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This bird has committed to the drop down to the pond in a steep descent... more a free fall drop (i.e., parachute) than a glide-in. They don't drop their legs like this until they have committed to land. This shot against a cloudy western sunset sky results in a silhouette view of the crane against the clouds... but if you're familiar with these birds such shots offer no difficulty regarding their ID. The sky colors change so rapidly and the bird groups arrive constantly... you need to be constantly shooting to capture the changing spectacle!
IMG_8328; Sandhill Crane
We've committed ourselves to really getting our teeth into Cinema 4D in session 2010-11. This is the latest in a series if lessons that introduces pupils to basic modelling tools. Here we focus on spline based techniques and then apply them to the lathe operator. Other NURB based lessons to follow before we get into the tricky polygon based techniques. We were doing this with Higher Product Design pupils but a simple exercise like this could be equally successful with S2 pupils.
St Baldricks Brevard at The Avenue Viera by commercial photographer Rich Johnson of Spectacle Photo. Dedicated to the St. Baldrick's Foundation Events on the Space Coast of FL and raising awareness for Childhood Cancer. The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.
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Excess weight
In 2015/16, there was a large increase in excess weight among year 6 pupils (10-11 year olds) with 37.5% overweight/obese (vs 35.4% in 2014/15). This is mainly driven by an increase in obese children: 23.1% of children are obese, up from 21.1% in 2014/15. Among 4-5 year olds 22.4% are overweight/obese in 2016/17; same as in 2015/16. A new childhood obesity alliance has being established, and a reduction in childhood obesity is a key outcome of the procurement of a family health and lifestyle service to become operational in 2018.
Drugs and alcohol
2,000 regular opiate/crack cocaine users 9.2 per 1,000 vs 8.2 nationally
13,000 high risk drinkers
50+ units per week (males)
35+ units per week (females)
People facing multiple complex needs (MCN)
A multi-agency multiple complex needs board has been set up to address issues faced by people who experience several problems at the same time; have ineffective contact with services; and live chaotic lives, such as a combination of mental ill health, substance misuse, violence, sexual abuse and adverse childhood experiences.
Making every contact count
Reducing health inequalities is about services working more effectively together. With making every contact count, partners check individuals’ general wellbeing, and alert other partners when additional needs are identified. An example is the fire service conducting safe and well checks during home visits, alerting partners to people’s additional needs.
St Baldricks Brevard at The Avenue Viera by commercial photographer Rich Johnson of Spectacle Photo. Dedicated to the St. Baldrick's Foundation Events on the Space Coast of FL and raising awareness for Childhood Cancer. The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.
Manhattan, New York
In the Hungarian Pastry Shop’s sweet, bustling atmosphere, she was so focused on her task the entire time we were there, sipping coffee and savoring delicious pastry. Occasionally she would exchange a smile with passers by but nonetheless did her box-folding fast and perfectly. I loved watching those moments of dedication and focused joy.
We were in The Lake District for the August Bank Holiday, great weather for walking but very busy – unlike the last Bank Holiday - were we had Great Gable to ourselves after a bad forecast kept people away. It was grim back home but we walked in shorts and Tee shirts.
Saturday and we were in the Old Dungeon Ghyll car park and away in good time. What a beautiful morning, we headed up Redacre Gill onto Pike of Blisco. The first climb of the day is always tough until the blood gets flowing. I didn’t really have a plan but it wasn’t what we did that’s for sure. I’d thought that we would walk until early afternoon and then head down, probably from Rossett Pike – But! Jayne made a call to her Mum from Pike of Blisco and she asked if we would be going over the Langdale Pikes – Jayne said yes! I looked at her and said “will we?” I was a bit surprised as it is a pretty full on walk – what we call a two Banana walk – and we only had one. She couldn’t believe that I was letting her off without doing the whole circuit of Langdale. We have done this walk before but usually in the opposite direction. There is a lot of slow and tough ground, ten tops ( depending on where exactly you go in the Langdales) over 15 miles and over 6000ft of ascent – a decent walk.
We walked from Pike Of Blisco across Red Tarn to Cold Pike onto Crinkle Crags – Including the bad step. On Crinkle Crags we met a very Fit 65 year old from London, wiry and experienced, we crossed paths and walked with this guy for quite a while, it slowed us all down a bit but it didn’t matter. Bow Fell for sandwiches and our one banana. We picked our way down Hanging Knotts, the direct route to Rossett Pike. When there isn’t a well-worn path on the direct route there is always a reason – because it’s hard usually! This was the start of the second half of the walk but the afternoon was ticking by, if we were doing it I wasn’t prepared to cut corners and miss any tops so were committed to the whole thing.
We had a long slog over Rossett Pike, It’s a long fell, across Stake Pass and Martcrag Moor. After the dry summer and a wet August the fells were noticeably wetter underfoot and Martcrag was very boggy. Onto Pike of Stickle and Loft Crag. By mid-afternoon the Langdales were very busy with large family groups, every top had a small crowd on it, we took a photo and enjoyed the view and moved on – briskly! My old knee and ankle injuries were starting to tell a story by now but there wasn’t much I could do about it. Across to Harrison Stickle and I decided to include Thunacar Knott as it’s a short easy diversion on the way to Pavey Ark. Stood at the top of Pavey Ark looking over Stickle Tarn I knew that it was going to be a long painful descent – and it was. The mile or so from the New to the Old Dungeon Ghyll wasn’t so bad as there is a path through the fields which was nice and gentle on my aching joints. Eight hours wasn’t bad as we never hammered it, just wanting to enjoy our first big day on the tops for quite a long time. The golden Rule in Ambleside was calling – after a shower.
On Sunday we had another beautiful start although there was a fair bit of cloud later. We drove over Kirkstone Pass and down to Hartsop, there’s a little car park up the dead-end road through the village, it’s only small and you need to be there early, it was already filling as we got there. We had a tough first climb up the nose of Hartsop Dodd, steep but fantastic views. I’d thought long and hard about how to make the most of the fine forecast for today and views from the first climb proved that it was worth it. The day took us over 17 miles and fourteen tops, the ground was easier than yesterday so we finished an hour sooner but it was still a tough day.
Caudale Moor, Stoneycove Pike, down to Threshthwaite Cove, an out and back to Gray Crag and a quick early sandwich on Thornthwaite Crag. High Street, were most walkers never go near the summit but bypass it on the main path – something that’s true of a lot of tops and a lot of walkers – each to their own. Rampsgill Head out and back to High Raise and Kidsty Pike, back to Rampsgill Head and onto The Knott, Rest Dodd. We normally do an out and back to The Nab on this walk but not today, it might have caused some friction wi’ our Jaynie. Across Satura Crag to Brock Crags, we only had the twin tops of Angletarn Pikes to go and we were done with the tops. I usually find Angletarn Pikes hard work at the end of a long walk but we used a different path this time and they didn’t’ seem so bad. The problem with this walk is that you think it’s all over now but it’s a long fast yomp back to the car- around three miles with a little bit of climbing as well, it certainly magnifies the aches and pains.
Monday was forecast to be wet, very wet the further south you went so we headed north. It rained over breakfast and we feared the worst, gale force wind were also forecast and sure enough the trees outside the dining room were straining at the leash. I t might have to be a short leg stretcher. We headed for Keswick and parked below Dodd. We were the only ones there, gales and rain and it was the day of the Keswick show ( Grasmere Games and traffic gridlock yesterday) The rain stopped but it was a dark and grey day. We creaked our way up Dodd with aching legs, I don’t think Jayne was impressed but we plodded up Carl Side, battered by the wind. Once on Carl Side we were wind propelled along Long Side and over Ullock Pike. There was a bit of blue in the sky to the north and a bit of sun but not much. We descended via The Edge and back along Longside Wood. Nearly seven miles and 2000 ft of ascent.
Over two and a half days we climbed almost half the height of Everest, stood on 28 tops and walked 40 miles ( we clocked a couple of evening miles) we used to do eight day weeks in the Lakes with every day a full on day but over the last few years we haven’t made the effort to travel up there, we need to get our act together – and some new knees!
I've committed to spending Sunday in bed. I have magazines, books and laptops. There is quick access to the kitchen and my phone is set to charge. No one disturb me. I'm quite content.
I committed the worst possible sin and painted over the water damage on the back wall. We can't replace all the birch at once so it was decided we'd rehab the front first and work our way back.
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If I were attempting to design a seminar on the things I'm trying to understand I'd start by recommending all my (fellow) students get a copy of Thucydides' 'The Peloponnesian War' which between 431 and 404 BC ended the Golden Age.
A book of suppressed intensity, its only monsters are men. I've had this second hand copy since 1996 when I was visiting Pylos and wanted to read the start of Book 4 for background (while lying on the beach).
I'd say don't try to read the whole book - though it's not that long. For our purposes look over pages 109-119 (in my copy), chapters 69 to 87 in Book Three - Revolution at Corcyra, and read, especially, chapters 83 beginning 'Thus revolutions give birth to every form of wickedness in Hellas, and the simplicity which is so large an element in a noble nature was laughed to scorn and disappeared' and 84:
'It was in Corcyra that most of these audacious acts were first committed and all the crimes that would be perpetrated in retaliation ...' in fact I'll quote this paragraph now as a taster '... in retaliation by men who had been governed tyrannically rather than with good sense and had the chance of revenge, or that would be unjustly designed by others who were longing to be relieved of their habitual poverty, and who above all were animated by a passionate desire for their neighbours' property; crimes too that men commit, not from greed, but when they assail their equals and are so often swept away by untutored rage into attacks of pitiless cruelty'
Before you ask 'what cruelty isn't pitiless?' Thucydides' adjectives are for effect - the nearest he gets to expressing his feelings. Thucydides lived through much of this war and took part in one of its failures before being exiled to his estate in northern Greece.
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I got sent another copy of The Peloponnesian War yesterday with a note from an old bonesmen buddy in the flyleaf 'Ho Sibad. Wish I'd read ole' Ducididipops b4. Haven't got to the end yet so won't spoil it for yer.'
St Baldricks Brevard at The Avenue Viera by commercial photographer Rich Johnson of Spectacle Photo. Dedicated to the St. Baldrick's Foundation Events on the Space Coast of FL and raising awareness for Childhood Cancer. The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.
Elizabeth Brownrigg
There was usually, at least an ambivalent attitude amongst the public towards criminals on their way to execution at Tyburn. Yes, they had committed crimes but everyone wanted to watch the “Hanging Match” especially if the condemned participated in it and behaved bravely. The crowds along the way and around the gallows would tend to be sympathetic to them. However there was absolutely no public sympathy for the lone woman in the cart on the morning of Monday, September the 14th 1767.
She had systematically tortured and abused her apprentice girls, eventually killing one of them. Attitudes to child abuse and murder have not changed over the centuries and people expressed their abhorrence of her crime, praying for her damnation rather than her salvation and saying “the devil would fetch her” and hoping that she would go to hell.
The object of this hatred was 47 year old Elizabeth Brownrigg. She had been born in 1720 to a working class family and as a teenager had married James Brownrigg, an apprentice plumber. The couple had sixteen children, of whom just three survived to adulthood, such was the rate of child mortality in those days.
The marriage was a success and over the years James’ business did well and Elizabeth also ran a successful business as a midwife from her home at Flower-de-luce Court, in London’s Fetter Lane. She was appointed by the overseers St. Dunstan's-in-the-West parish to take care of the poor women in the workhouse which she did very well, apparently showing much kindness and consideration to these women. She decided to take on an apprentice girl to assist her, such was the demand for her services.
Mary Mitchell from Whitefriars was to be the first unfortunate girl to join the family in 1765. She was quickly followed by Mary Jones. Both girls endured frequent physical and verbal abuse, with regular beatings for the smallest mistakes. At this time a young person could join a tradesman or woman for a month “on liking” and if at the end of the month both parties still “liked” each other the youngster would agree to become bound as an apprentice for a period of years.
Initially Mary Jones was treated very well but after her trial period ended she became increasingly abused. She made plans to escape having noted that the key was left in the front door over night and managed to find her way to the Foundling Hospital where she was examined by it doctor who discovered that she was covered in bruises and sores.
The governors of the hospital had their solicitor send James Brownrigg a letter, threatening a prosecution if he could not explain the girl’s injuries. Brownrigg however ignored the letter and it was decided by the hospital to take no further action. (Does this sound familiar in present day child abuse cases?) Mary Mitchell stayed with the Brownriggs for around 12 months before resolving to leave. She too managed to escape from the house, but was spotted in the street by one of the Brownrigg’s sons who forced her to return home, where she was treated with even greater cruelty for having tried to leave.
In the meantime another poor girl was to be apprenticed to the Brownrigg’s by the overseers of the precinct of Whitefriars. 14-year-old Mary Clifford joined the household in early 1766. Initially she too was treated well but as soon as she was legally bound to the Brownriggs, the serious abuse began.
Mary’s stepmother, also Mary Clifford, went to visit her on July the 12th 1767 but was refused entry by one of the servants, who had been instructed to do this and to deny that the girl was there. Mrs. Clifford was not satisfied with this and having consulted with her husband, persuaded Mr. Deacon, the Brownrigg’s next door neighbour to post one of his servants, William Clipson, to watch the Brownrigg’s house and yard.
On Monday the 3rd of August William saw a badly beaten and half starved girl in the yard, so the matter was reported to Mr. William Grundy, the overseer of St. Dunstan’s, who went to the house with Mr. Elsdale the overseer of White-Friars precinct, who knew Mary and demanded that the Brownrigg’s produce Mary, which after an altercation they did. William Clipson however did not identify the girl he had seen in the yard as Mary Clifford (she was Mary Mitchell), so Mr. Grundy ordered a proper search of the house despite threats of litigation from the Brownrigg’s.
Mary Clifford was eventually found locked in a cupboard. Her step mother described her as being in “a sad condition indeed, her face was swelled as big as two, her mouth was so swelled she could not shut it, and she was cut all under her throat, as if it had been with a cane, she could not speak; all her shoulders had sores all in one, she had two bits of rags upon them.”
She was taken straight to hospital while Mr. Brownrigg was arrested but Elizabeth and her son managed to escape. Mary Clifford died in hospital on the 9th of August 1767. The inquest into her death returned a verdict of wilful murder against James and Elizabeth Brownrigg, and their son John. An arrest warrant was issued against Elizabeth and John and adverts placed in the newspapers.
Arrest and trial
Elizabeth and John moved around London disguising themselves as best they could, finally taking lodgings in Wandsworth, at the house of a Mr Dunbar, who kept a chandler's shop.
On the 15th of August Mr. Dunbar read one of the advertisements in his newspaper, from which he identified his lodgers as the Brownriggs. He summoned a constable and mother and son were arrested and remanded to Newgate.
They came to trial at the September Sessions of the Old Bailey on the 7th of that month before Sir Robert Kite. Their case took eleven hours to hear with Mary Mitchell appearing as the star witness for the prosecution.
16 year old Mary Mitchell had been with the Brownriggs for just under two and a half years and told the court that she had been mistreated as soon as her probationary period as an apprentice had ended and that Mary Clifford had began to be abused after the completion of her month trial period when she became legally bound. Mary Mitchell described how Mary Clifford had been beaten over the head and shoulders with a walking cane and a earth-brush by their mistress and also hit by John Brownrigg.
She also stated that Mary Clifford was made to sleep “on boards in the parlour, sometimes in the passage, and very often down in the cellar”. Apparently the girls were often locked in the cellar at night. Somewhere around a year before her death, the then 15 year old Mary Clifford was starving and desperate for food so she broke open a cupboard and was caught. For this she was made to strip naked and was severely beaten. She was now kept locked up in the unlit cellar at nights with no bedding.
Mary Clifford, it seems, was also occasionally beaten by others members of the family. Mary Mitchell described how John had whipped her with a leather belt about the head and shoulders for not making up a bed to his satisfaction. This whipping re-opened wounds from previous beatings. Mary Mitchell also recounted that James had beaten Mary Clifford with an old hearth-brush, but this was the only time she had seen him abuse her.
The evidence against Elizabeth was more damning. Mary Mitchell said that Elizabeth “used to tie her (Mary Clifford) up in the kitchen “when first she began to be at her, she used to tie her up to the water-pipe, with her two hands drawed up above her head.” For these beatings Mary Clifford was stripped naked. Elizabeth beat her most commonly with a horse-whip and “seldom left off till she had fetched blood.”
It would seem that this phase of beatings had begun in the Spring of 1767 and that it was succeeded by tying the poor girl up to a hook which was put up in the kitchen specially for the purpose. Mary Clifford suffered weekly whippings tied up to this hook. Mary Mitchell told the court that no one else in the family normally whipped Mary Clifford, although on one occasion John had taken over from his mother. She also testified that Mary Clifford was chained to a door by her neck having attempted to obtain food and drink one night and broken down some boarding.
Elizabeth was away for about a week during which time Mary Clifford made something of a recovery although her back and shoulders were covered in scabs and bruises. Elizabeth accused Mary of not doing any work while she had been away and on the Friday morning once more tied her up to the hook in the kitchen and beat her. She suffered several more whipping sessions during that day and was left naked through the day and the night. Mary Mitchell told the court that she and Mary Clifford were effectively kept prisoners in the house. Mary Mitchell was cross examined on her evidence by both Brownriggs, but held up well.
Testimony was also heard from James Brownrigg’s apprentice, George Benham who confirmed much of what Mary Mitchell had said. He also told the court that he visited James Brownrigg in the Compter (small lock-up prison), after his arrest, who had told him to go and take down the hook from the beam in the kitchen and to burn all the sticks in the house. He testified that Elizabeth had told him and Mary Mitchell that if Mary Clifford’s stepmother visited the house asking for Mary she was not to be admitted as Elizabeth had told them that “the girl's mother was a bad woman, and might teach bad things to her daughter”.
Evidence was heard from the Overseers and from the doctor at the workhouse hospital where Mary Clifford was taken after her removal from the Brownrigg’s house. William Denbeigh described Mary’s injuries thus : “The top of her head and shoulders and back, appeared very bloody; I turned down the sheet, and found from the bottom of her feet to the top of her head almost one continued sore, scars that seemed as if cut with an instrument upon the body, legs, and thighs; upon one hip was a very large wound; it spread about half the palm of my hand.”
On the 5th of August Mary was transferred to St. Bartholomew's hospital where she was seen by Mr. Young, the surgeon, the following day, who confirmed the medical evidence.
In her defence Elizabeth stated that “I did give her several lashes, but with no design of killing her; the fall of the saucepan with the handle against her neck, occasioned her face and neck to swell; I poulticed her neck three times, and bathed the place, and put three plaisters to her shoulders.” Mr. Young, the surgeon disputed that Mary’s neck injury could have been caused by a saucepan handle.
The Brownrigg’s produced several character witnesses but they were not believed by the jury.
At the end of the trial James and John were acquitted of Mary’s murder but were ordered to be detained on an indictment of assaulting and abusing Mary Mitchell, for which they were subsequently sentenced to six month's imprisonment and fined one shilling each.
Elizabeth was found guilty, and on Friday the 11th of September the judge told her “It is my duty to pronounce sentence in accordance with the law, that you are to be taken from hence to the prison from whence you came; that you be removed on Monday next, the 14th of this instant September, to the usual place of execution, and there to be hanged by the neck until you are dead; your body afterwards, to be dissected and anatomised, according to the statute - and God have mercy on your soul."
In accordance with the Murder Act of 1752, it was mandatory that the body of a murderer should be dissected after execution. It was normal for those being condemned for murder to be sentenced on a Friday to allow them an extra day of life, i.e. the Sunday.
Execution
Elizabeth was taken back to Newgate and fettered (handcuffs and leg irons) in the condemned hold. She was allowed only bread and water. It is reported that she confessed to and acknowledged the enormity of her crimes to the Reverend Joseph Moore, the Ordinary of Newgate, over the weekend. There was a moving scene in the Press Yard on the Monday morning when James and John were allowed to see her for the last time. She embraced John and the three of them prayed together. She is quoted as saying : “Dear James, I beg that God, for Christ's sake, will be reconciled, and that he will not leave me, nor forsake me, in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment.”
Her irons were removed by the blacksmith and her hands and arms tied with cord. The rope placed around her neck and she was put into the cart, accompanied by Thomas Turlis, the hangman, to make the journey to Tyburn. When she finally got there she prayed with the Ordinary and asked him to tell the crowd that she confessed her guilt and acknowledged the justice of her sentence. She was turned off and after hanging for half an hour her body was put into a hackney-coach and taken to Surgeons' Hall for dissection. Her skeleton was later hung up in the Hall as a permanent exhibit. Her execution drew a huge and hostile crowd, such was the feeling against her. Reverend Moore later wrote “This unchristian behaviour greatly shocked me and I could not help exclaiming : Are these people called Christians?”
St Baldricks Brevard at The Avenue Viera by commercial photographer Rich Johnson of Spectacle Photo. Dedicated to the St. Baldrick's Foundation Events on the Space Coast of FL and raising awareness for Childhood Cancer. The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.
BC is committed to growing our economy to create jobs for British Columbians and by doing Trade Missions such as this, we can attract Korean investors and let them know B.C. is open for business.
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Last week, I committed the unpardonable sin of making Texas chili without beans. I didn’t prep the beans the day before and I don’t eat beans from a can. I might not have much, but I still have some dignity left in New Jersey. Who eats beans from a can? Savages.
With tears in my eyes as we were eating the Texas chili without beans last week, I promised my Aggie Ring, “With God as my witness, I’ll make you real Texas chili with beans.”
I put the habichuelas coloradas out to soak last night so I could have them ready for this evening. I stopped off at the butcher and bought three pounds of “stew beef.” It was $17.00 but it looked really fresh and lean.
While I was fire roasting the onion and bell peppers, I heated up the medium cast iron skillet up as hot as I could. Then I browned all sides of the beef. Afterwards, I put the beef and a box of bone broth into a pressure cooker and brought it up to a boil. I let it cook for 15 minutes and then let it cool down and release the pressure on its own. Everyone knows if you rapidly depressurize meat, it becomes tough.
I added the onion, bell peppers, beans and lots of garlic and other spices to the authentic true Texas chili and let it simmer for a good three or four hours.
The chili beef is so tender that when I pressed a piece of it up against the side of the pot with the back of a spoon, it just fell apart. Other than tasting it for making sure I used enough spices and tomatoes, I will let it cool down and deny myself and the One Ring Who Shall Rule Them All the pleasure of eating it until tomorrow. Chili is always better the next day.
I asked my Aggie Ring, “What’s the first rule of Texas chili?”
He replied, “Texas chili always has beans. There can be only one type.”
I asked Aggie Ring, “What’s the second rule of Texas chili?”
He replied, “Any Texas Aggie who eats chili without beans has brought shame upon his Aggie Ring and shouldn’t be allowed to wear one for 24 hours.”
Now, I’m sure that there are people out there who are going to disagree with me about chili and beans. These are the men who try on their wife’s undergarments while she’s out with friends.
To anyone who thinks chili shouldn’t have beans, I say, “Send me some of that Texas Tea you’ve been smoking.”
Committed to culture and the environment, Vermilion Valley Vineyards provides not only quality wine but educational wine tasting and explanations of the wines of Ohio. The winery includes beautiful views of the Vermilion Valley, tasting room, covered patio and pond-side fire pit. You may consider preparing your own picnic meal at Vermilion Valley’s tables and grills installed around the pond. Meats and accompaniments are available, including pick-it-yourself sweet corn, salad fixings, and blueberries and other fruits in season. Vermilion Valley also features a full menu of appetizers, sandwiches, pizza, salads and desserts from 5–10pm. Mark your calendars now for their upcoming Seafood Grill on July 2, 2011. For more details and information about Vermilion Valley Vineyards visit www.vermilionvalleyvineyards.com/. For information and locations of other wineries in Lorain County and along the Back Roads and Beaches Bike Route, click here.
Some of the worst atrocities are committed against Falun Dafa members in China, by the Chinese Government.
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The Province committed $1 million to ensure the continued protection of several ecologically sensitive properties. BC will assume ownership of several of the 26 conservation properties transferred from The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) to the Nature Conservancy of Canada in September 2015.
For more information please visit: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2015ENV0067-001793?
ALTERNATIVE GOVT COMMITTED TO TRAFFIC LIGHT LABELLING FOR FOOD SHOPPERS 17-1-07
FG & LABOUR PROMISE CLEAR NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION ON FOOD PACKAGING
UK EXPERIENCE SHOWED 40% REDUCTION IN SALES OF UNHEALTHY FOOD AFTER INTRODUCTION OF TRAFFIC LIGHT LABELLING
FINE GAEL AND THE LABOUR PARTY HAVE LAUNCHED THEIR POLICY ON TRAFFIC LIGHT FOOD LABELLING , A SYSTEM WHICH WILL SEE DIETARY ADVICE PRESENTED AND EASY-T-FOLLOW FORMAT ON THE FRONT OF FOOD PACKAGING.
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The EBRD is committed to supporting the Green Energy Transition in its countries of operations. As more variable renewable energy sources are incorporated into the generation mix, new solutions are needed to ensure the stability of the electricity grid and the provision of reliable, high quality electricity supply. Additionally, the rise of distributed, consumer-led energy generation models may increase demand for solutions that decrease end users’ reliance on a centralized grid. Energy storage is likely to play a key role in providing such solutions to grid operators, generators and consumers alike.
This event brought together stakeholders from the private, public and financial sector to discuss the future of energy storage and its role in creating resilient, green economies. The panel explored the potential disruptive effect of storage on the energy industry, and how businesses and governments can contribute to and benefit from investment in energy storage solutions.
Moderator
Mattia Romani
Managing Director, Economics, Policy & Governance, EBRD
Speakers
Jason Channell
Managing Director, Citigroup
Guy Doyle
Chief Economist, Energy and Carbon, Mott MacDonald
Peter Kuijs
Managing Director, AES Jordan
Risto Paldanius
Director Energy Storage, Solar and Integration, Wärtsilä Corporation
A lovely, nuanced memoir of two artists committed to helping each other create art and become known. Both did. Also captures the famous Hotel Chelsea in the '60s— New York denizen of many famous poets, artists and musicians. Reminiscent of dorm living.
Patti Smith surprises me with a life lived, on the whole, lucidly and with a great deal of integrity. To look at her you would think she was two steps away from being a heroin addict, but she didn't do drugs or sleep around really. She was just a nice kid from South Jersey. And Robert Maplethorpe was a Catholic boy discovering his homosexuality. An interesting perspective to have this revealed by a woman he was intimate with. They were both obviously devoted to each other too.
Patti traces the observations of an intuitive mind and since most of the book covers their pre-famous years it has a sense of grace that those years, despite being incredibly short on money, were creatively very powerful. And having been a big Patti Smith fan in my college years, it was fun to see where she derived her look and her poetic inspiration. Plus I had no idea she also was a visual artist.
TobaccoDays (TD) is committed to showing you; the pipe-maker, the pipe collector, the pipe hobbyist – the pipe world from a different perspective. Every topic covered on TD aims to make you think different. Aims to make you see different. Anything & everything that we can bundle up together and have the final outcome alter an existing attitude on the subject covered, is considered a wonderful day here at TD.
Today I launch a new series which has the aim to highlight the beautiful & varied texture on our beloved pipes. Yes, we hold our pipes, caress them, enjoy them & smoke them day in and day out. Do we ever miss some of the small details though? Can we look at them any deeper? Of course we can.
To assist that process, I went out and hired a professional photographer (high-speed camera, strobe lights, big set-up & all) and took macro pictures of pipes to focus on their surface, their texture. The next phase of the project required me to find a way to express the beauty of the pipe’s surface. Since I lack any skill in the photo shop arena, I went out and hired a professional graphic designer and together we art-directed the project and took it to it’s final stages. The question of – How do we show the beauty of the pipe’s surface & make sure that we ‘really see it’ was the one thing guiding this project. While the pipe’s surrounding’s are definitely photo-shopped, the actual surface of the pipe remains 100% untouched. You are looking at the actual pipe surface of a J.T. Cooke pipe, as it looks in reality. This was part of the project’s point. To show the surface, unchanged, in order to highlight it’s ‘interest factor’ that much more.
Participants / The Dream Rocket Project Project
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★What IS THE INTERNATIONAL FIBER COLLABORATIVE?
As the leading voice for collaborative public art projects around the world, the International Fiber Collaborative is dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of contemporary art & craft through educational experiences. We are committed to developing vital education programs that elevate, expand, modernize and enhance the image of collaboration and education today.
★WHAT IS THE DREAM ROCKET PROJECT?
The Dream Rocket Team is collecting nearly 8,000 artworks from participants around the globe. The artwork will be assembled together to create a massive cover in which will wrap a 37 story Saturn V Moon Rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. We will also be displaying submitted artwork in dozens of national venues prior to the wrapping of the Saturn V. Additionally, we are posting images of submitted artwork & their stories on our Website, Flickr, and Facebook.The Dream Rocket project uses the Saturn V Moon Rocket as a symbolism of universal values of the human spirit. Optimism, hope,
caring for our natural resources, scientific exploration, and harnessing technological advancements for a better quality of life while safeguarding our communities, are all common desires across national and international boundaries. Participants are able to express and learn about these values through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, participants are asked to write an essay explaining their artwork, and the dream theme in which they chose.
★How can I Participate & Have my Artwork Displayed?
The Dream Rocket project would like to challenge you to ‘Dare to Dream’. To dream about your future and the future of our world through dream themes such as health, community, conservation, science, technology, space, peace, and so on. We would like you to use your selected Dream Theme to express, explore, and create your vision on your section of the wrap. We hope that you are able to express and learn through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, you are asked to write a brief essay explaining your artwork, and the dream theme in which you chose.
“The Saturn V is the ideal icon to represent a big dream. This rocket was designed and built as a collaboration of nearly half-a-million people and allowed our human species to venture beyond our world and stand on ANOTHER - SURELY one of the biggest dreams of all time. ENABLING THE DREAMS of young people to touch this mighty rocket sends a powerful message in conjunction with creating an educational curriculum to engage students to embrace the power of learning through many important subjects”
-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, New York
★I VALUE THE ARTS!!!!
The International Fiber Collaborative is able to share the power of a collaboration and art, thanks to the support of generous individual donors. We welcome any amount of donations and remember the International Fiber Collaborative is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, making this gift tax deductible.
Donate Today at: www.thedreamrocket.com/support-the-dream-rocket
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Jan Anderson, a committed Detroiter and poet, graciously collaborated with us on a projection series where she recited her poetry about Detroit. Text of the recited poems follows:
WHEN THE PEOPLE LEAVE
When the people leave
The siege begins,
And the windows fall
And the halls are spooked
And the roof rots
And the lot vacates
And the placated defacate
Until the weeds stand tall
And the ghetto palms appear
And the tears depart
And the garden grows
In the people’s hardened hearts.
DEATH IN THE FAMILY
Detroit sits motionless
Like a daughter with her mother’s lifeless body.
The place is a chamber eerily apart from space and time
A ball of light hovering above a hole.
Two forms unable to inhale the next moment or
To cling together to fill the hollow.
Only in perfect still can the echo of being still be felt
So the daughter turns to stone like the mound of clay on the table before her.
The corpse must be returned to the soil
Before energy can again be found –
The heat between them forging iron to last
Until she too is a mound bereft of anything.
Detroit is still
Like a mountain blocking the sun.
A cavern is inside, precious metals in sum.
But our loss is its loss
Such is the formlessness of grief that it blankets all things
The nothingness before it is a vacuum
Into which vitality is slowly drawn –
Such is the black hole of tragedy that all material is reformed.
When our lifeless generation is duly mourned and returned to the ages,
New life will be formed
And there will no weeping, no striking out,
Only the duty of remembering in a city that is no longer an innocent child.
THE LAST PACKARD COMPANY MAN
As a lover he didn’t read minds or chart the heart’s inner terrain with his hands.
Those hands were working hands, greasy leathery tools.
Steel was the vessel of his spirit, and everything he touched became this sort of flesh.
The last Packard Company man lived to work,
Strove to be a cog in the great machine.
His shift was the prayer that sanctified him to his wife and children,
Made them believe in God.
The City’s Committee on Plant Closings asked him who he was
and he told them that he fought two great wars building the planes that brought death to the first and second global conflicts.
The heat that forges memory is the same that bends metal.
What does a soldier do after the war is lost?
Is honor found in the hands or in the heart?
Is faith the whole, or only part?
Do you believe because it’s in your head, or is belief an act of defiance instead?
Fully Committed at Lost Nation Theater, August 5-22, 2010, stars Eric Love as 40 different characters. Set is by Ellen E Jones, lighting by Emily Crosby & Jared Nelson, sound design by Nicole Carroll and skillfully directed by Tara Lee Downs. photo by Francis Moran, Francis Moran Photography
French postcard by Publistar Marseilles, no. 953. Photo: André Nisak, Paris / Vogue.
French singer and composer Pierre Perret (1934) is a legend of French chanson. His repertoire ranges from children's songs to comic, erotic and politically committed songs full of humour and tenderness. He is recognised as an outstanding poet and he also appeared in French films
Pierre Perret was born Pierre Max in 1934 in Castelsarrasin, Tarn-et-Garonne. His parents, Maurice and Claudia, ran the Café du Pont in Castelsarrasin, where he spent much of his childhood. Here he learned to use jargon and slang. As a child, he appeared in two films, the crime drama Dernier atout/The Trump Card (Jacques Becker, 1942) starring Mireille Balion and Raymond Rouleau, and the drama Le carrefour des enfants perdus/Children of Chaos (Léo Joannon, 1944) starring René Dary. At 14, he signed with the Conservatoire de Musique de Toulouse and the Toulouse Conservatoire of Dramatic Art. At 19 he won first prize for saxophone. From 1953 to 1956, he did his military service and was unable to take the final entrance exam to the Paris Conservatoire, in Marcel Mule's class, as he was in military prison that day. He set up his first music group and performed at balls, family gatherings and other regional events. In 1957, he was signed by producer Eddie Barclay and met his future wife, Simone Mazaltarim at Barclay's studio. His first single, 'Moi j'attends Adèle', was released that year. A recording at the Olympia for the radio programme Musicorama helped to put him on the map. In 1958, Perret toured Parisian cabaret bars and crossed France and Africa as the opening act for the American group The Platters. He also played a small role in Les étoiles de midi/Stars at Noon (Jacques Ertaud, Marcel Ichac, 1958). In November of that year, a pleurisy forced him to take two years off recuperating in a sanatorium.
In 1960 Pierre Perret released 'Le Bonheur conjugal', but it was not a big enough success and Barclay did not renew his contract. He married Simone Mazaltarim, renamed Rebecca, in 1962, Their daughter Julie was born in 1963. He moved to Gennevilliers with his family, where he stayed for eight years. Perret signed a six-year contract with Vogue and found a new impresario in Lucien Morisse. His first big hit came in 1964 with 'Le Tord-boyaux', which sold 75,000 copies. In 1966, the song 'Les Jolies Colonies de vacances' was a big hit, selling 200,000 copies. Perret enjoyed a string of successes and gave several concerts, opening for artists as diverse as Johnny Hallyday, Nana Mouskouri and the Rolling Stones on their first concert in France. In 1969, he left Vogue and decided with his wife to self-produce by founding Editions Adèle (named after his first song). In the same year, he returned to the cinema. He played the title character in Claude Autant-Lara's comedy-drama Les Patates/Potatoes with Rufus, for which he also wrote the music. The next year, he acted in the failure Un été sauvage/A Savage Summer (Marcel Camus, 1970) with Nino Ferrer and Katina Paxinou. In 1971 he played Judge Roy Bean in the Western parody Le Juge/Judge Roy Bean (Jean Girault, Federico Chentrens, 1971) with Silvia Monti and Robert Hossein. 1971 saw the release of 'La Cage aux oiseaux', which sold 300,000 copies. From 1974 onwards, Pierre Perret's records were arranged by Bernard Gérard, replacing Jean Claudric who had been orchestrating the singer since he joined Vogue. In 1975, he had his biggest hit with 'Le Zizi', which sold over 600,000 copies
Pierre Perret is a master of the subtleties of the French language and French slang. He even rewrote some of Jean de La Fontaine's fables. His songs are often cheeky, such as 'Le zizi' (The Willy). He asks pertinent questions in a seemingly naive child's tone, with a malicious smile, but always with humanism and candour. He also has written politically committed songs like 'La bête est revenue', 'La petite kurde', and 'Vert de Colère'. His song 'Lily' became a classic anti-racist song and won him the LICRA prize in 1978. Other politically committed songs followed, on abortion ('Elle attend son petit' in 1981), famine, excision and more generally the condition of women in Africa ('Riz pilé' in 1989), war ('La Petite Kurde' in 1992), ecology ('Vert de colère' in 1998) and the rise of fascism ('La Bête est revenue'). Released in 1998, this song against the Front National earned him many insulting letters. In 1995, Perret recorded a duet with Sophie Darel, 'Maître Pierre' for the album 'C'était les Années Bleues'. He participated in the committee for the simplification of the administrative language (COSLA). In 2020, Pierre Perret embarked on a major tour entitled 'Mes adieux provisoires', which was disrupted by the Covid pandemic, declaring that it would ‘surely’ be his last tour. In 2023, he released a new album, 'Ma vieille carcasse', accompanied by the video 'Paris saccagé', criticising the policies of the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo. Alongside his singing activities, Pierre Perret has published several biographical works since his first book 'Adieu Monsieur Léautaud' (1972) was published. In 2009, Manuel Poirier made a film about Pierre Perret's childhood, based on his autobiography, 'Le Café du point'. Perret himself could be seen in a bit role in the film Sous les étoiles de Paris/Under the Stars of Paris (Claud Drexel, 2020) starring Catherine Frot. He also wrote about another passion, gastronomy. Pierre Perret is married to Simone Mazaltarim. They have three children but their daughter Julie died in 1995. The couple lives in Nangis, France.
Sources: Wikipedia (French, German and English) and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
South Sudan’s army has said it is committed to progressing and ensuring it meets its goals of having a child-free army. A senior military commander touring the construction of a Child Protection Office – a project supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) – within South Sudan’s People’s Defence Forces headquarters says the construction is on schedule, with the launch of a completed building expected in three months.
Once complete, there will be four offices, one meeting room, a reception area and a verandah.
Major General Chaplain Khamis Edward, Head of Child Protection, SSDF stressed: “We are tackling six things, and we don’t want these six grave violations to continue within the SSPDF or outside the SSPDF … we want to put an end into use and recruitment of children…”
Under a Quick Impact Project, which allows for UNMISS to improve the lives of communities across South Sudan, the UN Mission under its Child Protection Office has provided funds to ensure that the construction is a success.
Alfred Orono-Orono, Head of Child Protection Office, said: “Each stone here emphasizes the kind of unity that we have with the SSPDF, that each nail that goes here is a nail into the coffin of the death of issues of violations against the children of South Sudan.”
UN Photo: Isaac Billy
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We are committed to this project as our shop car. We are under the process of conducting the following:
-S52 engine swap
-body work (wrap/repaint, body kit, etc.)
-suspension (Lead Tech, Jason will be making one for this project)
-Tires/Rims
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Stay tuned for the latest updates on our launch party, and many exciting events.
Also a chance to vote and win prizes throughout the building process.
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Mark Setlock in FULLY COMMITTED (2001) by Becky Mode, directed by Nicholas Martin. Photo: Carol Rosegg
St Baldricks Brevard at The Avenue Viera by commercial photographer Rich Johnson of Spectacle Photo. Dedicated to the St. Baldrick's Foundation Events on the Space Coast of FL and raising awareness for Childhood Cancer. The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.
Students and the Zama community recognized Red Ribbon Week, promoted Oct. 23 through Oct. 31, to honor the life of Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, a former DEA agent who was killed fighting for drug awareness.
Students learned healthy living advice and drug-free awareness from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Oct. 24 during a visit to Camp Zama. This year’s Red Ribbon Week theme is “the healthy me is drug free.”
Activities began with a commemoration ceremony at Zama American Middle School on Oct. 8.
Other activities include tying red ribbons to trees; red ribbon themed days at the elementary schools, a creative artwork contest, and ASAP volunteers educating students about the dangers of drug abuse.
About the United States Army Garrison Japan:
The United States Army Garrison Japan and its 16 supported installation sites are located in the island of Honshu and Okinawa in Japan. The USAG Japan mission is to support the Headquarters, U.S. Army Japan / I Corps (fwd) to ensure mission readiness and the quality of life of the Army community in a sustainable, transforming joint and combined environment.
The USAG-J area of responsibility spans 1,500 miles from north to south of Japan. Camp Zama, home for both HQ USARJ and USAG-J is located approximately 25 miles southwest of Tokyo in the cities of Zama and Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The Camp Zama base cluster includes Sagamihara Housing Area and Sagami General Depot.
Akasaka Press Center is located in the center of Tokyo. The Akizuki/Kure area near Hiroshima is an ammunition depot. Yokohama North Dock is a port facility in the city of Yokohama, a major commerce port and a popular shopping area. USAG Torii Station is located 980 miles southwest of Camp Zama on the island of Okinawa.
We are the Army's home in Japan and the "Garrison of Choice" for Soldiers, Civilians and their Family members. We are committed in becoming the leader in the U.S. Army Installation Management Command by providing world-class installation services.
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Jan Anderson, a committed Detroiter and poet, graciously collaborated with us on a projection series where she recited her poetry about Detroit. Text of the recited poems follows:
WHEN THE PEOPLE LEAVE
When the people leave
The siege begins,
And the windows fall
And the halls are spooked
And the roof rots
And the lot vacates
And the placated defacate
Until the weeds stand tall
And the ghetto palms appear
And the tears depart
And the garden grows
In the people’s hardened hearts.
DEATH IN THE FAMILY
Detroit sits motionless
Like a daughter with her mother’s lifeless body.
The place is a chamber eerily apart from space and time
A ball of light hovering above a hole.
Two forms unable to inhale the next moment or
To cling together to fill the hollow.
Only in perfect still can the echo of being still be felt
So the daughter turns to stone like the mound of clay on the table before her.
The corpse must be returned to the soil
Before energy can again be found –
The heat between them forging iron to last
Until she too is a mound bereft of anything.
Detroit is still
Like a mountain blocking the sun.
A cavern is inside, precious metals in sum.
But our loss is its loss
Such is the formlessness of grief that it blankets all things
The nothingness before it is a vacuum
Into which vitality is slowly drawn –
Such is the black hole of tragedy that all material is reformed.
When our lifeless generation is duly mourned and returned to the ages,
New life will be formed
And there will no weeping, no striking out,
Only the duty of remembering in a city that is no longer an innocent child.
THE LAST PACKARD COMPANY MAN
As a lover he didn’t read minds or chart the heart’s inner terrain with his hands.
Those hands were working hands, greasy leathery tools.
Steel was the vessel of his spirit, and everything he touched became this sort of flesh.
The last Packard Company man lived to work,
Strove to be a cog in the great machine.
His shift was the prayer that sanctified him to his wife and children,
Made them believe in God.
The City’s Committee on Plant Closings asked him who he was
and he told them that he fought two great wars building the planes that brought death to the first and second global conflicts.
The heat that forges memory is the same that bends metal.
What does a soldier do after the war is lost?
Is honor found in the hands or in the heart?
Is faith the whole, or only part?
Do you believe because it’s in your head, or is belief an act of defiance instead?
Locally committed to improving the quality of life for Coventry people
Council Plan 2013/14 End of Year Performance Report
Coventry City Council
Taken from the Council Plan end of year performance report (Cabinet, 8 July 2014) goo.gl/xwjm04
Find out more:
Council Plan: www.coventry.gov.uk/councilplan/
Performance: www.coventry.gov.uk/performance/
WHEREAS, Gwinnett is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive community that celebrates diversity and ensures all residents have equitable opportunities to thrive; and
WHEREAS, The Garifuna people are the descendants of an Afro-Indigenous population from the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent who were exiled during the eighteenth century; and
WHEREAS, In the 1930s, the Garifuna began to migrate to the United States, and today, a growing number of Garifuna Americans call Gwinnett home; and
WHEREAS, Garifuna American Heritage Month recognizes the history, culture, achievements, and contributions of the Garifuna people and is observed March 11 through April 12 to commemorate the exile of Garifuna people to Central America; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the month-long observance, Garifuna Americans hosted a series of educational and community-building events that celebrate Garifuna American Heritage Month throughout metro Atlanta; and
WHEREAS, The Gwinnett community has been positively shaped by Garifuna American residents, whose customs and traditions are respected and celebrated as part of their rich legacy in our region.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Nicole L. Hendrickson, on behalf of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim March 11 through April 12, 2023, as Garifuna American Heritage Month in Gwinnett. Our vibrantly connected community is enriched by the diverse heritage, culture, and contributions of those who call Gwinnett home.
St Baldricks Brevard at The Avenue Viera by commercial photographer Rich Johnson of Spectacle Photo. Dedicated to the St. Baldrick's Foundation Events on the Space Coast of FL and raising awareness for Childhood Cancer. The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.
St Baldricks Brevard at The Avenue Viera by commercial photographer Rich Johnson of Spectacle Photo. Dedicated to the St. Baldrick's Foundation Events on the Space Coast of FL and raising awareness for Childhood Cancer. The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.
You're lucky im committed to this because im very very exhuasted, so I'm posting this then going to sleep. I'll post more pictures tomorrow in the comments.
I had an amazing time worshiping FRONT ROW with my favorite band at the One Conference.
i want to marry them all. They're all beautiful.
Jesus is great
Today I'm thankful for having the opportunity to be in such a place where all hearts were touched by the Holy Spirit and live were transformed. It's amazing to have so many nice people together in one place!
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
-- Margaret Mead
1. Pamaname, 2. For our children’s sake…?, 3. MUNDO_UNO, 4. Caught in the act..., 5. Passing On Wisdom, 6. le idee sono colori, 7. Fish boy, 8. enjoying the story, 9. Hop Skip, 10. Untitled, 11. Taheerah, 12. Untitled, 13. Habib Koite and Bamada, 14. Mahamadou Kone of Bamada, 15. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 16. Funny, I woke up craving liver, 17. Lee & Valencia, 18. they should call it Coldorado, 19. Woman in Myanmar, 20. Queens, NY, 21. Dragonfly Zen Are Moments Of Magic Dsc03654, 22. U. Utah Phillips at the 2006 Kate Wolf Festival, 23. Closet Accordion Player ~ Barrybar, 24. L'imam de la mosquée, 25. the jaguar dance
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