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I'm attempting here no small feat – to distill my observations and philosophies of the last few weeks into one cohesive code. During the course of my perusal of the various library codes of ethics, it dawned on me that this would be an ideal way to create a succinct structure for the more meandering and disjointed observations and declarations of my previous posts. In particular I was inspired by the short and sweet statements laid out by Rich Gause of the University of Central Florida in his "Philosophy of Librarianship" and wanted to attempt something similar.
My distillation is even shorter, if not sweeter. I took some time looking at the various resources we have explored in this course, including the ALA Code of Ethics and Library Bill of Rights, Fay Zipkowitz's Case Studies, Mark Alfino & Linda Pierce's Information Ethics for Librarians, Michael Gorman's values, Ranganathan's 5 Laws, and the code of ethics of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. I came up with 5 statements based upon what I saw to be the most striking, essential, and personally applicable facets of these various resources within the context of the thinking I have done about my own professional development and philosophies of librarianship.
My Professional Ethics of Librarianship:
1. We have a responsibility to care for the cultural resources entrusted to us by our communities.
2. We have a responsibility to provide equal access to unbiased information for all patrons to promote literacy and the opportunity for lifelong learning.
3. We have a responsibility to continue learning new skills, thinking critically about current issues in libraries, and reaching out to the community and colleagues.
4. We are organizers of information in order to make information more accessible through effective subject analysis, cataloging, and classification principles.
5. We must be responsive to our patrons and our communities.
I feel that these points get to the heart of why this profession continues to be relevant and essential to an information-driven society. These are the philosophies I try to keep in mind when I consider the course of my career and prioritize my goals at work and in continuing education.
WWALD? (what would a librarian do?)

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Britain's food industry has warned that a looming Brexit labour shortage could make more than a third of its UK firms "unviable".
In the latest FDA survey of the "farm to fork" supply chain, 36 percent of the 600 businesses asked said they would become unviable without access to EU workers, while 31 percent reported already having lost EU staff members because they decided to leave the country.
The Food and Drink Federation (FDA) said: "Our sector faces a rapidly approaching workforce shortage and skills gap."
The FDA is calling for the government to guarantee the rights of European Economic Area citizens.
FDA director-general Ian Wright said: "Food is a matter of national security, so the results of this report are of central concern to businesses across the 'farm to fork' industries.
"It is only a matter of time before the uncertainty reported by businesses results in an irreversible exit of EU workers from these shores. This is a scenario that will hurt the UK culturally and economically.
"Without our dedicated and valued workforce we would be unable to feed the nation. This is why it is imperative that we receive assurances from government about their future, and that of our wider workforce."


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HKTDC Hong Kong Lighting Fair 2011 (Spring Edition) Seminar
OLED Shining On Lighting
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"OLED is widely expected to be the next generation of products that will likely revolutionise the whole concept of lighting," predicted Professor Zhu Furong of the Department of Physics and Centre for Advanced Luminescence Materials at the Hong Kong Baptist University.
He was speaking at a symposium entitled "Lighting 2011 – New Materials and Technologies" at the HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2011 (Spring Edition).
Professor Zhu said that an OLED — a light emitting diode (LED) in which the electroluminescent layer is made of organic semiconductor compounds — had a string of advantages over inorganic LEDs, including:
- a surface light source rather than a point source
- simpler manufacturing process
- easier and less expensive to use in large areas
- a flexible form
- transparent light possible
- little heat
The OLED was discovered in a useful form by Kodak in 1989, while the first OLED product hit the market in 1998, recounted Professor Zhu. "Today, OLED is a whole new industry with applications that include displays and lighting," he explained, adding that the technology enables novel lighting panels, signage and keypad illumination to be produced at low cost.
"OLED is definitely the next wave in solid-state lighting (SSL)," Professor Zhu remarked. SSL refers to lighting that uses LEDs as illumination sources rather than electrical filaments, plasma or gas.
He noted that OLED lighting was evolving fast, with a global market forecast to be worth US$40bn by 2016. "The OLED is still in the early stages of development, but it is steadily and increasingly penetrating the lighting market," he said. "Unlike inorganic LEDs and fluorescent tubes, OLEDs require no diffusers or light guide plates and therefore offer higher efficacy."
Professor Zhu added that researchers would continue to enhance the OLED, which currently has a shorter lifespan than the inorganic LED.
Most lighting OLEDs being used at present are white-light OLEDs (WOLEDs) in signage and glass tiles, although the sector is increasingly seeing OLEDs with tunable colours and brightness, transparent OLEDs, all shapes of OLEDs and even flexible OLEDs.
Professor Zhu highlighted the advances in WOLED lighting. "WOLED is an encouraging and promising new lighting technology, offering high potential for new lighting markets," he said.
"WOLED devices are expected to achieve an efficacy of 100-150 lm/W in the long run. WOLED products are thin, flexible and suitable for large-area lighting."
WOLEDs are applied in large lighting panels measuring, for example, 30x30cm, and have been used in OSRAM lighting panels, Matsushita Electric's electroluminescence lighting and Konica Minolta's first flexible OLED lights that were launched in 2010.
Professor Zhu also cited the example of Universal Display Corp's 5x5cm WOLED device featuring an efficacy of 68 lm/W, a lifetime of more than 10,000 hours and a colour rendering index of 80.
Major lighting manufacturers including OSRAM, Philips, Lumiotec, GE and Konica Minolta have announced mass production of WOLED products, he added.
"Nevertheless, the WOLED is facing several challenges, such as how to achieve high efficacy at high luminance, how to attain a high colour rendering index, stable colour quality, large-area lighting uniformity, a longer lifespan and even lower costs," he said.
Transparent OLEDs, meanwhile, allow for special lighting applications, such as on windows or furniture with transparent or translucent elements, advised Professor Zhu.
Dazzling Displays
OLEDs are also used in a range of electronic displays such as TV, computer, mobile phone and PDA screens.
Compared with LCDs, OLED displays offer:
- a higher contrast ratio (more than 10,000:1)
- a shorter response time (less than 0.1millisecond)
- a wider viewing angle (greater than 170 degrees)
- a slimmer total thickness (less than 1.5mm )
- lower power consumption (less than 50% of that of LCDs)
"Most important of all, the OLED has a simpler structure that significantly reduces manufacturing costs," said Professor Zhu.
"OLED displays will have a growing market share for portable applications thanks to their image quality, slimness and light weight."
He said the OLED offers potential benefits for future display technology, including:
- new product design opportunities
- portable devices with large, storable displays
- lightweight and robust structures
- lower production costs
"OLED-based displays are likely to replace LCDs in many applications including mobile phones, palm tops, digital cameras, PDAs and TVs. Some small-sized matrix-driven OLED displays are already available in the market," observed Professor Zhu.
"But it is clear that OLEDs must deliver an even greater cost advantage to become the mainstream as LCDs continue to improve."
OLED displays use either active-matrix or passive-matrix addressing schemes.
With passive-matrix OLEDs (PMOLEDs), the display is controlled by switching on rows and columns to light the pixel at the intersection.
Active-matrix OLEDs (AMOLED), by contrast, require a thin-film transistor backplane to switch each individual pixel on or off, enabling higher-resolution and larger displays.
"PMOLED technology is mature and widely recognised in the market," advised Professor Zhu. "On the other hand, AMOLEDs are making promising progress and are already used in TVs supplied by Sony, Toshiba, Samsung and LG Philips."
AMOLED TVs emerged in the 2000s and are expected to continue their uptrend in the coming decades until at least the 2030s, according to Display Bank graphs presented by Professor Zhu.


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Ever feel like you work for the internet?
I decided to dedicate one day to "no technology." I give myself a B for my efforts.
Maybe a B+.
I've done it a few times now. The reason is because I am increasingly "plugged in." I got my first taste of always-on-the-button when I worked at Queen's Park and was given a first-generation blackberry.
I also vaguely remember my dad telling me how he was once offered a laptop at work. For free. He refused it, saying, 'Why would I want that? They'll just want me to work from home for free.'
That's wisdom and foresight!
I take Saturdays and Mondays off. So a few Mondays ago I decided to make it a no-technology day. These days as a Pastor I am very plugged in. From email to blogs to Twitter to Facebook and beyond. It's how many of us connect. This is where a lot of people spend their time.
Portals to hopes, disasters and dreams.
Even so, I've found it's important to step back. Why? Because these inputs can invade our home. A guest who turns into a squatter. If we don't check the virtual guests at the door, they can push down the actual residents in priority sequence.
For me, blogging and engaging social media is a fun hobby of sorts—but if you don't set boundaries, it's like a red paint stain on your new white couch.
If you also count TV's, telemarketers, regular phone calls and visitors, that makes a lot of distractions from having a healthy family-focused home.
So my day began: I woke up at 6am. That's normal; it's when the kids get up. I looked at the clock. Okay, right there I realized it wasn't a total ban on technology. Clocks and mircowaves and stoves were in. Also, cars. It was my day off and we had plans to go for lunch.
The main challenge was—and is—with the internet. And I have the feeling that whenever I check my phone in the evening when my kids are watching I am somehow teaching them that what's on that screen is more important than they are. Now I know that as a Pastor I am always ready to be called upon—but during family time those need-to-get-me things are really only serious crisis or death.
All other things can wait.
So I didn't check email all day. I also didn't check Facebook or Twitter or anything else. It was a strange feeling. I'm not addicted or anything like that, but I say 'strange' because these things are also a fun part of my routine, to be 'in touch' with people. In a society where we're increasingly mobile and geographically separated, Facebook is the new front porch.
Nevertheless, I turned the blackberry off and put it in the drawer. No buzzing, beeping or ringing.
Funny thing: The more the day went on, the easier it got. And the more of these days I have, and the more I keep building them into my schedule, the more I realize something:
I find it easier to relax.
I'm able to get more perspective and remember what the important things are.
I stop worrying about what messages or problems await me over the wires.
I am more authentically present with my family.
I am happier.
I find more time to pray.
That's a pretty great list.
One of the famous sayings of Jesus was "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." Hmm. 'Technology was made for people, not people for technology.'
I've come up with a few techniques to help. I put a piece of black tape over the little blinker on my phone to say there are new messages. Do I really need the reminder? When the evening starts I hide my blackberry. Out of sight, out of mind. I like to check with Facebook here and there to see what's up. But in the grande scheme of things, I've discovered that I'm not that important. That sounds harsh, but here's what I mean:
When it comes to being with my family at night and being interrupted, most emails and messages can wait for the next morning. There's nothing more urgent and more vital that what I'm doing in the evening with my family. To keep kneeling down in homage to the screen borders on idolatry. Somewhere "Cats in the Cradle" is playing on a record…
Yes, the next day I had about 40 messages of various sorts. I don't know if that's a lot. A few blogs and email lists I'm on. A lot of run-of-the-mill stuff; a few other concerns or things that needed to be addressed in a day or two. A note from a friend. But nothing waranting a tornado response from yours truly. People call for urgent things. But you know what? At the end of the day, and at the start of the next one, I felt stronger.
More connected, not less.
No wonder God made rest a commandment. It's about enjoying life; not getting punched out by it.
Pick a day—any day—and try a tech-free day with me!


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We're going to start off this week with a recent clip of Marc Faber on CNBC (Thanks to reader Domenico for the heads up on this video).
You'll hear everything straight from Marc for yourself, but let me just briefly outlilne some of the main points he made to CNBC in this interview from last week.
1. Investors should stop listening to the Fed. They are misleading the people with claims of strong dollar policies and their worry over inflation. Their actions have shown the opposite to be true (the Fed is not really concerned about inflation), and ordinary Americans have suffered from the central bank's inflationary policies.
Also, Marc notes again that the Fed is trying to pump the financial system full of liquidity, while the private sector is trying to tighten lending standards and credit conditions. For now, the private sector is winning.
2. The Federal Reserve should have let investment banks fail. As Marc says, "If I'm a bad businessman, who's going to help me?". He feels bailouts are a very questionable practice, especially in the case of the recent Bear Stearns buyout, where a once-prosperous and well-connected bank is bailed out/purchased with taxpayer money.
He also feels that many banks are essentially bankrupt, and that the financial sector is in worse shape than the investment community perceives.
3. Faber feels that oil and commodities may correct to the downside in the second half of the year. He has lately seen a noticeable slowdown in business across the globe, and says the slowdown will affect demand for commodities in China, India, and elsewhere.
While he notes that the commodities bull run may still be intact for years to come, Marc would rather buy gold than oil, as higher gold prices will be supported through continued money printing from the world's central banks.
We'll have more on the historical inflation theme as the week develops. Tune in for these upcoming posts. Until then, enjoy the clip!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Marc Faber on CNBC
Posted by David Shvartsman at 12:42 PM Labels: China, Commodities, Gold and Silver, Inflation and Deflation, Interviews, Marc Faber, Video


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I've said this before and I'll say it again, I think I would enjoy motherhood a lot more if I never had to feed my child. Maxwell is PICKY. Now, is he way worse than other kids? just as picky? better? I have no idea because I have nothing to compare it to. All I know is that trying to figure out what he will eat on a daily basis can drive me bonkers. I just want him to get good, nutritious things in his body but he doesn't always agree.
A list of the normal "kid" things that he won't touch…not even touch to his lips.
Fruit – all kinds, no matter shape, size or color. He will not eat a single piece of fruit.
Most vegetables – unless in the form of a jar of baby food which I definitely still let him eat as part of his dinner. It's no different than applesauce, right? Anyway to get those carrots in him!
Mac and cheese, pasta, rice, chicken nuggets/fingers, cheese…the list goes on.
He's also gone anti-milk since we stopped giving him a nightly bottle about 3 months ago. This kid used to beg for his milk in a bottle every morning and night and now I literally cannot get him to drink one ounce from a sippy cup or regular cup. I've tried it hot, cold, with chocolate, vanilla flavored, in a special cup, with a straw, everything. No milk is drunk.
These are some pictures from one day when I gave him some vanilla milk. He actually tasted it and liked it! Or so I thought. What you see below is one of about 3 sips of milk he took. And that's about all the straight milk he's had in the past 3 months.
Luckily he's a GREAT yogurt eater and we do our best to give him smoothies, calcium fortified OJ, make his oatmeal with milk, etc. I also give him a cup of milk every single night with dinner just hoping that one day he'll choose to drink it. I can't tell you how much milk I've poured down the sink. It's so frustrating that I've even considered going back to giving him a nightly bottle but my pediatrician says not to do that. Don't worry, we'll be discussing this at his 2 year checkup at the end of the month.
The things he will eat? There are things – enough that he's never going to starve. Susan and I are constantly trying to get creative with ways to incorporate the foods he will eat with new things for him to try. The problem is that he'll often eat something one day and then just say "no" the next. I tell ya – when you prepare a meal for him and then set it down and hear that little "no", it is maybe the most defeating feeling on earth. Because once he says "no", you're in a losing battle.
Things he will eat include almond and peanut butter, yogurt, any type of cereal/cracker, bagels, Morningstar Farms corn dogs, a specific chicken sandwich that I make him with flatbread and pesto, beans – he does love beans usually!, and a variety of breakfast items like veggie sausage and oatmeal. There are more things, sure, but these are the most consistent ones.
One thing that he will always eat consistently? A black bean burrito from Moe's!
Go figure! Susan discovered his love of these and he will eat that whole thing without stopping. Oh, it makes my heart happy to see that! Of course, if I make him a black bean burrito at home I usually get the dreaded "no". Oh well, I guess everything tastes better from a to-go container, right?! 🙂
Going out to eat with him is a challenge too and I usually end up bringing food with me because I can't rely on the standard kid's menu unless I only want him to eat french fries for dinner (grilled cheese, another kid staple, are touch and go). One place we know he'll eat? Mexican. He loves some queso and refried beans (sans rice of course!).
If anyone out there has suggestions of things to try for either food or milk, I would LOVE to hear them. Specifically around the milk. I know he needs it for the calcium and I am just out of ideas.
All this said, I do keep it in perspective and know that he's not going to starve to death and he will grow out of this…I just hope my sanity can make it through!!


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Chris Gall
"To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. "
Ricardo Martinez
"I'm fat, but I'm thin inside... there's a thin man inside every fat man. "
-George Orwell
Goni Montes
"My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don't think about it, I just have it. "
-Arnold Schwarenegger
Dongyun Lee
"Take care of your body. I'ts the only place you have to live."
-Jim Rohn
David Johnson
"A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working at it and wills it, is exercising the energies of his mind and soul as well as of his body. Memory and imagination help him as he works.."
-William Morris
Charles Chaisson
"It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it ."
CF Payne
"In the United States, workouts tend to focus on body image and how you look. For me, it's really all about the brain. "
Tim Bower
"Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body."
- Pythagoras
Sam Spratt
"Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body. "
-Joseph Addison
Patrick Arrasmith
"I've always been fascinated by the human body, but you can become quite morbid and paranoid if you think too much. "
-Ellie Goulding
Michal Lisowski
"A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture, designed to enhance the proportions of the female body. "
- Christian Dior
Niklas Asker
"Your self-esteem won't come from body parts. You need to step away from the mirror every once in a while, and look for another reflection, like the one in the eyes of the people who love you and admire you."
-Stacy London
Oscar Ramos
"I don't think anyone, until their soul leaves their body, is past the point of no return."
- Tom Hiddleston
Maria Corte Maidagan
"The human body and mind are tremendous forces that are continually amazing scientists and society. Therefore, we have no choice but to keep an open mind as to what the human being can achieve."
-Evelyn Glennie
Ted Wright
"Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character. "
-Arnold Palmer
Piotr Jablonski
"You have to just accept your body. You may not love it all the way, but you just have to be comfortable with it, comfortable with knowing that that's your body."
Eric Drooker
"A woman's body is her body and what she wears or does not wear is her choice. Get over it and move on ."
Tran Nguyen
"'Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. "
-John Muir
Gary Kelley
"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. "
-Mahatma Gandhi
Thomas Ehretsmann
"Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.
Jason Seiler
"Idleness is the stupidity of the body, and stupidity is the idleness of the mind."
-Johann G. Seume
Michal Dziekan
"I've had so much plastic surgery, when I die they will donate my body to Tupperware."
Orlando Arocena
"Man consists of two parts, his mind and his body, only the body has more fun."
James Bennett
"Every body type is different - that's what makes you unique. What makes you special is you, and you are different from the next person."
Tyler Jacobson
"I have a natural right to do whatever I want with my body...."
Edward Kinsella III
"A stong body makes the mind strong. .."
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Charles Chaisson
David Johnson
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Goni Montes
Patrick Arrasmith
Kent Barton
Chris Gall
Bill Sanderson
Douglas Smith
Ricardo Martinez
Mark Summers
Jon Foster
Piotr Jablonski
Tyler Jacobson
Karla Ortiz
Chase Stone
Michal Dziekan
Michal Lisowski
Oscar Ramos
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Have you ever watched a camel stand up? If not, please do so right now. I know you're a busy, scattered, possibly frantic, long-term care professional, but this is important. Here's a link. I'll wait.
So … now that you've watched a camel stand up, would you not agree that it's about the most ungainly, awkward thing you've ever seen? If you're not sure, take a moment to think about it a little more, perhaps while also watching this video of a different camel standing up in extreme slow motion. Again, I'll wait.
If a pile of randomly connected Tinker Toys suddenly came to life and decided to rise to their feet, they would do so more gracefully than a camel does. In fact, I find a camel doing just about anything else to be less visually troubling than one standing up. There's just something about the way it wildly lurches and rocks as it lifts, the way the joints reluctantly grind open like a rusty folding chair, how otherwise inviolable laws of physics seem threatened at every stage.
But despite the obviously sad and unfair evolutionary conspiracy against this humpy mammal, we still persist in making things unnecessarily difficult, by forcing the poorly-designed beast to basically lie down so a bunch of us far more agile humans can climb on.
It's probably worn out by the time it struggles back on its feet, and that can't possibly be the best strategy to get a camel to do its best work. There has to be a way to instead bring the people up to the camel, and it doesn't need to be complicated or expensive. A ladder comes to mind.
Unfortunately, I fear that's how even the best managers can sometimes inadvertently treat staff—making jobs more difficult than they have to be, often just out of habit or inattention. But the sad plight of the camel reminds us to constantly seek every opportunity to lift the job to the person, identifying and removing anything that doesn't ease and support their path to ultimate success.
Maybe that means more help with childcare, more flexible scheduling, more innovative benefits, more praise and less criticism, or simply not nickel-and-diming the tools they need to do their best work for our residents and facility operations. Whatever the job description, there's probably a wealth of opportunities for the sorts of little changes that could lead to better staff retention and results.
Basically, we should do whatever it takes to preserve all their strength and effectiveness for the most critical parts of the job — rather than piling on or ignoring unnecessary barriers to success, and then asking them to stand up.
Still not convinced? Watch this video. I'll wait.
Things I Think is written by Gary Tetz, a national Silver Medalist and regional Gold Medal winner in the Association of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) awards program. He has amused, informed and sometimes befuddled long-term care readers worldwide since his debut with the former SNALF.com at the end of a previous century. He is a multimedia consultant for Consonus Healthcare Services in Portland, OR.


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America's Influence Declining in Middle East
The new administration in Washington has projected weakness, resulting in many pro-Western Arab leaders moving away from the U.S. and towards the perceived "strongman" Iran and its satellites.
American influence in the Middle East is in decline, and it threatens the global order.
President Obama's Cairo speech to the Arab and Muslim world and his previous speech in Ankara to the Turkish parliament did little to bolster Arab confidence in him or his government. As strange as it may sound, his appeasement of the Arabs -- and of Iran in particular -- has made many otherwise pro-Western voices switch sides. They are betting on Iran.
Walid Jumblatt is the current leader of the Progressive Socialist Party of Lebanon and one of the most prominent leaders of the Druze community. Jumblatt has been the fiercest opponent of Syria and its Shiite-Lebanese allies, especially Hezbollah. He was also allied with the March 14 coalition. Yet in spite of the seemingly victorious March 14 block of pro-Western forces led by Saad Hariri in the recent Lebanese elections, Hezbollah remains the major force in Lebanon.
Jumblatt, who bravely denounced the long arm of Iran around Lebanon's neck and mocked the Syrian regime -- especially Bashir Assad, whose father Hafez Assad ordered the murder of Jumblatt's father Kamal in 1977 -- has undergone a drastic change recently. Not an ideological reorientation, but rather the recognition that Lebanon's future will be determined by Hezbollah and its Iranian paymasters. Jumblatt realizes that the Shia demographic growth, at the expense of the other confessional communities in Lebanon, has created a new military, political, and social climate.
While the Sunni-Muslim and Christian militias have disarmed as part of returning Lebanon to normalcy, Hezbollah remains the most formidable force in Lebanon. And while Iran and Syria never ceased meddling in Lebanese affairs, the Obama administration has chosen to appease these two allied countries, sending a clear signal to the likes of Jumblatt that America cannot be trusted. In contrast to the Bush administration, which passed the Syrian Accountability Act and ultimately drove the Syrian occupation forces out of Lebanon, Obama's diplomacy and actions have encouraged the return of Syrian and Iranian influence -- sending a strong message that has secured Hezbollah's dominance.
The departure of Jumblatt from the March 14 block makes it difficult for Prime Minister Hariri to form a stable government without having to include Hezbollah. In essence, bringing Hezbollah into the government is akin to letting the Iranian "Trojan horse" in. For Jumblatt, however, it was acting in accordance to the dictum "if you cannot beat them, join them." Jumblatt has joined another defector from the pro-Western camp, General Michel Aoun, a Christian and former prime minister and an adversary of Syria. Aoun was discouraged by the U.S. abandonment under George H. W. Bush during his 1989 clash with the Syrian army, and Jumblatt by Obama in 2009. Both Aoun and Jumblatt have concluded that the U.S. is an unreliable ally.


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The No. 1 topic of discussion at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos is inequality, so it seems every journalist is asking every noteworthy attendee — from CEOs to investors — about their thoughts on the matter.
Naturally, that means Wall Street CEOs are getting questioned too.
Tuesday, it was Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan's turn. Wednesday morning, Morgan Stanley's James Gorman was up. Both interviews were with Bloomberg TV. Both CEOs were asked about inequality. Both gave answers.
The stark difference was that while Gorman sounded like he understood the question, Moynihan did not.
Let's start with Gorman. First, he admitted that the industry had violated everyone's trust and brought the world into a recession — a mea culpa. Thank you.
Then Gorman moved on to how his business was trying to become less harmful to the public good — shedding proprietary businesses, and taking less risk.
Finally, he admitted that inequality is a massive problem we have on all our hands — one that doesn't just date back to the financial crisis. It goes back decades, and it requires more than Morgan Stanley or any other institution's charitable giving programs. People want jobs, and more than that, they want to live in a society where they can work for a living wage.
Here's how Gorman put it:
"First of all, we have to get employment to a state, particularly in the U.S., where more people are in jobs … And for better or for worse, a lot of the blame for the failure in the economy over the last several years is the financial crisis."
Inequality, he added, is a "Legitimate issue. Look at the minimum wage, particularly in the U.S., since 1950 inflation adjusted. It's terrible. You look at the rest of the world, the minimum wage is a problem. We are clearly creating societies where we have large groups of haves and haves nots. That was expressed by the public during the financial crisis. And we need to address it."
Now contrast that grasp of the problem with Brian Moynihan's answer the day before.
Here's a quick preview — Moynihan just rattles off a bunch of facts and figures about how his bank is serving the country by doing business and expanding credit.
"In the United States, we engage in everything we do," said Moynihan, "our small business lending is up 25 per cent year-over-year. Our mortgage lending was up until revise trend off. Our credit cards are up. We are trying to participate in the economy, but the economy has to grow in fundamental ways and the banks are trying to help it. You have both of those issues. Industries are cover, capital letters and liquidity. Every one of us has work to do. On the other hand, we talk a lot about the role in the fundamental economies and we help growth and how we support both idea exchange and other information."
What Moynihan said is part banking jargon, and adds nothing to a discussion about inequality.
In fact, it's hard to figure out whether or not he understands the root of the problem. This, again, is more than just American jobs. It's a desire to live in a society where those who work have the opportunity to prosper. We're talking about a gap here.
Moreover, Moynihan brought up a sore spot. The last thing a Wall Street CEO should bring up as a positive — if he's trying to explain his grasp of the inequality problem for his customers — is credit card (debt).
The industry's track record on credit cards hasn't been great of late. Bank of America itself was sued last fall and paid out $US32 million because it was sending harassing robocalls to credit card customers.
A year before, after consumer advocates had claimed that credit card payment-protection products didn't actually help customers, the bank stopped selling them. Bank of America also paid a $20 million settlement and admitted that it mismarked those products.
It's unclear how much BofA was making off these products but in March 2011, the Government Accountability Office released a report that said consumers paid $US2.4 billion in fees for payment-protection products in 2009.
Regardless of whether or not Bank of America's practices (or Wall Street's for that matter) have changed, the trust has been lost, as Gorman said.
So when it comes to the topic of inequality, it's not enough for anyone representing a Wall Street bank to rattle off what they know about their business. That's not going to end the banker-bashing, or change the country's perception of the industry.
Inequality isn't about that, anyway. It's not an us vs. them.
It's about the people (customers) who are listening, and would like to trust that your company understands the challenges we're facing as a society together.
And this isn't about the kids at Occupy Wall Street anymore, or even the leaders at Davos. This is a problem people are beginning to see in their communities. In a recent survey, 58% of the affluent investors, traders, and other professionals polled about inequality by Bloomberg said it was a problem. Even more said it was time for the government to do something about it.
It would be nice to know that the powerful leaders of America's major banks understand inequality, and can communicate that in English to their customers.
It's likely that Moynihan meant no harm with his comment, but remember, when you're a leader trying to reach the masses, "it's not what you say, it's what people hear."
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If studying a postgraduate course will help you to achieve your career goal but you don't want or need to take a full Masters degree, a PGDip or PGCert may fit the bill perfectly
What are postgraduate diplomas and certificates?
Postgraduate diplomas (PGDip) and postgraduate certificates (PGCert) are qualifications at the same level of study as Masters degrees, but they're shorter and you don't have to write a dissertation.
That means they're more advanced than undergraduate Bachelors degrees.
Available in most subject areas, they're ideal if you think a postgraduate qualification will boost your career prospects, but you aren't interested in undertaking significant amounts of academic research.
The difference between them is that a PGDip takes longer and is worth more credits than a PGCert.
You can study full or part time, with a full-time PGDip usually taking two terms (30 weeks) of study to complete, compared with one term (15 weeks) for a PGCert. These courses are popular with students carrying straight on from their undergraduate degree and professionals looking to improve their CV or change careers.
There are several variations of the abbreviations used by universities for postgraduate diplomas and certificates:
- PGDip - PgDip, PG Dip, PGD and PgD.
- PGCert - PgCert, PG Cert, PGC and PgC.
Bear in mind that PGDips and PGCerts are slightly different to conversion courses such as the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), which compress a three-year undergraduate course into one year of study for those who want to enter a career unrelated to their first degree.
How do PGDips and PGCerts differ from Masters degrees?
As PGDips and PGCerts are at the same level as Masters degrees, the work involved is just as challenging, and depending on the subject can be a mix of academic and vocational study. However, they differ in some key ways - the most obvious being that they are shorter.
Masters degrees usually take one year to complete when studied full time and consist of modules worth 180 credits. By contrast:
- PGDips take two terms with modules worth 120 credits.
- PGCerts last just one term with modules worth 60 credits.
In effect this means they're equivalent to the value of two thirds of a Masters and one third of a Masters respectively.
Universities typically offer the same subjects as Masters, PGDips and PGCerts, meaning it's possible to switch courses. For example, if you enrol on a PGDip you can go on to complete a dissertation to convert it into a Masters degree.
Conversely, if you're studying for a full Masters degree but leave your course early, you may still be awarded a PGDip or PGCert providing you've gained sufficient credits. Always check with your institution to find out whether this is possible.
Which subjects are available?
You can find PGDips and PGCerts in most subjects that are offered as Masters degrees. This is because they consist, for the most part, of the same content, just without certain modules or the dissertation component. Postgraduate diplomas and certificates will usually be listed alongside Masters degrees on university websites.
Some common professional training courses that allow you entry to regulated professions are also classified as postgraduate diplomas and certificates - for example the Legal Practice Course (LPC) for aspiring solicitors, the PGDip in Social Work, and the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching (PGCE) or Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) for those seeking a career in the classroom.
Search postgraduate diplomas and certificates.
What do postgraduate courses involve?
PGDips and PGCerts are usually made up of the same content as Masters degrees, so you'll study modules alongside students taking the full course in order to gain the required number of credits (120 for a PGDip and 60 for a PGCert). Teaching is typically through lectures, seminars and practical assignments.
Depending on your subject you'll be assessed mainly through essays and practical work - exams are uncommon and you won't have to do a dissertation. If successful, you'll be awarded a qualification with pass, merit or distinction.
Remember that PGDips and PGCerts are postgraduate courses, meaning the content will be more advanced, intense and at a higher level than your undergraduate studies.
Postgraduate courses are most often taken on a full-time basis, but part-time study, distance learning and online options are commonly available. This flexibility means you can combine your studies with work experience, which can improve your employability. Some courses, such as the PGCE, include work placements as a core feature of the qualification.
Search for distance learning and online PGDips and PGCerts.
What are the entry requirements for a PGDip or PGCert?
In most cases the entry requirements for PGDips and PGCerts are the same as for the equivalent Masters course. You'll typically require at least a 2:1 degree or better, or in some cases a 2:2, often in a relevant subject. Some professional training courses will need a certain level of work experience as well as a degree.
For career-changers, universities may accept extensive professional experience in place of a degree, so always contact the institution to check your eligibility.
If you're an international student, you'll also have to show a strong grasp of the English language. Search postgraduate diplomas and certificates to find out the entry requirements for specific courses.
How much does a PGDip or PGCert cost?
Although fees vary by subject and university, PGDips and PGCerts are typically cheaper than Masters degrees, as they're shorter courses and are therefore more affordable. For example, the average cost of a postgraduate diploma is around £5,000 for UK and European Union (EU) students. International students will pay more. Check university websites for up-to-date tuition fees.
It's important to bear in mind that, while they're cheaper than Masters degrees, funding options may be more limited if you study a PGDip or PGCert. Many scholarships are available only to those enrolled on the full course, and English postgraduate loans are not on offer for students on PGDips and PGCerts.
Nevertheless, some funding options may be available, such as discounts for alumni or employer sponsorship. For more information see funding postgraduate study.
What are the benefits of postgraduate study?
Postgraduate diplomas and certificates can be beneficial because they:
- give you the opportunity to obtain a postgraduate qualification without the same financial or time commitments of a full Masters degree
- allow you to kick-start a career in professions such as law or teaching, or change careers
- give you specialist knowledge, for example to progress to a PhD
- improve your career prospects and increase your earning potential.
However, it's important to remember that postgraduate study is not the best option for everyone. Employers in some sectors prefer extensive work experience to additional academic qualifications. Therefore, you need to be sure that a PGDip or PGCert is right for you before committing, especially given the cost of taking a course.
How do I find a postgraduate course in the UK?
As you search for postgraduate diplomas and certificates and attend university open days, you should think about the following:
- Course content - how many lectures and tutorials will there be? How many days a week do you need to attend?
- Department ranking - which universities excel in your subject area in the various rankings that are available?
- Employment prospects - is the qualification necessary for progression in your career? How many graduates have jobs, and what jobs are they?
- Fees - are there cheaper courses available?
- Funding - are there any scholarships, bursaries or grants on offer?
- Institution's reputation - what impact will the university have on your employability, and what support will they give you following graduation?
- Student satisfaction - how does the institution perform on the National Student Survey (NSS)?
- Tutors - is the course taught by industry professionals, and what will your relationship with tutors be like?
It is also worth researching universities and departments to help you make your decision.
How do I apply for a PGDip or PGCert?
Apply directly to your chosen university using their website. Deadlines are often set a few months before the course start date. However, apply as early as possible to avoid missing out, as places on popular courses are usually filled on a first-come first-served basis.
Different institutions have different admissions processes. You may be required to attend an interview, provide work examples, or even sit an exam. Some, however, will make a decision based solely on your application form. Get advice on applying for Masters degrees (which is a similar process) and writing personal statements for postgraduate applications.
Applications for PGCEs use a different system - see applying for teacher training.
Where can I get more advice?
- Careers services - advisers can help you to explore your options and decide which course best suits you. They can also help with applications.
- Current students - those taking PGDip and PGCert courses can tell you about the work that's involved.
- Postgraduate fairs - take the opportunity to meet representatives from universities. You can browse upcoming events.
- Tutors - they will be able to tell you about the course content and whether it will help you achieve your career goal.


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New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 100 fields of study in seven academic schools: architecture and interior design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions, behavioral, and life sciences; management; and osteopathic medicine.
A non-profit independent, non-sectarian, private institution of higher education, NYIT has more than 15,000 students attending campuses in Long Island (Old Westbury, N.Y.) and Manhattan (Columbus Circle) as well as campuses in Canada, China, and the Middle East.
Since 1955, NYIT has been guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, 77,000 students have graduated from NYIT.
Our diverse and dedicated faculty members engage students by sharing their knowledge and real-world experience.
NYIT has what today's students require: exceptional opportunities to learn in-demand subjects from professors who understand both the theoretical and practical aspects of their work. For more information, visit www.nyit.edu.


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""There are so many things to love about Denver: the beautiful scenery, all the great restaurants, the work-life balance, and the ease and accessibility compared to other large cities – just to name a few!Jesse Tang, Year Zero Principal at Schmitt Elementary
In August 2015, Mayor Michael Hancock, launched a citywide partnership with leadership at Denver Public Schools, a host of charter schools and community organizations to make the statement: Denver has prioritized diversifying our educator workforce. We are committed to addressing the inequities in our system. Hiring and retaining more educators of color are both key to the overall strategy.
An Organizational Asset
Research shows that students benefit from being taught by teachers with similar life experiences who help create a positive learning environment and leave a profound impact on student success.
Having teachers who more accurately reflect the population of their classrooms results in a number of benefits to students and the school community, including culturally responsive instruction and higher student expectations. These teachers can also serve as cultural mediators and advocates, helping to counter negative stereotypes and strengthening a district's human capital.
The Mayor's Office of Children's Affairs, Denver Public Schools, STRIVE Prep, Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST), Roots Elementary, GALS, University Prep, Teach for America, City Year, Urban League of Denver, and a host of community organizations are proud to collaborate on the shared mission of Make Your Mark.


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Candy Cottage Slot Machine is one of the new bonus video style games from Rival. It is a free spins bonus slot game that is offering jackpots which pays out some big prizes.
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- Exchanges plan stake sales in depository arms
India's two national bourses plan to sell stakes in their depository arms, which together account for 22 million investor accounts and demat assets worth Rs 121 lakh crore.
National Stock Exchange (NSE) is in talks with institutional investors for unloading its stake. The BSE plans an Initial Public Offer (IPO). The transactions are required to meet a three-year deadline, ending 2015, to reduce stake.
An NSE spokesperson confirmed that talks with potential investors in National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) were on but declined to provide details. BSE declined to comment on plans for its subsidiary, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. However, the bourse has informed shareholders that it is working on an IPO.
"Subject to the approval of Sebi (Securities and Exchange Board of India), your company proposes to list its securities on any recognised stock exchange other than its sponsor exchange. This will provide an exit route to the majority of shareholder/s who want to exit or offload part of their holding by way of offer for sale. However the holding of all sponsors taken together at all times shall not be less than 51 per cent of the total share capital of the company," the CDSL annual report stated.
Both exchanges are required to bring their shareholding down to 24 per cent, as decided by the regulator following a board meeting in April 2012. "In the case of depositories, a minimum 51 per cent will be held by sponsors and the existing list of sponsors will continue. No other entity will be allowed to hold more than five per cent of equity share capital. A single stock exchange will, however, not hold more than 24 per cent," Sebi had said.
BSE held 55.16 per cent in CDSL at the end of 2013-14. Banks held another 44.84 per cent. The shareholders include Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, State Bank of India and HDFC Bank. CDSL had profit after tax of Rs 41.4 crore in that financial year.
NSE held 25.04 per cent in NSDL. The shareholders include IDBI, Deutsche Bank, Axis Bank and State Bank of India. NSDL had a net profit after tax of Rs 43.4 crore, according to its website.
Any stake sale in the current market environment is likely to be received well, says Darshana Kadakia, partner, valuations, Grant Thornton India LLP.
"Considering the upbeat market sentiment, investors' interest in the depositories is likely to be very high…The performance of the depository being directly linked to the activities on the stock exchanges, with a vibrant and dynamic stock exchange, the performance of these depositories is poised for high growth. This might lead to good valuations for the stock exchanges," she said.
Depositories, she added, typically have a loyal customer base and are generally averse to changing depository service providers. "Given this situation, there might not be a shift in customer base even if shareholdings in the depository change hands," she said.
The article appeared in the Business Standard. The article can be found here.


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Gore announces proposals to fight air terrorism
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A $300 million budget for counter-terrorism measures, better screening of airline passengers, and more teams of bomb-sniffing dogs were among the measures Vice President Al Gore recommended Thursday to boost airport security.
The proposals were developed by the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security, which Gore heads. The panel was formed after the July 17 explosion of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island, which killed 230 people. There has been no determination of the cause of the crash.
The recommendations will go to President Clinton on Monday.
The commission wants the government to install state-of-the-art bomb-detecting equipment in airports and to fund the research and development necessary to make the technology more effective and readily available. If Clinton approves the measures, he will have to submit a $300 million budget addendum to cover the costs.
The proposal also calls for a study of which U.S. airports are most vulnerable to terrorist attacks, a "significant" increase in the number of bomb-sniffing dog teams, a mandatory full baggage match between passengers and their luggage and better screening of passengers through computerized profiles.
Airport security personnel would be trained to determine how great a security risk a passenger might be, and investigate accordingly.
The American Civil Liberties Union said it would fight any efforts to subject passengers to a higher level of screening based on their race or religion.
"Passengers not legitimately under suspicion should not have to fear that their private effects and private lives will be held up to public scrutiny," said ACLU Legislative Counsel Gregory Nojeim. "Safety and privacy will not be assured if people are targeted for searches based on incorrect criteria instead of evidence."
However, Gore said it was unlikely that every passenger would be put through every level of security. He said security checks for air cargo also could be increased, but did not specify how.
"These actions are tough, they are do-able, and we're going to get them in place quickly and effectively," Gore said.
Notifying families
Another major change also was proposed by the commission: After a plane crash, victims' families would be notified not by the airlines, as has been the case, but by the National Transportation Safety Board. Its staff would be trained by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which already has experience with natural disasters.
Gore said the commission suggested the change after hearing stories told by families of crash victims.
Although some airlines have gone to great lengths to be compassionate toward families, Gore said, "It's not really fair to airlines or families to ask airlines to perform this responsibility in the immediate aftermath of the event."
The panel acknowledged that after a crash, airline officials have their own burdens: the injuries or deaths of employees and friends, as well as economic and legal issues confronting the company.
"We do know from other experiences that the Federal Emergency Management system has developed a good way to notify victims of natural disasters," Gore said. "There's a general agreement that they know how to do it quite well."
Also, since NTSB staff are often the first people at the scene of a plane crash, the vice president said it makes sense to shift the duty of notifying families to that agency.
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Fall decor can be a lot of fun. Sure, you can buy very nice premade fall wreaths and centerpieces, but it also quite simple to make them yourself. This do it yourself (DIY) project uses a pumpkin and fall flowers to create a festive Thanksgiving centerpiece that actually would be appropriate for the entire fall season, including Halloween. Here is how to make it. The process requires stopping for an hour or two to soak the floral foam. So be prepared to take a break during the project.
You will need the following:
(1) A small to medium pumpkin
(2) A floral foam block
(3) Saran wrap
(4) Scissors and/or clippers
(5) A spoon
(6) A knife
(7) A bowl or tub of water
(8) A selection of fresh fall flowers. Try a selection of roses, mums, daisies, and cranberries in fall colors. Baby's breath or lavender can also add a bit of contrast. Cranberries on stems can sometimes be hard to find, but you can usually get artificial cranberries that look as good as the real thing. This centerpiece can also be made with silk flowers. If using silk flowers, skip the steps involving soaking the foam block and adding water.
Choose and Cut the Pumpkin
Choose a small pumpkin that has an even round shape at the base, sits level, and is a pleasing color. Begin the project by cutting off the top of the pumpkin to create a space for your flowers. Pumpkins can be difficult to cut with a small knife, so look for a large kitchen knife to do the job.
Prepare the Pumpkin
Scoop the guts and seeds out of the pumpkin, scraping the edges until the inside is hollowed out and smooth. discard the top and guts. If you like roasted pumpkin seeds, save the seeds, wash them, salt them, and roast them in the oven until crisp.
Prepare the Foam for the Flowers
Cover the open pumpkin top with a generously sized square of saran wrap. Cut a piece of floral foam to fit inside of the pumpkin. You want the foam to sit comfortably in the pumpkin and level with the open top. Once you have cut the foam and tested its fit, soak it in a bowl or tub of water for one to two hours. This allows the foam to absorb water to keep the flowers fresh.
Set the Foam
Carefully place the floral foam in the pumpkin, pushing down the saran wrap so that it sits inside of the pumpkin level with top and with some wrap remaining over the top. Do not press too hard, as floral foam can break easily. Cut a small slit in the center of the foam to allow for better watering later. Trim the saran wrap to the edge of the pumpkin and press to secure. You can also secure the edge of it with floral pins if it does not stick well or for extra decoration.
Trim the Flowers
Trim the flower stems and remove leaves. Cut stems at an angle to allow them to better puncture the foam. Start with the stems long and keep shortening them as needed. It is easy to take excess off, but you can't put it back on if you cut too much off!
Load the Pumpkin
Arrange the flowers by pushing the stems into the floral block. Load the pumpkin up, aiming for a dome shape from the flowers on top. Have fun and be creative!
Wrap it Up
Finish your centerpiece with a ribbon, and it is good to go. This centerpiece can last for up to several weeks. To keep your centerpiece watered, add water to the area where you slit the foam and around the edges. One trick for watering is to use a syringe to aim the water in the correct places. In the alternative, carefully lift the entire arrangement out and place it in a tub of water to soak. Replace faded or wilted flowers to extend the life of the arrangement.


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SAP's Enterprise SOA in perspective
There was a lot of buzz about the upcoming NetWeaver 7.1 at Sapphire the other week. Releasing in Q3 this year, it's positioned as the springboard for really getting into SOA in the real world. NetWeaver 7.1 is a major milestone for SAP that packs plenty of juice, with a full Enterprise Services Repository which enables users to dig into ES composite use and creation, as well as laying the groundwork for SAP's business process initiative.
Simply put, SAP's Enterprise SOA bandwagon is on the move. But at the same time, SAP's A1S on-demand ERP solution was one of the other big stories of Sapphire. Given the luke-warm reception of SAP CRM on-demand last year, it may seem a bit puzzling why SAP would double down on both sides of the fence. That's why it was interesting to read Brad Shimmin's take on the SOA vs. SaaS debate.
Conflict entertains, he said, but the sensible thing is to use SOA as a foundation for SaaS.
"Using an Enterprise Service Bus, SOA solutions can transform disparate data formats, mediate different protocols, and orchestrate transactions. Imagine if an enterprise that employs SOA internally were also to use a SaaS application, say Salesforce.com. That enterprise could use its ESB to connect Salesforce.com to its ERP or CRM systems. Salesforce.com, of course, has been shooting for this goal since 2005. But the real bang won't come until SaaS customers themselves maintain a SOA infrastructure internally."
In other words, these concepts are hardly mutually exclusive. That's certainly food for thought in light of SAP's stated goal of chasing both rabbits simultaneously.
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Mike Rodgers started training to play the organ at the age of 14, having already honed his keyboard skills through prowess on the piano, obtaining a Diploma whilst still at school in Leeds.
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