After a very successful opening night, the second day of the Lone Star Invitational did not disappoint. With high level performances coming from top prospects in the Association, plus some breakout games from up and coming prospects, college coaches and scouts were buzzing all day long. Here's a look at some of the players that stood out to me.
Marcus Domask – 2019 (Ray Allen Select 17u) - Domask was putting together solid performances all day long. The 6-6 wing is one of the most versatile players in the whole association and opposing teams have a hard time matching up with him. A legitimate three level scorer Domask can torch the nets from deep, create his own offense, score off the bounce, and the combination of his patience and footwork makes him a threat in the post. Domask scored most of his 15 points down the stretch in Ray Allen Selects double OT win over a talented Quad City Elite squad.
Carrington McCaskill – 2019 (REACH Legends 17u) - McCaskill is hands down one of the more exciting players to watch in the whole association because of the fact he is a walking highlight dunk reel. There is way more to his game then just dunking so don't sleep on him. The 6-7 forward is extremely active cleaning the glass on both ends of the floor, a great rim protector, and his motor is nonstop. McCaskill has been a huge reason to why the REACH Legends are off to a 3-0 start.
Ace Evans – 2019 (Wisconsin Shooters 17u) - The left-handed guard had a breakout performance late Saturday night against The Force. It didn't matter what kind of defense his defenders were throwing at him he was finding a way to get to the rim and finish at an extremely high rate. He is very creative and crafty off the dribble and almost always finds a way to get his shot off. Evans threw down 3 impressive dunks in the Shooters win over The Force. The 6-1 guard finished with 30 points.
DJ Carton – 2019 (REACH Legends 17u) - Carton continues to make people believe the hype. The 6-2 guard has been playing at a high level all weekend long and has some of the most prestigious coaches and scouts buzzing. Carton plays as aggressive and physical as any guard in the country and has the skillset to back it up. Carton dropped 25 points, 8 assists, and 5 rebounds in a tough double OT loss to Ray Allen Select.
Brayden Dailey – 2021 (WI Swing 15u) - Dailey is known for being one of the more athletic players in the 2021 class and he showed exactly why early Saturday afternoon. The young 6-5 forward impresses me more and more every time I get the chance to watch him play. Dailey can knock down tough shots, finish through contact around the rim, and he is always looking to get his teammates involved. Defensively Dailey can guard multiple positions and is extremely active using his length to his full advantage.
Chandler Turner – 2019 (REACH Legends 17u) - Every time I get the opportunity to watch Turner play I always know what I'm going to get from him and that is consistency. Turner is a knock down shooter off the catch from beyond the arc and his pull up game is strong too. He has a very high release point on his shot which makes it hard for defenders to guard because of his height. Turner always seems to make the right decision when the ball is in his hands and that is why coaches trust him. The 6-6 forward finished with a team high 16 points in REACH Legends win over Inland Empire.
Zach Toussaint – 2019 (Kessel Heat 17u) - Toussaint is a high-volume scorer who can light up the score board on any given night. He has range that extends well beyond the arc and will make his defenders pay if they give him any type of room. Toussaint is an excellent floor general who takes pride in being the leader of his team. He puts his teammates in positions to succeed with the way he passes and shares the ball. He finished with a game high 33 points in Kessel Heats win over Wear Out The Net.
Zach Howell – 2022 (Yanders Law 15u) - Playing up an age level Howell didn't miss a beat and at times it was clear that he was the best player on the floor. Down the stretch he was relentless doing everything he could in his power to make sure his team won. He's a knock down shooter that can still score from all three levels but most importantly he does all the little things that make coaches happy. Howell finished with a game high 21 points in Yanders Law win over Team GetShook.
Donovan Clay– 2019 (Ramey-Jets United 17u) - Clay has been opening eyes all weekend long with his strong performances. The 6-4 forward is very long and athletic which allows him to play and defend multiple positions. Defensively he is extremely active in passing lanes which leads to steals that usually turn into fast break dunks. Clay has showed the ability to step outside and hit shots, but he is at his best when attacking and finishing above the rim. Clay scored 12 points in Ramey-Jets United win over the Michigan Warriors.
Jalen Page – 2020 (Colorado Titans 16u) - Page was phenomenal for the Titans in the two games we watched. The 6-5 wing can play and defend multiple positions because of how athletic he is. Page is very active in transition because he uses his speed to blow by defenders and get out into the open which usually leads to easy buckets. Page finished with a team high 13 points in Colorado Titans win over Chicago Lockdown.
Jalen Williams – 2019 (Blue Chip Nation 17u) - Williams has great size for a guard and knows how to use it to his advantage. He is extremely long and looks like he still is growing. A knock down shooter who was making his defenders look silly for leaving him space. The 6-4 guard is always looking to get his teammates involved and almost always makes the right plays. Williams finished with a game high 20 points in Blue Chips win over Chicago Lockdown.
Isaiah Fuller – 2018 (Made Men 17u) - After watching Fuller for the first time on Saturday I was extremely impressed. Fuller is a max effort type player who never takes a play off. With his strength and size, he can explode to the rim where he finishes strong through contact turning many plays into and1s. The 6-2 guard likes to get his teammates involved with nice and crisp passes at the right time. Fuller finished with a team high 14 points in Made Men's win over Breakaway Basketball.
Treyton Thompson – 2021 (Team GetShook 15u) - Thompson was one of the most intriguing 2021 prospects I watched Saturday. The 6-9 forward is very comfortable with the ball in his hands and can hurt his defenders from all over the floor. He has good vision for a young big and will find his teammates if they're open. Although his shots weren't falling he showed that he has a very nice and soft shooting touch. Thompson is a prospect to follow closely the next couple of years.
Solomon White – 2020 (Grand Rapids Storm 16u) - White was very impressive for the Grand Rapids Storm 16u squad all day long. The 6-2 guard can finish strong with both hands, knock down jumpers with consistency, and he makes great passes. Defensively he goes hard and makes sure his opponents don't get anything easy. In Grand Rapids win over Jets-Ramey White had a breakout performance scoring 19 of his 21 points in the second half.


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National Funding Announces the Upsize of Their Bank Credit Facility and the Issuance of Corporate Notes
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. October 12, 2021 – National Funding, Inc., one of the largest U.S. specialty finance companies serving small- and medium-sized businesses, announced the recent renewal and upsize of a $60.0 million senior secured warehouse line of credit. The facility, which includes an accordion to expand to $75.0 million, was provided by a prominent U.S.-based commercial bank. The facility will continue to be used by the Company to fund new originations and support additional growth of the platform.
Concurrent with the transaction, National Funding also secured a $55.0 million investment-grade rated corporate note financing provided by a consortium of institutional investors. The transaction was assigned a BBB+ rating by a nationally recognized statistical ratings organization. Having closed this additional financing, National Funding is well positioned to support its partners and enhances the Company's ability to take advantage of significant market opportunities.
To date, National Funding has provided more than $4.3 billion in working capital and equipment leasing for more than 75,000 small- to medium-sized businesses nationwide.
"As the economy recovers from the pandemic, this challenging environment is creating opportunities for National Funding to accelerate our growth plans and at the same time provide flexible capital solutions to our client base seeking to expand their businesses," stated Dave Gilbert, CEO of the Company. "Our ability to close these transactions with multiple institutional partners has substantially expanded our financial capacity and flexibility and is a validation of the strength of the robust platform that National Funding has built."
Joe Gaudio, President of National Funding, stated, "These new facilities represent the continued evolution of the Company's funding sources, providing National Funding with a unique opportunity to reduce our cost of funding and access more diversified sources of capital. Both investments are a strong endorsement of the stability and success of our Company and of our mission to transform the way small businesses access the capital they need to grow."
Brean Capital, LLC served as the Company's Exclusive Financial Advisor and Placement Agent in connection with the note transaction.
About National Funding
Founded in 1999, National Funding is a leading U.S. specialty finance company serving small- and medium-sized businesses. The Company's foundation serves American small business owners by providing funding solutions to meet their needs to reinvest in their day-to-day operations and help them grow. National Funding's digital funding process has elevated its digital capabilities by delivering a fast and simple online application. For more information about National Funding, visit https://www.nationalfunding.com.
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National Funding on Growing its Team to Prepare for the Bull Run of 2022
Article by: Kevin Travers
"We're about people and platforms," President of National Funding Joe Gaudio said. "PP: People and platforms, not PPP, that's my little acronym."
National Funding is back and looking to hire fresh talent, rebuilding their team after the pandemic rolled through the California market.
"Whether it was California or if we resided in another state, it impacted small business owners throughout the country," Gaudio said. "Small businesses took a big impact. A significant number of customers requested temporary relief loan modifications. And that's how the PPP program helped bridge that gap for a lot of small business owners, and get them through the pandemic."
Gaudio said that National Funding was affected like every peer firm was by the pullback, explaining that their normal customer was looking for PPP funding, not a bridge loan. National rolled back their team by about 50%, and rolled back funding for several months. After the worst of it had passed by the end of the summer, National was back, strictly pulling the reigns but still going. Now they are hiring in every department, and Gaudio said nothing is stopping a gigantic 2022 rebound of demand. Benjamin Flowers as CTO and Luca Marseglia to the Data Science Division are just the beginning.
"We're rescaling, we're hiring quite a bit this year, and so these two hires are part of our rescaling: rebuilding not only the leadership team, but the rest of the organization," Gaudio said. "We're always looking for new high performers and contributors that that fit into our culture. Even pre-pandemic: if you're an A-player, you're a high performer, and you can add value, we will take a look at you, we will find room for you."
National believes the coming year will unleash tremendous pent-up demand, Gaudio said. In the short term, the firm plans to offer intermediate financing to help SMBs handle the bumps on the way. Though there will be some supply chain, labor, and schooling/childcare problems next year, it will still be big, and National has been preparing, working at the office the whole way through.
"That'll still continue to put somewhat of a cap on the recovery for small business owners, but we expect a big year in 2022," Gaudio said. "We've embraced the hybrid model for certain functions, [but] sales and operations, underwriting: we're 100% back in the office, and we've been like that since last July. It's important to our culture to be together… I just continue to be very bullish about the future, and I think it'll be exciting to see the continued evolution of our industry and the platforms."
National Funding CEO David Gilbert Caddied For Tiger Woods For a Day
Article by: deBanked Staff
David Gilbert, the CEO of National Funding, had the honor of caddying for Tiger Woods on Wednesday at the Hero World Challenge pro-am in the Bahamas. Gilbert earned the opportunity by being a very generous participant in a Woods charity event held earlier this year. The proceeds went to the TGR Foundation. Gilbert told deBanked that National Funding has been supporting the organization for years.
You can watch the video highlights of the two of them below:
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National Funding Announces New President
Today National Funding announced that Joseph Gaudio has been promoted to President of the company, reporting directly to founder and CEO Dave Gilbert. Previously, Gaudio was Chief Operating Officer.
"I can't think of a more exciting time to be a part of the business and the SMB lending industry," Gaudio said. "I look forward to working closely with our talented senior leadership team to further our mission of helping small businesses across the U.S. secure the critical capital they need to grow their businesses."
This announcement comes just weeks after National Funding acquired QuickBridge, another alternative lender based in California.
Prior to joining National Funding, Gaudio was the CEO of Superior Mobile Medics for five years. He led the sale of the company to Quest Diagnostics and then served as part of the integration of the acquisition for Quest.
"Since joining National Funding in 2017, Joseph has helped propel the company to one of the top 10 alternative SMB lenders in the nation, and has been a driving force during our rapid growth," Gilbert said. "Joseph's strategic thinking capabilities, strong business acumen and his more than a decade of industry experience geared towards the small to medium business market provides critical firepower as we build National Funding into the leading brand serving the financial needs of Main Street America."
Founded in 1999, National Funding is based in San Diego and employs roughly 230 people. It now also owns QuickBridge, with headquarters in Irvine, CA and a small satellite office in New York. The QuickBridge name and most all of its 100 employees remained in the recent acquisition. National Funding has provided more than $3 billion in capital to over 40,000 businesses nationwide with loan volume expected to exceed $500 million this year.
National Funding Promotes Justin Thompson
Article by: Todd Stone
National Funding announced today that Justin Thompson, formerly Executive Vice President of Sales, has been promoted to Chief Revenue Officer of National Funding. The new position is an expanded role that will include Thompson's previous management of a 100-person sales division that includes Direct Sales, Renewal Sales, Broker Sales, Equipment Financing and the responsibilities of developing the company's new Strategic Partnership vertical.
"On the heels of our acquisition of QuickBridge, and the explosive profitable growth of National Funding, this is a great time to expand our offerings to clients with new products and solutions," said Dave Gilbert, National Funding founder and CEO. "Justin has led sales through the biggest growth period in our 20-year history and I am thrilled for him to continue building on this strong record."
Thompson started working as Director of Sales for National Funding in 2002, according to his LinkedIn profile, and he has remained with the company until now, with the exception of a two year stint at Reliant Services Group working as Director of Sales & Operations.
"I have never been more excited about the future of National Funding as I am now," said Thompson. "With the acquisition of QuickBridge, expansion of our strategic partnership channel, and the ever-improving performance of National Funding, we have a lot to offer our customers and brokers – making us an important resource for small and medium-sized businesses nationwide."
National Funding has also made two additions to support the growth of Strategic Partnerships. Jason Osiecki, previously Head of Sales for QuickBridge, has been named Vice President, Strategic Partnership for National Funding. He will be tasked with driving growth opportunities in the merchant processing, leasing, B2C, Lender Decline and other markets. And Kevin Kane has been appointed as Director of Business Alliances. He will manage day-to-day relationships with brokers across the country.
National Funding Acquires QuickBridge
David Gilbert, CEO, National Funding
National Funding announced today that it has purchased QuickBridge. The two companies will combine back-end resources, including advanced technology, innovation and product development, but they will continue to operate independently, as separate brands. Ben Gold, QuickBridge's founding President, will remain in his current post and will work closely with National Funding founder and CEO Dave Gilbert.
"QuickBridge has an unbelievable front end system that knows how to underwrite small businesses extremely efficiently," Gilbert told deBanked.
Gilbert also said he was particularly interested in QuickBridge's 10 year loan product.
National Funding was a minority interest owner in QuickBridge since the company's founding in 2011, so this acquisition was essentially a buyout of five other partners.
In addition to the technology, Gilbert said QuickBridge's people and its headquarters in Irvine, California were elements that made it very appealing.
"There's a lot of great talent in Orange county and there are a lot of finance companies out there, so it's going to be a great recruiting hub," Gilbert said.
Given the high quality pool of talent, Gilbert said he believes he can scale QuickBridge quickly. Together, National Funding and QuickBridge have provided more than $3 billion in financing to small and mid-sized businesses and their combined overall financing volume will exceed $600 million this year, according to National Funding. QuickBridge has been recognized in recent years for its rapid rise, including year-over-year double or triple digit percentage growth.
The way that both companies get business is slightly different. Gilbert said that QuickBridge derives 75 percent of its business from ISOs and 25 percent from direct marketing, whereas National Funding's ratio is the inverse, with a sizable direct sales team.
In addition to QuickBridge's headquarters in Irvine, it also has a small satellite office in New York, which will remain. Of the company's roughly 100 employees, Gilbert said that virtually all of them will stay on. Founded by Gilbert in 1999, National Funding is based in San Diego and employs roughly 230 people.
National Funding is the Title Sponsor of deBanked CONNECT – San Diego
National Funding has signed on as the title sponsor of deBanked CONNECT San Diego. The half-day event for funders, lenders, brokers and industry professionals is being held at the Andaz on October 4th!
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Check out photos from deBanked's past CONNECT event in Miami
National Funding Deploys $1.5B, Beefs up Automated Underwriting
Article by: Srividya Kalyanaraman
California-based small business lender National Funding said that it has deployed $1.5 billion in capital, funding small businesses with short-term working capital loans.
The 17-year-old company funded $152 million in loans in the half of 2016, up 45 percent from the same period last year. The company's customers include general contractors, medical services and trucking companies that average about $1 million in sales annually.
While 80 percent of the loans are for working capital, the company has seen demand for equipment leasing slowly resurge after the financial crisis. "After 2008, the market turned negative in LA and we had to shrink our company," said CEO Dave Gilbert.
The company is also preparing for a technology overhaul, trying to get access to data pools to automate underwriting. "We need to be tech driven," he said. "As deals get smaller, we need to automate them to make it affordable."
National Funding generates 25 percent of its loan volume through brokers. "Given everything that's happening in the industry, a lot of lenders will be forced to become balance sheet lenders," he said.
The company hired Geoff Howard from Intuit to lead its technology efforts and aims to automate underwriting for 40 percent of its deals, doubling up from its present rate of 20 percent.
The average size of its loans is $50,000 and the company also plans to launch its first long-term loan product later this year.
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International music, Top lists
Top 25 Songs of 2016 – The International Edition (Part Two 10-1)
Here's the final chapter of these pointless year end lists. Sorry for bothering you so much. Don't worry. I think I'm going to take the rest of January rather easy and focus on NFL playoffs and NHL games instead. I was meant to do a complete break, but you lovely bastards have already put out a bunch of amazing songs while I've been making these lists. So I guess I'll do a few short posts. Anyway, here are my top 10 songs of the year.
10. Wesley Randolph Eader – Waitin's What We Do
Wesley Randolph Eader's great album Highway Winds had five pretty much equally great candidates for this list. I'll go with Waitin's What We Do this time around, because it's a remarkable song. There's no words to describe how amazing the verses of that song are.
Highway Winds by Wesley Randolph Eader
9. Andy Shauf – Martha Sways
The Party as an album is more important than any individual outtake from it, but the final song Martha Sways is the one that I've loved the most.
The Party by Andy Shauf
8. Teenage Fanclub – The Darkest Part of the Night
The finest song on the new Teenage Fanclub album Here. I love all the songwriters in the band, but I'm still definitely Norman Blake -guy the most and this one is a future classic. Teenage Fanclub is the band who can turn fairly simple lines into something unearthly magical.
7. Richmond Fontaine – A Night in the City
Richmond Fontaine's farewell album was another one that had several tremendous candidates for this list. Whitey and Me has something that really appeals to me, but let's still go with A Night in the City. Storytelling of the highest order.
You Can't Go Back If There's Nothing To Go Back To by Richmond Fontaine
6. Kelly Smith – Lost in the Wind
Glossary folks Joey Kneiser and Kelly Smith released a new 7″ single. Joey Kneiser wrote the songs, both sing one side. Actually I haven't even heard Joey's side yet, because it doesn't seem to be available digitally and even though I love these people, I haven't been able to justify to myself that it's ok to spend $30 for two songs (10$ for the 7″ and $20 for overseas postage). Thankfully there's a music video for the Kelly's side Lost in the Wind and it's a stunning and moving song that took my breath away.
5. Parker Millsap – Heaven Sent
Parker Millsap's Heaven Sent is an incredibly powerful song about a gay son and his religious father who doesn't approve the kind of love his son has found even though all love is heaven sent. A really important and moving song.
I just want to make you proud
Of the kind of love I've found
But you say it's not allowed
Say that its a sin
It's how I've always been
Did you love me when he was just my friend?
4. Courtney Marie Andrews – Honest Life
It might be a little bit odd choice, but out of all the magnificent songs on the Courtney Marie Andrews album, I've been always most addicted to the amazing title track Honest Life. I'd like to live my life like that song, but don't always succeed. I'm finding it especially hard to get over those doubts, but maybe I'll learn one day. I can't share Honest Life yet, because it's not out in Europe. I'll add a spotify embed or something when it's out. Meanwhile here's Irene. Another magnificent song from the album.
3. Aaron Lee Tasjan – Little Movies
I had an instant love affair with Little Movies and our relationship is still going strong. This was the first outtake from Aaron Lee Tasjan's 2016 album Silver Tears. I'm a pop kid at heart, but these days listen to more americana kind of stuff. So maybe this is like the best of both worlds combination to me.
2. Chris Staples – Relatively Permanent
Someone gently humming fairly simple words for two minutes and I think it's almost the song of the year. Well I do. I love this song by Chris Staples. I also love that he put this out as the first outtake from the album. Relatively Permanent is an emotion, it's a moment, it's everything.
Golden Age by chris staples
1. Hiss Golden Messenger – Highland Grace
The song of the year is Highland Grace by Hiss Golden Messenger. Might be a bit of an odd choice to go with the album closer instead of the singles, but I just love this song wholeheartedly. A wonderfully arranged soulful song that beautifully wraps together their amazing new album Heart Like a Levee. A perfect song on all accounts and then there's that ending that is out of this world.
Heart Like a Levee by Hiss Golden Messenger
Kent Goolsby and the Gold Standard & The Deslondes
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SINGAPORE and UKRAINE / 17 October 2018 - ProximaX, Ltd. today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 482.solutions, a top-calibre provider of research and development – R&D services in blockchain technology and crypto-economy.482.solutions has deep technical expertise in the development of crypto-economic platforms, distributed protocols and applications (DApps) for businesses and governments, and has active projects in IoT and robonomics.
Both organizations have an ongoing working arrangement from earlier this year, and with this MOU, they are now formalizing the relationship and will undertake joint research and development activities to establish new use-cases and develop projects on the ProximaX platform utilizing 482.solutions' technical innovations, and specifically in the areas of IoT and Robotics.
The synergy of expertise between 482.solutions and ProximaX in blockchain technology will contribute to next-generation solutions, in which the main actors are "things" - devices, robots etc. The emergence of such systems will thus allow society to focus on value-added activities related to creativity and entrepreneurship. This will be the driving force behind the evolution of economic and social systems globally.
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Interactive documentary: its history and future as a polyphonic form
Odorico, S. & Aston, J., 18 Mar 2022, Interactive documentary: decolonizing practice-based research. Routledge
Beyond the screen: interactive documentary exhibition in the festival sphere
Odorico, S., 29 May 2020, Documentary film festivals: changes, challenges, professional perspectives. Vallejo, A. & Winton, E. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, Vol. 2. (Framing film festivals).
From the Beginning: Human History Theories in Nineteenth-Century British Sciences
Sera-Shriar, E., 30 Apr 2018, Historicizing Humans: Deep Time, Evolution, and Race in Nineteenth-Century British Sciences. Sera-Shriar, E. (ed.). 1 ed. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, p. 1-13 13 p.
Historicizing Belief: E.B. Tylor, Primitive Culture and the Evolution of Religion
Sera-Shriar, E., 30 Apr 2018, Historicizing Humans: Deep Time, Evolution, and Race in Nineteenth-Century British Sciences. Sera-Shriar, E. (ed.). 1 ed. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, p. 68-90 23 p.
Sera-Shriar, E., 10 Mar 2017, Historicism and the Human Sciences in Victorian Britain. Bevir, M. (ed.). Cambridge University Press, p. 48-76
Web-based documentary film between discourse, technology and community building.
Odorico, S., 2016, ZeMKI 2015 Research Report. University of Bremen, p. 38-41
Il documentario interattivo Italiano all'interno del contesto internazionale
Odorico, S., 1 Jan 2013, Per un cinema del reale. Forme e pratiche del documentario italiano contemporaneo . Dottorini, D. (ed.). Forum
The violence of the documentary image: Errol Morris's Standard Operating Procedure
Odorico, S., Mar 2012, Ethics and Images of Pain. Grønstad, A. & Gustafsson, H. (eds.). New York + London: Routledge, p. 59-73 14 p.
Dream Factory and Film Factory: The Soviet response to Hollywood 1917-1941
Roberts, G., 2007, World Cinema's 'Dialogues' with Hollywood. Cooke, P. (ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 35-68
Soluble fish: How surrealism saved documentary from John Grierson
Roberts, G., 23 Apr 2006, The Unsilvered Screen: Surrealism on Film. Harper, G. & Stone, R. (eds.). Columbia University Press, p. 90-101 12 p.
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"Cat-chelors" — Single Men Who Get a Cat Instead of a Girlfriend
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Have you been privy to the term "CAT-chelors" yet? It means bachelors who get a cat, because they think it takes pressure off them having to find a girlfriend.
"Well I make the pussy purr with the stroke of my hand." - Ted Nugent "Cat Scratch Fever"
25% of single guys with cats (1 out of 4) think it makes them come across as a more loving person...and one in six claim their cat has actually helped them land more dates.
Is this like the male equivalent of a crazy cat lady? Or is there a method to the pussy galore madness?
"Kitty on my foot and I want to touch it." - The Presidents of the United States of America "Kitty"
A new study found more and more single guys are getting cats, because they feel like it reduces the ball-busting of friends and family to find a partner.
One in four cat-chelors said having a cat makes it easier to be single.
29% said they like having a cat around, because they're "good to talk to."
"What's new pussycat? Whoa. Pussycat, pussycat I love you, yes I do" - Tom Jones "What's New Pussycat?"
And 1 in 10 said their cat has even helped get them through a bad break-up.Here are four more stats from the survey . . .
50% of cat-owning single men said their cat helps keep them calm.
One in four think their cat makes them come across as a more loving person.
One in five single men overall think owning a cat would have a positive effect on their romantic life.
And one in six cat-chelors claim it HAS helped them land more dates.
Yes, apparently the pussy helps with the pussy.
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The Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations was founded in 1960.
More than half of the administrators in Utah graduated from the BYU Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations.
The number of graduates from 2012 to 2017 is 151.
Our vision is to improve life conditions and opportunities for individuals, families, and communities worldwide.
Our mission is to improve the equity and quality of teaching and learning environments throughout the world. We accomplish this mission through the integration of teaching, research, and service as we develop friendships to strengthen educational opportunities for all people worldwide.
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Utah Jazz Team Analysis
How to Utah Jazz fan again in 7 Easy Steps: Step 5 - NBA Free Agency
A 7 step recovery plan for Utah Jazz fans on the mend. These seven easy steps will help you to regain hope and excitement for next season. Step 5 - NBA Free Agency
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The 2015-2016 Utah Jazz season is over. All those lucky socks that resulted in numerous painful close losses have finally been washed. The Stockton and Malone jerseys have been returned to their offseason resting place in the closet. The NBA League Pass app has been deleted from your phone, and it's time to rediscover what it's like to not have firm plans after 7:00 MST again.
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You keep checking twitter as if there's another game to be played.
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The free agency period begins on July 1st, 2016. Now this does not mean teams can sign players on this date. This is the beginning of the moratorium. This lasts until July 9th, 2016. During this period teams can meet with players but they cannot sign players. Teams must wait until July 10th to sign players. Think of July 1st - 9th as the days leading up to Christmas. You don't know for sure what your Christmas presents will be, but you have a pretty good idea by the size of the present under the tree and how it sounds when you shake it. Players during this time might verbally commit to a team, but it doesn't mean anything unless that person's signature is on the dotted line. Even then it might not be enough as last year's DeAndre Jordan drama showed.
This year's Free Agency period looks to be one for the ages for Utah Jazz fans. Dennis Lindsey hinted that the team is ready to go all in during the summer. The Washington Post's Tim Bontemps had this to say about Utah's high profile free agent chances:
If there is any team that should be taking a home run swing in free agency, it's Utah. The Jazz have a talented team, play an attractive style and could make a significant step forward with a couple of upgrades, or one specific one.
Greg Monroe going to the Milwaukee Bucks last year proved that teams in small or normally undesirable markets can be attractive to free agents - if they bring with them the promise of success on the court. Utah is in prime position to repeat Milwaukee's success. Can they?
The Utah Jazz could be quite appealing to free agents this summer. They are a young team on the rise and many say they are one star away from not just being a playoff team, but a true championship contender.
This free agent class boasts names such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Mike Conley, Demar Derozen and Nicolas Batum. Could the Utah Jazz pull a coup with at least one of these players? At the beginning of the 2015-2016 season Nate Duncan of The Cauldron said:
The Utah Jazz project at over $30 million in space this summer with no free agents among their core. A run to the lower rungs of the West playoff bracket and growth from young stars Gordon Hayward, Rudy Gobert, and Derrick Favors could make Utah an attractive destination.
This doesn't even mention how the Utah Jazz could go after some high profile players who become available via trade during this period.
This free agency period is going to be lit and the Utah Jazz will be the ones lighting the fireworks. If this free agency period doesn't bring back your joy and love of Utah Jazz basketball I don't know what will. It's going to be rumor-filled, full of intrigue, and could result in the biggest free agent signing since Carlos Boozer.
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A GARMIN Mobile Phone Manual PDF is above this page.
One of the world's leading manufacturers of GPS navigation systems, for both mere mortals and professionals. Navigators Garmin are used in military equipment, navigation, aviation, ground transportation, tourism. They are produced as models with large screens and a lot of possibilities, as well as tiny ones, hidden in the body, put on the arm in the manner of the watch.
Garmin was born in 1989. It was founded by a certain Gary Burrell and Ming Kao, whose names also served as the basis for the title (Gary + Min). Initially, the company was engaged in the development of navigational instruments for aviation. Its products were used during the war in the Persian Gulf.
Gradually, the range began to expand. GPS comes to the masses. One of the most famous models produced by Garmin is the GPS 12, which appeared in 1997, the leading pedigree from army equipment. The device was very simple, with a not too intelligible interface on a monochrome screen. But it was exceptionally reliable in operation and had a waterproof casing. GPS 12 was, if not legendary, then at least extremely popular. For a long time it was a certain standard of what a personal GPS-navigator should be.
The current production of Garmin is much more complicated. There is no one to surprise with large and colorful screens, a lot of functions and possibilities. In the market for professionals, the company feels like a clear leader.
Competitors here it is not so much, the most serious of which is the Dutch TomTom (as should be mentioned Mio Technology, Navman and Magellan, but their positions are much weaker). But the competition in the market of personal GPS navigation systems has escalated to impossibility. All those who are not lazy are engaged in this product now. The Finnish Nokia (PDF Manuals page), which made Ovi Maps at the beginning of 2010 free, added fuel to the fire, and after all, they are using a large army of smartphones from the company.
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An important component of the company's products is software, which is used in a wide variety of equipment.
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X-ray computed tomography (XCT) for 3D visualization of internal structures.
XCT is a non-destructive characterization technique used to image a sample without having to physically slice or otherwise destroy it. The technique is based on generating computer-reconstructed 3D images from a collection of cross-sectional X-ray radiographs taken at multiple orientations throughout the sample, and measuring the resultant decrease in intensity. X-ray attenuation is caused by scattering or absorbance of X-rays passing through sample. The degree of attenuation is primarily a function of X-ray energy and the density and atomic number (Z number) of the material being imaged; higher Z number and density of the material cause a more rapid decrease in intensity. Some of the main applications of X-ray computed tomography include non-destructive volumetric 3D imaging of PGM-free electrode structures for a better understanding of particle size and distribution, as well as 3D projections of fluid flow fields to visualize porosity, microporosity, fractures, and roughness.
Capability Bounds: X-ray techniques are used for characterization of PGM-free powders and electrodes, mostly targeted for information at the nanometer and micrometer scale (i.e., crystallite size, particle size, morphology).
Unique Aspects: X-ray characterization techniques have been excellent tools for understanding and optimizing PGM-free electrodes, which typically are one order of magnitude thicker than Pt/C electrodes. In particular, micro-XCT has been a key technique for enhancing fuel cell performance via the optimization of the catalyst-to-ionomer ratio and for ensuring improvements to the ionomer distribution within the cathode. Performance enhancements have been in both the kinetic (enhanced proton diffusion) and mass transport (water management) regions.
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Q. Li, D. Spernjak, P. Zelenay, and Y.S. Kim, "Micro-crack formation in direct methanol fuel cell electrodes," J. Power Sources, 271, 561 (2014).
G. Hwang, H. Kim, R. Lujan, R. Mukundan, D. Spernjak, and R. Borup, "Phase-Change-Related Degradation of Catalyst Layers in Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cells," Electrochim. Acta, 95, 29 (2013).
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Similar to Pitfield just off the Shoreditch triangle, the intriguing space is stacked with homewares and freshly roasted and ground coffee alongside bread baked by Broadway Market's Pavillion Bakery. By night, the space transforms. Greek chef Irene Psoma (of Ottolenghi and Nobu fame) cooks up a festive storm for private dinner parties up to 20 guests with a 'hosting at home' vibe.
What was once a former bullion truck yard is now a fantastic two-level 1000 capacity venue in the heart of Shoreditch, creating the ultimate food and drink arena. With six bars serving wine, champagne, gin spritzes, tequila slushies, craft beers from around world and cocktails in every colour of the rum-bow as well as a host of London's best street food traders, this is the ideal space to create a fantastic event, small or large.
This friendly neighbourhood restaurant is the perfect spot for events. There are glazed bricks, swiped from London Underground, charcoal-grilled steaks from the Ginger Pig and lots of reclaimed wood and dark walls. There are also seafood dishes from Devon's Brixham Market and gooey soft-serve sundaes for dessert.


Journey to the historic city of Eger to taste its world famous wines and wander its Baroque streets. The second largest city in northern Hungary, you will visit castles and minarets before enjoying wine, food and exquisite Hungarian hospitality.
Enrich your stay in Hungary with a memorable excursion to the world of Hungarian wine. The destination is Eger, a 90-minute drive from Budapest, from where you will depart for your full day's adventure.
The second largest city in the north of Hungary, Eger has had an interesting history and you will get to stroll along the impressive Baroque streets visiting sights such as its Basilica and 17th-Century Minaret, the northernmost Turkish minaret in Europe.
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Issue: May 22, 2020
YouTube starts reinstating some coronavirus videos as it faces growing criticism for censoring content
Creators and viewers have blasted the video sharing platform for taking down several popular coronavirus videos.
By Tom Parker
YouTube appears to be responding to at least some of the mounting criticism it's facing for censoring several popular coronavirus videos and has started reinstating some of the videos that it initially took down.
One of the videos that was reinstated earlier today is an interview with Professor Karol Sikora, an oncologist who is the Dean of Medicine at the University of Buckingham and former director of the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Cancer Program.
In the video, Sikora offers an optimistic perspective on the coronavirus by suggesting that the virus is showing signs of petering out and also warning that fear would be more deadly than the virus.
The video was initially removed from the Unherd YouTube channel for "violating guidelines" but YouTube later reversed the decision.
Freddie Sayers, the Executive Editor at Unherd, tweeted that YouTube was "no doubt persuaded by the huge negative attention they were getting" on Twitter.
Freddie Sayers tweeted that YouTube was likely persuaded to reinstate Unherd's interview with Professor Karol Sikora after getting "huge negative attention" on Twitter (Twitter – @freddiesayers)
YouTube also reinstated a video report presented by Sharyl Attkisson at Full Measure News yesterday.
In this video, several medical doctors suggested that the drug hydroxychloroquine might be useful in treating the coronavirus.
YouTube initially took down the video and claimed it was "dangerous" before backtracking and restoring the video.
After the video was removed, Attkisson said the takedown was part of "organized efforts" and cited a Media Matters article that claimed the video was "downplaying risk of death."
"It's very frightening because I feel like if something's not done, in five years, we're going to be telling our kids, 'There was once a time we could get any information we wanted on the internet.' That's changing. We can't anymore," Attkisson said in response to the takedown.
YouTube reinstated a video report about the drug hydroxychloroquine which was presented by Sharyl Attkisson at Full Measure News after it was criticized for taking the video down (YouTube – Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson)
The reinstatement of these videos suggests YouTube is listening to criticism of its coronavirus rules when the backlash reaches a critical mass.
Before these reinstatements, YouTube had been taking a hard line against what it deems to be coronavirus misinformation and banning anything that goes against the WHO or that "might" encourage people to ignore stay at home advice.
In the last seven days alone, this has resulted in several popular videos being taken down including Dave Cullen's interview with Professor Dolores Cahill on the Computing Forever channel and a video from epidemiology researcher Knut M. Wittkowski which had racked up millions of views.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki recently admitted that there's a double standard when moderating what the platform deems to be "unsubstantiated" coronavirus health information but had stuck by the controversial policies.
Now it appears the mounting criticism may be encouraging YouTube to reassess and in some instances, make changes to this hard line approach.


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Q: When is a block evaluated? I am trying to understand the syntax of the xml.send method call in the following example:
  builder = Nokogiri::XML::Builder.new(opt) do |xml|
    xml.send(rootTag) {
      data.each { |e| generate_xml(e, xml) }
    }
  end

The xml.send method call seems to be followed by a block. Is the block passed as an argument to the method? Is the block evaluated and the result passed to the method? Is it just run after the method?
Note I am asking this as a general Ruby syntax question, not a Nokigiri specific question (that is just the example).

A: The following block is passed to send as an argument for the method contained in rootTag
{
  data.each { |e| generate_xml(e, xml) }
}

When a block is passed to a method, the method controls whether/when to evaluate the block using yield.

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How to protect your reputation and fight defamation
BY MELANIE PADGETT POWERS SPRING 2020
In 2018, a New York ob-gyn filed a defamation lawsuit against a patient for a Yelp review that accused him of fraud. In January 2020, a physician won a defamation case against an Indiana hospital after a nurse accused her by email of having alcohol on her breath while on duty. In Arizona, a cosmetic surgeon and his physician wife sued for defamation after a singer posted negative comments online about her procedure. The Arizona doctors won a $12 million jury award in 2011, but a judge overturned the large payout in 2015.
These cases may be on the extreme end of defamation of character, but in these days of pervasive social media and online review sites, physicians need to be on the lookout for harmful public comments. Not every insult rises to the level of defamation—which has a specific legal definition—or lends itself to a lawsuit. However, there are several steps physicians can take to protect their reputations and defend themselves in public.
Negative comments can appear in a variety of ways: from patients commenting on neighborhood discussion boards, physician practice Facebook pages or review sites such as Yelp, Google, Healthgrades and Zocdoc. Physicians may also face unfavorable reports in the media or be targeted by competitors or other clinicians.
"If you have a lot of contact with individual patients, and there is a clear physician–patient relationship, then it's inevitable that you're going to get online reviews," says Robert M. Portman, principal at the law firm Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC in Washington, D.C., and SIR's legal counsel.
Dealing with review sites
A key component of reputation management is to monitor review sites periodically to be able to address issues quickly. "No professional wants a false statement of fact about them circulating online," says Jay Ward Brown, partner at the law firm Ballard Spahr LLP in Washington and outside counsel for SIR. Physicians can assign this monitoring task to "a staff person, who can keep track of what's being said online and bring to the professional's attention, not every single negative comment but ones that actually seem to be serious, false factual statements," he says.
"I think it's healthy for professionals to not read what people are saying about them," Mr. Brown continues. "Let someone else screen it for you because we're naturally too emotional when we read something about ourselves."
Many physicians believe that restrictions from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) require them to remain silent because they are not allowed to talk about the particulars of a case. However, there are ways physicians can respond, and ignoring a situation is not the right approach, says Tom Clare, partner at the law firm Clare Locke LLP in Alexandria, Virginia, who specializes in defamation lawsuits.
"I think a lot of physicians don't pay attention until it's too late and the reviews have been out there for longer than they should have been," Mr. Clare says. "They get traction, and it's a lot harder to use legal tools to combat them if too much time has elapsed."
While HIPAA prevents doctors from even confirming a person is a patient, you can respond in general terms. If a complaint is about grumpy office staff, for example, you can respond along the lines of "We are proud of our experienced and personable staff, who work hard to take care of our patients. We encourage anyone with any issues to reach out to us directly so we can address the matter."
You can also contact the patient directly to discuss their complaint. If you can address their concerns, you may be able to convince them to take down the review. If they refuse, consider asking the patient for a HIPAA waiver, which will allow you to respond publicly. This does two things, Mr. Clare says: Either the patient will agree to provide the waiver and you will then be able to tell your side of the story publicly, or the patient will refuse, in which case, you can tell the review site that you requested a HIPAA waiver but the patient refused.
"It demonstrates that the patient is lying or exaggerating if he or she is unwilling to sign a waiver to allow the actual records and the actual truth to be told," Mr. Clare says. "So, that can sometimes work really well. The patient may also realize that their credibility is impaired if they aren't willing to allow the release of truthful information and may agree to take the post down instead."
If the review was not written by one of your patients, contact the online review site. It can be a "high hurdle," Mr. Portman says, to get a review removed, but it helps if you can show it's fraudulent. "You would appeal to them to say, 'This isn't one of my patients.' And you might also be able to see a pattern—like, all of a sudden, you see the same review showing up under a lot of different names but none of them are real names. You could go to the site and say, 'This is obviously a scam. They're just trying to undermine me.' In some cases, the host will take those reviews down."
Negative online reviews or public comments can sully a physician's reputation.
Each review site has different rules for removing reviews, so read their policies before contacting the site.
Physicians are also sometimes targeted by other physicians, perhaps in specialty-focused Facebook groups or discussion boards. "You may see one and just turn the other cheek," Mr. Portman says. "But if you see it again and again, then at that point, you would jump in. I think every case is going to be a little different—it depends on what was being said."
Recognizing defamation
Physicians shouldn't leap straight to legal action, but they also need to be firm in handling the situation. "I don't think people should make idle litigation threats, but if somebody is persistently bad-mouthing you in a way that could hurt your practice, or at least your reputation in the specialty, you have to stand up for yourself," Mr. Portman says.
Wherever comments are coming from, if you are unable to get the commenter to stop, it might be time to talk with a lawyer. Defamation of character is defined as a false statement of fact that has been published and causes you some type of harm.
"Not every unfriendly or unpleasant or negative comment is a false statement of fact about someone," Mr. Brown explains. "A lot of the chatter that one sees online or that one sees in consumer complaints that are posted online is what we would call 'ordinary opinion'—'I thought he was a lousy doctor.' That is not the kind of negative comment the law recognizes as a factual statement that can be proven true or false."
On the other hand, false statements don't have to financially damage your business to meet defamation criteria. It can be enough that it harms your reputation, according to Mr. Clare.
He says physicians sometimes approach him "sheepishly," thinking they are unable to sue unless they can point to financial damages. But defamation law recognizes the difficulty of proving financial damages and has more relaxed rules for statements that "impugn" a person in their trade or profession.
It's important to act quickly on defamation lawsuits because statutes of limitation are very short, only 1 year in most states, Mr. Clare says. Lawsuits would usually be filed against the person who made the comment, not a review site. Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act protects hosting sites that allow people to post online comments.
It's also important to be able to show that you attempted to address the situation before jumping to legal action—for example, that you contacted the person and/or the review site. Again, ignoring the situation is not the right tactic. Physicians often tell Mr. Clare, "I didn't want to give it any more attention by responding to it. I didn't want to dignify it with a response."
But, he says, without a written record that shows you disagree with the statements, if things escalate months later it's harder to be able to say it was wrong and that you were damaged by it.
Negative online reviews or public comments can sully a physician's reputation. Taking proactive monitoring steps and responding quickly to false statements are critical steps to preserve your reputation.
"Act quickly and act aggressively in your own defense," Mr. Clare says, "because you go through life with one reputation and, for professionals, it is the lifeblood of a practice—in many ways, the most important asset to protect."
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Discussing the effect of the Dartmouth College case, Elizabeth Pollman also argues that "[r]ecognizing the corporate charter as covered by the Contract Clause and the corporation's property as protected by the Due Process Clause stabilized the corporate form as a viable organization for long-term private investment.
At the same time, CGs could also be used to enhance the enforcement of memorization, matching, number manipulation and pattern recognition skills (Oblinger, 2004) while they might also encourage learners' logico-mathematical and interpersonal intelligence (Berger, & Pollman, 1996).
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At the Innovations in Industry forum, held under the patronage of Bahrain's Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed R Al Zayani, speakers will be Dr Halim Hamid Redhwi, CEO, Dhahran Techno Valley Company, whose topic is Incubating Innovations in Industry; Frank Pollman, CEO, Taha International, who will speak on Eco-Industrial Development - From Waste to Fertliser, and Ahmed Hussain, managing director, Reload, who will discuss Innovations in Industrial Cyber Security.


In this video from Karl Taylor, he walks us through one of his tips using the mulitiply blend mode and masking around some details in Photoshop to add more drama to the sky in landscape images.
In this video, photographer Thomas Heaton travels around Iceland looking for just the right shot at a variety of locations. One of the unique aspects of Heaton's video is that you feel like you are walking through the process with him as he tries to find just the right shot in just the right location.
You hear him say throughout the video that it's worth the time to walk around and see what is there rather than just arrive and start shooting. Of course, the slow fading light in Iceland helps with that process too. As he points out, you might have 10 minutes to set up and get a sunset show in England (or the US) but Iceland gives you three hours of similar sunset light so you can wait for just the right moment.
Clocking in at over 16 minutes, it is longer than most YouTube tutorial videos; however, it is well shot and edited for those interested in the photographic process.


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Q: Way to compress a string with JS and decompress with PHP I have a long string (it's a base64 data) with 2 000 000 characters.
I need to send this string with ajax to a php script, but the execution time is very long.
After test, if i reduce the number of character, my ajax request is speeder.
So, how can i reduce, compress or don't know... my string with javascript, and decompress this string with php ?
I have test lz-string, but it's the same, the result is a big array and it's not really speeder.
Do you have any solutions for me ? Maybe replace the longer substring, wich is repeat x times by "$", and inverse replace with php ? thanks !
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Most Consumers Will Recommend a Brand They've Interacted With on Social Media
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A new study has found at around 90 per cent of consumers would recommend a brand to others if they have had some form of interaction with them on social media channels.
The survey was conducted by the Internet Advertising Bureau, and looked at over 4500 social media responses from the pages of three major Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brands; Heinz, Kettle and Twinings. The responses were collected over a two-month period, and over 800 interviews were conducted to support the findings.
The results found that four out of five consumers would be more willing to purchase a brand after being exposed to their social media channels, and the sentiment uplift for the three brands featured in the study was measured at between 17 and 22 per cent.
Through these figures, the IAB estimate that for every £1 spent on social media campaigns, as much as £3.34 in additional revenue could be generated for the brand.
Kristin Brewe, Director of Marketing and Communications at IAB, said: "The study shows that, when trying to create deeper emotional connections with consumers, social media is an essential channel for brands.
"This isn't surprising since social media is the only channel where it's possible for brands and consumers to have meaningful two-way conversations, making the strength of connections that much stronger."
IAB Director of Marketing Sciences Ian Ralph added: "To create an emotional connection brands really need to provide clear, timely and, most importantly of all, relevant content that develops a conversation.
"Social media has the potential to turn brand customers into brand fans. By making people love, not just like your brand, you're more likely to drive future purchases and increase sales."
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