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The development of
Working Whole Systems (based at the King's
Integrating Working Whole Systems with computer - based Agent Based
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the functioning of the Mental Health Tribunals System (Scotland) (in
association with the Scottish Centre for Social Research, ScotCen).
Growing Social Capital
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Not sure if you heard about this in Atlanta, but $50,000 worth of toys were stolen. Those were somebody's Christmas toys. Now, a morning radio show is trying to make up for that with a fundraising marathon. (A-J Constitution) Thanks for the update, Steve!
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I do not know of better way than to let your business give you what you want for your lifestyle. Whether it is a sample business plan for a small business or one where your business gives you a plan, it should tell you what is needed to take you where you want to go and when and how you can get there and it should be in clear simple terms, supported with all the specifics.


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This is the second of a two-part series detailing my very strange, harrowing, wonderful year starting in March 2016. You can find Part 1 here.
As you might know from that post, or from Twitter, or from somewhere, I ended up on the program at ClexaCon, like a lot. And you may have asked yourself, as I have many times: who is this random professor, and how did she end up in March 2017 speaking before a crowd in Las Vegas, at a media con featuring a bunch of famous stars and journalists with large followings? Keep in mind my usual crowds at your typical prof-style conferences are very specialized academics in some esoteric literary interest area (queer studies in the German novella, anyone?), usually about 5 of them, or like 20 on a good day. Needless to say, CC was not my typical venue. Continue reading


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A Chinese national who was staying in the country without a valid Visa was arrested by Police in Aegaloya, Bulathsinhala last night (19th).
Police Media Unit stated that the 49-year-old suspect was taken into custody based on a tip-off. Police also found 36 strips of Wallapatta, a small Buddha statue and several gem stones from the suspect's possession.
The suspect is due to be produced before the Mathugama Magistrate today.


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All the data centre suites are equipped with the latest fire suppression and HSSD (High Sensitivity Smoke Detection) systems which safeguard your IT assets against damage by fire. The HSSD systems act as an early warning technique by constantly analysing air quality within the suite to look out for any contaminants such a smoke. Detection of particulate density above a predetermined threshold triggers an alarm warning of the potential of fire within the room. This can then be acted upon by the onsite personnel. The fire suppression system acts as a second line of defence ultimately detecting a more significant incident and eventually firing of the extinguishing gas to eliminate the risk.
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The physical security of your assets whilst at the same time allowing you 24x7x365 access to them is paramount to what we do. We work around the clock to keep your IT assets safe by ensuring that our systems, processes and procedures are geared towards making your systems only accessible to those with the authority to do so. We don't only say we do and expect you to trust us but we back that up by having our facilities audited and certified to PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) in the relevant parts of the services we provide to you. This ensures that we are on top of our game throughout the year so you have peace of mind that your business is safe in our hands. We know that many of the businesses that currently confide in our service need to have a full PCI DSS annual audit and our service ensures that this is one less burden for your compliance teams.
Strict visitor's entry & exit logs, electronic access control and CCTV systems operate and cover every corner of our facilities to ensure a detailed record is available of who accesses your most valuable assets.
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You expect your systems to function to maintain your business running 24x7x365 and therefore we commit to being available every minute of every day of every year. Rockolo's experienced customer support engineers are available and looking after your IT assets day and night. They will be there to proactively warn you of any potential risk to service through the use of sophisticated monitoring systems which monitor and trend all service offered by us including but not limited to power, cooling, fire detection, intruder alarms, access control, & CCTV.
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DRS serves over 700,000 customers. These include fire fighters, teachers, government employees, and public safety and law enforcement officers. We exist to ensure our customers receive the retirement benefits they earn in public service.
We're committed to services that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Through equal opportunity and affirmative action, DRS is inclusive. We treat all team members with respect. DRS is dedicated to recruitment, hiring, development, and retention strategies that help us create a diverse, inclusive and culturally competent workforce.
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Judging by their privileged lifestyles, one would never guess that Seth and Jonah are murderous twins who share an evil kinship. Damned from the moment of their births seconds apart from each other, the brothers possess a gruesome talent for telekinesis a power they use in the most horrific ways imaginable. As fellow students meet gory fates, the local law enforcement begins to suspect the twins' connection to the depraved murders. What started as a jealous rage escalates into a supernatural showdown pitting brother against brother...evil against evil.
Release date: Fall 2010
Director: Antonio Negret
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Lately, I've been adding a lot of content to three Pinterest sites: My own, the one I've created for our museum, and the one I've created for Life/Citation. There is so much neat and interesting content out there that it's hard not to get trapped into just…looking and looking. One thing that I decided to check out was blog prompts to liven up things here a bit. In trying to be spontaneous, I chose a 365 blog prompt article and pinned it (check it out here).
Since I'm beginning at an odd place in the year and not on day #1, I guess I'll go with what today is in terms of this year (out of 365 days). Today is day #127.
Prompt #127: Know-it-all: Write about something you are very knowledgeable about, for example a favorite hobby or passion of yours.
I'd like to say genealogy and researching family history, but, even after several years of doing such, I'm still a newbie! 🙂 What I do feel knowledgeable about is my first career of medical transcription (MT). I've been doing this since November 1999 and have been certified since February 2004. For a good 10-15 years, I did this job full-time plus and was involved in the national organization and local groups to keep up-to-date with my education and the field. The thing that I loved the most about MT is learning something new every day. At one point, I could not believe I was being paid — and paid fairly well — to do something I very much enjoyed.
The past 2-1/2 years, though, has dealt a crushing death-blow to MT, I'm sad to say. My credentials expire this summer, and I'm letting them go. There is no future in MT. Technology has played a big role in the downfall of the career, and, sadly, that technology is not up to snuff by any means to completely replace a human editor. It's sad that something that was considered a career now only pays minimum wage…if you're lucky. If you want more objective information about the demise of MT, check out the free forum mtstars.com. Prepare to be depressed.
With that said, I've cut my hours to part-time. The stress was not worth it. I wanted to devote more time to my other passion, genealogy, so I cut some of the dead weight. I still put in 20 hours per week doing MT, and my volunteerism has more than doubled. I have three projects in the works at the museum, plus I do something for ECIGA nearly every day.
Maybe by the time #127 prompt rolls around again, I'll write about genealogy!
Bonus: The creepy cloud picture…one of the first things I posted!


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A Fish Tale
Amazement … seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken.
—Luke 5:9
In Luke 5, Jesus was in the public phase of His ministry. The crowds were growing. People were excited by His miracles. Verse 1 sets the scene: "Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret." The lake of Gennesaret, also called the Sea of Galilee, is surrounded by hills, and the beaches are very narrow. Jesus couldn't find a place on the shore to address the large crowd that had gathered to hear Him. So what did He do to solve the problem?
Luke 5:2 says, "He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets." These fishermen had spent all night fishing, and now they were washing the nets and laying them out to dry. As soon as they finished, they would go home and sleep during the day so that they could fish all night again. Jesus saw the empty boats and got an idea. "He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the people from the boat" (v. 3). Can you imagine Peter and the pride he must have felt as the crowd looked at the boat and saw him sitting next to Jesus? Little did Peter and Andrew, James, and John–his fishing partners–know that the real audience for Jesus's message that day was them.
"When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, 'Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.' Simon answered and said, 'Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets'" (vv. 4-5). Peter likely thought, "Lord, You don't know anything about fishing. You don't fish in the daytime; you fish at night. And you don't fish in the deep waters; you fish in the shallow waters. You don't know what You are talking about." But he decided to go ahead and put the nets in the water.
"When they have done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to break; so they signaled to their partners in the other boat for them to come and help them. And they came and filled both of the boats, so that they began to sink" (vv. 6-7). Can you imagine what those experienced fishermen must have thought, filling two boats full of fish in the most unlikely circumstances? Notice Peter's reaction: "When Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus' feet, saying, 'Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!" (v. 8). Why did Peter fall down and worship Jesus? Peter had an aha moment. He suddenly realized who Jesus was.
Whenever you have a real experience of the presence of God, you have the same reaction Peter did. You fall down and worship as you realize how unworthy you are in the face of Someone who is so worthy. That's what happens when you come to the presence of Jesus.
Today's devotion is excerpted from "A Fish Tale" by Dr. Robert Jeffress, 2016.
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The Realising Genomics project is a PHG Foundation initiative to generate new conceptual and policy guidance to support the clinical implementation of whole genome sequencing (WGS) and whole exome sequencing (WES) in the UK NHS. This note describes the discussions and outcomes from a workshop: Realising Genomics in clinical practice: the research clinical interface - the second of four multidisciplinary workshops held as part of this project.
The distinction between clinical care and research is clear from a regulatory perspective: different ethical and legal principles apply, but there is concern that technological developments in genomics are moving at such a rapid pace that this boundary is becoming increasingly blurred and that it is often difficult for patients to distinguish these activities. The purpose of the workshop was to explore this interface from the perspective of a variety of stakeholder groups and consider how it impacts on the implementation of these technologies.
The primary concern of clinicians is to provide care for their patients. Sometimes this involves accessing interventions that are only available in research settings. Whilst clinicians generally are clear about the differences between clinical care and research, there are a number of reasons why this boundary sometimes appears blurred:
The legal obligations arising in clinical care and research are not always easy to characterise. Some questions relate to the data that is generated: who has access to this data for what purposes? Other elements concern rights of disclosure (for example to be warned of a genetic risk). These rights should be balanced against 'the right not to know'. In a genomics context, the extent of sharing data with family members is also an important issue.
The law in the UK is complex, comprising common law duties (such as confidentiality); statute (such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and Human Rights Act 1998); and softer law (including the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, associated Protocols and professional guidance). Two distinct types of claims are relevant when considering obligations arising from information management: those which protect individual autonomy, which tend to be seen as absolutist, and privacy claims, which are not regarded as such.
The workshop discussed the scope of the duty and standard of care arising in research and in clinical care, and the impact that introducing WGS and WES might have. In the absence of determinative legal cases, a British court might question whether revising the standard of care to take account of WGS / WES is fair, just and reasonable. A court might also consider how the context of research or clinical care might require or prohibit certain behaviours with the information that is generated.
There are good reasons for applying different ethical frameworks to research and clinical care: the motivations for each are different, where harms result they are different, and a clear distinction between the two minimises the therapeutic misconception (i.e. the misguided asumption that the researcher is necessarily acting in the best interests of an individual patient).
Clinical ethics has adopted a patient-centred approach where the patient's best interests frame the debate. In a research setting, the principles of autonomy and that of imposing a minimal risk together frame the ethical approach. Research ethics also takes account of the wider interests of society, such as the generation of new knowledge, rather than individual interests.
How clear is the interface between research and clinical care in genomics?
There was a clear consensus amongst workshop delegates that research and clinical practice are viewed and pursued as separate activities by clinicians. However, these activities are inter-dependent at times, making the boundary between them sometimes permeable and ambiguous. This distinction was felt to be less clear to patients who sometimes regard research activities as an extension of their clinical care.
What impact does the use of WGS and WES have on this interface?
The impact of the implementation of WGS and WES both in clinical genetics services and more widely, will depend on how and where they are used. Thus relevant questions concern the extent to which sequencing, annotation and interpretation are targeted differently for clinical or research contexts. Research may require a lower degree of clinical utility and analytical validity; thus results generated in a research setting that are applied for clinical use will need to be validated and verified. Many delegates had reservations about applying lower thresholds of utility and the potential destabilisation of existing clinical service provision. Delegates also noted that the scale of the results likely to be generated, the absence of a robust evidence base and the lack of resources to fund resultant patient care create serious concerns that patients may not be adequately supported through this process.
Would the introduction of a hybrid model be necessary or desirable?
There was support for a model of practice that enabled both clinical care and research to be done in parallel, but not for a distinct category or hybrid activity in which clinical and research elements were indistinguishable from an ethical and regulatory perspective.
We will be addressing these issues with invited stakeholders at further workshops in the Realising Genomics project series. The final report will be published in autumn 2014.


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There is no better view of the Nærøyfjord than the one you can experience from Bakkanosi.
Although the hike to Bakkanosi is long, the terrain is relatively kind. The reward for making the climb to the top is a stunning view of the Sognefjord and of the UNESCO World Heritage site at Nærøyfjord. The view from the 1300-meter summit looking straight down to the Nærøyfjord is literally breathtaking.
Park your car in Jordalen and set off through Slettedalen towards Slettedalstjørni. Continue from here to the summit at Bakkanosi.
Since the trail is not marked it is recommended that only experienced hikers attempt this journey and only when the weather permits you to do so.
Climb: 580 - 1398 meter
Distance: 20 km - 8 hour return trip
Season: July - September
Level of difficulty: Red (demanding)
Starting Point: Jordalen
Map referance: Nærøyfjorden 1.50 000 and the book 'Opptur in Hordaland
Comments: The trail for this hike is not marked. A map of the area and a compass are therefore necessary. You will need a car to get to the starting point.


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before & after: amy's louisiana home
this before & after is part makeover, part sneak peek. the lovely amy shutt of day lab was kind enough to share photos of her new home in southern louisianna and i couldn't resist including the before shots so you could see how far she's come in her new space. i'll let amy do the rest of the talking, so i hope you'll enjoy her home as much as i did. stay tuned for another sneak peek at 1pm (and more tomorrow)! (be sure to click "read more" at the bottom of the post to see full-sized images of amy's home)
My daughter and I moved into our house in Southeast Louisiana three years ago. It is located on a street with an eighty year old oak allee in a neighborhood established on old farm land in 1923. We just love it here. The house itself was built in 1939 by an English Professor at the state university here. It was later severely remodeled and added onto in the late 1960s. Aside from the lipstick and rouge type of alterations here and there the house had largely remained as it was in the late 1960s until we moved in (this includes flooring and wallpaper). The original family who built and lived in the house until the mid-1970s are still the owners. Before we moved in it had been rented to a couple who remained tenants for twenty years; it was not your typical rental house and had been well maintained over these years.
Because it was a rental I was limited in what I could do in trying to make it feel like as much of our home as possible. I was given permission to paint the walls and to pull up the old bright blue carpet in every room upstairs (it was covering the original wood floors). Just these two changes alone made a huge difference.
As a young single parent I was pretty limited in what furniture I did have and in some ways I was literally starting from scratch with this move. I constantly have to come up with new creative ideas for functional and affordable furnishings, in lieu of dropping several hundred dollars for whatever it is I may need. It has been a fun challenge so far.
CLICK HERE for the rest of Amy's makeover/sneak peek after the jump (including additional, full-sized images)


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Fruit Rootstocks Explained
Fruit trees which are sold at www.trees-online.co.uk are grown on a range of rootstocks in order to control the rate of growth. These tables show approximate size of mature trees and various suggested uses.
MM.106 - General purpose for most types of cordon and half standard, staking only required on sites which are exposed.
MM.111 - Vigorous. As for MM.106 but more ideal for half standards, no staking required and excellent collar rot and general disease resistance.
M.9 - Dwarf. Very productive but poor anchorage needing permanent staking for support. Ideal for cordons.
M.25 - Very Vigorous. Will grow to 4+ metres in height
M.26 - Semi-Dwarf. Expect a final height of around 3.0m
M.27 - Very Dwarf. Produces the true mini tree, expect a final height of around 1.5m
Colt - Semi-Dwarf. Very productive and fully compatible with all sweet and flowering varieties, will contain trees to 3.6m
Prunus F.12.1 - Very vigorous. The best form of Prunus avium. Will grow to 4m or more.
Gisela 5 - Dwarf. 60% of Colt. Ideal for commercial orchards, gardens and patio pots.
Pear Rootstock
Plums and Prunus
St.Julien 'A' - Semi-Vigorous. This is fully compatible with all plums, damsons, gages, peaches, nectarines and apricots and many ornamental prunus species.
Pixy - Dwarf and ideal for size containment in the garden.
Brompton - Vigorous. Vigorous, suitable for orchards.


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Creating a better future for children from low-income families takes hope. It also requires life guidance, academic support, personal accountability, and a commitment to stick by students from middle school through college graduation.
That's the proven approach of Take Stock in Children (TSIC). For over 20 years, TSIC of Duval County has been changing the lives of deserving (or under-served) children by combining in-school support through a college success coach, the promise of a college or vocational school tuition scholarship and most importantly the guidance of a caring mentor.
With the help of our community partners and the dedication of our mentors, we have prepared more than a thousand students for a future that includes post-secondary education and higher earning potentials. Our scholars' high school graduation rate is more than 60 percent higher than their at-risk peers.
Learn how you can become part of the TSIC family by mentoring or enrolling your student. You'll be making a meaningful contribution to the future of our community.
Exciting news for fall 2019! Take Stock in Children – Duval is partnering with Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department to create the Boots and Badges program. This program's goal is to match students with volunteer mentors from JSO and JFRD. To date, over 20 matches have been created!


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Yogis have a meditation technique that helps them to realize that they are not the body. All day long they say to themselves, "I am aware that I am doing such-and-such." By doing this they experience a type of detachment from their body and its activities. While a yogi is eating, for example, he'll say to himself. "I am aware that I am eating … I am aware that I am tasting something sweet." He doesn't dive into the taste—rather, he is a little apart from it. He gradually becomes detached from all the body's activities, sensations, feelings, and so on. He is aware that things are happening, but he's untouched by it. He's free from the movement of the waves of sensations, thoughts, and so on that pass over him. He's the calm center of the storm that rages all around him. Such a yogi and a hedonist are exact opposites in consciousness. The yogi stands apart from the body and the hedonist dives into it—trying to savor every pleasant sensual tingle. And by diving into the sensual gratification, he is diving into the material senses—that is, he is becoming more deeply immersed in false bodily identification.
Jagad Guru Chris Butler – Science of Identity Foundation
A person who tries to be a goswami is careful not to engage in those activities that are harmful to his spiritual development. For example, he refrains from taking intoxicants (including all sorts of drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and so on); from having illicit sex; from gambling; and from eating meat, fish, and eggs.
Jagad Guru Chris Butler – Science of Identity Foundation
So a person's entire lifestyle can be dovetailed with his deep purpose in life. Such a person is the controller of his body, not a slave of his senses. Most people are servants of their senses and minds—they are godas (go means "senses"; das means "servant"). A bhakti yogi, however, strives to be a goswami (swami means "master," and so goswami means "master of the senses"). A goswami is not dragged around by his senses, but instead uses his senses for his own desired purposes. Although goswami is also a title, in fact the real meaning of goswami is controller of the senses, whether one is externally with the title goswami, brahmachari, householder, or whatever.
Jagad Guru Chris Butler – Science of Identity Foundation
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Anti Cheat List (Bukkit and Spigot) - 1.10.X
The following wiki page contains a list of well-known anti-cheats that support all 1.10.X versions of Minecraft.
Some of the following anti-cheats cost money, and are thus premium plugins. Do not pirate these plugins, as no support will be given to those who do and doing so only disrespects the author, who put their own time and effort into making an anti-cheat for you.
Plugins dependent on another plugin will be displayed next to the latter.Free:
"Old" anti-cheats/optional add-ons have not been updated in more than 1 year, with the exceptions of "stable" plugins such as ProtocolLib or NoCheatPlus.
"Discontinued" anti-cheats/optional add-ons are no longer supported by their authors or have not been updated in more than 2 years. Discontinued items are subject to removal.
Skript anti-cheats will be listed as "Skript".
- AutoEye AntiCheat (Old)
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Let's face it, we all make mistakes. Even mistakes in sex.
So rather than talking generalities, let's just pick on the women.
That's what we do in today's show. Well, at least one of us does.
Show topics:
- Common mistakes
- Ideas to overcome each one
- Being erotic
- Initiating
What mistakes did we miss?
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It hasn't been the best week. Maybe it's all the rain we've been having. I know we need it and I'm grateful, but I still don't like it. Or maybe it's that my birthday is tomorrow and there's something about it that's making me melancholy. It's a semi big one, the kind of birthday that makes you stop and wonder where you've been and where you're going and will that achy right knee get you there or will you need to stop that step aerobics class and downgrade yourself to walks, which you never really thought counted as actual exercise until just right now.
Whatever the reason, I've been feeling fragile and cautious and disconnected. I don't particularly like feeling this way and if I was still in therapy, I'm sure my therapist would make me dig deep and get real. Um, no thanks. As the toddler would say, "That's ouchy."
Instead I'm going to focus on the more pleasant side of things and figure out what I'm thankful for this week. They say people who write down three things they're grateful for on a daily basis are happier than those who don't. Honestly, I don't think I can remember to do it every day; this end-of-week attempt is much more doable for me. Here it goes:
Thank you to the guy at Pet Food Express who carried the 25-pound bag of dog food out to my car even though I said no, I didn't need any help. With a toddler hanging onto my leg, the dog yanking me by the leash and the rain, clearly, I needed help.
Thank you to the pretty hipster chick sitting next to me at the nail salon who liked my choice of nail color (a dangerous, almost black navy blue), told me it was cool and then used it on her toes. You made me feel twenty years younger and while I don't really want to be 25 again, I'm glad to know that I haven't yet drifted off into the Land of Nail Colors for Women a Certain Age (think shimmery mauve).
Thank you to the man in the sporty white Mercedes who didn't take the parking space I was going for. I know you saw the spot and sneakily drove the wrong direction in the lot to get to it first. Your decision to do the right thing instead of the convenient thing restored my faith in humankind for at least the next 10 minutes.
Thank you to my husband for listening to me. I've really noticed you paying attention, bringing on the sympathy and just letting me have my blah feelings without trying to solve them or get me to put on my Big Girl Panties. I could be wrong – maybe you're really thinking about the next episode of Top Gear when you're looking into my eyes with all that love and understanding – but I'd like to think after 14 years you're still really into me.
Thank you to my 2-year-old for being two. You're still small enough that your foot fits in the palm of my hand, but you're big enough that you can walk around the block without needing me to pick you up. You want me to pick you up, but you don't need me to. Fulfilling your simple must-haves – food, milk, hugs, kisses, your lovey, a clean diaper – is often the most rewarding achievement of my day.
Thank you to my 11-year-old for having that total meltdown when you came home from school on Wednesday. There's nothing like a hormonal tween bursting through the front door, throwing her backpack down the hall and flinging herself across the bed sobbing to remind you that sadness happens and you just have to let it run its course. Plus you let me hold you in my arms for more than 43 seconds and that was pure heaven.
Thank you to my 9-year-old for reminding me that life is a celebration. Instead of freaking out when your fish, Frederickson, died, instead of being mad or sad or blaming yourself (did you forget to feed the fish?) or someone else (did I forget to feed the fish?), you organized a rather jubilant funeral for Freddy. Your capacity for turning a sad thing into a happy thing made me smile.
Thank you to my best girl friend for having a glass of wine with me at lunch, for listening to me talk my blues out loud, for keeping it real, for reminding me that just because my problems are first world problems, they're not any less important or difficult to deal with.
Thanks everyone. It's been a week, that's for sure. Can't wait to see what next week brings me.


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Chickasaw is perfect right now! I was there yesterday, 3.17, and there is major hero dirt happening. Get out there before the rain hits tomorrow!
Chickasaw is perfect right now! I was there yesterday, 3.17, and there is major hero dirt happening. Get out there before the rain hits tomorrow!
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Anyone have an update on Chickasaw in the last few days?
I just came from there. I didn't ride, but saw several people riding. Tires looked wet, but not muddy. The trail I could see from the road looked tacky, but that's not much of the trail.
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Lance, you drove all the way down there and didn't ride?!!! Do you have an RC car or something?
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Will Chickasaw be rideable today? I have never been and in the area not sure how it dries out.
Trail itself is in perfect shape....but man it could use a good trimming. I suggest wearing glasses
Dirt was tacky good at Chickasaw yesterday. Found a Casio solar powered quartz watch at the trail head. Call six1five5four5eight6zero2 and describe to claim.
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Anyone know how the trails is?
Rode Chickasaw today. Mostly very good. Some wet spots, but not a lot of them and they weren't huge. Some uphill roots & rocks just moist enough to be slick. I imagine the rain coming in will make it much worse if Chick gets a lot of it. Definitely some plant encroachment on the trails making for dodging slappers and such.
There's a 3 ft tree down on the Dump Climb. Also there's a large portion of a tree that is on the bridge around mile 1.6, just after you cross over the road passing the creek put-in.
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Three trees down that need a chainsaw and a few leaners that need to go too. First tree is at the first bridge past the boat ramp. The tree took out the rails on the left side of the bridge. You can get through with a dismount but that's no good. The second tree is down 3/4 of the way up the dump climb. It's gonna need a BIG saw. The tree is about headtube height. The last tree is down between mile 7 & 8. Not too big and we were able to move it enough that you can ride slightly off the trail and get by without a dismount.
Other than that, the trail is in pretty good shape.
Rode Chickasaw Sat 7/18. All trees clear. Only a few soft spots.
Any heavy rain at Chickasaw yesterday, 9/5? Haven't been down in a while but hate to make the 40 mile drive to find a big mudhole...
When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. ~H.G. Wells
It was pretty much perfect this morning.
Did Columbia get much rain last night? Hoping conditions might be ok for a ride tonight.
Rode a lap this morning for the first time, really enjoyed the way the trail flows and how clean it was. I assume it is due to next weeks race but still, very nice ride. I'll be back.
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Trail is dry today but a lot of leaves made for a few slick spots.
Not too many Chikasaw riders on here. Was there a chickasaw boycott I missed? :-) Anyway rode chickasaw yesterday and conditions were basically perfect. Rode first 5.5 miles minus rocky technical section near very beginning of trail.
So how much rain did Columbia get overnight? Are the trails dry enough to ride? thanks
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Rode Chickasaw Friday 5/6. Excellent condition, no mud, very fast. Only downside was it was very overgrown on the newer 'dump' area after the black hills. Almost couldn't find the trail. Time for the bug spray!
Let's keep these threads current! Ton of branches and trees down on Chicky. Let's get her cleaned up! I'm gonna try and get there with my saw today
However, it lacks forum capabilities. I would like to volunteer some grunt work to help clean up the mess, and I have a couple of other guys that want to help as well. Do we know if the trail bosses are planning a group effort?
Tree down near the end of Black Hills... before the cut in the rocks. Tree would probably be ride able if it was on the ground but it's about a foot up held by vines and such.
Otherwise the trail was in great shape.
Rode at 4 pm today. Trail was slick in numerous places. If rain holds off should be great in a day or two.
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Anybody know the trail status? Rideable tomorrow?
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Definitely should be rideable. http://www.sorbamidtn.org/current-conditions
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"It's a mountain bike, weather is a non-factor."
Was at Chickasaw Saturday. This isn't a current statement of trail conditions with the rain we've had since.
But the trail has been well-maintained over the winter and is in great riding shape right now in general terms. It appears to be draining and drying out pretty well.
Portions of the Trail of Tears and Black Hills trails at Chickasaw Trace in Columbia are being threatened by the potential expansion of the landfill that is at the park. There is a meeting of the Health and Environment committee May 1 at 4:30 at the Commission Meeting Room located at 6 Courthouse Square in Columbia. If you are available please come show your support for these trails. If you can't come to the meeting please consider contacting the Maury County commissioners. Their contact information can be found here http://www.maurycounty-tn.gov/index.aspx?page=334
What happened with the dump expansion? Does anybody have an update?
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The structure of the 3-separations of 3-connected matroids II
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The authors showed in an earlier paper that there is a tree that displays, up to a natural equivalence, all non-trivial 3-separations of a 3-connected matroid. The purpose of this paper is to show that if certain natural conditions are imposed on the tree, then it has a uniqueness property. In particular, suppose that, from every pair of edges that meet at a degree-2 vertex and have their other ends of degree at least three, one edge is contracted. Then the resulting tree is unique.


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Bhavani's clear voice rings like a bell to purify, energize, and calm your entire being. This is the work of an accomplished singer and meditator.
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Bhavani's Gayatri mantra glows with energy—an energy that transmits to the listener.
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5 Stars! wonderful, buy it!
I ordered this CD hoping for the tranquility it promised, even though I laughed at the idea that I might "chant along". Not me, not ever. When I began playing the CD, I was not too impressed. Then my husband came home and he said "What's that horrible noise? Can you turn that off?" I re-read the reviews, wondering how I'd been mislead into wasting my money. Next day, when hubby was at work I tried listening one more time.
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Surprise #2: When hubby came home, this time I left the CD playing at a lower volume, and there were no complaints. We both felt calm and peaceful. Big difference from the usual afternoon atmosphere when the radio news is on while I make dinner and he works on the computer.
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I first heard about this cd in 2004 while at one of Bhavani's meditation retreats. She had been singing to us all week and I eagerly awaited the release of this album. My fiance ordered it for me for Christmas and it remains one of my favorites. When I play it during a yoga class, students will always ask me about it and where they can get it. I'm so glad Amazon is selling it. You won't be disappointed.
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I recently took a brief seminar at Kripalu Institute from the artist - she not only has a holy and powerful voice but is spiritual to the core. I feel her presence when listening to this CD. Thank You Bhavani


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So we have a whole host of new Lone Star Drift drivers this year, thanks to TXSL series. This is super exciting to me, and I wanted to see how they are getting along prepping for the season. So I contacted Adolfo Aviles and asked him to write me up a little something. Below is what he sent me.
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Soooooo within 2014 I drove at a few small events & most of the Lonestar events & was learning the whole drifting thing & having tons of fun with the support of all my friends & family, towards the end of the season I started having more interest in competing. I had my cage done over at Smoke Em' Motorsports with Ryan & Carl. Right after the Txsl trial event, I wanted a tad more power to be able to keep up with the other Txsl cars. I got a great deal on a full Mazdaspeed Miata turbo setup ( this setup is legal in the TXSL series because it came from Mazda ) so I was able to get my hands on it & save it for the offseason. I planned on going to the ccm demo event & but a few days I went street drifting with a few friends & ended up wrecking the car & destroying the subframe & oil pan. ( Don't street drift guys ) I wasn't able to make the demo so I started ripping apart the car & getting it ready to fix everything & slap the turbo stuff on. The plan was to have everything in & have the car somewhat running in about a two week period. Well those 2 weeks ended up turning in about 3 months of me getting all the last bits done & finding a subframe. With me being in high school I don't have much time to work so it takes a bit to save up for parts & what not. Within the time I've had my buddy Brett help fab some stuff for me to help complete the process, as of now everything is done motor wise & is being dropped in with the help of my dad & older brother. By next weekend the car should be running & going back to Brett to have the ic piping welded up & the last few touches done. With this setup I should be in the 180-190 hp range which will be awesome compared to the original 100hp of fury, I'll be looking forward to competing in the 2015 Txsl series & seeing what I'm capable of doing. Just a quick go over on the car it's a 99′ Miata with Danny George knuckles, a beefed up msm stock setup, bc coilovers, full 6 point cage with door bars, semi tubed front end & some sparco sprint seats with a few other odds & ends! I can't wait to have this thing done & ripping it out there on the track!
So there you have it, one man's attempt at getting his car together for a shot at TXSL! I am excited for him to join our series! You can find him over at https://www.facebook.com/messages/adolfo.a.aviles on Facebook if you want to be his friend, or just say hi to him at the next event. Enjoy some pictures of his build : )


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If you're craving an early-morning pick-me-up or an after-workout refuel, a smoothie is the pot of gold that just keeps on giving. There's almost no limit to what you can put in them and, if you've ever taken a dive into Pinterest, you'll know that there's a true treasure trove of unique and delicious ingredients – coffee, spinach, chocolate, banana, mango, strawberry, raspberry, whey. The list goes on and on. All that really matters, at the end of the day, is what you're in the mood for.
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Girls gain weight during their menstrual cycles, right? That is something which I had heard sometime growing up and which I just took to be fact. So with over three months of weight loss under my belt (haha, pun intended) covering the time of four menstrual cycles, I thought it would be good to see if this theory held true.
For years, I've had the "empty pit" phenomenon of being ravenous in the day or two just before my period begins. When I can't seem to get enough carbohydrates or chocolate, then I know it's time to be prepared with the extra Ibuprofen and feminine hygiene products. A girl can't be caught off-guard.
What I've personally seen, according to the chart on which I'm keeping track of weekly weigh-ins, is that my weight actually stays steady or drops just a bit the week before each period. As I wondered why that might be, I conducted a google search to try to find the answer. At the top of the search results was an article at Weight Watchers called "Menstrual Cycle and Weight."
"While there may be minor changes in metabolism, food intake and cravings throughout the menstrual cycle in addition to possible water retention, these will not impact weight-loss success."
So there may be minor changes in metabolism, but those changes do not impact overall success. Good.
"Food cravings, overeating and weight gain are commonly reported during the one to two weeks before menstruation occurs. But what is the science to support these symptoms, and what is their impact on weight-loss success?"
Yep, I get the food cravings and it sometimes feels as though I overeat without ever achieving fullness or feeling satisfied. If I indulge in something extra salty, I KNOW that I'll be retaining excess water as a result. So I don't, especially because I hardly ever eat salty things anyways. Sweet stuff is my Achilles Heel.
"While overeating is the popular perception, research has shown that there are only minor changes in actual food intake throughout the menstrual cycle. Most studies suggest an increase in eating of around 100 to 200 calories in the days before bleeding occurs, but this appears to be offset by the small rise in metabolism (around 5 to 10 percent) that occurs during the same time period. In other words, the body tends to adjust the calories in/calories out on its own. Therefore, in a weight-stable state, no changes in weight will occur."
Continue reading....
"However, if actively losing weight by following a restricted-calorie food plan, the likely result would be a slight (but hardly noticeable) increase in weight loss due to the increased metabolism without the usual increase in calories. Alternatively, the result instead could be a slightly greater difficulty in following the food plan because of increased hunger during that period."
Aha! So a slight drop in weight just before a period in a person who is actively trying to lose weight could be explained by a minor increase in overall metabolism. That may be what I've witnessed in my own chart so far this year.
In fact, what I really notice is that there is a very slight increase in weight exactly midway between menstrual cycles. Perhaps this could be water retention which is resolved around the beginning of the next period.
The article continues...
"The most likely reason for a weight gain is water retention. While this is a common symptom that can be particularly discouraging when following a structured food plan, the weight gain is usually minor and temporary (that is, any weight that is gained is lost around the time of menstruation). Furthermore, water retention can be lessened during this time period by making small dietary changes, like reducing sodium and increasing fluids."
As I said above, I don't really eat much salty food. But what I haven't thought about is making sure to increase fluids on a cyclical basis. Of course we should be getting enough water every day, but this would be a good reason to increase water intake during specific weeks of the month to combat potential water retention.
I am approaching that midway point between cycles, so this would be a good time to experiment. If I remember to do the same thing next week, I might be able to establish another pattern (or lack thereof) to measure. Reminder to self - must drink more water.
It's almost like playing the Roulette Wheel, though, will the numbers fall higher (land on red) or lower (land on black). Place your bets, folks. The wheel goes round and round, where it stops nobody knows...
Well, it's not quite so dramatic or such a gamble. At the rate I've been slowly and safely going, I know that I will continue to land lower and lower along this long journey overall. And that's exactly the way I want this game to continue.
"Menstrual Cycle and Weight" by the Weight Watchers Research Department
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pearl couscous with sweet potatoes, pistachios, and herbs
Several weeks ago when one of my favorite food bloggers, Faith of An Edible Mosaic, announced that she was co-hosting a Food Blogger Cookbook Swap with Alyssa from Everyday Maven, I jumped on board right away. I sent The Turkish Kitchen over to Karen of Kitchen Treaty, a cookbook I picked up in a bookstore off the winding streets of Cihangir, Istanbul back in 2012.
I received The Meat Free Monday cookbook from Cher of The Not So Exciting Adventures of a Dabbler. The cookbook was edited by Stella, Paul, and Mary McCartney. I knew that Paul McCartney was a vegetarian, which of course I learned from The Simpsons. Although I've seen mention of meat free Mondays/meatless Mondays on food blogs over the years, I had no idea that they were the ones who launched the campaign back in 2009. Even though I'll chant "you don't win friends with salad" until the end of my days, that's really only because it's catchy and doesn't necessarily reflect the way I eat. I was excited to dive into the cookbook.
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I grew up in a typical steak and potatoes American household, where a meal without meat is not a meal at all. To this day, my dad's preferred dinner includes a giant slab of meat, with a side of potatoes or rice, and some vegetables. I was such a picky eater as a kid and hated most meat. My mom bought chicken nuggets for me over and over again until I learned to like them, since she was worried I didn't eat enough meat. I'm still a picky meat eater, I only buy about 5-6 pounds of meat a month for the two of us, mostly ground beef and lamb. I prefer meat as an enhancement to a dish rather taking center stage, like slipping ground meat into sauces, sprinkling a little bit of sausage over a pizza, and adding chicken stock to a soup. If you serve me a giant slab of chicken breast, I'll take a couple bites and dump it onto Cory's plate when he's not looking. Or when he's looking. It just ain't my thing, so many of the recipes in the Meat Free Monday cookbook are right up my alley. The cookbook is divided into 52 chapters, with meal plans for every Monday of the year — meatless breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and desserts.
One recipe in particular that caught my eye was a pearl couscous and sweet potato dish. Surprise, I found a recipe with a Middle Eastern-inspired slant and had to make it. You start off by sauteing the pearl couscous until lightly browned. I hadn't prepared couscous that way before and was delighted to discover that it gave the couscous a slightly nutty taste. Pistachios give this dish a nice crunch and raisins are added for a pleasant burst of sweetness. The recipe calls for a tablespoon of za'atar, a Middle Eastern spice mix that consists of thyme, sumac, and sesame seeds. Sumac can be found at any Middle Eastern grocery, but if you don't want to run out and buy some just for one recipe, just add a little more lemon to this dish, since sumac is sour. Cory and I have been eating this for lunch and loving it. If you love leftovers as much as I do, double the recipe and lunch is covered for the week. Thanks for the sweet new cookbook, Cher!
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Pearl Couscous with Sweet Potatoes, Pistachios, and Herbs
Adapted from The Meat Free Monday Cookbook
3 medium sweet potatoes, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 tablespoon maple syrup
6 tablespoons olive oil (2 for the sweet potatoes, 2 for sauteing the couscous, and 2 for just before serving)
1 1 3/4 cups pearl (Israeli) couscous
2 cups vegetable stock or water
1/4 cup raisins
1 tablespoon za'atar (1 teaspoon thyme, 1 teaspoon sumac, 1 teaspoon sesame seeds)
1/2 cup pistachios, chopped
1-2 tablespoons lemon juice
salt and pepper, to taste
1/3 cup freshly chopped parsley
1/3 cup freshly chopped cilantro
Preheat oven to 400F.
Add the sweet potatoes to a roasting pan, coat them with olive oil, a little bit of salt and pepper, and maple syrup. Mix thoroughly. Roast in the oven for 20-25 minutes, check on the sweet potatoes to see if they're cooked through. Once the potatoes are tender and caramelized around the edges, they're ready. If they need more time, put them back in the oven for another 7-10 minutes.
While the sweet potatoes are roasting, get the couscous ready. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saute pan or stock pot over low-medium heat. When hot, add the couscous and stir frequently. Keep the couscous cooking until it begins to brown, or about 5-7 minutes. Add half of the stock or water and continue to cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring often until the couscous is tender and has absorbed the liquid. Continue adding the liquid until absorbed, stirring frequently. Taste test the couscous for doneness. When cooked through, lower the heat to very low and stir in the raisins, chopped up pistachios, za'atar, season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add one tablespoon of lemon juice, mix, and give a taste test. Add more lemon juice, if necessary. Mix in the parsley and cilantro.
By now, the sweet potatoes should be ready. Mix them into the pot. Ladle into bowls and serve.
Serves 4
Want to see more from the Food Blogger Cookbook swap? Here is the list of all the participants. Yay, food!
A Baker's House
An Edible Mosaic
Blue Kale Road
Blueberries And Blessings
Cheap Recipe Blog
Confessions of a Culinary Diva
Create Amazing Meals
Cucina Kristina
Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Cupcake Project
Dinner is Served 1972
Done With Corn
Eats Well With Others
Everyday Maven
Flour Me With Love
From My Sweet Heart
Great Food 360°
Healthy. Delicious.
I'm Gonna Cook That!
Je Mange la Ville
Karen's Kitchen Stories
Kitchen Treaty
Olive and Herb
OnTheMove-In The Galley
Our Best Bites
Paleo Gone Sassy
poet in the pantry
Rhubarb and Honey
Rocky Mountain Cooking
Shikha la mode
Shockingly Delicious
Sifting Focus
Spoonful of Flavor
Tara's Multicultural Table
The Not So Exciting Adventures of a Dabbler
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In our Church, everyone is connected to a Carecell. It's where the life of the Church is! Christians of different races, backgrounds and cultures come together on a regular basis for one common interest, which is to pray, worship and learn more about God's Word, while also being able to enjoy fellowship, share delightful meals and participate in fruitful activities.
We organise our Carecell meetings once a week in various church members' homes located throughout the Penang Island. We have Carecells for different age groups and geographical locations to accommodate people from all walks of life. Most adult Carecells are IGC, or Inter-Generational Cells. This means that you can bring your whole family along and they'll be able to actively participate in all the Carecell activities with you!
Find your fit in a Carecell that's most suitable for your age group and location. Please contact our Church Administration Office for further details. Our staff will be happy to assist you with your enquiries.FIND OUT MORE
Are you ready to discover your spiritual gifts? Are you willing to serve God and His people? Are you prepared to grow closer to Him in your spiritual walk? If you have a heart to serve, we definitely have a ministry for you!
"He will always enable you to do what He calls you to do."
One of the best ways to connect into the life of PCC is by serving. Ministry creates excellent opportunities for Christians of all ages to use their spiritual gifts to serve others, following in the footsteps of Jesus. We believe that just as God made us all different from each other, He has also supplied every one of us with unique gifts, talents and passions. Open up your heart and allow God to lead you to the ministry in which He has created for you to serve. Together let's discover God's Purpose for us.
Come and be part of God's family! It is our passionate desire to see every member of the Church getting involved and connecting in ministry. We strongly encourage every Church member to contribute actively to the growth of the Church through ministry. If you wish to be equipped for service to God, strengthen your relationship with Him and learn more about His Word, we warmly welcome you to serve in one of our ministries and be a part of God's family.
As the Church expands in number over the years, so have the list of ministries, giving every Christian an opportunity to find a ministry that best suits them!
- Creative Ministry
- Crowning Glory Fellowship
- Facilities & IT
- Floral Ministry
- Hospitality Corner
- Kitchen Ministry
- Library Department
- Missions
- Media & Communications
- Healing Rooms Ministry
- Safety, Security & Traffic
- Tadika Rajawali
- TREQ (TRaining and EQuipping)
- Ushering
- Worship Ministry
- Young Adults
- Youth Ministry
- Family Care Centre
Are you living a life according to God's Purpose and Plan for you?
In the book of Matthew, Jesus gave us The Great Commission, which calls for every Christian to go forth and make disciples of all nations.
The Missions and Outreach Ministry was formed to give Christians, both young and aged, an opportunity to do God's work by going to places near and far, sending the message of the Gospel forth to the lost and winning people for Christ. In doing our part to fulfil the Great Commission, we partner with many churches and organisations with a common desire to reach responsive and unreached people groups, through giving and sending exposure teams as well as short-term and long-term church planters.
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Office Depot simplifies IT architecture and reduces complexity with Oracle E-Business Suite applications, Oracle's Sun SPARC platform, and the Oracle Solaris platform.
Office Depot is one of the largest retailers of office supply products in the world with over 900 stores in the United States and another 400-500 in Europe and the Middle East.
Their challenge was that they couldn't scale their Oracle ERP applications on their current hardware platform, so they made the move from an x86 architecture to a SPARC and Solaris platform to get better scalability and reliability.
This wasn't a decision to be taken lightly. Oracle ERP is Office Depot's largest application with the largest workload. The company supports over 40,000 employees on this platform alone.
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