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Mini Print International of Cadaques
RULES 2023
ACCESS TO PAYPAL
WINGFIELD, UK
PINEDA DE MAR, SPAIN
BAGES, FRANCE
FINALISTS 2022
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1992 / Texts
Josep-Miquel Garcia
Art critic and Delegate of Visual Arts in Culture Department of the Catalan Government
Few iniciatives, which having intended from the beginning an annual cadence, an international vocation and a level of quality in experimentation and research, have been as successful, within the Catalan artistic panorama, as the Mini Print International, Cadaqués. Due to the absence of its founder and inspiring creator it now faces a new phase which aims to keep alive the enthusiastic spirit that Pascual Fort transmitted, not only through graphic art but through this event which regularly converted Cadaqués into a didactic vision of the varied forms and techniques of international printmaking and which later traveled to different geographic points in Catalonia and abroad. The show demonstrates the diversity that the different printmaking techniques permit within the minimun dimension required by its regulations.
It is enriching to recall the personal and collective path of the Mini Print in order to gauge the extent of the contacts it generates, and the dynamic and prolific connections it establishes especially with Eastern, Oriental and Latin American countries.
Mercedes Barbera's wise decision to maintain this iniciative assures, in its new edition, the continuity of the meaning and spirit that has always defined the Mini Print International, Cadaqués.
Now that the interrelation of disciplines questions the purity and the frontiers of technical procedures, and thus of the orthodoxy of graphics art, the Mini Print International of Cadaqués will become –more than ever– a point for contemplation of these problems which will awaken its vitality as well as its validity in a world where such events are useful as a critical, pleasant and objective perspective.
Mercedes Barberà Rusinyol
Director of the Mini Print International of Cadaqués
One of the outstanding events of the 12th Mini Print International of Cadaqués, was its inclusion in the Wingfield Festival of Arts & Music in England, where it was shown during May and June, 1992 with the support of the Secretary of Cultural Relations of the Catalan Government.
The importance of this cultural event was such that the show was widely covered by all the mass media (radio, press and TV). Because of its great success, its Director, Ian Chance, has decided to repeat the experience with the 13th Mini Print International of Cadaqués. There is nothing more encouraging for the continuity of the show than its acceptance beyond our borders.
We have also been encouraged by seeing that, despite the absence of its creator, Pascual Fort, so respected and beloved by the artists, the walls of the Taller Galeria Fort were covered by prints proceeding from 45 countries.
We have been deeply moved by the quantity of letters of condolence that we have received from artists all over the world, filled with encouraging words manifesting the importance that the Mini Print International of Cadaqués has for them. We have realized that we are not alone in our efforts and that all the members of ADOGI form a unified whole willing to continue the task.
With these lines we would like to thank you all for all the tokens of solidarity we have received. We are also grateful to the artists who came to Cadaqués to form the Jury and with whom we have exchanged ideas and sympathy.
We also wish to express our gratitude to the Ministry of Culture of the Spanish Government for subsidizing the edition of this catalog in which all the artists whose work we have been able to enjoy this past summer are represented.
We count on all of you for participating in the coming exhibitions that we hope and wish to organize.
The Mini Print International of Cadaqués has been awarded in the Premis Bonart 2015 for the projection of the graphic arts world for more than three decades.


One of the strangest things about Japan is that you can spend an entire day inside a shopping mall and have the best time! If it's raining and gloomy out or if the air hot and humid, there is always sanctuary inside giant shopping centres like Kyoto Yodobashi! Inside you'll not only find interesting shops to explore, but you can also eat at some delectable restaurants, have a gourmet coffee and play like a kid in the arcades.
Yodobashi Camera Co. was a Japanese electronics chain founded by Terukazu Fujisawa in 1960. It was one of the first kind and would be the blueprint for the modern day electronic store. They were the first to let the general public see and touch cameras which they would take out of the box and put on display. This way, before spending thousands of yen, buyers go to touch and play with these high-end items. It made purchasing them more understandable and relatable to a new customer.
Nowadays, Yodobashi sells more than just cameras (although their selections of cameras is still pretty impressive). They sell home goods, hundreds of electronics, toys, cosmetics and more!
One of the strategies that Yodobashi employs is to build their locations near trains stations, making it extremely convenient and visible to customers who travel by train on a weekly basis.
The Kyoto branch of Yodobashi was built in 2010. Four of the six floors are occupied by Yodobashi, and the rest are rented out shops, restaurants, cafes and a bookshop. There is even a British Style Pub on the first floor with an outdoor patio that is EXTREMELY popular with local Japanese residents.
The interior of Kyoto Yodobashi can be quite the shock. The lights are extremely bright, and the music is always at a 10! Signage with discounts, deals and more scream out at you from every direction and finding your way around is almost impossible. The design of the store is made to ensure you wander and see everything before finding what you need. The best thing to do is explore each floor and see what you come across.
Along the exterior perimeter of the 1st floor is where you'll find a few small cafes and inside is the place to try out all the newest iPhones and mobile phones that are out in Japan. The iPhones might be synonymous with the rest of the world, but there are various kinds of cell phones exclusive to Japan that are worth looking at if only to admire.
Their selection of cameras is still very impressive, and I had to restrain myself from buying one! There were so many varieties and options we never see in Canada. They came in neon colours and there were so many designed to look like vintage cameras but with modern interiors. I think I would consider saving up to purchase one my next trip out here.
The selection of watches in Yodobashi is also extremely comprehensive. Even though everyone has a "watch" on their phones these days and it might seem like something that has gone the way of the dinosaurs, watches have seen a resurgence in fashion in the last few years. Here you can find some great styles and brands at competitive prices and even search out for some great deals!
If you're not from Japan and spend a certain amount of money at Yodobashi, you are eligible for a tax-free purchase. Be sure to bring your passport and ask the cashier, and they will help make sure you don't have to pay any of the tax, another way to get a significant saving on a high priced item!
On the 2nd floor is their extensive selection of PC peripherals. While this might seem a little mundane, you have to check out the headphones aisle where you'll find HUNDREDS of styles, brands and colours of headphone. There are some absolute stunners, so if you want to jazz up your PC at work, you can find a unique set of headphones here.
The 3rd floor of Yodobashi is where you can find toys, craft materials, stationary and hobbyist goods! This was my favourite floor. Adults collecting toys isn't frowned upon in Japan, in fact, its pretty much part of being an adult over there. These collectables are incredible works of art to be treasured and allows the kid inside all of us to live on.
We became obsessed with the "Pose Skeleton" figurines. These toys are super popular in Japan, and there are hundreds of sets you can collect. They are completely posable and come with pieces of furniture, outfits and even pets. There is something both morbid and delightful about these smiling skeleton living on despite being long dead.
Their craft selection was heaven. There were so many different kits in brightly coloured pink packages and I tried my hardest not to take them all home with me. For anyone interested in crafting, this is a MUST-SEE part of the store.
My favourite of the Japanese art collections were the "decora" sets. They each came with different cakes and miniature food items that you could decorate with 'whipple creme', gems, plastic bows and tiny fruits. Japan is obsessed with miniaturization, perhaps because their living spaces are becoming smaller and smaller and there simply isn't room.
The main arcade is also located on the 3rd floor. This arcade was slightly different than others we'd visited since it had game machines that required physical cards, wands and other toys to operate the game. Players here were dedicated to their game of choice and brought in special accessories to compete. The bright colours and flashing lights drew me in, but I never took the time to understand how any of these games worked.
Their gachapon centre had some of the best selection we found all over Japan. We wandered up and down the aisles, looking for the strangest ones we could find.
This was it! A vintage bucket gachapon! Perfect for putting into your miniature garden I suppose.
The fashion boutiques are found on the 4th and 5th floors as well as a huge sports store on the 5th floor. The fashion stores are worth checking out since they have little gems to discover. I loved spotting the funny English sayings they loved putting on the clothes. I'm sure it's pretty similar to when we use Asian characters on our clothes just to make them appear "international".
The 6th floor is where you'll find "Yodobashi Dining". Here you'll eat and drink your way across continents through a myriad of restaurants from Westers, to Chinese, to Japanese. We had a coupon we found in a local newspaper for a Shabu-Shabu restaurant and decided to give this a try for dinner. Shabu-shabu is a Japanese version of Chinese hot pot where you cook thinly sliced meat and vegetables in a boiling pot of water. The name Shabu-shabu is onomatopoeia because of the sound you make when stirring the meat inside the cooking pot.
After the meat and veg are cooked, you dip the ingredients into a sauce of your own creation made with any combination of soy sauce, sesame paste, ponzu sauce and spring onions and Japanese pickles and then you eat it over rice.
We had such a good time cooking our food and making different combinations of flavours! There was a buffet full of options to put inside your shabu-shabu. Different greens, a variety of mushrooms, hot dogs (!), onions, rice cakes, noodles and more! You had to request the meat from the server and only after you finished one plate of meat could you be served a second. This might seem like a big effort but it significantly reduces waste, and the servers were always very quick to bring you over the next plate.
The environment was so exciting, huge groups of people were gathered around these steaming pots, laughing, drinking and enjoying each others company while they ate. They even had a huge ice cream bar, which was all you can eat as well, so we obviously had to try every flavour.
After a heavy meal, we decided to walk off all that meat with a perusal of the 6th-floor bookshop and cafe. Many people sat reading outside the shop, enjoying a delicious cup of coffee. Inside the bookshop, there were so many unique books and magazine to read. They even had a small English selection with great books on tourism around Japan.
Beside the coffee shop, there is a small arcade with Purikura photo booths and UFO catchers to spend those last few yen you have in your coin purse. We were obsessed with the Purikura booths and by this time on our trip had got pretty good at designing the final prints.
If you're looking for somewhere to eat, shop or pass the time on a bad weather day, this is a great low-key option. Being so close to the train station, it's also a great place to grab last minute souvenirs before heading out to the airport!


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Should you Know Everything about Someone's Past Before you Marry?
Getting married is one of the most blessed experiences in life. This is because of the emotions of deep love, security and abiding loyalty that you can look forward to in the relationship. And yet there are few more traumatic experiences as being in a marriage which conceals lies, deceit and half-truths. Should you then know everything about someone's past before walking down the aisle with him/her?
Being aware of your partner's health issues is vital to an emotionally and physically healthy relationship. Enquire into his/her medical history which could include both physical and psychological conditions. Of particular relevance are any sexually transmitted diseases that you partner may have contracted in the past and which if not treated thoroughly could infect you as well. It is important to have a clear idea about your partner's past illnesses so that you not only know what triggers to avoid and medications to continue but you are better prepared to lead a lifestyle which is healthy for you both. The health of parents and other family member could also have a bearing on your family health and possibly that of your future children.
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While it is extremely rare these days to find a mate who has never been in a romantic relationship before, it is also prudent to find out all you can about your fiancé's past relationships. This is particularly important in case your partner has been married before since he/she could be involved in alimony or child support issues. For instance if your boyfriend is already paying a large amount in alimony or child support, it could mean that he will have less to spend on you and your future home. Also the issues which may have led to a messy breakup between your partner and his/her former flames could be relevant for you too. Should you trust someone who has been through several failed relationships and cannot seem to settle down with any single person? Or if you have been dating a married guy and even after he leaves his wife and family, can you really trust him – a person with a history of infidelity who has once gone back on his wedding vows and may do so yet again? Also apart from emotional baggage from previous relationships, your betrothed may have been close to people known to do drugs or involved in other kinds of substance abuse. This is not to say that a person can never give up destructive habits of the past and settle down to a healthy relationship later on. Just be careful that the physical, emotional or financial consequences of your partner's past relationships do not come to haunt you later on.
Marriage not only involves emotional commitment but in some cases joint financial responsibility as well. If you are married to a guy who has a lot of debt and very poor credit rating, in certain situations, this could negatively affect your own financial standing as well. Then again you may not be able to undertake any more investments as a couple if your partner's credit rating is already very low. So be very careful about the financial position of the person you are getting married to. Don't be misled by an address in a posh neighborhood or expensive shopping habits – your partner may be only renting that house or addicted to a high consumption lifestyle and living a life of credit. For all these reasons you are well within your rights to find out about your fiancé's professional and financial status. Even if you know that your partner has major assets, don't neglect his/her day-to-day financial habits. Things like whether your partner is an impulsive spender and has poor saving habits could affect the overall quality and especially financial health of your marriage.
Families are rarely perfect but still the people among whom your partner has been brought up are crucial in shaping your partner's personality and values. Encourage your fiancé to tell you childhood stories and introduce you to his/her parents, siblings and even extended family members. Watch out for the family dynamics since these could give you important clues on what your betrothed feels about marriage and relationships. For instance a guy who has never seen his father treat his mother well is likely to be domineering and disrespectful to his own wife. Then again a woman who has always been her daddy's pet could have grown up as immature and selfish.
Any run-ins with the law that your partner has been involved with should come to your notice before you take the decision of marrying him/her. Also heavy drinking and drug use should be a deal-buster for marriage until you know for sure that the problem is resolved. Check for telltale signs, which could range from apparently harmless ones like abrupt mood swings to serious ones like sudden personality changes or always planning dates around events where there is a lot of alcohol and drugs. Also watch out for physical evidence like hidden, empty alcohol bottles or drug paraphernalia. Don't ignore these issues and make excuses to yourself as these problems are unlikely to disappear after marriage. Ideally your partner should be the one to come out with such details but if you have a notion that he/she is hiding something, feel free to run a background check on your intended.
While you are within your rights to know about the past of the person you are going to spend your life with, issues like trust and privacy of an individual also need to be considered. It is best if you do not intrude too much in areas of his/her life which have nothing to do with you or your relationship, These could include past friendships which turned sour for some reason or strained family relationships about which your partner does not like talking much. At some point you will have to trust him/her on these and lay off asking questions. As long as these issues have no bearing on your future marriage, it is best to respect your partner's past and privacy.


In fact, the enormous building and flashy titles do not make a difference to a child's life, but whether the child has grown up in the school A or school B, does make a difference for the life-time, in child's Attitude, Aptitude and Altitude.
We believe that each child entrusted to us will receive holistic education in its finest form.
For us, education is a preparation for life which is an enjoyable, interactive and empowering experience for our children.
We are committed to develop young people who are aware, sensitive, open minded and creative.
We aim to produce children who raise questions, form independent opinions, develop an inquisitive mind and are able to communicate what they think, with confidence.
We emphasis upon reading culture, conceptual understanding, original thinking, self-answering skills, original writing, enriched vocabulary, fluency in communication skills(particularly in English language), creativity, sensitivity, self-responsibility, self-discipline, self-confidence, leadership skills, grounded personality and above all love for learning in our children, through our innovatively and thoughtfully designed curriculum – "SHIKSHANTARAM".
Our school curriculum is designed on the basis of the well-researched Multiple intelligences theory developed by Howard Gardner, the different learning styles & Kolbe's cycle of experiential learning. It integrates classroom learning with practical work, field trips, experimentation and project work. Therefore our children see the relevance of what they are learning in real life situations.
In our curricular programme 'JMIS-MENTOR' senior students are guided and advised by a panel of subject experts, Career counselors, work industry professionals and corporate honchos. Children are also trained for various entrance exams and given opportunity to participate in symposiums, presentations, discussions, workshops, conferences and seminars.
We conduct several programmes like school cinema, Promise, SEVA, Theatre in Education, inspire and many more, to inculcate ethics, values, life skills, empathy and sensitivity in our children without which we believe their 'learning for life' would be incomplete.
The brand or fancy title (which is more about our social gratification rather than our child's quality learning experiences).
The large no. of sections in each class… up to y or z… (Which may reasonably not bring any qualitative learning but only the child becoming insignificant and lost in the big crowd).
Large no. of children studying in each section… & eventually in school (How does that bring ample opportunities for all, individual attention, unleashing the best in all etc?).
Adorned with Life skills, ethics & values. The name of the school should be socially gratifying for me.
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The Curator of Schlock #58: Lupin the 3rd (Dead or Alive)
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Lupin the 3rd: Dead or Alive
The Curator of Schlock #58 by Jeff Shuster
Not to be confused with DOA: Dead or Alive
Who is Lupin the 3rd? Is he a villainous criminal mastermind or a heroic kind-hearted thief? The latter of course! He's not even remotely villainous. He rescues princesses from evil counts. He steals million dollar diamonds only to give the money away to some poor orphan whose parents were killed by the Nostradamus Sect. These week's movie, Lupin the 3rd: Dead or Alive, starts out in a nasty prison where the warden will let a few prisoners escape just so the guards can have some target practice. Then the warden lights a cigar that explodes. It turns out the warden was Lupin the 3rd in disguise. He drives the prisoners away in a jeep while Apache helicopters fire missiles at him. That's just the first five minutes of the movie.
I think it's fitting that Lupin the 3rd: Dead or Alive came out in 1996. That was the first year I discovered Lupin the 3rd when I bought that VHS copy of The Mystery of Mamo. I do find myself waxing nostalgic when I write about these films. It wouldn't be long before I started studying film at Manatee Community College, watching such classics as The 400 Blows and Sweet Sweetback's Baadaasssss Song. It helped that film critics of the 90s such as Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert were very receptive to Japanese animation. A movie's merit wasn't judged based on what genre it came from. This made me more open-minded when it came to exploring films outside the mainstream whether they belonged to the French New Wave or those exotic animated features coming from Japan.
I was once asked if I thought that Japanese animation was better than American animation. I said no. You can't really compare the two. The one distinction of note I've observed over the years is that Japanese animation tends to focus on detail whereas American animation tends to focus on fluidity of movement. I also feel that more inventive storytelling occurs in Japanese animation simply because they produce far more of it than we do.
If we take Lupin the 3rd: Dead or Alive as an example, one might be tempted to write it off as a typical adventure movie. We have Lupin and company visiting the island paradise of Zufu in search of treasure. Unfortunately, a brutal dictator named General Headhunter rules Zufu. He lives up to that name whenever he chops the heads off of useless people or foolish subordinates. General Headhunter had also managed to execute the King of Zufu, but couldn't disable able the defense mechanism guarding the nation's treasure.
It's the defense mechanism that sets this movie apart. The treasure is contained on an island where an aircraft carrier must have shipwrecked. When Lupin and company set foot inside, the computer on board reads them as intruders and employs nanotechnology against them. Knives and axes attached to tentacles form out of the dirt on the floor of the vessel and out of the sand outside. Microscopic robots are making all of this possible, and it will take a computer program to make the dirt inert. And when the dirt is rendered harmless, it's revealed to be gold dust. I'm used to deadly traps guarding the treasure in adventure movies, but this is the first instance I've ever seen of the treasure being the deadly trap.
I hope you've enjoyed Lupin the 3rd month. Like James Bond, he will return to The Museum of Schlock someday.
Five Things I Learned from Lupin the 3rd Dead or Alive
There's no point in trying to arrest Lupin the 3rd. He'll break out of jail in three days tops.
Exploding cigars come in handy during car chases.
Evil dictators will only hire you as their secretary after you have a bout of mortal combat with another candidate.
Having a one million dollar bounty on your head sure brings out the bounty hunters.
If your evil boss always kills the messenger, don't be the one to deliver the message.
Photo by Leslie Salas.
Jeffrey Shuster (episode 47, episode 102) is an MFA candidate and instructor at the University of Central Florida.
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The InternalsVisibleTo attribute is a well-known attribute for testing assemblies. The internal methods of an assembly become visible to the test project. This allows you to test the internal methods without using reflection, so your tests are more maintainable.
However, if the assembly has a strong name, the name of the assembly must include the PublicKey. Getting the PublicKey, not the PublicKeyToken, is not very convenient. As I don't want to remember the procedure, here's the steps.
It shoud print a long sequence of digits and letters in the console.
If you do not copy the expected public key, you'll get a compilation error.


I know this isn't about art or literature and I haven't been blogging. My life right now is all about battling lung cancer and its grievous effects. These pictures were taken this past year, before we knew what lay before us. I just had to post them to celebrate Matt and me, our life together and all the fun we've had.


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Even if the PC port is totally messed up and I needed 2 hours until the game ran properly I can fully recommend the game. The gameplay is typically Hack n Slay and is still fun after 10 hours of playing time. With the right timing when dodging and... a selection of over 30 weapons, you'll always discover new combos. To this comes the flying change between 3rd-person, top-down shooter and 2D jump run.
Additionally the soundtrack is one of the best if not even the best I've ever had in a game. My only points of criticism are partially spongy textures and the prerendered cutscenes capped at 30fps.


The Court of Justice of the European Union is a building complex located in Luxembourg. It houses The Court of Justice, The General Court, and The Civil Service Tribunal. Architect Dominique Perrault created an extension to building, with projected completion in the year 2020. Though a government building, there are associated rights (including copyrights) to consider when it comes to creating imagery featuring this location.
Content featuring the location is unsuitable for royalty-free collections, however may be suitable for rights-managed collections.


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Q: Как добиться, чтобы цветной градиент двигающейся полосы подсвечивал текст снизу Вопрос инициирован ответом и комментарием на него

Например, что бы полоса была на одном уровне с надписью, и проходила
через нее... По сути, полоса с градиентом доходя до границы надписи и
исчезала, как бы входила в нее и выходила из нее в конце... было бы
прикольно

Вот собственно код:

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background:#272727;
}
.container {
width:40vw;
height:40vh;
}

<svg  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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     repeatCount="indefinite" />

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По коду видно, что градиентная полоса проходит под текстом Loading . . .  и буквы имеют свой динамический градиент, но всё это работает немного не так, как описано в комментарии автора вопроса
Нет синхронизации градиента полосы и букв. Полосу видно, когда она проходит под буквами.
Как добиться выполнения условий, изложенных в комментарии см. ваше

A: Идея решения следующая:

*

*Необходимо скрыть часть трассы движения цветной полосы

*Буквы должны быть прозрачными, оставить только контур

*Применить текстовую маску Loading ..., которая бы прорезала закрытый (экранированный) участок трассы движения цветной полосы, тем самым сквозь прозрачные буквы будет видна цветная полоса и на буквах будет виден динамический градиент.

#1. Экранирование части трассы движения цветной полосы
Для этого добавляем поверх трассы движения цветного бегунка экранирующий сегмент

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#2. Добавляем надпись сверху экранирующей полосы
Чтобы буквы были прозрачными fill="none" и был только контур stroke="gold"

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background:#272727;
}
.container {
width:40vw;
height:40vh;
}

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          viewBox="0 0 400 400" >
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     attributeName="stroke-dashoffset"
     begin="0s" dur="1s"
     values="942;471;235;0"
     keyTimes="0;0.75;0.9;1"
      calcMode="linear"
     repeatCount="indefinite" />

</circle>

    <path id="textPath"  d="M200 50a150 150 0 0 1 0 300"   fill="none"   stroke="#383838" stroke-width="45" stroke-linecap="round" opacity="0.9"/>

  <path id="textPath1" d="M200 50a150 150 0 0 1 0 300"    fill="none"   />

<text class="txt1" font-size="38px" font-weight="bold" letter-spacing="0.5em"  stroke="gold" stroke-width="2" >
  <textPath href="#textPath1" startOffset="1">
    <tspan dy="0.35em">Loading . . .</tspan>
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#3. Применяем текстовую маску Loading ...,
которая  прорезает закрытый (экранированный) участок трассы движения цветной полосы и становится виден динамический градиент
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<text class="txt1" font-size="36px" font-weight="bold" letter-spacing="0.2em"  stroke="black" >
  <textPath href="#textPath" startOffset="2">
    <tspan dy="-1.3em">Loading . . .</tspan>
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</text>
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Для текстовой маски закраска <g fill="black"> при этом значении она прорезает экранирующую полосу
подробней как работает маска тут
Применяем маску mask="url(#mask)"

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background:#272727;
}
.container {
width:40vw;
height:40vh;
}

<svg  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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   <rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="white"/>
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       <path id="textPath" d="M200,110 A90,90 0 0 1 200,290"  fill="black" stroke="none" />
<text class="txt1" font-size="36px" font-weight="bold" letter-spacing="0.2em"  stroke="black" >
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Маска неожиданно подрезала края, хотя она была применена только к буквам
Устраняем этот дефект путем добавления maskUnits="objectBoundingBox" и расширяем регион действия маски   x="0%" y="-10%" width="120%" height="150%"

body {
background:#272727;
}
.container {
width:40vw;
height:40vh;
}

<svg  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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   <linearGradient id="Lg" x1="0" x2="0" y1="1" y2="0">
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<text class="txt1" font-size="38px" font-weight="bold" letter-spacing="0.5em"  stroke="gold" >
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The Vermont Arts Council has launched its largest community art project ever.
People around the state are turning thousands of wooden artists' palettes into paintings, sculptures, musical instruments and other works of art.
The Arts Council launched the Palettes of Vermont project in January. Since then, nearly seven-thousand wooden palettes and 30-thousand paper palettes have been given out.
Dozens of communities and 142 schools are taking part.
The city of Saint Albans hopes to create the world's largest palette.
Bennington has more than 50 palettes on display in stores and businesses.
And on June 16th, all participants are invited to display their work on the Statehouse lawn.


On 6 April 2014 a major part of the Government's programme of employment dispute reform will come into force with the introduction of ACAS Early Conciliation. The new scheme will require an employee who believes that they have a claim against their employer to notify ACAS of the dispute before they can issue a claim in the Employment Tribunal. This will give ACAS the opportunity to attempt to resolve the dispute through conciliation as an alternative to the claim proceeding to the Employment Tribunal.
ACAS (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) provides impartial assistance to both employers and employees and already offers a dispute conciliation service. However currently there is no requirement on the employee to involve ACAS before issuing a claim in the Employment Tribunal.
The new mandatory dispute notification scheme should give ACAS more time to resolve the dispute and is likely to result in a further reduction in the number of claims issued in the Employment Tribunal. This comes at a time when Government statistics show that that there has been a 79% drop in the number of Employment Tribunal claims issued following the introduction of fees last year.
From 6 April 2014 onwards employees in dispute with their employer will be required to notify ACAS of the dispute by telephone or by completing an online form. ACAS will then gather details of the dispute and attempt to contact both the employer and employee within 48 hours to invite them to cooperate in telephone based conciliation by an ACAS conciliator.
If both parties agree to engage in the conciliation the dispute will enter a period of conciliation of one calendar month (which may be extended by 14 days). If the dispute is resolved ACAS will draw up a legally binding agreement recording the agreed terms.
If either party refuses to engage in the conciliation process or the dispute is not resolved following conciliation ACAS will provide an Early Conciliation Certificate. The Certificate will be required before the employee can issue proceedings in the Employment Tribunal.
The normal 3 month time limit by which claims must be issued in the Employment Tribunal will be extended to allow Early Conciliation to take place. The time limit clock will stop when the dispute is notified to ACAS and restart when the Early Conciliation Certificate is issued.


Seattle, the city known for its gray, rainy skies, hasn't seen a drop in 51 days. On Monday, it tied its longest rain-free streak on record and then, Tuesday, will most likely surpass it.
Seattle averages 152 rainy days each year. The last time it rained was before the summer solstice, when 0.06 inches fell June 17. Some mist has occurred a few times since, but no measurable precipitation.
A large ridge of high pressure has dominated the Pacific Northwest for much of the summer, blocking storms from moving inland off the Pacific Ocean.
Cliff Mass, professor of meteorology, points out it's not unusual for little rain to fall in Seattle during the summer, which is the dry season. "We are only about an inch below normal for the 12-week period," he said.
Through the end of July, Seattle was having its second wettest year on record. "So in terms of real impacts, the lack of summer precipitation doesn't mean that much," Mass added. "Meteorologists like records, though, and I am no exception."
In a way, temperatures have been perhaps more notable than the dry streak. Monday marked Seattle's tenth straight day at or above 80 degrees, tied for its third-longest stretch on record.
The streak included three days in a row of temperatures surpassing 90 degrees, Aug. 2-4. Record highs were set on two of those days (91 on Aug. 2 and 94 on Aug. 3) and temperatures would probably have surged higher but for wildfire smoke oozing into the region from British Columbia.
The forecast for the next several days calls for more very warm, dry weather. No rain is predicted for the week, which will allow this dry streak to become truly unprecedented in modern records.
At the same time, highs are expected to continue to be near and above 80 degrees. If it hits at least 80 every day this week, which is a possibility, Seattle will have a record for the longest streak of high temperatures above 80 degrees, passing the existing mark of 15 such days, set in 2015 and 1977.
Beyond this week, however, Mass says the weather may turn cooler and wetter.


Echo is a choir of women based in Toronto, cultivating in its own words "the beautiful, rich and powerful sound of adult women's voices." Co-directed by community music-maker (and past music director at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, the home of Echo) Becca Whitla and singer and choral conductor Alan Gasser, the 27-year-old choir has grown to 80 voices while committed to inclusivity and diversity in membership and repertoire.
Echo's second album One Voice: Greatest Hits Volume 2 provides vivid live concert recordings of 25 favourite songs from its past 16 years. The choir's commitment to social justice rings true in several selections. Just two examples: the anti-war anthem Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream penned by Ed McCurdy in 1950, and You Will Be Free, set by Gasser with words by South African religious leader and human rights activist Desmond Tutu.
Among the things that attract me to Echo's repertoire is its warm-hearted global embrace. In addition to original Canadian compositions – I'd like to mention Echo's premiere of the choral version of my own North of Java in its formative years – it also covers traditional folk song arrangements from several regions of Europe, Africa and the Americas.
The album's global journey ends with the stirring gospel song Everything Will Be Alright by the Grammy Award-winning Rev. Dr. James Cleveland. It's a passionate downtown Toronto rendition of the African-American Baptist original, its positive message echoing through my speakers.


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Details of transaction
Amcor Ltd
On 14 April 2000 Amcor shareholders received a return of capital of $1.22 for each Amcor share they held. It was applied to acquire PaperlinX shares. The return of capital is a non-assessable payment, so shareholders who received PaperlinX shares should reduce the cost base and reduced cost base of their Amcor shares by $1.22 per share.
AMP Ltd
Acquisition cost for AMP Ltd shares is $10.43 per share and acquisition date is 20 November 1997.
Note: Distribution from AMP Foundation Trust
In addition to their final dividend in April 2001, AMP shareholders received a distribution from the AMP Foundation Trust. The trust used the discount method to calculate its capital gain and this will be shown on shareholders' distribution notices as the full capital gain (the grossed-up amount) . Shareholders do not need to gross up the capital gain amount themselves.
BHP Ltd
On 31 October 2000 BHP shareholders received a return of capital of 66 cents for each BHP share held. It was applied to acquire OneSteel shares.
The return of capital is a non-assessable payment, so shareholders who received OneSteel shares should reduce the cost base and reduced cost base of their BHP shares by $ 0.66 per share.
Boral Ltd
Origin Energy Ltd (formerly called Boral Ltd) shareholders received one new Boral Ltd share for every two old Boral Ltd shares held.
Acquisition cost of the new Boral Ltd shares is $3.16 per share and the acquisition date is 1 March 2000.
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd
On 23 June 1998 Coca-Cola Amatil shareholders received a return of capital of $3.86 for each Coca-Cola Amatil share they held. It was applied to acquire Coca-Cola Beverages shares.
The return of capital is a non-assessable payment, so shareholders who received Coca-Cola Beverages shares should reduce the cost base and reduced cost base of their Coca-Cola Amatil shares by $3.86 per share
Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd shareholders were entitled to one Coca-Cola Beverages share for each Coca-Cola Amatil share held.
Acquisition cost of Coca-Cola Beverages shares is $3.86 per share and the acquisition date is 23 June 1998.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd
Public share offer
For the first instalment: Acquisition date and indexation available from 13 July 1996.
For the final instalment: Indexation applies from the date of receipt by the trust of the payment due on 14 November 1997 or of the discounted sum paid earlier.
The buy-back price of $27.84 included $10.00 capital proceeds and a $17.84 fully franked dividend. The disposal date was 2 April 2001.
Lend Lease Ltd
The buy-back price of $19.88 included $7 capital proceeds and a $12.88 fully franked dividend. The disposal date was 2 October 2000.
NRMA Insurance Group Ltd (NIGL)
Acquisition cost of NIGL shares allocated to shareholders is $1.78 per share. Acquisition date was 19 June 2000. For additional shares purchased through the facility, acquisition cost is $2.75 and acquisition date was 6 August 2000.
If you sold shares that you obtained under the demutualisation, there will be no capital gains tax consequences. This is because the buy-back price was paid in June 2001 and consisted of two components:
1. capital proceeds of $ 1.78 and
2. a fully franked dividend equal to the balance of the buy-back price in excess of $ 1.78.
If you sold any of the additional shares you purchased through the facility (up to 181 shares), you will make a capital loss. For example:
Capital proceeds $ 1.78
Reduced cost base $ 2.75
Capital loss (per share) $ 0.97
If you acquired your shares by purchasing them on the stock exchange, whether you made a capital gain or capital loss will depend on the cost base of your shares.
OneSteel Ltd
BHP shareholders received one OneSteel Ltd share for every four BHP shares held.
Acquisition cost of OneSteel shares is $2.64 per share and acquisition date is 31 October 2000.
Origin Energy Ltd
On 1 March 2000 shareholders in Origin Energy Ltd (formerly called Boral Ltd) received a return of capital of $3.16 for each Origin Energy share (or $1.58 for each old Boral Ltd share) held. It was applied to acquire the new Boral Ltd shares.
The return of capital is a non-assessable payment, so shareholders who received new Boral Ltd shares should reduce the cost base and reduced cost base of their Origin Energy shares by $3.16 per share.
PaperlinX Ltd
Amcor shareholders were entitled to one PaperlinX share for every three Amcor shares they held. For each Amcor share they held, they received a return of capital of $1.22, which was applied to acquire PaperlinX shares.
Acquisition cost of PaperlinX shares is $ 3.66 per share and acquisition date is 14 April 2000.
Suncorp-Metway Ltd
Exchange of Series 1 Exchanging Instalment Notes (EINs)
Suncorp-Metway Ltd shares received in exchange for Series 1 EINs were acquired on 1 November 1999. Their acquisition cost is $ 8.20 per share
Public Share Offer 1
For the first instalment: Acquisition of shares was (and indexation available from) 15 November 1997.
For the final instalment: Indexation applies from the date of receipt by the trust of the payment due on 17 November 1998.
For the first instalment: Date of acquisition was 22 October 1999 if the instalment receipts were purchased through the offer. No indexation applies because acquisition was after 21 September 1999.
For the final instalment: No indexation as above.


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Tyson Gay is the Last Man Standing in 2010
Posted on August 24, 2010 by Rojo Grande
Tyson Gay stands alone as Bolt and Powell throw in the towel.
It was supposed to have been the climactic finale – the mouth-watering replay of 2009's World Championship 100-meter dash in Berlin.
Yes, that race.
The one where Usain Bolt obliterated his own amazing 9.69 world record from Beijing, 2008.
The one where Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell, the world's next fastest sprinters ever, were sucked along in Bolt's draft to post incredible yet inadequate times of their own (9.71 and 9.84).
The one which catapulted Bolt into stratospheric realms, beyond the reach of mere humanity.
But that was 2009 and this is 2010 – and since that race, a few million gallons of water has flowed under the bridge:
Later in 2009, Gay established a new American record (9.69) in Shanghai in a race he described as "not technically good".
The 2010 season has been the quadrennial "down year" with no global championships, thus many athletes have used 2010 as a year to retreat from intensive training regimens to rest and heal.
The new Diamond League series of 14 international meets was launched, promising track and field fans multiple head-to-head showdowns. While there were several extremely talent-laden meets and exceptional performances, many of the elite match-ups failed to materialize because of the down year or debilitating injuries.
Gay beat Powell in Gateshead, beat Bolt in Stockholm, and established the season's best time (9.78) in London.
Bolt and Powell have since shut down their seasons, citing lower back (some say spine) problems.
So now, instead of the Big Three getting together in Brussels this Friday in the final Diamond League meet (and that sumptuous re-match of 2009), only Gay remains to give fans a glimpse of the brilliance which might have been.
But don't sell Gay short.
He is a determined competitor who has been gaining confidence with each race. And without the pounding hooves of Bolt or Powell to motivate him in Brussels, the clock may have just become his most potent rival.
"I think I have a lot left in the tank," Gay said in a recent press conference. "I know the track (Brussels) is extremely fast. I'm going to give it my best and hopefully, I'll PR."
At 28, perhaps Gay sees 2010 as a year of fleeting opportunity rather than a year to seek shelter and rest. Indeed, his year has been marked by several milestones:
In May, Gay broke Tommie Smith's 44-year-old record in the straight-track 200m in an impressive early-season 19.41.
In July's Prefontaine meet, he fought through rusty joints and sore muscles to finish a close second to Walter Dix in the 200m in 19.76. More importantly, Gay disposed of the ghost which had haunted him for two years – the traumatic hamstring injury in the 2008 Olympic Trials on that same track.
Last week in Zurich, Gay helped his US 4x100m relay to a win in the fifth fastest time ever (37.49).
Gay's weakest link – his start – has never looked better than it has this year.
And then of course, the victory over Bolt in Stockholm and his world-best 9.78 in London, bucking a headwind and cool, damp conditions.
So, while many have already thrown in the towel for 2010, Tyson Gay has methodically been increasing the value of his stock.
Even without the likes of Bolt and Powell, meet organizers have put together a field of sub-10 sprinters who could push Gay into uncharted territory: Nesta Carter, Jamaica (9.86), Yohan Blake, Jamaica (9.89), Richard Thompson, Trinidad-Tobago (9.89), Daniel Bailey, Antigua (9.91) and Trell Kimmons, USA (9.95).
Kimmons, by the way, is somewhat of a lucky charm for Gay. In some of Gay's better races, Trell's crisp starts have actually pulled Gay out of the blocks and into his drive phase more smoothly.
As someone who has been running under the thumb of Bolt's dominance these many months, perhaps it's time Gay re-emerged as a serious contender to challenge that reign. A strong race and a new American Record in Brussels would certainly help that cause.
And for the sport of Track and Field, it couldn't come at a better time.
Update: 8/31/2010 – From seemingly out of nowhere, Jamaican Nesta Carter has emerged as the fifth fastest man on the planet with his 9.78 in Rieti, Italy on August 29. This equals Gay's season best. The two will face off tomorrow, September 1 in Zagreb, Croatia. Update of that result will follow.
Other interesting events at Brussels –
Men's 800m – David Rudisha (Kenya), new world-record-holder (1:41.09) is still hungry and wants more. Abubaker Kaki (Sudan) and Boaz Lalang (Kenya) guarantee a quality race.
Men's Javelin – Norwegian champion Andreas Thorkildsen will try to hold off his Finn challengers, Tero Pitkamaki and Teemu Wirkkala. All are due for big throws.
Men's Shot Put – American Christian Cantwell is motivated to do something special to erase the memory of last week's rare loss in Zurich. The usual suspects round out the quality field: Tomasz Majewski (Poland) and Americans Reese Hoffa, Cory Martin, Adam Nelson and David Taylor.
Women's 800m – This will be 2009 World Champion Caster Semenya's (S. Africa) third race since returning from an 11-month banishment. She will get her first real test from an absolutely loaded sub-2:00 field. World 2010 leaders Alysia Johnson (USA) and Russian Mariya Savinova will not go quietly into the night. And neither will the British tandem of Jemma Simpson and Jennifer Meadows. Kenyan Janeth Jepkosgei and American Anna Pierce could surprise.
Women's 100m Hurdles – Canada (Priscilla Lopes-Schliep and Perdita Felicien) vs. USA (Lolo Jones and Queen Harrison). 'Nuff said.
Women's High Jump – Croatian pogo stick, Blanka Vlasic is ever so close to a world record. Will it be this week? Germany's Ariane Friedrich challenges.
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There is a new style of Christianity gaining popularity here in the U.S. It is called by several names, but the most prevalent is Prosperity Christianity. No matter what name is used, though, the teaching is the same. Simply put, this form of Christianity teaches that God wants believers to be materially wealthy. As I understand the concept, it is equating Godliness with prosperity. That material wealth is evidence of being in covenant with God. The theology's emphasis is on God's promised generosity in this life and the ability of believers to claim it for themselves. If God loves us, it teaches, then God will reward us with a new home, a good job, or good health. God wants us to be prosperous.
This is creating some confusion with Christians who are not prosperous, including me.
That the Bible teaches that God blesses us is unquestioned. Leaf through the Bible, from the great blessing of Abraham in Genesis 12 to Deuteronomy 28's famous list of blessings and promises to Jesus' beatitudes there is a reoccurring theme in the Bible that God blesses. However, blessings does not mean that God's miraculous power can be treated as an automatic ATM, or is at the disposal of human techniques, or manipulated by human words, actions, gifts, or rituals.
The Bible doesn't permit a prosperity gospel interpretation. Take the example of Paul. What do we need to say but quote these lines from his own letter to the Corinthians: "Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. "Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." – 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. A constant in Paul's life was suffering, not material blessing. And who would argue whether Paul was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ. And the roll call in Hebrews 11 tells us time and again of solid saints who experienced one hardship after another.
Let's look a little deeper at what the Bible says about prosperity.
Wealth can and does build up people in the eyes of many, but it does not impress God. In talking with a rich man, Jesus looked at him and said, 'How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!' (Luke 18:24).
Then there are the realities of today. We are in economic hard times in the Panhandle. I see faithful, Godly men and woman who are integral members of Northstar Church who are unemployed, suffering, and going to bed worrying about their future. Countless Christians are anxious about their finances. Others have lost their retirement. The problem that needs to be explained to me by those espousing the prosperity gospel is that these folks are faithful, they are trusting God, and they are still get laid off and struggling.


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Will Smith's 20-year-old daughter confesses to polyamory
The native daughter of world famous film actor Will Smith came out in the program Red Table Talk. Willow's interview was posted on the show's Facebook page. The girl admitted that she is polyamorous.
Willow is now 20 years old and, according to her, is in a relationship in which the partners do not mind the other starting romantic ties on the side. During a TV interview, she reached out to her 76-year-old grandmother and 49-year-old mother and explained that monogamy is bad. Because it ends in betrayal. Whereas polyamory is an honest and open format.
"Let's say you don't really want sex all the time, but your partner wants to. And what, if one does not have these needs, should not the other have? " Smith explained. She added that only she is polyamorous in her social circle, and her friends are much more likely to have "left" connections than she does.
Recall that earlier Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett-Smith and Willow's daughter simultaneously made a confession that they are attracted to women. At the same time, 20-year-old Willow emphasized that she has not yet had connections with the fair sex.
Than the daughter of the blind Theban king Antigonus conquered the ancient poets
Surely many have heard, at least with the edge of their ears, about the tragic fate of Antigone, defending the laws of the gods and facing trial according to the laws of man. But few people know about the details that led to a series of sad and irreversible events, which later became an integral part of works of art
How "the daughter of the cop" became mother Ksenia: The twists and turns of fate of actress Oksana Arbuzova
The image of a bright representative of the youth movement and a rebel in the life of Valeria from the action-packed drama of 1989 "Crash -" was famously played by the actress Oksana Arbuzova. Then she starred in several more films and in a strange way disappeared not only from the screens, but also from public life in general. What has changed in her life, meeting with which person completely turned the whole way of life of this expressive girl and what road led her to the temple - you will learn all this from our today's article
The most disgraced daughter-in-law of the British royal family: Princess Caroline
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, England and Europe were rocked by a scandal - one of the few domestic violence scandals. He evoked such a warm response among the people that riots even broke out here and there - the British protested against the conversion of first the Crown Prince, then King George IV, with his wife. The unfortunate name was Carolina, and she was her husband's cousin
Why did the daughter of the famous comedian Khazanov leave ballet for cinema, and how she broke the heart of singer Danko
From her father, the famous artist Gennady Khazanov, she inherited intelligence, creativity and versatile talents. By the age of 47, she managed to declare herself as a ballerina, choreographer, actress, director, screenwriter and producer, and in all these areas of activity she realized herself quite successfully. And once even her father doubted that after the forced departure from the Bolshoi Theater, she would be able to find herself in a different kind of creativity, and that she would be able to choose a worthy life partner, because
How the daughter of Russian immigrants made American women fall in love with jewelry: Miriam Haskell
The costumes and jewelry of the wife of the 44th President of the United States, Michelle Obama, have always been the subject of discussion and controversy, but vintage earrings from Miriam Haskell were once recognized as the perfect choice. Miriam Haskell herself many years ago became a guiding star for many women in jewelry design, once and for all, changing the idea that creating jewelry is a man's job
Starry sky instead of city illumination. Thierry Cohen's painting art project Darkened Cities
For us, residents of big cities, the starry sky has long seemed dark and dim. The illumination of the metropolis, hundreds of thousands of flashing headlights of cars, illuminated high-rise buildings and businesses, bright neon lights, street lamps and decorative garlands, deprives the townspeople of the pleasure of contemplating the twinkling of stars overhead, finding and viewing constellations, making wishes during a starfall. Only far from the city, in the forest or in the mountains, we discover the real beauty of the starry sky. What would we see
Kindergarten on board the decommissioned Yak-42 aircraft
In childhood, all boys dream of becoming astronauts, and girls imagine themselves as singers or actresses. But the children who go to the most unusual kindergarten in the world in the Georgian city of Rustavi all dream of connecting their future life with the sky: there are all growing up pilots and flight attendants. Why is that? Gary Shapidze equipped a unique kindergarten … on board the decommissioned Yak-42 aircraft
Follow you - even to the ends of the world. Original photo project "Follow me" by Murad Osmann
For you - even to the end of the world, even to the edge, - the lovers ardently exclaim, assuring each other of the strength of their feelings. However, when the time actually comes to leave, not necessarily to the end of the world, but for permanent residence in another country, many will hesitate and will no longer remember those emotional confessions. The young British photographer Murad Osmann does not have such a problem: his beloved girl not only travels with him around the world, but she herself leads him along, towards new discoveries and impressions


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