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The WTX E-Horizon Road Hazard Alert Service is designed to provide a full toolkit for fleet managers and telematics service providers to proactively manage the impact of road weather hazards on fleet logistics.
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WTX E-Horizon integrates with telematics platforms to provide drivers with real-time automated notifications of road hazards to enable more effective journey management. The platform utilizes highly sophisticated machine learning models trained on billions of meteorologically approved sensor driven road miles. Since 2011, the platform has been the mobile road weather backbone to the US National Weather Service.
WTX E-Horizon truly provides drivers and fleet managers with a Sixth Sense by placing a higher level of advanced situational awareness and proactive risk mitigation directly in their hands.
Direct Integration Integrate WTX E-Horizon directly into fleet telematics platforms for delivery of automated road hazard notifications (voice, SMS, email).
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BETTER DRIVERS, LESS RISK, FEWER ACCIDENTS, LOWER RATES! NOW INSURANCE CARRIERS CAN EXPAND THEIR TELEMATICS PORTFOLIOS TO INCLUDE MEASURABLE LOSS PREVENTION TOOLS!
Understanding and measuring risk is one thing, but achieving actionable loss prevention requires a set of tools that give drivers the ability to proactively mitigate risk. What's needed is a system that delivers lower ratings, improved weather tolerant driver scoring and reduced insurance premiums.
While most insurance analytics companies focus on underwriting and claims management, Weather Telematics E-Horizon platform focuses on providing road hazard alerts and notifications for drivers, to help prevent losses by identifying and avoiding risk ahead of time. WTX E-Horizon is a real-time, predictive road risk platform that alerts drivers in advance of hazardous road conditions including hydroplaning, black ice, low visibility, wind, hail, and lightning risks.
These automated alerts are generated using the power of machine learning (AI) along with a unique blend of proprietary data analytics algorithms that fuse over a billion miles of historical road risk indicators to create the foundation for our predictive road risk index.
WTX E-Horizon provides Insurance carriers with an effective tool to help clients achieve lower risk scores for premium optimization by measuring the driver's accident loss prevention activities.
ARRIVE SAFELY! CURRENT AND FORECAST ROAD WEATHER CONDITIONS HELP GUIDE TRAVELLERS ALONG THE SAFEST, FASTEST-AND MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT ROUTES.
GPS navigation and embedded routing systems offers tremendous time and operational efficiencies. Weather Telematics adds enhanced safety and risk mitigation to the equation with the WTX E-Horizon dynamic road condition service.
Our unique, AI-based platform displays current road weather conditions as dry, wet, icy, or snowy, with 6-hour predictive capability to help drivers avoid freezing rain, black ice, and other dangerous hazards. This is an enabler for safer route planning and more accurate ETA calculations. Road weather conditions are displayed as color-coded lines, similar to current traffic applications that display traffic density using colored tiles and overlays on street maps.
This predictive platform also takes into account high accident zones affected by terrain, topography, blind spots, shoulder hazards, steep grades and more. This advanced data fusion gives travelers thr tools they need to choose the path of least risk. The WTX E-Horizon Road Condition service is easily integrated with existing routing engines.
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As the emerging world of connected car and smart city technologies evolve, the transportation industry is about to witness the most significant transformation since the invention of the automobile.
Weather Telematics is the creator of an innovative data fusion and machine learning platform that bridges the gap between connected vehicles and the Internet of Things. Weather Telematics E-Horizon integrates directly into ADAS systems or in-vehicle navigation maps to provide advanced situational awareness of road weather conditions and hazards in proximity to vehicles.
Today, we mentor drivers using high precision real-time road condition analytics to provide road hazard alerts and current/forecast road weather conditions. Our future is focussed on directly mentoring the vehicle by integrating into the vehicle navigation and safety systems for autonomous vehicles to assist navigation in poor weather conditions.
HELP DRIVERS AVOID ROAD WEATHER HAZARDS WITH REAL-TIME ROAD WEATHER CONDITION MAPS AND ALERT NOTIFICATIONS!
Poor road weather conditions are a direct cause of traffic congestion, accidents, and fatalities in urban centers. Increasingly frequent extreme weather events are a direct cause of more congested and dangerous roadways for both consumer and commercial vehicles.
Weather Telematics provides media companies with high precision enhanced road weather condition maps that enable current / forecast road condition and hazard alerting.
Our unique, AI-based platform displays current road weather conditions as dry, wet, icy, or snowy, with 6-hour predictive capability to enable safer route planning and more accurate ETA calculations. Road weather conditions are displayed as color-coded lines, similar to current traffic applications that display traffic density using colored tiles and overlays.
WTX E-Horizon maps also display numerous road weather hazard alerts including hydroplaning risk, black ice, low visibility, wind, hail, and lightning risk to augment existing weather maps to enable safety alert notifications to drivers and audiences.
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Welcome to the rejuvenated Swindon Fencing Club Newsletter which will be published every term and we need YOUR help!
Each newsletter will cover forthcoming competitions and results from previous ones, club events including social dates as well as some pointers that will hopefully help with your fencing.
We've had a go this term and look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas. For the moment we plan to do a newsletter each term and more regularly based on the feedback we receive. Feel free to chat with Neil, Jen, Patrick, Paul, Mike or Alex at the club and we will incorporate your ideas. Alternatively you can always email us instead using the clubs email address.
In this issue we will give you a list of forthcoming competitions, explain our new Ladder Competition, summarise the importance of British Fencing Membership as well as thoughts around how to warm up.
When we come back from our summer break we will be starting a new ladder style competition. Everyone is encouraged to take part and our hope is that this will be a regular ongoing part of the club. Members will start in a semi-random order and then compete to work their way to the top of the ladder by issuing a small number of ladder challenges each night to those above them. If you win you move up, if you lose you move down.
We have 2 national England Champions, Ed & Lottie who each won bronze.
Warming up is a really important part of fencing. warming up prepares your body for exercise by gradually increasing the heart rate and circulation; this loosens the joints and increases blood flow to the muscles. Stretching the muscles prepares them for physical activity and prevents injuries.
Fencing is an impact sport and one that puts a big strain on your muscles and other parts of the body. If you want to avoid injury and fence at your best then a good warm up is something you can't afford to skip.
All fencers should be members of the BFA even if they are only semi regular casual fencers. Being a member of the BFA lets you attend fencing competitions and events and also provides you with the relevant insurance that you need to fence safely and confidently.
There are a number of different types of membership so you can select the membership that best suites you. Shown below are the current prices for membership (annual).
If its your first time click Register in the top right or login if you wish to renew and already have an account.
Remember to select Swindon Fencing Club (Wiltshire) as your home club. This is really important as its raises the clubs profile and importance and helps us access more support and assistance from the BFA.
When you join ed the club you should receive a white fold out card giving details about us and how you can develop your fencing through achieving grading awards. There is a list of all the actions and theory knowledge you need to know before taking your grading. If you haven't received your card, please speak to a member of the committee. For juniors and novice adults we will be working towards Grade One Foil and Epee to take place on Tuesday XXXXXX. The cost of the grading is £10 which covers the badge, certificate, postage and a small donation to club funds.
New this term is our weekly plan detailing what each session will cover and important dates so you know in advance what you will be doing each week. You will each receive a copy and there is also an electronic version available.
We have recently started a sign in sheet for our club. This is located on the table which is always set out near the entrance to the hall. It is vital that you fill this in each time you attend the club. It helps us know who is in the building in case of a fire and is therefore a big part of our health and safety procedure, It also helps us to track who is attending and keep track of membership payments etc. Please do your best to fill this out every session.


PS4 Pro - Worth the money?
A few days ago Sony announced that the PlayStation 4 sold over 50 million copies, worldwide. At the midway point of their consoles lifespan, two new additions have joined the PlayStation ecosystem - the PlayStation 4 Pro and a slim version of the PlayStation 4 proper.
Boasting over 370 million retail game sales since its launch, Sony and the PlayStation 4 are doing quite well for themselves. But launching new hardware is a tricky business, and the PlayStation 4 Pro is no exception. Rumours are circulating that the beefy new version of the PlayStation provides a sub-optimal experience for some games, even when compared to the console's steroid-less version. It's still a matter of debate whether the growing pains of the upgraded console should be addressed by the third-party game developers, or by Sony themselves. Either way, a swift resolution to the the problem is of universal benefit, primarily to those customers that have yet to make up their minds over holiday console purchases.
The AltChar.com arsenal is stocked with a wide selection of harpoons, chains and nets; and we managed to catch ourselves a savvy games enthusiast with lots of smart-words to share on all things gaming related. Introducing SubReal - the fine chap who will keep you up to date on tech, consoles, hardware and all things gamey - from now on, and hopefully till forever - or until he finds a way out of our dungeon. Good luck trying to get out mate, especially with the moat, and mind the alligators.
Enjoy his premier video outing straight from our cellar, and check back weekly for more.


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Q: Masstransit Deserialization Issue With Encryption enabled in Amazon SQS Object deserialization is working without encryption in both RabbitMQ and Amazon SQS in Masstransit and also Object deserialization working fine in case of encryption enabled with RabbitMQ, But getting deserialization error in case of encryption enabled with Amazon SQS.
Getting below error while deserialization :
 System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException: An exception occurred while deserializing the message envelope
       ---> System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Unexpected BsonType value: 38 (Parameter 'type')
         at Newtonsoft.Json.Bson.BsonDataReader.ReadType(BsonType type)
         at Newtonsoft.Json.Bson.BsonDataReader.ReadNormal()
         at Newtonsoft.Json.Bson.BsonDataReader.Read()
         at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.PopulateObject(Object newObject, JsonReader reader, JsonObjectContract contract, JsonProperty member, String id)
         at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.CreateObject(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract, JsonProperty member, JsonContainerContract containerContract, JsonProperty containerMember, Object existingValue)
         at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.CreateValueInternal(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract, JsonProperty member, JsonContainerContract containerContract, JsonProperty containerMember, Object existingValue)
         at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.Deserialize(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, Boolean checkAdditionalContent)
         at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.DeserializeConvertable(JsonConverter converter, JsonReader reader, Type objectType, Object existingValue)
         at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.Deserialize(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, Boolean checkAdditionalContent)
         at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializer.DeserializeInternal(JsonReader reader, Type objectType)
         at MassTransit.Serialization.EncryptedMessageDeserializerV2.Deserialize(MessageBody body, Headers headers, Uri destinationAddress) in /_/src/MassTransit.Newtonsoft/Serialization/EncryptedMessageDeserializerV2.cs:line 47
         --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
         at MassTransit.Serialization.EncryptedMessageDeserializerV2.Deserialize(MessageBody body, Headers headers, Uri destinationAddress) in /_/src/MassTransit.Newtonsoft/Serialization/EncryptedMessageDeserializerV2.cs:line 62
         at MassTransit.Serialization.EncryptedMessageDeserializerV2.Deserialize(ReceiveContext receiveContext) in /_/src/MassTransit.Newtonsoft/Serialization/EncryptedMessageDeserializerV2.cs:line 36
         at MassTransit.Middleware.DeserializeFilter.Send(ReceiveContext context, IPipe`1 next) in /_/src/MassTransit/Middleware/DeserializeFilter.cs:line 36
         at MassTransit.Middleware.RescueFilter`2.MassTransit.IFilter<TContext>.Send(TContext context, IPipe`1 next) in /_/src/MassTransit/Middleware/RescueFilter.cs:line 43

Below Are Amazon SQS Configuration :
 public class Program
    {
        public static async Task Main(string[] args)
        {
            await Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
                .ConfigureServices((hostContext, services) =>
                {
                    services.AddMassTransit(x =>
                    {
                        x.AddConsumers(typeof(SampleCommandConsumer).Assembly);

                        x.UsingAmazonSqs(
                            (context, sqsConfig) =>
                            {
                                sqsConfig.Host(
                                   Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AWS_DEFAULT_REGION"),
                                   h =>
                                   {
                                       var accessKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID");
                                       h.AccessKey(accessKey);

                                       var env = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AWS_ENV_PREFIX");
                                       h.Scope(env, true);

                                       var secret = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY");
                                       var serviceUrl = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AWS_SQS_URL");

                                       if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(secret))
                                       {
                                           h.SecretKey(secret);
                                       }

                                       if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(serviceUrl))
                                       {
                                           h.Config(new AmazonSQSConfig { ServiceURL = serviceUrl });
                                       }
                                   });

                                byte[] key = { 156, 62, 75, 207, 47, 62, 42, 73, 53, 164, 114, 49, 46, 226, 164, 1, 79, 225, 65, 193, 59, 192, 72, 27, 234, 87, 17, 44, 46, 207, 137, 1 };

                                sqsConfig.UseJsonSerializer();
                                sqsConfig.UseJsonDeserializer();

                                sqsConfig.UseEncryption(key);

                                var prefix = $"{Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ENVIRONMENT")}_{Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_ID")}";
                                sqsConfig.ConfigureEndpoints(
                                    context,
                                    new KebabCaseEndpointNameFormatter(prefix, false)
                                );

                            }
                        );

                    });
                    services.AddHostedService<Publisher>();
                })
                .Build()
                .RunAsync();
        }
    }

Publish Contract:
 public class SampleCommand
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The correlation id events published as a result of processing this command must include.
        /// </summary>
        public Guid CorrelationId { get; init; }

        /// <summary>
        /// The identifer of the Sender that is to be authorized to use the listed message features.
        /// </summary>
        public long SenderId { get; set; }

    }

Consumer:
 public class SampleCommandConsumer : IConsumer<SampleCommand>
    {
        readonly IBus bus;
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="MessageDeliveredConsumer" /> class.
        /// </summary>
        public SampleCommandConsumer(IBus bus)
        {
            this.bus = bus;
        }

        public async Task Consume(ConsumeContext<SampleCommand> context)
        {
            await context.Publish(new SampleEvent()
            {
                CorrelationId = context.CorrelationId.Value,
            });
        }
    }

configured Amazon SQS as per masstransit documentation, but didn't workout

A: Amazon SQS doesn't allow binary messages, neither does SNS. You should enable encryption at the queue level in SQS if you want message encryption.
You can configure queue encryption using a configuration callback:
x.AddConfigureEndpointCallback((_,cfg) =>
{
    if (cfg is IAmazonSqsReceiveEndpointConfigurator sqs)
        sqs.QueueAttributes.Add(QueueAttributeName.KmsMasterKeyId, "arn of key");
});

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Area happenings
ONSLOW PARKS and Recreation offers �City to the Sea� bike ride at 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at Midway Park Food Lion parking lot to Hammocks Beach State Park. Register at 1:30 p.m. Call 910-347-5332.
TOWN OF SURF City hosts �Pops at the Beach II� free concert from 4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at Surf City Community Center featuring music by Onslow Winds Community Band. Call 910-328-4887.
SWANSBORO Knights of Columbus Council 7024 sponsors a youth soccer challenge for youth ages 10-14 years at 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at Swansboro Municipal Park. Registration at 1:30 p.m. Call 910-326-1010.
HOG WILD barbecue cook-off fundraiser sponsored by Greater Beulaville Revitalization from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 6 at the old Beulaville High School, N.C. 24. Plate $7.
DIXON SCHOOL reunion at 11 a.m. Oct. 5 at Madison�s Restaurant, Sneads Ferry with Dutch treat lunch at 11:30 a.m. Call 910-329-4241.
MONTFORD Point Marine Memorial Charity Motorcycle Ride at 11 a.m. Sept. 22 at MPMA Bldg., 148 Brynn Marr Road. Registration at 9:45 a.m. Riders $15. Call 850-499-6727.
N.C. COASTAL Federation hosts a fall native plant sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 22-26 at the Coastal Federation headquarters in Ocean. Call 252-393-8185 or email roser@ncoast.org
COASTAL Carolina Community College is accepting entries for its upcoming art exhibition held Nov. 13. Work must be framed and wired. Entry deadline Oct. 29-31. Call 910-938-6157.
JACKSONVILLE Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 10 a.m. Mondays and at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Jacksonville Commons Senior Center. Call 910-346-6000.
SWANSBORO High School Class of 1968 hosts a gathering of classmates/friends on Oct. 12. Call 910-326-5810 or 389-9172.
BEATLES TRIBUTE Concert to benefit local charities held Oct. 13 at Northside High School. Reserved seats only $40, $45 and $50. Call 910-346-1771.
WALK FOR LIFE sponsored by Onslow Pregnancy Resource Center from 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 6 at Riverwalk Crossing Park. Call 910-347-4881 or visit oprcfriends.com.
TOPSAIL FRIENDS of the Library hosts �Evening with the Authors� dinner at 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at Harbour Village Yacht Club, Hampstead. Cost $25. Reservations at 910-270-4603.
FORUM ONSLOW �Candidates for Register of Deeds� at 3:30 p.m. and �Candidates for Onslow County Commissioner� at 5:30 p.m. Oct 9 at Jacksonville City Hall. Call 910-347-3141.
HOLLY RIDGE Parks and Recreation sponsors a circus at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Holly Ridge Municipal Park. Tickets at 910-329-7081.
STEPHEN Bryant Morton family reunion held at 1 p.m. Oct. 7 at Kellum Baptist Church fellowship building. Bring covered dish and family mementos.
SEASIDE Lodge No. 429, A.F.&A.M. will hold a Stated Communication at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 with annual scholarship dinner at 6:30 p.m. All Master Masons welcome.
JACKSONVILLE New River Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Logan�s, Western Boulevard. Call 910-346-4205.
JACKSONVILLE-Onslow TEA Party Patriots meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Midway Park Golden Corral. Meet, eat and greet at 6 p.m. with guest speaker Tommie Thomas Jr.

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13 Representatives from New Zealand Education Institutions Met with over 350 StudentsBy I'mACE TeamRepresentatives from 13 New Zealand education institutions visited Phnom Penh for the New Zealand Education & Scholarship Expo, which was held on 27 March 2019 at ACE Tuol Tom Poung campus from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Organised annually by IDP Education (Cambodia), the Expo was open to the public with free entry. "The high turnout to the Expo this year strongly demonstrates that New Zealand is a desirable destination for Cambodian students who wish to study abroad", said Sreng Read more..
Over 1000 Attendees Took Part in ACE Charity Khmer New Year 2019By I'mACE TeamOn Sunday 7 April, ACE Charity Khmer New Year 2019 was held at the Australian Centre for Education (ACE) Tuol Tom Poung (TTP) campus. The event showcased an abundance of Khmer culture and traditions. It was organised by the IDP/ACE Social Committee and led by the ACE Student Ambassadors (ASAs) and ACE staff.The event took up three floors of ACE TTP campus. In the morning, on the ground floor, Vol Chea Somealea, Director of Mealea Radio, delivered a Read more..
IDP Education (Cambodia) Wins Two Awards at the Global CSR AwardsIDP Education (Cambodia) won two awards at the 11th Annual Global CSR Summit and Awards 2019, one of Asia's most prestigious CSR award presentations, held on 4 April 2019 in Kuching, Malaysia.The Global CSR Summit and Awards recognises and honours companies for their outstanding and innovative world class CSR programs. These companies must demonstrate an ongoing commitment to promoting ethical values, compliance with legal requirements, and respect for individuals, communities and the environment.IDP Education (Cambodia) is pleased to have been awarded Read more..
My Journey to New ZealandBy Bunty Bouជំរាបសួរ!Hi! Kia ora! I am an undergraduate student majoring in Communication Studies at the University of Otago in the beautiful South Island of New Zealand. Like the famous quote, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step", my journey started the same way, with a single step. Since then, IDP Education (Cambodia) and the Australian Centre for Education (ACE) have supported my educational and personal development.I remember walking into my very first class at ACE in 2013, expecting only to improve my Read more..
Over 1,200 Students Attended the Australian Education & Scholarship ExpoOrganised by IDP Education (Cambodia), the Australian Education & Scholarship Expo brought together representatives from 39 Australian education institutions. The Expo, which took place on 7 March 2019 at the Great Duke Phnom Penh (formerly InterContinental Hotel), provided an opportunity for students and parents to receive face-to-face advice and guidance on study options in Australia.IDP Education is a world leader in international education and student placement services for Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the US, the UK and Ireland. IDP Education now has Read more..
The Angkor Tiger FC's Move to Siem Reap (and English Studies)By Anna Torkkola, ACE TeacherThe future of football in Cambodia appears optimistic. With a blossoming professional league, Cambodian football is catching up with that of its Southeast Asian neighbours and has started to expand beyond its original base, Phnom Penh. This expansion includes the Angkor Tiger Football Club, whose owner, Akihiro Kato, and manager, Yusuke Shinoda, decided to move the club's home city from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap in early 2017.Current players are very happy with the move, despite its Read more..
A Field Trip to Sofitel Phokeethra HotelBy Andrew Millar, ACE TeacherTourism is one of Cambodia's fastest growing industries, with nearly 6 million overseas visitors in 2018 and almost USD $4 billion generated in revenue, according to the Ministry of Tourism. The hospitality industry is increasingly training more and more local staff and providing worthwhile careers to young Cambodians. For the second successive year, Diploma Program English for Tourism students had the great pleasure of visiting the Sofitel Phokeethra in Cambodia's capital city of Phnom Penh. Opened in 2010, this five star Read more..
Children's Program to Diploma CertificateBy Helene Kouch, ACE StudentThe Australian Centre for Education (ACE) is an initiative of IDP Education (Cambodia) that has been operating in Cambodia in 1992. ACE's main goal is to provide high quality English language training. ACE's programs are flexible, and therefore, enable students to pause and then resume their part-time studies at the school, so students can learn at their own pace.Helene's JourneyMy journey with ACE began in 2009. Over ten wonderful years, my English has improved from one level to the next. I've progressed from Read more..
Learner-Created Interactive Smart-Posters Improve Language LearningBy Simon Wardman, ACE TeacherYoung learners at ACE's Tuol Tom Poung campus have been creating "Smart Posters" using QR codes as part of their assessment project. The idea for the project originated from a 2019 CamTESOL workshop, "QR Codes and Reading Activities". The workshop was delivered by Dr Rahamat and Mr Ishak, who created QR codes directing young learners to online reading activities.Young learners were asked to research an area of technology that they thought would impact their future. They then created their own "Smart Posters" Read more..
What is CamDEBATE?The Cambodia International Debate & Public Speaking Championship Series (CamDEBATE) is a premiere platform for professional development in public speaking and debate, cultivating a healthy culture of dialogue and the sharing of different perspectives to promote and foster understanding, friendship and knowledge among youths in Cambodia.CamDEBATE seeks to facilitate the open exchange of ideas among Cambodian students and young professionals, and is committed to encouraging and promoting civil discourse. Contestants will have the opportunity to engage in a series of exchanges of views in a dynamic atmosphere, from the Read more..
Let's Graduate!By I'mACE TeamThe Australian Centre for Education (ACE) is an initiative of IDP Education that began in Cambodia in 1992. ACE's main goal is to provide high quality English language training. Since its inception, the school has successfully assisted over half a million students in learning English.On Sunday 24 February 2019, ACE held a graduation ceremony for General English Program (GEP) Level 12 and Diploma in English students. The ceremony welcomed over 850 participants including students from all of ACE's Phnom Penh campuses, with graduates receiving a certificate for their Read more..
IELTS Cambodia Official Test Centre Signs MoU with SIS International SchoolPhnom Penh, Cambodia: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the IELTS Cambodia Official Test Centre at IDP Education and SIS International School was signed at SIS International School in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Thursday 14 March 2019.The MoU allows for SIS International School to become an IELTS Test Venue under the authority of the IELTS Cambodia Official Test Centre. Mr. Sreng Mao, Country Director at IELTS Cambodia"We are pleased to be welcoming SIS International School as an IELTS Test Venue," said Mr Read more..


The Android TV market report offers complete details of the market by segmenting the market and analyzes on the basis of the latest trends and future prospects. The report further evaluates and study the detailed outlook on the Global Android TV market including current and past sales, revenue, capacity, and production status. The future market share and prospects are then analyzed with the help of industry professionals.
The various contributors involved in the value chain of Android TV include manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, intermediaries, and customers. The key manufacturers in the Android TV include Samsung Electronics, Vizio, Sony, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Hisense, TCL, Sharp, XiaoMi, Skyworth, Hisense, Letv.
Market Size Split by Type 32 inch, 40 inch, 42 inch, 55inch, ≥60 inch.
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I hope you've having a merry December so far. Here in MA we've already received some snow flurries which, oddly enough, warms my heart! Who doesn't love snow?!
I guess you could say my love for winter inspired my gift tag created for the 12 Tags of Christmas hosted by Ellen Hutson LLC. It includes crisp, blue hues and a touch of sparkle which is also today's theme! If you want to see what I'm rambling about, just keep reading!
For the first 12 days of December, members of the Ellen Hutson design team are creating holiday tags inspired by a certain theme. Each designer is also teaming up with a brand and today is Right at Home's special day!
Therese Calvird and I are each sharing tags inspired by the day's theme, sparkle, and both featuring Right at Home products!
There's also dozens of gift certificates to the Ellen Hutson shop up for grabs so head over once you're done here for more information!
I'll admit, when I was given my theme I was a bit stumped! I'm not much of a sparkle person, but I decided to make it work in the best way I could. To start, I knew I wanted to create a snowy background and my Snow Flurries Background Stamp was just what I needed. I white heat-embossed it onto a tag and used Ranger Distress Oxide inks in Tumbled Glass, Cracked Pistachio and Mermaid Lagoon to add color. The snowflakes resist the ink and remain pure white.
Next, I moved onto coloring in one of the adorable little girl images from my Winter Pals stamp set. I used the one playing in the snow and colored her in using hues similar to my background. To give her a place to stand, I cut a piece of white cardstock using a stitched, scallop border and added a touch of Tumbled Glass for more color. I adhered the strip to the bottom of the tag and popped her over top.
To embellish, I added a few sequins and squeezed a little Tonic Nuvo Glitter Drops in White Blizzard into the center of them. This is where the sparkle comes it! I added a sentiment also from the Winter Pals set and threaded a piece of silver tinsel through the tag. This tag has a pocket for a gift card, so I popped one in that matched the colors of the tag as a finishing touch!
Make sure to pop over to see Therese's tag using Right at Home products and sparkle as her inspiration by clicking below.
Click here to head to the Ellen Hutson Blog!
And there'll be lots more tag inspiration coming over these through the next few days so make sure to keep checking back.
Sending snow flurries your way!
Who's excited for the upcoming gift-wrapping season?! I am!
Anyways, today I'm thrilled to be sharing a cute, DIY, quick & simple tag I created as part of Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags InstaHop! This hop is happening on Instagram only, but I still thought I'd share my tag here.
As you may know, I just had a November release go live and since then I've been dying to make something with the new Festive Petals Die Set! It's a stand-alone die set with delicate details and a multitude of possibilities! I knew it would make the perfect focal point for my tag design.
To start off, I inked up several panels of Starthmore Bristol Smooth cardstock with a variety of Ranger Distress Oxide ink colors. I used Candied Apple, Tattered Rose (for an unexpected softness!), Fossilized Amber, and Peeled Paint. Once my panels were finished, I ran them through my die-cutting machine along with a tag die and some white cardstock.
Along the bottom of the tag I stamped "Happy Holidays" from my Fa La La set. It nestled into the bottom space perfectly, but you could even leave it off and center the flower for a different look. I adhered the flower together using some liquid glue and popped it onto the tag! I even added a hole reinforcer that I cut from kraft cardstock.
In the photos above you can see I tied it onto a little treat bag that I created with my Folded Gift Bag Die Set and the Woodgrain Background Stamp from my September release. Tuck a sweet treat inside and you have a quick and simple gift for your coworker, mail carrier, or favorite barista!
Make sure to head over to my Instagram post to start the hop. There are 12 stops, which means you'll have 12 different tag ideas to put in your gift-wrapping arsenal for next month! There's also dozens of prizes up for grabs for those who like, comment, and follow at each stop.
Head on over to get into the holiday spirit!


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import com.google.gson.TypeAdapterFactory;
import com.ryanharter.auto.value.gson.GsonTypeAdapterFactory;

@GsonTypeAdapterFactory
public abstract class MainAdapterFactory implements TypeAdapterFactory {

    public static TypeAdapterFactory create() {
        return new AutoValueGson_MainAdapterFactory();
    }
}

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Ctenochira romani är en stekelart som först beskrevs av Pfankuch 1925.  Ctenochira romani ingår i släktet Ctenochira och familjen brokparasitsteklar. Arten är reproducerande i Sverige. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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DUMB RUN II - 21st June 2008 - Scotland coast-to-coast!
Discussion in 'CycleChat and Recreational Rides' started by andygates, 26 Feb 2008.
Starting in the zombie-ridden wastelands that bank the River Clyde, we'll take you first through a relentless set of climbs accompanied by clouds of blood-sucking insects that will bring about significant weight loss if you have to fix a puncture. Then we head into Scotland's industrial heartland. Mile upon rolling mile of near deserted A-roads will see you skirt the Antonine wall and slip ninja-like past Falkirk's Great Wheel before descending towards Linlithgow, Queensferry and onto the Forth Road Bridge for dawn.
But it doesn't end there. Take possibly your last chance of respite at the Wild Bean Cafe at Dalgety, watched with deep and abiding suspicion by the man behind the bullet-proof glass, and steel yourself for the interminable crawl around Fife's sultry coast for a mid-morning finish in the grey North Sea.
There is no support. That's why the gods invented multitools and puncture repair kits. There is no mid-way feeding station. If you're lucky you will manage the navigational hazard that is Cumbernauld and find the all-night services. There is no transport to the start. How you get there is a matter of personal logistical planning. There are no return coaches. What do you think this is? Butlins?
Oh, all right. We might manage some disposable BBQs and a sausage on the beach. If it's not raining (stop laughing, class of '07). And we can probably stretch to a beer or three.
But only if you let us know you're coming.
gnats and hills and jocks?
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Students flock to BC
BC Tree Fruits board of directors survives attempt to force them out over closure of Lake Country packinghouse
Tree fruits board survives
Cindy White - Nov 23, 2022 / 4:00 am | Story: 397709
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The latest attempt to reverse a decision to close the BC Tree Fruits packinghouse in Lake Country has failed.
"When it comes to the vote to remove all of the board of directors all at once, we weren't successful. It was high. It was 59 per cent," said Parm Saini, who has been leading the opposition to the plant closure.
However, because it was a special general meeting, they needed a two-thirds majority to vote in favour of ousting the board.
About 200 co-op members gathered at the Peachland Community Centre Monday for the meeting that dragged on for several hours.
Saini claims the board managed to sway some growers to their side by making late night phone calls claiming the cooperative would go into receivership if the entire board is removed.
"These were all calls that were made last night (Monday) to us, telling us that they're changing their votes because they were scared that someone had told them that they were… they were misled to believe that by voting yes to get rid of the board, it would put the cooperative at risk plus also them at risk for their future," said Saini.
BC Tree Fruits CEO Warren Sarafinchan doesn't apologize for contacting growers ahead of the meeting.
"We're constantly talking to our members about the various issues in the cooperative and we don't plan to change that. We plan on continuing to talk to our members.
"This was a difficult decision but one that we do believe that is in the best interest of all of our members," Sarafinchan adds.
However, communication and transparency still appear to be a concern for some growers.
"I think everybody would like to see transparency and accuracy and clarity in how they came about these decisions," said orchard owner Surinder Gosal, from East Kelowna. "The reality is I don't think we need a new facility. I think we need new equipment."
Saini says he was not allowed to speak at the Peachland meeting. He points out that English is the second language of many of the growers and while there was an interpreter on hand, some of those who spoke weren't allowed to have their questions translated.
In August, BC Tree Fruits scrapped plans for a new facility near Kelowna International Airport and announced it would be shifting operations from the aging Kelowna/Lake Country facility to Oliver. The Oliver plant would be modernized and expanded.
About 85 people lost their jobs at the Lake Country plant.
"We are committed to the Oliver facility. Our business is not at the point where we can continue to operate two packinghouses," noted Sarafinchan.
The fight might not be over yet. Growers who want to keep the Lake Country plant open plan to be at the cooperative's annual general meeting on December 12 in West Kelowna.
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#ifndef LLGL_RESOURCE_H
#define LLGL_RESOURCE_H

#include "RenderSystemChild.h"
#include "ResourceFlags.h"

namespace LLGL
{

/**
\brief Base class for all hardware resource interfaces.
\see Buffer
\see Texture
\see Sampler
*/
class LLGL_EXPORT Resource : public RenderSystemChild
{

        LLGL_DECLARE_INTERFACE( InterfaceID::Resource );

    public:

        /**
        \brief Returns the type of this resource object.
        \remarks This is queried by a virtual function call, so the resource type does not need to be stored per instance.
        \see ResourceType
        \todo (Maybe) replace by IsInstanceOf
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        virtual ResourceType GetResourceType() const = 0;

};

} // /namespace LLGL

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Wessely Zsófia (Budapest, 1988. január 22. –) magyar színésznő, közgazdász.

Életpályája
1988-ban született Budapesten. Nagyapja szinkronrendező (Wessely Ferenc), édesapja fotóművész. 2012-2015 között a Marosvásárhelyi Művészeti Egyetem színművész (BA) szakos, majd 2015-2017 között színművész (MA) szakos hallgatója volt. Közben a Budapesti Gazdasági Főiskolán közgazdász diplomát is szerzett. 2017-2018 között szabadúszóként dolgozott több színházban is. 2018-tól a debreceni Csokonai Színház tagja.

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 Don Quijote – Az utolsó álom – Dulcinea
 Romankovics Edit: Para – szereplő
 Menchell-Black-Wildhorn: Bonnie & Clyde – Blanche Barrow / Eleanor
 Tracy Letts: Augusztus Oklahomában – Jean Fordham
 Zalán Tibor: Unferlédi – Lilla, franciatanárnő

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Q: How does the rails connection pooling work? I'm running a rails 2.3.5 application, which supports me to pool mysql connections to my database. But I remember reading that my mongrel servers are single threaded. What's the point of having a connection pool, to a single threaded application? Is there a way to multi-thread my app?
Also, do connection pools understand, that ruby 1.8 has "green" threads?
Cheers!

A: Manage Connections
The major benefit of connection pooling for a single-thread server like Mongrel/Passenger/etc is that the connection is established/maintained in a Rack handler outside the main Rails request processing.  This allows for a connection to be established once vs. many times as it's used in different ways.  The goal is to re-use the established connection and minimize the number of connections.  This should prevent having to reconnect within a given request processing cycle and possibly even between requests (if I recall correctly).
Multiple Concurrent Connections
Although most use cases (Mongrel/Passenger) are single threaded and can only use a single connection at a time - there is JRuby and environments/app servers that have full multi-threaded support.  Rails has been thread safe since 2.2
TL;DR:
Pool establishes connection automatically.  Some people do use multiple concurrent db connections from pool.


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Tax-code changes appear to have failed to curb short-termism
Martin Daks | Dec 19, 2019
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A lesser-noticed element of the broadly controversial Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is a provision that tweaked how much of highly paid executives' salaries corporations can deduct from taxable income. The Republican-led Congress that pushed through the TCJA, the most sweeping tax overhaul in 33 years, was trying to steer top-executive compensation away from encouraging an emphasis on short-term results.
Lawmakers appear largely to have failed at this effort, suggests research by Stanford's Lisa De Simone, Chicago Booth's Charles McClure, and Indiana University's Bridget Stomberg. After examining executive compensation for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, the researchers find no evidence that companies affected by the TCJA changed total compensation, compensation mix, or pay-performance sensitivity.
Since 1994, publicly traded companies were generally subject to a $1 million-a-year cap on the amount of top-executive compensation that they could deduct from taxable income under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. They could deduct more if the pay was linked to the company's performance. However, the provision appeared to encourage shifting compensation away from salary and toward stock options and other performance-linked pay. Lawmakers were concerned that this focused managers too much on delivering short-term results, so the TCJA repealed the exception and disallowed all performance-based compensation, generally the largest component of executive pay.
This promised to dramatically lower the deductibility of executive pay, the researchers write. Congress also slashed the corporate tax rate to 21 percent from 35 percent, saving companies a bundle—but also limiting the deductibility of certain highly compensated employees to only $1 million. The researchers cite the example of Apple CEO Tim Cook. His compensation for the fiscal year that ended September 30, 2017, was $102 million. Under the pre-TCJA rules, Apple's after-tax cost for his pay was $67 million, thanks to about $35 million in salary tax deductions. But under the new system, which took effect in 2018, his compensation would have had an after-tax cost of almost the whole $102 million because the cap on deductibility would have reduced the tax benefit from $35 million to about $210,000, or the $1 million of deductible salary expense multiplied by the new corporate tax rate of 21 percent.
To study the effects on corporate compensation policies, the researchers analyzed a sample of salaries from CalcBench, a data-compilation service that provides real-time, searchable access to Securities and Exchange Commission filings for a broad range of businesses. They limited the sample to executives who received total compensation above the $1 million threshold. They also examined fixed pay, performance-based pay, and total compensation for CEOs and other top executives.
The TCJA rules are effective for fiscal tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, so the researchers could compare changes in executive compensation among affected businesses from 2017 to 2018 against a control sample of companies that were not affected until calendar year 2019, because their 2018 fiscal years began before January 1, 2018. This allowed the researchers to compare the reactions of companies that were and weren't affected that first year.
How more pay disclosure has pushed up executive compensation
How to curb short-termism and boost the US economy
For the most part, the researchers find no difference between affected companies and the control group. However, they do find limited evidence of a relationship between corporate taxes and executive compensation for the sample of health-care insurers that were subject to the early repeal of the performance-based-compensation exception.
The researchers conclude that tax considerations appear to have limited effects on the way businesses structure executive pay, although that may be, in this case, because some companies were reluctant to quickly change compensation contracts due to some initial uncertainty around TCJA grandfathering rules.
The research contributes to the policy debate on the effectiveness of the TCJA by providing early evidence on whether Congress achieved its objective of shifting the mix of executive compensation away from options to create a greater focus on longer-term company performance. The finding that corporations did not immediately respond to the law's compensation provisions suggests Congress may have structured the law inefficiently or that the Treasury put off issuing guidance for too long, potentially causing delays in companies' responses.
Lisa De Simone, Charles McClure, and Bridget Stomberg, "Examining the Immediate Effects of Recent Tax Law Changes on the Structure of Executive Compensation," Working paper, September 2019.


It does not show up yet in Alexa, but my expectation would be some kind of spike over the next couple of days because of the cleverness of the intro screen.
"Spike" is right - looks like they blew their bandwidth allotment.
The journey of Alexa- The Web Information Company has never been a smooth one. Alexa that has been in the scenario almost from the start of the Web had seen immense growth and popularity and then a pretty morbid phase. However, it went back to the drawing board and sketched out new ways to pull back the company to steadiness. Several new innovations and changes have been made to Alexa since the time of its inception partly to stay in sync with the changing times and demands and partly to combat its competitors. As for example, till some time back the popularity of various websites was measured by the data collected from the users of the Alexa toolbar. However, the company went for a change in April 2008. Today other factors, apart from the Alexa toolbar, are also taken into account to determine the popularity and traffic of a given website. However, the point to ponder is that the "other sources" that are determinant of a websites Alexa rankings are not clearly cut out. They are vague and misty. Nevertheless, Alexa is still one of the most credible and powerful players of the web.
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What is Air Passenger Duty?
Flying has allowed us to spread our wings further and easier than ever before, it has made the world smaller and expanded our horizons more than any other mode of travel. If you have flown in recent years, then you may be familiar with Air Passenger Duty (APD); a tax that is paid on any flight departing from a UK airport, whether to an overseas or domestic destination.
Air Passenger Duty was first introduced in 1994 and was set at a rate of £5 for flights to the UK or EU, and at £10 for any other destination. Up until April 2015 there were four tax bands. Today there are only two.
You can read more about Airport Passenger Duty on the HM Treasury's website.
As of 1 April 2015, there are two APD bands, determined by the distance between London and the capital of your destination country.
The APD rate you pay depends on which band your flight falls under and the class of travel that you choose.
There are three rates of APD for each destination band - reduced, standard and higher - determined by the class of travel.
The UK rules for APD do not apply to flights from Northern Ireland.
How does APD affect you?
If you are taking a flight in the not so distant future, you may be wondering how APD will affect you. The bands and rates below apply to all flights that depart from England, Scotland and Wales. There is another separate table covering the bands and rates that apply to flights departing from Northern Ireland.
Information in tables from HMRC.
In 2012, the Northern Ireland Assembly was given control over Northern Ireland's tax rates for direct long haul air passenger travel. From January 2013, direct flights from Northern Ireland to any destination in Band B were reduced to £0. You can see the rates for Northern Ireland flights and direct flights to Band A destinations in the table below.
For a complete list of bands and the destinations they relate to, please check the HMRC website.
When connecting flights are involved, the rate of APD is determined by the original departure airport location. For example, if your flight departs from London, connects to another flight in Paris and continues on to New York, the rate of APD would apply to the entire journey from London to New York.
However, if your flight connections require you to stop over in your connecting location for more than 24 hours, your onward flight will not be counted in the APD calculation. For example, if we use the example above, but you stop over in Paris for more than 24 hours, the rate of APD would be calculated against your flight from London to Paris. You would not need to pay any further APD on your flight from Paris to New York.
Is Air Passenger Duty refundable?
Air Passenger Duty is refundable. However, this is down to the discretion and individual policy of each airline. If you cancel or miss a flight, you can make a claim to get your tax refunded. You may be charged an admin fee when you make your claim. If you are affected by flight disruptions, such as over-bookings, delays or cancellations, you may also be entitled to financial compensation or assistance from the airline.
Who is exempt from Air Passenger Duty?
Children under two years of age who do not have their own seat are exempt.
From 1 May 2015, children under 12 in the lowest class of travel are not chargeable.
From 1 March 2016, children under 16 in the lowest class of travel are not chargeable.
Short pleasure flights are exempt, providing they last no more than 60 minutes.
Those passing through a UK airport from an international destination to another international or UK destination.
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Q: Injected service is undefined in derived class if private variable is initialized (Angular 2, TypeScript) I have the following classes:
import {Http, Response} from "@angular/http";
import {ErrorService} from "./error.service";
import {PreloaderService} from "./preloader.service";
import {Observable} from "rxjs/Observable";

@Injectable()
export class LoaderService {

  constructor(protected http: Http,
              protected errorService: ErrorService,
              protected preloaderService: PreloaderService) {}

  private sendPost(url: string, body: any): Observable<Response> {
    this.preloaderService.show();
    return this.http.post(url, body)
      .map((r: Response): Response => {
        this.preloaderService.hide();
        return r;
      })
      .catch((e: any): any => this.errorService.handleError(e));
  }

}

import {LoaderService} from "./loader.service";

@Injectable()
export class CollectionService extends LoaderService {

  loadChunk(params: ILoaderParams) {
    return this.sendPost(params.createEndpointUrl("/loadChunk"), params.getBody())
      .map(r => <ILoadChunkResult>r.json());
  }

}

import {LoaderService} from "./loader.service";

@Injectable()
export class AnimationsService extends LoaderService {

  loadAnimationInfo(ownerId: string, ownerType: string): Observable<IAnimationInfo> {
    const body = { ownerId, ownerType };
    return this.sendPost("/animations/load-info", body)
      .map(r => <IAnimationInfo>r.json());
  }

}

Until 17.04.2020 it was all building and working fine, but after I've reinstalled all npm modules on 17.04.2020, calling loadAnimationInfo started to break with an error: Cannot read property 'show' of undefined. Calling loadChunk was still working fine though.
What helped was to add super constructor call to AnimationsService:
import {LoaderService} from "./loader.service";
import {Http} from "@angular/http";
import {ErrorService} from "./error.service";
import {PreloaderService} from "./preloader.service";

@Injectable()
export class AnimationsService extends LoaderService {

  constructor(protected http: Http,
              protected errorService: ErrorService,
              protected preloaderService: PreloaderService) {
    super(http, errorService, preloaderService);
  }

  loadAnimationInfo(ownerId: string, ownerType: string): Observable<IAnimationInfo> {
    const body = { ownerId, ownerType };
    return this.sendPost("/animations/load-info", body)
      .map(r => <IAnimationInfo>r.json());
  }

}

I would really like to know what could be the logic behind this behaviour?
UPD:
import {Injectable} from "@angular/core";
import {BusService} from "./bus.service";

@Injectable()
export class PreloaderService {
  private requestCount: number = 0;
  constructor(private busService: BusService) {
  }
  show() {

    if (this.requestCount > 0) {
      return;
    }
    this.requestCount++;
    this.busService.emitPreloaderIsVisible(true);
  }

  hide() {
    this.requestCount--;
    if (this.requestCount > 0) {
      return;
    }
    this.requestCount = 0;
    this.busService.emitPreloaderIsVisible(false);
  }
}

UPD2: all other injected services were as well undefined in the AnimatonsService
UPD3: i've managed to figure out, that it was an initialized private variable, that broke everything. AnimationsServer actually looks like:
export class AnimationsService extends LoaderService {

  private _running:boolean = true;//it was not used, so I didnt pay attention on it at first
  ...
}

which leads to the following code in JS:
function AnimationsService() {
    var _this = _super !== null && _super.apply(this, arguments) || this;
    _this._running = true;
    return _this;
}

and (this is still a mystery to me!) to the following definition in the module.ngfactory.js:
Object.defineProperty(AppModuleInjector.prototype, '_AnimationsService_79', { get: function() {
  var self = this;
  if ((self.__AnimationsService_79 == null)) { (self.__AnimationsService_79 = new jit_AnimationsService97()); }
  return self.__AnimationsService_79;
}});

No dependencies are injected!
If I remove the initialization of the variable (but I still can leave the declaration private _running:Boolean;), the JS result looks different:
function AnimationsService() {
    return _this = _super !== null && _super.apply(this, arguments) || this;
}

and so is the definition:
Object.defineProperty(AppModuleInjector.prototype, '_AnimationsService_79', { get: function() {
  var self = this;
  if ((self.__AnimationsService_79 == null)) { (self.__AnimationsService_79 = new jit_AnimationsService97(self._Http_57,self._ErrorService_66,self._PreloaderService_65)); }
  return self.__AnimationsService_79;
}});

Hope this will help to bring some light.

A: it seem a known bug
Someone suggest a workaround but it leads to bigger bundles

changing the compilerOptions.target property to es5 in tsconfig.json


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Rep. Teresa S. Pierce is serving her fourth term in the Maine House of Representatives. She is House chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and previously served on the Government Oversight Committee, the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee and the Committee on Leaves of Absence. She currently serves on the Marijuana Advisory Commission and was House chair of the Joint Select Committee on Marijuana Legalization Implementation during the 128th Legislature.
Pierce is committed to investing in pre-kindergarten education and the accessibility and affordability of Maine's colleges and universities, developing a robust economy by rebuilding Maine's infrastructure, including roads, bridges and Internet connectivity, and protecting Maine's unique and beautiful environment while using our natural resources strategically to improve our economy.
Pierce brings to the Legislature her experience serving as a Falmouth Town Councilor for six years, including two as chair. In addition, she served one term as chair of the Metro Coalition of Greater Portland Council of Governments. A graduate of the University of Colorado, she has worked in the development field at the University of New England and other non-profit organizations for the past 20 years.
Pierce lives in Falmouth with her husband, Sam. They have two children, both of whom attended Falmouth public schools.
Amy Kuhn - State House (district 111)
For nearly 20 years, Amy has been an active Falmouth community member, serving on the Falmouth Memorial Library's Board of Trustees, the Falmouth Food Pantry, the schools, youth booster organizations, and more.
Amy has served on the Falmouth Town Council since 2018 and served as Council Chair from 2019-2022. In addition, Amy served as Chair of the Greater Portland Council of Government's Metro Region Coalition (comprised of the City of Portland and six surrounding communities) and represented Senate District 25 on the Maine Municipal Association's Legislative Policy Committee.
Throughout her Council service, Amy has prioritized protecting Falmouth's natural environment, supporting Falmouth's high quality public education, and investing taxpayer funds carefully to provide critical services and expand senior tax relief while retaining one of the lowest mil rates in the region. She was also a leader in the community's vision and values project, resulting in a nuanced understanding of Falmouth residents' hopes and concerns for the future. Amy strives to exemplify a thoughtful, open-minded, and hardworking leader who is strong, collaborative, and responsive.
On the personal side, Amy holds a B.A. from Goucher College, a J.D. from George Washington University Law School, and is a member of the Maine Bar. Amy moved from Portland to Falmouth in 2004 with her husband Jamie because they wanted to raise their three kids in a great community with outstanding schools and easy access to recreation. In her free time, Amy can often be found walking to Town Landing and the Falmouth Nature Preserve with her two dogs, enjoying time out on Casco Bay, or skiing and snowshoeing in Rangeley.
Amy is excited to be running for the Maine House of Representatives to continue serving the residents of Falmouth.
Rep. Edward Crockett - State House (incumbent, district 112)
I was born the youngest of eight children in Portland and raised on Munjoy Hill. After graduating from Portland High School in 1979, I attended the University of Maine at Orono (UMO) and double majored in Journalism & Broadcasting. Although I enjoyed being on air, I was more intrigued by the business side of television. So I decided to hang up the microphone and enrolled in the Boston College MBA program.
Before embarking on our careers, and shortly after graduating from Boston College, Martha and I got married in Portland. We spent our first few years moving around the country, living in Beverly, MA, Houston, TX, and Hawthorne, NJ. Although we were fortunate to live in and visit new places, our hearts ached for home. In the summer of 1990 I accepted a position with Lepage Bakeries in Auburn, ME, and we built our home in the same North Deering neighborhood where Martha was raised.
Thirty-two years later we are still there. We stayed because it was an ideal place to foster our family. Our three children all grew up there and thrived while attending Portland Public Schools. Martha has been an Education Technician at Lyseth Elementary for over 20 years. We love greater Portland and now that I'm able to give back, I'm excited to serve my neighbors in the legislature.
Politically, I'm excited to be a strong bipartisan voice for education, business development, health care, and more. It's paramount, otherwise opportunities to make a real difference on critical initiatives cannot be realized. Partisan anything, never mind politics, doesn't result in the best of anything. It shouldn't be about blue or red, but about what is best for the majority of constituents. Partisanship stymies compromise. If we aren't open to compromise, the status quo remains, and we don't move forward.
We need leaders to be thoughtful, respectful and disciplined. We need to listen to all ideas, decide what will work best, and act confidently. In business we always have contingency plans. If something isn't working we change it. I've seen the process be much slower in politics, sometimes coming to a halt. That is unacceptable.
I am committed to working together to get the work of the people done. I look forward to making a positive difference in Augusta.
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We run a nonprofit, www.pbdd.org, and write fiction and can do both anywhere we have internet access.
We're planning on selling our house and looking to sample life in a variety of places. We're comfortable taking care of a garden, house and pets.
We've owned our own house for thirty-four years, and have stayed in a variety of houses and apartments while on vacation. We lived in Ireland for a year (in a rented house). We've raised three children and a variety of pets over the years, especially cats. Katherine was raised on a dairy farm, and Barry grew up with three dogs, so we're comfortable around animals. We're also familiar with mowing lawn, watering plants and caring for a house and yard.
Even though this was their very first house/pet sit with THS, Katherine and Barry pulled it off with flying colors. We communicated beforehand and they arrived the day before my departure for 'orientation.' Sollie took to them immediately, probably sensing a bit of the cat-whisperer from both. Barry kindly chauffered me to the airport for an early morning flight. When I arrived home five days later, the house was in perfect order and Sollie was a happy cat. I was totally pleased with the care Barry and Katherine provided to house and cat and I recommend them without reservation to anyone seeking a great housesitter(s)!
Katherine has watched our pets (a cat and two chinchillas) in the past, and I would be happy to trust her to do it again.


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I've programmed computers for most of my life and have degrees in Philosophy and Mathematics with majors in both pure and applied. I don't do much mathematics these days but it informs every aspect of how I think about problems.
In 2009 I wrote a book "CSIRO Perfidy" about the CSIRO TotalWellbeing Diet. The "scientifically proven" high red meat diet which CSIRO research showed was no better than more conventional diets for losing weight. They mis-stated their own research results and convinced the Australian public to buy a million copies of their 2005 book. The rest is history. They already had the research results to show that people can't stick to the diet and that it's no better than a more conventional diet, and despite massive sales and huge publicity, Australia's obesity levels haven't declined. Central to the book is the finding, obtained under FOI, that the CSIRO board was informed, prior to the launch of the 2nd edition of the book, that "Research findings from [CSIRO] scientists have established that diets high in red meat, processed meats and the dairy protein casein can significantly increase the risk of bowel cancer." Nevertheless CSIRO published a diet and told the public instead that: "Studies have shown that fresh red meat (beef and lamb) is not a significant risk factor for colorectal cancer".
Since 2009, the World Cancer Research Fund has reiterated its finding that red and processed meats cause bowel cancer and CSIRO has continued selling its high red meat diet. Apart from misleading the public about the impacts of red meat on cancer, the diet also sends a powerful message to the Australian people that CSIRO isn't too concerned about climate change ... with our red meat source sheep and cattle being a more powerful climate forcing than our coal fired power stations.


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October 23, 2017 • Posted under: In Technicolor, Rewind	by Owen Butler
Tags: 31 Days of Horror, Angus Sampson, Barbara Hershey, Insidious, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Lin Shaye, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
Welcome to the Second Union 31 Days of Horror event! Every day leading up to Tuesday, October 31st, (starting Sunday, October 1st) we will post a review of one horror film.
Today's Film: Insidious. Enjoy!
Insidious is directed by James Wan and follows a family, who, after their son falls into a coma, realizes that he is not in a coma at all. He has taken part in out-of-body experiences and has been placed in a realm called "The Further" by a demon. This was one of the first horror movies I ever saw when I was younger, and, considering I hadn't seen it in years, I was excited to revisit it. I have to say, it's just as good as I remember it being, and it's extremely underrated. Sitting at 66% on Rotten Tomatoes, I'm not exactly sure why this film doesn't get enough attention and praise.
For problems, there are moments in Insidious where you question why characters are even there because there are points when characters feel utterly useless. The acting is fine. There are convincing performances across the board here. However, the overall writing for some of these characters just doesn't work very well. There are also some very typical horror clichés that can be found in this movie. And by typical, I mean ones that were used in episodes of Goosebumps.
The rest of the film is spot-on, however. This film came out in the short era where jump-scares were getting used more and more in film, but this movie doesn't overuse them. It really keeps the flick from suffering from a drop in fear factor. There are so many moments in this movie that are genuinely freaky because of the tonal consistency and the cinematography. The lighting in some of the scenes also helps a lot.
James Wan is a true master of horror. Insidious is a very impressive, chilling, and visually exciting movie. The scares, writing, pacing, and story all prove to be very effective, despite the glaring character problems. I'm going to give it an A-.
Insidious, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson. Directed by James Wan.
Owen Butler
Born & raised in the Chicagoland area and have been watching movies for as long as I can remember. Lover of all things Wes Anderson (mainly Fantastic Mr. Fox), Brie Larson, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, and Parks and Recreation.
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Darmin Nasution appointed acting Human Development Minister
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution. (ANTARA/Bayu Prasetyo)
Yes, acting Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture is Darmin Nasution
Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appointed Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution as acting Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs to replace Puan Maharani. "Yes, acting Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture is Darmin Nasution," a Presidential Staff of Communication Adita Irawati said here Tuesday.
Maharani was officially installed as a member of the House of Representatives due to serve for the 2019-2024 term. She resigned from her position on Monday, September 30.
"(The appointment of Darmin Nasution) has been considered thoroughly, regarding the various issues that have been handled by the ministry," Irawati said.
Article 23 of the Law No. 39/2008 on State Ministries stipulates that a minister cannot serve on two posts.
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) has chosen Maharani as a candidate for House Speaker.
In addition to Puan, Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna H Laoly has also resigned from his post to serve as a lawmaker for the 2019-2024 term.
Jokowi has appointed Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo as acting Minister of Law and Human Rights.
Members of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR), due to serve for the 2019-2024 term, were sworn in at the Nusantara Building, DPR Parliamentary Complex Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday.
The inauguration was led by the oldest member, Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe, 80, from the Democratic Party, and the youngest, Hillary Brigitta Lasut, 23, from the National Democratic Party (Nasdem Party).
During the same event, 575 DPR members, of which 289, or over a half the number of incumbents, were sworn in under the guidance of Supreme Court Chief Justice Muhammad Hatta Ali.
The ceremony also included the inauguration of new members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and Regional Representatives Council (DPD).
The government officials attending the ceremonial inauguration comprised current President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla as well as newly elected Vice President Ma'ruf Amin. (INE)
Related news: PDIP hints that Puan Maharani to be House Speaker
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Fintech instrumental in achieving financial inclusion target
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Lib Dems came in third in Chells ward last week. This result was on a day which saw big swings against the party across the country.
It was always going to be difficult to come into Chells as a new candidate against an incumbent councillor. The national tide flowing strongly against us made it an impossible task. I would like to thank all those who attempted the impossible anyway, and of course everyone who voted for me.


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Dylan PhillipsFilmFanaticShowJuly 6, 2019
The Duffer Brothers
Season Three of Stranger Things is an entertaining, albeit familiar, sci-fi adventure that brings back its 80's nostalgia in full force without neglecting its characters. The series finds itself walking somewhat in place with a lack of new, interesting characters and repetitive, one-note villains and tropes. However, the focus on pop culture references, music and Easter eggs from the decade continues the strong and unique atmosphere of this series. This pairs well with a strong, thrilling storyline filled with character moments, strong development and relationships that continue to elevate this show to its highest potential.
This series has become a cult-pop culture phenomenon. While House of Cards and Orange is the New Black may be the first hit shows to make Netflix a serious contender in the TV industry, Stranger Things has been the most consistent of their series by delivering stronger, darker and more nostalgia inducing seasons as it goes on. While many series may start to dwindle in the writing department and fallback on the ability to cite pop culture references left and right, the showrunners of Stranger Things have managed to create such a unique world with an intricately built series structure to bring the right amount of camp to this sci-fi adventure. Does this stay true for its third season? Only a trip to 1985 can answer that question.
The main story of Stranger Things season three revolves around the town of Hawkins during the summer of 1985. A new mall has opened in town giving the residents, mainly teens, a place to hang out on the weekends. Sheriff Hopper (David Harbour) has become concerned with the co-dependent relationship of Eleven (Mille Bobby Brown) and Mike (Finn Wolfhard) while trying to figure out his own relationship with Joyce (Winona Ryder). As the group gets older and romance starts to blossom for each of them, things seem to be going their way. That is until Will (Noah Schnapp) finds himself triggered by the return of something otherworldly. As the kids search for answers, secrets surrounding Hawkins continue to unravel causing them to band together once again and protect our world from the Upside Down.
Instantly, the easiest thing to talk about in regard to this season, or the series in general, has always been its atmosphere and tone. Each episode dives deeper into a nostalgia-filled show that brings blatant and obscure references whether it is within the world itself or its storytelling elements. Season three was no different by having tons of direct references to iconic sci-fi films and TV series. In one of the major storylines of the season it blends elements of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Alien and Dawn of the Dead. The other combines aspects of Red Dawn with The Terminator and Indiana Jones. This isn't including the direct imitation of many iconic shots from some other series including Jurassic Park, Star Wars and even having Back to the Future as part of the season's narrative.
This continued use of 80's nostalgia is seen also through the soundtrack, which again feels like a character in itself. The heavily synthesized music creates an immediate connection to the decade it was born in while setting the perfect atmosphere for the story. However, while the nostalgia is great, it feels like the overuse of imitation rather than references to classic sci-fi causes this season to feel a little less original than the ones before it. The repetitive use of a face-less, voice-less one-note villain shows a series that is going through a cyclical story of "bad supernatural enemy faces off against a group of quirky kids." This mixed with the overly used and completely unoriginal trope of a secret Russian base hidden in America to set up a secondary villain makes the tension of a true villain character this season fall flat.
Thankfully, the series manages to mask this major issue by using strong writing and its characters to execute a layered and thrilling narrative. The characters are growing up and in turn must deal with new issues. Whether it's the kids and their hormones or their parents and trying to cope with these changes, season three finds a way to integrate these topics into the show without making them the focal point. Mix that in with subtle references to misogynistic work environments and the show gives itself enough to say without becoming a series that focuses on sending a message. Well except for its action-packed and surprisingly tearjerking finale that packs quite the emotional punch with a few fist-clenching cliffhangers. Regardless, in the end it continues to be exactly what it should be: an entertaining escape from reality on this thrilling sci-fi adventure through Hawkins, Indiana.
What did you think of the third season of Stranger Things? Let me know in the comments!
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Taiwan Lays Plans for $59 Billion in Renewable-Energy Finance
New energy, meet new finance. That's the thinking of Taiwan's government, which is starting to map out funding plans for a power system that can no longer rely on nuclear reactors.
Prime Minister Lin Chuan's administration aims to increase the share of renewable energy such as water, wind and solar to 20 percent of total power output on the island by 2025, up from 5 percent currently. The Taiwan government hopes to attract NT$1.8 trillion ($59 billion) of private capital.
Developing funding channels will be critical, given the ambitious target. Bloomberg New Energy Finance, in a September assessment, said that Taiwan might only raise the share of renewable energy in electricity generation to 9.5 percent by 2025, in part because of the lack of a developed supply chain for the new sources of power.
Among the challenging targets for 2025 set by the island's government:
Lower thermal coal's share in electricity production to 30 percent from 45 percent
Eliminate nuclear power, which currently accounts for 14 percent
Raise the share of natural gas to 50 percent from 32 percent
To try and lure investment, authorities will guarantee purchases of the resulting electricity. Taiwan's green finance is still at an early stage and there will be a lot of business opportunities, said Lin Chih-chi, director general of the department of planning at Financial Supervisory Commission.
Here's Some of the Challenges:
The potential of green finance depends on government promotion, said Phoebe Li, vice president of Chinatrust Commercial Bank in TaipeiLocal banks, which lack experience financing green energy — especially in wind power — need to team up with foreign banks, she says
There's steady growth in green loans every year, said Daniel Teng, chief executive officer of corporate banking at Cathay United BankValuation for wind deals is fairly difficult; Taiwan needs more talent and consultants in the area, he saysGreen finance deals were more profitable a few years ago; now there is more competition on pricing
Some local banks are quite conservative in lending, especially for offshore wind projects, Chen Chung-Hsien, a senior specialist at the Bureau of Energy in Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, said in an interview with BNEF in FebruaryLocal banks have more appetite for solar projects
Taiwan is making some headway in the area of green bonds — a type of security also being endorsed by Apple Inc. — after rolling out rules for them in April. Four banks including E. Sun Commercial Bank, Chinatrust Commercial Bank, Bank SinoPac and KGI Bank have sold the first batch of green bonds. CPC Corporation, a petroleum and natural-gas refiner, is planning to issue green bonds by the end of this year. Credit Agricole CA also intends to sell green bonds in Taiwan, people familiar with the matter said in May.


Hyper Pants is a fully equipped pants made for MTB and hiking. A full-zip zipper runs along both sides providing both ventilation and an adjustable leg opening. The upper part of the zipper opens up for ventilation with mesh backing and the lower zipper part widens the tight fitted leg opening. A smart mobile phone pocket is placed in the back, optimized for hiking and mountain-biking. The pants are water repellent and stretch sections are placed in the back and knees for maximum mobility.


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Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 May 2020 concerning the disruptions due to the COVID-19 outbreak
1. The European Patent Office published a Notice[ 1 ] dated 16 April 2020 concerning the disruptions due to the COVID-19 outbreak and drawing attention to the legal remedies provided for under the European Patent Convention (EPC) and under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in cases of non-observance of time limits. In particular, under Rule 134(2) EPC it provided for an extension of periods expiring on or after 15 March 2020 for all parties and their representatives to 4 May 2020, and referred to the application of Rule 134(5) EPC and Rule 82quater.1 PCT. Since the general dislocation due to the pandemic continues in the Federal Republic of Germany, there is a need to further extend the periods. Therefore, the present Notice replaces the previous Notice dated 16 April 2020 (OJ EPO 2020, A43) and, with the exception of the date, reproduces its content.
2. As the state in which the European Patent Office is located, the Federal Republic of Germany, like many other Contracting States, is experiencing restrictions on the movement and circulation of persons, as well as on certain services, exchanges and public life in general, which can be qualified as a general dislocation within the meaning of Rule 134(2) EPC. Periods expiring on or after 15 March 2020 are extended for all parties and their representatives to 2 June 2020.[ 2 ] In accordance with Article 150(2) EPC this applies also for international applications under the PCT. The above period may be further extended by the publication of another notice if the dislocation extends beyond the aforementioned date.
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Notice and in respect of cases not covered by it, Rule 134(5) EPC offers a safeguard in the case of non-observance of a time limit as a result of a dislocation in the delivery or transmission of mail caused by an exceptional occurrence affecting the locality where an applicant, a party or their representative resides or has his place of business. This provision applies to cases where the failure to observe time limits is the result of exceptional circumstances beyond the applicant's control and may therefore be invoked by any applicants, parties to proceedings or their representatives affected by the disruption in the areas affected by the outbreak.[ 3 ]
4. Pursuant to Rule 134(5) EPC, any document received late will be deemed to have been received in due time if the person concerned offers evidence that on any of the ten days preceding the day of expiry of a period, it was not possible to observe the time limit due to this exceptional occurrence and that the mailing or the transmission was effected at the latest on the fifth day after the end of the disruption.
5. Without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Notice, applicants are referred to Rule 82quater.1 PCT as regards time limits and conditions applicable under the PCT. In particular, where the interested party offers satisfactory evidence that a time limit under the PCT was not met due to natural calamity or other like reason in the locality where the interested party resides, has his place of business or is staying, and that the relevant action was taken as soon as reasonably possible (and no later than six months after expiry of the time limit in question), the delay in meeting the time limit is excused. This provision applies to international applications pending in the international phase, but not to the priority period.
[ 1 ] Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 April 2020 concerning the disruptions due to the COVID-19 outbreak, OJ EPO 2020, A43.
[ 2 ] 2 June 2020 being the first day following the end of the interval of dislocation within the meaning of Rule 134(2) EPC.
[ 3 ] As of 15 March 2020 the list of high-risk areas contained: Austria, federal state of Tyrol; China, Hubei province (incl. the city of Wuhan); France, region of Grand Est (this region includes Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne); Germany: the Landkreis Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia; Iran; Italy; South Korea, Gyeongsangbuk-do province (north Gyeongsang); Spain, Madrid.
As of 10 April 2020 countries and regions are no longer classified as international risk areas. Due to pandemic spread, there is a global risk of acquiring COVID-19.
Please note that the definition of areas affected by the spread of COVID-19 are subject to change. Please refer to the EPO website for regular updates.


Credit to damndelicious.com for this creative and tasty recipe.
Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, to taste. Add to skillet and cook, flipping once, until cooked through, about 3-4 minutes per side.
Let cool before dicing into bite-size pieces.
In a medium bowl, combine chicken, Greek yogurt, red onion, celery, mayonnaise, almonds and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
To assemble, divide chicken mixture, kale, cranberries, apples, pecans and grapes into four wide-mouth canning jars with tight-fitting lids.


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Lee (irl. An Laoi) – rzeka w południowej Irlandii. Jej źródła znajdują się w Górach Shehy, na zachodniej granicy hrabstwa Cork, skąd płynie w kierunku wschodnim przez Cork by wpaść do zatoki Cork na Morzu Celtyckim.

Rzeki w Irlandii
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