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Pope urges mourning for victims of war
Francis also condemns arms manufacturers who profit from conflicts
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Francis lays out vision for outreach at every level of Church
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Pope Francis gives two morning Mass homilies at the Domus Sanctae Marthae
Debate: Does it matter if a priest is a bad public speaker?
Is good oratory absolutely crucial or is it low down on the list of sought after priestly qualities?
Vatican cardinal urges priests to spice up 'dull, irrelevant' sermons
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Is housing on a 'sugar high'?
The strong home price increases of recent months are raising questions about whether a new housing bubble is on the way. But analysts still see problems ahead.
Just a few years ago, no one could have imagined that we'd be writing headlines about rising home prices. The evil "shadow inventory" loomed, and the chance that your underwater home would peek its head above the surface any time soon was slim.
But real estate is ever surprising, and just a few years after the real-estate bust and plunging values, home prices are rising again nearly everywhere in the United States. "Home prices are on a tear – thanks to the Fed," The Wall Street Journal wrote in Monday's editions.
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The rising prices mask some of the volatility that still exists in the market. First-time homebuyers have yet to come back to the market in large numbers, partly because they can't get a mortgage in today's environment. Many homeowners in hard-hit areas still have homes that are double digits under water. Much of the demand for homes is coming from investors.
The WSJ noted "murmurs of concern that the Federal Reserve's campaign to reduce interest rates could be giving the housing market a sugar high."
But the Fed may not be the only culprit. These are the reasons the WSJ lists for rising prices:
- The number of homes for sale is at a 20-year low. That is partly because few new homes have been built in the past four years. Would-be sellers are still hesitant to sell at prices well below 2006 levels or fear they can't get a mortgage to buy another home. And investors are scooping up much of what is offered for sale.
- Demand is rising. Investors are playing a major factor, but rising rents have encouraged more first-time buyers to enter the market.
- Low mortgage rates have increased purchasing power by one-third. At a 6.1% interest rate, a monthly payment of $1,000 will get you a $165,000 mortgage, The WSJ calculated. At a 3.5% rate, you can borrow $222,000 and still keep your payment around $1,000.
Are we heading for a new bubble? Experts interviewed said no. In fact, things may get worse, and the inventory of homes for sale is likely to rise soon.
"This is not a 2005 market," Rick Sharga, executive vice president of Carrington Mortgage Holdings, said at the real-estate expo in Dallas, as reported by Housing Wire. "A lot of what's driving home-price increases is lack of available inventory. … Very few markets are anywhere near where we were at the peak."
This is BS. What I see, and I have a RE license for access to information. Banks are approving appraisals (and don't tell me they don't work for the banks) for sales/resales, but not for refinances. I have a property that's a bit difficult to appraise because there are not a lot of 'like-kind' properties. The current sales for similar ones (within the same radius as my appraisal, but not used) went for between $580K and $650K, one was 3 miles away. They appraised mine for $440K! Mines in a more desirable area than one (I know, I grew up in both places) and is almost the exact demographic for the other...in fact, mine had more square footage, much better rents (about 30% better...it's a multi-property) and more acreage. Even so, I was expecting them to low-ball me considering all their fraud and their double standard about their 'socialized capitalism' they've invented to perpetuate their fraud, but there is no way it should have come in lower than $525K. Mines a 4-unit, made as apartments. They comp'd it with 2 units and 3 units that were 1/2 the square footage (and in some case less) that were conversion (ie. some with functional obsolescence, etc. because they took a SF and converted it to make a bastardized rental).
There are 2 playing fields, one for them and one for the rest of us. It's legal for them to commit fraud, break the law, extort, etc. but if we do it, we go to prison or get fined. It's a gross injustice and a double standard.
Why aren't Americans outraged? I'm flummoxed by that for sure.
Investors are sucking up foreclosures and selling them at three times the cost or renting to people who were evicted because of these backward mortgages they should have first shot, and short sales and foreclosed homes as investors are buying homes holding on to them and creating boarded up cities.
The market is driven by investors?
I've heard stories about banks selling entire neighborhoods to a single investor. The taxpayers again shot themselves in the foot. The investors hold their cash, the housing market crashes while people lose their jobs, and houses. Historicly low taxes facilitate a transfer of wealth that almost unprecedented. The taxpayers prop up the banks with bailouts allowing the scam of inflated real estate prices to continue, who then transfer a good part of Mr. and Mrs. America 's wealth to the investor class....... to sell back to Mr. and Mrs. America, that made it all possible to start with. I foresee the same set of circumstances being played over and over, with the investors skimming more profit each time and eventually there isn't anyone left in America who can buy a house. At that point the investors will lobby Congress for 15-20 million immigrants per year to bring money to buy a house.
A glut of inventory is coming, prices will come down. People who pay high prices are keeping the capitalist profit wheel rolling. Example: In my neighborhood somebody pays 425,000 for a house that's really only worth 225,000, because they want to buy a home, because they can get a loan with 20,000 down. Whatever ,the true value in the older neighborhood, no street lights, next to freeway, house built in 1962 with those building codes, very little or no upgrades. Hello, now that sets the average price with the banks for that area. If I wanted to buy a 200,000 fixer I cant. There will always be somebody waiting to accept the money that's being given away by a fool. Stop overpaying America!


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"It's time we did something about it," Toronto Deputy Mayor, Doug Holyday said today, of the Occupy Toronto settlement. In other words, shit is about to hit the fan.
There has been somewhat of a stasis with the Occupy movement as of late. It's still there, but nothing is really happening that is garnering media attention, save for a sprinkling of bad news, like overdoses and a death at Vancouver's Occupy site. And with this stagnation, drainage of media spotlight and most definitely no change on Wall Street, the Occupy movement is withering. And this is bad news. Bad for a couple reasons, but shittier because violence is the direction things will unfortunately deteriorate to.
I hate to write it, but when police eventually do move in to break up the Occupy settlements across Canada—as they've been increasingly threatening to pounce on recently—violence is going to mar any sort of "peaceful intervention." There is already strained tension in Vancouver between police and protesters after they clashed on Monday night, which oddly enough, left two police officers with bite marks.
It's going to be ugly. As soon as/if violence enters on the side of the protesters, they will lose any mainstream support they had from the nation who side with the 99% sentiment. The mainstream will turn to the police's side, citing violence as unacceptable from the protesters. They will quickly be snuffed out without any cries from the mainstream. In turn, the protesters will fight back harder and—damn, this is just depressing.
Nothing positive is going to come from this. Impending doom for the protesters is on the horizon.
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It has been one year since Toronto's day of shit (aka. the G20). While I was there reporting on the full week, the day of protests was, as I argued then and hold to today, despicable on both the police's ineptitude and the black bloc's feverish cowardice. Upset and dumbfounded, I wrote this half-serious, half-snarky piece last year with TRAVIS magazine. I stand by it even more today.
Dear world leaders (especially you, Mr. Harper),
It was a bad idea from the start. Seriously, did we not learn from Miami, Seattle and Pittsburgh when they hosted the world leaders? Apparently not.
I was reporting on the G20. As such, I was actually in the vortex of both the peaceful and absolutely inane black bloc tactic "anarchists." I took in both the police and protester violence firsthand. Now before people voice their opinions and presumably take their sides (protester VS. police), let me note something. What happened in Toronto over the weekend and past week (as I covered it all) was too nuanced to take a side. Nor is that the real issue at play. And if you weren't there to see how both sides reacted, it is tough to make a strong argument. No really, it is. Because peace, civil liberties, justice, fairness, proper judgment and control were all discarded to the wayside. Absolutely lost. On my account, it was a saddening moment for Toronto.
Now you can have your semi-world meetings on international waters in complete harmony.
The main reason being is that both the protesters and the G20 members failed to get a message out. What do you know about the G20 weekend? That about 60 anarchists wreaked havoc on Toronto's streets probably. That the police "kettled" an unknown amount of peaceful protesters and bystanders for next to no reason. The anarchists got exactly what they wanted: a chance to hijack the real news from both the summit leaders and the legitimate peaceful protesters flexing their freedom of speech. Like I said, saddening.
So, here's my humble proposal. I have read a few accounts of holding the G20 at a military barracks. Decent concept. But lacking in the much-needed luxury, obviously. Even before the G20 pushed Toronto's day-to-day citizens out and left myriad riot cops and protesters to use the downtown core as some kind of quasi-battle zone, I voiced the idea of holding these elitist meetings on international waters. Now hear me out.
Rent out the most lavish of all lavish cruise ships. Doesn't matter what company; go wild, it's only taxpayer money, but let's do it. Now, ensure that everyone has all the luxuries needed for this affair and the proper platform to make all speeches and meetings. (I recommend poolside—always a good bet.) And for your billion dollars on security detail, you can have as asinine a number of both helicopters circling and military boats wading in all directions. It's all yours. As many as you want—go nuts. Now you can have your semi-world meetings on international waters in complete harmony. And we know that you like to be centre-stage so we can bring all the media along to make sure your gorgeous faces are pasted on the front pages. (Don't worry, we will put the international media on a rubber dinghy. They can do without the luxury.) And best yet, the protesters can still voice their worries, but in more spread out locations around the world. Not in concentrated downtown urban cores. You can save one downtown city for both fronting the bill and having to deal with known (and expected) G20-related mayhem. Capeche? Alright, onto the next order of business—Justin Bieber's new haircut.
I'm glad we are in agreement here, world leaders. I appreciate your time.
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This year's festival is in collaboration with the City of Hudson Environmental Awareness Committee (EAC) Green on the Green Day event. The festival allows the public to interact with organizations that are making a difference in the region. Exhibitors from around the region will offer information on tree planting, recycling, composting, rain barrels, energy efficiency in homes and organic landscaping.
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Never mind the nice Jewish girls like Natalie Portman, the most compelling character in today's pop culture is Amy Winehouse, a Jewish mother's worst nightmare but still daddy's little girl
Amy Winehouse leaves Westminster Magistrates Court, West London, on March 17, 2009.
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But despite the obvious pride and care her father shows her and the affection she returns, Winehouse has not always been lyrically kind to him. On her first album, in "What Is It About Men," she explains why: "Understand, once he was a family man/ So surely I would never, ever go through it firsthand/ Emulate all the shit my mother hated/ I can't help but demonstrate my Freudian fate." Instead, she seems to have been most controlled by—and therefore perhaps most influenced by—her grandmother, who hosted weekly Friday-night dinners at her London home for the family. In fact, it was Cynthia's death in 2006 that has been blamed, at least in part, for Winehouse's subsequent downward spiral. Winehouse had been a woman grounded by another woman, not by men.
Perhaps this offers a clue to why she changed course for her second album, moving from the adult contemporary jazz sounds of Frank to the sound of to the '60s American girl groups. At first listen, it might seem highly incongruous to match Winehouse's explicit lyrics with the melodies and harmonies of the Ronettes. On the track "Me and Mr. Jones (Fuckery)," (a reference to Nasir Jones, better known as the rapper Nas), she sings, "Nowadays you don't mean dick to me." In the background, the backup singers' harmonies swell sweetly—"Dick to me," they repeat after Winehouse. A few verses later, when she sings about Sammy Davis Jr., the backup is at it again, providing unintentional humor. "Best black Jew" rises up and lingers in the air as Winehouse continues.
The first song Phil Spector produced was "To Know Him Is To Love Him," a ballad whose title was the epitaph on his father's tombstone. Phil Spector earned his first No. 1 hit with this song, as part of the Teddy Bears. This would be the only time he performed one of his hits; after this point, he would be known only as a producer. The song, which was written as a son's tribute to his father, becomes a slavishly romantic tune through lead singer Annette Kleinbard's sweet, artless soprano. Spector backs her on the guitar and harmonizes with the third Bear, Marshall Lieb. This is exactly the kind of a song you'd expect from a man of Spector's insecurities and neuroses, the kind of man who had been hounded by a domineering Jewish mother for most of his life. What would he want most of all? A woman absolutely devoted to him, one who would say things like, "Just to see that smile/ Makes my life worthwhile."
It is safe to say that Winehouse could never be that woman, and in her hands the song, which she frequently performs in concert, sounds subtly but critically different. Instead of Kleinbard's clear, high-pitched tone, Winehouse brings it down several octaves and adds a raspy tinge to her delivery, backed by a simple acoustic guitar. One gets the sense that as Winehouse sings, "Oh, I'll be good to him/ I'll bring joy to him," she is aspiring to be her better self, the kind of woman who is devoted to her man without making demands (perhaps the Jewish mother who dotes on a husband and son, one that Spector wished he had and the type Winehouse wishes to be). This is not a song she could write on her own. Her father has conceded this point. "She's never gonna write a song about, 'You look lovely in the moonlight, my darling, give me a kiss,' " he told the Huffington Post in early 2010. "Every song Amy writes is like … [He sticks an imaginary knife into his substantial tum and circles around as though he is eviscerating his entrails.] In Yiddish, it's 'schlapping your kishkas [your insides] out.' Amy's a great one for schlapping her kishkas—because every song is, like, heartbreak … sorrow … depression."
If Spector and Winehouse met in real life (say, perhaps, in prison), it is unlikely that they would find much physical and sexual attraction. Spector is the type of man that she would never end up with—slight, light, and sickly. (One-time band mate Kleinbard once recounted being on a double date in a car with Spector, whose heavy breathing coming from the back she imagined to be heavy petting—until Spector cried out: "I've got to get out of here. I'm having an asthma attack.") In contrast, Winehouse is the one with overwhelming needs, which makes her incapable of meeting those of others. Her compositions tend to be about men who fail to measure up to her standards or, conversely, how she has wronged them. Winehouse does not put her lovers up on a pedestal and is unable to express the slavish devotion a true Spector song (and Spector himself) demands. Even as she sings him promises, it sounds like she already let him down.
This is precisely the type of man Winehouse sings about on her first album, Frank, which established her as an up and coming British singer (and for which she was nominated for the Mercury Prize, a prestigious award). On "Stronger Than Me" she explains her frustration with a weak man, the type who constantly needs to be bolstered: "You should be stronger than me/ You've been here seven years longer than me/ Don't you know you're supposed to be the man/ Not pale in comparison to who you think I am." Her voice on this track is higher and more nasal than it is on "Back to Black," sort of like the British answer to Fran Drescher. Imagine the nanny issuing this put down: "Feel like a lady/ And you my lady boy." Accusing her guy of being so feminine that he could easily be mistaken for a transsexual takes shrewish, Jewish nagging to a whole new level.
And even when Winehouse tries on subservience it still comes off as awfully dominant. "I'm not gonna meet your mother anytime/ I just want to grip your body over mine," she sings a few verses later. Though she describes vanilla, missionary-style sex, the very fact that she's the one grabbing, placing her partner where she wants him negates her location. Even when she's the bottom, she's also the top.
This masculinity that she looks for in men but almost loathes in herself is manifest in her appearance—the bouffant hairstyle, the breasts (surgically enhanced) propped up to her collarbone, the Cleopatra-style eyeliner, the exceptionally tight vintage dresses. All of it represents an exaggerated form of femininity, which is the hallmark of drag. To dress up as Winehouse, a queen would not have to embellish at all. It would not be possible to make the hair any bigger or take the boobs any higher. Her look is prepackaged drag. If she accuses men of acting like women then she too is masquerading—a woman who dresses like a man who dresses like a woman.
So, if Winehouse is too dominant and aggressive—too manly, even—for Jewish men, even most non-Jewish men, who can handle her?
In real life, she's gone for skinny white junkies who fob off her fame and wealth, but in songs she has teamed up with a beefier sort: African-American rappers. Jay-Z remixed Winehouse's monster hit, "Rebab," while Ghostface Killah sampled the beats, horns, chorus, and some of the verses on a track of the same name and seems to be in a constant dialogue with her with his rhymes. As Winehouse sings about being "trouble," he raps in response, "Fight scenes, I take the good with the bad." But why is he willing to overlook her shortcomings? Because she lives up to the Jewish sex goddess stereotype: "Cuz you give the best brains I ever had." Winehouse's ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, made a similar assertion though not in rhyming verse: "She is even better at sex than she is at singing," he told a British tabloid. Winehouse's sexuality is powerful. Yet even Ghostface seems a bit wobbly by the song's end. On the outro, the rapper repeats the phrase "Got to forgive the past but I never forget it," as though the memory of his humiliation at the hands of a superior feminine force will somehow keep the pleasurable but ultimately traumatic cycle of infatuation, narcissistic self-fulfillment, and sexual abandonment from repeating itself yet again.
Dvora Meyers is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn. She dressed up as Amy Winehouse for Purim.
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In the middle of the Superior Spider-Man (and Friends) panel at New York Comic-Con, a new Punisher series was announced. It's due out in March from Outhouse favorite Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads.
The new series will see the Punisher move to Los Angeles, and, presumably, be HUNTED, as that's what the teaser released last week said. Edmondson was also announced as writing a new Black Widow series with Phil Noto, so the Marvel Comics lineup will be richer by two potentially awesome comics in 2014.
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After having to sit and wait for 69 minutes in the middle of the first quarter both the Saints and the Bucs came out and played as flat as could be. Mental errors and shoddy offense were the two themes for the game as both teams tried to give the game away it seemed. With 1:06 remaining Rian Lindell missed a 47 yard field goal that gave the ball back to the Saints, down a point, with one last chance. Four plays later Drew Brees had the Saints spiking the ball at the Tampa Bay nine and Garrett Hartley would knock in the 27 yard field goal for the win.
The bright spots for both teams were the suffocating defenses. The Bucs secondary had made Brees gun shy by the second half and he kept reverting back to Jimmy Graham. Graham saw 15 targets for an amazing 179 yards, but Brees went to the well one too many times. A forced throw to Graham late in the game led to a Mason Foster 85 yard interception return for a touchdown that almost gave the Bucs the game.
The Saints have made quite the defensive turnaround of their own. Through two games last season the defense had given up 75 points and was 0-2. After facing two division rivals this season that number is cut in half. Here are the performances that have made the biggest difference:
New Orleans Three Performances of Note
Cameron a Game Changer
There were times last year where you could see the ability. Like in week 1 when he had 10 stops against the Redskins or week 9 where he notched three sacks and nine total pressures against the Eagles. This year, though, it hasnt been just flashes; its been a constant stream. Cameron Jordan looks like hes finally putting it all together. The third year end out of Cal had his second straight monster game with a grade of +5.1. Jordan made four stops on the day and had three pressures including a sack. He currently has the second highest grade of any 3-4 defensive end (behind J.J. Watt) and has collected the most pressures. Its been a truly remarkable start to the season for Jordan.
Coming into his Own
When Jermon Bushrod headed off to the Bears in free agency the sentiment at PFF was that he wasnt worth what hed be getting. So far through two games the Saints decision to let him walk looks brilliant. Bushrod has stumbled to a -3.5 grade games while his replacement Charles Brown is at +2.1 through two games with a superb performance on Sunday. The fourth year left tackle out of USC matched up against Adrian Clayborn all day and surrendered a single pressure. Browns PBE of 94.6 for the season while Bushrods is 90.8.
First Round Flop
It is interesting to think about where Mark Ingram (-1.5) would be if he would have been drafted elsewhere in the 2011 NFL draft. Its not that he cant run the football, his 40.9 elusive rating was one of the best in the NFL last season. Its just that Darren Sproles and Pierre Thomas elusive ratings were better and theyve earned their superior playing time. Ingram doesnt have the speed of Sproles or the power and elusiveness of Thomas. Ingram also doesnt have the versatility of either. Last season the Saints passed around 64% of the time, but when the former Heisman trophy winner was in they passed only 41% of the time.
On Sunday it was more of the same. Ingram took eight handoffs in his 14 snaps for 20 yards, breaking no tackles and notably getting stoned at the goaline by Mason Foster. His power never quite translated to the next level and if Thomas stays healthy, Ingram may see his 15 snaps a game dwindle even more.
Game Notes
- Drew Brees completed just three passes for a passer rating of 1.7 on the 15 dropbacks where he faced pressure.
- The Bucs linebackers were their best positional unit on the day. Lavonte David, Mason Foster, and Dekoda Watson had a combined grade of +6.8.
- The Saints missed just two tackles in 54 attempts for a tackling efficiency of 27.0.
PFF Game Ball
While the Saints tackles were superb in pass protections, no player impacted all phases of the game quite like Cameron Jordan did. He didnt miss a snap on the day and played outstanding from start to finish.
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2 missed tackles the whole game?
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It all starts with Cam and so much for our tackles struggling so bad. It's the interior line... and they will rebound.
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very good!!!!
Indian-Style Marinated Chicken
The sweetness in this Indian marinade for chicken comes from peach preserves. Cumin, garam masala, and other ingredients add the spice.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half, 3/4 cup rice, and 3 tablespoons sauce)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 327
- Calories from fat: 30%
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated fat: 2.5g
- Monounsaturated fat: 5.5g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.9g
- Protein: 27.9g
- Carbohydrate: 29.4g
- Fiber: 0.6g
- Cholesterol: 77mg
- Iron: 1.2mg
- Sodium: 649mg
- Calcium: 22mg
- 1/2 cup peach preserves
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon garam masala
- 2 canned whole tomatoes, drained
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 (1/2-inch) piece ginger, peeled and chopped
- 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup water
- 3 cups hot cooked basmati rice
- Combine first 10 ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth. Combine preserves mixture and chicken in a zip-top plastic bag. Seal and marinate in refrigerator 2 hours, turning the bag occasionally.
- Preheat grill.
- Remove chicken from bag; reserve marinade. Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt; place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 6 minutes on each side or until chicken is done.
- Combine the reserved sauce and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until reduced to 3/4 cup (about 8 minutes). Serve sauce over chicken and rice.
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In response to Council still stinging over consultants conclusions (May 7):
Mistake to employ consultant who was former US Airways VP
Someone please explain how a supposed independent consultant can possibly give an independent recommendation if he previously worked for the company trying to tell us how to run our airport.
The Charlotte City Council shouldnt be shocked or even struggle with this airport authority decision. If the airport is spectacularly successful, then it shouldnt be taken over by a regional authority.
Jim Tamuccio
In response to Union board says prayer without Jesus (May 7):
Fight back against those who would eliminate prayer
Union County and others must stand up to these organizations that think they can wipe out religion.
So what if there is a prayer before meetings? It couldnt do anything but help our sick society.
Maybe these organizations should remember that this country was founded on Christian principles. Do not bow down to these organizations.
Betty Norton
In response to S.C. nullification bill pushes N.C. off stage (May 6 Editorial):
I thought N.C. had hit legislative bottom, but then S.C. chimed in
I was feeling pretty optimistic about North Carolinas chances of catching South Carolina in the race to the bottom with our bill to keep folks in state agencies from talking about climate change and the one to establish an official state religion.
But darn if South Carolina didnt bounce back with ones to criminalize complying with Obamacare and any new firearms legislation.
Its getting downright depressing.
William F. Burns Jr.
In response to Obama needs to hope again (May 5 Viewpoint):
GOP hasnt moved right, rather has stuck by the Constitution
Columnist E.J. Dionne writes that the GOP has moved far to the right. To the right of what?
If the Constitution is the rock on which America stands, we see that the GOP has attempted to build upon that rock, while President Obama and the Democrats have moved away from that rock toward a bankrupt Europe.
Wishful thinking shielded by historical blindness is the Democratic modus operandi.
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In response to Tribe fights sale at Wounded Knee (May 2):
Turn the tables on landowner asking $4.9M for historic plot
While discussing the exorbitant asking price for a piece of historic Wounded Knee, my husband suggested a clever solution. The local taxing authority could tax the land at James Czywczynskis asking price, rather than the assessed value of $14,000. Perhaps that might convince him to reconsider his $4.9 million price tag.
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In response to Uncertainties remain on drones (May 6):
Like nuclear weapons, drones will come back to haunt us
We developed nuclear weapons and now must deal with the prospect that Iran and North Korea will develop them for use on our society.
While drones advance the cause of our national security in the short term, how does our government plan to track and verify 30,000 drones flying over the U.S.? Whats the probability that a terrorist might be at the controls of any one of those drones, armed with a nuclear weapon, or even conventional bombs or chemical weapons?
How soon we forget that terrorists used our own commercial airliners on 9/11. Think!
Jeff Lowery
In response to Peers end pals lifelong fight with his food (May 6):
East Meck students a wonderful example of our human potential
I was filled with emotion as I read about Brians Spoon, a transformative experience for the creators and Brian. These East Meck students reflect who we can be at our very best a force for good!
Janie Uzzell
Mint Hill
In response to ESPN reporter stood up for Christian values; I support him (May 5 Forum):
Scripture says love thy neighbor, not judge them
The values of most Christians in our society today are not at all similar to those expressed in many Forum letters.
There are Christian denominations that accept the concept of gay marriage, and in fact conduct such marriage ceremonies.
The values expounded by these writers are only utterances of hate, bigotry and intolerance, showing a viewpoint of non-acceptance of freedom of religion. These people do not follow their own guidance supported by scripture where is the feeling of love thy neighbor?
Alan R. Goozner
Jerry Richardson should have tapped Panthers fans like me
Jerry, Ill let you in on a secret. I currently own two seats that cost $52 each per game. I would pay $60. And if I am dumb enough to pay $5.75 for one beer, I am dumb enough to pay $6. You dont need taxpayer money.
Gus Roca
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Nosferatu had Count Orlok chasing after another man's wife, but there was no way he was going to score. Interview With the Vampire had definite potential, but there was that whole "two dudes sleeping next to each other in coffins" thing. Michael definitely gets it on with Star in The Lost Boys, but then they were only half-vampire. Finally, Twilight was perfectly poised but (much to the dismay of teenage girls everywhere) still danced around the question. Can vampires do the deed or is the bite considered a home run? Let the Right One In (Lat den ratte komma in), a Swedish film about a bullied kid who befriends a strange girl with much deeper secrets than the fact that she feasts on human blood, is next in the long line of sexually ambiguous vampire flicks. Even if it doesn't give a straightforward answer to the question, it will definitely add a whole new layer to the debate. Let the Right One In is screening Friday through Sunday as part of Magnolia at the Modern (3200 Darnell St. in Fort Worth), an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Tickets are $8.50 or $6.50 for Modern members. Advance sales begin two hours before each show. For more information, visit themodern.org/magnolia.html.
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Drugs in literature: a brief history
The Romantic poet composed one of his most famous works after taking laudanum laudanum (lôd`ənəm), tincture, or alcoholic solution, of opium, first compounded by Paracelsus in the 16th cent. Not then known to be addictive, the preparation was widely used up through the 19th cent. to treat a variety of disorders. in 1797. After waking from a stupor in which he'd dreamed of the stately pleasure-domes of a Chinese emperor, he scribbled 'Kubla Khan'. Coleridge's addiction finally killed him in 1834.
Thomas De Quincey, laudanum
His autobiographical account of his addiction to opium, Confessions of an English Opium Eater, published in 1821, brought him almost overnight fame. The book set the template for many writers who attempted to follow in De Quincey's druggy drug·gy 1 Slang
adj. drug·gi·er, drug·gi·est
Of or relating to drugs or drug use: "boozy, druggy confessions" Vincent Canby. footsteps and found an even wider audience when Baudelaire published a French translation in 1860 called Les paradis artificiels.
Charles Baudelaire, hashish hashish (hăsh`ēsh, –ĭsh), resin extracted from the flower clusters and top leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, and C. indica.
Baudelaire was a member of the Club de Hachichins (Hashish Club), which met between 1844 and 1849 and counted Alexandre Dumas and Eugène Delacroix among its numbers. Baudelaire wrote widely on hash, saying: 'Among the drugs most efficient in creating what I call the artificial ideal... the most convenient and the most handy are hashish and opium.'
Robert Louis Stevenson, cocaine
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde For other uses, see Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (disambiguation).
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde[1] is a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1886. (1886) was written during a six-day cocaine binge. His wife Fanny said: 'That an invalid in my husband's condition of health should have been able to perform the manual labour alone of putting 60,000 words on paper in six days, seems almost incredible.'
Aldous Huxley, mescaline mescaline (mĕs`kələn), perception-altering substance found in peyote. See hallucinogenic drug.
Hallucinogen, the active principle in the flowering heads of the peyote cactus.
In The Doors of Perception, his famous 1954 book, which inspired Jim Morrison's choice of band name, Huxley recounts at length his experience on the drug mescaline. Found naturally in the Peyote peyote (pāō`tē), spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii), ingested by indigenous people in Mexico and the United States to produce visions. cactus, mescaline induces hallucinations Hallucinations Definition
Hallucinations are false or distorted sensory experiences that appear to be real perceptions. These sensory impressions are generated by the mind rather than by any external stimuli, and may be seen, heard, felt, and even and it is these Huxley found opened his mind and inspired him to write his book.
Jack Kerouac, benzedrine
The Beat writer took less than three weeks to pen On the Road (1957). However, it took him a further five years to edit it for publication.
William Burroughs, heroin
The other famed Beat writer drew on his experience of addiction throughout his writing, most notably in Junkie (1953) and Naked Lunch (1959). The latter was written in Tangier, Morocco under the influence of marijuana and an opioid called Eukodol.
Philip K Dick, speed
The great sci-fi writer's intensive use of speed and hallucinogens inspired much of his work. One particular drug, Semoxydrine - similar to speed - fuelled him in the manic production of 11 sci-fi novels, some essays and short stories all in the space of one year between 1963 and 1964.
Hunter S Thompson, everything
Thompson, pictured right, wrote the infamous 1972 book Fear and Loathing fear and loathing - (Hunter S. Thompson) A state inspired by the prospect of dealing with certain real-world systems and standards that are totally brain-damaged but ubiquitous - Intel 8086s, COBOL, EBCDIC, or any IBM machine except the Rios (also known as the RS/6000). in Las Vegas, about a road-trip he had taken in 1971. His alter-ego narrator NARRATOR. A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete. sets out with 'two bags of grass, 75 pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter A written record of arrests and other occurrences maintained by the police. The report kept by the police when a suspect is booked, which involves the written recording of facts about the person's arrest and the charges against him or her.
BLOTTER, mer. law. acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers'.
Stephen King, cocaine
The great horror writer was addicted to cocaine between 1979 and 1987 and used it to create a buzz to write. 'With cocaine, one snort, and it just owned me body and soul,' he told The Observer in 2000.
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The New Kings of the NFL Featured on a Regional Four-Cover Series of This Week's SI 2013 NFL PreviewPosted: August 28, 2013 Filed under: Austin Murphy, Greg Bedard, Jenny Vrentas, NFL, Robert Klemko, Sports Illustrated Cover, The MMQB, Weekly Issue, Weekly Press Release | Tags: Andrew Luck, Colin Kaepernick, robert griffin iii, russell wilson Comments Off
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED's 2013 NFL Preview—on newsstands now—breaks down the 2013 NFL season with 68 pages of scouting reports chock full of analysis, stats and conference power rankings for all 32 teams, as well as the annual predictions from TheMMQB.com editor and SI senior writer Peter King. Click here to see King's 2013 predictions.
Four young quarterbacks who enjoyed breakout seasons in 2012 – Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck, Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson – are featured on a regional four-cover series of this week's SI. Each of "The New Kings" calls to mind a Super Bowl champion. Jenny Vrentas writes on why RG3 is like John Elway; Robert Klemko tells you why Luck is like Peyton Manning; Austin Murphy describes why Kaepernick is like Steve Young; and Jim Trotter writes about why Wilson is like Drew Brees.
"If you've got a guy who's got the talented arm and he can make off-scheduled plays—that gives you a chance to win Super Bowls," says Redskins coach Mike Shanahan, referring to John Elway (who he won two Super Bowls with in Denver) and his current quarterback, Robert Griffin III. While Griffin's speed makes him unique among quarterbacks, Vrentas says "he is more than a runner just as Elway was more than a passer."
Dan Reeves, the Broncos' coach for the first decade of Elway's career, sees a similarity in how RG3, like Elway, can scramble, keep an eye downfield and connect on a big pass play. As Elway got older, he came to rely much more on his arm than on his legs. "That's going to be one of the key things with RG3: Is he going to be able to make that transition?" Reeves says. "He's fortunate to have a coach that's had that experience."
After replacing alltime great Colts quarterback Peyton Manning last year and leading his team to an improbable playoff berth, it's inevitable that Andrew Luck would draw comparisons to Manning. Klemko writes, "Luck has the arm strength that Manning, now the Broncos' QB, once boasted, and the same obsession with preparation. But there's one way in which he's very different."
Manning was known to foster tension in practice and be very hard on his teammates. Luck is a different breed. "In practice, he has fun," says Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne, who has played with both quarterbacks. "He's like a big kid out there playing Pee Wee football." While he is honored to be compared to Manning, Luck does not think he should be after only one season in the NFL. "Peyton set the bar for being a quarterback," Luck says, "and certainly for being a quarterback in this town. But I do not live in Peyton Manning's world. I feel like the media has made me out to be more like him than I really am."
Colin Kaepernick, a native of Wisconsin, grew up idolizing Brett Favre and admired his supreme self-assurance and inclination to attack. And while Kaepernick's allegiance remained with Favre and the Packers when his family moved to California when he was four, he became aware of and intrigued by the play of 49ers quarterback Steve Young. "He was different from most quarterbacks, as far as the scrambling, what he was able to do with his legs," Kaepernick says. "And he went out and won games." Murphy says he has far more in common with Young than Favre: "Both played in the Western Athletic Conference (Young at BYU, Kaepernick at Nevada); both wound up with the Niners; both became embroiled in quarterback controversies that ended with each rival being traded to the Chiefs (Joe Montana in1993, Alex Smith last March)."
Kaepernick has not had to endure the same trials as Young, who took 10 seasons to make it to the Super Bowl. Yet his rapid rise has not altered his work ethic. "He's had an outstanding off-season," Jim Harbaugh says. "Top-notch." "During OTAs I'd get here pretty early," says wide receiver Kyle Williams. "This is before our workouts. I see this guy out on the field running 200-yard sprints. Kap works harder than everybody."
"If you don't do that," explains Kaepernick, "people aren't gonna respect you as a leader, they're not gonna want to follow you, because you're not putting in the same work they are."
Ever since he was a teenager second-year Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has admired Drew Brees. Wilson saw a lot of himself in the Saints' star – a player who refused to accept critic's contention that he was too short. As Trotter writes, "He thinks, throws, talks, prepares and generally carries himself like the former Super Bowl MVP, who is as classy as he is talented."
When the two quarterbacks met at last year's Pro Bowl, Brees helped Wilson correct a flaw in his footwork. Yet for all of their similarities, Brees sees a major difference. "He's more talented than I am," Brees says. "He's more athletic. He grasped the NFL game at a faster pace than I did. He has not only great leadership qualities, great charisma, but also the It factor that you look for in a young quarterback. I couldn't be more impressed. You watch the road he traveled, and you're happy for him and root for him."
The Maddest 2 Minutes in SportsPosted: January 30, 2013 Filed under: Austin Murphy, NFL, NFL Playoffs, Uncategorized, Weekly Issue | Tags: Andrew Luck, baltimore ravens, Colin Kaepernick, Eli Manning, joe flacco, san francisco 49ers, Super Bowl Comments Off
In four of the last five Super Bowls, the game has been determined by a turbulent, exciting final drive. In this week's SPORTS ILLUSTRATED senior writer Austin Murphy (@si_austinmurphy) takes us through the history of the two-minute drills that make NFL games, especially Super Bowls, so memorable. From Unitas to Montana to Manning (Eli, that is), Murphy breaks down some of the most iconic drives. The piece also dives into the drill's evolution, such as communication between quarterback and coach via headset, the growth of hurry-up offenses and the intense preparation of all the possible late game scenarios coaches stress to get ready for games.
"There's so much more emphasis on [hurry-up offenses]. Especially in OTAS and training camp," says new Cardinals coach and former Colts interim coach Bruce Arians (PAGE 34), who helped rookie quarterback Andrew Luck become a two-minute maestro this season.
Murphy also poses the question of which Super Bowl quarterback has the better chance to lead a winning two-minute drill in this year's game. Will it be Joe Flacco, who already has 10 fourth-quarter comebacks to his name, or the elusive Colin Kaepernick, who showed at Nevada that he has the potential to be a "future maestro of the 2MD"?
"Flacco's guys know he can do it. They're going to have a confidence that the 49ers can't have because they haven't done it," says Randy Cross (PAGE 32), the former 49ers center who was a part of in the winning drive in Super Bowl XXIII.
Does God Care Who Wins the Super Bowl?Posted: January 30, 2013 Filed under: NFL, Sports Illustrated Cover, Weekly Issue | Tags: Colin Kaepernick, nfl, ray lewis, Religion Comments Off
Ravens linebacker and team leader Ray Lewis is featured under the headline "Does God Care Who Wins the Super Bowl?" on the cover of the Feb. 4, 2013 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, on newsstands Wednesday.
In a special piece for SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, Mark Oppenheimer (@markopp1), religion columnist for The New York Times, tackles the paradox of big-time football: The sport with the biggest Christian presence, most famous Christian athletes and most religious leaders affiliated with teams features a culture that seemingly goes against the values of Christianity.
"Church and pro football both revolve around Sunday, and 50 years into our national experiment of mixing the two, it is not at all clear that faith has won the day," writes Oppenheimer (PAGE 40).
Oppenheimer notes what has become customary for many NFL players: They point to heaven, pray on their knees and thank Jesus in post-game interviews. This Sunday at the Super Bowl, Ray Lewis will wear his customary black T-shirt under his uniform that says PSALMS 91 and 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, if successful on a big play, will kiss either his tattoo of the words GOD TO GLORY or the one that reads FAITH.
Justin Tuck, New York Giants defensive end and leader of the Giants' team Bible study says:
"A lot of people rely on the game for their identity. My happiness and joy aren't based on how well I play or if I get a sack. I should live a life that God is pleased with, not live a life total strangers are pleased with on Sunday." (PAGE 40)
However, Oppenheimer wonders if the violent nature of the game, not to mention the lifestyle of many wealthy NFL players contradicts what the Christianity stands for. He writes:
"Football brings a level of violence that is deeply at odds with Christ's message." (PAGE 41)
He also notes that the Bible is filled with passages that emphasize the weak over the strong and the poor at the expense of the rich, and that it instructs followers to keep the Sabbath holy.
On the contrary, others argue, including many religious leaders, that football builds character and thereby makes a man more of a Christian—a commingling of faith and football now accepted by fans.
"God loves us just the way we are" says Les Steckel, a former NFL head and assistant coach, who now is president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, "but at the same time he does require excellence. And in the NFL, performance is ultimate." (PAGE 38)
Former Redskins and Cardinals running back Tim Hightower, a devout Christian, understands the dilemma faced by religious football players. Hightower says:
"You have to stop and ask yourself: Am I a football player who is Christian, or a Christian who is a football player?" (PAGE43)
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick on the Cover of This Week's Sports IllustratedPosted: January 15, 2013 Filed under: Austin Murphy, NFL, Sports Illustrated Cover, Weekly Issue | Tags: Austin Murphy, Colin Kaepernick, nfl, NFL Playoffs, san francisco 49ers Comments Off
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who rushed for more yards—181—than any other quarterback in any NFL game, threw for another 261 and finished with four TDs in a 45-31 victory over Green Bay in the NFC Divisional playoff last Saturday, is on the cover of the Jan. 21, 2013 issue of Sports Illustrated, on newsstands Wednesday. This is the first time Kaepernick has appeared on the cover, and the first time a 49er was featured on the cover since Jan. 23, 2012.
Sports Illustrated staff writer Austin Murphy (@si_austinmurphy) says that after one of the most electrifying playoff debuts in NFL History, Kaepernick has silenced critics (the college coaches who didn't find him worthy of a scholarship; the NFL teams who picked five quarterbacks before him in the '11 draft; and the fans who preferred Alex Smith).
"I had a lot to prove," Kaepernick shouted on the field after the game. "A lot of people doubted me and my ability to lead this team (PAGE 41)."
Perhaps it was fate that the 49er quarterback led his team to a win over the Packers. Kaepernick's mother Theresa told Murphy about a letter she found that Colin wrote to himself as a fourth grader. It said in part: I hope I go to a good college in football, then go to the pros and play on the niners or the packers even if they aren't good in seven years (PAGE 39).


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Israeli Chefs Bring a New Spin on Middle Eastern Food to America
Shakshuka is on menus all over the country, and za'atar appears in Rachael Ray's recipes. Can America love Israeli cuisine more?
Shefi also explained that distance in itself can offer reason enough for some of Israel's culinary finest to head abroad: "Cooking outside of Israel allows chefs the freedom to define Israeli cuisine in playful ways, without the pressure to stay overly traditional," she said. That is certainly true for Admony, who writes in Balaboosta how she felt a "slight twinge of shame" opening Taïm, which at the end of the day was merely a falafel joint. Balaboosta, and now Bar Bolonat, allow her to fully flex the innovation muscle found in all good chefs.
Whatever the reason, the American palate has benefited enormously from these Israeli arrivals—and not just the name-brand stars. "There are so many Israelis working in restaurants all over the country as sous chefs and line cooks right now," Shefi said. They may not be calling the shots, she added, but they "absolutely influence what is happening in those kitchens."
Amid all the recent hype around Ottolenghi, and the increasing attention from national magazines on Israel's food—like a spread in Saveur this past May on the cuisine of the Galilee—it's easy to forget that this country's Middle Eastern food consciousness actually goes back decades. "By the time we opened Taïm, falafel had been around for two decades," said Admony. As a child of the 1980s, I am old enough to remember the time before falafel, as well as hummus, tabbouleh, and baba ghanoush. Back then, those foods could be found in Middle Eastern eateries, and were touted by health-food advocates as nutritious alternatives to the meat-and-potatoes status quo. But they were hardly mainstream.
Today you're as likely to find hummus and pita on a random bar menu as mozzarella sticks, and Israelis are a large part of the reason why. None of these foods is explicitly Israeli in origin, but Israelis' love for them, and America and Israel's close relationship helped facilitate their widespread recognition here. As Gil Marks writes in the Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, "it was Jews returning from Israel, along with wandering Israelis, who initially popularized hummus [and many Middle Eastern foods] in the West."
In some ways, then, the food world's current preoccupation with new Israeli cuisine is just an extension of what came before. But there are important differences. More so than in the past, it's not just particular dishes that are being embraced, but a whole philosophy of eating. "Americans love the Israeli-style dining experience," said Shefi. "People get excited about straightforward meals where everyone shares plates across the table and where dining is more communal."
They also love the vast array of new flavors these chefs have introduced. "We use nigella seeds and sumac in our chopped salad and pomegranate molasses in our dressings," said Jeremy Garb, a Ra'anana native who runs Wolf and Bear's with his partner Tanna Dolinsky. By doing so, these and other ingredients that never had an audience in the United States before—za'atar, labneh, silan (date syrup), and harissa (Tunisian chili sauce), among others—are slowly entering our country's culinary lexicon.
Subtler still is Lior Lev Sercarz's work. The kibbutz-born, French-trained spice monger sells custom spice blends—a number of which, like the "Tangier" (rose petals, cumin, cardamom) and the "Mishmish" (crystallized honey, saffron, lemon) feature Middle Eastern flavors—to many of America's most influential chefs. Regardless of how Eric Ripert, Daniel Boulud, or Sercarz's other clients use them, their essence infuses the food and opens up opportunities for creativity and fusion.
According to Shefi, who until 2012 worked as a cultural ambassador for the Israeli Consulate, in recent years Israel's government and tourism boards have begun to understand the PR power behind their dense culinary heritage and now actively promote Israel's food scene abroad. "When I first started my job in 2006 and suggested that we show the world our amazing cuisine, everyone looked at me like I was crazy," she said.
These days, largely thanks to Shefi's work, the tourism boards often sponsor guest-cooking spots for Israel's best chefs at restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, and elsewhere. They also work in the opposite direction, inviting writers, bloggers, and other influential taste-makers, including none other than Martha Stewart, to take culinary tours of the country.
I attended one of these trips in the spring of 2010. Sponsored by the American-Israel Friendship League and hosted by the inimitable Joan Nathan, our culinary delegation spent the week dining in Tel Aviv's and Jerusalem's most boundary-pushing restaurants, touring the Galilee's verdant farms, and hearing the country's food luminaries share their take on new Israeli cuisine.
We ate many wonderful meals during the week, and a few superb ones. But what struck me most, and what has stuck with me since, was the dizzying number of new region-specific flavors we experienced: green almonds with their peach-fuzz skin and lemony flavor, geranium leaf-infused syrup drenching a semolina cake; the nutty, roasted young wheat called freekeh; and bundles of fresh za'atar laid out at the Arab market in Nazareth. I came home inspired, with bags of toasted sesame seeds and spices in my suitcase and, just as the trip's hosts undoubtedly hoped, with stories to share.
With za'atar appearing in Rachael Ray's recipes, and shakshuka popping up as a brunch option at restaurants around the country, the only question is, how big can America's love of new Israeli cuisine grow? A recent article in New York magazine suggested that it is "unlikely that modern Israeli cooking will ever bump New Nordic or Asian Hipster" from their current zeitgeist-y reigns. Shefi disagrees. "Look at Denmark's government and what they have done for Danish food here," she said. "I went to a dinner several years ago where Ruth Reichl [then of Gourmet] interviewed René Redzepi of Noma and was blown away." Shefi believes that all the pieces are in place—the creative chefs, the rich mix of historical and contemporary culinary influences, and the diverse regional bounty—for new Israeli cuisine to have a similarly powerful impact. "If we would invest a little bit more funds and energy, it could be the most exciting thing of our time."
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