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301 Moved Permanently - acdfe.com
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Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 18:26:24 GMT
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HTTP Code 301 Moved Permanently

301 status code means that the requested resource has been permanently moved to a new URL. All future requests should use the new address.

When is Code 301 used?

  • When changing a website domain
  • When modifying URL structures
  • When setting up redirects for SEO

What does Code 301 mean for the user?

The browser will automatically redirect the user to the new address, and search engines will update their indexes.

200 OK - https://www.theant.com
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 23:29:32 GMT
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Expires: Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT
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HTTP Code 200 OK

200 status code is a standard successful HTTP server response. It means that the client’s request (e.g., from a browser) was successfully processed, and the server is delivering the requested data.

When is Code 200 used?

  • When loading a web page
  • When successfully receiving an API response
  • When processing a form or another HTTP request

What does Code 200 mean for the user?

The user receives content without errors, and the page or application functions properly. If Code 200 is accompanied by data, the browser or program processes and displays it to the user.

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>
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    <div class="section-background">
    
      
    
    </div>
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  <div
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    style='
      
        
          
          
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.fe-64e13aa7e096416c13df66db {
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  --cell-max-width: calc( ( var(--sqs-site-max-width, 1500px) - (11.0px * (8 - 1)) ) / 8 );

  display: grid;
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}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .background-width--inset .fe-64e13aa7e096416c13df66db {
    --inset-padding: calc(var(--sqs-site-gutter) * 2);
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  .fe-64e13aa7e096416c13df66db {
    --grid-gutter: calc(var(--sqs-site-gutter, 4vw) - 11.0px);
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    --inset-padding: 0vw;

    --row-height-scaling-factor: 0.0215;
    --container-width: min(var(--sqs-site-max-width, 1500px), calc(100vw - var(--sqs-site-gutter, 4vw) * 2 - var(--inset-padding) ));

    grid-template-rows: repeat(32,minmax(calc(var(--container-width) * var(--row-height-scaling-factor)), auto));
    grid-template-columns:
      minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr)
      repeat(24, minmax(0, var(--cell-max-width)))
      minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr);
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}


  .fe-block-6d73623aeea48cda2e2d {
    grid-area: 1/1/10/11;
    z-index: 0;

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
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  .fe-block-6d73623aeea48cda2e2d .sqs-block {
    justify-content: center;
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  .fe-block-6d73623aeea48cda2e2d .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
    align-items: center;
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  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .fe-block-6d73623aeea48cda2e2d {
      grid-area: 1/1/15/27;
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    .fe-block-6d73623aeea48cda2e2d .sqs-block {
      justify-content: center;
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    .fe-block-6d73623aeea48cda2e2d .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
      align-items: center;
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  .fe-block-83f0b82f72658fbcc2c3 {
    grid-area: 4/2/6/10;
    z-index: 2;

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
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    justify-content: center;
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  .fe-block-83f0b82f72658fbcc2c3 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
    align-items: center;
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  @media (min-width: 768px) {
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      grid-area: 5/11/7/17;
      z-index: 2;

      
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    .fe-block-83f0b82f72658fbcc2c3 .sqs-block {
      justify-content: center;
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      align-items: center;
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    grid-area: 5/2/9/10;
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    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
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  .fe-block-c0972b3cb29d810015e9 .sqs-block {
    justify-content: flex-start;
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  .fe-block-c0972b3cb29d810015e9 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
    align-items: flex-start;
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  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .fe-block-c0972b3cb29d810015e9 {
      grid-area: 7/8/10/20;
      z-index: 1;

      
    }

    .fe-block-c0972b3cb29d810015e9 .sqs-block {
      justify-content: flex-start;
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    .fe-block-c0972b3cb29d810015e9 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
      align-items: flex-start;
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    grid-area: 8/4/13/8;
    z-index: 3;

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
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  .fe-block-eaa854de96e9f72941a2 .sqs-block {
    justify-content: center;
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  .fe-block-eaa854de96e9f72941a2 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
    align-items: center;
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  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .fe-block-eaa854de96e9f72941a2 {
      grid-area: 11/11/18/17;
      z-index: 3;

      
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    .fe-block-eaa854de96e9f72941a2 .sqs-block {
      justify-content: center;
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    .fe-block-eaa854de96e9f72941a2 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
      align-items: center;
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    grid-area: 13/2/17/10;
    z-index: 6;

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
    }
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    justify-content: flex-start;
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  .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_49811 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
    align-items: flex-start;
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  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_49811 {
      grid-area: 20/5/23/23;
      z-index: 6;

      
    }

    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_49811 .sqs-block {
      justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_49811 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
      align-items: flex-start;
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  .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_38273 {
    grid-area: 17/2/72/10;
    z-index: 4;

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
    }
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  .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_38273 .sqs-block {
    justify-content: flex-start;
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  .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_38273 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_38273 {
      grid-area: 24/2/27/26;
      z-index: 4;

      
    }

    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_38273 .sqs-block {
      justify-content: flex-start;
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    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_38273 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
      align-items: flex-start;
    }
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  .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_42512 {
    grid-area: 72/2/80/10;
    z-index: 5;

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
    }
  }

  .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_42512 .sqs-block {
    justify-content: flex-start;
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  .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_42512 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
    align-items: flex-start;
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  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_42512 {
      grid-area: 27/10/33/18;
      z-index: 5;

      
    }

    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_42512 .sqs-block {
      justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_42512 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
      align-items: flex-start;
    }
  }

</style><div class="fluid-engine fe-64e13aa7e096416c13df66db"><div class="fe-block fe-block-6d73623aeea48cda2e2d"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-stretched" data-aspect-ratio="46.078786139429255" data-block-type="5" id="block-6d73623aeea48cda2e2d"><div class="sqs-block-content">










































  

    
  
    <div
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      <div
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        data-animation-role="image"
        
  

      >
        <div
          class="fluid-image-container sqs-image-content"
          
          style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);position: relative;width: 100%;height: 100%;"
        >
          

          
          

          
            
              <div class="content-fill">
                
            
            
            
            
            
            
            <img data-stretch="true" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/9460f69d-7389-49eb-acba-beba2771a5bc/comedian-on-stage.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/9460f69d-7389-49eb-acba-beba2771a5bc/comedian-on-stage.png" data-image-dimensions="1915x602" data-image-focal-point="0.38524590163934425,0.5090760758719152" alt="woman comedian on stage with microphone" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/9460f69d-7389-49eb-acba-beba2771a5bc/comedian-on-stage.png" width="1915" height="602" alt="" sizes="100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; object-position: 38.52459016393443% 50.907607587191514%" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/9460f69d-7389-49eb-acba-beba2771a5bc/comedian-on-stage.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/9460f69d-7389-49eb-acba-beba2771a5bc/comedian-on-stage.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/9460f69d-7389-49eb-acba-beba2771a5bc/comedian-on-stage.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/9460f69d-7389-49eb-acba-beba2771a5bc/comedian-on-stage.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/9460f69d-7389-49eb-acba-beba2771a5bc/comedian-on-stage.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/9460f69d-7389-49eb-acba-beba2771a5bc/comedian-on-stage.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/9460f69d-7389-49eb-acba-beba2771a5bc/comedian-on-stage.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">

            
              
            
            <div class="fluidImageOverlay"></div>
          
              </div>
            
          

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <style>
      .sqs-block-image .sqs-block-content {
        height: 100%;
        width: 100%;
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        .fe-block-6d73623aeea48cda2e2d .fluidImageOverlay {
          position: absolute;
          top: 0;
          left: 0;
          width: 100%;
          height: 100%;
          mix-blend-mode: normal;
          
            
            
          
          
            opacity: 0;
          
        }
      
    </style>
  


  


</div></div></div><div class="fe-block fe-block-83f0b82f72658fbcc2c3"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-blend-mode="NORMAL" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="&#123;&quot;topLeft&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;topRight&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;bottomLeft&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;bottomRight&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;&#125;" id="block-83f0b82f72658fbcc2c3"><div class="sqs-block-content">

<div class="sqs-html-content">
  <p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class=""><strong>WELL, HELLO THERE!</strong></p>
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</div></div></div><div class="fe-block fe-block-c0972b3cb29d810015e9"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-blend-mode="NORMAL" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="&#123;&quot;topLeft&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;topRight&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;bottomLeft&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;bottomRight&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;&#125;" id="block-c0972b3cb29d810015e9"><div class="sqs-block-content">

<div class="sqs-html-content">
  <h1 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;">What’s new?</h1>
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</div></div></div><div class="fe-block fe-block-eaa854de96e9f72941a2"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-stretched" data-aspect-ratio="84.36168787675821" data-block-type="5" id="block-eaa854de96e9f72941a2"><div class="sqs-block-content">










































  

    
  
    <div
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      <div
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        <div
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          style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);position: relative;width: 100%;height: 100%;"
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              <div class="content-fill">
                
            
            
            
            
            
            
            <img data-stretch="true" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/60d9bfcb-0700-4689-9ecc-c0408f4b56dc/ANT-on-stage.jpeg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/60d9bfcb-0700-4689-9ecc-c0408f4b56dc/ANT-on-stage.jpeg" data-image-dimensions="360x360" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="ANT on stage at Hamburger Mary's Ontario" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/60d9bfcb-0700-4689-9ecc-c0408f4b56dc/ANT-on-stage.jpeg" width="360" height="360" alt="" sizes="100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/60d9bfcb-0700-4689-9ecc-c0408f4b56dc/ANT-on-stage.jpeg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/60d9bfcb-0700-4689-9ecc-c0408f4b56dc/ANT-on-stage.jpeg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/60d9bfcb-0700-4689-9ecc-c0408f4b56dc/ANT-on-stage.jpeg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/60d9bfcb-0700-4689-9ecc-c0408f4b56dc/ANT-on-stage.jpeg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/60d9bfcb-0700-4689-9ecc-c0408f4b56dc/ANT-on-stage.jpeg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/60d9bfcb-0700-4689-9ecc-c0408f4b56dc/ANT-on-stage.jpeg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/60d9bfcb-0700-4689-9ecc-c0408f4b56dc/ANT-on-stage.jpeg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">

            
              
            
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        .fe-block-eaa854de96e9f72941a2 .fluidImageOverlay {
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            opacity: 0;
          
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    </style>
  


  


</div></div></div><div class="fe-block fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_49811"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-blend-mode="NORMAL" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="&#123;&quot;topLeft&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;topRight&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;bottomLeft&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;bottomRight&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;&#125;" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_49811"><div class="sqs-block-content">

<div class="sqs-html-content">
  <h2 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;">Here’s the latest advice from ANT!</h2>
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</div></div></div><div class="fe-block fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_38273"><div class="sqs-block summary-v2-block sqs-block-summary-v2" data-blend-mode="NORMAL" data-block-json="&#123;&quot;collectionType&quot;:1,&quot;collectionId&quot;:&quot;64bb52a282e2a010f4197f7b&quot;,&quot;design&quot;:&quot;autogrid&quot;,&quot;headerText&quot;:&quot;Featured&quot;,&quot;textSize&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;pageSize&quot;:5,&quot;imageAspectRatio&quot;:1.5,&quot;columnWidth&quot;:270,&quot;gutter&quot;:60,&quot;listImageSize&quot;:30,&quot;listImageAlignment&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;slidesPerRow&quot;:3,&quot;textAlignment&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;showTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showThumbnail&quot;:true,&quot;showExcerpt&quot;:false,&quot;showReadMoreLink&quot;:true,&quot;showPrice&quot;:true,&quot;productQuickViewEnabled&quot;:false,&quot;showPastOrUpcomingEvents&quot;:&quot;upcoming&quot;,&quot;metadataPosition&quot;:&quot;below-content&quot;,&quot;primaryMetadata&quot;:&quot;date&quot;,&quot;secondaryMetadata&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;filter&quot;:&#123;&quot;tag&quot;:null,&quot;category&quot;:null,&quot;featured&quot;:false&#125;,&quot;autoCrop&quot;:true,&quot;lightbox&quot;:false,&quot;mixedContent&quot;:true,&quot;blockId&quot;:&quot;bab15088535af2e9b9fe&quot;&#125;" data-block-type="55" data-border-radii="&#123;&quot;topLeft&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;topRight&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;bottomLeft&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;bottomRight&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;&#125;" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1692040954610_38273"><div class="sqs-block-content">




















  
  





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       has-background
    
    
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&quot;recordType&quot;: 2,
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&quot;lastName&quot;: &quot;Korst&quot;,
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&quot;websiteUrl&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
&quot;bio&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
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&quot;assetUrl&quot;: &quot;https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/bfea7a36-521a-4cbf-ac0d-7011eb462787/gray+brick.jpg&quot;,
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&quot;pendingPushedServices&quot;: { },
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&quot;imageOverlayOpacity&quot;: 0.15,
&quot;backgroundWidth&quot;: &quot;background-width--full-bleed&quot;,
&quot;sectionHeight&quot;: &quot;section-height--small&quot;,
&quot;customSectionHeight&quot;: 1,
&quot;horizontalAlignment&quot;: &quot;horizontal-alignment--center&quot;,
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&quot;contentWidth&quot;: &quot;content-width--wide&quot;,
&quot;customContentWidth&quot;: 50,
&quot;backgroundColor&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
&quot;sectionTheme&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
&quot;sectionAnimation&quot;: &quot;none&quot;,
&quot;backgroundMode&quot;: &quot;image&quot;
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&quot;video&quot;: {
&quot;playbackSpeed&quot;: 0.5,
&quot;filter&quot;: 1,
&quot;filterStrength&quot;: 0,
&quot;zoom&quot;: 0,
&quot;videoSourceProvider&quot;: &quot;none&quot;
},
&quot;backgroundImageId&quot;: null,
&quot;backgroundMediaEffect&quot;: {
&quot;type&quot;: &quot;none&quot;
},
&quot;divider&quot;: {
&quot;enabled&quot;: false
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&quot;typeName&quot;: &quot;page&quot;
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>
  <div
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    <div class="section-background">
    
      
        
        
          





  



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        <div class="section-background-overlay" style="opacity: 0.15;"></div>
      
    
    </div>
  </div>
  <div
    class='content-wrapper'
    style='
      
        
      
    '
  >
    <div
      class="content"
      
    >
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      <div data-fluid-engine="true"><style>

.fe-64bdfc953ef6b77c79e8427b {
  --grid-gutter: calc(var(--sqs-mobile-site-gutter, 6vw) - 11.0px);
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  display: grid;
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    --inset-padding: calc(var(--sqs-site-gutter) * 2);
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    --grid-gutter: calc(var(--sqs-site-gutter, 4vw) - 11.0px);
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    --inset-padding: 0vw;

    --row-height-scaling-factor: 0.0215;
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    grid-template-rows: repeat(6,minmax(calc(var(--container-width) * var(--row-height-scaling-factor)), auto));
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      minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr)
      repeat(24, minmax(0, var(--cell-max-width)))
      minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr);
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}


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    grid-area: 1/2/7/10;
    z-index: 1;

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
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    justify-content: flex-start;
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    align-items: flex-start;
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    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1691189770007_38228 {
      grid-area: 1/2/7/26;
      z-index: 1;

      
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    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1691189770007_38228 .sqs-block {
      justify-content: flex-start;
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    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1691189770007_38228 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
      align-items: flex-start;
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     data-ad-slot="3841844644"
     data-ad-format="auto"
     data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
<script>
     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
</script>
</div></div></div></div></div>
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  </div>
  
</section>

  
    
    


  
  


<section
  data-test="page-section"
  
  data-section-theme=""
  class='page-section 
    
      full-bleed-section
      layout-engine-section
    
    background-width--full-bleed
    
      
        section-height--custom
      
    
    
      content-width--wide
    
    horizontal-alignment--center
    vertical-alignment--middle
    
       has-background
    
    
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  data-section-id="64bdf8a842738e3257fc8863"
  
  data-controller="SectionWrapperController"
  data-current-styles="{
&quot;backgroundImage&quot;: {
&quot;id&quot;: &quot;64bdfaded1a56d67df0428e5&quot;,
&quot;recordType&quot;: 2,
&quot;addedOn&quot;: 1690172126346,
&quot;updatedOn&quot;: 1690172126400,
&quot;workflowState&quot;: 1,
&quot;publishOn&quot;: 1690172126346,
&quot;authorId&quot;: &quot;548f14c0e4b0f1b25cb8a929&quot;,
&quot;systemDataId&quot;: &quot;9b2da268-b8cc-45e1-bb53-b4aabd45af4f&quot;,
&quot;systemDataVariants&quot;: &quot;2000x375,100w,300w,500w,750w,1000w,1500w&quot;,
&quot;systemDataSourceType&quot;: &quot;JPG&quot;,
&quot;filename&quot;: &quot;holy-shit.jpg&quot;,
&quot;mediaFocalPoint&quot;: {
&quot;x&quot;: 0.5,
&quot;y&quot;: 0.5,
&quot;source&quot;: 3
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&quot;colorData&quot;: {
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&quot;bottomLeftAverage&quot;: &quot;08090b&quot;,
&quot;bottomRightAverage&quot;: &quot;09090b&quot;,
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&quot;suggestedBgColor&quot;: &quot;2d2928&quot;
},
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&quot;title&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
&quot;body&quot;: null,
&quot;likeCount&quot;: 0,
&quot;commentCount&quot;: 0,
&quot;publicCommentCount&quot;: 0,
&quot;commentState&quot;: 2,
&quot;unsaved&quot;: false,
&quot;author&quot;: {
&quot;id&quot;: &quot;548f14c0e4b0f1b25cb8a929&quot;,
&quot;displayName&quot;: &quot;Cecilie Korst&quot;,
&quot;firstName&quot;: &quot;Cecilie&quot;,
&quot;lastName&quot;: &quot;Korst&quot;,
&quot;avatarUrl&quot;: &quot;https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v2/namespaces/memberAccountAvatars/libraries/548f14c0e4b0f1b25cb8a929/533abf5249e9415e93eb8c270d045247/533abf5249e9415e93eb8c270d045247.jpeg?format=300w&quot;,
&quot;websiteUrl&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
&quot;bio&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
&quot;avatarAssetUrl&quot;: &quot;https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v2/namespaces/memberAccountAvatars/libraries/548f14c0e4b0f1b25cb8a929/533abf5249e9415e93eb8c270d045247/533abf5249e9415e93eb8c270d045247.jpeg?format=300w&quot;
},
&quot;assetUrl&quot;: &quot;https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64bb4d930c7d1b11f3b546e2/9b2da268-b8cc-45e1-bb53-b4aabd45af4f/holy-shit.jpg&quot;,
&quot;contentType&quot;: &quot;image/jpeg&quot;,
&quot;items&quot;: [ ],
&quot;pushedServices&quot;: { },
&quot;pendingPushedServices&quot;: { },
&quot;originalSize&quot;: &quot;2000x375&quot;,
&quot;recordTypeLabel&quot;: &quot;image&quot;
},
&quot;imageOverlayOpacity&quot;: 0.0,
&quot;backgroundWidth&quot;: &quot;background-width--full-bleed&quot;,
&quot;sectionHeight&quot;: &quot;section-height--custom&quot;,
&quot;customSectionHeight&quot;: 0,
&quot;horizontalAlignment&quot;: &quot;horizontal-alignment--center&quot;,
&quot;verticalAlignment&quot;: &quot;vertical-alignment--middle&quot;,
&quot;contentWidth&quot;: &quot;content-width--wide&quot;,
&quot;customContentWidth&quot;: 50,
&quot;backgroundColor&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
&quot;sectionTheme&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
&quot;sectionAnimation&quot;: &quot;none&quot;,
&quot;backgroundMode&quot;: &quot;image&quot;
}"
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&quot;video&quot;: {
&quot;playbackSpeed&quot;: 0.5,
&quot;filter&quot;: 1,
&quot;filterStrength&quot;: 0,
&quot;zoom&quot;: 0,
&quot;videoSourceProvider&quot;: &quot;none&quot;
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&quot;backgroundImageId&quot;: null,
&quot;backgroundMediaEffect&quot;: {
&quot;type&quot;: &quot;none&quot;
},
&quot;divider&quot;: {
&quot;enabled&quot;: false
},
&quot;typeName&quot;: &quot;page&quot;
}"
  data-animation="none"
  data-fluid-engine-section
   
  
  
>
  <div
    class="section-border"
    
  >
    <div class="section-background">
    
      
        
        
          





  



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        <div class="section-background-overlay" style="opacity: 0;"></div>
      
    
    </div>
  </div>
  <div
    class='content-wrapper'
    style='
      
        
          
          
          padding-top: calc(0vmax / 10); padding-bottom: calc(0vmax / 10);
        
      
    '
  >
    <div
      class="content"
      
    >
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      <div data-fluid-engine="true"><style>

.fe-64bdf8a8ca56155c953a0fc1 {
  --grid-gutter: calc(var(--sqs-mobile-site-gutter, 6vw) - 11.0px);
  --cell-max-width: calc( ( var(--sqs-site-max-width, 1500px) - (11.0px * (8 - 1)) ) / 8 );

  display: grid;
  position: relative;
  grid-area: 1/1/-1/-1;
  grid-template-rows: repeat(3,minmax(24px, auto));
  grid-template-columns:
    minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr)
    repeat(8, minmax(0, var(--cell-max-width)))
    minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr);
  row-gap: 11.0px;
  column-gap: 11.0px;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .background-width--inset .fe-64bdf8a8ca56155c953a0fc1 {
    --inset-padding: calc(var(--sqs-site-gutter) * 2);
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  .fe-64bdf8a8ca56155c953a0fc1 {
    --grid-gutter: calc(var(--sqs-site-gutter, 4vw) - 11.0px);
    --cell-max-width: calc( ( var(--sqs-site-max-width, 1500px) - (11.0px * (24 - 1)) ) / 24 );
    --inset-padding: 0vw;

    --row-height-scaling-factor: 0.0215;
    --container-width: min(var(--sqs-site-max-width, 1500px), calc(100vw - var(--sqs-site-gutter, 4vw) * 2 - var(--inset-padding) ));

    grid-template-rows: repeat(6,minmax(calc(var(--container-width) * var(--row-height-scaling-factor)), auto));
    grid-template-columns:
      minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr)
      repeat(24, minmax(0, var(--cell-max-width)))
      minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr);
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}


</style><div class="fluid-engine fe-64bdf8a8ca56155c953a0fc1"></div></div>
    </div>
  
  </div>
  
</section>

  
    
    


  
  


<section
  data-test="page-section"
  
  data-section-theme=""
  class='page-section 
    
      full-bleed-section
      layout-engine-section
    
    background-width--full-bleed
    
      section-height--small
    
    
      content-width--wide
    
    horizontal-alignment--center
    vertical-alignment--middle
    
      
    
    
    '
  
  data-section-id="64bdf439c7f6203e6ab5e047"
  
  data-controller="SectionWrapperController"
  data-current-styles="{
&quot;imageOverlayOpacity&quot;: 0.15,
&quot;backgroundWidth&quot;: &quot;background-width--full-bleed&quot;,
&quot;sectionHeight&quot;: &quot;section-height--small&quot;,
&quot;customSectionHeight&quot;: 1,
&quot;horizontalAlignment&quot;: &quot;horizontal-alignment--center&quot;,
&quot;verticalAlignment&quot;: &quot;vertical-alignment--middle&quot;,
&quot;contentWidth&quot;: &quot;content-width--wide&quot;,
&quot;customContentWidth&quot;: 50,
&quot;backgroundColor&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
&quot;sectionTheme&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
&quot;sectionAnimation&quot;: &quot;none&quot;,
&quot;backgroundMode&quot;: &quot;image&quot;
}"
  data-current-context="{
&quot;video&quot;: {
&quot;playbackSpeed&quot;: 0.5,
&quot;filter&quot;: 1,
&quot;filterStrength&quot;: 0,
&quot;zoom&quot;: 0,
&quot;videoSourceProvider&quot;: &quot;none&quot;
},
&quot;backgroundImageId&quot;: null,
&quot;backgroundMediaEffect&quot;: {
&quot;type&quot;: &quot;none&quot;
},
&quot;divider&quot;: {
&quot;enabled&quot;: false,
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  display: grid;
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@media (min-width: 768px) {
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    --inset-padding: calc(var(--sqs-site-gutter) * 2);
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    --grid-gutter: calc(var(--sqs-site-gutter, 4vw) - 11.0px);
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    --inset-padding: 0vw;

    --row-height-scaling-factor: 0.0215;
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    grid-template-rows: repeat(6,minmax(calc(var(--container-width) * var(--row-height-scaling-factor)), auto));
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      minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr)
      repeat(24, minmax(0, var(--cell-max-width)))
      minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr);
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}


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    grid-area: 1/2/7/10;
    z-index: 1;

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
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  }

  .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1691189770007_39557 .sqs-block {
    justify-content: flex-start;
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    align-items: flex-start;
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    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1691189770007_39557 {
      grid-area: 1/2/7/26;
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      justify-content: flex-start;
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      align-items: flex-start;
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&quot;y&quot;: 0.5,
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&quot;pushedServices&quot;: { },
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&quot;backgroundWidth&quot;: &quot;background-width--full-bleed&quot;,
&quot;sectionHeight&quot;: &quot;section-height--custom&quot;,
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&quot;horizontalAlignment&quot;: &quot;horizontal-alignment--center&quot;,
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&quot;contentWidth&quot;: &quot;content-width--wide&quot;,
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&quot;backgroundColor&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
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&quot;sectionAnimation&quot;: &quot;none&quot;,
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&quot;backgroundMediaEffect&quot;: {
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&quot;divider&quot;: {
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},
&quot;typeName&quot;: &quot;page&quot;
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    </div>
  </div>
  <div
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    style='
      
        
          
          
          padding-top: calc(0vmax / 10); padding-bottom: calc(0vmax / 10);
        
      
    '
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    <div
      class="content"
      
    >
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      <div data-fluid-engine="true"><style>

.fe-64be01be2d01b30aea822c1f {
  --grid-gutter: calc(var(--sqs-mobile-site-gutter, 6vw) - 11.0px);
  --cell-max-width: calc( ( var(--sqs-site-max-width, 1500px) - (11.0px * (8 - 1)) ) / 8 );

  display: grid;
  position: relative;
  grid-area: 1/1/-1/-1;
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}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
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    --inset-padding: calc(var(--sqs-site-gutter) * 2);
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    --grid-gutter: calc(var(--sqs-site-gutter, 4vw) - 11.0px);
    --cell-max-width: calc( ( var(--sqs-site-max-width, 1500px) - (11.0px * (24 - 1)) ) / 24 );
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    --row-height-scaling-factor: 0.0215;
    --container-width: min(var(--sqs-site-max-width, 1500px), calc(100vw - var(--sqs-site-gutter, 4vw) * 2 - var(--inset-padding) ));

    grid-template-rows: repeat(13,minmax(calc(var(--container-width) * var(--row-height-scaling-factor)), auto));
    grid-template-columns:
      minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr)
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      minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr);
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}


</style><div class="fluid-engine fe-64be01be2d01b30aea822c1f"></div></div>
    </div>
  
  </div>
  
</section>

  
    
    


  
  


<section
  data-test="page-section"
  
  data-section-theme="dark"
  class='page-section 
    
      full-bleed-section
      layout-engine-section
    
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      content-width--wide
    
    horizontal-alignment--center
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  data-section-id="64be023dfbfb8b0bcf8aaec8"
  
  data-controller="SectionWrapperController"
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&quot;imageOverlayOpacity&quot;: 0.15,
&quot;backgroundWidth&quot;: &quot;background-width--full-bleed&quot;,
&quot;sectionHeight&quot;: &quot;section-height--small&quot;,
&quot;customSectionHeight&quot;: 1,
&quot;horizontalAlignment&quot;: &quot;horizontal-alignment--center&quot;,
&quot;verticalAlignment&quot;: &quot;vertical-alignment--middle&quot;,
&quot;contentWidth&quot;: &quot;content-width--wide&quot;,
&quot;customContentWidth&quot;: 50,
&quot;backgroundColor&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
&quot;sectionTheme&quot;: &quot;dark&quot;,
&quot;sectionAnimation&quot;: &quot;none&quot;,
&quot;backgroundMode&quot;: &quot;image&quot;
}"
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&quot;video&quot;: {
&quot;playbackSpeed&quot;: 0.5,
&quot;filter&quot;: 1,
&quot;filterStrength&quot;: 0,
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&quot;videoSourceProvider&quot;: &quot;none&quot;
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&quot;backgroundImageId&quot;: null,
&quot;backgroundMediaEffect&quot;: {
&quot;type&quot;: &quot;none&quot;
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&quot;divider&quot;: {
&quot;enabled&quot;: false,
&quot;type&quot;: &quot;wavy&quot;,
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&quot;height&quot;: {
&quot;unit&quot;: &quot;vw&quot;,
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&quot;isFlipX&quot;: false,
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&quot;offset&quot;: {
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&quot;stroke&quot;: {
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&quot;type&quot;: &quot;THEME_COLOR&quot;
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&quot;thickness&quot;: {
&quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
&quot;value&quot;: 6.0
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&quot;dashLength&quot;: {
&quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
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&quot;gapLength&quot;: {
&quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
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&quot;linecap&quot;: &quot;square&quot;
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  <div
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    <div class="section-background">
    
      
    
    </div>
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  <div
    class='content-wrapper'
    style='
      
        
      
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  display: grid;
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}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
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    --inset-padding: calc(var(--sqs-site-gutter) * 2);
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    --grid-gutter: calc(var(--sqs-site-gutter, 4vw) - 11.0px);
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    --row-height-scaling-factor: 0.0215;
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    grid-template-rows: repeat(85,minmax(calc(var(--container-width) * var(--row-height-scaling-factor)), auto));
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    z-index: 2;

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
    }
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    align-items: flex-start;
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    .fe-block-eaef5b341c58c3552c3c {
      grid-area: 1/2/4/26;
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    .fe-block-eaef5b341c58c3552c3c .sqs-block {
      justify-content: flex-start;
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    .fe-block-eaef5b341c58c3552c3c .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
      align-items: flex-start;
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    grid-area: 3/2/9/10;
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    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
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    justify-content: flex-start;
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    align-items: flex-start;
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    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1691189770007_43951 {
      grid-area: 4/2/26/7;
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    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1691189770007_43951 .sqs-block {
      justify-content: flex-start;
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    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1691189770007_43951 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
      align-items: flex-start;
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    grid-area: 9/2/14/10;
    z-index: 1;

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
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    justify-content: flex-start;
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  .fe-block-9e9422520adf21b5b778 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
    align-items: flex-start;
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  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .fe-block-9e9422520adf21b5b778 {
      grid-area: 4/8/86/26;
      z-index: 1;

      
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    .fe-block-9e9422520adf21b5b778 .sqs-block {
      justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    .fe-block-9e9422520adf21b5b778 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
      align-items: flex-start;
    }
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Updated Date: 2024-08-26T18:47:49Z
Creation Date: 2008-08-22T23:34:00Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2025-08-22T23:34:00Z
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: 480-624-2505
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Name Server: NS35.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Name Server: NS36.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
DNSSEC: unsigned
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