{"id":2114,"date":"2020-01-22T14:46:49","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T21:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birankai.org\/?page_id=2114"},"modified":"2024-09-26T12:00:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T19:00:05","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/birankai.org\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2114\" class=\"elementor elementor-2114\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-718403c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"718403c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96935c2\" data-id=\"96935c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbdc3de elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cbdc3de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<script>\nfunction Marquee(selector, speed) {\n  const parent = document.querySelector(selector);\n  const clone = parent.innerHTML;\n  let i = 0;\n  parent.innerHTML += clone;\n\n  setInterval(() => {\n    i += speed;\n    if (i >= parent.children[0].clientWidth) i = 0;\n    parent.children[0].style.marginLeft = `-${i}px`;\n  }, 0);\n}\n\nwindow.addEventListener('load', () => Marquee('.marquee', .25));\n<\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3684692 marquee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3684692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/camp.birankai.org\/\">&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp BNA Summer Camp June 19-24 2024 at Cal State University Channel Islands, Camarillo CA. 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