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Squirrels on the Last Day in Switzerland
Day 6 -
The last day, lots of us were packed already in the evening and so by morning, after breakfast, the train was already filled with Exeter students. My friend Jack and I had decided on a later flight though, so we could enjoy the area for at least another morning. Luckily the hostel and lecturers were kind enough to let us keep our travel passes for the extra bit, although we didn’t end up using them. We walked along the valley, with the intention of coming around the mountain and walking back along to St Morits and catching the train from there. We quickly discovered our pacing wasn’t up to it. Instead, we decided on a more leisurely stroll, paying closer detail to the wonderful topography and biodiversity of the region.
We had watched loads of red squirrels, butterflies and frogs down by the water of a glacial river and were also treated to some traditional farming methods. Some quite happy looking cows with large bells around their necks grazing in a lush green pasture. We certainly heard them before we saw them -- as is the idea of the bells – to be used to locate the cows up in the alpine pastures. Aside from them, there were no large mammals on this walk.
But, it was a lovely day and while having lunch by the river further up the valley, a dash of brown made its way upstream. A quite frantic looking dipper, hopping into the water and then onto the erratic boulders jutting from the water. I suppose I would be looking quite frantic as well if I had to swim in water that cold!
We made it about half way up the valley before heading back to meet our train to Zurich but not without another little surprise. Some suspicious noise in the undergrowth and “peeping” sound from beneath a tree uncovered a pair of nesting willow tits. A few minutes of watching them and we were back on the trail to pick up or things, and were soon on the train on our way back to England.
I express my utmost gratitude to everyone I met and took part in the organisation of the trip. And thank you to the University of Exeter and the wonderful Lecturers and staff who made our field course such a fantastic experience!


1973: Connecticut native Gary Higgins and his friends record RED HASH and release it on Gary’s own Nufusmoon Records. Following the release, legal issues halt all promotion and sales, rendering the small pressing of RED HASH a hotly-rumored and much sought-after “lost” album of rock and roll lore.
2005: Drag City is honored to present the first-ever authorized reissue of Gary Higgins’ acid-folk gem RED HASH — mastered from the original master tapes with two previously unheard bonus tracks. The reviews are glowing: the haunting sound of Gary’s meticulously arranged folk-pop is a sound that everyone can relate to, and RED
HASH makes many year-end lists around the world as Top Reissue.
2007: What do you mean, we forgot to make a vinyl version of RED HASH in 2005? Really? Well, let’s not wait another minute, we might forget again…
And so, after thirty-five years, RED HASH vinyl is back in stock, with a limited-edition LP that includes a 7” single featuring the first-ever vinyl pressing of the CD bonus songs “Don’t Ya Know” and “Last Great Sperm Whale.”
This is your chance to grab at a letter-perfect reproduction of a folk-rock classic from the early 1970s. Don’t space it — score yourself a copy of RED HASH in February 2008.
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LOOKING FOR JUNE
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DON’T YA KNOW
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So my poor golden dojo loach has in the past three weeks developed this bump on its belly which has now in the last week split open and appears to have also spread to a second spot...really not sure what is going on as the other fish all seem ok. I cannot see anything eating her, nor is she flashing or anything strange...aside from being a loach and laying on weird spots, like they tend to do
I have another non-golden dojo loach and its doing fine. I initially thought it was impacted eggs as I've had this in another loach previously.
The tank is stocked with 1 large fancy goldfish (6 inch), 1 weather loach (10 inch), 1 albino loach (4 inch), 1 bristle-nose pleco (5 inch), 2 clown loaches (2-4 inch each) and many snails and shrimp are in this tank...which prevents use of many common meds.
I have a 80G freshwater tank running two eheim filters, one is a classic 2217 and the other a pro4 600. It is a lightly planted tank running with co2
injection. Bottom is black estes sand. Weekly water changes have been kept up and water seems ok, actual numbers I can get from test kit if necessary.
I've tried to lightly salt the tank in hopes of healing up the wound but it hasn't shown any positive change.
Tank has been setup for two years. Water temps are about 70-72F. Nothing new has been added to the tank.
Thanks very much

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A friend of mine suffers from lupus, a chronic autoimmune disorder that can cause intense pain in her joints and muscles and damages her complexion. The wicked pain usually strikes both sides of her body at the same time. Unfortunately, this debilitating condition lasts a lifetime.
For reasons not fully understood, the body’s immune system sometimes produces inflammation, turns on itself, and breaks down its own cells. This causes inflammation and tissue damage to the skin, joints, and other parts of the body. The immune system’s inability to tell the difference between these foreign invaders and the body’s healthy tissues is called autoimmunity (“auto” means “self”).
Chronic conditions such as lupus are those whose signs and symptoms last longer than about six weeks and often for many years.
The immune system is composed of various organs, cells, and proteins that work together to protect our bodies from foreign invasion by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and chemicals released by microbes (toxins). The immune system is composed of two parts that work together:
- We are all born with the innate immune system.
- We develop an adaptive immune system as we grow when exposed to microbes or chemicals produced by microbes.
The mission of the innate immune system is to seek and destroy all invaders. It is the body’s first responder, inherited and activated at birth. When a foreign body is detected, the immune system surrounds and engulfs the invader, killing it inside the immune system cells, called phagocytes.
The acquired immune system, however, acts more like a hired assassin. With some assistance from the innate immune system, the acquired system produces cells called antibodies to protect the body from a specific invader. Cells called B lymphocytes creates antibodies after exposure to a foreign invader.
Although antibodies may not develop for several days, the immune system learns from the first exposure to identify and defend against that particular invader. Vaccines were invented to deliver pathogens safely to force an acquired immunity response in children, almost eradicating polio.
Immune system disorders cause abnormally low or high immune system activity. Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system becomes hyperactive, attacking and destroying the body’s tissue rather than foreign invaders. Because the high-activity immune system is pre-occupied with killing the wrong tissues, the body becomes more susceptible to infections.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) is a condition where autoimmune antibodies attach to tissues throughout the body and begin damaging them. Target areas more likely to be affected are the joints, lungs, blood cells, nerves, and kidneys but the heart, brain, and other vital organs are at risk.
Lupus strikes several body parts simultaneously and symptoms vary. Attacks can be frequent or rare and they can vanish as suddenly as they appear.
- Body aches
- Chest pain
- Chronic dry eyes
- Joint pain
- Kidney (urinary) problems
- Light sensitivity
- Memory loss
- Rashes (including a butterfly-shaped facial rash over the cheeks and nose)
- Shortness of breath
- Skin lesions
Nephritis (kidney inflammation) is a later symptom of lupus that can cause elevated blood pressure, dark urine, and bloody urine.
Experts believe that lupus is triggered by one or more underlying factors, including the environment (smoking, stress, toxic exposure); genetics (a family history); hormones (such as increased estrogen levels); infections (such as Epstein-Barr or hepatitis C); and prolonged use of certain medications (such as hydralazine, procainamide, and quinidine).
Additional useful facts about lupus shed more light on the nature of this mysterious affliction. Lupus is:
- Not contagious
- Not like or related to cancer
- Not like or related to HIV (Human Immune Deficiency Virus) or AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
- Mild to life-threatening
- Should always be treated by a doctor
With prompt and proper care and treatment, lupus patients can carry on with their daily activities. Untreated, lupus can cause permanent organ damage.
There is no known cure for lupus. Treatment for autoimmune diseases usually focuses on slowing down immune system activity. Therapeutic options for sufferers of lupus include:
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
- Steroids such as daily oral prednisone
- Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
Women between the ages of 15 and 44 who belong to certain ethnic groups, such as African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American, Native American, or Pacific Islander are at the highest risk for lupus.
Avoiding direct sunlight, getting plenty of good rest, and practicing stress reduction and infection prevention techniques can help prevent a lupus flare-up.
The good news is that while scientists seek a cure for this autoimmune disorder, most people who find a suitable treatment for their lupus can enjoy a full life today.

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The South Carolina Gamecocks and North Carolina Tar Heels renewed their rivalry Thursday night as the college football season kicked off with a bang. It was a defensive battle all night long in Charlotte, as the SEC got the better of the ACC in the opening game of the FBS season.
The Tar Heels were led by quarterback Marquise Williams on their first drive after a 15-yard catch and run by Ryan Switzer. Running back Romar Morris took a 15-yard and eventually set up his team with a goal-to-go situation. Williams looked for a man in the endzone, but found Gamecock defensive back Skai Moore for his first of three interceptions on the night.
The Gamecocks, led by first-year quarterback Conner Mitch, struggled to get anything going on their first drive as they went three-and-out to open the game. The Gamecocks’ defense made another big play as they forced a punt by the Tar Heels.
Steve Spurrier’s offense found itself in another fourth down situation, but the HBC gave us the first trick play of the season. Punter Sean Kelly looked like he was going for a rugby-style punt, but he found an opening as he raced 17 yards to the South Carolina 38.
The drive stalled as the Tar Heels took over at their own 9. Williams found Bug Howard on the first play for forty yards and the Tar Heels were in business. Williams found Quinshad Davis for 28 yards to the South Carolina 28. Two plays later, Williams found Howard in the endzone from 21 yards out for the first touchdown of the FBS season.
Mitch opened his career in South Carolina with a delay of game penalty. He started the second quarter with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Pharaoh Cooper, which was set up by a beautiful pass to Brandon Wilds for 20 yards.
The Tar Heels answered with a 47-yard field by Nick Weiler on the next drive. The Gamecocks kept their offense rolling as they were able to set up a 25-yard field goal by Elliot Fry after a 27-yard reception by Cooper.
The Tar Heels again found their way into field goal position after a long run by T.J. Logan for 28 yards. The Gamecocks could not connect on a career-long field goal to end the first half.
It was a back-and-forth third quarter as defense again dominated both side of the ball, with the Gamecocks snagging their second interception of the game, this time by Jordan Diggs. The Gamecocks opened the fourth quarter by taking their first lead of the game after a 48-yard run by Shon Carson, making the score 17-13.
The Tar Heels finally got a drive going late in the game as Williams had his team in another goal-to-go scenario. The Tar Heels were forced into a fourth down situation from the seven yard line. With just under four minutes left in the game. The team elected to go for the win instead of trying to cut the deficit down to one.
Moore came up big again as he snagged his second interception of the game in the game. The Gamecocks ran the clock down as they moved onto the 17-13 win.
Howard had a big game for the Tar Heels as he caught six passes for 114 yards and a touchdown. Running back Elijah Hood led all rushers with 138 yards on the ground.
For the Gamecocks, Mitch had a decent showing in his first game of his career with 122 yards and a touchdown as well as 40 yards on the ground. Carson had a big showing in the fourth quarter, rushing for 60 of his 75 yards in the final period.
The Gamecocks struggled with penalties with eight on the night and their offense seemed to leave a lot of points on the field. The Tar Heels also struggled with turnovers with three interceptions and almost losing two more fumbles. Both teams have a lot to be happy with on the defensive side of the ball.
South Carolina next matches up with Kentucky at home and North Carolina plays North Carolina A&T at home as well. Both of those games happen on Sept. 12.
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In the early hours of December 16, 2017, hot embers began raining down on the Southern California town of Montecito.
Ominous, orange flames soon appeared on hills above the wooded community as the infamous Thomas Fire, burning for nearly two weeks at that point, lunged over the ridge and pushed into the enclave below.
The odds weighed in the fire's favor: The winds picked up overnight, blowing 65 mph gusts in the direction of hundreds and hundreds of homes.
But when the smoke and ash finally settled, the fire had lost -- for the most part, anyhow.
"They thought for sure that they were going to lose 400 or 500 homes -- instead they only lost seven," Crystal Kolden, a fire scientist at the University of Idaho and former wildland firefighter, said in an interview.
"It was a tremendous success story."
While there's no such thing as a fire-proof town in notorious fire country, Montecito is perhaps as close as it gets.
Now, as fire experts and emergency crews still grapple with the horrors of the Camp Fire, by far the deadliest and most destructive in California history, Montecito's defensive efforts show that today's megafires -- exacerbated by climate change -- can be resisted. It won't ever be pretty, nor perfect, but homes can be defended, and at worst, people can have time to flee.
"It’s the difference between living in a matchbox and a place that’s more resistant," Kolden said.
Becoming fire resistant
Montecito's defensive fire efforts, developed over nearly two decades, haven't required technological breakthroughs nor big infusions of cash. Since 1999, Montecito has spent a little over $1.6 million(Opens in a new window) on becoming fire resistant.
"That's so small," said Kolden.
The defensive campaign adopted an almost battle-like strategy. Montecito set out to defend the higher road system that cuts across the top of town, largely separating the sprawling Los Padres National Forest from Montecito.
The intent was simple: Thin about 70 percent of vegetation along the high road system, and effectively create a line of resistance.
Not all the vegetation can be removed, of course. That would doom the unstable land during rains, enabling deadly landslides, and debris flows.
"If you go back 20 years, people wanted to run bulldozers behind the whole community," said Kerry Kellogg, a Montecito city wildland fire specialist. "But that wasn't acceptable."
The intent isn't to keep all the fire out. But to hold wildfires in the hills by choking off their fuel supply. That makes defending the town manageable.
"It’s the difference between living in a matchbox and a place that’s more resistant"
"The fire is going to come through, but it won't be a big, tall, fire front," Kellogg, who previously fought fires for 35 years, said.
These changes are subtle, perhaps even imperceptible to the casual observer.
Nearly all the flammable vegetation below a field of oak trees may be removed along the road -- but the trees remain amid the naked ground. Or, lines of cactus replace fire-prone trees.
These focused lines of defense proved valuable for firefighters during the approaching December 16 firestorm.
"The firemen said when they were in Montecito there was a comfort level," noted Kellogg. "You feel like you could safely let the fire come to you."
The same cleared routes also allow people an improved means of escape -- if necessary. In rapidly-moving fires over the past year, both law enforcement and the public found themselves in "tunnels of fire" as flames incinerated the vegetation around them.
"If we remove vegetation on both sides of the road, that allows people to not have that tunnel of fire," said Kolden.
The ability to safely flee on short notice is also critical because staying put simply isn't an option in the U.S. Folks in fire country don't have anywhere to seek refuge, like underground bunkers to hide away from the (fire)storm.
Sure, some homes may be fire resistant, but can't necessarily withstand an indomitable urban conflagration, like that in Paradise.
"I would say that unless somebody has an asphalt donut around their house and their house is made of concrete, that's [staying] not a great option," Alison Green, program coordinator for Project Wildfire(Opens in a new window), a government disaster organization in Deschutes County, Oregon, said in an interview.
"As much as we can, we like to move people out of the way," added Green.
Even before a large wildfire hits town, its embers will start raining down upon roofs and vegetation. It's how a fire effectively spreads, sometimes well in advance of the flames. It's what happened in Paradise.
"All it takes is one house," said Kolden. "Once they start burning it's really tough to stop them."
But Montecito urges its residents to clear out their yards, put mesh screening over vents (to block embers), and harden their homes in other ways, such as non-flammable roofs. In fact, it's state law(Opens in a new window) that homeowners in fire country maintain 100 feet of cleared out "defensible space" around their houses.
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That Montecito has professionals ensuring or promoting(Opens in a new window) these defensive measures is critical to its fire resistance.
"What makes Montecito different is there's always been a wildfire specialist -- that’s always been their job," said Kellogg, who watched the flames burning above town in December 2017.
Falling embers are inevitable. So if all the houses in the neighborhood are resistant to catching fire, a big conflagration will have a difficult time igniting amid an unsuspecting, or still evacuating neighborhood.
"You need to have all the houses hardened against fire, so there's a herd immunity against fire," said Kolden.
Montecito vs Paradise
Paradise and Montecito are both situated in fire country, but they're quite different. Paradise is a working-class community(Opens in a new window) surrounded by pine forest, whereas Montecito is one of the nation's wealthiest enclaves, settled amid Southern California's shrublands, gnarled oak trees, and the state's towering, ubiquitous weed, eucalyptus.
The circumstances around the respective extreme fires were different, too. Montecito had been acutely aware of the Thomas Fire for weeks, and firefighters were prepared to make a stand.
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"Fires never will be the same," noted Kellogg. But robust defensive fire lines and intelligent clearing of flammable brush -- a method of fire prevention Montecito takes seriously -- would almost certainly have helped the now-gutted town of Paradise.
After sparking, the Camp Fire reached the mountain community of Paradise in just 3.5 hours(Opens in a new window). Once there, it raged right through, consuming wooden homes. It's velocity shocked fire scientists. People burned alive in their cars.
"It gives people the time they need to escape," said Kolden of Montecito's defensive efforts. "I have to believe that would have made a huge difference in Paradise."
Because future megafires are inevitable, ever spurred on by a warming world and drying land, developing a Montecito-like fire-resistance may no longer be a choice. These modern infernos will undoubtedly come for other towns, like they did for Paradise.
"There are hundreds of Paradise communities out there," John Bailey, a fire ecologist at Oregon State University, said in an interview.
Crippling the megafires
Wildfires are complex beasts. Today's disastrous blazes are the confluence of weather, a warming climate, mismanaged forests(Opens in a new window), and development in fire country.
Yet just as the potent role of climate change can't be ignored in parching the land(Opens in a new window) and helping to produce record dryness(Opens in a new window), either can the role of long-suppressed wildfires in the U.S. Wildfires will always come to town, but they can arrive in less mighty forms.
"Part of the solution is not to suppress fires," said Oregon State's Bailey.
For well over half a century, the U.S. government has quashed forest fires, which naturally thin out the forests.
"There are hundreds of Paradise communities out there"
"Post World War ll we not only had a culture to suppress fires, but we had new technology for it," said Bailey, noting that the Interior Department established a well-organized system of lookout towers, air tankers, and trucks.
There was also a slight cooling trend in the 1950s, 1960s, and into the 1970s, owing to large-scale shifts(Opens in a new window) in the dominant Pacific Ocean (though this certainly didn't stop nor diminish(Opens in a new window) today's longer-term warming trend).
"It was pretty easy to put fires out," said Bailey. "I did it for three years -- I’m guilty."
But today, on top of overgrown forests, is the reality of accelerated global warming.
"Now we’re in a climatic period where the fire seasons are getting longer and deeper, hotter and drier, and maybe even windier," he emphasized.
Thinning out these forests, however, requires federal funding and commitment. And that commitment isn't there.
Bailey cites the 400,000-some acres of ponderosa pine (a common, fire-vulnerable tree) areas in Oregon's greater Deschutes National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service only burns, or treats, around 2,000 acres a year, he said.
"Do the math on that," said Bailey. "In a big fire event, it doesn't even slow it down."
But thinning forests won't slow every fire. The recent Woolsey Fire, south of Montecito, largely burned scrublands and grasslands. There were no overgrown forests to eliminate. It was just a bad fire, helped along by seasonal winds and increasingly dried-out land.
This makes Montecito's defenses all the more relevant. The fires will continue coming, and these wild woodlands, which sustain life, water, and tranquility, are more susceptible to flame.
"It’s a watershed, it's a walk in the woods, but it’s also fuel," said Bailey. "And it’s going to burn."

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The custom builder’s 1948 Chevrolet pickup “ENYO” wins SEMA’s Battle of the Builders 2022 Ultimate Builder Award
Groundbreaking Camaro complete with a one-off carbon fiber body, 1,010-horsepower engine and a myriad of custom details
The most extreme Ringbrothers build yet merges vintage farm truck with modern racecar and boasts a high-performance 1,000-horsepower tall-deck marine racing engine and hundreds of custom touches attained through over 10,000 build hours of craftsmanship and finish work
The highlight of the show is expected to be the 1948 Chevy pickup Codenamed “Super Truck”
Winners of the “PPG Street Machine of the Year” and “Classic Instruments Street Rod of the Year” awards were crowned, and the 1988 Chevrolet Silverado OBS giveaway build was introduced at the 24th Summit Racing Nationals presented by PPG.
Learn how the development of a unique exhaust system led to the unmistakable scream of the Z06 engine and other sound options.
“Own the Color” auction, benefitting DonorsChoose, takes place June 20-24 exclusively via SuperRare.
Discover the breakthroughs achieved by top designers on the Corvette team while developing Z06 aerodynamics and track performance.
Fisher also was the first woman to win the pole position for a major North American open-wheel event.
Paul Stanley’s factory custom 2022 Chevrolet Corvette convertible VIN 001 is selling with No Reserve at the 2022 Las Vegas Auction.
Raised $1 million for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
A record sale for a charity vehicle donated by a manufacturer at Barrett-Jackson


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Ukulele fingerpicking tabs come with just four lines and a few numbers which are quite easy to read especially for beginners who are not still accustomed to standard notations. This allows you to make sense of the “tough” ukulele tablature for which you have to learn quite a few terms. On the other hand, ukulele song tabs can be used for a variety of skills and styles. In this article, we will walk you through what a ukulele tab is, along with different selections of fingerpicking song tabs for you to practice.
What Is A Ukulele Tab?
A ukulele tablature also known as tab is an easy music notating system which uses numbers on lines to indicate the strings and frets of a ukulele. The competitive advantage of this route is that there’s not much to learn here and anybody can do it if they have a ukulele. It’s simply counting! So as long as you’ve got that covered you can use the tablature to play a song.
Represented by four horizontal lines for the strings on a ukulele, the top line indicates A-string, the second line is C-string, the third one is E-string and the bottom one is G-string.
Then, there are numbers placed on the lines which demonstrate which fret needs to be pressed down. From this, you can identify the open strings that are being plucked.
Also, sometimes you need to play all frets on one string. In that case, the fret numbers will be placed on the same horizontal line as shown below.
On the other hand, vertical placements of numbers on the four horizontal strings show that you need to play the frets simultaneously as a chord.
Thumb and Two Fingers Picking
Using three fingers, the pimp pattern requires you to use each finger starting with your thumb on the G-string and moving your way to the C-string.
In this, you have to alternate the thumb between the C-string and the G-string. So you need to strum G-string using your thumb, followed by E-string with the middle finger. Then, strum C-string using your thumb and A-string with your middle finger.
In Pimp patterns you go up the strings, but in the reverse pattern, you use the thumb to pluck the strings and continue so in a downward direction.
One Finger Per String Picking
Here, you use your thumb to go up the strings from the bottom one.
Here, you use your thumb to strum the G-string then follow the opposite pattern.
Fingerpicking patterns help you figure out how to strum the strings on the ukulele. If you are playing a song that has a part with G and C strings next to each other, go for the one finger per string method. But if these two strings are not consecutive choose the thumb and two fingers method.
The Easiest Ukulele Fingerpicking Tab Only Songs
1. “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin
This song has one of the easiest fingerpicking song tabs that just takes place on the first three frets. All you need is to get the rhythm right in this song, which is possible in just a few tries even if you are a beginner. Check out this to get the tabs for this song.
2. “Horn” by Nick Drake
This is one of the most suitable pieces for beginners learning how to play the ukulele. In this song, you can open with a C-string and continue mainly on the A-string. However, keep in mind that you would need a ukulele with five frets if you want to play this song as it requires the use of G-string at some point in the song. You can find the tab for this song here.
3. “Let Her Go” by Passenger
Although this song sounds like something only an advanced ukulele player will be able to achieve, complete beginners can pick it up as well. You need to learn this slowly focusing only on a few notes at a time and become an expert in those before you add on more notes in your practice. Since it sounds complicated it will give you a sense of achievement once you learn all the notes and play them without any difficulty. You can find the tabs for this song here.
4. “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Lorde
This song has one of the easiest tab arrangements and it can be played using a thumb and two fingers fingering pattern. However, an even easier route is to use just the thumb. You can try both ways and see which one works better for you. Find the tab arrangement for this song here.
5. “Hanging Tree” by James Newton Howard ft. Jennifer Lawrence
Another song that can be played by just strumming using your thumb is Hanging Tree. Whenever you reach a part of the song where there’s more than one note, you can strum down the strings. To find the tabs for this song, check out this link.
As you can see from this article ukulele fingerpicking song tabs are quite easy to understand in comparison to standard notations that are filled with musical staff and notes. All you need to do is follow the tabs for a chosen song and you’ll get it right even on the first try! We hope you can utilize this article to do so and come back to it for song tab options whenever you need them.

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Furnished in impeccable early-1950s style, this lovingly furnished bourgeois apartment can be visited on a one-hour guided tour that...
Perret’s masterful, 107m-high Église St-Joseph, visible from all over town, was built using bare concrete from 1951 to 1959. Some 13,000...
This luminous modern space houses a truly fabulous collection of impressionist works – the finest in France outside Paris – by masters...
Food stalls at Le Havre’s main market include a fromagerie; there’s also a small supermarket. Situated a block west of Le Volcan.
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Le Volcan information
Le Havre’s most conspicuous landmark, designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and opened in 1982, is also the city’s premier cultural venue. One look and you’ll understand how it got its name, which means ‘the volcano’. After extensive renovations the complex should reopen in 2015, with new performance spaces and an ultramodern mediathèque (multimedia library). Situated at the western end of the Bassin du Commerce, the city centre’s former port.

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text: Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) may occur in patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). In all, 10 cases of AITD (seven allogeneic and three autologous HSCT) were diagnosed among 721 HSCT recipients, including two patients with sequential hyper- and hypothyroidism. The 5-year actuarial rates for AITD after allogeneic and autologous HSCT were 2.9 and 4%, respectively. Significant risk factors included HSCT for chronic myeloid leukemia, the HLA B46 and DR9 loci and the A2B46DR9 haplotype, while female donors showed trend to significance. On multivariate analysis, only female donors and HLA DR9 remained significant. For autologous HSCT, the associations with HLA B46 and DR9 were also significant. Only three donors had a family history of AITD. A review of other reported cases confirmed the predominance of female donors, although the other associations including graft-versus-host disease, familial AITD and other autoimmune phenomena might be related to reporting bias. Since the actuarial incidence of AITD from female donors with predisposing HLA alleles may be over 30%, susceptible recipients should be carefully monitored. Owing to the small number of reported cases and different HLA associations with AITD in different populations, our observations await confirmatory data from other registries.

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In an effort to sublimate the negative energy surrounding everyone in 2020, legendary Japanese post-rock band Boris focused all of their energy creatively and turned out the most extreme album of their long and widely celebrated career, NO. The band self-released the album, desiring to get it out as quickly as possible but intentionally called the final track on the album “Interlude” with anticipation of a follow-up.
The follow-up comes with W, the band’s debut album for their new label Sacred Bones Records. The record opens with the same melody as “Interlude” in a piece titled “I want to go to the side where you can touch...” and in contrast to the ex- treme sounds found on NO, this new album whispers into the listener’s ear with a trembling hazy sound meant to awaken sensation.
On all of W Wata carries the lead vocal duties. In general the styles on the album range from noise to new age, as is typical with one of our generation’s most dynamic and adventurous bands, but there is thread of melodic deliberation through each song that successfully accomplishes the band’s goal of eliciting deep sensation. Be it through epic sludgey riffs, angelic vocal reverberations or the seduction of their off-kilter percussion, Boris will have you fully under their spell.
NO and W weave together to form NOW, a duo of releases that respond to one another. In following their hardest album with this sensuous thundering masterpiece they are creating a continuous circle of harshness and healing, one that seems more relevant now than ever and shows the band operating at an apex of their musical career.


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About a week after Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe A. Martinez reported a County pickup truck that was assigned to him was stolen, police officers found it on a sidewalk in Allapattah.
Detectives began to search for the truck July 28 after it vanished overnight from the parking lot of the District 11 office in West Kendall.
Martinez, a former Miami-Dade detective, announced on Facebook Friday night that it resurfaced near Northwest 23rd Street and 11th Avenue.
"Much of the equipment in the vehicle was stripped off and the paint completely damaged," Martinez wrote.
The 2001 Dodge Ram pickup truck had his name on the side of it.


Asleep Next to Science
|Asleep Next to Science|
|Studio album by Orbs|
|Released||August 17, 2010|
|Recorded||February 2009 at Basement Studio|
|Genre||Progressive rock, experimental rock, post-hardcore|
Asleep Next to Science is the debut studio album by American progressive rock band Orbs. It was released on August 17, 2010 through Equal Vision Records and was produced by Jamie King, known for producing Between the Buried and Me and Alesana.
Orbs entered the studio at The Basement recording studio in Winston-Salem, N.C. in February 2009. It was produced by Jamie King, who worked with Between the Buried and Me on Colors and The Great Misdirect. On April 4, 2010, the band released a free download of two songs from the album to fans who signed up to their mailing list.
The band describes the album as "the product of long-distance friendships linked through an appreciation for music, nature, and a mutual desire to defy common song structure."
A tour in support of the album began on August 19, 2010 in Greensboro, N.C.
The Allmusic review by Ned Raggett awarded the album 3 stars stating "Asleep Next to Science, the group's first full release, is both a familiar enough supergroup-styled effort thanks to the bandmembers' various backgrounds in acts like Between the Buried and Me and Abigail Williams and a modern version of it given that their work grew out of Internet-based collaboration. The album almost resists criticism in a way, though, because it is exactly all that -- come in expecting theatrical compositions, metal-tinged and emo-tinged and more besides, and you'll get it down to the concluding piano flourishes on 'Sayer of the Law,' not to mention plenty of keyboard breaks throughout courtesy of Ashley Ellyllon. The descending break and coda to 'Something Beautiful' show that the quintet can hit the epically melancholy heights with the best of them, and if such moments aren't always constant throughout the album, they happen enough times to set a good tone. Adam Fisher's vocals are the make-or-break point throughout -- there's something sweetly, strangely inspirational about hearing his thin, almost dorky whine riding the arrangements on songs like 'A Man of Science,' and a few times he makes it work unexpectedly, much like Billy Corgan did with his own out-of-place singing. At other points it's more hair-pulling, however, though song titles like 'Megaloblastic Madness' and the two-part 'The Northwestern Bearitories' might cause more double takes in the end -- or the line 'Chupacabras on the wing' in 'People Will Read Again.' "
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- Adam Fisher – vocals, electronic programming
- Dan Briggs – guitar, bass
- Ashley Ellyllon – keyboards, piano
- Clayton Holyoak – drums, percussion
- Chuck Johnson - Additional vocals on "We the Animal" and "Lost at Sea"
- . Retrieved on 2010-08-27.
-  Mailing List Blog. Retrieved on 2010-08-27.
-  Band Site. Retrieved on 2010-08-27.
-  Orbs - New Album. Retrieved on 2010-08-27.
- Raggett, N. Allmusic Review accessed March 23, 2011
-  Lush Beat. Retrieved on 2010-08-27.
-  Rock Sound. Retrieved on 2010-08-27.
- Asleep Next to Science (CD booklet). Orbs. Albany, New York: Equal Vision Records. 2010. p. 15. 80170.


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Mayan myth claims that Cozumel was home to the gods. Truly Cozumel is a place fit for the gods, with its dazzling white-sand beaches, ruined Mayan temples, exotic jungle wildlife, and crystalline waters teeming with tropical fish. Just offshore lay Palancar Reef, considered one of the most spectacular coral formations in all the Caribbean. Of course, the gods weren't the only individuals attracted to this terrestrial paradise: during its long and colorful history, Cozumel has been home to pirates, buccaneers, and freebooters, including Sir Henry Morgan and Jean Lafitte. Today's traveler will discover the same ravishing beauty and relaxation that entertained gods and pirates alike.
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Extensive ruins of the ancient Mayan civilization are scattered across the region, including Coba and the renowned coastal site of Tulum on mainland Mexico.
Dig your toes into the white sands of Cozumel's coast, where aquamarine waters beckon you to the breathtaking shores of Playa Mia Grand Beach Park and secluded Passion Island Beach.
The ecological/archeological theme park of X-Caret is one of the most popular attractions on the Yucatan Peninsula. Among its great treasures are underground rivers, a replica of a Mayan village, and a Mexican cultural show.
Alabaster-white beaches, gentle surf, coral reefs and a slow lifestyle make Playa del Carmen the place for backpackers, archeological buffs and New Age sun worshippers.
This park is home to a world-renowned ecosystem and natural aquarium with more than 60 species of tropical fish, crustaceans and corals and the only botanical garden on the island.
It is no secret that Cozumel excels with clear waters and spectacular reefs.
The museum houses two floors of exhibits. El Cedral is a small century-old ruin, the island's first settlement founded by Spanish explorers in 1518.
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Eevee currently allows on 256 volume samples which can lead to severe banding issues even with optimized start and end for the volume frustum.
Increasing volumetric_samples fixes those issues.
Demo and file in this twitter thread: https://twitter.com/StefanPWinc/status/1154973548508778496
Another example of banding issues: https://twitter.com/brentpatterson/status/1154042824045678593
The shadow samples are also increased in this patch because I noticed that increasing them changes the look of the clouds, thus the currently limit is too small as well...


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Integration efforts within the East African Community (EAC) received a significant boost at the end of November when the World Bank pledged to provide support for infrastructure investment across the region. The multilateral organisation stated that it will loan the East African nations $1.2bn to improve inland waterways and ports in Kenya and Tanzania, as part of efforts to boost integration in the region. More specifically, the funds will be used to revive inland waterways on Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria, and improve handling capacity and efficiency at the Mombasa and Dar es Salaam ports.
The five-nation EAC, which comprises Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, is undertaking a substantial infrastructure investment programme while also deepening policy integration and reducing barriers to trade. In a recent 2015-25 strategy paper, the bloc stated that it needs at least $68bn, and possibly up to $100bn, over the next decade to develop roads, ports, railways, transmission lines and oil & gas infrastructure.
Looking at the financing of the ambitious investment programme, in addition to the World Bank’s recent commitment, the European Union (EU) has also recently stated that it is prepared to support projects worth up to $750m to improve the region’s infrastructure, while Trademark East Africa also pledged $350m to expand ports, one stop border points and road connectivity. The EAC is already in talks with development partners, including the African Development Bank, European Investment Bank, as well as countries like China and India, as potential sources of funding.
Turning to China, political leaders in East Africa are looking east in an attempt to make use of the region’s close ties to Beijing in a funding drive for a planned standard-gauge railway network. According to reports, representatives from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan will begin a fundraising drive in China in the first quarter of next year with the aim of financing an ambitious $13bn railway infrastructure plan. The countries are upgrading and extending their railway networks to reduce transport costs in the region.
Furthermore, the EAC plans to allow infrastructure-bond sales across four markets in the bloc to take advantage of private-sector interest in the region’s development. According to the Kenyan Capital Market Authority, the framework will allow for the sale of “multijurisdictional, multi-currency” debt from within or outside the four-country group (EAC excluding Burundi). The Kenyan authority stated that one “regional entity” has been approved for these bond sales, without providing further technical or timing details.
Regional integration holds significant potential to support economic growth in the EAC, as smaller economies benefit from larger regional markets, and investors take advantage of comparative advantages in the larger East African economy. The EAC has already adopted various initiatives to support integration, including the East Africa Standards platform, the Single Window Information for Trade (SWIFT), a single tourist visa (currently only applicable for Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda), while the bloc has also discussed the possibility of a single currency over the long term.
Looking at the East African region more broadly, future electricity exports from Ethiopia could provide the catalyst for more widespread integration, improving ties between the EAC and the region’s second-largest economy & Africa’s second-largest population.
East Africa is generally stable politically; the region’s average risk rating is dragged up by South Sudan, still wracked by civil war and facing the danger of a famine as negotiations between the parties fail to deliver. Ethiopia presents ‘moderate’ risk because of authoritarian one-party rule and the persistence of local resistance movements in peripheral regions. Uganda and Tanzania are rated ‘low tending moderate’, with some risk in the former country because of President Yoweri Museveni’s autocratic style and reaction to that within his party, as well as from the opposition.
In Tanzania, the main risk is of division between Zanzibar and the mainland, and this risk has been kept alive by the ruling party’s effort to push through an unpopular draft constitution. Kenya and Rwanda both present low political risk thanks to economic growth and increasing political maturity, even though in the former country terrorism, populist moves by the opposition, and fiscal overreach related to devolution are concerns, and in the latter the government’s intolerance of dissent could fuel instability in the longer term and may threaten flows of donor funds.
Jacques Nel (Economist)


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“Should More Be Done to Protect and Preserve Endangered Animals?” Paper
Factors such as pollution, habitat loss, predation and poaching have led to many animal species becoming endangered. Examples of endangered animal species include the Mountain gorilla, Iberian lynx, Chinese giant salamander, Ethiopian wolf, and the Northern White Rhinoceros. Fox (2006) observes that since the beginning of human civilisation, Earth evolution has led to thousands of animal species becoming endangered and hundreds facing possible extinction.
Governments and organizations have accentuated efforts to protect and preserve the endangered species, but more needs to be done to ensure their survival. Of utmost importance is the need to preserve ecosystems in order to protect the animals’ natural habitat. Protection against human intervention will boost conservation of natural ecosystems and ultimately the preservation of the endangered species. Human habits such as deforestation set an imbalance in the delicate functioning of the natural ecosystems (Fox, 2006). The preservation of endangered animal species calls for concerted efforts against human exploitation from governments, organizations, and the society at large.
Another issue of great importance in the preservation of endangered species is the need to enact and implement legislation that will safeguard and protect wildlife. Currently, there are a number of laws governing the preservation of endangered species, key among them being the Endangered Species Act. Nazzaro (2010) writes that the law passed by President Nixon in 1973, alongside other United States environmental laws, protects plant and animal species that are facing extinction, or have a high possibility of facing extinction in future. This law works on minimising the threats to survival of these creatures, from natural threats such as diseases, to threats associated with mankind such as poaching and pollution.
Wildlife is of utmost importance to the society as it serves aesthetic, economic, and educational purposes. Although legislation has been enacted to promote preservation of endangered animal species, there is a need for governments, organizations and the society to adopt more policies and mechanisms that address the factors posing the greatest threats to wildlife. Through successful conservation efforts, future generations can get to experience the beauty and benefits of wildlife.
Fox, M. (2006). Discovering Endangered Animals. Carlton South: Curriculum Press.
Nazarro, R. (2010). Endangered Species Act: Many Recommendations have been Implemented, But Some Issues Remain Unresolved. Washington DC: Dianne Publishing.

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Police probe Mother's Day bashing
A pedestrian was chased, bashed and hit by a car during a violent assault on Mother's Day evening in Osborne Park.
A police spokesman said the man was walking along Scarborough Beach Road near Main Street between 7.45pm and 8pm when a passenger in a late model, dark coloured four wheel drive got out of the car and chased him.
The passenger managed to catch him and assaulted him.
During the assault the victim staggered onto the road, where the driver of the car hit him, causing him to fall.
It is alleged the driver then got out of the car and both suspects bashed the victim.
Police believe several cars drove by during the assault and are appealing for the drivers to come forward.
One of the offenders is described as a young Caucasian male, up to 170cm tall, medium build, clean shaven, and was wearing a black beanie with a white stripe.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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KUWAIT: The Engineering Sector in the Ministry of Public Works revealed that it is currently preparing to have four projects ready for tender.
The four projects are related to the improvement and development of regional roads as part of the ministry’s plan to improve and modernize road network in Kuwait according to international specifications, with 550 kilometers in length at the estimated cost of one billion and 700 million Kuwaiti dinars. In a related issue, the Director of office of Public relations (PR) in the Ministry of Public Works Hameed Yousef BuShahri detailed the ministry’s major achievements during the first half (H1) of this year.
“The ministry has been active in terms of construction works as a number of works have been carried out in different fields such as sports, health, education, social, religious and security,” he remarked. BuShahri went on to say that the type of projects which the ministry had completed during H1 of the year were: Kuwait Mute Club, National Library, Kuwaiti Studies and Research Center, main building in the Ministry of Interior, Fatwa and Legislation building, Health Center in Egaila, Al-Shuhada Center, Abu Fatira road services, Al-Siddiq project, Egaila services, treated water project in Um Al-Ramam and the north military camps.
The number of contracts is estimated to reach 23, most important of which is the Minor Affairs Public Authority project. Al-Masila projects, Jamal Abdulnasser road services, Fahaheeel and King Fahad road services, sanitary works in Al-Rai, Al-Ruqai, Prison, Industrial Sulaibiya and in the United Nations Roundabout. The types of projects are divided into three types: 34 construction works, 24 road engineering, 16 sanitary works, as well as big projects related to the islands of Bubyan, where there are several natural reserves and tourist attractions, as well as Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port.


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Thanks to the world's thirst for oil, the few kilometres separating Abu Dhabi from some 600 oil rigs pumping the black stuff from the rock below the shallow waters of the Gulf have become one of the busiest airways in the world. Helicopter operator Falcon Aviation Services is the most prominent of a number of operators that ferry oil workers between the city's Al Bateen airport and the rigs, sometimes carrying up to 11 passengers, and at other times equipment or supplies.
It is not a job for the faint-hearted. Unlike the huge fixed platforms of the North Sea, the Gulf's drilling rigs are tiny, with only a handful of crew. Although weather conditions are considerably more benign than they are off the coast of Scotland and Norway, landing platforms are just 7m across. Workers - and the rigs themselves - are constantly shifted in search of new deposits. FAS pilots can make up to 80 landings and take-offs a day, between the rigs themselves and to and from their Abu Dhabi base.
Adding to the pressure is the "massive amount of radio traffic" as helicopters manoeuvre around the oil fields, says the company's vice-president commercial AJ Baker. "That and the constant landings are the stumbling blocks for a lot of pilots. Anyone can fly from A to B, but the landings and take-offs are the hard bit." As a result, FAS says it has "a very high entry standard" for its flightcrews, with a minimum 2,000h experience.
Around 80% of recruits are sourced from the "pilot network", with former colleagues tapped or recommended by a current employee, says Baker. Many are ex-military. "They tend to have the right temperament," he says. Although FAS also operates fixed-wing and rotary aircraft on VIP charter flights, the oil market represents 60% of its revenues and that percentage is getting bigger. "The oil industry is growing exponentially," says Baker, one of several Australians prominent in the world of business aviation in Abu Dhabi.
The company, founded in 2006, operates a fleet of 31 aircraft, including 26 helicopters. Eleven of the latter are Bell 412s, used primarily for the oil work; a 12th arrives in May. It also operates a selection of managed and owned helicopters on VIP, corporate, private, tourist and utility services, including six Agusta 109s and six Eurocopter EC130s. In addition, it operates two Embraer Legacy 600s, one Lineage 1000 and a Gulfstream G450 on VIP charter, as well as a Bombardier Learjet 45 air ambulance.
After a dip in business in the years following the Dubai financial crisis in 2009, the charter business has recovered strongly for FAS. "We've seen an incredible swing since October when we set a new record for revenue," says Baker. "Since then, every month but one we've set a new record. There's a good strong confidence about the business." The company is also moving into maintenance with a new hangar at Al Bateen which "will be in full swing by the end of the year", he says.
It is a further departure for a highly diversified business aviation company. On a given day, FAS clients might include racing drivers or Hollywood stars being picked up by VIP helicopter from the manicured lawns of Abu Dhabi's grandest hotel, the Emirates Palace. As they settle into their leather seats, those celebrities might glance out to the waters of the Gulf where, chances are, another Falcon aircraft will be on a very different mission: picking up 10 exhausted and dirty crewmen from an oil platform, fresh from helping to fuel Abu Dhabi's surging economy.
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Glynafon CL is set in a quiet location close to Wisemans Bridge beach, The Wisemans Bridge Inn restaurant and shops, all only half a mile away. Saundersfoot is only a 30 minute walk along the coast path and has a very good selection of restaurants and bars.
There are lots of walks close by and lots of scope to explore the surrounding area and further afield if desired, including parts of the wonderful Pembrokeshire Coastal Path. The bus passes the entrance and stops when requested.
We have an abundance of castles in Pembrokeshire and lots of wonderful scenery to see and places to explore. Tenby holds the Ironman Wales in September (dates vary). This is a wonderful event to see and cyclists come through Wisemans Bridge to watch. It does not effect the road to our site though some roads in the area are closed on the Sunday that this event takes place.
Saundersfoot holds St. David's market in March and a Christmas market in December. In November there is a fireworks display around the 5th and another display on New Year's Eve.
We are a small holding and have pedigree sheep which our daughter, son-in-law and family show at local agricultural shows and also at The Royal Welsh show.
We are an Adult only site and we welcome well behaved dogs, which have to be kept on a lead at all times whilst on site. We do insist on this.
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Sweden is a beautiful country, from its abundant nature with forests and thousands of islands and lakes, to its thriving cities and towns, filled with generous people, rich culture and gorgeous architecture.
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A healthy work-life balance is essential to success. We place a strong emphasis on satisfaction in both work and personal life.
We are proud to say that Sweden offers generous parental leave for both parents, daycare centers, after-school services, child allowance and many other benefits.
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Sweden has a love for outdoor activities, such as skiing, hiking and sailing among other things, while also being one of the most modern and progressive centers of technology, design and equality. We have an incredible and vibrant game-developer scene, which is considered one of the leading in the world. We enjoy a mix of both nature and city life, with a wealth of activities anywhere we go.
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“Ok tell me, what is bothering you?” Holding her hand, Aarav brought her closer. Anushka was trying to escape from the situation like every time. She pushed him and went to the washroom.
“I am just fine. You don’t worry. I just need some time alone.” She cried silently after her words.
She came out after half an hour with red eyes and nose. But unfortunately, he didn’t notice anything.
“I am in a mood. Hope you are not tired today?”
“I am sorry Aarav, my body is paining a lot. And I need to wake up tomorrow early and visit temple.”
He said nothing and let her sleep.
“Breakfast is ready, what do you want for lunch?” She asked him on the breakfast table.
“Nothing… I have a meeting in Pune. I will come home tomorrow.”
She was alone (as she wanted). Walls of her room were laughing, crying, and doing everything like her thoughts.
This alone time worked as a time machine for her each time. She has Aarav in her life, who understands her and accepts her as she is. Aarav knows that whenever she spend her time alone, she misses some moments, but unfortunately, in those moments, there is no role of Aarav. They are about her and Arush and their life. It was easy for him as he couldn’t allow Arush to be there in her life. And for her, talking to those memories were enough to feel that she was alive for a while.
Life is never simple. It is very complicated when you think too much, feel too much, wait too much…
On that day, she did nothing else but fall asleep while crying like she waited to have such sleep since so many years.
“You can’t be here. You just can’t be here. We are not talking anymore. What are you doing here then?” Anushka was shocked to see someone.
“You called me up and now you are telling me I cannot be here. What is going Anushka tell me? Why can’t you make up your mind? At one side, you want to talk to me, at other you don’t. What is happening to you?” The guy said.
“Yeah, actually you are right. I cannot make up my mind. I am such a fool, such an idiot who told you so many times that she wants you and you are asking me what is happening? I know you have moved on but I am still dealing with the things Arush. And it will take time…or maybe life.”
“It was your decision to go. And now it doesn’t matter. I have moved on. No matter what you do, you cannot ignite my lost feelings for you. You surely deserve so much love and that is why life has given you Aarav. Don’t lose him.” Arush answered her straightforwardly.
“Wow, of course. It was my decision. And I have to stick to it, so what if I always wanted to be with you. Hardly matters. You never thought about the reasons behind my deeds. I hate that. You loved me so much that you let me go. I hate that too. I can’t act like a friend to you. I am sorry. It’s an irony of my life that I can’t leave you and I can’t be with you. And trust me, it’s a harder thing!
“I really don’t love you now, but I care. Care not always means love. I care for you and will be doing it forever; like the friends do. You don’t have to stop loving me. Just don’t expect the love in return. This pain will cure automatically. ”
“I don’t expect love! I just expect from you to scold me when I am wrong, fight with me, like you used to. I want you to lose your temper and say everything on your mind. I want you to feel light. Believe me, I just want you to tell everything that you have kept inside. Get detoxify! You always did when we had worse fights, what has happened now? And don’t use “forever” please. This word is not made for you.”
“Okay, don’t expect that too! Don’t poke me, it is useless. You cannot make me angry this time, Anushka. We are not living any relation. I am no more in your life. I am not here to fight this time. But tell me why are you punishing Aarav? What has he done? He loves you more than anyone.”
“Nothing, it’s my matter now. You don’t have any right to ask about it. Why should I tell you, tell me? Who are we? Who are you, sir? Who the hell I am?” She turned back to hide tears from him.
“Relax now. It’s fine, cry if you want to but make sure you don’t hurt him. I know you both are good friends. A relationship becomes stronger when people are friends at first. There will be trust, there will be understanding. Talk to him. Share with him.” Arush put his hand on her shoulder.
“What should I share? How can I tell him that everything is getting worse day by day? We are together, but we are not. If I am having 10 memories with him, I have 100 of ours. And each time, I cherish ours more. This body is empty, and now everyone is just dropping a note into this empty body to tell its job. I wish if one could have also said what you feel. I could have told them that I don’t feel anything now. It is just lust, not love. Because in love, people feel right. It feels like this body is just living without its soul. I am having really harder time while living this life without you. It’s not right, this life is just not right!”
“I can’t say everything like this to him. Let’s just stop this discussion. Somethings are there I cannot share with him. This space will never fill. Sometimes even after having good friends in life, people don’t feel like sharing the things from which they are going through. It is weird, I know. He doesn’t even recognize when I cry.”
“Maybe because he never ever made you cry. Maybe you have not cried in front of him” He tried to convince her for him.
“For you, only.” She responded.
“I know I am over thinking. I should not think now. Maybe that’s why you are here. But I want to tell you something- I know the dream remains, and I don’t have any hope to get it complete.”
“Why should I if there is nothing left in it. This story was never about us. If it was really about us, it would have had us. If it was really about us, we would have live it.”
“But I don’t hate you for anything. I just hate your absence. A lot more than anything! It’s still pain Arush. I can definitely try and hide my feelings from people, but deep inside, it hurts. A lot.”
Anushka cried loudly while Arush consoled her and hugged her.
“Why you were not like this before? I was longing for this moment and you…”
“I am just a dream Anushka, which remains. Now wake up, wash your face. Stop crying, you know I don’t like this red nose of yours. It made me remind of cats, and you know how much I hate them.”
“I have not left Anushka. I have not gone anywhere. Stop crying please.”
“tum gaye bhi nahi, sath ho bhi nahi, yeh kaisa rishta hai? Jo bas chalta rehta hai?” She murmured while crying.
“Tell me, where shall I go? To the left, where nothing is right, or to the right, where’s nothing left.”
“Give some time, some more time.” Arush nodded.
“Aah! leave it. You won’t get it. I am making cake; let’s have it before you leave.” She stepped back and wiped her tears.
“I am in a hurry, my friends are waiting outside. But thank you so much for remembering. Take care”
“Of course, Arush. Thanks for coming and forgetting my dairy milk treat once again.”
“Are you sure you really don’t love me? This heart still doesn’t agree.”
He put his hand on her cheeks, smiled and went.
Like every time, she waited for him to speak, but he didn’t.
She opened her eyes and nobody was there, except her. She dressed up, went to the kitchen and made the cake as she used to make on his birthday.
“Nothing gonna change my love for you. It will remain there. Nothing from my side will trouble you. I promise. I just pray you get the best one who will love you more than me.” She prayed.

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AceShowbiz - Sophia Loren's recovery from her fall is "going well." The 89-year-old actress suffered multiple fractures when she fell at her Switzerland home on September 24, but she's now making a good recovery from surgery.
Carlo Giuisti, the manager of the Oscar-winning star, told PEOPLE, "Everything [is] going well. At least a few months of rehabilitation are needed." Giusti has also revealed that the surgery went "very well."
The actress suffered injuries to her femur and her hip in the fall. Sophia's sons, Carlo, 54, and Edoardo, 50, are now with her at her home in Switzerland as she focuses on her recovery from surgery.
The actress previously announced that she was taking "some time off" as she recovers from her injuries. In a statement, Sophia said, "I thank everyone for the closeness and affection that they have been showing me. I'm better, I just need to do rehabilitation and take some time off."
The team at her Sophia Loren Restaurant chain also issued a statement after her fall. They said, "Operated with a positive outcome, she will now have to observe a short period of recovery and follow a road to rehabilitation. Thankfully everything worked out for the best and the Lady will be back with us very soon."
Sophia turned 89 on September 20 and was seen out and about just weeks before her fall. The iconic star even made an appearance at the Armani fashion show at the Venice International Film Festival at the start of September. Giuseppe Fantasia, an Italian journalist and critic, subsequently observed that she appeared to be "very lively." Giuseppe added, "You can tell she loves these events, she's really happy at them. She carried herself extremely well. People were quite excited to see her. She was quite the pull."

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PlumChoice Inc. continues to fill its coffers, with its latest financing coming in the form of $10 million in debt funding from Silicon Valley Bank. That adds to the $14.7 million equity funding the Billerica company closed in September.
The new funding will be used to continue expanding its remote technical services business, according to Ted Werth, founder, president and CEO of PlumChoice. The latest expansion came in mid-October when PlumChoice opened its Scarborough Center of Excellence as a regional support and training facility in Scarborough, Maine.
PlumChoice said it plans to use the funds to boost sales and marketing efforts, and to continue developing its operations infrastructure. According to PlumChoice CFO Kevin Rhodes, the new funding ends the company’s latest search for financing. Rhodes joined PlumChoice in August.
Including the latest $14.7 million round, which was a Series E round led by Edison Ventures, PlumChoice has brought in a total of about $30 million, Rhodes said. “The first round was in 2007, although the company has been established since 2001,” Rhodes said. “So most of our growth has happened in the past few years.”
PlumChoice now has about 700 employees, after adding about 150 people in the last two months, Rhodes said. In the Maine facility alone, PlumChoice plans to have more than 100 employees by the end of the year. The bulk of the new employees will be technical support staff for its remote computer support and management platform, SafeLink, and many of PlumChoice’s support people opt to work from home, Rhodes said.
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SMETHPORT â€“ The second phase of a project is coming to improve air quality inside the McKean County Courthouse in Smethport.
Acting at a special meeting Tuesday, county Commissioners Joe DeMott, Al Pingie and Cliff Lane opened two bids for the work-- heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC).
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Salman Khan And Katrina Kaif’s Bharat Earns 42.35 Crore On Opening Day!!!
Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif’s Bharat earned 42.35 crore on opening day, making the film Salman’s highest opener so far. Needless to say film already joined the 50 crore club, and running towards 100 crore club.
Business for Bharat slowed down on second day, total collection is now 90 crore. Bharat is crossing 200 crores mark for sure. Producers will earn profit. This is another hit from Salman-Katrina pair.
Bharat is a good film and suitable for the entire family. Salman thanked his fans for going to theaters to watch the film.
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Lillian F. Schwartz will be presented with the Computer History Museum (CHM) Fellow Award at a virtual event on December 9, 2021 for her pioneering work at the intersection of art and computing.
The event will bring together luminaries across the art, digital media and tech worlds to honor Lillian’s career, which has been distinguished by her creativity and innovation, courage and perseverance.
Lillian Schwartz will be presented with the 2021 CHM Fellow Award for her lifetime of contributions to art and computing.
Schwartz made her debut on the New York art scene in 1968 with the appearance of her multimedia, interactive sculpture, “Proxima Centauri”, in the now famous Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) exhibition, “The Machine as Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age.”
Shortly after, she began a decades-long residency at Bell Labs, the renowned research and development center. During her prolific career, Schwartz created a series of art films incorporating the emergent technology of computer animation, and often scored with fresh developments in computer music.
Her work has been exhibited by MoMA, the Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney, and many other museums, and her archive is now preserved at The Henry Ford.
As one of the CHM Fellow Award honorees for 2021, she joins other visionaries such as NASA mathematician and "hidden figure" Katherine Johnson, World Wide Web creator Tim Berners Lee, and software pioneer Rear Admiral Grace Hopper.
At the event, attendees will have the opportunity to:
The CHM Fellow Awards Program honors distinguished technology pioneers—unsung heroes and legends—for their outstanding merits and significant contributions to the advancement of computing and the evolution of the digital age. The program is supported with collecting, education, research, and media efforts that reflect the seminal work of each Fellow and preserves their stories for future generations. Fellows are selected annually through a public nomination process.
CHM is celebrating the 2021 Fellows in a yearlong four-part series of thought-provoking virtual events and engaging digital content that explores the story and impact of each honoree and the present and future of tech for humanity.
This year’s Fellow Awards is presented by headline sponsor Accenture.
Thursday, December 9, 2021
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5 p.m. PT – Fellow Award Program with hosts Dan'l Lewin and Andy Cunningham
5:50 p.m. PT – Fellow Award Presentation
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This event will be held online in CHM’s virtual venue. Please RSVP to gain access.
The Computer History Museum’s (CHM) mission is to decode technology--the computing past, digital present, and future impact on humanity. From the heart of Silicon Valley, we share insights gleaned from our research, our events, and our incomparable collection of computing artifacts and oral histories to convene, inform, and empower people to build a better world.


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Look how beautifully the poet, Cemal Sureya, summarised life: life is short, the birds are flying. Although it is quite a frank expression, the meaning is way too cruel to be explained. When you lose someone you care about dearly, you realise how short life really is. It is at that moment when this famous poet’s quote disqualifies itself from literature and becomes a solid … Continue reading “Life is Short, the Birds are Flying”
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Norris, J. M., Yin, X., Lamb, M. M., Barriga, K., Seifert, J., Hoffman, M., Orton, H. D., Baron, A. E., Clare-Salzler, M., Chase, H. P., Szabo, N. J., Erlich, H., Eisenbarth, G. S., and Rewers, M. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and islet autoimmunity in children at increased risk for type 1 diabetes. JAMA 9-26-2007;298(12):1420-1428. View abstract.
First difference is in the area of omega-6 fatty acid metabolism. Whereas EPA is the inhibitor of the enzyme (D5D) that directly produces AA, DHA is an inhibitor of another key enzyme delta-6-desaturase (D6D) that produces the first metabolite from linoleic acid known as gamma linolenic acid or GLA (6). However, this is not exactly an advantage. Even though reduction of GLA will eventually decrease AA production, it also has the more immediate effect of reducing the production of the next metabolite known as dihomo gamma linolenic acid or DGLA. This can be a disaster as a great number of powerful anti-inflammatory eicosanoids are derived from DGLA. This is why if you use high-dose DHA it is essential to add back trace amounts of GLA to maintain sufficient levels of DGLA to continue to produce anti-inflammatory eicosanoids.
Before getting to know some of the fish oil side effects, you have to know more about fish oil, like its benefits and usages. Fish oil has become a popular supplement for athletes, as well as those looking to improve their overall health. Many claims have been made regarding the improvements to the body which can be made by using fish oil to increase the body's level of fatty omega-3 acids. Some of these claims have been backed up by studies, while others have not been proven with significant scientific evidence. There are also some precautions that need to be addressed if you will be taking fish oil regularly. People with certain health conditions may see a worsening of their symptoms if they increase their intake of fatty acids too quickly or with the wrong products.
“Lipid peroxidation induced by DHA enrichment modifies paracellular permeability in Caco-2 cells: protective role of taurine.” We conclude that hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite may be involved in the DHA-induced increase in paracellular permeability and that the protective role of taurine may be in part related to its capacity to counteract the effects of hydrogen peroxide.
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It is well known that fish oil has the ability to improve vision. It also helps in avoiding age-related macular degeneration. The National Eye Institute at the National Institute of Health in the United States plans to conduct a nationwide study to evaluate the effect of fish oil in treating macular degeneration. This study will provide strong scientific evidence regarding the benefits of fish oil for eye care, thereby allowing government agencies and physicians to strongly recommend fish oil for macular degeneration.
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The health benefits of fish oil can be incredible for the body’s largest organ, the skin. This source of essential fats improves the health and beauty of human skin in several ways. Fish oil benefits and nourishes the skin with fats and contributes fat-soluble vitamins that help skin maintain a smooth, elastic texture. There is also evidence that fish oil prevents wrinkles and works against the aging process.
Several studies confirmed the benefit of omega-3 supplementation during pregnancy in terms of proper development of the brain and retina. Of the 2 most important long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, DHA is the more important for proper cell membrane function and is vital to the development of the fetal brain and retina (17). During the third trimester, vast amounts of DHA accumulate in fetal tissue (20). The 2 most infiltrated fetal areas include the retina and brain, which may correlate with normal eyesight and brain function (19). A study by Judge et al. (20) found that children whose mothers had taken DHA supplementation during pregnancy (n = 29) had significantly better problem-solving skills at 9 mo old (P = 0.017) than those whose mothers had not taken DHA supplementation during pregnancy (n = 15). Another study provided a cognitive assessment of children 2.5 y after maternal EPA+DHA supplementation during pregnancy from 20 wk of gestation until delivery (n = 33) compared with children in a placebo group (n = 39). Children in the EPA + DHA–supplemented group attained significantly higher scores for eye and hand coordination [mean score, 114 (SD 10.2] than those in the placebo group [mean score, 108 (SD 11.3)] (P = 0.021, adjusted P = 0.008) (19).
First, always remember that it’s the omega-3s that count. When making your purchase, be sure to determine the amount of omega-3s per serving. Many doctors often recommend 1000 to 1200 mg of fish oil because that amount of fish oil contains the total amount of omega-3s the doctor wants you to consume. 1000 mg or 1200 mg of fish oil doesn’t equal 1000 or 1200 mg of omega-3s. A standard 1000 mg fish oil softgel provides around 300 mg of omega-3s (and even less of the important EPA and DHA), and to meet the 500 mg EPA and DHA recommendation, a minimum of two softgels would be necessary. Make sure to read the “Supplement Facts” label to determine the amount of EPA and DHA in a fish oil/omega-3 supplement.
Weak bones (osteoporosis). Research suggests that taking fish oil alone or together with calcium and evening primrose oil slows the rate of bone loss and increases bone density at the thigh bone (femur) and spine in elderly people with osteoporosis. But taking fish oil does not slow bone loss in older people with osteoarthritis in the knee but without weak bones.

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Electric auto rickshaws (e-autos) have been rolled out in the capital city on Saturday by the city corporation as part of Smart city Thiruvananthapuram Limited for promoting electric mobility. Industries Minister E P Jayarajan flagged off 15 e-autos which were manufactured in the public sector company, Kerala Automobiles Limited (KAL).
“The new set of vehicles are pollution free and eco-friendly. An expansion of the operations of KAL is in the offing as the company gets vehicle order from in and outside the country,” Jayarajan said. Co-operation Minister Kadakampally Surendran has handed over the keys to the 15 women drivers.
He said that the corporation has succeeded in completing the projects worth Rs 1500 crore as part of Smart city project. A rehabilitation programme worth Rs 65 crore is on the anvil at Rajaji Nagar colony.
Each auto rickshaw costs Rs 2.95 lakh. These vehicles will enable shared auto scheme and will be equipped with GPS tracking and printed bill facility.
The e-autos will have a passenger capacity of three and e-rickshaws will carry four passengers. The company has mandated that e-autos and e-rickshaws shall be battery operated with lithium battery and that charging cable should be ‘fast charging’ enabled. Besides, it should have real time GPS tracking system with emergency request buttons.
The vehicles should also have facility for generating printed bills for commuters for greater transparency and acceptance. The vehicles cab also travel upto 85 km with one time charging. Mayor K Sreekumar, K Anselan MLA, Deputy Mayor Rakhi Ravikumar, KAL chairman Karamana Hari also attended the occasion.


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Former New Jersey Chris Christie speaks during a news conference in Newark, New Jersey in 2017 (AP)
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie revealed that he spent seven days in the ICU for Covid-19 treatment, as he warned others to take the virus “very seriously.”
Mr Christie, 58, who is overweight and asthamtic, admitted himself to the Morristown Medical Centre on Saturday 3 October as a precautionary measure, following a positive Covid-19 test result.
His social media feeds were silent for days, prompting speculation over his condition and treatment.
The former governor left the medical centre on 10 October, and released a statement on Thursday in which he revealed that he spent seven days in the ICU receiving treatment for coronavirus.
Mr Christie also warned others to take the virus seriously: “Having had this virus, I can also assure those who have not had it of a few things. It is something to take very seriously.
“The ramifications are wildly random and potentially deadly. No one should be happy to get the virus and no one should be cavalier about being infected or infecting others.”
The former governor tested positive for Covid-19 a day after Donald Trump, and had assisted the president during his preparation for the first presidential debate just a few days before.
Mr Christie also attended a Supreme Court nomination ceremony for judge Amy Coney Barrett at the White House on Saturday 26 September, which is now believed to have been a superspreader event for Covid-19, according to CNN.
The event took place both indoors and outdoors, while numerous attendees were spotted not wearing face masks or observing social distancing.
At least 12 attendees tested positive for Covid-19 in the days following the event, as several high-profile Trump administration staff, including the president, received positive coronavirus test results and were forced to self-isolate.
The 58-year-old revealed on Thursday that he thought he was safe from catching coronavirus at the White House.
“When I entered the White House grounds, that I had entered a safe zone, due to the testing that and I and many others underwent every day. I was wrong.”
He added: “I was wrong to not wear a mask at the Amy Coney Barrett announcement and I was wrong not to wear a mask at my multiple debate prep sessions with the president and the rest of the team.
“I hope that my experience shows my fellow citizens that you should follow CDC [Centres for Disease Control and Prevention] guidelines in public no matter where you are and wear a mask to protect yourself and others.”
President Trump falsely claimed at a town hall debate on Thursday night that “85 percent of the people wearing masks” catch coronavirus, citing a CDC report.
The CDC later clarified that Mr Trump had incorrectly interpreted the data from the study, but the president’s remarks followed several months of him playing down the importance of wearing face coverings.
In his statement on Thursday, Mr Christie added: “Every public official, regardless of party or position, should advocate for every American to wear a mask in public, appropriately socially distance and to wash your hands frequently every day.”
According to a tracking project hosted by Johns Hopkins University, there are now more than 7.9 million people who have tested positive for coronavirus in the US. The death toll has reached at least 217,747.
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Hey y’all! First of all.. Happy Valentine’s Day!
So I know I’ve mentioned it before and if you follow me on social media (which you should) you’re probably tired of me talking about it… but I went to NYFW! It was my first time to ever go, and I feel like I learned so much that will have me crazy ready for next season.
It was honestly such an amazing experience. I’ve always loved fashion shows and local fashion weeks, but going to NYFW was a whole different ball game. It was insanely hectic with tons of people trying to find their seats, check-in workers looking out for celebrities, street style photographers all along the blocks – but I loved it. I ended up going to two shows and unfortunately had to rsvp no to a lot, but I’m kind of glad I got to ease into the experience and spread out the shows so I could really enjoy it.
I have a lot of outfit posts coming up along with other NYFW posts – how to get invited, my experience, top trends I saw – so be sure you stay subscribed! I’m on bloglovin here or you can subscribe via email in my sidebar.
And now onto my NYFW style diary – outfit 1!
These photos were taken at my first show – Hakan Akkaya. I’ll have some recaps of the shows I attended coming up as well! So many posts.. so little time! And yes, I am wearing my camera bag and have my go-pro and barcode in the other hand. Space was limited.. sorry!


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The Progressive Era was a period when reformers and the federal government brought about political reform and social change to the United States, which developed from the 1900’s to the 1920’s. The Progressive Era brought attention to reform mostly towards consumer production, labor laws and to the government economically. Limitations were also a part of this movement, however there were many reforms that took place and led the Progressive Era to be effective in a successful way.
Much attention was brought up by muckrakers, who were journalists who supported the reform movement and reported about what went on behind open and closed doors. Exposing these secrets led to American society to reform itself. Many new laws were being passed due to being it during the time period of the reform movement. A major reform that occurred during this time period was an increase in consumer protection.
written by Upton Sinclair brought up major attention to President Theodore Roosevelt during this time. Because of this Roosevelt sent out Charles P. Neil, who was a labor commissioner, and James Bronson Reynolds, who was a social worker, to Chicago to make surprise inspections in meat packing facilities. They reported that there were horrible conditions and the workers were ignorant. The meat would be shoveled on the filthy wooden floors and piled on tables that were not clean, but the meat was still distributed throughout.(Doc B) This led to the Meat Inspection Act which got rid of the gruesome working habits and
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Tod Brown named Lobo Baseball Coach
The University of New Mexico announced Tod Brown as the 12th head baseball coach in program history Thursday morning.
Brown comes to UNM after 14 years and 341 wins at North Dakota State, he sits as the second-winningest coach in program history and has the record for wins per season (24.4).
This past season, Brown led North Dakota State to the 2021 NCAA Tournament, winning its first D1 postseason game over Nevada. NDSU also broke a school record with 20 Summit League victories posting an overall record of 42-19. The team also led the nation with 25 road wins and set new school records in strikeouts (474) and putouts (1,567) in a single season.
The Tucson native pitched for the University of Arizona from 1989-94 leading the team to a PAC-10 Championship in 1992.
Brown takes over for Ray Birmingham who retired after 43 years of coaching.

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