The next step in a project to regenerate and transform the former Liskeard Cattle Market into fully accessible, high quality office and workshop space for local businesses is underway.
The £5.1m regeneration project, expected to add £1.2m a year to the local economy and support around 33 jobs, created through Cornwall’s first ever interactive planning and design ‘charette’. The ‘charette’ - a series of intense collaboration events with residents and businesses - helped co-design the vision for the future of the cattle market site.
Contractor Brady Construction has started work to realise part of that vision by creating a new building called The Workshed which will provide 17 flexible units and collaborative workspace aimed at businesses working in the digital and creative industries. With the excavations and foundations now complete, the building’s steel frame can be installed.
The project forms part of a wider phase of development that will also deliver a new covered market area for the town with high quality public space.
The scheme to benefit the local economy and help regenerate Liskeard town centre and the wider South East Cornwall area is being funded by site owner, Cornwall Council, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and investment by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) from the Government’s Local Growth Fund.
Cornwall Council cabinet portfolio holder for economy, Stephen Rushworth, said: “The regeneration of this important town centre space will encourage small and medium size businesses, primarily from Cornwall’s thriving digital and creative sectors.”
“This will in turn contribute to the wider regeneration programme for Liskeard and South East Cornwall, acting as a catalyst for the development of the entire Cattle Market site. Residents, businesses and visitors to the area will also benefit from the creation of vibrant new public areas that can be enjoyed by the whole community.”
Cllr Nick Craker, Cornwall Council local member for Liskeard Central, said: “This project represents a significant investment into Liskeard which I am pleased we have been able to secure by working collaboratively. I will be ensuring that the views of all my residents continue to heard as the wider Cattle Market scheme continues to progress.”
Mayor of Liskeard, Simon Cassidy said: “It is great to see the redevelopment of the Cattle Market site begin after many years of uncertainty. We look forward to working with Cornwall Council and their partners as they push forward with this project.”
Cllr Jane Pascoe, Cornwall Council local member for Liskeard South and Dobwalls, said: “I have lived, worked and traded in Liskeard for many years and seen the town change enormously over that time. The re-development of the Cattle Market is long overdue and I am pleased to see investment starting to return to the town.”
Glenn Caplin-Grey, Chief Executive of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “The digital and creative industries are really important to Cornwall’s economy which is why the LEP is investing in this major regeneration project for Liskeard, and why we are also backing Cornwall’s bid to be City of Culture 2025.”
Brady Construction Director, David Agnew said ‘’We are extremely proud to have been selected to deliver this project for Cornwall Council. As an established main contractor in Cornwall, we are delighted to be able to be an integral part of a scheme to create a new building which will provide shared community workspace and community event spaces. We are fully committed to working with our local supply chain and will work alongside Building Cornwall in connecting local people with apprenticeships and career opportunities in construction.’’
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“True healing requires a change of consciousness.”
On a sunny afternoon in late summer, I rode my bike to Logan’s central park and lay under a tree. I stared up at the tree for a long time, thoughts wandering. Light illuminated the leaves’ intricacies and exaggerated the dark branches’ rugged shape, and my eyes relaxed upon the scene. Nothing around me changed but suddenly, my perception of it was wholly transformed. The tree that shaded me exposed itself as my own veins outside myself, only bigger. In its shape was displayed the shape of life itself; branching, branching. I saw the way life mimics the patterns I found in the branches and roots, and how the tree mimics the grand patterns of genesis, growth, and end. It was the creator and created in one moment, suddenly sacred.
I felt at that moment that I had reached an understanding, however superficial, of the universal tendency among earth-centered traditions to see the self and nature as not separate, but one. The temporary lapse from the rational and categorical mind created a space wherein the sacred could be found in every object. Had I entered the ‘savage mind,’ where the natural world is conscious, and intimate as my own body? Had I seen the tree of life? Like a typical student of anthropology, I thought I had experienced the indigenous spirituality.
While it would be an oversimplification to talk about the indigenous spirituality, I felt like what I experienced was something ancient. Various states of consciousness, we have learned this semester, are central to the shamanic tradition; transformation occurs within the individual through conscious intention, and altered states provide a deeper level of insight than our ordinary mentality allows. I have learned that a consciousness that facilitates oneness and intimacy with our surroundings is indeed ancient, and the ability to enter that consciousness is the purpose of shamanism.
In The Way of the Shaman, Michael Harner writes about shamans as being those with the ability to “pass freely” from the realm of the ordinary to the realm of the unordinary (Harner 41), having mastered their own fluid consciousness. He characterizes them as seers – those who can see what is usually inaccessible to others, so much so that his definition of ‘Core Shamanism’ is a “set of methods for altering consciousness” (Harvery 142). In class, we have talked about the Pachakuti Mesa tradition as a personal tool for ‘the time of great turning,’ meaning, in one way, the turning or transformation of our consciousness. This paper will discuss the nonordinary states of consciousness, such as the spirit journey, dreaming, and ingestion of entheogens, focusing on the transformative power they contain for shamans and their communities.
As the world’s first religion, shamanism contains uniquely universal and timeless ways of accessing the divine. Mary Pat Fisher, in the book Living Religions, states that “archaeological research has confirmed that shamanic methods are extremely ancient- at least twenty to thirty thousand years old,” and that “ways of becoming a shaman and practicing shamanic arts are remarkably similar around the globe” (36). The similarities of shamanistic practices worldwide seems to speak to the fundamental importance in the common realities of people around the world. These commonalities, perhaps some of the most deep-seated, are manifest in the way shamanic traditions play with, explore, reign in, and utilize human consciousness.
Michael Wickelman’s article “Shamanism and the Origins of Spirituality and Ritual Healing,” focuses on the biological basis for altered states of consciousness. He argues that since the appearance of ASC in shamanism is so universal, there must be a physiological structure that supports their adaptive advantages. “The near-universality of institutionalized altered states of consciousness,” he says, “reflects their inherent basis in human biology and the fundamental similarity of the brain responses produced by a variety of conditions, activities, and agents” (471). These responses, he says, serve multiple purposes, such as the integration of knowledge and the solidarity of community, both of which contribute to survival.
First, altered states of consciousness create an integrative whole in the normally separate operators of the unconscious and the conscious mind. This integration allows pre-linguistic and basic body-level knowledge to surface in the mind, allowing for a greatly “increased coherence of the potentials of many parts of the brain” (482), according to Winkelman. Second, altered states of consciousness have the pattern of breaking down social barriers, especially when used in ritual. These states break down normal conditioned responses, increase suggestibility, often elicit positive emotive memories, and reduce ego-centeredness that inhibits community bonding. Together, these integrative and bonding capacities have become the ritualized spiritual experiences of shamanic traditions, facilitated through the shaman.
The shaman takes the role of facilitator, mediator, and bridge between worlds. “If there is an above and a below,” Harvey writes, “shamans mediate between them. If there are masculine and feminine genders, shamans mediate between them. If the sea and land are, in some senses, culturally dichotomous, shamans mediate… In some cases at least, the whole system of the way the world is, is encapsulated and performed in the being and living of shamans” (149). As the cosmological between, shamans utilize altered states of consciousness to leave this world and journey in the next. Often, this is achieved through ingesting sacred plants such as Ayahusaca, “little death.”
Kjellgren et al’s article “Experiences of Encounters with Ayahuasca- ‘Vine of the Soul’” outlines the basic experiences that are reported by users of Ayahuasca in five stages. First, the participants identify a motivation or aim before ingesting the brew, being aware that the intention often has heavy influence on the journey of the “little death.” Little death is… Second, individuals reported an intense discomfort, including sickness and paranoia in the first 30 minutes after ingestion, even mounting to terror and flashbacks of traumatic experiences. For many people, this stage feels like approaching insanity, or even death. After this dark phase, participants often experience intense vomiting and diarrhea, after which a sense of extreme peace and euphoria sets in. The authors called this the transitional phase, and participants compared it to going from hell to heaven. This phase lasts the longest, and individuals usually experience profound insight into their own lives, and a deep sense of oneness with others and the natural world. The fifth phase that was usually reported was a reflection period in which participants would recall their insights and gain meaning from the lessons learned during their journey. Finally, participants overwhelmingly reported a sense that their view of the world had changed in fundamental ways; they had become more open, empathetic, and loving towards others, and had an increased sense of the connectedness of humans with non-human nature.
This experiential outline is significant because, although it was conducted with modern citizens who lived in industrialized societies, it offers insight into a general process of a sort of death, transition, and rebirth that is experienced by anyone who takes Ayahuasca. Anyone who endeavors to practice Ayahuasca can come by these same experiences, which is an essential component of the tradition’s beauty and broad applicability. Shamans have long been using the brewed vine mixture as a way to face the darkest enclaves of an altered reality in order to gain the transformative wisdom on the other side.
Like many religious traditions, personal transformation is sought through a confrontation with death, whether physically or through ritual. The confrontation with death renders the follower reborn or transformed. Death can by symbolized by a descent into unknown realms, darkness, or the loss of oneself. Fisher describes, for example, the typical shamanic journey of entering the Lowerworld, which is envisioned as a “spring, a hollow tree, cave, animal burrow, or a special ceremonial hole regarded as a navel of the earth (39).” These holes, she says, usually lead to bright landscapes, and often a river must be crossed from the world of the living to the world of the dead. Here the shaman can retrieve a lost soul or guardian spirit of the person who is sick, and wholeness can be achieved. Through this archetypal soul journey, the shaman faces death in order to maintain life. As a mediator between worlds, the shaman has the power to travel between worlds, achieving remarkable fluidity of consciousness into varying levels of reality.
We participated in this soul journey in one of the first weeks of class, entering a dark cave and meeting our spirit animals. The week after we did this, one of the members of class shared her amazing story, which followed perfectly the archetypal shamanic journey described by Fisher. She entered the landscape, which was brilliantly lighted and pleasant. After seeing a river, she decided to cross over the bridge, because it was the only way to go. When she got across the bridge, she wondered why she had done so- the landscape was suddenly dark, blurry, and unpleasant. As she recalled her experience, she talked about realizing that the step into the darkness was a necessary part of her journey. She could not have understood the light, or continued on her journey, without passing through the confusion, the unknown, the “little death.”
My experience with the soul journey was not as profound; after a vivid few minutes of entering the cave and stepping into the darkness, my mind became so relaxed by the rhythmic drum beat that I fell into a sort of half-sleep. My dreams during the first few weeks of class, however, involved repeated brutal violence and death. Like I retold in a reflection paper, I was a victim of the violence in some dreams and in others I was the perpetrator. I found it very interesting in light of the themes of death and rebirth we had been discussing in class. These dreams, which in part sparked my further interest in altered states of consciousness, seem to be explained in part by Louis Hagood’s article “Awakening to Dreams,” in which he describes shamanic and symbolic exploration of his own dreams. In one dream, he found himself running along a beach trail being chased by a black man. The man tackled him into the sand in a terrifying episode of violence. Hagood writes about encountering the “Other” within the self- the unknown, embodied in the image of the black man. “Through this transformation the false self…can encounter the true self in what appears to be a threat. Such is play in transitional space, in the imaginal, in dream”(161). Through these states of enhanced consciousness, such as dreams and spirit-journeys, the theme of death and transformation seem to play a central role in personal spirituality and healing.
In Harner’s chapter “Discovering the Way,” he describes in great detail his incredible soul journey given by Ayahuasca. After a feeling of numbness and heaviness, Harner describes witnessing a series of visions which led him to his own death, as if brought across waters on a boat. “Giant reptilian creatures,” seeming to come from within himself, appearing demonic and threatening, “reposing sluggishly at the lowermost depths at the back of my brain…I could only vaguely see them in what seemed to be gloomy, dark depths.” The creatures then revealed their power, showing that they resided in every living thing on earth and were the true masters. Feeling his soul would be stolen by the creatures, he forced himself to ask for medicine at the very last moment before his own destruction. After this frightening episode, Harner describes a relaxed state in which he could determine his own explorations in the mystical realm; traveling, taking journeys, and realizing fantasies.
When Harner told the shaman about his experiences, the shaman affirmed that he too had interacted with the reptilian creatures in his soul journeys, saying “you can surely be a master shaman.” Harner’s experience illustrates the soul journey, including descent and near-death, that transforms the individual into a seer. The ayahuasca facilitated a shift in consciousness that allowed Harner to face the deepest terror, an embedded yet foreign Other. This confrontation with the Other, with death, unknown, and darkness, allowed for a fundamental personal transformation; he had been to both worlds, and could now mediate between them.
“The concept of shamanism stands at a paradoxical cross-road,” says Winkleman. “On one hand it represents one of the most ancient of all human spiritual practices, while on the other hand, modified forms of it are being revitalized and spread in modern society” (Winkleman 185). In class this semester, we have experienced a modified form of the earth’s most universal and common spirituality. One of the most fundamental things I have learned is the power that is available through my own consciousness, by simple acts such as focusing my attention on my breathing, or understanding the mesa as a landscape of my consciousness, making those interior things manifest. While my experience with the tree in the park seemed like a rare gift, the practice of utilizing consciousness can create that sense of oneness- it is through this that shamanism, as a practice, can prompt personal and community transformation.
Harner, Michael. The Way of the Shaman. 10th. New York: Harper Collins, 1990. Print.
Fisher, Mary Pat. Living Religions: A Brief Introduction. 1st. London: Laurence King Publishing Ltd., 2002. Print.
Harvey, Graham. Animism: Respecting the Living World. 1st. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006. Print.
Winkelman, Michael. “Shamanism and the Origins of Spirituality and Ritual Healing.” Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture. 3.4 (2009): 458-489. Web. 3 May. 2012. <http://encore.lib.usu.edu:50080/ebsco-web/ehost/detail?sid=a6c7a903-30b7-49d9-b500-c17f20e7ddbc@sessionmgr114&vid=1&hid=125&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ==
Hagood, Louis. “Awakening to Dreams.” Journal of Religion and Health. 45.2 (2006): 160-170. Web. 3 May. 2012.

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There are bike tours, and then there are epic adventures. The 1120 is the right bike for pushing your boundries.
The 1120 can be seen as an entirely new category of adventure touring machine from Trek. It defies the conventions of traditional touring bikes with gigantic tires, a single-ring drivetrain and a dropper post. But it also maintains the practical and durable elements of front and rear racks, internal cable routing and extra accessory eyelets. The 1120's more upright position and stable handling is perfect for long days -or weeks- in the saddle. The 1120's Alpha Platinum aluminum frame may resemble the Trek Stache mountain bike, but the fit and geometry is definately different. A longer wheelbase improves stability while attacking unpaved surfaces and potholed roads. The adjustable Stranglehold thru-axle dropouts -also found on the Stache and Checkpoint- can adjust the handling further when adding heavy cargo. The longer asymmetrical Midstay chainstays accommdate the 3" wide Chupacabra tires easily. Need to carry more gear? The triple bottle eyelets on the down tube offer extra hardpoints for racks and cages. The 1120's tapered head tube anchors a rugged carbon fiber fork. It boasts a Boost110 thru-axle dropout that enhances wheel rigidity and torsional strength. Eyelets on the fork's blades and crown are perfect for racks and bottle cages galore. A press-fit PF92 bottom bracket ensures flex-free power delivery from the crankset.
The 1120 comes with Shimano's durable 11-speed SLX mountain bike shifter and rear mountain bike derailleur, ensuring lightning-quick operation and long service life. The 11-46T rear cassette and 30T single-ring RaceFace Aeffect crankset boasts a massive gearing range for challenging terrain and topography while loaded down. The 1120's wheelset begins with SUNringle's lightweight 50mm-wide alloy Duroc SL rims. Bontrager Boost110/148 hubs add lateral strength for improved handling and load bearing in rough terrain. Bontrager also supplies the aforementioned 29x3.00" Chupacabra tires that float over potholes, washboard gravel and singletrack with ease. Reigning in momentum is the job of a set of SRAM Level T hydraulic disc brakes that add excellent speed control and stopping power in all conditions, rain or shine. The 1120's Bontrager Drop Line 125 dropper post gets the saddle out of the way while traversing technical trails, and the Drop Line's remote lever at the handlebar makes operation simple. A Bontrager Montrose saddle, accessory-ready alloy Elite stem and alloy Crivitz sweep-back handlebars complete the cockpit. The included rear racks also feature drybag holsters that are designed to carry 8-liter drybags. Rear rack weight limit is 25lbs. Up front, the included front rack can hold up to 15.5lbs and is attached to the fork crown instead of the handlebar for better shifter and brake line routing.
|Frame||Alpha Platinum Aluminum, Midstay, E2 tapered head tube, internal derailleur & dropper post routing, PF92, Stranglehold dropouts, G2 Geometry, proprietary rack mounts|
|Fork||1120 Adventure HCM Carbon, suspension correct, proprietary rack & accessory mounts|
|Headset||Integrated, cartridge bearing, sealed, 1-1/8" top, 1.5" bottom|
15mmx110mm Boost (Front)
12mmx148mm Boost (Rear)
|Rims/Wheels||SUNringle Duroc 50 SL 28-hole|
|Hubs||Bontrager sealed bearing, alloy axle;Bontrager alloy|
|Tires||Bontrager Chupacabra, Tubeless Ready, Inner Strength sidewalls, aramid bead, 29x3.00"|
|Crankset||Race Face Aeffect|
|Chainrings||30T Direct Mount Narrow Wide|
|Rear Derailleur||Shimano SLX M7000, Shadow Plus|
|Cassette/Rear Cogs||Shimano SLX M7000, 11-46T, 11 speed|
|Shifters||Shimano SLX M7000, 11 speed|
|Handlebars||Bontrager Crivitz, 31.8mm|
|Tape/Grips||Bontrager Race Lite, lock-on|
|Stem||Bontrager Elite, 31.8mm, 7 degree, w/computer & light mounts|
|Brake Levers||SRAM Level T hydraulic|
|Brakes||SRAM Level T hydraulic disc|
|Saddle||Bontrager Montrose Comp|
|Seat Post||Bontrager Drop Line 125, internal routing, 31.6mm (15.5: Drop Line 100)|
|Accessories & Extras||1120 front and rear Adventure racks|
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This is a tour that allows to travel around an area of almost 1500 kilometres, which mostly coincides with the Inca Trail in Argentina, from the province of Salta, in the North, to the province of Mendoza, or vice versa.
The entrance of the Incas to the present Argentine territory took place during the mid XV Century. It began through the north-west, roughly reaching in its southernmost extreme the territory of Mendoza. In the first stages, this expansion did not seem to have as its main goal defined economic or strategic interests, but a group of corporate motivations of the dominant sectors of the society of Cuzco. This occupation lasted less than a Century according to the accepted chronology. However, during this short period, the socio cultural mark of the Inca Empire was significant. Some of these legacies include: the language, Quechua set in many regions of the Argentine north-west; a ceramic with an excellent imprint and fine finish; the use of copper tin bronze in the Andean region; and the innovative systems of cultivation and hunting, among many other traditions.
“The Inca Trail in Argentina” is a tour that visits the main milestones of the Pre-Hispanic cultures and invites the visitors to submerge in the history of its indigenous peoples: Incas, Diaguitas and Quilmes.
It is a tour of a few days that is carried out in short stretches, travelling during the day through route 40, a low density route, with small and typical towns, among stunning landscapes of mountains and valleys.
It will allow us to discover regional art and at the same time taste the delights of its native cuisine.
You will be able to observe the bird fauna of the region, and also big mountains and valleys, which are nurtured by meltwater rivers, and which are true oases in the dessert.
Those who have the courage can get their adrenaline working with a touch of adventure, practicing white water rafting, trekking, and horseback riding.
These are some of the Touristic, archeological, historic, and paleontological attractions that can be enjoyed while travelling through ROUTE 40, through the centre-north region crossing 7 Argentinean provinces:
JUJUY: Quebrada de Humahuaca, Purmamarca and Tilcara with striking indigenous ruins. Quebrada de Humahuaca is a cultural itinerary of ten thousand years that still keeps today religious beliefs, rites, celebrations, art, music, and agricultural techniques that represent a living heritage, declared World Heritage by UNESCO.
SALTA: tour through the historical town and the Calchaquí Valleys. Cafayatehas a favorable microclimate for vine plantations, and for making exquisite wines. You can visit some wineries and do some wine tastings.
Ride the spectacular train to the clouds, which runs parallel to the railway to Quebrada del Toro, looking at the Del Toro viaduct, and the Alisal and Chorrillos zigzags.
Tour to the historical city of Santa Rosa de Tastil, its ruins, and its archeological museum. Abra blanca (4080 metres a.s.l.), San Antonio de los Cobres, and Viaducto la Polvorilla. The panoramic view allows looking at the great railway engineering work that is part of the “Tren a las Nubes” (Train to the Clouds).
TUCUMÁN: Quilmes Ruins: this region, which used to house an enormous amount of indigenous population (the Quilmes indigenous, an ethnic part of the Diaguitas), is considered the largest Pre-Hispanic human settlement in Argentina.
Here you can visit La Fortaleza, its restored ruins, and its museum (Museo de la Pachamama), which are the recollections of this wealthy culture. For 130 years Quilmes resisted on these grounds the Spanish invasion.
As regards handicrafts we can find: carved stones, wood, pennyroyal basketwork. What is more, jam, syrup, charqui, and aloja are also handmade.
CATAMARCA: Shincal de Quimivil: it is a monumental archeological park built and inhabited by the Incas from 1470 to 1536, following the urban planning from Cuzco. It has over a hundred premises grouped in monumental buildings.
LA RIOJA: Cuesta de Miranda: spectacular journey between reddish mountains and hills, cacti, and precipices.
Chilecito: it offers different options for rural, wine, cultural, religious, mine and adventure tourism. A cable car (and its stations) stands out in Chilecito. It was used to transport gold from the mine La Mexicana.
Cañón de Talampaya: it dates back to the Primary Era, mid Triassic Period (230 million years). It is a National Park with a surface of 215000 hectares. Its main attractions are cliffs and the great variety of fantastic forms.
SAN JUAN: Provincial Park Ischigualasto: (Valle de la Luna) it was declared World Heritage, it is an important paleontological site consisting of 62916 hectares. In it there are remains of vertebrates of the type of Rhynchosaurs, Dicynodonts, and Thecodonts.
Rodeo: native flora and fauna of the region which gathers rivers, streams, lakes, hot springs and valleys.
MENDOZA: Puente Natural del Inca: trip around the highest mountain of the West with clear remains of the Southernmost extreme of the Inca Trail. Aconcagua, Tupungato and border with Chile.
The Wine Route: Mendoza is one of the 9 Great Wine Capitals of the world.
GATRONOMY. The tour offers tasting of some typical food of each region in the itinerary, always accompanied by wines from the region.
In Mendoza: empanadas (type of meat pastry) from Mendoza, beef meat asado (Argentine barbeque), chorizos (type of pork sausage), and black puddings with 5 types of wine.
In Rodeo: trout and Chardonnay from San Juan.
In Chilecito: chivito (young goat) and red wine from La Rioja.
In Quilmes: empanadas from Tucumán or tamale with locro (type of stew) and a varietal wine.
In Cafayate: roasted cabrito (goat kid) with torrontés or red wine.
In Purmamarca: tamales and asado with red wine.
In Salta: llama meat with Cabernet from Salta.
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A vast majority of board directors agree about the importance of digital transformation but they are not on track achieving it. 89% of board directors say that digital business is in all business growth strategies but just 35% of them say they have achieved or are on track to achieving digital transformation goals, according to a survey from marketing and research firm Gartner.
“While CIOs have made significant progress leveraging technology for operational excellence, this is not enough to realize the strategic business benefits that BoDs are looking for from digital investments”, says Jorge Lopez, the company’s VP Analyst.
“As enterprises increasingly operate in a world of constant disruption, the most future-savvy boards are considering how upheavals and risks can serve as a source of opportunity. CEOs and CIOs will need to adopt this mindset as technology plays an ever-expanding role in driving business success.”
The survey was conducted online from June through July 2022 comprising 281 respondents in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia/Pacific, who are in a board of director role or a member of the corporate board of directors.
“BoDs cited CEOs as the primary leader responsible for driving digital business initiatives within the enterprise, selected by 28% of survey respondents. This is ahead of the CTO and CIO, cited as the primary digital leader by 19% and 14% of board directors, respectively.”
“Boards are looking to invest in ‘breakthrough’ technologies that will drive digital business and enterprise success. 40% of board directors consider artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies to be imperative to digital business success in their organization, the most-cited response”, Gartner says.
“Board directors cited software enhancement as their second-highest priority among breakthrough technologies, selected as an area for investment by 30% of respondents.”
“Risk-taking is a key component of digital acceleration. The survey found that 64% of board directors are planning to increase their risk appetite through 2024, climbing seven percentage points from the previous year’s survey findings.”
“Many BoDs are also expanding their vision for digital business success to focus on a ‘digital economic architecture,’ with 71% of board directors reporting that they are pursuing or plan to pursue such an economic structure this year. A digital economic architecture is the approach that non-digital enterprises can use to achieve similar economic benefits – including growth, profitability, market cap and brand value – as digital giants have achieved via their ‘born digital’ business models.”

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the portland collection, a trio of three oregon-based designers, just released a heavy hitter of a collaboration by teaming up with pendleton. the aforementioned brand is just two years old, but has already made its mark on “heritage” with this extensive capsule collection of accessories and home goods, which is scheduled to become available in the coming days and i’ll definitely be keeping my eyes peeled for it.
club monaco wants you to come see about it. with a fall 2013 campaign photographed by industry great david sims, the collection itself is one to watch for in the coming months as its pieces trickle into stores and online. the retailer has really been tightening its hold on the outerwear game and these upcoming fall prints are particularly note-worthy. do i see neon floral in there? gimme dat.
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The polka dot redux happening here is just too sweet for words. (via Kate Middleton Jenny Packham Hospital Dress; Princess Diana Dress: Dressed: glamour.com)


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Tel Aviv’s Monotonix, playing their last tour ever. Filmed at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, CA, on January 2, 2011. They will be missed.

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Dr. Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez is the Artistic Director, co-founder, and conductor of the New Orchestra of Washington (NOW), in Washington. D.C. He is an accomplished solo and chamber pianist, orchestral and choral conductor, composer, and arranger. Since 2006 he has served as Director of Music at Westmoreland Congregational, UCC in Bethesda, Maryland, where he oversees a dynamic and widely respected music program. In the past, he has served as Associate Conductor and pianist of the internationally acclaimed Choral Arts Society of Washington and was a faculty member of Shenandoah Conservatory and the Washington Conservatory of Music. Hernandez-Valdez has received numerous awards including the Solidaridad Endowed Presidential Scholarship, E.D. Farmer Endowed International fellowships, and the Aspen Music Festival’s Solo, Vocal Coaching, and Orchestral Fellowships, to name just a few. In 2011, Cantigas honored Hernandez-Valdezq, alongside Septime Weber and Placido Domingo, with the first-ever “Award for Talent” in celebration of the ensemble’s twentieth anniversary. To mark this occasion, the Mayor of Washington, D.C. proclaimed April 28 “Latinos in the Arts Day.” Read more...
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The jatropha (Jatropha curcas) or Barbados nut, grown in southern Florida and Hawaii, produces a nut yielding up to 37 percent oil that can be processed as a fuel for standard diesel engines. This flowering shrub or small tree, native to Central America and the Caribbean, grows up to 20 feet tall. Home gardeners can propagate them by seeds or cuttings. Commercial laboratories propagate them using tissue cultures.
You can obtain jatropha seeds from commercial suppliers. If you have a tree, harvest the jatropha fruits when they are yellow to dark brown and about 1 inch long. Let them dry in the sun, then grind them between boards to remove the hulls. Winnow the seeds by throwing both seeds and hulls into the air on a windy day. Select plump seeds and store in plastic containers. Jatropha seeds have a germination rate of 90 percent or higher and stay viable for up to 12 months, with a drop in germination to 80 percent after six months.
Propagating by Seeds
Prepare a planting bed in a sunny location containing equal parts of aged manure, soil and sand. Soak the black and oily seeds in water for eight hours. Press a seed lightly onto water-soaked amended soil. Water the seed twice a day for seven days. The first shoot should appear after six days. Water daily after the first week. The seedlings should be ready to transplant after two months. Plant in rows at least 6 feet apart with 6 feet between rows.
Propagating by Cuttings
Obtain cuttings from a jatropha tree that is at least 8 months old and producing shoots. Select a shoot that is 18 to 40 inches from the base of the tree. The shoot should be 1 to 1 ½ inches wide and contain four to six nodes. Cut the base of the shoot with a saw or sharp knife at a downward slant. Plant the cut portion of the shoot in peat, coir or sawdust in a greenhouse or a planting tunnel covered with clear polyethylene plastic. The temperature should be between 77 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with relative humidity between 70 to 90 percent. Water the planting mixture but do not saturate. Wait until the roots develop and transplant. This will usually be about 10 days.
Propagation by Tissue Culture
Laboratory technicians wash and sterilize jatropha nodes. They saturate the notes with plant growth hormones and grow them in a plant growth medium developed by plant physiologists Toshio Murashige and Folke K. Skoog in 1962. The nodes grow in a sterile culture room under light until they elongate and can be rooted.
- Purdue University: Jatropha curcas L.
- Aumkiipure: Jatropha Planting and Care
- Jatropha.pro: Jatropha Propagation by Seeds
- International Journal of Integrative Biology: Invitro Clonal Production of Physic Nut (Jatropha curacas L)
- Karnataka State Horticulture Department, India: Jatropha
- Jatropha.pro: Jatropha Soft Cutting Propagation

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Lloydâ€™s Register Releases Guide on Ballast Water Treatment
Lloydâ€™s Register has released a new Guide to Ballast Water Treatment Technology that provides an independent and impartial description and appraisal of commercially available and developing technologies for ballast water treatment. It is the result of work conducted by the internationally respected Center for Water Science at Cranfield University, UK on behalf of Lloydâ€™s Register. The treatment of ballast water is one of the most significant environmental and operational challenges facing the marine industry today. In the face of new legislation, ship operators will need to choose a ballast water management solution that will work for them. The new Guide is intended to provide an overview of the current status of ballast water treatment technologies.
ClassNK Updates Guidelines for Installation of BWT Systems
Classification society ClassNK has just released amendments to its Guidelines on the Installation of Ballast Water Treatment Systems. The latest Guidelines include alterations to the application date of the ballast water performance standard, additions and modifications of definitions, and a revision of standards for installation of ballast water treatment systems. The IMO developed and adopted The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments…
Hyde Marine, Goltens Enter Engineering Agreement
Hyde Marine, Inc., announced today it has launched an agreement with Goltens Green Technologies division to help shipowners determine how to best fit the chemical free Hyde GUARDIAN Gold Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) onto its existing vessels. Hyde Marine’s partnership with Goltens will allow shipowners to benefit from precision 3D laser scanning and modeling, which helps eliminate complications during the BWTS installation process on existing vessels. Laser scanning provides an accurate and efficient solution for fitting BWT systems onboard and mitigates risks associated with manual measurement and fabrication onboard. Hyde Marine, a wholly owned subsidiary of Calgon Carbon Corporation, is one of the world’s fastest growing ballast water treatment (BWT) technology companies.
Ballast Water Treatment Systems
The U.S. Coast Guard seeks consultation with interested and affected parties in establishing a program to approve ballast water treatment systems. The intent is to ensure that ballast water treatment systems approved for use on vessels will meet the ballast water discharge standard the Coast Guard will be implementing in the near future. Comments and related material should be submitted by December 3, 2004. 69 Fed. Reg. 47453 (August 5, 2004).
Hyundai Global Services Enters into Eco-friendly Ship Services Business with KSS Line
Hyundai Global Services (HGS), Hyundai Heavy Industries’ (HHI) newly spun-off company specializing in providing total marine services announced today it signed an MOU with KSS Line, a Korean shipping company, for entering into eco-friendly ship business. Under the MOU, two companies join forces to retrofit the medium-sized LPG carriers owned by KSS Line with Exhaust Gas Cleaning System. Ships equipped with the cleaning system will be able to meet the IMO’s sulfur emission cap of 0.5% even with bunker-c oil, cheaper than marine gas oil, and thus will significantly be able to lower fuel costs.
Wärtsilä, Trojan Ballast Water Treatment
Wärtsilä Corporation and Trojan Technologies have signed an exclusive agreement to jointly develop, market, and distribute a ballast water treatment product for ships. The two companies will gain synergistic benefits from the combined strength of Wärtsilä's global reach and presence in the marine market, and from Trojan Technologies' leadership and experience in developing ultraviolet treatment solutions. The ballast water treatment product is presently in pre-production, with third-party validation to take place in late 2010. The innovative ballast water treatment product is expected to enter the market at the end of the year. Changing regulations in the marine industry have driven the need for this new ballast water treatment product.
ERMA FIRST Debunks 10 BWT Myths
ERMA FIRST’s International Sales Manager, Leif Erik Caspersen, during his presentation at Green4Sea Forum, which was held on Wednesday, April 22, at Eugenides Foundation. Ship owners organizations will force IMO to postpone the ratification of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM). This myth was debunked, as it was clarified that this is not going to happen. With all the ballast water being carried around the world, it is too late to protect the environment».
Ballast Water Rules Create Conundrum for Shipowners
Speaking today before a conference on ballast water treatment regulation, World Shipping Council President Chris Koch outlined the conundrum facing the maritime industry caused by the lack of any globally accepted ballast water treatment technology. While there is general, global acceptance of the IMO’s ballast water treatment discharge standard, there is today no globally accepted ballast water treatment technology that meets that standard – meaning that vessel operators could face an enormous capital investment in treatment technology that may be insufficient to meet regulatory obligations. “If the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention enters into force before U.S.
Ecochlor BWTS Selected for 8 Bulk Carriers
W Marine, Inc. has selected Ecochlor, Inc. to provide ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) for installation on two newbuild 82,000 DWT bulk carriers that will be constructed in China by Sainty Marine Corporation, Ltd. In addition, W Marine has secured an option for six additional systems to be retrofit onto its existing fleet. Ecochlor’s president, Tom Perlich, said, “We are very pleased to be awarded a fleet agreement with W Marine. Through the extensive selection process we appreciated the commitment of W Marine to fully complying with all environmental regulations.
USCG Accepts BWTS as Alternate Management Systems
The U.S. Coast Guard announced the acceptance of nine ballast water treatment systems today as Alternate Management Systems (AMS) in compliance with the service’s March 2012 final rule for Standards for Living Organisms in Ships’ Ballast Water Discharged (SLOSBWD) in U.S. waters. AMS acceptance by the Coast Guard is a temporary designation given to a ballast water treatment system approved by a foreign administration. Vessel operators may use an AMS to manage their ballast water discharges in lieu of ballast water exchange, while the treatment system undergoes approval testing to Coast Guard standards. An AMS may be used to meet the…
Senate Committee OKs Ballast Water Bill
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today voted unanimously to approve the “Ballast Water Management Act of 2005” (S. 363), introduced by Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and co-sponsored by Senators Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Paul Sarbanes (D-Maryland), and Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii). The legislation would amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to establish a new, national approach to addressing invasive species in ballast water. Under the Manager’s Amendment approved today, the Coast Guard is authorized to direct $20 million annually, in fiscal years 2006 through 2010, toward invasive species mitigation.
ALPURE Ballast Water Treatment System Successfully Completes Corrosion Testing Program
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. – 9 March 2011 – The BALPURE ballast water treatment systemfrom Severn Trent De Nora satisfies corrosion test recommendations of the IMO MEPC 59/2/16. The corrosion testing, performed by an independent third-party institute, proved the BALPURE system has no effect on coated steel, naval bronze and Cu-Ni alloys. Testing proved an insignificant effect on bare steel – so small that the acceleration of corrosion due to the presence of free chlorine has minimal practical implications in ballast tanks.
Alfa Laval's PureBallast Receives Type Approval
PureBallast, Alfa Laval’s chemical-free system for ballast water treatment, has now received full Ballast Water Type Approval from DNV on behalf of Norwegian authorities. The certification, which was issued on June 27th, confirms that PureBallast complies in full with pending ballast water treatment legislation from the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Alfa Laval’s PureBallast system, which has been purchased for installation aboard more then 25 vessels since its launch in 2006, has rapidly established itself as the commercial leader in ballast water treatment. Now, having received full Ballast Water Type Approval on June 27th, it is also the only solution without chemical treatment processes to be certified IMO-compliant.
Improved Demand Easing Dry Bulk Vessel Oversupply
With contraction in vessel supply and healthy demand growth, the dry bulk shipping market is expected to recover from 2017 onwards, according to the latest edition of the Dry Bulk Forecaster, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. An impressive outlook for dry bulk demand coupled with a small orderbook of newbuilds as a percentage of the total fleet capacity will ensure a sustained recovery in the dry bulk market. Earnings in the dry bulk market are expected to improve from 2017 with a narrowing supply-demand gap.
MHI Order for Ballast Water Treatment System
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order from Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) for conversion and installation work of a ballast water treatment system on NYK's Auriga Leader, a pure car/truck carrier built by MHI and already in service. The work on order, to be completed by the end of June, will be performed at MHI's Yokohama Dockyard & Machinery Works in Kanagawa Prefecture, where the Yokohama Ship Repair & Marine Engineering Department and the "Ballast Water Treatment Project Team" are located.
Alfa Laval Bolsters BWTS Retrofit Training
The retrofit market for ballast water treatment systems is poised to boom in the coming years, says Alfa Laval, who is actively training its network of engineering partners for its PureBallast system in order to ensure that requisite design and installation skills are in place to meet demand. When the retrofit market for ballast water treatment systems gains speed, the ability of suppliers to deliver treatment systems will only be one part of satisfying it. Specific knowledge and skills will also have to be in place among design and installation partners. For this reason, Alfa Laval has developed a comprehensive training program for engineering companies preparing to work with PureBallast.
BWT Company Boosts Equity
Ballast water treatment plant manfufacturers Ecochlor, Inc. announced today that it recently completed a $4.1 million equity financing to support its growth into the burgeoning ballast water treatment market. Investors participating in the financing included Sojitz Marine & Engineering Corporation, the shipping subsidiary of the Japanese trading company, Sojitz Corporation, and a number of individual investors. Sojitz invested $1.8 million. Since its formation in 2001, Ecochlor has raised over $12 million in equity. The company’s Ballast Water Treatment Systems use chlorine dioxide technology, which has been used in water treatment and industrial applications for decades, to disinfect water used as ballast on ships.
BWT Asia Pacific Market Booms
New 'Ballast Water Treatment Market in Asia-Pacific' reports 2011 revenues of over US$214.6-million estimated to reach US$3.63-billion in 2017. The ballast water management (BWM) guidelines set by the International Marine Organization (IMO) has kick-started a fresh industry within the shipping sector, as ship owners look to adopt ballast water systems within their vessels. Water treatment companies have found a whole new market ready for penetration and are eager to carve their place in it. "The number of countries endorsing BWM is growing, as member nations of the IMO understand the impact cross-ocean contamination has on local marine biodiversity," saidFrost & Sullivan Research Associate Prashanth Kay.
California SLC Recommends Delay BWT Standards
The California State Lands Commission's (SLC) report '2013 Assessment of the Efficacy, Availability, and Environmental Impacts of Ballast Water Treatment Systems for Use in California Waters' concludes that no shipboard ballast water treatment systems are currently available to meet all of California’s performance standards for the discharge of ballast water. Commission staff reviewed 75 shipboard ballast water treatment systems for this analysis, however, significant limitations in the existing data hamper the ability of Commission staff to determine if shipboard ballast water treatment systems are available to meet California’s performance standards.
Hyundai Heavy Delivers VLCC with Electrolysis BW System
On Jan. 10, Hyundai Heavy Industries handed over a 317,000DWT VLCC (Very Large Crude Oil Carrier) to Oman Shipping Company (OSC). The ship, measuring 1,093 ft in length, 197 ft in height and 99.7 ft in depth, is the first VLCC with the new electrolysis ballast water treatment system that can treat as much as 100,000 ton ballast water. Ballast water is sea water used to stabilize hull balance when unloading cargo, and to maintain optimal vessel speed. The seawater can contain bacteria, local plankton, mud and sand from the unloading port where the ballast water has been taken in.
Asian Ballast Water Treatment Markets Grow
The Asian ballast water treatment systems market is highly lucrative and is expected to show tremendous growth over the next 6-7 years, according to Verify Markets (VM). Though still in the developmental stage, due to the pending IMO regulations, the market is expected to grow exponentially. The Asian Ballast water treatment systems market was estimated to be over $150 million in 2012 and is expected to show a double digit growth rate over the next few years. The key market drivers include IMO's strict global standards for ballast water management, increase in demand from ship builders and technology advancements. The key market restraints include slow ratification of IMO's ballast water convention, short span of the market and high investment costs. VM’s study covers countries in Asia.
USCG Denies DESMI’s BWTS Test Appeal
The U.S. Coast Guard has denied ballast water treatment systems manufacturer DESMI Ocean Guard’s appeal regarding the USCG’s initial decision to reject the use of the MPN test method in type approval testing of ballast water treatment systems. Even though DESMI is considering all options, a test program for the RayClean system has already been launched in order to demonstrate compliance with the FDA test method accepted by the USCG. On July 13, 2016, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)…
World’s First Offshore Barge with Built-in BWTS
The BALPURE ballast water treatment system, which received Type Approval in July 2011, has been selected for use on two flattop oceangoing heavy deck cargo barges. The Type-Approved BALPURE ballast water treatment system from Severn Trent De Nora has been selected for use on two oceangoing heavy deck cargo barges being constructed for Norwegian-based Greenway Shipping by Dalian Shipyard, at its shipyard in Dalian, China. The 9,025 dwt oceangoing barges will reportedly be the first new offshore barges to install the BALPURE system.


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About a decade ago, my wife and I made a trip to Savannah, Ga. While there we toured the foodie scene and enjoyed a variety of delicacies. Our favorite, by far, was a small bakery called Back in the Day Bakery. Their chocolate chip cookie was simply blissful. They call this their “Most likely to cause a riot if we are out of it cookie.”
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose
- 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/2 lb (2 sticks) unsalted room temperature butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chunks
- Coarse sea salt for sprinkling
- Move a rack to the lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Sift together flour, fine salt and baking soda. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl of a stand-up mixer, cream together butter, vanilla and both sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes. Stop and scrape down sides of the bowl a couple times.
- Add the eggs and mix for no more than 1 minute — just to mix in. Turn the speed down to low and add the dry ingredients in thirds (mixing thoroughly between each) until combined. Add chocolate chunks and stir until evenly incorporated.
- Use a large ice cream scoop (or 1/4 measuring cup) to form cookies and place two inches from each other. Lightly pat down the tops of the cookies and sprinkle a bit of coarse sea salt over them.
- Bake one sheet at a time 15-17 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through.
- Remove cookies when they lightly brown around the edges — they will be light brown in the center. Let the cookies cool for in the pan for 3-4 minutes, then remove and allow to cool completely on a rack.

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On the Lune River is the city of Lancaster. Even though there is no actual proof of the town's existence it is believed to have been settled and continuously inhabited from somewhere between the 5th and the 11th century. Little is known about the area during that time but because of its location on the fringes of what was the kingdoms of Northumbria and Mercia it is reasonable to conclude its existence. It does appear in the Domesday tome as Loncastre in 1086. Thanks to its rich history it has many interested places for visitors to enjoy.
One of the first things people want to see is the Lancaster Castle. Built in the 13th Century the castle stands on the original site of a Roman garrison. The building was enlarged by Queen Elizabeth I and is now home to the courts and is a prison. The castle is open to visitor but not all the castle can be accessed. Since a large area is still used as a prison and there are two court sessions held here daily it is understandable. The areas of the castle that are available to be viewed are filled with many medieval tapestries. It is rare to see so many medieval fabrics so well preserved so it is a definite must when it comes to sights to see. Please note, if you have children they are welcome to view the castle as well, but please keep them under control, if they become to boisterous or noisy you may be asked to leave.
If you are interested in shopping, then you will have a good time in Lancaster. There are many boutiques and stores along the high street. While you stroll the pedestrian center you can also find many tasty treats as well. There are out of the way cafes, coffee shops and restaurants for you to enjoy. You will find plenty of unique items to take home with you at the end of your stay.
If you are interested in maritime history then go to the Maritime Museum. Located in St George's Quay you can learn all of the maritime history of the Lancaster area. It will help bring the past to life, especially for the kids. You don't have to worry about them touching things here with the many hands-on exhibits; kids will enjoy learning about the marine history of the town.
Of course, for those who are looking for something a little more outdoorsy then there is Williamson Park. Here you and your family can enjoy a day in the sunshine. While you are here you can visit the Butterfly House and see the many different butterflies local to the area. It is a splendid sight especially when seen through the eyes of a child.
Lancaster is also home to many museums for your family to enjoy. At any one of these fantastic spots you can learn the history of the town and the area. Learn about the Roman times and even about the town's own history for being a "Hanging Town" and the witch trials that took place back in the 1600s.
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Five Finger Death Punch will return to Europe for a string of tour dates, their first since early 2020. Kicking off at Nova Rock Festival in Austria in June, the band will (Headline show) festivals and perform in arenas. Megadeth and Bad Wolves will be the special guests in Berlin, Moenchengladbach, and Rotterdam – reuniting FFDP with their 2020 touring partners. Tickets go on sale October 29th, 2021. The band is currently in the studio working on new music for their forthcoming ninth studio album to be released in 2022.
Five Finger Death Punch European Tour Dates 2022 To Date:
Sun 12th June 2022 – Nova Rock, Nickelsdorf, Austria
Tue 14th June – Sparkassenpark, Moenchengladbach, Germany (Headline show)
Wed 15th June – Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany (Headline show)
Fri 17th June – Hellfest, Clisson, France
Sat 18th June – Graspop, Dessel, Belgium
Mon 20th June – Ahoy, Rotterdam, Holland (Headline show)
Wed 22nd June – Prague Rocks, Prague, Czech Republic
Fri 24th June – Download, Hockenheim Ring, Germany
Sat 25th June – Tons Of Rock, Halden, Norway
Mon 27th June – Goransson Arena, Sandviken, Sweden (Headline show)
Tue 28th June – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark (Headline show)
Wed 29th June – Frauenfeld Rocks, Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Sat 2nd July – Tasmajdan, Belgrade, Serbia (Headline show)
Tue 5th July – Budapest Arena, Budapest, Hungary (Headline show)
Mon 11th July – Saku Arena, Tallinn, Estonia (Headline show)
Tue 12th July – A2, St. Petersburg, Russia (Headline show)
Fri 8th – 26th July – Parklive Festival, Moscow, Russia
Sat 16thJuly – U Park Festival, Kiev, Ukraine
More dates to be announced. The band is also pleased to announce thrash legends Megadeth as special guests in Berlin, Moenchengladbach, and Rotterdam, who previously joined 5FDP as special guest on their headlining tour across Europe in early 2020. Further guests for other dates will be announced in the near future.
VIP Packages are available now and general onsale will take place at 10am local time on Friday, October 29, 2021. For tickets and more info please visit: https:www.fivefingerdeathpunch.com.


Wonder why these teams are playing for the National Championship? Check out how many 1st rounders playing tonight.
After almost three weeks of non-stop bowl games, the college football season culminates in an SEC rematch on Monday to crown a national champion. Fans around the nation have been anticipating this contest, and so to are NFL decision-makers. Close to eight first-round choices will be found on the field in the BCS National Championship Game, with another half-dozen players who presently grade as top-90 picks. As the ball is teed up to decide the winner, here are the players NFL scouts will key on.
Alabama Crimson Tide
Trent Richardson, RB (No. 3)* -- A complete running back who offers better pro potential than former Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram, a first-round selection last April, Richardson combines the strength to pound opponents on the inside, the agility to turn the corner and the instincts to avoid defenders anywhere on the field. The junior (who is expected to enter the draft) is also a terrific receiver out of the backfield and has the potential to be an outstanding featured back in the NFL. 1st Round
Dre Kirkpatrick, CB (No. 21)* -- More than a half-dozen defensive backs have been drafted from Alabama since 2006, and Kirkpatrick is shaping up to be one of the best. He has NFL size, athleticism and terrific ball skills. Kirkpatrick comes with a lot of upside and will only improve as he polishes his game. 1st Round
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08 Jun Celebrating Pride Month, part 2
Did you know the history behind how Pride month began?
On a hot summer’s night in New York on June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in Greenwich Village, which resulted in bar patrons, staff, and neighborhood residents rioting onto Christopher Street outside. Among the many leaders of the riots was black, trans, bisexual woman, Marsha P. Johnson — leading the movement to continue over six days with protests and clashes. The message was clear; protestors demanded the establishment of places where LGBT+ people could go and be open about their sexual orientation without fear of arrest. (source)
Pride Month is largely credited as being started by bisexual activist, Brenda Howard. Known as, “The Mother of Pride,” a year after the Stonewall Riots, Brenda organized Gay Pride Week and the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade. (source)
Bill Clinton was the first US President to officially recognize Pride Month in 1999 and 2000. Then, from 2009 to 2016, Barack Obama declared June LGBT Pride Month.(source)
Learn more about the history of Pride month here.
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Last year, NBA Jam came back due to a weird unfortunate turn of events. The game was supposed to come packaged with NBA Live, though NBA Live did not come out last year. EA just ported over from the Wii to put it on both the PSN and Xbox Live marketplace. This year it is different coming straight online for both PS3 and the XBox 360 and no word on a Wii version.
There are a lot of changes from the past NBA Jams to this version. One of the greatest changes comes in the online mode. New to this year’s version is JamNet. JamNet integrates all leaderboards that will constantly track and compare stats to people on friends list and around the world. JamNet tracks stats like 3-pointers, total points, how many times the backboard breaks, and many more.
Like showboating? Another new feature is the use of razzle-dazzles. While playing on offense, holding both triggers and pressing the spin button the player will stop and start dancing. An example of the different type of dancing is the Dougie. Want to do a razzle-dazzle while shooting? Razzle-dazzling while shooting will pull off a granny shot or shooting backward. Be warned that using the razzle-dazzle could often end up in a turn over, but they are fun to watch even if there are not that many different ones included in the game.
Career mode sets up different challenges, by offering bronze, silver and gold playthroughs for each team increasing the difficulty at each challenge. Players will be able to choose any team and play against any other team. The percentage of each region beat will be displayed on JamNet so that the world can see just how much the game is beaten. While players are able to log on to the JamNet server and not play against others, they will be able to accept or decline challenges from people going through matchmaking.
In sports games, gameplay is one of the most if not the most important thing. In NBA Jam:OFE Gameplay is as fast as ever. Passing to teammates are a breeze and dunking and shooting can be very fast paced.
Last year the ability to control both teammates were not in the game. This year they are brought it back with a new addition, team fire. Successfully alley-opping three balls in a row will set the team on fire. All the gameplay elements that are normal in a NBA Jam title is still there; fancy dunks and knocking players on the ground. Shooting, passing and stealing has also been tweaked. However, shooting seems to be too easy in this game has everytime a player shoots a 3-point shot it goes in. This is very evident when playing online. Opponents often shoot from the 3-point line instead of going to the basket.
The A.I. does help out in situations. The other teammate steals, blocks, shoots. When the A.I. is open and has a lane expect them to run to the net and try to dunk for an alley-opp. On the defensive side opponents will do the same to you and they will not hesitate to go to the rim. Also, they will make 3-pointers if left open on the 3-point line.
NBA Jam: On Fire Edition is a great addition to the NBA Jam franchise. A new online foundation, career modes and the ability to razzle-dazzle opponents are welcome and bring a new outlook to the game. Great A.I. can be hard to find in games, but this game does not have a problem with it. 3-pointers are a major downside especially since it can lead to teams running away with games especially those with good 3-point shooters. NBA Jam: On Fire Edition is great and perfect for anyone who is a fan of basketball, arcade system games and people who just want to enjoy themselves with a fun game.
NBA Jam: On Fire Edition is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB. This game can also be found on PlayStation 3.Powered by Sidelines

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Android 10 Q, which Google announced a week ago, guaranteed to appear in desktop mode. In other words, you can connect to the smartphone monitor and use it as a desktop.
Today new details have become known about this chip. According to preliminary data, the first smartphone with the full support of the new regime in the Android 10 Q will be, not surprisingly, Pixel 4, the output of which is scheduled for autumn this year.
In order to be valid, it will even add a separate HDMI.in desktop mode everything is displayed simultaneously on the monitor and on the screen of the phone, and this applies to all applications, not just the OS itself. Moreover, you can even run two Windows of one application on one monitor, the second on the smartphone. It’s kind of multitasking, but it is unclear what benefits such a decision. Of course, be a full-fledged multi-window mode, as in all proper desktop OS, plus real desktop shortcuts and taskbar. The release of the Android Q 10 is scheduled for summer of this year.
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The Rider Waite tarot cards deck, sets in motion the modern history of tarot.
At the end of the XIX century there was a renewed interest for magic, occultism and esoteric mysticism.
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn or the Golden Dawn was one of the most influential groups of this movement in Great Britain at the end of the 19th and during early 20th century.
It was founded in 1888 by William Wynn Westcott, doctor and freemason, William Robert Woodman and Samuel Mathers, an eccentric character of the victorian society.
Mathers linked Egyptian magic with medieval magic texts, oriental traditional magic and Kabbalah to crate the curriculum and the rituals of the order.
The Golden Dawn system was based on initiation and hierarchy like Masonic Lodges but it was stressed that women were allowed to participate in the Order on equal basis with men, in contrast to the Masonry.
Many celebrities belonged to the Golden Dawn such as Irish writer William Butler Yeats and English writer Aleister Crowley.
At the end of 1899, some of the adepts were unhappy with Mathers' leadership and concerned for his growing friendship with Crowley.
Following more disputes among the members, in 1903 Arthur Waite took control of the order and changed its name in Sacred Order of the Golden Dawn to stress the order's christian roots.
Waite developed with young artist Pamela Coleman Smith a set of tarot cards, known as the Rider Waite tarot cards deck.
This tarot deck enjoyed universal acclaim since it was first published by Rider in 1909 and gave a new turn to the history of tarot cards.
It is still today one of the most popular because it represents the Minor Arcana not as simple playing cards but with rich symbolic images, a marvelous guide to the unique language of tarot.
The images of the Rider Waite tarot cards look almost naïve, representing the tarot interpretation in a pre-Raphaelite style but the details and backgrounds show a many-layered tarot symbolism.
In 1910 a small guide by Waite, The Pictorial Key to The Tarot, was added to the cards to describe the history of tarot cards and their traditional meaning.
The Rider Waite tarot cards deck has vastly influenced the design and terminology used in later divinatory tarot decks and has left a mark in the modern history of tarot cards.
This tarot deck is commonly referred to as the Rider-Waite tarot although it should be rather be called Waite-Smith tarot to honor the artist who created it.
Pamela Coleman Smith was born in England from American parents and spent her early years in London, New York and Kingston - Jamaica.
She studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn then moved to England where she became a known artist, earning her living as
illustrator and as theatrical designer.
At the beginning of the 1900 she showed her works in New York at the gallery owned by the photographer Alfred Stieglitz.
Pamela Coleman Smith adhered to the Symbolist movement and became an acclaimed artist for her visionary drawings so close to the stye of the period.
The Symbolism was an artistic movement that encouraged working with imagination, dreamlike visions and mythology with a strong interest in spirituality.
Pamela felt particularly at ease with this style also for her interest in occultism and for the dreamlike quality of her artwork.
In her circle of friends were also Bram Stoker and William Butler Yeats who introduced her to the order of the Golden Dawn were she met Arthur Waite.
She was known and appreciated by her friends for her spontaneity and innocence that Waite initially erroneously interpreted as a lack of depth.
In 1909, when Waite decided to create a deck of tarot, hired Pamela Coleman for her talent as visionary artist.
Waite was hoping to be able to direct easily Smith's artistic talent but
to manage the artist's prolific creativity, turned out to be more
difficult than he expected.
She created the deck in about six months and it seems improbable that Waite was able to strictly survey the design of all the cards.
Probably Arthur Waite had more saying in the creation of the Major
Arcana that he considered more important as they are charged with the
deep significance of a mystical quest.
Waite left the artist express her intuition and visionary talent in the creation of the Minor Arcana more associated with divination.
In the Waite-Smith tarot deck the pip cards (or Minor Arcana) are illustrated with allegorical scenes that represent the fortune telling meaning of each card.
Clearly many of the illustrations of the Minor Arcana recall the Sola Busca tarot of the fifteenth century, the only deck of the period to have fully illustrated pip cards.
Photographs of this deck were available at the time at the British Museum and surely Pamela was able to see them.
A clear example of this correspondence is in the Three of Swords that appears in both decks as a heart pierced by three swords.
The images of the Waite Smith deck had a powerful effect on all later tarot designs and the modern history of tarot cards.
Almost all subsequent tarot decks with scenes on every card rely heavily on the images of this influential tarot deck.
There are many versions of the Rider Waite tarot deck. Make sure you find the perfect one to suit your needs and taste.
This edition strives to be as close as possible to the original one. The deck comes with a tiny explanatory booklet (do not expect to learn how to read cards from it) and a handy Celtic Cross spread sheet chart.
These cards are in favor with those who like subtle coloring and muted tones.
I find that the soft colors give this deck a pleasantly antique look.
Small is beautiful. You never know when a tarot reading may come useful.
This is a great deck to keep in your purse at any time. The smaller size allows to use this deck also on a small café table if you need it when you are out with friends.
Jumbo size tarot deck for greater impact.
This is the perfect tarot deck if you like to read cards for others and you want the cards to make a bold statement.
It can be also a great buy if you have large hands and you don't like to shuffle small cards or if you like to contemplate the cards for meditation.
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Zooey Deschanel looked fit and fabulous in her first red carpet appearance on Oct. 19 after giving birth to her first child.
The couple, who has not been seen on the red carpet since, attended the "Rock the Kasbah" premiere in New York City, where the 35-year-old actress looked very slender while donning an off-the-shoulder sparkly black Lela Rose dress.
The newlyweds also used the event to reveal their baby's unique name.
"It's Elsie," Zooey told People magazine. Jacob then shared the second part of her name, "Otter."
"Like the animal," the actress explained. "Sea otter!" Jacob clarified.
Although Zooey has yet to share photos of Elsie Otter, Lamorne Morris, who costars with her on "New Girl," spilled some unsurprising details.
"She's an extremely cute baby," he told People in August. "She looks like Zooey."
"I'm super excited. We get to do one episode together. Essentially [my character Jess] gets on jury duty and has to be sequestered, so the roommates rent out her room for a few weeks. I think [Megan's] going to be fantastic," she said.
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- Cuisine: Italian Southern
- Accepts Credit Card: Yes
- Parking : Street
- Atmosphere: Normal
- Take Reservations: Yes
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Cafe Italia is a Italian Southern restaurant. It is located at 5809 Preston Rd. (W. Spri ng Creek Pkwy.) in Plano, TX 75023.
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People on the web say that Cafe Italia is . Cafe Italia also offers Italian Southern cuisine, and no parking . FriendsEAT Members have given the restaurant a rating 8 out 10 based on 1 total reviews.
This means the restaurant is pretty well liked.
This is a cute little restaurant tucked away where you have to look to find it...
When you walk in the pace is all different angles and edges, but it' still comfortable.
My favorite part of this restaurant is actually the bread at the beginning. They being warm crusty Italian bread, to the table and they have wonderful olive oil and Parmesan already at the table. It's the height of decadence, even though I know olive oil is good for you...
You have to be careful not to eat too much of this delicacy, because you should definitely save room for the lasagna. Cheesy, not too sweet and incredibly good it is my favorite!
Service was friendly, efficient and knowledgeable without hovering even if the restaurant isn't busy.
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The Smithdon Cluster of schools is committed to providing a full and efficient education to all pupils and embraces the concept of equal opportunities for all. We have developed this as a Cluster Policy in order to give a consistent response to all students and families in our care.
The Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) Policy is a key element of Smithdon Cluster’s policy framework for supporting the needs of all children and young people between the ages of 3-18.
Smithdon Cluster promotes the following ethos:
Ensuring safety and security for all
Maximising pupil well-being
Removing barriers to opportunity and improving choice for all
Planning for and investing in the future
Encouraging partnerships, participation and contribution.
The Smithdon Cluster policy for Special Educational Needs & Disability was written in 2014 in response to the new SEND code of practice within the 2014 Children and Families Act and Norfolk County Council’s new arrangements for the delegation of SEN finances to the cluster.
Within the current SEND framework there is a sharpened focus on the needs, aspirations and engagement of children and young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, and their families. Parents are invited to be involved at every stage of planning and reviewing SEN provision for their child.
There is an emphasis across the public sector upon more collaborative and partnership working between Local Authorities and the Primary Care Trust (PCT), through the development of joint commissioning, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and the transition into adulthood.
No more statements will be issued by the Local Authority. Statements have been replaced by Education, Health and Care plans (EHC Plans) which can be used to support children from birth-25 years.
School Action and School Action Plus have been replaced by one school based category of Need known as ‘Special Education Needs Support’ (SENS). All children are closely monitored, and their progress tracked each term. Those at SENS are additionally tracked by the SENCo. There are four broad categories of SEN:
o communication and interaction
o cognition and learning
o social, emotional and mental health
o physical and sensory.
We have children in all these categories of SEN.
All children benefit from ‘Quality First Teaching’: this means that teachers expect to assess, plan and teach all children at the level which allows them to make progress with their learning. In addition, we implement some focused interventions to target particular skills.
We have high expectations of all our children.
The focus of this policy is upon the progress children and young people make throughout their school life and through transition into adulthood and promotes their well-being, learning and achievement.
Smithdon Cluster’s Vision and Aims
To provide the best quality of life possible to the most vulnerable children and young people in our society.
To value all children and young people equally, with the right to learn, achieve and participate fully in education and in the wider community regardless of their abilities and behaviours
To empower all children and young people so that their voice is heard and heeded in decisions made about themselves
To ensure all parents and carers are partners in meeting the needs of their children
To recognise and meet the diverse needs of children and young people through a range of flexible, responsive and varied provision
To make certain that there is a transparency in the provision of services for children and young people who are disabled or who have SEN.


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You know when you meet people and all they ever think about is food?
Well, that's us. Food is always on our mind and we never shut up about it. Whether it's thinking up new and exiting dishes, or even just what we are going to have for lunch, we are obsessed.
Based on the Surrey/Hampshire border, The Little Pasta Company strives to offer something truly delicious for your big day, with a tailored approach to suit your needs with friendly and on-hand service to match (we're lovely, I promise)
We got so bored of the usual wedding breakfast served in so many venues and so wanted to offer a service which was all about celebrating amazing food with loved ones and so have curated our services and menus around this ethos.
We started our business in lockdown 2020 with our founder Daniel getting up at 4am each day to hand make fresh pasta meal kits, delivered across the country. Fast forward to 2023 and we have truly been on an adventure. From attending large food festivals, to our pop-up and residencies in Leeds, Manchester and London, to catering over 60+ weddings already, we are really on an adventure and love doing it with you, our customers.
So whether you are interested in our fresh pasta wedding breakfast, or want some delicious fire feasting for your party we are here to help and hope you love our food as much as we do.
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When you pack for university, you might not immediately think of the more unusual items, like party costumes! Fortunately, Bethan Lucy has put together this great list from a student perspective, to make sure you enjoy your first term at college or uni!
Cute handmade Christmas gift tags to brighten up your gifts! Tags are made with quality heavy card stock, decorated with dimensional foam mounted trees and some glitter card stock embellishment. Tags are hand stamped and measure approximately 2 by 3 tied

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Melora Hardin is a well-known Actress from America. She received standard for her function as Jacqueline Carlyle within the film named The Daring Sort. She is a well known face within the Hollywood Trade. She has additionally appeared in films like Self/much less, Something, Golden Vainness, Merciless Hearts, An American Woman: Isabelle Dances Into the Highlight, and plenty of others. She additionally labored in varied Tv Sequence like When We Rise, The Daring Sort, A Million Little Issues, Celeb Family Feud, Dancing with the Stars, and plenty of others. She is the well-known actress with probably the most likes on the photograph and video-sharing social networking. Her numerous talent set has landed her gigs with a few of the most acknowledged names within the business. Her hobbies are Singing, Dancing, and Swimming. She broke into prominence for her superb appears to be like, cute smile, fashion, and incredible character, rising her reputation for her charming pictures and movies. Her social media presence is rising at an astounding tempo. We stroll you thru all about her. Checkout her Wiki, Age, Family, Info, and Extra
She hails from America. Her age is round 54 years previous as of 2021. Her Zodiac signal is Libra. She is American by Nationality. She was born on June 29, 1967.
She began her appearing profession in 1976. Her first Tv sequence was Police Story, within the sequence she performed the character of Sheila.
Schooling Background- She accomplished her commencement at Sarah Lawrence School.
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She is Younger, lovely, and sizzling. She has a slender determine. She is massively standard amongst youth. She appears to be like like a doll. She is approximate 5′ 6” inches tall and weighs round 59 kg. She has a Slim Construct. She has brown eyes and blonde hair. She has lovely large eyes which look very interesting and lengthy silky hair. She has a really enticing character.
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She is the daughter of Diane and Jerry Hardin. She received married to Gildart Jackson. They’ve 2 kids.
- Her Instagram account has 302K+ Followers
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- She has labored with a few of the top-notch brands of the style Trade
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16 May 2023 | Trust Normandy Residential
Our final stop of the day took us to Asnelles to visit Gold Beach – one of the British Landing Beaches. We sat by one of the German gun batteries by the Atlantic Wall and learned about the arrival of the landing craft and true stories of soldiers who landed here just after D-Day in 1944. We managed to take a brief walk on to the beach and take in the scene along the extraordinarily enormous expanse of sand stretching towards Arromanches. The concrete caissons of the Mulberry Harbiur were really clear in the sea as the tide was far out. A fitting end to a brilliant day.
Everyone is in great spirits and looking forward to dinner at the chateau. We will enjoy some food before our evening activities begin.
We’ll all be ready for bed tonight!!


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Punch cards are out; biometrics devices are in – and with good reason. Simple to install and extremely accurate, biometric time and attendance systems are an easy way to increase accountability and productivity in work forces of all shapes and sizes.
Not that long ago, fingerprint, finger vein and palm vein biometrics were sci-fi effects seen only in movies. Today, however, the application of statistical analysis to biological data is very much within our reach.
Here are some of the key benefits that drive businesses to use biometric systems for workforce management:
Time theft prevention
‘Buddy punching’ and time theft remains a legitimate concern for employers. Workers unintentionally overestimating time on the job, or deliberately misreporting overtime, cost Australian businesses millions of dollars annually. Fingerprints are unique to each person and with the accuracy of an automated digitalised system, it’s nearly impossible for workers to reverse-engineer or falsify time attendance information in a biometrics-based system.
Manual time and attendance recording requires payroll staff to collect time cards, reconcile paper timesheets, and re-enter data in the payroll system. With many businesses already stretched for resources, the automation and digitisation of timekeeping means personnel can be cut down, or reallocated elsewhere.
Biometric technology ensures a clear audit trail for POS transactions, and removes problems traditionally associated with new identification cards, passwords and PIN numbers. Employers can also track when and where employees are working, making staff accountable for their time and, in turn, their output.
Tracking mobile workers
Biometric technology can be app-based, using geo-location to track where and when staff clock-on -off. With no paperwork, it’s a convenient solution for employers with a mobile workforce, including those working from remote locations and from home.
Labour analytics and reporting
Biometric systems also collect and report on real-time labour analytics. Better insight into what workers are doing and when they are doing it helps employers more accurately bill clients and external stakeholders. Real-time access to big data analytics also makes the workforce more visible to key decision makers who, in turn, can use the data to increase efficiencies.
Compliance with labour laws
Calculating penalty rates and allowances can be time consuming, and failure to do so correctly has serious legal consequences. Biometric technology, however, tracks start and finish times with up to 99 per cent accuracy. What’s more, it can be synced with payroll systems to calculate wages, including overtime and penalty rates, along with sick leave, annual leave and unpaid leave.
Because biometric time and attendance software uses biological data, employees don’t have to worry about remembering to bring in a punch card or keying in a PIN. This means payroll and security staff spend less time recovering lost passwords and manually inputting employee clock-in times.
This type of technology doesn’t match images of employees with security codes as traditional ID cards do. Instead, it scans fingerprints and corresponds encrypted binary data with a specific employee code. Without an associated picture, the scans can’t be used to track an individual or steal their identity.
Labour Solutions Australia (LSA) has added biometric time and attendance technology to its suit of workforce tools. If you’re looking to identify efficiencies through sophisticated IT and software systems, ask the LSA team about how biometric software can be integrated into your business.


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Biomechanical Assessment in Stoke on Trent
A biomechanical assessment involves an examination of the lower limbs when you stand and walk, viewing their structure, alignment, strengths and weaknesses and compliments a clinical examination. The examination involves the whole lower limb and the spine assessing the relationship between them because pain in one area can be due to a weakness or structural problem in another area.
It is very beneficial if you are experiencing pain in your feet or lower limbs but no cause has been established. A biomechanical assessment is the starting point for understanding the cause of your problem, what treatment is needed or whether further investigations are necessary.

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