A trial began this week for a mother who was separated from her baby after the 4-month-old mistakenly received a Gardasil-9 vaccine intended for her older brother.
Anita reads to Aniya at a recent visitation. Photo supplied by family.
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services seeks to convince a jury to terminate the parental rights of Anita Vasquez for her now 22-month-old daughter, Aniya Blu Vasquez.
Jury selection began on Monday, June 18, 2018, for the trial which is expected to last up to 2 weeks.
The previously healthy baby, Aniya, began showing symptoms of problems almost immediately after getting the shot, a vaccine which is not approved for use in children under 10 years of age.
Her mother sought medical attention for the symptoms that her daughter exhibited, asking each practitioner about the connection between the symptoms and the Gardasil-9 shot that her baby should not have received, but her concerns were rebuffed at every turn.
No doctor that saw her daughter wanted to admit that the shot could have any kind of side effects.
The doctor who made a medical error in giving her the vaccine has suffered no consequences, but the baby's family has been ripped apart.
Previously health baby Aniya's health declined after her doctor mistakenly gave her the Gardasil-9 vaccine. Photo supplied by family.
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Accusation to Cover up Gardasil Injury?
Instead, the mother was accused by doctors and social workers of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (today usually called "factitious disorder"), a diagnosis that has become a convenient scapegoat to accuse parents, usually mothers, of children who are vaccine injured, medically complex, or victims of medical malpractice.
It is a difficult accusation to fight, since even Munchausen experts recognize that the symptoms of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, or "medical child abuse" as it is sometimes referred as, are remarkably similar to those of parents who are seeking medical help for children with difficult medical conditions.
Dr. Marc Feldman, who is considered to be a leading authority on the subject of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, says that the very fact that a mother protests and defends herself and her child is perceived as a further indication of her guilt. It is a lose/lose scenario, he told Health Impact News. (see article).
In a paper entitled, "False and Highly Questionable Allegations of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy," which Dr. Hayward-Brown presented to the 7th Australasian Child Abuse and Neglect Conference in Perth, she lists behaviors that are listed among the diagnostic criteria for MSBP and shows how these could actually apply to any normal, innocent parent, especially one with a medically complex child.
As we continue to report at Health Impact News, the safety of the Gardasil vaccine has come under fire by many countries around the world. The lives destroyed or ended, after the vaccine, continue to stack up while mainstream media and doctors ignore the dangers. A recently published study linked the Gardasil vaccine to infertility.
In this case, a family could be forever-separated as a side effect of the shot, unless the jury finds in favor of the mother.
Baby Aniya and her mother Anita Vasquez. Photo from Justice for Aniya Facebook page.
The Victoria Advocate is covering the story of the Vasquez trial.
Jurors began hearing a case Monday that will ask them to determine whether a toddler's illness was the result of endangerment from her mother or the accidental injection of an HPV vaccine.
Attorneys for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services are suing Victoria mother Anita Vasquez, 36, to terminate her parental rights for 22-month-old Aniya Blu Vasquez. They claim the child struggled to gain weight and was hospitalized for severe medical problems because of her mother's actions.
Note: this seems to be in response to the #BringAniyaHome twitter hashtag that family and supporters have been using as they post in social media and share the story of the medical kidnapping of Aniya.
He also asked jurors to hold state attorneys to the strict burden of "clear and convincing evidence" that they are required to meet when the custody of a child is at stake. That burden, one lower than the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt requirement used in criminal cases, is the highest available in civil court.
During the jury selection process Monday morning, Judge Jack Marr said the trial could take as long as two weeks.
Branson said he planned to call as many as 14 witnesses. Attorneys for the state and Barron declined to comment, and a Texas Department of Family and Protective Services spokeswoman did not answer phone calls Monday.
Anita Vasquez, who is a registered nurse, first took the stand after jurors were selected, describing Aniya's battle with persistent health problems in 2017.
Vasquez said those problems manifested after a Victoria doctor accidentally administered to Aniya an HPV vaccine meant for her 14-year-old son.
After the mistake, Aniya suffered not only physical symptoms such as fever and weakness but also psychological changes, such as lip smacking and staring spells, Vasquez said.
Doctors don't know the cause of Aniya's illness and have no reason to accuse Vasquez of endangerment, she said.
Note by Health Impact News: Although CPS has argued that her health problems disappeared, there is evidence that she continued to experience health issues after going into state custody.
There was at least one occasion that the fosters took Aniya to the emergency room that the family learned about. The mother has been denied medical information about her daughter in foster care.
The photo below was taken during a visit while Aniya was in state care. Her family described her as lethargic that day, and her eyes showed that she was not feeling well.
Grandma Mary holds baby Aniya on her 1st birthday during visitation. Photo provided by Vasquez family. Read the full article at Victoria Advocate.
Supporters have set up a Facebook page called Justice for Aniya for the public to follow Aniya's story.
An independent report from a student journalist who attended Broward County, Florida, schools says there was significant inattention paid to security issues in the years leading up to the Parkland shooting.
According to the piece, written by 19-year-old Kenneth Preston and published on Medium, only a fraction of the money allocated for school security in Broward schools was actually spent on safety measures and that Obama-era school behavioral policies, purportedly designed to counteract racial bias, led to problem students like the shooter evading punishment.
"After weeks of research, searching through thousands of pages of government documents, and speaking with dozens of officials, I have come to the conclusion that Superintendent [Robert] Runcie and members of the school board have failed at their essential role in keeping our students safe," Preston wrote. "Whether that's because of incompetence or the incentive of federal dollars is for you to decide based on the evidence provided below.
Preston wrote that of $800 million in voter-approved school funding available to Broward schools, "$104,325,821 was designated specifically for school safety." "Of that money, only $5,584,512 (roughly 5.3%) has been spent since its passage," he said. "If the school safety money continues to be doled out at the current rate of 1.76% spent per year, Broward Public Schools will not see the entirety of that safety money for another 53 years, or the year 2071." The decision not to spend the money on school safety didn't just have hypothetical consequences in the Parkland shooting, either.
As The Blaze reported, one of the safety items that was supposed to be installed in Broward schools was a device that would determine if a fire was actually present after a fire alarm was pulled. That device was never installed, and the Parkland school shooter pulled the fire alarm to force students out of their classrooms, making them easier targets. Preston also claimed that Broward's implementation of the Promise Program and the Behavior Intervention Program — Obama-era programs designed to stop the "school-to-prison" pipeline by lessening punishments at schools with "disproportionate discipline rates" — might have contributed to the shooting.
Preston also called out a "culture of corruption" on the county school board when it came to spending and noted that a grand jury found the corruption so deep it suggested in 2011 that the board be dissolved entirely.
The student journalist also noted Runcie's dubious performance at his previous job with Chicago Public Schools — where he was demoted three months before accepting his position with Broward County — and the fact that the county's school spending habits were under scrutiny by state tax watchdog groups.
Since the shooting, Broward has instituted some transparency, although not quite of the kind that Preston might support. The most visible school safety measure taken since the massacre (literally) is mandating transparent backpacks for students. Meanwhile, activists continue to blame the whole thing on the diabolical AR-15 — which is a solution Broward Sheriff Scott Israel seems perfectly fine with, since it absolves his department of any public liability in the matter. Meanwhile, Superintendent Runcie remains in his job, much like Sheriff Israel, and he isn't making any moves toward transparency.
"Without knowing Superintendent Runcie's motives for taking the actions he did, it's nearly impossible to say why the money wasn't spent and why such lax disciplinary policies were instituted," Preston notes in conclusion, calling for an independent investigation.
Preston said Runcie called his meticulously sourced investigation "fake news." "I reached out to Florida Taxwatch, and Vice President of Research Robert Nave has told me that my numbers are correct," he wrote.
Special counsel Robert Mueller's office is investigating a $150,000 donation a Ukrainian businessman made to President Donald Trump's charity in 2015, according to a new report. The donation, from steel magnate Victor Pinchuk, pales in comparison to contributions he gave to the charity established by Bill and Hillary Clinton. The billionaire has contributed $13 million to the Clinton Foundation since 2006 and had access to Hillary Clinton while she served as secretary of state.
But Mueller is not investigating the Clintons. Instead, he is conducting a broad investigation of Trump, including the flow of foreign money into various Trump-controlled entities. Mueller began investigating the Pinchuk donation after receiving documents in response to a subpoena issued to the Trump Organization — the real estate company Trump ran before entering politics.
The Victor Pinchuk Foundation issued a statement to The Times, downplaying the donation to Trump. The charity reached out to Trump and other world leaders in order to "promote strengthened and enduring ties between Ukraine and the West," it said. Contact with Trump was made at a time when "it was by no means assured that Mr. Trump would be the Republican nominee in 2016," the foundation pointed out. Pinchuk appears to have had a much closer relationship to the Clintons.
In June 2012, the billionaire attended a dinner at the Clintons' residence. And through Schoen, Pinchuk lobbied the State Department in 2011 and 2013. Documents filed with the Justice Department show Schoen and Pinchuk met on several occasions in 2012 with Melanne Verveer, a close Clinton associate who then served as an ambassador-at-large for global women's issues.
Under fire over his ties to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, Democratic Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison claimed Sunday that he hasn't attended any meetings with Farrakhan since 2013 and "never had" a relationship with him.
Farrakhan is a notorious anti-Semite and racist whose organization teaches that white people are inherently inferior to black people. Ellison, the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), is a former Nation of Islam member who claimed when he first ran for Congress in 2006 that he had left Farrakhan in his past.
New reporting has shown, however, that Ellison attended multiple meetings with Farrakhan while in Congress. That includes a private visit to Farrakhan's hotel room in 2015 with Democratic Indiana Rep. Andre Carson. Farrakhan referenced the meeting in a December 2016 Facebook video, and Carson has confirmed that he was present. When CNN's Wolf Blitzer asked Ellison about that meeting, the congressman did not deny that the meeting took place but instead lashed out at his critics.
"But as the attacks on me and my fellow Black representatives in Congress intensify, I want to be clear: this is a smear by factions on the right who want to pit the Jewish community and the Black community against each other, and distract from the hatred and bigotry on display by the president and the white supremacists who stormed Charlottesville this summer with their anti-Semitic chants and Confederate flags. I declined to dignify questions raised about Mr. Farrakhan because I know they are inherently political, and are designed to separate me from people who I work with every day on issues of importance for Americans of all backgrounds," Ellison continued.
"The critics will not be satisfied. They won't be satisfied any more than President Obama's production of his birth documents satisfied his critics, or Hillary Clinton's eleven-hour testimony before the House Select Committee on Benghazi sated her detractors," he added. Ellison's blog post comes as he is increasingly under fire over his ties to Farrakhan.
The Washington Post awarded Ellison "Four Pinocchios," their worst possible rating, for claiming that his relationship with Farrakhan ended in 2006. The post cited The Daily Caller's reporting in the fact-check.
Democratic Illinois Rep. Danny Davis, who has repeatedly praised Farrakhan, compared Ellison's relationship to Farrakhan to a fallen-away Christian's relationship to Jesus in an interview with The Daily Caller News Foundation earlier this month.
"I don't know that Keith knows Farrakhan as well as I do — in fact, I know he doesn't," Davis said. "I don't think that Keith is no person who is super engaged with Farrakhan, he just happens to be a movement. Just like many of the folks who are Christians, they're not super engaged with Jesus, but they say they Christians," Davis said.
Women's March organization, a prominent left-wing activist group, has come under fire as well after their leaders expressed support for Farrakhan. The group's co-president, Tamika Mallory, attended Farrakhan's annual Saviour's Day speech last month where he railed against Jews and white people. Mallory defended Farrakhan after suffering backlash by implying that religious leaders are supposed to consider Jews their enemies. "If your leader does not have the same enemies as Jesus, they may not be THE leader!" Mallory wrote on Twitter. She has repeatedly declined to condemn Farrakhan.
Women's March has lost supporters over the Farrakhan scandal, and several regional chapters have slammed the national organization for refusing to denounce him. The group's social media director, Alyssa Klein, resigned over the group's support for Farrakhan, the New York Post reports.
The FBI will not expedite the release of documents about secret meetings between Comey and Obama.
Comey held a secret Oval Office meeting with Obama on Jan. 5, 2017.
TheDCNF requested records of all meetings between the two.
TheDCNF, under the Freedom of Information Act, requested records of all meetings between Comey and Obama and sought an "expedited process" as provided under the act when issues are of great interest to the media and the records address issues pertaining to government integrity. TheDCNF FOIA request was filed Feb. 16, 2018. The issue prompting the FOIA request was the disclosure Comey held a secret Oval Office meeting with Obama on Jan. 5, 2017. Comey never divulged the meeting to Congress.
The president urged Comey to proceed "by the book" on the Russian investigation, according to Rice. Grassley of Iowa and Graham of South Carolina wrote to Rice in a Feb. 8 letter saying the email seemed "odd" to them.
"It strikes us as odd that, among your activities in the final moments on the final day of the Obama administration, you would feel the need to send yourself such an unusual email purporting to document a conversation involving President Obama," the two wrote. "Despite your claim that President Obama repeatedly told Mr. Comey to proceed 'by the book,' substantial questions have arisen about whether officials at the FBI, as well as at the Justice Department and the State Department, actually did proceed 'by the book,'" the two senators continued.
"I spoke alone with President Obama twice in person (and never on the phone) – once in 2015 to discuss law enforcement policy issues and a second time, briefly, for him to say goodbye in late 2016," Comey's opening statement read. The qualifier that he had meetings with Obama "alone" permitted the former director to suggest he only met with the former president on two occasions.
The DCNF filed its FOIA request before the bureau "seeking records that identify and describe all meetings between former FBI Director James Comey and President Barack Obama. This records request is for all meetings with Obama alone or with meetings with the president in the company of other administration officials." The DCNF requested records to include all Comey "logs, director appointment schedules, emails and memos outlining the meetings with the former President along with administration officials," adding, the records "should list the date of the meeting, location, topic and meeting participants." TheDCNF stated it sought an "expedited request" for producing the records.
Hardy said The DCNF failed to meet its standards for expedited processing as provided under 28 CFR 16.5 (e)(1)(iv).
New Zealand-based hacker and political activist Kim Dotcom claims the hacking of the Democratic National Committee in 2016 was an inside job. If that's true, it could blow the case of the mysterious murder of former DNC staffer Seth Rich wide open.
Dotcom asserts that the DNC files were copied at a speed that wouldn't be possible by someone on the other side of the planet — like in Russia or China.
Advertisement - story continues below He also contends that a DNC insider had access to the data and transferred the files to a memory stick at a rate that could only be achieved by someone in close proximity to the DNC office building.
Dotcom's claim was validated by analysis conducted last year by a researcher named Forensicator, who determined the DNC files were copied at a rate of 22.6 megabits per second.
Rich was shot and killed in July of 2016 while walking home at night in Washington, D.C. Police ruled it was a failed robbery attempt, but conspiracies have circulated that he was murdered for giving the hacked DNC files to WikiLeaks, which released emails from the DNC during the 2016 presidential election.
Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign chairman John Podesta reported in March 2016 that his email was "hacked," and his emails were released by WikiLeaks, according to The Washington Post.
There's certainly some evidence that lends credibility to the theory that Rich was the individual who leaked the files to WikiLeaks. If Rich was responsible for "hacking" the DNC, that would also expose the Democrats' claim that the Russians hacked their servers and cost them the election.
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People caught in the grips of the theory of anthropogenic global warming (AGW), the idea that human activities, primarily fossil fuel use, are causing catastrophic change in the world's climate, seem to live with blinders on, unable to admit evidence to the contrary.
I don't begrudge the opinion of scientists who believe their own research shows, or who believe the dominant number of peer-reviewed papers indicates, humans are causing dangerous climate change. But I do disagree with many of the assumptions made by proponents of AGW. So far, evidence shows most of their projections concerning temperatures, ice, hurricanes, species extinction, etc. have failed. As a result, their projections of future climate conditions are not nearly trustworthy enough to make the kind of fundamental, wrenching, and costly changes to our economy and systems of government AGW proponents have proposed to fight climate change. I don't think climate scientists can foretell the future any better than the average palm reader.
Making matters worse, AGW proponents discount, or ignore entirely, powerful studies that seem to undermine many of their assumptions and refute most of their conclusions.
Admittedly, I start with a position of skepticism, and indeed suspicion, when well-known researchers release a new study purporting to reinforce or provide further evidence AGW is true. This isn't because I don't want to hear what those who disagree with my assessment have to say. Rather, it's based on my understanding of the lengths to which AGW true believers have gone to manipulate temperature data and try to shoehorn or force this and other data to match their dire projections. It is reasonable, and even expected, for educated people to disagree with one another on this issue. This back-and-forth exchange of points and counterpoints shows the scientific method functioning as it should.
Many AGW believers, however, have seemingly abandoned the scientific method.
Progress is made in science by proposing a hypothesis, and developing a theory, to explain or understand certain phenomena, and then testing the hypothesis against reality. A particular hypothesis is considered superior to others when, through testing, it is shown to have more explanatory power than competing theories or hypotheses and when other scientists running the same testing regime can reproduce the results of the original test. Every theory or hypothesis must be disconfirmable in principle, such that if the theory predicts 'A' will occur under certain conditions, but instead sometimes 'B' or 'C' results, then the theory has problems. The more a hypothesis' predictions prove inconsistent with results that occur during testing or real-world data, the less likely the hypothesis is to be correct.
What effects AGW will have seem to depend on which scientist one consults and which model they use. In realm of climate change research, different models looking at the same phenomenon applying the same laws of physics with the same inputs produce dramatically varied results.
Another indication AGW advocates have thrown over the scientific method is how they revert to various logical fallacies to manipulate peoples' emotions in order to have the public dismiss climate realists' arguments and research. AGW advocates commit the fallacy of ad hominem when they call researchers who disagree with their assessment of the strength of the case for AGW "deniers"—an obvious attempt to link them in the public's mind with despicable Holocaust deniers. That is not science, it's rhetoric. I know of no one who denies the fact climate changes, but there are significant uncertainties and legitimate disagreements regarding the extent of humanity's role in recent climate changes and whether these will be disastrous. Those who refuse to acknowledge highly regarded scientists disagree with AGW are the real "deniers," and they should suffer the opprobrium rightfully attached to that label.
AGW proponents commit the fallacy of appeal to numbers when they say the case for dangerous human-caused climate change is settled because some high percentage of a subset of scholars agrees humans are causing dangerous climate change. Consensus is a political, not a scientific, term. People once thought Earth was flat. Galileo disagreed, saying he believed it was round—and he was persecuted for saying so. And you know what? Galileo was right, and the consensus of the time was wrong. At one time, people, including the intellectual elite, believed Earth was the center of the universe and the Sun revolved around it. Copernicus said just the opposite. He was right, and everyone else was wrong.
Knowledge acquisition succeeds not through bowing to some purported consensus in thought and opinion, but through questioning previously received wisdom and continuously testing scientific theories against data. "Because the vast majority of us said so," is not a legitimate scientific response to research raising questions about all or some part of AGW.
AGW researchers commit the fallacy of appeal to motive when they say a particular study or the work of a particular scientist or group of scientists should not be taken seriously because of who funded them. Both sides commit this fallacy, with climate skeptics often arguing AGW research is biased based on the fact it was funded by government, which history shows is predisposed toward finding reasons grow and exert ever more control over people.
Research should be judged based on the validity of its assumptions, whether its premises are true, and whether its conclusions follow from its premises, not on who funded the research. Data, evidence, and logic are the hallmarks of science, not motives.
Beyond the routine data manipulation and logical fallacies, AGW advocates' own e-mails show they have tried to suppress the publication of research skeptical toward AGW. And they have routinely attempted to interfere with the career advancement of scholars who refuse to completely toe the AGW line, even stooping on occasion to try to get scholars fired for producing research undermining AGW.
AGW fanatics also try to suppress the teaching of a balanced, accurate understanding of the current state of climate science, with all its uncertainties, in the nation's schools. This is the tool of the propagandist, not the scientist seeking the truth.
All these reflections came to a head in recent years, as AGW true believers have fought in court to prevent the release of the data underpinning their own research, attempted to suppress free speech by accusing those with whom they disagree of committing libel, and even on occasion called for the prosecution and incarceration of climate skeptics for daring to question AGW orthodoxy. Some AGW proponents have openly admired various authoritarian regimes for their ability to "get things done" without the interference of democratic institutions. Real scientists know truths do not bloom under authoritarianism.
When a theory does not comport with the facts, data, and evidence, it is the theory that should be questioned, not the data or the motives of those bringing such evidence to the world's attention. Consider this my plea for AGW true believers to embrace, once again, the scientific method, to follow the evidence in the field of climate research where it leads even if it proves inconvenient or inconsistent with their earlier beliefs. To the extent I myself have failed to live up to this ideal, I will try and do the same, approaching AGW arguments with an open mind.


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Chad Everett Harris Extends Academic Scholarship Deadline Due to COVID-19 Crisis
Chad Everett Harris, Entrepreneur
July 08, 2020, 16:06 GMT
The Chad Everett Harris Scholarship Program will now be accepting applications up until August 14th
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES, July 8, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In an effort to help more students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Chad Everett Harris has extended the deadline date for the Chad Everett Harris Scholarship Program. The new extended deadline date is now Friday, August 14th
Chad Everett Harris is a serial entrepreneur from New Orleans. He created his own scholarship fund to encourage young business enthusiasts and entrepreneurs to follow their dreams and help develop their skills to ultimately better the world around them.
The Chad Everett Harris Scholarship Program will award applicants that are innovative, driven, and passionate about entrepreneurship with a scholarship prize to help fund their education.
To be eligible for this opportunity, applicants must be US or Canadian citizens that are either currently enrolled or are planning to enroll at a college or university in the US or Canada.
Applicants must also write and submit an essay of at least 500 words explaining how entrepreneurship has changed and how technology has impacted the business landscape. Chad Everett Harris wants applicants to consider the impact and role that change plays in entrepreneurship and how they picture themselves within that change.
The three applicants that meet the eligibility criteria and submit the most compelling essays will be awarded with a scholarship prize.
The Chad Everett Harris Scholarship Program is offering a three-tiered scholarship, with $3,000 USD for first place, $2,000 USD for second place, and $1,000 USD for first place.
Chad Everett Harris thanks all applicants for their interest. Only the successful applicants will be contacted.
For more information and to apply, please visit https://chadeverettharrisscholarship.com/.
About Chad Everett Harris
Chad Everett Harris knew from a young age that entrepreneurship was his life passion. Born in Palos Verdes, California in 1969, Chad spent much of his young life moving between cities across the US. During his early years, Chad spent considerable time in Georgia, Michigan, and Louisiana. From the beginning of his career, Chad has built, launched, and thrived with creating various businesses and business ideas for several brands. Alongside his current business ventures, he is also seeking new and innovative ways to support young business enthusiasts by encouraging them to follow their dreams.
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King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia is the biggest airport in the world by surface area.
Denver International Airport is one of the largest airports in the world. Editorial credit: Arina P Habich / Shutterstock.com.
An airport plays a crucial role in air transport and provides facilities for planes to land and take off. An airport will always have a landing area, runway, or helipad, and adjacent utility buildings like terminals and hangars. There are small airports and big airports and there are massive airports in terms of area coverage. The Middle East has some of the world's largest airports, and King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia is by far the largest in the world. At almost 78,000 hectares, it is bigger than the adjacent country of Bahrain (76,000). The world's five largest airports are discussed below.
King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) in Dammam, Saudi Arabia is the largest airport in the world covering an area of 78,000 hectares. The design of the airport began in 1976 and was created by Yamsaki & Associates architects together with Aerosystems International. The construction began in 1983 and was completed in 1999 when commercial operations began.
The airport has a massive 6 story passenger terminal out of which three are for passenger processing, one for arrivals, one for departure, and one for boarding. The passenger terminal covers an area of 3,520,000 square feet and it is equipped with many customer counters, including 66 reserved for Saudi airlines and 44 for foreign airlines. The remainder of the counters are reserved for immigration and customs. The airport has a mosque built on the rooftop of the car park and has architectural designs that fuse modern style with old Islamic styles, and can accommodate 2,000 worshippers. The airport also has the royal terminal that is reserved for the royal family, senior government officials, and other foreign officials. The royal terminal covers an area of 177,000 square feet.
Denver International Airport (DIA) in Denver, Colorado is the world's second largest airport by land area and the largest airport in the United States. It covers a total of 13,726 hectares. The airport has the longest public use runway in the US. DIA has the third largest domestic connection in the US and has non-stop connections throughout Europe, Asia, North America, and Latin America serving 187 destinations.
The airport was voted the best in North America for six consecutive years from 2005 to 2010 and was also named the best-run airport in America by Time Magazine in 2002. The airport serves as the main hub for Frontier Airlines and fourth-largest hub for United Airlines.
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in Dallas, Texas is the world's third largest airport by land area, with a size of 7,800 hectares. Aside from holding this title, it is also known as one of the busiest airports in the world. DFW flies to over 200 destinations across the world. The most popular destination is Los Angeles, California, followed by Chicago, Illinois. The airport is home to five terminals in total.
Orlando International Airport (MCO) is the busiest airport in Florida as well as one of the busiest airports in the United States. It covers 5,383 hectares, making it the largest airport in the world. it primarily serves the Orlando area in Central Florida, which is a hugely popular tourist destination thanks to its massive theme parks. Over half of Florida's population can drive to Orlando International Airport in less than two hours.
Washington Dulles International Airport is an airport located in Virginia. The airport is 26 miles (42 km) west of downtown Washington, D.C., in Virginia's Loudoun and Fairfax counties. It is named for Secretary of State John Foster Dulles who served under President Eisenhower. The airport covers an area of 4,856 hectares and serves the area around Washington, D.C. The airport is home to 135 gates and flies to over 100 destinations.
As you can see from the table below, the United States is home to 7 of the 15 largest airports in the world. Aside from the 4 airports listed above, the United States also boasts of George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas at 4,451 hectares, O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois at 2,913 hectares, and Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah at 2,830 hectares. Although these airports might be the largest in the United States, they are not the busiest airports in the US. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport has an annual passenger count of about 50 million while Denver International Airport has only 30 million.


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My thoughts on Office 365 Groups – NextGen Collaboration on Microsoft Cloud Platform – Are we ready for them?
The current landscape for Microsoft collaboration tools enables myriad of choices for all the organizations – SharePoint Team Sites, Yammer, and now new shiny kid in the neighborhood – Office 365 Groups.
Microsoft unveiled Office 365 Groups last fall and further announced the capabilities of new Office 365 Groups features and it's road map at Microsoft Ignite 2015. I have said loud and clear during Ignite and afterwards that one feature really blew me away while I was at the Ignite was the Office 365 Groups. I was blown away by CodeName Oslo (Now Delve) at the SPC14 and Office 365 Groups did same to me at the Ignite 2015. Attendees who has seen the Office 365 Groups feature demoed at the Ignite has either prematurely, jokingly, or as a visionary, formed an opinion as possible replacement for SharePoint team sites or Yammer groups as modern collaboration tool. Being visionary is great but what about being realistic – Are we really ready to adopt Office 365 Groups now? After reading various blog articles, I thought it might be great to dive in this discussion and share my opinion.
What are the Office 365 Groups?
Based on what Microsoft has shared from engineering and architectural perspective, it's still vague but at high level, Office 365 Groups are a NextGen collaboration tool on Office 365 platform unifying all the workloads like SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, Delve, Yammer, and any other thing you would come across in the Office 365. Along with Delve, Microsoft termed Office 365 Groups as intelligent fabric which ties various workloads of the Office 365 as out of the box features.
The picture below depicts how Office 365 Groups would be key to bring all the Office 365 wild west workloads together. It's nothing but unifying layer for all the Office 365 workloads – exchange online for mail & calendar & conversations, OneDrive for business and SharePoint for files, Skype for business for instant messaging and conversations (yes – no Yammer conversations as of now), and Office graph & Delve for groups insights. If that's not enough, once Yammer is integrated with Azure AD, Office 365 Groups will be wired with Yammer down the road as well. I wouldn't be surprised if existing exchange conversations replaced by Yammer social conversations by 2016.
From the business end, Office 365 has 6 core principles – Single definition, Public by default, Self-service, Sharing to non-members (even if they are not part of your active directory for external groups), Easy to Manage, and Contextual & historical. Out of all them, two most important core principles in my book are – Single Definition and Contextual & Historical. Not only they are best practices in many organizations but it's really hard to achieve in a traditional manner.
Single Definition – Groups definitions are stored in the Azure Active Directory, which is underlying identity management system across all the Office 365 workloads (including Yammer in near future, which will trigger bringing yammer conversations in Office 365 in my book). Identify management is one of the biggest concerns in modern distributed/cloud architecture and having all these distinct systems talked to each other would have been tricky if it required identity sync from various workloads. From my end, Microsoft nailed this requirement of single identity and it's a core foundational work for the Office 365 groups.
Contextual and Historical – One of the most important thing about Groups is having all the conversations whether it's in email or instant messaging tool, stored at the same place. This itself is a great use case for the collaboration. If someone joins the team on 10th day or 2nd month (this happens almost every single project), all the historical and contextual information are available for someone to get up to speed. All the passive knowledge turns into gold for the new comer. What a win!!
As far as 1000 ft. architectural view, Office 365 Groups have three unique architectural components – single identity across all the platform, federated resources which would allow to extend this concept to future workloads (e.g. Yammer or Delve), and loose coupling of each services which would allow each workloads to build their processes to react group service contracts. Regardless of where Group creation request comes from, it will always gets created in AAD and feature called "Forward Sync" will notify each of the Office 365 services to provision their features as needed.
What I really liked here is each Office 365 workloads still have full freedom on what to do once request comes from AAD and what pieces needs to be provisioned immediately and what can wait. e.g. Whenever Office 365 Group is requested, SharePoint online provisions underlying expensive plumbing like site collections but wouldn't provision document libraries until users in the group start creating or uploading documents. These documents won't be visible to group users on their OneDrive for Business until document libraries are being used.
Having said that, personally I believe Office 365 Groups are in their infancy. It's well-thought out robust architecture which has foundation for security, scalability, and service oriented architecture best practices. But, Office 365 groups still lacking guidance on how everything wired together including storage architecture, provisioning, deprovisioning, archival, and auditing process. There aren't much guidance from the Microsoft on the governance and site life cycle management (there is no guarantee of Microsoft would deliver this either – even SharePoint Sites and Yammer having these issues).
Are Office 365 Groups ready to be adopted as collaboration platform?
First thing first, I don't think Office 365 Groups are replacement for SharePoint Team Sites or even Yammer Groups. Without doubt, Office 365 Groups are NextGen Collaboration on Office 365 platform. But, if I need tools for large scale collaborations right now (as of May 2015) especially on the SharePoint On-Premises (and even on SharePoint Online at times), answer would be No.
As I have mentioned earlier, Office 365 Groups are in their infancy and might be mature enough within next few years for full blown adoption. It has started as promising platform which delivers great unified concept out of the box, first class Office 365 administration UI, APIs for extensibility, and most importantly Microsoft's intention to make it real. There are still many features especially workflows for business automation process, custom page authoring, custom lists and libraries, standardizing lists definition via content types are missing. Keep in mind that these will be typical business requests once honeymoon period is over after adopting current state of Office 365 Groups and IT may not have any place to hide except wait for Microsoft to deliver.
Office 365 Groups are great replacement for the team sites and project sites collaboration in the SharePoint Online if you are willing to adopt Group features in the current state and if business is flexbile enough to adopt cloud release cycle. It is still immature for my liking and may not be 100% mature until second half of 2016. There are only five key features Groups have as of now – files, notes, mail, calendar, and conversations. Exchange calendar and mail integration are killer features something SharePoint team sites have tried in past using site mailbox features. These features might be good enough for most teams. Advance teams might require announcements, pages, tasks, contacts, custom apps, and many other things we are used to with SharePoint team sites. If you really are early adopter, I would suggest to start rolling out Office 365 Groups as pilots to the specific areas of the organization. Start avoiding SharePoint online for team sites unless you are required to customize business processes. It is important to note that organization size, culture, business needs, and licencing investments would have great impact on adopting Office 365 Groups as well. Just like few years ago, we had dilemma of SharePoint Social vs Yammer, now we have another dilemma of SharePoint Team Sites vs Office 365 Groups. Just like Yammer as an ESN investments, Office 365 Groups as a collaboration platform would be clear winner down the road but what about now? Tough choice to make especially if business can't wait for maturity of Office 365 groups.
SharePoint team sites are still valid in the SharePoint on-premises for the collaboration. Probably only choice you have been left with because both Office 365 and Yammer are cloud-only feature as of now. Landscape for this may change once we have hybrid team sites in SharePoint 2016 and possible option to have hybrid Office 365 Groups where some of the exchange on-premises and SharePoint on-premises can be integrated with cloud feature. But, as of now – collaboration feature for SharePoint on-premises is tried and tested old friend – SharePoint team sites.
It is also important to note that while SharePoint team sites can be both collaboration and communication feature, Office 365 Groups are collaboration only features (as of now, until Microsoft offers more streamline publishing approach like NextGen Portals' authoring canvas to create article pages). Organizations who requires traditional SharePoint intranets like corporate communication and department communication pages, SharePoint is still valid whether it's SharePoint Online or SharePoint On-Premises.
Based on the Yammer roadmap at the Ignite 2015, Yammer will be integrated with Azure Active Directory later this year and integrated with Office 365 Groups in first half of 2016. Yammer will be treated as a App and integrated with Office 365 Groups as a exeprience making most possible candidate for replacing current exchange conversations with Yammer conversations. What this really means? In my book, it means Yammer will be treated as just like any other applications like SharePoint Online and Exchange Online in Groups scheme and Office 365 groups will be king of collaboration tools.
Like what Richard Harbridge & Kanwal Khipple mentioned in their Ignite session, there is no single solution to meet your business needs and you may want to rely on toolsets provided by Office 365 and adopt your tools as needed. There are cases where Yammer would make sense, at times SharePoint Online or OneDrive for Business would make sense, and there are times where Office 365 Groups would be a clear choice. It's a nature of adoption of cloud offering. Think and weight your options and make wiser decision while you adopt!!!
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Abstract— This paper presents a car security system that based on short message service message for its activation and de- activation. The whole setup is easy to realize and the cost is within the reach of common man. The proposed car security system can be installed in any automobile of interest. Sony Ericsson GSM modem (GM47) and microcontroller ATtiny 2113 plays vital role in realization of the design. When deployed the problem of car theft can be greatly minimized. The connectivity was provided using GSM based wireless communication, to provide a global, practical and cost-effective solution for wide-area monitoring. The device during testing was able to execute command issued via text messages from mobile phone.
Abstract—The position location using Aplicom-12 Module can be employed in diverse areas of application where regular and periodic up to date information about the location of objects/items of interest is currently situated. The problem of theft and insecurity can be greatly mini- mized. The connectivity provided using GSM based wireless communication is used to provide a global, practical and worthwhile solution for wide-area monitoring. A tracking device was designed and constructed using Aplicom-12 GSM Module and a GPS Simulator. The device during testing was able to readout the location when a message was sent to module and a message was sent back to mobile phone which indicates the location of the object being tracked. The whole setup is easy to realize and the rate is within the reach of common man.
Abstract—Along with the ongoing advances in dedicated short-range communication and wireless technologies, inter vehicular communication and road–vehicle communication have become possible, giving birth to a new network-type called Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET). The key role that VANETs can play in the realization of Intelligent Transport Systems has attracted the attention of major car manufacturers. In wireless networking domain, diverse wireless technologies are utilized for sharing data and providing data services. Among the available technologies,Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), are pre-dominantly used for wide- area wireless data and voice services. On the other hand, VANETs are used for short range, high-speed communication among nearby vehicles, and between vehicles and roadside infrastructure units. Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communication supports services such as car collision avoidance and road safety by exchanging warning messages across vehicles.Coupling the high data rates of IEEE 802.11p-based VANET and the wide coverage area of Wimax networks, envisions a VANET-WiMAX integrated network which is a better integration withQoS features. Simulations will be carried out using NCTUns to evaluate the performance metrics such as throughput and packet drop rates of the integrated network.


Some more exciting news this week! Board game designer Wotan Games has chosen me to develop a digital version of their upcoming board game 'Camelot The Build'. It's a very cool medieval themed tile-based building game, I'm sure fans of MegaCity will love it.
Wotan have an official development blog detailing the game here. I recommend having a gander if this piques your interest. I've played the game with them and I think it's going to work really well in digital form. Wotan are launching a kickstarter to fund this project, so stay tuned for more info on that and the game itself.
Camelot the Build is from game designer Julian Musgrave and continues Wotan Games' theme of the Arthurian legend. It is a tile laying game of medieval castle building with all sorts of dubious stratagems, cunning tricks and subtle ploys.
Wotan Games is a British board game design and publishing studio established in 1984. For 10 years they produced titles such as King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Excalibur and Merlin.


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A Guide to Washington D.C.'s Home and Garden Shows in 2018
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The Washington, DC area hosts several annual Home and Garden Shows. Looking to spruce up your home or complete some last-minute lingering projects? Attend one of the upcoming shows and meet area experts in home design and renovation, discover the latest developments in green home products and snag cutting-edge creative ideas. The shows showcase hundreds of products and services for your home and garden and include celebrity appearances, entertaining workshops and much more. Here is the schedule of upcoming events in the Washington DC area.
Home & Remodeling Show
January 19-21, 2018. Dulles Expo Center. 4368 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, VA. Find out what's new in home decor, gardening, remodeling, and more. Meet hundreds of experts and check out thousands of products and services. Stage shows and seminars will be hosted by celebrity guests. Hours: Friday & Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Capital Home Show
Sept. 21-23, 2018. Dulles Expo Center. 4368 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, VA. The show is a prime place to see what's new in building, remodeling, and decorating.
Special features like "Ask the Appraiser", Handy Girl Workshops as well as seminars on the Fresh Ideas Home Stage will enable attendees to have one-on-one sessions with local experts. Hours: Friday & Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
About Marketplace Events
Marketplace Events produces 31 consumer home shows in 21 markets across North America that collectively attract 14,000 exhibitors and one million attendees each year. Annual shows are held in Washington DC, Orlando, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Dallas, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Birmingham, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal.
Dulles Expo Center is a premier exhibition facility for consumer shows and trade events, located in the heart of Northern Virginia near Dulles International Airport. There are plenty of parking spaces and the facility is easily accessible.
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Cape Town – Bebe Rexha revealed that she is bipolar in a personal and emotional statement on Twitter.
The American singer and songwriter opened up about her diagnosis in a series of tweets on Monday, sharing that she never understood how she was feeling until now.
"For the longest time, I didn't understand why I felt so sick. Why I felt lows that made me not want to leave my house or be around people and why I felt highs that wouldn't let me sleep, wouldn't let me stop working or creating music. Now I know why."
READ MORE: What is bipolar disorder?
Bebe went on to announce that she is no longer ashamed of her diagnosis.
"I'm bipolar and I'm not ashamed anymore. That is all. (Crying my eyes out.) I don't want you to feel sorry for me. I just want you to accept me. That's all. Love you."
The 29-year-old announced further that she is not holding anything back on her upcoming album.


Colliers International noted that the total 'speculative' stock of Class A office space in the nine sub-markets of Istanbul amounted to 2.43mn square metres at the end of 2Q15, or 6.5% more than three months previously. The overall vacancy rate was 24.4%, varying between 0.00% in Altunizade and 36.6% in Kozyatagi/Atasehir. Average rents ranged from USD13.4 per square metre per day in Bati-West (near the Atatürk International Airport) to USD35.5 per square metre per day in Istanbul's CBD.


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#EverydayLookism – Body Image As A Public Health Issue
On 19th February 2021, the #EverydayLookism campaign hosted the first of its live-streamed panel discussions. In this event – Body Image As A Public Health Issue – Professor Heather Widdows, Dr Antonis Kousoulis (The Mental Health Foundation) and Dr Luke Evans MP discussed why we need to take body image seriously, and reframe it as a matter of public health.
The panellists began by explaining why body image is important enough to be a public health concern. They argued that a focus on body image can have significant mental health implications (such as anxiety and depression) and can also have wider effects on physical health and everyday life (for example, preventing young people speaking up in class or engaging in physical exercise).
For example, Heather cited the 2016 Girls' Attitude Survey by Girlguiding that showed that 53% of girls between 7-10 years old think that they have to be 'perfect' most or some of the time, and this number rises to 84% of girls between 17-21. Similarly, Antonis outlined a 2019 study by The Mental Health Foundation that showed that 1 in 5 adults had felt shame about their bodies, rising to 1 in 3 for teenagers. Drawing on his clinical practice as a GP, Luke explained that his main concern is with the current trend for people to compare their bodies to unrealistic, and ultimately unobtainable, images of the 'perfect' body. He worries that, if we do not act now, learned behaviours about body image could be passed down through the generations, in the same way as evidence suggests that negative behaviours around eating disorders can be passed down.
All three panellists agreed that body image should be seen as analogous to other public health concerns – particularly smoking. Smoking used to be looked at as individual choice only, not an issue for communal action and concern. Reframing the debate is transformative. As Heather explained, if young people were struggling as much because of the effects of some new drug, we'd do something about it. We must do something about the negative effects of body image.
The panellists then discussed why we need to have this conversation now. Heather argued that we have never had a visual and virtual culture like this before. Unlike previous ages, we are now exposed to more (often doctored) images, and these images have less variety in terms of what is considered an 'acceptable' or 'normal' body. As Antonis explained, the lack of variety in these images can have intense psychological effects if you do not look like the 'ideal' body. As he states, if you don't grow up seeing images of people who look like you, you ultimately come to believe that there's something wrong with you in terms of how you look. This belief can become internalised. Luke linked this to a wider concern that the definition of 'normal' is being whittled down. He stated that the current definition of 'normal bodies' are always aiming at an idealised, unobtainable centre point, and ignoring the natural variations that should be accommodated in the definition of 'normal bodies'.
The panellists argued that the importance of body image has become especially noticeable in lockdown. As Heather explained, we have become totally embedded in a visual culture where we spend hours each day staring at our faces and noting their imperfections. She stated that enquiries to plastic surgeons went up dramatically after the first lockdown, with people wanting to alter their facial features. Antonis added that, despite the global pandemic, we are nevertheless still encouraged to focus on our body image. Zoom has an option to touch up your appearance on calls, and ads are still telling us to be 'beach body ready' once lockdown ends.
The panellists then considered why current responses to body image are unsatisfactory. Heather explained that, until very recently, body image was dismissed as 'girly' or a 'teenage issue' that people grow out of. "Oh, it's just appearance, we've always had to worry about that." From a political angle, Luke recalled how he had been told that body image was a women and equalities issue, rather than a health issue. The panellists all emphasised that body image is a global issue that has significant public health implications.
The panellists concluded by considering what we can do to tackle body image issues, and they suggested three main strategies: legislation, education, and culture change.
At a policy level, Luke encouraged people to contact their local MPs, sign petitions, and support relevant campaigns. For example, Luke is trying to pass a bill on digitally altered images, which would require doctored images to have an identification mark on them. By identifying such images, Luke hopes to prevent the younger generation in particular from aspiring to bodies that, no matter what they ever do, they will never be able to achieve because the 'ideal' is fake and unobtainable. In a similar vein, Antonis and Heather are working to alter policies around image-editing apps, to ensure that they are age-appropriate and have more restrictions about whether under 18s can use them.
At an education level, the panellists agreed that we need more education on body image. Antonis explained that this links to the concept of health security in public health. We want people to make their own choices, and take responsibility for their choices and their lives, but to do this, we have to have 2 things in place: 1) we have to protect them from harm that they cannot protect themselves from, and 2) we have to educate them so as they can make informed choices.
At a cultural level, the panellists agreed that we need to change the conversation. Conversations about body image should not be about what individuals do and don't do in relation to some beauty ideal – we shouldn't judge individuals. Instead, the conversation should be about changing the culture so we are less focused on our bodies. Once we focus on bodies less, we can be hopeful that this will have a knock-on effect on other public health issues (like body anxiety, eating disorders, etc.).
As Heather explains, this is the importance of the #EverydayLookism campaign. We argue that it's not OK to say negative things about other people's bodies. No matter what. We aim to shift the shame from the person who is body shamed, to the person who is saying those hurtful remarks.
To view a recording of the Body Image As A Public Health Issue discussion, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/unibirmingham/videos/1180318135731511
#EverydayLookism will also be hosting 2 further panel discussions:
1) Appearance Bullying And Lookism (5th March 2021, 1-2pm, University of Birmingham Facebook (Live)). In this panel Professor Widdows is joined by Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP, Martha Evans of The Anti-Bullying Alliance, and Phyllida Swift of Face Equality International to discuss the prevalence of appearance bullying, the most common form of bullying, and why this needs to be taken as seriously as other forms of bullying.
2) Body Image And Mental Health (19th March 2021, 1-2pm, University of Birmingham Facebook (Live)). In this panel, Professor Widdows is joined by Chris Evans MP and Steph Bird from Girlguiding to discuss just how deeply body image anxiety cuts, and its impact on people's self-esteem and behaviour.
For further details, and to register for the events, please visit: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/philosophy/news/2021/everydaylookism-campaign-facebook.aspx
Written by: Helen Ryland, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Birmingham. Working with: Heather Widdows, John Ferguson Professor of Global Ethics, Department of Philosophy, University of Birmingham.
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Young People's Engagement with Social Media: The Case for Developing Adult Digital Literacy
With recent discussions about potential harms of Instagram , particularly for teenagers, we revisit this 2019 post highlighting the need for relevant adults to become more digitally literate. It is well established that young people make extensive use of social media. In the UK, 83% of 12-15 year olds have a smartphone, 99% go online for over 20 hours per week, and 69% have a social media profile . It is certainly apparent that social media is a key resource in the lives of contemporary young people and is a central space for the development of identities and relationships, as well as emotional regulation, self-expression, learning and much more. At the same time, many adults find young people's uses of social media concerning. The dominant narratives that surround young people and social media tend to be associated with risk, and the potential for negative impacts, in areas including body image and body dissatisfaction. The key challenge is that the contemporary digital worl
The pure erotics of Brazilian Waxing
One of the questions I often get asked when I talk about my research is how much longer I think the trend for full pubic hair removal will last. I'm hesitant to give an exact expiry date if I'm honest. But I think this question opens up into broader discussions about what impact social, political and economic change has upon our bodily surfaces, and how embodied ideals of womanhood and femininity can both shift and remain constant over time. More revealing than any answer I might be able to give about the potential longevity of the Brazilian wax, is the asking of the question itself. It demonstrates an understanding of pubic hairlessness as 'current', constructed, transitory, and it encourages conversation about where the norm has originated from, and why women in particular feel pressured to conform to it. My Google Alerts notified me recently of an online survey examining men and women's pubic hair grooming preferences, undertaken by Cosmopolitan.com , and suggesting that p
Cancer, My Body and Me
In today's world, it can often feel like society writes the main definition of beauty for us, and in doing so gives a template for the 'ideal' body. From an early age, we are surrounded by images in the media, placed there for us to absorb and aspire to. It is perhaps not all negative; on some level I don't think it's a bad thing to be curious to and inspired by what we see around us. To me, the problem arises when doing so results in us bringing comparison into the mix and moving further away from who we are. Growing up I can recall so many moments of wanting to know and follow the latest fashion trend and wishing I looked, or didn't look, a certain way. Fast forward to 2016 when I was diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer at the age of 27 and my relationship with my body and appearance changed almost overnight. It was only a matter of days before I was to enter the world of chemotherapy, surgery and menopause; all which came with their own set of physical and emotional side effe
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The Bakpocket hammocks are distinguished by their unique double-layer design. Many models have interesting features such as pillow pockets and zipper enclosures.
The Bakpocket Deluxe Adventurer Hammock is made from parachute nylon fabric in three panels, similar to many popular hammocks on the market. The Deluxe Adventurer, like many of the Bakpocket hammocks, has a double layer, a pad sleeve. It also comes with a pillow pocket that snaps to the hammock, right in the center. An inner pocket can be used to store small items when inside the hammock.
I often get asked "what else can you add to a hammock" and I'm always pleased to see the innovation and efforts that designers make to enhance or extend a basic hammock. The Bakpocket hammock has some pretty slick ideas all rolled together into a single design. The pillowcase and clip are a nice addition. You can add a commercial pillow into the case, which then attaches to the hammock so it doesn't slide away. You can also use the pillowcase as a storage sack for extra gear to convert it into a makeshift pillow. If you don't want or need the pillow, it easily unsnaps. You can then use the pillowcase for other uses.
The long, central zipper is another interesting innovation. For wide hammocks, this can help make the hammock pull double duty as a wind shield for colder camps, thus creating a micro-climate inside the hammock. Others might see this as a bug-free option if they don't want to pack extra external netting.
One of my favorite features of this hammock is the stuff sack. This is by far the best Bishop-style stuff sack I've ver seen. The grommet is perfectly sized for the suspension and the compression fabric strap is a lot more useful than a simple webbing strap. A Bishop-style stuff sack is similar to a double-sided stuff sack and can remain on the hammock to make packing and unpacking easier and faster. I always keep the sack-side attached while I pack so that I can stuff the hammock without it ever touching the ground.
The only thing that wasn't a home-run for me was the pad sleeve. There are quite a few variations of the "double-sided" hammock now on the market that makes holding a sleeping bad a breeze. This pad sleeve on this hammock has the opening on the short end, which means that there is a lot of loose fabric on one end. This became problematic for me when I was laying in the hammock because fabric would bunch and hold underneath me making shifting around more of a chore. It's something to adjust to if you choose this hammock. The thick, parachute fabric with this double layer is still a great defense for bugs trying to bite through the bottom. The hammock is also designed for a center lay, instead of the more traditional diagonal lay for Mayan-style hammocks. While this isn't a problem for some folks, it isn't my ideal way to get comfortable in a hammock.
I love that this Bakpocket comes with high-quality carabiners that make clipping to suspension systems a breeze.
The parachute nylon fabric is rugged and durable and is in line with the ENO-style hammocks on the market.


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Actress Jung Ho-yeon, who debuted with Netflix's original series 'Squid Game,' has become a cover model of Vogue magazine February issue. Jung Ho-yeon is the first Asian model that has been featured solo on the cover page of the US Vogue in 130 years since its first issue.
In an interview with Vogue in the US, Jung Ho-yeon said, "My life has been changed in a month since 'Squid Game' was released." She also said she has been working hard to learn English, train poses and voice, and expand her worldview through various arts and movies.
Regarding Jung Ho-yeon, the Vogue said, "If there is a Korean word to exactly describe Jung Ho-yeon, it is 'yeol-shim,' which means something like diligence." Vogue also added, "To work hard, to put your heart and soul into everything, until it feels as though you might explode." Jung Ho-yeon has been staying in the US since she arrived in the U.S. for the promotion of 'Squid Game' at the end of last year.
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This article is devoted to the problems of studying the system of motivation and stimulation of personnel at the industrial enterprises, which are important in today's conditions. The purpose of the study is a detailed analysis of system characteristics and motivation of personnel at the enterprises. It is proved that the enterprise's management must constantly deal with the improvement of the system of motivation and stimulation of personnel, that should be adapted to the new conditions for the market functioning. The author notes that the system of motivation and stimulation at the industrial enterprises is effectively connected with the problem of production activities at the enterprise and the final results of its operations increasing and the living standards of workers improving. In the article the basic functions (attracting qualified specialists, preservation groups of professionals within the required time limit), which must perform a system of motivation and stimulation of the personnel at the enterprise are determined. The main tasks that are necessary to ensure the desired level of labor activity of personnel are formed: determining a set of values that should form the basis of personnel motivation; needs formation of each employee, his interests and capabilities of pleasure; specification of the types of work that require the enterprise and that it is advisable to motivate; labour organization so as to convince the employee's ability to satisfy its interests; coordination of certain types of worker with a set of values and preferences; clarify the motives, interests and values when hiring an employee at the enterprise. In order, to form the control system of motivation and stimulation, the need for the following conditions are stressed: availability of complete and accurate information about equipment management; the need to have permanent representation on the status and dynamics of the motivational orientation of personnel; carefully tracking the socio-economic impact of management decisions and the ability to predict. Based on the experience of many countries found that traditional methods of collecting data on the motivational and stimulating orientation personnel will not meet the needs of management practices, but because each enterprise proposed to introduce a system of motivation and stimulating monitoring, the main purpose of which is to create a new information base for decision making in motivation and stimulation of employees. Such monitoring should be directed to continuous monitoring and control of personnel motivating and encouraging to its rapid diagnosis and assessment of the dynamics, making qualified management decisions in order to improve production efficiency. On the basis of the research the key principles that should be based on the motivation system and incentives of personnel at the enterprise are identified: consistency; complexity; apolitical; frequency; production-territorial approach. The author made a comparative analysis of national systems of incentives and motivation of enterprises, which include the following: a system of financial incentives and incentives for the labor input; system management purposes; theoretical model of financial motivation and stimulation; the incentive and motivation, which are focused on business value – participation in ownership and option programs. Based on the studies, the system of incentives and motivation uses only the first part – the financial and economic motives and incentives, but incentives such as professional, labor, prestige and social status, as well as the motives and incentives related to career in these systems are the rather weak figure, which is also a lack of national systems of motivation and stimulation of labor personnel. The article notes that the success of the enterprise depends on the optimal combination of two components: the welfare of employees and maintain the efficiency of the production process. It is proved that the most effective system of motivation and stimulation of work is a combination of financial incentives and promotion of professional knowledge, high level of expertise aimed at achieving this goal, finding new ways to organize and manage the enterprise.
Keywords: system, incentives and motivation, enterprise personnel, monitoring.
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Horodets'ka, L.O., and V.O. Zhurba. "Economic justification of motivation system at the enterprise." Problems of efficiency infrastructure increasing. Scientiific Collected Works 26 (2010): 21–23. Print.


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Q: I want to close login form completely and to show main control panel..? private void btn_Login_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    ManageMent.login_check(txtUserName.Text, txtPassword.Text);

    if (ManageMent.Login_Check!=false)
    {
        Control_Center control_panel = new Control_Center();

        control_panel.Show();

        this.Hide();
    }
}

im using these codes these codes behind my login button, but this leave the main login form hidden somewhere and when i m closing the control panel it ix still running behind, i want to close it immediately when the authentication is successful.. i tried this.Close(); but it restrict the control panel to open

A: the are some more options that you have ....
Actually i think your Login Form Runs as main thread , so closing it will not make you go with another form within that, i mean  main thread  , so trick is to go with simple threading ....
if (ManageMent.Login_Check!=false)
    {
            new System.Threading.Thread(new System.Threading.ThreadStart(()=>{
                Application.Run(new Control_Center());
            })).Start();

            this.Dispose();
}

if you only want to close all form(s) at last , i mean just kidding , then
    if (ManageMent.Login_Check!=false)
        {
          this.Hide();
          Control_Center control_panel = new Control_Center();
          control_panel.ShowDialog(this);
          this.Close();
        }

A: I think you should create  your application with Control_Center
Application.Run(new Control_Center());

before your control_center form is shown, you should create a LoginForm. For example you can do when the form is loaded.
public partial class Control_Center: Form
{
    public Control_Center()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void Control_Center_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        LoginForm loginForm = new LoginForm();
        var authorizationResult = loginForm .ShowDialog();
        if (authorizationResult  != System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
        {
            this.Close();
        }
    }
}

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British Health Body Claims Two Shots Of Covid-19 Vaccine Effective Against India Variant
Health officials in the United Kingdom have said that the efficacy and effectiveness of a double dose of Covid-19 vaccines is almost the same for the fast spreading variant of the coronavirus that was first identified in India as it is for the dominant strain in Britain.
While describing the data to be ground breaking, Britain's health minister said that he was increasingly hopeful that the government would be able to lift more of the Covid-19 restrictions sometime next month.
The Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech was found to be 88 per cent effective against symptomatic disease from the B.1.617.2 variant after two weeks of a person taking the second dose, claimed a study conducted by the Public Health England.
In comparison, the same vaccine was found to be 93 per cent effective against the B.1.1.7 "Kent" strain which is the dominant Covid-19 variant of Britain.
The study also found that the two doses of the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca was 60 pert cent effective against symptomatic disease caused by the Indian variant of the coronavirus while it showed a 66 per cent efficacy against the Kent variant, PHE said.
"I'm increasingly confident that we're on track for the roadmap, because this data shows that the vaccine, after two doses, works just as effectively (against the Indian variant)," Health Secretary Matt Hancock told broadcasters.
According to the plans drawn up by the British government, lifting of the remaining restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the pandemic is due to take place from June 21.
So far, the vaccination drive in Britain has been amongst the fastest in Europe but the program is currently facing a challenge from the fast spreading variant of the novel coronavirus that was found first in India.
In the seven days to May 22, there was a 10.5 per cent rise in the number of new Covid-19 infections in the country even though it was still only a fraction of levels seen earlier this year, showed data published on Saturday.
An acceleration of the remaining second doses of vaccine to the over 50s and people who are clinically vulnerable was ordered this month by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The first dose of boht the vaccines was found to be 33 per cent effective against symptomatic disease from B.1.617.2 after three weeks of administration which was lower than the 50 per cent effectiveness shown against the B.1.1.7 variant, PHE said.
That meant that it was "absolutely vital" for people to get both the doses of the vaccine, Hancock said.
There is a rising concern because of the spread of the Covid-19 infections caused by the variant first found in India and that has prompted Germany to announced that everyone entering the country form the United Kingdom will have to go through a mandatory quarantine for two weeks upon entering the country.
The existing Covid-19 vaccines could be less effective against the B.1.617.2 variant which is also being called the Indian variant, the head of Germany's public health institute said on Friday.
(Source:www.usnews.com)
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It was not my intention to do any watch shopping on this holiday but since I was at this new mall, and this watch shop is pretty unique, I thought I post this. The mall is 1 Mont Kiara and the watch shop is World of Watches 2.
The watch shop is interesting in that it distributes a number of independent brands and also a couple of German made watches. Among the brands that they carry are U-Boat, Dievas, Junghans and Damasko. Yes, they do carry Damasko. Stock is low, but at least you can see and touch the watches from Damasko.
They also carry a large selection of straps. Most of the straps are based on the Panerai strap design. They also carry a nice and interesting selection of pre-loved watches. They do carry a number of limited edition Panerai watches. Cool.


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Home | San Francisco County San Francisco 94105 338 Spear St 20b
338 Spear St 20b, San Francisco, CA 94105
$2,350,000 Sold on Nov 30, 2020 Condominium
Exceptional offering of the rarely sold signature floor plan with unobstructed water, bridge & city views. One of the few high level resales of a signature B floor plan. Property features include two-bedrooms + office, two-bathrooms, view deck, remodeled kitchen, Studio Becker cabinets, Bosch & Thermador appliances, motorized blinds and deeded parking. Luxury amenities include 5,000 square foot gym, remodeled club room, movie theater, business center & 24 hour doorman. The Infinity is located in the heart of South Beach and is just around the corner from The Embarcadero, Salesforce Park (5.4 acres), grocery stores, restaurants and more.
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San Francisco Association of Realtors® MLS
Other, Parking - Independent, Garage: 0 Car(s)
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338 Spear St 20b is a Condominium in San Francisco, CA 94105. This 0 square foot property sits on a 0 Sq Ft Lot and features 2 bedrooms & 2 full bathrooms. It is currently priced at $2,350,000 and was built in 0. Comparable nearby homes include 1064 Polk Ave, 445 Molino Ave, and 1176 W Iowa Ave. Nearby schools include St Cyprian School, Vargas Elementary School and Sunnyvale High School. The closest grocery stores are Safeway, Madras Groceries and Felipe's Market. Nearby coffee shops include Starbucks and 7-Eleven. Nearby restaurants include Pho Quyen 2 Noodle House, Madras Cafe and The Old Siam. 2135 Blue Bonnet Way is near Advanced Micro Devices Headquarters, Encinal Park and Las Palmas Park. This address can also be written as 338 Spear St 20b, San Francisco, CA 94105.
©2023 San Francisco Association of Realtors® MLS. All rights reserved. All data, including all measurements and calculations of area, is obtained from various sources and has not been, and will not be, verified by broker or MLS. All information should be independently reviewed and verified for accuracy. Properties may or may not be listed by the office/agent presenting the information. Information provided is for personal, non-commercial use by the viewer and may not be redistributed without explicit authorization from San Francisco Association of Realtors® MLS.
This listing information is up-to-date as of August 06, 2022. For the most current information, please contact Justin Goldberg, (415) 533-9202


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/**
 * Specifies an inventory holder.
 */
public interface InventoryHolder {
    /**
     * Returns this instance's inventory.
     * @return an inventory
     */
    Inventory getInventory();
}

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My name is Allan and I turn 30 August 6th 2018 . I was born the year 1988 ... ......I had a few seizures about 4 or 5 years ago seems to me ever since after that I've really got in to learning about Aliens,numerology,Ancient Mesopotamia, the anunnaki , nephiliam, and reptilians, Along with paranormal. There also is this Dog whistle that my sister turned on..AND I WAS LITERALLY THE ONLY ONE IN THE ROOM THAT COULD HEAR IT. My latest seizure was Dec 31 2017 AND IT WAS VIOLENT MY GF said " when I came to I jumped up and ran outside and said " BE QUIET THEY WILL HEAR US". ???? Ever SENsE 2012 REALLY HAVENT FELT THE SAME, MY DAD Passed. I always feel drained and I get these electrical shocks from time to time, I've had HORRIBLE Armageddon nightmares. I used to work around people im RETAIL FOR YEARS, I DONT CARE TO BE IN PUBLIC NOW ITS HARD 2 JUST TO GO 2 GROCERY STORE. MY Neck is sore most of the time, my joints to my wrists, fingers, toes ankles , feet, etc are sore 1/2 the time. Plus I SEEM TO LOVE TO LEARN MORE AND MORE FACTS OF CERTAIN THINGS I USED TO NOT CARE NOTHING ABOUT. MY EYES CANNOT TAKE THE SUN, WITHOUT SQUINTING, AS THEY COULD JUST 2 YEARS AGO. AND VERY SENSITIVE TO LOUD NOISES. IM VERY IRRITABLE BACK AND FORTH. LIKE BIPOLAR. Also my heart palpitates. When I was around 12 one doc could hear a heart murmur, others couldn't. And my blood pressure is high 1/2 the team and I recall the doc I had when I was younger said I had high blood pressure. I also seem to BE clumsy lately.And people tell me I don't speak clear enough, I guess anymore I speak more fast busy with lower tone.AND ALOT OF AnxietyANOTHER THING MY Neck is sore most of the time, my joints to my wrists, fingers, toes ankles , feet, etc are sore 1/2 the time. Plus I SEEM TO LOVE TO LEARN MORE AND MORE FACTS OF CERTAIN THINGS I USED TO NOT CARE NOTHING ABOUT. MY EYES CANNOT TAKE THE SUN, WITHOUT SQUINTING, AS THEY COULD JUST 2 YEARS AGO. AND VERY SENSITIVE TO LOUD NOISES. IM VERY IRRITABLE BACK AND FORTH. LIKE BIPOLAR. Also my heart palpitates. When I was around 12 one doc could hear a heart murmur, others couldn't. And my blood pressure is high 1/2 the team and I recall the doc I had when I was younger said I had high blood pressure. I also seem to BE clumsy lately.And people tell me I don't speak clear enough, I guess anymore I speak more fast busy with lower tone.AND ALOT OF ANXIETY , AND MOMENTS OF MEMORY loss. And that's only some of it!!!!!! Hopefully someone knows how I feel or what I'm talking in about on here. Thanks.


Hello and welcome to the portfolio of Bryan Rogalski, an interactive multimedia designer and developer. What started as a hobby tinkering with Photoshop 2.5 and HTML 3.0 at the age of 13, has now turned in to a career. Having worked professionally in the field since 2000 (14 years now, wow time flies!), I've created and worked on a multitude of website domains, digital assets and programs. I have worked with global corporations, as well as with small start-ups in fields ranging from government contracting, to medical, entertainment, hospitality, and financial industries. This has helped to broaden my skill set and experience. Please take the time to peruse my portfolio below, which showcases the variety of skills and experiences that I have acquired in the spectrum of media design and development.
When I'm not sitting in front of a computer clicking away and staying up to date with technology, I try to enjoy the nondigital side of life such as eating exotic food, experiencing live music & sporting events, driving my race car and being adventurous - to take full advantage of all that life has to offer.


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// Miguel Dickenson
People: Malavika Divakar and Chilsea Wang
Grade: 10th
Where: Peet's
Malavika: "7.5"
Chilsea: "Definitely a 10"
Most Awkward moment:
Malavika: "There were a few times when we ran out of conversation, but I think we picked it up really quickly. And not anything specific. And when we did run out of conversation, we looked at each other and laughed."
Chilsea: "I think being awkward is part of LGBT culture, so we were both pretty awkward but we laughed it off."
Malavika: "I was a little nervous, not going to lie."
Chilsea: "I was definitely nervous, but I heard that she agreed to do this at the last minute so I figured she must be at least decent."
Malavika: "We're similar people, so I think we related to a lot of stuff, especially when it came to us both being the older sister. We had a lot to complain about our siblings."
Chilsea: "We talked about a lot of school topics but it was really funny."
Would you go on a date with this person again:
Malavika: "We talked about a lot of school topics but it was really funny."
Chilsea: "Probably."
Did you know about this person beforehand:
Malavika: "No."
Chilsea: "No."


It's shaping up to be an interesting week at ExtremeTech. We put a bunch of DVD-recordable drives under the microscope, while Jason Cross looks at a cool new small form factor PC, then switches gears and tries to build a $500 PC. The biggest news happens on Tuesday, but we'd have to shoot you if we told you what it was.
Jason's been hammering on the slick new Shuttle small form factor PC. He likens it to the sleek designs made famous by Apple's industrial designers. Check out the SB75S review on Wednesday if you want to know more about this slick new entry into the small PC game.
well, on a significant new piece of hardware. Check back here Tuesday morning to see what Dave's been doing. At the same time, he's been busy reconsidering our graphics benchmark suite. We've added a new title, Call of Duty, to the mix, and are investigating several others. We're also busy talking with game developers about building benchmarks into upcoming titles.
Down in the Basement (as we fondly dubbed the lab that's in my home office), DVD drives have been chewing up and spitting out vast quantities of recordable media. As 8x DVD rewriters proliferate and drop in price, they're becoming interesting alternatives to more traditional optical drives. Should you get an 8x drive or wait for dual-layer drives? The answer's not as obvious as it seems, so check back next Monday and see if you agree with me.
After contemplating the high end of the small form factor PC, Jason Cross decides to become a miser, and tries his hand at building a $500 PC. You can find out just how successfully he pulls it off if you check out the Thursday edition of ET.
Not to be outdone, our beloved Editor-in-Chief, Jim Louderback, wrote today's lead review on the WiFi Seeker, a cool little device that helps you discreetly hunt for wireless LAN access points.


The boot for the race is especially small and only takes up to size 10.5 feet, if you're wearing wrestling shoes. Since I'm flying this harness with the 100 lb Atos, and landing on uneven ground more often than not, I had them put the fatter boot in my harness to accomodate my 10.5 feet with big hiking boots. So my Matrix Race has the bigger boot that comes standard in the Matrix and Matrix XC.
Truck tow loops at the top of this picture and aerotow loops at the bottom with a zippered pocket for each. Getting 2 zippered pockets was extra $$ but I can put a goo or powerbar in the one that isn't carrying my tow bridle.
These solid buckles are confidence inspiring! One on the outside up near my chest, one on the inside that fits like a belt, and something new that we chose to use is the buckles for each leg loop. The buckle at the bottom of the above picture is one leg loop.
Above are the in-flight accessible pockets with bungee cord. Very easy to use when hanging.
Nevermind those parachute cords dangling. Can't wait to go on glide!
One striking thing about this harness as compared to my MR Tenax is that the Matrix Race seems bomb proof. The buckles, webbing, carbon fiber backplate, slider rod, and general beefyness of everything important make this thing seem like an armored tank.
The stuffing from about thigh down to ankle can be removed and I'm pretty sure I'm going to use one side for my Sport2 glider bag… It's that big of a storage area. The other side stuffing will be removed to make room for my oxygen tank for mountain flying.
Rocking up and flaring a single strap harness: Piece of cake with a little practice.
1. Unzip but keep feet in for step 2.
2. Do a huge push up on the bar and try to stand upright while in the harness. This gets your slider in the right place and the angle of dangle system working with you instead of against you.
3. Then drop your landing gears (legs) and fly the glider. Think about keeping your eyes up as you near Terra Firma.
4. As you round out, bleeding off speed with eyes up, when it's time to flare, do it, but lift your legs up backwards away from the ground… very counter intuitive as you want your legs under you,but the flare authority gained is amazing! Try it on your old harness and you'll see.
Super clean looking! The Matrix has the same looking carbon fiber backplate as my Matrix Race pictured above.
Putting a 440 parachute in. I believe they had the parachute pocket made bigger… need to ask about that to make sure. The first pull locked in there and from what I gathered, it's all about how the parachute bag handle is set up. Certain variations cause the bag to rotate and get stuck under the lip in the bottom of the above picture.
This one has a front mounted AND side mounted chute container so he has the option of 2 chutes.
Good picture of the leg loops with buckles…. They're mounted so high it seems odd but everything works great.
Both the Matrix and the Matrix XC had these removable pieces at the end of the boot. Pretty cool since we all know that poor thing gets dragged around more than our significant others.
On the left above you can see where the side mounted chute would be.
All three harnesses had the main storage pockets divided in half. Also, the top half has a camelbak pouch on my Matrix Race and I'm pretty sure the Matrix and Matrix XC had that too.
We might have more pictures once the Matrix XC owner hooks up with Mark to get fitted into it.
The harness main length is different than my Tenax was so next it's time to replace the Sport2 and Atos hang loops. Bummer but now I can fine tune their lengths just right.
Thursday and Friday could be great flying here at Lookout! Can't wait to test it out! I also inherited a cocoon harness by serendipity and generous guys like Tom Hubble and Mark Windshiemer! I'm just as excited to try that cocoon out as I am my Matrix Race!
A very good day for not having had any airtime.
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