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Table 501.80. Unemployment rates of persons 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2013
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Age group and educational attainment
16 to 19 years old, all education
levels1
— (†) — (†) — (†) 17.0 (1.83) 21.0 (2.06) 17.2 (1.89) 27.0 (1.73) 22.8 (1.39) 20.6 (1.18) 19.5 (1.23) 20.9 (1.36) 30.3 (1.58) 31.9 (1.59) 28.8 (1.62) 30.6 (1.57) 29.4 (1.57)
Less than high school completion
High school completion2
At least some college
— (†) — (†) — (†) ‡ (†) 12.4 ! (5.19) ‡ (†) 20.9 (5.33) 15.8 (3.54) 17.7 (3.54) 8.9 (2.44) 11.3 (2.99) 18.1 (3.68) 18.1 (3.65) 16.2 (3.55) 19.6 (3.83) 16.2 (3.32)
— (†) — (†) — (†) 8.2 (0.63) 10.7 (0.72) 9.2 (0.70) 11.4 (0.55) 10.9 (0.48) 9.3 (0.46) 9.3 (0.42) 10.7 (0.43) 17.0 (0.62) 18.8 (0.66) 18.1 (0.60) 15.5 (0.55) 15.2 (0.62)
— (†) — (†) — (†) 7.8 (0.88) 12.0 (1.18) 10.0 (1.12) 11.7 (0.86) 12.0 (0.73) 10.4 (0.70) 9.4 (0.70) 13.0 (0.70) 20.3 (1.05) 22.3 (0.95) 21.6 (1.02) 18.3 (0.96) 17.5 (0.91)
Some college, no bachelor's
— (†) — (†) — (†) 4.8 (1.09) 7.3 (1.13) 5.2 (1.02) 9.8 (0.97) 7.3 (0.76) 7.1 (0.68) 7.2 (0.72) 6.8 (0.67) 12.1 (0.94) 14.2 (1.07) 14.0 (0.98) 12.7 (0.89) 12.2 (1.02)
Bachelor's or higher degree
— (†) — (†) — (†) 3.1 ! (1.12) 4.1 ! (1.26) 5.0 (1.43) 5.8 (1.09) 5.4 (0.91) 3.9 (0.72) 3.4 (0.68) 4.5 (0.78) 7.9 (1.02) 7.9 (1.15) 8.7 (1.05) 6.0 (0.95) 7.0 (1.09)
6.8 (0.21) 5.0 (0.17) 6.1 (0.18) 3.6 (0.14) 4.8 (0.15) 3.3 (0.13) 5.3 (0.11) 4.4 (0.09) 4.1 (0.09) 3.9 (0.08) 4.4 (0.09) 8.1 (0.12) 9.1 (0.13) 8.3 (0.13) 7.4 (0.11) 6.6 (0.12)
10.5 (0.49) 8.4 (0.48) 11.4 (0.61) 7.7 (0.55) 10.0 (0.66) 7.9 (0.63) 9.9 (0.48) 9.0 (0.36) 8.3 (0.41) 8.5 (0.44) 10.1 (0.44) 15.8 (0.54) 16.8 (0.54) 16.2 (0.55) 14.3 (0.49) 12.7 (0.46)
6.8 (0.34) 5.1 (0.27) 6.9 (0.31) 3.8 (0.23) 5.2 (0.28) 3.8 (0.25) 6.4 (0.23) 5.5 (0.17) 4.7 (0.16) 4.7 (0.15) 5.8 (0.18) 10.4 (0.21) 12.1 (0.26) 10.9 (0.27) 9.2 (0.25) 8.7 (0.27)
17.2 (1.36) 13.7 (1.24) 15.5 (1.38) 12.0 (1.21) 12.9 (1.32) 10.3 (1.33) 12.4 (0.96) 11.6 (0.69) 11.0 (0.84) 10.3 (0.91) 14.2 (0.93) 19.9 (1.05) 20.3 (1.02) 19.7 (1.18) 16.8 (1.09) 15.1 (0.97)
9.4 (0.67) 7.9 (0.55) 9.1 (0.57) 5.1 (0.44) 6.8 (0.56) 4.8 (0.54) 8.0 (0.50) 7.7 (0.41) 6.5 (0.40) 6.2 (0.36) 8.5 (0.49) 14.1 (0.57) 15.9 (0.62) 14.3 (0.55) 12.8 (0.57) 12.1 (0.57)
6.7 (0.85) 6.0 (0.64) 5.4 (0.60) 3.8 (0.51) 5.0 (0.52) 3.6 (0.49) 5.8 (0.43) 5.4 (0.36) 5.3 (0.35) 4.6 (0.34) 5.0 (0.33) 9.8 (0.46) 10.6 (0.44) 10.1 (0.46) 10.1 (0.51) 8.0 (0.42)
11.2 (1.02) 9.0 (1.00) 12.4 (1.29) 8.3 (1.17) 10.5 (1.28) 8.4 (1.14) 10.2 (0.86) 8.7 (0.63) 8.6 (0.70) 9.3 (0.80) 9.1 (0.79) 15.3 (0.87) 17.8 (1.07) 15.9 (1.04) 14.1 (0.88) 11.5 (0.80)
8.5 (0.81) 6.6 (0.78) 10.2 (1.16) 4.7 (0.89) 7.9 (1.24) 6.1 (1.16) 8.4 (0.93) 7.0 (0.66) 5.9 (0.73) 7.3 (0.71) 8.9 (0.74) 13.6 (0.95) 15.6 (0.98) 16.3 (0.92) 13.5 (0.92) 12.3 (0.94)
5.6 (0.60) 3.4 (0.48) 5.4 (0.60) 2.3 (0.39) 4.0 (0.53) 2.7 (0.42) 5.6 (0.41) 4.6 (0.33) 3.9 (0.30) 4.0 (0.31) 4.7 (0.34) 8.8 (0.42) 11.0 (0.43) 9.3 (0.42) 7.8 (0.36) 7.8 (0.40)
2.0 ! (0.61) 1.3 ! (0.44) 2.1 (0.54) 1.4 (0.38) 2.4 (0.41) 1.3 (0.28) 2.9 (0.28) 2.5 (0.26) 2.3 (0.20) 1.8 (0.18) 1.9 (0.18) 4.3 (0.29) 4.8 (0.30) 4.0 (0.27) 3.9 (0.27) 3.8 (0.26)
4.1 ! (1.26) 2.0 ! (0.77) 3.0 ! (1.00) 2.2 ! (0.82) 3.2 (0.80) 2.8 (0.70) 4.4 (0.54) 3.5 (0.37) 3.1 (0.34) 3.5 (0.39) 3.7 (0.37) 7.0 (0.50) 7.7 (0.52) 7.3 (0.45) 7.1 (0.44) 5.8 (0.40)
1.5 ! (0.75) ‡ (†) 2.2 ! (0.70) 1.8 ! (0.62) 3.3 (0.79) 1.4 ! (0.46) 3.1 (0.41) 2.3 (0.30) 2.0 (0.22) 1.8 (0.22) 2.4 (0.26) 4.3 (0.33) 5.0 (0.34) 4.9 (0.35) 4.8 (0.38) 4.2 (0.29)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
1 Data for 16- to 19-year-olds and 20- to 24-year-olds exclude persons enrolled in school.
2 Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
3 Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associate's degree.
NOTE: The unemployment rate is the percentage of persons in the civilian labor force who are not working and who made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. The civilian labor force consists of all civilians who are employed or seeking employment. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), selected years, 1975 through 2013. (This table was prepared November 2013.)


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Альфред Цех (, другое написание фамилии — Чех (); 12 октября 1932 — 13 июня 2011) — немецкий мальчик, награждённый Железным крестом 2-го класса в возрасте 12 лет.

Биография
Родился в городе Гольденау в Верхней Силезии (ныне Злотники, Опольское воеводство, Польша). Член юнгфолька. В 1945 году во время обороны Гольденау видел, как 12 немецких солдат были ранены после разрыва осколочной гранаты; вопреки запретам матери, он угнал тележку отца и на ней вывез восемь раненых солдат, а затем ещё раз съездил на ней, чтобы спасти оставшихся четверых.

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Цех служил в немецкой части, сражавшейся под Фройденталем. Он был ранен и попал в плен, однако в 1947 году был выпущен на свободу. Ему пришлось пройти 400 км до родного дома, где ему рассказали, что его отец вступил в фольксштурм и погиб в бою в последние дни войны. Территория Верхней Силезии, где проживали родители Цеха, после войны отошла к Польше и Цеху пришлось вступить в Польскую объединённую рабочую партию, чтобы затем получить право на выезд из страны. В 1964 году он уехал в ФРГ, где трудился разнорабочим. Состоял в браке, в котором воспитал 10 детей. Скончался 13 июня 2011 года на 79 году жизни в городе Хюккельхофене, похоронен со своей женой Гертрудой на местном небольшом кладбище в Клайнгладбахе.

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GLENS FALLS, NY—December 12, 2014—Finch Paper received an economic development grant from New York State that will strengthen the company's competitive position in uncoated freesheet paper.
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La présure est un coagulant du lait d'origine animale extrait de la caillette (le quatrième estomac) de jeunes ruminants. Elle est constituée d'enzymes actives appelées chymosine et pepsine. La plupart des fromages contiennent de la présure, employée pour la coagulation du lait nécessaire à leur fabrication. D'autres types de coagulants (d'origine végétale, microbienne, fermentaire) sont également employés. Le caillage peut aussi être spontané, sous l'effet de la fermentation lactique réalisée par les bactéries lactiques (dans le cas du lait fermenté).

Historique
En France, la première présure standardisée est produite en 1872 à Beaune, par l'entreprise familiale Granday. En 1874, Christian D. A. Hansen, un pharmacien danois, commercialise pour la première fois la présure standardisée utilisable directement par les industriels laitiers. La forme standardisée facilite le dosage au moment de la coagulation. Le fromager est alors libéré de la contrainte quotidienne de préparation de la présure à partir de caillettes de veaux. Le mot enzyme est inventé en 1878 par F. Kühne.

Fonctionnalités
Tous les coagulants du lait sont des enzymes (protéases) qui ont pour fonction de séparer les protéines du lait. Le principe actif de la présure est une enzyme digestive protéolytique, nommée chymosine. Dans l'estomac du jeune animal, elle caille le lait. Le fromager l'utilise avec la même finalité. La chymosine attaque une fraction spécifique des protéines du lait (la caséine Kappa) et les détruit. Ceci déstabilise la structure du lait en provoquant sa coagulation.

Suivant les technologies fromagères et le fromage fabriqué, le fromager utilise une présure plus ou moins concentrée en chymosine. Il bénéficie ainsi d'un apport plus ou moins important d'environnement enzymatique riche en acides aminés, petits peptides et autres enzymes. Cette richesse enzymatique dépend de la durée de macération des caillettes. La macération se fait dans des extracteurs où les caillettes sont placées dans une solution d'extraction principalement composée d'eau, de sel et de différents conservateurs. En fin de macération, le jus obtenu est soutiré et les caillettes sont pressées pour maximiser l'extraction d'enzymes. Le jus est floculé, puis subit une filtration grossière, et enfin une filtration bactériologique afin d'éviter toute contamination avant le conditionnement.

Tous les fromages français d'appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) contiennent de la présure, ce terme signifiant forcément une origine animale. Certains fromages industriels sont fabriqués avec un coagulant microbien, mais ne le stipulent pas toujours sur les emballages. Les fromages à pâtes molles contiennent moins de présure que les autres.

Au total, .

Les différents types de coagulants

Les coagulants peuvent avoir diverses origines :
 coagulant d'origine animale : la présure contient deux enzymes coagulantes, la chymosine et la pepsine ; elle est obtenue par macération de caillettes de bovidés ;
 coagulant d'origine végétale dont les enzymes actives sont la cyprosine et la cardosine. Par exemple le figuier, la chardonette, la luzerne, etc. Cette utilisation de coagulant d'origine végétale est très marginale ;
 coagulant microbien : dont l'enzyme est issue de la fermentation par des champignons (par exemple issu de Rhizomucor miehei, Rhizomucor pusillus, Mucor miehei…) ;
 coagulant de synthèse (ou fermentaire OGM) : obtenu à partir de microorganismes génétiquement modifiés (OGM), exemple : par un champignon (l'aspergille noir) génétiquement modifié pour produire de la chymosine pure, identique à la chymosine d'origine bovine dont le code génétique a été copié. Moins coûteux, ce coagulant a été mis au point pour répondre à la demande de l'agroindustrie fromagère. Cette option est en plein essor et de nombreux fromages « modernes » utilisent ce type de coagulant.

Les coagulants d'origine végétale, microbienne (Rhizomucor miehei...) et fermentaire OGM (aspergille noir...) sont adaptés aux régimes végétariens, halal et kasher. Les fromages dans certains pays (ex. : Royaume-Uni) sont parfois labellisés « végétariens » lorsque le coagulant utilisé lors de leur fabrication est clairement d'origine végétale ou de synthèse, affichage que l'on ne trouve que très rarement en France. En l'absence d'une telle mention, certains végétariens s'abstiennent de consommer des fromages en raison de son origine potentiellement animale.

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However, emerging research may help us re-think our sitting routine by revealing that even if we exercise regularly, sitting for long periods raises the risk for heart disease, diabetes, cancer and premature death (Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2014). Sitting may be more hazardous to our health than we thought!
By adding extra movement throughout the day, we can reverse negative health effects of sitting. A 2014 University of Alberta study of almost 5,000 people, found that taking more than 10 activity breaks a day was associated with a lower waist circumference and lower levels of triglycerides, blood pressure, blood sugar, and higher "good" cholesterol.
Our economy would also benefit if we spent less time sitting. In fact, a recent report by the Conference Board of Canada and ParticipAction found that sitting less would reduce Canada's health care costs by $2.6 billion and boost the economy by an estimated $7.5 billion over the next 25 years. Added bonus, if employers encouraged their employees to sit less this would boosts productivity by reducing absenteeism and disability.
It is estimated that we burn an extra 50 calories per hour when standing, compared to sitting. This might not sound like a lot, but if we stand intermittently for a total of an extra hour a day, this could amount to a five pound weight loss over one year along with improvements to your health and longevity. On the other hand, sitting for an extra hour each day, like watching a new TV show, could mean a five pound weight gain over one year.
Sitting is all too common in our Western culture. It takes a conscious effort to change our environment and habits to reduce the amount of time we spend sitting. Start by incorporating one or two small changes into your daily routine to improve your health!
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The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (NF) – an interesting insight into how our lives are governed by habits.
Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner – re-read for my book club, but I seemed to be the only one who enjoyed it.
The Elements of Style by William Strunk (NF) – a good reminder of how to write effectively.
Talent is Overrated: What separates world-class performers from everyone else by Geoff Colvin (NF) – argues that talent doesn't exist in the way that we think but instead comes from hours and hours of deliberate practice.
The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler – my favourite author.
What was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn – another re-read for the book club and just as good second time around as the first.
Eleven by Mark Watson – an enjoyable read about a night-time DJ and the people whose paths he crosses.
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson – fantastic novel, probably the best I'll read this year.
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan – I know it's been highly acclaimed but unfortunately it didn't do anything for me. However, I think it might be one of those books that would benefit from a second reading.
Capital by John Lanchester – A very enjoyable read about the residents of a London street.


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Proof of Claim Form
Adversary Proceedings
Canadian CCAA Proceedings
CHC Group Ltd.
In re CHC Group Ltd., Case No. 16-31854 (BJH) Jointly Administered
United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas (http://www.txnb.uscourts.gov)
Attention: On November 17, 2017, the Debtors filed the Reorganized Debtors' Application for Entry of a Final Decree Closing Certain of the Chapter 11 Cases.
On December 14, 2017, the Court entered the Final Decree Closing Certain of the Chapter 11 Cases. As such, the twenty-four sub-debtor cases listed in Appendix 1 of the Order are now closed, by Order of the Court. The remaining 19 Debtors' cases are still pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
On May 5, 2016, each of the 43 Debtors filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"). The cases (collectively, the "Bankruptcy Cases") are being jointly administered under Case No. 16-31854 before the Honorable Judge Barbara J. Houser in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (the "Bankruptcy Court").
Pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code (specifically including, but not limited to, 11 U.S.C. § 362), a debtor is afforded certain protection against its creditors; the Bankruptcy Code prohibits creditors from taking certain actions related to debts that may have been owing prior to the commencement of the Bankruptcy Cases. If you believe that you might be a creditor of the Debtor(s) based upon debts arising prior to May 5, 2016 and you are considering taking action based upon your status as a creditor, you may wish to seek legal advice. The staff of the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and the staff of Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC are not permitted to give legal advice.
For additional information, please contact the CHC Group toll-free information line at (866) 967-0261 or, if calling from outside the United States or Canada, at (310) 751-2661.
Location to File Proof(s) of Claim
CHC Group Claims Processing Center
c/o KCC
2335 Alaska Avenue
Important Dates, Deadlines & Documents Show All Dates
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Omnibus Hearing
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Confirmation Hearing
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February 13, 2017 through February 15, 2017 (full days as necessary)
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Voting Deadline
Order Approving Disclosure Statement
(5:00 p.m. (CT))
Rights Offering Expiration
Plan Objection Deadline
Disclosure Statement Hearing
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Governmental Bar Date
Notice of Deadlines for Filing Proofs of Claim
Bar Date Order
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Bar Date
Meeting of Creditors1
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The meeting of creditors pursuant to section 341 of the Bankruptcy Code (the "Meeting of Creditors") was commenced on June 13, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. (prevailing Central Time). Please take further notice that the continued Section 341 Meeting was held on July 22, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. (prevailing Central Time)
Office of the United States Trustee
Rule 9001(5) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure requires that a representative of the Debtors appear at the Meeting of Creditors for the purpose of being examined under oath by a representative of the Office of the United States Trustee and by any interested parties that attend the meeting. Creditors are welcome, but not required, to attend the meeting. The Meeting of Creditors may be continued or adjourned by notice at the meeting, without further written notice to creditors.
Parties & Addresses
Court Address
Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division
Earle Cabell Federal Building
1100 Commerce St., Rm. 1254
Dallas, TX 75242-1496
http://www.txnb.uscourts.gov
222 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 300
Please file proof(s) of claim, if any, via US Mail or other hand delivery system. Facsimile and other electronic delivery methods are not acceptable. You must file an originally executed proof of claim. If you would like a copy of your claim returned to you as proof of receipt, please enclose an additional copy and a self-addressed postage-paid envelope.
Attorneys' Addresses
Counsel to the Debtors
Gary Holtzer, Esq.
Kelly DiBlasi, Esq.
http://www.weil.com
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Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC ("KCC") maintains this website at the direction of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, counsel to the Debtors. KCC maintains this website for the public's convenience and, while KCC makes every attempt to ensure the accuracy of the information contained herein, this website is not the website of the United States Bankruptcy Court and does not contain the complete, official record of the Bankruptcy Court. All documents filed with the Court, including lists of the Debtors' assets and liabilities, are available for inspection at the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, Nothern District of Texas.


From November 3rd to November 7th ASI will take part in the Lorenzt Center Workshop: Life Sciences with Industry. ASI proposed research questions relating to it's mission to combine spectral X-ray CT, electron microscopy and mass spectrometry in imaging solutions and was nominated second as research question that deserved the attention of the workshop. We will keep you posted!
Check out the workshop here.


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Witnesses help nab purse snatcher in Normal Heights
By: Allison Horn , Zac Self
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - A would-be purse snatcher was caught by San Diego Police in Normal Heights Tuesday thanks to witnesses.
Stephanie Moore says she was inside the Vons on Adams Avenue and 36th Street when a man grabbed her purse.
As soon as it happened, Moore says she started chasing after the suspect. "I am a tough girl and the first thing I do is act instead of react."
Rocco Estello and two other good Samaritans tell 10News they saw the incident happen when they also ran after the suspect, calling police in the process.
"We caught up to him, but he took off this way and SDPD caught up to him, which is a really, really good blessing because it makes me feel better to be on these streets," said Estello.
The man was arrested and the purse returned. Moore says her keys are still missing, but she believes they just fell out during the chase
In the end, Moore says she's thankful to have her purse back and that there are good people in the world. "I always think there's good people in the world because I see people stand up when they need to."


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Q: Caption when posting to Instagram not working When posting photos to Instagram, no caption is shown, it's just empty.
Has Instagram disabled this feature?
If not it is possible that my code is incorrect.
Here's how I tried doing it:
-(void)shareImageOnInstagram:(UIImage *)image
{
    //Must be 612x612
    NSString* imagePath = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/instagramShare.igo", [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) lastObject]];
    [[NSFileManager defaultManager] removeItemAtPath:imagePath error:nil];

    UIImage *instagramImage = image;
    [UIImagePNGRepresentation(instagramImage) writeToFile:imagePath atomically:YES];
    NSLog(@"Image Size >>> %@", NSStringFromCGSize(instagramImage.size));

    self.docController.annotation = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:@"mmm" forKey:@"InstagramCaption"];

    self.docController=[UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:imagePath]];
    self.docController.delegate = self;
    self.docController.UTI = @"com.instagram.exclusivegram";
    [self.docController presentOpenInMenuFromRect: self.view.frame inView:self.view animated:YES ];
}

Thank you!

A: You've initialized the UIDocumentInteractionController after attempting to set the annotation.  You have to switch those two lines around, like so:
self.docController=[UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:imagePath]];

self.docController.annotation = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:@"Posted using #Truthly" forKey:@"InstagramCaption"];
self.docController.delegate = self;
self.docController.UTI = @"com.instagram.exclusivegram";
[self.docController presentOpenInMenuFromRect: self.view.frame inView:self.view animated:YES ];

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#ifndef _LOG4CXX_HELPERS_TIMEZONE_H
#define _LOG4CXX_HELPERS_TIMEZONE_H

#include <log4cxx/logstring.h>
#include <log4cxx/helpers/objectimpl.h>
#include <log4cxx/helpers/objectptr.h>

struct apr_time_exp_t;

namespace log4cxx
{
   namespace helpers
   {
      class TimeZone;
      LOG4CXX_PTR_DEF(TimeZone);

      class LOG4CXX_EXPORT TimeZone : public helpers::ObjectImpl
      {
      public:
         DECLARE_ABSTRACT_LOG4CXX_OBJECT(TimeZone)
         BEGIN_LOG4CXX_CAST_MAP()
            LOG4CXX_CAST_ENTRY(TimeZone)
         END_LOG4CXX_CAST_MAP()

         static const TimeZonePtr& getDefault();
            static const TimeZonePtr& getGMT();
         static const TimeZonePtr getTimeZone(const LogString& ID);

            const LogString getID() const {
                   return id;
            }

            /**
             *   Expand an APR time into the human readable
             *      components for this timezone.
             */
            virtual log4cxx_status_t explode(apr_time_exp_t* result,
                    log4cxx_time_t input) const = 0;

      protected:
            TimeZone(const LogString& ID);
            virtual ~TimeZone();

            const LogString id;
      };

   }
}

#endif //_LOG4CXX_HELPERS_TIMEZONE_H

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The Moviegoer: I Want to Dream Like Jiro (Review)
But even if you're not particularly fond of sushi (I'm not, myself), it's nigh-impossible not to be inspired by Jiro's dedication to his craft.
Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury by Matt Hinton (Review)
This documentary about the indie Christian band has the requisite rock n' roll drama, but also offers some deeper ruminations on faith and art.
Niceland by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (Review)
This is a film that so desperately wants you to find it meaningful that it practically begs you.
Lights in the Dusk by Aki Kaurismaki (Review)
Yet another droll, dyer-than-dry account focusing on a down-and-out man on the fringes of society.
The Fall by Tarsem Singh (Review)
Simply put, The Fall ends up drowning in its own excesses.
Hula Girls by Lee Sang-il (Review)
Of course, the outcome of the film is never really in question. However, the joy is in the way that the film arrives there.
Rescue Dawn by Werner Herzog (Review)
Compared to the rest Herzog's canon, Rescue Dawn might rank a little lower than others, but overall a very solid, if sometimes safe film.
Macbeth by Geoffrey Wright (Review)
There's plenty of sound and fury to go around in Macbeth, but really nothing significant.
Quelques Jours En Septembre by Santiago Amigorena (Review)
There's some espionage, betrayal, and financial hijinks, but to call it "high-voltage" is to dramatically oversell the film.
Alatriste by Agustín Díaz Yanes (Review)
Proof yet again that even the biggest budget can't save a film if it's lacking a solid storyline and well-developed characters.
The Island by Pavel Lungin (Review)
Much like Jesus' parables, Father Anatoly's unconventional behavior cuts through religious formalism and legalism.
Times and Winds by Reha Erdem (Review)
As a pure mood piece laced through with introspective thoughts concerning the roles of fathers, Times and Winds can be quite powerful and haunting.
Election 1+2 by Johnnie To (Review)
One of the best, most pointed and tragic gangster epics in recent history.
Invisible Waves by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (Review)
A great disappointment, even with adjusted expectations.
Renaissance by Christian Volckman (Review)
Visually and technically breathtaking but riddled with a number of sci-fi/action movie clichés.
The Host by Bong Joon-ho (Review)
The Host's incredibly strong focus on the family element gives the film a depth that no effects budget could ever achieve.
Hana by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Review)
A break from the usual samurai movie tropes, Hana is warm, lively, deeply human, laugh-out-loud hilarious, and intensely enjoyable.
Doctor Strange Helped Me Survive Election Night (Review)
The new movie Doctor Strange reminds us that there are forces at work that we cannot see.
The Phantom of the Air by Ray Taylor (Review)
This classic serial from Hollywood's pre-Code era features aerial stunts and sequences that are still thrilling to watch after almost a century.
Everything Everywhere All at Once by Daniels (Review)
Michelle Yeoh shines in this trippy sci-fi epic about a woman struggling to pay her taxes, run her family's laundromat, and save the multiverse.


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French Finance Minister to Head IMF
Added by David Sandercock on June 29, 2011
Christine Lagarde, France's Finance Minister, was appointed on Tuesday to head the International Monetary Fund, or IMF. The appointment was made even though several emerging economy nations stated they were interested in the role.
Lagarde assumes her new role on July 5, where she faces the Greek debt crisis, IMF reforms, and the appointment of key roles in the IMF. Countries like Mexico, India, and China hope Lagarde will live up to promises about greater representation and voting rights.
Amid Lagarde's appointment is talk about whom might fill the number-two position at the IMF. The Obama administration's likely choice is David Lipton who is known for overhauling economies in trouble. US Treasury Department officials have worked closely with the IMF's number-two throughout economic crises, helping to shape the IMFs responses. The appointment of Lipton could serve as a conduit between the US government and the IMF. Lagarde's appointment was possibly motivated a desire by the US to retain the number-two post – the post is officially known as the first deputy managing director – at the IMF. The US and European nations hold the majority of IMF votes and have historically backed European candidates for the top job. Mr Lipton currently holds the role of senior director for international economic affairs in the National Security Council, a role he has held at the White House since 2009.
Recently Ms. Lagarde, known as a straight-talker, played a key role in securing a 750 billion euro EU rescue fund during the debt crisis of 2009.
France is now considering replacing Lagarde's role as Finance Minister and French President Sarkozy is expected to make an announcement about the new Minister on Wednesday. Possible candidates include current Budget Minister Francois Baroin and Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire.


One of the most powerful skills a leader should strive to master is communication. He or she may have brilliant ideas and the vision to solve problems and accomplish daunting missions, but if the ideas and direction can't be communicated effectively to others, the mission may produce weak results and fall short of the goal. When that occurs, low morale among the ranks usually follows.
I recently came across a list in New Man Magazine of nine principles of communication every leader should adopt. To be the kind of leader that not only gets results, but also earns the respect and loyalty of those you work with, you will want to learn and consistently apply these principles.
Required reading in high school English literature class often included William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. You may recall that Brutus and his cohort had been planning to assassinate Caesar and had set up a plan to hustle him to the Senate before anyone could report the conspiracy. To quote Cliff's Notes, "Despite the conspirators' best efforts, a warning is pressed into Caesar's hand on the very steps of the Capitol, but he refuses to read it." (Emphasis mine) Caesar had been warned to "beware the Ides of March" (March 15th) but he thought he knew better. The rest, as they say, is history. Caesar might not have been so surprised at the attack if he had paid attention to advice.
You probably don't have anything quite as dramatic as an assassination attempt in your future, but you do have opportunities, challenges and decisions that come up in life that can have significant impact – especially regrettable if you make the wrong choice.
You've probably heard the saying, "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb." While that traditional wisdom is meant for weather trends, I think we can stretch it to apply to some relationships as well. Do you know anyone who "comes in like a lion" – roaring and ready to devour anyone who gets in their way? Would you like to be able to hold your own when talking with them and possibly calm the situation?
Begin with yourself – your attitude, your response. Look past the behavior and see the person as a whole and valuable human being who may be acting out feelings of fear, frustration, anger, hurt or insecurity. Understand that there may be valid reasons for those feelings and try to exercise empathy. This will help you control your response when someone is coming on strong. It's more natural to retaliate if you feel you're being attacked, but remaining calm is essential.
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by an irrational fear – so much so that it prevented you from doing something you wanted to do? Believe it or not, this is a common problem faced by many people daily.
Fear has the power to hold you back from taking risks, following your dreams, or becoming successful at anything you attempt to do. If you allow it to control you for long enough, it can eventually erode your quality of life and keep you locked in a prison of inactivity and regret.
Empathy is simply defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. We can sometimes feel as though we already have too many feelings of our own, and that taking on the burden of feeling what others are going through will be overwhelming.
Interestingly, the opposite seems to be true. Let's use an example most of us can relate to. You are driving to work when suddenly a car pulls out of a parking lot right in front of you, and you have to brake hard to avoid a collision. As your pulse races and you try to steady your breathing, how do you respond? Your answer to that depends largely on your ability and your desire to empathize with others.
Today is the day that sweethearts and spouses celebrate romance and give gifts to one another in an effort to show their love. And according to jewelry, fragrance and candy companies, you better go big or go home… alone. It often seems like designating one day a year for declaring and expressing love puts a lot of pressure on people.
I enjoy Valentine's Day, actually, because my wife and I celebrate our anniversary at the same time. For us, Valentine's Day is a celebration of the whole previous year of our marriage, in which we worked together, hammered out disagreements together, parented (and grand-parented) together, prayed together, laughed and played together and helped one another through the days when one of us was sick, tired, or grouchy. For us, Valentine's Day is a fresh, new year of growing closer to one another and facing the daily grind together.
Do You Act like a Puffer Fish?
Have you ever seen a Puffer Fish? They're unimpressive little fish who blow themselves up to big, round, scary-looking creatures when they feel threatened. Some people do a pretty good imitation of the little Puffer when they feel threatened, too.
People who feel inadequate and insecure often try to compensate by trying to appear more significant than they feel. They may brag or exaggerate about what they've accomplished or who they know. They demand attention and often interpret other people's actions or opinions as personal offenses. They often put down other people in order to make themselves feel better. Overcompensating for feelings of inadequacy has actually become a rather popular pastime as social media has greatly expanded the opportunity for people to be puffed up about something and elicit support, sympathy and attention. It feels safer to express anger to the world than to speak face to face with a perceived offender.
Have you seen the movie Groundhog Day? It features Bill Murray as Phil, a weatherman with a bad attitude who finds himself reliving February 2nd, Groundhog Day, over and over again with all of its petty frustrations, seemingly pointless activity and irritation. Do you ever feel as though you're like Phil?
We have all heard the folk wisdom that says the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, yet expecting different results. While that definition doesn't quite cover the whole concept, it does capture a part of it. It is definitely not "sane" (rational, logical) to expect things to change if you don't do something to interrupt an unhealthy pattern in order to improve your situation. In other words, if you want something to change, you have to take the initiative to change it.
Great leaders don't often start out with a plan to make themselves great. In fact, it may surprise you how little great leaders think of themselves at all. Focusing on making an individual person great is a very small goal, but an individual with a willingness to sacrifice for something bigger can ignite passion in others and cause great things to happen.
We recently celebrated the memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and I was reminded of some of the ways he demonstrated great leadership. Here are five passions that drive some people to greatness and how we see them in action through the leadership of Rev. Dr. King.
Do you have plans to spend some time with the people you care about the most? If not, stop what you are doing right now and think about something special you can do with your kids, spouse, significant other or friend that you will really enjoy.


Innovation under austerity is not produced by collecting lots of money and paying it to innovation intermediaries. [Several examples of disintermediation: TV, encyclopedias, book publishing, music recording, magazine publishing] Disintermediation -- the movement of power out of the middle of the net -- is a crucial fact about 21st century political economy.
Intermediaries that did well in the past ten years are limited to two categories: health insurers in the U.S., owing to political pathology, and the financial industry. Health insurers in the U.S. may be able to capitalize on continuing political pathology to remain failing and expensive intermediaries for a while longer, but the financial industry crapped in its own nest and is shrinking now and will continue to do so.
The reality that disintermediation happens and you can't stop it becomes a guiding light in the formation of national industrial policy. The greatest technological innovation of the 20th century is the thing we now call the World Wide Web. That innovation both fuels disintermediation by allowing all sorts of human contact to take place without agents, and is itself a result of disintermediated innovation.
The browser made the Web very easy to read. We did not make the Web easy to write. So a little thug in a hooded sweatshirt made the Web easy to write, and created a man-in-the-middle attack on human civilization. That's the intermediary innovation that we should be concerned about. We made everything possible... and then intermediaries to innovation turned it into the horror that is Facebook. It's intermediated innovation serving the needs of financiers, not the needs of people.
That curiosity of young people could be harnessed because all of the computing devices in ordinary day-to-day use were hackable, and so young people could actually hack on what everybody used. That made it possible for innovation to occur where it can occur without friction, which is at the bottom of the pyramid of capital. Hundreds of thousands of young people around the world hacking on laptops, hacking on servers, hacking on general purpose hardware available to allow them to scratch their individual itches -- technical, career, and just plain ludic itches ("I wanna do this; it would be neat") -- which is the primary source of the innovation which drove all of the world's great economic expansion in the past ten years. The way innovation really happens is that you provide young people with opportunities to create on an infrastructure which allows them to hack the real world and share the results.
All of that innovation comes from the simple process of letting the kids play and getting out of the way. Which, as you are aware, we are working as hard as we can to prevent, now, completely. Increasingly, around the world, the actual computing artifacts of daily life for individual human beings are being locked so you can't hack them. The individual computing laboratory in every 12-year-old's pocket is being locked down. If you prevent people from hacking on what they own themselves, you will destroy the engine of innovation from which everybody is profiting. The goal of the network operators is to attach every young human being to a proprietary network platform with closed terminal equipment that she can't learn from, can't study, can't understand, can't whet her teeth on, can't do anything with except send text messages that cost a million times more than they ought to.
Disintermediation is beginning to come to higher education. [Coursera vs. MITx] Every society currently trying to restart innovation needs more education, delivered more widely at lower cost. Free software is the world's most advanced technical education system. It allows anybody, anywhere in the world, to get to the state of the art in anything computers can be made to do, by reading what is fully available, by experimenting with it and by sharing the consequences freely. True computer science: experimentation, hypothesis formation, more experimentation, more knowledge for the human race. We needed to expand that to other areas. The universalization of access to knowledge is the single most important force available for increasing innovation and human welfare on the planet.
Disintermediation means there will be more service providers throughout the economy with whom we are directly in touch. That means more jobs outside hierarchies and fewer jobs inside hierarchies.
We use the word "privacy" to mean several distinct things. [Secrecy, anonymity], autonomy: the ability to live a life in which the decisions you make are unaffected by others' access to secret or anonymous communication.
March 21, 2012, after close of business, press release announcing "minor changes to the Ashcroft Rules": government information about individuals of whom nothing is suspected will no longer be retained for a maximum of 180 days, but rather for a maximum of five years. In other words, infinity. We are moving from the society we've always known, which we quaintly call a "free" society, to a society in which the U.S. government keeps a list of everybody every American knows. What should be the Constitutional procedure for doing this? Should there be, for example, a law? They didn't need a law; they did it with a press release, on a rainy Wednesday after everybody had gone home. Very rapidly, and with no apparent remorse, the two largest governments on Earth (the U.S. and China) have adopted essentially identical points of view: a robust social graph connecting government to everybody and the exhaustive data-mining of society is both government's fundamental policy with respect to their different forms of stability maintenance.
It isn't just our civil liberties that are at stake. The other part of what that costs us is the very vitality and vibrancy of invention, culture and discourse, that freedom to tinker, to invent, to be different, to be nonconformist. This is what sustains social vitality and economic growth in the 21st century. There is no tension between the civil liberty policy of assuring the right to be let alone and the economic policy of securing innovation under austerity. They require the same thing. Free software, free hardware we can hack on, free spectrum we can use to communicate with one another without let or hindrance, free access to educational resources to every person on earth without regard to ability to pay."
While speaking in New Delhi, India, in 2006, he remarked: "Anything that is worth copying is worth sharing." His other quotes: "The more we give away, the richer we become." And: "Note how even the smallest encounter with Free Software can make a man cheerful about the future of our judge" (said after hearing a judge of the Allahabad high court, India speak on the subject).
Moglen believes the idea of proprietary software is as ludicrous as having "proprietary mathematics" or "proprietary geometry". This would convert the subjects from "something you can learn" into "something you must buy", he has argued. He points out that software is among the "things which can be copied infinitely over and over again, without any further costs".
Moglen has criticized what he calls the "reification of selfishness". He has said, "A world full of computers which you can't understand, can't fix and can't use (because it is controlled by inaccessible proprietary software) is a world controlled by machines."
He has called on lawyers to help the Free Software movement, saying: "Those who want to share their code can make products and share their work without additional legal risks." He urged his legal colleagues, "It's worth giving up a little in order to produce a sounder ecology for all. Think kindly about the idea of sharing."
Moglen has criticized trends which result in "excluding people from knowledge". On the issue of Free Software versus proprietary software, he has argued that "much has been said by the few who stand to lose". Moglen calls for a "sensible respect for both the creators and users" of software code. In general, this concept is a part of what Moglen has termed a "revolution" against the privileged owners of media, distribution channels, and software. On March 13, 2009, in a speech given at Seattle University, Moglen said of the free software movement that, "'When everybody owns the press, then freedom of the press belongs to everybody' seems to be the inevitable inference, and that's where we are moving, and when the publishers get used to that, they'll become us, and we'll become them, and the first amendment will mean: 'Congress shall make no law […] abridging freedom of speech, or of the press […].', not – as they have tended to argue in the course of the 20th century – 'Congress shall make no law infringing the sacred right of the Sulzbergers to be different."
On the subject of Digital Rights Management, Moglen once said, "We also live in a world in which the right to tinker is under some very substantial threat. This is said to be because movie and record companies must eat. I will concede that they must eat. Though, like me, they should eat less."


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Houston restaurants cautious about returning to full service
Gov. Greg Abbott's announcement of lifting Covid restrictions and mask wearing presents a new set of challenges for the beleaguered restaurant industry.
Greg Morago March 2, 2021Updated: March 3, 2021, 4:30 pm
Restaurant dining rooms may return to pre-COVID levels next week after Gov. Greg Abbott announced the lifting of statewide mask mandate and returned Texas businesses, including the restaurant industry, back to full capacity next week.
Photo: Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer
Levi Goode likens operating a restaurant during a pandemic to "being in a foxhole in the middle of a war."
The CEO of several Houston restaurants, including Goode Co. BBQ, can now emerge from that foxhole.
While acknowledging that the battle against the pandemic remains real, Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced he is lifting coronavirus restrictions to "open Texas 100 percent." Beginning next Wednesday, Texas businesses – including the hard-hit restaurant industry – will be able to return to full capacity. Abbott also lifted mask mandates.
For restaurants that have spent nearly a year grappling with restrictions that deeply damaged the hospitality sector, Tuesday's announcement caught many operators by surprise. Restaurants, which have been operating under 50 percent capacity restrictions since October, can now return to full capacity on March 10.
While the Houston restaurant community has been waiting for the day it can return to full service, Tuesday's news was something of a mixed blessing.
Operators wondered if they would be ready to return so quickly to full service; if they could hire workers fast enough to accommodate full capacity; if their purveyors would be ready to service increased orders for food and other goods. And, most crucially, how mask wearing would be handled by workers and a dining public no longer required to cover up.
There were no clear answers Tuesday.
"Personally, I didn't expect him to say that today. I thought we wouldn't see it until sometime in the summertime," said Goode, whose restaurant portfolio also includes Goode Co. Seafood, Goode Co. Kitchen & Cantina and Armadillo Palace. "We've adopted some great practice from the safety standpoint during the pandemic, and many of those will remain intact until we feel comfortable we can move in another direction."
But without a state mandate that masks are required, next Wednesday will bring uncertainty.
Ricardo Molina, president and co-owner of Molina's Cantina restaurants, said that he probably will not enforce masks for his servers, but that those who choose to wear one will be able to do so. He added that customers will ultimately dictate how the staff will come down on masks.
"We're probably going to find the vast majority (of customers) are ready to see masks go away," Molina said. "If people are ready to go all-out business as usual, we're ready to do that as well."
Paul Miller, owner of Gr8 Plate Hospitality which includes The Union Kitchen and Jax Grill restaurants, anticipates a gradual return to practices that existed before COVID-19.
"Our primary concern is for our staff and our guests, and while we certainly appreciate the opportunity to go back to 100 percent and the governor has removed the mask mandate, we are going to continue to uphold our safety and sanitation protocols as we slowly but surely move into this new phase of our business," he said.
How the restaurant industry will negotiate that new phase wasn't clear on Tuesday. While the Texas Restaurant Association celebrated Abbott's announcement, it was quick to say that Texas restaurants must "remain vigilant so we do not slide backward."
"Consumers will only go where they feel safe, and so restaurants must continue to be very thoughtful and implement the safety protocols that will enable them to maintain and build trust with their consumers and employees," the association stated.
Some restaurant and bar operators took to social media to question the governor's directive and inform their patrons of their plans to adhere to restrictions and safety protocols.
Goodnight Hospitality said it will continue to operate at 50 percent capacity and require staff and patrons to wear masks at Rosie Cannonball in Montrose. Riel in Montrose said its staff will continue to wear masks and asked that customers do so too. La Fisheria in downtown posted on Facebook that its staff will be masked. Nancy's Hustle in EaDo came out plainly: "Our seating and masks rules aren't changing," and will continue to space out tables and require masks of staff and guests. The Toasted Coconut in Montrose posted that it disagrees with Abbott and will require masks for its workers and diners. Bravery Chef Hall downtown stated it will follow existing protocols to ensure safety. Anvil Bar & Refuge put it this way: "You want these martinis? You gotta wear a mask."
Patsy Vivares, co-owner of Sticky's Chicken in Sawyer Yards said that her restaurant will continue to observe key safety restrictions.
"We are thrilled Texas is opening 100 percent, but we will continue to practice COVID precautions due to the increase of the new variants. Last year when the state was the first to start reopening, we were also the first to see a spike, so we will be very cautious for the safety of our staff and guests," she said. "We won't be changing any protocols until all employees are vaccinated, there's a decline in COVID cases in Texas, and the CDC says it's safe to open."
Alex Brennan-Martin, proprietor of Brennan's of Houston, didn't know what the mask situation would be at one of the city's most iconic restaurants.
"A lot of this will be 'we'll see.' We've all been making this up as we go," Brennan-Martin said. "A lot is going to boil down to personal choice."
While he said he will not be directing any of his servers not to wear masks while on duty, he isn't sure what next week will bring in terms of mask wearing by the dining public.
Justin Yoakum, culinary director for Culinary Khancepts which owns Liberty Kitchen and State Fare Kitchen & Bar restaurants, said his restaurants' mask policy for servers is still to be determined. But he said that the company will continue to employ best practices for workers and diners.
"We're excited to be getting back to some kind of normalcy, but we'll still take local, state and government precautions," Yoakum said. "We want to make sure our customers still feel safe."
Celebrity chef Tim Love, whose Woodshed Smokehouse opened in Houston just before Texas restaurants shut down, called Abbott's directive Tuesday "epic." But how it plays out within the restaurant will be a mixed bag.
"We're going to go whole hog, but we're going to use precaution on our end," Love said. "What we've learned is Texans really want to make their own choices. As the employer, we're still going to do temperature checks to our staff in perpetuity. We're opening up our dining room, we're opening up our private dining, and we're very excited to do it."
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Shenzhen, China's answer to Silicon Valley, has been ranked second on the list of 'top 10 cities to visit in 2019' published by respected travel guide book publisher Lonely Planet on Monday.
The 10 cities were picked by editors from various nominations provided by its staffers, as well as hundreds of contributors from around the world. Copenhagen in Denmark claimed the top spot in the list, as it's a 'capital of cool'.
Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing have been named the three most livable cities in China.
Three Chinese cities - Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen - have been included on Business Insider's top 25 high-tech cities in the world list this year.
According to Tom Hall, Lonely Planet's editorial director, Shenzhen is making its mark as a city of the future featuring "hypermodern architecture, innovative environmental practices and a slew of new design openings, all connected to neighbour Hong Kong by high-speed rail".
"It's the place to get a taste of modern China, close enough to easily combine with Hong Kong, and a place that while most people would not have considered visiting in the past is a destination for the future," he said.
Dubbed 'China's most innovative city', Shenzhen is a major city in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. In 1980 the region was designated the country's first Special Economic Zone and was given special economic policies, as well as flexible governmental measures. It was also one of the fastest-growing cities in the world in the 1990s and the 2000s.
Completing the top ten is Novi Sad in Serbia, Miami in the US, Nepal's Kathmandu, Mexico City, Senegal's Dakar, Seattle on the US west coast, Meknès in Morocco and Zadar in Croatia.
Editors also picked the top 10 regions, countries and best value destinations for its 2019 Best in Travel recommendations.


Google announced last week that its Vulnerability Rewards Program launched in the year 2010 has seen an eighth-year last year on a consecutive note and paid out $15 million in rewards. The rewards include a spend of $3.4 million to 1300 hackers from over 78 countries across the globe who revealed vulnerabilities in Android and Chrome systems.
The internet juggernaut also announced that the biggest reward it distributed last year was $41,000- however, it's not clear whether the award was bagged by an individual or a company.
Cybersecurity Insiders has learned that a 19- year old individual named Uruguay's Ezequiel Periera was the topper in the list as he disclosed to the world about a Remote Code Execution "RCE" bug that gave access to Google Cloud Platform Console.
The second in the list was Tomaz Bojarski from Poland who has uncovered a bug related to Cross-site scripting, that allows hackers to change the behavior or appearance of a website, siphon vital info and impersonate the admin actions to change the website configurations.
Note 1- Last week, Google introduced a new Chrome extension which suggests a change of a password if any of the online accounts have been compromised in a data breach or are no longer considered as safe.
Note 2- Any Google-owned service which handles sensitive data like YouTube and Google have been included in the Vulnerability Rewards Program. Also, the list of Nonqualifying vulnerabilities has also been updated with the latest.


… well, four wonderful Greek grapes in any case.
Greek wines have been around for a long, long time… some 4,000 years to be sure! Greece (aka 'the land of the wine-dark sea') is not only responsible for spreading the vines throughout its colonies in Europe beginning in the 8th century, but also for 'democratizing' the drink and making it a social (rather than strictly religious) beverage. That said, upon mention of Greek wines, many still only think of 'Retsina' (traditional wine aged in pine resin) and this is usually followed by running and screaming to the hills.
So despite its illustrious beginnings, the modern Greek wine industry had a lot of catching up to do since ancient times, but since the 60's and 70's, it has caught up quickly. Today Greece offers wines that are incredibly food-friendly because of the zesty acidity in both white and red wines AND at excellent value.
1. Moschofilero (moss KOH feel air oh): A pink-skinned variety from mainland Greece known for floral, grape-fruited and citrus white wines (still or sparkling). It is similar in aromatics to the grape Muscat.
2. Assyrtiko (Ah SERE tee koh): A smokey, minerally white wine with haunting flavor and complexity, from the Cycladic islands, most notably the volcanic island of Santorini.
4. Xynomavro (zee NOH ma vroh): This northern Greek grape translates as 'bitter-black' but don't let that scare you, it's delicious and often described as a cross between Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo.
If these four grapes whet your appetite (and I think they will), you should check out the New Wines of Greece website, it's packed with information … Happy exploring!


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On Wednesday, I finished the second of my grad school classes in my EdD program. On Friday, I received my grade for my final assignment. Throughout this course, I was shocked at how quickly my professor returned assignments with valuable feedback. This was partly due to the fact that we had to take his feedback, use it to revise the assignment, and turn in the revised assignment along with the new assignment each week. On Wednesday as class ended, I was the somewhat proud author of a 20-minute PowerPoint-based instructional module on SAMR and a 56-page paper that was the instructional design document used to create said PowerPoint. However, this was only possible because my professor followed through on what he said he was going to do. Had he told us that we had to use our feedback for improvement but then never provided the feedback, we all would have struggled to meet expectations.
This has been on my mind a lot lately. Great ideas are only great if you follow through on the original idea all the way through the design phase: design, creation, implementation, feedback, repeat. If you fail on one of these steps, the idea has an increased possibility of failure.
The same is true with our classroom. How often as teachers do we say that we will get the test, paper, or project graded over the weekend so that we can maximize the relevance of feedback we give students, only to have life get in the way. Before we know it, a few weeks have gone by and we're rushing to return one set of assessments to students before giving them the next. In a case like this (which I was often guilty of), we let our students down. The blame is ours to bear when students don't care to revise and improve if the window has passed.
When choosing friends, mentors, and leaders, this is just as important. Choose those who do what they say they're going to when they say they're going to do it. Also, be that person. If you say that you'll find time to research a problem, make the time. If you tell someone that you'll arrange a time to meet with them to discuss a concern they have, check your calendar and make the appointment. If it's just that you're looking forward to seeing someone outside of school, make it happen. Be the person that others can count on to follow through on what you say. That's what our students of ALL ages need. Strong relationships in and out of the classroom make us better educators, but it takes effort and nourishment. Surround yourself with those who are also willing to do the work.


Why hello, May! I'm excited for this month. May is one of my favorite months, maybe partly because it is my birthday month, but also it just seems like a month of new beginnings. May is when school finishes up for the summer, when the weather finally starts to make a change in WI, when the sun is shining more, when the trees bud, when the first trip up north takes place. It's just a good month. So I'm happy to share the goals/to-dos I have come up with for the month.
I worked really hard on this one and definitely felt the benefits of embracing my housewife status and making good use of my time. This shall stay on my to do list until the next chapter of my life.
I loved doing this. I sent one to my friend Tara and to my lovely parents. Thank you notes are so underrated.
Check out the cute thank you notes I sent! I love these cards by Eva Marie Typography Her designs are great.
I need to keep working on this one. I did a better job than previous months, but I need to get into a better habit of lifting everything up in prayer.
Remember how I had "find an area rug" on my to do list forever?!? Well I finally found one!!!! It's from West Elm and I LOVE it. I can't wait to share more photos of our house as it's starting to feel more and more put together. Here's a sneak peek of the new beauty.
Overall, I really enjoyed my to do list this month because I wanted it to induce an attitude adjustment, and I think it did! It takes intentionality to be positive- just need to work on continuing that.
celebrate my birthday!! Watch out 28, I'm coming for ya!
put my DSLR to good use more often - maybe plan a fun lil shoot?
That's what I've got going so far! Can't wait to see what May has for me.
Have some goals/to dos you'd like to share?


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Let's hide away from the strange new reality of virtual reality, and into the escapist fantasy of a silly score-attack video game. A new Trials is on the way, and I couldn't be more excited. Many were the hour spent swearing at the warehouses of Trials 2: Second Edition, and many more words were cursed at the open-air obstacles of Trials Gold. For the upcoming Trials Fusion, things take a faintly futuristic turn. Rather than just being more Trials - as fine a thing as that would be - a new FMX trick system will provide plenty more opportunities for foolhardy failure.
Importantly, it seems that the tricks are a feature of special FMX tracks. I was slightly worried the addition of the system would be at the expense of the purer thrill of overcoming the series' traditionally challenging levels. Instead, it's complimenting it with a set of tracks that aren't against the clock.
It's worth remembering that Trials Fusion is being published by Ubisoft, and as such, will be delayed on PC. Where the trailer reveals an April 16th release, it'll actually arrive on PC a week later : April 24th.


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Hockey participation in Canada on the other hand is falling at an alarming rate as there are 100,000 less kids playing in Canada than just 5 years ago from 721,000 to 621,000 a 14% drop in participation.Yet very few talk about that.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/...ers-in-canada/
May as well setup shop then in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, as I'm sure that they'd all get close to the numbers you'd predict for Toronto. And even if they don't, they'd still be turning a profit regardless because of the TV deal the NFL has... that's how it works, right?
Toronto has a much bigger corporate support base than those cities... and that's crucial. Also Toronto drives the TV market in Canada - and the franchise and the league wants the maximum amount of exposure possible in the country. THAT's how it works.
Plus the Raptors success has opened the eyes of many in the NFL. The NFL has a problem with fan diversity... it's still largely a white fanbase (83% at last count). During the Raptors run people saw the massive diversity of its fanbase - and Toronto's been called the most multicultural city in the world - which is very attractive to leagues who need to expand their base.
They aren't the best leagues, but they are the best leagues available here.
I have a sneaking suspicion that if TFC were in the actual best soccer league in North America ("available here") that they wouldn't get much support. The NFL isn't available here either. Toronto's best-or-nothing attitude is the opposite of what the NFL wants.
Toronto... the world's only NFL city that cannot actually attract a NFL team despite 30+ years of trying.
That's because it's not an NFL city.
Quebecor balked at paying the price 4 or 5 years ago, and thus Seattle is going to take the place that QC would have had. The fact that Edmonton and Ottawa still have teams, Winnipeg got theirs back and QC could have got their backs shows the NHL and Bettman aren't as anti-Canada as the popular opinion seems to be.
"Quebecor, the group leading the way for an expansion franchise for Quebec City, officially submitted their $500 million NHL expansion application in July of 2015"
The Senators are more valuable than the Avalanche, Predators, Hurricanes, Sabres, Blue Jackets, Panthers, and Coyotes. The Oilers are in the top half of the league for value.
Straw man. I never said anything like that. In nearly every top level professional league, cities with a few hundred thousand people have teams. Including leagues worth a lot more than the NHL.
Would you like me to explain the definition of "hypothetical" to you?
And yet Canadian teams are, on average, more valuable than American ones.
A typical promotion/relegation system rewards demand and allows teams able to spend money to play their way into the next tier. The bottom feeders are usually the teams worth the least. A system like that would see more Canadian teams at the top level and fewer in the US. There's no way that Miami and Phoenix would be there for example.
Sorry for wanting the best. When you live in a city that has teams in every major league but one what do you expect? Also Toronto is a global city with a population with more then 50% born outside Canada. People come here knowing the major leagues and following them if they're into sports.
Toronto doesn't have teams in every major league but one.
This mythical "global city" you want Toronto to be that only supports "the best" doesn't exist. No global city only supports "the best". Not New York. Not London. Not Tokyo. Not Moscow. Global cities don't shun their own country trying to chase "the best".
This aspiration for an imaginary standard shows how immature sports fandom is in this city.
TV deal pays about a billion per team over 8 years. Salary cap is projected to be $200m per team in 2020. TV deal is great for those already owning a team. When you have to spend over 3 billion to buy a team and build a stadium, the numbers get a little more difficult.
Yea, I'm not counting stadium cost into the equation... was mostly talking about attendance and the size of the stadium Toronto would have if they were to get a stadium built. But with the TV money coming in - each team gets around 255m per team - so that covers the salary cap with some money left over. The ticket revenue generated goes a long way towards cutting into stadium and other costs. It's still a pricey proposition - but not as bad as you would think.
Originally Posted by thurmas (Post 8792671)
There are over 1 million American kids who play tackle football every year in the U.S. in high school. There was a 3% drop in participation yes but that still mean a massive amount of players every year to scout and choose from to get into the college ranks every year.
It was a 10% decline over the past decade, at a time when basketball, baseball, and soccer increased.
Gridiron football will not die it will just have to evolve and may eventually mean tackling switches to a more rugby type style and helmets may be eliminated as they are more of a safety hazard and weapon than an actual safety mechanism.
Sounds like kids should just play rugby, then.
A lot of people talk about declining youth hockey participation, actually. It's an inherently expensive sport with extreme demographic issues.
IIHF figures are...spotty, at best. It would be better to get numbers directly from Hockey Canada. Utilizing Hockey Canada's annual report yields that 521K players are officially registered to play hockey in Canada in 2019, up from 498K in 2009 but down from the high of 537K in 2013. (As an aside, and something i've mentioned on this forum before, is the relative decline of hockey being played in Quebec, down to 86K players from a high of 98K in 2012).
This is only male numbers, of course. Female hockey participation is still increasing at a very high rate. And, on top of all of this, US hockey registration numbers are still increasing with continued room to grow. So male hockey has essentially plateaued in Canada with growth still possible in the US.
I'm not saying that pro/rel is an inherently worse system, because it isn't; i'm saying it's not going to be implemented in North America in our lifetimes. I fully understand the concept of an open system of association clubs. I hope you understand that such a system would inherently hold the NHL back due to Canada's lesser international value and would hold the sport back from growth in the US that it needs to maintain its current level of play.
The 3rd most populated metro in NA would get an attendance worthy of last place in the NFL. All at the same time as people predict, like yourself, football will become irrelevant in 20 yrs. The discussion of TO getting an NFL team should end there.
Toronto is the third biggest city proper in the US and Canada. It's not the third biggest metro, because metro populations in the US are ridiculous. And no, the Golden Horseshoe isn't Toronto's metro.
Toronto's football fanbase is predominantly white, so this seems like a stretch. The NFL could achieve the same goals without having to expand at all, since it isn't like New York or Los Angeles lack diversity. Definitely less expensive to focus on the highly multicultural cities they already have, rather than adding another team in the hopes it will for some reason become popular with that city's non-white population.
Andy6 Jan 7, 2020 6:06 PM
Is it just that Hispanics who've recently arrived from Central America and Mexico (and probably a lot of Asian immigrants as well) don't know/care much about the NFL? I wouldn't have thought that black Americans were any less interested than whites. I don't see how expanding to Toronto would affect that type of "diversity problem".
le calmar Jan 7, 2020 6:15 PM
Plus the Raptors success has opened the eyes of many in the NFL.
I am not sure how you came up with this though.
Hackslack Jan 7, 2020 6:23 PM
Sorry, I stand corrected. The ya re the 3rd largest city proper, and 7th largest metro.
Halifax's CFL team vs. Toronto's NFL team is the ultimate turtle derby.
Let's debate the return of the NBA to Vancouver next.
Not sure where Statista got its figures from, but according to Hockey Canada those numbers are inaccurate.
According to USA Hockey - they saw their highest ever level of registered players last year with ~568,000.
I agree Hockey can become expensive - especially at tier 1 or academy levels (which only ~15% play at) - but its a bit overblown when it comes to putting a kid in 'house' or lower tier hockey - which is still competitive and has opportunities for development. Many activities such as Dance and Karate can cost more per year - I shit you not. I had one boy in hockey (Tier 3 Pee Wee) and one in Karate last year. End of the year totals: Hockey = $1600 & Karate = $2500. The monthly Dojo fees can be quite high. Now, I could have bought used skates for my hockey kid instead of new - and saved $250 form the hockey total.
Just looking back in time - when I was a kid going to elementary and Jr. high in the 80s, few kids in my classes actually played organized hockey - most played football, baseball and soccer. As far as diversity goes - anecdotally one thing I've noticed during tournaments the past few years - is that some minor teams from the BC Lower Mainland now have half their roster made up of players of Asian decent :tup: This is great!
https://cdn.agilitycms.com/hockey-ca...l-report-e.pdf
https://www.usahockey.com/membershipstats
Note that USA hockey includes registered adult players too, Hockey Canada stats include just registered minor players.
wave46 Jan 7, 2020 8:44 PM
Eh, what's there to talk about otherwise?
The Expos coming back to Montreal?
The Nordiques coming back to Quebec City?
I don't see much of a business case for any of the big-4 major sports leagues expanding in Canada in the near future. If an Eastern US NHL team comes perilously close to folding, Quebec City may fall ass-backwards into an NHL team (like Winnipeg did with the Atlanta Thrashers), but otherwise the deck is stacked too much against it.
This is inner-circle talk (of which I'm not apart of - but it's about who you know). To be fair, it's not just the NFL (and certainly not ALL of the NFL - just a few of the key "players")... it's the business world in general. Toronto has been "advertising" their diversity for a while in all facets on Bay St. to attract more investment. It's been an area of concentration for investment bankers for over the last decade. The pleasant surprise is that overnight something as trivial as the Raptors playoff run has pushed Toronto's multicultural diversity to the forefront and people are taking notice more now.
I think the CFL is the only one that is feasible in that timeframe. I'd say MLB to Montreal is the most likely overall, but I don't think it'll happen by 2025. The other ones are complete pipedreams unfortunately.
1 and 3, probably.
1. If the NHL needs a quick transfer for a failing NHL team (*looks at Carolina*), Quebec City looks to be the best choice. A capable arena, a corporate sponsor with deep pockets and a built-in audience that will probably fill the place for a few years for the novelty factor alone, even if the team is terrible.
3. The CFL has nowhere else to go and the cost of getting in isn't prohibitive. So, yeah, if someone with moderately deep pockets wanted to fund it, I could see the CFL going to Halifax provided the city came up with some money for a modest stadium.
Against:
2. Montreal would need a new baseball stadium, as Olympic Stadium wouldn't cut the mustard. That's a $500+ million cost there. Given that the MLB is struggling in smaller US markets as the payroll gap between competitive teams and the rest of them is a huge gulf, I'm not sure how long someone would subsidize losses in Montreal or alternately, how long interest would last for a mediocre, but cheap payroll team would last.
4. The failure of the Grizzlies still rings large, but this actually might be possible. I don't know if the NBA wants to take that gamble though - they seem to do OK in secondary US markets, so they have some choices before Vancouver comes up again.
5. The billionaire owner who is going to build the billion-dollar stadium leaves the NFL in Toronto at the bottom of my potential list. The NFL won't allow corporate owners (except grandfathered ones) and the Province of Ontario won't give a sweetheart deal for a new football-only stadium like they did with Skydome. Given the iffy local support and it's dead in the water.
Given that the facilities exist for 1 and 4, you would have to think that alone gives them a leg up on the others. Although as you point out, building a CFL stadium to realize 3 would not come at that exorbitant a price.


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Minister says BN putting necks on the line over internet regulation bid
BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY
Dahlan insisted that Malaysians will be able to gauge if the controversial move benefitted national security in two or three years' time. — AFP pic
SUBANG JAYA, Aug 21 — Barisan Nasional (BN) is prepared to face the potential backlash over its plans to regulate the Internet despite public outcry, Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan said today.
The local government, urban wellbeing and housing minister insisted that Malaysians will be able to gauge if the controversial move benefitted national security in two or three years' time.
"We are willing to put our future as a political party on the table to let the people decide.
We're willing to face the consequences from the Opposition or the rakyat," the BN strategic communications director told a press conference here after delivering his keynote address at the National Housing and Property Summit here.
He was responding to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's announcement yesterday that plans to regulate the Internet are in the pipeline to prevent the spread of "insults and untruths".
In his speech last night, Najib added that the government was only interested to prevent criminal defamation and was not seeking to shackle social media.
The prime minister said Putrajaya was well aware of the criticism it faced on the Internet but claimed that unlike other countries, Malaysia has not resorted to muzzling government critics.
Newly appointed Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak has proposed amending laws related to the Internet like the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, while the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) recently blocked access to the Sarawak Report website that had been publishing critical news of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Abdul Rahman said today that while social media has been an excellent communication tool, it is also often used by some for wrong reasons.
"There is a small segment involved in abusing this means and unfortunately they have a big influence," he said, pointing out to racially-toned speculation on social media about the recent Low Yat race riot.
"Look at the Low Yat incident..the propaganda and the lies from all sides..not just to protect the majority..the minority also has to be protected," the minister added.
The ethnic clash at Low Yat Plaza last month that injured several people happened after a Malay youth allegedly stole a handphone from a store at the tech mall, after which rumours swirled on social media that he was sold a counterfeit by a Chinese trader.


Greater Cincinnati was a playground Thursday for startup owners and entrepreneurial hopefuls, who took over locations throughout the region to show off their innovations and ideas.
Cincinnati played host for the first time to NewCo, a citywide festival celebrating more than 50 of the area's startups. Cincinnati was one of only 12 cities worldwide to host the event.
Amsterdam, Barcelona, Portland and San Francisco also hosted the event, which aims to bring awareness to a region's growing startup scene and encourage locals to explore the idea of launching their own ventures.
Some companies at NewCo Cincinnati broke news about their operations while others showed off their rapid growth. Some shared stories of their struggles in business.
Local residents and creatives alike took over more than 80 spaces throughout the city, with scheduled events, panels and product demonstrations.
At Montgomery Inn Boathouse in the East End, female startup owners at "The Innovation of Social Entrepreneurship" presentation talked about the struggles they faced as minorities in the startup field, which is largely dominated by men. Others spoke about how they felt a sense of purpose in innovating ways to help people.
Tonya Hurst, vice president of operations and strategy at Activate Cincinnati, a startup dedicated to motivating residents of impoverished neighborhoods to start their own businesses, talked about how her firm works with the community.
"Our focus isn't the same as The Brandery or other accelerators in the area," she said, speaking about the Over-the-Rhine accelerator that largely serves tech firms and businesses with high growth potential.
At Cintrifuse's offices in Downtown Cincinnati, a leader from Exact Media, which has offices in Canada, New York and Cincinnati, told a crowd that they were expanding their headquarters in the Queen City.
"We love this area and are looking to maintain our growth potential here," said David Grisim, Canadian managing director at the firm. Ray Cao, the company's CEO said his office's culture fits Cincinnati.
Grisim said one of the purposes of participating in NewCo was to look for new employees for the company, which is set to expand to Europe and Asia in the coming months.
Exact Media wasn't the only firm locally to share news about changes in operations: The day before the event, Queensgate-based startup DotLoop (which also participated in NewCo) announced that it was being acquired by Seattle-based online real estate giant Zillow Group for an undisclosed amount.
DotLoop offers a cloud-based service that allows people to view, revise, sign and transmit documents online.
"This event, combined with the deal between Dotloop and Zillow, shows us that we're seeing something amazing happening with our startup scene," said Eric Weissmann, director of marketing for Cintrifuse, which put on the event.
"It was an absolute success," he said, with a turnout he estimated at nearly 900.


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UPDATE 11/22/16 – A FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS BLOCKED THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S NEW OVERTIME REGULATIONS SCHEDULED TO GO INTO EFFECT ON 12/01/2016 AS MENTIONED BELOW. PLEASE DISREGARD THE INFORMATION IN THIS POST UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Happy Holidays! The holiday season is here! Every new year, many of us begin the year with the goal of paying off our credit card debt that accumulated during this festive time. But thanks to a new federal regulation promulgated by the Department of Labor and approved by President Obama, many workers in California should expect a salary increase of approximately $3,796 per year. That can help many of us pay for all of those gifts!
As of December 1, 2016, the new overtime regulation under the Fair Labor Standards Act will increase the amount that a standard salary worker must be paid a week in order to be exempt from federal overtime rules.
Currently, standard salary workers must get paid at least $455 per week to be exempt from federal overtime rules. In December, this amount will increase to $913 per week. In California, that amounts to an increase of approximately $3,796 per year for the year 2017.
If you are a standard salary worker, it is possible that you will benefit from this new overtime regulation. If your employer decides not to increase your salary to continue having you as an exempt employee, then you should have the benefit of getting paid time-and-a-half or double-time for your overtime hours.
If you are a salaried worker in California, pay attention to your paycheck in 2017.
If you think that your employer is not paying you correctly under this new overtime regulation, or other state or federal laws, contact us here at Abogato to speak with one of our attorneys. We are happy to discuss your situation with you and let you know how we can help.
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Q: Swift Memory management in the class I have a case when I do not understand if A object will be released or not.This is connected with function func b of class A that take as parameter function.
This is simple representation of the problem:
class A {

    func a() {

    }

    func b(_: ()->()) {

    }

    func doThm() {
        b(a)
    }
}

var a = A()
a.doThm()

A: As your class A has no stored properties there can be no retain cycle.
Calling a function (closure) does not create retain cycles. Storing the closure might.


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