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Q: Training with threshold in PyTorch I have a neural network, which produces a single value when excited with input. I need to use this value returned by the network to threshold another array. The result of this threshold operation is used to compute a loss function (the value of threshold is not known before hand and needs to be arrived at by training).
Following is an MWE
import torch

x = torch.randn(10, 1)  # Say this is the output of the network (10 is my batch size)
data_array = torch.randn(10, 2)  # This is the data I need to threshold
ground_truth = torch.randn(10, 2)  # This is the ground truth
mse_loss = torch.nn.MSELoss()  # Loss function

# Threshold
thresholded_vals = data_array * (data_array >= x)  # Returns zero in all places where the value is less than the threshold, the value itself otherwise

# Compute loss and gradients
loss = mse_loss(thresholded_vals, ground_truth)
loss.backward()  # Throws error here

Since the operation of thresholding returns a tensor array that is devoid of any gradients the backward() operation throws error.
How does one train a network in such a case?

A: Your threshold function is not differentiable in the threshold, therefore torch does not calculate the gradient for the threshold which is why your example is not working.
import torch

x = torch.randn(10, 1, requires_grad=True)  # Say this is the output of the network (10 is my batch size)
data_array = torch.randn(10, 2, requires_grad=True)  # This is the data I need to threshold
ground_truth = torch.randn(10, 2)  # This is the ground truth
mse_loss = torch.nn.MSELoss()  # Loss function

# Threshold
thresholded_vals = data_array * (data_array >= x)  # Returns zero in all places where the value is less than the threshold, the value itself otherwise

# Compute loss and gradients
loss = mse_loss(thresholded_vals, ground_truth)
loss.backward()  # Throws error here
print(x.grad)
print(data_array.grad)

Output:
None #<- for the threshold x
tensor([[ 0.1088, -0.0617],  #<- for the data_array
        [ 0.1011,  0.0000],
        [ 0.0000,  0.0000],
        [-0.0000, -0.0000],
        [ 0.2047,  0.0973],
        [-0.0000,  0.2197],
        [-0.0000,  0.0929],
        [ 0.1106,  0.2579],
        [ 0.0743,  0.0880],
        [ 0.0000,  0.1112]])

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Human rights and business–overview
LexisNexis Legal & Professional, LexisNexis UK, LexisPSL, Risk and Compliance, May 16th, 2022
Catherine Innes
Human rights are increasingly acknowledged to be not just a concern for nation states and international organisations, but also a concern for business. Business organisations operate around the world with increasingly complex structures and supply chains. Their operations can have a number of impacts, good and bad, on human rights. This has led to the development of a number of international initiatives aimed at increasing business awareness of, and respect for, human rights.
This Overview introduces the key issues business organisations need to know about human rights. It summarises some of the key human rights standards and initiatives that apply to business and the key actions that business organisations need to take in order to avoid causing or contributing to adverse human rights impacts.
Human rights standards and initiatives
The UN Global Compact
The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) is a voluntary initiative set up in 2000 under the auspices of the United Nations. Its aim is to involve commercial and 'non-business' organisations, such as academic institutions, not-for-profits and public sector organisations, in the promotion of responsible and sustainable business.
Human rights are not the prime focus of the UNGC—it is concerned more broadly with issues of sustainability and the responsibility of organisations, individuals and states to promote a sustainable global economy and advance broader societal goals.
The first two principles of the UNGC do, however, relate explicitly to human rights—businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights and make sure they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
See Practice Note: The UN Global Compact and human rights.
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
The UNGPs were developed by a team led by the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Professor John Ruggie, to implement his 'Protect, respect and remedy' framework, eg:
States have a duty to protect human rights
businesses have a responsibility to respect human rights, and
there need to be appropriate and effective remedies in place when human rights are breached
The UNGPs are concerned with addressing adverse human rights impacts by business enterprises, ie when the ability of an individual or group of individuals to enjoy their human rights is removed or reduced by the action (or omission) of an organisation.
The UNGPs apply to all nation states and business enterprises without exception (whereas the UN Global Compact is voluntary). The UNGPs do not, however, create legal obligations, although this might change—work is underway on developing a new international treaty on business and human rights.
See Practice Note: The UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights—practical compliance.
Other initiatives that incorporate human rights protections include the:
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
Equator Principles
Kimberley Process
EU Commission proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence
For more information on these and other initiatives, see Practice Note: What business needs to know about human rights.
Corporate social responsibility vs respect for human rights
Although closely related, corporate social responsibility and the corporate responsibility to respect human rights are two different things.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has no precise definition. It means whatever an organisation chooses it to mean. Although in some organisations a CSR programme may be very extensive and cover many of the issues associated with business and human rights, it more often tends to be focused on a limited range of activities, with restricted geography and scope, concerned more with charitable or social goals. It is also entirely voluntary.
Corporate responsibility to respect human rights
The corporate responsibility to respect human rights as set out in the UNGPs, and unanimously endorsed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, requires an organisation to consider its impact in relation to all internationally recognised human rights across the whole of its business operations and business relationships. It requires ongoing effort to monitor and address impacts and a more systematic approach than CSR. The UNGPs say the responsibility applies to all business organisations.
See Practice Notes: CSR, ESG and human rights reporting and initiatives and The UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights—practical compliance.
Identifying internationally recognised human rights
The UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights (UNGPs) require businesses to respect internationally recognised human rights. This begs the question: what are the internationally recognised human rights? There is no single definition or list you can refer to. Rather, these are, at a minimum, the rights set out in the:
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
For a list of applicable human rights, see Practice Note: Identifying internationally recognised human rights.
Human rights due diligence
Implementing the corporate responsibility to respect human rights cannot be achieved without the organisation carrying out some form of human rights due diligence and impact assessment.
The UNGPs envisage a four stage due diligence process consisting of:
assessing actual and potential human rights impacts
integrating and acting upon the findings
tracking responses, and
communicating how impacts are addressed
Key to this process is the impact assessment. It should cover adverse human rights impacts, which:
the organisation may cause or contribute to through its own activities, or
may be directly linked to its operations, products or services by its business relationships
See Practice Note: How to assess human rights impacts and Precedent: Human rights impact assessment.
Putting the corporate responsibility to respect human rights into practice
Putting the corporate responsibility to respect human rights into practice within an organisation cannot be done in an ad hoc way. It needs to be structured and systematic and must encompass all of the business's operations. The main things any organisation will need to do are:
get senior, board-level buy-in—setting the tone from the top is essential
adopt a formal policy statement on the organisation's approach to human rights—for sample wording, see Precedents: Human rights—code of ethics and Human rights policy
carry out a human rights impact assessment to understand where there may be issues that need to be addressed—see Practice Note: How to assess human rights impacts and Precedent: Human rights impact assessment
engage with relevant stakeholders, both within and outside the business, to understand their concerns and obtain their support for your actions—see: How to assess human rights impacts—Stage 3—stakeholder engagement
take action to remediate actual adverse human rights impacts and put in place appropriate systems and procedures to identify potential impacts in the future—see: How to assess human rights impacts—What happens next—mitigating, managing, evaluating and reporting on impacts
train all staff throughout the organisation to a level appropriate to their role
communicate publicly on what you have found and the actions you are taking to address issues that have been identified
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'Jumanji: The Next Level' Wins The Weekend with Higher Than Expected $60M
Jumanji: The Next Level Wins The Weekend with Higher Than Expected $60M
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Jumanji: The Next Level was able to melt Disney's Frozen 2 at the box office this weekend. The highly anticipated sequel was able to earn $60.1 million in its first weekend in theaters. The studio estimated the Dwayne Johnson-starring sequel would only bring in around $35 million, while outside predictions had it in the $40 million to $50 million range. However, fans have been waiting two years to see how the gang gets sucked back into the world of Jumanji, and it turns out they all wanted to see the movie opening weekend. The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters next week, so the number one victory will be short-lived. On the other side of the fence, Clint Eastwood's Richard Jewell failed to meet expectations.
Disney's Frozen 2 took the second spot this weekend after a three-week reign at number one with $19.1 million. The animated family musical has been getting praise from critics and fans and also just crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office, which took about a month to do. Rian Johnson's Knives Out moved to number three this weekend after earning $9.2 million. The modern whodunit boasts a huge all-star cast and has also been receiving rave reviews. To date, the movie has earned $166.2 million globally.
Clint Eastwood's Richard Jewell took the fourth position this weekend after earning $5 million. The movie was expected to make at least twice as much, based on positive reviews and an "A" grade from CinemaScore. This marks the second-worst nationwide opening ever for a movie directed by Eastwood. Blumhouse's Black Christmas debuted in theaters at number five after taking in $4.4 million. The holiday horror movie has been criticized for not really having anything to do with the original, amongst other things.
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Ford v Ferrari was able to secure the sixth spot at the weekend box office with $4.1 million. The Academy Award contender has made $184.6 million globally since debuting in theaters five weeks ago. Queen & Slim came in seventh this weekend. The drama has been receiving praise from critics and took in $3.6 million, bringing its domestic total to just over $33 million.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood was able to bring in $3.3 million, which was enough to earn the eighth spot at the box office this weekend. Tom Hanks turned into the iconic Mister Rogers for the movie, which has also been receiving whispers of Academy Award nominations. Elsewhere, Deep Waters took the ninth spot after bringing in $2 million, while 21 Bridges finished off the top ten with $1.1 million. You can check out the rest of this weekend's numbers over at Box Office Mojo.
5 Black Christmas
6 Ford V Ferrari
7 Queen & Slim
8 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
9 Dark Waters
10 21 Bridges
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Elton John – Your Song – Piano Tutorial
And you can tell everybody…🎵🎤 this is your song…🎹
Learn how to play Your Song by Elton John on piano with this Synthesia piano tutorial! Please enjoy!
"Your Song" was first released by American rock band Three Dog Night in March 1970 on their third studio album, It Ain't Easy. English musician, Elton John, who wrote the song with his lyricist, Bernie Taupin, was an opening act for the band at the time and allowed them to record it. They did not release it as a single as they wanted to let John, then an upcoming artist, have a go with it. Even though it was originally the B-Side to "Take Me To The Pilot", DJ's preferred Your Song instead, bringing the song to number eight on the Billboard chart. The song, which has been covered by many artists such as Ellie Goulding and Lady Gaga, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
This piano arrangement of Your Song is fantastic to play! You can learn it with our Synthesia piano tutorial, or from our official Sheet Music Boss sheet music at the top of the description!
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Elton John – I'm Still Standing – Piano Tutorial
🎵I'M🎵STILL🎵STANDING💪🎹 Such a good chorus!
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Learn how to play I'm Still Standing by Elton John on piano with this Synthesia piano tutorial! Please enjoy!
I'm Still Standing is a song by Elton John, written by himself and Bernie Taupin and released in 1983 on the album "Too Low for Zero". It is a punchy and steady song with an interplay between B-flat major and B-flat minor. John called "I'm Still Standing" his "reaction to still being relevant and successful in the early 1980s, post-punk and with the New Romantics creeping in." This fantastic piano tutorial will show you how to play a piano solo arrangement of I'm Still Standing that would impress any Elton John fan! Enjoy!
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Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Piano Tutorial
This boy's too young to be singing the blues… 🎤🎵🎹Sheet music: https://www.musicnotes.com/l/2cgQZ SUBSCRIBE for more!
Learn how to play Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John on piano with this Synthesia piano tutorial! Please enjoy!
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the titular track from Elton John's 1973 album of the same name. It has become a favourite of John's and is still performed on his tours, although the key has been changed down a whole tone due to the strain it put on his voice in the chorus. It has been a general critical success since its release and was certified Gold by the RIAA on 1974, later increasing that to Platinum in 1995. This fantastic piano arrangement translates the awesome swing rock of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road to piano extremely well! You'll love playing this classic on piano after learning it in this tutorial!
This piano arrangement of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is fantastic to play! You can learn it with our Synthesia piano tutorial, or from our official Sheet Music Boss sheet music at the top of the description!
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ELTON JOHN – YOUR SONG – Piano Tutorial (Karaoke Version)
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Your Song by Elton John is about the feelings of love towards a partner and wanting to give them all you can. Elton John released the song in 1970 and since then it's become a classic rock hit. Your Song has been covered notably by Rod Stewart and Ellie Goulding.
We hope you enjoy this karaoke piano tutorial of Your Song by Elton John!
It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide, I
Don't have much money but boy, if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live
If I was a sculptor but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a traveling show
Oh, I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song
And this one's for you
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
I sat on the roof and kicked up the moss
Well, a few of the verses, well, they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind
While I wrote this song
It's for people like you that
Keep it turned on
So excuse me forgetting
But these things, I do
You see, I've forgotten
If they're green or they're blue
Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen
It may be quite simple but
Now that it's done
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ELTON JOHN – ROCKET MAN – Easy Piano Tutorial
Learn to play Rocket Man by Elton John on piano with this easy piano tutorial! It's simplified so no problem if you're a beginner. Please enjoy.
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Rocket Man is the classic song performed by Elton John. The song is about the Rocket Man leaving for Mars and missing his family. According to the author of "The Musical Journey of Elton John", Rocket Man was inspired by Bernie Taupin (the co-writer) seeing a distant shooting star and this lead to the opening lyrics of the song, "She packed my bags last night, pre-flight. Zero hour: 9 a.m. And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then." Rocket Man is one of the most beloved songs in music history.
Fun fact! Elton John played "Rocket Man" at the 1998 Space Shuttle Discover launch site. Rocket Man has been covered extensively by artists including William Shatner as spoken word (this performance being parodied by The Simpsons, Family Guy, Animaniacs, and Futurama), The Nixons, Matthew Morrison of Glee, and Iron Horse among many others. The song has also appeared in cinema, including the 1997 comedy film RocketMan. It's also appeared in TV The Big Bang Theory. There is also an NPC in World of Warcraft where an NPC called "Experimental Pilot" converses with another character in dialogue based on Rocket Man's lyrics.
This arrangement by Andrew Wrangell is approximately grade 3 level. It's a great song and sure to be a fantastic repertoire choice at a concert given how popular it is!
About the arranger:
Andrew Wrangell is a composer and arranger from Brisbane, Australia. He began adapting music for piano as soon as he began learning at the age of 5, playing his favourite TV show themes on piano. He has been arranging music for all sorts of instrument combinations ever since, and has over 100 piano arrangements to his name and counting!
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About the editor:
Samuel is a composer and engraver from Brisbane, Australia. He regularly edits music for professional composers and ensembles. Clients include The Camerata of St. John's, Greg Andrew (Elton John Experience), Sydney based Fluteworthy and various community and youth orchestras.
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She packed my bags last night, pre-flight
Zero hour, nine AM
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
Till touch down brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh, no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact, it's cold as Hell
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
And all this science I don't understand
It's just my job five days a week
A rocket man, a rocket man
Written by Elton John, Bernard J.P. Taupin • Copyright © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Beards are popping up all over lately and becoming quite popular once again. In my opinion beards have never gone out of style they just got more cropped. This year 2014 celebrities such as Brad Pitt, Robert Pattinson, Johnny Depp, George Clooney, and Gerard Butler are all sporting some type of beard or scruff making it a huge trend.
When choosing a beard it's just like choosing a haircut. You need to pick a style that matches your face shape, and the most importantly your jaw line. If you pick a wrong style it can break the whole look entirely, and make you look very unattractive.
Some of the hottest beard trends for 2014 is the full beard, goatee, stubble, Soul patch, and the "Brad Pitt" scraggly beard. Beards have lots of uses for men. Men can be lazy and go without shaving every day, keep you warm, makes you look distinctive, slims the face, helps hide scars, protects the skin, prevents razor burn, and can be quite arousing on a woman's body parts.
Thin face- You need to grow the beard thick enough to fill the face in. If you have a skinny face the beard needs to fill in the cheeks. If not the beard is going to look awkward, and give you an uneven appearance.
Full face/chubby face- A great beard to wear would be the full, goatee, or long Brad Pitt beard. These styles will help slim the face, hide a double chin, and give your face a longer appearance.
Soul Patch beard- Here you have a small area of hair that is grown beneath the mans lower lip. I consider this an alternative to the goatee. This beard is very easy to achieve and maintain. To prepare for this beard you will need to grow your beard at least 2 weeks worth. The more hair you have the better shape the beard will be in. Shave the beard down until a small area of hair is remaining beneath the lower lip. This style of beard can be worn narrow, extended, or with or without a mustache.
Brad Pitt braided beard- For this beard you will need to grow a goatee, but there must be some length to it. At least 2-4 inches enough to braid the hair accurately.
Some OTHER TYPES of the styles will be the Dali, Chevron, mutton chops, toothbrush, walrus, balbo, chinstrap, circle beard, anchor, chin puff, ducktail and more.


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International Effort to Define Cod Stocks Begins
The northwest Atlantic cod fishery is arguably one of the best-known and most historically important fisheries in the world. That importance made the collapse of the region's cod stocks all the more noteworthy, and adds a degree of urgency to ongoing efforts to return such stocks to health.
Unfortunately, biologists have found cod slow to respond to management measures. Canada imposed a moratorium on the Newfoundland cod fishery in 1992; twenty-five years later, the stocks are finally beginning to recover.
Off the coast of New England, cod stocks still languish at or near their historic lows, despite managers' efforts to rebuild them. One of the reasons for such a stubborn decline may be that the current management units, which define all cod off the northeastern United States as belonging to either the Gulf of Maine or the Georges Bank stock, oversimplifies the population structure. Instead of there being just two large stocks of fish that share similar biological characteristics, research suggests that there may instead be many smaller, local spawning populations.
Such a complex population structure would help to explain why current management measures have not been more effective, as management measures which are likely to be successful when applied to a large, unitary population fail when the vulnerabilities of small, local populations are not taken into account. Annual catch limits that appear conservative when applied to one of the two currently recognized stocks could still be high enough to cause such local spawning populations to collapse; historical records indicate that populations that once spawned just off the coast of Maine may already have been seriously depleted in the 1940s.
Such local depletion becomes even more significant in the face of research that suggests that once a spawning area has lost its resident cod population, fish from adjacent spawning areas do not move in to repopulate the site. Instead, it remains barren.
Thus, it is important that the governments of the United States and Canada have recently created the Atlantic Cod Stock Structure Working Group (Working Group), which will endeavor to identify each local population on a biological and ecological basis. Its aim is to bring together scientists from government, academia and non-governmental organizations who have been studying such local populations, and provide an environment in which they can more easily collaborate and coordinate their research. The international nature of the Working Group will make it easier for it to study and define populations that straddle international boundaries.
The Working Group held its first meeting in February 2018; it is scheduled to continue its work for two years. We will keep you informed of any findings that it may release along the way.


Genevo One S is one of the best performance radar detectors from portable Genevos. Besides the basic Genevo One version, the Genevo One S has an improved LED display, new features, and an improved antenna with approximately 15% higher performance. Genevo One S contains a GPS module with a precise European database, which includes stationary speed cameras, section speed cameras, and red-light cameras.
Genevo One S detects speed radars at a far distance with a low amount of false alerts, which is comparable with high-end models from other brands, but for significantly less money. During the development, enormous emphasis was placed on optimizing radar performance on the Ka narrow band used by police across Europe and on the functionality of reporting GPS points. Last but not least, Genevo One S is localized into most European languages.


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The 93R17 GVXP bolt action rifle helps heighten the fun of rimfire shooting while maintaining the Savage Arms standards of meticulous crafting with a balance of modern, high-tech methods and old-world hand craftsmanship. It has a built-in adjustability AccuTrigger that provides a crisp, clean trigger pull, enhancing accuracy. This model features a detachable box magazine, a two-position safety immediately behind the bolt handle at the right rear of the action, blued carbon steel barrel, and a wood stock with a natural high-luster finish, cut checkering, and swivel studs. Included is a mounted and boresighted 3-9x40mm scope with matte blued finish for out-of-the-box tack-driving accuracy powerful enough to dispatch small game and varmints.


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Amedee Valle Reyburn, Jr. (March 25, 1879 – February 10, 1920) was an American freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

In the 1904 Olympics he won bronze medals as a member of American 4x50 yard freestyle relay team and as a member of Missouri Athletic Club water polo team. Reyburn died in a plane crash in 1920.

See also
 List of athletes with Olympic medals in different disciplines
 List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

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1920 deaths
Sportspeople from St. Louis
American male freestyle swimmers
American male water polo players
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming
Olympic medalists in water polo
Olympic water polo players of the United States
Swimmers at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 1904 Summer Olympics
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Vladimir Nabokov Talks About Life, Literature & Love in a Meticulously Prepared Interview, 1969
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"I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child." So begins Vladimir Nabokov in the foreword to his 1973 book of interviews and articles, Strong Opinions.
To avoid speaking like a child in public, Nabokov took great pains to prepare his every word. "Throughout my academic ascent in America from lean lecturer to Full Professor, I have never delivered to my audience one scrap of information not prepared in typescript beforehand and not held under my eyes on the bright-lit lectern."
When it came to giving interviews, Nabokov was horrified by the notion of sitting back and having a casual chat with a reporter. "It has been tried at least twice in the old days," he writes, "and once a recording machine was present, and when the tape was rerun and I had finished laughing, I knew that never in my life would I repeat that sort of performance. Nowadays I take every precaution to ensure a dignified beat of the mandarin's fan. The interviewer's questions have to be sent to me in writing, answered by me in writing, and reproduced verbatim. Such are the three absolute conditions."
So the excerpt above from a 1969 interview with the British journalist James Mossman should be understood as a carefully prepared performance. As Nabokov says in his own introduction to the full text version of the interview in Strong Opinions, Mossman submitted 58 questions on September 8, 1969, and "some 40 were answered and recorded by me from written cards in Montreaux." In a conversation ranging from the pleasure and agony of composing fiction to Dostoyevsky's "ghastly Crime and Punishment rigmarole," the mandarin's fan keeps a dignified beat.
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The AES-2000S Accessible Entry System provides both audio and visual assistance for those with disabilities.
The LCD display with large 0.5″ tall characters is back-lit and will display a directory of tenants as well as directions and prompts. A built-in voice recorder and announcer can also provide a supporting audio message. When the *EZ® HELP button is pressed, instructions on how to use the system are both displayed and announced.
The built-in directory can support up to 525 tenant names and phone numbers and will dial a pre-programmed phone number upon selection of a tenant. Once two-way communication has been established, the tenant can activate a remote door strike by entering a touch tone command. A second relay is also provided to operate an automatic door. The AES-2000S will also support keyless entry at the door via its built-in keypad, or add a Viking Proximity Reader.
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Watch any courtroom drama on television, and you'll hear the word "forensic" used frequently to describe a type of evidence used against criminals. But the question of 'what is a forensic science technician' is not always clarified by the time the credits roll on the TV show.[i]
Forensic science technicians are professionals who investigate scientific evidence connected to a criminal occurrence and analyze their finding in hopes of proving guilt or innocence by scientific facts. A forensic science technician works mostly in a lab and keeps full-time hours, and also may visit crime scenes within the jurisdiction of the law enforcement branch for which she or he is employed. (Continue below)
How to Become a Forensic Science Technician
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, forensic science technicians typically enter the field with a bachelor's degree in natural sciences, such as chemistry or biology, and those who are studying forensic science should make sure to take courses that include instruction on forensic science topics, such as human anatomy and toxicology. It is common for a forensic science technician to have earned a bachelor's degree in natural sciences and then go on to earn a master's degree in forensic science, perhaps while working in the field already. While certification/licensure isn't typically required to enter the field of forensic science, there are various licenses and certifications that may contribute to a forensic science technician's professional development.[ii]
Some of the skills that forensic science technicians working in the profession have cited as being used on the job are using scientific methods and rules to solve problems, effectively communicating scientific findings in written reports, and using critical thinking. These criminal justice professionals also need to have attention to detail and employ knowledge of chemistry, engineering and technology, and law and government.[iii]
Forensic Science Technician Salary
Now that you know what it takes to pursue this career path, you may be wondering what sort of forensic science technician salary can be possible in the field. While the salary will vary based on where the technician is employed, here is some recent employment data collected:
Median annual salary for 2013: $54,360[iii]
Forensic Science Technicians employed in American in 2012: 13,000[iii]
Projected job growth from 2012-2022: 3% to 7%[iii]
Projected job openings from 2012-2022: 5,800[iii]
Just as with any profession, there may be several different industries that employ forensic science technicians. The industries that have the highest levels of employment for this profession in 2013 were[iv]:
Local Government (OES Designation): 7,690 employed
State Government (OES Designation): 4,210 employed
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories: 500 employed
Scientific Research and Development Services: 170 employed
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services: 150 employed
As of 2013, the states with the highest employment level in this occupation were[iv]:
California: 1,990 employed
Florida: 1,470 employed
Texas: 990 employed
Arizona: 870 employed
Maryland: 660 employed
If you're passionate about science and having a place in the criminal justice system, then a forensic science technician career path may be perfect for you. By pursuing graduation from a forensic science degree program, you can combine the scientific knowledge you learn with your analytical skills to bring criminals to justice.
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Australian Catholic Cardinal Center of Child Sexual Abuse Scandal
Written byKevin Rennie
Posted 16 October 2013 0:10 GMT
This Human Rights post is part of Blog Action Day on 16 October 2013.
Two sisters were repeatedly raped by their parish priest in an Australian primary school. One later committed suicide. The other became a binge drinker and is disabled after being hit by a car. Their parents want laws to make the Catholic Church look after victims properly. Their mother told the story in her book Hell On The Way To Heaven.
Since its publication in 2010, action is finally being taken. There are currently three government inquiries in Australia into institutional responses to sexual abuse of children.
As Clerical Whispers reported in May 2013, the State of New South Wales investigation followed police whistleblower Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox's allegations of Catholic church cover-ups in the Hunter Valley region.
In the State of Victoria, the Family and Community Development Committee of parliament has the task of reporting:
…on the processes by which religious and other non-government organisations respond to the criminal abuse of children by personnel within their organisations
The committee was set up after admissions by the Catholic hierarchy of forty suicides among 620 victims of child sexual abuse by its clergy. It is due to report in November 2013.
Then Prime Minister Julia Gillard established the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in late 2012. The commission is examining:
…how institutions with a responsibility for children have managed and responded to allegations and instances of child sexual abuse.
…any private, public or non-government organisation that is, or was in the past, involved with children, including government agencies, schools, sporting clubs, orphanages, foster care, and religious organisations.
Despite the broad brush of the terms of reference, the Catholic church has taken the brunt of public criticism so far. In particular, the Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal George Pell has been the centre of the controversy for his approach to offenders and victims over an extended period. His appearance at the Victorian committee in May 2013 created a storm when he admitted church cover-ups.
Ian Richardson's reaction was typical of the twitterverse:
#Australia's Cardinal "I Knew Nothing" #Pell digs deep hole for himself and #Catholic church at child abuse enquiry: http://t.co/8HtxEH3ka8
— Ian D. Richardson (@ian_richmed) May 27, 2013
Rock in the grass was incensed by the Cardinal's moralising:
Cardinal George Pell: An embarrassing example of clerical blindness when it comes to child abuse. http://t.co/kiuMPS2vMx"
— rockinthegrass (@rockinthegrass) May 29, 2013
Sam Butler made the inevitable comparison with Rupert Murdoch's evidence in 2011 to the British parliamentary committee concerning the phone hacking scandal:
Pell's "apology" is every bit as laughably insincere as Murdoch's "most humble day of my life" quip: http://t.co/s5sEXoMA5U
— Sam Butler (@samsonjbutler) May 28, 2013
It was just one of a multitude of tweets linking to well-respected journalist David Marr's report for the Guardian.
Meanwhile Cartoonist Jon Kudelka had his usual eye for The Details:
Cartoon – The Details. Courtesy Jon Kudelka
At The Conversation blog Judy Courtin assessed Pell's apology:
If we were to rate his performance as an actor with his apology he would have just passed as an actor. The apology, along with any empathy or compassion, was entirely lacking.
Subsequently David Marr has written an in-depth essay for the September Quarterly magazine: The Prince: Faith, Abuse and George Pell (Essay 51):
He [Pell] knows children have been wrecked. He apologises again and again. He even sees that the hostility of the press he so deplores has helped the church face the scandal. What he doesn't get is the hostility to the church. Whatever else he believes in, Pell has profound faith in the Catholic Church. He guards it with his life. Nations come and go but the church remains.
Jeremy von Einem's tweet is representative of the general reaction to Marr's essay:
Just read David Marr's @QuarterlyEssay piece on George Pell. Shameful covering up of sex abuse in the Catholic church. Disgusting to read.
— Jeremy von Einem (@jvoneinem) October 5, 2013
John Lord captured the revulsion and the anger that many readers felt:
Whilst reading it I had to stop many times and reflect on the enormity of the sins of the fathers. More than once I shed a tear whilst uttering the word, bastards.
But this essay is as much about Pell (I don't feel the need to be particularly aware of protocol and use his title) the man as it is about child abuse. When all is stripped back we see a man of very little love for flock but great love for the institution of church, the privileges that come with it and the power it commands. Consequently Pell is adored by the church but despised by the people.
Cardinal Pell responded to the essay with a written statement:
A predictable and selective rehash of old material. G.K.Chesterton said: 'A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. Marr has no idea what motivates a believing Christian.
The Prince has its critics. Andrew Hamilton is consulting editor at Eureka Street, the online publication of the Australian Jesuits. In his analysis Marring the Cardinal's image he sees the essay as "elegant" but "unfair":
The limitations of Marr's account are the obverse of its virtues. It is not a dispassionate judgment but a prosecution brief. It sifts Pell's motives and words but not those of his critics, and simplifies complexities.
Kate Edwards at Australia Incognita is a critic of Cardinal Pell but thinks Marr missed the 'Real Story':
The article provides no new insights on the Cardinal's various disastrous interactions with victims and the laity in relation to the scandal; no new insights into just why he and many others in the Church were so reluctant to listen or act. To me that seems a great shame.
Despite being the central player in the sordid history of abuse and cover-up, the Catholic Church was not first case study off the rank at the Royal Commission public hearings. That dishonour went to the Scouts, reinforcing a long-held stereotype.
The Catholic Church's Truth, Justice and Healing Council has made a lengthy submission to the Commission's Towards Healing processes. Meanwhile, an appearance at the inquiry by Cardinal Pell is eagerly awaited by both critics and supporters.
Outside the Victorian inquiry, support group CLAN (Care Leavers Australia Network) spoke for people brought up in "care":
Care Leavers Australia Network outside Victoria's Parliament House. Courtesy CLAN website
The Royal Commission is expected to take several years to complete its investigations and make recommendations to the Federal government.
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ACG taps Ex-Im alums for new finance team
By Edward Russell2018-03-05T18:34:51+00:00
Aviation Capital Group has hired three US Export-Import Bank alumni to lead its new aircraft financing solutions group.
Robert Roy, Andrew Falk and Robert Lewandowski will join ACG as managing directors in late March, the Newport Beach, California-based lessor says today. They will jointly lead the aircraft financing solutions group.
"We are extremely excited to participate in the establishment of ACG's aircraft financing solutions group as a complementary line of business to ACG's world-class aircraft operating lease platform," says Roy in a statement. "Moreover, we look forward to exploring a number of aircraft financing opportunities to meet the needs of our customers."
The new group will develop and market alternative financing structures to airlines, providing access to additional sources of capital.
Roy, Falk and Lewandowski join ACG as Ex-Im remains effectively shut. The export credit agency has lacked the board quorum needed to provide financing greater than $10 million since being reauthorised in December 2015.
General Atomics to demo MQ-1C Gray Eagle as tactical ballistic missile spotter
The purpose of the flights is to show the US Army that the aircraft, when fitted with long-range radar and air-launched effects, can serve as a target spotter for the service's next generation of tactical ballistic missiles, the Long Range Precision Fires system.
United says it does not expect to fly 737 Max this summer
United Airlines is not planning for the Boeing 737 Max's return to service this summer, making it the first airline to announce it will operate without the aircraft during a second peak travel season.
F-35 sensors help ground interceptors engage "air-breathing" targets
The Lockheed Martin F-35 has demonstrated has demonstrated a capability to downlink targeting data about multiple "air-breathing threats" to ground forces. The work took place at White Sands Missile Range in December 2019, according to Lockheed Martin. A pair of US Air Force F-35s were integrated with the US ...


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Discomfort and sensitivity to light. Eyes will feel bothered by too much light and any time outside will require sunglasses.
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and there were 4 women.
I introduced myself and asked if they were being helped.
Who are without a home.
A few minutes passed and Amber, the director, arrived and I went on my way.
Later, Amber told me that these women were (Bourbon Street) dancers.
They were donating some of their earnings to support shelters for women and children.
The women were giving Hagar's House "a bit more than they had planned" because some of the other places would not take their money.
I got right to the important matter at hand-the bottomline.
Amber did not know. She had not opened the envelopes.
Being the pastor, I said lets' open the envelopes.
We opened four envelopes with checks totaling $3,865.
That's a lot of money… for dancers.
Life really is so beautiful and so painful.
So complicated and so messy.
In the Jewish tradition there is a story about a master Rabbi, who is training young rabbis.
Master Rabbi Kotze asks the young rabbi's.
The glory of God is everywhere; sure 'nuff.
If we have been trained, encouraged and have learned from birth to see ourselves and everything else on earth as LESS THAN THE GLORY GOD it may be a little difficult to be awe struck by each other. To see each other as incarnations, much less THE full-blown incarnation.
So, how does God get in?
From the best I can tell, Any way She can!
God has the relentless spirit of Lin Manuel's version of Alexander Hamilton.
Neither is God throwing away God's shot.
God never gives up…the knocks just keep coming!
God will incarnate in burning bushes, whirlwinds, bolts of Light and even humble God's self to be born a babe in a manger.
God has no shame. God has love-endless love!
the hostess with the mostest…it can be hard to let God IN!!!
You going to let a pregnant woman sleep in your barn?
Do you believe in virgin births, stars and babes?
But God just keeps trying, trying and trying to lower you off of your mountain and raise those you are looking down at in the valley.
It is often humbling…which, of course is the only way to let God in.
One thing we can know for sure is when it is Christmas. When our trickster God has gotten IN.
Around the walls of our self-righteous religion and politics.
all the things we are taught from birth to believe will save us.
When God gets IN…we know it.
You see a babe…in a manger, no crib for a bed, is no longer s shameful thing, but Christ. The savior of the world.
And a babe… on Bourbon Street …is no longer a babe at all.
Somebody's 20 year old daughter.
Somebody- Trying to make room in the world.
trying to do a little good-if the world will let her…. IN.
somebody standing right in front of you knocking wondering if you have room for her humble offering from the valley of dolls!
That's when you know its Christmas. That God really does send babes to be received by our hearts so that old men dream again of peace on earth and goodwill to all people.


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Erik Stallemo (16 June 1935 – 11 May 2011) was a Norwegian shipbroker, sports official and football agent. He had two tenures as chairman of IK Start and one tenure as chairman of Start's football committee.

Career
He hailed from Grim in Kristiansand. He left school after completing primary education, and in 1950 he started working for the shipbroker's company Johan G. Olsen. He rose in the ranks to become a department director. Some 27–28 years later he quit this job, tried his luck with his own company Stallemo Partners, but it went defunct. He worked as a shipbroker in Stavanger for some years. He was the founder, and from 1987 to 2007 chief executive, of Westshore Shipbrokers. In 2007 he changed position to chairman.

He joined the sports club IK Start right after the Second World War, and served as chairman of the multi-sports club from 1962 to 1965 and 1992 to 1995. He was best known as chairman of the football committee from 1976 to 1981, the period when Start won two league titles in 1978 and 1980. In 2005 he was named as an honorary member of the club.

He has also been a board member and chaired the election committee of Serieforeningen. It has been written that Stallemo was Norway's first football agent. He negotiated loans and transfers for such players as Svein Mathisen, Isak Arne Refvik, Rune Bratseth, Arve Seland, Olav Klepp, Einar Jan Aas, Arne Dokken, Arne Larsen Økland and Åge Hareide.

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Foreign travelers with COVID-19 vaccines approved by FDA, WHO can enter the US in November
Bailey Schulz
Foreign tourists vaccinated against COVID-19 with a drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or World Health Organization will get the green light to enter the United States in November, according to a spokesperson from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Earlier this week, to help them prepare their systems, we informed airlines that the vaccines that are FDA authorized/approved or listed for emergency use by WHO will meet the criteria for travel to the U.S.," CDC spokesperson Caitlin Shockey told USA TODAY.
The FDA has authorized three COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use during the pandemic: Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer-BioNTech, the last of which has received the FDA's full stamp of approval. The WHOgranted approval for those three as well as the Oxford-AstraZeneca/Covishield, Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines.
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Shockey did not say how, or if, travelers who had received vaccines not approved by the WHO would be able to enter the U.S. for tourism purposes.
"CDC will release additional guidance and information as the travel requirements are finalized," she said in an emailed statement.
The U.S. announced on Sept. 20 it would be introducing a new international air travel system in "early November" that would open travel for vaccinated foreign nationals. The initial announcement did not say which vaccines would be accepted, although health officials had previously told USA TODAY the CDC would likely allow those approved by the WHO.
Officials have yet to announce when restrictions will officially lift, to the dismay of many travelers.
What are the entry requirements for foreign travelers?
Foreign travelers will need to show proof of full vaccination prior to boarding U.S.-bound planes. A COVID-19 test will also be required within three days of departure and proof of negative results must be shown. Enhanced contact tracing and masking will also be required, but there will be no quarantine mandate.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki has said unvaccinated children of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals will be subject to the stricter new testing requirements. Today, children ages 2 and older boarding international flights to the United States must show proof of a negative test taken three days before boarding.
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Charlie Brown Jr war eine brasilianische Rockband, die zuletzt aus dem Sänger Chorão, den Gitarristen Thiago Castanho und Marcão, dem Bassisten Champignon und dem Schlagzeuger Bruno Graveto bestand. Ihre Texte sind meistens in ihrer Heimatsprache Portugiesisch verfasst. Neben Rock spürt man auch oft Reggae, Ska und Hip-Hop (Musik)-Einflüsse bei ihren Liedern.

Geschichte
Der Sänger Chorão hat neben der Musik noch ein anderes Hobby: Skateboarding. In den späten 1980er Jahren galt Chorão als einer der größten Talente auf dem Skateboard in Brasilien. Die Liebe zum Skateboard war auch auf deren Shows sichtbar, wo nicht selten im Publikumsbereich eine Halfpipe bereitgestellt und des Weiteren auch auf der Bühne geboarded wurde.

Im Jahr 2005 gab es einen Besetzungswechsel: die Mitglieder Marcão (Gitarre), Renato Pelado (Schlagzeug) und Champignon (Bass) schieden aus der Band aus, an ihre Stelle traten Thiago Castanho (Gitarre), Heitor Gomes (Bass) und Pinguim (Schlagzeug). Im Herbst 2007 erschien das neue Album "Ritmo, Ritual e Responsa" beim Label EMI Brasil. Bereits 2008 folgte der nächste Besetzungswechsel: An Pinguims Stelle übernahm Bruno Graveto das Schlagzeug. 2011 kehrten Marcão als zweiter Gitarrist und Champignon wieder in die Band zurück.

Am 6. März 2013 starb Chorão in seinem Appartement in São Paulo an einer Überdosis Kokain. In der Folge verkündeten die verbleibenden Bandmitglieder in einem Interview am 11. April 2013 die Auflösung der Band.

Diskografie

Alben
 (1997) Transpiração Contínua Prolongada (BR: )
 (1999) Preço Curto... Prazo Longo (BR: )
 (2000) Nadando com os Tubarões
 (2001) Abalando a Sua Fábrica
 (2002) Bocas Ordinárias (BR: )
 (2003) Acústico MTV: Charlie Brown Jr. (BR: )
 (2004) Tamo Aí na Atividade (BR: )
 (2005) Imunidade Musical (BR: )
 (2007) Ritmo, Ritual e Responsa
 (2009) Camisa 10 Joga Bola Até na Chuva (BR: )
 (2012) Música Popular Caiçara
 (2013) La Familia 013
(2021) Chegou Quem Faltava

EP

 (1999) Aquele Luxo!

Singles
 (2009) Dona do Meu Pensamento (BR: )
 (2009) Me Encontra (BR: )
 (2009) Só os Loucos Sabem (BR: )

Video alben
 (2002) Charlie Brown Jr. ao Vivo
 (2003) Acústico MTV: Charlie Brown Jr. (BR: )
 (2004) Na Estrada 2003-2004 (BR: )
 (2005) Skate Vibration (BR: )
 (2007) Ritmo, Ritual e Responsa ao Vivo
 (2012) Música Popular Caiçara
(2021) Chegou Quem Faltava

Weblinks

Quellen

Rockband
Brasilianische Band


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Like branches into the pathetic truth.
And don't show the tattooed wound.
you're a fool boy is what my momma said.
Love will never never let you be the same.
Song and lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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Carlos Santana is a world famous Mexicano American guitarist and musician.
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Parodia erinacea, или Wigginsia erinacea — кактус из рода Пародия, выделяется некоторыми систематиками в род Виггинсия.

Описание
Стебель шаровидный, до 20 см в диаметре.

Колючки тёмно-бурые.

Цветки до 7 см в диаметре, ярко-жёлтые.

Распространение
Эндемик Бразилия, Аргентины и Уругвая.

Синонимы
 Cactus erinaceus
 Malacocarpus erinaceus
 Wigginsia erinacea
 Notocactus erinaceus
 Echinocactus acuatus
 Malacocarpus acuatus
 Wigginsia acuata
 Notocactus acuatus
 Echinocactus tetracanthus
 Notocactus tetracanthus

Примечания

Литература
 Мохов Е. Р. Кактусы. — СПб.: ООО «Издательский Дом "Кристалл"», 2003. — С. 246. ISBN 5-306-00172-6.

Кактусовые
Флора Южной Америки
Комнатные растения


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Craig held the seat through four subsequent general elections.

References

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A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)

1903 elections in Ireland
1903 elections in the United Kingdom
By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Antrim constituencies
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Skill Builder: Designing "I" Statements
Communicating with others about how they make us feel can be tricky. But it's important to build trust in order to work effectively together (and to enjoy each other's company) so learning to use "I" statements, instead of "YOU" statements, can help smooth out difficult dialogs.
An "I" Statement Helps:
To express feelings and needs in an assertive, non-threatening manner.
To express important feelings and concerns without blame, especially when the task at hand has become difficult.
Here's a Simple Formula for Designing an "I" Statement:
"I feel…" (State the emotion)
"when you…" (State the behavior – be SPECIFIC)
"because…" (State the effect the behavior is having on you in the moment)
TIPS: Avoid inflammatory words ("always," "never," "on purpose," "why") of judgment.
Compare the following examples and imagine what kind of response each statement might yield:
"You never listen to me."
"I feel frustrated when I share information with you and you interrupt me because I really want to help."
"Why don't you like my ideas?"
"I feel like you don't appreciate my suggestions when you brush them aside and go with someone else's idea."
"You always talk too long. Let someone else have a turn."
"I think you have some good ideas but I feel like we should hear from some other folks who haven't spoken yet."
In the above examples, it's easy to imagine that the "you" statements will feel judgmental and likely to promote either a defensive response or even shut down communication altogether. On the other hand, the "I" statements provide context that promotes understanding and the desire to keep lines of communication open.
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