{"id":4185,"date":"2020-04-10T18:33:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T22:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/?p=4185"},"modified":"2023-07-21T15:08:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T19:08:05","slug":"newsletter-july-september-2017-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/?p=4185","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter January-March 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><table id=\"templateContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table id=\"templateHeader\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"headerContainer\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"mcnImageBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnImageBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnImageBlockInner\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/amlight_banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/amlight_banner-200x33.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/amlight_banner-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/amlight_banner-400x67.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/amlight_banner.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"mcnTextBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">AmLight ExP Newsletter January- March 2020<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/news\/amlight-express-and-protect-demonstrates-the-utility-of-the-21121366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/news\/amlight-express-and-protect-demonstrates-the-utility-of-the-21121366&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586642452068000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF5R7RiIk9hqO7B1_3DMthmQwfQTg\">AmLight Express and Protect demonstrates the utility of the collaborative initiative to connect South Africa via AmLight-SACS<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cenic.org\/news\/item\/cenic-recognizes-cudi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cenic.org\/news\/item\/cenic-recognizes-cudi&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586642452068000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFO0i-NXmducyfjOEC-8U2IVoDadQ\">CENIC Recognizes Mexico&#8217;s CUDI Network &amp; Carlos Casas\u00fas<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/?p=4148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/?p%3D4148&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586642452068000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF-IMb7iMxQhPeq-2iezB0g28qN_A\">AmLight Express and Protect interconnects three continents by activating 100G end-to-end links between the U.S., Brazil and South Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/news_images.jsp?cntn_id=299739&amp;org=NSF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/news_images.jsp?cntn_id%3D299739%26org%3DNSF&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586642452068000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE2q149MKKYiZZ50SsmSeUmD0lE_A\">First national US observatory to be named after a woman!<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/?p=4013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/?p%3D4013&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586642452068000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFmCrtmn4Y9ozfM3QFX6ZxSIZzWuw\">[Important UPDATE] South American Astronomy Coordination Committee (SAACC) Meeting April 21-22, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><table class=\"mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\">\n<table class=\"mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder-300x12.jpg\" alt=\"AmLight\" width=\"600\" height=\"24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder-300x12.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder.jpg 431w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"mcnTextBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.amlight.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/a0c7341537ba1e6ba03aa1e8c\/images\/75407e02-327a-4dc4-a9e7-9c2f2ffd43b7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"208\" align=\"left\" data-file-id=\"4868753\" \/><\/a><strong>AmLight Express and Protect demonstrates the utility of the collaborative initiative to connect South Africa via AmLight-SACS<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>March 30, 2020<\/em>On March 1, 2020, we announced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/?p=4148\">AmLight Express and Protect interconnects three continents by activating 100G end-to-end links between the U.S., Brazil and South Africa<\/a>.\u00a0Now this Research &amp; Education networking advancement is showing it\u2019s worth.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/techcentral.co.za\/wacs-cable-breaks-again-at-the-worst-possible-time\/96909\/\">The West African Cable System (WACS) suffered a significant fiber cut<\/a>\u00a0on Friday, March 27, at the worst possible time for South Africa. Currently, people are relying heavily on the Internet for work and communication in general during a three-week national lockdown. The cut is between Portugal and the UK. The AmLight-SACS project (NSF OCI-1937344) is successfully utilizing a 100G pathway using the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) and West African Cable System (WACS) at the Angola connection point, to connect Africa from ZAOXI open exchange point in Cape Town, South Africa to the AmLight-ExP network in Fortaleza, Brazil to the United States at the AMPATH Open Exchange Point in Miami, Florida and to all of the Western Hemisphere. Furthermore, traffic destined for the UK, other points in Europe can be routed across the North Atlantic once it reaches AMPATH.\u00a0The majority of the Research &amp; Education network traffic from South Africa destined to the Americas is currently routed via the recently activated AmLight-SACS connection\u00a0&#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/news\/amlight-express-and-protect-demonstrates-the-utility-of-the-21121366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\">\n<table class=\"mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder-300x12.jpg\" alt=\"AmLight\" width=\"600\" height=\"24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder-300x12.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder.jpg 431w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"mcnTextBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" valign=\"top\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cenic.org\/news\/item\/cenic-recognizes-cudi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/a0c7341537ba1e6ba03aa1e8c\/images\/116f3e0f-9011-4760-af04-08ecc9ed12e0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"386\" align=\"left\" data-file-id=\"4866553\" \/><\/a>CENIC Recognizes Mexico&#8217;s CUDI Network &amp; Carlos Casas\u00fas<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>March 11, 2020<\/em>In recognition of the growing, innovative collaboration between Mexico\u2019s research and education network, the Corporaci\u00f3n Universitaria para el Desarrollo de Internet (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cudi.edu.mx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CUDI<\/a>), and CENIC\u2019s California Research and Education Network (<a href=\"https:\/\/cenic.org\/network\/network-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CalREN<\/a>), CUDI and the individual who has led CUDI since its inception, Carlos Casas\u00fas, are being awarded the CENIC 2020 Innovations in Networking Award for R&amp;E Network Partner. The CENIC Innovations in Networking Awards recognize exemplary people, projects, and organizations that leverage high-bandwidth networking.<br \/>\nWhile the collaboration between CENIC and CUDI has spanned many years, the work has deepened and broadened under the leadership of Casas\u00fas, CUDI Director General, and key members of his team. Casas\u00fas has led CUDI since 1998, and has served as Chairman of the Board of the\u00a0 Latin American Corporation of Advanced Networks \u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redclara.net\/index.php\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RedCLARA<\/a>) since 2015\u00a0&#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cenic.org\/news\/item\/cenic-recognizes-cudi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\">\n<table class=\"mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder-300x12.jpg\" alt=\"AmLight\" width=\"600\" height=\"24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder-300x12.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder.jpg 431w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"mcnTextBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/?p=4148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/a0c7341537ba1e6ba03aa1e8c\/images\/9c10b8eb-d1de-4935-bfab-e2daf118d9e5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"238\" align=\"left\" data-file-id=\"4851009\" \/><\/a><strong>AmLight Express and Protect interconnects three continents by activating 100G end-to-end links between the U.S., Brazil and South Africa<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>March 1, 2020<\/em>Florida International University (FIU), Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa (RNP), Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa and South African National Research Network (TENET\/SANReN), and Angola Cables are pleased to announce the activation of lightpaths initially provisioned at 100Gbps linking North America, South America, and Africa for research and education. The Americas Africa Research and eduCation Lightpaths (AARCLight) project (NSF OAC-1638990) provided support for a grant to plan, design, and define a strategy for high-capacity research and education network connectivity between the U.S., Brazil, and West, Central and Southern Africa. The study indicated a high level of enthusiasm to engage in collaborative research among the U.S., Brazil and the African communities. The AmLight-SACS project (NSF OCI-1937344), successfully established a 100G pathway using the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) and West African Cable System (WACS), to extend the AmLight-ExP network from Fortaleza, Brazil to ZAOXI open exchange point in Cape Town, South Africa &#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/?p=4148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\">\n<table class=\"mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder-300x12.jpg\" alt=\"AmLight\" width=\"600\" height=\"24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder-300x12.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder.jpg 431w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"mcnTextBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/news_images.jsp?cntn_id=299739&amp;org=NSF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/a0c7341537ba1e6ba03aa1e8c\/images\/a418434b-b566-48a2-af93-52a8293e12a2.jpg\" alt=\"The NSF Vera C. Rubin Observatory will significantly advance what we know about dark matter and dark energy. Rubin provided important evidence of the existence of dark matter. Here, she is shown operating the 2.1-meter telescope at NSF's Kitt Peak National Observatory. Credit: NOAO\/AURA\/NSF\" width=\"250\" height=\"157\" align=\"left\" data-file-id=\"4866569\" \/><\/a><strong>First national US observatory to be named after a woman!<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>January 7, 2020<\/em>The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will now be called the NSF Vera C. Rubin Observatory, making it the first national U.S. observatory to be named after a female astronomer. Announced at the 2020 American Astronomical Society winter meeting, the name recognizes the role Rubin played in better understanding dark matter, which will be one of the observatory survey\u2019s four main themes. \u201cNamed after an astronomer who provided important evidence of the existence of dark matter, the NSF Vera C. Rubin Observatory seems destined to make science history with its extraordinary capabilities that will come to bear in the next few years,\u201d said France C\u00f3rdova, National Science Foundation director. \u201cCongress has helped make this inspiring commemoration a reality. The Rubin Observatory is expected to significantly advance what we know about dark matter and dark energy, so the Rubin name will have yet another way to inspire women and men eager to investigate.\u201d &#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/news_images.jsp?cntn_id=299739&amp;org=NSF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\">\n<table class=\"mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder-300x12.jpg\" alt=\"AmLight\" width=\"600\" height=\"24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder-300x12.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder.jpg 431w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"mcnTextBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" valign=\"top\"><strong>[Important UPDATE] South American Astronomy Coordination Committee (SAACC) Meeting <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>April 21-22, 2020<\/p>\n<p>The AmLight SAACC meeting will be virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.\u00a0The decision has been made out of an abundance of caution with the health and well-being of our guests and community in mind. CIARA\/FIU will support virtual participation through ZOOM. Please visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/?p=4013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AmLight SAACC Meeting webpage<\/a>\u00a0for more details.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\">\n<table class=\"mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder-300x12.jpg\" alt=\"AmLight\" width=\"600\" height=\"24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder-300x12.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dvder.jpg 431w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"mcnTextBlock\" 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