Women's View Magazine, November 2019

VOLUME 13 NOVEMBER ISSUE 11 2019 Inspiring, educating, empowering and celebrating women in our community MAGAZINE More inside: Sorority serves schools and the community Technology services for your home Missing man table initiative makes an impact

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6 Contents NOVEMBER 5 HONORING THE MILITARY Heroes Homecoming and the missing man table initiative honor the brave men and women who served but never made it home. 6 TRIM OR CUT? Not sure whether to trim or cut your hair? The Locks House owner Airaina Knight gives some advice. 7 PHILANTHROPY MEETS EDUCATION Through DonorsChoose.org, teachers receive valued materials needed to teach their students from charitable donors. 8 HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES When Caroline Schafer’s family member received an autoimmune diagnosis, she was inspired to create new holiday recipes that everyone could enjoy. 9 HIP HIP HOORAY! Judy Stapleton gives thanks for her hip replacement and the medical professionals who are helping her heal. 12 HOME TECHNOLOGY Various gadgets that allegedly make life easier are becoming popular items in homes across the nation. But at what cost? 13 COMMUNITY DO-GOODERS Sororities helping others. Compassionate kids. Christianity meets the college campus. Learn about some of the good deeds going on in Cumberland County. 20 SERVING BUSINESS START-UPS The Fayetteville Technical Community College Small Business Center offers a variety of resources for entrepreneurs. 24 PHYSICAL WELLNESS Cassidy Strickland explains how a personal trainer can improve your overall health. 24 30 FAYETTEVILLE LADIES POWER LUNCH Meet Shawnelle Jones, a new member of the FLPL advisory board. NOVEMBER 2019 3

Close Up LETTER FROM VOLUME 13 ISSUE 11 THE EDITOR PUBLISHER November is about service. Whether you are Bill Bowman, F & B Publications serving up turkey and mashed potatoes to your [email protected] family or volunteering in your child’s classroom, at church or a local soup kitchen, you are giving back ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Stephanie Crider to others and showing you care. Rolling up our sleeves [email protected] and pitching in feels good. EDITOR Some who serve here at Women’s View Magazine Crissy Neville [email protected] are our contributing writers. They write on topics of ASSISTANT EDITOR community interest and awareness each month, Jenna Shackelford ART DIRECTOR not for a wage but for the welfare of our community Elizabeth Baker and its people. Writing on topics ranging from social [email protected] OPERATIONS DIRECTOR issues and family life to education to events, they serve Paulette Naylor intentionally and purposely using paper and pen. [email protected] MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE Case in point is new writer June Hoffler’s reflections Linda McAlister on Thanksgiving below. Her words conjure both [email protected] DISTRIBUTION DIRECTOR/ thoughts of Thanksgiving Day and thanks for blessings SALES ADMINISTRATOR and bounty. To my list of thanks, I add June and those Laurel Handforth like her who wield influence and passion using their words. [email protected] NOVEMBER CONTRIBUTORS As you nestle into November read on about the Zeta sorority, whose sisters donate time Jeanne Lythgoe and materials to local schools, and a local ministry to college students that helps at holiday Kenneth Kleiner Dr. Shanessa Fenner time. Find out more about the valued service of four-legged friends, school donors and Alena Barosa Caroline Schafer the value of volunteering with your kids, as I am pictured above doing with my daughter, Avery Powers Vibra’s Boutique Emily, at a local charity walk-a-thon. The article on Fayetteville’s Heroes Homecoming and Rebecca McLean Nicole Cicchini the missing man table initiative is one that celebrates and Crissy Jennifer Kirby memorializes service, lest we forget. Enjoy November’s WVM and this season of service. June Hoffler Jenna Shackelford The bird is buttered, seasoned and ready for the preheated oven. You may have prepared the revered gobbler via the Judy Stapleton rivaling turkey fryer. The cornbread is made; onions and celery Miki Phillips are chopped and spices added to complete the delicious down- home dressing. Folks always crave mayo-and-mustard-style potato Casey Schaffer salad, lip-smacking mac and cheese, cinnamon and brown sugar Michael Karaman candied yams, collards and turnip greens and plenty of other Dr. Airaina Griffith-Knight delectable options. Dessert is pondered, but everyone knows that banana pudding, sweet potato pie and pound cake will start the Wanda Chavis endless array of sweets. Soon afterward, when the feast has been devoured, everyone pats Shawnelle Jones his or her tummy, while also targeting the best chair for watching football. Happy feelings Cassidy Strickland abound; however, something is missing. There are so many things for which to be thankful. I am thankful for good health, having a roof over my head, and, most importantly, having a Angie Brady Heavenly Father that cares for me and all of his children. Happy Thanksgiving! WOMEN’S VIEW MAGAZINE Are you interested in writing? Consider contributing an article or pitching a story idea to WVM. We 208 ROWAN ST. want to elevate your voice. For more information, email [email protected]. FAYETTEVILLE, NC, 28301 PHONE: 910-484-6200 Don't forget about this month's Fayetteville Ladies Power Lunch, Thursday, Nov. 10! It will FAX: 910-484-9218 Women’s View Magazine is for, by be held at Cape Fear Botanical Garden. and about women in 4 NOVEMBER 2019 Cumberland County. Published by F&B Publications in conjunction with Media Marketing Management. ©2019 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisement without permission is strictly prohibited. Various vector sources credited to © Freepik and © Vecteezy.

Cmseeirllevitbiacrreayting ANGIE M. BRADY M ISSI N G M AN TA BLE Contributing Writer The items below act as reminders and rseeprvreicseemnteantioannsdtowohmoneonr. our missing Angie M. Brady is the Director of Tourism/ ROUND TABLE the everlasting concern Client Relations at WHITE TABLECLOTH the purity of their motives the Fayetteville Area EMPTY CHAIR a reminder of their absence INVERTED GLASS the inability to be here Convention and SLICE OF LEMON their bitter fate Visitors Bureau and PINCH OF SALT the tears shed Heroes Homecoming SINGLE RED ROSE the life of the missing Chair. She has been RED RIBBON the determination with the FACVB since to account for our missing November 2008. BIBLE the strength gained through faith *Heroes Homecoming LIT CANDLE a light to guide them home and the Heroes ONE PLACE SETTING the frailty of being alone Homecoming logo are registered trademarks of the FACVB. Use of these marks requires express permission from, and a license agreement with, the FACVB. Heroes Homecoming is once again just around the businesses, companies and organizations display a missing corner. Our partners have been busy planning man table scene in Cumberland County as possible. events, and we hope you, our neighbors, friends, This display, also known as the fallen comrade table, is a coworkers and our community will come out Nov. 7-11, ceremony and memorial traditionally set up in U.S. military to one of the 23 events that have been planned by 31 dining facilities and during official dining functions, or in community partners, agencies or organizations throughout conjunction with Memorial Day or Veterans Day. It honors Cumberland County. fallen, missing or imprisoned military service members. In What is Heroes Homecoming? Saying thank you is so 2018, we deployed all 160 missing man kits we had available. easy, yet we don’t seem to do it enough. Here in Cumberland As many as a dozen more emailed to say they didn’t need County, you can’t go far without seeing someone in our kit but had a table displayed. We look to exceed that uniform. The communities of Cumberland County created number this year. Heroes Homecoming as a way of showing appreciation to all veterans for their courage, sacrifice and everything they For the month of November, in observance of the Nov. do to defend this country’s freedom — now and forever. 11 Veterans Day holiday and Military Family Month, look From parades and student-led initiatives to lectures and for the missing man table displays set up in Cumberland’s motorcycle rallies, cultural celebrations and recognition communities. Please check out our website www. ceremonies, all the events at Heroes Homecoming recognize HeroesHomecoming.com for the locations of all the missing and honor the service and sacrifice of our brave veterans. man table displays. You can also check out the Heroes In recent years, Heroes Homecoming has honored Homecoming Facebook page for events and their locations. veterans that served in Vietnam, Korea and World War II. The 2019 theme, Celebrating Service, honors and Among the 23 events and observances during Heroes celebrates all veterans and their families, from all branches Homecoming, an exhibit sheds light on the history of of the U.S. military. women in the military. Stop by the Cumberland County In 2016, we started a missing man table initiative during Public Library and Information Center, Headquarters Heroes Homecoming. The goal was to have as many Branch Nov. 1-Dec. 3 to view historic and modern photos of local activity duty military women on display outside the local and state history room. NOVEMBER 2019 5

To trim or to cut that is the question DR. I ’ve always been perplexed when you on whether just a trim is needed to put AIRAINA people come in the hair salon asking the hair back in shape. But if you are that GRIFFITH- for a trim when they have about person that has not been to a salon in some KNIGHT 2 inches of hair that need cutting. time and have 6 inches of hair on the left, People often are afraid of getting 7 on the right, 3 on top and 5 in the nape, Owner, their hair cut. chances are you need a cut. NUWBNS Natural Hair What exactly is this business of the big As stressful as this situation is for you, it chop? Is there a difference between hair is just as stressful for the stylist who has Gallery, shaping and hair cutting? In a word, yes. to find a style that will help illustrate the The Lock House, best use of your hair while minimizing bad hAirlooms Natural The big chop is about removing all the features and accentuating the good. Hair-Braiding chemically processed hair strands to a demarcation line; hair shaping is about Another solution is to find the greatest Academy keeping the hair in good repair or shape. common factor in hair length and get a CEO, NUWBNS, But here’s the kicker — the hair has to be basic blended haircut. After this you can in shape to keep it in shape, which leads us maintain the hair's shape by following up Inc. back to the to-cut-or-to-trim dilemma. The with the salon regularly; it is OK to trim to 910-868-5891or foundation for any good hairstyle is a good keep the hair in optimum health once it is nuwbnshairclinic@ haircut. Therefore, when you visit a new in good shape. You can get a trim at least stylist, talk about your hair’s shape. Once every 3-6 months Trim or cut? I’m glad you gmail.com you establish the condition of your hair, asked. Your hair can stay strong forever, but discuss style next. Your stylist can guide eventually you will have to trim. Dr. Airaina Griffith- Knight is an expert in the field of natural hair care for multicultural, transcontinental people. She developed a natural hair care curriculum, Cosmetagriculture, currently taught at hAirlooms Natural Hair-Braiding Academy and the North Carolina State Beauticians & Cosmetology Association. It was the first curriculum of its kind in North Carolina. 6 NOVEMBER 2019

REBECCA MCLEAN Contributing Writer Teachers choose Rebecca McLean is the media coordinator at Manchester Elementary School in Spring Lake and has worked in education 21 years. Married with one son, she is a veteran DonorsChoose.org user. DONORSCHOOSE.ORG for creative classroom funding Books, computers, printers, wobble School in Cumberland County, projects available for funding at local chairs, benches, robots, Spheros, has projects funded regularly. She schools and across the county are on STEM kits, art supplies, magnets, feels the donations have made a the DonorsChoose.org website. Legos and more! Public schools in positive impact on student learning Cumberland County and across the outcomes in her classroom and A current trending request item nation are taking advantage of a gift- encourages other teachers to among teachers is for flexible seating. giving opportunity never imagined Many classrooms are moving away before the 21st century. In 2000, history create projects. “The children are from traditional seating arrangements teacher Charles Best had an excellent cooperatively engaged in learning with replacements for individual desks idea for educational crowdfunding, and enjoy all the wonderful things and tables using bouncy and wobbly which today as DonorsChoose.org is donated to our classroom,” she said. chairs, beanbags and pub-style tables. the leading classroom funding site The objective is for students to take for teachers. This nonprofit 501c3 Reflecting on the ease of project advantage of alternative learning space allows public-school teachers across funding, she emphasizes the to help them remain calm, focused the United States to create project importance of networking with and productive. requests for their classrooms, helping others. “Let everyone know about them to raise money like never before. your project,” she encourages other Currently, major entities such as teachers. “Tell parents, family and Verizon, Tony the Tiger® and Kellogg's DonorsChoose.org has funded friends, community members and Frosted Flakes® and the Charles projects valued at over $884 million, those on social media to reach a Schwab Foundation are offering reaching nearly 37 million students wider audience.” matching-fund opportunities for nationwide since its inception. schools identified as Title I, the largest According to Sabrina Steigelman, Heather DeSorbo, a kindergarten federally funded educational program grants and project management teacher also at Manchester Elementary, for schools with large concentrations of coordinator for Cumberland County can attest firsthand to the importance low-income students. DonorsChoose. Schools, classrooms in this county of staying connected on social media. org matching grants speed up the wait alone have received $2.23 million in She and Moore had several classroom time for the full funding of projects. district project funding, with 71% of projects funded by the founder of the funds coming from out-of-state Craigslist, Craig Newmark. Other All projects are not funded the first sources. Furthermore, nearly 9,000 time; however, it costs nothing to apply. in-state donors have funded over 4,000 Many teachers reapply by tweaking classroom projects thus far. Those their projects, taking advantage of numbers continue to rise, as more matching grants and even unknown educators and community members funding partners to whom donors will learn how easy it is to apply and promote their project. The website is contribute, respectively. informative and easy to navigate for teachers and donors alike. Find out Tracee Moore, a kindergarten how to set up a project or give to one teacher at Manchester Elementary today by visiting DonorsChoose.org/. NOVEMBER 2019 7

Healthy helpings OF ALTERNATIVE THANKSGIVING DISHES CAROLINE During the holiday Sweet Potato SCHAFER season, we joke Casserole and say it’s the Contributing Writer time of year to get out our Start to finish time: 45 minutes stretchy pants, and any Servings: 6-8 Caroline Schafer is diet gets put on the back the producer of the Army Wife Talk Radio burner because — well, 2 cups mashed sweet podcast and enjoys writing, cooking and it’s the holidays. For some potatoes traveling when she’s not busy recording reason, there’s this idea 1 ½ cups cauliflower voiceovers, practicing acting techniques, that we can’t eat healthy ½ cup brown sugar walking her beagle or enjoying a night during the holidays, but 6 tablespoons applesauce out with her husband. here’s the thing — we ½ cup almond milk Originally from Oklahoma, she credits totally can! Wondering 4 tablespoons plant- the military for calling the Fayetteville area her how? Wondering if I based butter, melted or current home. mean, “Just buy a veggie coconut oil and fruit tray and call it a ¼ teaspoon cinnamon meal?” That’s absolutely ¾ teaspoon vanilla Topping: not what I mean, but hey, ¼ teaspoon salt 1 ½ cup gluten-free rolled oats you do you. ¾ cup chopped walnuts or Here are some favorite pecans holiday recipes that I re-created 1 ½ tablespoons maple syrup when a family member received a celiac disease 1 tablespoon brown sugar diagnosis, prompting me to go to plant-based ¼ teaspoon cinnamon options for more of our meals. 5 tablespoons coconut oil, melted Roasted And Mashed Cauliflower Start to finish: 30-35 minutes Servings: 4-6 1 head of cauliflower, cut into florets 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 tablespoon olive oil ¼ cup cream cheese, softened ¼ cup Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon butter 1-2 tablespoons chives ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder Gary Lum © yummylummy.com Heat the oven to 450 F. Cut cauliflower into florets and thinly slice. Mix with olive oil and garlic, and place on a baking sheet. Roast for 25 minutes. While the cauliflower is cooking, mix the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl. Add roasted cauliflower and cream cheese mixture to food processor. Mix until smooth. Top with sour cream and serve immediately. 8 NOVEMBER 2019

JUDY STAPLETON Contributing As a senior citizen, mother of two, stepmother Writer of two more, grandmother of eight and — holy moly! — two great-grandchildren, Judy Stapleton has traveled many miles from her home stompin’ grounds of Mississippi. Retired from the federal government, she now works as a receptionist for F&B Publications in Fayetteville. Pop me an email and share some of your childhood stories: [email protected]. Heat the oven to 350 F. In a medium- Hey ya’ll , is it really November already ? All I have to to-large bowl, combine the casserole say is … wow! I am thankful every day but I think ingredients until smooth and place in a we all think about thankfulness a bit more during 9x13 nonstick baking dish. In another bowl, November, being we do have a holiday to celebrate this combine the topping ingredients. It will month called Thanksgiving. This is the time of year I am be crumbly. Scatter the topping over the usually hurryin’ around but instead this year, I am very mixture and bake for 30 minutes. slowly makin’ my way around. Vegan Brown Gravy At my new slow pace, I have something new to be thankful for this year. Ya see, I finally got fed up with Start to finish time: 20 minutes that ‘ole pain in my hip called “Arturitis” and got me one Servings: 4 of them there total hip replacements. It has been an 1 small sweet yellow onion, diced adventurous ride to say the least, and at my age I’m not 3 tablespoons vegan butter or sauté in vegetable bouncing back as quickly as I used to. I would like to give a broth, 2 tablespoons at a time special shoutout and thank you to Hoke Hospital and the ½ pound of baby Bella mushrooms, thinly sliced ladies at Cape Fear Orthopedics. They’ve been givin’ me 1 cup veggie broth a right good workout twice a week for about 6-8 weeks 1/8 cup nondairy milk now. If not for the encouragement of the staff and other 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning patients I met at physical therapy that have walked in my ¼ teaspoon garlic powder shoes themselves, I don’t know if I could have kept up with 3 tablespoons gluten-free flour the required walking, leg stands, booty lifts and other such 1 teaspoon rice vinegar exercises the likes of which I cannot mention here … being the lady that I am! Sauté onion in vegan butter or vegetable broth on medium heat. The broth will get absorbed I have added quite a few things to my blessings list that quickly, so continue to stir and add a tablespoon are gonna be a hoot to share at dinner with the family. at a time for 5 minutes until translucent. Add These days I find myself thankful for my portable toilet, the rest of the ingredients and turn the heat to walking cane, handy grabby things and even old- low while whisking. Let simmer for about 5-10 fashioned shoe spoons, things northerners call shoe horns. minutes, whisking occasionally. Transfer a little I am hopeful that I will not need these items permanently, at a time to a high-speed blender and blend but if I do, I will still be so very thankful that they exist and until smooth, if desired. so thankful and blessed by God to be 100% pain free. ‘Til next time, This is Judy. Just sayin.’ Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! NOVEMBER 2019 9

JEANNE LYTHGOE Contributing Writer Jeanne Lythgoe Dynamo dogs has been involved in pet therapy for Serving mankind in myriad ways five years and is the current leader of the Fayetteville chapter of Love on a Leash. She currently works in health care and has a journalism background. She seeks to share the happiness her personal pets have brought her. Humans serve in many ways, but minimum, helping to instill stability and temperament together. These as it turns out, we aren’t the only and independence. Psychiatric service teams are found in libraries or schools, ones who can do a good turn. dogs assist with mental disabilities working alongside children learning Man’s best friend provides more than such as agoraphobia — the fear of to read to provide a patient and a friendship in the form of performing a public places — or those who suffer nonjudgmental presence, making task or providing therapy. from severe panic/anxiety attacks, appearances at summer camps or Service dogs are trained to assist a post-traumatic stress disorders or Scout troop meetings for educational person with a disability by performing other mental disorders. Such dogs are purposes or on college campuses to a task. Most people immediately think constant companions. help reduce stress during final exams. about guide dogs or “Seeing Eye dogs” that assist individuals with visual Service dogs who are formally Therapy pets also frequent nursing impairment, but there are many other trained to complete a task for a handler homes, assisted living facilities and services dogs can provide. Mobility with a physical or mental disability hospitals. Teams visit with residents dogs assist people with disabilities are protected by the Americans and patients, many of whom had to with walking, balance and transferring with Disabilities Act and are allowed be separated from their pet or who from place to place, such as in and out anywhere that their handler goes. may not have anyone else that comes of a wheelchair. These highly trained This law does not protect emotional to visit. Interaction with a therapy pet dogs often perform other tasks such support dogs or personal pets. In fact, has been shown to reduce anxiety as retrieving items, opening doors it is illegal to misrepresent a dog as a and stress, decrease pain, lower and pushing buttons for their handler. service dog. blood pressure, reduce depression, For those with hearing loss, a hearing encourage participation in therapy, dog can assist them by alerting Therapy dogs also provide a service facilitate communication and improve the handler to sounds such as the to the community, although they are cognition/reduce delirium. telephone, doorbell, a crying baby, a not service dogs in the legal sense. smoke alarm and more. Medical alert To become a certified therapy pet, There are many national, state and dogs are trained to signal individuals of the handler and dog must pass local organizations that certify handler- oncoming medical emergencies and certain certifying tests of obedience dog teams who then participate in even attend to the handler in the event community service in different ways. of an emergency such as epilepsy, To get involved in community service diabetic emergencies, stroke and with your four-legged friend, go to the heart attack. websites for Love on a Leash, www. Autism service dogs are trained to fayettevilleloal.com, or Therapy Dog alert the handler of certain behaviors, International, www.tdi-dog.org/ to so he or she may keep them to a learn more about these nationally 10 NOVEMBER 2019 recognized therapy dog organizations with a presence in our home city.

Pet food toppers are a relatively of a pet, several manufacturers have new item for pets and one introduced products that are useful that has taken the pet food in adding moisture to the diet of category by storm. Pet parents companion animals. wanting to increase the nutritional value of man’s best friend’s meals Bone broth is one option that offers are turning to toppers—available in a host of positive benefits in addition freeze-dried, dry, moist and broth to adding moisture and functional formulations—as an easy, creative and ingredients to a pet’s diet, including delicious way to jazz up an ordinary supporting the immune system; dog and cat food. providing liver support; adding moisture and improving hydration; According to manufacturers, pet promoting healthy digestion food toppers are a valuable tool by healing and sealing the gut; for digestion and weight loss. The strengthening bones, skin and coat products offer a host of other benefits with functional collagen; reducing as well, such as aiding hydration and inflammation and joint pain; working regulating diarrhea and constipation, as an appetite stimulant; and possibly especially when consumers transition reducing allergies. between pet food brands. Pumpkin and sweet potato purees, high in fiber Some pet food companies, like Nulo, and an aid for digestive issues, are two believe that making a better kibble toppers used in transition times. that tastes good is the best bet in getting a pet to eat without the use Toppers provide an easy, nutritious of pet food toppers. Just like humans, way to add the benefits of raw to any our pets also seem to have specific diet, whether the pet parent is feeding taste buds that we attempt to please, kibble, freeze-dried raw, frozen raw or so one solution does not fit all. Nulo’s anything in between. Stella & Chewy’s, recipes are exactly what animals need. Nulo and Tiki Pets are just a few of the They’re high in animal-based protein, many companies that offer toppers. low in carbs and use low-glycemic These additions are more than a treat ingredients to promote healthy body in that they provide a health benefit conditions and stable energy. Nulo and are a nutritional way to boost also adds a patented probiotic to aid with digestion that survives the any diet. The toppers ensure that cooking process, shelf life and is viable your picky eater is getting the in your pet’s digestive tract. All of the nutrients they need. ingredients are carefully selected with intention and purpose. They are Toppers can be solid or functional, delicious, nutritious and liquid-based. They are result in a great combination to keep usually a great source your pet eating healthy. for high-quality protein and low In the end, ask for samples where carbohydrates. you purchase your food and have a Understanding discussion with a store sales associate the important if your pet has any medical conditions, role that proper likes, dislikes or particular lifestyle hydration demands, which are all important plays in the considerations in choosing a food that health and will keep them healthy and eating well. well-being NOVEMBER 2019 11

KENNETH Friend or Foe?Technology service for today’s smart home KLEINER Contributing writer Kenneth Kleiner “Alexa, good morning,” is how malicious actors already know what those is an instructor I usually start my day. My logins and passwords are and are looking in the Computer voice assistant then performs to access these. and Programming programmed tasks through the Development app. My voice assistant of choice is Alexa; yours • Each device you add may, and in most Department at may be Google, Siri, Facebook, maybe Cortana cases, will share information with their Fayetteville Technical or even Bixby. Voice assistants have become parent company. The type of data and Community College. nearly indispensable. But what is the price of amount of detail in the data that is shared A graduate of FTCC the convenience of a voice assistant or many will be different for each device depending and Fayetteville of the other items available to us today? What on your signed privacy statement. State University, he are we giving up for the services they render? has multiple degrees Privacy? Security? It will be up to you to decide how much of a related to business concern each device is to you and your family and technology. These other devices may include video versus the convenience that it gives. He is a member doorbells; nanny, pet and child surveillance Back to my use of Alexa, I have to go to my of the Association cameras; and smart home appliances such as device and push the button to unmute the of Information washers and dryers, ovens, thermostats, lights microphone to use it. I choose to mute the Technology and more. There are important factors to microphone when I am not actively using Professionals, remember about these smart devices. my Alexa device. It shows me that it is not International listening with a visual cue of a red circle. Does Game Developers • Each device that you connect to this have a cost? Yes, it means I may have to Association, your home internet is another drain on walk a few steps, which my doctor probably Information Systems the overall capacity that you have on thinks I need to take anyway, to turn back on Security Association your in-home Wi-Fi and likely on your the microphone in order to use it, but it also and Phi Beta Lambda, internet connection. Without computing means that, hopefully, all other conversations and he works with the capabilities on their own, these devices rely near the device are not being sent to the FTCC student chapters on the parent company. parent company. of several of these. 12 NOVEMBER 2019 • Each device you add also adds to the Cameras are one of the more interesting items possible security holes in your home with various service uses. Used for security, network, which may allow access to more such as in checking on the status of an area, information than you may think. If the cameras can serve as tools for watching pets device has a login and password that is the while away or in checking on the in-home same for each device, you can be sure that care of children or elderly parents.

In some cases, these cameras feature what those changes may mean to the information you are audio features for talking and engaging sharing with them. conversations. In this way, they are similar to video doorbells such as the brands Ring As for most of the other devices available as part of today’s and Nest. The main difference is that video smart home, research the pros and cons associated with doorbells will alert you when they are using them. The key is deciding which attributes you wish activated by someone pushing the doorbell to live with and without, and which products will best button and, in most cases, they can also be serve your needs. activated by detected motion within the doorbell’s field of view. Next, these devices alert you, and anyone else connected, that someone is at the door, allowing you to see them and speak to them. Many current devices allow or require you to download and use their apps to get the most usefulness from the device. This is another way that information may get into the hands of the wrong people. Your phone or tablet may be used to gain access to the devices connected to it, which may then allow others access to more items on your home network and the devices connected to it. Security and convenience are part of a balancing act. If you want more of one, you usually have to give up some of the other. In the end, it is up to you to make a choice as to what you want to give up to get the capability of any of the devices you use. There is always a cost, and usually, it is privacy. In some cases, it may also be security. When a company sends you information that they are updating their privacy policy, be sure to read it and be aware of NOVEMBER 2019 13

DR. Q&A SHANESSA ZETASwith FENNER the Principle, W.T. Brown Elementary School Contributing Writer Performing Service for the Good of Others My first year as principal of Mae Rudd Williams We hold book bag and school supply drives, feed the Elementary School in Spring Lake, a local homeless and show love to the elderly; we help as much sorority, Zeta Phi Beta, Inc., adopted my as we can. We also participate in many events throughout school and gave time, money and service the year at our adopted school, Loyd E. Auman Elementary to ensure that my babies had everything School. We mentor, donate Christmas supplies and they needed to be successful. The Gamma Upsilon Beta participate in school events, and we have facilitated the Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., continues to have a Pearls of Virtue program, as well. In terms of institutions, high presence in the community and local schools. I talked we have two undergraduate chapters that we advise: The with Zeta leaders for Women’s View Magazine recently Omega Beta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta, Inc. on the campus to find out more about their acts of service. Sharing of Fayetteville State University and the Omega Upsilon information with me were Cyshelle Williams-Graham, Chapter on the campus of Campbell University. president; Dr. Carlitta Moore, chair of the executive board, and Ruby Thomas, 2nd vice president of the Gamma Cyshelle Williams-Graham: We also participate in Upsilon Zeta Chapter. activities with the Divine Nine at the North Carolina General Assembly and conduct a financial literacy SF: Tell us about your sorority’s service in the Fayetteville program for teens and college students. community and local schools. SF: What is the history of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.? Dr. Moore: We help a number of the organizations in the community, including Operation Inasmuch, Cape Fear Cyshelle Williams-Graham: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Adult Day-Health Care Center, Whispering Pines Nursing & Inc., was founded Jan. 16, 1920, at Howard University Rehabilitation Center, the March of Dimes, the Baby Store in Washington, D.C. Five phenomenal women, who at the Cumberland County Health Department and more. dared to depart from the traditional coalitions for black 14 NOVEMBER 2019

women, sought to establish a new memberships for prestigious women Cyshelle Williams-Graham: A organization predicated on the who have achieved something great project that we are currently precepts of scholarship, service, on a national or international level. working on is called the Stork’s Nest. sisterly love and finer womanhood. We sponsor periodic informational The Cumberland County Health Our founders had the idea that the meetings for women interested in Department had a grand reopening organization would reach sorority- becoming a member of Zeta Phi of a project they call the Baby Store minded college women in all parts of Beta to help them learn more. in May. The Baby Store emulates the country who desired to follow the the mission and goals of our Stork’s founding principles of the Zeta Phi SF: Share a success story that you Nest. The Baby Store is an incentive- Beta organization. feel good about. based, prenatal health promotion program that aims to create healthy SF: How do you become a member? Dr. Carlita Moore: In 2009, I was moms and healthy babies. Health What are the requirements? one of the young ladies who helped Department clients can earn “baby locate the unmarked gravesite of bucks” by attending their prenatal Ruby Thomas: There are several one of our sorority founders, Pearl care and other appointments as ways to become a member. One Anna Neal. This began the Peaceful well as participating in health way is to join at the undergraduate Pearl Project, which started a education programs such as smoking level from a college or accredited movement throughout the entire cessation, childbirth, parenting and university. There are some minimal sorority when it was unveiled in 2011. breastfeeding classes. The mothers undergraduate requirements to We have now honored all of our can use the baby bucks to buy keep in mind. Candidates must be founders with monuments around diapers, pacifiers, baby clothes and enrolled in a four-year college or the country at their particular more. The program is for the mothers university and have an accumulated gravesites. I am excited to have been of infants and children ages birth 2.5 grade-point average and have at a part of such a movement to honor to 5. We help with the Baby Store least 12 credit hours at the college or our founders and pay homage to and hope in the future to house our university where the membership is these strong and powerful ladies. Stork’s Nest there. sought. We also have our graduate chapter for women who have already SF: What is a project or long-term For more information about the graduated from an undergraduate goal that your sorority is currently Gamma Upsilon Beta Chapter of Zeta college or university. We have honor Phi Beta Sorority Inc., visit working on? www.zphib1920.org. NOVEMBER 2019 15

ALENA BAROSA Contributing writer Alena Sergeevna The United States is full of giving, bins throughout the town to contribute to Barosa is a 32-year- mindful and caring individuals. Many mealtimes outside of school hours. people generously practice good Seth’s Wish is a downtown nonprofit started old Fayetteville citizenship by volunteering, donating their in 2014 by a 9-year-old local boy with a vision resident originally money and helping those in need. Often, to help the hungry and homeless in our from Siberia, Russia. we are reminded of the need for kindness in city. The volunteer-run organization services She is employed as November, the advent of the holiday season. those in need via access to hot meals, a board-certified We are thankful to have a roof over our clothing, toiletries, groceries and even tents, behavior analyst at heads, meals on the table and local support if requested. Fayetteville Urban Ministry Autism Therapeutic systems. We remember the less fortunate, serves local youth through various outreach the lonely and the hungry. Fayetteville and tutoring services; no child is left behind Services with a has been the home to many bachelor's degree organizations that assist people at this endearing place. Whether you requiring a boost in life. Such have plenty of time or just a smidge, from Campbell organizations are both well- visit FUM and offer a hand. Besides University and known and obscure. Looking youth programs, the center runs a master's degree for places that need your food pantry and a lending closet. in counseling support? Read on. For the hard-working equine lovers psychology from At Thanksgiving time, many out there, Leilani Mae Horse Rescue of Fayetteville State are interested in volunteering Linden will greet you with open arms. University. This single with a feeding program or My young son and I volunteer there mother has a first- some type of food service area. often, grooming horses and helping grade son and is an You’ve heard of the Salvation with barn chores. active member of the Army’s community outreach Children learn by doing and observing. and emergency shelter provisions, but As a parent, I want to inspire my son community. note the organization also runs a soup to care about his immediate environment, 16 NOVEMBER 2019 kitchen downtown that serves warm meals animals and people. What better way to prepared by volunteers. Likewise, the encourage responsibility and establish one’s Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast everyday meaning than volunteering? My North Carolina distributes millions of meals son accompanies me to many volunteer from its Deep Creek Road, Fayetteville, adventures aroudn the county. hub and partner agencies to individuals Do you happen to have a free moment? battling hunger each year. Meals on Extra clothes? Nonperishable food items? Wheels provides nutrition-rich meals to An extraordinary talent you, perhaps, would the homebound elderly unable to cook for like to share with others? Your kindness can themselves and without a strong support shine year-round through all of the seasons. system of individuals to prepare meals Even the smallest act of kindness can be for them. Furthermore, while every child impactful and inspiring. Pick up the phone, enrolled in the Cumberland County School visit an organization and encourage others System is eligible to receive free breakfast to show up for their neighbors every day in and lunch, many students go hungry on big and small altruistic ways. Start small but weekends. Look for the Backpack Buddies start today to make a difference for others and in your own life, too.

JENNA SHACKELFORD Jenna Shackelford, a Fayetteville native, is the assistant editor of Up & Coming Weekly and Women's View Magazine. Contributing Writer The Village’s Thanksgiving ministry for college students A s people prepare for a holiday of celebrating HOME OF THE 30 MINUTE WORKOUT blessings and giving thanks, questions abound. Who will make the pumpkin pie? CLASSES How long does it take to def rost a turkey? Monday - Thursday: These are common inquiries for most 5:30am/6:15am/8am • 4:30pm/5:30pm/6:15pm Americans. While the majority of college students leave their schools to return home over the holiday break, those Friday: who can’t return home for various reasons are often left 5:30am/6:15am/8am alone on a closed campus with other things to think about. The Village, formerly known as Village Baptist Saturday: Church, takes this opportunity to support these students. 8am/8:40am “For the last few years, Methodist has offered for the whole campus a Thanksgiving meal the night before DINAH GOODMAN Thanksgiving. It’s for international students who are usually on campus through the holidays or other students Master Coach Personal Trainer who for whatever reason are still there,” explained Kevin Duffy, pastor of Village Christian Academy Campus 3039 Boone Trail Ext. • 910-889-1155 Ministries, VBC Missions and College Students & Singles. For students who ascribe to the Christian faith, The www.facebook.com/FitBodyBooneTrail/ Village hopes to be a resource should they ever waiver in their beliefs — a common occurrence, as 70-80% of NOVEMBER 2019 17 Christian students who graduate high school walk away from their faith when they go to college. The school provides the meat, and The Village provides the side items and the bread. Other churches in the area bring desserts. “We are all coming to campus to give those students that are there a holiday and to build relationships and give them support and resources to reach out to,” Duffy said. “We want them to feel at home in their residence halls.” In addition to the Thanksgiving celebration, The Village participates in Methodist’s Adopt a Hall program, offering bingo nights, other game nights and cupcake decorating and other activities once a month. To more information about or to help with the Thanksgiving event, contact Kevin at the church office at 910-678-7178 or send an email to [email protected].

MIKI PHILLIPS Founder/Owner, Mind Body Seimei www. mindbodyseimei.com Miki Phillips is trained Being in service to in both traditional others through healing medicine and holistic Being called to serve He used his Seimei to sciatica, frozen shoulder, natural healing. With others through change the water into wine, carpal tunnel syndrome, more than 40 years of healing is a profound heal the sick and raise the temporomandibular joint experience in health honor and responsibility. dead. A Japanese man disorder, digestive issues care, she utilizes the There are three domains named Toshihisa Hiraki, and other chronic health best of both worlds. in which holistic natural born 75 years ago, also had conditions, as well as As a health coach and healing can occur: the mind, his Seimei wide-open. His recovery from surgery. a holistic practitioner, for mental or emotional mission was to remind the she guides and assists issues; the body, for physical world of our Seimei and our Seimei works with any clients in overcoming issues; and the soul, or connection to God/source medicine or protocol health challenges and “Seimei,” for spiritual or to prove its existence and to and integrates into any achieving their health consciousness issues. work with those that were current practice. Seimei Most of us are familiar called to go out into the is for more than pain goals. with the traditional and world to heal. relief, providing well- holistic types of healing being and improvement SPONSORED BY for mental/emotional and At Mind Body Seimei, we to one’s overall quality of physical issues, but we heard that calling three life. Both the practitioner 18 NOVEMBER 2019 know little about the form years ago and trained in and the recipient of divine healing originating Japan, and now we put experience improvement from God, the source that these healing arts into in health, vitality and life, can facilitate healing for practice. Seimei is amazing simultaneously. mind, body and soul. and not exclusive; however, Seimei is the there are only 150 Seimei Mind Body Seimei offers Japanese word for soul. practitioners in the United this service to people all It is the eternal, divine States. There are 15,000 in over the world. There is consciousness that we all the nation of Japan. no charge for the first have, connecting us to short-duration session; the God/source, much like an Seimei is a pain-relieving, advanced Seimei session is umbilical cord connects nontouch alternative for the $45 and is regulated by the mother and child. When treatment of cuts, bruises, Seimei Foundation. Jesus Christ was born, his bites, nausea, muscle Seimei was wide-open. His pain, injuries, headaches For more information connection to God/source and more. Seimei is regarding this unique was profound and powerful. also a complementary and profound healing technique for neck and method, see our website back pain, arthritis, colds, MindBodySeimei.com or call 910-791-0751.

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NICOLE Serving startups and CICCHINI new businesses Contributing writer The Fayetteville Technical Community Nicole Cicchini is College Small Business Center a California native, military spouse A lthough Fayetteville needed basis, are free of charge, and act as and mother of two Technical a sounding board for new ideas or concerns daughters. She Community business owners may have. owns and operates College has been Fox Bookkeeping & home to one of 55 small One of the most overlooked resources Business Solutions business centers in North of the SBC is its access to a variety of and works part-time Carolina for more than 30 databases. The industry information with the FTCC Small years, few entrepreneurs contained in the IBISWorld industry Business Center as a and small business owners reports, for example, can help shape business counselor take advantage of the f ree your expectations and business plan; the and as an instructor. resources, seminars and ProfitCents provides financial data that services it offers. The FTCC is an accurate benchmark for the typical 20 NOVEMBER 2019 Small Business Center costs, sales and profits of many specific focuses on business startups types of businesses. and helping young businesses reach their next level of Several times a year, the SBC hosts success by providing free special events for entrepreneurs and small- business-building seminars; business owners. In May, to coincide with f ree, confidential, one-on-one National Small Business Week, the SBC business counseling; and free access to a and Wells Fargo combine to host a Small variety of valuable databases. Business Summit featuring successful Maybe that’s because the SBC is one of entrepreneurs and informative speakers. several free or low-cost business resources Fayetteville is fortunate to have, such Another annual event is Shop Small as Center for Economic Empowerment Saturday. Held the Saturday after & Development, The Fayetteville State Thanksgiving, this nonofficial observance University Veterans Business Outreach originally created by America Express is Center and the North Carolina Small Nov. 30 this year. In late summer and early Business and Technology Development fall, the SBC begins working with small Center, FSU office, among others. Although business clients to help them maximize each group provides a slightly different their holiday sales by brainstorming set of services for different segments of innovative, low-cost campaigns to increase business owners and startups, they are all sales and profits. To learn more about the focused on helping the entrepreneurs and SBC’s initiatives, contact the center at 910- business owners of this area succeed. 678-8496 or at www.ncsbc.net/. In the past year, the SBC provided more than 138 free seminars and webinars for more than 2,300 entrepreneurs and business owners. Seminars are led by subject matter experts and cover a wide range of business topics, such as “How to Start a Business” and “The Basics of Bookkeeping and Business Finances.” These received ratings of excellent or very good by 98% of attendees. Registration is free and easy. Visit http://tiny.cc/ftccsbc2 to review the upcoming seminars. When entrepreneurs are ready to move forward, the SBC also provides business counseling by appointment. Confidential counseling services are available on an as-

Skis. Bikes. Sports balls of all sorts. A lawnmower. Old toys. It’s easy for a garage to turn into a catchall storage unit. For most items, that’s fine, but some things simply don’t belong in a garage, and they can even become a home hazard without proper storage protection. This list of common red-flag items can help identify what doesn’t belong in the garage. What NOT to store in the garage EXTRA FUEL Stashing portable gas cans and propane tanks in the garage can be dangerous: Highly flammable fuel poses a leaking risk. If you store any fuel in the garage, do so only in dedicated, leak-proof containers out of the reach of children and pets and away from potential sources of ignition such as water heaters or power tools. A shed away from your home is a better storage spot. ― and what PAINT OR HOME-IMPROVEMENT CHEMICALS should be Some liquids, such as latex, freeze at the same temperature as water. Others may need a kept elsewhere temperature-controlled environment. Check the manufacturer’s directions for guidance. SPONSORED BY FURNITURE AGENT RODNEY SHERRILL Unless your garage is climate-controlled, its interior is subject to wild swings in heat and humidity. This, in Rodney Sherrill turn, can warp wood, and pests such as rodents may root (and ruin) upholstery, fabric or mattresses. If the garage offers your only option for furniture storage, find a clean, dry spot that’s elevated off the floor. Then thoroughly clean and take apart furniture before wrapping or covering. CLOTHING A better spot for out-of-season clothing is in a sealed container in an attic, basement, or the back of a closet. In a garage, clothing may soak up fumes and dust and be at risk of insect or pest damage. FOOD This means any food ― food for birds, for pets and humans. Perishable items are far too tempting for rodents and vermin, and canned food may spoil more quickly in temperature extremes. Think twice about that extra fridge in an unheated and non-air-conditioned garage: The appliance may struggle to operate efficiently as temperatures fluctuate. ANYTHING FRAGILE OR VALUABLE Photographs, artwork and electronics: These are just a few of the items that need the stability of climate control, so expensive or delicate elements aren’t damaged. Remember: If you couldn’t bear to see it lost or destroyed, then it probably shouldn’t be in the garage. NOVEMBER 2019 21

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AVERY POWERS Avery Powers is a second-year English major at Liberty University. She aspires to become a professional writer and editor. Contributing writer November VETERAN’S DAY PARADE necessities The community is invited to kick off Veteran’s Day weekend with one of Fort Bragg’s Look no further.FRrB9oau2odys0dneH:ent9Bhtayaeke1rasovwDyvii0hgudiianelA-fShmlrslpu4yereLgst,RShr,Gaot8.atSiAsIuIeNlsniMbr0lNoIoNUnD.rraCNcuR-metnyrtGuYGltoY1oLitoidGh2Doenm0slLeOwnllo8tLuTgIc1ow,EigsnbVOfi30,EaOvAthpgesOh1nLewKgye4eeAODmoRdIearAyNctseDunloOCRioktDrildGtgoaVEEfiKusuotVslwolDAEao!nIorEFapNwrNvMnnInaOyNeetGiT.nhdnhtRTfrwhUeehgsablUtwewimfivRoioTSuzotkReihpaOHInyytriFaNbOWhnyroiAUntEOGedsofuS,ughGUDIodor,usSwIU,R’D,sevONLSmtrVmPhYeiielmEnOGlNEaoyealKlbRrLaoDeNWgoLoosobEmerOvFNOsaEEnkevTeuuheaEOtsiknOeiUnTyPhaorewnRDMiKoltu!dRwEdEWhtogcaEAIfCnoArsOisioCuNNyAanksLi,sRafteLkLtU.r-iDrGTohnsDuAlnIiuE,eMblEnoNSrVeIgrhFATIn5kuOtgmeDr’,EuGOhrm5,olsItfBoeNaNsOoIG5eeLRwmrftoTacrLcwtTAurNEy!hbSikaarOulaEUntDeohIeeieAhnSncNsnnuReYsageDmatdiBHgGrOnuoytsnenRhiLLogIytUmlaoldPkooid,EfEiauoEfwDSotfiwn.Auaed!trlaloAyfLigorrsMDrfuIyayoseO,Rsnmltpt.I.oLhshuuSIgVfOMGabwviaoNeSAenIarriOuewtrKNwImmUenilvDuGsoaLNotltDRdeiIathGYsuftOeYnNliwGyehlotCIonTacwrkLygoVOAobG.gniavLaGEgOosEtiuShOsnDeedwfhnK,EnuDIU’oevNFsaLRVDmdIacmynrYeNnOyAOGslEoeCoeRlkbiAoLatdotGNgRlDuLEoOsEhferiuOvDsrotaElwTDeVeeAKaiuo!OTtrFaVznlUhrEnonMIpIanHOKaEyNolRNvWtnhorid.htINnREheedOfGiohNiATwkeeInsrlasTkeUD,i-iDGUwmOTivhgzniUthnSepaVOHRhigNFIakWgRr’,iEOOWmEedsiEFfOnNoILrRUsOrD,grOUtTAu,!hSSh,ROUnDNSIeaNnRWYsEgiGOnuLgyUi,EfS most beloved traditions: The It’s what I do. Veteran’s Day Parade. Active GET TO A BETTER STATE™. duty military, veterans, military CALL ME TODAY. marching bands, and more are welcome to march through downtown to honor the United States and its soldiers. This year, the parade is extending honor to those on the homefront with its theme, Celebrating Gold Star Families. The parade begins on Hay Street by the Airborne Special Operations Museum and at the end of Person and Cool Spring Streets. THE EVENT TAKES PLACE NOV. 9 AT 10 A.M. VETERAN’S DAY RUN Runners everywhere are welcome to participate in the Veteran’s Day Run NOV. 10. Both the 5K and one- mile race begin at Festival Park at 11 A.M. AND 11:05 A.M., respectively. All runners receive a commemorative coin at the finish line. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, The race takes place at 335 Ray State Farm Indemnity Company, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Ave. Service officers will be on- site to answer questions about State Farm General Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL veterans’ benefits. 1101201 Picture below title from www.fayveteransdayparade.com 28 NOVEMBER 2019

ELECTION DAY IN FAYETTEVILLE It’s that time of year again! The city of Fayetteville is holding elections NOV. 5, for mayor and nine city council seats. Visit https://ballotpedia.org/City_ elections_in_Fayetteville,_North_Carolina_(2019) to learn more about the candidates. HOLLY DAY FAIR A small group of women in our community started a crafts fair fundraiser at St. John’s Episcopal Church some 53 years ago. That crafts fair is now one of the largest in Eastern North Carolina, drawing more than 22,000 shoppers each year. At this event, holidays gifts and décor are sold to provide for the community – so far, more than $5 million has been given back to Fayetteville. The Holly Day Fair takes place NOV. 7-10 at the Crown Theater. Get tickets at www.hollydayfair.com. SNYDER SINGING CHRISTMAS TREE The Singing Christmas tree has delighted the Fayetteville community for 40 years. Presented by Snyder Memorial Baptist Church, this production features a 40-piece orchestra, a handbell choir and 250 singers atop a larger-than- life Christmas tree. Instead of accepting canned goods this year, Snyder welcomes monetary donations, all of which will be donated to Operation Blessing, Fayetteville Urban Ministries, Balm in Gilead and His Bread of Life Food Bank. The event takes place DEC.5-8 at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church. Times vary by date. Doors open one hour before the show. To purchase tickets, visit www.snydermbc.com/singing-christmas-tree or call 910-484-3191. RESERVE YOUR TICKETS IN NOVEMBER. A DICKENS HOLIDAY available for purchase at Fall back in Love with your Skin “Annie’ Alehouse,” located This beloved celebration inside the Arts Council Detoxifying Aroma Therapy Brightening transforms Downtown building. Slimming Massage $60 Vitamin C Fayetteville into a Victorian A Dickens Holiday Body wrap Christmas experience. wouldn’t be the same Facial Horse-drawn carriages without its candlelight $70 $65 and old-fashioned artisan procession. Free candles stands line Hay Street will be available outside GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE ONLINE AND IN SPA from 1-9 P.M. NOV. 29. the Arts Council building Holiday performers will at 5:30 p.m. for the march Book appointments today! • 910.483.0186 • thesanctuaryatcedarcreek.com entertain along Hay Street to the Market House. and Father Christmas will Don’t forget to stay for the 1965 Cedar Creek Rd. Fayetteville, NC 28312 be available for pictures! fireworks! To learn more, Photo packages start visit www.theartscouncil. at $6, with all proceeds com/things-to-do/a- benefiting community art dickens-holiday. programs. Drinks will be NOVEMBER 2019 29

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