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Sam & Dave linked up about a year ago while both working at the Ninja tunes 20 year anniversary party in L.A. After bunning down a couple of hoons, the two Brit's started chatting and it became apparent that they shared alot of similar music history. Next thing you know they're in the studio and "crash, bang, whallop" they've knocked out an album! After first hearing it Lemon D @ Valve Sound U.K classified it as "Footwork Bass" and then his son called it "Basswork." We're not really sure what to call it, but we do know one thing, it definitely has lots of Bass and seems to work well at moving feet! You make your own mind up tho!
Porter Robinson is an American electronic dance music producer and DJ. He primarily produces in the electro house genre.
Porter Robinson began producing at the age of 12 using Sony ACID Pro emulating sounds he heard from video games. He later began producing Hands Up under the alias Ekowraith using FL Studio.
The band originally formed in 2004 as Kunek and released one album in 2006 under that name. Other Lives' self-titled album was released physically April 7, 2009 by TBD Records and digitally March 17, 2009. The album was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Joey Waronker.
The lead single "Black Tables" was featured on the television shows Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy and One Tree Hill.
Band members are Jesse Tabish (vocals, piano, guitar and percussion), Jenny Hsu (cello and backing vocals), Jon Mooney (violin, horns, piano and percussion), Colby Owens (clarinet and percussion) and Josh Onstott (bass and percussion).
Oberhofer's music runs the gamut of indie sub-genres, from noise pop to dance punk, and even "freak folk." Take the song "Dead Girls Can Dance"; now, imagine Noah Lennox (Panda Bear) crashing into Wavves. And, "I Could Go," with its whistling, oohs and ahhs, vocal layering, smashing cymbals, and somehow catchy hooks, is, all at once, mysterious, engaging and strange.
Noisia, stylized as NOISIΛ ('VISION' rotated 180°), is a Dutch electronic music trio consisting of members Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen and Thijs de Vlieger from Groningen, The Netherlands. They now produce a wide variety of music including drum and bass, dubstep, breakbeat and house music. Noisia perform across the world and own three record labels (Vision, Division and Invisible Recordings).
Nero is a British electronic music act originating from London, England consisting of Daniel Stephens, Joseph Ray with Alana Watson a vocalist, who are best known for producing drum and bass, dubstep and house. On 6 December 2010, Nero were announced as nominees for the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.
Neon Indian is an indie electronic band from Denton, Texas. The music is composed by Mexican-born Alan Palomo also known for his work with the band Ghosthustler and as the artist VEGA. The band's debut, Psychic Chasms, has received many favorable reviews, including the designation of Best New Music and 14th best album of 2009 by Pitchfork Media. The Rolling Stone magazine called Neon Indian one of the hottest new bands of 2010.
As dubstep production duo Mt Eden (formerly Mt Eden Dubstep), Jesse Cooper and Harley Rayner are truly putting New Zealand - and dubstep as a genre - on the map. You could write that off as industry hyperbole, but in this case a little braggadocio is entirely apt: to date the New Zealand based act can claim over 80 million collective plays of their tracks on YouTube - more than any other New Zealand act, ever.
Morgan Page is an American progressive house and electro house DJ from Los Angeles. His most widely recognized track is "The Longest Road," featuring Lissie, which was included on his debut album Elevate, released in March 2008. The Deadmau5 remix was nominated for a Grammy (Grammy Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical). Page is signed to Nettwerk Records worldwide.
Modeselektor is an electronic music band formed in Berlin, featuring Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. The group draws heavily from IDM, glitch, Electro house and hip hop. In an interview the group said regarding their sound: "Happy metal, hard rap, country-ambient, Russian crunk. We don't like it if people tag us as being a certain style or school or scene or whatever. We don't really care about all that".
Metronomy are an electronic music group formed by Joseph Mount in Totnes, Devon, England in 1999. The current band consists of Joseph Mount (composer, singer, keyboards and guitar), Anna Prior (drums and vocals), Oscar Cash (saxophone, backing vocals, guitars and keyboards) and Gbenga Adelekan (bass guitar and vocals). Their music consists of instrumental electronic music and more recently, with the release of Nights Out, vocal electronic pop music. Mount also releases remixes under the name Metronomy, and has remixed many artists including Gorillaz, Roots Manuva, Franz Ferdinand, Klaxons, Goldfrapp, The Young Knives, Zero 7, Ladytron, Kate Nash, Lady Gaga and Lykke Li.
Now best known as the lead singer for electro/techno/rock band, Lords Of Acid, she also shows that she's not only a great leading lady, but a versatile one at that!
Mixing experitise with innovation, combining her powerful yet beautiful voice while playing or performing her own musical productions (as well as her previous collaborations with other artists, such as the globally known dj/producers; Miguel Migs, Trent Cantrelle & Richard Vission to well known mainstream producers such as Nynex, Marc Jordan & Fred Durst) all the while, with an unforgettable stage presence.
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From Paula's Home Cooking/Lady and Sons Too/July/August 2006 Cooking with Paula Deen
5 stars based on 7 Reviews
Servings: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
3 large Idaho potatoes
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 onion, diced
Salt and pepper
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Scrub the potatoes, slice them, and put in a pot with water to cover. Boil the potatoes until tender, then drain and mash them with 2 tablespoons of the butter. Add the cottage cheese, onion, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir the mixture gently, and then put in a greased casserole. Dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and sprinkle with paprika. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
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Snapperfest: Stop the Torture of the Snapping Turtle
Animal abuse happens everywhere, but one county in Indiana takes animal cruelty to a whole new level with its yearly Snapperfest.
Snapperfest is an annual festival held in Ohio County, Indiana, in which families come to watch competitors abuse snapping turtles. Contestants grab the animals by the tails and slam them to the ground. The turtles are spun around in the air by their heads until the contestant can wrap the neck around his fist. Most of the turtles die from injuries or stress.
Children watching the festivities are consequently witness to extreme animal cruelty on the part of humans at young ages.
The fact is animal abuse often leads to more serious, harmful crimes. To teach these values to children is a grave oversight of logic.
The next Snapperfest is scheduled for August 20, 2012. Write to Indiana Governor Mitchell E. Daniels asking him to ban Snapperfest before August 20 — for good!
I watched this movie yesterday. Its a documentary about the subculture of keeping exotic animals as pets. And it was the most depressing movie I've seen in months. If you already have a pretty good idea that its a bad idea to keep lions and poisonous snakes as pets, don't watch this movie. You'll just end up rocking in a corner, crying over how selfish and stupid and horrible humanity is. Never mind that the main guy is out to help these animals…the heartbreaking footage of the film will stick with you more than the promise of hope. Just…fair warning.
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R.I.P.: The World's Ugliest Dog
The 15-year-old current standard bearer for mangy mutts around the globe (and current "World's Ugliest Dog" Champeen), Yoda the Chinese crested-Chihuahua mix, has passed. The world will miss his twisted gait and the twinkle in his one good eye.
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This photo shows the collapse of Torrero Alvaro Munera, as he realized in the middle of the his last fight, the injustice to the animal
"And suddenly, I looked at the bull. He had this innocence …that all animals have in their eyes, and he looked at me with this pleading. It was like a cry for justice, deep down inside of me. I describe it as being like a prayer - because if one confesses, it is hoped, that one is forgiven. I felt like the worst shit on earth."
This photo shows the collapse of Torrero Alvaro Munera, as he realized in the middle of the his last fight, the injustice to the animal. From that day forward he became an opponent of bullfights.
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vintagebirdlostatsea: A LIVE HORSE PUT INTO A GRINDER FOR FOOD (head first)!!! I will never get this image out of my head. I cried before posting this.
Eight wonderful cats have had their lives turned upside down and now are sentenced to death in the morning at NYC ACC. Please share them tonight - FOSTER & ADOPT. Help us save their lives, they deserve EVERY EFFORT from us. ♥
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Humans kill 100 million sharks a year
…and for what?
- shark finsfor a tasteless bowl of soup
- shark teeth for jewelry
- shark jawsfor tourist souvenirs
- shark skinfor leather wallets/belts
- shark cartilage capsules and powders for phony medicinal cures
- shark liver oilfor cosmetics/skin care products
Sharks are in Danger
100 million sharks are killed each year-by longlines, by "sport" fishermen, or by a barbaric practice known as shark finning. Hooked sharks are hauled onto boats; their fins are sliced off while they are still alive. These helpless animals are then tossed back into the ocean where, unable to swim without their fins, they sink towards the bottom and die an agonizing death.
With 90% of the world's large shark populations already wiped out, sharks are being depleted faster than they can reproduce. This threatens the stability of marine ecosystems around the world. Sharks are vitally important apex predators. They have shaped marine life in the oceans for over 400 million years and are essential to the health of the planet, and ultimately to the survival of mankind. Sea Shepherd patrols marine protected areas, exposing the corruption that drives this multi-billion dollar industry and directly intervening to stop the brutal slaughter of sharks.


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|Who Buys
Based on research by The NPD Group, percent of the following age groups who were on any type of diet in 2013 (with 1991 percentages in parentheses): 18-34, 12% (20%); 35-44, 16% (25%); 45-54, 20% (35%); 55-64, 24% (42%); 65+, 29% (48%).
|The NPD Group, 2014
Research by the Council for Responsible Nutrition found that 68% of U.S. adults take some type of dietary supplement, including 72% of women and 64% of men. By age group: 18-34, 64%; 35-54, 66%; 55+, 75%.
|Council for Responsible Nutrition, 2014
Profiling adults 18+ who are currently utilizing some type of weight-loss method (commercial weight loss centers, meal replacement programs, appetite suppressants, etc.):
|GfK MRI, 2013
Of those adults 18+ who are currently utilizing some type of weight-loss method, 64.2% are women and 35.8% are men.
|GfK MRI, 2013
Adults 18+ who are currently utilizing some form of weight-loss method, by age range: 18-24, 9.0%; 25-34, 15.8%; 35-44, 16.6%; 45-54, 20.1%; 55-64, 19.8%; 65+, 18.7%.
|GfK MRI, 2013
Adults 18+ who are currently on some form of weight-loss plan, by income level: $100,000+, 28.4%, $75-99,999, 14.6%; $60-74,999, 12.2%; $50-59,999, 8.0%; $40-49,999, 8.6%; $30-39,999, 8.7%; $20-29,999, 8.2%; under $20,000, 11.3%.
|GfK MRI, 2013
Adults 18+ who are currently employing some type of weight-loss method, by race: White, 79.1%; Black, 10.9%; Other, 10.0%; Hispanic origin, 11.7%.
|GfK MRI, 2013
Adults 18+ who are currently utilizing some type of weight-loss program: Northeast, 20.0%; Midwest, 20.8%; South, 38.4%; West, 20.8%.
|GfK MRI, 2013
Adults 18+ who are presently using some form of weight-loss method, by marital status: Single, 22.1%; married, 58.1%; separated/widowed/divorced, 19.8%.
|GfK MRI, 2013
A 2013 study by Marketdata Enterprises concluded that an estimated 85% of weight-loss program participants are women.
|Marketdata Enterprises, 2013
According to a 2013 study by Marketdata Enterprises, African-Americans, Hispanics and adolescents represent large untapped markets for weight-loss/control programs.
|Marketdata Enterprises, 2013
|When They Buy
March is National Nutrition Month.
|Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2014
The typical American dieter makes four weight loss attempts per year, with many adults making their first attempt around the New Year.
|FitnessforWeightLoss.com, 2013
|Why They Buy
A 2014 survey by the Council for Responsible Nutrition asked dietary supplement users why they take these supplements (multiple answers): Overall health/wellness benefits, 54%; to fill nutrient gaps in their diet, 36%; heart health, 32%; healthy aging, 29%; immune health, 29%; energy, 29%; bone health, 28%; help reduce the risk of illness, 22%; joint health, 21%.
|Council for Responsible Nutrition, 2014
When it comes to purchasing dietary supplements, the three most important considerations are: 1) Price; 2) Supplement facts description; 3) Number of servings in the bottle.
|Council for Responsible Nutrition, 2014
Why Americans are not successful in losing their desired weight (multiple answers): Don't exercise enough, 69%; feel metabolism is slowing down, 62%; snack too much, 52%; don't have enough self-discipline, 50%; too often splurge on favorite foods, 49%; often eat for emotional reasons, 41%; often overeat at meal times, 38%; have trouble eating properly at restaurants, 33%.
|Calorie Control Council, 2013
According to a late-2013 survey of more than 500 registered dietitians, conducted by Today's Dietitian magazine, 95% of the respondents said that "health" is important to shoppers, as reflected by the fact that "supermarket dietitian" is the fastest-growing job classification in U.S. grocery stores.
|Today's Dietitian, 2013
|How They Buy
A 2013 study by Marketdata Enterprises revealed that 83.3% of consumers prefer to spend less than $500 on a weight loss program. Another 12.4% will spend between $500 and $1,500, while 4.3% will spend $1,500 or more.
|Marketdata Enterprises, 2013
|What They Buy
U.S. News & World Report ranked its Best Diets of 2014, with the DASH Diet claiming the top spot among the "Best Diets Overall." It was followed by: 2) TLC Diet; 3) Mediterranean Diet; 4) Weight Watchers; and 5) Mayo Clinic Diet. Among the "Best Weight Loss Diets," Weight Watchers was rated No. 1, followed by Jenny Craig, Biggest Loser and the Raw Food Diet.
|U.S. News & World Report, 2014
Research by The NPD Group determined that 72% of adults 18+ eat reduced fat foods, 45% consume foods with whole grains on a regular basis, and 24% include organic foods and beverages in their diet.
|The NPD Group, 2014
Based on a survey by the Council for Responsible Nutrition, types of dietary supplements taken by supplement users (more than one answer possible): Vitamins & minerals (Multivitamins being the most popular), 97%; specialty supplements (Omega 3/fish oil being the most popular), 46%; herbals & botanicals (Green tea being the most popular), 28%; sports nutrition/weight management (Protein bars being the most popular), 24%.
|Council for Responsible Nutrition, 2014
The top ranked diets on Google Trends in 2013: 1. Paleo Diet; 2. Juice Cleanse Diet; 3. Mediterranean Diet; 4. Master Cleanse Diet; 5. Ketogenic Diet; 6. Okinawa Diet; 7. Omnivore Diet; 8. Fruitarian Diet; 9. Pescetarian Diet; 10. Flexitarian Diet.
|Google, 2014
According to the Calorie Control Council, methods of weight loss utilized most often (multiple answers): Cut down on foods high in sugar, 86%; eat smaller portions of favorite foods, 85%; use low-cal, reduced-sugar, sugar-free foods and beverages, 78%; combine calorie reduction and exercise, 73%; exercise moderately -- 45 minutes/3 times per week, 64%; count calories, 44%; chew gum, 37%; use online weight-loss tools, 17%; skip meals to diet, 17%; use diet pills, 13%; follow a restrictive weight loss diet (such as Atkins), 8%; join weight control program, 8%.
|Calorie Control Council, 2013
|Where They Buy
Weight Watchers International and Jenny Craig are the two largest diet firms. Weight Watchers hosts weekly meetings nutrition advice and exercise tips designed to help its 1.2 million members. Weight Watchers also offers advice and recipes on its Web site, and sells products such as recipe books, food, activity monitors and vitamins. Jenny Craig, Inc. owns or franchises more than 700 centers in North America, Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico. Jenny's Cuisine prepared foods, along with DVDs, journals, CDs and cookbooks are sold to participants at its centers. The program also offers phone consultations and home delivery of food and support materials.
|Hoover's, 2014
Based on a survey by the Council for Responsible Nutrition, where dietary supplement users purchase their products (more than one answer possible): Mass merchandisers, 48%; drug stores/pharmacies, 39%; supermarkets, 24%; warehouse clubs, 23%; specialty vitamin retailers/chain health food stores, 14%.
|Council for Responsible Nutrition, 2014
Nutrisystem promotes weight loss by selling prepared meals and grocery items that are delivered directly to consumers throughout the U.S. Its customers order monthly food packages consisting of 28 days of portion-controlled items that comprise breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert, supplemented with fruits and vegetables. It also offers individualized calorie plans, one-on-one diet counseling, behavior modification, and exercise education and maintenance plans.
|Hoover's, 2014
States with the lowest rates of adult obesity in 2012: 1. Colorado, 20.5%; 2. District of Columbia, 21.9%; 3. Massachusetts, 22.9%; 4. (tie) New York and Hawaii, 23.6%; 6. Vermont, 23.7%; 7. (tie) Utah and Montana, 24.3%; 9. (tie) Wyoming and New Jersey, 24.6%.
|Trust for America's Health, 2013
States with the highest rates of adult obesity in 2012: 1. Louisiana, 34.7%; 2. Mississippi, 34.6%; 3. Arkansas, 34.5%; 4. West Virginia, 33.8%; 5. Alabama, 33.0%; 6. Oklahoma, 32.2%; 7. South Carolina, 31.6%; 8. Indiana, 31.4%; 9. Kentucky, 31.3%; 10. (tie) Tennessee and Michigan, 31.1%.
|Trust for America's Health, 2013
According to a study by Men's Fitness magazine, the 10 most fit cities in the U.S. in 2012: 1. Portland; 2. San Francisco; 3. Albuquerque; 4. Oakland; 5. Boston; 6. Seattle; 7. Denver; 8. San Diego; 9. Minneapolis; 10. Honolulu.
|Men's Fitness, 2012
The survey in Men's Fitness magazine also ranked the most overweight cities in the U.S. in 2012: 1. Houston; 2. Detroit; 3. Cleveland; 4. Memphis; 5. Tampa; 6. Las Vegas; 7. El Paso; 8. Baltimore; 9. Los Angeles; 10. Louisville.
|Men's Fitness, 2012
|Business Trends
Overall spending in the U.S. weight-loss industry was expected to reach $62.5 billion in 2013.
|Marketdata Enterprises, 2014
According to research by The NPD Group, 19% of American adults 18+ were on some type of diet in 2013. Dieting peaked in 1991, when 31% of U.S. adults reported being on some form of diet during a typical two-week period. However, even though dieting is down, some 57% of adults still say that they would like to lose 20 pounds.
|The NPD Group, 2014
According to the Federal Trade Commission, roughly 15% of weight-loss ads contain false claims or false information.
|MarketWatch, 2014
According to Marketdata Enterprises figures, share of spending in the $61 billion-plus weight-loss industry in 2012 (totals in billions): Diet soft drinks, $22.15; health clubs, $22.00; commercial centers/chains, $3.42; bariatric surgery, $2.85; retail meal supplements, appetite suppressants, $2.78; artificial sweeteners, $2.66; medical programs (includes prescription diet drugs, low and moderate-priced hospital plans, etc.), $2.41; diet foods (dinners only), $2.16; diet books, exercise videos, $1.13;
|Marketdata Enterprises, 2013
According to a late-2013 survey of more than 500 registered dietitians, conducted by Today's Dietitian magazine, 66% of the participants believe that consumers' interest in nutrition and weight loss is poised to grow even more in 2014.
|Today's Dietitian, 2013
According to the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, an estimated 150,000-160,000 bariatric surgery procedures (such as gastric bypass and gastric banding) are performed each year in the U.S., up approximately 10% over the past 10 years.
|American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, 2014
Membership in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics rose to 75,067 dietitians in 2013, the largest in the organization's 96-year history.
|Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2013


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Weeping Siberian Peashrub makes an excellent foundation ornamental tree (although the flowers are never overwhelming, since they occur after the foliage has emerged, as shown here), or an excellent specimen tree when planted near a body of water. Since this cultivar is usually grafted onto a vigorous rootstock, semi-annual pruning of the vertical root suckers is strongly recommended.
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My co-worker Ashwin and I had a great time tonight presenting on ASP.Net 2.0 web parts, to The Jax ASP.Net SIG Group. Ashwin did a great job with the presentation slides while I hammered out the demos. We gave the crowd a good foundation and understanding of how to hit the ground running with the web parts. I personally think they are very powerful and I think the crowd could pick up on our energy while we presented them. I will post the slides and demos on MSBICentral over the weekend!
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Press Pac - September 24, 2014
The ACS PressPac contains reports of research selected from 40+ peer-reviewed ACS journals and Chemical & Engineering News. This weekly service provides leads on the latest advances in science and their impact on the business world.
- 'Fracking' wastewater that is treated for drinking produces potentially harmful compounds
- 'Greener,' low-cost transistor heralds advance in flexible electronics
- Tonsil stem cells could someday help repair liver damage without surgery
- Pressure mounts on FDA and industry to ensure safety of food ingredients
- Lead and cadmium found in some chocolate bought in Brazil
- Prized Science: A video series featuring the work and contributions of ACS award recipients, and how the science honored in the awards impacts everyday life.
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College campus, the camp features:
8 pristine hard courts
An Olympic size swimming pool and
diving board
Davis Cup Competition
Maine Pines Racquet and Fitness Club serves as a great indoor back up.
Former Maine Pines Tennis Campers have gone on
to play for Yale, Brown, Harvard, Providence, Bates,
Bowdoin, Colby, Bentley, Brandeis, Gettysburg,
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Whether played at the college or the club level, tennis is a great lifelong sport.
Junior High/High School Training Camps
Limited to 30 players
-Camp will be run like a high school/college tennis practice
-Emphasis on singles play
-Developing a playing style
-Point development
-Shot selection
-Emphasis on doubles play
-Understanding doubles
-Working with a partner
-Davis Cup Team Competition will be a part
of the junior high/ high school camp.
Meet the Staff
Lisa Gilbride, Camp Director/Owner
Racquets Director, CLC/YMCA,
Head Women's Coach:
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Head Girl's Coach-
Brunswick High School.
Coach of the Year
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Teaching Professional
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USPTA Certified
USPTA Northern Pro of the Year (2003)
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Owner & Manager:
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New England Club Manager
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Hampshire Hills, Milford, NH.
Head Girl's and Boys Coach:
Brunswick High School
Coach of the Year (1996).
USPTA Certified
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Director of Tennis: Winchester (VA) Country Club
USPTA certified professionals and New England
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That awkward moment when a cut scene was better then the whole finale
That awkward moment when a cut scene was better then the whole finale
My little brother got into outer space and stuff so my step-mom bought him a place mat with all the planets on it. When I first saw it, I was upset, because it was newer and so Pluto wasn't labeled. I was about to say something when I noticed something…
Pluto is there.
The artist remembered Pluto.
The artist drew Pluto crying.
if you don't have anything nice to say then come sit next to me and we will make fun of people together
when hes having sex with you, shout out your own name instead of his.
mary had a little lamb
its heart was black as coal.
it crept into her room one night
and ate her fucking soul.
Stephen King (via lazeaboutpotter)
i'm not even kidding when i say there is this statue on a square here that's supposed to be santa claus with a christmas tree but everyone calls it the buttplug gnome
If someone like Kurt Hummel can't succeed in a fictional universe then LOL @ me.
glee is about.. op- openining.. yourse.. yourself to..-
when he's least expecting it, carve a pentagram in his chest and begin summoning satan
"I've lost weight" I announced.
Everyone congratulated me.
But Weight was the name of my son.
angelas party was good. would be the first time i remember the majority of it. which is good. preparing myself for sainthood after the events of the night. helping people while they were throwing up and then trying to sleep on me. fun times but usually its the other way around which makes a really interesting change. variety is the spice of life and all that.
no but Blaine looks scared that it's going to be slushie.
it's ok baby!
he's traumatized forever now!
oh bb blaine has been scarred forever
i thought LGBT was a sandwich


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You wouldn't think that referencing an infamously acquitted murder suspect would be the best way to get customers to buy pizza. But it seems to be working for a cheeky local business in Seattle. City Market is using the name and likeness of Amanda Knox in a sidewalk advertisement that reads:
"Amanda Knox sez, I may not like Italy, but I love City Market's take and bake pizza. I take it home and slice it myself."
Get it? SLICE.
As you can expect, all the "I'm mad because I was born without a sense of humor and am going to spend the rest of my life taking it out on other people" people are up in arms, saying that it's incredibly crass and tacky to use an exonerated non-killer like poor Amanda here to sell pizza. For example, this guy (who commented on the link above) totally needs to chill out:
"... [It's] not just insensitive [but] sickeningly exploitative to an issue that should lead to the termination of the prosecution staff in its entirety, and police as well. Italy would be on the unrecommended list [and] Perugia a danger to your freedom to say the least. This eatery is disreput[able]."
Hey, dude. It's just pizza. And besides, it's not entirely exploitative. After all, everybody already knows that Amanda loves pizza: Several news organizations reported just last week that she enjoyed a PIZZA party with her friends and family to celebrate her return home. In fact, she probably likes being associated with the tasty Italian dish.
And for the record, the City Market people routinely come up with trashy tie-ins for many public figures -- they're not just picking on Amanda. In fact, you could say it's their shtick! As you can see on this thread, folks like Casey Anthony, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, and even Muammar Gaddafi have all "sold pizza," too.
Image via Pink Sherbet Photography/Flickr
I think it's tacky, but there are lots of restaurants that use questionable sales tactics, this one is no different.
Definitely tacky, but I am not going to make a big deal out of something that has no effect on me.
Well I'm pretty sure she could sue them for using her name.
Super tacky. And isn't it, like, illegal to use someone's image without their permission? She could sue the pants off of them. A big company like City Market should know better.
I think it's in poor taste and I wouls laugh if Amanda Knox sued them.
Interesting. I think id stay far away from a pizza joint if they chose to be sleazy.
Tacky, for sure but if it turns out that she is okay with it, then whatever.
I guess you can put me on the "born without a sense of humor" list. Not only is it disrespectful to Amanda Knox, but even more so to the DEAD victim, Merideth Kurtcher. Can you imagine if you were Merideth's mother, and read about this? Ugh...that's awful. And what is it, by the way, with The Stir bloggers constantly taking such a one sided stance on these issues? "This is right," or "that is wrong." I get that the people writing it aren't actual reporters...just every day people with opinions. But it would hold a lot more credibility in my mind if they weren't so quick to shut down anyone who may disagree with them. A lot of the stories and they way they are written tend to be down right insulting. Debate 101 might be good for the writers to learn how to express their views respectfully.


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North Dakota State College of Science freshman football player Jamie Kuntz has voluntarily withdrawn his enrollment at school on Tuesday according to a statement issued by school officials.
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While Texas Tech men's basketball coach Billy Gillispie recovers from an undisclosed medical issue in a Lubbock hospital, allegations from former players and coaches continue to pile up.
Students are back in their classrooms this week, the heat of summer has cooled and new chalk lines have been placed on the football field as the University of Montana Grizzlies and their devoted fans prepare for the opening kickoff on Saturday.
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The Biographies of Living People problem
Wikipedia Reviewer DocGlasgow wrote this essay on Wikipedia last week, attempting to address the major problems facing Wikipedia's treatment of Biographies of Living People (BLPs). These articles are at the front line of Wikipedia's culture of defamation and anonymous revenge. DocGlasgow's full study can be found here.
DocGlasgow : To solve or mitigate a problem, you must first define it. This page is a workshop with the intention of trying to answer "What is the BLP problem(s)?". Suggestions on the talk page are very welcome.
Ways in which a biographical article can be harmful to the subject
By harmful I mean either legally or ethically: that which may cause unjustifiable and avoidable harm or distress to the subject.
1. Un-reverted nonsense
(Including bad-faith personal attacks, and patently obvious untruths).
Vandalism is probably the aspect most easily understood by Wikipedians, it includes articles which have been blanked, filled with nonsense, or include obvious abuse. Although this is perhaps the category on which most article patrolers focus, it is usually the least harmful to the subject. Contrary to popular opinion, abusive commentary ("tom smith is an asshole") or patent untruth that would deceive none ("Britney comes from mars" "Prince Philip is really a woman") are highly unlikely to be legally actionable, and although it may embarrass or annoy the subject, actually reflect worse on Wikipedia than they do on the target. Verdict — whilst the crime-prevention element of vandal slayers are obsessed with it, it is in fact mostly harmless.
2. False allegations
Here we are talking about the untrue, but credible, allegation inserted into an article. Some of these may be intended as vandalism, others may have more malicious intentions. Whatever the case, these may cause the Foundation legal concern (it is not the point of this examination to consider the Foundation's immunity). More importantly, they can be distressing to the subject, or indeed patently damaging to the reputation, career, or commercial interests of the individual. Whilst false allegations and rumours are the stuff of the internet, the fact that Wikipedia is a self-described "encyclopedia" which protests a commitment to factual accuracy, may lend credibility to untruths. Mirrors and google may perpetuate the lies even if it is removed from Wikipedia. Verdict – highly harmful.
3. Biased editing
Here we are talking about an article or section which may be factual at any given point, but presents a false or misleading overall picture. This is the hatchet job. Hatchet jobs are not always self-evident, since the tone that describes each item can appear neutral and well-referenced. However, undue weight may be given to minor negative facts, and/or positive counterbalance omitted entirely. "Nelson Mandela is a convicted South African terrorist, who spent many years in the criminal justice system, and, for many years, advocated violence." It may also include articles that extensively quote critics and criticism.
Although Wikipedia has a strong commitment to NPOV, certain aspects of Wikipedia can work in favour of the biased editor. Wikipedia's reluctance to remove verifiable facts means that a detractor can insert a list of unflattering information, and providing it is well-sourced and neutrally described, it is unlikely to be challenged. The view that negative weight is best countered by positive information being added rather than information being removed can result in bias, as the detractor is not obliged to insert the positive, and no-one else may have the motivation or knowledge.
Such articles are probably not libellous, but are certainly harmful to reputations, and can be highly distressing. Again, Wikipedia's claim to neutrality may lend a credibility to a hatchet job that might be dismissed as biased if appearing on a less-credible website. Also particularly dangerous is the fact that clever, sourced and apparently neutrally worded, biased editing is less likely to fall foul of Wikipedia's checks and balances than simple unsourced untruths. Verdict — highly harmful.
4. Privacy violation
This is information which is true, but not generally broadcasted. It may include dates of birth, birth names, contact details, school records, family details, and other information not generally available. Often this information is either unverifiable, or only verifiable from primary sources not easily found. Often this information is placed in the article from the personal knowledge of the editor concerned, who may or may not have malicious intent.
Although unverified information is not permitted on Wikipedia, it is not always obvious to patrollers that the information is not of a public nature. Thus this information may remain in the article until the subject complains, by which time it is effectively published. Verdict — highly harmful.
5. Undue broadcasting
This is where information that is verifiable, but is only published and notable at a local level is effectively broadcast through Wikipedia. Wikipedia ought to be about recording what is already notable, not about making notable what is otherwise still parochial. To take an example, a story published in a small-town paper with careless fact checking may be ignored by larger newspapers, and rejected by biographers, but it may be hard to eliminate from Wikipedia, as an "according to the small town gazette …" story is sourced and verifiable. Verdict — somewhat harmful.
Why Wikipedia struggles with BLPs
In theory, Wikipedia shouldn't have a problem with BLPs. If it maintains its biographies in a neutral and verifiable fashion, then the subject can have no cause for complaint. He doesn't want the truth published? So what?
However, there are certain aspects of the way Wikipedia generates and maintains content that cause it particular problems with biographical subjects.
Wikipedia is generally eventualist. If an article subject is deemed in principle worthy of an article, Wikipedia prefers to keep the article, in the hope that "eventually" someone will improve it. Bad articles can be currently embarrassing, but Wikipedia excuses them as "works in progress".
This just doesn't work well for biographies. A bad biography now is damaging the subject now. Plus, whilst a neutral editor may "eventually" turn up and fix it, retaining the article is often simply an invitation for the determined non-neutral editor to persist.
BLP patrollers are often frustrated with inclusionists saying that "this needs to be fixed, not deleted", because a) no-one steps up to fix it, b) even if bad material is removed, the patroller is left to watch the article indefinitely, while the keep voter moves on. Whilst people reverting simple vandalism can avoid content disputes, people watching for BLP find themselves continually dragged into "what's wrong with my edits?" debates that wear them down, and tie them up from continuing their patrolling.
Lack of eyes
Wikipedia works by a theory that articles reach neutrality by a wide number of editors working on them. If someone edits Scientology in a biased way, there are plenty of people ready to revert or improve – and they won't all despise Scientology. Equally it works by the idea that knowledgeable people will look at articles, so that non-apparent falsehoods will be spotted.
However, the less notable the article is, the more prone it is to fewer people being interested, and the more chance there is that the few interested parties will all be biased. Further, if the bias is not immediately obvious, there is less chance with less notable subjects of anyone knowledgeable spotting it.
Many of our biographies are of low-notability subjects, and thus incredibly vulnerable to the motivated biased editor. Further, if the biased or false editing is clever (and particularly if it understands Wiki rules, and includes apparent sourcing), it is unlikely to be spotted on a low-notability biography. At the same time, low-notability biographies are often potentially the most damaging when got wrong, as they may be the only accessible on-line source of biographical information on the subject, and thus opinion-forming in a way that Wikipedia's entry on George W. Bush is unlikely to be.
This is where notorious Wikipedia BLP cases such as articles on Daniel Brandt etc. are bad examples of the problem. When an article becomes that notorious, it will have a host of eyes on it, and a higher chance of bias and untruth being removed.
The less notable the subject:
- The less alternative information online. Thus the damage of the bad wiki-bio becomes proportionately bigger.
- The less eyes (watchlists) on the article and the greater chance of bad stuff remaining unspotted.
- The less chance of Wikipedians knowing enough about the subject to spot less obvious bias or untruths.
- The more chance that a POV pusher will be left unchecked.
- Once problems are identified, the less chance of anyone caring enough to monitor the article.
Anonymous (and pseudonymous) editing
The Wikipedia Foundation claims that it is not legally responsible for any libels in articles, but that the user posting the libel is. However, most people posting to Wikipedia hide under pseudonyms or at best identifiable IPs (who are ironically less "anons" then most other users). Now, anonymity does not unnecessarily protect against libel liability, as court orders can, in theory, retrieve information from ISP and WMF.
However, the feeling of immunity that anonymous editing allows can remove one of the basic deterrents against the publication of libellous material on Wikipedia. Anonymity, in this regard, mitigates not only against the subject but can also work against neutral editing. This seems particularly problematic when the reputation of the subject is at stake, but that of his detractor (who may be a notable critic outside Wikipedia), is not.
Obstacles for the harmed subject
The first problem for the subject is that complaining about an article is "after the fact". No one should be libelled, harassed or abused by Wikipedia. However, if a subject is making a legitimate complaint that has already happened, Wikipedia has an ethical, if not a legal obligation to make sure its powerful web-presence "does no harm" - yet the community tends (and then only grudgingly) to allow methods to remove and mitigate against harm once caused. The community does not accept arguments that would curtail its editorial freedom in order to prevent harm.
The second problem for the subject with a legitimate complaint is that no-one is required to do anything to assist him. The Foundation rejects any legal responsibility, and no-one in a volunteer community is under any obligation to help in any way. The libelled subject is, in effect, begging for charity.
The third problem is that, even if willing, no individual has any power to adjudicate his case and offer mitigation. There is no centralised authority or editorial control. An OTRS op must work within set policies, and even if personally convinced by the subject of the justice of the case, can pretty much be reverted by someone who sees things differently.
A subject unhappy with his biography may pursue two methods to attempt resolution. 1) e-mailing OTRS 2) interacting on wiki.
Difficulty with OTRS
The primary difficulty with OTRS is often the mismatch between the complainant's reasonable belief that he is corresponding with an "editorial authority" and the fact that OTRS volunteers have little actual editorial control.
Where an article contains obvious libels, or unsourced negative material, it is reasonably simply for the OTRS volunteer to remove the material under the BLP policy. However, the apology offered for the libellous article cannot be accompanied with any promise that the offence will not reoccur.
There is an imbalance between a hard-pressed OTRS volunteer, trying to be helpful, but dealing with dozens of articles per day, and an often highly-motivated agenda-pusher (or multiples) who are likely to return to the scene of the crime hours, days, or months later. If the article is low-notability, or the issues complex, it is almost impossible to interest neutral Wikipedians to become involved, and certainly to sustain involvement to the level that the motivated detractor is likely to sustain.
Where an article is a reasonably written and sourced hatchet job, the problems are greater. First, the OTRS volunteer has to be willing and able to take the time to acquaint himself with the subject, read and assess the sources, and decide whether the article is neutral. This is difficult as
- the complainant is often listing numerous alternative sources which the volunteer is invited to consider
- it is often difficult to distinguish a complaint about a plausibly written hatchet job from a complaint about a fairly neutral article which is not written the way the subject wants
- if the OTRS volunteer intervenes, he will be viewed as a content editor and need to constantly explain his edits and argue the case - this is really asking a lot
Difficulty with wiki involvement
The other option for the subject is to personally edit the article or otherwise complain on wiki. This poses a number of problems.
- Why should he have to do this?
- He will be expected to play by the wiki-rules. His detractor may well-know these already, whereas he does not. He is playing at a disadvantage.
- The community is far more likely to react negatively to any lack of civility, legal threats, blanking or out-of-process approaches, than to investigate allegations of libel or bias (particularly if these are apparently sourced and well-written). A libelled subject begins by being angry, not knowing the protocol, feeling legally offended, wanting immediately to remove all harmful content, and having no wiki-friends. It is not much wonder he quickly find himself in the role of bad (or banned) user. See WP:DOLT.
- Conflict of interest rules play against him.
The Need for permanent vigilance
Even if the subject manages to obtain a correction, there is no guarantee the correction will persist, since at any future time, any editor (or the same motivated character assassin) can reintroduce false or harmful material. No long term monitoring of the article can be guaranteed by OTRS or the community, and the only way the subject can ensure that the article remains fair is to daily monitor it himself, and then go through the same stressful processes if problems re-occur.
Permanent vigilance may seem an unreasonable burden to place on the subjects of a quarter million BLPs. And is certainly not required if one obtains a correction from any other publication.
Underlying issues
Lack of responsibility
a. attitude of entitlement: Wikipedia's users often seem to exhibit a belief in the right to publish anything that isn't specifically illegal or actionable. Wikipedia demands little or no responsibility from those who are given the power of publishing information on perhaps the world's largest reference source. Calls for responsibility and restraint are routinely dismissed as censorship or an infringement of free speech. Whereas most large publications are restrained by journalistic codes of ethics in addition to legal advisers. Matters of taste, decency, fairness, and considerations such as what may displease the reader/customer also limit effective freedom. Wikipedians consistently reject such considerations.
b. lack of community responsibility: The notion that the editor publishing libel is legally responsible for that publication, and the Foundation's rejection of any vicarious liability, often leads Wikipedians to the conclusion that Wikipedia bears no corporate responsibility for harm caused and is under no real moral or legal obligation to engage in harm reduction. Thus, when changes are proposed that might alleviate harm to subjects, the focus immediately falls on the perceived harm to the project, or to the 'wiki' principle of free editing, rather than the potential benefits to BLP victims. The tendency is to think "not our fault, and not our problem." However, if individuals publish libels, it is Wikipedia's structures that allow them to be published, and there is a moral onus on the Wikipedian community to put in place the correct checks and balances to minimise harm.
Privileging of wiki-norms over real-norms
Breaches of wiki-norms such as civility, consensus and process tend to be of more concern to Wikipedians than issues that affect real people in the real world. The treatment of a justifiably angry subject who after being libelled attempts to amend his biography is a clear example of this. Far more concern is exhibited over the fact that someone is threatening to sue for slander, than the (perhaps obvious) fact that they are being slandered.
Wikipedia has 250,000 biographies on living people. It never asks "can we maintain these?" or "are we taking all reasonable steps to ensure they are not harming people?" The assumed benefits of allowing anyone to create an article, and anyone to edit it, and keeping articles on thousands of low-notability individuals (even after previous libels have been identified) are assumed to outweigh the cost in terms of damage to the subjects. However, no risk assessment is ever made, because Wikipedians do not bear the risk. In any cost/benefit analysis, the cost are to others, and the benefits to the editors.
"This article can be fixed" syndrome
Almost any subject can be written about in a broadly neutral and factual manner. Almost any article can be "fixed". However, this obvious fact is often used to effectively negate any mention of the systemic problems. Those concerned about BLPs damaging people are challenged to be specific, and then the specific case is fixed, and the complainer told that no problem remains.
However, the fact remains that we have thousands of unreferenced bios. A percentage of them will be libellous, and a larger percentage grossly unfair. Where is the urgent task force fixing that?
Some statistics
User: B. Wolterding : Doc asked for some number crunching regarding the maintenance tags on BLP articles. Well, here are the top 10 maintenance categories that BLP articles fall into. (All data as of March 12, 2008.)
|Maintenance category
|# articles
|Total BLP articles (Category:Living people)
|Category:Articles lacking sources
|Category:Articles with unsourced statements
|Category:Articles needing additional references
|Category:Orphaned articles
|Category:Articles to be expanded
|Category:Articles with topics of unclear notability
|Category:Articles lacking reliable references
|Category:Articles with trivia sections
|Category:Wikipedia articles needing style editing
|Category:Articles lacking in-text citations
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This article is well-written and explains exactly why my friend Allan Mattsson and I were so upset when we removed some libelous materials and added references, only to have "shutterbun" who has regularly libelled me and those like me on newsgroups, revert and then report me and Allan as bad-tempered and threatening, etc. The upshot was that my biography, which was a good source for many who sought information about Lee Harvey Oswald and the Kennedy conspiracy issue, to be removed after some five years on Wikipedia, during which half that time the article (written by a detratctor) had been rife with inaccuracies and slanderous statements 9which still exist on these writers' websites). My friend Allan was editing on many subjects, and I helped him with English, but it made no difference–he was told not to rely on me for help with English because that meant we 'shared' his account, which was never the case…if he did not comply, he would be kicked off as an editor. So even though Allan is world traveled and was doing some fine editing as truehistoryjvba, he resigned.
Thsi article clearly states the difficulties those who find themselves libelled have to edit their own biography (not allowed!) when others who actively libel them elsewhere ARE allowed to revert to former statements.
it is too late for me: no matter how many books and movies and documentaries will be made concerning my biography, if it shows up on Wikipedia again, you can be sure it will once again be written by my detractors, whose own books, movies, etc. will be less popular if mine become better known, and any attempts by me or Allan or anyone else to correct slander and libel will only result in our being kicked out and the biography removed.
Perhaps a solution would be for Wikipedia to send a copy of the biography to the subject, who can then express approval and suggest corrections. the person writing the biography must supply a means to contact the living subject to obtain their approval. One must make sure the contact information really does reach the subject of the biography.
If changes are made to the biography after its approval, once again the subject should be notified. Any corrections made by the subject of the biography could be in bold face, and their references should be acceptable (let the reader decide if the references are sufficient to back the correction or addition made by the subject). In this way, living biographies can be corrected where they are in error or being biased deliberately, but the reader can ascertain the corrections (which should also include the date). I believe corrections should be limited to a paragraph or so, with footnote comments — and the same should apply to any editors' changes. In this way, these biographies can inform the public and Wikipedia could regain some of its presently tarnished reputation due to vandalism, libel, and reverting of the desperate attempts made by us who have been slandered/libelled to correct the damage done.
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The average person in America knows how to add gasoline to his vehicle, vacuum it out and wash it. However, changing the oil or giving a vehicle a tune-up may seem like a task better suited for a mechanic.
If you want to acquire advance skills and training in the mechanical field, you can go to a civilian education center, or you could consider enlisting in the military.
The Army has aviation, tank and small equipment mechanics, but there are other professionals who are even more rare. This kind does not work in squads, but in crews… in tight spaces. They have offices, but theirs float on water. They are known as the Army's watercraft engineers. Some people say the watercraft field is the Army's best-kept secret.
Watercraft engineers are primarily responsible for supervising and performing maintenance on Army watercraft and auxiliary equipment on marine vessels. The engine crews keep the boats moving while ensuring minimal damage to the craft during missions.
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He did end up in paradise for a few years, stationed in Hawaii with the 43rd Sustainment Brigade. Eventually, he joined the 7th Sus. Bde., where he says the job demands are still rigorous, but there is more to an engineer's life than working in tight quarters while out to sea.
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As we walked down to the inner portion of the deck, hopefully to find some food, he gave me some tidbits, more on the emotional side.
"I can't say I have had many bad experiences in my career. it is a different experience from anything else I have done. I love this job," said Kaplan.
He understands he could be called on for a mission anywhere across the globe. Serving one's country is not an easy lifestyle, but his ability to maintain a positive attitude is what impresses most about Kaplan.
Kaplan has another similarity with other watercraft members – they love what they do. He loved working on the marina near where he grew up, and now loves working at 3rd Port with his mates, sharing in the ups and downs of the day.
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We found out there was an electrical issue in the engine room exhaust-fan panel, and we darted off to fix the problem. You could easily see how he exemplifies the dedication to duty, whether he is below decks turning wrenches, or teaching his fellow members the proper way to put on a fire suit.
Like others of his generation, whose future endeavors are unknown, he volunteered to join the Army. He was attending college before that point, when he began asking himself what more the world had to offer.
Kaplan's Army career started six years ago after high school and a full year of college, when a good friend of his linked him up with a recruiter to talk about Kaplan's future. He didn't know the Army had boats until the visit.
"At the recruiting station while job searching I found watercraft engineer. I felt very fortunate to find it. School was an option at the time but the Army sounded like a good fit," said Kaplan.
He changed directions by joining the Army, and now it seems he will be looking to stay in as long as possible.
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He made the final touch-ups on the engine room panel and closed it up, but not for the last time, he guaranteed. one issue resolved – now on to the next.
In a few weeks, Kaplan will return to the Fort Eustis Transportation School to become a 30- level engineer, which will provide him the same level of training as staff sergeants in his field. He is hoping to move up in the ranks, and maybe become a marine warrant officer.
When you see the nuts and bolts, screws, oils and the interweaving of hundreds of pipes on the boat's 680 horsepower engine, you only see the tip of the iceberg that is a watercraft engineer's area of expertise. with further observation, you begin to sense that engineers are themselves machines.
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