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Shield Wall was a popular rock band, which was left a bequest in Dunkelzahn's Will.
"To the band Shield Wall, I leave 10 million nuyen for the completion of their rock opera, 'The Mother of the Sea.'" The band suffered a detour when Jay Keith was in a car crash, but finished the rock opera in 2062, when it was one of the hits of the year. A poster on Shadowland named "Jackhammer" said that they were in some danger for finishing the work.
Known band members were:
- Sheena M (vocals & guitar/synthaxe)
- Jay Keith (drums & song writing)
- Doris (vocals, deceased 2055)
- Frumious (vocals, missing since 2051)
- Elle Jackson (keyboards)
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So it's finally here 2014, a brand new year, a fresh start and hopefully it is going to be a great one. However, let's take a moment to reflect on 2013.
For me 2013 was a big year. I started my placement which continues to go well although it was very daunting in the beginning. I also plucked up the courage to do something which I have wanted to do for a long time with a bit of a push from my boyfriend and that was to create a YouTube channel and start posting videos. It has been great fun although it has had its ups and downs such as the vlogmas fail which was out of my hands to some extent (See Video Below). I also started this blog which I have been enjoying and I hope to continue to write posts and watch it grow into something of which I can be proud.
I also spent some time preparing for 2014 as I want to make sure that it's a good one and it helps to have a plan. I am pretty bad to sticking to the plans that I make so I came up with some methods to keep myself in check. I have set myself several goals for 2014 or call the resolutions if you prefer. I would like to eat healthier and exercise more, make more videos and write more blogs, be more organised and finally just be happy. I've purposely tried to be vague and decided not to give myself a specific goal such as: 'upload 3 videos a week' as if I couldn't do that one week I would feel like such a failure. I talk about how I am going to make sure that I stick to my goals in one of my videos (see below).
I celebrated the New Year with a few close friends and their other halves at our local pub which was nice. Although I wasn't able to fully enjoy the evening as I was still unwell and exhausted, it was still good to spend time with people I don't see enough. Simon and I then returned home and I dug out some sparklers and we had fun with the camera and the shutter speed. On New Year's Day my family goes down to the river to watch and in some cases take part in the New Year's swim. It is usually really nice as it is done for charity and in memory of my granddad as he took part for over 20 years. Unfortunately, the weather was terrible so we went straight home after watching the swim and had a film day.
It is now a few days in to 2014 and I think I can say that although 2013 had its ups and downs, I have everything in place to make sure that 2014 is a fantastic year.
I hope that you all have a great year and feel free to let me know what plans you have for 2014.


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Constant of aberration, in astronomy, the maximum amount of the apparent yearly aberrational displacement of a star or other celestial body, resulting from Earth's orbital motion around the Sun. The value of the constant, 20.49551″ of arc, depends on the ratio of Earth's orbital velocity to the velocity of light. James Bradley, the British astronomer who in 1728 discovered the aberration of starlight, estimated the value of the constant at about 20″ and from this calculated the velocity of light at 295,000 km (183,300 miles) per second—within a few thousand kilometres per second of the presently accepted value of 299,792 km (186,282 miles) per second. The aberrational ellipse described by the image of a star in the course of a year has a major axis equal in angular distance to twice the constant of aberration.
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parallax: Solar parallax…is by means of the constant of aberration, which gives the ratio of the velocity of Earth in its orbit to the velocity of light. As aberration produces an annual term of amplitude 20.496″ in the positions of all stars, its amount has been determined in numerous ways. Observations made…
Astronomy, science that encompasses the study of all extraterrestrial objects and phenomena. Until the invention of the telescope and the discovery of the laws of motion and gravity in the 17th century, astronomy was primarily concerned with noting and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets, originally for…
Star, any massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation derived from its internal energy sources. Of the tens of billions of trillions of stars composing the observable universe, only a very small percentage are visible to the naked eye. Many stars occur in pairs, multiple systems, or…
Earth, third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest planet in the solar system in terms of size and mass. Its single most outstanding feature is that its near-surface environments are the only places in the universe known to harbour life. It is designated by the symbol ♁. Earth's…
Sun, star around which Earth and the other components of the solar system revolve. It is the dominant body of the system, constituting more than 99 percent of its entire mass. The Sun is the source of an enormous amount of energy, a portion of which provides Earth with the…
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The men's wear pop up is hitting four major cities.
The men's wear pop up is hitting four major cities.
Text: Dominique Norman
Louis Vuitton is kicking off the summer travel season with a series of pop ups in the top four tourist hubs in the country: New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and Hawaii. The traveling pop up is featuring exclusive access to the new collection as well, the Louis Vuitton Men's Spring/Summer 2018 Collection.
The collection features inspiration from travel and exotic islands and incorporates them into design details such as colorful prints and lightweight fabrics. The pop-ups will give LV and travel enthusiasts an opportunity to purchase exclusives from the Men's SS18 collection, including open sided bomber jackets, Hawaiian shirts, Monogram totes, and even a surfboard.
Louis Vuitton's unique approach to what he deemed "the art of travel" has been a part of the brand's ethos since its founding in 1854. Kim Jones, previous Men's Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton stated how he brought that ethos alive with this season's venture: "I thought of specific islands - New Zealand, Easter Island, and especially Hawaii - but I was also inspired by the idea of an island, and of travel. Of moving easily from place to place, and experiencing these different pockets of civilisation, these different identities simultaneously."
These traveling popups are also directly following the New York exhibition of Volez, Voguez, Voyagez, the curation of the Louis Vuitton travel experience. Just as the exhibit was perfect for anyone with a bit of luxury wanderlust, this travel pop up is just the fix you'll need for the summer season.
Miami kicked off the traveling pop up in January, and New York's Madison Avenue will close it out on March 15th.
Check out the photos below of some of the products that will be available exclusively at the pop-up locations.


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Every afternoon Cassidy gets his daily walk. Rikke my sweet 'reserve groom' walks him by hand simply to get him out walking after training. I want him to get out of his box minimum 3 times a day:
• field in the morning (7-10.30)
• grooming and riding (12.00-15.00)
• walking by hand (17-ish)
But I love to talk him myself when having a early day or weekend like today. It's really like meditation for me to have this quality time with Cassidy.


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Presented by Theatre Prometheus
In this dark comedy, two sisters hire a taxi to take them on an interstate journey to get an abortion. On the road, past and present collide as they consider the choices that led them to this long cab ride.
Logan Fringe Arts Space: Trinidad Theatre
1358 Florida Ave NE Washington, DC 20002
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Leola "Lola" Blanchard Cartwright
Ms. Leola "Lola" Blanchard Cartwright, 77, died Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Cartwright was born and raised in Roanoke Rapids and graduated from Tarboro High School. After high school, she married and moved to Tulsa, OK for a number of years, before returning to Raleigh, where she worked as a data processor for Gregory Poole Equipment Company. Mrs. Cartwright moved to Greenville in the late 1980's and worked for several years at Brody's and Profits Department Stores. She has lived at Red Oak Assisted Living and Ayden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Home for the past year and a half.
Mrs. Cartwright was preceded in death by her parents, James and Verdie Blanchard.
She is survived by her son, Edward Leland Wood, III, of Coats; daughter, Lori L. Wood, of Cary; grandson, Thomas Christian Hall, of Cary; sister, Ruby B. Outland, of Greenville; brothers, James Blanchard of Greenville, and Jerry Blanchard and wife, Beth, of Red Oak; and aunt, Mavis Wilson Stott and husband, Kenny, of Raleigh.
Arrangements by Wilkerson Funeral Home & Crematory.
Online condolences at www.wilkersonfuneralhome.com


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After finally escaping Honduras and enduring a 15 hour bus journey from La Ceiba in northern Honduras to Leon, Nicaragua, I was in serious need of some luxury. I found the Hotel Mariposa just outside the centre of Leon and got exactly what I had hoped for.
The hotel is owned by a French couple who only acquired the property in June of this year, the hotel consists of 4 beautiful lodges and 5 rooms in a separate building, I stayed in one of the beautifully decorated lodges which had 2 bedrooms, 3 beds and a stunning outdoor bathroom which is possibly the greatest place that I have ever taken a shower.
The hotel has a beautiful pool in between the lodges and the other building with plenty of outdoor seating areas including private areas outside the lodges. The hotel offers a restaurant cooking the best of locally sourced French cuisine, cooked by their two French chefs and they are in fact, the only French restaurant in the entire country, quite a feat. Even if you don't stay here it would be more than worth your while to visit it if French cuisine is your thing.
Veronique, one of the owners, was on hand all day for anything we needed and was more than happy to help at every juncture and she saved our day after a mistake with a volcano tour went wrong. After the mix up, Veronique called in a favour and had someone at the hotel within the hour to take us on the tour, excellent service.
Also on offer at the hotel are massages and pampering and a variety of tours from volcano sledding to rum tours. The setting for the hotel is quiet and the only slight drawback in my opinion would be that there really isn't anything nearby. The bus stop admittedly is right outside and for just 4 cordobas ($0.25) you can get to anywhere on the bus route. The centre of Leon is around a 35 minute walk away and there is a petrol station around 15 minutes walk away for any essentials you might need.
In my experience so far, I have realised that hotels ran by Europeans in Latin America are far more efficiently ran than those ran by Latinos, there is a far greater sense of purpose to things and I believe their standards to be much higher. This is the third time that I have stayed in a European owned hotel and based on my experiences I can't help but draw such a conclusion.
Leon is a bit of a party city and there are plenty of clubs and bars who really come alive on a nighttime, if that's your thing then you are close enough in this hotel to enjoy that and if it isn't then you are far enough away to avoid it. I challenge anyone to stay in this hotel and not leave feeling more relaxed and revitalised than when they went in.
Beautiful setting, extremely helpful owners and pure comfort, I can't wait to return.


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Matthew Rodriquez loves to dance and he's really good at it. The Huntington High School junior is so good that along with his dance group, he won an award at Premios Latinos Fama, the largest Latin talent awards event in New York.
Huntington junior Matthew Rodriquez performed at the Latin Grammy Awards.
Mr. Rodriquez and his group performed for the large crowd that turned out to recognize Latino individuals "who are doing incredible things within the United States," according to organizers.
The awards show was held in the shadow of the 1964-65 World's Fair ruins, including the New York State Pavilion and nearby twin observation towers.
"The Fama Awards make a great effort to organize and search for stories of musical, business and technological talent to give them the opportunity that our Latino community and national media can get to know them," according to the show's website.
Mr. Rodriquez's talent has gained the notice of professionals. "A choreographer asked me if I wanted to be in the group called Salvadoréno, so I was like 'sure' and tried out to see if I liked it and I did like it actually."
The teenager has many interests. He runs on the Blue Devil indoor and outdoor track teams. He hasn't decided on a career plan, but he is considering pursuing business studies.
"I like Huntington High School because it is very supportive and it's a great school," Mr. Rodriquez said.
The electrifying atmosphere at the Queens Theatre provided a memorable experience for Mr. Rodriquez, who has many admirers around Huntington High School.
"Matt is in my algebra trigonometry class and he's a hard worker," Huntington teacher Kathye Sambour said. "He is someone who possesses a great work ethic and great charisma. Matt received a Pride Award this year for his continued hard work and quest for excellence in math. He always comes to class with a can-do attitude. He is a student who has a great sense of humor, gets along well with everyone and is definitely a group leader."
Mr. Rodriquez and his fellow dance group members were presented with an award before the big crowd. The formal name of the award is a mouthful: Ritmo Sabor Salvadoréno Groupo Danza Del Año Premios Latinos Fama 2018 New York City.
The event was covered by Azteca TV, Univision, Televisa, Telemundo, NY1, NY Daily News, El Diario and various other media outlets.


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Concert: Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra (Doors: 6:00PM / Show: 7:00PM)
July 27, 2017$20
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18 people are attending Concert: Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra (Doors: 6:00PM / Show: 7:00PM)
Concert: Doors open 6:00 pm, show 7:00 pm
By stumbling through a strange place, by bumping up against and buoying each other, The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra has found home.
The acoustic ensemble has wandered from the underground of bohemian Victoria, in Canada's lush west coast, to a new, refined sound crafted by years of constant performing and touring together. Though drawing on flamenco flourishes learned in Spain, on African percussion, on bluegrass and other roots music from across the Americas, TMO has cycled through far-flung influences and youthful forays into sounds from all over, finding new vistas of creativity that bring them closer to their own beginnings, to the people and places that have shaped them. Friends and family, ancestors and wild characters are all honored on Follow My Lead, Lead Me to Follow, the band's third and most mature studio effort, with a sound that's distinct, earthy, and solid.


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On Saturday, February 10, 2018, Red's Table in Reston Virginia will host a beer dinner featuring local craft brewery, Old Bust Head Brewing Company, located in the rolling hills of Fauquier County, Virginia.
Guests will have the pleasure of enjoying a four-course dinner, prepared by Executive Chef Kevin Ettenson that will pair with Old Bust Head Brewing Company's finest craft brews.
Old Bust Head Brewing Company Dinner Menu ($85) Saturday, February 10, 2018.
Welcome Beer:
Table Talk Belgian Wit
Belgian Style Wit with Passion Fruit and Guava ABV 5.0%
First Course:
Vixen Irish Red Ale ABV 5.3% paired with Butternut Squash Soup with sage oil and bread tuile.
Second Course:
Extra Extra Ordinary NE Style Double IPA ABV 7.8% paired with Mince Meat Pie with shredded beef, currants and apples
Third Course:
Graffiti House West Coast Style IPA ABV 7.5% paired with Chicken Curry with coconut curry, jasmine rice and lavender
Dessert Pairing:
Gold Cup Russian Imperial Stout ABV 10% paired with Caramel Crème Pie with "Gold Cup" spent grain crust
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It's a woodland hunt for treasure! Let all the fairies a flutter to find the hidden treasure – it will keep them flitting from flower to flower all party long. The complete scavenger hunt package includes 8 cards – one side with a beautiful fairy and the other side with a list of items to find – gold coins, feathers, jeweled rings, beaded necklaces, jingle bells, sea shells, friendship bracelets and a fallen leaf. Your complete scavenger hunt will include 8 cards and 8 x 8 sets of treasure to be hidden.
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To carry on from where I left off last time: It got to about 16:00, and I still hadn't had a call back from Vicky at the temping agency. I was in Kingston by this point, so I called the office off my mobile. I finally got through to her, feeling pretty damn pissed off. The transformation from that until the end of this 3-minute phone call was something spectacular. By the end, I'm the one who ends up feeling bad. She's so apologetic about everything. And she assures me that to make up for this fiasco with the solicitors, I am now on the top of the pile for when new work comes in, it's just that nothing has come in for a while. "Today is Wednesday. We often get work in on Thursday or Friday to start next week, so hopefully I'll call you in a couple of days." She's really nice about everything, and by the end of the call, I feel bad. It probably helps that she's hot. And not only that, on the phone, she sounds hot. And it's impossible to be pissed off at hot girls when they pretend to feel bad and be sorry for something. That's just science. I even felt bad about my main reason for being in Kingston: To hand my CV in to another temping agency. That agency emailed me the next day and told me that they currently didn't have anything, but I somehow came out of that conversation feeling like I was the one who was in the wrong. This despite the fact she didn't call me back. She didn't reply to my email. She hadn't found me work. This is the danger of doing business with hot girls. You get all thrown off. They should only allow ugly girls in a working environment so you can keep your head straight. It's an obvious logical step.
That was Wednesday. Today is Saturday so I guess they didn't get any work come in on Thursday or Friday. I'm really not sure what to do about all of this now. I am busy every hour of the day as it is right now: Selling things on eBay and sorting my finances among other things. Is it going to be worth me sacrificing my time to look for another job, when this agency could end up sorting me with work. And I genuinely think I have just been unlucky. Maybe naively, but that is how I feel. They're not a Micky Mouse agency, because the person who recommended them to me used them to find his current job. I'll give it a while longer. I can keep myself busy making and saving money getting ready to travel, even if it is not preferrable to having an actual job. I do kind of feel that I'm in an employment rut though. Just like when you haven't got laid for ages, the longer you go without, the more and more you feel like it's never going to happen. Then when it does, it's over in about 30 seconds because your balls are so full. But you're back in the game and you can take it from there. I feel the same about working. I haven't worked since last Summer, and I feel like I'm in an employment rut. I just need a little work to get my confidence up, and the work will flood in. But everytime I think I'm about to have a days work, something happens and my employment balls get fuller and fuller, and the more it seems I'm never going to get any work.
The other thing I started in my last blog, was the demise of my beloved blender. That blender well over a year old, using it multiple times daily. And it had only cost me £10. To be fair, it was held together with a match-stick super-glued to it, but that's not the point. With a little light maintenance, it had lasted me a long time. Wednesday was the end of the road for my old buddy though. And I went into Tesco's on Wednesday night to find a replacement. Now unless I'm mistaken, a Tesco Value blender in Hull went as cheap as £3.50. That does sound very cheap, so maybe I'm getting mixed up with something else, but I have the figure £3.50 in my head. In Twickenham, the cheapest is £14.99. If I'm not mistaken, then I think that tells you something about the two different areas. If you live in Twickenham, I guess you're supposed to be extravagant enough to spend £14.99 on a Tesco Value blender. I'm not. So I didn't buy one in the hope that Argos could do me a better deal, but it tells you a lot. Or it tells you I got the pricings muddled up. But either way, it tells you something.
So the next day, I take a walk into Argos. They do a blender for £8.99. A massive £1 saving on the one I bought last year, and a £6 saving on the overpriced Tesco offering. So I get that. What was weird about this though, was the way that I bought it. Now I said in my last blog that I was thinking of playing a bit of poker; trying my luck with a small amount and seeing what I could turn up. Today was also my birthday. Like Christmas, I despise my birthday and have done for a long time, so to me it was just Thursday. But being my birthday, and being a day I was thinking of gambling for the first time in 6 months, I think god might be telling me to roll the dice, when my Argos order number is '888'. God "coincidentally" breaks my blender, then "coincidentally" makes all the ones in Tesco's expensive, before "coincidentally" making the ones in Argos much cheaper, then "coincidentally" making me customer number '888'. If that's not a sign I should be gambling, then I don't know what is. This didn't even click with me until I was laying in bed last night. I was there trying to get to sleep, and I suddenly realised: "36 hours ago, I was customer '888'." Now I definitely need to try my luck with the poker. I'm a sure thing to win!
I said earlier that eBay and bank accounts have been my fruit from the passed couple of days. I've got the ball significantly rolling in both parks, eBay to make me money, and banks to save that money. My PS2 was sold a few hours ago to someone in Hungary for £97 before postage. And I currently have another 5 listings, which include nearly my entire DVD collection with 78 DVDs currently listed. These 5 listings should be worth well over another £100 to me. Tomorrow, my beloved collection of NFL jerseys gets listed. I'm reluctant to sell them, but apart from my Hasselbeck, I won't be taking them travelling with me. And like everything else I have, if I'm not taking it travelling and it has financial value, then I'm selling it. I expect to be a different person once I return. I doubt I'll even want this stuff. So I may as well prolong my time of travelling, and clear everything I have so I can start a-fresh once I get back. Like my collection of hundreds of VHS videos that I threw away recently because their value was now virtually zero, I expect the same of DVDs by the time I return. Especially if I'm able to travel for up to 5 years. I may as well get some money for them whilst they still have value.
Apart from this website, one of the clear advantages to having learnt HTML, is that you can spice up your eBay ads without having to pay eBay for many of their features. For example, you can add links to other websites with little effort, saving you having to describe all of your products in great detail. The main one I've found though, is I can list as many pictures as I want within an advert, without having to pay eBay because I now know the HTML to include them. You do though need these pictures to be hosted somewhere online. So if you're looking through my photo gallery and you happen to see the picture a load of DVDs, or an NFL jersey, then you've probably stumbled across one of the pictures I'm hosting for my eBay adverts. I think I've edited the permissions so that only I can see them. But just in case, that's why. I still haven't figured out exactly how the random picture generator that is currently there actually works. So that might decide to pick out random eBay items to show people, so if something comes up, then that's why.
In terms of banking: If you read what I wrote a few blogs ago, it was about how Which? magazine was blatantly just copying my website to come up with their articles. You know what, I think they're copying my whole life. I signed up for a new ISA 3 or 4 days ago. Then what happens? The new copy of Which? comes through the letterbox this morning, and they rate that ISA as the best one. Coincidence? It's a little convenient. Seriously though, this copy of Which? did open my eyes to the fucked up nature of the UK banking system. First off it made me realise that I actually need 8 bank accounts as opposed to 7. Why? Because it showed me exactly how much better the smaller banks current accounts are to the big 4 UK banks (HSBC, Lloyds, Natwest and Barclays). To quote the magazine: "Cahoot pays more interest on its current account than Natwest does on its savings account." It later goes on to say that the big 4 banks now hold a 63% share of the GB market, compared to 57% 2 years ago. Put in more basic terms, not only are the big 4 shit, but more and more people are joining them. Now if anyone is thinking, why do I now need 8 bank accounts rather than 7, it's because I have a £1,500 interest free graduate overdraft with HSBC. I deliberately stay just above this £1,500 and put this interest free overdraft into savings so it's earning me money at the expense of HSBC, so I can't do away with my HSBC account.
If you read a few blogs ago, I was asking, what is the best marketing ploy in today's world? What is today's air bubble? I think we might be onto a winner in bank accounts. The big 4 are increasing their market share, yet absolutely raping people. Cahoot offers 3.65% interest rate on it's current account. The big 4 all offer 0.1%. HSBC also recently emailed me to tell me that to withdraw my money abroad, was soon going to be costing me even more. Which is exactly why I opened a Nationwide account a couple of days ago so I can withdraw money for free. They are absolutely raping people, yet their market share is increasing. That is good marketing.
As I was writing, I just heard some shouting from out on the street. A very cockney accent shouting "This is what you done. This is what you done when you accused me of rape. When you told people that I drugged you and raped you." This was being shouted into the car of this delinquent family that live across the street from me. A daughter, who can only be about 20, her baby, and her mother all live across the road. This guy is now asking what it is he did wrong after shouting at her for a while. And I think I might even be able to hear crying from the car. Hard to tell. It's too dark. Maybe that was this poor babies father. This is one weird damn household though. Their curtains can't have been opened in 5 years now. Makes good entertainment when this kind of thing happens. Which is with alarming frequency.
Now ever since my site first appeared on Google, they have been telling me that I should submit a sitemap so that they can read my site more easily and more of the pages would be listed. I've never made a sitemap, so to learn how to manually write one, and then to do it, took me nearly 3 hours. I wanted to write it manually, so like nearly everything else on this site, I created it, so I understand it, and I can easily edit it if necessary once I'm travelling. But it took a while. And not including all of the pages within the forum and photo gallery, this website currently has 56 pages. I had to write a sitemap detailing each of these pages individually. It took bloody ages. And it took 2 days for Google to have read the sitemap once it had downloaded it. Before I submitted the sitemap to Google, 16 of the 56 pages were listed. Now, after nearly 3 hours of learning to create, and then writing a sitemap, how many pages are now listed on Google? That's right, 16. What a waste of time that was. It has no errors on the map. For whatever reason though, Google just doesn't feel the need to list 40 of the pages on this site. So that was a fun waste of time. At least it has now been done though I guess.
Today has been a big, big sports day. Team GB has won 9 Olympic medals including 4 golds. Usain Bolt strolled to Olympic gold and a new world record in the 100m. More importantly though, it was the kick-off of the Premier League season. I said in my last blog this had been a depressing Summer to be an Evertonian. And that was proved today. We could only field 10 first-team players we were so short on numbers, so not only did we have a 17-year old playing in midfield, but we also had 6 defenders on the pitch. And apart from the goalkeeper, all 6 of our other substitutes were also in their teens, brought up from the youth team to fill the spots. This could be a very long season. No surprise really that we lost at home to Blackburn. 6 defenders was never really going to work. This, though, is what being an Everton fan is all about.
Obviously key this week, has been the war in Georgia. The following are quotes from George Bush in a speech he made yesterday:
"Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected... Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st century."
Now I don't want to put a downer on a speech where George only fucked up a couple of times, because that really is an achievement for a retard, but for the man who invaded Afghanistan and Iraq to talk about respecting sovereignty and territorial intergrity is a bit rich, even for Bush. "Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy." That is a bold statement from any American, where bullying and intimidation are the foundation of their foreign policy. I have to once again ask, how the hell does this idiot run the world. Maybe... just maybe if you try really, really hard, you can somehow come to forgive America for electing Bush once. But to have him for 4 years, and then vote him back in... I'd love to hear them talk their way out of getting the award for the dumbest peoples on the planet for that one! To quote the front page of the Daily Mirror from November 4th 2004 that I used in my June 05 blog entry, "How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?" The Bush speech can be found here for anyone who's interested.
This is the world we live in though. It's great isn't it? I like to write these blog entries, because I'd love to know, once I get back from travelling, if I'll still feel the same as this. As I've been writing, I've constantly had some of my American friends signing in to MSN. I'm not an anti-American person. I have a lot of American friends, I'm just anti-dumb. And there are a lot... a LOT, of mind-numbingly stupid people in America. It's not that I mean to have a go at all of American when I talk disparaginly like that. Among the retards there are a lot of intelligent people. A lot of people who dedicate themselves to exposing the flaws in the US system. But the stupid decisions and comments made by Americans, it just overwhelms those with any intelligence. This YouTube video makes my point pretty well. It's easy just to blame the dumb South as well. This one in New York City about 9/11 takes that away though. I do like to keep these blogs though, so I will know once I get back from travelling, what I thought, and what I was like before I left to travel. I might not make it back if I go into the wrong parts of the US now. Shit happens though. Luckily very few people actually read these blogs so far. Especially this far down a page. There is little though, that you can guarantee about travelling. One thing is, that it will change you. These blogs are what will let me know the person who I was, before I started travelling. They are my portal back to my pre-travelling self. Because I often think back to the person I was at different stages of my life. And I remember the things that I was doing, but I really wish I could delve into my mind from back then, and find out why I did the things I did. Why did I smoke? Why did I spend 12 hours a day in front of my Sega Saturn? I couldn't comprehend doing either of those things today. When I get back from travelling, I might ask myself: "Why did I used to get to the gym 5 days a week? Why did I just get up some days and decide to run 10 miles? Why did I want to travel? Why didn't I start a career when I had the chance?" This blog is my portal back to my former self. Which is why it doesn't bother me that very few people read it. Once I start publicising this website once I start travelling, then I expect to get at least some traffic. But that won't be for another 10 ish weeks yet. Fuck that sounds soon. That could be another 30 blog entries before then though. I don't expect that anyone will ever read back through my pre-departure blogs. I don't think that anyone will ever read this sentence, yet I write it anyway. Why? Because this is my way be to find out about the pre-travelling Jro. This is my way back to me on the 16th August 2008. What was I thinking, what was I doing, and most importantly, why was I thinking and doing what I was? This wasn't why I started this website. But it is damn sure why I keep on doing it. This is me then, now.
Incidentally, if anyone did read that last sentence, if you could put a note into the forum it would be great. Just so I know if anyone actually has read this page.
I'm going to wrap things up now. I have little more to say. Hopefully next time I write, some kind of work will have shown up. I'm not holding my breath though. My problem is I am too honest, and it's not often that I can justify saying that. But I refuse to work for an employer without telling them that I'll be leaving in November. I don't want to have that kind of relationship with someone. And the fact that I am leaving is the big stumbling block preventing me from finding work. Everytime I say that to someone, they without exception tell me that in my situation, they would all lie to their employers. It's not often that I can say this, but I seem to have too much integrity. It's now that I regret going to Mexico. I loved Mexico. And I learnt so much about my tolerances for when I am travelling, confirming what I pretty much already knew: I travel alone. I don't want the company of another person. Say what you will about it, but I am just one of those people more comfortable in my own company. Most things I do, I do alone. And I do alone, without regret. It's not that I don't have friends: I have more than I want or need. I'm at the point of nearly having to delete some on Facebook because it has become so clogged. Nearly 600, all people I know, no one just added from the Internet. But I just prefer doing things alone. I'm a bit of a loner in that sense. But it's not that I don't like people, its just that I feel that other people hold me back. I have the confidence to do anything I want. I'm fearless, I'm brash and I do what I want. There aren't too many other people like that. And for that reason, I am much more comfortable on my own. Other people will hold me back. Whether it be having the balls to do some of the things I do, or having the fitness to keep up with me when I go up a mountain, I don't think there's an ideal travel buddy for me in the world. And it's 10 times easier to meet new people when you're by yourself. When I travel, I always go to bars by myself and meet the locals. You just can't do that very easily with other people. It's for that reason, I am like I am. It's not that I'm shy, it's not that I'm unlikable. Well it might be the second one. But it's just that there is no one out there like me. And on this once-in-a-lifetime trip, there is no way that I am carrying anyone through what I want to do. I want the freedom to do as I please, no restrictions. Anyway, I got distracted. Again. I don't regret Mexico. I loved it. But not finding work, this is down to Mexico. If I had come straight back from uni, it would be easy to get. And as I think I said in an earlier blog, I turned down a 6-week contract at AQA to go to Mexico. The trials of finding work over the passed 3 weeks, they would have been avoided. And my bank balance; that would be much prettier. But I still don't regret it. I learnt what I needed about myself to make sure this trip goes off without a hitch. I saw people from the other side of the planet that I am really close to. And if nothing else, now I have the time to prepare properly for this big trip. Though preparation may be no consolation for lack of money. Like I said in my last blog, if this job I was interviewed for in Canada pans out, then the trials of this Summer mean nothing. But that is a big if. There's a part of me that said after that interview, 'look for other work as a backup.' But then another part of me said that 'this was going to work. This is where I will end up.' It was this thought that won. Not becaue it was the sensible thing to do. Rather, doing nothing; doesn't take up as much time. I hope I made the right choice. 2 weeks from now and I will know. It can't come soon enough.


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Congratulations to our U18 State League team on winning the Grand Final! It was a hard fought win against a strong Nepean side, with the boys winning 4-3!
Unfortunately it wasn't to be for the U20's team, but we are extremely proud of all their achievements this year.


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|David Kaemmer - GPL programmer
by John O'Keefe
When and what caused you to first fall in Love with Racing?
It was probably a slot car set that my parents got me for Christmas in 1972. Oddly enough, the cars that came with it were 1967-like GP cars (pre-wing), and the track was supposed to be Monza (but only by virtue of having a crossover and one banked turn). My family lived in what was then Rhodesia, in southern Africa, which explains how a US citizen managed to get his hands on a Grand Prix-based slot car set. We then moved back to the US, specifically Indiana, which, for those of you fresh in from outer space, is the home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I still remember sitting in the car one beautiful, sunny Memorial Day weekend, while my parents and sisters enjoyed a picnic, so that I could follow the exploits of my hero, Tom Sneva (a.k.a. The Gas Man), on the radio.
When and what caused you to first become interested in the physics of a race car?
The physics started to interest me only when we (Papyrus) had decided to do Indianapolis 500 for EA. At the time I was actually more interested in doing a flight sim - I was very interested in real-time 3D graphics. But I knew right away that a Pole Position-like arcade game at Indy would not hold anyone's interest for long - most especially mine. So I decided to try to do "Flight Simulator on a race track". I started looking into the physics involved - doing a lot of reading - and pretty soon I was hooked.
Who is your favorite race car driver of all time and why?
Graham Hill, I would say. I read his autobiography, and apart from his being a tremendously talented driver, he seemed to be someone who knew how to enjoy life. He had a great attitude toward adversity; laugh at it, accept it, put your head down and move on.
What is your favorite race car and why?
The '67 Championship winning Brabham BT24. It was judged at the time to be underpowered old technology, but in fact it was a triumph of light, simple, practical design - the holy grail of engineering.
What made you decide to create your own computer racing simulation (Indy 500)?
We wanted to develop an original game - I most wanted to do a flight sim - and after talking with EA, I decided that doing a real-time 3D racing game would be just as interesting. Even better, EA was willing to pay us money to do it! Of course, it turned out that I was wrong; doing a real-time 3D racing game was much more interesting than a flight sim.
What challenges did you have to overcome to create Indy 500?
At the time, many people still had 4.77 MHz 8088 PC's, the 80286 based AT machines were fairly new, and the smoking hot top-end machines were 25 Mhz386's - with EGA graphics! Remember that flight simulators were considered good at the time if they got frame rates above 8-10 fps. I felt it was important to have the highest frame rate possible, and I was confident that we could get up to 15 fps sustained! I also wanted to have a full field of 33 cars (player plus 32 AI cars), since this was Indy. So everything was written in assembly language, for speed. Space was also at a premium, since we couldn't use more than about 570K of RAM. Writing the physics in assembler, using fixed-point math, was one large challenge. Another was creating a graphics database that looked like the speedway, but used no more than about 30 polygons per frame! (We use that many polys in a tire, today.) The other main challenge was getting the CPU to drive 32 AI cars without slowing to a crawl.
What is the most difficult part of getting a racing simulation to "feel" right?
It's all physics. The most difficult part is writing a multi-body physics simulation, followed closely by writing functions to calculate the forces from the tires, aero drag, etc. that feed into that simulation. Oh no, wait, the most difficult part is getting it all to run in real-time, with sufficient CPU cycles left over to put some kind of graphics on screen.
How have your own real life racing experiences helped you in the development of a racing simulation?
The single biggest thing that I learned from racing real cars is just how much steering is done with your feet. I actually started racing a few months before I was able to "drive" the GPL physics engine - although it was already well along in development. Having actually driven at speed helped me to understand what was going on when I first started to slide the GPL physics model. There were a lot of times that I thought to myself, "I've had that happen in the Barber cars," rather than, "I wonder if that's what it's like." The biggest help has been the other way around: driving GPL has helped me quite a bit in driving the real cars. I find that I have developed a lot of good car control habits, and I actually find myself thinking, "I've had that happen in GPL, so that's what it feels like!"
What courses in College best prepared you for creating a motorsports simulation?
There are no surprises here: Calculus, Physics (mechanics), Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis. I now wish I had gone to an engineering school, and studied Mechanical Engineering. Oh, a few Computer Science courses can't hurt - although you should start programming as soon as you can read - learn assembly language, too.
If someone was interested in learning how to create a racing simulation or wants to learn about racing physics what three books would you recommend?
"Race Car Vehicle Dynamics" by Bill & Doug Milliken, "Tune to Win" by Carroll Smith (read anything and everything by Carroll Smith) and The Classic Motorbooks catalog. The best book about race driving technique is "Going Faster" from The Skip Barber Racing School.
Do you have any other suggestions for those who may be interested in getting involved creating a racing simulation?
Get into therapy, now!
Could you give people insight into how complex the Grand Prix Legends simulation is? For example I heard somewhere that you model the airflow into or through the engine? What are some of the most complex aspects of GPL?
For the engines, I use a model for engine friction that I got from a couple of SAE papers - the friction is a function of inlet valve diameter, stroke length, etc. - and it seems to be pretty close (we have data for all these parameters for each of the cars). The most complex aspects of GPL ... how much time do you have? The multi-body simulation is very accurate. Each GPL car is made up of the chassis, the fuel mass (which changes), four wheels with independent hops and spins, an engine & flywheel rotor, clutch & transmission input shaft, transfer shaft, and output shaft. Each of these bodies maintains its own linear and angular momentum, basically. You can see some of this if you watch the car land on its top after flying through the air (and who hasn't seen this?) - just when the car lands, you'll see the wheels each continue to travel downwards until the springs stop them. If you jump the car in the air (the 'Ring - woohoo), you can see all the gyroscopic effects that occur when you turn the steering wheel in mid-flight, or stay on the throttle, or jump on the brakes (doh). Some might say this is overkill, but not those of us who know the kink before Schwedenkreuz. The tire model is also extremely complex and accurate. There has been a lot of excellent work recently by those who have PhDs in the physics of tire and rubber friction, and we have incorporated a lot of that into the current model. The differential deserves some mention; notice that with a near open diff (85/85, with 1 clutch), you have no trouble getting inside rear wheelspin. Or try starting with one wheel on the grass and one on the road. The constraints which apply within the drivetrain are non-trivial. The collision system is pretty complex - and that's an understatement. Outside of the physics, obviously the graphics system is pretty complex, the multiplayer system design, the AI - I can't do anything but scratch the surface here, but suffice it to say that the GPL model is several orders of magnitude more complex than anything we've done before.
What aspects of GPL would you like to improve on in the near future?
The graphics, sound, AI ... I'm happy with the physics model, for now. GPL is actually the first simulation that I'm really happy with, out of all the sims we've done. I'm still having a lot of fun with it, and I've been playing for years!
Being the leader in the motorsports simulation field and taking into consideration the rapid advancements in 3D cards and processors what do you visualize the typical racing simulation to be like 5 years from now?
I think without a doubt the graphics will be approaching photorealism - higher resolutions, more visual detail in the environments and cars, greatly enhanced lighting and shadows, variable weather effects.


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Chest Shaving
Thoughts On Shaving Chest Hair
When it comes to shaving chest hair, several questions immediately arise - like who, why, when and how? Since women rarely have chest hair this is predominately a male issue. The answers to the above questions are rather straightforward, or nearly so. There are no laws regarding shaving chest hair, at least not in our country. Some cultures expect the chest to be clean shaven, others place greater stock in the hairy-chested look, while most don't seem to care much one way or the other.
Times Change - In our culture it used to be that hair on the chest was a sign of masculinity, and if you didn't have a well formed rug between your shoulders you were made to feel somewhat inferior. Those of us with thin chest hair or hair that was so blond that it was nearly invisible were often tempted to look for hair growing tonics or at least considered using a dark dye.
Times have changed. A growth of hair peering out from the neck of a shirt still looks somewhat masculine, but if it is too long or thick it can be downright unattractive (attractiveness being a subjective term and a matter of taste). Male models, especially male swimsuit models or those wearing a shirt that is open in the front, rarely exhibit chest hair these days. They'll almost always have a nice tan, but seldom any chest hair.
You'll have to look long and hard to find a bodybuilder who has any chest hair at all. Chest hair detracts from muscle definition, something the body builder does not want to happen, so it's a matter of shave, oil, and then flex those muscles.
Perhaps the nail in the coffin as far as chest hair is concerned is the discovery that most women seem to prefer smooth-chested men. Men with only a small amount of chest hair can usually qualify, but those with thick coarse hair cannot. When shaving chest hair to obtain that smooth-chested feel that women seem to like, it needs to be remembered that in 3 or 4 days there's going to be stubble. Stubble on a man's chin is nowadays considered sexy, but stubble on the chest can be a turnoff.
Who - Getting back to who, when, why, and how. As far as who is concerned, a smooth chest is necessary or at least highly desirable if you're a male model or into body building. Swimmers like to shave off every bit of hair they can find. Otherwise, it's a matter of personal choice, unless you live in a country with hair police who may dictate whether you shave or not and where.
When And Why - As far as when is concerned, the answer to that is whenever, at least as far as the first time you do it is concerned. After that, it's every 3 or 4 days unless stubble is not going to cause a problem or you decide you want your hair back. Why do it? We've touched on that somewhat. "Why not?" might be a perfectly good answer. Another answer might be for reasons of hygiene, which has some merit. If you have lots of thick chest hair, wanting to cool down a bit also makes some sense.
How - Now we come to perhaps the most important question – how? You would shave your chest the same way you shave your face, with a safety razor or electric razor and shaving gel or foam. The one thing you don't want to do however is try using a straight razor on your chest. You may be used to manipulating a straight razor on your face, but the chest is a different matter, and you don't want to be slicing anything. Unless your chest-shaving activity turns out to be a one shot deal, investing in an electric razor makes the most sense, preferably the kind having blades behind a perforated foil. It probably goes without saying that if you choose to shave your chest while taking a shower or bath, use a cordless razor!
Preparation - Shaving chest hair will be much easier the first time if you clip the hair short with a scissors. Even if the hair on your chest is rather thin and sparse, things will go a lot faster if you're shaving away stubs of hair instead of long hairs. Rubbing the chest first with a warm to hot washcloth will help prepare you for the shave as well. Don't forget the foam or gel though or you have a good chance of getting razor burn, nicks, or cuts. When done, flex your muscles and (hopefully) notice the difference.


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Week 4 was a tough one for fantasy owners due to multiple injuries
around the league. The most significant was Dalvin Cook, who was
lost for the season. Also banged up are; Marcus Mariota, Derek
Carr, Jordan Matthews, Chris Carson possibly Ty Montgomery and
Davante Adams. Add the start of the bye week portion of the NFL
schedule and hopefully you are fully prepared for this moment.
Off this week are Washington, Denver, Atlanta and New Orleans.
Opponents have completed six touchdown
passes in six quarters with DT Fletcher Cox out of the lineup.
"If you want to see the truth, you must be brave enough
to look." Rune Lazulit
1) If Eagles DT Fletcher Cox can't
make it for Week 5 against Arizona, you may want to stack the
Cardinals passing game.
True. In the first two games this season the Eagles yielded just
three touchdown passes, but after Cox was sidelined by a calf
injury midway through game No.3, opponents have completed six
touchdown passes in six quarters. Arizona is second in passing
yards per game (292.3) despite yielding a league-high 17 sacks.
If Carson Palmer stays upright, he's likely to put up big
numbers against a weakened Eagles defensive front line and questionable
2) Tom Brady continues on an unbelievable
TD-to-INT pace.
It's not just the yards he produces, but Brady has thrown
10 touchdowns without any of those annoying minuses for interceptions.
Over his last 16 games (as we all know he missed the first four
games of last season), Brady has thrown 38 touchdowns against
just two picks. He's also thrown for 4,953 yards over that
span. His fantasy total of 407.8 fantasy points over the last
16 games (25.48 FPts/G) is second-best to Aaron Rodgers and Brady
is No. 1 through the first four games of 2017.
3) Top quarterback play isn't just for
cagey veterans.
Sure, Brady and Rodgers lead the way, but rookie Deshaun Watson
and second-year starters Dak Prescott and Carson Wentz are all
among the top-10 quarterbacks based on fantasy points per game.
Watson has averaged 32.9 points over his last two games and is
top among running quarterbacks with 148 yards and two scores.
He's for real. Prescott has actually increased his fantasy
production this season despite the team's mediocre 2-2 record,
up from 21.2 FPts/G last season to 23.5 this season. Meanwhile,
Wentz is throwing a little bit less (on pace for 588 passing attempts),
but producing 4.2 additional points per game from 17.5 to 21.7
FPts/G. Shows what he can do with receivers who actually catch
the ball and the threat of a running game.
4) Running the football is a young man's
True. Through four games, eight of the top-10 fantasy running
backs are 25-years-old or less and six of the top-10 are 23-years-old
or younger. Last season, just three of the top-10 were over 25-years-old.
Current top fantasy backs; Chris Thompson (26), Carlos Hyde (27),
C.J. Anderson (26) and Lamar Miller (26) along with yearly elite
backs LeSean McCoy (29) and DeMarco Murray (29) have the odds
stacked against them.
5) Jordy Nelson may be known as a speedy
wideout, but fantasy owners know he's the league's favorite wide
receiver target in the red zone.
True. Nelson caught 22-of-35 red zone targets for 11 touchdowns
in 2016 and has four scores in seven targets this season. By contrast,
Larry Fitzgerald scored on just 4-of-20 targets last season and
Demaryius Thomas 4-of-23. Although Fitzgerald leads the NFL in
red zone targets this season (10) he's again scoring on
just 20-percent of them. You want efficient receivers. Think Stefon Diggs (3-of-5) and Chris Hogan (3-of-9). Or Will Fuller who went
2-for-2 in his first game this season.
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to
his own facts." - Daniel Patrick Moynihanill
1) The Eagles, third in the league
in rushing yards with 572 yards through four games, have become
a "run-first team."
Doug Pederson is from the Andy Reid coaching tree, so this will
never be true. While the team has improved its running total in
each game this season, they still run the ball just 43.8 percent
of their plays and the numbers are further skewed by 20 rushes
from quarterback Carson Wentz (97 yards). You may like LeGarrette Blount (42-249-1), Wendell Smallwood (29-113-1) and Corey Clement
(16-52-1), but it's not likely that any of the three can
ever be an RB1 back under Pederson.
2) And speaking of Coach Reid, his Kansas
City Chiefs surprising lead the league in rushing (654 yards).
No, they are not a run-first team either. Reid's Chiefs
have run 42.6-percent of the time this season which is the second-lowest
percentage in his four-and-a-half seasons in Kansas City. Reid's
new-found running game (read Kareem Hunt) will be tested over
the next four games playing Houston (ranked third in FPts/G to
RBs), Pittsburgh (19th), Oakland (15th) and No. 1 Denver.
3) Hunt (25.5 FPts/G) and Todd Gurley (25.4)
can keep this scoring pace up all season.
Unlikely. Since 2001, only three running backs have posted 23
FPts/G and the list reads like a Hall-of-Fame ballot. LaDainian Tomlinson (2006), Priest Holmes twice (2003, 2002) and Marshall Faulk (2001) are the only back who have done it over the past
16 seasons.
4) Keenan Allen is still not to be trusted
coming off his torn ACL of 2016.
False. He appears completely over the knee injury. In fact, Allen
is No. 1 among receivers in YAC (yards-after-catch). That puts
him ahead of Antonio Brown and Julio Jones. Ignore the knee, the
freak kidney injury of 2015 and the plethora of receivers Philip Rivers could throw to (Tyrell Williams, Travis Benjamin, Mike Williams, Antonio Gates, and Hunter Henry). Allen is fourth among
all wideouts in targets this season (40), seventh in receptions
(24) and fourth in yards (334). He'll stay Rivers'
favorite weapon.
5) Michael Thomas (seventh wideout off
the board on Draft Day) continues to be a disappointment.
While Thomas started slowly, the numbers indicate he's
getting the hang of being the No. 1 target for Drew Brees and
defensive coordinators. His fantasy production has gone from an
ugly 4.5 points Opening Day to more than 14 points in each of
his last two games. Targets are consistent and he's scored
the past two weeks. So while he is ranked 13th in FPts/G, he's
climbing the charts. Over the next four weeks he doesn't
face a top-10 opponent (based on WR fantasy points allowed) and
has two great matchups with Chicago (26th) and Tampa Bay (32nd).
Perhaps someone needs help with the Saints on bye and will offer
you Thomas for a reasonable price.
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CIF State Regional Finals!
March 16, 2009 by admin
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Due to the increasing number of people using Facebook, Messenger and Instagram on Windows, Facebook decided to rollout Windows 10 Apps for Facebook and Messenger on desktop and Instagram on mobile. These new apps will load quickly and easily within Windows and have the most up-to-date features.
Facebook for Windows 10 was built to make it easy and fast to access the favourite features of Facebook. The app was designed to be one click away from the Start menu, and the app starts and loads your News Feed much faster than previous Facebook desktop applications.
The Windows app makes you stay up-to-date with Facebook through desktop notifications, and you can pin a new Facebook Live Tile which shows you the latest updates from your friends, family and Pages you follow. It's also easy to share photos to Facebook straight from your favorite apps or File Explorer on Windows.
I think is a welcome development for Windows users who have to constantly go to their web browsers to experience Facebook. Feel free to share your views on this in the comments below.


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(Posting this here because Facebook is just unreliable for anything worthwhile.)
Some of this applies to all the paneldue models.
The D300VS+ comes with a PanelDue in a separate box. Within that box you might find a 10 pin ribbon cable and a 4 pin cable. For most installations of the D300VS+, the 10 pin cable can be ignored. (It's used if you want to mount the PanelDue close to the Duet board, and want to use the SDCard slot on the paneldue.) In addition, outside of the paneldue box, there's a little hardware bag containing, as well as various screws, etc, a much longer 4 pin cable. The bag is labeled to indicate the PanelDue.
The longer 4 pin cable (from the hardware bag outside the paneldue box) is what you'll want to use if you're going to mount your paneldue at the top of the printer frame. You can run this cable up any of the tower extrusions in the big center channel. The longer cable doesn't use the keyed connectors (as the shorter paneldue cable does), so you'll have to pay attention to ensure the red wire on the cable is plugged into VCC (or 5VDC) on both ends.
The printer kit comes with a pre-printed case for the paneldue LCD. It's functional, but if you happened to order the "7i upgrade" option, there is a nicer case that you can print that's thinner, looks better (in my opinion), and can be adjusted for angle. It requires printing a few different parts from thingiverse, however:
Everything starts with this: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2799628. You'll want to get Mount_Arm and Mount_Display from there.
Then, someone did a remix to make the case thinner here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2896405. This has the case front/back itself. Be sure to print this on a well calibrated machine, as the holes must line up with the holes on the paneldue 7i circuit board.
Finally, I had to merge together two brackets from the first thing to get a bracket 20mm wide and has holes compatible with M5 T-Nuts here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3116784
You'll end up with something like the images shown (The second image shows where I routed the 4 pin cable):
PanelDue 7i information
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Thanks for sharing... that mount looks great!
Brad - UltiBots LLC
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The same mount works well on the bottom as well. Would be slightly better with a shorter arm though
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Rise in sales and profits help Central England Co-op continue to make a difference in the community
Central England Co-operative has announced its year end results, to 27 January 2018, revealing an encouraging financial performance.
Gross sales and operating profit were up compared to the previous year despite the Society operating in a challenging and highly competitive trading environment.
Growth at the member-owned co-operative business has been driven by continued strong sales across its convenience store estate and long-term investment in expanding the food and funeral arms of Society.
Central England Co-operative was also rewarded for its work based around community, environment, marketplace and workplace by earning a five star rating in the Business in the Community CR Index.
Highlights include:
- Sales of £848.3m were up on last year, with operating profit rising by £5.3m to £16.6m
- Seven new food stores and nine new funeral homes were opened, coupled with large scale refurbishment programme across 30 stores and 18 homes
- Work as a responsible business resulted with the installation of 300 defibrillators at food stores and funeral homes across the entire trading estate, over 60,000 items being donated following a Christmas Foodbank Appeal and over £1.5 million raised for charity partners Newlife and Dementia UK
Chief Executive Martyn Cheatle said: "We achieved a very encouraging and robust performance in 2017 from both a financial and non-financial perspective, underlining our strength as a modern, progressive, co-operative business.
"Trading conditions remained very challenging and highly competitive throughout the year in all markets in which the Society operates.
"Our encouraging trading performance in 2017 demonstrated our resilience as a strong and successful independent co-operative business to compete in an intensely competitive environment.
"We remain confident in our strategy and our co-operative point of difference to deliver sustainable business growth and provide a relevant and attractive proposition for our members, customers and local communities."
Central England Co-operative enjoyed another positive performance from its retail food business, with continued increasing sales in convenience stores and strong sales during Christmas, Easter, Valentine's Day and Mother's Day being among the highlights.
Seven new food stores were opened on the back of a long-term investment plan, alongside work to refurbish 30 other stores including three in Wooldale, West Yorkshire, after Wooldale Co-operative became part of the Society.
Central England Co-op's Funeral business delivered a solid performance with sales above the previous year despite increased competition in both pre-need and at-need.
The Society is committed to continuing to provide the highest standards of care and service to families at their time of need through funeral homes, florists, masonry and supported by the Society's coffin manufacturing business and Bretby crematorium.
This pledge was underpinned by the opening of nine new funeral homes, including three booking offices, the refurbishment of 18 other locations and the launch of a market leading unattended funeral service.
Elsewhere, the Society's Travel stores performed well during the year, with increased sales reflecting growth in the niche holiday market.
The Society's commitment to Corporate Responsibility resulted in a long list of successes including the appointment of 50 mental health champions, 300 lifesaving defibrillators being installed funded by the 5p carrier bag levy, 200 food stores now having foodbank collection points, and handing out over £212,000 to 120 good causes via the Community Dividend Fund.
As a community retailer, Central England Co-operative reached its £1.5 million fund-raising target and colleagues chose Dementia UK as their new corporate charity partner.
As in previous years, stakeholder groups of members, colleagues and communities benefited from the success of the Society's performance by sharing in a £3.7m payout.
Notes to editors
About Central England Co-operative
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK.
It is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing over 8,000 staff, with the Society's principal areas of activity being food, funeral services, and property investment.
Central England Co-operative has over 400 trading outlets across 16 counties including; West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. The Society has an ambitious food store development programme for 2018.
Central England Co-operative is proud of its reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility. It is a member of Business in the Community, the membership organisation that stands for responsible business, and has also won many business awards for excellence. The Society supports a number of charities including Dementia UK and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.
Becoming a member of Central England Co-operative offers a whole host of benefits ranging from collecting points every time you spend in store to earn a share of the profits, access to members activities and community initiatives including the Community Dividend Fund, which hands out grants of up to £5,000 to charities and good causes across the Society's trading estate.
Find out how to become a Central England Co-operative member by calling 0800 0501 601, emailing email@example.com or visiting https://www.members.coop
For more information visit www.centralengland.coop, follow Central England Co-operative on Twitter: @mycoopfood, and on Facebook: facebook.com/centralenglandcooperative
Rob Smyth / Heather Clapton at Central England Co-operative on 01543 414140
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Students are offered part-time employment and given the freedom to choose their working hours. Any change in your schedule or an exam session has an impact on your availability and we understand this well, because 100% of our team are university graduates. Internships are paid and the tasks performed by trainees are ambitious and demanding. Not to worry, each student has a guardian who introduces him/her to the secrets of the project and supervises the code fragments created by the young apprentice.
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- Hi and a warm welcome to my blog. My little place in the cyber crafting world. I'm Elaine and I'm 42 years old and married to the most amazing man I could wish for. My passion is all forms of crafting and I'm extremely lucky to be on the design teams for Leonie Pujol and Toni of Darroch at stamps by me limited . I also do a bit of demo work for stix2 anything and I love it. I've recently retrained after being made redundant to become a Teaching Assistant which is a very rewarding job. Well I hope you like what you see on my blog. I'm always grateful for people taking a peek and leaving messages x
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replace the previous Data Protection Act and considerably tightens up the rules on privacy and consent.
In the first of a series of articles on GDPR, Martyn Jansen, Contracts and Legal Compliance Manager for Eduserv, explains why compliance with GDPR – although not fully required until 2018 – should be very much on the CIOs agenda now.
Currently, when you speak to CIOs you will find that compliance with GDPR is low down on their priority list. Instead, they are focused on transforming operations and also securing systems to help support new digital ways of working.
In some ways this is understandable. It's also a mistake, and it's because the industry as a whole has been guilty of talking about GDPR only in a negative way. GDPR is being seen as a burden that has to be dealt with under sufferance, and only because you might get a larger fine if you don't comply. This is the wrong way to look at things. GDPR needs to be far higher on leadership agendas simply because it is the right and proper thing to do – and could even make organisations more competitive.
Let me explain. At its heart, GDPR is designed to considerably increase individuals' rights on personal data, particularly with regard to:
The Information Commissioner's Office – which provides excellent advice on what you need to do to prepare for GDPR – puts it perfectly on its own blog, saying:
"The digital economy is primarily built upon the collection and exchange of data, including large amounts of personal data – much of it sensitive. Growth in the digital economy requires public confidence in the protection of this information. Citizens want the benefits of these digital services but they want privacy rights and strong protections too. Having sound, well-formulated and properly enforced data protection safeguards help mitigate risks and inspire public trust and confidence in how their information is handled by business, third sector organisations, the state and public service."
In line with this thinking, organisations need to see GDPR as an opportunity and grasp it as such. GDPR will make organisations much more efficient in the way they manage, process and protect personal data. It could also help them use data more profitably for their own ends. Indeed, if organisations say they are intent on 'transforming' for a digital data-driven age, GDPR can be a cornerstone of that effort.
There is no doubt that organisations should be getting on with assessing their GDPR readiness now. Take the issue of consent. The current consensus is that in-house IT departments are facing a huge task auditing legacy data to find out where it all is, identify where consent was granted correctly, and delete records where it wasn't or where new consent can't be obtained. In some cases, they will find that some of those records can't be deleted – for reasons of financial regulatory compliance, for example. In these cases, GDPR recommends that they will need to pseudonymise or anonymise that data to be compliant. These are time consuming processes, and the time to start is now.
Although GDPR is going to be good for business in the long run, there's no getting way from the fact that it has a cost, which is another of the major reasons why some organisations are reluctant to prioritise GDPR right now. This is true especially of local authorities and charities where budgets are particularly tight. However, GDPR is still a cost that's going to have to be borne at some point and the smartest organisations are the ones that will be doing their risk assessments and their legacy data audits now. This will enable them to work out exactly what their exposure is, how they can make sure their spending is properly proportionate to the risk they face and as cost effective as possible. For example, if organisations find they need to invest in ways to pseudonymise or anonymise data, they will have time to work out how to do it for a cost that's manageable. The process of
However, GDPR is still a cost that's going to have to be borne at some point and the smartest organisations are the ones that will be doing their risk assessments and their legacy data audits now. This will enable them to work out exactly what their exposure is, how they can make sure their spending is properly proportionate to the risk they face and as cost effective as possible. For example, if organisations find they need to invest in ways to pseudonymise or anonymise data, they will have time to work out how to do it for a cost that's manageable. The process of pseudonymisation or anonymisation won't be cheap, but you're more likely to find a cost effective way of doing it if you're not doing it at the last minute in 2018.
Another good reason why GDPR should be a matter of some urgency, particularly for CIOs, is because it's also going affect your relationship with IT suppliers.
This is because by enhancing the rights of data subjects, GDPR not only increases the responsibilities for data 'controllers' (i.e. your organisation), but also for data processors (i.e. your IT service provider or public cloud provider).
Prior to GDPR, a service provider was required to process data only in accordance with the customer's requirements. That means your service provider didn't need to know about the characteristics of the data involved. Under GDPR, however, both controllers and processors are under a similar duty to ensure that the regulations are properly implemented.
In this new world, you will need to notify all IT suppliers that all consents have been obtained, even for legacy data. Suppliers, on the other hand, will need to tell you about the operational measures they implement to protect privacy, so you can indeed make sure consent is fully informed. In other words, you're going to need to create a new and workable consents process between you and your supplier, which is also likely to mean that contracts will need to be reviewed and changes will probably need to be made so that both parties comply with the regulations. If you haven't thought about doing this already, it may be worth bringing it forward before serious work is undertaken without either party knowing what their true responsibilities are.
So overall, while 2018 may seem a while off right now, it's actually a very short deadline that doesn't leave much time to address all the considerations you need to think about. Organisations need to think positively, and start planning for the change now.
Eduserv provides a comprehensive range of cloud, digital development, data and cyber security services for the public sector and charities across the UK. We have in-depth knowledge of the way organisations need to manage and protect personal data in all these contexts and are actively helping our customers to prepare for GDPR compliance. For more information get in touch with Martyn Jansen at email@example.com or 01225 474 336.


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Eve on Top
Eve on Top: Women's experience of success in the public sector is a textbook by David Baker and Bernadette Casey, with a foreword by Harriet Harman. Both authors are highly qualified and extensively published.
The book is a qualitative study looking at the position of women in senior positions across public sector industries. The book essentially provides a case study of 16 women who were interviewed 'in detail about their background, upbringing, career progression, successes and failures, challenges and experiences'.
The women who took part are anonymous in order that they could be more open about their experiences.
The book takes an in-depth look at these women and what emerges is very interesting. There is some similarity of views but quite a few conflicting also. The 'glass ceiling', for example, is considered and the views were widespread. My interpretation of one participant's comments (Maggie) on this is that it is made up by women who 'want to have it all' and as a result do not put all their effort into the workplace. Most of the women felt that there is a glass ceiling though they had not experienced it themselves. They also provide anecdotal evidence of women they knew, particularly in male-dominated industries, who had been discriminated against. I was surprised at the vehemence with which some women spoke about this issue. Helen felt that that if such a thing exists, it is down to us to break through it and if we don't we have ourselves, only, to blame.
Confidence, in this book, too, comes back to haunt us. It is talked about as being the 'imposter phenomenon' which causes us to spend more time thinking about what we can't do or have not yet done, rather than focussing on what we can do and have achieved.
What motivated the women to be successful was covered in some detail and 'three key drivers' were identified: ambition, determination and self-motivation. The authors noted that they found the women to be 'highly energetic, with a significant capacity to work hard and independently, wanting to be the very best that they could possibly be'. They also noted that in speaking to the women, they are clearly very confident now, but it had not been an easy journey for all of them.
The authors do make some concluding observations: success for these women is not all about money and reaching the top. Even so they were glad to have achieved their 'relative' success while working at keeping some balance in their lives. Broadly speaking they agreed that there are obstacles to advancement for women, but these particular women had worked to overcome them. However they did add a health warning to this as there is copious research that demonstrates that gender discrimination does still happen in the workplace in numerous ways.
In reviewing this book, I found it quite difficult, to get a sense of coherence around each of the individuals. In a case study, you would normally be dealing with one individual and therefore be able to grasp quickly who they are and what their views are. The necessity of anonymity, the structure of the book and the fact that 16 individuals are involved made this complex.
The background of each woman is provided but their views in each chapter are given randomly, but only in the sense that they do not come in the same order each time. I found myself, in the first couple of chapters, referring back to their profiles to remind me of their background, but gave up after that. As a result it is difficult to piece together an overall picture of each woman and her views easily. By the end of the book, this was beginning to come together a bit better. I recognise that this is a textbook but I think that if it were more accessible, it might have a wider appeal.
Clearly, taking a qualitative approach is always going to be more difficult in terms of coming to conclusions, so for me in the end, this was no more than an interesting book. I think that it is useful in that it does document a lot of what we hear from each other about our respective workplaces.


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Ten Top Wedding Motifs
Themes are essentially considered in the planning stages of a wedding. These themes usually center on a certain color motif which acts as a hinge on which all of the details of the wedding depend upon.
With this in mind, choosing a color motif can be quite frustrating for a bride, especially if she is unable to fully visualize the wedding in a certain motif. Fortunately, each motif reflects a certain mood, a certain symbolism; the bride can start her planning with that thought.
The following color motifs are more popularly chosen for their own unique characteristics; this should help the bride in choosing which motif best suits her wedding theme.
Coral – this color often effuses a slightly indie vibration. It may also be made to suggest a Latino, East Indian, or a Caribbean ambiance, since it lends a subtle reference to sea foams and tides. This color may be paired with rust or teal, or for a more conventional feel, with chocolate brown, pink, or yellow.
Lavender – This motif suggests of a soft and ladylike quality, nostalgic in appeal and romantic in style. This color goes well with traditional themes, with conventionally tiered cakes and simple floral arrangements.
Pink – The lighter shades of this color motif suggests happiness, a youthful playfulness, and a sense of sweet and innocent fun. The hotter shades are more energized and vibrant; possible accents to this hue include black, brown and vibrant green.
Yellow – this color has an optimistic vibe in it, a cheerful and a tenacious regard with the bonds of friendship. This color is very pleasant, and it suggests a clean and grounded look; butter colored porcelain and ivory paper are great accents.
Royal Blue – this color is a combination of grandeur and masculine elegance; it is also traditional with a slightly nostalgic touch. Ideally combined with a paler shade of blue, yellow, or gold.
Red – passionately romantic and dramatic, this motif suggests deep lows, higher highs, and surmounted peaks. This is ideally combined with crisp whites and elegant black.
Black – suggests sophistication, mystery, assertiveness, and nostalgia. This motif shows the couple's strong inclination towards design.
Green – this color suggests a down to earth sensibility, and is often complemented by ingenuous, unconventional floral arrangements. Lime green may effectively be paired with vibrant pink; olive or vibrant green may be combined with black and white contrasts for a more contemporary and regal vibe.
Ivory – ivory is classic elegance. This color motif suggests an old world and soft spoken ambiance.
Diamond white – this color motif may symbolize anything from purity to chic modernity. The sheen of this color motif is popular because of Victorian influences. This motif goes well with minimalist bouquets of Calla blooms and simple but elegant patterns.
Remember, these motifs are mere basic guides for the bride in order to have some inkling as to how she should proceed with the theme of her wedding. These are time tested and solid colors which are safe and not too out of the box, so to speak. For better decision making, it is advisable that she employs the services of a wedding planner, in order to take the bulk of the burden off of her shoulders.


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Overview of MIL-STD-130 Marking Technologies & Methods
Today, there are many MIL-STD-130 marking technologies that suit the production of IUID labels for DoD compliance. In addition, there are several options to consider when determining the type and method of labeling – from nameplates and labels to direct part marking. A primary requirement of most IUID label applications is that all identification remains legible, durable, and easy to scan for the full lifetime of parts or products it will be used to identify. In many scenarios, it's helpful to begin making such decisions by examining the substrate part, itself, prior to making a final conclusion.
Direct part marking applications, for example, are those that accommodate a wide array of sizes and substrates with MIL-STD-130 marking technologies that include multiple lasers and chemical etching. Other popular marking technologies for direct part marking and even label production make use of dot peen indenting.
IUID labels are often manufactured from a variety of durable substrates including; anodized aluminum, TESA tape, etched polyester, metalized polyester, stainless steel and others. Each substrate and marking method provides its own set of pros and cons depending on the specific application needs and product specifications. Some examples include black-on-metallic background with CO2 laser engraving, photo sensitive aluminum, and more.
MIL-STD-130 identification is required to remain legible and durable throughout the entire life cycle of a product or part provided to the Department of Defense. This requires such IUID labels to be constructed of the most durable and rugged materials for maximum legibility and resistance no matter what harsh environmental conditions exist. Custom label and nameplate manufacturers often provide services for the development of custom labels on demand and make use of the wide range of MIL-STD-130 marking technologies that meet these rigorous UID guidelines for compliance.
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Family owned and operated, Werevr4x4 has always been enthusiastic about outdoor adventures and providing quality off-road camping products at affordable prices. At first glance, the name Werevr can seem a bit strange, but there is a story behind it.
Many years ago Paul's parents travelled across Australia in a school bus that had been refurbished and converted into a mobile home. The bus was called "WHEREVER", because wherever the bus was going to take them is where they were going to go. This zest for adventure is what makes Werevr4x4's camping and 4WD accessories perfect for all the outdoor enthusiasts out there.
Sadly, a couple of years prior to establishing Werevr, Paul's mum lost her battle with lung cancer. In her memory, Paul ordered a custom rego and licence plate for the family Landcruiser and, due to only being allowed 6 letters in a Victoria Rego, that new licence plate spelt "WEREVR".
Werevr4x4 is a business built on love for family and outdoor adventure, and Australian Events is glad to be showcasing them during Small Business Week 2018, as well as at our many events across Queensland.
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New Restaurants in Branson
Branson has welcomed a handful of regionally and nationally known names to its restaurant lineup in recent months.
Big Whiskey's American Bar & Grill, located at the Branson Landing, is a new restaurant to hit the scene in 2015. Enjoy a casual meal inside, watch the game, or relax on the patio while trying out signature dishes (like the award winning Bacon Chicken Ranch Alfredo and Whiskey River Burger or the Buffalo Chicken Dip) that keep customers coming back every day. You can even stop in at the bar after work or during happy hour to catch up with colleagues
Buffalo Wild Wings also is a new-to-Branson option for those who enjoy a cold beverage, hot wings and plenty of sports on TV. One of the biggest decisions you face at B-Dubs (as regulars call it) is the topping for your wings (by the way, if you've never been, rest assured you can choose between boneless and traditional wings). There are many options to consider, from the mild choices such as honey barbecue, to zesty flavors such as Caribbean jerk, and even call-the-fire-department blazin' wings.
Chick-fil-A also has made its way to Branson, offering its take on classic and fresh chicken dishes, sandwiches and wraps. The classic and spicy chicken sandwiches have long been staples of the Chick-fil-A menu, as have their full size chicken strips (they also have nuggets, in case the kids have trouble deciding). Grilled chicken wraps and a variety of salads offer great choices for those who enjoy lighter fare – and who want to save room for great desserts such as chocolate chip cookies and milkshakes.
CiCi's Pizza on W Highway 76 has the whole community talking. With their famous "endless buffet" and massive game room/arcade, the whole family is sure to have a great time on Highway 76. At CiCi's Pizza, it's all about fun and good times with the family.
Moe's Southwest Grill- Fans of the southwest-style grill flock to Moe's, located on the famous Highway 76 Strip in Branson. At Moe's you find Tex Mex options such as burritos, tacos and quesadillas custom made to your liking. Choose ingredients from steak to chicken (there's even organic tofu), then top your creation with everything from bacon, black beans and grilled peppers to jalapenos, pico de gallo and chipotle ranch sauce.
Pasghettis- Experience the feel of a downtown Chicago restaurant in the 1920's at Pasghetti's, the newest Italian addition to Hwy 76, open May 2015. Enjoy a taste of Little Italy while you dine on the street level, or venture up to the "rooftop" feel of the second floor, overlooking the city streets. The Pasghetti's experience is fun for the whole family, from the life-size spaghetti and meatball entrance to the indoor Ferris wheel and miniature arcade for the kids. Pasghetti's is located on Hwy 76 next to the Starlite Theatre.
Qdoba Mexican Grill is one of Branson newest restaurants to the Branson area. Located at the north end of the Branson Landing, Qdoba offers up a fresh variety of entrees, from burritos and tacos to quesadillas and nachos. Made fresh when you order it, Qdoba's food is made just how you like it, when you like it. Enjoy a nice view of Lake Taneycomo and Roark Creek from the back patio, and enjoy the taste of Branson's all-new Qdoba Mexican Grill!
Shindigs- Eat, sing, dance, and enjoy an evening at Shindigs, one of Branson's newest restaurants. Located between the Mickey Gilley Theatre and White Water on the Strip, Shindigs offers a fresh new taste to night life and dining in Branson. With St. Louis-style ribs, BBQ, burgers and live karaoke every Monday, Thursday, and Friday night at 8:00pm, you're sure to have a great time.
These new additions are just a sampling of all the restaurants and dining options available to you on your next Branson vacation. To see more great choices, visit ExploreBranson.com and start planning your getaway today – we'll reserve a table for you.
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