UCLA wins! Just like we all predicted!
Except not. UCLA had situated itself cozily among the pack of four legitimate title contenders entering nationals—but was certainly not the leader of that pack. Third place would have been seen as a very solid result and sign of improvement in 2018, so winning a title will go down as a true upset. Not a completely baffling, shocking upset, but something along the lines of Oklahoma winning its first title with the tie in 2014. Oklahoma was likewise among the top contenders that year, but actually winning a championship was a leap for that team—about a year earlier than expected at the time—and similar is true for UCLA. The Bruins made the unforeseen leap this year, when next year (with the additions of Frazier and Flatley, having a fuller-strength Kocian) and the following season were supposed to be UCLA’s biggest shots at another championship.
Instead, it’s a 2018 title for the Bruins, their seventh overall, as they jump back ahead of Alabama for sole possession of third place on the all-time list.
So what just happened? An extremely competitive, deliciously exciting Super Six is what just happened, a meet that stylishly sends the Super Six postseason format to its rightful place—super six feet underground—while still serving as an excellent advertisement for next year’s four-team final since this…basically was a four-team final.
It’s tough to beat this year’s Super Six on excitement level, though I’m not among those shouting from the rooftops about the amazing quality of the actual gymnastics. There were fantastic moments of course, but what made the competition so exciting and enjoyable wasn’t some amazing high level of peak performance. It was that everyone had issues, keeping them all bunched together. Team “I just want everyone to do their best and hit at the same time” will not have enjoyed this one because that’s not remotely what happened. Team “GRRR BLOOD WAR PLEASE” will have enjoyed this one because it was close and dramatic and full of equal peaks and valleys. I enjoyed this one.
We saw an unexpected number of mistakes from teams that should have been able to go 24-for-24 in Super Six. Our national champion won with two falls, which hasn’t happened since Florida’s infamous beam in 2013. No one hit a complete and fantastic meet of four events, which also serves to stunt some potentially brewing controversy. Not a single one of the six teams, even UCLA, can righteously say “We deserved that win based on our performance on the day.” No one did, no one completely nailed it, so they all left it in the hands of the judges. If Oklahoma showed up and had been completely lights out again this year, Oklahoma would have won, but that’s not what happened, which gave us a thrilling meet and an upset winner.
If I had watched the meet without knowing any of the scores, I likely still would have named Oklahoma the champion, but it was extremely close. It’s far too simplistic and inaccurate just to say that UCLA was held up in the scores. All of the major teams were held up in the scores and showered with gifts on more than a handful of routines. For every mathematically impossible judge that gave Janay Honest an actual 10 on bars or even 9.900 (but really what?) or ignored Kocian’s double stag on floor, you can point to Oklahoma’s tentative beam performances or some of those bouncy floor passes, or Finnegan getting over 9.8 for a bars routine where she went over on a handstand. There were preposterous scores everywhere. You can’t talk about overscores for one without addressing the overscores for all. And, when seen with sober eyes, they were for all.
Or, the entire thing was rigged. Also a fair assessment. The NCAA gymnastics writers definitely earned their paychecks for this season finale.
Side note: I actually thought Florida got the fewest preposterous scores compared to the other three top finishers (what world is this??????) but had too many issues on beam and parts of floor to make a particularly compelling argument as a rightful champion. Having to count the Boren beam because of the McMurtry fall is the kind of thing that takes you out of contention in a close meet like this. Although, I did think it was a little harsh that Florida didn’t have the lead after two events. Florida was the best team in the first half of the meet, just couldn’t keep it going after that.
Florida will probably be playing the what-if game after that performance because it could have been a win with just a little more on beam. Or with a little Kennedy Baker.
So you have two performances from Oklahoma and UCLA, one that was quite good on all four pieces but that gave away a little ground on each from Oklahoma, and one that was kind of mediocre on two events and then absolutely fantastic on two events from UCLA. I suppose that evens out in the end, which is exactly what we had, a meet that was more-or-less a tie that went to UCLA because the Bruins got the hits in the important moments. It’s nonetheless unusual and still very surprising to have a team that was no better than OK on two events win a championship, but the door was open for it.
If you’re looking for specifics of what gave UCLA the advantage, the way the teams reacted to the early-lineup beam falls is a check in UCLA’s corner. Both teams had an early fall, but after the fall, UCLA got better and Oklahoma got tight. Not majorly tight, not significant errors, but leans on gainer fulls and checks on layouts and slower connections. A hole was poked in the confident crispness we expect from Oklahoma beam, and when the ultimate margin is smaller than a single deduction, these things matter.
The rotation order did end up being very beneficial for this year’s UCLA team—finishing on the event where it can best snatch drunken end-of-meet scores—but it was also an ideal rotation order for Oklahoma, getting to finish on its best event. Oklahoma’s bars performance was another of the surprises of Super Six because while good, it was definitely not great. Oklahoma, with a clear lead, going to the last event, finishing on bars? I think we all expected a stick-fest clinic, and that’s not what we got until Nichols. There were hops. There were handstands. It wasn’t perfect. We expect perfect from Oklahoma on bars, and it turns out that the rotation needed to be perfect because we did get perfect from UCLA. And by UCLA I mean Peng.
Peng’s Perfect 20 will go down as the legend of nationals 2018, and she certainly brought her best possible gymnastics at the best possible moment. She is capable of doing neither routine any better than she did in Super Six, and while the prudent judge would deduct for shape in the dismount on both events, those were not among the top 20 most egregious judging decisions on the day. I have little problem calling those routines, particularly beam, perfect. Should they actually be free from deductions? No. But in the current NCAA score-scape, those are 10s. In fact, all of the 10s we saw at championships were legitimate 10s. Not all of the 10s we saw from individual judges were legitimate 10s, but that’s why we drop scores.
Now it’s time to address LSU, the team that will probably be the most disappointed by its Super Six performance because several of LSU’s midseason meets would have been good enough to win this title on the day, and the scores were there for them. The judges were ready for LSU to win a title, particularly on bars and beam where LSU received the same benefit of the doubt as the other preordained championship options, but the quality of meet just didn’t happen. It was still a strong performance, but like Florida’s, one that had too many small mistakes to be a championship meet, without the same BIG AMAZING moments that allowed UCLA to cover up its own issues.
LSU had the Macadaeg beam issue (of course that would be Macadaeg’s final beam routine because goodbye cruel world), the Finnegan bars, the Priessman ankle that looked like it absolutely could not stand up to those floor passes, the everyone’s vault except Sarah Edwards. There was a moment after Edwards stuck that vault that I think everyone thought LSU would go on a run of sticks and be the team that made that huge, late push, but the majority of the rest of the vaults just weren’t there.
The question now is where LSU goes from here because despite a successful season, this 4th-place finish will feel like a regression immediately following two 2nd-place finishes. What’s more, there are currently no new gymnasts scheduled to come in for next year. Currently.
Get in loser, we’re going beam shopping.
The big four teams finished well ahead of Utah and Nebraska, which both ultimately came in a point behind and never really challenged the top few. Nebraska will not be overly pleased with its actual Super Six performance, which began with mistakes on bars in the first rotation (over on a handstand, a foot-brush), taking the team out of contention right away and ensuring it would not end up with an ideal score. At the same time, making Super Six was a gigantic victory for Nebraska and displayed clear improvement over last season. Even with a completely hit meet, Nebraska was probably peaking out at fifth place here, so the legacy of this nationals performance will be making Super Six in the first place rather than a bars rotation that took the air out right as Super Six started.
Utah’s fifth-place finish is one of the more interesting dynamics because unlike Nebraska, which will view reaching this point as a major accomplishment, Utah will view reaching Super Six as been-there-done-that-yawn, despite this result pretty accurately mimicking expectations based on the regular season. It’s another year of fifth place (which makes four times in the last eight seasons). Another year of getting to the final day but not finishing all that close to the best teams upon arrival. Utah’s actual performance was OK, but the team will be disappointed in the quality of the landings, which most clearly took away the scores on vault and floor for counting 9.7s, but kept all four events bunched down in the 9.8s overall.
The team will also, of course, be disappointed that UCLA won another title. Just pour some lemon juice on the wound. Next year ought to be fun.
In the next post, I’ll break down in detail the major stories of the semifinals and individual competitions and judging. There’s a lot more to get through.


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Have you ever wondered what goes through a ballerina’s mind when she dances?
What could she possibly be thinking about as she takes the audience’s breath away? The spotlight is on her, her and nothing else. For a few seconds, minutes or even hours, it’s as if nothing else exists in the world while dancing. Dancers learn to hide their emotions on stage. You can’t show nervousness, fear, or any type of imbalance. You have to keep tempo, stay with the music, and perform the grand jetés, fouettés, and combinations that you practiced so hard to be able to do. Nothing else matters.
The amazing story of Marie, Dancing is an excellent book written by Carolyn Meyer because of her descriptive language and engaging plot. Meyer has also written Doomed Queen Anne, Jubilee Journey, White Lilacs, and many more. This is another one of her great books that teaches perseverance, honesty, and passion. These were the three most common lessons I found throughout the book.
Marie, Dancing takes place in beautiful Paris, France, mainly around the Seine River at her ballet school called the Paris Opera. The story is revolved around a sculpture called The Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen, which is actually in the Louvre today sculpted by Edgar Degas. This is what makes this story unique because it is revolved around a sculpture, unlike many stories.
Marie’s goal is to become a famous dancer, but she has a lot of hardships and set backs such as living in poverty and issues with her family. She is in intense ballet training while a world renowned artist; Edgar Degas offers her a job to pose for his new sculpture. Edgar Degas is a bitter and cold man, but an amazing artist: “He didn’t wait for me to reply or to change my clothes but simply walked off, motioning me to follow his command” (4). She agrees, and every week for one year she went to his studio and posed for him. This helped her get a little closer to her dream of stardom. Meanwhile, she has big ballet examinations coming up to determine if she gets to say at the Paris Opera Ballet School. Her older sister ends up in prison for three months, and she is risking her practice time for the examinations by visiting her troubled sister. Will she get that dream of stardom that she is desperate to have? Will she ever dance again? Will she ever forgive her sister for what she has done?
One of the obvious reasons I love this book is because of the main character, Marie. She is an example of a 14 year old dancer in the 1880s who lives deeply in poverty, but has a huge passion for what she does. Three words to describe her are determined, helpful, and kind. I would say that she is determined because she really wants to become a famous dancer, and trains every moment she has. Marie is also helpful because she basically raises her 10 year old sister Charlotte while her mother is off drinking, and her oldest sister is very selfish. She gets payed by Edgar Degas to model, and she uses the money to pay off the rent on their house. “I reached Rue de Douai and climbed the dimly lit and rank smelling stairs” (137). Lastly, I found that Marie is kind. One of the reasons why she is kind is because when her older sister was in prison, she risked her ballet career just to go give her scraps of food.
This book also kept me engaged because I really like how the author wrote very descriptively, and it was easier to paint a picture of the setting and imagine the the plot in my mind. I would recommend this book to middle school students. Although, this book got off to a slow start, it eventually went by faster and it was very enjoyable to read. Overall, this is a book that I would definitely recommend.
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The fame of LGBTQ nightlife and tradition during this time period had been most certainly not restricted to populations that are urban.
вЂњIt gave them many others feasible places they are able to head to fulfill other individuals like on their own,вЂќ Heap says regarding the Pansy Craze and associated lesbian or craze that is sapphic associated with the вЂ20s and very early to mid вЂ30s. вЂњAt its height, whenever numerous ordinary heterosexual women and men had been planning to venues that showcased entertainment that is queer it most likely additionally supplied helpful address for queer both women and men to visit the exact same venues.вЂќ
The Captive) and in Hollywood at least prior to 1934, when the motion picture industry began enforcing censorship guidelines, known as the Hays Code at the same time, lesbian and gay characters were being featured in a slew of popular вЂњpulpвЂќ novels, in songs and on Broadway stages (including the controversial 1926 play. Heap cites Clara BowвЂ™s 1932 movie Call Her Savage, by which a pair of вЂњcampy male entertainersвЂќ in a Greenwich Village like nightspot. From the radio, tracks including “Masculine ladies, Feminine guys” and “LetвЂ™s All Be Fairies” were popular.
The fame of LGBTQ nightlife and tradition during this time period ended up being definitely not restricted to metropolitan populations. Stories about drag balls or any other shows had been often found by cable services, or also broadcast over neighborhood radio. вЂњYou will get them in a few paper protection in unanticipated places,вЂќ Heap claims. A cross dresser being recinded in an authorities van for dressing like a lady, circa 1939. Weegee/International Center of Photography/Getty Photos
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Using the end of Prohibition, the start of the despair together with coming of World War II, LGBTQ culture and community started initially to come out of benefit. As Chauncey writes, a backlash started into the 1930s, as вЂњpart of the wider despair age condemnation regarding the social experimentation of this 20’s, which many blamed when it comes to financial collapse.вЂќ
The purchase of alcohol had been appropriate once again, but newly enforced legal guidelines forbidden restaurants and bars from employing homosexual workers if not serving homosexual patrons. Into the mid to belated вЂ30s, Heap points down, a wave of sensationalized sex crimes вЂњprovoked hysteria about intercourse crooks, who have been usually into the head of this general public plus in your head of authorities equated with homosexual guys.вЂќ
This not merely discouraged gay guys from taking part in general general public life, but also вЂњmade homosexuality seem more dangerous to your average American.вЂќ
READ CONSIDERABLY: the way the Great Depression assisted End ProhibitionBy the post World War II period, a bigger social change toward earlier in the day wedding and residential district living, the advent of television and also the anti homosexuality crusades championed by Joseph McCarthy would assist push the flowering of homosexual tradition represented by the Pansy Craze securely in to the nationвЂ™s view mirror that is rear. Drag balls, therefore the spirit of freedom and exuberance they represented, never ever went away completely however it could be decades before LGBTQ life would thrive therefore publicly once more.
These misconceptions usually resulted in methods of biphobia and erasure that is bisexual where proof of bisexuality is ignored, eliminated. Reexplained or falsified within social, historic or news sources. With its many form that is extreme bisexual erasure includes doubting that bisexuality exists. Not surprisingly, there was increasing addition and exposure of bisexuals, especially in the LGBT community.
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There’s a great deal of bisexual history that may be seen both in ancient countries and history that is modern. The current concept of bisexuality first took form within the nineteenth century. The very first use of the term “bisexual”, within the feeling of being sexually drawn to men and women, had been by Charles Gilbert Chaddock inside the translation of Krafft Ebing’s work Psychopathia Sexualis in 1892. Ahead of Krafft Ebing, “bisexual” was frequently utilized to suggest having both feminine and parts that are male in hermaphroditic or monoicous flowers, or even suggest comprehensive of both men and women like in the feeling of blended intercourse training. Beginning from the 1970s, bisexuality as a distinct sex gained visibility in Western literature, academia, and activism. Even though there is just a rise of research and activism in bisexuality, numerous scholars and activists declare that bisexuals have actually frequently been marginalized in literary works, movies, and research works.


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“To be conservative as a young person means that one has no heart, but to be liberal as an old person means that one has no brain”.
The above quote is one of the oldest notions in politics, and it conveys the expectation that young voters, who consistently display the most liberal social attitudes, vote overwhelmingly for liberals at a young age before shifting to become far more conservative over the years. But an examination of young voters over the last five decades shows that the truth might be far more complex.
To begin with, data suggests that 2004 was really the beginning of the current period of age polarization in American politics. Before then, although it was not unprecedented for young voters to have elections in which they were significantly more Democratic than the nation as a whole, it was much more unusual — in five of the seven elections between 1976 and 2000, young voters were within five points of the nation’s partisanship overall. Since then, however, the gap has widened massively, and by 2020, young voters were twenty points more Democratic than the nation as a whole.
Why might this be the case? One good theory is ideological polarization — until recently, partisanship based on ideology was not nearly as prevalent of a phenomenon among voters. Conservative Democrats and Liberal Republicans are factions that held a significant amount of sway until the 2000s, but are virtually extinct today in their respective parties. In fact, a 2014 article from Pew Research suggested that in 1994, only 64% of Republicans were more conservative than the median Democrat. But 2014, this number had spiked to 92%, and has almost certainly only grown in the years since.
But is it true that voters get significantly more conservative as they age? This part is extremely unclear, but the general academic consensus points to this not being the case. Most academic research suggests that overall, political affiliations are actually quite stable over the long term, and that the notion that young voters will mostly become significantly more conservative over the long term is not really backed up by the data (though one study did find that while it was more uncommon than not, when shifts do happen, young liberals tend to become more conservative rather than the other way around). In other words, data suggests that while some shifts to the right may happen with time, there is no real reason to believe that the voters that voted for Obama, Clinton, and Biden by 20 points will become significantly more conservative relative to the nation as they age.
But there is another important component to this, and it is that of irregular voters. Young voters are some of the most irregular ones in the electorate, while older voters have consistently higher turnout rates. So is it possible, then, that the latent nonvoting pool of young adults may be more conservative on the whole? In essence, even if voters don’t become more conservative as they age, might it be true that with time, as engagement rates go up, more previously non-voting conservatives enter the electorate?
Perhaps. It’s quite difficult to track this, but one thing we can do is look at how exit polling suggests generations vote over the years. Essentially, we can look at how the youth vote went in every cycle between 1976 and 2008 and then see how that generation voted both twelve and twenty-four years later to see if the group actually became more Republican overall as it became a more regular and substantial part of the electorate. Before presenting the table, we should note two things: firstly, that the numbers below are normalized to be relative to the nation once again, and secondly, that the partisan leans twelve and twenty-four years later are Split Ticket’s best rough estimates of the groups based on exit polling and Catalist data. These should thus be treated with wide error bounds.
The average shift in twelve years is for a cohort to become five points more Republican, and the average shift in twenty-four years is for a cohort to become seven points more Republican. We must stress that exits are quite noisy, and so these estimates should be considered with the appropriate error bounds. But with this new lens and these new datapoints, it does seem that there is some truth to the notion that a generation votes more conservatively as it ages, though given the academic research on the matter, it might really be largely because more conservative voters that previously didn’t vote actually begin voting as they age.
But we want to point out something above in the table: young voters in 2020 were 20 points more Democratic than the nation as a whole, a margin that is comfortably greater than the average shift right, and one that could not be wiped out with even the largest 24-year shift in the table above. At the moment, Republicans currently rely on winning older voters in their coalition, having won seniors by an average of 6 points in the last decade, according to Catalist. But at some point, if they are unable to wipe out the Democratic advantage with Millennials and Generation Z, they will need to make serious gains among future young voters, because a party cannot continue losing young and old voters alike and expect to win elections.
We are not forecasting an emerging Democratic majority. Parties generally tend to adjust their coalitions and do what they need to in order to win. If, at some point, Republicans do get hit with a serious penalty for their weakness among today’s young voters (as we suspect they might), it is extremely likely that the party will shift stances in order to continue winning elections. Parties do not spend that long out in the wilderness, and the American public has historically been very averse to continuous one-party rule.
What we are saying, however, is that at some point, Republicans will probably have to reckon with the current deficit they face among the new generations, because the advantage of time is almost certainly not enough to wipe out a partisan gap that is bigger now than it was at any point before the Great Recession, and a party winning older voters by even a few points is a very, very powerful tool. In 2020, Catalist estimates suggest that voters under the age of 45 backed the Democratic Party by around 20 points, while voters over the age of 45 backed Republicans by a margin of 4. Even with an advantage that massive among young voters, Democrats only won nationally by a margin of 4.5 points, simply because voters over the age of 45 constitute a much, much bigger portion of the electorate (61%) than voters under the age of 45 do (their share is only 39%).
The generational gap between the two parties has recently grown to bigger proportions than ever before, and it is a historical anomaly for the gap to be this big for this long. Democrats have many red flags to watch out for in the electorate, including the acceleration of educational polarization making the Senate a very tough lift. But it would be irresponsible to pretend that only one party has any danger points for them in the long term, and at some point, as Millennial and Gen-Z voters begin to vote more regularly with age, the Republican Party will almost certainly have to figure out how to neutralize their overwhelming Democratic lean. Because history suggests that time probably is not going to be able to do this on its own.

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Don't you just love a powerful road hugger? Then get a good look at this '65 Mustang hardtop. It's low. It's fast. And it's surely striking and great fun to drive. Cars like this begin with a dream, a vision, and the intestinal fortitude to make it happen. Dreaming is the easy part. Vision is the result of dreaming. But, making the dream and the vision a physical reality isn't a simple task.
Alen Babayan lives in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California. The San Gabriel Valley serves as a natural inspiration for anyone with a dream. The weather is about as perfect as it gets anywhere. Pasadena is here. So is San Marino. Cruise these tree-shrouded streets, take in the beauty, inflate your lungs, and absorb a wonderful little slice of Americana. This is where Hollywood shot Father of the Bride during the early '90s.
This dream began for Alen at the tender age of 17. He was cruising through the Recycler classifieds, a Southern California trader publication. It took him just a week to find the car of his dreams. He snapped it up for $1,200.
The Mustang's engine appeared to be toast, caused by the absence of oil in the pan. Alen poured in a couple of quarts and spun it over. It ran. It was very much alive. Inspired by the raw sound of internal combustion, Alen chased his dream. He enrolled in an autobody class at a local school. Alen prepped the body and painted the car himself. We like the PPG two-stage paint in blazing red. The car looks like it was dipped in a bucket of red.
On the ground are Yokahoma Sports wrapped around 17-inch American Torq-Thrust II polished wheels. KYB shocks and 620 coils dampen the action. A narrowed 9-inch rearend from Currie Enterprises with 3.70:1 gears and Explorer disc brakes brings up the behind nicely. Because Southern California suffers from endless congestion, Alen knew he didn't want to work a clutch and shift gears in traffic. He opted for Ford's AOD transmission, which offers great cruiseability in traffic and on the open road. The original engine is gone, replaced by a 351W fitted with Dart heads, an Edelbrock induction, a MSD ignition, a 750-cfm Holley, Hedman hedders, and Flowmaster mufflers. What we have here is an aggressive, throaty bark echoing down those tree-shrouded streets mentioned earlier.
Alen also has a good supporting cast. Urethane engine and transmission mounts do a nice job of isolating vibration and noise. A custom four-row crossflow radiator was built to soak up and distribute the heat. The battery is located in the trunk for better weight distribution.
When we sit inside Alen's Mustang, the inner world surrounds us in red with nice white appointments and pony seats. White-face gauges make the dashboard radiant. Custom wood and vinyl adorn the trunk area.
Alen tells us the most amazing aspect of this project isn't the car itself, but that he remains married in the wake of it all with a son who is nearly one-year-old at press time. Alen's family values include building a Mustang with his son one day.


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Reference: Centeio, E., McCaughtry, N., Moore, E.W.G., Kulik, N., Garn, A., Martin, J., et al. (2018). Building healthy communities: A comprehensive school health program to prevent obesity in elementary schools: Preventative Medicine, 111
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Last year there was the horse meat scandal. This year the Foods Standards Agency (FSA) said the ‘lamb’ in some kebabs and takeaways isn’t always lamb. These two headline grabbing stories come on top of long standing concerns among many consumers about animal welfare, particularly in countries that export meat to us but don’t apply UK standards – such as in pig rearing.
As a result, more of us are taking food provenance seriously. Whether you enjoy a Sunday roast, or bacon with your morning fry-up (I wish), the quality of the meat we eat still matters. We want to know we can trust the source and that the animals have been well looked after in the process.
Among those benefiting from this increased interest in food quality are traditional local butchers, who use good local abattoirs to source locally reared meat. However, such abattoirs and butchers are increasingly rare – as consumer and supermarket demands force consolidation. Industrial scale abattoirs handling thousands of animals a day are increasingly the norm – with live animals shipped hundreds of miles from farm to factory.
Buy Local – it tastes better
Thankfully, here in Norfolk we are lucky – we still have a local, family run abattoir – and it has an excellent reputation among local farmers, butchers and restaurateurs. H. G. Blake (Costessey) Ltd (better known as Blake’s in the food community) runs a multi-species abattoir just outside Felthorpe. It handles cattle, pigs and sheep from local farmers and smallholders in the Eastern region – and only supplies wholesalers and independent butchers, not supermarkets.
There is an argument that every meat-eater should visit an abattoir at least once in their life just to understand what happens to the animal before it appears on your plate as tender sirloin. So, in my role of championing #NFDF2014, I visited Blake’s in April and met Andrew Clarke, the managing director. This wasn’t out of ghoulish fascination with the slaughtering process (I’m too squeamish for that) but rather to find out how they compete with the industrial food processors.
The business was founded over 60 years ago by the late Hilton Blake and is still family-owned (Mrs J Blake is Chair). It moved to its current site in 1995 where it has a modern purpose built abattoir, with an ‘A’Grade for food safety from the BRC Global Standards body. The abattoir is also RSPCA Freedom Food approved, testifying to its high standards of animal welfare, and has Soil Association approval to handle organically raised animals.
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On meeting Andrew and his colleague Jason Forder (General Manager), it becomes clear very quickly that maintaining excellent hygiene, employee health & safety, and animal welfare are their major concerns. When I enter the office, Jason is on the phone to a customer politely explaining why delivery drivers are no longer permitted to carry whole sides of beef on their shoulders. “I know they used to but that was over 20 years ago – we don’t want to risk anyone’s livelihood and I’m sure you don’t want someone badly injured on your premises either.”
There’s a large TV screen on the wall in the office – displaying images from 14 CCTV cameras placed strategically round the premises. In one frame I can see some pigs making themselves comfortable in the deep straw of the holding pens. In other frames I can see people clad in white from head to toe preparing carcasses. “We installed the cameras nearly 20 years ago,” explains Jason, “partly for security but also to monitor the whole slaughtering process from delivery to dispatch, to ensure we maintain the highest standards.”
Andrew, who is also a livestock farmer and co-owner with his family of a farm shop in Hevingham, is passionate about animal welfare. “All our Norfolk beef is from local Quality Standard assured farms,” he explains, “where the cattle graze on some of the finest pastures in the country. We don’t want to ruin the flavour by stressing the animals, so careful humane handling at all times is critical. As well as having an FSA approved vet on site during slaughtering, we have five full-time animal welfare officers on the team and are training more.
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“We know the farmers and the butchers – and often put them in touch so they can better understand each other. This builds confidence in the full traceability of the product from farm to final sale. And buying locally not only means shorter journeys for the animals but also helps reduce food miles, so is better for the environment.”
As well as Norfolk beef, Blake’s sources pork from producers across East Anglia, including Blythburgh Pork, which is truly free range. “Blythburgh’s pigs roam large paddocks,” says Andrew, “where they root in the sandy Suffolk soil and socialise with their herd. This natural lifestyle means they grow more slowly than intensively farmed pigs and so develop more flavour.
“A lot of people think taste depends on the animal breed but feed, growing conditions and animal care matter just as much. It’s why our East Anglian lamb tastes so good all year round, from the prime spring lamb to late season animals finished on grass and root crops.” This attention to detail and passion for the very best tasting meat has helped Blake’s establish a loyal customer base, supplying many of the region’s best butchers, such as Archer’s and Papworth’s.
As fellow #NFDF2014 champion (and head chef at The Grove in Cromer) Charlie Hodson said, when I mentioned my visit: “I reckon Blake’s run the best abattoir in Britain. I buy all my beef from Icarus Hines, one of Norfolk’s premier butchers, and he gets it from Blake’s. So I can be sure it’s best Norfolk beef that has been properly matured and expertly butchered. This means I can be confident it will taste great – and our guests will love it.”
If you have any questions or comments, or ideas for future posts, please feel free to post them under this blog or tweet them to me. I will do my best to reply. In future blogs I will talk more about the Norfolk Food and Drink Festival 2014 (see my earlier post about being an #NFDF2014 Champion) – and other food and drink events around the county – I hope you enjoy them.
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b'GUEST VIEWRecent News Spurs Questions as Industry Enters 2022No doubt, the industry will never be the same due to some of these recent de-velopments. The coming years will be exciting for both consumers and opera-tors, especially if the outdoor hospitality industry finds a home for the largeDavid brands, the independents and the boutique RV parks so that all can prosper! GorinIts been a long time since I was last1,000 attendees at its Outdoor Hospi- Campground Management. His gen- smallerRVparkownerspauseto inspired to write an article about thetality Expo & Conference. I believe at- erous donation will provide scholar- think about their future. campground and RV park business. IntendanceatanARVCmeetinghasshipstostudentsattendingtheWe only have to look at our indus-my 35 years associated with the in- never been close to this figure and itschool.try brothers and sisters in the RV deal-dustry, the last few weeks have reallyis a meaningful benchmark againstGeorge is the first park owner whoership world to see how consolidation moved the industry success meter upwhichfutureconferencescanbereally recognized the importance ofin an industry can change the face of a few notches in my opinion. measured.education and networking with otherthe industry and impact significantly Three recent occurrences had meSecond,myoldbuddyGeorgecampground owners, fellow operatorsthose who are left standing alone in grabbing my laptop and writing downOLeary set a new benchmark in gen- and industry suppliers and vendors asthe face of such consolidation. a few thoughts.erosity, putting his money where hiskeys to his success. These opportuni- The hotel industry is a good exam-First,inmid-November,theNa- mouth is with a $1 million donationties coupled with a lot of hard workple. As major brand names bought up tional Association of RV Parks andto ARVC to help encourage and growand efforts by George, his family andexistingmomandpophotelsand Campgrounds (ARVC) reported overtheNationalSchoolofRVPark&his staff surely helped him grow hisbranded themor built new hotels in RV parksRincon Country East RVprime locationsthe independent Resort and Rincon Country West RVhotel owners, whose properties were Resortin Tucson, Ariz., to such anotattractivetothebrands,were success that a $1 million gift to the in- squeezed into second-and third-tier dustry was not only possible but alocations where they hang on today great way to say thank you to the en- fighting for a small slice of a big pie. tire industry. Georges generosity cre- Some questions to think about: ates a new level of awareness of the Is it time for ARVC to offer a brand importance of continuing educationto its members who are often dealing and building industry ties.withbrandslikeKampgroundsof Third, the recent announcement ofAmerica Inc. (KOA), Jellystone Park, the sale of Leisure Systems Inc., theSunOutdoors,Margaritaville,En-franchisor of Yogi Bears Jellystonecore, Thousand Trails and other own-ParksCamp-Resorts,tomega-RVers and developers that are buying or parkandmega-mobilehomeparkdevelopingandbrandingparksto owner Sun Communities, the parentserve the new and expanding base of companyofSunOutdoors,raisedRVers and campers? eyebrowsthroughouttheindustry. Can ARVC become the home base Over the years, many large publiclyfor both large national brands and in-held hotel companies kicked the RVdependent park owners that are out-park industry tires but never followedsidetheexpandingbrandsmoving through. Sun is a multi-billion-dollarinto the industry? company,theequalofmanyhotel Can ARVCs annual OHCE serve chains, and its continued expansionboth the big players and the inde-into the RV park world should givependents? CantheOHCEgrowto2,000, 3,000 or 4,000 attendees in the future?Can George OLearys gift to ARVC be the launching pad for a new ARVC? CanARVCexpanditsGovern-ment Relations program, independ-ent of the RV Industry Association, to deal with state and local issues of im-portancetomembersacrossthe country while it continues to work with recreation interests nationally? No doubt, the industry will never be the same due to some of these re-cent developments. The coming years will be exciting for both consumers and operators, especially if the outdoor hospitality industry finds a home for the large brands,theindependentsandthe boutiqueRVparkssothatallcan prosper!DavidGorinwasthepresident and CEO of the National Association ofRVParksandCampgrounds (ARVC) from 1987 to 2001 and was the executive director of the Virginia Campground Association from 2002-2011. He founded David Gorin Asso-ciates LLC in 2002 and teamed up withJayneCohentoestablish Gorin+Cohen Consulting Group in 2015. He has also successfully devel-oped, owned and invested in parks over the last 20 years.WCM32 February 2022Woodalls Campground Magazine'


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An agreement with Mexico would save U.S. workers and their employers about $140 million in Mexican social security and health insurance taxes over the first 5 years of the agreement. … With Mexico, the U.S. now has signed agreements with eight of its top ten trading partners.
Can a non US citizen have a Social Security number?
Generally, only noncitizens authorized to work in the United States by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can get an SSN. SSNs are used to report a person’s wages to the government and to determine a person’s eligibility for Social Security benefits.
Does Mexico have national ID?
In Mexico, the ID number is called the CURP (Clave Única de Registro de Población) although the most important and accepted ID card would be the election card (“credencial de elector” or else “credencial del INE,” as per the initials of “Instituto Nacional Electoral/National Institute of Elections, the institution …
Can I receive my Social Security benefits in Mexico?
No, U.S. citizens can collect social security in Mexico. There are a few countries the U.S. will not send benefits to and your payments are withheld until you return to the US, but Mexico is not one of them.
International Social Security agreements, often called “Totalization agreements,” have two main purposes.
U.S. International Social Security Agreements.
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|Switzerland||November 1, 1980|
|Belgium||July 1, 1984|
Is there a totalization agreement between US and Mexico?
A: The Social Security Totalization Agreement that the U.S. signed with Mexico in 2004 has not gone into effect yet. It remains pending and awaits action from the President and Congress. … The agreements help workers who divide their careers between the U.S. and their native country.
What is the RFC in Mexico?
RFC stands for Registro Federal de Contribuyentes, and the clave RFC (RFC number) is a Mexican tax identification number. It’s issued by the Mexican Tax Administration Service (Servicio de Administración Tributaria). RFCs are 13 digits long for individuals, 12 for companies, and they’re made up of letters and numbers.
INFONAVIT, as it is is called by its acronym in Spanish, is federal organization that was established in 1972 to provide worker housing credit in Mexico to maquiladora employees, and other individuals employed in the formal sector of the country’s economy.
How does IMSS work in Mexico?
Under the IMSS, employees of Mexican companies pay a percentage of their salary every month. Along with giving them access to healthcare in Mexico, IMSS also provides insurance cover for their salary in case they cannot work due to an illness or accident.


Intelli Catalogue is a digitalized spare parts catalog which meets all the requirements of dealers related to spares. The electronic spare parts catalogue software contains all the information regarding spare parts and the accessories in a well-formulated manner.
The illustrated Spare Parts Catalogue software which is fully supported with assembly drawings (2D), advance graphics and more technical features.
Intellinet electronic part catalogue software also have advanced part search feature to quickly identify accurate spare part and the selected parts can be directly added to cart for ordering.
Intelli Catalogue – Electronic spare parts catalogue has various unique features embedded especially for dealers. These features will help dealers to accomplish various time-consuming and complex tasks with just few mouse clicks. In addition, it is also capable in minimizing errors and boosts up their aftermarket sales. Let’s have a look at the unique features of electronic spare parts catalogue software.
Unique features of Intelli Catalogue for dealers
Accurate Spare Part Identification
Every dealer deals with thousands of spare parts on day to day basis. Thus, identifying the accurate spare part is one of the major challenges for them. With our web-based spare parts catalog software, dealers can easily find the accurate part with 2D assembly drawings, graphics etc. the EPC Management Solution allows you to navigate the catalog via assembly groups, parts etc.
Parts Estimation Software
Many times in case of accidents etc. dealers are not known to all the parts required for rebuilding the vehicle. In such a situation, our unique accidental repair feature helps them to find entire assembly set with just few mouse clicks. Dealers just need to select the model number, encircle the damaged area and all the parts will be shown with part number and other relevant information will be shown.
With web-based online parts catalogue software, dealers are not required to create prepare an order manually via excel sheet etc. On the contrary, they just need to select the required spare parts, create an order list that can be easily imported into excel, send via mail or used directly for placing the order.
Easy Ordering Process
With web-based parts catalog, dealers are not required to create an order manually via excel sheet etc. On the contrary, they just have to select the required spare parts, creating an order sheet which can be easily imported into excel, send via mail or used directly for placing the order.
Dealers always mark the price of spare parts after adding some profit margin and online catalogue software allows dealers to list price after adding a certain profit percentage. This price listing is completely flexible, dealers can easily increase and decrease their profit margin as and when they want.
Sometimes Wrong billing address makes the delivery process complex as well as leads to wastage of time and effort. Thus, our electronic part catalogue is enabled with address authentication feature which ensures that the address provided by the user is valid .
Integration with ERP, DMS, SAP etc.
Electronic spare parts catalogue can also be integrated with ERP, DMS, SAP etc. for the easy ordering process. It automates the ordering process and makes it similar to an e-commerce website.
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The online spare parts catalogue is available in different formats which increases its utility manifolds. Dealers can use the format suiting their sources and utility. The EPC software is available for web, desktop, mobile phones, Android, IOS, CD/DVD etc.
Benefits of Intelli Catalogue for Dealers
Intelli Catalogue provides multiple benefits to dealers both in monetary and non-monetary terms. Below, we are listing few major benefits of Electronic spare parts catalogue software have a look
Wrong orders are quite common in case of the manual process which increases the customer support expenditure. Electronic parts catalogue software automates the part identification process which leads to accurate orders minimizing customer support expenditure.
Instant ECI & ECN Information
With the modification in the design of the spare part, OEMs have to provide the information about the change and other relevant information. With Electronic spare parts catalogue software, ECI & ECN information is circulated instantly as well as assessable in just few clicks .
Happy customers are the backbone of any business and excellent customer services are one of the best ways to make your customers happy. With EPC Management Solution, wrong orders are minimized, up-to-date information serves a long way in providing efficient customer services and making customers happy.
Storefront for Direct Spare Parts Sales
Web-based parts catalog also provides the storefront for direct spare parts sales which creates a new profit center for the dealers. It is just like an e-commerce store which provides easy parts search option as well as check-out option to the users making spare parts purchases a child’s play.
Intelli Catalogue is a one-stop solution for Dealers for managing, identifying, ordering, selling spare parts. In addition, it also makes various complex and time-consuming process easy.


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The excitement of planning a long awaited holiday can often overshadow one of the most important aspects of a traveller’s trip: Travel Insurance. Not only is it a requirement for obtaining a visa in many countries, it is a must-have to ensure travellers are covered against the high costs of medical and related services abroad, as well as unforeseen mishaps. Travel insurance should form part of every travel agent’s service offering to ensure travellers receive a full travel package.
Travel agents in Africa booking trips via Amadeus for their clients were faced with limited travel insurance options. This was a real drawback for African travel agency clients looking for a one-stop travel-shop to plan their holidays.
Hepstar provides a unique solution for this dilemma due to our ability to aggregate insurance products from multiple insurers across the globe. By integrating into Amadeus Insurance Hosting, we are able to bridge the gap between insurers and travel agents in Africa to unlock travel insurance sales. Travel agents will have easy access to many well-known insurance companies’ travel products. Best of all, the insurance bookings are fully integrated with a travel agency’s back office systems, so there’s no need to enter trip and traveller details twice, helping agents to work more efficiently.
We are extremely happy to partner with Amadeus. Our integration means that all of our insurance providers will gain exposure to a huge network of travel agents throughout Africa. This will be hugely beneficial for travel agents, for insurance providers and ultimately, for travellers in Africa.Editor’s Note: This post is part of our
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Officials in New Orleans found a body in the area where New England Patriot Marquise Hill and a young woman fell while jet skiing yesterday on Lake Pontchartrain, but have not confirmed that the body is Hill's.
However, Capt. Brian Clark of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department told the Associated Press, "The family will have to make positive identification ... but the body we found was that of Mr. Marquise Hill."
The body was found at about 2:26 p.m. today by crews who have been searching for Hill since he was reported missing yesterday evening.
Hill, a 24-year-old defensive end and native of New Orleans, was operating jet skis with a young woman on Lake Pontchartrain when they fell into a strong current, said Albert Elias, Hill's agent.
US Coast Guard officials involved in the search said they received a call at about 9:30 p.m. last night reporting screams for help on the lake. People on a boat heard the woman's screams and found her floating on a pylon. After talking with her, they learned that Hill was still in the water.
"They spotted him and then lost sight of him while trying to position the boat," Atkeson said.
The woman was taken to Tulane Medical Center, while Coast Guard rescue boat and helicopter crews searched Lake Pontchartrain near an industrial canal.
"I spoke with the girl and her mother this morning and they said he helped her stay calm. He ended up saving her life, keeping her calm until she could grab onto a buoy,"said Elias said, who added that neither Hill nor the woman was wearing a life preserver.
Patriots teammate Randall Gay of Baton Rouge, who also played with Hill at Lousiana State University, was at the scene when authorities found Hill, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. He said, "I know it's going to be hard in that locker room seeing his locker" when practice resumes Thursday.
The 6-foot-6-inch, 300-pound Hill was a second-round draft choice of the Patriots in 2004, and has served as a backup for his first three seasons, appearing in 13 career games.


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With Saturday Night Live set to premiere on October 3rd, Megan Thee Stallion has been confirmed as the first musical guest.
It's been a year of ups and downs for Megan Thee Stallion. But despite the severity of the downs, it's hard to argue that the overall picture hasn't ultimately been positive. Not only did she recently secure a platinum plaque for her single "Captain Hook," secured her foothold on the rap game on Cardi B's "WAP," made the cut for Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People In The World," but she also landed a position on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live's upcoming season.
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With the episode set to air on Saturday, October 3rd, Meg took to Instagram to celebrate the latest milestone. "HOTTIES Oct 3 the mf hot girl coach will be on the SEASON PREMIERE of SNL with @chrisrock," she captions, alongside an image of the lineup. Though some might have liked to see her try her hand at sketch comedy, as it stands Megan will be holding it down as the musical guest. The question is, can the studio audience (which will be reintroduced for this new season) handle a rendition of "WAP," provided she decides to go that route?
Should you be interested in catching Megan Thee Stallion's "Saturday Night Live" debut, catch that on October 3rd. If that's not enough of a reason to tune in, consider that you've also got Chris Rock and Jim Carrey in the mix.

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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Janet Jackson Weighs In On Nutrisystem Diet Plan
We have to admit, this one caught us off guard:
Janet Jackson has been named the new face of the Nutrisystem diet plan.
But maybe there is a clever strategy here.
The talented singer joins two other famous divas in the weight loss TV ad wars---Mariah Carey with Jenny and Jennifer Hudson with Weight Watchers.
Janet Jackson is appearing in two 60-second Nutrisystem ads, which will be officially broadcast starting Dec. 26. Oh yeah, just in time for the New Year. The commercials were shot in Australia during the singer's recent worldwide tour.
The sister of the late Michael Jackson isn't saying how many pounds she is still trying to lose. Apparently, the singer initially did not lose weight on the Nutrisystem diet, but she is sticking to the plan now, and signed up with the brand, she says, because "weight is something I’ve dealt with it all my life."
Janet's theme urgers dieters to 'Get On It,' in the “Success” program being introduced tomorrow by Nutrisystem Inc.
But here is another angle to Janet's mission, and we like it:
Nutrisystem and Janet Jackson are creating Nutribank to distribute meals to the hungry, launching with $10 million in company food contributions for 2012. The company has pledged one dollar’s worth of company food for each pound lost by Nutrisystem customers next year.
Let's be frank....weight loss diet programs are HUGE business, and adding another iconic name to the competition is smart thinking, because people DO care what celebrities endorse, and DO admire when a celebrity has to get in shape just like everyone else.
Bravo, Janet Jackson! We look forward to the TV ads.


Rice Terms Attack 'Spontaneous' Response to Cairo Protest
In the wake of Tuesday’s Benghazi Consulate attack, US officials marveled at the complexity of the attack, saying the attackers were “well-armed and seemingly well-informed” before launching the multi-hour siege on the consulate, killing the US Ambassador and several others.
That was the story, but now officials are telling something completely different, with US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice calling the attack “spontaneous” and saying that the attackers were trying to “replicate” what happened in Cairo.
Which is odd because what happened in Cairo, a public protest at an embassy during which some of the protesters scaled the facade and took down the US flag, is completely different from sieging and burning the Benghazi consulate.
Libyan President Mohammed Megarif is telling a story completely different as well, saying that the attackers were foreign infiltrators who had planned the attack for months and took advantage of security problems, which other officials say they warned the US about repeatedly.
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ and CALGARY, AB, July 15, 2014 /CNW/ - RDX Technologies Corporation ("RDX" or the "Company") ( TSXV: RDX, OTCQX: RGDEF, FSE: RL7), a water treatment and energy technology company, today announces the purchase of substantially all of the assets of the Renewable Energy Products ("REP") refinery located in Santa Fe Springs, California for cash and RDX common shares from Paladin Capital Group. The REP facility has a nameplate capacity of 10MM gallons per year.
REP was the owner of a refinery facility and other related assets located in California. The purchase price for these certain assets from REP was $2.85 million and included: (i) US$100,000 in cash; (ii) 4,150,000 common shares of the Company valued only for purposes of the TSX Venture Exchange at CND$0.70 cents per share; and (iii) 3,282,432 common shares of the Company at CND$0.37 cents per share, as adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends and similar recapitalization events, as deferred purchase price to be issued no later than the earlier of (a) ten days after the Company is listed and trading on the NYSE-MKT exchange or (b) October 31, 2014.
As security for the deferred purchase price of the 3,282,432 common shares of the Company, the Company executed a Security Agreement providing REP a security interest in the facility and other related assets acquired and executed a Promissory Note for the 3,282,432 common shares of the Company. The Promissory Note has a five (5%) annual interest rate and will be paid in common shares of the Company when the Promissory Note is paid in full through the issuance of shares in the future.
The common shares issued at closing were non-dilutive due to the fact that the common shares issued at the close of the purchase were offset by previously cancelled shares, and did not increase the total outstanding shares of the Company.
RDX is in the process of moving the refinery operation to a confidential location that offeres a business friendly, proactive environment that favors renewable fuel production, and is in proximity of an RDX fuel consumer. The new refinery location will remain confidential until moved and in operation, which is expected to be late fall of this calendar year.
Dennis M. Danzik, RDX CEO stated, "This asset acquisition expands our refinery capacity by 10MM gallons annually and will open fuel sale opportunities for RDX in the Western United States. RDX produces quality renewable diesel replacements through methyl-ester refinement that continue to grow in popularity. Through this transaction we also gain new substantial shareholders in the Paladin Capital Group and their related entities."
Ken Pentimonti, a Principal at Paladin Capital Group stated, "We feel that RDX was the right choice to purchase these refinery assets. RDX is starting to build a solid track record in non-subsidized renewable diesel replacements. We look forward to RDX taking advantage of opportunities in this market and our firm is pleased to join the ranks of RDX shareholders."
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"Dennis M. Danzik"
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"Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. This news release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore, involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. Such information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could influence actual results or events and cause actual results or events to differ materially from those stated, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information, as no assurances can be given as to future results, levels of activity or achievements."
SOURCE: RDX Technologies Corporation
For further information: David Waldman at Crescendo Communications, Investor Relations, (212) 671-1021, [email protected]

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