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In May we headed to Germany for the Project Gutenburg Giga event. We were staying in Saarburg, Germany which is just on the outskirts of Luxembourg and ended up doing a fair bit of geocaching in Luxembourg instead of Germany because it was such a beautiful place. Definitely under rated! We found some fantastic caches and locations that I thought definitely needed to be shared…
We headed to Larochette to pick up the Moai and Verluerekascht virtual caches, however, it was such a pretty town that we ended up making a day of our visit.
We kicked off at Chateau de Larochette where there was a cache of the same name. Here we found the remains of the castle that stood in place until the end of 16th century when it was destroyed by fire. It has been well restored though.
From the chateau we headed off to the Moai virtual, however, as we forgot to load paths on our GPS we ended up following some footpath signs and taking a rather unorthodox path to GZ only to bump into a group of really friendly Swedish cachers who told us they parked right next to GZ! Doh! They kindly took our photos for the cache requirements.
After finding the Moai we pottered around Larochette picking up the odd cache and admiring the views before heading up to find the second virtual, Verluerekascht. For this one we had to visit two waypoints. The first was the tower on the other side of the valley. A steep climb got us to that point.
The second was a rock on the other side of town which was again quite a steep climb. From the top we were able to see the chateau, tower and find a multicache!
At the chateau was a big information board about "Little Switzerland" in Luxembourg and the beautiful locations that you could visit. There were some very interesting spots so we bookmarked them in our minds for our second day in Luxembourg.
Beaufort/Berdorf area
Our research on "Little Switzerland" had us looking in the area of 'Berdorf' where I'd spotted a cache with lots of fave points on it called 'Rock labyrinths'. I was intrigued! So we headed to that area and ended up targeting caches with high favourite points. It turned out to be a fantastic way to plan the day! 😀
We started off with a few drive by caches on our way to the area. We stopped at Isfyd which turned out to be a 3.5T. After a short search we realised why as it was hidden in a drainage tunnel under the road! I was ready to dismiss it and head off, but Yorkie63 still wanted to do it. Now, I like being underground but I'm just not a drainage tunnel kinda gal! 😉 Plus I wasn't prepared. That didn't stop Yorkie63 though and he stripped off and headed inside! Lol!
Once Yorkie63 had dried off we headed to the Houllay – Hohlfels eartcache, which with 106 favourite points looked pretty good! 😀
The earthcache was placed because of the caves in the area. On parking up for the cache we noticed lots of trucks for film crews. We approached GZ and there was scaffolding and plastic sheets around the caves and inside of them were props and film sets! We explored the area, but unfortunately the filming prevented us from having a good look at the caves and we did struggle a bit to get the answers for the earth cache. It's definitely somewhere I'd like to visit again to see the caves in all of their glory. Apparently they were filming a Peter Pan movie there which looks to be this one.
Our next stop was The secret place. It sounded intriguing! We didn't really know what to expect, but it was a T4 terrain so we were guessing rocks and a cave! We were right, but finding the route to the cave was the tricky one. We all clambered down the hillside with Yorkie63 heading off in another direction to see what he could find. We turned up empty handed, but later on heard a shout from him that he had found a cave. We clambered back up the bank and looped around the top of the rocks to try and find a way down to him, but it was extremely steep and dangerous. We could see down into the cave and spoke to him while he was searching. It was a long search. We kept shouting down the hint and recent logs to him, but the cache wasn't revealing itself. A good 15 minutes of searching continued before he exclaimed that he'd found it! We could see him with the cache from above!
The long search had been caused by a previous finder putting the cache back the wrong way round. A reflector was meant to be visible so that torch light could hit it and it would be obvious which explained a lot of logs saying it was an easy find once in the cave!!!
Our next stop was The bridge and the water which was again a T4. This one was a lot easier as we had Andy, the human stepladder, with us so Yorkie63 was able to climb him to get up to the ledge where the cache was! Lol!
The next cache for our adventure was Rock Labyrinths, which was the main cache that we had actually come for before getting distracted by all of the others! 🙂 This was great fun! Lots of high rocks with narrow walkways. Eventually we meandered through them to GZ.
It was getting late, but we were having so much fun! 😀 We spotted some caches on the GPS that had nearly 300 favourite points so we would have been fools to leave them!
Our first stop was Räuberhöhle. We followed a very well walked path through a woods.
The GPS was a little bit muddled, but the cache description told us "Enter behind the "S" and search behind the large triangular stone.". Yorkie63 and MummaD went off exploring near where the GPS was taking us, but me and Andy spotted an opening to a cave that looked promising, but we couldn't find the "S". We entered anyway and very shortly were at the back of the cave where I spotted a large triangular stone. I clambered up and we were rewarded with the cache! Woohoo! We shouted for Yorkie63 and MummaD to come and join us. Fantastic cache!
Our next stop was Reiberhiel. It was quite a hilly area and we clambered down a huge set of steps down to where the GPS was taking us. We were amazed when we reached the cave entrance. It was well marked and inside were metal ladders so that you could climb down. We were quite suprised that people were actually being encouraged to explore. In the UK this sort of cave would have been gated off and covered with health and safety signs! Lol!
We clambered down the first ladder and then down the second one. The cache itself was a very quick find as some reflective eyes marked the cache. After that it was a clamber up some rocks to get to the cache and we soon had it in hand!
Our final cave cache was Hölle which was very close to Reiberhiel. We followed a path through another rock labyrinth and eventually after taking a really dodgy route down we were at the cave entrance.
The cave was quite tight and then we had to climb over some rocks as we followed reflectors to GZ. Eventually we were there!
After our caving we headed to the top of the hill where the sun was just going down. There were some really beautiful views!
Our reward for our hard day's caching was a big meal at the first restaurant we got to! We expected everything to be closed, but not only did we manage to get food, it was fantastic food!
Luxembourg really did surpass our expectations. It was an amazing place and there are still loads of chateaus and tourist spots for us to visit. I'm really hoping we can go back soon for some more adventures.


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Name: Yukari Iwama
Years studied at UEA: 2015-2016
Subject Studied at UEA: Education and Development
Favorite Memory of UEA:
-I enjoyed close communication with lecturers, which contributed greatly to academic growth. Because lecturers of UEA were all very supportive, I often discussed with them about my idea when I worked on essays and presentation of coursework. Feedback of coursework also led to my deeper understanding of learning and expands my perspective.
- It was also great for us to have many opportunities to think about future career. Some lecturers often set talk session with alumnus and practitioners working in development field. We were also provided various practical seminars and workshops by external lecturers. Through taking these opportunities, I could find out my core pillars to decide future career, which were humanitarian emergency affair and education and child protection in emergency.
- Another my favorite memory of UEA is spending fun time with friends, which always relaxes me and energizes me. Having coffee and eating dinner with course mates and flat mates, joining bible, going for pub crawl…all these things relived stress from intensive study. Since everyone has very different background, I always made a new discovery in conversation.
Current career: Program Officer of HEA (Humanitarian & Emergency Affair) Unit, Program/Operation Dept., World Vision Japan
Advice to prospective students:
I think UEA is the best place if you want to study in a cosmopolitan environment with colleagues who have various backgrounds. Discussion from various perspectives and safe atmosphere which respects the view of each student can expand each student's view.
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Advice to current students:
Since I did not have any experience in Development field, I was overwhelmed the broadness of the field. Narrowing the focus of interest through daily reading, lecture and seminars, coursework and dissertation helped me to decide the direction of future.
I think it is important to get various supports which you can get. Not only academic support which university provide but also supports from colleague are very meaningful. In my case, I shared and asked advice to my course mates and friends about questions found in lectures, dissertation topic and future career. Sometimes I could solve the issue by myself talking to them, and sometimes their opinions from various perspectives helped me to find the way.
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もうすでにUEAで勉強される予定の方は、できる限りacademic Englishの基本を学んでおくのもよいと思う。UEAでは留学生のためのacademic supportもとても充実しているが、修士課程では始まってすぐに授業が本格化するため、日本人に限らず留学生の中には、慣れないacademic journalの読み方、エッセイの書き方に慣れるのに苦労している人も多かった。私の場合は、修士課程準備コースで学んだことが、最初授業についていく際にとても役に立ったと感じている。
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Comments on the balance of payments and the international investment position in 4Q 2016
Comments on the balance of payments and the international investment position in 4Q 2016
The current and capital account of the balance of payments ran a deficit of EUR 0.5bn in the last quarter of 2016, having widened EUR 0.2bn from the same period of the previous year. The widening of the deficit was mostly driven by deterioration in the primary income account (EUR 0.2bn), mostly relating to higher expenditures from direct investment (i.e. greater profit of domestic business entities owned by non-residents). Better business results were observed in a large number of activities, particularly financial activities, production of oil and refined petroleum products and pharmaceutical industry. Business results of residents based on their foreign investments also improved. The deficit in the foreign trade in goods also widened slightly, despite faster growth in goods exports (7.1%) than imports (5.1%), while the surplus in foreign trade in services increased. Net revenues from telecommunications, computer and information services rose sharply, while net revenues from tourism fell slightly as a result of a relatively sharp increase in tourist consumption of residents abroad. A small decline in the secondary income account surplus, resulting from slightly larger payments into EU budget had an unfavourable impact on the current account balance. By contrast, the use of EU funds of current and capital nature rose only slightly.
Figure 1 Balance of payments
|a) Current and capital account
|b) Financial account
1 Four-quarter moving average
Note: In the figure above showing the financial account, the positive value denotes net capital outflow abroad and the negative value denotes net capital inflow.
Source: CNB.
The financial account of the balance of payments saw a net inflow of capital (increase in net foreign liabilities) of EUR 0.4bn in the last quarter of 2016, a large increase from the same period of the previous year. In terms of the type of investment, the inflow of capital (EUR 1.1bn) took place mainly in the account of other investments (which comprises changes in foreign assets and liabilities of the domestic sectors based on loans, trade credits and currency and deposits). It was determined by a sharp fall in foreign assets of banks (EUR 1.6bn), with slightly over one half of that amount (EUR 0.9bn) being purchased by the central bank from the banks in foreign exchange interventions. This resulted in a rise in international reserves. Net liabilities from direct investments also rose (EUR 0.4bn), mostly owing to retained earnings of foreign-owned entities and borrowing from affiliated enterprises abroad. Direct equity investments continued to be modest and mainly involved investment in property, accommodation capacity and information and service activities. The account of portfolio investment saw a fall in net liabilities of EUR 0.7bn, mainly as a result of transactions in the secondary market (domestic institutional investors purchasing some of Croatian government eurobonds from foreign investors), which led to a fall in central government external debt. In addition, domestic sectors' investments in foreign debt securities also rose. Gross international reserves went up by EUR 0.4bn, mostly due to foreign exchange interventions of the central bank, in spite of a withdrawal of the government deposit with the central bank and the closing of a part of reverse repo transactions (foreign liabilities of the central bank recorded in the account of other investments fell by the same amount). If the change in gross international reserves and liabilities of the CNB is excluded, net foreign financial liabilities rose by EUR 1.1bn in the last quarter of 2016, in contrast with their fall of EUR 0.4bn in the same period of the previous year.
Although the described transactions in the financial account of the balance of payments contributed to growth in total net liabilities, the net international investment position improved by EUR 0.6bn in the last quarter of 2016, owing to the value adjustment of assets and liabilities (exchange rate, price and other adjustments not covered by balance of payments statistics). At the end of the year, the net international investment position was down to EUR –32.3bn, with the trend of external imbalances improvement continuing for several years in a row.
Figure 2 International investment position (net)
Note: International investment position (net) equals the difference between domestic sectors' foreign assets and liabilities. Net debt investments include financial derivatives.
Source: CNB.
If developments in the entire 2016 are observed, the surplus in the current and capital account of the balance of payments stood at 3.7% of GDP (5.5% of GDP in 2015). This decline was exclusively due to the base effect of the conversion of loans in Swiss francs (estimated at approximately 2% of GDP) which in 2015 led to the worsening of the business results of banks in foreign ownership and thus contributed to a sharp increase in the current account surplus. Outflows in the financial account in 2016 were smaller than in the previous year and the international investment position continued to improve owing to deleveraging, from –77.4% of GDP at the end of 2015 to –71,0% of GDP at the end of 2016.
Table 1 Balance of payments
1 Excluding the change in gross international reserves and foreign liabilities of the CNB (investment of a part of reserves in reverse repo agreements results in a simultaneous, same-amount increase in assets and liabilities of the CNB).
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I write this piece for our Church Blog with anticipation and hope for the future of the Hibiscus Coast Presbyterian Church. A bold decision has been made. At a congregational meeting on Sunday, 30 August 2015 the congregation voted overwhelmingly to move to holding combined worship services each Sunday morning, alternating between St Andrew's Whangaparaoa and St Andrew's Orewa.
The key points to note immediately about this move are as follows:
- combined worship services will commence on Sunday, 20 September 2015 with a service at 10:00 am at Whangaparaoa;
- the starting time of combined services will be 10:00 am;
- in each month on the first and third Sundays combined worship will be at Whangaparaoa and on the second and fourth Sundays combined worship will be at Orewa; and
- if there is a fifth Sunday in the month, the combined service will be a special service with the timing, venue and details of the service being notified in advance.
This move may be a little confusing for some, particularly to start with, so we will be using several different ways to get the message across. For example, the parish activities calendar on the back page of the monthly newsletter will always give the dates, timings and venues of our worship services. The activities calendar on our church website (www.hibiscuscoastpresbyterian.org.nz) will also provide the details of each Sunday's worship services.
Over the next couple of weeks, we will be putting together a worship team to plan and oversee the combined worship services for the first six months. The worship team will play an important role in ensuring the success of our combined worship, bringing together different talents and ideas and sharing the worship preparation load with me. It doesn't mean that the worship team is going to be doing everything, though, and we will be looking for people to participate in the conduct of our worship services, whether they are on the team or not. It is, above all, participation and variety that we are looking for – the combined worship services are the vehicle for this. It is through participation that we will be able to ensure that our worship remains vital, relevant and encouraging, all of which are important for helping us to be part of God's mission in the world.
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At times we are tempted to wish that certain sayings of Jesus were lost or omitted from the Gospels. Jesus' sharp answer to the Pharisees and Herodians in today's Gospel might be one of these: "Repay [render] to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God." Taken out of context, it has been used to justify a "two-kingdom" theology, which divides life into two autonomous realms, the secular and the religious, or, worse, to justify unswerving obedience to secular authority.
Yet these views are far from Matthew's meaning. The setting is a trap laid for Jesus by opponents. The precise issue is paying taxes, not the autonomy of Caesar in the secular sphere. Taxes were an incendiary issue during the lifetime of Jesus. The Roman Empire imposed a head tax on the population of Judea, Samaria and Idumea, and conducted a census to enforce it. Around A.D. 6, when Jesus was still young, Judas the Galilean led a revolt against the census, which was ruthlessly repressed by the Romans (Acts 5:37-38). The Pharisees, who resented the Roman occupation of the pure land of Israel, were against the tax, while the Herodians supported it. Together they are setting a trap for Jesus. He is faced with being either a collaborator or an insurrectionist.
With Solomonic sagacity seasoned with irony, Jesus traps the trappers. He asks for a coin which "they" give him. Roman coins contained the image of the emperor on one side—at this time the infamous Tiberius, with the inscription "Tiberius Caesar, Son of the Divine Augustus"—and on the other his title "Pontifex Maximus" (high priest). Since Matthew locates this incident in the temple area, the questioners are discredited from the start, because they have carried the image of a pagan emperor into the temple.
By answering, "Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar," Jesus narrows his response to only the census tax and embodies his rejection of violence as a way of dealing with oppressive situations. The second half of the saying, "and to God what belongs to God," is comprehensive and includes all areas of life.
The three disputes of Jesus in Matthew 22 culminate in the greatest commandments about loving God with one's whole heart, mind and soul, and loving one's neighbor as oneself (next Sunday's Gospel). Humans, not coins, bear God's true image, and no edict of Caesar can absolve Jesus' followers from this mandate to love God and see God in the neighbor.
Isaiah proclaims that God will bring the people back from the Babylonian exile by taking his "anointed" (messiah) by the hand. This messiah is Cyrus the Great (580-529 B.C.), whom God calls by name and to whom God gives a title, "though you know me not." Neither Isaiah nor Jesus has a sectarian view of the corruption of society; both realize that God's will can be accomplished even by those who "know me not."
In every age Christians are faced with balancing the demands of Caesar with the commands of God. Catholics in the United States, as an immigrant and often suspect population, had a history of showing that they were "super-Americans," more loyal than any other group, and they were unwilling to speak out against the government. In recent decades there has been a subtle shift as theologians and bishops have questioned government stands on issues of war and capital punishment.
On Sept. 17 Bishop Wilton Gregory, as president of the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops, wrote a letter to President Bush raising questions about the justice of a pre-emptive attack on Iraq. Sadly, though, the prophetic voice of the bishops is one of the victims of our season of shame and sorrow. Bishop Gregory's statement was given only cursory notice by the media, and the consistent ethic of life was a casualty of the Dallas meeting. Governor Frank Keating, whom the bishops chose to monitor their compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, is an uncompromising supporter of the death penalty, in contrast to the recent statements of Pope John Paul II (The Gospel of Life, No. 56) and the revised edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The seamless garment of a consistent ethic of life lies in tatters on the floor of a Dallas hotel.
In the coming months and years, Catholics may be called on more and more to think about just what they should render to Caesar, and to recall that all Caesars and "messiahs" (Is. 45:1) are subordinate to God's will. Paul summons his community at Thessalonica to persevere and grow in "the work of faith, the labor of love and endurance in hope." What better way is there to repay to God what is truly God's?


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DES MOINES – Head Coach Dixie Wooten announced today that the Iowa Barnstormers have signed two players from the team's 2018 Open Tryout. Running back Jamal Tyler and wide receiver Jonathan Duarte will be joining the team's training camp roster.
On Saturday, November 4 in Pella, Iowa, the Iowa Barnstormers held their annual Open Tryout. Over 40 athletes from across the country competed for a chance at making the 2018 Barnstormers roster. Two of those hopefuls, running back Jamal Tyler and wide receiver Jonathan Duarte, impressed Coach Wooten and earned invitations to training camp.
Tyler (5'10, 184, Pittsburg State University) joins the Iowa Barnstormers for his rookie season in the Indoor Football League (IFL). Collegiately, Tyler played one season at Garden City Community College where he appeared in 10 games and collected 16 touchdowns before transferring to Pittsburg State University. In 2014, Tyler joined the Gorillas roster starting in four of 13 games where he carried the ball 74 times for a team-leading 451 yards and two touchdowns. In 2015, Tyler appeared in 8 games where he carried the ball 19 times for 195 yards and two touchdowns. Proving his speed to be a major asset on the football field, it was no surprise that Tyler was a dual athlete also participating on the men's track and field team.
"Jamal is a great athlete and his times were off the chart," said Coach Wooten. "In the forty he ran a 4.38 and a 4.41. His skills on the field were solid as well. Coming from Pittsburg State, I knew he was a strong ball player that had been coached well and he didn't let his school down."
Duarte (5'10, 175, University of Dubuque) joins the Iowa Barnstormers for his rookie season in the Indoor Football League (IFL). Collegiately, Duarte played for four years at the University of Dubuque. In 2015, Duarte appeared in 10 games with the Spartans where he collected 28 receptions, 354 yards, and one touchdown contributing to the team's IIAC championship. In his senior season in 2016, Duarte was named a captain of the Spartans where he appeared in 10 games collecting 34 receptions for 528 yards and six touchdowns.
"What caught my attention about Jonathan was that he was a smooth route runner," said Coach Wooten. "We only have two weeks of camp to get ready, so paying attention to detail is key. I explained something once to him at the tryout and he got it right away."
Jamal Tyler and Jonathan Duarte will join the Iowa Barnstormers 40-man training camp in February. Coach Wooten is expecting to see these athletes bring the same work ethic and speed that caught his attention at the open tryout
"They need to come in to camp and compete. I want them to show that they belong on our great team."
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The Pompano Beach Housing Authority has received a 45-day extension to board up 11 vacant buildings in Golden Acres, six days short of a deadline to secure the structures or face a $250-a-day fine.
The 11 buildings are considered unsafe and a violation of the South Florida Building Code because they have no windows or doors. Golden Acres, at Northwest 18th Avenue and Hammondville Road, is Broward County`s only housing development for farm workers and home to about 800 people.
Jack Blesi, one of two city housing inspectors, cited authority Director Veronica Wasserman on March 26 for the violation. She was given 30 days to respond to the citation, either by boarding the buildings or seeking an extension.
Wasserman could have been fined $250 a day by the city`s Code Enforcement Board if she failed to take either action, Blesi said.
In a letter dated April 15 and written to Gene Guydosik, Pompano Beach building department director, Wasserman said the authority intends to board up the buildings but needs more time.
Blesi said Guydosik, who could not be reached for comment, authorized him to grant the extension.
The new deadline for the violation to be corrected is June 3.
Wasserman said the authority has already boarded vacant buildings in Grace Apartments, which the authority also runs, at Northwest 15th Street and Third Avenue.
``Although the violation does not refer to Grace Apartments, we started there because of the very high density, which increases the danger of having unsecured buildings,`` she said.
Grace Apartments includes 108 units. The housing authority owns 55 of those, 16 of which are vacant.
``We will be moving to Golden Acres next and plan to start boarding up on 18th and 19th streets,`` Wasserman added.


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Sunday, 25 June 2017
Caturday (yes I know it's late): Professor Happy Cat
It's a topsy turvy weekend. Caturday is extremely late this week... because it's already Sunday. This is mainly because I've been so busy with many things, including the Birthday Wishes Challenge but also because I was holding out for this particular photo, which just makes everyone smile (except cat phobics and dogs, perhaps).
Let's just focus in on that happy smiling face, shall we?
This is Pooboo, who crashed into our lives by smashing up the locked catflap and never really left. We nicknamed him Tavish, for reasons I can't be bothered to type, but he soon gathered many more names, the most commonly used being Pooboo (NO idea why). He's also known as Powbow, Sweet Pete Sweet, Big Bob, Robert Dobert, Jonathan, Big Choobalooba, Cowboy Sneep Snip (honestly, ask my daughter if you want reasons... and the full list) and, more fittingly, Professor Happy Cat.
He is worshipped. The most amenable cat you could ever wish to meet, he likes nothing more than having his tummy rubbed and cannot walk across the patio without flopping over to present his finest asset to you.
Anyway, come back later for Mix It Up Monday... yes, on a Sunday, at 11pm. I told you it was a topsy turvy weekend.
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He is adorable. I have an orange cat that is a lover also! His name is Red Ninja but he is often called "Naughty Boy" for the many impish things he does. It is not funny when he gets out at 11:30 pm and runs into the forest where we know there are foxes and bears! Cheers!ReplyDeleteReplies
Ooh no, we don't have bears to worry about here. We have foxes but I don't think they'd take on a cat. If you send me a pic of your Red Ninja, he can be Caturday, too! :)Delete
- Anonymous26 June 2017 at 21:22
Worth the wait for the cute photo! And the funny story of his name(s).ReplyDeleteReplies
He really is a delight (I won't be saying that when I have to let him in through the bedroom window in a couple of hours) and my daughter read this and said "You forgot X, Y and Z!" (ie, names that I still can't remember because they're so ridiculous)Delete


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Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate insists he is under no pressure at the club.
The former England international knows that three home defeats in a row is not ideal ahead of tonight's clash with Derby County at the Riverside but is confident that he still has the backing of his players and staff.
"Pressure? We understand that three defeats at home on the bounce raises the questions that are being asked," said Southgate.
"I assume I have his backing, and I take that until I here otherwise. I focus on doing my job and affecting everything that's within my control. That means galvanizing the staff and players we have to try to perform at as high a level as we can. Had we won at the weekend, we would have been a point of first place and everything would have been different."
When asked if chairman Steve Gibson had spoken to him about recent results, Southgate replied with: "I've not really spoken to him [Gibson]. I've not seen him after the games in the last couple of weeks, but he would want us to continue with the way we work Monday to Friday, but to start getting the results at home.
"He was at the game at Reading and he would have been disappointed that we didn't pick up the result on Saturday because he's the same as us, he's striving to try to get things right at home and he wants the atmosphere at home to be one that the supporters are enjoying."
Southgate added that he was just taking care of things in his control.
"I am just getting on with my job. Everything else is irrelevant," he added further.
"We have a tight group of players and staff who are all singing from the same song sheet. There are days no matter what the preparation is it just doesn't happen. We have tried to address the reasons and make sure we act on those."


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How the city of Syracuse works with Syracuse University to develop the Campus Framework
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To implement the Campus Framework, Syracuse University must work with and get approval from the city of Syracuse through different zoning and regulation boards.
Every time SU wants to make a change to its campus, it must submit an application to the City Planning Commission. The changes it wants to make must be in line with the Planned Institutional District zoning regulations. Depending on the nature of the project, the proposal may need to go through other boards as well, such as the Landmark Preservation Board.
"For any major construction project, leaders from all city departments and the mayor's office will meet with University staff, project architects and engineers to go over all aspects of a project's development," said Pete Sala, vice president and chief campus facilities officer, and Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs at SU, in an email.
Sala, Quinn and city officials have all said the relationship between the city and the university has been professional and positive.
The Campus Framework is one of three parts of Chancellor Kent Syverud's Fast Forward Syracuse initiative. The framework is a 20-year roadmap of the physical campus changes and renovations. The other two parts are the Academic Strategic Plan and Operational Excellence Program.
The current parts of the Framework the university is working on right now are the Arch and National Veterans Resource Complex, Sala and Quinn said. But SU has not been on the agenda for the last two City Planning Commission meetings.
They said the university is working with the city to develop a district stormwater approach to reduce stormwater flow to the combined sewer west of campus, and to improve the utility structure the new NVRC will connect to. A stormwater management system helps distribute runoff from precipitation and snowmelt. The Hoople Building — which is currently standing where the NVRC will be — has not yet been demolished. SU officials had said it would be demolished in late October or early November. Planning for the Arch remains ongoing, Sala and Quinn said.
The last completed project of the Framework the university worked on with the city was the University Place promenade, in which SU and the city collaborated to replace the water main and renew the sewer main running along that street.
Nader Maroun, a Syracuse Common Councilor, said the university must go through the same process with the city whether it wants to renovate a part of campus or expand it. The process of submitting an application and following up with inspections by the city usually takes around three months, he said.
"The timing would depend on how well the plans that are submitted meet with the request that the permit has been filled out," Maroun said. "So if the plans are thorough and reflect accurately what they are trying to do, if those meet code then it's not a difficult process on timing-wise."
To initially establish a Planned Institutional District, the initiator — an institution, group of institutions, private individuals and/or the city of Syracuse — must submit a sketch plan to the City Planning Commission, according to a zoning review document. Then the district area must be decided, a district plan developed and a public hearing held and approved by the Common Councils to have the PID established.
A project plan then must be submitted, which has details such as the site plans for construction, the areas for planned landscape and plans for utility patterns. There are certain development requirements a PID must have, such as structures can only cover up to 50 percent of the district and 80 percent of the required off-street parking be provided in parking garages.
Some of SU's projects often need to be reviewed by the Landmark Preservation Board. Don Radke, the board's chairman, said the board will get involved in two instances: If it is a historical building or appears on a state, national or local register; or if the applicant wants feedback and input.
This was the case with the Arch project, which is SU's plan to turn Archbold Gymnasium into a new health and wellness center. Archbold is currently listed in the Comstock Tract National Register District. Radke said the university will usually give a presentation to the board when it needs to get something approved and then the board comments. Depending on the project it can take one to several meetings, he said, and the board meets twice a month.
Sala and Quinn said the input from the Landmark Preservation Board did not slow down efforts to implement the Arch.
"There are typically several regulatory approval steps to take to get approval for a major renovation or new constriction, and this timeline is part of a projects schedule," the two SU officials said.
The relationship between the city and the university has been a "very good working relationship," said Heather Lamendola, zoning administrator in the Office of Zoning Administration. The zoning office specifically has a strong relationship with SU's Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction.
Maroun said the relationship between the city and university is mutually beneficial: The city wants to draw students and give them a great experience, and in the meantime the university provides jobs and the students support local businesses.
"It's in both parties' best interest to have a very fluid, working, respectful relationship, that has been the case," he said. "Occasionally there has been a hiccup, (but) the relationship has been good."
Paul Driscoll, commissioner of the Department of Neighborhood and Business Development, referenced the proposals to renovate the Carrier Dome in late 2013 as one possible disagreement between the university and the city.
Yet he said former Chancellor Nancy Cantor's initiatives to integrate the university and the city were positive. Cantor created the Centro Connective Corridor route, reestablished the Warehouse — now formally named the Nancy Cantor Warehouse — and helped establish the Syracuse Say Yes to Education program, which helps prepare students in the Syracuse City School District for college.
To have SU in the city limits is nothing sneeze at, Driscoll said, and there has been no malice from either the city or university.
"It's symbiotic," he said. "We need each other."
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Montgomery County Police continue to search for the person who stole weapons and equipment from the unmarked vehicle of a county officer that was parked in Brookeville last week, while they also investigate why the officer kept the equipment in the vehicle.
A statement issued by police said storing police equipment or weapons in a marked or unmarked automobile overnight is "not normal practice or policy."
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Police also would not give a description of the vehicle because it is unmarked.
Sometime between 9 p.m. June 28 and 5:30 a.m. June 29, someone busted the rear window of the vehicle, which was parked at the officer's residence in the 2500 block of Sapling Ridge Lane, off of New Hampshire Avenue. The officer discovered the broken window the morning of June 29 and said a Colt M-4 rifle, a baton, two loaded M-4 magazines, two loaded .40-caliber Glock magazines, two sets of handcuffs and two Montgomery County Police badges were missing.
Police were not available to give a monetary value of the weapons and equipment by Tuesday afternoon.
Brenner said the missing equipment was kept throughout the vehicle and the rifle was kept in the "rear," but she would not explain further so as not to describe the vehicle.
Neighbor Daniel Walsh, of the 2400 block of Sapling Ridge Lane, said he was surprised to learn what happened to the officer.
"He's an extremely responsible individual," Walsh said, but would not confirm the name of the officer. "He was the first man on the scene at our break-in two years ago."
Despite being the victim of a home burglary two years ago that resulted in the theft of some tools, Walsh does not believe his neighborhood is a target for crime, calling it "isolated."
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Jennifer Lawrence's Alleged Stalker, Han Cong Zhao, to Be Held Without Bond
In May of this year, we learned that Jennifer Lawrence had fallen victim to harassment and stalking by a 23-year-old man named Han Cong Zhao. Now, nearly four months later, his fate has (somewhat) been decided…
The Canadian male's been ordered by a judge to be held without bond because he could be a danger to the Oscar-winning actress, her family and others if left unattended. U.S. Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin says (via Huffington Post), "The evidence is strong. He presents a danger."
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According to reports, Zhao's attorney claims that his client isn't a flight risk because "even if released, immigration agents will hold him until the case is over." However, the judge's decision's already been declared. So far, Jennifer has yet to comment on the events.
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Nearly all intimate complaints are caused when the vaginal flora is out of balance. But what is this flora? What's it made up of, what does it do, and why is it so important?
When a baby girl is born, her vagina is totally sterile, but very shortly after birth it becomes colonized with a wide range of bacteria, including staphylococci, streptococci, E. coli, and a lactic acid bacterium historically named "Doderlein's bacillus" (Lactobacillus acidophilus). Imagine this mixture of bacteria as a flower filled meadow. These bacteria grow in harmony with each other and their function is to keep the vagina clean, slightly acidic, with a pH of between 4 and 4.5, (which acts as a mild disinfectant) and protected from bad bacteria, fungal infections and other germs. Together with the moisturising mucous lining, this makes up a protective layer, called a bio-film, to the delicate epithelium.
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- Welcome to my blog. My pen name is Eva James. I'm an aspiring writer paying the bills working as a legal secretary. Relentlessly bullied by my former boss, I looked for another job but the recession hit. Feeling trapped, I recorded everything in this blog, which serves as a revealing insight into workplace bullying. WEEK 1 starts the story and, as the weeks progress, you'll note what starts as banter soon spirals out of control. Sadly, it's all true. Whilst along the way I've found alternative employment, my passion for blogging about workplace bullying remains. Trevor Griffiths, legendary theatre, TV and film writer said at the outset, "I like the writing a lot: smart, cool, placed. If you were prepared/able to take your prick of a boss on, you'd marmelise him."
Monday, 20 June 2011
WEEK 171 Definition
Our motives will greatly affect our definition.
This is why definitions of workplace bullying in HR Staff Handbooks are long and woolly; an attempt to cover everything. For example, here's an extract from the Staff Handbook HOWARD and his HR pals hastily scrambled together after the office junior tried to take HOWARD to an Employment Tribunal:-
Our firm did not condone:-
"Harassment related to gender, race, ethnicity, colour, disability, age, religion, nationality, occupation, marital status, sexual orientation or other personal characteristics. There was to be no abuse through e-mail, texts or websites; no invasion of personal space, spreading malicious rumours or insulting someone. There was to be no intended isolation or exclusion, stalking or offensive sexual remarks. There was to be no public ridicule, sarcasm or humiliation; no abuse of power, position or knowledge. They did not want people to be stressed, demotivated or frightened".
This definition was intended solely to protect HOWARD and his pals from future legal accusation. It did not stop the bullying, nor was that its primary goal. On the contrary, HOWARD was comforted that, should he be accused again, he could throw the Staff Handbook at the Tribunal and say – "Hey, we DEFINED it! We're not bullies." This is the dangerous thing about definitions. It implies understanding. It implies awareness. It implies some academic thought.
It is academic. The more people that discuss it, the more abstract it becomes. Experts want to be heard and naturally want to include all the various legal, ethical and social angles. This prompts more questions. A researcher thinks they have a good definition until someone says:-
"Yes, but can racial, sexual etc bullying could be defined as 'bullying' or is it more 'harassment/discrimination'?"
"Is it perhaps dependent upon how the individual themselves perceives it?"
Definitions belong in the same place as statistics and surveys. It's the territory of the 'expert'. It may be interesting, but it proves little assistance to a torturous employment problem.
So where do I stand?
Workplace bullying is situational. Within any firm, company or organisation every employee arrives each day with their own prejudices, problems at home, stresses at work, personal likes and dislikes, preferred ways of working etc. How they are allowed to behave toward each other and how these prejudices and problems manifest are down to the company structure and management. Therefore, it really doesn't matter much why one employee is targeted, so much that it is left unchecked and becomes a real problem.
So my definition of workplace bullying is "Where a firm, company or organisation permits one employee to torment and harass another".
I don't claim for a minute that my definition is the best example or the unquestionable conclusion, but I'm happy that it works for its money; it implies a company is to blame.
What are your thoughts? Do let me know.
Best wishes
BBTB x
5 comments:
- Mr Fan said...
Great topic, defining workplace bullying.
It would be a task which would be complicated to cover the so 2 billion workers around the world.
Your definiation is a good overview.
It would be nice to see a comprehensive list on this some day (not asking you but from anywhere) as I think there are up to 100 specific criteria's or even more. eg an employee expressing exhausion - why? maybe the boss has overworked this person to maximise profits, swearng in the workplace, this is a sign of bullying, a worker walking around in a sad face, why, because the boss is Always critical & does not provide any support, the list can be endless but I think it must be there.
keep safe & thanks for the reading
- 20 June 2011 at 12:03
- Maja said...
I like your definition. I think the problem is the same for schools..
Where is the difference between 'harmless' teasing between children and outright bullying?
Where is the difference between friendly teasing and outright bullying at the workplace?
Good observation..
- 21 June 2011 at 20:42
- Slam bang said...
Lawyers can be horrific bosses. Cobblers' kids and all that.
The Law Society in Scotland commissioned a project last year which involved inviting people who had experienced/witnessed bullying in law firms to share their experiences anonymously. Not sure anything much came of it, though. Sorry you're having such a rough time.
- 22 June 2011 at 00:37
- Bullied By The Boss said...
Thanks for your comments!
Mr Fan, wouldn't it be great if there was a comprehensive list! And it's definitately something for workers to compile, not employer/lawyers.
It's really interesting when you start thinking about it. I'm also very interested in the dynamics of school bullying too, as Maja says, there are many similarities.
Thanks Slam Bang, that's a spot on observation about the Cobbler's kids. So true! I'm going to have a search and see if I can find that Scottish Law Society study. I bet that's a read in itself!
Please keep your comments coming. I'm learning every day.
Very best
BBTB x
- 23 June 2011 at 07:20
- Slam bang said...
Here's a link to a piece on the work the Law Society commissioned (by Equality Works)
Hope you're having a better day at work today!
- 23 June 2011 at 14:40


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I don't how to do this
I've come here seeking help and advice. I'm a 23 yr old woman. I've been in a mono relationship with my fiance for 4 years. 4 months ago we met a young woman while traveling to a concert who was looking for a ride. We all hit it off and I thought she'd be a great friend. Then a few weeks later my fiance tells me he's attracted to her and want to have a threesome with her. I was hesitant. I like her but I'm not attracted to her.
Then just recently he tells me he wants to have a relationship with her and have her be a girlfriend. He wants her to be "our" gf. This has completely come out from left field for me. He's always touted monogamy as being the utmost important thing in a relationship and now he's changed on me.
I'm confused, hurt and feel like I'm coming apart. I can't stop crying and I feel lower than dirt. I love him, I've given him everything. He saved me from a terrible relationship and has helped me deal with past abuses I dealt with. I was fully prepared for a mono relationship with him and now I feel like I'm about to lose everything I've known and held dear.
I don't know if I can give him what he wants. I don't want to lose more time with him. He spends hours with this girl working on music and chatting online and I feel like I'm competing for him. For his attention. I just don't to do. I don't who to talk to. I feel I can't talk to our family or friends and I feel isolated and alone.
Please somebody help me. I need help to save my relationship.
In my opinion you should not do anything for him. You owe him nothing. Its time to stand on your own two feet I think. He helped you through a hard time and that was a great gift, you can appreciate that, but now its time to change it up it seems. You are your own person, so what's next for you?
You don't have to accept non-monogamy. You are fully entitled to be monogamous. You are best as yourself. He is pushing that. That's fine, but its time to figure out where you are at with him, with yourself and your future.
So he has asked for a relationship with this woman and to have it be between the three of you. You say you aren't interested. Okay, so that's out, tell him that first I think. Secondly he wants to have this woman be his girlfriend, okay, where are you at with that? Could you accept that with certain time constraints in place? A balance that is more suitable than you have now? What are your requests with that?
If you find all this unacceptable, that is fine, but sit on it a bit, do some searches here, educate yourself and ask him to slow down so that you might catch up. Consider all your options for YOU and then start laying all your thoughts out for him. He gets to do that too and so negotiation begins. Later she gets her say and you can cross that bridge when you get to it. He might have an idea already. This is what has worked for me in the past anyway... and others.
He might of said he is mono all the way, but things change. Everything is fluid and time moves on. Should he of been so certain? Probably not, but he likely was at the time, now he's not. I suggest cutting him some slack and moving forward rather than dwelling on what once was.
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Wow, it sure sounds to someone who doesn't know anything else about your guy or your relationship in general that he thought he was mono, has recently discovered he might not be, and thinks it will be a little less like cheating if he brings her into your bed. Although I realize this might be very common for people just starting on the path of non-monogamy, to me it seems disrespectful as hell.
Most relationships end up blurring the lines between me and you a bit. But this is his discovery, his project, and that doesn't mean you have to get along the bandwagon with him.
Me: bi female in my twenties
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Wow, Reptigal, I am sure you are just reeling and your emotional pain is thru the roof! Many hugs.
Did you and your fiance have a date set for the wedding? Is it possible he is having cold feet around that? I assume he is close in age to you?
Now as for this new OW in your life, he has gone about this very badly. Sure, he'd love a hot 3way sex scene with his gf and his new crush. That's the most common male fantasy out there. Unfortunately the reality is rarely as nice as the fantasy, unless you are an experience swinger with lots of boundaries in place.
Is the new girl also interested in a 3way sex scene, or actual emotional/sexual relationship with YOU? If you're not bi, and yr bf knows you're not bi, it's stupid of him to suggest this arrangement.
It's also quite rude of him to just get infatuated, announce it to you, and then spend tons of hours with the new girl, as you stagger around and have your entire world rocked.
Most mono couples that succeed at opening their relationships take things very slowly, at the reluctant partner's pace. Your bf needs to stop thinking with his dick and have a reality check. This isnt poly (yet), it's basically cheating with a little nice language tacked on.
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Monogamy seems to breed co-dependence in relationships and when a couple is merged with each other so that there are no lines defining where one person is and the other it gets tricky when one person wants to break away from that.
I don't mean to say that being bonded is bad... connection, bond, considering ones partner, planning and doing things together is not bad... but then that is not co-dependent as far as I know it. Co-dependent is when one person cannot move without the other coming along too. Can't take a shit without the other knowing about it and being right by their side.
There is a healthy line between one person and the next that I think needs respecting. It means one can have ownership over themselves, not others. They can own their feelings, actions and desires... your man doesn't seem to be doing this and it makes me think that the two of you are a bit co-dependent. Perhaps a lot?
This will take some separating out to determine what is his and what is yours and what you are willing to share. Having been through this before, emotions aside, what is shared is time together. Boundaries can be created for that quite easily, but it means that everyone has to be on board with having their own life, goals, hobbies, whatever... his is this woman right now. Yours is what? reading, self help, crocheting, school work? This is what needs determining... once you have something of your own to grasp on to, the time he spends with her is not as hard to swallow... eventually you might even look forward to when he is not around so you can get on to your own stuff... all the while looking forward to the date you have planned with him for later.
When a partner decides they are poly and goes ahead and NRE's all over the place it can be a slap in the face of their established partner because they are used to a certain amount of attention and time. Or they are co-dependent. That feeling is one of devastation when the partner pulls away to be with another. That feeling to me is a sign that I need to look at my own life as mine is too wrapped up in what they are doing.
There is nothing wrong with being wrapped up. Nothing at all. Monogamous couples do just fine this way and some poly vees and triads... the point is to adjust to being wrapped up in other things too and find a balance between being wrapped up in a partner and ones own interests.
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What occurred to me while reading your post is that this woman might have been working on your husband to influence him in a way that would make him want her and move apart from you. But he's fighting that and saying, "can I have you both?" Possibly it's not really what he wants (being with her), but she's done her thing to him. The red flag for me is all the time they spend together and chatting online. If she was really a friend of you both and respected his monogamous relationship with you, she would curtail those activities with just him. When I was married, my husband and I called women like that "Splitters," as in "Relationship Splitter," a term used by some people who lead workshops on relationships that I used to attend.
In poly, they call women like that "cowgirls," 'cause they want to move the guy away from his other relationships and have him to herself, like taking a steer away from the herd.
A Splitter is often someone who is very self-centered in wanting all the love they can get directed their way. As kids, they were often the ones who would wriggle between their parents when they saw them kissing. As grown-ups, they often find themselves befriending married monogamous people and then throw up their hands when the spouse gets upset and say, "We're just friends!" But there are subtle ways they work their voodoo. Sometimes women like that are not consciously aware of these patterns of behavior they have, and wonder why they get into this kind of situation over and over again, and only have male friends because women don't trust them around their mates.
Your fiance may just be under her spell, and I think stepping back and not seeing her for a while will help him sort out his feelings and see if he may have been played by a woman like that. He might just be thinking with his penis.
He certainly has a responsibility to you and your relationship. Everything you wrote in your first post are very valid things you could say to him. You might ask him to also come and register here and read this thread. Be strong. So sorry you're hurting! And welcome to the forum.
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Last edited by nycindie; 02-23-2011 at 09:14 PM.
I just to thank everyone for being so nice. I feel that I should clear a few things up as when I wrote my original post I was very emotional and may have left dome important deets out.
The good news is we are communicating about the situation. I've made my feelings known and that I need more time with him because I feel I'm being shoved away.
A few quick things...
1. we are 2 year apart in age. I'm 23 he's about to turn 25.
2. We are engaged but have no wedding date set because we are in the process of saving money so we can have the wedding we want.
3. We work opposite hours. He works 8-5 and I work 2 part time jobs in the evenings and on weekends. (which has caused some issues)
4. He's in a band with this other girl, they have to communicate as part of their music
5. I'm not bi...but I have found myself attracted to the occasional woman...and would fool around with another woman if I found her attractive
I sat my fiancee down to talk about this whole thing because I couldn't stand feeling like shit. I explained my fears of him leaving me (and yes I do think I'm co-dependent in some areas). He insisted we wants to be with me and loves me and wants to marry me. He said he doesn't understand why he feels this way about this girl and apologized for putting me in this situation. I explained that I have doubts about this girl and am having trouble trusting them. He says she claims that if he left me for her she wouldn't take him (which I'm a little skeptical about) but I'm trying to give HIM the opportunity to prove to me he's being honest.
He's agreed to make more time for me and once we get out of the hockey season (which is taking away must of our time together because I have to be at work to broadcast the NHL games) we will take the time to get out together and make up the time. I've requested he slow down with this other girl. That I need time to think this through and a chance to educate myself.
I'm still uncomfortable about some of this. I feel bad that I secretly hope that by not agreeing to him being allowed to "date" her eventually the feeling will die down. I know that's wrong and manipulative and I don't want to be like that. I wouldn't mind their communication so much if it was only when I was at work or at skating lessons, but it happens even when I'm home and I think that is having more of an effect on me.
Once again thanks for all your kindness and understanding and for not judging me harshly.
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From your last post, I would think it within your right to ask him to set aside specific times for when he does 'band stuff' when you are around .... and that the rest of the time is YOURS... no interruptions from this girl during your time.. at least for now while you are adjusting...
Another option would be for you to take an interest and join in with the 'band stuff'... and again I would stipulate that non-band time is to have no interruptions from this girl... for now...
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Is there a way we can make this work?
I'm a mono and I know it. I want both of us to be happy. I'm not ready to just walk away from this relationship. It's not just about him and me, our families are close. They have all bounded, we've become one big family. I'm really afraid what other family members would say if they found out.
I want to know how we can start slow. What do we do? What restrictions am I reasonably allowed to set right now?
If I let him escort her to events she doesn't want to go to alone, albeit they don't have sex is that unfair. Am I allowed to say right now they are not allowed to kiss? Should I confront her about hogging up all his time? Should I talk to her in person about it?
I want us to try and work this out. I don't think just walking away is right, and would be a huge mistake if we didn't try to work it out.
How slow is too slow?
Sorry I know I'm bombarding you all with questions. I just really need to be able to talk to somebody...and here feels safe.
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