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Agapanthus was kidnapped when she was only two years old, but she doesn't remember it. In fact, she doesn't remember her home planet at all. All she knows is Deeyae, the land of two suns; the land of great, red waters. Her foster-family cares for her, and at first that's enough. But, as she grows older, Agapanthus is bothered by the differences between them. As an Exchanger, she's frail and tall, not short and strong. And, even though she was raised Deeyan, she certainly isn't treated like one. One day, an Exchanger boy completes the Deeyan rite-of-passage, and Agapanthus is inspired to try the same. But, when she teams up with him, her quest to become Deeyan transforms into her quest to find the truth—of who she is, and of which star she belongs to.
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"Varela's third novel spans two planets and 26 years in the life of Agapanthus Caracynth, who is abducted from Earth as a toddler and taken to Deeyae, where she is raised by foster parents as an 'exchanger.' Deeyae orbits a red dwarf; its inhabitants were brought from Earth millennia ago by the same alien gods who kidnapped Agapanthus. The Deeyans evolved red skin and compact, muscular bodies, physical differences that make young Agapanthus feel like an outsider. Her Deeyan family forbids her from attempting their rite of passage—a dangerous swim to the neighboring island—but she secretly trains with Aster, an exchanger who's completed the rite. Varela's portrayal of a fictional society is imaginative, and it raises troubling questions about the Deeyans, their guests, and their enigmatic gods…."
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About the book: Fifty years after the Singularity, the world is divided into two populations locked in a cold war: Synthetic Citizens, or Syns, human-computer hybrids with extraordinary enhancements and potentially infinite lifespans; and Originals, the individuals who did not merge their bodies with the machines.
But the decades-long battle between Original and Syn is almost at an end, because the Originals are on the verge of extinction. One of the only young Originals left in the world, Ere, knows he might someday be the very last of his kind. But when he meets a beautiful, powerful Syn girl called Ever, he questions everything he's ever been told about his lifelong enemies.
Original Syn is a rich, dangerous world of family secrets, free will, forbidden love, and all of the unexpected peril that arises when aggressive technology meets stubborn humanity.
"In the future of Beth Kander's Original Syn, singularity has been achieved, leading to two branches of humanoids: Originals, who are deprived of technological enhancement; and Syns, enhanced humans who are physically ageless and connected to vast networks of knowledge. The two groups oppose each other in perpetual warfare, the origins of which have long been forgotten. With superior technology, the Syns are winning, while the Originals are ever-diminishing in number . . . The novel's disparate worlds are revealed slowly, and the story is sophisticated enough to engage both adults and teens. The book maintains a taut pace to the end, concluding with a plot twist that turns the tables and stimulates interest in a second volume, soon to come."
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"A gripping story whose words pop off the page… humor, love, masterful storytelling… Beth Kander paints a complex picture of the human condition. 'Original Syn' is a transformational piece of literature."
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by Mark Daniel Seiler
Winner 2016 Landmark Prize for Fiction
About the book: Trapped underground in the Svalbard Seed Vault, Mavin Cedarstrom is rescued by a band of strange women dressed in furs. The Peregrine scout Simone Kita was sent to recover seeds from the top of the world and bring them south to the floating gardens of Kashphera. Conjuring myth and magic, this fun, action-packed novel is a delight. River's Child is a wild ride into an ancient future. "Imagine Homer and Mark Twain eating peyote with Carlos Castaneda while writing a book together," ––Seiler writes. "River's Child is the best summer read since the Rig Veda." Fasten your seat belt as our spirited heroes ride icebergs from the frozen north, battle wild men, and fall in love while they race to prevent world war.
"Seiler presents a strange and ingenious mix that is part The Road, part Dune. . . This book delivers an inventive and eerie future."
—Kirkus Reviews
"VERDICT: Winner of the publisher's 2016 Landmark Prize for Fiction, Seiler's eco-novel is a thought-provoking dive into a future after the dystopia gives way to hope. Strong storytelling makes this a solid choice for book clubs interested in complex characters, environmental discussions, and gender issues."
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Call of the Sun Child
by Francesca G. Varela
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Call of the Sun Child is written in a haunting and beautiful prose. Varela trusts her readers with figurative and poetic language that paints an almost dream-like setting in post-apocalyptic America. Varela does more than write a story, she captures the vague and elusive emotions of Sempra, a girl who must learn to dream of freedom before she can pursue it.
—Regina Sirois, author of On Little Wings
"…A cautionary tale, a coming of age tale… it all asks us the important questions: "Who are you and why do you believe what you do?"
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Kodah and Me
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Elizabeth Slayton has written a touching and uplifting story in Kodah and me. Her illustrations are exquisite and the relationship between the characters are sure to touch your heart. Brilliant work.
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1898: Charles P. Staubach, an officer in the 8th Infantry Regiment of the New York National Guard, founded the CRCA and served as its first president.US Bicycling Hall of Fame
1984: Nelson Vails took silver at the L.A. Olympics. In a 2014 interview on BikeNYC.org he talks about how he started racing:
" ...I worked as a messenger Monday through Friday and rode amateur races on the weekend. I started riding with the Century Road Club Association and eventually met people like Lenny Preheim...and an older gentleman named Fred Mangoni... They helped coach me and build my career. I'd race at (Queens) Kissena Velodrome on Thursdays and then at the T-Town Velodrome in Pennsylvania on Fridays. Eventually that training and support led me all the way to the '84 Olympics in Los Angeles."
1991: Members of the G.S. Mengoni team.
"This was taken around 1991 by John Issendorf. We're standing in front of the Brooklyn Bridge. George and Ricky Hincapie were on the team as well as a few other very good riders. I was the team mechanic. IIRC George turned pro the next year." -Jamie Swan
2011: Mr. John Issendorf and Mr. Fred Mengoni at the CRCA Mengoni Grand Prix. In 1980 Fred Mengoni started GS Mengoni in New York which eventually became a powerhouse team in US Bicycle racing. Among its alumni are Steve Bauer, George Hincapie and Mike McCarthy. The Mengoni Grand Prix (in 2016 named the Hincapie Grand Prix in Honor of Fred Mengoni) is CRCA's longest running open race.
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1926: Lou Maltese earned glory in June 1926 with a 100-mile national record in a race from Union City, NJ, to south Philadelphia. The next year Maltese set a 25-mile record in Mount Vernon, NY. In 1929 he turned professional to race motorpace events against pros like Victor Hopkins... A member of the Century Road Club for 50 years, he organized thousands of cycling events. He was a director of the ABL of A and the USCF.
A familiar refrain for generations of restless riders standing on the starting line, typically with the summer sun striking like a hammer on an anvil, was the cry of officials pleading for the Century Road Club Association's Lou Maltese. "Where's Lou Maltese? We can't start this race without Lou Maltese!"
US Bicycling Hall of Fame
2004: Jim Boyd recognized for service to club with park bench. Jim Boyd joined the CRCA in 1981 after riding briefly with the NYCC. In 1989 he was appointed to the first CRCA Board of Directors, formed when Lou Maltese retired from running the club full-time. He served on the board continuously until 2003, taking on several roles including: Communications Director, Membership Director, newsletter editor and President. Upon his retirement from the board in 2011 Jim told nyvelocity:
"The strength of CRCA is in its members, people who come from all walks of life. And it is meeting and talking with you over the years that has been most satisfying to me."
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1912: Joseph Kopsky, a CRCA racer, set the 150 mile record, and competed at the Stockholm Olympics. His team returned with a bronze medal from the road race.
1937: Doris Kopsky, Joe's daughter, won the first ABL of A National Women's Championship. She was also the New Jersey State Sprint Champion in 1937, 1938 and 1939. Doris describes her experience at races in a 1993 University of Florida interview:
"…you sat there and waited. If you were lucky and it did not rain and it was a fairly decent day, you were fine. If it was cold and windy, you sat in the car and waited because there was no shelter. The starter was a guy with a gun. It was not a gun like they use for starting races now that are not real guns. It would be a real gun. He would shoot a bullet in the air and "hooray" – the race would start.… There was no ambulance or police protection. The trainers took care of their own people. They were the ones who came up and brushed you off and put a bandage on if you needed it. And sympathy was merely a word in the dictionary somewhere in the S's…."
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1931: Vincent Seifred raced his bike for a paycheck from 1931 until the start of WWII. As a professional bike racer Vincent wasn't a superstar but he was always in the mix, tearing up the boards of all the famous east coast velodromes.... Over the years Vincent raced for all of the big east coast clubs including the Gotham Cyclists, the Empire City Wheelmen and the Century Road Club of America.
1913: An early sub-team takes to the road. From the New York Times:
"The first team in the handicap bicycle race from New York to San Francisco started at 1pm yesterday from City Hall. Their schedule calls for a trip of forty-seven days. In the presence of a number of officials of the Century Road Club Association Walter Wiley and F. J. Scherer … began their long journey.
Before starting the President of the Century Road Club Association … handed Scherer an open letter from Mayor Gaynor wishing the riders good luck and a speedy and safe trip."
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For almost 3 years, Laqutia aka Lala Martin has been painting famous faces across the globe. After living across the States, she decided to set up shop in Washington DC. Her work has graced the covers of magazines, runways, television & Hollywood red carpets.
As a child, Laqutia was often in trouble for sneaking into her grandmother's fancy make-up case. In return for being good, her grandmother would reward her with a lipstick. This, soon, sparked a passion that would stay with her forever.
After obtaining her degree at UDC University College in Washington DC , Laqutia decided to become a Realtor and later in 2010 follow her other passion, makeup. She started in at home freelancing and finally making her way to CoCo La Rue Beauty Studio. Determined and diligent, she quickly worked her way up the corporate ladder at CoCo La Rue Enterprise LLC, becoming a young executive in the very competitive beauty industry.
Working at CoCo La Rue Beauty Studio gave her many opportunities. While accompanying her makeup career she was working on a photo shoot, she met world-renowned, celebrity make-up artist, Sam Fine. Meeting Sam sparked nostalgic memories and she soon fell in love with make-up all over, again. Laqutia immediately decided to work as a part time Realtor to dedicate time to persue her makeup career.
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Emily Maynard's Favorite Looks from The Bachelorette With Desiree Hartsock, Episode 9
On last night's episode of The Bachelorette, Desiree Hartsock came face to face with her exes on the "Men Tell All" special, and the bridal stylist wore a Haute Hippie mini tank dress to greet all 21 of them. Former Bachelorette and fashion and lifestyle blogger Emily Maynard, who has been telling us about her favorite Bachelorette looks all season long, loved the embellished look. "If there's ever a time you need to look like a total babe, it's when you're walking into a room filled with all of your ex-boyfriends, and Desiree went above and beyond," Maynard told InStyle.com. "I know all those guys were kicking themselves in the butt after seeing her walk out!" Click to see which outfits Maynard loved the most, then check back each week to see more of her favorites.
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The Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Essroc Cement Company has agreed to pay a US$1.7m penalty and invest approximately US$33m in pollution control technology to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at six of its Portland cement manufacturing plants. The settlement will protect Americans' health by reducing more than 7000t of NOx and SO2 pollution each year. Essroc has also agreed to spend US$745,000 to mitigate the effects of past excess emissions from its facilities.
"These comprehensive measures at multiple Essroc facilities will achieve substantial reductions in harmful air pollution and result in cleaner, healthier air for many people across the country," said Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice.
"This will bring Essroc into compliance with the nation's Clean Air Act and marks significant progress in addressing the nation's largest sources of air pollution and protecting the most vulnerable among us, especially children and the elderly, from respiratory and other health problems."
Under the settlement, Essroc will install state of the art pollution control technology to control SO2 and NOx at five of its plants and demonstrate a selective catalytic reduction system (SCR) system at two long wet kilns in its Logansport, Ind., plant. If successful, these will be the first SCRs used on long wet kilns anywhere in the world, the statement said. Essroc will also permanently retire its sixth plant, located in Bessemer, Pa. This plant is currently out of operation and its permanent retirement will ensure that the facility does not restart without proper permitting under the CAA.
The settlement also requires Essroc to spend US$745,000 on a mitigation project to replace old engines in several off-road vehicles at its plant sites. The replacement engines are estimated to achieve approximately a 50-80% reduction in NOx in each engine. Published under Cement News


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- Back in the 70's Raymond R. McHenry came up with the idea for the stunt as a test of the validation of the HVOSM 3D vehicle simulation program
- HVOSM is included in the McHenry Software msmac3D program
- Ray invented and designed the stunt (see patent and papers below).
- For the 2018 Jaguar e-pace Rollout stunt we had fun revisiting the earlier stunt and modifying things to accommodate the 2018 Jaguar e-Pace.
For Additional Information:
- Background on the Spiral Jump
- 1976 paper The Astro Spiral Jump-An Automobile Stunt Designed via Simulation
- 1974 Spiral Jump Patent
- 2012 paper A Short Histroy of Everything (...About McHenry and Computers in Highway Safety)
- From the paper: "Our hope is that someday in the near future police and investigator applications of our simulation and reconstruction technologies will generate a large volume of high quality crash reconstruction data, including injury/exposure definitions, that can then used by NHTSA/NASS and other governmental agencies or researchers to serve to further guide improvements in highway and vehicle safety"
- July 2017 Our Recent design of the 2018 Jaguar E-Pace Rollout Stunt
- For information on the msmac3D simulation collision reconstruction program we used to design the stunt:
- McHenry Software website
- msmac3D News Group includes detailed additional information
https://www.youtube.com/embed/EeFYqqdfMq8 First run of the Original McHenry Spiral Jump in Houston Astrodome


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Acheson, Graeme and Turner, J (2008) The death blow to unlimited liability in Victorian Britain: The City of Glasgow failure☆. Explorations in Economic History, 45 (3). pp. 235-253. [Journal article]
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The Hole Digger's Hard Hat
The Hole Digger strikes again. Yes my friends, that is a Sombrero with the top cut out of it taped onto a hard hat for additional shading. I will admit, I'm a teensy bit jealous. Why didn't I think of that?!
A few of you were quite fascinated by the Hole Digging. It fascinates me too. Minus the fact that you would have to be concerned with the condition of your belongings and, that you'd need to keep meticulous notes on what rail line is your rail line. What I think about most is, what I would think if I happened upon an individual with a knife digging a hole.
Totally bizarre. Totally genius. You choose.


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Carl Minzner is Professor of Law at Fordham University. An expert in Chinese law and governance, Minzner has written extensively on these topics in both academic journals and the popular press. His op-eds have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Christian Science Monitor.
He has served as Senior Counsel for the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. He was a 2006-2007 International Affairs Fellow for the Council on Foreign Relations, and a Yale-China Legal Education Fellow at the Xibei Institute of Politics and Law in Xi'an, China. He has also worked as an Associate at McCutchen & Doyle (Palo Alto, CA) and as a Law Clerk for Hon. Raymond Clevenger of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Minzner holds a B.A. from Stanford University, a M.I.A. from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.


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Introduction by John Andrews: Defend Colorado Now, the ballot issue campaign to end non-emergency, non-federally-mandated taxpaid services to illegal aliens, of which I'm co-chairman, today held a Capitol press conference to release an economic impact study on this growing problem. Click here to join the campaign. And click here to see the full study, with the shocking total price tag for our state given on pages 2 and 8. Dick Lamm, honorary campaign chairman, commented as follows:
Last November, Colorado engaged in a contentious debate over Referenda C & D seeking the authority for the state government to keep some of the funds scheduled to be returned to the taxpayer under the TABOR Amendment. At the same time, without debate and with little discussion by the media or the political leaders, illegal immigration in Colorado was costing Colorado taxpayers two or three times the amount so bitterly fought over last November.
Now for the first time, Donald Rice sets forth in one study the most authoritative collection of estimates of the costs to Colorado taxpayers and workers of illegal immigration. Using only the most authentic of sources, Rice found that illegal immigration will cost Colorado over $1 billion in 2006 and promises to do so in growing amounts, next year and the year after, ad infinitum.
This is a cautious, fact-based study which Defend Colorado Now feels significantly understates the magnitude of the problem because illegal immigration has so dramatically increased and the original studies necessarily cited by Rice are years behind reality and understate the real cost. Studies look in the rearview mirror and always understate a growing problem. Like a flood on the South Platte, by the time we get the report from Douglas County, a much larger flood has hit Denver.
That said, the Rice study give us a scholarly, rock-solid study with unimpeachable statistics.
A silent invasion of illegal aliens has spread throughout Colorado, providing some employers with "cheap labor" but imposing immense costs on Colorado taxpayers and placing serious new burdens on our school systems, health care systems, and law enforcement. A burden that has no moral or legal justification!
Rice estimates (p. 8, line 55) that the total cost to Colorado of illegal immigration for Medicaid, K-12, education and incarceration is $1,025,518,839 per year. That number includes $64,531,983 of State General funds spent on Medicaid for illegals.
Rice also estimates an additional economic loss to Colorado workers of $2 billion ($2,030,807,803) caused by the downward drag of illegal labor to wages paid by Colorado employers.
We submit this report as a scholarly, conservative, bottom-line economic impact analysis that while it understates the full magnitude (DCN estimates there may be twice the number of illegal immigrants in Colorado than the figures Rice necessarily uses), clearly shows that illegal immigration is costing Coloradoans in reduced paycheck and increased taxes.


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Citibank has appointed Zach Mayo as market president for Long Island, a new position within the firm's U.S. consumer and commercial banking business.
Mayo, who has 25 years of experience in financial services, will work with 80 Citibank branches across Long Island. He also serves as a director on the Long Island Association board.
"Long Island is not only a key market for Citi," he said in a written statement. "It's where I grew up and where I chose to raise my own family."
The new role is in addition to other titles at the bank, where he serves as executive vice president and managing director, managing the Northeast division of commercial banking and leads the commercial bank's national public funds group, which serves municipalities across the United States.
"Zach has the drive, passion and experience to develop deep and lasting community relationships with our customers and partners, as well as the expertise to best understand and serve their needs," said Cece Stewart, Citi president of U.S. consumer and commercial banking.
Mayo received a bachelor of science degree in finance and management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and obtained an executive MBA from New York University.


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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of the most entertaining footballers in the world — both on and off the pitch. From incredible strikes to outrageous comments, he constantly keeps us on our toes.
The Premier League will miss him, but we've compiled 35 of his best quotes.
1. "I can't help but laugh at how perfect I am."
2. "Swedish style? No. Yugoslavian style? Of course not. It has to be Zlatan-style."
3. "Zlatan doesn't do auditions."
– When Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger offered the then-teenaged Ibrahimovic a trial.
4. "What [John] Carew does with a football, I can do with an orange."
– In response to Carew's suggestions that Ibrahimovic's flicks and tricks were "pointless."
5. "First I went left; he did too. Then I went right and he did too. Then I went left again and he went to buy a hot dog."
– On how he twisted Liverpool defender Stephane Henchoz inside-out.
6. "When you buy me, you are buying a Ferrari. If you drive a Ferrari you put premium petrol in the tank, you hit the motorway and you step on the gas. [Pep] Guardiola filled up with diesel and took a spin in the countryside. He should have bought a Fiat."
– On his single season at Barcelona where he endured a tense relationship with then-coach Pep Guardiola.
7. "What do you mean, 'present?' She got Zlatan."
– On his ex-girlfriend's engagement gift.
8. "We're looking for an apartment. If we don't find anything, then I'll probably just buy the hotel."
– At his unveiling as a Paris Saint-Germain player.
9. "It's true I don't know much about the players here, but they definitely know who I am."
– On his move to Ligue 1 in 2012.
10. "We were looking through his playlist in the dressing room — there was lots of Justin Bieber, Jonas Brothers and Selena Gomez. It is nice to know that even David Beckham doesn't have good taste in everything."
11. "There was the thought that this would send me into retirement. I sent their entire country into retirement."
– After scoring twice to qualify Sweden for Euro 2016 over Denmark.
12. "I don't believe they can change the Eiffel Tower for my statue, even the people behind the club. But if they can, I will stay here — I promise you."
– On his future with PSG.
13. And there was this famous exchange with a reporter ahead of the 2014 World Cup qualifying playoffs:
Zlatan: "Only God knows who will go through."
Reporter: "It's hard to ask him."
Zlatan: "You're talking to him."
14. And when Sweden lost to Portugal and failed to qualify?
"A World Cup without me is nothing to watch, so it is not worth waiting for the World Cup."
15. "Absolutely not. I have ordered a plane. It is much faster."
– On rumours that he bought a Porsche.
16. "It felt like I had 11 babies around me."
– On Chelsea players' response to his red card in the 2015 Champions League quarterfinals.
17. "I don't give a s— who wins. I'm going on holiday."
– His response after Sweden were eliminated from Euro 2012.
18. "An injured Zlatan is a serious thing for any team."
19. "I like fireworks too, but I set them off in gardens or in kebab stands. I never set fire to my own house."
– His response to Mario Balotelli's fireworks incident.
20. "I can play in the 11 positions because a good player can play anywhere."
21. "I didn't injure you on purpose and you know that. If you accuse me again I'll break both your legs, and that time it will be on purpose."
– He didn't appreciate Rafael van der Vaart's accusation that purposely injured him.
22. "[Oguchi] Onyewu resembled a heavyweight boxer. He was nearly 6-foot-5 and weighed over 15 stone, but he couldn't handle me."
– Ibrahimovic on a tussle with former teammate Onyewu, during which the Swede broke a rib.
23. "If [Wayne Rooney] still wants to move next summer, or in January, I would urge him to come and play with me in Paris … If he did join, he would have to get used to the fact that Zlatan scores even better goals than him."
24. "It was the fault of David Trezeguet, who made me do one drink of vodka after another. I slept in the bathtub. Now I hold my vodka much better."
– On having one too many after Juventus' 2005 title win.
25. "Then Guardiola started his philosopher thing. I was barely listening. Why would I? It was advanced bull**** about blood, sweat and tears, that kind of stuff."
26. "[Jose] Mourinho is Guardiola's opposite. If Mourinho brightens up the room, Guardiola pulls down the curtains and I guessed that Guardiola now tried to measure himself with him."
27. "I don't think that you can score as spectacular a goal as those of Zlatan in a video game — even though these games are very realistic these days."
28. "I haven't met her yet. But when I do, I'll date her."
– His response when asked to name the world's most beautiful woman.
29. "People trashtalk me. I've heard so much s— over the years: 'F—ing gypsy', stuff about my mum — all that stuff. I retaliate with my body, not with words."
30. "I came like a king, left like a legend."
– Zlatan on his PSG departure.
31. "I won't be the King of Manchester, I will be the God of Manchester."
– His response to Eric Cantona's comments that he would be the prince of Manchester.
32. "You can't coach brilliance like that."
– On his goal vs. England in 2012.
33. "I think I'm like wine. The older I get, the better I get."
34. "Who needs a nickname? To be afraid of me, just watch me play"
– His dig at Radamel Falcao, nicknamed "The Tiger."
35. "If I had played in England I would have destroyed it, like I have everywhere else."
Never change, Zlatan.
Source: http://www.espnfc.com/blog/the-toe-poke/65/post/2962023/zlatan-ibrahimovic-35-best-quotes-as-manchester-united-release-him


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Holidays in the Tyrol
The Tyrolean Alps offer limitless possibilities to enjoy yourself, have great experiences and be active. As a country hotel, we are specialised in hiking and mountain experiences with nature educators, biologists and mountain guides. But the culinary pleasures can not be forgotten – we have 500 years of experience as a traditional Tyrolean inn.
Indulge yourself in nature
The beautiful nature of the sun plateau landscape with the rugged Mieminger Chain, its smooth rolling hills and impressive expanse make it one of the most beautiful places in the Tyrol and at the same time it offers lots of things to do such as walking, bike riding and just enjoying nature.
Hiking pleasure
Tyroleans always choose their mountain tours based on whether there is a good place to stop for a bite – and there are plenty of these to be found on the plateau. Whether it's the alpine pasture huts of Marienberg or Simmering, the huts of Lehnberg or Alpl, or the great cuisine to be tasted at Arzkasten and Moosalm. You just have to enjoy it!
Biking with muscle power or with a little electrical help
The expansive plateau landscape, the nearby Inn valley and the numerous alpine pastures offer a wide variety of bike routes – flat ones for people who like to take it all in, fast ones for road-bikers and more challenging routes into the mountains for the sporty. Mountain bikes for adults and children are free of charge, e-bikes (for a fee), tips, routes and maps are always available.
Mountains and more
Petra, our mountain guide, will help you discover special places on a weekly basis: an unforgettable sunrise at one of the most beautiful viewing points in the region and an exciting and impressive tour on a fixed rope climbing route.
There are more mountains to be seen when horse riding or trail riding, when playing golf (9 and 18-hole courses), when fishing and hunting, when rafting and canyoning or when climbing and downhill mountain biking.
Creative ideas and a lovely programme of activities
How about a night in a bed of hay in the middle of the larch meadow? Have you ever been fruit picking? At which height does the gentian grow? How can you make your own herbal soap? What makes the larch meadow worth protecting?
We recommend: Educational excursion: Larch meadows and hiking
Summer and autumn at its sunniest
2 adults with gourmet half board and all hotel services
in comfort room Small
from € 83 per person per night
You get to know a country's culture by trying the cuisine. The gourmet half board at The STERN Family Hotel brings you closer to Austrian specialities such as strudel, dumplings, Tyrolean-style pancake dishes or roasts. At the same time you can opt for the so called "eardiges Menü" (sustainable food dish) made from old Tyrolean recipes with 100% regional products. Experience how tasty a healthy and climate-friendly dish can be.
Make yourself comfortable in one of the hanging loungers after a nice sauna and enjoy the mounatin panorama outside the window. Or why not have an energy-treatment on the roof terrace? How about standing for minutes on end and looking into the distance after reaching a peak. Or you could just read a book while relaxing on a picnic blanket in the larch meadow – that's what holidays are made of!
Culture and Sightseeing
Thanks to the central location of Obsteig, you can take advantage of the Tyrol's complete cultural offer: the Cistercian Abbey in Stans, the Folk Theatre in Telfs, the colourful carnival parades, the historical salt town of Hall in Tirol or the popular Swarovski Crystal Worlds.
And of course there's the nearby city of Innsbruck with the Bergisel Ski Jump, the Old Town and the Golden Roof, many musuems and festivals.
Winter pleasure away from the hustle and bustle
Skiing is great fun but winter has a lot more to offer: numerous skating and cross country skiing trails on the plateau, wonderful trails for snowshoe hikes, endless winter hiking routes, toboggan runs with huts where you can get something to eat and drink, ski tours on deep snow mountains with incredible views (also possible for beginners with equipment free of charge).
I take care of you! You take care of me!
The STERN Family Hotel has shown great responsibility toward nature, the region and the people for generations. In the STERN you can find out just how satisfying and easy it is to shed those CO2 pounds: whether it's in your choice of the "eardigen menus" (sustainable food dishes), by filling up the Emil bottle with source water, by going on an e-mountain bike tour or making your way here by train.
Mountaineer week
2 adults with gourmet half board and many mountain adventures
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It's a new week, a new month, and a fresh start to remember YOUR WHY. Why do you do what you do? I bet it has something to do with connection with the ones you love. This is awesome! The world needs more truly loved people, right? Absolutely! Positively! 1,000% YES!
But what if we widen our circle a bit? What if just this week we were able to see bits of ourselves in "the others"; the homeless teen on the street, the grumpy old man wrestling with his grocery bags, a young girl in a faraway land working against all odds to get an education, that nosey neighbor who stirs up gossipy trouble at every opportunity, and all of us, EVERYWHERE, who have a dream on our hearts that aches to be realized? Could we just stop, look, look some more and see something spectacular happen? A part of you being recognize in someone else.
We will eventually get there. I know this to be true. There is the ultimate power in being connected with each other and allowing our love to flow big when we see ourselves in "the other".
So, big love to you all for a connected & reflected actions you take this week to expand your hearts and make the world smaller. Would love to hear about it, so fee free to send me an email. Seeking a place to feel connected and reflected? Considering connecting with a young girl in Kenya to sponsor for the next Girls On Fire Leadership Camp. Go here or email me.
Now go out there and have an awesome week!


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Calm Down Massage Therapy
CalmDown Massage Therapy is a private massage therapy studio that incorporates therapeutic Swedish massage techniques as well as stretching, trigger point work, and myofascial release.
Christine provides individualized treatment for clients seeking to improve their current health status. She is a professional member of the American Massage Therapy Association. (AMTA). In 2002 she received her massage therapy certification in Swedish Therapeutic Massage at the Pennsylvania School of Muscle Therapy in Oaks, PA. In addition that same year she received an Associates Degreee in Muscle Therapy and Holistic Medicine at Harcum College. While continuing her education she completed Oncology Training with Lauren Cates of Lighthold Massage Therapy. She currently works with the Unite for HER organization to provide treatment to clients living with breast cancer. Christine is licensed in the state of Pennsylvania as a massage therapist. She maintains a private massage studio in Media.


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Today I was in the (pardon my French) bitchiest* mood. I owe it all to the fact that once a month I have a visitor that just so happens to bring tons of baggage even before the fun part begins. Unfortunately for Victor, I did tons of whining, yelling, and tantrum throwing today as well. However, amid all of the ups and downs of my mood, we got things done. Today we decided to settle on whether or not we are going to paint a few walls to sell this place FAST, ordered our wedding invitations and went out to dinner and a movie. And even though Kellen is not a big fan of Ellen Page right now, I thought Juno was a great movie! It was a perfect lesson for a day like today: find someone who loves you for who you are- good and bad. I went home feeling that I have made a pretty darn good choice in men to spend the rest of my life with. Sometimes I can hardly believe he loves me when I get in my totally bitchy moods, but then again, I still love him when it takes him FOREVER to make any decision. Ah, love...it's so weird.
"I can't see what anyone would see in anyone else"
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I don't know about you, but I think "Quatre Quarts" has a much nicer ring to it than "Pound Cake". After all, "pound" makes me think of jailed puppies, being punched, and chugging beverages in a most unappealing way, where "Quatre quarts" sounds...well, French.
It's actually the place from which we take our "pound cake" too--the Quatre-Quarts refers to the amount of ingredients involved in making a Frenchie pound cake.
But let's not linger on that right now: let's talk about the lovely heart-shaped raspberry flavored one I tried in Paris, at the super-cute patisserie Pain de Sucre.
Why is it a winner? Well, for one thing, it's heart shaped and a rather appealing shade of rich, visceral red.
And when you bite into it, you'll find it hard to imagine a more luxuriant, buttery, berry-infused cake. It's so dense, it will leave a slick of sweetness in your mouth. That's how you know it's good: the taste lingers so you have many moments to savor and ponder how delicious it is.
Of course, you'd be remiss not to try some of the other treats at the shop, ranging from homemade marshmallows to confections of all sorts, to a splendid array of viennoiserie:
and even baguette-shaped macarons(!)
We just happened upon this place by walking by, but I would firmly suggest seeking it out if you find yourself in the City of Lights. Or, even better, I suggest that you book a flight and get over there right now.
Pain de Sucre, 14, rue Rambuteau, Paris 03; online at patisseriepaindesucre.com.


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Sorry, Aure Wines - London Born Wine Co. does not ship wine to United States.
Canadian wine delivered right to your door!
- 3749 Walker Road
Beamsville, Ontario
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Aure Wines - London Born Wine Co.
When you think London, you might not think wine...but we do! Our family has come a long way to make the wine we love, right here in Canada. Wine that people love to drink and wine we love to share!
Aure Wines is a family run operation owned by the Hoare family who are originally from London, England. Our historic 1800's 50 acre estate, "Highland Vineyard" was purchased in 2007 and at that time the farm's principal crop was Concord grapes used for making juice. Since then we have removed these vines, keeping two rows for prosperity and have installed drainage and irrigation to the north of the farm where we have planted vinifera vines with our first vintages released in 2010. Our varieties are Gamay, Cabernet Franc and Riesling. We have kept the existing 50+ year old Marechal Foch vines with their small crop of grapes; the care given these produces an intensely flavored, satisfying full bodied wine.
Situated on the Niagara Escarpment on top of the Beamsville Bench, Aure Wines offers wine tasting and educational tours of the wine making process. With sustainability in mind, the winery incorporates many energy saving features including passive solar heating and a green roof. The living 'green' roof and the red roofs can be seen from afar and act as signposts to our door. We welcome you to visit us in person and discover our fine wines for yourself!
Reserve Cabernet Franc VQA, 2012Aure Wines - London Born Wine Co., Niagara Peninsula$35.00


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Colchester School District is looking for three and four year old children to participate in our preschool program. The preschool open house will take place, by appointment, on Monday, March 28, at 3:30 p.m. at Malletts Bay School.
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Cat Power plays The EARL in Atlanta on July 12
Cat Power - "Lived in Bars"
A special treat for the Atlanta crowd, as The EARL has just announced that Cat Power will play at its multi-day anniversary event on July 12. She'll be backed by The Dirty Delta Blues.
The EARL has more info. Tickets are available this Friday. I highly recommend advance tix -- this will sell out promptly. Tix are $23 in advance, or $25 day of show if any remain.


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Water & Drought
Oroville Dam's cracked spillway reopens as state works to lower reservoir levels
Whitewater flows as damaged Oroville Dam spillway is reopened
In a fresh test of Oroville Dam's battered infrastructure, water was released from the fractured main spillway Friday for the first time in nearly three weeks in a renewed effort to lower water levels at the troubled reservoir.
As a horn blared and engineers in flourescent vests watched from strategic vantage points, water poured down the concrete chute, reaching flows of 50,000 cubic feet per second within a few hours. The releases are expected to last about a week before another temporary shutdown. The state Department of Water Resources, which operates the dam, expects to use the damaged spillway one or two more times this spring to handle runoff from the heavy snowpack blanketing the Sierra Nevada watershed that feeds the reservoir, California's second largest.
While DWR's crews have shored up the spillway with quick-setting concrete and other materials, the water releases might further damage the 3,000-foot chute. But DWR Acting Director Bill Croyle said it was important to push water out of Lake Oroville as water levels continue to rise.
"We're going to be watching to see what happens, and we believe the measures we've taken have really been proactive to try to mitigate the concerns of losing additional concrete off the spillway," Croyle told reporters. "We may see some of that (concrete) move, but at the moment, I need to get some water out of this reservoir. So, as long as you don't see catastrophic loss of a lot of concrete, then we're going to roll through this."
The flows careened into an explosion of spray Friday as they hit the giant crater that opened in the spillway Feb. 7, the first day of a crisis that ultimately prompted a two-day evacuation of 188,000 downstream residents. The violent froth was a testament to how badly damaged the spillway remains, despite three weeks of repairs. Experts said resuming the water releases was a decision not taken lightly.
"It shouldn't be as white-knuckle as it was, but I'm sure they'll be a little worried about it," said Jay Lund, head of the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences.
With the main spillway blasting water in the river channel below, engineers shut down the dam's hydroelectric plant as a temporary precaution. The power plant serves as the dam's primary release valve outside of flood season, but can't function if the river gets too high.
"We want to protect that powerhouse," Croyle said.Oroville Dam spillway ready to run again: How DWR did it
The main spillway was shut off Feb. 27 so crews could dredge out the concrete and debris that eroded into the river channel after the spillway fractured. The debris clogged the channel and made it impossible to operate the power plant. Croyle said DWR's crews have removed nearly 1.25 million cubic yards of eroded material from the river.
Although the power plant has been releasing water the last two weeks, its outflow capacity is a fraction of the main spillway's, and lake levels rose 24 feet in the three weeks that the spillway was shut down.
Oroville's crisis peaked Feb. 12. Five days after the initial crack opened in the main spillway, lake levels rose so high that water topped the adjacent emergency spillway for the first time in dam history. That structure, too, proved faulty. The flows caused severe erosion on the hillside below the emergency spillway, sparking fears of a catastrophic collapse that would bring a "wall of water" down on Oroville and other communities. The evacuation orders followed. The crisis stabilized when DWR officials cranked up releases from the main spillway to 100,000 cubic feet per second, draining lake levels enough to arrest the flow of water over the emergency spillway.
Keeping lake levels low this spring could be a challenge with the heavy snowmelt expected from the Sierra. Another storm is expected in the coming days as well. But Michelle Mead of the National Weather Service said the reservoir should be able to handle the expected inflows. "We're winding down the storm season," Mead said.
As long as lake levels stay relatively low, DWR can turn its attention to permanent repairs. Croyle said the agency hopes to announce its plan in two weeks. Meanwhile, he said, crews are shoring up access roads, drilling test borings into bedrock and starting work on an on-site concrete batch plant in anticipation of the repair work.
He said DWR is working with a team of independent consultants to examine why the main spillway fractured, but the cause could be difficult to pin down.
"A lot of what we'd want to know has actually washed down into the river," he said.A look at repair efforts at the Lake Oroville dam spillway this week
Ryan Sabalow: 916-321-1264, @ryansabalow


text: Basic Rules of the Beach-Learn to swim and never swim alone.-Only swim when lifeguards are on duty.-Always go to the beach with an adult - and swim in front of the lifeguard between the green flags designated as the swimming area.-If you are in trouble, call out for help & wave your arms above your head. Do not panic. -Do not hesitate to call a lifeguard for help in any medical situation on the sand or in the water.-Stay off the rock jetties and never swim near them. -Check water conditions with lifeguards for undercurrents or sandbars. Both can be dangerous. -Report dangerous situations to the lifeguard.-Check the depth of underwater surface by jumping or walking, not diving head first! -Don't attempt to make any rescue yourself. Get a lifeguard; they are trained to do the job. Do not interfere with lifeguards making a rescue.-When you hear the whistle, look at the lifeguard chair. They may want your attention.-Beaches close at 6pm. Swimming prohibited when lifeguards are not on duty!For Your Safety, Please Remember:-No alcoholic beverages on the beach or boardwalk.-No bonfires or barbecues on the beach or on the boardwalk.-Swimming is prohibited without a lifeguard on duty.-No dogs are permitted on the beach or boardwalk.-No glass on the beach.Body Board Rules and Regulations-All Body Boards must have a leash cord attached. Leash cord must be used by the rider.-All children must be watched by a parent or guardian.-Flotation devices such as inflatable tubes and water wings are strictly prohibited.-Body board use: It is at the discretion of the beach patrol to restrict body boards (distance from shore, number permitted and rough water or other conditions.)-Please listen to lifeguards instructions.Pool Safety- Completely fence in your pool on all four sides & keep it locked when unsupervised. Use self-closing self-latching gates as part of fencing.- Never leave a child unsupervised near a pool.- Do not use flotation devices as a substitute for supervision.- Never use a pool with its pool cover partially in place. Remove cover completely.- Remove step to above ground pools when not in use.- Have a telephone at pool side.- Learn CPR and keep rescue equipment by pool.


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Convert a two-prong outlet into a three-prong outlet by turning off the power at the fuse box, removing and replacing the receptacle, grounding the connection, then restoring power and testing the circuit. As long as the metal outlet box holding the outlet is grounded, it doesn't need to be rewired.
- Check to see if the box is grounded
Place one prong of a circuit tester in the shorter slot of the two-prong receptacle and touch the other to the screw on the cover plate. If the tester lights up, the box is grounded. If it's not grounded, an electrician should rewire it or install a ground fault circuit interrupter.
- Switch the receptacles
Turn off power at the fuse box, then remove the two-prong receptacle and detach the two wires. Attach the black wire to the brass terminal on the three-prong outlet and the white wire to the silver terminal.
- Ground the three-prong outlet
Obtain an 8-inch grounding wire and screw (available at hardware stores), and use the screw to connect one end of the wire to the back of the box. There's a threaded hole at the back for this purpose. Connect the other end of the ground wire to the green terminal on the three-prong outlet. Screw the new terminal back into the metal box.
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The bodies of those who were buried in the pyramids were preserved from decay by a secret process, known only to the priests. After the bodies were prepared, they were wrapped in bands of fine linen, and on the inside of these was spread a peculiar kind of gum. There were sometimes a thousand yards of these bands on a single body. After they were thus prepared, a soft substance was placed around the bandaged body. This covering, when it hardened, kept the body in a complete state of preservation.
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I was tired of wasting paper towels in the studio or being to cheap to get a clean one, so I thought I'd try cutting a role down in the shop. By cutting the roll into three sections, I have the perfect size to clean my brushes and knives without waste! Hallelujah Why did it take me so long to come up with this??
Cheers, Dawn
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For those of you who have followed my blog for a while, you may know that I hate the dark vampy colors that just straight up look black. If I wanted black, I'd wear black, not super dark purple that looks black. But I will say this polish came off RIDICULOUSLY easy. No staining, smudging, nothing like that. Way easier to remove than your typical black. So that's a win.
Anyway, because the purple was SO dark, I wanted to so some sort of nail art with lighter purple. I knew stamping was out because I have no lighter purples that would've remained opaque enough stamped over VII. My initial plan had been to do a gradient with sponge stamping. Then I realized I had no sponges. So this is what I came up with.
2 coats China Glaze VIII
Lightest Purple - Sally Hansen CSM Lavender Cloud
Medium Purple - Essie Nice Is Nice
Darker Purple - Sally Hansen CSM Good To Grape
I'm sure you'll notice my ring finger is fairly different. This was the first nail I did, and I initially planned to use Nice Is Nice as the lightest, China Glaze Spontaneous as the darkest, and then mix the two before dotting them for the middle color. I quickly realized that was far too much work, and decided to scrap that idea. So that nail is the odd ball and I just didn't bother to redo it. Eh, oh well! Consider it my "accent nail".
And just so you don't think you're going mad, the photos have my left and right hand, so that's why one of my ring fingers is normal.


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The first reading says
God hates suffering and death;
and yet, there is so much of it.
How can God put up with it all?
Heaven does not respond as we want:
Lightning bolts
do not come down on the evil-doers;
God does not take control
and force people to be good.
Instead, note how God does respond:
He comes!
God became man, like us—but without sin.
God came and walked among us;
and to those who were ready;
those who discovered all other remedies fail—
like the woman in the Gospel,
like the family whose daughter died—
they discovered
the one healing Christ can give
that's worth having.
Jesus can give physical healing;
he gave it to that woman, and to that child.
But is that really the healing that mattered?
The physical healing
they received served as a vehicle,
and a confirmation,
of the deeper healing they needed:
the discovery of Jesus
as the one, true Source of Life!
If we define happiness
as an absence of hardship;
if we measure success
by what we gain in this life,
we are all doomed to fail—
for we shall, in the end, lose everything:
like the woman with the hemorrhage;
like the family whose daughter died.
So—what healing did they receive?
Yes, health and a child restored—
but that's not it.
They discovered the power of Jesus—
in their suffering:
That's the Gift they need never lose!
The woman in the Gospel
came to the point where nothing
would stop her from seizing hold of that Life!
Are you and I at that point?
How many of us let so many dumb things
get in the way of our relationship with the Lord?
You and I are confronted
with the uncertainty of things in a less severe way:
Today begins a new, uncertain chapter
in the story of our Catholic Faith in Piqua.
If we wish, you and I can find
much to discourage us:
Not enough priests;
not enough people practicing their faith.
The bills our parishes face weigh heavier;
our parishioners, facing uncertain times,
are stretched and strained.
So many problems. So much change.
And more is coming!
Father Tom and I have spent a lot time
the past few months,
with the help of folks from both parishes,
trying to find the best steps forward:
not pain-free; but perhaps,
without more than necessary.
I confess, I have found it a distraction.
So many other things I wanted to work on.
But perhaps I'm missing the point.
St. Paul said in the second reading that Christ,
in becoming poor, made us rich:
Obviously, this isn't about material wealth—
that wealth never lasts!
But about the wealth
of having Christ, our true Treasure.
So often, we have to become poor
in order to discover this wealth.
And if there are things you and I
are experiencing as loss,
in all the transition and change
that comes now upon us—
I have to ask:
how might we discover, in all this,
the true riches
of possessing Christ, and Christ alone?
There is no purpose to this Parish,
St. Boniface Parish,
our school, all our endeavors—
unless we possess the riches of Christ himself,
and distribute that Treasure, freely,
to this Piqua community!
We face change; and there will be pain.
Will we focus on that—
or will we let go of everything,
that we might possess Christ, and him alone,
as the one Gift that no one can take away?
There are divisions in our community—
between the parishes—
that you and I must break down.
The more you and I can forgive,
heal past wounds,
let go of the past, and step out in faith,
in how we deal
in our own, Catholic community…
Then how much more will we, Catholics,
be a beacon of healing, a light of faith,
to this larger community
that needs Christ so badly?
One obvious thing: we need more priests.
I'm asking you to pray—every day—
for more priests.
At grace before meals,
offer this five-word prayer:
"Please send us more priests!"
And I'm asking you to live that prayer:
encourage sons, grandsons,
nephews, brothers, uncles, friends—to be priests.
You want examples?
Make what you want of me;
but consider Father Tom.
In the past year,
Father Tom has been
a rock of wisdom and patience.
I am not so patient,
and I am often slow
to see the wisdom others offer.
He has been patient; and, on many things,
I've come around.
Father Tom need not stay with us;
but he chooses to do so!
Father Tom is literally giving his life to us.
What more can we ask?
Father Boeke has shown his love for God's people,
in gentle but profound ways.
Father Caserta—who can't be here because
someone had to offer
the 4 o'clock Mass at St. Boniface—
has shown exactly the same quality.
Young men, you wonder
if you find meaning and joy
in being a priest?
Ask Father Boeke! Ask Father Caserta!
Father Boeke knows
I'm going to say this next part.
After so many years of service,
he decided, some time back,
that the time had come to move to Carthagena.
Father Tom and I tried to talk him out of it.
But we said: if this is your decision,
then we want to support you.
And—the parish will want
to show it's love for you!
Father Boeke, as you can imagine,
kind of shrugged:
"I don't need any recognition."
And I said: "Oh no; it will happen!"
and I added,
"you know you have to obey the pastor!"
So, in three weeks, on Saturday, July 22,
we'll have a celebration for Fr. Boeke.
So…grateful for the priests we have,
we need more:
and you and I can make that happen
with prayer and work.
In the meantime,
I will need your help in other ways.
As change comes—as it will—please be patient.
Please be flexible; please give your parish—
and it is your parish, I'm only the pastor—
your full support.
In the weeks ahead,
I will be asking you directly
for various kinds of help.
I don't know how to read our situation.
Are we rich or poor?
Are our times the best or worst,
or something in between?
Is it harder to be a faithful Catholic today—
or is it clearer what that really means?
I don't know.
But this I know—and you too:
All we need, we have, in Jesus Christ!
Whatever we lose, or have to sacrifice,
in our two parishes,
here in the Eucharist,
we bring those sacrifices,
and join them to His.
Here is our mercy, our healing, our food—
Jesus is our health, our wealth;
Jesus Christ is our life…
that no one can take away.


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STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – House Democratic Policy Leader Steve Farley, who has advocated for nearly a decade to build a sustainable public transportation system in Tucson, was pleased to learn Wednesday that a federal stimulus grant will complete Tucson's Modern Streetcar starter rail line.
President Obama's federal stimulus act awarded Tucson $63 million for the Modern Streetcar Starter Light Rail System. This is the third largest project grant in the nation from the TIGER program, a federal grant program for transportation.
"This project will create hundreds of quality jobs this year when we need them the most and thousands more once the line opens in less than two years," Farley said. "This also is great news for local businesses and entrepreneurs who see the potential in setting up shop along the streetcar route along with those who are already have businesses in the area. This is the catalyst that will make downtown our regional economic engine."
Tucson's streetcar project has been in the works for more than nine years. It started with Farley's creation of the community group Tucson for Sensible Transportation in 2001. The group grew from five members to more than 1,600 members in one year and was active in developing and advocating for comprehensive transportation plans for Tucson. Farley was a key leader in the creation of the Regional Transportation Authority Plan and its approval by voters in 2006, which provided $88 million in local matching funds for the Modern Streetcar that qualified Tucson for the federal money.
Farley continued his work with the City of Tucson, Congressman Raul Grijalva, and citizen groups to secure the federal grant.
"Our Modern Streetcar will not only revolutionize the way Tucson residents get around town, but also it will increase our quality of life in the central city for decades to come," Farley said.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will make a formal public announcement today at 10 a.m. in Downtown Tucson's Historic Depot at Pastor Plaza, 400 E. Toole Ave., Tucson.


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Sinkholes that developed in the baseball field at Fort Marcy Park caused the cancellation of the Santa Fe Fuego game on Thursday night.
Team general manager Yvonne Encinias tells SFR that the problem appears to have resulted from some kind of plumbing malfunction in the field's irrigation system.
"It could be just be the way we dealt with some of the moisture. There has been just so much," she says.
The half-dozen soggy holes that range in size from a foot to 3 feet in diameter would've been dangerous for players, she says.
While city officials were not on hand to deal with the problem that players discovered around 5 pm, Encinias says a city park manager assured her a crew would get the field in playable condition in time for Friday's scheduled 6 pm game against the Trinidad Triggers. The teams are set to face off every night through Tuesday.
The Pecos Baseball league is heading into the final games of the season. Standings on the league website say the Fuego, who last year won the league championship game, are currently the second place team in the Northern Division.
And in other news, the cancelled game means the crowd wasn't subjected to this editor's rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner, also scheduled for the game. Dodged that bullet.


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A Power on Productions Film
The Team:
Producer, Director, & Writer
Dr. Rhea Zimmerman Komarek
Director of Photography & Editor
Gregg Marks
After quitting her job at the World Trade Center Rhea Zimmerman finds herself 9 months later, in New York City on 9/11, feeling afraid, horrified, lost and wondering what she could do to help create a better story for humanity. She finds her answer and her healing when she fuels herself with purpose by becoming a chiropractor with a passion for unconditional love and international service.
11 years later we join her on a 5-day chiropractic service trip to The Sacred Valley, Peru with her new boyfriend Austin and her friend Alejandra. They are on a mission to serve as many people as possible offering healing, hope, and connection through collaboration with a medical clinic.
Watch as the three stretch themselves by surrendering to service, affecting thousands that they touch, and ultimately, transforming as individuals through the power of love and teamwork.
Love Bomb is interwoven with expert voices that explore themes of human transformation, love, altruism, and consciousness.
How can traumas ultimately transform us? What is the power of love and how can we find it within ourselves? What is our very own "Love Bomb" and how can we give it to the world?
Everyone has an innate power to contribute to a loving future for humanity.
Featuring: Dr. Peter Amlinger, Kute Blackson, Gabrielle Bernstein, Elena Brower, Dr. Pat Chelenyak, Joseph Chilton Pearce, Sandra DelPrado, Guido DelPrado, Dr. Jay Komarek, Bruce Lipton, Dr. Jeanne Ohm, Dean Radin, PhD, Lisa Reagan, Marilyn Schlitz, Phd, Dr. Jim Sigafoose, and John Welshons.
Director's Statement
Love Bomb is a very personal story born of a desire to inspire myself and others to choose love over fear.
So many of us are experiencing feelings of lack of power in the face of global and individual challenges and atrocities, and we need stories that ignite in us the reminder of our total connection to one another, to the life force of love within, and to the inherent capacity for growth, transformation, and impact that we all share.
The idea for the film began with a simple desire to share the spiritual experience I had during a chiropractic service trip to Brazil in 2007, and then took shape as we actually filmed our service trip to Peru in 2012.
I have personally received such fulfillment and richness by experiencing what happens when we let ourselves go totally to the moment of service in the magnitude that we do, seeing hundreds of people in a matter of hours, and thousands by week's end. In our trips we surrender to love, service, dirt, sweat and a sea of people lying down in front of us in total trust- to the point where physical and emotional exhaustion gives way to spiritual awakening. It is a shift from a "me to a we" on a profound level.
Though I never anticipated I would actually end of producing and directing the film, this in and of itself was an empowering experience that came of a very organic process between me and the Director of Photography and Editor, Gregg Marks. He had recently finished his own organic process of editing and co-directing "May I Be Frank," and as we met to discuss the potential of this project, it kept evolving to the point where it was clear that I was uniquely in the position to share this story both from within as a subject, and on "the outside" as the director.
I continue to learn the power of trust through the entire process and the truth in the words that Joseph Chilton Pearce spoke to me during our interview with him "you can take a step out, essentially into nothing, and something always forms under foot."
I actually find myself to be quite un-extraordinary, which is what I hope comes across in the telling of the story. I feel like, if I can experience and co-create this kind of impact, surely anyone can!
I first used the term "Love Bomb" to express what happens when we as chiropractors go into a community and adjust thousands of people at one time, igniting massive opening and change, and deeply impacting consciousness. Now I see it as the name for the adjustment itself, for a kind word spoken, for a group effort for the common good, and as the loving tendencies of human beings already being expressed throughout the world. I even see them as any experience that "destabilizes" where we are stuck and allows us to wake up to the moment, to the opportunity to be fully alive and choosing love now. The film is meant to inspire us all to answer the question, "what is my love bomb?" and then to give these gifts to the world!
Small Adds Up To Big
Often the "smallest" Love Bombs are the most important ones. For this reason as a part of the story I share how my team collaborates with an elementary school teacher and principle near where I live in order to empower the students to know that small acts of kindness add up, and that even without money or "titles" they make a difference in the world. We go to the school and work with them to help them create "little messages of love" in the form of stickers that they draw. We bring these to the kids that we work with in Peru, and then bring home stickers in exchange.
Small things add up to big things.
By focusing on the theme of the Love Bomb, teaching people about it and demonstrating it in action with the film I aim to see the question of "what are we capable of" answered in a healthier, happier, and more peacefully empowered humanity.
Thank you for being a part of it! With Gratitude, Dr. Rhea


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Automation with Ansible I + EX407 (DO408)
Course Overview
Through hands-on labs, students will learn to automate system administration tasks on managed hosts with Ansible, learn how to write Ansible playbooks to standardize task execution, centrally manage playbooks and schedule recurring execution through a web interface with Ansible Tower. Students will also learn to manage encryption for Ansible with Ansible Vault, deploy Ansible Tower and use it to manage systems, and use Ansible in a DevOps environment with Vagrant.
Who should attend
System and cloud administrators who need to automate cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, intra-service orchestration, and other IT needs.
Have basic Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration skills or have a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification is recommended.
Follow On Courses
Course Content
- Install and troubleshoot Ansible on central nodes and managed hosts
- Use Ansible to run ad-hoc commands and playbooks to automate tasks
- Write effective Ansible playbooks
- Protect encrypted data needed for tasks with Ansible Vault
- Use Ansible Tower to more easily manage enterprise Ansible deployments
- Work with Ansible in conjunction with Vagrant in a DevOps environment
Classroom Training
Duration 5 days
Currently no local training dates available. For enquiries please write to email@example.com.


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North American Windpower: The Year Of The Yieldco: How Last Year's Top Finance Trend Impacts The U.S. Wind Market
The Year Of The Yieldco: How Last Year's Top Finance Trend Impacts The U.S. Wind Market
by Edward Zaelke Tuesday February 10 2015
The calendar year 2014 saw a number of important developments in the U.S. wind industry – possibly some of the most important developments the industry has seen in a number of years. Below, we have focused on what we see as the most significant developments in capital raising, merger and acquisition activity, and the political arena.
Although the first publicly traded vehicles – commonly known as yieldcos in the renewable energy space – came to market in 2013, it was not until 2014 that the wind industry and other renewable energy industries came to appreciate the changes that yieldcos would offer in terms of reducing the cost of capital for projects.
There are a number of factors that go into determining the cost of producing a kilowatt-hour of wind energy: the cost, efficiency and reliability of equipment; the wind resource; transmission availability; development costs; and, of course, the cost of capital. Some could argue that, unlike power generated by burning fossil fuels, for wind power, where the "fuel" is free, the cost of capital is the most important of the cost factors.
Most projects will need capital from a number of sources: developer equity, which refers to the risk capital invested by the project owner (either from its own funds or through an arrangement with a private-equity source); debt (which can be bank or bond financing at either the project or the project company level); and tax equity.
The yieldcos offer the opportunity to replace some or all of the developer equity and debt with funds that require a relatively low return.
In a typical yieldco structure, a sponsor holding several completed wind projects or other power generating assets forms a separate company to hold these assets and then sells a minority ownership interest in the separate company to investors. The assets are typically selling power under long-term power purchase agreements and, therefore, offer a reasonably predictable annual production of income.
Yieldcos also offer growth potential. In a typical yieldco, only a portion of the revenues from the projects is distributed to the investors as a dividend. Most of the income is re-invested in other renewable energy projects so that the investment can grow. How much of the income from the projects is to be distributed, and how much can be devoted to growth, varies from yieldco to yieldco but is currently between 2% and 4% annually.
If the wind and other projects in the company are successful, this low-dividend requirement should leave quite a bit of money with which to acquire other projects.
To date, there are about five companies that might call themselves public yieldcos in the traditional sense of providing income and growth, although there are also several companies structured as real estate investment trusts that are similar in structure, but offer a slightly different balance between dividends and growth.
There are also a number of other companies that are rumored to be forming yieldcos or have publicly announced the intention to do so.
It may be going too far to say that the yieldco as a vehicle for raising capital for wind projects is transformative, but it is fair to suggest that it has been impactful: The industry saw the values of projects rise in 2014, even though there was very little change in interest rates or the underlying market in comparison to the prior year. Instead, we saw yieldcos competing for good projects, which, in turn, drove up values.
The "yieldco effect" on project values comes from a number of factors. The most obvious factor may be that yieldcos are able to raise capital at lower rates and, therefore, can be more competitive in purchasing wind farms when bidding against other buyers with a higher cost of capital. Just as important, however, is the fact that, in order to continue to grow, yieldcos must purchase additional projects.
As more and more yieldcos come to market and must find new high-quality projects, the demand for projects – even between and among yieldcos – will increase. This should result in driving returns down and prices up. In 2014, while this effect was felt, it did not predominate the market.
However, as more yieldcos enter the market, it would logically seem that competition for projects would continue to increase. A third, possibly less important factor is that yieldcos have the ability to purchase projects with stock rather than cash. Again, this should give yieldcos an edge when competing for some wind assets and further drive up values.
The so-called yieldco effect was prominent in the megadeal that saw TerraForm/SunEdison acquire First Wind. TerraForm is a SunEdison-sponsored yieldco that had its initial public offering in July 2014. TerraForm was used to acquire the operating assets of First Wind, assets that will offer the TerraForm shareholders an ongoing return. SunEdison simultaneously acquired the development business, which allows First Wind to continue its successful development platform and may provide TerraForm with additional projects in the future to help grow the TerraForm yieldco.
Politics as usual
The end of 2014 in Washington, D.C., saw two significant events for the wind industry: the Republican Party's gaining the majority of both houses of Congress and what may possibly be the shortest extension ever of the federal production tax credit (PTC) for wind energy. It is still too early to know the impact on the industry of the Republican-controlled Congress.
The PTC extension, on the other hand, was an important event for a number of reasons. The most obvious, of course, was the extension of the period in which to "commence construction" until the end of 2014. This caused a number of companies that had hoped for a one-year extension to scramble to start construction over the last three weeks of the year. While the industry awaits guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the industry is hopeful that this extension, in effect, extended the safe harbor completion date for all of the projects started in 2013 and 2014 until Dec. 31, 2016. Currently, the industry is waiting on the IRS as to whether that will happen.
Equally important is the manner in which the "commencement of construction" extension until the end of 2014 occurred.
As the Republicans and Democrats negotiated over the "extenders bill" toward the end of 2014, the wind industry's proponents appeared to have struck a deal with the PTC opponents for a longer-term extension in exchange for an agreement not to seek a further extension when the longer term reached completion.
Unfortunately, the White House indicated that for unrelated reasons, it would not accept the bill that included that compromise. In the end, the wind industry ended up with the short-term PTC extension. However, the fact that a deal was tentatively reached may be an indication of things to come, so stay tuned in 2015.
Author's note: Edward Zaelke is partner at law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. He can be reached at (213) 254-1234 or ezaelke©akingump.com.
via North American Windpower: The Year Of The Yieldco: How Last Year's Top Finance Trend Impacts The U.S. Wind Market.


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Frost forms inside attic roof
Q. This very cold winter in Chicago caused frost to form on the roof in the attic. When the frost melted the moisture caused discoloration at the eves on the ceiling below. Before I have the ceiling painted I want to ensure the issue in the attic is solved first. Can you recommend the steps needed to solve the problem?
A. If you mean that frost formed on the roof sheathing in the attic, there must be considerable convection of warm, moist air from the living spaces into the attic. This should be investigated and corrected. The best way to do that is to have an energy audit performed by an accredited professional. Your utility provider may be able to recommend someone. A full energy audit needs cool outdoor temperatures, so it's a fall or winter job.
The attic insulation has most likely gotten wet for the ceiling below to have been affected. But it is very likely to dry up over the summer unless it became so soaked that it should be replaced.
But if you mean that ice formed on top of the roof at the eaves, and melt water backed up into the attic – a frequent occurrence – the level of insulation in the attic may need to be increased to lessen the heat loss, which is causing the ice dams.
In addition to increasing the attic's insulation, you may want to consider having a water and ice protective membrane installed at the eaves. This will entail removing approximately four feet of the shingles and any felt paper to apply the membrane to bare sheathing.
Sorry, but not being in the Chicago area, I do not know of any contractor to recommend. Ask neighbors and friends if they have used contractors with whom they have been very satisfied.by


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Dark grey skies might convince you otherwise, but today is the first day of Spring. The Vernal Equinox is the official term, and at 1pm this afternoon it bloomed.
Conjuring up ideas of tumbling blossom, cotton wool clouds and fluffy bunnies, (in my head anyway) Spring is actually my favourite time of year. Much to the dismay of my better half, who is an absolute summer baby, I love the crisp mornings and blustery afternoons. I feel like come March, it's time to make exciting plans, to come out of hibernation and feel fresh, cut the grass and bake a cake. Or something.
In honour of the budding daffs, I've designed a wallpaper background which I hope will grace the screens of Spring lovers everywhere.
Enjoy x
"You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming." ― Pablo Neruda


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On my road trip out to Colorado the Illumination was really high. The moon was also setting really late at night/early in the morning. I didn't want to miss the opprotunity of being out in the middle of nowhere and decided to try my luck one night out in Moab. Here is a photo I took while "glamping" in Moab near Arches National Park. It could almost be mistaken for day if it wasn't for the stars.
14mm, f/2.8 5 seconds, ISO 3200
I have a larger astrophotograhy shoot planned for the beginning of August during my roadtrip/move to Colorado but since I was going camping this past weekend and knew I'd have dark skies I decided to practice a bit. Here are the results...
LOCATION - Lake Tulloch, California
DATE - Night of July 3-4 2014
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THE Acting ACT Electoral Commissioner Ro Spence says the Australian Sex Party ACT has submitted an application to register as a political party in the ACT.
"Parties wishing to register for ACT elections must submit a list of at least 100 members who are ACT electors and a copy of the party's constitution to the Electoral Commissioner," Ro said.
"Members of the public are entitled to object to an application for party registration if they consider that the party is not eligible to be registered.
"Anyone wishing to object to the registration may lodge a written objection with the Acting Electoral Commissioner by 30 November 2015.
"A copy of the application and the constitution of the party is available for public inspection at the office of the Commissioner between 9.00am and 5.00pm on business days.
"Any political parties not yet registered for the October 2016 ACT election have until 30 June 2016 to submit an application for official registration to the ACT Electoral Commissioner."
Further information on party registration can be viewed on the Commission's website at elections.act.gov.au


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I picked up a new tool for music writing this week. Last year when I bought a decent laptop computer (Toshiba Satellite dual-core) I thought I would be able to compose anywhere, any time I had it with me.
That turned out to be somewhat wishful thinking, mostly owing to my inability to hear the notes accurately in my head before playing them. Last Sunday I was working at my laptop sitting in the cafe at church – again staring at a double brass quartet I've been working on, unable to move forward. I decided at that point that I needed to substitute a software purchase for a hardware purchase.
The software would have been the new Garritan World Instruments, although by the time it is released, I may again have the cash to buy it. The hardware is a small MIDI keyboard that can easily connect to my laptop. After some research, I chose…
2 octaves of velocity sensitive keys, 8 knobs, mod wheel, pitch bend, and transport controls. Bus powered so I can power it directly from the laptop, and class complient so I don't need any special drivers.
But, most importantly, I can now play instruments as I'm writing. Already I've used it to rework a section of that brass double quartet, and I look forward to many more hours of use.


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Results, video and picture links from the cycle road race 2019 calendar which feature gravel, pave and dirt. Road races that have in common a touch of the 'Roubaixesque' about them. I am now based in Germany and so sadly I cannot say that all the video links can be viewed in other countries or… Continue Reading
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A list of cycle road races on the 2019 road race calendar that feature gravel, pave and dirt. I have always had an interest in cycle races that deviate away from asphalt roads such as the Paris Roubaix 'Spring Classic' held over the notorious pave of northern France and I have often posted video, pictures… Continue Reading


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It Sucks Being a "Nontraditional Student." Gates Wants To Make It a Little Easier/
Going to college to pursue a two- or four-year degree is a challenging endeavor as it is, what with high tuition costs—often financed by borrowing thousands—coupled with years of study and the hope that your efforts will lead to a well-paying job after you graduate. For nontraditional students, who are often older and balancing work and family obligations as well as school, the prospect is even more daunting.
Fortunately, in the era of online courses, offered by traditional higher education institutions as well asMOOC providers such as Coursera, there are alternatives to traditional, classroom-based courses that can make it easier to complete postsecondary credentials. A new grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation may make it even easier for these learners to earn college credits and complete degrees. Gates just awarded $1.86 million to the American Council on Education for an alternative credit project designed to make it easier for nontraditional students to earn degrees.
Now, "nontraditional student" is one of those terms that lacks a precise definition. However, the National Center for Education Statistics suggests that age and part-time student status are factors. AnNCES study suggests that nontraditional students generally have at least one of the following characteristics:
- They delay college enrollment rather than starting the same year they finished high school
- They attend school part-time
- They work full time while in college
- They have children or other dependents
- They are financially independent for purposes of financial aid (they do not live with their parents, in other words)
- They are single parents
By these standards, the majority of undergraduates could be considered nontraditional, according toNCES. Of course, students meeting more than one of these criteria face more obstacles to college completion than those meeting only one. Regardless, a large pool of today's learners stand to benefit from the alternative credit accumulation system envisioned by NCES and funded by Gates.
ACE plans to create up to 100 low- or no-cost online courses across 20 to 30 subject areas. Up to 40 different colleges and universities would agree to accept transfer credit for these courses and allow students to enroll with up to two years of credit toward a four-year degree. In addition, the participating institutions would track these students' success rates to gauge the success of the endeavor.
The alternative credit project will initially target an estimated 31 million U.S. adults who have completed some college coursework but lack a degree, according to ACE. Gates and ACE hope that the work will make it possible for more U.S. adults to complete the educational credentials needed to fill the types of jobs being created in an increasingly technologically driven, knowledge-based economy.
With the recognized need for a more educated workforce, coupled with the concern about rising tuition costs and student debt burdens, this Gates-funded initiative appears to address both issues by facilitating the completion of college credits for a reduced price tag. And it's just one thing happening along the wild new frontier of expanding college low-cost college access.
If your nonprofit is operating in this space, you're in the right place at the right time. If you aren't working here, but could be, it's a safe bet that resources will keep flowing from Gates and other funders.


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From July 17-20, 2017, JA Worldwide, JA USA, and JA of Georgia welcomed colleagues from over 50 countries to Atlanta for the annual JA Global Leadership Conference (GLC) to help shape the future of the JA network, collaborate, and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs and global leaders.
Attendees of the conference are able to hear from inspiring JA alumni and global thought leaders, share ideas and best practices from your JA location, tackle your biggest challenges in collaborative and creative small groups, and connect with JA colleagues around the world.
Building on the conference "One JA" theme and JA Worldwide's strategic priority to align the JA network, GLC attendees got a first look at JA's new internal website as well as a brand new marketing video entitled "This is JA" that can be viewed below.


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Holland Engineering has recently incorporated Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into our technology tool chest. A UAS includes an aerial vehicle along with a sensor that can be controlled autonomously through the control of a pilot on the ground. Using the UAS as a tool gives our professionals the ability to significantly reduce field time and increase safety and accessibility to areas that may have been difficult or impossible for an individual to access. Holland Engineering has obtained a Section 333 Exemption by the Federal Aviation Administration for the operation of their UAS.
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