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• Spoke to a Target employee yesterday. She said that plastic bags represent the company's 2nd biggest cost, after payroll. Amazing! #
• Just saw this (from last Friday): PayPal and China UnionPay to connect systems. All CUP cardholders to have int'l PayPal access. ht @Chassit #
• @Chassit I've butted heads with PayPal a few times over the years. I'm not a fan and avoid using the service unless I absolutely must. in reply to Chassit #
• I admit to not understanding the motivation of new (genuine) lurker Twitter users who follow a bunch of ppl but fail to actually tweet. #
• Beautiful spot outside our Florida office's back door. Great for a daily picnic lunch. Just don't feed the 'gators. http://yfrog.com/jpzltj #
• @betsydrager Thanks for the WEDU info Betsy. in reply to betsydrager #
• SO CRANKY at my hosting company. #
• A Radio Disney DJ just told my 9 year old daughter that "if she had a Twitter account they could chat all the time". Kinda irresponsible IMO #
• 9 years old is too young for Twitter, don't you think? She's quite an impressionable girl, and has stumbled online once or twice already… #
• @sushobhan Whats the right age for a daughter to join Twitter? 13 or 14? 9 is way too young. Tweens are so easy to corrupt. in reply to sushobhan #
• @sushobhan 9yo daughter learned that Miley Cyrus' 10yo sis is on Twitter. Added 2 RadioDisney DJ Halley telling her to join Twitter. Not gd. in reply to sushobhan #
• Google.cn redirect 2 HK is breaking news all over USA electronic news media. PR points ('HP', in a sense) being won by GOOG. CCP to lose HP #
• Maybe I'm gonna have to allow 9yo Daphne to use Twitter, supervised by her mom and me. We can see timelines after all. #
• Fam dinner in 30 mins was baked fettuccini w crispy turkey sausage, peppers and 3 cheeses w pan browned cauli, zucchini and cherry toms. #
• I made the garlic bread subbing Philly cheese for oil. Interesting. #
• @AlohaZen @Blue_PlanetPR yea, this 9yo has the clubpenguin, the supersecret… She's desperate to grow up and I can't bemoan her that. in reply to AlohaZen #
• @alohazen @blue_planetpr We talked abt Twitter over dinner. 9yo will pitch us her plan to safely experiment w tomorrow night. She's gd kid #
• Steadfastly uphold Mao Zedong Thought! RT @lonniehodge SZ TV reporting GOOG exit w/cmts from foreigners: "Google will regret its arrogance" #
• @Chassit channels should have good separation from each other? in reply to Chassit #
• @Blue_PlanetPR Heh, yeah, we encourage Daphne to pitch us. We also ask her give us presentations. Upcoming: why some girls are mean. in reply to Blue_PlanetPR #
• @Chassit IIRC, microwaves, garage door openers and some series motors can pollute 2.4GHz and kill WiFi. Tried NetStumber to assay the env? in reply to Chassit #
• Google's new, live dashboard of which Google services are currently blocked in China: http://ow.ly/1pOqk #googlecn #netfreedom #
• @Chassit Yeah, NetStumber is very mature. Its almost never updated. Very safe. Will let u see which channels r clearer. Use 3 ch separation. in reply to Chassit #

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• @Manymoon No [Delete] visible. I'm admin. Proj created by another user. /goal/show/NUMBER is the Project home? in reply to Manymoon #
• Thanks @Manymoon. Would be helpful if Admin privileges extended to rwx for all user's projects and tasks. in reply to Manymoon #
• Thats my boy! RT @kepler_dc I'm 6 months old today! I love my life and I'm happy to be me. Gonna try cake for the first time tonight! #
• Lunch was reheated mutter paneer with last night's from-scratch spicy turkey meatballs. Saltines and an Eng muffin on the side. #
• Prepping family dinner: bacon-wrapped chicken breast strips, oven baked in spicy coconut milk and butternut pumpkin. Asparagus on side again #
• @betsydrager Thank you Betsy! Is Camille on Twitter yet? in reply to betsydrager #
• My pumpkin baked in coconut and bacon was kickass. @kepler_dc had a very happy 6-month birthday party! He got half a candle. #
• @lhiver cooking (western) family dinners is so much harder in China I think. in reply to lhiver #
• Family dinner: spicy creamy cheesy turkey pot pie and steak fries. #
• Baked a successful batch of apricot, almond & coconut granola bars from scratch. Was starting to worry after 2 failed batches last fortnight #
• Added 4 tblspns jam to tonight's granola bar recipe. Seems to have bound the ingredients beautifully while adding chewiness. #
• Can a China tweep kindly confirm that Google Sites is still blocked? Our Beijing office is so VPN'ed its hard to tell! #
• Perhaps if Lego only had red blocks..RT @Chassit: @illuminantceo Confirmed. Beijing #Unicom ADSL subscriber. Google Sites blocked like Lego. #
• My homemade granola bars rock. Apricot, almond and coconut. Chewy and delicious and so easy to bake. #
• @lisa_shaw Heh. I DM'ed the recipe to my mate @HeyTreeeee but will happily publish it in a few sequential tweets… #granolabars in reply to lisa_shaw #

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• I got U.S. permanent residency today. #
• @NiuB Thank you William! in reply to NiuB #
• @melodychia Thanks Melody in reply to melodychia #
• Thanks, @Battlestars! in reply to Battlestars #
• @theliuyan Thanks, Liuyan! in reply to theliuyan #
• Thank you, @uestclxy in reply to uestclxy #
• Yeah, Aus China US. Next: Vatican City @illuminantceo Congrats! That must be three continents you've residency for then? /via @AlexBowman #
• @dda Thanks, Didier! in reply to dda #
• Yeah, the Wheaties box made it so easy! Geez! Standards are cratering @illuminantceo: I got U.S permanent residency today. /via @rkoffler #
• @WildPixels Thank you Bruno! in reply to WildPixels #
• @blcsfo Thanks, Will! in reply to blcsfo #
• @Blue_PlanetPR Thanks, Sophie! in reply to Blue_PlanetPR #
• @blcsfo Haha. Since you ask, I'm Australian. I own a business in China and we're Expanding the business to the US. in reply to blcsfo #
• @wolfgroupasia Thanks, David! We're opening a NYC office for the agency. I'm commuting btw China and US for 2010. in reply to wolfgroupasia #
• Many thanks, @sushobhan! The work is just beginning now. in reply to sushobhan #
• Thanks, @raykwong! in reply to raykwong #
• And thanks, too, Greg! @GE_Anderson #greencard in reply to GE_Anderson #
• I heart my Chinese cleaver RT @steamykitchen What's your favorite kitchen knife? My brand new fav that I love w/ http://ow.ly/1gZwE #
• @averybooker Thanks, Avery! Very happy to be living/working in the US as well as China. Two great countries; two great peoples. in reply to averybooker #
• prepping family dinner: baked meatball and spinach rigatoni with a crusty breadcrumby top; blanched skinny asparagus spears (in season!) #
• Made a batch of granola bars from scratch. Experimental flavour tonight: fresh Florida strawberries & Fuji apples (with applesauce/vanilla) #
• I'm worried that the applesauce made my dough too wet. I needed an extra 15 mins in the oven. We'll see after the little beasties cool. #
• Well, my granola bar dough was too wet, and I ended up with strawberry-apple muffin bars. Wife likes 'em all the same. #
• @riverturninc My "cannot type in CAPTCHA because no field available" problem was solved by clearing this: http://bit.ly/1tu93 #voicecentral #
• http://ow.ly/1igw6 RT @CocaCola: Japan fans, once again, I’m jealous—Look out for a new Fanta product, Fanta Moo Moo White! #
• Hey @googlesites, it would be awesome if you'd support Typekit! http://www.typekit.com #
• "No fake foods" perhaps? There sure are plenty in China. RT @gregorylent: sign in a kfc on bethnal green road, real food real meals … #
• Avoid dogmatism #
• "World-class" as an adjective for corporate polish. Deprecated? #
• I've been working since 5am Saturday morning on a kick-ass China mktg campaign for a great new client in the building materials sector #
• @AlexBowman Our agency, Illuminant Partners, is possibly the most experienced PR and comms shop in China for the property & construct sector in reply to AlexBowman #
• @AlexBowman We have dozens of client credentials in the sector. We're particularly strong in helping construction products companies to mkt in reply to AlexBowman #
• @AlexBowman This particular client has a unique, sustainable and energy efficient timber product. in reply to AlexBowman #
• @AlexBowman Thanks for asking! We love working in the property and construct sector. There r many good folks committed 2sustainable outcomes in reply to AlexBowman #
• @AlexBowman Do take exceptional care 2 avoid buying toxic building products, & remember that fakes are everywhere in the Chinese DIY sector. in reply to AlexBowman #
• Cornflakes: you complete me. #
• I just became the mayor of Bank of America on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cORlTq #
• Fam dinner was pan-seared pork chops (boned & finger-cut for serving) over a bacon ratatouille with roast potatoes and blanched asparagus. #
• @tibettruth Yeah. I cook for my family every night I'm at home. Carrying forward my own dad's traditions, as best as I'm able! in reply to tibettruth #
• @tibettruth Tx! The rat turned out well. Deglazed pan after porkchops, chick stock, caramelized peppers, cauli, baby carrots, creamcheese in reply to tibettruth #
• @tibettruth That'd be fun! I've been thinking about blogging the evening meals (with all my spare time! in reply to tibettruth #
• Having tons of trouble getting a Skype multi-party call up between US and China. These things so rarely go well. #
• Unpleasant con call completed. Have had to terminate a client relationship after only 2 months. Differences of opinion. Its never pleasant. #
• @christinelu My Beijing team tells me the Fatburger launch was a great success, Christine. I expect you deserve congratulations! #
• @lyonsdigital We've pretty rarely had to terminate a client relationship. In 10 years I could count them on one hand. But sometimes a mustdo in reply to lyonsdigital #
• @marcelekkel Precisely. This particular client is, in our prof opinion, simply not ready for PR and will not benefit in their current state. in reply to marcelekkel #
• @NiuB Yeah, Yum is absolutely killing it in China. Those guys deserve medals. in reply to NiuB #
• You know how many people have a poor view of PR agencies, for playing fast and loose with the truth? It's sadly often true w some agencies. #
• Sometimes a story is merely a news-in-brief. Poor practice to elevate NIB to story with boastful & opaque word tricks. Journos aren't stupid #
• PR agencies need to be Hippocratic: to do no harm to their clients. Agencies come & go but clients live with their releases forever. #
• @drilbu Hippocrates made his students of medicine swear an oath (the Hippocratic Oath) to first, do no harm.Those of us in PR should do same in reply to drilbu #

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• Switching all my Chrome devs to betas. #
• Proud of my daughter @Daph2K : she got 95% in Social Studies yesterday and 100% in Language Arts today! #
• Not feeling so hot so had trailer park dinner tonite: Boar's Head dogs, wheat buns, reheated chili (awesome), 3 kind pickles, 2 mustards. #
• Beautiful Florida strawberries have come into season this week. I made the family fresh strawberry smoothies this morning. Fantastic flavour #
• I heart Regus Business Centres #
• With respect, @jeffjarvis (and I'm a TWiT fan), isn't Leo's product narrowcasting, rather than broadcasting? in reply to jeffjarvis #
• T-Mobile (USA) cellular data users: there is a new APN setting, which replaces the old wap.voicestream.com: epc.tmobile.com #
• That is good news, @lyonsdigital in reply to lyonsdigital #
• @HYSTA T-Mobile guy told me today its more reliable and the old one is to be deprecated. in reply to HYSTA #
• Prepping family dinner (1): spicy turkey sausages cut up into crispy nuggets and tossed with fresh crusty roast potato pieces… #
• Prepping family dinner (2): blanched in-season asparagus and baby carrots; pan caramelised zuchhini pieces with sesame and black pepper. #
• Prepping family dinner (3): Frozen new-season strawberry cups for dessert #
• Be sure to leave your fresh asparagus standing in a glass of water in the fridge. They really do drink a lot. #
• Its actually extraordinary, the number of corporate identity jobs we've been briefed on this last year. way out of proportion for prior 6yrs #
• We think its awesome that clients of *all* sizes, SMEs included, now grok the importance and power of a solid CI, esp in China. #
• Gods above, deglazing is a miracle technique in the kitchen. Amazing flavour can come off a pan's surface. Tonight's turkey had such umami! #
• writing props writing props writing props writing props writing props writing props [repeat until end of the recession] #PR #
• proposals proposals proposals proposals proposals. oh the glam life of the PR flack. #
• The day's proposal writing complete, the young PR flack moved onto an overdue copywriting assignment: make these headlines sell that copy. #
• Trad poses? Or odd angles? We're reshooting ourselves in a coupla weeks. RT @Blue_PlanetPR: Just had headshots taken for BPPR website… #
• Food good? RT @rkoffler: @TechnologyCouncil dinner on funding of tech companies. Excellent panel includes Peter Cowen from #TechCoastAngels #
• @rkoffler whine? justified! all you VCs do is fly round in your helicopters yelling "more conversions, now!" in reply to rkoffler #
• ha! love it. we're gonna shoot @ playboy mansion RT @Blue_PlanetPR total glam [headshots] darling- wind machine, airbrush & 70s outoffocus #
• What, no show tunes? RT @WildPixels: RT @dda @RomyHK In Nigeria, Opera Is Used By Nine Out 10 Scammers http://regator.com/?u=3vagre #
• @rkoffler Ah, I'm just winding you up Richard. in reply to rkoffler #
• Headline writing is, I think, the most enjoyable part of all copywriting duties. A succinct &artful headline can communicate the whole story #
• RT @Blue_PlanetPR Just bought 2 tix for Dora the Explorer show – the sound you hear is me stabbing myself repeatedly in forehead with a fork #
• @stinson There really is little excuse for bad writing, don't you think? Headlines especially so. in reply to stinson #
• @sagebrennan How'd the sand pit work out, Sage? in reply to sagebrennan #
• Wise counsel from the wisest of them all RT @wolfgroupasia @stinson David Ogilvy said to spend 50% time on headline. My experience: notwrong #
• And lots of writing in the ego game! Ahem, #PR RT @bucketoftongues @stinson My own exp suggests there lots of ego in the writing game… #
• @sagebrennan Oh man, I gotta build my little guy one of them. in reply to sagebrennan #
• @sushobhan @wolfgroupasia @stinson @bucketoftongues I like my headlines to caress the reader's interest in the subject, and beckon them in.. in reply to sushobhan #
• @stinson @wolfgroupasia again, the converse is true. The headlines increasingly control the reporters. in reply to stinson #
• @sagebrennan When is Zeb's maiden voyage? in reply to sagebrennan #
• @wolfgroupasia @stinson My daughter continues to show evidence that she's destined to become a journo but will the craft exist in 15yrs? Sad #
• @stinson Nods. Whither the profession? @jeffjarvis advocates entrepreneurial journalism. I wish I felt equipped to advise my daughter. in reply to stinson #
• CPPCC to keep Goog in China, blogger suggests RT @DouglasCrets: Google will not be leaving China. http://bit.ly/cW0f2a #
• @DouglasCrets Love the part where Zhao Qizheng says Chinese govt hacking attacks "make no sense" because Chinese law forbids such activities in reply to DouglasCrets #
• @betsydrager Damn those Chinese communists r good! I hear they own Wall St. But how does that make sense, according to Zhao Qizheng's logic? in reply to betsydrager #
• Admen RT @beijingboyce: @stinson @wolfgroupasia was ogilvy talking about headlines for ad copywriters or journalists? #
• Mobile Boarding Passes Take Off With 1200% Usage Increase In 2009 [tc] http://ow.ly/1eA4n #
• Tivo Premiere "a big pile of disappointment and missed opportunity" [tc] http://ow.ly/1eA88 #
• With SXSW approaching Foursquare and Gowalla line up against each other [tc] http://ow.ly/1eAg7 #
• NASA's exoplanet-hunting Kepler mission marks its first anniversary in space http://ow.ly/1eAQt @kepler_dc #
• We're doing a beautiful new product logo system incorporating an infinity symbol. I'm really proud of our design team. Gorgeous concept work #
• Any Ubuntu experts on my timeline? Need an opinion. Mother-in-law's Lenovo laptop's Easy Peasy borked. Switch to UNR or full Ubuntu? #
• Thanks @dirtstar, I guess you're right. Grandma has such simple needs though. I guess full Ubuntu will make my life a bit easier in future. in reply to dirtstar #
• Thanks, @COJonees & @dirtstar for recommending full Ubuntu over Ubuntu Netbook Remix for a Grandma laptop. in reply to COJonees #
• @rkoffler carjacking in reply to rkoffler #
• Twitter's rudimentary Lists management tools are pissing me off, and Listorious doesn't have the tools I need. Seeking a great Lists mmt app #
• Hey @oneforty, I use all major desktop OSes and several mobile OSes. Why the drop-down limitations in your App Recommendations? Use checks! #
• @oneforty pleasure! in reply to oneforty #
• Thanks Bruno, but wemeddle is not what I'm looking for, but great try! @WildPixels in reply to WildPixels #
• I put 3 hours into overhauling membership of all my lists, creating 5 new ones in the process. Glad to be finished with the important chore. #
• @WildPixels ended up browsing every follow in twitter.com, rightclicking to new tabs, setting list memberships there. Took 3 hrs. in reply to WildPixels #
• I suppose it would be juvenile to report @HormelFoods as a spammer… #
• @sioksiok Rough, isn't it! Hope you have good VPN… in reply to sioksiok #
• #FF marketing and communications ppl who inspired me this week: @DouglasCrets @RobertStover @wolfgroupasia @sushobhan – thanks, all. #
• @averybooker Ah, you've called me out on my juvenile sense of humour, Sir! in reply to averybooker #
• @sioksiok /me slaps head. in reply to sioksiok #
• @Blue_PlanetPR How's TweetDeck treating you, Soph? in reply to Blue_PlanetPR #
• #FF ppl I miss IRL: @MissXu @adalinelau @betsydrager @pdenlinger @imagethief @minimum12 @lhiver @Chassit @raykwong @mayflowerchen Hope 2bcnu #
• I'm admiring the audacity and chutzpah (and pomo wit) of the @dominos Stop The #Puffery campaign http://ow.ly/1eUes Their mktg team r champs #
• a tad jealous RT @missdestructo Great dinner w @alienagent @swagclub @kevinlyons @bittyrant @aaronvonfrank @askspike.. tonight post #tedxgvl #
• @Firehouse_Subs Yellow Submarine in reply to Firehouse_Subs #
• @Firehouse_Subs /me puts hand up for New Tampa in reply to Firehouse_Subs #
• @raykwong No Firefox crashy problems at all… since I moved to Chrome. in reply to raykwong #
• @raykwong As many as Firefox, according to TechCrunch today in reply to raykwong #
• Chrome everywhere. Opera collaborates with GFW and is, hence, evil RT @raykwong: OK. Before I waste time who uses Chrome and who uses Opera? #
• At 3 freakin' am? Good for you! RT @HeyTreeeee: Hi. I'm behaving. It's difficult. #
• @betsydrager Many thanks for your kind introduction, Betsy @andymok in reply to betsydrager #
• Saturday morning. Made Daph my famous cheesy eggs, chilli hashbrowns and good toast. She's off to a fair, and I'm painting her room blue. #
• RT @ConanOBrien I've decided to follow someone at random. She likes peanut butter & gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen yr life is about to change #
• Campbell's "healthy" premium tomato soup identical to regular variety, except with more fat (h/t Lifehacker) http://ow.ly/1eZjN #
• Tiring of making my own breadcrumbs, I went to our giant US Supermarket in search. A huge selection but every line with sugar as #2 ingred. #
• I guess it's back to the bread in the blender routine. #
• Buy new North American Convenience: now with added sugar goodness! #
• @HeyTreeeee Bought my daughter a lipgloss just now: Skittles Berry Blast. She's 9, and has a collection of ~100 chapsticks in reply to HeyTreeeee #
• @Chassit yeah, that's kinda the problem. Small batches is the answer. #breadcrumbcontroversy in reply to Chassit #
• Hear Hear! Load the damn ads already RT @arstechnica Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love – http://arst.ch/g8q #
• Hahaha RT @Chassit @illuminantceo I'm thinking about doing it the old & hard way. Dry the bread, put into a sack, and beat with a club. #
• @NiuB nothing wrong with flavour addiction IMO, but not to sugar. in reply to NiuB #
• @GE_Anderson ah, well, there is that. And that's just stupid. No grasp of consumer behaviour. Crapvertising hurts advertising. Ads are good. in reply to GE_Anderson #
• Oh yeah. 3.5Gb of totally legit music by SXSW 2010 showcase artists. Via BitTorrent at http://ow.ly/1f5SU #
• I'm having a head-slapping ZOMG moment. The new "People" manager feature in Hootsuite is freakin' awesome! I have shivers: a happy tweeter! #
• The 2nd part of the awesome multi-Gb SXSW 2010 showcase music torrent is now available (100% legit) http://ow.ly/1fdHM #
• Kinda monster day tomorrow, so have to work my ass off today to try to get some headway in place. #
• Hey @VzSocial, how can I go about recognizing an awesome Verizon FiOS installer guy? My local guy goes above & beyond consistently. in reply to VzSocial #
• Fam dinner prep: breaded curried chicken breast strips (pancooked); fresh zucchini, cauli & baby carrot medley; a few steak fries; corn cobs #
• I'm about to bake some granola bars. Almond, cranberry and fresh green apple, I think. #
• Happy birthday @betsydrager! #

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• @WildPixels heh, funny! in reply to WildPixels #
• @WildPixels silly foursquare! #
• @arrington now you have pretty good momentum in the campaign to kill the handshake, how about taking up a jihad against the fax number? #
• Can anyone recommend a datacentre for a single dedicated server in Hong Kong? #
• @casperodj re: Sinohosing: no blackhole list problems? Nary a datacentre in the Mainland that isn't blackhole listed for crappy sysadminning in reply to casperodj #
• @marcelekkel @casperrodj suggested Sinohosting http://is.gd/8XR0f <- will check them out today in reply to marcelekkel #
• @casperodj Thanks Casper. We've sent them a RFQ for the European client. Appreciate the referral to Sinohosting HK dedicated servers. in reply to casperodj #
• I'm a lifelong "2 spaces after a full stop" typist. I was taught that style in grade 5 on IBM Selectrics. The habit drives our Studio nuts. #
• Stoked to be catching up with @maggierauch and @pdenlinger in Beijing tonight. #
• Our art director @lhiver wears slippers at work. I'm envious. I want comfy feet. #
• @marcelekkel I don't *feel* old! [Clacketty-clack on my IBM Selectrics - just changed the golfball to Courier italic] in reply to marcelekkel #
• @peterschloss Right. Except when your double-space copydeck hits Studio and InDesign barfs on the extra space. in reply to peterschloss #
• @peterschloss Typewriters are monospaced. Art studios use software that rarely utilises monospacing typography. Hard habit to break! in reply to peterschloss #
• @GE_Anderson Correct in monoset type, but design folks rarely use monoset type, so multi-spaces bork a document layout. @peterschloss @NiuB in reply to GE_Anderson #
• haha! RT @ednacz: @peterschloss @illuminantceo @GE_Anderson @NiuB 2 spaces after a period drives young'uns like me crazy. Damn typewriters. #
• OK. Housekeeping done for the morning. Switching off Twitter to get some copywriting done. Ta-ta all. #
• @rkoffler Was off Twitter for 9 hrs straight! Wrote a ton of superb copy (IISSM) on organic beef, sold a new proposal, got invited to 2 more in reply to rkoffler #
• @sagebrennan The Illuminant team is enjoying @manymoon Sage. User acceptance is excellent. We bought a Team subscription for $180. in reply to sagebrennan #
• @peterschloss Obama Lama come up yet? in reply to peterschloss #
• @Chassit Depends. Apache is FOSS and is the natural choice for httpd, and has been for, what, 20 years? in reply to Chassit #
• Heading out to meet @maggierauch #
• @Chassit ah-so. yeah, you're right. FOSS is rarely a great choice for retail users. Unless… WordPress, OpenOffice, etc. There are others. in reply to Chassit #
• @maggierauch, please meet my colleague @Chassit. Kane, please meet Maggie! #
• Look, I'm no republican, but I love Reagan's "Where we're going, we don't need roads." D'you think a Chinese Premier could utter such? #
• I'm having an awesome IM conversation with @Chassit. Kane's one of the sharpest thinkers and contemporary philosophers I've known in China. #
• @maggierauch is a kind, whipsmart American woman who has a great future ahead of her, and who shouldn't flatter old hacks like me. in reply to maggierauch #
• So, so jealous. RT @Mal_Asian: @leonacraig You make a pretty awesome playmate. (wait, that just sounds wrong) #
• @adalinelau its a hard feeling. i know. in reply to adalinelau #
• ack. out of DC. I want my flying car, and my portable fuel cell. #
• Yeah, she's really smart RT @betsydrager: @illuminantceo I met @maggierauch in November snowstorm here in #Nanjing-she is so tall + fun #
• @maggierauch, I'd love to introduce you to my great friend in NYC @MissXu. You guys definitely should meet in March. #
• Microsoft Word 2007 has become the biggest time-waster in my working days. #
• A bit cranky that I'm missing #Lost (am in Beijing today) #
• unbelievable: Microsoft's guide on how to remove a page break in a table in Word 2008 is a freakin' video! Fail, Microsoft, Fail. #
• @stinson Its just redonkulous. Stupid Word. I've been a user since v1.5 (Mac-only, back then). Their 2007 re-write broke everything. in reply to stinson #
• Had a very pleasant lunch with @esskayroy and bumped into @chinabuzz at Union. Good to see you guys! #
• Was really fun to see you @chinabuzz. Its been years. So glad I'll be able to buy your book sometime next year! in reply to chinabuzz #
• Wow. Now that's what a call a URL. http://www.g.cn (Google China) #
• Asked the team where they wanna go for happy hour tonight. "Lugas" they said. "Which one?" I asked. "The shitty little one!" they said. #
• Twitter changed IP address today? Our office VPN no longer routing to Twitter.com #
• Illuminant Partners Beijing team happy hour! (@ Luga's Villa) http://4sq.com/4E2Pxt #
• Change of venue: Illuminant Partners Beijing team happy hour! (@ luga original w/ @lhiver) http://4sq.com/9EOcyf #
• Congratulations! Next, I'm On A Boat! RT @beorn: I just unlocked the "Super User" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/aMzdzr #
• @HeyTreeeee You, *jaded* Treeeee? No way! Greetings from Beijing btw in reply to HeyTreeeee #
• @keystolost Damn, I loved "Lighthouse". Great script, elegant direction. My 3 simple words: Hurley's The Man. Oh, and Jack's a Dick. #LOST in reply to keystolost #
• @Lost 605: Lighthouse. Loved the Island sequences, was dulled by the alt.world story. Hurley continues to emerge as the leader. Kate irrelev #
• #Lost writers must really hate Jack. They consistently make him into such a dick. Childish, impetuous vandal. Incongruous for a surgeon. #
• Out of DC. Blast! #
• I just became the mayor of Yoyo Hotel on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cPafsH #
• now using MySkyStatus – http://MySkyStatus.com/ #
• At the Beijing office nice and early. Art Director @lhiver and I are off to Shanghai later today to assist an awesome new client all day Fri #
• RT @arrington: RT @TechCrunch The Startup Visa: Create Jobs, Get A Green Card http://tinyurl.com/ybokbuc #
• When to expect this week's Hottie Awards, @DonaldJr? #LOST #
• I'm jealous. Sounded awesome. RT @rkoffler: At the Tech Coast Angels' Fast Pitch Competition @UCLA Anderson School of Management. #fb #
• Watching the Bloom Box item on 60 Minutes. Its a must-see. Amazing, revolutionary power source, it seems. http://ow.ly/1aZ3O #
• My awesome wife just Skyped me to show me my baby boy @kepler_dc eating, on his own, for the first time ) Applesauce! #
• I've had a super-productive morning. Fully prepped for the Shanghai project. Have some free time on Saturday: any local tweeps around? #
• Is Bloom Energy or are any Bloom execs on Twitter? #
• Bloom named their boxes "Energy Servers". Brilliant market positioning. Kudos to their agency. #
• @DonaldJr I stand corrected, Sir! Hot Awards it is. #LOST #
• Leaving for BCIA. Hope the pilots can get planes off the ground with this 15 metre visibility smog… #
• I just unlocked the "JetSetter" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bF7e4v #
• I'm at Jin Jiang Inn 锦江之星 – Xikang Lu w/ @lhiver. http://4sq.com/aKTmXA #
• I just became the mayor of 1228 med restaurant & cafe on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cqHDme #
• Grabbing breakfast. Rainy morning in Shanghai. (@ 1228 med restaurant & cafe) http://4sq.com/cqHDme #
• Unfeasibly, it seems this hotel has an open Wi-Fi point. (@ Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai) http://4sq.com/cmE5Jc #
• I'm at Malone's American Cafe w/ @lhiver. http://4sq.com/bsetRA #
• Next stop EWR (@ Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 上海浦东国际机场) http://4sq.com/8UrTmy #
• Boarding now. Next stop EWR. (@ Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 上海浦东国际机场) http://4sq.com/8UrTmy #
• Landed. Uneventful flight from Shanghai. (@ Newark Liberty International – Terminal C w/ 9 others) http://4sq.com/831tLM #
• Continental poster uses RTB "Still serving free meals at mealtime" instead of strapline. Yow. Soon, US airlines will introduce a seat fee. #
• Continental in Shanghai assured me my bag would be checked-through but I have a sinking feeling right now. #
• McDonalds billboard copywriting pretty lame: "It's all it's cracked up to be." (for McMuffins). "Good Morning!" would serve better. #
• Yup. Suitcase didn't make it. Looks like a few ppl missing luggage. One passenger is very angry. Yelling won't make it appear, friend! #
• Going on 3am where I am. Have a 6am start so should get some shut-eye. #
• My first morning at home in 2 weeks. Enjoying making my daughter breakfast eggs, waffles, blueberry & mango smoothie. #
• BIG work day today. I expect to be buried in project prep for 14-16 hrs. #

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• Making bulk candy purchases for the team in Beijing (@ SuperTarget) http://4sq.com/6mqVZx #
• Interesting study in crisis management: Southwest's blog post about Kevin Smith's eviction http://ow.ly/17Cfa #
• Morning, #LOST fans! Happy Lost Day. #
• We've been approached for China PR and comms for a world-famous footwear brand. It'll be our 2nd leading footwear client. #
• HTC announces the Nexus One’s slightly cooler twin, the Desire [tc] http://ow.ly/17N9f #
• Wow. 20% of early-adopter TechCrunch readers use Chrome. http://ow.ly/17NcA #
• Dear Buzz, I just learned that Barbara Eden kissed your cheek 2 weeks b4 Apollo 11. How did that feel? And was Lois jealous? @therealbuzz #
• Oh man, #Lost was rad tonight. So many answers! #
• Thought the same thing. RT @DonaldJr Very very happy to see Kate is not a candidate. #
• Loved yr roundtable @keystolost. My 3 words: Tea. Earlgrey. Hot. #LOST 604 #
• Been prepping for travel back to PEK on Friday. Bought gigantic bags of American candy for the Beijing crew. #
• Folks seem to be loving the new Old Spice TV campaign, "man on a horse". Amusing ads w great cut-through; must take em to our Beijing team. #
• Without it's American firmament, Silicon Valley can't be replicated in other cultures, @jack. Maybe similar but never the same biz or innov in reply to jack #
• Last day of preps prior to return to Beijing, Shanghai tomorrow. I'm on a 7:45am flight (ugh). #
• @lyonsdigital yeah, it's a long trip into China. Bad jetlag between US ET and China standard time too: the weird 12 hour difference. Tx! in reply to lyonsdigital #
• I just became the mayor of The UPS Store on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bdrmuE #
• I bought an Audible subscription (finally) #
• The @gowalla app is so crashy on my unjailbroken iPhone 3G/16. #
• Flying back to PEK early Friday morning, arriving Friday afternoon. Busy weekend and week ahead. #
• now using MySkyStatus – http://MySkyStatus.com/ #
• I just unlocked the "School Night" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cpkd8B #
• Enjoying Matt & Leslie's new @keystolost podcast on my way to EWR. #LOST in reply to keystolost #
• is now departing Tampa International on Continental Airlines for business. Powered by http://myskystatus.com/ #
• Standing in long line, showing Chinese visa for 2nd time today. (@ Newark Liberty International – Terminal C) http://4sq.com/831tLM #
• Arrived EWR. Uneventful flight. Had an exit row. #
• Q: What do u get when u cross 250 Chinese passengers with Gate C108 at Newark Liberty Int'l? A: China! #
• I made it safely to China; got in Saturday afternoon. Have a full day of work in the Beijing office today. #
• Thanks for the #ff recommendation, @adalinelau! in reply to adalinelau #
• Thanks Richard. RT @rkoffler: @illuminantceo RT @Smarterware: Google, Gmail, and Google Apps Accounts Explained http://bit.ly/cBcGeM #
• OK. Busy Sunday of work. Switching off Twitter, Reader, and all the other distractions. So much clamouring for our attention these days! #
• I'm pretty impressed w @manymoon project management for Google Apps Premier, but I need a cheesecake break before completing our migration. #
• Having put 9 hours of work (so far) into this particular Sunday, I've relocated to Union Bar and Grill for a beer reward (and more work….) #
• Just bumped into @beorn at Union Bar Beijing. He has an awesome new haircut (well, new to me, since I haven't seen him for a year!) #
• Internet is really slow at Union Bar & Grill Beijing. Missing my 25Mbit fibre connection at home in the States…. #
• @Jess_Huang Disney World Orlando needs to build a TED-Land attraction with amimatronic Gore and Gates. in reply to Jess_Huang #
• @Jess_Huang Animatronic Disney TED-Land would be awesome. in reply to Jess_Huang #
• @Jess_Huang Oh yeah! Disney TED-Land is based on Pirates of the Caribbean. Animatronic @arrington and @TEDchris in the ocean battle sequence in reply to Jess_Huang #
• Hi @manymoon. A question: are Project Creators also Project Members? Or should Creators also be added as Members? I'm unclear… #
• @KevinSpacey u want a login to my VPN server? RT @goldkorn Kevin Spacey needs a VPN RT I have been in China filming unable to access… #
• @gregorylent Good luck with that Gregory! How about starting with the Hu administration. And do enjoin human rights with biosphere policy… in reply to gregorylent #
• @Chassit Harbin Beer is doubleplusgood in reply to Chassit #
• "Gag me with a spoon" in Mandarin is…? RT @peijinc ugh if you're gonna speak chinese try to leave your calif. valley girl accent at home #
• I think of all "great" pop groups of all time, the Beatles have the patchiest ratio of great songs to poor songs. Best? Velvet Underground? #
• Nice seeing @beijingboyce at Union Bar and Grill #
• Jeepers. Supertramp playing at Union Bar Beijing (CD… not live!) #
• Oh boy. Internet way too slow at Union Bar. Will settle-up and try the Tree. #
• Well, @SirSteven, regardless of feeling somewhat pixellated, me old avatar is regular jpeg (and quite tidy, some have said). Fail Whale? in reply to SirSteven #
• Have relocated to The Tree. Wi-Fi is much faster (@beijingboyce said that internet was too slow at Union cause some guy was streaming Idol.) #
• @SirSteven My only protest vis a vis @GoogleBuzz is that I don't have it, being a paying @googleapps customer. Dark mood about that. in reply to SirSteven #
• @SirSteven Australia has snow. Ski resorts in three states. No kangaroos during the snowy season though. in reply to SirSteven #
• @lhiver got a chunk of frozen salmon so big it has its own zip code #
• @lhiver Happy Chinese New Year! Here's Some Frozen Fish! #
• @Chassit is home safe from the frozen northern climes. #
• RT @AlexBowman: Having lived in the tranquillity of Buzz for the last few days, not that keen to return to the noise of Twitter. #
• I mentioned I charge ten bucks a word, right? RT @beijingboyce: "an island of flavor in an ocean of deliciousness" – @illuminantceo #
• Umm, I'm with the Liberalists RT @slpolient: Both of Racists and Liberalists oppose Japanese Internet censorship!! #GFW #antiGFW #
• RT @kennedysc: Via #NASA – If weather doesn't cooperate, Zamka & crewmates 2 spend xtra day in #space & try Mon. #space #STS130 #
• @arrington Michael, we're not all evil. Promise. Sorry, on behalf of our biz. "I Pissed Off a PR Spammer Today" [tc] http://ow.ly/19AuI #
• Gears is dead. [tc] http://ow.ly/19Aw0 #
• Many thanks! RT @Manymoon: @illuminantceo Project Creators are automatically project members. #
• I just ousted @wildpixels as the mayor of The Tree – Belgian Beer Bar on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/55NrQU #
• Dinner and an hour of work. (@ The Tree – Belgian Beer Bar) http://4sq.com/55NrQU #
• I just unlocked the "Super Mayor" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/a9qJzk #

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• The drive back from Kennedy was rough. Not nearly enough sleep in preceeding 2 days & nights. I crashed at 9am and woke up just now. #STS130 #
• How was the dentist visit @NiuB? in reply to NiuB #
• @peterschloss thanks a million, Peter! Wish u were there for the launch. It was extraordinary. #STS130 in reply to peterschloss #
• @lisa_shaw yes, the coffee was excellent. Very pleased to be living in your beautiful and diverse state for a spell! in reply to lisa_shaw #
• Hello Tuesday! Looking forward to learning what Kate does… #
• damn busy day today, given I took 2 days off for the shuttle launch. better log out of twitter! #
• Happy to hear from an old, dormant client with a brief for a new hotel in Shanghai. #
• @GabeLee flowcharts are evil? in reply to GabeLee #
• Good luck with podcast tonight, Alex. Looking forward to It Only Ends Once tomorrow morning. Doing TalkShoe tonite? @AlexHahnBoston #LOST in reply to AlexHahnBoston #
• @donaldjr called it! #claire #LOST #
• RT @DonaldJr: VOTE NOW!!! Donald is Lost (Lost Podcast) What Kate Does Polls http://qbono.th8.us #
• Alex does concise & thoughtful analysis: recommended RT @AlexHahnBoston: Insta-Reaction to "What Kate Does" up at http://bit.ly/crdYbo #LOST #
• @sgtdraino @alexhahnboston @keystolost Never let the truth get in the way of a good story in reply to sgtdraino #
• @mayflowerchen Heh, yes, *that* awesome hotel client. The recession recedes… in reply to mayflowerchen #
• Use your hand machine to get to the electric donkey. Oh Mandarin… RT @ibz: Just found out that eMule is called 电驴 in Chinese. So funny! #
• @AlexHahnBoston <grin> in reply to AlexHahnBoston #
• RT @ExploreSpaceKSC: Endeavour is now docked with the International Space Station, flying 17,500 mph, just 225 miles up. #STS130 #
• Made Daph breakfast: waffle with fresh hot blueberry compote and a splash of half&half, fresh pineapple and blueberry smoothie. #
• I saw the Toyota recall tvc last night for the first time (during Lost). So far, impressed. Will study the copy later today. #pr #crisis #
• Hey @godaddyguy, the new domain management console breaks in Chrome. Has it been fully tested? #
• Ugh. Snow Leopard Server Time Machine problems in our Beijing office. Annoying and sapping valuable PR time. #
• We serve 767Gb to Beijing team, & TimeMachine to1.5Tb disk. TM refuses to backup, even after reformatting. DFA says all's well. Annoying. #
• I love that Starbucks offers a free cup of in-store or take-out coffee with every empty bag of Starbucks coffee beans or ground coffee. #
• It helps 2 justify the $9/bag price for me. Also love that it drives foot traffic. Don't know why P&G don't do it with Dunkin bagged coffee. #
• @SirSteven Its in Labs? Can't see it in my enterprise gmail yet. #buzz in reply to SirSteven #
• Interesting: I just got Google Buzz on my iPhone but not yet in desktop GMail. In iPhone its a little 4-colour chat balloon icon. Wants GPS #
• @SirSteven Buzz mobile working for me on my iPhone. Ugh. A new social networking app to learn. The day's productivity about to tank… in reply to SirSteven #
• RT @KaiserKuo Confirmed I'll be speaking at SXSW on the context (and consequences) of the Google-China spat #netfreedom #googlecn #
• Wow! I ordered 2x Nexus One Google phones yesterday. Both with custom engraving. They were delivered by FedEx just now. That was < 24 hrs! #
• T-Mobile took a week to send us a SIM a few weeks ago. Well done Google Nexus One fulfilment team! <24 hrs is amazing service. #
• @jonah_kessel These 2 Nexus Ones are for colleagues in our Beijing office. They'll be using China Mobile I expect. in reply to jonah_kessel #
• @GoDaddyGuy 5.0.317.2 dev on Windows Vista. The domain browser doesn't scroll and scroll bars + footer not visible. Tx for fast reply. in reply to GoDaddyGuy #
• @houenrong crummy? dummy? tummy? in reply to houenrong #
• @matthewhooper heheheh in reply to matthewhooper #
• RT @1rick: RT @jimmyfallon: The entire East Coast is covered with snowbanks and snowdrifts…or as Toyota drivers call them, “cushions.” #
• pet peeve: "done and done". what the hell is that dumbass phrase supposed to mean? #
• where the hell is my buzz? #
• RT @peeweeherman: Quick note about future plans for The Pee-wee Herman Show! http://ow.ly/168bl #
• @becjacobs I pay 'em several thousand bucks per year for apps premier… i usually get stuff first. not buzz (except in my free account) in reply to becjacobs #
• I just became the mayor of Pride Elementary School on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/b89fvV #
• It's another beautiful Florida sunrise http://yfrog.com/4a16935964j #
• RT @NASA SDO launch team working no issues, cautiously optimistic weather, wind will stay "green" for liftoff at 10:23 ET/15:23 GMT #SDOisGO #
• We're prepping our assault on NYC, @betsydrager. We have a nice place in FL for the winter, and our new NYC office should be open by April! in reply to betsydrager #
• @rkoffler You're not a Google Apps fan, Richard? in reply to rkoffler #
• Haha, congrats to us Tiger year! RT @Chassit: @illuminantceo Congrats on business expansion! #
• Brilliant, Betsy! RT @betsydrager: @illuminantceo am planning my summer trip-NY, Boston, DC-meet IRL Twitter ppl–will keep you posted #
• @lessallan Allan, sorry I couldn't make it to SF! I wanted to see the last nighttime shuttle launch which was scrubbed Sat and went up Sun. #
• @NASA is there a higher-res NASA-TV stream available? #
• Hey @Verizon, I wish @NASA TV was carried on my FiOS service. Is there any good reason why its not? #
• RT @CarltonCuse Starting working out the beats of the finale today… To quote Dylan: "Oh mamma, can this really be the end…?" #LOST #
• @NASA SDO looks awesome on the launch pad: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html?param=public – Blastoff in 5 mins, hopefully! #
• My error: @NASA SDO est liftoff 10:23AM ET (14 mins) #
• @stinson Darlton are gonna do exactly what they wanna do. First two S6 eps have introduced a whole bunch of new mysteries.. Eh, its #LOST in reply to stinson #
• RT @NASA And we have LAUNCH of Solar Dynamic Observatory on its mission to reveal the sun's inner workings in unprecedented detail #SDOisGO #
• Man, I heart @NASA – the agency is just so *competent*. Very disappointed to see NASA budget cut & end to human space exploration until 2030 #
• RT @kennedysc: MRT @etcpolitics @Kabong Smoke trail from #SDO launch as seen from Jupiter, FL: http://flic.kr/p/7Cfb7t #SDOisGO #
• RT @Chassit: Horrible headline: "China has checked 80% domain names, shutting down 136K websites no in record." #
• SDO is currently over Australia @NASA #SDOisGO #
• @rkoffler Hear Hear! I cannot, for the life of me, understand why @googleapps is not fully available to paying Google Apps Premier customers in reply to rkoffler #
• @rkoffler having 2 sets of Google login credentials running simultaneously, and only having Reader, Voice etc avail from free Goog is dumb. in reply to rkoffler #
• SDO has properly deployed, is oriented towards sun, solar panels working, power positive #SDOisGO #
• RT @Jason I now have 4K QUALITY followers on Google Buzz. Game over for Facebook. took years to get to 5k+no value. http://bit.ly/jasonbuzz #
• Hey @Google would you please recover @GoogleBuzz before it gets out of hand? #
• Prepping family dinner: oven-baked creamy chicken breasts, roast Idaho potato & sweet potato mix, garlic bagel bits. #
• Hi @Google, we're loyal, paying Google Apps Premier customers, and we still haven't seen Buzz. How long is the rollout expected to take? #
• @matthewhooper Aw, snap. Thanks Matt. in reply to matthewhooper #
• Keeping an eye on @NASA TV while working: #STS130 first spacewalk is about to begin #
• So cool. This is the final piece of the ISS. RT @Astro_Soichi: EVA prep is almost complete! Watch the spacewalk at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv #
• Crick in my neck. Been at this bloody keyboard 14 hours now. Should call it a night. #
• Messing around with Aviary.com which just went completely free. TechCrunch says its more powerful than Photoshop online; seems to be. #
• Free iPhone Explorer to give drag and drop access to Apple's little bundle of locked-down joy http://ow.ly/16SAY #
• PTA night at Daph's school. Bingo and Barbeque. (@ Pride Elementary School) http://4sq.com/b89fvV #
• RT @KaiserKuo Transcript of Sergey Brin TED interview w/Chris Anderson on Google/China decision. #GoogleCN #netfreedom http://ow.ly/16Za4 #
• Google Maps now has Labs #
• Xin nian kuai le! #
• Taking Daph to the Florida State Fair. Just fed her a big plate of pasta, to (hopefully) minimize the fairground food consumed #
• Lunchtime pasta was sour-creamy tomato base with shredded chicken breast, a bunch of cubed pepperoni, garlic, pepper and green beans #
• I'm thinking of abandoning fax numbers in our Beijing, Hong Kong and Sydney offices. We never get anything but junk. Opinions? #
• Thanks @dda. I think we're gonna drop the faxes on our next business card reprint. in reply to dda #
• @dda you and I are old enough to remember having telex numbers on our business stationery. Fax is as dead as Telex. #
• Thanks for another affirmation, Jaden. Off it goes! RT @steamykitchen: @illuminantceo ditch the fax! @dda #
• @dda Diabolical, no? But trust me, if you knew Daph's capacity for junk, corndogs, and candy, and the gigantitude of her tummy aches… in reply to dda #
• @steamykitchen Do you have a recommendation for best eats at the State Fair in Tampa? Surely not the Krispy Kreme Burger… #
• @dda yeah, I used to LOVE my telex tickertape machine. So Kubrick! in reply to dda #
• How awesome! Chassit's Dad's on Twitter! RT @Chassit: Finally deployed #GFW-scaling goodies and TweetDeck on dad's old computer #
• My nerdy baby boy @kepler_dc is helping me type this tweet #prouddad #
• I would SO follow your dad RT @Chassit Don't hurry. I'm only 50% done. His computer is twitter-capable. Still working on the dad part… #
• @dda really! Damn, I loved Telex in reply to dda #
• @dda Telexes were a lot like Tweets, come to think of it in reply to dda #
• RT @dda: RT @Chassit: Specialty of #Heilongjiang Province: blueberry wine. Tastes interesting but not bad. Alcohol 7%, no oak at all. #
• At the Florida State Fair! (@ Florida State Fairgrounds w/ 3 others) http://4sq.com/4MFw0q #
• Sydney's Royal Easter Show is superior to the Florida State Fair in almost every way. Having a nice day out all the same. #

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• Q: is yousendit.com still blocked in China? #
• Its funny how many new China PR & stratcomms clients undervalue Corporate Identity Guidelines, which we view as an absolute necessity. #
• Parenting a tween in the US is *much* harder than in expat China. #
• 二月二日，今天是8个遇难学生的生日，他们是：董誉 高鹏 李友 田建 杨霁 杨潇 尹小亮 张玉萍。 /via @aiww RIP #
• RT 二月二日。董誉，男，1999年2月2日，映秀小学四年级二班，9岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
• RT 二月二日。高鹏，男，1998年2月2日，曲山小学五年级一班，10岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
• RT 二月二日。李友，男，1993年2月2日，聚源中学初二四班， 15岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
• RT 二月二日。田建，男，1990年2月2日，北川中学高二六班，18岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
• RT 二月二日。杨霁，男，1999年2月2日，新建小学三年级二班， 9岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
• Been finalising a massive PR and stratcomms campaign for a major building products client all day/night. Close to kick-off, ex-Shanghai. #
• 15 hours of campaign planning finished just now. Time to enjoy a cold Beck's Bier. #
• @dbanes We agree: we dig the Rolling Rock. Only 6 bucks per sixpack. You know its owned by Rev Sun Myung Moon? in reply to dbanes #
• Just remembered today is LOST Season 6 day! First ep screens tonight 8/9c IINM. #
• Screw iPad and its closed architecture. I'm holding out for the Google Pad [tc] http://ow.ly/12WEp #
• @Chassit Just those pics and a concept video. I'm not a closed-system supporter; have no interest in iPad. You? in reply to Chassit #
• @Chassit i agree. Apple tablet's just a big iPod. I wanted to be excited by Apple's tablet but I can't raise any enthusiasm. in reply to Chassit #
• You're up late, @dda! in reply to dda #
• I made it all the way thru the #LOST hiatus to LOST Season 6 day without a single spoiler. Only 7 hours to go! #
• Making lunch: English muffin, roasted red pepper hummus, home made salmon potato cake, muenster cheese (all toasted), a splash of hot sauce. #
• My local UPS Store gave my USB thumbdrive a Windows boot-sector virus yesterday. AVG Free stopped it. #
• Gr8 advice RT @RobertStover Strip yr headline naked by taking out adjectives. You'll often see a skinny noun or verb standing their naked. #
• Making family dinner: Lentil and chicken soup, based on a gallon of my own Honeybaked ham stock. Hope its yummy! #
• @rkoffler Heh. I like to make soup a few hours in advance. Like about 24. in reply to rkoffler #
• I set up @googlevoice for my daughter. #
• Agree with u 100% Anna RT @sharpcheddar: Wow staying #lost spoiler free all of this time is SO worth it <3 #
• I'll be in Beijing from Feb 19 through Feb 25, and in Shanghai from Feb 25 through Feb 28. #
• @ginatrapani Yeah, Gina. Its great – nay, amazing – to be alive at this time. in reply to ginatrapani #
• Hey Kelly! RT @dda Introducing a Singapore-based Korean peep: @kelly_song an old friend of mine. Be gentle folks… #
• My iPhone updated to 3.1.3 just now. Upgrade seemed to work okay (iPhone is alive). #
• Enjoying the Beatles "Abbey Road" for the morning work session. #
• OH MY GOD. @googlecalendar now supports multiple timezones simultaneously! Happy happy happy Settings/General/Timezones @googleapps #
• @ge_anderson I know exactly how you feel! Ditto for me. in reply to ge_anderson #
• Hey, @lessallan, I think your project management tool is really interesting. I have a half a page of suggestions, you want me to post them? in reply to lessallan #
• Back in the 90s he owned Rolling Rock IIRC RT @mvfipher: #tongil @illuminantceo Are you saying Sun Myung Moon owns a beer company? #
• Ditto! RT @lessallan: Excited to meet @illuminantceo at @sofresh on Monday in Tampa! Who else will be there? @jesselamb? #sofresh #
• @mvfipher Must have been urban legend. The rumor was endemic in hipster Soho NYC in the '80s. in reply to mvfipher #
• @jakrose space for one more at @sofresh on Monday? #
• Damn this Rolling Rock tastes fine. #
• @sofresh Superb. $100 discount still open? in reply to sofresh #
• I bought 2 replacement iPhone batteries for ten bucks each today. DIY job on the weekend. #
• @dda late for US eastern time but on the money for Beijing operations The fun of working in opposite timezones is the 24 hr day. in reply to dda #
• @marcelekkel The same. 4.25 watt hr. in reply to marcelekkel #
• I pride myself on being a morning person, but not today. Yawn! #
• @marcelekkel oh yeah. in reply to marcelekkel #
• @Spinchange Yeah, replacing the factory battery in the iPhone is not very difficult. Search YouTube for tons of instructional videos. #
• Fed Gov Smackdown! RT @randomwire: Data.gov.uk versus Data.gov – Which wins? http://ff.im/-fo7eG #
• I'm doing a great job annoying my daughter by telling her "that's so OMG!" She says ppl over 20 can't say OMG and I'm not using it correctly #
• I told her I invented the damn internet and I can use "OMG" any way I want. She rolls her eyes. Kids these days! #
• I'm onto the half-caf now. My Mr Coffee machine is looking at me like I'm a mad professor. #
• Sure, but "that's SO LOL!" works best. RT @AlohaZen: @illuminantceo OMG I have a teen daugher too. lol (wait, are we allowed to say lol?) #
• Heh. Mine's a tween. Can't wait for teen yrs… RT @AlohaZen OMG I have a teen daugher too. lol (wait, are we allowed to say lol?) #
• @AlohaZen I told my tween that once upon a time computers were the size of rooms and we used punch cards. She thinks I'm full of crap. #
• Awesome. Just got invited to the Olive Garden for lunch. #
• My China inbox slows to a crawl at this time most days. 1am seems to be bedtime for most of our team-members and clients. #
• These prezels are making me thirsty. (@ Olive Garden) http://4sq.com/cANM1F #
• The food photography on the Olive Garden menu is excellent. Very pursuasive. Actual food quality at this outlet disappointing though. #
• Olive Garden kitchen splooshed soup over rims of our bowls. Bread kind of burger bun chewy. Salad too salty. #
• Olive Garden greeter was a yawning gum chewing lass. The check came screwed up and flattened out again. Poor morale I guess. Won't return #
• @Vixoen your soul's for sale, Vix? in reply to Vixoen #
• @Vixoen Terrific stuff, Vix. As you were. Carry on. in reply to Vixoen #
• @rkoffler heh. You know, like, you know Daph learned her, you know, Valleygirlspeak from her mom! Like, OMG! #OC in reply to rkoffler #
• Finally. RT @raykwong: Cool! RT @mayflowerchen: Back. #
• Me pls! RT @Syfy Last reminder: Reminder I'm giving HOT #Caprica press kit 2 some1 who RTs this note by 12pm ET 2/5 http://twitpic.com/x4998 #
• RT @aohora just realized that the camera jumps the Dharma shark during the "Barracks and LEFT foot of statue underwater" shot. HAHAHAHAHAHA! #
• Good morning all. Baby @kepler_dc slept great last night. His mom is proud of him. #
• @adalinelau that's a very meaty place, Adaline! What did u order? in reply to adalinelau #
• We sure hope so, @betsydrager! Kid's parents have 50:50 blood:caffeine so he can't be blamed for being an alert little fellow. in reply to betsydrager #
• @jennybai giant snow coming your way. Stock up on cake! in reply to jennybai #
• @Vixoen p'raps we should amend our agency's strapline to "A [hot] source of light". Yukyukyuk. in reply to Vixoen #
• @adalinelau veggie heaven! in reply to adalinelau #
• We're driving to Kennedy Space Center tomorrow to see shuttle Endeavour launch. Following @Astro_Nicholas who's onboard. #
• I replaced the battery in my iPhone 3G. Not for the feint of heart. #
• Incwedibly, the iPhone is still working after re-assembly. #
• I dunno, @davewiner. I call my daughter "kid" as a term of endearment. I think there are as many ways of using language as there are ppl. in reply to davewiner #
• @adalinelau Haven't eaten at those places! in reply to adalinelau #
• @Chassit Its not so hard to open the iPhone, but dissembling to get to the battery at the very bottom is hair-raising. Re-assembly harder. in reply to Chassit #
• @houenrong Yeah I was expecting a puff of sulphur-smelling poison gas to be emitted when I cracked the iPhone motherboard out. in reply to houenrong #
• @kembree I was in a cafe yesterday which offered espresso coffee icecubes. Freaky deaky. in reply to kembree #
• Cursing PayPal-only ecomm sites. PayPal is so fricken inflexible, does weird stuff with exchange rates, and is utterly unaccountable. #
• Weirdest thing about putting a new battery into an iPhone: how the battery icon remains full. Usually I can *see* it draining. #
• Downloading the new @keystolost podcast: episode 039 for #LOST 601 "LA X" #
• Having a drink with my beautiful wife (@ Cafe Ole) http://4sq.com/5yWr1L #
• Imagethief's gigantic apocalyptic countdown clock in Beijing http://is.gd/7NN99 #
• @minimum12 you're back, Min! Been travelling? in reply to minimum12 #
• Our little family is driving to Cape Canaveral 2day to see the space shuttle launch tonite. It's the 5th last launch & the last night launch #
• RT @NASA Watch live at 8a ET as the launch pad's rotating structure rolls away to reval Endeavour – on NASA TV & http://www.nasa.gov/ntv #
• Lovely sunrise in Florida today! http://yfrog.com/4egoisj #
• @sushobhan daughter grew up in Beijing and doesn't yet grasp the staggering achievements of humans & space. Hope today, at KSC, she gets it! in reply to sushobhan #
• Will! And maybe RT @lyonsdigital check out the Space Tweep Society tweetup while you are there. Are you sticking around for #SDOisGo ? #
• I'm sorry, @betsydrager! We're so excited and lucky to be able to see this launch in reply to betsydrager #
• Happy birthday @jennybai! Hope you're not completely snowed-in, and if you are, hope you build the awesomest sofa fort EVAR. #
• Russian Progress vehicle just docked with the Intl Space Station, bringing 2.8 tonnes of supplies. First time ever 4 Russ vehicles docked. #
• @betsydrager Well, I envy you that! I was 3 and while I'm sure my parents plonked me down in front of the RCA, I don't remember the landing. in reply to betsydrager #
• New TV option for China tweeps: "TVGorge Lets You Stream 120+ Popular TV Shows, With No Geo-Restriction" [tc] http://ow.ly/14ylT #
• I really dig the *competency* of NASA. #
• @lyonsdigital Thanks for the tip! Just joined the Space Tweep Society http://spacetweepsociety.org in reply to lyonsdigital #
• @sushobhan Hehe, thats sweet of you to remember! Daph's Mandarin is pretty good. We've hired a tutor here in the US to keep her up. in reply to sushobhan #
• Next time I need a greeting card for Singles Day or Anti-Valentine's Day, I'm goin' to @vixoen's store at Etsy http://ow.ly/14yNQ #
• Made nectarine and banana frozen smoothies for the girls. Saturday morning. Pancakes are comin' up! #
• I've crushed a couple of handsful of Corn Flakes into my pancake batter. #
• Hmm. Some of my eggs are frozen. You think my refrigerator is set too cold? #florida #
• @chinagadgetland heh, yes, nice clean hands. And instances of Hootsuite everywhere. in reply to chinagadgetland #
• @minimum12 Hey, glad you had some hometime! Kids are great. Daph loving US school, Kepler is a little man now. in reply to minimum12 #
• Cooked family breakfast: cornflake pancakes with blueberry compote, banana, meyer lemon & sugar, cheesy scrambled eggs with Napa seedmustard #
• …crispy hashbrowns with pan roasted peppers, juice, coffee. My girls liked it and by baby @kepler_dc tried banana for the first time #
• @Spinchange Yeah, it was a difficult operation, and it took maybe 35 mins, but the iPhone finally snapped back 2gether and worked again. in reply to Spinchange #
• @Spinchange New battery is fantastic. Amazing to have more than 60 mins of power in the iPhone again! I'd forgotten what that was like. in reply to Spinchange #
• @Spinchange Replacement $10 battery was identical to factory-installed battery. Same factory, same part number. Great value. in reply to Spinchange #
• Wow. Google Apps now allows remote wipe of iPhones, Nokias and WinMos. http://ow.ly/14BSs #
• Whoo! Leaving for Kennedy Space Centre for Shuttle Endeavour STS-130 launch! @SpaceTweeps #
• Family roadtrip to Cape Canaveral to see the shuttle launch! (@ Denny's) http://4sq.com/9A0d8W #
• Cold night to be on the beach! (@ Cocoa Beach Pier) http://4sq.com/d3nIgM #
• Shuttle Endeavour lifts off (hopefully!) in 7 hrs… (@ Astronaut Hall of Fame) http://4sq.com/cjsT2y #
• Tons of cars here at Kennedy Space Centre's Astronaut Hall of Fame. We're ticketedso hopefully not impossible to get a park. #
• Reminds me of a space joke: What do you do if you see a spaceman? You park in it, man. #
• Licence plates from all over the US here for Endeavour's launch: NY, OH, TX, VA. #
• Traffic into Astronaut Hall of Fame is really rough. Avoid the left-hand lane in. #STS130 #
• Astronaut Hall of Fame has #
• Astronaut Hall of Fame has decided to open doors 90 mins early: 10pm ET #STS130 #
• So proud my kids are here for a shuttle launch RT @dbanes post pics of the family at the launch:) #STS130 #
• Yeah, my wife and I never thought we'd see a launch. So cool. RT @MiaWallace_LA how cool! #STS130 #
• Some VIP's at the launch: Gov. Mark Sanford, Mike Griffin, Chris Dodd, Suzanne Kosmas, Brent Spiner (data) & more! #sts130 /via @spacearium #
• Endeavour's boosters hv parts flown on 64 prior missions. Oldest STS-3 Most recent STS-118 http://bit.ly/bytPBa #STS130 /via @RobertPearlman #
• Haha. I think net benefit to humanity justifies the carbon. RT @dbanes I hope #STS130 is carbon offset #
• A whole buncha traffic at Astronaut Hall of Fame #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1eu0duj #
• cool @SomaFMRusty RT SomaFM.com is mixing pre-launch and mission audio with spacey ambient music at http://SomaFM.com #STS130 #NASA #
• #STS130 disaster narrowly averted: took tween daughter back to car to get her Hannah Montana hair strips. A necessity! #
• Daughter Daphne is tiring of the line into Astronaut Hall of Fame. At least she has hair strips! #STS130 http://yfrog.com/4faoryj #
• Gift store Jr Astronaut suits #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1eh4pej #
• #STS130 will launch with 7 million pounds of thrust. #
• Gift store shuttle plushies #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1ebcmgj #
• Gift store #STS130 tshirts http://yfrog.com/32ltysj #
• #STS130 solid rocket boosters will burn for 2 min 10 sec #
• Kinda struggling on the drive back from the #STS130 scrub. Sleepless with kids in traffic. We're gonna try to come back tonite. #
• Home from the scratched #STS130 shuttle launch (@ Cafe Ole) http://4sq.com/5yWr1L #
• Man, that was a rough drive 'cross state after a full day sleepless nite and scratched #STS130 launch. The kids were great though. Back 2nt #
• We guess Daphne'll want 2 stay home. Cath and @kepler_dc and I will prob drive back to KSC at 11pm for 2am arrival; 4:30ish #STS130 blastoff #
• Only hope there is no cloud cover to scratch #STS relaunch tom am. We were disappointed but crew safety is #1 #
• @lyonsdigital yep Astronaut Hall of Fame was open all nite for #STS130. great staff, fun camaraderie outside in the paddock. in reply to lyonsdigital #
• She's so tween! Its all about Jonas Bros now. No more princesses! RT @betsydrager @illuminantceo she looks older than I remembered-) #
• No view, due to "dynamic weather" Maybe tonite RT @LalaFrijolera @illuminantceo how's the view from there? #STS130 #
• @dbanes bummer for #STS130 scratching. Only a 10 min window to launch, otherwise no way of catching ISS, which travels 15x speed of sound. in reply to dbanes #
• @betsydrager yeah, cooler-than-Fonzie wife and I talked each other into it. Need to sleep today tho. We'll depart around 11pm I guess. WYWH. in reply to betsydrager #
• Relaxing at home with a damn cold Rolling Rock and #LOST 601/2 rewatch on FiOS VOD. #
• #LOST on FiOS VOD is std-def. Muddy picture quality; hard to see details. #
• @HeyTreeeee the Ikea thingy is awesome. Cloudy but fine. in reply to HeyTreeeee #
• Custard Fruit I think. the segments come apart? White flesh? RT @Chassit http://twurl.nl/ribia6 What name 4 this kind of fruit in English..? #
• Ugh. Not having slept in 30 hrs, & having driven width of Florida 2x and stood thru a scratched shuttle launch, and having had 3 beers… Z #
• Waiting for "go" on #STS130 so we can start the cross-state drive again. Hope all's well @Nasa_Astronauts! #
• Have kissed my wife and kids and am heading out to KSC to hopefully see the relaunch of #STS130. ETA midnight. #
• Made it safely to Titusville, within striking dist of Endeavour's launch. Getting a burger to fortify the next 5 hr's anticipation #STS130 #
• Enjoying listening to @alexhahnboston's It Only Ends Once -new podcast came down today #LOST #
• RT @NASA Shuttle Endeavour's astronauts about to be suited up for launch – watch live on NASA TV & http://www.nasa.gov/ntv #STS130 #
• Doesn't get much more nerdier cool than this. Just arrived at Kennedy Space Center #STS130 sched to liftoff < 3 hrs http://yfrog.com/4f5lhaj #
• Announced at KSC stage: Endeavour #STS130 is 60% go. #
• Far fewer visitors here for #STS130 viewing tonite. Maybe 150 pax in the rocket garden. Tons of space on the lawn. #
• #STS130 crew getting strapped into Endeavour on the jumbotron at KSC http://yfrog.com/33w77hwj #
• @mayflowerchen and greetings back to you from south-eastern Florida, Anja! in reply to mayflowerchen #
• View of the KSC rocket garden #STS130 http://yfrog.com/35zl0nj #
• Another view of KSC rocket garden. It's hella impressive at night. #STS130 http://yfrog.com/3ga1kkj #
• Endeavour will rise from behind these flags. #STS130 http://yfrog.com/35fbqyj #
• Final crew-member completing suiting and boarding now: Steve Robinson #STS130 #
• Full crew has now boarded Endeavour #STS130 #
• #STS130 currently red for cloud cover; flight ops is "optimistic" for ontime launch. #
• Interesting: Shuttle crew suit glowsticks secondary use is cabin lighting in case of total power failure #STS130 #
• 1:52am local time; jet flying overhead, testing cloud conditions I guess #STS130 #
• Chilly but not really cold on the lawn at Kennedy Space Centre visitor ctr. Practically no breeze. Parka and a blanket conditions #STS130 #
• Still holding 60% go for launch at 04:14 ET #STS130 #
• Shuttle gets 6 inches of lift per gallon of liquid fuel from extnl tank #STS130 #
• Weather at Spanish and French emergency landing sites are good and "go" accoding to McBride. Kennedy weather is 60% go #STS130 #
• Jet overhead is doing test emergency landings at Kennedy shuttle strip to test cloud ceiling according to McBride #STS130 #
• Astronaut John McBride acting as MC at KSC VC. He's back on stage now, narrating the pre-launch on Jumbotron. So cool. #STS130 #
• McBride says it costs around a million dollars to "fill 'er up" the external Shuttle tank #STS130 #
• Cheaper to orbit for several days to await clear weather for Florida landing than to land at Edwards in California [McBride] #STS130 #
• John McBride has seen "60 or 70 launches but it gets more exciting each time" #STS130 #
• McBride was accepted by NASA in 1978. Is relating story of his selection. #STS130 #
• ISS circles earth every 90 minutes #STS130 #
• McBride schooling us on orbital dynamics; why launch window is so short. #STS130 #
• John McBride will be back with flight updates 3am. Will forage for coffee, but for flavour. Excitement keeping me wide awake! #STS130 #
• Might sound weird but the lawn here at KSC smells great. Like it has peppermint planted. Florida really is beautiful. #STS130 #
• T-Mobile 2G coverage only 1 bar out in the open here at KSC. Not good. Hope the astronauts have Verizon #STS130 #
• Weather briefing just in: red #
• @privong which aperture, shutter speed, lens, ISO you got set for #STS130 ? in reply to privong #
• White room closeout complete #STS130 #
• All closeout tools are accounted for. No spanner in the works! #STS130 #
• They don't take PR guys into space Min RT @minimum12 sounds like u r in a Florida camp getting training to become a astronaut #STS130 #
• #STS130 jet test landings continue just a couple of miles to the east of here. #
• Cmdr McBride leads applause for clearer skies. Stars now visible overhead. #STS130 #
• Chris Ferguson is piloting the test landings which continue at Kennedy. They're critical for weather data #STS130 #
• The Grumman Gulfstream overhead has been heavily modified to respond as the Shuttle would, has Shuttle cockpit #STS130 #
• At time of #STS130 launch, the ISS will be 220 miles above western Romania #
• Weather is GREEN for Endeavour launch! T-9 minutes and holding. #STS130 #
• God bless my beautiful wife Catherine for insisting I bring a lawn chair and blanket to Kennedy. Wish she and my kids were here #STS130 #
• You're like Barbie, @MissXu. You've been an astronaut, doctor, fashion model, entrepreneur, explorer & Cordon Bleu chef. And a great mate! in reply to MissXu #
• Fun looking at Tweets near me: seems to be 15 pol Tweeting at Kennedy Space Center VC #STS130 #
• 30 mins left in the built-in hold. All systems go for T-0! #STS130 #
• @bettydraper we have a new recruit for u RT @MissXu and the only thing I ever wanted to do was have babies o:) #
• @stinson I'm as excited as I was at the local cinema the day Star Wars opened in 1977 #STS130 in reply to stinson #
• Audience at KSC has doubled to around 300 i'd guess #STS130 #
• Weather still green and all systems still go for 04:14 launch #STS130 #
• Nice touch: #STS130 launch is dedicated to all first-time launch viewers #
• Cmdr McBride very upbeat for T-0 blastoff. "Everything's goin' our way" #STS130 #
• Zaragoza, Spain has been named Transatlantic Abort Site. Weather there cleared only mins ago. Providential. #STS130 #
• Houston mission control "very optimistic". All consoles Go for launch! #STS130 #
• Crowd at KSC cheering all green systems and Go for launch. Shuttle cmdr says "See you guys in a couple of weeks" #STS130 #
• A crescent moon has risen over Kennedy. Beautiful clear night now. #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1ehitqj #
• 7 minutes to launch. My heart's beating so hard. I'm on the rise only metres from the eastern perimeter. #STS130 #
• Great crowd here at Kennedy Space Center visitor center #STS130 http://yfrog.com/35t5bcj #
• I've no freakin idea how to set my D80. I'm going for 100 ASA at f/5.6. They say the night sky will light up like sunrise. T-4 mins. #
• OMG. That was awesome. I'm trembling from excitement. #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1dl5rtj #
• Oh man. I wanna be an Astronaut when I grow up. Was a privilege to see your launch from KSC. Good luck, #STS130 crew @NASA_Astronauts #
• @dbanes wow. I got 1 shot off. That was enough. #STS130 in reply to dbanes #
• @dbanes I'll bring your mission patch when I see u in Sydney in April #STS130 in reply to dbanes #
• The crowd cheers and there is just one thing you know everyone is focused on: the technical achievement and the crew's bravery #STS130 #
• When the blastoff begins, the whole horizon lights up orange and pink like a sunrise. Then you hear the roar and feel the wave in your guts. #
• 4:36am and the public toilets here at Kennedy Space Center visitor centre are spotless. I love NASA. America rocks. #STS130 #
• That experience was better than my best Olympic moment, ever. If u have a chance to watch a liftoff from up close, take it. #STS130 #
• @wolfgroupasia a combination of both ) in reply to wolfgroupasia #
• @ybouc like the gentlemen who pen letters to certain magazines, it's something I thought would never happen to me! #STS130 in reply to ybouc #
• RT @NASA Shuttle #Endeavourlaunch Sparks Early Monday Sunrise: ..lit up the predawn … http://bit.ly/9GoL2L #STS130 ht @Paulo_Archie_GP #
• Wow, still coming down from that high. bBen sitting in the car 20 mins now. Must be time 2 head off: have a cross-state drive ahead #STS130 #
• Gr8 pic RT @mahlersoboes People! In space! I heart science. RT @NoisyAstronomer Godspeed, Endeavor! #sts130 http://twitpic.com/121gbi #
• RT @gfitz: Try watching a shuttle launch & walking away without feeling damn proud of what mankind can do. Impossible. #sts130 ht @txflygirl #
• Ok, ready to drive off from KSC. Thanks NASA. See you again soon I hope. #STS130 #
• I got sleepy so I've pulled over for a short rest. Floridians drive plenty fast! #
• I've hit Orlando, FL on my early morning roadtrip. Gonna grab breakfast at IHOP. Strong coffee please! #

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