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First Pamphlet of Attitude School has been released by Rashmi Priya. Go through the list of training program at - http://www.attitudeschool.com/programs. It lists training programs which are conducted at Attitude School. The course curriculum is designed for School Students, College Students, Working and non – working professionals who face problems in their career due to poor soft skills. Duration of Courses vary from one month to one and a half month. It is conducted 3 days in a week for one hour. The course fees vary with the type of courses selected which can be inquired from Attitude School Office at 52, Shilpa Nagar, Somalwada, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India or mailing at [email protected]
We have come up with a two month package, Star Students course especially for students where we are teaching Effective Public Speaking, Interview & Group Discussion Skills. The course solves students problem of speaking in front of public and removes fear while appearing for interview and Group Discussion. Attitude School has implemented very innovative ideas of teaching by means of Brain Storming, Case Studies, Ice Breaking, Learning by Doing & Role Play. The programs are designed by Rashmi Priya, Founder & Corporate Trainer at Attitude School who has more than 6 years of experience in the field of Innovative writing and Studying.
The training programs are creative and the methods adopted at Attitude School are unique to groom every student of the class. Come enroll at Attitude School and change the way of looking at things and change your career.
Attitude School is also partnering with Colleges to conduct the Two months Star Student Course which will solve placement problems of the college and students. We will groom the candidates and after the completion of the program the students can post their resumes on SimplyFreshers.com and Ebharatjobs.com from where they will be picked by employers through out the world. The soft skills grooming will help the candidate in clearing the interview and group discussion which many students find difficult to pass.
Attitude School is one of its kind in the world of Soft Skills training. Come be a part of the new generation, become a part of Attitude School.


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For those of you who saw me uncontrolably post lots of cosy pictures on instagram earlier this week, I am sorry to say that this post contains lots more! Hundreds infact. You could say that we are kinda proud of our little DIY outburst i guess. It was late Friday night, watching Tintin and we decided it was time for a change as our bedroom felt a little "prison-like". We woke up early the next morning, grabbed a sander off my dad and took a trip to The Range.
The sanding process and the painting took the longest, obviously, as this is the most boring part and gladly, the boy done it! We sanded the bed before we painted the first coat. The paint was a usual white wood paint and we added baking soda to create the chalk effect (I really do save my pennies). After it dried, we then sanded it again to give the "antique effect" and painted one more coat! By the morning, we had a whole new bed and decorated it with all our little bits and bobs we bought. Hope you like?!

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- With sLIM, eliminate the need for manual counting with cloud-based and RFID technologies. The system automatically tracks inventory consumption in real time, including third-party products.
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Here's some important information that covers all aspects of our business.
We make a very concious effort, and are aware of our 'carbon footprint', and as best as we can try to minimalise our impact on the environment. In doing so:
- We only use recycled paper bags for your purchases, so they come in a variation of wild and whacky designs and colours.
- Our packaging, i.e. cardboard boxes, packing materials etc that are used to post your items; will inevitably have been used once before. No fancy packaging from us we're afraid! But, this does not mean that your items won't arrive to you in great condition and properly protected.
- We of course, recycle as much materials used on the premises including cardboard, and your everyday general waste.
Our Natural Products
As our name suggests, we deal primarily in woodcraft. When buying items from us, though it may seem like common sense we still (only sometimes) have to remind people that:
- Each of our wood items will be completely hand made, or hand finished and therefore is unlikely to match its predecesor exactly. Variations will include, size, wood type, colour and grain.
Whilst we think this is a great way of giving you a completely unique gift, please be aware of this whilst purchasing as although we go to great lengths to ensure that when buying a set; and or multiple items that each item is as similar as possible, we'd hate for you to be disapointed.
Trading Fairly
We work very hard, and are proud to maintain this working ethic. Our produce is designed on site, sourced personally and purchased FAIRLY from a small selection of trusted crafts people in Indonesia, some of whom we have worked with for many a decade.
We ship in our goodies once a year, usually in February which gives us time to prepare it all ready for what we always hope will be a busy year ahead.
In doing this, trading fairly, minimal shipping and sourcing personally we're able to:
- Ensure that all the crafts people and friends involved in creating our produce receive the price they request for their wares, enabling them in turn to employ and pay their small family co-operatives.
- We in turn, are then able to offer you the products at a fair price since we haven't had to pay a company to do the hard work for us.
- We employ a small team of workers on site, all of whom are fortunate enough to remain employed in the winter months, which is no mean fete in a small village remaining almost solely reliant on tourism.
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Aye , thank you ! I was actually doing some research on the aftermarket support in Japan for the Abarth 500 and i came across them too , i´ll def check them out even more soon , thamk ! (Eh really ? Sadly i don´t have Assetto Corsa and i also don´t have a wheel so i guess it´s pointless to buy AC since it´s not playable without a wheel )BigSmoke wrote: ↑18 Dec 2019 17:20Congrats on the new garage and the Fiat! It's quite a fun car to go around, though admittably it might not be the greatest tool in the shed. Aftermarket availablity in Japan shouldn't be a problem as well if you want to extract some more punch from it, check out tuner shops like Stile-11 for example. Also fun fact: Abarth 500 EsseEsse (why the hell they don't just call it SS I don't know) is your starter car in Assetto Corsa's career mode......which not everyone actually played, since you can just jump into more powerful machines in single race mode. But if you do have a copy of AC, try it, it's fun!


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We are a unique fiduciary team of strategists, investors, accountants, and advisors.
We work together – with individuals, families, and business owners – to create personalized wealth management strategies that connect and align all the important aspects of your unique journey.
We are your team, working to secure the future you desire.
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To improve the lives of our clients by providing clarity, simplicity, and financial success.
Our History
Jay A. Buckingham, CFP® founds Buckingham Financial Group, Inc.
Jeff Groezinger, CPA, PFS, Principal of Weston Tax Services, becomes affiliated with Buckingham Financial Group, Inc.
Sunrise Technology Systems, Inc. was launched as our internal Information Technology (IT) division of Buckingham Financial Group, Inc.
Addition of corporate services later to become Buckingham Business Advisors, LLC.
Linda S. Parenti, CFA, Investment Strategist, becomes affiliated with Buckingham Capital Management, Inc.
Dayton Tax & Accounting merges with Weston CPAs to become part of the Buckingham team.
To continue putting our clients' interests first, we ended our relationship with the broker dealer world.
Weston CPAs announces the formation of Buckingham Business Advisors and it's expansion to include all former Weston CPAs staff.
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This designation is offered by the CFA Institute (formerly the Association for Investment Management and Research [AIMR]). To obtain the CFA charter, candidates must successfully complete three difficult exams and have at least 4 years of qualifying work experience, among other requirements. In passing these exams, candidates demonstrate their competence, integrity and extensive knowledge in accounting, ethical and professional standards, economics, portfolio management and security analysis.
The program is administered by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. Those with the CFP® designation have demonstrated competency in all areas of finance related to financial planning. Candidates complete studies on over 100 topics, including stocks, bonds, taxes, insurance, retirement planning and estate planning. In addition to passing the CFP certification exam, candidates must also complete qualifying work experience and agree to adhere to the CFP Board's code of ethics and professional responsibility and financial planning standards.
In order to become a CPA in the United States, the candidate must sit for and pass the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination, which is set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and administered by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy.
Eligibility to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam is determined by individual State Boards of Accountancy. Typically the requirement is a U.S. bachelor's degree which includes a minimum number of qualifying credit hours in accounting and business administration with an additional 1 year study. All CPA candidates must pass the Uniform CPA Examination to qualify for a CPA certificate and license (i.e., permit to practice) to practice public accounting.
CPAs are required to take continuing education courses in order to renew their license. Requirements vary by state. The vast majority of states require 120 hours of CPE every 3 years with a minimum of 20 hours per calendar year. The requirement can be fulfilled through attending live seminars, webcast seminars, or through self-study (textbooks, videos, online courses, all of which require a test to receive credit). As part of the CPE requirement, most states require their CPAs to take an ethics course during every renewal period. Ethics requirements vary by state, and the courses range from 2–8 hours.
The CPWA® designation signifies that an individual has met initial and on-going experience, ethical, education, and examination requirements for the professional designation, which is centered on private wealth management topics and strategies for high-net-worth clients. Prerequisites for the CPWA® designation are: a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or one of the following designations or licenses: CIMA®, CIMC ®, CFA®, CFP®, ChFC®, or CPA license; have an acceptable regulatory history as evidenced by FINRA Form U-4 or other regulatory requirements, and five years of experience in financial services or delivering services to high-net-worth clients. CPWA® designees have completed a rigorous educational process that includes self-study requirements, an in-class education component, and successful completion of a comprehensive examination.
CPWA designees are required to adhere to IMCA's Code of Professional Responsibility and Rules and Guidelines for Use of the Marks. CPWA designees must report 40 hours of continuing education credits, including two ethics hours, every two years to maintain the certification. The designation is administered through Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA). To learn more about the CPWA® designation, visit <http://www.imca.org/certified-private-wealth-advisor-certification-program>
The program is administered by the College of Financial Planning. Those with the CRPC® designation have completed a course of study encompassing pre- and post- retirement needs, asset management, estate planning and the entire retirement planning process using models and techniques from real client situations. Additionally, individuals must pass an end-of-course examination that tests their ability to synthesize complex concepts and apply theoretical concepts to real-life situations. All designees have agreed to adhere to Standards of Professional Conduct and are subject to a disciplinary process. Designees renew their designation every two years by completing 16 hours of continuing education, reaffirming adherence to the Standards of Professional Conduct and complying with self-disclosure requirements.
An enrolled agent is a person who has earned the privilege of representing taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service by either passing a three-part comprehensive IRS test covering individual and business tax returns, or through experience as a former IRS employee. Enrolled agent status is the highest credential the IRS awards. Individuals who obtain this elite status must adhere to ethical standards and complete 72 hours of continuing education courses every three years.
The IACCP® designation is offered by National Regulatory Services and co-sponsored by the Investment Adviser Association (IAA). To obtain the designation candidates must complete a program of study, pass a certifying examination and meet its work experience, ethics and continuing education requirements. 12 hours of Continuing Education are required an on annual basis.
The PFS credential demonstrates that an individual has met the minimum education, experience and testing required of a CPA in addition to a minimum level of expertise in personal financial planning. To attain the PFS credential, a candidate must hold an unrevoked CPA license, fulfill 3,000 hours of personal financial planning business experience, complete 80 hours of personal financial planning CPE credits, pass a comprehensive financial planning exam and be an active member of the AICPA. A PFS credential holder is required to adhere to AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct, and is encouraged to follow AICPA's Statement on Responsibilities in Financial Planning Practice. To maintain their PFS credential, the recipient must complete 60 hours of financial planning CPE credits every three years. The PFS credential is administered through the AICPA.
The CES™ designation signifies the individual has received advanced education and training in estate planning and asset repositioning on behalf of financial planning clients. The recipient must hold a bachelor's degree or complete 2,000 hours of financial services experience, complete a six-module program, pass a comprehensive exam and case study. To maintain the CES™ certification, the recipient my complete 30 hours of CPE credits every two years. The credential is administered through the Institute of Business & Finance.


text: Play Barbie Equestria Girls Fan to care a lovely My Little Pony themed makeup and costume for Barbie! The great doll is ready for some fun. Barbie, your favorite blonde beauty, loves the Equestria Girls and she wants to try some outfits inspired by them for a great birthday party. Can you help her? She would enjoy a colorful hairdo, fancy and girlish clothes and a new pair of shoes. Make sure her look is flawless by trying different combinations inspired by Rainbow Dash and the other cute ponies that the world loves and adores. For the makeup try bold colors, cute red lipstick, a nice black mascara and some lovely blush on the cheeks. Make sure to pick the dress, hairdo, and accessories and make sure it fits the theme of the lovely party. Enjoy the game called Barbie Equestria Girls Fan!


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Cats Playing With Wrapping Paper Is Pretty Friggin' Awesome!
At this animal shelter, they don't do ordinary playdates. They do very stimulating sessions with lots of toys and friends. But the real fun is in the crinkly, wrinkly yumminess that wrapping paper is all about! HOW MUCH FUN IS THIS? I gotta try this with my cat!
Dog Accidentally 'Teaches' Baby How To Jump: Click "Next" below!
Julie Hunt Julie resides in Northern New Jersey with her two kids, two dogs, cat and partner. She has two published books which make excellent trivets if you aren't a fan of poetry. She tolerates people but LOVES animals. If she isn't blogging, she's most likely cuddling with her pups, Paisley and Skyler.


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A Place to Turn
If you or someone you love has ever been diagnosed with a form of cancer, then you know how confusing and frustrating it can be to navigate the system and access available resources. The Reviving Hope Mansion is the home headquarters for the Independence School District's cancer outreach program, which is designed to support employees, retirees, and their immediate family as they face a cancer diagnosis.
Reviving Hope serves as an information clearinghouse regarding cancer. The Mansion also serves as a "home-away-from-home" for out-of-town friends and family members who travel to Independence in support of their loved ones in their battle with cancer. Reviving Hope has partnered with the Foundation to ensure all needs are met for employees and their families.
If you would like to give a financial or in-kind donation please contact the Foundation Office.


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Macedonia is emerging as a solid economy in Europe. During the private lunch meeting the Vice PM explained the country's key macro-economic indicators and the role and future plans of the Republic in the region. The Vice PM also discussed the success of recent reforms and the potential of the Republic as an investment and operational hub.
Viktor Mizo CEO of the Directorate for Technology and Industrial Development of the Republic of Macedonia explained the potential of the new Free trade Zone Authority as a regional centre for business. Listen here:
His Excellency Ambassador of Republic of Macedonia to London, Jovan Donev explained the transformation of the Balkans into a stable region of Europe with great prospects for the future, where the Republic of Macedonia wants to play a key role in its development.


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Lola Perrin: Fragile Light
However, most of all, Perrin's music is her own and she avoids any of the above labels by calling it "rave music for butterflies, which effectively conjures up its mood of tranquillity, combined with its affecting melodies and rhythms. It is music that tends to command attention. Recently when she played the last night of the London Jazz Festival to a crowded venue (Spitz, with a bar at the back, not noted for its silent, attentive audiences) she held the crowd spellbound and mesmerised.
In concert, Perrin's playing is often accompanied by short films by the likes of Thomas Gray or Roberto Battista, and the sleeve of this CD carries still images from some of them. However, the music is not reliant on the visuals, and it's quite strong enough to stand alone. Perrin's compositions are often inspired by visual art; she was stimulated to write her Early One Sunday Morning Piano Suite by Edward Hopper's 1930 painting Early Sunday Morning of low sunlight on a row of shopfronts; the suite replicates the painting's mood of expectation, maybe even foreboding.
The longest track here, one of two that are not parts of a suite, is "Barcelona: For Six Pianos. It is ambitious in its conception, and the multitracked piano parts combine effectively to yield a piece that will definitely appeal to lovers of minimalism.
Track Listing
Music from Fragile Light Spaces Piano Suite IV 2005: Newark Airport 1-6, Cloud Sky Fade; To a wild rose; Early One Sunday Morning Piano Suite I 1992: Early One Sunday Morning 1-7; Barcelona: For six pianos 1999; Perpetual Motion Piano Suite III 2003: Whole numbers, Perpetual motion, Unravelling, Pulse, Island, Ripple, Butterflies.
Lola Perrin: piano.
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Title: Fragile Light | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: World Quarter Music


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Gaurav Bidhuri 8th Indian Boxer To Qualify For World Championships
The World Championships is scheduled to be held from August 25 to September 2.
Gaurav Bidhuri qualifies for World Championships
Bidhuri is currentky in France for training
The World C'ships is scheduled to be held from August 25 to September 2
Gaurav Bidhuri on Monday became the eighth Indian boxer to qualify for this year's World Championships in Hamburg, Germany after getting a quota place from the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC). Bidhuri, who lost in the box-offs for quota places during the Asian Championships in Tashkent, got lucky after Bhutan declined a slot offered to them by the (ASBC).
"As Bhutan declined the quota in 56Kg, the next best ranked boxer in this category is Gaurav Bidhuri," the ASBC wrote in a mail to the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), requesting the body to confirm the slot with the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Incidentally, Bidhuri, who lost to Japan's Ryomei Tanaka in the box-offs, is currently in France on a training-trip along with the seven other boxers who qualified for the world showpiece.
The World Championships is scheduled to be held from August 25 to September 2.
The seven boxers who made the cut during the Asian Championships are Amit Phangal (49kg), Kavinder Singh (52kg), Shiva Thapa (60kg), Manoj Kumar (69kg), Vikas Krishan (75kg), Sumit Sangwan (91kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg).


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Deepa Travels is the First Travel Agent in Adayar extending our service since 1982 on all travel related services.
Deepa Travels has grown along with the neighborhood as the most Trusted Travel Agent.
It is the First Travel Agent in Adayar to get the accreditation from International Air Transport Association (IATA) for having met the Professional Standards to promote and sell International Air Passenger Transportation.
We are the First Travel Agent to get the authorization from the Domestic Carriers of Air-India, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines to issue tickets in Adayar.
Other Domestic Airlines like Jet Lite, SpiceJet, Indigo have also authorized us to issue their Air Tickets.
Deepa Travels have always added additional services related to the travel industry so the customers can obtain all the necessary requirements under a single roof. The additional travel related services we provide are Foreign Exchange, Western Union Money Transfer, Visas, Travel Insurance, Calling Cards, Foreign Currency Debit Card and Transferring money abroad.
In the recent years, We have pioneered ourselves in Package Tours Headed by Mr. Arun Christe contracting with Hotels and Tour operators in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, China, Hong Kong, Egypt, Turkey and Europe. We are burgeoning in this sector by organizing private tours for nearly 200 customers per month. We also send our clients in Group Travel on request.
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Mr. S. Christe Raajan, Managing Director, Deepa Travels (Madras) Pvt. Ltd. has pioneered the introduction of the travel service in Adayar and has set the trend for excellent customer care service. The service has got the overwhelming support from the Customers and the appreciation from the Airlines. He is dedicated to get the customer service lifted to greater heights in the coming years. In Deepa Travels, Customer Service comes first and all others are next.
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At the beginning of the year, we created a "writing board" for the students to use. This idea came from the book Literacy Work Stations by Debbie Diller.
The students really like using this writing board, especially when they have a hard time coming up with ideas to write about.
We also created writing journals at the beginning of the year. I found composition notebooks on clearance at Target. Students brought in pictures from home. We glued them to the outside of the notebooks and I covered each with contact paper so they would last all year. Students use these notebooks during their writing station. They use the pictures on the outside to get ideas for their writing. They have a real sense of pride about their "picture journal." Here is the example of the one I created. It includes a lot of my favorites - St. Louis Cardinals, cupcakes, New York City, M&Ms, my family, our dog Jax, the beach, apples, fall, Christmas time, and superheroes!
As the year has progressed, I noticed that some of our students were doing the same activity in each station instead of making different choices each day. There was also no accountability for their choices. So, we came up with some changes that we've implemented. The students have a "Reading Center Checklist" that they fill out at the end of center time each day. They keep this checklist in their Centers folder.
We also created a rubric for students to complete during their read to a partner and independent reading stations. I have the students use a timer to keep track of how much time they spend reading during their station. You can use an inexpensive kitchen timer from the dollar store or Walmart.
Students rate themselves on their fluency and using reading strategies. They also rate themselves on the time they spent reading (or talking), taking breaks, and walking around the room. Students then turn the rubric in so I can see how they did. Surprisingly, they are pretty honest and it's a great way to keep them accountable. It's a great tool to use when conferencing with students about their reading.
You can find my Reading Centers Checklist & Rubric packet in My TPT Store or click on the pictures above.
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Now that Miami is known as one of the nation's top vegan cities, Seed Food & Wine Week is coming back bigger than ever. This year's lineup for the plant-based festival, now in its fourth year, includes everything from a burger battle to celebrity-chef dinners.
The week kicks off Wednesday, November 1, and runs through Sunday, November 5, with a packed schedule every day. The fest boasts more than 200 exhibitors, 40-plus plant-based chefs, and dozens of vegan athletes, authors, and other experts. Prices range from $20 for a kid's ticket to festival day to $559 for a Seed Summit Ultimate Pass.
"I think I'm most inspired by the growth of the movement," cofounder Alison Burgos says of this year's edition. "We have so many chefs and restaurants and brands — including new brands and new restaurants and restaurants that are not necessarily plant-based but are making plant-based options really prevalent on their menus — participating. It's a thrill to see how Seed gets to grow along with the community."
Celebrities scheduled to attend include ultradistance athlete and podcaster Rich Roll, 22 Days Nutrition founder Marco Borges, celebrity vegan chef Mary Mattern, Instagrammer Vegan Fat Kid, T. Colin Campbell's son and Forks Over Knives leader Dr. Tom Campbell, and four-time NBA champ John Salley.
The schedule will begin Wednesday, November 1, with the Food Forward conference ($50), a B2B event for food-industry folks looking to work toward a more sustainable system.
Next, Seed Summit ($200) will run Thursday, November 2, through Friday, November 3, and offer two days of workshops and sessions for bloggers, content creators, and influencers specializing in conscious, sustainable, and vegan living.
The annual Plant-Based Burger Battle ($55) will kick off Thursday, November 2, and include competitors such as American Harvest, Arlos, Chickpea & Olive, Crate, Dosha Café, Field Roast, Follow Your Heart, Greenbar & Kitchen, Holi Vegan, Love Life Café/Love Life Wellness Center, Oumph!, Plant Bee, Sanctum Cafe, and Sunshine Burger — all waging war to win the title of the best veggie burger in America. Attendees can sample each of the burgers while drinking Concrete Beach Brewery beer and all kinds of kombucha.
Friday, November 3, the Best of the Best Dinner ($135) will offer food from chefs such as Jason Sellers of Asheville, North Carolina's Plant; Christopher Slawson of Palm Beach Gardens' Christopher's Kitchen; Mary Mattern of Nom Yourself; and Horacio Rivadero of Plant Miami. The same day, the festival's inaugural Catwalk, a Night of Conscious Fashion ($30), will present ready-to-wear and couture apparel that's cruelty-free. There will be 20 designers on hand, and the show will benefit Somos, Jennifer Lopez's hurricane relief efforts.
Saturday, November 4, will begin with the Live Ultimate 5K Run, Meditation & Yoga ($25 to $40), led by celebrity athletes including Miami Heat legend Ray Allen, Rich Roll, Bad Ass Vegan, Sexy Fit Vegan, and Dominick Thompson. Proceeds will benefit Debris Free Oceans.
Saturday continues with the week's biggest event, festival day ($60). Attendees can eat, drink, and sample from hundreds of vendors and listen to celeb speakers and chefs. "We're thrilled that Master Chef Latino is coming in to host the main culinary stage," Burgos says of festival day. "There'll be a Master Chef Latino challenge where competitors will be creating plant-based dishes."
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Later than night, there will be a free afterparty at the Wynwood Yard, as well as a dinner, Made in Miami: The Legends Edition ($145), with dishes by Giorgio Rapicavoli of Eating House and Glass & Vine and Nicole Votano of Charcoal.
Sunday, November 5, will wrap things up with Namaseed ($60), offering yoga, meditation, and brunch.
"I think we have a really stellar lineup of experts, authors, chefs, and athletes," cofounder Michelle Gaber says. "We're so lucky to have the community really engage from every aspect."
Seed Food & Wine Week. Wednesday November 1, through Sunday, November 5, at various locations. Tickets cost $20 to $559 via seedfoodandwine.com.


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For those of us who have tapered down to the single digits, the point at which our adrenal glands have to start functioning again, we can find ourselves quite uncertain as to whether we are having a flare or just suffering from "prednisone withdrawal" (which is actually adrenal insufficiency in my opinon). I received some helpful guidance from my Rheumy yesterday.
I have PMR/GCA diagnosed 4-1/2 years ago, and had 3 relapses over that time. I had reduced from 4.5 mg. prednisone to 4.25 mg. two weeks prior to my blood test yesterday for inflammatory markers. The first 2 days after reducing seemed fine and for the next 5 days I was very tired and had constant mild headache which gradually subsided by that 5th day. Then for the remaining week I was increasingly normal and more energetic.
My Rheumy said, "That is exactly what I would expect when reducing prednisone at that low level. If it had been active disease beginning to flare you would have just kept feeling increasingly worse." My blood inflammatory markers seemed to confirm this as they were low and exactly the same as the month before.
Each of us has to decide how bad we are feeling and when to call the doctor, but I found this to be a useful guideline. Basically (at low doses) if it hits you about 2 days after reducing and lasts about 5 days while slightly improving over those 5 days, then it seems more likely to be "pred withdrawal" than a flare. I appreciate having that guideline. I hope it helps some others in evaluating their own situation.


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With the sweet and sour mixed vegetables we want to bring to our tables the flavors of the past.Preparation is all manual, all the vegetables are first carefully selected. The rural tradition wants that the our pickles is prepared with fresh vegetables from the solid and crisp texture. The taste is unique and well balanced between the apple vinegar, spice and sweetness of sugar.Tips for use: excellent as a side dish with meat or cold dishes, perfect for starters or for the preparation of pasta dishes and pasta salads or chicken.Ingredients: Vegetables 55% (peppers, carrots, couliflowers, fennels, CELERY, green beans), water Aosta Valley apple vinegar, sugar, salt, laurel, black pepper, cloves.Product WHITOUT PRESERVATIVES AND COLORING.GLUTEN FREE product.With apple vinegar from Aosta Valley.Store in a cool, dry place. Once opened, keep refrigerator at a temperature between +2°/+6° C.


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The GOCE gradiometer consists of three pairs of identical ultra-sensitive accelerometers, mounted on three mutually orthogonal "arms" (see upper part of the image). It also contains other elements related to the gradiometer control and read-out electronics, to the structure and to the thermal control elements. The three arms are mounted orthogonal to one another: one aligned with the satellite's trajectory, one pointing towards the centre of the Earth, and the third is perpendicular to the other two.
The principle of operation of each ultra-sensitive accelerometer relies on measuring the electric field required to maintain a 'proof mass' at the centre of a specially engineered 'cage'. Servo-controlled electrostatic suspension provides control of the 'proof mass' in terms of linear and rotational motion. The difference between accelerations measured by each pair of accelerometers (which are 50 cm apart) is the basis for the gravity gradients.


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This study investigates antecedents of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in multinational corporations' (MNCs') subsidiaries. Using stakeholder theory and institutional theory that identify internal and external pressures for legitimacy in MNCs' subsidiaries, we integrate international business and CSR literatures to create a model depicting CSR practices in MNCs' subsidiaries. We propose that MNCs' subsidiaries will be likely to adapt to local practices to legitimize themselves if they operate in host countries with different institutional environments and demanding stakeholders. We also predict that MNCs' subsidiaries will be likely to adapt to local practices to avoid spillover effects if their parent companies suffer major legitimacy problems at home or abroad. However, we speculate that MNCs' subsidiaries will be less likely to adapt to local practices if they are strongly annexed to their parent companies and the benefit to gain internal legitimacy outweighs external legitimacy. This article contributes to the discourse on CSR across borders by exploring the antecedents of CSR practices in MNCs' subsidiaries at social and organizational levels, and integrating institutional and stakeholder views. We provide a number of propositions for future studies and explore implications for practitioners.
- corporate social responsibility,
- emerging economies,
- institutions,
- international,
- legitimacy,
- multi- national corporations' subsidiaries,
- stakeholders
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Shavington Village Festival Committee are delighting audiences this week by presenting their 40th consecutive pantomime, Aladdin, writes Claire Faulkner.
Written by Bradford and Webster and directed by Rachel Hadzik-Chesters, this feel-good traditional panto was great entertainment and enjoyed by everyone who saw it on opening night.
It's a packed family friendly show. Full of music, dancing and laughter.
The show is designed to have lots of interaction with the audience, and the children in attendance on Tuesday night had a great time getting involved.
In classic panto style, there were some very funny moments, and these worked well because the show was so well produced.
Aladdin was played by Megan Sheer. Wishee Washee was played by Hannah Brett.
Panto Dame, Widow Twanky was played by Jonathan Brett and Abanazar was played by Adam Goode.
There was a huge cast involved in this production, and it would be impossible to name and credit everyone involved.
From the children's chorus to the band, everyone front and back stage did a great job.
It's a pleasure to see so many people from a local amateur group getting involved and making good quality theatre.
Aladdin is on at Shavington Academy until February 24.
Times and ticket details available (below) and from the group's Facebook page here.


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Category Archives: Trailers
GTA V gameplay trailer is why are you still reading this?
I'll say this for Rockstar Games – they're masters of stringing you along, this is known; but when they deliver, boy do they deliver.
It looks…well, it looks fantastic. The graphics are good, it looks like they've put some thought into improving the mechanics, and the world…you know, the worlds GTA's given us over the years were always the biggest draw for me. Whether it was the keen sense of satire around the inhabitants, the abundance of tucked-away easter eggs and other secrets or the simply staggering attention to detail, there was nothing I enjoyed more than getting up to speed in Rockstar's Bizarro metropolises. And I absolutely cannot wait to sink my teeth into this one.
It's either a testament to the reputation Rockstar's built for itself or to my unashamed status as a GTA fanboy (or both), but I was grinning before I even clicked 'play'. That grin stayed on my face throughout, except for all the times my jaw dropped; and there were quite a few of those. I'll probably take a more in-depth look at the snippets the trailer reveals, but right now, I'm just going to watch it a few more times and try to hold back my growing conviction that Rockstar's done it again.
Somewhere between joyful and peachy? Sounds about right.
With great dubstep comes great responsibility, Mr. President – meet Saint's Row IV
Oh God.
So, you remember how Saint's Row III was pretty crazy, right? So it appears Volition's decided that the best way to take Saint's Row forward was to make the leader of the Saints the leader of the free world, give him aliens to fight and superpowers to fight them with.
I'm supposed to write words about this. Intelligent and meaningful words that will make you feel something about this game, about this franchise, or maybe even about the state of gaming in the world today.
Instead, all I can muster is 'what is this I don't even'.
If you'd like some bat-shit insanity with your thoughtful political commentary, Saint's Row IV assumes office on August 20th.
0:49 made me laugh out loud. Even he seems embarrassed by that getup!
Get to know Michael, Franklin and Trevor in these new GTA V trailers
Open-world action games are a dime a dozen these days, but there's just something about GTA. Whether its the impeccable song choices, the scathing social commentary or just some brilliant writing, there's a flavour to a Grand Theft Auto game that's all its own. And these trailers have it in spades.
Franklin's arc looks set to be a return to the war between Grove Street and the Ballas that featured prominently in San Andreas, while Trevor…is almost certainly insane. In a good way. There's a man who's clearly read How To Win Friends And Influence People. Despite Franklin and Trevor each being callbacks to earlier GTAs in their own way, I have to say that the one I'm most interested in right now is Michael. The Ulysses character is nothing new, but in the hands of Rockstar? It could be something great.
Leviathan Warships blows everything else out of the water with one of the best trailers you'll ever see
Did you think that you were above being seduced by a combination of smooth jazz and so-awful-they're-genius puns? Leviathan Warships says hi, and promises to buy you dinner next time.
We're only in April, but I'm calling it now – best trailer of 2013.
…I swear, I had my clothes on at the beginning of this video.
Thief's debut trailer creeps out of the shadows
And it's about as dark and stealthy as you'd expect. No gameplay here, just eye-candy – and one notable difference. Stephen Russell won't be reprising his role as the voice of Garrett, and fans of the Thief franchise are already up in arms about it – sound familiar?
Drama aside, it's great to see Thief returning, whatever form this numberless game takes.
No need to worry, Aliens: Colonial Marines brought enough testosterone for everyone
When the lead writer for a game hastily distances himself from a promotional trailer, it's almost certain that it might not be in the game's best interests. After watching the eloquently named 'Kick Ass' trailer, it's also clear that whoever wrote that voiceover subscribes to the Samuel L. Jackson school of narrative (it's the one that says 'bad motherf*****' on it). This may yet be intentional parody – for the game's sake, I certainly hope so, because what we've seen so far looks pretty good indeed.
Starcraft II – Heart of the Swarm gets underway in an appropriately epic fashion
If there's anybody out there who still doesn't believe that Blizzard are the gods of cinematics, you might want to leave the room or something. We've got Hydralisks slicing through Marines, Ultralisks stomping on Siege Tanks and Kerrigan gloating over it all. Or was she? Who cares? Honestly, the only way this trailer could've been any better was if Mengsk had shown up, screaming 'YOU SUNK MY BATTLESHIP!' Wings of Liberty set the bar really high with one of my all-time favourite trailers, but Kerrigan and co. have just matched it.
I'll hold my hand up and admit it – Heart of the Swarm wasn't particularly high on my radar before today, but all that's changed in 3 spectacular minutes. March 12th can't come soon enough.
CD Projekt Red takes the wraps off Cyberpunk 2077
And CD Projekt Red storms into the early lead in the race for 2013's Trailer of the Year!
Okay, okay – let's pick our jaws up off the ground and be objective for a second here. Does it show any actual gameplay? Nope. Is there any hint as to how the game might play? Not really, no. On the other hand – is this not the same studio that gave us The Witcher and its celebrated sequel? Yes, yes it is! And are they also not generally all-around good guys (as well as being behind the treasure trove that is GOG.com)? Yep!
So, on the whole, I'd say a certain measure of elation is justified here. To be honest, I would've been happy with just an announcement that CD Projekt Red was making another game, any game. A game based on the classic pen-and-paper Cyberpunk 2020 would have me rather curious. An open-world multi-thread nonlinear RPG called Cyberpunk 2077, which openly claims inspiration from Blade Runner? My cup runneth over, friends – think Vesuvius.
If you'd like to see a little more about this trailer's journey from concept to what you just watched – and who wouldn't? – click here. Very cool indeed.
In Metro: Last Light's Russia, there are no Sundays
A weary Russian voice reading the opening to 'Genesis' isn't the usual soundtrack for a game trailer, but it sure works for Metro: Last Light. I'm itching to step back into Artyom's shoes, and this trailer doesn't help. Metro 2033 is one of the more underrated games of the past couple of years; let's hope that Last Light can polish up that legacy a bit. Speaking of which, I'd be remiss if I didn't inform you that you can snag yourself a free copy of Metro 2033 simply by liking this Facebook page. (and I highly recommend you do so!)
Bonus reading – over on Kotaku, Jason Schreier's written an article titled 'Thirteen Things You Should Know About Metro: Last Light'. One of his observations made me laugh out loud, and I'm going to quote it here in the hopes that it'll convince you to head on over and have a look:
8. In the bar, your character can sit next to a homely, somewhat overweight woman. As you drink, she'll get skinnier and more attractive. Classy!
And finally – how about that box art, eh? I quite like it!


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Designing Moments
We set out to help people gather the photos they take with friends. A strong collaboration among our multidisciplinary team got us there.
What's Moments?
With a phone at everyone's fingertips, it's easy to capture photos of just about every moment in our lives. But it's cumbersome to collect all the photos different people take in one place. It's also hard to be sure you'll get all the photos friends take of you. Even if you do end up with some photos others took, keeping them organized can be a chore.
We set out to improve the experience of gathering the photos friends take together. We ended up developing Moments, an app that makes it easy to give photos to friends and get photos back.
Hacky Beginnings
Moments began at a Facebook hackathon. After a night of hacking, a small group of us had a working prototype that matched places you'd been with photos you took there. After a little more work, the prototype also let you and your friends pool all the photos you'd taken together. We felt we were on to something unique and started forming an official team with members from design, research, content strategy, engineering and product management.
Our early prototype was based on our own dissatisfaction with existing ways to privately share multiple photos with multiple people at once. It also reflected what we'd heard time and again in qualitative user research:
"I take so many photos, but I always forget to send them to the friends who want them."
Birthday parties, graduations, vacations, holidays, casually hanging out — people take photos together all the time, but they never seem to get around to exchanging them. Yeah, there's texting, email and social media, but that only accounts for a slice of what's captured.
A Deeper Dive
Our team's core principle for Moments was to make it really fast for friends to exchange photos in a way that works better than existing options. Building a simple way for groups of friends to share groups of photos became our team's north star.
One of the app's main functions is grouping the photos in your phone's camera roll based on when they were taken and who's in them. This is done using the same facial recognition technology that powers tag suggestions on Facebook today. Early on, we discovered that this could be a tool for helping to suggest which photos you may want to share with specific friends. We just needed to find a user-friendly way to unlock the possibilities.
To get a sense of decisions we made in the process, let's take a closer look at the main screen in Moments.
1 — Suggestions
Moments suggests specific people to sync photos to. For example, if Moments thinks you took photos at a wedding with Jack and Jill, it will group those photos and ask, "Do you want to sync these photos to Jack and Jill?"
In order to be actionable, the suggestions need to communicate a lot of context in a small amount of space: What are these photos of? Why are they being shown to me? What am I supposed to do with them?
We knew we needed to minimize confusion if Moments made a mistake — maybe the app misidentified a friend or there were a couple of photos included that didn't belong with the rest of the group. Our solution was to pose the suggestions as questions and add a line of subtext to communicate the rationale behind each one. We made incremental refinements in response to ongoing research until we were convinced that people could independently grasp how handy suggestions are.
2 — Private and Synced
If we expected people to use suggestions as a primary way of syncing photos, we had to make them prominent. We explored several ways to present suggestions. A vertical list seemed the most straightforward, but that suffered in research because there wasn't an elegant way to confirm when photos were synced or show you where synced photos "went."
Another big challenge was making it explicitly clear that photos you haven't yet synced are not visible to anyone else. This was imperative to ensuring that people feel comfortable using the app. We ended up arranging suggestions in a stack at the top of the home screen under a section header that says Private. A second section, labeled Synced, sits below.
3 — Activity Feed
After you choose to sync a suggested group of photos, they visibly drop down from the Private section to the Synced section and become part of a chronological record of photos you and friends have synced. We saw that this sort of activity feed is a model people rely on to keep track of photos they've given and gotten.
4 — Synced Photos
It was important to us that Moments not only facilitate exchanging photos, but also be an enjoyable place to look back on them. In addition to the activity feed, we wanted to give people some alternative ways to do that.
An All Photos tab presents your synced photos in a familiar layout similar to your phone's camera roll. This makes it easy to scroll through all the photos you have in Moments. The Titled Moments tab presents a grid of groups of photos you've added a title to. This makes it convenient to access your most special moments.
The swipeable navigation lets you view your synced photos in three different ways. It keeps the overall hierarchy of the app relatively flat and contained to one screen, which helps prevent people from bouncing around in tabs and becoming overwhelmed.
Lessons We Learned
Step by step we worked toward realizing a shared vision — and sometimes the process really was three steps forward, two steps back. Rather than try to solve a problem in a silo, we embraced a fluid collaboration among design, research, content strategy, engineering and product management. We all learned some valuable lessons along the way:
Fall in love with a problem, not a specific solution
Design's responsibility is to generate concepts and explore a wide range of possibilities that stitch the most promising ideas together. Throughout months of exploration, we studied countless mock-ups and prototypes. In the end, only one design became the app we launched. But all the iterative work wasn't in vain because the key to a successful design process is committing yourself to a real problem, not marrying the first seemingly attractive solution that turns up.
A big part of designing a product is allowing yourself the freedom to ask "What if?" and knowing that you're not going to be satisfied until you've tried answering the problem many different ways. It's rare to solve a complex problem the first time (or even the 5th time). Iteration is part of what makes product design such a satisfying challenge.
Simplify, simplify, simplify, then simplify some more
We quickly discovered that if we couldn't put something into writing — if we couldn't explain it in a concise and compelling way — it probably wasn't the optimal approach. Writing descriptions of different features and benefits was also a speedy and effective way for us to test what resonated with people. We found that how well people understood something we'd written could directly inform decisions about what to prioritize or smooth out in the UI.
No matter how brilliant all of your ideas are, it's critical to prioritize and simplify. Sometimes that means letting many of those brilliant ideas go because trying to do too much at once compromises clarity. There were lots of ways we could have designed Moments, lots of additional features we could have included in v1, and plenty of alternatives for how we could have framed the product. Ultimately, no amount of user education will compensate for a product that doesn't have a tightly defined value and organized UI. An overload of explanations and options dilutes how useful and enjoyable a product feels.
Check your assumptions
Qualitative research is an essential part of keeping product development oriented. It's like a conduit to reality. A major challenge in any creative process is striking a healthy balance between intuition and raw feedback from real people. Our team found that it's critical to test assumptions early (as soon as we had our first hacky prototype, we started observing others interacting with it) and often (for months, we ran usability sessions as often as every week).
Sometimes our questions were tactical: What's the best layout? What should this button say? Sometimes they were about social dynamics: What are the barriers that cause people to not share? With every new insight, we uncovered a slew of new questions. Through one-on-one interviews and focus groups, we continued to meet with people to understand how they were using what we were building. This real world feedback kept our instincts grounded and greased the wheels for rapid iteration.
Launch day is just the beginning
We didn't stop tinkering, clarifying and questioning until we were confident that what we came up with solves a need in a way that feels intuitive, with a touch of magic.
We realize that, despite all the effort put into getting Moments "right," we probably got a lot wrong. We're lucky to be part of Facebook Creative Labs, which was set up to give scrappy teams a chance to experiment with new concepts. At some point along the way, you have to accept the notion that done is better than perfect without letting that dampen your drive to do the best damn job you can with what you know at any given time.
The more people start using Moments, the more we'll continue learning. And the more we'll have our work cut out for us. We're excited to keep hacking away.
Our wonderfully talented and tenacious team includes:
Rujia He, designing for Android;
Ashwin Bharambe, Hamilton Chong, Zack Gomez, Lin He, and Dhaval Shreyas building for iOS;
Jasper Fung, Jiakai Liu, Nathan Ma, and Lide Zhang building for Android;
Bob Peterson, our Engineering Manager, Inna Rubio, our QA Lead, and Brady Simpson, our Product Specialist.


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Today we would like to celebrate one of the most humble, sweet, caring young men in KPOP, our CNBLUE drummer, Kang Minhyuk who is turning 23 years old on June 28th! We worked really hard over the last few weeks to make, this our first project, come true with your help and we did it! Our cake and cupcakes made it to Yonghwa safe and sound and now its Minhyuk's turn to receive his Lovely gifts from ColorMeCNBLUE, CNBLUE USA, and our partner for this project, CNBLUE Puerto Rico. I want to thank all of you who made this project possible because without your donations, we wouldn't have done it!
Happy Birthday, Kang Minhyuk
With just one look at the handsome musician, one can clearly see Kang Minhyuk has something special. No one comes close to have the ability to be super sweet one minute, then turn on the HOT the next, but Minhyuk knows the secret and he guards it well, along with his flawless skincare regimen. This is just a sampling of Minhyuk's Sexy, Cute, Lovely self.
**Warning: The following post is IMAGE HEAVY & FULL OF SUPER CUTENESS**
Minhyuk has this natural ability to light up a room with his gorgeous eyesmile and takes the best selca…
Who can't love a guy who loves his brothers so much? I love Minhyuk's relationship with his two hyungs and his Jungshin…
He's so damn stylish but also well known for his 'Model Behavior'…
But most of all, no one can deny his his passion and talent for music…This guy is truly special beyond explanation…Our Lovely, Kang Minhyuk!!
Project: Happy 23rd Birthday, Kang Minhyuk Birthday Cake
After we submitted our cake designs and wishes to the bakery and they gave us our quote, we knew we had to set our goal pretty high in order to cover all the costs. Our initial goal of $550 was way too low so we were really nervous that we couldn't come up with the $882 our final project costs would be. We ended up surpassed our goal to collect at least $1000 and were able to afford two cakes and accompanying 30 cupcakes for each delivery to Yonghwa and Minhyuk separately, for a total of two cakes & 60 cupcakes! Thanks to all of our supporters, we were able to make it with a little to spare.
Here's the breakdown:
- Total Donations Received: $1334 USD
- Total Needed for Cakes, Cupcakes, & Delivery x2: $896.00 USD (Including Western Union Transfer Fees)/ 995,000 Won
- Total Left over: $438
Project Contributors
Special Messages from CNBLUE USA & CNBLUE Puerto Rico:
From Pinky (CNBLUE USA):
"Hello Everyone! Once again I'm very thankful to all of you who supported us on our first project specially to ColorMeCnblue and CNBLUEPR who helped us promote our project! We were so happy that our project was a big success. Please continue to promote and support Us on our upcoming projects! Thank you!
"To our Lovely Drummer! Music without drums has no feels to it, just like a human without heart, because drums is the heartbeat of the music..Wish you all the best! Happy23RDHyukDay" ~PINKY~ @JYHlover17
From Cess (CNBLUE USA):
"Annyeong Minhyukie! Happy Birthday to you my dear CNBLUE maknae. I'm wishing one of my favorite guys in the world every goodness, success, and happiness in your life!. Every beat of your drum touches the heart of every BOICE, and I thank you for that! Love you Minhyuk <3″ ~Cess~@Jonghwarrior
From Griselle (CNBLUE PR):
"Dear Lovely Drummer, Thank you for showing your energy through everything that you do. Seeing your strength on stage makes us actually feel every song. May you always have that passion that makes CNBLUE rock even higher!" ~Grisy~ @CNBluePR
From Mari (CNBLUE USA/ ColorMeCNBLUE):
"Dear Minhyuk, I want to take a moment to praise you for all of your talents, your musical drumming talent first of all but also your Acting, Modeling, and your talent of stealing fans' hearts! I love you for all these reasons but most of all, I love you because underneath it all, you're just a normal guy wanting to live happy and healthy and I admire that in you. Thank you for taking care of our CNBLUE boys when they need you, and for being who you are. Please grow old and have lots of grandchildren to follow your legacy! I love you, Have a Happy Birthday for your fans!! P.S. Can I please have my heart back? ~Love you always, Mari~ @ColorMeCNBLUE
I would like to send all my followers, friends, contributors, and BOICE Family a huge THANK YOU for all of your promotions and support in this project! Part Two of our 'Happy Birthday' Project is finally complete!! And once again, to the best bakery in the world, Sweet 16th Bakery!
Project: Kang Minhyuk 23rd Birthday Cake, Mission Accomplished!!!
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Public Art of the University of Houston System (Public Art UHS) launched its ongoing Temporary Public Art Program (TPAP) in 2019. Extending from the University of Houston's Wilhelmina's Grove, a beautiful green space at the heart of the campus' Arts District and its new gateway to public art, TPAP is an active platform for temporary art installations, short-term exhibitions, community-wide outreach and collaborative programming. Along with UHS's stellar collection, TPAP provides the University community, local patrons and visitors from around the world with a unique place and way to experience thoughtful and thought-provoking proposals with a diverse roster of local, national and international artists and artworks. TPAP challenges artists to expand their creative range, while their installations and related programming will encourage viewers to reflect and to broaden their vision. TPAP also provides the space and support for artists to enhance their practice through direct involvement with students, and for students to acquire hands-on skills through direct exposure to artists and their work. Moreover, TPAP is a platform for collaboration. Held together by meaningful dialogue, TPAP is a means by which people can connect and come together around art on campus. Wilhelmina's Grove was first imagined by longtime supporter and member of the University's founding family, Wilhelmina Daisy Cullen Robertson Smith. Her dream came to fruition in 2014 through a generous gift from her daughters and many Houston friends and foundations.
The Temporary Public Art Program of the University of Houston System is generously supported by The Brown Foundation, Inc.


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The 2nd Global Champions League season will kick start with a spectacular event in the magnificent Mexico City. A hugely popular venue, the event welcomed thousands of new fans to the grassy arena of Campo Marte in 2016, with spectators lining the arena to witness the stars of show jumping in action and cheer on their teams and heroes in the heart of the city.
This year, Mexico City will have the honour of opening the 2017 season by hosting round 1 of the competition, kicking off on the 6th - 9th April. Campo Marte is an equestrian venue located in the Avenue Paseo de la Reforma, next to the National Auditorium in Chapultepec Park, in Mexico City, which previously hosted Olympic Games dressage and individual jumping events.
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Just two years ago I stood in the lobby of the Mobile Museum of Art chatting with new director Deborah Velders and somehow we touched on the subject of cosplay. When I offered admiration for the elaborate craftsmanship and creativity that went into much of the garb, Velders politely and honestly admitted her unfamiliarity.
I wasn't shocked. Velders had just never had occasion to learn about it.
Though it was no reflection on her, I've long been aware of the way certain creative pursuits have been traditionally marginalized in our culture at large.
Take a show like "The Twilight Zone," now considered a classic of television's golden age. In its five seasons, it only received one Emmy award nomination as Best Dramatic Series. Though it boasted a galaxy of up-and-coming stars, none were nominated for individual performances. Neither were its burgeoning directors, composers, set decorators, makeup artists, or special effects technicians. Producer Rod Serling managed to grab two Emmys for writing, but a roster of names like Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Earl Hamner, Jr., Jerry Sohl and George Clayton Johnson were ignored.
"The Outer Limits" was much the same, earning only one nomination in two seasons, for art direction. Back then, the staid bunch at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences saw science fiction, fantasy and horror literature as "kid stuff" unworthy of serious consideration.
That's changed over the decades — ask Stephen King and George Lucas atop their mountains of money — but it still continues to be somewhat esoteric. For instance, when is the last time you ran into a science fiction writer? We've got plenty of scribes in the area; Lagniappe did a cover story not too many years ago about Mobile's literary history and accolades. But science fiction, a genre that dates back to Mary Shelley, H.G. Wells and Jules Verne? Good luck with that.
A lot of the reason is that good science fiction is incredibly hard to write. Some of the deepest and most philosophically reflective works I've ever read belong to that genre. Though integral to the story, the technological wrapping hides commentary on social issues and the very essence of humanity. Without that resonant core, it's nothing.
Discounting certain artistic genres can be a part of cultural memes and reinforcements. In a town awash in Mardi Gras costuming, where even the city ambassadors are high school girls in elaborately stylized costumes based on antebellum stereotypes, modern cosplayers have been a subculture mostly ignored in local media and awareness.
It's more proof artistic pursuits surround us, even in places we're just not looking. It comes with the species.
My idealistic self believes most of us have an innate yen toward creativity. Though we call them "primitive," ancient cultures saw no separation of art from everyday life. Whether it was the unique rendering of practical objects and musical instruments, the fashioning of stories and song or the crafting of religious iconography, creativity was inseparable from tribal life.
Though they wouldn't say as much, they knew art could be most effective when it's DIY. The process is as important as the result.
Something happens in your brain when you create. It's cathartic, encouraging and satisfying.
Digression aside, comic conventions are erected around creative pursuits. Literature, screenwriting, acting, costuming, makeup, various facets of design, visual arts, they all come together to share center stage at those events. That makes comic conventions a creative industry.
As I asked in this space a couple months back, why can't we more fully take advantage of these opportunities? The windfall figures are clear in the cover story for this issue. Pensacon's immediate success shows we've missed yet another chance — "perpetual potential" and all — with something that was apparently begging to be exploited.
Mobicon is happy with their event at its modest size and that's great. They shouldn't stretch beyond what makes them comfortable. Yet, other cities have more than one convention, often of drastically varying sizes, so there's no reason we couldn't do the same.
Or maybe we just like staring at a seldom-filled convention center marooned across Water Street. Heck for the money we spent, we could have built a replica of the Millenium Falcon or the starship Enterprise instead of the GulfQuest maritime museum and I guarantee it would have pulled in more visitors.
We're a city with a pair of astronauts and a bona fide rocket scientist to our credit — Clifton Williams, Kay Hire and Lonnie Johnson, respectively — so to not have a bigger presence of nerd arts on our resume is just so, well, "19th century."
But considering how many locals seem preoccupied with that era, maybe it's just as well.
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We planned to be in Cartagena before 5 p.m. as it was about a fifty mile run. We should have a little time to spare. I kept watch all morning as Coleen was busy with school work and writing her book for Nanorima. Sometime before noon I gave her the watch. About ten minutes into her watch, while she was horsing around with the dog, we heard a horrible sound, like the engine was choking or having a terrible cough. I quickly realized that sound was no water coming out the exhaust and asked Coleen to turn off the engine.
Darn it, I was pretty sure it meant the water pump belt had given way. Changing the belt was something that had eluded me in the past and I usually hired someone to do it. In fact the previous day, I'd had someone change the altenator belt and the water pump belt had checked out fine. It was all just too complicated for my meager mechanical ability. Now I was stuck. There was not much wind and we were not even half way to Cartagena.
I went inside and took off the engine cover to confirm my suspicions. Yes, the water pump belt was nearly falling off. Next step was to put up some sail so we would possibly have some maneuverability if needed. I put up the mainsail. At almost this exact time, the autopilot decided to quit working, so I had Coleen hand steer, not that we were moving, but to at least to try keep us from going backwards.
I went back inside, gathered up my tools and set to work. To change the water pump belt means first removing the altenator belt. Yes, the same one I had just paid someone to put on. He'd spent almost an hour working on it and he knew what he was doing. I had little hope. I took out the altenator adjustment bolt, but couldn't budge the altenator to get the belt off. I tried without success to remove the adjustment bolt for the water pump. I threw my hands up in the air, put the cover back on and said, we'll just try to sail.
We had just enough of a tiny breeze to slowly tack our way offshore, and then tack back, but we were making little forward progress. I was concerned about what we would do once we arrived in Cartagena with no engine to help us maneuver through the channel and get anchored, especially with the forecasted wind predicted to be on the nose. Would there even be enough room to short tack? After pondering it for a few minutes, I decided the prudent course of action would be to turn around and head back to Puerto Velero. We could drift/sail downwind, and it would be easy to get to the anchorage in the forecasted wind, and worse case we could get a tow from the marina. It all sounded like it would work, so with sad, droopy faces, we altered course.
We had a nice downwind run making less than 3 knots. I couldn't manage to get the whisker pole down to use the jib, so we were under mainsail alone. Not remedying that problem probably cost us a few hours, but I tried hard to pull it down, blistering both hands in the process (only later when we were anchored did I realize the pole's halyard was wrapped around something). Still we were moving and it was comfortable. After about 4 hours, the wind completely died. We were twenty miles from Puerto Velero with not a breath of wind. We sat there bobbing, so I decided maybe I'd better try again.
Other than getting hot and dirty, I had no success, so put the cover back on again, and did my best not to get discouraged at my lack of mechanical ability. We were becalmed all night and I really didn't like it a bit. It was our first time in eight years to be in that position, as always before if there was no wind we could use our engine to get moving. I really wasn't sure what I was supposed to do. Keep the sails up or take them down, or what if we drifted too close to shore? I decided if that happened I would just drop the anchor.
I spent a lot of time thinking about my life choices and wondering if this cruising thing was still a good idea. I was very weary of working on the boat and thought that perhaps RVing would be better. At least I could pull into a place for repairs or AAA would come out. Or even better maybe I could find someone who would like to go with me who had mechanical ability and perhaps was a better sailor. I would make a good first mate. Those things that go through your mind when you stay up all night and don't feel well and are stuck on a sailboat bobbing around like a cork.
Coleen and I took turns on watch. She would give me one hour to sleep and I would give her two… after all she is my little girl. She never once complained, always got up for her watch promptly which I appreciated, as that last five minutes of your watch is painful. It was a long night, and sometimes we would be moving at one knot, sometimes not at all. I would try all sorts of maneuvers with the sails, and must have rolled and unrolled the jib dozens of times. I thought perhaps we were aground or had snagged something, but there just wasn't enough wind to keep up moving. I even thought of perhaps launching the dinghy and rowing to tow us, but that was a silly idea.
By six a.m. we had a bit of wind, but it was right on the nose. Still it was something and I thought well we will just make long tacks. Our first long tack was fun, even at six a.m. as we were sailing along as close reached as we could manage making four knots. It seemed like a race car after 1 knot or even worse 0 knots. We tacked back to shore, and I was very dismayed to find we ended up in almost the same spot.. making less than one mile to the good after two hours! I decided I'd better try that engine again.
We stayed within two miles of shore making small headway at one knot, with Coleen at the helm, while I tried again. This time I had my long time friend DJ, on Facebook Messenger, and he was texting me instructions as I would send him pictures. I worked hard for quite a while, with my blistered hands know covered black in belt dust. At one point the boat lurched sending all my socket heads into the bilge, which I had opened to close the seacock. That gave me a much needed laugh. Finally after many messages, I had a new belt on, everything was tightened and we fired up the engine. Perfect amounts of water shot out the back of the boat as the engine hummed happily. I put the cover on, took the helm from Coleen, put us on a course for Puerto Velero and cried like a baby for a few minutes. I was ecstatic that I'd been able to fix it. I vowed to write down a very detailed set of instructions for my ships notebook so next time it would be easy breezy.
We made it back in to Puerto Velero just before one o'clock, with our tails between our legs. The only one happy about our arrival was Prince. He perked up like crazy dancing around, like he'd come home. So our little shakedown cruise popped up a few issues, all which can be fixed, except maybe the autopilot. Through it all we both stayed calm and did what was needed. I learned that being becalmed is not that bad and that I need to have more confidence in my mechanical abilities.
I was incredibly tired, dirty, and hungry but ever so thankful it all worked out. I worked on the autopilot last night to no avail. Today the wind is not so favorable, so I will rest and hopefully feel a bit better by tomorrow when we set off again.


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10 Things Drinking a Glass of Milk Everyday Does to Your Body
During our school days, we learned that milk is a super-food. But as we grew up, drinking milk took a backseat. Today, people have a divided opinion on the role of milk and whether if it is worth the hype. Well, see for yourself! Here are 10 things drinking a glass of milk everyday does to your body.
#1. Bone and teeth
The USP of milk is that it is loaded with calcium and a variety of other nutrients. The high amount of calcium and vitamin D found in milk makes it an ideal food for maintaining healthy bones and teeth. Moreover, since it has vitamin D and calcium together, it makes the absorption of calcium easier for the body.
#2. Acne
If you have had acne before your dermatologist would have probably told you to steer clear of dairy. Drinking milk everyday can lead to acne as milk can cause inflammation leading to breaking out of the skin. However, there are other alternatives if you still want a dairy fix, these include kefir and plain yogurt.
#3. Muscle Growth
Milk is a rich source of protein so it is your go to food if you are trying to enhance muscle growth. It is good post workout drink as it can replenish body's nutrients lost during the physical activity and prevent muscle soreness.
#4. Bloating
People who are lactose intolerant already have a hard time digesting milk, but it can cause bloating if you have been consuming milk everyday. The problem becomes even more prominent as one ages and the digestive system isn't as sophisticated as it used to be so it has trouble digesting milk.
#5. Weight loss
For those looking to lose weight, milk is good news. It can accelerate weight loss. Women who drink milk everyday are more likely to lose weight and maintain it than those who do not. When accompanied with physical activity and a healthy diet, weight loss is certain.


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Hood Famous Bakeshop is best known for our cheesecakes, including our flagship ube cheesecake, but to be honest we're much more than just ube. Our desserts featuring Filipino and Asian-Pacific flavors might use some ingredients that many may not be familiar with, so here's a little guide on some of our most popular and favorite flavors: Ube Ube, pronounced oo-beh, is a purple yam indigenous to the Philippines. It's bright purple color comes naturally making it perfect for Instagram-friendly dishes. It has a slightly sweet flavor that can be described as an earthly cookies and cream. Since ube has a...


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Yesterday's gospel reading at Mass was about the Good Samaritan. Most people know the story of the man lying by the side of the road, beaten and robbed, while the religious leaders of the day passed by without helping him. The Samaritan, a kind of outcast, was the only one who took pity on the victim and hastened to his aid.
There are many lessons to take away from this parable, but the one the priest focused on in his sermon was this: There is a difference between knowing the right answer and doing what is right – a difference between following the letter of the law and practicing compassion. The pastor's sermon had special poignancy at a time when President Trump is stepping up deportations of illegal immigrants, detaining large numbers of migrants at the southern border, and failing to unite separated children from their families.
It's true that there are millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States. Many Americans believe that accommodating these millions has become far too heavy a burden and that border enforcement needs to be increased. Donald Trump's call for a wall separating the U.S. from Mexico became a rallying cry for these frustrations.
Border enforcement is one thing. Separating children from their parents and keeping unaccompanied children in inhumane detention centers is just wrong. Many border officers have voiced disquiet at the conditions these migrant children are living under and their role in enforcing President Trump's policies. Like the Good Samaritan, they see that the fact something is legal does not necessarily make it right.
The priest and the Levite in Jesus' parable are following the law as well. Ancient Jewish law prohibited them from exposing themselves to human blood. So in the strictest sense, they were following the rules. The Samaritan, whose mixed ancestry and religious practices made him anathema to the Jewish people, depended less on rules and regulations and more on his heart. There are times when compassion and love trump the law.
Jesus told the parable of the Good Samaritan in response to a lawyer's question: "Who is my neighbor?" Like many lawyers, this man was trying to get Jesus to misspeak, to contradict the law of Moses and thus bring condemnation on himself. How often have human beings insisted upon following the letter of the law to the detriment of others?
I believe that if someone were to ask Jesus that question today, he would respond with a similar story that might involve our treatment of minorities, would-be immigrants, and other marginalized people.
Who is my neighbor? The one who needs my help, my compassion, and my love.


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The Siskiyou Arts Museum
By Gary VanDeWalker
Curate CommunityApril 2016
Story by Gary VanDeWalker
Photos by Taryn Burkleo
Within the city of Dunsmuir, there is a place where fish swim in schools along the walls. Sailing ships move up and down, changing form. Buildings rise at odd angles, glowing with every color of the rainbow. Dreams of the young and old burst into life. The creative hours given by moving fingers loop beads and stones into the art of jewelry. People pause on the wooden bench along the sidewalk before entering and immersing themselves in the world of the Siskiyou Arts Museum, or as the chalkboard in front says, SAM.
SAM's world surrounds those who come into the influence of her allure. In July 2013, Ernie Wasson, a new resident, walked into the doors of 5824 Dunsmuir Ave. to explore. He left a dedicated volunteer, later joined the board, and now serves as board president. "It's all happened so quick," Wasson says. "I was sucked right in."
The double store front is provided by Peter Arth, who is a major supporter of SAM's mission. Wasson points to a common interest held by Arth, himself and all the volunteers: "The Siskiyou Arts Museum strives to enrich the lives of residents and visitors to Siskiyou County through acquisition, preservation and interpretation of the visual, literary and performing arts in order to present exhibitions and programs that will educate, strengthen, serve and sustain our community."
SAM is a gallery and gift shop. Large windows look inside, as those within gaze at the pedestrians whose eyes turn inward as they pass. The carpeted south room holds the treasures of local artists from all over Northern California, available for patrons to purchase and carry home. The northern half hosts two wooden-floored galleries which present exhibits lasting two months, which rotate in alternate months, giving SAM a new look every month.
Lasting into mid-April is the Every Child is an Artist exhibit. From the minds of Dunsmuir Elementary, Dunsmuir High and Castle Rock Elementary schools, the front gallery reveals the inner thoughts and visions of local youth. The back gallery currently holds the exhibit, "Dunsmuir Collects." Each selection is a collection either from a Dunsmuir resident or about Dunsmuir. The local tire shop loaned its collection of bolts, nails and other objects pulled from the tires brought in. The covers of Sunset magazine from a single year in the 1930s comes from another Dunsmuir home. Elephants sit along a collection of thangka, Tibetan paintings on material.
In the gift store, the cards of Etna artist Catherine G. McElroy bring alive the dreams of color and animals, where a world of car-driving, music-playing and life-loving creatures become the covers of messages written in everyday life. The tote bags of Cheerio Textile by Susie Robison of McCloud wait to be filled with the treasures of new homes. Necklaces, knitted caps and canvas landscapes each carry the aura of the corners of Northern California from where each was produced. Local artists are supported, but also provide what is needed to sustain SAM.
"There is a myriad of activity here," Wasson says. "We host a cultural community with music, poetry nights, plays and offering art classes. Visitors stream in and out the doors, coming from the Bay Area and Redding, often enjoying a day in the gallery, shopping and having a meal at one of our local restaurants before returning home."
Inside the front door, foam snowmen align in battle, throwing snowballs. Their enthusiasm moves through the air, over the walls, making SAM come alive. Wasson says, "You never know what you might find here."
Siskiyou Arts Museum
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Great Ways to Improve Your Smile # 3
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Episode: The Dungeon of Death
Played Ogden
First aired: May 7, 1983
Prince Erik (Jeff Conaway) employs a rag-tag carnival troupe to negotiate the treacherous path into Blackpool's castle where Marko (Walter Olkewicz) awaits torture or rescue — whichever comes first. Stephen (in a co-starring role) plays Ogden, a bandit, who along with his friend Archie tries to steal Colter's horse at the blacksmith's. They are thwarted by Colter when he throws two triangular flintstones at them and it explodes, sending the bandits flying through the air. They learn the hard way that crime doesn't pay.


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About Us
"Music and sea" festivals is organized fromNGO "MAG- culture & experience" from Skopje, Macedonia, established in 2000 has been successfully working on the project "Presenting theculture across the world".
"MAG- culture & experience" has realized numerous projects, including:
♣ Manifestation "Kokino, 4000 year after",- Kokino,2006
♣ Music festival "Skopje Ethno" – presenting twenty Macedonian ethno bands, 2005/07
♣Days of Macedonian culture in Australia and Sweden, by presenting the group "Synthesis", the choir "SV. Zlata Meglenska" and ethno band "Majovci", 2005 – 2006
♣Organizing the Karpos summerfestivalsin Skopje, 2008/09/10/12
♣Preparing thechildren songFestival "Snowflakes" in Toronto Canada, 2010
♣Co-organizer of the eco-Festival "On the other side" in Dodoshe, Montenegro, 2010
♣Daysof Macedonian culture in London, UK, Okober/November 2010. Concerts, exhibition, theatre performances, talks, co-producer with krug center
♣International choir festival "Music and sea" – Paralia, Greece, September 2012/13/14/15... together with Wave travel
♣International music and dance festival "Music and sea"-Paralia, june 2012/13/14/15…
♣Internationals music festival in Praga, Lioret De Mar, Vienna … 2015
Most of the above-stated projects are co-production with foreign and domestic partners and are realized with funds from sponsors.


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Love Hina (ラブ ひな, Rabu Hina) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from October 21, 1998 through October 31, 2001 and was published in 14 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. The series details the daily life of Keitaro Urashima as he attempts to find the girl he made a childhood promise to and enter Tokyo University. The manga is licensed for an English language release in North America and the United Kingdom by Tokyopop, in Australia by Madman Entertainment and in Singapore by Chuang Yi. Two novelizations of Love Hina, written by two anime series screenwriters, were also released in Japan by Kodansha. Both novels were later released in North America and the United Kingdom by Tokyopop.
A twenty-four episode anime adaptation of the anime series, produced by Xebec, aired in Japan from April 19, 2000 to September 27, 2000. It was followed by a bonus DVD episode, a Christmas and a Spring television special, and a three episode original video animation (OVA) entitled Love Hina Again. The anime series, special, and OVA were licensed for release in North America by Bandai Entertainment. In July 2007, the license was acquired by Funimation Entertainment, who released a boxset of the TV series in February 2009. The series is also licensed in Australia by Madman Entertainment and in the United Kingdom by MVM Films.
The series has proved popular around the world, both commercially and critically. In Japan, the manga sold over 6 million copies, and over 1 million anime DVDs were sold. The English release of the manga has been reprinted many times. Both the anime and manga received several industry awards in Japan and North America.
The story is a shounen comedy that takes place in the Kanagawa Prefecture, and centers on Keitaro Urashima and his attempts to fulfill a childhood promise that he made with a girl to enter Tokyo University together. However, he has forgotten the name of the girl he made the promise to and hopes to be accepted into Tokyo University in order to find her. Despite failing the entrance exam twice, he becomes manager of the family-owned girls' dorm Hinata House (日向荘, Hinata Sō; also known as Hinata Apartments) and must balance his new responsibilities with his attempts to pass the university entrance exam. At Hinata House, Keitaro meets Naru Narusegawa, who is also studying to enter Tokyo University. Naru ranked first in the whole of Japan on the practice exams, and Keitaro convinces her to help him study. Keitaro accidentally reads a small section of Naru's diary and as the two grow closer through their studies, Keitaro becomes increasingly convinced that Naru may be the girl he made the promise with. On the second day of the Tokyo University exam, Keitaro asks Naru about the promise and is stunned when she tells him he is mistaken. Despite their studying and Naru's mock exam results, they both fail the exams. The pair gets into an argument and independently run off to Kyoto to clear their heads. While on their trip they settle their differences and meet Mutsumi Otohime, who lives in Okinawa and is also studying for the Tokyo University exams.
After returning from Kyoto, Keitaro and Naru eventually decide to retake the exams. After a while, Mutsumi moves to Tokyo, and the three begin to study together. During this period, Naru becomes convinced that Mutsumi is Keitaro's promise girl, but Mutsumi states that she made childhood promise with Naru, not Keitaro. During the Tokyo University exams, Keitaro believes he has failed them once again and runs away before finding out his results. After learning of this, Naru chases after him without checking her exam results, and is eventually followed by the rest of the residents of Hinata House who announce that Keitaro and Naru both passed the exams along with Mutsumi. However, at the Tokyo University opening ceremony, Keitaro has an accident and is unable to attend the University for three months. After recovering from his injuries, Keitaro decides to study overseas with Noriyasu Seta. As Keitaro leaves, Naru finally confesses her true feelings to him at the airport and decides to wait for him to return.
When Keitaro returns, he and Naru finally begin to express their feelings for each other. After they deal with new obstacles, Grandma Hina returns to Hinata House and reveals Naru is the girl of Keitaro's promise. Three years later, a wedding ceremony is held at Hinata House for Naru and Keitaro as they finally fulfill their childhood promise to each other.
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