Vassar's valedictorian in 1874 returned that fall to become a librarian at the college, a position she held for two years. In a life dedicated to improving women's education, much of Florence Cushing's attention and energy went to the physical and academic improvement of her alma mater. Secretary in 1876 to the Massachusetts Society for the University Education of Women, in the 1880's she helped establish the Association of Collegiate Alumnae, now known as the American Association of University Women. She was twice the association's president and was also instrumental in establishing the Girls' Latin School of Boston, the first Boston institution dedicated to preparing girls for higher education. She was also a founding or early member of the Massachusetts Society for the University Education of Women, the Women's Education Association, the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association, and the Society for Promoting Scientific Research among Women.
Having led alumnae criticism in 1883 of President Samuel Caldwell that led to his resignation the following year, Cushing assumed a new kind of leadership with his successor, James Monroe Taylor. She became in 1887 the first Vassar graduate to serve on the board of trustees, a position she held until 1893 and held again from 1906 to 1912, at which point the board elected her to life membership. Resigning in 1923, she received the title of trustee emerita. During her trusteeship, Cushing served on the board's executive committee and the committee on faculty and studies. Her friend and colleague, Christel Wilkens '00, in an obituary in the Vassar Alumnae Quarterly praised Cushing's "unfailing energy, indomitable courage, and singleness of purpose," adding that "her judgment and advice were sought whenever the welfare of the college or the students was in question." She was instrumental in raising funds to build the New England Building in 1901 and was responsible for securing the bit of Plymouth Rock that hovers over its entrance. She and her college friend Elizabeth Houghton worked to transform the Raymond Reading Room into a place "where students could go to read, not read up," and during the planning of Josselyn House, Cushing worked tirelessly to obtain books for its shelves.
Cushing died on the twentieth of September, 1927. The Vassar Quarterly noted "Vassar College has lost one of its most loyal and devoted friends, one who gave constantly of her time and strength to the welfare of every phase of the college life." In November 1927 Elizabeth G. Houghton, '73 established the Florence M. Cushing Fund for the Encouragement of Cultural Reading intended as an endowment fund for the upkeep of the Raymond Reading Room.
Letter from VC controller to Miss Borden, 21 September 1929 in F. Cushing Bio File 1, VC Special Collections Archives.


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Langton Capital – 2021-03-08 – PREMIUM – Marston's, beer gardens, Deliveroo, Caffe Nero, holidays, staycations etc.:
Marston's, beer gardens, Deliveroo, Caffe Nero, holidays, staycations etc.:
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It was the late Hans Rosling who suggested that your worldview, unless you make positive and regular efforts to update it, is likely to be 30-40yrs out of date.
This because, if you're of a certain age, you may well have been influenced 20yrs ago by your teachers – and they themselves studied whatever they studied another 20yrs prior to meeting you in their classrooms.
They knew people who knew people who knew people who fought for Empire and then, because you have friends of the roughly the same age and social background as yourself, you might find you have a pretty effective little echo chamber going on.
And, unless you stick your head out of it from time to time, you'll spend your life wondering why India's GDP is higher than ours, how come China's building skyscrapers that don't fall down and when will it next be our turn to win the FIFA World Cup?
I think I knew, roughly, the populations of the world's largest few countries when I was at school. But the USSR's gone, Yugoslavia's a distant memory, there's only one Germany and the populations of Mexico, Nigeria, Vietnam & some other countries have trebled or more since I last got lines for throwing another lad's shoe onto the school roof.
So, try to keep up, Brumby, keep up.
Anyway, as we passed February last week, we've added another Cultural Month. To see what we got up to check HERE and let's move on to the news:
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MARSTON'S UPDATE ON SA BRAIN TRANSACTION:
Marston's on Friday hosted a webinar to discuss its recently-announced Brains transaction and our comments thereon are set out below (this was emailed out to clients on Friday).
• This has been a critical period for the industry with the roadmap to reopening and the budget
• The group's key strategic considerations remain a) to reduce debt below £1bn by 2024, b) to grow organically and c) to consider M&A opportunities
• The area will remain an attractive one for M&A and today was about the SA Brain transaction
• This is an opco-propco structure, a capital light mode of expansion. MARS has proved itself to be an attractive opco partner
• The company was well-positioned to move quickly, which it did, and it offered everything that Brain needed – and at short notice
• MARS already had 106 units in Wales. It now has over 200. The fit is good, SAB is 30% food (in managed)
• There are opportunities to convert some units to franchise (MARS has >500 franchised pubs in its estate), addition of space, accommodation…
The terms of the deal:
• 99 of the units are taken on long leases with a 5yr break. There are 8 sites to be purchased freehold with expansion opportunities. The core deal is therefore 107 units
• There are 30 'turnaround' sites (low profits that may be sold by SAB) and 10 sites operated on a management agreement.
• The Brain's brewery is not a part of the deal. Any decisions thereon are with Brain. CMBC is 'not likely to want to buy it.'
• Unit EBITDA is £14m, rent £5.5m & overheads £1.5m with £2m of depreciation, leaving £5m. Upside via move to franchising, overhead reduction & synergies is perhaps £2m to £3m p.a. The return on investment is thus very good
• One year's rent has been paid with another to be paid in April with £4m changing hands to buy the freeholds. This (£15m) will be covered by MARS normal disposals proceeds.
• For the propco, the use of its new tenant's covenant could/should lead to a valuation uplift
The future (re infill & low-capital expansion):
• Covid could accelerate change. But good pubs (and good pub managers) will still be popular and needed.
• MARS offers what freeholders need. It is a one-stop shop (both geographically and by unit-type). Several of the questions (below) focussed on this.
• Units are more likely to be wet led. This is where the franchise opportunities are greatest.
• The SAB deal could influence the decision-making of some regional pub companies. That is, should they really be property companies?
Analyst questions:
• How many of these deals would you like to do? It will be driven by opportunities. Co is now low-80%s freehold. Could do c200 pubs & still be c70% freehold. Quality is key. MARS 'will stay disciplined'
o MARS cannot really say how many units may become available. The money coming into the sector is looking for freeholds. The capital providers may need operators.
• Might you opco-propco some of your own properties? Co is 'open to the idea' of the freehold % reducing – but the low 70s has been mentioned.
• How many units will reopen on 12 April? Still running the numbers, considering the weather etc. Over 90% have outside areas. Should be 'reasonably more than a half of the estate…' The co has invested in 'inside-out' spaces.
• City centres? Less than 10% nationwide. Only two sites in central London. The suburbs are markedly less risky than city centres in the short & medium term.
• Welsh budget? The main UK points, VAT & furlough, are UK-wide. A slight difference is the 100% rates holiday (in Wales) until March 22. There is less clarity on reopening.
• Debt. Co will pay down its most expensive debt first (where possible).
• Dividend policy. It will be 'cashflow based'. No decisions have yet been made.
• Reporting? SAB will not be reported separately but MARS will comment on progress.
• Disposals. £5m to £10m p.a. are likely. MARS 'does not need to make major disposals'.
Langton Comment:
• Marston's, from the point of view of a propco, is a one-stop shop, geographically and by product type.
• Valuing an estate at the reciprocal of its rent could be (and the Brain deal would suggest, is) attractive to cash-strapped estate owners.
• This note focuses on the Brain deal. See earlier and subsequent pieces for comments on reopening, the Budget, the CMBC deal and other.
• We would suggest that Marston's debt is reduced and is set to fall further, a professional and experienced management and it has a well-financed, still largely-freehold estate.
• The hospitality industry is likely to see supply reduce going forward and Marston's is well-positioned to prosper.
Outdoor opening:
• All eyes will soon be on the long-range weather forecasts.
• The BBC reports UK Hospitality as saying 'England's pubs have been deluged by people eager to book space from when beer gardens reopen on 12 April.'
• Certain pubs have 'taken hundreds' of bookings in just a few hours. The BBC reports 'demand has been so high that scammers have even taken to advertising fake pub bookings.'
• Emphasising that the 'pent-up demand' often spoken about is real, UKH says 'our members that can open outdoor areas have reported strong interest from customers, which is not surprising after such a long period of closure.'
• Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has told councils to cut red tape to make it easier for pubs and restaurants to use outdoor space. Jenrick says planning rules for al fresco dining and temporary shelters must be waived.
• CGA says its research 'shows the very close correlation between sunshine and sales.' This is not surprising as the beer garden, for many pubs, is 'the largest room in the house' (or actually out of the house).
• CGA says 'the gap in sales is wider at weekends, when more people are able to take advantage of good weather in the On Premise. Takings on sunny Fridays and Saturdays are 6% or £38 per hour higher than the average day.'
• CGA concludes 'there will be more reason than ever to hope for good weather when hospitality is able to open again for outside trading from 12 April. CGA's online outlet and location targeting tool RISE reveals that just over 26,000 pubs, bars and restaurants in England have outdoor areas that could potentially host guests—43% of the total—but many will not be viable in poor weather.'
• Schools go back today. The government has said that it wants to leave a minimum of 5wks between un-lockdown measures. Pubs and restaurants should be able to serve customers out of doors five weeks today. That date is the earliest possible so, fingers crossed, there will be no blip up in statistics between now and then.
Longer term implications:
• Foodservice analyst Peter Backman has suggested that 'foodservice demand in city centres will fall in the short term.' He adds 'when it returns, the composition of demand is likely to be very different to how it was pre-Covid-19; it will certainly be different to how it looks today while the virus is still very active.'
• Specifically, Mr Backman says 'with a dramatic fall in the number of tourists and fewer commuters, demand from locals will become significantly more important, albeit within a smaller market in the short to medium term.'
• Backman also says 'with the ongoing absence of commuters the functional, breakfast and lunchtime, food to go market will also be reduced. It will have to use its space and financial resources effectively.'
• High-spending tourists 'will return but not for a time; mass tourism will also return, but may not reach historic levels for some years.' Backman says 'while the short term may be bleak, Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower will continue to attract tourists well into the future.'
• Langton comment: The above is a) probably right in our opinion and b) it will fundamentally change, at least for a time, the way in which pubs & restaurants were valued (by region, outlet type, location within a city etc.)
• The advantages of suburban units are currently to the fore and, if city-centre tourists do not return for a while and offices do not fill up in the short term, then urban units could struggle and this has implications for profitability for the operators and for rents for the property-owners.
• Backman says, and we agree, that 'these changes in the structure of demand imply a change in the foodservice Heat Map of each city centre. Yesterday's red-hot zone will be cooler tomorrow; and former cold zones will turn into tomorrow's hot ones.'
• It may not be easy to get excited about suburban Barnsley, Bristol or Bradford (vs the West End or the City or units close to railway stations) but, given where customers are going to physically be (and not be) over the coming months and years, this may be where we are.
• City centre breakfasts may struggle. Coffee shops near railway stations (or in railway stations) ditto. Grab n go lunches to be eaten by office workers may see reduced levels of sales.
• Ultimately, landlords will have to take note. They may be inflexible, in which case operators could leave (or go bust) and new entrants will be hard to find. Or they can try to get ahead of the curve, perhaps cut rent or make an element (or all) of rent based on turnover.
• There will be survivors in city centres and some operators will prosper – but there may be fewer of them and they may have to bring something to the party. The era of lazy, me-too, often PE funded operators being able to do well may have passed.
• The flip side is that relevant operators, offering what consumes want to eat or drink, where they want to buy it and at a price they are prepared to pay, could do very well indeed. They will have less competition, rents could fall and site acquisition opportunities could be better than they have been for several decades. This will persist for many years.
• Clear Sight says that 'sentiment on the COVID-19 situation is now more positive than at any time since the start of the pandemic: 46% of UK adults believe that the worst is behind us, rising to 58% among those who have been vaccinated.' Confidence in the UK government's handling of the crisis, driven by recentism, had risen by 10 points in the last two weeks.
• Clear Sight says 'the outlook of UK business leaders is also recovering, with the leisure, hospitality and culture sectors recording significantly greater confidence in their prospect of surviving the crisis.'
• Accountant and auditor BDO has reported that confidence in service industries is at a 12-month high ahead of the hoped reopening for hospitality and non-essential shops on 12 April. BDO says its optimism index is up to 94.13 in February, from 86.6 in January on the back of reopening plans and vaccine rollout success.
• BDO says 'with business lifelines extended in the shape of the prolonged furlough scheme, and an extra dose of support provided to hospitality via extensions in business rates relief and the VAT cut to 5pc, there is reason to believe this optimism can be sustained as we gradually emerge from the depths of lockdown.'
• The NTIA says 'the Budget is yet another statement from the Chancellor that has failed to recognise the need for additional support for the night time economy sector.' It says 'we welcome the extension of VAT and rates relief, and that more money is going to hospitality and the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF). But both of these interventions again reveal the Chancellor's inability to comprehend the specific challenges faced by night time economy businesses, such as nightclubs, casinos and bars, many of which have been entirely unable to open during the pandemic and face higher costs relative to wider hospitality.'
• BP has told 6,000 of its UK staff (and 25,000 of its staff worldwide), that they will not need to work from the office permanently going forward. City centres may struggle to be as busy as they were in the past for some time to come.
• The government may extend the moratorium on evictions this week.
Company & other news:
• Much Press on the Deliveroo IPO. The company is apparently giving bonuses of up to £10,000 to its delivery riders. There will be shares for customers and a lot of noise is being made. Some £50m of shares will be made available to individuals registering via the company's app.
• Founder Will Shu says 'I want to thank our riders who have been working with us for years, delivering great food and such a fantastic experience for our customers. They have been central to our growth and will continue to be.' The Guardian says 'the payout is likely to prove controversial as Deliveroo has faced heavy criticism over its couriers' pay. It argues they are self-employed, independent contractors not entitled to the national minimum wage, holiday pay or pension contributions.'
• Langton Comment: We have an issue with the price and would still question whether there is a sustainable market – once the operator, the rider and Deliveroo have all taken their cut. Deliveroo reported a 62% increase in revenues for the year to end-December 2019 (to £772m) but losses increased from £243m to £318m.
• The company said, in its arguments as to why Amazon should be allowed to buy a stake, that it was near to going bust. The pandemic will have changed things but for how long is not clear. Deliveroo had accumulated losses of a mind-boggling £909m as at end-2019. We just don't know that there is enough in the price that the customer will be willing to pay for a meal to keep everyone (the restaurant, rider, Deliveroo etc) in profit.
• The Times reported on Saturday that six former and present staff members of Caffè Nero, who worked with the company since 2016, had confirmed that they had changed dates on produce for sale. Caffe Nero denies that this is in any way standard practise and says 'this activity has never been tolerated in the 24 years of Caffè Nero. This has never come as an issue in the past. There is nobody in the leadership team that would tolerate such activity.'
• The Times reports that Nero adds 'whilst Caffè Nero, like every responsible food retailer, is committed to minimising food waste and encourages employees at every level to ensure that stores are run efficiently, and not be overstocked with food that might go unsold or consumed, it is not the case that Caffè Nero employees are in any way incentivised to 'change labels'.'
• The Telegraph reports Richard Caring as saying that his Bill's Restaurants chain has a secure future. It refers to the company's recently filed accounts in which it says that, though the company breached covenants with HSBC last year, it has secured a waiver on covenants since. Caring is quoted as saying 'with the support of our landlords and bank, we are confident that we will secure the future of the restaurants and the 3,000 members of staff who have worked so very hard and put up with so much difficulty over the past 12 months.'
• Domino's Pizza has this morning reported that it has reached an agreement to sell its business in Sweden for €2m (£1.8m) in cash. It says the transaction is expected to complete on 2 May. DOM says 'the disposal of Domino's Sweden is part of DPG's planned exit from all directly operated international markets, to allow management to focus on its core UK and Ireland operations, as announced by the Company in October 2019, and follows the exit in 2020 from Domino's Norway.' At the date of the announcement, Domino's Sweden operates 14 stores in Sweden. The value of the assets was £9.8m.
• From today, travellers from England to overseas destinations will have to prove they are allowed to travel, or risk being turned away from the airport. A "Declaration to Travel" document from a government website will need filling in.
• There are slightly different restrictions in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with no declaration for travel form yet required.
• Cyprus looks set to open its borders to vaccinated Britons from the start of May.
• Former TUI and easyJet executive Chris Browne says the airline sector will take two years to recover from the "turmoil and devastation" of the pandemic, reports Travel Weekly.
• ABTA is said to 'remain hopeful' that the government will provide additional taxpayer cash to travel. CEO Mark Tanzer told a Travel Weekly webcast, however, that he 'was disappointed the broader travel industry hasn't been recognised as needing support. The industry has effectively been closed by government health policies.'
• Melia hotels CEO Gabriel Escarrer has backed plans to create a safe travel corridor between the UK and Spain. He says 'we know that transmission of Covid-19 takes place mainly internally and not through travel.'
• Gatwick is to levy a £5 drop-off charge from today.
• Domestic holiday prices are reported to be rising.
MORE LEISURE SNIPPETS:
• Goose Island Brewery's Cadbury Crème Egg flavoured beer is reported to have sold out within an hour of launch. More is being brewed.
• Five Points Brewing is to open what it says is the largest taproom in Hackney next month.
• Starbucks in the US is to roll out dairy-alternative oat milk nation-wide.
• California-based E&J Gallo reportedly produces over 70% of the US wines priced at £7 and over sold in the UK off trade
• Mike Ashley says his Sports Direct empire may have to close shops as the Budget did little to help retail.
• Sainsbury is the first supermarket to say that it will forego the business rates suspension relief announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak
• Saga aims to recommence its cruise business on 27 June
• Marriott says it will make a cash award of four hours' pay to staff getting vaccinations.
• Accor has said it will secure sufficient vaccine to inoculate all its staff by the end of the summer.
• Moody's reports that the Las Vegas Sands Corp's move to sell its Las Vegas assets, including The Venetian Resort Las Vegas and the Sands Expo and Convention Center, is 'credit positive because they will provide the company significant additional capital, enhancing liquidity while providing flexibility to continue to reinvest in Macau and Singapore, as well as pursue additional growth opportunities and debt reduction.'
• Moody's says that 'while the Las Vegas assets provided some geographic diversification, they are not likely to contribute significant cash flow in 2021 before the sale, and they are relatively small in terms of LVSC's overall revenue and EBITDA. Over time, the company is likely to continue to invest in its integrated resorts in both Macau and Singapore. Additional growth opportunities are also likely, including domestically in the US, which would include developing integrated resorts as well exploring digital gaming opportunities.'
• The US economy added 379,000 jobs in February after two months of little progress. US unemployment fell from 6.3% to 6.2%.
• The Halifax says that the extension of the stamp duty holiday has "removed uncertainty" for house buyers. It says house prices in February slipped back by 0.1% to leave them 5.2% higher than a year earlier.
• Sterling mixed to a shade lower at $1.3835 and €1.1611. Oil higher at $70.67. UK 10yr gilt yield down 2bps. World markets mixed on Friday but London set to open up around 52pts.
• Saturday's Press and News (1): The front-page headlines of the Saturday papers were pretty mixed: the FT highlighted a big fall in Anglo-French trade volumes in January ("Brexit barriers hit UK-Europe trade flows"), but it also flagged "Johnson under pressure as nurses consider strike over "pitiful" pay offer" and the Guardian ran with "Nurses threaten strike as Hancock defends pay offer". The Times went with the Covid vaccine roll-out ("Variants will not hold UK back, says top scientist") and the Telegraph bemoaned the plan to stop people using vaccine passports to travel Overseas for Easter: "Travel permits to stop Easter holidays abroad". The Daily Mail, however, focused on the continuing row about the cost of Carrie Symonds' "make-over" of No 10: "No 10 Décor Scandal: Tory HQ "Cover Up" Exposed".
• Saturday's Press and News (2): In terms of Retail stories, the news that #MadMike had lashed out on Friday afternoon at the Government over its "near worthless" Business Rates relief package in the Budget (and warned that Frasers Group would not now be able to justify its planned investment in buying some Debenhams store sites) was picked up by the FT, the Daily Mail and the Guardian. The Times focused on the problems of John Lewis, flagging that JLP was, controversially, not going to repay the Business Rates relief given to Waitrose because of the costs/losses incurred in the John Lewis business through the Covid pandemic and highlighting the plan to close more High Street stores and open "concessions" in Waitrose ("So long, partner: John Lewis is pulling out of town").
• Saturday's Press and News (3): The Times also noted that the sales boom over the last 12 months for supermarkets has done little for profits, as Morrisons will highlight on Thursday, and that tough comps now lie ahead ("Grocers will have to raise game after year of plenty"). Morrisons was also the "Share of the Week" in the Daily Mail, which noted its lacklustre share price performance in recent years. Burberry was one of seven tips for post-lockdown recovery in the Daily Mail. The main Business story in the Times was that health campaigners have claimed victory after Tesco agreed to set itself public targets to sell healthier food. On a different note, there was a big feature in the FT on the plans of several Overseas fast food chains (like Jollibee, Fireaway, Wingstop and Wendy's) to enter the UK market, to fill the gap left by store closures on the High Street ("Takeaways seize
opportunity to dominate High Street"). Finally, although most of the stockmarket reports highlighted the big sell-off in tech stocks on Friday (which spilled over into the likes of THG), the FT highlighted that B&M managed to buck the trend somewhat, thanks to a broker upgrade.
• Sunday's Press and News (1): The headlines on the front pages of the Sunday papers were also pretty mixed: the Observer went with "Ministers face public backlash on 1% pay offer to "NHS heroes"", the Sunday Telegraph ran with "Frost tells EU to stop sulking at Brexit" and the Sunday Times flagged that "Queen "won't watch the Harry and Meghan circus"". The Mail on Sunday trumpeted the fact that skools have been sent 57m Covid test packs ahead of re-opening: "We're finding real freedom!".
• Sunday's Press and News (2): In terms of Retail stories, there was more about the upcoming Deliveroo IPO than John Lewis, but, ahead of Thursday's results, the Observer had a preview, headlined "John Lewis needs to stay special – while trying to stay alive", noting that John Lewis will not name the planned 8 store closures, as landlord negotiations continue. The Mail on Sunday flagged that John Lewis is launching its first "Buy now, pay later" scheme for Online Homewares. The Mail on Sunday also noted that Morrisons' final results on Thursday will highlight that the annual sales of its wholesale arm are now over £1bn. The Sunday Times had a feature on Asda, headlined "Nail bars and salons: the Issa's plans to fill space at Asda", summing up the debate in the industry on whether what worked in petrol station shops for the Issa brothers will work in superstores. The Sunday Telegraph had
a feature on the Chinese takeover of the struggling footwear business Clarks, quoting our view that although many Western brands have tried and failed to break into China, Clarks is a brand trusted by middle-class consumers. And the Questor investment column in the Sunday Telegraph looked at Halfords ("How an electric transport and Online boom can catalyse Halfords' shares"), arguing that the shares are a Buy, as "capacity to adapt to consumer trends may mean it is undervalued".
• Sunday's Press and News (3): In terms of all the post-Budget Economics comment columns in the Sunday papers, we would, as usual, highlight the columns by the Sunday Times Economics correspondent David Smith ("Sunak got it right, but the economy still needs fixing"), in which he argued that the Chancellor's plans depend on tight control of public spending and by the veteran City commentator Jeremy Warner in the Sunday Telegraph ("The big lie nestled at the heart of Sunak's spend now, pay later strategy"), in which he highlighted that "Downing Street wants to spend like Germany and France, but tax like the United States". There was also a good column by the veteran Economics commentator of the Observer, William Keegan, headlined "Beware a small-state ideologue posing as a big spender". And the Political correspondent of the Observer, Andrew Rawnsley, penned an interesting column
headlined "Why Boris Johnson, the greased piglet, is eluding the grasp of Keir Starmer".
Today's News: A busy week has kicked off today with the belated finals from the embattled footwear retailer Shoe Zone, for y/e Sept, which are predictably awful, with revenue down 24% to c£123m and a loss of nearly £15m. There is no update on current trading, given the store closures, but the company has announced that it has revived the Lilley & Skinner brand (which readers of a certain age might remember) and that its new FD is no less than a personage than Terry Boot (the previous FD was called Peter Foot!).
Friday's News: We somehow missed the news on Friday morning that #MadMike had lashed out on Friday at the Government over its "near worthless" Business Rates relief package in the Budget (and warned that Frasers Group would not now be able to justify its planned investment in buying some Debenhams store sites). And the Russian discount retailer Fix Price announced that it had priced its London IPO at the top of the range, although in first dealings on Friday the shares struggled to hold on to the 9.75 level, denying a short-term profit to its backers.
This Week's News: Tomorrow brings the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales survey for February (with another "Food good/Non-Food bad" split likely), the DFS interims, the CapCo finals and the latest monthly Nielsen grocery sales figures. On Wednesday we get the Just Eat finals and the Fix Price IPO unconditional dealings. Thursday then brings the Morrisons finals and the John Lewis Partnership finals, whilst the Hammerson finals and Mothercare's move of listing to AIM follow on Friday.
Trading Statements, etc.
• 4 Mar 21 William Hill FY numbers
• 4 Mar 21 Entain FY numbers
• 5 Mar 21 Marston's SA Brains transaction webinar
• 9 Mar 21 Domino's Pizza FY numbers
• 10 Mar 21 Restaurant Group full year numbers
• 10 Mar 21 Just Eat FY numbers
• 11 Mar 21 Playtech FY numbers
• 11 Mar 21 Morrison's FY numbers
• 15 Mar 21 Carlsberg AGM
• 16 Mar 21 Gregg's FY numbers
• 16 Mar 21 C&C pre-close trading update
• 17 Mar 21 Hostelworld H1 numbers
• 18 Mar 21 Fever Tree FY numbers
• 18 Mar 21 Gym Group FY numbers
• 23 Mar 21 DP Eurasia FY numbers
• 24 Mar 21 M&B AGM
• 25 Mar 21 Compass Group H1 update
• 25 Mar 21 TUI AGM
• 29 Mar 21 Ten Entertainment FY numbers
• 30 Mar 21 AG Barr FY numbers
• 31 Mar 21 Various Eateries AGM
• 7 Apr 21 Saga FY numbers
• 8 Apr 21 Sportech FY numbers
• 8 Apr 21 Constellation Brands FY numbers
• 13 Apr 21 Just Eat Q1 numbers
• 15 Apr 21 Pepsi Q1 numbers
• 22 Apr 21 Domino's Pizza PLC AGM
• 23 Apr 21 Gear4Music results
• 28 Apr 21 Carlsberg Q1 numbers
• 4 May 21 Campari Q1 numbers
• 7 May 21 Intercontinental Hotels Q1 numbers
• 12 May 21 Compass Group H1 numbers
• 12 May 21 Stock Spirits H1 numbers
• 12 May 21 TUI H1 numbers
• 18 May 21 Britvic H1 numbers
• Est 19 May 21 Marston's H1 numbers
• 27 Jul 21 Campari H1 numbers
• 10 Aug 21 Intercontinental Hotels H1 numbers
• 12 Aug 21 TUI Q3 numbers
• 18 Aug 21 Carlsberg H1 numbers
• 22 Oct 21 Intercontinental Hotels Q3 numbers
• 26 Oct 21 Campari Q3 numbers
• 8 Dec 21 TUI FY numbers

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HIV Resource Materials for Physicians
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Jul 11, 2019 Guidelines for the use of Antiretroviral Agents in
HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents Section 2 A
Section 1: Pathogenesis
A) HIV Overview: Pathogenesis and Natural History of
HIV/AIDS (Jon Cohn, MD, September 2006) (Click Here)
Section 2: Antiretroviral Treatment
A) Guidelines for the use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults And Adolescents (US Department of Health and Human Services, July 2019)(Click Here)
B) Antiretroviral Treatment of Adult HIV Infection: Recommendations of the IAS-USA Panel (2018) (Click Here)
C) Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States (Department of health and Human Services (HHS) Panel on Treatment of HIV-Infected Pregnant Women and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission, December 2018)
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A) Adherence to Potent Antiretroviral Therapy (October, 2004) (Click Here)
B) Promoting Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (AIDS Institute, New York State, Department of Health) (Click Here)
C) Model of Adherence Workshop (J, Fisher, Ph.D., June 2000) (Click Here)
Section 4: Drug Resistance
A) Update of the Drug Resistance Mutations in HIV-1: 2011 (International AIDS Society � USA, Topics in HIV Medicine, 1; March 2013) (Click Here)
B) Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Testing in Adult HIV-1 Infection: 2008 Recommendations of
an International AIDS Society-USA Panel (Click Here)
Section 5: HIV Patient Care
A) Primary Care Guidelines for the Management of Persons infected with Human
Immunodeficiency Virus: 2013 Update by the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious
Diseases Society of America (2014) (Click Here)
B) Initial Work-Up of HIV Infected Adult (Jon Cohn, MD, Aug 2016)
Recommended Health Maintenance (Jon Cohn, MD, Aug 2016) (Click Here)
C) Michigan AIDS Drug Assistance Program formulary (February 1, 2013) (Click Here)
D) Kidney disease in HIV infected patients (Oct 24, 2012) (Click Here)
E) Cholesterol guidelines at a glance (National Cholesterol Education Program ATP III, 2004) (Click Here)
F) Retention in HIV care: Patient-Centered Strategies( Click Here)
G) What clinicians should know about retention in HIV care Giordano (2010) (Click Here)
H) Essential Components of HIV, Gallant for HIVMA (Oct 2012) (Click Here)
Section 6: Opportunistic Infections
A) Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents (Recommendations of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (HIVMA/IDSA); Nov, 2018) (Click Here)
B) Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Children (Recommendations of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (HIVMA/IDSA), the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, December, 2016) (Click Here)
Section 7: HIV Prevention
A) Incorporating HIV Prevention into the Medical Care of Persons Living with HIV (CDC, HRSA, NIH,and IDSA, July 2003) (Click Here)
B) Updated US Public Service Health Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Post Exposure Prophylaxis (Recommendations of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Sep 2013) (Click Here)
C) Antiretroviral Post Exposure Prophylaxis, After Sexual Injecting Drug Use, or other Non-Occupational Exposure to HIV in the United States (Recommendations of the US Department of Health and Human Services, April 2016) (Click Here)
D) Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV infection in the Unites States � CDC, 2014 Clinical Practice Guideline) (Click Here)
E) Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States � Clinical Provider�s Supplement (CDC, 2014 Clinical Practice Guideline) (Click Here)
F) PrEP Fact Sheet (CDC May 2014) (Click Here)
G) MDHHS PrEP Provider Toolkit (Click Here)
H) MDHHS Guidance for Administration of HIV nPEP (Non-Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (June 2015) (Click Here)
I) MDHHS nPEP Guidance Excerpts (June 2015) (Click Here)
J) MDHHS Perinatal HIV, HBV and Syphilis Guidelines (Click Here)
Section 8: STD Guidelines
A) Sexually Transmitted Disease Treatment Guidelines (Department Of Health and Human Services Center for Disease Control and Prevention, June 2015)(Click Here)
Section 9: Tuberculosis
A) Treatment of Tuberculosis (American Thoracic Society, CDC and IDSA, Aug 2016) (Click Here)
B) Managing Drug Interactions in the Treatment of HIV-related Tuberculosis (CDC, June 2013) (Click Here)
Section 10: Hepatitis
A) Chronic Hepatitis B (AASLD Practice Guidelines, September 2009) (Click Here)
B) Care of HIV patients with Chronic Hepatits B (Recommendations of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), and the HIV Medicine Associations of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (HIVMA/IDSA); Apr 16, 2015) (Click Here)
C) Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Hepatitis C: An Update (AASLD Practice Guidelines, Sep 2016) (Click Here)
D) MDHHS Perinatal HCV Toolkit (Click Here)
Section 11: HIV Testing
A) Michigan HIV Laws for Health Care Providers (MDCH, January 2006) (Click Here)
B) Position Statement: HIV Screening in Health Care Settings (MDCH, March 2007) (Click Here)
C) Questions and Answers about HIV Screening in Health Care Settings (Division of Health Wellness & Disease Control, MDCH; March 2007) (Click Here)
D) CDC Screening Guidelines Comparison to Michigan (Click Here)
E) Routine Testing: Sample Consent to Treatment Form (Click Here)
F) Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), September 22, 2006) (Click Here)
G) Laboratory Testing for the Diagnosis of HIV Infection Settings (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), June 27, 2014) (Click Here)
H) New Recommendations for HIV Testing in Laboratories: A Step by Step account of the approach (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), June, 2014) (Click Here)
I) Advantages and Disadvantages of FDA-approved HIV Immunoassays Used for Screening by Generation and Platform (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), June 23, 2014) (Click Here)
Section 12: HIV Clinical Manuals
A) Clinical Manual for the Management of the HIV Infected Adult (AIDS Education and Training Centers, April 2014) (Click Here)
B) A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women with HIV (Edited by Jean R. Anderson, MD, November 2013) (Click Here)
Section 13: Drug Charts
A) POZ Antiretroviral Drug Chart 2017 (Click Here)
Section 14: HIV Resources
A) List of On-line HIV Resources (Click Here)
B) List of National Resources (Click Here)
C) Sample Consent Forms for HIV Testing:
English (Click Here)
Bengali Click Here)
Spanish (Click Here)
Arabic (Click Here)
D) HIV Education Videos for Clinicians:
1. Antiretroviral Therapy (Click Here)
2. Guidelines for Michigan Clinicians: Non-Occupational
HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis and Testing/Reporting
Perinatal HIV, Syphilis and HBV (Click Here)
3. HIV and Adult Primary Care (Click Here)


Generation Me. It's one of the names being given to the current crop of young adults, those born in the ?70s to the ?90s.
The reason? The sense of entitlement many of these young people display when they hit college or university.
A couple of recent articles in The New York Times and The Manitoban explain the problem: more and more, students expect A's and B's just for showing up.
Not for proving they know the material, or for writing solid papers, but simply as a reward for sitting in class and reading the texts. In one survey, a third of students said they ?expected B's just for attending lectures,? while 40 per cent said that doing the required reading was enough to earn them a B.
And they didn't just feel entitled to be given high grades; they also felt entitled to argue with their professors and insist on getting those A's.
The unrealistic demands of a spoiled generation? Maybe, but a recent example from Ottawa defies the Generation Me label: executives with the Canada Pension Plan apparently think they're entitled to hefty bonuses just for showing up?even when their job is poorly done.
The public pension fund lost ?13.7 per cent or $13.8-billion in the first nine months of the year ended March 31, 2009.? The full-year results are expected to be ?significantly worse.?
Yet the executives who manage the fund (and It's just a guess, but they're probably not the same age as those labelled ?Generation Me?) are still on track to collect their bonuses, which will be announced in May.
All three opposition parties are calling them out on it, demanding that they forfeit this year's extra payout, as well as questioning the base pay of some. (In 2008, the head of public market investments at the investment board earned $325,000 before bonuses and incentives?more than even Stephen Harper makes.) As the Globe and Mail reports, Conservative MPs are playing duck and cover on the issue, including Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.
The Canada Pension Plan execs are hardly the only examples. From bankers to auto company CEOs, the recent market upheaval proved there's no shortage of the over-30 crowd who feel entitled to million-dollar bonuses just for warming a seat?an attitude not unlike those students expecting a free A.
And we can't forget that classic phrase uttered by former Royal Canadian Mint president David Dingwall, who with much self-righteousness declared that he was ?entitled to my entitlements.?
Undoubtedly, there are more than a few confused Generation Me's still trying to grasp the notion that putting in time shouldn't be enough; that they should actually be good at something before they get the prize.
But before we hang that label on a single generation, we should remember that the school of entitlement started turning out grads long before today's class.


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District hardwood showdown looms
Brian Meyers
A year ago, the North and Tartan boys basketball teams split their two regular-season meetings and shared the Metro East Conference championship. The district foes renew their rivalry this week and again are in the thick of the conference race.
Tartan hosts game one this season on Friday, Jan. 27. The two teams also square off on Feb. 21 at North.
Last season, North won by two points on its home court and the Titans returned the favor by beating the Polars by six at Tartan. The two teams then met for one final time in the section championship, with North claiming victory and a trip to the state tournament.
Through Jan. 19, North was one of two teams without a loss in Metro East Conference play. The other was Mahtomedi.
North improved to 4-0 in the MEC by beating Hastings 71-44 on Jan. 17. Neither team could get much going offensively in the first half as the Polars led 26-16 at the break. The second half proved to be more conducive to offense, especially for North, which scored 45 points and won going away.
North junior Goodnews Kpegeol led all scorers with 23 points and at one point in the first half scored seven in a row. Gary Dixon added 16 and Bryce Phillips finished with 10.
Prior to tangling with Tartan, North visited Hill-Murray on Jan. 24, a game played after the deadline for this edition of the Review.
Tartan, which also hosted Hastings last week, opened the season with 10 straight wins before falling to Mahtomedi on Jan. 13. The Titans bounced back with wins over Hill-Murray and Minneapolis Southwest.
Senior Jordan Horn continues to lead Tartan in scoring at 17.4 points per game and is joined in double figures by three teammates. They are Jordan Thompson (12.8), Noah Whalen (12.2) and Joevon Walker (11.2).
Also on the schedule this week for Tartan was a trip to St. Thomas Academy on Jan. 24.
Hill-Murray
Victories haven't been easy to come by for the Pioneers but points sure seem to be for Hill-Murray senior Simeon Davis. He continues to lead the Metro East Conference in scoring by a fairly hefty margin.
Davis is averaging 30.9 points per game and sits behind only Rochester John Marshall's Matthew Hurt for the state scoring lead. Davis averages eight points more per game than the second-leading Metro East Conference scorer, Parker Fox of Mahtomedi.
Davis has reached the 40-point mark twice this season. The first came in the season opener as he put up 46 in Hill-Murray's victory over Cannon Falls. The second time was Jan. 13 against South St. Paul as he scored 41 in the Pioneers' 83-76 win.
Davis has three other games in which he has topped 30 points and has failed to score at least 20 points only once.
Hill-Murray was and will be at home for a pair of conference match-ups this week. North came calling Jan. 24, and the Pioneers then host Henry Sibley on Jan. 27.
Brian Meyers can be reached at bmeyers@lillienews.com or 651-748-7819. Follow him on Twitter @BMeyersNews.
Metro East Conference boys basketball standings (Through Jan. 19)
School • Conf. • Overall • Games behind
Mahtomedi • 5-0 • 12-1 • -
North • 4-0 • 9-3 • 1/2
Tartan • 4-1 • 12-1 • 1
St. Thomas Academy • 3-1 • 10-2 • 1 1/2
Hastings • 2-2 • 5-6 • 2 1/2
Hill-Murray • 1-3 • 2-10 • 3 1/2
Simley • 1-4 • 5-7 • 4
South St. Paul • 0-4 • 1-11 • 4 1/2
Henry Sibley • 0-5 • 1-12 • 5


I hope you are all well and are enjoying the great weather. I've finally picked up some motivation to tackle the task of going through all my pictures that I took during my week in Cornwall! And believe me it's not an easy task, since I kinda went crazy with taking pictures. So without further ado here are some snapshots I took in my week in Cornwall!
Be warned: very picture-heavy post! I'm sorry in advance if it's too much!
On the first day in Cornwall we went to visit the Eden Project in St. Austell. I've seen pictures of this before, but believe me it's soo much more impressive in real life! There are two artificial Biomes that have loads of different plants and flowers from all around the world. One Biome has a tropical climate and the other one has a mediterranean. We spent nearly all day in the Eden Project as there is so much too see and explore!
I just can't get over how pretty and colorful the flowers were! Amazing!
The next day it was raining for most of the time unfortunately, but we still decided to go and see the mysterious and beautiful Lost Gardens of Heligan!
My favourite part there was probably the "Jungle". So beautiful and a great photo opportunity!
And I've also had my first Cornish Cream Tea in the cafe! YUMMY!
We also went to see the St. Mawes Castle where you had a lovely view over the sea! But don't be fooled it was really windy and cold!
Our next day trip took us to St. Michael's Mount! The castle is situated in the sea and you can either reach it with a boat, or if the tide hasn't come in you can also walk on a stone path to the island!
As you can see the gardens were also quite unusual, just beneath the castle!
And to make this place even more special, we also got to watch "The Barefoot Poet" (he's doing a Charity project) recite some of his poems.
To finish the day off, we went to Senne Cove, one of the most western parts of Cornwall to watch the sunset! Amazing!
The next day, a thursday we decided to do a sporty program! We hired some bikes and cycled along the Camel Trail from Wadebridge to Padstow and back again - a total of 11 miles ugh It was really exhausting but we had a beautiful view from the top of the hill!
Friday we spent the whole day at the Lansallos Beach. My feet in the sand, the sound of waves in my ears, nose in a good book and my life's complete!
And to finish off this lovely day and also the holiday we went to a pub in Polperro where we had a great view into the habour while eating fish n chips!
I honestly had the best time in Cornwall and looking back at these pictures is just so wonderful! I'm so grateful that I have the opportunity to go and see so many different places in my year in England!
I really hope you enjoyed this (picture overloaded) blog post! I for sure did enjoy putting it together!
This will be my last installment for this "Easter Holiday Traveling" photo series. I hope you enjoyed it. I might do something similar in the future if you'd like me to!
In the comments below please let me know if you have ever been to any of these places before! I'd love to hear what you thought about this as well!
You should definitely visit it is beautiful! And yes I did :) thank you!


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Home Commentary When Will Some Christians Admit That They Were Wrong?
The 2016 election year was probably one of the most divisive elections that most Americans can recall. We watched Trump supporters get physically beat after rallies. We heard Trump supporters referred to as deplorable and unredeemable. Some Christians dismissed Trump as an unworthy candidate! However, we stood strong and put everything on the line! We fought the good fight!
For 25 years I have heard fellow Christians proclaim, "If my people who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14 However, some forgot about the "humble" part! I was often shamed by fellow Christians because I supported President Trump. They said that he was going to start a war, he wasn't righteous enough, he was a liar, he couldn't be trusted and that he was a racist.
I respect everyone's right to choose a candidate based on how they feel, although, I didn't respect the hypocrisy that was displayed. Many prominent leaders stood in the gap for President Trump, like Franklin Graham, however, some could not practice what they preached. Some people could not grasp that God could use him to help heal our land!
I would often plead with people to consider the importance of the Supreme Court. This issue should have led to their decisions, however, their emotions concerning his personality and manners were too much to bear. I explained that he would have the possibility of sitting 3-4 judges. Also, that our country was at a pivotal point and the outcome of the election would affect future generations. I was met with resistance and their emotions ultimately superseded any future consequences. Trusting God when it came to a President Trump was just a step too far for them!
It has been almost 2 years and they still stand in judgment. They share articles that insinuate that he is a racist, despite that facts prove otherwise. They readily believe the propaganda of the media instead of researching facts and policies.
Healing takes time and is painful. As God starts to heal our land and the Supreme Court turns back to a conservative bench, some Christians should take a moment and admit that they were wrong. They should also thank a Trump supporter for fighting when they refused to humble themselves and practiced what they preached!


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'Pino Grande' - Logging Railroads Of The Michigan-California Lumber Co.
OK, here's a link, once again on ABE. Every narrow gauge/logger should have this one. Mich Cal is one of my favorites...aerial tramway, wild trackwork, and little #2, the Deuce...what more can I add. By R S Polkinghorn.
PS-the second edition (soft cover) has more photos and info not shown in the original printing. I know this because I have both.
I should have explained the above photo a bit.
The cars of sawn-lumber shown are a bit unusual for shipping timber; right ?
The sawn-lumber was loaded onto these cars; to travel on the INSANE Mich. Cal. cable-car; out of the logging area, & to the market.
EVERYTHING had to go, one-way or-another, across on the cable-car.
...and then re-assembled on the other.
Pictures of the cable-car; give me the SHIVERS !
But hold on tight !
The aerial tramway...quite a sight I am sure. I remember many years ago at a national NMRA convention, a gent had built an HO scale/HOn3 gauge model(s) of the tramway, north & south towers. The tiny cars were transported between the towers (which were dioramas with track, etc.) over about a 20 foot "chasm" between a couple of tables. Just an incredible thing. I believe he described this in a NG&SL a few years back. Needless to say, the model won every award they had to offer! So, yes, a working model of the Mich-Cal aerial tramway could be built...how much space do you have for one?
...to get full/empty cars, on/off the layout; like a car float.
Romance & Redwoods ! at the Mich. Cal.
Good idea Si, but the aerial job could really only handle 1 car at a time so the ops session might go on for a long time with just one car at a time being moved/staged. But then time isn't money in our world and the job could be filled by a new operator or one who runs trains off the rails. Might work...at that!
I saw that guy's working tram model in the Gazette, first as a stand alone model and later after he incorporated it into his layout. Very cool indeed.
Ray, we saw the model at an NMRA national in St. Louis(?) many years back. The dioramas were set up on tables about 10' apart or so and the little carriages went back & forth. The fellow won best of show and a bunch of other awards...as he should have. Amazing modeling.
Nope ... the Mich. Cal. did it !
B&W from back in the day, at Pino Grande.


What-ho adventurers. It's only another bally installment of our favourite hammed-up shooter Strange Brigade.What a fortuitous occurrence. You may recall a review of this old-fashioned shooter from this very reviewer just a few months ago, and now we're back already with another jolly good show from Rebellion.
The latest DLC for the title takes us to the isle of the damned, and is the first part of a trilogy entitled The Thrice Damned. It's a change of scenery from the ancient ruins that we have previously been exploring with shipwrecks and pirates amid tropical looking beaches the order of the day here. The main game was a really pretty affair, with tonnes of detail put into the environment, so it's no surprise to see that continue here. There's plenty of little nooks and crannies with hidden things to find, and the level is diverse and scenic. Not that you'll get a huge amount of time to stop and admire it though, as this level is even more choc-a-block with nasties after your blood.
If you've played the main campaign then you will know what to expect here. Both boss and primary enemies are reused from earlier, which is a shame, but the speed at which they swarm over you and get blown to bits, it's not a major problem. Variety in enemies isn't what Strange Brigade is about, it's quantity that matters in this wave-based gunfest. I found the final boss to be much more challenging than he was first time around, but that's to be expected for DLC aimed at people who have completed it already.
There's also a new character to play with in this add-on, Tessie Caldwell. She's a "shoot first, think later" type character with more health and quicker explosive recharges. She comes equipped with a Hyde & Sons Compact pistol, Glacier Bombs and a Colbeck Wildfire submachine gun. She's a good fit for the hectic island the new campaign level takes place in.
Alongside the new level and character, we also have three new multiplayer maps as well. These aren't part of the DLC itself, but are a free content update for all players, which is a nice gesture from Rebellion. Horde mode gets the Tunnels map, whilst the Towering Temple II and Cursed Village II maps are added to score attack.
Core gameplay is largely unchanged, with the winning formula not messed with. The new campaign map does feel a little different, with the change in scenery giving it a slightly different feel. The puzzles are a little different too, with a new variant on the "shoot symbols to open a door" puzzle being added.
If you haven't already played the game, then there's not that much here that will make you rush out and get it, but for £7.99, nobody was really expecting that. If, like me, you really enjoyed the old-school romp as it was initially conceived, then this is more of the same with a little garnish to boot.


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StepStat will return double the number of pulses remaining to be generated. If there are 500 pulses left to output, StepStat will return 1000.
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The 6-hectare "Clos", surrounded by stone walls, is located on the first slopes above the church in Vouvray. The rather thin soil, only about one metre in depth, lies in direct contact with the non-active limestone. Le Clos du Bourg produces a powerful and well-structured wine.


I realize it's a little nerdy but I love seeing mainstream articles that normalize coaching. While many of you probably know at least one professional coach, executive or otherwise, it is not in the vernacular of the general population...yet. It's getting there though.
Here is a great piece from Fast Company highlighting the difference between managing and coaching. Check it out HERE.
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Dear MUSD Community,
Spring is finally here and it is certainly time for a change in the season. It has been a pleasure to see more sunshine each week, and we should be getting to some warm spring weather in the coming days. I hope your spring break is full of perfect weather, exciting opportunities, and some well-needed relaxation.
As we experience changes in the season, we will also be experiencing changes within the Martinez Unified School District. As you may know, we implemented a reduction of over $400,000 in expenditures for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year in order to address continued funding challenges from the state and federal level. We have collapsed a few instructional support positions, tightened up our staffing across the school sites, and reduced an administrative position from our central office team. There will certainly be a void due to these changes. Each reduction carries significant implications as all our personnel and programs are designed to specifically support student learning. As an organization, we will remain agile and hold fast to our commitment of finding solutions to keep our primary focus on the learning environment within each classroom.
Additionally, there will soon be a change to our Board of Education. Mrs. Bobbi Horack has served this community with honor and dignity for many years as a member of our Board of Education. Sadly, Mrs. Horack will be stepping down from the Board of Education, effective April 12, 2019. Mrs. Horack is moving to a new home and we are thrilled that she and her husband will remain a resident of Martinez Unified. However, due to the recent establishment of voting districts within Martinez Unified, Mrs. Horack will be ineligible to continue serving on the Board because her new address falls out of her current Area 5 trustee boundaries. Please join me in thanking Mrs. Horack for her commitment and leadership in the Martinez Unified School District over the last eight years.
In the coming weeks, during regularly scheduled Board Meetings, our Board of Education will determine if a special election will be held or if they will select a provisional appointment to fill Mrs. Horack's position. Once that decision is made by the Board of Education, information will be sent to our parent community in a timely manner with complete details regarding the next steps.
John F. Kennedy, said, "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." As we cast our eyes to the future we look forward to responding well to changes in leadership positions. We are currently recruiting to find exceptional candidates for the position of Principal at Martinez Junior High School and remain excited about the future of this school, for both the students and the staff. As we move through the last few months, I am sure you'll all join me in wishing Mrs. Martin the best of luck on her future professional opportunities.
Additionally, please join me in wishing Mr. Tom Doppe the best of luck as he and his family prepare for new adventures and opportunity in Arkansas. Mr. Doppe has been with MUSD for almost eight years and will be greatly missed by the students, our staff, and our community. Mr. Doppe wrote in his email to staff members, "Each year I grow in my love and appreciation for everything that happens within MUSD. MUSD is truly unique in its sense of community. It is what drew me here, and it is what I will always remember most." Thanks to Mr. Doppe for being a part of what continues to make our district a special place. We've been very lucky to have his leadership over the past decade and I am sure we'll enjoy working with him through the rest of the year. In the coming weeks, we will begin the recruitment process to identify the next leader of our Educational Services Department.
I look forward to the future addition of new leaders on our MUSD team as they will be a great pairing with our administrators who have been with MUSD for many years. As I enjoy my 13th year as a part of Martinez Unified, I look forward to bringing in top tier leaders who can support our students and staff while becoming a part of this special community.
Martinez Chamber of Commerce Names Marisa Lastrico as Educator of the Year!
Congratulations to Marisa Lastrico, 2nd Grade Teacher at John Swett Elementary, for her recognition by the Martinez Chamber of Commerce at the 2019 Educator of the Year. Anyone who knows Marisa can attest to how deserving she is for such an award. Marisa is a tremendous example of the overall excellence in education provided in Martinez Unified through the efforts of so many talented and committed individuals. Please join me in congratulating Marisa Lastrico on this accomplishment.
Measure R Projects Starting Soon
I am looking forward to seeing construction start on the new John Muir Campus on the first day of summer! Here is a rendering of the new campus (pictured right). I am also excited to share that things are beginning to move forward with our other three elementary schools as well. In the very near future, we will establish committees for each of the remaining elementary schools (John Swett, Morello Park, Las Juntas). Each school site will have a committee of stakeholders (parents and staff) that will review design plans, brainstorm how to address the site needs, and work collaboratively to maximize the impact of the renovations for the school based on the allocated budget. In addition, we are moving forward with renovations to the interior of the boys and girls locker rooms for MJHS, as well as some further interior renovations for parts of the F building. If you are interested in keeping up with develops across MUSD related to our Measure R and Measure K projects, please check out our "Building Better Tomorrows" website: https://sites.google.com/a/martinez.k12.ca.us/musd/home
SAVE THE DATE & DESIGN A SHIRT
The 17th Annual Shell/MEF Run for Education will be Sunday, September 29, 2019. The 5k/10k Fun Run/Walk is a fundraising event that benefits all Martinez Unified School District Schools. The Martinez Education Foundation is seeking student designs for the T-shirts and ads used to promote this event. The design should be in color (4 color maximum) and 8 ½" x 11" in size. Hand drawn or computer-generated art by current MUSD students will be accepted. Please include the following information on the back of your entry: name, grade, school, parent/guardian, parent email (preferred) or phone number. Entries are due to your school office no later than 4pm on Thursday, April 18th. The winner will receive a prize and will be recognized at this years' run. For questions, email martinezmef@sbcglobal.net.
Get Your Tickets for the AHS Spring Musical - Bye Bye Birdie
Come out and see the next amazing production from the AHS Drama Program, Bye Bye Birdie!
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What if we could use nature to prevent disasters?
Brenden Jongman
Suzanne Ozment
Heavy rain and severe flooding brought the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka, to its knees. In China's Yangtze River Basin, rivers spilled their banks, inundating towns and villages. In Mobile Bay, Alabama, strong ocean waves carried away valuable coastline.
In each of these locations, disasters caused by natural hazards seemed beyond human control. But instead of focusing only on building more drains, seawalls and dams, these governments turned to nature for protection from the disasters. Several years later, the urban wetlands, oyster reefs and flood plains they helped establish are now keeping their citizens safe while nourishing the local economies.
Rising weather extremes, combined with increasing development along rivers and coastlines, are leading to a surge in impacts from climate-related disasters. Increasingly, governments are turning to nature to help manage these disasters. "Nature-Based Solutions" (NBS) that strategically conserve or restore nature (sometimes called 'green infrastructure') while supporting conventionally built infrastructure systems ('gray infrastructure') can reduce disaster risk and produce more resilient and lower-cost services in developing countries. Such solutions include widening of natural flood plains, protecting and expanding wetlands, restoring oyster and coral reefs and investing in urban green spaces that reduce run-off.
Evidence from around the world shows that these approaches are often successful and cost-effective. In the United States, natural wetlands have moderated damages from Hurricane Sandy by an estimated $625 million. Vietnam has implemented a widespread mangrove restoration project integrated with dike systems to reduce coastal flooding—which ultimately saved US$215 million. The City of Portland, Oregon has reduced urban flooding by up to 94 percent through urban green infrastructure, yielding US$224 million in savings to water infrastructure alone. Meanwhile, China's "Sponge Cities" program in 30 pilot cities is integrating vast amounts of green space into urban design to prevent surface flooding. In addition to effectively reducing disaster risk, nature-based solutions can have a wide range of positive effects on ecosystem conservation, carbon storage, tourism and local employment.
Photo: Kallang River at Bishan Park in Singapore provides flood control for the city. Credit: Jimmy Tan/Flickr
The World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) are stepping up their support for nature-based solutions (NBS). Over the past seven years, the Bank's DRM portfolio totaled over US$50 billion across 681 projects. The NBS components of World Bank disaster risk management (DRM) projects now total $2 billion, and just over 1 in 10 of the Bank's DRM projects contain some element of NBS. All of these projects can be explored through the Natural Hazards, Nature-Based Solutions platform.
Source: World Bank
As more disaster risk managers understand and integrate well-designed nature-based solutions into disaster risk management projects, we can route more finance to nature-based projects that are cost-effective and resilient.
With that goal in mind, the World Bank, GFDRR, the Program for Forests (PROFOR) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) have teamed up to produce new actionable tools:
A Practical Booklet outlining the World Bank and GFDRR's Nature-Based Solutions program, featuring a range of practical nature-based solutions for the main climate hazards, and recommendations for financing and policy.
A set of PowerPoint decks providing an overview of NBS, as well as how to use NBS for coastal risk management, river flood control and urban disaster risk management
An updated website with a global inventory of NBS projects and implementation guidance
Using these tools will provide disaster risk managers with illustrative examples on when and where nature-based solutions can add value to disaster risk management. It will also highlight policy and finance considerations which are somewhat different from traditional disaster risk management projects. For example, nature-based solutions are often more successful in environments where policies require different government sectors to work together, or where incentives have been set up for participation in nature-based solutions.
While these materials should help the disaster risk management community get started on implementing more nature-based solutions, we need to develop more guidance and tested approaches to assess nature-based solutions on equal footing with traditional disaster risk management strategies. The World Bank, GFDRR and partners will continue to develop innovative case studies and work on the integration of these approaches in programs such as the City Resilience Program and the Small Island States Resilience Initiative. As a result of these efforts, we hope to see a world where we can tap nature's full power to better protect us from disasters.
This blog was co-authored with Suzanne Ozment, an Associate II with World Resources Institute's (WRI) Global Water Program.
Interactive web platform: Natural Hazards – Nature-based Solutions
Guidance Note: Implementing nature-based flood protection
Booklet: Nature-Based Solutions for Disaster Risk Management
Fact Sheet: Nature-Based Solutions for Disaster Risk Management
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May I request for a copy of the video and other relevant materials?
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This is very informative and interesting initiative.


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Spanish food has all the typical Mediterranean food. It has a rich sprinkling of olive-oil over tomatoes and peppers. These ingredients serve to add a typical variety and flavor over other traditional cuisine served around the world.
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VIDEO: 'Pro-birther' myth satirized by pro-life creators of 'Magical Birth Canal'
By Anna Reynolds | October 31, 2018 , 01:14pm
If you've been publicly pro-life in any capacity, you've probably heard some version of the myth that pro-lifers only care about babies before they are born and do nothing to help moms and babies after birth. Yet an extensive network of volunteer-operated pregnancy resource centers offering counseling, classes, material assistance and communities for mothers in crisis pregnancy would say otherwise.
Choice42 recently released a hilarious satirical video about just that. Previously, Choice42, led by Laura Klassen, released the "Magical Birth Canal" video that went viral. Their latest video, entitled "Extremists BREAK IN to Fake Clinic," has the same comedic tone, understated sarcasm, and funny-because-it's-true genius. Watch:
The video opens with Klassen's pink-wigged character telling the camera, "Hey guys, we're about to break into a pregnancy resource center, AKA fake clinic, because we are anti-choice."
"I actually like to refer to myself as a pro-birther, because I literally stop caring once the baby's born," she adds, in tongue-in-cheek humor.
As the video continues, the nefarious plan of Klassen and her masked driver becomes more and more bizarre. They are seen picking the lock of the pregnancy center and unloading boxes upon boxes of diapers into the center's waiting room. Their plot, Klassen's character explains, is to fill the pregnancy resource center with so many diapers that clients won't be able to fit through the door.
With a look of smug satisfaction, she says, "So tomorrow, when the doors open, and women show up to take stuff for free, no one's even gonna be able to get in because this fake clinic is so full of free stuff." Giving her accomplice a triumphant high-five, she proclaims, "Anti-choice win!"
READ: In one brief moment, these pro-lifers were transformed into pro-life activists
The video is a spot-on satire of abortion supporters' misrepresentation of pro-lifers and pregnancy resource centers, which they call "fake clinics." While pregnancy resource centers offer women a wide range of resources to make the best decision for themselves and their preborn babies, abortion facilities offer primarily one thing: abortion.
While Choice42 (pronounced "Choice for two") is shining a comedic light on the tremendous resources available to women through pregnancy resource centers, it is using its viral content to grow an online presence with the main goal of connecting women with their extensive database of pregnancy resource centers and help for post-abortion healing across Canada.


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LAKSHMAN KUMAR

ROBOTICIST

I am an electrical engineer currently pursuing my master's degree in Robotics at University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) and specializing in Vision based Control of Autonomous Vehicles. I work at the intersection of Robotics, Computer Vision and Machine Learning. Apart from Robotics, I am also interested in Virtual & Augmented Reality, Android App Development, Game Development, Piano, Guitar

Contact Details

Email : lkumar93@terpmail.umd.edu

Website : https://terpconnect.umd.edu/~lkumar93/

Phone : (240) 762 9334

Address : College Park, MD

Experience

Autonomy Robotics Cognition Lab, UMIACS, University of Maryland

Research Assistant

Feb 2016 - Apr 2016, Sep 2016 - Present

• Use the Crazy Flie Nano UAV platform to simulate the homing behavior of bees

• Created the hardware and simulation test bed for the drone to perform deep-learning tests using NVIDIA Jetson TX1

• Implemented Q Learning, Deep Q Network and Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient algorithms for position control of Crazyflie and proved that they can perform better than classical controllers, like PID, without modeling the dynamics

• Calibrated the cameras and rectified the video feed

• Derived Odometry of the drone using Optical Flow Technique

• Utilized libraries such as ROS, OpenCV, Keras, Tensorflow & Theano and Programmed using C++ & Python

Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development Inc

Advanced Robotics Development- Perception Intern

May 2016 - Aug 2016

 • Involved in development, integration, and validation of 3D robot perception for state of the art autonomous walking legged robots

• Built modules for performing Visual SLAM, Obstacle Avoidance, Object Tracking, Face/Hand Tracking, Sensor Fusion and Pose Estimation

• Identified and integrated diverse advanced perception sensors

• Used libraries such as ROS, PCL, DLIB, OpenCV, OpenMP and programming languages such as C++ & Python

• Assisted with the development of registration and classification database for Face Recognition

Dream Works App Factory

Java Developer

Dec 2014 - Aug 2015

• Oversaw the end to end development process of android applications and websites

• Co-developed android applications namely Pocket Counselor ( 10K+ downloads), Pocket Vault, Pocket Tic Tac Toe

•	Proposed innovative ideas based on which applications were developed

• Independently wrote the description and privacy policy of the products

•	Provided Customer Support

Courses

ENPM808Q : Control of Robotic Systems

ENPM808M : Introduction to Modeling of Robotic Systems

ENSE698E : Sensor Systems

ENPM808C : Planning for Autonomous Robots

ENPM808T : Perception for Autonomus Robots

ENPM808K : Human Robot Interaction

ENPM808F : Robot Learning

CMSC498W : Introduction to Virtual and Augmented Reality

ENPM808 : Deep Learning With Drones (Independent Study)

ENEE631 : Digital Image and Video Processing

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Life as a non-league football fan is rarely glamorous, but for Dave Roberts, the 2015/16 Vanarama National League season looked like paradise. With perennial underachievers Bromley having been promoted to the highest level in their 130-year history, Dave would have the chance to travel the nation with a loyal band of fellow supporters – and even his wife Liz when he could persuade her. Since it was also 35 years since he had last lived in the UK, it would be like the ultimate package holiday; well, for Dave at least. And with a man called Moses banging in the goals up front, could Bromley even find their way to the promised land of the Football League?
Home and Away is the brilliant, Bill Bryson-esque account of a year exploring the real heartlands of football, from glamorous seaside resorts (Grimsby, Southport), fallen giants of the game (Wrexham, Tranmere) to Cotswold upstarts (Cheltenham, Forest Green) to name but a few. Conditioned to expect dismal performances, Dave instead found himself on a journey of discovery of a forgotten Britain, and of rediscovery of the joy of being a football diehard.
Ever since he started watching television, Dave Roberts only wanted to do one thing: to work in advertising. And at the dawn of the 1980s, there was only one destination on his shortlist - Saatchi and Saatchi, the world's favourite advertising agency based in Soho's glamorous Charlotte Street. Dave had major obstacles to overcome - not least his sketchy employment history, lack of a bomber jacket and only the crumbliest, flakiest copywriting skills. But all this, and the odd directions a career in advertising would take him, couldn't stop Dave from trying to realize his ambition.
Sad Men is the hilarious and heart-warming story of one man's dream and an advertising scene a long way from London, or Madison Avenue for that matter. As Britain's leading ad men are refreshing parts other beers cannot reach, Dave finds himself in a world of second-hand car dealerships in Yorkshire and washing-machine manufacturers in Manchester. Ever focused, Dave sees opportunities, not problems. And when the opportunities lead to writing ads on the other side of the world featuring a roof-loving lothario, a rapping cowboy and David Jason playing Space Invaders, Dave remains convinced that these are just stepping stones that will inevitably lead to his dream job.
Bursting with brilliant ideas – and some pretty daft ones – this is the cautionary tale of a quest for advertising immortality... and never quite reaching it. So roll the credits, and meet the Sad Men.
When Dave Roberts relocates to the USA, his wife informs him that they can only take what is "absolutely essential". Packing his collection of football programmes (1,134 of them - football fans are sticklers for statistics), Dave is aghast to be informed that the programmes do not fall into that category. He must whittle down his treasured archive to only what will fit inside a Tupperware container the size of a Dan Brown hardback.
32 Programmes tells the story of how Dave made the selection of his most important programmes, and how the process brought back a flood of nostalgia for simpler times. As the sights, sounds and smells of those 1,134 football matches return, the choices Dave makes reflect the twists and turns that life takes. Finally, with just hours to go before the flight, the container is full to the brim. One more programme will be added to the collection - one that Dave never thought he would see and which means more to him than any other.
32 Programmes is the story of youthful football obsession, crushes on disinterested girls, rubbish jobs and trying to impress skinheads. But most of all, it is the story of a man's life and loves.
In the late 1960s, in the warm glow of England winning the World Cup, Dave Roberts, like most teenage boys his age, was football mad. There was just one difference: rather than supporting the likes of Arsenal or Manchester United, Dave's team of choice was the ever so slightly less glamorous Bromley Football Club - one of the last genuinely amateur football teams left, fighting for survival in the lowest non-league division.This book is the story of Bromley's worst ever season. It is a funny and heart-warming tale of football at the very bottom: Dave turns up to each match with his football boots in his bag, just in case the team are a player short; the crowd is always announced as 400 as no-one can be bothered to count; the team ship so many goals that in one match, the taunting opposition fans actually lose count of the score. It's easy being a football fan when your team are always winning.
The Bromley Boys is the touching true story about supporting a club through thin and even thinner: proof that the more your team may lose on the pitch, the more there is to gain on the terraces. This is a brilliantly written part football memoir, part coming of age story.
What happens when online dating appeals more than a real life encounter, when cybersex is more satisfying than the real thing, and when the boundaries of fantasy and reality blur beyond recognition? All these questions, and more, are answered in e-luv, a compelling tale of cyber romance, cyber cheating, cyber weddings, and the glorious fantasy land of cybersex (where literally anything is possible). Follow Trevor, and his cyber persona, Lord Brett Sinclair, along a 3-year marathon of online flirting, dating and fornicating. Share the highs and lows of an unmitigated obsession with the internet, a gradual disconnection from reality, and the hazards of 'reply all', intimate photography and unpleasant packages in the post.
e-luv: an internet romance is a witty and excruciatingly honest story that explores the dark world of internet addiction. Hilarious and, at times, disturbing, you'll be desperate to find out if Lord Brett finally finds the cyber Lady of his dreams.


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Building the Perfect Team
May 2, 2017 by Robert Mixon
Few people will ever match UCLA Coach John Wooden's legendary career, he won over 80% of the games he coached in, to include 10 NCAA men's basketball championships, and when he passed away in 2010 at the age of 99 he was revered as a role model. John C. Maxwell called him the finest example of a Level Five leader he had ever known. "I wish I were more like him," Maxwell wrote in The 5 Levels of Leadership, "[He was a] giver, teacher, coach, leader, and friend." And his players felt the same way.
Google spent years with its Project Aristotle searching for the perfect team, and in the end they concluded that it was the factor they called "group norms" that separated the best performing teams from others, including those with superior talent, experience, and education. But as Patty McCord, former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix wrote in a 2014 edition of The Harvard Business Review, one critical aspect of building these teams is to "Hire, reward, and tolerate only fully formed adults." Maturity is essential.
Once you have these adults on board, one of the best techniques I have seen for building them into world class teams is to codify the expected behaviors of the team members. Establish a "Team Covenant." It should be simple, clear, and direct. Here are some examples of these behaviors:
We follow a focused mission statement.
We value honesty and check our egos at the door.
Everyone fully participates.
We do our homework.
We own the outcomes.
You can easily have more than these five elements, but you get the idea. Setting up the "group norms" in a disciplined way insures the ground rules are commonly understood. Otherwise you open the door for assumptions to take over the team dynamics, and dysfunction will likely be the result.
For us as senior leaders, we can contribute most by supporting the culture the team covenant process represents. "What I realize more than ever now," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated in a recent interview in USA Today, "is that my job is curation of our culture." Coach John Wooden epitomized the role of the head coach as the cultural curator, and we can all learn from his lifetime example. Build the team with a clear covenant. Model the behaviors you expect of them. Enjoy the journey!
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An American elopement wedding film in Devon and Cornwall. Travelling from one side of the Atlantic to the other, Madeline and Konrad made their vows to each other in an intimate, romantic ceremony on a wildly rugged Cornish Cliff top with the waves crashing on the beach below and the sun twinkling across the sea.
Afterwards, they celebrated together at Hotel Endsleigh – a stunning venue in Devon and one of our favourite settings for weddings films. It was a magical day and a real honour to capture all this love and romance on film.


ATech World will discuss the latest trends and innovations in the following product categories: consumer electronics, wearables, cyber security, e-commerce, internet of things, drones, 3D printers, videogames development, robotics, artificial intelligence, smart solutions and smart cities. The conference programme features the ATech World Summit, AngleHack 2017, Start-Up City, the World Game Summit and the Indie Game Devfest.
In conjunction with ATech World, the World Game Expo will run for two days, where professionals and experts from the video games and digital entertainment industry in the MENA region will convene. World Game Expo will gather interactive entertainment developers, publishers, distributors, service, platform, localisation and payment providers, telecom operators, investors, government officials and retailers in the MENA region.


Polls indicate that Jewish Israelis generally support the concept of human rights, but are less supportive of Israeli human rights organizations – especially those defending Palestinians.
Even in relatively stable democracies, it is far easier to support the idea of human rights than to examine one's own society critically. This problem is compounded in Israel, where the country is deeply invested in its democratic self-image, even as it rules four million Palestinians through an inherently repressive military regime. Palestinians may be the occupation's chief victims, but for most Israelis, they are first and foremost bitter enemies in violent conflict.


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