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Maintenence and service costs?
Maintenence and service costs?
Hmm, security for the cable I suppose is an issue athough at this point most charging stations are in fairly upscale fascilities (hotels etc) and security cameras are available. The car itself has an alarm system and I doubt your average thief will have a clue about how to start it or even what it is. The car can be code locked also to prevent starting without the security code or the key. I hope that helps. Vandelism is always a concern, nothing to stop it or an other unforseen criminal acts (hit and run etc.)
EV thieves are unlikely to be "average"; more likely specialists with thorough knowledge of their targets. Don't know what kind of "black market" there is for cables or cars yet, though.
Car controlled by computer can be made well protected against theft, cables are difficult to protect, but have low value. $1000+ is more like $50 in reality, maybe less. Some copper cable, a bit of electronics and connectors at both ends. It is not high-tech part.
Maybe car should have build-in security camera, kind of like those rear-view cameras that monitor cable-area. I bet there is enough computer power inside the car to collect wide-angle real-time video from cameras as long as recharging lasts.
Tesla sells that "cable" for $1200. It is called the universal mobile connector. Needed to plug into high amp sockets away from home. No matter what the material cost, an item worth $1200 should be theft protected when your car charges and is not under attention.
There is a lot of air in that price. The spare mobile connector costs $600 even that it is basically just a cable with connectors at both ends. Actual mobile connector isn't much more complex than that is. Theft is unlikely because it would not have much resale value (if at all). Insurance however should cover loss of the cable if that gets stolen (more a case of vandalism, same person that steals your cable could as well trash your car just for "fun").
Actually, the mobile connector is more complex than the spare connector.
It has a "lump" in the middle with circuitry to signal the car how much power to draw, and contactors to isolate the car until it signals it is safe to transfer power.
...isn't much more....
I'd assume vandalism would be more of an issue with respect to cable theft. What person who had spent so much buying a Tesla would trust anyone but a dealer for purchase of a cable? How would a thief fence the goods?
The mobile connector replacement IS $1200, even if it costs less that that to produce it.
With your logic, a model S is a $40k car(cost of materials), even though Tesla charges $57k+.
Price of materials means nothing. Replacement cost is everything.
Yes, but value for the thief is minuscule. It doesn't have any resale value, only value of the materials. That is why risk of theft is tiny. Insurance need to cover loss of that obviously, but any theft-proof locks are not necessary.
Something like laptop cable locking in car-end of the cable would be enough to discourage any "opportunity thief". It would also be easy to do in car and the cable connector, and because it is standard, purchasing one could be left for owner of the car (get whatever model you want).
People steal copper wire all the time. Why do you think that is?
It certainly isn't because it is worthless. A free $50 is still a free $50 to a thief.
You must live a sheltered life in a cave without crime.
There is no point for a lock in my opinion. People do steal copper all the time and they do not steal the entire light post or equipment with the wire. They chop off the wire and pull it out between light fixtures and go cash it in leaving the light posts in place while the circuit is on. So while you/we spend money on locks and fancy gadgets the wire portion on the cord is cut and stolen while the plug is still stuck nicely locked in the car or wall socket.
Luckily the wire for this thing is only about $3 to $5 a foot new. The cash in value would probably only be around 30 cents a foot. Not worth the time and effort for the thief.... hopefully.
@qwk, you must live in dark-ages anarchy without people having moral codes. I suggest moving to some civilized country.
In here people use block-heaters all of time. No stealing whatsoever.
I'm just very realistic. The US is probably very different to where you live I'm guessing.
There is a world of difference in a 120v extension cord and a Tesla mc240.
I have had my Tesla for over 2 years and can tell you that service and maintenance have not cost me a dime yet. Still covered under warranty for everything. Replaced my rear tires, but that is all. Since I have an early car, there have been lots of tweaks and minor issues, but nothing that interfered with daily driving. I had a few issues right after receiving the car like non-functioning door latch, leaking rear shocks, poorly aligned headlights, malfinctioning tire pressure sensors, music system problems and a few squeaks and rattles, but very little since then. Recently had some leaking tubing from the battery cooling system replaced, new bolts for my hood, and some rattles in the cabin tightened.
As far as security for the charging cable, any reason you can't park on top of it? Would the weight of the car ruin anything? That would certainly discourage thieves from casually walking away with it. Alternatively if the cable came with a large cut-resistant tab somewhere in the middle, you could park on the tab and immobilize the cable.
Well if the cost is only 10K for that battery then it's a heck of a lot cheaper than the $15-20K in gas.... if gas prices keep going up like they are.
Put a bar code on the unit with a short text stating "This unit has anti-theft tracking protection, YOU WILL BE FOUND!"
Happy Customer ! Owner of #88 Signature Series , the car was in storage charge for 2+ months in my garage, when I decided to get it ready for (finally) Spring , it showed a driving range of 40 miles. I unplug and replug the charger , a warning message came up asking me to contact service. I emailed the info to Tesla , they referred me to the NorthEast Regional center in NYC .
The same day Tesla sent a customized trailer to DE ( 140 miles from NYC) towed my car to NYC.
The morning of the next day, they made the diagnosis of Battery failure and notify me that they will replace the battery package for free, install a few new parts for the A/C fan to optimize it and did a "ShowRoom Detailing" job to my car before shipping it back in the special trailer AND making sure it arrives on a sunny day so that I can enjoy it immediately !
The NorthEastTeam and Noe Mejia ( service manager) deserve a thumb up ! what a service !
The 200 + owners of the NorthEast are lucky to have such a dedicated and efficient team to back them up when needed.
Thank you Tesla .
Quite a tale! Sounds like they almost enjoyed having the chance to show off their snappy response and skills.
Well, with Tesla's not needing much maintenance, I bet they don't get to show off much : D


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ST. PAUL (Nov. 21, 2013) — Mayor Chris Coleman and local hipsters today reacted to Saint Paul's Lowertown neighborhood's new designation as America's top hipster zip code. It was established by RealtyTrac, which analyzes hipster markets.
The study notes that, "While the precise definition of hipsters is elusive —which is likely just how they want it — there's no doubt the culture surrounding the hipster lifestyle has a major impact on local real estate markets, and mostly in a positive way."
"I couldn't be more proud that our efforts to create a cool, but not too outwardly cool, vibrant but not too showy, and modern but also retro-feeling culture in our Lowertown area has really worked," Coleman said. "I might even buy some oversized chunky eye glasses and a fixed-gear bike."
"That's old news, my friends and I knew that way back in like 2011," said Jamie Hipster while perusing a rack of sized 28 x 29 jeans at the Black/Blue shop in neighboring Cathedral Hill neighborhood.
"I don't think there's anything I can really say," said St. Paul's Director of Hipster Recruitment, Joe Spencer, who promptly cracked open a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon to celebrate the distinction.
However, with light rail soon to open, the growing popularity of restaurants like the Bulldog, Barrio, and Buttered Tin, and the new Lowertown ballpark and refurbished Union Depot, Lowertown business owners and residents expect to attract normal, everyday people, too.

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The 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off this month!
The World Cup begins on June 12 and runs through July 13. Stay up to date with the U.S. Men's National Team as it competes in the tournament and check out which US Youth Soccer alumni are heading to Brazil.
From US Youth Soccer to the World Cup: Referee Mark Geiger
Fourteen years ago, Mark Geiger was working at the 2000 US Youth Soccer National Championships. Now, he's heading to Brazil to referee the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Read more.
Keep up with the 50/50 Blog!
US Youth Soccer recently began a new daily blog — The 50/50 Blog. It provides a good mix of soccer stories, videos and more each day, as well as some other fun and entertaining content. If you haven't seen The 50/50 Blog yet, you can check it out here. If you'd like to suggest content for the blog or have feedback on what you'd like to see, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Male and Female Player of the Month
US Youth Soccer is pleased to recognize the following individuals as June 2014 Players of the Month — Female: Kelsey from Woodbury, Minn.; Male: Moses from Parsippany, N.J. Congratulations to Kelsey and Moses. You can click here to read about their accomplishments and service.
To nominate someone you think is deserving of being Player of the Month, read the criteria and fill out this form.
US Youth Soccer Regional Championships
The four US Youth Soccer Regional Championships kick off this month, with squads vying to be part of the 96-team field that will compete at the US Youth Soccer National Championships, July 21-27, in Germantown, Md. Keep up with the news on Championships.USYouthSoccer.org and follow the #ROADtoMD on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Region I Presidents Cup winners advance to National Presidents Cup
The first 10 teams have advanced to the 2014 US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup after winning their respective age groups at the US Youth Soccer Region I Presidents Cup in May. See who is moving on.
Regional League teams qualify for 2014-15 US Youth Soccer National League
Several teams have earned their place in the 2014-15 National League via success in their respective US Youth Soccer Regional League. Qualifiers: Region I Premier League | Southern Regional Premier League
U.S. Under-20 WNT has numerous US Youth Soccer ties
Along with several US Youth Soccer alumnae, two current members of BRYC 95 Elite (VA) are on the U.S. Under-20 WNT squad that will play a pair of games against France in preparation for the 2014 U-20 Women's World Cup.
The US Youth Soccer Show | June 2014
The new episode premiered Tuesday, June 3 at 5:30 p.m. ET on Fox Soccer Plus. Find out when to watch here. Can't wait to watch? You can watch the full episode online at any time.
The simple guide to applying for scholarships
This USA Today College article looks at four steps your child can take to make applying for scholarships simple and increase his or her chances of receiving some financial aid for college. Check it out.
The basics of being a good sports parent
Here is a list of 10 simple characteristics of the "ideal" sports parent. How many describe you?
Don't focus on winning... enjoy the journey
This article on The Wall Street Journal website by Jeff Pearlman provides some first-hand experience of how focusing solely on winning and living through your children can take away the good that youth sports offer.
Parenting Education
Small-Sided Games
Parenting Blog
Never a Sure Thing | Lesson from Landon Donovan being left off the World Cup squad.
I'm Going to Disneyland | Finding time for family events alongside soccer.
Fame - Remember My Name | Looking at the difficulties of being a pro player.
Cutting Edge | How soccer has remained progressive in terms of women's issues.
Stay connected with US Youth Soccer. We're on Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest
How goalkeepers can orchestrate the attack
Tim Mulqueen talks about the importance of distribution from the goalkeeper in this Soccer America article while looking at the various ways a keeper can relay the ball to a teammate.
College Coach Registration for Regional and National Championships
If you're a college coach, make sure to register in the US Youth Soccer Event Management System to receive player profiles and information on the upcoming US Youth Soccer National Championship Series events.
National Youth License Courses
There are National Youth License courses available this month. Check out locations and dates of future courses with this new interactive map.
Coaching Education
Knee Up
Coaching Blog
Long Term Player Development | Several videos looking at these principles.
Role of Competition in Soccer Development | Competitive vs. Recreation and their characteristics.
Teach Youth Athletes Good Sportsmanship
There's nothing like the elated feeling kids get after winning a game they've practiced for day and night. But that good feeling can quickly dissipate when faced with bad sportsmanship. Youth sports are a great opportunity for parents and coaches to teach the importance of good sportsmanship. Liberty Mutual Insurance offers helpful tips and tactics for promoting good sportsmanship. And we invite you to learn more at the Liberty Mutual Insurance Responsible Sports website.
The June Training Advisor, Presented by SKLZ
The June Training Advisor, presented by SKLZ, is now available. Check it out for exercises you can try to help perfect the fundamentals and improve your technique on the field. These little details can be the difference between a win and a loss. Check it out.
US Youth Soccer Marketplace
US Youth Soccer recently launched Marketplace, which offers teams, coaches and players the ability to search for companies across the nation that offer the product or service they are looking to purchase. You can check out Marketplace by going to marketplace.usyouthsoccer.org.
Some recent vendors...
Stanno Teamwear takes great pride in being recognized as a Teamwear Specialist. Establishing close relationships with our client in addition to our quality products and direct sales methods makes Stanno the Ultimate Teamwear Brand.
Interested in Advertising on Marketplace?
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Check out Zac Efron sporting a doctor's coat in this newly released trailer for his upcoming film Parkland!
The 25-year-old actor is joined in the trailer by Paul Giamatti, Marcia Gay Harden, Billy Bob Thorton, and James Badge Dale.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Zac Efron
Parkland centers on the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Hospital when U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
In case you missed it, check out a new still and poster for the film, which hits theaters on Friday, September 20!
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So as I write this column, Apple's stock price continues to decline, though not quite as quickly as it did earlier this year. In case you forgot, it all started when an as yet unconfirmed report from Asia claimed that Apple had severely cut back on orders of displays for the iPhone 5, indicating what was believed to be a sharp falloff in demand. Early in January, the mainstream media, including the Wall Street Journal, picked up on the story. Since Apple doesn't typically respond to reports of this sort, far too many so-called journalists and commentators took it seriously without doing actual research.
Indeed, there has been a procession of reports attempting to explain what Apple needs to do to right the ship. That Apple's profits, though more than 50% higher than Samsung's, were relatively flat in the December quarter, caused further downgrades. So what has gone wrong with Apple?
Or has anything gone wrong with Apple?
Well, you have to wonder what's really happening amid reports that the iPhone 5 was the world's most popular smartphone in the December quarter, followed by the iPhone 4s. The highly-touted Samsung Galaxy S III took the number three spot. So much about iPhone 5 sales flagging, and it appears it got a big start in China during that quarter when over two million units were sold the first weekend.
And once again, you'll want to pay close attention to the world "sold," which Apple intends to mean that the unit was delivered to the buyer. It's not "shipped," where a company sends boatloads of product that end up on a warehouse somewhere or in the stock rooms at a dealer. That doesn't demonstrate how many people are actually buying the things.
Another rumor: A report that Foxconn had stopped hiring factory workers because of the falloff in demand for the iPhone 5, hence reduced production. That report, however, was denied by Foxconn. But in the real world, you expect that sales are going to be less in the March quarter, but that's nothing more than a seasonable trend, not an indication of reduced interest in Apple gear. Beside, it's also reported that sales of the Galaxy S3 had begun to fall off in the December quarter since the product has been out for a while. A new model, the S4, is expected to be announced in a few weeks and go on sale some time in the spring.
But Wall Street isn't paying attention to Samsung's claims about falling profits in 2013, or that Amazon, though reporting good sales, continues to barely make a profit. How does that benefit the market anyway?
So we have here the peculiar situation of bad news about Apple, real or imagined, triggering huge declines in the company's stock price, whereas good news is causes little or no reaction.
Now I'm more interested in solid journalism and reasoned speculation rather than simply shooting from the hip, and making wild guess that may get lots of attention, but have little basis in fact. I'm also under no illusion that Apple is perfect, or that they can't do things better.
Anyone who has used Apple products over the years can produce huge lists of software features that don't work properly, or could be improved in usability, or hardware issues that can be extremely vexing. I'll only cite my son, Grayson, and his sad experiences with a 2008 Black MacBook, which he received as a graduation present. It has been returned to Apple dealers for major repairs, including the hard drive, LCD panel, logic board and various and sundry other components. In a sense, he has a new computer there, but the optical drive is dead. After doing a couple of favors after AppleCare expired because of the computer's unfortunate history, Apple will not pay for any more repairs. So my son will simply save for a new computer when the one he has ceases to work. He is not going to throw good money after bad to fix the drive.
While I've had no problems with iPhones or iPads, I can count a couple of iPods over the years with failed hard drives, including my son's 160GB classic. But mechanical hard drives on a small music player are clearly subject to worse abuse than even a note-book, so it stands to reason that the iPod is almost all flash memory these days, except for a single classic, essentially the same product my son has, that continues to appeal to folks with huge media libraries, and a willingness to take a chance in questionable longevity.
Going forward, the quirky situation in the financial markets has only put heavier pressure on Apple to deliver financials for the next few quarters that meet reasonable expectations. If those expectations are exceeded, even better. But it's also true that some of those so-called industry analysts have gone way overboard in predicting huge sales for Apple, and when their unreasonable hopes and dreams were dashed, the people who screwed up weren't blamed. Apple was blamed. But the numbers will nevertheless have to tell a good story to begin to overcome all that bad news, however false that bad news might be.


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David Rogers necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 353 diseños de 46 diseñadores freelance.
Sharp Dome
As mentioned in the project summary, we need a logo to help create a brand identity for a new internet marketing company called Sharp Dome. The company provides a range of internet marketing consulting services. Our specialty is helping companies bring new customers to their business by using the many technologies of the internet.
The logo for Sharp Dome needs to convey an image that is professional, knowledgeable, experienced, and trustworthy. It should also give a feeling of being modern, state of the art, and using the latest methods, technologies and techniques. It should be clean, uncluttered, and simple in appearance, without being formal or stuffy.
The Meaning of Sharp Dome:
The "dome" in Sharp Dome was inspired by Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, California. The word dome is also slang for a person's head, or brain.
The "sharp" in Sharp Dome was meant to be like a knife, as an efficient tool to cut through difficult competition. It was also meant to convey a company that is smart, intelligent, and knowledgeable.
A winning logo design can employ these concepts in some form, but does not need to do so. Feel free to get creative!
Helpful Websites:
For more information on Half Dome, please see:
Customers are small and medium sized business owners and/or the people/team responsible for their web site development or general marketing activities. The customers are principally located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
Design Style:
We need a professional looking logo that appeals to the customers groups identified above. The logo must work in both large and small formats, both in color and black and white, and on mediums as diverse as a business card, a web page, an email newsletter, a power point presentation, a printed proposal, etc. A future contest will be run for these additional items.
Color Palette:
We envision a design using the colors blue, black, gray, and white, perhaps taking inspiration from the gray granite of Half Dome and the white clouds seen against a deep blue sky seen in many photos.
The use of these color suggestions is not a requirement. Feel free to use your imagination!
Contest Notes:
We will give feedback to all entries with 4 and 5 star ratings. We are not interested in entries that we rate with 3 stars or less.
Please, original designs only. NO CLIP ART.
Technical Specifications:
We need to receive your design in the following formats:
(1) Adobe Illustrator print file format (.ai using CMYK), both full color and black and white
(2) web file format (.jpg), both full color and black and white
(3) layered Adobe Photoshop format (.psd using RGB), both full color and black and white
If you have any questions or feedback for us please leave a comment in the discussion thread. We will be checking the site on a regular basis while the contest is happening.
Good luck on the contest. We look forward to seeing your work!
Future Opportunities:
Even if you don't win this contest we are still interested in quality designers for future projects. We will exchange contact information with 4 and 5 star entrants for the potential to work on future projects.
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Tim Hudson - Cryptsoft
Steve Marquess - OpenSSL
David Hook - Bouincy Castle
Kenn White - Open Crypto Audit
Nicko van Someren - Linux Foundation
There are many implementations of TLS, from C and assembly implementations to Java implementations. OpenSSL has many forks - some obvious, some hidden under the covers. More implementations are good, as we don't want to suffer from monoculture.
There is possible value in creating a drop in API that multiple implementations could use. Nicko suggests creating an open process to create that API - it would not necessarily be from an existing implementation. It could possibly allow for more automation. APIs tend to grow out of necessity, and are not always pretty. A common API could help with security and fuzz testing.
There was then a long side discussion on libsodium (NACL), which is only a crypto library at this point as the "N" piece of networking/TLS hasn't been implemented, yet, but there are lots of language bindings out there.
How long does it take to create a new TLS library? Apparently a new one was created recently in 3 weeks - leveraging someone else's crypto. Language choice is important.
The older APIs have to consider legacy deployments, for example OpenSSL still supports VAX/VMS. Another perspective - a new TLS implementation has taken another team 5 months already. When you have a user base you need to support, that seems to add time to the implementation.
There was a question about moving your implementation from TlS 1.0 to TLS 1.3? One of the OpenSSL developers noted that there is a lot of code reuse, but also a lot of #ifdefs. (TLS 1.0 is not, yet, #ifdef''d out of OpenSSL, but probably will be within the year).
There was a question about what is the biggest issue with FIPS validations? The general answer: consistency. That is, OpenSSL helped take multiple validations through at the same time, which was based on the same code and mostly the same documentation took a different amount of time and got completely different feedbacks.
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Barry Leads Team at Tour de l'Ain
Courtesy T-Mobile
Running in parallel to the Deutschland-Tour, the T-Mobile Team will have a roster in action at the Tour de l'Ain (12.-15.08.) in France next week. Canada's Michael Barry leads the team's challenge in the Rhones-Alpes region, where he will be joined by Australians Scott Davis and Adam Hansen, as well as British classics specialist Roger Hammond.
"Michael Barry was hampered a little by a cold at the Classica San Sebastian last weekend, but I think he has enough form to take on the captain's role at this race," said sporting director Valerio Piva, who will be with the team in eastern France. "This is a very challenging tour, taking in some hard climbs in the Jura mountains. Davis is a strong climber, and we will be hoping that he and Hansen can push for strong finishes on individual stages."
Rounding out the six-man magenta roster at the climb-fest are two stagiares: the 20-year old Russian Andrej Klyuev, who already tasted action with the team at Saturday's 'Rund um die Hainleite' in Germany and the Dutchman Marcel Beima (23). The two trialists will ride a number of races with the team between now and the end of the season.
Piva: "We are bringing a very young team to France. Our two stagiares Klyuev und Beima are strong in the mountains, and hopefully they can both ride to their strengths in these races."
T-Mobile will face very stiff competition at the four-day race (UCI-Cat 2.1): there are ten ProTours teams included in the 17 starters. However, due to illness last year's winner Cyril Dessel (Bouygues Telecom) won't be there to defend his title.
The race's four stages are not so long, but they are very selective. Queen's stage is indisputably the third stage to Culoz, which finishes with a legbreaking haul up to the summit finish on Le Grand Colombier (Cat. HC) at 1.500 m. But the overall win might not be decided until the tough final stage which also includes two first category climbs.
The T-Mobile roster:
Michael Barry (Canada)
Scott Davis (Australia)
Roger Hammond (Great Britain)
Adam Hansen (Australia)
Andrej Klyuev (Russia) - stagiare
Marcel Beima (Netherlands) - stagiares
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Kevin and Heidi Wilke of Cape Coral are the parents of an 8-pound, 4-ounce baby boy, Jorden Alexander Wilke.
Jorden was born April 26, 2010, at HealthPark Hospital in Fort Myers. At birth, Jorden was 21 inches long.
Jorden is the little brother of Kevin Wilke Jr and Jacob Wilke, and the grandson of Donald and DeAnn Wilke of Cape Coral and Mark Ledbetter of Cape Coral.
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Port Townsend is fortunate to have a number of State Parks to choose from. Most have access to the water and camping facilities. Whether you're looking for a camp site or simply a day hike and picnic, you're sure to discover our local state parks are beautiful and well worth visiting.
Around Port Townsend are the land and water that make up the geography of the Olympic Peninsula and much of it is managed by Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest. The protected Wilderness Areas are accessible as well.
Olympic National Park is also a well-deserved World Heritage Site for it's pristine condition and spectacular features. These include the only temperate rain forest in the lower 48 states, alpine peaks like Olympus and Constance and the dramatic Pacific coast.
We are proud of our natural environment, and encourage the wise and considerate use of it. Take only photos, leave only footprints. Please pack out your garbage and dog refuse.
Know of local recreational information that would be helpful? Tell us about it through the Feedback Form
Search for Recreation Businesses in Port Townsend here >>.
State Parks
Anderson Lake State Park - day-use only. Sorry, no camping, but a great place to fish and mountain bike. Open for camping from June through Oct. Open for day-use May to Oct. Anderson Lake Road, north of Chimicum, WA
Call Reservations Northwest, 1-800-452-5687 or Information Center 1-800-233-0321 for information.
Fort Worden State Park & Conference Center - Access to shoreline of Juan de Fuca Strait. Great boat watching, hiking, beachcombing, diving and bunker exploring. Coast Artillery Museum and Commanding Officer's Quarters, Marine Science Center, Centrum and many more activities take place here. Open for day-use and camping year-round. Follow Cherry St. to where it meets this beautiful park in Port Townsend
Call 360-344-4400 for information.
Fort Flagler - Located on the north end of Marrowstone Island, this park has something for everyone, from camping and beachcombing to exploring the gun emplacements. Open for camping from March through Oct.
Old Fort Townsend - Just south of Port Townsend on Sims Way/Hwy 20. This secluded park with trees and trails offer picnicking spots, camping and a great trail system. Open for day-use year-round, open for camping from April to late October.
Rothschild House - One of the smallest State Parks in the state, this well-preserved home showcases common life in Port Townsend during the mid 1800's.
Washington State Parks - Olympic Peninsula Region. Good descriptions, photos and maps of parks and locations.
National Lands
Olympic Peninsula, WA. Quilcene, Hood Canal, Soleduck and Quinault Ranger Districts. Wilderness Areas.
Visitor Center 360-565-3130
General Info: 360-565-3000
Wilderness Infomation Center Trail Information: 360-565-3100
A World Heritage site. Temperate rainforest, Pacific Coast, coastal mountain range, Hurricane Ridge winter skiing and snowshoeing..
Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge
Approximately 400 acres, is 1.8 miles long and 0.6 miles across. Maximum elevation is about 210 feet and it receives only 10 inches of rain per year. Managed by the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service it's part of the Northwest Maritime Complex of refuges and was established in 1982 by President Reagan. The island provides nesting habitat to some 72% of the seabirds in Puget Sound including tufted puffins, rhinocerous auklets, pelagic cormorants, glaucous winged gulls, and more. A large population of harbor seals use the beaches as haul-out and pupping habitat, and elephant seals often use the beaches for molting. Bald eagle sightings often number a dozen to 20 on any given day, especially when seals are pupping and seabirds hatcing. First named Isle de Carrasco by Manuel Quimper in 1790, later proclaimed Protection Island by George Vancouver in 1792 for it's location at the mouth of Discovery Bay. After commercial development efforts failed in the late 60's and early 70's, it became the Zella M. Schultz Seabird Sanctuary in 1975. Due to it's current protected status, a 200 yard sea buffer, and 2,000 foot air buffer is in place to avoid disturbing the sensitive wildlife.
Recreation Passes of the Northwest
You'll need a Pass to recreate at any of the Olympic Peninsula area trailheads. Which pass you need depends on how long you'll be staying or how often you'll making trips, and where, but you can figure that out here. The America The Beautiful Pass is the full deal for most Federal locations, including USDA Forest Service, National Park, Bureau of Land Management, Corp of Engineers, etc. WA State Parks has the Discovery Pass. All passes are available to purchase online.


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Elder Mediation BC (EMBC)
We are a non-profit society and are affiliated with Elder Mediation Canada. Our members come from a range of professional backgrounds, including mediation, social work, finance and law. EMBC objectives include:
- Promoting the independence and well-being of older adults in British Columbia by encouraging the use of affordable mediation services;
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- Helping certified elder mediators to maintain their skills through continuing education programs with a focus on developments in British Columbia affecting older adults;
- Distributing information on aging-related topics, with a focus on the use of elder mediation;
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- older adults and their families
- professionals who work with older adults and their families, including health care workers, social workers, counselors, mediators, lawyers, financial advisors etc
- people who want to become certified elder mediators
A clean and concise website we can build upon as our organization grows, including basic navigation and wordpress page templates for: Home, About EMBC, About Elder Mediation, Find a Mediator, Resources, Membership, Contact Us and Members Forum
See the attached logo which has already been designed.
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Movies: 'August: Osage County,' 'Lone Survivor' & 'Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones'
Following are Susan Granger's reviews of the latest movies in area theaters:
One of the smartest decisions director John Wells made in adapting Tracy Letts' 2008 Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning, darkly comic drama was filming it in the dense heat of Bartlesville in Oklahoma's parched heartland of Osage County.
Venomous, tart-tongued Violet (Meryl Streep) is the paranoid, pill-popping matriarch of the highly dysfunctional Weston family. Her harsh irascibility has made her a tough combatant, now enduring chemotherapy in a battle with mouth cancer, but that same trait has also driven away those who love her. When a sudden tragedy reunites her three grown daughters in the sprawling Weston house, the women confront not only their pasts but their futures.
There's exasperated Barbara (Julia Roberts), the eldest, who comes in from Colorado with her estranged college professor husband, bland Bill (Ewan McGregor), and their precocious, pot-smoking 14-year-old daughter Jean (Abigail Breslin). Middle sister Ivy (Julianne Nicholson) has been dutifully caring for Violet and their long-suffering, alcoholic father, Beverly (Sam Shepard), but yearns to move to New York City. Flighty wild child Karen (Juliette Lewis) is the youngest, arriving with her fiance, Steve Heidebrecht (Dermot Mulroney), a sleazy Florida hustler.
Also present are Violet's secretive sister, Mattie Fae (Margo Martindale), her compassionate husband Charles (Chris Cooper) and their clumsy, slow-witted son, called Little Charles (Benedict Cumberbatch), plus the loyal Native American housekeeper (Misty Upham).
Letts' complicated, cantankerous characters are richly drawn and psychologically believable, while his scalding dialogue is acerbic, clever and compelling. Problem is: it's stylized into monologues, making it far more effective on stage than on the big screen. A sense of emotional distance also emanates from John Wells' ("The Company Men") over-the-top direction, unintentionally evoking memories of "Mommy Dearest" and "Terms of Endearment."
Nevertheless, it's an acting showcase -- with Streep, Roberts and Martindale particularly powerful -- even if the tepid, yet upbeat conclusion, which differs from the play, seems forced.
On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "August: Osage County" is a barbed, emotional 8, filled with challenging, revelatory outbursts of recrimination and regret. Abandonment disguised as holiday fare.
Writer/director Peter Berg has created an unflinching, action-packed war film about a guerilla skirmish in June 2005 in the war in Afghanistan, as recalled by Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell (Mark Wahlberg).
Beginning with a montage of men enduring brutal Navy SEAL training and bonding to one another, Team 10 is dispatched on Operation Red Wing, a mission to take out an isolated, high-level target: senior Taliban leader Ahmad Shah (Yousuf Azami), responsible for the deaths of 20 marines the previous week.
This courageous, four-man surveillance-and-reconnaissance team includes hospital corpsman Luttrell, Lt. Michael Murphy (Taylor Kitsch), gunner's mate Danny P. Dietz (Emile Hirsch) and sonar technician Matthew "Axe" Axelson (Ben Foster).
Although they parachute into the rugged mountains of Kunar unobserved, they're soon discovered by a trio of goatherds. Immediately, the SEALs are faced with a dilemma. These Afghan civilians are unarmed but, if they're released -- in accordance with the Geneva Convention, there's good reason to believe they'll inform the Taliban. As commander, good-hearted Murphy frees them. As soon as he does, the youngest scampers down the mountain to reveal their whereabouts. Ferociously intense fighting ensues, as everything that can go wrong -- does. Their chances for survival are further lessened by their inability to contact Lt. Cmdr. Erik Kristensen (Eric Bana) at headquarters.
Based on Luttrell's memoir, "Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10," Peter Berg ("Battleship," "The Kingdom") respectfully explores somewhat the same territory as "Black Hawk Down," "The Hurt Locker" and "Zero Dark Thirty" in the continuing battle against the Taliban.
The realistic performances are strong and affecting -- with relentless authenticity heightened by Kevin Scott's gritty stunt squad, Tobias A. Schliessler's gruesome cinematography, Colby Park Jr's. editing and David Brownlow's sound mixing. Most memorable among the Arab actors is Ali Suliman ("The Attack"), who plays a pivotal part, offering brief sanctuary to Luttrell.
On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Lone Survivor" is a low-key yet brutal, sobering 7. The sad title, itself, is a spoiler.
This supernatural horror/thriller has two distinctions: It's the first new release of 2014 and another installment in the highly successful, low-budget franchise. Unlike its predecessors, it's not set in a haunted house in middle-class WASPy suburbia. Instead, the story shifts into a working-class Latino apartment complex in southern California -- with an ethnically diverse cast of characters.
It begins as Jesse (Jorge Diaz), a recent Oxnard High School graduate, awakens to find an odd bite mark on his arm. Pretty soon, he's experiencing some extraordinary powers, like the ability to levitate himself and others, along with inexplicable mood swings. This mystery coincides with the sudden death of Jesse's downstairs neighbor, reclusive Anna (Gloria Sandoval), whom many suspect was part of a coven of witches performing Santeria blood rituals.
Curious, Jesse and his friend Hector (Jorge Diaz) peek into Anna's apartment after the police left, unearthing her collection of occult artifacts and documenting their discoveries with Jesse's new camera. When Hector and Jesse's sister, Marisol (Gabrielle Walsh), become increasingly concerned about Jesse's transformation and increasing inability to control his violent temper, they consult Ali (Molly Ephraim), who recognizes the telltale symptoms of demonic possession. And so it goes.
Screenwriter Christopher Landon, who contributed to earlier sequels, directs, and it's certainly a step up from the last chapter, "Paranormal Activity 4," which was truly disappointing. One of the elements introduced this time `round is the sinister use of Simon, an electronic Milton Bradley game, which begins answering yes/no questions like a Ouija board. Fittingly, in the finale, it adds to and expands the previous mythology, as a harbinger of "Paranormal Activity 5," which is scheduled for an October release.
For those who have forgotten or missed the 2009 original, the basic concept is based on "found footage," similar to "The Blair Witch Project," but focusing on various incarnations of a malevolent spirit named Toby.
On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" is a fright-flick 4, a spin-off that's specifically aimed at adolescent Hispanic chiller/horror fans.


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Perry orders cancer vaccine for young girls
AUSTIN — Acting on an issue that is stirring controversy in the Legislature, Gov. Rick Perry on Friday made Texas the first state to require girls to get a new vaccine for a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
The executive order, which would apply to all girls entering sixth grade next year, prompted surprise and relief from one lawmaker who didn't think her bill requiring the same would have passed. But it so angered many social conservatives who have consistently backed Perry that they suggested money and political ties to the vaccine's manufacturer were behind the decision.
Perry's office insisted that protecting girls ages 11 and 12 against the human papilloma virus was a public health issue, not politics.
"Requiring young girls to get vaccinated before they come into contact with HPV is responsible health and fiscal policy that has the potential to significantly reduce cases of cervical cancer and mitigate future medical costs," Perry said in a press release.
"This is 'follow the money' if I've ever seen it," said Cathie Adams, president of Texas Eagle Forum.
"There's no health emergency for cervical cancer. The only emergency is in the Merck board room," said Dawn Richardson of Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education, a vaccine information group.
The vaccine, known as Gardasil, is manufacturered by Merck and was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in June. It is only effective if administered before infection; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends it for females ages 11 to 26.
Big push by MerckMike Toomey , former chief of staff to Perry, is a lobbyist for Merck. The pharmaceutical company has donated $6,000 to Perry since 2005 and $38,000 to legislative leaders and lawmakers. Merck spokesman Ray Kerins downplayed the company's role in Perry's order, saying "we're working in all 50 states to achieve the widest vaccination possible."
At least 17 other states are debating whether to require the vaccine, including California, New Jersey and Virginia, as well as the District of Columbia. Michigan's Legislature defeated such a bill in December.
"I'm very proud of the governor for this bold move that sends a signal not only to the people in Texas but nationwide that Texas will opt to protect their daughters from cancer," said Sen. Leticia Van De Putte, D-San Antonio, who has a bill to add the HPV vaccine to the state's required immunizations.
Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston, who has filed a similar bill, said her legislation faced an uphill battle in the Texas House because of opposition from the Eagle Forum and other groups.
"I think it's wonderful," said Dr. Maurie Markman, vice president for clinical research at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. "I don't know any details, but I think it's exciting to be in the first state to make a statement about preventing the infection shown to cause cancer."
Perry's order directs the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules for the requirement, which is effective in September 2008.
Parents would be allowed to opt their daughters out for medical, philosophical, religious or moral reasons, as they can do now for other required vaccines.
Paying for the vaccine
The governor also ordered state health officials to make the vaccine immediately available to eligible females through state programs that provide free and reduced-cost vaccines to children from low-income families and for women ages 19 to 21 who qualify for Medicaid. Krista Moody, a spokeswoman for Perry, said it would cost the state $29 million to administer the shots to these girls and women up to age 21.
Critics say the vaccine is expensive — $360 to $600 for the three required doses — and hasn't been on the market long enough. Moody said most private insurers would be expected to cover a vaccine that is required to attend school.
Others are concerned it may even encourage sexual activity.
"These young girls are being given a hope that they will be protected from cervical cancer," said the Eagle Forum's Adams. "What about sexual activity that gives them AIDS?"
Van De Putte said females who abstain from sex until they marry could get HPV from their husbands. "It's not about having sex or not having sex. It prevents cancer," she said.
The vaccine targets the most common sexually transmitted infection in the country and the cause of nearly all cervical cancers. It leads to about 10,000 cases of cancer and 3,700 deaths a year, including nearly 400 in Texas.
A recent study found that 90 percent of cervical cancer cases could be eliminated if boys and girls got the vaccine. If only girls get it, just more than three quarters of cases would be eliminated.
Markman acknowledged that though doctors don't know how long the vaccine will remain effective and if or when booster shots will be needed, those questions will be answered. He noted the women in the original trial are being monitored to determine if the vaccine is still working. But another area doctor, Dr. Martin Myers, said it's "a little premature" to mandate the vaccine.
"This vaccine is an incredibly important milestone and making it compulsory will definitely increase the proportion of girls who are immunized," said Myers, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and executive director of the National Network for Immunization Information. "But there's a difference between HPV and diseases like polio, measles and diptheria, which spread rapidly in classrooms."
Myers also cited concerns that the vaccine could cause women to stop going in for cervical screenings, which are still necessary because the vaccine doesn't cover all HPV strains.
Unlikely supporters of the governor's order included the Conservative Coalition Research Institute, a 10-year-old organization for limited government and traditional values. Executive Director John Colyandro said Perry's order recognizes "the growing, serious problem of sexually transmitted diseases and that it would be irresponsible to not make more available a vaccine to prevent a serious and deadly disease."
One parent's reactionHouston parent Celia Galvan , who has daughters in the third and sixth grades, said the price tag is too high for many Houston parents. Galvan, who works at the University of Houston , is also skeptical about whether the shot should be mandatory. She said she'll ask her doctor for advice.
A 3-year-old state law broadened parents' ability to refuse vaccinations. In 2005, the state health department mailed about 37,000 affidavits to roughly 11,400 people interested in claiming the "conscientious objection."
A survey conducted in spring 2004 of some Texas districts showed that at least 2,314 schoolchildren were covered by philosophical exemptions.
Staff writer Jennifer Radcliffe contributed to this report.


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I feel my bravado weakening.
Last night, lying in bed with my husband, I told him that unless I killed myself in the next 45 minutes I was going to become a 70-year woman at midnight. And then I went to sleep.
This morning he asked me if all the reflection about my birthday was over. And it occurred to me that all my writing and posting about turning 70 had started to become narcissistic. After all, people get older all the time. People turn 70 all the time. They don't feel compelled to pull their friends and relatives through endless pep talks and gratitude prayers which is sort of what I've done. But, of course, I realize I was the real audience.
Turning 70 seems preposterous to me. It is such a forbidding, large number, an unbelievable number applied to me although I feel I have lived plenty long. I'm not one of those who thinks her life has sped by. Much of it plodded by and, at times, stood still, the times of misery in particular seemed endless and timeless. Big events, catastrophic things, like assassinations and wars, hang on me like a vintage scarf. Watching a documentary about John Kennedy's funeral the other night made me want to cover my eyes, my feelings about it so close to the surface even after fifty-five years. And so I go places with all these old things hanging on me, the bad events but also the music and the things I did when I was young and I look like an old woman but I am really a thousand scarves.
The whole thing makes me want to cry but it doesn't make me sad.
I watched the news reports of Barbara Bush's death. Film clips of her as a young woman, a mom, a First Lady. The most recent clips are of her in a walker; she seems smaller, reduced from her robust self, and the commentator notes that she was on oxygen in her last years. My favorite picture of her shows the deep wrinkles in her tanned face, she is smiling like she just came in from a walk on the bluffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. She reminds me of a favorite aunt, the one always dressed to the nines who smoked Chesterfields and drank what I always considered to be 'man-drinks.' You wouldn't catch my aunt drinking a glass of wine, she'd kick off her heels, lean against the kitchen counter, and have a Scotch on the rocks. I bet Barbara Bush was like my aunt. I don't think either of them was afraid of what would come next.
When my daughter and I did a long distance charity walk in a very hilly city, I quickly learned to keep my eyes focused on the steps right in front of me. Nothing was gained by looking up and seeing the hill we faced; it was better not to know how big it was or how long it would take. Just appreciate the steps of the people in front of you, I'd tell myself. Watch your own strong legs take the next step and then the next. Don't let the dread of the hill make you weak. That makes a lot of sense to me.
"I don't know what I think until I write it down." — Joan Didion


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Kenneth Sayre-Peterson
Kenneth Sayre-Peterson is a Partner of Joseph & Cohen with a focus on banking regulation, credit unions, money transmitters, securities, trust and bank enforcement matters. He joined Joseph & Cohen in 2012 following his retirement from the California Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), where he served in various legal capacities during a twenty-two year career.
Mr. Sayre-Peterson acted as the General Counsel for the California Department of Financial Institutions from June 2007 until his retirement in November 2011. He was responsible for assisting the DFI's Legislative Section and spearheaded a four year project culminating in the restatement of California's Banking Law which was codified as part of the California Financial Code in January 2012. As part of this project, he drafted substantially all of relevant the enabling legislation.
Throughout his DFI career, Mr. Sayre-Peterson practiced general financial institutions law which resulted in an intimate knowledge of state and federal banking law, credit unions, regulatory and enforcement issues, money transmitter matters, securities and trust laws, as well as the corresponding federal laws. In this capacity, He played a significant role in many troubled bank resolutions and worked closely with senior regulatory staff at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Bank. While serving as the DFI's General Counsel, he influenced the Department's policy making process including the direction and scope of its examination and enforcement programs.
Mr. Sayre-Peterson is a member of the Consumer Financial Services Committee of the State Bar of California's Business Law Section. He has been a featured speaker and panelist at numerous legal and banking seminars throughout his career including the Western Independent Bankers Association, the Bankers Compliance Group, the California Bankers Association, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the California Credit Union League. As the lead DFI attorney, he was an advisory member of the Financial Institutions Committee of the State Bar of California's Business Law Section. Prior to joining the DFI in 1988, he worked as staff tax counsel for four years with the California State Board of Equalization. Before entering state service, he specialized in appellate work and lobbying while in private practice in Sacramento.
Mr. Sayre Peterson has been a member of the State Bar of California since 1983 following graduation, with distinction, from McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1977.


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Prize Week: $25 Amazon Gift Card To A Random Person That Completes This Challenge!
Challenge submitted by NickDMax.
Experience the C++ programming language.
In 1979 Bjarne Stroustrup began work on an extension of the C programming language called "C with classes" adding Simula-like OOP features to C. In 1983 this language became "C++" and its popularity quickly grew due in large part to its near compatibility with C. Programmers we able to easily adopt code from older C libraries while building new object oriented designs on top of them. Over the years many programmers have come to love C++ while other despise it intensely -- love it or hate it, C++ is one of the most important languages in modern computing.
This weeks challenge is to spend a little time with basic C++.
- An application that uses Windows API (if you are a Windows user)
- A simple question->answer chat application (with predefined input options)
- A quadratic equation solver
- An application that draws a window (any OS - done in code, not form designer)
- An application that can read/write text files
FREE COMPILERS/IDEs
[WIN] Microsoft Visual C++ Express -- Compiler and IDE
[WIN] MinGW (just the compiler)
[ALL] Code::Blocks -- Compiler and/or IDE
CPlusPlus.org -- Documents the standard libraries - plenty of examples.
CProgramming -- site dedicated to helping one learn C/C++
C++ FAQ LITE -- Questions and answers on the nature of C++ as a language.
DIC C/C++ Tutorials
Simply download a compiler or/and a development environment. Since there is a wide variety of those, you will have to look for their specific documentation to compile a C/C++ application. Don't forget that we have C++ tutorials (listed in Resources) and a C/C++ forum (link below) where you can look for help. C++ is a language where the developer has to write a lot of code by himself/herself, if he/she is coming from a background where a specific coding framework is used. It could be a bit unusual and sometimes frustrating, but once you get a few programs running, you'll have an idea of how things work in the C++ world.
</Dream.In.Code> C/C++ Forum!


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PICTURES OF ATTICUS!! My cat. Atticus. He's fuzzy and weird and stuff. And here are some pictures of him. Because why not.
|This is his purse. He loves it. It actually is his, my friends gave it to him because he loved it so much.
|He likes sitting by the fire.
|He also likes pretending he's a chachka on the mantel.
|He likes to sit on top of the fridge which is cute, but from certain angles it can catch you by surprise.


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Arceneaux K, Kousser T, Mullin M. 2012. Get out the vote-by-mail? A randomized field experiment testing the effect of mobilization in traditional and vote-by-mail precincts Political Research Quarterly. 65:882–894.
Arceneaux K, Johnson M, Murphy C. 2012. Polarized political communication, oppositional media hostility, and selective exposure. The Journal of Politics. 74:174–186.
Arceneaux K. 2010. The benefits of experimental methods for the study of campaign effects. Political Communication. 27:199–215.
Arceneaux K, Gerber AS, Green DP. 2010. A cautionary note on the use of matching to estimate causal effects: an empirical example comparing matching estimates to an experimental benchmark. Sociological methods & research. 39:256–282.
Arceneaux K, Nickerson DW. 2009. Comparing negative and positive campaign messages: Evidence from two field experiments. American Politics Research.
Arceneaux K, Nickerson DW. 2009. Modeling certainty with clustered data: A comparison of methods. Political Analysis. 17:177–190.
Arceneaux K, Nickerson DW. 2009. Who Is Mobilized to Vote? A Re-Analysis of 11 Field Experiments American Journal of Political Science. 53:1–16.
Huber GA, Arceneaux K. 2007. Identifying the persuasive effects of presidential advertising. American Journal of Political Science. 51:957–977.
Arceneaux K. 2007. I'm asking for your support: The effects of personally delivered campaign messages on voting decisions and opinion formation. Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 2:43–65.
Arceneaux K, Gerber AS, Green DP. 2006. Comparing experimental and matching methods using a large-scale voter mobilization experiment. Political Analysis. 14:37–62.
Arceneaux K, Stein RM. 2006. Who is held responsible when disaster strikes? The attribution of responsibility for a natural disaster in an urban election Journal of Urban Affairs. 28:43–53.
Arceneaux K. 2005. Using cluster randomized field experiments to study voting behavior. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 601:169–179.


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Total Members Voted: 10
Ok, Time is fluid, not static? What does that mean? Are we still at war with Great Britain? If so, is France gonna be our new b.itch? How long does it take to become static?I think I see our major disconnect. Morality is a legitimate relational for extreme action for you. It is not for me. If anything, anything in all of human existence is fluid rather than static it is morality. Consequently, using morality as a justification for an action as strong as war, i.e. killing people, changes drastically based on who and when. An awareness of the varying morality of other people is necessary in order to live with them, rather than everyone killing each other. All summed up in one word: respect.Ok, you don't like these people. Please don't kill them. Ok, you don't like this dude (D.ouche bag or not), please don't run off and kill him. Bush did not hurt my feelings, he pissed me off- along with most of the entire planet. I almost cried when no European would even touch him because they were so disgusted by his behavior. Why? Because he had no respect for anyone around him- I do what I want, f. you. I go where I want, f. you. You don't like me here, f. you. Why is Cartman a d.ick?I would rather live with men, then kill them. If morality, rather than blanket respect, is your motivator: You would rather kill men, then live with them- by definition (morality changes with time and place and group).
Stop the WWII comparison. Its ridiculous and an obvious attempt to seek legitimacy. Such a stretch, as to be totally unrelated (apples and oranges). I don't want to hear about Hitler again in a conversation about unprovoked distant invasions justified through changing (thus false) political arguments. Does an "mlk" world mean a "Martin Luther King world"? If, so- WHAT!
THERE WERE NO WMDs IN IRAQ. THE US INVADED AND CONQUERED A COUNTRY OVER FALSE PRETENSES, KILLING 100s OF 1000s OF PEOPLE. There were no wmds involved in other operations...eg we just went into libya...no wmds...you are hung up on that one area where you feel you were dupedAs to the Kurds, Blue, I'm sure they are better off. I don't begrudge them. That was my point, thank you and it's not like the USA did not have interests in the Kurdish regionBut. if you want to invade every country on the planet who mistreats weaker groups you will have to invade more countries than the 7 or so we have invaded in the past decade, several of which were severe cause horrible casualties. Helping one small group who is besieged is a poor argument for such extreme measure taken by the US considering the huge numbers of mistreated groups out there. is that another scale?....it might have been nice to help out the furs in sudan...that's a big whoops.A larger point is that helping the Kurds was an argument employed to cover the fact the original reason for invasion was a guess that turned out to be wrong, there were no WMDs in Iraq (why do I have too keep repeating this).History will forget that this was the "cover" for continuing operations after Clinton was unsuccessful..because many smart people believe that we weren't finished after first gulf war operations...because some think the cover was reason enough....the scales were tipped too heavily agains the regimes survival..and Hussein did not help his cause..after all...ha was asked to step down...genocide in the usas area where we have interests would have been enough...except for people like you and people who feel they were duped...history generally falls on the side of the oppressed...and against folks like the nazs and husseins...sorry, my man It was the Whitehouse's cop out argument You just don't like "w" s copout is your opinionwhen they figured out they f.ed up and suddenly there were 100k+ American service members in Iraq and thousands were dead. Better than saying- "whoops", I'll give you that.Cheney and w don't say whoops... they feel that the success of the people who live there"Kurds"...and replacing a murdering tyrant who is no longer a threat to the region IS success, sorry you feel different


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Polish Solidarity Movement
Solidarity, Polish independent trade union federation formed in Sept., 1980. Led by Lech Wałęsa, it grew rapidly in size and political power and soon posed a threat to Poland's Communist government by its sponsorship of labor strikes and other forms of public protest. Rural Solidarity, a Polish farmers' union, was recognized in May, 1981. By the middle of 1981, Solidarity had an estimated 9 million members. Although it was able to block government initiatives, it had no means of attaining governmental power. On Dec. 13, 1981, the new party leader Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, with Moscow's support, launched a crackdown by declaring martial law, suspending Solidarity, and imprisoning most of its leaders. By the end of 1982, the Solidarity movement had died down enough for Wałęsa to be released from prison and for martial law to be lifted.
During the mid-1980s, Solidarity persisted as an underground organization supported by the Catholic Church, and by the late 1980s it was again a major force in Poland. The union succeeded in frustrating Jaruzelski's attempts at reform, and nationwide strikes in 1988 led to the first governmental attempts to open a dialogue with Solidarity. On Apr. 5, 1989, Solidarity and the government signed an agreement legalizing Solidarity and allowing it to campaign for the upcoming elections. In limited free elections that followed, candidates supported by the union won a resounding victory. By the end of August a Solidarity-led coalition government was formed. In Dec., 1990, Wałęsa was elected president and resigned his union post; he failed to win reelection in 1995. Solidarity has since placed greater emphasis on traditional trade union matters, but the political bloc Solidarity Electoral Action, an outgrowth of the union founded in 1996, governed Poland from 1997 to 2001. Solidarity currently has 722,000 members.
See T. G Ash, The Polish Revolution: Solidarity, 1980–1982 (1984).


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hey...a very angry 27finsprincess here from Aventure Time wiki,
okay so there has literally been a WAR, between Adventure Time...which Adventure Time wiki website is based on...and MLP, which doesn't have anything to do with AT...and there are more ponies and pony talk then AT?? I respect that they llike, or love (which everyone does LOVE) MLP, but people are now saying a show about pony friendships is better and more popular then the awesome and epic adventures of an adorable kid and his strechy dog with his crazy, magical friends. I mean isn't this show why we are all there beacuse of AT??? THIS ENDS HERE!!! If MLP is more popular then AT, then I will scream and hide myself in a closet forever, which it may be because almost all of the users are "bronies" and "pegasisters".
If MLP gets more votes then that show is more popular *tear*, if Adventure Time gets more votes then that is the most popular show. But, EVERYONE HAS TO VOTE to get an accurate answer. And one question, why do adults like MLP?? I mean I used to play with the dolls and stuff, but when I was like 5 and then grew out of playing with them. And there are even guys who like the show....Is it funny or epic?? Just show me some videos and comment to prove MLP is NOT a kids show. cause from the name i don't know how adults enjoy it...
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Corn futures are trading 4 to 5 cents lower in most contracts on Thursday. An update from Brazil's CONAB this morning showed the country's total corn crop estimate at 91.19 MMT, up slightly from their December number on a larger first crop. Agroconsult is well above Brazil's government agency (CONAB) at 95.6 MMT. Argentina's corn crop estimate from the Rosario Grain Exchange was up from their prior range of 42-43 MMT to 44 MMT. A South Korean feed importer purchased 69,000 MT of optional origin corn on Thursday.
Mar 19 Corn is at $3.77, down 5 cents,
May 19 Corn is at $3.85, down 5 cents,
Jul 19 Corn is at $3.92 3/4, down 4 3/4 cents
Sep 19 Corn is at $3.95 1/4, down 4 3/4 cents
--provided by Brugler Marketing & Management
Soybean futures are posting 16 to 18 cent losses in the front months on Thursday. Soymeal futures are down $5.30/ton, with soy oil 28 points lower. CONAB put out their updated 18/19 Brazil soybean estimates this morning at 118.8 MMT vs. 120.07 MMT last month. That was not as low as other firms have gone. They also pegged 18/19 exports at 75 MMT, UNCH from last month but down 8.865 MMT from 17/18. Agroconsult also released updated numbers, down 5.2 MMT from last month at 117.6 MMT.
Jan 19 Soybeans are at $8.95 1/4, down 16 1/4 cents,
Mar 19 Soybeans are at $9.06, down 18 cents,
May 19 Soybeans are at $9.19 1/4, down 18 cents,
Jul 19 Soybeans are at $9.31 1/2, down 17 1/2 cents,
Jan 19 Soybean Meal is at $313.70, down $5.30
Jan 19 Soybean Oil is at $28.04, down $0.28
--provided by Brugler Marketing & Management
Wheat futures are showing 3 to 6 cent losses in most contracts at midday. Weakness comes as the US was left out of the Egyptian tender on Wednesday, mainly due to a freight disadvantage. A higher US dollar and general selling in the grain complex is also seen as adding pressure. Outside of actual shipping data (Export Inspections report) we will not have an update to any Export Sales data until the government is back open. A South Korean importer purchased 65,000 MT of optional origin wheat in a tender on Wednesday. The EU awarded 718,000 MT of wheat imports under their import quota.
Mar 19 CBOT Wheat is at $5.14, down 6 cents,
Mar 19 KCBT Wheat is at $5.00 1/2, down 5 cents,
Mar 19 MGEX Wheat is at $5.67, down 3 1/2 cents
--provided by Brugler Marketing & Management
Live cattle futures are 25 to 40 cents higher at midday. Feeder cattle futures are up 10 to 30 cents in the front months. The CME feeder cattle index was up 7 cents on January 8 at $145.70. Wholesale boxed beef prices were higher on Thursday morning. Choice boxes were up 61 cents at $214.45, with Select 58 cents higher at $207.05. USDA estimated WTD FI cattle slaughter at 357,000 head through Wednesday. That was 4,000 head above the same week last year. As of Thursday morning, bids are scarce with a $119 live in TX and $192 in NE reported. Asks are up around $125-126 and $200 respectively.
Feb 19 Cattle are at $125.050, up $0.250,
Apr 19 Cattle are at $126.200, up $0.400,
Jun 19 Cattle are at $117.675, up $0.425,
Jan 19 Feeder Cattle are at $146.925, up $0.100
Mar 19 Feeder Cattle are at $145.225, up $0.325
Apr 19 Feeder Cattle are at $145.775, up $0.300
--provided by Brugler Marketing & Management
Lean Hog futures are mixed at midday, with nearby Feb up 32.5 cents. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 25 cents from the previous day @ $54.10 on January 8. The USDA pork carcass cutout value was up $2.08 on Thursday morning at average weighted price of $71.75. The belly primal was up $7.13 with the loin $3.28 higher. The national base cash hog carcass value 27 cents lower in the AM report, with a weighted average of $50.89. This week's FI hog slaughter through Wednesday was estimated at 1.423 million head, which was 54,000 head larger than the same week last year.
Feb 19 Hogs are at $64.100, up $0.325,
Apr 19 Hogs are at $67.975, up $0.425
May 19 Hogs are at $73.950, down $0.250
--provided by Brugler Marketing & Management
Cotton futures are mostly 18 to 29 points in negative territory on Thursday, with October higher on thin volume. The dollar is stronger at midday, adding pressure to the market. The weekly AWP update is not being released due to the government shutdown, as well as the CFTC Commitment of Traders and Cotton on Calls reports. The Cotlook A index was down 85 points from the previous day on January 9 at 81.05 cents/lb.
Mar 19 Cotton is at 72.84, down 29 points,
May 19 Cotton is at 74.36, down 16 points
Jul 19 Cotton is at 75.48, down 18 points
Oct 19 Cotton is at 74.730, up 19 points
--provided by Brugler Marketing & Management


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So we've been having this conversation on cricsim. I am a pace bowler, and am coached by a guy who claims to have played a bit of pro cricket (although I can't find him on cricinfo/that cricket archive site thingy ) and has faced everything from your slowest plodders to the pace of the likes of Nantie Hayward (playing club).
He reckons I'm around the 120ish mark, possibly 125ish given he was saying 120ish a while ago and I've since gained some speed.
I'm 17, and have never played representative cricket at any age-group. I also haven't been fast-tracked into any pace programs, and a chap on cricsim reckons that if I bowled at the speeds my coach guesses me to, I'd certainly have at least had the latter happen to me. I was a spinner (not by choice) for the older years of my primary school career, and then moved to a non-sporty school (which meant I was bowling as the fourth or fifth bowler for 1sts in grade 8) and we played around school 4ths level.
I'm certainly not the most accurate, and when bowling fast I don't get that much assistance in terms of swing.
That all said, is my coach talking complete nonsense in estimating me to be a 120kph bowler, or is it possibly a fair call?
Note: 120kph is around 70mph iirc.
Note2: cricsimmer was skippos/sapientia/whatever else he's known as around here


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by Jim Harris
"My Way," located at 7104 Germantown Avenue, is a not-for-profit organization offering a wide range of services to Northwest Philadelphia residents who wish to live independently at home as they age.
Membership is free to any resident of the service area (Chestnut Hill, Mount Airy, Germantown, East and West Oak Lane, East Falls, Logan and Olney) who is 55 or older. There are no annual fees. Services are also available to non-members, but only My Way members are eligible for transportation services, discounted rates and the My Way newsletter. My Way uses only pre-screened, local resources.
According to Thomas S. Rittenhouse, President of the Board of Directors of My Way, "Our mission is to help folks live in place in their community as they age. This is especially relevant with a population of 77 million aging boomers, many of whom don't have the option or the desire to live in retirement homes. We're aiming for the 'gap' population — those not eligible for government assistance but not able to afford assisted living."
Northwest Philadelphia was chosen to begin the pilot program because it had a lot of people in the target population and it also had some services for elderly adults available. In partnership with the Neighborhood Interfaith Movement (NIM), the program was launched in May, 2010. "It's set up," said Rittenhouse, "so that once it obtains financial sustainability, we'll have a franchise model that will be able to open in other locations in partnership with local organizations."
Susan Gueye, of Mt. Airy, is the Executive Director of My Way. "We've had 850 members sign up since we began on May 1, 2010," she said. "Our numbers are slowly increasing, but we need a large volume in order to be self-sustaining. We charge members $18.75 an hour for any service. We have 15 part-time staff including a retired attorney, a Ph.D student and some fabulous handymen and women. We only ask our workers to do stuff they want to do, so they're happy in their jobs. We're constantly interviewing. I take this responsibility very seriously because we go into people's homes. I always go out to meet new members before the first service. So far I've been in over 400 homes.
"We're on call 24/7. A person will always answer the phone. Our goal is NOT to be business as usual. We're mission-driven, and we're really responsive. Just tell us what you want, and we'll do it. We can drive you to the airport, feed your pets while you're gone, water your plants, clean your house, and pick you up when you return. Cleaning can include whatever you want."
Delores Patrinos of Chestnut Hill had a large limb fall on her property. "I didn't know what to do," she said, "because these things used to be done by my husband. I didn't have anyone with references, plus there were safety issues to be considered. Initially, someone from My Way came out and explained their services to me. I feel quite comfortable using them now. If they don't have a person on staff who can do the job, they get you in touch with someone who can. For someone like me, who's alone, it's important to maintain the house. I can call them for most services."
83-year-old Chestnut Hill Village resident Thelma Anderson has used My Way on two occasions so far. Ms. Anderson, a retired city worker, has arthritis and sciatica. "One day my son was not around," she said, "and I needed to get to the bank and the post office. A taxi was not an option because I couldn't send the driver into the bank for me. I was very impressed with My Way. The person who helped me was so courteous, understanding and willing. She took care of business for me at the bank and the post office, and she wouldn't accept a tip.
"Another time, I was having terrible pains across my back. I called My Way. Susan [Gueye] was here in 10 minutes to take me to the emergency room. Susan is sincere, generous and truly concerned about people. You can feel that, especially when you're in a stressful situation. They leave you with your dignity intact. It's a needed service. I've tried other shared-ride programs, but when it comes to comfort, service and feeling at ease, you can't beat My Way."
For more information about My Way, call 215-525-5470, or visit mywayonline.org


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Teabagging Jokes, Killer Robots Sweep the Nation
It's not just cable pundit "teabagging" jokes (attached) we have to deal with today: it's freedom fighters versus socialist/fascist big government ROBOTS! HAPPY TEA PARTY TAX DAY!
No one is happier than the nation's cable news talkers, who have been celebrating their liberation to talk about testicles while on the air. Gawker video Mike Byhoff has graciously strung them all together for your viewing pleasure. But there is news!
WASHINGTON (AP) A robot was inspecting a suspicious package on the North Lawn of the White House after tax protesters threw what appears to be a box of tea bags over the White House fence.
That prompted officials to clear Pennsylvania Avenue Wednesday.
That is the adorable White House suspicious packages robot, pictured at right, after a similar "throwing shit over the White House fence" incident in 2006. He is the best! (FYI, EVERYONE: YOU MAY NOT THROW SHIT OVER THE WHITE HOUSE FENCE.)
A couple thousand people in dozens of cities across the nation are standing in the rain waving crazy signs that make sense, because it's TEA PARTY DAY!
We could turn on the non-stop Fox coverage, but, you know, we're listening to music right now. (Ok, Shep's on. He is talking to that hack Neil Cavuto and gently pouring water on claims of grassroots popular outrage at the expansion of government.) We'll just get our information from the LIBERAL MEDIA. How many millions of fed-up patriots are marching, exactly?
In Boston, a few hundred protesters gathered on the Boston Common-a short distance from the original Tea Party-with some dressed in Revolutionary War garb and carrying signs that said "Barney Frank, Bernie Madoff: And the Difference Is?" and "D.C.: District of Communism."
Event coordinator Christen Varley, a conservative Catholic Republican, said she was thrilled with the turnout.
"Personally, I envisioned me and 100 friends on the steps of the Statehouse," she said. "I never saw this coming."
That's nothing! "More than 1,000 people" gathered in Des Moines. In Hartford, Connecticut, where in the '80s an anti-income tax rally attracted 40,000 protesters, around 3,000 tea partiers made their voices heard!
Protesters, using a rented truck to haul the million tea bags, began unloading their cargo at the park this morning but were told by officials that they didn't have proper permits and must move the tea.
Hah. Sad. That was before the robot attack too.
Hey, here in New York, the Tea Party is being held at 7 p.m., at City Hall. Newt Gingrich will be there! And probably so will we! You know, if it doesn't look too gross outside.


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I came across these pics from Brazilian photographer Antonio Andrade and had to post them! In these particular shoots Antonio captures the hippie spirit mixed with a bit of high fashion, my favorite! The first shoot is titled Chloe and the second one is Al. They kind of look like clothes that Talitha Getty might have worn.
Hope everybody is off to a great start this week! Lot's of good stuff ahead including a sneak peek at the Hippie Couture store. 🙂


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How Content-Aware Fill can help with Video
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[whirring sound] [ADOBE® TV PRESENTS] [SHORT AND SUITE] [mechanical clunking] [JASON LEVINE] [clunking continues] [KARL SOULE] [clunking continues] [whirring] [SHORT AND SUITE - ON THE ROAD WITH JASON AND KARL] Hi again. I'm Karl Soule for Short and Suite. Recently I ran into a problem when I was editing some footage together, and I actually found a solution for it over inside of Photoshop. I thought I would just explain some of the basics. This is kind of a basic concept of working with particular graphics. If you do a lot of graphics production, you've probably seen this technique. But if you're strictly an editor, you might not be familiar with this. It's the idea of creating a clean plate when you want to remove unwanted elements in a shot. So I'm basically going to go through and matte out part of this particular scene.t As you can see here, I've got this really nice shot of a flag blowing in the breeze here, and this was one of these impromptu shots. I didn't really plan on shooting it, it was just a piece of B roll that I grabbed, so I wasn't really concerned with the framing of the shot too much. And when I got in the edit bay, I decided I wanted to use this in a graphic. My first thought was since my master was going to be 720p master and this is 1080p footage, I tried taking this footage and throwing it into a 720p timeline and tried to crop it the way I wanted it to appear in the video here. Now, the problem with this is as I started coming in here and scaling the video to fit this the way I wanted it to fit, no matter what I did, whenever I got the framing just right, I was always left with this little chunk of the truck in the shot, and it's just really an unwanted element and I wanted to get rid of it. Because I shot this locked down on a tripod, I thought, "Hey, maybe I can use Photoshop and use the Content-Aware Fill feature "in Photoshop CS5 to remove this particular element." So let me go back to the original uncropped shot here. This is the full resolution timeline here. What I'm going to do is just find a frame--any frame of this shot will work-- and I'm going to go down here and click this Export Frame button and we'll go ahead and choose a TIFF file since a TIFF file is going to give me the highest quality for a still. And what I'm going to do is grab a still of this image, go ahead and copy it to my Desktop. Now let me jump over to Photoshop, and inside of Photoshop I'm going to go ahead and open up this TIFF file. So here we have a single frame of this image. Now, the Content-Aware Fill function is designed to go through and remove unwanted elements of a shot and automatically fill in the background based on the other patterns that are visible in the scene. So I need to make a selection of the truck, and instead of using a really tight selection, I'm actually going to use something called-- this is an older tool called the Magnetic Lasso tool, and I'm going to go ahead and just click on some points here. I'm sorry, not the Magnetic Lasso tool. This is the Polygonal--how do you say it? Who knows? The Polygonal Lasso tool. I'm going to go ahead and just start making my selection. We're just going to go ahead and get rid of the entire truck in the shot here. Again, this doesn't have to be a very tight selection. I just have to give Photoshop some idea of what I'm trying to remove. From here, if I go to Edit, I can choose Fill. That's one option of doing this. But since I'm working with a single layer here--I've just got my single image-- it's a handy thing to remember that Fill is actually tied to the Delete key on the keyboard. So I'm going to go ahead and tape the Delete key. It brings up the Fill panel here. I'll go ahead and make sure this is set to Content-Aware and hit OK. And what Photoshop is going to do is it's going to analyze the background patterns and it's going to automatically do all the copying for me. So you can see it's actually extended the length of the flag here but, more importantly, it's added in these sections of desert. It's done a pretty good job of adding in pixels to fill in the mountains. If I was being really, really precise, I might want to kind of correct for some of the way this mountain disappears, but oftentimes there's strange little artifacts like that that can actually exist in nature where the framing of the shot can affect this. This is not going to be a visible point in the shot. I'm just going to leave it as is. But I'm going to go ahead and save this back out to the original TIFF file. We'll just go ahead and hit Save on that. So I go ahead and import the TIFF back into my project here. I have it saved on the Desktop. We want to make sure and show all supported media. I should be able to see--there's my TIFF file. I'm going to go ahead and bring that in, and you can see by the thumbnail it's actually gone through and you can see that the truck has been removed from the shot. What I'm going to do with my original footage here is we're going to go ahead and take the TIFF file, and I'm going to put the TIFF file up on Video 2 in my timeline. The only element that I need to remove is the truck, so I'm going to add a mask to this. So we're going to go ahead and choose-- I'm just going to start typing here because I'm looking for what's called an Eight-Point Garbage Matte. I'm going to take this Garbage Matte and apply it to the TIFF. And when I do this, you'll see up in my Project bin this gives me my eight points. And we want to see the flag in the shot; we just don't want to see the truck, so I'm going to bring these points down so that the truck is effectively removed from the shot and replaced with just the still. And you can see I'm kind of playing with these points here. I don't have to get them exactly precise here. I just have to make sure that the truck is going to be completely covered by the TIFF file. And so now at this point we're going to go ahead and play this back and just make sure that there's no place where that Garbage Matte is affecting the flag. So we'll check right in here. You can see the tip of the flag might be getting cut off a little bit, so we're just going to bring that point down a little bit here, move this point up a little bit. And so now that I have this matted out here, you can see that that has effectively removed the truck from the shot. And so from here, I can continue to edit this further. If I want to bring this over into a 720p timeline, I can actually take and do a nested sequence where I can take, if I go back to my 720p timeline, I can take the sequence that I just created, drop it right in here, and you can see that there is the framing on my shot. I can continue to play with this. I can move it around, I can scale it, and I don't have to worry about the truck showing up at any point in the frame. So just a nice little technique there combining the use of a Garbage Matte and the Content-Aware Fill function from Photoshop to generate a clean plate and remove an unwanted element from a shot. Thanks again. My name is Karl Soule. [Executive Producer - Bob Donlon] [Producer - Karl Miller] [Director - Kush Amerasinghe] [Post Production - Erik Espera] [ADOBE® TV PRODUCTIONS -tv.adobe.com]
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Content-Aware fill in Photoshop is a powerful tool for generating clean plates in Premiere Pro. Karl Soule' provides some examples.
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