text: Front Back View larger Garmin nüvi® 44LM Portable navigator with 4.3" screen and free lifetime map updates Item #: 150N44LM 2 Reviews This item is no longer available. Original Price: $119.99 Shop all Portable GPS Navigation Need help? 1.888.955.6000 Email Chat Ask an expert advisor No pressure, no commission — just lots of good advice from our highly trained staff. Overview Reviews Details Accessories Articles & Videos by Dominic Devito Enjoy travels in the U.S. and Canada Do you have family and friends up north? Really up north? Let the Garmin nüvi 44LM portable navigator take the lead — it offers maps of all 50 states and Canada, so you just need to worry about the right kind of tires when hitting the road. You'll enjoy a bright 4.3" color touchscreen display for access to detailed maps along with millions of preloaded points of interest for important stops along the way. 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Product Highlights:portable GPS navigatornüMaps Lifetime download card (receive up to 4 map updates per year without additional fees)suction-cup windshield mountcar power adapter, micro-USB cable and built-in rechargeable battery with up to 2 hours of lifeNavigation features:4.3" (480 x 272 pixels) display with touchscreen control5 million points of interest (allows custom points of interest)preloaded with maps for the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, plus U.S. Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and Bahamastext-to-speech voice prompts announce actual road names at turnslane assistance and junction viewspeed limit indicatortrip computermulti-destination routing: allows 1,000 waypointstransport modes: autoExpandability:microSD card slotOther features and specs:dimensions: 5"W x 3-1/8"H x 13/16"Dweight: 5.3 oz.warranty: 1 yearOur 60-day money-back guarantee Who needs a portable navigator? Portable GPS puts you in touch with the world when you're on the road. 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Yes No Hands-on research Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes What's in the box? Download owner's manual Portable GPS navigation device (w/ 4.3" LCD) Suction-cup mount Mounting bracket Cigarette lighter/power adapter (w/ attached 5.5' cable) 19" miniUSB-to-USB cable Updates/Manuals note Important Safety/Product Information Garmin Express brochure Features and Specs Features Maps Free lifetime updates Map Coverage USA (50), USVI, PR, Canada Points of Interest 5,000,000 Multiple Destination Routing Yes Screen Size 4.3" Widescreen Yes Bluetooth Capable No Photo Viewer No Digital Audio Playback No Text To Speech Yes Voice Control No Dynamic Content Services None Removable Memory Type microSD card Battery Life 2.5 Hours Warranty Parts Warranty 1 Year Labor Warranty 1 Year Product Research Navigation Features Convenience Features Installation Options Navigation Features GPS Receiver: The Garmin nuvi 44LM is equipped with a high-sensitivity WAAS-enabled GPS receiver and built-in antenna which enables the unit to acquire GPS (Global Positioning System) signals for on-the-road navigation. Note: When indoors, you can activate the built-in GPS simulator and practice using the unit. This turns off the GPS receiver so it's not searching for satellites, saving battery power. Preloaded Maps: The nuvi 44LM contains NAVTEQ's City Navigator North America NT USA/Canada maps (ver.2013.30) with detailed road maps of the entire United States (including Hawaii/Alaska), Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthelemy, and Jamaica; plus maps of Canada. Points of Interest: The built-in maps include over 5-million Points of Interest (POIs) such as hotels, restaurants, gas stations, attractions, and ATMs to help you find the destination you desire. In addition, you can download additional points of interest and add them to the unit's memory (Custom POIs). The free POI Loader software can be downloaded from the Garmin website to assist you in creating Custom POIs. Free Lifetime Map Updates: The nuvi 44LM offers free lifetime map updates so you'll always have the most up-to-date maps, POIs, and navigation information. Map updates are available for download up to 4 times a year with no subscription or update fees and no expiration dates. Note: Free Lifetime Map Updates entitle you to receive up to 4 map data updates per year, when and as such updates are made available on the Garmin website, for this specific Garmin product only until this product's useful life expires or Garmin no longer receives map data from its third party supplier, whichever is shorter. The updates you receive will be updates to the same geographic map data originally included with your Garmin product when originally purchased. Map Screen: The Garmin nuvi 44LM displays a real-time moving map illustrating your current position and intended route. It will show map scale and geographic details such as lakes, rivers, highways and towns. Your route is marked with a magenta line. A checkered flag marks your destination. As you travel the nuvi 44LM guides to your destination with arrows on the map and directions at the top of the screen. If you depart from the original route, the device recalculates the route and provides new directions. During your calculated route, your direction of travel is displayed in the lower left corner and your current speed is shown in the lower right corner. The posted speed limit for most major roads is displayed near the lower right corner as well. The unit allows you to zoom, pan, and point using the touchscreen during navigation. You can select one of three map orientation displays: 2D Track Up: Two-dimensional map that constantly displays the route from bottom to top of the screen. 2D North Up: Two-dimensional map that constantly displays North at the top of the screen. 3D Track Up: Three-dimensional map that constantly displays the route from bottom to top of the screen. Note: The default on-screen icon representing your vehicle is a blue sports car. In the menu, you can select a blue 4WD pickup truck, a blue compact car, a blue 3D arrow, a pair of boots, a large bird, or a rolling beach ball. Turn Assistant: When you are navigating a route, you can view the next turn on the map and the distance and time left before you reach the turn. You can also view the Turn List which displays turn-by-turn instructions for your entire route and the distance between turns. Lane Assist w/ Junction View: Lane assist with junction view indicates the proper lane for a turn or exit with brightly colored arrows and detailed images. Speed Limits: As you travel along a major road, the speed limit is displayed on the screen alongside of the vehicle's speed display. If you are exceeding the speed limit, the color of the vehicle speed indication changes to red. If the highway's posted speed limit has changed since the last map update, you can change the speed limit display on the unit. Text-to-Speech Audible Directions: In addition to the visual map, you get voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to your destination; allowing you to keep your eyes more comfortably on the road. The nuvi 44LM offers voices of various languages. Where Am I?: The "Where Am I?" feature gives you instant access to important information in case of an emergency. When you select "Where Am I?" from the menu, you get the coordinates (including elevation) of your current position, plus the nearest address and intersections. There are also buttons to help you locate the nearest hospitals, police stations, gas stations, and roadside assistance. You can also save the location for future reference. Destination Search: When the Where To? button is pressed, you can use the search tools to find your destination and plan your route. The search tools allow you to search for cities, addresses, intersections, or coordinates. You can also search the device's POIs (points-of-interest). The unit's memory stores the last 50 locations you have found so you can quickly find a previous destination. You can even store your favorite destinations, so you can retrieve them faster. In addition, you can simply browse the map and select a destination by tapping the screen. Route Preferences/Avoidances: When calculating a route, you can select the following preferences; faster time, shorter distance, or off road. You can also program the unit to avoid certain things that may be undesirable on your route; such as U-Turns, Highways, Toll Roads, Carpool Lanes, Unpaved Roads, and Ferries. Waypoints: You can manually mark and name any map position as a waypoint for later recall. Up to 1000 waypoints can be saved into memory. Trip Computer: The trip information page displays your current speed and direction, and provides helpful statistics about your trip. A trip odometer keeps up with your total mileage. The page also indicates the distance and driving time to your next maneuver, as well as the distance and driving time to your destination. Your maximum speed and moving average speed are also displayed. The information can be reset in advance of your next trip. Auto Reroute: If you deviate from the original route, the nuvi 44LM recalculates the route and provides new directions. Detours: While navigating a route, you can use detours to avoid obstacles ahead of you, such as construction zones. Safe Mode: With the Safe Mode turned on, functions that require significant operator attention are disabled so they don't become a distraction while driving. Convenience Features 4.3" Touchscreen LCD: The nuvi 44LM features a 4.3" color TFT touchscreen LCD with a resolution of 480 x 272 pixels (16:9 aspect ratio). The screen has a manual brightness adjustment. You can select one of three color modes for the display screen: Daytime: Has a lighter, brighter background. Nighttime: Has a black background, easier to see at night. Auto: Display automatically switches between daytime and nighttime at sunrise and sunset. Keyboard Options: The Garmin nuvi 44LM gives you two options for keyboard layouts. When you are entering an address or other data, you can choose between a standard QWERTY keyboard layout or an ABCDE alphabetical layout. microSD Card Slot: The nuvi 44LM has a microSD card slot so you can download and store additional mapping information from Garmin. USB Port: The nuvi 44LM is fitted with a mini-USB (type-B) port and comes with a mini-USB to USB cable to connect to your computer. The nuvi 44LM is compatible with Windows XP or newer and Mac OS X 10.4 or later. Note: The nuvi 44LM is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows NT. It is also not compatible with Mac OS 10.3 and earlier. This is a common limitation of most USB mass storage devices. Garmin Express: Use Garmin Express to keep the nuvi 44LM up-to-date. Garmin Express makes it easy to update maps and software, transfer favorites to and from devices, and install free custom vehicles and voices. Installation Options Mounting: The Garmin Nuvi 44LM comes with a suction cup mounting bracket to install the device in your vehicle. The suction cup can be used to mount the unit to your vehicle's windshield or dash. Once the nuvi 44LM is mounted, it can be adjusted on the ball-and-socket bracket for best visibility. The unit must be installed where it has a relatively unobstructed view of the sky. Note: Please check the applicable regulations in your state regarding windshield mounting. Certain states prohibit the mounting of any items on your windshield. Power Requirements: The Garmin nuvi 44LM is powered and charged by your vehicle's battery using the included 12-volt cigarette lighter/power adapter. The built-in Lithium-Ion battery will provide up to 2.5 hours of use after a 4 hour charge. The unit can also be charged and powered by your computer when it is connected via the included USB cable. An optional AC adapter (150ACNUVI, sold separately) allows you to operate and charge the unit on ordinary household current. Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team. They verify what's in the box, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. Sorry, the Garmin nüvi® 44LM is no longer available. Looking for a similar item? Shop all Portable GPS Navigation Or, you can still... 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Why Technology talks receive fewer standing ovations
I was introvertly celebrating watching over 200 TED talks last night on TED.com and I was visiting my profile to take a look at my 3.5 years of knowing TED and one fact just pop out: "Tech guys receive fewer standing ovation."
I'm not talking about using technology as a platform for ideas (like Khan Academy). I'm talking about inventions and breakthroughs. The speaker -at best- gets a lousy 4 seconds clap in a conference where the T initial stands for Technology and were you can see tech elites like Bill Gates and Sergey Brin among the guests.
I don't have a research to support my allegation, just a mere observation. But I wanted to know why fewer people appreciate TED techies when they turn sci-fi into live demos on stage!
So there're basically two things to discuss here:
1) Are the tech speakers doing it wrong? Do they fail to make their inventions engaging? do tech inventions need special presentation skills?
2) Or are we becoming less inspired by what tech. provides, taking it for granted?
What's your thought on this?
Nadav Tropp
Jan 8 2014: Its due to the fact that the vast majority of the population knows very little of, and doesn't understand technology (at least on a more technical level, most of them know it on a user level just fine). On the other hand, most people know humanities just fine, because they're easier to grasp, and often more interesting for most people.
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Therefore, most people identify less with the more technologically oriented talks, in the same way they identify less with the people making the technology.
Jan 8 2014: Well said Nadav, and I agree.
Being a right brain dominant person, technology often goes over my head.....so to speak:>)
I appreciate it, am in awe of technologies and the creators of technology. While it is all interesting to me, I probably would not be moved to give a talk about technology a standing ovation because I do not always understand it:>)Jan 9 2014: Nadav! excellent point.
Do you think humanities are more represented in education than technology?
I mean, shouldn't it be a little more important that children grow up knowing that technology is magical but also takes lots of effort? To give them the ability to sense the beauty of technology when it's presented in front of them?
Jan 9 2014: Most people simply don't have the mathematical nor the technical sense for the more scientifically oriented disciplines. How much this results from environment or genetics is hard to say, but one way or the other, we end up in a situation where only a small fraction of the populace knows the first thing about the technical aspect of technology, despite almost everyone being familiar with it on a user lever--somewhat absurd, really.
Given that technology affects practically every aspect of our lives, and its improvement usually leads to an improvement in quality of living, getting more people involved in it to accelerate its development and use could do wonders.
Educational systems typically being in the clutches of humanists doesn't help. Most of the more technically minded people prefer to work as things like engineers or programmers, whose pay is much, much higher then a teacher's. Amusingly, the lack of practical application of most humanities means that their role in education in increased.Jan 8 2014: cynical theory: because people give standing ovations to talks that express their own views eloquently. and people don't have their own views about technology.
Jan 9 2014: Mmm, Don't know about that Krisztian.
I mean, having a personal view about technology is like having a personal view about water.
Maybe people need to view technology as a way that expands our views instead of a view in itself?
Anyways, it's really annoying to think that people give standing ovation to those who're like them instead of those who made progress in a certain field. I like to think that TED audience is less cynical
Jan 9 2014: you can get more cynical with time. i probably won't get less cynical.Jan 24 2014: Science and Technology topics are complex and difficult to understand. Scientists and Technologists are also complex and difficult to understand and, generally, these people do not relish being on stage unlike athletes, singers, entertainers, actors, salesmen, and politicians.Jan 9 2014: Amgad, I watched a talk where the speaker ask the audience to raise their hand if they were liberal and then those who were conservative ... there were three conservatives. He said he was not surprised by the outcome.
So here is my "GUESS". If a technical speaker was on the subject of proving the Earth was experiencing global warming then he would get a standing ovation. However if he had three minutes to explain a theory that took years to arrive at and is highly technical he would leave most of us in the dust and scratching our collective heads. The applause would be courteous but with little enthusiasm.
Liberal causes will always fair well on TED. When I first joined I went to the members site often and found that a very high majority were self confessed liberals and atheists. I do not think that speakers are getting it wrong ... I think that they are careful to align their talks to the audience. This much harder to strike that cord with technical subjects.
There is nothing wrong with liberal people with the exception of Krisztian .... just because this will evoke a response. As much as it hurts me to acknowledge a good thought from a liberal ... his cynical theory is very good. Darn that hurt. Just messin with you big guy ... Here is his ... cynical theory: because people give standing ovations to talks that express their own views eloquently. and people don't have their own views about technology.
I wish you well. Bob.
Jan 9 2014: Hey there Robert!
Mmmm, I don't know, you guys keep pointing out the relation between political views and technology and I'm not sure they're in anyway relevant.
How do political views influence my judgment on whether a certain innovation on stage is worth my respect?
Jan 9 2014: First we are speaking of standing ovations ... not personal respect.
Second in a room full of super liberals and atheists is a bad time to evoke a deity or present conservative ideas ... so what we have suggested is that the speaker needs to be aware of the audience ... and knowing that a speech about global warming and the conservatives failure to admit to this and their failure to act are going to kill us .. would get a standing ovation longer that the speech.
So we are back to Krisztian's reply: cynical theory: because people give standing ovations to talks that express their own views eloquently. and people don't have their own views about technology.
It really is not about either technology or politics ... it is about pleasing the crowd and in this case it is a super liberal atheist audience called TED members.
Does that help. Bob.Jan 8 2014: I don't want to start a political debate in an otherwise apolitical discussion, but this is my observation.
It's a given fact that TED participants tend toward a more liberal worldview, and I've observed that liberals as a whole are somewhat suspicious of technology (GMOs, nuclear power, biotech, high-tech farming, space exploration, oil and coal production, high-tech water management, the mining of rare earth elements, automated manufacturing, laser and microwave transmission, megawatt power lines, etc.) believing them to be the root of some of the evils in the world. That may be the reason why tech talks get fewer standing ovations.
Jan 8 2014: what's wrong with liberal people
Jan 8 2014: Oh now! You know I didn't mean there was anything wrong.
Jan 8 2014: but i did!Jan 9 2014: Good morning Lawren (It's morning in Egypt anyways)
I don't interact as much as some of you guys do here in TED conversations so I don't really know about that TED-liberal thing. But I find it interesting that liberals, to you, are less tech-friendly. Actually, that political views have anything to do with being pro or against technology. Did you read something about that anywhere, I could use some insights.
Jan 9 2014: Hello Amgad
No, sorry, I haven't read anything. It's just been my general observation. Here in the US we have liberals both individually and in organized groups fighting to halt, or to stop the proliferation of the specific technologies I listed.
I'm not saying that they shouldn't, or that there's something wrong with it, just that the people involved are always liberal.Jan 8 2014: Yes?Technology talks are my favorite:),because I teach Information Technolgoy subjects at middle schools,I like to know more about newest innovation,technology,inventing information from TED talks,some of them really are very inspired:).I want to show my thanks to them here.Thank you,guys,thumb upJan 8 2014: i wonder if it takes less courage to innovate in the tech field? Maybe it's harder to innovate in the humanities because you have to deal with people and dealing with people takes courage.
Nadav Tropp
Jan 8 2014: Has nothing to do with it. There are plenty of technical disciplines where innovating requires a lot of courage.
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Innovation is usually designed at changing the existing order of things, and nothing makes enemies quite as fast as trying to change something. New energy technology--good luck fighting the existing energy companies and infrastructure. New medication--you render the existing treatments that are making someone a lot of money obsolete. And that's without getting into the more politically charged technologies, like stem cells, abortions, nuclear energy, and genetic engineering for example.
If anything, you'll likely have to confront even more people then your humane counterparts--they only have to deal with other experts, and don't have entire corporations resisting change to the existing system.
Jan 8 2014: I have some doubts here, Nadav. On new energy technology, a lot of existing companies have a research wing and are trying to develop new energy technologies. If you are trying to develop a new energy technology as a scientist at Shell, for example, and you succeed, you're not particularly going to have to fight the other big energy companies, are you? Same thing on new medications, stem cells, and so on. I still would think that someone in the humanities has to deal more with people and people's emotions than a scientist in a lab, and that does take an extra measure of courage.
Jan 9 2014: Not everyone developing new technology or doing scientific research is part of some corporation. A lot of them work in small teams and often form their own small start ups, which are just as likely to succeed as they are to crash and result in everyone involved being either out of work or in debt.
Computer start ups in particular are (in)famous for their potential to either take off like a rocket, or crash and burn just as quickly. Humanists, by comparison, often fall back ten-year in some university or another when things turn sour.
Researchers are also just as liable to have their theories ridiculed as the humanists. Or worse still, have their theories discredited by some new empirical evidence down the line. Humanists have ambiguity to hide behind, but in science, being proven wrong is a very real possibility.
Though to be honest, I never found one group to be particularly brave, humanists or scientists. The worse they potentially have to face is public humiliation or falling into debt.
If bravery is what people would cheer for, you'd get the most applause for TED talks about emergency service workers, military and fearless fools, not humanists or scientists (with the exception of the odd fearless fool of a humanist or scientist, proving their points through suicidal experiments).Jan 9 2014: actually, Nadav, I expect that if an emergency service worker gave a TED talk they would get a lot of applause?
I'm sure it takes courage to work in technology. In fact, it takes some courage to work in every job. I would still think it takes more courage to work in the humanities, with people, as people can bite you harder than an inanimate object can. Actually, I would think an emergency services worker is working more in the humanities field than they are in the technology field.
Working in the humanities you are often working with people's emotions, and people are interested in their own emotions, perhaps more strongly than they are, for example, in their cell phone. So a talk that speaks to their emotions is going to draw more response? But as I say, working with emotions can be difficult as you will encounter many negative emotions.
But if you don't agree with my answer, how do you answer the question?
Nadav Tropp
Jan 9 2014: Look above, I think it has to do with the overall limited technical aptitude of the population.
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People don't like to applause what they don't understand. Everyone understands humanities, at least at their basic, as they're more intuitive; hard sciences and technology, not so much.Jan 9 2014: Hey Greg, thanks for joining the conversation!
I think tech innovation needs LOTS of courage. Actually any creation needs lots of courage.
It took courage to go to the moon, it took courage to build computers, it took courage to believe in any big idea then going through the process of making it happen (including the internet that's hosting this conversation). Dealing with machines need as much courage as dealing with humans. As users that sounds odd, but for developers it's true.
Jan 9 2014: well, at many points I'm sure it does. But it could be more demanding to deal with people all day. For example, if you were a psychotherapist who sat in an office and helped people with their problems all day, that might be more draining and demanding than working in a lab on a better telephone? Or maybe it's just more obvious that it's draining and demanding, I'm sure working on a telephone has its drains and demands as well. But it could be Amgad, that when you deal with people's emotions you are dealing with something that is very primary to them, in this world, everybody has emotions, whereas not everybody has a telephone. And people are dealing with their emotions all the time, whereas only occasionally are they using their telephone. So maybe it moves people more to have their emotions spoken to?
But if you disagree with my reasoning, how do you answer your own question?
Jan 9 2014: I kinda disagree Greg, first of all we can't divide talks into emotion-related and technology-related, we see lots of standing ovations for talks in medicine, business, entertainment, creative fields, etc.. So it's not that emotional talks attract standing ovations but that somehow tech. talks are not.
My other point is, people are dealing with technology all the time, when we say "not everyone owns a telephone" we basically say "not all of us notice that we own a telephone". And lets face it, the TED audience is rich, [they paid lots of money to get access to the conference] so I don't think that their lack of interest in technology for instance is caused by their inability to experience what's on stage.
I still don't know why tech. talks are underrated, that somehow the magic few of us see in these talks passes unnoticed by the majority. I personally feel that the connection I've with the "telephone" presented on stage is ecstatic, and the experience is directly correlated with my human emotions.Jan 10 2014: well, every other field you mentioned I think deals more often and directly with people, medicine deals more with people, business deals more with people, entertainment, creative. No doubt techies deal with people as well, they deal with their co-workers and also their customers, but a lot of their focus is on machines. Possibly when it gets right down to it, the help we need the most in life comes from dealing directly with people. For me, machines have helped me, for instance sometimes I've needed to call family and friends to talk about a problem I had, and I was glad to have a telephone to do it on. But the telephone was a means to the end, the most important thing was that someone on the other end of the line was willing to listen. If I hadn't been able to call someone on the phone, I still would have found someone to listen to my problems, I just would have found someone more nearby. Or I would have traveled to where my family and friends were, and talked to them there. But the crucial part in this relationship is the people, not the telephone; I can do without the telephone, but I can't do without the people.
Or, to put it another way, machines make our life easier, but people are really crucial to having any sort of life at all? Any of this work for you?


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Most parents can trade war stories about their kid's bedtime. Christine Althoff sits in her daughter Claire's doorway every night until she falls asleep. She's been doing this for more than five years.
Until her twin sisters were born, Claire, now 7, was rocked to sleep. In an effort to get Claire to fall asleep on her own, Althoff began sitting at her bedside every night. The doorway is as far as she got in trying to work her way out of her daughter's bedroom.
"I don't like it," says Althoff, a Little Rock, Ark. attorney, "but I know that I created it."
A battle-free bedtime is the goal of every parent, says Jennifer Waldburger, co-founder of Sleepy Planet, a Los Angeles-based child sleep consultation firm. She tells WebMD many parents fall short because they don't see the bigger picture.
The key in establishing a child's bedtime routine is to delineate between what your child needs and what she wants, she says. "What she needs is some time with you and good sleep. There's a whole war between a parent's head and heart that keeps them from doing [the right things]."
The stakes are high. Insufficient sleep not only affects a child's development, behavior, and emotions, says Waldburger, it has been linked to a greater incidence of obesity.
Here are 10 tips for creating a bedtime routine and ritual that can help take the battle out of your kid's bedtime.
Make Sure Your Child's Bedtime Is Early Enough
Parents will often tell Waldburger their child doesn't seem tired at bedtime so they allow him to stay up longer. Big mistake, she says. "Once a child is overtired, a stress hormone called cortisol is released, which makes it hard to settle in and causes a child to wake up more throughout the night and wake up too early [in the morning.]"
If your child is overtired, says Nicholas Long, PhD, a child psychologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, it may actually take her longer to fall asleep. Moving her bedtime up by 30 minutes may get your child to bed before she becomes overtired.
Keep Your Child's Bedtime Consistent
Don't stray too far from what you establish as the appropriate bedtime, says Waldburger. Consistency is crucial. That means that bedtime stays the same even on the weekends and during the summer when days are longer.
And when, as inevitably happens, your child does go to bed later than usual, try to get him up about the same time, says Long, who is also the director of the Center for Effective Parenting in Little Rock. It's important not to let your child sleep in sometimes and not others, so he doesn't start shifting his sleep pattern.
Let Your Child Wind Down
Just as adults can't go right from the busyness and activity of the day into sleep, neither can your child. She needs a transition to relax and settle down. "There should be no vigorous activity between a half hour and an hour before bedtime," says Jennifer Shu, MD, a pediatrician with Children's Medical Group in Atlanta. Shu is also co-author of Heading Homewith Your Newborn.
Establish a Routine for Your Child's Bedtime
Shu calls this the Four B's: bath, brushing teeth, books, and bed. The routine should start somewhere between 30 minutes and an hour before you want your child to be asleep, she says.
It's important that your child's routine be predictable, says Waldburger. Do the same things in the same order. "Over time, just doing the routine will make a child sleepy," she says.
And it works in reverse too. Soon, when your child feels tired, she will start asking for bath and books, Shu says.
With older kids, who get themselves ready for bed, Long suggests playing beat the clock. Make a deal with them that they if they get ready before the timer rings, they get an extra story or five extra minutes to read to themselves.
Offer Lots of Choices for Kid's Bedtime
Make them simple yes/no choices, though, not open-ended choices that will frustrate both of you, says Waldburger. The options are endless.
- Would you like to skip or walk to the bath?
- Would you like to wear the green pajamas or the blue ones?
- Do you want to read two or three stories?
- Would you like three kisses or five?
Take Charge and Set Limits
Children want us to run the show, says Waldburger. "A developmental task of a toddler is to push and test," she says, "Our job is to set healthy boundaries for them."Knowing that someone's in charge actually makes your child feel more comfortable." Children seem like they want the sun, the moon, and the stars," she says, "but when they get it, it's weird. It makes them feel unsafe when we don't set limits."
Too often, Waldburger says, parents worry that giving their child limits will upset the child and make them less close, but this isn't the case.
"Never once have I had a parent say that the child was less attached, less bonded [from the parents setting limits]" says Waldburger. "They always say the opposite. Once the child is getting that rest, [he or she is] thriving."
Provide a Transitional Object
Bedtime means separation andthat can be hard on a child.Help your child cope by finding something that can substitute as you when you leave the room, says Waldburger. Take your child to the store and pick out mommy bear (or whatever stuffed animal he or she wants). Have mommy bear help make dinner, take a bath, and read books. "Then at bedtime, you say, 'Mommy can't stay but mommy bear will be here with you,'" says Waldburger. "It gives a child a piece of you to help cuddle up with when you're not there."
Create a Comfortable Sleep Environment
Particularly for older kids, keep distractions out of the bedroom, says Shu. Electronics like TVs, video games, cell phones, and computers are sleep distractions and can be hard to control once you close the bedroom door.
Teach Your Kids to Fall Asleep on Their Own
Every parent knows this is the hardest job of all. But most sleep problems stem from this inability. Children associate certain conditions with being asleep, says Waldburger. During their lighter sleep phases, they will subconsciously check their environment for the same conditions they went to sleep with in the first place. If you were there when they fell asleep, they think you need to be there when they wake.
"The reason children wake up is not the issue," says Long. "The issue is learning to fall back to sleep on their own."
If children learn to fall asleep on their own, says Shu, then they'll be able to put themselves to sleep that way -- without going and waking you -- when they wake up in the middle of the night.
Be Consistent
When dealing with a sleep problem, many parents will do the same thing for several nights trying to create consistency, and then fall off. Sometimes, something comes up. Sometimes, the child has just been crying one minute too long and a parent just gives in and gives up.
"The consistency in their response to their child is the key," says Waldburger. It's like the slot machine effect, she says. Put in a quarter, get nothing. Put in a quarter, get nothing. Put in a quarter, get $50. Yeah, the child thinks. I'm going to try that again.
"It hardly ever happens that it takes one night of adjusting to change," she says. "But the consistency in your response will get your result more quickly. It is critical to minimizing the child's frustration and getting through the process quickly."
"It doesn't matter how far you've gotten off track," says Waldburger. "Just be consistent. Once you've set the boundary, they relax into it."


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What the fuck is this fucking shit, I sit here minding my own business eating my lunch when I see a headline pop into Redskins Insider:
Rex Grossman to start over Donovan McNabb Sunday
That would be this Sunday, at Dallas, bitter NFC Beast Division rival Dallas, a team the Redskins can still sweep in the season series.
And Mike Shanahan is going to bench Donovan in favor of Rex Grossman.
This is really over the line, I have watched how coach Shanahan has handled himself this season and I am very disappointed, cutting Ladell Betts then Willie Parker and Larry Johnson left the team with no experienced tailback backing up the injury prone Clinton Portis and Ryan Torain, the Albert Haynesworth standoff in training camp went too long into the season and hurt the defense. Benching Donovan in the Lions game then spinning bullshit about it. Cutting the holder after the kicker missed two in a winnable game then making up a bullshit excuse.
Maybe that year out of football did nothing to shrink his ego, maybe he is mad with the power Dan Snyder has given him, maybe he is showing off for his son, maybe he just wants to piss Redskins fans off, maybe he really needs to see the place burnt down before he can rebuild it in his own image.
Whatever the deal, this is wrong.
And it is not just wrong because I support Donovan and want to see him play and get some return on that investment. It is wrong because the team will net nothing by playing Rex Grossman.
Washington may win Sunday with Rex, sure, even Danny Wuerffel won games as a starter, that is not the point. The point is that we already know everything we need to know about Rex. He has had his shot, he was in Chicago for six years and could not hold the starting job the year after he took his team to the Super Bowl. His success came largely from the scheme the Bears employed at the time and he is a turnover machine. Years of future success in Washington will not be achieved with Rex Grossman under center.
You only sit a healthy established starter at the end of a season when you have no postseason to play for, and when that starter may not be there next season. But Dono is under contract so it is the team's option, not the player's to have him back.
If Mike Shanahan was serious about seeing what is in the kitty for 2011 he would be starting John Beck, the darling of Kyle Shanahan, my guess is that head coach Shanahan would not start John Beck on a dare meaning this is not about Rex or the future, it is about putting Donovan in his place.
And all the bullshit about lowest rated passer and worst season of his career, that is all bullshit. This is just wrong and win or lose Sunday Redskins fans just lost some more faith in their team.
Some quick reaction I have received in person, by phone, email and text since 11:30 am when the story broke:
Lifetime Eagles fan, season ticket holder and Curly R reader/lurker Wilbert Montgomery, via email: Talk about a place in total chaos at this point. I thought Shanny would prevent this sort of shit from happening. Didn't DMac have an over 100 passer rating last week?
The wife, Mrs. Curly R, via phone: They have no idea what they are doing, didn't they cut the holder after the kicker messed up?
Former co-worker Rob, via phone: Dude our team is sooooooooo dysfunctional.
Eagles fan and former roommate James, via text message: Sexy Rexy to start? McNabb out of gas or out of favor?
Post your quick reaction in comments.
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I can't believe they're doing this. Wrote about it on my blog.
- Friday, December 17, 2010 12:57:00 PM
Rob King
So, now what? We try to trade McNabb and get something in return? We don't pick up his contract and year #1 of Shanny is a mulligan?!?
I can live with the losing when it is part of the long view building towards stability. But again, we are losers who continue to provide only day-time soap opera drama to the rest of the league and media.
Rob K.
- Friday, December 17, 2010 1:50:00 PM
Yet another embarrassment for our beloved team.
Shanahan is painting himself into a corner. Soon the only person left will be his son.
And he will fire his own son before he takes responsibility for this mess, whether as coach or VP.
- Friday, December 17, 2010 1:57:00 PM
Rob King
Just watched the Shanny press conference...spoke volumes. If Dono was coming back, he would get three more games to gain further comfort and experience in lil' Shanny's system. The fact that they do not want to afford his this experience, means they are going elsewhere irrespective of how Rexy or Beck play.
Rob K.
- Friday, December 17, 2010 2:10:00 PM
"If Mike Shanahan was serious about seeing what is in the kitty for 2011 he would be starting John Beck, the darling of Kyle Shanahan, my guess is that head coach Shanahan would not start John Beck on a dare meaning this is not about Rex or the future, it is about putting Donovan in his place."
Possibly. Either way, I believe this move proves that McNabb will not be a Redskins player next year. Even if Grossman plays well, I do not believe that would guarantee that he wins the starting role for next year. I have a feeling that Beck will start at least one of the last three games.
If I bet money, I would put it on the Redskins drafting a QB in the spring.
- Friday, December 17, 2010 3:27:00 PM
Wilbert Montgomery
Just spoke with Billy Joe Punt and we both agreed that the Lions seem to be in a better situation going forward than the skins. For shame.
- Friday, December 17, 2010 4:18:00 PM


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I am woundering if any one Can point me in the right direction/ right pearson in the PNW that would be willing to take me under there wing and mold me into a better player. My friend that has brought me into the sport no longer plays. So now I am looking for some one That wouls be willing to helpout and my goal is to be able to stand on my own two feet with the local pro's in my erea. Second I would like to be a pro in the next year. SO if any one can help me out it would be really apperciated.
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Try looking up Pros in your area under the PDGA web site and go from there.
Do you play tournaments now? Do you have a player rating?
If you can learn from watching, you can always offer to carry the bag for a day for someone in the division above yours.
AM3/Rec/Novice players are usually developing all the concepts of the game, Putting, Upshots, and Driving. They can benefit from watching Intermediates driving and upshot skils.
Am2/Intermediates are usually driving and hitting their upshots pretty well but lack great shot selection. Their putting is primarily what holds them back. They can benefit from watching Adv/Am1 players.
AM1/Advanced players drive, upshot, and putt really well. Shot selection and distance lines are the point that usually seperate them from being an Open player.
I am currently watching open players; either through filming them, or carrying the bag. I have learend that they really play high percentage shots and rarely take chances. They putt out of their minds good. They take lines that really play to their strengths, and don't really throw any further than I do. They have backhand and forehand skills. Their upshots are a bag of tricks that gives them lines I hadn't even thought of.
All this is to say, if you can learn while watching and carrying a bag, it will open up an avenue to get an offer from someone better to help you out with your game. Disc golfers tend to be a friendly bunch from my view point. I play with a much better group than when I strated just because I carried a bag one day and started getting invited to come out and play during the week with them.
Here is a vid from a tourney I filmed. I am learning my forehand shot from the guy in the David Becham jacket all because I filmed this round at at tourney he played in. It made him and the group feel like super stars and i have gotten all kinds of invites to play.
I can't help you out with finding mentor types in the pnw region, but I can give you the following things to do on the interwebs, in the order you should do them in:
1 - read the info here carefully, make sure you learn all the terms that you don't know. - http://www.discgolfreview.com/resources/articles/distancesecrets.sh...
2 - Watch this video and put in your YouTube favorites list for future viewing -
3. Using what you've learned from experience and the two links above, adding the information you'll learn in these two videos will SERIOUSLY elevate your game. Be patient, they are both ten minutes long, and the guy in the videos is unfocused at times and boring, but the payoff outweighs the time unmeasurably. The core concepts he explains are crucial. -
4. Another YouTube Vid. At this stage you'll have learned the bent elbow technique, power-grip, how to generate snap to get speed and spin - this vid introduces very basic concepts of footwork and puts a lot of the info together helpfully and in a simple way. It also does a great job of visually demonstrating the accelaration that occurs at the end of a proper rhbh throw. Don't go out thinking you can whip it like this right away, I did and I hurt like hell, just watch and notice how there's the reach back, the 'pulling the mower chain' motion, then the disc comes in close towards your lead pectoral, and as your hips and body begin to pivot and weight shifts, the force 'whips' your arm out and some people execute this process so well it looks both violent and beautiful at once. -
I'm new to disc golf, playing between 2-3 months. This is the info I've found to be most helpful. I live in an area where not a lot of people are serious players and I've had to learn myself for the most part, these links I've given you have been invaluable to me. I'd say do lots of open field throwing, get a basket if you can afford one and learn the ins-and-outs of flight ratings and the discs that are out there. Innova's flight rating system is what most people are familiar with, and at discgolfcenter.com, you can look up discs by almost every disc company and they have applied Innova flight ratings to them. Very helpful.
Also, you cannot go wrong with Latitude 64 Gold Line discs.
I'm not a pro, nor do I live where you're at, but the following has helped my game TREMENDOUSLY over the past two years. Read, learn, apply, and achieve greatness.
Look for the great players around you that are under the radar.There are alot of players out there of po caliber that dont tour or quit touring.They still play all the time and are generaly willing to play rounds with the newer players.I learned a whole different game by playing with Doug Smith while i was living in florida.He helped me understand its a game of stategy and not just throwing as hard and far as you can.As far as going pro i wish you the best of luck,work hard but keep it fun.
There are several pros in the PNW that give lessons. They're usually pretty busy during the summer touring, but if there's a major in your area, then you might be able to get a lesson in either between rounds, or before or after the tournament. You might get more availability during the winter. Check and see who other people recommend. The best players aren't necessarily the best instructors, and vice-versa. If you ask around, I'm sure you'll be able to find someone who can help you fine tune your game. If there's a winter team golf league, I've heard people say that really helped them step up their game. There's nothing like playing regularly in inclement weather to move up a level.
ptlb makes a good point, and if you are trying to go pro in a year you obvously have really good natural talent. Based on that you should only be needing a few corrections to form here and there. The rest you should be, or have figured out on your own.
You should be playing just about everyday, with some of the days being field work, or rounds where you are working a spicific shot.
What is your player rating at this point, and how long have you been playing.
I have been playing 7 months and have put in about 200 rounds with field work on the side. I putt everyday and my player rating is at 932. I am 44 years old, so I may not be as young as you, which means it takes me a little longer to recover from long tourney weekends, thus losing practice time. I figure I will probably make Open class some time this fall or winter at this pace.
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You can start helping your partner prepare for breast-feeding by taking time to understand the possible benefits. Breast milk contains the right balance of nutrients for your baby and boosts your baby's immune system. It's considered the gold standard for infant nutrition.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breast-feeding for the first six months after birth — and breast-feeding in combination with solid foods until at least age 1. Extended breast-feeding is recommended as long as your partner and your baby wish to continue.
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Even Prince Philip admitted defeat to the weather today, as the rain lashed down at Sandringham.
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The Queen, who turns 87 in April, was driven to and from church by Bentley, with a blanket over her knees. A small group of well-wishers gathered in the rain to greet her.
Motorists in Norfolk are being warned to expect icy patches on roads tomorrow morning as temperatures plunge.
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However, brighter conditions are expected for Monday.
East Anglia was lashed by storms yesterday, with fallen trees causing problems on road and rail.
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And route improvement work also means buses replace trains between Norwich and Sheringham all day today.
Problems at a level crossing between Diss and Norwich has also caused some delays on services this morning.
Yesterday's storms saw a number of trees fall down, including onto cars.
Norfolk police used social network Twitter to warn about fallen trees. They said: "If you are out on Norfolk's roads please take care as we are getting reports of trees down- slow down arrive safe."
Inspector Keith Philpott said motorists needed to be mindful.
Between 4.30pm and 5pm, Norfolk Constabulary received 15 calls in relation to fallen trees around the county.
"The most serious one was in Gooderstone where a tree has fallen on a vehicle. There are reports of up to 12 fallen trees on the A1065 towards Mundford," Insp Philpott added.
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Crews were also called to the A1075 in Thetford after three cars crashed. One person was cut free by firefighters.
Several local football matches were affected with players having to leave the field due to thunder and lightning.
Cambridgeshire police tweeted: "We're urging motorists to take care and only use roads for essential journeys after reports of fallen trees and standing water on the roads".
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There is now - tipping down - sounds like hail.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Must have been a local storm, no rain in Norwich.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Man walks in rain having refused lift in car!!? This news?
Monday, January 27, 2014
Why are we only getting tweets as warnings?I am sure that Norfolk is full of dinosaurs like me who have no desire to be twits.Also are we not discouraged from using mobile phones in the car!
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Maybe one day, many years hence, we will see an EDP headline "SHOCK NEWS - GREATER (than what?) ANGLIA TRAIN FROM NORWICH TO LONDON ACTUALLY ARRIVED ON TIME"
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Maybe one day, many years hence, we will see an EDP headline "SHOCK NEWS - GREATER (than what?) ANGLIA TRAIN FROM NORWICH TO LONDON ACTUALLY ARRIVED ON TIME"
Sunday, January 26, 2014
There was rain, lightening and thunder in Norwich! It only lasted 10 minutes so you may have missed it.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Only the Edp can make a royal story out of the weather!! Why?? EDP you are pathetic.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Totally agree Bob. Ban it.
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Been having a heck of a time seeing my welds through my helmet.
Never had a problem seeing where I'm going with my Mig before and been all over the place lately...but just realized that I had cataract surgery (both eyes) last year. Even bought a full face auto darkening adjustible mask. Too light of a setting...all I see is a bright ball, when I darkening it, the ball of light goes away...but I can't see where I'm going.
I have several hood/masks...anyone else have this situation..or is just me? May need to use a spotlight on the welding area?????
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Cataract surgery & resulting welding vision problems?Love Them Old Chevys
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I dislike auto darkening for that same reason, even the best of them tend to do that to my eyes. For GMAW/GTAW/FCAW, I don't see the benefit since these processes are trigger controlled. Or, in other words, only SMAW do I see the benefit of auto darkening as arc strikes can be limited to the weld area or lead-in pad, if used. When I used an automatic with triggered processes, I blinked when starting, eliminating the flash.
I'm getting a good assortment of shades and eventually, a 1.5-2 power magnifier for the tiny stuff. I wear glasses as I am profoundly far sighted, my optometrist said I am one year from needing bifocals. I also have clip-on neutral density sunglasses I use to fine tune the welding shade, they are worth about 1/2 point which works well in the 40 amp and lower GTAW range with a shade 8 on the helmet.
I believe the fixed focal length of your cataract surgery implanted lens is another issue you are dealing with. You might discuss this with your ophthalmologist.
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I also have a problem seeing the puddle and I did have cataract surgery 2 years ago.
I had never done any Tig welding before this last year so I have no reference but I find it hard as **** to see right.
Mig is also giving me a problem.
I had a variable 9-13 Hobart auto and just bought a Radnor wide view 7-13 auto. Still getting used to it but not real happy with it either, still can't see where I am going or the puddle. I do like the large viewing area tho. Getting frustrated but feel a little better knowing it is not just me.
I am using 2.5 cheater lens in the helmet, same as with my old one.Roger Troue
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[QUOTE=Keith_J;269942]I dislike auto darkening for that same reason, even the best of them tend to do that to my eyes. For GMAW/GTAW/FCAW, I don't see the benefit since these processes are trigger controlled. Or, in other words, only SMAW do I see the benefit of auto darkening as arc strikes can be limited to the weld area or lead-in pad, if used. When I used an automatic with triggered processes, I blinked when starting, eliminating the flash.
OK, but to rehash decades old information, automatic lenses provide 100% protection in the light shade. They don't have to turn to protect your eyes.
So blinking may make you "feel" better but it doesn't do anything for your eyes.
There may not be a benifit to you, but there are about a bunch of work situations where an auto lens makes the job much easier, faster and more pleasant for the welder.
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I don't care what the label on the helmet says, my first generation helmet (called a DQF) would leave me with 'tired' eyes. This one have transition speeds like 1/2000 of a second.
The Miller Elite and Digital Elite are much much more comfortable. They have an advertised switching speed of 1/20000 of a second and the digital elites have a sensor that will trigger when the high frequency of the TIG fist starts.
Now, those of use past 40 will have difficulties focusing on close objects. I have used cheaters from 2.5 to 1.0 diopters. Right now, using the 1.0 - the 2.5 just made me too blind for anything else - kinda bothered me. However, the optometrist suggested around 2.0-2.5. They are cheap enough, I might try to experiment a little more.
A couple things that will help. There are differences in auto-dark helmets. Try some others. I understand the coloration in the Optrels are really nice (slightly reduce viewing). The Miller's are less green than most, but I understand the Optrels are pretty much 'blue'.
The other thing that really helps is clean lens (internal) and something covering the back of your head. That light coming in the back is worse than you can imagine. And if that something keeps your hair (what's left of it) from catching fire - bonus!Con Fuse!
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have you ever tried to set the sensetivity?mine was ficking dark to late til i adjusted the sensetivty now it flips into dark mode right away.
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Since I like to get close to my work, I prefer to clip on a +3.50 diopter halfeye flip-up. I did a little tig work, tonight, and could see the arc and bead perfectly. If I relied on just my progressive lenses, I would weld like a blind man.
A rule-of-thumb to determine the correct lens power is to measure the distance from eyes to work piece in meters. The reciprocal of that distance becomes the power of the lens to give the best focus. Example: a 0.25 (1/4) meter (10") distance converts to a +4.00 diopter lens.
The upper clip-on in the attached photo is my +3.50. It is the only one of that power I have left, and can't find a source for more. But, the lower, full-field clip-on can be modified to a halfeye by removing the lower half of the lenses. The good thing is that the full-field type is still available.
BTW... I'm a retired optometrist, and will be glad to entertain any questions.
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I have found that putting a single-lense halogen work light on my bench clears up the problem you have described. They are about $10 and work like magic. Only down side is that they chew up electricity.
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Another issue with many setups are internal reflections. Sure, mirror coatings are a good thing when pushing 150 amperes but for precise work, anti-reflective coatings help a BUNCH. Especially on eyeglasses. Same with a back cover on the head, if you can stand it. I'm lucky to work in AC comfort.
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I wear a near-vision prescription and a distance prescription for driving. The driving glasses stay in my truck.
The clarity of plain lenses works better for me than autodark.
Agree with the backcover on the head. I glued a leather flap to my Pipeliner which works well.
Also agree on additional light. The electricity use will be trivial compared to welding.
I use a Shade 8 with a gold coating. By the time the light gets through the accumulated barriers (outer clear lens, tinted lens, inner clear lens, glasses) it's attenuated quite a bit.


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