June 21, 2010 /in Capital Business Advisors /by Capital Business Advisors, Inc.
Once a decision is made to sell your business selecting a professional business broker or a business intermediary to broker the sale of your business is the next step.
The terms business broker and business intermediary are sometimes synonymous but generally imply a different level of expertise and differences in their typical transaction values. Frequently, the term business broker refers to those who almost exclusively sell businesses with transaction values of $500,000 or less, also known as main-street businesses. The term business intermediary is frequently used by brokers who usually sell businesses in the range of $500,000 to $10,000,000 and are otherwise known as upper main-street to lower mid-market businesses. Often times, the two do overlap. For simplicity I will use the single term, business broker.
More…Merger and acquisition (M & A) intermediaries usually refer to intermediaries who broker either independently, in teams, or for major brokerage firms, transactions with a minimum value of $10,000,000 and often times for far greater amounts and may include public companies as well.
A great way to get started in selecting an appropriate business broker is by browsing the local business brokers association's website and scrolling through the list of brokers by geographical area or alphabetically by name. You will generally see the individual brokers' industry designations posted there as well. The Mid-Atlantic Business Intermediaries Association at www.mabia.org serves our large region. Also, see the International Business Brokers Association website at www.Ibba.org and select your state and browse though the alphabetical listing of brokers by city.
Check with professionals you may know including lawyers, accountants, financial advisors, and so forth for recommendations for business brokers.
There are approximately 20 states in the United States that require some sort of licensing for business brokers and none of those are in the Mid-Atlantic region. This makes the selection and qualification of a broker more difficult and even more important.
Most of the bulleted points are self explanatory. One should note, however, that any business broker you may consider hiring to represent you should be a licensed real estate agent or real estate broker in the state your business is located in even if there is no real estate involved in your transaction. This provides you with a possible legal avenue for recourse against the business broker in the event of his or her negligence.
Often times a business broker who has a real estate license is held to the same standard of behavior and potential liability as are other licensed real estate agents or brokers. As an example, in the State of Maryland an individual may file a claim against a business broker who has a real estate license and may be awarded up to $25,000 in damages by the Maryland Real Estate Guaranty Fund.
A business broker with the CBI designation and with at least five years experience should be adept at reviewing, analyzing, and normalizing (recasting) your business financial statements and / or tax returns. He or she should have valuation software programs, industry standard valuation formulas, and access to national done deal databases for comparables.
Establishing the fair market value of the business in addition to developing and implementing a sound and comprehensive marketing strategy are skills the business broker should possess and be able to demonstrate in order to give you the best chance of obtaining the highest value for your business.
Consider what you are entrusting the broker with and expect them to be as professional as your own lawyer or CPA may be. Settle for nothing less than the best!


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Huawei leak: Sacked Gavin Williamson blasts 'shabby witch hunt' and demands 'proper' leak investigation after cops say no crime was committed
Police say details of a secret meeting passed to the media did not breach the Official Secrets Act
Molly Rose Pike
Updated: 4 May 2019, 23:56
SACKED Gavin Williamson has demanded a "full and proper" investigation into Huawei leak - calling the Cabinet probe that ended his career a "shabby witch hunt".
It comes hours after Scotland Yard confirmed the leak from a secret Whitehall meeting did not amount to a criminal offence - piling more pressure on Theresa May.
Former Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson was sacked in the row after information from a secret meeting about Huawei was leaked to the pressCredit: AFP or licensors
Gavin Williamson sacked - Ex-Defence Secretary, fired by PM Theresa May over Huawei leak, demands police probe into himself
Mr Williamson - who denies being the leaker - was sacked as defence secretary by Theresa May after a Cabinet Office probe pointed the finger at him.
Today he called the search by Britain's top civil servant Mark Sedwill a "shabby and discredited witch hunt".
And he demanded a "proper, full and impartial" investigation to clear his name, Sky News reports.
Mr Williamson said: "With the Metropolitan Police not willing to do a criminal investigation, it is clear a proper, full and impartial investigation needs to be conducted on this shabby and discredited witch hunt that has been so badly mishandled by both the prime minister and Mark Sedwill."
The row follows a leak from a National Security Council meeting on whether to allow Chinese firm Huawei to help build the 5G network.
The Daily Telegraph reported five ministers had objected on security grounds but the PM overruled them.
Today Met Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said the details disclosed to the media did not "contain information that would breach the Official Secrets Act".
He said: "I have considered all the information available to me and I have taken legal advice.
"I am satisfied that the disclosure did not amount to a criminal offence, either under the Official Secrets Act or Misconduct in a Public Office.
"No crime has been committed and this is not a matter for the police."
According to reports in the Daily Telegraph, ministers had expressed concern that Huawei's involvement might provide a route for Chinese spying and undermine allies' confidence in the security of UK communications.
Gavin Williamson was later sacked as defence secretary after the PM said there was "compelling evidence" he was behind the leak.
Mrs May has come under pressure over the speed of her decision to sack him, and MPs have ordered top mandarin Mr Sedwill to reveal his evidence.
Mr Williamson has said he "swears on my children's lives" he was not to blame and said he'd welcome a police probe, believing he'd be "exonerated".
Mr Basu, head of the Met's Specialist Operations, did not rule on who was behind the leak.
He said: "Any organisation has the right to conduct an internal investigation into conduct in the workplace. It is not a matter for the police unless a crime is alleged.
"At no time have the police been provided with evidence by the Cabinet Office that a crime has been committed nor has it been suggested that a Gateway process would be required to enable that determination to be made.
"No crime has been alleged by the owner of the material and I am clear that the leak did not cause damage to the public interest at a level at which it would be necessary to engage misconduct in a public office. It would be inappropriate to carry out a police investigation in these circumstances."
Security concerns have been raised over Chinese telecoms giant Huawei being involved in the rollout of the new 5G network in the UKCredit: Reuters
The Sun on Sunday Says
THE police have announced that Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson didn't commit a crime by allegedly leaking information about the Chinese tech giant Huawei.
In fact, they said, he didn't break Britain's Official Secrets Act, didn't commit an act of misconduct in public office and it wasn't a police matter at all.
Anyone might think he was fired on Wednesday to divert attention from Mrs May's Brexit deal with Labour on the eve of the local elections.
Theresa May defends sacking of Gavin Williamson over Huawei leak
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Comparing old-time courting & a red-hot date (1927)
How dating has changed over the last 100 years
Conventions of Courtship: Gender and Race Differences in the Significance of Dating Rituals
MARRIAGE, DATING, COURTSHIP, LOVE AND DIVORCE (ANNULMENT) IN THE PHILIPPINES
ReTRo HouSeWiFe
The Dating Culture of the 1950s
How the "First Date" Has Changed in Every Decade Through History
Making Out… "How Much Affection" 1958 McGraw Hill Text Films; Social Guidance
T he turn of the millennium was not the first time that the American media had been transfixed by young people partying right up to the brink of economic crisis. In the s, national newspapers and magazines reported extensively on the sexual escapades of high school and college students. In terms of the baseball metaphor, petting covered everything between first base and home plate. Between and , a dramatic demographic shift changed family dynamics across the United States. Birthrates had been falling since By , the average American woman was having only half as many children as she would have three generations earlier. Thanks to increased access to birth control, couples in the professional and managerial classes were stopping after their second or third kid. These parents did not have to exercise the kind of severe discipline that had been needed to keep order in households of nine or ten. Parents lavished affection on children and sought to help them flourish by discovering and developing their interests. By the mids, 80 percent of women in professional families and nearly 70 percent of women in managerial families read at least one book on child rearing every year.
Teenagers in the 's are so iconic that, for some, they represent the last generation of innocence before it is "lost" in the sixties. When asked to imagine this lost group, images of bobbysoxers, letterman jackets, malt shops and sock hops come instantly to mind. Images like these are so classic, they, for a number of people, are "as American as apple pie. Because of these entertainment forums, these images will continue to be a pop cultural symbol of the 's.
After the second World War, teenagers became much more noticeable in America Bailey Their presence and existence became readily more apparent because they were granted more freedom than previous generations ever were.
'The last straw is to pass out from too much liquor. Chances are, your date will never call you again!' Hilarious s dating rules show some.
As well as taking on the role of the housewife—which presumably involved an immense amount of physical labor, restriction, and general frustration—women were given the extraordinary task of being desirable to men. In the s, casual dating was still a fairly new concept; before the war, young people typically only dated if they intended to marry in the future. Interestingly enough, dating also came along with a set of instructions, just as would a new refrigerator or TV set.
In this article , Patricia McDaniel discusses the standards for attraction as evolved from the s to the s. She most notably cites shyness as a main component of the conventionally desirable female in the s courtship and dating culture. This impossible balance illustrates the level to which women were expected to adjust to the interests of men, as well as contributes to the ongoing dialogue as to the level of agency given to each gender in dating and courtship culture.
EN Women and Lit Skip to content. A stereotypical s date.
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Then in the late s and early s, the automobile became widely if a date reads an occasional text during a courtship get-together.
Concepts about marriage are shaped by the Catholic church. Marriage has traditionally been regarded as the milestone to becoming an adult and young people were encouraged to get married as soon as possible. Marriages have traditionally been a way for elite, politically powerful families to unite. Marriages among cousins of different degrees are somewhat common among Tagalogs.
According to a Time sex survey 82 percent of males and 87 percent of females said that monogamy was important to them and 78 percent of males and 65 percent of females said it was important to marry a virgin. In the same sex survey 48 percent of males and 10 percent of females answered yes when asked if they had every been unfaithful. Jose Florante J. Recently, however, Filipinos have started to replace their old-fashioned social concepts with ones that recognize that the right to remain single is as much a personal right as the right to marry.
Leyson, M. Whereas the legal age for voting is 21 years for both males and females, the legal age for marriage is 21 for males and 18 for females. In the Muslim community, the parents of a girl between ages 14 and 16 may betroth her to an older man.
Stanley Jensen says, "I think guys, boys, are attracted to girls. That's always been the case. I don't think that's any different. Hormones are raging and so forth.
Thus, cohabitation was relatively rare during the s. The social and legal Traditional Dating and Courting Behavior in the Philippines. When Filipinos are.
Dubbed "Lonely Hearts Clubs" they received a lot of bad press and attracted con artists who took advantage of the lonely, their hearts and their pocketbooks. Miss Olivia Gramley, daughter of Mr. Charles Gramley, Louisiana, Mo. Belcher, of Clark. The single ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Bert Stover at his home in Macon. The couple were attended by the bridegroom's parents. The bride wore a black and white check suit.
Her corsage was of American beauty roses.
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Courtship and Dating at Mid-Century In the late s and early s, doctors from the University's Student Health Center met with groups of young men.
It was absolutely unheard of for a woman to be so bold as to ask a gentleman on a date. The lady, on the other hand, was required to give a prompt response to the date request. Before cell phones and answering machines, it was required that both parties be on time for their date. In the s, it was considered absolutely rude to meet your date at a restaurant or public space. Though a chaperoned date was ideal, and certainly the norm for a school dance, group dating was encouraged as a way to have young adults keep one another in check though, it seldom worked.
In the s, however, it was non-negotiable. Though this custom now seems rather outdated, it was considered rude for a woman to place her order directly with the waitstaff. It was assumed that most weekend evenings would be spent together and that all formal obligations would be attended as a couple.
The first time I ever heard the phrase breadcrumbing, a label for sending flirty yet noncommittal text messages —bread crumbs! Struggling to survive the dating scene in millennial Los Angeles , my friends and I have all been subjected to a dreaded, "Heyyyyy bb, gotta raincheck this time but def wanna chill soon. This got me thinking about dating slang of decades past, like going steady, or making love.
NO bridge players – Matchmaking in s London. It's easy to see the modern search for 'The One' as drastically different from courting as our.
Going steady is a teenage romantic relationship in which both partners commit to date only each other. Growing in prevalence in the United States after World War II , going steady became the mainstream dating pattern in high schools and colleges in the s. The label "going steady" fell into disuse in the s, [2] and by , the practice of going steady had largely disappeared.
Before World War II, high school and college students generally dated multiple people, colloquially called "playing the field". Dating patterns involved variety and competition, and multiple partners were a signal of popularity. Sociologists characterize this form of dating as "competitive". Steady dating began to supplant casual dating in the s. A study in the s found that three-fourths of the girls and more than half of the boys in grades 11 and 12 had gone steady, many for a year or longer.
And after two or three dates with one boy, she's considered going steady whether she wants to or not.
In the following guest blog, Jessica shares with us some amusing and heartwarming moments from the interviews, as well as her thoughts about the influence of cars on the intricacies of courtship in Gloucester County. In my couple of wonderful weeks spent interviewing folks in Gloucester, thunderous and laughing Ronnie Stubblefield was only my second or third out of twenty-five interviews.
If you had a car in high school, or if you knew someone that had a car in high school, what do you do on a Friday night? We used to cruise for chicks. Most of the time it was fruitless, you know? I love it.
Prior to the late early s, courtship was a much more private, unemotional affair. Women would meet with several men, with her parents.
The all-important first date isn't easy. And yet traditional dates are held up as a romantic ideal, the kind the older generation desperately wants Millennials to learn so much so that a Boston College professor is teaching a course on it. There's just one problem: The "classic first date" is bullshit, because there has never been one standard for it. Case in point: all of history. Dating is actually a pretty recent phenomenon, in the grand history of civilization. It wasn't until the 19th century that launching a relationship had anything to do with love and attraction.
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Football legend Diego Maradona dies aged 60
Diego Maradona, the Argentine football great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title, has died. He was 60.
The office of Argentina's president will decree three days of national mourning because of Maradona's death today, and the Argentine football association expressed its sorrow on Twitter.
Maradona died two weeks after being released from a Buenos Aires hospital following brain surgery.
Famed for the "Hand of God" goal in which he punched the ball into England's net during the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals, Maradona captivated fans over a two-decade career with a bewitching style of play that was all his own.
Although his reputation was tarnished by his addictions and an ill-fated spell in charge of the national team, he remained idolised in football-mad Argentina as the "Pibe de Oro" or "Golden Boy."
A mural of Diego Armando Maradona drawn on the buildings of the Spanish Quarters of Naples. Photo / Getty
The No. 10 he wore on his jersey became synonymous with him, as it also had with Pele, the Brazilian great with whom Maradona was regularly paired as the best of all time.
Bold, fast and utterly unpredictable, Maradona was a master of attack, juggling the ball easily from one foot to the other as he raced upfield. Dodging and weaving with his low center of gravity, he shrugged off countless rivals and often scored with a devastating left foot, his most powerful weapon.
"Everything he was thinking in his head, he made it happen with his feet," said Salvatore Bagni, who played with Maradona at Italian club Napoli.
Cocaine habit haunted him
A ballooning waistline slowed Maradona's explosive speed later in his career and by 1991 he was snared in his first doping scandal when he admitted to a cocaine habit that haunted him until he retired in 1997, at 37.
Maradona's final interview: 'I wonder if people will still love me'
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Hospitalized near death in 2000 and again in '04 for heart problems blamed on cocaine, he later said he overcame the drug problem. Cocaine, he once said famously, had proven to be his "toughest rival."
But more health problems followed, despite a 2005 gastric bypass that greatly trimmed his weight. Maradona was hospitalised in early 2007 for acute hepatitis that his doctor blamed on excessive drinking and eating.
He made an unlikely return to the national team in 2008 when he was appointed Argentina coach, but after a quarterfinal exit at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he was ousted — ultimately picking up another coaching job with the United Arab Emirates club Al Wasl.
His career was brilliantly captured by Oscar Award winning documentarian Asif Kapadia in the 2019 film 'Diego Maradona'.
From the slums to the best ever
Maradona was the fifth of eight children who grew up in a poor, gritty barrio on the Buenos Aires outskirts where he played a kind of dirt-patch football that launched many Argentines to international stardom.
None of them approached Maradona's fame. In 2001, FIFA named Maradona one of the two greatest in the sport's history, alongside Pele.
"Maradona inspires us," said then-Argentina striker Carlos Tevez, explaining his country's everyman fascination with Maradona at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. "He's our idol, and an idol for the people."
Maradona reaped titles at home and abroad, playing in the early 1980s for Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors before moving on to Spanish and Italian clubs. His crowning achievement came at the 1986 World Cup, captaining Argentina in its 3-2 win over West Germany in the final and decisive in a 2-1 victory against England in a feisty quarterfinal match.
Over the protests of England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, the referee let stand a goal by Maradona in which, as he admitted years later, he intentionally hit the ball with his hand in "a bit of mischief."
But Maradona's impact wouldn't be confined to cheating. Four minutes later, he spectacularly weaved past four opponents from midfield to beat Shilton for what FIFA later declared the greatest goal in World Cup history.
Many Argentines saw the match as revenge for their country's loss to Britain in the 1982 war over the Falkland Islands, which Argentines still claim as "Las Malvinas."
"It was our way of recovering 'Las Malvinas,'" Maradona wrote in his 2000 autobiography "I am Diego."
Diego Maradona in March. Photo / AP
"It was more than trying to win a game. We said the game had nothing to do with the war. But we knew that Argentines had died there, that they had killed them like birds. And this was our revenge. It was something bigger than us: We were defending our flag."
It also was vindication for Maradona, who in what he later called "the greatest tragedy" of his career was cut from the squad of the 1978 World Cup — which Argentina won at home — because he was only 17.
Maradona said he was given a football soon after he could run.
"I was 3 years old and I slept hugging that ball all night," he said.
Diego Maradona trains with his new team Napoli in 1984. Photo / AP
At 10, Maradona gained fame by performing at halftime of professional matches, wowing crowds by keeping the ball airborne for minutes with his feet, chest and head. He also made his playing debut with the Argentinos Juniors youth team, leading a squad of mostly 14-year-olds through 136 unbeaten matches.
"To see him play was pure bliss, true stardom," teammate Carlos Beltran said.
Maradona played from 1976-81 for first division club Argentinos Juniors, then went to Boca Juniors for a year before heading to Barcelona for a world-record $8 million.
In 1984, Barcelona sold him to Napoli, in Italy. He remade its fortunes almost single-handedly, taking it to the 1987 Italian league championship for its first title in 60 years.
A year after losing the 1990 World Cup final to West Germany, Maradona moved to Spanish club Sevilla, but his career was on the decline. He played five matches at Argentine club Newell's Old Boys in 1994 before returning to Boca from 1995-97 — his final club and closest to his heart.
Drug problems overshadowed his final playing years.
Maradona failed a doping test in 1991 and was banned for 15 months, acknowledging his longtime cocaine addiction. He failed another doping test for stimulants and was thrown out of the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
Health struggles after football
In retirement, Maradona frequented Boca matches as a raucous one-man cheering section and took part in worldwide charity, sporting and exhibition events. But the already stocky forward quickly gained weight and was clearly short of breath as he huffed through friendly matches.
In 2000, in what doctors said was a brush with death, he was hospitalized in the Uruguayan resort of Punta del Este with a heart that doctors said was pumping at less than half its capacity. Blood and urine samples turned up traces of cocaine.
After another emergency hospitalization in 2004, Maradona was counseled for drug abuse and in September of that year traveled to Cuba for treatment at Havana's Center for Mental Health. There he was visited by his friend, Cuban President Fidel Castro.
Diego Maradona of Argentina holds the World Cup trophy after defeating West Germany 3-2 during the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final in Mexico. Photo / Getty
In Cuba, Maradona took to playing golf and smoking cigars. He frequently praised Castro and Argentine-born revolutionary "Che" Guevara, who fought with Castro in the Cuban revolution — even sporting a tattoo of Guevara on his right arm.
Maradona said he got clean from drugs there and started a new chapter.
In 2005, he underwent gastric bypass in Colombia, shedding nearly 50 kilograms (more than 100 pounds) before appearing as host of a wildly popular Argentine television talk show. On "10's Night," Maradona headed around a ball with Pele, interviewed boxer Mike Tyson and Hollywood celebrities, and taped a lengthy conversation with Castro in Cuba.
In retirement, Maradona also became more outspoken. He sniped frequently at former coaches, players — including Pele — and the pope. He joined a left-wing protest train outside the Summit of the Americas in 2005, standing alongside Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to denounce the presence of then-President George W. Bush.
His outsider status made it all the more surprising when he was chosen as Argentina coach following Alfio Basile's resignation.
He won his first three matches but his tactics, selection and attention to detail were all questioned after a 6-1 loss to Bolivia in World Cup qualifying equalled Argentina's worst-ever margin of defeat.
Victor Hugo Morales, Argentina's most popular football broadcaster, said Maradona will ultimately be remembered for a thrilling style of play that has never been duplicated.
"He has been one of the great artists of my time. Like great masters of music and painting, he has defied our intellect and enriched the human spirit," Morales said. "Nobody has thrilled me more and left me in such awe as Diego."
Social reaction
Reports from Argentina that Diego Armando Maradona has died. By some distance the best player of my generation and arguably the greatest of all time. After a blessed but troubled life, hopefully he'll finally find some comfort in the hands of God. #RipDiego
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) November 25, 2020
Hoje despeço-me de um amigo e o Mundo despede-se de um génio eterno. Um dos melhores de todos os tempos. Um mágico inigualável. Parte demasiado cedo, mas deixa um legado sem limites e um vazio que jamais será preenchido. Descansa em paz, craque. Nunca serás esquecido.🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/WTS21uxmdL
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) November 25, 2020
Legendary 💔 pic.twitter.com/BRd5oAXV9S
— Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) November 25, 2020
Privileged to have met him. Very sad news. RIP Diego Maradona. pic.twitter.com/x2LcIeQPqr
— Harry Kane (@HKane) November 25, 2020
RIP to legend #Maradona 🙏🏿 pic.twitter.com/U9KdyRhGBE
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) November 25, 2020
Diego Maradona RIP. Sports Greatest Rebel. A man whose career was built on brilliance, blurred boundaries, and spectacular overindulgence. Few have used a World Cup to enthrall the planet and self-destruct in equal measure. We will never see his like again 🇦🇷 🙏 pic.twitter.com/JDSilhZkJo
— roger bennett (@rogbennett) November 25, 2020
Thank you for everything, Diego pic.twitter.com/bJ9l3ixY7A
My 1st football hero. Few people have impact over generations like this man did. The greatest, the best, the artist, the man...charismatic, a leader...A WINNER! One of the main reasons why I went out on my estate to kick a ball, pretending to be Diego.
RIP Diego Armando Maradona pic.twitter.com/67sjmdkgFT
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) November 25, 2020
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Aurora community leaders working to curb youth violence after 3 more teens shot
Posted 9:55 pm, January 12, 2020, by Ashley Michels
AURORA, Colo – Following the shooting of five people overnight, including three teens, community leaders are working on ways to curb youth violence.
Inside Heavy Hands Heavy Hearts gym in Aurora, there are fighters. They punch, they kick and they train. The style of fighting isn't just about beating an opponent in the ring. It's really about beating a cycle of violence in the community.
"You're going to see a bunch of kids in here learning how to respect themselves and learning how to love themselves," Lumumba Sayers told FOX31.
Sayers is a professional MMA fighter. He grew up in Denver's Five Points neighborhood.
"I was in middle school during the Summer of Violence. Lost a lot of friends. Lost a lot of cousins. Still losing a lot of cousins right now," he said.
He started his gym and community center in Aurora about five years ago to help kids find an alternative to street gangs. At the facility, they offer boxing, MMA, a computer lab, game room and a church service each Sunday, among other things.
"It's good that they have somewhere to turn to. They can come here and they can hang out with us and have a positive place to be," Sayers said.
Without the center, he says more kids would fall into patterns of violence and crime. But, Sayers believes there is much more work to be done.
In just the past few weeks, at least five teenagers have been shot in Aurora.
On Dec. 16, 16-year-old Frederick Robert was shot and killed at the Aurora Hills Apartments. The next week, on Dec. 27, Nathan Poindexter was shot and killed inside JCPenney at the Town Center at Aurora mall.
Saturday night, Aurora Police say three of the five victims shot at the Courtyards at Buckley apartments are between 16 and 18-years-old.
In a statement, Aurora Police Interim Chief Vanessa Wilson said, in part, "We need the community to come together with us to stop this senseless violence to protect our youth."
"I feel like if we did more to talk to these kids. A lot of people are afraid of these kids. But crazy thing about it is these kids want to be disciplined the right way. Not thrown in jail, not down talked. They just want somebody to love them," Sayers said.
This is a fight he says he will not give up on.
"We can have all the programs in the world but until we build relationships where these kids can trust us that's what's changing lives," he said.
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Sometime between Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. someone forced their way into a fenced compound on Seventh Line causing about $2500.
Once inside, the suspect(s) stole a brand new black Moritz dump trailer valued at $10,000.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Kevin McCaughley at kevinm@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6600 extension #84918. Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) and are eligible for a cash reward.
Yesterday morning, police conducted traffic enforcement in the area of Charles Street and McGeorge Street.


John Brown was born May 9, 1800 in Torrington, Connecticut. Soon after Brown's birth, the family moved to Hudson, Ohio. As a youth he saw an enslaved boy, with whom he had become friends, badly beaten and harshly treated. This and his religious belief that slavery was a sin against God influenced his thoughts and actions throughout his life.
In 1816 he traveled east to study for the ministry but an inflammation of the eyes and a lack of funds forced him to give up this calling. He returned to Ohio and took up his father's trade of tanning leather. In 1820 he married Dianthe Lusk. She gave birth to seven children, five of whom lived to maturity. In 1826 he moved his family to Richmond, Pennsylvania, built a tannery (with a secret room to hide escaping slaves), organized a church, and served as postmaster to the community. Dianthe died in 1832 and the following year he married Mary Ann Day. She bore thirteen children but only six lived to maturity.
In the ensuing years between 1835 and 1846, Brown pursued various occupations; farmer, tanner, surveyor and real estate speculator. In 1846, he formed a partnership in a wool business known as Perkins and Brown. The firm opened a warehouse in Springfield, Massachusetts, and Brown soon moved his family there.
At this time, he heard of the abolitionist Gerrit Smith of Peterboro, New York. Smith had opened up thousands of acres of land in New York State for the express purpose of giving the land to African American farmers. Much of this land was in the untamed Adirondack wilderness. In spite of many hardships, families came to this colony Brown called "Timbukto." Brown wanted to join this venture and bought 244 acres at $1.00 per acre. In 1849 Brown moved his family there, to North Elba, New York. He surveyed his neighbors' land, showed them how to clear their land, build cabins, and become self-sufficient.
Brown also continued to cultivate his interest in the wool business. He sailed for London to establish an English market for Perkins and Brown. His plan failed, forcing him to return to Ohio in 1851 and work off his debts to his partner. He eventually returned to North Elba, but his unceasing interest in the anti-slavery movement soon compelled him to go to Kansas.
Several members of his family were settling in the territory and they were in desperate need of assistance. The Kansas-Nebraska Act had created a battleground over the spread of slavery. Brown went there to help his family and strike a blow for freedom. His participation in the violence and bloodshed in Kansas resulted in the second most controversial period of his life. Brown was convinced that a bold strike at the heart of slavery would do more than fighting slavery on the plains of Kansas. He laid the groundwork for his final campaign at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia).
On the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown and 21 followers captured the U.S. Armory, Arsenal and Rifle Factory at Harpers Ferry. He called it a "trumpet blast" that would lead to an extended mountain campaign in the slave states and make "property in slaves insecure." Brown's so-called raid only lasted 36 hours. He underestimated how quickly white people would rise up to put down what they saw as insurrection. Ten of Brown's men were killed and five escaped.
Brown was captured on October 18, 1859, by a detachment of U.S. Marines under the command of Army Colonel Robert E. Lee. Brown and six of his men were imprisoned in nearby Charles Town. Virginia seized the opportunity to try "the insurgents." Brown was soon found guilty of treason against Virginia, conspiring with slaves to rebel and murder. He was hanged on December 2, 1859.


Welcome to what I believe is the first FG chat being headquartered at the Joker Marchant Stadium press box in Lakeland, Fla.
Anti-WBC people are nuts. It's baseball plus national pride, fans going nuts and players you rarely see. What am I missing?
Torres, Swanson, Rasario, Crawford.... Who would you take at SS for the future?
What kind of money do you think Carlos Santana will command next off-season? Any chance he signs a QO?
Regarding "Salvador Perez Deserves a Break," what do you make of the reports that he has lost 25 lbs? Does Yost try to have him catch 150 games this year?
Travis! Who are some of your favorite tier 2 pitchers? ie. Tanaka, Salazar, Cole etc.
Does that make you a Tiger's Fan?
I actually have a post on this very subject in the queue. I think expectations for Sanchez have gotten a bit out of control. Remember Brett Lawrie's close to 2011? But I do like the player like everyone else.
which bad baseball player do you irrationally love?
Trade one, keep one, drop one (dynasty). Gsellman, Cotton, Musgrove. Do you like any of these three in particular for 17?
Eno is big on Cotton. So I'm big on Cotton. The changeup is possibly an elite pitch.
Votto hit .400+ with OBP .490 in the 2nd half of last season. How is he not the best 1B in the league?
Re: Fly-Ball Revolution - I also remember Donaldson mid-season in his first year with Jays commenting on just putting the ball in the air at Rogers Centre as it will go out anywhere, versus Oakland where you had to pull and were punished for balls in the air to centre-right. He became more comfortable lifting balls as the ballpark factors increased his likelihood of success in doing so.
Should I try to trade Rick Porcello now at his highest value?
Rumor is that the Rays are eyeing Lawrie. On a team with Longo, Duffy, and Miller as regulars with Tim Beckham and Nick Franklin as reserves, what use do they have for him, even at league minimum? Would have rather seen them claim Park.
It's a bit curious for sure. They might see a player with pedigree who has shown flashes of star potential.
In looking at Jung Ho's wild ride last year: he rocked out to a .407 wOBA for May, June, Aug and Sept/Oct (combined (.270	/.377/.567 in 310 PAs). But a crazy outlier of .229 for July (.182	/.250/.255 in 60 PAs). What happened in July? It looks like a perhaps bogus sexual assault claim. I don't mean to diminish that event, and if it happened, it should absolutely be taken seriously. But the data suggest it had an impact on his season. Anyway, are you optimistic that Kang can be a .375+ wOBA guy if he has a full season of injury-free ball?
It's difficult to know how Kang was affected by the assault claim last season. But in a season free of injury and other issues he could be a star-level bat, I think. He's answered all questions about his ability to hit velocity.
do you think Keon Broxton can make the leap this year after how he finished last year? Possible 20-40 upside?
Is this the year Byron Buxton breaks out?
2013-2014 Puig batflips also he's amazing 2015-2016 batflips go away he's not amazing 2017 the batflips back What does this mean?
Spring training story lines so far?
Have you seen any StatCast data regarding how quickly middle infielders are able to turn a double play? Regardless, what DP combo stand out as the best at that individual skill?


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Kader Abdolah
Kader Abdolah in October 2008
(1954-11-12) 12 November 1954 (age 64)
Arak, Iran
Dutch, Persian
University of Teheran
http://www.kaderabdolah.nl/
Kader Abdolah is a Dutch author who was born in Iran.
Kader Abdolah was born Hossein Sadjadi Ghaemmaghami Farahani (Persian: حسین سجادی قائم‌مقامی فراهانی) in Arak, Iran. Since 1988 he has lived in the Netherlands.
His books are often written in Dutch. He adds ideas from Persian literature. He wrote "De reis van de lege flessen", "The journey of the empty bottles". The book is about an Iranian who goes to live in the Netherlands. "The House of the Mosque" was voted second best Dutch novel ever in Holland. "My Father's Notebook: A Novel of Iran" and "The House of the Mosque" are available in English.
Honours and awards[change | change source]
Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion[1]
Knight in the French Order of Arts and Literature[2]
↑ "Kader Abdolah – De koning en de kraai". Nederlandse Grondwet (in Dutch). Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
↑ "Kader Abdolah "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres"". French Embassy in The Hague. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
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1924 Horus este un asteroid din centura principală, descoperit pe 24 septembrie 1960 de Cornelis van Houten și Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld.

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Five of the best composer-violinist partnerships
Von Satie, 7. August 2019, 11:00
Johann Georg Pisendel and Vivaldi/JS Bach/Telemann
Over the centuries, composers and violinists have collaborated in the creation of some of the instrument's greatest works. In the 18th century, for instance, Vivaldi, JS Bach and Telemann were all friends with violinist Johann Georg Pisendel, leader of the Dresden Court Orchestra. Pisendel helped to popularise Vivaldi in Germany and it's thought that his own Sonata for Solo Violin in A minor may have been one of the major influences on Bach's music for solo violin.
The 20 Greatest Violinists of all time
Joseph Joachim and Brahms
Moving into the next century, Joseph Joachim, a protégé of Mendelssohn, later enjoyed close relations with Brahms. When writing his Violin Concerto in 1878, Brahms sent a copy of the first movement to Joachim, the work's dedicatee, instructing him to point out bits that might be unplayable and, tellingly, to 'correct it, not sparing the quality of the composition'.
The 20 Greatest Violinists...how the musicians voted
Kreisler and Elgar
It was Fritz Kreisler who, in 1905, persuaded Elgar to compose his Violin Concerto. Over the next five years, Kreisler made recommendations as the concerto took shape, and declared the finished article as the 'greatest violin concerto produced since Beethoven's'.
Five essential works by Elgar
Oistrakh and Prokofiev/Shostakovich/Khachaturian
In the Soviet Union, David Oistrakh was a great source of encouragement to Prokofiev, prompting him to transform his Flute Sonata, Op. 94 into his Violin Sonata No. 2 in 1943. When, 25 years later, Shostakovich penned his Violin Sonata as a 60th-birthday present to Oistrakh, it was partly in thanks to a friend who had, over the years, often advised him on matters of technique and sound. And Oistrakh collaborated closely with Khachaturian too, submitting his own cadenza for the latter's Violin Concerto in 1940.
Four of the best Khachaturian recordings
Akiko and Rautavaara
Today's composers also rely on soloists' expertise. Anne Akiko Meyers's work with Rautavaara in 2016 resulted in the Finn incorporating her changes to the bowing directions in Fantasia, one of his very last works.
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Q: Authenticate app users from Azure Cloud database I am developing an application that requires user to login before using the application. The app would authenticate the user's email address from Azure database. I have worked with local database systems and know the working of database, but I am new to cloud database and haven't worked with cloud database yet. I wanna ask if there is a way to run some authenticating code at Azure database that would return true or false to the android app through internet after receiving credentials entered by the user. Or suggest me if there is any other better and efficient way of authenticating the user from Azure cloud database.

A: If you develop the mobile app, then Azure Mobile Apps should be a great option for you. Very simple still powerful development model, authentication included. Shortly, authentication using AMA looks like that:

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*You create the account of AMA

*You set up the connection between the AMA account and Google (to establish the trust)

*You download the sample code and play with that - authentication looks like a few lines of code

*When user log into your app, he will be redirected to the authentication provider, then enters his credentials, then, after provider check, the auth token will be issued and returned to your app with some data about user.

So, no password or whatever is going to AMA, only the auth token.
If you want to create a custom database for the auth, then AMA can be the solution as well.

A: You can use Azure Mobile Apps with the Authentication/Authorization feature. See Authentication and Authorization in Azure Mobile Apps and Add authentication to your Android app.
Note that Azure Mobile Apps is the new version of the service Azure Mobile Services. New projects should not use Azure Mobile Services, as it is the older technology and will not be getting new enhancements.
For the actual username and password store for your users, consider Azure Active Directory B2C or use a third party provider like Facebok or Google authentication.

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Nestled within the heart of the scenic Sierra Nevada mountain range, Lake Tahoe has developed a national reputation as the ultimate mountainside vacation destination. All year long, you can absorb the beauty of these striking geological figures that jut into the horizon, whether from a distance or up close and personal. And, while it's nearly impossible to avoid witnessing mountain views when you're in Lake Tahoe, no one can deny that nothing gives you the full impact of immersing yourself in a mountainside retreat like staying somewhere with an unbeatable view of the mountains. Continue reading on below to learn more about the incredible mountain view Lake Tahoe homes for rent that Tahoe Signature Properties has to offer for your stay!
When you choose to book one of Tahoe Signature Properties elite mountain view Tahoe Vista vacation rentals, you can have the supreme mountain vacation experience. Look out your window and you'll see the peaks of the Sierra Nevada, just beckoning you to explore them like the pioneers did so long ago. Depending on the time of year that you decide to visit Lake Tahoe, you can ski or snowboard down their snowy slopes, or ride scenic chairlifts to iconic hiking spots that allow you to gaze out over Lake Tahoe's shimmering depths and the lush forests that surround it.
On the inside, these wonderful mountain view Tahoe home rentals themselves provide all of the conveniences of home during your time here. Space and privacy abound, unlike what you would encounter in a hotel setting. You can also enjoy vast rooms, full kitchens, appliances, and even community amenities that add a special touch to your alpine vacation.
As for things to do, Lake Tahoe is particularly famous for its spectacular skiing and snowboarding each winter, with some spots in the area receiving as much as forty feet of light, dry, and powdery snow on average every year. However, the extensive trails on these mountains designated for hiking, biking, and horseback riding during the warmer months are equally beautiful and captivating.
No doubt watching all those great mountain views from the windows or front porch of one of our Lake Tahoe homes for rent makes your feet itch for a good hike. Well, you're in luck, because the Sierra Nevada wilderness has some of the most fascinating trails that you can find in this part of the country. And the best way to explore it and enjoy all the flora and fauna is on foot. You have many options. You can either hike up and reach elevations of about 10,000 feet above sea level, or hike down as you make your way to the beach. As the networks of trails cross paths, it's easy to get lost both literally and figuratively. It's so beautiful and the trails go on for miles; you can lose all sense of time and direction and end up lost. It's always a good idea to print out a map of the trail you plan to explore before heading out the door of one of our Tahoe home rentals.
Around the time spring melts into summer, the golf courses come back to life. And not a moment too soon, as golfers have been counting the days for the golf courses to open their doors. You can choose from six championship golf course and four executive courses. And if you like to explore more down the North Shore, there are 14 more golf courses waiting for you. So you can easily say that golf is a big thing around Lake Tahoe. With courses that hug the lake and others that zigzag around the valley, one thing is for certain: the views are astounding. If you want to play on the mountain, Coyote Moon Golf Course, with its 250 acres of hills and pine trees, is the right one for you.
When you want to explore the mountains but at a faster pace than hiking, a bike is the right transport. Lake Tahoe has some of the most challenging biking paths and mountain trails you can find. Tahoe East Shore Trail is one those trails that everyone passionate about biking should try. Find your way between boulders on the rocky trail and feel the thrill of a challenging path that will make you sweat, and not just from the effort. It goes from Incline Village all the way to Sand Harbor in one long adventure. Another trail that is worth looking at is the North Lake Tahoe Ale Trail.
Contact our dedicated team of reservation specialists to find out additional information about our Tahoe Vista vacation rentals with mountain views, in addition to the other lovely properties that we have available all around the Lake Tahoe area.


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It topped the Fairer Finance Spring 2018 Home Insurance table earlier this year… now Ecclesiastical has done the same thing for the autumn list.
The specialist insurer has maintained its place ahead of 47 peers, outdoing even itself as it saw its customer trust rating rise further over the last six months. This is Ecclesiastical's eighth consecutive time at the top of the Fairer Finance rankings, which are based not only on trust but also on complaints performance, transparency, and customer happiness.
"I am delighted that Ecclesiastical has once again been named as the best home insurer by Fairer Finance," commented group chief executive Mark Hews, who said the provider is committed to being the most trusted financial services group in all its markets. "It is particularly pleasing to see that our customers rate us as the most trusted insurer in the UK and that they continue to be happy with the service they receive from us.
Meanwhile Ecclesiastical is offering to donate £130 to any nominated parish church for new home insurance policies taken out before the end of 2018.


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Q: Tools and Tips for Sun JVM Troubleshooting We run a cluster of ColdFusion 8 servers on top of the Sun JVM, version 1.6.0_11.  Occasionally a server will simply stop responding to requests.  We've determined so far that the JVM is locking up and that neither ColdFusion nor IIS are the root of the problem.  I've included our JVM arguments below.  Any additional JVM settings we should be looking at?  Any tools to monitor, trace, or get metrics from inside the JVM so we can see what it's doing when the crashes occur?  Any other JVM troubleshooting tips?
-server
-Xms1024m
-Xmx1024m
-Dsun.io.useCanonCaches=false
-XX:MaxPermSize=256m
-XX:PermSize=256m
-XX:+UseParallelGC
-Dsun.rmi.dgc.client.gcInterval=300000
-Dsun.rmi.dgc.server.gcInterval=300000
-Djmx.invoke.getters=true

A: This is a standard option for my config:
-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError

I've also have SNMP/RRD monitoring of basic JVM health characteristics (like heap size, thread count)...there are more.
Then, there is the entire world of tools like jconsole...

A: If you are on Linux you could use kill -3 to get a thread dump and look for deadlocks using using Thread Dump Analyzer.
VisualVM now ships as part of the JDK and can be used monitor memory usage, threads and also includes a profiler.
jmap can be used to obtain heap histograms and heap dumps from Java processes. You could then use a tool like Eclipse Memory Analyzer to investigate it.
As another answer mentioned you could look into JMX and JConsole. For each service in our application we have a MBean so we can view keys stats such as queue sizes to check if anything seems out of the ordinary.

A: You need to look into JMX monitoring - it can give you good insight as to what's going on inside the JVM.
To start, add
  -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=portNun
to the list above.  Then, on another machine, run jconsole and tell it to connect to the machine and port you specified above.  Poke around at will and see what threads are running and what's going on after it's stopped responding to requests.

A: jvmstat has been helpful to me in the past, though I don't think I used it with CF 8/JRE 1.6.  It's got nice displays of what's in each generation so you can see if some of your memory variables are causing the problem.

A: you can use jstat to see the heap usage.
jstat -gc -h10 -t  1000


O Govinda, of what avail to us are a kingdom, happiness or even life itself when all those for whom we may desire them are now arrayed on this battlefield? O Madhusudana, when teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law and other relatives are ready to give up their lives and properties and are standing before me, why should I wish to kill them, even though they might otherwise kill me? O maintainer of all living entities, I am not prepared to fight with them even in exchange for the three worlds, let alone this earth. What pleasure will we derive from killing the sons of Dhrtarastra?
So Arjuna is thinking in terms of his own sense gratification. He is posing himself as if he does not know what the plan of Krishna is. The material world, or the cosmic manifestation, is there. Although temporary, it has got a purpose: to give a chance to the living entities who are rotting in this material world to revive his Krishna consciousness, or original consciousness, and go back home, back to Godhead. The nature of the material cosmic manifestation is bhutva bhutva praliyate (Gita 8.19): it is sometimes manifested and later dissolved. Just like our body – it is created at a certain date, and it will be annihilated at a certain date. Similarly, this gigantic universe, or the virat body, is the body of the Supreme Lord. Krishna will show His virat-rupa to Arjuna.
The soul is covered by two bodies, the external and internal. External means these gross elements – earth, water, air, fire, sky. And internal means the mind, intelligence and ego. Just like our body is covered by shirt and coat, so the soul is covered by two kinds of bodies. Death means the end of the gross body. But people do not know that there is no death for the soul. The outward cover is finished, the inward cover is there, and the inward cover will carry the soul to another gross body. That is called transmigration.
So we have got two kinds of bodies, gross and subtle, and within that, we are living. Dehino 'smin yatha dehe kaumaram yauvanam jara (Gita 2.13). Asmin dehe, within this body, there is the dehi, the proprietor of the body. So people do not understand that this finishing of this gross body is not actually death or annihilation of the soul. Na hanyate hanyamane sarire (Gita 2.20]. Even annihilation of the subtle body does not mean death of the soul. So when the gross body is annihilated, the subtle body carries me to another gross body, just like the air carries the aroma from one place to another. If the breeze is fragrant, we understand it is coming from a rose garden. Similarly, a bad smell will indicate that the air has passed over a filthy place. So the subtle body carries the mental situation of the soul and puts him into a particular body according to that mental situation. Yam yam vapi smaran bhavam tyajaty ante kalevaram (Gita 8.6). At the time of death, the mental situation will give me chance for another gross body. If my mind is Krishna conscious, I will get a body by which I can make further progress. That is also stated in the Bhagavad-gita: sucinam srimatam gehe yoga-bhrasto 'bhijayate (Gita 6.41). So when we try to connect with the Supreme, we can understand there is God and I am also there. We have got intimate relationship.
"My dear Krishna , Madhusudana." Arjuna addressed Krishna as "Madhusudana." He is reminding Krishna that "You also killed many people, but they were Your enemies, like Madhu.You are not Nanda-sudana or Yasoda-sudana, the killer of your own relatives. Why are You inducing me to kill my kinsmen?" Etan na hantum icchami: "You may induce me, but I am not going to kill them." Then Krishna could ask, "This is war. If you do not kill, if you stand still, then they will kill you." But Arjuna says, ghnato 'pi: "Let them kill me, but I will not kill them." This is called family attraction.
So Krishna is preparing the ground for teaching Bhagavadgita. We are so much attached to our bodily conception of life, and expansion of bodily conception of life. syalah bandhuh pitarah pitamahah. Generally, men are attracted to women, and women to men. But when they are united by marriage, the attraction becomes very acute (hrdaya-granthim ahuh). Hrdaya-granthi means "very hard knot." Then I get attracted to my children, my society, my home. Arjuna then said, kim no rajyena govinda kim bhogair jivitena va (Gita 1.32). Everyone works so hard to acquire money. Why? Family attraction.
While in college, we had to study a book called Marshall's Economics. Marshall was explaining that economic impetus begins from family affection. Unless one has got a family, he will not try to earn; he will be irresponsible. There was an English firm in India, and before recruiting anyone they would check, Is he a family man?" Because if he has no family, he may give up the job at any moment – because there is no family attraction.
Therefore according to Vedic civilization, it is the duty of the parents to get the sons and daughters married so that they will develop family attraction, they will be established, they will be organized, and things will go on nicely.
The whole Krishna consciousness movement may be called vairagya-vidya. Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya , in glorification of Lord Caitanya, has written: vairagya-vidya-nijabhakti- yogam (Cc. Madhya 6.254). This bhakti-yoga is vairagya-vidya, how to teach people to be detached from this material attraction. Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya explained how Caitanya Mahaprabhu took sannyasa at a very early age (when he was 24). He had a young 16-year-old wife at home and a 70-year-old mother. But He took sannyasa in order to teach us vairagya-vidya.
In human life, two things are required: jnana and vairagya. Jnana means "I am not this body," not the so-called scientific knowledge, which means more attachment for this body. Jnana means how to achieve the status of vairagya. The brahmacari is taught vairagya-vidya. So vairagya-vidya is exactly opposite of family attachment. It teaches us how to become detached. This is the whole process of Vedic civilization.
Everyone has got this attachment for the body and expansion of the body. So vairagya-vidya means to be detached. That is called brahmajnana. Brahma-bhutah prasannatma na socati na kaìksati (Gita 18.54). That is brahma-jnana. As soon as you understand, aham brahmasmi, "I am not this body, I am spirit soul," this is called brahma-jnana. So long you do not get this knowledge, you are in ignorance.
In this age of Kali, people are so fallen, so degraded, that it is not possible to introduce systematically the whole Vedic principle. It is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy that He has given us mercifully this vairagyavidya, a very short-cut method. What is that? Chant Hare Krishna .


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Edynburg (ang. Edinburgh, wym. []; gael. Dùn Éideann, wym. []) – stolica Szkocji (Wielka Brytania), położona w jej środkowo-wschodniej części, na południowym wybrzeżu zatoki Firth of Forth (Morze Północne), główny ośrodek jednostki administracyjnej (council area) Edynburg. Siedziba Parlamentu Szkockiego (od 1999 roku). Siedziba Uniwersytetu Edynburskiego (1583), obecnie znajdują się tam cztery uniwersytety. Szacunkowa liczba mieszkańców Edynburga w 2020 roku wynosi 506 520, co czyni go siódmym co do wielkości miastem w Wielkiej Brytanii i drugim (po Glasgow) miastem Szkocji. W przeszłości nazywany również "Starym Kopciuchem" (sc. Auld Reekie). Miasto słynie z licznych dorocznych imprez i festiwali, z których najsłynniejszymi są Edinburgh International Festival, Fringe (festiwale teatralne) oraz Military Tattoo (występy orkiestr wojskowych), odbywające się w sierpniu.

Historia
Pierwsze ślady ludzkiego osadnictwa w okolicach Edynburga datuje się na epokę brązu i żelaza. Miasto bierze swoje początki od twierdzy obronnej założonej na wzgórzu zamkowym przez Edwina, króla Nortumbrii. Wokół twierdzy zaczęła powstawać osada, a gdy jej mieszkańcom przydzielono ziemie na tereny uprawne, ukształtował się pierwotny układ przestrzenny miasta. Pierwszą twierdzę nazywano w języku brytyjskim Din Eidyn, co oznacza "Twierdzę Edwina". Nazwę tę przekształcono w języku angielskim na Edwinesburch, a następnie na dzisiejszą Edinburgh.

W 1. poł. IX wieku Edynburg wraz z całą Nortumbrią został podbity przez duńskich wikingów i włączony do obszaru prawa duńskiego. Po pokonaniu Duńczyków przez Edwarda Starszego w 910 miasto zostało przejęte przez Szkotów. W 1020 król Malcolm II włączył Edynburg na stałe do terytorium królestwa Szkocji. W XII w. pod edynburskim zamkiem istniało małe miasto, a w jego pobliżu rozwijała się osada przy opactwie Holyrood. W XIII w. obie osady stały się własnością królewską. Jednocześnie Edynburg wraz z pogranicznym rejonem Borders stał się przedmiotem sporu pomiędzy Anglią a Szkocją. Spowodowało to długotrwałe walki pomiędzy obydwoma królestwami, w czasie których Anglicy często oblegali i zdobywali miasto. W ciągu następnych stuleci Szkoci zdobyli przewagę w potyczkach z wojskami angielskimi i w XV wieku król Szkocji Jakub IV zdecydował o przeniesieniu stolicy kraju ze Stirling do Holyrood, przez co Edynburg stał się faktycznie stolicą Szkocji.

W czasach szkockiej monarchii miasto rozwijało się pod względem gospodarczym i kulturalnym. W 1603 król Szkocji Jakub VI jako pierwszy z dynastii Stuartów koronował się na króla Anglii, łącząc Anglię i Szkocję unią personalną. W tym samym roku założył Szkocki Parlament, który wkrótce utworzył swoją siedzibę na głównej ulicy Edynburga Royal Mile. W dawnym budynku pierwszego szkockiego parlamentu znajduje się obecnie Sąd Najwyższy Szkocji. W 1639 próba narzucenia Szkocji wyznania anglikańskiego wywołała zamieszki w Edynburgu, które rozwinęły się w bunt całego kraju, prowadzący w konsekwencji do Angielskiej Wojny Domowej. Po rozbiciu wojsk szkockich przez Olivera Cromwella Edynburg został zajęty przez Anglików.

W 1745 wybuchło 2. powstanie jakobickie przeciwko rządom angielskim. Armia powstańcza zajęła Edynburg, jednak po kilku początkowych zwycięstwach została rozgromiona pod Culloden. Klęska powstania była początkiem angielskich represji wymierzonych w Szkotów. Na znak angielskiej dominacji postanowiono zbudować nową dzielnicę, przeznaczoną głównie dla bogatych angielskich mieszczan, którą nazwano New Town. Na północ od zamku utworzono symetryczny układ szerokich i wygodnych ulic, przy których wznoszono szeregi wytwornych kamienic mieszczących apartamenty, banki i urzędy. Nazwy ulic w nowej dzielnicy miały upamiętniać angielską rodzinę królewską – centralna ulica nosi nazwę George Street od imienia króla Jerzego III, a równolegle po jej bokach biegną ulice Queen Street i Princes Street, których nazwy upamiętniają żonę Jerzego, królową Charlottę, oraz ich synów.

Klęska walk o niezależność nie spowodowała jednak upadku Edynburga. Inwestycje w dzielnicy New Town, połączone z powstaniem nowych instytucji naukowych i kulturalnych przyciągnęły do miasta wielu uczonych i artystów. Tworzyli oni idee dające początek nowemu szkockiemu społeczeństwu. Odchodzili od przestarzałych form narodu podzielonego na rodowe klany, w jego miejsce tworząc współczesne społeczeństwo brytyjskie. Rozpoczął się czas rozkwitu miasta przypadający na okres Oświecenia, kiedy w Edynburgu mieszkali i tworzyli myśliciele jak Adam Smith i David Hume. Życie kulturalne przenosiło się do nowych dzielnic z przeludnionego Starego Miasta, gdzie ograniczona murami miejskimi przestrzeń nie pozwalała na wznoszenie nowych budynków. Zamiast tego dobudowywano tam kolejne piętra do istniejących domów. W rezultacie dziesięciopiętrowa kamienica nie była na edynburskiej starówce niczym dziwnym, a niektóre budynki sięgały trzynastu pięter. Stare Miasto uległo poważnemu zniszczeniu w pożarze w 1824, lecz mimo to wiele z tych "wieżowców" zachowało się do dzisiejszych czasów.

W XIX w. liczba ludności Edynburga wzrosła z 90 tys. w 1801 do 413 tys. w 1901. Tak gwałtowny wzrost populacji miasta spowodowany był m.in. przez imigrantów z Irlandii, uciekających przed tzw. zarazą ziemniaczaną. W tamtym czasie w Edynburgu, podobnie jak w innych brytyjskich miastach, nadszedł okres uprzemysłowienia. Większość nowych fabryk i zakładów produkcyjnych powstała jednak w sąsiadującym porcie Leith, poza terenem ówczesnego Edynburga. Największym ośrodkiem przemysłu w Szkocji stało się Glasgow, Edynburg natomiast pozostał jednym z najważniejszych brytyjskich centrów nauki i kultury.

Dzielnice miasta
Na centrum Edynburga składa się Stare Miasto (Old Town) i Nowe Miasto (New Town) rozdzielone ogrodami Princes Street Gardens. Stare Miasto jest najstarszą dzielnicą, budowaną od wczesnego średniowiecza wzdłuż traktu łączącego edynburski Zamek z pałacem Holyrood. Nowe Miasto powstało w XVIII w. jako dzielnica bogatych rezydencji, urzędów i banków, i charakteryzuje się regularną zabudową i szerokimi, wygodnymi ulicami. Pomiędzy obiema dzielnicami rozciąga się teren parkowy Princes Street Gardens, powstały po osuszeniu znajdującego się tam niegdyś jeziora Nor Loch. Na południe od centrum znajduje się okolica uniwersytecka, na zachód od zamku niewielka dzielnica biurowa z budynkami banków i instytucji finansowych. W odleglejszych od centrum dzielnicach Edynburga przeważa zabudowa mieszkalna.

Old Town

Old Town jest sercem średniowiecznego Edynburga, posiada większą część jego historycznych zabytków, w tym Zamek, Pałac Holyrood oraz Katedrę St Giles. Znajduje się tu również dom Johna Knoxa, który wprowadził protestantyzm w Szkocji, oraz pomnik Waltera Scotta – sławnego pisarza i poety szkockiego.

Royal Mile jest główną ulicą starówki, która łączy ze sobą dwie królewskie rezydencje Edynburga: Edinburgh Castle i Pałac Holyrood. Zawiera w sobie trzy najważniejsze ciągi ulic – Castlehill, Lawnmarket i High Street. "Królewska Mila" jest najchętniej odwiedzanym przez turystów miejscem Edynburga.

Na południu starówki ważnym punktem są także Cowgate i Grassmarket. Okolica ta jest pełna pubów, lokali rozrywkowych i antykwariatów.

Princes Street Gardens
Park ten (a w zasadzie ogrody) znajduje się w dolinie pomiędzy Old Town a New Town. Od północy przylega do Princes Street. W czasie pomiędzy Świętami Bożego Narodzenia a Nowym Rokiem w ogrodach tych, tuż pod zamkiem, odbywają się turnieje łyżwiarskie.

W centrum Princes Street Gardens znajduje się sztuczne wzgórze The Mound. Jego nazwa oznacza "kopiec" i wywodzi się z czasów, gdy pomiędzy Starym i Nowym Miastem znajdowało się jezioro, a wzgórze usypano jako rodzaj grobli łączącej obie części centrum. Na wzgórzu tym swoje siedziby mają m.in. Royal Scottish Academy, National Gallery of Scotland oraz Bank of Scotland.

New Town
Nowe miasto zbudowane zostało w XVIII w., aby poprawić fatalne warunki życia w Old Town, które w owych czasach pozbawione było kanalizacji, a wąskie i kręte uliczki przyczyniały się do wybuchów licznych pożarów. W New Town powstały szerokie i przestronne ulice, budowane w stylu georgiańskim, przy których znajdowały się liczne budynki rządowe i ekskluzywne mieszczańskie apartamenty. Szachownica równoległych do siebie ulic, jak i same budynki, biura i banki, są przykładem doskonałej, wręcz klasycznej i eleganckiej prostoty.

W centrum New Town znajduje się ulica George Street z wieloma szykownymi sklepami i restauracjami podnoszącymi prestiż okolicy. Biegnie ona równolegle pomiędzy Queen Street a Princes Street, szeroką i elegancką ulicą z dużymi budynkami na obydwu końcach. Na zachodnim jej krańcu znajduje się Charlotte Square, zaprojektowany w 1791 roku przez Roberta Adamsa, a także Kościół St George´s. St Andrews Square z Melville Monument i Royal Bank of Scotland leżą na przeciwległym końcu George Street. Princes Street ze względu na doskonały widok na zamek i bliskość parku stała się najbardziej popularną ulicą w Edynburgu. Najbardziej imponującym budynkiem jest Register House na północno-wschodnim jej końcu. Znajduje się tu także Waverley Market, tuż obok dworca kolejowego Waverley.

Park Holyrood

Za Pałacem Holyrood park wznosi się do podnóża wygasłego wulkanu. Pierwotnie obszar ten był terenem polowań, dziś jest to popularne miejsce spacerowe o powierzchni 260 ha, na którym znajduje się między innymi słynny staw St. Mary's. Na zachód od parku położony jest nowy gmach Szkockiego Parlamentu.

Bruntsfield, Marchmont i Morningside
Na południowych przedmieściach znajdują się duże otwarte przestrzenie The Meadows i Bruntsfield. Stoi tu także średniowieczne Burgh Muir, które było miejscem kwarantanny dla ofiar średniowiecznej zarazy. Marchmont jest obszarem obleganym przez studentów.

Leith
Okolica portowa Leith wydaje się być oddzielona od reszty miasta – mieszkańcy uważają swoją dzielnicę za osobne miasto. Jest to poniekąd zgodne z prawdą, gdyż jeszcze w XIX w. była to odrębna miejscowość. Przy nabrzeżu w Leith jest od 1997 zacumowany i udostępniony do zwiedzania Jacht Jej Królewskiej Mości Britannia. Leith było źródłem inspiracji dla pisarza Irvina Welsha.

Dzielnice i ich oznaczenia pocztowe

Geografia

Klimat

Tak jak większa część Szkocji, Edynburg należy do umiarkowanej strefy klimatycznej o wybitnie morskim charakterze. Zimy są stosunkowo łagodne, mimo że miasto znajduje się na tej samej szerokości geograficznej, co Moskwa lub Labrador. Temperatury w dzień rzadko spadają poniżej 0 °C. Latem temperatury rzadko przekraczają +23 °C. Bliskość Morza Północnego i Oceanu Atlantyckiego łagodzi duże wahania temperatur w skali roku.

Położenie Edynburga pomiędzy wybrzeżem a górami decyduje o wietrznej pogodzie w mieście. Wiatry przeważnie wieją z południowego zachodu, jest to związane z kierunkiem Prądu Zatokowego, który decyduje o klimacie prawie całej Szkocji. Również duża ilość opadów w Edynburgu związana jest z tym prądem, choć można dostrzec, że jest ich mniej niż w bardziej wysuniętym na zachód Glasgow. Edynburg ma niższe roczne opady niż większa część Wielkiej Brytanii i ponad 100 mm mniej niż Dublin. Wiatry ze wschodniego kierunku są zwykle bardziej suche i zimniejsze. Miesięczna ilość opadów jest dość podobna w całym roku.

Transport
System komunikacji miejskiej w tym prawie 480-tysięcznym mieście opiera się prawie wyłącznie na połączeniach autobusowych. Sieć połączeń jest bardzo gęsta, a przystanki często zlokalizowane bardzo blisko siebie. Najpopularniejszym przewoźnikiem jest przedsiębiorstwo Lothian Buses, które obejmuje swym zasięgiem miasto i przyległe jednostki administracyjne: Mid- i East Lothian. Tabor składa się w około 70% z pojazdów niskopodłogowych. Ich średni wiek to 5,3 roku. W 2014 roku (koniec maja) uruchomiono 13 km linię tramwajową łączącą śródmieście (York Place) z lotniskiem.

Kultura

Niektórzy pisarze pochodzący z Edynburga
 Walter Scott (1771–1832)
 Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)
 Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
 Irvine Welsh (1958)
 Ian Rankin (1960)
 Joanne Rowling (1965) – autorka książek z serii Harry Potter. Nie pochodzi bezpośrednio z Edynburga, lecz z tym miastem bezpośrednio wiąże się jej twórczość.

Festiwale
Robocza nazwa Edinburgh Festival to nagromadzenie różnego rodzaju widowisk, festiwali i festynów w sierpniu i we wrześniu każdego roku w stolicy Szkocji Edynburgu. Tylko podczas trzech tygodni festiwali do miasta przybywa ok. 2 mln gości.

Poniższa lista zawiera najważniejsze festiwale w Edynburgu:
 Edinburgh International Festival,
 Fringe Festival,
 Edinburgh International Film Festival,
 Edinburgh International Book Festival,
 Edinburgh Art Festival,
 Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival,
 Edinburgh Military Tattoo,
 Edinburgh International Science Festival,
 Edinburgh Fashion Festival,
 The Festival of Spirituality and Peace,
 New Europe Film Festival,
 Ceilidh Culture,
 Imaginate (Children's International Theatre Festival),
 Leith Festival,
 Edinburgh Mela,
 Scottish Storytelling Festival,
 Africa in Motion (Edinburgh African Film Festival),
 Polish Film Festival,
 Edinburgh's Hogmanay.

Zoo
To jeden z największych parków zoologicznych w Szkocji. W zbiorach ogrodu znajdują się między innymi szympansy, lwy azjatyckie, lemury katta, koale i nosorożce pancerne. Od roku 2011 w zoo można zobaczyć pandy wielkie. Drugą atrakcją zoo są pingwiny cesarskie. W tym ogrodzie po raz pierwszy w historii zanotowano złożenie jaja przez te ptaki.

Nauka
W Edynburgu działają cztery uniwersytety: Edynburski (od 1582), Uniwersytet Heriot-Watt (od 1966), Edinburgh Napier University (od 1992) i Queen Margaret University (od 2007). Stąd pochodził Alexander Graham Bell, wynalazca telefonu. W znajdującym się nieopodal Roslin dokonano sklonowania owcy Dolly.

Polacy w Edynburgu
Według konsula generalnego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej Aleksandra Dietkowa, liczba Polaków zarejestrowanych w Edynburgu wynosi ok. 20 tys. Biorąc pod uwagę, że nie wszyscy Polacy rejestrują się w urzędach, prawdziwa liczba może być jednak nawet 2 razy większa.

Dzielnicą o największym zagęszczeniu Polonii (szczególnie przybyłej do Szkocji po wstąpieniu Polski do UE w 2004) jest Leith. Od końca 2008 Polaków w Edynburgu ubywa, a pozostający często wybierają inne niż Leith miejsce zamieszkania. Wciąż jednak działa wiele polskich sklepów oraz biura udzielające pomocy prawnej. Edynburska Polonia coraz bardziej wtapia się w wielonarodowe miasto, stając się ważnym elementem lokalnej społeczności.

Sport
 Heart of Midlothian F.C.
 Hibernian F.C.
 Derby Edynburga w piłce nożnej
 Murrayfield Stadium
 Edinburgh Rugby

Urodzeni w Edynburgu
 Alexander Nasmyth – portrecista i malarz
 Stephen Hendry – snookerzysta
 Sean Connery – aktor
 Tony Blair – były premier Wielkiej Brytanii

Galeria

Miasta partnerskie
  Wilno, Litwa
  Monachium, Niemcy
  Florencja, Włochy
  Nicea, Francja
  Vancouver, Kanada
  Kijów, Ukraina
  Aalborg, Dania
  San Diego, Stany Zjednoczone
  Dunedin, Nowa Zelandia
  Kraków, Polska
  Segowia, Hiszpania

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
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Бар'єр біологічний — природна біологічна перешкода на шляху поширення виду або угруповання, зумовлена існуванням (або відсутністю) в даній області тварин і рослин, які є конкурентами, ворогами або, навпаки, — їжею і т. ін. Так, ліси перешкоджають поширенню степів, відсутність комах-запилювачів — поширенню ентомофільних рослин і т. д.

Див. також
 Бар'єр географічний

Література
 Быков Б. А. Экологический словарь. — Алма-Ата: Наука, 1983. — 216 с.
 Дедю И. И. Экологический энциклопедический словарь. — Кишинев, 1989.

Ресурси Інтернету
 Дедю И. И. Экологический энциклопедический словарь. — Кишинев, 1989
 Словарь ботанических терминов / Под общ. ред. И. А. Дудки. — Киев, Наук. Думка, 1984
 Англо-русский биологический словарь (online версия)
 Англо-русский научный словарь (online версия)

Примітки

Екологічна термінологія
Біогеографія


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QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK.
The widest range of wildlife and savannah vegetation in Uganda is found in Queen Elizabeth National park characterized by a range of habitats - grassland savannah, lakes, forests and wetlands.
Queen Elizabeth whose coordinates are; 00 12S, 30 00E (Latitude: 0.2000; Longitude: 30.0000) is situated in the Kamwenge, Kasese, Bushenyi and Rukungiri districts of western Uganda about 376Km from Kampala city. It covers total area of 1,978Km (744 square miles); 33%, 50% and 17% of the land covers Rukungiri, Bushenyi and Kasese districts respectively stretching from Lake Edward southwestwards to Lake George northeastwards including the joint of the lakes; Kazinga channel.
The park was gazetted in 1954 getting its name from the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth (II). Much as queen Elizabeth national parks' fauna was highly affected by the Uganda-Tanzania war, a multitude of animals like elephants, hippopotamuses, lions, chimpanzees and leopards have recovered. It currently harbors 606 bird types and 95 mammal species making it a reliable destination to any tourists interested in East Africa.
On the eastern wing of the park lies the mighty Kyambura Gorge, The valley of Apes, well known for its abundant forest dwelling monkeys and chimpanzees. Kyambura river carves the gorge about one kilometer through its width and a hundred meters deep. Chimpanzees contribute to the seven primate varieties that dwell in Kyambura Gorge.
Birds.
612 bird species have been recorded, making QENP among the few national parks on earth with six hundred plus bird species. Chapin's flycatcher, Rwenzori and the Great Blue Turacos, the White Napped Pigeons, Papyrus canary, Martial eagle, Black-rumpled Buttonquail, among others are some of the noticeable species.
Wildlife.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is famous for its diverse mammal species in Africa having over 95 of them. Uganda Kobs, Waterbuck, Warthogs, Lions, Leopards, Hyenas, Giant Forest Hogs, numerous antelopes contribute to the mammal's list in the park. Only the lucky one can take a glimpse of Topis in the Ishasha sector. The Ishasha area is as well known for climbing lions and dark manes that prefer resting on fig trees.
The park is less than Kibale NP by three primate species having ten of them including the rare Chimpanzees. Maramagambo Forest in the south-east of Queen Elizabeth National Park has seven primate types; Chimpanzees, Black and White Colobus Monkeys, L'Hoest's monkeys, Baboons, Red Tailed Monkeys, Blue Monkeys, and Vervet Monkeys, as well as 2 nocturnal species: Pottos and Bush babies.
Dominance of climbing lions on the grassy Kasenyi plains makes QENP the most reliable park for lions in Uganda. Forgetting not the buffalo and elephant herds in the savannah and magnificent hippopotamuses in the Kazinga channel.
Kazinga Channel.
This is a 40 kilometer connection between Lakes Edward and George that gives a conducive environment for glancing the parks' flora and fauna. The best views are found on its shores and during a boat trip. Cruising through the fascinating wetlands, Kazinga Channel and the two lake shores filled with Hippos, Cape Buffaloes, Elephants and Crocodiles in addition to various wetland birds like African skimmer, Pink-backed pelicans, Shoebill stork and great Flamingoes beautify the tour.
The only way to see most nature in their natural setting like buffalos, giraffes and other fauna living in the grassland thickets of the Northern Kazinga towards Mweya is through a boat cruise on Kazinga channel. Lions can be spotted in the Eastern Kasenyi plains and along Kasese road. The most appropriate time for game drives is morning or late afternoon hours under the guidance of range guides who feed you with information about the park and her wildlife residents.
Tree Climbing Lions in Ishasha.
Covering about 100Km south of Mweya and a landscape of savannah woodland divided by the Ishasha River neighboring Lake Edward forms Ishasha. It is famous for animals like climbing lions, rare shoebill stork, Topis, hippos, buffaloes, elephants and so much more.
Maramagambo Forest.
Home of the bat caves. Visitors' attention is caught by millions of bats preyed upon by pythons roaming the caves living off the bats. A secure view of the bats is provided by a shed built in conjunction with The American Centre for Disease Control.
The Magnificent Scenery.
The Rwenzori mountains, Kazinga channel, Lakes Edward and George plus at least ten crater lakes, the accessible open savannah, forested areas of Kyambura and Maramagambo (open to the public) create an awesome scenery in the park.
Equator And Queen's pavilion.
The best destination for any photo shooter is the Uganda Equator and the Queen's pavilion bearing fine craft shops where you can get best souvenirs. The Queen's Pavilion is situated at the entrance of Crater Drive. Queen Elizabeth permitted a provisional shelter for this site in 1954 until a permanent pavilion was constructed for the visit of the Queen herself. Renovations with better facilities like internet and a coffee shop were made in 2007 following a visit of Duke of Edinburgh.
BEST VISITING TIME.
However much the dry season is the best time to visit Queen Elizabeth National park, March to May and August to December wet season beautify the park's environment, you can meet the joy of migratory birds as the pass by. Though chimpanzee trekking is best in drier months.
Gorilla trekking regions in Bwindi
Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale forest
Gorilla families in Bwindi impenetrable N/park
Gorilla families in Mgahinga National Park


In late summer and fall, squirrels collect and bury large numbers of newly ripened acorns. Many of these acorns are later recovered and eaten. Others, however, go undiscovered and can germinate and establish new plants. Thus, squirrels function as both predators and dispersers of acorns.


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