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Q: Is there automated way of releasing all ArcSDE layers locks? We have an issue where users do not close ArcGIS and layers get locked, and sometimes this affects our nightly updates for some of the layers. I know you can individually remove a lock using the ArcSDE command (which we do), but does anyone know of a  way I can create a script that can be run every night to get rid of the locks?
We are running ArcSDE 9.2 and ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1.

A: Used to run into this problem a lot, and our DBAs had what they called "the kickout script" that they ran on the database, which in our case was SQL Server 2005/2008. Basically, you are killing all connections to the database, which boots out your users, which in turn releases the locks. We had to do this in order to run nightly updates on SDE featureclasses.
I'm not going to include any SQL here, as there are many ways to accomplish this. If you have a DBA (or know one), get with them, they should be able to help. For examples, here is a post on DBA.se for SQL Server and here is one on SO regarding Oracle. I'm including those two database flavors as they seem to be the most common out there for SDE.
You can then wrap up the SQL into a stored procedure and schedule the script to be run using something such as sqlcmd for SQL Server:
sqlcmd -S <machine_name> -E -d <database> -Q "exec <stored_procedure>"

A: For this scenario I run the sdemon command from a python script using the following:
import subprocess
#Kill all ArcSDE connections
subprocess.call('sdemon -o kill -t all -u <sdeadminusername> -p <password> -N', shell=True)

#Kill all Direct Connections, (ArcGIS 10.0 only)
subprocess.call('sdemon -o kill -t all -i sde:sqlserver:SERVERNAME-u <sdeadminusername> -p <password> -D sde -N', shell=True)

A: The sdemon -o kill -t all  switches will do the same thing except at the sde level.
You should try to have all connections closed prior to doing that.
It is not a bad Idea to also roll all versions up to default (if that is your model), and I normally compress the db before and after killing all state, table, and layer locks.
sdemon run alone will get you all the options including status, and info.

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Quite possibly the only thing better than keeping up with red carpet events is keeping up with all the hilarious memes that are spawned afterwards. And last night's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala, AKA the 2017 Met Gala did not disappoint in the meme department. The gala combines over-the-top themed outfits with some of our most beloved celebrities, and it continues to gift the internet with new, incredible meme material year after year.
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All APODs are spectacular in their own way – but every once in a while, there's one that's just amazing. This is the case with Petr Horálek's picture of the Perseids.
"The Perseid meteor shower last occurred near a New Moon in 2013. That's when the exposures used to construct this image were made, under dark, moonless skies from Hvar Island off the coast of Croatia. The widefield composite includes 67 meteors streaming from the heroic constellation Perseus, the shower's radiant, captured during 2013 August 8-14 against a background of faint zodiacal light and the Milky Way. The next moonless Perseid meteor shower will be in August 2018," NASA writes.


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Chris was a science-loving tinkerer from his early days. After high school, he went on to receive a BS in Control Systems Engineering (Robotics) from Annapolis and served in several roles as a Surface Warfare Officer in the US Navy. Chris later transitioned to NAVSEA to work in several engineering roles at Wallops Island, VA including Weapon Systems Engineer and Future Initiatives Engineer. He continued his education earning numerous professional certifications related to defense acquisition, project management, and engineering.
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In addition to his leadership and teaching roles, Chris has designed and produced over 14 educational products including 4 unique robot kit designs for Cornell University's Summer College Program. Chris has received recognition, awards, and numerous praises from the likes of the Virginia Secretary of Education and NASA Education officials.
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U.S. Senator Tina Smith, Rep. Sean Casten, Senate and House Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Nation's Energy Storage Capabilities
Legislation Aims to Advance Research Into, and Deployment of, Cutting-Edge Energy Storage Technologies
WASHINGTON, D.C. [05/22/2019]—Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Representative Sean Casten (D-Ill.)—along with a bipartisan group of Senate and House colleagues—introduced their Promoting Grid Storage Act of 2019, which would boost research and development of cutting-edge technologies to increase energy storage capabilities for America's electric grid and enable the expanded use of clean energy.
In addition to Sen. Smith and Rep. Casten, the bill is also supported by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Reps. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Mike Doyle (D-Pa.), Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.), Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), Bill Foster (D-Ill.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt).
"Expanding American energy storage capabilities helps expand the use of renewables like wind and solar energy, and contributes to our nation's energy and economic security," said Sen. Smith. "Our bipartisan bill will help significantly improve our collective efforts to store energy by increasing energy storage research and expanding the deployment of energy storage technologies."
Casten said, "Expanding access to clean energy through increases in grid-scale energy storage is fundamental to addressing climate change, enhancing our Nation's energy security, and bolstering our economy. The transition to a low-carbon, clean energy economy requires a commitment to research, demonstration, and deployment of new and improved energy storage systems across the grid. Increasing energy storage can also help increase the reliability and resiliency of the electrical system, which is vital to keeping our communities safe and our economy strong. I'm proud to join Senator Smith to introduce this bipartisan bill, and I look forward to our continued work to help discover and deploy the ground-breaking energy storage technologies we need to help tackle the climate crisis."
"Unlocking the next generation of energy storage technology will unleash the potential of renewable energy and will be a powerful tool to help slow climate change. This legislation takes a holistic approach to advance promising research and support technical assistance for all types of energy storage," said Senator Collins. "Together with the BEST Act, which I introduced along with Senators Heinrich, Smith, Gardner, and a bipartisan group of Senators to promote grid-scale energy storage, we are making significant strides to promote clean, renewable energy. I urge our colleagues to join us in this bipartisan effort."
"Making energy storage cheaper and more available will help cut energy bills for homes and businesses, while helping Hawaii reach its goal of 100% renewable power. The bill will speed up development and use of new storage technologies and make it easier for people to learn how to make the best use of energy storage systems in their businesses and communities. As a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, I will continue to fight for investments in the clean energy economy as we transition to a cleaner, more sustainable future," Senator Hirono said.
"Expanding our energy storage capabilities will help keep our nation at the forefront of global innovation and strengthen our military, since low-weight, longer lasting batteries lighten troops' packs and allow them to carry more gear," said Duckworth. "I'm proud to support this bipartisan legislation that will support the work of our National Laboratories like Argonne in Illinois, which is leading the nation in the development of more efficient grid storage technology."
"The Promoting Grid Storage Act ensures Nevada continues to be at the forefront of green energy production and innovation. I'm proud that Nevada is a leader in building a clean-energy future that offers good-paying jobs and protects the planet from climate change. Improved energy grid storage puts Nevada's considerable renewable energy resources to work, and strengthens our economy in the process." – Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
"Increasing energy storage for renewable resources, like wind and solar, opens the door for New Mexicans to have access to a power grid that is more resilient, reliable, cost-effective, and available during emergencies," said Sen. Heinrich. "The Promoting Grid Storage Act encourages the production of long-lasting energy storage systems and the deployment of their benefits to the people of New Mexico, and across the United States. By investing in modernizing our energy infrastructure we can create jobs, help drive down costs for countless families and businesses, and take steps to build a cleaner, brighter future."
"By expanding the use of clean energy, we can help combat climate change, create jobs, and support our economy," Senator Hassan said. "This bipartisan legislation will help increase energy storage capabilities throughout our electric grid and lead to an increase in the use of clean energy."
Energy Storage Association CEO Kelly Speakes-Backman said, "We commend Senator Smith and Congressman Casten for introducing the Promoting Grid Storage Act with a bipartisan group of co-sponsors in the Senate and House. Energy storage is critical to enabling grid operators to enhance resilience, lower spending on spare capacity and adapt to a changing supply mix. Importantly, if enacted, the Promoting Grid Storage Act will authorize the Department of Energy to provide resources to states, utilities, municipalities and electric cooperatives to improve how storage is incorporated into long-term planning and grid operations. This will reduce barriers to storage deployment, particularly for smaller utilities, and enable more flexible and resilient electric system operations suited to 21st century demands. ESA is pleased to endorse the Promoting Grid Storage Act and notes that Sen. Smith, Rep. Casten, and their colleagues join a diverse and growing set of leading legislators in the House and Senate who all agree that advancing energy storage is a priority."
The Promoting Grid Storage Act of 2019 would divide $1.05 billion in authorized funding over five years to:
Improve coordination and collaboration of the Department of Energy (DOE) energy storage research efforts, which are currently fragmented across several programs.
Fund DOE grants to assist and boost public and private entities wishing to expand their energy storage capabilities.
Provide grants for pilot storage systems with a goal of moving promising energy-storage technologies from the laboratory to wide-scale deployment.
Organizations that have endorsed the bill include NRECA (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association), APPA (American Public Power Association), the Energy Storage Association, and the American Wind Energy Association.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Chronic Disease Management Effort
U.S. Senators Smith, Cardin, Van Hollen, Brown, Kaine, & Warner Successfully Fight to Make Protections for Federal Health Benefits During Government Shutdowns Law of the Land
U.S. Senator Tina Smith, Colleagues Slam FDA E-Cigarette Policy Riddled with Loopholes for Kid-Appealing Flavors
U.S. Senators Smith & Collins Call for Quick Implementation of Bipartisan Tick Act
U.S. Senator Tina Smith Leads Senate Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Extend Humanitarian Protections for Somali Nationals


We are sure that 99% of you have watched the movie 'Despicable Me'. No matter if you like the movie or not, you just simply can't hate the Minions. In addition, some people are addicted to the love of Minions. If we ask you what would be the first word that comes to your mind after you hear the word 'Minions'. We bet that you will say 'Funny'. While the minions are too cute, yet they can be damn funny sometimes. That's why today we will be sharing top 15 funny minion quotes and sayings that will lift your spirit even on the worst day of your life. These funny minion quotes are so hilarious that you won't be able to restrict yourself and will go ROFL. Check out the funny minion quotes and sayings below.
1. Finally, the secret has been revealed.
2. Yes, right! "I Facebooked you".
3. That's how you take revenge.
4. That happens every f*cking month.
5. Surprise! Look what I got for myself.
7. Because I am always right.
8. That's the reason I am always hungry.
9. No one can be the 90's kids.
10. Round is a shape though 😎 .
11. Because my Mom is the greatest of them all.
12. It is the best part of hearing rumors about yourself.
13. That's the scariest part actually.
14. Because Women are always right.
15. It's so middle class. Btw we are middle class too.
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… working on a WordPress theme and finding it both easier than I thought, at times, and decidely harder than it should be, at times. My design-fu is failing me.
… looking for an instrumental version of "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler in MP3 format. Ideally it'd be the version from Shrek 2 to which Jennifer Saunders sings along with.
… glad that today I have remembered my mobile phone. I don't use the damn thing that often but it is comforting to have it.
… feeling bad that I didn't go out for a run last night.
… wondering if the girl who sat beside me on the train this morning realised that her lacy gold knickers and most of her arse were visible everytime she bent over to get another item of makeup from her bag.
… pleased that our mortgage application may be processed quicker than we thought.
… not so pleased at how much it is costing us (although it'll only take two months to make that money back).
… waiting on a phone call from a journalist to ask about women bloggers. No I don't know why *I* am the person to ask!
… feeling a little guilty for spending a small amount very VERY frivolously, more on that later.
… trying to figure out if those extra three cups of coffee yesterday were responsible for keeping me awake until 2a.m. this morning. I've been trying to cut down and have little more than one or two a day at the moment. So I think it's a safe bet, especially as the last cup was around 8.30p.m.
… sure that this style of posting is a direct consequence of the above.
… not as funny as I think.
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Jimi Jamison Dies Day After Survivor Show
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Jimi Jamison, the lead singer of bands Survivor and Cobra, died of a heart attack on Sunday, August 31. According to the report, Jamison died late Sunday night in his Memphis home and was found by his son early Monday morning. He was 63. He performed his last Survivor concert on Saturday, August 30, in California. "Survivor is very shocked and saddened by the passing for our brother Jimi Jamison," read the band's tweet. "Our thoughts, love and prayers go out to his friends and family."
After singing heavy metal for seven years with Target and then with rock band Cobra until their dissolution, Jamison joined Survivor in 1984. He replaced Dave Bickler on vocals, who developed polyps on his vocal chords shortly after the band recorded Rocky III's "Eye of the Tiger." The first track Jamison recorded with them was "The Moment of Truth," a hit made famous by The Karate Kid. Subsequently they put out three albums: 1984's Vital Signs, 1986's When Seconds Count and 1988's Too Hot to Sleep. Some of the featured hits were well-knowns like "American Heartbeat," "Is This Love," and Rocky IV's "Burning Heart."
As a solo act, Jamison sang "I Can't Hold Back," "High on You" and "The Search is Over." He also co-wrote and recorded the theme song for TV series Baywatch, "I'm Always Here." Survivor broke up in 1989 and came back together in 93 with Bickler once more instead of Jamison on vocals. Jamison rejoined the band twice, once for six years starting in 2000, and again in 2011.
Jamison was about to embark with the band on a tour starting September 12th in Colorado. They were also set to play at Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino in Chandler, Arizona on October 4th. The event is now removed from the venue's website. Jamison's family asked for privacy during this time. In addition, they requested that in place of sympathy demonstrations, donations be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Jimi's favorite charity. "Jimi was a friend to everyone he met," said family attorney Jeff Ward in a statement. "He was a loving father and grandfather and was always a person who valued people more than anything else."
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Each year we receive requests from young people around the world to volunteer at our summer archaeology digs in addition to the many students who work with us.
Dan Lee, Lifelong Learning & Outreach Archaeologist The University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, has been working with the Orkney Community Learning and Development team to formulate an exciting archaeology programme tailored to these young people.
The calendar of events forms part of the Year of Young People programme, aimed at inspiring Scotland through its young people – celebrating their achievements and valuing their contribution to communities, and creating new opportunities for them to shine locally, nationally and globally.
We now have the largest number of young people volunteering at our excavations than at any time in the last ten years – whether as students from the University of the Highlands and Islands, other national and international universities, voluntary organisations, pupils from local schools or young people interested in archaeology living in Orkney and further afield.
24th & 31st July. Ness of Brodgar. Digging Up The Past workshops. Booking if required for this event. Book here.
7th & 14th August. Ness of Brodgar Digging Up The Past workshops. . Booking if required for this event. Book here.
The full Orkney calendar of events is available here….
At the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute we are developing ways to provide young people with an opportunity to experience archaeology in a workplace environment.
Travis, a 16 year old S5 pupil at Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney, is currently undertaking a work placement with us. Each week Travis works with our team at the Institute learning new skills and gaining vocational training. The emphasis is on understanding some of the processes of archaeological work, from the field to the archive.
He has the opportunity to develop skills in a wide variety of areas including finds washing, wet sieving, archiving, photography, excavation, field walking and digital archaeology. In fact as part of the archaeology team, Travis is contributing to the archaeological research taking place in the Institute and is gaining a whole range of experience that will help him develop his career path.
Travis went on to say that he would like to continue to study archaeology and ideally continue to work in Orkney on some of the incredible sites located on the islands.
Travis is using a BAJR Archaeology Skills Passport to document his progress and log his training. The passport has been designed by British Archaeological Jobs and Resources to help students and volunteers document the main skills that they need to gain employment as a professional archaeologist. All of our students are issued with a BAJR passport to record their practical training. They can be obtained from the skills passport website.
The dynamic story of the Stromness piers collected during the project through stories, drawings, photographs and artefacts will be exhibited in the entrance porch of Stromness Museum from Saturday 4 November to 31 December 2017.
The project co-ordinator Dan Lee, Lifelong Learning and Outreach Archaeologist UHI Archaeology Institute, commenting on the award said: "It's great that Stromness Museum was awarded this grant. Stromness piers have such a rich wealth of stories from their working past to the new ways we think about them today. We are all really excited about telling other people about our findings and sharing our heritage and history with them through this exhibition".
Stromness Museum received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Stories, Stones and Bones grant as part of Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology. This exciting project, 'Listening to the Piers', run in partnership with University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Archaeology Institute, Heriot Watt Stromness campus and locally based artists was awarded £9,700 to investigate the piers of Stromness through creative engagement in archaeology, art and science workshops.
Stromness Museum holds important collections of natural history, archaeology, maritime and social history and art. Growing sea traffic from the 18th century onwards saw the port grow with stone-built piers and slips appearing along the shore.
Oral history workshops introduced Stromness Primary School pupils to interview techniques to make recordings about the piers. On 'Piers Day' during 'Per Mare' week, at the end of July 2017, Listening to the Piers provided an opportunity for local people and visitors to explore different ways of seeing and interpreting these piers through archaeology, marine biology, photography and drawing workshops.
The Stromness Museum exists to promote natural science, to preserve local history and to offer an enjoyable educational and informative experience to as large a range of people as possible.
Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) aims to make a lasting difference for heritage, people and communities across the UK and help build a resilient heritage economy. From museums, parks and historic places to archaeology, natural environment and cultural traditions, we invest in every part of our diverse heritage. www.hlf.org.uk Follow us on facebook Heritage Lottery Fund Scotland and twitter @HLFScotland.
Join the conversation at #HLFScotland and #HHA2017 to be part of the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology.
From World Heritage Sites to ancient monuments, listed buildings to historic battlefields, cultural traditions to our myths, tales and legends, the 2017 Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology, running from 1 January to 31 December will shine a spotlight on Scotland's fascinating past, some of our greatest figures, attractions and icons, as well as our hidden gems.
Over the past couple of weeks, the University of the Highlands and Islands team at the Mapping Magnus excavation have involved local school children in the exciting excavations at Palace Village, Birsay, Orkney.
On 2nd to 4th October, children and teachers from Dounby Primary School, Stenness Primary School, Stromness Primary School, Evie Primary School, Firth Primary School and the Pathways to Independence Group were involved in an archaeology day at the site – building on work that they had completed in the classroom in the previous week.
The budding archaeologists arrived early on site at Palace Village, Birsay, Orkney and were keen and ready to get started. The weather tried its best to intervene, but the children were well wrapped up and enthusiastically looked forward to the first task.
This involved the children in a decision making exercise in which they searched for any existing clues in Palace Village that may help us as archaeologists narrow down the potential site of the medieval Bishop's Palace. The children set off looking for sandstone blocks and other features that could have originated in the old medieval palace in the walls of the present settlement.
After exploring the area our volunteers then began examining some of the drawings and maps of the Palace Village alongside Dr Sarah-Jane Gibbon, Lecturer in Archaeology at UHI Archaeology Institute, and Dan Lee, Lifelong Learning and Outreach Archaeologist at UHI Archaeology Institute, to identify any clues that may help us identify the position of the old medieval palace. This exercise was completed in the The Orkney Archaeology Society trailer which provided welcome refuge against particularly heavy rain showers….many thanks to OAS who helped make this happen.
After exploring the area and studying the documented evidence, our helpers headed to the main trench. The children were split into teams who then started washing some of the finds that had come out of our trenches, sieving deposits, excavating in the main trench and working in the smaller test pits. The teams rotated around, giving each child experience of the different aspects of field archaeology.
The day itself was very enjoyable and the team want to shout out a big thank you to all of our volunteers from Dounby Primary School, Stenness Primary School, Stromness Primary School, Evie Primary School, Firth Primary School and to the Pathways to Independence Group. Your hard work was greatly appreciated by the team and hope to see you at another excavation in the future.
Thanks to Charlotte Hunter for contributing to the blog post and photographs. Charlotte is a MSc student at the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute and is on professional placement with us, helping with the communication of archaeology across the media.
The Mapping Magnus project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Orkney Islands council and the UHI Archaeology Institute as part of Magnus 900, commemorating the 900th anniversary year of the death of St Magnus during 2017.
The team from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute and local community volunteers are now beginning to bring the Mapping Magnus dig in Palace Village to a close.
Everyone involved, from school children to local residents to students from UHI Archaeology Institute and volunteers from further afield, have all said how successful the dig has been and how it was so good to be involved in community research.
The weather over the past week has been furious with several gales tracking over the exposed coastal site – but despite the weather the enthusiasm of everyone involved has carried the team through.
There are a few more activities to come on the project, such as geophysical survey and walkover survey at Manse Stone sites, and noust survey at Marwick. so we will keep you posted if you wish to be involved.
Please do lend a hand backfilling tomorrow if you can. There will be lifts available from Orkney College at 8am as usual. No need to book, just turn up.
The University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute works with schools across Scotland to provide work experience placements for pupils.
"My name is Cara and I've just completed my work experience with the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute.
During the course of three amazing days, I have been able to take part in a wide variety of jobs. These included finds washing, environmental sample processing, environmental sample sorting, doing research on sites using various maps and lots of geophysics data and learning about archaeology and media as well as writing a blog post about my experience here.
On my first day, I was able to do some finds washing. It was very exciting to see what was underneath the layer of mud and I really enjoyed it. In amongst all the finds was a seal bone and a sheep jaw as well as many other interesting things. I really enjoyed doing this job and would love to do it again.
On the second day, I did some environmental sample processing. This was great, it was very hands on and very messy. We managed to get some good charcoal samples from it which will be helpful in finding out new facts about the site it came from. We also put the remaining stones on a tray to dry to later be sorted. Later that day I did some environmental sample sorting, this task focused on the tiny pieces of bone, charcoal and other tiny things found at the site. You basically sieve through the samples that have already been processed and pick out any pieces of bone and other interesting materials. Then you do the same with the smaller pieces until there are only stones left. I found this lots of fun and learnt a lot from the experience.
Today (Friday 2nd June) I used lots of maps and data to research an area of my choice on Orkney to see how they determine if a site is worth excavating or not. I got to see the huge amount of reports and written descriptions of sites that they have as well as all the geophysics data they use to see under the earth and determine if there is anything there worth digging for. I had a great time looking at all the data and found it all very helpful in my research.
Cara also worked with our resident Archaeology Cat and took this photograph to post on our Twitter feed!
Finally, I got to see the media side of archaeology and how they show what they have been doing to the world. I was amazed about how many people they can reach with a single post and learnt a lot about how they can use social media such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter as well as their blog. I was able to go out and take lots of photos which are being used in this post and also got to write this article.
Many thanks Cara. We look forward to seeing you very soon.
Stories, Stones and Bones: Listening to the Piers – Exploring the history of Stromness through the town piers.
The Orkney Natural History Society Museum, Stromness, has received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Stories, Stones and Bones grant. This exciting project, Listening to the Piers – Exploring the history of Stromness through the town piers is led by Stromness Museum in partnership with the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute. The programme involves organising arts and science workshops for the public and local schools and is aimed at exploring the history of Stromness through the town piers. This project is part of Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology.
The Stromness Museum is teaming up with the UHI Archaeology Institute, local artists, and marine scientists from the International Centre for Island Technology (ICIT) Orkney Campus to give the local community a chance to learn about life on and around the town's stone-built piers, past and present. The events form part of the 'Per Mare' during 2017 when Stromness celebrates the 200 year anniversary of becoming a Burgh of Barony. The project will provide the opportunity for all ages of the community to explore different ways of seeing and interpreting the piers using innovative science and arts workshops held on a 'Piers Day' (Tuesday 25th July) during the Per Mare week (24-30th July).
memories and the history of the piers during May and June. Workshops on Piers Day will include archaeological test pit excavation on the town beaches to explore what the town threw away, sea life in the piers and intertidal zone, drawing (5-minute sketches), photography (artefacts and sea life) and time-lapse filming. Participants will learn new science and arts-based skills and help create new insights into the piers. These events are free and open to all ages.
The project will culminate in a temporary exhibition this autumn at the Stromness Museum, including artefacts, drawings, photographs and a new listening post with stories collected during the sound recording workshops.
Dan Lee (Lifelong Learning and Outreach Archaeologist, UHI Archaeology Institute) added: "We are really looking forward to exploring these iconic piers and the history of Stromness with such exciting arts/science workshops; combined they will help us all learn about the piers and understand them in new ways".
Credits: Stromness Piers artwork: Diana Leslie, Photographs: UHI Archaeology.
Stories, Stones and Bones is designed for any not-for-profit group wanting to engage more people with the heritage and take part in the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology. Stories, Stones and Bones grants between £3,000 and £10,000 are available to groups who want to discover their local heritage. Projects can cover a wide spectrum of subject matter from exploring local archaeology and a community's cultures and traditions to identifying and recording local wildlife and protecting the surrounding environment to managing and training volunteers and holding festivals and events to commemorate the past.
The Stromness Museum is an independent museum maintained and managed by a committee of volunteers elected from the members of the Orkney Natural History Society Museum SCIO. The Stromness Museum exists to promote natural science, to preserve local history and to offer an enjoyable educational and informative experience to as large a range of people as possible. The museum contains natural and cultural history with galleries focussing upon Canada and the Arctic, maritime history and models, natural history, wartime Orkney and ethnographic material.


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We found that this article was well received when we posted it in the spring, so we are sharing it again. We find trailering to be serious and scary. It is important to think before you hook up to a trailer and drive away.
Again, we at Finish Line are not attorneys or insurance agents.
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Рональд Дин «Ронни» Шавлик (; 4 декабря 1933, Денвер, Колорадо, США — 27 июня 1983, Роли, Северная Каролина, США) — американский профессиональный баскетболист, завершивший карьеру.

Ранние годы

Ронни Шавлик родился в городе Денвер (штат Колорадо), учился в Денверской Восточной школе, в которой играл за местную баскетбольную команду.

Студенческая карьера

В 1956 году окончил Университет штата Северная Каролина, где в течение трёх лет играл за команду «НК Стэйт Вульфпэк», в которой провёл успешную карьеру. При Шавлике «Вульфпэк» два раза выигрывали регулярный чемпионат конференции Атлантического Побережья (ACC) (1955—1956) и три раза — турнир конференции Атлантического Побережья (1954—1956), а также два раза выходили в плей-офф студенческого чемпионата США (1954, 1956). В 1954 году «Вульфпэк» дошли до 1/8 финала турнира NCAA (), где проиграли команде «Ла-Сэлле Эксплорерс» со счётом 81—88.

Ровесник Шавлика Дики Хемрик, игравший в команде «Уэйк-Форест Демон Диконс», установил рекорд конференции ACC по подборам, который до сих остаётся непревзойдённым (1802 подбора, играл в 1951—1955 годах), на втором месте идёт 4-кратный чемпион НБА Тим Данкан, также выступавший за «Демон Диконс» (1570, 1993—1997), третье место занимает сам Ронни, сделавший за свою карьеру 1567 подборов. Лидером первого дивизиона NCAA по подборам за всю историю лиги является Том Гола, сделавший 2201 подбор, Шавлик же в данном показателе занимает 18-е место.

В 2002 году к пятидесятилетнему юбилею конференции Атлантического Побережья (ACC) Шавлик был включён в символическую сборную, в которую вошли пятьдесят величайших игроков за всю историю ACC. Свитер с номером 83, под которым выступал Шавлик, был закреплён за ним и выведен из употребления, кроме того он был включён в спортивный зал славы Северной Каролины.

Карьера в НБА

Играл на позиции лёгкого форварда, тяжёлого форварда и центрового. В 1956 году был выбран на драфте НБА под 4-м номером командой «Нью-Йорк Никс», в составе которой провёл всю свою непродолжительную профессиональную карьеру. Всего в НБА провёл 2 неполных сезона. Один раз признавался баскетболистом года среди студентов конференции Атлантического Побережья (1956), один раз включался в 1-ю всеамериканскую сборную NCAA (1956), а также один раз — во 2-ю всеамериканскую сборную NCAA (1955). Всего за карьеру в НБА сыграл 8 игр, в которых набрал 10 очков (в среднем 1,3 за игру), сделал 23 подбора и 0 передач.

Смерть

Ронни Шавлик умер 27 июня 1983 года на 50-м году жизни в городе Роли (штат Северная Каролина). Его внук, Рональд Шавлик Рэндольф, который родился через пять месяцев после смерти деда, в студенческие годы игравший за «Дьюк Блю Девилз», в настоящее время выступает за клуб НБА «Финикс Санз».

Примечания

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 Статистика на сайте Basketball-Reference.com
 Статистика на сайте NBA.com

Баскетболисты США
Игроки «Нью-Йорк Никс»
Родившиеся в Денвере
Умершие в Роли

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CPE reciprocity exempts CPAs who hold multiple state licenses from having to meet the individual CPE requirements of each state so long as the licensee meets the CPE requirements of their home state. Because this exemption encourages uniformity while removing unnecessary burdens that do not play a role in protecting the public interest, the AICPA and NASBA are encouraging state boards of accountancy to adopt this provision of the UAA Model Rules.
The successful implementation of individual CPA mobility has allowed many CPAs to give up the holding of multiple reciprocal licenses in various jurisdictions. However, in certain circumstances, a CPA may choose to continue to hold more than one license. For example, a CPA may wish to hold a license in his/her original state of licensure for sentimental reasons or because the CPA plans to return to that state at some point in the future. In another instance, a CPA may work near a border and find it important to hold a license in the CPA's home state as well as in the state where the firm maintains a second office. Certain jurisdictions (outside the respective state boards of accountancy) require a CPA to have an active in-state license if they are performing certain types of attest work within a particular state (e.g. gaming industry regulations). Yet another example where CPAs may opt to hold two or more licenses is when they are assigned to a limited but multi-year engagement in another state, but know they will eventually return home (e.g. publicly traded companies require partner rotations every five years). For all of these reasons, the UAA Model Rules seek to provide a reasonable accommodation in regard to multiple license holders' Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements across state lines.
According to UAA Model Rule 6-4, all CPAs are required to obtain 120 hours of CPE every three years as a condition of licensure renewal. These hours must include four hours of ethics-specific training and not less than 20 hours of CPE in any given year. However, a CPA is exempt from meeting multiple jurisdictional CPE requirements as long as the licensee meets the CPE requirements of his/her principal or home jurisdiction. Such a rule is a logical and helpful exemption, ensuring CPAs are continuing their CPE while also avoiding complex multi-state compliance regimes. Unfortunately, not every state board of accountancy has adopted this provision, and this can lead to some holders of multiple licenses having to meet multiple state CPE requirements.
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A non-resident licensee seeking renewal of a certificate in this state shall be determined to have met the CPE requirement (including the requirements of Rule 6-4(a)) of this rule by meeting the CPE requirements for renewal of a certificate in the state in which the licensee's principal place of business is located.
(1) Non-resident applicants for renewal shall demonstrate compliance with the CPE renewal requirements of the state in which the licensee's principal place of business is located by signing a statement to that effect on the renewal application of this state.
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New Fellow – UNC President Emeritus Ross
UNC system President Emeritus Thomas W. Ross has been named the first Terry Sanford Distinguished Fellow at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy.
The Terry Sanford Fellowship and Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecture were created to facilitate visits to Duke by "men and women of the highest personal and professional stature," such as presidents, prime ministers and cabinet members, chief executive officers of corporations, visionary artists and esteemed scholars. The fellowship and lecture are endowed by the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust.
During his fellowship, Ross will focus on a variety of policy issues and will work with POLIS, Duke's new Center for Politics, Leadership, Innovation and Service, to launch a bipartisan project aimed at improving how political district lines are drawn in the United States.
"We are delighted to welcome a person of Tom's stature and experience to Sanford," said Kelly Brownell, dean of the Sanford School. "The school is working on a number of projects to enhance our impact in North Carolina, and with Tom's decades of experience in public service, he will provide important guidance for that effort."
In addition to the redistricting project and working with Sanford School leaders to engage with policymakers, Ross will deliver a public Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecture and consult with faculty and students. His partnership with Duke and the Sanford School begins Feb. 1 and will continue at least through the spring semester.
"Tom is one of our state's most respected academic and civic leaders, and he is the perfect person to lead a project on districting processes across the nation," said Frederick "Fritz" Mayer, associate dean at Sanford and director of POLIS. "We are excited to be working with Tom on this important issue."
Ross, a graduate of Davidson College and the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law, served as president of the 17-campus UNC system from January 2011 through January 2016. Previously he served as president of Davidson College, where he earned his undergraduate degree in political science; as executive director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation; and as a North Carolina Superior Court Judge for 17 years.
At UNC, Ross led the North Carolina public university system through difficult financial times while focusing on student success and increasing educational attainment. He worked with the UNC Board of Governors to develop and begin implementation of an aggressive strategic plan and selected chancellors at 11 of the 17 UNC institutions.
At Davidson, Ross implemented The Davidson Trust, making the college the first liberal arts institution in the nation to replace loans with grants in all financial aid packages, giving all students the opportunity to graduate debt-free.
As Superior Court judge, Ross was appointed to lead a state Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission. The commission developed a structured sentencing system that was adopted by the N.C. General Assembly in 1993 and considered a national model.
Ross has received many awards during his career, including the William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence (2000), given annually to one state judge in the nation; Governing Magazine's National Public Official of the Year (1994); The Echo Foundation Award Against Indifference (2015); and Distinguished Alumni Awards from both Davidson College and the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law.
In recognition of his service to the state, Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. named Ross a recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 1999.
"I am delighted to have the opportunity to work on important policy issues with the outstanding faculty, staff and students at the Sanford School," said Ross, a native of Greensboro, North Carolina. "It is particularly meaningful to me to serve as the first Sanford Distinguished Fellow and to be associated with such a great university."
Ross remains a tenured faculty member at UNC-Chapel Hill and plans to return to the School of Government there after a one-year sabbatical.
Mike Smith, dean of the School of Government said, "Those of us at UNC are delighted Tom will be the first Sanford Distinguished Fellow and know he will add great value to the excellent work happening at the Sanford School. Both UNC and Duke will benefit from collaborative opportunities that will arise from this fellowship, and we are eager to welcome Tom back to our faculty after his sabbatical."


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Q: Hide and show linearlayout I have one linearlayout and have also a few button inside it.I want make it visible when touch and invisible when touch it again.
How can i make it??

A: LinearLayout one = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.one);
one.setVisibility(View.GONE);

I suggest  that you use GONE insteady of INVISIBLE in the onclick event because with
    View.GONE the place for the layout will not be visible and the application will not appear to have unused space in it unlike the View.INVISIBLE that will leave the gap that is intended for the the layout

A: Add a boolean on your code
boolean flag = false;

then add android:clickable = true on your linear layout on xml
then use this code for reference
your_linear_layout = new OnClickListener(){
    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        if (flag){
        // means true
        your_linear_layout.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
        flag = false;
        }
        else{
        your_linear_layout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE)
        flag = true;
        }

    }

};

Havent tried this yet but this should work..
Cheers

A: add setOnTouchListener to linearLayout get touch events as :
linearLayout.setOnTouchListener(new OnTouchListener(){
  public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event){

     if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {

         // show-hide view here

        return true;
      }

     if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {

         // show-hide view here

        return true;
      }

   return false;
  }
});

for making View visible use yourview.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE) and for Invisible use yourview.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE)

A: You should user
Invisible -: mButton.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
Vsible -:    mButton.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
Put this code in onclick listner of button With checking if condition.


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The very high magnetic conductivity is instrumental in more or less eliminating the frequency dependent effect of hysteresis. The SMC material removes the induction of magnet fields in the magnet and lowers the eddy currents caused by voice coil movement. The resulting distortion reduction is both measurable and audible.
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This working paper is published under the BRAC-AKFC Learning Partnership Project for CFPR/TUP with funding support from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The goal of the project is to contribute to improved poverty reduction and poverty targeting policies and practices. This partnership project supports the generation and dissemination of lessons, models, methodologies and best practices from CFPR/TUP to other organizations and practitioners around the world with an interest in reaching and serving the needs of the ultra poor.
ABSTRACT BRAC introduced a programme designed to meet the special needs of the extreme poor called, 'Challenging the Frontier of Poverty Reduction: Targeting Ultra Poor (TUP)' programme in 2002. The programme consists of economic and health inputs designed to create sustainable livelihoods. However, it was felt that the assets they received might be vulnerable to theft and damage. To offset this potential problem, BRAC created local institutions of village elites called Gram Shahayak Committees (GSCs) or Village Assistance Committees. The GSCs were designed to offer support, guidance and protection for the programme participants. Based on original research, this qualitative study explores the hypothesis that such mediation may provide a form of social capital that did not previously exist, promoting the further development of TUP members. But do GSCs constitute an effective source of social capital for TUP participants? To address this question, we define effective social capital as a combination of horizontal and vertical relationships, which provide the poor with access to the agency capacity necessary to respond to crises and maintain a sustainable livelihood and grant them an independent voice. The study explores the extent to which the GSC fills a gap between the ultra poor and the village elites, creating new vertical linkages between them and thereby new forms of social capital. However, the study also finds that the relationships appear to reinforce traditional dependency interactions. This condition can be attributed to the lack of horizontal networks among the TUP members themselves, keeping this social capital from being truly effective. BRAC should therefore ensure that a sense of public goodness is created among GSC members, GSC members focus on community-based aid for TUP members, the TUP representative on the GSC communicates TUP members' collective problems, and BRAC POs mobilise TUP members to voice demands that benefit them as a group.
Gram Shahayak Committee2, or GSC (Village Assistance Committee). Through this structure, BRAC attempts to provide a social network for TUP participants. Aside from the explicit responsibility of protecting TUP assets, GSCs are specifically requested by the field staff to provide TUP assistance in the following areas: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
3 owner cultivators while two GSC members are also from families with local reputations for elite activism and philanthropy. By contrast, Boragari has only 28 TUP participants. The Boragari GSC members, by contrast, include a Union Parishad3 member (the GSC chairman), as well as the owners of a tin shop and a rice mill. Boragari is physically bisected by a river but smaller than Holholiya, and TUP participants and GSC members live near each other and meet more often. This does not necessarily result in a more effective GSC, as will be seen below. One reason appears to be the occupational differences between GSC members in Boragari and Holholiya: because Boragari GSC members are primarily businessmen they have less experience of a mutually beneficial patron-client relationship with the ultra poor than the Holholiya GSC members, who as local landlords have employed many of the ultra poor in their fields in the past, a fact which seems to have heightened their reputed familial traditions of zamindari-style philanthropy. Officially, GSC members receive no financial support from BRAC; their role includes mobilizing resources from fellow villagers. In Boragari, GSC members retain profits from the weekly haat or village market to be used solely for helping TUP members. In Holholiya, GSC members mobilize resources from prominent villagers but also require TUP beneficiaries to contribute a nominal fee, which may help develop their sense of ownership over the physical resources they receive. GSC achievements to date are given in table 1.
The Union Parishad is the lowest tier of elected Government. There are nine wards per union. Each ward elects a representative to the Union Parishad (Union Council) while a female ward commissioner is elected from every three wards.
Information was provided by the BRAC TUP Programme Organizer. Figures were extracted from the GSC ledgers kept in the Domar Area Office.
is no unified articulation of the community's needs, the risk of dependency is greater, and the poor are unable to convert the high agency capacity of village leaders into collective benefits for the poor as a group (Krishna 2002). The analysis that follows applies this thinking to the GSC in two Domar villages, exploring the following propositions: 1. Effective social capital for the poor– particularly the ultra poor – ultimately relies on a combination of horizontal and vertical relationships 2. Vertical relationships which cross socioeconomic boundaries provide the poor with access to the resources and agency capacity necessary to respond to crises and maintain a sustainable livelihood, and 3. Horizontal relationships, among those who share the same socioeconomic background, grant the poor an independent voice, rather than relying on relationships of patronage and dependency. As shall be seen below, the GSC goes some way towards filling a gap between the ultra poor and the village elite, creating new vertical linkages between them and thereby creating new forms of social capital. However, these relationships also appear to reinforce traditional dependency interactions between the elite and the poor, a condition that can be largely attributed to the lack of strong horizontal networks among the TUP members themselves.
GRAM SHAHAYAK COMMITTEES: CREATING NEW SOCIAL CAPITAL? The men selected to serve on the GSCs all possess the agency capacity to act on behalf of the TUP members in their villages, as well as the ability to provide financial and political resources. As we saw above, GSC members have brought about some positive changes in the lives of TUP members, helping them with sanitation and clean water facilities, assistance during crises, and access to education and health services. In both Boragari and Holholiya, GSC members stressed that their position as locals made them well suited to help TUP members. For example, the tin shop-owner in Boragari argued that because the Committee is made up of locals, they know more about what is going on in the village and can have more influence than BRAC, which is an outside organization: 'we are sthani [locals],' he explained, 'BRAC workers are not.' As locals, these men claim they are aware of the daily problems faced by TUP members and can act to resolve them, something BRAC cannot do given that its workers only visit the villages periodically: 'I'm a shopkeeper,' the Boragari GSC member continues, 'so I see things around the area, what's going on. BRAC POs come and go and there is only one worker for a large area. They need the help of those who are from the area.' Yet the status of being locals and possessing high agency capacity existed prior to BRAC's intervention and the formalization of a GSC. It seems that since the establishment of GSCs, village elites have taken on a more active role with respect to the ultra poor. How has this come about and what does it entail?
This could be due to the fact that 34% of GSC members are currently holding local government office, while 53% of GSC members had at some time held office (Hossain and Matin 2004).
10 government groups like BRAC, we go to them to do what they can for our poor.
household in the village has a latrine. This wasn't the case before.
The problem with going straight to the Union Parishad would be that it would take a long time for these problems to get solved. For a poor person to go to a member [of the Union Council], he won't give that person's words much value. But the members can't refuse us. So, when we go on a TUP member's behalf, they respond quicker.
Overall, the Holholiya GSC seems to be more effective: the needs of all the TUP members are discussed and prioritised, responsibilities are allocated to different GSC members, and resources mobilised. As the GSC chairman explained, the GSC meets monthly: We find out what the problems are, decide which ones are the most important, and then split up to collect resources from the other elite in the community. Then we come back together and implement.
This GSC member from Holholiya went on to describe occasions on which he had taken land disputes to the Union Parishad to get the cases resolved quickly. This advocacy on behalf of TUP is also evident in Boragari, where a TUP member had previously been denied a VGD6 card: there, the GSC chairman (who also sits on the Union Parishad) secured one on her behalf.
According to him, this type of systematic order in assisting a large number of the ultra poor only came into being after the creation of GSC.
The Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) card entitles ultra poor women to monthly wheat rations from the Government and the WFP. See Matin and Hulme (2003) on the politics of VGD card distribution.
Please refer to Appendix A to see the correlation between GSC assistance to TUP and the personal relationships that exists between GSC and TUP.
13 help her again? If she apologizes to me and admits she is wrong, I will re-issue her tubewell. By persisting in traditional modes of interaction with the poor, the GSC members feel justified in refusing help to certain TUP members: they see their responsibility as helping TUP members who treat them with respect over a more impartial response to TUP needs. This dynamic of dependency owes in part to the behaviours and strategies of the TUP, as we see next.
17 relationship is prevailing where TUP members are not asserting their fundamental priorities and needs. Until TUP members can collectively voice their demands and properly utilize these vertical networks that are available to them, GSCs will continue to assist TUP participants according to their own preferences, rather than as rights demanded by the poor. The TUP will continue to rely upon the direct agency of others (Wood 2002), and to allow the GSC to act as patrons, unless they can form a stronger horizontal base and more effectively communicate the needs of their group.
required to maintain these relationships and to harness them for positive change. While both parties need to participate in this effort, it makes sense that the determination to fully utilize these channels should come from the primary beneficiaries, the TUP members. From an organizational perspective, GSCs need to be better institutionalised if they are to operate more effectively. For this to happen, GSC members should behave less like village altruists and more like a BRAC institution, focussing on community based aid for TUP members and treating them with a stronger sense of impartiality. Similarly, the TUP representative on the GSC needs to be held accountable to other TUP members for not only communicating their collective problems, but also following through to ensure that the GSC acts upon these problems. Also, GSC members need to be made more aware of the 'public goodness' associated with helping the ultra poor, realizing that the upliftment of TUP members as a whole creates positive externalities from which every individual in the village may also benefit. When necessary, BRAC POs should also take more of an active role in mobilizing TUP members to voice demands that benefit them as a group rather than individually. It is only through such repeated experiences and activities that horizontal social capital can be developed and properly utilized.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to thank Naomi Hossain, who made this publication possible with her tireless supervision and editing support. Many thanks to Marufia Noor and the TUP field staff in Domar, Nilphamari for sharing their knowledge and assisting us with our research efforts in the field.
Lastly, research is only as good as its sources…thanks are due to all of the TUP women and villagers in Domar, Nilphamari who graciously gave their time and shared their personal experiences with us.
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'From the same village', implies that the GSC and TUP members migrated to Holholiya or Boragari from the same original village.
Report "Building Social Capital for the Ultra Poor: Challenges and Achievements"


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Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram ban for inciting the Jan. 6 riot is lifted: 'We don't want to get in the way of open debate on our platforms'
BYKurt Wagner, Mark Niquette and Bloomberg
January 25, 2023, 10:30 PM UTC
Former President Donald Trump.
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Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has reinstated former President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts following a two-year suspension for violating the platform's rules.
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