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Friday, 31 July 2015
Using tiny stamps from a set
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Wow...what fun cards and what a great way to use the tiny stamps..love it...TFS...xxReplyDelete
Omg !! Neha ...I am a huge fan of your creativity and thought process u possess while making these beautiful cards! The tiny lanterns are my fav ....ReplyDeleteReplies
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Fabulous cards Neha! You are a pure genius.ReplyDelete
Awesome ideas for using those tinee-tiny stamps...Thanks a lot for the great ideas Neha!!!ReplyDelete
Amazingly creative and very inspiring ideas. Each of your card has a story to tell :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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Amazing!!! I just love every bit of each of your post..:)ReplyDeleteReplies
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Awesome post! All the tiny stamps are lying unused in my sets, this has inspired me to pull them out, mix and match and create something fun! ^__^ *Big hugs*ReplyDeleteReplies
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There is lot to learn from you no just stamping but card making ! The way you tie the images on your card to the sentiments is amazing .Use of arrows on first one is pure genius ! Loved each card that you have shared !ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks pooja for kind words and love... HugsDelete
Well, we always wonder what these small stamps can be used for! You make them not just useful but also those cards look beautiful! :)ReplyDelete
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Amazing creativity...love the lantern one EspeciallyReplyDeleteReplies
This is called real bonus when u get to see such detailed thought cards....ReplyDeleteReplies
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Amazingly creative use of tiny Mini stamps...:)ReplyDelete
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Card Security Code
A card security code (CSC), in addition to the bank card number which is embossed or printed on the card, is a security feature for "card not present" payments instituted to reduce the incidence of credit card fraud. It is often used in situations where a PIN cannot be used. Contactless card and chip cards may electronically generate their own code, such as iCVV or Dynamic CVV.
CSC was originally developed in the UK as an 11 character alphanumeric code by Equifax employee Michael Stone in 1995. After testing with the Littlewoods Home Shopping group and NatWest Bank, the concept was adopted by APACS (the UK Association of Payment Clearing Services) and streamlined to the 3 digit code known today. MasterCard started issuing in 1997 and Visa in the United States issued them by 2001. American Express started to use the CSC in 1999 in response to growing internet transactions and card member complaints of spending interruptions when the security of a card has been brought into question.
Different Code Names:
"CID" or "Card Identification Number" – Discover
"CID or UCC" – "Unique Card Code" – American Express
"CSC" or "Card Security Code" – Debit Card
"CVC2" or "Card Validation Code" – MasterCard
"CVE" or "Elo Verification Code" – Elo – Brazil
"CVN2" or "Card Validation Number 2" – China UnionPay
"CVV" or "Card Verification Value" –Visa
"CVV2" or "Card Verification Value 2" –Visa
Types of codes
The first code, called CVC1 or CVV1, is encoded on track 2 of the magnetic stripe of the card and used for card present transactions. The purpose of the code is to verify that a payment card is actually in the hand of the merchant. This code is automatically retrieved when the magnetic stripe of a card is swiped on a point-of-sale (card present) device and is verified by the issuer. A limitation is that if the entire card has been duplicated and the magnetic stripe copied, then the code is still valid.
The second code, and the most cited, is CVV2 or CVC2. This code is often sought by merchants for card not present transactions occurring by mail, fax, telephone or Internet. In some countries in Western Europe, card issuers require a merchant to obtain the code when the cardholder is not present in person.
Contactless cards and chip cards may supply their own electronically-generated codes, such as iCVV or Dynamic CVV.
Location of the Security Code
The card security code is typically the last three or four digits printed, not embossed like the card number, on the signature strip on the back of the card. On American Express cards, the card security code is the four digits printed (not embossed) on the front towards the right. The card security code is not encoded on the magnetic stripe but is printed flat.
American Express cards have a four-digit code printed on the front side of the card above the number.
Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, and Visa credit and debit cards have a three-digit card security code. The code is the final group of numbers printed on the back signature panel of the card.
New North American MasterCard and Visa cards feature the code in a separate panel to the right of the signature strip. This has been done to prevent overwriting of the numbers by signing the card.
Security Benefits
As a security measure, merchants who require the CVV2 for "card not present" payment card transactions are required by the card issuer not to store the CVV2 once the individual transaction is authorized.This way, if a database of transactions is compromised, the CVV2 is not included, and the stolen card numbers are less useful. Virtual terminals and payment gateways do not store the CVV2 code.
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) also prohibits the storage of CSC (and other sensitive authorization data) post transaction authorization. This applies globally to anyone who stores, processes or transmits card holder data. For American Express cards, this has been an invariable practice (for "card not present" transactions) in European Union (EU) countries like Ireland and the United Kingdom since the start of 2005. This provides a level of protection to the bank/cardholder, that a fraudulent merchant or employee cannot simply capture the magnetic stripe details of a card and use them later for "card not present" purchases over the phone, mail order or Internet.
Supplying the CSC code in a transaction is intended to verify that the customer has the card in their possession. Knowledge of the code proves that the customer has seen the card, or has seen a record made by somebody who saw the card.
The use of the CSC cannot protect against phishing scams, where the cardholder is tricked into entering the CSC among other card details via a fraudulent website. There is also a scam where a phisher has already obtained the card account number (perhaps by hacking a merchant database or from a poorly designed receipt) and gives this information to the victims (lulling them into a false sense of security) before asking for the CSC (which is all that the phisher needs).
Since the CSC may not be stored by the merchant for any length of time, a merchant who needs to regularly bill a card for a regular subscription would not be able to provide the code after the initial transaction. Payment gateways, however, have responded by adding "periodic bill" features as part of the authorization process.
Some card issuers do not use the CSC. However, transactions without CSC are possibly subjected to higher card processing cost to the merchants, and fraudulent transactions without CSC are more likely to be resolved in favor of the cardholder.
It is not mandatory for a merchant to require the security code for making a transaction, however, if no code is processed the merchant may be accessed a surcharge on their payment processing fee.
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Minutes of the Core Group on Rural Technology held on 2.6.99
in the Conference Room of CAPART, New Delhi.
co-coordinating the work of various Govt.and non-Govt agencies to produce/provide need based S&T package to the people. Lack of a focal point in the field has resulted in a very limited flow of field technical problems to the R&D institutions and consequently the latter's work in technology development suffered in as much as some of the technologies develop continued to be unrelated to the rural and indeed the user's needs. He further mentioned that as CAPART is not fully equipped technically due to its inadequate staff strength and hoped that the core group of eminent persons would be able to guide CAPART in the broad area of rural technology so that an action plan could be prepared for implementation in a time frame of about 4-5 years.
i. Quality of technology and mechanism of its transfer
ii. The relevance of technology
iii. The benefit accured, acceptability, and empowerment.
6. He further mentioned that a critical element in science and technology is the quantification of efforts/work. Reacting to the Views expressed by Dr.Basu, DG stated that proper place of appropriate technology depends on the socio-economic conditions prevalent in the area, quality of technology and the mind set of people receiving these technologies. The focus should be on technology oriented quantification. While intervening at this stage Dr.Anil Joshi stated that CAPART should develop participatory technology with the feedback from people and assistance form technical institutions. Dr.Basu suggested that well developed TRC's could function as Zonal TRC's coordinating and supporting g the work of the TRC's. He envisaged such a role for SRI,Ranchi. Dr.Basu also presented a chart outlining the strategy for development and dissemination of rural technology for CAPART(Annexture-2) in support of his suggestions.
7.DG mentioned that ideally there should be at least a technology resource centre in every district but to begin with CAPART would try to establish at least one TRC in every state and further emphasized that TRC's must do justice to their jobs by functioning as a voluntary organizations and promoting S&T oriented Vo's.
8. Dr.C.J.Johny stressed on the need based technologies. He added that while Scientists were involved in Technology development they often forget the relevance of technology. Technology need not only be excellent but also relevant and according to Dr.Jhony 10 to 12 TRCs in a country of this size are inadequate and the core group should invite more proposals for setting up of TRC's to minimize regional imbalance. He also appreciated that concept of Nodal Agency for Rural Technology of CAPART. While intervening in the discussion DG felt that the role of CAPART-DST Collaboration programme could be wider. At this stage, Dr.K S Jagdish said that CAPART should ensure that Technology developed by other agencies also could be transferred by CAPART. He further mentioned that people working in Research Institutions are not inter-acting with the people and as such they are not aware of the real technological need of the people. Therefore, there was a need for close interaction between the scientists and the community for developing relevant and cost-effective technologies and CAPART should continue playing its lead role in transferring need based technologies.
9.Shri Bhaskar Barua, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, felt that CAPART should play equally important role both for technology development and dissemination and should not emphasize on one at the expense of the other. He also stated that youth are an important part of rural India and dissemination of rural technology can change their very lives and TRCs could play an important role in this area by involving agencies like The Nehru Yuval Kedras. He also stated that there is some confusion regarding the role being played by the various TRC's. According to him, four kinds of TRC's were required:-(I) Zonal level, (II) Block level, (III) People's Institutions (IV) Specialized Technology Resource Centres which are not area specific. He agreed with the suggestion that the Ministry of Agriculture should be associated with the Core Group on regular basis.
10. Dr. D. Raghunandan stated that in terms of its overall objectives the technology transfer has failed to achieve its purpose in the sense that it had not resulted in the desired level of reduction of poverty. The scope of Rural Technology needs to be increased. He further added that in addition to increasing technologies, we need to increase our capability of reaching the target groups. The transfer of Technology requires certain capacity on the part of technology transferring agency and CAPART being such an agency at present should play a pro-active role to improve the delivery mechanism. CAPART needs to formulate programmes to develop contact with the people through voluntary organization and involve them in this work while steps should be taken to build the capacity of the grass root level VOs. At this stage it was clarified by the DG that the proactive role for CAPART and Technology empowerment have long been on CAPART's agenda and CAPART would like to try to achieve a greater outreach on experimental basis in Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh by making an intensive effort. While justifying the selection, DG stated that these states were identified as they have different kinds of climatic and geographical regions where different type of efforts could be experimented and also foresee base VO's interested in S &T.
11. Coming to the decentralization of Rural Technology in CAPART DDG, Shri. Ashok Thakur, CAPART felt that the decentralization by a stroke of pen was not the solution for reaching out to people. Decentralization would be meaningful if the CAPART headquarters and Regional Committee offices acquire the necessary capacity and maintain a close liaison with TRCs in their respective areas. He also emphasized the human resource development aspects both of CAPART and that of VOs. In this connection, DG emphasized the need to have a technology cell at headquarters of CAPART and to make available assistance of experts at RC level also. However, certain member of the Core Group expressed the need for such a Group at RC level though not now but in due course as CAPART was planning, to further decentralize its function.
12. According
to Dr. Jagdish, the print media is inadequate to
reach out to people and referred to a recent exhibition organized by KVIC in
13. Shri. K.K. Bangar, DDG felt that a pro-active role from CAPART would not be possible without a series of training programmes for HRD both for CAPART and for the VO's to equip them to achieve the objectives of creating scientific temper and to develop and disseminate appropriate technology in the rural areas.
14. Elaborating on the role of core group and its function the DG stated that the main task of the core group could be to (i) consider schemes and procedures for expansion of TRCs (II) to emphasize development and dissemination of technologies for coastal and desert areas (III) to intensify S&T work in two states for creating a client driven system for dissemination of appropriate rural technology. He suggested that CAPART, DST and other organizations interested in the field should work together. For example, in earthquake prone areas, Earthquake Risk Evaluation Centers could be established with the support of scientific institutions, with a voluntary organization like HESCO as the main actor in social mobilization in vulnerable areas and diffusion of earthquake resistant technology.
15. Shri. P.R. Dasgupta, Secretary, Rural Development said that development and dissemination of rural technology should receive top most priority and we must involve other departments as well to expose them to such technologies. At the same time, the Council should involve experts in upgrading existing technologies.
CAPART should develop its own methodology for taking up the right person for the right job. He agreed that the Rural Technology of CAPART needs strengthening.
16. Dr. Raghunandan said that if the TRCs are expected to help in dissemination of technologies they must also be given adequate funds for the purpose. Similarly, Shri. V.S. Oberoi also mentioned that CAPART needed budget for each of the programmes.
17. There was also discussion on the role and periodicity of its meetings of the core group. While Dr. Johny felt that though primarily it has to work as a think tank, the core group should also have some authority. It should not be merely an advisory body. The core group should meet at least once in three months. Secretary (RD) was of the opinion, that the participation of DG would give the body adequate authority and the DG should keep the core group updated in various initiatives taken and apprise the core group of the progress of implementation of its recommendations whenever it meets.
18. While thanking Shree Dasgupta, Secretary (RD) and the members at the close of the meeting DG suggested that the next meeting could be held after about 3 months, when TRC evaluation reports would be presented for discussion.
The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the chair.
List of Participants in the meetings
Terms of Reference of Rural Technology Core Group
Formulate Strategy guidelines ( with reference to poverty alleviation only)
Prepare Design to ensure reliability, visibility and quality
(a).Of Grassroots, Block Level and Zonal VO's as change agents
(b).Of Entrepreneurisation of skilled training for the marginalized people.
(c.)Of Support from Local Development and Credit Agencies.
Plan an effective platform for advocacy and influencing
(a) Through own and external media based information dissemination
(b) Through international, national, state and district level interactions.
(c) Through offering both challenge and opportunity to the youth.
Report on Vittal Committee for comprehensive evaluation of TRCs of CAPART.
Union Ministry of Rural Development had set up the Council for Advancement of Rural Technology(CART) in February 1984. It was given the broad mandate of coordinating all efforts towards the advancement of technology relevant to rural areas except for sectors being dealt with by ICAR, CSIR and their sister organizations. The principal rationale for setting up of CART was that most of the efforts at development technologies for rural areas had been confined to the R & D stage and the benefits of these efforts had not reached the rural community. Consequently, the main task assigned to CART was to promote and support efforts for the transfer of technology. In September 1986, CART was merged with the Peoples Action for Development India (PADI) and named as the Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART). After merger, CART, which was a separate institution, was made a scheme of CAPART named as the Advancement of Rural Technology Scheme (ARTS), now called Rural Technology Division (RTD).
When CART merged with PADI to become CAPART it was converted into a scheme called Advancement of Rural Technology Scheme (ARTS). Under this scheme CAPART supports projects aimed at the following:
· Conducting need-based study, survey, adaptive Research and Development, field trials, demonstration and dissemination of appropriate technologies amongst the rural masses.
· Upgrading of the technical skills of village youths, artisans, women and other target groups through demonstration and training centres set up by non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
· Interaction between governmental agencies, technical institutions and NGOs working in the field of rural development through training programmes, seminars, workshop and meetings.
· Strengthening of existing institutions and setting up of new institutions like Technology Resource Centres (TRCs) for the above purpose.
1.3 TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE CENTRES (TRCs)
Dissemination of appropriate technologies to the target groups in rural areas is the prime objective of CAPART. In order that sustainable benefits accrue to socio-economically deprived sections of rural society, the spread of proven and sustainable eco-friendly technology packages which generate employment, increase production, improve quality, reduce drudgery, raise income and improve living conditions is viewed as a process of key importance. This can be effectively carried out by grass-root non-governmental organizations (NGOs). However, most of these NGOs need technical assistance and guidance regarding the choice of suitable technologies, adaptation to field conditions, and appropriate methodologies for transfer including training, involvement of beneficiaries and S&T based backup. This need is envisaged to be met by the Technology Resource Centres(TRCs), who would.
(i) Identify, motivate and networking grass-root NGOs to take up technology dissemination programmes and catalyze Projects for them.
(ii) Provide technical assistance to NGOs involved in dissemination.
(iii) Provide assistance in all related functions like feasibility studies, training, documentation, market formation/promotion etc;
(iv) Develop and absorb technologies suited to field conditions.
(v) Undertake adaptation or optimization of technology packages
(vi) Demonstrate these technologies in the area
(vii) Develop/promote linkages with PRIs and local government agencies
(viii) Link up with S&T experts/institutions to channelize their expertise for the NGOs, and finally to the people.
(ix) Assist in Design development, quality improvement of products of rural entrepreneurs and their marketing.
(x) Enhance and strengthen the outreach capacity of the non-governmental organizations.
1.4 Therefore, a programme for setting up technology development and technology transfer institutions as Technology Resource Centres (TRCs) located in rural areas was initiated by CAPART under ARTS. These Centres are designed to test technologies suitable for the specific geographical area, make modifications where necessary, and initiate the process of transfer of viable technologies through demonstration, training and manufacture. The unique feature about these Centres is that they are all managed by non-governmental organizations, which have high degree of technical competence. Under this programme, non-governmental organizations with proven track record of adaptive R&D and technology transfer are supported with one time grant for creation of necessary infrastructure and some recurring expenses. These Centres are expected to act as focal points of referral of technology gaps in that area and generation of matching solutions to answer the technology needs. Identified by Government and non-governmental institutions. These Centres also conduct training programmes at various levels specially trainers' training programme.
1.5. CAPART constituted under office order No. RTD/TRC-CE/2005 dated 03-02-2005 a Committee for Comprehensive Evaluation of Technology Resource Centres (TRCs) under the Chairmanship of Shri N.Vittal. The composition of the committee is as follows:-
1. Prof.V.Kalyanraman, Dean, Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research, IIT-Madras, Chennai – 600 036.
2. Dr.O.P.Agrawal, Head, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Anusandhan Bhawan, 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi – 110 021.
3. Shri S.Chatterjee, Director, Science & Society Division, Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Technology Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 015.
Dr.A.S.Ninawe, Director,
Department of Biotechnology, CGO Complex,
5. Prof. P.L.Dhar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT, Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110016.
Dr.Jagpal Singh, Deputy
Director, CAPART,
The Terms of Reference of the Committee were to evaluate:-
The Committee was requested to submit its report by 15th April 2005. Accordingly, the Chairman and other members structured various meetings of the Committee and had discussions with the representatives of TRCs to complete the task within the allotted time. It may be mentioned here that due to limitation of time, visits to all the TRCs could not take place but visits to only 3 TRCs, i.e. Centres of Science for Villages (CSV), Wardha, Society for Rural Industrialization (SRI), Ranchi and M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Chennai have been possible,
2.1 The Committee had three meetings. The first meeting was held at MCRC, Chennai
on 11.2.2005. The 2nd meeting
was held at CAPART on 2nd March 2005. The 3rd meeting was held at India
International Centre, Max Muller Marg,
2.2 In the first meeting, it was decided that all the TRCs will be requested to submit a detailed response to the issues raised in the Terms of Reference. Accordingly, the Chairman wrote to all the TRCs and responses were received from all the TRCs well in advance. In addition to this, CAPART was asked to forward all the final/completion reports and previous evaluations/comprehensive evaluation/participatory evaluation reports of the TRCs to all the members for their perusal. Some of the responses and reports, which were received earlier were discussed at the 2nd meeting of the Committee and the Chairman gave a broad outline for the preparation of a draft report by the Member Secretary. The draft report was circulated to all the members and was placed for consideration in the 3rd meeting. During this meeting, representatives of the TRCs were also called to obtain their suggestions in person and also have a detailed discussion.
2.3 During the 3rd meeting of the Committee on 4th April 2005, the representatives of the TRCs gave their free and frank opinion about their views on TRC as a programme, issues on sustainability and how they would like CAPART to function to effectively operate the TRCs. These suggestions have been carefully considered and suitably incorporated in this report. The final report in the draft form was circulated to the Chairman and all the members of the Committee for their comments, and keeping these in view the report has been finalized.
2.4 The Committee would like to place on record the excellent support received from the Member Secretary, Dr. Jagpal Singh and the staff of Rural Technology Division of CAPART in getting the inputs needed in its work. The Committee appreciated the prompt cooperation received from TRCs by means of facts and views in its work.
3. THE TRACK RECORD OF TRCs.
3.1 As of today, there are 22 TRCs in 12 states. These are in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, West Bengal.
3.2 The area of Rural Technology finalized by each of these TRCs and the details regarding funds sanctioned/released to them can be seen at the statement in Anexxure – 3.
3.3 From the records available the following details of Technology intervention in all 22 TRCs. Can be seen at Annexure – 4.
3.4 The efficacy of the technologies implemented among the stakeholder can be assessed from the earlier evaluation report available at Annexure-5.
3.5 Some of the TRCs appear to have been very effective in training and diffusion of technologies such as Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari, Mitraniketan, Peermade Development Society, ARTI, Gandhigram Trust, HESCO, Vivekananda Institute of Bio-Technology etc. (TOR-2).
3.6 Unfortunately no full details were available regarding the impact of disseminated technologies from the evaluation reports already available.(TOR-3).
3.7 Replicability of technologies depends on the nature of the technologies. Agriculture related technologies would depend on the similarity of the agro-climatic environment prevailing in a place. The same will apply to bio-technology, which may be site specific. Entrepreneurship development of non-farm technologies may be more amenable for replication. Hence the Committee feels to give creative focus and emphasis on entrepreneurship development.
3.8 The constraints faced by the TRCs are brought out later in the next chapter on the SWOT analysis of TRCs and CAPART itself. (TOR-5). Observation on (TOR 6,7,8,9) has also been made in this section.
3.9 The achievements of the TRCs after the expiry of the project period (TOR-6) depend on their inherent strength and culture. Some like MSSEF managed to get funds from other sources and continued their activities.
4. EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF TRCs
4.1 This Committee has been constituted by CAPART for comprehensive evaluation of TRCs. The issues that must be addressed have been spelled out in the 15 Terms of Reference. The Committee felt that for getting an appreciation of over all performance of TRCs and suggesting the future course of action, a SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis of TRCs and CAPART will be the best approach. In this exercise most of the indicated Terms of Reference will be automatically covered and the rationale for the recommendation of future strategies articulated more clearly. In this SWOT analysis TORs where relevant, have been indicated in the brackets.
4.2 In arriving at the SWOT analysis (i) the facts brought out in the voluminous records, (ii) the replies of TRCs to the Chairman letter dated 11/2/05 of post evaluation, (iii) The inputs from the field visits to the TRCs, (iv) The Comments of the TRCs which participated in the 3rd meeting of the Committee held on 04.04.05 have been carefully taken into account.
4.3 The focus of the Committee's work is on TRC but as TRCs are part of CAPART activities, the Committee feels that a clear-eyed SWOT analysis of both TRCs and CAPART is necessary. The SWOT analysis of the TRCs shows the following facts.
SWOT ANALYSIS of TRCS
i) Strengths;
ii) Weaknesses:
· The main objective of TRCs was wide spread dissemination of technologies to rural areas. The dissemination of technologies has been done through training programmes to the target groups. The training is only a part of the process whether the training has actually resulted in the acceptance of the technology and its dissemination has not been the focal points of the activities of the TRCs (TOR-7)
· Most of the TRCs have not been able to follow up training programmes to study the effectiveness of the training with the aim of providing specialized assistance to the trainees. (TOR-7&5)
· There has been limited communication among the TRCs resulting in very poor exchange of information and knowledge regarding technologies developed by other groups. (TOR 7&5)
· Very few TRCs have been able to identify, motivate and network grass root NGOs to undertake technology dissemination programmes and help in catalyzing projects for them. (TOR-8)
· Inadequate compensation give by TRCs to S&T personnel does not attract best of young talents to the voluntary sector. (TOR-5)
· In most of the TRCs, entrepreneurship development has not been the focus of the activities of the TRCs till now. (TOR-3)
· Effective leadership is a sin qua non-for the success of TRCs. In most of the TRCs there is a perceptible absence of second line of leadership or management. This is vital for sustainability of the organization. In a few cases this has led to internal conflicts. (TOR-7&5)
iii) Opportunities
iv) Threats
The threats for TRCs rise primarily from the threat to the whole rural industrial sector due to following reasons:-
· Policies, which are not sensitive towards promotion of rural industries, particularly, in the globalization context, may make the rural industry unviable. (TOR-5 & 9)
· Existing systems of S&T institutions and R&D laboratories do not encourage the scientists and technologists to devote and spare their attention to the problems of this sector. (TOR-5 & 9)
· Inadequate attention for improvement of infrastructure and other services such as health and education do not encourage entrepreneurs to set up industries in rural areas. (TOR- 5 & 9)
SWOT analysis of CAPART brings out the following facts;
CAPART is the
most well known name amongst the voluntary sectors in
i) Strengths
· Entry to CAPART is hassle free as the NGOs have direct access to it by directly submitting the proposals without the recommendations either from the State Govt. or through any other screening agency for receiving funds.
· CAPART maintains a certain level of flexibility in its overall approach in the sanction, release monitoring and impact assessment keeping in view the objectives of the programme.
· There is no specific time limit for accepting proposals from the NGOs in a year or the disbursement of funds within the calendar or financial year.
· Transparency in terms of sanction/releases of projects at all levels and the information are available in the website. Communications of sanctions are intimated to local Panchayat representatives, District Collector, MPs. MLAs etc.
· Stringent actions against erring NGOs are ruthlessly initiated irrespective of their background and other considerations.
· NGO's representatives have got easy access to the Chief Functionaries of the organisation.
ii) Weaknesses
iii) Opportunities
iv) Threats;
5.1. Recommendations about the future course of action arise from the facts highlighted in the previous section through SWOT analysis of TRCs and CAPART. The basic approach is to build on strength overcome weakness, exploite opportunities and guard against threats
5.2. Recommendations for CAPART
There is a need to strengthen and improve the performance of Rural Technology Division in CAPART to tackle the constraints pointed out by the TRCs the following recommendations are made in the context.
1.The RTD needs to have adequate staff at all levels to effectively function and handle the workload of receipt of projects, their appraisal, processing, issue of sanction and timely release of funds and also organise periodic monitoring and evaluation.
The Committee felt that the following positions are absolutely necessary:-
1. Director - HOD
2. Dy. Director - 1
3. Asstt.Director - 2
All these positions will have to provided with secretatial and supporting staff.
2. The Division should have adequate flexibility to engage consultants/advisers in various field of expertise particularly to help field based evaluation of various programmes being implemented. These experts will also necessary guidance to the TRCs for effective technology dissemination.
3. Till such time these positions are filled up on permanent basis. RTD should be allowed to engage Consultants/Advisers on a contract basis (preferably retired government servants with relevant experience).
4.The Committee also felt that some activities such as creation of a website, publication and distribution of a newsletter (quarterly or six monthly), development of a database, preparation of status reports, preparation of training modules could be outsourced to experts or institutions.
Since technologies are getting continuously upgraded and updated, the internal staff of the RTD will need to go through periodic training programmes to keep them abreast of latest developments.
CAPART should seriously review the pay structure of Young Professionals(YPs) to attract the best talents to work in rural development programmes.
7. CAPART should revitalize CAPART-DST collaborative programme in which standardized and field tested technologies were to be disseminated at very large scale through TRCs by other organisations.
8.Translation of Training manuals prepared by TRCs should be arranged by CAPART in various languages.
9.CAPART should provide Core Support to TRCs on the lines of Core Support Programme of DST. The terms and conditions of DST could be examined and adopted.
10.CAPART has to re-orient its thinking on the activities of the TRC with the objectives laid down and not insist only on one dimension i.e. training and skill development. It has to cover aspects such as – survey, adaptive research and development, field trials, demonstration, dissemination and popularization and evaluation, documentation and publication and development of appropriate technologies amongst the end-users in rural areas.
11.CAPART in addition to supporting training on technology dissemination should also promote development of rural entrepreneurship. This will ensure that the programme of TRCs become sustainable and the impact of rural technologies is enhanced.
12.There should be a separate Monitoring Committee for each TRC comprising Chairman and 2 expert members and Member Secretary from the CAPART. This Committee needs to visit the field location of the TRC once in two years. In the alternate year, group-monitoring workshop may be organized in which all the TRCs and all the members of the Monitoring Committees need to be invited.
13.TRC funding support may be considered for a period of 5 years (including infrastructural support).
14.One of the constant complaints of TRCs is regarding the stop go approach of CAPART in funding projects. Most of the projects are kept in a funding limit till the mid term evaluation is over. This system needs to be scrapped and a system of concurrent evaluation and funding must be adopted. Starvation of TRCs of fund may turn even potential success into failure.
15.At present, the Rural Technology Division does not have an Expert Committee with adequate representation of various subject experts in engineering, agricultural sciences, rural industries and other disciplines to examine the project proposals received expeditiously for quick decision. CAPART could consider setting up of an Expert Committee on the lines of one constituted by Science & Society Division of DST for its rural development activities.
Recommendation for TRCs
In order to rejuvenate the activities of TRCs, the following recommendations are made:-
16.The focus of activities of the TRCs should go through deliberate paradigm shift from being pre-dominantly training based to technology dissemination and entrepreneurship development. This focus on entrepreneurship development will bring in an element of sustainability of existing technologies.
17.Entrepreneurship and imaginative methods like Vigyan Ashram, Pabal, Pune TRC, using the engineers, college students must be more extensively used by TRCs. A web based and institutionalized methods for many good practices must be established for sustainability of TRCs and their work.
18.TRCs should deliberately promote rural enterprises and ensure quality improvement in products of rural entrepreneurs and their marketing like ARTI, Pune TRC.
19.All the TRCs should network with grass-root NGOs to take up technology dissemination programmes and catalyze projects for them like HESCO, Chamoli, MPVS, Bhopal, STD, Mandi, Mitraniketan, Vellanad.
20.TRCs should be provided with adequate grant for visits to other TRCs, S&T institutions and also for participating in seminars/workshops in various locations.
- TRCs could focus on the emerging areas of sustainable agriculture, eco-friendly food products and bio-fuels, technologies for value additions to farm products in rural areas.
- In view of MoUs signed by CAPART with various S&T institutions, S&T Departments, the TRCs should establish linkages with the nodal persons in these institutions/departments for their technological backup.
- Creteria for evaluation of TRCs should be the following:
No. of projects generated by the NGOs and submitted to CAPART through them.
No. of village based enterprise supported and made functional.
No. of technologies obtained from institutional laboratories and field tested successfully (adaptive research conducted).
No. of entrepreneurs helped.
21.Establishment of more TRCs
There are 22 TRCs in 12 states today. The approach to establish new TRCs must not be focused only on the numbers and target approach. Ultimately the viability of TRCs depends on the human resource available with them. The skill sets much be also constantly upgraded. Development of appropriate rural technology will deepen with the healthy symbiotic relationship between TRCs and the S&T organisations. When it comes to fieldwork of training, demonstration and extension, the quality of NGOs matters. In view of this relation it is desirable that each new TRC needs the conversion of quality and sustainability. Establishing new TRCs must not be increased to a mere number game.
The extended fund needed for the future depend on the number of factors. The core funds for setting of minimum infrastructure must be the basis for estimating the funds needed for a new TRC. The fund for core support may be molded on DST's funding pattern.
Technology service centre(TSC) can be loaded upon as fields for TRCs. The cost for TSC may be in the order of Rs. 10 lakhs per annum.
23. 23. Development Vision 2010 TRCs
The Committee felt that instead of articulating a detailed vision 2010 for TRCs, the elements of such a vision can be indicated:
(i) The first will be the opportunities in technologies included in the SWOT analysis. (Section 4 for TRCs) which can be fully exploited.
(ii) The second will be the focus on rural employment generation in the context of the rural employment generation Programme of the Govt. of India. There must be a detailed shift away from direct agriculture to non-farm activities or industries like food processing, cottage industries etc.
(iii) The third element can be to encourage the
successful TRCs to improve and enhance by order of magnitude of their
operation. The model to be emulated is
the operation flood Programme. It may recalled that of National Diary
Development Board(NDDB) the observation of late Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur
Shashtri that
24.Technology Service Centre (TSC)
TRCs so far have been related with existing NGOs who have a track record of adaptive R&D. In order to ensure that future TRCs are robust and sustainable, a pre-stage process of organisation building is desirable. The first stage may be recognizing TSC subject to the fulfilment of the following criteria.
- Policy of openness to interact with other NGOs in the area and willingness to share their expertise with the needy.
- Should possess basic professional capabilities to demonstrate the technologies through presentation, demonstration and training.
- Should have minimum basic infrastructure for conducting demonstration and training.
- Should have experience of executing Science and Technology oriented projects.
- Willingness to expand their activities with S&T and R&D institutions.
- Willingness to conduct adaptive R&D.
- Should bring out documents & publications relating to the technologies and their applications of entrepreneurs & markets.
TRCs that do well can be graduated to TRCs level. Their performance in adaptive R&D, which is sustainable, must be the basic criteria.
The regional imbalance of having TRCs in different parts of the country, thus far faced by CAPART could be minimized with the establishment of TSCs which would become TRCs over a period of a time. This facility available in the country will lead it to the real Gramswarajya of our motherland.


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June 21, 2012 08:00 ET
PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - Jun 21, 2012) - Wyndham Hotel Group, part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), today announced the addition of the 152-room Wyndham Garden Fallsview Niagara Falls in Ontario to the upscale Wyndham Hotels and Resorts® brand's portfolio.
The opening expands Wyndham Hotel Group's presence in Canada, which currently consists of 473 properties under the Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Wingate by Wyndham®, Baymont Inn & Suites®, Microtel Inn & Suites® by Wyndham, TRYP by Wyndham™, Howard Johnson®, Travelodge® and Knights Inn® hotel brands.
The full-service property, owned by Canop Investments Inc. and located in the Fallsview district of Niagara Falls, recently completed a total, multi-million-dollar overhaul which included the addition of a newly constructed tower, floors and guest rooms.
"We're very proud to bring the Wyndham brand to Canada with the addition of Wyndham Garden Fallsview Niagara Falls, in a renowned North American destination for both business and leisure travel," said John Green, brand senior vice president of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. "This addition reflects our company's commitment to expand the Wyndham brand in markets around the world where travelers seek convenient lodging, upscale services and the utmost in hospitality."
Guest rooms and suites at Wyndham Garden Fallsview Niagara Falls offer modern décor, 37-inch flat screen televisions, complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access and picturesque views of the city or the Niagara River. Bathrooms feature pearl gray quartz countertops and TrueBlue® Spa amenities from Bath & Body Works®. All accommodations on the hotel's ninth floor are appointed with wall-to-wall windows and select guest rooms throughout the hotel include Jacuzzi tubs.
The hotel boasts complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access throughout its public spaces, an indoor heated pool and hot tub, 24-hour fitness center and arcade. Business travelers and groups can take advantage of the property's business center and 700 square feet of meeting and event space for up to 60 people.
The on-site Perkins® Restaurant & Bakery serves home-cooked food in a casual atmosphere for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, while MJ's Lobby Lounge offers guests a relaxing place to unwind with a cocktail, light meal or late-night snack.
Wyndham Garden Fallsview Niagara Falls is conveniently situated only nine miles from Ontario's Niagara Falls International Airport and just 20 miles from Buffalo Niagara International Airport in New York. Its prime location puts guests within walking distance of Horseshoe Falls, which, along with the American Falls, makes up North America's famous Niagara Falls. Other nearby attractions include Clifton Hill, Fallsview Casino, Marineland Theme Park and the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory.
All guests who are Wyndham Rewards® members can earn Wyndham Rewards points, which can be redeemed for complimentary hotel stays, airline tickets, name-brand merchandise and dining and shopping gift cards, among other options. In lieu of points, members may elect to earn airline or rail miles with a variety of carriers. More information is available at www.wyndhamrewards.com.
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), offers upscale hotel and resort accommodations throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, China and the Caribbean. All Wyndham® hotels are either franchised by the company or managed by Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc., one of its affiliates or through a joint-venture partner. Additional information and reservations for all Wyndham hotels are available by calling (800) WYNDHAM -- (800) 996-3426 -- or visiting www.wyndham.com.
Wyndham Hotel Group is the world's largest hotel company with over 7,150 hotels and approximately 609,300 rooms in 65 countries under the hotel brands: Wyndham Hotels and Resorts®, Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Wingate by Wyndham®, Baymont Inn & Suites®, Microtel Inn & Suites® by Wyndham, Hawthorn Suites® by Wyndham, TRYP by Wyndham™, Howard Johnson®, Travelodge® and Knights Inn®. In addition, the company has license agreements to franchise the Planet Hollywood Hotels, Dream® and Night® brands and provide management services globally.
All hotels are independently owned and operated excluding certain Wyndham and TRYP by Wyndham hotels as well as certain international Ramada, Days Inn and Super 8 hotels, which may be managed by one of the affiliates of Wyndham Hotel Group. Wyndham Hotel Group is based in Parsippany, N.J. Additional information is available at www.wyndhamworldwide.com. For more information about hotel franchising opportunities visit www.whgdevelopment.com.
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We Are All The Same Inside Held At Brooklyn Historical Society 10/24
With recent news about clashing religions over the Ground Zero mosque controversy, online and campus bullying that leads to suicide, and continuing skirmishes about immigration and basic human rights, the We Are All The Same Inside ® - Sage doll-making workshop message is needed more than ever.
Award winning children's author, illustrator and educator, Timothy D. Bellavia says the only way to stop bullying and harassment of any adolescent or teen student is to teach diversity and tolerance at a young age. "The recent epedemic of hazing, beatings and the suicide of Rutger's University Freshmen Tyler Clementi is just devastating. His death is a reminder of how even in these seemingly progressive times - students think its okay to harass, humiliate and torment their peers because of they are seemingly different, but we are indeed all the same inside." According to a report, "More than 85 percent of teen students report of being harassed because of their sexual or gender identity, and more than 20 percent report of being physically attacked."
The Brooklyn Historical Society will host the 10th Anniversary edition book, CD & DVD launch party and Sage doll-making workshop on October 24, from 1 PM to 3 PM that will feature an exclusive, anniversary edition of the Sage doll that are all numbered and stonewashed specifically for this celebration. The Brooklyn Historical Society is located at 128 Pierrpont Street in Brooklyn Heights, NY. For more information, please go to: www.weareallthesameinside.
All of the Sage dolls created for this event will honor notable people connected to Brooklyn. Participants of all ages, races, religions, creeds, genders, orientations will then have the chance to create their own Brooklyn Sage doll with hair, yarn, leather, rhinestones, beads and more! The event filled afternoon will also include a read aloud, book signings and special a musical performance.
Bellavia, author of "We Are All The Same Inside" series has devoted his life to spreading the message of acceptance. He too, was bullied as a teenager for being different. "Like many teens growing up; I lived for a day where I could exist without being tormented or harassed. Luckily, I was able to escape that by moving to Brooklyn and New York City - where human diversity is embraced." Bellavia created a diversity workshop where participants create dolls to recognize that despite our differences, ultimately - "We Are All The Same Inside."The reissued 10th anniversary edition of We Are All The Same Inside® includes a brand new, eye-popping cover and the original 32-page story, featuring the lovable and recognizable alien, Sage. Additionally, the book contains rare and unseen images, paper doll patterns and lesson plans that educators can use in their classes and parents and/or guardians can use at home to further illustrate the book's message.
Over the past decade, Bellavia has led hundreds of workshops in classrooms, museums, and colleges across the country. We Are All The Same Inside ®, the book and accompanying Sage doll, was created by artist and educator Timothy D. Bellavia, to celebrate a message of tolerance among all peoples - while also embracing each other's differences. Bellavia himself has toured over a hundred schools over the last decade, using his props to teach human diversity to children, and picking up many awards along the way. Bellavia has also collaborated with Sesame Workshop, We Are Family Foundation, and the NYC Culural Affairs.
The Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrpont Street
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Breast Imaging Fellowship
The breast imaging section at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University offers a comprehensive fellowship year at a high-volume, dedicated Breast Health Center with nationally recognized breast radiologists. In keeping with recommended curriculum described by the Society of Breast Imaging, fellows receive in-depth training in both imaging interpretation and breast interventional procedures, and are an integral part of the breast section's academic and multidisciplinary conferences. Graduates from our fellowship are in practice around the world in both academic and private practice settings.
The section interprets over 40,000 examinations annually, performing screening and diagnostic full-field digital mammograms, digital tomosynthesis, breast ultrasound, ductography, and breast magnetic resonance imaging exams, as well as imaging-guided biopsies and localizations. Our mobile screening mammography program has been in continuous operation since 1986, and was replaced with new equipment in 2006. Our breast imaging and breast surgery clinics are co-located within the Breast Health Center, to provide state of the art care for patients with breast disorders.
The breast radiologists in our practice are active at a national level within the American College of Radiology and the Society of Breast Imaging, and have been recognized with teaching awards within Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. Research projects and interdepartmental collaborations are ongoing, and available to fellows based on individual interest.


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2) Fill the glass with ice, add the light rum and top up the glass with soda water. Stir and garnish with four reserved kumquat slices.
Simple syrup:
1) Combine the sugar and water in a nonreactive 2L heavy-bottomed saucepan over a medium-high heat and bring to a boil. All the sugar crystals should completely dissolve.
2) Remove from the heat and pour into a clean medium-size bowl. Cool completely before using. Simple syrup can be stored in the refrigerator, indefinitely, if kept in an airtight container.


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WORCESTER -- A mother and son accused of stealing more than $180,000 from a Leominster condo association between 2010 and 2015 pleaded not guilty in Worcester Superior Court Friday, a spokesman from District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.'s office said.
Judith Remy, 78, of 131 Litchfield Pines Drive, and Raymond Remy, 55, of 92 Middle St., both of Leominster, were arraigned on six counts of larceny of more than $250 and pleaded not guilty, DA spokesman Tim Connolly said.
In October, the larceny charges against the two were dismissed in Leominster District Court by Judge Mark Noonan after he denied a motion by the commonwealth for more time.
However, the mother and son were indicted by a grand jury on Dec. 21.
Friday was their first appearance in Superior Court. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for March 1, Connolly said.
The case against the Remys began in the summer of 2015 when Pickwick Manor Condominium Association trustees looked into the association's finances after Judith, the former condominium manager, approached some homeowners and requested a $1,000 assessment fee to help pay for National Grid utilities.
The trustees met with police in August 2015 to discuss multiple bank statements that indicated Raymond Remy had been cashing fraudulent checks between 2010 to 2015. He allegedly netted $149,514 using the checks, according to court documents.
Judith allegedly began writing checks to herself totaling $31,925 between 2012 and 2015, according to court documents.
The total amount the Remys allegedly stole was $183, 704. The theft has left the homeowners and members of the condominium association responsible for paying back the debt of $163,596 with monthly assessment fees for two years and higher annual association fees.
According to court documents, Raymond Remy was sentenced to six concurrent terms of two years in the House of Correction in January 2007 after pleading guilty to three counts of larceny of more than $250.


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18 Holes Golf Course
Tierra del Sol - The home of the Aruba Cup a PGA TOUR sanctioned event
Tierra del Sol recently hosted the first Aruba Cup this past December 2016. Top players from the Mackenzie Tour - PGA Tour Canada competed against top players from PGA Tour Latinoamerica in three days of matches. View the exciting highlights of the Aruba Cup here:
Desert Style Golf Course with an Ocean View
Designed by renowned Robert Trent Jones II, Tierra del Sol, situated on the scenic northwest point of Aruba, is the only 18 hole championship golf course on the island. Conveniently located just 5 to 10 minutes by taxi from all the major resorts, this free standing facility is accessible to guests staying at any resort. Tierra del Sol includes a full length practice range, putting greens, chipping areas, a magnificent clubhouse with golf shop, restaurant and swimming pool and a Master Planned Real Estate community consisting of villas, condominiums, estate lots, custom homes and Aruba's first fractional ownership property, Anabui.
Play a round of golf on the Tierra del Sol Golf Course, surrounded by panoramic ocean views and spectacular desert scenery. Every hole has at least four sets of tees and approach angles to provide a wide variety of challenges for all skill levels.
- 18 Holes Championship Golf Course
- Full Driving range (grass) and practice facility
- GPS on all Golf Carts (satellite yardage)
- Nike Club Rentals
- Group Outings, Tournaments and other Golf related functions organized to the customers requests
- Full Pro Shop with name brand, Golf Equipment and Apparel
- Beverage Cart service & Look Out Bar & Grill (10th Tee)
From the par shooters to the high handicappers, the course is fair and a wonderful golf challenge," Ladwig said. "The scenic views on the course make it tough at times to keep your thoughts on golf. For me, it's the best island golf course. Tierra del Sol, after all, is a course that is meant to be enjoyed more than once in a lifetime.
The Par view GPS yardage system provides golfers with a virtual view of the field to help vacationing "pros" with their shot. It also allows for electronic scoring, including leader board and track skins for groups.
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How to deny/restrict permissions without rooting the phone?
I noticed that there are applications (such as "Permissions Denied") which enable you to deny some (or all) permissions to particular apps you've installed. Issue is that all of these require phone rooting (which is a no-no as it voids phone's warranty).
My question would be, is it possible to deny permissions to apps without rooting? If yes, could you please provide links to apps that can do that (or other solutions).
P.S. I've read a bit about the "TISSA (Taming Information-Stealing Smartphone Applications)", but I'm not is that an app or something else, as I couldn't locate it.


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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol VIII:Early Church Fathers Index Previous Next
Pseudo-Clementine Literature.: Chapter VI
Chapter VI.—Simon Appeals to the Old Testament to Prove that There are Many Gods.
"For instance, in the very first words of the law, He evidently speaks of them as being like even unto Himself. For thus it is written, that, when the first man received a commandment from God to eat of every tree that was in the garden, 1255 but not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the serpent having persuaded them by means of the woman, through the promise that they would become gods, made them look up; 1256 and then, when they had thus looked up, God said, 1257 Behold, Adam is become as one of us. When, then, the serpent said, 1258 Ye shall be as gods, he plainly speaks in the belief that gods exist; all the more as God also added His testimony, saying, Behold, Adam is become as one of us. The serpent, then, who said that there are many gods, did not speak falsely. Again, the scripture, 1259 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the rulers of thy people, points out many gods whom it does not wish even to be cursed. But it is also somewhere else written, 1260 Did another god dare to enter and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, as did I the Lord God? When He says, Did another God dare? He speaks on the supposition that other gods exist. And elsewhere: 1261 Let the gods that have not made the heavens and the earth perish; as if those who had made them were not to perish. And in another place, when it says, 1262 Take heed to thyself lest thou go and serve other gods whom thy fathers knew not, it speaks as if other gods existed whom they were not to follow. And again: 1263 The names of other gods shall not ascend upon thy lips. Here it mentions many gods whose names it does not wish to be uttered. And again it is written, 1264 Thy God is the Lord, He is God of gods. And again: 1265 Who is like unto Thee, O Lord, among the Gods? And again: 1266 God is Lord of gods. And again: 1267 God stood in the assembly of gods: He judgeth among the gods. Wherefore I wonder how, when there are so many passages in writing which testify that there are many gods, you have asserted that we ought neither to say nor to think that there are many. 1268 Finally, if you have anything to say against what has been spoken so distinctly, say it in the presence of all."
παραδείσῳ, "paradise." Gen. 2:16, 17.313:1256
ἀναβλέψαι. It signifies either to look up, or to recover ones sight. Possibly the second meaning is the one intended here, corresponding to the words of our version: "Then your eyes shall be opened."313:1257
Gen. iii. 22.313:1258
Gen. iii. 5.313:1259
Ex. xxii. 28.313:1260
Deut. iv. 34.313:1261
Jer. x. 11.313:1262
Deut. xiii. 6.313:1263
Josh. xxiii. 7, LXX.313:1264
Deut. x. 17.313:1265
Ps. 35:10, Ps. 86:8.313:1266
Ps. l. 1.313:1267
Ps. lxxxii. 1.313:1268
[Comp. Recognitions, ii. 39.—R.]
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Purdy Recycling starts new step in program
The Purdy Recycling program entered a new phase this week when it shifted to daytime collections. The recycling facility next to the city park is now open from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.
A new coordinator has also been hired, the first job created by the program. Dahlia Bradley, who has volunteered in the recycling effort since its early days six years ago, will succeed Gerry Wass, the faculty supervisor for the Purdy High School Spanish Club, which runs the program.
Wass said the program will need to improve its money-making efforts to support employees. Being open longer hours should help the effort.
A new LED light sign has been acquired for the outside of the recycling building. The "open" sign will remind community members of the new hours, as well as new banners that will be displayed in town beginning next week.
The program should reach a milestone by the end of the current school year. By then, Wass calculated, a half million pounds of recyclables will have been reclaimed and not sent to landfills.
Students accept three different types of paper, three types of plastic, large pieces of styrofoam, aluminum and steel cans, cardboard and used oil filters for recycling. Wass encourages residents to pre-sort their donations, especially paper, Separated white paper is worth $100 a ton, compared to $15 a ton for assorted paper.
Donations of material have dropped 8,000 pounds from a year ago. Wass hopes with a more visible presence, the program will draw more items from residents in Purdy and surrounding areas.
The Utopian Bean coffee shop is offering a $1 off coupon to everyone who brings them 25 pounds or more of sorted paper during the month of January. Wass reported the offer has been well received and numerous coupons have been given out.
For more information, call the Purdy School District at 417-442-3216.


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Welcome to Worldanz!
Worldanz is a rousing, high-intensity kinesthetic fitness program that exposes participants to a compelling range of dance forms and musical styles. Worldanz works to earnestly expand the dancer's skill set through its distinct incorporation of unique movement challenges and absorbing dance rhythms. Its fusion of modern and traditional movement forms into a powerful anaerobic format designed to challenge the strongest of athletes while still being available to anyone wanting to move, learn and play.
Come join us!!! No dance experience is necessary!
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How To Change Facebook Account Name After Limit ?
- 1 How To Change Facebook Account Name After Limit ?
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Hello friends, In this article I am going to sharing tutorial to on How to change Facebook name before 60 days. Once you change your Facebook name, you can't able to change it again before 60 days that is 2 months. So I am sharing trick to change Facebook name unlimited times. If you changed your Facebook name recently and want your old name back on FB, just follow our tutorial. You can easily revert your old name within few seconds after reading this method.
Already we shared so many Facebook tricks and tutorials on TricksCity and once again we are sharing another cool tricks for Facebook users. Facebook is the most popular and world's largest social networking platform. Normally Facebook can't allows you to use any Fake name or stylish fonts name, but you can use any name by changing our Language from Facebook settings. We already shared article on how to make single name account on Facebook, must read this article if you also wants to create single word name on your profile.
Changing Facebook name is very serious step because whenever you changed your Facebook name, after that you can't be allowed to change it back before 60 days. Facebook setup limit on your account by which you can't change your name before 2 months. But some people changes their name by comparing to other peoples with stylish name or single word name on their account, after some days they wants to return to their original name. They can't able to get their old name back on Fb before 60 days according to Facebook rule.
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How To Change Facebook Name Before 60 Days
There are two methods available by which you can change your Facebook name before 60 days even after limit. So if you also changed your Facebook name recently and wants your old name back to your profile, here is full tutorial for you. Two methods are:
1) Send Government issued your original name ID proof to Facebook.
2) Follow the trick we described in below section. 🙂
These are two methods to change Facebook name unlimited times. In first method you must need original ID proof with name your Facebook account have now. But no one have that name ID proof because that name is Fake which you just created for your enjoyment. Now what to do? Don't worry, we mentioned second method also which is described below. So just follow below given method and change your Facebook name before 60 days unlimited times.
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How To Change Facebook Name Unlimited Times
Step 1: First of all you need any Android mobile or PC/Laptop and a browser installed on your device.
Step 2: Open your Browser and go to https://www.facebook.com/hacked.
Step 3: It will ask your Email id or username, enter and search for your account.
Step 4: After choosing your account, it will ask to enter your Facebook password.
Step 5: Now it takes few seconds to finalize your accounts details which are recently added or deleted.
Step 6: Now it ask to choose your original name, It will show you your old name and new one both. Select name which you want on your Facebook account and click on Next.
Step 7: Done, Now it will save your setting and show your all Finished messages on screen.
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text: A forthcoming paper of the Fermi-LAT Collaboration will describe method and results yielding to the left plot (the right one is widely known). A map of the galactic center after 2 years of Fermi operation by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) γ-ray spectrum above 1 GeV. The announcement appears in Michael Gustafsson (Padova University, On behalf of the Fermi Collaboration), "Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope: Gamma-ray Observations and their Dark Matter Interpretations," PPC 2011 @ CERN, June 14, 2011.


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A New Geothermal Anomaly In Nicaragua
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Journal Article: A New Geothermal Anomaly In Nicaragua
AbstractThe information acquired during reconnaissance surface exploration in Nicaragua suggests a large geothermal reservoir in the region of Masaya-Nandaime. The exploration programme included geological, geophysical, geochemical, as well as hydrogeological investigations. Integration of the results from various disciplines permitted postulation of a conceptual model of the reservoir and of the thermal regime within the zone immediately above and around the reservoir. The reservoir with a temperature in excess of 200°C is emplaced at a depth between 2 and 4 km in a predominantly graywacke formation. It is sealed off by a silica cap and camouflaged by the flow of groundwater in a thick phreatic aquifer, that intercepts and redistributes anomalous heat flow from above the reservoir.
- Author
- Yoram Eckstein
- Published Journal
- Journal of Hydrology, 1982
- 10.1016/0022-1694(82)90063-4
Yoram Eckstein. 1982. A New Geothermal Anomaly In Nicaragua. Journal of Hydrology. (!) .


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DES MOINES - There is no house quite like this one in Des Moines, or maybe anywhere else. It's known as the "palace of the prairie," a mansion sitting regally on a pleasant little hill, full of the dark wood, red carpeting, and stained glass of Victorian excess.
Terrace Hill, as the dwelling is called, is a little out of place on a main thoroughfare in Iowa's biggest city, but then again, so are the elk and the caribou and the moose whose heads are fastened on the wall. They, like the man who inhabits this home, are not native to Iowa.
Wait a few minutes in the neighborhood in the late afternoon and there's a decent chance you might see the principal resident, Tom Vilsack, going on a little run. Wait for a few months and you might see him go on a different sort of run entirely.
Mr. Vilsack is the two-term Democratic governor of Iowa and he's thinking about running for president. Some days he thinks out loud about it, and if you are sitting in his office on the second floor of Terrace Hill, the official governor's mansion, you will swear that you are hearing him try out national campaign themes. Ordinary people don't use extraordinary phrases like "the restoring of the American community and the renewing of the American promise" in ordinary conversation, even here in politics-mad Iowa.
But take a look at my notes and there you'll see it, that remarkable phrase, tucked into a riff about the state of American politics. You hear a line like that and you know that a man who isn't running for re-election as governor is not going to let it go to waste. He's going to use it, the way Nelson Rockefeller, another governor with his eyes on the White House, once used "the brotherhood of man under the fatherhood of God," a ridiculous phrase from another age rendered all the more antiquarian in this era by its relentless male character.
No one knows for sure whether Mr. Vilsack, who is 54 years old, is going to run for president. He clearly doesn't know himself. But even his rivals acknowledge that the man is smarter than almost anyone they know and speaks better than almost anyone they know.
Plus he has the discipline of the Iowa farmer, though not only is he not from Iowa, he isn't a farmer either.
"When he ran for governor, a lot of people thought he had no chance," says Rob Tully, a former Democratic state chair who was running for Congress in 1998, when Mr. Vilsack first ran for governor. "There were many nights we'd share the dais and I'd watch him and think: When he's going forward and is focused, there's no way to stop this guy."
He would start a race from its starting place, which is no small advantage. Though reared in Pittsburgh, Mr. Vilsack's job as governor of Iowa gives him a strong position in the Iowa caucuses. A dozen years ago Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa had the same advantage, and as a result many contenders decided not to contest the state, rendering its caucuses all but meaningless. Mr. Vilsack and his advisers don't think that would happen this time, especially since Paul Tsongas and Bob Kerrey said later that abstaining from Iowa was a mistake.
This would be the ultimate Iowa-is-it candidacy; if he stumbles here he's not going to spend even a half hour in New Hampshire after the caucuses. But nobody gets into a presidential race worrying about what happens if the bottom falls out. Those kind of worriers never get in at all.
Mr. Vilsack has his story ready, a narrative about coming to a teeny Iowa town and setting down roots, and then moving up to the governor's office and presiding over the fastest-growing economy in the United States (in part because the cities are being rebuilt with gaming money) and showing some progress of reversing the Iowa curse, the brain-drain among the young.
All that plus "the restoring of the American community and the renewing of the American promise." But first Mr. Vilsack, chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council and a past chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, believes the Democrats need to get a reshaped and recharged message. "The problem with today's Democratic Party," he says, using the phrase that opens almost every conversation in party circles, "is that every candidate who gets the nomination has to define himself because the Democrats don't have an immediate brand the way the Republicans do."
That's where "community" comes in. "There's a Republican theory that this country was great because of self-reliant, rugged individuals who made it on their own," says Mr. Vilsack, governor of a state whose residents sometimes brag about being self-reliant, rugged individuals who made it on their own.
Pardon the interruption. He goes on: "But there's also the pillar of community. I don't mean only government; it can be a church or a small town that rallies to help a family. That sense of community is one of our values and it is just as powerful as the flag and the family and the phrases the Republicans use."
That's as good a start on a stump speech as any. In the meantime, contenders like former Sen. John Edwards, retired Gen. Wesley Clark, Gov. Mark Warner of Virginia, and Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico are flocking to Iowa. Mr. Vilsack has a big advantage over them all, and over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
He's already here.
David M. Shribman is executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Happy Saturday Everyone!
These cookies only require 5 ingredients and 15 minutes of your time...so there's no excuse not to make them! And due to the fact they are healthy, you won't feel so much guilt having more than one (...or five)! There's a recipe video tutorial at the bottom of the post ;)
You Will Need:
- 1 tin of chickpeas (400g, approx 240g drained)
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar (I use Coconut Merchant)
- 1/2 cup almond butter (I use Meridian)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/3 cup vegan chocolate chips (you can use regular dark choc chips if not vegan)
1. Drain, rinse and thoroughly dry the chickpeas.
2. Add the chickpeas, coconut sugar, baking powder and almond butter to a high speed blender or food processor. Pulse until thoroughly combined and smooth like cookie dough - this mixture is extremely thick so you will probably need to scrape down the sides a few times!
3. Add in the chocolate chips and pulse a few more times or fold in by hand.
4. 1 tsp-ful at a time, roll the cookie dough into balls and flatten out onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
5. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 175C / 350F / GM4 for 10 minutes or so until cracked and golden.
6. Store in a sealed container for up to 6 days ... they will *never* last that long though!


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Read this and flail your arms in happiness (it's not a confirmation, but it's close).
If any of you have played Super Meat Boy, you'll know why I'm excited.
No animals were harmed in the making of this post.
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Thanks to the work of a corps of influential imagemakers, advertising joined TV, movies and music as a force in popular culture.
While the industry's legendary art directors, copywriters and creative directors usually garnered the acclaim for their respective agencies' best work, the final product was often a collaboration with film directors, photographers and special effects crafts people.
Indeed, the introduction of the imagemaker was largely responsible for the success of the industry's creative revolution. Still photographers were wooed into boutique agencies by an increasingly influential group of art directors. Onofrio Paccione was not only an agency art director in the '60s (he eventually became a principal in his own shop, Leber Katz Paccione), but went on to an award-winning career as a photographer. Arnold Varga, another of these renaissance men, created award-winning print campaigns for Cox's Department Store in McKeesport, Pa., in the late '50s.
Others made lasting contributions to the quality of print advertising, among them Henry Wolf, Bert Stern, Art Kane and Carl Fischer. Art directors also looked to the fashion magazines for inspiration. In the process, they turned photographers like Richard Avedon, Annie Liebowitz, Bruce Weber and Stephen Meisel into advertising stars.
Top still photographers often made the natural leap into directing TV commercials, where again they rewrote the rules. Howard Zieff, who shot Doyle Dane Bernbach's famous campaign for Levy's Jewish Rye, and Steve Horn, who is still a major force in commercials, started as print photographers.
"Howard was unique to the business," said Barney Melsky, a veteran production executive who represented Zieff in his print days. "He broke out of the white-bread casting box and made commercials into mini movies."
Back then, the top directors ruled the roost -- much like they do today. "You were always so flattered if they liked your storyboard," said Frank DiGiacomo, former copywriter at Della Femina, Travisano & Partners and now a partner at New York-based Travisano DiGiacomo Films.
Even large agencies got into the act. Young & Rubicam, during creative director Steve Frankfurt's tenure, can claim several outstanding imagemakers. Bob Giraldi started as an art director at Y&R before he directed the infamous Michael Jackson commercial for Pepsi.
Stan Dragoti, now a partner in Moss Dragoti, whose directing career flourished for a time in both movies ("Mr. Mom") and commercials (Wells, Rich, Greene's famed "I Love New York" tourism spots), is another Y&R alum. Neil Tardio, Dominic Rossetti and Ed Bianchi, all top directors during their prime in the '70s, came out of Y&R as well.
It was Zieff, however, who first elevated commercialmaking to the near-art form it's become today. His work includes such famous DDB spots as Alka-Seltzer's "Spicy Meatballs" and Volkswagen's "Funeral."
Film directors such as Joe Sedelmaier and Joe Pytka followed in Zieff's footsteps, and also elevated the quality of advertising.
Sedelmaier worked first on regional brands such as Southern Airways and later on national Federal Express, Wendy's and Timex advertising, peppering his ads with slack-jawed, deadpan losers and buffoons thrust into absurd situations.
Pytka's work projected a disarmingly simple visual style and an ability to capture human emotions in deft, subtle performances. His campaign work for Henry Weinhard beer and John Hancock in the 1980s preceded his noted celebrity turns with Ray Charles for Diet Pepsi and with Michael Jordan for Nike. Those successes turned him into the top-ranked U.S. commercials director -- a position he still occupies more than a decade later.
Meanwhile, several West Coast-based special effects houses made lasting contributions to the technology of commercialmaking. Robert Abel & Associates was, at the time, a groundbreaking effects house, producing dynamic visual effects for 7 UP and countless other brands in the '70s and early '80s. Lucasfilm's Industrial Light & Magic has since taken up the mantle of industry leader in effects commercials. Its morphing technique, perfected for feature films, became a staple of TV commercials.
Leslie Dektor, a South African, revolutionized the static notion of film composition with a now-classic '80s approach that came to be dubbed "shaky cam." Best illustrated by his work for Levi's 501 jeans, the style is still prevalent today.
Ridley Scott arrived from England, as did many other talented filmmakers in the early 1980s. His best example continues to be Apple's "1984" spot, although traces of his dark vision can be seen in his work for Chanel.
On a more contemporary note, music video director David Fincher, who has since moved on to a successful film career ("Seven"), brought a new look in cinematography and a different style of pacing to TV commercials. His Nike women's campaign from the early '90s remains as strong visually today as almost anything seen on MTV.
In contemporary advertising, the most arresting imagemaker is the Briton Tony Kaye. His U.K. Dunlop commercial, produced in 1994, is arguably the most surreal, abstract bit of impressionism ever produced by a major agency (Abbott Mead Vickers/ BBDO) for a major brand.
Dubbed "visual stylists," directors such as Kaye have attempted to turn modern TV commercials into high art, with mixed success.


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Partners Receive Access to Core TomTom Technology Including HD Traffic, Routing, Road Conditions and More
CONCORD, Mass. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — July 30, 2012 — TomTom Business Solutions today announced the launch of the TomTom Software Alliance Program, a software integration, marketing, and sales program that delivers additional value to commercial fleets by integrating core TomTom fleet management technology with industry leading software. TomTom already has over 100 industry leading software partners from the office automation, CRM, ERP and Field Service Automation sectors as well as specialized industry software for towing, service, and transportation fleets.
TomTom's Software Alliance Program provides easy access to TomTom Business Solutions' rich set of APIs, enabling the development of integrated "Over-the-Road" vehicle and driver management capabilities. Leveraging these APIs and the company's industry-leading map data, IQ routes and HD traffic, TomTom and it's partners can rapidly deploy a host of solutions including: quickest ETA vehicle assignment; real-time ETA calculations; two-way communications for dispatching and work-order flow; integrated turn-by-turn navigation; real-time GPS tracking and driver safety features.
"Our fleet customers are already realizing a high degree of value from TomTom's fleet management solutions and our value-added software partners," said Michael Geffroy, vice president, TomTom Business Solutions. "Our decision to make more of our core technology freely available to more software companies shows our commitment to partnering. We believe our new Software Alliance program will lead to greater levels of innovation and value-add to a broader range of commercial fleets."
"Working with TomTom, we have significantly increased the value of our solution for our customer, and this has enabled us to generate more revenue and profits to our company," said Jim Weaver, CEO of Tracker Management. "We are very excited about exploiting the new APIs to factor real-time traffic info into our capabilities."
"TomTom is an essential component of our solution and path to market. Having a partner with a clear focus on developing "over-the-road" management solutions allows us to focus on our core competencies," said Greg Wietholter, president of Route Solutions. "The new software alliance program gives us more opportunities to remain competitive and on the leading edge of technology."
About TomTom
Founded in 1991, TomTom (AEX:TOM2) is the world's leading supplier of in-car location and navigation products and services focused on providing all drivers with the world's best navigation experience. Headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom has over 3,500 employees and sells its products in over 40 countries.
Our products include portable navigation devices, in-dash infotainment systems, fleet management solutions, maps and real-time services, including the award winning TomTom HD Traffic.
For the world's most up-to-date route planner, including live traffic information please visit www.tomtom.com/livetraffic. For further information, please visit www.tomtom.com.
About TomTom Business Solutions
TomTom Business Solutions is a leading provider of fleet management solutions and recognized as the fastest growing Telematics Service Provider (TSP) for commercial fleets in Europe. WORKsmart™ is TomTom's ready to use fleet management solution and an innovative way for improving the management of all types of commercial fleets. It offers customers a choice of industry leading solutions combined with a high professional service quality. At the heart of the solution is TomTom WEBFLEET®.
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"Study has been called a prayer to truth." – A.G. Sertillanges
Polymath Classical Tutorials is an online tutorial service dedicated to providing classically grounded Christian education. We currently offer two year-long courses (War of Worldviews, and War of Generations) and several summer courses. We also sell Classical Mathematics ONE, a cutting-edge geometry curriculum based on the first year of our Classical Mathematics course. Eventually, we hope to be able to offer a variety of classically grounded courses & curricula, all of which will be designed to encourage and help students to develop deep interests in all subjects, recognizing that truth is a consistent whole and must be sought to the glory of God.
We live in a hyper-specialized age, in which college students are forced to choose only one or two subjects to pursue in depth, and even grade-school students are taught to think of knowledge as a heap of unrelated subjects. In response, we seek to demonstrate to students that all subjects are interrelated. For instance, students using Classical Mathematics ONE will find themselves not only doing math, but also writing essays and tackling questions about the nature and beauty of human rationality.
Furthermore, we believe that education ought to be, as educator Andrew Kern once put it, the cultivation of wisdom and virtue by nourishing the soul on the good, the true, and the beautiful. By this definition, Christian education is simply a fulfillment of Solomon's exhortations to pursue wisdom. Finally, because Christ is Lord of all, all education is, ultimately, an inquiry into the mind of God.
At Polymath, it is our goal to participate in the modern rebirth of classical Christian education by providing the tools to raise renaissance men and women.


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I believe in HOPE in spite of the illumination of fear. Born and raised in a developing country Ghana in 1975, a time when political and economic instability erased any iota of hope. As a child I remember on one Saturday afternoon in 1983, when a group of men wearing military uniform with ammunitions came to my house and aggressively took away some money while my father was sick. My mother later told us that, somebody alleged that my father has sold him vehicles above government set controlled price so they came for the money but never returned the cars. I witnessed the family business gradually collapsing and the government seizing the family imports. When all was lost, the only thing left was hope. The kind of hope which inspired my mother to sell her personal belongings, like clothes and jewelry to take care of us, and one which motivated my father a high school graduate to reach out to politicians and educators to make sure we get equal opportunities like the privileged in the society.
Today, the news portrays a grim picture of the world and its future: credit market crunch, skyrocketing foreclosures, high fuel cost and plunging stock market to mention but few. There are predictions of natural disasters in unprecedented scales, tsunamis, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes and the unpopular threats of global warming, diseases and nuclear warfare. The result is the manifestation of deep fear in mankind.
State governments are faced with budget cuts, social programs are struggling to meet their operational cost in spite of the growing rate of poverty, discrimination, crimes and injustices in our neighborhoods, churches and schools. At times, I question why I chose a career as a social work? The only reason I find is that, I believe in hope as the solution not fear. Hope is what I have therefore what I can offer to others. My experience is hope and it has worked for me. I strongly believe that all human beings have potentials and we should hope to reach it. I also believe that, the world cannot afford the opposite of hope. I believe that many share this believe. I believe there are agencies who will continue to open their doors when all their funds run out. There are many social workers, teacher, lawyers, doctors, etc who will volunteer their services to make a difference. There are many who will just refuse to give up.
I refuse to give up because my life is hope. I believe in HOPE
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