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For some buildings, it's time to call out the bulldozers
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A building at the corner of West Washington and North Dunlop streets had been vacant for more than 10 years. The walls had bowed out, the roof had caved in. The building was not habitable - it was an eyesore and it was unsafe.
So, a demolition crew flat
So, a demolition crew flattened the structure in minutes.
The recent demolition of the dilapidated structure is all part of the city's plan to clean up the gateways of the city.
"It's part of a new, aggressive approach to get owners to tear them down or renovate them," said Petersburg Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services Chief T.C. Hairston. In this case, the owner of the former residence and health foods store voluntarily demolished the structure.
The new effort on the part of the city to deal with dilapidated buildings is to be applauded.
City spokeswoman Joanne Williams said the city is taking a serious stance and there about a dozen properties the city is going to be forcing owners to fix or demolish. She said that the city if necessary will also demolish the property.
"The majority of these properties have absentee owners or landlords," Williams said.
The city isn't just pressuring owners to demolish homes that are beyond repair, they're doing it themselves. The city recently demolished a home at the intersection of Diamond Street and Virginia Avenue, which was across from the former Virginia Avenue Elementary School.
The existence of dilapidated buildings in Petersburg is a major source of blight and feeds the perception of a city that is mired in poverty and despair.
The problem is so widespread that the city has purchased scores of residential homes in the hopes of eventually getting them redeveloped. But if a structure is too badly deteriorated there is only one option - call out the bulldozers.
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The Chemistry of How Borax Works as a Cleaner (Sodium Borate)
Borax (also known as sodium borate decahydrate; sodium pyroborate; birax; sodium tetraborate decahydrate; sodium biborate) is a natural mineral compound (Na2B4O7 • 10H2O).
It was discovered over 4,000 years ago. Borax is usually found deep within the ground, although it has been mined near the surface in Death Valley, California since the 1800s.
Although it has numerous industrial uses, in the home borax is used as:
Natural laundry booster
Dessicant
Ingredient in making "slime"
Borax crystals are odorless, whitish (can have various color impurities), and alkaline. Borax is not flammable and is not reactive. It can be mixed with most other cleaning agents, including chlorine bleach.
How Does Borax Clean?
Borax has many chemical properties that contribute to its cleaning power.
Borax and other borates clean and bleach by converting some water molecules to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). This reaction is more favorable in hotter water.
The pH of borax is about 9.5, so it produces a basic solution in water, thereby increasing the effectiveness of bleach and other cleaners.
In other chemical reactions, borax acts as a buffer, maintaining a stable pH needed to maintain cleansing chemical reactions. The boron, salt, and/or oxygen of boron inhibit the metabolic processes of many organisms. This characteristic allows borax to disinfect and kill unwanted pests.
Borates bonds with other particles to keep ingredients dispersed evenly in a mixture, which maximizes the surface area of active particles to enhance cleaning power.
Borax is natural, but that does not mean it is automatically safer for you or for "the environment" than artifically made chemicals.
Although plants need boron, too much of it will kill them, so borax can be used as an herbicide. Borax may also be used as an insecticide to kill roaches, ants, and fleas. It is also toxic to people.
Signs of chronic toxic exposure include red and peeling skin, seizures, and kidney failure. The estimated lethal dose (ingested) for adults is 15-20 grams; less than 5 grams can kill a child or pet. For this reason, borax should not be used around food.
More commonly, borax is associated with skin, eye, or respiratory irritation. It is also important to point out that exposure to borax may impair fertility or cause damage to an unborn child.
None of these risks mean that you shouldn't use borax. A bit of research will show you there are risks associated with all cleaning products. However, you do need to be aware of product risks so you can use those products properly.
Don't use borax around food, keep it out of reach of children and pets, and make sure you rinse borax out of clothes and off of surfaces before use.
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The following discussion is a modified version of a paper posted on astro-ph in December 2009. It provides an overview of how our collaborative work exploring planetary habitability developed within the context of the classic Habitable Zone concept, and then evolved into a concept of Ecodynamic Domains, which we have found more useful for our own purposes. It was published as part of our contribution to the current debate about whether the HZ concept should be developed to accommodate the broad range of possibilities for habitability which has emerged from recent work, or whether it should be superceded.
M. J. Heath & L. R. Doyle December 24, 2009
Circumstellar Habitable Zones to Ecodynamic Domains: A Preliminary Review and Suggested Future Directions
M. J. Heath
L. R. Doyle
The concept of the Circumstellar Habitable Zone has served the scientific community well for some decades. It slips easily off the tongue, and it would be hard to replace. Recently, however, several workers have postulated types of habitable bodies which might exist outside the classic circumstellar habitable zone (HZ). These include not only bodies which orbit at substantial distances from their parent stars, but also snowball worlds with geothermally-maintained internal oceans and even densely-atmosphered worlds with geothermally-maintained surface oceans, which have been ejected from unstable planetary systems into interstellar space. If habitability is not a unique and diagnostic property of the HZ, then the value of the term has been compromised in a fundamental way. At the same time, it has become evident that multiple environmental states, differing in important ways in their habitability, are possible even for geophysically similar planets subject to similar levels of insolation, within the classic HZ. We discuss an approach to investigations of planetary habitability which focusses on planetary-scale ecosystems, which are here termed "ecospheres." This is following a usage popular amongst ecologists, such as Huggett (1999), rather than that of authors such as Strughold (1953) and Dole (1964), who used it as a term for the HZ. This approach emphasises ecodynamic perspectives, which explore the dynamic interactions between the biotic and abiotic factors which together comprise ecosystems.
this is the whole paper as a PDF
We are a transAtlantic collaboration whose principal collaborators are Dr. Laurance Doyle (U.S.A.) and Dr. Martin Heath (U.K.).
Our core research interest is what it takes to make a world habitable.
We are looking in particular at conditions that would enable a planet to sustain a forest biomass comparable to that of the Earth.
This provides a conceptual thermometer for assessing planetary habitability:
1) It throws a spotlight on the problem of defining what we mean by a truly "Earth-like" planet.
2) Organisms native to other planets may be radically different from those on Earth. This technique provides pointers to the adaptations that would be required by organisms if they
were to thrive in environments unlike those those on our home planet.
The Earth's great tropical forests appear as swathes of dark green in this distant view of our world taken by the NASA/NOAA DSCOVR satellite on Jan. 2, 2016.
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Employment issues related to working from home outside Ontario
Remote work arrangements have become increasingly popular since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees have embraced this workplace flexibility and have been permitted to work in various locations, including outside of Ontario. Accordingly, we review the several practical and legal implications associated with working from home outside Ontario.
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What does equal pay for equal work equal (as of April 1, 2018)?
Equal pay for equal work protections are expanding on April 1, 2018.
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These prohibitions fall under the "equal pay for equal work" section of the ESA, but the section heading is a misnomer. For years, employment lawyers have had to explain that this is really the "equal pay for substantially the same work" section. The obligations in this section have caused confusion in the past, and given that these protections soon will expand to many more employees, employers must pause and review their overall compensation regime.
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1) Click the red round Record button.
2) Say a short affirmation (less than 30 seconds).
3) Click the white square Stop button.
4) Click "Done" on a Notebook or Tablet computer, OR If your Phone asks, "Play it back?," click Cancel.
Select an Affirmation from the drop down selector, enter a number of SECONDS between playbacks, and click Start Male or Start Female.
Do a random affirmation sequence. I eat good food and drink clean water. I take good care of myself and others. I respect others and myself. Earning and saving money are easy for me. I know what I know and I know what to do. My relationships are easy, rewarding, and fair. I reduce my desires to reduce my suffering. I am aware of the world situation, and take steps along my path. I take time to pause and quiet myself inside. My body and mind understand secrets of the universe.
Feel my source vibration and move my awareness.
The way this works is that first you accept how things are now. Then you make the change.
Select the Inner Journey you want to go on.
Videos (reached from a top button on the Help Page) opens up a video-guided course on self awareness.
Feel inside yourself and use the visuals of the Mind Body Tool to help you maintain your body awareness. Use the various controls to try different kinds of awareness at different locations around and in your body.
Speed Control changes the speed of the scan line and the rate of pulsation of the focused awareness, and how fast it moves.
Focus changes the kind of awareness between vertical scan, horizontal scan, and focused awareness.
Tap to move the focused awareness to a new location.
Scan Direction changes scanning between vertical and horzontal directions.
Bigger expands the awareness indicator.
Smaller contracts the awareness indicator.
View changes the view of your avatar by 90 degrees.
Axes shows or hides the front-back, up-down, and left-right axes.
Gender changes avatar between male and female.
Timer Set a duration and click the button to start a countdown timer.
Partner makes another person or another aspect of yourself appear. Click on the right side of the screen to move its awareness center.
Grid shows or hides the grid the awareness center moves on.
Intention turns the intention arrows on or off.
Maps changes between the Sensation locations map, the Emotion locations map, the Neurotransmitter sensations map, and no map.
Scene changes the background scene or makes it solid gray, white, or black.
Training shows a menu of training patterns. The first four get you to focus on a particular center. They are called 2 Minute Workouts, and move the avatar randomly for two minutes around the Head, Heart, Belly, or Ground center.
Turn Voice On/Off turns the vocalizations on and off.
Turn Coloring On/Off allows the world to be colored by the awareness center location or not. Usually, moving awareness up shows a warmer color, moving it down shows a cooler color. From the side, the each quadrant has a different color. In all cases, bringing the awareness to the biological center of gravity clears the emotional coloring.
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Хосе Мария Мерино () е испански поет и писател, автор на произведения в жанровете съвременен роман, исторически роман, любовен роман и детска литература, член на Испанската кралска академия.

Биография и творчество
Хосе Мария Мерино Санчес е роден на 5 март 1941 г. в Ла Коруня, Галисия, Испания, където бяга семейството му поради републиканските убеждиния на баща му, който е аднокат. Сред войната се завръщат в Леон, където Хосе Мерино отраства. Завършва право в Мадрид. След дипломирането си в проекти на ЮНЕСКО в Латинска Америка. Сътрудничи като журналист и литературен критик в различни медии, като списание "Leer", списание "Revista de Libros" и вестник "El País". В периода 1987 – 1989 г. ръководи Центъра за испанската литература на Министерството на културата. От 1996 г. се посвещава изцяло на литературната си кариера.

През 1972 г. е издаден поетичният му сборник "Sitio de Tarifa". Става известен с дебютния си роман "Novela de Andrés Choz" (Романът на Андрес Чос), който е удостоен с Наградата за романи и разкази.

Романът му "La orilla oscura" (Тъмният бряг) от 1985 г. печели Наградата на критиката.

Заедно с писателите Хуан Педро Апарисио и Луис Матео Диаз издават през 2002 г. съвместния роман "Las cenizas del fénix, de Sabino Ordás".

Романът "Реката на рая" от 2012 г. е считан за връх в творчеството му и печели едни от най-големите награди в Испания – Националната награда за литература (2013) и Наградата на критиката в Кастилия и Леон.

На 27 март 2008 г. е избран за член на Испанската кралска академия. През 2014 г. е удостоен с титлата "доктор хонорис кауза" от Университета на Леон, а през 2018 г. от мадридския университет "Сейн Луис". Ръководи многобройни семинари за творческо писане за млади писатели.

Хосе Мария Мерино живее със семейството си в Мадрид.

Произведения

Самостоятелни романи
 Novela de Andrés Choz (1976)
 El caldero de oro (1981)
 La orilla oscura (1985)
 El centro del aire (1991)
 Las visiones de Lucrecia (1996)
 Los invisibles (2000)
 El heredero (2003)
 La sima (2009)
 El río del Edén (2012) – Национална награда за литератураРеката на рая, изд.: ИК "Персей", София (2016), прев. Румен Руменов
 Musa Décima (2016)

Серии
Отделните романи са издадени и като серии
 1992: "Метиски хроники" (Las crónicas mestizas)
 El oro de los sueños
 La tierra del tiempo perdido
 Las lágrimas del sol
 2000: "Митове" (Novelas del mit)
 El caldero de oro
 La orilla oscura
 El centro del aire
 2015 "История" (Novelas de la historia)
 Las visiones de Lucrecia
 El heredero
 La sima

Детска литература
 El oro de los sueños (1986)
 La tierra del tiempo perdido (1987)
 Las lágrimas del sol (1989)
 Los trenes del verano – No soy un libro (1993) – Национална награда за литература за деца и юноши
 El cuaderno de hojas blancas (1996)
 Regreso al cuaderno de hojas blancas (1997)
 Adiós al cuaderno de hojas blancas (1998)
 Las mascotas del mundo transparente (2014)

Поезия
 Sitio de Tarifa (1972)
 Cumpleaños lejos de casa (1973)
 Mírame Medusa y otros poemas (1984)
 Cumpleaños lejos de casa. Obra poética completa (1987)
 Cumpleaños lejos de casa. Poesía reunida (2006)

Документалистика
 Intramuros (1998) – мемоари
 Tres semanas de mal dormir (2006) – мемоари

Екранизации
 1985 El filandón – по разказа "El desertor", участва и актьор

Източници

  Биография и библиография в "Goodreads"
  Биография в Испанската кралска академия
  Биография в "Spainis Culture"

Външни препратки
 "Реката на рая" – най-добрият испански роман за 2013 г.

Испански автори на исторически романи
Испански автори на любовни романи
Испански детски писатели
Доктор хонорис кауза
Родени в Ла Коруня

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We delve deep into Hadi Zeidan's world of wax, bellydance and psychedelia.
Cream of the Crate is our newest series of interviews that will revolve mainly around vinyl enthusiasts and their record collections. In this series we'll be asking artists to pick 10 records that symbolize something to them, whether it's a childhood memory, a rare gem or a secret dance floor banger that they just can't do without. In this inaugural edition we speak to Paris-based Franco-Lebanese producer Hadi Zeidan, known for his bellydance and Arabic disco renditions that render dance floors packed with joyous dancers both from Arab and non-Arab backgrounds.
Zeidan would then move to Paris in 2016 and start on some intimate projects that people soon came to appreciate and support. He would then go on to start Beirut Electro Parade with the help of his peers, namely Jad Taleb. BEP was originally envisioned as a series of nomadic events that would put regional talent on display in venues around Europe. So far the project enjoyed three editions in 2017 at Parisian venue La Bellevilloise, a historic space that gives Hadi the carte-blanche to utilize the entire three-floor space. The project's residents are comprised of Paris-based Moroccan artist Glitter٥٥, Jad Taleb and Hadi himself with appearances from Gurumiran, Tarek Atoui, Loopstache, Jad Atoui and more.
In his 18ème apartment, located not too far from Parisian hallmarks like Montmartre, Moulin Rouge or the Sacre Cœur Basilica, a district where Dalida once resided, Zeidan now houses a very specific collection of over 250 records. By specific I mean the complete works of Umm Kulthum, Farid ElAtrash and Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Lebanese pop and disco from the '70s and '80s along with a huge collection of bellydance music from that same era. So without further ado, here are Hadi Zeidan's 10 most prized records to kick off our first edition of Cream of the Crate.
Best time to play it : "11 PM when the room is filled with hipsters who need to get up early."
Favorite track : "Drum Solo"
Best time to play it : "1 AM when the room needs some epic brass."
Favorite track: "Lina ya Lina"
Best time to play: "12 AM when the lovers start to get tipsy"
"This is an epic album by Al Amir Al Saghir, aka Petit Prince that contains 8 tracks that pretty much kickstarted 1980s Lebanese pop music. The album's most timeless song surprisingly isn't the title track "Nadine", but rather "A Taba' Almaz" meaning On A Plate of Diamonds. Once this track found its way to the radio stations it somehow shaped the arrangement methods of the early '80s Arabic Pop."
Favorite track : "A Taba' Almaz"
Best time to play: "Also at 12 AM when you need to shift the vibe towards pop music."
Favorite track: "Dekky Ya Rababa"
Best time to play it: "At 11 PM when you need the Mijwiz to save the dancefloor."
Best time to play: "8 PM when the room is still empty and you need to play some iconic tracks to draw people in."
Favorite track : "Liza... Liza"
Best time to play it : "Virtually anytime."
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Edward Thomas, 29, was arrested late Sunday for his alleged function in an assault on a transgender girl.
Authorities in Texas late Sunday stated the person accused of brutally beating a transgender girl in an assault in broad daylight that was captured on cellphone video has been arrested.
Authorities stated the girl reported the assault whereas receiving hospital remedy Friday evening. She instructed officers the assault occurred earlier Friday after she was concerned in a minor site visitors accident close to an condominium advanced within the southern a part of Dallas, in response to the police assertion launched Saturday.
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Q: How to generate 256 bits AES key For generating AES key of 256 bits, i wrote following code:
KeyGenerator keyGen;

try {
  keyGen = KeyGenerator.getInstance("AES");
  keyGen.init(256);
  SecretKey secretKey = keyGen.generateKey();
  return secretKey;
}
catch (Exception e) {
  e.printStackTrace();
  return null;
}

My encryption method is:
  private byte[] aes256Encode(SecretKey key, IvParameterSpec iv, String message) throws InvalidKeyException,
      InvalidAlgorithmParameterException,
      NoSuchAlgorithmException, NoSuchPaddingException,
      IllegalBlockSizeException, BadPaddingException
  {
    Cipher cipher = Cipher.getInstance("AES/CFB/PKCS5Padding");
    cipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, key, iv);
    byte[] encrypted = cipher.doFinal(message.getBytes());
    return encrypted;
  }

and IV generation method is:
  private IvParameterSpec generateAESIV() {
    // build the initialization vector (randomly).
    SecureRandom random = new SecureRandom();
    byte iv[] = new byte[16];//generate random 16 byte long
    random.nextBytes(iv);
    IvParameterSpec ivspec = new IvParameterSpec(iv);
    return ivspec;
  }

But while encryption, it is throwing following error:
Exception in thread "main" java.security.InvalidKeyException: Illegal key size
    at javax.crypto.Cipher.checkCryptoPerm(Cipher.java:1039)
    at javax.crypto.Cipher.implInit(Cipher.java:805)
    at javax.crypto.Cipher.chooseProvider(Cipher.java:864)
    at javax.crypto.Cipher.init(Cipher.java:1396)
    at javax.crypto.Cipher.init(Cipher.java:1327)

Can anyone point out the mistake i am making here?

A: Did you update the JCE jars?.
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce-7-download-432124.html
Java gets shipped with a default 128bit. Take a look and let me know

A: Change this line
keyGen.init(256);
To
keyGen.init(128);
By default, Java supports only 128-bit encryption.
Edit:
If you need to encrypt content with keys larger than 128 bit, you have to use Java Cryptography Extension (JCE).

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The inCLASS observation system requires extensive training for researchers and teachers to use reliably in early childhood classrooms.
Trainings for the inCLASS are conducted by trainers certified by CASTL only.
Official coding manuals are available for purchase as part of the inCLASS training package only.
What inCLASS trainings are available?
Support for individuals who are trained to use the inCLASS include 15 practice or calibration segments, accompanying mastercoded justification forms, and individual consultation from a certified inCLASS trainer. Please see the Observation Training Agreement for more information.
Copyright 2019 © inclassobservation.com. Have questions? Contact us at info@inclassobservation.com.
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text:
from pyramid.settings import aslist, asbool

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DEFAULT_PARAM_NAME   = '_method'
DEFAULT_HEADER_NAME  = 'X-HTTP-Method-Override'

HTTP_METHODS = (

  # shamelessly scrubbed from:
  #   http://annevankesteren.nl/2007/10/http-methods
  # todo: need to do some real research and bump this.

  # RFC 2616 (HTTP 1.1):
  'OPTIONS',
  'GET',
  'HEAD',
  'POST',
  'PUT',
  'DELETE',
  'TRACE',
  'CONNECT',

  # RFC 2518 (WebDAV):
  'PROPFIND',
  'PROPPATCH',
  'MKCOL',
  'COPY',
  'MOVE',
  'LOCK',
  'UNLOCK',

  # RFC 3253 (WebDAV versioning):
  'VERSION-CONTROL',
  'REPORT',
  'CHECKOUT',
  'CHECKIN',
  'UNCHECKOUT',
  'MKWORKSPACE',
  'UPDATE',
  'LABEL',
  'MERGE',
  'BASELINE-CONTROL',
  'MKACTIVITY',

  # RFC 3648 (WebDAV collections):
  'ORDERPATCH',

  # RFC 3744 (WebDAV access control):
  'ACL',

  # draft-dusseault-http-patch:
  'PATCH',

  # draft-reschke-webdav-search:
  'SEARCH',

)

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
def factory(handler, registry):
  get   = registry.settings.get
  on    = [e.upper() for e in aslist(get('methodrewrite.on', 'GET POST'))]
  to    = [e.upper() for e in aslist(get('methodrewrite.to', ' '.join(HTTP_METHODS)))]
  pname = get('methodrewrite.param', DEFAULT_PARAM_NAME)
  hname = get('methodrewrite.header', DEFAULT_HEADER_NAME)
  def methodrewrite_tween(request):
    if request.method.upper() not in on:
      return handler(request)
    if hname in request.headers:
      meth = request.headers.get(hname, '').upper()
      if meth and ( not to or meth in to ):
        request.method = meth
        return handler(request)
    if pname in request.params:
      meth = request.params.get(pname, '').upper()
      if meth and ( not to or meth in to ):
        request.method = meth
        return handler(request)
    return handler(request)
  return methodrewrite_tween

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
def includeme(config):
  '''
  Adds a pyramid :term:`tween` to `config` that converts GET or POST
  requests that have a '_method' GET or POST parameter set to a known
  HTTP method to have that method explicitly. Note that no other
  request rewriting is done to account for changes in interface.

  The following configuration settings can be set:

  * `methodrewrite.enabled`: a boolean flag to control whether or not
    method rewriting should be enabled. Default: ``True``.

  * `methodrewrite.on`: a list of incoming HTTP methods that will
    cause this tween to check the request parameters and potentially
    make the change. Defaults to ``(GET, POST)``.

  * `methodrewrite.header`: the name of the header that controls the
    requested method. Defaults to ``_method``. If present, the header
    override takes precedence over the parameter override.

  * `methodrewrite.param`: the name of the parameter that controls the
    requested method. Defaults to ``_method``.

  * `methodrewrite.to`: list of acceptable HTTP methods that a request
    can be rewritten to. If set to empty, no restrictions will be made
    on mapping to acceptable or known methods. Defaults to
    ``pyramid_methodrewrite.HTTP_METHODS``.

  Note that all methods are always converted to upper case.
  '''
  if asbool(config.registry.settings.get('methodrewrite.enabled', 'true')):
    config.add_tween('pyramid_methodrewrite.factory')

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# end of $Id$
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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[SEO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization) (Search engine optimization) is to make web content readable and indexable by search engines such as [Google](https://google.com).

Because app built with go-app are Go binaries loaded in the web browser and their content is generated dynamically on the client-side, it is tricky for search engines to crawl and index apps content.

Go-app is solving that issue by prerendering components on the server-side before including the generated HTML markup into requested pages.

## Prerendering

Prerendering is about converting a [component](/components) to its plain HTML representation.

On the server-side, when the [Handler](/reference#Handler) receives a page request, it creates an instance of the component associated with the requested URL, generates its HTML representation, and includes it on the page.

For a simple Hello world component:

```go
type hello struct {
	app.Compo
}

func (h *hello) Render() app.UI {
	return app.H1().Text("Hello World!")
}
```

The generated page will look like the following code:

```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta httpequiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
    <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest" />
    <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="/app.css" />
    <script defer src="/wasm_exec.js"></script>
    <script src="/app.js" defer></script>
  </head>

  <body>
    <div>
      <!-- Prerendered component is included in the div below: -->
      <div id="app-pre-render">
        <h1>Hello World!</h1>
      </div>

      <div id="app-wasm-loader" class="goapp-app-info">
        <img
          class="goapp-logo goapp-spin"
          src="https://storage.googleapis.com/murlok-github/icon-192.png"
          id="app-wasm-loader-icon"
        />
        <p id="app-wasm-loader-label" class="goapp-label">Loading...</p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div id="app-end"></div>
  </body>
</html>
```

### Customizing prerendering

Like on the client-side, a component might require further initializations. Launching additional instructions is done by implementing the [PreRender](/reference#PreRenderer) interface.

Here is a Hello example that gets the username from an URL parameter:

```go
type hello struct {
	app.Compo

	name string
}

func (h *hello) OnPreRender(ctx app.Context) {
	username := ctx.Page.URL().Query().Get("username")
	h.name = username
	h.Update()
}

func (h *hello) Render() app.UI {
	return app.H1().Text("Hello " + h.name)
}
```

### Customizing page metadata

An essential step for a good SEO is to have meta tags, such as page title, well-formed.

Page metadata can be set from the `OnPreRender` [Context](/reference#Context) argument. Context contains a [page](/reference#Page) field to set page metadata. Here is an example that sets the page title and author.

```go
func (h *hello) OnPreRender(ctx app.Context) {
	ctx.Page.SetTitle("A Hello World written with go-app")
	ctx.Page.SetAuthor("Maxence")
}
```

**See the [page reference](/reference#Page) for the detail of customizable metadata**.

### Caching

For performance reasons, prerendered pages are cached once generated.

The [Handler](/reference#Handler) provides a `PreRenderCache` field that allows customizing the cache behavior. By default, it uses an in-memory [LRU cache](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_replacement_policies#Least_recently_used_(LRU)>) that keeps cached data for 24 hours with a maximum size of 8MB.

Cache behavior can be customized by setting the PreRendering cache to [another LRU cache](/reference#NewPreRenderLRUCache) with different values:

```go
h := app.Handler{
		Name:           "Hello world",
		PreRenderCache: app.NewPreRenderLRUCache(100*100000, time.Hour), // 10MB/1hour
}
```

Or any other cache that satisfies the [PreRenderCache](/reference#PreRenderCache) interface:

```go
type PreRenderCache interface {
    // Get returns the item at the given path.
    Get(ctx context.Context, path string) (PreRenderedItem, bool)

    // Set stored the item at the given path.
    Set(ctx context.Context, i PreRenderedItem)
}
```

You could implement a cache based on Redis or any other datastore.

## Next

- [Associate components with URL paths](/routing)
- [Handle concurrency](/concurrency)
- [API reference](/reference)


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We saw our first bald eagles as we came into the harbor. A pair sat on a jetty watching the surface of the water, fishing.
The Grand Princess was the third ship in, two others arrived later. The Princess was too large to tie up at the wharf so we anchored and went ashore by tender.
Our goal, visit the Mendenhall Glacier, but not on one of the ships expensive tours. Princess tours run on a time-table that leaves one at the glacier for three hours. We found a local service that ran every half hour. We could spend as much or as little time as we wished.
Our driver was a vivacious fifty-something named Mariam. From Iowa she is a part-time teacher and a part-time school bus driver. "We live on my husband's salary and play on mine. I found this summer job on Craig's List. I love it here. My husband doesn't so he visits." Mariam gave us an interesting commentary about Juneau. Her enthusiasm was catching. She got tipped by everyone on the bus.
I don't think the sourpuss who drove us back got a single tip.
When we got off the bus, we walked out over to the Mendenhall Creek and watched this black bear feasting on a salmon.
Juneau is landlocked and everything is brought in by plane or ship. The cruise ship crews get a few hours off to do their shopping. At the wharf half a dozen vans marked "Crew Service" sat. For a small fee crew members or anyone else can get a ride to Costco, Wal-Mart, or McDonalds. There are four fast food outlets in Juneau, one McDonalds, and three Subway Sandwich stores.
It drizzled most of the time as we wandered about the park. I used my National Parks Senior Pass to get us in for free.
When we returned to town, I was ready for a nap. As usual, Cathy was raring to go. I went back onboard. After a bag of popcorn and a diet soda pop I perked up and spent the afternoon reading Green Ice, by I.C. Enger.
Cathy took the tram and shot a few pictures.
This shot of a Bald Eagle could be a post card.
You started with the teaser of seeing a bald eagle and I was saying to myself, where's the picture? Sure was relieved to see it at the end. And, you were right. It's postcard perfect.


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Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black doublet with a white lace collar - (after) Sir Peter Paul Rubens - WikiGallery.org, the largest gallery in the world
Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black doublet with a white lace collar - (after) Sir Peter Paul Rubens
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by (after) Sir Peter Paul Rubens
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COP24 (just one of many confusing acronyms in the world of climate change negotiations) is the 24th Conference of the Parties, this year taking place in Katowice, Poland. COPs are annual two week-long conventions held under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), an international treaty formed in 1992 with, at the time of writing, 196 signatories.
The first COP took place in 1995 in Berlin, Germany and has since seen the creation of the Kyoto Protocol at COP3 (1997) and the Paris Agreement at COP21 (2015). This year's conference faces minor controversy as a result of its location: Katowice, in Poland, lies in one of the largest coal-producing regions in Europe, a fact which has not gone unnoticed and perhaps with good consequence. The fact that 80% of Poland's electricity comes from coal highlights what needs to be (one of many) major topic(s) when considering how to effectively tackle climate change: governments must provide their people with the mechanism to transition to a lifestyle which does not rely on fossil fuels. COP24 takes place in a time of urgency, in light of the recent UNFCCC report outlining a worryingly short time-frame in which we must take action, and with climate protests across the world calling for greater commitments from governments to tackle climate change.
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package com.minixalpha.webo;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import com.minixalpha.webo.data.LocalEvent;
import com.minixalpha.webo.utils.Utils;
import com.minixalpha.webo.utils.WeiboAPI;
import com.minixalpha.webo.view.UserInfoView;
import com.sina.weibo.sdk.exception.WeiboException;
import com.sina.weibo.sdk.net.RequestListener;

import net.simonvt.menudrawer.MenuDrawer;
import net.simonvt.menudrawer.Position;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentPagerAdapter;
import android.support.v4.content.LocalBroadcastManager;
import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Gravity;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
import android.widget.TextView;

/**
 * 客户端主界面,用侧栏,主内容区组成,主内容区又由时间线,发微博,新消息三部分构成
 *
 * @author minixalpha
 *
 */
public class MainPageActivity extends FragmentActivity {
	private static final String TAG = MainPageActivity.class.getName();
	private PagerAdapter mPagerAdapter;
	private ViewPager mViewPager;
	private int mPagerOffsetPixels;
	private int mPagerPosition;
	private Menu mMenu;
	private LocalBroadcastManager mLocalBroadcastManager;
	private MenuDrawer mMenuDrawer;

	private Class<?>[] mTabClasses = { ViewWeiboFragment.class,
			CreateWeiboFragment.class, NewMessageFragment.class };

	@Override
	protected void onCreate(Bundle inState) {
		super.onCreate(inState);
		ActivityCollector.add(this);

		// 初始化侧栏
		initMenuDrawer();

		// 初始化 View Pager
		initViewPager();

		// 初始化局部广播
		initLocalBroadcast();

	}

	@Override
	protected void onResume() {
		super.onResume();
		if (mMenuDrawer != null) {
			// 进入可见状态时,menu drawer 要收回
			mMenuDrawer.closeMenu();
		}

	}

	// 初始化侧栏
	private void initMenuDrawer() {
		mMenuDrawer = MenuDrawer.attach(this, MenuDrawer.Type.BEHIND,
				Position.LEFT, MenuDrawer.MENU_DRAG_CONTENT);
		View view = LayoutInflater.from(this).inflate(R.layout.left_menu, null);
		mMenuDrawer.setMenuView(view);
		mMenuDrawer.setContentView(R.layout.activity_main_page);
		mMenuDrawer.setSlideDrawable(R.drawable.ic_drawer_dark);
		mMenuDrawer.setDrawerIndicatorEnabled(true);

		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH) {
			getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
		}

		// 拖拽屏幕边缘时才会弹出
		mMenuDrawer.setTouchMode(MenuDrawer.TOUCH_MODE_BEZEL);
		mMenuDrawer
				.setOnInterceptMoveEventListener(new MenuDrawer.OnInterceptMoveEventListener() {
					@Override
					public boolean isViewDraggable(View v, int dx, int x, int y) {
						if (v == mViewPager) {
							return !(mPagerPosition == 0 && mPagerOffsetPixels == 0)
									|| dx < 0;
						}

						return false;
					}
				});

		initLefMenu(mMenuDrawer.getMenuView());
	}

	// 初始化侧栏的按钮
	private void initLeftMenuButton(View menuView) {
		Button btnHome = (Button) menuView.findViewById(R.id.btn_home);
		btnHome.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

			@Override
			public void onClick(View v) {
				Intent intent = new Intent(MainPageActivity.this,
						HomePageActivity.class);
				startActivity(intent);
			}

		});

		Button btnSearch = (Button) menuView.findViewById(R.id.btn_search);
		btnSearch.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

			@Override
			public void onClick(View v) {
				Intent intent = new Intent(MainPageActivity.this,
						SearchActivity.class);
				startActivity(intent);

			}

		});

		Button btnConf = (Button) menuView.findViewById(R.id.btn_configure);
		btnConf.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

			@Override
			public void onClick(View v) {
				Intent intent = new Intent(MainPageActivity.this,
						SettingActivity.class);
				startActivity(intent);

			}

		});

		initLogoutButton(menuView);
	}

	private void initLogoutButton(View menuView) {
		Button btnExit = (Button) menuView.findViewById(R.id.btn_exit);
		btnExit.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

			@Override
			public void onClick(View v) {
				AlertDialog.Builder dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(
						MainPageActivity.this);
				dialog.setTitle(Utils.loadFromResource(R.string.prompt_title));
				dialog.setMessage(R.string.logout_prompt);
				dialog.setPositiveButton(R.string.ok,
						new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {

							@Override
							public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,
									int which) {
								WeiboAPI.getInstance().logout(
										new RequestListener() {

											@Override
											public void onComplete(String arg0) {

											}

											@Override
											public void onWeiboException(
													WeiboException arg0) {

											}
										});
								Utils.clearToken();
								Intent intent = new Intent(
										MainPageActivity.this,
										LoginActivity.class);
								startActivity(intent);
							}
						});
				dialog.setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel,
						new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {

							@Override
							public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,
									int which) {
								dialog.dismiss();
							}
						});
				dialog.show();
			}

		});
	}

	// 初始化侧栏
	private void initLefMenu(View menuView) {
		UserInfoView.initUserInfo(menuView);
		initLeftMenuButton(menuView);
	}

	private void initViewPager() {
		mViewPager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.view_pager);
		mViewPager
				.setOnPageChangeListener(new ViewPager.SimpleOnPageChangeListener() {
					@Override
					public void onPageScrolled(int position,
							float positionOffset, int positionOffsetPixels) {
						mPagerPosition = position;
						mPagerOffsetPixels = positionOffsetPixels;
						Log.d(TAG, position + "," + positionOffsetPixels);
					}

					@Override
					public void onPageSelected(int position) {
						// When swiping between pages, select the
						// corresponding tab.
						// getActionBar().setSelectedNavigationItem(position);
						if (mMenu != null) {
							changeMenuState(position);
						}

					}
				});

		mPagerAdapter = new PagerAdapter(this);

		for (int i = 0; i < mTabClasses.length; i++) {
			mPagerAdapter.addTab(mTabClasses[i], null);
		}

		mViewPager.setAdapter(mPagerAdapter);
	}

	private void initLocalBroadcast() {
		mLocalBroadcastManager = LocalBroadcastManager
				.getInstance(WeboApplication.getContext());
		IntentFilter intentFiler = new IntentFilter();
		intentFiler.addAction(LocalEvent.SEND_WEIBO_SUCCEED);
		BroadcastReceiver broadcastReceiver = new LocalReceiver();
		mLocalBroadcastManager.registerReceiver(broadcastReceiver, intentFiler);
	}

	// 局部广播,接收来自 Fragment 的事件,并处理
	private class LocalReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

		@Override
		public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
			mViewPager.setCurrentItem(0, true);
		}

	}

	// Menu Item 状态切换
	private void changeMenuState(int position) {
		switch (position) {
		case 0:
			mMenu.getItem(0).setIcon(R.drawable.weibo_24);
			mMenu.getItem(1).setIcon(R.drawable.write_grey_24);
			mMenu.getItem(2).setIcon(R.drawable.bell_grey_32);
			setTitle(R.string.app_name);
			closeSoftKeyboard();
			break;
		case 1:
			mMenu.getItem(0).setIcon(R.drawable.weibo_grey_24);
			mMenu.getItem(1).setIcon(R.drawable.write_24);
			mMenu.getItem(2).setIcon(R.drawable.bell_grey_32);
			setTitle(R.string.write_title);
			openSoftKeyboard();
			break;
		case 2:
			mMenu.getItem(0).setIcon(R.drawable.weibo_grey_24);
			mMenu.getItem(1).setIcon(R.drawable.write_grey_24);
			mMenu.getItem(2).setIcon(R.drawable.bell_32);
			setTitle(R.string.newmsg_title);
			closeSoftKeyboard();
			break;
		default:
			break;
		}
	}

	private void openSoftKeyboard() {
		EditText edittext = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.create_weibo);
		edittext.requestFocus();
		InputMethodManager inputMethod = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
		Log.d(TAG, edittext.toString());
		inputMethod.showSoftInput(edittext, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
	}

	private void closeSoftKeyboard() {
		InputMethodManager inputMethod = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);

		View focusView = MainPageActivity.this.getCurrentFocus();
		if (focusView != null) {
			inputMethod.hideSoftInputFromWindow(focusView.getWindowToken(),
					InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public void onBackPressed() {
		final int drawerState = mMenuDrawer.getDrawerState();
		if (drawerState == MenuDrawer.STATE_OPEN
				|| drawerState == MenuDrawer.STATE_OPENING) {
			mMenuDrawer.closeMenu();
			return;
		}
		ActivityCollector.finishAll();
		super.onBackPressed();
	}

	/**
	 * This is a helper class that implements the management of tabs and all
	 * details of connecting a ViewPager with associated TabHost. It relies on a
	 * trick. Normally a tab host has a simple API for supplying a View or
	 * Intent that each tab will show. This is not sufficient for switching
	 * between pages. So instead we make the content part of the tab host 0dp
	 * high (it is not shown) and the TabsAdapter supplies its own dummy view to
	 * show as the tab content. It listens to changes in tabs, and takes care of
	 * switch to the correct paged in the ViewPager whenever the selected tab
	 * changes.
	 */
	public static class PagerAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter {

		private final Context mContext;
		private final ArrayList<TabInfo> mTabs = new ArrayList<TabInfo>();

		static final class TabInfo {

			private final Class<?> mClss;
			private final Bundle mArgs;

			TabInfo(Class<?> aClass, Bundle args) {
				mClss = aClass;
				mArgs = args;
			}
		}

		public PagerAdapter(FragmentActivity activity) {
			super(activity.getSupportFragmentManager());
			mContext = activity;
		}

		@Override
		public int getCount() {
			return mTabs.size();
		}

		@Override
		public Fragment getItem(int position) {
			TabInfo info = mTabs.get(position);
			return Fragment.instantiate(mContext, info.mClss.getName(),
					info.mArgs);
		}

		public void addTab(Class<?> clss, Bundle args) {
			TabInfo info = new TabInfo(clss, args);
			mTabs.add(info);
			notifyDataSetChanged();
		}

	}

	public static class TextViewFragment extends Fragment {

		@Override
		public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
				Bundle savedInstanceState) {

			FrameLayout frameLayout = new FrameLayout(getActivity());
			frameLayout.setLayoutParams(new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
					FrameLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
					FrameLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, Gravity.CENTER));

			TextView tv = new TextView(getActivity());
			tv.setText("This is an example of a Fragment in a View Pager");
			frameLayout.addView(tv);
			return frameLayout;
		}
	}

	@Override
	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
		// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
		getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.view_pager, menu);
		mMenu = menu;
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
		switch (item.getItemId()) {
		case android.R.id.home:
			mMenuDrawer.toggleMenu();
			return true;
		case R.id.weibo:
			mViewPager.setCurrentItem(0, true);
			return true;
		case R.id.write:
			mViewPager.setCurrentItem(1, true);
			return true;
		case R.id.message:
			mViewPager.setCurrentItem(2, true);
			return true;
		}

		return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
	}
}


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Warmińsko-Mazurski Dekanat Wojskowy – dawny dekanat Ordynariatu Polowego Wojska Polskiego. Z dniem 27 czerwca 2011 roku został zlikwidowany dekretem biskupa Józefa Guzdka z dnia 6 czerwca 2011 roku. Parafie wchodzące w skład zniesionego dekanatu  zostały włączone do Dekanatu Wojsk Lądowych.

Parafie

W skład dekanatu wchodziło 10  parafii:

parafia wojskowa bł. Jana XXIII Papieża – Bartoszyce
parafia wojskowa św. Brata Alberta Chmielowskiego – Bemowo Piskie
parafia wojskowo-cywilna św. Wojciecha – Braniewo
parafia wojskowa Miłosierdzia Bożego – Elbląg
parafia wojskowa św. Krzysztofa - Ełk
parafia wojskowa Matki Bożej Królowej Pokoju – Giżycko
parafia wojskowa św. Królowej Jadwigi – Morąg
parafia cywilno-wojskowa Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Polski i św. Archaniołów Michała, Rafała i Gabriela – Olsztyn
parafia wojskowa św. Kazimierza – Orzysz
parafia wojskowa św. Barbary – Węgorzewo

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Warmińsko-Mazurskiego Okręgu Wojskowego


Come and help 4-H with the annual Public Presentations project. Every year more than 300 youth from Dutchess County participate in giving Public Presentations to hone their skills and get feedback from evaluators just like you. We will train you on the Danish system and how to give constructive feedback to youth.


In November of 2016, Stonewood Capital Management consolidated Superior Composites Co. and Huntingdon Fiberglass Products to form Superior Huntingdon Composites, LLC.
Business was consolidated with Huntingdon Fiberglass Products LLC in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, to form Superior Huntingdon Composites, LLC.
The completed expansion, which doubled plant capacity, became operational.
Stonewood Capital Management purchased the composites business from Superior Fibers and created a newly formed affiliate named Superior Composites Co., LLC.
In December of 2015, construction began on an expansion project to house additional forming units, providing a total of 140,000 square feet.
High Street Capital and Bridge Street Capital acquired a minority interest.
Hollinee / Nicofibers purchased the composites business from Superior Fibers and built the Vanceburg, KY, facility.
Superior Fibers was founded and purchased the Breman, OH, facility from Reichhold Chemical.
Reichhold Chemical purchased Modiglass Fibers.
Modiglass Fibers formed in Bremen, OH, to manufacture filter products.
Our manufacturing facility in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, has produced fiberglass reinforcements for more than 70 years. Originally built in 1917 as a silk mill, the plant switched to fiberglass production in the 1940s when Owens Corning and the U.S. government partnered to manufacture materials for World War II.
After the war, Owens Corning added the factory to its composites business, expanding production to continuous filament mat (CFM) in 1962. Owens Corning, and later its AGY joint venture with Porcher Industries of France, operated the Huntingdon manufacturing facility until Huntingdon Fiberglass Products took ownership in 2013.
Since the merger in 2016, Huntingdon Fiberglass Products (now Superior Huntingdon Composites, LLC) proudly continues to produce high-quality CFM, conductive roving and wound products. These innovative products are manufactured in central Pennsylvania for customers all around the world.
Business was consolidated with Superior Composites Co. in Vanceburg, Kentucky, to form Superior Huntingdon Composites, LLC.
Stonewood Capital Management purchased the Huntingdon facility from AGY Holdings, forming Huntingdon Fiberglass Products, LLC.
Huntingdon Continuous Filament Mat (CFM) business was sold to AGY Holdings.
The plant operating as Advanced Glassfiber Yarns was eventually restructured to AGY Holdings. Owens Corning still maintained ownership of the Huntingdon Continuous Filament Mat (CFM) business.
Owens Corning formed a joint venture with Groupe Porcher Industries of France, a major customer of the Owens Corning fiberglass yarn business. The joint venture, named Advanced Glassfiber Yarns, LLC, included the manufacturing facility in Huntingdon, PA.
E-glass and Continuous Filament Mat (CFM) were developed and perfected in Huntingdon.
The Owens Corning Huntingdon facility experienced continued expansion and development.
Owens Corning purchased the Huntingdon facility from the government. By this time, fiberglass had become Huntingdon's largest industry in terms of personnel, payroll, and invested capital. It was believed that fiberglass yarns could meet a variety of new and unexplored civilian uses.
A joint venture took place between the War Department (DoD) and Owens Corning to supply fiberglass to the war effort. Huntingdon Throwing Company was selected as a place to expand production facilities and was purchased for $175,000. Construction took place in 1943 and the venture operated under the title of Defense Plant Corporation.
Due to financial difficulties and the prospect of bankruptcy, employees and stockholders bought out Susquehanna Silk Mills and renamed it the Huntingdon Throwing Company.
Susquehanna Silk Mill built a silk throwing mill in Huntingdon.


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Academic requirement:
For the continuous route, applicants must have at least a good 2.1 honours bachelor's degree (or successful completion of a master's degree) from a UK University or an equivalent standard from a recognised overseas institution*. (Candidates that do not meet this requirement, then please refer to the notes below.)
For the flexible route, stage 3, applicants must have completed the CISL PG Diploma in Sustainable Business (stages 1 and 2) before the start of the MSt stage. PG Diploma alumni would typically be expected to achieve an overall grade B or above in the Diploma in order to be accepted to the MSt stage 3. Students in the final year of their Diploma studies can apply for the MSt stage 3 ahead of knowing their final overall Diploma grade.
As a minimum, all applicants to both routes must have:
academic qualification as above
a minimum of three years' work experience after graduation
good ability in written and spoken English language. Please see below for more details of the English language requirement
endorsement from your employer or, if independent, from an organisation that will be the focus of your work on the programme
access to appropriate computer technology and internet software
the ability to pay the course fees or to identify a sponsoring institution.
In addition, when reviewing applications, the selection panel will be looking for evidence of:
demonstrable commitment to and/or enthusiasm and aptitude for sustainability leadership
ability apply learning to influence change in an organisation, sector or wider system
awareness of sustainability and/or leadership issues
potential to benefit from the programme for personal or professional development
appropriate suggestions for original research of suitable ambition and scope, demonstrated via the research proposal (see template below)
*If a candidate has not previously studied in the UK, it is important to check relevant country guidelines to ensure the qualifications held are considered suitable preparation for entry to the course. Please refer to the University of Cambridge Postgraduate Admissions website where country specific guidelines can be found.
Exceptional candidates who do not meet the above standard academic requirements may be considered, based on the ability to demonstrate suitability for postgraduate study through professional and other attainments. The submission of a GMAT (or GRE) score would be useful for supporting your case (achieving at least the 50th percentile in every sub-score e.g. verbal, quants in a single test).
Completing the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (organisational or value chains stream) would meet the academic requirement listed above. Candidates who do not have a good 2:1 honours degree may wish to consider applying for the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (PCSB) in order to strengthen a future Master's application.
For candidates in doubt of their existing qualification, please contact masters@cisl.cam.ac.uk and we will be able to provide advice.
Ahead of starting an application please see this guidance on the essential supporting documents.
Candidates are advised to use this template to demonstrate their research proposal for either the continuous route dissertation or the flexible route research essay.
The highest calibre candidates are selected via a rigorous process, and then approved by the Judge Business School's Degree Committee and the University of Cambridge's Institute of Continuing Education.
Applications are considered as they are received on a rolling admissions basis. We typically receive a large volume of applications towards the closing date, hence applying as early as possible can increase the likelihood of receiving an early indication of the likely/final outcome. This can be especially helpful for applicants requiring time to obtain organisational approval, funding or visas to study, or make other travel or personal arrangements.
All applicants should expect to receive an update on the progress of their application within 6 weeks. The initial update for early applicants will usually indicate one of the following:
offer of a place recommended
transfer (with applicant approval) for consideration for admission via the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (applies to applicants to the continuous route only)
held for consideration with all the applications after the closing date.
We aim to make firm decisions (1-3) as early as possible via a rigorous selection process in relation to our admissions criteria. If the decision is to hold the application (4), then the applicant should expect to hear back on the final outcome within 6 weeks of the closing date.
Please contact the Course Administrator for advice if you are uncertain about your eligibility. If you email a copy of your curriculum vitae, we can give you an initial indication of whether we believe the course will suit you.
Language requirement
If your first language is not English, then you must meet the University's English language requirement, currently:
IELTS Academic: Overall score of 7.5 (a minimum of 7.0 in each individual component)
TOEFL Internet: Overall score of 110 (a minimum of 25 in each individual component)
C1 (CAE): Grade A and B (overall score of 193, with no element lower than 185) plus a Language Centre assessment
C2 (CPE): Grade A, B, or C (overall score of 200 with no element lower than 185)
Students who do not hold a UK or Irish passport will need immigration permission in order to come to the UK and study at Cambridge. Further details can be found on the University of Cambridge International Students website.
Strengthen your leadership skills, embed sustainability in your organisation, and further your career.
Study a part-time postgraduate course via a combination of workshops and e-modules.
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The property is situated on the main commercial corridor in Westlake, LA, part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan area. The SW Louisiana area, and more specifically Calcasieu Parish, has been named one of the fastest growing regions in the nation with a projected addition of more than 10,000 jobs and a 4% annual growth rate over the next few years.
The 3,132 SF free standing building with four covered drive-thru lanes sits on less than an acre of land at the southwest quadrant of the intersection at Sampson Street and Garden Drive. The site provides easy accessibility and great visibility to offer a turnkey location for a financial institution, or a variety of office, retail or medical uses. FF&E negotiable.


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Loving a Legend
The tragedy of Barbaro; the Condi doctrine; hot for Shia; and embracing diversity.
Your excellent article on the Thoroughbred racehorse Barbaro ["Gone Like the Wind," by Buzz Bissinger, August] confirmed my opinion that the racing of two-year-olds should be outlawed. Too many young colts [#image: /photos/54cc03315e7a91c52823bc9c]and fillies break down and have to be euthanized because their delicate leg bones are not fully formed and strong enough to withstand the pressure. According to the dates in your article, Barbaro was raced five times between the ages of two and a half and three, possibly setting him up for the tragedy that occurred in his sixth race, a shattered hind leg. If only he had been allowed the time to develop more fully, he might still be with us. What a loss! —NORMA ALLEN, Palm Beach, Florida
As far as I am concerned, there is only one hero in the Barbaro saga, and that is the horse himself. In this era of gene doping and the rampant use of Lasix (a drug which dehydrates horses and shrinks their blood vessels in order to prevent bleeding from the lungs during a race), steroids, and other performance-enhancing drugs, the sport of kings is rapidly becoming a farce.
To begin with, the moment Barbaro broke through the starting gate, the staff attending him should have declared him a nonstarter. Anyone with a shred of Thoroughbred knowledge should understand that a horse in that state of fitness, adrenaline pumping through him, may have only appeared sound. I am convinced that his initial injury occurred when he broke through that starting gate.
And although fairy-tale aspects make for entertaining journalism, that horse had absolutely no chance of recovery from such a horrific series of injuries. Let us consider the fact that there has never been any horse who has survived a similar breakdown. The hubris of these people connected to this horse is sick and disturbing. Shame on all of them for putting the animal through hell on earth before finally making the first humane decision since he was hurt. —BARRETT CHATWYN, New York, New York
As a veterinarian practicing in Fort Worth, Texas, I am faced daily with owners trying to make the same decisions as the Jacksons, and I not only empathize with them but also admire their loyalty and commitment to exhausting every possible option for Barbaro, whom they couldn't help but love. I was quite fortunate to have been an intern with an equine veterinarian at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky, the year War Emblem won the Derby. The electricity in the air that summer surrounding the idea of another Triple Crown winner was infectious and exhilarating. While reading Buzz Bissinger's article, I could smell the pine shavings and feel the dew on my skin from the morning workouts on the track. —BECKY LEE BURK, Fort Worth, Texas
State of Delusion
In reading the beautifully written essay "The History Boys" [by David Halberstam, August], I was reminded of an anecdote told to me as I finished work on my bachelor-of-arts degree in history, in the spring of 1999. My favorite American-history professor had earned his doctorate at Yale in the late 60s and, as was required, taught undergraduate courses in Colonial American history. He recalled a scratched-out entry in his grade book of a student, with what was even at that time a noted surname. The mark indicated that the student had attended perhaps one or two sessions before ultimately dropping the course. The student was none other than George W. Bush. The professor half-jokingly lamented the possibility of a man's being elected to the presidency who had not completed his discussion course on the Colonial period. What a luxury it was in early 1999 to be mildly amused by this shortcoming, in contrast to today's realization of its woeful outcome. —AMY H. DAVIS, Cary, North Carolina
While it is sad that David Halberstram believed a few people in the Bush Administration misused America's history, it is clear to me that secretary of state Condoleezza Rice is bringing George Marshall's leadership at the State Department (creator of the Marshall Plan) into the 21st century. After months of meetings with the leaders of China, Russia, Japan, and South Korea, her efforts helped drag North Korea back to the six-party talks. Today, she is working with Israel, the Palestinian Territory, and Arab League members to calm the dangerous waters of the Middle East. There is still time for a Bush legacy regarding stability and lasting peace in the Middle East.—CRYSTAL DUEKER, Fargo, North Dakota
The Star from Nowhere
I want to congratulate Michael Hogan on a very well-written first cover story ["Landing in Hollywood," August]. I truly enjoyed learning more about this intriguing young man who is taking Hollywood by storm: Shia LaBeouf is indeed charming and his comedic timing impeccable. But what gives with all the references to his not being handsome? Michael, I'm worried it may be time for your yearly eye exam, because I guarantee you that I didn't buy your magazine because of Shia's charm. I'm guessing that brunette at the Dodgers game felt the same way. Shia, if you're reading this, Google me—I've got the perfect part for you. —STEPHANIE HALE, Decatur, Illinois
I appreciate that some may deem Shia LaBeouf "the next Tom Hanks," and that very well may be. I have been a fan of LaBeouf's back from the days of watching Even Stevens on Disney with my children. However, with all due respect to LaBeouf (and Vanity Fair), there are several other worthy candidates who should be considered as well. My personal favorite would be Adam Brody. Brody exudes the same kind of talent, charm, and appeal as Hanks. What about Josh Duhamel, for that matter? My point being, let us not make a rash judgment and fail to explore all options before appointing "the next Tom Hanks." There is no doubt (especially with Spielberg behind him) that Shia LaBeouf will do just fine filling his own shoes. —CAROL SAVINS, Ovilla, Texas
How can you write about Shia LeBeouf as being any less than handsome? I think he's gorgeous and sexy—and not just because he's immensely talented. And if you won't take my word for it, just log on to Facebook and look at the more than 300 groups dedicated to him. I think college-aged women across the country agree with me when I say, Shia is a stone-cold fox!—MANDI PETERSON, Davis, California
I tolerated Paris Hilton on your cover [October 2005]. I also tolerated it when you Photoshopped a baby polar bear onto the cover with Leonardo DiCaprio in Iceland [May 2007]. It is your cover of Shia LaBeouf which leads me to end my nearly 20-year subscription. How well I remember this whiny boy on the Project Greenlight series. And now, at the ripe old age of 21, after suffering through hot-dog dinners (gasp!), he's paid his dues and is reaping the luxe life. Tom Hanks has great professional depth and social consciousness; Shia LaBeouf is a boy. Period. But, hey, Spielberg loves him, so the masses must follow. If I wanted to read this kind of mindless, trivial crap, I would have subscribed to People. —CHRISTOPHER BABOCK, Bainbride, Georgia
Om Sweet Om
I enjoyed the beautiful "Planet Yoga" portfolio in the June issue. Anything that continues to bring yoga into the mainstream consciousness is welcome. I was also pleased to see the response regarding the absence of black yoga teachers in the August Letters. One of my yoga students brought it to my attention, since I was mentioned in the comments. Black master yoga teachers have been around for a while, including one of my early advisers, Krishna Kaur. The World Peace Festival, at New York's Indian Consulate in July—which featured masters such as Swami Ramananda, Dharma Mittra, and 119-year-old Swami Bua—also had a rainbow of accomplished yogis of color as participants.
As the first African-American to be chair of the board of Yoga Alliance, the organization setting standards for yoga teaching in the U.S., I can certainly say that the industry is becoming truly multicultural. At the Ta Yoga House, in Harlem, which I founded more than five years ago, we have students and teachers who represent the many diverse faces in the yoga world—from black, Hispanic, and Asian to Romanian, French, and Swiss. We even have one teacher who is German and Ethiopian! Let's embrace the growing diversity of this ancient practice and showcase our new ambassadors of peace. —TERESA KAY-ABA KENNEDY, New York, New York
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Drinks around the world
By Greg Price | Apr 10 2019
Most alcoholic drinks – be it beer, wine, gin, vodka or whiskey – can be made almost anywhere without incurring challenges to their nomenclature. But, some drinks can only be produced in their country of origin.
France is known for its impressive output of fine wines. What people may not be familiar with is that it also produces absinthe, an extremely potent anise-flavoured spirit. Anyone who's ever had sambuca will undoubtedly find the liquorice-y taste of 'the green fairy' very familiar. France is also known for its liqueurs, such as the herbal Benedictine and the orange-flavoured Gran Mariner, both of which are used extensively in cocktail bars around the world.
France does not hold a monopoly on European liqueurs. In addition to wine and grappa, Italy has an extensive laundry list of liqueurs that are produced all over the country. The most popular is Campari, a dark-red bitter aperitif which is a vital ingredient in classic cocktails like Negroni. Another Italian liqueur that is often used in cocktails – particularly in American ones – is the almond-flavoured Amaretto. For something sweeter and fruitier, there is Limoncello, a lemon-flavoured liqueur.
Asian countries have their own national libations as well. Japan has sake – a rice wine – and a distilled spirit made from long-grain rice called awamori, which is indigenous to the region of Okinawa. South Korea has a rice-based distilled spirit, soju, which is very popular with both locals and tourists. The southern Asian countries (such as the Philippines) share a colourless distilled spirit with India called arrack, which is most commonly made with either coconuts or sugarcane depending on the region.
Since the prohibition, the States has become renowned for their bacchanalian culture. Apart from bourbon and the many varieties of beer, the US is notorious for producing moonshine: a largely outlawed, high-proof spirit that is essentially unaged whiskey. Though reduced-proof commercial versions can be found in liquor stores, the most authentic moonshine is made independently (and illicitly) in rural areas like the Appalachian Mountains or the East Texas backwoods.
South American countries also have their own national drinks. Brazil has a national spirit, Cachaca, which is made from fermented sugarcane and is the basis for the Caipirinha, the country's national cocktail. Trinidad, an island off the coast of Venezuela, is home to the Angostura Bitters, which are the most commonly used bitters in cocktails, without which neither the Old Fashioned nor the Manhattan would be possible.
These exotic liqueurs are sure to make any party more cosmopolitan, with literally a world of possible concoctions.


Our fabulous Grand South Lawn is the perfect place for a wedding ceremony. The pinnacle is the gazebo placed with the utmost care under the 25 year old giant Mesquite Tree as it cradles the gazebo below. A balcony and 20 foot staircase overlooks a beautiful manicured lawn featuring an Old World iron pavilion with a carved stone altar. This area can accommodate up to 300 guests for wedding ceremonies.
All eyes are on the bride as she descends from the top of the Grand Stair Case as the musician hit the first note of her processional. That's the moment in time when every single guest at the wedding sees the bride all at exactly the same time…it's absolutely magical!
Follow an elegant brick walkway to our enchanting secluded Finnestere Garden, where your friends and loved ones can gather to witness your vows and commitment to each other or dine under the stars under a beautiful Arizona night. Finnestere maybe used in conjunction with the Grand South Ceremony Lawn for outdoor seating for dinner for up to 400 guests.


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WestPark Capital: 12 Months Deal Recap – Explosive Growth Fueled by Chinese Deals
Investment Banking Firm WestPark Capital Fueled by Chinese Deals
Los Angeles, CA…. "China as a market, and Chinese companies seeking access to U.S. capital continues to represent a very deep well of opportunity for the foreseeable future," says Richard Rappaport, CEO of WestPark Capital, (www.wpcapital.com), a Los Angeles-based full service international investment banking firm. WestPark Capital, Inc., innovators in the financial services industry recognized for having revolutionized the IPO process, is aggressively expanding its national and international growth plans in the wake of closing 8 investment banking transactions during the past twelve months, with a transactional value of $117 million, some of which are described below.
"Each of these companies occupies a unique and successful niche in providing both a valuable and wide array of products and services, not just in China, but in many instances globally," says Richard Rappaport, CEO of WestPark Capital, Inc., "We are proud to be able to help these companies grow through an infusion of capital utilizing our unique WRASP process." Rappaport is the creator of the "WRASP," a revolutionary financial services process in which a company becomes publicly traded through a share exchange and trades directly onto a senior exchange, either the AMEX or the NASDAQ, completely bypassing the OTCBB. The information below is an "at-a-glance" summary of deals concluded during the past twelve months.
NIVS IntelliMedia Technology Group (Amex: NIV)
In its most recent transaction of April, 2010, WestPark Capital, Inc. completed a $24 million Public Offering for NIVS IntelliMedia Technology Group (Amex: NIV). In March, 2009, WestPark Capital, Inc. completed a WRASP offering for NIVS, raising $14 million for the Guandong, China-based Company best known for its interactive technology that permits users to control its various electronic products such as digital audio systems, televisions and other consumer electronic products through its voice activated technology.
Click here to see NIVS Deal Sheet / Transaction Overview.
On April 26h, the popular internet financial services website, The Motley Fool, identifies NIVS with a four star rating out of five. In an article titled, "Wall Street's Best Unknown Stocks," writer *Richard Dupree places NIVS at number two on his list and refers to NIVS as one of a handful of "Stocks that fly under Wall Street's radar, yet sport top ratings from our investor intelligence database." http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/04/26/wall-streets-best-unknown-stocks.aspx.
*Fool contributor Rich Duprey does not have a financial position in any of the stocks mentioned in his article. You can see his holdings here. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
ZST Digital Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ GM:ZSTN)
In another WRASP offering that yielded two transactions for one company, WestPark Capital, Inc., raised a total of $30 million in less than a six month period for ZST Digital Networks, a Zhengzhou, China-based company. In its first offering of May, 2009, WestPark Capital's initial private placement raised $5 million for the organization that supplies digital and optical network equipment to cable system operators in the Henan Province of China. WestPark Capital, Inc. sold common stock at the purchase price of $3.94 per share with gross proceeds of approximately $5.0MM, whereby it concurrently closed on its share exchange with SKRP 18 through its innovative WRASP transaction process. On October 20, 2009, ZST Digital Networks, Inc. began trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ZSTN, subsequently raising $25 million
China Electric Motor, Inc (NASDAQ: CELM)
China Electric Motor, Inc (NASDAQ:CELM) is another Guangdong-based company for whom WestPark Capital, Inc. conducted its revolutionary WRASP; the first element of their innovative financing transaction included a $4.3 million private raise in October, 2009. According to the placement documents, proceeds were earmarked to increase manufacturing capacity, to purchase more industrial space, to modernize factory equipment and for general other corporate purposes. With more than 900 employees operating out of an approximately 160,000 square foot manufacturing plant, China Electric Motors provides micro-motor products that meet the growing demand for efficient, quiet and compact motors from manufacturers of consumer electronics, automobiles, power tools, toys and household appliances, among a host of other users and resellers.
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Three months later, in January, 2010, WestPark Capital, Inc. concluded the next phase of its unique WRASP process by bringing China Electric Motor Company public with a $26 million offering, when the company began trading on the NASDAQ under the stock symbol, CELM. Among other things, the funds will be used to not only expand the company's existing product offerings, but to create a public market for its stock and to facilitate access to the public capital markets.
WestPark Capital Hires New Executives to Support National Growth Plans
"Given the success we are seeing with the WRASP, and its acceptance in the marketplace within the public financing arena, and our significant inroads into China helping to bring Chinese companies public,' says WestPark Captial, Inc, CEO, Richard Rappaport, "we have reached a tipping point and are now in the active recruitment of exceptional investment banking talent to further grow our company and expand the use of the WRASP product for U.S.-based companies."
On the heels of a spate of successful investment banking transactions for Chinese companies, WestPark Capital, Inc. has begun to aggressively ramp up its national expansion with the recent hiring of a powerful national development team, Frank Salvatore and Doug Kaiser, based out of the company's new Boca Raton, Florida offices. Salvatore and Kaiser, both Managing Directors of Brokerage and Sales, will be focused on growing the company's Retail Brokerage presence as well as expanding the firm's distribution capabilities. WestPark Capital, Inc also recently hired James E. Hosch, an investment banking veteran with expertise in the placement of equity and convertible securities, as Managing Director of Investment Banking.
WestPark Capital, Inc., (www.wpcapital.com) specializes in taking companies public – fast. It is a full-service national and international investment bank focused on emerging growth sectors such as healthcare, software, technology, biotechnology, financial services, manufacturing, consumer products, and media and telecom industries, among other categories. Founded in 1999, with offices in key markets across the United States, as well as in China*, Hong Kong*, and Taiwan*, the firm and its founder, Richard Rappaport, are credited for having created the revolutionary "WRASP." The "WRASP" is a process in which a company becomes publicly traded through a share exchange and trades directly onto a Senior Exchange such as the NYSE, AMEX or the NASDAQ, completely bypassing the OTCBB. The WRASP generally possesses superior liquidity, valuation and institutional coverage. This innovative approach includes potentially increased market awareness and the visibility of an IPO.
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Mr Blinken, who grew up in New York and Paris, speaks French and is known for his belief in the US' alliances, which are seen as Washington's unique advantage
Veteran diplomat Antony Blinken, 58, has been named the United States' next Secretary of State. The official announcement by President-elect Joe Biden, expected on Tuesday, came earlier on Monday. Mr Jake Sullivan, 43, was named National Security Adviser; and Ms. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, 68, was named Ambassador to the United Nations.
Former Secretary of State John Kerry is back and will fight climate change full-time as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. He will also sit on the National Security Council.
Avril Haines, a former Deputy Director of the CIA and Deputy National Security Advisor, will serve as Director of National Intelligence - the first woman to lead the intelligence community.
Alejandro Mayorkas, a former Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will be the first Latino and Cuban immigrant nominated to serve as Secretary of the DHS.
Mr Sullivan, with degrees from Yale Law School and Oxford University, was in the Obama administration as national security adviser to Mr Biden. Previously among other roles, he was deputy chief of staff to Mrs Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state, and senior policy adviser and chief counsel to Senator Amy Klobuchar in his home state, Minnesota.
Ms Thomas-Greenfield, an Africa specialist, is a former assistant secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs. The choices, widely expected, signal a return to professionalism and experience, analysts said.
Mr Blinken is positioned to be a strong Secretary of State, tweeted Mr Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations. He would have "a relationship with his boss that allows him to speak truth to power and the authority to speak for his boss. And he brings knowledge of the issues and State Department to the job."
Mr Blinken, who grew up in New York and Paris - he speaks French, played the guitar and once recorded two songs - is known for his belief in the US' alliances, which are seen as Washington's unique advantage, first against the old Soviet Union and now against a more aggressive China.
Once former president Bill Clinton's chief foreign policy speech writer, Mr Blinken went on to be deputy national security adviser and deputy secretary of state in the Obama administration.
He joined Mr Biden's staff when the latter was vice-president, but his association with the President-elect stretches further back. He was staff director for then Senator Biden when he was chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
When out of government, Mr Blinken co-founded political strategy firm WestExec Advisers, along with Ms Michele Flournoy, another Obama-era figure who is believed to be in contention for Defense Secretary.
In a lengthy article for The Atlantic in January last year, Mr Sullivan wrote that President Donald Trump had "surfaced questions that need clear answers".
"Those of us who believe that the United States can and should continue to occupy a global leadership role, even if a different role than in the past, have to explain why Trump is wrong - and provide a better strategy for the future," he noted.
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Tags: Antony Blinken, Barack Obama, foreign policy, Jake Sullivan, Joe Biden, United Nations.
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Chicureo
Kudos to my dear Canadian friend Mr. Terence Hill for suggesting this informative video: https://youtu.be/-4ytpqVeB58
Nov 25th, 2020 - 12:58 pm 0
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