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Boy Scouts of America Celebrates 100 Years
In February of this year (2010), the Boy Scouts of America celebrated its 100th anniversary. A Chicago publisher named W. D. Boyce incorporated the organization on February 8, 1910. Since that time, more than 110 million American boys have been members of the BSA.
I am one of those. I joined the Cub Scouts in 1949 at age 11. My mom served as our Den Mother, and she served with gusto. We made field trips to all kinds of businesses and institutions, the most memorable being to the city jail where we were confronted by a naked prisoner! To say the least, it was enough to convince all of us that we should never break the law.
We learned civil manners and wilderness survival skills. We studied the cultures of American Indians. We did community service projects. We marched in parades, and as we marched, we chanted our Den's motto which my mother wrote and which was based upon the Cub Scout colors of blue and gold:
Blue and Gold, Blue and Gold,
You know, we know,
You've been told.
We're the stuff. That's no bluff.
We're Den 1, and that's enough!
I proceeded on up through the ranks of scouting, becoming a Boy Scout and then an Explorer Scout. I achieved the rank of Life Scout, and I regret to this day that I did not earn the highest rank of Eagle.
One of the highlights of my scouting experience was the week I spent at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico in 1954.
It proved to be the toughest week of my life up to that time. We hiked in mountains to a height of over 10,000 feet, carrying most of our supplies on our backs. We were determined to win a plaque that said, "We All Made It!" At times that required us to carry some of our fellow Scouts on our backs when they experienced severe leg cramps.
My richest experience as a Scout occurred in 1953 when I attended the Third National Jamboree which was held at Irvine Ranch in California (where the city of Irvine is located today). We traveled to the site on a chartered train that carried several thousand Scouts from Texas. We visited quaint Santa Fe where the Indians sold trinkets at the train station. We traveled through Salt Lake City, Utah to San Francisco where we visited China Town. On the way back we got to see the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
We were told that we needed to take something unique to the Jamboree to trade with Scouts from other states. I think every boy from Texas got the same idea — horned toads! We ended up with hundreds of them on the train, most of them in cardboard boxes with air holes punched in them. When we arrived at the California border, agricultural inspectors came on the train, and when they saw some of the toads running loose, they went bananas! They searched the train thoroughly, but we were still able to sneak dozens, if not hundreds, of the strange critters into the state.
Scouting had a major impact on my life. The whole organization is based on Christian principles and is devoted to maintaining the Christian heritage of our nation. It reinforced the values I learned at home and at the church. Consider:
The Scout Oath:
To do my duty to God and my country;
To obey the Scout Law;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake and morally straight.
The Scout Law:
A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.
The Scout Motto: Be Prepared.
The Scout Slogan: Do a good turn daily.
Because the Scouts stand as defenders of America's Christian heritage, the organization has come under increasing attack in recent years. Homosexual leaders have attacked the Scouts for being "discriminatory" because they refuse to allow homosexual boys to be members and homosexual men to be leaders. (Can you imagine anything more bizarre than demanding that groups of boys be led by homosexuals?)
The organization has also been under constant attack from Humanists, Atheists, and Agnostics who demand that it drop all its references to God and its advocacy of religious involvement. (Why don't these groups form their own youth organizations?)
The ACLU has also been a thorn in the side of the Scouts, constantly hounding them with law suits. One of these cases went all the way to the Supreme Court in 2000. The Court ruled that the BSA is a private organization whose membership standards are protected by the Constitution's guarantee of freedom of association. But the law suits continue as the ACLU tries to cut off any form of government support, such as the use of public parks.
The BSA's stated purpose at its incorporation in 1910 was "to teach boys patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred values." The current mission is "to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law."
That such an organization with such high ideals and values would become a target of law suits and political harassment is just one more sign of the rapidly growing secularization and paganization of our society. A classic example of the persecution the organization faces daily occurred at the 2000 Democrat Convention in Los Angeles when hundreds of delegates booed a group of Boy Scouts as they tried to lead the convention in the Pledge of Allegiance.
I praise God for the Boy Scouts of America. They are instilling Christian values in young people who will hopefully be some of the future leaders of our nation. May God bless them and protect them from the merciless and relentless attacks of those who despise everything that made this nation great.
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son of thunder said...
I regret not making it higher in the ranks, myself.
I remember my den mother well. Every week we sat in the basement and watched TV while she smoked.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 9:05:00 AM CDT
Latter-day Scout said...
Good read, thanks for your support of this amazing organization.
Expected Imminently said...
B.P.! No, not the oil company, but how Lord Robert Baden-Powell was know. He devised the Boy Scouts in England after serving as an Army Officer in India. Scouting for boys began as an offshoot of the Church's 'Boys Brigade' when B.P. took them camping and tried his ideas out on them. B.P.started the Boy Scouts in August 1907.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 10:01:00 AM CDT
Nathan Jones said...
I'm proud of my Cub Scout! Kids have a great den mother. Webelos II this Fall!
That's great, Nathan.
The BSA is a great organization which I have supported off and on for years.
Anybody ever read the short story "Scout's Honor" by Avi? If not, I HIGHLY recommend it! If you've spent any time in Boy Scouts or just trying to rough it, you will find a lot of humor in this story.
And amazingly, I was able to find a link to the entire story:
http://books.google.com/books?id=RzzQuKxT0soC&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=scout%27s+honor+avi&source=bl&ots=gnQ0oDuMPG&sig=gYTvyPiyOU9EGPLz9YbBq_mRvtQ&hl=en&ei=fu09TM6GC4P88AavmMGnBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCEQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=scout%27s%20honor%20avi&f=false
Gee, that's a really long url. I guess if you're really curious and the above doesn't work, google "Scout's Honor Avi" and click on the url with "books.google" in it.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 12:06:00 PM CDT
Hello Nathan and all
Bob Hoekstra has done a really useful message worth hearing that is great with those on 'The Emergent Church'.
It is called 'The Psychologizing of the Church'.
It is under Seminars – Contending for the Faith at the following link. (Or via the Blue Letter Bible site).
http://www.livinginchrist.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=208&Itemid=58#2
I noticed there are two messages concerning Christian singles that seem good, as well as lots on family life (Gods way, not psychobabble) :)
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 3:23:00 PM CDT
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Supreme Court dismisses Mahama's application for interrogatories
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 1:11 PM by Mohammed Awal
- The Supreme Court has thrown out John Mahama's application for interrogatories
- According to the apex court, the hearing of the petition is time-bound, hence, no room for interrogatories
- Mahama filed a petition before the court to challenge the outcome of the 2020 presidential race
The Supreme Court has dismissed John Mahama's application seeking to have the Electoral Commission (EC) answer some questions regarding its handling of the 2020 general election.
The seven-member Supreme Court panel refused the former president's application during a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
In its ruling, the court held that the petition hearing is time-bound to grant him the application for interrogatories.
Frank Davies, a legal representative of the second respondent (President Akufo-Addo) said the ground rules of the petitioner (Mahama) along with interrogatories presented have been thrown out by a unanimous decision.
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John Mahama, the flagbearer of the NDC in the election on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, filed a petition before the Supreme Court to challenge the outcome of the presidential race.
According to the former president, the election was rigged in favour of President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Mahama wants a rerun of the election between him and Akufo-Addo, stating that there was no winner contrary to the outcome declared by the Electoral Commission.
The Spirit of Rawlings will see NDC, Mahama through election petition - Ofosu-Ampofo
President Akufo-Addo rejected Mahama's assertion that the presidential race should have gone to a runoff.
Speaking to the leadership of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Thursday, January 14, 2021, he maintained that the party won the race hands down.
Over 13 million Ghanaians voted in the Monday, December 7, 2020, election that saw him secure a second mandate.
In his views, the petition challenging his victory was nothing but "noise".
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The upper intake manifold gasket and/or a PCV vacuum lines/hoses can develop vacuum leaks with age. This type of leak can result in a higher that normal or rough idle.This could be a problem with the TPS or the PCM even.
The PCM will idle the engine at a normal speed when the TPS voltage returns to the learned base idle value. This is also called 0% throttle angle. If this throttle angle is 1% or more at idle, the PCM will assume the engine is actually off idle and raise the engine speed to prevent a decel stall. Note that another sensor using the same 5 volt reference as the TPS can momentarily glitch the reference voltage low. This will cause the TPS to send a lower base idle voltage to the PCM, which the PCM quickly records as the new learned base idle voltage. When the reference voltage returns to 5 volts, the base TPS signal voltage increases to it's previous value. The PCM now interprets this as being off idle. This will cause the throttle angle to increase to 1% (or more) and idle the engine at a fast speed.
autozone can"t run a diagnostic too old cars before 1995 models.For cars after 1995 they run scan test for free,.But as your car model is 194 , you will have to get it scanned from the autostore, who deals with OBDI tool.OBD1 tool can be available at few local auto parts store.You will just have to check out few auto repair store, they will guide to who has OBD1 scan tool.Just get the PCM scanned.This will point towards the exact fault.
Your car is equipped with a computer controlled engine management system. Try to visit any independent auto service and could scan your computer for fault or error codes. The information should pinpoint the malfunctioning components.
You need to get the thermistor checked, this is what controls the cold idle up, when it is cold the computers is told to turn the idle up and give the engine more gas. If this sensor is faulty you can and will have cold start problems,its ok when its hot but when its cold....it will play up.
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Atlantic Heavy Equipment Show to celebrate 30th anniversary
July 13, 2015 By ALICA
July 13, 2015 – Atlantic Canada's most comprehensive heavy equipment show will return to the Moncton Coliseum Complex April 7 and 8, 2016.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2016, the Atlantic Heavy Equipment Show is a true pillar of the industry. It has evolved into the must-attend event for the heavy equipment, roadbuilding, forestry, landscaping, and municipality sectors – boasting a vast indoor and outdoor showcase of the latest products, services, and big iron. This is where those in the industry go to source what they need to get the job done, on time and on budget.
"Major investments in infrastructure are happening right now across the Atlantic provinces, and this mammoth show will have all of the machinery and equipment these big projects will demand," said national show manager Mark Cusack. "Every square inch of the Moncton Coliseum will be filled, plus we'll have an additional 80,000 square feet of outdoor exhibit space."
Held every two years, the last edition of the Atlantic Heavy Equipment Show took place in 2014 and was a sold out event with well over 13,000 visitors. The 2016 edition promises to be even bigger.
The Atlantic Heavy Equipment Show is owned and sponsored by the Atlantic Land Improvement Contractors Association (ALICA).
"Year after year, this show has become a gathering place for road building, construction, and forestry professionals," said Mike Shea, president of ALICA. "These folks look to the show to keep themselves apprised of the trends in their respective industries and to help them make purchasing decisions. We're pleased to have been the sponsor and driving force behind this event since the show's inception in 1986."
Hours: Thursday, April 7, 2016, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, April 8, 2016, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Venue: Moncton Coliseum Complex
For complete details on the Atlantic Heavy Equipment Show, visit www.AHES.ca.
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State's Motion to Dismiss Claim on the basis it was not timely filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Court pursuant to CCA § 10(6) granted.
Claimant's attorney: Devon M. Wilt, Esq.
For the reasons set forth below, Defendant's Motion to dismiss the Claim, pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(2) and (8), on the basis that the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the Claim and personal jurisdiction over the Defendant, as a result of Claimant's failure to timely file the Claim as required by Court of Claims Act §§ 10(3), is granted. The remainder of the Motion is denied as moot.
This Claim, which was filed with the office of the Clerk of the Court on March 30, 2017, asserts that, on February 6, 2015, Claimant was incarcerated at Riverview Correctional Facility and that, at approximately noon, he was walking on the blacktop walkway to the facility's School Building when he slipped and fell because the walkway was covered in ice (Claim, ¶¶ 3, 4).
Pursuant to the Court of Claims Act provisions applicable to personal injury actions, Claimant was required to file and serve his Claim within 90 days from the date of accrual unless a written Notice of Intention to File a Claim was served upon the Attorney General within such time period. In that case, the Claim itself was required to be filed with the office of the Clerk of the Court and served upon the Attorney General within two years after the accrual of the Claim (Court of Claims Act §10). In either case, Claimant was required to initiate action within 90 days of the Claim's accrual.
Court of Claims Act § 11(a)(i) provides that the Claim shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court and that a copy shall be served upon the Attorney General within the time period provided in Section 10 of the Court of Claims Act, either personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested. The statute further provides that service by certified mail, return receipt requested, is not complete until the Claim or Notice of Intention to File a Claim is received by the Attorney General.
Pursuant to Court of Claims Act § 11(c), however, any such defect is waived unless it is raised with particularity as an affirmative defense either by motion to dismiss prior to service of the responsive pleading, or in the responsive pleading itself (see Knight v State of New York, 177 Misc 2d 181, 183 [Ct Cl 1998]).
In its Answer, filed with the office of the Clerk of the Court on March 9, 2017, Defendant asserted as its Sixth Affirmative Defense that "[t]his Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the [C]laim as it was not filed with the Clerk of the Court of Claims within ninety (90) days of accrual, or where a proper Notice of Intention to File a Claim has been timely and properly served, within two (2) years of accrual, as required by Sections 10 (3) … and 11 (a) of the Court of Claims Act".
In his affirmation submitted in support of the State's Motion, Defense counsel asserts that the Claim accrued on February 6, 2015 and that Claimant (pro se) served a Notice of Intention to File a Claim on May 4, 2015 (Affirmation of Sean B. Virkler, Esq., Assistant Attorney General [hereinafter, "Virkler Affirmation"], ¶¶ 3, 7, and Ex. A attached). Defendant asserts that the Notice of Intention was insufficient to extend the time to file a Claim (Virkler Affirmation, ¶ 12). Defendant further asserts that, assuming arguendo, the Notice of Intention was valid, it extended the time to serve and file the Claim to two years from the date the Claim accrued. As a result, the Claim had to be served and filed on or before February 6, 2017, but Claimant failed to do so (id., ¶ 7). The Claim was served upon Defendant on February 3, 2017 (id., ¶ 11 and Ex. B attached). However, the Claim was not filed with the office of the Clerk of the Court until March 30, 2017, more than two years after the Claim accrued and not in accordance with Court of Claims Act § 10(3) (id., ¶ 3 and Ex. C attached). Claimant has not submitted any papers in opposition to Defendant's Motion.
Court of Claims Act § 10 is more than a statute of limitations; it is a jurisdictional prerequisite to bringing and maintaining an action in this Court (Mallory v State of New York, 196 AD2d 925, 926 [3d Dept 1993]; DeMarco v State of New York, 43 AD2d 786 [4th Dept 1973], affd 37 NY2d 735 ; Antoine v State of New York, 103 Misc 2d 664 [Ct Cl 1980]). Failure to timely comply with the statutory service and filing requirements of the Court of Claims Act constitutes a fatal jurisdictional defect requiring dismissal (Lyles v State of New York, 3 NY3d 396, 400-401 ; Buckles v State of New York, 221 NY 418 ; Langner v State of New York, 65 AD3d 780, 781 [3d Dept 2009]; Ivy v State of New York, 27 AD3d 1190 [4th Dept 2006]). The Court cannot waive a defect in jurisdiction that has been timely raised (see Thomas v State of New York, 144 AD2d 882 [3d Dept 1988]). The defect asserted was timely and properly raised with particularity in Defendant's verified Answer as set forth above, in accordance with Court of Claims Act § 11(c) (Czynski v State of New York, 53 AD3d 881, 882 [3d Dept 2008], lv denied 11 NY3d 715 ; Villa v State of New York, 228 AD2d 930, 931 [3d Dept 1996], lv denied 88 NY2d 815 ).
Based upon the foregoing, Defendant's Motion is granted and the Claim is dismissed for failure to timely file it in accordance with Court of Claims Act § 10(3). The remainder of the Motion is denied as moot.


With the AnimeWorX store growing and evolving to much greater things, they are now known simply as AWX - www.awx.co.za. Glad to say that I was fortunate enough to play apart in their new image, with the creation of their new logo and now more grown up mascot, Eri.
She currently has 2 outfits... her new official outfit and her summer bikini, which ill be posting soon.
Fantastic job, especially with the eyes. I enjoy that signature style of how you handle the eyes.
When I stumbled onto your artwork on sometime ago...I was surprised to see that you were the one who created the mascot for AWX...Which is where I used to work lol. It indeed is great line art, as well as the cover on one of imaginefx's mag's. Loved the action poses, that's a great talent!!
This is really good. I love redheads haha.
Really nice work! I love the outfit tha she is wearing!
She's absolutely lovely, and very well made. Is there any chance we will be seeing more of her soon ?
Do you actually do commission work?
What's your stance on art trades & commissions?
this ones so much better than the swimsuit one!!
I love the way you color.
I like the colours of that piece. Well done!
Absolutely mesmerizing, hope to see more soon!
now THAT'S fashion sense. nice design, and great colors.
hey excellent work, all along i've wondered who was the genius artist to design such a gr8 piece.
You know, I think I like this one better than the bikini one.
Or am I just dreaming?!
Don't worry, I read the previous comments... Mystery solved!


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What Will Mobile Betting Mean For North Carolina Sports Fans?
Written By: Amber Hoffman
North Carolina sports fans interested in adding a little juice to the on-field action and their in-arena entertainment may soon have the opportunity to do so.
A bill that would legalize sports betting in the state continues to work its way through the legislature and would allow people 21 and older to wager on professional, college, amateur (Olympics) and e-sports/competitive video gaming.
North Carolina Politicians Embracing Changing Landscape
Sen. Jim Perry (R-Lenoir County), one of the lead sponsors of the bill, believes it's time for the state to embrace the evolving landscape. "I've been surprised about the ability of anyone to log on and place a bet today. I don't think we should ignore that. It is a fact that does exist today. So I think we're choosing to regulate it rather than just ignore it."
The North Carolina Lottery Commission would assume the role of regulating sports betting and be responsible for issuing up to 12 licenses to companies to offer sports bets. If the bill passes this year, it could become law as soon as October 1, 2021.
Plentiful Sports Landscape
North Carolina has cultivated a rich sports culture, and serves as home to NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLS (2022) franchises along with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. Additionally, the state plays host to a number of high-profile collegiate contests across multiple sports.
Prospective sports bettors will want to pay close attention to the fine print as it pertains to gambling on college sports. Betting on college games will be allowed under the proposed bill, but certain restrictions may apply. Illinois, for example, does not allow betting on Illinois-based schools.
Should the bill pass, fans will be required to register with the sportsbook(s) they will use. At that point, they would be able to make bets online or in-person at the facility — provided the venue holds a capacity of at least 17,000. North Carolina venues meeting the capacity requirements include Spectrum Center, Bank of America Stadium, PNC Arena, and Greensboro Coliseum.
Revenues To Be Reinvested
Half of the tax revenue collected — companies making bets would be required to pay an 8% tax to the state — would go toward funding a North Carolina Major Events, Games, and Attractions Fund. Discussion regarding how the remaining funds would be utilized continues. The bill calls for the money to go to the general state fund.
While momentum is certainly moving toward the legalization of mobile gambling, steps remain before a fan can walk up to a window at a Charlotte Hornets or Carolina Panthers game to place a wager. The bill needs to pass, in succession, the Committee of Commerce and Insurance, the Senate Rules Committee, and finally, the North Carolina House. Bipartisan support boosts the odds that the bill eventually crosses the finish line, but there is still distance to cover before North Carolina becomes the latest state to lower its sports gambling restrictions.
Amber Hoffman
Amber Hoffman is Managing Editor of NCSharp.com. A recovering attorney, she's spent almost a decade developing and managing websites and writing for a variety of industries. Amber married into a Red Sox family and has embraced the Sox ever since.


In today's tough economic times, everyone can benefit from saving money. In addition, computer software is costly and often can be unaffordable to those who need it the most. The objective of this article is to present the reader with four software products which are 100% free and are designed to fulfill the same purpose as their often outrageously priced counterparts. The intended purpose of the program, as well as its advantages, disadvantages will be presented for each of the programs under consideration.
The first piece of truly free software to be evaluated here was designed to provide remote support and remote presentation capabilities for any two computers on which the program is running. With TeamViewer, you can remotely control any PC from anywhere on the Internet. Team Viewer is by far, the author's favorite program due to its simple but reliable remote support features. Team Viewer has an extensive list of advantages of which the most practical are: remote support can be established through a firewall or even between two computers on a network, remote support recipient can interact simultaneously with the provider creating a perfect scenario for teaching computer skills, the program comes with file transfer capability that allows for copying of files and folders to and from a remote partner and finally, best of all, It's free! There are no real disadvantages of the program other than its ability to circumvent firewalls will sometimes come to the attention of a computer administrator, who will then disallow its installation or use. The author has only seen this happen once in two years of its use on a myriad of computers. As with most of these programs, the reader is advised to go to CNET to obtain the software without any of the usual unscrupulous tactics employed by free software promoters. Bottom line summary: This is a must have program and is, by far, the most user friendly remote support application around.
Another fine piece of "gratis" software that is formidably comparable to its pricey counterparts is Photofiltre, by Softonic International S.L.. The purpose of this program is to provide a free image editor as an alternative to Photoshop for users who want simplicity and ease of use. Photofiltre has many advantageous features which is why it is named here. These perks include but are not limited to: it is simple and intuitive to use, image rotations of any degree are possible and the program is capable of reading a vast array of image formats. The wide range of filters allows fledgling users to acquaint themselves with image manipulation tools and of course, it is free! The two principal disadvantages of this program are one, there are no image layering capabilities and two, despite having over 100 filters, this number is minimal compared to the number of existing filter types for images. Unlike the other programs discussed here, it is recommended that you go to Softonic's website to obtain the file. Bottom line summary: This program has the greatest number of critical image manipulation features and is intuitively user friendly.
The author of this article is perhaps, one of the worst typists to ever wield a keyboard; hence the inclusion of this next program in the list of top software at no cost. Phrase Express is a program designed to automate and simplify many of the user's typing tasks. Repetitive or static textual information is reduced to pasting content upon certain user input strategies. For example: the phrase "The author really doesn't like to type" can be automatically inserted at the cursor point when such cues as the first three letters are typed. The advantages of this program are summed up in the following statement: the benefits of this software will be experienced by those (including the author) who would prefer the application of thumbscrews to the use of a typewriter because they never invested the time to learn how to touch type. The "execute after manual confirmation" method of automated text insertion is an extremely practical feature and is worthy of mention here. Although not used by the author, it is clear that Phrase Express has an expansive set of versatile built-in macro functions. Insertion of an external bitmap file, pasting the current clipboard contents and creation of email messages with filled recipient addresses, subjects and message bodies are just a few of the included macros. The singular disadvantage of this software is that the majority of those magnificent macros will not work on the internet. Again, CNET is the preferred provider of the file for download. Bottom line summary: Phrase Express is what its name implies: the express train to "less typing-ville", which is why the program is one of the best, truly free software offerings.
Microsoft "Office" is the industry standard for comprehensive office suite software. Consequently, the corporate giant is capable of charging several hundred dollars for the program because such standardization produces a false sense of their program being the only such office suite software acceptable for use. In an effort to dispel this notion, as well as call attention to another truly great piece of software, the author's next recommendation is the program Open Office, developed by Oracle. Since practically everyone knows what Ms Office is, any discussion of Open Office, in terms of purpose,would be redundant. The three foremost advantages of Open Office are: The price (as compared to MS Office), the fact that there are very discernible differences between the two programs and that, for the most part, compatibility with the Microsoft product is seamless. There are no disadvantages worth mentioning given the price differential between these two products. Bottom line summary: Bill Gates is rich enough; Open Office should have been installed on the reader's computer yesterday. The author again recommends CNET as the legitimate provider of the file for download.
The conclusion is: there are some fantastic free software offerings, but they are few and far between. In an effort save the reader from endless hours of searching for quality, no cost software, these four products are recommended for their merits as well as the price. These are, by no means the only free products which are designed for the aforementioned purposes. They are, however, the most remunerative products based on their capabilities.


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Big Day for Dudley & Postwaite Who Open Outdoor Season with National Marks
Jamil Dudley (Photo by Ryan Baker/Baker Media Productions)
WINSTOM-SALEM, N.C. – Sophomore All-American Jamil Dudley (Massillon, Ohio/Massillon) shook off a disappointing fifth-place finish at last week's indoor national meet with a spectacular start to the outdoor season Friday (March 16) on the first day of the Wake Forest Open.
Dudley won the high jump by clearing 7' 4 ½", automatically qualifying him for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships and provisionally qualifying him for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials later this summer. The 2011 U.S. Junior national champion cleared the 2.25 meter mark on his second attempt to best runner-up Darius Purcell of Appalachian State University (2.22).
His jump was also a stadium record at Wake Forest's Kenter Stadium and is just .03 meters (1.18 inches) away from the US Trial automatic mark.
Dudley wasn't the only jumper with a big day. Freshman Joe Postwaite (Rochester, N.Y./Gates Chili) went 48' 9" (14.86 meters) in the triple jump to set a school record and provisionally qualify him for the national meet. He also qualified for the 2012 USA Junior Outdoor Championships June 15-17 in Bloomington, Ind.
On the track, junior Greg Gerber (Fremont, Ohio/Clyde) set a school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, placing eighth with a time of 9:46.91. Sophomore Nick Green (Wapakoneta, Ohio/Wapakoneta) also set a school record in the shot put with a throw of 46' 11 ¾" (14.32 meters)
For the Storm women, sophomore Taylor Williams (Akron, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban) set a school record in the hammer throw with a toss of 132' 1" (40.25 meters), which placed her sixth in the event. Freshman Ariana Jorgensen (Etobicoke, Ontario/Father Henry Carr Secondary) earned a spot in Saturday's 100-meter hurdles finals, recording a time of 14.90 seconds to qualify second in her heat and 13th overall.
The action continues at Wake Forest for the Storm on Saturday, March 17, beginning at 9:30 a.m.


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What are the 5 Trends in Airfield Lighting This Year?
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By:Mason Sugars | February 04, 2021
By Wade Evans and Mason Sugars
Wade Evans is the Product, Project and Solutions Manager for Aviation and Digital.
Mason Sugars is the Product Marketing Coordinator for Aviation.
The previous year was very challenging for the aviation sector due to a downturn in air travel caused by the global pandemic. Now, airfields and airports worldwide are looking to capitalise on breaks in their regular service by embracing the latest industry advancements.
These organisations are now asking questions, such as:
What will the use of airports be in the new world of digital meetings and remote work?
What are the consequences of changes to logistics and freight utilisation over traditional commercial passenger travel?
What assets will airfields need to manage remotely?
How will asset owners connect to their assets?
How can you ensure safety at all times?
These points will need to be addressed by airport, maintenance and safety managers in conjunction with industry consultants.
The Major Trends to Expect in 2021
1. Increase in Airfield Lighting Sales
The market will continue to expand at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of more than 3% from 2021 to 2025. This figure is notwithstanding a decrease of almost 62% in-flight traffic due to COVID-19.
2. Updated Assets and Maintenance Works
Breaks in regular service at airports will allow for new and existing works to be scheduled. Auckland Airport demonstrated this was the optimum time to complete these improvements due to the 95% reduction in aircraft movements. This will include the upgrade of assets such as runway lights.
Governments are aiding these efforts as they attempt to stimulate their economies by propping up this sector. For example, the Australian government has launched the Future of Australia's Aviation Sector initiative to ensure aviation companies remain running.
3. Meeting Sustainability Objectives
Usage of renewable and alternative power sources will only increase as airports – and their boards – push to be greener. These initiatives will also reduce ongoing airport operation costs.
Sydney International Airport has a three-pillared strategy to work towards a sustainable airport, with "airfield space and airfield efficiency… [a] flagship initiative". This will drive technological change which will lead to sustainable outcomes.
4. Increase in Supply Chain and Freight Demands
The world had become reliant on-air travel for survival, including providing goods, services or vital medivac assistance. There is still a high demand for air freight, with massive delays causing spikes in shipping prices. Runways need to be fully operational to catch up with the backlog of shipping.
5. Connected Fixtures Producing Data
A significant factor in upgrading runways will be adding data-rich assets with enhanced feature sets for airfield operations analysis.
Connected fixtures are the answer. They allow better management and knowledge on safety-critical assets with less risk exposure for workers. Connected fixtures allow remote connection to smaller airfields where required, enabling asset owners to manage lighting fixtures remotely. Read Star2M's blog, Asset monitoring and control in a contactless world for more detail on how connectivity can be utilised in 2021.
Understanding these trends is key to ensuring airfield success and viability in a new global environment. Airfields and airports need to use decreased traffic as a chance to renew. If they don't, they will be left behind.
Looking to Keep Ahead of the Curve?
Contact our team to learn how you can install next-generation lights on your airfield.
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https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/global-commercial-airport-lighting-market-industry
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/04/21-years-of-airline-passenger-traffic-growth-erased-in-2020-travel-report.html
https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/auckland-airport-uses-covid-19-downtime-for-runway-replacement/138326.article
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/aviation/future/index.aspx
https://www.statista.com/statistics/564717/airline-industry-passenger-traffic-globally/
https://www.sydneyairport.com.au/corporate/sustainability/investor-sustainability


Adam Sims, Alina Shalin, and Riccardo Marca went on a surf trip to Norway. And they say it's been worth it.
When everyone was heading south, the trio packed their gear and traveled north to the Arctic Circle, where the sun is low in the sky, and the water temperatures are not inviting.
The adventurers visited Gladstad, and Bodo, before exploring the sailing and wave riding potential of the Lofoten archipelago, a region where they found an active surfing community.


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#BlogTour – The Golden Key by Marian Womack
The Golden Key
By: Marian Womack
Traditional Victorian gothic is mixed with elements of mystery and fantasy in The Golden Key by Marian Womack. In this, as of yet, standalone novel, the supernatural clash against psychology and detective work. Underneath that lies something more than the Victorian indulgence for séances and tarot readings. There's something uncanny happening, something that can't be explained by normal measures but can be felt and seen nonetheless.
Fantasy, Gothic, Historical Fantasy, Mystery
#BlogTour – Kingshold by D.P. Woolliscroft (The Wildfire Cycle Book 1)
Kingshold
By: D. P. Woolliscroft
Series: The Wildfire Cycle #1
Received From: Blog Tour
If you are looking for a perfect marriage of high fantasy and political fantasy, look no further. Kingshold by D. P. Wolliscroft is the first book in The Wildfire Cycle series which focuses on a very tumultuous time in any nation's history, and one very underutilized within the genre. Jyuth, ancient wizard and a sort of protector of the kingdom, has disposed of the king and queen. After countless centuries and cycles of ineffective rule, Jyuth declares that now is a time of change. Now, the people will elect a Lord Protector. The time of kings—and Jyuth's protection—is over. It is up to the people now. But no one knows what this change will bring, and not everyone agrees with the wizard's latest machinations.
Fantasy, High Fantasy, Political Fantasy
Review – Hour of Need (Scarlet Falls #1)
Hour of Need (Scarlet Falls #1)
Release Date: December 9th, 2014
Series: Scarlet Falls
My absolute obsession with Melinda Leigh continues! This series, focusing on different couples in the fictional small town of Scarlet Falls but while the town may be imaginary the characters and the plot feel intense and real.
Review – A Bone to Pick (Widow's Island #2)
A Bone to Pick (Widow's Island #2)
Series: Widow's Island
As we return to Widow's Island I have to say that while it was interesting that two authors were writing this series I found it easy to transition from Kendra Elliot to Melinda Leigh. Their styles are similar enough that I wasn't completely thrown off by the change of author and I can only imagine the intense process they went through to accomplish this series. I'm always impressed when authors co-write books and series.
Review – Close to the Bone (Widow's Island #1)
Close to the Bone (Widow's Island #1)
Let me start this review off, for the first book in this series, to say the following- Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh both worked on this series together and going forward I will only put the author of the particular book. Just remember that both of these amazing authors had a hand in the entire series. Another item to note is that characters here also connect to characters in another joint series by these authors, the Rogue River series.
Review – A Merciful Promise(Mercy Kilpatrick #6)
A Merciful Promise(Mercy Kilpatrick #6)
Well, let's see, we're on book number six which is also the final book in this series. Knowing that I took my time with the book, as much as I could with how concerned I was over Mercy and the fate of her loved ones.
#MangaMonday Review – A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow, Vol. 1 by Makoto Hagino
A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow, Vol. 1
By: Makoto Hagino
Illustrator: Makoto Hagino; Eve Grandt (touch-up and lettering)
Translator: John Werry
Series: A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow #1
A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow, Vol. 1 by Makoto Hagino is a sweet yuri slice-of-life manga. Amano Konatsu is the new girl in town, living with her aunt while her father works overseas. The first day in her new town, Amano stumbles onto an event at her new school held by a club that runs a small aquarium. Koyuki Honami is the head of the club, and Amano can't help but be instantly drawn to her and her fascinating club.
LGBT+, Manga, Romance, Young Adult
Review – Perihelion Summer by Greg Egan
Perihelion Summer
By: Greg Egan
Greg Egan's Perihelion Summer is a science fiction novella a bit different from his other works. This past Hugo and John W Campbell Memorial Award winner usually writes in hard science fiction, but this novella focuses a bit more on events without necessarily going as deeply into the science behind them.
Apocalypse, Science Fiction
Blogtour Review: Rise of Gaia by Kristin Ward
The Rise of Gaia
By: Kristin Ward
Publisher: Kristin Ward
Today, I'm thrilled to be a part of the blog tour for Rise of Gaia by Kristin Ward, winner of the 2018 Winner of the Best Indie Book Award for her previous novel, After the Green Withered. This novel is set in a small American town, and follows Terra, a high school girl. On her seventeenth birthday, she has a vision, one that shows her horrifying scenes of destruction.
Contemporary Fantasy, Fantasy, Young Adult
Review – A Merciful Fate(Mercy Kilpatrick #5)
A Merciful Fate(Mercy Kilpatrick #5)
Book number five is here and I'm so glad to have read it and be able to tell everyone about it. Again we walk the line of talking about how amazing a story is without offering spoilers but, bear with me, I am going to try and offer enough of a review without telling you major plot points.


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Ronen Baharav is a partner in Lipa Meir & Co. and heads of the firm's Cross Border M&A, Banking & Finance Department.
Ronen's practice concentrates on all aspects of corporate, bank and asset financing as well as bank and financing regulatory aspects. Ronen Baharav has vast expertise and experience in representing both lenders and borrowers in financing transactions, as well as complex M&A transactions which require regulatory approvals and consents. Ronen has also significant experience in banking and anti-money laundering regulation, including licensing of banking corporations, acquisition of controlling stakes in Israeli banks and the securitization of financial assets.
Ronen was ranked among the leading banking and finance lawyers in Israel in prestigious international legal directories. Ronen was the founding partner of Preis, Baharav & co., a financing and corporate partner at Herzog, Fox & Neeman.


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What Texas' new television recycling law means for consumers
Texas has a new law requiring television manufacturers to take back and recycle old sets in an effort to keep toxic materials including lead and mercury out of landfills and water.
Last week, Gov. Rick Perry signed the TV TakeBack Recycling bill into law after vetoing an effort in the last session. In 2007, he signed take-back legislation requirements for computers.
An estimated 25 million TVs are disposed of each year in the U.S., according to the Stacy Guidry, program director for the Texas Campaign for the Environment, an Austin-based statewide organization focused on recycling and trash issues. Old-style cathode ray tube TVs contain several pounds of lead, while most new flat-screen TVs contain mercury bulbs, she said.
"Older TVs have more e-waste," she said. "With the flame retardant, chromium, arsenic and cadmium, it's a toxic cocktail."
While flat-panel televisions have less lead, they have more mercury, she said.
Fewer than 1 in 5 televisions is recycled, Guidry said. The new law was one of the rare environmental victories during the legislative session, she said.
"We've been working on this since 2002," she said. "After Gov. Perry vetoed the last bill, we worked with the Consumer Electronics Association and came up with a two-pronged approach that manufactures can choose from."
Under the new law, manufacturers who sell in the state can join the Recycling Leadership Program and as a coalition put on 200 recycling events per year statewide. Or they can pay $2,500 a year to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and recycle televisions based on their share of sales in the state.
The legislation is the second of 24 other electronic take-back state laws supported by the Campaign for the Environment, according to Walter Alcorn, vice president of environmental affairs for the industry trade group. A similar television take-back law passed in Utah this year also had CEA support.
"Both Texas and Utah laws are conducive to a national program," he said. "We're trying to move away from patchwork state requirements. The new Texas law provides a framework that will scale to other states as well."
Alcorn said the industry is taking the toxins in televisions seriously, having launched in April the first industrywide electronics recycling initiative to recycle 1 billion pounds of electronics annually by 2016. That's more than triple a 2010 effort.
Those involved with the eCycling Leadership Initiative include Best Buy, Panasonic, Sony and Toshiba. The initiative plans to improve consumer awareness of the more than 5,000 collection sites currently sponsored by industry and boost the number of collection sites.
Several television marketers already have recycling programs, Alcorn said. One is at Best Buy, which will take back most electronics, whether purchased at Best Buy or not.
"They do this at all of their 1,200 stores, including 100 stores in Texas," Alcorn said.
Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Sharp, Toshiba and Visio established the Electronics Manufacturers Recycling Management Co. to develop recycling programs. It's open to all electronics manufacturers. Its website, www.mrmrecycling.com, offers a state-by-state breakdown of electronic recycling pickup sites.
In Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Denton, Hurst, Mansfield and several other Tarrant County cities, consumers can drop off their televisions and computers at landfills or at a Goodwill location at no cost for reuse or recycling under Goodwill's Computer Works program.
The program, which has been working with Fort Worth for more than five years, recycles several million pounds of computers, televisions and other electronics annually, said Ray Jones, senior vice president of electronic technology and refurbishment for Goodwill. "Thousands of TVs come through," he said. "We're even getting some flat screens."
Goodwill resells sets that work or can be fixed. The rest are turned over to responsible recyclers, Jones said.
The new law will focus in part on educating consumers about e-cycling programs already in place.
"In a study we did, 44 percent told us they put their e-waste into landfills," Guidry said. "It's really telling about the lack of public education on recycling this waste. We have a long road to go."
Over the next 10 months, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will design rules to implement and enforce the new law. A stakeholder meeting seeking public comment on the rules will be held July 7 in Austin.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/06/23/3175955/what-texas-new-television-recycling.html#ixzz1QDQCAIOU


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Insightful Lessons From a Global Crisis
3 Insightful Lessons From a Global Crisis
By Raj Seshadri, President, Mastercard Data & Services
Do you remember life before 2020? I find myself struggling to picture my daily routine pre-Covid. So much changed in the last year for all of us professionally and personally.
As a company, we learned many lessons as we navigated through the new normal, repositioned our market approach, and helped our customers understand the changing marketplace. Here are three key takeaways that defined the past year and have long-term implications for 2021 and beyond.
Embrace Data-Driven Decision Making
There has always been a certain sense of the unknown for businesses, but the pandemic's far-reaching implications were unprecedented, and the change to consumer behavior was practically immediate. It became apparent very quickly that preconceived notions and prior research about consumer behavior had become instantly outdated.
In April 2020, as consumers shifted their dollars online en masse, we kicked off the Recovery Insights initiative. We pulled together the experts, tools and data-driven insights to figure out what this all meant – and what we, as well as the grocers, CPG companies, airlines, banks and others, could do about it.
The answer: Second guess—and test—everything.
The projects we've worked on run the gamut. We've helped apparel brands refine their inventory to address the rise in e-commerce, grocers fine-tune store hours to give at-risk shoppers peace of mind, and governments guide services to fuel local economies. Since the initiative began, it has resulted in roughly 1,000 engagements and opportunities with businesses and governments worldwide.
Our Recovery Insights work is also helping our teams look at ways to future proof our business and deploy some of the same knowledge that we're sharing with our customers with our senior leaders. From redeploying our concierge service to help cardholders find groceries and masks last spring to speeding up real-time insights through platforms like Daily Market Trends, this work impacts our product development strategies and strengthens our agility during such an evolving environment.
Reexamine Priorities—And Don't Be Afraid to Pivot
As 2020 started, we focused on carefully mapped objectives for the year. But the pandemic changed everything, including our plans.
With so much shifting from day to day, it was clear that we needed to focus on helping our customers innovate new ways to interact with consumers and reimagine their products and services. And these new ideas had to be tested quickly while in market.
Many tapped into our Test & Learn solution to analyze new ideas and approaches. There are dozens of stories about their results, but one of my favorites is that of an Asian retail conglomerate with a small online presence. Almost none of its customers had shopped online with them. The company looked for ways to reach customer segments: spenders currently active online and representing 1% of all sales in the past six months; spenders once active online and representing 3% of all sales in the past six months; and spenders never active online and representing 72% of all sales in the past six months.
The three categories made up around three-quarters of the sales opportunity from only around a quarter of all consumers. The retailer segmented the consumers according to spend type and product preferences across 11 categories. This allowed the company to customize marketing outreach and ensure an efficient return on marketing investment when resources were scarce. Once consumers logged in, the retailer could further personalize offers and website content to maintain engagement and stimulate purchases.
As in-store shoppers quickly moved online, this is one of many global retailers that also had to shift—removing the line between offline and online for more integrated shopping experiences. And, for those who did it right, creating new opportunities to connect with consumers.
Know that You Can Do Well AND Do Good
Helping communities and local economies recover is critical to our communities—and our businesses.
That's why we made our insight-driven tools available at no cost to governments and small businesses to give a timely snapshot of economic performance during this time.
Dozens of cities (including New York City, London, Barcelona, Madrid, Los Angeles and Logan City, Australia), states (Arizona) and national governments (Turespaña, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of Spain) used the tools for budget planning, aid disbursement, to understand which merchants are open for business, and prioritize support for the most impacted by the pandemic.
With local main streets being amongst the hardest hit by the pandemic, Mastercard tapped into its network, insights, technology and partnerships to deliver the resources small businesses needed to sustain their business and adapt to new ways of operating and evolving customer needs. Drawing on findings from Recovery Insights on the pandemic's impact on consumer spending and the shift to digital, Mastercard developed the Digital Doors program for small businesses. It gives them access to e-commerce capabilities, products and educational resources to expand their online presence.
Through the program, small businesses can create e-commerce sites, start accepting online payments, receive digital readiness diagnostic scores and benchmarks against industry best practices and a digital curriculum to navigate the e-commerce space. Small businesses also had access to ShopOpenings.com to let consumers know they're open and accepting contactless payments.
Robust data analytics lead to smarter decisions and better outcomes by helping organizations better understand the consumer, identify new opportunities, and adjust when something is not working. It's no surprise that, in some cases, companies accomplished in days and weeks what ordinarily might have taken years.
This mission of navigating uncertainty toward recovery changed us—as individuals, as communities and as a company.
Our world is only continuing to change. Through data-driven decision-making, agility and a commitment to finding innovative ways to support the path to recovery, I feel confident in the role we can play for the betterment of our fellow businesses, governments and people.
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I know, that's what I did, still gave a crash at that point. Will test more tomorrow.
I know, that's what I did, still gave a crash at that point.
BL sub_FF99C6C0but before the label.
Can you upload one of those bad DNGs? The first 100kB or so is probably sufficient.
That's what I first tried and it didn't work (skips raw saving altogether), I will retry since I saw I made a typo in my code.
Here is a DNG header that I got without the Dvlp hook.
Edit: putting it before the label doesn't crash the camera, but it doesn't save it whether I select RAW or DNG.
That's very odd because that seems to be (almost) equivalent to the spot used in the sx170 port (which is known to work).
" LDR R0, [R1, #8] \n"
" MOV R1, #1 \n"
}Print *(int *)(0x40000000) somewhere on the screen and see whether it's increasing as you shoot.
nope, doesn't increment at all. Will investigate more this weekend.
Trusty ol' dd to the rescue!
nope, doesn't increment at all.
That usually means logging of the so-called messages received by those tasks. My debug patches made for the sx170 may give some ideas (if not, please ask). See this year's attachments in the sx170 porting thread.
About the DNG: I just read the DNG2PS documentation, I will calibrate the camera this week and try again.
Edit: With the current raw hook (not in dvlptask), using dng4ps's calibrate crashes the program.
Unfortunately the camera logs show it's not quite the same as sx170, as the dvlp task does not get hit with the correct args.
So looking at dvlp lines, there is no "dvlp q1 3 x x, x" so the "" BEQ loc_FF99BD38 \n" // 1st msg after shoot" never gets hit.
Successfully tested with putting the debug func at "loc_FF99BD44:\n", I can increment the value.
There is also no SS Raw event, but I don't know if it's just the camera.
We can also see that the capt 2 call is actually earlier than the dvlp call, so no point if I understood right to put it in dvlpseqtask.
It does use a RAW file (not DNG), but if I understood right, from the JPG and RAW file (and a picture of a calibration pattern) I can generate a camera profile.


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Developer Ninja Theory Launches Scholarship For Mental Health Training
By Stefanie Fogel
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Ninja Theory
Ninja Theory, the developer behind action-adventure game "Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice," is teaming up with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and its charity Head To Toe to create a new scholarship for mental health training.
"Hellblade" launched in 2017 and tells the story of Senua, a Pict warrior who suffers from psychosis. Ninja Theory spent three years working with staff and students from CPFT's Recovery College East to portray the character's mental illness accurately. The game was well-received by both game critics and mental health experts and it's won numerous awards.
The new Senua's Scholarship will support a college student as they develop their training skills and work towards a professional training qualification, CPFT said in an announcement on its website. This will give them the chance to develop a career in adult education.
"CPFT's Recovery College East does incredible work in the mental health community and through our collaboration on 'Hellblade' we had the privilege of learning what it can be like to live with psychosis," said Ninja Theory commercial director Dominic Matthews. "We're very happy to be supporting the college in this way and look forward to meeting the very first recipient of the scholarship later this year."
"It's fantastic that Ninja Theory and the Recovery College plan to continue their association through this scholarship," said Professor Paul Fletcher, CPFT honorary consultant psychiatrist and clinical lead in the game's development team. "Senua as a hero in the video game embodies much of what the Recovery College is about so it is especially fitting that this scholarship will provide a real person with the opportunities and support to face their own challenges."
Senua's Scholarship will start taking applications in December.
Alongside the scholarship announcement, and to celebrate World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10, Ninja Theory released a documentary called "Senua's Psychosis." It's available on YouTube.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice,


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Joffé (Joffe, Иоффе, Ioffe, Yoffe) est un nom de famille porté notamment par :

 Abram Ioffé (1880-1960), physicien soviétique
 Adolf Joffé (1883-1927), homme politique révolutionnaire russe
 Nadejda Joffé (1906-1999), militante trotskiste, fille du précédent
 Alex Joffé (1918-1995), cinéaste français
 Arthur Joffé (1953 - ), cinéaste français, fils du précédent
 Roland Joffé (1945 - ), cinéaste britannique
  (1986 - ), actrice britannique, fille du précédent
 Rowan Joffé (1973 - ), cinéaste britannique, fils de Roland Joffé

Voir aussi
 Jaffe
 Jaffé

Patronyme juif
Homonymie de patronyme


Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Amanda June made her way down to Nashville to focus on her career as a singer, songwriter and develop her artistry. Amanda has been singing since she could talk and picked up the acoustic guitar around the age of 14. Influenced by Alison Krauss, Dixie Chicks and Sheryl Crow, she knew Nashville was where she needed to be and at 18 years young she took the leap. Amanda started playing as many shows and writers rounds around town as she made herself a familiar face. "Her music stands out among most contemporary country music in the sense that it's music with passion, soul and written from personal experience. With a down-to-earth sensibility and a smooth, sweet voice, Amanda's style blends perfectly with that of Cole Vosbury, a fellow artist who also heard Nashville calling his name."
You may recognize Cole from Season 5 of NBC's The Voice in 2013. Cole, a Louisiana native, has been staying busy since then, playing shows frequently and collaborating with other artists, such as Amanda June. Cole has been playing music most of his life. He has been perfecting his craft of guitar for 12 years and playing music for a living since age 17. Cole's style stands out among others, his soulful, intriguing and gravelly voice compliments his blues, rock, country influenced playing on guitar. After having success in his hometown playing piano bars and bar gigs with his band, he auditioned for The Voice and while on Blake Shelton's team he placed Top 4. He went on to lay roots in Nashville while he traveled around the country to play shows with the help of William Morris Endeavor. While traveling and co-writing the past few years with Amanda June they decided to work on a duo project. The way Amanda and Cole play together is seamless, each artist's voice complementing the other's wonderfully, with no solo or break feeling forced or unnatural– a feat that few artist collaborations can boast. With a simple, beautiful melody accompanied by calm and elegant acoustic guitar arrangements to playing with a band. They won't be stopping their journey anytime soon and plan to put out a full length album.


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1. Silverbird Cinema
2. The Filmhouse, Surulere
3. Genesis Deluxe Cinema, Lekki
4. Ozone Cinema
5. Ground Zero Cinema
Lagos is not only known to be the most populous and industrious city in Nigeria and also the most economically buoyant city in Sub-Sahara Africa, it's one of the city with the most exquisite places to catch fun and relax with our loved ones. One of the remarkable places to visit in Lagos remains the cinemas where you get to catch the latest movies showing. It's no secret that Lagos state is filled with lots of cinemas, in this article, I will be showing you the top 5 lists cinemas in Lagos state and their addresses.
Silverbird Cinema is one of the earliest and popular cinemas in Lagos. The Silverbird Cinema is a subsidiary of the Silverbird group owned by Senator Murray Bruce. This cinema has grown to be one of the best hangouts and relaxation spots for Lagosians. They are several Silverbird cinema branches in Lagos including Lagos mainland and Lagos Island.
Silverbird Galleria Lagos Address: 133 Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
Silverbird Mainland Address: Ikeja City Mall, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
Website: http://silverbirdcinemas.com/
This cinema has risen to become the best cinema in Lagos. It not only known for its cinema but has a grown to be a perfect leisure spot for families in the heart of Surulere city.
Filmhouse Surulere Address: Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Leisure Mall, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria.
Website: http://www.filmhouseng.com
Genesis Deluxe Cinema is one of the biggest cinema company in Nigeria. It was the first-ever cinema in the whole of West Africa to show a 3D movie (titled – Green Hornet). Genesis Deluxe Cinemas has cinemas located in cities like Abuja, Warri and Port Harcourt.
At Genesis Deluxe, you will experience cinema with the traditional popcorn and soda or try a variety of appetizers. They also offer membership to their valued customers, offering points that can be redeemed against tickets.
Genesis Deluxe Cinema Address: The Maryland Shopping Mall & 1st Floor, the Palms Shopping Centre, Lekki Estate Phase 1, Eti Osa, Lagos, Nigeria.
Website: http://www.genesiscinemas.com/
Ozone cinema can be found in Nigeria's tech hub (Silicon Valley), Yaba. It boasts of 619 luxury seats and actually did commence its exhibition business on Thursday 13 November 2008. This four-screen cinema is the first multiplex cinema found on the mainland of Lagos.
This cinema plays home to most students especially from the prestigious University of Lagos and for those that reside around Yaba. It is regarded as one of the cheapest cinemas in Lagos.
Ozone Cinema Address: E-Centre, 1-11 Commercial Avenue, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos.
The Ground Zero Cinema is not quite popular in Lagos but it is also a cool and serene place to watch movies in the mainland. It's a game and entertainment centre in Lagos that projects Hollywood and Nollywood movies in a digital way.
Ground Zero Cinema Address: 87, Cemetry Street, Off Abeokuta Street, Ebute-Metta, Lagos Nigeria.
Phone Numbers: 08097498188, 07085277931
Website: http://www.groundzero.com.ng/
Have you been to any of this cinemas, feel free your views on them in the comment section below.
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CrowdSource Studios Script Competition
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Due to overwhelming demand, we're opening our competition to Television Pilots as well as feature scripts this year!
CrowdSource Studios Script Competition was created by professional screenwriters, actors, directors & producers to give unknown screenwriters a real, fair opportunity to be discovered & have your script or pilot produced!
Most script competitions offer prizes including publicity, connections & merchandise. We do that... plus two more HUGE things:
The Grand Prize Winner of our Competition will have their script/pilot FAST TRACKED INTO PRODUCTION & WILL ALSO RECEIVE AN EQUITY POSITION IN THE FINISHED FILM/PILOT!!
Contact contest for this year's deadline.
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To enter the CrowdSource Studios Script Competition, you must agree to our Terms and Conditions.
Screenplays/pilots must be in English, formatted in 12-point courier font, must be under 125 pages with standard margins and spacing, and pages must be numbered.
Our competition is international & open to anyone, anywhere, however; We are only looking for English language scripts (at this time) AND If you are under the age of 18 when you enter, you must have written parental (or guardian) consent to enter the contest.
Scripts should have a title page which includes the writer(s) name(s) and valid contact information.
The submitted script must be in PDF format (preferably under 500kb) and must be submitted electronically.
There is no limit to the number of projects you may submit. Multiple submissions are allowed. Each script must be submitted separately with its own entry registration and entry fee.
All entries must be received on or before midnight (U.S. Pacific Time) on the date of the deadline and must be paid in full to be considered.
Submissions must be original screenplays/pilots unless adapted from source material written by the submitting author(s) or with the permission of the author of said source material. All rights must be optioned or owned by the entrant at the time of submitting.
Adaptations are eligible as long as the writer can prove full ownership of the original property or life rights (or if the source material is public domain according to US Copyright law).
Substitutions or revisions of entered material are not allowed, unless formally resubmitted.
This competition is VOID WHERE PROHIBITED or restricted by any Federal, State or Local laws.
All authors of any submission must be listed in the online entry process. The first author listed should be considered the primary contact. Upon submitting the entry, all authors listed agree to the terms of the contest. If the script is written by a writing team, it must be submitted by one of the writers with the consent of the other.
By entering our Competition, you consent to becoming a member of CrowdSource Studios. (Membership is free).
Screenplays/pilots which have any "shopping agreements", options or sales in place at the time of entry are not qualified. If a "shopping agreement", option or sale is realized/entered into for your submitted script after entry, please notify us.
No submissions will be returned and we are not liable for the loss of any submissions.
The entry fee must be paid in US Dollars and is nonrefundable.
The competition, its coordinators & judges may not be held responsible for any errors or omissions.
The decisions of the judges & voters are final and may not be appealed.
Although not a requirement, we recommend that all screenplays/pilots be registered and/or copyrighted by the author(s) with an appropriate agency before submission to our (or any) competition. To protect your script, we strongly suggest you register your work with the US Copyright Office.
At this time; we are seeking low budget* scripts/pilots in ANY genre.
*For Features, think: MOONLIGHT, I DON'T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE, BLUE RUIN, IT FOLLOWS, TANGERINE, SEX, LIES & VIDEOTAPE, BLOOD SIMPLE, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, BADLANDS, HARD CANDY, SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED, STRANGER THAN PARADISE, etc. For Pilots, think: THE OFFICE, LOUIE, IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, CHEERS, etc.
In the event of multiple writers, list all additional co-writers.
The cover page does not count towards the overall script page count.
All rights to submitted screenplays/pilots are retained by the author(s).
It is acknowledged that similar concepts, ideas, stories, characters or other elements may be embodied in more than one submission and that any overlap of such reasonably shared concepts, ideas, stories, characters or other elements do not entitle any entrant to any compensation or credit.
It is acknowledged that any submissions are the original work of the author(s) listed, and are not in violation of any copyright laws, trademarks, intellectual property rights or basic ethical standards of amateur or professional writing.
Any entry found to be in violation of any of the above or to be proven to be plagiarized in any way will be immediately disqualified.
Furthermore, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless CrowdSource Studios, as well as our employees, partners, owners, and affiliates, from any & all claims and liabilities and we shall in no way be held liable for any such legal action which may result from unlawful or restricted submissions.
We reserve the right to make any necessary changes to scheduling, including entry fees & deadlines.
We will contact finalists via the information you provide in our entry form. It is the responsibility of the entrant to make sure that we have accurate contact information.
By entering the competition, the writer(s) understand(s) that, although CrowdSource Studios will make best efforts to do so, there is no guarantee of production in the event that a script is chosen as a winner.
Please do not submit any pitches, testimonials, casting recommendations, trailers, links or any other material with your submission (such as glitter... we're looking at you, Tobias Fünke).
Scripts based on an existing book/play/film/TV or other existing material are only eligible if the existing work is the entrant's original work and the entrant maintains copyright.
Scripts/pilots based on historical events are eligible provided the information is in the public domain and the entrant does not violate copyrighted material or another author's work.
All ages from anywhere in the world are eligible although entrants under 18 must have written permission from a parent or suitable guardian.
All material submitted to other competitions or contests are eligible, although any script/pilot which has been produced in any way (such as a short, trailer, etc) is not eligible.
There are no requirements as to when the material was written.
Any submitted work that is published or produced between the time of submission and the end of the voting period will no longer be eligible, please notify us if this is the case.
"Short" screenplays/pilots are not eligible.
You maintain copyright and all rights to your screenplay/pilot. Your entry grants no power over your script/pilot to CrowdSource Studios.
Entry into our competition does not convey or transfer any rights to us whatsoever.
If you are chosen as a winner, we will provide a separate agreement for you to consider with an attorney, related to the production of the screenplay/pilot into a feature film/pilot.
FIVE FINALISTS receive:
A dedicated page on our website with information about the writer (including their bio, social media links, etc), info about their script (title, genre, logline) & most importantly; A "pitch video" created by you, the writer, wherein you pitch your script to our members, judges & advisory board (which include pro actors, directors, producers & screenwriters).
FINALISTS ALSO RECEIVE:
A one-on-one interview for the CrowdSource Studios Podcast "The Gloves Are Off!"
A publicity release sent to all our members, Judges & Advisory Board (which includes professional actors, directors, producers & screenwriters).
ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER - in addition to the above - receives:
A private, consultation (in person or via Skype) w/one (or more) of our Judges/Advisory Board Members.
An option to develop your script into a feature film/Television Pilot, for which the writer(s) receive(s) an equity stake in the completed film/pilot.
MovieBytes Interview:Screenwriter Lorenzo Colonna
An interview with screenwriter Lorenzo Colonna regarding the CrowdSource Studios Writing Competition.
Contest Winner? Let's talk. If you've finished first, second, or third in the CrowdSource Studios Script Competition, MovieBytes would like to interview you.


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I don't know how many entries it goes back, but I'm not surprised that my biggest word is "Violet".
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CBN'S ERICK STAKELBECK ON J-STREET'S SLANDER OF EVANGELICALS…….
CBN Erick Stakelbeck J-STREET
By KGSaccess_time10 years agochat_bubble_outline1
Lets be clear here. J-Street is the radical Left's pathetic attempt to confuse US elected officials and pro-Israel supporters into believing that their agenda has Israel's best interests at heart. The pseudo pro-Israel organization "J-Street", has been proven time and again to promote a radical Leftist view of the Arabs' conflict with the Jewish state, making them not pro-Israel, but pro-terrorist activists in drag.
CBN's Erick Stakelbeck takes a closer look at "J-Street", and spots a bunch of disingenuous liars and pretenders instead, that are more interested in berating Israel's closest supporters, than pointing out the actions of Israel's worst enemies.
It's an approach that mirrors far-Lefty Christian organizations that parrot the anti-Israel dogma of Palestinian church leaders in the PA administered areas, who behave in the same manner as did church officials in the Russian Orthodox Church in the former USSR. The Tundra Tabloids believes that Erick Stakelbeck delivers the full goods on J-Street, whose agenda doesn't dovetail with that of Jerusalem's, but with Ramallah's. KGS
J Street Slanders Evangelical Christian Supporters of Israel Once Again
Have you ever heard of a supposedly "pro Israel" group that has issued more press releases condemning Christian Zionists than it has Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadenijad, Hezbollah and Syria combined? No? Then welcome to J Street, the self-described "pro Israel, pro peace" lobbying group that bends over backwards to insult Israel's friends and supporters, especially evangelical Christians, and makes a living off of criticizing Israeli government policies.
I've discussed J Street's naked anti-Christian bigotry before (see here and here) but since they are at it again (more on that in a bit), I felt compelled to undertake a little research project. I went to J Street's website and surveyed the group's press releases from the past year and a half. The results? To start, four press releases (including one from February 1, 2010) attacking John Hagee and Christians United for Israel (CUFI). Indeed, two of J Street's first four press releases were devoted to slamming Hagee. Talk about misguided priorities: a purportedly pro-Israel group using all of this ink on Hagee and evangelical supporters of Israel at a time when Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and Syria are stockpiling increasingly lethal weapons and publicly calling for Israel's destruction.
In those press releases, J Street essentially painted Hagee–a man Senator (and orthodox Jew) Joseph Lieberman once compared to Moses–as a closet anti-Semite and portrayed Christian supporters of Israel as some sort of wild-eyed, apocalyptic death cult (a strategy which this release by J Street's founder, Jeremy Ben-Ami, took to new extremes). But what may be even more offensive is that J Street has come up with exactly one–one–press release condeming genocidal Iranian dictator Mahmoud Ahmadenijad. And zero press releases condeming either Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah or Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, two others who regularly threaten Israel's demise.
If J Street wants "end times" and "apocalyptic," then Ahmadenijad, Assad and Nasrallah–who all met yesterday in Damascus to plot further attacks against Israel–are certainly the real deal. So why the bizarre preoccupation with evangelical Christians, an extremely large and influential group that Israeli government officials of every political persuasion routinely hail as among the Jewish people's greatest friends and supporters?
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By raymond	 Feb 28, 2010
To cast John Hagee as a kind of closet anti-semite is so ridiculous it says all we need to know about these clowns – totally misguided bigots and morons.
Hagee has done more than anyone to promote genuine friendship between Jews and Christains.
As a Christian I strongly condemn this outrageous slur on a godly man.
Absolutely disgusting – these people are so far out they are about to drop off the planet. And good riddance when they do.
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Police, Protesters Clash In Atlanta & Oakland
Posted by LadyKBrandt ⋅ October 26, 2011 ⋅ Leave a comment
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via Darryl Bush, USA Today
Police guarded newly cleared plazas early Wednesday in Atlanta and Oakland, Calif., after clearing Occupy Wall Street protest camps in both cities. Dozens of demonstrators were arrested in swift crackdowns by riot squads after local authorities lost patience with the rallies.
Helicopters hovered and trained spotlights on downtown Atlanta as police in riot gear moved into a small city park just after midnight and arrested more than 50 protesters who had been there in tents for about two weeks.
Police and some neighbors in cities around the country have started losing patience as protesters prepare to settle in for winter in camps without running water or working toilets.
Businesses and residents near New York's Zuccotti Park, the unofficial headquarters of the movement that began in mid-September, are demanding something be done to discourage the hundreds of protesters from urinating in the street and making noise at all hours.
In Oakland, riot police cleared protesters from in front of City Hall on Tuesday morning, leaving a sea of overturned tents, protest signs and trash strewn across the plaza. Hundreds of officers and sheriff's deputies went into the two week-old encampment with tear gas and beanbag rounds about 5 a.m., police said.
Eighty-five people were arrested, mostly on suspicion of misdemeanor unlawful assembly and illegal camping. About 170 protesters were at the site.
Early Wednesday, police stood guard and metal barricades surrounded Atlanta's Woodruff Park, which was where — like in many American cities — protesters had camped out to rally against what they see as corporate greed and a wide range of other economic issues. Before police marched in, protesters were warned a couple times around midnight to vacate the park or risk arrest.
Inside the park, the warnings were drowned out by drumbeats and chants of "Our park!"
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The largest protest in the history of mankind happened on the eighteenth day of January. In fact, tens of millions voluntarily protested about PIPA and SOPA in emails, blogs and tweets. This is mainly due to the reason that there are bills submitted by these media sites in threatening giants such as Wikipedia, Twitter, Facebook and Google of shutting down. In fact, the blackout even turned out to be the biggest protest throughout the history.
At the present, their serious efforts freezed out the censorship bills that reached the Congress. Truly, the protest seemed to be a life-saver of the web.
The Congress even won the rage of the web PIPA and SOPA are burdening or stressing websites with "full copyright responsibility". This only means that when Wikipedia, for instance, is not able to control a content may likely come in contact with infringement charges. The site will be forced on a major shutdown.
On January eighteenth, Wednesday, the internet decided to take actions against SOPA. In fact, almost one-hundred fifteen thousand website users and thirteen million internet users participated in the protest. Even fifty-thousand websites blacked out to completely show what such a patrolled website looks like, if it is threatened by SOPA.
More so, even four of the top ten websites in the United States such as eBay, Craiglist, Wikipedia and Google decided to black out their entire pages and logos. Apart from it, there are various websites that initiate their protests against PIPA and SOPA. Among these websites are Mozilla, THE OATMEAL, IMGUR, DRUDGE REPORT, MOVEON, VIMEO, TECHDIRT, MINECRAFT, WORDPRESS, GREENPEACE, XDA DEVELOPERS and CHEEZBURGER NETWORK.
On the other hand, WIKIPEDIA even decided to black out its pages. It just provides a certain link to contact the senators. This is witnessed by almost one-hundred sixty million people that surpassed those who witnessed the Nixon and Kennedy in the presidential debate on television.
Apart from it, the website also received traffic thrice than the normal for the first ten hours of the internet protest. After the protest was made, the article of Wikipedia on SOPA was even viewed by people for almost four-hundred sixty-three thousand times.
For almost sixteen hours of the blackout, there are already two point four million SOPA-related tweets ever to hit Twitter. There are even two million tweets to ever occupy Twitter on the fifteen day of November. This is the exact day for the violent and infamous raid of the New York's Police District of Zuccoti Park.
Mobile Commons and Tumblr contact tools enabled almost four-hundred thousand calls in the Congress. It is by far estimated to be nine-hundred nineteen calls for every congressional representative. If for every phone call it has an average length of forty-five seconds, then it would exactly mean of eleven point five hours of phone calls for every senator.
There are also petitions that are signed by almost ten million internet users. The petitions had hit five times over the petition on the demands Congressional repeal of Healthcare Reform of Obama with one point six million signatures.
Truly, the internet is such a platform through which they can successfully coordinate or organize millions of people to protest.


This is a pass and keep the ball in the opponents half tactic. Its a very effective tactic when you have a Target Man that you want to use with a Poacher or speedy Striker. I wouldnt really use it if you only have one decent striker though, its relying on the TM holding up the ball.
It is a slow possession based tactic.
You will need 2 very strong Midfielders for this Tactic, high stamina as they will cover a lot of ground. Depending on your wingers and their ability to track back and/or tackle your midfielders may not be able to handle the roles so look carefully at your players first before committing to this tactic.
Think i will give this a go with my New Rangers save,quite like using the favoured 442 to be honest.


If you want to get a reptile and did a little bit of research, you probably realised that there is a lot of stuff you should know before getting a reptile.
If you are reading this article you might want to know how big Leopard geckos get and you probably need some general information about Leopard gecko size.
The size of the reptile determines how much money you need to spend for a good habitat, what kind of food you need, how big the tank has to be and so on and so forth.
The size varies, some geckos only reach 6-7 inches, others can even reach 10 to 11 inches.
There are giant breeds that most of the time reaches 10 to 11 inches and they even can weigh 140 grams. The biggest Leopard gecko I´ve heard of weighted around 155 grams.
However the normal Leopard gecko weight is around 70 grams. It really depends on your taste.
If you want to get a big Leopard gecko, there are some breeds which are guaranteed big boys and girls.
If you want to get a smaller one, they are cute as well and feeding costs are probably a little bit lower then.
Leopard gecko hatchlings are very cute and they are so, so small. Normally a hatchlings is around 2 to 3 inches and it only weighs around 4 grams. It takes around 1 year for a Leopard gecko to reach it´s full size.
However, your Leopard gecko will continue to grow till it dies, as all reptiles do. That is the reason why they shed on a regular base.
It is really important for every reptile that it lives in a natural habitat with a good size. If you get a tank that is too small, your Leopard gecko might start to show some weird behaviors.
It might lose it´s appetite, or bumbs against objects with it´s snout the whole day.
So the right tank for your gecko is around 10 – 15 Gallons. I would even take a 20 Gallon tank like the one on the right, because most people who get one Leopard gecko, immediately want to get a second one. With a 20 Gallon tank you are prepared for that ?
Further your tank should be a glass tank. Aquariums are used very often and they are okay. However I like to use reptile tanks with doors, so that I do not have to grab my gecko from above when I want to get it out of it´s tank.
In the wild eagles and hawks hunt Leopard geckos and grab them from above. It could mean unwanted stress for your gecko if you grab it from above.
If you need help with setting up a leopard gecko tank, read this article.
If you asked yourself "How big do Leopard Geckos get", I think that this articles answered your question. Now it is up to you to decide if you want to get a bigger Leopard Gecko or a normal one.
All of them are great and always remember your baby will be a full grown Leopard Gecko in around one year.
Get a good tank for it and have fun with it! ?


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