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Anne Ditchburn (born October 4, 1949)[1] is a Canadian ballet dancer, choreographer, and film actress headlining films like 1979's Slow Dancing in the Big City as a dancer with a crippling disease, a film directed by Rocky director John G. Avildsen and co-starring Paul Sorvino . She also played the doomed ballet dancer Laurian Summers in the 1983 cult horror film Curtains with John Vernon and Samantha Eggar.[2] She danced in nearly all of her film credits, and earned a Golden Globe nomination for her work in Slow Dancing in the Big City.[3] In her time with the National she choreographed some of its most distinguished pieces of the 1970s, including Mad Shadows and Kisses, while also heading side company Ballet Revue.
Ditchburn was born on October 4, 1949 in Sudbury, Ontario. When she was three, her father moved her, her mother, and her four siblings to Mississauga. Sensing a natural flair for dancing in his daughter, Ditchburn's father began enrolling her in private lessons with Janet Baldwin, who helped her attain her a role in her first major ballet when she was 11, as "Gold" in a 1961 production of Hungarian. Baldwin trained her until she was fourteen, when the instructor suggested she audition for the National Ballet School, something Ditchburn later stated was "the best experience of [her] life". Her first public ballet was at age 19, when the then National Ballet of Canada artistic director and founder Celia Franca decided to produce Ditchburn's own Brown Earth.[4]
Ditchburn was a notable member of the National Ballet of Canada from 1967 to 1979, where she worked as both a dancer and a prominent choreographer (one of the few females to do so). She was influenced by the then artistic director Alexander Grant, as well as fellow ballerina Karen Kain.
Sometime during the period Ditchburn worked with Ballet Ys to choreograph Nelligan, with Claudia Moore. Moore would go on to describe Ditchburn's direction as both "rebellious" and "contemporary", a "thrill" to see.
Her final and most famous role in the company was for the 1977 ballet Mad Shadows, which she also exclusively choreographed after feuding with fellow choreographer James Kudelka. The production premiered on February 16 at the O'Keefe Centre in Toronto[5] and was enormously successful, with a televised version playing at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the Metropolitan Opera. Critical reaction was also positive, with Linda Howe-Beck of The Gazette calling it a "first-class" show. Despite the praise, Ditchburn regarded the piece as "naive in the international sense" but still "appropriate for the time".
Ditchburn resigned from the company because, as stated in the October 1979 issue of Cinema Canada, she felt that "my life isn't going anywhere fast enough," choosing instead to pursue a career as a film actress, as well as freelance choreography. Other issues revolving around her resignation were creative differences with Alexander Grant, as well as complaints about insufficient facilities and a general low morale though the company. Fellow National members Karen Kain and Frank Augustyn agreed with the choreographers statements, though remained with the company.
For her television and film career, Ditchburn first worked on variety shows, including choreography for the Irish-Canadian band Ryan's Fancy[6] on a 1973 episode of Singalong Jubilee,[7] while her first on-screen appearance was on a December 1976 episode of the Peter Gzowski talk show 90 Minutes Live, where she performed a ballet routine with pianist Andre Gagnon.[8]
To obtain the role of dancer Sarah Gantz in Slow Dancing, it was stated that director John Avildsen had seen a photograph of her dancing and could not get her image out of his head, so he invited her to an audition. She later stated that her initial audition was a "disaster" due to her inexperience in the profession, but she "gradually improved".[9] Reaction to her performance was mixed, though it did earn her a nomination at the Golden Globe Awards for Best Newcomer. Ditchburn also choreographed her dance scenes in the film,[10] something she would repeat in the 1982 Six Weeks and the 1983 film Curtains, where she had top billing as well as helped choreograph both her own and her co-star Lesleh Donaldson's performance scenes.[11] Reaction to her performance in Curtains was mixed, with Cinema Canada's Andrew Dowler stating in his review of the film in 1984 that she, as well as several other actresses in the film, was not "on-screen long enough for me to be certain [she is] in the final print, let alone long enough to develop character." In an interview with producer and director Peter Simpson, he stated that "You know, it's a very obvious omission but we should have had more bits of stuff... even short scenes with Anne to pay off her death. She's not in it enough."
She later worked as a choreographer and a performer in short films like Leonard Cohen's I Am a Hotel and several shorts by Jurgen Lutz, most famously A Moving Picture. Ditchburn also worked as an editor for the 1992 film Killer Image[12] with Michael Ironside, a creative producer for the 1997 TV movie Truth About Lying (or Loss of Faith) with John Ritter, and as the production manager for the 1999 film Pocahontas: The Legend.[13] Lutz would later call her a "gifted dancer, choreographer and author".
On November 11, 1979, two months after her resignation from the National Ballet of Canada, Ditchburn married Ray Wagner. Wagner, the vice-president of MGM's Production Department after the two had met at the last Golden Globes ceremony. The couple divorced some time before Wagner's death in 2014.
1976 90 Minutes Live Herself Talk Show performance
1976 Adolphe Adam Giselle Princess Bathilde Televised Ballet
1978 Slow Dancing in the Big Citya Sarah Gantz Nominated for a Golden Globe Award
1979 The Merv Griffin Show Herself Talk show interview
1980 Coming Out Alive Jane Made for Television
1983 Six Weeksa Anne, the Assistant Choreographer As Ann Ditchburn
1983 I Am a Hotela The Gypsy Wife Television Short Film
1983 Curtainsa Laurian Summers Filmed in 1980
1985 Spoletoa Herself Jurgen Lutz Promotional Documentary
1987 Breathe and Flya Dancer Jurgen Lutz Short
1989 A Moving Picturea Dancer Jurgen Lutz Telefilm
^a Also worked as choreographer.[14]
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This is ironic coming from a woman who is perfectly okay with having the government in charge of healthcare, the environment, education, etc., but what do I know?
Meanwhile, the rest of us are rolling our eyes at her outrageous claims, pearl-clutching and fear-mongering tactics. Her base might be the only people inclined to believe this garbage, but I want to believe that even they aren't that stupid.
During an interview with Charlie Rose on Bloomberg News, Hillary Clinton took the reporter's bait to liken Trump to the dictatorial Putin.
She has the gall to say that he doesn't value democracy and has authoritarian tendencies (WITH A STRAIGHT FACE) and then insinuates that he may begin ordering the deaths of journalists and others who disagree with him.
It's intellectually offensive and downright stupid, and it makes you realize exactly how big of a bullet America managed to dodge.
"I don't think he really values democracy, Charlie," Clinton said matter-of-factly.
"No, he's not, he's a top-down guy," she replied.
"He's an authoritarian?" Rose pushed.
"He has tendencies toward authoritarianism," Clinton stated.
"So, he's no different than Putin?" Rose asked, clearly pushing an agenda.
While Clinton did not answer definitively one way or the other, but she did say something that is dropping jaws.
"Well, hopefully he hasn't ordered the killing of people and journalists and the like," she replied, insinuating that is something that is within the realm of possibility when everyone with two brain cells to rub together knows that wouldn't happen in America without a fight.
As a "journalist" of sorts, I'm not afraid for my life. I'm not afraid that I am going to receive a call from some secret police ordering me to the gulag. I'm not in fear of that in any way. I'm not Trump's biggest fan and I speak out against him regularly. As of yet, nobody except friends have had anything to say about it. Perhaps I'm just naive, but I don't view that as being even a remote possibility. I honestly believe that Americans respect the First Amendment enough to stand up for freedom of the press, knowing that if it happens under a Republican President, it can and will happen under a Democrat President.
She needs to just shut up and go away.


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Tony Award-winning Broadway legend BETTY BUCKLEY will release her inspiring and emotionally-compelling new live album Hope – a profound mix of Americana, pop, rock and standards – from Palmetto Records in physical, digital and streaming formats on Friday, June 8. Buckley will celebrate the album at Joe's Pub at the Public in New York with an exclusive four-concert engagement from June 5 to 9. Buckley will also offer a Five Day Performance Workshop at New York's T. Schreiber Studio from June 2 to 8. To pre-order the album, purchase tickets for Joe's Pub, and for info on the workshop, please visit www.BettyBuckley.com.
Hope, Buckley's eighteenth album, features her quartet of musicians including the renowned multi-Grammy-nominated Christian Jacob, Buckley's long-term Pianist, Arranger and Music Director; Oz Noy on guitar; Tony Marino on bass; and Dan Rieser on drums.
The Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown – who also contributed three songs to Buckley's previous album, the two-disc Story Songs – provided the album's reflective title song, which serves as a thematic centerpiece to the recording.
Other highlights include two numbers from the seminal jazz-rock fusion group Steely Dan, including the wry "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" and the scintillating rock groove of "Don't Take Me Alive." Several selections originate from Buckley's favorite singer/songwriters. "Falling In Love" is a plaintive ballad by Grammy Award-winner Lisa Loeb, while the noir-inspired deep cut "Shades of Scarlett Conquering" comes from the iconic Joni Mitchell. The joyously rollicking "I Feel Lucky" from Mary Chapin Carpenter bristles with life.
Buckley's childhood friend and collaborator T Bone Burnett provided three compositions from the album, including the haunting "My Least Favorite Life," which he wrote withRosanne Cash and Lera Lynn for the HBO Series "True Detective." And true to her love of the great standards, the album features two timeless classics, sensitive interpretations of the Jerome Kern and Ira Gershwin gem "Long Ago and Far Away" and "Young At Heart" by Johnny Richards and Carolyn Leigh.
BETTY BUCKLEY, in an award-winning career that has encompassed TV, film, stage and concert work around the globe, is probably best known as one of theater's most respected and legendary leading ladies. She won a Tony Award for her performance as Grizabella, the Glamour Cat, in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats.
Buckley received her second Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a musical for her performance as Hesione in Triumph of Love, and an Olivier Award nomination for her critically-acclaimed interpretation of Norma Desmond in the London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, which she repeated to more rave reviews on Broadway. She is a 2012 Theatre Hall of Fame inductee.
Her other Broadway credits include 1776, Pippin, Song and Dance, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Carrie. Off-Broadway credits include the world premiere of Horton Foote's The Old Friends for which she received a Drama Desk Nomination in 2014, White's Lies, Lincoln Center's Elegies, the original NYSF production of Edwin Drood, The Eros Trilogy, Juno's Swansand I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road. Regional credits include The Perfectionist, Gypsy, The Threepenny Opera, Camino Real, Buffalo Gal, Arsenic and Old Lace,The Old Friends at Houston's Alley Theatre and Grey Gardens at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, NY and The Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles. In London she starred in Promises, Promises for which she was nominated for an Evening Standard Award and in 2013 the British premiere of Dear World.


Expedition Bigfoot, Playful Lock Ness Monsters, Operation UFO, Top of the Swiss Alps, Rome's Coliseum, French Eiffel Tower, Grand Canyon, Great Wall of China, Moon, Niagara Falls, Egypt's Pyramids, England's Stonehenge, Big Ben, and Mount Saint Helen's Volcano at night.
Welcome to the most amazing photographs from around the world. From the menu on the top left choose amazing pictures such as: Expedition Bigfoot, Playful Lock Ness Monsters, Operation UFO, Top of the Swiss Alps, Rome's Coliseum, French Eiffel Tower, Grand Canyon, Great Wall of China, Moon, Niagara Falls, Egypt's Pyramids, England's Stonehenge, Big Ben, and Mount Saint Helen's Volcano at night.
Day 1: Drive to small town in Northern Washington State. Buy beer.
Day 2: Buy beer, backpack, camera, and beer.
Day 3: Begin walking East on trail near Wally's Liquor Mart, known for its Bigfoot sightings.
Day 4: Beer supply low. Return to Wally's Liquor Mart. Buy beer.
Day 7: Begin walking East on trail near Wally's Liquor Mart, known for it's Bigfoot sightings.
Day 8: Bigfoot tracks spotted. Changed course to Northeast to follow tracks.
Day 9: Lost tracks. Learned to brew beer from pinecones.
Day 13: Pinecones depleted from area. Found Bigfoot tracks. Changed course to north to follow tracks.
Day 14: One inch of snow fell during the night. Realized that I forgot to buy a tent.
Day 15: Snow melted. Tracks found. Followed tracks to cave. Spent night in cave.
Day 16: Woke to find hibernating bear in cave.
Day 17: Did nothing. Still exhausted from running away from bear the day before.
Day 18: Bigfoot spotted. Took picture of Bigfoot through the dense brush. Continued north to follow Bigfoot.
Day 19: Came to clearing and discovered a shocking but pleasant sight, Wally's Liquor Mart.
Below is the only picture I took of Bigfoot through the dense brush.
Determined to locate and photograph a UFO I decided to visit Area 51 that I heard so much about. I studied the map and found Area 51 on the other side of the city. Area 51 was surprisingly heavily populated with low-income housing projects. I pulled the car to the curb to ask directions. "Where's the UFO's?" I asked.
"Yo momma!" was the reply. This had me stumped. I had just left my mother and she didn't know where the UFO's were. I grabbed my cell phone and called her just to make sure. I then decided to drive to the next block. I found that many people in Area 51 knew my mother and had lots of detailed comments about her.
I knew I was getting close to the UFO's because when I tried to drive to another block I noticed that my car was missing one of the rear wheels. I heard about how the UFOs send down a beam of light and pull objects up to their spacecraft. I could picture the aliens examining and dissecting my tire at that very moment.
The people of Area 51 were very friendly. A crowd gathered to watch me put the spare tire on. They offered lots of advice on what I should do. I wasn't sure how some of their suggestions would help get the tire on the car, but I thanked them anyway. Once finished I asked the crowd where I should go next. I tried to keep a mental list of their replies but didn't know how to get to any of those places. I pulled out the map and asked them to point out the locations.
One gentleman offered to show me one of the aliens. I explained that I really wanted a picture of the UFO but decided that a picture of an alien would suffice. After negotiating the fee for my new guide, he pointed to my car behind me. I turned and I took the picture just before he left with my car.
See the amazing picture below.
"How could a prehistoric monster survive in a lake?" I thought. I was very skeptical about this one. That was, until I arrived.
Driving up to Lake Ness I noticed the large humps in the water. I parked the car and walked to the lake's edge. There I saw two of the monsters walking on the beach. I approached them, as they seemed friendly enough. One even let me pet him before they slowly moved to the water.
I returned to the car and untied my canoe from the roof and carried it to the lake's edge. I could see the Lock Ness Monsters were still swimming around close to shore as though they wanted to play. I paddled my canoe towards them and they surrounded the canoe. One lifted his head close to the canoe and let me pet his scales. At the same time the other Monster gave me quite a splash from the other side of the canoe. I was drenched with water.
Since I was already wet I decided to go swim with the Lock Ness Monsters. They were very playful and liked it when I held on to their backs as they swam around. An hour went by and I was exhausted. It was then that I decided to go get my camera.
I walked up the bank to my car and searched through all my luggage for my camera. Once I found the camera I noticed that the Lock Ness Monsters were gone but I at least got a great picture of my car.
I knew this was going to be the most amazing photograph I ever took. I packed my new camera with great care so that it would not be damaged in the long trek, tucked it in my backpack then hopped on the mule.
With my trusty guide leading the way, we slowly started our decent down the narrow trail. I helped to make the hours go by quickly by talking constantly to my guide. I told him story after story about my childhood pet cat named Fluffy. I could tell that he was very interested because he kept looking back in disbelief and shaking his head. I think he was from Florida because he kept mentioning something about a "sunny beach".
Before we started down the trail he cautioned me to go slow but when I got to the part about Fluffy getting her toenails clipped he took off in full gallop. I tried to keep up and even had to raise my voice so that he would not miss any of the story. I guess he was just being courteous by trying not to waste any more time getting to the bottom.
Once we got to the river he unpacked a rubber raft from the supply mule. The gas-powered air pump was loud so I had to get within inches of his ear so that he could hear the story about Fluffy and the librarian. Finally the raft was full of air and we were on our way down the river. Unfortunately I was having trouble remembering which stories I already told him so, just to be on the safe side, I had to repeat some stories.
I heard a splash. "Man overboard!" I yelled. I held out the paddle for him to grab but he kept getting further and further away. There must have been an optical illusion happening, as it seemed as though he was swimming away from the raft. The lonesome feeling overpowered me as I sat alone in the raft floating down river for another hour.
Finally, there it was. What I traveled so far to photograph, the 'Red-Footed, Yellow-Bellied, Tufted Boobie Sapsucker'. I quickly pulled my new camera out from my pack and took a picture. It was the only picture I had time to take before the waterfall.
Then off to England where I had a perfect photograph that I wanted to take, the exact second when Big Ben struck 12 noon and the sun being directly above the clock. I bought an extra large wide-angle lens and spent days searching for the perfect location to take the picture from. Once found, I started to study astronomical charts to determine the day when the sun would be directly above Big Ben. I was in luck, just three days to go before the alignment would be perfect for the picture.
I spent the three days experimenting with the exquisite English cuisine and learning the local language. I returned to the location for the picture and quickly discovered that I was a day off on my calculation. The next 364 days went by quickly as I became more fluent in the local dialect and was able to understand more than 70% of the words.
It was well worth the wait, as the picture would show once I return home to develop the film.
Here is a picture of me when I returned home to find that my new camera has a lens cap.
Being the expert photographer that I am, I decided to go on a world tour. I wanted to photograph all the major attractions around the world as a gift to the people of Earth. The trip took one year but it was well worth the time. Now countless future generations can enjoy my pictures.
My first stop was the Grand Canyon. I wanted to capture all the colors in their true form using only natural lighting from the sun.
Before leaving the States there was one more spectacular sight I had to capture with my camera, Niagara Falls. Getting the best location in which to take the picture makes a significant difference as you can plainly see.
Then over the Atlantic to Merry old England and its mystical old Stonehenge. Stonehenge always fascinated me as a child, so capturing its true essence in a photograph was important to me as well as the rest of the world.
From England it was a quick hop to France for an amazing photograph of the Eiffel Tower. The tower is truly one of mankind's greatest work of art and it had pleasure having me photograph it.
The next picture worthy of me and my camera was Rome's Colosseum. I was able to capture not only its beauty but its history as well. This is a truly spectacular picture.
Then a plane flight north to the Swiss Alps. A helicopter, a mule train, and a four day hike brought me to one of the most breathtaking sights of the world. The world should be happy that I invested the effort to take this wonderful photograph.
While spending the night on top of the Alps I saw the moon in a different way than ever before. I could not resist taking the picture.
Then to Asia for a picture of the Great Wall of China. I spent a week walking on the wall before I located the perfect location to take this picture. I'm sure you will agree.
Then, of course, no world photography tour would be complete without the great pyramids of Egypt.
I had a stroke of luck when returning to the States and was able to capture Mount Saint Helen's at night.


This tumor shows sharp demarcation between conventional low-grade myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma consisting of scattered neoplastic cells within an inflammatory fibromyxoid background with arrow indicating a neoplastic cell with inclusion-like nucleolus (A), and high-grade undifferentiated sarcoma with fascicles of pleomorphic spindle cells, brisk mitotic activity, and atypical mitoses (B) (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification X400 [A and B]).
However, the neoplastic cell morphology and immunohistochemical staining properties were suggestive of a salivary or nasal cavity submucous gland origin.
Mixed ductal and lobular carcinoma exhibits distinctive and separate foci of IDC, ILC and neoplastic cell in each component shows different E-Cadherin reactivity patterns.
Diseased mussels showed heavy levels of hemocyte or neoplastic cell infiltration in connective tissues, particularly in subepithelial regions.
A number of studies have shown that various vitamins K, specifically vitamin K2, possessed antitumor activity on various types of rodent- and human-derived neoplastic cell lines.
Six tumours showed expression of class III [beta]tubulin in more than 1 per cent of neoplastic cell population.
Smears of neoplastic cell suspension from each animal were stained with Panotico stain (Laborclin Products LTDA, Pinhais, Parana, Brazil) and Giemsa.
Histologically, the tumor revealed ribbon type of neoplastic cell arrangement with locust stroma between cords of cells.
It is suggested that p53 is responsible for triggering a number of changes in the nuclear chromatin, which would modify drastically and permanently the genetic material expression, resulting in neoplastic cell senescence (PIETSCH et al.
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However, the authors noted that labeling with CD3 was variable among the neoplastic cell populations throughout the body: not all of the neoplastic cells were positive for CD3, suggesting that some neoplastic cells had lost their characteristic cell-surface markers.


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Military Connection: Air Force to Open New Nuclear Training Center
April 7, 2015 /0 Comments/in Military, Military Blog, Uncategorized
The Air Force Global Strike Command recently unveiled plans to create a new education center, designed to train leaders in the nuclear field.
The new facility will be known as the Nuclear Leadership Development Center, and will be housed at Barksdale Air Force Base, near Bossier City, Louisiana. The Global Strike Command intends for the center to help educate nuclear airmen, and make them better leaders. The new facility will help ensure that airmen get the proper training, find opportunities for assignments, and assist them in reaching their full career potential, while complementing other educational and professional development programs.
The Global Strike Command pushed for the new facility after growing concerns over the Air Force's lack of focus on the branch's nuclear mission, and the shortage of development opportunities for airmen in the nuclear field. The Global Strike Command hopes that the creation of the Nuclear Leadership Development Center will allow the Air Force to address those shortcomings, while bringing back a nuclear focus to the command's education and professional development programs.
The Air Force has not yet released a date for the center's opening, as the project is still in the planning stages. The Air Force is still developing a curriculum of both classroom and online training courses for airmen to take.
The center will first develop a curriculum of nuclear education and professional development for officers, and will later develop similar curriculum for enlisted personnel, as well as one for civilians. The purpose of the Nuclear Leadership Development Center will be to create a culture that inspires leaders and makes them nuclear experts.
A facility of this type will prove to be beneficial to the service members and civilians who are selected for education. Whether they choose to continue to serve in the Air Force, or other departments of the DOD, or eventually move on to become civilian contractors, training at a facility such as this could really boost both military and civilian careers.
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Military Connection: USAF to Open All Jobs to Women: By Debbie Gregory
December 6, 2014 /0 Comments/in Military, Military Blog, Military Veteran, Uncategorized, Veteran News
The U.S. Air Force is looking to open direct-combat related occupations to female airmen by spring, 2016.
The Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James, recently announced that she intends to open seven Air Force occupation specialties to women. Sec. James said that the Air Force is in the process of developing gender-neutral standards for the positions. Once these policies can be established, the spots will be open to anyone who is qualified to fill them.
There are only seven Air Force jobs that are currently closed to female airmen. These occupations include: combat control team, combat rescue officer, pararescue, special operation weather (officer and enlisted), special tactics officer, and tactical air control party (TACP). TACPs make up a critical combat occupation specialty, where airmen are assigned to infantry units to coordinate in-close air support from USAF aircraft against enemy targets.
Secretary James' plan will bring the Air Force in line with the other service branches as to what they are doing to open combat jobs to women.
Back in January, 2013, then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered all service branches to open all combat jobs to female service members by 2016, or explain why any must remain closed. The Pentagon lifted its ban on women serving in such roles in 2012, but gave the services time to integrate female troops into the male-only, front-line positions.
Currently, women make up about 15% of the U.S. military's 1.3 million active-duty service members.
In similar efforts, the Navy began allowing female officers to serve on submarines as early as 2010, but has yet to formulate a plan to integrate women into its Basic Underwater Demolition school programs, which includes the Navy SEALs.
The Marine Corps began allowing women to take the Infantry Officer Course, however, no female officers have yet to pass the demanding 13-week program.
In September, the Army announced that it is considering admitting females into their elite Ranger School.
One of the big hang-ups for women moving into the most elite combat roles is that the military will not lower any standards for women. Women are expected to perform at the same standards as men in order to qualify. The Marine Infantry Officer Course is the best example of this. Nearly everyone in uniform agrees that standards need to remain strict. But most people agree, if any service member can qualify for a position, they deserve to work in billets for that occupation.
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Military Connection: USAF Prepares for Future Foes: By Debbie Gregory
August 4, 2014 /0 Comments/in Military, Military Veteran, Uncategorized
Since 2001, the U.S. military has been engaged in constant warfare against enemies who do not possess anywhere near the level of technology and training that our forces have. Because the fighting has been mainly ground combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, our Air Force has been mostly grounded, in terms of both fighting aerial battles and researching new advancements in warfare that would be needed to fight an opponent closer to our technological equal.
During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, most of the budget for every military branch was spent on manpower and logistics needed for those campaigns. Training for fighting advanced military forces took a backseat.
Now that our forces are currently out of Iraq and in the process of withdrawing from Afghanistan, the Air Force is the first branch to jump at the opportunity to prepare itself to fight an adversary that possesses advanced weaponry and defense systems.
This entails training jet pilots to combat surface-to-air missiles, in order to expose them to as-close-to combat scenarios as possible. During the Vietnam War, the Air Force discovered that most pilots were going to get shot down within their first ten combat missions. With that in mind, if the Air Force can make their training as complex and representative to combat as can be, they can almost provide the equivalent of the pilots' first ten missions in a training environment, thus sending more experienced pilots into the skies.
One of the main training centers for training of this type is held at Nellis Air Force Base, near Las Vegas. Nellis is home to the Air Force's Red Flag air combat exercise. Red Flag provides Air Force pilots with the intense, chaotic training regiments that are intended to replace a new pilot's first ten missions. Programs such as Red Flag saw a huge drop in funding during the past twelve years of war.
With constant threats of war looming in several corners of the world, the danger of possibly having to fight an opponent closer to our operational capabilities is real. Russia's daily infringement on Ukraine's sovereignty, the war in Gaza, and the ever-present possibility of increased tensions with North Korea, Iran and a number of other nations could send America to war with countries that are equipped with weapons more advanced than those of Al Qaida and the Taliban.
Let us hope that diplomacy will continue to keep our nation's citizens and interests safe from harm. But our military needs to be prepared in case the day comes when diplomacy fails.
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Habits are a very powerful thing, but we hold the power to choose which habits we have! Free Printable below!
At the beginning of they year, like most people, I set some goals for the year. And just like most people, after a few days, I had already failed at most them. I was frustrated, bummed, annoyed.. you get the point. I was not very pleasant. It is so hard to feel like you are stuck. Not getting better or improving on anything. Especially when you are at home all day with little humans who like to run your world. Can I get an Amen?
One day as I was probably scrolling Instagram for the zillionth time, I happened upon a post one of my friends had just posted. She talked about how she had been using this paper tracker to track the tasks she liked to get done in the day. She would mark off when she completed the task and then at the end of the month she would go over her chart and see how she did. She would evaluate where she could improve etc. I loved the idea, and immediately made myself something similar.
Some of the habits I put on my chart I was already doing regularly. Things like making my bed every morning, working out, and wearing my retainer at night I was not, BUT I wanted to be. So I wrote them down on my little habit chart. I wanted to see if this could help me feel more accountable, actually do the tasks, and by the end of the month hopefully have made them a habit.
I started this on February 1st, and here we are at the end of the month. Let me tell you, this little chart works, Guys! I don't even have to think about putting in my retainer at night anymore.. and it no longer hurts like a dickens when I wear it. Don't tell my orthodontist I had been wearing it once every 3 or so weeks before this. So this next month, I am going to replace my retainer box with something else I'd like to do. I love being able to see the progress!
One category I really did fail in, as you can see, is working out. The one day I did work out this past month, we were shopping at an outdoor shopping center and I walked from one store to another store that was at the opposite end aaaaaand I counted it. I think next month I might try to move my workout squares closer to the top and see if working out before the kids get up helps at all.
Love your new habit maker tracker – definitely going to put this to use!
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Surrounded by Armed Security Democrat Governor Newsom Tells Liberal Hack Reporter The Second Amendment Is a Suicide Pact (VIDEO)
California Governor Newsom held a walking interview with his armed security and liberal hack Nora O'Donnell from CBS News.
Bidens Not the First Democrat to Steal Classified Documents Clinton Lackey Sandy Berger Was Convicted of Stealing Docs in His Socks
The Democrat saga of stolen classified documents is not new. Joe Biden isn't the first to get caught. Clinton lackey Sandy Berger was convicted of stealing docs in his socks.
Virginia Democrat Introduces Bill to Remove Hate Speech From Public Places
If passed, the bill will require the government to remove any graffiti that is deemed to be hateful on the taxpayer's dime, including on private property, if the owner fails to do so themselves.
Whoopi Goldberg Desperately Tries To Spin Classified Docs Scandal For Biden (VIDEO)
On the train wreck TV show known as 'The View' this week, host Whoopi Goldberg twisted herself into knots, trying to spin the classified documents scandal unfolding around Joe Biden.
Attorney Mike Davis: If They Can Link Hunter Biden Document to Bidens Stolen Documents Then He Must Resign Could Face Espionage Fine (VIDEO)
As reported earlier by Cristina Laila – According to emails uncovered from the "Laptop from Hell," Hunter Biden sent his business partner Devon Archer a very detailed email on Ukraine on April 13, 2014 – just one week before Joe Biden visited Ukraine to meet with then-Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
Isolating Zelensky. Collective West builds intervention force for west Ukraine
China will retaliate if Kevin McCarthy visits Taipei, but with less fury, observers say
A possible visit by US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to Taiwan would likely prompt a military response from mainland China, but milder than the one that followed former speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit, observers said.
The US Defence Department is preparing for McCarthy to visit Taiwan this spring, Punchbowl News reported, in what would be the second trip to the island by a US House speaker in less than a year.
A meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit last November was intended to pave the way for improved relations between the two nations, but a possible McCarthy visit has stoked new concerns of another deterioration in relations.
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Let the Weapons Flow and the Body Count Grow
Two articles I read Monday are typical of polarized, indeed antithetical, views on the Russia-Ukraine War.
At the British Guardian, Simon Tisdall says this is Europe's moment to step up and support Ukraine in a righteous war against Putin. He concludes, with passion:
Zelenskiy is right. Risk-averse Nato has been too slow and too cautious from the start. To outpace tyranny, Europe must fight – and fight to win. Our common future depends on it.
Putin, the tyrant, must be stopped in Ukraine, or Poland and Germany could be next. Fighting to win means that Ukraine must be given not only hundreds of Leopard 2 tanks but also combat jets. The combination of tanks, jets, and related ancillary equipment will enable Ukraine to drive Russian forces out of the country in a quasi-Blitzkrieg operation. Victory to the West!
Why not talks instead of tanks?
Tags: RUSSIA/ UKRAINE /BELARUS /CRIMEA, WAR/DRAFT/ VETERAN AFFAIRS, WHITE HOUSE
An Israeli group raising funds for Jewish extremists convicted in some of the country's most notorious hate crimes is collecting tax-exempt donations from Americans, according to findings by The Associated Press and the Israeli investigative platform Shomrim.
The records in the case suggest that Israel's far right is gaining a new foothold in the United States.
The amount of money raised through a U.S. nonprofit is not known. But the AP and Shomrim have documented the money trail from New Jersey to imprisoned Israeli radicals who include Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassin and people convicted in deadly attacks on Palestinians.
This overseas fundraising arrangement has made it easier for the Israeli group, Shlom Asiraich, to collect money from Americans, who can make their contributions through the U.S. nonprofit with a credit card and claim a tax deduction.
Many Israeli causes, from hospitals to universities to charities, raise money through U.S.-based arms. But having the strategy adopted by a group assisting Jewish radicals raises legal and moral questions.
Tags: ISRAEL
Heading Toward Dictatorship: Why Israeli High-tech Workers Held Their First-ever Strike
It wasn't an ordinary strike. It wasn't about better pay, and it wasn't about better working conditions. Rather, it was about preventing an overthrow of the system of government that could easily wipe out the industry that employs and sustains them.
Hundreds of high-tech workers, perhaps as many as a thousand, participated in Tuesday's hour-long strike – from 11 A.M. to noon – in one of the main industry hubs in Tel Aviv, just outside the Defense Ministry headquarters. They came carrying Israeli flags and signs that read "No democracy, no high-tech" and "No freedom, no high-tech."
Tags: DICTATORSHIP, ISRAEL, POLITICS/ ELECTIONS/ CORRUPTION
Warning of Imminent Gaza War, Ben-Gvir Calls to Reinforce Police, Launch National Guard
Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Tuesday that an armed conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is "imminent," and called for reinforcing police forces and creating a national guard to operate within Israel's borders.
According to the far-right lawmaker, who spoke at a press conference alongside Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, the most common assessment by security officials is that "Guardian of the Walls 2 is imminent," referring to the name given by the IDF to the 2021 military conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
"In such a scenario there is only one solution: strengthening the police and establishing a national guard," Ben-Gvir said, hinting that another nationwide wave of violence akin to the one experienced in Israel's mixed Jewish-Arab cities in 2021 is to be expected in case of another military conflict in Gaza.
Tags: ISRAEL, PALESTINE
Julian Assange and the war on whistleblowers w/Kevin Gosztola
Tags: COVER-UP/ DECEPTIONS/ PROPAGANDA, DICTATORSHIP, POLITICS/ ELECTIONS/ CORRUPTION, TORTURE/ WAR CRIMES, WHITE HOUSE
In Venezuela, the US Recognizes a Nonexistent Government
In a piece of bizarre political theater, the US now officially recognizes a government in Venezuela that does not exist. Despite the termination of the government recognized by the US, State Department spokesman Ned Price assured a press briefing that "our approach has not changed." The US still considers the elected President illegitimate – an increasingly isolated position – and the assembly the unelected president led legitimate, though he no longer leads it, and they are no longer the assembly.
Since February of 2019, the US has recognized the never elected Juan Guaidó as the legitimate leader of Venezuela, creating an already bizarre situation in which there were parallel governments in Venezuela: one recognized within the country and one recognized outside the country.
But the US plan failed in its goal of removing Nicolás Maduro from power. And after four years, the opposition in Venezuela decided to abandon the plan and move on. At the end of December, 2022, Venezuela's opposition lawmakers by an overwhelming preliminary vote of 72-23, removed Guaidó from power and pulled the plug on his interim government. On December 30, three of Venezuela's four main opposition parties supported the proposal to remove Guaidó.
Tags: POLITICS/ ELECTIONS/ CORRUPTION, SOUTH/CENTRAL AMERICA
TRUMP WAS RIGHT: Latest Smoking Gun Email CONFIRMS Trumps Concerns Regarding Biden Crime Familys Acts in Ukraine And FBI Lies to American Public
In May 2019 Rudy Giuliani announced that he would travel to Ukraine to question leaders on the pay-for-play on the Biden Crime family.
After leaving office in 2017, Vice President Joe Biden Bragged about strong-arming the government of Ukraine to fire its top prosecutor.
Joe Biden made the remarks during a meeting of foreign policy specialists. Biden said he, "Threatened Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in March 2016 that the Obama administration would pull $1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees, sending the former Soviet republic toward insolvency, if it didn't immediately fire Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin." Biden suggested during his talk that Barack Obama was also in on the threat.
In April 2019 John Solomon revealed what Biden did not tell his audience. Joe Biden had Shokin fired because he was investigating bribes to Joe Biden's son Hunter.
Shokin was investigating $3 million in funds that were being transferred out of Ukraine and into accounts in the United States at that time.
Joe Biden had him fired.
"The government has a responsibility to serve the American people, not go after them," McCarthy said. "Unfortunately, throughout Democrats' one-party rule in Washington we saw a dangerous pattern of the government being used to target political opponents while they neglected their most basic responsibilities."
Tags: CURRENT EVENTS, DICTATORSHIP, POLITICS/ ELECTIONS/ CORRUPTION
George Santos flipped New York's 3rd Congressional district red in November when he defeated Robert Zimmerman.
Last month Santos admitted he lied about his education, employment history and Jewish background in an interview with the New York Post.
"I am not a criminal," Santos said during his exclusive interview. "This [controversy] will not deter me from having good legislative success. I will be effective. I will be good."
Tags: POLITICS/ ELECTIONS/ CORRUPTION
Per the Clark County coroner's office, Judge Melanie Andress-Tobiasson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
According to Andress-Tobiasson, she resigned in an attempt to avoid a complicated ethics investigation that started when she attempted to rescue her daughter from being allegedly sex trafficked.
Andress-Tobiasson troubles began when her 16 year old daughter started to work at Top Knotch, a clothing store that Andress-Tobiasso believed was running a prostitution ring that would recruit teenage girls.
In an act she believed would protect her daughter, Andress-Tobiasso reached out to local law enforcement to warn them about the store owner at the time, but she claimed she received no action.
This led to to Abdress-Tobiasso to reach out to Federal investigators which resulted in the Nevada's Judicial Discipline Commission to launch an investigation into Andress-Tobiasso for breaching judicial rules.
The Biden administration is a disgrace.
One service member said he got a $7,000 bonus for signing up for six years – he was asked to pay back over $4,000 of that.
He said that he was able to cover the amount he owed by selling unused vacation days. According to the service member, many didn't have this same recourse to pay what they owed.
Tags: DICTATORSHIP, SCIENCE/ HEALTH/ CLIMATE/ NATURE, WAR/DRAFT/ VETERAN AFFAIRS, WHITE HOUSE
The EU is threatening Elon Musk and Twitter. They can't stand that the US has a constitutional right of free speech and freedom of the press.
FOX News reported:
European politician Věra Jourová warned Elon Musk from the World Economic Forum in Davos that Twitter will face "sanctions" if it does not shut down some forms of speech.
Jourová, the European Commission's Vice President for Values and Transparency, told Euronews Next that Twitter may face penalties for enabling free speech in violation of European Union regulations. "The time of the Wild West is over," she said.
"We will have the Digital Services Act [DSA]. We will have the Code of Practice as a part of this legislation," Jourová said. "So, after Mr. Musk took over Twitter with his 'freedom of speech absolutism' – we are the protectors of freedom of speech as well. But at the same time, we cannot accept, for instance, illegal content online and so on. So, our message was clear: we have rules which have to be complied with, otherwise there will be sanctions."
Tags: CORPORATE MEDIA, COVER-UP/ DECEPTIONS/ PROPAGANDA, DICTATORSHIP, EUROPE
HORROR: 4 Men Charged with Rape During Investigation Into Death of LSU Student
Baton Rouge, LA – Four men were arrested on rape charges during the investigation into the death of Madison Brooks, a 19-year-old LSU sophomore student.
Deputies charged Kaivon Deondre Washington, 18, and an unidentified minor teen with third-degree rape, WSAZ reported.
Everette Lee, 28, and Casen Carver, 18, were both charged with principle to third-degree rape, the outlet said.
PETER HITCHENS: The arrogance and folly in Ukraine that could yet send us hurtling towards nuclear catastrophe
This would make a good TV thriller: a few years in the future, with the world in economic turmoil and the whole planet in a tense, uncertain mess, French-speaking Quebec finally breaks away from Canada in a dramatic, overwhelming referendum.
Canada grins and bears it. But then Quebec's elected government is overthrown by ultra-nationalist fanatics, after violent riots in Montreal in which Chinese diplomats and politicians openly support the protesters. One minister from Peking is even recorded, on his phone, discussing the make-up of a new Quebec government with the Chinese ambassador to Montreal.
The new Quebec regime gives a hard time to the country's remaining English-speakers, knowing perfectly well that this will infuriate English-speaking Canadians and Americans. It also makes a huge trade deal with Peking, and follows that by forming a military alliance.
Within a year or so, there are Chinese troops and aircraft in Montreal, just 370 miles from New York City. What's more, China says it plans to site missile launchers in Quebec. It says these are purely defensive. But as it happens they could also be used to fire nuclear-tipped cruise missiles. 'We wouldn't do that,' says China. But there is no treaty to stop it doing so.
What do you think the United States government would do in these circumstances?
Former Lebanon PM Diab charged in Beirut blast investigation
The judge investigating the 2020 Beirut port explosion has charged Lebanon's then-prime minister, Hassan Diab, and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent, according to a court summons seen by the Reuters news agency.
Other top officials, including the country's public prosecutor and the head of the domestic intelligence agency, were also charged in connection with the blast, judicial sources said on Tuesday.
Judge Tarek Bitar, who has unexpectedly resumed an inquiry that has been paralysed by high-level political resistance, has scheduled questioning with Prosecutor General Ghassan Oweidat for February.
Pierre Gemayel, brother of a victim, told Al Jazeera that he was surprised but also happy with Bitar's move.
"It is not normal [that for] more than one year the investigation is blocked; now we have a little hope that something is moving on," he said.
Bitar's efforts to interrogate top officials over the explosion, which killed at least 218 people and shattered parts of Beirut, have been hindered by factions including heavily armed, Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Tags: COVER-UP/ DECEPTIONS/ PROPAGANDA, DICTATORSHIP, LEBANON
Fighting Flares Between Junta and Rebels in Southern Myanmar
Fighting has flared in recent days between Myanmar junta forces and rebels opposed to their rule, officials and locals said Tuesday, with reports that large numbers of civilians have fled the violence.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government was toppled in an army coup almost two years ago.
Long-established ethnic rebel groups, as well as dozens of "People's Defence Forces" (PDF), have emerged in opposition and clash frequently with the military.
The last few days have seen intense clashes in southeast Karen state, around Kyonedoe, and the border town of Payathonzu.
"There were drone attacks by local PDFs at a military command near Kyonedoe town a few days ago," a military source told AFP.
Tags: ASIA
Peru's president calls for 'national truce' as protests continue
Peru's President Dina Boluarte called Tuesday for a "national truce" to end weeks of unrest that has left at least 46 people dead as protesters press for her resignation and fresh elections.
Many Peruvians remain angry at the December 7 ouster of then-president Pedro Castillo, who was arrested after attempting to dissolve congress and rule by decree, and replaced by Boluarte.
Protests broke out almost immediately, largely fueled by anger in poor rural regions in the south where inhabitants -- mainly Indigenous -- felt that Castillo, who has Indigenous roots himself, represented their interests rather than those of the Lima elite.
Demonstrators have kept up weeks of protests and road blocks and are also demanding the dissolution of Congress and the rewriting of the constitution.
Tags: DICTATORSHIP, POLITICS/ ELECTIONS/ CORRUPTION, PROTESTS/ REVOLUTION, SOUTH/CENTRAL AMERICA
UN chief insists on special armed forces as Haiti spirals
U.N. Secretary General António Guterres on Monday insisted on the deployment of an international specialized armed force to Haiti and called on governments to consider halting deportations as the country's situation spirals.
The recommendations were issued as part of a report on the U.N. Integrated Office in Haiti, with Guterres noting that gang-related violence and human rights violations have reached a critical level.
"The people of Haiti are suffering the worst human rights and humanitarian emergency in decades," he wrote.
Guterres noted that while last year's gang-led siege at a main fuel terminal has ended, a special force is still needed to ensure that key infrastructure remains unobstructed and that people are able to safely vote in a general election whose date has not been set.
Newly Declassified Documents Reveal that President George W. Bush Authorized Shootdown of Hijacked Airplanes on 9/11But Only After Three Planes Had Already Crashed
Newly released documents from the National Archives detail how President George W. Bush authorized the shootdown of hijacked airplanes at 10:00 a.m. EDT on 9/11 after Bush had learned that two had already crashed into the World Trade Center towers.
But these orders were too late to save the people who died in the Twin Towers or 183 people who died when the western side of the Pentagon was struck by American Airlines Flight 77 at 9:37 a.m. (the fourth hijacked plane, Flight 93, crashed southeast of Pittsburgh in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, at 10:03 a.m. after passengers reportedly took over the plane).
The sixty-four thousand dollar question is why Bush did not order the shootdown of the planes earlier—when it could have saved people's lives.
Bush had been alerted just minutes after a hijacked plane crashed into the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m., while he was on a visit to schoolchildren in Sarasota, Florida.
After an aide whispered news of the second attack on the Twin Towers, President Bush continued reading a children's book, The Pet Goat, and then at 9:30 a.m. addressed Americans at a press conference in which he said that "terrorism against our nation will not stand," before being whisked away and stopped at about seven locations that were reported, including Barksdale Air Force Base.
Webmaster addition: Witnesses on the ground reported seeing Flight 93 being followed by a military jet. The debris from the aircraft was spread over an area of 8 miles, consistent with Flight 93 coming apart high in the air rather than impacting the ground.
Tags: 911, COVER-UP/ DECEPTIONS/ PROPAGANDA
Debt Ceiling Hysteria and Hypocrisy
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This week the US government reached its 31.4 trillion dollars borrowing limit, better known as the "debt ceiling." This led to a showdown among House Republicans, President Biden, and congressional Democrats.
House Republicans are demanding that President Biden and Senate Democrats agree to include spending cuts with the debt ceiling increase. However, President Biden and the congressional Democrats are refusing to negotiate with Republicans. Rather, they and their allies in the mainstream media are lambasting Republicans for their "irresponsibility" in seeking to include spending cuts with an increase in the debt ceiling.
America's national debt is approximately 122 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), meaning the government owes more than the population produces. Interest payments on the national debt follow in size behind other federal budget big spending areas of Social Security, Medicare, and "defense." While interest payments are made, the national debt continues to grow each year.
Whats the Best Way to End a War?
U.S. foreign policy is a place where logic goes to die.
Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, said yesterday that the quickest way to end the Russia-Ukraine War is "to give Ukraine a strong hand on the battlefield," by which he meant more and more weaponry, including Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Patriot missile systems together with Challenger II tanks from Great Britain. Not surprisingly, then, the White House also hinted at yet another aid package for Ukraine, which may be announced "as soon as the end of this week."
Logic suggests the quickest way to end a war is to stop fighting. Announce a cease fire, negotiate, and find acceptable terms for an armistice or peace treaty. Stop the killing—stop the war.
Of course, the U.S. State Department is really a tiny branch of the Pentagon. It's been that way for decades. The Pentagon budget, $858 billion for this year, is 14 times greater than the State Department's at $60 billion. It often seems that a primary mission of the State Department is to market and sell U.S. weaponry overseas. Small wonder that Blinken sees more deadly weaponry in Ukraine as the answer to ending a catastrophic war.
Bulgaria to hold 5th election in 2 years after talks fail
Bulgaria will hold another parliamentary election — its fifth in two years — after the Socialist Party on Tuesday announced that it had failed to form a government and had returned the unfulfilled mandate to the country's president.
"We have done everything necessary to fulfil the third mandate," party leader Kornelia Ninova said, adding that despite setting clear national priorities at the talks with the other parties, "there was not enough will to form a working government."
It was the third and final opportunity to form a Cabinet in this parliament. The European Union's poorest member is now heading toward elections yet again.
Before the Socialist attempt at forming a coalition, the two strongest groups in Bulgaria's parliament — the center-right GERB party and the reformist We Continue the Change party — had each tried and failed to find enough support to lead their own governments.
President Rumen Radev will now dissolve parliament, appoint a caretaker government and schedule another election, to be held most likely in April.
Tags: EUROPE, POLITICS/ ELECTIONS/ CORRUPTION
US Army Buys Directed Energy Weapon System to Counter Drone Swarms
Epirus has been awarded a $66.1-million contract to supply its Leonidas high-power microwave weapon to the US Army.
The counter-drone weapon can neutralize targets by zapping their electronics, making them lose contact with their operators.
The Leonidas outperformed six other counter-drone systems during a series of test events to win the sole-source contract.
As part of the agreement, Epirus will deliver several prototypes of the microwave weapon by the end of this year.
The US Army can also exercise options to acquire additional support services for the directed energy system.
Tags: WAR/DRAFT/ VETERAN AFFAIRS
So many truths formerly known as conspiracy theory...
MSM caught bullshiting again...
Veteran Teaches Knife-Wiedling Punk a PAINFUL Lesson
AI Passes U.S. Medical Licensing Exam
Davos: Electric Cars for Commoners, Fuel Cars for WEF Elites, Interview with Elite DRIVER. SAYS E VEHICLE UNSAFE, UNRELIABLE. HAS TO BE GAS
George Soros funding tied to dozens of mainstream media figures, journalists
Sign Of The Times? Citi Economic Surprise Index Falls To -17.70 As US CDS (Default Insurance) And Fed Reverse Repos Remain Elevated
Woman, 37, decides to divorce her husband and move in with her lover - because AI bot ChatGPT TOLD her to
Vaccinated YouTube Content Creator "Physics Girl" Provides an Update on Her Health: "Today I can't shower standing up...."
Housing Market is Crashing Faster Than 2008
Rebel News Confronts Greta Thunberg in Davos
WATCH: WEFs Klaus Schwab Runs From Independent Journalist After Being Asked One Question About Globalism
Daily national average prices of regular unlead gasoline are up 5.3% this month
EU Sets up Nuclear Response Center Finland - Putin pulls out of 21 treaties with EU
The Great Reset: Siemens Chairman Calls for Billion People to Stop Eating Meat at the Globalist Elites World Economic Forum
Elon Musk Reveals He Felt Like He 'Was Dying' For Days After Taking Second Booster Shot
By: ChrisMenahan
Inventories of houses in various stages of construction have been piling up for two years and have now reached levels not seen since early 2008
People are economizing on their needs & cutting back on their wants... Personal savings depleted... Credit card debt skyrocketing... Retail sales & discretionary spending plummeting
Tony Blair at Davos - "We going to have a whole slew of new injectables... digitalisation in health care is one of the great game changers"
Thomas Massie: CDC admits mRNA shots can cause myocarditis and blot clots. Also admits natural immunity is real. And concedes that the shots dont prevent infection or spread of the virus.


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Afrika, i Japan känt som Hakuna Matata, är ett simulationsspel för Playstation 3, utvecklat av Rhino Studios och utgivet av Sony Computer Entertainment. Spelet fokuserar på fotografering och safarifärder i Afrika.

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I spelet tar man rollen som en fotojournalist som ska ta bilder på olika afrikanska djur. Fotojournalisten tar emot e-post från ett basläger som informerar spelaren om vilka djur som ska fotograferas. Spelaren får sedan ta sig till fots, med jeep eller luftballong, till de områden där djuren finns för att fotografera dem. Om spelaren tar bra bilder på djuren ger det pengar. Med pengarna kan spelaren köpa nya förnödenheter, till exempel en uppgraderad kamera och mat. I ett bibliotek kan spelaren få encyklopedisk information om de olika djuren i spelet.

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Rhino-studios webbplats

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This is one of our four charming duplex getaways in the Beach Colony area of Old Del Mar, just a three-minute stroll from the beach. Each unit sleeps four comfortably, and includes a garage space, a driveway space, and a private yard. Beach chairs, toys and wagons included!
Calendar and photos always up to date. Furniture last updated June 2018.


How Long Does It Take To Build A Quality Home?
Reality television shows like 'The Block' and 'House Rules' have created a misconception that major building work can be completed in just weeks. In reality, the building process tends to take a little longer! To best illustrate the phrase 'all good things take time', Steve Lautier construction director at Aston Homes explains the building process and how long it takes, in this insightful blog.
Depending on which builder you choose, the construction period from start to finish will vary. That said, expect to wait five to seven months for a single storey home to be built – provided there are no unforeseen delays!
Before construction begins, your builder will complete a number of steps in preparation for construction. This stage includes lodging permits, paying fees and making sure insurance is in place, as well as completing any earthwork needed to correct the slope of your land allotment. Completing this stage can take time particularly because it involves a number of different parties and variables, however it should be a smooth process, each day that passes bringing you closer to home ownership!
According to Steve, additional factors such as challenging weather conditions and busy holiday periods can impact upon this time frame. Your Aston Homes building team will always keep you updated on your home's progress throughout.
So, how do the Aston Homes team ensure the swiftest, quality build possible?
For Steve, it's a combination of forward-thinking, booking works in advance and ensuring competent, reliable tradespeople are engaged that makes all the difference.
To ensure the highest quality workmanship, Steve explains that the Aston Homes team arrange several inspections throughout the build. Aston Homes also engage a third-party building inspector to give the all clear on every home – guaranteeing exceptional quality of your build.
Interested in learning more about the Aston Homes building process? Let's chat! Contact our friendly team on 1300 060 908 for more information on how we work.


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My organization is moving to a load balancer/switch configuration utilizing 802.1q tagging. We have in-line taps installed between the load balancers and switches. Will RUM support 802.1q tagging (multiple VLANs over the same cable)?
Also, 802.3ad Link Aggregation will also be implemented with this new configuration, will the RUM probe support merging traffic from different sources (i.e. two 10Gbps links or at least four 1Gbps links)?
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During the summer we grill quite often, at least three or four times a week. We grill steaks, burgers, ribs, fish, all kinds of vegetables and lots of chicken, either bone-in or boneless, we really don't discriminate.
When we first started grilling bone-in chicken it took us a very long time to get it right because it would usually be dry and burnt on the outside while the inside was still bloody and raw. It was a mess! Then, one day as I was making my delicious BBQ ribs I thought, "Why don't I make my BBQ chicken the same way?" So, that's what exactly what I did. I seasoned the chicken really well, baked it in the oven until I knew it was done and then I grilled it for a few minutes with BBQ sauce to perfection. And by the way, if you haven't tried the recipe for those BBQ ribs you should because they're insanely delicious!
Since then, we have learned how to cook chicken directly on the grill until it comes out perfectly roasted on the outside and fully cooked on the inside. It's a bit time consuming but quite easy and I promise I will also write a post on how to make it one day.
To make this recipe you can use any BBQ sauce that you want. I usually try to make mine at home a few days in advance and I have a couple of great recipes on the blog if you want to make them yourself (BBQ Sauce & Guava BBQ Sauce). But, if I don't have time to make it or I simply don't feel like making it at home, I just grab a bottle from the grocery store and it still comes out tasting fabulous.
Pre-heat oven to 400ºF (204ºC).
Mix all the dry ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
Pat dry the chicken pieces with a paper towel and place them in a baking dish. Season all sides of the chicken with the dry rub and bake for about 45-50 minutes or until the internal juices run clear.
Meanwhile, pre-heat grill to medium high heat. Once chicken is cooked in the oven place it skin side down on the grill and coat the backside of the chicken with BBQ sauce. Flip the chicken over after 30 seconds and coat the skin side of the chicken with more BBQ sauce. Repeat this process 4-5 times ending with the skin side up. Serve immediately.
If you want the chicken to have a crunchier skin, you can sear it on the grill for a few minutes before covering it with BBQ sauce.


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LG G Pad 8.3 Tablet Available Now, Takes on the Nexus 7
Back in August LG announced plans to finally get back into the Android tablet market after a rather long absence starting with its new LG G Pad 8.3 slate. In what is designed like a bigger LG G2 smartphone, the new G Pad tablet has specs and features galore and is positioned to do well against Google's Nexus 7.
Announced at IFA in Berlin, today LG confirmed the global rollout and launch has arrived, and the tablet will reach over 30 leading markets over the next 2 months as we approach the holiday season. Too bad for LG today is also the day Apple officially confirmed its upcoming iPad event, where we'll see the new iPad and iPad mini. Between those and the Nexus 7 LG has some stiff competition.
With Korea first in line the new LG G Pad 8.3 tablet will launch in the UK, Ireland, and a few other select regions starting today, and will continue to more than 30 markets over the next 2 months. Brits that want to enjoy the tablet will be spending £259 for the privilege, which is a little over $400 in USD. However, that gets you a pretty impressive tablet.
The G Pad comes with a full 1080p HD IPS display coming in at 8.3-inches with 1920 x 1200 pixels and 273 ppi. The sleek design and bezels make it easy to hold in one hand. It's nearly everything Google's Nexus 7 is, and more. Powered by Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and a 1.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor it should be plenty fast too. With 16GB of internal storage, micro-SD support, 2GB of RAM, and dual cameras it's a well rounded slate.
Read: Nexus 7 Review (2013)
When compared to the Nexus 7 we have a pretty fair battle here, but then again this isn't running the latest Android OS from Google, as Nexus devices get top priority and first access. We'll have to wait and see what Apple announces come the 22nd with the iPad mini, but LG has a battle on its hands.
The LG G Pad should arrive in the US soon, hopefully with a few carriers on board, and latest rumors have it the price will be competitive with the new Nexus 7 and iPad mini both.
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c'mon,I've been checking everyday to get a USA release.But no the UK and Ireland get it first.I bought the LG G2 and it is awesome.And one would think LG would want to get a jump on the iPad.I'm not even considering the Idud,I'm going to wait until the Gpad releases here.HURRY IT UP LG.I WANT ONE
Is there a link from where it is available now in the uk? Everywhere else is saying possibly the end of the month.


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Obama Presidential Election Victory Could Lead To Dramatic Increase in Unionization of Employers in the U.S.
By Gavin S. Appleby, John M. Skonberg, James M. L. Ferber on
The historic election of Senator Barack Obama as the next President of the United States, coupled with the Democratic Party increasing its majority in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, greatly increases the chances of passage of legislation making it much easier for unions to organize employers in the U.S.
Organized labor has publicly stated that its top priority in the 111th Congress, which begins in January 2009, is passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). President-elect Obama was an original co-sponsor of the bill when it was introduced in 2007 but the bill stalled in the Senate under threat of a filibuster or a veto by President Bush. When he accepted the endorsement of the Service Employees International Union during the campaign, President-elect Obama vowed that, if elected, he would pass the EFCA, stating, "We will pass the Employee Free Choice Act. We may have to wait for the next President to sign it, but we will get this thing done." President-elect Obama has also pledged to assist organized labor by ushering in a union-friendly administration.
The EFCA, if enacted in its current form, would result in the most sweeping changes to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) since the original Wagner Act was passed in 1935. It would amend the NLRA to: (1) require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to certify a labor union as the exclusive bargaining representative of employees through union authorization cards signed by employees, without the benefit of a government-supervised, secret-ballot election; (2) require mandatory interest arbitration if an employer and a newly certified union are unable to reach a first contract within a relatively short period of time; and (3) expand the NLRB's remedial power for employer unfair labor practices during union organizing campaigns and during bargaining, including the authority to award civil penalties.
One cannot appreciate the magnitude of the changes that the EFCA would make to the NLRA without an understanding of the NLRA as it exists today, and as it has existed for over seven decades. The two central purposes of the NLRA are: (1) to ensure that employees in the private sector can engage in concerted activity, particularly through labor organizations, with respect to their wages, hours and working conditions, or to refrain from engaging in such activity; and (2) to regulate the processes by which employers and unions can negotiate collective bargaining agreements. The NLRA is facially neutral concerning whether employees should or should not be represented by labor organizations. In essence, the NLRA protects the right of employees to make those decisions without coercion by either employers or unions. With respect to the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, the NLRA is similarly neutral concerning the content of such contracts, and it is even neutral as to whether the parties will be successful in negotiations. Rather, the NLRA simply prescribes procedures to ensure the fair negotiation of labor contracts.
Secret Ballot Elections and Card Check
One of the centerpieces of the NLRA is its secret ballot election process. Over the course of approximately 73 years, the NLRB and the federal courts have developed an elaborate process, overseen by the NLRB, in which employees have the opportunity to cast an informed vote in a secret ballot election that determines a union's representation status. The process begins with the filing of a petition with the local NLRB regional office. During the period between the filing of the petition and the election, both the employer and the union have an opportunity to present their views to the voters, much like a political campaign. Certain conduct by an employer during the campaign is prohibited, such as making promises of benefits or threats of harm; implying that selection of the union in the election would be futile; surveilling organizing activity or creating the impression of such surveillance; conducting campaign meetings within 24 hours of the election; and campaigning in the polling area. The election itself is supervised by an NLRB agent. In order to prevail in the election, a union must receive a majority of the votes cast.
The EFCA would materially change the NLRA by requiring the NLRB to certify a union upon finding that a majority of employees has signed authorization cards designating the union as their bargaining representative, thus eliminating secret ballot elections. Card-check certification would hinder, not promote, employee free choice by depriving employees of their long-established right to a secret ballot election. In many cases, it would also deprive an employer of an opportunity to present its view to its employees on whether unionization is appropriate for that workplace.
Mandatory, First Contract Interest Arbitration
Another centerpiece of the NLRA is that it is neutral concerning the content of collective bargaining agreements. It merely requires that the parties engage in good faith bargaining in an effort to reach agreement on a contract, and it leaves it up to the participants to craft their own agreements. The EFCA would considerably change this process by forcing the parties to expedite the bargaining over an initial contract and, if agreement cannot be reached, a government-appointed arbitration board would determine the terms of the contract. Thus, the EFCA would: (1) require an employer and the newly certified or recognized union to commence bargaining within ten days of the employer's receipt of a written request for bargaining from the union; (2) give either party the right, 90 days after bargaining commences, to engage the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS); (3) require FMCS to refer the dispute to an arbitration board, if it is unable to bring the parties to agreement within 30 days; and (4) require the arbitration board to render a decision settling the dispute that is binding upon the parties for a period of two years. Such a mandatory, first contract interest arbitration provision would undermine, not promote, collective bargaining by taking out of the parties' hands, and giving to government-appointed arbitrators, the power to dictate both the economic and non-economic terms and conditions of employment.
The Future of the EFCA
The elections have just been held, and the new Congress has not yet convened. In fact, a few key Senate races remain uncertain. So, at this juncture, it is not certain what form the EFCA will take. With a union-friendly Obama Administration, a union-friendly Congress, and the likely appointment of a majority of pro-union members to the NLRB, employers cannot be complacent and rely upon a five-decade decline in unionization in the U.S. Similar legislation in the Canadian province of Quebec has resulted in 40% of the workforce being unionized.
We urge employers to work immediately to develop a long-term strategy to avoid the potential problems of the EFCA. That means focusing on union avoidance at both a higher level and a lower level. At the higher level, key issues involve leadership style, the need for employee empowerment, incentive pay systems, and the use of fair policies and practices. At the lower level, managers need to effectively communicate with employees, manage consistently and appropriately, and create relationships. Lower level managers also need to recognize the signs of union activity.
We also urge employers to begin NOW to evaluate and reduce the level of union risk. That means training, analyzing and auditing data. Littler has in place innovative and effective training programs to help employers in that regard. Audits can also been done that will enable employers to understand the risk and modify practices that, if not adjusted, will lead to likely union activity (and, if the EFCA passes, likely unionization).
For a more detailed analysis of the EFCA, please see the Littler Report The Employee Free Choice Act: A Critical Analysis. To learn more about how employers can position themselves to decrease the possibility of unionization of their workforce, contact your Littler attorney or one of the authors of this article.
Gavin S. Appleby is a Shareholder in Littler Mendelson's Atlanta office, John M. Skonberg is a Shareholder in Littler Mendelson's San Francisco office, and James M. L. Ferber is a Shareholder in Littler Mendelson's Columbus office. If you would like further information, please contact your Littler attorney at 1.888.Littler, info@littler.com, Mr. Appleby at gappleby@littler.com, Mr. Skonberg at jskonberg@littler.com, or Mr. Ferber at jferber@littler.com.
Gavin S. Appleby
gappleby@littler.com
Labor Management RelationsLegislative and Regulatory Practice


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How to Find Orion's Belt in the Night Sky
As you learn more about the night sky, you've undoubtedly noticed three stars, equidistant from one another, that shine brightly as they pass overhead each night between October and March. These three stars are Orion's Belt, part of the constellation Orion, the Hunter. To many ancient people, the pattern of Orion looked like the figure of a human with an arrow, and the three stars were the belt around the figure's waist.
Each star has its own name: Mintaka, Alnilam and Alnitak. Though they are different types of stars, distant from Earth, and distant from one another, our perspective makes them appear as an asterism (a shape made of stars that aren't officially a constellation) that is welcomingly familiar to anyone who enjoys stargazing. All three stars are several times larger and brighter than our sun.
Due to its bright, recognizable form, Orion's Belt has been one of the most consistently documented asterisms in the night sky throughout human history.
Orion's Belt in History and Myth
Orion's Belt – along with another well-known asterism, the Pleiades, are mentioned in two books of the Bible: the Book of Job and the Book of Amos. Alfred Tennyson's poem, "The Princess" describes Orion's Belt as "those three stars of the airy Giant's zone." One Greek myth says that Orion the Hunter was chasing the Pleiades (seven sisters) on Earth and Zeus put them in the sky for safety. Orion is still chasing them there.
In Western culture, you may sometimes hear Orion's Belt referred to as the Three Kings in a biblical reference or the three sisters. In Chinese mythology, Orion's Belt is known as The Weighing Beam. The asterism is mentioned in other cultural stories and mythologies too, from locations as varied as northwestern Mexico, Finland and India. The Greek astronomer Ptolemy included Orion as one of the 48 original constellations in the second century.
Spotting Orion's Belt in the Night Sky
You've probably seen Orion's Belt even if you don't know anything about astronomy. The constellation Orion is visible at night across most of the globe during the winter months in the Northern Hemisphere; during the summer months, it is in the sky during daylight hours when the sun makes it impossible to see. (These seasons are reversed if you are viewing Orion from the Southern Hemisphere.)
Orion's Belt is located on the celestial equator (an imaginary circle around the sky that is directly above Earth's equator), which means it rises high in the sky during those cold winter months with dark skies that are perfect for stargazing. Orion rises in the east and sets in the west, starting at mid-evening (midway between sundown and midnight). It rises four minutes earlier each day, or two hours earlier each month, according to EarthSky.
Orion's Belt is easy to find because it is bright, and the stars in the asterism appear to be equally distant from one another based on our earthly perspective. In fact, the stars and star systems that comprise Orion's Belt are light-years apart and far distant from us (between 1,200 and 2,000 light-years away from us). As humans, our love of finding patterns and organization is what led ancient astronomers to include Orion's Belt in one of the winter sky's most clear constellations.
To spot it, look for the hourglass shape of Orion and the three stars that create the narrow part of the hourglass form Orion's Belt. In late November, Orion appears to be lying on his side, with the three stars of the belt pointing upward, in the Northern Hemisphere.
Using Orion's Belt to Find Other Stars
Orion's Belt is a helpful asterism for finding the constellation it is part of, Orion, but it is also useful for finding other notable stars in the sky. There are three bright stars you can find using Orion's Belt to guide you.
First, you can use Orion's Belt to find Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. Sirius is just 8.6 light-years from Earth and sits in the constellation Canis Major, which is part of why it is sometimes called the "Dog Star." To find it using Orion's Belt, find the rightmost star in Orion's Belt (Mintaka) and follow the asterism to the east. Continue from Orion's Belt drawing a straight line until you reach a bright star – that's Sirus.
Another noticeable star you can find using Orion's Belt is Aldebaran, a red giant star located in the constellation Taurus. To identify Aldebaran, follow Orion's Belt in the opposite direction (from east to west) from how you identified Sirius. Aldebaran has a reddish hue to help you know you're looking at the right star.
Last, but certainly not least, you can use Orion's Belt to identify two other bright stars in the constellation Orion: Betelgeuse and Rigel. Betelgeuse, another reddish star is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky (it's also a variable star so it sometimes dims and loses that spot on the list), whereas Rigel is a blue supergiant and ranks No. 7 on the brightest stars in the sky. To find each one, look to the north of Orion's Belt to spot Betelgeuse, and equally distant to the south to find Rigel.
Note: These directions work if you are viewing Orion's Belt in the Northern Hemisphere, facing south.
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William Kimberley Palmer scrapbook
One of the recent items added to the Indiana State Library's Digital Collection is the William Kimberley Palmer scrapbook (V149). The scrapbook contains autographs from many notable people from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including this June 7, 1895 letter sent to Palmer by Nikola Tesla:
Nikola Tesla signature.
Palmer was born on March 19, 1856 in Crawfordsville to William and Clara Palmer. In 1865, the family moved to Chicopee, Massachussetts and following his graduation from local high school in 1872, William moved to New York City and secured a clerical position with Charles Scribner's Sons. He rose to the position of cashier before failing health required him to leave the firm and move to Kansas. He married Louise A. Lesuere on June 16, 1886 and they had four children. By the early 1890s, he had moved back to New York and resumed his work at Scribner's. Besides his work with the publishing company, he was also an author and poet and was active in may civic and patriotic societies. He passed away at the age of 82 on Aug. 1, 1938.
John Philip Sousa signature.
Before his death, he donated the book to the Indiana State Library. This is somewhat odd considering he didn't live in Indiana long. It's possible no one else wanted it, but there is another scrapbook at the University of California Berkley, which is even more strange. He also donated books to Indiana University and the Library of Congress.
J. Wells Champney drawing.
When the scrapbook arrived in the lab it was assessed for condition. The scrapbook only exhibited minor condition issues such as small tears, loose attachments and residual soot that most likely came from the Indiana State Library's old heating system. The repairs to the scrapbook were minor and conducted first by former intern Meghanne Phillips, and then completed by Queen's University graduate conservation intern Rebecca Clendinen. All the pages were cleaned, all the tears were repaired and all the loose attachments were secured. A new custom storage box was also made.
Booker T. Washington signature.
Now digitized, the entire scrapbook can be viewed here in the Indiana State Library's Digital Collections. Items in the volume include a caricature by Thomas Nast; a small sketch by J. Wells Champney; notes for a sermon written by Henry Ward Beecher; a sketch of Palmer by artist Francis Lathrop; a letter from Henry Morton Stanley, the explorer who found David Livingstone; letters from Booker T. Washington, Mary Murray Washington and Robert R. Moton on Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterheads; John Philip Sousa's signature with musical notes for "The Stars and Stripes Forever;" and Samuel Francis Smith's signature and handwritten copy of the first stanza of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," the song he wrote and originally titled "America" in 1832, that he sent to Palmer in 1895.
Henry Morton Stanley signature.
Other signatures include those of Katherine Lee Bates, George Washington Cable, Joseph Chamberlain, George M. Cohan, Calvin Coolidge, Frank Damrosch, Mary Mapes Dodge, Edward E. Hale, Benjamin Harrison, John M. Hay, Julia Ward Howe, John J. Ingalls, Tudor Jenks, Robert Underwood Johnson, Douglas MacArthur, William McKinley, Nelson A. Miles, D.L. Moody, J.P. Morgan, John Pershing, William C. Redfield, Whitelaw Reid, Jacob Riis, Theodore Roosevelt, Charles M. Schwab, John Sherman, Charles Dwight Sigsbee, Joshua Slocum, William H. Taft, James Tissot, Lew Wallace, Lilian Whiting, Kate Douglas Wiggin and many others.
Douglas MacArthur signature.
Those wishing to view the volume are encouraged to make an appointment with the Rare Books and Manuscripts Division via email or to call 317-232-3671.
This post was written by Victoria Duncan, Rare Books and Manuscripts supervisor; Laura Eliason, Rare Books and Manuscripts program coordinator; and Seth Irwin, conservator at the Indiana State Library.
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