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Here's a vote of cautious praise for Angel Thai Westside, which opened in early June on College Way near Newport Avenue.
Having moved into the same low-key plaza cafe that, over the years, has been home to the Mercury Diner, Zucca Italian Kitchen and Sumi's Japanese Restaurant, Angel Thai is off to a good start.
Based upon two recent visits, I like it better than any of its predecessors. Indeed, I prefer it to its parent restaurant north of downtown Bend.
On the other hand, since Typhoon! closed early this year, Bend has been home to a handful of very average Thai restaurants.
The best thing about Angel Thai Westside is its executive chef, Bee Johnson. She may not be Thai, but she knows how to execute many of the dishes very well. In particular, I love her som tum (green papaya) salad and tom kaa gai (chicken coconut soup).
Not every dish wowed me, however, and both service and atmosphere left a lot to be desired.
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Angel Thai has been a part of the Bend dining scene since 2006, when it relocated from La Pine to the Whistle Stop Business Center on Division Street, a block north of Revere Avenue.
But nothing really has been done to inject an exotic mood into the new restaurant. It still feels much as it did in 2006 when Neal Kramer opened the Mercury, right down to the formica-topped diner tables. Giant painted fans, more typical of Japanese culture than Thai, hang on some walls.
Dark woods and low lighting create a somewhat somber atmosphere. A cozy patio area is underused; even on sunny evenings, guests are not offered the option of dining outside when they are greeted and seated.
Service is well-intended and speedy. But wading through the 80-item dinner menu takes time, so my dining companion and I had to ask our all-business server three times to wait to take our order. A second server, who delivered most of our plates, was more ready to offer a friendly smile and a little conversation.
What's more, midday menu prices have gone up considerably since the last time I dined at Angel Thai. Lunch specials now start at $7.95 — an increase of $2, or 33 percent, over previous prices. Lunch then included both soup and salad; it now includes only a choice of one or the other. Choose brown rice over white, and you'll pay another 50 cents.
The salad, which my dining companion chose, was basic. Iceberg lettuce was tossed with red cabbage and shredded carrot, and served with a thick peanut sauce. There was nothing original about this preparation.
My "Angel soup" was a better choice. The hot-and-sour coconut milk-based concoction didn't have many ingredients — merely thin carrot slices and undercooked flat noodles — but it had a good flavor that encouraged me to look forward to my main course.
My selection was Prik-ging, a dry curry dish made with pork (my choice of meat), green beans, bell peppers, carrots, tender kaffir lime leaves and chili sauce. I ordered the dish a spicy "four stars" (out of five), but it came to my table as a "zero star" dish; something had been lost in translation between my server and the kitchen. The server brought a tray of spices for me to apply to the food, but seasonings added after cooking are never as good as those blended over heat.
My companion requested massaman curry, a hearty stew simmered in coconut milk with a peanut-rich curry paste. Potatoes, carrots, yellow onions and whole peanuts complemented her choice of chicken as a meat. But it wasn't a thick curry; it was more like a rich soup that couldn't be fully absorbed by her brown rice.
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We returned a few days later for dinner and started with a chilled salad roll, one of the few appetizers not deep-fried. Wrapped in translucent rice paper, the two rolls were sliced like sushi so that we could easily read their ingredients — almost entirely lettuce and slivers of carrot, with a touch of cilantro and flavorful basil.
A single chilled shrimp, cut lengthwise and spliced into the middle of the rolls, underwhelmed us. Two dipping sauces — peanut and sweet chili —accompanied.
Coconut soup, known in Thai as "tom kaa," was a highlight. Although I thought it was a little too rich in coconut milk, my companion considered it perfect. The flavors were so well blended — lemongrass, kaffir lime, cilantro, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and galangal, a root similar to ginger — that no additional seasoning was needed.
My own favorite was the green papaya salad, or "som tum." Strips of unripe papaya fruit were mixed with raw green beans, carrots, cherry tomatoes and a handful of bay shrimp, then seasoned with ground peanuts, garlic and lime juice. And this time, the kitchen read my "three-star" request properly: The salad had a lot of spicy zing.
Main dishes
Our three main courses — we had plenty of leftovers, in case you wondered — were satisfying but not extraordinary.
Red curry with duck, simmered in coconut milk, was a nice, savory dish. It had lots of bell peppers as well as basil and bamboo shoots.
We enjoyed a saute of basil eggplant with tofu as a vegetarian choice. Stir-fried with a garlicky chili sauce, this flavorful concoction also had yellow and green onions, red and green bell peppers, and carrots.
Our least favorite was a noodle dish called Pad-C-Eaw, or "pad see ew" in some spellings. Flat rice noodles are pan-fried in soy sauce with a choice of meat (we opted for beef in this one), broccoli, cauliflowers, carrots, egg and garlic.
"I thought it tasted like typical Chinese food," said my companion. "The flavors were as flat as the noodles."
Okay, not everything was great. But I think there are enough good things about Angel Thai Westside to warrant return visits.
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At present there's is NOTHING that suggests our personalities, thoughts and consciousness are anything other than physical, biological processes within our brain.The responsibility does not lie with people wishing to disprove the existence of souls or spirits to disprove them, that's absurd. The responsibility lies with those who suspect they exist to prove it. Just because you can't prove something doesn't exist, doesn't make it any more likely that it does. Do I really have to bring up the cliche celestial teapot analogy or do you have at least some brain cells?
I'd argue that since conventional wisdom has long held the sould to be a part of the human make-up, the onus is on science to prove that this isn't the case. Just as Galileo had to offer proof the earth was round rather than flat, just because you say something in the name of science doesn't necessarily make your point immediately true, especially when you have no empirical proof to back up said scientific viewpoint, and a scientific viewpoint without scientific fact to back it up is nothing more than a hypothesis, surely you understand that much at least? What I'm basically saying is that after centuries of humans believing in the soul, just because someone comes along and says "I'm a scientist and that's not right, I don't have any proof, but my opinion matters more as spiritalism's a load of crap." isn't really a basis for suddenly reversing the general belief. By the way I should point out seeing as you're questioning my intelligence here (and as a result the validity of my opinions on this) that I'm coming at this question with 3 years of university level psychology classes in brain and behavioural patterns and functions behind me. Also, I'm an extremely skeptical agnostic and don't follow any religious belief system that compels me to believe in the existance of a soul. Also I never said we have a soul, my point was that there's no proof either way and as there's no evidence to suggest that one point of view is wrong, it's unfair to ridicule it simply because you don't believe it.
Ugh...Point out to me where I said that the existence of a human soul is 100% impossible? I've made it clear that there is no evidence to support the existence of a soul it is therefore fantasy to "believe" in one based on what we currently know. I also made it clear that future developments could shine a light on the subject but from what we do know now, there is no reason to believe in one.
I never said that you did say the existance of the soul is 100% impossible, I said when there's no evidence to prove the case in either direction, it's wrong to call someone's opinion dumb (which you did do, remember?) when they take one side.
you forgot about the invisible spaghetti monster...At the end of the day, you're looking at this from a rationalist perspective, I'm coming at it from an empiricists point of view and therefore we're never going to agree until someone actually proves this either way.Although I still think it's unfair to call someone's position dumb while admitting there is a chance it may be correctAs a thought experiment, consider your brain and brain alone was transferred into someone else's body, would you feel that it was really, truly you?
Believing in what has more of a chance of being true is what isn't stupid given available facts. ...and if my Brain was in another's body I would still consider myself me to a certain extent. Although then we're playing with the definition of self, which is a huge debate in itself. You could say the other person had a higher level of testosterone for example, which would alter my behavior and thus my personality as compared to the way it was.
You see, I respect you for challenging my beliefs (which are young and constantly changing and hardly firmly held, militant.) I suppose my thoughts concerning this topic are more theories which appeal to me, than 'beliefs' (if that word is to be the source of much of this debating.) I disagree with you though:'What has more of a chance of being true'- okay, QUOTE me the odds on this one. You are so sure of yourself, and so convicted that your opinion has 'more of a chance of being true'- back this up please. The celestial teapot thing is not as relevant an argument as you make it out to be, but I agree that I could not disprove your belief- and (more importantly) NOR WOULD I TRY TO! However, seeming as you're a man who claims to be such a 'fact-based' character, can you honestly liken the belief in an orbiting tea-pot, held by ONE hypothetical individual, to the firmly held, time-enduring faiths and philosophies, in the existence of SOMETHING, ANYTHING more than psychological and biological processes being the soul causes of our life on this planet? You seem to be convinced that we (well, I don't know how many people share the exact same views as me, which I've not really detailed completely here anyway, so I'll use 'I' for arguments sake) I am the one with some detailed concept of something totally unrealistic as part of my explanation of our existence. This is actually not true! I totally reject the idea of a soul, based on logic , as I have mentioned; yet I vaguely believe in spirits, without having any idea of the actual specifics or form a spirit might take. All I know is that there have been an awful lot of cases, wherein strange occurences have happened, seemingly down to spirits; spiritual forces; and spiritual energy (some, admittedly hoaxes and fantasies, yet others, less likely so) and you have effectively nothing to disprove that!! I am not denying the existence of psychological and biological processes, they can be proved, and are, I am sure, a major part of our living! Yet their existence and influence is not totally incompatable with the existence of a spirit: the whole point of a spirit, is that it is not as easily seen or understood as the body or mind.
If we didn't know where or what the brain was, would you deny the existence of thoughts as well?
Do you belive that you have a soul? Like a sprit that lives inside you or what ever, explain what you put into it.


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A WHITEHAVEN couple can at last go ahead with renovation plans for their new home after a two-year legal battle with their neighbour.
The latest wrangle – the proposed re-routing of a public footpath at Swallow Barn, Lowca – was agreed this week following a planning inspector's inquiry last month. It means Carol and Trevor Gilmour can begin work on transforming their house into a new family home. Currently they are living in a caravan on the site.
A long-running land ownership dispute with Lynn Brophy, who lives next door at Hallcat Farm, had threatened their plans for Swallow Barn, the property they bought back in May 2009.
It had been turned into a dwelling by previous owners back in 1978, but Mrs Brophy of Hallcat, which is joined onto Swallow Barn, questioned the rights of the Gilmours to an area of land in front of their house and mounted a legal challenge of "adverse possession''.
A Land Registry adjudicator, sitting at Whitehaven last spring, ultimately found against Mrs Brophy and in favour of the Gilmours. He also denied permission for Mrs Brophy to appeal.
Mrs Brophy, however, subsequently made an appeal to the High Court, but that too has just been rejected. Now her objection on grounds of privacy, to the diversion of a public path across both Hallcat and Swallow Barn land has also been rejected.
The Gilmours wanted to build an extension over a small area of land that is part of the existing path route, and the diversion, now granted, will enable them to do this.
Mrs Brophy's claim on her neighbour's land was thrown out by HM Land Registry adjudicator Owen Rhys, who last summer found in favour of the Gilmours, who have now moved onto the site to start their renovations.
After the Gilmours bought Swallow Barn in May 2009, Mrs Brophy maintained she was entitled to ownership of some of the site and could claim 'adverse possession' of part of the Gilmours' garden, having used it for 10 years.
The judge found that plans accompanying conveyance papers made it "absolutely clear that the disputed land was intended to be included within the Swallow Barn title".
The land battle generated "very considerable ill will,'' said Mr Rhys, who paid a site visit to the area.
Mrs Brophy claimed that since buying Hallcat Farm in 1997 she had maintained the disputed area and had exclusive use and possession of it. She also submitted photos of members of her family playing football, mowing the grass or carrying out other tasks on the land to support her claim of 10-year usage. But the Gilmours said such activity had been recorded after 2009, on their security cameras at the site, installed after they bought Swallow Barn.
The Gilmours maintained that on their inspection before purchase of Swallow Barn they could see no signs of this area of land having been recently looked after; it was unkempt and overgrown. Mrs Brophy said she did not tend it in the winter months.
Stephen Hargreaves, son of the previous occupant of Swallow Barn, the late Mrs Christina Hargreaves, gave evidence that his mother had been 'an obsessive gardener' up until her death in 2008 and she had cultivated most of the garden area with a rockery, fruit trees, vegetables and flowers.
Given the relationship between his mother and Mrs Brophy, the idea that Mrs Brophy or any of her family had used or occupied any part of the land was absurd, he told the adjudicator. He did not accept Mrs Brophy had ever used or maintained any part of his mother's land. Mrs Brophy said she and her family had used all the area of disputed land since she had moved in, in 1997. At no time had Mrs Hargreaves told them to get off the land.
Mr Rhys questioned her evidence and said there were "certain unsatisfactory features'' in her submissions. "I do not accept that Mrs Brophy or anyone in her family carried out any work of upkeep or maintenance to these parts of the disputed land prior to 2009,'' he said in his judgement and concluded, in principle, that Mrs Brophy should pay the Gilmours' costs.
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Island County needs to stick to a decision regarding recycling | Editorial
February 15, 2013 · Updated 3:59 PM
In December, Island County Commissioners approved curbside recycling for rural residents and Langley.
While many applauded the change, many were upset with the mandatory nature of the decision.
Per the approval, residents who subscribed to curbside garbage service would also be required to pay more and have mandatory recycling.
The Whidbey News-Times received many letters from angry residents and the paper's website at www.whidbeynewstimes.com was set on fire by comments for and against the decision.
It's not that residents on the island are opposed to recycling. In fact, there are several recycling locations frequented by residents all over the island.
It was the mandatory nature of the decision.
Why pay more if you can go to a location and recycle for free? And if residents choose to have curbside garbage pickup, why should they be forced to have both?
In response to the public, commissioners raised the issue again and are now in the process of rescinding the decision.
There have been discussions about why the recycling portion has to be mandatory.
It seems it comes down to dollars.
Island Disposal will invest a lot of money into getting this program up and running. They need some guarantee they are going to get their money back.
There is nothing that forces people to remain or even become Island Disposal customers.
Whidbey Island is behind when it comes to curbside services. Oak Harbor has curbside recycling and town of Coupeville recently approved a program.
Island County has spent five years researching the topic. Make a decision and stick with it before it's another five years before a decision is made again.
Residents want curbside recycling. Those who don't have other options.
If residents don't like the mandatory recycling portion and want to continue taking recycling into the centers then they should change their waste disposal habits and start hauling garbage themselves.
It's 2013. Whidbey Island needs to get with the times.
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The Warriors, who coasted through their non-region schedule and now sit at 3-0, open up play in Region 5-AAA with arguably one of the best two teams in the region, Ringgold. (Cartersville is also considered a favorite.)
Gordon Central has had an easy time of it in their first three games of the season, defeating Coosa, Southeast Whitfield and Murray County with ease.
But things are about to get a lot tougher when Ringgold rolls into Ratner Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers are 2-1, with their only loss coming to a very talented Dalton team on Aug. 24, 21-19.
Gordon Central coach Chad Fisher said his team has started just like they wanted to, but know that Friday will bring a new and very tough challenge.
"Obviously, our goal was to be 3-0 going into the region schedule, and we've been able to accomplish that," said Fisher. "Any time you have a winning record during the season, it's a good thing, and we've been playing really well in the first few games."
"But now we get to face a very good Ringgold team, and the kids are excited about that."
Gordon Central quarterback MJ Reynolds is off to a great start in his senior season, as he has directed the offense to 133 points in their first three games with the help of receivers Tyshaun Clemmons, Chandler Curtis and Bryan Brookshire and tight end DJ Prather.
The defense has also been dominant, allowing only seven points in the first three weeks combined, as they shut out both Coosa and Murray County.
Fisher said Ringgold isn't the team he would've chosen to open the region with, but the game will tell him a lot about where they are at this point.
"I think it's an extremely good test for us," said Fisher.
"If we are fortunate enough to hang in there with them or win this game, it will give us a lot of confidence going forward in the region schedule."
Fisher said Ringgold has a very good controlled running game and do a great job up front of controlling the line of scrimmage.
"They are going to run the ball and take time off the clock to try to limit our amound of touches offensively," said Fisher. "And they are coached well, they play hard and they are physical so we've got our work cut out for us."
The Warriors trail the all-time series, 5-7, and have lost their last six to the Tigers. Gordon Central's last win over them was 31-21 victory in 1999.
For Gordon Central to win this one, Fisher said his team would have to force Ringgold away from their normal gameplan of controlling the clock.
"We have to put them in a situation where they're not comfortable," said Fisher. "We want them to be on the defensive, and put pressure on them to do something different. They like to control the clock and the temp so we need to take them out of that comfort zone."
Gordon Central has had no problems in the first three weeks, but that was pretty much expected based on the opponents.
Still, the offense has looked extremely explosive with so many playmakers, and the defense has been stout, especially up front on the defensive line.
This game will give everyone a good idea of who the real Gordon Central is in 2012. Both are very good teams that should be playoff contenders in Region 5-AAA.
It's cliché, but it's going to come down to which team imposes their will on the other. The slight edge goes to Gordon Central in this one.
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Horgan has enjoyed an outstanding season, scoring nine tries in 26 appearances for Leinster, and started the Heineken Cup final against Northampton.
The 32-year-old had given himself an outside chance of participating at the World Cup, only to see his prospects ruined by a knee injury that required surgery.
Alongside Ulster duo Ian Humphreys and Nevin Spence (both shoulder), the Lions veteran has been excluded from the 43-man squad named for the first training camp of the summer.
An Irish Rugby Football Union statement read: "The only players unavailable for selection are Shane Horgan, Ian Humphreys and Nevin Spence, who all had to undergo surgery on long-standing injuries.
"The rehabilitation period is such that all three players will not be able to take part in the World Cup conditioning schedule to enable them to build up the required fitness levels.
"Also, none of these three players will be available for the games during the Guinness Summer Series in August."
Horgan's inability to feature in any of the warm-up games against Scotland, France (home and away), Connacht and England effectively ends any lingering ambition of forcing his way into coach Declan Kidney's plans.
Leinster's Shane Jennings and Tony Buckley of Sale, however, remain in the mix.
The IRFU statement continued: "The squad includes several players who are in the process of returning from long-term injuries to begin their pre-season after lengthy layoffs.
"Some short-term injury concerns were Shane Jennings, who broke an arm at the end of the season, and Tony Buckley, who had a procedure on a shoulder injury.
"It is expected that both will have healed sufficiently so as not to restrict the beginning of their conditioning programmes."
Felix Jones, Mike McCarthy, Conor Murray and Brett Wilkinson are the only uncapped players among the 43 to be involved in the three training camps staged in June and July.
"This is the first step in preparation for the World Cup and the group called into our first camp shows that there is competition for places right across the board," said Kidney.
"There are players who we have identified as part of the larger World Cup squad who will not be in the first camp and will be based with their provincial and club fitness staff.
"But that may change as we go through June and July, so none of that larger group are necessarily out of contention for the final squad.
"The aim three years ago was to deepen the strength of the squad and there are a number of players that have come through in that time, either playing with their provinces or with the Wolfhounds and the Ireland team.
"There are big challenges ahead for the group with the coming pre-season and then five games in August."
Backs: I Boss (Leinster), T Bowe (Ospreys), G D'Arcy (Leinster), G Duffy (Connacht), K Earls (Munster), L Fitzgerald (Leinster), F Jones (Munster), R Kearney (Leinster), F McFadden (Leinster), G Murphy (Leicester), C Murray (Munster), B O'Driscoll (Leinster), R O'Gara (Munster), T O'Leary (Munster), E Reddan (Leinster), J Sexton (Leinster), P Stringer (Munster), A Trimble (Ulster), P Wallace (Ulster).
Forwards: R Best (Ulster), T Buckley (Sale Sharks), T Court (Ulster), S Cronin (Leinster), L Cullen (Leinster), S Ferris (Ulster), J Flannery (Munster), J Hayes (Munster), C Healy (Leinster), J Heaslip (Leinster), M Horan (Munster), S Jennings (Leinster), D Leamy (Munster), M McCarthy (Connacht), K McLaughlin (Leinster), S O'Brien (Leinster), D O'Callaghan (Munster), P O'Connell (Munster), M O'Driscoll (Munster), M Ross (Leinster), D Ryan (Munster), D Varley (Munster), D Wallace (Munster), B Wilkinson (Connacht).
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When Florida last year became the first state to require welfare recipients to be drug tested in order to receive benefits, the program was hailed as a possible money saver for taxpayers who would be spared the cost of supporting a stranger's bad habit.
The potential, advocates claimed, could be revolutionary, both in terms of saving taxpayer dollars but also by forcing poor people off of drugs and into the warm embrace of sobriety. It sounded wonderful to many Americans, especially those who are drug tested to keep their job, but not to the American Civil Liberties Union, which promptly sued and eventually put a stop to the program, at least temporarily.
But the failure was the program's, which turned out to cost more money than it saved.
Before a judge put a halt to the testing while its constitutionality could be determined by the courts, just 108 of 4,086 Florida residents who had been tested had come up positive for drugs — a far lower percentage than what was forecast.
Because Florida reimbursed those who took and passed the test for its cost, about $30 each, the program was about $120,000 to administer, more money than it saved the state in denied benefits. The savings, however, could have mounted had the program continued because the unpaid benefits would have eventually surpassed the cost of testing.
Other states that have considered drug testing since the Nov. 6 election include Texas, Ohio, Kansas and Virginia. It will be interesting to see if there is such talk in Raleigh when the General Assembly reconvenes with Republicans firmly in control of both chambers and the governor's mansion. Should the General Assembly consider drug testing, the bill would be closely watched in Robeson County, where welfare is our leading industry and drug use is rampant among all of us, not just the poor.
Because more and more people believe this country is tipping too hard toward dependency, supporting drug testing for welfare recipients doesn't require much political bravery. But that doesn't make it the right thing to do.
There are plenty of logistical problems, including the reliability of the tests. Additionally, "softer" drugs, such as marijuana, linger in the system, while "harder" drugs, such as cocaine and methamphetamine, don't — so the law could push people in the wrong direction.
But the biggest problem is that the poor, by percentage, have more children than do those of us who can afford to have babies. Those children, already at risk, would have new worries, such as being fed and clothed. There are few things more heartbreaking than the sight of a child who is suffering because of his or her parents' inability or unwillingness to properly provide for them.
A similar program, perhaps administered randomly, that requires and pays for drug rehabilitation — at least as a first or second consequence — could probably draw some support among critics of drug testing while also helping people quit drugs and become productive.
That is a far more noble quest than bare punishment.


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That's sexy. Lemme know...nevermind. I probably couldn't help you with your mapmaking, and I don't understand modding at all [I really just don't like it because I can't do it on my computer--WinME sucks balls]. Lemme know if you need some help that I can do without modding...
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Do you have any screenshots yet? ;o
If you don't post any soon then I'm going to do something with this. TinyMap2 - Latest in map compression! [ 8/26/12 - New build! Potentially fixed Win7 crash ]
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Yah, I do, but I don't know how to convert that weird format SC uses into something useful.
Also, TRANCE's Improvement mechanic has been removed. They now get Vespane Gas via a Kills to Cash system, which can be used to "level up" their troops or converted into minerals. Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
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A fleet of XDF warships. The unit I have selected is the Ghast-class fighter. It can attack both land and air, and has a concussive bouncing laser as an alt attack against ground targets. The battlecruiser is the Warspire, a large capital ship equipped with mini-nukes, anti-air missiles, and a Ventral Cannon that fires at targets directly under the Warspire. The final unit is the Darkling, a cheap cloakable air-to-air fighter. The XDF Surveyor. It is a cloaked APC which Detects. Each one carries three Deployable Covers (Bunkers). A little XDF base. If you look near the Barracks, you can see an M-Gunner, the XDF's basic combat unit. Also, notice the new minerals. More screenshots coming soon. Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
I think he means that it's the name of a member here on SEN... http://www.staredit.net/?member=1721 Edit: damn, FTS beat me to it.
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Amazon.com to Collect State Sales Tax: Will It Change the Way You Shop?
The Internet retailer said the collection would begin in time for next year's holiday shopping season.
Checking out at Amazon.com will be a little pricier starting next November. The Internet retailer will start collecting Massachusetts state tax for next year's holiday shopping season.
Amazon.com and Patrick said they would work together to support a federal bill allowing individual states to collect sales tax in states where they have no physical location.
The co-owner of one well-known Boston area business that has been hit hard by Amazon's tax-free run is is celebrating the decision.
"For every brick and mortar retailer, this is a huge victory," Dana Brigham of Brookline Booksmith told CBS Boston. "It is beyond about time and I wish it was yesterday instead of fall of 2013 when it would take effect."
Patrick said the agreement would generate millions in long-term revenue for the state.
"We are thankful Amazon was willing to come to the table and we will continue our conversations with them about creating jobs here," he said in a press statement. "This agreement is a win for all sides."
Will this change how you shop online? Will this be a shot in the arm for local brick-and-mortar retailers? Tell us in the comments.
Jeff F
11:11 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Nope. People won't fall for this trick....I will continue to buy the majority of my goods online. Unless the dinosaur brick-and-mortar companies decide to match prices and offer free (or reasonable) shipping I will continue to use them as showrooms and order my products on the internet. Nice try Mass...not gonna work!
Bill Walsh
11:32 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Way to support the local economy Jeff… next week you'll be complaining that your taxes went up because all the local business have left.
Jeff F
12:38 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Sorry my family comes first. If I can save some money by purchasing online then I will...the little guy needs some relief too! If these businesses can't compete then they will die. Darwin had it right....sorry but the truth hurts!
Carolyn Costain
12:02 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
We live in a money grubbing state that should "legally" change the name to Tax-achusetts! People buy on-line to get cheaper and affordable deals. Tax-achusetts takes the fun out of everything, now even "shopping on-line?" If the prices on deals go up? Whats the sense in even shopping on-line? I think this state and the Federal tax law, they are pushing for other states to follow their lead, is going to be the ultimate demise and loss for Amazon.com
Cool Fusion
12:06 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Absolutely I will. If I can buy the same item in NH without the shipping charge and now the Mass sales tax and get value.. certainly I will .. and most probably will pickup many, many more items incuding gas while i'm there. Every sane consumer would. With the shipping charge it was marginal before.. and now this tax cleared the difference hump. Good bye Mass postal worker.. goodbye Mass delivery guy.. Good bye Mass retailer.. Goodbye Mass gas tax. This is just another of the Govnah's means of attacking the middle-class consumer with another tax to support his bloated and underfunded budget. Stay tuned.. the trend line of inept budgetary controls indicate there are more taxes to come.
John Buba
12:53 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
When politicians (Democrats) say "level the playing field" why is it always via a tax INCREASE?
You could create the same level field by REMOVING the sales tax from books (and then everything else.)
Now that would really be something to cheer.
Jeff F
12:57 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
So simple, yet so elegant. You should run for office.
6:26 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
"Leveling the playing field" is just a not very well disguised smoke screen for another PRMA money grab.
I buy online for convenience. I can find exactly what I want, right down to customizing a laptop, no muss, no fuss. Also figure, you're saving travel time, gas money, and often, aggravation. My habits won't change.
I buy quite a bit at Amazon, and am also an eBayer. I use Overstock ($2.95 shipping!), and a couple of other sites regularly. I've never bought a big ticket item on Amazon, and probably never will - now. Cameras, PC's, watches etc are available at many other good sites, no problem.
All that said, I make a point of doing some shopping in Salem before the holidays. I can walk downtown or to the wharf, and it's fun to poke around. I often find things I wouldn't have thought to buy otherwise for Xmas presents; and heaven knows, our merchants can use our support.
1:08 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Local retailers should be careful for what they wish for from the Gov. Most likely they bargained a tax break from the state for distribution center so they can do same day delivery. When you can order same day delivery from your desk, there will be little reason to go to a store.
My only change will be to find alternatives to Amazon who are still tax free. I buy a lot from Amazon and I am in the Prime program so I get two day free shipping. This won't make me or many people abandon online shopping for old fashion stores. Sorry folks, that ship has sailed. The only thing I buy locally is food.
Like others, I hate the thought of my hard earned money going to the patronage, incompetence and corruption that is the Mass. state government.
Bryan Karsis
2:10 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Ultimately, the place which offers me the best price at the greatest convenience will be the place I shop, whether it supports the local economy or not. In a perfect world, everything I ever wished to purchase would be available in the 10-minute walk it takes to get downtown. It appears I missed that experience by a number of decades, however.
Once the sales tax kicks in a year from now, I'll just have to do a little more research and comparison shopping before I buy online. Is it cheaper to go through Amazon Prime with MA sales tax and free two-day shipping or someplace else with no sales tax yet sometimes costly several-business-day shipping?
It would be nice though if the untold millions of dollars speculated by the Patrick administration that are going to flood the state's coffers were earmarked for something in dire need of fixing, such as the MBTA, I would be all for that.
Bill Walsh
3:44 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
I hope you all still feel that way when the rest of downtown goes the way of Banbury Cross.
chester suchecki
5:13 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
ifyou shop smart you can find free shipping online and tax free.. screw amazon they are too expensive anyway,there are no real deals there.
Kevin Letourneau
5:40 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Does anyone know if this affects digital downloads? I'd be really upset if I had to pay tax on ebooks, music downloads or video rentals.
9:34 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
That is a good question - I just looked at my last iTunes receipt and there was tax. 6 cents on a .99 purchase to the MAN to waste.
Sean Ward
6:37 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
So instead of boosting state business by removing the sales tax they push to tax the other guys too. Great, once again the little guy gets the short end of the stick. Government has no interest in finding ways to need less money. They only want to find ways to steal more.
Sean Ward
6:38 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
You local brick and mortar store owners that think this is great news I hope you are not shipping out of state. You think preparing your taxes is a pain in the rump now wait until you have to send sales tax to 50 different states.
Sean Ward
6:43 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
And also, way to fight dirty. Instead of finding ways to compete and make us want to come to your stores you just bring in these bullies to try to maniuplate us instead. It won't work. The only people that should rejoice about this is the small businesses just over the New Hampshire boarder. They are about to get back alot of the Massachusetts business they lost to the internet a decade ago.
8:23 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Only problem is you'll burn more in gas then you pay on sales tax driving to NH, at least I certainly would from my north shore location.
9:14 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
I will not continue to shop at Amazon once I have to start paying taxes. That was the beauty of shopping at Amazon.
12:24 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
"A win for all sides"???????? UM except for the side of the customers.....this is disgusting.
Don Hammond
10:19 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Some of you simply don't understand the situation. All you look at is me -me -me. That's become the American Way!!! Step outside your world in a bubble for a minute and look at what is going on. Do you think retailers here in this state like having to collect sales tax which we know are driving sales away to online stores and New Hampshire? Do you understand that the retailers have to write a check to the state for all the sales tax they collect and they don't keep not a cent of it? Do you think the in state retailers want to deal with all the problems of online transactions because it's easy to sell someone something online and then when the consumer has a problem, it's just as easy to brush it off on someone else. It's the same someone else that you didn't buy the product from in the first place. It's the same someone else that's laying off your brother or your friend or you son becasue there isn't enough business to keep them employed. I personally don't want to spend more money then I have to and I don't blame anyone for feeling that way in this economy especially, but what you and I are doing effects many other people. Some closer to you than you think so we need to look at the big picture.
Jeff F
10:54 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
In these times all I can worry about is MY wallet. When that situation improves I'll be more than happy to shop local and support the economy. Until then, yes, it is about "me-me-me"....it's called survival.
Sean Ward
10:54 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Don, I'm having a hard time determining what your position is on this. Are you saying retailers in the state don't want a state sales tax or are you saying retailers in the state want online retailers and the state of NH to also have a sales tax?
Don Hammond
1:35 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
I don't think we'll ever see a sales tax in NH anytime soon. There are other taxes up there that offset being able to not put a sales tax in however. In some states, the sales tax rates vary from county to county. I was talking to someone out in the Buffalo area that said they have a state sales tax and another sales tax depending on what county you were in. I think alot of people seem to forget, or maybe just don't know that if you go to New Hampshire and buy something and use it in Massachusetts, you are supposed to still be paying the sales tax on it on your tax returns.... (I know...yeah right......). I think think this sales tax issue is national and has a great burden on fair trade and commerce. The evolution of the internet and online sales has gone way past making changes to these laws. They are long overdue in my opinion. I mean, realistically, I don't see how any retail business , big or small can compete if they are near the New Hampshire boarder. We have people who drive from Rhode Island through Mass to save on the sales tax....... crazy right? I don't know what the fix is but I can't see how it's fair that us retailers in Mass have to charge a sales tax but you can sit at your house in Mass, order something online, and not have to pay the tax. You are still technically shopping in the state.
Don Hammond
2:10 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
If vendors want to sell online then why should they not be burdened with having to file taxes in all states...you are collecting revenue and profit from those states right? Do I like it personally, no. I think the only fair way would be to create a federal sales tax rate that applies to every US state or province, including any online sales. Next thing you know, we will be paying a state AND federal sales tax.....
It's an extreme here in this state because NH has 0 sales tax. That means we are 6 times higher... not double or triple. It's not like people from Rhode Island are going to come to Mass to save 3/4 of a percent. The fact of the matter is the more business that fold up and jobs that are lose here in Mass because of this (and yes it's happening ALOT), the more people out of work, the less income tax that's being collected...... We should have voted for the 3% sales tax when we had a chance. Everyone was afraid the police, fire and teachers were going to lose their jobs if we did that.........
5:09 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Prediction: NH has a sales tax within 5-7 years. The state is turning blue with all the Mass. rejects moving up there and they lost the "Live Free of Die" spirit. They keep electing Dem liberals to take care of them. A mess.
Sean Ward
1:44 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Don, the point is we don't want to pay another tax when we spend what's left of our earnings after they were already taxed. Pick one, tax our earnings or our spending, not both.
Don Hammond
3:29 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
I agree. I'm just pointing out the way things are. Things are broken and need to be fixed. Posting on Danvers Patch isn't going to fix it. Some of the politicians we are electing aren't either but that's another whole topic. I just don't understand how NO ONE wants to pay the state sales tax and when we had the chance to vote to lower it, it didn't pass???? I listen to customer's complain about the sales tax all day. I never hear anyone say "Oh, you are going to tack on another 6.25 percent....thanks!" I started getting charged tax on my business software monthly support. These people are in Texas. I called them and asked why I was being charged for support, that it seems it would be under labor. They said it's considered a use tax. Well I purchased the software once already, why am I paying a tax on it monthly? So I called the state and read up on the tax laws....... they were right. It's outlined specifically for software and support. They same way I have to charge sales tax on equipment rental. People argue with me all the time that they aren't buying it, they are renting it.....like I'm pocketing the tax or something. I'm charging you because it's the law.....
Sean Ward
9:50 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Don, it was voted down because you can't just eliminate it all at once. We were presented with a ridiculous option that they knew we wouldn't be able to go for. They should have asked if we were interested in gradually reducing the tax and offered a list of what money they would stop wasting to balance the budget. We knew that without spending cuts if we voted away the sales tax we would just end up with higher property or income tax. Cut costs first then eliminate the state tax.


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eh, maybe you wouldn't go all out at first, that is how kubu had the captains beat the arrancars the first time after all. plus there probably was a limit to how much she was holding back, even if she didn't use full availible power, she probably couldn't use full power at the beginning.
Once again, Kubo takes 3 pages to show a guy kicking in a freaking door... I don't even bother to care anymore...
To be fair though, this week's chapter wasn't too bad...by Bleach standards anyway, which I know isn't saying much. We did learn some more about fullbring, Ichigo looks to be on the verge of recovering his powers, and Tsukishima showing up out of the blue was a pretty good cliffhanger. I mean, an expositional conversation, a powerup, and a confrontation setup in ONE chapter? That's like the content in half a chapter of One Piece! Kubo is spoiling us this week.
Actually, and keep in mind he may not even use this, I was thinking about what the woman said about Ichigo being in a flesh n' blood body and not a spirit right now. The fact that he looks like a shinigami now, but in a human body could be a bit problematic right. What if he tries to go all out and loses an arm, without Orihime there he could die of blood loss or something before anyone got a chance to treat him. For the first time in several chapters I'm actually looking forward to what comes next. Rank probably rose with this chapter by the way, so Niizuma won't be canceling it.
pilkman wrote:
To be fair though, this week's chapter wasn't too bad...by Bleach standards anyway, which I know isn't saying much. We did learn some more about fullbring, Ichigo looks to be on the verge of recovering his powers, and Tsukishima showing up out of the blue was a pretty good cliffhanger. I mean, an expositional conversation, a powerup, and a confrontation setup in ONE chapter? That's like the content in half a chapter of One Piece! Kubo is spoiling us this week.
I have to agree with you on this one. Something ACTUALLY happened this time. Let's admit it. Story isn't Kubo's strong point. But the fight scenes can be quite entertaining sometimes, so let's hope a big fight is brewing. As for how Ichigo was able to recover so much of his power and how he did that flash step in the previous chapter. Don't expect to get an explanation. Hopefully next chapter is not just a staredown.
this could mean one of three things, Kubo's just abandoned this arc and finish it as quickly as he can, Bleach may be ending" can't lie the end of that CH felt totally forced even for bleach" or a flash back to cover some story on who this new ass hat is.
Why do i keep reading bleach, I thought All the hope I had for it got crushed by this new arc. but I clearly have some left may hap it just nostalgia from the old days when he didn't try so hard to make it something it isn't. at any rate I stand by my Ideas that Bleach will continue to lose votes and some time soon be up for getting cut.
I actually enjoyed this chapter. Maybe cause of my mood. I liked how all those fullbringers were scared shitless to make a move against tsukishima. It also seems like something is going on, and that yukio kid has potential for a bleach character.
GodUltimate wrote:
and that yukio kid has potential for a bleach character..
Agreed. Otherwise, this was a better than usual chapter for bleach. Totally outclassed by Naruto, but .. well..
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Agreed. Otherwise, this was a better than usual chapter for bleach. Totally outclassed by Naruto, but .. well..
Since Naruto is consistently number two of the big three, that isn't too surprising. What is more surprising is that Bleach was totally outclassed by Toriko this week as well. Given the big boost it has gotten from its new anime and all of its cross promotions with One Piece, I'm hoping Toriko eventually knocks Bleach out of the top three for good. Unless Bleach starts declining in popularity, Kubo won't have any incentive to improve (or if this is really the best he can do, then Bleach can finally get canceled).
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if you didn't know the order in witch they place manga is a rough idea of where they rank, new and cover manga are first and this dose not reflect on that manga. unless its OP lol
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Well I do 'want' to stop reading bleach now, I don't know... I just can't do it.
Damn these long running series.
I keep trying to distract myself with Deadman wonderland, reborn and Ippo... and booze (this works best).
I keep just glancing at it and thinking, hey just a peek, it'll only take 3 minutes to read, and then I'm back to square one!
Right !
I am declaring here and now that regardless of how rubbish it gets I will read to the end of bleach!
Hell I still read D-gray man and i have absolutley NO IDEA whats going on since they fought the first level 5!
Wow, I didn't realize Bleach had fallen low enough in popularity to be so far in the back of each volume. Happy to see Toriko and Reborn! kicking its ass.
I finally understand why I still read Bleach, its like watching a car crash in slow motion, you just cant help but watch. Bleach fell to 16th this week in rankings
Really Reborn? I thought that one was going down hill, but I guess it's still popular. The last arc lacked some "oomph" at least in Tsuna's fight and this one is a little lack luster, although the art's crazy good.
Also lmfao at the post above.
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Series needs to bear some fruit! I defend it, but this is a slow arc. We need some enthusiasm. I can really say that due to low ratings he may not care! But i like to think it's going really slow for lack of motivation.
Whatever, I keep waiting. No other series could replace bleach in it's own way, so all I can do it watch it go bad, like Heroes on NBC..
So am I right to conclude that even Japanese people are starting to get fed up with Bleach? That's really interesting. I haven't really read Bleach since.... somewhere before Aizen got beat, but I bump this thread every now and again. I guess what Steve said is kinda true though: I want to know when the manga ends (and just maybe I'll start reading it again then).
Anyway I am really curious as to why Kubo's still going so slow-like. Is he really doing it on purpose (lack of motivation)? Because if he is low in the rankings because he's fed up with it, why doesn't he just end the damn thing....?
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why doesn't he just end the damn thing....?
This is a mini arc, then there's an arc after that, and then that's it.
Great, the one thing I was interested in seeing was who the mystery shinigami was from last chapter...and we don't get to find out this week. Instead we get another chapter where basically nothing happens.
Actually i replied without reading the chapter. Good chapter. Maybe inoue and Chad will be something above captain level for the next arc after all of this.
Anyone notice chad is training in 4.5x earth's gravity?
Holy shit, with the FF button it's the god-damn hyperbolic time chamber, but improved.... scratch that, the time chamber didn't have variable gravity, just temp differences.
Nah, I'm at the cell part right now and holy clearly says that the gravity gets more intense the farther you go.
He also asked Gohan if it was his first time training in high grav after he fell to the floor under his own weight after stepping in the white nothingness.
Funny how I talk about other manga more in this thread than Bleach itself...
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at the rate bleach is going i give it at most till the end of the year.
HAHAHAHAHA. the rate? Are you implying it's going quickly? I know you mean it's getting worse, but honestly i think it's too slow to have any real ending. I'm sure they'll let it end naturally, there should be enough readers for that.
I don't know...Shaman King was fairly popular in its prime, and the manga made it really close to the end of the story, but it still got canceled for declining popularity. The same could certainly happen to Bleach--especially if it continues to come in 15-16th in the Jump ratings.
Lol at Ichigo's fullbring. I really don't like how it looks. Was wondering though if the shinigami we didn't see was also Tsukishima, which would explain the basis for which it is believe that a shinigami with fullbring surpasses shinigami.
And didn't his existence as a Vaizard already do that, or was that filler.


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Besides, nothing in Linux-libre stops you from installing drivers and accompanying firmware of your choice, so the "completely useless" assessment is, again, totally off.
Right. So I install linux-libre and manually put all the »non-free« stuff I need to get my actual hardware running on top of it.
Why would I want to do that instead of installing a stock distribution kernel from, say, Debian, which already comes with most of the stuff I need to get my hardware running, and makes it convenient to install the rest? Both options result in a system that the FSF would call »non-free«, but the Debian route is much less hassle, not to mention better-maintained and easier to upgrade as bugs get fixed.
I don't think Linux is "Open Core"
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Precisely because this convenience will play against you and the community when the time comes to recommend a computer for someone else to buy, or even at your next purchase.
If you make it easy and convenient for yourself to remain captured, odds are you won't fight as hard to release yourself.
If you go through a painful experience, and you understand that the pain is inflicted by the hardware vendor rather than by the operating system community, you will work hard to avoid that pain next time.
It's a way of using your own emotional feedback for long-term personal and social advantage.
Posted Nov 12, 2010 9:21 UTC (Fri) by anselm (subscriber, #2796) [Link]
Whenever I want to buy a new computer I take a Debian CD into the shop to check and see what it does to the machine I have in mind. If important parts don't seem to work I don't buy the computer, and tell the shop attendants why.
I've been a Linux user since 1993, and so far, over the years Linux support has improved, not deteriorated, with every single computer I have bought. On my current laptop, which is a very nice machine with lots of built-in goodies, everything except for the fingerprint reader worked from the get-go. If you can live without 3D graphics for the sake of »freedom« then I can certainly live without a fingerprint reader.
I don't know about you, but personally I avoid pain by not going through a painful experience in the first place if I can help it. I appreciate the efforts of the Linux kernel development community, the Debian project (as the makers of my preferred Linux distribution), and those hardware manufacturers who encourage Linux support for their products (who will always get my business in preference to other vendors). All of these together work very hard to help me avoid pain, and so far they have never let me down. I'm grateful.
Posted Nov 12, 2010 18:48 UTC (Fri) by lxoliva (guest, #40702) [Link]
Now, may I suggest that you use one of the 100% Free distros instead? Debian has been shipping a growing lot of non-Free firmware in its kernel for quite a long time. Your improved experience may unfortunately be a reflection of an illusion that the software you've tried is Free, while in reality some of the components only work because of the non-Free blobs hiding in there.
I applaud Debian's decision to push those blobs out of its main kernel for the upcoming release. If they also refrain from placing those blobs in the CDs you use for testing, you should start getting a more accurate picture of the reality of the situation.
Which, as you say, isn't as bad as it once was. Whereas before you'd only have hope of a fully functional computer selecting off-board components individually and assembling the computer yourself, it is nowadays possible to find mass-produced computers (netbooks, notebooks, desktops, workstations, servers) at mass retailers at affordable prices that will work 100% with a wholly Free operating system. Let's keep the pressure on!
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There is a real tension here (as illustrated in this thread). For each user (that already has hardware needing non-free drivers) it is better if the distros just put it in. But this is bad for Free Software as a whole, because it legitimises non-free drivers and hardware, and reduces the incentive for people to buy free stuff.
I try very hard to buy only hardware that works with free drivers, but of course its often hard to know. One can't blame 'average' users from buying whatever is (cheapest and) in front of them, especially if the software freedom issues are not even explained. OK a lot of them couldn't care less anyway, but currently for those that _do_ care there is almost no pressure to make manufacturers label their hardware in a manner which allows consumer choice. And very little progress has been made on this in the last few years. The graphics card situation has improved (on the desktop), but got worse on embedded. Not sure if network cards and wireless cards is worse of better - I think it's improved a little in that free drivers are available for some cards, but things like DVB-T TV tuner cards is a sorry area, and no doubt so are 3G dongles and the like.
Almost everything now has some firmware in it, and not much of that firmware is free. This is a bad thing. And I don't think we are doing a good job of fixing this problem collectively. Do you expect it to be better or worse in 10 years time?
I don't know what the answer is here but I'm glad to see linux-libre at least making the point that this is a serious issue that is being allowed to slide. On the one hand its great to see Linux desktops becoming more mainstream daily, but if none of those users understand why free software matters then I'm not sure we have sustainable progress - we'll end up with most people using some free software surrounded by proprietary parts and users will only be marginally better off than they were using a fully proprietary system.
I guess for those that only care about Open Source as a development model, then software freedom per se doesn't really matter. I suppose it's that divide that makes this thread so long :-)
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