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How can Archaeology, whose etymology literally means “science of origins” and which is currently defined as exact science, can induce the creative act?

We have engaged with Elsa Mazeau, artist and myself, archaeologist, an experiment at the Pierre Emmanuel College in Pau, resulting from a collaborative work with the students to study the temporality and spatial organization of the Pierre Emmanuel high School.

This work allows us to approach with the students an appropriation of this newly built school, but also the restitution of their perception.

The specificity of this site poses constraints that will impose adapted approaches from the perspective of an ethnographic and multidisciplinary approach. Indeed, the building is recent, and built on the former Jean-Monnet College in the Zaragoza district, closed in 2012. It is therefore a new entity, without traces of ancient occupation, and cannot therefore be studied as an ancient site whose occupations are identified as the excavation progresses.

We chose to experiment with the technique in two diverted forms: ice coring and the making of strata from materials collected around the high school. Preparation of strata. The study of archaeological furniture, which was no longer only stratigraphic but also planimetric, led to work focusing on the collection of information on the school’ s premises.

In fact, the pupils, in teams, collected elements or clues in sectors identified on the expanded plans of the school that would allow them to reconstruct what is known in archaeology as material culture.

Thus, since we could neither search the building nor its surroundings, we assumed that we would apply this spatial approach in part by collecting traces of activities within the building, materialized by the objects used or abandoned in the buildings and yard, considered archaeological objects that will be studied using the same processes.

These objects, mainly materialized by rubbish in the courtyard, but also objects of daily life, especially in dormitories, bathrooms, or kitchens, make it possible to identify the culture of the populations who live in these places, which are also identified with regard to their function. We help the pupils to identify traces of their own activity, for example lost and sometimes anachronistic objects such as socks hidden not in cupboards but under beds, or eating habits through the presence of sachets of condiments in the boarding school kitchen.

These surveys or wanderings have made it possible to collect a set of elements, each of which, located and listed, has been photographed, drawn and determined. Then, each group presented its collection, placing the objects in context with the association of the plan and photographs that had been taken with the iPads during the school surveys.

The hypotheses put forward during this presentation of the sets, placed in their contexts on the enlargement of the establishment’s plans, were then the subject of interpretative texts.

In this action, the students, who were truly archaeologists, perceived the subjectivity of a reality that was nevertheless theirs. For example, the discovery of two fragments of a love letter, located in different places, has been the subject of many questions. If some of them knew the addressee, why was this object in the courtyard, why was it not in the possession of its owner, what had happened? Another story was born.

In the 1960s, the study of the Magdalenian site of Pincevent conducted by André Leroi-Gourhan oriented the methodology towards this approach to archaeological furniture by developing spatial analysis based on the distribution of lithic artifacts. This truly founding study made it possible to restore both the activity and the location of the camp’s activity areas. The impact of this research has extended to all types of furniture, including pottery. However, it must be admitted that this approach, while disrupting the archaeologists’ excavation habits, involved many constraints, including the recording and rating of archaeological data.)

In the same perspective, the pupils of the Pierre Emmanuel high school perceived that the objects could speak in their context, but could also be positioned in an anachronistic way. In this sense, it appears that even the closest reality can be subjective.

During the second production session, we examined the objects that had been discovered and listed, and made hypotheses based on the location of each of them. This study resulted in the writing of texts that correspond to the formulation of hypotheses but also to interpretations that go beyond the school context. Thus, we no longer talk about facts, but we tell a story, for example, about the possibility of a sock being lost by a murder victim.

Ice core drilling

Like archaeologists specialising in applied sciences, the techniques have been experimented and tested several times. The completed productions were photographed, quickly before they were cast, or projected onto the facades of the buildings surrounding the high school.

In fact, it is through the stratigraphic approach of the archaeological layers that the different phases of occupation of an archaeological site are determined. The stratigraphy of a site therefore constitutes its vertical, and therefore underground, memory. This superposition of sedimentary layers is obtained through excavation, but also by coring, particularly in underwater environments or during archaeological diagnoses over large areas.

The notion of subjectivity which seems to be during this process, in addition to highlighting the first flaw in archaeology, and is the limit of it, is nevertheless the first parameter of the creative process which has liberated the imagination. Thus, the inhabitants of the site reconstruct their own reality.

At a time when major preventive excavation projects are being carried out, giving rise to vast territorial studies, where time and resources seem to be limited, it seems that the definition of precise and above all “optimal” methods is more than ever a major element of research in the humanity and social sciences as a whole. Indeed, the search for a scientific approach makes it possible to reduce the share of subjectivity and thus to make hypotheses that are difficult to prove.

Despite the omnipresent and necessary contribution of the exact sciences, which provide more precise information. It is a cruel dilemma to choose the information and the amount of data to be processed. Many unexplored data will remain unknown because of the need to make choices.

To better understand this state of affairs, it is necessary to refer to the research carried out since the 1970s and 1980s in the context of “New Archeology,” for Anglo-Saxon countries, and the simultaneous development of these environmental and territorial approaches, including A. Leroi-Gourhan was the forerunner. The contribution of the so-called exact sciences seemed to give the idea of a more precise approach to archaeological discoveries, especially in Prehistory, a period not documented in the texts. Thus, the development of dating techniques has given a new impetus to research in prehistoric archaeology, which was quickly taken up in the 1980s in the field of historical periods, even for the most contemporary periods, for example mining and industrial archaeology.

This fundamental study of the relationship between man and his environment leads to a real reflection followed by the creation of new research tools, in particular the computer tool currently generalized to all social and human sciences research, but also the mathematical tool for the definition of micro or macro cultural, social and technical structures. This set of tools is generally integrated into an interdisciplinary research programme in which the natural sciences and related disciplines (Anthropology, Geology, Physics) have a major role to play.)

As with any archaeological study, it is necessary to make assumptions, which are often the subject of new research perspectives.

If we position ourselves as archaeologists, we must admit that the restitution of the high school in its occupational dimension can be compared to a real archaeological experimentation. From this perspective, the occupants, who are also the actors of the archaeological fact in their environment, were able to apprehend their actions and question them. Through their writings, they have demonstrated that memory does not allow us to accurately reproduce the facts, which are often interpreted, even if the time elapsed between the activity and its analysis is short. The hypotheses put forward speak of their creativity, and perhaps beyond, of a real appropriation of their everyday school life.

The storage of data in the archive room that takes place in the museum, allows future high school pupils, in 10, 20, or 30 years the temporal approach that was initially considered by the technical experiment. In this sense, this experience seems to be the beginning of a real archaeological investigation.

Laurence Cornet


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Two things immediately stand out about the program, both of which capture the deeply interdisciplinary and interdepartmental aims of the conference: first, the diversity of historical languages covered and, second, the evolving nature of the collaboration between humanities disciplines and computer science. In both its linguistic range and its incorporation of a digital approach to humanistic inquiry, the conference reflected in miniature core strengths of ISAW’s mission, namely a commitment to a wide geographic and broad chronological scope in defining the ancient world as well as a commitment to promote innovative research in our field’s digital platforms and communities.

Future Philologies joins the Linked Ancient World data workshops and last fall’s Digital Publication in Mediterranean Archaeology: Current Practice and Common Goals in demonstrating the support of the Library, Digital Programs, and the ISAW faculty to digital and computational humanities at ISAW. This programming continues with our next conference Digital Approaches to Teaching the Ancient Mediterranean later this year on October 26.

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Market Cap $0
24hr Volume $55945.18634195
Price $0.03985805419148

Health Potion

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Health Potion Smart contracts and audits.

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Health Potion is a nano cap token.

Health Potion is suited to a highly speculative investment style.

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black raspberry, anthocyanin, flavonoid, polyphenol, pharmacokinetic

Black raspberry (BR, Rubus occidentalis) is a berry originating from North America. It has a high anthocyanin and flavonoid content that seems to be dependent on ripening. Therefore, the bioactive and pharmacokinetic effects of BR were evaluated using pre-matured BR(PBR) collected from May to June. The total polyphenol, flavonoid and vitamin C content in PBR decreased while anthocyanin increased from 0.13 to 10.70 mg/g at 35 days after fruit set. The antioxidant activities due to DPPH and ABTS determination decreased as BRs were matured. Moreover, it is clear that the content of many phenolic compounds including gallic acid, caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid, rutin, myricetin, luteolin and kaempferol was diminished during maturing. Both ferulic acid and rutin of BR generated the highest decrease as compared to other phenolic compounds. The pharmacokinetic Tmax and Cmax of PBR were 0.6 h and 0.264 µg/mL, respectively. Based on these results, PBR can generate qualified functionality as food and/or as a raw medicinal material.

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Negotiation means the purchase by the nominated bank of drafts (drawn on a bank other than the nominated bank) and/or documents under a complying presentation, by advancing or agreeing to advance funds to the beneficiary on or before the banking day on which reimbursement is due to the nominated bank.

What is payment against documents?

Payment Against Documents (PAD) is an arrangement where an exporter instructs the presenting bank to hand over the shipping documents and tittle documents to the importer only if the importer fully pays the accompanying bill of exchange or draft. PAD also referred to ” Cash Against Documents.”

Is DP payment safe?

The buyer has to settle the payment with the bank before the documents are released and he can take delivery of the goods. If the buyer fails or refuses to pay, the exporter has the right to recover the goods and resell them. On the surface, D/P transactions seem fairly safe from the seller’s perspective.

Is a letter of credit a loan?

Sometimes referred to as a documentary credit, a letter of credit acts as a promissory note from a financial institution—usually a bank or credit union. It guarantees a buyer’s payment to a seller or a borrower’s payment to a lender will be received on time and for the full amount.

What is the process of LC?

An LC contract is an instruction wherein a customer requests the bank to issue, advise or confirm a letter of credit, for a trade transaction. An LC substitutes a bank’s name and credit for that of the parties involved. The bank thus undertakes to pay the seller/beneficiary even if the remitter fails to pay.

What is LC and TT payment terms?

A wire transfer or Telegraphic Transfer is made when you are ready to pay for goods or services received. … LC means “Letter of Credit,” an instruction from the buyer to a foreign bank to pay the seller a sum of money when certain conditions are met.

What is LC commission?

LC Commission means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, an amount equal to the fee payable in connection with the issuance or extension of such Letter of Credit.

Who pays for the letter of credit?

In most cases, the letter of credit charges is paid by both the applicant and the beneficiary of the LC. A percentage of the invoice value underwritten in charged, which is from 0.1% to 2.0% of the commercial invoice value per month.

Is LC at sight safe?

As you know, letter of credit is a safe mode of payment commonly for any business especially in international business also. … Because, letter of credit is opened by your buyer’s bank to the seller’s bank, mentioning beneficiary of LC as you (seller).

What are the types of LC?

Main types of LCIrrevocable LC. This LC cannot be cancelled or modified without consent of the beneficiary (Seller). … Revocable LC. … Stand-by LC. … Confirmed LC. … Unconfirmed LC. … Transferable LC. … Back-to-Back LC. … Payment at Sight LC.More items…

What is LC usance period?

A usance letter of credit is a specific type of letter of credit that allows a predetermined credit period to the buyer i.e. the importer. In common business usage, a usance letter of credit is also known as a differed letter of credit.

How is LC opening charges calculated?

Opening Commission – This is charged for setting up/issuing the LC – The rate could be 0.125% calculated on the monetary value of the LC and the fee period starts from the date of issuance and ending on the expiry date of the LC or the maturity date for payment.

What is LC and how it works?

A letter of credit, or “credit letter” is a letter from a bank guaranteeing that a buyer’s payment to a seller will be received on time and for the correct amount. In the event that the buyer is unable to make a payment on the purchase, the bank will be required to cover the full or remaining amount of the purchase.

What is DP payment method?

DP OR DAP term of payment is one of the terms of payment in international trade. D.A.P or D/P terms of payment means, Documents Against Payment. … After receipt of such shipping documents by buyer’s bank notifies buyer on receipt of documents and advise to ‘accept’ the documents by effecting payment of export proceeds.

What is LC at sight meaning?

sight letter of creditA sight letter of credit refers to a document that verifies the payment of goods or services, payable once it is presented along with the necessary documents. An organization that offers a sight letter of credit commits itself to paying the agreed amount of funds provided the provisions of the letter of credit are met.

How much does an LC cost?

The seller’s total fees will probably be less, but there will be 5 to 10 different charges, each ranging from $25 to $150, for postage, courier services, bank-to-bank reimbursement charges, authenticating the LC and other services.

What is the difference between letter of credit and cash against documents?

Letters of credit are usually negotiable and can be either revocable or irrevocable. In order to receive payment on a letter of credit, the beneficiary must present a draft and the documents specified by the letter itself. … In the case of cash against documents, banks have no responsibilities against exporters.

What is the difference between LC and LC at sight?

An LC at sight is a letter of credit (LC) that is payable immediately (within five to ten days) after the seller meets the requirements of the letter of credit. 1 This type of LC is the quickest form of payment for sellers, who are often exporting to overseas buyers.

What is LC limit?

The LC limit for working capital purpose shall be considered based on annual consumption of raw material to be purchased. … Bank has to check up from the customer how he would arrange funds for retirement of LC opened for import of capital goods (either by term loan or from other sources for margin etc.).

What is LC and types of LC?

There are various types of letter of credit (LC) prevails in the trade transactions. … They are Commercial, Export / Import, Transferable and Non-Transferable, Revocable and Irrevocable, Stand-by, Confirmed, and Unconfirmed, Revolving, Back to Back, Red Clause, Green Clause, Sight, Deferred Payment, and Direct Pay LC.


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‘The Charismatic Enigma’ Jeff Hardy has given an update on his ongoing back injury that he suffered several weeks ago on Monday Night Raw.

On the December 1, 2020, edition of the red brand Jeff Hardy triumphed over Elias in a Symphony of Destruction Match which made the wrestling world hold their breath. At the culmination of the bout, Hardy placed Elias on a table which balanced closed to the ring steps and hit a Swanton Bomb.

On impact, Hardy’s head and back hit the side of the steps and though he was said to have no concussion symptoms, it was his rear that was affected by the move. Ever since that war, Jeff’s back has been causing him problems and even though he continues to compete, the star has announced that he is around eighty five percent healed.

Following yet another victory over the musical maestro on January 11, Hardy have an interview to WWE.com in which spoke about how he’s coping under the strain of an injury and where he sees his recovery in the present when quizzed about injuring his back:

“I did for real. The Symphony of Destruction Match, my back was jacked up for a month. It’s now just starting to feel pretty good, about 85% I think, but somehow, some way, I keep on healing. 43 years into this life, I’m not doing it alone. Something’s been with me this whole time.”

While his enmity with Elias now finally appears to be over, it’ll be interesting to see where Jeff Hardy goes from here in his duo with Riddle as The Hardy Bros, as the pair eye the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships.

WWE recently filed a trademark for the team name, leading many to believe that the company is going full force in their plans for the duo on Monday nights.


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TCS Launches State-of-the-art Threat Management Centers Across the World to Protect Customers from Cyber Attacks

Tata Consultancy Services‘ Centers in the US, UK, Spain and India to Help Enterprises Stay Secure and Cyber Resilient, While Meeting Data- and Cyber-sovereignty Regulations

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, announced the launch of 10 new Threat Management Centers across the globe, that will focus on providing cyber security services to its enterprise customers.

In response to heightened cyber threat perceptions and the need to secure a larger surface area on account of remote working during the pandemic, progressive enterprises are investing in enhancing their cyber resilience and adopting next-generation security technologies. To stay close to its customers and keep their enterprises secure and cyber resilient, while meeting data– and cyber–sovereignty regulations, TCS has operationalized 10 new Threat Management Centers, at Bloomington – US, Manchester – UK, Madrid – Spain, as well as at major Indian cities, in the last four months. Further, TCS plans to open more such centers in other regions.

These centers will focus on providing cyber security solutions and services, including managed detection and response services, incident management and breach support, on-demand cyber vigilance services, digital forensics and regulatory compliance. They will offer comprehensive and integrated threat management services across IT, OT, IoT and cloud ecosystems, leveraging local expertise and partner ecosystems for seamless scalability of operations.

Read More: AI and Machine Learning Critical to Tackling Cyber Threats Say NTT

Dr Sundeep Oberoi, Global Head, Cyber Security Practice, TCS, said, “Large enterprises across the world are partnering with TCS to achieve a cyber resilient posture that will help them face increasingly sophisticated and targeted attacks. Our global network of Threat Management Centers will leverage cutting edge technologies and our Zero Trust framework to provide rapid and expert security services locally, bringing us closer to our customers, while ensuring compliance with data protection laws.”

TCS offers a full suite of security services around areas such as cognitive threat management, identity, and access management, governance, risk and compliance, data privacy and protection, digital forensics and incident response, enterprise vulnerability management, cloud security, and IoT security services. Its Cyber Vigilance Platform offers 24x7x365 security information and event monitoring capabilities, with single-tenant, multi-tenant, and dedicated SOC models, leveraging several technology partnerships.

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The Bug (officially named the Beetle) is a subcompact car produced and designed by Volkswagen (VW). It is noted for its unique curved styling. Although not generally considered a high-performance vehicle, owners can modify their Bugs for performance applications, including drag racing. There are many aftermarket parts available for the Bug, many of which are designed to increase the horsepower output of the vehicle.

Step 1

Replace the factory cold air intake system with a performance cold air intake system. Installing a performance cold air intake system increases horsepower by allowing more air to flow into the engine. Cold air intake systems are typically the first performance modification that most Bug owners make due to their relative affordability and general ease of installation. Cold air intake systems also have no drawbacks other than a slight increase in engine noise.

Step 2

Replace the factory exhaust system with a performance exhaust system. Installing a performance exhaust system increases horsepower by allowing hot air to exit the engine bay more efficiently. Performance exhaust systems are a popular modification because they make the vehicle sound more aggressive when accelerating. Note that performance exhaust systems are banned in some states because they increase CO2 emissions.

[Install a supercharger]( kit. Supercharger kits compress air and force it into the engine, which provides a massive boost in power. No single modification will produce a boost in power that can match that of a supercharger, but they are not without drawbacks. In addition to being costly and generally requiring professional installation, supercharger kits drastically reduce your vehicle's fuel economy and put significantly more wear on the other components of the vehicle, including the tires, brakes and suspension. Supercharger vehicles typically do not last as long as naturally aspirated (non-supercharged) vehicles.

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Iasmin Omar Ata is a Middle Eastern & Muslim award-winning comics artist, game designer, and illustrator who creates art about coping with illness, understanding identity, dismantling oppressive structures, and Arab-Islamic futurism. Their recent graphic novel, Mis(h)adra, has resonated with readers and reviewers alike with its vivid and searingly honest account of epileptic lived experience. Iasmin has been reviewed by Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, The Electronic Intifada, Library Journal, NPR, and such; they’ve taught & spoken at the New York Public Library and Harvard University. They thrive on dedication, dreams, and hard work — and believe wholeheartedly in the healing power of art.

Grant Bollmer is the author of three books, Inhuman Networks: Social Media and the Archaeology of Connection (2016, Bloomsbury), Theorizing Digital Cultures (2018, SAGE), and Materialist Media Theory: An Introduction (2019, Bloomsbury). He is an Assistant Professor of Media Studies at North Carolina State University, where he teaches in the Department of Communication and the Ph.D. program in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM), and is an Honorary Associate of the Department of Media and Communications and the Digital Cultures Program at the University of Sydney.

Nilson Carroll is an MFA candidate at Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, NY. A barista-poet, Nilson is currently exploring 16mm expanded cinema, video projection performance, and makes queer video game installations. Nilson is a champion of non-commercial and anti-imperialist games and art.

Nicole Kurashige is a Ph.D. student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, English Department. She currently teaches first-year composition and second-year literary studies as part of her GAship duties. Her research interests include life writing studies with an emphasis on trauma narratives and graphic (auto)biographies, New Media studies with an emphasis on webcomics, podcasts, and video games, and Writing Center pedagogy.

Oscar Moralde is a doctoral candidate in Cinema and Media Studies at UCLA. He studies embodied aesthetics and ideology in video games and other media. His writing can be found in The Journal of Popular CultureWell Played JournalMedia Fields Journal, and the Criterion Collection.

Kaelan Doyle-Myerscough is a researcher and game designer based in Toronto, Canada. They recently graduated from the Comparative Media Studies Master’s program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they worked as a research assistant at the MIT Game Lab. Currently, they are co-authoring a textbook on the theory and critical practice of worldbuilding with Professor Damien Charrieras at the City University of Hong Kong. Their research interests include affect theory and the formal analysis of new media, transnational media production and consumption, and emergent forms of academic creation and expression. This essay is adapted from parts of Kaelan’s Master’s thesis, which examines intimate affects in contemporary AAA video games.

Marc Ouellette is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Old Dominion University. Marc is currently working on a book that studies the ways video games bring out and yet mask the contradictions in masculinities. He is the author (with Jason Thompson) of The Post-9/11 Video Game: A Critical Examination. His primary research and teaching areas are gender, sex and sexuality in contemporary popular culture. He is the Learning Games Initiative Research Fellow and has received multiple awards for his teaching. Since 2007 he has been the Managing Editor of Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture and is on the advisory boards of several journals. At Old Dominion he teaches graduate classes in games and pedagogy, cultural theory, and gender, sex and sexuality.

Angela Washko is an artist, writer and facilitator devoted to creating new forums for discussions of feminism in the spaces most hostile toward it. Since 2012, Washko has also been facilitating The Council on Gender Sensitivity and Behavioral Awareness in World of Warcraft. She is currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Art at Carnegie Mellon University and is additionally a core faculty member for the MFA program.

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Fresh off the heels of a significant snowfall that covered much of the Midwest the second week of January 2019, a rare occurrence happened – Freezing Fog.

Freezing fog is a common occurrence in some parts of the word, but rarely seen around the Midwest. Freezing fog occurs when fog freezes, forming a crust on surfaces. This typically happens when there is very cold air over a warmer, moist surface.

The snowfall that fell here in the Midwest the second week of January was wet and heavy snow. During the night following the snowfall, the temperatures fell to near zero degrees Fahrenheit, and as the sun rose, Freezing Fog formed over the warmer snow.

Below are some of the photographs we captured of this beautiful event.

Just before sunrise, the freezing fog was lying low near the ground. The frosty crust was already forming on the trees, which made for some beautiful winter scenery.

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This last photo shows how the freezing fog was hanging over lower areas. You can barely see the trees in the background since the fog was so heavy in these areas. As the fog settled on the trees it made for some amazingly beautiful scenery.

Winter in the Midwest can be a kind of long and boring season, however, there are times like this when nature surprises us with something unexpected and beautiful.

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Kopi Degan, a Nice Combo of Coffee and Coconut Juice The exotic look of Kopi Degan served on coconut shell at Kedai Njagong Lamongan, East Java. (Photo: Moch. Nuril Huda/TIMES Indonesia)

TIMES JAKARTA, JAKARTAKopi Degan which literally means Coffee and Coconut Juice might be a weird combination to have. But, you got to give this thing a shot for it will give you another experience of enjoying a cup of coffee in exotic way. And you could get it from Kedai Njagong or Njagong coffee shop of Lamongan.

Kedai in the local language means food shop, coffee shop in this case, while Njagong means hang out. This coffee shop located at Jalan Paviliun, Sukorejo, Lamongan, East Java. The coffee shop trying to bring another sensation by adding some coconut juice and honey to a cup of espresso.

"It's so invigorating, the bitter taste of Robusta combined with the sweet taste of coconut juice and honey make it a perfect combo, exotic and energizing," Sarwoko, a local customers said.

 All this sensation makes lots of people coming to Wiwin Andryana Widowati, the owner of shop said that he got the idea and recipe from her brother. She need certain technique in the process to get a perfect consistency of the the coconut juice. "We need to shake it when it being simmered, otherwise it will get burn," she said.

Wiwin gives a nice touch by pouring the coffee into one nice exotic cup made of coconut shell to make the look outstanding. This brings another atmosphere and sensation when you drink it. The humble atmosphere of the coffee shop adds another joy when you taste the coffee. It's like bringing you to the old time.

What's more surprising is, this coffee and its exotic taste is so much affordable. It will only cost you IDR 7 K/set.  It's definitely will bang your buck.  So, will you take some time to visit Kedai Njagong coffee shop and enjoy the nice taste of Kopi Degan, coffee with coconut juice in it? (*)

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Papa Shirandula’s actor Ken Gichoya, known affably as Njoro has revealed that acting pays.

He says that although it can be lucrative, most celebrities mismanage their funds and end up falling into depression.

Speaking to Kamuhunjia on YouTube, Njoro said mismanagement of funds and wastage is common to most celebrities.

“There are some who put money into the wrong use, such that they don’t generate income. Also, some use it living large.”

Njoro is one of the successful comedians in the country. Apart from owning properties in Nairobi, Njoro also runs businesses.

In his interview with #BonganaJalas, Njoro revealed that he has invested in land and rental houses in Mutalia, along Kangundo road, 42 kilometers from Nairobi city.

He has also built a palatial home in Kitengela, Kajiado county where he does farming.

“If they misuse money, by the time they are realizing, it’s too late and they sink into depression. They start regretting. You go partying with your money, you return with zero. The reality checks in, the landlord is waiting for you, you have a debt.”

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“You get some crying on live TV, others want to commit suicide. Responsibilities come from building a stable family,” he said.

“The chances of falling into the depression are high when you don’t have a supportive family.”

He said he is proud that he never wasted his time and resources in his prime.

“Right now, I am not prime, there is a new list that is on top now, one time they will not be shining,” he said, advising them to make hay while the sun shines.

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In the style of avant-garde theater, improvisational orchestra, with a hint of Actionist sensibilities, 9 Evenings: Theatre and Engineering opened to an eager public in October 1966 in the 69th Regiment Armory in New York City. 9 Evenings was the culmination of a year’s worth of organized chaos, involving 30 engineers from Bell Laboratories collaborating with 10 established artists. As a tribute to this ground-breaking exhibition, 9 Evenings Revisited: In Theory, as in practice, stands apart from its predecessor as it mainly involves microbiologists, biochemists, neuroscientists, statisticians, and physicists, rather than engineers, and therefore reflects upon how multi-faceted science has become. Several preparatory workshops will take place throughout 2016, culminating in 9 days and nights of events. Popular science lectures will be given by local and international scientists throughout the duration of the exhibition, in parallel with the artistic events. These lectures will crucially enable the public to engage directly with cutting-edge science developments, as well as wrestling with the more general and abstract concepts that permeate science as a discipline.
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Do your children push away spinach or refuse to eat broccoli? Do they shun the fresh fruit you offer them for snacks and dessert? If you want to inspire your kids to eat healthier, it helps to make their meals and snacks as appealing as possible. All healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables, can be just as tempting as junk food (and ideally more so).

Start by asking your children for a list of their favorite foods (cookies and cake don't count). Then make an effort to incorporate some of their picks into the daily meals that you prepare. You will be surprised at their responses! They might really enjoy a particular fruit or vegetable they have eaten at a friend's home or at school. They just were never offered it at your home. Do your children have a soft spot for mashed potatoes? Introduce them to the recipe which uses cauliflower, like Creamy Mashed Cauliflower. They'll be surprised how good it is!

Do they love after-dinner sweets? Serve them strawberries or banana pieces that they can dip in a little melted dark chocolate. Most importantly, show your kids that you practice what you preach and set a good example by enjoying healthy meals at the dining table along with them. And do make a concerted effort to get any junk food out of the house. Here are more ways to get your kids excited about fruits and vegetables:

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  • Encourage your children to help with meal preparation and cooking. Studies have shown that children will readily try foods if they have helped to prepare them. Let your younger kids do simple tasks like scrambling eggs, making sandwiches, mixing liquids and sauces, and measuring ingredients. Older children can help toss salads and dressings, cut vegetables and fruits, and stir ingredients in a pan.
  • Get dipping: Kids love to dip! Serve raw veggies with a low-sugar prepared ranch dressing or hummus. My grandchildren love my Tuna Dip and Mayo Pick Dip. Both recipes can be found in my cookbook, NOT JUST A COOKBOOK.
  • Let your children taste the difference between canned, frozen, or fresh veggies (don't tell them which is which in advance), and let them choose their favorite. In many cases, canned and frozen can be as healthy as fresh.
  • Use cookie cutters to make fun shapes out of melon slices. Kids love experimenting and eating their experiments. They would eat up every piece with the funny shapes they cut out! . I used to give my toddlers a cookie cutter to make shapes out of different varieties of cheeses I offered them. I still do that trick with my grandchildren today!
  • One of my all-time favorites to do with children is to teach them how to make a Penguin onSkis out of a hard-boiled egg! I have used this as an activity at some of my children's birthday parties. Most of the children ate the olives in that recipe for the first time---and loved it!
  • Help kids make frozen fruit kebabs using orange slices, melon chunks, berries, bananas, grapes, and kiwi.
  • Whenever I have a meeting in my home for my business colleagues, everyone loves the Fruit Dip that I prepare along with my usual spread. Many times, I would often find my children sneaking a taste while I prepared it. That's when you know it's a good food choice for your children, too! It is also quite easy to send along as a snack in their cooler lunch bag, with some cut up fruit, in a sealed, airtight, Tupperware container. Enjoy it!


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Case Study - Project ADA - Taking an Accessibility Web Application to the Next Level

This page was last updated on February 16, 2020.

Project Overview

Our team took over development of a web accessibility application after a previous front-end developer left the project. With little documentation, we needed to fix bugs in the code, while improving the overall UX of the product. In addition, the team lead performed a usability heuristics audit of the company’s overall website, including the application’s landing page.

Project Duration

Two Weeks

My Role

I performed usability heuristics, worked with the developer to identify and resolve bugs in the code, and worked with the stakeholders in a project management capacity to prioritize needs in the short time frame available.

Assessing the Site

My colleague and cross.team director Marcelo initially performed a usability heuristic and competitive analysis of the company’s main site, which would be the landing page for - but did not include - the application:

The Existing Site

Screenshots of the existing site helped place the immediate effort in larger context.

Assessing Best Practices in the Accessibility Landscape

Examples of best practices in the larger accessibility space helped larger discussions of the product’s aims and business model.

Assessing Competitors

Examples of direct competitors helped clarify the direction of existing and proposed features.

Assessing the Application

With the larger context for the project laid out, it was time to assess the application itself.

The client wanted to deploy an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) of the application within two weeks of cross.team joining the project. The goals were to:

  • Fix known front-end (html/css) bugs and identify unknown front-end bugs.
  • Fix known usability issues and identify larger usability issues.
  • Work with the backend team as needed to resolve API issues.
  • Work with CTO and Stakeholders to prioritize what code and usability issues could/should be fixed within the two week window to get the product ‘MVP Ready’.

I worked with the CTO and my colleagues to create JIRA tickets to track issues:

Identifying Low Hanging Fruit

Through the prioritization process, we identified issues that we were confident could be fixed within the two-week timeframe and that were important to the MVP. For example, my colleague Marcello worked with the backend developer to fix the data integration for notifications (previously, notifications were not being displayed properly):

Or, in another example, we identified that the Information Architecture (IA) of the product could be improved in several ways. In the example below, I suggested simplifying a page’s breadcrumbs. Here’s the breadcrumbs with the page heading and subheading:

My suggestions:

  • Remove the report ID (“24BF62…”) from the breadcrumbs
  • Remove ‘tasks’ from the breadcrumbs
  • Move the page’s tag - in this case ‘assessment report’ - below the page heading to help with visual hierarchy
  • Change the font weight and color of subheadings to help distinguish visual hierarchy

Inspecting the Application UI

As there was little documentation, I worked with my developer colleague to understand the front-end architecture of the application and to assess the best way to update the entire UI to a more modern look and feel.

Through my browser’s developer tools and by accessing the application’s repository, I was able to determine the previous developer utilized tailwindcss:

Unfortunately, a componentized approach was not used by the previous developer when building the site, which meant changing styles across the application would mean changing them on each individual template page.

Identifying Harder to Reach ‘Fruit’

Many issues identified in the usability review were related to incomplete features that needed input from the stakeholders before they could be finalized. For example, the logic in arguably the product’s main feature - an assessment report on a specific website domain - was not yet complete:

In the case above, the report was not fully populated because of the incomplete logic.

Because of our client’s personnel turnover, the intent of these incomplete features were not fully documented and I worked with the client to help clarify what the intent of the features might have been based on the best practice and competitive analysis noted above.

We created a backlog of issues and usability suggestions that we were unable to get to in the two-week time period.

Next Steps

Ultimately, we were able to fix the high priority bugs in the code and identified a path toward improving the overall usability of the site over the short, two-week duration for our role in the project.

Following this effort, next steps would involve designing a more modern look and feel (UI) for the application while incorporating the usability improvements we identified.

This case study was written to show how as a team we were able to quickly solve a businesses needs within tight time constraints and little documentation.


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Monthly Archives: December 2012

Ask Questions

On my next book revision, I’m including a reminder to students to stay in touch with their teachers and to ask questions about their progress. Without hounding them to death or saying things like, “I have to get an A to get in the nursing program,” students need to communicate with their teachers.
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Poor Time Management?

One of the reasons I want to continue teaching part-time is to maintain contact with students and to “stay in the game,” so to speak. I want to make sure that what I’m thinking and writing are accurate. So far, … Continue reading

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Save As Going Crazy

Soon I’m going to do a hard cover version of the eBook through CreateSpace, and naturally I want it to be without blemish. Electronic versions are one thing; print ones are another. Here’s the deal, a little incentive that I cooked up this morning. I’m going to give away six paperback copies of the final revision, gonecrazy9 (?) to the first six people who find errors in the current revision, the one I uploaded yesterday.

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Based on a Ray Charles Gospel version of the song that he recorded with Rubin Studdard and The Harlem Gospel Singers. Backing track playalongs for all instruments and vocals. John Lennon's signature song for world harmony.

We have these backing tracks in the key of:
C major

*includes lead sheets (for C, Bb, and Eb instruments)

tempo: 90 bpm

2 bars Intro
Verse – 12 bars
Verse – 12 bars
Chorus 12 bars (including end 2 bars without melody)
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Tohoku Castle Tour Part I - Castles

Tohoku Castle Tour Part I - Castles

At long last I can make the first update to my Tohoku trip from last May. With a renewed interest in samurai residences, the main purpose of this trip was to re-visit and document the samurai homes of Kakunodate. I took advantage of the weekend after Golden Week when there are typically far fewer tourists so I could take photos with as few people as possible. There were some great homes in Akita and Kanegasaki as well. I'll update those soon, but for now here are the castles visited on this three day tour.

Akita Castle / 秋田城

This is quite an interesting castle to visit. I was pleasantly surprised. There are plenty of signs and maps to describe the site. There are foundation stones were different buildings stood and you get a good feel for what the site was like. I would not have wnated to be the poor souls living near the toilet, however, no matter how unique it was!

There are a few different busses from Akita Station that will take you near the castle. It's best to ask at the station which is best based on the time. You can easily visit Akita Castle, Kubota Castle and the nearby Kurosawa Residence in a day.

See also Taga Castle, Shiwa Castle, and Hotta no Saku for similar josaku fortifications.
Kakunodate Castle / 角館城

The castle is about a 20 minute uphill walk from the stoplight at the end of the samurai quarter. It is not a difficult climb, but is a climb nevertheless. It is well worth your time to visit the top of the mountain and castle site simply for the stunning views of the valley and the town below. It looks like the castle originally was well developed with many small baileys around the mountain and side baileys (koshiguruwa) and stepped baileys, but many areas of the map say "unsurveyed" so it may have been even larger than what is known today. In the town, there are a lot of old "looking" houses and old houses in the castle town but only a handful of original samurai homes, only 6 of which are open to the public. See the individual samurai home pages for the details of each. There is also one original gate that has been relocated in the town. See the photos and map below for details.
Kanegasaki Castle (Iwate) / 金ヶ崎城

There is not much to see of the castle but the samurai homes and historical district are certainly worth spending some time to enjoy. It has not been commercialized much except that a couple of homes have been made into cafes or restaurants. They could certainly use some more complete books or materials about the homes. Several homes are still lived in or have been until recently so they have been remodeled and modernized to some extent and are not open to the public. Regardless, given the number of extant homes it was worth walking around to see them from the outside and enjoy the atmosphere of an old castle town. The museum is also very good and highly recommended. It seems that the town does not get many visitors so some homes are falling into disrepair and have been abandoned.
Kubota Castle / 久保田城

The castle is well known for being mainly built from large earthen embankments. There is very little stonework and that os mainly to fortify some foundations. The large main keep looking building is a museum and is not an accurate representation of an Edo Period yagura. The Omotemon Gate however was faithfully reconstructed in 2001. The Omonogashira Gobansho (guard house) is the only remaining original structure on the site. The castle was much bigger and more interesting that I expected. The earthen embankments around each Bailey are in interesting feature and I tried to highlight them in some of the photos here.
Minato Castle / 湊城

There is nothing to see here except a couple of signs, but since it's so close to the station it makes for an easy stop when you visit Akita. It's actually one of the "Three Famous Ando Castles" in Akita including the two mountaintop castles Wakimoto Castle (Next 100 Castles) and Hiyama Castle. Originally I had plans to visit all three but heavy rains lessened the appeal of mountain castles.
Morioka Castle / 盛岡城

If you are in the area, Morioka Castle is highly recommended. There are few such vast Edo Period castles in the Tohoku region. As you will see from the photos, the walls are immense and well preserved.
Shiroishi Castle / 白石城

The stone foundation of the main keep is nozurazumi style, using nearly natural stones with little shaping. The smoothness of them makes me think they may have been from a river, but unfortunately the guides at the castle could not answer that question. The nearby Koseki Residence, a samurai home is also a must see if you are in Shiroishi. It is one of the best samurai homes I've visited. There are also two original gates from that castle that have been repurposed at temples in the city. They are uniquely designed and well worth a visit if you have time.
Tonomi-no-saku / 鳥海柵

You may see the name in English as Tomomi Palisade but I don't think palisade is an accurate description for such sites. Almost nothing remains of the actual castle today. The castle included a large natural waterway as a trench which remains but otherwise the castle has been developed over by roads, farming and residential areas. By itself, Tonomi-no-saku is not worth going out of your way to visit, but combined with nearby Kanegasaki Castle (Iwate) (and the nearby samurai homes), Isawa Castle, and the Mizusawa samurai homes or a trip to Morioka Castle you could make a worthwhile day trip in the area.
Yokote Castle / 横手城

The "main keep" is just an observatory and museum shaped like a castle keep. There was never a keep like this on the site. The Satake had a palace only, much like they did at Kubota Castle. The Akita Shrine is a branch of the main Akita Shrine devoted to the Satake Clan.
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Simmering intensity
troubles her bronze skin.
Her air effervescent,
spitting shocks
of paralysing awkwardness.

Her mannerisms polar,
atop a liberal-traditional swing.
Her harness religion,
restricting exploration,
her morality stifled,
by rules not for her.

Her actions betray her
chastised sexuality.
Her repressions expelled
in acute action and lewd words.

Crude flirtations are shot.
Blunt. Direct. Graphic.
Catching company off-guard;
by such vulgar word play.

With coquettish flutter,
She, an unblinking siren
lures passers
with intense gaze.
Her framed eyes,
imprisoned in tortoiseshell.

Garnished in eldritch patterns
adorned curious with jewelry,
she glitters a sense of disquiet.
A mode unique,
a cut askew from the rest.

Nestled among us,
there an odd egg.
Alerting company to peculiar norms.
Her actions consuming,
and fucking bizarre.

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Dragon Witch

An illustration where I forced myself to spend more time on. I hope to do more of these to level up my illustration skills! Hope the time I put in pad off.

This was done on twitch stream! Come and watch me make more stuff like this - www.twitch.tv/jeffchendesigns


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August 29, 2019
Noah Goldberg

The recent death of New York State’s longest-serving female inmate, a Brooklynite convicted of a 1979 double murder, has renewed calls for the state to reform its parole system and provide the opportunity of parole to incarcerated people over the age of 55. Advocates say such measures are especially important in Brooklyn, where a disproportionate number of incarcerated individuals are serving long sentences.

Valerie Gaiter died earlier this month at age 61 after serving nearly 40 years in state prison for the 1979 murder of an elderly couple in Flatbush during a robbery-gone-wrong. Despite her becoming a model inmate — getting a college degree, running a photo program, and training service dogs for wounded veterans — Gov. Andrew Cuomo denied Gaiter clemency in 2012.

The stakes of the elder parole bill, which will be back on the table in Albany during the 2020 session after failing in 2019 to make it to a vote, are particularly high in Brooklyn. Statewide, Gaiter and other convicts from Brooklyn made up 20 percent of all people serving life or virtual life sentences (those in which the sentence exceeds life expectancy) in state prisons as of 2018, according to data compiled by advocacy group Release Aging People From Prison and shared with the Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn makes up just 12 percent of the state’s total population.

Advocates rallied in support of the elder parole bill after the death of New York State’s longest serving female convict. Photo courtesy of RAPP campaign

Life or virtual life sentences include life without parole, life with parole, and sentences of 50 years or more, according to the data. More than 1,800 Brooklynites are serving these sentences, out of just over 9,000 people serving the sentences statewide.

These sentences are more common in Brooklyn than any other borough, even though Brooklyn doesn’t account for the highest percentage of the incarcerated population citywide. Manhattan, for example, accounted for 36.4 percent of those incarcerated in 2018, while Brooklyn accounted for 26.2 percent.

One in three people serving state prison time for crimes committed in Brooklyn are serving life or virtual life sentences, the data shows.

“The death-by-incarceration sentences that so many Brooklynites are serving in New York State prisons is a statewide embarrassment and racist stain on the borough,” said Jose Saldana, director of RAPP, who served 38 years in prison for attempted murder of an NYPD sergeant. “It is unconscionable that roughly one in three people convicted in Brooklyn and currently in state prison is serving a life sentence.”

Jose Saldana. Photo courtesy of RAPP.

It’s not possible to pinpoint exactly why Brooklyn has more people incarcerated with these long sentences using borough-by-borough numbers alone, said Jeffrey Butts, director of John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s Research and Evaluation Center. In order to determine why Brooklynites are serving so many life and virtual life sentences, Butts said, it would be necessary to control for specific crimes to then see if there is a pattern in sentencing.

A few elderly people in prison will get out on medical parole before they die — but there’s a catch: they have to be dying of a terminal illness.

Edguardo Gonzalez, 75, has been in prison since 1983, when he was convicted of intentional murder and depraved indifference murder for killing two people in a Brooklyn shootout. It’s a crime he has regretted for 30 years, his lawyer said.

Now, Gonzalez is getting out of prison. On Thursday, he was granted approval for medical parole, an option for incarcerated people dying of terminal illnesses.

Gonzalez has recently faced a host of medical issues, including hepatitis.

“”The perverse thing is that it’s like: ‘Congrats Mr. Gonzalez, you’re now eligible for parole because you’re dying,’” said his lawyer, Steve Zeidman.

“For all the Edguardo Gonzalezes, there are more people — mercifully — who are just as old but not terminal yet. Without elder parole, they will die in prison.”

Without medical parole for his terminal illness, Gonzalez would not have seen a parole board for another 15 years. He would be 90 at the time.

The elder parole bill has the support of Brooklyn’s largest public defense practice, the Brooklyn Defender Services, as well as the Brooklyn district attorney — the borough’s top prosecutor.

“It’s unacceptable that so many Brooklynites incarcerated in New York State prisons are facing death-by-incarceration,” said Lisa Schreibersdorf, the executive director of BDS. “Already, far too many people have died behind bars without the possibility of parole.”

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Home » Travel » Green Flash Sighting — At Long Last

Green Flash Sighting — At Long Last

Sunset at Hermosa Beach, California
The green flash has eluded my lenses for many, many years.

When I first moved to SoCal, there were several myths I’d expected to implode — once I’d lived here long enough. I’ve now been here just under a decade, and I’ve found that most of these fables are more truth than legend (awesome weather, Hollywood superficiality, excessive flakiness, etc.).

But the green flash, that most ephemeral of SoCal phenomena, has finally proven real. Today, while taking photos on Dockweiler Beach as the sun slipped below the sea line, I realized that conditions were perfect for viewing.

There are several scientific explanations for the green flash (a name that sounds quite like a comic book hero to me, an amalgam of the Green Lantern and The Flash, only I’m not sure what the Green Flash’s singular super-power would be, other than lasting for a nanosecond).

After reading all the literature about the green flash, which I have looked for on many an occasion and have never seen until today, I can’t say for sure that what I experienced was indeed a true green flash. In fact, even as I witnessed it with my own two eyes, I questioned it several times, especially when I blinked and it disappeared. I’d read that it was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it event, a fleeting special effect not even worthy of a credit in the smallest indie flick. So when it reappeared after several seconds of unblinking gaze, I was quite surprised, and much more inclined to corroborate its existence.

Today on Dockweiler, I swear I saw it. I blinked and it disappeared, only to have it re-emerge a second later for a few more moments of mortal fame. Another blink, and it again evaporated. I began to think the illusion had occurred only because I’d sought it out.

When I spotted the green for a third time (within a 10-second time frame), I wondered momentarily if I was seeing nothing more than a mirage. But then I realized that was what the phenomenon was, a transient spectacle meant for those who seek it. When I turned to hike back up the bluff to my car, I spied a line of spectators seeking the same visual marvel I’d just witnessed. “Did you see it?” “Was that it?” I heard them ask each other. Although they didn’t hold hands and sing “Kum-Ba-Yah” as I passed, I realized that the miracle had worked its magic. And to be part of that, for only the blink of an eye, was proof enough of the phenomenon.

(The video below was my attempt to capture the green flash on video while I was in St. Lucia. Although you can hear us all get excited that we’d seen it, it unfortunately isn’t visible in the video.)

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I’m a children’s author, TV writer, mom, wife, and superb spaghetti sauce maker. I also know all of the states and capitals (go on, quiz me). I love writing for kids! With my books, I get to dream up new characters, invent worlds, play with different kinds of storytelling, and watch amazing illustrators bring it all to life. As a kids’ television writer, I get to create stories within iconic worlds and write dialogue for beloved characters like Daniel Tiger and Doc McStuffins. My greatest joy is hearing kids giggle at one of my books or a having a parent tell me their child learned something new from one of my episodes.

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