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GREAT FALLS — Jersey Mike's Subs, located on the West Bank Landing next to Five On Black, is set to open on Wednesday, March 23.
"We thought Great Falls would be a great community for a 'sub above,'" said John Vagner, the franchise owner.
General manager Jensen Williams noted how hard all of the staff have been working to prepare for opening day: "We've all been non-stop. I mean, we've been working nonstop around the clock for two weeks – three weeks now."
With the project taking 14 months to complete, everyone is excited to finally open the doors. Luckily for the restaurant, it will open up fully-staffed.
Vagner explained, "I think the hardest process that we go through like any small business is hiring and retaining quality help. We've been absolutely blessed because when we started the process, over 190 people applied. We're fully staffed. So we hired thirty-five people and pretty much everybody's showing up and so I think we're going to be ready to go on day one on the twenty third."
Starting off opening week with a bang, Jersey Mike's is proud to introduce their first fundraiser.
Vagner said, "Our mission statement is giving - making a difference in someone's life. What we're doing when we open the doors is we're partnered with the Special Olympics of Montana and we are going around the community and we're handing out these cards right here where if you donate $3 dollars to the Special Olympic, you get a free sub."
Not only that, but the month of March is the month of giving, and on March 30th, 100% of sales will go to the Special Olympics World Games in Orlando, Florida.
"I think part of it is, well, number one, we're a great company, but also, it's a great cause," explained Williams.
"We're ready and we're going to be fully staffed to support the community. You might have to wait a couple minutes, but we promise you the wait is going to be worth it."
Click here to visit the Jersey Mike's website.
In related news, a new Jimmy John's sandwich shop opened this week in Great Falls.
It's in the building that formerly was The Feedlot for many years, along 3rd Street NW at 17th Avenue. It's the second Jimmy John's in Great Falls. The new location features a drive-though.
Click here for more news about new businesses opening in Great Falls.
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August 28, 2006 -- According to Dylon Industries president Robert B. Kowaleski, the Cleveland company's Production Division recently completed the installation and testing of new manufacturing equipment that will double the output capabiity for the company's micro-fine graphite products. This state-of-the–art, automated equipment will cut manufacturing process time significantly, and increase product availability.
Dylon states the expansion was necessary to keep pace with the increasing demand for the new Dyforge micro-fine graphite forging lubricants.
Kowaleski also announced plans for further capital expansion plans in 2007 to meet growing international demand for ferrous and nonferrous forging lubricants.

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Back in the days, limousines were a sign of luxury and only the rich can afford it. It is a symbol of being a high-profile personality. Today, limousines are available for rent. Although one can now feel how it is to be able to afford a limousine ride, more importantly, people can now arrive in their special event together, have ample space around, arrive in style, and even have fun inside while still being driven to their event.
Now that limousines are available for rent, you might be thinking, "Where will I go that I'll need a limousine?" Well, here are some events and occasions that are better with a limousine.
Because why not? Especially if it's a company picnic or outing, it is better to rent a limousine. We cannot argue the space and room it offers. Everyone can arrive at the destination in one go.
Bachelorette Party
Bachelorette parties can be wild. There can be lots of activities lined up and everyone can get tired at the end of the day, except for those staying in. A bachelorette party is a sign that the wedding is really going to take place soon. Spend your bachelorette party in style and feel like a VIP.
Bachelor's Party
Like bachelorette parties, bachelor parties can be wild as well. And booze will most likely be involved. Don't risk anything by renting a limousine. You can be together with your groomsmen and go wherever you want to go. Be free with the boys while being safe in doing so.
Anniversaries and Date Nights
Date nights and anniversaries should be spent in a special way. Renting a limousine will make it all the more special. You want to look your best during your date night or special day. Stay looking amazing and having a wonderful time by getting driven by a limousine.
Graduation or Prom
Graduation and prom are both important events in a high schooler or college student's life. With prom, you will want to look your best as well. And people, if not all, should look your way when you arrive and pass by. You can also turn heads when you arrive with your friends with you. You all can split the bill which is a good thing.
Executive and Corporate Events
When your company or the establishment you work for has an upcoming event or meeting that will require land travel, you can always go for a limousine so you and your boss or bosses can all arrive together. If the event is out of town, you arrange ahead of time by contacting limousine services in that town or city.
Weddings are the most special event in a couple's life. All eyes should be on you during your wedding. Arrive as gracefully as you look with a limo ride. With a limo rental service, you are assured that you will arrive in the most elegant and safe way.
For limo services, limousine rental Rhode Island has a lot to offer.


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Leg Exercise: Front Squat
Primary Muscle
Secondary Muscles
Hamstrings, Lower Back, Glutes
Equipment Needed
Squat Rack, Barbell
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Proper Exercise Technique
Step into the squat rack and adjust the pins so that the bar will rest at about shoulder-height. Cross your arms in front of your body so that they are parallel to the ground and rest the bar across the front of your shoulders. Lift the bar off of the pins and take a small step back. With your feet spaced shoulder width apart, toes pointing slightly outward, back flat, abs tight and head up, begin the movement by squatting down toward the ground. Continue lowering yourself until your thighs are at least parallel to the ground. Once you reach the bottom, drive the weight back up until you are back in a standing position. When you have completed your desired number of reps, walk back to the pins and re-rack the bar.
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Tips: Front squats are a very awkward exercise to perform at first so make sure you start out with light weight in order to get a proper feel for the lift. Make sure that you maintain proper form at all times by keeping your lower back arched and by avoiding jerky motions or body momentum. When you are in the standing position, remember to not lock your knees out as this will keep the stress on your quads and minimize the stress on your joints. Taking this exercise to all-out failure can be potentially dangerous and because of this I would recommend that you stop your set one rep short of failure and safely re-rack the bar.
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Brand: Zvex
- Loop switch with built-in audio gateCross-fade mix optionCreates tremolo-like sounds with "chop" mode
Publisher: ZVex
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ZVEX Effects Loop Gate Gating very complex sounds like fuzz and delay is always a challenge. The Loop Gate provides a loop switch with a built-in perfect audio gate (high headroom, no distortion, no hiss) that lets you set up a loop of pedals you can switch in and out of your signal path at will, but you have a couple of really fun options to control that loop that include a cross-fade mix option as well as creating tremolo-like sounds with chop mode. The beauty of introducing a loop into a noise gate is that the device looks at your guitar signal to see when you want to gate. It doesnt even bother to look at the output from your loop of pedals… that is way too noisy to study. Its much better to look at the incoming guitar signal to see whats up, and thats just what the Loop Gate does. The guitarist can have all sorts of crazy things happening in the loop without worrying that all of that sonic madness will trigger the gate. ZVEX Effect Loop Gate Features: True Bypass Gate Stomp Switch 9V Battery


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Much anticipated for me as I really never cared for the "banana seat". Price point seems to be a bit high for what it is, but it sure looks good. The install was easy, taking very little time, but then I putzed around trying to get it to fit as good as possible. There are a few gaps here and there, but not much you can do about as I learned after repeatedly trying.
Kawasaki Ninja 650R Seat Cowl
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We love the whipped cream. It is sweet, creamy, and adds a soft explosion of sugar, and Dairy is a popular addition to desserts in almost any location.
Because it's sweet and you like to eat it, it's a good chance that your dog likes to eat it too.
It can seem harmless, but can dogs eat whipped cream? What about those brands purchased in the store, such as Cool Whip or Reddi Wip? Read this guide to find the answers to all your questions.
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What's in Whipped Cream?
Before fully understanding if the whipped cream is or is not safe for dogs, it is essential to look at the ingredients. First, the whipped cream is, well, the cream that has been "hit" in its tasty and spongy state. Sugar, vanilla, and other flavorings are added for taste.
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The beaten ingredients, such as a Cool whip or Reddi wip, include elements to preserve the longest sensitive cream than a trip from its kitchen to the kitchen table. But there should be nothing necessarily toxic to dogs in these smoothie ingredients. The same happens with the smoothie ingredients made of coconut, soybeans, or almonds, which are dairy-free alternatives to the dessert.
Can Dogs Eat Whipped Cream?
The short answer is that yes, dogs can eat whipped cream but in moderation. The whipped cream is not toxic, but it does contain a lot of fat and sugar.
Feeling it to your dog as an occasional gift is fine; Doing it as a part of your diet is not a good idea.
This guide will answer all your questions about the dogs and whip cream, when to avoid it, what is safe, and how much whipped cream can eat.
Is Whipped Cream Good for Dogs?
No, whipped cream is not suitable for dogs. The only healthy thing about whipped cream is that milk has calcium, which can be beneficial for a dog's bones.
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There are not enough nutrients in the whipped cream to say that it is a healthy dog gift.
Is Whipped Cream Bad For Dogs?
According to the American Kennel Club, many dogs are intolerant to lactose. Lactose, a sugar found on all dairy products, will be difficult for most Digerir dogs and can cause swelling, gas, or diarrhea if too large an amount is given.
In addition, the whipped cream is high in fats and sugars, which makes it a taxpayer to canine obesity. Because of this, you should never form a regular part of your dog's dietetic intake.
How Much Whipped Cream Should I Feed My Dog?
The answer depends on the age, size, and health of your dog. An average adult dog of 33 pounds does not need more than 14 grams of fat in a day. A cup of whipped cream contains approximately 13 grams of fat. As you can see, just a cup of whipped cream can almost fill the daily fat fee.
A good rule is to feed your puppy a portion of whipped cream the size of your paw.
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Smaller breeds need less fat per day, and the whipped cream can easily exceed your daily fat fee. Similarly, dogs suffering or are recovering from obesity should not receive fatty food at all. However, if your friend Furry is still growing, your fat needs are slightly higher.
Pregnant and lactating dogs need high-fat foods, and their daily fat requirement is significantly higher than the average. Check with your veterinarian in the best way to meet the needs of the fats of your dog.
What if My Dog Accidentally Eats a Lot of Whipped Creams?
Unless your dog is intolerant to lactose, there is no cause of alarm. Whipped cream, unhealthy, as it can be, is not poisonous.
After eating dense calories, like whipped cream, wait for the dog to lose interest in the food temporarily.
Dogs without an allergy to Dairy can still have stomach discomfort if they consume too much Dairy. . Eating a lot of whipped cream can cause gas, vomiting, and diarrhea. In most cases, however, your puppy will be better by itself.
To console a dog's gaseous stomach, you can try to give Pepcid. However, it is better to consult the veterinarian first.
FAQs About Whip Cream for Dogs
What is Whipped cream made of?
The primary ingredients in whipped cream are glaze sugar and milk cream with approximately 30-36% fat content. This causes the cream to be whipped, and the heavy cream is ideal for beating. Sometimes, vanilla, coffee, or cocoa powder are also added to make flavor whipped cream.
Does Whip Cream Give Dogs Diarrhea?
Yes, the whipped cream could give some dogs diarrhea, especially if they are intolerant to lactose. If you do not know if your dog can digest dairy products, it will only give them a little whipped cream at a time and observe how they handle it.
Can Dogs Eat Reddi Whip?
There is also the type that comes in the can. Can dogs eat Reddi whip?
So, if you have ever wondered if it is inevitable that a can eat a whipped cream of a can, the answer is that it is as safe as other forms of whipped cream. It has all the same ingredients. Just keep it away from your dog if you control the amount of sugar you eat since it has a lot of sugar.
Can Dogs Eat Cool Whip?
How about that famous cake and coverage dessert? Can dogs eat cool whip? The worst of the cool whip is that it has a high fructose corn syrup.
A little fresh whip will not hurt your dog, but too much it can negatively affect your sugar and blood weight. Too much sugar could increase the risk of your dog obtaining diabetes, becoming obese, or collapse heart disease.
How to Feed Whipped Cream to Dogs?
Whether done at home, a pressurized can, or out of a new whip tub, feeding the whipped cream to your dog is easy and intuitive for dogs enjoying their sweet and fatty taste and spacious texture; we recommend using it as an occasional gift for good behavior.
Because many dogs are highly motivated by feeding, the whipped cream can be a valuable tool for strengthening and reinforcement commands.
Conclusion: Can Dogs Have Whipped Cream?
The whipped cream will not kill your dog, But he is not making them any favors either. There are much better alternatives out there. The whipped cream does not take place in the diet of your puppy. Reverse in some high-quality treats and leave the cream whipped for your human desserts!
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X Factor wildcard hopeful Christopher Maloney returned to Liverpool this week to drum up more support from his home town ahead of Saturday's vote to determine his fate.
Campaigning to become the 13th and last X Factor finalist, the 34-year-old from Kirkdale arrived at the Pier Head on Wednesday to be greeted by hundreds of fans.
He then joined his family and friends on a ferry across the Mersey, where he performed songs, including the big number from his first audition, 'The Rose' by Bette Midler.
He also surprised his colleagues at Liverpool Mutual Homes during the visit, where staff have hung a 40-foot banner outside their head offices in Commutation Plaza, urging residents of Liverpool to vote for Maloney.
Fellow Merseyside X Factor act Poisonous Twin, who exited at the judges' homes stage, are among those urging Scousers to get behind Maloney to keep him on the talent show.
Christopher, who works as a customer services advisor, was mentored during the judges' houses stage by Take That star Gary Barlow and, on Sunday's episode of X Factor, was given a wildcard chance in the Over 28s group, along with Times Red, Amy Mottram and Adam Burridge from the rival categories.
Maloney tweeted to his 24,000 followers on Twitter: "Right guys, long day again, but worth it. I'm honestly working my socks off for you to make it to the final 13, don't wanna let you down. X"
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UK digital terrestrial channel ITV2 has acquired new season US sitcom The Great Indoors.
The comedy, about an intrepid adventure journalist getting to grips with modern digital publishing, was an unexpected hit with buyers at the LA Screenings in May this year, prompting commercial broadcaster ITV to swoop and claim first window broadcast and VOD rights.
"The Great Indoors was hands down my favourite sitcom pilot for the new US season, successfully treading the line between sweet and sharp, warm and witty," said ITV's head of acquisitions, Sasha Breslau.
The sitcom stars Joel McHale (Community) as a reporter who struggles to control a team of millennial-age, digital journalists after returning from years in the field, with Stephen Fry (Sherlock) and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad) also regulars.
"The Great Indoors combines a cast of fresh and experienced talent, with a creative team that has worked on some of television's best known comedies, for a dynamic take on the modern media workplace," said Stephen Tague, senior VP of Europe for distributor CBS Studios International.
CBS Television Studios produces the series, which comes from writer Mike Gibbons. Global in Canada has already acquired the show, which debuts in the US on October 27.
TBI included The Great Indoors as one to watch in a post-LA Screenings round-up.


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Below is a list of the types of businesses in the City of Engleside in which we have business listings. If you do not see your city within the list below. You can add a business for just $49.95 per year. To add a business submit your info here.
The community of Engleside is located in the county of Fairfax. Commercial spaces are utilized by drug stores and pharmacies, contributing to the local economic development of the people of the community.


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What is infertility?
Infertility is the inability of the couple to become pregnant despite of 12 months of unprotected intercourse.
It is a global health problem especially in South Asia. In India the prevalence is said to be between 2.5% to 16%. The common causes of female infertility include organic causes like ovarian, uterine, tubal disorders, thyroid problems, nutritional disorders, anemia, genetic disorders and mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. The common causes of male infertility include poor sperm quality, hormonal disorder, substance abuse, depression and some medication.
Typically, couples in India are expected to conceive within the first year of marriage and face considerable social pressure when that does not happen resulting in increased distress related to infertility. Consistent with life course theory, conception, pregnancy and child birth are major components in a women's anticipated life trajectory. Infertility represents the major turning point marked by the agony of unfulfilled fertility ambition and challenges to one's self-worth and confidence. Despite the fact that infertility effects both men and woman fairly equally in many societies, the woman is most often blamed when she does not get pregnant resulting in marital discord, social expression and discrimination. Sahakar and Gupta found that roughly 80% of Indian infertile women in India have sought treatment. 33% of these are classified as traditional treatments or religious rituals. Many couples in the tier 2 and tier 3 cities do not have access to good medical facilities.
Here are some FAQs and their answers:
- What are the available treatments for infertility? What is the process?
The available treatments for infertility are:
- Ovulation Induction: Involves stimulation of ovaries with oral / IV medications to grow eggs.
- Intrauterine Insemination: It is a process of deposition of the husband / donor semen into the uterus.
- Invitro Maturation: It is a process where immature eggs are collected and matured outside the body of women.
- Invitro Fertilization: It means fertilization of the eggs and sperm outside the body in the laboratory.
- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection: Involves injection of the sperm directly into the egg / oocyte.
- Laparoscopy / Hysteroscopy: These are surgical procedures used to diagnose and if necessary correct abnormalities in the genital tract.
- Male – TESE / Micro TESE / PESA: Involves extraction of sperm from testis.
- What are the services offered at Gunasheela-Cauvery?
Variety of services for patients include evaluation and management of male and female infertility, evaluation and management of patients with recurrent miscarriages, etc.
Infertility services include:
- IUI (Intra Uterine Insemination)
- IVF-ET (Test Tube Baby)
- ICSI (Micromanipulation)
- IVM (In Vitro Maturation of Oocytes Oocyte Vitrification
- Assisted Laser Hatching
- TESA (Testicular Sperm Aspiration)
- Pre-Implantation Genetic Screening
- Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis
- Diagnostic & Operative Video Laparoscopy & Hysteroscopy
- Surgery for Male Infertility
- Hormonal Assays
- Transvaginal Ultrasonography
Obstetric and Gynaecology services include:
- Pregnancy & Delivery Care
- Prenatal Care with Diet & Nutrition Counselling
- Intensive fetal monitoring during delivery
- Painless delivery
- Antenatal Clinic with special attention to High-Risk Pregnancy & Bad Obstetric History.
- Ultrasound scanning services
- Fetal echocardiography
- Gynaecological surgeries
- Laparoscopic-hysterectomies & fibroid removal
- What does Intra Uterine Insemination (IUI) mean?
Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) is a fertility treatment that involves placing sperm inside a women's uterus to facilitate fertilization. The goal of IUI is to increase the number of sperm that reach the fallopian tubes and eggs to increase the chance of pregnancy. The success rates of IUI are closer to 20%-25%. The main indications of IUI are physical inability to have intercourse, unexplained infertility and when one has to use donor sperm.
- What does IVF mean?
IVF means fertilization of the eggs and sperm outside the body in the laboratory. It involves:
- Stimulation of ovaries to grow eggs
- Oocyte / egg pick up
- Processing of semen sample and fertilization of egg with sperm
- Culture of embryo for 3 – 5 days
- Finally transfer back of the embryos into the womb
- Are physical/personal activities restricted during an IVF cycle?
Exercise is great for relaxation, stress relief, good sleep and self-confidence – all the things you need to help you through your IVF journey. But it is better to avoid rigorous exercises and you can choose gentle ways to keep fit once you start treatment. Good exercise options to try during IVF include yoga and gentle stretching, swimming, or low-impact workouts.
Heavy exercise should be avoided after embryo transfer. You don't need to avoid all physical activity –as the treatment outcome won't be affected by something you do or don't do.
You may find that you don't feel up to your usual exercise activities, because of all the processes and procedures involved in IVF-Listen to your body! Don't feel you have to force yourself to exercise just because it's your normal routine.
- How painful is the egg retrieval process?
Women undergoing transvaginal oocyte retrieval are anxious and experience mild to moderate pain caused by the puncture of the vaginal skin and ovarian capsule with a needle in order to aspirate the oocytes. Repeated attempts are often necessary before success is achieved. Thus, it becomes important to ensure a comfortable environment for them minimizing their pain and anxiety and improving their cooperation. For these reasons, sedation alone or combined with analgesia, as well as different anesthetic techniques including general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and alternative medicine approach like acupuncture, has been used during these procedures.
- Can I go for IVF treatment if I have undergone Tubectomy/sterilization or family planning?
Yes! Of course, you can. IVF procedure does not require the presence of open tubes. The eggs are retrieved from the ovaries and embryos are made outside the body. The formed embryos are directly transferred into the uterus.
- Is IVF safe?
IVF is a safe and effective treatment for infertility. IVF has very low risks to the patient. The risks include, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, multiple gestations, ovarian torsion, ectopic pregnancy, and risks of the egg harvest procedure. As IVF leads to an increased chance for multiple pregnancy, the mother may have a more complicated pregnancy that may increase her chances of gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, and increased need for cesarean section. There has been no proof that IVF or the medications used in IVF lead to an increased risk of ovarian or breast cancers.
Babies born from IVF have the same low rate of birth defects as babies born from a natural conception. Additionally, studies have not detected any differences in the development or the abilities of the children born after IVF as compared to natural conception.
- Is IVF natural?
IVF is an assisted reproductive technique where the eggs are taken outside the body and fertilized with the sperms. In that way, it is not natural. Naturally, the fertilization and formation of embryos happen inside the body.
- Why should we choose Gunasheela-Cauvery?
Definitely yes! Gunasheela-Cauvery is a one-stop centre for all the reproductive problems with advanced technologies and a world-class IVF laboratory. The centre's success rate is very high and consistent. They are very transparent and ethical in their treatment. They also look after the pregnancy resulted through their treatment with utmost care and try their best to help the couple to take the baby home. So couples with fertility issues should go to Gunasheela-Cauvery without any second thoughts to fulfil the dream of becoming parents.
- How healthy is your baby after IVF?
Most children conceived by ART are healthy. Children born from in vitro fertilization score higher on reading and verbal tests than other kids, according to a new study. The main risks for these children are poorer perinatal outcome, birth defects, and epigenetic disorders. However, whether ART procedures or infertility problems itself had led to these changes is still unresolved. Currently, the first IVF-conceived people are now more than 30 years old, and some of them have conceived children. Overall, the IVF babies are almost as healthy as their natural born counterparts.
- How would a patient be involved in infertility treatment?
Couple should first understand that no infertility treatment be it IUI or IVF always results in a pregnancy. Negative outcomes are as common as 80% in IUI and 50% in IVF cycles. Optimizing weight with good dietary and exercise regimens very important for a successful outcome. Treatment for infertility involves financial, physical, emotional investment with no guaranties of a successful outcome in many cases.
- How good is Gunasheela-Cauvery compared to other IVF centers?
Gunasheela is one of the oldest premier institute in South India. It has all the recent advanced technology with experienced in-house embryologists with consistent success rates of over 60%. The institute has an individualized and holistic approach to each couple, striving to give them the best pregnancy rates. It is very important to select a good IVF centre with the correct expertise especially when IVF treatment can become very expensive. Hence Gunasheela is now in Mysore with a full-fledged IVF unit striving to bring a smile on the face of childless couples.


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Christine Ewan
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Emeritus Professor Christine Ewan AM works at the nexus of education and health. Her work includes providing expert advice to Universities regarding the design and delivery of higher education qualifications and professional education programs, and working alongside education institutions, providing practical advice and support, as they prepare for registration as higher education providers.
Christine's depth of understanding and experience in higher education derives from her previous roles as a Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, Pro Vice Chancellor Academic and Dean of Health Sciences. In these roles she was responsible for strategic planning, faculty performance, academic quality assurance, and teaching and learning support and infrastructure. She was awarded an AM for contributions in this area in the Illawarra.
Christine was an accredited auditor for the former Australian Universities Quality Agency and was senior academic adviser to the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. In 2014 she was appointed the Higher Education Standards Panel Research Fellow and undertook a Fellowship focused on the development of a national consensus on higher education standards in a disaggregated learning environment.
Christine's recent consulting projects include:
- Contextual Research for the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Review - Commonwealth Department of Education and Training
- Mapping Professional Accreditation in Australian Higher Education - Commonwealth Department of Education and Training
- Engaging Employers in Work Integrated Learning: Current State and Future Priorities – Commonwealth Department of Industry
- Scoping the feasibility of entry of a specialist overseas university to Australia – a NSW municipal council
- Mapping demand for clinical placements - Health Workforce Australia
Christine has also worked in worked as General Manager, Planning & Innovation in the NSW Department of Education, where she was responsible for strategic planning, research, evaluation and performance measurement and reporting. She has authored numerous books and articles on higher education, especially in the health professions. She has also served on numerous national committees including the Australian Osteopathic Council, the Australian Environmental Health Council and the Australian Universities Teaching Committee.
Christine is an Emeritus Professor of the University of Wollongong, and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Education & Anthropology), a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (Hons), a Master of Arts with merit in Social Anthropology and a PhD Medical Education, all from The University of Sydney.
She is an Inaugural Fellow of the Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.


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Have you ever found yourself having bought a ticket that you never used? Have you ever paid for a non-flexible flight or reservation, only for your plans to change? In the world of travel, these things happen often, leading to frustration, disappointment and lost money. But thankfully, all is not lost.
SpareFare, a new company from London has found a solution to this problem, by creating a safe way for people to exchange their tickets and save money on both sides.
About SpareFare
As avid travellers, we always love it when people come up with new ways to make our lives easier (Stasher is one of those ways). A marketplace for unused holidays sounds great, but we wanted to know more about how it works. That's why we asked SpareFare's co-founder Galena Stavreva to tell us about her brainchild!
How was the idea for SpareFare born?
'I started my career as a corporate solicitor in London, working for a busy American law firm. I had to cancel several holidays due to work commitments and was unable to find anyone to sell my flight and hotel reservations. I saw the need for a reliable platform that provides the opportunity for people to resell their travel reservations. So I created SpareFare with two other co-founders.'
How it works
The main idea behind SpareFare.net is simple: Bringing together people who have bought flights, hotel rooms or even complete holiday packages, but have found that they cannot use them, with those that are looking for travel bargains. 'By utilising the SpareFare service, those who originally bought the holiday can recoup money, whilst the people buying can often save as much as 50%-60% of what they would originally have paid', said Galena. With SpareFare acting an intermediary, the transaction is more secure since this adds a layer of trust.
Below, you will find a detailed explanation of how each aspect works. We should point out that all name change fees are paid by the seller.
Selling an airline ticket
To transfer a fight, you need to make sure that your airline is going to allow you to change the name that is linked to the flight. There are over 60 airlines which provide this service, and you can find the full list on our site. There will be a fee that will be applied to change the name. However, this can vary by airline. If you find that policy states that the airline will not allow for any ticket names to be changed, then it is worthwhile calling them to see if you can discuss this matter further.
Selling a package holiday
When it comes to selling on a package holiday, which will contain flights, transfers, hotels and any other extras associated to your holiday, you will need to speak to your travel agent. This will either be a part of their terms and conditions, or, if you cannot see it in there, you could always speak to someone to find out whether or not it is possible and if there will be any fees to pay. It is worthwhile remembering that if the travel agent is based within the EU, then they have to give you the option to change the name on the reservation, by law.
Selling a hotel room
One of the easiest things to sell when it comes to a holiday is the hotel room. You will usually just have to call up the hotel and tell them that you need to change the main guest name within the reservation. There aren't usually any fees to be charged with this, however, you should always check with your hotel, just to be sure.
SpareFare platform acts as an escrow to remove the fraud risk for both sellers and buyers. Buyers have to transfer the amount to SpareFare, which in turn waits until the seller have kept their end of the deal. That way, everyone is protected.
Thoughts on SpareFare
If you've ever lost money because of an airline ticket, you know how painful it is.
Hi! I am George and I am the Content Lead for Stasher.com. I love travel, writing, making music and meeting new and interesting people.


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Mississauga, Sept. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Worksport Ltd (Nasdaq-CM: WKSP; WKSPW) ("Worksport" or the "Company"), today announced it will be presenting at the H.C. Wainwright 23rd Annual Global Investment Virtual Conference, hosted September 13-15, 2021.
Worksport aims to continue its growth in the broad automotive markets with intelligent solar-based accessories that enhance and refine the practical capabilities of light-duty trucks. Through its subsidiary, Terravis Energy, Inc. it is collaborating with Ontario Tech University in clean energy research to ensure its green energy products meet the highest standards.
To get its messages out in efforts to help achieve these goals, management is participating in the H.C. Wainwright 23rd Annual Global Investment Virtual Conference.
Worksport CEO Steven Rossi will provide an overview of the Company's latest business developments and technological innovations during the presentation, including how the team is in talks with a multinational OEM as well as a well-known, popular EV start-up with millions in capital to make the Company's solar cover and COR battery systems available for their upcoming vehicles.
If you are an institutional or retail investor, and would like to listen to the Company's presentation, please click the following link to register for the conference.
The webcast link will be available to use starting at 7:00am EST on Monday, September 13. Attendees will be able to submit questions online throughout the day for the Company to answer. One may also listen to the Company's presentation online at: https://journey.ct.events/view/37a4260e-af61-4b8c-8f8b-a4e93c3ede77 starting on September 13 at 7:00am EST which will be archived for 90 days.


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Raymond and Ryan Larmour, Cookstown, Northern Ireland – This is part 2 of our interview with Raymond. Part 1 can be found here.
While talking to Raymond he explained to us that he likes to walk around the mountain where they live in Cookstown and that one day while out walking he thought of how Ryan is perceived in different ways by different people and that indeed we are all different. This thought then became the inspiration for the second song 'We're All Different' and Ryan's rap name of W.A.D was born.
During the song writing process for 'We're All Different', Emma asked Raymond for help in writing the song and this became the first song that he collaborated on. The video for We're All Different was recorded by Manor Park Studio and filmed by Benburg Productions as is Ryan's new song Worlds Apart.
The song and video proved to be hugely successful and to date; 'We're All Different' has had over 58.000 views on YouTube. This was released in Nov 2012. What is also remarkable is that the song raised £4,277 for the National Autistic Society Northern Ireland (NAS).
Raymond told of how they knocked on people's doors to sell their DVD as well as approaching schools and local shops. Over 1000 DVDs were sold.
During our conversation with Raymond it was very apparent just how proud he is of Ryan and of all that he has achieved.
"It's all about achievement for Ryan and self-worth. Once he's in the studio he loves it. Ryan wants to inspire others and for them to think, I can do that too."
In December 2013 the third song was released, 'Worlds Apart' that Raymond wrote with Ryan. He explained that the whole writing process took over 6 months and that every line when written was checked with and agreed by Ryan, he had final approval. The song writing process was a true working collaboration.
Raymond sought inspiration for the song from what he saw on autism sites around the world as well as gaining inspiration from Ryan and would think about experiences and ideas while out walking.
Raymond told that:
"This song was personal to Ryan, how he feels about his condition"
Raymond then went on to further explain how Ryan sometimes struggles with rejection.
"He wants to meet and socialise with other teenagers."
Raymond explained that Ryan is struggling at the moment, struggling to fit into a world and a society that does not understand him. Raymond told that his son is craving to associate and mix with other young people. However when he does try to communicate with other people they do not know how to respond to him and will often only say a few words and then move quietly away.
Ray explained that because Ryan is high functioning he is so very aware of this rejection and can see it hurts him deeply. Ray told of how it's a worry:
"Some days you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, but most days thankfully you can."
Raymond also explained just how vulnerable Ryan is, and that he would not understand or be able to read peoples true intentions:
"Ryan feels that he is being treated differently, that life is not fair and that people who are in the system think like robots and are hypocrites, he feels that they are belittling him and it is just a job to them, they don't understand him."
He further adds:
"He feels so isolated"
Ryan has also poignantly told his parents that:
" If only the world could feel his pain then maybe they would better understand him"
However Raymond wanted to reiterate that these moments of feeling rejected are seldom and that most of the time Ryan is happy and displays his brilliant sense of humour. These feelings though are what have helped fuel the lyrics and ideas for his songs; they have been channelled into making a positive change.
Sadly though Ryan does struggle to fit in, Raymond explains how he and his wife Ann are strong for Ryan and that they do worry about him when he is low and has negative feelings. They worry as he gets older and that trying to get help for him is very difficult, however once again he says that the low days are not often, adding:
"Most days are brilliant and we as Ryan's parents are better people for having him as our son.
"When people meet him they find him interesting, intelligent and funny."
Ryan's songs are uplifting and send out a positive message to the world. Raymond hopes that the songs give hope to many people out there, both to individuals on the spectrum and those that care for them.
Raymond also shared openly with us about how he gains strength from Ryan.
"He makes you more understanding of other people and what they are going through."
Raymond ended by telling us that more education and training is needed about autism.
"People need to be more sensitive and understanding, not just to the individual but to the family, they need to understand how it affects family and your life."
Raymond is not sure what will happen next regarding the song making, he simply told us:
"We shall wait and see."
We will leave you with these final words, taken from the video 'Worlds Apart'
"Don't walk behind me, I may not lead
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow
Just walk beside me and be my friend"
We would very much like to thank Raymond for taking the time to chat with us and we wish Ryan huge success for the future.
You can watch the video for 'Worlds Apart' below. Please share and let's help spread autism awareness and acceptance.


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True North announces new enhanced security and safety measures at MTS Centre
By: CK Nakhwal | Published: September 2nd 2015True North Sports & Entertainment Limited announced today an upgrade to its Patron Safety and Security Protocol in advance of the 2015-16 hockey season. The new policy will be in place at the beginning of September and will remain in effect for all Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose hockey games, as well as all events at MTS Centre.
In an effort to maintain a safe and secure event environment, MTS Centre will be introducing the use of magnetometers (walk-through metal detectors similar to those used at all airports) to screen all fans as they enter the venue at every point of entry. Only in unique circumstances will a pat-down or hand-held wands be used, allowing guests to enter the venue as quickly as possible.
As mandated by the National Hockey League, magnetometers will be used in tandem with handheld wands to conduct secondary screening as required. In addition to improved security, the new protocol is expected to improve efficiency of entry into hockey games and all other MTS Centre events.
Additionally, as with previous patron safety and security protocols, MTS Centre Service Staff will conduct searches of all bags upon entry into the venue. In an effort to expedite entry, fans are encouraged to arrive early and travel light.
These new security measures are consistent with those in effect at all other NHL venues, as well as NBA, MLB and NFL facilities.
For a full list of prohibited items as well as more information, fans are encouraged to visit www.moosehockey.com/safety


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By 1950, almost every race-car driver used safety seat belts.
American car manufacturers Nash (in 1949) and Ford (in 1955) offered seat belts as options, while Swedish Saab first introduced seat belts as standard in 1958. After the Saab GT 750 was introduced at the New York Motor Show in 1958 with safety belts fitted as standard, the practice became commonplace.
In 1973, GM's Oldsmobile Toronado became the first car ever with a passenger airbag. Later on, GM made its own air cushion restraint system (ACRS) available as an option for regular production cars such as Cadillacs, Oldsmobile and Buick models during 1974.
They made cars equipped with ACRS on the driver side, driver-side knee restraint, and the passenger side. The passenger side airbag protects front passengers, and also included a dual stage deployment, which depended on the force of impact.
Before seatbelts and airbags, here are 20 vintage photos that show car accidents in the 1910s and 1920s.
A car and train collision on the level crossing at Weasenham Lane, Wisbech, March 4, 1910 |
Fatal racing accident, Illinois, 1910 |
An early electric automobile hangs precariously off the Glen Road Bridge, Ontario in the winter of 1912 |
A car accident in 1912 |
An early automobile wreck, 1913 |
A classic car collision with a street lamp, 1918 |
Auto accident No. 1042 Bloor Street West near Walmer Road. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 4 March 1918 |
Car wreck with two wheels missing, 1918 |
Trolley vs car crash in Washington D.C., 1918 |
A two-car collision in Washington D.C., circa 1919 |
Car wreck from the late 1910s |
A fashioned automobile crashed into tree, 1920 |
An overturned car, 1920 |
Traffic accident in Washington, D.C, 1920 |
A car collided with a bus in Waltham, Mass., 1921 |
Booze bootlegger car crash aftermath, 1922 |
Model "T" Ford wrecked on a median, 1922 |
Motor vehicle crash, 1922 |
Prohibition-era car wreck with boxes of moonshine, 1922 |
An antique motor vehicle wreck in 1926 |


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HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The reward for information in the murder of a car dealership owner at his Montrose home was increased today to $25,000.
The family and co-workers of Joseph Stewart of Stewart Cadillac, in conjunction with Crime Stoppers, announced the reward less than a week after Stewart was found gunned down at his home last Thursday in Montrose. The reward is for information leading to filing the felony charge or the arrest of those responsible for Stewart's death.
Bill Driskill, owner and operator of Stewart Cadillac, said, "Joe Stewart was very supportive of this community and a good friend to so many. We are asking for your help in bringing those responsible for this tragic event to justice."
Police say they have footage from Stewart's residence, along with new information and developments in this case, but withheld further details, citing the ongoing investigation.
Police say on the night Stewart was murdered he returned home in the 500 block of West Bell around 11:30 pm. After parking his car in the garage, police say he was approached by an unknown man in a hooded sweatshirt and mask. The suspect shot Stewart and fled the scene before police could arrive. Stewart managed to make it inside his home, where he was later found dead.
At this time investigators say they do not know what the motive was behind the shooting.
If you have any information in this case, you are asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS(8477) or Houston police.
Funeral services for Stewart will be held Friday and Saturday in Wyandotte, MI.


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Karma Nabulsi writes:
Last weekend the Observer carried a dramatic account of 'The Gaza Youth Manifesto', written in English by a handful of young people in Gaza and posted on Facebook. Given the thousands of people in the West who have said they 'like' it on Facebook or posted positive comments, the manifesto is said to herald a new movement for change in occupied Palestine.
Because of Palestinians' lengthy predicament of expulsion, dispossession and military occupation, there is a rich tradition of Palestinian manifestos and declarations: hundreds of them have been written since 1948. 'Bayan Harakatina' ('Our Movement's Statement', 1959) played an important role in recruiting the first wave of young people to the Palestinian National Liberation Movement-Fateh, and in unifying their political consciousness. It was distributed clandestinely, 'entrusting' its readers with the key ideas of the new movement. Later documents, such as the founding manifesto of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (1967), were distributed more openly. These manifestos were written by organised Palestinian youth as mobilising documents, exclusively for young Palestinians.
Manifestos have been written by everyone: 'Workers of Palestine Unite' was issued by the General Provisional Committee of the Workers of Palestine in 1962; the Unified National Command of the Intifada released 46 communiqués between 1988 and 1990; 'The Palestinian Civil Society Call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel' was published on 9 July 2005; 'The Palestine Manifesto' was published last year by the National Committee for the Defence of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People; dozens of statements have been issued by right of return committees in the refugee camps since 1998; Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails, from all parties, released the now famous 'National Reconciliation Document' in 2006.
Palestinian manifestos and declarations tend to do four things: 1. engage critically with the current situation and its historical context; 2. outline a response, clearly stating the principles that should underpin it; 3. announce the emergence of an organised group to carry out that response; and 4. call on Palestinian youth to join the movement. The wording is careful and has usually been negotiated at length between a variety of people and organisations. In short, the manifestos are purposive and geared towards some form of collective action.
The 'Gaza Youth Breaks Out' manifesto does not belong to this tradition: it does not put forth any clear analysis of the current historical situation, or outline a response to it. It does not declare the existence of an organised group, or invite anyone to join anything. Its tone is denunciatory rather than analytical. Its language is apolitical: the terminology of resistance common to Palestinian manifestos is replaced here by use of the f-word. And it lacks any mobilisational dimension. It's unsurprising, then, that it has received little attention in the Arab world. [Continue reading…]


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Kingdoms do rise and fall, and the time of content as king is quickly giving way to data. Increasingly digital applications and the Internet of Things that manage most aspects of life are underpinned by data. Consequently, studies show that at 79% of all business leaders warn that business that will not embrace Big Data will lose their market positions or go the way of the dinosaur.
One of the most popular Big Data mining methods is known as web scraping. Data web scraping is used to gather data from multitudes of webpages, analyze it, and save it to computer files or databases. Web scraping allows robots to access vast amounts of online data without the need to access a website's database or API.
All that your browser needs to do is to access the website and then scrape it for data. The alternative to web scraping is a manual copy and paste process, which is not only labor-intensive but slow and expensive as well.
Real-time scraping
Businesses are therefore using proxy mechanisms to perform heavy-duty web scraping from websites. Since the process of building robust scraping infrastructure is quite technical, most businesses turn to data scraping and proxy providers for a feasible solution.
These service providers provide data scraping tools that focus on e-commerce and search engine data extraction. They, for instance, provide real-time data scraping tools. These products have two main methods of data delivery, which include call back and real-time data delivery.
The callback method of real-time information delivery only sends notifications once the data crawling process is complete, and the data is analyzed and saved. Call back methods need a callback server for the data collection and delivery process.
Real-time information delivery processes ensure that the data collected is availed on the same connection, ensuring faster real-time data collection.
Advantages of real-time scraping
Data scraping is crucial for businesses such as e-commerce and travel companies that need to monitor thousands of online subcategories for price competitiveness. These business sectors change their pricing and product offerings regularly, which means that changes occur every other minute. As an illustration, the online flight ticketing processes can change the price of a ticket by a small percentage as the number of bookings increase or decrease.
Businesses are, therefore finding themselves not just in need of web scraped data, but data that is delivered to them in real-time. Real-time scrapers ensure that all the information gleaned from aggregators, e-commerce, and affiliate WebPages is not only in-depth but updated as well. There are many advantages of such data including;
- Less need for large storage spaces for crawled data saved on-site or cloud storage. Since the data provided changes in real-time, then there is a lessened need for expensive storage features. Real-time scraping ensures that your business only saves its most recent searches.
- When you are performing real-time web scraping services, you only need to scrape crucial searches constantly. This feature lowers your costs considerably since you do not need to keep your scraper infrastructure running at frequent intervals, updating all your pre-existing data.
- Real-time scraped data provides up to date information, which ensures that your customers will get the best online deals compared to that of your competitors. This factor will help you to gain and sustain a loyal clientele.
- Real-time data crawling services provide more significant success in data mining because they use larger pools of rotating IPs. Their data backup systems are also more robust to minimize errors and delays during data extraction.
- These crawlers are designed and managed by respected industry players and are very easy to use. All you need to do is to provide the crawler tool with a URL, and it will give you analyzed and formatted real-time data in return.
Types of businesses that rely on real-time web scraping
Real-time data scraping is used by companies that heavily rely on data scraping to build better pricing strategies. It is also relied on in content scraping in e-commerce sites in the search for an ad, product, and user review data. The process is also the real backbone of the brand protection web scraping, especially in crisis periods.
Real-time web scrapers allow businesses to keep track of competitor website changes allowing them to scale up their data collection as they wish. Such data, as mentioned, is highly profitable for SEO monitoring and price intelligence.
Real-time crawlers make the web scraping process more profitable for businesses by offering optimized data scraping prices since information is paid for per page rather than per IP. This optimizes data collection, ensuring that businesses only access data that applies to their trade.
These crawlers eliminate IP blocks and help businesses to access geo-blocked data all the while preserving their anonymity. A knowledgeable technical team supports the Oxylabs Scraper APIs, and its real-time data scraping functionality is invaluable for market research and seasonal pricing intelligence.


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There are an estimated 10,000 people living in modern slavery in Hong Kong (GSI 2018). Approximately 370,000 foreign domestic workers, primarily from Indonesia and the Philippines, work in Hong Kong; some become victims of forced labour in the private homes in which they are employed. An NGO report released in 2016 estimated as many as one in six foreign domestic workers is a victim of labour exploitation. Employment agencies often charge job placement fees in excess of legal limits, and sometimes withhold identity documents, which may lead to situations of debt bondage of workers in Hong Kong. The accumulated debts sometimes amount to a significant portion of the worker's first year salary. Some employers or employment agencies illegally withhold passports, employment contracts, or other possessions until the debt is paid. Some workers are required to work up to 17 hours per day, experience verbal, sexual or physical abuse in the home, and/or are not granted a legally required weekly day off.
Putri was trafficked from Indonesia to Hong Kong into domestic slavery. She tells of her experience in a training centre.
It's difficult to find work in Indonesia.
A broker told me there were plenty of opportunities in Hong Kong and that my time at the training centre would be brief. But I ended up staying there for seven months. We were not allowed to go out the entire time we were there unless we paid a cash deposit of 1,000,000 Indonesian rupiah (US$100) or provided a property certificate as collateral.
The teachers at the training centre were unprofessional. I now know that they could not speak fluent Cantonese. They also failed to teach us how to cook Chinese food properly. The conditions were terrible – the centre was overcrowded and we slept on mattresses on the floor. There were only six bathrooms for 200 people, so three to four of us would have to shower together. The staff abused us all the time, calling us names and telling us we were bad workers. I also had to work as a domestic for a family in Surabaya for four months. I was only paid 150,000 rupiah (US$15) per month, but domestics in Surabaya are usually paid 400,000 rupiah (US$40).
On top of the recruitment fees, I had to pay for other costs.
I was given a contract to sign after five months. It was in English which I didn't understand. No one explained it to me. I was just told to "sign it". The whole process took no more than five minutes. I was never given a copy.
Once I started work in Hong Kong, my wages were deducted for the first seven months. I had to pay HK$ 3,000 (US$390) each month. My employer paid this directly to the agency. That left me with only HK$580 (US$75) which isn't very much to live on. I didn't get a weekly rest day. Instead, I only had two days free per month. My employer confiscated my passport to stop me running away.
I am back in Indonesia now and don't want to return to Hong Kong. I want to have children and start my own business so I can create job opportunities here for others.
Narrative provided by Amnesty International


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The work at Argonne (J. W. Adkins and S. R. Bakaul were responsible for electronic transport experiments, data analysis, and contribution to manuscript writing) was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. The use of the Center for Nanoscale Materials was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. J. T. Abiade acknowledges financial support from the U. S. National Science Foundation under Grant No. NSF-DMR-1508220. Financial support from the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, through the "Severo Ochoa" Programme for Centres of Excellence in R&D (No. SEV-2015-0496) and the Nos. MAT2017-85232-R (AEI/FEDER, EU), and MAT2015-73839-JIN projects, and from Generalitat de Catalunya (No. 2017 SGR 1377) is acknowledged. J. W. Adkins acknowledges the University of Illinois at Chicago's Pipeline to an Inclusive Faculty (PIF) Program. I. Fina acknowledges Ramón y Cajal Contract No. RYC-2017-22531.
Oxides for new-generation electronics
Thermal evolution of ferroelectric behavior in epitaxial Hf0.5Zr0.5O2
J. W. Adkins, I. Fina, F. Sánchez, S. R. Bakaul, and J. T. Abiade
Appl. Phys. Lett. 117, 142902 (2020)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0015547


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Service protection experts make it an indicate examine their craft as well as discover methods to counter evolving danger. Organization intelligence techniques need to remain to stay on par with innovation to assess and stop the internal and outside impacts that can wreck the venture. The threats corporations deal with consist of: burglary, vandalism, work environment physical violence, scams, and computer attacks. With a system of identification, evaluation, danger assessment procedure security as well as avoidance, sharp managers can alleviate dangers.
Burglary affects all. On average the average loss of burglary of money and also non-cash possessions is $223,000 (ACFE). The prices of burglary are passed on to customers to bear the cost of the loss. A basic way for companies in retail to return from a profits loss is to pass the costs on by increasing the leading line. Raising costs is a symptom of theft, however not a cure. It does nothing on its own to quit the task besides penalize the innocent.
Numerous companies have invested in safety and security staff. This personnel concentrates initiatives to identify and also prevent burglary. Lots of companies have actually produced "loss prevention" jobs. The whole job is oriented on identifying dangerous behavior, observing others, exploring theft, and locating techniques of lowering danger. In retail, they might be secret shoppers; in transport they might be monitoring electronic cameras and patrolling as guards, or worn company fits suggesting in board areas.
Infotech (IT) and lessons from service knowledge (BI) can be applied to finding and also protecting against burglary. For the interior risk, accessibility can be controlled by badge or biometrics. Capacities of these can restrict gain access to by employee, time of day, and certain days of the week. For example, staff members that work in the storage facility can access their stockroom doors, yet can not get entry to the supply division. Those that have janitorial opportunities with their gain access to cards can only do so throughout work hours and also not when business is closed.
Various other IT help consists of shut circuit tv (CCTV). This is a terrific deterrent as well as discovery gadget for both the inner as well as external threat. Current technologies allow the use of tilt/pan/zoom electronic cameras that can tape digital data for months. This information can be evaluated to see the behaviors and patterns of suspect clients as well as employees. All of this leaves a data path that can be taken into a data stockroom. Besides worker security and aid functions, this data can be CISM certification extracted to see patterns and also identify attributes of possible perpetrators. For example, a supply container in a storage facility may endure lack at each inventory. The setup of a CCTV device would certainly provide digital comments of whether or not materials are being taken as well as that is doing the stealing.
Sabotage and also criminal damage is a continuous threat and also can be categorized with office violence, criminal trespass tasks, and commercial espionage or together with a theft. Though it is a rare, its expenses are heavy and depending where in the supply chain the item is, the expenditure may fall on the business or the consumer. Here supply chain is a generic term, but is used to determine an IT device that offers and automated monitoring of supply as well as information along service methods. These practices can include universities, homes, retail, transport, manufacturing facilities and various other industries.
Security remedies to find and also avoid consist of monitoring the office as well as eliminating the internal threat, building safety comprehensive to prevent the outside hazard, training employees on procedure protection, and employing loss avoidance strategies. Other efficient steps against criminal damage and sabotage consist of volunteer pressures, employee incentive programs as well as various other companies such as neighborhood watch programs. Sector, churches, area task facilities as well as schools have actually discovered the worth of relying upon volunteers. Volunteers act as pressure multiplies that report criminal activities like vandalism to the correct authorities.
Staff member work environment physical violence makes big headings for an excellent factor. It is shocking actions with the most significant occasions leading to multiple fatalities. These events cause lawsuit, low morale, a negative credibility for the company and also leaves households as well as sufferers devastated. In 2003, work environment violence resulted in 631 deaths, the third leading cause of task relevant injury fatalities (BLS).
This is acts of abuse physical or verbal that is secured on workers, clients or various other people at a workplace. For the objective of this paper, the workplace is identified as a business structure, warehouse, filling station, dining establishment, school, taxi cab or other area where people engage in organization.
Not all violence in the office end in fatality. They range from simple assault to much worse. What ever before the level of criminal activity, innocent people are attacked at the job place. In the company globe this might be shocking. In other industries such as police, retail sales and health care systems it is a lot different. These three have the most cases. The US department of Justice conducted a research study on workplace violence from 1993 to 1999. In this study they located that 1.7 million workers fell victim to numerous sorts of non-fatal criminal offense. These criminal activities include, rape, attack, robbery, and sexual offense. These studies do not constantly imply staff member on staff member violence, however include outsider on employee physical violence as well as vice versa (DETIS).
Worrying homicides at the workplace, it is extremely costly. For the threat of appearing chilly, the average mean cost of a job associated murder from 1992 to 2001 was a round $800,000. The overall expense of murders throughout those years was nearly $6.5 billion (ASIS). These cold hard facts originated from the National Institute for Occupational Security and Health (NIOSH) are what sector must take care of in developing their danger administration plan. It is a hard however required wickedness that must be computed.
When managing these truths as well as producing a mitigation strategy, industry has to choose to safeguard the work environment. The business has two commitments. The first includes the lawful obligation of the employer to safeguard and also guard against preventable injury. This includes all those who work in or see the workplace. The 2nd responsibility is to handle cases and also investigations, discipline as well as other procedures properly (ASIS). It is as vital to appreciate the rights of all persons included throughout the prevention as well as investigation procedures.
All departments in the venture are associated with the prevention and also discovery. All can add to the layout, building, and also use of the data stockroom necessary for implementing this kind of avoidance and discovery. Each part might maintain an information mart with senior managers mining from the whole storehouse. In this scenario, all staff member would certainly construct the information base with differentiating features. Alone, these functions would probably not mean much, but any habits or routines when integrated, might identify an abuser.
The more serious discriminators would certainly be determined and also "non-hire" criteria. For instance, one discriminator that would avoid a person from obtaining a task would be a history of physical violence. This would be determined in during the staff member pre-employment testing stage. An additional would certainly be specific questions concerning efficiency during the meeting that may suggest tendency for physical violence or otherwise having the ability to work well with others.
By developing these rules, all resources might contribute to the data source to recognize high danger individuals throughout the work. Regulations could be input that when breached, can help monitoring make a determination of that might be a hazard to consistency in the work environment. As an example, HR can input outcomes of pre-employment background checks, job interview records as well as corrective activities within the firm. Supervisors can provide info from performance evaluates concerning questionable comments. Employees can make confidential ideas about other workers worrying their behavior.


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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a monumental impact on global seafood trade.
Fishing fleets are tied up and fish farmers are facing an ever-increasing biomass in their cages, ponds, and tanks. Transport links all over the world have been severed, restaurants have closed, and supermarkets have either abandoned or reduced their fresh seafood offerings.
Governments are offering financial help to fishermen and seafood businesses, but for many in the industry, the aid may be too little, too late – especially with an end to the pandemic not yet clearly delineated. What's more, charities – such as the Fishermen's Mission in the United Kingdom – are reporting that they have never before received so many requests for welfare and pastoral support.
Meanwhile, some fishermen and fish sellers are turning to the internet in a bid to reach consumers directly, with their numbers growing every week.
In The Netherlands, for example, lobster fishermen of the Oosterschelde have joined a growing national initiative, "#supportyourlocalsNL," in conjunction with Bart van Olphen from Fish Tales. The initiative entails Olphen's team cooking lobsters and delivering them directly to consumer doors as a meal for two, complete with Zeeland oysters and a bottle of wine.
"By selling direct to consumers in these difficult times, we are also creating awareness that the Netherlands has amazing products they had never thought of before, and we generate income for the fishermen. Great feeling!" Olphen told SeafoodSource.
According to Seafood Stories' Lieneke Schuitemaker, many Dutch fishmongers have turned to local home delivery during the pandemic, offering fresh fish, delicatessen, and cooked dishes.
"Many are becoming inventive with their offering and Visgilde De Visscher Presikhaaf in Arnhem was even selling an Easter fish dinner," Schuitemaker said.
One such company turning to home delivery is Dutch yellowtail producer Kingfish Zeeland, which has been unable to export its fish due to the pandemic. The company is using its social media outlets to encourage people to become local entrepreneurs by picking-up a minimum order of at least five boxes, "ideal for selling on," it said.
"Production is continuing at full capacity, supplying our retail customers, and with the volumes previously servicing restaurants now processed and cryo-frozen for foodservice clients," Kingfish Zeeland CEO Ohad Maiman told SeafoodSource. "We have also seen very positive engagement in direct to consumer efforts, while focusing on working with our supply partners and chefs to cooperate on developing alternatives routes to the consumer. These are challenging times, but times where human adaptation and ingenuity shine."
Over in the U.K., Seafish has published some quayside selling guides for fishermen to ensure they stay on the right side of the regulations. A recent success story in this realm involved restaurateur Mitch Tonks – who runs the Rockfish chain of restaurants and has a tie-in with local inshore vessel, Rockfisher – who saw a long queue of people waiting to buy fish from the boat on Easter Monday, as he and skipper Nick Rich launched a trial sales run on the quayside in Brixham, England.
"The response was fantastic, more than 150 people so far, and I see this as the future of seafood selling. People love buying fresh from the boat, and they can do it in many places in Europe, so why not here," Tonks said.
Further down the coast, Plymouth Trawler Agents (PTA) and fishing merchants set up the Call4Fish website, with details of local companies offering direct sales and home deliveries. This quickly expanded to include seafood sellers from the rest of England, with customers able to search by region.
Caroline Bennet, CEO of Sole of Discretion, a collective of local small-scale fishers, told SeafoodSource that she has received a lot more interest from local people and home delivery customers since the Call4Fish website went live. Sales have trebled, she said, with the company having to call in additional staff to cope with demand.
"I was impressed that the PTA managed to get the website up and running in the first week of lockdown. If this experience converts just 10 percent of our new customers into changing the way they buy seafood in future, it will be good," Bennet said.
From the top of Scotland to the tip of Cornwall, fishermen and fish sellers are taking advantage of more local selling opportunities.
For instance, Scotland, Edinburgh-based fishmonger George Baxter rebranded and relaunched his Fresh Fish Daily online business in January 2020 just before the COVID-19 outbreak intensified, and has seen sales soar in the past few weeks. He sells throughout the U.K., with 50 percent of sales coming from London.
"It took off big time after people started to go out less, and when people were told to stay at home demand increased further," said Baxter, whose main challenge now is finding enough fish to meet demand.
Meanwhile, Scottish salmon farmer Loch Duart is taking a different tack to mitigate the effects of losing sales to restaurants.
"We are not set up to sell direct, but are working closely with independent retailers and online sellers to access the consumer eating at home," Loch Duart Sales Director Andy Bing said.
In France, Brittany is the latest region to set up a web-based portal, guiding consumers to local produce. Consumers can search for products in their locality and, by Easter, more than 41,000 shoppers and nearly 1,000 producers had registered to use the website. Similar numbers have been registered on a portal in New Aquitaine as well.
"We were drowned by the number of calls. People were very worried because they had no market for their products, so we set up a web portal that allows producers to advertise their seafood, meat, fruit and vegetables for local sale," Loïg Chesnais-Girard, president of the Brittany regional council, said.
Photo courtesy of Mitch Tonks / Nick Rich


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Back from Oregon
I'm back from a short vacation to Oregon. It was beautiful. But I'm glad to be back in L.A. with a guitar in my hands. I'll be working on new Video Exchanges this week, plus shooting a in-depth video interview with an incredible guitarist that I know everyone will be excited to see (These interviews take a week or so to edit, so stay tuned.)
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Every Tuesday, noted Tourette Syndrome advocate Troye Evers shares his "52 Weeks of TS" blog journal with the TSParentsOnline community. In cased you missed any of the first 21 weeks, you can read them here. For more information about Troye, please click on his name or visit his website.
Pinch pinch rub, Pinch pinch rub
Every once in a while I might do a tug
All day to the night, Until it feels right
Over and over, that's the way that it goes,
That's the way that it goes, with the tic of my nose
The loud clap of your hands, Brings the twitch of my neck
And the honking of horns, Brings the jerk in my back
I think there's a new tic starting off,
Besides my hum, I now have a cough
I never reveal the real me,
I hide and I hide, suppressions my key
Behind closed doors, I jerk and I twitch.
This life with TS is really a bitch
But I write down my story and help people out,
There's something to say, what our life is about.
My TS is no BS, my doctor gave me a dx
So stop staring and mocking, and pointing at me
Come ask me some info, education is the key.
Hello hello hello everyone. So I thought I'd start this week off a little different, with my little attempt at poetry. Whether its good or bad, it's all about expression. We have to open our mouths and express ourselves. I'm always trying to educate someone about TS, but I'm also constantly learning more and more about my TS and myself.
The definition for syndrome is; a group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms. We all know that there are underlying symptoms of TS, but what are they? The list could be a mile long, and you're not always diagnosed for every single one. OCD, Anxiety disorder, ADHD, ADD, Oppositional defiant disorder, anger disorder, and the list goes on.
Without understanding that this syndrome has all these underlying symptoms can make you crazy. Really, I spent half of my life thinking I was crazy, not understanding my TS and myself. I thought, "Great I have this TS thing, I'm OCD and I have anxiety disorder. What the hell!" However, after educating myself, I realized I wasn't crazy, I just have TS. Everything else comes along with it. It's a package deal.
If I look back on my life, I can see many of these disorders in my past. I know I've always been anxious, and always had some OCD tendencies, but learning about other possible disorders is interesting. As a kid, I always considered myself very independent, I did not like authority, or being told what to do, hello Oppositional defiant disorder. And Anger disorder, don't even get me started.
My whole life I can remember being fine one minute, but able to flip out over nothing the next. The drop of a penny, I'm flipping out, and then a few minutes later I'm fine. Even a few minutes later I kind of laugh at myself and think, did I really just do that, where the hell did that come from? It's the package deal I was given at birth, but if we know and understand this syndrome, we can understand ourselves more.
Another underlying disorder linked with TS is Sensory sensitivity disorder. I learned about this one not too long ago, and I have been really trying to pay attention to this in my life. If you have Sensory sensitivity disorder, different things could affect you. You could have issues with taste, touch, sound, smells, or visual sensitivities.
After learning about this I realized there are certain things that set me off, make me tic. I remember, as a kid the sound of a clay pot rubbing up against the clay saucer would make me cringe. Was this cringe a tic? I don't know, but I still can't deal with that, I can't even feel a clay pot without freaking out. To me, it's like nails on a chalkboard. Also, the sound of someone filing their nails…
Ohhh, I remember my stepmother always filing her nails and just wanting to jump out the window. Now, we lived in a house, so jumping out the window really wouldn't have done that much, as long as I opened it first. My point is I just needed to get out.
With Sensory sensitivity disorder, I think about how it affects my life today. I hate the smell of bleach. The smell just puts me in a tic attack. Also loud noises; motorcycles passing by, cheering and clapping, honking horns, it all makes my tics crazy. Bright lights are not the best either. The sun and bright florescent lights can be a trigger too.
With a few of these that I listed, I understand why when I'm on the subway I always wear my earphones and sunglasses. I block the sound and light. I always wear my sunglasses, to the point that my husband bitches at times. If we're in a bright store I usually have my glasses on, and he is always saying, "We're inside, take your glasses off."
Overall, this week was one of those good ones. I talked before about being a big believer in everything happens for a reason. I have TS for a reason, who knows what that reason is, but maybe it is to educate. I was at a bar this week for a drink with a friend and two girls came in and sat next to us.
After a while, one of the girls engaged me in conversation. Just going from basic small talk, we realized we were all hairstylists. Having that common thread kept the conversation moving. I told them I was also a writer, and they asked what I was working on. I told them I was writing a book about Tourette syndrome, and explained that I had it.
One of the girl's mouths dropped. She told me she had a 12-year-old son with TS. How and why do things happen like this? These two girls could have gone to any bar, and they chose the one I was at. They could of sat anywhere at the bar and chose the seats next to me. The right place the right time. I spent the next hour talking to them about my life, and my workings with the TSA. She was not well connected in the TS world, but now she has more tools to work with.
Ask yourself, "Why are you here?" There's a reason. Open that mouth of yours and speak up. If you educate one person, that person will have the tools to educate someone else.
Until next week, "I'll tic to you later."


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Dear Lennard,
My wife has just ordered a 2015 Cannondale Synapse with Shimano's ST-R785 Di2 hydraulic levers, and I'm wondering if your 2009 advice about hanging bikes with hydraulic disc brakes also applies to road bikes?
At the end of your article you concluded, "Hanging the bike by the front wheel will most certainly not compromise your hydraulic braking, but hanging it by the rear wheel could, although I suspect that it is unlikely."
— Greg
Dear Greg,
I have hung my Di2 hydraulic disc bike equipped with those R785 levers both ways on many occasions and have never noticed a braking issue afterward. I also have a SRAM road hydraulic-brake bike, and, that, too, I've hung both by the front wheel and by the rear wheel with no noticeable change in performance when I hopped on the bike.
Here is an answer about hydraulic road brakes from SRAM's brake product manager, Paul Kantor:
"If there is enough air in the system, hanging by the rear wheel or the front wheel could change the contact point. Most reasonably-bled systems on road should handle it just fine. We spent a fair amount of design time trying to accommodate this scenario. It is possible to force air into the system if you pull the brake while the bike is hanging (understanding that all systems have a little air in the reservoir). You can tell by a soft contact point or longer lever travel. If this does happen to occur, pulling the lever three-four times should agitate it back to the reservoir."
So I wouldn't worry about it.
― Lennard
Dear Lennard,
You've illustrated a nice example of the road disc brake problem in your recent article. Doesn't the KE=1/2mvsquared also factor in? Given that road bikes typically also run higher speeds (and the velocity squared would have more effect than the mass)?
― Eric
Dear Eric,
Yes indeed. With the velocity term being squared in the expression for the kinetic energy of the bike means that the energy dissipated when slowing the bike goes up geometrically with higher speeds.
The kinetic energy of the bike and rider is four times bigger for the same guy when he goes twice as fast on his road bike as on his MTB. It does beg the question of why road rotors are smaller than MTB rotors and how big a concern boiling fluid might be on a road bike.
― Lennard
Dear Lennard,
I have a PowerTap [hub] laced up to a Hed Belgium+ rim. I didn't think it was going to be that big of a difference compared to other rims. I've had bad luck with tires on the rear. I've sliced four tires since the year started ([Continental] GP4000s, Conti 4 season, Specialized Turbo Pro, all 25mm tires). I run them at 105psi rear; am I doing something wrong? These are clincher tires.
― Manny
Dear Manny,
You "sliced" four tires? If you sliced them due to sharp objects on the road, then I guess it's a coincidence that you hit those objects when riding the wide clincher rims. But if the tires exploded, leaving a long slice in the tube, that's a different story, and the story involves the increased force on the inner walls of a bigger air chamber if it is at the same pressure as a smaller one.
I ride wide clincher rims (generally Zipps) most of my time on the road, and I rarely get flats, despite my 174 pounds, and never a slice. But I never pump them up that high. When I ride 23mm tires on wide rims, I never go above 85psi, and on 25mm tires, I stay below 75psi.
I got two answers from staff members at Hed Cycling Products. First, Chris ("Dino") Edin, North American sales director, writes, "We have not personally experienced more flats or slicing issues nor do we field many calls of this sort if any. There are of course a few variables involved here: those are all pretty good tires for performance and not necessarily puncture resistance. Winter is also not the cleanest of roads in most places. It is worth noting however that most of us here ride the 4000's and flat them on rare occasion and personally it is always when they should be thrown out from wear. I am not sure if it will make a difference in slicing but no one around here rides the 25mm tires on a Plus rim at more than 90psi. 105psi on that rim is hard as a rock."
And Andy Tetmeyer, Hed Cycling Products' product manager says, "Like Dino, I think the problem is tire pressure. It is much easier to slice a piece of fabric when it is stretched taut. Two years ago I tried running 90psi in some 23mm tires on Plus rims (up from the 75-80psi that I had been riding). I got three flats in two days. I dropped the psi back down and went back to my normal rate of one or two flats per year. Additionally, one of our guys here suddenly started complaining about the durability of the latest Conti model at the same time he started riding the plus rim. He put new tires on when he switched to plus rims, and he was convinced that the tire construction had changed. He was running 95 psi in 23mm tires. I was never able to convince him that his tires were too hard but I believe that was the case.
"I weigh 170 pounds and run 22mm tires on Plus rims at 82psi max, 23mm at 78psi max, and 25s at 75psi max. I have let 22mm tires fade down to as low as 55psi and 25s down to 50psi without pinch flats. They're supremely comfortable at those pressures, but it makes my 13-mile commute one to two minutes slower."
I recommend that you back off on the pressure. You don't need so much to avoid pinch flats if you're using those wide rims, and the softer tires will give you more comfort, and, probably, to a point, lower rolling resistance as well.
― Lennard
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Shirley Rueb is set to retire after more than 50 years at Newman.
Rueb started at Newman as a student and then became an employee — and has received many accolades for her hard work and dedication to the university. She received the De Mattias Alumni Award in 1993 and the Cardinal Newman Medal in 2004, along with others.
Rueb became a Sacred Heart College student in 1966, a graduate in 1970 and a Sacred Heart College full-time employee in 1971. After 47 years of employment, Rueb retired in 2018 from Newman University.
While a student at Sacred Heart College, Rueb studied to obtain a math degree and worked as a student worker under Sister Anastasia Jilg in the Registrar Office.
Rueb was not sure where her math degree would take her, but said, "I feel very strongly that the Lord leads us where to go." Following graduation, she was recruited by Jilg as an admissions secretary in that same office.
Five years later, Rueb filled the newly created assistant registrar position. After three years as the assistant, Rueb moved into her current position as registrar.
She believes her math degree has served her well in her position. "The ability to organize and think things through logically has helped in this job," she said.
The registrar department holds a vast amount of responsibility and she enjoyed the variety found in her work. "All these years I've never been bored," she said, then joked, "some days you pray for a little boredom."
It's safe to say that Rueb's department, and the university as a whole, has gone through many changes since 1966. Rueb said, "The footprint of the university has changed so incredibly much as far as buildings and landscape, it's much more beautiful."
New buildings have been built, old buildings have been torn down and even an entire street was moved to create a more cohesive campus. This is not to mention the constant change of people, new offices and technology.
Before technology, Rueb's staff did everything by hand. Her office was in charge of mailing grade reports to students, sending out tangible class lists to faculty and entering faculty's grade sheets into the computer.
Her office has had to adapt to changes in course lengths, the expansion of campus to outreach locations and online and, of course, the booming student population. Possibly the most profound change for Rueb has been her ability to know all of the students.
"At graduation, I used to be able to open the diplomas and see the name and know from memory if it matched the student coming to receive it," she said.
The people at Newman are what she will miss most, she said. "Our office touches every office on campus — and not every office can say that," she said.
She will especially miss the Adorers of the Blood of Christ. "The sisters and the impact they have had in my life and career has been tremendous. They've been a blessing to me."
Rueb is thankful for her time at Newman as it shaped so much of who she is today. She said, "It's very strange to be leaving."


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The London based duo TENDER recently released the hypnotic track, "Closer Still" from their upcoming album, "Fear Of Falling Asleep."
Opening the track is a deep piano melody which is quickly paired with an upbeat and funk inspired bass line, beckoning the listener to move. The vocals provide catchy hooks that become instant ear worms, guaranteed to get stuck on a constant loop as you progress through the day. Peppered throughout the song are snippets of guitar hooks that continue to build upon this deeply spellbinding single.
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