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UFC on FOX 4 bonuses: Joe Lauzon, Mike Swick and Jamie Varner earn $50K awards
By MMA Junkie Staff August 5, 2012 1:40 am Follow	@MMAjunkie
By MMA Junkie Staff | August 5, 2012 1:40 am	Follow @MMAjunkie
LOS ANGELES – Joe Lauzon, Mike Swick and Jamie Varner each earned $50,000 bonus awards for their performances at Saturday's "UFC on FOX: Shogun vs. Vera" event.
Swick earned the "Knockout of the Night" award, Lauzon and Varner each earned "Fight of the Night" awards and Lauzon even double-dipped with a "Submission of the Night" bonus and took home $100,000 in total.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) learned of the winners and bonus amounts at the night's post-event news conference, where they were announced by UFC officials.
UFC on FOX 4 took place at Staples Center in Los Angeles, the promotion's third trip to that venue. The event's main card aired on FOX following prelims on FUEL TV.
With his pair of bonuses, Lauzon (22-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC) upped his total to 10 – passing Anderson Silva and putting him in a tie with the retired Chris Lytle for most bonuses in UFC history. Lauzon needed to go into the third round in a back-and-forth fight with Varner (20-7-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC), but eventually was able to lock up a triangle-choke.
Swick (15-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) won for the first time since June 2009 and snapped a two-fight skid, but it took a bit of a comeback to stop DaMarques Johnson (16-11 MMA, 4-5 UFC). Johnson found himself in several dominant positions in the first round. But in the second, Swick caught a kick from Johnson, sending Johnson off balance and heading to the canvas. Swick followed him down, landing a right on the way down, then a much bigger right hand once Johnson was on the canvas. A pair of follow-up fight hands were academic before the ref could get in to stop the fight.
For more on UFC on FOX 4, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.
(Pictured: Jamie Varner)


Greetings Loyal Airmen, after a rather slow production end to last year, we're happy to see 2019 kicking off to a good start. We released our first title last year and now here's comes a second in one month.
CODENAME – INTREPID is by writer Robert Mendenhall, and features five stories of an elite military unit created by the President in the 1930s to combat all manner of weird threats to the USA. James Lyle provides the interior illustrations and Ted Hammond the gorgeous cover above, which we love. As ever, available now at Amazon in paperback and soon on Kindle.
Meanwhile the class comic progresses nicely. Here's more from artist Luis Rivera on Justin Green's tale. We only need the rest of this strip and two more to come in and issue three of FRONT RANGE TALES will be ready to put together and publish. As ever, we'll keep you posted.
We're sure you'll recall in our last update we mentioned that our computer had gone on the fritz and had to been sent out to be repaired. Happily it was still under warranty. Valerie was kind enough to let use your laptop but it still was a chore working around certain things all week long. Happily my PC is fixed and we picked it up this afternoon and the Air Chief is VERY happy to have it back and be working at our normal station. Lots of things to catch up on.
And there we have it for this week Loyal Airmen, as ever, thanks for dropping by.
Ron – Over & Out!
Greetings Loyal Airmen, we've got some exciting news as we've just released our first Airship 27 Productions pulp title of 2019!
Company of Shadows by Wayne Carey tells the story of Frank Blaine, a high school science teacher, who along with his teenage son, enjoys participating in Civil War re-enactments. While in Virginia for one such even, Frank begins to see the ghosts of actual soldiers who fought in that place. They are haunting him to reveal a secret buried for over a hundred years. Company of Shadows is a terrific read, with interior illustrations by Ed Catto and a gripping cover by Laura Givens. Now available from Amazon in both paperback and on Kindle. As ever, Loyal Airmen, thanks so much for your support.
On the comic book front, artist Cesar Feliciano has finished doing layouts for all 40 pgs ofr JIN & TONIK Chapter One, the mega graphic novel we are doing together. These are the first steps in producing pages. He lays out small thumbnails of each page, how panels to each and very loose sketching in each. Next step, the penciling of the actual pages.
Next we have the new Captain Jain Marlee strip, "The Fugitive Prince" as illustrated by Richard Jun. 8 pgs of old fashion sci-fi action, now being lettered by the amazin Elisa St. John. As you can see, Ye Old Air Chief is keeping busy with all this fun stuff.
And the new class comic FRONT RANGE TALES is coming along nicely. Here's the first page of student Evan Hundhausen's "One Last Favor for Snooky" as illustrated by our pal, Gary Kato. This is shaping up to a really great issue.
And three you have it for this week, Loyal Airmen. As ever thanks for stopping by and we'll meet you back here next week.
It always amazes me how much we all rely on computers today. In one lifetime, the world has be come so dependent on these machines that when they do break down, as all machines do every now and then, we' seem to suffer beyond reason. And the Air Chief finds himself in sad state of affairs as our own PC crashed last week and is now out being repaired. Leaving us to do our best with Valerie's laptop. Thank God we had. Okay, enough whining, on to this week's Flight Log.
You'll recall how last week we gave you Loyal Airmen a peek at some of the titles on the way to include SHERLOCK HOLMES – Consulting Detective Vol 13 and how artist Michael Youngblood's cover would be an homage to the late Sydney Paget. Well take a look at that very cover now in progress above. Michael is doing a fantastic job. Fingers crossed once he wraps it up, the actually book should be out a few days later.
Now for the latest on the newest comic edition of FRONT RANGE TALES. This is the comic the Air Chief puts together using scripts from his How to Write Comics class at the local community college. This past week artist Mike Belcher turned in the finished pages for student David Drasheff story "Under Pressure." As ever Mike did a great job. See page one above.
Then a few days ago artist Luis Rivera send along this rough composition of the story he's drawing for us based on Josh Green's story. It's going to be amazing. With fingers crossed we should have the book out in mid Feb.
And that's our news for this week Loyal Airmen. Hopefully next week we will be announcing our firs title release of the year. Talk to you then.
Greetings Loyal Airmen, as most of you know, last year Airship 27 Productions released 19 books. Not our most productive year, but then again fairly average for what Rob Davis and the Air Chief are use to. As ever, we were proud of all of these titles and our philosophy of publishing will always be quality over quantity. Whereas rolling over into 2019, we suddenly found ourselves flooded with several amazing projects all nearing production within a week or two of each other. We thought you'd all appreciate sneak-peeks at what is coming so here we go.
CODENAME – INTREPID is a new action thriller by Robert J. Mendenhall that introduces the Intrepid Team; a group of military specialist working for the Pentagon in the early 1930s. This first book contains their first five adventures. The interior illustrations (ala the one above) are all by artist James Lyle and Canadian Ted Hammond has provided the gorgeous cover. The book is currently being proof-read.
COMPANY OF SHADOWS is a novel by Wayne Carey. A group of Civil War re-enactors encounters actual Confederate ghosts while on a weekend at an historic battlefield in Virginia. Interiors illustrations (as the one above) are by Ed Catto and Laura Givens has turned in her beautiful cover. This one is also being proof-read as we pen these words.
SHERLOCK HOLMES – Consulting Detective Vol 13. The newest in our bestselling series of brand new Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson adventures. This volume will contain 5 new mysteries. As ever Art Director Rob Davis handles all the interior illustrations (see above) whereas the cover to this book is going to be something truly unique. Sydney Paget was the British artist who drew most of the illustrations that accompanied the original tales by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when they appeared in The Strand Magazine, thus forever guaranteeing his legend as THE Sherlock Holmes artist. A title we like to think has now been earned by Rob, considering he's done well over 150 Holmes pieces via the Consulting Detective series. Now over the years, many of Paget's pieces have been reproduced multiple times and many have become quite recognizable. So the Air Chief, with Rob's blessing, had the idea of taking one of those Paget illustrations and assigning artist Michael Youngblood to make it the basis for a new cover. At present, while this book is also being proof-read, Michael is hard at work on this cover. We can't wait to see it.
Ever since my cataract surgery corrected our eyesight, we've been aware that all the photos of the Air Chief on-line were old ones taken with our glasses. Realizing that fact, we took this new on, donning the western hat we picked up Mount Rushmore several years ago. Lots of living lines on that face, heh?
And there you have this week's Flight Log, Loyal Airmen. As ever thanks for stopping by and we'll see you here next Friday.
Greetings Loyal Airmen and welcome to our first blog of 2019. Kind of hard to believe just how fast the years are rolling past us. The Air Chief's mom, who herself is now 94, would always tells growing up that time would accelerate as we got older and now we're realizing she was all too right. But still, no matter its speed, life continues to bring with it new challenges, wonders and above all else adventures. One of these being a new comic book project the Air Chief is working on: JIN & TONIK.
The story is about two of the world's deadliest assassins, Sammy Jin Zhu and Darya Tonikova. The idea itself was hatched by a truly amazing artist, Cesar Feliciano. Now Cesar and the Air Chief never worked together but were all too aware of each other on social networks. Thus when Cesar came to us last year asking if we liked to work on this idea with him, we didn't take two seconds to reply "YES!" he is an incredible creator and when he told us the general plot and described the two main characters, we were totally hooked.
To date Cesar has begun some preliminary sketches, both in pencil only and others he has completed to full inks. He's trying to find a specific style that will suit this spy-assassin thriller. Obviously it is clear to see, Darya has quickly become one of his favorites.
Meanwhile the Air Chief has completed chapter one and is hard at work on chapter two. Once we have an issue ready ready to go, we will most likely be seeking funding via one of the many programs available to us on-line. The Air Chief is leaving that to Cesar. Hopefully we'll be able to offer all you Loyal Airmen something truly special and different enough for you to want to support our efforts. We're still a ways away from that point, but it is never too early to start the Promotion Machine. Thus this blog and all these amazing pieces. Enjoy. We'll certainly keep you posted.
On reflection, it has been a long time since this Air Chief has been this excited about a comic project. Guess we're still got some stories to tell.
Greetings Loyal Airmen, as you are reading these words, another Christmas has come and gone. Just like that. Now the gifts have all been unwrapped, the guests from out of town packed up and gone home, and Mom & Dad can actually kick back and relax for a little while before the cleaning needs to get done. The Air Chief and Valerie truly hope all of you had a fantastic Christmas. Ours was just amazing. So much fun to be with our loved ones again, while knowing those who have left us had to be smiling down from heaven.
The Air Chief has promised to get the book out before year's end and thanks to artists Zachary Brunner (cover) and Art Cooper (interiors) and part Rob Davis on book designs, we fulfilled that goal. The book is now available on Amazon in both paperback and on Kindle. And to Mark, whose spirit guided us all the way, thanks.
Now onto our family Christmas fun. By Christmas morning, Santa's surprises were packed by the tree and fireplace. Valerie set out some really awesome breakfast treats as we awaited the younger members of the clan to show up. Both our grand kids, Cora and Alex, has spent Christmas Eve with their respective significant others. By one in the afternoon everyone was finally gathered, coffee poured and it was time to start digging into those brightly wrapped packages. That's Alan in the recliner, Valerie in foreground, Nicole at center, with Calvin and Cora behind her.
While the Air Chief began snapping pictures. In left, Val again in foreground, behind her left to right is Alex's girlfriend Chloe, then Calvin and Cora. To right, Cora modeling her new Pea Jacket with brother Alex and Chloe looking on.
Alan shows off the replica Baseball World Series Trophy showing the Red Sox as 2018 Champions, while Val was really surprised to find she had a brand new Pipka Old World Santa to add to her growing collection.
Chloe was really happy with her new electric hand massage machine and Alex had the biggest gift, his gun case.
And the Air Chief was delighted with this replica of a 1930s cocktail shaker shaped like an airship. The originals appeared soon after the first giant Zeppelins came out of German factories. Soon air ships were the craze around the globe and this snazzy mixer soon appeared in all the fancy metropolitan bar scenes. We love it.
And there you have it Loyal Airmen, our last Flight Log of 2018. We want to end this one with wishing all of you a truly awesome, amazing, wonderful new year. Let's make 2019 the best one of all.
Ron – Over & Out!!
Those of you Loyal Airmen who follow this strip on a regular basis are aware that the Air Chief has an interest in genealogy. Leaning about one's family history is always fascinating. Recently a friend on Ancestry.com offered to trace hour line with the information the Air Chief provided him. Above, going from left to right, and starting with our name, we were able trace our ancestry all the way back to 1681 and the birth of one Jean Baptiste Fortier. As it turns out that was the exact same name as our won grandfather, so passing along names seems to have been a tradition. Now we also know that the Fortiers came to Quebec in the early 1640s from France. Originally the name had been Fortiter and somewhere along the time was altered. Antoine Fortier was the French pioneer who moved to Canada is most likely Jean Baptiste's father.
Which then explains the our family coat of arms, which we've posted here in the past, and that led to the Air Chief find the Fortier-Picard vineyards still in operation today. Truly fantastic stuff on all our amazing ancestors.
And finally, with Christmas only three days away now, we want to wish all you Loyal Airmen, and your loved ones a truly joyous MERRY CHRISTMAS. Here's hoping Santa Clause grants all your Christmas wishes.
Greetings Loyal, Airmen, as you all know, one of the things we loved doing with Airship 27 Productions is bringing back long forgotten pulp characters. Several years ago we challenged our writing colleague, Chris Bell, to find us an actual pulp private eye who had appeared in pulp magazines that we could bring back. After six months of searching, Chris found Marty Quade. Quade had appeared in the popular Ten Detective Aces magazine and his stories were straight up crime tales.
After reading several of these, Chris made up a bible and we recruited four of our regular writers to whip up four brand new Marty Quade tales. The next challenge was finding an artist to do illustrate these stories. As it would turn out, the Air Chief all but tripped over Brian Loner at our comic shop a few years back during Free Comic Book Day. Although he has his own lucrative business, Brian loves the draw and ultimately we gave him the assignment of illustrating the first ever new Marty Quade collection. Above to the right are some of his early sketches.
And here is one of Brian's completed spot illos. There will be a total of 12 in the completed book. With those nearly done, it is up to the Air Chief now to get out there and find a cover painter. With fingers crossed this new title will be out early in 2019 and we couldn't be more excited about that.
Now that we are in the Christmas season, the Air Chief is really enjoying everything about the holiday. From writing Christmas cards to giving and receiving gifts. Thing is it seems every single year, one or two of our writing colleagues surprises with unexpected gifts of both generosity and thoughtfulness. Such was the case this past weekend when a trip to the Post Office netted the Air Chief a very big package and a very little package, both from wonderful writing pals.
The little surprise came from Emily Jahnke. Earlier this year, she and her family took a great trip to New York City and visited all the fun tourist locales that are so plentiful there. At one point they went to the famous Empire State Building and Emily recalled the Air Chief was an avid fan of the movie King Kong. All of which is gospel, as it remains to this day our favorite. So while passing a gift shop in the building, Emily saw the above little piece and bought it for us. Then she hung on to it all this time so that she could surprise us come Christmas. Emily, you succeeded superbly. And we wish you could have seen our smile upon opening you box. We truly love this new addition to our ever growing collection of King Kong memorabilia. Thank you so much.
At the same the Postal Clerk was also handing the Air Chief this massive, soundly constructed box that was darn heavy. Upon carefully opening it in our office, we beheld this incredible sports plaque featuring six of the greatest Red Sox players to ever take the field. On the top in the large photos are left to right, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski and David Ortiz, while the lower tier were three actually signed baseball cards with Fred Lynn, Dustin Pedroia and Jim Rice. Honestly, our mouth dropped at the sight of it. This coming on the year our beloved Red Sox won their fourth World Series in 15 years. This amazing gift, which will soon go up on our office wall was the gift of Michael and Donna Housel. Michael is one of our finest young writers at Airship 27 Productions and you can expect to see a whole lot more of his amazing fiction in the near future. For now, thank you Michael & Emily, from the bottom of the Air Chief's heart. A Merry Christmas to both of you and your loved ones.
Finally we want to end this week's Flight Log with a few words of hopefully helpful advice. Have you ever started reading a book and found it was simply bad? Then you kept pressing on in hopes that it would eventually somehow get better? The Air Chief does a regular review blog, Pulp Fiction Reviews, and over the course of a year, we normally read and review between 40 and 50 books. Whereas most of them we can generally find something good to mention, even if it isn't fantastic. Recently were were send a review book and after some twenty pages realized it just wasn't our cup of literary tea. And yet we persisted for the next two weeks managing to get through the first 104 pages. But the book was still nonredeemable and we finally had to toss it aside. No, we do not write bad reviews. If a book is bad to us, it still may be okay to another reader. We merely choose not to review it. Although the Air Chief wishes we'd just put it down two weeks ago. The great writer James Joyce once said, "Life's too short to read a bad book." Amen to that.
Greetings Loyal Airmen, over the years, as a writer of comics, the Air Chief has come to appreciate more and more the value of what good lettering brings to a comic project. Now finding ourselves teaching comics scripting, that value in our own estimation continues to grow. You see, at its core, a comic book is about two sensibilities, tell a story with words (literature) and pictures (art). The two are combined when a letterer reads the writer's scripts and then taking the artist's page, adds the captions and word balloons.
Above is the first page of our latest Captain Jain Marlee – Space Smuggler – adventure, "Fugitive Prince." The art is by the amazing Richard Jun. Now on the left above is Richard's completed artwork based on our script. Lettering the project is a new talent, Ms. Elisa St. John who we met very recently. Elisa loves comics and wants to be a professional letterer. Impressed by her work, we recruited her for this project and above on the left is the same page now with Elisa's amazing lettering. NOW…it is really a comic page. These are the little things we do our best to teach our new writers. Without decent lettering, you've got nothing.
And speaking of our teaching, back in Nov the Air Chief wrapped up his third such writing class. As ever, we are now putting together a new issue of FRONT RANGE TALES, the comic completely written by our students. Today artist pal Rob Davis turned in the first page to the story penned by student Gabriella Saenz. At 13, Gabriella is the youngest student we ever had the fun of working with. She is such a talented young lady. With fingers crossed the finished new issue, the largest we've ever put together, will be out in early Feb. 2019. Stay tuned.
Long…long…ago, our oldest granddaughter, Kristi, started reading the Harry Potter books. It didn't take her long to us hooked on the series and for series it was something special we shared. We mentioned a few podcast back that in late Oct, the Air Chief and Valerie finally made it down to Harry Potter World in Florida. While there the Air Chief spotted these authentic school robes as worn by the students and teachers at Hogworts Wizarding School. And we had to have one. Now it hangs proudly in our office, a reminder of a wonderful series, a loving granddaughter and the magic of the imaginations.
And that's our Flight Log for this week. Hope all you Loyal Airmen are enjoying this wonderful holiday season. See you back here next Friday.
Greeting Loyal Airmen, we're really excited to let you know our latest pulp title was released last weekend.
BASS REEVES – Frontier Marshal Vol 3 features a full length novella by R.A. Jones and two other stories by Mel Odom and Terry Alexander. All starring the most famous western lawman of them all, Bass Reeves. Reeves was an actual U.S. Deputy Marshal working under Judge Isaac Parker in the Oklahoma territories before it became a state. Coincidentally, all three writers in this volume are Oklahoman. If you like authentic western action adventure, then this is the book for you. As ever available from Amazon in paperback and on Kindle. The cover and all interior illustrations were provided by our own Art Director Rob Davis. We thank you for your support.
On the comic book front, several projects are moving along rather quickly. One of these being the new series the Air Chief is currently developing with artist Cesar Felicano, JIN & TONIC. Cesar just turned in the above illustrations of the two principle characters, Sammy Jin, a martial arts experts and Russian born Darya Tonikova, both skilled assassins. This is going to be an incredibly fun series and the Air Chief is just about to start writing the second chapter. We'll keep you posted.
Whereas years ago, the Air Chief created a comic project called BULLDOZER that was never launched…for various reasons. Thus the notes and old artwork sat in our files collecting dust over the past 15 or so years. The image above to the left was one of those original pieces. We honestly don't ever remember who the artist was that did it. Anyway, we recently dug the folder out of our files and showed it to our young artist pal, Jon Bonjour. Jon loved the entire concept and has signed on to be the artist. The sketch to the right is his first take on the main character and we love it. Happily the Air Chief kept a copy of the manuscript for issue # 1 and Jon will soon begin drawing it. Only goes to prove you should never throw away old ideas….ever.
And finally, with Thanksgiving behind us, it was time to bring out the Christmas tree. Valerie and granddaughter Cora once again did a great job. Seeing there lit up at night, puts all of us in the holiday spirit. Here's wishing that same wonderful spirit to all you Loyal Airmen.


I've had my eye on the Hasselblad Xpan for many years. It was with great pain I sold my beloved Leica M8.2 to get my hands on this beautiful machine. Having never handled the Xpan, I was extremely impressed with the build and quality of camera body and lenses. The system I purchased came with the 45mm f/4 and 90mm f/4. All images posted are with the 45mm. There is definitely a learning curve when moving to this "odd" format. It's one thing to fill the frame with a standard format camera, but to fill this frame, with interest, from east to west is a challenge to say the least. I don't intend to shoot in pano mode exclusively, since I do believe it can be overdone and in some instances overkill. But with the flip of a switch I can toggle between standard format and pano. I look forward to using the Xpan as my full time replacement for my Leica. Happy shooting.


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Hamriyah Free Zone inks investment deal with UAE's Grankraft
The authority has leased approximately 323,000sq ft plots of land, with an investment value of Dhs22m in the first phase
The Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) has signed an agreement with UAE's Grankraft company, specialising in metal production for building.
It has leased approximately 323,000sq ft plots of land, with an investment value of Dhs22m in the first phase and Dhs45m in the second phase, bringing the company's total investment to Dhs67m.
This came during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, director of the Hamriyah Free Zone Authority, and J. George, director of Grankraft, in the presence of officials from both sides.
"Hamriyah Free Zone always strives to attract companies offering the best services and creative solutions in diverse sectors such as manufacturing and construction technology. This is in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, so as to strengthen the emirate's position as an incubator for advanced technologies in the industrial sector and new innovations," said Al Mazrouei.
George underlined that his company is always looking for new ways to develop its services so that it can implement iconic landmarks and projects, adding that "Grankraft is on the cusp of a new phase with its investment in Hamriyah Free Zone and taking advantage of its strategic location and outstanding services.
Grankraft Hamriyah Free Zone Partnership UAE
Divsha Bhat December 26, 2021
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Food adulteration and its detection.
New York and London : E. & F. N. Spon, 1887.
Description : [1 l.] frontis. (col.), [3 l.] p., -328 p., advs., [12 l.] pl. (part col.) ; ill.: phots., tbls., in-text engrs. ; 23 cm.
Photographs : Artotypes (see description below).
Subjects : Food — Adulteration; Hygiene; Analysis.
Author caption: By Jesse P. Battershall, Ph.D., F.C.S., Chemist, U.S. Laboratory, New York City.
Appointed, Superintendent of analysis, U.S. Laboratory, New York City, 1873.
"With photomicrographic plates and a bibliographical appendix."
The photogravure plates, most of which represent the results of recent microscopical investigation, are considered an important feature of the book. And it is believed that the bibliographical appendix, and the collation of American Legislation on Adulteration, will supply a want for ready reference often experienced.—excerpted from Preface.
Plates I, II, and III are all color collotypes representing leaves of tea plants. Plate IV holds two photomicrographs of cream and milk (420X). Plate V holds two photomicrographs captioned, "Skimmed Cow's Milk X 420" and "Colostrum in Cow's Milk X 420." Plate VI holds two photomicrographs captioned, "Fig. 1, Butter X 400," and "Fig. 2, Oleomargarine X 400." Plate VII holds six photomicrographs of fat crystals, two from butter, and one each of beef, lard, butterine, and oleomargarine. Only the lard crystals are magnified 160X, the rest are by 40 diameters. Plate VIII, captioned, "Artificial Digestion of Fats," holds six photomicrographs of butter and oleomargarine that are time sequenced at 1 hour, 4 hours, and 12 hours (250X). Plate IX is caption, "Starches," and represents crystals of potato, maize, wheat, rice, bean, and pea, all magnified 145X except for the rice crystals which are magnified 450X. Plate X reproduces two schematic figures and two photographs representing a Ventzke-Scheibler polariscope. Plate XI represents line drawings of microorganisms found in Croton water (Fig. 1) and the Brooklyn Ridgewood water supply (Fig. 2). Plate XII, simply captioned, "Spices," reproduces six photomicrographs of ginger starch, adulterated ginger, cinnamon, cassia, cayenne, and adulterated cayenne, all photographed with polarized light.


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On the heels of record results, the company faced some challenges in recent months.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., April 01, 2019 -- Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN) announced today that the Company will report first quarter 2019 financial results on Wednesday, April.
Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN) and Straumann Group (SIX:STMN) announced today that they have reached an agreement to settle all currently outstanding patent disputes in the U.S., the U.K. and Brazil, including those involving ClearCorrect, a subsidiary of Straumann Group. Under the terms of the settlement, Straumann will pay Align $35 million.
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Community members: Vital voices to the restorative justice process.
Source: (2013) in, Katherine S. van Wormer and Lorenn Walkers, eds, Restorative Justice Today: Practical Applications. Los Angeles: Sage. PP. 113-119.


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Saudi special forces capture an Islamic State leader in Yemen raid
By 9News Staff
Saudi special forces have captured the leader of the Yemeni branch of the Islamic State militant group in a daring 10-minute raid, according to the Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen.
The leader, Abu Osama al-Muhajer, as well as other members of the organisation including its chief financial officer, were captured on June 3 in a raid on a house carried out by Saudi and Yemeni forces, the coalition said in a statement published on Saudi state news agency SPA.
Weapons, ammunition and telecommunication devices were also seized during the 10-minute operation.
An image from Saudi Foreign Ministry purportedly shows Islamic State extremists who were captured by special forces during 10-minute raid in Yemen. (KSA Foreign Ministry)
The statement said there were no injuries to civilians, including three women and three children who were inside the house.
"The operation is considered a significant blow to the terrorist group Daesh (Islamic State), especially in Yemen," the coalition said.
According to The Washington Post, unnamed US sources said US Special Forces were also involved in the raid in an advisory role, and had helped provide intelligence.
It is not clear where the jihadist fighters are now being held nor where in Yemen the raid occurred.
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Alleged Islamic State supporters arrested in Sydney counter terror raids
Yemeni tribal leaders said the raid took place in Mahfad district, a stronghold for IS and al-Qaeda, in Yemen's southern province of Abyan.
Image supplied by Saudi Foreign Ministry purportedly shows Islamic State extremists captured by special forces during 10-minute Yemen raid. (KSA Foreign Ministry)
Islamic State's Yemen offshoot was formally established in late 2014. Four months later, the Saudi-led war was launched to support Yemen's internationally recognized government, after Houthi rebels overran the capital of Sanaa.
The war has killed tens of thousands of Yemenis and pushed millions to the brink of famine.
The extremist Sunni group has launched a string of attacks since it was formed. Its most devastating took place in March 2015, when suicide bombers unleashed enormous blasts at two Shiite mosques in the capital that killed 137 people.
Save the Children estimates 85,000 children have died from hunger in the three years of war in Yemen. (AP)
In late 2015, IS militants killed the governor of the southern port city of Aden and, in May 2016, a pair of IS suicide bombings in the same city targeted young men seeking to join the army, killing at least 45.
The IS group in Yemen, seen as more brutal and less established in Yemen than al-Qaeda, has been in fierce competition for influence with the rival militant group. The US has targeted the leadership of al-Qaeda in Yemen with drone strikes over the years.
Unlike al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, as the group in Yemen is known, the IS offshoot in Yemen has not been as successful in winning over local tribes.
Only a few hundred armed militants were believed to have been fighting for the group as of last year, making it a marginal player in the overall conflict in Yemen.
Conflict-affected Yemenis wait to receive free bread by a local charity bakery amid a severe shortage of food in Sana'a, Yemen, in April 2019. According to reports, nearly 20 million people of Yemen's 26-million population are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance as a result of increased food insecurity, including 10 million people on the brink of famine. (AAP)
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If you were to stake one poker player in heads-up action online, who would it be?
Who is currently the most talented heads-up player online in your opinion? Who would you least want to face in heads-up action at the end of a long tournament?
Is it Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi? He has won multiple heads-up showdowns on Pokerstars (the 10k showdown). He is one of the best finishers of poker tournaments online today, and is generally regarded as being one of the best heads-up players in the world.
Or do you pick Lars Luzak, the Finnish high stakes player who gives other pros fits. Lars Luzak has to be considered one of the top cash game players online today, especially in heads-up action.
Of course you also have to consider live pros who occasionally play online. What better person to back in a heads-up match, if there is serious money on the line, than Phil Ivey? If you wanted to back a player who wouldn't get nervous no matter what the stakes were, Ivey would probably be your man. He destroyed Andy Beal in heads-up Holdem action at absolute nosebleed stakes.
Or what about Brian "sbrugby" Townsend?
You would have a hard time finding a player that has had more success over the past 12-18 months, especially in heads-up action.
Patrik Antonius? Antonius is probably the most consistent winner online in the past 3-4 years, and is a heads-up specialist. Antonius is so good that top pros don't want to face off against him. If you could back one player, would it be Antonius?
Or would you choose someone else?
If you could back one player, who would it be? Who would most you the most money, and have the smallest chance of busting your stake?
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As the Chinese and the Americans sat down for the seventh of their annual two-day meeting [June 22-24], set up in 2009 to maintain bilateral cooperation despite growing differences, a major transformation of the Chinese regime was a new and worrying factor.
Pundits and politicians alike, when excusing their strategic dealings with China, are quick to remind their audiences that today's China is a "centuries old civilization" rich in tradition and ancient religious discipline. A Confucian civilization that is still upset over wrongdoings during the European colonization period.
China's president, Xi Jinping, may be even more ambitious than the country's late founder Mao Zedong when it comes to challenging the United States for global leadership, Taiwan's first directly elected president said Thursday.
"Do you really believe Xi wants to democratize?" Lee Teng-hui asked rhetorically in response to a student from Soochow University in Taipei who asked whether Taiwan would consider unification with the mainland if Beijing underwent political reforms.
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At the centre of the spectacle is the Communist Party congress, a gathering held once every five years that is the 18th such event in the party's history.


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9 Reasons to Travel to Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is an intriguing central Asian country that became independent with the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991. Its beautiful architecture and natural landscapes are responsible for making this country one of the trendiest tourist destinations at the present time.
Since its independence, major health reforms have been undertaken to reinforce Uzbekistan's healthcare system. If you are planning for a unique central Asia travel experience, we highly recommend you consider this fascinating country. Do not forget to get travel insurance coverage in Uzbekistan because healthcare in Uzbekistan can be difficult to access by tourists because of the language and specific local hospitals rules.
But why visit Uzbekistan? Here they go a few good reasons:
1. Experience the Magic of Samarkand
Samarkand is without doubt one of the signature cities in Uzbekistan. Its rich history evokes tales from the "Thousand and one nights" literature. There was a time in which Samarkand was one of the greatest cities in Asia as an important path on the Silk Road which stretched from the Mediterranean to China. Turks, Mongols, Persian and Russian remnants make Samarkand's culture a fascinating mix. Some of Samarkand's majestic attractions really worth to visit are the Registan, Bibi-Khanym mosque and Gur-e-Amir.
2. Visit Tashkent, its Modern – Soviet Style Capital
Tashkent is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. Apart from this, Tashkent was also one of the biggest Soviet settlements in Asia; no wonder then, that the city still has a Russian feel; combining classic Soviet architecture and austere buildings with blue-tiled Persian style facades. Not just that, Tashkent is also a lively urban city with lots of things going on. One of the most characteristic things of this city is its subway, finely ornamented; each station representing a completely different scene and style.
3. Travel the Ancient Silk Road
Uzbekistan is automatically associated with the Silk Road; belonging to this country are 3 of the most iconic Silk Road transit cities: Samarkand, Khiva and Bukhara. Uzbekistan was, in the medieval era, one of the main countries traversed by the ancient caravans on the way to China. The historic routes are maintained in today's Uzbekistan and still attract the curiosity of tourists. Indeed, the Silk Road legacy continues to have a strong influence on tourism in the region.
4. Explore the Nuratau Montains
Nuratau Montains attract many tourists thanks to their green landscapes, beautiful Aydar lake and natural rock monuments. In Nuratau reserve you'll find unique flora and wildlife species including the local Severtsov sheep. It's also a great place for birdwatching and silk worm raising. There are beautiful villages spread around the mountains such us Sentyab, Hayat, Mosrum or Asraf; really worth a visit. The Petroglyph site of Sarmysh, not far from Nuratau montains is an excellent touring choice, too.
5. Ride a Camel Across the Kyzylkum Desert
In contrast to the green montains, Uzbekistan also offers 3 amazing deserts: Kyzylkum (the largets and best known), Aralkum and Ustyurt. Where there is a desert, there are always camels around; so one of the typical activities in these places is to have a camel ride and enjoy spectacular orange sunsets reflecting on the sandy dessert's dunes. During the treks, tourists will revive many of the routes made by ancient caravans.
6. Enjoy a Night in a Yurt Camp
Some desert areas are popular with tourists because of their yurt camps. The yurts are Mongolian style round tents beautifully decorated with traditional ornaments and hand-made carpets. A night in a yurt camp could be a fantastic way to relax next to a campfire and watch unbelievable starry skies, while enjoying the typical Uzbek foods and local ancient music (akyns).
7. Walk around Bukhara, Central Asia Holiest City
With its buildings dating centuries back, Bukhara's streets are full of history and radiate the ancient Samanids' culture. Numerous medressas and minarets dot the city which was considered an important intellectual centre of the Islamic world in the past. Bukhara also hosts a sovereign fortress and vestiges of an old Persian market complex. A few famous mausoleums and mosques and its historical city centre make of Bukhara an interesting spot to visit.
8. Sightsee the Aral Sea
The Aral Sea, placed in between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, was once the fourth largest lake in the world, but it's been shrinking since 1960; after the feeding rivers were diverted. The dry side of the Aral Sea is nowadays a vast desolate land; with sunken ships, ruins and abandoned fishermen cottages. However, the Aral Sea is still one of the main attractions in Uzbekistan.
9. Delight Yourself in the Uzbek Cuisine
Uzbek signature dish is Palov; a delicious course made of rice, meat, onions, carrots and certain berries. Do not forget to have a try of Shurpa either; the traditional Uzbek soup. Breads and Noodles are typical in the culinary Turkic cuisines as it is the Uzbek one; and mutton is probably the most popular meat type. In terms of drinks, Samarkand wines and vodka are worth experiencing too.
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OVERVIEW OF SPONSORSHIPS
Company is actively supporting national players in striving for achievement and excellence since 2011.
Ice Hockey Team MOGO
Ice hockey is undoubtedly the most popular sport in Latvia. To support talented players and be a part of their success, Mogo has established an ice hockey team. The Mogo team already performed successfully in the highest Latvian ice hockey league in its first year of establishment and has continued its journey of success ever since. For more information, please visit the HK Mogo page.
Men's National Volleyball Team
Mogo became the sponsor of Latvian men's national volleyball team in spring 2019. Team is planning to qualify for European Championship 2021 Finals.
Boxing Club LNK Boxing
Inspired by the international success of Latvian boxers, Mogo is proud to support boxing events organised by the LNK boxing club.
Latvian Women's Tennis Team
Aļona Ostapenko, Anastasija Sevastova, Diāna Marcinkēviča and Daniela Vismane have proven to be fierce competitors in the world of tennis. In order to support the athletes, Mogo was the general sponsor for the FED Cup in 2018.
Motocross Team MX Moduls
Mogo supports one of the leading motocross teams in Latvia – Moduls MX.
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Military bases, Overflow camps, Welsh locations
Cowbridge Overflow Camp
The camp upon Gwen Cooper's approach. (TV: The Categories of Life)
Cowbridge Overflow Camp was an overflow camp and former army barracks two miles outside the town of Cowbridge, south Wales. It was located just off the A48.
The barracks originally closed down in 1996. However, at the height of the Miracle in 2011, they were reopened as an overflow camp, set up to take in patients after hospitals to ran out of room.
Gwen Cooper got into the camp by pretending to be a nurse named Yvonne Pallister. Rhys Williams was already there as a truck driver. Gwen tried to take her father, Geraint Cooper, away from the camp. He suffered a heart attack as they made their escape. He was then reclassified as category one, (TV: The Categories of Life) but Gwen prevented him from being taken to the Module and he survived the burning. (TV: The Middle Men) After two months, Geraint was discovered and sent back to the facility, where he and other critically ill category ones later died after the Miracle ended. (TV: The Gathering, The Blood Line)
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using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Linq;

namespace TheWheel.ETL.Contracts
{
    public class TransformReader : DataReaderProxy<IDataReader>
    {
        private Func<IDataRecord, IDataRecord> transform;
        private string[] fieldNames;
        private bool started = false;

        public TransformReader(IDataReader inner, Func<IDataRecord, IDataRecord> transform)
        : base(inner)
        {
            this.transform = transform;
        }
        public TransformReader(IDataReader inner, string[] fieldNames, Func<IDataRecord, IDataRecord> transform)
        : base(inner)
        {
            this.transform = transform;
            this.fieldNames = fieldNames;
        }

        public override int FieldCount => !started || record == null ? base.FieldCount : base.FieldCount + fieldNames.Length;

        public override string GetName(int i)
        {
            if (!started && i >= base.FieldCount)
                return fieldNames[i - base.FieldCount];
            return base.GetName(i);
        }

        public override int GetOrdinal(string name)
        {
            if (!started)
            {
                int index = Array.IndexOf(fieldNames, name);
                if (index > -1)
                    return index + base.FieldCount;
            }
            return base.GetOrdinal(name);
        }

        public override bool NextResult()
        {
            var result = base.NextResult();
            if (result)
            {
                if (!started)
                {
                    if (fieldNames.Any(n =>
                    {
                        try { if (reader.GetOrdinal(n) > -1) return true; }
                        catch (Exception)
                        {
                            return false;
                        }
                        return false;
                    }))
                        throw new InvalidOperationException("Transform cannot a field with the same name :" + string.Join(", ", fieldNames));
                }
                if (enumerator == null)
                {
                    if (record == reader)
                        record = new DataRecord(transform(reader));
                    else
                        record = transform(reader);
                }
                else
                    record = transform(record);
            }
            else
                record = null;

            started = true;
            return result;
        }

        public override bool MoveNext()
        {
            var result = base.MoveNext();
            if (result)
            {
                if (!started)
                {
                    if (fieldNames.Any(n =>
                    {
                        try { if (reader.GetOrdinal(n) > -1) return true; }
                        catch (Exception)
                        {
                            return false;
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                        return false;
                    }))
                        throw new InvalidOperationException("Transform cannot a field with the same name :" + string.Join(", ", fieldNames));
                }
                if (enumerator == null)
                {
                    if (record == reader)
                        record = new DataRecord(transform(reader));
                    else
                        record = transform(reader);
                }
                else
                    record = transform(record);
            }
            else
                record = null;
            started = true;
            return result;
        }
    }
}

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The Other Side of Everything by Lauren Doyle Owens -- Review
Title: The Other Side of Everything
Author: Lauren Doyle Owens
Publishing: January 23rd 2018 by Touchstone
Laura Lippman meets Megan Abbott in this suspenseful literary debut about three generations of neighbors whose lives intersect in the aftermath of a crime.
Bernard White is a curmudgeonly widower who has lived in Seven Springs, Florida for decades and has kept to himself since his wife passed. When his neighbor is murdered, he emerges from his solitude to reconnect with his fellow octogenarians. These connections become a literal lifeline as a second, and then a third, elderly woman is murdered, and "the originals" as they call themselves, realize that they are being targeted.
Amy Unger is an artist and cancer survivor whose emotional recovery has not been as successful as her physical one. After the woman next door is murdered, she begins to paint imagined scenes from the murder in an effort to cope with her own loss. But when her paintings prove to be too realistic, her neighbors grow suspicious, and she soon finds herself in the crosshairs of the police.
And then there's Maddie Lowe, a teenage waitress whose mother recently abandoned the family. As Maddie struggles to keep her family together and maintain the appearance of normal teenage life, she finds herself drawn to the man the police say is the killer.
As they navigate their increasingly dangerous and tumultuous worlds, Bernard, Amy, and Maddie begin to uncover the connections between them, and the past and present, in a novel that ultimately proves the power of tragedy to spark renewal.
The Other Side of Everything is a thought provoking literary journey disguised as a suspense novel, and I deeply loved this story from start to finish. The characters were intriguing and the story line was fast paced with just the right amount of suspense and thrill. I loved the fact that it had classic suspense vibes, but also took the reader along on a journey with the characters as they navigated life and loss.
The Other Side of Everything is definitely not your typical suspense novel. It has more emotional components than most thriller/suspense novels, but do NOT let that turn you away. It is beautifully written and I would highly recommend it to readers who enjoy suspense novels as well as general fiction. Even though this novel is one of my first reads of the year, I know it will be one I remember for the remaining 11 months!


The Big XII has been nothing if not consistent in recent years. The South division has been dominant, and Texas and Oklahoma have dominated the scene. After UT brought home the national championship on the legs of Vince Young in 2005, the 2006 season was a disappointment on the national stage. While the SEC, Big Ten, and Big East were celebrating legitimate national title contenders and huge November battles, the Big XII was barely keeping up with the ACC in the cellar of BCS conferences. A surprising upset of Texas late in the year allowed Oklahoma to regain their conference championship standing at the end of 2006.


The Triangle Project: DANISH BASTARDS!
In the end of each episode of Lars von Triers classic "The Kingdom" TV series, the Swedish actor Ernst Hugo Järegård (may he rest in peace) goes up on the roof of The Kingdom. The Kingdom (Riget in Danish) is Denmark's biggest hospital on the edge of Copenhagen and through his binoculars looks over at his beloved Sweden and screams "DANSK JÄVLAR". Dansk Jävlar means Danish Bastards and pretty much is head on for what the Swedes think of the kingdom of Denmark these days. The list of issues the Swedes have with the Danes until now is a very long one. It all started back in the days when Christian "The Good" II went to Stockholm and produced the huge drama in The Bloodbath of Stockholm. Basically he chopped the head off anyone that did not like him. After that the Swedes called him Christian "The Tyrant" II. A while after that Sweden broke loose from Denmark and became the bigger country with hardworking people who's drinking habits became regulated by the government because there was just to many accidents in the growing industrial nation. Meanwhile in Denmark, drinking was rather open and the brewery that made most money out of the Danes drinking habits, donated large amounts of money to the arts, by for example building "Glyptoteket" exhibiting classical art and Egyptian mummies. While Denmark was occupied by Hitler during the 2nd World War, the Swedes were neutral supporting him with huge amounts of iron for building weapons from their great mines in the north. The Swedish producer of bombs, made his own healing project by creating the Nobel Prize.
Then came many years of good times between the peaceful countries and they both flourished. The Swedes loved going to the happy go lucky little kingdom of Denmark to get drunk and buy cheap food and alcohol with their stronger currency. The Danes could really care less about Sweden, because when the Danes leave their kingdom, they would rather go south to get some sun, than going north to get even colder and being around the Swedes.
Sweden has always been a little better than Denmark and the Swedes truly feel this. The Danes have a bit of a little brother complex, and it has only gotten worse lately when Swedish music, fashion, film and literature have surpassed them by far.
The world changed Post 911, and so did Denmark. The country that used to be so cozy and "hyggeligt" was not so cute anymore. The very overly political correct Swedes cringe over what goes on in the kingdom these days. Not that they don't have problems with their immigrants and such, but at least they don't air their dirty laundry the way the Danes do. They are just to well behaved to do that. And then there was the crazy Danish soccer fan who attacked the referee during a game between Denmark and Sweden with 10 beers in his body, that cemented the Swedes perspective on the Danes.
The former art critic and current director of the Danish Royal Exhibition Space Charlottenborg Bo Nilsson, does not only have the same dialect as Ernst Hugo Järegård, he also has a slight resemblance to him. In his first exhibition at Charlottenborg, he is exhibiting the usual suspects of the current Danish art scene. However, one might wonder if he while being the Big Cheese in the Danish Royal Exhibition Space exhibiting what these silly Danes call art, that he every night after a hectic day with the union-declared coffee and smoke breaks every 60 minutes, goes up on the roof and looks over to his beloved Sweden and it's nuclear plant Barsebäck screaming "Dansk Jävlar!".
Is he just exhibiting them as a joke?
Is he pulling an "Entarte Kunst" move on the Danes, ridiculing their national treasures saying: Look at this crap! This is what they call contemporary art in this stupid little country.


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Scoliocentra villosa – gatunek muchówki z rodziny błotniszkowatych i podrodziny Heleomyzinae.

Gatunek ten opisany został w 1830 roku przez Johanna Wilhelma Meigena jako Helomyza villosa.

Muchówka o ciele długości od 5,5 do 10 mm. Tułów jej cechuje się obecnością szczecinek na propleurach, zwykle jedną parą szczecinek na przedpiersiu, owłosionymi mezopleurami i licznymi włoskami u nasady tylnych szczecinek notopleuralnych.

Owady dorosłe jak i saprofagiczne larwy tego gatunku spotyka się w norach i jaskiniach.

Owad znany z Irlandii, Wielkiej Brytanii, Francji, Belgii, Holandii, Niemiec, Danii, Szwecji, Norwegii, Finlandii, Szwajcarii, Austrii, Polski, Łotwy, Estonii, Białorusi, Czech, Słowacji, Węgier i Rosji przez Syberię po Daleki Wschód.

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Muchówki Azji
Muchówki Europy
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1830 roku

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Custom built in bookcases in Alder
Custom Built-in Bookcases in Alder – "Fulton Manor" Clarksville, MD
This Alder built-in was installed in the first floor den of our client's home. They explained to us that the entire time they had live in their home, they hardly ventured into the den. While it was nicely decorated, they said it was underutilized. After the built-in bookcases were installed, they informed us that they spend much time in there. It's a great refuge where they can listen to music, read, or just relax!
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The very racing writing I ever did was for Rene LaBerge, who ran the Catamount Stadium program in the 1970's. I ended up with the responsibility of covering a support division called the Grand Americans. Ken Squier and Tom Curley had not know what to do with their automatic transmission Hurricane Division, which had about reached the end of its technological potential. What they came up with, around 1976, was calling the support class "Limited Sportsman" for a year and letting the established Hurricanes run in the same races with a new class of small, six – cylinder – powered cars.
to have you in their way. Ironically, Norm would also be the last dominating Grand American driver, in 1979.
By 1977, the Hurricanes were gone and the division was dubbed Grand Americans. Mostly Mustangs and Camaros, the new cars not only had developed some new stars, but several of the old hands with the hefty , thundering Hurricanes came over to the six bangers and helped the new class to keep its fan base. Car Nelson, Richard Buzzi, Jay Yantz, Dave Gibbs, and Larry Caron were a few of the old Hurricane drivers to build or buy a Grand American car; others like Perry Poquette, Milo Lockerby, and Norm Andrews chose not to get on board.
To go with these more familiar names, some new faces came onto the scene. In particular Tom TR Waters, a Washington, Vermont man who had been active briefly in the Hurricanes on the crew of Dennis Tucker, was coming in with impressive equipment. So, too, was the local Milton man, Jimmy Barton, who came in from the very beginning with a distinctive blue Camaro. Graniteville's Paul Donahue brought a distinctive Mopar into the mix; George McRae was working on an AMC car; and Dave Gibbs would use Fords.
Rough and ready Milton native Jim Barton was the first six cylinder car onto the track at Catamount during that first season.
The choice of names for this class of pony cars could have come from NASCAR's semi – big – league class which featured the same kinds of cars [although not with sixes]. It first called them Grand Touring cars, but sounded too much like the international road racing bunch: so, they settled later on Grand American. This was not actually original to NASCAR. Harvery Tattersall had used the term for a class of cars he ran in the Northeast that used a lot of his Riverside Speedway regulars and which was a poor man's imitation of the NASCAR Grand Nationals.
TR Waters' potent Camaro at Barre, with the Barton car in the background.
T R says that, when the word came out about the division, he set about building a really good one right away, in the same garage in Washington as Tucker – who had, by that time, purchased a Dave Dion Ford Torino and was ready to try the late model sportsman division. Tucker had been a real force in the Hurricanes with a Ford, as had his close friend Richard Buzzi. Now Buzzi would head for dominance in the sixes and Tucker would struggle with an under – funded LMS campaign.
other Grand Americans. Note the closeness of the group, with rival Larry Caron's ad on the side.
Henry Van Acker is ahead of Buzzi, and Jay Yantz is first on the track for practice.
The division started out slowly, as would any new class of racing. The head start afforded to that handful of teams who chose to run with [and get pushed around by] the well – established Hurricane cars in that single limited sportsman season helped to lend some stability in 1977. Chelsea's Charlie Ladd, a friend of Waters and a man not known for towering racing accomplishments, won the inaugural Grand American feature. But, the class of an already – impressive division was Larry Caron, Richard Buzzi, Jay Yantz, and Henry Van Acker.
The division was fascinating, if one took the time to actually pay attention. Although the Chevy Camaro was the most plentiful and arguably the most successful, Yantz was very strong in the #64 Mustang, and George McRae [and later, brother, Barney] was fielding a particularly impressive AMC effort. Sponsored by the local Buyers Digest paper, he actually fielded a white model and his familiar orange car at very times during the year.
Dave Gibbs [above] and George McRae kept the AMC cars in the spotlight. Below – Jay Yantz's Mustang led the Ford contingent and Paul Donahue ran one of the only Mopars in the Grand Americans.
The Grand Americans were populated with a good mixture of teams. Besides the aforementioned, there was New Yorker Bob Wood, Vermonter Monty Jarvis, Dave Gibbs, and Mopar driver Paul Donahue. Woodstock's Bruce Jaycox fielded a full – bodied Ford Fairlane with more success than one would expect for a car of that weight. Future two – time Busch Grand National North star Jamie Aube fielded a Camaro, and his North Ferrisburgh neighbor, Harry Rathburn built two almost – identical Camaros, painting them in an unusual brown and yellow scheme. Rathburn's cars would be starter opportunities for such later stars as Kevin Boutin, Greg Lyman, and Aube.
The division, while dwarfed in attention by the burgeoning late model sportsman tours concept, definitely had its own story lines and drama which wads entertaining to those who took the time to observe. The first big story was Richard Buzzi and his chirping Camaro. Only a few people know what Buzzi did to his car to have it produce a characteristic chirpy sound, but – whatever it was – the car was darned near untouchable. Buzzi would be the champion for the first two years, in the face of some very competent rivals.
Harry Rathburn's team car draws quite a crowd of the Who's Who in Catamount Support Divisions for that time.
Buzzi would face continual scrutiny because the car seemed to be from another class entirely. Soon, Waters and driver, Larry Caron were under the same gun. Competitors without the technical know – how [and perhaps the budgets] were tiring of having to race for third or fourth, while the super teams always finished up front. Waters says of that scrutiny: "I wish I had a dollar for every time I had to tear the car down at Catamount. Pull the starter to check flywheel. Pull the fuel pump to check for aluminum rods. Pull the head to check bore and stroke and valve size. Lenny was pretty good about it all. He had been around it long enough so that he knew the motor wasn't all of what was making that car win races.
Official Bubby Wilder strolls by as Richard Buzzi chats with Deb Armstrong, a long - time supporter of racing in northern Vermont. The son of legendary flathead racing mechanic Libero Buzzi , Richard spun a brilliant wrench, himself.
Buzzi was an enormously popular figure in the pits at Catamount and Thunder Road. I recall a very close relationship that grew up between his boys, Louie, Cassani, Tank, and Harv, and the tough crew of Jimmy Barton, from Milton. Buzzi would help anyone, if he had time. Waters still keeps one incident with Buzzi fresh in his mind, almost thirty years after it occurred. He was leading a race at Barre with Buzzi content to ride around behind him. Tom kept giving him room, knowing Buzzi could blow by anytime he chose to. Waters remembers looking in the mirror and having Richard raise a finger to him, signaling to go ahead and take the win.
Tom says Buzzi knew he hadn't won a race and was willing to let him finish in first that night. As it turned out, Tom was not going to accept a win that way and was ecstatic to finish second to Buzzi. The cars the two or three top cars were running were more complicated than was apparent to the casual observer. They had to run a stock type intake and exhaust manifold when the div started. A 292 truck ex manifold was the hot item. Some guys ran 2bbl adapters on the intakes; others, like Waters, opened them up a bit and had a plate welded to the top.
Bruce Jaycox, from all the way down in Woodstock, VT had one of the most unusual Grand Americans – this big Ford. Note the sponsorship from soon – to – be LMS star Allen Whipple's salvage company. 34 years later, Bruce still races near home.
A lot of those cars had their own distinct sound. While referring to the peculiar sound of Buzzi car, Waters explains that - because of the way he built the interior in the Z28 car ( and to keep from smashing the exhaust), his driver, Caron, built what amounted to 180 degree, over the bellhousing headers. The only other car they had heard with that sound was the 6 cylinder Bear Ridge car Waters built..... because it ran the same type of headers.
Vance's Howe car fared much better and suffered less body damage when Buzzi got in in 1979. But, the core of the Grand American competition had been gutted for a while. Also visible here are the 36 of Larry Lambert, Barton's 57, and unknown pulverized 11, and Lanny Covey's rough – looking 55. Probably Daryl Chapin next to the 51.
Waters wrote me, concerning Vance: "We ran the Z28 car with 3.70 gears at Catamount. We were very close to the rpm limit. I had three different 3 speed transmissions that all had different gear ratios. We raced a few times at Catamount with Vance and crew. I think Brother Eastman was driving it for him.
Anyway, we decided to change the rear end to a 3.43 ratio to get the rpm down just a bit.. so the car would pull down the whole straightaway. Along with the rear change, I changed transmissions to get closer to an effective 3.55 ratio or so. The car flat out flew. Enough so that Jim noticed and came over asking what we had done. "You must have changed gears" .
The Vance car won infrequently, and it looked like it had been through the dryer at a huge Laundromat by the end of the season. The next year, Buzzi was in the Vance car. He did not, however, return to his former greatness with that car, winning only once. The division had – since its inception – welcomed a number of other strong entrants. Essex Junction's Joe Myers had bought Ray Lasnier's beautiful Rusty Jones Firebird and run it successfully in the class for two years. That car was then traded to Norm Andrews, who had suffered through a frustrating shot at the late models. Andrews, in turn, sold it to Joey LaQuerre towards the end of the division's run in 1980.
Larry Caron's six cylinder Nova was groundbreaking in several ways, but he really raised hell with Waters' Z28 Camaro, below.
The Grand Americans would graduate such late model drivers as LaQuerre, Larry Caron, Barney McRae, Aube, Andrews, and even – to a limited extent – Jim Barton. Henry Van Acker would run in a late model class at Airborne. Buzzi chose not to spend much time in the upper divisions, probably due to budget considerations. Caron, with help from Waters, would field a V-6 Nova late model sportsman which would run against the V-8's at Catamount's brief Friday night series around 1980. The car had many motor problems, and they switched over to a V-8; but, not long after, the late model tour went through a period when it was all the trend to have a six cylinder car for certain tracks.
Besides a few years of some of the finest racing cars nobody paid much attention to, the notable legacy of the Grand Americans was in the upcoming "New Tigers", a class that started up in 1982 and was just hitting good stride when Catamount closed in 1987. At first a hodge podge of everything from old street stocks, to old Grand Americans, to cars bought from other tracks, to even a few newly – built cars, the guys running their old Grand American cars were the class of the field until the newly – built Tigers started coming out of shops like Chuck Beede's.
Henry Van Acker and crew prepare the always – clean Camaro 17NY, with fellow New York competitor Bob Wood in the background. Below – It didn't always leave clean. Red Meade checks out the mess.
When one looks at the feature winner lists in the division, it started out as a fascinating mixture. 1977 and 78 saw Jay Yantz, Buzzi, Henry Van Acker, George McRae, Paul Donahue, Dave Gibbs, Brother Eastman, Larry Caron, Joe Myers, Jamie Aube, and even mini stock champ Harry Gammell winning. By the final year, which ahd only nine GA events, five were taken by Norm Andrews. The huge [Allen] lumbering street stocks became the only support show in town, and the Grand Americans were either relegated to behind garages and barns, or traveled off to other venues, as in the case of Joey LaQuerre and his ageless Firebird.
No one can question what was accomplished with these little cars, and some of the division graduates are still active today. Aube actually still drives at Thunder Road, and the next generations of Donahues and Carons race with him. Not that they necessarily care much, but the management can look back and see guys like Larry Caron, Dave Gibbs, and Red Mead as Grand American drivers who had faithfully supported them in numerous support divisions since 1970. Seeing photos of beautiful cars like Ray Lasnier's #60 Rusty Jones Firebird, Waters's 28, Caron's Z28, Sonny Gover's #34 Camaro, or Henry Van Acker's red, white, and blue 17NY gives testimony to just how much these guys cared.
A good shot from the glory days of both the Grand Americans and Catamount Stadium. Below – The same laboring, a year later, at a dying Thunder Road. The class supported owner Tommy Kalimiris, but he was letting the place go to pot. Note the unmown lawns, sparse crowds, and unpaid drivers.


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Anna Stöhr (* 25. April 1988 in Reith im Alpbachtal) ist eine österreichische Sportkletterin. Sie zählte zu den Weltbesten in der Wettkampfdisziplin Bouldern.

Leben
Schon im Jahr 2003 gewann sie die Jugendweltmeisterschaft im Speed in Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgarien. Ihre Stärken liegen vor allem im Bouldern. Hier errang sie ihre größten Erfolge, so gewann sie dreimal (2006, 2007 und 2010) den Boulderwettkampf beim Rockmaster in Arco und wurde in den Jahren 2007 und 2011 Weltmeisterin. Am Naturfels gelangen ihr Boulder bis zur Schwierigkeit 8b+ (New Base Line im Schweizer Magic Wood und The Penrose Step in Leavenworth, USA). Im Juli 2018 beendete sie ihre aktive Karriere als Wettkampfkletterin.

Stöhr studierte an der Universität Innsbruck Englisch und Sport. Sie ist die langjährige Lebensgefährtin von Kletterkollege Kilian Fischhuber.

Sportliche Erfolge

Wettkämpfe

 2016
 5. Platz IFSC Boulder World Cup – Innsbruck
 3. Platz IFSC Boulder World Cup – Vail (Colorado) (USA)
 5. Platz bei der Weltmeisterschaft in Paris
 Österreichische Meisterin (Bouldern)
 2015
 2. Platz Europameisterschaft (Innsbruck) (Bouldern)
 1. Platz IFSC Boulder World Cup – Toronto (CAN)
 2014
 3. Platz IFSC Boulder World Cup – Haiyang (CHN)
 3. Platz IFSC Boulder World Cup – Vail (USA)
 2. Platz IFSC Boulder World Cup – Innsbruck (AUT)
 2. Platz IFSC Boulder World Cup – Grindelwald (SUI)
 1. Platz IFSC Boulder World Cup – Baku (AZE)
 2013
 1. Platz Gesamtweltcup (Boulder)
 1. Platz IFSC Boulder World Cup – Toronto (CAN)
 2. Platz IFSC Boulder World Cup – Innsbruck (AUT)
 1. Platz IFSC Boulder World Cup – Log-Dragomer (SVN)
 1. Platz IFSC Boulder World Cup – Kitzbühel (AUT)
 1. Platz IFSC Boulder World Cup – Millau (FRA)
 1. Platz IFSC Boulder World Cup – Chongqing (CHN)
 2012
 3. Platz Weltmeisterschaft (Paris) (Bouldern)
 1. Platz Gesamtweltcup (Boulder)
 2011
 Weltmeisterin in Arco (Bouldern)
 1. Platz Gesamtweltcup (Bouldern)
 Österreichische Meisterin (Bouldern)
 2010
 Europameisterin (Bouldern)
 2. Platz Gesamtweltcup (Bouldern)
 2009
 2. Platz Gesamtweltcup (Bouldern)
 3. Platz Weltmeisterschaft (Bouldern)
 2008
 1. Platz Gesamtweltcup (Bouldern)
 Vizeeuropameisterin in Paris (Bouldern)
 Österreichische Meisterin (Bouldern)
 2007
 Weltmeisterin in Aviles (Spanien) (Bouldern)
 2006
 3. Platz Weltcup-Gesamtwertung (Bouldern)
 Weltcupsieg in Grindelwald (Schweiz) im Bouldern
 Vizejugendweltmeisterin in Imst (Österreich) im Lead und Speed
 2004
 Vizeeuropameisterin in Lecco (Italien) (Bouldern)
 2003
 Jugendweltmeisterin im Speed in Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgarien)

Fels
 The riverbed (8b), Magic Wood, Ausserferrera im Kanton Graubünden, Schweiz (2010)
 Pura vida (8b), Magic Wood, Ausserferrera im Kanton Graubünden, Schweiz (2010)
 The vice (8b), Rocklands Südafrika (2013)
 The power of one (8b), Rocklands Südafrika (2013)
 Boogalagga (8b), Kanton Tessin Schweiz (2015)
 Steppenwolf (8b), Magic Wood, Ausserferrera im Kanton Graubünden, Schweiz (2017)
 New Base Line (8b+), Magic Wood, Ausserferrera im Kanton Graubünden, Schweiz (2017)
 The Penrose Step (8b+), Leavenworth, USA (2017)

Weblinks

 Homepage von Anna Stöhr
 Anna Stöhr bei der IFSC (Wettkampfresultate)

Einzelnachweise

Sportkletterer (Österreich)
Weltmeister (Klettern)
Europameister (Klettern)
Mitglied des Heeressportverbandes
Sportler (Reith im Alpbachtal)
Österreicher
Geboren 1988
Frau
Wikipedia:Artikel mit Video
Österreichischer Meister (Sportklettern)


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Israel - How are Tech Startups Thriving?
With several unicorn status companies, the country is becoming a startup powerhouse
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In 2006, 'FreeMap Israel' was founded by Uri Levine, software engineer Ehud Shabtai, and Amir Shinar. Its aim was to provide a platform on which community users could create a free digital database of the map of Israel. The idea grew to cover other areas, and it began providing traffic updates and looking at user-provided information to find the best routes. In 2009, the company was renamed 'Waze', and by June of 2013 it had 50 million users. The same month, it was acquired by Google for $1 billion. The sale was a milestone for Israel's fledgling startup scene. Waze co-founder Uri Levine explained to Business Insider, 'This was the first time there was a billion-dollar consumer app out of Israel. We thought we were setting a new beacon for the industry.'
Levine's instincts proved to be correct. The sale kickstarted a national obsession for creating unicorns that continues to this day, with startup founders competing with each other to see how far they can get their valuation past the $1billion mark. While tensions flared up again between Israeli and Palestian Territories towards the end of 2015, technology companies in the region continued to flourish, spurred on by eye-popping levels of venture capital investment.
Despite a population of only 8 million, Israel has made a real name for itself as a hotbed for startup success and innovative technology on the global stage. It is the world's second biggest producer of startups, behind only Silicon Valley, and has approximately 4,800 tech companies. Startup Genome ranked Tel Aviv second in the world for startups. Startups are a major part of the reason for Israel's all-round thriving business environment. Forbes, the World Economic Forum and the Heritage Foundation all rank Israel among the 30 best economies in the world in which to do business.
There are a number of reasons for the success of Israeli startups. Access to venture capital is a major one. Gal Kalkshtein, an active investor and entrepreneur who runs the Startup Lobby in Israel's parliament, noted that: 'Israel is an island of stability. The political/security issues we face do not affect the type or size of investments in the Israeli market. On the contrary, Israel has been globally leading the cyber and IT fields for a few decades due to the middle east conflicts and the need for powerful intelligence forces.' Today, there are well over 50 VCs funding Israeli tech, with private-equity bankers such as Blackstone, SilverLake, KKR, Apax Partners, TPG, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley, entering the country in their droves, and writing some huge cheques. In 2015, more than $5bn was invested in Israeli tech in total - up from $2.2 billion in 2013. Israel boasts $170 in venture capital per person, the most in the world. Co-operation between US and Israel in tech is one of the key drivers behind the countries' success in this sense. The bond between the two countries is well known, and has raised controversy, but its benefits for the tech scene are tremendous. In many instances, investors in all their forms open up their first office outside of the US in Israel. The country has also proven a big hit with China, with Alibaba and Chinese search giant Baidu also both investing heavily.
Cultural reasons also play their part. In Dan Senor and Saul Singer's book, Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle, they argued that one of the major factor for Israel's economic growth was the culture of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It is mandatory for most young Israelis to serve in the IDF, and the authors believe that this gives potential entrepreneurs the chance to develop a wide array of skills and contacts. It also provides experience exerting responsibility in a relatively un-hierarchical environment, in which creativity and intelligence are highly valued. This was a reason also cited by Gil Galanos, Founder of the US Israel Business Counci (USI), in an interview with Bloomberg.
Senor and Singer also credited immigration as a central cause. Immigrants are, by definition, risk-takers, and 9 out of 10 Jewish Israelis today are immigrants or descendants of immigrants in the first or second generation. Immigrants are used to starting from scratch and facing adversity, and this kind of mentality translates well into building innovative startups.
So what are we likely to see moving forward? SimilarWeb is nearing unicorn status, and looks set to complete its mission to overtake Alexa as the most popular service for analyzing web traffic. Companies like Zutalabs, a mobile printer, have also had great success, raising $500,000 on Kickstarter and an undisclosed investment from VCs. The influx of capital from Asia should see even further investment in companies like these, and this year should see no let up in the pace of growth for Israel's tech startup scene.
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Glasgow City Council has received funding from the Scottish Government to provide grant assistance for tenants in the city at risk of becoming homeless after falling behind with rent payments during the pandemic.
The Covid-19 Tenant Grant Fund will help tenants who are at risk of losing their tenancy due to financial hardship as a direct result of the pandemic. The grant payment will allow tenants to reduce or pay off any rent arrears that have built up between 23 March 2020 and 9 August 2021.
The grants do not have to be repaid and are available to tenants in both social rented and private rented housing on the basis that any ongoing eviction action will cease.
Grant payment will be issued directly to landlords, and grant applicants are also encouraged to engage with tenant support organisations (details noted below) on an ongoing basis to further support tenancy sustainment.
Eligibility criteria for access to the grant is as follows:
Tenants within the Private or Social Rented Sector who have built up rent arrears, due to Covid19, between 23 March 2020 and 9 August 2021.
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Tenants must be notified that a grant application will be made on their behalf.
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Bodies of Work considers maternal experiences, with works by contemporary artists Marina Berio, Patty Chang, Lenka Clayton, Jamie Diamond, Nona Faustine, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, and Cao Yu. The artworks are stylistically diverse and incorporate a range of approaches, exploring inter-related themes including the body, time, politics, love, attachment, and separation. Normative and coherent ideals of motherhood are challenged, and the maternal is considered as a vital political force. Curator: Corinne Botz. Opening Reception: Wed, Apr 17, 6:30-8pm.
Lactation rooms are everyday spaces that embody deeply felt subjective experiences of motherhood. Symbolically and materially, expressed milk is a substitute for the mother's physical presence and emotional intimacy when separated from her child. Corinne Botz's photographs of lactation rooms offer insight into women's personal experiences, the maternal body's status in the workplace, and the ideological contradictions inherent in modern parenthood and government policies. Opening Reception: Wed, Apr 17, 6:30-8pm.
Tommy Kha : My work is about the self in self-portrait, the portrait in self-portrait, and the hyphen in self-portrait. Opening Reception: Wed, May 1, 6-8pm.
Against the Sun: The photographs of Tahereh Fallazadeh and the exhibition architecture of Fia Backstrom. Tahereh Fallahzadeh is an artist who, while working within different modes of photography, has constructed a deep relation to ways of representing, reflecting, and expressing selfhood. Working in diverse mediums including photography, writing, installation, and performance, Fia Backstrom agitates the social life of language and materials. Curators: Hadi Fallahpisheh, Phoebe d'Heurle. Opening Reception: Wed, June 5, 6-8pm.


Last year we wrote about the Tag Heuer Carrera Jack Heuer 80th Birthday Edition (ref. CV2119), one of our favourite Carrera models, featuring a sunray grey dial with dark grey chronograph counters and red details.
This year, Tag Heuer presented two new models of the Carrera Calibre 17 Jack Heuer Edition.
Reference CV5110 features an anthracite dial with silver chronograph counters (basically inverting colours compared to the model presented last year) while reference CV5111 has blue chronograph counters and tachymetre flange.
All these models have the same 41 mm stainless steel case and house the reliable automatic Calibre 17 movement beating at 28,800 vph and offering 42 hours of power reserve. The usual Tag Heuer logo is replaced by the vintage Red Heuer logo.
Colours apart, there are three key differences between the two new Carrera Calibre 17 Jack Heuer Edition and last year's Carrera Jack Heuer 80th Birthday Edition (often referred to as the Carrera 80): 1) the Calibre 17 movement used for the two new models is COSC-certified as confirmed by the Chronometer text on the dial, 2) the caseback is engraved with the Red Heuer logo but there are no Heuer family crest and Jack Heuer's signature, and 3) the "80" on the tachymetre flange, which in the Carrera 80 was highlighted to celebrate the 80th birthday of the designer of the iconic Carrera, is not red.
The 2013 Tag Heuer Carrera Calibre 17 Jack Heuer Edition are only available from Tag Heuer boutiques.
Tag Heuer presented two new models of the Carrera Calibre 17 Jack Heuer Edition. Reference CV5111 has blue chronograph counters and tachymetre flange while reference CV5110 features an anthracite dial with silver chronograph counters (basically inverting colours compared to the model presented last year).


Place the rice in a sieve and rinse under water 4-5 times, until the water is clear.
Place the rice and water in a pot and bring to a boil. Once the water is at a rolling boil, put a lid on top and cook for 15 minutes on low heat. Turn off the heat and let it sit for 10 minutes.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, add 250ml (1 cup) red vinegar, monk fruit sweetener, salt, and mirin and Kombu. Once the sweetner and salt are dissolved add 50ml (¼ cup) of the vinegar. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
Place the cooked rice in a wooden tub or a large bowl. Sprinkle 150ml (½ cup) sushi vinegar evenly over the rice while the rice is still hot and mix with a wooden spoon. Cover the rice with a wet tea towel and cool until close to body temperature. Save leftover sushi vinegar for next time.
Place 1-2 tablespoons of rice in a small cup. Spray soy sauce on the rice. Sprinkle some crumbled seaweed on top. Top with thinly sliced fresh seafood or your favorite toppings.


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