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No matter what genre you write it is always good to get the reader on the edge of their seat, flipping pages late into the night. But how do we do this? Is there a touch of magic to it, a secret coveted by the bestsellers? Not really. When you get down to it, it's pretty simple. Writing a page turner is all about infusing it with tension. Easier said than done, I know. Allow me to demystify it for you a bit.
The world does not have to be in peril for there to be tension in your novel, nor does anyone's life have to be at stake. Though if that's in there too, that's all well and good. The kind of tension I'm talking about is simpler than that. For young adult writers it can be the girl who is sweating as the boy she's crushing on sits down next to her on the bus. She may start biting her nails, fidgeting with her hair. Her heart will be racing faster, she'll be worried about how she looks, smells, what she wore. The tension could be as simple as will he talk to her before the bus comes to her stop.
To put it another way, a woman is sitting waiting for her husband to come home. When he does she hears the car door slam, followed by the front door, his lunchbox clatters to the counter making a terrible ruckus. He curses as he removes his shoes and throws his keys on the table. Immediately we know something is up and we're wondering what is going to happen. The big tension in the book is what makes people pick it up and take it home. But it's the micro-tension on every page that keeps them reading and will make them buy the next book. Tell me, how do you add tension, conflict, or interest to your writing?
Microtension! So important. I didn't know what that was when I started writing, but it's such a big thing to learn.ReplyDelete
Me neither Lydia. The understand came the more I wrote. :)Delete
As my mother is fond of saying, "It's always something!" She should be a writer! :) When it comes to tension, there always has to be something going on that just doesn't feel right or might upset the apple cart or, like you said, creates stakes, small or large. Some of my favorite tension genrators are things going on that the protag doesn't know about but the reader does.ReplyDelete
Yes... excellent tension when the reader knows what the protagonist doesn't.Delete
I initially thought tension was the external drama;fast and hard. But it can be slow as the clock that says tick... tick... tick... on the wall. Or as soft as the lips that are a breath away for that first time.ReplyDelete
Tension can be found so many places.
Exactly! Well put Karlene. :)Delete
I saw this and thought of the message on my facebook page where a friend of mine who is reading my second book said she couldn't put my book down, but had to go to bed! Hah!ReplyDelete
Tension is the key and just as all of you have stated, the minor things, like someone new placing a hand at the small of my character's back making one wonder what will he do next because this character is unpredictable. Every little problem, something said in dialogue, a problem big or small, something to surmount will be all you need and you need it on every page.
That's wonderful about your friend reading your book, love that! And yes, the small things add so much to a novel, well said.Delete
I always think of tension as Poe's the Telltale Heart. The thump, thump, thump that builds the story and leads to the pivotal point. It doesn't have to be as dramatic as that tale, but it does have to be as gripping.ReplyDelete
Love that, yes!Delete
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Shambolic to hit the Bar!
HOT on the heels of a successful summer ‘tour-ette’ with London-based JOK, Huddersfield rock combo Shambolic return to Bar 1:22 on Saturday (from 8pm) with support from garage outfit The Haands who are led by ace bass-wielding maestro Kieran Henighan who also steers JOK. So, you now have an excellent excuse to duck out of the dreaded work Christmas do’s and go and check out some of Huddersfield’s best long-serving rock aficionados. Shambolic, influenced by Mudhoney, Queens of the Stone Age and Fugazi, comprise Pete Dukes (bass, vocals), Richard Heeley (vocals, guitar), Jonathan Wakefield (guitar) and Matt Washington (drums) and they have a new CD out – Dancing Out Of Step – available to download from iTunes and Amazon or direct from the band at www.myspace.com/shambolicband or www.facebook.com/shambolicband.
Maid to headline
IRON Maiden are set to headline metal festival Sonisphere next summer. The appearance will be their only UK performance of 2010. Also booked for the Knebworth festival from Aug 31 to Sep 1 are Rammstein, Anthrax, Slayer, Iggy and the Stooges, Alice Cooper, The Cult and Mötley Crüe.
Clarity for Kava Kava
ROCK dance act Kava Kava have released a new single online. The Huddersfield based group’s tune ‘Clarity’ from their latest album ‘Forwards’ is out now on New York label Midnight Swimming Records. The video, which was also filmed in New York, is available on YouTube and at roxwel.com

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Israel Rounds Up Africans Who Threaten the Character of the Jewish State
Imagine if the government tried to do this here:
Israel said on Monday it had started rounding up African migrants in the first stage of a controversial emergency plan to intern and deport thousands deemed a threat to the Jewish character of the state.
Israel Radio reported that dozens of Africans, mainly from South Sudan, had already been detained in the Red Sea resort of Eilat, including mothers and children.
The Israeli government wants to get rid of 60,000 African migrants, whose growing numbers are seen by many Israelis as a law and order issue and even a threat to the long-term viability of the Jewish state, according to Reuters.
For some in Israel, built by immigrants and refugees, internment and deportation are bad solutions that may damage the international image of the country needlessly.
They say rounding up members of a different racial group and holding them in camps for deportation may invite allusions to the Nazi Holocaust, however unfair such comparisons may be, and betrays Jewish values.
Imagine the response of the NAACP and other minority rights ambulance chasers if the state of Georgia or Alabama started deporting black people to New York or Ohio.
In Israel, Sudanese immigrants are caught up in a wave of hostility towards blacks in general, focused on a poor area of south Tel Aviv where they congregate. An opinion poll last week showed 52 percent of Israelis agree that the Africans are a cancer.
Theyve come here to rape and steal, an Israeli woman shouted during an anti-migrant demonstration earlier this month in south Tel Aviv, according to Reuters. We should burn them out, put poison in their food, an elderly man suggested.
In the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, racists call them a cancer and an AIDs virus on the Israeli people.
Israeli PM Bibi Netanyahu said illegal immigrants from Africa are flooding and swamping Israel and threaten the character of the country.
The flood of refugees is due largely to civil wars wracking Sudan and encroaching desertification.
It sounds like the Africans need their own version of La Raza, the organization in the United States that fights for the rights of illegal immigrants.
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A philosophy and religion professor at Syracuse University gave an interview to The New York Times Thursday in which he critiqued the notion of pure reason as simply being a “white male Euro-Christian construction.”
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China, located in East Asia, is officially known as the People’s Republic of China. It is a very large country that is relatively the size of America and has the world’s largest population of people. China has an extensive historical and cultural background and any vacation that you take there would be a very enlightening and interesting one.
Depending on where in China you are visiting, they may speak different languages. The official language is Standard Mandarin, and has been the only Chinese language taught in schools since about the 1950’s, so it’s safe to assume that most people will be speaking this. If you do not speak Standard Mandarin, you might be able to get by with using simple English because that is also taught in school, especially in universities. When talking to someone who does not know the English language very well, you should speak short and abrupt sentences and avoid complicated sentence structure.
When traveling to mainland China, you almost always need a Visa, which can be obtained at any Chinese embassy or consulate. If you are visiting the Hong Kong or Macau parts of China, the citizens from most countries don’t require a visa to do so. The easiest way to arrive in China is via airplane. There are several international airports that you can use to gain access to the country. While visiting China, you will need to have a way to get around. The best way for long distance (across the country) is probably to use the train system, for that is the major way that the Chinese travel too. Not to mention the fact that the tracks go to places all over the country and that China has about one fourth of the entire worlds track system. The best way to travel while in the city would be the very reliable bus system, besides, the PRC does not allow out of country drivers to rent or drive in their country.
In order to be able to pay for most things in China you will have to use the Chinese currency, the renminbi (CNY). When shopping in China wary, of making certain purchases, such as buying ivory or certain animal skins, for they may be endangered and if you are stopped by customs, a serious fine and/or jail time might be the price you pay.

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If Arsenal were looking for some sort of helping hand ahead of our latest attempt to reclaim the Premier League trophy, then we will have to look elsewhere than the Copa America tournament currently going on in Chile. We can still hope that our star man Alexis Sanchez and reported transfer addition Arturo Vidal get through their remaining two games without injury, but Arsene Wenger will still have to get the new season underway without them.
The Gunners are not the only team affected, as a report in The Mirror explains that no fewer than 18 players could be unavailable for the Premier League opening games, but the way the South American tournament has gone has not been kind to us.
Man City and Man United still have players involved, with the Etihad club the worst affected with their Argentina stars Aguero, Zabaleta and Demichelis going all the way to the end next weekend. But after Brazil were surprisingly knocked out by Paraguay on penalties last night and Colombia have already gone, Chelsea should have their players back in time, or at least sooner than us.
They had Willian and Felipe Luis in the Brazil squad and are rumoured to be ready to take Falcao on loan and so the luck has gone their way. Liverpool have also been handed a boost with their new signing Firmino and their key midfielder Coutinho heading home early.
We saw last season how damaging a slow start to the season can be so the last thing we want is for any of our rivals, especially Chelsea, getting a head start. Do you think the Copa America will damage our chances of the title?


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Alabama running back Josh Jacobs meets with the media after being picked 24th overall to the Oakland Raiders in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Alabama defensive end Quinnen Williams meets with the media after being picked third overall to the New York Jets in the 2019 NFL Draft
Alabama offensive lineman Jonah Williams meets with the media after being picked 11th overall to the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2019 NFL Draft
Two Tuscaloosa police officers on leave after cursing at a woman during a traffic stop.
This video shows the outside climbing wall High Point Climbing and Fitness will build in Huntsville's MidCity development
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partnered with the city of Livingston, Ala. and the University of West Alabama to remove an obsolete dam from the Sucarnoochee River in Sumter County. CREDIT: Fish and Wildlife Service
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Once again, Matt risks his health to determine the best Fast Food French Fries. The fries featured are from Five Guys, McDonalds, Arbys, Chick-Fil-A, Rally's/Checkers, Wendys, and Popeyes. No sauces: just the fries, ma'am.
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Matt risks his health testing seven of the best southern sodas. These are sodas invented int he south and not found widespread throughout the nation. The seven sodas are RC Cola, Big Red, Ale-8-one, Nehi Peach, Sundrop, Cheerwine and Abita Root Beer.


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Remember the body aches you experienced the last time you had a bad flu? Now multiply that pain times ten and you have some idea of what everyday life can be like for fibromyalgia sufferers. A chronic medical condition characterized mainly by pain in the muscles and tendons throughout the entire body, fibromyalgia is known to afflict more than 6 million people in the United States and millions more around the world. Yet, many people, including some doctors, think that "fibromyalgia" is just another word for "hypochondria."
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Spencer Matthews will be battling it out in tonight’s final episode against John Partridge and Martin Bayfield to be crowned champion.
But ahead of the last instalment of Celebrity MasterChef 2018, one person took to Twitter to criticse Spencer.
They wrote online: “There is no way that Spencer should win celebrity master-chef having had private tuition from a Michelin star chef. The man has no principles!”
The tweet comes after it was reported Spencer had received cooking lessons by Michelin-starred chef Jean-Christophe Novelli.
That was a complete fabrication
The Mail on Sunday claimed Spencer had secret lessons with the French star after being introduced by his father, David.
But Spencer, 30, slammed the social media user and said he didn’t receive any lessons but got tips from one of his friends instead.
The reality star responded: “That was a complete fabrication and never happened… Completely made up by his PR. Never heard of him.
“I did pick up some tips from a good friend of mine called James Lowe.”
Spencer added: “You’d be mad not to try to better yourself in a competition such as masterchef, in fact it’s encouraged.”
Fans spoke out in support of him as they responded to his message with one writing: “How dare you practice before entering a competition. Jeez."
Celebrity MasterChef 2018 final: Spencer Matthews hit out at a fan
Another said: “Rooting for you Spenny!!! So what if you’ve asked for tips, who wouldn’t?! You still have to perform at the top of your game in a pressurised environment - hats off to all those in the final.”
“Weird that people think it's unfair when someone wants to get better at something asks the advice and tips of someone better. Just like taking golf lessons when starting out,” a third commented.
Last night, Spencer thanked his fans for their support after it was revealed he had made it through to the grand final.
The former Made In Chelsea star said to his 726,000 followers: “Such lovely messages tonight, and on Twitter of all places!!
“Thank you to everyone who is tuning in to watch @MasterChefUK each week.”
Spencer added: “Really looking forward to the final cook-off tomorrow!! Let’s go!! #CelebrityMasterChef @BBCOne.”
Celebrity MasterChef: John Partridge announced as champion
Stef Reid was voted to leave the competition by judges John Torode and Greg Wallace last night.
Taking to Twitter following her exit, the Paralympian admitted she had shed a lot of tears.
The 33-year-old posted: “Confession time: A few tears were shed on the way home!
“I loved every moment and didn't want to leave.”
Celebrity MasterChef 2018 final airs tonight on BBC One at 8.30pm.


2017 Bentley Bentayga SUV Review
Bentley has finally announced their all new 2017 Bentley Bentayga, an iconic SUV with luxurious features and appearance. Well, some earlier models of this car have been known as the fastest lorries in the world and the new generation of Bentley Bentayga will try to retain the same nicknames. This new car release has actually has been long awaited by many enthusiasts proven by how many pre-orders have been registered before it was released into the market. This car is poised to be released at the end of this year to show the most powerful, fastest and also most expensive SUV in this world. Here is some more information.
Before its official announcement, it will be better for us to know about the detail of this real expensive car. The design of this model is actually transplanted by the top-selling Continental GT with only modifying the body to fit its SUV body. Thus, it will feature four round headlamps and conventional matrix engine grill. Even the bumper of this 2017 Bentley Bentayga is similar with the latest 2016 Continental GT. A few details will differentiate both of them from past to present.
Let’s move on to the engine and performance of this car. This car will offer wide range of power including a diesel engine which is never used in majority of luxury vehicle. However, there is only one powertrain that has been confirmed, it is turbocharged W-12 engine, which will offer 12-cylinders to deliver maximum of power, torque, efficiency and power. According to Bentley, this engine produces 600 HP and 664 lb.ft of power torque. The automatic 8-speed transmission and all-wheel-drive system will also be be available to choose from in this 2017 Bentley Bentayga.
The interior is quite roomy and it is packed with high quality handcrafted and high quality leather. The 2017 Bentley Bentayga seats four to five passengers quite easily with plenty of legroom. The metal trim and wood accents add class and quality to the overall design. In the front of the dashboard it has an 8” touchscreen display to control majority of electronic features. In the rear of the vehicle, passengers can enjoy their own display monitors as an entertainment. What a car!
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A great deal of activities have took place in the last two several years and most of them experienced an affect on the retail sector. The COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and now the rise in inflation have affected almost everything from the provide chain to shopper behavior.
In this post, we are going to concentration on one particular of the most significant issues in the grocery sector: the mounting charge of living. How is the rise in inflation impacting this sector and what can vendors do to continue to keep their loyal shoppers shopping?
Increasing value of residing is impacting shopper actions
Hundreds of news articles or blog posts, studies, and reviews display that the inflation level is rising and has arrived at an all-time significant in lots of nations. Whilst statistics clearly show that inflation has reached a certain issue, the perceived inflation is a lot more drastic. This is owing to the truth that persons perceive a rate improve significantly earlier and much more intensively than a selling price reduction.
Considering that the expense of dwelling is continually mounting for the earlier handful of months, consumers have started out to emphasis much more on saving up, rather of splurging. For grocery browsing, this is even much more impactful. The frequency of shopping also performs a purpose. This suggests that customers notice the value rise of a merchandise they purchase regularly, compared to the selling price increase of a product they purchase after a year or each individual several yrs, like electronics.
In an work to help save up, even when grocery procuring, folks are setting up to transform their purchasing practices.
Much more clients are obtaining individual-brand products and are taking benefit of loyalty courses. Also, some shoppers are attempting to discover much less expensive possibilities to their favored items.
Even though they can postpone purchasing a Television or a new cell phone, individuals still will need groceries each working day. Taking into consideration this, let us talk about grocery advertising methods that will enable vendors promote far more, even all through these moments.
Grocery advertising – how to make your merchandise stand out
Numerous stores and brand names are striving to determine out ways in which they can entice a lot more shoppers and persuade them to invest in more. Thinking of the mounting prices, it is really hard to obtain the right grocery advertising strategies and answers. Right here are a couple of tips:
1. Concentration on loyalty applications
Additional than 40% of individuals use loyalty courses, according to market place study by the eWallet application Swapi. This displays you that loyalty plans are a wonderful way to entice additional purchasers and to convert them into loyal clients. Considering the growing prices, it is really ideal to offer you reductions to loyal customers. This way, you stimulate them to get more and they get to save up money in the meantime.
2. Make your solutions stand out from the crowd
People today even now need to have to purchase groceries and they have a ton of options in-retail outlet. One more fantastic grocery advertising tactic is to raise engagement and consciousness at the position of acquire. With the help of a robotic POP exhibit, you can get the consideration of buyers and make them bear in mind your model.
Tokinomo, the robotic POSM, is a wonderful answer because it brings together audio, light-weight, and motion technological know-how to make items arrive to existence. Campaigns with Tokinomo interact buyers correct at the stage of sale and persuade them to try out your merchandise.
3. Bargains and in-retailer promotions
A further grocery advertising tactic that you should really contemplate is featuring discount rates. Thinking of how a lot rates have long gone up in the last number of months, customers will be joyful to see some goods that have a discounted price tag. Also, BOGO (obtain just one, get a person for free of charge) promotions are fantastic possibilities nowadays.
These are just a few grocery advertising ways that can assist your solutions stand out, even when prices are scaring off clients. Uncover the methods that operate most effective for your business and supply a good working experience to your shoppers.


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Soul families, soul mates and twin flames
Are you seeking a soulmate?
The quest for a soulmate, verbiage I hear a lot in my field. Soulmate, twin flame, we seem to be on an earthly quest to find our other half that completes us. However, have you considered that once you have done the deep emotional, spiritual work that the right one will come?
As a psychic, the questions I get asked the most revolve around finding soulmates and twin flames. As a culture, we are fed ideas of how we are to be searching for our one true soulmate or twin flame, some one great love out there just waiting to be found. There is the notion that we are somehow incomplete until we find such a person.
Let’s take a look at these different terms. Soulmates and twin flames are often used interchangeably, but they are truly two different concepts. And we can’t talk about either of these without first discussing soul families and soul groups. In all honesty, there are as many different meanings for these terms as there are people writing about them. So here is my understanding of them.
Your soul group includes your Earthly family, friends, neighbors, bosses, coworkers, the people you like, and those you don’t, essentially everyone in your life. We are in each other’s lives to help promote one another’s spiritual growth. All of us have agreed to play one role or another in each other’s lives to learn one kind of lesson or another. Some of these members are in your life for a brief moment and others for your lifetime. Some you have a close relationship with and others are mere acquaintances. The members of a soul group travel from lifetime to lifetime but don’t always reincarnate at the same time.
The soul family is a smaller inner circle of souls that is often made up of close family and friends. These souls support and love one another as they go through life. These are the people that you can call up in a moment of need, and they will drop everything, no matter the time, day or night, to help you. They always have your back, but at the same time, they won’t hesitate to call you out on your bullshit. You have laughed, cried, and argued together. There may be times of separation, but you always find your way back together.
A soul mate is often referred to as a romantic partner, the one person who “completes” us. It is true that someone who is a soulmate can make for a great romantic partner. However, the term is much bigger than that. It encompasses any member of our soul family. This includes our closest friends, siblings, children and parents. The people in your life that you have a strong connection with. You know, those people that you are excited to see on your caller id. The ones you can stay up all night talking to. They uplift you. Support you. They play a major role in your overall spiritual development.
Then there are twin flames. They are the yin to your yang as the two of you are completely balanced male and female energies. Oftentimes, twin flames don’t reincarnate on the Earth realm at the same time. But when they do, the relationship with this person is often fiery, hence, the name. It is an intense and often tumultuous relationship. You love them and hate them (sometimes at the same time). They come into your life to challenge you and help you grow exponentially by triggering you to do your innermost work. They are your mirror-the good, the bad, and the ugly. When they are in your life, you can’t hide from your shadows. Anything that is out of balance or unhealed will rise to the surface. At the same time, your light shines brighter. The best of your best comes out for all to see. They are the ones that accelerate your soul transformation.
With so many familiar souls around you, stop looking for the one who makes you complete. Instead, keep working on you, and trust that the right souls will come into your life when you need them. You are complete and whole just by being you.


California is in a drought. Whether you are local or visiting, be drought-smart and use water wisely. Visit our SFH2O page to learn more.
SFO is committed not just to water conservation, but also water stewardship and is taking action to address the risks the Airport faces from water scarcity and pollution through sound storm water management practices, recycled water reuse, and advancement of major innovative infrastructure projects.
In response to California's five-year drought, in May 2016, Governor Jerry Brown issued an executive order making water conservation a California way of life. In addition, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s February 2014 Executive Directive 14-01 requesting a reduction of water consumption by 10% remains in effect. From a 2013 baseline, SFO has strived towards a 15% water use reduction per passenger, per year.
Sustainably achieving consistent reductions in water use will require the advancements of major innovative infrastructure projects such as Advanced Water Treatment (AWT) Facility and distribution infrastructure throughout our campus, upgrading analog meters to an all smart meter system to ensure a balanced system and reduce water waste and integrate leak detection throughout the water distribution system to make curtain the Airport can maximize water conservation, grow more resilient in an increasingly drought-prone state, and demonstrate water efficiency as a standard operating procedure.
- Advanced Water Treatment: Finished the environmental review of both the water treatment plant and distribution line, which is estimated to reduce water consumption by at least 25%.
- Leak Detection: Completed Phase 1 of leak detection project and also procured handheld leak detection equipment that identified four large leaks saving over 3.5 million gallons of water since inception.
- Smart Meters: Commenced installation of smart water meters and incorporated requirements into Airport Standards for future construction projects.


Did you know from 1st February 2023, HMRC will stop issuing option to tax notification receipt letters?
Instead, an automated response will be sent confirming the date when the notification was received. This should be kept by taxpayers for their records for at least 6 years.
HMRC will also no longer confirm the existence of an option to tax as it is the taxpayer’s responsibility to retain such information as part of business records. However, HMRC will respond if a request is made under the following conditions:
- The effective opted date is likely to be over 6 years ago;
- If you have been appointed as a Land and Property Act receiver, or an insolvency practitioner to administer the property in question.
Retaining evidence of any kind that an option to tax has been made over a property is important and the new rules should be noted by anyone with commercial property interests, not just those operating in the property sector.
New rules should be noted by anyone with commercial property interests.


text: British artist Elizabeth Rivers (1903-1964) attended Goldsmith’s College, London, and the Royal Academy Schools before going on to study under André Lhote at the École de Fresque, Paris. She travelled to the Aran Islands in 1935, intending to visit for three months; she remained there for over seven years. In 1946 her book 'Stranger in Aran' was the last work to be published by the Cuala Press. Rivers assisted stained glass artist Evie Hone between 1946 and 1955 and was a founding member of the Graphic Studio Dublin. A memorial exhibition of her work was held at the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin, in 1966.


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Key Voting Terminology
September 18, 2020
Keep this handy when doing your research on important voting initiatives and when preparing to head to the polls.
Absentee Ballot: Voting that does not happen in person on Election Day but instead occurs another way (generally by mail). All states allow for some form of absentee/mail-in balloting. Some states require voters to provide a valid excuse to vote absentee/by mail, while others allow any eligible voter to cast an absentee/mail-in ballot. Source: http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/absentee-and-early-voting.aspx
Ballot Drop Box: A drop box is a secure, locked structure operated by election officials where voters may deliver their ballots from the time they receive them in the mail up to the time polls close on Election Day. Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Electoral Roll (Voter Rolls): A list of persons who are eligible to vote in a particular electoral district and who are registered to vote, if required in a particular jurisdiction. Source: Wikipedia
Gerrymandering: The term gerrymandering refers to the practice of drawing electoral district lines to favor one political party,individual, or constituency over another. Source: Encyclopædia Britannica, "Gerrymandering," November 4, 2014
Mail-in Ballot Election: An election that is conducted solely through the use of mail-in-only ballots. Source: Google
Polling Place: A building where voting takes place during an election, typically one that normally has another function, such as a school. Source: Google
Social Impact Software: Free software designed to improve the quality of life by helping its users document a) infringements on protected citizen and/or human rights and b) unmet governmental requirements for the equitable treatment of people/planet/property. You know, like GMV!
Voter Caging: A tactic that specifically refers to times when a political party or another partisan organization sends registered mail to addresses of registered voters that they have identified as likely to be unfriendly to their candidate. All mail that is returned as undeliverable is placed on what is called a "caging list." The group that sent the mail then systematically uses this list to challenge the registration or right to vote of those names on it, on the grounds that if the voters were unreachable at the address listed on his or her voter registration, then their registration is fraudulent, and they should not be allowed to vote. Source: Ballotopedia
Voter Fraud: The intentional or coordinated act of violating election or voting laws. Source: Google
Voter Health: A healthy voter has, as required by the State where they vote; a valid, current form of State identification, a valid ballot, and casts a vote pursuant to the state deadlines.
Voter Identification: As determined by individual States where a voter resides, there may be laws that require voters to present some form of identification at the polls. Always check your state’s rules to determine what is required for you.
Voter Intimidation: To intimidate, threaten, [or] coerce … any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of [that] other person to vote or to vote as they may choose. Source: ACLU
Voter Purging: The legal or erroneous removal of citizens from voter rolls to ensure that voter rolls are dependable, accurate, and up-to-date. Precise and carefully conducted purges can remove duplicate names and people who have moved, died, or are otherwise ineligible. Source: Ballotopedia
Voter Registration Requirements: Please check with your Secretary of State or local Board of Elections to determine what the requirements and rules are for registering to vote. The rules may include requirements related to age, criminal history or status, time before or after an election, or valid forms of identification among other things. Do not make the assumption that the rules have not changed since the last time that you may have voted. Some states allow for same-day registration on the day you cast your ballot, some do not. Some states require that all registration occurs in advance of the day you cast your ballot. Am I registered to vote?
Voter Suppression: A strategy used to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing specific groups of people from voting. It is distinguished from political campaigning in that campaigning attempts to change likely voting behavior by changing the opinions of potential voters through persuasion and organization, activating otherwise inactive voters, or registering new supporters. Voter suppression, instead,attempts to reduce the number of voters who might vote against a candidate or proposition. Source: Wikipedia
Sources: ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union), Ballotopedia, EAC.gov (U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Google.com, NCSL.org (National Conference of State Legislatures), Wikipedia

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My search for answers about Mother Ganga brought me here–the rooftop of a hotel in Allahabad, an open-air terrace with a 180 degree view of the sprawling industrial city before us.
A large waste pile was aflame five floors below, the sick smell of burning trash blending into the air around us.
Across from me sat Sunita, Community Mobilizer for the Ganga Prahari.
I first heard about them during our pre-expedition training at the Wildlife Institute of India. They were featured in sleek pamphlets and printed newsletters on biodiversity and conservation. We then watched them on YouTube, where classically trained dancers moved in river-like cadence to the Namami Ganga Anthem.
And now, they were a part of our team, with new volunteers supporting us at each site location in India.
Sunita was something of a celebrity–beloved by the Guardians of the Ganga, mobilizing action and inspiring change in communities along the five river states.
She smiled at me and placed her hand over her heart.
“The secret of my energy,” she said, “is here.”
“40% of the population depend on the river in India,” Sunita told me. “We should put more effort, not only one person, not only the government, but all persons, all local communities…from Uttar Pradesh all the way to the Bay of Bengal.”
With over 600 volunteers across the five river states, the Ganga Prahari is a conservation group organized through the Wildlife Institute of India (WII). The program aims to connect local communities and their livelihoods to a clean Ganga and preserve the river through engagement, cleanliness, and biodiversity conservation.
“The Ganga Prahari program is community connection,” she said. “I connect Ganga to their livelihood because without water, they cannot live.”
Started in January 2018 with only 67 members, the Ganga Praharis begin with WII workshops and trainings before going back to their communities to lead river cleanups, in-class education campaigns, and tree-planting events. Now, WII wants to expand the program beyond the Ganga to the world.
I also got the opportunity to meet Sunita’s colleague Deepika, a fellow Ganga Prahari and Program Officer at the Wildlife Institute of India. Deepika talked to me about the need to protect the river’s biodiversity.
“The Ganga is a large stretch. Visible change takes time,” she explained. “You need to survive first, then think of conservation. The people know they will perish if Ganga perishes.”
When I asked if they had seen any change, Sunita’s face lit up.
“They’ve changed their thinking,” she said. “What is biodiversity? They know. What is aquatic life for Ganga? They know.”
She told me that the fish, birds, and dolphins are natural cleaners of the Ganga; without them, the river has no way to clean itself.
“They didn’t know the importance of dolphins and migratory birds,” she told me, “but after us, they know. When aquatic life is dead, Ganga is dead.”
“Government policies,” Deepika went on, “no matter how strong, will prove to be a failure if people don’t follow them. In this project, the community’s perspective has been taken into account. Because of a lack of communication, a lack of facilities, they don’t realize what good programs the government is doing in their communities. This platform gives them ownership.”
Of course, working with communities requires a great deal of trust.
“When we go to the field, we have a 50% chance of success and a 50% chance of failure,” said Deepika. “You have to be true to the community, give them no false promises, must be patient and be positive.”
After our talk on the rooftop, I went with Sunita into a local village and watched her lead a focus group discussion. She was both serious and smiling–seeing her interact with community members, I realized why the Ganga Prahari loved her so much.
I continue to be struck by the Ganga’s power, by peoples’ relationship to it–what about the river could motivate someone to do so much with such dedication?
Sunita’s answer was simple.
“Ganga first came to me in a dream when I was seven years old,” she said. “Always in dreams, Ganga comes. I don’t know how to swim, but Ganga comes, I always float in Ganga.”
I know her small splash in the river will cause a big ripple for the future.
Post written by Lillygol Sedaghat and edited by Cory Howell.

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The Latest: Governor defends trip to game on vendor's plane
Sep. 13, 2018
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on Gov. Kim Reynolds' trip to the Liberty Bowl last December (all times local):
Gov. Kim Reynolds is defending her decision to travel to Iowa State's bowl game for free on a plane owned by a company that is a longtime and controversial state vendor.
Reynolds told reporters Thursday that she saw nothing wrong with her flight on the plane owned by Sedgwick, which administers claims for workers' compensation benefits filed by injured state employees.
She noted that her office had received written approval from the ethics board director to take a donor-funded flight to the bowl game in order to campaign.
Reynolds says that met with donors on the trip and that the game was an opportunity to talk to Iowans and "share the excitement of Iowa State making a bowl game."
The ethics board director wasn't aware that a state vendor owned the plane. Sedgwick CEO Dave North says he reimbursed his company for the costs of Reynold's flight.
Iowa State University says Gov. Kim Reynolds paid for her family's tickets to the Liberty Bowl nearly one month after the game.
School spokesman John McCarroll said Thursday that Reynolds paid $380 to cover the cost of four tickets with a personal check dated January 27, 2018, four weeks after the Cyclones defeated Memphis 21-20.
McCaroll said it was "normal procedure" to provide the tickets upfront and send the governor an invoice to be paid later.
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that Reynolds and three relatives accepted a free flight to the game on an airplane owned by Sedgwick, which administers state workers' compensation claims.
Iowa's gift law bars public officials from accepting anything worth $3 from contractors and lobbyists.
But Reynolds received approval from an ethics regulator to accept the flight as a campaign contribution from Sedgwick's CEO Dave North, one of her top donors. North says he reimbursed Sedgwick for the cost.
Reynolds' campaign says she met with donors during the day trip.


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The members of the band KSM, with their pop-rock sound, scene hair, and PG clothing, are connecting with a vast audience -- blurring the line and connecting the mainstream cliques of America. The Go-Go's had this great idea to form an all-girl teen group, mentor them, make them strong, and then show them to the world. Originally, the concept of sound was pure 80's pop, but soon it switched to rock. Drummer Kate Cabebe was added, and with already-standing guitarist and vocalist Katie Cecil, lead vocalist Shelby Cobra, bassist Sophia Mellon, and lead guitarist Shae Padilla -- the current KSM was born. I has a chance to interview the members of KSM recently.
Being in an all-girl group, how does feminism motivate you?
Shelby: I think that girls have to deal with this stereotype, that they can't play (music) as well as the boys. It really motivates us to prove that we can, that girls can play instruments as well as boys. We hope to raise the bar for female musicians everywhere. And not just for female musicians, everybody.
You are the minority in rock music. Do you ever experience prejudice?
All say: Yeah. Sophia: Personally, I have experienced a lot of prejudice. I used to go to school with a bunch of guy musicians who never took me seriously, and I think that finally being in an all-girl band was a sweet revenge.
How has your background affected your music?
Shelby: I think my choice in music. Rock was a big part of my life because of my whole family. My older brother and sister use to listen to rock music. They weren't into R&B, hip-hop, or the pop scene. I don't know if it's as much as where I'm from, as much as it is the influence my dad, who is actually a singer, and my uncle, who is also a singer, had on me. But there were a lot of scene kids who listened to music around me. My friends listen to the same music as me, which is really cool.
If you couldn't do anything in music, what would you do in the future?
Kate: Personally, I would love to do something in criminal justice, as random as that is. Or advertising and marketing. It's strange, but it's what I'm into.
Who does your hair?
Shelby: We go to a hair salon called Umberto in Beverly Hills, and we just recently started going there together as a band. Kate: When we're on the road we do our own hair. But coloring and stuff we get done at Umberto.
What's your goal for your first full-length coming out this fall?
Shae: We're hoping to just reach a lot of people, inspire potential young musicians, and um, you know, just get out there and have people see us. Shelby: We also really hope that our album does well, has high numbers on the charts, and that it's on the radio. We just hope, we have high hopes for this album.
Last, the teenybopper question I ask to all my biggest stars -- what color is your toothbrush?
Shelby: At home my toothbrush is now orange, and on tour my toothbrush is blue. Katie: My toothbrush on tour is blue and yellow, like it's a little compact one and it's really cool. Shae: My toothbrush is the exact copy of the one I have at home, so it's blue and white. Sophia: My toothbrush color is pink. Kate: On the road, the toothbrush I'm using right now is white and some other color... I think it's pink or purple. But at home I have a Hannah Montana toothbrush that sings to you as you brush your teeth. For 60 seconds.


The team of 'Special-26' was getting ready in Lucknow's IT office, appointment letter for 10 lakhs, woman arrested
Fraud on the lines of Akshay Kumar's famous film 'Special-26' has come to the fore in the Income Tax Department of capital Lucknow. The way a team of fake Income Tax Department officials was being prepared in the film, in the same way, the interview game was going on in the Aaykar Bhavan office. The spirits of those who carried out this were so high that they openly made the Income Tax Headquarters itself a base for giving fake jobs.
Interviews were being held openly in the canteen.
These people were taking fake job interviews in the headquarters canteen itself. A woman has been arrested in the case. At the same time, the connivance of departmental officers is also coming to the fore. Such a big fraud cannot be done without the involvement of the officials. However, the name of any officer has not been disclosed yet. At the same time, after the truth of the job game was exposed, there has been a stir in the department and it is being discussed everywhere.
A fake appointment letter was recovered from a woman
According to the Public Relations Officer of the Income Tax Department, on Tuesday, some employees were informed about the fake interview in the canteen. After this, a woman was caught with the help of officers and employees. The name of the woman caught is Priyanka Mishra. Fake appointment letter, the seal of the Income Tax Department, and other documents have been recovered from him.
The game going on for 20 days
During interrogation, it was found that the woman was taking interviews of young men and women in the headquarters premises continuously for 20 days. Seven young men and women were also caught on the spot, told that all were called to give appointment letters after the interview for the post of Income Tax Inspector. Everyone had given 10-10 lakh rupees to Priyanka Mishra for this.
The accused woman is a resident of Shahjahanpur
According to the police, Priyanka Mishra is originally from Shahjahanpur. She has studied B.Tech and lives in Triveni Nagar, Lucknow. Her husband lives in Shahjahanpur only. She is studying law at a private college. To meet the requirements, it works in the Income Tax Department through outsourcing.
This is how the gang used to do fraud
During interrogation, it has come to light that this gang used to call people to the canteen in the Aaykar Bhawan, pretending to be administrative officers. After taking his interview, he used to hand over the appointment letter as well. After the appointment letter, he used to take three to five lakh rupees as token money. In the name of an administrative officer, more than 100 people took money in the name of the job. Two women used to live near the canteen during the interview, where the acquaintances of the Income Tax officials also used to come.
Department lodged FIR
The Income Tax Department registered an FIR in the matter on Tuesday night. The caught woman and all other people have been handed over to the police. Police are interrogating the woman to find out about other people involved in the gang. Along with this, information is also being collected about how many people have been cheated by issuing fake appointment letters. According to ACP Hazratganj Arvind Verma, soon the names of other members of the gang will also come to the fore. He will also be arrested.


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This week Transport Minister Norman Baker made a highly flawed speech regarding HS2. It is shocking that so many families’ and businesses’ fates rest in the hands of such ill informed senior figures. It seems no one really gets the details of the HS2 plans – which are not green, not needed, not going to reduce flights, and certainly do not compare well with HS1 (which is a commercial failure costing the tax payer). His reference to residents in West London getting reassurance from HS1 is particularly galling when we have asked for information on what happened there, to visit etc etc and had no response or help from HS2 or the DfT.
Hillingdon Against HS2 have sent this open letter to Norman Baker
Stop HS2 have written this excellent piece on his speech.

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Strawberry Bruschetta Recipe
This bruschetta recipe combines bold goat cheese, airy fresh-baked focaccia, and straight-from-the-garden strawberries for a delicate bite.
Whole Roasted Lamb
Try not to feel intimidated by cooking with fire. With practice, it will grow on you. Use your senses as guidance for this whole roasted lamb.
Candy Roaster Squash Cavatelli
Cook the squash low and slow in the embers and ashes of a fire before shaping it into cavatelli and serving it with tomato confit and pecorino
Charred Beets with Goat Cheese and Honey
The secret to these charred beets is to not peel the torched skin, but rather, let it be the star. Alternatively, you can also oven-roast them
Black-Eyed Pea Salad
Duane Nutter grew up deeply cooking black-eyed peas. Once he entered professional kitchens, he realized they made a bright accent for salads.
Goat Cheese Carrot Cheesecake
In a small saucepan, combine honey with 1 cup water and bring to a gentle boil. Add the carrots and simmer until the carrots soften.
Spice-Roasted Cauliflower and Farro Salad with Tomato Jam
Make the farro: In a large saucepan over high heat, bring farro and enough water to cover, as well as salt and herbs, to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until farro is al dente, about 20 to 30 minutes. Drain and spread onto [...]
Roasted Tomato Toast with Fried Egg and Bacon Marmalade
Make the bacon marmalade: In a large sauté pan, render bacon in butter until just cooked. Add onions and sugar to bacon. Cook over medium heat until onions are caramelized. Add espresso, bourbon, vinegar, and sorghum. Cook until liquid is syrupy. Add thyme and season with black [...]
Carrot & Zucchini Ribbons with Lemony Pistachio Pesto
Make the pesto: Combine all ingredients (including olive oil) in a food processor and pulse until it forms desired consistency. Scrape the sides as needed.

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TORONTO – Back in March, the expectation around Blue Jays camp was that Nate Pearson would begin the 2020 season at triple-A Buffalo.
Despite his status as the game’s best right-handed pitching prospect and his impressive spring training performance, there was a legitimate developmental case to be made for keeping Pearson in the minors a little longer. The best place to refine his curveball might be triple-A, where there’s less urgency to win and greater emphasis on maximizing potential. Plus, the Blue Jays had reason to be careful about workload after a season in which Pearson’s innings total jumped by 80.
Alongside those developmental questions was the reality that a few more weeks in the minors would give the Blue Jays an additional year of club control over Pearson. While Blue Jays staff gave the impression of being locked in on Pearson’s on-field development, some outside the organization noted that a few weeks in the minors would keep Pearson in Toronto through 2026 rather than 2025. If Pearson realizes his potential, that could be a significant year.
Now, almost every variable has changed. The 60-game MLB season will be the shortest in baseball history, big-league rosters are bigger than ever and the triple-A season likely won’t take place at all. If there’s a developmental case for keeping Pearson off the big-league roster, it’s hard to see. But with all of that said, the team could gain that extra year of service time more easily than ever in a shortened season.
On Sunday, the Blue Jays officially added Pearson to their player pool, making him eligible to contribute to the team in 2020. Health-permitting, he’ll make his debut this summer, assuming there is an MLB season. For that to happen, the Blue Jays will first have to find a home and until they have clarity on those next steps, the front office appears focused on logistics. That’s understandable, but soon enough, the Blue Jays will have answers on that front. At that point, they’ll face a significant question regarding Pearson’s future. Namely, will he spend the entire season at the MLB level?
Months ago, the idea of developing Pearson in the minors made some sense, but it now appears likely that the entire minor-league season will be cancelled. Without those games, it’s hard to see how Pearson’s development would be maximized by practicing with the Jays’ reserves.
Granted, development can happen outside of game settings. The last few months offer proof of that, as Pearson has worked out in Florida, refining his pitches in the Tampa area at places such as the KineticPro Baseball performance lab. Under the circumstances, that’s pretty resourceful, but if Pearson wants to know how his curve plays in games that matter, there’s only one place to find out: the majors.
Maybe that’s not ideal given the pressure of major-league games, but little about this 2020 season would be considered optimal. Teams simply have to do the best they can under the circumstances. With 30-man rosters, there’s certainly no shortage of space in the majors for Pearson (though he will require a 40-man roster spot once the Blue Jays select his contract and that means cutting someone else).
What’s more, any innings concerns that lingered around Pearson have likely eased by now. In a 60-game season, workhorse pitchers might log 60-70 innings with most starters falling well short of that mark. At this point, innings are a rather antiquated way of measuring workload, so the Blue Jays will of course measure fatigue in other ways, but it’s safe to say pitchers face a different physical challenge over two months than they would over six.
So, to recap:
• The majors are likely the only place Pearson can test his stuff in games this summer.
• There’s little reason to be concerned that Pearson’s 2020 workload will snowball out of control.
• He has the potential to help the Blue Jays win games.
• There’s room for him on the roster.
Why, under those circumstances, would anyone even consider breaking camp without him? Well, let’s look at how service time will be calculated in this shortened season. According to a source familiar with the MLB rules, players will get a full year of service if they spend at least 62 days in the majors in 2020 (most years the minimum is 172 days). Or, put another way, any player who obtains less than 62 days of service time doesn’t get credit for the full year.
If this were a video game, a prudent GM might decide to keep Pearson in the minors for a week or so until early August then call him up for the remaining two months of the year with complete confidence that Pearson would get less than the 62 days required for a full year of service. On paper, one start in late July certainly isn’t worth the full year of club control the Blue Jays would get in 2026.
But of course Ross Atkins isn’t playing a video game here. The decision the front office makes will be monitored closely in the Blue Jays’ clubhouse, by the Toronto fan base and within the offices of the MLBPA. All of those stakeholders would notice if Pearson doesn’t break camp and some might oppose such a decision loudly. When the team’s focus shifts back from logistics to development those voices will be worth considering.
It wasn’t long ago that starting Pearson in the minors looked defensible. Service time aside, there was a case to be made for sending him to Buffalo. But there was a triple-A season then, creating alternative settings for top prospects to develop in games. A few months later, it would be harder to justify keeping Pearson off the roster for baseball reasons.


The head of the Secretariat for Citizen Security and Protection (SSPC), Rosa Icela Rodríguez, reported that a total of one million 415 thousand vehicles of foreign origin, also known as “autos chocolate“, have been regularized at the moment.
According to the official, the above is due to the program implemented by the Federal Government, which has collected 3 thousand 538 million pesos, which have been used to rehabilitate avenues and streets in various states of the country.
In this context, Rosa Icela Rodríguez also explained that the program will end next June and that a total of 152 citizen service modules are currently installed in the states of the republic where the program applies.
The person in charge of national security also reported that in this final stretch of the program, two more states are joining the initiative, in this case, San Luis Potosí and Tlaxcala.
He also pointed out that Baja California, Tamaulipas, and Chihuahua are the three entities where the largest number of procedures are concentrated out of a total of 16 states that are part of this regularization process.


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Amidst the battlefield of life, Krishna is the guide. Amidst the struggles of mind, Krishna is the stride. Amidst the wandering of thoughts, Krishna is the relief. Amidst the loss of sight, He is the shining light. Krishna, Krishna, Krishna could be heard in the premises of HUDA Ground, Sector 23 in Sonipat, Haryana. From March 22-28, 2017, each evening consisted of glorious Krishna filled sermons, musical presentations, taking all to the abode of Lord Krishna’s divine plays. The event was organized by Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan (DJJS) under the aegis of His Holiness Shri Ashutosh Maharaj Ji.
Sadhvi Aastha Bharti Ji, preacher disciple of Maharaj Ji narrated Shrimad Bhagwad Katha revealing the practicality behind various dictums throughout the holy text. As only an expert can impart true knowledge to the students, a perfect master enriches His disciples with pertinent teachings from scriptures. Only a True Master provides the practical lessons behind all verses and in the process, clarifies the mental misconceptions. Divulging such kathas is one such ways of His Holiness to provide the practical solutions for today’s problems. There is no problem that cannot be solved through the knowledge this katha entails, no issues that can’t be resolved. The mere need is to grasp the lessons behind the katha practically through experiencing its lessons within.
Lord Krishna voiced the same lessons to Arjuna amidst the battlefield of Mahabharata. In addition, Lord enabled Arjuna to practically realize within himself ridding him of all his doubts and mental confusions. When Arjuna witnessed the true form of the divine, he was able to tell Lord the immense serenity he was experiencing. Sadhvi Ji stated that the same experience can also be each and every individual’s provided a perfect Master just like Lord Krishna imparts the same knowledge onto us. Gurudev Ashutosh Maharaj Ji is that perfect master of today’s era who is imparting this divine knowledge of ‘Brahm Gyan’ selflessly amongst the masses. Sadhvi Ji clarified the notion that we look for peace and satisfaction outside in the world however, it can only be found deep within the realms of the true self- the Atman.
During the katha, the attendees felt delighted to have visited Lord’s abode after following the katha in its entirety on all seven days. In addition, they realized the social conditions and felt the zeal to combat any social misconceptions. Hundreds in number, the devotees felt the need to not only obtain Lord’s practical experience but also transform internally to devote their share in revolutionizing the society.


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This experience will allow you to know fully and deeply the Nazca civilization.
Starting with the overflight to the lines of nazca; Continuing with the visits to the most important ceremonial center Cahuachi, this visit will give you to understand much more about the connection that exists between the lines and Cahuachi. Then visit the necropolis of Chauchilla where we will learn about the process of mummification, death rituals and the connection they made with the three worlds culminating with the visit of the aqueducts of Cantalloc (Puquios) where we will also learn about the great sample of hydraulic engineering.
These visits will deeply teach us the legacy of Nazca civilization.
1. Hotel pick- up and drop-off roundtrip transportation from your nazca hotel.
2. Bilingual guide ( English/ Spanish )
3. Entrances ( All included )
- Food and drink.
- Full day
- From:7:00 Hrs To 18:00 Hrs
This tour must be booked at least 01 day in advance of your date tour.


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Arrive Dharamsala by an overnight Volvo bus or fly from Delhi to Dharamsala. On arrival at Bus station /Airport transfer to Hotel in Dharamsala. Afternoon city tour of Dharamsala visiting H.H. Dalai Lama Temple, and Norbulingka(a Tibetan centre for learning and preserving traditional art and craft). Overnight stay at hotel.
On Trek. Bhagsu Nag – Triund (2875 M) 9 kms walk
After breakfast on your own, start walking from Bhagsu Nag. It is steep ascent for 4 hours through mixed forest of oak, rhododendron and deodar trees to Triund. Packed lunch enroute.
Arrive Triund and check in lodge or camp. Triund is an alpine meadow situated on top of a ridge from where we have superb view of the peaks of Dhauladhar mountain on one side and Kangra valley on the other. Overnight stay at camp. Dinner with bonfire in the evening.
Triund – Khabrotu – Triund – Bhagsu Nag 13 kms
After breakfast at Triund walk futher upto Khabrotu from where you have close view of Laka Glacier and the peaks of Dhauladhar. Walk back to Triund. Lunch at Triund. After lunch we take a different route on the way back to Bhagsu. It is downhill walk for three to four hours to Bhagsu Nag. Enroute we come across Bhagsu waterfall. Trek Ends at Bhagsu Nag Village. Check in hotel to continue drive to your next destination.
(1). This is the itinerary for a tour which we run regularly. It can be altered, and we like to discuss plans with clients and can make suggestions about special places to visit depending on our clients’ interests, and available time. The itinerary is planned in such a way that you gain altitude gradually , you get a good and proper time to acclimatise properly while travelling through the Central Himalayas . Every day there is enough free time to make walk / or to relax your own so you could experience the people and culture from much close on the tour.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The city of Buffalo is coming together after a spike in violent crimes.
Community leaders held a vigil at MLK Monday afternoon. They want the kids to know that they can rise above violence and learn to use that energy in better ways.
“The energy that’s produced can be the same energy that can cause them to create companies and be billionaires and trillionaires in this city. If given the opportunity, if given the proper guidance,” leaders said.
Buffalo Police say 39 people were shot in the city since June 1st.


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To counteract today's prevailing white-box retail environment, Whistles decided a little pink goes a long way.
The upscale boutique fashion retailer worked with design firm Brinkworth (London) to create a refreshing store environment that embodies Whistles' feminine, intelligent and quirky target customer. (The design is being introduced in stores across the U.K.)
Inside the store, in the London suburb of Islington, designers relocated the boutique entrance (to prevent customers from walking into a support column) and divided the sales floor into three distinct settings. To the left of the entrance, a collection of mannequins set on varying-height oak bases provides a striking display, while to the right are custom-designed merchandising units placed along a wall of antique mirror glass. Antique-style drawer and chest units are retrofitted with pink glass drawers to house clothing. Finally, a false back wall of pink glass was installed toward the middle of the store to divide the sales floor and create a hidden shopping area.
"We believe the Whistles customer carries a sense of discovery," says director Adam Brinkworth, "and we wanted to appeal to that by countering received wisdom for instantly readable white-box spaces."
Refined touches are found throughout the space, including antique oak flooring, brass finishings and bevel-cut mirrors and hand-made curtains for the dressing rooms.
A new fascia presents the final pink touch, announcing the new look to passersby with a UV-bonded pink glass box containing the Whistles logo in neon.
Client: Whistles, London
Design: Brinkworth, London - Adam Brinkworth, director; Kevin Brennan, design director; Rhona Waugh, project manager; Natasha Edwards, visual merchandising director
Suppliers: Brian Hart Shopfittings, Coatbridge, U.K. (ceilings, flooring); Charlotte Ingle, London (ceilings); Gary Page, London, Fine Feathers, Kettering, U.K. (fabrics); Architype, London (fixturing); D and A Binders, London, Lassco, London (furniture); Sum Design, London (graphics); Modular Lighting, London (lighting); Bonaveri, London (mannequins/forms); Etchells, Leicester, U.K. (signage); Glass Design, London, Turnell & Gigon, London (wallcoverings)
Photography: Louise Melchior and Lara Gosling, London


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Introduction: The Mystique of Indian Cuisine
Indian cuisine has captivated the world with its unique blend of exotic spices and flavors. From rich curries to savory street food, the diverse culinary offerings of India are a testament to the country’s rich cultural heritage. The popularity of Indian food is evident in its global footprint. Indian restaurants can be found in virtually every corner of the world, and Indian spices are used in dishes from a variety of cuisines. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the Taj Mahal, India’s most famous monument, and the culinary delights it has to offer.
The Taj Mahal: A Food Lover’s Paradise
The Taj Mahal, located in the city of Agra, is one of India’s most popular tourist destinations. This magnificent monument, built in the 17th century by Emperor Shah Jahan as a tribute to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, is considered one of the greatest examples of Mughal architecture. But the Taj Mahal is not just a sightseeing destination. It is also a food lover’s paradise, with a wide range of culinary offerings that cater to all tastes and budgets.
Visitors to the Taj Mahal can choose from a variety of dining options, ranging from street food stalls to high-end restaurants. Street food is a great way to sample local flavors and culinary traditions, while fine dining establishments offer a more refined and upscale experience. Many of the restaurants in the Taj Mahal area specialize in Mughlai cuisine, which is known for its rich and aromatic flavors. Mughlai cuisine is a blend of Indian, Persian, and Central Asian flavors and is characterized by its use of spices such as cumin, cardamom, and saffron.


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Brother of Harold Hill murder victim Evaldas Svolkinas says killers must face justice
- Credit: Archant
The body of Evaldas Svolkinas was found in a stream on the Harold Hill / Noak Hill border in December.
The “twin” brother of a man murdered two weeks before Christmas has appealed to the community not to let his killers remain part of “normal” society.
Speaking to the Recorder just days after the ashes of Evaldas Svolkinas were buried in Lithuania, Marius Svolkinas said: “There can’t be a place for people like that [his killers] in normal society.”
Evaldas, known as Elvis to his English friends, went missing after leaving his Dorking Rise, Harold Hill, home on December 13 last year.
Three days later the carpenter’s body was found in a stream off Wincanton Road. He had died from head injuries and a murder investigation was launched.
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Fighting back tears Marius, 32, said: “We were born on the same month, on the same day, he was two years older, but we were like twin brothers, now there’s a gap where he used to be.”
Elvis had moved to England in 1999 from Lithuania in search of a better life and spent a few years in Hornchurch before moving to Harold Hill in 2008.
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His younger brother recalled the day that diabetic Elvis went missing.
He said: “I got a call from his girlfriend that his phone was switched off, then got another from one of our close friends.
“He’s diabetic, I was thinking that maybe he’s let his sugar level drop down somewhere in the city.
“I didn’t think something like this could happen – then the police came round.”
Evaldas was cremated at the South Essex Crematorium, Upminster, on March 1, and his ashes were buried in Lithuania last weekend.
“It was so difficult to call my mother, so difficult to speak to family members in Lithuania, to tell them what happened, no one wanted to believe it,” he recalled.
Marius, who said his brother had not told him he was in any kind of trouble, is calling on those who might have any information about the murder to come forward.
He said: “I don’t have a clue who could have done this. I just want to ask people if anyone has seen or hears something, don’t keep it quiet.
“Don’t be afraid, the people who’ve done it have to be punished, they have to be moved out of the community, they can’t be just free to walk around with normal people going to work or with their families.
“There’s no place for people like that in a normal community.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the incident room on 020 8345 3734 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


Kuebler , Sigrid (2004) Image analysis of heterogenous mixtures. G01N 21/59.
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A system for analyzing a plurality of samples (202) containing a dispersion of one or more incompletely miscible components in a continuous fluid phase comprises a vial receptacle located at a first location, an image capturing device (102) directed at the first location, a light source (112) directed at the first location, and a programmable processor (124) operatively coupled to the image capturing device and configured to detect a behavior in a captured image of a sample. The programmable processor defines regions of interest in a captured image, generates an intensity profile for each region of interest, and detects the behavior based on the intensity profile. The programmable processor defines the regions of interest by detecting a sample boundary in a captured image and defining a region within the sample boundary. The programmable processor detects behavior by calculating a Laplacian or a derivative of the intensity profile for the region.
|Uncontrolled Keywords:||high throughput screening ; combinatorial materials discovery ; optical screening ; liquids ; fluids ; parallel measurements|
|Subjects:||Q Science > QC Physics|
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|Departments:||Faculty of Science and Technology > Physics|
|Deposited On:||25 Oct 2012 16:29|
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HBO Announces Season Premiere Date For Ballers & Insecure
HBO announced today that The Rock's series Ballers returns on July 23rd at 10 PM ET for its ten-episode third season followed season two of Issa Rae's Insecure which is slated for an eight-episode run.
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HBO has confirmed a JULY 23 debut for the new seasons of the hit comedy series BALLERS and INSECURE.
BALLERS returns for its ten-episode third season SUNDAY, JULY 23 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT). The show looks at the lives of former and current football players, following former superstar Spencer Strasmore (Dwayne Johnson), who hasreinvented himself as a financial manager for current players in sunsoaked Miami. Season two credits: Rob Corddry, John David Washington, Omar Benson Miller, Donovan Carter, Troy Garity, Jazmyn Simon, London Brown, Arielle Kebbel, Dulé Hill, Richard Schiff and Andy Garcia also star. Created by Steve Levinson; executive produced by Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Peter Berg, Evan Reilly, Rob Weiss, Julian Farino, Denis Biggs.
INSECURE returns for its eight-episode second season SUNDAY, JULY 23 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT). Starring Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis and Lisa Joyce, the series follows the friendship of two black women as they deal with their own real-life flaws while attempting to navigate different worlds and cope with an endless series of uncomfortable everyday experiences. Season one credits: Created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore; executive produced by Issa Rae, Prentice Penny, Melina Matsoukas, Michael Rotenberg, Dave Becky and Jonathan Berry. Larry Wilmore serves as a consultant.


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Study to Compare the Addition of Floseal to Our Standard of Care to Control Post Operative Bleeding in TKR
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.|
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01891461|
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 3, 2013
Last Update Posted : August 9, 2017
|Condition or disease||Intervention/treatment||Phase|
|Intraoperative Bleeding Post-operative Bleeding||Drug: Floseal||Phase 4|
A prospective randomized single-blind clinical trial will be conducted at the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal and Hôpital Jean-Talon. All patients admitted for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) between January 2012 and September 2013 Outcome variable: Patient receiving Floseal or SOC
Variables under study:
Primary end point:
Need of transfusion post-op (yes/no, how many)
Patient will be transfused if :
Hg < 80 g/L plus if patient is symptomatic: orthostatic hypotension, tachycardia (pulse> 100/min, hypotension (< 90/60), hx : CVA, CAD)
Secondary end point:
Efficacy (during hospital stay)
- Pre-op and post-op Hg (> 100; 80-100; <80)
- Hemovac blood drainage (ml)
- Per operative bleeding (ml)
Safety (Follow up: 6wks, 6 ms, 12 ms, 24 ms)
- Post-op complications: infection, pain, oedema, allergic reaction.
- Functional outcomes: Knee Society Score (KSS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities questionnaire (WOMAC), International knee documentation committee form (IKDC)
|Study Type :||Interventional (Clinical Trial)|
|Actual Enrollment :||132 participants|
|Intervention Model:||Parallel Assignment|
|Masking:||None (Open Label)|
|Official Title:||A Prospective, Randomized Study to Compare the Addition of Granules of Gelatine + Thrombin to Our Standard of Care (SOC) to Control Post Operative Bleeding in Total Knee Replacement|
|Study Start Date :||January 2012|
|Actual Primary Completion Date :||January 2017|
|Actual Study Completion Date :||January 2017|
Floseal will be administered during the procedure and prior to release of the tourniquet (if used PRN during the cementing procedure (±10 minutes)) and after the cement has cured, it will be applied to cut, exposed bone ends as well as the intra-articular soft tissue by the use of a delivery syringe. Direct manual pressure with a gauze sponge will be applied following its application for 2 minutes, ensuring that it adheres to the bleeding bone surface.
Preparation of Floseal requires mixing 5,000 US units of package thrombin (bovine-derived) made up to 5 milliliters of saline solution, to the Gelatin Matrix solution. In this study, 2-4 vials (15-20 mls total) will be used.
Floseal (5 milliliters) will be applied to the exposed bone in the following order: around the margins of the tibia, the femur (anterior surface, intercondylar notch, exposed medial and lateral condyles) and around the un resurfaced portion of the patella. The other syringes (each of 5 milliliters) will then be applied to the supra-patellar synovium and into the medial and lateral gutters of the knee. No Floseal will be applied outside the knee joint capsule.
Other Name: Hemostatic Matrix
No Intervention: standard of care
For patients randomized to the control arm, the surgery will proceed in an otherwise identical fashion (with release of the tourniquet if used PRN during cementing procedure (±10 minutes)) and hemostasis followed by drain insertion and wound closure.
- Need of transfusion post-op (yes/no, how many) [ Time Frame: post op day 1 to 7 ]
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01891461
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|Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4J 1C5|
|Principal Investigator:||Julio C Fernandes, MDMScMBAPhD||Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal|

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I like to reflect on the list of events that make up the last week of Jesus’ life on earth. I like to think about and read the Scriptures and ponder the impact of those last days and how He spent them.
I always struggle with the events of Wednesday, because NOTHING is recorded about the events of that day….seriously….nada.
After pages, and I mean pages, of the events from Tuesday….there are no details until we catch up with Jesus and the disciples preparing for the Passover on Thursday.
Scholars speculate that He and the disciples went back to Bethany and spent the day resting and visiting in the home of Lazarus, Mary and Martha.
So, since we don’t know, and why not…I camp on that picture for a while.
If this is indeed where they went to spend the day…..
I wonder if the disciples thought they were wasting time after the big day of preaching and teaching that had happened in the Temple. The adrenaline had to be flowing after the controversial dialoging with the Pharisees.
Perhaps they were trying to figure how and where they were going to celebrate the Passover. Maybe they were just glad for a drama-free day. I wonder if Martha was busy with much detail or if she joined Mary at His feet for the day’s visit.
I wonder if He studied the faces of these three friends as they talked, and if He fought back some tears as He watched them move around in their home and if He hugged them just a little tighter when He left knowing what lay ahead.
But it is all just a wonder, because we do not know….and so ……
Fully human….fully God… the wonder of it all.
But this we can know…whatever He did that Wednesday, He was about His Father’s business. Because even if we don’t know the details, He always was….He always is …. He always will be….about His Father’s business….
Should we, for whom He died, be any less?


Rigodon is a French dance from the Baroque style period between 1600 and 1750. Rigaudon and rigadoon are common alternative spellings for the dance named after a dance master from Marseille named Rigaud. The dance master reportedly invented rigodon in 1630 but Wendy Hilton, in her book "Dance and Music of Court and Theater", states that rigodon is identical to another Baroque dance called Bourrée.
History of Baroque
The Baroque art movement occurred in Italy at the end of the Renaissance. Manfred R Bukofzer's book on "Music in the Baroque Era" contends that early critics saw the Baroque period as a continuation of elements from the Dark Age rather than a transition to modern style choices. The word Baroque derives from barroco, a Portuguese term applied to a flawed pearl set into jewelry. Critics of this art style used its name to characterize Baroque dance and music as rough, bold and undisciplined.
French King Louis XIV heavily supported the arts in the 17th century. During that time many native French singers, dancers and actors performed with Italian influences. Italy exported artistic styles during the Baroque period, but France innovated upon Italian Baroque and created their own balls, plays and operas. As a composer himself, Louis XIV promoted a unique French identity for his own court. The King played multiple instruments and even dancing in a ballet. In hosting balls and theater performances to both local nobles and foreign dignitaries, King Louis popularized many domestic dances like the rigodon.
The rigodon originated as a Baroque folk dance in southern France. The rigodon dance features couples moving in a lively pace to an upbeat duple meter. Here the term upbeat refers to the unaccented beat occurring prior to the first beat of a measure. The duple meter, or double time, means having two beats in a measure. Some French ballets and operas incorporated this dance into their performance. The resulting scene gave a pastoral overtone.
Couples begin the rigodon dance by facing one another and hop stepping into a series of positions. Encyclopedia Britannica asserts that couples engaged in jumping, running and turning as part of their sequence. This description supports the idea that critics saw Baroque music and dancing as having a boldness not seen in earlier court balls. The rigodon emerged in both French and English courts into the 18th century as a result of its popularity.
According to Nancy Bachus, writer of "The Baroque Spirit", the dance contains four-bar phrases and a static harmony in addition to the duple meter beat. There is also a rhythmic accent on the opening two measures.
The bourrée and rigodon dances are practically indistinguishable in musical and chorographical terms. They both are lively duple meter dances with a southern French origin. Other French dances with the rigodon's duple-time measure include the allemande, gavotte, gaillarde and pavvane.
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By Roger Vincent, Walter Hamilton and Andrew Tangel
Los Angeles Times
Published: September 19, 2012
The surprise announcement that billionaire Philip Anschutz is putting his sports and entertainment empire up for sale sent potential buyers scrambling to launch bids that insiders say could reach $7 billion or more.
The big question on everyone’s mind: Who can pony up […]

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Trade in overseas fruit hasn’t become easier in recent years. Mohamed Akharouid of Top Fru International has also noticed that. The sales agency works with Dutch importers and exporters for the sales of overseas fruit, mainly to Southern Europe. During the season for overseas fruit, Top Fru International focuses on apples and citrus from the southern hemisphere. The sales agency also does business in exotics. “We sell the fruit for anyone looking for sales in certain markets. We do focus mostly on markets in Southern Europe,” Mohamed explains.
Top Fru International’s products include citrus from Argentina and Uruguay, mineolas from Peru and limes from Mexico and Brazil. Mohamed: “Most importers have their own standard brands. We aren’t active in bulk, but more in the smaller segment. Mostly specific products we can market well with our clients. We relieve them of a lot of work this way.”
Difficult Chilean apple season
The market for apples from Chile, Mohamed says, has been very difficult this year. The first shipments were still reasonable, but after that the market was virtually empty. “The signals that I get: they want higher guaranteed prices. That’s why Chile opts for other markets outside Europe. They’re also sending more directly to Europe, making it difficult for us.” Due to the lower supply, the sales agency gets more demand for apples, resulting in considerably higher prices.
South African citrus
The season for citrus from South Africa was a difficult story last year, due to black spot. “Several suppliers came with rock-bottom prices,” Mohamed says. This year, a lot less is sent to Europe from South Africa, and so far the season is going pretty well. He says oranges are sold at reasonable prices, and the mandarins, supply of which is limited, are rather expensive. “Of course it’s always a matter of waiting and seeing, but prices have been stable so far. A number of black spot cases have been found. Of course the question is what will happen when even more cases are found.”
Citrus from South America improving
Early July, the season for citrus from South America is still in the early stages. The sales agency sells products like Navelinas and Salustianas from Uruguay and Argentina, mineolas from Peru and lemons from Argentina. He notices that the fruit is increasingly meeting European quality demands, in terms of taste, colour, size, packaging, etcetera. They keep evolving, selling better and better products in Europe. Less citrus is coming to Europe from South America as well though, causing prices to be high so far.
Top Fru International

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Give the gift of fresh mushrooms
Each month we will send them 1 pound of fresh mushrooms, such as our white mushrooms, bella mushrooms, and portabellas. They will also receive fresh exotic or dried mushroom that they may never have had the opportunity to try yet, such as Shiitake, Oyster, Morel, Maitake, Lions Mane, King oyster, Porcini, Chanterelle. Family size will contain 2 pounds of fresh and larger portion of exotics.
We will include cleaning, storage and cooking methods with each package.
Due to the fragile state of fresh mushrooms, we will have to limit delivery to states in the Midwest. Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee.
You will have the option to have it shipped or come into our Wisconsin store to pick up direct.


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In her book, Worthy: Finding Yourself in a World Expecting Someone Else, Melanie Springer Mock critiques the Christian culture which labels people and puts them into boxes. She then affirms God’s heart for every individual by emphasizing how much he loves them, regardless of what the world might think. She shares many experiences from her own life, both painful and positive, that helped challenge her thinking.
The book's thirteen chapters deal with the many facets of concern that arise when we seek to examine the issue of gender and the church: the theology of gender, gender in the Bible, sex differences, homemaking vs. careers, masculinity and femininity, violence and gender, aging, singleness, racial ramifications of gender, and parenting concerns.
In Threads of Wisdom, Caroline Mendez responds to a vacuum that exists for Christian women in business. There is little opportunity for them to engage with other Christian businesswomen about how to use their God-given abilities in the workplace while at the same time giving expression to their faith.
Answering his title question in the affirmative, Giles forcefully argues that “headship teaching can encourage and legitimate domestic abuse and it must be abandoned if domestic abuse is to be effectively countered in our churches.”
Increasingly, one of the latest reactions to the evangelical gender debate among some younger Christian women is “I am neither complementarian nor egalitarian,” inviting the reply: So, then, what are you? And, why do you respond in this way?Michelle Lee-Barnewall, associate professor of biblical and theological studies at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, gives voice to this relatively recent group.
In his book Gender Rolitis: Redeem Unhealthy Gender Roles, Kirk E. Farnsworth uses scripture to examine the dangers of gender-based hierarchy and explores the merits of gifts-based partnership. Included are resources for identifiying spiritual gifts, passions, abilities, traits, and life experiences which might be used to identify and pursue one's calling.


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Hi guys, I’m back with the debut of Top Plays. Recently changed editing software and still need more clips to make a substanital epsiode for Funny Moments. I hope you enjoy this first one! I have a couple of clips planned for the next one but not too sure if they’ll make the cut.
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