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Artist's description:
Artist: Elena Nayman
Work: Modern Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2016
Style: Realism, Impressionism,
Subject: Cityscape, city, people, cars, street, places, Paris, France
Size: 16" x 20" x 3/4'' inch
Gallery Estimated Value $1,500
Unframed, Stretched Canvas
Painted with a palette knife, and some final touches added with a brush.
All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.
I am fascinated by light and shadows. The process of painting is a very happy time for me. Some ideas come to me before I go to sleep, and others present themselves in my dreams. Going to museums is another favorite inspiration. People who inspire me include artists of impressionism: Korovin, Fechin, Renoir, old masters: Rembrandt, Goya and contemporary abstract expressionism: Jeremy Mann among many others.
I hope that my paintings convey the happiness from which they were created and bring a moment of joy and peace to you.
Materials used:
Oil, palette knife
Featured by our Editors:
Nice to See You (2016)
Oil painting by Elena Nayman
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 20 x 16 x 0.75 in (unframed) / 20 x 16 in (actual image size)
- Signed certificate of authenticity
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: Architecture and cityscapes
This artwork is sold by Elena Nayman from United States


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I am converting large computational mechanics code to use OpenMP. I am pretty confident the parts that are done are correct (mostly C++ loops with careful code revisions to insure each step in the loop is independent). I have developed or tested on four different machines:
1. Mac Desktop, MacOS 10.6.x, 2 X 3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
2. Mac Laptop (a colleague), Mac OS 10.8.x, 2 X Quad-Core Intel i7 (I think)
3. Dell PowerEdge T610 (Linux) with 2 X Xeon 5600 six-core processors
4. MacBook Pro Laptop, MacOS 10.7.5, 1 X 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
All Mac codes are compiled with XCode 4.x using GCC 4.2, OpenMP 2.5
Linux code compiled using GCC 4.3, OpenMP 2.5
When I run on #1 through #3, the code always works and can run using any number of available cores on each machine (1 to 4 on #1, 1 to 8 and #2, and 1 to 12 on #3). But I like to work at home too. When I run on machines #4 with 2 cores the identical code almost always fails before it is done. This code consists of a series of identical time steps (to solve a dynamic mechanics problem) that have to be done in sequence and machine #4 just quits after some random number of code-identical steps. If it does finish, the results are identical to other machines. I think it always fails in or around an omp block, but the block that fails is also random. Furthermore none of those blocks ever fail on the other three machines.
Could this be a code bug that can be fixed (and how?) or is the Laptop a defective computer/OS/compiler/chip system?

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Hi, I'm writing a 3 tier product that is set to evolve in functionality over
several years as more modules are developed and optionally integrated. I
therefore need an easily maintainable and manageable design model.
I have a root object in the data layer that deals with all data retrieval
requests and returns typed datasets.
I have a root object in the business layer that does the same.
It seems like a good idea to derive the BL root from the DAL root and
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Wednesday January 24, 2018All Day | Recurring Event (See All)
Winfred Rembert works in the medium of carved and dyed leather, creating vibrant and rhythmic imagery of his life in 1950s Georgia. A storyteller, Rembert reveals images of culture, community, family, and struggle through intense color and repeating patterns. His most recognizable pieces depict pickers at work in the cotton fields, a grueling task the artist himself experienced in his childhood and later on a prison chain gang. Underwritten by Van Kampen Boyer Molinari Foundation and PNC Bank. Support provided by the Michigan Humanities Council.
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Easter's message of hope and new life is a universal and much-needed one throughout the world, but particularly for Marylanders this year as we celebrate the passage of the offshore wind bill by the Maryland General Assembly.
I'm filled with thanks to The Sun's reporter Tim Wheeler for covering the story over the past three years and to all of our leaders who made this hopeful decision in 2013. My thanks to Gov. Martin O'Malley, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, House Speaker Michael E. Busch, original co-sponsors Sen. Paul Pinsky and Del. Thomas Hucker as well as the Senate Finance Committee (including Baltimore City Sen. Catherine Pugh), the House Economic Matters Committee, the Legislative Black Caucus and everyone who voted for putting the wind blowing off Maryland's coasts to work for all of us.
People have asked me why a religious person has gotten all mixed up in the issues of renewable energy and the environment. I did because I believe that I am called, as all people of faith are called, to protect life — life in all its forms.
For too long, we have been getting our state's energy from sources that make our neighbors sick and disrupt our climate. We can do better than this for the sake of our children and their futures.
This spring, as Maryland's churches prepare for Easter, we have finally decided together to harness the creative power of the wind — God's creative breath which blew across the waters in the Book of Genesis.
The beginning of offshore wind power in Maryland makes me hopeful that we can all become partners with this divine energy of the work of creation and together we help to renew the face of the Earth.
The Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Baltimore
The writer is the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland.


text: We need to know who are in Christ and who He in us. Sure, we all know but maybe we need to a greater revelation. When we really know the power and authority that we have in Jesus' name, we can plow through even the darkest opposition unto victory. In this prayer call, we prayed over these issues and made powerful declarations that will surely strengthen your faith.


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Support anti-bullying legislation
To the editor:
We thank our state representatives, Senator Gary Dahms and Representative Chris Swedzinski for taking the time to host the recent town hall meeting in Marshall.
I think I need to clarify the title of the bill I referred to at the meeting. The title of the bill is cited as the "Safe and Supportive Minnesota Act," House File 826, Senate File 783.
A similar bill titled "Safe Schools for All" was first introduced in the 2009 legislative session and subsequently was passed by a significant margin in both legislative bodies.
The House of Representatives passed it with a 95-39 vote and the Minnesota Senate by a 46-8 vote. Unfortunately, the Governor vetoed the bill. In 2012, the Governor established a Task Force on the Prevention of School Bullying (Executive Order 12-01). The findings and recommendations of the Task Force can be found online under the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, then click on Bullying Prevention Task Force, and then Final Report to the Governor, 8-1-2012.
The "Safe and Supportive Minnesota Act" (HF 826), (SF 783) models many of the recommendations of the Governor's Task Force. It defines bullying, harassment, and intimidation. It enumerates protections for students most likely to be targets of bullying and harassment. It requires that policies include a procedure for handling prohibited conduct as well as training on bullying prevention and intervention for all staff and volunteers who work with students. It establishes a School Climate Center within the Department of Education
Presently, Minnesota has the shortest anti-bullying law in the country. "Each school board shall adopt a written policy prohibiting intimidation and bullying of any student. The policy shall address intimidation and bullying in all forms, including, but not limited to, electronic forms and forms involving Internet use."Just 37 words in length, the existing law only requires local districts to enact a bullying prevention policy; it does not outline what those policies should include, except to include a mandate that the local policies also address online and cyber-bullying.
Minnesota is one of just three states to prohibit bullying without defining it. Researchers note a statewide definition is crucial, given the fact that bullying means different things to different people.
What can you as a local citizen do to support the passage of comprehensive anti-bullying legislation in Minnesota? Contact your legislators and express your support to strengthen Minnesota's anti-bullying law. As an organization or an individual you can join the Minnesota Safe Schools for All Coalition made of over 80 organizations. The Coalition believes that all students should be safe from bullying and harassment at school. For more information, email firstname.lastname@example.com
Janice Knieff


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It would be a blatant untruth if I said that knitting this edging was anything other than hugely boring. I've crept past the half-way point (no turning back now) and am into 400-stitch range. The end is in sight, but just barely.
The good news: I really like the ghilie green edging and really want to wear this soon. I've been wrapping myself up and running to the bathroom mirror — dangling yarn, needle cable, and all — just to occasionally check progress, and so far it's lovely. There were moments of doubt, when I thought that perhaps I would end up looking like a version Miss Hughes in her "beige woollen shroud," but now I can't believe that I actually *made* this.
Air conditioning in Nashville is aggressive and I've often wished for a shawl that is basically a socially-acceptable blanket to wrap up in. I think this just might be it. It is huge.


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Thursday, June 30, 2011
* Kid's Science - Exploring Hand Bones Glove Project
So we finished up our Smart Summer Challenge
Me on the Map week,
talking about bones and how floppy we'd be without them!
I introduced the girls to an experiment
we used for "E"s Doctor-themed birthday party a few years ago.
I made two "hands" out of surgical gloves.
I filled one with flour.
That was our floppy, "boneless" hand.
Then, I filled the other glove with flour
and popsicle stick "bones"
You could also use a rubber dish washing glove.
"C" feeling the "bones" inside the glove.
This is her face when I said they were real bones inside....
she said, "Really?!"
Then mean mommy told her, no, just popsicle sticks.
Squeezing bones.
Floppy, boneless hand.
"C" decided it's good we have bones so we're not this squishy.
Checking to see if you can see the bones
on the light table.
Be careful with your squeezing,
we squeezed our bone hand a bit too hard
and got a small flour leak!
We also looked for finger and toe bones with flashlights
(we shined them through our fingers and saw little veins!)
Here's our Q-tip hand from the beginning of the week
We're planning to dig out some old x-rays to look at
on the light table this afternoon.
Happy Exploring!
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Not to mention the Raptors own awful performance in Dallas. It was the second half of a back to back for the Raps but that was an awful effort on the defensive end. The Spurs are a team that has a number of shooters and can take advantage of the Raptors lack of a perimeter defense. The Raptors are one of the best offensive teams in this league so far. While the Spurs traditionally have been one of the best on the defensive end of the floor. However like the Raps they are trying to get some new faces into the mix and gave up 113 and 96 points in loses to Utah and Portland.
Some Keys To the Game:
Rebounding- The Raps will need to fight and claw on the glass as the Spurs have only got better on the boards with the addition of Blair he has been averaging 7.6 boards in just 18 minutes on the floor and Duncan 11.8 but after that there is a drop off and Spurs have actually averaged on the season just 39 boards a game while giving up 42. Toronto needs to win the battle on the glass and help use defensive rebounds to launch transition offense. Also getting on the offensive glass and getting some second chances points as well.
Tempo- Raptors should look to push the pace on both ends of the floor. We have seen the Raps break out a press defense a few times this year. Might not be a bad idea tonight with no Tony Parker to handle the basketball. While on offense an easy basket via the transition is always welcomed, any easy score you can get on the Spurs is helpful. The less times you have to line up and play this team in the half court the better.
No 3's Please- The heck with the house, get those darn kids chucking rocks and breaking windows. Yes beware of Duncan on the inside but not at the expense of watching Manu, Roger Mason Jr and friends light it up from the outside. Basically if you are guarding a 3 point shooter your HELP is not required, leave it to the others on the floor to sort out. If you have ever seen the movie Top Gun, the Raptors need to stick with their wing man in the basketball sense. If Tim Duncan gets 40 and Raps lose I will say I was wrong, but pretty sure that is not happening. 3>2 and that is not changing anytime soon.
Some Key Players
Spurs: Roger Mason Jr. - He is shooting just 29.4 % from 3 point range. For whatever reason Mason has been a thorn in the Raptors side and always has had great games vs Toronto. What did we do Roger? I may never know but what I do know is this guy always brings it against the Raps
Raptors: Jose Calderon - No excuses with no Parker this is a game that Calderon must dominate and play like the Jose that some people see as a top 10 PG in the league. He has had to decent nights on this road trip he really needs to break out and have a good one tonight.
Spurs: DeJaun Blair- NBA scouts flat out dropped the ball on this kid. He can provide energy and effort and will be a load to deal with on the glass. He played his college ball in the rough and tumble Big East and the guy is a beast. Always need to know where he is when a shot goes up.
Raptors: Antonie Wright- He has been showing hustle and energy out on the floor and the Raps will need some of that. While many would like to see him in the starting 5...I remain happy with seeing him come off the bench and it is a role he has embraced. Manu, R.J and a few others are tough guys to guard and Wright can be a factor if he can help quiet on of them.
I just got word from The Score HQ that the Dino Blogger has once again been called to duty to cover this one for you on The Score.com and Score Mobile...this is a game on Raps T.V so if you don't have that you might want to come hang with us. Even if you do it is a great way to interact with a bunch of Raptor fans like yourself. Your own virtual Raptor Party if you will.
Also if you follow my Twitter @Dinonationblog you likely already know. However I am pleased to say tomorrow the Dino Nation Blog welcomes back Chuck Swirsky a day before his Bulls hit the T-Dot. The interview was taped today and I hope you will enjoy it. Chuck always is great to talk with and has some interesting thoughts about the Bulls, Raps and 2010. Look for links to that interview on Twitter as well as to tonight's game with Spurs and Raps. Following the Dino Nation Blog on Twitter is the best way to stay on top of what I am doing and things going on with the blog.


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Armed With Aloha: Why Gays Should Give a Damn
On January 19th, I stopped by the Hawai'i State Capitol to see the Gun Appreciation Day crowd. I saw about fifty people with lots of American flags and a few Gadsden "Don't Tread On Me" flags, but I don't recall any Hawaiian flags. There was a large poster of Hitler giving a Nazi salute: "All in favor of gun control, raise your right arm." In tandem with Hitler were signs featuring scary cartoon Obamas.
I asked a man holding a sign supporting the Second Amendment: if assault weapons should be legal, then why not grenades and rocket launchers? He said, "You know the difference!" then, "It's the size of the projectile." My response: "An assault rifle is designed for indiscriminate killing, like a grenade and a rocket launcher. I honestly do not see how they are different." He didn't dispute what I said, just got angry and declared he wouldn't speak with me further, that I was setting him up.
Actually, I was the ignorant one. He knew something I didn't know.
This minor encounter is but a footnote to what happened next. Another gentleman had a sign with a list of things that should not be banned. It included grenade launchers. He said that such a device is perfectly okay because it doesn't have to include grenades. I thanked him for sharing his perspective with me.
Afterward, I did some research and discovered something that had never come up during several discussions about gun control: grenade launcher attachments for assault weapons are legal in many states. So are attachments for rocket launchers. And the guys at Gun Appreciation Day knew it.
No cause for alarm, though. Everybody knows there is no market for buying and selling grenades and rockets in the USA. Just check online.
Behind all the rhetoric presented by these people is the simmering anger that Obama is in office (and there were signs saying so). Assault weapons are not for hunting or home defense (so said another sign) - they are for overthrowing the US government if these guys decide they don't like the way things are going, like at this very moment. Overthrowing the government is the sole reason for having semi-automatic weapons that can easily be rendered into automatic weapons, fit with grenade launchers and rocket launchers, and loaded with armor-piercing shells. Bottom line: these protesters insist on having the firepower to kill American soldiers and law enforcement officers if they feel their rights to an arsenal are threatened. Only Nazis like Obama would deny them weapons of war.
The silver lining is that, unlike so many rallies across America, nobody in Honolulu was waving assault weapons around. In fact, I saw no weapons-brandishing at all. I have no doubt they wish they could do so, but the Aloha State doesn't play that shit.
One protester was kind enough to give me a IIA HAWAII (Second Amendment Hawai'i) sticker. The last two letters in "Hawaii" are rifle rounds. Their slogan: Armed With Aloha.
Why LGBT People Should Care
It's not simply a civilian's right to weapons of war that is at stake. The right of Christians to bear arms against homosexuals is also under siege.
Here's a new bit of crazy: Gays are infiltrating the CIA and FBI. Just ask homophobe-for-pay Brian Camenker: "The FBI is just unbelievable to see," he says. "They have started a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender program on their careers website and they apparently have even gone from there to embracing the gay agenda, having a gay advisory committee, welcoming homosexuals as FBI agents, getting involved with pride events, but more than that going to gay pride events and encouraging homosexual activists to report hate crimes and working with them against pro-family groups... it is very, very frightening to see. The FBI is very powerful and they can do a lot of damage if they are out to get you."
Add what Brian Fischer of the American Family Association thinks about gun control: "What if [the Attorney General] decides radio talk show hosts who don't believe in gay marriage, they're dangerous, so they shouldn't get guns? What about pastors who preach against abortion and homosexuality? They're too dangerous to get guns? That could happen." Throw in the blood-soaked wet dreams of Liberty Counsel's Mat Staver, who believes Gay marriage could inspire gun-toting Christians to open fire. "This could cause another civil war," he warns. Or fervently hopes.
Civil war against the Gays one of many scenarios that inspire people to join the movement to keep assault rifles, grenade launchers, and rocket launchers legal. But behind the rhetoric is an unspoken fantasy: the pleasure, the ecstasy of firing weapons of war and unleashing an orgy of death. The reason why men who conduct massacres kill themselves before they are caught is so they may die with that fulfilled fantasy intact, unaccountable for the reality they leave behind.
Living the fantasy vicariously in video games and movies is one thing, as troubling as it is. Giving men (it seems to always be men, self-identified Straight men at that) the means to indiscriminately kill on a large scale is a whole other matter. It leads to what we are witnessing now: an arms race conducted by a minority within this country. The goal is to make that minority Too Dangerous to Disarm, reminiscent of Wall Street's Too Large to Fail and every bit as despicable.
Let's not forget that our community is in the cross-hairs.


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LONDON (AP) — Michael Phelps got off to a slow start in the London Games. Now the most decorated Olympian in history is set to sprint to the finish in the last individual race of his career.
Phelps will swim the 100-meter butterfly on Friday, with a chance to add a second threepeat to his resume. He won his first individual gold in London in the 200 individual medley on Thursday, making him the first man to win the same individual event at three consecutive Olympics.
"He didn't have it on his goal sheet, but for me that was important," Phelps' coach Bob Bowman said. "I always wanted him to do three just because that was cool."
Phelps can do it again in the 100 fly, going into the final with the fastest time of 50.86 seconds. He has no special strategy for the two-lap sprint.
"It's the 100," he explained. "You just kind of go for it and hopefully hang on."
Chad le Clos of South Africa, who out-touched Phelps to win the 200 fly, will be in the lane next to him as the second-quickest qualifier. Tyler McGill of the U.S. and Milorad Cavic of Serbia are also medal contenders.
"Phelps is out of our league. It's not fair that I'm talking for everybody, but I'm expecting something special tomorrow," Cavic said. "I think he's going to go 50.5. I'm going to have to go 50.9 to assure myself a medal."
Phelps' fourth and final Olympics started out with a loss to rival Ryan Lochte in the 400 IM — "the big downer" Bowman called it.
But things quickly began looking up. He has two golds and two silvers in five races, with the 100 fly on Friday and the 4x100 medley relay on Saturday before taking off his suit, cap and goggles for the last time.
"He's gotten himself together," Bowman said. "Physically he's good and it lets us know he's going to be pretty good tomorrow and finish up strong."
Phelps has been more forthcoming as retirement draws closer. His emotions are closer to the surface, too, with tears welling in his eyes on the medals podium.
"Going into the relay, it'll probably kick into my head more and more," he said.
He swam a dominating butterfly leg in the 200 IM on Thursday to win in 1:54.27 for his 20th career medal and 16th gold.
"It's a relief to win an individual gold," he said, smiling. "It's something pretty cool and special to threepeat."
His longtime rival, Ryan Lochte, settled for silver in 1:54.90, having split with Phelps in their two head-to-head races in London. Hungary's Laszlo Cseh took the bronze in 1:56.22.
"Ryan and I have had a lot of great races," Phelps said. "He has brought the best out of me many times."
After that win, Phelps rushed off to warm down in the diving well before returning for the 100 fly semifinals. Fittingly, he will go up against Cavic, the U.S.-born Serb, one last time in the final. Four years ago, Phelps edged Cavic by one-hundredth of a second to win the fly and preserve his run to a record eight gold medals.
"I'm going to give it everything I have and all the emotion that I have," said Cavic, who will be swimming his last Olympic race. "If I can do that it's going to give me that little extra I need to win a medal."
On the next-to-last night of swimming, Cesar Cielo of Brazil will be out to defend his Olympic title in the 50 free against a field that includes Americans Cullen Jones and Anthony Ervin, who won swimming's glamour event at the 2000 Sydney Games.
U.S. teammates Elizabeth Beisel and Missy Franklin qualified 1-2 for the 200 backstroke, where Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe will be a long shot to equal Krisztina Egerszegi's record of three consecutive titles in the event.
Defending champion Rebecca Adlington will have the support of a raucous home crowd in the 800 freestyle. She had the fastest qualifying time, with Lotte Friis of Denmark second.
Katie Ledecky, who at 15 is the youngest U.S. swimmer in London, has a shot to get on the podium as the third-fastest qualifier.
Lochte closed out his third Olympics having won five medals. He faded to bronze in the 200 backstroke behind winning U.S. teammate Tyler Clary and then finished second to Phelps in the IM.
"I wanted to get all golds in my events, but you know it didn't happen," Lochte said. "I'm going to have to live with that and move on and learn from it. Try not to make the same mistakes in the next four years."
"For the most part," he said, "I'm pretty satisfied."
The last chapter of the spirited rivalry between Phelps and Lochte overshadowed Rebecca Soni's successful defense of her 200 breaststroke title.
The American set her second world record in as many days with a time of 2:19.59, breaking her own mark of 2:20.00 set in the semifinals.
Japan's Satomi Suzuki took silver in 2:20.72, while Russia's Yulia Efimova claimed bronze in 2:20.92.
"It's been my goal since I was a little kid to go under 2:20," Soni said. "That's when my coach told me you're going to be the first woman to go under 2:19. I've been chasing it ever since. I'm just so happy."
Ranomi Kromowidjojo carried on the Dutch sprint tradition with a win in the 100 freestyle in an Olympic-record 53.00. Aliaksandra Herasimenia of Belarus claimed the silver in 53.38, while the bronze went to China's Tang Yi in 53.44.
Franklin was last at the turn and finished fifth, two-tenths out of a medal. The other U.S. swimmer, Jessica Hardy, finished last in the eight-woman field.
Clary won the 200 back in an Olympic-record 1:53.41. Japan's Ryosuke Irie took silver in 1:53.78. Lochte finished in 1:53.94.
"You always have big dreams in your head that you think you might be able to pull off something like that," Clary said. "The fact that it just came to fruition is something that hasn't even processed in my mind yet. The fact that I'm now an Olympic champion and Olympic-record holder is something that is very humbling. It's also very motivating for the next four years."
Phelps to swim last individual Olympic race
LONDON (AP) — Michael Phelps got off to a slow start in the London Games. Now the most decorated Olympian in history is set to sprint to the finish in the last individual race of his career.


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By BEN MCCARTY
News staff writer
January 20, 2007
Basketball double headers have become rare for the Hood River Valley Eagles in recent years. The Central Catholic Rams probably helped them become even rarer with their dominating performances Thursday night.
In the opening girls' game, Central Catholic led from start to finish in a 76-30 win and against the Hood River boys, the Rams used a fourth-quarter surge to knock off the Eagles 73-54.
For three quarters the Eagle boys hung with the Rams, and even led at several points.
In the first quarter the Eagles came out fired up on defense and forced several Central Catholic turnovers to stay close. The Eagles kept up the stingy defense in the second quarter but could never build a significant lead as the Rams used excellent ball movement and solid free throw shooting to take a 28-25 lead to the halftime break. Hood River's Adam Kennedy hit a near-half court three pointer that would have tied the game at the end of the half, but it was waved off for coming after the horn had sounded.
When the second half opened neither team could separate itself from the other as both sides fell victim to turnovers and missing open shots. However, after falling behind midway through the period, Central Catholic begin hitting shots consistently and opened up a five-point lead–the largest either team had enjoyed to that point. Down four points in the final minute of the half, the Eagles tried to slow things down in order to get the last shot of the quarter. However, Jeremy Rowley was called for an offensive foul for clearing out a Central Catholic defender, which set the Rams up for the final shot. Scott Waggener then delivered what proved to be the dagger in the heart of the Eagles when he hit a half-court three-pointer as time expired to put the Rams up 7 points. Central Catholic did not look back from there as the Eagles never got closer than 8 points the rest of the way, and ran out of gas against a bigger and faster Central Catholic team.
"We could only play so hard for so long," Hood River Coach Zach Pauls said of the Rams outscoring the Eagles 27-14 in the final quarter.
Nonetheless, he was impressed with the effort his team showed in squaring off against the odds-on favorites to win the Mount Hood Conference.
"They showed tremendous heart tonight," he said. "All we have been hearing is how Central Catholic is going to be the best team and our kids just didn't give up."
K.C. Christensen led the Eagles with 14 points, while Andy Kennedy had 11 points and Jon Ing added 10 points. Waggener led the Rams with 25 points while Brian Barkdoll pitched in with 19 points, 13 of which came in the second half.
In the early game, the Hood River girls ran through the buzz saw that was the powerhouse Central Catholic full court press.
The Rams pressed early and often as they outscored the Eagles 62-7 over the first three quarters.
The Eagles did not score until 3:05 remained in the first quarter, after Meagan Clark came up with a steal and converted the lay-up.
However, that proved to be the sole first-half highlight for the Eagles as the Rams built a 34-4 halftime lead after a strong effort from Bridget Leineweber.
After the Rams pulled many of their starters in the fourth quarter, the Eagles mounted a drive to keep the final score competitive. Meredith Danko led that effort for the Eagles and finished the game with 17 points, 15 of which came in the second half.
Hood River Coach Phil Hukari hoped that his team is able to put the loss behind them and learn from the strengths of the Rams.
"Did anyone get the number of that Mack truck?" he joked after the game.
He added that Central Catholic showed all the elements of a great team, and hoped that the constant full-court press by the superior Central Catholic squad will help make his team better at breaking it against opponents later in the season.
"They were good…very, very good," he said. "They showed that they are a dominant team," he said.
Danko's 17 points led the Eagles while Audrey Miller led the Rams with 19 points and Dani Klupenger added 10 points.
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Department of Planning and Investment of Binh Dinh province has just granted certificate of investment registration for Seldat Vietnam Co., Ltd (investors from Canada) to invest in Seldat Vietnam garment factory project in An Hoa village, Nhon Khanh commune, An Nhon town, with a total investment of nearly 1.2 million USD.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Senior David Walker's goal in the 84th minute carried fifth-ranked UC Santa Barbara (16-4-2) to a 1-0 victory over visiting Wofford (12-3-3) in a NCAA First Round game on Thursday night at the Gauchos' Meredith Field at Harder Stadium.
After 83 scoreless minutes, UCSB was finally able to tally the lone goal of the evening when sophomore Michael Tetteh crossed the ball from the left side of the box to junior Michael Boxall, who was near the end line on the right side. Boxall headed the ball back to Walker in the box, who dribbled the ball in and shot it from about 10 yards out for his eighth goal of the season.
Both team's offensives were unproductive in the first half of the game, combining for just three shots during the opening 45 minutes.
"I was massively disappointed in our energy, our work rate, our commitment," said head coach Tim Vom Steeg post-game. "We played a first half like we didn't care. And that's one thing that's never going to happen while I'm here. We're always going to care. I like our group and know we're capable of winning every night; sometimes it's just a matter of fighting through it."
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In the 59th minute, Wofford almost got on the scoreboard when Branson Hyatt crossed a ball into the box and Gaucho defender Tim Pontius attempted to head the ball clear. The ball barely missed the goal, fortuitously hitting the crossbar before flying out of bounds, preserving the 0-0 tie.
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The past two Legislatures have reviewed – and defeated – proposals to make the board meetings of the state's hospitals subject to Maine's right-to-know law. This year the state's top lawyer is upping the ante with a bill that would require some hospitals that receive public funding to hold public meetings.
Attorney General Janet Mills said Monday that she's drafting legislation that would affect hospitals that receive 50 percent or more of their operating revenues from state and federal funding.
The measure would allow the public to attend board deliberations at those hospitals on issues such as capital expansion projects and purchases that could affect host communities and taxpayers.
Mills' bill, which has not yet been printed, arrives as state lawmakers and Gov. Paul LePage prepare for deliberations on the budget and the governor's proposal to pay $484 million in Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements owed to hospitals by the state.
The debt payoff plan is politically charged. Democratic lawmakers agree that the state should reimburse the hospitals, but they are uneasy about the governor's apparent coziness with the Maine Hospital Association, the influential organization representing the state's 39 hospitals, 34 of which are nonprofits.
Mills, a Democrat, said Monday that her proposal isn't politically motivated. She said hospitals that receive significant public funding should conduct business that affects their host communities in the light of day.
"They make decisions every month that affect our communities and affect our state," Mills said. "They make decisions about whether to build large buildings. They make decisions about whether to take our tax dollars and buy large pieces of equipment. Some of those decisions are reviewed by public entities, some are not.
"The decisions affect thousands of employees and hundreds if not thousands of businesses who receive services from these hospitals and who negotiate with hospitals," Mills said.
According to statistics from the Maine Department of Labor, 11 hospitals are among the state's top 30 employers and four are in the top 10.
Previous proposals to include hospitals in the state's Freedom of Access Act have failed amid opposition from the Maine Hospital Association. These include a 2011 bill by Rep. Adam Goode, D-Bangor, that would have originally subjected hospitals receiving $250,000 in state or federal funds to the state's open-records law. That measure would have affected all of Maine's hospitals.
Goode later proposed raising the public funding threshold to $1 million and simply making board meetings public. The bill was unanimously rejected by the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee.
The committee based part of its decision on a 2008 opinion by the state's Right to Know Advisory Committee. The panel, which reviews changes to the open-records law, worried that the bill would eventually affect all nonprofits, which are essentially private entities. According to committee minutes, some members believed that a proposal could be tailored to nonprofits that "perform a public function" — such as hospitals — but no proposal emerged.
Mills said her proposal will only target hospitals. She said the open-records requirement would not apply to proprietary, personnel or patient information. Such matters, she said, could be discussed in private session, just as public entities do now.
It's not yet clear how many hospitals would be affected under her proposed funding trigger.
Most hospitals receive federal and state funds through Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement. The reimbursement is also the source of Maine's current debt to hospitals.
In 2011, the hospital association described Goode's bill as a "slap-back proposal" — retribution against its members for publicly challenging lawmakers to settle the state's debt.
Jeffrey Austin, a lobbyist for the hospital association, declined to characterize Mills' proposal without first discussing it with her. However, he said, his group would likely oppose a bill that treats hospitals differently than other private entities.
"We don't know of any reason why hospitals shouldn't be afforded the same status as other private businesses," he said. "I'm not aware of any other private businesses that have their meetings open by state law. Certainly people are interested in hospitals, but they're also interested in other businesses as well. I'm not sure why we're being singled out."
Mills said she hoped to work with the hospital association to craft the bill. She said the state's open-records law has increased accountability to the public, which helps pay the bills.
"It would behoove these communities, private agencies and the hospitals themselves to open the door just a crack and allow public access to the board meetings," Mills said. "Frankly, the Freedom of Access Act has been on the books for more than 50 years now. County governments, municipal governments and government entities with much smaller budgets have contended with the ins and outs of public meeting laws for many years, for decades."
According to data compiled by the National Freedom of Information Coalition, many state "sunshine laws" exempt hospitals, but others, such as Florida and West Virginia, force some hospitals receiving public funding to hold open meetings.
Connecticut's sunshine law has a provision that includes private organizations that receive a certain portion of public funding. Other New England states are silent on the issue.
Mills has not begun courting lawmakers to sponsor her bill. She must do so by the end of the month.
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To walk through the streets of Port-au-Prince today, one would hardly recognize the Haitian capital as the same city that only four years ago was buried under rubble following a catastrophic 7.0-magnitude earthquake. Nearly all of the debris has been cleared from the main roads, hundreds of thousands of people have moved from tent cities to more permanent homes and life, in many ways, has returned to the way it was before the disaster decimated the already struggling country.
"The difference is just amazing," said Darren Hercyk, country director for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Haiti. "There are very few visible sites of buildings that collapsed. … You don't look around and see a lot of ruins. Those are all gone."
The physical improvements are a testament to the tremendous amount of aid and effort poured into Haiti following the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake, one of the largest in the country's recorded history. With an epicenter just 16 miles outside Port-au-Prince, the earthquake destroyed much of the capital city, including the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and several government buildings. Initial death tolls reported by the Haitian government were around 220,000, although the accuracy of the numbers was debatable since the widespread destruction made it difficult to obtain reliable data. Many of those who survived the initial damage lost their homes and were displaced to tent camps, which in July 2010 reached a peak population of 1.5 million people. According to the most recent United Nations report in October 2013, the number of Haitians living in tent cities has dropped to 172,000 — an 89 percent decline from three years earlier, but still a tragic statistic.
"You won't see tent camps in public areas anymore; at one point they were everywhere," said Hercyk. "But if you're driving through the side streets you will still see them. The tent camps are probably the biggest [visible] reminder of the earthquake."
The destruction caused by the earthquake would have been difficult for any country to overcome, but it was especially challenging for Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
"Haiti, before the earthquake, was already a disaster area," according to Angel Aloma, executive director of the Christian charity Food for the Poor. "The earthquake brought new meaning to [the concept of] 'nothing,' because people who we always said had nothing now had even less, if that is even possible."
Food for the Poor, which has been active in Haiti since 1986, is among the faith-based humanitarian organizations that have been working for decades to improve living conditions in the country. Malnutrition claims the lives of one in 14 Haitian children before age 5, Aloma said, and residents of the country have long struggled with lack of access to clean water, health care and education.
Ken Firling became well acquainted with the challenges in Haiti when he first began visiting the country 26 years ago through an outreach mission in his northern Virginia parish. He has continued working with the Haitian people on improving conditions in the country and now leads a team of volunteers from his current parish, St. Margaret Mary in Winter Park, Fla., in addressing ongoing problems in Haiti.
Many Americans were unaware of just how severe the situation in Haiti has been for decades, Firling said.
"The earthquake did bring a lot of attention to Haiti and began to show people the horrific conditions that exist within only a couple of hours by plane from the United States," he said.
With the tremendous amount of news coverage it received, the earthquake prompted a massive outpouring of support for Haiti, especially from the Catholic community. A special parish collection for Haiti coordinated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops raised nearly $85 million in one weekend, and CRS, the bishops' official humanitarian relief and development agency, received more than $200 million in donations for its recovery and rebuilding efforts.
"So, in an odd sort of way, the earthquake has been helpful for Haiti," Firling said. The pre-existing struggles in Haiti certainly complicated the earthquake recovery effort, but they also helped to enable a rapid response. Since several relief organizations were already on the ground and well-established in Haiti, they were equipped to begin the relief effort immediately.
Among them was the Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), a global health care charity that has been in Haiti since 1912. Although their primary efforts in Haiti center on long-term health solutions, such as prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and initiatives aimed at maternal and child health, they were able to switch gears and quickly help treat people injured by the earthquake.
"We became first responders," said Adrian Kerrigan, CMMB's senior vice president for advancement. "Immediately we were able to help with the emergency because we have a large staff in Haiti and we already had a large quantity of medicines and supplies there."
The organization worked hard to get its primary programs back on track, but they also expanded into new areas. In response to the large numbers of Haitians who lost limbs or suffered permanent disabilities in the earthquake, CMMB became a founding member of the Haitian Amputee Coalition, which to date has helped more than 1,000 earthquake survivors receive prostheses and physical therapy.
Food for the Poor was also able to quickly spring into action after the earthquake, providing essential needs like food and water to victims. Within days of the earthquake they began distributing thousands of cooked meals to people living in the tent camps, but soon new problems began to arise.
Aloma recalls visiting a tent city with 6,000 inhabitants but only seven working toilets. Clean drinking water became scarce, and the poor sanitation in the camps coupled with the fact that many people's immune systems were already compromised from lack of nutrition resulted in cholera spreading rapidly. The Haitian government reported 667,122 cases of cholera between October 2010 and July 2013, with 8,190 deaths.
"With the cholera epidemic breaking out, things became really horrendous," Aloma said. "After losing more than 200,000 people to the earthquake, all of a sudden people started dropping like flies to cholera."
Food for the Poor responded by focusing on water sanitation efforts, beginning by sending water purification systems. In 2012, they installed 77 water wells and 70 solar-powered water filtration units, which provide 10,000 gallons of purified water per day. These efforts, along with those of other relief groups, helped to slow the epidemic. According to a recent United Nations report, cholera infection rates decreased by 62 percent in 2013 and fatality rates have gone down by almost 70 percent.
But cholera was just one roadblock that slowed the recovery effort. Among the other obstacles were the damage caused by two major hurricanes, Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the latter of which caused major agricultural damage. But such setbacks are par for the course in Haiti, said Hercyk.
"In Haiti, you are working on the full spectrum: You're working on emergencies, you're working on recovery and you're working on development, sometimes all at the same time," he said. "You almost expect an emergency to happen every year. ... Haiti is very fragile in the sense that even hard rains will cause severe flooding. That's what makes Haiti unique — we are working on all of those things at one time."
As the initial emergency response effort slowed down, organizations like CRS, which has been working on solutions to systemic problems in Haiti since 1954, have been able to return to their original focus on programs aimed at long-term growth and sustainability.
"Our work has been a journey," said Hercyk. "We have gone from life-saving work, which is food, water, sanitation and protection, to recovery, which is getting people into temporary shelters and restarting their lives. Now we're back to working on some of the issues that were in Haiti before the earthquake. We realize now that in order to really move things forward, we have to go back to working on some of the root causes."
For CRS, that has meant a primary focus on three specific areas of need: health care, housing and education. Among their major projects has been the rebuilding of St. Francois de Sales Hospital in Port-au-Prince, the development of a Catholic health care network in partnership with the Catholic Health Association, and a collaborative effort with the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education to provide teacher certification and improved access to Catholic schools.
Aloma said that Food for the Poor is focusing today on sustainability for the people of Haiti, the same goal they had been working on long before the earthquake. Among their projects has been forming a cooperative of fishermen, training them in deep-sea fishing, providing them with high-powered fishing boats and even teaching them to use a GPS to access the best fishing areas.
With so much work left to be done, it can be easy to overlook such growth, said Aloma. "People keep saying that there is never any progress in Haiti, that it is like throwing money down a dark hole," he said.
But comparing the situation today to what it was like in 2010, there have been huge improvements, he said. Roads and infrastructure are being repaired, better quality houses are being built and companies are moving their factories to the northern corridor of Haiti to provide new job opportunities.
"The need is humongous still — this is only a drop in the bucket," said Aloma. "But there is hope. There is always hope in Haiti."
Scott Alessi writes from Illinois.
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- Just like our game against Cleveland, Washington struck me as an eerily similar team to Warriors' squads of the recent past. The Wizards' game plan, literally, was 100% trying to dupe Golden State into an up-and-down, fast tempo track meet where mistakes happen more frequently and the lesser talented team has more of a shot at winning. It is so shockingly refreshing to be on the other side of that equation: to be the team that wants to slow things down and execute the offense; the team who controls the game through rebounding and tough interior defense. And I mean CONTROLLED the game through rebounding: to the tune of 57 boards grabbed against 37 given up. Wow. That means Washington grabbed less than 10 rebounds a quarter...
- The team was largely cold; with Barnes, Jack, Green, and Jenkins all totaling more than 6 attempts but only managing to shoot a combined 29% (9-for-31). The saving grace was the big 3 of Lee, Curry, and Thompson, who totaled 24, 22, and 23 points respectively at a combined 51%. After all 3 men struggled in early parts of this season, it was pretty sweet to see them do a convincing Run TMC impression. Only I'm pretty sure Chris Mullin never hauled down 17 boards, like Lee did. It marked David's 3rd game (in 20 possible) this season where he topped the 15 rebound mark.
- Carl Landry may be having a tougher go of it lately, fighting through constant low-block double teams and a surplus of physicality... but even though he's not cranking out 18 pointers nightly (like the first 2 weeks of the season), I'll take 12 and 9 out of my backup 4 any day of the week.
- Is Festus Ezeli gonna block some shots this year? I realize he's only getting 16 minutes of run, but he's hovering between 0.8 and 1.0 blocks a game on the season constantly. BWright and ARandolph were shot erasers in limited minutes; maybe I'm being greedy, I love Ezeli's tough inside presence and his physical nature, and he no doubt protects the rim, but I thought this guy was supposed to be a shot-blocker?
Not only is he only getting sixteen minutes, but the Warriors are also second in the league at preventing opponents getting to the rim. Teams just aren't getting to the rim for him to block shots.


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In the absence of their 7on7 head coach Rebel Jackson, who was unable to attend the Gilmer State Qualifying Tournament last Saturday, Jordan Traylor, son of Buckeye head coach Jeff Traylor, in for a short summer break from college in Mississippi, and Darrion Pollard, in for a summer break from Rice, did a superb job of coaching the Buckeye squad to qualifying for the State Tournament on July 11 and 12. The State Tournament will be played at Southwest Williamson County Regional Park, which is located about 25 miles north of downtown Austin.
Jordan said after the end of the SQT last game, "Our defense played really well. I was very impressed with Tanner (Barr) and how well he threw the ball, and our receivers did an excellent job of catching the ball and holding on to it today. It was fun to be on the sidelines as a Buckeye again!"
The Bucks peaked at just the right time, as Saturday was their last opportunity to qualify for State. They were playing in Pool 1 and breezed to a 21-0 halftime lead over Alto and cruised to a 41-6 win in their first game at 9 am.
They fell behind 0-6 early in their second game at 10 a.m. against Mt. Vernon, but led 28-12 at halftime and ended with a blowout 54-19 victory as the defense slammed the door shut in the second half of the contest.
In the 11 a.m. game, the Buckeyes faced district foe Chapel Hill. In the two previous meetings of the two teams at the Bullard SQT on June 1, Gilmer defeated the Bulldogs by seven in pool play and lost by six in the playoffs. Chapel Hill qualified in Bullard and knocked Gilmer out, so the Bucks had payback on their minds in the 7on7 rubber match.
Gilmer fell behind 0-12 and trailed 13-18 at halftime and 13-25 midway through the second half, but defensive standout Josh Walker saved the day with an interception that came with Gilmer down 20-25. Barr led the offense to a score and a 26-25 lead and the defense shut the talented CH receivers down to garner a 26-25 victory and give the hometown Bux first place in their pool. Chapel Hill did not participate in the playoffs since they were already qualified for State, and that allowed Alto to squeak into the playoff round.
In Pool 2, White Oak ran the table and won, while Mabank finished in second with wins over Bullard and Shelbyville.
After a one hour lunch break, Gilmer faced Mabank in the semifinals at 1 p.m., while White Oak played Alto in the other semifinal. White Oak defeated Alto 34-20 in that game, while Gilmer jumped out to a 34-0 halftime lead and went on to win 48-6, completing a perfect 4-0 day.
Since both White Oak and Gilmer won their semifinal matches and the top two teams from the 8-team field qualified, the decision was made not to play the championship game due to the intense heat of the afternoon.
Since the State Tournament is just over three weeks away, fundraising will begin quickly to defray the costs for the team to make the trip. If you would like to donate, contact Coach Rebel Jackson at 903-424-2118.
If your schedule permits, be sure to make plans to make the trip to scenic Williamson County for the State Tournament.


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American workers got an unpleasant surprise this month when they received their first paychecks of 2013. The typical full-time worker, who earns about $40,145 a year, found that his two-week paycheck was $30 lighter than his last check of 2012. The lost money is the result of tax increases contained in the Jan. 1 agreement between Congress and the White House to avoid the "fiscal cliff," a package of spending cuts and tax increases intended to reduce the federal budget deficit. Though $30 doesn't sound like much, it's unwelcome for households that continue to struggle in this long-stagnant economy.
Under the agreement, all workers were hit with a higher Social Security payroll tax. Wealthier households also felt the bite of higher income taxes. At year's end, some taxpayers will face a higher capital gains tax, limits on their use of deductions and credits, and a higher estate tax.
Federal lawmakers justify the tax increases as necessary to improve the nation's fiscal health. They note that the higher taxes fall mainly on high-income households and claim the agreement "protects" and "strengthens" the middle class. But as workers lament their lost pay, they should know the agreement does little to put the nation's finances in order.
Despite the higher taxes, this year's budget deficit will approach $1 trillion. To erase that would require a tax increase almost five times larger than the one implemented by the fiscal cliff deal. Even if that increase fell mainly on the rich, as the fiscal cliff deal does, the typical full-time worker would still need to pay an additional $145 in taxes on each paycheck this year. Another $60 per paycheck would be needed to shore up Social Security and Medicare's Hospital Insurance program for the long term — and that amount would have to increase in future years. Much more would be needed to firm up the rest of Medicare.
Neither Congress nor the White House wants such a massive tax increase. But they will borrow to spend government money as if they had all those taxes in hand, and make legislative promises to spend even more in the future. In recent years, the federal government has borrowed at a record pace — $5.8 trillion in the last four years alone.
In special cases, government borrowing is appropriate: Think of the war bonds that were used to finance the American military in World War II. But even if we deem the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, anti-terrorism efforts, and the 2009 fiscal stimulus to all be "special cases," most of the $10.7 trillion the federal government has borrowed over the past 12 years has simply been a maneuver to pay its everyday bills without raising taxes.
Call this maneuver "fiscal illusion," because it allows Democrats and Republicans to provide big government at a discounted price — for now, anyway. Sooner or later, the bill will come due. At that time, when the debt has become our children's and grandchildren's problem, it'll be too late to ask the questions we need to ask now: Is all of this government worth the cost? And if so, then why aren't we paying it now?
I'm a libertarian; I favor smaller government and lower taxes because I believe they give people more freedom to live the lives they believe are best. But whether you're a supporter of more government or less, we should all agree that each generation should pay for the government it receives. To do otherwise is to refuse to pay our fair share of our government's cost, and instead foist a large part of that cost onto our children and grandchildren.
Perhaps this new tax squeeze will prove a blessing. Now that we've had a small taste of the cost of our nation's fiscal irresponsibility, we may decide not to continue our reckless ways. Sadly, it's more likely that the opposite will happen and America will further mortgage its children's future so that we can have more discount-rate government today.
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An Independence man who bit an arresting officer – badly enough to draw blood – has been sentenced to federal prison.
The U.S. attorney's office for the Western District of Missouri says Judge Beth Phillips sentenced Robert A. Lingle, 43, to five years in prison without parole.
In January, Lingle pleaded guilty to possessing five grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and to assaulting a federal law enforcement officer.
He admitted that he agreed to sell methamphetamine to a source who was cooperating in an investigation. The incident happened in the 1600 block of Hardesty in Kansas City in May 2012.
According to the U.S. attorney's office, Lingle was approached by officers and ran off. During the chase, he pulled a .22-caliber revolver. Officers told him to drop it. He did and kept running. An officer grabbed him, and there was a struggle. Lingle tried to eat a baggie of meth, but the officer got that out of his mouth and threw it aside. Lingle grabbed the officer's arm and bit his hand, breaking the skin and drawing blood.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Kansas City Police Department.


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