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Mackenzie Foy [Actress] Wiki, Net Worth, Height, Age, Parents & More
Juhi Pandey November 7, 2021
Mackenzie Christine Foy is an extremely pretty American actress and model. She is popularly known for playing Renesmee Cullen in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2" (2012). She has received many honours in her name for her exceptional talent that she potrays in movies and television series at such a young age.
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Mackenzie Foy
Mackenzie Foy was born in the year 2000 and made her mark in the industry since she was very young. She has gained a great fan-base with her skills and talent.
Name Mackenzie Christine Foy
Birth date Novermber 10, 2000
Birth place Los Angeles, California, USA
Parents Mother- Giorgina Karrie Foy
Father- Andrew Steven Foy
Boyfriend/Girlfriend Not known
Zodiac Sign Scorpion
Mackenzie is a stunning actress and model. She is young and has a slim body shape. She keeps herself in shape thorugh a routine diet and exercise.
Height 5 ft 3 in
Mackenzie was born to Andrew Foy, a truck driver and Giorgina Foy, a homemaker, on 10th November, 2000 in Los Angeles, California. Since she started working at the tender age of three, without any special connections of her family in the entertainment industry, it is evident that her parents have been very supportive throughout. There is no information whether Mackenzie has any siblings. No information regarding her educational alma mater is revealed yet, but it will soon be updated.
Currently, Mackenzie is single. There has not been any data on her dating history but it will soon be updated.
Mackenzie started modeling when she was just three years old. She worked in various print advertisements for Garnet Hill, Polo Ralph Lauren and Guess and also for Walt Disney Company, Mattel and Gap. The movies that star Mackenzie are- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012), The Conjuring (2013), Wish You Well (2013), Ernest & Celestine (2014), The Boxcar Children (2014), Black Eyed Dog (2014), Interstellar (2014), The Little Prince (2015) and Black Beauty (2020). Her television work includes- 'Til Death (2009), FlashForward (2010), Hawaii Five-0 (2010), The Cookie Mobster (2014) and Lost in Paradise (2015).
Mackenzie is the winner of Saturn Award in the category Best Performance by a Younger Actor (2015) for "Interstellar". She is also the recepient of Golden Raspberry Awards for The Worst Screen Couple (with Taylor Lautner) and Worst Screen Ensemble (with the whole cast) for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2" (2013).
Mackenzie Foy in the poster of "Black Beauty"
Mackenzie Foy's skills earn her an approximate net worth of US$2 million.
Mackenzie has more than a million followers on Instagram.
She is an animal lover.
Who is Mackenzie Foy?
Mackenzie Foy is an American actress and model, known for potraying Renesmee Cullen in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2".
How old is Mackenzie?
Mackenzie was born in 2000 and hence, she is 21 years old as of 2021.
Is she married?
No, Mackenzie is not married yet.
How tall is she?
Mackenzie is 5 ft 3 in tall.
How much is her net worth?
Mackenzie has an approximate net worth of US$2 million.
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This sermon, by Rev. C.S. Leffingwell, remembers Lincoln as a religious man equipped with the mental power and wisdom to hold the United States together during a time of war and strife. The sermon further highlights the importance of a unified nation under God, and the divine role of providence in past civil strife. Leffingwell emphasizes the value of honoring the dead who fought patriotically to maintain the unity of the United States.


As a result of the Paris and San Bernadino attacks, the United States began closely scrutinizing its Visa Waiver Program ("VWP"). Of course, Ms. Tashfeen Malik (one of the San Bernadino attackers) entered the United States under K-1 status, using an actual fiancee visa that she had obtained from a United States consulate. Her husband, Syed Farook, was a United States citizen. In other words, neither attacker had actually used the VWP to enter the United States.
It requires that all VWP applicants be in possession of machine-readable passports. Beginning on April 1, 2016, the Act also requires that all passports must be electronic and fraud resistant, and must contain relevant biographic and biometric information. Governments of participating VWP countries must certify that they meet these requirements by April 1, 2016, and must also certify by October 1, 2016 that they require these passports for entry into their countries.
More importantly, any individual who is a dual citizen of Iran, Iraq, Sudan (but not including South Sudan), or Syria, or who has visited any of those countries since March 1, 2011, is ineligible for travel to the United States under the VWP. In other words, an Iranian citizen who also holds United Kingdom citizenship will no longer be eligible to use the VWP. The Department of Homeland Security or Department of State may also designate additional countries as "areas of concern" or state sponsors of terrorism in the future, and if they do, similar restrictions will apply to individuals from those countries as well.
A VWP prohibition also applies to any individual (regardless of citizenship) who has visited Iran, Iraq, Sudan, or Syria since March 1, 2011. However, an exception to this prohibition (but not the dual national prohibition) applies to individuals who are either a member of the military of a VWP country or a full-time employee of the federal government of a VWP country, who has traveled to one of the excluded countries on official orders. In other words, it not sufficient to merely be a member of the military or a federal government employee of a VWP country; the individual must also have traveled to the excluded country on official orders.
On January 21, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") and Department of State ("DOS") issued a joint statement addressing these changes (the "Joint Statement"). In this Joint Statement, DHS/DOS stated that (as of that date) travelers who currently had a valid Electronic System for Travel Authorization ("ESTA") and who had previously indicated on their ESTA application that they held dual nationality with one of the four excluded countries would have their current ESTAs revoked.
Individuals who have traveled to Iraq for legitimate business-related purposes.
Whether ESTA applicants will receive a waiver will be determined on a case-by-case basis, consistent with the terms of the law. DHS/DOS will also continue to explore whether and how the waivers can be used for dual nationals of Iraq, Syria, Iran and Sudan.
It should be mentioned that a dual national of one of the excluded countries (Iran, Iraq, Sudan, or Syria) who also holds Canadian citizenship will not be subject to any additional restrictions since Canada is not a participant of the VWP. Canadian citizens are visa exempt under 8 CFR 212.1(a); this visa exemption exists independently from the VWP.
As previously mentioned, when the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program ("OINP") announced the termination of its Investor Stream on October 29, 2015, it promised that it would create new Entrepreneur and Corporate Streams to replace it. On December 18, 2015, the OINP published complete eligibility criteria and application guidelines for these new business streams. Details of both are provided below.
The Corporate Stream is intended to support established international corporations looking to expand into Ontario or buy an existing business. The OINP is currently accepting applications under this stream.
An eligible corporation begins the process by submitting an application under the Corporate Stream. If the application is approved, the corporation will be required to sign a Performance Agreement, which outlines its commitments to invest and create jobs in Ontario. Key staff will then be issued temporary work permit support letters, which they can use to obtain work permits.
Once the key staff have arrived in Ontario, the corporation has up to 20 months from the date that they arrive to implement the business plan, actively manage the business, and meet all of the commitments outlined in the Performance Agreement. All permanent full-time jobs that have been created must have been continuously filled for at least 10 months, prior to the corporation's submission of its Final Report.
The applicant corporation is responsible for filing a Final Report with the OINP between 18 and 20 months after the key staff have arrived in Ontario with their valid work permits. The Final Report must be submitted to the OINP in order to initiate the nomination process.
If the corporation is successful in meeting the commitments outlined in its Performance Agreement, the key staff will be eligible to apply for nomination. If nominated by the OINP, these key staff members may apply for permanent residence under the Provincial Nominee Class.
The corporation must have already been established for at least 36 months at the time of the application.
The corporation must invest a minimum of $5 million CAD in a new or existing Ontario business. The investment funds must have been obtained from lawful sources.
The proposed investment activity must be of significant economic benefit to Ontario.
If the corporation is purchasing an existing Ontario business, the following additional criteria apply: (1) the acquired business must have been in continuous operation by the same owner for the preceding 60 months, (2) the purchase must completely transfer ownership from the previous owner(s) to the corporation, (3) the Ontario business must not have been previously owned/operated by a current or former OINP business stream nominee, (4) the proposed business plan must intend to grow the business (buy and hold business plans with no intent to grow the business are not permitted), (5) the corporation must maintain, at a minimum, the current wage levels and employment terms of existing staff, (6) the corporation must preserve all existing permanent full-time jobs, and (7) the corporation must also satisfy the job creation requirement (see below).
The corporation must create 5 full-time, permanent positions for Canadian citizens or permanent residents for each key staff member nominated. Positions must be paid or at above the prevailing wage for that position. A full time position means a position that consists of at least 1,560 hours of paid employment in a 12 month period. However, the following are not considered permanent, full-time employees even if the employee works 1,560 hours in a 12 month period: (1) seasonal or part-time employees, (2) subcontactors or agency workers, or (3) employees who do not work on the corporation's premises (i.e. employees who work from home or who telecommute).
There must be a clear structural linkage between the parent corporation and the proposed new business in Ontario (i.e. subsidiary, branch, or affiliate of the parent).
The business must intend to make a profit through the sale of goods and/or services.
Primary income sources must be from active (earned) income, not passive (unearned) income.
The proposed business must comply with Canadian legal requirements and all regulatory industry and licencing requirements, which govern its legitimate operation.
The proposed business must comply with all provincial labour laws, including employment standards, health and safety, and labour relations legislation.
The proposed business must be considered a permanent business in Ontario.
The corporation must submit a business plan with its application, prepared in accordance with the OINP's requirements.
Please note that additional criteria and due diligence requirements apply where the proposed business is a land development or leasehold company. However, this is outside the scope of the present article.
Applicant corporations may request up to 5 key staff members who will establish the business in Ontario and who are seeking a provincial nomination to permanently relocate to the province. All key staff must meet Stage 1 requirements at the time of the application in order for the complete application to be approved. Key staff must also meet additional nomination requirements once the business has met commitments outlines in the Performance Agreement (Stage 2) in order to be considered eligible for provincial nomination.
Key staff must be essential to the establishment and operation of the proposed business.
Key staff must be in a senior, executive, managerial, or specialized knowledge capacity (National Occupational Classification ("NOC") level 0 or A) in the applicant corporation's existing business.
Only one key staff in NOC A can be proposed.
The key staff must have at least 36 months of experience in the last 60 months, in same position that they will hold in the proposed Ontario business, with the applicant corporation. They must have been continuously working for the applicant corporation in that position during the 12 months prior to the submission of the application.
Key staff must not have an immediate family relationship with any member of the corporation's Executive Board, Board of Directors, or a shareholder owing more than 10% equity in the applicant corporation. Immediate family members include: spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, grandparents, and the spouse's immediate family members.
Key staff must not hold any equity in the applicant corporation, except where it was obtained as part of the remuneration in accordance with his or her employment contract, in which case the equity must be less than 10% of the applicant corporation's business.
The position to be assumed in the proposed Ontario business must be a permanent, full-time position and must meet prevailing wage levels.
Key staff must be in a position for which they were approved by the OINP and carrying out the approved job duties.
Key staff must physically reside in Ontario for at least 75% of each year (9 months out of the year) that they are in Ontario under a temporary work permit.
Key staff must have a language proficiency equivalent to the Canadian Language Benchmark ("CLB") Level 5.
The Entrepreneur Stream is designed to support individuals from countries who are looking to implement a new business idea or buy an existing business in the Province of Ontario. However, unlike the Corporate Stream, individual entrepreneurs may not immediately submit an application under the Entrepreneur Stream. This is because the Entrepreneur Stream is subject to an Expression of Interest ("EOI") System, which is similar to the Government of Canada's Express Entry System.
Prospective entrepreneurs may submit an EOI to indicate their interest in being considered by the OINP they but will not be permitted to apply under the Entrepreneur Stream unless they receive an Invitation to Apply ("ITA"). If the entrepreneur receives an ITA from the OINP, he or she can submit a complete application under the Entrepreneur Stream.
Under the EOI System, applicants are selected based on the number of ranking points that they receive, rather than when they file their application. As a result, an applicant who submits an EOI after another applicant but who has a higher number of ranking points will receive an ITA before that other applicant.
Once an entrepreneur has received an ITA, has filed a complete application, and has been approved, he or she then signs a Performance Agreement with the OINP. This Performance Agreement outlines the commitments that the entrepreneur has made to invest and create jobs in Ontario. The OINP will then issue a temporary work permit support letter that the entrepreneur can use to apply for a temporary work permit, which will allow him or her to establish the proposed business in Ontario.
The entrepreneur must arrive in Ontario using their temporary work permit within 12 months from the date of their letter of confirmation. Upon arrival, the entrepreneur will have up to 20 months from that date to implement the business plan and satisfy all of the commitments contained in the Performance Agreement.
The required permanent full-time jobs must be filled within 10 months from the date of the entrepreneur's arrival in Canada they must remain filled for at least 10 months prior to the submission of the Final Report. The entrepreneur will be responsible for filing a Final Report to the OINP between 18 and 20 months after he or she has arrived in Canada. This Final Report must be submitted to the OINP in order to initiate the nomination process.
If the entrepreneur is successful in meeting the commitments described in the Performance Agreement, he or she will receive a Confirmation of Nomination, which may be used to apply for permanent residence.
Experience – Applicants must have at least 36 months of full-time business experience in the last 60 months, with the last 12 months in either active general business administration or in an area of expertise related to the proposed business opportunity. This experience must be as a business owner or senior manager.
Net Worth - If the proposed business will be located in the GTA, the entrepreneur must have a minimum net worth of $1,500,000.00. If the proposed business will be located outside the GTA, the entrepreneur must have a minimum net worth of $800,000.00. If the proposed business will be in the Information and Communications Technology/Digital Communications Sector (regardless of where the business is established in Ontario), the entrepreneur must have a net worth of $800,000.00.
Personal Investment Funds – If the proposed business will be located in the GTA, the entrepreneur must make a minimum personal investment of $1,000,000.00 and have a minimum equity ownership of $33.3%. If the proposed business will be located outside the GTA, the entrepreneur must make a minimum personal investment of $500,000.00 and have a minimum equity ownership of 33.3%. If the proposed business will be in the Information and Communications Technology/Digital Communications Sector (regardless of where the business is established in Ontario), the entrepreneur must make a minimum personal investment of $500,000.00 and have a minimum equity ownership of 33.3%.
Job Creation – The entrepreneur must commit to creating at least 2 permanent full-time jobs for Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Positions must be paid or at above the prevailing wage for that position. A full-time position means a position that consists of at least 1,560 hours of paid employment in a 12 month period. However, the following are not considered permanent, full-time employees even if the employee works 1,560 hours in a 12 month period: (1) seasonal or part-time employees, (2) subcontractors or agency workers, or (3) employees who do not work on the corporation's premises (i.e. employees who work from home or who telecommute).
Exploratory Visit – If the entrepreneur purchases an existing business, he or she must make at least one business-related visit to Ontario with the 12 months preceding the submission of the application.
The entrepreneur must meet the minimum requirements for all of the above factors in order to be eligible to apply under the Entrepreneur Stream. If the entrepreneur is applying with a business partner who is also seeking nomination, the business partner must also meet all of the minimum requirements for each factor described above. For example, if the proposed business is located in the GTA, both the entrepreneur and the business partner must each investment $1,000,000.00 (a total of $2,000,000.00) and each create at least 2 permanent full time jobs (a total of 4).
The proposed business must comply with all Ontario labour laws, including employment standards, health and safety, and labour relations legislation.
Any third party investors must be a Schedule I or Schedule II bank or an institutional investor.
The purchase must completely transfer ownership of the Ontario business from the previous owner(s) to the entrepreneur, the business partner, and/or third party investor(s).
The Ontario business must not have been previously owned/operated by a current or former OINP business stream nominee.
The entrepreneur must preserve all existing permanent full-time jobs and create 2 additional permanent full-time jobs.
The entrepreneur must maintain, at a minimum, the current wage levels and employment terms of existing staff.
The proposed business plan must demonstrate that the entrepreneur intends to grow the business. Buy and hold business plans with no intent to grow the business are not permitted in the Entrepreneur Stream.
The entrepreneur must have a language proficiency equal to CLB Level 5 or equivalent.
The entrepreneur must be physically residing in Ontario for at least 75% of each year (9 months out of the year) that they are in Ontario establishing his or her business under a temporary work permit.
When a proposed entrepreneur submits an EOI, he or she will receive a total ranking score. These ranking points may be earned in three categories: (1) experience, (2) investment, and (3) human capital; the maximum score available is 160 points. These three categories are briefly described below.
The maximum number of points awarded for experience factors is 50 points.
Applicants may claim points based on past business ownership or senior management experience during the last 60 months. If an applicant has both business ownership experience and senior management experience during the past 60 months, he or she must use only 1 of these 2 types of experiences in the EOI.
The maximum number of points awarded for experience as a business owner is 25 points. A business owner must have owned at least 33.3% of the business during the period claimed. A business owner must also have played an active role, meaning that he or she was personally involved in the day-to-day operations of the business and had direct involvement in decision making.
The maximum number of points awarded for experience as a senior manager is 20 points. A senior manager's role must have included senior decision-making responsibilities in areas such as operations, sales, finance, marketing, distribution, human resources, research and development, etc.
High Growth Business - Experience in a business that experienced at least a 20% increase in revenue in 2 consecutive years. Applicants will receive 15 points for this specific experience.
Export Trade Business – Experience in a business exporting at least 20% of goods/services to a foreign market. Applicants will receive 25 points for this specific experience.
Net Worth – Applicants may claim points based on total net worth, up to a maximum of 15 points. Personal net worth must be legally obtained and verifiable.
Investment Amount – Applicants may claim points based on the total personal investment amount that will be made into the proposed Ontario business, up to a maximum of: (1) 20 points for a proposed Ontario business located within the GTA, or (2) 25 points for a proposed Ontario business located outside the GTA or in the Information and Communications Technology/Digital Communications Sector. However, the following are not considered eligible investments: (1) cash, cash equivalents, and working capital (i.e. uncommitted funds) held by the Ontario business, and (2) wage payments made to the entrepreneur and his or her family members.
Job Creation – Applicants may claim points based on the total number of permanent full time jobs that the proposed Ontario business will create for Canadian citizens or permanent residents, up to a maximum of 20 points.
Exploratory Visits – Applicants may claim points based on any business-related visits to Ontario within the 1 year period preceding the submission of the EOI, up to a maximum of 5 points. However, there is no mandatory requirement for any exploratory visits unless the entrepreneur is purchasing an existing business.
Key Sectors Targeted – Applicants may claim points depending on whether the proposed Ontario business is in a key sector, as determined by the Government of Ontario, up to a maximum of 10 points. However, there is no mandatory requirement that the proposed Ontario business be on one of these key sectors. Key sectors currently defined as economic priorities for Ontario are: (1) aerospace, (2) automotive. (3) financial services, (4) food and beverage manufacturing, (5) information and communications technology, (6) life sciences, (7) mining, (8) tourism investment, and (9) water technology.
NOC 0, A, or B Jobs – Applicants may claim points based on the NOC 0, A, or B jobs that the proposed Ontario business will create for Canadian citizens or permanent residents, up to a maximum of 15 points. However, there is no mandatory requirement that the 2 newly created jobs actually be in NOC 0, A, or B.
Level of Education – Applicants may claim points based on their highest level of post-secondary education completed, up to a maximum of 5 points. However, there is no minimum education requirement to be considered for the Entrepreneur Stream. Post-secondary education refers to full-time studies from a licenced post-secondary institution that leads to a credential that is the equivalent to a Canadian degree, diploma, or certificate. If an entrepreneur receives an ITA, and claiming to have completed 6 months or more of post-secondary education, they will be required to provide evidence of this education when they submit their complete application, including their Educational Credential Assessment results.
Official Language Ability -Applicants may claim points based on their proficiency in English or French, up to a maximum of 15 points. Although there is no minimum mandatory language requirement to be considered for the Entrepreneur Stream at the EOI stage, language proficiency equal to CLB Level 5 will be required at the time that they apply to be nominated by the OINP.
On October 29, 2015, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program ("OINP"), formerly the Ontario Provincial Nominee Program, announced that the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade is redesigning its OINP business streams. As a result, it has terminated its existing Investor Stream.
The investment was not a passive type of investment.
As of October 29, 2015, new applications under Investor Stream are no longer being accepted. However, all Investor Stream applications that were received on or before October 29, 2015 will not be affected and will be processed under the Investor Stream criteria as it applied on the date of the application.
Applications for its redesigned Corporate Stream and Entrepreneur Stream will be accepted in the Fall of 2015. A brief summary of both redesigned business streams appears below.
Key staff nominees will have two years to demonstrate that they satisfy the minimum language requirement prior to receiving a nomination for permanent residence.
Other criteria (to be determined) may also apply to the Corporate Stream.
The potential nominee must create at least two full-time, permanent jobs for Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
Other criteria (to be determined) may also apply to the Entrepreneur Stream.
These redesigned business streams are a welcome change, especially the Entrepreneur Stream, which will allow individual entrepreneurs to seek a nomination certificate without having to obtain a prior endorsement from an Ontario ministry or to invest $1 million CAD in the Province of Ontario.
As was previously mentioned, Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and Chris Alexander, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, announced changes to Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker ("TFW") program on June 20, 2014. Among these changes was a proposal to impose fines of up to $100,000 on employers who violated the TFW program. The names of employers who were fined, and the amount of the fine, would also be published on the public list of violators.
At the end of September 2014, Employment and Social Development Canada ("ESDC") published a discussion paper, which proposed to implement a system of Administrative Monetary Penalties ("AMPs") for violations of the TFW program. It also proposed to increase the maximum ban for employers who violate the TFW program from two years to ten years (a permanent ban was also being considered).
On June 12, 2015, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration published amendments (the "Amendments") to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations ("IRPR"), which were intended to implement these proposed changes. These Amendments will now come into force on December 1, 2015.
If applicable, is ineligible to employ a foreign national for whom a work permit is required for the period determined in accordance with R209.99 [Schedule 2, Table 3].
The severity of the violation according to a system of points.
AMPs are cumulative, and separate AMPs will be imposed for each violation.
If the total number is less than four, the value will be replaced with a value of zero.
At the time the voluntary disclosure is made, the employer's compliance is not being reviewed and no enforcement action related to an offence under IRPA is being undertaken against the employer.
The nature of the condition with which the employer failed to comply.
The maximum AMP is $100,000 per violation and the total that can be imposed is capped at $1 million on a single notice of final determination. In addition, the total AMPs imposed on a single employer cannot exceed $1 million in the one-year period preceding the date of the final determination.
There is no limitation on the collections period for AMPs. A new Labour Market Impact Assessment ("LMIA") or work permit application will not be accepted if the employer has not paid an outstanding AMP or is not complying with a payment agreement (if it has entered into one).
A violation of a condition that affects more than one foreign national constitutes a separate violation for each foreign national affected [R209.96 (1)].
To ensure that the foreign national provides child care, senior home support care or care of a disabled person in that household without supervision [R209.96(3)].
A violation of the condition of making reasonable efforts to provide a workplace that is free of abuse within the meaning of R72.1(7)(a) [physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, and financial abuse] constitutes a separate violation [R209.96(4)].
If it is assessed during an inspection that a violation has been committed because the employer failed to comply with a condition and that failure was not justified under the IRPR, a preliminary finding must be issued to the employer. A notice of preliminary finding may be corrected or cancelled before a final determination is made.
After the notice of preliminary finding is issued, employers will be provided the opportunity to make written submissions regarding the information in the notice within 30 days after it is received. An employer may be granted an extension to this opportunity to respond if the Minister of ESDC or the CIC officer is satisfied that there is a reasonable explanation for requesting a longer period.
The Minister of ESDC or a CIC officer shall issue a notice of final determination if it is determined that a violation was committed because the employer failed to comply with a condition and that failure was not justified. This determination is final and binding except for judicial review.
Employer violations may also result in a ban from future participation in the TFW program. As of December 1, 2015, the maximum period of ineligibility will change from two years to a permanent ban in the most serious cases.
According to R209.99(1), the period of ineligibility for a violation is the period set out in Column 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 2, Table 3. If a ban is imposed, the duration of the ineligibility can vary from one year to a permanent bar, depending on the circumstances. According to R209.99(2), the ban begins on the day that the determination is made in respect of the employer.
The ineligibility period of the employer.
In light of the increased penalties that will become effective on December 1, 2015, it is critical that employers ensure their compliance with all conditions imposed upon them, in connection with any LMIA-based or LMIA-exempt work permit, and that they continue to comply with these conditions for the duration of the TFWs work permit in Canada.
Earlier this month, the United States Department of State ("DOS") announced that, due to technical problems, it was temporarily unable to issue U.S. visas at consular posts abroad. This problem is currently affecting overseas visa processing worldwide.
According to the notice posted at travel.state.gov, applicant biometric data is not being processing properly, which is preventing overseas posts from performing the security checks necessary to issue visas. As a result, consular posts are unable to issue U.S. visas to these individuals.
The above problems have also affected some U.S. passport processing abroad. Domestic passport operations are still functioning, with some processing delays. However, the technical problems have adversely affected the intake of some mailed applications and same-day service at passport agencies.
The United States Consulate General in Toronto has confirmed that consular posts have been unable to print most immigrant and non-immigrant visas for applicants who were approved after June 8, 2015. They have also been unable to process new applications submitted on or after June 9, 2015.
Individuals with visa interview appointments that are scheduled in Canada on June 22 or 23, 2015, are being advised to reschedule their appointments, if they submitted a DS-160 online application after June 9, 2015. However, individuals who submitted their DS-160 online applications prior to June 9, 2015, should plan to attend their scheduled visa interview appointments.
Any non-immigrant who is currently in the United States, and who does not already hold a currently-valid U.S. visa, should consider delaying their trip abroad until this technical problem has been resolved. Otherwise, they may experience delays in obtaining a new visa at a consular post abroad. Even after the technical problem has been addressed, visa processing delays are expected as consular posts work to clear the backlog of pending cases.
The one exception to would apply to foreign nationals who are entitled to automatic visa revalidation under 22 CFR §41.112(d). According to 22 CFR §41.112(d), certain non-immigrants in the United States who travel solely to contiguous territory (i.e. Canada or Mexico) for a period of 30 days or less may be readmitted and their expired visas will be deemed revalidated for that one entry.
DOS officials have stated that they are hoping to have their visa systems working again sometime this week.


The Red River may have dropped a little more than a foot since Thursday in Winnipeg, but roads near St. Adolphe still look like what you see above. Provincial flood officials say the crest hasn't hit southern areas of the Red River Valley yet, and water levels will remain high for several weeks. A high state of vigilance is still required throughout the flood zone.
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Bang Bang Romeo: Jacaranda Phase One, Liverpool
on	 24th February 2019 Live reviews
Bang Bang Romeo
Bang Bang Romeo wowed the crowds at Jacaranda Phase One and Getintothis' Dayna Taylor was there to see the love.
Fronted by the incredible Anastasia Walker, alongside Ross Cameron (guitar), Richard Gartland (drums), and Richard Cook on bass, they pulled off an amazing show that even The Zutons & Red Rum Club came to watch them.
The support acts really made the night into what it was and got everyone in the mood, as throughout their sets it grew closer to seeing Bang Bang Romeo – as soon as the first beat from the drums sounded, you could feel the energy in the room and you knew it was going to be a one of a kind gig.
Anastasia's voice is profound and her stage presence is indescribable, she manages to fill up the room with her powerful voice and gets everyone to join in, the energy was fantastic.
Some of the favourites was their songs Chemical, Cry Me a River and Shame on You.
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If we had only a few words to describe this gig it would be energetic mainly, and you could see that they really loved being on that stage and performing.
In our experience that's hard to see with some bands/musicians but with these, you could feel their energy coming off and into the crowd.
Overall it was a top gig and their first headline show in Liverpool.
Images by Getintothis' Dayna Taylor
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Born 1870 in New Brunswick, Canada; father of H. Norman, Roy L., and Walter E. Frazee; with F. A. Peters Organ Co. of St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, 11 years; with Jesse Woodberry firm of Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1890, voicer; established Kimball, Smallman & Frazee of Boston, Massachusetts, 1910-c. 1915; in successor Kimball-Frazee Organ Co., 1915; firm became Frazee Organ Co. of Everett, Massachusetts, c. 1920. Leslie H. Frazee died December 21, 1934 in Everett, Massachusetts.
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David L. Junchen, Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, vol. 1 (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985), 134.
Barbara Owen, The Organ in New England (Raleigh: Sunbury Press, 1979), 402.
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Posted by Sotirios Liaskos on Wednesday, October 4th 2017
Analysing Behavioural Risks of Self-Adaptive Software Systems.
Prof. Yijun Yu, The Open University, UK
Friday October 20th, 2017, 2:00pm.
1004DB (Victor Philip Dardaleh Building)
Security and privacy concerns often involve two perspectives. Attackers would exploit system vulnerabilities to increase the likelihood of success in attacking assets (e.g., the system or people); Defenders would protect assets to minimise the likelihood of being attacked and the loss. These lead to different risk calculations. To quantify these risks, we alternate between the protecting and attacking perspectives as part of an iterative process for self-adaption.
About the Speaker. Dr. Yijun Yu is a Senior Lecturer in Computing at The Open University, UK. He is interested in developing automated, efficient and scalable software techniques and tools to better support human activities in software engineering. He has a vision to improve aviation security through cloud computing and blockchains by live streaming blackboxes, which was featured in interviews with BBC after the missing MH370 flight, and subsequently received a Microsoft Azure Award (2017). His research on Requirements-driven Self-Adaptation receives a 10 Year Most Influential Paper award (CASCON'16), 5 Best Paper awards and 3 Distinguished Paper awards.
This is a joint work with many colleagues the The Open University (Bashar Nuseibeh, Michael Jackson, Thein Than Tun, Amel Bennaceur, Arosha Bandara, Blaine Price, and Andrea Zisman), inspired by my international collaborators from Canada (Sotirios Liaskos, Alexei Lapouchnian, Eric Yu, John Mylopoulos), Japan (Zhenjiang Hu, Nobukazu Yoshioka), Qatar (Armstrong Nhlabatsi, Khaled Khan), and China (Xin Peng, Bihuan Chen, Chun Liu, Wei Liu). It is sponsored by research projects on Secure Adaptive and Usable Software Engineering (EPSRC Platform, 2018-2022), Adaptive Security and Privacy (ERC Adv. Grant, 2012-2018), Adaptive Information Systems (QNRF, 2012-2016), Lifelong Security Engineering for Evolving Systems (EU FP7, 2009-2012), and Usable Privacy for Mobile Apps (Microsoft SEIF, 2012).
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Phillip Galea : Y U No Like The Left?
Posted on October 31, 2016 by @ndy
Briefly, Phillip Galea appeared in court again today where, inter alia, police reaffirmed that he allegedly planned on doing harm to leftists. See :
• Victorian extremist Phillip Galea planned to bomb leftwing premises, police say (AAP/The Guardian)
• 'Patriot' accused of bomb plans, rewriting terror guide, assures judge of sanity (Adam Cooper, The Age)
The Age article contains a Channel 7 News report which states that Galea attended the May 31, 2015 United Patriots Front (UPF) anti-leftist rally in Richmond armed with a 25cm kitchen knife; 'according to Federal police that was just the beginning of his violent plan'. (Incidentally, the protest was a bizarre attempt to remove Yarra councillor and socialist Stephen Jolly from office. Happily enough, Jolly was re-elected to his position on the weekend.)
Galea is scheduled to be back in court on December 19.
In addition to being linked to Reclaim Australia (Galea attended their protests and claimed to have been an admin on one of their Facebook pages; he also appears to have helped establish the RA Media website and 'RA media newsgroupe' Facebook page), the True Blue Crew (TBC) and UPF (Galea attended various of their functions, both public rallies and more private meetings), it's alleged that he had an association with neo-Nazi grouplet 'Combat 18', which has maintained a shadowy presence in STRAYA for some years. A few years ago (2010), several C18 members were convicted of having shot at a mosque in Perth, while in Melbourne it's more closely associated with Creatard bonehead Patrick O'Sullivan, though others have also claimed an association and have attended various public protests organised by the TBC and UPF, including in Coburg in May and the 'Blue Lives Matter' demonstration in the CBD in July. Note that Galea also attended a farcical anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant rally in Melbourne organised by the 'Australian Defence League' back in April 2010.
Above : Galea with comrades at the United Patriots Front rally in Bendigo, October 10, 2015. L to R : Galea, Chris Shortis, Linden Watson and Ralph Cerminara.
Above: Galea chillin' like a gangster with the True Blue Crew.
The True Blue Crew will be hopping on a bus from Bendigo and Melton to Eltham on November 5 in order to attend a protest organised by the Sydney-based Party for Freedom (PFF). The PFF maintain that the decision by St Vincent's Care Services to temporarily house 100 or so refugees from Iraq and Syria at its site is tantamount to rape and murder. Then again, the PFF has also floated the idea that peoples in the Third World require sterilisation, so we're not really talking about rational political actors. The boys from Sydney, Bendigo and Melton will be joined by the Soldiers of Odin, who were the subject of a recent column by Jason Wilson: Fear and loathing on the streets: the Soldiers of Odin and the rise of anti-refugee vigilantes (The Guardian, October 28, 2016): 'Far right groups are gaining a global foothold because they echo mainstream discourse which has shrunk the political horizon to issues of border paranoia, terror, and security.'
In response to the fascist protest, Diamond Yarra Valley Resistance Solidarity (DYVRS) has organised some alternative activities: SAFE – Stand Against Fascism in Eltham.
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Aerojet Rocketdyne's Power and Thrust Sends USAF's SBIRS GEO Flight 3 Skyward
The mission is designed for early-warning missile detection and Aerojet Rocketdyne provided the RL10C-1 upper-stage engine, six helium pressurization tanks, and 12 Centaur upper-stage Reaction Control System thrusters (RCS); and 18 monopropellant hydrazine thrusters on the GEO Flight 3 satellite.
Aerojet Rocketdyne created the propulsion systems on the Atlas V.
SACRAMENTO, California, January 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), began the New Year by successfully supporting the launch of the Lockheed Martin-built third Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous satellite (GEO Flight 3) for the U.S. Air Force. The mission, which is designed for early-warning missile detection, was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion systems on the Atlas V include the RL10C-1 upper-stage engine, six helium pressurization tanks, and 12 Centaur upper-stage Reaction Control System thrusters (RCS); also, Aerojet Rocketdyne provided 18 monopropellant hydrazine thrusters on the GEO Flight 3 satellite.
"It's an honor to know our propulsion systems helped place another critical satellite into orbit in support of our nation's defense – one that will provide key capabilities in the areas of missile warning, missile defense, technical intelligence and battlespace awareness," said Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and President Eileen Drake.
Aerojet Rocketdyne's RL10C-1 upper-stage engine ignited after separation of the first stage to place the payload into orbit, helped by the Centaur RCS thrusters and pressurization tanks. The RL10C-1 delivers 22,890 pounds of thrust to power the Atlas V upper stage, using cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants.
The RL10C-1 was developed from the RL10 family of upper-stage engines, which have accumulated one of the most impressive track records of accomplishments in the history of space propulsion. More than 475 RL10 engines have supported launches over the last 50 years, playing a vital role in placing military, government and commercial satellites into orbit, and powering scientific space-probes on every interplanetary mission in our solar system.
Aerojet Rocketdyne provides 12 MR-106 monopropellant hydrazine thrusters in four modules on the Atlas V Centaur upper-stage which provide roll, pitch and yaw control, as well as settling burns. The GEO Flight 3 satellite has 18 monopropellant hydrazine thrusters onboard: 12 MR-103G 0.2-lbf thrusters and six MR-106L 5-lbf thrusters. Once separated from the launch vehicle, the 18 thrusters on the GEO Flight 3 satellite provide stationkeeping, three-axis control and de-spinning of the reaction wheels throughout the mission. They also provide attitude control during orbit-raising, as well as the impulse needed for final decommissioning of the satellite.
ARDÉ, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne based in New Jersey, provided the pressure vessels on the first and second stages of the launch vehicle.
Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor for SBIRS, which includes a combination of satellites in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, hosted payloads in Highly Elliptical Orbit, and ground hardware and software. The data provided by SBIRS is designed to enhance the U.S. military's ability to detect missile launches, support ballistic missile defense, expand technical intelligence gathering and bolster battlespace awareness.
Aerojet Rocketdyne is an innovative company delivering solutions that create value for its customers in the aerospace and defense markets. The company is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader that provides propulsion and energetics to the space, missile defense and strategic systems, tactical systems and armaments areas, in support of domestic and international markets.


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Rebecca Lee Ms. Heather Love AP Literature 30 July 2013 How to Read Literature Like a Professor: Quest – Oliver Twist Lee 1 Is the inclination for turpitude already there when one was born? Everyone has free will and discretion to decide what should be done in particular situation; therefore, everyone should shake off fatalism. While reading Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist, I notice some "quests" in the novel that help characters to acquire self-knowledge. In How to Read Literature Like a Professor, written by Thomas C.
Foster, it points out that a quest begins with an initiator to go somewhere and do something. During the journey, quester usually faces some difficulties. As the result, the quester fails in his original errand but finds a deeper meaning of his journey. Foster's ideas regarding the quest as a way to gain self-knowledge clearly reveal the main ideas and themes of Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens. The major theme of whether free will and discretion are being stronger than fate and destiny (Shmoop) in nineteenth century's society is demonstrated in several characters' deeds within Oliver Twist.
Considering Foster's notion about quest as a process to obtain self-knowledge, readers are able to see that the characters in Oliver Twist all have freedom and self-determination. In chapter "Every Trip Is a Quest" of Thomas C. Foster's How to Read Literature Like a Professor, the theory of quest can be used to analyze the significance of Oliver's trip with Charley Bates and The Artful Dodger in Oliver Twist. Being locked and forced to work in a small room for so many days, Oliver is delighted at the idea of being outside again at the beginning.
He thinks that Bates and Dodger are taking him to a factory to work; however, he is wrong. Lee 2 Bates and Dodger are actually thieves, who steal handkerchiefs, watches, and jewelry from rich people on the street. As a quester1, innocent Oliver is thinking to go to factory2 to work3; however, on his way to go there, he realizes that his friends are thieves 4and his friends have been training themselves to become a thief, too. As the result, Oliver learns that he has no intention of stealing things5 as his friends do. Just as what Foster mentioned in his book – "The real reason for a quest is always self-knowledge.
That's why questers are so often young, inexperienced, immature, sheltered" (Foster, 3). Just like Oliver! "In one instant the whole mystery of the handkerchiefs, and the watches, and the jewels, and the Jew, rushed upon the boy's mind. He stood for a moment with the blood tingling through all his veins from terror, that he felt as if he were in a burning fire; then, confused and frightened, he took to his heels; and, not knowing what he did, made off as fast as he could lay his feet to the ground" (Dickens, 106-107).
This is the moment that Oliver finally sees the truth. This is the moment for Oliver to make a conscious rejection. At the end, Oliver's wise decision leads him to a wealthy, happy, carefree life. Indeed, this evidence indicates how the quest is being use is literature as well as how Oliver has a choice to make. Similar to Oliver's trip with Charley Bates and The Artful Dodger, Nancy's secret appointment with Mr. Brownlow and Rose Maylie also provide a clear example of how the quest can be used to point out the main theme of the novel Oliver Twist.
Having been working for Fagin for several years, Nancy has a strong feeling to save Oliver; therefore, she wants of help Oliver to escapes. She meets Mr. Brownlow and Rose Maylie secretly and tells them details of Fagin's plan to capture Oliver again; however, she does not notice that Fagin has been arranging Noah to follow her wherever she goes. Although Mr. Brownlow and Rose 1 A quester 2 A place to go 3 A stated reason to go there 4 Challenges and trials 5 A real reason to go Lee 3
Maylie have been offering Nancy money and persuading her to escape from Fagin's group, Nancy refuses. As the result, when Nancy arrived home, Bill Sikes, the reason for Nancy to stay, is waiting for her, with a gun in his hand. In this case, Nancy is the quester6. She is planning to go to London Bridge7 in order to tell Fagin's plan to Mr. Brownlow and Rose Maylie and return to her home as soon as possible as if nothing happened8. Unfortunately, she does not notice that Noah is spying on her9.
At the end, before Bill Sikes, the man she loves kills her, she finally realizes that she should not be trapped in her old life; she should move on and start a new life10. 'I am chained to my old life. I loathe and hate it now, but I cannot leave it. I must have gone too far to turn back,' said Nancy (Dickens, 549). Nancy's quest is educational. Her reckless decision leads to her brutal death. Indeed, Nancy has few regrets in the decision she makes before – working for Fagin. But why doesn't she take Mr. Brownlow and Rose Maylie's advice to escape?
Is it pride? Or is it love? It does not really matter. She does not know enough about the only subject that matters: herself (Foster, 3). Hence, Nancy's quest in the novel tells us that it is never too late to repent because one has the right to decide what one wants to be. In conclusion, there can be no doubt that quest is such an explicit archetype within Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist. Quests in the novel not only show us about self-knowledge, but also show us about the consequences of the right and wrong decisions.
Both examples that I mentioned above both clearly suggest that everyone is the captain of one's fate and the master of one's soul. 6 A quester 7 A place to go 8 A stated reason to go there 9 Challenges and trials 10 A real reason to go Works Cited Dickens, Charles. Oliver Twist. New York: Dodd, Mead &, 1941. Web. 31 Jul. 2013. Lee 4 Foster, Thomas C. "Every Trip Is a Quest. " How to Read Literature Like a Professor:. 1st ed. New York: HarperCollins, 2003. 1-6. Print. Shmoop Editorial Team. "Oliver Twist" Shmoop. com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Dec. 2008. Web. 31 Jul. 2013.
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As I prepare for a HomeShed sale this weekend (September 5-7) I have some important news to share.
Oct. 3-5 will be the last HomeShed sale at Red Granite Farm.
And it's all because of the turkeys.
One of the most important ways we keep our turkeys healthy is by limiting their exposure to germs. Avian & poultry disease can be spread in many different ways…from birds flying from farm to farm, to rodents, to bugs, to visitors carrying germs in on their clothing or shoes.
Limiting germ exposure is called biosecurity. It's the reason why we don't let many visitors in our barns. It's the reason why we have a separate pair of boots for each barn. It's the reason why Bart showers in between barns.
And it's the reason The HomeShed, as we know it, is coming to an end.
You see, Red Granite Farm has chickens. And IF those chickens were carrying a disease that could make my turkeys sick, and IF I happened to step in chicken poo or get a feather stuck in my hair, and IF I then contaminated our barns, it could be devastating. I know, I know…that's a lot of IFs. But it's simply a risk we can no longer take.
This is so hard to explain to people, so I'm sure you have some questions.
Wouldn't you know if the chickens were sick?
Maybe, maybe not. Remember chicken pox? There's an incubation period, where the affected person carries the germ but isn't showing any signs of illness. By the time the symptoms show up, they've already spread the illness. It's one of the reasons ebola is such a problem in Africa right now.
Second, although chickens and turkeys are both poultry, they have very different immune systems. One disease that is going around (Mycoplasma gallisepticum) doesn't seem to bother chickens. They can carry the germ, but they don't get sick. Turkeys, on the other hand, suffer greatly from MG. In some cases, farmers have lost more than 1/2 their flock to MG (thousands of birds) and then have had to euthanize the rest of the birds (depopulate) in order to disinfect their barns.
Why now? This wasn't a problem the last two years? Why is it now?
It's always been a concern, but things are changing at Red Granite Farm and it's about to become riskier. RGF has expanded the number of chickens they have, and because of that, they're going to build a new chicken coop closer to the end of the barn I use. More chickens + new location = more risk.
Is this really the end of The HomeShed?
No! I will keep my booth at Antiques Iowa, and may do some shows. I love picking, collecting and decorating, so I'll keep doing those things in some way, forever! The last few days, working in the Shed, have convinced me this isn't something I can just quit doing!
So, come on out this weekend. The HomeShed will be open Fri & Sat 9-5 and Sunday 11-4, and I'll probably be marking down a lot of my merchandise so I won't have as much to move after the October sale!
Well, bummer...but growing up in a farming community, I know how important it is to keep your critters healthy. Once one catches something, they all go down like dominoes. I keep threatening to get all my blogging friends who sell stuff together and have a big fall show somewhere in the middle of the country. Maybe when I retire.
Sorry for the change but I'm glad Homestead will get to live on in other forms!


Extension Directors and Administrators from the five regions of the Cooperative Extension Section participated in Next Generation Extension – Learning for Leaders', A Leader's Guide to Natural Disasters. Nick Place, University of Florida Dean and Director of Extension and ECOP's Liaison to the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) Executive Committee, guided the conversation.
Follow this link to watch the recording.
Follow this link to access the presentation.
When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tasked their Quality Innovation Networks with improving diabetes self-management outcomes in underserved Medicare populations, they used a measurement called the Area Deprivation Index (ADI) to determine where those interventions would take place. Intermountain Health based in Salt Lake City, Utah used the ADI to assist in getting a better view of their communities and service areas. The data visualizations they created to identify areas of deprivation were developed by region and shared with community stakeholders to identify and develop implementation plans to address needs in more deprived areas.
Follow this link to access the data tools.
The National Urban Extension Conference on "Innovation in the City: A Land Grant University Experience," provides opportunities for Extension professionals from all program areas to learn about research and innovative educational strategies that address the needs of urban, suburban, and peri-urban populations as well as urban-rural interdependencies. If you register by April 22, you save $75.
Follow this link for all the conference details.
City leaders interested in getting more young people outdoors and connected to nature can now apply to the 2019 Cities Connecting Children to Nature Leadership Academy in Denver. The Leadership Academy is a fully subsidized two-day convening (June 12-14) aimed at helping cities develop strategies and initiatives for more equitable connections to nature for children. These efforts can help city leaders leverage existing city goals and mandates related to health and wellness, parks and green space access, education, out-of-school time, resilience, and equity, among others. Selected city teams will explore successful efforts to improve access to nature in cities across the country, with a focus on children from communities with historic or recent lack of access.
More than 650 individuals participated in the Franklin County 4-H Clover 5K and Walk & Serve on April 6, 2019. This year, many of the 4-H youth demonstrated a new level of ownership in the planning, preparing, and presentation of the service projects that benefitted 19 non-profit organizations. They share first-hand stories about the organization's mission while participants work on needed items for the clientele of the organization. Each non-profit finds the Walk & Serve a great place to bring awareness to their need, but also remark how important it is to keep fanning the flame of "serving" in all ages. More than 2,100 service projects were donated to various charities in one day. 4-H clubs from every part of the county dedicated a portion of their day to making this event successful. Follow this link for more information.
Is the Rise of Older Americans in the Workforce Necessary for Future Growth?
The working behavior and participation rates of older workers in the labor force have shifted substantially in recent decades. Although much of the 3.1 percentage point decline in U.S. labor force participation from 2007 to 2018 can be connected to an increased aging population (the share of the U.S. population over the age of 65 has increased from 15.6 to 19.9 percent in the last 12 years), the explanation for this trend extends far beyond a population aging out of the workforce. Follow this link to read more.
It is now clear that the world is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. While there is progress on some fronts, such as poverty, it is nowhere near fast enough to accomplish the vision of sustainable development. On several indicators, including stunting in young children, there is little discernible progress over time. Millions are being left behind. This is particularly true in rural areas that are at risk of being forgotten because the focus of policymakers is shifting toward urban areas, where slums, unemployment, and congestion threaten national progress. Follow this link to read more.
As a result of a great discussion at the recent Master Gardeners Volunteer State Advisory Committee, they have decided to revamp their Grow Ohio program while still providing counties with an incentive to address the food insecurity issue. All counties with any type of food insecurity, community garden, gleaning, and other projects that meet the impact area of Sustainable Food Systems are eligible. Follow this link to learn more about the mini-grant program and to access the application.
CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information, visit cfaesdiversity.osu.edu. For an accessible format of this information, visit cfaes.osu.edu/accessibility.


Abstract To study the effects of manganese on growth performance, digestive and absorptive abilities, as well as the antioxidative capacity in the hepatopancreas and intestine, young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus Val.) (264 +/- 1 g) were fed diets containing graded levels of manganese at 3.65 (control), 8.62, 13.48, 18.24, 22.97 and 27.86 mg kg(-1) diet for 8 weeks. Per cent weight gain (PWG) and feed intake were the poorest in fish fed the basal diet (P < 0.05). The activities of trypsin, lipase and alkaline phosphatase in the intestine were significantly enhanced with dietary manganese level at 13.48 mg kg(-1) diet (P < 0.05). Additionally, in the hepatopancreas and intestine, the protein carbonyl and malondialdehyde contents were the lowest in fish fed the diet with dietary manganese level at 13.48 mg kg(-1) diet (P < 0.05), while the anti-hydroxyl radical capacities, manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), glutathione peroxidase and glutathione-S-transferase activities were significantly enhanced with dietary manganese level at 13.48 mg kg(-1) diet (P < 0.05). Moreover, the catalase activity and glutathione content in the intestine were the highest in fish fed the diet with dietary manganese level at 18.24 mg kg(-1) diet (P < 0.05). These results indicated that optimum dietary manganese promoted growth, enhanced the digestive and absorptive abilities, and improved the antioxidative capacity in young grass carp. Based on the quadratic regression analysis for PWG and intestinal MnSOD activity, the manganese requirements for young grass carp with the initial body weight of 264 g were 16.91 and 18.21 mg kg(-1) diet respectively.
GB/T 7714 Tang, Ren-Jun,Feng, Lin,Jiang, Wei-Dan,et al. Growth, digestive and absorptive abilities and antioxidative capacity in the hepatopancreas and intestine of young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus Val.) fed graded levels of dietary manganese[J]. AQUACULTURE RESEARCH,2016,47(6):1917-1931.
APA Tang, Ren-Jun.,Feng, Lin.,Jiang, Wei-Dan.,Liu, Yang.,Kuang, Sheng-Yao.,...&Zhou, Xiao-Qiu.(2016).Growth, digestive and absorptive abilities and antioxidative capacity in the hepatopancreas and intestine of young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus Val.) fed graded levels of dietary manganese.AQUACULTURE RESEARCH,47(6),1917-1931.
MLA Tang, Ren-Jun,et al."Growth, digestive and absorptive abilities and antioxidative capacity in the hepatopancreas and intestine of young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus Val.) fed graded levels of dietary manganese".AQUACULTURE RESEARCH 47.6(2016):1917-1931.


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The Aa is a 20.6 km long, orographic left tributary of the Nethe river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Aa belongs as a tributary of the Nethe to the river system of the Weser.

Geography
The Aa's source is located on the eastern slope of the Rehberg (427.4 m), part of the Egge Hills, at a height of 350 m, 2 kilometers east of Altenbeken and over the eastern entrance of the Rehbergtunnel in Langeland, Bad-Driburg. The creek flows 2 kilometers east before it passes beneath the Herford-Altenbeken train line. Shortly after the Aa turns primarily south-easterly and passes the eastern side of the Reelsen community. The Rautebach creek joins the Aa on the left at Alhausen.

The Schwallenbach creek joins the Aa on the right east of Bad Driburg. After passing beneath the Altenbecken-Kreiensen train line, the Hilgenbach also joins on the right side. At Herste the Katzbach, the 8.2-km longest tributary of the Aa, joins the former on the right hand. West of Istrup the Escherbach joins the Aa on the left side. After having flown through the village Riesel the Aa joins the Nethe on the left southwest of Brakel at an elevation of 133 m.

The Aa is 20.6 km long and drops 217 m, which corresponds to an average gradient of 10.5%. The Aa's basin is 80.153 km2 large. With large rainfall in the Eggegebirge quickly large amounts of water will flow through the Aa valley.

Tributaries
 Rautebach - 2.6 km long, left tributary at 193 m elevation.
 Schwallenbach - 5.0 km long, right tributary at 181 m elevation.
 Hilgenbach - 5.5 km long, right tributary at 172 m elevation.
 Katzbach / 8.2 km long, right tributary at 155 m elevation.
 Escherbach - 4.9 km long, left tributary at 149 m elevation.
One of its particularities is the unnamed, left tributary, only a few hundred meters long, at the southernmost point of the Johannes-Gelhaus path at Reelsen, where one can observe the creek well. As a Tufa source and under the influence of moss the creek forms small Calcareous sinter. During the summer the creek dries out.

Mill Digs
Reelsen, Alhausen, Istrup, and Riesel still have old mill digs.

Ashlar bridges
Some old bridges of ashlar are still preserved over the Aa.
 At the Josefmühle, an arched bridge (replaced by a simple concrete one).
 In Herste, an arched bridge over the Katzbach.
 In Istrup, an arched bridge with four arches at the Istruper Strasse.

Pictures

See also
 List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia

References

Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia
Rivers of Germany

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André Weimerskirch - GUUG-Frühjahrsfachgespräch 2004, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, 9-12 March, 2004.
André Weimerskirch, D. Westhoff - 2003 ACM Workshop on Security of Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks (SASN '03), October 31, 2003.
O. Pelletier, André Weimerskirch - To be presented at the Genetic and Evoluationary Computation Conference 2002 (GECCO 2002), New York, July 9-13, 2002. City, USA.
André Weimerskirch, G. Thonet - Presented at The 4th International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology (ICISC 2001), Seoul, South Korea, December 6-7, 2001.


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The "Dormition of the Virgin Mary" Lordly Church, Bârlad Town, str. Victoriei, nr. 1, Vaslui County
The "Dormition of the Virgin Mary" Lordly Church, Bârlad Town, str. Victoriei, nr. 1, Vaslui County (code LMI 2004: VS-II-m-A-06762)
It was built in the 17th century (c. 1636) by Vasile Lupu – Voivode of Moldavia on the terrain of a church attributed to Stephan the Great (in the 15th century). Damaged by earthquakes, the church was totally rebuilt from the bases between 1804 and 1827 and then it was rebuilt from the level of the windows during 1840-1842 when the threshold was also added and so was the pontifical place in 1867. Between 1938 and 1943 the present bell tower which is now remade was built on the stoop while the interior paintings were repainted by Gh. Teodorescu-Argeş using the technique in oil; the paintings were afterwards cleaned and completed in 1965.
Between 1803 and 1860, in the cells around the church, there functioned a school in Moldavian and in Greek languages. Constantin Codrescu, the director of the first hospital named "Bârlad and Elena Beldiman" from Bârlad during 1866 and 1891. Between 1870 and 1919 there functioned a school for church singers which was founded again in 1934.
The church is in rectangular plan, with unhooked semicircular apse of the altar and a bell tower in the west (initially with three steeples). It is built of brick on stone base with a roof in four layers covered with copper sheet initially of shingle. On the interior, it is covered with semi-domes in the apse of the altar, with domes on the pendants in the aisle and semicircular nope in the pro-aisle. The architectural appearance of neoclassic inspiration is made of rectangular panels, carry, backing moulds under the perch, windows and blind windows with openings in plain arch bond. The three leveled bell tower of square section and hexagonal drum has the same décor as the church.
During the 18th – 19th centuries the church benefited from different lordly priviledges. There could also be added the donations made by the parish (boyars, trademen, wisemen etc.), consisting of real estate goods (terrains, shops, houses) and mobile goods (icons on wood, cult silvery, religious books with notes from the donators), some of them having resisted until today.


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If We Sold Everything on Earth to Martians at Fair Market Price, That Money Still Could Not Pay Off Our Imaginary Debt to the Banksters
New COVID At-Home Test Dangerous & Misleading: But Everybody's Doing It, So Who Cares, Right?
January 3, 2022 Winston Irie
CDC Facts About Sodium Azide: "Sodium azide is a rapidly acting, potentially deadly chemical that exists as an odorless white solid."
By Jon Rappoport for NoMoreFakeNews.com & Posted by Global Research
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New COVID At-Home Test Dangerous and Misleading: But Everybody's Doing It, So Who Cares, Right?
Recently, I've been writing fiction, satire, parody, to expose the insanity of the pandemic scam. This article is not that. This article is fact. Buckle up.
Since the beginning of the so-called pandemic, I've been attacking the value of the PCR diagnostic test from many angles. The primary angle, as my readers know, is: SARS-CoV-2 was never isolated, never proved to exist.
However, I've also ventured into the bubble world where a few billion people blindly accept the existence of the virus—and I've shown that even within that world, the internal contradictions and lies abound.
One again, now, I'm entering that bubble world, since the powers-that-be are widely promoting the use of an at-home test for the "virus." This test is self-administered. No doctor, nurse, or technician is present. What could possibly go wrong, as millions of people perform the test on themselves?
Well, let's lead off with DANGER.
The reference is an undated FDA document titled, "BinaxNOWTM COVID-19 Antigen Self TEST." The Binax test kit is manufactured by Abbott.
Here is the key quote: "The Reagent Solution [included in the test kit] contains a harmful chemical (see table below). If the solution contacts the skin or eye, flush with copious amounts of water. If irritation persists, seek medical advice…"
Then the FDA document lists that harmful chemical: sodium azide.
Just how harmful is it?
For an answer, let's look at a CDC document titled, "Facts About Sodium Azide." We find this statement:
"Sodium azide is a rapidly acting, potentially deadly chemical that exists as an odorless white solid."
Then there is this: "Sodium azide prevents the cells of the body from using oxygen. When this happens, the cells die. Sodium azide is more harmful to the heart and the brain than to other organs, because the heart and the brain use a lot of oxygen."
Yes, as with all poisons, the degree of damage depends on the dosage, but you decide whether "potentially deadly," as the CDC describes sodium azide, signifies a significant risk.
If you read the FDA document I referenced above, you'll see that the reagent containing sodium azide is involved in the self-administered COVID test, and the whole test procedure is complex enough to allow fumbles and mistakes—such as a spill of the "deadly chemical."
Don't believe me? Try this FDA quote on for size: "To perform the test, an anterior nasal swab specimen is collected by the patient, then 6 drops of extraction reagent from a dropper bottle are added to the top hole of the swab well. The patient sample is inserted into the test card through the bottom hole of the swab well, and firmly pushed upwards until the swab tip is visible through the top hole. The swab is rotated 3 times clockwise and the card is closed, bringing the extracted sample into contact with the test strip. Test results are interpreted visually at 15 minutes based on the presence or absence of visually detectable pink/purple colored lines."
See what I mean? Good luck.
Now let's move on to the second problem with this at-home self-performed COVID test: it's grossly misleading. The results are ambiguous.
The FDA document I've been quoting contains this gem: "The BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self Test does not differentiate between SARS-CoV and SARS…CoV-2."
BOOM. In other words, a positive test, indicating infection, could mean nothing more than infection with the 2003 "SARS virus"—and that "epidemic" was a dud. But wait, there's more:
"Positive results do not rule out bacterial infection or co-infection with other viruses. The agent detected may not be the definite cause of disease."
Double trouble. The person who tests positive could simply be housing bacteria in his body, AND whatever germ the test is detecting may not even be causing disease.
Other than that, the at-home test is perfect.
This Abbott BinaxNow at-home COVID test is the market leader. About 75% of all retail test-kit sales in the US come from Abbott.
Back in the early spring of 2020, I told you the test was the key to faking the pandemic. Now the government wants the population to perform the test-fakery on themselves. With, of course, the added danger of exposing themselves to a highly destructive chemical in the process.
But don't worry, be happy. On many days of every week, little Tony Fauci will appear on television and inform you that testing is necessary, and he'll omit grisly details. Trust him.
And then march forward, secure in the knowledge that lies and omissions keep us safe.
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The author of three explosive collections, THE MATRIX REVEALED, EXIT FROM THE MATRIX, and POWER OUTSIDE THE MATRIX, Jon was a candidate for a US Congressional seat in the 29th District of California. He maintains a consulting practice for private clients, the purpose of which is the expansion of personal creative power. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, he has worked as an investigative reporter for 30 years, writing articles on politics, medicine, and health for CBS Healthwatch, LA Weekly, Spin Magazine, Stern, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and Europe. Jon has delivered lectures and seminars on global politics, health, logic, and creative power to audiences around the world. You can sign up for his free NoMoreFakeNews emails here or his free OutsideTheRealityMachine emails here.
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Ms. Ali began her career at Service Employees International Union where she became adept at organizing and strategizing around short-term and long-term political goals to build and strengthen the bonds between industry and community for shared economic prosperity. Ms. Ali's experience is also varied, having worked in the Miami Defenders' office as well as private practice in Philadelphia for a revered criminal defense and plaintiff's firm. Since relocating to Philadelphia, she has represented clients in a broad range of civil issues in state and federal court, as well as in the drafting and negotiation of commercial real estate agreements. Ms. Ali represents companies, owners, individuals, and nonprofit organizations in matters including Premises Liability, Construction Disputes, Discrimination Actions, Corporate Transactions, and Whistleblower Suits.
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NTWRK Appoints Retail Veteran Colby Black As Chief Merchandising Officer
Former Urban Outfitters Executive Joins The Leading Livestream Shopping App In Newly Created Position
LOS ANGELES (Jan. 13, 2021) — NTWRK, North America's leading live video commerce platform, announced today the appointment of Colby Black, former Executive Director of Buying and Marketplace at Urban Outfitters, as Chief Merchandising Officer.
Black joins NTWRK after eight years in leadership roles at Urban Outfitters and over 16 years of experience in global merchandising, brand development and digital commerce. At Urban Outfitters, Black helmed global partnership initiatives, including the introduction of several international brands to North America, the expansion of Urban Outfitters into overseas markets and the resurrection of nostalgic brands like FILA and Champion into the modern sphere. He was a key player in the launch of URBN's first marketplace integration, which yielded tremendous growth and diversified UO Inc.'s product-selling points to incorporate experiential marketplaces.
Black was also directly responsible for the launch of Without Walls, UO's activewear sub-brand that launched in 2013 and marked a shift in activewear as daily wear, as well as the sourcing and scaling of emerging brands like Chinatown Market, Carrots and Monkey Time. Behind iconic designs for Justin Bieber's Purpose Tour and The Weeknd's Starboy merchandise, Black has left a lasting impression not only on contemporary society but also innovative business practices.
As NTWRK's first Chief Merchandising Officer, Black will oversee all merchandising strategies across the company. Black will utilize his wealth of industry expertise and insight to carry out the execution of daily product drops and digital festivals as well as implement NTWRK's new global initiatives, including cultural tentpoles events, retail holidays and city guide editorials.
"Colby is a key addition to our NTWRK team, and we are confident in his demonstrated expertise in marketplace strategy and execution," says Aaron Levant, CEO of NTWRK. "The role of Chief Marketing Officer is a tremendous responsibility for our rapidly growing industry, and Colby's unparalleled acumen in retail and culture is in perfect alignment with NTWRK. It is an honor to bring Colby on board, and we look forward to NTWRK's sustained growth with this new addition."
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NTWRK is the definitive mobile-first video shopping platform that seamlessly blends entertainment and commerce, giving brands, artists, and personalities the ability to create original content and sell exclusive products to NTWRK's global audience. The innovative model of daily exclusive product drops, live videos, engaging hosts, native purchases and social distribution creates a high energy and wide-reaching experience for partners and users. NTWRK was founded in October 2018. Additional information about NTWRK may be found at thentwrk.com | Instagram: @NTWRK | App: iOS, Android
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Google released the results of its annual A Year in Search, spotlighting the people, places, and trends the Internet has been stalking online throughout 2014. Featuring everyone from Jennifer Lawrence (the most searched person) to Rihanna (the most searched red-carpet dress), these results represent an aggregation of trillions of searches users asked Google throughout the year. But we wanted to know how the specific models and terms we have obsessed over all year long ranked, so Google made a curated search for Style.com, featuring the best of the best.


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2. #Nestle want your DNA to find the right diets for you.
5. DNA is being altered whether you want to believe it or not through #EMF and #microwaves.
6. #British Government has allowed research into DNA modification for pregnancy.
7. The largest companies such as #Amazon, #Google and #Apple work for the USA's #defence due to their unique mass of identity data.
8. There is an #AI version of you being built by yourself under an Apple, Facebook, #Alexa or Google account.


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Exploiting Mexico's Indigenous People to Get the West Its Drugs
Posted by Aaron Gilbreath
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In the 1600s, Northern Mexico's indigenous Tarahumara tribe escaped Spanish incursions by moving deep into the rugged Sierra Madre. There, they cultivated the steep canyons, maintained their cultural identity and traditions, and developed into some of the world's best long-distance runners, able to run for days without stopping. The Tarahumara people have earned international renown for their phenomenal marathon endurance. Tarahumara runners have appeared on the cover of Runner's World magazine. They're the subject of the best-selling book Born to Run, and they compete in many international races, yet many of their villages still lack running water and electricity. As they've suffered drought and famine, Mexico's drug cartels have preyed on them. Cartels clear-cut their ancient pine forests. They converted their land to marijuana and opium poppy fields, and forced these peaceful reclusive people to work for them or leave.
At Texas Monthly, Ryan Goldberg tells the tribe's story — which is Mexico's story — and how cartels now offer the Tarahumara endurance runners money to run drugs across the border. The dire need to keep their families fed and keep violence out of their villages has turned too many village men into felons after they get caught at the border. Although Goldberg's article isn't polemical, the narrative puts the responsibility in the hands of Western consumers: if you buy Mexican drugs, you are funding the destruction of these indigenous people. Even if your Saturday night coke party is an occasional weekend extravagance, it comes with a huge human cost, not just to your body. Your purchases are part of an international supply chain, and the West's appetite for drugs is the root of this problem. Supply and demand itself is simple in theory: no demand for Mexican drugs, no cartels. The reasons for demand are varied and complicated, and addiction is very different than recreational drug use. But America is still complicit in the Tarahumara's suffering.
As the cartel war ricocheted from one canyon to the next, Urique became one of the last towns to be engulfed by intense violence. It had once served as an outpost for tourists exploring the natural beauty of the surrounding canyons, which helped keep it relatively tranquil until a Sinaloa boss's nephew was murdered there, in late 2014. From then on gunfire could routinely be heard in the town and up the canyon. In the days leading up to the 2015 Ultra Caballo Blanco, an eight-hour battle erupted in a village along the planned racecourse. International runners arrived to find armed gangs in the streets of Urique, while local government officials assured the competitors there were no problems. A day before the race, however, Juárez hit men stormed the police station, seizing two officers and a teenager, and American organizers called off the race. Most of the visiting runners, who had come from 23 countries, made their way out under military escort. More than five hundred Tarahumara, Silvino included, resolved to carry on anyway, and the mayor agreed to a version that cut out the downriver loop, where the major shoot-out had occurred.
A few months later, Sinaloa won control of the area—nearly a dozen planes flew out of the town of Urique in one day with the remaining Juárez fighters—but conditions worsened. With the Sinaloa in command, land theft and poppy growing increased.
Some Tarahumara activists tried to make their plight known, like Irma Chávez Cruz, a 25-year-old mother who was a friend of Silvino's. Chávez had learned Spanish as a teenager, to serve as an interpreter for her people, then earned a university degree in ecology and gotten elected to local government. She worried about Tarahumara children losing their running traditions, so she regularly put on races in the region, including all-female events called ariweta. She helped organize the largest-ever recorded rarajipari in Chihuahua—Silvino led one of the teams—and together they traveled to Brazil, in October 2015, for the inaugural World Indigenous Games. The next year, Chávez ran in the Boston Marathon (possibly the first Tarahumara woman to do so) and, while there, spoke on a panel about indigenous running traditions. Together with her father, an activist, musician, and poet known as Makawi, she pleaded for government officials in Chihuahua to help prevent drug traffickers from stealing their land and their water. But help never came, and speaking out became risky. According to the Mexico City–based magazine Proceso, at least five indigenous activists were assassinated in 2015 and 2016.
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Revere, MA – The new hotel complex, Wynn Boston Harbor will open in Everett MA on June 3, 2019. According to Eddine Lokriti, manager of Real Estate Pro Agents, it will make Revere MA a great destination for real estate investments. "It would be a fantastic win-win situation as the hotel complex would create a new real estate environment for both sellers and buyers of Revere MA homes for sale," he said.
Wynn Boston Harbor is said to be the biggest hotel complex to be built in Everett MA. The facility is a $2.1 billion construction project, being built along the banks of the Mystic River. It is said to be the single largest private development in the state's history, made up of a 24-story curved glass hotel, designed to lift up the community, and the city's economic status.
Homes right by a hotel complex usually come at a little cheaper as compared to the distant ones. As a result of the business district, social amenities, economic, and traffic opportunities created by the development, prices of homes usually drop by 2% to 10%, making it cheaper for buyers to buy real estate properties at the most affordable price possible. The opportunities created will also enable sellers to sell their real estate properties in the shortest amount of time possible.
Hotel complexes have been characterized by jobs, easy rent, and luxury. They create a welcoming and comforting environment for the real estate market. As a result, many businesses tend to set up and operate near them. This means many renters would look for apartments closer to the hotel to make commuting easy. Home buyers would also look for homes near the hotel to stay on course with the economic developments in the area.
Real Estate Pro Agents is a leading real estate agent offering real estate services located around the area. Eddine Lokkriti is the owner and manager of the real estate agency. Over the years, Real Estate Pro Agents have been very phenomenal in their ability to help buyers locate their ideal real estate properties in the Revere MA area. Their office is located near the construction of the hotel complex.
With the new developments, real estate investments in the area are deemed to be great. Therefore, Real Estate Pro Agents is currently paving the way by providing affordable homes for individuals in the area. They have positioned themselves as the dominant real estate service provider for the ownership of new homes such as, multi family homes, condos, single family homes, revere beach boulevard homes, apartments for sale in Revere MA, 2 bedroom apartments, condos, and retirement homes.
This real estate agency is currently offering fantastic deals for clients looking to acquire real estate properties at the Revere MA and the surrounding communities near the hotel complex. Individuals can learn more about Real Estate Agent Pros from their site as well as contact them about the new real estate offers in the area.
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Victor was born and raised in Santiago and loves his country and its hysterical but interesting citizens. He used to travel a lot to the south of Chile when young and believes it\'s an absolutely marvelous part of the country.
After a difficult vocational period, Victor applied for English Literature and Linguistics at Pontifica Universidad Catolica and has recently completed his final exams which went absolutely great. He is presently working hard to get accepted to the Communications Faculty for a major degree in Journalism.
Interested in writing, Victor enjoys literature, stage plays, movies and anything of artistic or aesthetic value. He\'s also currently trying to write his first stage play, once and for all.


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