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* STOXX 600 index up 0.4 pct
* AMS surges after results
* Oil firms, French Banks down
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LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Tuesday, pushing the benchmark STOXX 600 back into positive territory for the year, with some encouraging company updates and gains in mining stocks helping to counter weakness in oil majors and euro zone banks.
Chipmaker AMS rose nearly 17 percent after results and was poised for its biggest-ever one-day gain, while food-processing machinery maker GEA was up 6 percent after setting a brighter profit outlook.
"The earnings season is clearly supporting the European stock market. We have seen some sound earnings increases in the fourth quarter and the trend could continue at least in the first quarter of 2017. A weaker euro is also supporting export-oriented companies," Unicredit analyst Christian Stocker said.
DCC rose 6.4 percent after the company, engaged in activities ranging from oil and food distribution to waste management, said it would buy the retail petrol station network of ExxonMobil's Norwegian unit, Esso Norge AS, for 2.43 billion Norwegian crowns ($293.38 million).
The pan-European STOXX 600 index was last quoted 0.4 percent higher, with blue-chip mining, healthcare and industrials stocks underpinning gains. A fall in sterling also supported internationally-exposed companies.
The European basic resources index rose 1.2 percent, helped by a rise in shares of base and precious metals miners. Rio Tinto, Fresnillo and Randgold Resources rising 1.7 to 2.3 percent.
However, gains were muted following declines in shares of some major companies after their updates disappointed investors.
Oil major BP dropped nearly 3 percent, the biggest faller in Britain's blue-chip FTSE 100 index, after the company missed estimates. Peer Statoil also fell 1.5 percent after a disappointing set of results.
French banks, among the best performers across European financials in 2016, fell after BNP Paribas reported results below forecasts.
BNP Paribas' fourth-quarter net income rose to 1.44 billion euros ($1.5 billion), more than double from a year ago, although the result came in below the average of analyst estimates of 1.50 billion euros in a poll.
France's benchmark CAC share index underperformed the broader European stock market and was trading flat following concerns around an upcoming presidential election in France.
"The political uncertainty is a burden for financials in France. Some election noise advocating for an exit from the European Union is making investors jittery," Stocker said. "Financials did very well in the last 2-3 months and probably we are seeing some profit taking now."
Far-right National Front Leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to fight globalisation and take France out of the euro zone, while conservative candidate Francois Fillon on Monday vowed to fight on for the presidency despite a damaging scandal involving taxpayer-funded payments to his wife.
Elsewhere, Finnish oil refiner Neste fell more than 6 percent after its fourth-quarter operating profit came in slightly below consensus forecasts. Analysts said that a lack of clarity in its renewables outlook was putting pressure on its shares. ($1 = 0.9377 euros) (Editing by Pritha Sarkar)


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A long-necked
sauropod dinosaur, Pelorosaurus was a browser, eating tough
vegetation with its chisel-like teeth. It probably was only a visitor
when it died, as there was insufficient vegetation to support a
sauropod population.
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definitely identified specimen was a large right humerus from Cuckfield,
West Sussex, near where Gideon Mantell found the first remains of
Iguanodon. This specimen was
proportionally elongated, 0-shaped in cross-section and fairly straight,
with proximally expanded ends and a well developed delto-pectoral
crest. The only definite specimen from the island is a shaft of
a left humerus found at Sandown, but this has no real defining features.
Several assumed Pelorosaurus dorsal and caudal vertebrae
from Brook bay were later referred to Iguanodon.
is rare, so please report it if you find some...
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For YEARS I have been getting blog and Instagram complements on this wall collage. I am always super flattered, partially because I have never posted a picture of the collage by itself. It's always in the background. So, I have decided to give a little tutorial and some tips on making your collage look balanced, but not matchy-matchy.
This is a detailed post, hopefully that will give you guys specific ideas, inspiration, and steps to take. :)
A few hours, really as long as you'd like.
A roll of craft paper or old wrapping paper
A pencil
Items you might want to hang on the wall
Frames you may want to use
Double sided, acid free, scrapbooking adhesive squares - or something similar
Nails - and any other hanging supplies, (more on this below)
A hammer
A cup of coffee - or whatever you prefer
A good playlist
Getting Started:
Start collecting paper if you don't already have a stack. Postcards, artists prints, magazine pages, small paintings, caricatures, maps, photos, etc. Anything that YOU like would make great wall art.
Start collecting frames, if you don't already have a stack. I occasionally pick one up at a store, but usually I get mine at a thrift store like Goodwill or The Salvation Army. They are usually between $1 and $5. Cheap. Plus you can find a good selection of sizes/shapes/colors/textures there. I only purchased 6 of the frames in this collage from non-thrift-store sources.
Designing Your Collage:
Gather the materials that you are considering using, (frames, paper pieces, canvases, mirrors, plates, anything you love and want to put on your wall). If you are anything like me, you will have way too many options for the collage. That's ok, it allows you to test things out and find the best fit. :)
Pick the space that you want to use for your collage. We had a big empty section in our wall, so we decided to use that. Take a roll of paper (we used craft paper from the gift wrap section at Target) and roll it out until it is the approximate length of the space that you want to fill with your collage. If you want to cover more height than the paper allows, feel free to cut two strips and tape them together to get the correct height.
Lay your piece of paper on the floor, this will be your canvas. You'll need this later.
Now start looking through your items that you want to hang:
- Are there any paper pieces that go really well with one of your frames? If so, test them out, put them inside and take a look at them. Don't worry about placement yet. Look at things that are the right sizes, shapes, and colors. If necessary you can mat things to make them fit in your frames.
- Are you noticing any color themes? We often gravitate toward similar colors and palettes. I didn't notice at all until I started narrowing my choices down that I had a lot of green and gold throughout my collage.
- Similarly, are there any items that just look completely off in your pile? Set those aside, but don't rule them out quite yet. The variation in items can make it look interesting, but you don't want those things distracting you as you think.
- Are there any "problem children" in the bunch? Anything that is torn, broken, needs repair, a special hanging solution, or a coat of paint? Don't write those items off either! The plate I used in this collage was $0.49 at The Salvation Army, it has a small chip on the edge, I picked up a plate hanger for $2 at Michael's that hides the chip perfectly. Easy peasy. The Georgia O'Keeffe still life is framed in a clear glass frame that was actually meant to go in a table top holder. I've never used it that way, but it doesn't have a hanging mechanism. The answer? Command velcro strips. Those things are MAGIC.
After you have matched up your items, put aside the possible "no's" for later, made list of ways to fix up the "problem children", etc. It is time to start working on placement for your collage. Don't worry, nothing is set in stone, it's time to play!
Set the items that you want to use on your sheet of paper, these are most likely going to remain in your collage (though they don't have to!).
Look at the shapes, sizes, and colors of your objects:
- Are they all the same size?
- Do they all have the same orientation? (vertical/horizontal)
- Do they all have the same thickness of frame?
- Look at the colors in the papers and frames again, what are you noticing?
Ideally, you will have a mix of sizes, shapes, colors, and frame thicknesses. But you will also be noticing some themes too. With mine, I noticed the repetition of gold and green, and that initially most of my frames were pretty thick.
Go back to your "maybe" items, you know that pile you set aside earlier? Look at it with a new perspective, you have an idea of what you are looking for now.
- Fill in those gaps. For mine I needed to add some thinner frames, and more frames/pictures that could be hung vertically. I had too many horizontal ones.
- Does anything in your "maybe" pile have some of your repeating colors in it? I picked out a few pieces that had golds and greens in them that I hadn't noticed before. Now they really fit with my other choices.
- Are you noticing any themes within your "maybe" pile that you are still loving? I had several modern black and white pieces that I thought really clashed with the magical greens and golds, and old fashioned styles. But when I noticed that I had several items that were all black and white, I decided to pull them into my collage and try them out. It turned out that they didn't clash with the other items but made the spread more eclectic and balanced in it's own way.
Once you have taken a new look at everything, start placing them on your paper. Here are some tips to get you started:
- Put frames of the same size and shape opposite from each other. You'll notice in my collage, most of my bigger frames are around the edges, and they are never lined up directly next to one another.
- Spread items of similar colors out as you go across your paper. In mine I had a lot of green and turquoise pops, I started at one corner and tried to place them across the page.
- Mix in your secondary color schemes. The ones from the "maybe" pile that you still love. For me it was the black and white. Our caricature was the largest piece, and the other two were pretty small. I played around with their placement but ultimately ended up spreading them across the page as well.
- Put similar frame thicknesses and colors apart from each other. I actually have the same frame in there twice. The thick brown one at the bottom right and left. I changed the orientation of one, and made sure it was across from the other one. The gold top center frame is a similar thickness, so it balanced them out well in the top middle.
- Put smaller items toward the bottom or edges. Small items can fit well anywhere, but I like them around the edges because they can balance out the shape of the collage without looking too out of place. We put most of our small pieces at the bottom.
- Have fun! There is no one right way to do this! You can change it around as much as you want. Even as time goes by on the wall. :)
- Once you love the way your collage looks, and it is ON your paper, trace around the edges of your frames. It's ok if some things go slightly off your paper, just trace the part that touches.
- Once you have done all the frames, step back and take a picture to help you remember what was where.
- As you take each item off your paper, you can also write a note in it's place to note what was where.
- After you have finished all of your tracing and labeling, tape your piece of paper to the spot on the wall where you want your collage to go.
- One by one, look at the back of each item, and find where the nail will rest, and where it should go based on your tracing on the paper. Carefully nail each item in. For items that don't have a picture hook on the back, get creative. Our canvases are just sitting on the nails. The clear frame with the Georgia O'Keeffe that I mentioned above has command velcro strips attached to it. You can't see them because they are behind the picture. The frame at the top that looks like twigs is meant for a table top, but the nail fit in between the twigs and hangs just fine. You'll figure it out!
- Once all items have been nailed into the wall, carefully cut or rip away the craft paper. I found it much easier to hang one large piece of paper straight than to do the other version of this where you tape each individual shape up on the wall before nailing. Please recycle. :)
- Enjoy your amazing new wall collage!
What I Spent & Money Saving Tips:
Since I tend to collect paper, especially when we travel, I only had to purchase one item to go in a frame, the mat behind the "Better Lawns and Gardens" picture. It was $2 at Goodwill. I attached the picture to it with scrapbooking squares.
Similarly, I had a bunch of frames, so I didn't need to purchase any. Again, thrift stores are a great place to find these items! Especially on a budget. If I bought all of these frames at a thrift store, I think it would have cost between $25 and $30. SUPER CHEAP. :) Another option is estate sales, garage sales, and auctions where you can often get a flat of old frames, some with pictures in them for a small fee.
I spent $14 on this project, which means even if you had to purchase some frames or post cards, etc. it would still be an inexpensive project. :)
I hope this tutorial answers some questions for you guys on the process, and how to design it. I hope it inspires you to create a collage that reflects you in your own space too. :)
Please feel free to ask questions below!
Have you ever made a wall collage?
What is your favorite home DIY you have tried?
Thank you for reading!


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Chinese Immigrants in Cuba: Documents from the James and Ana Melikian Collection
The Chinese Immigrants in Cuba collection includes hundreds of original documents, manuscripts and photos covering the migration of 125,000 Chinese who signed up to be cheap labor in Cuba from 1847 until the later 1890s. The archive continues until the 1970s and records the Chinese community in Cuba and is rich with photos. This massive collection, from the archive of James and Ana Melikian Collection, is probably the largest one in private hands concerning Chinese in Cuba. At present the collection contains over 1341 records and about 8,000-9,000 pages.
- 1 Spanish
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- 1 Jose Hernandez
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Joribio, a Chinese settler, fulfilled a contract with Pablo Hernandez. Jose Hernandez recommended that Joribio be given permanent residency in Cuba because he met the legal requirements of completing an eight year contract with one employer. The letter also states that Joribio always exhibited good conduct and behavior.
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Getting your kids to eat like little health nuts? Sure, easy. Said no one ever. When you're trying to overhaul your kitchen and your lifestyle to a healthier one, you want your kids on board. But kids are kids, and you need real life, practical tips for kids that will get them as excited about eating well as you are. We feel pretty dang lucky when it comes to the partnerships and friends we meet along this health and nutrition journey! We couldn't feel more grateful to get to know Catherine McCord and her team at Weelicious. Today we are asking her three questions about her practical tips for kids and healthy eating
We know getting your children to eat healthy is a top priority for you. Is this something you were always passionate about or did something or someone spark this passion for you?
My husband, Jon, and I have always been healthy eaters. We started buying most of our food at our local farmers market years before our kids were born, so it was a natural progression once the kids started eating solids.
Looking at all your videos and site, it seems like your family is always making healthy eating fun. Do you have 3 practical tips for getting the kids involved, or making meals more fun?
- Let kids add one thing to every recipe even if it's just sprinkling cinnamon of oatmeal in the morning.
- Start a garden even if it's one tiny basil plant. Let your child nurture and watch it grow and then make a recipe with it.
- Play fun games, even with your kids. We play the machine game taking turns to get each other to guess different machines for example. You want to take the pressure and focus off of the food on occasion and just have fun. I've watched my kids eat things that might normally become an issue based on them being engaged talking, playing the game and eating what they're bodies are craving most.
If you had to pick a handful of items that you prep in advance to make your weeks easier, what would they be?
Every Sunday I make a big batch of roasted veggies (butternut squash, onions and carrots are favorites), grilled chicken breasts, brown rice and often sautéed greens. It's easy to mix and match the items and have nutritious cooked food on hand to make better choices.
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| An artist's depiction of a Neanderthal family.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The DNA of a Neanderthal found in a Siberian cave has been sequenced, thanks to a new technique that weeded out contamination from modern humans.
The method, described today (Jan. 27) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, seems to work on very contaminated samples, as well as on incredibly ancient remains. These benefits could help scientists finally analyze some of the most intriguing archaic human fossils, which have thus far been inaccessible because of contamination from modern DNA, said study co-author Pontus Skoglund, a paleogenomics researcher at Uppsala University in Sweden.
Archaeologists excavated some of the most tantalizing fossils of ancient humans, such as Neanderthal bones, decades or even centuries ago. However, while handling the bones, archaeologists often contaminated the archaic DNA sequences with their modern genetic material. [Top 10 Mysteries of the First Humans]
"We can't really blame them for this," Skoglund told LiveScience. "Many of the fossils were excavated before people knew DNA existed." (DNA was discovered in the late 1800s and its information-encoding potential was only understood decades later.)
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AARP Credit Card Online Login And Activation
The AARP Credit Card can be used in the restaurants and gas stations to offset bills. AARP Credit Card is given by Chase Bank.
The credit card is rated as 'good' having met the requirement. It has an introductory APR Rate of 0% for 12 months on balance transfers and purchases, a normal APR rate of 16.49%, cash advance APR of 16.49% too, a cash advance fee of 10% or $5 depending on which is greater.
Cardholders can earn $100 bonus cash back for spending about $500 in the first 3 months on purchases from the opening of accounts.
AARP Credit Card Online Login
Chase bank has provided a login portal for its customers who just got their credit card and those who wish to pay their credit card bills using AARP credit card accounts.
Users can view their transaction history, add authorized a user, sign up for paperless statements and update of account, in addition to paying credit cards bills with AARP credit card.
Users are expected to, first of all, activate the card by registering for an online account, after which they can be able to make payments as well as activate their newly received credit cards, and every other special offer that might be given.
How to login AARP Credit Card Online
As always, users are expected to firstly visit the web page of the card provider, in this case, users are to visit chase.com, enter their password and user ID, and click log in to your account.
But in the case of forgotten password, the user after providing the necessary data should click on forgotten password user ID. After clicking on the link, the customer is to provide his social security number or their chase ATM/ debit or Chase credit card.
Using the card to make payment
In order to be able to pay for credit card bills, the user will have to log in to his credit card online account, options will be displayed from which the user will have to choose or visit the nearest branch, call by phone or send a mail.
Or the user has another option of authorizing an author debit from their bank and the credit card company will collect the monthly bill from the user's bank account without many pains.
How to activate AARP Credit Card Online
Same as login, users are to visit the homepage and click on 'new chase online', secondly, the user will be taken to another page where he would access and provide his chase account credit or debit number as well as social security number.
The user is also expected to the select a user ID of his choice which would always be displayed when they access their accounts online; however, users are also meant to create their own password on the next page. So they are to click on 'next'
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With AARP credit card, users get 3% cash back rewards on restaurants, fast food, gas stations.
Rewards do not expire as long as user's account is open.
Users can get their cash back as either a statement credit or direct deposit into a savings or checking account, and so many benefits.


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Learning a Class of Large Finite State Machines with a Recurrent Neural Network
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One of the issues in any learning model is how it scales with problem size. Neural networks have not been immune to scaling issues. We show that a dynamically-driven discrete-time recurrent network (DRNN) can learn rather large grammatical inference problems when the strings of a finite memory machine (FMM) are encoded as temporal sequences. FMMs are a subclass of finite state machines which have a finite memory or a finite order of inputs and outputs. The DRNN that learns the FMM is a neural network that maps directly from the sequential machine implementation of the FMM. It has feedback only from the output and not from any hidden units; an example is the recurrent network of Narendra and Parthasarathy. (FMMs that have zero order in the feedback of outputs are called definite memory machines and are analogous to Time-delay or Finite Impulse Response neural networks.) Due to their topology these DRNNs are as least as powerful as any sequential machine implementation of a FMM and should be capable of representing any FMM. We choose to learn ``particular FMMs.\' Specifically, these FMMs have a large number of states (simulations are for $256$ and $512$ state FMMs) but have minimal order, relatively small depth and little logic when the FMM is implemented as a sequential machine. Simulations for the number of training examples versus generalization performance and FMM extraction size show that the number of training samples necessary for perfect generalization is less than that necessary to completely characterize the FMM to be learned. This is in a sense a best case learning problem since any arbitrarily chosen FMM with a minimal number of states would have much more order and string depth and most likely require more logic in its sequential machine implementation. (Also cross-referenced as UMIACS-TR-94-94)


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This post is a disaster and a vent all in one!
A family member is getting married right after Christmas and we can not go because it is so far away. I wanted me to make some Monogram, Bride, and Groom oreos for the reception. I did knowing that I would have to mail them to her.
I securely packaged all of the cookies last night and put them in the shipping box. I put so much bubble wrap around the cookie container that there was no way these cookies wouldnt make it intact! I got to the post office this morning and paid for the postage and kindly asked the postal worker to place fragile stickers all over the box. He said that it was not necessary as the priority boxes were VERY sturdy. I asked him again to please put fragile on it or at least let me write it on the box. He then decided to show me how sturdy the boxes were, so he PUNCHED my box. I almost lost it on him when he first punched the box but I kept my cool. Well, I guess he did not think that the first blow to the box was enough so while telling me the box was sturdy and telling me to look (at this point I couldnt, I had worked so long on these cookies to be perfect and couldnt watch what he was doing) he continued punching the box. Well as you probably already guessed, yup, his hand went through the box. So much for sturdy right dude? At this point all of the blood rushed out of my face and I was FUMING. I grabbed the box off of the counter and peered inside of the box to see that he had hit right were my perfect cookies were. Yup, they were destroyed. Thank goodness no one was with me b/c 1. they would have been embarassed and 2. I didnt want any of them to hear all of the BAD words that came out of my mouth at this jerk.
I talked to the supervisor and she refunded me the postage but said that there was nothing she could do about the ruined package. WHAT? your idiot worker just took all of his holiday frustration out on MY package and YOU cant to anything about it?!? She said that it was just cookies and nothing valuable like most people send during the holidays. I dont give a rats butt what you think the value of my cookies are, that is not the point nor is it any of your business that my package didnt contain a PS 3 like the guy in front of me. I stormed out of the Post office carrying the package and crying.
I dont even know what to do about it all now. I wrote down her name and the wanna be UFC fighter but is there anything else that I can do? Off to make more cookies to send through UPS or Fedex now. Needless to say I have lots of oreo topping for icecream now.
Below is a picture of my cookies pre fight.
OMG!!!!!!!! I CANNOT believe that idiot, or should I say those idiots! What @#%$ing morons!
I would not let it go. Contact your local TV stations ASAP! I'm sure they would love a story like this, and are much more likely to get results.
I don't see HOW the supervisor could say they don't have to pay you for the contents when their employee WILLFULLY and PURPOSELY, and perhaps maliciously (I'd certainly claim so), bashed your box in. It's not like he accidentally dropped it, or a machine malfunctioned, or something accidental and unforseen. This was no accident, he did it on purpose. That is a totally different situation.
Were there any witnesses? I would write up an invoice for the cookies with a detailed description that these were NOT "just cookies", they were custom ordered, hand-crafted specialty wedding favors, include the picture. Also a copy of what it will cost you to now overnight them by FedEX due to the lost time. I would bet anything your local TV station can get you reimbursed. \\
I cannot tell you how mad I would be if this happened to me! BTW, your cookies look absolutely gorgeous!!
WOW! You have extraordinary restraint. I'd be in jail right now, and unable to post. I'd be taking the names of both of these people and writing letters to the local Postmaster AND the Federal Postmaster! AND calling any local news outlets. That is so insanely stupid it's almost inconceivable!
Immediately go to the USPS stie and the inspector's area and FILE A COMPLAINT! This guy is dangerous...and his supervisor is an idiot. The inspector's office will investigate and call you...we filed a complaint several weeks ago and immediately got satisfaction.
I am so very sorry this happened to you. My dh retired from FEDEX...sometimes it is worth it to use them or UPS in situations like this...everything is automatically insured. I think postal workers see fragile on the box and do stuff on purpose!
Dead serious, that's where the expression, "Going Postal" came from. Not only from the psycho postal worker, but from the way I would've reacted to that idiot banging on my box. Where in the world in his brain did he think that was appropriate.
I'm all for patience and understanding, but I would've gone back to my car and had a little talk with Jesus, "Jesus, please stay in the car right now because I'm about to do something that I don't want you to have to see. Yes, I'll repent later, but right now I gotta do what I gotta do".
I would've gone in there finger waving, neck shaking and eye rolling on everyone in that place AND walked out with some free stamps!
Send an email to the USPS and let them know, people really don't appreciate how much work goes into making cookies like those. I don't even want to think about how my friends cookies showed up to Iraq...
Did you happen to think to take an "after" picture...... it would be good to have them side by side in the LAW SUIT !!
I am open-mouthed with shock. Can't believe that someone would do that! What an idiot. You should definitely take your complaint further.
BTW My husband is an engineer and has designed control systems for baggage handling systems. After seeing behind the scenes at airports, and some of the people who are employed, he says it's best to pack anything as if you're planning on throwing it down a couple of flights of stairs. Sounds like anything that is packaged for transit should also be able to survive a couple of rounds with Mike Tyson!
To follow up with what rocketmom said -
Most post offices now have cameras in their buildings. File that complaint as soon as possible, and consult with an attorney. There is actual cash value to those cookies, and it should be recouped.
First of all I commend you for your restraint. I would have lunged across the counter at him.
Report this to the higher ups, they need to know even if nothing does come out of it.
Sniff, sniff....I smell a lawsuit! but Serisoulsy, call your local police and file a complaint immediately, then the news, and take pictures of everything, and document EVERYTHING!!!. The supervisor won't save the security camera footage, you need to insist the police do that.
Sheese, I burned a pan of cookies reading your post. You DO NOT let this go!!!
BTW: Your cookies are (were ) absolutely beautiful!!!
I didn't read the replies but my first thought is to send a letter to the Postmaster. How the heck does she know that the cookies didn't cost the bride a fortune! What if this was a paying customer that you were sending cookies to? I think they'd have to escort me from the post office if it were me
I would call the Postal inspectors and the Post Master at your Main Post Office on this one. This is truly a case of assault if he continued to punch your box.
They probably have video on it to and the supervisor can't erase that.
I work for the post office and I'm truly embarrassed at this.
I'm sorry this happened to you!!!
If you don't get any results from this I'd call the police and news stations ASAP!!!
The Post office is in dire need of customers right now and this is just another black eye for them.
Again I'm truly sorry and I would hope an isolated incident.
I would file a complaint for not only the shipping costs, but what you were selling the cookies for......plus any additional money you have to spend to remake the cookies adn the additional money to have to SEND them with another carrier!
So what happened? I mean what have you decided to do about this incident?
Amazingly shocking, my mouth dropped when I read your story!! What a Tool!!!
I've had a mechanic take a screwdriver and flare sparks off the battery (over & over til I screamed at him!), to show me how it didn't do anything. Can't we group all these numchucks together in a cave somewhere, where they won't hurt other people with their dragging knuckles????
At least file a formal complaint on the worker and his supervisor...who obviously have no clue how to work with the public, and it needs to be brought to the higher-ups' notice(s). To make a point, do propose a value of the item, as if you were sending the package to a paying customer.
I'm really sorry it happened...they are just adorable!!!
Throw in there also the fact that you're suffering from PSD - post traumatic stress disorder - from the obviously-nuts postal worker and that they should pay your counseling bills. This could go on and on and on...
I absolutely hate my post office. Mail never shows up, it's not put in the box sometimes when it does show up, packages look like they've been thrown down a flight of stairs, letters arrive torn, etc, and the workers there have this classic attitude of "I work for the feds and will get paid for doing nothing or doing something, and, so, I choose to do nothing." There's no pride in the work anymore. The days of the personnel actually caring are over.
Now, I'm sure there are those who will disagree. I'm just posting about my personal experiences - not anyone else's.
Sorry you had to go through that. To be quite honest, I think the crowd in line behind me would've gotten an earful if that had been me. I would've lost it, to put it nicely.
I'm all for calling the TV station!
This is just another example of"it's just flour and eggs ... nothing that actually COSTS anything!"
I had a bride call me and she had ordered a sample cake from a bakery in Las Vegas. Including the $52 shipping cost, this cake cost the bride to be $300 for a 6" cake!!! So don't EVEN tell me "they're just cookies ... not worth anything"!
TV station, baby. A christmas package purposely destroyed by a government employee? Oh, yeah, they'll be ALL over this one!!
Just disgusting what people do to each other these days. And to offer nothing for your item? The USPS would have had to pay for my lawyer fees for the battery charge cause I would have jumped over that counter. I praise you for your self-control. I would definitely take this matter above this manager's head as she obviously doesn't know how to do her job.
Just yesterday we were at a craft faire and some lady had beautiful handpainted work - mostly glass vases and drinkware. Some kid came through on a bike and aimed it straight for her table. He laughed evilly as he pedaled away on his bike as fast as he could. Just made me sick to see all that glass on the street and the woman in tears. The other crafters came to her aid and helped her clean it up and console her.
Gosh, I'm surprised there aren't more messages; I figured by now there would be pages and pages of cake decorators wanting to lynch this idiot! I realized my heart was pounding after I read the original post because I was so shocked and angered by what happened, and it didn't even happen to me.
Did you get your cookies re-made and shipped in time for the wedding? Have you decided what to do?
Did you pay to insure the package? You should get that value plus the postage amount at the least! I'd be e-mailing the local TV stations, too ... I'm not one to usually vocalize my dissatisfaction with customer service realizing everybody has a bad day, but how hard would it have been to slap a stupid fragile sticker on the box or hand you a Sharpie and tell you to write it yourself? It's not so much that the box didn't need the sticker (which obviously it did), but if it would give you peace of mind, let you have it. Personally, I think they treat items marked fragile worse than those not marked, but that's just been my experience.
I'm anxious to hear how this ended. I would still be cleaning his splean from beneath my fingernails.
That is a shocking story! I'm so sorry that all of your hard work was ruined. The only place that guy should be working is in a morgue (behind the scenes) so that he wouldn't have an opportunity to terrorize people. Or maybe the WWF would be better to get out a little aggression.
As other have said, I would file an immediate complaint, get the videotapes in the hands of the police, and call the media.
I hope you get some compensation and has no future in customer service jobs.
I thought that packages were automatically insured for a minimum amount. I'd be checking into that for SURE! It was in the hands of the USPS when it was destroyed. Did they at least.....REPRIMAND the guy?
Beth in KY
Wow! I can't believe that the postal worker did that! I would definitely file a complaint with the USPS, BBB, and call your local TV station.
Please let us know how this turned out! I would be furious too!
You were at the post office right and not the mental hospital. In my area they have a show called 7 on your side and they go in and eat these types of people alive please call the tv station and have them to go in and expose this idiot.
I would have missed Christmas this year. I am so sorry this happened to you. I am afraid of corneli lace and if I had actually done it and had it detroyed be someone like that "it would be on like popped corn".
Please persue this!
Well, as others have said, I can't believe what an idiot this guy is and that the supervisor would do nothing. Completely infuriating!!!!! I agree that you should call/write to the postmaster, submit the value as what you would have charged if selling these (including an up charge for a rush order) and the additional shipping cost you now have to incur. I'm so sorry this happened to you, those were beautiful, such a shame.
"7 On your side!" I used to love that segment of the news when I lived in MD
I wonder if you could even file a police report for damage to personal property?
WOW! He needs to be in a mental hospital. He sounds like he's ready to explode & might hurt someone next. This makes you wonder what goes on behind the scene if they have an idiot like this working out front for customers to see. Good luck & Merry CHRISTmas.
I'd go back and show him the true meaning of "Going Postal" lol


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My baby girl has a birthday soon and I decided to add to her collection of wood stuff made by Dad. Fortunately she is a wonderful daughter who is always appreciative. This is an idea that has been in my head for a while and I recently decided to make it happen. Although not a big fan of Red Oak I have quite a bit of it and thought I would give it a try on this project. Two hours of design work, one hour of machining, two hours of hand work and a little stain and Deft and I am pleased.
I use a ShopBot CNC router and am pleased with the dimension this tool adds to my work. Some may say I am cheating but I prefer to think of it as using every aid possible to make something good out of wood.
By the way if any of you want to learn more about CNC woodworking go to www.100kgarages.com and find someone in your area who does this work. It's a pretty great bunch of guys and gals who will be glad to show you what can be done. If you are headed to Florida stop by and see me.
Next up my Son's birthday gift.
Thanks for looking,
-- "aim small miss small" m g breedlove
10 comments so far
#1 posted 02-16-2012 06:12 PM
Wow beautiful and cool design.
#2 posted 02-16-2012 06:29 PM
Keep making them. I need some inspiration to get my mill hooked up and working. :-)
-- "Everybody makes mistakes. A craftsman always fixes them." (Monty Kennedy, "The Checkering and Carving of Gunstocks", 1952)
#3 posted 02-16-2012 06:49 PM
Nice work, are you using Aspire by Vectric?
-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.
#4 posted 02-16-2012 07:23 PM
I have no clue about cnc machinery, but it sure helped you make a very lovely project. Anyone would be pleased to receive this as a gift.
#5 posted 02-16-2012 10:39 PM
Very well done !!!
-- I just got done cutting three boards and all four of them were too short. (true story)
#6 posted 02-16-2012 11:47 PM
Stunning! Thanks for posting!
-Jim; aka "Stumpy Nubs"
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#7 posted 02-17-2012 02:47 AM
Great job Mike,I'm sure that one wont get lost
-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got
#8 posted 05-24-2012 04:25 AM
Hey Mike,
-- fleetfoot
#9 posted 01-05-2013 12:09 PM
Very nice. Cheating, no way. CNC is just another tool in my book. There will always be a saw and chisel in everyone's tool kit.
-- A childs smile is payment enough.
#10 posted 08-24-2013 09:55 AM
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
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Brian O'Connor's realistic scenes of normal surreality are like painted stills from an opera by Jean Paul Sartre and Phillip Glass as done by a post modernist Renaissance man. – Tom Collins
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O'Connor's staged vignetts are the psychological inside story of our changing world… The talent for accurate drawing and realism in painting has obviously survived. – Wesley Pulkka
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The title Garden of Forking Paths derives from Jorge Luis Borges' short story of the same title, in which Borges probed into the intricate interlinks between strict causal chain and non-linear space/time relation. To the protagonist, a Chinese man, the cruel and yet only option for him, quite unexpectedly, brought him to the window to a labyrinth of time and space. He carried out his original plan, but his choice in the labyrinth of time and space turned out to function differently. Choice means freedom. Borges cast insightful light on the overlapping and interplay between freedom and destiny, which drew readers' attention to the China that he imagined. Visual art is considered a cultural vehicle. Artists as individuals are inevitably embedded in the complex and multilayered big picture where social evolution and cultural mission are elaborately interwoven. Each artist attempts to establish the system of his own and to further broaden his path. During the process, tracks and intersections constantly emerge. And in the meantime, it's also possible that different artists may encounter the same intersection and then choose to follow different tracks. The various tracks and intersections collectively form an interconnected landscape of contemporary art, and artists bring their creativity into full play while they manage to break through the restrictions imposed by existent tracts and intersections.
It is in this regard that we think of simulating the non-linear space/time structure of Chinese contemporary art. The "Garden of Forking Paths" presented at Shanghai Gallery of Art will feature 15 artists of different generations and with different realms of interest, casting light on the interlinks and interplay among the tracks and intersections they encounter. Each of their path forms a unique space/time structure and it would be intriguing to probe into the difference as well as connection between all the different artists. By putting on display the different positions of the artists within the "garden", the exhibition intends to show viewers the evolution and development of the artists within their own space/time paths. Inside the gallery space, fifteen screen-like partitions are erected so that each artist would have one to present their works. On the two sides of each partition, works created by them in different times and under different states will be presented. In between the partitions, a labyrinth-like space featuring meandering paths is hence constructed and viewers could wander within the "garden", having a sense of the diversity in terms of time/space structure of contemporary painting. To highlight the unique charisma of the language of painting, difference in terms of age, generation and the use of media is taken into consideration while choosing participating artists in the hope that viewers would be led into an elaborate multilayered space of contemporary art.
About the exhibition
Dates: Sep 9, 2015 – Nov 9, 2015
Opening: Sep 9, 2015, 17:00, Wednesday
Venue: Shanghai Gallery of Art
Artists: Chen Yujun, Fang Lijun, Hao Liang, Li Dafang, Liu Xiaohui, Liu Weijian, Ni Youyu, Qin Qi, Wang Ziwei, Wang Yin, Wang Xingwei, Wei Dong, Xie Nanxing, Yu Youhan, Zhang Enli
Courtesy of the artists and Shanghai Gallery of Art, for further information please visit www.shanghaigalleryofart.com.


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Merry Christmas fellow bloggers and readers. I hope you're all having an amazing day. I thought I'd do a quick OOTD.
I went for my Ted Baker Bolty, Moda in Pelle boots, Michael Kors watch, Pink & Gold (we need a bit of gold at Christmas) Ted Baker clutch and a smoky eye .
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I was wondering when my firstborn would start in with the 5 Ws. I've been told that I was a repetitive question asker when I was little, so I was just waiting for my little Josie to follow in my firstborn footsteps. So far she has not started asking "Why?", but only "Where are we, Mama?" and "What is it, Mama?" (Only just about a million times this week so far.)
I'll admit sometimes it gets annoying when I'm asked the same question over and over again when I've already answered it the same way each time. But at the same time, it's a pretty amazing thing to see. All these questions show how Josie wants to learn. She wants to know and understand things. And what's awesome – and scary – is that she's looking up to me (and Jim) for all the answers.
So even though it can be so repetitive, I try to keep answering Josie every time she asks – and answering her nicely too. As she grows up, I don't want her to be afraid to come to me with a question or to not come to me because she thinks I'll blow her off. I want her to know that she can always come to me with a question, whether it's her 3 year old self's "What is it?" questions to her will-be-here-before-we-know-it teenager's more difficult questions. And through my actions now, I can show her that I will always be there for her when she has a question or needs me.
Another thing I've tried to do instead of be frustrated at her constant questions is to cherish this time. And sometimes that can take a big effort…and lots of deep breaths. I just have to remind myself that right now it's all easy questions. They will only become more difficult as time goes by. And Jim and I want - and need - to have the "right" answers for our kids at those times. So we need to enjoy this time of just being able to answer with "Oh, that's a bug!"…and really need to bump up our prayers for guidance in our role as parents for the upcoming years!


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Delicious pasta, fresh salads, pizza and club sandwiches are some of the savory light meals one can enjoy at our hotel. The scrumptious flavors, the impeccable service and the cool atmosphere of urban nature, all combined with the vibrant vibe of Thessaloniki's downtown make the Green Bar the ideal meeting point and place for socializing day and night. Unwind on the cozy green and grey sofas and suspended nest chairs as you enjoy your breakfast in Thessaloniki, lunch or dinner, overlooking our beautiful city and succumb to pleasures of urban living while enjoying all the delicacies that Greece has to offer.


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If you find yourself with a stuffy nose, watery eyes and coughing this time of year in the Chico and Redding area, you probably know you have allergies. But it may surprise you that your child's digestive problems, your spouse's skin rash or your chronic headaches may originate from allergies also. Food allergies.
If traditional allergy testing has failed you, we can help.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2 - 3 % of Americans have true food allergies but nine times as many people have food sensitivities. That means that if your doctor tells you that "You are not really allergic to__________" or "You are allergic to just a few things", you probably have what's called a "pseudo-allergy". In other words, you may have a food sensitivity, or a food intolerance.
Food Allergy, Sensitivity, Intolerance, oh my! What's the difference?
Unfortunately, food allergies are erroneously lumped together with food sensitivities and food intolerances. Here are some factors that differentiate one from another:
"True Food Allergy": An adverse reaction to a food agent involving the elevation of specific antibodies due to eating it.
Food Sensitivity: Adverse reactions in the body upon exposure to a food agent. It does not involve antibodies.
Food Intolerance: Refers to an absence of a particular chemical or physiological process needed to digest a food group. Intolerances can be caused by fat, protein, carbohydrates, or a combination. An common example is lactose intolerance.
What do these 3 types of food reactions have in common? A shared list of sinus and bowel symptoms. But the difference is food reactions may feel the same but they are not the same. Which gets confusing unless you get tested.
This simple diagram illustrates that among the general population, the majority of people who have food reactions have a basic intolerance, others have food sensitivities, and still others overlap. Sensitivities and intolerances often work in tandem. By eliminating intolerances you will also be able to reduce the number of sensitivities. Note the fewest number of people are affected by "true allergies".
Food Allergy Testing 1-2-3
Did you know that scratch and blood tests only identify what medical doctors call a "true allergy"? Conventional allergy testing typically uses the presence of immunoglobulins as their marker. This restricted view limits identification of other types of food reactions, and therefore limits treatment for people who are complaining of allergy-like symptoms but who do not have a true allergy.
Unfortunately traditional blood and scratch testing will not tell you if you have a food sensitivity or intolerance. That's why you may feel like you have an allergy but the tests are negative.
Tried Everything?
If you have never been tested or your test results are negative, you may have tried to figure the allergy problem out by yourself. This may also be difficult for several reasons.
1. Food sensitivities tend to have a delayed symptomatic reaction. For example, is it something I ate on Sunday or is it the yogurt I had this morning that's making me feel sick now?
2. Intolerances are quantity related so it may difficult to figure out when you cross the threshold of 'too much'. Problem: "So…I was fine the last time I ate pizza but the next time I ate a pizza, I paid for it twice!"
3. Symptoms are deceptive because you may not normally associate them with the foods you eat. Chronic sinus congestion and gastrointestinal problems make sense but how about the headaches, aching muscles and joints, and fatigue I feel? These can also be symptoms of food sensitivities. These symptoms can occur anytime of year in just about anybody. Yet we can't just stop eating!
Food Reactions: A Matter of Degrees
Think of food sensitivities on a spectrum, illustrated below. On the far left side is 'Uncle Harry' who can eat anything and has an 'iron stomach'. On the far right are people with extreme allergies who may go into anaphylactic shock if they eat peanuts for example. That leaves the rest of us who are bothered after we eat with some degree of food sensitivity. Another example is Celiac's Disease, a true gluten intolerance, falls in the red zone whereas a gluten sensitivity falls somewhere in the yellow section of the spectrum.
The good news it that if you are food sensitive or intolerant, there are alternative options besides elimination diets and reading labels.
Clarity instead of Claritin?
If traditional food allergy testing has failed you; Or, you would like to rid yourself of painful needles and the negative side effects of medications; Or, you have tried to self diagnose and are still experiencing allergy-like bowel and sinus symptoms, we can help you.
At the Digestion Relief Center, we help you find the cause of your allergy-like reactions so that you can breath, eat and live normally again. Many of our satisfied patients share the joy of being able to eat foods again that they have had to avoid.
Through our clinical testing we can identify and reduce or eliminate the foods that are creating your symptoms without using shots or drugs. Our advanced, non-invasive, painless approach works with the digestion, respiratory and immune systems to desensitize your body to no longer react to those food and environmental substances causing you problems.
How to Contact Us
Dr. Patrick Giammarise D.C., Internal Health Specialist, Founder of the Digestion Relief Center, in Chico California, specializes in effective, natural relief for food sensitivities, intolerances and digestive problems. Dr. Patrick can be reached at 530-899-8741 for a consultation.
This article was orginally published in Lotus Guide 2013
© Dr. Patrick Giammarise, DC, 2013. All Rights Reserved.
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More likely than not your parents told you to eat your carrots because they were good for your eyes, right? Well, it turns out, your parents weren't joking! We rarely think about our eyes when we consider our grocery list, but proper nutrients and a healthy diet impact our vision more than we think.
Look at these five foods (other than carrots) that help protect against sight-threatening diseases:
This WebMD.com article goes into even more detail about tips to keep your eyes healthy. Remember, it is always important to consult with your physician before making any major dietary changes. It is also vital to visit your eye doctor once a year for an annual exam.


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13 March 09
Brioni loves attention. They all do, but Brioni has the special knack of playing around in a comic manner in order to draw attention to herself. As she gets older, her sense of humour improves, and we're sure to continue to be amused by her on a number of different levels.
Brioni's also learning to dress herself — to comic effect.
We went out to eat last night and the girls found some plastic spheres (that used to hold lollies or small toys) under the vending machines. As they didn't know they were missing out on the real treat, the girls thought the clear balls were the prize!


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Swaying at Melton Waves
It's holiday in Melbourne and most people from the city enjoyed the day by coming to Flemington racecourse to watch horse racing which has become a tradition in Melbourne. People who are in the city, will definitely not miss to realize what day it was because of the people passing in their formal and fashionable attire, complementing with beautiful hats specially for women. It was the


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Joe Thomas dishes on the craft of penning chart-topping ballads and the Magic City's propensity for romance. Niteside caught up with the R & B star at sound check inside the James L. Knight Center before his weekend performance at the "All About The Love Tour," which included Keith Sweat and Kem.
You've been penning hit love songs since the 90s. More & More is a must-play for any romantic candlelit evening. How has R & B evolved from when you first started? When I came in the sound was more of the old school R & B sound like in 70s. It was more along the lines of live singing and background dancers and such. I came in with influences like Bobby Brown and New Edition. Those were the guys I looked up to. Now the sound is a little bit more mechanical and technical. It's still good music but I would like to bring the music back to the essence of what R & B represents.
Most singers in today's musical climate need a major label's backing, but your fan base hasn't dwindled since leaving Jive Records for Kedar Entertainment. In this business it's easy to become jaded, but I think the fans feel my love for the music and it resonates with them. I think they see and appreciate my respect for the music. I try to stay in my lane and keep to doing what I know how to do.
In 1997, the song "Don't Wanna Be A Player" put you in heavy radio rotation. So, how does Miami fare as a player's paradise? It's true that what happens in Miami stays in Miami. It's a wonderful place to play. Beauty, gorgeousness and exoticism surrounds everything. Miami has a mix of everything. There are Colombians, Brazilians and people from all over the Caribbean here. There's a little bit of L.A., New York and Vegas. Getting to perform outside is always enjoyable.
Any Valentine's advice for the fellas? It's that one special day. Folks say it's just for the women, but it's for us guys to. We get to prove ourselves to our special lady. You have to take time out for the woman in your life. You don't really have to go do it big. If you show that special lady how much you care, you'll reap the benefits and accolades. Trust me.


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iPhone Affects KDDI's Net Subscription Growth
The number of new mobile phone subscriptions in Japan declined 21% year-on-year to 391,500 in July 2008, according to the research conducted by the Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA).
By carrier, SoftBank Mobile Corp continued to top at 215,400 subscriptions, followed by NTT DoCoMo Inc's 94,200 and Emobile Ltd's 65,000 subscriptions.
KDDI Corp continued to rank the lowest following last month, posting a net growth of 17,000 subscriptions. KDDI lagged by far behind its rivals, even after factoring out the impact from the cancellation of its prepaid handsets (19,700 cancellations). Commenting on this situation, a spokesperson from KDDI's PR Department said, "We are accepting the fact, considering that our handsets weren't attractive enough."
The number of cancellations with MNP (mobile number portability) surpassed the number of new subscriptions with MNP for the first time in July 2008, KDDI said. The company seems to have been affected by the iPhone released by SoftBank.
The number (of cancellations with MNP) temporarily increased after the iPhone was released, said a spokesperson from KDDI's PR Department.
"SoftBank's other handsets might have drawn interest in the wake of the iPhone's release as well," the spokesperson said. "We are, however, not sure if the impact will continue from now."
SoftBank Mobile, on the other hand, posted a favorable net growth (new subscriptions minus cancellations with MNP) of 52,000 subscriptions.
"We believe our large net growth was an iPhone effect," SoftBank Mobile's PR Department said.


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The Office of the Attorney General is committed to protecting all Kentuckians, especially children, from online predators.The Cyber Crimes Unit, a branch of the Department of Criminal Investigations, is devoted to getting child predators offline and off the streets. Beshear's Cyber Crimes Unit launched "Operation Shielded Child" and the work of the cyber investigators in 2016 led to the arrest of more online child predators than in any year in our history. Investigators from this unit concentrate their undercover investigation efforts on reducing child pornography online and catching adults soliciting minor children online for sex. The office's Special Prosecutions Unit then goes to work, prosecuting many of these cases and ensuring child predators go to jail and are placed on the Sex Offender Registry. Then the Office of Criminal Appeals defends these convictions, making sure the dangerous predators stay behind bars.
The Cyber Crimes Unit makes it a priority to educate parents, children, prosecutors and law enforcement on the dangers lurking behind the internet, and has provided awareness and investigative training to approximately 1,912 students over the last biennium.
In addition, to help keep children safe online, the Office of the Attorney General has partnered with Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky to offer statewide trainings for parents and caregivers, and anyone in a position to protect children on how to keep kids safe online. The trainings offer a free
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