text: The graphic design team at designwest really savor the thoughts of creating great magazine design whether you live in Moycullen or anywhere in Ireland and beyond! Our talented creatives have over 30 years of combined experience in creating and completing countless briefs including magazine design for all of our clients all over Ireland and we have even created magazine design for clients close to you in Moycullen. Our team of creatives will help you through each stage of the process from the brief right through to completion of the magazine design and even manage the printing aspect if needs be. Our graphic designers also have access to great copywriters, illustrators and photographers so we really can offer an all encapsulating service when it comes to completing your magazine design whether its for fashion, colleges, or corporate design & everything in between! So if you are looking for really great Magazine design & whether you live in Moycullen, Ireland or further afield why not give us a call on 094 9382000 or email info@designwest.ie or why not even drop in and one of our team will be delighted to discuss your magazine design or any of your creative concepts queries.


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& Non. A/c room accommodation for 2 nights at Manali.
Fare Excludes : Entry fee during sight seeing. Transportation from Manali to Rohtang Pass/Gulaba & back. Boating River Rafting Charges, Portage, Laundry.
Note : All distance & Timing featured are approximate. All tours are subject to Terms & Conditions.
rooms from 12 Noon only. Morning Only Fresh up arrangements are made while rooms are allotted from 12 Noon.

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Transport Canada posts final rule requiring stability control - Transnet Freight Ltd.
OTTAWA, Ont. – Transport Canada has issued its final rule requiring electronic stability control (ESC) on heavy trucks.
The rule, published in the Canada Gazette II and available to read here, was applauded by the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA).
ESC will be required on trucks and buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 11,793 kgs under the rule, reflecting similar legislation in the U.S.
It is estimated there are on average about 660 truck rollover incidents in Canada every year, according to the CTA. While this represents less than 5% of all truck accidents, when a rollover does occur the resulting impact can be costly in terms of injuries to both motorists and truck drivers, as well as traffic tie-ups and lost productivity and efficiency.
“Roll stability systems help protect against loss of control accidents by automatically intervening by reducing engine torque and engaging the engine retarder, while automatically applying drive axle and trailer brakes. The activation takes place before the driver is aware of the need,” said CTA’s Geoff Wood.
The ESC requirements will be phased in for heavy trucks, starting first with three-axle truck tractors, effective Aug. 1, 2017 for vehicles manufactured in the U.S. and effective Dec. 14, 2017 for tractors in Canada. All remaining tractor types, manufactured after Aug. 1, 2019 must come equipped with ESC.
Vehicles manufactured prior to the coming-into-force date need not be equipped with ESC.

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Softcover, 91 pages, illustrated, appendices. Copy 1: 1993, Copy 2: second printing, 1994.
Essay authors listed on page 91: Suplido, Raymundo, FSC; Donato, Raphael S., FSC; Baldwin, Edward, FSC; Valenzuela, Michael, FSC; Maralit, Pedro, FSC; Wright, Gregory, FSC.
Pedro Maralit, FSC's essay is in Tagalog.
Appendices include a brief Lasallian Chronology & an English language Lasallian Bibliography.

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text: Rylee and Cru's new sister brand Quincy Mae is here! These are the softest little booties to keep those baby feet nice and cozy. Both in the house and on the go!

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This simple tonic of warm lemon juice is a great way to help maintain gut health and start each day hydrated.
Lemons are an excellent source of vitamin C, B-6, potassium, folic acid, flavonoids and the phytochemical limonene. During sleep, your body has been in a state of fast; upon waking, the first thing you ingest should be something to help end the fast, rehydrate, and prepare your body for the day.
Warm lemon water helps to boost the immune system, stimulate the digestive tract, and regulate blood pressure. Interesting fact; lemons, which are acidic, become alkaline once ingested. It is beneficial to raise alkalinity levels in the body to help minimize acidity which is linked to inflammation, the root of many preventable diseases and premature aging.
You can boost the benefits of warm lemon water by adding cayenne pepper, apple cider vinegar or coconut oil. Cayenne pepper adds health benefits by stimulating the circulatory system, kick-starting peristalsis and helping to regulate blood sugar. It also boosts the metabolism by stimulating enzyme production essential for the digestive system, helping to flush bad bacteria and toxins from the body.
Apple cider vinegar adds the power of fermentation and acetic acid. Cider vinegar can improve insulin function and lower blood sugar levels. Several studies have shown that cider vinegar can increase satiety, leading to a reduction in calories consumed and resulting in lost pounds.
I often add extra-virgin coconut oil to my warm lemon water. Approximately 50 percent of the fatty acids provided by coconut oil are in the form of a medium-chain saturated fatty acid called lauric acid; a health promoting fat whose only other abundant source in nature is breast milk. In the body, lauric acid is converted into the compound monolaurin. This super compound is antibacterial, antiviral, and fights a wide variety of disease-causing organisms. The healthy fats also help to keep the body feeling fuller longer.
Think of warm lemon water as a mini morning cleanse. This AM tonic can help flush toxins from your digestive tract, and provides alkaline hydration to help minimize inflammation. Make sure the first beverage of the day is helping your body to function at its optimum best. Warm lemon water is an easy habit to add to your routine, and can cumulatively provide big health benefits.

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HPD has redefined the construction of sheer curtains and panels. Our Embroidered Sheer Collection are unmatched in their quality. Each panel creates a beautiful diffusion of light.
The curtains are sold per panel, with each panel measuring 96 x 100-Inches.
These curtains are constructed with a 3-Inch pole pocket.
Signature Double Layered Off White 100 x 96-Inch Sheer Curtain is rated 5.0 out of 5 by 1.
Rated 5 out of 5 by HLing from beautiful curtain Great quality! Perfect for our sunroom- easy open & close; sheer some sunlight but no visual blockage for the room. Clean design with modern simplicity.

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Tune into Radio Carly: How I cope with Ichthyosis and working full time.
A few people with Ichthyosis and disabilities have asked me how I maintain a full time job and how I talk to my managers about my condition. So here's my employment story.
I've been sore for the past six weeks or so. I have been in hospital, had a full week off and days off here and there. Every morning when I wake up, my skin is in pain. It exacerbates in the shower and through the day it gets tighter on my legs, and weeps. One afternoon recently I was feeling extremely sore and told my manager that I was sore and I'd leave a little early to rest, and asked if I could take my time starting work the following day. I don't want to speak to soon but I had a half hour sleep in the next morning and didn't rush for work. I felt one thousand times better and less sore than I have done any morning (or day) these past six weeks. Here's to rest and a supportive workplace!
Sometimes I feel I have to prove I am not just a red face. I have to prove that I can work hard, that I am smart and educated. I am very outspoken and don’t let my appearance hold me back. I am also mindful of the perceptions of having an illness that appears the same to my colleagues every day. While my face might be the same level of redness each day, my level of pain differs from one day to the next. I might be smiling but I'm in pain. I might have been well yesterday but it's hard to walk today. I worry about the perception of sick leave – what if I feel fine one night when I see a band but wake up the next morning with awful painful infection (due to no fault of my own)? What will my colleagues that don’t know me so well think? It's hard.
I work as a public servant - I have done for 11 years. I have chosen this employer for many reasons including the leave conditions and diversity policy which is accommodating to my condition. I don't have any physical workplace modifications as such - except I do get a new keyboard and mouse regularly because of the germs - but I do have modifications that involve understanding and flexibility - that goes too ways. When I'm at work I put in 110%. When I'm not able to, my workplace understands.
Once I found a role that suited my interests and skills - and a bonus to have amazing managers - my health improved so much. There's a saying that if you enjoy your work you'll never feel like you're working. And my career has been that way for years now, give or take a few months.
One of the best things I have learned in my career is to be upfront about my disability. I've told my managers and colleagues what it means for me. I have also talked about my limitations and (most importantly) my strengths. I have told them that there are hospital appointments I have to attend. There will also be days where I am not well enough to come to work. They understand that.
I have made a decision to be really open about my condition and needs. I acknowledge that disclosure is optional but in my experience, disclosing my Ichthyosis (there's no choice not to!) has helped. When I get a new manager, I talk to them about my skin, what it means for me and what it means for them as a manager. I've given them medical and anecdotal evidence about my condition and invited any questions. I also let them and the team know when I'm leaving for hospital appointments. Regular hospital appointments (bi-monthly) are generally scheduled first thing in the morning or towards the end of the day so I can go there straight from home or from work.
I only take sick leave when I'm sick - because I can't afford to waste it. For many years now my sick leave used to run out and I'd use annual leave or purchased leave when I'm sick. The supportive workplace and enjoyable and suitable work has meant that I'm able to roll over my sick leave. Yay!
I've also become involved with diversity and disability initiatives in my workplace.
Freelance writing and speaking is work too. And I feel super busy - always. I come home from my day job and work.
If I'm not well enough I say no. If I can't make a deadline outside my day job I say no. I hope editors and blogging partners understand.
I'm also mindful not to be perceived to be doing other work while I'm on sick leave from my day job. My own values dictate that I'm always seen to be doing the right thing when it comes to my day job - after all they pay me so I can do all the other fun stuff. I will do a little social media for myself at home, but generally I don't blog about big issues or write or speak for others when I'm unwell. Lately I've been organised enough to have a heap of posts batch-written and guest posts to go. So the pressure to produce blog content has subsided a little.
I've been careful to balance my day job with my freelance work, advising the media department of any publications I feature in, talking to my manager about my goals inside and outside my day job and also talking through situations where there may be a conflict of interest. I've familiarised myself with social media policies and public comment policies - and am mindful of these in everything I do. However I still have a voice - most recently attending a protest to save ABC Ramp Up - I was I interviewed on the news but made careful decisions about what I answered in relation to the protest and the importance of disability media and also government policies. It can be tricky.
I need to be careful what I write about here - but there has been times when I've felt very uncomfortable with peoples' reactions when they meet me. For quite some time I was 'the face' of my building, in a very internally public role. I never had overt reactions, but living with a facial difference for my whole life has meant I'm good at reading expressions and recoiling body language. I always go to shake peoples' hands and look them in the eye and haven't been afraid of leading a discussion or speaking in front of a workplace audience. One woman told me she couldn’t handle looking like me, but I laughed that one off and turned the example around and used it in a skit in my community TV work.
The times I have felt uncomfortable have been met with wonderful support from managers and peers after I've spoken up. As I said earlier, I'm fortunate to work somewhere with a diversity policy.
I make lists, schedule hospital appointments in my calendar and try to prepare food for the week on a Sunday. I am a big believer in eating well to be kind to my skin, boost immune system and maintain energy so I take home made lunches to work - so I know what I'm eating. The slow cooker gets a lot of use in winter!
Changing Faces' What Success Looks Like initiative has got some great resources about talking to your employer about your facial difference - which can apply for all types of disabilities I think. It also has some tips for employers when interviewing and working with people with facial differences.
I'd like to acknowledge just how hard it can for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses to get into the workforce. The physical and attitudinal barriers are astoundingly disappointing and there's a distinct lack of opportunity. There is still bigotry and fear around disability. I really hope the barriers to employment are lifted in my lifetime.


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KnottyMouse said it best. She calls it Lace Lessons. I call it Lace Credo.
Thanks to shadkitty for pointing me in the direction of her wisdom. And for that matter, shadkitty has quite a bit of wisdom herself!
So here's a bit of lace, deceptively easy, but so easy to mess up too. As with many others who have come and knit before, I decreased a bit before I put on the straps. I left the pattern pretty much as is otherwise, because I'm a purist in that sense and felt that any deviation (like ribbing at the top) was detracting from the designer's intentions. The straps will probably need to be shortened because I didn't realize how much the cotton would stretch. Figures, I did a nice Kitchner on them too.
"Don't You Wish Your SP10 Was Great Like Mine!"


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Office Leasing in the Downtown, Beltline, and suburban markets.
Steven Heard brings 15 years of office leasing experience to NAI Advent, focused on the Downtown core and Beltline area. Steven joined NAI with the goal of building off of NAI Global’s International reputation to create a first class tenant representation service for all of his client’s realty needs.
Steven believes that one must understand the dominant industry drivers within a city and province if an agent is going to effectively serve clients operating within that same region. Steven draws upon his exposure and knowledge of the oil and gas industry to provide insight into the future direction of Calgary’s ever evolving office leasing market. This understanding of the primary driver of Calgary’s office leasing market directly translates into an advantage of understanding that Steven can use to aid any consumer of office space in Calgary.
“As the Vice President, Operations, Canada for Pason Systems Corp. I had the pleasure of working with Steven as we retained him and his firm to find us a new downtown office for our Canadian sales organization.
Throughout the process I found Steven to be very aware of the available inventory that would suit our needs, knowledgeable about the process of negotiating and securing a fair operating lease, and proactive in regards to driving the process and minimizing the amount of time my staff and I needed to invest in the abovementioned initiative.
Steven was a professional in all aspects of this assignment and I would use him again if a similar situation presented itself and would not hesitate to refer him for any of the real estate services he provides.” – David Holodinsky – VP of Operations, Canada For Pason Systems Corp.
“I have known Steven now as my leasing agent for my professional premises for almost one and a half years. Since I have first met Steven, he has worked diligently and honestly in ensuring I as a client have my pulse on all the information needed regarding the various premises we looked at. He has always remained very objective and fair in any advice he gave me. We negotiated a very difficult scenario that pertained to re-leasing an existing premise in addition to renting a new one from the same landlord. Despite the complexities of my deal with the landlord, Steven managed to simplify the various aspects of my lease in a way that allowed me to fully understand the agreement I am undertaking and ensure I receive the best possible deal from my landlord. What I was most impressed by was his commitment to stay by me after the lease was signed. I can’t thank him enough for guiding me through the many challenges I had to deal with after the lease is signed pertaining to various things like leasehold improvements, tenant allowance changes, renegotiating commencement dates, etc. Many of those things I am certain were not necessarily relevant to what he did. Yet he continued to give me an objective and honest advice all the way through my various hurdles.
“I would like to again thank you with respect to two successful project that you undertook for me and the national based organizations I represented.
As you will recall, one was a full floor renewal for a national tenant in a tower in downtown Calgary that involved not only local input but liaison with the organization Toronto head office. Your assistance with a market review and negotiation with the landlord resulted in a smooth and successful renewal at an appropriate rate structure.
The second, a new office space lease for a start-up in downtown Calgary, was a difficult negotiation between a Toronto head-office and a national landlord, involving new construction and an issue with asbestos. Your patience, creativity and communication brought this deal to conclusion in a very hot market at the time.

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I needed to put some items from my nail salon away into storage and I had no idea how I was going to move it all. I called Everest Van Lines for a quote and by the end of the week they were able to move the extra items away and store them just a few blocks away in a storage locker. It’s so nice having the extra floor space and I didn’t have to do any lifting.
Everest Van Lines was extremely professional and I’ve never had packing services before but I would highly recommend it. They kept things so organized and made sure that all of the fragile items we had were wrapped and protected.
This was such a fast and simple move. I felt really comfortable after seeing their insurance and they got everything done very quickly. This took far less time than my last movers because they came with a larger truck and a few movers.
They did such a fantastic job moving the chandelier that we had for our new home and some of our furniture. I have never seen movers take such pride in their work!


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Ever since the dawn of the iPhone, people have argued the interface is so simple that even a child could use it. If anything, that’s underplaying things. Touchscreens are so intuitive that even two-year-olds are perfectly capable of successfully interacting with apps.
Developers are well aware of this. Search the App Store and you’ll find all manner of apps, toys and games designed for tiny humans. We tested loads on a tiny human of our own, and the final selection encompasses the very best. Our tester wasn’t easy to please either – ‘bad’ apps were quit in seconds.
1. In the Settings app, go to General, scroll down and tap Restrictions.
2. Enter a passcode for the Restrictions area of Settings. Remember it!
3. Scroll down and (temporarily) turn off Installing Apps, Deleting Apps, and In-App Purchases.
And now for the best apps for toddlers and young children to install prior to doing the above!
One for the discerning music-making youngster, Bandimal is also a sneaky introduction to sequencing. You pick a slot, select an animal, and tap spots on a grid to choose notes.
Three animals and a drumbeat later, and you’ve a great-sounding audio loop, to which the creatures perform – a whale spurts water and deep bass; a panda buzzes and pops to electronic noise. It’s superb, beautifully crafted, intuitive and lots of fun.
A monster-creation app with a science bent, DNA Play begins with you solving basic puzzles that represent DNA. When that’s done, rearranging ‘genes’ causes the monster to mutate.
When happy with your creation, it’s time to play. Poke and prod to discover how the monster’s body reacts, send it off on a skateboard, and see how it responds to food and angry elephants. Smartly, monsters can be saved to a growing collection of friendly horrors.
$8.99/£8.99 • v3.7 • 82.1 MB • By Originator Inc.
Select a word from a blue monster’s mouth and it fills the screen. A bunch of critters then sprint past, scattering the letters. The aim is to return each of them to its rightful place.
Grab a letter and it burbles and wriggles. When the letters are where they should be, they cheer in celebration, before you’re treated to an animation that illustrates what the word means. Aside from iffy letter sounds (standard phonics aren’t used), this one’s a sweet-natured gem.
This app showcases how technology can mix with real-world media. It starts with you picking a template, which includes basic forms, human figures, cars, and monsters. You then import photos, scribble with virtual pens, and add stickers.
All the while, a little 3D model shows a preview of what you’ll get. Next, you print your design on to card, and then with a deft bit of folding and gluing bring your creation into the real world.
Free • v3.0.3 • 67.6 MB • By Fisher-Price, Inc.
This app manages to be simultaneously brilliant and maddening. It’s brilliant in that the two simple games are great for teaching very young children colors and shapes. It’s maddening because the songs will forever remain in your head.
Level one simply involves tapping and tilting to make shapes bounce around. In level two, shapes can be tapped to reveal their name, and there’s a piano. Then they all start singing, at which point parents should flee.
The predecessor to Bandimal is equally warm and joyous, and a bit simpler, meaning it’s suitable for even younger kids. Again, it’s a sneaky sequencing teacher, but it merely involves dragging colored shapes to a single track with a looping playhead.
When the playhead moves over a shape, an audio loop plays and the selected animal dances. If you want to take things a bit further, you can create a menagerie ‘supergroup’, by splitting the screen into two or four.
This alphabet app is a window into a surreal world of transforming letters and general weirdness. The first thing you see is an ‘A’ growing antlers, morphing into an arch, and going for an amble. But things get stranger.
There’s the N-shaped building with a huge nose, on a spindly neck, and a guitar in a garden full of flowers that when tapped flutter away as tiny ghosts. It’s mesmerizing and fascinating, and our own tiny reviewer’s been entranced from the age of 18 months.
There are loads of sliding games on the App Store, where you match – or mismatch – animal parts. Miximal’s charm and heart make it the best. It’s wonderfully realized, whether fashioning a Ko-Co-Go (Koala-Crocodile-Flamingo) or Go-Ga-In (Gorilla-Kangaroo-Penguin).
Whatever you make, the app reads out the name of your strange creature. Tap any one section, and you’re treated to a small animation – and you get an additional scene on matching all of an animal’s parts.
One of the more arcade-oriented titles in this round-up, Monster Mingle is a free-play exploration game. On attaching different body parts to your monster, it gains new characteristics – slap on some wings, and it can fly.
In replacing goals and objectives with experimentation, Monster Mingle enables a child to be creative, figuring out how to feed their monster, and sing to other creatures. It’s a vibrant, entertaining sandbox.
There are several apps featuring Eric Carle’s lovable larvae, but this one’s by far the best. It features the titular critter in an interactive playground, offering food to pluck from trees and varied games to play.
You can mess around with a ball and a music box, paint with the caterpillar on a white sheet, and visit a lake that changes by the season. In summer, you get a tiny boat to sail; but come winter, it’s an ice-rink for a belly-sliding caterpillar.
A great many nursery rhyme apps are gaudy, cheap and throwaway, but this series has beautiful illustrations, fun interactions, and decent audio. Almost every element can be tapped or dragged, whereupon it makes a sound. Tap the words and the rhyme is sung.
Care is the watchword here – the app feels handmade, with its tactile textures, and many animations. We recommend grabbing the entire set, but each volume’s also available individually, or as a free version with a single song to try.
In each scene of this app, you’re asked a question, such as “Who is winking?” You then need to prod the correct animal. Some solutions are subtle – someone is ‘dressed up’ when wearing a hat. Others are clever – a pig ‘hiding’ due to mostly matching the screen’s pink background.
The entire thing’s charming, playable and entertaining – and has range in covering identification, emotions, actions, clothing, positions and sounds, despite featuring just eight cartoon animals on a static screen.
Free + IAP • v2.6 • 486.1 MB • By Sago Sago Toys Inc.
The free bit of this app was once called Sago Mini Friends. It’s a sweet-natured game that finds your character partaking in colorful mini-games. Some promote empathy, such as ensuring two friends are fed equal amounts of pizza.
$2.99/£2.99 • v2.0 • 87.7 MB • By Sago Sago Toys Inc.
This simple monster maker has an amusing sideline in promoting good dental hygiene. Apparently, even monsters need to have gleaming teeth. Before that point, though, your monster rises from the gloopy depths and must be colored in.
Post-scribblage, you fiddle around with features, and hurl food into the monster’s maw, before attacking its teeth with a colossal toothbrush. Then it’s time for decoration and a quick photo call before the next monster appears.
$2.99/£2.99 • v1.2 • 139.5 MB • By Sago Sago Toys Inc.
Pretty much every kid loves cute puppies, and the ones in this game want to teach some key skills. There’s a counting game where puppies leap into a bath, and drag-based shape- and color-matching. This is all rounded off with an entertaining ‘piano’ of howling hounds.
With its clean, whimsical art, smart interaction design, and clearly defined goals, Sago Puppy Preschool manages to be smart, educational and entertaining all at once.
$2.99/£2.99 • v1.2 • 110.2 MB • By Sago Sago Toys Inc.
This one heads towards game territory, but showcases that even more arcade-oriented fare can be beneficial to kids when it comes to boosting puzzle solving skills and dexterity. It starts off with you choosing a house to build and a construction machine to work with.
You then get a huge pile of dirt to dump into a truck. That’s then driven to the house’s location, and – by some magical process, we imagine builders would love the secret of – when offloaded instantly becomes a building.
This game is effectively a couple of hundred cleverly designed brainteasers for kids. It involves the titular Thinkrolls, who want to trundle their way down a well. To do so, they must outwit a number of logic puzzles.
It’s varied stuff, encouraging problem solving, experimentation, and reasoning, whether working with gears, using a harp to make a crocodile snooze, or figuring out the precise order to shift objects around, in order to reach the exit.
This bonkers game lets your kids run riot in a virtual salon. They can snip hair, color it, and add all kinds of decorations. That might not sound terribly exciting, but Toca’s take is very much larger than life.
You can go from giant curls to a buzz-cut in seconds, then use a magic potion to grow the hair back and turn it into massive rainbow spikes. If your kid fancies dress-up over hair-styling, check out the equally entertaining Toca Fairy Tales instead.
The app is designed to suit a range of ages. For younger kids, it’s a virtual doll’s house, with you moving characters and making them hold stuff. For older children, there are surprises to find, such as making meals in the café and locating the jail’s secret exit.
This gorgeous app gives you a square slab of land and invites you to shape it with a finger. You can raise mountains and dig rivers. You then dot trees about and wait for animals to appear.
Although you can enjoy the view from on high, a zoom mode enables you to walk around the woodlands and rivers, collecting food and feeding deer, foxes, birds, and bears. It’s a lovely introduction to the magic of nature – and a relaxing app we imagine many adults will also enjoy.
Like Toca Nature, Zen Studio feels like an all-ages product, despite its App Store name stating that it’s ‘meditation for kids’. What you in fact get is a geometric drawing board, on to which you can paint. Every tap you make plays a musical note.
You can go freeform, or color in templated tutorials. For free, you get a small number of canvases, but no white paint. The ‘complete version’ IAP unlocks everything, and comes recommended for anyone wanting to unleash the app’s full potential.

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Dauphin Recreateion Services - Provides affordable recreateion opportunities that aim to maximize participation and contribute to a healthier community.
DBH Distributors - A manufacturer of recreateion equipment including ATV's, snowmobiles and motorcycles.
Manitoba Recreateional Trails Association - Offers information, Technology and resources necessary to promote the construction and use of recreateional trail throughout Manitoba.


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Here’s when you can get your hands on one.
Apple TV is going all in on 4K video.
At Tuesday’s livestream event, Apple executives announced that the new Apple TV upgrade would include 4K Ultra HD resolution for movies and TV, and support HDR.
The user interface got a reboot, and there’s a new Siri remote. Apple’s Tim Cook said 4K will add “cinematic quality to virtually everything you watch,” and Apple’s Eddy Cue added that customers who purchased HD versions of movies will automatically get 4K versions. The iTunes store will offer 4K titles from Warner Bros., Sony, and Paramount, among others.
Apple will also bring live sports to the new TV.
Apple TV 4K starts at $179 and will be available Sept. 22.


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Before I pass on to another topic I would like to go back to the royalists mentioned in the previous stories. One smith of whom we know that he was faithful to the emperor was Nobumasa (信正), civilian name Takei Heizaburō (武井兵三郎). The first generation of swordsmiths with the name Nobumasa of that lineage was active around Kansei (寛政, 1789-1801), in the castle town of Kōfu (甲府), in Kai province. The lands around the castle, i.e. the Kōfu fief (甲府藩) of the same name, were under the control of the bakufu from the Kyōhō era (享保, 1716-1736) onwards. Here one speaks of a so-called tenryō (天領), a fief which was not ruled by a daimyō but by the Tokugawa-bakufu itself. Accordingly, the income of the fief ended up in the treasury of the bakufu too.*1 Before that the Kōfu fief was under the control of the Tayasu family (田安), one of the three branches of the Tokugawa clan,*2 but their changes in taxation lead to a great peasant revolt in Kansei four (寛政, 1792). As such tenryō lands were mostly ruled by hatamoto (旗本, lit. “banner men”) coming from Edo in alternate attendance, it was not very attractive for swordsmiths to settle there because these hatamoto still had their centre of life in Edo and mostly commissioned Edo-based swordsmiths for new blades.
Due to this revolt, the bakufu government did not enjoy a good reputation in that area. As in other regions of Japan too, local people thought that the bakufu was incompetent, greedy for money, and was only lining its own pockets. However, the second generation Nobumasa married a woman from Sano (佐野, present-day Sano City in Tochigi Prefecture) from Shimotsuke province and moved there. Signed blades are only known from the third generation of this lineage onwards. They refer to the castle town of Sano, like for example a wakizashi with the mei: “Yashū Sano-jōka ni oite – Takei Nobumasa saku” (於野州佐野 城下・武井信正作, “made by Takei Nobumasa in the castle town of Sano in Shimotsuke province”).
At the time of the third generation Nobumasa, the Sano fief (佐野藩), with its income of 16,000 koku, was ruled by Hotta Masatsugu (堀田正頌, 1842-1896).*3 The smith thought that the techniques of his school were insufficient and went to Edo to study under Suishinshi Hideyo (水心子秀世), the son-in-law of the famous master Suishinshi Masahide (水心子正秀). He was young and full of enthusiasm and maybe also the anti-Tokugawa spirit of his home town played a role in his joining the so-called sonnō-jōi movement (尊皇攘夷). This movement – translated as “Revere the emperor, expel the barbarians!” – was of a social nature, and with the appearance of Commodore Matthew Perry’s (1794-1858) ships in 1853, the national seclusion policy of the Tokugawa was questioned. At the same time the Imperial court demanded the bakufu to take all necessary measures to ward off a potential Western suppression.
Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniteru (歌川国輝) from 1891. It shows Takeda rebels from Mito under the sonnō-joi banner.
The fact that the bakufu was powerless against the foreigners, despite the will expressed by the Imperial court, lead to efforts to replace the Tokugawa regime by a government more able to show its loyalty to the Emperor by enforcing the Emperor’s will. One of the climaxes of the unrests was the so-called Tengu Rebellion (Tengu-tō no ran, 天狗党の乱) of 1864 which broke out in Mito province. The bakufu opponents founded the Tengu party (Tengu-tō, 天狗党) and marched westwards with Kyōto as their target. In the third month of Genji one (元治, 1864) Fujita Koshirō (藤田小四郎, 1842-1865), the leader of the Tengu party, entrenched himself with his men for one and a half months quite close to the forge of Nobumasa. Because Fujita needed more supporters for his “project” he convinced Kawatsura Toraichirō Yoshimichi (川連虎一郎義路, 1841-1864) to join his army.
Yoshimichi was the eldest son of the local village head and commander of the nōhei troops (農兵), samurai working as farmers in times of peace. He had participated in the assassination of Ii Naosuke (井伊直弼, 1815-1860) by the sonnō-jōi men, i.e. in the so-called Sakuradamon Incident (Sakurada-mongai no hen, 桜田 門外の変) of 1860, and was a renowned swordsman despite his young age. But Yoshimichi was betrayed by the elder of the Sekiyado fief (関宿藩) which he originally served. The veteran bushi was angry because one “from among their own ranks” was now fighting against the bakufu. With the information from the elder the shōgun immediately ordered the execution of Yoshimichi.
The swordsmith Nobumasa heard of the judgment and, together with Yoshimichi, he hatched the plan to take the latter to Edo because it would be easier for him to hide in the anonymous masses. Nobumasa had visited Edo a couple of times and so he knew some secret paths into the capital. Unfortunately the plan backfired and Yoshimichi was discovered, caught and executed while he was out for a stroll in the red-light district in Susaki (洲崎).
Well, a more “family-friendly” version of this tradition says that he was visiting the Susaki shrine (洲崎神社) and was caught there. Because nobody wanted to perform the execution at the shrine, he was taken to the close coast. There he desperately tried to defend himself against the 15 men before he was finally killed. Nobumasa witnessed the whole incident from a hiding place, but as he was alone and being only a smith, he wasn’t able to help his friend. When the bakufu bailiffs left he recovered the topknot which had been cut off by one of them in exuberance. He took the topknot to Yoshimichi´s father and told him, with tears in his eyes, of the unsuccessful plan.
After this incident Nobumasa was more than ever determined to support the sonnō-joi movement. For the moment he went underground at the village school (gōgakkan, 郷学館) of Kokufu Yoshitane (国府 義胤). This school was founded by Yoshitane´s father Yoshiaki (義明) in Yokobori (横堀), very close to the forge of Nobumasa. Soon it became an educational centre for children throughout the region. Yoshitane himself was a sinologist, physician and martial artist. Nobumasa told him about his background and it turned out that Yoshitane shared his convictions, so he erected a little forge for him in the garden of the school and even paid for his raw materials. It is said that Nobumasa forged there more than 30 blades until the end of the Tengu Rebellion in the first month of Genji two (1865). Surely they were all made with the spirit of the sonnō-joi movement in mind. Out of gratitude he forged an excellent daishō for Yoshitane which bears the following signature: “Kōyō-shi Takei Nobumasa + kaō – Keiō-san hinoto-u mōka kore o tsukuru – Shimotsuke Yokobori ni oite – Gōgakkan” (甲陽士武 井信正・慶応三丁卯孟夏造之・於下毛與古保里・郷学館, “made by Takei Nobumasa, a retainer of Kai province, at the beginning of summer in the third year of Keiō  at the village school in Yokobori in Shimotsuke province”).
*1 The Tokugawa family owned most of the feudal land during the Edo period. In the 17th century their total income was about 4 million koku. The wealthiest daimyō, the Maeda, made “just” 1 million koku. Incidentally, during the Edo period the term bakuryō (幕領) was used. Tenryō describes in a the narrower sense the lands which came back into the emperor’s possession in the course of the Meiji Restoration.
*2 Called go-sankyō (御三卿). The other two were the Hitotsubayashi (一橋) and the Shimizu family (清水).
*3 The Sano fief also shared the fate of been under Tokugawa/bakufu rule several times, i.e. to become tenryō. Masatsugu was in control of the fief given to the Hotta family from 1854 until the abolition of the feudal system in 1871.


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As an early civil engineering student at City University of New York, I actually studied the incredible challenges faced by 1860’s engineering bridge technology to span some 1,500 ft. between suspension points and over a mile in length and being strong enough to support yet unknown weight loads. My cursory introduction to ‘strength and materials’ dealing specifically with suspension technology, fit nicely into the prepared 1960’s knowledge capsules we studied–but little else was discussed as to how the bridge actually got built.
I’m sure most everyone reading this remembers hearing the term: “If you believe that, I’ve got a bridge to sell you“. The phrase was actually referring to the Brooklyn Bridge. An early 19thcentury New York con-man named George Parker was best known for selling the Brooklyn Bridge 13 times to unsuspecting immigrants. In modern times the phrase simply refers to someone who is gullible.
It’s difficult to give reverence to an era before your time. In my book, “The Boys of Brooklyn…a time when life never sucked”, I devoted countless hours detailing the era of first wave baby boomers through the adventures of five life-long friends as well as the incredible impact baby boomers have had on American life, technology and culture.
After reading “The Great Bridge” by David McCullough, I was truly humbled by the impeccable research that went into an era two generations before my boomer years. The story of the Brooklyn Bridge was not only about the bridge designer and engineer, John Roebling, but covered the massive business center that was New York City- as well as the politics of the time that controlled the country. McCullough’s research revealed names, places and the essence of who early 19thcentury Americans were.
The book also covered Brooklyn as a vast land mass that supplied the homes for the ever growing population required to support the working New York City business districts. People need to live where work is plentiful, salaries are sufficient to raise families and supply the lifestyles that are unique to urban living. It was refreshing to read about my boomer stomping grounds from the perspective of how it came to be. Places like Coney Island and Prospect Park were the result of strategic planning and huge sums of investment capital by a precious few who dominated the wealth of both New York City and Brooklyn. It was enlightening to read that our beloved Prospect Park was engineered and developed by the same Roebling family that built the Brooklyn Bridge.
As the Brooklyn boomer generation became of working age, New York City was often the destination of choice. McCullough’s book pointed out that New York City became the destination of choice for big business and high paying jobs but Brooklyn had the vast land masses to build the homes to raise families. The story of ‘The Great Bridge’ gave powerful insights into the need for a more efficient method of transportation. Traversing the East River on a daily basis via the ferry system was inefficient and almost useless during the dead of winter when the East River virtually freezes over.
The politics of the day was filled with special interests and a host of men dedicated to insuring government compliance for their needs. New York City’s political boss, William Tweed had to be assured of an ample financial payoff for his support. McCullough paints a corrupt picture of New York politicians and their ability to separate as much money from the working class as possible for their special needs. It took years to secure the funding, the engineering, the social and political ramifications of developing technologies for underwater ‘caisson’ foundations and a cable system capable of rising to staggering heights over two twin towers.
Over the years I personally crossed the Brooklyn Bridge thousands of times, never giving a thought about the historical significance that McCullough so eloquently documented. The bridge construction took 14 years, involving over 600 workers and cost $15 million (over $320 million in today’s dollars). Records show that over 24 workers died during the construction, including its designer, John Roebling. Amazingly, the bridge is now 136 years old and has withstood the test of time and doubters. Early skeptics caused the stampeding deaths of over a dozen people on opening day when the crowded bridge was rumored it was collapsing. P.T. Barnum put a stop to the rumor when he led 21 elephants over the bridge to prove it was stable. McCullough reminds us not to take the Brooklyn Bridge for granted by interweaving the many characters who either contributed or tried to prevent the construction of the bridge.
Ironically, my book; “The Boys of Brooklyn…a time when life never sucked”, chronicles the construction and 1964 completion of the ‘then’ world’s longest suspension bridge, The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island. The only way to our college in Staten Island from Brooklyn was via ferry, similar to the early 19thcentury mode of traversing the East River to New York City from Brooklyn. We watched all four years of continuous construction and the spanning of over 143,000 miles of cables between the two mammoth towers. We were part of the first cars to cross the bridge without incident (no stampede)! The Verrazano Bridge is 13,700 feet long and took 4 years to build, thanks to the experience and knowledge provided by the 19thcentury engineering and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.
The boomer generation is grateful to our past generations that gave us the opportunity to significantly add to the greatness of our country, especially the three square miles known as Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
Come share the experiences and adventures of the “Boys Of Brooklyn…A Time when Life Never Sucked” available on Amazon here.
Lessons Learned: Wisdom is a Virtue, but can Only be Acquired through Experience.


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April is earth month, what better time to celebrate another green initiative in the snow industry? Now instead of buying individual hand warmers and disposing of them after a day on the mountain, we have ThermaCELL resuable Heat Packs. These pocket or hand warmers come in two sizes that can be charged for reuse. ThermaCELL Heat Packs are good for up to 500 uses and better for the environment than disposable heat pouches. They charge with a USB connection and can be placed in pockets, hats and gloves. One charge lasts up to six hours (and if you run out, you can charge them up with your GoPuck!) These hand warmers are water resistant, thin and light weight.
While snowgrrl received the hand warmers at no charge in exchange for the review, the price normally ranges from $70 for a set of two to $80 for one large.
Snowgrrl tried the small Heat Packs on a Vail ski day with temperatures hovering in the high 20s/low 30s. They fit conveniently into the zippered gloves and kept snowgrrl’s hands toasty warm, so will become part of the “mountain armor” packed for a ski trip!

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Kearney Visitor Bureau Executive Director Roger Jasnoch received a post card in the mail back in 1991 and the rest is history. The post card invited him to the National Senior Games in Syracuse, New York; the 3rd annual National Senior Games where they offered 18 sports and had 5,000 athletes participate. One day at the National Senior Games, they invited people to a session to learn more about the Games and becoming a host city in your own city. Roger thought this was a great opportunity for the Kearney community.
When he returned to Kearney, he communicated with Kearney Park and Recreation and got them involved and hosted the first annual Nebraska Senior Games in 1989. They offered 10 sports and had approximately 180 people participate. They kept the Games open, so other people from out of the state of Nebraska could participate in the Games; bringing more people to Kearney.
In 1999, the Kearney Visitor Bureau transferred the coordination of the event to Kearney Park and Recreation, but they both still partner together to offer the Nebraska Senior Games. The Senior Games have been coordinated in Kearney, Nebraska since 1989. We now offer over 15 different sports and have had 405 people participate in the 2014 Nebraska Senor Games, marking a record number of participants. We continue to look to grow and expand the awareness of the Nebraska Senior Games.
The non-profit organization is dedicated to not only stage quality games for seniors, but to also put its Mission Statement into action: “To promote health and wellness for adults 50 and over through fitness, education and sport.” There is now an affiliated NSGA Foundation, and NSGA has a full-time Health and Wellness Manager on staff to advance the mission.


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Enjoy lunch with CDM faculty, current students, and graduate admissions to learn about our graduate programs through conversation in a casual, small setting. Each Lunch & Learn will feature one or two different graduate programs.
At our Lunch & Learn, you will meet with faculty, discuss program interests, learn more about the application process and hear about our students’ experiences.

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Homeowner had been dealing with major ice damming for a period of years prior to contacting RSR. Due to some architectural variables including cathedral ceilings and insufficient ventilation, certain adjustments were required to solve this issue.
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One of the best ways to find affordable gear is to shop in the used department here at N Stuff Music. Our used department was created by N Stuff's own Steve Jackson. Steve handles all of the gear that enters and exists the used department. Whether you are looking for basses, guitars, amplifiers, pedals, accessories, keyboards, drums, or practically anything, you can find it available here at N Stuff Music. We always have a selection of used bass gear; instruments, amps, effects, and most bass items can be found in our used department. So, for a great selection and affordable pricing on used bass gear visit us here at N Stuff Music.
Some people have hesitations on purchasing used gear. Many music stores make a habit of selling used gear that is not up to a performance level of quality but they seek to just sell it and make a good profit on top. But that is just not how we operate. At N Stuff Music all of the gear that enters our used department is thoroughly tested and run through the paces by Steve and others on our used staff. We only accept gear for our used department that is of full performance quality and capability so that our customers have a reliable location to come and purchase used gear.
At N Stuff Music we do lots of consignments for gear. Bring what you're looking to get rid of in to us and we will work with you to determine a fair price at which to list it for consignment. In order for consignment however, we need to test the product and be sure it is up to our standards of quality to be resold in our used department.
Are you looking to do a trade-in to get money towards another purchase? We accept trade-ins for your gear, but like our consignments, they need to meet our standard of quality in order for us to be able to resell it. Trade-ins are a great way to get money towards your next purchase quickly and in a reasonable time frame. Consignments are a great and cost-effective way to sell your gear. By consigning you are setting a price that is less than a new piece of gear but more than what you would get for trade-in value.
For a variety of used bass gear whether its instruments, amplifiers, or pedals, check out our used bass section online category. You can find used basses ranging from entry level and intermediate instruments, all the way up to premium and custom shop basses. We try to always offer great pricing that will out-compete many other used departments so that we can be sure to provide a great deal to customers who are looking to shop used here at N Stuff Music.
N Stuff Music has the best selection and pricing in used gear that you will find! We take special care and attention to the gear that enters our used department so you can be sure that you are consistently getting performance quality used gear when you purchase.


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Huo, Lu, et al. “The Power of Two ARGININE 51 AND ARGININE 239* FROM A NEIGHBORING SUBUNIT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR CATALYSIS IN α-AMINO-β-CARBOXYMUCONATE-ϵ-SEMIALDEHYDE DECARBOXYLASE.” Journal of Biological Chemistry 288.43 (2013): 30862-30871.
Fu, Rong, et al. “Enzyme reactivation by hydrogen peroxide in heme-based tryptophan dioxygenase.” Journal of Biological Chemistry 286.30 (2011): 26541-26554.
Liu, Fange, et al. “An Iron Reservoir to the Catalytic Metal THE RUBREDOXIN IRON IN AN EXTRADIOL DIOXYGENASE.” Journal of Biological Chemistry 290.25 (2015): 15621-15634.

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text: Faress Muhammad Shraiteh allegedly flew to the Middle East to join ISIS along with two friends, one of whom was killed in a suicide attack. Shraiteh and his two friends flew from the United States to Egypt and then on to Turkey. Turkish authorities denied Shraiteh entry into the country due to passport issues, and he then traveled to Israel, where he has family. Shraiteh is believed to still be in Israel.

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Gold of Kings by Davis Bunn, a Mysterious Review.
Review: Author Davis Bunn's sterling reputation precedes him. With more than six million copies of his several books in print in sixteen languages, he's won three Christy Awards for the excellence of his work. His books are characterized by attention to detail, strong plots, meticulous research, and mesmerising entertainment. Now, with its blend of action, international settings, mystery, history, romance, and "six murders in four countries," Gold of Kings is cut from the same top-quality cloth, and is a highly-recommended read.
When 25-year-old Storm Tyrrell is fired from her curator's job at Tyrells by her beloved grandfather Sean, the art and antique company's founder, she is devastated. And when her elderly but healthy relative suddenly dies of an unexpected heart attack, she is beside herself with grief for him and concern for the future of the firm. What the reader knows and Storm is led to find out is that Sean has fired her to protect her from the enemy who has silently poisoned him with "a quiet hiss, accompanied by a puff of air on his cheek." Sean has provided added protection for her by arranging to have his long-time friend and jailed treasure hunter, 39-year-old Harry Bennett released from a Barbados prison. Harry, the rogue with a heart of gold and a lost treasure to match, is to become Storm's bodyguard during a quest that Sean had secretly laid out earlier for finding a cache of Mid-East wealth known as the Second Temple treasure. Sean has left the itinerary and the clues for Harry and Storm to follow. They are soon joined on their trek by Emma Webb, a 35-year-old federal agent with ties to various departments and Interpol, and an asp-like "little tan man" with the substance of a sylph who keeps turning up as corpses turn over. Complicating the lives of the Storm-Harry-Emma trio are the agents and officials who work at cross purposes against them, except for Emma's Interpol boss who helps out at all the right places. Then, there's an international criminal intent on turning the art and antiques world into his private domain for forgery, money-laundering and ponzi-scheme inflation. Even Storm's aunt and her Dad turn up to get their fair share of finger pointing as possible suspects in the piece.
An action-thriller that rockets ahead in high gear, Bunn's story involves a range of activities from car chases to mountain-top rappelling to jet skiing to a jail break with a huge dump-truck that "drove like a well-padded tank." In between there's an abundance of interesting historical bits, everything from how assassins got their name to the site of the "museum for the oldest boat ever recovered," to the 1600-year-old "most famous church in Cyprus," the country where most of the treasure hunt occurs amid the military and political tensions between the north and the south. There's plenty of tension, too, when Emma has to confront her boss and subsequently the entire FBI while simultaneously working for Interpol and helping to expose a worldwide art scam. And as the action rages around them, she and Harry steal the occasional moments of romantic bliss before the novel reaches its crashing conclusion with knives flashing, guns firing and bodies flying everywhere.
Perfectly paced, the novel races when it should and slows down to smell the roses as needed or in this case, "the odors of roasting lamb and diesel and charcoal and mountains of spices and baking bread." Other images are equally striking such as the one of the ferry, "an ancient vessel whose ulcerous wounds wept rust." And characters can be summed up in a New York minute as "an angry stump of a woman," an amateur pianist who "did not play the keys so much as box with the music," or "a skinny black gnome" of an elderly lawyer "with hands "wrapped in skin like burnt parchment." Even "the rain pelting Seventh Avenue tasted of diesel and big city friction." And there are plenty more where those came from in Davis Bunn's excellent adventure, Gold of Kings.
Special thanks to M. Wayne Cunningham (mw_cunningham@telus.net) for contributing his review of Gold of Kings.
Acknowledgment: Simon & Schuster provided an ARC of Gold of Kings for this review.


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The latest release on Northern Lights Music finds the label revisiting Daraspa’s ‘Beneath The Waves’ for a new set of remixes.
Originally released in October of last year it was the lead track on the Dutch artist’s three track EP under the same title. It showcased Daraspa in midst of an evolution as an artist, shifting from a more traditional progressive house blueprint to something more modern and live in approach. Now as 2017 begins to take shape Northern Lights invites Madloch, GMJ and MiraculuM to reinterpret the track.
It seems appropriate that one of the remixers here would be Sound Avenue boss Madloch. You could say the Belgian artist discovered Daraspa, releasing his first ever EP entitled ‘Art of Illusion’ in November of 2013. Much like Daraspa, Madloch has been enjoying a sonic evolution of sorts as well. As first witnessed on his ‘Fiction’ single, the Belgian artist too has adopted a more refined and distinctly modern approach. 2017 promises to be a great year and his interpretation of ‘Beneath The Waves’ certainly foreshadows what’s to come. From its buzzing, character rich groove to lively electronics and ominous textural work there’s certainly a lot to like. It sounds absolutely enormous as well, incredibly full yet with a great sense of space. Rugged synth work and a cross-cultural theme play heavily during an intense first act before a short break transitions the piece into a more intense and heady third act finale. A massive remix and perhaps Madloch’s best to date.
The second interpretation is provided by GMJ who is making his first appearance on Northern Lights Music. The Aussie artist was definitely one of 2016’s most creative remixers I would say. I can’t really think of another artist in the traditional progressive house underground that brings a fresh approach to each project like GMJ does. He does so again here with a deep and emotive interpretation that sits alongside Madloch’s darker take perfectly. Backed by a warm, fluid groove the Aussie artist works in gorgeous motifs which lift the piece into ethereal territory before a storyboard of indistinct vocals adds just the right air of mystery. Lovely work from GMJ.
The third and final interpretation of ‘Beneath The Waves’ is provided by MiraculuM who is also making his first appearance on the label. The Hungarian artist and Stellar Fountain label boss had a tremendous 2016 with the highlight being his thematic ‘The Little Girl Who Shines Through’. 2017 began on an equally great note with ‘Akasha’ released courtesy of Julian Rodriguez’s Massive Harmony Records. Now for his first remix project of 2017 MiraculuM puts his own unique stamp on ‘Beneath The Waves’. Certainly the most peak time version on the release the piece moves with a boundless energy, harassed from a buzzing low end and lively rhythmic core. It’s squirrely lead lines and effects storyboard are definitely what’s most appealing though. A touch erratic and totally infectious it’s a never ending array of sonic delights from start to finish and going from memory one of MiraculuM’s biggest productions to date. A massive remix and a great conclusion to a superb remix package from Northern Lights Music. Highly Recommended.


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The Oxford Arts Festival is a three day charity festival taking place around Oxford in many venues, showcasing the best of Oxford's Arts - Music, Art, Drama, Dance, Poetry, Film, Photography and much more.
It is run alongside Oxford City Council and Oxford Inspires as a project to promote Oxford's Culture.
We hope this event will interest many people of all ages and interests. It will also hopefully introduce people to different types of art that they might not have seen before. This festival should give Oxford's Artists a huge amount of coverage.
The Oxford Arts Festival 2007 is Friday 28th, Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th September 2007.
How Can I take part in Arts Festival 2008?
Please fill out all your details in our online form and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
What Charities Does It Support?
All profits from Arts Festival 2007 are going to; Barnardo's Children's Charity and Age Concern The 2008 charities are yet to be announced.
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Say no to toxic peeps and all their crap and start building the loving and joyful relationships you truly want.
In Goddesses Don’t Do Drama (part of The Goddess Guides to Being A Woman self-help series), International Bestselling Author Ava Miles shines a giant spotlight on soul-sucking relationship patterns.
We hear about drama queens all the time. Perhaps we know them or even are one. Being around this toxicity isn’t our only problem as goddess women. We’re expending a ton of energy trying to manage or avoid miserable interactions in our very relationships, from family to life partners to co-workers. Why do we put up with it?
Unhealthy relationship patterns take root early in us, and they shape our every interaction. But these can be broken. Ava walks us through everything from the language of drama to new goddess-woman relationship strategies so we can transform the toxic patterns in our lives and start enjoying the happy and fulfilling kind.
Women who are fed up with all the drama in their lives.
Women who are tired of all the yelling and blaming in their relationships.
Women who feel leeched from all the toxic people in their lives.
Women who don’t know how to dig their way out of miserable interactions.
Women who keep dating the same guy over and over again.
Women who don’t believe they can have loving and happy relationships.
Women who don’t know how to talk in loving or kind ways.
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BMW Z4 price in Kochi starts at ₹ 81.5 Lakhs and goes upto ₹ 98.97 Lakhs. Petrol Z4 price in Kochi starts at ₹ 81.5 Lakhs.
BMW car company has 2 new car dealers/showrooms in Kochi.

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Following two consecutive months of a robust booking pace at resort destination properties in four southeastern states–South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama—as of March 31, the booking pace for arrivals for the upcoming summer season from March through August dropped a sharp 18.7 percent compared to the same time last year. The latest data was released yesterday by Vermont-based Inntopia in their monthly DestiMetrics Market Briefing. The monthly report also includes actual occupancy, rate and revenue results for the month of March along with a forward look at how occupancy and revenues are shaping up through the end of August.
Aggregated actual occupancy for the month of March, designated as the first month of the high summer season, was up 8.8 percent compared to March 2017. The Average Daily Rate (ADR) for the month also climbed up 5.4 percent and led to an overall 14.7 percent increase in revenue for March compared to last year. For the full summer perspective, as of March 31, overall occupancy for March through August is up a slight 1.6 percent compared to the summer of 2017 while ADR is up 3.5 percent for the summer and revenues are up 5.2 percent. Occupancy for three of the six months—April, May, and July—are down compared to last summer at this time.
“Even though March bookings for the upcoming summer showed a sharp decline, there were two contributing factors that have to be considered when evaluating the situation,” explained Tom Foley, vice president of Business Intelligence for Inntopia. “First, daily room rates are up this summer compared to last summer which can cool down bookings, but also having an impact on the slower booking pace was the fact that last March was an exceptionally strong month for bookings due to a mid-April Easter holiday and more attractive room rates for last summer. So, in a year-over-year comparison, the drop looks pretty dramatic but the strength of bookings from the previous two months is still keeping summer numbers running ahead of last year,” he continued.
Uncertainty and volatility on Wall Street persisted into March as the U.S. and Chinese governments raised tariffs on certain imports and increased the rhetoric about future trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) declined 3.7 percent during the month leaving it 9.4 percent below the all-time high recorded 60 days earlier. Other indexes and international markets also reacted to the U.S. and Chinese positions but despite the instability, the DJIA remains 16.6 percent higher than at this same time last year. The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) slipped a modest 2.2 percent in March as consumer’s outlook about current business conditions and the stock market dipped although overall confidence remains high. Employers added an anemic 103,000 jobs during the month, which was well below projections. The figures for January and February were also adjusted down a combined 50,000 from prior estimates but the Unemployment Rate remained unchanged at 4.1 percent for the sixth consecutive month.
“Despite some dramatic swings in the market and geopolitical forces having an impact, consumers continue to remain positive about the economy,” reported Foley. “The overall strength of the economy is giving lodging properties in southeastern resort destinations and other service providers an advantage as they set pricing and anticipate bookings,” he continued.
DestiMetrics, part of the Business Intelligence platform for Stowe-based Inntopia, tracks resort performance in selected mountain and southeast U.S. destinations. They compile forward-looking reservation data each month and provide individualized and aggregated results to subscribers at participating resorts.


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I've just sent in the second draft, and unless there is something catastrophic about the revisions I've made, the book will move next to the copy-editing stage.
I should feel elated - or, at the very least, relieved. But mostly, I feel irritable and tired, a mood I recognize as distinctly unpropitious on the eve of a 10-hour car trip and a visit with the in-laws.
What exactly is a woman to do to celebrate that she's finished a book?
In my case, she takes her husband's suit to the dry cleaners and wonders whether the stain on the sleeve has anything to do with the better part of a week it spent on the floorboard of the van. She buys stamps and sends the two thank you notes she had been meaning to write weeks ago. She decides to try the Portuguese restaurant her friends had been raving about and orders herself lunch - because who wants a cold sandwich when congratulations are in order?
The book is finished. And so am I. Which is why I feel no need for defending that I am taking Harry Potter Books 1 and 2 with me to Chicago tomorrow.
I have written the book I feel God has given me to write, and I have done it as faithfully as I know how. But I'm reminded that even when we want something holy and commit ourselves to that good, it rarely comes as easy as we expect or feels as exhilarating as we hope.
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Spending Saturdays in bed online, finding one’s frontier, reading romantic screenplays with cigarettes and junk food has become a weekend routine that starts in the first light, and stretches on till dusk, midnight until slumber hits you and takes over. In between the activity, are the daydreaming and the short naps, it is best with ice creams with cigarettes, an odd combination, but for a romantic, I’d say the stale taste and the sweetness of the experience will surely take you back… Now focus you.
The mixture of all the sour things that happened and the few good stuff that filled your days with her will definitely hook you up with this kind of a weekend ‘hobby’, so to speak. As if you have any choice. The sheets and the bread crumbs, the long hours of browsing online for that perfect Sunday afternoon song, reading lyrics and screenplays, certify you to be at it the entire summer. You won’t survive without TV, – your HBOs and Nat Geos, and most of the hours awake, you are watching at the same time you are surfing the net, and listening to overly saddened British pop music, writing some of your thoughts, doodles, crumpled papers everywhere. And yes these are definitely possible. You’d be surprised how easy it is. Most of the people I know will drown themselves in the bathtub with alcohol, for some, antibiotics. But actually the art of sulking is a complex mixture of everything, except of course drugs, this option is way too extreme even for my taste. Overdrinking will not do it. Alcohol will overpower the romance in you. With bathroom medications, well, you don’t want to go that far of the line my friend.
Mind you, I am with you with alcohol, drinking is one of the few things in life (alongside with cigarettes) that are honest and will stick with you even if the night is over – I’m referring to hangover. It is just that, over drinking takes the sense out of you and makes you say and do things that you will definitely regret in the morning. So I say do it right. With cigarettes, the pack brutally and honestly tells you that it causes cancer and ‘dangerous to your health’ – isn’t that something?
If you have to be alone, by all means, do it, I recommend before doing it, go to the grocery, get yourself a bottle Jack Daniel’s, (please drink within your tolerance), of course, cigarettes and a gallon of ice cream. – You might also want to grab yourself 2 cartons of OJ, just for the kid in you.
Read. Brain activity will surely help. Logic can provide you with a clearer picture of what you are into at the moment. Music also does the same effect, only it is too emotional. But one can’t help but listen anyway because we long for it. We need it. That is why it is imperative to balance it with logic. So read.
This kind of a weekend routine will last for about 3-4 months or so, depending on the severity of the case. But it is normal. All I am saying if you are to do it, do it right. You’ll know that this phase is over when you find yourself somewhere elsewhere doing a different thing, and doing it regularly. We’ll save that one for next. For now, enjoy sulking!


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We're again offering the Alpha course here at Holy Family. This past fall we had our first run, and it was a great success. We’re running the next course again, starting in January, and we’re opening it up to the whole parish.
Alpha is a strange beast. It’s a basic introduction to the faith for those who know little or nothing about Christianity. It’s an experience of the love of God. It’s an opportunity to build relationships and get to know people. It’s a way of awakening our faith, or diving deeper into it. It’s a place to ask questions. It’s a time to get to know God.
It’s all these things and more, so it’s hard to pin down. I heartily recommend checking it out.
This time we’re running the 7-week “Campus Alpha” version, with talks by Jamie Haith. We start in September and run until mid-November.
The full schedule for the Fall 2015 course, starting Tuesday, September, 22nd, can be found on our Alpha page.
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The foundation completed the equipping of the surgery and intensive care units for approximately EGP 1.5 million.


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While vision loss is not a normal part of aging, older adults are at higher risk for certain eye diseases and conditions, including age-related macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, dry eye, and low vision.
Here are our top tips on early detection, and ways to prevent eye disease.
1. Get an eye exam.
Everyone over age 50 should have a comprehensive dilated eye examination. It is one of the best things you can do to protect your sight.
Smoking is the single most controllable risk factor that contributes to the development of macular degeneration. Smoking causes vasoconstriction or narrowing of the blood vessels which reduces the blood supply to the eyes.
3. Eat a diet high in dark leafy greens.
Thanks again to Dr. Seddon and her researchers at Harvard University, they discovered that people with diets of a 3:1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids have less macular degeneration. Almost all processed foods and vegetable oils contain omega-6 which means that the average American is out of balance. Because omega 6 competes with omega 3, if we have too much omega-6 then the omega-3 we do take isn’t utilized properly.
Some healthy foods high in Omega 3s are: walnuts, chia seeds, flax seeds, brussels sprouts, wild caught salmon, mackerel and sardines.
According to one recent study, physical activity may lessen glaucoma risk.
Published online in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, a new study suggests that meeting physical activity guidelines can reduce the risk of developing glaucoma by up to 40%!
Researchers found participants who met physical activity guidelines—150 minutes activity per week—had a 50% lower risk of glaucoma than those considered completely sedentary. Moreover, people with the highest cardiovascular fitness had a 40% lower glaucoma risk than those at the lowest fitness levels.
6. Did we mention exercise?
According to another study performed by the University of Wisconsin in 1988, those with an active lifestyle were 70% less likely to develop macular degeneration than those who did little or no exercise. The study tracked almost 4,000 men and women (between the ages of 43-86) over a 15 year period by conducting regular eye tests and recording levels of exercise.
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Apple Apps store is one of the largest stores on the web – there are varieties of apps available for instant download. Below are some of the cool apps, which can easily get your life in order.
To manage your life and life style use the following apps. These Apple apps can be used on iPad – iPhone and iPod touch devices.
Do you need a marker and whiteboard to organize your thoughts? Take this to the next level. Install iThoughts, a mind-mapping tool that lets you visually organize your thoughts, ideas and information. It packs a number of features and has a well-designed user interface. There’s a HD version as well.
2Do is hands down the best to-do list app ever. The main interface is broken into tabs – one for all tasks, one for tasks due today, and others for customized calendars (work, school, home etc.) It all comes together brilliantly. You can even attach images of tasks.
From notes to ideas to snapshots to recordings, put it all into Evernote and watch as it instantly synchronizes from your iPhone to your Mac or Windows desktop – also available for Android and Blackberry devices.
Springpad adds some excellent features to mobile note taking. Write a memo, take a snapshot or scan a barcode of any item to identify later. It’s your to-do list; diary, calendar and notebook all rolled into one – available for android and blackberry devices.
What good is a to-do list that is locked to only one device? Take your to-do list everywhere with Remember The Milk, a feature-packed app that seamlessly syncs your to-do lists across all things Apple, including on the web.
Use these Apple apps wisely and see how they help your lifestyle to make it even better.


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We also filmed it, edited it and put it on You Tube.
As we are thinking of releasing it on DVD to increase the money we collect for charity.


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Many athletes buy Anavar due to its side-effect friendly attributes; in-fact, we safely claim this is just one of the safest anabolic steroids of perpetuity and is so well-tolerated by many which use it that adverse side-effects are extremely unusual.
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You might indeed pay a little even more when you buy it from a reliable outlet however you’ll be receiving a first-rate steroid that will certainly not just produce results however the ones you want and safely too.
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As many people in Lentvaris Lithuania are searching for a leaner and harder physique; a physique that is toned and a lot more appealing numerous buy Anavar in order to reach this end, as it is well-suited for this function.
As this steroid offers a wide variety of functions its primary job will prove to be throughout a leaning out period. If you are diet programs and supplement with this steroid you will obtain the leaner and harder look you prefer in a more noticable means than you would have without.
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Anavar was first created in 1964 by Raphael Pappo while working from Searle Laboratories (Now Pfizer) and was marketed and dispersed under the name Anavar.
Taken orally, the steroid was initially produced for medical objectives such as in the procedure of HIV/AIDS. Anavar was ceased by the FDA due to the negative preconception developed by the intense use in the body building area.
The steroid was later on reintroduced to the globe and can be located in hospitals for treating injuries or illness such as weakening of bones and trauma.
Anavar has several features in the clinical globe and has helped treat folks that have burnt fat because of various injuries or conditions. Anavar enhances lean cells development for individuals with diseases such as infection, injury and osteoporosis.
The FDA restricted manufacturing of Avanar in the 1980′s and later removed it from shelves in the United States in 1989. This fad proceeded internationally.
Today, the drug has been reintroduced in the United States and is manufactured by Savient. The FDA markets the item for patients looking to gain weight after substantial infections and trauma.
Several knock-off brand names have actually arised in the Usa, allowing for more clients to have access to the less costly generic brands.
Originally created for medical usage only, after seeing the weight growth and strength structure features of Anavar, the muscle building neighborhood began utilizing the steroid to examine its effects.
The outcomes have declared, enhancing healthy protein synthesis and nitrogen recognition, when paired with a high healthy protein diet and consistent lifting program.
Anavar enables body builders to get muscle mass without applying any sort of water weight, fatty tissue or overall body weight, which can be beneficial when planning to remain in a weight course.
By itself, Anavar does not really boost substantial muscular tissue development, yet when paired with other steroids like Dianabol, the medicine generates big muscular tissue mass. Anavar enhances the impacts of the other steroids by reducing the fat sometimes created by the steroids it is paired with.
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Hi, I have temperature sensor lm35 and Atmega8A-PU.
now i use this code to read the value and i display it on one number led display by showing the numbers gradually. E.g. if the temperature is 18.5 the display will show 1 then 8 then 5..
The problem is, I am indeed getting about 18 degrees in a room that has 22.3 degrees, is there something wrong with my code? Or is the temperature sensor malfunctioning?
Please don't mess about with trying to describe circuit connections in text - draw a schematic!
Then there is something very fundamentally wrong!!
Probably, you have the connections wrong - VDD and GND swapped, perhaps?
is the temperature sensor malfunctioning?
Once it has got "insanely hot", it has probably been damaged.
Well the sensor is probably damaged at this point so I would throw out the current one and replace it with a new one and DOUBLE CHECK your connections.
As far as the code is concerned, I believe the LM35 outputs 10mv/C IIRC, so how have you set your reference voltage for the ADC for example? How do you have AVcc decoupled?
As far as using single conversions go, I would take multiple readings and average them together.
Ok I will throw it away and need to buy a new one first.
Note that it is a convention (not entirely rigid) that schematics should generally read left-to-right - so inputs are on the left, and signals "flow" to the right.
The resistor remains a puzzle - you certainly should not need it, and your LM35 certainly should not get hot.
Something is still fundamentally wrong.
Are you sure it's an LM35?
You've labelled its output as "DQ" - but that's not what the linked tutorial calls it, nor what the datasheet calls it.
You haven't actually got a DS1820 or suchlike instead - have you ... ?
omg, you're right. I am still a beginner and when I asked for LM35 in a shop I actually got DS18B20 (https://www.gme.cz/data/attachments/dsh.530-067.1.pdf) without even realizing. I am sorry, this is stupid.
The thing is I was looking into the correct spec, so I connected the wires correctly. If I put the resistor as shown on jgmdesigns schema, the sensor gets hot, only if the resistor is put as drawn on my schema, the sensor remains cool. I don't know why.
Like you knew you were using an LM35?
Now which one are you planning on using as both devices have VERY different outputs. The LM35 has an Analog output, the DS1820 has a digital output.
right now, I'd like to try more with current DS1820, even though I don't know if its still okay, but I can't get my hand on anything else until monday. Then I would consider LM35 as it seems easier to handle.
There is something very odd happening here.
The active current for a DS1820 is 1mA. With that resistor in series with the power rail a 4.6V drop will happen across the resistor with means that on a 5V power supply the DS1820 will only see 0.4V so it can never work. And as it can never work it won't get hot.
Ok, I had it in reverse, you know why? Because I didn't realize the schema in the doc is BOTTOM VIEW. There is so many new things for me and then such small details just evade my brain..grr..
So when I connect the wires correctly I get value of 0. I guess the sensor is already screwed. I think that is all for now, until I buy a new one.
I get value of 0.
The LM35 puts out an analog voltage, and one reads it with an ADC, does some math conversion, and gets the temperature.
The DS18B20 is a DIGITAL temperature sensor.
You have to read the data sheet.
You have to send it digital commands, and read back digital data.
All doable, but rather complex for a beginner if you are not using a canned library for the interface.
With that resistor in series with the power rail ... it can never work. And as it can never work it won't get hot.
But OP said it got hot without the resistor!
I think that is all for now, until I buy a new one.
Datasheet page 1: "Current drain < 60uA"
5V-280mV = 4V72 and LM35 should work down to 4V.
Best guess: Sensor is fried, possibly a short somewhere.
I don't really understand why anyone would order a single 50ct sensor while experimenting.
I usually buy batches of 10 or so.
Swapping out a sensor (uC) on a breadboard is a very fast and easy way to diagnose circuit problems / mysteries.
Well, "retail" they're more like $2 (online, Digikey) - possibly even more, as it sounds like the OP actually got it from a local, physical store.
The more accurate grades are even more expensive. Digikey wants $7.47 (quantity 1) to $3.187 (quantity 1000) for an LM35CAZ.


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Grofers - a hyper-local delivery service connecting consumers with their local merchants!
Grofers – a hyper-local delivery service connecting consumers with their local merchants!
The E-Commerce market in India is booming. And although this booming E-Commerce market has been successful in putting the consumer on a pedestal and making him the king, the same E-Commerce industry is posing a huge threat to local retailers. Local retailers have no choice but to revamp their business models and provide better facilities to their consumers. And this is exactly what Grofers, a hyper local delivery service is helping them achieve.
Grofers is a hyper-local delivery service connecting consumers with their local merchants. Grofers partners with local merchants such as chemists, bakeries, grocery shops, organic food retailers and laundry services to help them deliver their goods at the required destination. The company partners with a variety of merchants such as Quikr, Le Marche, Needs, HealthKart, Sucre and Dhobi Express etc.
The company aims to make people’s shopping experience from local merchants easy and pleasant. They recently launched an Android based app, Grofers, which lets consumers buy various products ranging from grocery, bakery products to flowers and get everything delivered within 90 minutes. The application is currently available for users in Delhi NCR.” says Sharad Harjai, Marketing Head at Grofers.
The logistics industry has gained a lot of importance in recent years with the advent of the E-Commerce era. However, still makes a very small percent of the whole retail industry with very few players focusing on the local deliveries logistics segment. Local retailers still remain highly unorganized and untapped with a very few players operating in this space, Grofers being one of them.
Grofers was started in January 2014 from Gurgaon by Albinder Dhindsa, Saurabh Kumar. Albinder is an Engineer from IIT Delhi and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Prior to starting Grofers, Albinder was the Head of International Operations at Zomato. Saurabh is an Enginner from IIT Bombay and has a Master degree in Transportation from The University of Texas at Austin. Prior to starting Grofers, Saurabh was the COO of Rasilant Technologies.
Within a year the company has grown to a size of 180. A massive scale for any company to achieve in such short time! Grofers today processes over 1200 to 1500 orders in a day and has more than 200 merchants registered with them. Right execution with tech based solutions is the core reason for the massive success of Grofers. “We believe there are two main reasons why we have grown and will continue to grow. One, local merchants have not been a focus for any business in India. These businesses still work like they were working 20 years ago. At the same time the Walmarts and the Reliances are killing business for the local retailers. Local retailers have to remain competitive to survive. This is therefore a huge untapped market waiting to be revived. Two, Online shopping has taken off and there is a huge buzz around building good logistics. Logistics is needed for survival of any business today. The logistics industry will only keep growing for the next few years.” explains Sharad.
On December 8 2014, the company announced that it had raised Seed funding from Sequoia Capital. The company plans to use this funding to scale up their technology platform and the merchant network. The presence of a robust delivery network allows the company to control the customer experience and make sure their deliveries are fulfilled quickly and seamlessly. Grofers will also use the funds to expand in other parts of the country like Mumbai and Bangalore.
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We even witnessed an old man dancing his heart out on the side of the stage. He was gyrating and twirling continuously - he definitely had a lot of energy haha.
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