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M-Bone Of Cali Swag District Murdered
TMZ.com and various other sources are reporting that M-Bone from Hip Hop group, Cali Swag District died last night from gun shot wounds. Cali Swag District is a group from Inglewood California founded by former Death Row Records artist, Big Wy. They signed with Checkmate Entertainment/Capitol Records in 2010. They are best known for the hit, "Teach Me How To Dougie," which created a dance craze that everyone was doing. It was even shouted out bu Bruno Mars in his hit single, "The Lazy Song". "Teach Me How To Dougie" is the first single from the group's forthcoming debut album, The Kickback. After "Teach Me How To Dougie" was certified platinum, Capitol Records released their second single, "Where You Are", which sampled a young Michael Jackson.
Capitol on released the title track of the album to help the promotion of its release, that has yet to be determined. Due to M-Bone's passing, there is no telling if Capitol still plans to release the album. M-Bone died in Inglewood California, he was only 22 years old.
Cali Swag District
"Teach Me How To Dougie"
From The Kickback
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Cali Swag District Featuring Jermaine Dupri & B.O.B.& Bow Wow
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Posted by Frank Schulz | April 30, 2021 | Science highlights
Two new review articles have been published in the open-access journal Living Reviews in Solar Physics on April 26, 2020:
Aline A. Vidotto. The evolution of the solar wind. Living Rev Sol Phys 18, 3 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-021-00029-w
Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard. Solar structure and evolution. Living Rev Sol Phys 18, 2 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-020-00028-3
Congratulations also to our author & founding board member Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard on being elected to the US National Academy of Sciences!


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During the Indian Wars in the 1800s, Wyoming was a battleground as the Plains Indian tribes fought to preserve their lands and their way of life from ever increasing encroachment by white settlers. In response to repeated attacks on wagon trains, in 1867 the United States Army built Fort Fetterman eleven miles northeast of present-day Douglas. The fort was named in honor of Captain William J. Fetterman, who was killed along with 80 men in his command, in the Fetterman Massacre in December, 1866, near Fort Phil Kearney.
By the late 1870s, hostilities had pretty much ended and thousands of Texas longhorn cattle were driven north to new ranches on rich grazing lands that once were home to mighty herds of buffalo. Cattlemen and buyers stood to make fortunes if they could find a way to market their beef back east. And, of course, the key to their success was the railroads, which had been pushing further and further west.
In 1885, the United States Congress granted the Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad the right to cross the Fort Robinson Military Reservation in Nebraska, and on August 26, 1886, the railroad arrived in what is now Douglas, Wyoming. By then about 2,000 people had already settled near Fort Fetterman. The railroad secretly selected the Douglas town site in order to prevent settlement before the town was laid out, but it didn't take long before the population of the new town swelled.
Douglas soon became an important shipping point for cattle and agricultural products and the railroad depot, built in 1886, was in continuous use until it was closed in the 1950s by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, successor to the Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad.
Today the old depot, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is home to the Douglas Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center. Seven vintage railroad cars are on display in the outdoor museum and some are open for visitors to investigate further. It's a stop no railroad fan should miss.
The centerpiece of the collection is this massive 317-ton Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad steam locomotive. Built in 1940 in West Burlington, Iowa, the locomotive was designed for fast freight and heavy passenger service. It was used until 1956, when it was retired and stored in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Passengers on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway were comfortable in the collection's day coach. Built in 1884 by the St. Louis Car Company, the wooden coach saw service on the railway's Cowboy Line, which ran from Douglas to Lander, Wyoming. In 1915 it was rebuilt by the American Car and Foundry Company, at which time steel sheathing was installed over the original wood siding and electric lights replaced the coach's gas lighting. Back in service, the car operated on many famous passenger train assignments until 1931, including the Northwestern Ltd., the Corn King, Viking, and the Black Hills Express. From 1932 until it was retired in 1961, the car saw suburban service in the Chicago area, except for a period in 1948, when it was displayed at the Chicago Railroad Fair.
Nearby, a stainless steel 48 seat Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad dining car, built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1947, reflects the golden age of rail travel. Passengers dined in style from china plates on tables with linen tablecloths, their every need attended by porters eager to please. For most of its working life the dining car, which was named the Silver Salver, was used on the morning and afternoon Zephyr trains that ran between Chicago and Minneapolis. The dining car was retired in 1972.
Built by the Pullman Standard Company in Pullman, Illinois in 1950, the collection's Great Northern Railway sleeping car was part of an order for eight sleeping cars with sixteen duplex roomettes and four bedrooms. The car was primarily assigned to the railroad's Western Star train, which ran between Chicago and Seattle. Named the Augassiz Glacier, the car could carry 24 passengers and a porter. It was retired in 1972.
The Union Pacific baggage car was built by the Pullman Car Company at their Michigan City, Indiana plant in February, 1911. It was formatted as a working mail car and handled mail, passenger baggage, and fresh produce. During its 50 year career the car saw service system-wide before it was retired in 1961.
Another classic Union Pacific car is the double deck stock car, which was built by the Western American Car & Foundry Company in Seattle, in 1914. Originally configured as a box car and used on the railroad's Oregon Short Line subsidiary, in 1936 it was converted to a stock car. It hauled sheep and pigs system wide until it was retired in 1964.
The oldest piece in the collection is a wooden caboose built by the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in 1884 at a cost of $1,023. It was used as sleeping quarters for Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad train crews.
In addition to full size rail cars, there is also a diminutive Fairmont Model M-14 motor car that was used by the Union Pacific Railroad and later sold to the Colorado & Southern. The car was used for track inspections by the track foreman based in Casper, Wyoming.
Located at 121 Brownfield Road in Douglas (the corner of Brownfield Road and Center Street) the Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center is open from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. weekdays, and from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekends during the summer. Winter hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on weekends. For more information, call (307) 358-2950. Admission is free.
Thought For The Day – Growing up in the 60s was a lot more fun than being in my 60s.


text: Rock star BONO has dismissed reports he silenced an audience in Glasgow, Scotland, recently to demonstrate the plight of poverty in Africa by clapping his hands. The U2 singer was alleged to have told the crowd to be quiet, saying, "Every time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies." A member of the crowd is then said to have heckled, "Well, stop doing it then!" But a spokesperson for Bono insists the star is baffled by the claims, which have been circulating the Internet via email.The representative tells the New York Daily News, "He's never even done the clapping thing."


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When: Thursdays, Sept 30- Nov 18th 10:00am - noon
No Class Oct 21
Where: The Hampton Inn
Cost: $195.00 for 7 session(s)
Type: In Person
Instructor: Assistant Professor of Practice in the University of Arizona, School of Anthropology has directed research projects and training programs in the field for Indiana University, Northwest College
Perspectives from archaeology and paleoanthropology
The human story of is one of curiosity, innovation, exploration, and expansion. Adapting to different ecological zones and environmental regimes over millions of years produced the bewildering phenotypic and cultural variability observed in humans today. While variability among modern humans often divides us and highlights our differences, we still share common themes such as the search for food, need for companionship, the necessity to support the next generation of the human species, and ~99.5% of our DNA. Beginning with our earliest ancestors, we began accumulating complex cognitive, social, and behavioral traits as we spread across the face of the Earth. This course takes an explicitly thematic approach as we explore some of the major questions related to seven topics in the origins of humanity: evolution, bipedalism, encephalization, the development of tools and technologies, human expansion, art and cave paintings, and recent discoveries and developments.
1 – Evolutionary Processes and Human Evolution
- Part 1: From Darwin to Modern Evolutionary Biology-In the first hour we will cover the basics of Darwinian evolution and current research that help us understand how evolutionary forces mold species.
- Part 2: What is a species?- In the second hour, we will discuss explore the species concept and discuss how this is becoming increasingly difficult for paleoanthropologists.
2 – Early Hominids and the Origin of Bipedalism
- Part 1: Ardipithecus Group and the Origins of Bipedalism Early Hominids- In the first hour of this course, we will look at some of the earliest fossils in the hominin lineage, discuss significant changes in the skeletal anatomy, and discuss what this suggests us about the behavior of each species.
- Part 2: Linking Primates and Fossils-The second hour will focus on how we connect fossil evidence to hominin behaviors by using modern Primates analogies
3 – Cooking, Technology, and Encephalization
- Part 1: The Cooking Ape-Desmond Morris famously dubbed modern humans "the Naked Ape" and since then, others have employed similar labels. Here we will explore a theory that connects human digestive anatomy to cooking and to increases in cognitive ability.
- Part 2: The Archaeology of Food-In this second hour, we will examine how archaeologists and paleoanthropologists learn about past diets. We will discuss several methods employed in the exploration of past food systems, and look at some findings from this research.
4 – Studying Tools and Technology
- Part 1: The chronology and attributes of early lithic technologies-In the first hour, we will explore the development of stone tool technologies and cover the descriptive attributes of the early technologies and the associations between early hominins and lithic technologies.
- Part 2: Learning from artifacts, technology, and the importance of context-In the second hour, we will discuss some of the method and theory of how we link artifacts to past hominin behaviors and how we begin building an understanding of archaeological sites.
5 – Early travelers
- Part 1: The Travels of Homo erectus-In this session, we will look at the expansion of hominins from Africa into the rest of the world. We will discuss some of the theories and important sites associated with this first migration and expansion.
- Part 2: Expansion of Homo sapiens neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens sapiens-In the second session, we will look at the expansion of modern humans and Neanderthals in the upper Paleolithic. We will look at the timing and evidence of this migration.
6 – Development of Artwork and Cave Paintings
- Part 1: The Upper Paleolithic-In the Upper Paleolithic we see an explosion of new technologies as modern humans move into new ecosystems. We will look at some of these technological developments and discuss ideas about the interaction between hominin species, as modern humans move into inhabited landscapes.
- Part 2: Cave Paintings, Rock Art, and the Creative Human Mind-In the second session, we will look more closely at the expansion and development of art in the archaeological record. We will spend time with the famous cave sites, Lascaux and Chauvet Cave, and discuss the importance of the development of art.
7 – Recent Developments in Paleoanthropology
- Part 1: New Species -In this final section, we will discuss new findings that are dramatically changing the way we think about human evolution and explore the new species discovered over the past few years.
- Part 2: Stones, Bones, and Wrap Up- In the second part of this section, we will continue to talk about recent developments and talk about the implications for future research on the origins of modern humans.
Register for Tracking the Footprints of Humanity
Online registration has been closed for this class. Please call (520) 777-5817 for information.


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Stocks staged a massive reversal on Friday after President Donald Trump said conversations with China over trade will continue and his relationship with President Xi Jinping remains strong.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day 114.01 points higher at 25,942.37, roaring back from a 358-point loss earlier in the session that came in the wake of a tariff increase by the U.S. effective just after midnight. The snapped a four-day losing streak, eking out a 0.37% gain at 2,881.40. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day slightly higher at 7,916.94 after stocks rallied from their lows.
Stocks hit session highs after Trump's late Friday tweet and closed near those levels. The president also noted that the trade talks with China were "candid and constructive." Trump said the new tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods "may or may not be removed" in the future.
Major averages began paring some of their losses midday after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said China trade talks had ended for the day and were "constructive." Chinese Vice Premier Liu He also said the talks went "fairly well," according to reports.
Despite Trump's tweet that conversations with China would continue, Mnuchin later told CNBC no official talks are planned as of now.
"It's really likely that it gets resolved and if it does, you've got to believe we'd be back at highs very quickly," said Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at The Leuthold Group. "Because around it, there's a good story – a lot of green shoots, rates are staying low and better earnings."
While a Trump tweet pushed stocks higher into the close, it was an earlier tweet by the president that helped send the market to its low of the session. Trump said in an early morning tweet storm there's "absolutely no rush" on a trade agreement with China. The comments came after he slapped higher tariffs — from 10% to 25% — on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Apple, which has growing China revenue exposure for the iPhone, was still down 1.4% on Friday, bringing its losses for the week to nearly 7%.
The president added that tariffs will make the United States "much stronger," and "China shouldn't renegotiate deals with the U.S. at the last minute."
Trump's "bark is worse than his bite a lot of the times," said Arian Vojdani, investment strategist at MV Financial. "We might see him try to come down a little hard, but ultimately people really don't think we are going to see that drastic trade war play out ... The administration is very keen on markets and they don't want to see pain."
Companies that are hinging on a trade resolution remained under some pressure despite the day's reversal. Chipmakers took a big hit on fears of an escalated trade war as the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF posted its worst week of the year, down almost 6%.
Ride-hailing giant Uber began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Friday at $42 per share, after pricing at $45 per share. The stock finished the day nearly 8% lower.
Trump started this week's market turmoil with two tweets Sunday evening, threatening to hike tariffs on more Chinese exports as Beijing tried to renegotiate.
Despite Friday's gain, the S&P 500 still suffered its worst week of the year, losing nearly 2.2%.
Some on Wall Street believe investors should be ready for the trade battle to drag on for a long time.
"We continue to expect the two sides to reach a trade deal eventually, but this is unlikely to happen in the short term as the war is not painful enough for either side," Zhiwei Zhang, Deutsche Bank's chief Asia economist said in a note on Friday.
— CNBC's Eustance Huang and Kate Rooney contributed to this report.


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This is due to the reason that the production preparation costs are necessary both for 1 pc and for 100 pcs. In case of large batch orders, the production preparation cost is "spread" over a total batch of products.
The simplest example: when you go shopping, the time spent for the way there is the same – it doesn't matter whether you buy a loaf of bread or a large package of various delicacies.
We've already lived through all that. As a rule, a customer gets lost after receiving 5 pcs as in fact, these were 5 pcs the company needed.
In general, there are engineering designs, drawings, sketches, and we are responsible for the execution of a part in compliance with the agreed document. We do exactly the same the paper stipulates for. Our favourite request is the customer's inquiry "We want to try". After that we want to reply: "Would like to taste it or what do you mean?", "Would you like any drink for this?" or "What exactly do you want to try?".
It is not easier at all. The cost of engineering design development and a further manufacture of a single part is significantly higher than one of a whole assembly the customer needs because…Now we want YOU to think – why? The answer is simple: a single part manufacture will never be compared with a batch production in terms of costs.
On average, the time for the request processing is 2-3 days. There are some requests which we can process and reply within 2 hours while there are also cases when we need more than a month: in case of some complex technical specifications elaboration requiring a great involvement of the design and engineering departments, coordination of various issues, etc.
The shipping is performed by any vehicle companies of Chelyabinsk which are suitable and convenient to work with for a customer. The list of companies we cooperate with is provided (click here). Urgent delivery is also possible using our company's vehicles: GAZelle — 1.5 tons, MAZ — 6 tons.
Yes, we can develop an engineering design and manufacture the required products. However, it will be more expensive comparing with the original manufacturer's price as it is a one-of-a-kind item while your supplier apparently has a batch production of this product. We strongly and kindly recommend you to address your supplier first. Only in case your supplier "ceased to exist" and you understand that this is not "just a supply" we start to work on your request.
Of course, it is possible and moreover, even necessary! But we show our production assets only to those who places the order for 1 million rubles and more. We ask for your consideration on this issue: previously we showed our facility to every company, sometimes several times per day. Now it is difficult to say how many rival companies and those who just wasted our time visited our plant. We save not only your time but also ours.
Any conditions depending on the customer. Reliable and long-term partner relationships allow for the start of product manufacture immediately after the phone call while the settlement is conducted after shipping. As for the new contractors (it doesn't matter whether it is a customer or a supplier), we cooperate on equal terms – advance payment 50%.


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Architects: Studio Velocity
- Area: 145 m²
- Year: 2019
Manufacturers: Vectorworks, SEKINO Group
Text description provided by the architects. In Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, the office, salon and office staff are planning to place three houses on one site. Toyama is surrounded by a steep, folding screen-like mountainous area of 3000m class such as the Northern Alps and Tateyama Mountains on three sides, and the mountains carry clean snow-melt water nearby, and a large plain like a deep bay. Blessed with a beautiful and rich natural environment that spreads out, you can see the four seasons changing.
The Tateyama Mountain Range with Kurobe Dam creates a landscape that symbolizes Toyama. The area around the site has now been converted into a residential area, but it was once used as a paddy field, with remnants of waterways scattered throughout the town. On the west side of the site is a clean water channel, and on the south side is a rice field that draws water from that channel. On the opposite side (north side) of the whole road, there was a park with a tree, which was a playground for children. When building a building with three different uses on a site where each side of the east, west, north and south faces different environments, a "mountain" is created by embankment instead of a fence, and the site is divided into three by the "mountain", The mountain ridgeline is planned to have three different environments.
From the window facing the mountain, you can see the flowers and creatures that grow naturally from the surrounding environment. Each of the three buildings has one (salon), two (house), and three (office) volumes. The six building volumes are built at three different ground levels: GL ± 0.GL + 1000.GL + 2000. The living and office rooms used by the office staff, the workspace and the salon where the unspecified majority are gathered are built on the same level, enabling horizontal movement without level differences along the mountain contour line. The "mountain" not only softly divides one site into three sections, but also functions as an observatory overlooking the Tateyama mountain range, as well as creating a local landscape. The reason why the plane of the building is slightly curved is that the arrangement with the mountain does not look artificial.
The east side of Toyama Prefecture is a 3,000-meter-high mountain range called the Tateyama Mountain Range, and you can see the mountains from all over the town. The Tateyama Mountain Range can be seen from the east side of the premises from the road in front of the premises. The height of the "mountain" was set at 5m so that when climbing the continuous mountain slope from the front road level and reaching the summit, you could see the Tateyama mountain range over the roof of the adjacent warehouse. I talked to my mom who came to the park on the north side. All the elementary school students in Toyama Prefecture seem to go to Tateyama Federation by excursion in their sixth grade.`` When I was a child, I thought the Tateyama Mountain Range was a natural scenery, but when I recently took a child and climbed the Tateyama Mountain Range again to see the view from the top and overlooked the magnificence, it was still an important existence. I felt it. " We hope that the "mountain" will become part of the everyday home scenery for children playing in the park, like the Tateyama Mountain Range you can see from the summit.


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Monday 11th May
Hello Lovely Year 2!
I hope you have had a brilliant weekend and have made the most of the sunshine from your windows, balconies, gardens or walks.
Here are your challenges for the next few days. Remember, you can let us know how you have got on by emailing us on Purple Mash and if you need any help you can call the school office.
Maths: We noticed that lots of children were finding symmetry tricky so we've planned out some more learning on this.
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
Use this power point (also saved as a PDF) to learn more about symmetry | Get a piece of paper and draw a symmetrical object, like a butterfly. Fold it half down the middle. Paint a pattern on one side of one half. Fold the paper and see what pattern it imprints on the other side. |
Go outside and see what things in nature you can find that have lines of symmetry. Use this link for more information https://buggyandbuddy.com/finding-symmetry-nature-outdoor-activity-kids/ |
Challenges: peg board colouring and sorting |
Challenge: symmetry artwork |
Challenge: Nature Symmetry Hunt. Take photos of objects in nature and test if it is symmetrical by using a mirror. How many lines of symmetry can you find on each object? |
We have separated out the activities into different days, but you can go at your own pace if you want. If you need a paper copy of this booklet, please call the office.
You've been working so hard on the Elves and the shoemaker writing challenges. Did you remember the story from our Christmas show? That was such good fun wasn't it! For the next week this page (p.14) is going to be so important. It's really going to help you write your own elf story!
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Wednesday |
First, spend some time looking over everything you have done so far in the booklet. Make sure you read the story again (you can also listen to it). Next, look carefully at the planning information, story mountain and the questions. Who are your elves going to be? Who are they going to help? Is anything going to get in their way? Last, plan out your story. Ask adults or older siblings for ideas or interesting words you could use to describe each character. |
Now, using your brilliant planning, write your first paragraph. Remember to check it for capital letters, full stops, commas in a list, handwriting and spellings. You could use a Purple Pen! |
Today it's time to write your second paragraph. Make sure you read what you did yesterday and make sure to use your plan. |
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p.14/your planning |
Reading: As we are learning about Victorians we thought it would be good to practice our comprehension skills using a story set in Victorian times. Luckily, there is one on Purple Mash called Ollie and the Great Stink! You can find it by searching for it but it will also be set as a 2do. After each chapter there will be a quiz. You can do it on Purple Mash or use the PDFs here for Chapter 1, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3. It is a tricky book aimed at slightly older children so please do help your children read and answer the questions.
Spellings: This week we are changing the spellings learning as you are getting really good at the spelling quizzes on Purple Mash and thought you are ready for a new challenge. This website has some brilliant videos on helping you remember different spelling patterns. For the next three days your challenge is learn the first set of homophones (those are words that sound the same but are spelt differently). To log in, go to www.sirlinkalot.org and use the username free and password free. Find Pear Poe and watch the videos for the words. You can also go direct with this link https://app.sirlinkalot.org/?article=page-1895&edition=com.sirlinkalot.0022 We would recommend you practice saying the link ideas out loud and drawing and writing them down. You will have a special challenge on Thursday linked to these spelling words.
Science: This week we are learning about the life cycle of a seed. It's really important to understand that a plant's life cycle goes around in a circle and it is a continuous process, that's how new plants grow!
Watch these videos to learn more about plant life cycles. Click on the images for links to the videos.
Your challenge is to learn the order of a seed's life cycle. Use these cards to print and order, can you complete it correctly with the version without numbers? If you don't have a printer you can draw these yourself. There are lots of ideas of how to use these cards too on the document.
Book of the week: Bonkers for Beetroot. This is a funny book all about growing a beetroot!
Paragon: This term is all about Victorians. Which home learning activity will you do? Victorian handwriting? Quill making? Or what about making your own Victorian toys to play with?
Film of the week: Magic Grandad - The Beach. This week instead of a book we've got a special film for you to watch. What can you learn about beaches in Victorian times? Are they similar or different to beaches today?
Computing - Online Saftey. Now that we are spending more time online during lockdown, it is more important than ever to be staying safe online. There has been an online saftey quiz set on Purple Mash. Please complete this with your child to help discuss how to be safe whilst using the internet. We hope they impress you with their knowledge so far!
There is a lot to keep you busy and learning for the next few days. Don't forget to email us on Purple Mash to let us know how you are getting on! We miss seeing you in school lots and can't wait to have you back at school as soon as it is safe. Keep smiling and keep washing those hands!


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Telling Your Story: Documenting COVID-19 in South Dakota
The South Dakota State Historical Society has collected items documenting South Dakota's history since statehood in 1889. There are thousands of letters, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, audio recordings, and films in our archives. These items allow us to hear the voices and see the people from our past who are living all the ranges of human experience and emotion. Through the items we collect, we can understand their joys and disappointments, as well as their achievements and failings.
We are in the midst of an historic moment as the world responds to COVID-19, and we need your help to document the pandemic here in South Dakota. We want to add your stories to the archives so that future generations can understand what this experience was like. How are you and your family understanding and experiencing the pandemic?
We are looking for:
• Writings
• Photos
• Drawings, Paintings, and Other Artwork
• Short Videos
• Audio Recordings
• Correspondence (such as emails or text message chains)
• Social Media Posts
We have set up an online submission form to make it easier to share your stories with us. Items submitted will be reviewed by our archivists and added to a special collection on the public response to the pandemic. Please take the time to read and respond to each of the fields in this form before uploading your item(s) for consideration. It is important that we have your permission to use and share the items you submit with future researchers, just as it is important that our archivists have a basic understanding of the object you are submitting.
Note: The online submission form requires you to log in to your Google account. If you do not have a Google account, and do not want to create one, email firstname.lastname@example.com to arrange transfer of your item(s).
Future researchers and visitors to the South Dakota State Archives will have you to thank for sharing a part of your lives with them as they work to understand our current lived experience.
We've also created an infographic to help businesses and government agencies know which COVID-19 related records they should preserve. Click here to check it out!


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My husband and I are taking a trip to Florence and the Tuscan countryside this Spring. I am in the process of doing research for our exciting getaway but I keep getting sidetracked by images of the amazing storefront signage and overall design. I must focus! But in the meantime, here are some of the images that have caught my eye.
Last week, I spent a morning helping with an art project in my daughter's second grade class. The kids carved simple bird outlines into a little foam "plate" and we created a series of prints from each one. In the end, we selected a few to frame and a few to cut out and create a huge tree of "singing" birds to hang in their classroom. Being behind a computer all day, it's easy to forget the joys of creating something with your hands, and this brought it all back; no "command z" to erase mistakes, no Photoshop to fix color. It was a much needed reminder that there is unexpected beauty in imperfections and complete joy in a tactile process.
My husband and I were given this gorgeous book recently. It's a cookbook from a restaurant in Venice, Italy. I have always loved most things Italian: graphic design, their unparalleled craftsmanship, and last, but not least, their food. This book strikes all the right chords.
I was so taken with the design: the gold foil stamped title, the beautiful octopus illustration, the mono-toned, metallic printed maps of Venice on the end paper and the gorgeous photos of the restaurant and surrounding areas in Venice. The book design is not only beautiful, but brilliant… They have stripped away the outer spine of the book leaving the logo, glue and stitching exposed. This not only creates a distinctive look, but the book actually lays flat on the kitchen counter while you cook.
Buon appetito!
I'm in love with everything about the furniture company "Jardan". Family owned and run, they design and craft every piece by hand. I love that their designs feel modern but the natural materials lend such warmth. I just wish they were in San Francisco instead of Australia!
One of my favorite blogs to visit is The Design Blog. Their website provides me with never-ending inspiration in the areas of graphic design, industrial design, fashion, animation, etc. They provide daily posts and my absolute fave is Monday, Designer of the Week. The graphic designers that they choose are always off the charts. Here's to hoping one day we will find A Day in May on there…
I was so inspired by this article I just read. Gaylord Schanilic combines all my loves – design, books and letterpress – and creates the most exquisite pieces of art. From the paper and type to the illustrations and bindery, every detail is done by hand. In an age where most people do their reading electronically and producing a book often takes only a few keystrokes, this was a wonderful reminder that some books that are meant to be held.
Ok, guilty pleasure admission, I love HGTV's show Fixer Upper. Watching Joanna and Chip take a house from ho-hum to wow in a single episode is really inspiring. As we continue with our own home renovations, I just love watching them work. Take a look at some of these great spaces they have created. I love the neutral palettes, textured design details and natural elements:
I'm hooked! Making the chutney was so much fun – and such a terrific hostess gift to have on hand – that I decided to give "canning" another go. My friend Jocelyn has the most bountiful Meyer lemon tree imaginable and January is prime picking season. Preserved lemons are the easiest things to make: slice, salt and jar. And of course, no jar is complete without a proper label…
I've been looking around for the perfect wallpaper and recently stumbled upon Kreme. I am particularly taken with their Muse line. The designs are so fresh and fun and have this wonderfully subtle watercolor quality to them. Perfect for an accent wall or bathroom.
I spotted these "tents" while on vacation last week. How great would they be in a backyard or even better, in my kids' room? Instant reading nook-hideout-fort and oh-so fantastic looking!
I recently took my daughter to a LEGO exhibit called "A BILLION BRICKS" in Stamford CT. The creativity blew me away. A few men basically locked themselves in a room for a couple weeks and built the most astounding 3-dimensional scene. It included trucks, spaceships, helicopters, ships, subways, dragons, full-speed trains, and a million interesting little LEGO people. And all of it, the entire imaginary world, was built out of the classic LEGO brick.
I'm leaving the California rain and heading to Mexico! Here's what's in my bag…
1. Black bikini – classic, timeless and it just never gets old.
2. Skinceuticals CE ferulic – I swear by this stuff. It's a splurge but so, so worth it.
3. Old Navy tank maxi dresses – I'm not afraid to splurge but I'm just as happy to save. Every year, I buy a handful of basic tank dresses from Old Navy. They are so comfortable (I've slept in them) and magically easy to toss over a bathing suit or dress up for dinner.
4. Great book – No kindle for me. I love the feel of paper and this book is on my to-read list.
5. Chunky jewelry – To dress up my basic dresses, nothing does it better than great jewelry. I love the pieces at winifredgrace.com
6. I bring 4 pair of shoes: gold flip flops, silver flip flops, black flip flops and…
7. Nike "Free" running shoes – I'm religious about my running and these are my favorites.
8. Cover-up – I'll bring a dozen but this one from from lemlem.com is so beautiful.
9. Straw hat – I like the casual vibe of this style. This one's from Calypso, but I actually bought mine from my local hardware store!
My family and I just arrived at a winter wonderland for the holidays. At Devil's Thumb Ranch in Colorado, the only thing missing is Santa Claus. We are all looking forward to ice skating, horse-drawn sleigh rides, ski mobiles and hot chocolate. Merry Christmas everybody!
One of my favorite things to do in Sausalito over the holidays is their annual Gingerbread tour. Shops from one end of town to the other create their own gingerbread houses and they range from the traditional to the truly sublime. (Yes, that's a gingerbread throne in the second and third row of photos) And though 36 Marie Street wasn't on the tour, we couldn't resist doing one of our own.
I'm spending time with my family on the East Coast right now and it's always fun to see the new developments in my hometown. The store BACK 40 MERCANTILE is a wonderful new addition to Old Greenwich, CT. I've already done some holiday shopping there for my husband and step-sons. All their products are organic, sustainable and locally sourced. The overall aesthetic is a combo of earthy colors, wonderful textures, and innovative design. An A Day in May dream, and did I mention, I love their logo!
I won't admit how long it's been since I've been to the Mission. Just know that it's been way, way too long. So last weekend, my husband and I decided to remedy that and spend a late afternoon doing a little bar-hopping, food tasting and store perusing. It was literally a feast for my stomach AND eyes. One of the last spots we visited was Mission Cheese. I was in heaven to be sitting in this rustic, cozy little spot. Yes, chalkboard type is everywhere, but how cool are those sheep! Look closely, the "wool" is created from all the names of everyone involved with the creation of Mission Cheese.
Pink never looks better than on toddlers in tutus. Check out my daughter and her buddies at ballet class this past week working hard on their dance moves.
I'm a true homebody at heart, so when my friend Jocelyn invited me to her parents house in Sonoma for an afternoon and evening of making apple chutney, I couldn't think of anything more perfect. We chopped and simmered apples, sipped wine and filled 45 jars with our delicious mixture. And of course, no chutney is quite complete unless it has a proper label.
The always magnificent Tjasa Owen, landscape artist, gave me this lovely gift for my birthday last week. Her creativity and generosity are boundless. Thank you, Tjasa!
We are embarking on a home addition next year, expanding our main floor into a larger, open family space. One of our challenges will be how to transition a high traffic kitchen floor into wood floor that exists in the rest of the house.
I loved some of these solutions – We could blend tile into wood or use a porcelain tile that looks like wood. I also fell in love with all the work at Tabarka Studio. Their wood floorings are works of art!
photo credit: tabarka, tile to wood, entre le murs kitchen, blue herringbone, herringbone tile


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A Square Foot exclusive interview with Michael Cooper
By Robert Frank
Towering after its record-breaking acquisition of Toronto's Scotia Plaza, Dundee Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) plans to increase the quality of its portfolio by selling off many of its properties, paving the way for overseas purchases.
"We expect to sell a lot of assets individually and then redeploy them in assets that we think our style of management would help increase the value of," CEO Michael Cooper told The Square Foot during an exclusive interview.
After turning Dundee REIT into the largest buyer of office buildings in Canada during the past decade, Cooper said that he now sees new opportunities to acquire first-class property in Europe, particularly Germany.
Through its holdings in Dundee International REIT, the company already has a well-established beachhead in Germany, in the wake of Dundee International's 2011 purchase of a portfolio of some 1,200 German post office properties.
"We have a chance to buy excellent quality properties at fair prices and then finance them at very low interest rates," Cooper enthused.
"It's a little hairy with news about Europe every day," he acknowledged, "but I think that over the next number of years there will be a tremendous transfer of real estate ownership in Europe.
"In fact, I would say that it reminds me a little bit of what happened in Canada after 1992, where for years ownership transferred and there was good quality property available at fair prices."
However, Cooper cautioned investors not to expect see these European opportunities realized overnight.
"Everything is much slower there. It's a lengthy process to complete each transaction, compared to here," he explained. "This is a long-term project, and it's very exciting."
Dundee's rapid growth owes much to its circumspection. It acquired Scotia Plaza by successfully tapping into Canadian banks' vast pool of stable, low-cost capital.
"We wanted to make sure that we [would] reduce risk," Cooper recalled. "So when we did the deal, the plan was that we would do an equity issue and also the Bank of Nova Scotia would do a bought deal on the debt for the building. That way we would be able to buy the asset without taking on timing risk on debt or equity. That was very important to us."
"So effectively our company just got bigger but we didn't increase the debt on a percentage basis," he continued. "That worked very well for us."
Dundee REIT has had a knack for being in the right place at the right time, in a market that has supported the aggressive pursuit of cutting interest rates to the bone.
Likewise, the market has supported Dundee's accent on prudence.
"Getting the capital lined up so that it didn't make our business riskier was very important to us," Cooper stressed.
"I've never seen a bought bond deal in real estate before. Scotia was great in doing that. They knew that we needed something like that in order to be competitive."
Competitive indeed. With an investment bank undertaking the Scotia Plaza financing risk and Scotiabank — which rents 61 per cent of its space — committed to remain in the building for at least 13.5 years, Dundee's main remaining risk is capital expenses: how much will it need to put into the building to retain its value?
"To us the value of Scotia [Plaza] is how it improves our company," Cooper noted, "the value of the building and the feelings around the building make us feel really good about our company."
"It's good to run a company that gets more and more sound," he added. "Scotia is one piece of the process [of improving] our company.
Though often perceived publicly as having a Midas touch, in private Cooper was modest.
"I think that we try to target what makes sense for us and to be really efficient with our time" he conceded.
Cooper preferred to point to the value that he has delivered for his unitholders.
"We think that the return that Dundee REIT produces now—the fact that it's about four times the bond rate—makes it very valuable," he said.
"We are providing a lot of people with retirement income, and that is very important to us."
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Technical specifications
1. The contracting authority shall state the subject-matter and quantity of the public procurement, by indicating the quantitative mismatch pursuant to the draft contract or the optional part where appropriate, in the invitation launching the procedure and, in the case of procedures launched with a prior information notice, in the prior information notice.
2. The contracting authority shall lay down the technical specifications concerning the subject-matter of the public procurement in the notice launching the procedure or in the other procurement documents. Technical specifications are the totality of the technical prescriptions defining the characteristics required by the subject-matter of a public contract, which permits the subject-matter of a public procurement to be described in a manner such that it fulfils the use for which it is intended by the contracting authority. Those characteristics may also refer to the specific process or method of production or provision of the requested works, supplies or services or to a specific process for another stage of its life cycle even where such factors do not form part of their material substance provided that they are linked to the subject-matter of the contract and proportionate to its value and its objectives [Article 76 (7)].
3. Technical specifications shall ensure equal access of all economic operators to the procurement procedure and shall not have the effect of creating unjustified obstacles to the opening up of public procurement to competition.
4. Detailed rules for the determination and the contents of technical specifications are stipulated by a separate act of legislation.
Requirement of labels and certification
1. Where contracting authorities intend to purchase works, supplies or services with specific environmental, social or other characteristics or intend to take those characteristics into account in the evaluation, they may, in the technical specifications, the contract performance conditions or the award criteria, require a specific label, provided that all of the following conditions are fulfilled:
a) the label requirements only concern criteria which are linked to the subject-matter of the contract and are appropriate to define characteristics of the subject-matter of the contract;
b) the label requirements are based on objectively verifiable and non-discriminatory criteria;
c) the labels are established in an open and transparent procedure in which all relevant stakeholders, including government bodies, consumers, social partners, manufacturers, distributors and non- governmental organisations may participate;
d) the labels are accessible to all interested parties;
e) the label requirements are set by a third party over which the economic operator applying for the label cannot exercise a decisive influence.
2. Where contracting authorities do not require the works, supplies or services to meet all of the label requirements, they shall indicate those label requirements which shall be met or are taken into account in the evaluation.
3. Contracting authorities shall accept as proof of compliance all labels that confirm that the works, supplies or services meet equivalent label requirements. Where an economic operator demonstrates that he had no possibility of obtaining the specific label indicated by the contracting authority or an equivalent label within the time limit for the submission of tenders, for reasons that are not attributable to that economic operator, the contracting authority shall accept other appropriate means of proof, in particular a technical dossier from the manufacturer, provided that the economic operator concerned proves that the works, supplies or services to be provided by it fulfil the requirements of the specific label or, in the case set out in paragraph 2, the specific requirements indicated by the contracting authority.
4. Where a label fulfils the conditions provided in points (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 but also sets out requirements not linked to the subject-matter of the contract, contracting authorities shall not require the label as such but may define the technical specification by reference to those of the detailed specifications of that label or, where necessary, parts thereof, that are linked to the subject-matter of the contract and are appropriate to define characteristics of this subject-matter.
1. Contracting authorities may require that economic operators provide a test report from a conformity assessment body or a certificate issued by such a body as means of proof of conformity with requirements or criteria set out in the technical specifications, the award criteria or the contract performance conditions. Where contracting authorities require the submission of certificates drawn up by a specific conformity assessment body, certificates from equivalent other conformity assessment bodies shall also be accepted by contracting authorities.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a conformity assessment body shall be a body that performs conformity assessment activities including calibration, testing, certification and inspection accredited in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93.
3. Contracting authorities shall accept other appropriate means of proof than those referred to in paragraph 1, such as a technical dossier of the manufacturer, where the economic operator concerned demonstrates that he had no possibility of obtaining the certificates or test reports drawn up by the body indicated by the contracting authority – or obtaining an equivalent certificate - within the relevant time limit for submission, provided that the lack of access is not attributable to the economic operator concerned. In such cases, the economic operator concerned shall prove that the works, supplies or services to be provided by it meet the requirements or criteria set out by the contracting authority.
Variant offers and division of the contract into lots
1. The contracting authority shall indicate in the notice launching the procedure whether or not the submission of variant offers is permitted or prescribed. When permitting or prescribing the submission of variant offers, the contracting authority shall indicate in the contract notice whether a variant offer may only be submitted in the case of a tender, which may not be regarded as a variant.
2. The contracting authority shall state in the procurement documents the minimum requirements to be observed by the variant offers and any specific requirements therefor. There shall be no requirement for the variant offers which is not linked to the subject-matter or the contract [Article 76(7)]. The award criteria shall be set in such a way as to make it possible for the contracting authority to apply them to the variants and also to the tenders which are not regarded as variants.
3. The fact that, in the case of the acceptance of a variant offer, the subject-matter of the public procurement would qualify as a public service contract instead of a public supply contract, or as a public supply contract instead of a public service contract, shall not affect the suitability of any variant offer.
4. The contracting authority shall verify whether the nature of the subject-matter of the procurement and the other circumstances linked to the contract allow division into lots. If the contracting authority does not allow the division of the contract into lots, it shall give the justification for doing so in the notice launching the procedure.
5. In case of division into lots, the notice launching the procedure shall stipulate which elements of the subject-matter of the public procurement may be divided into lots for the submission of tenders or requests to participate. If the contracting authority allows the division of the public procurement into lots, the estimated value, the subject-matter and the quantity of the procurement shall be defined separately for each lot.
6. Contracting authorities shall indicate in the notice launching the procedure, whether tenders (requests to participate) may be submitted for one, several or all of the lots. Contracting authorities may, even where tenders may be submitted for several or all lots, limit the number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer, provided that the maximum number of lots per tenderer is stated in the notice launching the procedure. In this case contracting authorities shall indicate in the procurement documents the objective and non-discriminatory criteria they intend to apply for determining which lots will be awarded where the application of the award criteria would result in one tenderer being awarded more lots than the maximum number. Where a given lot shall not be awarded to a tenderer, the tenderer whose offer was ranked second shall be the winning tenderer.


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We travel so often to the wine country that our travel budget only allows us to stay at a fancy hotel or B&B a few times a year for special occasions. The rest of the time, we look for something reasonable in price but it must be clean and comfortable. The Stevenson Manor in Calistoga fits perfectly into this category. It is a Best Western motel, well maintained and immaculate throughout.
Like most lodging establishments in the Napa Valley, the Stevenson Manor has some specials for the off-season. We lodged at the Stevenson Manor in November and that entitled us to a special promotion for returning guests. We received two coupons, each good for a one-night stay during mid-week to the end of March for a measly $77 per night. The regular rates vary from $100 to $125 midweek and $140 to $150 on weekends during the off-season. Prices jump up the beginning of April to $180 and more.
One thing we like about the location of the Stevenson Manor is the proximity to the restaurants and downtown area of Calistoga. It is only a half-mile walk into town. We would rather not have to drive to a restaurant. This way we can enjoy a full bottle of wine with our dinner.
The Stevenson Manor has a hot tub and heated pool, which we took advantage of on both days in the early evening. The continental breakfast is more than adequate and not just your usual pastry and bagel choices. The motel also provides free high-speed Internet access to all rooms.
The Good: Reasonable price, very clean and comfortable rooms, Internet access, walking distance to restaurants. Some rooms have a gas fireplace.
The Bad: Continental breakfast area is small and crowded.


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Everyone was buzzing a few weeks ago when Nintendo announced that they were releasing the NES Classic – a tiny version of their classic NES console with 30 games already installed on it.
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Despite all this buzz though, nobody really asked about any of the NES Classic's features and just what it was all about. Well, Canadian Nintendo representative Julie Gagnon has released some of this information on a French radio show up in Quebec, revealing that there would be save points on all the games (sweet) and an option for different graphical modes:
There will be different modes of how you will see the screen – a mode simulating the retro aspect of our old CRT screens, there will be a mode which can be at the resolution of the modern screens in 4:3 format, and a pixel perfect mode which will display each pixel as a square, so people can have fun with this too.
There will be permanent save points and instant temporary saves to be able to resume, and that's for every single one of the 30 games. So, you don't have to worry about passwords, or restarting right at the beginning.
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So glad there's going to be a save option – I remember starting a game and playing it for about four hours only to die and then never wanting to play it again because it took me so long to get anywhere and I just ended up dying anyway. And my mum would never let me leave it on pause either if I had to go out. Major buzzkill.
I don't think I really care too much about the graphical options, but they're a cool addition that I'm sure some total nerds will have a blast playing around with. I'd probably just go with the original versions for that authenticity, but I'm sure the other versions are great too.
Just gotta buy one of these guys now. Or maybe I should get the Sega Game Gear version?


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© 2020 – Luis Gil
Te ayudo a que tu proyecto crezca de manera sostenible
Continuing with the ideas expressed in the previous chapter and the concept of XRM that I proposed to you, in which we focused in the needs and points of view of stakeholders, specifically those of the employees, my experience up to the date in different companies, and what I have seen in the industry in general, is that what you are trying to do with great detail is to get an evaluation (which is usually not very accurate) of the employee for the company… that is, how much is that person contributing to the organization and how much value does it have within the company?
This valuation can be used to make an economic compensation to the employee, according with his contributions and, when there is a good Chief Happiness Officer function, also can be used to offer him experiences and possibilities of professional and personal development.
However, this is only one vision of the path and it is also possible (and very enriching) to know how valuable is resulting for the person the experience to work in a particular company… That is where I have been working lately with more emphasis. Why? Because if we don't know that information we can't know how to act with the employees, especially with those which are key persons and is possible that in any moment withdraw from the organization due that the organization did not know how to identify the low valuation, the changes or the lack of satisfaction that those people were experiencing.
As both ideas or paths are important, a new concept appears: that is the intrinsic value of the person and of the company, something we have named a "deep value concept". In this concept it is included not only the value that the person is having for the company, but also the value that the company may be having for the person… It is just from there that an organization is built, centered on its main value: the members of its team.
To illustrate this concept, I can give you an example I lived relatively recently. A member of the team, extremely valuable for the company in which I was collaborating as CHO, was very unhappy about his economic contractual situation… but nobody knew. In fact, everyone thought that he was very well. It was thanks to start a daily feedback system that I could detect it, and I could suggest to the company a compensation plan and to solve a situation where he himself recognized he was about to leave the company because "he was not the kind of person to ask for wage increases…" Thus, we saved a very uncomfortable situation for the person and also a very compromising situation for the company if it had lost such an important value.
"If you take care of your employees, they will take care of your clients". Richard Branson.
In the following chapters we will see how to really transform the organization and how to obtain that perception of value so useful and meaningful for all the parties involved.
Luis Gil– Inspira y Avanza. You can have the life you want. We know how to guide you: www.luisgilconsultoria.com
© 2020 – Luis Gil
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Mata Kuliah | : Bahasa Inggris |
Semester | : 3 (tiga) |
Hari / Tanggal | : - |
Dosen Pengampu | : - |
1. Vitamin C is necessary for prevention and…..of scurvy.
a. it cures b. cures c. cure d. for curing2. Gravity not only causes bodies to fall but also……..their speed.
a. to increase b. increases c. increasing c. increase
3. Because bone loss occurs earlier in women than……………, the effects of osteoporosis are more apparent in women.
a. men do b. in men c. as men d. similar to men4. He has received several scholarships….
a. not only because of his artistic but his academic ability b. for both his academic ability as well as his artistic c. because of his academic and artistic ability d. as resulting of his ability in the art and the academy5. Harvey will wash his clothes, …………..
a. iron the shirts, prepare the meal, dusting furniture
b. ironing the shirt, preparing the meal, and dusting furniture
c. iron the shirt, prepare the meal, dust the furniture
d. to iron the shirt, prepare the meal, and dust the furniture
6. Born in Russia, on April 22, 1724, Emanuel Kant…… his education at the University of Konigsberg.
a. receives b. receiving c. received d. receive
7. Impressionist painters in the late 19th Century were considered radical in their time because they….. many rules of picture making set by earlier generations.
a. break b. broke c. broken d. breaking
8. Radar systems…….. long-wavelength electro-magnetic radiation in the microwave and radio ranges.
a. uses b. use c. is use d. is used
9. In May, WHO held a global campaign to eradicate smallpox, while today smallpox ……….no longer a threat to humanity.
a. was b. were c. is d. are
10. When Einstein's equation seemed to imply that the universe was……….., Einstein added a constant term to cancel out the expansion or contraction of the universe.
a. expanding or contracting c. expanded or contracted b. expand or contract d. expands or contracts
11. If an object blocks the light of the sun, a dark patch or shadow…………behind it.
a. will be formed c. would have been formed b. would be formed d. it would have been formed
12. F. Magellan ………….. around the world if he had not had the approval from King Charles I.
a. would not sail c. would not have sailed b. will not sail d. he would not have sailed13, If you burn fuel………..
a. It released energy c. will release energy
b. It will release energy d. it would have released energy
14. Gandhi would not have thrown himself into struggle for elementary rights for Indians if he…… treated equally in Durban.
a. was c. were15. If you ………..directly at the sun, it will damage your eyes.
b. is d. had been
a. look c. had looked
b. looked d. have looked
16. Manufacture may use food additives for preserving, to color, and to fortify foods. A B C D
17. The tongue is the principle organ of taste, and is crucial for chewing, wallowed, and speaking. A B C D
18. Methods of food control focus on preventing rivers from rising and to keep them within their banks. A B C D
19. Success in fencing in requires not only skill and balance but also mental alertness and concentrate. A B C D
20. Painters of expressionist school concentrated on themes of horror, fear, and violent. A B C D
21. At the start of American Revolution, lanterns were hung in the old North Church as a signal that A B C
British were came. D
22. To overcome rejection a skin graft, a system for matching donor and recipient tissue has be A B C
Developed D23. Florida has become the 27th state in the US in 1845 A B C D
24. The professor had already given assignment, when he had remembered that Monday was holiday A B C D
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Summary I really like The Hummingbird & Hibiscus by gustofusion. I wanted to make sure it was a printable item as even his description mentions needing special supports. I imported the model into SolidWorks and added supports where I thought they'd be needed and checked them in the preview section of Slic3r. I made two, one on each DaVinci... my older machine didn't handle it as well, but the fact I could print two at 65% scale and the beak still came out is pretty amazing. I will try to print a full scale or larger version this weekend and paint it next week. Thanks to gustofusion for this awesome model! EDIT: Missed the button on the challenge that lists on specific models, oh well... still a good print. UPDATE: 12/10/16 I added pictures of the 130% scale print. It is about 160mm tall and came out great! Now I just need to file, sand, prime and paint. Print Settings Printer: Da Vinci 1.0 Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.2 Infill: 20% Notes: I ran these at 40mm/sec. Slower would probably be better.


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You have to love Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake especially if they are costarring in the same movie! I just saw the trailer for "Friends With Benefits" and it looks like a fun movie. The movie comes out on July 22, 2011 and I think I'll add it to my summer movie list.
The synopsis for the movie so far is: The relationship between two friends gets complicated when they decide to get romantic. Hooray for romantic comedies! Directed by Will Gluck who produced Easy A, the movie seems to have a lot of sex scenes and interesting dialogues.
Here's my favorite line so far, is when Justin Timberlake's character, Dylan, says, "Let me sing some Third Eye Blind" and then he continues to sing "Closing Time." Not Third Eye Blind! Semisonic!
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n light of the news that a popular browser-based game called 'Town of Salem' suffered a data breach last week in which the personal details of 7.6 million users were stolen, please see the below comment from Jake Moore, cyber security expert at ESET UK.
Jake Moore, Cyber Security Expert at ESET UK:
"I would suggest this was a pre-planned time of year to release the data to maximise the impact on the community who have had the data stolen.
Data breaches like this are far too commonplace nowadays, with an increasing number of people affected each time. However, hopefully there has been enough time to make everyone aware of the situation and they have taken the holiday break to change their passwords.
This sort of data is extremely valuable to many people and it can usually have a huge price tag associated with it for some time."


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International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank's private sector arm, aims to invest more than $2 billion in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region in the 2019 fiscal year, as it seeks to grow the private sector and expand regional economies.
"We do need the private sector to play a bigger role in Mena economies, so we're looking for ways to leverage our resources to create new markets and sustainable jobs in the countries in which we operate," said Sergio Pimenta, IFC's vice president for the Middle East and Africa, in an interview with The National in Dubai.
IFC, a development finance institution, supports emerging economies through loans and other financing, such as by taking stakes in high-growth companies. In 2014, for example, it made a $100 million equity investment in Saudi Arabia-based utility developer Acwa Power.
It also participated in UAE-based venture capital firm Wamda Capital's $75m first regional growth stage venture fund in 2015.
In 2018, IFC invested a record $2bn in Mena projects, up from $1.6bn the previous year, Mr Pimenta said. In the company's current financial year, which runs from June 2018 to July 2019, it has spent between $500m and $600m to date and expects to surpass $2bn by July and keep growing its regional investments in the years ahead.
A capital increase approved in recent weeks by IFC's board "will give us scope to increase our investments globally and the Middle East and Africa will benefit", the vice president added.
The key regional markets where IFC is active are those where governments are rolling out reforms to boost the private sector, through new regulations and other initiatives to improve ease of doing business. Such countries include Morocco, Egypt and across the GCC as well as, more recently, Jordan and Iraq.
Across the region, governments are working to stimulate private sector business to grow and develop their economies. In the hydrocarbons-rich GCC, the three-year slump in oil prices from 2014 forced many countries to accelerate economic diversification efforts to reduce dependence on oil revenues, and creating new private sector companies in different segments of the economy is a crucial way of doing this.
Across Mena, the public sector still accounts for between 60 and 80 per cent of formal employment, according to Mr Pimenta, and this is a cause for concern. In addition, at least two-thirds of the Mena population is aged under 30, and creating new jobs for young people is a pressing issue.
IFC is in advanced talks with a clutch of regional organisations with a view to making investments over the coming year, Mr Pimenta told The National. He would not be drawn on the details as the talks are private, but said IFC has a "healthy pipeline" of deals ahead.
The institution sees particular investment opportunities in the digital economy – e-commerce and other types of emerging technology such as blockchain and FinTech – as well as in large-scale infrastructure projects and renewable energy.
In 2017, IFC channelled a $653m private sector loan package to finance the development of solar plants at the huge Benban Solar Park in Egypt. Despite its rising activity in the Middle East renewables sector, IFC does not envisage increasing its stake in Acwa Power, Mr Pimenta said. This was a strategic investment whose purpose has been served, he said.
Investing in the growth of small and medium-sized businesses, including increasing SME access to financing, is another priority for IFC, which is mulling participation in Wamda's $70m second venture fund, expected to close this year.
In December, the IFC launched a white paper on how to create an enabling environment for "transformational entrepreneurship" – the type of entrepreneurial activity that has the capacity to transcend geographic borders, build supply chains and create new private sector jobs. This is opposed to "subsistence entrepreneurship", where businesses are primarily concerned with addressing a smaller, local need, the report said.
Mr Pimenta said at the time that more sophisticated early-stage funding, robust digital infrastructure, bankruptcy and other laws to encourage risk-taking, and practical support to build managerial skills, are needed to boost the sector.


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While some pickup trucks come standard as work trucks, with just a small standard feature set, many of today's pickup trucks come reasonably well equipped Moreover, they all offer a wealth of upgrades, configurations, options, packages, and accessories. The Tesla Cybertruck should follow suit, though it will likely have an impressive standard feature set to begin with.
Tesla is all about standard features, updated features, and new features. All of the electric automaker's vehicles come standard with several features that are upgrades on competing vehicles, or not even offered, such as Autopilot, Full Self-Driving Capability, TeslaCam, and Sentry Mode. With that said, the Cybertruck should be a leader when it comes to standard equipment, but it could also be the perfect canvas for a host of options and accessories.
In the video above, the Cybertruck Truck Guy ranks the Top 15 Tesla Cybertruck features and accessories people want based on information gathered from reviewing forums, livestream chats, and general experience as a longtime pickup truck owner.
How about a fifth-wheel, fold-flat seating, or solar? We really love the Rivian gear tunnel and pull-out kitchen. Could Tesla copy something like that? The options here are really endless. The Cybertruck Truck Guy provides a list of features and accessories, complete with timestamps. Which of these features are most important to you? What did he miss?
- 00:00 Introduction
- 01:02 Fifth Wheel Fix
- 02:23 Enhanced Steering
- 03:32 Center Console Option
- 04:36 Fold Flat Seats
- 05:33 Front Mounted Winch
- 07:23 Heavy Duty Roof Rack
- 08:38 Appstore with Full 3rd Party Integration
- 09:33 Exterior Accessory Power and Control Outlets
- 11:22 Bluetooth or USB Connectable Auxiliary Controls & Displays
- 12:13 Starlink Integration
- 13:04 Dynamic Bi-Directional Charging
- 14:08 Battery Augmented Trailer
- 15:22 Integrated Solar System
- 16:56 Full HVAC Controls for Bed
- 18:22 Full Pass Through from Bed to Cab
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Do you think the Tesla Cybertruck will comes equipped like all other Tesla vehicles? Will it have a few unique standard features? If you could pick a few features and accessories that are must-haves for the future electric pickup truck, what would they be? Leave us your thoughts in the comment section below.
Source: Cybertruck Truck Guy (YouTube)


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Pinal Central Article from reporter Mark Cowling
FLORENCE — People who shop in Pinal County have been paying a half-cent sales tax to repair the roads for almost 40 years. Voters must agree to renew it every 20 years, and county officials are already making plans to put it on the ballot in the fall of 2024.
"Our system is built upon it now," Pinal County Manager Leo Lew said. It not only benefits county roads, but municipalities receive a share for their own streets and roads based on population. In fiscal year 2021, Pinal County received $12.2 million from the tax, while the county's cities and towns received a combined $12.5 million. Cities have come to rely on it.
"And they've expressed that to us, 'If we lose this, we're in trouble,'" Lew said. Sometimes referred to as "the pothole tax," it is also called TIMP because it funds the county's Transportation Improvement and Maintenance Program. If voters don't renew it, the tax expires at the end of the calendar year 2026.
It is entirely different than the half-cent sales tax voters rejected in November, Proposition 469, to fund the Pinal Regional Transportation Authority. The PRTA was intended to build major connectors and other key roads on a larger scale.
TIMP pays for smaller projects. It's been used to improve Hunt Highway; McCartney Road from Interstate 10 to Overfield Road; and Florence-Kelvin Highway, Assistant County Engineer Celeste Garza said.
The county partners with local communities for more spending power, Pinal Public Works Director Andrew Smith said. But more recently, "We've shifted our mentality from trying to do new improvements to saving what we have," Garza said.
Joe Ortiz, deputy director of Public Works, said county roads have an average grade of 62, the equivalent of a C- or D. "Our analytical reports are telling us we have to spend $13 million a year just to keep that grade of C- or D," Ortiz said. "We're not improving that grade, we're just trying to keep status quo. … We're always trying to play catch-up and Band-Aid."
Smith said the tax was originally passed to supplement the 19-cent per gallon gas tax — the source of the state's Highway User Revenue Funds — which hasn't increased in 30 years. Pinal doesn't even get the full 19 cents because it first goes to the federal government, which keeps 3%, and the state keeps a share as well.
Lew said HURF isn't keeping pace with the need, thanks to greater fuel efficiency and electric vehicles. He and other Pinal officials said local residents can still help by buying gas in Pinal County.
People often ask what they're paying property tax for, but "your property tax doesn't have anything to do with roads," Smith said. Lew said it could fund roads, but Pinal doesn't levy property tax for that. "Otherwise, we would levy a different amount."
A decade ago, the county had 1,200 miles of dirt or gravel roads and 800 miles of paved road. "Now's flipped — we have almost 1,200 miles of paved road … and paved roads are a lot more(expensive) to maintain," Ortiz said. Garza added Pinal had paved roads in response to air quality concerns.
If the tax were to fail, people "are going to see potholes," Ortiz said. "They're going to see their roads deteriorate even faster." Garza said chip seal surfaces could be lost in some areas, "takingroads back to dirt."
Ortiz said economic development is affected when the county can't fix roads. Lew said, "For people who want to have good jobs closer to home and not have to drive outside of the county … that's what we're aiming for."
A half-cent sales tax was calculated to cost a family of four $12 to $13 per month back in 2017, Smith said.
Since the last time the TIMP tax was approved, Pinal County has collected $81 million for roads, not including the amounts claimed by cities and towns. Casa Grande has collected more than $ 38 million; the city of Maricopa almost $30 million; and Florence $22.5 million. The county's smallest towns also receive their share, with Kearny collecting more than $2 million and Mammoth receiving$1.7 million.
Mark Cowling is the county reporter for PinalCentral and covers the town of Florence, San Tan Valley, and the surrounding area. He can be reached at [email protected].
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What You Need to Know:
- Sunday's the best day to stay in bed all day and watch anime. Don't take our word for it though, why not try it out yourself! Summer may be here, but it's time for a good ole fashioned streaming chart!
- This week we see a lot of people have been shotgunning the spring series because why not? With final episodes being released this week it makes sense!
- We are also seeing this week some older shows climb so some people may be taking a trip down memory lane as they rewatch some of their old favorites. What are you watching this week? Are you excited for summer? Let us know! Also note: there is a cartoon on this chart. Japanese fans seem to love a certain western cartoon so we will be posting it on this chart, but recognize that it is not anime, but a cartoon. Thanks for understanding!
Previous Week Ranking
Anime Streaming Chart [06/26/2016]
Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko Janai to Omotta?
Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Macross Delta
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Diamond is Unbreakable
Haikyuu 2nd Season
Assassination Classroom 2nd Season
Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!! WGP
Himitsu no Akko-chan 3rd Season
Adventure Time
New Inital D the Movie Legend 3: Half Awake, Half Asleep
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We have a lot of haikyuu in the news today... woah. And Adventure time is here. I really never thought that a cartoon would land on an anime streaming chart. The West separates them but the East aka Japan clearly does not...
Fans are everywhere you could say! But I am a bit surprised to see Netoge take over Re:Zero!
Spring 2016 Anime Chart
Anime Spring 2016 Chart
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Nestled in Carlsbad San Diego, La Costa CA real estate was developed in the late 1960s with the beautiful La Costa Resort. The community now includes a variety of housing options and price points, shopping centers, local boutiques and restaurants. Homes for sale in La Costa include condos, estates and golf course homes. Architectural styles are diverse with classic 1970s design and modern. In beautiful Greater San Diego, this community is a desirable place to live, work and play.
Read About La Costa CA Real Estate and Lifestyle
There are several neighborhoods in La Costa Carlsbad. These include older homes in Rancho La Costa, La Costa Hills, Alga Hills, Meadowood and La Costa Heights. Newer communities include La Costa Greens, La Costa Ridge, Santa Fe Trails, Las Costa Oaks, La Costa Manor, La Costa Resort Villas, La Costa South, La Costa Alta, La Costa Cay, La Costa Fairways and La Costa Valley. There is a retirement community in La Costa CA real estate as well called La Costa Glen. Homes for sale in La Costa range in price from $295,000 to well over $2,000,000. Architectural styles may include Tudor, Spanish, Contemporary and Mediterranean design. Some of these La Costa homes for sale are in guard-gated communities.
There are also homes that surround the La Costa Resort and Spa hotel. The Omni La Costa Resort is one of the largest in the areas. There is an elegant golf course here as well. The floor plans for La Costa Resort homes for sale are studios, 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom and 4 bedroom options. Many of these homes were built between 2006 and 2008 with the Chateau Complex having older homes.
As a residential beach community La Costa has very easy access to superb San Diego beaches. It is only 35 miles from downtown San Diego for more eclectic night life, entertainment, shopping and dining. The San Diego International Airport is only 30 miles south. The Palomar Carlsbad Airport is just minutes away as well. La Costa CA real estate allows residents to easily jump on the 5 freeway or 15 freeway to visit neighboring cities including Orange County, Temecula and Los Angeles and the sparkling beaches of Baja, Mexico.
For amenities closer to La Costa homes for sale, check out the two exquisite 18-hole golf courses at th La Costa Resort. There are also tennis courts. Other opportunities for golf are at the Aviara Resort Golf Course, Lake San Marcos and Country Club, Encinitas Ranch Golf Course and the Crossings at Carlsbad. Each offer a unique golf experience with dining options. The Stagecoach Park in La Costa Carlsbad is home to ample outdoor recreational sports. You'll find a gym, soccer fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball and softball diamonds and football areas. There are also picnic areas and children's playgrounds.West La Costa CA real estate is only 2 miles from South Carlsbad State Beach.
The La Costa Town Square is a 253,800 square foot community shopping center that is anchored by a Vons grocery store. There are also homes for sale in La Costa Town Square. There are luxury single family homes developed by Davidson Community and Taylor Morrison and two office buildings. There are shops here, some of which include Chipotle, Walgreens, Noodle & Company, Chase Bank, Stein Mart and Petco among others.
If you would like to know more about La Costa CA real estate or about any homes for sale in Greater San Diego, please reach out to area expert Brian Richard at 760-533-4244.


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Singular bielliptic curves and Weierstrass points
Here we study the Weierstrass points of singular bielliptic curves in characteristic 0. Most of our results are existence results of the type "there exists a bielliptic curve Y with certain singular points and with a weierstrass point P ∈ Y_{reg} with a prescribed gap sequence". Another main result is a smoothness one for the set of all genus g bielliptic curves with prescribed singularities.The authors retain all rights to the original work without any restrictions.
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text: The Department of Food Science and Processing Management & Career Counselling cell jointly organized an Webinar on Career opportunities in Food Processing Industry" on 16.07.2021 through https://meet.google.com/vmh-mpzaround11.30pm. at F26 room Mr.Singaravadivel, Independent Director Tamilnadu food grains yard, Madurai was the resource person. He explained in detail about the various career opportunities skills and competencies needed for food processing industry. The Government schemes and technological developments related to food processing were also narrated in detail. This webinar would definitely help students to get an idea about start – ups through effective knowledge transfer. The session was interactive and the resource persons answered the participants queries related to the course. He also highlighted numerous opportunities and scope in the field of Food science and processing management. Totally 36 students of our department participated and got benefited in this program.


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How to add a Flipboard widget to your iPhone or Android device screen
When you add a Flipboard widget to your phone, you can see the latest news stories on your home or lock screen.
'What is Flipboard?': How the social news app and its digital features keep you informed
Flipboard is a social news app that lets you curate daily headlines from trusted outlets based on your interests and delivers stories magazine-style.
'What is Flipboard Briefing?': How to use or disable the social news app's personal magazine feature on Android
Flipboard Briefing is a digital "personal magazine" on Samsung Android devices that delivers news and content to your phone based on your interests
How to delete your Flipboard account using a computer or mobile device
You can delete your Flipboard account permanently using the mobile app or by logging into the site through a browser.
How to delete a magazine in Flipboard on a computer or mobile device
You can easily delete a magazine in Flipboard if you no longer need the collection of articles. Here's how to do it.
How to disable Flipboard notifications through the news service app and your device's settings
Disable Flipboard notifications in a few taps through the social news app's settings or by adjusting notifications in your phone's general settings.
How to create a Flipboard magazine with all of your favorite stories, using the mobile app or website
To create a Flipboard magazine, you'll want to navigate to your profile on the app or website, where you'll see the option to make a new one.
Flipboard resets user passwords after confirming it was hit by a data breach
Users are being asked to review which third-party apps have access to their Flipboard account to ensure that there aren't any unwelcome visitors.
Flipboard is becoming a lot more like Apple News — and it may actually be better positioned to help web publishers pull in more revenue
BI PRIME: Publishers are beginning to not only see an increase in traffic from Flipboard but are also seeing more high-quality traffic.
'When we do something that grows, it makes sense to pay attention to it:' Publishers are seeing huge traffic spikes from Flipboard
BI PRIME: News-curration app Flipboard is driving big traffic for publishers like Vanity Fair, Quartz and USA Today but it's unclear how much money the company makes on its own.
The CEO of Flipboard believes that Apple News is 'a product living in the past'
There are three distinct issue McCue has with Apple's news service.
Flipboard can now build you personalized 'smart magazines' — for topics from Leica cameras to venture capital
Flipboard has completed a big new overhaul that introduces "smart magazines" to cater to your passions.
Flipboard CEO says 'class not mass' advertising is the key to making money
"We are just getting warmed up," says Flipboard CEO McCue.
Flipboard has quietly raised $50 million in new funding
Flipboard also revealed it has 70 million monthly active users.
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"What Apple was showing is something that we actually shipped five years ago."
These 4 big startups could be toast after Monday's Apple news
Some unicorns are about to meet the 800-pound gorilla.
Apple introduces 'the best mobile reading experience, ever' for news
It replaces Newsstand.
For some inexplicable reason Twitter has reportedly held talks to acquire Flipboard
The all-stock deal would reportedly value the magazine-style content curation app at more than $1 billion.
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1. Sunscreen for Children
When the sun begins to rise and the days get longer, we begin to spend more time away from home with the kids.
That is why, at this time of year, it is a priority to protect your skin from the sun to avoid health problems.
It is essential to use a sunscreen with a high protection factor, never less than an SPF 50, and reapply it every two hours to take care of your skin and avoid a burn.
2. What is Spf?
The first thing we should know is that SPF (or sun protection factor) is an index that indicates how long it would take for the skin to burn.
- It indicates the amount of UV radiation needed to cause sunburn on the skin with the applied sunscreen.
- Relative to the amount of UV radiation that the same sunburn could cause without sun protection.
- A sunscreen with SPF 50 indicates that the skin does not burn until it exposes up to 50 times the amount of solar energy that would typically cause a burn.
- In the day to day, things happen that not taken into account, such for example, that we sweat and lose cream or that we do not apply the necessary amount.
- Therefore, even if you use a very high protection factor for you and your children, is reapplication essential.
3. How to Protect Children's Skin From the Sun?
The first thing to do is use a generous amount of sunscreen, both on the face and body, and apply the cream 30 minutes before sun exposure.
Reapply the protection every two hours if you do not get into the water or after each bath, even if the cream indicates that it is "water-resistant" or "waterproof."
It is vital to use a hydrating aftersun so that the skin recovers the water it has lost after sun exposure and repairs damage it may have suffered.
4. Children's Sunscreen With Roll-on System Spf 50 + Wr
- A sunscreen in roll-on format is a perfect tool to facilitate the application of the product in children.
- It is super comfortable for you and them because it does not require a large extension for its correct application! And, also, it is a delightful cream format that provides maximum protection.
5. Tanning Emulsion for Children Spf 50+
- Sunscreen specially formulated for children's delicate skin without fragrance, dyes, or parabens to avoid any irritation.
- It provides adequate protection with UVA and UVB filters. It contains vitamin E, C, and glycerin to provide better skincare.
- Tested under dermatological and pediatric control.
6. Invisible Sunscreen for Children Spf 50
- Lightweight sunscreen in a non-greasy texture that dries very quickly. It provides full coverage and allows for quick and easy application.
- Like the previous one, it is specially formulated for the delicate skin of children without fragrance, dyes, or parabens to avoid any irritation.
- It provides adequate protection with UVA and UVB filters. It contains vitamin E, C, and glycerin.
7. Sunscreen for Children Spf 50+
- Sunscreen for children in cream format with SPF 50+. Formula specially created for delicate children's skin, enriched with vitamins C and E.
- They do not contain parabens, dyes, or perfume, thus avoiding any irritation.
- With a broad spectrum coverage against UVA and UVB rays and a very high protection factor, they offer the ideal protection for children's skin.