Martha Stewart came to the Yucatan in August and toured the cities of Merida and Valladolid. She shopped in Merida's central market and went to Los Dos cooking school after visiting the city by horse cart. She went to the ruins of Ek Balam near Valladolid and visted the Domincan church in nearby Uayma. She visited an herbalist house in Santa Elena near Uxmal where his makes hammocks and embroiders huipils. After swimming in a cenote Martha gives us a tour of the hacienda San Bernardo near Maxcanu where she stayed with Paula Cussi. There are 8 videos from her show and more photos and recipes on her blog.


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Sale of Upton Park stirs memories of top Huddersfield Town FA Cup win
The final whistle will be blown on the Boleyn Ground when West Ham move to the Olympic Stadium in two years time
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Les Massie scores against West Ham in the FA Cup 5-1 victory in 1960
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The final whistle will be blown on the Boleyn Ground when West Ham move to the Olympic Stadium in two years time.
And news that the capital club have agreed to sell Upton Park to London developer the Galliard Group has stirred memories of one of Town's greatest post-War FA Cup performances.
The 4-2 fifth-round win over West Ham at Leeds Road in February 1972 remains high on the list of fans' favourite games.
But it's not the only time the Eastenders were toppled, because back in January 1960, Town scored a win which must have had the home faithful choking on their pie and mash.
After a 1-1 third-round draw in Yorkshire, the top-flight Hammers were well and truly flattened by Second Division Town the following Wednesday afternoon.
In the days before widespread floodlighting, 22,605 still made their way to a snowbound Upton Park, most expecting to see the home side progress without problem.
But they hadn't bargained for Town caretaker manager Eddie Boot and his magical footwear!
The former Town and Sheffield United half-back, taking care of the first team following Bill Shankly's departure to Liverpool, had an interest in a vulcanising business.
And while the bulk of their trade was in tyres, the firm also produced shoe soles.
Legend has it that Boot had been working on a new design to help sportsman get a better grip on frozen surfaces – and gave them a run-out in the replay.
As the home players slipped and slithered, Town, wearing re-soled training shoes and inspired by youngsters Les Massie and Denis Law, who had scored in the first match, were able to stand strong and pick each other out with long airborne passes.
Having soaked up some early pressure – Phil Woosnam and Malcolm Musgrove both went close – Town took control.
Massie and Bill McGarry scored and although Musgrove pulled one back, Massie scored his second from close range before half-time.
Two minutes into the second half, Jack Connor made it 4-1 after being put through by Law.
West Ham were at sixes and sevens, but having had two goals disallowed, Town had to be satisfied with a final tally of five, with Connor notching his second to complete the rout.
West Ham, who had stars like Noel Cantwell, Johnny Byrne and John Bond in their ranks, had been well and truly humbled.
And within days, Boot, above, was handed the manager's job on a permanent basis.

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Nothing shouts summer quite like plump ripe tomatoes bursting with juice and the flavours of sunshine. Large or small, postbox-red, orange, yellow or green, tomatoes are a fabulous summer staple not just raw, but cooked. While winter always sees me hankering after rich, soul-pleasing things like curries, stews and of course pies - come warmer weather I want my meals fresh and light.
This fortunately doesn't mean no pie, it just means a different approach to pie making – like this free-form roast tomato and ricotta pie. Buttery-rich puff pastry makes way for healthier phyllo pastry. High-fat cheese gets nixed in favour of seriously low-cal ricotta, transformed from rather bland into quite fabulous with a generous sprinkling of Cape Herb & Spice Garlic & Herb Shaker Seasoning. And then there's the pièce de résistance – ripe-red cherry tomatoes popped on top and roasted until they're caramelised summery perfection.
Slice the cherry tomatoes in half, place in a colander and sprinkle generously with sea salt. Set aside for 30 minutes to drain then give them a good shake to get rid of excess moisture. Cut 6 layers of phyllo pastry to a 20cm x 15cm rectangle. Place a sheet of phyllo on a non-stick baking tray and lightly brush with olive oil before adding the next layer of phyllo. Repeat until you have 6 layers stuck together.
Add a teaspoon of Cape Herb & Spice Garlic & Herb Shaker Seasoning to the ricotta and mix through well with the back of a fork. Dot all over the phyllo rectangle and spread with the back of a spoon so it's evenly covered, making sure to leave a 2cm clear edge all around.
Pack the ricotta-covered area with tomatoes, ensuring the cut sides face up. Drizzle lightly with olive oil and place in a preheated 200˚C oven for 20-25 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden and the tomatoes are roasted. Scatter over toasted pine nuts and loads of fresh basil, give it a final dusting of seasoning and serve right away while it's still warm.
1) To get a slightly elevated border for your free-form pie, simply roll tinfoil into a sausage and place underneath the 2cm clear phyllo edge to prop it up a bit while it bakes.
2) If the pastry edge is baked to perfection but you would prefer your tomatoes a bit more roasted, simply cover the pastry edge with tinfoil to protect it from browning further and give your tomatoes another 5 minutes.
1) Stir it into cottage cheese or sour cream and use it to top baked jacket potatoes.
2) Make a super-quick garlic butter by mixing it with room temperature unsalted butter.
3) Make an easy vinaigrette by mixing it with two parts olive oil to one part white wine vinegar.
4) Slice day-old baguette or ciabatta, drizzle with olive oil on both sides and rub in some Garlic & Herb Shaker Seasoning, then place under your grill until toasted. Serve your crostini topped with tiny, diced tomatoes and finely shredded basil dressed simply with more extra virgin olive oil.


Question: I have a burning pain in my upper belly. I have been taking ranitidine for several days with no help. I also was taking high doses of ibuprofen for neck pain prior to this. I would also like to know what would be best to ease the pain.
Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific.
Since you have taken Ibuprofen in high dosages the cause for pain in upper belly is most probable acidity and related problems.
Change over to another, PPI like Omeprazole.
Antacid liquid every three hourly, particularly when on empty stomach.
Motility regulator like Domperidone may help further.
Reduction of stress and anxiety is very very important.
Small frequent feeds of soft bland diet, preferably home made.
Upper GUI Endoscopy if there is still no response to see the reasons for the symptoms.
Muscular, faulty postures at table, computer, work, at home.
Again, the stress and/or anxiety has a larger role to play.
Whether there is cervical spondilitis?
Investigations if needed on clinical evaluation by a Doctor, preferably an Orthopedic Surgeon or Neurosurgeon - MRI.
Some muscle relaxers alone that is without NSAIDs can be gentle for stomach.
Tramadol does not cause acidity - most of the medicines need a valid prescription hence you need to procure one from your Doctor.
I hope, this answer helps you well as it helps all my patients.


Sebastian has another chance encounter (this movie is full of them) with an old musician acquaintance who offers him a steady job in a musical combo. The only problem is that Sebastian is away from Mia most of the time and they begin to have problems arising from their separation. Mia, for her part, continues to struggle with soulless acting auditions. She writes a one-character play and hires a theatre to perform it in, but, at the play's one performance, only a few people show up, and she doesn't even make enough money to pay for the theatre. Disheartened and disillusioned, she retreats to her small-town home in Nebraska. Wait a minute, though! She gets the "call" after she's gone that might be her big breakthrough. Although Sebastian and Mia are officially finished, he drives from Los Angeles to Nebraska to get her to deliver the good news to her and see that she makes it to the audition in time.
There are singing and dancing in La La Land, but not of the Fred Astaire variety (which I detest). Whenever Mia and Sebastian are alone together, in several scenes, they go into "fantasy singing-and-dancing mode." One of these happens at dusk on a parking lot overlooking the bowl-like valley that is Los Angeles. The most notable scene of this kind, though, is at the famous planetarium (the Griffith Observatory) where James Dean and Natalie Wood took a memorable high school field trip, along with their class, in the classic 1955 movie Rebel Without a Cause. Mia and Sebastian are the only two people at the planetarium and, in their singing-and-dancing number together, defy gravity. For me, the most effective and innovative scene of the entire movie is at the end when Mia and Sebastian have their final chance encounter in a roomful of people and Sebastian plays "their song" while we are treated to a montage of soundless (except for the music) "what if" scenes. What if he hadn't brushed her off the night he was fired? What if he hadn't been offered a job that kept him mostly on the road? Will there be a sequel? No, a sequel would only spoil the bittersweet.
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Ms. Darshana M. Baruah (India), Associate Director, Carnegie India
[Research Topic] "India and Japan: Toward and Free and Open Indo-Pacific"
Mr. Edward Schwarck (UK), Visiting Fellow, Council on Strategic and Wargaming Studies, Taiwan
[Research Topic] "Chinese Influence Operations in Japan"
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[Research Topic] "The potential for EU-Japan cooperation on global security issues"
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[Research Topic] "Japan-China relations"
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[Research Topic] "The US-Japan Alliance Cooperation."
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His research topic was "China and Japan's Economic Cooperation with the Southeast Asian Region: The Foreign Aid of a rising and a Mature Asian Power."
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Her research topic was "Japan -China Relations and East Asian Regionalism."
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Constituency for reforms in BJP-ruled states can disprove fears that farm laws are a corporate plot
If BJP ruled states can open up agricultural markets with sensitivity and care, they would have not only demonstrated the wisdom of dismantling marketing monopolies but have also earned the gratitude of millions of poor voting citizens.
Written by Bharat Ramaswami | Updated: December 10, 2020 9:00:42 am
With the farmers rejecting offers from the government to amend the contentious laws, the situation has reached a perilous impasse. (Illustration by C R Sasikumar)
The resolute, determined, dignified, and peaceful protests by farmers at the borders of Delhi have captured headlines around the world. The protests have also warmed the hearts of many dismayed at the steady shrinking of civil society and dissent in the country.
The uncomfortable truth, however, is that while the new laws are not perfect, they represent a necessary direction for agricultural policy. Without developing new markets for the more dynamic lines of activity, agriculture, farmers and the economy will be stuck with a slow-moving cereal economy. This requires enabling policies and investments.
Government policy has moved that way since the early 2000s aided by a remarkable consensus shared across political parties, state governments and the Centre. Different central governments drafted model Acts in 2003, 2007 and 2017, each of which successively enlarged the scope of private markets and reduced the monopoly of the regulated mandi. In 2013, similar recommendations were made by a committee of 10 state agriculture ministers constituted by the ministry of agriculture. These included state ministers from Haryana and Punjab.
Opinion | Vasundhara Jairath writes: Farm laws worsen a development model that covets land, ignores cultivator
With the farmers rejecting offers from the government to amend the contentious laws, the situation has reached a perilous impasse. Some pro-reform commentators have shrugged off their past disappointments to once again hail the Prime Minister as an icon of right-wing economics. It is doubtful that the BJP would care to keep this faith. They will, however, be looking for pragmatic solutions. Fortunately, there is one available where the central government can concede without losing the argument.
The first element is for the central government to withdraw these laws — especially the one that allows private markets. The argument that this law is meant to benefit farmers by removing the monopoly of buyers at APMC markets makes no sense to farmers from Punjab and Haryana. These farmers already have a ready and trusted market in the form of the Food Corporation of India. These laws then naturally foment suspicions about their true intent.
In return, farmers should drop their demand for minimum support price (MSP) to be a legal guarantee. After all, with the Acts gone, we are back to square one. A legal guarantee has severe downsides. For crops other than rice or wheat, it is the private sector that is the major buyer. A minimum price would contract demand, disrupt markets and exports and make farmers and the country unimaginably worse-off. Open-ended procurement and elastic budgets are the only way to enforce a minimum price. No government — not even one of farmers alone — would be able to garner enough resources to implement such a policy for all crops. Punjab and Haryana farmers should look at the failed experiences — whether pulses or apples — to understand this.
Opinion | Amitabh Kundu, Harbir Singh Sidhu write: Govt needs to encourage more remunerative cropping patterns, while addressing farmer anxieties
Is this then the end of all reforms? No, it does not have to be. The proper conclusion is that one size does not fit all. In this instance, Punjab and Haryana farmers have reasons to believe that they will lose — and lose big — if the APMC markets crumble. It will be cavalier to dismiss these concerns.
A constituency for reforms has to be built elsewhere — with growers who will benefit from the opening up of new markets. These will primarily be producers of crops other than wheat and paddy. They gain when they access large markets — both domestic and foreign. This needs investment in markets and supply chains, whether from producer collectives or corporates. It is the entry of the latter that is controversial.
However, concentration can be thwarted as long as policy is sensitive to it. The world over, it is the concentration in retail that allows corporates to extend backwards. Groceries are typically the last item to enter supermarket value chains and it is unlikely to be any different in India. This depends not just on conditions internal to agricultural marketing but also on patterns of urbanisation, the cost of land, the cost of private transport and the friendliness of urban spaces to small vendors.
Opinion | Pramod Kumar writes: Farmers' protest questions reform that promotes efficiency of agriculture, not well-being of agriculturists
The BJP governs many states where it can demonstrate the power of liberating markets and literally allow a thousand flowers to bloom. That gives it the chance to disprove the narrative that these reforms are a corporate plot and provide concrete proof of the gains. Without doubt, economic success will melt opposition in Punjab as well.
Such assiduous efforts will put back agricultural reforms where it belongs — to the individual states. Look at what the protests have already achieved. The central government has learnt that its laws lacked safeguards on dispute mechanisms. It has also realised that its sweeping exemption of the new markets from any kind of state levies hobbled APMC markets. But these learnings have come at a great cost with personal sacrifices made by thousands of agitating farmers.
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Such a disconnect can be avoided by moving policy closer to the ground. Perhaps this is exactly what our Constitution framers had in mind when they assigned agriculture as a subject for governance by the states. The Centre should thank the farmers for reminding them of their constitutional domain. No egos need be bruised. After all, the government did believe it was acting in their best interests.
The challenge is for the BJP ruled states. If they can open up agricultural markets with sensitivity and care, they would have not only demonstrated the wisdom of dismantling marketing monopolies but have also earned the gratitude of millions of poor voting citizens. They can do that or be the darling of those longing for a Thatcherite Modi. The BJP has a choice to make.
This article first appeared in the print edition on December 10, 2020 under the title 'Roll back law, not reform'. Ramaswami is professor of economics at Ashoka University
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Q: Python BeautifulSoup get html from dynamic page question about parse html from dynamic webpage which need to scroll down.
I know it will be easier to use selenium.
but I don't want to use selenium because few reasons.
any way. here is my code.
keyword_list = "abc"
response = requests.get('https://search.shopping.naver.com/search/all.nhn?origQuery={key}&pagingIndex={page}&pagingSize=40&viewType=list&sort=rel&frm=NVSHPAG&query={key}'.format(key=keyword_list, page=2), timeout=100)
soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, 'html.parser')
product_names = soup.find_all('a', attrs={'class': lambda e: e.startswith('basicList_link__1MaTN') if e else False})

but this webpage needs to scroll down to get entire HTML.
I have tried look chrome developer tool's network response when I scroll down.
but couldn't find solution.
anyone can help me?
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when I scroll down. only thing I can see at developer tool is this

A: I wasn't sure if it needs all headers and cookies so I started with Session() and later I didn't check if I can skip it.
Urls give HTML but server sends them as JSON so I start searching in HTML and I found JSON data in
<script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application/json">

And then I get it and use module json to convert to Python's dictionary.
The biggest problem was to find interesting data in all these information.

import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import json

s = requests.Session()
s.headers.update({'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:80.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/80.0'})

# main page to get cookies
url = 'https://shopping.naver.com/'
r = s.get(url)

# search
query = 'test'

# I skip this part - it needs normal BeautifulSoup to get data
#url = 'https://search.shopping.naver.com/search/all?cat_id=&frm=NVSHATC&query={}'.format(query)
#r = s.get(url, timeout=100)
#print(r.status_code)

for page in range(1, 3):
    print('--- page', page, '---')

    url = 'https://search.shopping.naver.com/search/all?frm=NVSHATC&origQuery=test&pagingIndex={}&pagingSize=40&productSet=total&query={}&sort=rel&timestamp=&viewType=list'.format(page, query)
    r = s.get(url, timeout=100)

    #print(r.status_code)

    soup = BeautifulSoup(r.content, 'html.parser')

    # gives only 5 items
    #for ul in soup.find_all('ul', {'class': 'list_basis'}):
    #    for li in ul.find_all('li'):
    #       print(li.text)
    #        print('---')
    #    print('----------------')

    script = soup.find('script', {'id': '__NEXT_DATA__'})

    data = json.loads(script.text)

    #print(data.keys())
    #print(data['query'].keys())
    #print(data['props']['initialProps'].keys())
    #print(data['props']['pageProps'].keys())
    #print(data['props']['initialState'].keys())

    #print(json.dumps(data['props']['pageProps']['initialState']['products']['list'], indent=2))

    products = data['props']['pageProps']['initialState']['products']['list']

    print('len(products):', len(products))

    for item in products:
        #print(item['item'].keys())
        print('productName:', item['item']['productName'])
        #for key, value in item['item'].items():
        #    print(key, '=', value)

Result:
--- page 1 ---

len(products): 40

productName: 염소농도 테스트 페이퍼 CM-240 (Chorine Test Paper)
productName: P30-Bact 박테리아 검사키트, Bacteria Test Kit 수질검사키트 ITS
productName: JT602A 테스터 팁잭 JT-602A Test Tip Jack
productName: Pro'skit MT-3102 3 1/2 2A Mini hook table attached to the temperature test probe
productName: FLUKE TL75 TEST LEAD 테스트리더
productName: DC 2CM/건식 가스미터 가스미타 DRY TEST GAS METER
productName: 다다 다다 리드선 MET-500용 리드선 TEST LEAD
productName: (신길테크) FLUKE ES165X EARTH SPIKE TEST KIT
productName: 14 플라스틱 수분계 테스트 용기 14 Plastic Hydrometer Test Jar
productName: [TESTO] 테스토 / TEST 175-T2 / 2채널 온도 데이터로거
productName: tH1UV9 잔류염소 TEST 롤형 염소농도 테스트지 1p
productName: [관부가세포함] ZEISS Siemens Star Test Chart
productName: 휴대용 산도계(TEST KIT)
productName: [프로텍] 리드선(TEST LEAD) / 아날로그용
productName: Zeyuan 용접 게이지 용접 천사 검사 게이지 Ulnar Test Ruler
productName: UEi Test Instruments Em201Spkit 정전기 압력 키트
productName: 14 플라스틱 수분계 테스트 용기 14 Plastic Hydrometer Test Jar
productName: Clearblue Digital Pregnancy Test 테스트기 5개입
productName: Cal Test CT3681 오실로스코프 고전압 차동프로브 70MHz
productName: 원포 패스터 임신테스트기 임테기 1test x 10박스
productName: (관부가세포함) INSIZE 6293-3 Dial Test Indicator Holder
productName: SAMDUK 눈금시험관 시험관 Graduated Test Tube
productName: [계측기코리아] HIOKI L4938 TEST PIN SET 리드선
productName: Ars50-Quic2, 지하수,유해물질 비소검사, Arsenic Test Kit
productName: 금속 성분분석기 ,SPECTRO TEST
productName: [ACUBA] 아쿠바 PH 테스트페이퍼 스틱형 100개입 - PH TEST PAPER
productName: FLUKE 700PTP-1 공압식 테스트펌프 Pneumatic Test Pump
productName: [ADVANTEC] PH시험지(PH Test Paper)
productName: MQuant Total Hardness Test 총경도 테스트지
productName: SureGrip Industrial Test Lead Set Fluke FLUTL222
productName: TOYOTECH TL-700 LCR-METER TEST LEAD 액세서리
productName: 염소농도 테스트 페이퍼 CM-240 (Chorine Test Paper)
productName: 이가게뭐야 랜 테스터기 POE 전압체크 Ping test지원
productName: [플루크] TL75 테스트 리드 세트 / TEST LEAD SET / FLUKE 테스터기용 리드선
productName: KYORITSU 교리츠 교리쯔 PACK TEST 간이 수질검사팩
productName: TEST 606-2 디지털 목재수분계 독일 포켓용 수분계
productName: IKA MS1.32 Test tube insert Φ12mm 6개
productName: Muscletech Test HD 하드코어 테스토스테론 부스터 90
productName: Arcotest 친환경 다인펜 (Test Pen PINK) -표준세트(8개)
productName: 랜테스터기 POE 전압체크 Ping test지원 케이블탐지

--- page 2 ---

len(products): 40

productName: HI3810 용존산소 측정키트 Oxygen Chemical Test Kit
productName: DC2C/건식 가스미터 가스미타 DRY TEST GAS METER
productName: 다다 다다 리드선 MET-500용 리드선 TEST LEAD
productName: 다다 다다 리드선 MET-500용 리드선 TEST LEAD
productName: KYORITSU PACK TEST 간이 수질검사팩
productName: [ACUBA] 아쿠바 PH TEST PAPER (PH 테스트 시험지) 50개입
productName: 샘아쿠아 API Ph Test Kit pH 테스트 키트/ 물 수질 측정
productName: BK Precision TL89S1 SMD Test Fixture (테스트 픽스쳐)
productName: 10ml 유리 테스트 컬쳐 튜브 Test tube, Glass
productName: 라텍스kit 살모넬라용 100test
productName: PKG575464잔류염소 테스트지 롤형 TEST 1p 염소농도
productName: [독일] Phoenix Contact Multimeter Test Fox M-1, 1212209
productName: [프로텍] 리드선(TEST LEAD) / 디지털용
productName: UEi Test Instruments Digital 검정
productName: [TOYOTECH] 도요테크 / TOYOTECH TEST LEAD / 각종 테스트 리드선
productName: 이상적인 산업 C-90 모든 Vol-Con 및 Vol-Test 전압 테스터와 함께 사용할
productName: OTC 3587 터미널 테스트 키트 OTC 3587 Terminal Test Kit
productName: 세이플린 임신진단 테스트기 1TEST x3개 /임테기
productName: Cal Test CT3687 오실로스코프 차동프로브 100MHz
productName: pH Test paper / ADVANTEC / BCG pH 4.0-5.6
productName: [계측기코리아] HIOKI L2200 TEST LEAD 테스트 리드
productName: pH농도 측정시험지 유니버셜-UNIV(pH test paper)측정범위 PH1~11
productName: (관부가세포함) YSI Photometer Test Kit - YPM114
productName: FA-1290 테스터 리드봉 (PT-802) Test Leads
productName: B50-Brom 브롬검사키트, Bromine Test Kit ITS 측정키트
productName: IKA VG3.33 Test tube insert Φ12mm 12개
productName: [플루크] TL71 / Fluke Premium Test Lead Set / 테스터리드 / DMM용 프리미엄 테스트리드선
productName: [ACUBA] 아쿠바 PH 테스트페이퍼 스틱형 100개입 - PH TEST PAPER
productName: BK Precision TL 1 Sheathed Test Lead Set (테스트 리드)
productName: DC 5C M/건식 가스미터 가스미타 DRY TEST GAS METER
productName: 다다 다다 리드선 MET-500용 리드선 TEST LEAD
productName: TEST 606-2 디지털 목재수분계 독일 포켓용 수분계
productName: 라인샵-TEST 606-2 디지털 목재수분계 독일 포켓용 수
productName: [독일] FLUKE TL175 - Twistguard test tips
productName: 잔류염소 TEST 롤형 염소농도 테스트지 1p
productName: [태광] 리드선(TEST LEAD) / 포켓용 외
productName: UEi Test Instruments Digital 검정
productName: 월드몰   G102 103 로즈골드 다리 높은 1200 거실수납장 TEST
productName: 14 플라스틱 수분계 테스트 용기 14 Plastic Hydrometer Test Jar
productName: 세이플리 임신진단 테스트기 1TEST x3개 /임테기

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Growing Up I never had to go to hospital - Soo-Mi Hwang L.Ac.
Growing up, I never had to go to the hospital, take antibiotics or use cold medicine. My father always treated me with acupuncture and herbs whenever I had health issues. For that reason, I never needed Western medicine. As a little girl when I got sick, acupuncture was the first thing I got from my father.
My father helped so many people for as long as I can remember. He had acupuncture and Chinese medicine clinics in Seoul, Buenos Aires, and New York. From the time I was fifteen, I was apprenticing to him. I have watched him treat countless people, from six month old babies to people with facial paralysis and stroke. But his specialty was helping people with back pain.
Through watching him treat all these people, I have gained knowledge and experience that I could not have learned from any classroom. Now my specialty is also facial acupuncture and pain management, just like my father. Of course, I also have my master's degree in acupuncture and Oriental medicine, and I am qualified to treat a wide variety of health issues.
It 's my life long passion to use acupuncture and Chinese medicine to help you improve the quality of your life.


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Q: Unable to Consume Linkedin API through Localhost I found similar threads but unfortunately didn't help resolve my issue so posting a new thread
I am trying to consume the linked API through localhost. The error I am getting is:

Uncaught Error: You must specify a valid JavaScript API Domain as part of this key's configuration.

Under Javascript Settings, Valid SDK Domains I added

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*http://127.0.0.1:8704

*http://localhost

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I tried creating a ASP.NET project in Visual studio and tried running my html file with the associated port number which also I added in valid SDK domain, still the same issue.
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2022 Campaign Information
Welcome to the 2022 United Way of Central Missouri Campaign page. Here you will find all you need to host your workplace campaign; including campaign structure options, printable materials--like our brochures, the link to our 2022 Campaign Video, Willy Wonka-themed fundraising activity ideas for your workplace, t-shirt order forms and more!
The United Way Campaign supports our 28 partner agencies that are helping the hungry, the homeless, the powerless...seniors, babies, adults with disabilities and families struggling to put food on the table, a roof over their heads or recovering from the pandemic. United Way was born as a result of difficult times, and it's in our DNA to step up and help people in tough and uncertain times. Our priority has always been to protect and support our community,and we cannot do this important work without you.
Our 2022 Campaign Goal is $2.3 million, and the theme for this year's campaign is Willy Wonka with the slogan 'So Shines a Good Deed'. United Way of Central Missouri needs you to join the fight for the health, education, financial stability and basic needs of every person in our community.!
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Campaign Structures & Timeline
Contact United Way Staff
Campaign Leadership Team
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See it if You want to delve into 3 sets of lives and the things that they are dealing with. You want to see an enjoyable thought-provoking play.
See it if If you want to see something serious, character-driven, with a strong sense of place, if you are ready to be confused at first for a payoff.
See it if you like to experience innovative ways of playwriting & are interested in some of the ways people of different races interact today.
Don't see it if you want a play that tells one continuous story & resolves all the questions that it's posed before the final blackout.
See it if Great Acting, Show is good. About people.
Don't see it if Deals with pain, racism. A lot of emotions.
See it if you want a look at small town life with some good acting to portray a range of characters and their interactions, good and bad.
Don't see it if you want one story with a conclusion or are bothered by the tension of people interacting with daily problems.
See it if It's kinda neither here not there - neither glaringly horrible nor particularly good.
Don't see it if There is something there that may be developed but it's rather buried behind the heaps of programmatic platitudes. No AC to speak of.


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Tom Holland Teases Disneyland's Upcoming Spider-Man Attraction
Universal Revs 'Fate Of The Furious' Spinoff For Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham
By Mike Fleming Jr
Mike Fleming Jr
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April 21, 2017 9:53am
EXCLUSIVE: Universal is huddling on a spinoff that will focus on the characters originated by Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham and most recently seen in The Fate of the Furious, sources said. The franchise architects have said they might broaden the universe with spinoffs, and source said this is the one they are pursuing.
This is in early stages, but they've met on the concept, which sources said will be scripted by Chris Morgan, the chief writer of the series that is hitting new heights with the eighth installment. The idea is for Johnson's U.S. Diplomatic Security Agent Luke Hobbs to form an unlikely alliance with Statham's Decker Shaw for a movie that conceivably could be made while they are figuring the next Fast film.
Johnson stepped into the franchise in Fast Five, and Statham established his in Fast & Furious 6. Each began as an antagonist to the core street-racing family but grudgingly earned their way into the circle of trust.
There's not much more to say right now; Morgan hasn't begun writing, but they are talking. Johnson and Statham certainly showed good chemistry in the new film, which going into its second weekend has grossed $685 million worldwide. The two-hander spinoff seems a clever way to extend a franchise, which has shown little signs of running out of gas.


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Topic: Scythia
Scythian languages
Azes II
Pazyryk culture
Sarmatians
Anacharsis
Domestication of the horse
Sarmatia
Alans
Medes
Scythia, then, which is square in shape, and has two of its sides reaching down to the sea, extends inland to the same distance that it stretches along the coast, and is equal every way.
The base line of the geodetic square of Scythia runs along latitude 45°12'N, that is, along the parallel that is at the middle point between the Equator and the Pole, with the usual displacement of 12' to the north.
In the case of the geodetic square of Scythia, it was reckoned that a width of 7' 12° of longitude is equal in actual length to 5° of latitude or half of the height of the square.
www.metrum.org /mapping/scythia.htm (4736 words)
Scythia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scythia was the area in Eurasia inhabited by the Scythians, in Classical Antiquity.
Scythia's social development at the end of the fifth and in the fourth century BC involved its privileged stratum into trade with Greeks, efforts to control this trade, and consequences partly stemming from these two: aggressive external policy, intensified exploitation of dependent population, progressing stratification among the nomadic rulers.
The blossom of the steppe Scythia coincides with decline of forest-steppe.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scythia (2353 words)
Scythia, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
Scythia is called the region to the north and northeast of the Black Sea.
Scythia is the abode of one of the WINDS, the North Wind Boreas 1.
Io, in her wanderings came to Scythia and Cimmeria, which are in the same region.
homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Scythia.html (890 words)
Scythia - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
These tribes raised wheat, presumably in the river valleys, and sold it for export; in the eastern half from west to east were Georgi (perhaps the same as Aroteres) between the Ingul and the Borysthenes (Dnieper), nomad Scyths and Royal Scyths between the Borysthenes and the Tanais (Don).
To the south of Scythia the Crimean mountains were inhabited by a non-Sythic race, the Tauri.
Like the Scyths they were pressed towards the west by yet newer swarms, and with the coming of the Huns Scythia enters upon a new cycle, though still keeping its old name in the Byzantine historians.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SC/SCYTHIA.htm (4543 words)
SCYTHIA FACTS AND INFORMATION
Scythia was an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by a group of Iranian people speaking Indo-Iranian languages, known as the Scythians.
However haplogroups H, J2, R1b and L are also found in populations of Iran, Pakistan, Central Asia and India, and the idea that R1a1 originates from Kurgan Culture is questionable, since there seem to be a complete absence of haplogroup I and E in India (although it is common in Europe, particularly Ukraine).
In the second paragraph of the Declaration of Arbroath, Scythia is claimed as a former homeland of the Scots.
www.freedomsailing.com /Scythia (3951 words)
Above, to the northward of the farthest dwellers in Scythia, the country is said to be concealed from sight and made impassable by reason of the feathers which are shed abroad abundantly.
From Scythes, the son of Hercules, were descended the after kings of Scythia; and from the circumstance of the goblet which hung from the belt, the Scythians to this day wear goblets at their girdles.
When, therefore, he arrived in Scythia, he betook himself to the district called the Woodland, which lies opposite the course of Achilles, and is covered with trees of all manner of different kinds, and there went through all the sacred rites with the tabour in his hand, and the images tied to him.
www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/Scythians.html (9488 words)
Scythia and the Scythians - Encyclopedia of Ukraine
According to Herodotus Greater Scythia occupied a large rectangle of land extending nearly 700 km (20 days travel) from the Danube River in the west across the Black Sea coast and steppe region of what is today Ukraine to the lower Don Basin in the east.
The steppe of Southern Ukraine was occasionally referred to as Scythia (Skufia and Great Skuf in the Primary Chronicle) and Sarmatia until the Igth century.
The bellicose Scythians were often in conflict with their neighbors, particularly the Thracians in the west and the *Sarmatians in the east.
www.brama.com /news/press/001022scythian_history.html (1968 words)
Ocean Liner Gazette Spring 2002 - Dazzle & Drab Exhibit
The abstract of log from Scythia's westbound crossing of April 1955 is perfectly normal for a crossing at that time of the year.
There were no announcements on Scythia's public address system as I recall and we certainly were not sent to boat stations, so obviously it was not thought we were in any danger.
Silence and inaction continued for some time, perhaps an hour or so, and then Scythia reversed out of the freighter and continued on her way.
www.oceanliner.org /scythia_crossing.htm (593 words)
Ships of State: The Intermediates: Scythia, Samaria, Laconia
The Scythia was of the first of this new fleet.
The Scythia was graced with opulent accommodations rivaling the greatest of liners.
In fact not only was she one of the first of the intermediates built for the line, but she would survive the rest of her class and remain in regular service well into the late 1950's.
uncommonjourneys.com /pages/scythia/index.html (810 words)
Prior to their being in "Scythia" the same peoples had been found on the fringes of the Assyrian Empire, in northern Mesopotamia, the Caucasus and Zagros mountain areas and in eastern Iran.
Later in Scythia (east of the Ural Mountains) were to appear a nation named "Naphtali" and descended from the Israelite Tribe of that name.
It follows that the Tribe of Naphtali, which later appeared in Scythia east of the Ural Mountains, was thus identical with the Gaeli-Cadussi who previously had been in the "Gouzan"area south-west of the Caspian Sea which area was one to which the Assyrians had transported Israelite-exiles.
www.jerusalembooks.com /download/tribes.txt (8106 words)
The Scythians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The ancient legend tells the story about the one-eyed people, Arimaspians in Scythia who had on-going battle with the griffins who guarded the gold.
Many nomads bacme sedentary in the north Black Sea and Kamenskoe Gorodishche was the economic, political and trading capital of Scythia in the 4th till the first half of the 3rd century BC.
Even though the ancient Greeks' impression that Scythia was a matriarchy,it is not supported by the archaeological evidence.
www.silk-road.com /artl/scythian.shtml (1823 words)
Scythia (II)
Scythia was converted into a troopship in 1939.
After the war she repatriated German prisoners of war and carried German emigrants to Canada under charter by the International Refugee Organisation before being returned to Cunard in 1949.
Scythia was chartered to the Canadian government for service from Rotterdam to Quebec in October 1957.
web.greatships.net:81 /scythia2.html (140 words)
Variant Texts
But Feinius came from Asia to Scythia, whence he had gone for the building of the tower; so he died in the princedom of Scythia, at the end of forty years, and passed on the chieftainship to his son, Nenual.
Boamain took the kingship by force of combat from Northern Scythia to the shore of the Caspian Sea, till he fell in a battle-ambush at the hands of Noemius son of Nenual.
The hosts of Scythia felt it a great loss that their lord should be hurt and mortally wounded by the son of Bile, and he was expelled out of Scythia; so Mil went thereafter, and took his children with him.
members.aol.com /lochlan2/lebor2.htm (5921 words)
History Alive -> Scythia
I thought I'd put some facts about Scythia up on here, I heard alot of complaining that sythia was in wrong place in RTW sop i disided to look.
To the south of Scythia the Crimean mountains were inhabited by a non-Scythic race, the Tauri.
About 512 B. Darius, having conquered Thrace, made an invasion of Scythia, which, according to the account of Herodotus, he crossed as far as the Oarus, a river identified with the Volga, burned the town of Gelonus and returned in sixty days.
s3.invisionfree.com /History_Alive/index.php?showtopic=33 (4712 words)
Origin by Yair Davidiy chapter seven
From eastern Scythia, in the decades 70-50 BCE, the Western Sienbi and the Northern Hun group of Hugie, Dingling, and Gienkun moved westward.
This movement out of Scythia to the West caused the existing peoples in Germany in the period 200-300 CE (and in some cases somewhat before that time) to be replaced by bigger groups who absorbed them.
In east Scythia, -at least in the area east of the Caspian Sea whence the Sacae (Anglo-Saxons) were once centered, Aramaic was spoken.
www.britam.org /originseven.html (2616 words)
Scythia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
'''Scythia''' was an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by an Iranian people known as the Scythians.
Genetic research in modern populations reveals that the same Y chromosome haplogroup (R1a) represents a genetic lineage currently found in central and western Asia, India, and in Slavic populations of Eastern Europe.
Aside from the findings of modern archaeology and genetics, most of what subesquent generations "knew" of Scythia and Scythians was at second hand, a matter of literary conventions.
scythia.kiwiki.homeip.net.cob-web.org:8888 (2366 words)
Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Scythia
Scythia SCYTHIA [Scythia], ancient region of Eurasia, extending from the Danube on the west to the borders of China on the east.
He accompanied (c.513) Darius in the Persian expedition into Scythia.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Scythia" at HighBeam.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Scythia (382 words)
Scythia - SCC Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Info: Scythia, for almost 500 years, this has been a nation of Horse-riding conquering nomad tribes.
As a boy he was taught that Scythia could not go on the way it had for 500 years.
For the duration of the Rebelion and the regaining control of the nation by the king, all trade has been outside the kings controll and taxation and therefor no taxes on it were collected even IF the merchants made their routes.
www.stratcommandcenter.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=241 (1257 words)
SCYTHIAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
To the south of Scythia the Crimean mountains were inhabited by a non-Scythic race, the Tauri." (Thoantas, 1st king of Taurians ca 1600 BC; Thoas, king of Scythia; Thoas 3, father of Dionysus, king of Taurians)
From the 3rd century BC onward, Neapolis Scythia was the capital of the Royal Scyths, a militaristic people who lived in the region until the early centuries AD.
Before 200 BC, Neapolis Scythia was surrounded by a strong stone and mortar wall, the main gate flanked by two towers.
www.geocities.com /amuse_amenace/scythia.htm (6847 words)
SCYTHIAN DRACAENA - Greek mythology, she-dragon of Scythia - DRAKAINA SKYTHIA
THE DRAKAINA SKYTHIA was the first ruler of the land of Skythia.
The Greeks on the Euxine conceived her to have lived in Scythia.
When Heracles, they said, carried away the oxen of Geryones, he also visited the country of the Scythians, which was then still a desert.
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The Heroic Age: The Forum/From Scythia to Camelot
From Scythia to Camelot opens with a masterful Foreword by John Colarusso, the eminent authority on the languages and lore of the Caucusus.
From Scythia to Camelot will surely not be the last word said on the origins and history of the Arthurian cycle.
It is far too revolutionary and pioneering to have made a final accounting of all the multifarious strands that have been woven together into the fabric of this marvelous tapestry.
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The Milesian Legends
This Feinius Farsaid and his son, Nel, went into Asia to work on the Tower of Nimrod (Tower of Babel in biblical history) and were present at the subsequent dispersal of the races after the destruction of the tower.
After a few generations, a descendant of Heber Scot, named Agnomain, killed a rival for the kingship of Scythia (a kingsman) and in revenge was driven from the country.
With a small band of followers, Agnomain obtained ships and sailed to the Macotic Marshes on the Black Sea, where the Scots (as they had come to be known, from Scota, the wife of Nel) remained for nearly three hundred years.
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Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia is an international journal covering such topics as history, archaeology, numismatics, epigraphy, papyrology and the history of material culture.
It discusses art and the history of science and technology, as applied to the Ancient World and relating to the territory of the former Soviet Union, to research undertaken by scholars of the former Soviet Union abroad and to materials in collections in the former Soviet Union.
Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia has already established itself as an invaluable resource for the subject both in the private collections of professors and scholars as well as in the major research libraries of the world.
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SCYTHIA (Gr. EKuOia) - Online Information article about SCYTHIA (Gr. EKuOia)
In accordance with this we can give the relative positions of the various tribes, and an excursus on the rivers (47–57) lets us define their actual seats.
Cimmerii; the nature of the country makes it probable that some of them were nomads, while others no doubt tilled some land in the river valleys and in the Crimea, where they See also:
About 512 B.C. Darius, having conquered Thrace, made an invasion of Scythia, which, according to the account of Herodotus, he crossed as far as the Oarus, a river identified with the Volga, burned the town of Gelonus and returned in sixty days.
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Scythia's role is to locate foreign partners for the projects.
All the projects are supplied with guaranteed markets and most of the projects already have the larger parts of their funding secured.
All the projects are of strategic importance to Kazakhstan and have the explicit support of the President and other highly placed politicians.
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Mundania Press LLC -- Extraordinary Book Publishers -- Lion of Scythia
Within a year he was an Assistant Manager and finishing his Lion of Scythia trilogy.
I have just finished reading his Lion of Scythia, which is set in the times of Alexander the Great, and all I want to do is to read on.
Lion of Scythia is an EPPIE 2001 finalist in the Historical Fiction category.
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Scythia - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Goths : areas conquered or ruled by the Goths: Scythia
Large stretches of open plain facilitated the immigration of outside peoples.
Everest: Beyond the Limit on the Discovery Channel
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As is shown on the map, Attica occupied a small area in the ancient Greek world of the sixth through fourth centuries BCE.
The Amazons were credited with living in the land aroung the Black Sea: Thrace, Scythia and Sauromatae; and Northern Africa according to different sources.
The Greek's opponents during the Persian Wars, occupied the land across its eastern waters; the Aegean Sea.
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Lion of Scythia is the first in a trilogy of fast paced, action packed sagas of a Macedonian cavalry captain who has been captured by Scythian warriors.
As Niko proves himself in battle against enemy tribesmen and gains favor with the Massegetae, he also makes enemies who will do whatever they must to drive a wedge between Niko and Tomyra, ensure the purity of the People, and protect their ways.
Lion of Scythia it is easy to see why this first novel was a finalist in the 2001 Eppie Awards.
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Ministry of Economic Development approved blacklisted Australian insurance broker for business in NZ on strength of Standard and Poor's B- rating
6th Apr 11, 6:32pm
The ministry responsible for overseeing the insurance industry at the time an insurance broker blacklisted in Australia jumped across the Tasman to set up business in New Zealand has tried to quash suggestions of any regulatory failings.
The regulator said Western Pacific and its director Jeffrey McNally met the requirements of the day because it had a credit rating from an approved agency and had lodged a NZ$500,000 deposit. Ratings agency Standard and Poor's, which has been criticised since the Global Financial Crisis for giving AAA ratings to toxic mortgage bonds, said it had analysed the quality of Western Pacific's management and given the company a B minus rating.
According to a written statement issued by the Ministry of Economic Development, two prevailing pieces of legislation continue to govern the insurance sector pending the Reserve Bank assuming full responsibility in March 2012: The Insurance Companies' Deposit Act of 1953 and the Insurance Companies (Ratings and Inspections) Act 1994.
Western Pacific, with 7,000 policy holders, was placed into liquidation last Friday after McNally and his brother-in-law and business partner Graham Smolenski signalled concerns about the company's solvency following the February 22 earthquake in Christchurch. (For details see article by Amanda Morrall here).
Under the terms of Insurance Companies' Deposit Act, insurers are required to lodge a NZ$500,000 deposit with the Public Trust, which Western Pacific did. The company also fulfilled a second legislative requirement for a rating of the company and its directors by an approved agency; in this case Standard's and Poor.
According to a rating agency official, the company received an original rating of B- back in March 2006, which was upgraded to a 'B' "denoting weak financial security" in January 2009.
S&P's director of financial services ratings Michael Vine told interest.co.nz that an ''assessment of management and governance'' was part of its analysis.
According to Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) documents and records released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, McNally's irregular business practices led to several consumer warnings about his company Allied Asia.
The Commission, in March 2002, refused to renew McNally's license for acting in a "false and misleading manner in dealing with clients" and for failing to "discharge the ordinary obligations of an insurance intermediary."
Insurance Council turned down Western Pacific
Chris Ryan, chief executive of the Insurance Council of New Zealand, said that the professional group had on at least once occasion turned Western Pacific down for membership but declined to specify why.
"We just said we didn't want them to become a member. There was no particular reason. The board can decline membership for its own reasons."
McNally could not be reached for comment but Smolenski earlier told interest.co.nz that McNally's history with ASIC in Australia had been overstated on the public records and that subsequent events had vindicated his reputation. He refused to elaborate any further and deferred questions to McNally.
See ASIC consumer warning release headlined ASIC stops Victoria broker selling insurance policies for unregistered company here.
Here's an unedited version of the Ministry of Economic Development's position on Western Pacific.
The Insurance Companies' Deposits Act 1953 places certain minimum solvency requirements on general insurers, such as Western Pacific Insurance Limited. It requires every company or person carrying on any class of insurance business to deposit $500,000 with the Public Trustee. The Public Trust holds all deposits as security for the policyholders.
In addition, the Insurance Companies (Ratings and Inspections) Act 1994 provides a rating system for the ability of insurers to pay claims. Every insurer that does business in New Zealand, and every director of that insurer, must ensure that the insurer has a current rating from an approved agency. These agencies are approved by the Registrar of Companies on the recommendation of the Insurance Council of New Zealand. An insurer must also register their rating with the Registrar of Companies and, before entering into or renewing any policy, disclose their current rating to the insured.
Limited an insurer financial strength rating of "B" (stable) on 8 January 2011.
The responsibilities placed on insurers by the Insurance Companies' Deposits Act 1953 and the Insurance Companies (Ratings and Inspections) Act 1994 remain in force until 7 March 2012 when these Acts are repealed by section 240 of the Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010.
The Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act received Royal assent on 7 September 2010. Different parts of the Act apply from different dates – the key parts and key dates are:
5 January 2011 – existing insurers (as defined by the Act) operating prior to 7 September 2010 needed to return a completed Notice of Intention form to the Reserve Bank by 5 January 2011 to be entitled to a provisional licence.
1 February 2011 – any entity that carries on insurance business in New Zealand (or proposes to) may apply for a licence from 1 February 2011.
7 March 2012 – all insurers must have a full or provisional licence by 7 March 2012.
7 September 2013 – all insurers must be fully compliant with the requirements of the Act, i.e. be fully licensed, by 7 September 2013.
Insurance Council of New ZealandMinistry of Economic DevelopmentWestern PacificStandard's and PoorAllied AsiaQueenstownearthquakeWestern PacificChris RyanJeffrey McNally
by John | 6th Apr 11, 10:03pm 1302084180
Typical public servants, more interested in the process, credit ratings are a failure and to contnue rolling them out to underpin a decision is dishonest. Wrong public servants are going to lose their jobs.
by MaryMary | 12th Apr 11, 5:27pm 1302586020
I am a Christchurch policy holder with Western Pacific. I am worried about my cover. According to Bill English that was the rational for bailing out the AMI customers. I want to know why he doesn't think I need exactly the same help. The only difference between me and an AMI customer is a lottery - I didn't choose the right company. There is no other difference.
National say they want competition in the market place - but will only bail out big companies who fail, not little ones. So how is that supporting new start ups or competition. The lesson is "only use big established companies" if you want to be treated "equally" with others.
MED should have known McNally was a ratbag. Insurance Council certainly did. Lots of insurance brokers also seem to have known for quite some time that there was a problem. Did any of them let us poor suckers know about it? At a time when we could have moved insurance before the February quake. At least then we would have only lost in the September quake. The brokers especially were happy to take inflated premiums, but then didn't look after the public, just themselves. What does this say about ethics in the industry?
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Researchers found that an estimated 3.49 lakh pregnancy losses per year in south Asia were associated with exposure to PM2.5 concentrations that exceeded India's air quality standard of 40 microgrammes per cubic metre (μg/m3) of small particulate matter (PM2.5)
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The gestational exposure to PM2.5 is associated with an increased likelihood of pregnancy loss: Researchers
29% of miscarriages in south Asia in 2000-2016 were due to pollution: Study
The risk of pregnancy loss was more in rural areas than urban: Study
Each 10 ug/m3 increase in PM2.5 escalated pregnancy loss by 3%: Research
New Delhi: Pregnant women in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, who are exposed to poor air quality, may be at higher risk of stillbirths and miscarriages, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. Researchers found that an estimated 349,681 pregnancy losses per year in south Asia were associated with exposure to PM2.5 concentrations that exceeded India's air quality standard of 40 microgrammes per cubic metre of small particulate matter (PM2.5). These account for 7 per cent of annual pregnancy loss in the region from 2000-2016, they said.
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For air pollution above WHO air quality guideline of 10 μg /m3, exposure may have contributed to 29 per cent of pregnancy losses, according to the study.
South Asia has the highest burden of pregnancy loss globally and is one of the most PM2.5 polluted regions in the world," said study lead author Tao Xue, from Peking University, China. "Our findings suggest that poor air quality could be responsible for a considerable burden of pregnancy loss in the region, providing further justification for urgent action to tackle dangerous levels of pollution, Tao Xue said.
Tianjia Guan, from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences said that losing a pregnancy can have knock-on mental, physical and economic effects on women. These, Tianjia Guan said, include increased risk of postnatal depressive disorders, infant mortality during subsequent pregnancy, and increase the costs related to pregnancy, such as loss of labour.
Therefore, reducing pregnancy loss may also lead to knock-on improvements in gender equality, Tianjia Guan, one of the authors of the study said.
The researchers noted that pregnancy loss associated with air pollution was more common in the Northern plains region in India and Pakistan. Although the total burden of pregnancy loss was predominantly borne by rural women aged under 30 years old in recent years, the burden attributable to PM2.5 also affected older mothers, aged 30 years or over, in rural areas because of their high susceptibility to the adverse effects of pollution, they said. The team combined data from household surveys on health from 1998-2016 and estimated exposure to PM2.5 during pregnancy through combining satellite with atmospheric modelling outputs.
They created a model to calculate the risk of pregnancy loss for each 10 ug/m3 increase in PM2.5 after adjusting for maternal age, temperature and humidity, seasonal variation, and long-term trends in pregnancy loss. The researchers calculated the number of pregnancy losses that may have been caused by PM2.5 in the whole region for the period 2000-16 and looked at how many pregnancy losses might have been prevented under India's and WHO's air quality standard. In the study, they included 34,197 women who had lost a pregnancy, including 27,480 miscarriages and 6,717 stillbirths, which were compared to livebirth controls. Of the pregnancy loss cases, 77 per cent were from India, 12 per cent from Pakistan, and 11 per cent from Bangladesh.
Also Read: Pollution Control Body Asks Delhi, NCR To Take Steps To Curb Air Pollution
The researchers said that gestational exposure to PM2.5 was associated with an increased likelihood of pregnancy loss, and this remained significant after adjusting for other factors. Each increase in 10 ug/m3 was estimated to increase a mother's risk of pregnancy loss by 3 per cent, they said.
The increase in risk was greater for mothers from rural areas or those who became pregnant at an older age, compared to younger mothers from urban areas. Although WHO's guidelines aims for a safer level of air pollution, the researchers note that India's standard is a more realistic target level, given the high average levels of air pollution in the region and the need to balance practical governance and public health. The researchers noted several limitations of their study.
In the surveys, they were not able to distinguish between natural pregnancy loss and abortions and there was under-reporting of pregnancy losses because of stigma or ignoring very early pregnancy losses. They also note that the survey data is subject to recall bias, therefore, recommending the causality of the association should be further examined in longitudinal studies.
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using namespace ::testing;
using namespace shirl::ast;

TEST(LiteralsTest, NullLiteral) {
  NullLiteral nil;
  EXPECT_THAT(nil.dumpTree(), Eq("(null-literal)"));
}

TEST(LiteralsTest, IntegerLiteral) {
  IntegerLiteral i(5);
  EXPECT_THAT(i.getRawValue(), Eq(5));
  EXPECT_THAT(i.dumpTree(), Eq("(integer-literal 5)"));
  IntegerLiteral l(6L);
  EXPECT_THAT(l.getRawValue(), Eq(6));
  EXPECT_THAT(l.dumpTree(), Eq("(integer-literal 6)"));
}

TEST(LiteralsTest, FloatingPointLiteral) {
  FloatingPointLiteral f(5.f);
  EXPECT_THAT(f.getRawValue(), Eq(5.0));
  EXPECT_THAT(f.dumpTree(), Eq("(floating-point-literal 5.000000)"));
  FloatingPointLiteral d((double)6.0);
  EXPECT_THAT(d.getRawValue(), Eq(6.0));
  EXPECT_THAT(d.dumpTree(), Eq("(floating-point-literal 6.000000)"));
}

TEST(LiteralsTest, BooleanLiteral) {
  BooleanLiteral t(true);
  EXPECT_THAT(t.getRawValue(), Eq(true));
  EXPECT_THAT(t.dumpTree(), Eq("(boolean-literal true)"));
  BooleanLiteral f(false);
  EXPECT_THAT(f.getRawValue(), Eq(false));
  EXPECT_THAT(f.dumpTree(), Eq("(boolean-literal false)"));
}

TEST(LiteralsTest, StringLiteral) {
  StringLiteral empty("");
  EXPECT_THAT(empty.getRawValue(), Eq(""));
  EXPECT_THAT(empty.dumpTree(), Eq("(string-literal \"\")"));
  StringLiteral str("str");
  EXPECT_THAT(str.getRawValue(), Eq("str"));
  EXPECT_THAT(str.dumpTree(), Eq("(string-literal \"str\")"));
}

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  ::testing::InitGoogleMock(&argc, argv);
  return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
}

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Venus Flytrap Robot Built by Rutgers Students
Todd B. Bates
Interactive flytrap on display at the United States Botanic Garden in Washington
The largely plastic flytrap, built by Rutgers students as an educational exhibit for the Botanical Society of America, shows how the plant traps unsuspecting prey.
Photo: Sandra Arango-Caro/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Venus flytraps are fascinating, creepy carnivores. They literally trap flies and other insects between two toothy, hairy leaves and then digest bug nutrients.
Taking cues from nature, a team of Rutgers mechanical engineering students has built an interactive robotic venus flytrap that's now on display at the United States Botanic Garden in Washington.
Like the real McCoy, the green and orange flytrap has leaves that close when something touches at least two of its sensitive "hairs."
The largely plastic flytrap, built as an educational exhibit for the Botanical Society of America, shows how the plant traps unsuspecting prey, according to its creators. They are senior Adam Burrous and first-year student Valeria Saro-Cortes, who were assisted by seniors Ryan Colbridge and Yianni Frangos and sophomore Joseph Spaniol. The students were overseen by design specialist Paul Pickard and assistant professor Jonathan P. Singer in the Rutgers Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. John Petrowski, senior project administrator in the department, also helped out.
The flytrap model – displayed on April 16 and 17 at the 2016 USA Science & Engineering Festival Grand Finale Expo in Washington – is aimed at showing children what they could accomplish through design and engineering. The festival is a national grassroots effort to advance STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education. Rutgers students and participants from more than 1,000 other leading STEM organizations offered hands-on science and engineering activities at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Singer said one of the hardest things about engineering is that schoolchildren don't have engineering courses, so it's important to find ways to show them what they could do as mechanical engineers.
From left to right: Assistant Professor Jonathan P. Singer, first-year student Valeria Saro-Cortes and senior Adam Burrous.
"Any time someone sits down and says, 'that's really cool. How did you do that?' – for a kid, that's a good thing," Burrous said.
The Rutgers robot had to meet certain specifications to ensure that it would closely mimic a live venus flytrap. These included sensitive hair-like triggers on the inside of the leaves that detect when a fly or foreign object has landed. The robot needed an internal "timer" that closes both leaves when two hairs have been touched within 20 seconds. It also needed a switch to pump the leaves open, an interactive feature that shows it takes more work to open the leaves than to close them.
The students also wanted to ensure that the device is safe for anyone, including children.
Their design includes small motors, an electronic controller and "hairs" with motion sensors.
To create design drawings, the students used 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software. They tapped SolidWorks software to 3D-print the two leaves, their base and a shelf inside the base for the motors.
They used Plasti Dip paint – a spray-on rubber – to coat the leaves so they'd feel natural. The students made the hairs from silicone rubber and red acrylic paint in molds made from plastic syringe tips.
"This isn't any different than any project I've ever worked on," Pickard said. "It had all the same kind of problems, issues, things that go as planned, things that don't go as planned. This is how prototyping happens: trying something, doing it and learning from it."
Said Singer: "We want to show kids how you can, even in a few months, complete a project by combining design and programming and mechanical engineering to make a model system that illustrates something that has evolved over millions of years."
For more information, contact Science Communicator Todd B. Bates at tbates@ucm.rutgers.edu or 848-932-0550.


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Create an PaintingControl and add several PaintingObjects containing visual objects. The PaintingControl has some user actions that can be enabled/disabled. Also you can completly customize the drawing process of an PaintingObject. It is very simple to use.
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Sheri Marshel - east princess with the Greek - Bulgarian roots. Born on August 4, 1987 in Moscow - in the city where the lodge before the sun hand)))When I was six years old, my mother noticed that I like a variety of music - including Michael Jackson and Pinkfloyd. Approach to the piano and picked up the melody by ear. Then everyone realized that I would go on a musical line. Later, he entered the School of Music in guitar and piano. But the thing ... I've never read the notes from the sheet, all played by ear))) For me it is a very abused teachers, but still managed to successfully complete musical institution. Then I start persevered vocals. She has participated in various vocal competitions and won. Then he entered the conservatory at the faculty - sound engineering. That is the direction I was interested because I really wanted to master the art of arranging, composing music and various audio projects. From others received criticism and ridicule - such as why a girl patch cords and electronics))) But I do not regret my choice, this experience has given me the opportunity to feel and hear the music.I write in different directions from classical to pop FolkRock.Name Sheri does not imply a single sustained style - in my music compositions collected in the style of Pop, Deephouse ...... ..and etc.My Music - a reflection of me - good, mysterious and attractive, able to conquer the listener ..."Music - a drug to relax and heal our souls ..."


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Singer-songwriter and music producer Phil Maffetone
has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia. His songs have been used in documentaries, commercials and other media. Phil has seven albums, with music on more than 50 online music sites. He continues to refine his craft with the help of producer Rick Rubin, recording at Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California and elsewhere. Phil writes various genres of music, from folk and folk rock, to rock, country and piano bar, performing solo or with other musicians. (See Genres above).
In addition to songwriter, performer and recording artist, Phil is a music producer, teaches creative songwriting, and, separately, educates doctors and other practitioners on various healthcare topics. He also combines the two with his Music and the Brain presentations.
Music marks a significant transition in Phil's life. As a physician and best-selling health and fitness author, his teachings and holistic practices came to the attention of many professional musicians, including the late Johnny Cash, Damien Rice, Stephen Stills and others. James Taylor said, "Dr. Maffetone's system goes beyond dealing with symptoms; he looks at health and fitness as an integrated balance. He deals with the whole picture clearly and directly. Fascinating and illuminating . . . and I feel great!"
"While living in St. Augustine, I woke up one morning in 2002," says Phil, "and suddenly decided to become a songwriter. It was such a powerful moment I immediately canceled my 'other' career and started learning to play and write music. I moved to Los Angeles for a few years to work with producer Rick Rubin."
Phil often has friends drop by in the studio to help record his music — including John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Brad Wilk (Audioslave/Rage) and solo artist Jonny Polonsky.
Long before turning singer-songwriter, Phil studied the health effects of music — not only the joy, but the therapy as well. "It's good for the brain and body. More than 5,000 years ago, Chinese medicine developed music as a therapy. The right kind of music stimulates the brain's alpha waves and feel-good chemicals, which promotes sound health."
An aural-neural connection is reflected in the broad mix of Phil's songs from one album to the next — a catchy blend of original songwriting that creates a subtle, mesmerizing power that kisses the brain and touches the heart. His earliest influence was the folk music of the 1950s and 60s, leading him to ultimately write witty, provocative lyrics with social and personal significance.
In addition to Phil's singer-songwriting talents, he also researches, writes, and lectures on music's powerful influence on the brain. He's measured the brain waves of great musicians using electroencephalographs (EEG) to monitor changes from listening to, writing and playing music. He was the first to demonstrate the Gallo Effect — when hearing a song for the first time, brain waves predict changes before they're heard.
Phil has published many articles on music's influence on human development, and the various forms of music therapy. He continues to perform live, and, separately and sometimes in conjunction with, lectures on music and the brain.
In Robert Hilburn's bestselling book, the last chapter is mostly about Phil's work with Johnny Cash.
In the spring of 2002, I woke with an intense passion to become a songwriter. The feeling was not a fleeting emotion — it was among the most powerful moments of my life. As far back as I remember, my mind had music, and in time it was evident that it was original music — it was just always there. It became necessary to finally get that music out.
I quickly dismantled my successful 25-year career as a complementary sports medicine doctor, writer and speaker, and started making music, at least attempting it.
Growing up in the 1960s as a ravenous music consumer, learning to play it always eluded me. Like many of my peers, I tried learning popular songs with the same three guitar chords but without success. So when I woke that April morning, suddenly as a songwriter, it was both exhilarating and a bit confusing. Just what does a songwriter really do? I would soon learn the amazing journey of translating feelings into musical compositions.
For the first three days I paced back and forth, in between failed attempts at learning new chords. Then, on day four, producer Rick Rubin contacted me. It was not because of my musical talents, which were still in hiding. Rather, Rick had read one of my health books and wanted to consult with me. I told him that my career as a doctor was over because I had just become a songwriter. We laughed, then agreed to help each other in our respective endeavors.
I started spending time in Los Angeles with Rick, rubbing elbows with great songwriters, and being the proverbial fly on the wall during recording sessions, dinners, and parties. I was experiencing the music scene from its deepest and most creative spaces. It also led me to work as a physician with Johnny Cash, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Damien Rice, Dan Wilson, Stephen Stills, and many others. Indirectly, these experiences also helped unleash my personal songwriting creativity.
—Phil Maffetone
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It's smart thinking to wonder if you're providing the right care and maintenance for your roof. After all, it's the most important barrier between your home and family and the weather. Neglecting your roof can lead to creeping damage that may be expensive to repair and could cause loss of personal property from intrusion of water and mold. Doing at least an annual cleaning and inspection will go a long way to prevent long-term issues with your roof. A clean, well-maintained roof will add years to its life and value to your home.
The most common task involved in roof cleaning is removing debris from rain gutters to allow rainwater to flow through the roof drainage system as designed, and help prevent water damage to the exterior and interior of your home. Gutter cleaning is a great time for a general health inspection of your roof. The best times to do an inspection are during spring and fall as the seasons change.
If possible, use a ladder to work on clearing your rain gutters. As you work, carry out a good visual inspection of as much of the roof as you can see. Judge the condition of shingles, downspouts, gutters, and skylights. Take note of any dark stains or discolorations, such as water stains. These are possible signs of water infiltration or areas that may need further inspection and repair.
Clear and test gutters and downspouts. Use a broom, gloves or other light tool to clean out debris from these important systems that direct water away and off your roof. The roof valleys and the roof's intentional slope are designed to direct rainwater from the roof to the gutter system. When debris accumulates on your rooftop, the entire system is affected. Loose or broken gutters and downspouts need to be repaired so that they do not misdirect rainwater and cause damage to your home.
Trim back trees and bushes. A semi-annual plant trimming will help avoid roof damage and damage to your plants. Cut tree limbs and large bushes back at least 1-2 feet from your house, and keep them far from your rain gutters to reduce clutter. Keep climbing plants off your walls and roof. They can infiltrate drainage systems and hide water damage and rot. Be sure to remove all dead branches from your trees before they become a hazard. If a tree is in poor health, have it removed to avoid it falling on your home during a storm. When in doubt, contact an arborist for an expert opinion.
Check for clogged or blocked vents. To be sure your ventilation systems are working properly. Visually inspect roof vents and fixtures, which come in many types and shapes. Don't forget to inspect flat soffit vents which may be located vertically on the side of the house or horizontally under the eaves of your roof. If the openings on roof vents are blocked, your roof may be accumulating moisture inside the roof and attic that can result in warping, rotting or moldy eaves, roofing or walls. Left year after year, this accumulated moisture can result in major repair costs or even require reroofing.
Look for loose, bent or broken flashing. Flashing is the metal material used to close gaps between roofing components, usually along the ridge of the roof, around the edge of chimneys, vents and other roof fixtures, or along the eaves and gutters. Flashing serves to weatherproof these joints, making your roof fully resistant to wind and water intrusion. Any that are not functioning properly should be repaired to avoid further damage in high winds, rain or other severe weather. Some flashing can be easily secured back in place, but it's best to have a roofer do the work as misplaced flashing or incorrectly placed nails can result in severe leakage or other problems.
Of course, if your home is two stories (or more), seeing your rooftop from a ladder may not be possible. Or, your home may not even have a gutter system if it was built with slope high enough to drain water away. This is typical in the desert Southwest. If you don't or can't regularly work around your roof, build a relationship with a local roofer who will do an affordable annual inspection for you. This could save you thousands in "surprise" repairs down the road.
After you remove debris from the gutters, test the system using your water hose (don't use the hose to clear packed gutters – you may end up just clogging the drainage system). Run the hose across the roof to simulate rain. Check that all the water is flowing into the gutters and that they, and the downspouts, are clear and functioning. There should be no water pooling on top of your roof.
Roofing materials will begin to look weathered over time. Look for areas that appear moist or warped, rather than just aged or weathered. Long-term, localized moisture is your roof's enemy and should be investigated.
If moss, algae or related unattractive stains are a problem, most roofs can be gently cleaned with a biodegradable chemical cleaner to discourage moss growth and help extend the life of asphalt shingles. They can be cleaned by the homeowner using regular household items. Note that installing copper or zinc flashing can also help to reduce moss and algae as they naturally contain antifungal elements which wash down the roof and protect it from these growths. Algae stains are common in humid parts of the country but not common in the Southwest.
Some roofing materials may have a manufacturer's clause regarding regular cleaning or maintenance. Keep your warranty effective by following their guidelines.
Modern roofing materials, such as CeDUR shake roofing, are available and offer improved durability, weather-resistance and longer life. Many newer materials are resistant to mold, mildew, moss and algae. Metal roofing, for example, has a long life, needs little maintenance and naturally resists the growth of mold, moss and algae. Be sure to ask about maintenance and durability of your roofing materials whenever you select a new or replacement roof.
In hot, dry climates like Las Vegas, sun and wind can do a lot of damage over the years. If you have an asphalt roof, look for dried, cracked, warped or bent shingles and have those replaced. Asphalt roofs last 15-25 years in the desert and damage will worsen over time as the roof ages. Tile and metal roofing are highly durable choices for the desert, but it's still a good idea to carry out a visual inspection in case other problems crop up, such as damage caused by falling tree branches or high winds.
It's important to remember that roof work is dangerous and work that requires climbing onto the roof should only be attempted with the right safety equipment and with knowledge of how to avoid damaging your roof, as even roof inspectors know. The best solution to roof care is to partner with a professional roofing service that provides scheduled inspections and regular maintenance programs to help you protect your investment.
Some companies offer to pressure wash your roof, promising to make it look new. Unfortunately, pressure washing may cause a lot of damage, particularly to roofs like asphalt or tile where components can easily be pushed out of place by the strong spray. Spraying pressurized water from the edge of the roof line (against the lay of the roof tiles) can cause uplifting or force water underneath the tiles. Pressure washing will simply cost you more money in the long run, with potential damage to the roof's substructure.
If you roof needs washing, hire a company that will use a biodegradable cleaning solution (you don't want dangerous chemical damage to your plants or have it wash into the sewer system) with regular water pressure only.
As a longtime quality roofer in Las Vegas, Prestige Roofing also provides roof cleaning, inspection, repair and maintenance services for all types of roofs. If you would like more information on caring for your roof or to schedule a free estimate on any of our services, give us a call or contact us.


This entry was posted in News & Notices on June 30, 2014 by Dan Martin.
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What Jag Was In Which Movie?
Find answers here. For example, the Jaquar E-Type was in these movies.
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I can think of a few ways they could have detected that rotation before going for the record.
From AUTOWEEK on the 70th anniversary of D-Day, this is a quaint but interesting nod to a vehicle that helped make the Allied invasion possible: the 60 HP mighty little Jeep.
This entry was posted in Other Cars on June 22, 2014 by Dan Martin.
Thanks to Gary for this item.
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Holy cats, Jag lovers! Motor Sport Magazine has a searchable archive that covers the entire history of motor sport from 1924 to 2013. Amazingly, you don't have to be a Motor Sports Magazine subscriber to read these articles. THANK YOU MOTOR SPORTS MAGAZINE !!!
For example, I just found a letter in the July 1969 issue that talks about the XK not being fitted with the Jaguar Mascot.
Thanks to the Jaguar Club of Central Arizona's newsletter and for Jack Humphrey for pointing us to this site. Of course, thanks to Motor Sports Magazine for making this available. What a great resource!
This entry was posted in News & Notices on June 11, 2014 by Dan Martin.