
"It's very disheartening that we're losing the horse for his career," Brown said. "I mean, this horse, it was one thing to take a loss in the Travers, a race we thought we had a real shot to win. That's hard enough to take; you don't get too many cracks at the race when you really think you're live going in the gate. Then, to not only lose the race but lose the horse for his career, a horse that I felt had an enormous amount of potential and could have gone on to accomplish great things, is harder to take."
Street Life ran eight times in his career, won three, and earned $237,735.
"The ownership group, both the McNairs and Hidden Brook Farm, is very fond of this horse and this is a horse that will have a great, pampered life somewhere," Brown said.
With a pair of victories on Wednesday, Brown, a native of nearby Mechanicville, N.Y., headed into today's card trailing Todd Pletcher by six in the race for the H. Allen Jerkens training title. Watdsdachances gave Brown his 23rd victory in the P.G. Johnson in her American debut, while the claimer Gimme Credit scored another for Brown one race later.
The trainer said Irish-bred Watsdachances will likely make her next start on October 7 at Belmont Park in the Grade 3 Miss Grillo, a race Brown won in 2008 with Maram, who went on to take the inaugural Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
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Racing returns to Belmont Park on Saturday, September 8, with the Grade 2, $200,000 Bowling Green Handicap the first of 21 graded stakes for the 37-day meet. Expected to line up for the 1 ¼-mile turf race are multiple graded stakes winner Air Support; Brilliant Speed, most recently third in the Grade 1 Sword Dancer Invitational; Kindergarten Kid, claimed for $50,000 by trainer Michael Maker last time out, and the Bill Mott-trained stakes winner Newsdad, fourth in the Sword Dancer. Alwaary, Center Divider, and Freud's Honor are questionable, according to NYRA stakes coordinator Andrew Byrnes.
Sunday, September 9, features a pair of races for New York-bred turf horses: the $150,000 John Hettinger for fillies and mares and the $150,000 Ashley T. Cole, both at 1 1/8 miles.
Likely for the Hettinger are longtime rivals Hessonite and Gitchee Goomie, most recently first and fourth in the Yaddo on August 17; Dreaming of Cara, fifth in the Yaddo, and Inimitable Romanee, second to Hessonite in the Irish Linnet on July 27 two starts back. Considerate and Shakeira are questionabl
Expected to head the field as he looks for a repeat victory in the Ashley T. Cole is Compliance Officer, most recently third behind Lubash in the West Point on August 16. Probable to join the West Point are runner-up Minnie Punt; fourth- and fifth-place finishers Majestic Raffy and Street Game, and recent allowance winner Hangover Kid. Ampersand and Writingonthewall are questionable.


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Inputting Tibetan texts – especially classical literature – should be done following the guidelines detailed in the THL Tibetan Input Manual. The Manual assumes you are using Microsoft Word in its Windows or Macintosh version. We plan to eventually offer an alternative system relying upon a free, cross-platform word processing software system, but do not have a timeline for delivery. We welcome any offers of volunteer assistance to speed up that process. In the meantime, we have the Manual available in three versions – English, Tibetan and Chinese – for use with a copy of the Word Template ("TibetanLanguageTemplate.dot"). These manuals are for input and basic formatting. For more elaborate formatting of Tibetan texts, please see Marking up Tibetan Text in Word with Styles.
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Power Poll: Crimson Tide roll into No. 1 ranking
September 30. 2013 8:16AM
Exeter High School's overtime loss to Bishop Guertin of Nashua Saturday night paved the way for Concord to take over the top spot in the Union Leader/WGIR/WMUR Power Poll of the state's high school football teams.An overtime victory over Winnacunnet of Hampton the previous week had enabled the Blue Hawks to cling to the No. 1 ranking, but Saturday's 21-14 loss to the Cardinals at Stellos Stadium dropped Exeter to No. 5.Previously No. 2 Concord, which improved to 4-0 with a 69-41 thrashing of Manchester Memorial Saturday afternoon, received five of a possible six first-place votes in balloting by representatives of the three statewide media outlets. Bedford, also 4-0 after a 30-0 rout of Salem Friday night, received one first-place vote and moved up a notch, from No. 3 to 2.Nashua South, the only other unbeaten team in Division I, is third, followed by Pinkerton Academy of Derry, which has won three straight after a season-opening loss to Bedford.Exeter tumbled to No. 5 but remained ahead of Bishop Guertin, at No. 6. Both teams are 3-1.Rounding out the top 10 are Winnacunnet (3-1), Plymouth (4-0), Keene (2-2) and Trinity of Manchester (3-1).Plymouth is the only other 4-0 team in the rankings, coming off a 35-14 pounding of Trinity Saturday in a match-up of Division II title contenders.Two other Division II teams, Portsmouth (3-1) and St. Thomas Aquinas of Dover (4-0) also received votes.For more on the Power Poll, see Roger Brown's "First & 10" column in tomorrow's New Hampshire Union Leader and at UnionLeader.com.UNION LEADER/WGIR/WMUR FOOTBALL POWER POLLThe top 10 high school football teams in New Hampshire, as voted by the staffs of the New Hampshire Union Leader, WGIR AM and FM, and WMUR-TV after Week 4 of the 2013 NHIAA season, with first-place votes/points in parentheses:1. Concord, 4-0 (5/59)2. Bedford, 4-0 (1/55)3. Nashua South, 4-0 (47)4. Pinkerton, 3-1 (40)5. Exeter, 3-1 (37)6. Bishop Guertin, 3-1 (28)7. Winnacunnet, 3-1 (26)8. Plymouth, 4-0 (20)9. Keene, 2-2 (8)10. Trinity, 3-1 (5)Also receiving votes: Portsmouth, 3-1 (4), St. Thomas Aquinas, 4-0 (1)


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March 13. 2014 7:21PM
U.S. retail sales rebound from harsh winter's chill, jobless claims fall
By LUCIA MUTIKANI
— U.S. retail sales rebounded in February and new applications for unemployment benefits hit a fresh three-month low last week, suggesting some strength in the economy after harsh weather abruptly slowed activity in recent months.
The Commerce Department said on Thursday retail sales increased 0.3 percent last month as receipts rose in most categories. That followed a revised 0.6 percent drop in January and ended two straight months of declines.
"The consumer appears to be back in the game," said Millan Mulraine, deputy chief economist at TD Securities in New York.
"We see this as further confirmation that the underlying momentum in the economy remains quite favorable, and we look for further upside spending momentum in the coming months."
An unusually cold and snowy winter disrupted economic activity at the end of 2013 and the beginning of this year.
Economists had expected a 0.2 percent increase in retail sales in February after snow and ice blanketed densely populated regions during the first half of the month.
In a separate report, the Labor Department said initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 315,000.
That was the lowest reading since late November. Economists had forecast first-time applications for jobless benefits rising to 330,000 in the week ended March 8.
The four-week moving average for new claims, considered a better measure of underlying labor market conditions as it irons out week-to-week volatility, fell to its lowest level since early December.
"There is certainly no sign of weakening, adding to the evidence that recent slowing in payrolls is weather-related and temporary," said Jim O'Sullivan, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics in Valhalla, N. Y.
Harsh weather has hurt job growth, but the labor market is starting to break out of winter's grip. Nonfarm payrolls increased 175,000 in February.
Retail sales are expected to accelerate in the spring as warmer temperatures and improving household finances help to unleash pent-up demand.
Rising homes values and stock prices, as well as some uptick in wages, have left household balance sheets in much better shape since the recovery started nearly five years ago.
So-called core sales, which strip out automobiles, gasoline, building materials and food services, and correspond most closely with the consumer spending component of gross domestic product, rose 0.3 percent in February.
However, core sales in January were revised to show a 0.6 percent decline instead of only a 0.3 percent fall. That suggested consumer spending in the first quarter could be somewhat weaker, despite February's rise in sales.


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Salem police dog tracks scent half mile to catch copper thief
July 11. 2013 11:54AM
SALEM — "Trigger" the police dog tracked a Massachusetts man's scent for more than a half mile late Wednesday before police arrested him for stealing copper from a vacant home, authorities said Thursday.
Richard McPhee, 34, was charged with burglary, simple assault, resisting arrest, criminal mischief as well as being wanted on a bench warrant out of Plaistow, police said. He refused bail. A Salem woman, Julia Auler, 44, was charged with accomplice to burglary, receiving stolen property and possession of a controlled drug (Hydrocodone). She was held on $10,000 cash bail.
Neighbors reported seeing a suspicious vehicle circling the area and thought they could see a person walking around inside the vacant house at 25 Dustin Road.
Trigger trailed a scent to a backyard on Eyssi Drive where a man later identified as McPhee was found trying to conceal himself, authorities said. As Trigger located the man, McPhee began to kick at the dog, police said. After a brief struggle, McPhee was taken into custody.
Police said they later located the suspicious vehicle and arrested Auler, the driver.
Officers discovered copper pipe had been cut out of the vacant home and piled in a trash barrel by the door. Police believe McPhee was inside stripping copper while Auler was waiting to pick him up. Both are suspects in another residential burglary in the area the previous night, police said.
Just as Officer Dan Nelson and Trigger were clearing their search, Pelham police requested the K9 for mutual aid.
Pelham police wanted help tracking a woman involved in a domestic disturbance who had an active arrest warrant and who had fled the scene on foot, according to Salem police. The wanted woman was found hiding about a half mile into the woods. Pelham police took her into custody.


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BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's upcoming re-election battle is shaping Europe's response to bailing out debt-ridden Greece.
Her strategy: Do just enough to keep Greece afloat but spare German voters — for now — the news that even more of their money will be required to get the Greeks back on their feet.
Merkel has led Europe's biggest economy since 2005. The greatest risk to her re-election bid, pollsters and analysts say, is a dramatic worsening of Europe's debt crisis — such as Greece exiting the eurozone, or a Greek debt write-off costing billions in German taxpayer money.
A deal reached Tuesday by the 17 nations that use the euro is a patchwork of measures to plug new shortfalls in Greece's budget and trim its debt load over the coming years. But it stopped short of forgiving some of the country's debt — having eurozone creditors like Germany take a so-called "haircut."
"Greece's debt is not sustainable, even with the new measures, so the problem will be back in 2014 at the latest," said Christoph Weil, an economist with Commerzbank.
But losing more money on rescuing the Greeks and other economically weak European Union nations could be politically toxic in Germany, where Merkel faces a national election in September. So far, Merkel's hard-nosed approach to Europe's debt crisis has bolstered her popularity at home.
"Ms. Merkel doesn't want to stand in front of her voters and tell them that the Greek rescue will cost taxpayers a couple of billions," Weil added.
Many economists say that Greece's debt burden — forecast to reach some 190 percent of gross domestic product next year — can only be managed by writing off more government loans. But Merkel and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble were the most outspoken opponents of such a step, instead insisting on austerity measures and structural reforms.
"A haircut is urgently necessary. This constant strategy of muddling through instead of tackling the problem won't work in the long run," Weil said.
Greece is currently heading into its sixth consecutive year of a deep recession with unemployment hovering around 25 percent.
Tuesday's deal forecasts that Greece's debt will shrink to 124 percent in 2020 and "sustainably less" than 110 percent only two years later. Many private economists call those projections wishful thinking, saying they are based on overly optimistic budget and growth assumptions — especially with the overall eurozone now in recession.
Recent German public opinion surveys consistently show Merkel's conservative bloc as the country's strongest party, though her junior coalition partners, the pro-business Free Democrats, are struggling, possibly jeopardizing her ability to form a new coalition government.
Neither Merkel's coalition nor the two main opposition parties are currently seen as winning a clear majority to form a government.
Analysts have estimated that a full-fledged haircut on Greek rescue loans could cost Germany, the main contributor to the bailouts, up to €17 billion ($22 billion) — more than 5 percent of Berlin's annual budget.
The mass-circulation daily Bild, never a fan of bailing out Athens, asked in a headline Wednesday: "Will this never stop? Yet more billions for Greece."
"I say that a haircut hasn't been avoided — it has been delayed until a time after the parliamentary election," said Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a leader of the main opposition Social Democrats.
He says Merkel's government was concealing the truth for fear of being punished at the polls. Other German lawmakers agreed.
"One must get the impression that the German voting schedule was more important here than the basics of math," said Priska Hinz of the opposition Greens party. "It remains unclear how Greece can return to financial markets and how that is to be financed."
In rejecting of a debt write-off, the government "shies away from telling its people the truth and clearly say that keeping Greece in the eurozone does not only make sense but will also have a cost," she added.
Still, Germany's opposition is expected to join the government in approving the Tuesday deal to make sure Greece doesn't go bankrupt and abandon the euro. Parliament is expected to vote on Friday.
For his part, Schaeuble rejected the claims that Germany's response to the Greek crisis was being driven by the election calendar. Instead, he defended the Tuesday deal, saying it leaves no doubt that Greece must first implement austerity measures and structural reforms for the bailout to work.
But Schaeuble acknowledged that the new measures for Greece not only consist of loans but might cost Germany up to €730 million ($950 million) next year alone.
Ulrich Kater, the chief economist of Germany's DekaBank, said it was understandable that the German government didn't want to make far-reaching decisions ahead of an election.
"That shows how difficult it is to manage the eurozone, with its 17 nations where there's always an election looming somewhere," he said.
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