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By Top10BestDatingSites Staff
JustSeniorSingles offers exactly what the name suggests, a place for singles over 40 to meet, mix, mingle, and chat. With millions of members at the touch of a button, all signed up and ready to chat via inbox or instant message, you are guaranteed to be matched with likeminded singles in your area. All profiles have been checked by moderators, allowing you to browse risk free against scams and fake members, and you can even use the websites full functionality on your mobile phone, for dating on the go.
Many senior dating websites involve an extensive and time consuming sign up process, but JustSeniorSingles is not one of those. With just a few simple questions to answer, and an email verification process, you will be directed straight to the home page where hundreds of singles are currently online. Verify your location, and these will be sorted by area for you, so you can immediately start browsing potential matches.
Everything the website offers is available from the main screen, which may seem overwhelming at first, but soon becomes easy to navigate. Use the header toolbar to access your messages, search functionality and your account information, including the upgrade button to sign up to full membership. This is easily done via PayPal or credit card, and is a transparent process with no surprises, offering one cost to unlock all the features of the website, which becomes more competitive the longer you sign up for.
The search functionality is simple and easy to understand, whether you are browsing on your desktop computer or even on a mobile device.
So what does JustSeniorSingles offer for the over 40's looking for love? The answer is lots! Search for singles with a number of filters, which range from physical appearance such as hair and eye colour, to interests and background like ethnicity and education. Click on interests, and you will be given a longer list of potential talking points to search by, such as types of music, sports, animals, gardening or the arts. Feel free to search by who is currently online, or who has photos or videos to view in their profile. The options are endless!
JustSeniorSingles also offers a number of unique functions, such as astrological reports and horoscopes, an in-built blogging platform to get to know users much better before getting in touch, and instant chat for the impatient amongst us who don't want to chat via inbox.
The inbox itself offers add-ons such as allowing non paying members to contact you, or seeing read notifications once your messages have been received. Remember, the more information you add to your profile, the more likely other members are to get in touch, so take some time to fill this section of the website in, and answer the pre-defined questions, they can be a lot of fun!
Look at the bottom of every page of the website, and you will find a link to an internal list of safety guidelines. These will be an invaluable resource for you if you are new to the world of online dating. They offer tips on keeping your identity and personal information safe while speaking to strangers, how to safely upload photos and content to your profile, and even warning signs for speaking to someone who may be suspicious. This section of the website also gives you an idea of what to look out for when meeting someone from online, and how to protect yourself when you are ready to take this big step.
The website is protected 24 hours a day by an excellent team of trained moderators who ensure their members safety with powerful anti scam and anti phishing tools. This should make you feel at ease and allow you to concentrate on the important things, like meeting your ideal match.
All you can do without a paid subscription is browse profiles and send a flirty wink, sure to get frustrating when you can see so many eligible singles!
Once you are ready to sign up, have a think about how long you want to commit to. 1 month is the most expensive, and will cost you $24.95, so we recommend taking out a longer commitment and saving yourself money in the long run. 3 months drops to $14.99 a month, while 6 months is $12.50. The cheapest option is available is 1 year, at a very reasonable $10.00 per month.
Be aware that these charges will be taken as a one off payment, so if you sign up for a year, you will be charged at $119.95 for the full 365 days.
Linking with other senior dating sites to give you a pool of over 2 million members, JustSeniorSingles is a great choice for online dating. We love the video profiles, dating diary feature and the easy to navigate home page. What are you waiting for?
Read our main JustSeniorSingles Review.
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Classic Motorcycles & Automobilia
Special Notice: Our second sale of 2016 set for Saturday 15th October has been POSTPONED. Selected entries will be offered at our classic car sale on Saturday 5th November. Please call Guy Snelling on 01553 771881 or 07701 084692 to discuss. The ENTRY FEE is £25 for motorcycles, FREE for automobilia. SELLING COMMISSION: 5% for motorcycles and 15% for automobilia. BUYER'S PREMIUM: 7.5% for motorcycles and 15% for automobilia. All figures are subject to vat.
This circa 1939 Norton 16H was offered at our May auction. Guide Price: £2,500 - 3,500
To enter a motorcycle please call Guy on 01553 771881 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com
FEES (subject to vat)
Entry for Motorcycles: £25
Selling Fees: 5% (minimum £50)
Automobilia: No entry fees. Selling/Buying: 15%
Buying 7.5% (minimum £50)

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Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan will continue on as the Texas Rangers CEO, the team announced Wednesday.
Ryan has been an executive in the organization since 2008, first serving as team president and then partnering with Chuck Greenberg the next season to buy the Rangers for $385 million.
The Dallas Morning News reported that Ryan's status with the team had been in question when the president's title was taken from him and was split between general manager Jon Daniels (over baseball operations) and Rick George (over business operations).
Ryan said he is focused to working closely with ownership to "bring a championship to Arlington."
From a team release:
"We've had meaningful conversations with Nolan Ryan over the past several weeks and are pleased that our focus is now on working together to win a championship for our fans," Rangers co-chairmen Ray Davis and Bob Simpson said in a statement. "Over the years Nolan has made extraordinary contributions to the Texas Rangers organization, both on and off the field, including providing valuable guidance to Jon Daniels and Rick George. His leadership as our chief executive --- with both baseball and business operations reporting to him -- has been vital to our success and offers us a bright future."


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LIANE HANSEN, host:
Classical musician Lukas Foss died last week. He was widely admired for his adventurous spirit and keen wit. His career spanned seven decades, numerous awards and 11 honorary doctorates. Lara Pellegrinelli has this appreciation.
LARA PELLEGRINELLI: In 1939, Lukas Foss went to study at Yale with composer Paul Hindemith - and nearly got thrown out. Hindemith told the precocious 17 year old, I can't teach anyone who wants to know everything, but who doesn't want to follow anything.
As a young composer in the 1940s, Foss' work was neo-classical, full of lyricism and his appreciation for Stravinsky and Bach.
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By the mid 1950s, Foss said he was envious of jazz and its apparent freedoms. So he tried a kind of controlled improvisation.
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These styles and others he tried may appear to have nothing in common, but they were born of the same restless creativity and built on the same foundation as his conducting, as Foss told WHYY's Fresh Air in 1987.
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Mr. LUKAS FOSS (Composer, Conductor and Pianist): Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Wagner - that was my home. I never left it. I was always close to that music. As a matter of fact, in my most avant-garde days, I needed it. See the best thing is to have one big foot in the past and a big foot in the future.
PELLEGRINELLI: Home was originally Berlin, where he was born Lukas Fuchs in 1922. Foss was a prodigy, who began playing keyboard as a toddler and composing at the age of seven. His parents left a Germany that was falling under the sway of the Nazis, and they eventually wound up in Philadelphia.
Foss became a student at the Curtis Institute at the age of 15. After teaching at UCLA, Foss moved on to become the music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic in 1963. JoAnn Falletta is the orchestra's current music director and worked as Foss' associate conductor at the Milwaukee Symphony.
Ms. JOANN FALLETTA (Music Director, Buffalo Philharmonic): He brought with him this appetite for new music and for seeing music in the world in a different way. And he completely changed the Buffalo Philharmonic. He put us right at the center of the new music world, to the shock of the audience probably, to the confusion of the orchestra at times. But he never gave up.
PELLEGRINELLI: Foss created a similar stir in 1971 when he took over the Brooklyn Philharmonia, little more than a community orchestra back then. In his first season, he introduced marathon concerts - then highly unusual, including one of modern composers. Audiences and sponsors fled, but again, Foss didn't give up. And the renamed Brooklyn Philharmonic won them back, in part with a series devoted to contemporary music.
Mr. FOSS: I don't believe that it's my business to shock an audience. I think that I like to surprise them, which means open a door for them.
PELLEGRINELLI: Foss gradually lightened his conducting duties to make more time for composing in the 1980s. But for the last year and a half, his struggle with Parkinson's disease made it too difficult to continue.
Lukas Foss died last Sunday after suffering a heart attack in his New York City apartment. He was 86 years old. For NPR News, I'm Lara Pellegrinelli in New York.
HANSEN: This is Weekend Edition from NPR News. I'm Liane Hansen.
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Nexenta Systems is the world's leading provider of enterprise-class OpenStorage solutions. The company's flagship software-only platform, NexentaStor, delivers high-performance, ultra-scalable, cloud- and virtualization-optimized storage management. Privately held, Nexenta is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
The core storage platform, NexentaStor, is based on OpenSolaris / Open Storage ZFS technology. Nexenta products, built on top of NexentaStor OpenStorage platform, deliver unparalleled capabilities in managing multivendor environments, provide extreme efficiencies in storage administration and management, and optimize core storage capabilities for content management, compliance, and more.
A vibrant and exciting Nexenta community is growing day by day as evidenced by thousands of downloads and thousands of licenses sold to date. Further, Nexenta's products are being embedded into a growing set of products and solutions created and sold by hardware vendors, software developers, systems integrators, OEMs, and resellers. Nexenta products are available in many languages and character sets, such as Japanese, Chinese, and Russian, and are sold worldwide.
Learn more here: http://www.nexenta.com
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Balayong Pension
Select your stay dates to check availability at Balayong Pension
Balayong Pension
About the Hotel
Property Location
With a stay at Balayong Pension in Puerto Princesa (Puerto Princesa City Centre), you'll be minutes from Bonton Falls and Puerto Princesa City Baywalk. This hotel is within close proximity of Mendoza Park and NCCC Mall Palawan.
Make yourself at home in one of the 8 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or take in the view from a terrace. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access and tour/ticket assistance. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at a restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours).
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available on request).
Hotel Facilities
- Free WiFi
- Free breakfast
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Total number of rooms - 8
- Spa services on site
- Free self parking
- Number of floors - 3
- Terrace
- Free long-term parking
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Restaurant
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Free airport transportation
- Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
- Accessible bathroom
- 24-hour front desk
Room Facilities
- Free toiletries
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Cable TV service
- Daily housekeeping
- Room service (limited hours)
Hotel Policy
Know Before You Go
- This property offers transfers from the ferry terminal and airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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By Nathan Atiluk
Earlier today, Hon Frank Tumwebaze who is Cabinet Minister of Information Technology and Communications (ICT) joined the list of phoneless people. This came after his phone was stolen by unidentified person at Uganda Media Centre in Kampala.
While he was on the podium addressing the Press about the free WIFI that the Government in going to provide whole day at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Festival, he had left his phone where he was seated before he was called to speak.
By the time he was done with his presentation, he looked for his phone but in vain. "Where is my phone? Who has seen my phone?" Tumwebaze was seen asking as he walked to and fro his car in confusion. He was then left leaving the venue after when no one was answering his Question.


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Fresh Vegetable Pizza
Kathie Carr
I was looking for a vegetable pizza recipe and came across this orphan recipe. I changed the crust from tortillas to a purchased Boboli crust and its just what I wanted. I hope you like it too.
(You could also use the canned refrigerated pizza crust, I'm sure.)
(You could also use the canned refrigerated pizza crust, I'm sure.)
- 1/2 c
- chopped broccoli
- 1/2 lb
- mushrooms, sliced
- 2 medium
- tomatoes, sliced
- 4 Tbsp
- green or black olives, sliced
- 6 oz
- low fat mozzarella cheese, grated
- 1 tsp
- oregano
- red pepper flakes, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 c
- grated parmesan cheese
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- purchased pizza crust, like boboli
How to Make Fresh Vegetable Pizza
- 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place purchased Boboli or similar pizza crust on cookie sheet.
Boil broccoli in a small amount of water for 3-4 minutes, drain and rinse with cold water. Drain again well.
- 2Spread all pizza ingredients evenly over the crust, in order given in recipe. Bake in a 350-degree oven according to directions on crust package or until cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown.
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Chapter 10: DHCP. Routing and Switching Essentials. Chapter 10. 10.0 Introduction 10.1 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol v4 10.2 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol v6 10.3 Summary. Chapter 10: Objectives. Describe the operation of DHCPv4 in a small-to-medium sized business network.
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Routing and Switching Essentials
10.0 Introduction
10.1 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol v4
10.2 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol v6
10.3 Summary
Manual Allocation - The administrator assigns a pre-allocated IPv4 address to the client, and DHCPv4 communicates only the IPv4 address to the device.
Automatic Allocation - DHCPv4 automatically assigns a static IPv4 address permanently to a device, selecting it from a pool of available addresses. No lease.
Dynamic Allocation - DHCPv4 dynamically assigns, or leases, an IPv4 address from a pool of addresses for a limited period of time chosen by the server, or until the client no longer needs the address. Most commonly used.
SLAAC is a method in which a device can obtain an IPv6 global unicast address without the services of a DHCPv6 server.
Show IPv6 interface
Debug ipv6 dhcp detail
Verify Stateful DHCPv6 Server using:
show ipv6 dhcppool
show ipv6 dhcpbinding
Verify Stateful DHCPv6 client using:
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There's a saying that dogs have masters and cats have servants! It's quite true that cats seem to have minds of their own but they do need us humans to love and care for them. Looking after a cat is different from having a dog in the family. They are less high-maintenance and can be trusted to go out for walks by themselves for example! But cats still need affection and attention.
Getting a cat
A cat may be with you for 20 years so it pays to pick the right cat for you and your family. Do you want a male or female? A kitten or mature cat? A pedigree or moggy? Would you like to adopt a cat from a rescue centre? There are plenty of things to think about.
If you can, give them a comfortable space of their own, whether it is a small room or even a cardboard box. They can feel safe there and it'll be a place to retreat to when everything gets too much. It won't be long before comes your cat comes out of its shell and is quite happy to cuddle up on your lap.
The settling in period for a new cat can take some weeks, depending on its personality and what the cat has experienced before arriving at your home. With patience, your new companion will quickly become part of your family, and you won't be able to remember life without them.
Cat toilet training
Even though cats would never admit it they can actually be trained! We're talking trained to use a litter tray rather than sit up and beg type stuff.
It doesn't take long to get your cat litter trained or trained to do their business outside. Kittens usually know how to use a litter tray by watching their mum and siblings. Get a litter tray that is the right size for your cat and put in a quiet part of your home away from the cat's food and water. Keep the tray clean, because cats don't like using a dirty tray and may start soiling the floor.
If you want to train your cat to do its business outside when they're old enough just move the litter box in stages nearer to the door. Finally move it outside to a place you want the cat to go and sprinkle some of the dirty litter there to encourage it.
Letting a cat out
A cat shouldn't be allowed out until after its second set of vaccinations and ideally until they are neutered because cats can get pregnant as early as four months old.
An adult cat in a new home should not be allowed out for three weeks or so. It should think of its home as being safe, familiar and secure and a good place to return to before being let out.
Maybe, make sure your cat is hungry before you let it out for the first time so you know it's more likely to return for food.
You may want to put in a cat flap to give you cat easy access outside.
Games for cats
Playing with a cat is fun for both of you. It teaches you about the cat's personality. It also helps kittens' coordination and development. They love stalking, pouncing, batting away, grasping and biting in play. It brings out the hunter in them.
A cat can make a toy out of most things. A stray frozen pea dropped on the floor will be a tiny football. A cardboard box or a paper bag is a cat's playtime dream.
There are lots of toys available in pet stores and supermarkets, fishing rod type toys, balls, pretend little animals sometimes impregnated with catnip which your cat will go wild for!
Scratching posts, especially those which are tiered that cats can climb on are ideal. Cats love looking down from a height as it makes them feel in control.
Cat grooming
Cats are pretty good at grooming themselves. With their barbed tongues they seem to be constantly licking and preening themselves. Cats do need brushing and combing though, especially long and semi-long haired cats. There are plenty of brushes, combs and grooming mitts on the market and doing this regularly will not only keep their coats mat free but will be a good bonding time for you and your cat.
If they do get tangles and knots they need to be teased out. Left to their own devices they may develop into full on fur mats which are awkward to get out. Imagine a cat dreadlock and you're on the right track!
It can be even more difficult to remove them if your cat doesn't want you to and likes to nip! Just try your best to groom them out slowly. Don't try cutting them out with scissors as a cat's skin is very thin and could easily be snagged.
If they are really bad you may have to go to the vet's to get them shaved off, so it pays to keep on top of them.
Micro-chipping your cat
Micro-chipping your cat is the best way to make sure they get back to you if they ever get lost or hurt.
Each micro-chip has a unique number linked to a database holding your details. The micro-chip itself is a bit smaller than a grain of rice and is inserted under the cat's skin in between their shoulder blades with a special implanter. It's quick and no more painful than an injection. It's usually done by the vet at the time of the cat's first or second set of injections.
You can also get cat flaps which recognise micro-chips and will only allow your cats in rather than the rest of your neighbourhood felines!
Remember if you move house or change your phone number make sure you inform the database that you are registered with so they have your correct contact details.


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Crowns and Bridges
What Is A Crown?
A dental crown, which is commonly referred to as a cap, covers a broken, fractured or decayed tooth. Crowns also can be attached to dental implants as well as teeth that have had root canals.
What Is A Dental Bridge?
If multiple teeth need to be crowned, a bridge is another option we complete in our office, as a dental bridge replaces a missing tooth by attaching two crowns to a fake tooth.
How Long Does It Take To Have A Crown Completed?
At Koplon Implant & Family Dentistry in Birmingham, we are now offering same day crown services where we can create and place your crown in our office in one visit. Through our new Cerec technology, we take a digital impression of your tooth and make a custom fit ceramic crown in a matter of minutes, allowing our patients the ease of having not having to schedule multiple appointments to have their crown completed.
Contact us to learn more about our Birmingham dental bridge and crown services today.


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My friend, Flaca, sent me this video a few days ago showing us all how to celebrate Chanukah thug style. Since then I've watched it several times so I figure that's a good enough reason to share it with you all.
Personally, I like to think of Chanukah as an excuse to eat fried foods.
I also stumbled across this moronic article by Christopher Hitchens about how if it wasn't for Chanukah there'd be no Al Qaeda and we'd all be living in a perpetual, Hellenistic wonderland. For those of you who are fortunate enough not to be acquainted with this clown, Hitchens is this conservative writer/journalist who (a) is one of the ten people on Earth who support Bush's war in Iraq and (b) takes every possible opportunity to ridicule and/or demonize anyone who believes in God or is anyway religious.
Oh, and here's my own little miracle of oil anecdote. When Nicole and I shared an apartment on Third Street in the New Orleans' Garden District back in 2003-2004, Nicole bought a little table and (2) chairs set off of a former law school classmate who was moving out of town. These chairs turned out to be crazy fragile, and after like two weeks of use one of the chairs fell apart. The other chair became wobbly and unstable shortly after that, yet, miracuously, it still stayed in one piece for months and months. So Nicole and I started referring to it as the Chanukah chair (there's some debate as to which one of us was the first to come up with this term) since, like the oil in the temple that was only sufficient for one day but ended up lasting for eight, this chair which we expected to give way any second ended up serving us for several months. When you think about it, the Chanukah story is all about lagniappe.
So have a happy Chanukah everybody, eat some tempura!


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Banc Assurance Jobs India-IDBI Fortis Insurance CompanyJune 14th, 2010 Posted by VFreshers
Job Position : Relationship Manager- Bancassurance
Name of the Organization : IDBI Fortis Insurance Company Ltd
Experience: 1 – 3 Years
Work Location: Bengaluru/Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Required :
- Aptitude to take up challenges with positive attitude, Passion to perform consistently & succeed, highly disciplined in approach with sincerity in action is the key attributes we would like our Relationship Managers to have.
- A long term outlook and an urge to earn sky high through our incentive structure (which is one of the best in the industry) will make you the best fit for this role.
- Candidates apart from Banking and Insurance Industry i.e. FMCG, Pharma, Consumer Durables etc. can also apply.
- Job Responsibilities :
- Accept leads generated from in-branch lead generators as well as warm leads provided by the bank from the database as well as generate own leads.
- Make appointments, explore the customer's financial needs in life-related investment and insurance needs areas, select appropriate product to meet these needs from the company's product range, gain customer agreement to purchase, accurately complete sales documentation.
- Incentive programs: Cascade the incentive programs & ensure complete success in implementation of the same
- Sales completion process: Responsible for sales completion by facilitating completion of medical reports & ensuring prompt issue of policy document
- New markets/segments: Explore opportunities to develop new markets/ segments in line with company sales strategy from time to time
- Cross Sell/ Up-Sell: Build a good customer base in order to explore opportunities to cross-sell & up-sell, Obtain referral to further prospects where appropriate.
- Build long term relationship with the bank staff & clients by responding appropriately to all bank/client queries either directly received or forwarded by the service company.
- Customer Relationship Management: Arrange meetings of banks branch managers & staff with existing clients at least once a year, acknowledging birthdays & anniversaries to review their financial circumstances & life insurance needs as well as to obtain referrals to further prospects.
- After Sales Service: Accept & follow up on suggestions, request & complaints received from clients, ensure claim requests are serviced
- Proactively ensure performance review by submitting various sales reports as per agreed frequencies in order to ensure performance targets are achieved & exceeded, ensure meetings with manager to agree on targets & to review performance. Use these forums to discuss issues of business development.
- Participate in relevant training arranged by the company, take initiative to keep abreast of developments in products & services, company policies, procedures, sales process & organization. Keep up to date with market developments by reading newspapers, journals & through personal contacts.
About Company :
IDBI Fortis Life Insurance Company Limited is a joint venture promoted by IDBI Bank, Federal Bank & Fortis and one of the fastest growing Life Insurance companies in India. We started operations in March 2008 and crossed over 550 crores in our second year of operations. With our unique products which have set a new trend in the insurance industry, current year onwards, we are poised for an aggressive growth in Kerala Market.
IDBI Fortis has an array of dynamic products such as Wealthsurance, Retiresurance, Incomesurance, bondassurance etc. that are setting new trends in the insurance industry.
Website: https://www.idbifortis.com
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The Museum offers many types of learning experiences, on and off site, so let us know how we can meet your needs. Check out the For Teachers page with descriptions of activities and content resources.
Click Here to make your school tour reservation online.
Guided Tours
Guided school tours are available for groups of 10 or more. Guided tours are about an hour; 45 minutes of tour and 15 minutes of questions/answers/wrap up. Extended tours are available. Please contact the Museum about your request.
Self-Guided Tours
Explore the museum at your own pace and with your own themes or interests in mind.
Groups of 10 or More
Scheduled school tours for groups of 10 or more be made via online reservation, or by contacting the Museum by phone at 520-722-2706, or by email.
Contact Us in Advance
Please contact us at least two weeks in advance to schedule your tour; especially during the winter and spring when we experience our highest volume of school groups and visitors.


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I know I drank quite a bit but I also know my body and am not new to drinking or any of the alcohol that was served at the party.
I was doing fine and helping host clean up, the last clear thing I remember is putting my drink (which was low and was my last one of the night anyways) on kitchen counter where I was cleaning to run up stairs to check on girl passed out up there for an update for the host, came down finished my last swig of drink and started cleaning kitchen again but then only remember bits and pieces from there for about 3 - 4 hrs.
My friend and I had been watching/holding eachothers drinks for the evening; it was just that one time, I figured it was almost empty, I'd be real quick and she was in middle of game. A mutual guy friend who had been hanging out with us helped her take care of me, then later (I think within 30 mins or so of me finishing my drink) got us out of there to his apartment because somehow I ticked off the hosts sister, a few of the people at the party later joined including his brother/roommate. I had my car there because I don't get drunk at parties but my friend had her car also so the guy drove me in my car to his place with her fallowing... I puked my guts out in the car (I think from drugs because i don't ever puke after drinking) on the way and started drinking water like crazy, I became conscience of not knowing much of what happened and hung out for about 30 mins and drove home just fine... again all of this is from 1am ish (last time i saw the clock and started helping host) to 4:30ish (when I drove myself home) seems like very short period of time for all this to happen =-/ My body felt fine in the morning I just couldn't hardly think clearly... I've never done drugs before so I have no idea what it "feels like".
I know I didn't have sex for sure and my girl friend was there the whole time and over the last few days I could remember a little more.
- DruggedVote A
- DrunkVote B
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But what makes you think drunk rather than drugged? Cause I really do know how to handle my alcohol and when to stop, it just seems so weird.
i've never blacked out, thrown up or had a hangover. i don't drink, but when i have, i go real hard (like 15+). if i start puking 1 night or wake up with a hangover, my 1st assumption wouldn't be i got drugged. also, 95% of the time, spiked drinks are meant to knock out the consumer, not make them puke.


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Everyone who uses the operating system Windows, has an opportunity for some time, different for all products with Microsoft, try it for free full version.But after the trial period expires, you must activate Windows.This is a must do, while the Windows registry is voluntary for the user.
For early products of Microsoft Windows concept of registration and activation were not clearly delineated, so many users are also not very well feel the difference.Register - a procedure in which a person reports to Microsoft information about yourself, including your email address.After that, he may first learn about all the new products Microsoft, and also receives in the mail various tips and useful information.To register Windows, click on the link http://windows.microsoft.com/ru-ru/windows7/help/register.
you will see a page where you are prompted to enter the e-mail address and password.For those who use MSN Hotmail, MSN Messenger, or has an account in the service Passport, you can enter
the Windows Live ID and enter below.If you are not registered and do not have a Windows Live ID, you can enter any data to the next page to see the invitation to register as a new user.
On the next page you can enter your email address and password, which then can be used to log on to any site Windows Live ID.In addition to the username and password, you will need to select a secret question and answer, and enter a captcha - code from the image.This is to prevent automated registrations with scripts or bots.
If you really want not to register and activate your operating system, you can do so in several ways.First, run the Activation Wizard.If you have Windows 7, it needs to press "Start" button, right-click on the icon "My Computer" and then open its properties.The properties need to select "Activation".For older versions of Windows you need to act differently.You need to press the "Start" button, then open the "Programs", select "Standard", there to find "System Tools."The list will be "Activation Microsoft Windows".A simpler version - click on the tray icon activation.
activate Windows, you can either by telephone or via the Internet.Select the most suitable option and follow the instructions that appear on your screen or you hear from the operator to support Microsoft.
Tip 2: How to raise Windu
Windows operating systems are comparatively unreliable.Many had to deal with failures occurring during the work with these operating systems.But there is one positive thing - in modern versions of Windows has a built-in recovery.
you need
- system recovery disk.
If your computer can not boot and you are sure that the problem is the operating system, then begin to restore its settings.Typically, signs of failure of your computer is running at the time of loading.Note that if your computer does not turn on at all, or work for 2-3 seconds and restarts, the problem is not exactly in the operating system.
Restart the computer by clicking Reset.After some time, a menu appears that contains options for starting the operating system.Highlight "Last Known Good Configuration" and press Enter.If the OS does not boot, and in this mode, then restart your PC again and select "Safe Mode Windows».If the system successfully starts in this mode, open the Control Panel and select "Backup and Restore".
Go to "Recover system settings or your computer."Specify the file system that was created automatically or with your assistance.Click "Next" button and wait until the computer restarts.
If the system does not boot into safe mode, use the recovery disk or installation disk.Insert it into the drive and turn on the computer.Hold down the F12 key in the new window, select the boot from the DVD-drive.Click on 'Advanced Settings restore ".From the options, select "System Restore."Select a control point and click "Next".
If a system failure is the failure of the boot sector, using the disc, select "Startup Repair."Confirm this operation and wait until the PC is rebooted.
- Register Windows: frequently asked questions


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Do You Realize How Unique the $10 Bill Is?
You've probably handled many $10 bills in your life. But I bet that you never realized just how unique the $10 bill actually is.
Let me show you why it's so unique:
- It is one of only two bills in circulation that features a non-president. (The other person is Benjamin Franklin who is on the $100 bill.)
- It is the only U.S. paper currency in circulation in which the portrait faces to the left.
- It features one of only four people featured on U.S. paper currency who was not born in the continental United States or British America. (Believe it or not, but Hamilton was born in the West Indies.)
But there's ONE MORE thing about the $10 that makes it very unique.
It's the only bill that has been influenced by content marketing.
Let me explain…
How Content Marketing Saved Alexander Hamilton
Back in June of 2015, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced that in order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment (when women were given the right to vote), they were going to give the $10 bill a face-lift in 2020.
That meant that instead of Alexander Hamilton's image on the front of the $10 bill, they would replace his portrait with the image of a great American woman.
And to help them decide what woman should be featured on the $10, they began gathering feedback from the public in the summer of 2015.
As they expected, the usual suspects — historians — gave immediate push back on the idea. Historians wanted Hamilton to stay on the $10 bill, because he was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1789–95.
If that is all the push back they received, then the treasury would've probably moved forward with their idea. But that's when something unexpected happened.
They hadn't accounted for an unintentional content marketing campaign that began with one man in 2004 and became an unstoppable force by August 6, 2015 when another man added content to this campaign.
It was this unintentional content marketing campaign that caused a public outcry to rise up and demand that Hamilton stay just where he was, on the face of the $10 bill.
That's right. This content marketing was so powerful that it changed the mind of the U.S. Treasury. Today, I want to tell you about this unintentional content marketing campaign and then I'll show you how this changed the U.S. Treasury's mind.
And before we're through, I'll reveal two important content marketing lessons we can learn from this.
The Unintentional Alexander Hamilton Content Marketing Campaign (Part I)
Alexander Hamilton was not alive to stage this content marketing campaign to keep his image on the $10 bill, but if he was then he couldn't have picked a better candidate than Ron Chernow.
Ron Chernow is an American writer, historian, and biographer. But Chernow doesn't just write any old biographies. He writes bestselling biographies — award-winning biographies!
After writing popular biographies about people such as J.P. Morgan (1990) and John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (1998), Chernow published Alexander Hamilton in 2004.
And this book took the literary world by storm:
- The book became a New York Times Best Seller and stayed on that list for three months.
- It was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award.
- It was also named as the winner of the first George Washington Book Prize for early American history.
- And, if that wasn't enough, the book received rave reviews from literary critics.
Needless to say, Chernow wrote about Alexander Hamilton's life in such a compelling and powerful way that it exposed the public to the story of a man that few really knew about, except for the fact that he was on the $10 bill.
And this powerful content that Chernow created began to change people's opinion of this man whose image they had seen for years. The book left people in awe of the life and death of this man.
But it was the next stage of this unintentional content marketing campaign that would secure the public's affection for Hamilton in a way that a book alone could never do.
The Unintentional Alexander Hamilton Content Marketing Campaign (Part II)
Again, if Alexander Hamilton could have had his way, then he couldn't have picked a better candidate for the next phase of his content marketing campaign. But the truth is that Hamilton wouldn't have had to choose this person, because this man actually ended up chosing Hamilton.
This might surprise you, but the next person to join the unintentional Alexander Hamilton content marketing campaign didn't ever plan on being a part of anything to do with Alexander Hamilton.
He was just looking for something good to read.
You see, Lin-Manuel Miranda was on vacation from performing in his hit Broadway show, In the Heights, when he picked up and read the popular biography about Alexander Hamilton by none other than Ron Chernow.
And that's when it happened.
After just reading the first couple chapters, Miranda quickly began to realize that the life of Hamilton would make a great a musical – a great HIP-HOP musical.
He didn't remember ever hearing of a musical about Alexander Hamilton, but he had to be sure there wasn't one before he put any work into it.
So he researched whether or not a stage musical of his Hamilton's life had ever been written. And all he could find was that a play about Hamilton's life that had been done on Broadway way back in 1917.
It was then that he began work on a concept album that he simply called The Hamilton Mixtape. It might have just stayed at this stage of existence, except for the fact that Miranda was given an opportunity, an amazing opportunity.
Lin-Manuel Miranda was given the opportunity to perform at the White House, in front of the President Obama and the First Lady for what was called An Evening of Poetry, Music and the Spoken Word.
He was invited to do something from his musical In the Heights or anything on the American experience. He took the words "or or anything on the American experience" as a sign – or an opportunity – to feature the 16 bars of Hamilton that he been working on.
So he made a decision to perform that song at the White House and it would prove to be a decision that would change his life forever and go on to make Broadway history.
You can hear Lin-Manuel Miranda tell the story of that fateful decision below in the interview he did on NPR…
On the night of his performance at the White House, when he announced that he'd be performing a song from his concept album about "…the life of someone who embodies hip-hop… Treasury Secretary, Alexander Hamilton" the crowd laughed.
But by the time he finished performing the song, no one laughing anymore. In fact, he received a standing ovation! You can watch a video of that performance below…
Lin Manuel Miranda performs "Alexander Hamilton" at The White House
This was all the encouragement and exposure that he needed. With that experience in his mind, he decided to make The Hamilton Mixtape into a full-fledged musical.
And the rest is history!
That musical, like the book that inspired it, would take Broadway by storm with people doing everything they could to get their hands on tickets of the sold-out shows.
But it wasn't just the public who loved the musical. In 2016 Hamilton broke records with:
- 16 Tony nominations (winning 11 of those nominations)
- The most notable Tony win was for "Best Musical"
- It was also received the 2016 Grammy Award for "Best Musical Theater Album"
- And it even won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
You can check out a great performance of Hamilton on the 2016 Tony Awards show in the video below…
Hamilton Tony Awards 2016 Performance
The Impact of This Accidental Content Marketing Campaign
I call this an "accidental content marketing campaign" because neither of these men had any intention of creating a content marketing campaign that would keep Alexander Hamilton's image on the $10 bill.
They had just been drawn in by his amazing story and felt inspired to share that story with the world. Even though it wasn't their intention, the results were still just as powerful as if it was intentional.
As the Treasury waited for the feedback on what woman the public thought should replace Hamilton, they were caught completely off guard when they were INSTEAD inundated with protests and rebukes about replacing Hamilton.
Because of the content created by Chernow and Manuel, Hamilton was no longer just an image on the $10 bill. People had fallen in love with Alexander Hamilton. They felt a kinship and an affinity with the man.
But it wasn't just the general public who protested against replacing Hamilton's image. Celebrities chimed it too. In fact, Lin-Manuel himself got involved.
According to Politico.com…
"Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda even directly lobbied Lew (the Treasury Secretary) last month on Hamilton's behalf, after which Miranda said Lew told him "you're going to be very happy" with the redesign plan.
Manuel later tweeted this about the meeting….
I talked to @USTreasury about this on Monday. Sec. Lew told me "you're going to be very happy." #wegetthejobdone https://t.co/ZkLFuSmz8M
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) March 16, 2016
There's one more interesting fact that you have to see.
Because it reveals the real impact that the Hamilton musical had on the Treasury's decision: The Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew, himself, saw the musical before he announced the final decision.
According to NYTimes.com…
When Mr. Lew and his wife caught a performance last August, the Treasury secretary hinted to Mr. Miranda that Hamilton would stay.
So that's the story of how content marketing, in the form of a book and a musical, influenced the $10 bill. (Now you know an extra, little-known reason why the $10 bill is so unique!)
Two Important Content Marketing Lessons
There are two important content marketing lessons we can learn from Alexander Hamilton's unintentional content marketing campaign.
Here they are:
1. Your personal story is the most powerful form of content there is.
It was the story of Alexander Hamilton that influenced people and created a movement.
Your personal story is one thing of the main things that sets you apart from everyone else. It is the thing that people can relate to. It's the thing that will draw people to you and make you memorable.
I talk about this in my book 51 Content Marketing Hacks. I call this "Content Marketing Hack #37."
Content Marketing Hack #37
"Don't neglect your "origin" or "genesis" story. This is one of the overlooked content forms that will help you to attract raving and dedicated fans."
I don't just recommend others do this, but I've made sure to "practice what I preach." If you'd like an example of this type of content, here are two parts of my personal story that I've shared here on this site:
- The Day I Was Kidnapped (A True Story): A Business & Life Lesson
- The Martial Arts Master And The Unexpected Business Lesson
The key thing you need to remember is that if you never tell your story, then it will never having any impact on others and you will never stand out in your niche.
Let me repeat what I've said before about this…
"Your personal story and your business story could be some of the most important content you have in your arsenal.
"Stop keeping it to yourself.
"Start sharing it proudly."
That means that a key part of your content marketing strategy must be to tell your story in the most powerful way you can (hire others to do this, if you need to).
And then, you need to promote this content like you would any other content that you want to spread.
Now let's look at one more important lesson we can learn.
2. Tell your story in more than one format and more than one way.
The book about Alexander Hamilton influenced a lot of people and is ultimately the thing that influenced Lin Manuel Miranda.
But it was when that same story was told in a different format (a musical) and in a different way (a different story-line) that the story reached an even larger audience.
Different people prefer consuming different types of content, and different types of content have different levels of emotional impact on people, so you need to make sure that you tell your story in more than one format and more than one way.
Again, I've tried to make sure that I am doing this and not just recommending this to others. And that's one of the reasons I have done podcast interviews – so I can share my story in a different format and different way.
If you'd like an example of my personal story, told in a different format and told in a different way, then here's one of the podcast interviews that I've done.
In this interview, I reveal:
- How the birth of my first child and living in Silicon Valley during the "Dot Com Boom" propelled me further into the marketing and business world
- How I interviewed top experts for my first ebook
- How I discovered I'd been using content marketing the whole time
- How I later entered into the content marketing arena
You can listen to this podcast below…
My interview on the "Relaunch" podcast (26 minutes)
Those are the two lessons that I want to leave you with today.
I'd encourage you to figure out how you can apply them immediately in your life and in your business. When you learn how to do these two things effectively, you will begin to stand out from the crowd and you'll create a group of fans like you've never had before.
Now let me leave you with one last thought…
The Man Who Harnessed the Power of Words, Saved by the Power of Words
Now that I think about it, it's actually pretty fitting that content marketing would save Alexander Hamilton's image on the $10 bill.
Why? Because it's been said that Alexander Hamilton gained all that he did in his life because of the power of his words.
It looks like, in the end, the power of words won out again!
Sources: Wikipedia, Playbill.com, NPR.org, and Politico.com
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Maybe you're trying to build a the next great daily fantasy baseball spreadsheet. Or maybe you're attempting to figure out who to start next week.
You've got plans to use a powerful projection tool like Razzball's Hitter-Tron… but then you see it. There's not a player ID to be found! How can you take data from a site like Razzball and drop it into your existing rankings, dollar value, or trade evaluator spreadsheets?
You Know Me. I'm Obsessed With PLayer IDs.
They're the best way to build a reusable spreadsheet that you can just drop projection data in to. You can have all sorts of valuation formulas, trade evaluators, or daily roster lineup tools ready to go. You just drop in some projections with player IDs and everything seamlessly links up and calculates.
Look Closely At the Links
Even if you don't see a player ID at first glance, on many sites you can still get what you need if you look carefully.
Hover over a player's hyperlink. Depending on your browser you should somewhere see the web address for the hyperlink (in Google Chrome the destination of the link shows in the bottom left on the status bar).
There's a player ID in there! 9368 for Evan Longoria. A quick look at the PlayerID Map tells us the 9368 happens to be Evan Longoria's Fangraphs ID.
Unfortunately, if you paste the Hitter-Tron information into Excel, you don't get text about the web address. You're left with just the hyperlink itself and no reference to player ID #9368.
There's not even an existing Excel formula we can use to just pull out the web address. We have to get a little advanced and create our own.
Step-By-Step Instructions
|Start with an Excel file containing hyperlinks within a player's name, like mentioned above. If you're using Razzball as a source, you can use your mouse to select a table of information and then paste it into Excel. The links should transfer into the Excel file.
|To create our own function we must first save the Excel file in a format that allows for macros.If you're using a version of Excel earlier than 2007, you don't need to worry about this. If you're using Excel 2007 or later, perform a "Save As".Choose to save the file as an "xlsm" file type (Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook).
|After saving, hit ALT + F11. This will load Microsoft Visual Basic, a program that will allow us to create and define our new function.
|To begin, click once to select the "Microsoft Excel Objects" folder in the upper left hand corner of the screen. Then right-click and choose the option to Insert > Module.The new module is where we can "code" the new function. You should notice that a blank white area now appears on the rightportion of the screen. This is where we will place the code.
|In this blank area, copy and paste the following text:
You should notice some changing of colors in the text after you paste it.
I won't get too much into programming methodology, but we just created a function called "GetWebAddress" that we can now use in Excel. That function requires just one input – the "cell_with_link" or the cell containing the hyperlink we want to extract.
The output of GetWebAddress is the address property of the hyperlink.
|Click the Save button in Microsoft Visual Basic. And then exit the program (but leave Excel open).
|Let's test out the new function. I'll use the BenZobrist hyperlink in my example to illustrate how to use it. The formula we created requires oneinput. Thatinput is the cell containing the hyperlink.I added the formula to cell U1 in order to pull the hyperlink from Ben Zobrist's name in cell B1. That formula is
|After the formula is complete, hit Enter.You can then copy the formula down to the other rows of data.
|Once you've extracted the web address you can use Excel's LEFT, MID, RIGHT, and FIND functions to pull out just the player ID string.TIP: I'm sure there's an easier way to do it, but the formula I used to get the player ID out of the Razzball addresses is:
That's Great. What Can I Use This For?
I get a lot of requests for advice on how to create a spreadsheet for determining the best daily fantasy lineup. This would be a great place to start.
Razzball puts out daily hitter and pitcher projections that are powered by Steamer's Rest of Season projections and then adjusted for opposing pitchers, park factors, batting order, and more.
They also have 7 day projections for those of us playing in weekly lineup leagues. This information is perfect for deciding who to start and who to sit.
You can access these various projections under the Tools>Hitter-Tron menu at Razzball.
Where Else Can I Use This Strategy of Pulling Data From Hyperlinks?
Many other sites use this same approach of linking to player pages. This same formula can be used to extract player IDs from a variety of sites.
All of these player ID systems correspond to the IDs you'll find in the Player ID map (click here to learn more about player IDs or click here to download the Excel file).
Take a look at links to Jose Abreu on the sites below:
I try to avoid doing VLOOKUPs and similar Excel functions using player names. You can see above that Jose Abreu might be presented as "Abreu, Jose", "Jose Abreu", or "José Abreu". Using player IDs takes the guess work out of this. Creating your own user defined function in Excel will help you get at the underlying player ID on many sites.
And let's give a special thank you to Fangraphs for just including the player ID in all their downloadable reports!
Stay smart.


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One of the most seductive resorts on the Provence coast, Cassis boasts a stunning location, a lovely harbour, a sprinkling of beaches, exceptional wines and, despite the crowds in summer, an intimate, small-town feel.
Click here to book a hotel in Cassis
The beaches of Cassis, the celebrated calanques just outside Cassis and its equally fêted wines are discussed in separate articles. This is a guide to the historic town itself.
Roughly 25 km / 15.5 miles south-east of Marseille, the harbour of Cassis snuggles at the bottom of a steep bowl of land surrounded by lush vines and pine trees. On the south-western side of the town, towards Marseille, several calanques are within easy striking distance.
To the south-east, the town is dominated by the red and rugged Cap Canaille, at 394 metres / 1293 feet one of the highest cliffs in Europe, while the route des Crêtes between Cassis and La Ciotat counts among the most scenic drives in Southern Provence. Cassis from this vantage point is pictured below. Photograph by G. Scicluna for L'Office de Tourisme, Cassis.
While events take place in Cassis throughout the year, several diary dates are worth bearing in mind if you are planning a trip outside the high season.
In mid-May there's a wine festival called Cassis Fête son Vin and, for ten days at the end of June, the Fêtes de la Mer feature a number of sea-themed celebrations.
These are likely to include marine jousting, folk dancing, boat races and a regatta, a procession and a sardinade (sardine feast).
Towards the end of September, top chefs descend on the town as part of Les Vendanges Étoilées (The Starry Grape Harvest), a gastronomic week in honour of Cassis' food and, of course, its wines.
There's evidence to suggest that Cassis was settled as early as 600 BC, around the same time as Marseille. Ligures, Greeks and Romans all passed through there, thriving on an economy based on fishing, trade with North Africa and the Middle East and the limestone in the nearby calanque of Port Miou.
During successive waves of barbarian invasions, the population took refuge in the Castrum de Carsisis, a mighty rectangular castle of 4,850 square metres / 52,200 square feet perched high on a cliff overlooking the port. In the 13th century, it became the property of the Seigneur des Baux de Provence.
In the 17th century, Cassis began to develop again outside these ramparts, and the picturesque streets and squares in the lower part of the town around the port originate from this date.
It became renowned as a holiday resort at the end of the 19th century drawing such notable visitors as Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury group (Woolf's sister, Vanessa Bell, described Cassis as "Bloomsbury on the Mediterranean").
Winston Churchill took painting lessons there in the 1920s: one of his efforts was Daybreak at Cassis (1920), pictured.
In fact many artists gravitated towards Cassis, including Paul Signac, Raoul Dufy, Adolphe Montecelli, Félix Ziem, Joseph Garibaldi and Louis Audibert, Churchill's painting tutor. Napoleon Bonaparte and Leon Trotsky both popped by too, with rather different intentions.
Frédéric Mistral, the Nobel Prize-winning author and defender of provençal language and traditions, also took a great fancy to Cassis, even though he was not a native of the town (he was born and died in Maillane, near Saint Rémy de Provence).
The writer famously declared, in provençal, "Qu'a vist Paris, se noun a vist Cassis, pou dire, 'n'ai rèn vist'." "He who has seen Paris but not Cassis can say, 'I haven't seen anything'." Photograph below of Cassis harbour and Cap Canaille by Jean-Christophe Benoist for Wikimedia Commons.
Mistral wrote an epic poem, Calendal, about an anchovy fisherman from Cassis called Calendal (this name is the provençal equivalent of Noël), who falls in love with a princess and performs 12 heroic, Herculean tasks to win her hand.
It ended happily every after, you'll be pleased to hear, and the name Calendal can be found on streets and businesses - even the boules court - all over Cassis.
Another key visitor to Cassis was Jerome Hill, an American film-maker, artist and heir to the fortune of James J. Hill, the "Empire Builder", who created the Great Northern Railroad in North America.
Jerome discovered Cassis in the late 1930s and in 1967 set up the Camargo Foundation, near the Plage de Bestouan. It offered fellowships to - mainly American - artists and academics visiting Cassis each year. The recession forced the Foundation temporarily to suspend this programme in 2011, but it resumed in the autumn of 2014 with seven new Fellows in Residence.
Meanwhile the complex, with its open-air Greek theatre, beautiful gardens, library and conference room, continues to host cultural events throughout the year. Website for the Camargo Foundation
Most visitors to Cassis will make a beeline first for the colourful harbour, where you can pick up a boat tour to the calanques, take the petit train touristique (little tourist train) to the Presqu'Ile (Peninsula) on the south-west of the town or patronise one of the inviting bars and restaurants lining the sun-drenched (and sometimes windswept) quai Jean-Jacques Barthélémy and the quai des Baux.
Because of its location, there is, unusually, no busy main road running right along the coast at Cassis, which makes strolling, eating and drinking there an exceptionally pleasant experience.
Officially the best place in Cassis to catch some rays is at the junction of these two quays. Here you will find the "cheminée du Roi René" ("King René's fireplace") - a provençal term for the warmest and sunniest spot in any town, as the row of benches here testifies.
A small fish market takes place on the harbour front in the mornings and, on the quai Barthélémy, the Prud'homie de Pêche (Fisheries Tribunal) is a reminder of the fishing community's fight for independence from their rivals in Marseille.
In a niche to the right of the door is a 17th century wooden statue of Saint Peter, the patron saint of fishers, which is brought out in a ceremonial procession on the last Sunday of June to celebrate his feast day, La Fête de la Saint Pierre.
On the other side of the central car-park is the town's west-facing main beach, the Plage de la Grande Mer. The Office de Tourisme (Tourist Office) is also on the harbour, at the beginning of the quai des Moulins.
Behind it stands a statue (pictured) of Mistral's lovelorn anchovy fisherman, Calendal, by the Avignon sculptor Jean-Loup Bouvier.
Made of Cassis stone and erected in 2000, it replaces an earlier statue from the 1930s which was destroyed during the Second World War.
The harbour is dominated by the castle which has, behind it, a curious oriental-style 20th century villa, La Villa Mauresque.
The castle was recently converted into a luxury B&B, Le Château de Cassis. and is not open to the public. However it's planned to introduce guided tours so it's worth checking there if these are up and running by the time you visit.
Many tourists don't venture far beyond the seafront and the calanques, but it would be a great pity to visit Cassis without taking an hour or two to wander through its maze of back-streets with their charming fishermen's houses and smart bourgeois mansions.
Most of the town's attractions are clustered around the place de la République and the adjacent place Baragnon just a few steps from the harbour. Here you will find two fountains, the 18th century Fontaine des Quatre Nations and 19th century Fontaine Baragnon, around which a provençal food market bustles every Wednesday and Friday morning (it's pictured here in early spring: note the silhouette of the castle in the background).
Just off the place Baragnon is a leafy jardin public, or park. On your left as you enter it is the Musée d'Arts and Traditions Populaires (Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions), also known as La Maison de Cassis and housed in an 18th century former presbytery (the church attached to it was vulnerable to flooding and destroyed in 1894).
Even if you've been round similarly named museums in other towns, this one is well worth a visit.
Entrance is free and, if you speak French, you might consider paying the small fee for a very enthusiastic and informative guided tour. If you don't, you'll find that much of the signage is in English.
As well as the usual santons and folk costumes, the Musée d'Arts and Traditions Populaires has a room dedicated to provençal painters. One of them, Marius Guindon, donated 47 works by himself, his wife Eugénie and others in 1910 and they form the core of this collection, unusually extensive for a small-town museum.
The archaeology room on the ground floor is interesting too. Cassis' long history of maritime trading, combined with its treacherously deep waters, means that this stretch of coast is peppered with wrecks which have been a rich source of well-preserved amphorae (wine or oil jars), coins and jewellery. You will also find more fragmented pottery and mosaics from terrestrial digs and a large Roman stele.
The permanent exhibits rotate due to lack of gallery space (there are just three rooms). In addition, several times a year, the Musée d'Arts and Traditions Populaires hosts a temporary exhibition.
Just across the park from the museum, the Mairie, or Town Hall is housed in a severe but lovely 17th century hôtel particulier. The high-water mark on the garden wall on your right as you enter recalls that, in 1858, the lower areas of Cassis were flooded by up to two metres.
Inside the Mairie you can see vestiges of a mediaeval kitchen under a glass floor on the right as you enter. A Grand Siècle staircase sweeps up to the first floor where a reception room boasts an ornate Renaissance fireplace and decorated ceiling.
As you leave the park area, two slightly wider streets running parallel to the harbour front, the rue Adolphe Thiers and the rue Docteur Séverin Icard, are lined withelegant bourgeois houses.
They both lead uphill to the place Saint Michel, pictured, the location of Cassis' main church which built on this high ground a little outside the centre in 1859, the year after the great flood.
Descending back towards the port, you will pass through narrower, winding streets formerly inhabited by humbler residents. Note the 17th century communal oven on the corner of the rue du Four and the rue Thérèse Rastit
The only real downside of Cassis is that its geographical location makes it rather tricky to get to - though this may also help deter the crowds, relatively speaking.
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Cassis is around 25 km / 15.5 miles from Marseille and you can take two different routes to drive there.
One, slightly longer but faster, goes along the A50 (part of this is a toll motorway). The other, shorter but more winding and much more picturesque, goes across the Gineste pass and the plateau of Carpiagne: the same route as the Marseille-Cassis foot race.
From the east, Cassis is around 44 km / 27 miles from Toulon and can be reached via the A50 (part of this is a toll motorway). Here, too, there is a scenic alternative, the very dramatic route des Crêtes, along the coast and across Cap Canaille, between La Ciotat and Cassis.
If you are driving into Cassis in the high season, you will almost certainly need to park outside the centre of town at the park-and-ride car-park of Les Gorguettes.
From here two shuttle bus routes operate, one to the Peninsula and one to the centre of town. Click on the map to enlarge the image. And click here for the park-and-ride shuttle bus timetables.
By rail: There is a fast train service from Marseille and Toulon. The journey time in each direction is about 30 minutes. Click here for the train timetable Marseille-Toulon. Select timetable no.1 (Marseille-Toulon) from the drop-down menu at the top of the page.
However, Cassis train station is 3 km / 1.9 miles from the harbour and a good 40 minute walk along a busy main road downhill into town - and uphill back, of course. If this does not appeal, a list of taxi numbers is posted in the station opposite the ticket office (there's a small bar-restaurant opposite the station for you to wait in). Or try pre-booking with Les Taxis Cassidains, tel (+33) 4 42 01 78 96.
A local bus, La Marcouline, runs between Cassis station and the casino, which is just behind the park in the centre of town.
Note that this is not an official rail shuttle service and does not necessarily connect with the train timetable. Click here for the bus timetable between Cassis train station and Cassis centre.
By bus: From Marseille to Cassis, you have the choice of two buses, the M6 and the M8. Both leave from Castellane-Prado in Marseille.
Both take about the same time (about 40-50 minutes, depending on traffic and the time of day), but the M8 bus is the better choice as the service is more frequent than the M6 and it goes across the picturesque Gineste Pass rather than along the motorway.
The regional bus company Cartreize runs a service between Aubagne and Cassis. There is currently no direct bus from Aix en Provence to Cassis and you will have to change in either Marseille or Aubagne.
As mentioned above, the main food market is on Wednesday and Friday mornings on the place Barganon. A new farmers' market specialising in quality regional produce is held on Saturday mornings on the place Clémenceau.
In July and August there are two additional evening markets: a craft market on the place Baragnon et place Clémenceau and an artists' market on the quai Calendal et quai Barthélemy.
The Tourist Office has telephone numbers for local taxi firms, the rota for late-night pharmacies and details of last-minute hotel availability.
It also has a list of emergency numbers, which include the following:
Medical (this also covers the SAMU, which deals with serious and specialised medical emergencies): 15
La Timone Hospital, Marseille: (+33) 4 91 38 00 00
La Ciotat Hospital: (+33) 4 42 08 76 01
Aubagne Hospital: (+33) 4 42 84 70 78
Police: 17
Cassis police station: (+33) 4 42 01 17 17
Cassis gendarmerie: (+33) 4 42 01 90 22
Fire brigade (the firemen, or sapeurs pompiers, also provide ambulances for general medical emergencies): 18
Cassis fire brigade: (+33) 4 42 01 99 30
Any emergency services when calling from a mobile phone (cell phone): 112
Where to eat and drink: Restaurants along the harbour front charge a premium for their location and there are few bargain meals to be had here. But you can dine very well, for a price, at Chez Gilbert, a signatory to the Bouillabaisse Charter whose select members guarantee that you'll be eating the genuine article. Chez Gilbert, 19 quai des Baux, 13260 Cassis. Tel: (+33) 4 42 01 71 36.
Run by the same family for five generations, La Poissonnerie is a fishmonger with a terrace restaurant attached and serves sea-fresh catch of the day with simple, traditional accompaniments. La Poissonnerie, 6 quai Barthélémy, 13260 Cassis. Tel: (+33) 4 42 01 71 56. Read a full review of La Poissonnerie.
Locals also recommend Romano further along the harbour front at 15 quai Barthélémy, 13260 Cassis. Tel: (+33) 4 42 01 08 16.
Slightly away from the main harbour area, in a superb location overlooking the sea and Cap Canaille, La Villa Madie (pictured) is the town's only Michelin-starred restaurant.
La Villa Madie, avenue du Revestel, 13260 Cassis. Tel: (+33) 4 96 18 00 00. Read a full review of La Villa Madie. And click here for our full list of Michelin-starred restaurants in Provence.
If the view is unimportant to you, you will find that meals are cheaper in the back-streets running parallel to the port.
Here, a nice place for a drink is Le Chai Cassidain, a cosy family-run wine-bar which serves local wines by the glass and offers free home-made snacks at apéritif hour. Le Chai Cassidain, 6 rue Docteur Séverin Icard, 13260 Cassis. Tel: (+33) 4 42 01 99 80.


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Iranian Air Force Phantom Jet Crashes: Pilots Killedposted by Paul Fiddian | 06.11.2009
A F-4 Phantom combat jet operated by the Iranian Air Force crashed on the 26th November with the loss of both pilots. The incident occurred off Iran's southeast coast, with the aircraft coming down in the Oman Sea.The Phantom is understood ...
A F-4 Phantom combat jet operated by the Iranian Air Force crashed on the 26th November with the loss of both pilots. The incident occurred off Iran's southeast coast, with the aircraft coming down in the Oman Sea.
The Phantom is understood to have been on a training flight when the crash occurred.
At one time, Iran's Air Force was ranked among the middle east's elite, with a powerful arsenal of mainly American-designed fighters. However, in 1979, the introduction of an Islamic regime fractured Iranian/US relations to the point of an embargo being imposed, which stands to this day.
Throughout the majority of the 1980s, Iran fought with Iraq. During this period, the US sanctions and their limitations ignited the development of Iran's home-grown military aircraft production.
US-Built Fighters Make up Majority of Iran's Air Force
Since the mid-1980s, Iran has actively purchased a number of Russian-built aircraft - predominantly those made by the Sukhoi firm. It is not definitively known, however, how many examples remain in service. The majority of experts concur that the larger part of the Iranian Air Force's fighter inventory is comprised of American F-14 Tomcat, F-4 Phantom and F-5 designs.
Iran, looking to augment its aerial arsenal in light of increasing tensions over the state of its nuclear development, is now seeking to acquire newer Chinese and Russian aircraft to replace its mainly obsolete fleet.
Iran's Saegheh Combat Jet
Iran's domestic aircraft manufacturing programme has produced the Saegheh jet, which first flew in 2006. In recent months, Iran claimed that the type's test flights had effectively "scared its enemies."
The US-built McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom is a classic military aircraft - first flown in 1958, but still in service with a number of nations around the world. Iran aside, these include Japan, Greece, Turkey and Germany.
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Online Poker's Greatest Online Challenges Pt. 5: ChicagoJoey Goes SuperNova
Joe Ingram, aka ChicagoJoey, had already set a record in May 2009 for most hands played online within a month while making a profit.
A total of 604,000 hands meant he had played a little over 20,000 hands every day. Even the toughest grinders online might take a week to play this amount of hands.
But Ingram had his eyes on even more and aspired to be a record holder in three different disciplines: most hands played in a day, most hands played in a month and becoming Supernova Elite within 80 days.
Record I: Most hands played in one month (604,000)
Date: May 2009
Record II: Most hands played in a day (50,000)
Date: December 2009
Record III: Reach Supernova Elite within 80 days
Date: Oct 11, 2010 till December 31, 2010
24 Hours, 50k Hands
Elated by his previous success, Ingram announced in late November that he would try to break another record.
On November 25, Mikhail innerspy Shalamov from Russia had played 40,000 within 24 hours and turned a profit. Ingram wanted to beat that -- and his roommate Dashornman would film him doing it.
What caught most people's attention, however, was that Ingram had side bets with 26 players worth $30,000 to him if he won and a $12,000 loss if he failed.
Later, Ingram explained in an interview: "I managed to get all this action because I played a 25,000 hand session, I was down and people saw that on PokerTableRatings … I was just trying to get in hands to see if I could accomplish the goal of 50,000 while just playing a c-level game."
It turned out that Ingram went down in the first 3,000 hands. But then he started winning and he won more and more the longer the challenge went on.
After 50,000 hands, he had turned a profit of $840. Ingram played 10c/25c NLHE cash games and he needed exactly 20 hours and 2 minutes to reach 50,000 hands.
After 24 hours, the counter stopped at 51,312 hands.
Lose More Than $90k, Quit Poker
One year later the itch got the better of Ingram again. Mid-October he bet his roommate BallCup that he could reach Supernova Elite status by the end of the year.
At that time he had 347,000 VPPs in his account so he needed another 653,000 points to reach the required million.
ChicagoJoey described the challenge:
"Just ended my life for the rest of the year … To win this bet I will need to play 12-16 hours a day for the rest of the year and end up playing more hands of PLO than anyone, 400k-600k per month."
Ingram was in it with $15,000 of his own money. His roommate gave him 3-1 odds, so Ingram would make $45,000 if he succeeded. He would also pick up $90,000 in bonuses. But Ingram took a huge risk, as he wrote in his blog.
"If I lose more than $90,000 playing at the tables I have to quit poker and move back home and get a real job."
On December 30 Ingram posted a video in which he said he still needed 35,000 VPPs and that he had 28 hours left.
He eventually managed to get there, but there was no profit.
Ingram lost $40,000 during the challenge but the money he won from his $15,000 bet and the bonuses more than made up for the loss.
Challenge: Rules and Goals
Challenge I: Play as many hands as possible online and turn a profit. No specific further rules.
Challenge II: Play more than 50,000 hands online at 10c/25c within 24 hours and turn a profit.
Challenge III: Earn 650,000 VPPs on PokerStars within 80 days playing PLO $2/$4 to $5/$10 to reach Supernova Elite.
Here's Ingram celebrating making it to Supernova Elite:
Bonus Round: The Play-Money Challenge
Just recently Ingram went on another 24-hour grinding rampage. His goal this time: turn 3,000 play-money chips into 20,000,000.
He got pretty close but when time ran out he decided to take bigger risks and lost several big pots.
He still calls the 450k PLO hands and Supernova Elite title his biggest achievement in poker.
If we had to guess, ChicagoJoey probably isn't done with online challenges just yet. Follow him on Twitter.


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Football season is almost here! It's so close I can almost smell it.
Tonight I'm going to the annual Charlotte SEC kick off event. Every year, the weekend before football season starts, the alumni chapters for all the SEC schools get together and throw a huge tailgating event. Everyone wears their school colors (and some people wear temporary tattoos on their face…), fight songs play, there's cornhole….it's a good time. And a nice chance for everyone to hang out before things become, uh, tense. College football is serious business in the south.
I haven't decided what I'm going to do with my nails for tonight's event. Last year I did a mix and match mani with glitter and tiger stripes. I love the way that manicure turned out. I might end up doing something similar. Or, perhaps, I'll do something like the manicure I wore when I went to Auburn this past May.
Yes, this manicure is from May, but it didn't feel appropriate to post it until now. I did an Auburn Acid Wash using Orly Star of Bombay and OPI Hot & Spicy on 4 nails. On the ring finger I used China Glaze Dandy Lyin' Around and PISTOL polish Run the World. Then I added a tiny temporary AU tattoo.
It was perfect for visiting campus. Though kind of a pain to do!
There's a more formal swatch below the jump.
Is anyone else as excited as I am for football season to start? I can't wait!
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YOUR average Sunderland supporter loves nothing more than tucking into a sherry trifle, listening to Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and walking the dog according to a revealing new study.
Light-hearted research from YouGov shows the average Black Cat fan is aged 60+, typically works as an engineer and has a keen interest in cars, motoring and television.
Personality wise Sunderland fans describe themselves as "calming and gentle" but also "moody and gloomy" - perhaps something to do with their up and down results in the Premier League.
Market research firm YouGov has launched the new service that provides profiles based on a huge database of preferences expressed by members of the public.
A sample of 390 Sunderland supporters took part in this particular study - slightly less than the 40,000 plus that cram into the Stadium of Light on match days.
But nevertheless it has thrown up some fascinating results:
Favourite dishes include sherry trifle, tackling a pork pie or a biscuit cake.
Black Cat supporters love nothing more than tackling some DIY, watching television or doing some online shopping which is no surprise given they have between £500 and £1,000 in spare cash every month - according to the new profile.
Unsurprisingly football is their favourite sport, closely followed by cricket while their pet of choice is either a dog or a bird of some kind.
When it comes to brands, Sunderland fans love Lurpak, Matalan and Aldi while Jet2.com is also a favourite when it comes to booking a trip abroad.
They do their 'big shop' at Asda, wear Jack Wills clothes bank at Barclays and drive either a Suzuki or a Nissan - no surprise given their base at Washington.
When they are not watching their beloved Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, supporters love watching The Last Samurai and Pearl Harbour while The Two Ronnies and Match of the Day are among their favourite television shows.
Surprisingly, Bob Hoskins and Sid James are their favourite celebrities, while Nigel Slater also features.
The Sunderland Echo website click here is the website of choice when it comes to Black Cats supporters sourcing all the latest news and views on their favourite club.
When it comes to Twitter, Chris Kamara and Tim Lovejoy are the most followed celebrities on the social media site which is quite frankly "Unbelievable Jeff".
Viz magazine is the most well-read magazine among Sunderland fans, while footy mag When Saturday Comes also features highly.
When they are not watching Gus Poyet's side in action, it seems watching the television is another popular pursuit - cramming in 50+ hours per week with Match of the Day, Mrs Brown's Boys and Pointless all popular shows.
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Too Many New DSLR's in the Market? One Man Thinks So!
New DSLR camera's are being introduced left and right. Nikon and Canon alone have launched a few since the start of the year. Is that too many? One photographer seems to think so.
Take a look at this rant by Youtube user envymeimages:
Ten or 15 years ago, when a consumer would purchase a new camera, most of their time was spent taking pictures or learning how to improve their craft. Now? The tide seems to have turned.
Before the age of the internet one of the few sources for new photography gear was a monthly subscription to Popular Photography magazine, today we have instant access to hundreds of online sites marketing the latest photo gear.
Now in some ways we feel a little "cheated" whenever a new camera is introduced with better features. Have the camera companies learned from Apple by making our camera equipment feel old and "obsolete" by a so called better camera's introduced only a year apart? I think so.
To be honest I too have fallen for this trap. Will things change? Probably not, for many people, camera gear is more than just a tool for taking photos, it's become an obsession to have the latest and most expensive gear.
Perhaps the man in the rant video has a point. We all need to slow down a bit and appreciate to use our current gear. So make an effort each week to take more pictures and read less about photo gear!


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CUMC Spring Garden Campus
Our vision for a permanent facility
At CUMC we believe a new facility, that is accessible and accommodating to all, is critical to allow us to fulfill our mission and ministry: Inviting all to become disciples of Jesus Christ serving Carlisle and beyond. Our new church home will have parking, outdoor space, safe classrooms for children and youth and be a place for worship for now and the future in Carlisle.
Building Committee Blog
To learn the latest from our Building Committee, read our blog with the latest updates. Link to Blog articles.
To get entries emailed when posted, click FOLLOW on the bottom right of the Blog page and enter your email.
Heartbeats Along the Way: Notes for the Journey
During our building progress, a team of writers will be sharing twice-monthly notes to encourage and ground us in God's Word from the summer of 2017 through the opening and dedication of CUMC at the Spring Garden Campus. Click HERE for the notes.
Building Committee Informational Meetings
April 30 - (9:45, Sanctuary or 11am, MPR) - Congregational Info Sessions (preliminary floor plan & budget w/capital campaign results). Click here to watch the video from June 11 meeting.
June 11 - (9:45am, Sanctuary or 11am, MPR) - Master plan presentation & design update
July 16 - (9:45am, Sanctuary or 11am, MPR) - Design update.
August 20 - (9:45am, Sanctuary or 11am, MPR) - Design update.
September 17 - COMBINED Worship at 9:15am in the Sanctuary, followed by BC presentation of prelim design & prelim budget to be voted upon.January 14, 2018 - (9:45am, Sanctuary or 11am, MPR) - update.
October 15, 2017 - Church Hall Meeting - Survey results presented.
Anticipated Timeline
January - May 2017 - Building committee & building teams work with architects & building contractors to complete master plan.
April 2017 - Based on Capital Campaign 1 commitments, project budget is established.
June - September 2017 - Land development & schematic building design.
September 2017 - Congregational vote #1 on preliminary design & budget.
September 17 - COMBINED Worship at 9:15am in the Sanctuary, followed by BC presentation of prelim design & prelim budget to be voted upon.
September 24 - Vote on Preliminary Design & Budget by members at regular worship services.
I approve the Master Plan of the CUMC Spring Garden Campus
Yes - 304
No - 12
I vote for and will financially support the following budget option for the CUMC Spring Garden Campus:
51 - Minimum Build - No Long Term Debt
237 - Medium Build - Moderate Long Term Debt
21 - Full Build - Major Long Term Debt
November 2017 - Submit Land Development & Storm Water Management Plans for Permitting.
December 2017 - March 2018 - Complete building design development, detailed design & final costs.
March 18, 2018 - Combined Worship at 9:15am in Sanctuary followed by BC presentation on Final Design & Final Budget (10:30am-Noon).
March 25, 2018 - Vote on Final Design & Budget by members at regular worship services.
April 2018 - File for building permit.
August 2018 - Construction begins.
Fall 2019 - CUMC relocates to Spring Garden Campus.
2021 - 2023 - Capital Campaign 2
Building Committee
A 9-member Building Committee has been established by Leadership Council that will meet monthly for the next 3 years during the design and permitting process of our permanent facility.
Jeff Barnes (firstname.lastname@example.com), chair
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Construction Representatives
During the 18 month construction period, Wayne Henderson and Jeff Barnes will represent CUMC in managing the project. Each has extensive construction experience.
Building Teams
Just as we came together from three churches to create CUMC as a new church through Transition Teams, now we enter a season for Building Teams. Building Committee members will lead our teams, which will vary in size and length of commitment, based on the important works for each area.
Learn More about our Building Teams HERE
Design and Permitting Progress
Learn about what has occurred already and what's ahead as we move through the permitting and design phases of building a new CUMC facility. Click HERE
Architect - General Contractor - Consultants
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