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The 4-year-old daughter of Street Cry, owned by Jerry and Ann Moss and trained by John Shirreffs, thus becomes the second straight female to be so honored. Nashoba's Key was Oak Tree's Horse of the Meet in 2007, joining the elite company of Light Jig, Halfbridled and 2002 Horse of the Year Azeri as distaff stars to be recognized in that category since it was introduced in 1996.
Zenyatta earned $1,080,000 for her Ladies' Classic victory, boosting her career total to $2,144,580. She also was named the meet's Outstanding Older Filly or Mare. Thanks to the devastating turn of foot Zenyatta displayed in winning, the Ladies' Classic was named Race of the Meet.
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Albertus Maximus, a 4-year-old son of Albert the Great owned by Brandon and Marianne Chase and trained by Vladimir Cerin, was named Outstanding Older Horse by virtue of his victory in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. The bay colt came to hand in the third start with Cerin and turned the tables in the Dirt Mile on Well Armed, who had defeated him in the Grade I Goodwood Handicap on Sept. 27.
Peachtree Stable's Red Giant earned laurels as Outstanding Grass Horse thanks to his victory in the Grade I Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship on Sept. 27. The 4-year-old son of Giant's Causeway was one of the favorites for the Breeders' Cup Turf but was declared out of the race less than a week out due to a fever.
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1 1/4 lengths as the 9-5 favorite, was named Outstanding Grass Filly or Mare. The 3-year-old Irish-bred daughter of Anabaa, owned by Wertheimer et Frere and trained by Freddy Head, defeated nine male rivals and one mare in the Mile. Goldikova also earned honors as top 3-year-old filly.
Raven's Pass, who upset reigning Horse of the Year Curlin and other older horses in the 1 1/4-mile Breeders' Cup Classic in his first race beyond one mile, was named top 3-year-old.
Midshipman, a front-running winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile under Garrett Gomez, and Stardom Bound, who won the Grade I Oak Leaf Stakes before routing her rivals in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, were named top 2-year-old and top 2-year-old filly, respectively. They enhanced their resumes in quest of an Eclipse Award in their respective divisions.
Midshipman is a chestnut colt by Unbridled's Song owned by Darley Stable and trained by Bob Baffert. Stardom Bound, a daughter of Tapit owned by Charles Cono and trained by Christopher Paasch, unleashed her signature last-to-first rally in winning the Juvenile Fillies for her third Grade I triumph.
Midnight Lute, who became the first repeat winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint with a breathtaking victory, was Outstanding Sprinter. The 5-year-old son of 1998 Kentucky Derby winner Real Quiet roared from last to first to win the Sprint by nearly two lengths for owners Watson and Weitman Performances, LLC, and Mike Pegram. Baffert, who conditions Midnight Lute, called him "the best horse I ever trained."
Baffert was named outstanding trainer, and Garrett Gomez won top jockey honors, even though neither led in total wins at the meet. John Sadler led trainers with 12, while Rafael Bejarano had 30, including three on closing day, to lead runner-up Gomez, 30-27. Baffert saddled Midnight Lute to win the Breeders' Cup Sprint and Midshipman to take the Juvenile. Indian Blessing, also trained by Baffert, was second to Ventura in the Filly & Mare Sprint.
Four victories in Breeders' Cup 25 by Gomez earned him Accomplishment of the Meet. The 36-year-old Tucson native also won the Bill Shoemaker Award as the outstanding rider in this year's Breeders' Cup.
Hall of Fame jockey Sandy Hawley, who came out of retirement to win the Living Legends Race at the age of 59, was honored with Accomplishment of the Meet.
Michael Martinez, with six victories from 45 mounts, edged Pedro Arambula as top apprentice rider. Arambula won four races from 48 rides.
Tour Da Bronx, who won a $12,500 claiming race on Oct. 1 before stepping up to score for $20,000 on closing day, was named Claimer of the Meet. The 4-year-old Kentucky-bred Tour d'Or gelding is trained by Mike Mitchell.
Horse of the Meet: Zenyatta 2-Year-Old Filly: Stardom Bound
Older Horse: Albertus Maximus Sprinter: Midnight Lute
Older Filly/Mare: Zenyatta Claimer: Tour Da Bronx
Grass Horse: Red Giant Trainer: Bob Baffert
Grass Filly/Mare: Goldikova Jockey: Garrett Gomez
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DETROIT (Oct. 16, 2007) – Wayne State University Law School will proudly host the Gibbs Lecture titled "Coase and Footnote 4: How We Learned – and Unlearned – the Lessons of 20th Century Jurisprudence" at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, in Classroom 1525 of the Law School located at 471 Palmer St., Detroit.
Steve Winter, the Walter S. Gibbs Professor of Constitutional Law at Wayne Law, will explore some of the social factors that contributed to a shift to doctrinal, formalist and rule-oriented approaches to law at the Supreme Court and in the academy, and how that development belies the most profound lessons of 20th century economics and constitutional law.
"Wayne State University Law School is proud to offer the Gibbs Lecture," said Wayne State University Law School Dean Frank H. Wu. "Professor Winter is a well known authority on constitutional law and will provide attendees with a comprehensive and insightful lecture."
Professor Winter joined the Law School in 2002 where he teaches courses in Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, Civil Procedure, and a variety of seminars on topics in legal theory. Before coming to Wayne State, he was a member of the faculty at Brooklyn Law School (1997-2002) and the University of Miami School of Law (1986-1997). He has also taught at American University's Washington College of Law and the Cardozo, Rutgers-Newark, and Yale Law Schools.
After law school, Professor Winter clerked for Judge Paul R. Hays of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. From 1978 to 1986, he served as an Assistant Counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., where he litigated a wide range of civil rights cases concerning prisoners' rights, employment discrimination, school desegregation, police violence, capital punishment, habeas corpus jurisdiction, discrimination in the military, and attorneys' fees. While at LDF, he worked on more than a dozen Supreme Court cases including brief and argument in Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985), the landmark case holding the common law fleeing felon rule unconstitutional.
In addition, Professor Winter is the author of numerous articles on constitutional law and legal theory, including The Metaphor of Standing and the Problem of Self-Governance, Bull Durham and the Uses of Theory, An Upside/Down View of the Countermajoritarian Difficulty, The "Power" Thing, Melville, Slavery, and the Failure of the Judicial Process and, most recently, What Makes Modernity Late?. His book, A Clearing in the Forest: Law, Life and Mind (Univ. Of Chicago Press 2001), is the first systematic attempt to assess cognitive science's implications for law and legal theory.
Parking for the lecture is available in Structure #1, across from the Law School, at the corner of Palmer Street and Cass Avenue, for $3.50. For more information on this or other upcoming Law School events, please contact a representative in the Dean's Office at (313) 577-3933 or visit the Law School online at www.law.wayne.edu.
Wayne State University Law School has served Michigan and beyond since its inception as Detroit City Law School in 1927. Located in Detroit's re-energized historic cultural center, the Law School remains committed to student success and features modern lecture and court facilities, multi-media classrooms, a 250-seat auditorium, and the Arthur Neef Law Library, which houses one of the nation's 30 largest legal collections. Taught by an internationally recognized faculty, Wayne State Law School students experience a high-quality legal education via a growing array of hands-on curricular offerings, five live-client clinics, and access to well over 100 internships with local and non-profit entities each year. Its 11,000 living alumni, who work in every state of the nation and more than a dozen foreign countries, include leading members of the local, national and international legal communities. For more information, visit www.law.wayne.edu.

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Parents and friends carry flags and handmade signs as they cheer on the passing coach buses carrying the Londonderry High School Lancers Marching Band and Color Guard early Saturday morning. (APRIL GUILMET PHOTO)
There were six buses in all, each one carrying 50 or so Londonderry High School students and their chaperones as they embarked on the trip of a lifetime.
The Marching Lancers and Color Guard will perform in Monday's Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C. The band also marched in the parade in 2009.
The inaugural invitation follows performances by the Lancers in China last summer at the 2008 pre-Olympic Beijing Cultural Youth Festival, performances in three Pasadena Tournament of Roses parades, an Orange Bowl Parade and annual appearances in the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade.
This week's journey began around 6 a.m. Saturday morning, when the oversized Coach buses lined up alongside the school gymnasium and cars lined up all the way to Town Hall waiting to drop off students.
Suitcases were promptly stashed down below, while larger items like tubas and snare drums were loaded onto a large U-Haul truck. Teens hugged parents goodbye and boarded the buses, which were decorated inside with red, white and blue streamers and metallic stars.
About a quarter of a mile away, cars began flooding the parking lot at the Mack's Apples farm store, and residents began scoping out the perfect viewing spot for an impromptu parade. Across the street, members of the Londonderry Fire Department readied their ladder truck, with local band supporter Pollyann Winslow eagerly watching from below.
Firefighters Jonathan Camire and Philip LeBlanc hopped inside the bucket and made the slow, steady ascent over Mammoth Road.
When they reached the top, the two firefighters gently unfurled a giant American flag high above the tree line, bringing a hearty applause from the growing crowd below. .
By 7:30 a.m., the buses pulled out onto Mammoth Road with flashing Londonderry police cruisers and a Marine Corps Humvee from the nearby reserve center leading the way past the giant flag and the cheering crowds. The two-hour parade, which is being televised, will begin Monday afternoon at approximately 3 p.m.
The LHS Lancers will march in the fifth and final segment of the parade.
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Sue Smith of Laconia doesn't let the fact that she's a double amputee get in the way of going downstairs to the basement to work out on her exercise bike or treadmill every day. A local chapter of the Seabees has begun work on her home to make it more accessible, including making those stairs safer for her to use. (SHAWNE K. WICKHAM / SUNDAY NEWS)
#075: John Hemeon, commander of the Lakes Region Island X-4 Seabees, takes some notes for a project to put a handrail outside the Laconia home of Sue Smith, who is a double amputee. It's just the first of an ambitious list of projects the Seabees hope to accomplish for Smith, a nurse and the widow of a Navy veteran.
Now a group of New Hampshire Seabees is bringing its "can do" attitude to make life a little easier for the widow of one of their own.
Smith has seen a lot of loss in her 63 years. Her father died when she was a baby, her brother died at the age of 14, and she lost her mother when she was seven months pregnant with her first child.
Then, three years ago, she suffered a rare medical condition, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, which nearly killed her and resulted in the amputation of both legs above the knees.
"I want to have a life," she said. "I don't want to just sit in the chair. I'm doing the best I can."
Help arrives
Enter Tom Tessier, a financial planner from Nashua and a passionate advocate for his fellow veterans. He's been involved with the Veterans Count project that assists veterans and their families in the Nashua area.
And he knew just whom to ask for assistance.
The New Hampshire chapter of Navy Seabee Veterans of America, known as "Island X-4," has about 75 members.
On their list: insulating the basement, reinforcing staircases and railings, and making the tiny bathroom and kitchen more accessible for her.
John Hemeon of Rumney, commander of Island X-4, said the group is always looking for service projects. They previously built a gazebo at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, where the group meets the last Tuesday of each month.
Ray Vercoe of Laconia, the group's secretary, was a carpenter in the Seabees. After three tours in Vietnam and tours in Cuba and Spain, he returned home to run his own construction business for 37 years.
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She manages to get down her steep basement stairs to use the treadmill or ride her exercise bike for 45 minutes every day. "It hurts, but I do it," she said.
She laughs about the times she's gotten stuck somewhere and had to wait for Josie to rescue her - like the time her legs fell off, stranding her on the exercise bike.
Her strong faith has gotten her through all the adversity in her life, Smith said. After her first medical crisis, a pulmonary embolism that nearly killed her, she said, "I was putting myself in God's hands. I knew he was going to take care of me."
"He always puts these wonderful people in my life," she said.
Smith said the hardest part has been giving up nursing. She can see people going to work at the hospital from her home.
Tessier, an Air Force veteran who did six tours in Vietnam, said Smith has been an "inspiration" to him and the others. He tried to get her assistance through the V.A. system and Veterans Count, but she didn't qualify.
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"I feel his presence," she said. "To have these wonderful men in my life ... what a gift."
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Pulled cap/rotor. Noticed they were now burnt a little. Sanded them down and it fired up. Ran good for a couple minutes then started missfiring and died. Replaced them and it started right up and ran great! Then started missfiring after about 10 minutes. I'm thinking that my secondary problem was the cap/rotor, and my main problem is likely the plug wires. Possibly damaged and causing the cap/rotor to work too hard. Its still running really good, but at idle I can hear often a missfire. I'll replace the plugs and wires this weekend, and clean the cap/rotor again.
I've never heard of or experienced an ignition failure like this. When I put the motor in the plugs, cap, and rotor all looked really clean or new. That's why I never suspected these as the culprits. I'm happy I made tons of progress, unhappy at how much time I spent chasing ghosts.
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check fuel pressure my old 4.3 did exactly this i heard the pump running normally and went for everything else in the end it was the one thing i was sure it wasn't pump ran fine but couldn't maintain pressure all the time sometimes it was fine not sure why replaced after several pressure checks with just key on and the the same at idle to find the problem
|October 20th, 2012, 03:44 PM
Yeah I checked that, was at 60+ psi the whole time.
Good news! So far at least, the thing is back to working. Drove it around for about 15 minutes and didn't get full on death wobble. But when going around a sweeping corner I hit a rough spot on the road and I could feel it starting to get into the DW. I slowed down so it would stop and it did. Got some good looks and "nice jeep!" cat calls.
rear is stuffed up all the way, shock is stopping it from going up more. front seems to have another 1" or 2" of up travel.
|October 30th, 2012, 05:11 PM
I'll snap some direct pics of the current mounting stuff on Thursday, school work for the rest of the evening….
Today I took the jeep on its maiden voyage. It worked very well! Minus the slow shifting from the t18. I put on at least 15 miles and hit 50 mph. It wasn't even scary at 50, which I was happy about. The bumpy road I went down sucked though, the roof is very loud on this thing. A couple of times I felt a little bit of death wobble, but it went away and didn't effect driving at all above 30.
|December 4th, 2012, 07:55 AM
Still need cage pics...although I think I really need to finish it due potentially to frame flex.
Well took this thing out for it's first attempt at offroading in the new configuration. Before going out I had to modify my transfer case crossmember. The drivetrain twists so much that my front drive shaft hits the crossmember. So I modified a mount with a hockey puck instead of a soft bushing, that didn't fix it. So I pulled the crossmember off, heated the area up, and beat it in with a 3 lb sledge. That gave me enough clearance it seems. No more contact at this point. I'd like to get more solid motor mounts though, I think this would help a ton (obviously).
A couple of things, my clutch linkage does not like frame twist (I assume thats what happened). But the spot I went up was rather level, so idk.. Attempted the first little hill climb. I was going super slow, and didn't expect to make it. To my surprise it easily crested the top and then started spinning tires, slowly mind you. So I tried to push the clutch in and roll back down. Well that didn't work, I lost half of my clutch throw so I couldn't disengage the clutch and I couldn't get it out of gear! By this time I had dug myself two big ole 38" tire holes. Shut the jeep off, couldn't get the drivetrain to release its pressure and couldn't get the trans out of gear. Ended up unlocking the front hubs, couldn't get them to unlock without a little movement though, so the front end stayed locked in. Jacked the back up and was able to get a tire off the ground and put the rear end in neutral, thank god for a twin sticked d20. Next step was jacking the front end up and kicking it off the hill, which worked fine.
Then I decided to try and adjust the linkage some, to get rid of some of the slack in the system. Well one of the rod ends broke instead, and thus no clutch. I tied a rope in place of that linkage part, which surprisingly worked. Although it only really worked twice and then was too loose lol. Got it into second and started it in gear, couldn't shift into third though… Got to the main road and was able to shut it off and put it in third, then start it. Got the the paved road and managed to shift it into fourth gear, and played my 1 potential stop at the highway safe and was able to get on without shifting out of gear.
Jeep goes down the road, smooth road, very very well. Bumpy turns I can start to feel the wheels wobbling, which is scary. I would like some shorter shackles to combat this. So the jeep is at my mom's, waiting to get a better linkage setup. I believe I will have to lengthen one of the levers of the clutch as well, so that I have more throw and control over the disengagement point of the it. I suppose I'll need to finish tying the cage into the frame, to help with frame flex.
here's where I lost pedal travel, I guess the rear tire there is pushed up some. Otherwise not much flex going on… Weird thing is when I did flex it out on a 33" tire, I don't recall loosing my clutch travel
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Republican Dede Scozzafava has suspended her bid in next Tuesday's NY 23 special election, a huge development that dramatically shakes up the race. She did not endorse either of her two opponents — Conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman or Democrat Bill Owens.
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|Late next month, there will be a patch to Rise of Legends, that will take advantage of PhysX. I have not been given detail yet but stay tuned.
|My results for any configuration, with or without PPU or SLI, are exactly the same. All it seems to do is act as a dongle for cloth effects. Someone is having a laugh here.
Well, i dont think the game publishers can really be blamed for the shortcomings of Agias own bad marketing, and failure to provide development kits earliy int eh development process of the game.
From everything ive heard they have bought up some physics properties, then showed up on everyones door step and said "heres a new physics development tool, and heres this acceleration card, heres our press kit, its all free, so do with it what you can, just as long as you can get a game that supports it out to market sooner then later."
When your put on the spot like that, and have at a very early stage of the development process already taken advantage of a software physics engine (like havok), you have to go back, write excess code, and find some way to actually blend it into the current game quickly. And at the same time, not add so much graphical content that it puts the game out of reach for people with average graphics systems, or makes the physics accelerated version look so good that the majority of gamers without it will overlook teh game completely. That alot of decision making, planning, and orchestration to have happen in less then 8 months.
You simply cant make a fantastic product with such poor planning.
As ive said before, timing was everything. And they screwed the pooch on it.
Had they held the card back fromt eh market untill the developers where able to take full advantage of their hardware, it would have been much better. Instead, for the first year of this card product cycle, all we are going to see is patched up games with accelerated particle effects, and some secondary physics calculations in specific situations only.
Just imagine if they had their head on straight and got these development kits out 16-18 months ago what a game like Oblivion would look like with physics acceleration.
Somthing needs to happen real soon that will wow the gaming public, or this card will become forgotten overnight.
|Greg King
Perhaps you would like to write it since you know what it will say. JK
I am partially blaming the game publishers for half assing the coding for the games because so far. Physics will come into it's own eventually but I honestly dont think it will be for another couple of years.
Well DS...im sorry, but unfortunately your review WILL be like every other review of the card.
Not becuase of lack of creative writing skill, But for the simple fact that you will get the exact same results. Weak, crappy, "particle acceleration".
All of the games you mentioned, though "fully supporting" the PhysX PPU, are ntohting more then some aditional bursts of particles, and flack. ANd im sorry, but you dont need a $300 add in card for that. And that sort of thing could easily be done elsewhere.
The fact still remains, the only truely killer app, is that stupid tech demo that Agia has. And who bought their last video card bassed on the tech demo that nVidia or ATi demoed it with? I sure as hell know i didnt.
Untill Agia gets a TRUELY killer app, it will go no where.
And no game developer is going to go out onto a limb with game that will only support working on an as wet unproven piece of hardware. Its simply to much of a risk. WHich means that the games will be built to run on standard hardware, the lowest common denominator. Sure there might be some blowing trash, or maybe even a potted plant getting into the mix, but is it really improving your gameplay experience...i mean really adding an extra dimension? In most cases, probibly not. Well, maybe to some people, but i doubt most will justify $300 worth of better.
WHich perhaps leads me to wonder if Ageia should take a new approach with the PPU. And perhaps Rename it, PEPU. Or Particle Effect Processing Unit. Becuase so far, we have seen any physics calculation worth writing home about. And wont for at leat another 10 months...and whos going to care about the hardware they bought ten months ago? Certaintly not the game that would shell out $300 on impulse to buy a PPU to begin with.
|Greg King
Yes. The frame rate issues have been fixed with the updated drivers and we all know the games will be there. Whether or not they are blockbusters are another thing. I am honestly bored with all the reviews that I have read so far and tired of certain other sites bashing the hell out of it. I am currently out on my opinion of the card but it is extremely promising. I am holding off on releasing my review untill I get RoN: RoL tomorrow. There are also copies of the retail GRAW and Bet on Soldier coming in to review the PPU with so it will be the end of the week or early next untill I reach my conclusion. I just don't want to have my review look EXACTLY like every other review so stay tuned...
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It is easy to complain very quickly. Frame rate is not a measure of realism or physics. It just happens frame rate is important for rendering graphics (for the graphics cards). It should not be bad, however. I understand the boards tested by Anandtech, et al. had old drivers and they didn't use the latest, which easily overcomes the frame rate issue. But some forums find it hard to swallow their pride and they won't retract the story. Second, the graphics cards at the high end cost over $400. the price of the PPU is between $249 and $299. If you want to experience something new - you are only certain to get more games on Ageia PPU. Stop complaining so easily.
|Weither or not the PCIe1x slot has more bandwidth, its bus speed is certaintly much faster then that of legacy PCI, and that alone would be a great improvment from its current implimentation.
|Rob Williams
In regards to PhysX in general, I am two-side on the subject. I had very high hopes in the card, and have been following it since early last year. Currently, GRAW and Cell Factor are the 'killer-apps' for the card, but two doesn't exactly make anyone want to run out and spend a huge wad of cash on it.
Currently, GRAW doesn't offer a mindblowing experience if you add-in a card, and Cell Factor seems to be more of a tech demo than anything. I anticipate UT2007, because that may be the official killer-app for the card.
It's evident that AGEIA has the support of many companies out there, so now it seems like it's just a matter of time before the support will actually get released.
I'll keep it really simple.
PPE in a PCIe configuration, as a stand-alone card, will not fly. You'd have to choose between a single vid card and a PPE card, rather than SLI with a PPE card (or Crossfire with PPE).
I don't see the PPE increasing framerates, but rather increasing realism...which is what they're going for. I mean, c'mon......when you're topping 200FPS in a game, what the heck are you complaining about??
Where I DO see PPE heading is an integration into the video card, which would make the most sense. I can definitely see the allure, in the current format. Let's take me, for example. I don't have an SLI motherboard, nor do I have $500 to spend on a single video card. However, I can drop $200 on a BFG PPE card, pop it into one of the gazillion PCI slots I have available, and make my X800GT look a hell of a lot better............and for less money than an X1900. It's all in the market.
At any rate, I don't see this new development as really aimed at hardcore gamers, but it is a plausible add-in for the other 90% of the computer user world.
|Greg King
|I do not really have the time to reply as I would like but I have been told by Ageia that they are addressing the PCI-E issues and should have a response to it in the near future. I would be happy with a PCI-E 4x or something like that. I dont know if it would need the full bandwidth of a 16x slot but they do need to move away from PCI.
Ageis PhysX...The true future of PC Physics? Serious Doubts...
I have read all your posts with great interest, I feel that some very good points are being made, so here's my 2 cents worth ;-)
I believe the 'IDEA' of having a dedicated PPU in your increasingly expensive monster rig is highly appealing, even intoxicating and I believe this 'IDEA' coupled with some clever marketing will ensure a good number of highly overpriced, or at least expensive, sales of this mystical technology in it's current (ineficient) form.
For some, the fact that it's expensive and also holds such high promises will ensure it's place as a 'Must have' component for the legions of early adopters. The brilliant idea of launching them through Alienware, Falcon Northwest and the top of the line Dell XPS600 systems was a stroke of marketing genius as this adds to the allure of owning one when they finally launch to the retail market...If it's good enough for a system most of us can never afford but covet none the less it's damn well good enough for my 'monster RIG'. This arrangement will allow the almost guaranteed sales of the first wave of cards on the market. I have noticed that some UK online retailers have already started taking pre-launch orders for the £218 OEM 128MB version I just have to woner how many of these pre-orders have actually been sold?
The concept of a dedicated PPU is quite simply phenominal, We spend plenty of money upgrading our GPU's, CPU's and quite recently Creative have brought us the first true APU (X-Fi series) that it makes sense for there to be a dedicated PPU and berhaps even an AiPU to follow.
The question is, will these products actually benefit us to the value of their cost?
I would say that a GPU, or in fact up to 4 GPU's running over PCIe x32 (2xPCIe x16 channels) become increasingly less value for money the more GPU's added to the equation. i.e. a 7900GTX 512MB at £440 is great bang for the buck compared to Quad SLI 7900GTX 512MB at over £1000. The framerates in the Quad machine are not 4x the single GPU. Perhaps this is where GPU's could trully be considered worthy of nVidia or ATI's Physics SLI load balancing concept. SLI GPU's are not working flat out 100% of the time...Due to the extremely high bandwidth of Dual PCIe x16 ports there should be a reasonable amount of bandwidth to spare on Physics calculations, perhaps more if Dual PCIe x32 (or even quad x16) Motherboards inevitably turn up. I am not saying that GPU's are more efficient than a DEDICATED and designed for PPU, just that if ATI and nVidia decided the market showed enough potential, they could simply 'design in' or add PPU functionality to their GPU cores or GFX cards. This would allow them to tap into the extra bandwidth PCIe x16 affords.
The Ageis PhysX PPU in it's current form runs over the PCI bus, a comparitively Narrow bandwicth bus, and MUST communicate with the GPU in order for it to render the extra particles and objects in any scene. This in my mind would create a Bottleneck as it would only be able to communicate at the bandwidth and speed afforded by the Narrow bandwidth and slower PCI bus. The slowest path governs the speed of even the fastest...This would mean that adding a dedicated PPU, even a very fast and efficient one, would be severely limited by the bus it was running over. This phenomenon is displayed in all the real world benchmarks I have seen of the Ageis PhysX PPU to date, The framerates actually DROP when the PPU is enabled.
To counter this, I believe, Ageis through ASUS, BFG and any other manufacturing partner they sign up with will have to release products designed for the PCIe bus. I believe this is what Ageis knows as the early manufacturing samples were able to be installed in the PCI bus as well as the PCIe bus (although not at the same time ;-) ). I believe the PCI bus was chosen for launch due to the very high installed user base of PCI motherboards, every standard PC I know of that would want a PPU in their system. I belive this is a mistake, as the users most likely to purchase this part in the 'Premium price' period would likely have PCIe in their system, or at least would be willing to shell out an extra £50-£140 for the privelage. Although I could be completely wrong in this as it may allow for some 'Double Selling' as when they release the new and improved PCIe version, the early adopters will be forced to buy into it again at a premium price.
This leads me neatly onto the price. I understand that Ageis, quite rightly, are handing out the PhysX SDK freely, this is to allow maximum compatibilty and support in the shortest period of time. This does however mean that the end user, who purchases the card in the beginning will have to pay the full price for the card...£218 for the 128MB OEM version. As time goes by and more units are sold, the installed userbase of the PPU will grow and the balance will shift, Ageis will be able to start charging the developers to use their 'must have' Hardware Physics support in their games/software and this will subsidise the cost of the card to the end user, therefore making them even more affordable to the masses and therefore making it a much more 'Must Have' for the developers. This will take several generations of the PPU before we feel the full impact of this I believe.
If ATI and nVidia are smart, they can capitalise on their high installed initial userbase and properly market the idea of Hardware physics for free with their SLI physics, they may be able to throw a spanner in the works for Agies while they attempt to attain market share. This may benefit the consumer, although it may also knock Agies out of the running depending on how effective ATI and nVidias driver based solution first appears. It could also prompt a swift buy out from either ATI or nVidia like nvidia did with 3DFX.
Using the CPU for Physics, even on a multicore CPU, in my opinion is not the way forward. The CPU is not designed for physics calculations, and from what I hear they are not (comparitively) very efficient at performing these calculations. A dedicated solution will always be better in the long run. This will free up the CPU to run the OS and also for Ai calculations and well as antivirus, firewall, background applications and generally keeping the entire system secure and stable. Multicore will be a blessing for PC's and consoles, but not for such a specific and difficult (for a CPU) task.
"Deep breath" ;-)
So there you have it, My thoughts on the PPU situation as it stands now and into the future. Right now I will not be buying into the dream, but simply keeping the dream alive by closely watching how it develops until such a time as I believe the 'Right Time' comes. £218 for an unproven, generally unsupported, and possibly seriously flawed incarnation of the PPU dream is not in my opinion The Right Time, Yet ;-)
|Yep I would have to see a frame rate improvement before buying this product,I mean WTF its supposed to be doing the physics to free up the cpu from doing the task and should improve frame rate not drop it. If its because of the pci bus they should have known that and offered it in two versions one for pci-e and the other for pci. Right now im thinking this company wont last long if theres no frame rate improvement as not to many are going to fork out the cash just because thier spin on how great this is.
Well, there you have it. As i suspected. Poor performance via the outdated PCI bus, throttling back the data through put of the PCIe bus. And lack of truely improved graphics content, due to the fact that reguardless of how much phycis processing you offload from the CPU, the video card can only render so many pixels onscreen reguardless.
I still belive that this product is a joke, as notied in this thread...
And aparently the Havok over at Firing squad thinks so as well.
If that isnt the biggest bunch of marketing spin ive ever heard i dont know what is.
In translation, they are saying our product doesnt need a fast processor or a high end video card to work...we didnt say work right, or actually improve your game play...we just said "work". And we want the consumer to draw his own conclusion, which really means, we will jsut have to double our marketing effort.
If you want to read the full FS article, its here.
Agias retort to that articles is here.
Its really sad to see a company struggle so hard to keep their head above water. But, given all the BS they shoveld from the get go about how great the product was, i cant say i really feel sorry for them.
I totally agree with you. I think it is going to take at least another year for PPU's to get to the point where:
(a)the majority of games (<75%) can take advantage of it
(b)the cost is $50 - $100
(c)game performance is actually improved
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In don't think there's any need to supplement with PMR. The beauty of the diet is that it is amazingly simple. If you're balancing muscle meats, RMBs, and organ meats properly, your dogs will get everything they need. Only thing I ever add is some Salmon oil on organ meat days when they eat out of a pan where I can squirt the oil in with the meat.
I feed eggs whole, in the shell. I just drop them on the concrete patio so they crack. The dogs clean up every drop of the mess! Jack doesn't eat the shells. Lillian eats hers, and then his
You can thaw in the fridge, time depends on the size of the chunk of meat, or in the sink in water. You can also just feed frozen if something hasn't thawed all the way. Never stopped, nor hurt, my dogs!
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I feed whole eggs(shell and all) as something extra I don't count it as MM will feed maybe 2x a week.
Also I have a bin in my fridge to thaw out food. If it gets low or is in the dishwasher and I forgot to take something out of the freezer Enzo will have a frozen meal that night. He does fine with it don't fret.
I thaw mine in the fridge, it's what I do for human meat. (| mean meat that is going to be consumed by humans, not that the meat is from humans lol) You just have to get the timing right. I always have about 3 meals worth unfrozen as another 3 meals is thawing. When the unfrozen is fed, the thawing meat is now unfrozen and I grab another container to replace that (I feed mostly prepared raw, and add whole raw every other meal or so).
You'll get the hang of it. It's also not the end of the world if the meals are still a bit frozen, as long as they aren't solid.
I feed my dog in a crate that I can wipe out easily. I keep Lysol wipes stocked up and wipe the counter, then her crate each feeding and wash her bowls every time with hot soapy water.
Looks like you certainly have performed much of your "due diligence".
I can probably learn much from you.
I just started supplementing with Vitamin E.....400IU's once a day....76 lb doggy.
Thawing meat in a fridge ...hmmmmm...I usually let my 4 lb containers of prepared raw concoction sit on the counter for part of the day...6 hours or so...and then throw it in the fridge and it is partially thawed the following day..but still frozen in the center. I'd guess it would take a couple days to thaw completely??? Maybe my fridge is cold...???
Prey-Model diet, from what I have read, doesn't entail much supplementing if any. Personally, I supplement because I am still somewhat new at this raw feeding gig. I put all kinds of stuff in some of my concoctions and I get heckled by bro-in-law who pretty much follows the prey diet.
My guess is for you, someone who has done their homework, as time goes by, you will know by judging your dog's overall well-being and health ( poop included) if you need to adjust. Yes, I know there are many internal issues which are significant and might be difficult to "see", so I have my concerns as well regarding the additional supplements which may or may not need to be added. I do the eggs as well...shell and all. I do fish oil as well, probably less than you cited.
I have been led to believe via my bro-in-law, as long as I have the %'s in order, I should be alright. Even though this is general wisdom...I still am a bit paranoid that I might be shortchanging my pooch. What has kept me optimistic during this doubting stage is the dog's overall health and energy level. I know I am probably setting myself up for critique but...it would seem to me if a dog was getting a diet with some type of deficiencies, it should become somewhat apparent. However, as I suggested earlier, I am certain a vet would lecture me on deficiencies which are internal and the virtues of "balanced" commercial dog kibble.
My biggest concern presently is the fact that all the meat/bone/organ etc. I am purchasing for my dog is treated with a denaturant of charcoal so as to abide by the USDA guidelines...amongst others.
Feeding raw has been quite a leap of faith for me but so far so GREAT!..seriously.
I have actually come to enjoy making her 40-60 lb batches of raw but then again, I enjoy cooking as well. I feel like I am "cooking" for my furry gal and she is a great recipient as she eats her food with such passion it makes me feel the "good cook".
As I started off " Looks like you certainly have performed much of your "due diligence"." I'm betting you'll provide wonderfully for your dog.
As you are in MI there is another raw source you could access(not sure where you are though) G & C Raw NOW FOR DOGS - CATS - FERRETS email for price list and delivery schedule(locations) Feb 1st is the next delivery date.
I am in a co-op we share past sale date meat from a couple big box stores, I don't think the head is accepting new people, though now and then there is a surplus so head of the co-op will sell extra totes(located in Battle Creek).
Otto's is good for poultry, they deliver to some of the farmers markets(you have to order ahead of time)Story Page
Eggs are supplement, IMO and not a part of the MM portion, and they do contain E. I dose human grade 400iu of E with mixed Tocopherols every few days...Organ meat also contains E.
I would get a tote that fits in your fridge and thaw in that. I tend to use a huge tote and thaw in my garage unless summer temps are very warm.
MPC usually has 2# deli containers for their ground meat and I save those for the other stuff I get. They stack easily and are fairly strong. Green tripe is important, especially during the transition to raw, I'd make sure you have some on hand. MPC is delivering next Friday in SW mi, if you are into ordering...they only deliver once a month.
Feeding Raw: Questions and Clarifications (non-GSD)
After researching for well over a year, and finally feeling pretty comfortable in my knowledge, I've decided to make the switch to raw with my dog. (Hopefully in a week or two - as soon as the kibble runs out) Having been a "lurker" here for many years, I have come to greatly appreciate and respect the Raw community on this forum! So I have some questions for you, if you wouldn't mind helping me out. As far as appropriate proportions, knowing to carefully introduce new protein sources, etc. - I think I've got the basics down.
Sources: As I'm not yet connected at all with the Raw community in my area, I have been buying my first round of supplies from grocery stores. I found chicken leg quarters for $0.99/lb; pork liver for $1.25/lb; beef liver for $2.79/lb; and for additional MM, have ordered a beef heart (around $3.50-$4.00/lb). I'm planing on ordering some stuff from My Pet Carnivore to add variety after my dog is firmly established on raw - I don't want to overwhelm her system. If possible, I'd like to be paying around $1.00/lb (which I know is possible if you know where to buy!) Does anyone know of Raw co-ops that would be willing to let a newbie in on their orders, or any other resources in SW MI?
Supplementing: Thinking through all the reading and note-taking I've done, there are lots of different ideas on necessary/desirable supplementation. But from what I have read, Fish oil is one of the most important - especially if fish is not being fed. 1000mg/day is supposed to be a good starting point per 30lbs, right? I've also read that vitamin E should be supplemented along with the fish oil. I have not been able to find a common dosage for vit E, though. What is the recommended starting dose/lb?
Eggs: I've read that on the days you give egg, vit. E need not be supplemented, is this true? If true, is that contingent on whether you feed the whole egg or only part? Is there any problem with only feeding yolk? I've also read that some people count the egg as part of that day's MM, is this okay, or should it be in addition to the MM?
- I'm planning on feeding Lena based very closely on a prey-model diet. Any special instructions or necessary things I may have missed in my research?
- As a vegetarian, I don't thaw meat very often. How long does it generally take ~5lbs of meat to thaw in the fridge?
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1 shallot finely chopped
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VESTAL, N.Y. -- Freshman attackman Brandon Planck netted the game-winning goal with 20 seconds left to carry Binghamton (7-7, 3-2 AE) to an 8-7 triumph over the University at Albany (5-10, 0-5 AE) Saturday night at the Bearcats Sports Complex. The host Bearcats snapped a three-game losing streak to the Great Danes and posted its fifth straight win at home, setting a program record for the most regular-season home wins since the team's inception in 2002.
With 35 seconds remaining, senior midfielder David Raleigh turned and fired a shot in traffic from point blank range but hit the top of the post. Planck was there for the rebound directly behind the cage and fired home the game-winner to beat Albany's goalie Edmund Cathers high.
With seven wins on the year, BU matched the win total of the 2006 squad for the second winningest season in school history.
The Bearcats, who were tabbed sixth in the America East preseason poll, finished in a three-way tie for second place in the regular-season standings at 3-2. Due to the tiebreaking procedure, BU earned a No. 4 seed heading into next week's America East Tournament and will face nationally-ranked Stony Brook in the semifinal round.
"We did a good job of creating opportunities for ourselves, even though we didn't finish as much as I would have liked," interim head coach Kevin McKeown said. "We had a lot of good time consuming possessions and put excellent defensive pressure on them throughout the game."
The Bearcats raced out to an early 4-0 lead and dominated the first half of play, shutting out an Albany squad for the opening 28:56 of the contest. Sophomore midfielder Tyler Perrelle posted a pair of goals during that stretch, including a man-up score at the 10:36 mark of the second quarter. Classmate Matt Springer added his team-leading 27th goal of the year 45 seconds before Perrelle's second score. The Great Danes finally stopped the bleeding with a goal from Joe Resetarits at the 1:04 mark before the half.
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Freshman Michael Antinozzi converted a man-up opportunity with 8:24 remaining in the contest to stop a 5-0 Albany spurt, knotting the score at six apiece. An offsides penalty against the Great Danes, coupled with a two-minute unreleasable penalty, created a 6-on-4 man-up possession that BU capitalized on with a score from Planck at 7:39.
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Season in Review: 2011-12 Among Program's Best
By: Jill Wunrow
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - After the Green Bay women's basketball program's most successful season during the 2010-11 campaign, it's hard to imagine that success being topped, or even matched in the 2011-12 campaign after losing two of what most deemed as the most successful players in program history.
As always, the program continues to set new standards, achieving above and beyond expectations as the 2011-12 season saw the emergence of All-American candidate in senior Julie Wojta (Francis Creek, Wis.), the most memorable comeback in program history, along with program records previously thought to be untouchable.
This season marked the second time in program history the Phoenix has notched 30 wins or more with its record of 31-2. Green Bay has 13 consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins and its 34th consecutive winning season is the third longest streak of all-time.
Green Bay once again made its schedule as tough as possible with playing 2011 WNIT champion Toledo twice along with Eastern Michigan who appeared in this season's NCAA Tournament. Green Bay faced Illinois in the San Juan Shootout over Thanksgiving break along with Georgia Tech, who advanced to the Sweet 16 of this year's NCAA Tournament.
For the first time in program history, the Phoenix went undefeated in both road games and non-conference play, posting a 12-0 and 13-0 record respectively. In regular season play, Green Bay outscored BCS opponents by an average of 14.3 points per game, going 4-0 with wins over Illinois (82-62), Georgia Tech (67-62, ot), Marquette (66-50), and Wisconsin (65-49). Wojta was one of three players to average in double-figure scoring against BCS opponents this season, pouring in 19.8 points while grabbing 10.3 rebounds per contest.
AMONG THE LEAGUE...Green Bay won its 14th consecutive regular season conference title, the nation's longest active streak, posting a 17-1 record, with its lone loss (70-58) Feb. 9 against Detroit. Green Bay led league play in nine statistical categories including scoring offense (74.8), scoring margin (+21.3), field goal percentage (.436), scoring defense (53.5), free throw percentage (.759), assists (18.2), turnover margin (+11.1), steals (12.6), and assist/turnover ratio (1.3).
For the second consecutive season, a Green Bay women's basketball player earned Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors as Wojta claimed both awards. Wojta was also a First Team All-League and All-League Defensive Team selection while teammate Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) earned her first postseason accolade as a Second Team All-League selection. Fifth-year head coach Matt Bollant earned his second consecutive and fourth Coach of the Year honor with an impressive 85-5 Horizon League record while leading the Phoenix.
Wojta is the eighth player in Green Bay history to earn Horizon League Player of the Year honors and second to be recognized as the Defensive Player of the Year but first to have sole possession of both honors in the same season. Against conference opponents, Wojta led the league averaging 3.6 steals per game, was second in both rebounding (10.4) and assist/turnover ratio (1.9), third in scoring (19.3), and fourth in field goal percentage (.493).
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For the second consecutive season, classmate Hannah Quilling (Eau Claire, Wis.) led the league in assist/turnover ratio (2.0) with 59 assists and 29 turnovers while finishing sixth among league players with 2.0 steals per contest. Junior Sarah Eichler (Grafton, Wis.) finished fourth in free throw percentage (.820) while Ritchie was fifth in field goal percentage (.493), seventh in three-point field goal percentage (.369) and eighth in both steals per game (1.9) and free throw percentage (.780).
Green Bay captured its 12th conference tournament title (11th in the Horizon League) with a 66-53 win over No. 2 seed Detroit. It was the second consecutive and third overall title for the Phoenix under Bollant. Wojta was named Tournament MVP while averaging 10.7 points and 9.3 rebounds throughout the three games. Wojta also tied a tournament record, grabbing 12 steals. Wojta posted double double performances in both the semifinal and championship contests, including a game-high 29 points and 12 rebounds against Detroit. Freshman Megan Lukan (Barrie, Ontario) had a career performance in the championship game pouring in 20 points, going 3-for-5 from three point range while playing a career-high 39 minutes.
The Phoenix outscored its three opponents (Valpo, UIC, Detroit) by an average of 19 points per contest in the conference tournament. Green Bay was a combined 41-of-75 from the field in its second halves of play, outscoring its opponents 115-76. Green Bay's defense was consistent throughout the tournament as it gave up 53 points in each of its three games. Green Bay allowed 53 points six times in 2011-12 and held its opponents to less than 55 points in 16 of 33 games.
NCAA TOURNAMENT PLAY... Green Bay joined a list of 20 teams (including Baylor, Stanford, and Delaware this season) who entered the NCAA Tournament with at least 30 wins and no more than one loss. No. 7 seed Green Bay made its 13th NCAA Tournament appearance, marking its fourth consecutive season it appeared in the tournament and second consecutive appearance in second round play.
With Green Bay's appearance in this season's big dance, seniors Julie Wojta and Hannah Quilling have played in more NCAA Tournament games (eight) than any other Phoenix players in the 39-year history of the program, compiling a 4-4 record.
Green Bay led the entire contest in its first round game against No. 10 seed Iowa State (18-13), building its halftime lead to 19 (42-23), its largest lead in an NCAA Tournament game. Its convincing 71-57 win was Green Bay's first on an opponent's home court in an NCAA Tournament contest. Lydia Bauer (Lake Zurich, Ill.) and Eichler both sank four three pointers, finishing with a game high 16 points while Ritchie and Wojta added 15 and 14 respectively. Junior Stephanie Sension (Hopkins, Minn.) played key minutes for Green Bay, going 4-for-4 from the field in 13 minutes of play.
Down 17 at the half, its largest deficit of the season, against No. 2 seed Kentucky (27-6) in the second round, Green Bay never quit but rather kept fighting just like it had all season. After taking a one-point lead with 1:57 to play, the Phoenix fell 65-62 in what is sure to be remembered as one of the best games in program history.
"The second half is what we are all about," said Quilling after the game. "It is what Green Bay Basketball is all about, and what we want people to remember."
"We've been blessed. I'm so fortunate to coach these young ladies and the way they fought in that second half was indicative of who they are," said Matt Bollant after Green Bay's exit in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Wojta and Eichler led the Phoenix with a game high 16 points. Wojta grabbed a program NCAA record 10 steals as the Phoenix defense forced Kentucky a season high 34 turnovers while grabbing 21 steals, both setting program records in NCAA tournament play.
"We pride ourselves on never quitting and giving everything to this team for 40 minutes on the court," said Wojta who broke her nose early in the contest but remained in the game.
RECORD BOOK RESERVATIONS... The 2011-12 season also saw its share of records being broken both on an individual and team basis.
One of the most memorable performances by an individual this season was Wojta's performance at Milwaukee Jan. 7 when the five-time Horizon League Player of the Week grabbed a Horizon League and program record 12 steals, 11 in the first half of play. In the same contest Wojta also scored a game-high 27 points in 25 minutes of play. Wojta finished the season with a program record 127 steals.
Feb. 11 Green Bay hosted Wright State in a Horizon League battle in which Wojta grabbed a Kress Center record 20 rebounds while pouring in a game-high 30 points, becoming the first player in program history to turn in a 30-20 performance. In the same contest, Wojta also set a Kress record with eight steals while tying the record with a career high four blocks.
Wojta concluded her senior campaign setting program individual season records with 252 made field goals and was second in points (644), scoring average (19.5), field goals attempted (491), and rebounds (328). Wojta finishes her career at Green Bay as one of the most decorated players in program history. The Wooden Award finalist ranks fourth on the program's individual career record list with 1,638 points and fifth with 843 rebounds, posting a Division I program record 35 double doubles.
A Wade Trophy finalist and member of the Naismith Watch List, Wojta's 288 career steals ranks third on Green Bay's individual career record list while her free throw percentage (.799) ranks fifth, 290 made free throws ranks sixth, and 363 free throws attempted ranks seventh. Throughout her 124 career games played, Wojta has dished out 378 assists, ranking sixth on Green Bay's career record list along with her 642 made field goals. Wojta's 1,289 attempted field goals and 13.2 points per game scoring average ranks seventh in program history.
Bauer attempted 163 three-point field goals during her junior campaign which ranks third on the program's individual season record list while Ritchie's 148 threes rank seventh. Ritchie's 349 career three-point field goal attempts ranks fifth on Green Bay's individual career record list.
As a team, Green Bay's defense ranked first in program history with a turnover margin of +9.5 while it grabbed 427 steals. Offensively, its scoring margin (+19.2) ranks second in program history along with its 31 wins and winning percentage (.939).
Though the season may have ended with what some consider a "heart-breaking" loss, Green Bay's continuous fight not only in its second round NCAA Tournament game against Kentucky but throughout the season is success in itself.
"Green Bay is exactly what you hope for when you're being recruited," said Quilling who has played 127 career games for the Phoenix. "It's exactly the program you wish kids dream of being a part of, something that's so much bigger than you."
National statistics and final rankings will be released upon the conclusion of the women's NCAA Championship Apr. 3 in Denver, Colo.
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