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Q: Unable to access the Cassandra from inside the Kubernetes cluster I have a Cassandra cluster and a spring boot application in my Kubernetes cluster. They are in the same (default) namespace. The spring boot application needs to connect to Cassandra, but it's unable to do that. During the connection attempt, spring boot application receives the exception below:

Suppressed:
io.netty.channel.AbstractChannel$AnnotatedConnectException: Connection
refused: cassandra/10.111.117.185:32532 Caused by:
java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused at
java.base/sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.checkConnect(Native Method) at
java.base/sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.finishConnect(SocketChannelImpl.java:777)
at
io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSocketChannel.doFinishConnect(NioSocketChannel.java:330)
at
io.netty.channel.nio.AbstractNioChannel$AbstractNioUnsafe.finishConnect(AbstractNioChannel.java:334)
at
io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKey(NioEventLoop.java:710)
at
io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKeysOptimized(NioEventLoop.java:658)
at
io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKeys(NioEventLoop.java:584)
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.run(NioEventLoop.java:496) at
io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor$4.run(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:986)
at
io.netty.util.internal.ThreadExecutorMap$2.run(ThreadExecutorMap.java:74)
at
io.netty.util.concurrent.FastThreadLocalRunnable.run(FastThreadLocalRunnable.java:30)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:829) Caused by:
io.netty.channel.StacklessClosedChannelException: null

Cassandra yaml:
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  labels:
    app: cassandra
  name: cassandra
spec:
  type: NodePort
  ports:
  - port: 9042
    targetPort: 9042
    protocol: TCP
    nodePort: 32532
  selector:
    app: cassandra
---

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: StatefulSet
metadata:
  name: cassandra
  labels:
    app: cassandra
spec:
  serviceName: cassandra
  replicas: 3
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: cassandra
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: cassandra
    spec:
      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 1800
      containers:
      - name: cassandra
        image: cassandra:latest
        imagePullPolicy: Always
        ports:
        - containerPort: 7000
          name: intra-node
        - containerPort: 7001
          name: tls-intra-node
        - containerPort: 7199
          name: jmx
        - containerPort: 9042
          name: cql
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: "500m"
            memory: 1Gi
          requests:
            cpu: "500m"
            memory: 1Gi
        securityContext:
          capabilities:
            add:
              - IPC_LOCK
        lifecycle:
          preStop:
            exec:
              command:
              - /bin/sh
              - -c
              - nodetool drain
        env:
          - name: MAX_HEAP_SIZE
            value: 512M
          - name: HEAP_NEWSIZE
            value: 100M
          - name: CASSANDRA_SEEDS
            value: "cassandra-0.cassandra.default.svc.cluster.local"
          - name: CASSANDRA_CLUSTER_NAME
            value: "K8SCassandra"
          - name: CASSANDRA_DC
            value: "DC1-K8SCassandra"
          - name: CASSANDRA_RACK
            value: "Rack1-K8SCassandra"
          - name: POD_IP
            valueFrom:
              fieldRef:
                fieldPath: status.podIP

        volumeMounts:
        - name: cassandra-data
          mountPath: /cassandra_data
  volumeClaimTemplates:
  - metadata:
      name: cassandra-data
    spec:
      accessModes: [ "ReadWriteOnce" ]
      storageClassName: standard
      resources:
        requests:
          storage: 1Gi

Spring boot application yaml:
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: service-cassandraapp
  labels:
     app: cassandraapp
spec:
  selector:
    app: cassandraapp
  type: LoadBalancer
  ports:
    - protocol: TCP
      port: 8080
      targetPort: 8080
      nodePort: 32588
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: deployment-cassandraapp
  labels:
    app: cassandraapp
spec:
  replicas: 1
  strategy:
    rollingUpdate:
      maxUnavailable: 1
      maxSurge: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: cassandraapp
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: cassandraapp
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: cassandraapp
        image: ek/cassandraapp:latest
        ports:
          - containerPort: 8080
        resources:
          limits:
            memory: "1Gi"
            cpu: "1000m"
          requests:
            memory: "256Mi"
            cpu: "500m"
        env:
          - name: CONFIG_CASSANDRA_HOST
            value: "cassandra"
          - name: CONFIG_CASSANDRA_PORT
            value: "32532"

Spring boot application.properties:
spring.data.cassandra.local-datacenter=datacenter1
spring.data.cassandra.keyspace-name=testkeyspace
spring.data.cassandra.port=${CONFIG_CASSANDRA_PORT}
spring.data.cassandra.contact-points=${CONFIG_CASSANDRA_HOST}
spring.data.cassandra.username=cassandra
spring.data.cassandra.password=cassandra
spring.data.cassandra.schema-action=CREATE_IF_NOT_EXISTS

When I check the Cassandra pods, they are at running state. But the spring boot application gets refused.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

A: I solved the problem. I assumed that spring.data.cassandra.schema-action=CREATE_IF_NOT_EXISTS would create the key space but it wouldn't. So I created it manually.
My updated springboot application yaml:
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: configmap-cassandra-cassandraapp
data:
  cassandra-host: "cassandra.default.svc.cluster.local"
  cassandra-port: "9042"
  cassandra-keyspace: "testkeyspace"
  cassandra-datacenter: "datacenter1"
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: service-cassandraapp
  labels:
     app: cassandraapp
spec:
  selector:
    app: cassandraapp
  type: LoadBalancer
  ports:
    - protocol: TCP
      port: 8080
      targetPort: 8080
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: deployment-cassandraapp
  labels:
    app: cassandraapp
spec:
  replicas: 1
  strategy:
    rollingUpdate:
      maxUnavailable: 1
      maxSurge: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: cassandraapp
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: cassandraapp
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: cassandraapp
        image: ek/cassandraapp:latest
        ports:
          - containerPort: 8080
        resources:
          limits:
            memory: "1Gi"
            cpu: "1000m"
          requests:
            memory: "256Mi"
            cpu: "500m"
        env:
          - name: CONFIG_CASSANDRA_HOST
            valueFrom:
              configMapKeyRef:
                name: configmap-cassandra-cassandraapp
                key: cassandra-host
          - name: CONFIG_CASSANDRA_PORT
            valueFrom:
              configMapKeyRef:
                name: configmap-cassandra-cassandraapp
                key: cassandra-port
          - name: CONFIG_CASSANDRA_KEYSPACE
            valueFrom:
              configMapKeyRef:
                name: configmap-cassandra-cassandraapp
                key: cassandra-keyspace
          - name: CONFIG_CASSANDRA_DATACENTER
            valueFrom:
              configMapKeyRef:
                name: configmap-cassandra-cassandraapp
                key: cassandra-datacenter

Springboot application.properties
spring.data.cassandra.local-datacenter=${CONFIG_CASSANDRA_DATACENTER}
spring.data.cassandra.keyspace-name=${CONFIG_CASSANDRA_KEYSPACE}
spring.data.cassandra.port=${CONFIG_CASSANDRA_PORT}
spring.data.cassandra.contact-points=${CONFIG_CASSANDRA_HOST}

And lastly I also tried Bitnami Helm Chart. And I recommend it too.
[https://bitnami.com/stack/cassandra/helm][1]

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The place known as Mycenae is no longer a community in Greece, but a ruins some distance from Corinth to the north, and Navplion to the south. Mycenae dates back to 1600 BC in the bronze age when folks wore loin cloths and fought with clubs after they emerged from caves. The Mycenae we saw was a fascinating relic from ancient history. Navplion was a highlight of the evening and next day with an island fortress in its small bay and the ancient castle on the hill which was visible from our hotel a few miles north of town.
Tomb entrance: Carve this stone?


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Q: Restrict s3 file download to authenticated user in cognito (preferred) or anyone at all. They should only be able to view but not download I wanted to know if there is any way to let the aws cognito users or anyone else be able to only view or play aws s3 files, but no matter how they try, they shouldn't be able to download any file in my bucket. The docs are really confusing me with the aws cloudformation stack launch (using lambda@edge, cloudfront, and cognito) and all.
Put in simple words, no matter who it is, whether authenticated or not, should only be able to view my s3 content/files not be able to download.
I am indeed new to AWS, would like the support a lot. Thanks!

A: No, that is not possible. Because viewing / playing a file is the exact same thing as downloading the file. To be able to play a file you need to download it (or parts of it) first.
Note that this is not related to AWS. When you view an image in your browser you download it first, when you stream a movie from Netflix / Disney+ / Prime you download it (in tiny batches).


The following post is adapted from The Social Life of Brands, an article published in June in the management magazine strategy+business. It was co-written with Mary Beth McEuen, vice president and executive director of the Maritz Institute, and Emily Falk, an assistant professor of communication studies and psychology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Every form of interaction between companies and consumers—taking place online and offline, in stores, and over mobile devices—is shaped by the social nature of brands. Today, because of the exponential growth in social media, these conversations among consumers and between consumers and brands are more visible. Managing these connections at every scale, from individual contact to millions of people, is the fundamental task of marketing today.
A growing body of research from social psychology, behavioral economics, and neuroscience shows that the context of a community deeply influences how people interpret their experiences, and shapes their willingness to have an authentic relationship with a brand, rather than just engage in a transaction. Similarly, how people take in and interpret information has a direct impact on brand loyalty.
This requires marketers to employ a more relationship-driven approach that better taps into the social life of brands. Four tenets guide this new way of marketing: Simply follow the RULE and Reframe, Understand, Listen, and Engage.
Design marketing programs that connect with the consumer as a whole person, including all the drives that influence his or her behavior. In their book Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices (Jossey-Bass, 2002), Paul R. Lawrence and Nitin Nohria show that people are motivated and make choices as a result of four innate drives: the drive to acquire possessions and status; the drive to bond and relate with others; the drive to learn and understand the world; and the drive to defend what they consider important.
Kimberly-Clark engaged all four motivational drives in its Potty Project campaign, which was created for Huggies Pull-Ups training pants. The company launched a website with instructional videos, featuring a community of parents learning together. The amount of material shared among friends exceeded the project's target by 400 percent.
Explicitly connect your brand to fundamental human values. In a study of 50,000 brands, former Procter & Gamble global marketing officer Jim Stengel found that those that grew the most over a 10-year period explicitly connected to fundamental human values such as joy, connection with other people, exploration, pride, and societal improvement.
When people engage in brand experiences that activate values that are priorities to them, they may be more likely to identify with the brand and develop an emotional connection with it. For example, a recent highly successful Starbucks program connected perceptions of the chain with the values of universalism and benevolence by encouraging consumers to take action related to an issue (e.g., voting, recycling) and to share their experience with their friends and family.
Build keen consumer insight capabilities that enable you to make sense of feedback, respond effectively, and go beyond what consumers say to better understand their emotional experience with your brand.
For example, global manufacturer 3M Company gathers data from social sentiment that it provokes with the Bazaarvoice platform and uses that data in both marketing and R&D. It has collected thousands of reviews and comments from more than a dozen retail sites and mobile apps, as well as Facebook postings, using them to improve marketing campaigns or create new ones. In one case, the company's Precision Ultra Edge nonstick scissors were selling below expectations. 3M changed its product copy, quoting the language consumers used online, which led to a dramatic improvement in product sales.
Enlist the entire company—not just marketing and advertising—to take part in relationship strengthening and brand advocacy. Consumers are looking for authenticity, and companies can only "walk the talk" by creating cultures where brand values are expressed every day. This can require broad-based cultural change within your company, but the right cultural initiatives, training programs, and incentive structures can turn the actions of frontline employees—the most visible part of the organization—into a critical component of the brand experience.
Embassy Suites Hotels has built a culture focused on the creation of a socially rewarding brand experience. Its service statement is "Gracious, engaging and caring…making a difference in the lives of others—in ways both big and small." The ongoing culture initiative, "Make a Difference," encompasses several programs that influence the behavior of employees, other stakeholders, and guests. For example, new team members are introduced to The Deal—a booklet that outlines goals, expectations, behaviors, and "secrets to success" that catalyze the distinctive Embassy Suites brand experience. This attention has paid off; in 2011, Embassy Suites took the top spot in the J.D. Power and Associates annual North American Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study in its category.
Many marketers—and some consumers—may wonder how far companies should go in pursuing brand-to-consumer relationships and empowering consumers to share details with one another about their brand experiences. But social engagement is unavoidable. Moreover, the social life of a brand can be an integrative force for a more holistic approach to marketing, in which companies build long-term, multifaceted, and fruitful relationships with the people who identify with their brand ideals and choose to buy and advocate on behalf of their products and services. What are you waiting for?
One more story for small childrens. Ask him why.
Thanks for the post, Jim!
Hey Jim, thanks for the input. I'm forwarding to the designer in charge of this.


PRIMA's Core Competencies were developed in 2004 as a roadmap for the public risk profession. Like a roadmap, the Core Competencies must undergo occasional revision in order to reflect changes and provide proper guidance. In 2008, PRIMA undertook such a revision of the Core Competencies to ensure their relevance and applicability to the day-to-day duties of risk managers.
In 2018, the Core Competencies were again reviewed and updated by the PRIMA board of directors.
The purpose of the PRIMA Core Competencies is to establish the essential knowledge, skills and abilities that constitute effective public risk management practice. It is not the intention of this document to serve as a risk management performance standard per se, though obviously it could serve as a platform from which standards may arise. However, it is very much the intent of PRIMA that the Core Competencies will serve to guide the development of educational programming within the Association.
Learn more about PRIMA's Core Competencies.


Here's how you can give credit where it's due and make the right marketing investments for your brand.
Do you remember what exactly convinced you to catch "Black Panther" at the movies? Was it a text from a friend? A trailer you watched on YouTube? An interview with Chadwick Boseman that popped up on your Facebook feed? A coupon from your local cinema?
Consumers are fed a dizzying amount of information through a variety of channels — Facebook, email newsletters, Instagram, display ads, stores, mailers, and more — so it's understandable why companies have a hard time understanding exactly what led them to make a particular buying decision.
But here's the rub: as a marketing organization, it's critical that you figure it out. Tried-and-true attribution models, such as first-touch and last-touch attribution, aren't the only way to understand a customer's path to conversion. Different situations warrant different models, so your analyst teams need the flexibility to offer views into attribution that are customized to the needs of various groups within your organization who are trying to improve the customer experience. This is why multitouch attribution increasingly has become a necessity for better measurement and campaign optimization.
Consumers, of course, do more than just grab tickets to the movies. They buy your products and services. And while a simple text from a friend might be enough for them to throw down dollars for dinner and a movie, branding matters in influencing which movie and restaurants they pick. What's more, the process for picking a movie to watch is very different from buying a new car. The roadmap to the final "yes" in the customer journey can be convoluted.
In an ideal world, it would be nice to throw advertising dollars at every channel possible, but, in reality, marketers have a limited marketing budget and need to maximize ROI on those dollars. The solution: figure out the touchpoints, or attribution, so you're not throwing away good money by spending precious dollars on channels that are doing little other than adding to the noise-to-signal ratio.
And since consumers access marketing information through a variety of devices (67 percent of shoppers regularly use more than one channel to shop), and take in a large variety of content along the way, multitouch attribution is essential so you can figure out exactly which channel and which device are best for each marketing campaign.
Not yet convinced? Surveys indicate that many enterprises are increasingly becoming convinced of the value of multitouch attribution. Fifty-six percent of marketers believe it's important, while 33 percent say it's paramount. Attribution also makes companies 15 to 30 percent more efficient, allowing them to deliver better and more seamless experiences to customers.
As a marketer, you want to understand if you're making the right marketing investments and be empowered to answer questions like, "Should I be moving dollars from social to invest more in our mobile app?" Smart enterprises follow a data-driven marketing approach. This is where multitouch attribution will help.
There's a wrinkle, however. Attribution is a very tricky landscape to maneuver and there are significant ramifications if you get it right — or wrong. With so much at stake, what are the best strategies to score one better with multitouch attribution?
First, do right by data. What's the point of all that analysis if your data is flaky? Make sure you have all the data you need from every channel and touchpoint. If your company hasn't integrated search data into your tracking and measurement systems, doesn't have quality display impression data, or half your website isn't yet tagged properly, then the data you have likely isn't as robust as it should be. Accurate, scalable, and actionable data is the foundation of a valuable, data-driven attribution ecosystem.
Second, be prepared to act. Analysis in and of itself is not the end goal. Action, based on what the analysis is telling you, is. This is where it's also important to have C-suite buy-in, so all stakeholders understand and are fully invested in the final outcome.
I've seen customers who are very successful, and they all have one thing in common: they all have executive management that's very data driven, supportive of their analyst teams, and gives them a lot of liberty to make the right decision. With attribution — which allows you to clearly see what's working and what's not — there are winners and losers within your organization. So, unless you have the support of your executive team, it's very difficult to have an effective attribution program.
Pick an attribution model that will work for you. There are many ways of analyzing consumer data, and each model has its advantages and disadvantages. You might already be familiar with first-touch and last-touch attribution, where all the credit is given to the first or last point of contact with a brand, respectively. All the other channels along the way get none of the credit in these models. Understandably, such methods of analyses don't paint a complete picture, but they've been popular because they're easy to set up and use.
More complex models such as linear, time decay, or U-shaped attribution models assign varying degrees of credit to touchpoints along the way. In a linear attribution model, each touchpoint along the path to conversion (for example, social, and paid and search) is given equal credit for the conversion. With time decay, touchpoints closest to the conversation receive the most credit. In a U-shaped model, the first and last touchpoints that helped create the lead are prioritized, and the remaining credit is divided equally among all other touchpoints along the way. Depending on your organization, one of these models may be a better way of answering the question: How did my customer get to yes?
Take one of these for a test drive. The multitouch attribution model that will be right for you is not always static. It goes without saying that what worked yesterday might not work today if your data and goals have changed. Before investing resources into launching an analysis from end to end, try a test data sample to see if you're able to garner any more insights than with the models you already have in place.
Look beyond marketing channels and orders. Multitouch attribution needs to be available at more granular levels of data than social vs. display vs. search, etc. In my analysis experience, consumers often click through on multiple paid search terms and campaigns before making a purchase. Or perhaps it takes five internal searches to find the right product — which term should get credit? Applying different attribution models to keywords over time can provide interesting insight into the mind of your consumers, and allow you to optimize so much more than just your high-level marketing budget. Finally, remember to adjust your attribution model for micro-conversions like registrations, video completions, and product views. Certain channels may be better at driving registrations rather than orders, but that is easily forgotten when only focusing at the bottom of the funnel.
Customers engage with brands today on more devices and through more channels than ever before, so it's difficult to figure out exactly what led to the final sale of a product or service. But a multitouch attribution model can help you make better data-driven decisions, and transform the insights you gather into action that leads to more marketing efficiency and less waste of your valuable marketing dollars.
Learn more about how Adobe Analytics helps you truly understand your customer.
This article originally published on InfoWorld.


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eSign Genie Has Agreed to be Acquired by Foxit
Oct 5, 2021 | Finance
The joining of eSign Genie and Foxit together will truly springboard electronic signing to the next level.
CUPERTINO, CA, October 05, 2021 /24-7PressRelease/ — AccountSight (dba eSign Genie), a leader in the electronic signature industry, has agreed to be acquired by Foxit, a leading PDF solutions company. Since PDF technology is an integral part of any digital signature, the two companies' complementary offerings creates great synergy and opportunities for future innovation.
The joining of eSign Genie and Foxit together will truly springboard electronic signing to the next level. eSign Genie is excited to team up with Foxit and provide its customers with new and innovative ways to utilize electronic signature software.
eSign Genie and Foxit together equals an unsurpassed electronic signature solution. This acquisition will allow eSign Genie to augment the PDF solutions and tools that Foxit provides while also strengthening its eSigning software to give its customers a boost in innovation.
With Foxit's global reach and proficiency in digital technology, plus eSign Genie's expertise in the electronic signature market, the team at eSign Genie is thrilled at the possibilities this new partnership will bring. This acquisition will provide its customers with unique and helpful benefits to enrich their current electronic signing workflow.
From the very first day, the eSign Genie team has worked tirelessly to ensure customer requests and needs are not only met but exceeded. The company's solution is built on the foundation of client needs and requests, and it has given them the purposeful title as an industry leader. eSign Genie's commitment to its customers remains steadfast with this acquisition, and its focus will continue to be on providing excellent customer support to its customers as well as reliable and innovative electronic signature solutions.
When eSign Genie began in 2014, it was to provide its customers with the best, full-featured eSignature solution in the market. The eSign Genie name was chosen to represent its principles as a company and stands for the powerful, friendly, and helpful service and software that the company strives to provide.
"My team and I have worked endlessly to bring value to customers throughout the years – but we could not have accomplished any of our success without you, our valued customers. You have lifted us up and given us a boost through thoughtful and insightful reviews on sites like G2 and Capterra. You have also referred us to others in your networks and collaborated closely with us over the years while sharing the requirements you needed to help us build helpful and creative eSignature solutions. We are truly grateful to you, and I sincerely thank you all for supporting us over the years," CEO of eSign Genie, Mahender Bist, stated.
"PDF technology and the information that can be captured and securely contained within it will be the legacy we leave our future generations. With eSign Genie under the Foxit umbrella, we aim to establish a steadfast leadership in the eSignature space also that will stand the test of time and provide tremendous benefits to the customers," Foxit Founder and Chairman Eugene Xiong added.
Together with Foxit, eSign Genie looks forward to continuing to serve its customers and to providing everyone with fast, affordable, and helpful electronic signature solutions for many years to come.
About Foxit Software
Foxit is a leading provider of innovative PDF products and services, helping knowledge workers to increase their productivity and do more with documents. Foxit addresses the needs of three distinct market segments. For End-User Productivity, Foxit delivers easy-to-use desktop software, mobile apps, and cloud services to make knowledge workers more productive. Foxit's Developer Solutions enable developers to incorporate powerful PDF technology into their applications. For Enterprise Automation, Foxit provides server software for large-scale PDF document management and data capture.
Foxit has over 650 million users and has sold to over 425,000 customers, ranging from SMBs to global enterprises, located in more than 200 countries. The company has offices all over the world, including locations in the US, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
For more information, please visit https://foxit.com.
About eSign Genie
eSign Genie is a market-leading electronic signature company. The company is currently based in Cupertino, CA, and will move to Fremont, CA, after the Foxit acquisition later this year. Founded in 2014, eSign Genie continues to work tirelessly to provide intuitive, integrative, and secure electronic signature solutions globally to businesses of all sizes. With robust features and HIPAA compliance, versatile APIs, and the highest level of 256-bit SSL encryption technology available, eSign Genie has become the top choice for signature software by experts in healthcare, FDA companies, non-profit organizations, legal, real estate, education, and other industries. eSign Genie has been continuously top-rated in the electronic signature category, earning titles such as "Best ROI," "High Performer," and "Best Support."
For more information, please visit www.esigngenie.com.
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Kim Min Ah of LCK and "Workman" Fame Is Being Tested For Coronavirus (COVID-19)
She left the LCK broadcast early due to fever and body aches.
Ron Kim
Kim Min Ah, who made herself known to the international audience through guest appearances on Jang Sung Kyu's YouTube series Workman and as the hostess of LCK (League Champions Korea), has confirmed she is being tested for Coronavirus (COVID-19) after feeling body aches and a low-fever.
During the latest live broadcast of LCK between Sandbox Gaming and Damwon Gaming, shoutcasters Atlus and LS let the viewers know about the situation at LoL Park, where the LCK is broadcast live every week. LCK already took preventative measures to prevent the spreading of Coronavirus (COVID-19) by playing all their matches without any spectators.
Later, she released a post on her personal Instagram confirming she was being tested, and will share the results with everyone when they are released.
저녁에 결과 나온다고 합니다.
A post shared by 김민아 코나운서 기상코스터 (@minamiminana) on Feb 23, 2020 at 6:38am PST
1. I had a body temperature that was a little above 37.5 degrees Celsius and felt body aches.
2. I don't think it was something to worry about, and the possibility [of Coronavirus] is low, but I immediately left the venue because I thought that I should not be the one to determine and judge it on my own.
3. It was the best decision to make, and I acted according to the guidelines. I'm sorry to those who I made feel uneasy.
4. I will share the results tomorrow (February 24).
— Kim Min Ah
Early in the morning of February 24, her company, JTBC, confirmed she was being tested for Coronavirus, but the results are not out yet.
Caster Kim Min Ah is currently self-quarantining herself after being tested for Coronavirus due to having the symptom of a fever. As a result, Morning news program Morning& has been cancelled and the other staff members on the show have also self-quarantined themselves.
— JTBC
As of the latest update provided by the Korean Center for Disease Control provided this morning, there are currently 763 cases in the country, with 7 deaths confirmed to have been due to the Coronavirus.
Source: Xportnews


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House Finance Committee Co-Chairs Neal Foster, D-Nome, and Jennifer Johnston, R-Anchorage, speaks to members of the media during an at ease in a House session at the Capitol on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Legislature moves PFD, capital budget bills forward, but veto threat looms
Bills are moving, but there's no guarantee they'll get past the governor.
Thursday, July 25, 2019 3:47pm
The House of Representatives is working to move a number of bills through the Legislature in an effort to pass a capital budget and bring a close to the ongoing special session.
The are currently three bills working their way toward the governor's desk which, if all of them are passed, will provide significant funding to many government programs, provide funds for federal matching dollars and allocate a Permanent Fund Dividend of $1,600.
House Bill 2001, designates funds for the state's operating budget. This is the bill that reverses many, but not all, of Gov. Mike Dunleavy's line-item vetoes from the state budget.
On Wednesday on the floor of the House, Rep. Neal Foster, D-Nome, said that HB 2001 reversed about 75 percent of the the governor's vetoes, and "represents a great compromise on the part of the Legislature."
In that same session the House voted to remove language allocating a Permanent Fund Dividend from HB 2001, in an attempt Foster said, "to bifurcate" the issues of the PFD and the state budget. In that same session the House voted for another amendment, introduced by Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, that would add $5 million dollars to the Alaska Marine Highway System.
Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, introduced a bill to add $3,000 PFD language to the bill, but that amendment failed.
Dunleavy and several members of the House minority caucus have made a $3,000 PFD a top priority.
In the past members of the minority caucus have voted against funding bills because they did not allocate what they say is a legally mandated $3,000 for the dividend.
House Bill 2002, allocates money for the capital budget, and effectively reverses "the sweep," the accounting law which empties many state savings accounts tied to various programs at the end of each fiscal year.
how the office performs "sweeps" of unspent money in various government accounts during a Senate Finance meeting at the Capitol on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Donna Arduin, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, right, watches in the background. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
These funds are normally restored almost immediately but this year the Legislature failed to obtain the vote necessary to reverse the action. Furthermore, the Dunleavy administration this year added a number of accounts to the list of sweepable funds which were not previously included.
Among these were the accounts funding the Alaska Performance Scholarship fund, which provides money for Alaskans to attend university in the state, and the Power Cost Equalization fund, which subsidizes power costs for people in rural areas.
House Bill 2003, is the result of the removal of PFD language from HB 2001. The House Finance Committee held an early morning meeting Thursday to discuss the amount that would be allocated for this year's dividend.
There are conflicting statutes on the books about how much should be allocated for the PFD. On the one hand, there is a 1982 law that designates $3,000 for the yearly payment. This is the law cited by the Dunleavy administration and some members of the legislature as the only valid law and the rule which must be followed.
However, other members of the legislature, including House Finance Co-Chair Jennifer Johnston, R-Anchorage, says that PFD is to be allocated as a percent of market value of the Permanent Fund.
House Finance voted down an proposed amendment from Rep. Cathy Tilton, R-Wasilla, to raise the PFD amount to $3,000 using funds from the earnings reserve account.
Later Thursday morning, on the floor of the House, Eastman attempted to enter an amendment into HB 2003 that would raise the amount of the PFD, but that was also voted down.
At about 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon, a press release from the House Majority said that the House will vote Monday, July 29, to rescind the vote on Senate Bill 2002 that occurred Monday July 22, when the House failed by one vote to pass the bill.
The House was one vote short of funding HB 2002 at the Capitol on Monday, July 22, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
After the failed Monday vote, Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, put out a press release saying the house would vote to rescind and would get the crucial thirtieth vote either from absent members, or from members who previously voted against SB 2002.
If the House does vote to rescind the previous vote, it will give the legislature its final opportunity to pass a capital budget.
"Now is the time to act and prove that Alaska is truly open for business," Edgmon said in a press release. "This capital budget provides our private sector the resources needed to build our state, gives an incentive to keep our most qualified students from pursuing opportunities outside, and equalizes power costs so individuals and small businesses can survive whether they operate in large urban centers or rural communities."
If the House is able to get to 30 votes, that would give the Legislature enough votes to withstand the governor's veto, assuming the all members vote the same way in the override.
The House is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. Friday, July 26 to discuss HB 2003, the payment of the PFD.
The House of Representatives meets in the Capitol in Juneau at July 25, 2019. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
House votes to 'decouple' PFD from funding bill, but will likely be struck down by Dunleavy
Ferry workers strike continues; State says strike 'illegal'


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Title: The Bad News Bears (1976)
Studio Line: Paramount Home Entertainment - A classic comedy about growing up!
A major surprise as one of 1976's top-grossing films, The Bad News Bears is a movie about children that is refreshing, utterly believable, and quite cleverly funny. Walter Matthau is at his absolute best as the grumbling, beer-guzzling former minor-league pitcher who gets roped into coaching a band of half-pint misfits somewhat loosely called a team. With this bunch in uniform, it's impossible to get caught up in the suburban competitive spirit that drives other adults to extremes of parental discipline. So, instead, the Bears have a good time.
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Ben Piazza, Vic Morrow, Chris Barnes
DVD: Widescreen 1.85:1/16X9; audio English Dolby Digital 5.1 & Monaural; subtitles English; closed-captioned; single-sided, single-layered; 17 chapters; rated PG; 101 minutes; $24.99; street date 2/12/02.
Supplements: None.
Purchase: DVD
Picture/Sound/Extras: B-/C+/F
While I won't claim that 1976's The Bad News Bears was definitely the first of its kind, it seems unquestionable that it firmly established its own genre. After Bears and its two sequels - 1977's The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training and 1978's The Bad New Bears Go to Japan - we've seen a slew of similar flicks. From 1992's The Mighty Ducks through 2001's Hardball, we've encountered many films that feature overachieving sports teams of mismatched youngsters led by very reluctant and flawed coaches.
Bears came out of nowhere in 1976 and turned into one of the year's biggest hits. Personally, I loved these flicks when I was a kid. I thought the original was fun and I also really enjoyed Breaking Training; actually, my memories of the latter are fonder than those of the first film. Only Japan seemed to be a dud; I recall feeling no affection for it. (Bears also spawned a short-lived TV series in 1979; I don't remember my reaction to it.)
Since I've not seen any of these movies in decades, I'll be curious to encounter them again. Will I still like Breaking Training and hate Japan? I don't know about those yet, as I'm taking the films in release order. As such, right now I can only address the first Bears flick.
At the start of Bears, we meet Morris Buttermaker (Walter Matthau), a semi-alcoholic former minor leaguer who now cleans pools. A local politician named Whitewood (Ben Piazza) hires Buttermaker to coach a new team formed in a very competitive southern California Little League division. Of course, Little League coaches are supposed to work unpaid, but mercenary and callous Buttermaker just wants a little extra cash to supplement his meager income.
The new team - called the Bears - was formed due to legal actions taken by Whitewood. Apparently the league in question refused to accept a lot of seemingly less-talented kids, and Whitewood needs a team for his son Toby (David Stambaugh). As such, the Bears are a repository for all of the outcasts who couldn't make the already-established teams.
Inevitably, this group of misfits stinks at the start. Buttermaker does little to coach them and they quickly become the laughingstock of the league. In their first game against the league champions Yankees - coached by excessively intense Roy Turner (Vic Morrow), they get beaten so badly that Buttermaker needs to forfeit the game.
Although he initially only cares about the money, eventually Buttermaker gets tired of the derision and tries to really shape his team into something better. As part of this, he recruits ace pitcher Amanda Wurlitzer (Tatum O'Neal). The daughter of an ex-girlfriend, he taught Amanda skills that made her an excellent hurler, and she proceeds to add respectability to the Bears.
The final piece of the puzzle arrives with juvenile delinquent Kelly Leak (Jackie Earle Haley). A prototypical bad boy with terrific hitting and fielding skills, Amanda tries to land him for the club but fails. However, when Turner gives Kelly a severe chewing-out and tells the kid he's a loser who isn't good enough for this final baseball league, he has something to prove and hooks up with the Bears.
From there, the team goes on a dizzying run during which they beat pretty much everybody in sight except for the ever-daunting Yankees. Nonetheless, they do well enough to earn a spot in the league championship game against their archrivals.
Unfortunately, along the way Buttermaker turns into something of a jerk. Like the hated Turner, he becomes wrapped up in winning at all costs, and it takes its toll on his relationships with the kids. When she indicates a desire to see him in the off-season, Buttermaker basically tells Amanda he's just using her, and he berates the other players to an excessive degree.
Will Buttermaker see the light and come to his senses? Will the Bears beat the Yankees and become league champions? I don't want to give away all of the plot surprises, so I'll leave well enough alone. However, I will note that Bears doesn't end as predictably as one might expect.
Does the film still hold up after more than a quarter of a century? For the most part, it does, though some definite flaws exist. Overall, I enjoyed Bears and thought it was a refreshingly unsentimental view of the subject matter. However, it suffers from some inconsistencies that make it a bit less effective.
Most of these relate to character development, which seems very weak. We learn bits and pieces about the various personalities as the film progresses, but a lot of these never really appear to coalesce. Buttermaker is the best-drawn role in the bunch, and even he feels somewhat sketchy. The others come and go in their prominence. One might expect Amanda to be one of the main characters, but she's really not; despite O'Neal's high billing, she doesn't get significantly greater screen time than many of the other kids.
In that way, Bears suffers from a lack of focus as Ritchie never seems very sure where he wants to concentrate his energy. With such a large cast, it's absolutely inevitable that many of the kids would remain little more than vague characterizations, but at least a handful of them should have been more than that. Yes, Amanda, Kelly, and a couple of others were better developed than the rest, but I still think their personalities seem too one-dimensional.
I also found Buttermaker's journey from apathetic mercenary to helpful coach to rabid competitor to appear somewhat unconvincing. He just has too far to go throughout the movie, though Matthau helps pull off the changes fairly well. He goes beyond the script to turn Buttermaker into a less cartoony personality; he never quite seems like a real person, but he certainly avoids the excesses that could have plagued the role.
Otherwise, the acting appeared pretty solid across the board. I thought O'Neal was fairly still and awkward as Amanda, but the remaining kids seemed interesting and compelling for the most part. There's still some flat work at times, but the kids did more to add to the flick than to detract from it.
Really, the first half of Bears seemed more compelling than the second. The film rushes too quickly through the team's success and spends much too much time on the climactic game. It also worked too hard to attempt depth. Bears tried to develop drama and sparks between the personalities but failed; it functioned better as a light comedy than as a character drama.
Nonetheless, even with a variety of flaws, The Bad News Bears remains an enjoyable flick. It benefits from usually solid acting and a nicely blunt tone that lacks many syrupy elements. I don't like the film as much as I did when I was a kid, but it still has some good moments and is one of the better efforts in its genre.
Movie connections department: via the kids of Bears, we find many links to other works and personalities. I believe that Jackie Earle Haley is the grandson of Wizard Of Oz Tin Man Jack Haley, and I also think that Brett Marx (who played Bear Jimmy Feldman) is the grandson of Harpo Marx. Despite Internet searches, I couldn't confirm either, but darned if Brett doesn't look just like Harpo.
Of course, Tatum is the daughter of Ryan O'Neal as well. And if Woody Allen fans think Alfred Lutter III - who portrayed Ogilvie - looked familiar, that's because he played the younger Woodman in 1975's Love and Death.
The DVD:
The Bad News Bears appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1 on this single-sided, dual-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions. The picture offered something of a mixed bag, as parts of it looked very good, but enough flaws occurred to cause a variety of issues.
Sharpness was not one of those issues, however, as the movie consistently looked very crisp and well defined. Virtually no evidence of softness appeared, as the film remained distinct and accurate at all times. Jagged edges and moiré effects also caused no concerns, but I did note some light edge enhancement on occasion. That tendency never became severe, but it created periodic distractions.
Though not overwhelming, print flaws offered additional issues. Actually, during the early parts of the film, it looked surprisingly free of defects. Some light grain seemed prominent during those sections, and a few speckles appeared as well, but I saw little that was problematic. Unfortunately, as Bears progressed, it became more flawed, especially during the third act. Grain remained light but noticeable, whereas the other elements seemed more pronounced. I saw a minor amount of grit, small nicks and general debris in the movie's last act. Speckles were the most prevalent, as quite a few white spots appeared.
Colors offered a strong aspect of the film, as they consistently seemed nicely bright and vivid. Most of the movie took place outdoors in the daylight, and the photography reflected this fact; I saw hues that appeared clear and vibrant across the board. Unfortunately, the daytime shots caused some problems in regard to shadows; many times the sunlight fell in such a way that the actors' faces became obscured. Interiors also looked somewhat dark and heavy at times as well, but since the action usually occurred outdoors, that wasn't as much of a problem. Nonetheless, too much of the film seemed a little difficult to see. Overall, given the age of the material, Bears offered a reasonably good image, but it wasn't a terrific picture.
Similar thoughts greeted the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack of The Bad News Bears. Taken from the original monaural mix - which also appears on the DVD - the soundfield opened up the audio to a decent degree. The track showed very nice stereo separation for the music, and some ambient effects also spread neatly to the front side speakers. For the most part, these remained fairly general, but a little movement occurred as well. For example, Kelly's bike traveled cleanly from side to side. Surround usage seemed exceedingly limited; other than light environmental sounds and musical reinforcement, I heard nothing from the rears.
While the expanded soundfield worked well, the quality of the audio seemed more problematic. Speech caused moderate concerns. Much of the dialogue appeared edgy and rough. At best, the lines appeared somewhat flat and dull, but at worst, they came across as fairly shrill. They remained reasonably intelligible across the board, but still didn't present clear audio.
The other elements fared better but still had issues. Effects usually appeared acceptably clean and accurate, but they also displayed some minor distortion at times. Those elements weren't particularly lively or rich, but they showed decent range considering their age. For the most part, the music sounded quite good. The score also lacked strong low-end response, but it came across as pretty bright and distinct and lacked noticeable distortion.
More problematic, however, was the hiss that accompanied the music much of the time. Actually, that noise also appeared during other scenes and could become quite distracting. The climactic ballgame offered the worst examples of this, as some segments featured rather heavy hiss. In the end, the soundtrack of The Bad News Bears did enough right to merit a "C+", but it definitely showed a mix of weaknesses.
In regard to supplements, this'll be a short discussion. Bears includes nothing, not even a trailer. This seems like a missed opportunity, as a retrospective that regrouped the Bears would have been fun.
Nonetheless, The Bad News Bears offered a pretty entertaining piece of work. The film itself was fairly inconsistent and had a number of flaws, but it remained interesting and compelling as a whole. The DVD also suffered from erratic tendencies. Both picture and sound were acceptable but could be problematic, and the disc provided absolutely no extras. Well, at least Paramount has started to drop prices; $24.99 still seems high for a movie-only flick, but it beats $30 bare-bones sets like they've produced in the past. Even with the various defects, Bad News Bears fans should be pretty pleased with this release.
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To be honest, I was almost afraid of putting together this year's "Best of TLA" post. We didn't publish as many articles in 2017 as previous years (largely due to the book , but also because of the move), and I was worried there wouldn't be enough good posts for this feature. But I'm rather elated to say I was wrong.
Our Best of the Year roundup is meant to focus on evergreen content, the kind of pieces that won't feel old when you visit them a year from now or the year after that. While that criteria excludes most lookbook and review features simply because they tend to be more time-sensitive by nature, I did feel as though TLA's lingerie reviews and lookbook posts were especially strong...in fact, our strongest ever.
It's such a joy and privilege to have a knowledgeable team of columnists and editors who are not only incredibly insightful lingerie experts in their own right, but who also put TLA readers first...even when it's unpopular.
I suppose I felt like we really came into our own this year. The Lingerie Addict feels solid and stable and purposeful and relevant in a way I'm not sure we always did before. And that's a relief. After all, I've been blogging for nearly 10 years. Wouldn't it be sad if things were exactly the same?
Ashleeta photographed by Lars Kommienezuspadt. Styled by The Lingerie Addict.
Putting together a fashion editorial on The Lingerie Addict was a long-time dream of mine, and I'm so excited everything came together this year for it to happen while I was in California. We had an amazing team, a stunning location, and absolutely gorgeous designers. There was something so special about taking an idea that lived in my head for months and watching other people bring it into reality. But more than anything, I appreciated our readers' response to this editorial. Trying new things is always hard and scary; you're never quite sure how people will respond. And the fact that this editorial received so many positive comments - and encouragement do more! - has me more excited than ever about our next photoshoot ideas.
Our first article on black-owned lingerie brands (which went viral when we published it in 2015) was started to feel a little dated so I thought it was time for a refresh. This year's updated piece has both old and new favorites covering everything from full busts to plus sizes, to luxury lingerie for your most special occasions.
This post took so long to write that it was a true labor of love, but I also think it illustrates exactly the kind of direction I want to take TLA in moving forward. I want us publishing thought-provoking content that seeks to examine and discuss lingerie in the same manner of the rest of fashion industry. Where our writing isn't simply a tool meant to appease advertisers, but hopefully illuminates that bigger picture - for lingerie addicts and lingerie newbies alike - about intimate apparel.
Bras & Bankruptcy: What's Going on Agent Provocateur?
Once an industry darling - the ultimate lingerie success story, if you will - Agent Provocateur has been on extended downhill slide for years. A slide which culminated in the brand declaring bankruptcy and selling to the owner of Sports Direct (a UK-based sporting goods retailer). Guest columnist Catherine Clavering of Kiss Me Deadly writes about Agent Provocateur's mammoth rise and fall...and what all that means for you, the customer.
It's a common refrain from customers, especially lingerie-addicted ones, that no one's making any interesting lingerie. yet there's a reason for that. Creativity is expensive, and even though boundary-pushing design often receives praise, that rarely translates into financial success. TLA's luxury specialist Karolina Laskowska explores the inherent tension in creating garments that sell vs. garments that are creatively and personally fulfilling.
Ethical consumerism is a complicated topic. We all know we should buy ethically. However, being able to do so...well, that's another topic entirely, and often seems like the exclusive domain of the financially well-off. Guest columnist Jeanna Kadlec of the famous LGBTQ-focused Bluestockings Boutique, pulls apart some of the common assumptions about buying ethically, as well as what the concept of ethical lingerie even means.
Quinne in Catherine D'Lish. Photo by Michi Rezin.
This year, I made the major editorial decision that TLA would no longer accept review samples from brands and would only review products which had either been purchased by TLA or by the columnist themselves. We live in a digital media era where it's often hard to tell if "reviews" are actually ads, and I hope this policy change helps make our lingerie reviews both more useful and more credible to you.
Calling all lingerie selfie-takers! One of my fave lingerie bloggers, Estelle X shows us how to take the best lingerie selfies of our whole entire lives with this easy in-home studio setup. I know I'm wanting to do more lingerie selfies next year, and I'll be coming back to this super useful guide again and again.
I'd forgotten we published so many stellar guest posts this year, and this piece from Holly Harlott is no exception. A vintage lingerie aficionado, Holly walks us through some vintage lingerie shopping basics like removing stains, buying online, and even her favorite shops to purchase from!
I'm often dismayed by how credulous most reporting about the lingerie industry is. Every press announcement is treated like the truth...even if the claims made within are starkly unbelievable. This article was an analysis of Frederick's of Hollywood I kept hoping someone else would write, because I thought a serious look at the company and some of the missteps they made along the way was worth examination. But since that article never appeared, I realized I had to write it myself.
Between Brexit in 2016 and the threat of NAFTA repeal in 2017, we've an unusual amount of time lately talking about how politics affects lingerie. Often, these kinds of broad economic decisions can seem far-removed from our daily lives, but as Quinne discusses here, trade agreements affect us all...even if we don't usually spend a lot of time thinking about them.
"Bodyposi" has become a popular industry buzzword. However, the net result after years of body positive campaigns has been more-or-less the same imagery we had before...only with slightly better PR. In this comprehensive and insightful piece, Ariel unpacks the concept of body positivity, what it should mean for a brand to claim they're body positive, and what she wants to see more of personally, as a plus-sized lingerie consumer.
The last few years have seen an explosion of lingerie start-ups, all promising to change the world forever, starting first with our underwear. Yet, more often than not, these companies simply offer more of the same: the same styles in the same colors in the same sizes. Even worse, these glitzy startups pull press coverage (and funding) away from their less glamorous and less well-connected, but far more creative counterparts. The net result of all this? Disruptions that simply reinforce the status quo (and often offer no real benefit to lingerie consumers).
One of only two shopping guides on this list, our plus size lingerie specialist Alysse shares her favorite tips and places to shop for plus size bras. If you wear a 38 band or higher, this is the article you want to bookmark!
Our second evergreen shopping guide of the year, Alysse makes sure TLA readers won't have to settle for bland, boring, uncomfortable, mis-sized underwear. Because, as you know, we believe everyone deserves pretty underpinnings!


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Gene Kohn accepts the Kanter Tritsch Medal for Excellence in Architecture and Environmental Design
KPF co-founder Gene Kohn with President and Design Principal James von Klemperer
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10.21.2019 / Awards / Events / People
A. Eugene Kohn Honored with Kanter Tritsch Medal for Excellence in Architecture and Environmental Design
The University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design has selected the KPF Co-Founder and Chairman as the 2019 recipient of the prestigious award, established in 2017 to honor an architect who has changed the course of design history.
Kohn was recognized at the awards gala on Monday, October 21, 2019, at the IAC Building in New York City, along with the Regional Plan Association (RPA) Fourth Regional Plan, the inaugural recipient of the Witte-Sakamoto Family Medal, and two student honorees, who received scholarships for their final year of study at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.
"This is an exciting and challenging time for the allied disciplines in architecture, planning, preservation, landscape architecture and fine arts," said Fritz Steiner, Dean and Paley Professor of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. "With these honors, we celebrate the pursuit of beauty and efficiency in today's cross-disciplinary settings."
The Kanter Tritsch Medal for Excellence in Architecture and Environmental Design was established through a $1.25 million gift from Penn alumna Lori Kanter Tritsch (MArch'85), a member of the Board of Overseers at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, and her partner and fellow Penn alumnus William P. Lauder, who holds a bachelor of science in economics from the Wharton School and is a Penn Trustee, to honor an architect who has changed the course of design history, with a particular focus on the areas of energy conservation, environmental quality, and/or diversity.
"Over four decades, Gene Kohn has led one of the most versatile and productive firms of our time, committed throughout to environmental sustainability and boldly humanistic design," said Winka Dubbeldam, Miller Professor and Chair in the Department of Architecture. "Just as important, Gene inspires a new generation of leaders in architecture."
"Throughout my 60-plus years of practice, I have sought to create buildings and environments that are sensitive to their contexts and evoke meaning in the lives of their users," said Kohn (BArch'53, MArch'57), who holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. "It is a great honor to be recognized with the Kanter Tritsch Medal alongside my colleagues and rising talent honored in this year's program."
The jury for the Kanter Tritsch Professional Medal included Winka Dubbeldam, Miller Professor and Chair of Architecture at the Weitzman School, who is also founding principal, Archi-Tectonics, New York; Lori Kanter Tritsch (MArch'85), member of the Weitzman School Board of Overseers; Ferda Kolatan, associate professor of practice at the Weitzman School and the founding director of su11, New York; Marc Kushner (BArch'99), cofounding principal, Hollwich Kushner, and cofounding CEO, Architizer; and Frederick Steiner, Dean and Paley Professor at the Weitzman School.
About the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design
One of twelve Schools at the University of Pennsylvania, the Stuart Weitzman School of Design prepares students to address complex sociocultural and environmental issues through thoughtful inquiry, creative expression, and innovation. As a diverse community of scholars and practitioners, we are committed to advancing the public good–both locally and globally–through art, design, planning, and preservation. Consistently ranked among the top design schools in the U.S., the Weitzman School enrolls more than 700 students in 13 degree and 16 certificate programs. Among the Weitzman School's renowned architecture alumni are Cecil Baker (BArch'67, MArch'68), Denise Scott Brown (MCP'60, MArch'65), Stephen Kieran (MArch'76), Barton Myers (MArch'64), Adele Santos (MArch/MCP'68), Mark Shoemaker (MArch'78), James Timberlake (MArch'77), and Charles Waldheim (MArch'89).
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Each week, we chat with leaders in early childhood education, from teachers and educators in the classroom with innovative curriculum approaches, to directors who are excelling at empowering their team, and leaders outside of the child care environment that are passionate about making a positive impact on outcomes for young children.
Our goal with The Preschool Podcast is to provide knowledge and inspiration to the future leaders of early childhood education by speaking with experienced and insightful leaders in the world of preschool and early learning today. At HiMama, it is our belief that leadership within early childhood education is crucial to the future of the child care sector and, of course, the future of our most important asset in this world, our youngest children.
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In this episode, we talk with Karina Langevin, RECE and Co-Founder of the Early Childhood Education Committee of Ontario (ECEC-ON). She gives us some insight into the future of child care in Ontario and how the ECEC-ON organization is working to change the field of early childhood and help solve a worldwide problem of providing educators with resources and assistance in the field.
Find out more about the Early Childhood Education Committee of Ontario and how they can support you on their website.
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Working with children and their emotions can be a challenge. In this episode, Alyssa Blask Campbell, M. Ed, CEO and Found of Seed and Sew LLC, shares with us how you support children's emotional needs as an educator or parent. Alyssa breaks down the different areas adults can focus on with children and themselves in order to achieve a successful and continuous habit through habit stacking.
Learn more about the Seed and Sew program and how it can support families and educators on their website or, check out one of their many free resources through their Instagram page and their free emotion coaching guide.
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Stephanie Gomes, RECE and director and co-founder of Play To Grow shares with us her journey on launching her new company that provides at-home learning experiences for children. Stephanie gives us a few easy techniques to incorporate technology in the classroom and start virtual learning in your own center or classroom.
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Burnout has been top of mind for a lot of educators over the last year. In this episode, Anisha Grossett, RECE, BASc shares with us her experience in helping educators rediscover their passion for early childhood education in the classroom and how fellow educators can do the same. Anisha gives us a glimpse into her new book Zoey Has an Allergy- a great resource for young children, parents, and educators who are navigating a severe food allergy.
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Getting children to listen can be a difficult task, especially in a classroom full of young preschoolers. In this episode, Ron Shuali, M.Ed, and author of "Building the 21st Century Child" shares with us his insight on his award-winning behavior mastery program. Shuali shares his secrets on getting young children to listen in the classroom and discusses in-depth his behavior management strategies in the classroom for success in children and adults.
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Story books are amazing tools to build relationships with and teach young children. In this episode, we chat with Rachel Robertson, VP of Education for Bright Horizons Family Solutions, about why story books are ideal for teaching life skills to young children. She shares the inspiration behind her writing and how she incorporates important life skills like growth mindset into her books.
Learn more about Rachel's books on her author profile at Redleaf Press.
How To Promote Problem Solving Using Technology 0
The role of technology in early learning has always been hotly debated. In our conversation with Ann Gadzikowski, Director of Early Learning at Encyclopaedia Britannica, we discuss the difference between being active users and passive consumers of technology. Ann shares why blocks are an amazing medium to promote STEM learning at a young age.
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In this special episode, Ron gets interviewed on the findings of the childcare benchmark report and his learnings from conversations on the podcast in 2020. This episode offers a rundown of what trends we're seeing in the sector and an overview of key highlights from the only report of its kind in the industry.
Don't forget to download the report at tinyurl.com/childcarebenchmark
Tools To Manage Social Stress In The Early Years 0
This episode is all about social stress and young children. Allen Croxall, President of Tools For Life, shares how his team has adapted and developed their trauma-informed materials for the early years classroom. Drawing on 9 core concepts, the Tools For Life Early Years Resource, provides parents and educators with a tool that can meet young children where they are in their socio-emotional development.
Understanding Baby Speech Development with Babbly 0
Speech and language is a big part of early learning development for young children. In this episode, we chat with Maryam Nabavi, Co-Founder of Babbly, an app to understand babies' speech and language development by quantifying the different milestones of babbling and connecting parents and educators with speech coaches if necessary. Learn more about how this app is pushing the envelope and empowering the early learning process!
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Adapting to new COVID-19 procedures is especially challenging when working with young children. In this episode, Rebecca Reid, head therapist at Willow Occupational Therapy, shares practical tips that parents and educators can use to help children with things like wearing masks, increased hygiene routines, and social distancing while learning.
How To Create Fun Learning Experiences For Young Children 0
The global pandemic has changed the way childcares can operate. In this episode, we chat with Chazz Lewis (aka Mr. Chazz) about how to bring authenticity to the early learning process by turning teaching into fun experiences, whether it's virtually or at home. Whether you're an educator or a parent, this is a fun one to get back to the basics and make learning fun again!
How To Practice Mindfulness For Anxiety 0
Everyone is feeling more anxiety during the current pandemic climate and mindfulness is a useful tool to process difficult emotions. In this episode, we chat with Rachel Moline, PhD and child and adolescent therapist, about how to include mindfulness in your day to day as a parent or ECE. She shares her tips and strategies to start noticing and responding to stressors in a way that helps you become more present when supporting young children.
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Multicultural classrooms are quickly becoming the norm across North America. In this episode, we chat with K'Sandra Earle, Associate Director of Early Learning Neighbourhood Collective (ELNC), about how to be intentional about reflecting the diversity of our early learning classrooms. She shares tips on empowering teachers and involving parents to build a space that celebrates young children and their unique cultural backgrounds.
How To Support Children With Anxiety During A Pandemic 0
Supporting a child's education during a global pandemic is no easy feat. In this episode, we chat with Lissarette Nisnevich - early educator, child care entrepreneur, and mother - all about managing anxiety for parents, educators and young children during this challenging time. She shares her experience and strategies on how to approach providing a safe environment for young children so that they will be ready to learn.
How To Lead With Impact During COVID-19 0
In this episode, we talk about how to lead with impact when navigating the challenges of COVID-19. Our guest, Chanie Wilschanski, is the Founder of the Early Childhood School of Excellence. We talk about compassion fatigue, how to set boundaries, and how to simplify your school's process and get through change with your team.
Abuse-Prevention Strategies In Early Childhood 0
Early childhood education is also young parent education. In this episode, Sharon Hirsh, CEO of Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina, shares how we can work upstream to profoundly impact early educators and their work with helping parents build resilience, supporting families during times of crisis, and delivering early education that supports socioemotional development in young children.
How To Raise Race Conscious Children 0
Teaching children to be race conscious can start as early as when kids are babies. In this episode, we chat with Sachi Feris, founder of Raising Race Conscious Children, about how to talk to young children about race, how to cultivate a more critical lens towards "whiteness" that is normalized as better, and what we can do to educate ourselves as adults in our own learning process about systematic racism and how to reduce it.
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Tune in to this episode where we talk about why continuous learning is so important for ECEs with Joni Levine, founder of Child Care Lounge. She shares her journey growing her community and knowledge on trending topics in the field.
Nature-Based Learning For Real World Skills 0
Young children are now taught to focus more on academic performance and less on play - this is a problem. In this episode, Peter Dargatz, nature kindergarten teacher, shares his passion for nature-based programs and his journey in creating one at the public school where he works. We talk about why it's important to slow down to catch up and how to go back to the basics to set our next generation up for success.
What If We Taught The Way Children Learn? 0
The COVID-19 pandemic has left a lot of educators and parents in lurch when it comes to early learning. In this episode, we chat with Rae Pica, about her new book, What If We Taught the Way Children Learn? We talk about coming back to the basics, the factors that motivate children to learn, and why it's important not to lose sight of having fun when working with young children.
Teaching Race & Inclusion In Child Care 0
Teaching about race starts in child care. As a leader in ECE, you are in a unique position to be a resource for your staff, the parents that you support, and the children in your care. In this episode, we interview Re'Shaun Webb, Founder of Rainbow Institute of Childcare Education, about different strategies to educate all the stakeholders that are part of her center's social ecosystem. She shares her tips and advice on how to create a safe and racially inclusive space for everyone to learn in.
R.I.C.E. Website
Connect with Re'Shaun at RainbowChildcareLearning@gmail.com
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COVID-19 has put a lot of independent child care owners in a problematic position. In this episode, we talk to Amanda Munday, CEO and Founder of The Workaround, a co-working space that also offers quality child care. She talks about the challenges she's facing with reopening her business and the financial reality of running a child care business during the pandemic.
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Teaching and parenting young children is the hardest and most important job in society. In this episode, we interview Richard Biegel, Founder of MindEDU about the free science-based course that is taught by researchers from top education institutions to support early childhood development even in a crisis.
Parenting In A Crisis Course
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunity for family child care providers to pivot their businesses by offering smaller group care for parents looking for accessible care in their neighbourhood. In this episode, Jerletha McDonald, CEO of Arlington DFW Child Care Professionals and entrepreneur shares her experience and tips on how to build a high quality and sustainable child care business that will succeed in the 'new normal'.
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This item is 3in LCD door eye doorbell, it includes one indoor viewer and one outdoor IR peephole camera. It has the functions of night vision,photo taking and video recording. I think you will like this elegant and practical doorbell.
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*1.0 megapixel lens, 1280*720(720P) video recording.
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Global Payments Europe Transport system fully supports season tickets method. Pre-sale or purchase of fixed season tickets is supported in both online (Ecommerce) and face to face environment. Secured association card registration is ensured using Global Payments token gate system, interfacing with Public Transport Operator's (PTO) back office system.
Works with existing cards. Passengers will use the cards they already hold from their issuers. This will result in significant savings for the PTO's as vast majority of passengers will not need another dedicated transport card for travel.
Technology & brand independent. Any bank issued contactless card, allowed for transport by issuer to be accepted, Visa or Mastercard.
Back-office based. In Global Payments Europe Transport, the bank card serves as a secured identifier and holds no transport-related information. All tickets, passes and discount group flags are stored centrally in a PTO's back office. This differs from currently used dedicated transport cards (e.g. Oyster in London or Opencard in Prague), which are a card-centric architectures where all transport-related information is stored on the card itself.
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Bank product portfolio expansion. It is proven that by associating card acceptance in public transport, the banks will offer new card products for currently unbanked population as well as children or low-income families, mainly in the form of prepaid cards.
PTO's cost elimination. As association cards usage eliminates the need for issuing of dedicated transport cards and implementation of stored-value infrastructure, the relevant costs savings will prove bank cards to be the most cost-effective option for fare collection systems. Even where dedicated transport cards are already in operation, the savings might justify a migration towards bank cards.
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The Worst President in History - by Matt Margolis & Mark Noonan (Paperback)
Book Synopsis An Amazon Bestseller! The Most Comprehensive Takedown of the Obama Presidency! "If you want to know why the history books will have a dim view of Barack Obama, this is the book to read."--John Hawkins, Right Wing News and Townhall.com The presumption of Barack Obama's presidential greatness began before he even won the presidency. Now that he's out of office, presidential "experts" and hist…
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Book Synopsis An Amazon Bestseller! The Most Comprehensive Takedown of the Obama Presidency! "If you want to know why the history books will have a dim view of Barack Obama, this is the book to read."--John Hawkins, Right Wing News and Townhall.com The presumption of Barack Obama's presidential greatness began before he even won the presidency. Now that he's out of office, presidential "experts" and historians are ranking Obama as one of our nation's greatest presidents, placing him amongst Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Truman. Obama's presidency was certainly consequential, but it was by no means great. Did Barack Obama really save America from another Great Depression? Did he really unite America or improve America's global image? Did he really usher in a new era of post-partisanship and government transparency? Did he really expand health coverage while lowering costs and cutting taxes? Did he really make America safer and stronger than it was when he first took office? According to his supporters in the media, Hollywood, and academia, he did. But they are wrong. And they're working aggressively to ensure their version of Obama's legacy is written into the history books. How can you discover and protect the truth? Matt Margolis and Mark Noonan have compiled everything you need to know about the presidency of Barack Obama into a single source. First published in 2016, this book has now been updated to include the entirety of Obama's presidency, and the shocking details that have come to light since he left office. The Worst President in History: The Legacy of Barack Obama compiles two hundred inconvenient truths about Obama's presidency--the facts that define his legacy: his real impact on the economy; the disaster that is Obamacare; his shocking abuses of taxpayer dollars; his bitterly divisive style of governing; his shameless usurping of the Constitution; his many scandals and cover-ups; his policy failures at home and abroad; the unprecedented expansion of government power...and more. In his...
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Sara "Pink" Morlidge Hamel Named Fort Thomas 4th of July Grand Marshal, (Schedules, Events, Times)
Linda Slone, Sara Hamel, Jim Trauth.
One of the showcase weeks for the City of Fort Thomas is being held next week, with activities planned throughout the week, starting with the Citywide Pub Crawl on Wednesday, July 3. Eight locations will be participating, including 915, FT Public House, Colonel's Kitchen, Grassroots & Vine, Midway Cafe, The Olde Fort Pub, Fort Thomas Pizza & Tavern and the Highlander Bourbon & Wine Bar.
RELATED: Facebook Event Details.
The 2019 Fort Thomas 4th of July Parade will be held on Thursday, July 4th starting at 10:30 a.m. at Highlands High School and snaking its way down S. Fort Thomas Avenue toward Tower Park.
The Campbell County YMCA starts the day off with the Firecracker 5K festivities. Sign up here.
The Midway Cafe (1017 S. Fort Thomas Ave) is hosting their 4th anniversary on the fourth, starting at 11:00 a.m.
RELATED: Midway Cafe Facebook Event Details.
City of Fort Thomas Details:
7:40 a.m. Kids Fun Run
Parade at 10:30 a.m.
Tower Park Festivities:
3:00-8:00 p.m. Cincinnati Circus and Facepainting
5:30 p.m. Model Behavior
7:30 p.m. Colour of Rhythm
10: 00 p.m. Fireworks
About 75 floats participate in the parade each year. This year the theme is "The Art of Kindness."
"This parade brings out a lot of excitement within the community," said Linda Slone. She and Jim Trauth arethe event organizers. "We have thousands of families lined up along the parade route just waiting to see and hear the different floats, especially for the candy."
Slone said that prizes are awarded based on how floats incorporate the theme.
"We have had some great floats along the years. Music always helps!"
Prizes will be awarded at the next City Council Meeting in August.
This year the Parade Grand Marshal is Sara "Pink" Morlidge Hamel.
"She is so deserving for this honor. She is such great example of what makes us Fort Thomas and we are so happy to honor her in the parade," said Slone.
Slone said they are also honoring Bert and Dee Bathiany, Dan and Flo Grey, Rita Walters, Betsy Evans and Lee Cordray. "This town would not be the same if it were not for each and every one of them."
The parade also have a Veterans' Division.
"We started this two years ago and are going to continue to build this part of the parade each and every year," she said. We have a good number of participants already."
If interested in being with the other Veterans and want to enter a vehicle, please call Sgt. Major Retired Lonnie Slone, at 859-750-7710.
Parking will be restricted around the parade route, so please plan accordingly.


On Friday, President Donald Trump continued to exploit Americans' fear of terrorism by signing an executive order temporarily banning refugees and immigrants from seven heavily Muslim countries from entering the United States. Protests against the order have broken out at airports nationwide, and if you're headed to one yourself, you're probably looking for sign ideas to protest the refugee ban.
On Sunday, protesters celebrated the decision by a federal judge in New York to temporarily block part of the executive order on the grounds that authorities can't deport individuals from the seven banned countries who arrived before the order was signed. However, protests are still ongoing at airports in New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, and more. If you plan on joining them, here are 13 creative ideas for signs protesting the refugee ban.
At first glance, this just looks like a call to resist, but if you read the fine print, this sign has an excerpt from "New Colossus," a sonnet by poet Emma Lazarus, immortalized on a plaque at the bottom of the Statue of Liberty.
Keep in mind what you're demonstrating.
This sign refers to one of the most recognizable phrases from "New Colossus," but there's plenty of material to choose from.
Stress the importance of welcoming everyone to the United States, particularly those forced to escape their own countries.
The U.S. was built on refugees; the Pilgrims came to North America fleeing religious persecution in England. Use your sign to point out that most of us are descended from immigrants.
PSA: Melania Trump was born in Slovenia, making her an immigrant. I wonder what she thinks of her husband's policies.
It's hard to miss the neon lights and giant letters that make up this sign.
Refugees aren't the only group affected by Trump's immigration policies. Tie in Trump's plan to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border as well.
The refugee ban affects travelers with legal passports for at least 90 days.
If you've been affected by discrimination in the past, consider sharing it at a protest.
Like the "immigrants" poster above, this sign points out that the U.S. was literally founded by immigrants.
In 1939, due to immigration quotas, the U.S. turned away a group of Jewish refugees from Germany. They returned to Europe, where 254 later perished in the Holocaust. Use history to inform your protest signs.
In addition to a pause on all refugees entering the U.S., Trump's ban affects legal immigrants from countries whose populations are primarily Muslim. While you're protesting, support everyone affected by the ban — solidarity is more important than ever these days.


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Well, there was a school shooting in Texas. At least 10 dead and this is the first significant incident since the left has weaponized the parkland students. This is going to be an important crossroads for the gun rights movement, and this is one that I think is a must win for our side. The nation is looking at this. Politicians are looking at this. Gun owners are looking at this. Non-gun owners are looking at this. This is the moment where we are going to have to prove that we can effectively beat back the gun grabbers or we will lose a great deal of ground in the next several years. I don't care who is in the White House.
I have said it before and I will say it again… the game has changed. And the NRA had better get with the times and figure out a counter to this new style of attack that the left is employing against guns or it will soon be game over. The gun grabbers have created an incredibly strong propaganda machine that is now a force to be reckoned with. Underestimate their power at your own demise.
I think this is also going to be the moment where we see what the NRA is truly made of. Are they willing to throw anything else under the bus to passify short term manufactured outrage like they did with bump stocks? Or will they give the gun grabbers the middle finger and say 'come and take it' like they did after newtown. Politicians are watching. Make no mistake, EVERY politician in Washington wants America disarmed. They are just waiting for the NRA to signal that they will protect them during re-election before they sign that bill. Now we are going to find out if the NRA itself is the slippery slope that we are so worried about.
A number of people have made this point, playing defense doesn't work for each time the Liberty Grabbers take a little more of our freedom.
1. This isn't about scary inanimate objects the national Socialist Left doesn't understand.
We don't talk about freedom of speech in terms of 'pen' control so why are we doing this for the commonsense natural right of self-preservation.
2. The issue here is Liberty – and this extends to other aspects of the bill of rights.
3. The national Socialist Left would love to keep this in terms of scary objects.
4. They cannot abide the use of Liberty instead of gun in this debate.
Finally, we need to keep this debate in terms of Liberty Culture as opposed to the Left's Culture of death.


It is also known as F-9 Park, is a public recreational park situated within the F-9 sector. The park is one of the largest covered areas in Pakistan. It is named after Fatima Jinnah, the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
The park's builder, Michael Japero, took five years to design it.
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Here are the minutes of the latest Community Board meeting, September 29, 2016. Our previous minutes can be found here.
This week brings us a recap of the eZ Conference, a proof of concept GraphQL bundle for eZ Platform, how APIs work in an interview with David Liedle, and more.
This week André Rømcke looks ahead to V2.0, the results of our survey on 3 things you love about eZ Platform, a new blog on our Developer Hub, and more.
This week, we have lots of exciting news as eZ Systems partners with Platform.sh, the release of eZ Platform and eZ Studio 1.5.1., Symfony coming to the US, and more.
This week in our eZ Ecosystem: an article about the advantages of Symfony and sharing skills across CMS's, eZ Platform nominated as Best Enterprise CMS, security advisories, as well as our regular sections such as Social, Events and Resources.
Here are the minutes of the latest Community Board meeting, September 6, 2016. Our previous minutes can be found here.
This week we ask your feedback, on the top 3 things you love about eZ Platform. Symfony has reached the 500 million download milestone, and PHPBenelux reached out to come speak at PHPBenelux '17, and more.
Lots of news this week again, with a quick first impression of Web Summer Camp, Accelerated Mobile Pages on eZ Platform, the August 2016 releases of eZ Platform and eZ Enterprise, and more.
This weeks news brings us two interesting blogs by Jani Tarvainen about using Docker, and Symfony Bundle updates, and our usual Social, Events and Resources section.


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