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The Bryan Cultural Series strives to inspire, educate and challenge through presentations of the visual, literary and performing arts.
The series will offer high quality programming from regional and national talent.
Programming for each category will be curated by persons familiar with the respective field.
The Series strives to be a cultural destination for residents and visitors alike.
Funding comes from sustaining patrons, sponsorships, grants and admissions.
Founded in 2012, the Don and Catharine Bryan Cultural Series grew from a desire by former Nags Head Mayor and retired Air Force Colonel Don Bryan and his wife Kay to make the Outer Banks a cultural center for locals and visitors alike. The Bryans convened a small group to discuss how best to achieve their goal. This group became the board of the Don and Catharine Bryan Cultural Series.
Starting with their first event in 2013 the Bryan Cultural Series has entertained, inspired and educated thousands of locals and visitors alike. From Pulitzer Prize winning authors to poets, painters and pianists the Bryan Cultural Series has continued to bring events of the highest quality to the Outer Banks that attract an audience of locals and out of town guests.
This year we will dance with Elbert Watson former principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, sing with the operatic stylings of Tshombe Selby and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the remarkable rescue of the Mirlo in 1918 with the Chicamicomico Historical Association. We will also bring back our Invitational Art Exhibition, our Surf and Sounds Chamber Music Series and host the ever popular Clay Jenkinson ins series of performances.
David McCullough with John Tucker and Don Bryan
Glenn Eure & Steve Andrus with Don Bryan portrait
Pianist Arunesh Nadgir, our first event
Surf and Sounds Chamber Music in Duck
NC Youth Tap Ensemble
Ryan Clemens as Mark Twain
Clay Jenkinson as Teddy Roosevelt
Artist Jesi Pace Berkeley with student artists
Find more photos from our events on Flickr.
Education remains a key component of the Bryan Cultural Series. Last year we offered free tickets to most of our events including the performance of HMS pinafore. You can see the student's response in this video. In 2016 more than 1,000 students from all Dare County Schools participated in programs sponsored by the Bryan Cultural Series and the Watercolor Society of North Carolina provided $5,000 in grants to local art teachers for classroom supplies as part of their annual exhibition sponsored by the Series.
Funding for the Bryan Cultural Series comes in part from the endowment established by the Bryan's and managed by the Outer Banks Community Foundation. Ticket sales provide additional revenue but the group has kept its ticket prices affordable for all. Events are generally priced at $15 in advance and never more than $20 in advance. The Series has also received support from local businesses and the public and applies for grant funding when its program goals align with those of the funders. The Series is incorporated as a charitable nonprofit and has received 501(c)3 status from the IRS.
A brief look at the Series history finds that in 2013 author and historian David McCullough read to a packed house at First Flight High School from his soon to be published book on the Wright Brothers. The Series' four-day visit by historian Clay Jenkinson in 2014 brought visitors from central North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. About a third of the tickets for the 4 events were brought by visitors from outside the county. More recently painter Jesi Pace Berkeley drew over 200 visitors to her gallery show in Nags Head, held 3 standing room only workshops for area artists and worked with students and art teachers at 5 local schools. Many of Pace-Berkeley's fans from Hampton Roads and western Virginia came to Nags Head to see the show.
2015 also saw the Bryan Cultural Series engage two major partners. Along with the Outer Banks Forum for the Lively Arts the Series brought the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players to the First Flight High School stage for two performances of The Pirates of Penzance. The Series also partnered with the Outer Banks Patrons of the Arts to host a concert by renowned pianist Soyean Kate Lee. Other highlights of the year included a return visit by author McCullough and a performance by former Martha Graham principal dance Christine Dakin.
The 2016 schedule included another partnership with the Patrons of the Art, a statewide water color competition and a production of the play Driving Miss Daisy featuring acting stars Charlene Tilton & Clarence Gilyard. We brought Mark Twain to the area in the form of Ryan Clemens an actor from the Virginia Stage Co. and a great grandnephew of Samuel Clemens.
Among the highlights of 2017, we played host to the Ciompi Quartet from Duke University, enjoyed the four-handed piano mastery of Barry Ambrose and Rachel Gragson. and provided students with a wonderful performance of HMS Pinafore. The fall saw a visit from organist Dorothy Papdakos and our first invitational art show.
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A 1985 project by Horst Rickels and Elvira Wersche.
Godenschemering II (Götterdämmerung or Twilight of the Gods) by Horst Rickels and Elvira Wersche consisted of organpipes, tubes, glasfragments, light defractions. This installation was made of glasfragments arranged into objects on the walls and floor, as well as an extended organ - where the organ pipes were connected via tubes to a central operating 'keyboard.'
The project originated from the earlier soundinstallation De 12 Apostelen by Horst Rickels. In collaboration with Elvira Wersche, Godenschemering II was conceived as a Gesamtkunstwerk. The work was built through the previous week, and everything gained symbolic character. The projectweek of April 29 to May 4 was declared the "Week of Murmur" - contrasting the "The Year of Music 1985," with May 1 being a special day - for both celebrating Labor Day and the birthday of the futurism's founder and composer Luigi Russolo - since it was futurism that shifted the boundary from music to sound. Labor Day was then made into a "Day of Prayer for Croaking."
As Gesamtkunstwerk, the artists used the architecture, and prepared the light and sound in such a way in the space that the audience became a conscious part of the experience, and interpretation of the work. It was the intention to coordinate the incoming light and spatial sounds (of the architecture) in a way that the audience has to listen more or less actively, which stands in contrast to the architectural principles behind the light and acoustics of the recently restaured St Jan cathedral, which was dedicated to submission, devotion and surrender.
On May 4, Godenschemering Nr.2 was concluded with a performance during the total moon eclipse.
note: See also the attached article/interview from Brabands Dagblad by Willem van Zandbeek (in dutch).

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Friday, November 18, 2011
Fred She Said Winter Blog Hop
Welcome to the Winter Themed Fred She Said Blog Hop.
I'm so glad you dropped in today because our Design Team have some fabulous Fred She Said art work to share with you.
You'll definitely want to play along because we have some wonderful gifts that THREE of you could win by just collecting the word/s along the way and putting them together for the secret phrase. Entry instructions will be at the FSS Challenge BLOG. Entries will be accepted for 2 weeks - until Friday December 2nd midnight EST. Winners will be announced Saturday December 3rd
PRIZES: 3 random winners. 1 winner for each prize below:
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If you've come here from Carol's Blog, you are on the right track. If you just happened upon my blog, you will want to start at the very beginning at the FSS Blog so you can collect all the words in the correct order.
My card today was made using the pre-colored Fred She Said newly released Christmas Poinsettia Lantern. Isn't this just the prettiest image! I used this week's sketch from Midnight Madness challenge blog. It was just perfect for my lantern.
I added some yellow stickles to the centers of the poinsettias and the candle flame. I also added some red Bling on the ribbon and right hand corners.
The papers are all from Close to my Heart and the Hand Stitching was done with Red Embroidery Floss.
My special words for the phrase are "a Very".
Now hope on over to Val's Blog and see the gorgeous artwork from her.
Other Challenges for this card:
Pile it on - Traditional Christmas
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Wags n' Whiskers - Christmas
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31 comments:
- Dora said...
This is beautiful, so rich and elegant xxx
- November 18, 2011 at 2:17 AM
- Carol (Gingerbeary8) said...
Absolutely gorgeous Nancy. Love it.
Bear Hugs,
- November 18, 2011 at 6:09 AM
- Wide Eyed Stamper said...
I love the lantern stamp. What a gorgeous card!
- November 18, 2011 at 7:26 AM
- Debbie Fisher (debbiedee) said...
so rich and beautiful!
- November 18, 2011 at 7:33 AM
- Kym Weber said...
Absolutely gorgeous! Love how you added the poinsettias in the corner also! Beautiful colors! A work of art!
- November 18, 2011 at 9:05 AM
What can I say it is so pretty.
I love all you cards.
Shirley McCallister
- November 18, 2011 at 9:31 AM
- Val said...
Beautiful card - love all the detail.
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- Maria said...
very nice projects
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- Debbie W said...
Very pretty card.
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- craftysals creative corner said...
wow all your cards are so inspiring thank you for sharing with us
- November 18, 2011 at 1:26 PM
- kim.scrapper said...
Beautiful card, loved the pre-colored images also and tfs
- November 18, 2011 at 7:15 PM
- Bridget said...
Such a beautiful card! TFS
- November 18, 2011 at 10:46 PM
- DQ said...
beautiful card!!
- November 19, 2011 at 2:47 AM
- Teresa Arsenault said...
I agree. This image is lovely. You did a splendid job coloring it and your design is gorgeous.
- November 19, 2011 at 8:48 AM
- pqueenie said...
Beautiful card. Great Job!!
- November 19, 2011 at 8:55 AM
- America said...
Gorgeous details. Lovely in every element. BEAUTIFUL take on the MMSC sketch. Thanks so much for joining us at Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge Blog. Good luck on the draw! Sure hope to see you playing again next week! :)
- November 19, 2011 at 9:41 AM
- stampencamper said...
beautiful image, and wonderful card; I am amzed by the embroderied edging
- November 19, 2011 at 11:42 AM
- Vicki said...
Very pretty! I am always amazed at your lovely stitching!
- November 19, 2011 at 1:10 PM
- Carla said...
Another wonderful card with this lantern. Like the embroidery you have done.
- November 19, 2011 at 7:09 PM
- Conniecrafter said...
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- Elizabeth Hart said...
I love all the fabulous layers on this card and those poinsettias are so, so pretty. Thanks for sharing this lovely card with us Pile it On this week, Elizabeth (DT)
- November 19, 2011 at 9:37 PM
- Pami said...
Beautiful card, love the traditional feel of it. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Wags 'n Whiskers this week, good luck! Pami x
- November 21, 2011 at 3:43 PM
- Babe O'Mara said...
Love the lantern stamp. Your card is gorgeous. TFS
- November 21, 2011 at 3:49 PM
- LindaS said...
stunning card. Love the flowers especially. Thanks for joining the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge, LindaS/MMSC'DT
- November 21, 2011 at 4:32 PM
- Sonja said...
Wonderful card - the lantern is so pretty and it looks good with the stitched edge.
- November 21, 2011 at 4:41 PM
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- ~Michelle~ said...
Whoot! Way to win the MMSC Gold Star with FSS! LOVE your stitching as always....beautiful card!! CONGRATS!
- November 22, 2011 at 9:55 PM
- Bernie said...
Absolutely gorgeous!
Blessings Bernie
- November 23, 2011 at 12:45 AM
- Tracey Lynn 'Fred' Miller said...
Beautiful, Nancy! I love the layers poinsettia bunch in the corner. Yummy!
- November 23, 2011 at 8:56 AM
- Darlene (SCS:akronstamperdpk) said...
Just beautiful ... love the traditional feel of this card! Thanks so much for joining us at the Wags 'n Whisker's CHRISTMAS themed challenge and please come back again soon!
Wags 'n Whiskers DT
Hope you'll stop by for a visit!
- November 24, 2011 at 9:44 AM
- zehra said...
Wow, love the stitching, great card
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Nokia has not 'gifted' MeeGo patents as originally reported by ItViikko
Reports by Finnish based ItVikko laid claims that Nokia had gifted the linux-based OS meeGo patents to startup company Jolla Mobile who have been supported by Nokia in the company's bridge program.
This information has been proven false and the following statements serve to further quash any rumours (source: the verge):
ItViikko has now retracted Hurmola's statements on patents and says that, contrary to its earlier article, "Nokia has not assigned patents to anyone that has left the company… We apologize for the error."
Nokia made the following statement:
"We're proud of the support from our Bridge program to start-ups founded by former Nokia people, but we have not gifted Nokia patents to any of them, including Jolla.
We can't comment on the details of any license agreement which may exist between the companies.
Jolla has said that it will sell new MeeGo-based smartphones with Jolla technology including its own brand new UI."
Do you think Nokia should 'gift' the patents as a gesture of goodwill seeing as they are apparently no longer pursuing meeGo or do you think they have given Jolla enough goodwill (Bridge Program) for them to succeed in this dog-eat-dog environment? Perhaps a licensing agreement of their Swipe UI Harmattan platform would be a good compromise…
Would love to hear your thoughts.
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Chill Out
by Mary Whitsell
Just before
Christmas last year, the refrigerator decided to
take a vacation. Cant say I blame it.
Things got out
of hand when I went back to work in November.
Instead of discarding the last inch of juice or
milk, my husband and kids just put it back in the
fridge. New items were bought and only partially
consumed. Things soured, curdled and festered.
Soon people were holding their noses every time
the fridge door was opened, and its shelves were
full to bursting: I counted three bottles of
catsup, four jars each of preserved peppers and
olives, five tubs of margarine and
Ive lost track of the mayonnaise, but
lets just say that if a football team
wanted a weeks worth of sandwiches,
wed have been good to go.
My old-fashioned
ideas about using up what weve got
dont work in this household. New stuff is
routinely purchased before the old is finished.
Understandably more popular than the old, it is
quickly opened and dipped into. New stuff quickly
becomes sort-of-new stuff, and soon we have old,
sort-of-old, and sort-of-new-but-dipped-into
stuff and you stand a better chance of
finding Penicillin than you do of finding jam
without bread crumbs in it.
When I stayed
at home, I always used up leftovers. I grated the
last desiccated hunk of cheese into a casserole.
Put the three-day-old leftover mashed potatoes
into the bread dough. Recycled the dubious
ratatouille into a pasta sauce. They say the only
things you dont want to see being made are
laws and sausages, but you should have watched me
fix dinner when the refrigerator needing cleaning.
Just before
Christmas, I realized that the stuff inside
the fridge was warmer than the stuff outside.
All the milk had turned to yoghurt. Juice cartons
were obviously swollen, and everything stank to
high heaven. In the freezer, melted chocolate ice
cream (one of seven tubs, all approximately 1/8th
full) mixed with defrosted mackerel juices.
Pumpkin puree bled into thawed peas.
I felt like
weeping, throwing out all my carefully labelled
soups, casseroles, and home-grown fruit and
vegetables. Months earlier Id filled all
those containers in a fit of energetic optimism,
picturing myself home from work in my smart, new
business clothes, ready to cook the items
Id thoughtfully managed to defrost that
morning. Its the story of my life: I try to
make things easier on myself and all I end up
doing is stockpiling one hell of a mess.
Somewhere the
refrigerators frost-free soul is basking in
tropical warmth, sipping pina coladas, laughing
at the thought of all those festering jam jars
and almost-empty milk cartons it no longer has to
worry about.
tempted to go join it.
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With Fred Davis still recovering from last year's Achilles injury, there's a chance for a tight end to catch the eyes of Redskins coaches during OTAs and minicamp.
That tight end isn't going to be third-round pick Jordan Reed. Reed has only done individual work during the offseason program because of a leg injury and doesn't expect to be cleared to return to work for another three weeks. That means he'll be on the sideline until the team heads to training camp this summer, at which point Davis is also expected to be given the green light to get back on the field.
Reed suffered a thigh injury during his final collegiate season that caused problems in his quad and knee. He said his rehab has gone well thus far.
"It's going good," Reed said, via Tarik El-Bashir of CSNWashington.com. "I'm getting stronger, getting my muscle back. That's all I really need to do: get my muscle back and I'll be all set."
If Davis is healthy, Reed probably wouldn't have wound up seeing a ton of time as a rookie without forcing his way into the lineup this offseason. That's still possible during camp, but it will be harder without the head start he would have gotten this spring.


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My husband and I lived in a tiny house when we first got married – it was really cozy, but lacked for storage. We were on a budget so we picked up a pressed board laminate microwave cart. I can't find any pictures of it in it's original state. It was an American Oak color I think. When we moved, our new house had room for the microwave above the stove. I'll have to show you sometime how we managed to use our regular microwave as an above stove mount. Anyway, I decided to repurpose the old microwave cart.
I first removed the top portion that surrounded the microwave and went above it.
I took a picture of it, though it is buried in my basement – sorry for the terrible picture! This gives you an idea of what color it was also.
I wish I could've found a picture, but apparently it is so old that there isn't any existing pictures of it online!!!
I first painted the cart an off-white. It's the same color as the hallway (the paint in the background) in my house. Recently, I added a glaze, concentrating on the edges of the doors, and added some stenciled fleur de lis with burnt umber acrylic paint. I sanded the paint after it dried to give it a slightly worn appearance. I also found some old file folder boxes and covered them with burlap, added handles and chalkboard labels. They fit perfectly in the open shelf. Underneath I store my cake decorating magazine and books, stencils, etc. It has been really handy and it looks better after I "upgraded" it! Worth the $30 or so dollar we spent years ago!
The burlap is hot glued on the boxes, with hole poked and handles threaded through. The chalkboard labels are cut lathes with holds drilled for the knots to hold it to the box. I want to spray paint the handles black, but I'm waiting for summer to do that! Maybe an off what would be better and not detract as much from the stencil?
I had fun messing with a few vignettes.
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I have been feeling so unreal these past days. I was so excited to get to the entrance exams and now it feels like they never happened. Like they were just a silly dream.
I feel like I have nothing to wait for. Like my life has no meaning. On Friday they will hopefully release the acceptance info on my backup school. Even though I am waiting for it, it feels so far away.
To make myself feel a bit better, I went to the flea market, from there I got a nice bunch of clothes and a bag with just 10 euros. The good feeling didn't last long. Didn't surprise me anyway.
I stuffed some greens on our balcony. A strawberry plant and the other one is some sort of crass. There's also a crystal on this here chair. To make my plants feel more powerful.
Well, at least there's already bunch of strawberries on their way.
I'm also trying to grow some flowers. I have a suspicion that the cat has been eating some of these.. Also cat dropped their flower pot once. Poor little ones.
Got these spice shaker things some time ago. Forgot to put stuff in them. Forgot to do a lot of things.
Last night was tolerable. I watched the kitten cam on here: Mythbuster Kittens
And used this: MapCrunch to play a little game that I found on the internet. MapCrunch is a kind of google maps. When you go there it randomly throws you to some part of the world. The idea is to find a airport to get back home. You can't zoom out, even if you wanted to. You're stuck just trying to read the signs and figuring stuff out, while seeing all the beautiful views all around the world. Last night I got thrown in the middle of a forest in Japan. I got from there to a city, but could not find an airport. After a good 2 hours of trying, I had to give up. It is hard, I admit it, but the places you find are just too beautiful. It's a lot of fun too!
You can also pick the country where you want to be thrown if you want.
Didn't know there is Coca Cola machines all around country side in Japan?! I swear, like every 1km theres a cola machine again...and again.. and again... In the middle of the forest too??
(suddenly english? Mietin blogin kielen muuttamista englanniksi, jos jollakin on vahvoja tuntemuksia englannin keltä vastaan voi toki laittaa anomuksen tulemaan. :) )


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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Albrecht Durer: Drawing Devices
"There is yet another method of copying an object and of rendering it larger or smaller according to one's wish, and it is more practical than using a glass pane because it is less restricted. In this method one uses a frame with a grid of strong black thread. The spaces or quadrangles should be about two fingers wide. For scanning one must prepare a pointer whoe height should be adjustable to be at eye level, which is marked o. The place the object to be drawn a good distance away. Move it or bend it as you like, and view it from level o to ascertain that it is in the proper position, so as to please you. Then place the grid or frame between the object and the pointer. If you prefer to use fewer spaces of the grid, move it closer to the object. Check how many spaces of the grid will be utilized to accommodate the width and height of the object and then draw a grid, larger or small on a sheet of paper or a panel on which you wish to draw. Now begin to scan the object with your eye – point o- placed above the pointer, and where it points on the grid in the frame, mark it off on the grid on your sheet of paper. It will be good, and it will be correct. But if you prefer to drill a small hole into your scanner, it will serve the same purpose equally well. I have drawn this method below."
The editor of the book goes on to note, "The invention of the grid method [velo, some times called graticola] was claimed by Alberti in his De pictora. Leonardo da Vinci describes both this and the glass pane method in a manuscript among his literary remains (Panofsky 1915, p. 41)"
First Perspective Apparatus
"Now draw whatever you wish to paint on the pane of glass. This is very suitable for portraiture-especially for those [painters] who are not sure of themselves. If you wish to use this method to paint a portrait, let the subject rest his head so that he will not move it until all the needful strokes are completed. "
Second Perspective Apparatus
"If you are in a large chamber, hammer a large needle with a wide eye into the wall. It will denote the near point of sight. Then thread it with a strong thread, weighted with a piece of lead. Now place a table as far from teh needle as you wish and place a vertical frame on it, parallel to the wall to which the needle is attached, but as high or low as you wish, and on whatever side you wish. This frame should have a door hinged to it which will served as your tablet for painting. Now nail two threads to the top and middle of the frame. These should be as long, respectively, as the frame's width and length, and they should be left hanging. Next preparative a long iron pointer with a needle's eye at its other end, and attach it to the long thread which leads through the needle that is attached to the wall. Hand this pointer to another person, while you attend to the threads which are attached to the frame. Now proceed as follows. Place a lute or another object to your liking as far from the frame as you wish, but so that it will not move while you are using it. Have your assistant then move the pointer from point to point on the lute, and as often as he rests in one place ans stretches the long thread, move the two threads attached to the frame crosswise and in straight lines to confine the long thread. Then stick their ends with wax to the frame, and ask your assistant to relax the tension of the long thread. Next close the door of the frame and mark the spot where the threads cross the tablet. After this, open the door again and continue"
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Dr. Alan M.
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Dr. Alan teaches
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- Ages 18+ and special needs
- Teaching since:
- September 1966
I am a recently retired university professor with 37 years' teaching and research experience in organic and bio-organic chemistry at two major U. S. State universities. During the past 18 years I have served as an MCAT content contributor by providing "units" (passages + questions based on passage content) to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the agency that produces and administers MCAT. I currently tutor students worldwide by using interactive Skype and Google Hangouts with screen sharing. The screen sharing feature permits chemical structures, formulas and reaction mechanisms to be drawn onscreen in real time during tutorial sessions. All visual materials produced in this manner are saved as jpg files and sent to students as email attachments at the conclusion of each tutorial session. In addition to one-on-one tutoring, Students are provided with study and review materials, practice problems and sample exam questions that I know from experience are likely to appear on midterm and final examinations.+ Read More
Regents Professor of ChemistrySep 1982 - Dec 2003
Undergraduate and graduate level teaching and research. Author of more than 300 chemical research publications in international, peer-reviewed scientific journals. Author of six technical monographs (chemistry, spectroscopy).
NIH Postdoctoral FellowSep 1965 - Aug 1966
Ph. D., ChemistrySep 1961 - Jun 1965
B. S., ChemistrySep 1957 - May 1961
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1990 Wilfred T. Doherty AwardApr 1991
Awarded for outstanding research in Organic Chemistry
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He is extremely knowledgeable in general chemistry, organic chemistry and biochem. He also knows how the MCAT exam is designed and written. He is a great source of information.
Furthermore, he prioritizes making sure his students understand why certain answers are wrong or right. He is very detail oriented and really wants his students to understand the material.
Dr. Alan tutored me online, and shared his screen with me while working out chemical reactions and problems. He then saved all of that work and emailed it to me, so I could refer to it later.
Dr. Alan definitely tries to provide his students with the resources to succeed. He sends his students extra practice as well as power points and tutorials on information that he knows is tested on the MCAT.
I am very glad I contacted Dr. Alan, because he is a very dedicated caring teacher, and he really wants his students to do well. I would recommend him to anyone who needs some guidance on the MCAT!
I took tutorials on general chemistry with Dr. Alan for one term. He always went extra miles to make sure that I was prepared for my tutorial sessions by sending me enrichment materials on topics that were covered in my class beforehand. He accommodated my learning style and was able to provide supplemental lectures as I requested, which I appreciate tremendously. He was also always very prompt in responding to my emails. He doesn't always provide direct answers when you ask questions, but provides guidance in a way that makes you think -I believe this is essential in learning. I would recommend tutorials with Dr. Alan if you are keen on learning and truly want to comprehend your subjects of interest well.+ Read More
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Fashion gifts for Father's Day
By Carla Snuggs
Father's Day is days away! If you're still hunting for the perfect gift for the special man in your life, don't fret. Enjoy this roundup of stylish gifts for dad – from sophisticated button-downs to casual cargo shorts, there is something dad will love in Posh Beauty Blog's Father's Day Gift Guide – Fashion Edition!
1. John Bartlett Statements Men's Royal Blue Dress Shirt ($34.00, Bonton.com)
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3. Ruff Hewn Men's Plaid Cargo Shorts ($48.00, Bonton.com)
4. Paul, Red Linen ($208.00, FrankandEileen.com)
5. Ruff Hewn Men's Caribbean Short Sleeve Buttondown Shirt ($48.00, Bonton.com)
6. Kenneth Roberts Platinum Pocket Square ($15.00, Bonton.com)
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Soulsocks is a subscription sock club that makes a really fantastic gift for dads! Designed in New York, they are made from Peruvian Pima Cotton and have some truly fun and colorful designs. A portion of the proceeds are donated to a charity that is all about preparing young professionals for the job market ahead ($12/month, Soul-socks.com)
Some products received for editoral consideration/all opinions are my own.
What' is the best Father's Day gift you have ever given? Leave your ideas below.


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Susan Graham—dubbed "America's favorite mezzo" by Gramophone magazine—rose to the highest echelon of international artists within just a few years of her professional debut, and has since expanded her repertoire to include a stunning variety of genres and styles. At Amherst, she will perform a mixed Frauenliebe und Leben program of Schumann plus a variety of composers.
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Roe, Roe, Roe, Abort…
October 27, 2005 § 4 Comments
…gently silent scream…
The new Roberts court in action on abortion.
(HT: Mark Shea)
So That's That
October 27, 2005 § Leave a comment
A dignified way to withdraw, if not precisely addressing the issues that led to it.
Harriet Miers: Typical Modern Liberal?
October 27, 2005 § 3 Comments
Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers said in a speech more than a decade ago that "self-determination" should guide decisions about abortion and school prayer and that in cases where scientific facts are disputed and religious beliefs vary, "government should not act."…
"The ongoing debate continues surrounding the attempt to once again criminalize abortions or to once and for all guarantee the freedom of the individual women's [sic] right to decide for herself whether she will have an abortion," Miers said.
Those seeking to resolve such disputes would do well to remember that "we gave up" a long time ago on "legislating religion or morality," she said. And "when science cannot determine the facts and decisions vary based upon religious belief, then government should not act."
(HT: Lawrence Auster)
Calculating the Bang and Narrating Design
October 25, 2005 § 2 Comments
John Farrell posts about Michael Behe's testimony at some evolution trial. I agree with Farrell's criticism of Behe in this instance, though not with his glib dismissal of Behe and "Intelligent Design" in general. Big Bang cosmology is based on using the mathematics of general relativity to extrapolate backward in time. "Intelligent Design" such as that espoused by Behe does not extrapolate backward in time mathematically: it does so narratively.
But that raises the interesting point that evolutionary theory in general does not extrapolate backward in time mathematically, but rather does so narratively. So Farrell's criticism of Intelligent Design applies with equal force to evolutionary theory in general. I am agnostic on whether such narrative extrapolations are or are not "science", but clearly mathematical theories such as general relativity (of which the Big Bang is simply an extrapolated endpoint) are epistemically quite different sorts of things from narrative theories such as evolution.
(HT: DarwinCatholic).
"Pro-Choice" is Not Deceptive
October 19, 2005 § 15 Comments
Michelle Arnold has an interesting post up entitled The Wordplay Of Abortion. This is an important topic, and my own view on it is a bit different from the usual one, or perhaps peels back an additional layer of the onion.
I think that a fundamental problem arises when our public discourse becomes dominated by talk of "rights". Framing public morality in terms of rights at least connotes, and perhaps denotes, that a person can legitimately choose to have his rights enforced, or not. If I have a right to a particular piece of property I can choose whether or not to have trespassers expelled. If I have a right to life it at least connotes the idea that I (or my representative, if I am not competent) get to choose whether or not I live, and the manner in which I am willing to live.
But that underlying connotation of choice does not obtain as an objective moral matter. As a gedankenexperiment, even if (though this is not possible in reality) the baby herself did not want to live, that would not make it morally acceptable to abort her. And perhaps less intuitively, if I own a piece of property I am its steward, and it would be morally wrong for me to allow it to be overrun and ruined rather than tended in some way for the greater glory of God.
So I agree that language is a big part of the cultural problem and has to be addressed. But I think the rabbit hole goes deeper than most people realize.
George W. Bush vs. Alexander Hamilton
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Miers, Oh Miers
October 13, 2005 § 2 Comments
On the bright side, there is no reason to believe that Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers is a legal positivist. On the downside, the reason is because one wonders whether she has any inkling of what the term even means.
I am not necessarily negative about the Miers nomination because of the issue of abstract experience and qualifications, as something formal and distinct from the human person exercising them, though. What is needed on the Supreme Court isn't a super-Lawyer. What is needed on the Supreme Court is a saint.
Lawrence Auster is pretty unhappy with nominee Miers for the right reasons.


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'Sunlight Jr.' director Laurie Collyer on working with name stars
Filmmaker Laurie Collyer discusses what inspired her new working class indie "Sunlight Jr." and how she works with names like Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon.
In 2006, filmmaker Laurie Collyer made the indie "Sherrybaby," starring Maggie Gyllenhaal as an ex-heroin addict trying to re-enter society. Due to a number of factors, it's taken her seven years to make another indie starring name actors playing the working class. In "Sunlight Jr.," Naomi Watts plays Melissa, a convenience store clerk who lives in a hotel with her paraplegic boyfriend (Matt Dillon). Their meager lifestyle is upended when she winds up pregnant.
Was this a story you had read or heard about somewhere?
I think I dreamt this story, to tell you the truth. When I made "Sherrybaby," I was pregnant. After it I took a minute off, which translated into a few years, so I could be a mommy. But then I couldn't come up with any original stories. I had a moment of extreme disillusionment, and I was thinking I should just be a social worker. The night after I got the application to NYU's School of Social Work, I woke up and said I have one more story to tell. It was about this woman who works in a convenience store and she lives in a motel with a guy who's paraplegic, and they get pregnant. I just rattled off the whole thing.
What inspired this subject specifically?
I think it was inspired by different things I had been reading on my own. There was "Nickels and Dimes" by Barbara Ehrenreich. The milieu of this story was very connected to that book. I had traveled in the west to Wyoming and Nevada, and there was one woman working in a convenience store. She became the model for Melissa. I didn't know her at all. There was just this residue of things I had been reading and concerns I had about what was happening in our country.
It definitely isn't a rosy portrait of a couple. They might even be bad for each other.
I don't think that you should walk away thinking they're doomed, necessarily, but it was never my intention to tell a love story in which love triumphs over everything. Or that their relationship is destined to go on forever. That's not real life, especially for these characters.
What about the role of alcoholism in the film, where unemployed characters spend their days drinking?
It's escape. It's a web. Addiction is part of this web you get trapped in when there's so much hopelessness. When you're so out of control, the only control you can get is to make yourself more out of control.
You also worked with Maggie Gyllenhaal on "Sherrybaby." How do you get pretty big-name actors to get into the working class vibe?
I had less time with Naomi in prep [than with Maggie]. With Maggie I could send her off with all these real life "characters." I sent Maggie off with someone who had literally just gotten released from prison the day before I met her. Naomi's a very busy actress. She's also a mom. I gave her a very extensive character bio. I wrote Melissa's life from the moment she was born until the minute the story begins. It was six pages, single-spaced. But when she got to set she just melted into the role. With Matt I did have him the way I had Maggie. He came to Florida first. He had worked in New York with a wheelchair consultant. He learned how to get in and out of spaces both in the chair and from the chair into the car or onto the bed. It was very intensive.
Do you get intimidated around actors of their stature?
I think between Matt and Naomi they've made over 100 movies. This is my third. I just learn from them.
What is the independent film scene like now, especially compared to when you made "Sherrybaby"?
You have less money now. I know that going from "Sherrybaby" to "Sunlight Jr." we had a smaller budget. At least for the kinds of stories I want to tell, there's less financing. There's also this new microbudget thing that happens. I feel really funny about people working non-union. I appreciate a movie that was made lean and the director had complete creative control, and you can feel it and taste it when you watch it. But at the same time I just worry about the labor part of it, because we all need our benefits. Some of us have kids. It's a profession. These are craft people. They work really hard. They work long hours. They travel a ton. And they should be making enough money to save a little and have benefits. It's not a hobby.


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"As God's partners, we beg you not to reject this marvelous message of God's great kindness. For God says, 'At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation I helped you.' Indeed, God is ready to help you right now. Today is the day of salvation." 2 Corinthians 6:1-2....." 'Now' is being crucified between the thieves of 'yesterday' and 'tomorrow.' " Eugene Peterson
In our lives, where is the 'now' opportunity for freedom, abundance, healing, and newness being crucified between the "thieves" that hold us captive? Thieves that make their home in our yesterdays and tomorrows.
It is a tragedy to behold people rejecting Jesus not only once, but many times. I see it everyday. You may as well. How many of us would admit to being guilty of doing the same? How many of us have had Him come to us in the midst of our fears, worry and anxiety? Our weakness, and yes, our patterns of sin, and rejected again and again, His offers of freedom? We do so not because we don't believe that He can do what He offers, but because we are robbed of our "now" moment in Him by our captivity to our yesterdays and tomorrows. We want to be free, but our "jailers" in the form of yesterdays sin, failure, abuse, and loss, and tomorrows unknown, keep us shackled, and once more, we miss today's "now" moment and chance.
Someone said that Peter did not step out and walk upon the sea, but upon the power of Christ's word, "Come!" That word from Him, that invitation, is before us. It is before us now. But its power will not be known until we first speak, in His strength, the words "no longer," to the two thieves. No longer will they hold us captive. No longer will they exercise the crippling effects of fear, dread, guilt and shame upon us. When this happens, we step out into His welcoming invitation...and find healing, wholeness, freedom.
Have not the two thieves wreaked enough havoc? Isn't it time for their tyranny to end? All the power of the two thieves, and the devil that empowers them, could not hold Him. In His resurrection, He broke their power completely. Therefore, in Him, they cannot hold us either. Our "now" moment is today. Today is the day of salvation. Will it be your day, my day, today? May we not, on any level, reject His wonderful kindness. The power of the two thieves has been broken completely. Let it be completely broken in you. Now. Today. Forever......All we need do is step out into His invitation.....and come!
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On Day 4 of the Ghost Soldiers of Bataan Tour we attended the Araw ng Kagitingan, or Day of Valor, on the 73rd Anniversary of the Fall of Bataan (coincidentally the 150th Anniversary of General Robert E. Lee's surrender which ended America's Civil War.)
We wish to sincerely thank those in charge of the ceremony, as they made us Americans feel very welcomed on this, the ninth consecutive year that we have escorted American guests to the ceremony on behalf of Valor Tours of San Francisco.
On the way we passed these rice field workers:
Day of Valor preliminaries, which included a wreath laying that takes place out of sight of most people on the Altar of Valor. Wreaths were presented by the Japanese and U.S. ambassadors and the president of the Philippines.
Three of our women were honored with seats on the grandstand. In the back row you can see Katherine talking with Blythe, and Jasmine has the large sunglasses.
Finally, President Aquino and the other dignitaries enter and the key speeches are delivered.
Speeches over, we await U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg, who is looking forward to meeting our group. Besides embassy people, we saw very few other Americans in the audience.
Ambassador Goldberg greets our guests, including John, whose brother survived the Death March only to die soon after in the Japanese prison camp at Cabanatuan, and Katherine, whose father was interned at Santo Tomas in Manila.
We stay around a bit longer. Several of our guests were interviewed for television, radio, and newspapers, including Blythe, whose father survived the Death March and was rescued in the "Great Raid" at Cabanatuan in 1945.
The director of the American veterans clinic with Marcia.
Out guide, Tommy, in the enormous traffic jam trying to return the bus to the waiting guests.
John getting back on the bus.
The very crowded road going back down the mountain.
There are a couple of historic markers on the road to Bagac.
Carabao (water buffalo) on the way back to our beach resort.
Now it's time for lunch, and then plenty of time to enjoy the rest of the afternoon at the Montemar Beach Resort on the South China Sea.
Why not end this with a beautiful hibiscus (Tagalog: gumamela) blossom?
Be with us tomorrow, we head to Subic Bay.
Steve and Marcia on the Rock


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(Newswire.net -- April 11, 2018) -- European air traffic control issues alert over 'possible air strikes on Syria within 72 hours,' news agencies reported.
The NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) alert, is issued as the US aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman accompanied by seven warships, including a 'missile destroyer' and probably a nuclear submarine, enters the Mediterranean Sea.
"Due to the possible launch of air strikes into Syria with air-to-ground and / or cruise missiles within the next 72 hours, and the possibility of intermittent disruption of radio navigation equipment, due consideration needs to be taken when planning flight operations in the Eastern Mediterranean / Nicosia FIR area," the alert said.
The US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was "very strongly, very seriously" considering military action against Bashar Assad's regime as a response to the alleged chemical attack in Douma.
The US's resolution on Syria at the UN Security Council was vetoed by Russia who asked for additional time until an independent team is able to investigate the allegations. Nikki Haley stated earlier that US does not need the UN approval to act.
Moscow, however, adamantly claims the alleged chemical attack is just one in a series of false flag stunts sponsored by the US in order to do what they want, regardless of the international law. The Russian envoy to the UN said on Tuesday that he believes the common sense will prevail in what he called the "political game."
The US President Donald Trump said that a "major decision" would be taken within the following 24-48 hours. The global policy analyzers say that Trump is trapped in a lose-lose position. If he orders strikes, he demonstrates decisiveness but risks starting WWIII. On the other hand, if he backs down, his presidency will not survive the attacks from the Democrats. The only way out for Trump would be to green light a surgical attack that wouldn't cause any serious damage. This attack, however, could be extremely dangerous because eventual Russian military casualties would propel immediate response.
Russia has warned that if any of its personnel in the country are targeted, it "will take response measures against both the rockets, and the platforms from which they're fired," which means the whole US fleet in Mediterranean Sea could be in danger.


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Hi Sweetie: New Year's is usually quiet for us. We generally have a few friends over and play games, watch the ball drop and then call it a night because we're old fogies. I love the Alter Ego Idea...i have no idea who i'd go as...maybe Claire Fraser?? (Altho Claire and I have nothing in common...hmmm)ReplyDelete
Happy New Year - have fun and stay safe!!
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As for the New Year's, we usually host a party at our house. I don't want to travel that night. I would stay at home and celebrate with my children. We have a good turn out, so we have a lot of fun!
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Season 6 Episode 3
Aired ~ 5 Oct. 2009Country | USA
Running Time | 60 Minutes
Type | Television Episode
Language | English
Genres | Drama, Mystery
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October 5, 2009 (USA) (release)
Directed by | David Straiton
Cinematography by | Gale Tattersall
Edited by | Scott Boyd
Starring ~ Hugh Laurie,
Lisa Edelstein,
Omar Epps
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Watch Margaret's Story Mon. Nov at 8:30 PM!
Margaret Trudeau burst onto the scene in 1971 when she married Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. She was as radiant as Trudeau was charismatic. Even after their marriage ended, the media remained fascinated by her, and all her triumphs and private tragedies were fodder for public consumption. Margaret begins the journey into her past with the goal of solving a mystery on her mother's side involving a story about an Indian princess and a far-flung outpost of the British Empire.
Margaret Sinclair Trudeau was born in Vancouver, BC in 1948 to James Sinclair and Kathleen Bernard Sinclair. Growing up, the family history was all about the Sinclair men, thus Margaret is most interested in learning about her mother's side, the Bernards. Specifically, she wants to get to the bottom of a family legend. According to the story, the Bernards are descended from an "Indian or Hindu princess". Margaret's investigation starts with a visit from her sister Heather who has brought a treasure trove of photos and documents about the Bernards.
The story of how the Bernards ended up in BC is well known to the family. Margaret's grandfather Thomas Kirkpatrick Bernard was born in Indonesia in 1891. As a young man, his family moved to Pentiction, BC to be with his ailing grandmother. Thomas' uncle secured jobs for Thomas and his father on the Canadian Pacific Railway. In Penticton, Thomas met and married Rose Ivens.
Another document in Heather's archive describes the life of Thomas' mother, Annie Oliphant Bernard, and his father, Charles Bugdon Bernard. Annie was the daughter of Dutch colonists who lived in the Dutch colony of Batavia Java or what is now known as Jakarta, Indonesia. Charles was a British customs officer whose career would take him and his family from Indonesia to Perth, Australia. After Annie's mother (who had immigrated earlier to Canada) fell ill, the family moved to British Columbia to be with her.
Margaret also knows that she is distantly related via the Bernards to a noted figure, William Farquhar, the Scottish-born, British officer who worked for the East India Trading Company and who was integral to the formation of Singapore.
All these clues have fueled the rumours regarding Asian blood in the Bernard family. Margaret heads to Singapore to unravel the mystery once and for all.
In Singapore at the National Library, Margaret begins her search by learning about William Farquhar. Farquhar, she discovers, is her great, great, great, great grandfather. In 1818, William was given the task of helping the ambitious Sir Stamford Raffles found a settlement on Singapore Island on the southern-most tip of Malaysia. With 15 years experience in the British military in East Asia, Farquhar was considered well suited to the job. He helped negotiate the provisional agreement and later the more formal Singapore Treaty of 6 February 1824, which Raffles signed with local chieftain Temmengong and His Highness the Sultan Hussein Mahomed Shah, confirming the right for the British to set up a trading post as part of the East India Trading Company. The next day, Raffles appointed Farquhar as Singapore's first Resident with the specific task of developing the colony according to a plan Raffles had drawn up. Raffles left, leaving Farquhar in charge.
A historic feud began between Raffles and Farquhar. They disagreed on many aspects of the settlement; Raffles wanted to leave the waterfront land undeveloped for government use, while merchants put pressure on Farquhar to make the land accessible to them. Farquhar came up with a compromise that suited both, allowing merchants access to the waterfront warehouses. Trade increased and the settlement flourished under Farquhar's command. However, when Raffles returned some years later, he was furious that his plans had not been followed to the letter and Farquhar was summarily dismissed. After three decades in the East, Farquhar returned to Scotland where he was eventually promoted to General. The archivist shows Margaret an account of Farquhar's departure from Singapore - an event with much fanfare and sadness on both the part of Singapore's local residents and Farquhar himself.
To find out more about Farquhar's life in Singapore, Margaret visits the National Museum of Singapore. The museum features a large exhibit of natural history drawings and paintings commissioned by Farquhar. Curator, Iskander Khalid, tells Margaret that Farquhar had great respect for both the Malay culture and the natural history of the region.
Farquhar had learned the Malay language and was loved and respected by the local population. The museum's collection contains an ornate idol presented by the Chinese citizens to Farquhar to honour his contribution to their community. Margaret is moved by her ancestor's generous and kind persona and finds an affinity with the challenges he faced as a public figure.
Margaret next meets with Dr. Ernest Chew - a University professor and William Farquhar expert. Finally, the "Indian princess" mystery is unraveled. Dr. Chew tells Margaret that Farquhar married a woman named Antoinette Clement who was the daughter of a French officer and a Malaysian woman in his earlier post in Malacca. Antoinette was just one of the many "country wives" who married British colonists around the globe as the Empire spread - a common practice in the far-flung colonies. Antoinette and William Farquhar lived as man and wife for almost 25 years and had 6 children. Their eldest daughter, Esther, married a British Officer named Francis James Bernard (Margaret's great, great, great grandfather) making Esther the first of the Asian Bernards.
Now that she has solved the mystery of the Indian princess, Margaret is eager to learn more about her Esther's life as a Eurasian in Singapore. She visits the Eurasian Association in Singapore and is told the Eurasians were the first residents of Singapore and were therefore well accepted by all in the community. Their culture is rich and flourishing in present day Singapore.
When Dr. Chew meets with Margaret again to share further information he has uncovered about Esther, she learns that her ancestor's life ended tragically. Francis and Esther were married in 1818, just as Farquhar was about to take charge of Singapore. Five years later, Farquhar returned to Scotland leaving his Singapore family behind. While he did provide Antoinette with several homes and properties it wasn't enough to help Esther. In 1827, Francis left Singapore on a trading ship, never to return. With 5 young children to support, and no money from her father or husband, Esther was left destitute. She was forced to petition the governors of the East India Company for help. The results of her petition are unknown. Esther died 9 years later at the age of 41.
Margaret visits Esther's grave. She is saddened by her grandmother's struggle. As her journey ends, she reflects on the importance of keeping the legacy of one's ancestors alive. She is grateful for the opportunity to honour those family members who have passed, and vows to keep their spirits close to her heart.


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A man who burned to death in his home died as a result of spontaneous combustion, an Irish coroner has ruled.
West Galway coroner Dr Ciaran McLoughlin said it was the first time in 25 years of investigating deaths that he had recorded such a verdict.
Forensic experts found that a fire in the fireplace of the sitting room where the badly burnt body was found, had not been the cause of the blaze that killed Mr Faherty.
The court was told that no trace of an accelerant had been found and there had been nothing to suggest foul play.
The court heard Mr Faherty had been found lying on his back with his head closest to an open fireplace.
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Dr McLoughlin said he had consulted medical textbooks and carried out other research in an attempt to find an explanation.
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