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The deadly asbestos mine in the northern New South Wales community of Baryulgil is the backdrop for a new short film by Larissa Behrendt, who's better known as a Harvard-educated law professor and lately, public commentator in The Guardian. Although the Baryulgil mine was never profitable, mining operations continued until the 1970s because it provided employment for the Aboriginal residents of Baryulgil.
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I have a Brother PR 420. It never liked elastic thread and I used to keep my old and very low quality Singer on hand just for using with elastic thread. Then, I discovered the trick of loosening the tension in the bobbin casing. I bought a second bobbin casing so I wouldn't permanently mess up my machine and it worked! I made two garment using this method and then got rid of the old machine that barely worked anyway.
And don't you know, when I'm sitting down to do the shirring on my most recent dress, I can't get the elastic thread to work. I loosened the bobbin tension even more, no luck. The stupid smart machine just over corrects the tension no matter what I do, rendering the elastic thread useless. Ugh!
If you want almost no tension on the elastic thread, don't even put it in the tension slot of the bobbin case. Just lay it in there avoiding all that instead. I don't think that machine is smart enough or has any way to change the top tension all by it's self at all without you doing something to just make that happen with your hands on it at all. Also would be impossible for it to change it's own bobbin case tension screw around all by it's self. So you are giving it "way more mystery credit", for maybe some "supposed computer function", that no way can it ever do.
But since it worked fine for you last time, for what ever you wanted, and however you were doing that then, and since it does not now the same instead, your conditions and what you are doing, has to be just different instead.
I agree that unless this is the ultimate smart machine, you got a bargain as such a machine would cost thousands.
I don't think there is a machine that has a sensor for bobbin tension.
Hand wind the elastic "thread" onto the bobbin. It does have to have some tension, so I do not think bypassing this on the bobbin case for this model will work well. Do not use the auto cutter.
Although I have had success with this technique, I checked a few youtube videos and one thing that was not mentioned, except for one demonstration, was to wind the elastic thread in the opposite direction in which it will feed from the bobbin spool. This could be something easily done differently each time the bobbin is hand wound.
Best wishes for many successful projects.
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Well, there is in fact some system that adjusts tension in the Bother machine which makes the elastic thread tricky to use. In case anyone else is having this problem, I found this very helpful post and video about making it work on a Brother: http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2010/08/shirring-with-your-brother.html.
Made by Rae also has a helpful shirring post here: http://www.made-by-rae.com/2013/08/tutorial-shirring-with-elastic-thread/#comment-568310 thwt includes links to several tutes.
OMG. I wanted to shout out "raise the needle bar" so you can easily remove and replace the bobbin case. It's in the manual!
As for the placement of the bobbin into the bobbin case that is the configuration for any top loading bobbin. Lay the bobbin down and the thread tail and bobbin spool should look like the letter P.
I use this tutorial from Threadbanger. -- Edited on 10/2/13 0:06 AM --
In the Threadbanger tutorial is sure looked as though she put the bobbin in the opposite way...like the letter q instead of p. It's difficult to see until at the 1:36 point in the video but it's a quick glimpse. Maybe I am seeing it wrong...it's pretty quick and she doesn't comment on the direction.
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In the video they used a Janome and the bobbin area looked way different than the Brother's. The Brother has a groove to put the thread through, and a cutter at the end of the process. I bought some elastic thread recently and haven't had a chance to try shirring yet. My Brother Innovis-80 is quite similar to the PC -420. I will track this post to see how it turns out before I attempt shirring!
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That is what I was going to point out, but the system at PR went bonkers for a spell. So I ran an errand and then mowed the lawn.
I used the method shown on Threadbanger and my SM uses the "p" configuration, so that is what I used. It's been a while, but I believe I also loosened the bobbin tension.
As always, test before tackling the intended project.
When I followed the grosgrain fabulous tip and tightened the bobbin tension much tighter than I would have thought, it worked really well. Before, I had tried loosening the tension. I also reversed the direction of the bobbin thread, as she indicated.
I have also found it helpful to restart the machine any time I mess with tension, whether shirring or gathering or whatever. I find it doesn't "recover" from a tension adjustment very well. My hubby is an IT exec, and he always tells me to restart a device that's behaving badly. And the sewing machine is really just another computer at this point.
In the end, I got a few good rows out of it, which was all I needed for this dress. And after all that fuss, I reset everything, turned it off and let it rest overnight.
That opaque grayish colored Brother quick set bobbin "system" is basically a cover over the bobbin holder...not referring to the clear small cover over just the bobbin...referring to the larger gray area.
It's designed to slide off easily...very handy to do when needing to clean around and under the bobbin holder...or even replace the bobbin holder. Very nice to not have to fiddle with screws. How to pop up the upper left corner then slide off the cover is in the manual.
Under that cover the bobbin holder looks like any other typical drop-in bobbin holder.
Link here: Removing Brother quick set cover
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Both farmers markets in Evergreen offer a bountiful harvest of small pleasures: shopping outdoors, chatting with vendors, loading up on fresh asparagus, and discovering your neighbor got downsized and is now making ecologically correct detergent or toddler pants for a living.
The Evergreen Farmer's Market operates downtown on Mondays, and the Evergreen Farmers' Market in the Bergen Village shopping center, which was originally founded in the parking lot of the El Rancho Walmart in 2000, is open on Tuesdays.
It's a story as old as romance: Stinging from a recent breakup, an ordinarily passive woman lets a more gonzo friend drag her to a local honky-tonk for a little re-immersion therapy. The beer runs cold, emotions run hot, the band is smokin', and when she spies her one-time lover burning it up on the dance floor with his new flame, things heat up fast.
Just another Saturday night in downtown Evergreen?
A federal wiretapping lawsuit against former Jeffco commissioner Jim Congrove became more interesting June 26 when a defendant in the case settled with the plaintiff and agreed to testify against Congrove and the other defendants.
Mike Zinna, a longtime county critic, is suing Congrove, private investigator Daril Cinquanta, former deputy county attorney Duncan Bradley and Robert Cook in federal court. Zinna alleges the men illegally intercepted his personal e-mails and posted them to a website used to defame Zinna.
The Jefferson County commissioners have denied a special-event permit for a charity bicycling event Sept.13 on Deer Creek Canyon Road.
Tuesday's 2-1 decision came after two hearings, the first of which Commissioner Faye Griffin did not attend, and after numerous objections from canyon residents.
Commissioners Kathy Hartman and Griffin voted against issuing a special-event permit, deeming the two-lane road unsafe for the event and citing hostilities between motorists and bicyclists.
Budget cuts hitting Colorado hard aren't expected to have an immediate impact on county operations, but Jeffco officials are concerned that human services programs could be hurt down the road.
State budget officials announced last week that the state would have to close a $384 million budget gap heading into fiscal 2009-10, which begins July 1.
In his ongoing quest to turn the abandoned Albertsons supermarket in Evergreen into a regional cultural center, Russ Campbell called a couple dozen people together for a pep talk and tour of the building June 25.
Campbell is spearheading a drive to turn the supermarket into a multipurpose arts center using private donations. The architectural embodiment of the phrase "blank canvas," the building is listed for sale at $5 million, said Grant A. Maves, a broker with SullivanHayes.
After appealing a district court decision, Canyon Area Residents for the Environment has lost its latest bid to prevent the construction of a new TV broadcast tower on Mount Morrison.
The state Court of Appeals has sided with the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners and District Judge Stephen Munsinger in rejecting the claim that the commissioners were mistaken when they approved the construction of a new TV broadcast tower on Mount Morrison.
The Stingers Soccer Club has hired a veteran college-level soccer coach to join the organization as the director of coaching for girls. She started playing soccer when she was 5 years old.
Kate Cortis of Minneapolis succeeds Eddie Bairam, who resigned in the aftermath of the Stingers board's decision to downsize the job of top coach and general manager after eight years.
A free spirit who became part of the living scenery of downtown Evergreen, Mark Cairns will be remembered as a gentle soul who had few possessions other than an enduring passion for music.
Cairns got the nickname "Walking Mark" because he never had a car and was always seen around town on foot, sporting a white ponytail, guitar on his back, wearing brown corduroy pants and a gray Irish fisherman sweater.
Cairns died the evening of June 19 of undetermined causes. Sources said he was taking a shower at a friend's house when he suddenly collapsed.
The McDonald's next to Walmart is closed for about a month after a grease fire Saturday morning that damaged the restaurant.
The McDonald's at 902 Swede Gulch Road is closed for repair and is awaiting inspections to make sure it is up to building and environmental health codes, Evergreen Fire-Rescue Chief Garry DeJong said.
"Any time there is a fire involving a food preparation organization, they must go through more than just regular repairs," DeJong said. "There are a lot of additional inspections involved."
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The Constitutional Status of Customary International Law
Prakash, Saikrishna, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
The question of the hour is: "How does international law limit the war on terror?" Constraints of space restrict this piece to the role that customary international law plays in the war. The answer to the more specific question--"How does customary international law limit the war on terror?"--is more complicated than one might suppose.
Customary international law (1) might limit America's conduct of the war in one of two ways. First, American politicians might choose to adhere to customary international law if they believe that such adherence is in America's best interest. Second, American politicians might believe that they are legally bound to respect international law, including customary international law, in the conduct of the war.
The notion that politicians would choose to respect customary international law in fighting the war seems dubious. One suspects that the principal players--the President, members of Congress, and cabinet secretaries--do not really even know what customary international law is. They are all familiar with the Constitution, statutes, and treaties of the United States because these are forms of law they encounter every day. But customary international law is a more obscure beast. Obviously, if politicians are generally unaware of customary international law, it cannot greatly limit their decision making.
To the extent that principals in the political branches are aware of customary international law, that awareness likely stems from the efforts of staff members who are committed to customary international law. Yet, politicians are likely to get conflicting signals from their staff regarding the status of customary international law. Those staff members who are skeptical of customary international law are likely to tell their principals that customary international law forms no part of United States law, and that even if it does, many claimed principles of customary international law are of doubtful vintage and provenance. Given the diversity of viewpoints about the status and content of customary international law, politicians are likely to view customary international law as something of a non-issue. Conflicting advice gives politicians the freedom to do whatever they wish.
Likewise, the overriding desire to defeat the enemy makes it even less likely that politicians will pay much heed to customary international law in the war context. The shadowy and uncertain principles of customary international law pale in comparison to the need for victory. For all these reasons, it is doubtful that customary international law limits the war on terror in any meaningful way. In the end, most politicians will not resist the urge to shove customary international law out of the way.
Finally, the Supreme Court has made it clear that both the President and Congress can break free of customary international law by simple decree. In The Paquete Habana, (2) after claiming that "[i]international law is part of our law," (3) the Court went on to declare that "where there is no treaty, and no controlling executive or legislative act or judicial decision, resort must be had to the customs and usages of civilized nations." (4) Paquete Habana thus provides a roadmap to abandon the constraints of customary international law: override it by passing contrary laws or overcome it by taking a contrary "controlling executive" action.
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……………… The next three hours was a blast, getting to meet and greet the troops, signing the publicity picture and having our pictures taken with anyone that asked.
"Hey Chris" I looked up as Ryan called me "He's back" he started to laugh and nodded his head in the direction of the door as the next wave of guys in uniform came over.
"It's your friend" Alfie laughed nudging me
"Hey, if you want a sharpie moustache then keep it up" I grabbed him in a head lock and waved the sharpie in front of him
"DO you always fight like this?" A voice chuckled
"She needs chocolate it's that time of the month" Kerion beamed as Ryder walked over with some of the guys from the flight.
"Will you shut up… it isn't…" I flushed again, Lukas slid a photo in front of me I pulled the cap off the sharpie and signed my name
"Wow that's some picture" Ryder grinned at me
"Thank you" I handed it off to Kerion to sign
"You think we could get a picture?" Ryder held up a camera.
"Sure" I nodded getting up
"I take it you want just Chris and not the rest of us" Pete laughed this time it was Ryder's turn to blush "it's okay we're not getting in as many shots as she is" he shrugged signing the picture with a smirk on hs face
"Well she has a good ass and way better boobs than you" Dan laughed nudging him
"Lukas please you have to get me a girl to help me with this lot" I moaned, Lukas held up his hands as I walked round the table and over to Ryder and I sipped my arm round his waist he seemed to tense up.
"Dude relax she doesn't bite" Chad called out "and we had to make sure she was up to date with her shots anyway if she does take a nibble" I shot him a look he winked at me and went back to having his picture taken with a couple of Female soldiers.
"Ignore him" I smiled looking up at Ryder, he had some of the cutest eyes I think I'd ever seen almost slate grey. He took a deep breath and put his arm round my shoulders. I inhaled the heavy scent of dust and a slight musky smell, he felt warm and comfortable and safe as his friend took a picture of us
"Thanks" Ryder blushed pulling his arm from round me "Do you mind if I give you a hug?"
"Of Course not" I nodded, he wrapped his arms round my waist and pulled me against him. I held on to him it felt so good to be hugged properly by a guy, not some quick good luck squeeze from the others, not some friendly it's okay hug when things were rough… just a plain and simple good hug that made the kind that makes you smile. I slowly let go of him and looked him in the eyes 'Thank you" he looked confused
"What for?"
"Doing something to me that no one has done for a while" I kissed his cheek, he blushed a deeper shade of red.
"Er… you're welcome" He backed away "Can't wait for tonight" he grinned, I nodded and walked back round the table all the guys were looking at me
"Okay we thought you weren't going to let go of him" Mike chuckled as the last of the people were shown out and we were left sitting there while Lukas spoke to a couple of Soldiers "Damn Chris"
"Hey he gave good hugs and I'm sorry but sometimes you guys forget I'm a girl…" Chad raised his eyebrows at me
"I don't think so" Chad leant over and picked up one of the photos we'd been signing and held it up
"Okay you know I'm a girl because I've got boobs… but you forget I'm a girl in the way that you give me guy hugs" I clicked the top back on the sharpie as we walked out into the warmth of the afternoon sun and over to the two humvees Chad got in next to me along with Ryan and Pete. "You have lipstick on your neck" I smiled using my thumb to rub it off "oh and on your cheek" Chad ran the palm of his hand over his cheek "You did good" he looked at me "and that last girl certainly had your ass firmly in her hand" he started to laugh
"Me you need to check the pocket of your pants" he said digging his hand into the pocket of the cargo pants I was wearing and pulled out pieces of paper "You got a shit load of numbers" I held my hand out as he put the paper into them My eyes getting wider as Pete started to laugh.
"Get used to it Chris it's not only guys that get groupies" Ryan shrugged
"Damn I never… I mean I'd never" I started to shake my head "I was just…"
"I know" Chad smiled at me "Just be careful if you do keep in touch with anyone that you meet" he turned to face me "Trust me Chris people use us because of who we are"
"Amen to that one" Ryan nodded
"I know" I nodded "Nothing's going to be the same again is it" he shook his head "I mean we're not anonymous people anymore"
"We get to do all this sort of thing and go onstage every night but it doesn't mean we're not lonely… just remember even if we all give crap hugs" Chad smiled "we'll give you a hug when you ask for it as long as you return the favor"
"Deal" I nodded…………
……………….. "Someone needs to lace me up" I walked from behind a curtain holding the corset against me "Damn I miss Marie" they all looked at me "Oh come on one of you has to be able to do this" I pleaded "I can't go out there not secure"
"I can get them off" Mike laughed
"Well I'll call you when I'm done" I rolled my eyes at him. Lukas walked in with a Girl in uniform
"Problem solved Chris this is Rebecca" He beamed "She knows what to do?'
"Oh I love you" I smiled at her "You boys all need to learn this incase I'm up the creek without a paddle again"
"Yes Ma'am" she seemed a little awe struck as she looked round at the guys she walked over to me
"So I have to ask how do you know what you're doing?" Kerion peered over her shoulder as her fingers quickly threaded the laces.
"My mom owns a bridal store" she smiled at him
"Well you need to tell your mom she's awesome" I said as she finished
"I will" she moved away "is there anything else that you need Ma'am"
"Please Chris all this Ma'am thing is making me feel old"
"Okay" she smiled "I'm Reba to my friends"
"Oh damn" Alfie whistled as he walked by
"Okay" I swallowed that the mention of the name "I think I'm okay now but if you can come back tomorrow night I'd really appreciate it"
"Yes Ma'am sorry Chris I'll be here" she nodded and giggled slightly before she turned and hurried out of the tent.
"Of all the names?" Alfie smirked as he looked over at me
"I know just my luck" I laughed
'You guys ready" Lukas asked as a guy put his head round the door "They're waiting for you"……………..
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HydroMedit 2014
HydroMedit 2014
1st International Congress on Applied Ichthyology & Aquatic Environment
13-15 November 2014, Volos, Greece
The Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly
the Panhellenic Association of Technologists Ichthyologists (PASTI)
organize the:
1st INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY& Aquatic Environment – HydroMedit 2014
Volos 13-15 November 2014
The Panhellenic Society of Technologists Ichthyologists (PA.S.T.I.) has decided to collaborate with the Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment (School of Agricultural Sciences) of University of Thessaly, to have a jointly organised series of congresses called «HydroMedit – International Congress on Applied Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment».
The dates for the 1st Congress are November 13-25, 2014, and will take place in Volos, Greece.
The working languages will be English and Greek, and should be supported by many Greek and International Societies working on Aquaculture and Fisheries.
The AFS is happy to promote the Congress to our membership, and in return our members will receive a significant discount on already low registration fees. They will also be treated as members of the PA.S.T.I.
Mark your calendar and fix your schedule to join these Congresses:
– Aquaculture Europe 2014, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain, 14-17 October 2014
– HydroMedit 2014, Volos, Greece, 13-15 November 2014
– Aquaculture Europe 2015, Rotterdam, Holland, 20-23 October 2015
– Aquaculture Europe 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 20-23 September 2016
– HydroMedit 2016, Mesolonghi, Greece, 10-12 November 2016
We thank all who contributed to the success of the Conference, namely the Sponsors, the Scientific Committee, the Assessors of Scientific Papers, guest speakers Participants Speakers, Student, Producers and relevant State Agencies
The Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, decided instead of organising the "5th International Symposium on Hydrobiology & Fisheries" to proceed in collaboration with the "Panhellenic Society of Technologists Ichthyologists (PA.S.T.I.)" to a jointly organised series of congresses called «International Congress on Applied Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment – "HydroMedit"». The Congress is the evolution of the "5th International Symposium on Hydrobiology & Fisheries", and the "6th International Congress on Aquaculture, Fisheries Technology and Environmental Management – AquaMedit 2014" aiming to establish a more enhanced and multidisciplinary International Congress.
The «1st International Congress on Applied Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment – "HydroMedit 2014"» will be held in Volos, on 13-15 November 2014, and the «2nd International Congress on Applied Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment – "HydroMedit 2016"» will be held at Mesolonghi, on 10-12 November 2016.
The Organising Committee consists of: Neophitou Christos Professor UTH (Chairman), Vlachos Nicholaos Μember BD PASTI, Exadactylos Athanassios Assistant Professor UTH, Mantzafleri Niki Μember PASTI, Panagiotaki Panagiota Associate Professor UTH, Skordas Konstantinos Lecturer UTH, Tsoumani Miranda Gener. Secret. BD PASTI, Chatziefstathiou Michael President AC PASTI, and, Tziantziou Lambrini Techn. Staff UTH (Secretariat).


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Topic: Axe (1974)
Just wondering if anyone here ever saw the 1974 drive-in film AXE by Frederick R Friedel? It's a very gritty low budget film that was released by Harry Novak Production, known for exploitation films in the early 70's.
Anyone ever see it?
My father played Lomax in the film and I created a facebook fan page for it, located at https://www.facebook.com/Axe1974
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Robbie Ross on his cowboy outfit: 'I'll be happy to wear it'
ARLINGTON - There is a new sheriff in the Rangers' bullpen and it's 22-year-old Robbie Ross. And he's packing a plastic rifle
As the youngest, least experienced member of the bullpen, Ross has been given the duty of carrying the group's in-game snacks to the bullpen before the start of each game. As has become Rangers' tradition, he's also been given a pretty pink back in which to haul them. Ross wears a cowboy hat, a sheriff's vest and "rides" a toy pony to the bullpen.
He has also been given a few other mandatory accessories: A toy rifle, a cowboy hat and a suede vest. In the first homestand, the Rangers have regularly put video of Ross' walk to the bullpen on the large right field video board.
"I love it," Ross said. "It's pretty funny. I have to give the whole bullpen credit for putting it together. I didn't quite think it would end up quite like it has, but it is funny. And as long as they will let me hang out here, I'll be happy to wear it."
The outfit was the brainchild of closer Joe Nathan, the most-tenured member of the bullpen. Relievers Mike Adams and Mark Lowe took Nathan's concept and brought it to life.
Photo: Texas rookie pitcher Robbie Ross, left, is forced to wear a western outfit for his walk from the dugout to the bullpen before the Texas Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox major league baseball game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Sunday, April 8, 2012. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News)


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Proposals must include a one to two page document labeled Data Management Plan, with the elements listed below. Proposals not needing data collection should still include a supplementary document entitled Data Management Plan with a brief statement justifying why the proposal does not require a data management plan. Grantees submitting collaborative proposals that include sub-awards are required to submit only one Data Management Plan.
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Meatballs ease the transition from grilling burgers in the hot summer sun to heavy sweaters and meatloaf. So get the ground meat ready, get those burners going, and get cozy with these 13 recipes.
Chile-Cumin Lamb Meatballs with Yogurt and Cucumber
Chef Seamus Mullen serves these robustly flavored meatballs as a shared plate at El Colmado, his New York City tapas bar, but they're also a great main.
Perfecting the Meatball With the Chefs Behind The Meatball Shop
Never suffer dry-as-a-puck meatballs again with our secret ingredients for perfectly juicy meatballs.
Beef and Mortadella Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Let's cut to the chase: Nobody likes tough balls. Easy. Don't overwork the meatball mixture, and make sure to simmer gently.
Meatballs & String Beans Is the Greatest Recipe of All Time
Could meatballs with string beans—a Southern Italian (via New England) taste of summer's end—be the greatest recipe of all time?
Cheesy Chicken Meatball Sliders
Leftovers are the key to packing lunches easily. All of these hot lunches freeze well, too; if you freeze in small portioned containers, all you have to do is reheat and go.
Ginger-Chicken Meatballs with Chinese Broccoli
Ground chicken is leaner than other meats, but less fat doesn't mean you have to sacrifice flavor—these meatballs are loaded with aromatics like scallions, ginger and garlic.
Turkey-Spinach Meatballs
Browning the meatballs under the broiler instead of in the pan? Plain genius. It's faster, neater (no side-of-stove oil splatters) and big-batch friendly.
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Like shorts, tanks tops and pretty much everything else you want to put on in the summer, sandals tend to feel a little bit casual. So does that mean you can't get away with a pair at the office? Of course not! You've just got to take extra care with the rest of your outfit.
To wit, I've decoded the right way to dress up every possible kind of open-toe shoe out there (except flip-flips, of course, because no one should wear those outside the nail salon) in the slideshow above. And don't worry if this if your first foray into the world of wearing sandals at work: to simplify things, I've divided my tips by level of difficultly, so feel free to start with the easiest!
Click through to show off your pedicure tomorrow without breaking any dress codes.


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Nb1's third place side from the 2009/2010 season, Győr, have been banned from playing in Europe for the next three seasons (2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14) and fined €50,000 in relation to club licensing violations in the 2010/11 season.
Győr, who incredibly beat Montpellier in the third qualifying round of last season's competition, were banned earlier this afternoon after UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body met yesterday in Nyon to discuss the matter.
Details are quite sketchy at the moment but it is due to finances involving Estonian international Jarmo Ahjupera. Initial thoughts were that it was because they didn't apply for a UEFA license, and the MLSZ (Hungarian Football Federation), who have also been fined €100,000, just let them participate in the competition anyway.
I'm sure more information will come out shortly, but it's quite a blow for ETO who had a superb run in last season's competition getting through the 1st, 2nd and 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League before falling at the last hurdle in the Playoff to Dinamo Zagreb 4-1 on aggregate.
Typical; this is where UEFA gets tough: on teams from little countries trying to up their game. Nobody–read NOBODY–from the Big Club of Europe would ever get such a penalty, even if Financial Fair Play ends up being real. Three Seasons!? What's the turnover at a club like Gyor, anyway?
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Vata, which is air and space link, Pitta, which is fire and water and Kapha, which is earth and water. One of the unique things about a Thai massage is that there is no nudity required in order to perform a good therapeutic massage session. In having an Indian Head Massage you will feel similar benefits as if you had reflexology because all your important organs are linked to your head!. There are several modalities and methods which could be used by the therapist. Those who deal with chronic pain, stress, sleep, any accidental injury and other immunity disorders can also resolve their prolonged dilemma in two or three massage sessions.
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Inaugural London Indian Film Festival planned for July
Dibakar Banerjee's fairy tale romance Love, Sex Aur Dhokha (Love, Sex and Betrayal) will open the festival with a screening at Cineworld, Haymarket.
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Hong Kong-Dutch sales powerhouse Fortissimo has clinched a string of pre-market sales on its roster of festival films.
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|Optimized photodynamic therapy with systemic photosensitizer following debulking technique for nonmelanoma skin cancers.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 17300605 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|BACKGROUND: The thickness and depth of invasion of skin tumors may be limiting factors for topical photosensitizer-based photodynamic therapy (PDT). The use of PDT with systemic photosensitizer needs to be further explored as a modality of treatment for nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC). OBJECTIVE: The objective was to present six patients with multiple, nodular, and/or pigmented NMSC treated successfully with purified hematoporphyrin derivative (PHD) and PDT using prior debulking. METHODS: After 24 hours of systemic PHD (1.5 mg/kg), 12 lesions of NMSC were selected for PHD-PDT alone and 6 nodular/elevated lesions for PHD-PDT following a debulking procedure. The tumor area was illuminated in one single-dose session of 300 J/cm(2), at an intensity range of 130 to 150 mW/cm(2), with a 630-nm-wavelength diode laser. RESULTS: The prior curettage provided significant reduction in volume and/or pigmentation of lesions. After the session of PHD-PDT with prior curettage and additional topical 20% ALA-PDT in two lesions or PHD-PDT alone, 83% (5/6) of lesions and 58% (7/12) of lesions, respectively, maintained a complete clinical response, 22.2+/-8.9 months of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The combination of prior debulking with systemic agents-PDT appears to be a good option for multiple, pigmented, and/or nodular lesions of NMSC and can allow the improvement of clinical results.
|Cacilda S Souza; Ana B S Neves; Lília A B Felício; Juliana Ferreira; Cristina Kurachi; Vanderlei S Bagnato
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|Created Date: 2007-02-15 Completed Date: 2007-03-15 Revised Date: 2007-04-25
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Each week we get together to come Unglued, and today we are wrapping it up as we read Chapter 12: It Isn't All Bad and the Epilogue.
Jamie's Thoughts
The book ends well. Especially for a girl who blogs about brokenness and grace. This is perhaps my favorite quote of the book:
Might we agree that coming unglued is glorious if the end result of that brokenness leads us to holiness?
or this one:
If we let it, unglued will allow us to become humbly and beautifully broken before Him. I pray I am more often broken and less often unglued. But if unglued leads me to being broken, I am thankful.
Amen. Yes. How many times I have come unglued? So many. And step by small baby step sometimes I see those moments in a way I need to see them, as holy opportunities to change and abide by His Holy word.
Our unglued moments are those that tend to either showcase or hide our true inner selves. In bible study this week, I had to give myself a title like Paul's "chief of sinners," and I chose, "Chief of Hiders," because for so long, I've hidden or spewed pain. We are hurt, broken, sinful people, and we can use our hurts, brokenness, and sin to perpetuate hurt to others. In fact when someone comes unglued on us, we have an opportunity to come unglued or offer grace. I want desperately to offer the grace I've been given, the grace that says I am always loved, unglued or not.
"Take His hand, trust His love, and walk in the beautiful opportunity for imperfect progress."
I've enjoyed this journey, friends! May we continue to journey toward imperfect progress.
Kayse's Thoughts
This is the last week of our Unglued series. I've so enjoyed walking through this book with you, friends! Today's chapter discussion is no different. Let's end well, shall we?
The honest truth is that reading a book isn't going to stop our unglued moments from occurring. They happen every day. We lose our patience, lose our temper, lose our self-control, and we either explode or implode, neither of which are beneficial for us our those around us.
So what do we do with that?
Coming unglued isn't all bad if it brings us to God.
We can live well, aware that situations will arise that bump into our happy. We can identify those unglued moments and direct ourselves toward the One who has the power to redeem, change, and grow.
We won't catch every one, but we can catch some. Especially now that we are more aware of what type of unglued we lean toward. And the ones we don't catch, well, those we can grow from. Learn some more about forgiveness and redemption and grace.
Most of all, we know that we have a choice.
We can choose to stay as we are, refusing growth because we are afraid we won't ever reach "perfect", so why try?
Or we can choose to grow, to take it one step at a time, to pray for the strength to walk through those unglued moments with grace and perspective.
The choice of walking toward imperfect progress.
We can make that choice today. And tomorrow. And the next day.
I think it's a choice worth making.
Will you join me?
I am so thankful to Kayse Pratt for letting me tag along in her Unglued journey. I have so enjoyed participating and seeing how God meshes our thoughts together (or not) each week. Be sure to stop by her blog and say hello. She's working on a book I can't wait to read!
Because I really loved this book and I really want to host a bunch of giveaways, I am giving away one copy of Unglued!


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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Family (Festival) Matters
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Worms, Nematodes, and Everything in Between.
"Ok only four more" I replied to my lab partner. "Great these worms are really coming along". This exchange between my laboratory partner and me was one of several that we've had over the last few weeks. We were examining … Continue reading
PCI Young Alumni Showcase
Middlebury's Project on Creativity & Innovation in the Liberal Arts (PCI) has been the nucleus on campus for tons of interesting projects since it's inception in 2007. PCI is an office on campus that supports lots of different student initiatives … Continue reading
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Bundling Up, Buckling Down!
Bundling Up, Buckling Down Brrrr! What happened to the warm breeze? What happened to dinner on Proctor Terrace? Where did all the leaves go? (No, literally… I know they fell off the trees but… where did they actually end … Continue reading
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COVINGTON -- Three local builders have been selected to construct homes in Walker's Bend, the neighborhood off Ga. Highway 81 that is the focus of the city of Covington's housing initiative.
Builder James Ashley Smith with Atlanta Fire and Restoration Service of Covington, Bob Goucher with BOMAR Inc. of Oxford, and Terry Wayne Holmes with T&J Holmes Inc. of Social Circle submitted successful RFPs to the Covington Redevelopment Authority. Builders were selected based on qualifications and capacity to borrow money to finance construction.
Planning Director Randy Vinson said 20 houses will be built based on available funding. The builders are working together to determine prices for eight house plans ranging in size from just shy of 800 square feet to 1,200 square feet.
"The main reason we're targeting that size is that the fact that we're building to EarthCraft standards runs the price up per square foot," Vinson said, referring to energy and resource efficient standards the homes will meet. "The only way to get them affordable is to reduce the square footage. We really felt the market is going to be in the $75,000 to $95,000 price range and the banks agree that is about the maximum they see us being able to do right now."
The city received a $300,000 grant from the Community HOME Investment Program of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs to provide down payment assistance to prospective home buyers. Qualified buyers will receive $14,999 in down payment assistance in the form of a forgivable loan.
If a buyer remains in the home for six years, the loan will be forgiven. If the buyer sells the home before the six years is up, a pro-rated share of the loan must be repaid.
Prospective buyers are required to attend a financial counseling program that will begin in February. Once they are deemed by the instructor to be eligible, they can select a home plan and apply for down payment assistance. Once DCA gives preliminary approval, the buyer and builder will meet and the builder will obtain a construction loan. The down payment assistance application will be formally submitted only when construction is complete and a certificate of occupancy is issued for the house, meaning there is some risk for the builder, Vinson said. But even if the homebuyer is not approved for assistance, another homebuyer should be waiting in the wings, he said.
Builders will be assigned to homes based on a "round robin" format. They'll draw numbers and whoever chooses No. 1 will build the first house, No. 2 will build the second, and so forth. It's Vinson's hope that at least 10 homes can be completed this year, with the remaining 10 finished in 2012.
The Covington Redevelopment Authority owns 42 single-family lots and seven mixed-use, multifamily pads bought in foreclosure through several banks. The authority is acting as developer.
In a separate matter, 32 rental homes will be built in Walker's Bend beginning this spring by Affordable Equity Partners Inc. The homes will range from 1,400 to 1,600 square feet and will be rented to low-income individuals. Affordable Equity obtained tax credits for the project and will own the homes for at least 15 years and maintain the grounds during that time.
Vinson said Walker's Bend should start flourishing within the next few months.
"We think we'll be showing great things by summer," he said.
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Posted on: December 13, 2009 7:48 pm
Broncos Define True Grit.. Lose to Colts
Kyle Orton got his mojo started a little bit too late but he and the Broncos' offense can say that they left it ALL on the field Sunday. Brandon Marshall caught 21 passes for 200 yards and 2 touchdowns setting an NFL record and a team record. Knowshon Moreno had some big plays at crucial points amassing 23 carries, 63 yards and 3 catches for 13 yards. Orton looked like he had improved his game tremendously EXCEPT for the interception he threw at the goalline.
D.J. Williams had an phenomenal day dishing out punishment all over the field. Brian Dawkins had a decent game including an inception of Peyton Manning but was beat badly by Dallas Clark on a pivotal 4th down. Elvis Dumervil had a difficult time avoiding the constant double teams. Vonnie Holliday and Kenny Peterson did a good job of applying pressure but Jeff Saturday and the rest of the Colts offensive line held when it counted.
Jacob Lacey and Kelvin Hayden had a terrible time trying to stop Brandon Marshall. Clint Session doled out his own form of punishment and was seemingly unimpressed by Denver's efforts in postgame interviews, "they lost," he said. Hopefully, the Broncos will take what they learned today, especially Orton, and apply it to the Eagles, Raiders and Chiefs to ensure a playoff birth.
I was personally impressed by the Broncos defense who gave Orton a few extra chances to make a comeback. Champ Bailey covered Reggie Wayne very well but ultimately slipped Bailey's coverage on Indy's last drive of the game. Andre Goodman played very well covering Pierre Garcon and getting an interception on the day. Our offense looks like a ferocious monster as soon as they get warmed up. We'll see if the Broncos can get fired up early for the rest of the season and keep up their intensity.
Category: NFL
Tags: Andre Goodman, Brandon Marshall, Brian Dawkins, Champ Bailey, D.J. Williams, Dallas Clark, Denver Broncos, Elvis Dumervil, Indianapolis Colts, Jabar Gaffney, Joseph Addai, Kansas City Chiefs, Kenny Peterson, Knowshon Moreno, Kyle Orton, Oakland Raiders, Peyton Manning, Philadelphia Eagles, Pierre Garcon, Reggie Wayne, Vonnie Holliday
Posted on: November 23, 2009 11:03 pm
Coming to the Broncos Defense!
Sunday's game against the Chargers was tough to watch: Kyle Orton sidelined, Chris Simms' fumble, Knowshon Moreno's fumble, Josh McDaniels' onside kick at 13-3, skirmish encited by Brandon Marshall, etc, etc.
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The Corner (2010) Trailer
Trailer for the short film The Corner.
The boxing ring becomes the battlefield between a fathers expectations and a sons ability to perform as an announcer calls the fight.
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- Posted: February 09, 2012
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In a country where the health of most state government kitties depend, to a large extent, on how much alcohol its denizens consume, cash-strapped Kerala's decision to totally forgo the current Rs 9,600 crore annual revenue in 10 years through a liquor prohibition policy sounds like a brave decision. Is it a risky but wise move? Well, despite repeated attempts, in India prohibition has never worked. So there's little reason why it should work in Kerala—ruled now by a Congress-led coalition. It has experimented with bans in the past, with disastrous results, but is still willing to have another go at it. And the Kerala decision has brought copycat calls from many states, most vocally from Tamil Nadu where MDMK's Vaiko is a big votary of a liquor ban. And of course, we now have a prime minister from Gujarat, a state that has been 'dry' since Independence.
So does this mean prohibition is acquiring more political currency across the country? Very, very unlikely, say experts, citing the biggest deal-breaker—the huge revenues generated by the liquor trade. The total value of spirits, wine and beer consumed in India is projected to be in the neighbourhood of Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 2015, according to an Assocham report.
Tax revenue from alcohol is among the top revenue-earners for most states. There is in fact more effort on the part of state governments like Tamil Nadu, Delhi and, till recently, Kerala to push sales and garner more revenue through higher excise duty. Tamil Nadu is reportedly on the verge of raising excise duty by another 15-25 percent. All told, alcohol is a significant revenue generator for some states as the manufacture of liquor is subject to state excise duty and its sale is subject to VAT; state excise duty on alcohol and intoxicants alone contributed over 15 per cent of state tax revenue in 13 out of the 30 states/UTs in 2012-13.
At the Centre, neither the BJP nor the Congress have been vocal on the issue of liquor prohibition (which is a state subject). Even in Kerala, there are dissenting voices to the government decision. Other than Gujarat, no other BJP-ruled state has imposed a ban on liquor. Dr Manmohan Vaidya of the RSS says, "Government prohibition alone will not help. Society too should create its own system to control levels of consumption as alcoholism has destroyed many a family."
As a policy, the ban on liquor sales in states like Gujarat, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland, and similar experiments for short spell in states like Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, among others, has proved that prohibition doesn't really work. Nagaland is a prime example, it was the first among the Northeast states to impose a ban on manufacture and sale of liquor in 1989. Yet today, booze is freely available in the state. Supplies flow in from other states with prices fluctuating according to demand. Lack of job opportunities in the region has also seen a rise in the number of young people engaged in supplying illicit liquor on the side to earn a quick buck.
Bar at the 5-star Uday Samudra in Kovalam. (Photograph by Ravisankar K.V.)
What is of serious concern is that in the absence of liquor, many young people get into drugs, which though banned, is available but does not manifest itself visibly. "When you ban something, it is not in the nature of human beings to be bound by it. Instead, liquor sales could be restricted and there should be parallel efforts to engage the youth and provide counselling," says Monisha Behal of NGO North East Network.
One also has to look at whether the issue is just of pure politics or genuine concern for people's welfare. It's true that alcohol consumption in Kerala, particularly among the young, has seen a steep upward trend in recent years—per capita consumption of liquor is double the national average. That said, is an ill- thought-out prohibition policy the solution? Everyone knows lobbies in the state Congress are at play here. Kerala PCC president V.M. Sudheeran, backed by the church, initially took all the credit for the decision as if he had single-handedly put in place a partial prohibition act. Having only just managed to escape the dubious prospect of being linked to 'solar scamster' Sarita S. Nair, CM Oommen Chandy could ill-afford to be seen as a spokesperson for the liquor lobby. So he upped the ante, talked of not just cancelling bar licences but also making Kerala an "alcohol-free" state in 10 years.
Come into my parlour A roadside bar-cum-liquor shop in Gurgaon, Haryana. (Photograph by Manoj Kumar)
That said, first reactions are that Chandy, to collect short-term hurrahs, has put the doddering state's finances, on the brink. Nearly 15 per cent of Kerala's total revenues come from liquor sales and bar licences. The vagueness surrounding the new policy hasn't helped either: the government has permitted five-star hotels and social clubs to continue to sell liquor. The state has also not taken any decision on the wine and beer parlours, nor does it have guidelines for the liquor that servicemen are entitled to. However, the government has said that every year, a further 10 per cent of the Kerala State Beverage Corporation (Bevco) outlets will be closed. Meanwhile, the serpentine queues at the outlets will grow longer and longer.
Already, the ramifications of a 'prohibition' state are being felt in the tourism industry: one of Kerala's lifelines. As the state gears up for the peak tourist season (September-February), there are media reports of tour cancellations because of the "prohibition in Kerala". Authorities also fear an invasion of illicit liquor into the state. Sources in the excise department say they are stretched as it is, with only 5,000 personnel in the ranks. Kerala, which has a history of liquor tragedies because of illicit hooch, will have to be braced for that too.
A 2005 WHO study found that while prohibition "appears to have little effect on alcohol use by men, it may reduce the proportion of women who consume alcohol". The study, by S.V. Subramanian, pointed out that lobbying by women's groups is important in influencing local policies. Such 'anti-alcohol movements' initiated by women is particularly strong in rural India. Several villages of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh are witness to this. For over two decades, womenfolk in large number have been fighting to get liquor outlets removed from their villages. "In the first instance, in 1993 our women staged a protest for 100 days before the liquor shop in Patedgaon was shifted," says K.N. Tiwari of the NGO Disha. Since then women in several villages here have managed to get licences of liquor shops in their areas cancelled.
Splashed Illegal bootleg liquor seized by the police in Azamgarh district, UP
It hasn't always gone their way though. Tiwari points to a disturbing trend of menfolk in some villages having taken to bringing liquor from neighbouring areas and supplying it from their homes with the help of their wives. Just recently there was a clash in Ahari Abdullahpur village of Sarsawa block with two women being arrested.
Hemant Mundkur of Tulleeho Wine Academy, predictably, is an anti-prohibition advocate. And he has the facts to back it. "The American prohibition from 1920 till 1933 resulted in many criminal enterprises establishing themselves. Led by the Italian mafias, bootlegging and illegal manufacturing and sale of alcoholic beverages thrived. Closer home, 'dry' Gujarat gets regular supplies from neighbouring states."
Already, there is much anticipation in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu which see a good opportunity and higher revenues through cross-border sales in Kerala. Prohibition or not, the kallu (toddy) shops in Kerala are set to grow with no ban on their operations. As they say, the more things change....
By Lola Nayar with Minu Ittyipe in Kochi with Madhavi Tata in Hyderabad
Congrats on the in-depth coverage of the proposed prohibition of Kerala (The Bar is Closed, Sep 8). Somebody ask the state government how it intends to make up for the revenue shortfall. Why don't we learn from history? Haryana, AP and Mizoram all had to roll it back.
Pramod Krishna, Director-General, Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies
Extreme reactions like prohibition or the death penalty do not work. No lasting social change or change in attitudes can be brought about thus. That said, it's too much to expect any enlightened thinking from our government or our leaders.
Santosh John Samuel, Kochi
It seems fashionable to say prohibition does not work. True, bootlegging and across-the-border smuggling increases, but two good things also happen—easy availability of liquor dries up and, more importantly, the number of first-time drinkers getting hooked to the habit comes down drastically. An NYT article analysed the 14-year 'failed' prohibition in the US and found that deaths due to liver cirrhosis, 'accidents' showed sharp falls.
Vijay Menon, Bangalore
People seem to be bothered only about the monetary aspects of the move, easily forgetting the physical, social and even spiritual mayhem liquor has managed to create in the country's tippler state.
Dr George Jacob, Kochi
Isn't it a paradox that two states so dependent on tourists are taking such regressive steps? Goa apparently doesn't want bikini-clad tourists on its beaches, and Kerala is closing down its bars.
K.P. Rajan, Mumbai
You don't ban the kitchen knife just because someone used it as a murder weapon.
A.N. Banerjee, Newcastle
Get ready for a spurt in drug abuse, illicit hooch deaths and a rampant liquor mafia.
Vinod Kumar, Delhi
Thank you to all those who have taken the trouble to read the article and share their thoughts. Out of the arguments made here, there are two that perhaps need answering. So here they go.
1. The first part of the article compares outcomes (relative percentages of population of the religions concerned) irrespective of the process that led to those outcomes - whether immigration, relatively faster population growth or conversions. This was for two reasons. One, to put the figure of 2.3 per cent in "numerical perspective", as the article itself explained. The second reason was that outcomes are ultimately what the crux of debate is about. The rest of the article in any case dealt with process - or conversions in this case, from both a contemporary and historical perspective.
2. Some commenters have tried to cast doubts on the reliability of Census 2001. Those who do this should bear in mind that Census 2001 was conducted by a BJP government. Considering the extreme importance that BJP gives to this issue, it would be reasonable to expect that IF it had perceived a problem with the methodology that was distorting the numbers, it would have fixed it. As the article mentioned, BJP or BJP-supported governments have been in power for 10 of the last 40 years, or about a quarter of the time, and the only reasonable conclusion one can arrive at is that any misreporting of numbers, real or perceived, would be marginal and hence, not of importance.
To all other arguments made, my answer is the following: Please read the article again, with particular focus on the quotations of Vivekananda and Monier Williams, and the history of the missionary efforts in Bengal and their outcome.
OH GOD what a business opportunity !!!
I have formed a Group ofextremely + talented MBA and Business Wizards to Prepare an All Included Report for setting up a large scale Hooch Preparation and Distribution Project Report to be implemented as soon as the Kerala implements Prohibition in the Sate .
This Hooch making and Distribution Inc will run in an most Scientific and Professional way by a Group of Engineers,Market Managers along with Professionally Qualified chemists to obviate any Hooch Tragedy .
See even Under ground too has gone Professional .
This will generate much needed jobs and boost economy .Powerty will be reduced too.After all thousands will get a chance to dip their beaks in the income.
If Govt bans Wines then some one has to cater to needs of the Drinkers.
A recent survey confirms what I had feared when the new policy was announced : people are dropping plans to visit Kerala as tourists.
" Half a century ago, my late father, talking about Bombay's Prohibition policy under which liquor could be obtained by anyone with a doctor's certificate certifying him to be an alcoholic, explained to me that "India is not only the world's largest democracy; we are also the world's largest hypocrisy."
Sasi Taroor M.P.
You dont ban the kitchnknife just because somone uses it as a murder weapon.
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