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In recent past the regulatory framework has improved for exporting U.S. defense equipment and services to Vietnam, opening up notable commercial opportunities for American firms. Previously deterred by the U.S. government prohibition on exports and sales of defense equipment to Vietnam, no licenses, other approvals, exports or imports of defense articles and defense services destined for or originating in Vietnam was accepted prior to 2007.
Changes in U.S. law and regulations governing defense equipment, bolstered by Vietnam's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), the US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), and especially the December 2006 U.S. Presidential Determination are leading to a more transparent and open market for U.S. products. As a result, prospects for engaging in defense equipment and services sales in Vietnam are expected to become much more attractive.
Market Demand
In recent years, Vietnamese political and military leaders have given priority to preventing the further deterioration of its stock of military weapons and equipment. Vietnam has sought out sources of spare parts and foreign assistance to maintain, refurbish and upgrade its defense equipment inventory. As a secondary priority, Vietnam has also sought access to relevant modern military technology and its transfer to Vietnam's own national defense industry through joint ventures and co-production. In trying to attain these twin objectives – maintenance and modernization – Vietnam has been constrained by cost, compatibility and U.S. national security trade restrictions.
Other areas of priority for the Vietnamese military are the protection and surveillance of its coastline, which stretches the entire length of the country (3,444 km), and search and rescue operations. In recent years, the Vietnamese military has played an increasingly important role in prevention and rescue efforts related to natural disasters (hurricanes, flooding, landslides, etc.) and humanitarian response.
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Senior Director of Development, College of Arts & Letters
Michigan State University in Michigan
|Open until filled
|Date Posted
|May 19, 2017
|Commensurate with experience
|Employment Type
The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Michigan
State University in the search for a Senior Director of
Development, College of Arts & Letters.
Serving as the College's chief development officer, the Senior Director will drive strategic change through collaborative fundraising and by building meaningful and lasting relationships with donors. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of innovative leadership and out-of-the-box thinking, including the capacities to lead by example, to foster strong, supportive, and forward thinking fundraising teams, and to partner closely with the Dean to advance the College through these imperatives. The Senior Director will maintain a personal portfolio of major donor prospects, oversee a team of two development officers and one alumni relations professional, collaborate with the College and University Marketing and Communications teams, develop a robust plan for lead generation, and work closely with the Dean, advancement staff, senior administrators, and volunteer leadership to ensure that the College reaches its full philanthropic potential. The Senior Director must be an exceptional fundraiser, an accomplished motivator and mentor, an effective manager of people, and a visionary change agent who has a proven track record in successfully implementing comprehensive development programs.
As a core College at Michigan State University, the College of Arts & Letters is at the center of the 21st century land-grant mission to advance knowledge and transform lives. What differentiates the College of Arts & Letters from other liberal arts colleges is the extraordinary impact it makes at home and around the world by combining the strengths of a liberal arts education with a sophisticated understanding of emerging digital modes of scholarship, communication, and creative activity.
World-class scholars in the College teach students the skills of interpretation, analysis, ethical imagination, and communication that prepare them to be citizen leaders. Their scholarship and teaching challenge conventions in art, writing, design, theatre, digital media, literatures, and languages that enable students to navigate between different cultures to enrich local, national, and global communities.
MSU is nearing the sunset of a highly successful campaign in which the academic work has been enhanced as the development work has been expanded. With a strong infrastructure, the support for academic fundraising is robust. The College of Arts & Letters has embraced this robustness, first doubling its campaign goal (from $10M to $20M), and meeting this new goal. The College is ready to focus its fundraising on meeting new opportunities that will enhance student experiences, elevate faculty research and teaching, and allow for the service of the public good in new and exciting ways. Under the leadership of Dean Christopher Long, the College will transform into the next generation's College of Art & Letters. Dean Long is best known as a visionary strategist rooted in the core values of liberal arts. His commitment to excellence and breaking boundaries makes this opportunity particularly appealing for someone with imagination and creativity.
A Bachelor's degree in the areas of the Liberal Arts, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing and/or Business is required for this position as is five to eight years of progressive work experience in fundraising, public relations, and/or marketing, preferably in higher education. A Master's degree is preferred.
All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Michigan State University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. MSU is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The University actively encourages applications and/or nominations of women, persons of color, veterans, and persons with disabilities.
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The patient was seen at the Keller office as a new cosmetic surgery consultation. She desired increase in size and improvement in shape of breast. She had a breast augmentation and breast lift as a single procedure with submuscular breast implants in Fort Worth.


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Blogs seem to attract more than their fair share of lawyers, law students and people who want to be lawyers. As a 27 year veteran of the bar, pro bono publico, I am giving my top ten reasons why people should consider not going to law school.
Well-said! May I also add that if one has philosophical ideas about learning the ins and outs of legal thought through the ages (jurisprudence), do not go into law. Your philosophical urges will be crushed – it's really a business in many ways. Make the cleanest argument one can for one's client, throw in equity if you must (though judges will usually ignore it), but don't gum up the works with such arguments.
Go into philosophy, political history, or somesuch.
Excellent list, Don, highlighting many of the reasons I left the practice of law early on in my career (I still do "law-related" work for a legal publishing company).
When people ask, I recommend against going to law school.
I think number 7 says it all. I've considered law school many a time – even as I was winding down my Ph. D, but then basically sobered up. Many if not most of my friends are lawyers, and I've seen the consequences of said profession. You have to go to some miserable law firm for five years of hell if you want to be able to pay off your debt. If you get a job that you actually enjoy, your compensation will make it difficult to pay off that debt in a timely fashion.
Law school just seems like a big fat racket. I know that the laws have multiplied many times over since the time of Lincoln, but he managed just fine without once setting step inside of a law school. Learn what you need to know, get some real experience, and then practice law. That seems like a reasonable way of doing things to me.
Speaking of the Simpsons and law school, who can forget:
Jimbo Jones: You let me down, man. Now I don't believe in nothing no more. I'm going to law school.
Homer: Noooo!
A classic Paul! I would have posted that if I could have found a video clip of it.
As a fellow shyster, and in the spirit of Proverbs 18:17, let me offer this rebuttal:
1. I know it's going to sound like I'm saying molten lava makes a great skin cream, but if anything there are too few lawyers in this country (if you are inclined to doubt this, consider how expensive hiring even a lousy lawyer can be, and what that suggests about the relative supply of and demand for legal services).
2. It's true that much of legal work is, well, work. My understanding is that this is true outside the law as well.
3. Lots of lawyers aren't rich. However, I've found that attorneys tend to have an exaggerated view of what it means to be "modestly compensated." When I was in law school I interviewed for a position at a county prosecutor's office. The guy doing the interview emphasized how poorly paid the position was, and how other students had turned down offers when they found out how much it paid because "you can't live on that." He then quoted me a figure that was above the median salary for Americans.
4. If you go into certain areas of the law, you will see people at their worst (the same would be true, I suppose, if you become a cop, or social worker). On the other hand, most legal jobs involve either transactional work or civil litigation that doesn't involve dealing with heroin addicts on a regular basis.
5. People dislike lawyers in the abstract, but I've never had anyone be rude to me or treat me with contempt or disdain when I tell them I'm a lawyer. The truth is that being an attorney is actually a fairly high status profession in these United States. And it's a good way to learn some funny jokes.
6. See supra at 2.
7. College tuition is reaching frightening levels in general, though it is probably worse with the law. On the other hand, student loans tend to be low interest, and as one of my law professors said "if you die before you've paid off your student loans, it's like you've pulled one over on them). Most schools also have a loan forgiveness program if you do a couple years of "public interest" law after you graduate.
8. I can't argue with this. A lot of lawyers are jerks, particularly among litigators. If you can't cope with this, the law may not be for you.
9. It's true that a lot of what you need to know about the practice of law you don't learn in law school. So what? Maybe it would be better if you could skip straight to legal practice. But that ain't the way it is, and all things considered school ain't that bad.
10. Lots of people hate their jobs, and attorneys have better exit options than most. If attorneys say they hate their job but keep going, this strikes me as being cheap talk.
I feel what you're saying, Donald, but I like what Blackadder says a lot.
And I'll toss in another good point about the profession: Every now and then, you participate in something that looks–to even the most disinterested and objective observers–a whole lot like justice.
[And, yes, I borrowed the essence of that last line from "Philadelphia." It's no less true for that.]
"Every now and then, you participate in something that looks–to even the most disinterested and objective observers–a whole lot like justice."
Oh I have had those moments too Dale. What I have seen more often however is the application of the law, which, depending upon the circumstances, may or may not be justice. One of the courtrooms I haunt has the motto "Fiat Justicia" on one of the walls. I have often translated it to clients, frequently to their intense amusement.
Then there is Our Lord:
"46 But he said: Woe to you lawyers also, because you load men with burdens which they cannot bear, and you yourselves touch not the packs with one of your fingers". Luke 11.
Blackadder said:
I know it's going to sound like I'm saying molten lava makes a great skin cream, but if anything there are too few lawyers in this country (if you are inclined to doubt this, consider how expensive hiring even a lousy lawyer can be, and what that suggests about the relative supply of and demand for legal services).
More lawyers won't make their services any cheaper. There are lots of unemployed lawyers.
I don't regret law school but it's definitely oversold.


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FUTURE LONDON | Jan Gehl & Richard Rogers talk liveable cities
London played host to two of the world's best-recognised urban thinkers this week, as they considered the ins and outs of the 'liveable city'.
Moving from Splintered and Slum Urbanism to Liveable Urbanism
Exploring what Lagos needs to do to move from being an unequal, slum prone city to a more inclusive, 'liveable' city.
If Cape Town made Monocle's liveable cities list
Every year Monocle magazine publishes its list of 25 most liveable cities. How does Cape Town compare to the this year's top 25?
The world's most liveable city is?
Rashiq Fataar unpacks his mind on this issue of liveability and questions whether using the rankings and applying our minds could not help cities reach towards their own definition of liveability.
What are Liveable Cities?
How do we define Liveability and Liveable Cities? A presentation by Rashiq Fataar in Pretoria earlier this year.


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As consumers spend less and less time on email and on traditional websites, and more and more time on social networks, the inevitable question is, has the corporate site become obsolete?
My answer is no. I can't imagine a brand giving up their corporate site entirely. Companies need addresses on the Web, and they can't allow themselves to rely on a fickle social network to be that place. When you have a Facebook page, the page belongs to Facebook. They have the power – the right – to shut the page down, to change the rules, to start charging you for the page (could totally happen, and arguably already happens when Facebook will only distribute your posts to a significant number of fans if you pay to promote them).
Companies need to keep their sites, their brands, under their control and ownership, while allowing the conversation in social media to enrich their online presence and make it more interesting to users.
Social media has had a significant impact on corporate sites. Many of them include a blog now, and many more have prominent links on the homepage inviting readers to join the social media conversation. A corporate site can be fun, engaging, interactive. It can feature polls and contests and include forums and boards.
I believe that for most brands, letting go of their website, or even just neglecting it, and allowing their online identity to be completely dependent on Facebook would be a huge mistake. If you have a great website, you could still get hurt if and when Facebook changes the rules – again. But at least you'll have a site, and a blog, and hopefully a vibrant Twitter and Pinterest accounts and maybe lots of great photos on Flickr and a few videos on Youtube.
But if all you have is a Facebook page, and Facebook changes the rules on you, you're going to hurt much more than if your Facebook page was just a part of your online presence.
Don't allow your brand to be tied to a single social network. Just like your investment portfolio, your online presence needs to be diversified. Ideally, you should have a well-designed, user-friendly, mobile-optimized website, an active blog, and a few social media accounts to round it all off.
As tempting and cost-efficient as it may sound, don't allow the social media component to take over, and definitely don't allow a single social media channel to take over your online presence.


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Need Running Shoe Cookie Cutter
Baking By want2bcupcakequeen Updated 1 Dec 2009 , 2:29pm by want2bcupcakequeen
I'm hoping that someone can help me find a running shoe cookie cutter or a runner cookie cutter. I'll be using the cutters as gifts for my running friends. Thank you.
There are so many cutters, check out the where to buy cookie cutters thread, I'm pretty sure I've seen one before, but I for sure have seen people use the flip flop cutter and make it into a tennis/running shoe, cute!
And if you hold your mouse over the cookie cutter, it shows a picture of the decorated shoe.
Hope that helps.
Andpotts - thank you for mentioning the cookie cutter thread. I loved looking at the sites and was able to locate the cookie cutter. The cookie cutter will actually be part of the ornament so I needed an inexpensive one since I'm makiing 10 of the ornaments.


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Surgery will be performed on children suffering from congenital heart disease in Mauritius in the near future.
The plan is as intended by the Trust Fund for Specialised Medical Care, announces its director, Vijaya Samputh. According to the latter, this project will only become reality in around six-months' time.
Congenital heart disease involves an inborn anomaly in the structure of the heart, affecting the function of the organ in pumping blood to the body. 106 children suffer from this condition in Mauritius and Rodrigues. Normally, they have to travel to other countries for surgery – a situation that comes with a number of constraints, explains Vijaya Samputh, both in terms of the costs, and limited family support as the children are usually away from most family members.
The Mauritian government will be requesting for foreign expertise to assist in the development of the project in the island. The required equipment will also have to be imported.


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State Of The Union Preview
January 24, 2012 by staff
State Of The Union Preview, President Obama tells the American people about a series of steps he's taken without the help of Congress to grow the economy and create jobs — including a new strategy aimed at boosting tourism introduced this week. In next week's State of the Union Address, the President will outline his blueprint for creating an economy built to last.
Hello, everybody. On Thursday, I went down to Florida to visit Disneyworld. To Sasha and Malia's great disappointment, I was not there to hang out with Mickey or ride Space Mountain. Instead, I was there to talk about steps we're taking to boost tourism and create jobs.
Tourism is the number one service we export. Every year, tens of millions of tourists come from all over the world to visit America. They stay in our hotels, eat at our restaurants, and see all the sights America has to offer.
That's good for local businesses. That's good for local economies. And the more folks who visit America, the more Americans we get back to work. It's that simple.
We can't wait to seize this opportunity. As I've said before, I will continue to work with Congress, states, and leaders in the private sector to find ways to move this country forward. But where they can't act or won't act, I will. Because we want the world to know that America is open for business. And that's why I announced steps we're taking to promote America and make it easier for tourists to come and visit.
Frequent travelers who pass an extensive background check will be able to scan their passports and fingerprints and skip long lines at immigration at more airports. We're going to expand the number of countries where visitors can get pre-cleared by Homeland Security so they don't need a tourist visa. And we're going to speed up visa processing for countries with growing middle classes that can afford to visit America – countries like China and Brazil.
We want more visitors coming here. We want them spending money here. It's good for our economy, and it will help provide the boost more businesses need to grow and hire. And we can't wait to make it happen.
Too often over the last few months, we've seen Congress drag its feet and refuse to take steps we know will help strengthen our economy. That's why this is the latest in a series of actions I've taken on my own to help our economy keep growing, creating jobs, and restoring security for middle-class families.
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Eating nuts can lower the risk of developing some tumors, according to a new study.
After analyzing data from 36 observational studies, which involved 30,708 patients, on the disease-preventive powers of nut consumption, researchers found that nut intake "was inversely associated with risk of colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, and pancreatic cancer, but not with other types of cancer or type 2 diabetes. Overall, nut intake was associated with a decreased risk of cancer," according to a statement.
"This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis study estimating the association between nut intake and risk of cancers. Our study suggests that nut consumption may be associated with reduced risk of cancers, which may have practical implication. Aligning with the known beneficial effect of nuts on heart diseases, our study may imply that individuals interested in making better food choices to reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease can consider consuming nuts, after considering the caloric and fat contents of different types of nuts," lead author Lang Wu of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and the University of Minnesota, said in a news release.
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If you're planning a holiday with little ones, you'll probably already know that children and long hot walks don't tend mix, which is why Villa Paleskastro is brilliant for younger families. The gorgeous sandy sweep of Kouremenos beach is just a toddler-friendly 150m from the front door, and if your little ones get fazed by the waves, you can always retreat to the pool in a matter of minutes. The villa's pool is a pretty and private oasis, surrounded by trees with wonderful mountain views beyond, and if you want to see the sea, the front patio is a perfect vantage point. You can park yourself here with a book and a drink while the children take a nap perhaps, and at the same time admire the beautifully maintained lawned gardens, which are shared with two other villas. Eating out is convenient and very local; easier still is your villa's own outdoor kitchen/barbecue terrace for the ultimate in relaxed family dining.
Of course, you don't have to bring the family to get the most out of Villa Palekastro: with the beach, tavernas and a windsurf school and bar all within easy strolling distance, this cosy house will appeal just as much to couples looking for a really relaxing seaside escape in an authentically Cretan area. Your holiday includes a hire car, and this is an ideal base from which to discover the wilder side of Crete, from authentic little towns like nearby Palekastro, to the sleepy villages and unspoilt eastern coastline, where the beaches remain crowd-free even in the height of summer.


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I was at a prayer meeting on tuesday. When a friend of mine was praying for me--she prayed that God would give me self-control. I thought that was kind of odd, but I have been thinking about it all week and, it makes a lot of sense. The more I think about it--the more I realize my poor financial handelings, bad eating habits, procrastination, gossip, impulsive & useless purchesses and lack of spiritual displine fall quite nicely into the catergory of lack of self-control.
Then, I just happened to fall onto a christian website that characterizes (wisdom as the opposite of folly) and identifies folly as lacking in self control. yup. thats me.


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she blows me kisses, strokes my head, stares at me, laughs, smiles etc. what should i do? just ignore her?
She said she's not sure if she likes me, and she has a boyfriend, but she still flirts with me?
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Lol i see questions like this all the time on here... have the sense to realize when a girl has a boyfriend or is married you should immediatly back away and ignore them, don't pay them any attention, these type of girls are ether cheaters or are just messing with you, since this girl is laughing at you it's clear she is just messiing with you... but don't encourage people like this... cheater or messing... don't be an enabler.00|00|0
so its not at all possible to like someone else other than her bf?
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no she laughs at the funny things i say.. she dont just laugh at me without me talking.
If she likes you or not you don't have a chance, and are you really going to wait and wait just hoping she would break up with her bf? that isn't really a nice thing to think about her and rather selfish, move on... find another girl who is actually single, you will be waiting there for a million years... lol, you probably don't know a lot about her ether so you can't assume she would break up with her boyfriend for you or that she is that kind of girl, but if she is well... she isn't the catch you think she is because she will only cheat on you as well, save yourseld the heart break and move on.
Yes. She has a boyfriend, as you said. Do you like cheaters, or would you like to be cheated on? If no, then try not to encourage that kind of behavior in others.11|00|0
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Fantuzzi's Pro Team
There are many things that support the magic of Fantuzzi, the love and friendship of people all around the world who welcome Fantuzzi as brother, friend, guide, inspiration...
in addition to all of you who read these words, there are those in the background who give their talents, energy, ideas, time and love to help maintain the travels and transformation that Fantuzzi brings wherever he goes:
Anna Trueman - Web Wonder Woman : Anna Trueman is our website's Creative Director, and owner of Lotus Live Design. Anna has been a pro in graphic design, web design, branding, advertising, SEO, and strategic marketing for over two decades. She holds a degree in design from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco and also has advanced education and work experience in transpersonal psychology and spiritual studies. As a veteran in business management and marketing, her company, Lotus Live Design & Social Media has a proven track record of growing businesses successfully online via web design, digital advertising, social media and a variety of other methods. Some of her design work is done live with clients and includes private coaching in business development and social media marketing, so each client gets the benefits that only large advertising and PR agencies can usually offer, but with a decidedly personal touch and far more cost effective pricing. It is Anna's greatest joy to help her clients succeed beyond their wildest dreams.
B. Sherman - Gorgeous Graphics : Bruce Sherman has been creating art his whole life, learning it as a second language from his mother, a painter and pottery instructor. Following in the footsteps of the Abstract Surrealists, especially Klee and Kandinski, he works to create abstract environments filled with conscious and subconscious symbolism. He has always been interested in creating super-realistic illusions of three-dimensional space. These can be seen in his early layered watercolors all the way to his latest series of "Infinity Light" art. Feeling his artwork is a type of "visual music," he sees his early work as "acoustic" while his "Infinity Lights" have an electric amplification, the mirrored reflections acting as a visual reverb. Bruce currently lives in Kealakekua Bay, Big Island, Hawaii http://bshermanstudios.com
Shimmering Wolf- Inspiring Images, CD Graphics. The cover art for Fantuzzi's beautiful heartsong CD Divine Inspiration is a divine illustation of Mr Wolf's (Kevin's) talent in action. The new 2013 CD Ease & Grace CD packaging will also be proudly sporting new examples of the work of Shimmering Wolf Studios. www.shimmeringwolfstudios.com
With the deepest love and respect, we keep Matt's profile here in memory of this magnificent human being whose untimely departure in 2012 shocked us all.
Matt Mueller - Promotional Professor : Matthew Mueller is the music business entrepreneurs' entrepreneur. With 20+ years of involvement in the arts, Matthew has experienced all aspects of the music/arts business. Specializing in small business set up, marketing, merchandising, tour support, retail and wholesale sales, bookings, promotions, recording, engineering, publishing, distribution, event coordination, management, and entertainment legalities, Matthew's credentials illustrate a long, rich history in arts, travel, and performance. Matthew's professional and performance skills are wide-ranging. Starting his first business at age 14, Matthew has achieved most of his lifetime goals, seeking now to share and inspire others in the success of realizing their own life's mission. Able to speak endlessly about all aspects of the music business, Matthew's ability to communicate the current condition of the music industry, and how it works in today's business climate, is one of simple osmosis.
Drew Foster - Business Development :
Elaine Knight - Personal Assistant and long-term angel :
Eric Werbalowsky - Executive Advisor : Eric Werbalowsky has been on-board since 1998, providing support as ground control for Major Tuz, beaming him in person, image and spirit around the globe. US-based foundation for tours, music and video productions, marketing, the previous Fantuzzi website and more.
Jeff Klein - Inspiration & Project Development :
Kahlil & Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi - Web and Media Magicians: Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi Educator / Cultural Arts / Producer, www.clenchedfistproductions.com, www.fistup.tv, www.hiplifemovie.com
Kat Dancer - In addition to road manager, videographer, coordinator, writer and juggler of many things with Fantuzzi ...Kat Dancer flows through the dance of life in yoga, Thai Massage, and intuitive movement. She practices and teaches Yoga sessions, and gives "Effortless Energy" Thai Massage Workshops and treatments around the globe, often combining her energies with Fantuzzi's in magical heart-opening workshops.For more about Kat : www.kat-dancer.com
To send Kat an email, just click on her photo.
If you have talents, skills, time, energy, love that you would like to donate to the team supporting Fantuzzi, please let us know here.
The work of keeping this music going, recording new albums, creating sharing experiences around the world, is not without financial commitment. If you can make a donation, we'll send you SO MUCH LOVE!


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COSTA MESA, Calif. — The President of the leading taxi industry trade group started off with a clear and obvious message on Sept. 24, but one that still needs repeating to counter media misinformation:
"Transportation networking companies (TNCs) are taxis, not technology," said Michael Fogarty, President of the Taxicab Limousine & Paratransit Association. That fact rebuts the pro-TNC slogan, often repeated in media outlets, that TNCs are technology companies.
Fogarty was the keynote speaker at the annual Greater California Livery Association Expo in Costa Mesa, Calif. While Fogarty heads the leading taxicab trade group, he also works as the President of Tristar Worldwide in Boston, a global chauffeured service ranked No. 2 on the 2015 LCT 50 Largest Fleets List with 517 vehicles worldwide. His dual taxi and limo industry roles have provided a unique opportunity for the two industries to communicate and cooperate like never before on the issue of regulatory fairness with TNCs.
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"Uber does everything a normal taxi would do," Fogarty said. "Customers do not see Uber as a booking service. They believe they are being transported by Uber."
Fogarty outlined the numerous public safety threats posed by Uber and TNCs, especially the 33 alleged sexual assaults against Uber drivers during the last six months. Any other business would have suffered far more serious consequences by now, he said. TNCs do not perform adequate criminal background checks, nor provide enough commercial-level insurance to protect passengers in accidents. He shared a troubling quote from Sally Kay, Uber's head of U.S. State Affairs:
"'If we have to comply with a fingerprint mandate, it typically adds many weeks to getting a driver on the road and making money.'"
The TNCs mostly operate outside of the regulatory framework with impunity, such as failing to pay all taxes and fees, resorting to surge pricing, creating traffic congestion, and failing to provide accessible transport to underserved communities, he added.
Fogarty underscored that while the taxi industry favors the technology of apps, TNCs must be treated as for-hire vehicle businesses subject to equal requirements for background checks, fees, inspections and vehicle insurance.
Toward that end, the TLPA has stepped up its advocacy efforts with the recent hiring of a second lobbyist in Washington, D.C., coordinated efforts with the National Limousine Association, and promoted strong public relations campaign. Another key initiative is to work with the International Road Transport Union, a European trade group that has created a Global Taxi Network (GTN) program to ensure that taxi- and for-hire related apps in Europe and Australia use only licensed for-hire vehicles. The TLPA plans to certify apps through the GTN program.
"We want to make sure this becomes a good housekeeping stamp of approval for apps that only use licensed companies," Fogarty said.
On the public relations front, Fogarty cited a TLPA study showing a dramatic shift in the tone of Uber-related media coverage from 2012 to 2015 that points to more neutral reporting. As of December 2012, 53% of Uber-related media coverage was positive, with 47% neutral. By June of this year, 81% was neutral, 14% was negative, and 5% was positive.
"The public safety and consumer protection messages are resonating," said Fogarty, citing coordinated public relations efforts with the NLA. The TLPA also focuses on positive stories about licensed drivers while highlighting the poor judgment and missteps of TNCs.
Fogarty urged limousine and taxi operators alike to adapt to new technologies and improve customer service. "If we do the same things, we won't succeed. We need to embrace technology, we need to understand what customers are looking for and what's driving customer behavior, and we need to make it easier to do business with ourselves. We can't be defensive, or perceived as just wanting to protect our turf and unwilling to change."
He suggested operators adopt best practices, educating themselves through LCT-NLA Show East, GCLA events and TLPA-hosted conferences and meetings. "We should share best practices in educational sessions and take these lessons back. We should change our operations and capture an expanded share of a growing market. Let's go out and take our fair share. We deserve it."
LCT related article: TLPA President Outlines Media, P.R. Campaign
Livery cabs, limos, Uber, and Lyft combat a Taxi and Limousine Commission accessibility mandate.
The FMCSA issued the rule in 2015 that requires interstate trucks and buses convert by Dec. 18 of this year.
After three years of delays, operators will need to comply with new safety rules by Jan. 1, 2018.
More people realize using TNC apps supports companies that mislead and mistreat its workers.
About half of the 17 companies on the list insist they are operating legally, one operator says.
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Are you a Tesla fan? You can now charge up your phone in the same way you charge up your car with this 3D printed design.
Martin Hansen from Northern Germany, is a 3D printing novice and Tesla driver who has designed a 3D printed mini Tesla Supercharger which works for your smartphone.
If you're not familiar with Tesla, you should be. In 2015, it was the world's best-selling electric car and the company have spent a lot of time and energy making their Model S extremely easy and quick to charge. There are currently 604 Supercharger stations with 3,542 Superchargers in the US.
Hansen's said: "I spent almost all of my free time researching Tesla Motors and the Model S. This is the future. Visiting the supercharger station again, the idea came into my mind: the supercharger network is the key to success for Tesla – so every Tesla owner would love to have an own supercharger at home."
But the question is, does Hansen's design charge a smartphone any quicker than a standard charger on the market already?
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Hansen set to work on his 3D printed design creating six printable components which require very little assembly once printed. The device can be used with any smartphone cable and the finished product looks just like a the original inspiration.
All of the components for this design were 3D printed using ABS and a Zortrax M200 3D printer apart from the white case as Hansen decided to use a supplier to print it using SLS technology. But, this case can also be printed yourself too.
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2017 (345) E.L.T. 118 (Tri. - All.) - Levy of tax - use of natural gas or gas for heating, in manufacture of the soap, is use of power for manufacturing - suppression of facts - extended period of limitation - Held that: - the ld. Commissioner have misconceived and misdirected himself by concluding that the use of gas for heating of soap chemicals by the appellant's industry, amounts to use of power. In view of the clarification given by CBEC in their Circulars dated 22/3/68 and 25/3/68, we find .....
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and allow the appeals. - APPEAL Nos. E/347-350/2007-EX[DB] - FINAL ORDER NO-70786-70789/2016 - Dated:- 23-8-2016 - Mr. Anil Choudhary, Member (Judicial)And Mr. Anil G. Shakkarwar, Member (Technical) Shri B.L. Narasimhan, Advocate & Shri Atul Gupta, Advocate for Appellants Shri Rajeev Ranjan, Joint Commissioner (AR), for Respondent Per: Mr. Anil Choudhary These appeals arise from Order-in-Original No. 33/Commr./MP/2006 dated 15.11.2006 passed by the Commissioner of Central Excise, Kanpur. 2. .....
the extended period of limitation as it appeared to revenue that the use of natural gas or gas for heating, in manufacture of the soap, is use of power for manufacturing and accordingly, the appellant is liable to pay Excise Duty on the soap manufactured by them. 3. The appellant appeared and contested the SCN along with other grounds and stated that it has been clarified by the CBEC vide Circular F.No. B2/9/68-CX dated 25/3/68, clarifying, the use of gas for heating cannot be treated as use of .....
ued instructions- that the use of gas for welding steel, furniture parts will not be considered as use of power, is hereby confirmed . It appears that insofar as electric welding is concerned, the State Government Authorities are responsible for the Administration of the factories, has treated as use of power in the process of manufacture. The Circular further refers to a reference made from Asst. Collector of Central Excise, Rampur who had enquired, whether - using Gas for welding Steel furnitu .....
/- along with equal amount of penalty under Section 11 AC read with Rule 25 of CCR. Further, confiscation of 111366 KG of Doctor Brand Laundry soap valued at ₹ 22,31,993/- seized on 24/01/2006, was also made with option to redeem on payment of redemption fine of ₹ 7 lakhs. Further, penalty of ₹ 1.00 lakh was imposed under Rule 25 (b) (c) and (d) of CER, 2001-2002. Further, penalty of ₹ 5 Lakhs was imposed on the Managing Director, Shri Mahendra Kumar Jain, penalty of S .....
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AUSTRALIA: The ICTech Roadshow has announced that Matt Vance of Technication, a local agent for SynAudCon's A/V training programme, will be presenting two free seminars at ICTech 2016. In addition József Szvetnyik, broadcasting live from Lightware HQ in Hungary, will be hosting a two hour course.
Soft Codecs will be the first of Mr Vance's seminars, covering microphone choice, placement and loudspeaker selection, as well as DSP requirements and scaling issues. The second seminar will feature an Introduction to Electroacoustics that will discuss the main principles behind the operation of all sound systems, including microphones, room acoustics and the psychology of human hearing.
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looking for love tonight: a comedy show in the back room.
Well here we are. Another Wednesday night. Alone again. We are trying to step things up this summer. It has to happen eventually right? Trying to meet the right guy has turned out to be our worst nightmare. We are crush council. Two single girls in LA. Looking for love.
Tonight we head to a meet up group we found online. The first hour is a mixer and then a free comedy show in the back room. Which is funny as thats how i explain my love life.A comedy of errors.Trials of missed connections and fantasy boyfriends. The truth is, we are not cool. We are not fitting in. Why is this so hard? But its now or never. We are reaching for more than lip gloss. We are reaching for true love. But we'll start with a summer crush. Wish us luck.


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Car found believed connected to 1971 case of missing Vermillion girls
By Dirk Lammers
Authorities have found an old Studebaker believed to be related to the 1971 disappearance of two 17-year-old Vermillion girls, officials said Monday.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Union County Sheriff Dan Limoges said the car recovered from an embankment in Brule Creek is believed to be related to the disappearance of Cheryl Miller and Pamella Jackson. Jackley said the vehicle will be processed for forensic evidence. He said he could not comment on whether any remains were found inside the car.
The girls were last seen on May 29, 1971, driving a beige 1960 Studebaker Lark on their way to a party.
A fisherman who remembered the 42-year-old case called authorities after noticing one of the car's wheels sticking out of the creek.
High spring water levels followed by a drought this summer helped reveal the old car, and authorities recovered a Studebaker hubcap and a license plate matching the car once owned by Miller's grandfather, Jackley said.
"The excavation is ongoing," Jackley said Monday evening. "We're taking every precaution that we can to preserve the evidence so we can glean whatever forensics can tell us."
Dexter Brock, Jackson's brother-in-law, said the news came to family members Monday morning just two days after they buried Pamella Jackson's father, 102-year-old Oscar Jackson.
Relatives were just getting ready leave the Brocks' house in Sioux Falls to head home when the phone rang.
"They called us this morning and said they found the car, and that's about all we know," he said Monday afternoon.
A man already serving a prison sentence on unrelated charges was indicted for murder in the deaths of Miller and Jackson in 2007, but the charges were dropped after prosecutors found out that a supposed confession given to a fellow inmate was faked.
The disappearance of the Vermillion High School juniors was one of the initial investigations of South Dakota's cold case unit, which was formed in June 2004 to focus on unsolved suspicious deaths and disappearances because there's no time limit on filing criminal charges in homicide cases.
A September 2004 search of a Union County farm turned up bones, clothing, a purse, photographs, newspaper articles and other items, but not the car. Authorities have not ever said if the bones belonged to the girls — or if they were even human remains.
In a warrant authorizing the search, authorities said that David Lykken, who lived at the farm in 1971, might have been involved in the disappearance of Miller and Jackson as well as three other unnamed people. Lykken, 59, is prison serving an unrelated 227-year sentence for rape and kidnapping.
In July 2007, a Union County grand jury indicted Lykken on two counts of premeditated murder, two counts of felony murder and two counts of murder in the disappearance of Miller and Jackson. He was arrested at the prison and scheduled for a March 2008 trial, but state prosecutors dropped all six murder charges after discovering a prison snitch made up a supposed admission.
Aloysius Black Crow pleaded guilty in March 2008 to two counts of perjury for lying to a Union County grand jury and at a court hearing.
He had conspired with another inmate to tape a fake confession implicating Lykken.


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New Delhi, Aug. 8: US retail giant Wal-Mart, which signed up for a cash-and-carry joint venture with Bharti earlier this week, is keeping its options open on its mode of entering the Indian retail market when it is finally thrown open to global players.
Wal-Marts entry into the $350-billion Indian retail market will depend on the way the government opens up the sector, said Raj Jain, country president of Wal-Mart India.
If the government permits 100 per cent FDI in just the food and beverages sector, Wal-Mart might decide to enter India on its own.
However, if the government decides to open up the retailing sector through the joint venture route, Bharti could be its preferred partner. There is no specific binding clause in the pact Wal-Mart has signed up with India's telecom giant Bharti, Jain said.
Jain said Bharti, which was planning to establish its own wholly owned front-end retail operation, could use the Wal-Mart brandname but may have to design its own logo.
Wal-Mart plans to turn India into a major supply base for its global operations, exporting goods worth billions of dollars out of the country to its retail stores all over the world against exports of $600 million a year at present, Jain added.
The Wal-Mart country head also indicated that the wholesale venture in India would also cater to retail chains that rival Bhartis as well as hotels, restaurants and caterers.
The Left parties have till now successfully stonewalled moves to open up the lucrative retail market and even demanded a regulator for the few Indian large-format retail chains in business, citing fears that these could sound the death-knell for millions of small grocer shops.
However, there are moves within the Congress-led ruling alliance to prise open the retail window by allowing limited foreign investment in some areas.
Jain said Wal-Mart would be inviting local suppliers as well as its global partners to help it build processing and manufacturing bases in India. These back-end supply bases will be used to supply Bharti's retail chain, other Indian retail chains that may team up with Wal-Mart and Wal-Mart stores abroad.
Wal-Mart, which in the late 1980s and early 1990s came out with the slogan Buy American, sourced goods worth $12 billion from China in 2002 alone. It has suppliers spread all over the globe today ranging from Latin American countries to China, India and Taiwan in Asia.
Wal-Mart would, however, invest heavily in building a cold storage chain along with partners. The Indian government allows up to 100 per cent foreign investment in food processing and cold chains.
We will set up our first wholesale store in North India ... we are concentrating on the North, partly because our partner, Bharti, is big in this region and partly because the farm sector in the North is strong, Jain said.
The Wal-Mart executive said the wholesale venture was already in talks with rival retail chains who did not wish to enter into the back-end of the business or would like to create alternate supply arrangements.


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The riding stretches from Highway 401 in the south to Steeles Avenue West
in the north between the Humber River in the west and Keele Street, Grandravine
Drive, Black Creek, Sheppard Avenue West and Jane Street in the east.
Manufacturing is the main industry sector and the riding contains a large
number of light furniture and cabinet-making companies. Renters outnumber
homeowners, and the riding includes bungalows and two-storey dwellings beside
high-rises, many of them public housing. Average family income is $45,924,
the lowest in the province, and unemployment is 8.8 per cent. More than
15 per cent have less than Grade 9 education, the second highest in the
In 2004, the northeastern boundary has moved west to Keele Street
and a portion of York Centre south of Grandravine Drive has been
added. The riding was originally established in 1867, abolished
in 1903 and re-established in 1914. The 1996 redistribution kept
78 per cent of the riding and added part of York Centre.
Population: 110,384
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In 2000, Liberal Judy Sgro defeated the Alliance's Munish Chandra to win.
She had won a November 1999 by election. The riding has been Liberal since
Sergio Marchi won the riding for the Liberals in 1984, 1988, 1993
and 1997. He was appointed by Jean Chrétien as Minister of Citizenship and
Immigration and Minister of Environment. He resigned in August 1999
and was named Ambassador to the World Trade Organization. Jim Fleming,
a former Minister of State for Multiculturalism, was MP from 1972-1984.
The riding voted Conservative from 1940 to 1962. Liberal Red Kelly
won in 1962 and 1963. Liberal Robert Winters won a single term in
1965, but didn't run again after he lost the Liberal leadership.
Phil Givens won in 1968.
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birth Date: December 16, 1944
Age: 59
Birthplace: Moncton, N.B.
Career Background: Was a former customer services representative for a bank and a community worker in North York's Amesbury neighbourhood. She served as Metro councillor; was instrumental in establishing the "John School" and "Streetlight" first-offenders programs that provide support and understanding to those involved in street prostitution. She sat on the city's Executive and Budget committees and was chair of the Mayor's Task Force on Drugs, as well as the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee. As a Metropolitan Toronto Council and Regional Councillor in 1994, she was a member of the Metro Budget Committee and the Standing Committee on Planning and Transportation. She also served as the Mayor's designate and as vice-chair of the Toronto Police Services Board. Involved in many community affairs, she was president of the Cancer Society and member of the board of governors for Villa Colombo, a home for seniors.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Sam
Children: three - Cathy, Deanna and Sam Jr.
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthplace: Trinidad & Tobago
University Degree:
Education: Studied at the University of the West
Indies; holds a doctorate from the Ontario Institute for Studies
in Education at the University of Toronto.
Profession: A nutritionist and activist in the
labour movement.
Career Background: Worked for the World Health
Organization. She was elected chief steward and president of the
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3907 and vice-president/acting
president of the OISE/UT Graduate Students' Association. She is
currently a member of the United Steel Workers of America Local
1998, representing staff at the University of Toronto, and serves
as an instructor, activist and steward in the faculty of medicine.
She is also a member of the board of directors of Sherbourne Health
Centre. In the community, she serves as a lector, Eucharistic minister
and member of several ad hoc committees at Our Lady Of Lourdes
Party: Green Party of Canada
University Degree: Yes
Education: A graduate of Ryerson University.
Career Background: Currently works as a controller for a large contracting firm just north
of the riding.
Party: Christian Heritage Party
Birth Date: 1957
Birthplace: Waterloo, Ont.
University Degree: Yes
Education: Holds a doctor of practical theology
from the Master's Graduate School of Divinity; a master of ministry
from the Master's Graduate School of Divinity (with a focus in pastoral
service), a bachelor of theology from Emmanuel Bible College, a
BA from St. Francis Xavier University, a diploma in appliance servicing
and refrigeration from Conestoga College, and is a certified pastoral
counsellor with the government of Canada and the Evangelical Order
of Pastoral Counsellors of America.
Career Background: He is a general overseer for Free Spirit Ministries International, has been a senior minister with the Toronto Christian International Fellowship (TCIF) since 1990, an ordained minister with the Canadian Fellowship of Churches and Ministers (CFCM) and is self-employed with four businesses.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Betty Ann
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Through months of work, meetings and uncertainty in 2003, architect Grant Creager of North Platte kept his eyes on the prize.
The buiding was demolished to build the existing high school, but before it was torn down, Creager led the effort to preserve part of it for later reuse. He volunteered hundreds of hours to the project.
Creager, then 37, is the owner of CG Architects in North Platte. He came up with a plan to save the stones from building's four-story central tower in hopes it might be made into a 40-foot-tall monument, incorporating the original terra cotta pieces of the building.
He shopped the job out to contractors and evaluated bids, attended countless planning and fund-raising meetings.
It's was worth it, Creager said at the time, because he made good friends and upheld his commitment to save what he considered one of North Platte's most beautiful buildings.
His effort came after longtime North Platte residents worked for more than two years to find a use for the old Gothic-Revival-style building.
Ultimately, they ran out of time to satisfy the North Platte Public Schools board they would be able to keep and maintain the building without using taxpayer money.
The board agreed to demolish the building on May 1, 2003 and the decision stood, despite two court appeals.
School board member Molly O'Holleran and North Platte residents Cal Robinson and Eric Seacrest stepped up to help. Through the Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation, they managed to privately raise in about two weeks $70,000 to pay Simon Contractors of North Platte to remove and catalog the pieces of the building to be saved.
They met the school board's fund-raising deadline with about 15 minutes to spare.
But Simon's bid came in at $90,000 for the work, so Creager volunteered to catalog the pieces himself, knocking $20,000 off the bid price.
Creager got with retired architect Jack Gardner, who plied his trade in North Platte for nearly 30 years.
The two photographed the high school's central tower in detail and superimposed a grid over it. They marked each piece to be saved with a number-letter designation and made notes on how the pieces should be reassembled.
When the time came, Simon Contractors workers ground away the mortar from between individual blocks so they could be removed and stored.
The hope was to eventually reassemble the blocks into a tall, 12-feet-deep monument, for a cost of about $300,000. Creager hoped the monument would stand at or near Bauer Field at the high school.
The idea was to enrich the high school campus, to allow students to interact with a piece of history.
The terra cotta was carefully stored near the North Platte High bus barn, covered with tarps. Today
There the stones remain, waiting for funds and fresh energy.
Creager said there has been queries from civic groups in restoring some of the original stones somewhere, but no project has ever really taken hold. The tarps that covered the bricks are weathered away, but the bricks are largely undamaged.
Eric Seacrest of the Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation said there is about $500 in a designated account, which earns a little interest, but a fresh surge of energy is clearly needed.
Seacrest and Creager said hopefully someone or some organization might come forward to donate to the cause, or come up with a wonderful plan to use the terra cotta in another way.
Ideas, was well as funds, are welcome, they said.
"It was a grand building," Creager said. "It deserved the effort."
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Orem: "Wild finish gives Owlz win" was the headline. Sure enough, the Owlz gave up five in the bottom of the eighth to blow a 6-2 lead, then scored two in the top of the ninth to win it 8-7. Right fielder Ryan Jones hit his eighth home run, tied with Taylor Lindsey for the second-most on the team (behind C.J. Cron). Center fielder Chris Giovinazzo, a 39th-round pick this year, hit his first home run. And Daniel Vargas Vila, a 28th-round pick this year, struck out seven and walked nobody in five innings, allowing two runs on a home run. Kaleb Cowart was 0 for 4.
Cedar Rapids: Randal Grichuk went 1 for 3 with a double and a walk. Daniel Tillman struck out one in a scoreless inning for his 10th save. Tillman has a 2.13 ERA this year, but he's been wild lately and has a much different statistical profile than he had last year in Orem. Last year: Five Ks per walk, but almost no groundballs. This year: Two Ks per walk, but a nearly two-to-one ground out/fly out ratio. Both years: Good results.
Inland Empire: Kole Calhoun homered and doubled and he's at .314/.402/.537. John Hellweg started this game and pitched well, and now looks like he's putting something together as a starter. He went six innings — his longest start — and struck out eight while walking nobody. It used to be an incredible challenge — not really an overstatement — for Hellweg to pitch one inning without walking anybody, but over his last eight starts he has gone 39 innings and walked 15, while striking out 53. And getting almost four groundouts per flyout. Something's happening.
Salt Lake: Matt Palmer allowed 10 runs, and the Bees allowed 19. Jason Bulger, who you completely forgot about until just now, gave up three. (He's got a 4.18 ERA in triple A, by the way, with a good K rate, too many walks, and seven home runs allowed in 28 innings.) Alexi Amarista went 0 for 5. Jeremy Moore homered.


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Try kids-n-fun.com. I just googled "Dora with balloons coloring pages" and there is one with the two of them holding a lot of balloons. You can always use just a few. HTH
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I was looking through the gallery again (man, there are a lot of Dora cakes!) and found two cakes that had photos like I was thinking:
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I'm looking at the 2nd one MySugarWish posted ... I can definitely do that. My only obstacle would be re-doing one hand on each of them to make the hands closed. Hmm, seems simple enough but who knows.... as I said, my ability to draw is worse than my 2 year olds!
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