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An update on a project we've been following since 2011, when we first learned about it. As a matter of fact, November 2011 was the last time it was mentioned on S&A – so it's certainly been a little while with no updates.
Until today, what we've known is that Canadian filmmaker Clement Virgo has been developing a highly-anticipated film adaptation of author Lawrence Hill's award-winning bestseller, The Book of Negroes.
Boasting one of the strongest female characters in recent Canadian fiction, the novel's synopsis reads:
Abducted as an 11-year-old child from her village in West Africa and forced to walk for months to the sea in a coffle—a string of slaves— Aminata Diallo is sent to live as a slave in South Carolina. But years later, she forges her way to freedom, serving the British in the Revolutionary War and registering her name in the historic "Book of Negroes." This book, an actual document, provides a short but immensely revealing record of freed Loyalist slaves who requested permission to leave the US for resettlement in Nova Scotia, only to find that the haven they sought was steeped in an oppression all of its own. Aminata's eventual return to Sierra Leone—passing ships carrying thousands of slaves bound for America—is an engrossing account of an obscure but important chapter in history that saw 1,200 former slaves embark on a harrowing back-to-Africa odyssey.
When we last checked in on director Virgo's progress, in late 2011, he seemed to be very well aware of the pressure that was on him to tackle this beloved novel on film, telling The Strand, "Naturally it's a little bit daunting to take on this book… I feel a certain amount of obligation to Lawrence Hill and to all his readers, because the book is so beloved around the country and around the world."
But it might be reassuring to some (especially those not already familiar with Virgo's previous work) to know that the filmmaker isn't at all interested in making "this-is-good-for-you cinema" as he put it (or castor oil films as Sergio calls them), nor is he going after what could be "your typical Masterpiece Theatre wig-and-wardrobe orgy" in the hands of the wrong director.
Virgo, whose own previous films are partly remembered for their "high-octane" style, with comparisons to early Spike Lee works (Do the Right Thing, notably), says he definitely understands the "energy" in the novel he is adapting, and knows what kind of film it deserves, stating, "It's a very fast-paced, modern book… it's not stodgy at all. From a visual standpoint, I want to capture the rhythm of the book, keeping it moving forward… It's definitely not a Merchant-Ivory kind of movie."
No it most certainly shouldn't be a Merchant-Ivory kind of movie, no disrespect to the producer/director duo! Sure, it's a period piece; but please, no ostentatious sets featuring genteel, disillusioned characters!
Skip ahead to today, when I came across the below video interview with Virgo, in which he speaks with CityNews Toronto reporter Tammie Sutherland, about his filmmaking journey, past to present, and how life in Toronto shaped his career.
In the latter half of the interview, I learned 2 things we didn't already know: first, it actually will not be a feature-length film. Instead, it'll be a TV mini-series, which I'd say is more suitable for the material. It's not a very long book at around 380 pages, paperback, but the material is weighty, and, I think, would be better told in long-form, instead of cramming it all into 2 hours.
Second, production is scheduled to begin this fall, with Virgo heading to South Africa to scout locations.
So, it's apparently much closer to becoming a reality, which is obviously a good thing!
I anticipate it'll debut on Canadian TV some time in 2014 – likely during the second half of that year. As to whether it'll travel south the the USA, or to any other parts of the world, we'll just have to wait and see. Depending on how long the series is, I could certainly see it playing internatonal film festivals in the same way Philippe Niang's 2-part/3-hour Toussaint Louverture mini-series did.
But I'm looking forward to seeing what Virgo eventually does with the original material, and I hope the project gets adequate backing (financial and otherwise) it deserves. Funding for films of this nature isn't exactly abundant. However, Mr Virgo isn't at all deterred, stating, "I think I'm very dogged… I push hard to make sure that I get my projects through, to sustain passion for a long time. I think: what can I do every day to move this forward? What discipline can I impose on myself? It's easy to give up, because there are so many obstacles, so many 'no's'."
If you'd like to pick up a copy of The Book Of Negroes to read, click HERE to purchase.
And lastly, in addition to his adaptation of The Book Of Negroes, I should note that Mr Virgo has another project in development (he was pitching a script for it to local financiers last we heard). That other film is titled I Shot the Sheriff, and is described as "a revamped Western about female bandits who fall in love."
I'm already intrigued; I need to know more.
But it's clear that Clement Virgo and his Conquering Lions production company will be quite busy over the next few years, especially if all works according to plan.
"In this business most of us will end up being free-lance contractors. You're essentially self-employed, and if you're self-employed then how do you keep up your focus in the face of uncertainty? Everyone thinks it's talent, but I don't believe it. Being hungry and being persistent is a more valuable tool," says Virgo.
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ATLANTA, Ga. – Katey Smith's RBI single in the top of the seventh inning proved to be the difference as the Virginia Tech softball team defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 6-5, completing the series sweep, at Mewborn Field on Sunday afternoon.
With the win, the Hokies move to 22-16, 11-6 in the ACC while Georgia Tech falls to 19-15, 8-11 in the ACC. The Hokies have now won six ACC games in a row. Kelly Heinz (W, 12-11) earned the victory after pitching three innings and only allowing two hits and one run. Maggie Tyler earned the start for Tech pitching four innings, allowing seven hits and four runs.
In the first inning, Vanessa Gonzalez hit a double to left center with a pair of runners on base sending Kylie McGoldrick home to put the Hokies up 1-0. A sacrifice fly from Smith on the next at bat sent Gonzalez home to bring the lead to 2-0 in the first.
The Yellow Jackets responded in the third inning, knotting the game at two apiece when Georgia Tech's Kanani Cabrales singled through the left side to plate a pair of runners. The Hokies went up 4-2 in the top of the fourth inning when Lauren Gaskill doubled to left center to score Amanda Ake and Dani Anderson.
Tech extended its lead to 5-2 in the fifth inning when Gonzalez homered to right center, her third home run of the season. The Yellow Jackets rallied back with a big bottom of the fifth inning, using a sacrifice fly and a home run to score three runs to level the score again at 5-5.
In the top of the seventh inning, McGoldrick led off with a double and moved up on a ground out from Gonzalez before Smith singled through the left side to send McGoldrick home to gain the lead back. Quality pitching from Heinz and fielding from the rest of the team in the seventh inning secured the 6-5 victory for the Hokies.
Smith, Gaskill and Gonzalez each recorded two RBI apiece in the game. Tyler posted two strikeouts while Heinz logged one.
In the series this weekend against the Yellow Jackets, the Hokie bats were hot as the team recorded 29 total hits in three games, including two double-digit hit games.
Tech returns to ACC play on Wednesday night with a doubleheader against Pittsburgh at Tech Softball Park. Game one begins at 4 p.m.
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European Tour Order of Merit leader Robert Karlsson, Ross Fisher and Alvaro Quiros are locked in a three-way tie for the lead in the storm-hit third round of the Portugal Masters.
The match-up between Fisher and Karlsson, both 14 under par after 16 holes, promises a re-run of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship play-off at St Andrews two weeks ago, where the Swede beat The European Open champion.
Álvaro Quirós is also level with Fisher and Karlsson on 14 under par with 13 holes completed.
But they were prevented from finishing their rounds on the Oceânico Victoria Golf Course by a thunderstorm that forced play to be suspended at around 16.50 local time. The third round will resume at 7.50am with the final round due to start at about 9.10am.
Fisher hit five birdies in a row from the second hole, then another at the short eighth to turn in a superb 30. He then added his seventh birdie of the day on the long 12th, to stand at 14 under par overall.
Karlsson, playing with Fisher, was in second place after turning in 33 and matching partner's four at the 12th. And when the Swede, chasing his third successive victory, grabbed another birdie two holes later he was only one behind.
Karlsson admitted that the players were expecting the storm to affect play at some stage in the afternoon.
"We've almost been waiting for it all afternoon," said the Ryder Cup player. "It looked like it was going to miss, and then maybe more like it was coming.
"I'm playing well but I must keep it going. There's still another 20 holes to go."
Karlsson had to be on his game throughout, as low scores ahead of himself and Fisher required immediate responses.
"It looks like there has been low scoring in the groups ahead of us, as well," he added.
The odds on Karlsson winning the Order of Merit title were coming down all the time as Lee Westwood, third on the table and his closest rival playing this week, three-putted four times in a level par 72 that kept him on five under.
Søren Hansen of Denmark is the clubhouse leader on 13 under par, one shot back, after a round of 65, but the lowest round came from James Kingston, winner of the South African Airways Open.
Kingston's 64 left him two shots back on the leaders on 12 under par, courtesy of a round containing five consecutive birdies on the front nine and four more on the back.
The South African reflected afterwards that his putter was to thank for his surge up the leaderboard.
"I made one or two where you almost feel embarrassed making putts like that," Kingston said. "But other than that I played well. I drove the ball much better than yesterday so got the ball in play a lot better and gave myself that many more chances.
"I had such a good feeling for the line and just made all the putts I should have done."
Kingston believes his victory in The European Tour this year, at the South African Airways Open, leaves him better suited to make the decisions that prove decisive in tournaments.
"Starting at four under par you don't really think you are part of this tournament. But shoot 64 and in any event you are going to be back into contention again.
"That is what I have done, given myself a chance tomorrow. It's nice to look forward to tomorrow. I don't have to go out to get that first win under your belt as I know I have got it.
"I just have to give myself another opportunity and that's it what is nice, that word another rather than being the first one, it makes things that much easier."
Manley, of Wales, 174th on the money list and 575th in the world, had resumed his search for not only his first European Tour victory but also his first top ten finish with a one-stroke lead from the second day.
But two birdies in his first four holes were then followed by a triple bogey seven at the 510-yard par four seventh, where he could not recover from hooking his drive into the lake.
Manley, who turned professional in 2003 after being a hero of Great Britain and Ireland's Walker Cup victory over the Americans, did hit straight back with another birdie.
He was joint sixth with Paul Lawrie on 11 under par when the storm arrived.
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1 | QUIROS, Alvaro | ESP | 18 | -19 | ||||||
2 | LAWRIE, Paul | SCO | 18 | -16 | ||||||
T3 | FISHER, Ross | ENG | 18 | -15 | ||||||
T3 | WEBSTER, Steve | ENG | 18 | -15 | ||||||
T3 | KARLSSON, Robert | SWE | 18 | -15 | ||||||
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Cher's Changing Looks
1. 1964
The 18-year-old wore thick bangs and Cleopatra-inspired eye makeup. "I used cake liner that you had to spit into and did a thick line above my lashes and over the hood of my eyelids," she told InStyle. "Garbo did it too, but mine was stark, not subtle."
2. 1971
The bouffant-sporting star launched her seventh solo album, Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves.
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Cher and husband Sonny Bono launched trends with The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour. "We blew out everybody's envelope," she told People of that time. "Nobody looked like us." -
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The mother of two made a TV appearance with low-key braids and natural makeup.
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She piled her ringlets into an updo to pick up her Best Actress Oscar for Moonstruck.
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She promoted her If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits album in a rhinestone-studded platinum wig. -
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She returned to the Oscars with Gothic curls. "I especially like the hair," she told InStyle of this look. "It's hard coming up with new ideas."
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The Living Proof singer wore butter-blond waves to the Q Awards in London.
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Feathers and ruby-streaked locks for the Billboard Music Awards.
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Never one to fade into the background, an afro-sporting Cher presented son Chaz Bono with the Stephen F. Kolzak honor at the GLAAD Media Awards. -
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The star added fringe bangs to her signature look for Paris Fashion Week.
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Janet Elam, customer service representative, has been promoted to customer service officer at First National Bank.
A Tennessee native who attended college in Memphis and law school in Mississippi has recently joined the LeFevre Oldfield Myers Apke and Payne Law Group Ltd., with offices in Vandalia and Effingham.
When it comes to outfitting or modifying all-terrain vehicles, Mike McNealy says he's "set up to do just about anything you can think of."
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Hosick Motors of Vandalia helped raise $1,400 for Vandalia Elementary School through Chrysler's "Drive for the Kids" program.
Letter carriers food drive nets 2,400 lbs.
Members of the National Association of Letter Carriers at the Vandalia Post Office recently held a food drive. The annual event is part of the nation's oldest one-day food drive, which helps individuals and families who depend on alternative food sources.
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Members of the local chapter of the Modern Woodmen of America recently helped beautify downtown Vandalia by planting flowers and spreading mulch in the flower beds around the Little Red Caboose in the municipal parking lot at the intersection of Fifth and Johnson streets.
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Hania Lee DBZ Inspired Song!
2013-02-25 21:43:43 by Dieseling
Hello people! I collaborated with Hania Lee on a DBZ music video and you should all check it out :D!
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2013-02-26 01:08:28
Just wondering, why did she seek animation assistance elsewhere but james? Anyway good stuff.
I think James is pretty bogged down with his own stuff and I was available so I offered whatever assistance I could give. and thank you:)
2013-02-26 08:22:33
The song was fine but there was too much "walking in a city through a grainy lens" for a song about DBZ.
2013-02-27 03:49:56
The animation is lazy. You basically did a what if Goku was a super saiyan when Vegeta first arrived at earth video. 75% of the video was Hania walking around a landscape as well. Her singing was almost equally lazy. All she did was repeat the american dbz theme song for about 80% of the video with the words swapped around a bit. By the time she said something original you had already lost my attention. A real lackluster work.
Yeah, I'll agree that the animation wasn't my best. But I did what I could in the time I got. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy the song or video. I know what I'm working on right now surpasses the animation quality in that 10 fold. It'll be something I think everyone can enjoy as well.


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4. Spray bottle to avoid overwatering.
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You cannot just put the wheat grass seeds directly into the tray. You need to allow them to germinate first by immersing them in water. Take wheatgrass seeds enough to fill as a single layer on the tray. Rinse using clean water, drain completely and allow it to soak for 8 to 10 hours in a container filled with cool water. After the specified time, rinse the seeds and then, once again allow it to soak for 8 to 10 hours. The process of soaking should be repeated twice or thrice till the roots of the sprouts are at least 1/8 inches long.
Step II: Tray Preparation
Using unbleached paper towels, line the tray bottom. This should be done to avoid the roots coming out via the holes present in the tray. Now, you can fill the tray with moistened soil, potting mix or compost to about 1.5 inches. Choose to use organic so that your yield will be an uncontaminated one.
Step III: Planting Wheat Grass Sprouts
Now, that the germinated seeds and tray is ready, you can start laying the germinated seeds on the tray in an even manner. Remember to lay out in a dense way, just as a single layer. Now, delicately push the seeds into soil. Remember to keep the tray away from direct sunlight. You can keep the tray in a room where there is sufficient light and ventilation.
Step IV: Watering The Plant
To retain the moisture, water the shoots twice daily using the spray bottle. Keep the tray covered, using a damp newspaper to prevent the soil from getting dried, till the shoots reach a height of 1 inch. Once the shoot grows above 1 inch, you can water once a day, preferably during early mornings.
Step V: Harvesting The Yield
Once the wheat grass attains a height of 6 inches, you can harvest using a scissors. You have to cut the wheat grass just above the seed level.
You can now grind this wheat grass to prepare your favorite drink. You can continue watering the seeds if you want a second or third yield.
The spring is here. These tips will be useful if you plan to grow wheat grass at home.
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MAD ABOUT YOU/NBC/1992-98 *(Paul Reiser) Paul Buchman, a Jewish-American documentary filmmaker living with his wife, Jamie (played by Helen Hunt) in a Manhattan apartment with their dog Murray. Other cast include John Pankow as Paul's divorced cousin Ira, who ran a sporting goods store; Robin Bartlett as Paul's lesbian sister, Debbie; Louis Zorach as Paul's father, Burt; Cynthia Harris as Paul's mother, Sylvia; Leila Kenzle as Jamie's business partner and friend Fran; Richard Kind as Fran's soon to be ex-husband Dr. Mark Devanow, a gynecologist; Al Ruscio as Paul's Uncle Julius; Sid Caesar as Uncle Harold; and Mel Brooks as Paul's nutty Uncle Phil. During a visit to Uncle Phil's, he reminisced about the family which included references to Aunt Lucy "What nerve to come into a new country like a face like that."; Aunt Rose; Aunt Ida; Aunt Ethyl; and Uncle Nuddy, the hat-maker to the Czar who took his profits and moved an entire village from Russia to New York City. There was also a relative in the 1930s named Louie Radniski, "a fighter when they hit him, he went 'Oy!' and went down." Although the Buchman's were not directly mentioned as Jewish, their language (accents and verbalisms), and family names worked to create a Jewish image. MARIAH/ABC/1987 **(Tovah Feldshuh) Deena Hertz, a Jewish-American female psychiatrist working at a fictional penitentiary located in the Northeast area of the United States. THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW/CBS/1970-77 **(Valerie Harper) Rhoda Morgenstern, an insecure, slightly overweight Jewish-American window dresser living in an attic apartment in Minneapolis. Rhoda and her close friend/neighbor, Mary Richards, another single over thirty career woman often wondered whether they would met "Mr. Right". Rhoda later returned to New York City and her family. Also featured were Liberty Williams as Rhoda's sister, Debbie Morgenstern; and Brett Somers as Rhoda's aunt, Rose. See also RHODA. M*A*S*H/CBS/1972-83 **(Allan Arbus) Major Sidney Theodore Freedman, US Army psychiatrist who traveled to battlefield hospitals during the Korean War to administer psychiatric advice and counseling to tormented and confused solders. He first appeared in season 2 and was featured in 11 episodes altogether. His most memorable episode involved counseling a distraught Dr. Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce" who was suffering from a sublimated childhood trauma involving a lake and a near-drowning. MENASHA THE MAGNIFICENT/NBC/1950 *(Menasha Shulnik) Menasha Shulnik (as himself), a timid Yiddish manager of a small restaurant owned by a domineering female boss, Mrs. Davis. Menasha Shulnik began each episode by singing "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning". THE MILTON BERLE SHOW/NBC/ABC/1948-1959/ABC/1966-67 *(Milton Berle) Known as "Uncle Miltie" & "Mr. Television", Milton Berle was TV's first clown prince of comedy premiering on his successful TEXACO STAR THEATRE in 1948 which later changed its name to THE MILTON BERLE SHOW when TEXACO dropped its sponsorship. Berle was one of a number of successful and very funny Jewish-American veteran radio/vaudevillian comedians to host their own television programs including THE JACK BENNY SHOW/CBS/NBC/1950-65; THE GEORGE BURNS & GRACIE ALLEN SHOW/CBS/1950-58; THE JERRY LEWIS SHOW/ABC1963/NBC/1967-69; THE PHIL SILVERS SHOW/CBS/1955-59 (a.k.a. YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH); THE RED BUTTONS SHOW/CBS/1952-55; and YOU BET YOUR LIFE/NBC/1950-61 starring Groucho Marx. MRS. G. GOES TO COLLEGE /CBS/1961-62 *(Gertrude Berg) Sarah Green, elderly Jewish widow who after raising her own children decides to enroll in college. There, she encounters a world filled with teenagers and the pomposity of Professor Crayton, an English teacher on exchange from Cambridge University. Also featured were Marion Ross as Susan Green; Sarah's grown daughter; and Leo Penn as Jerry Green, Sarah's grown son. The program was retitled THE GERTRUDE BERG SHOW, in January 1962. MOLONEY/CBS/1996 *(Peter Strauss) Nick Moloney, a half-Jewish and half-Irish police psychiatrist who prefers cracking wise to quoting Freud. MURPHY BROWN/CBS/1988-98 **(Grant Shaud) Miles Silverberg, a young, short Jewish television executive assigned to produce an on-air news magazine called "F.Y.I.". Although the "boss," his authority and directives were often ignored by Murphy Brown, the show's top news anchor and other staffers on the program. "I'm 27-years-old and living on Mylanta." cried Miles. While freshman at Harvard Miles was called "Miles Silverbrain." Also featured were Jon Tenney as Josh Silverberg, Miles' brother; Jean Stapleton as Nana Silverberg; and Janet Leeves as Audrey Cohen, Miles' girlfriend. On episode No. 174 Miles dates Vendela, the supermodel to make co-worker and new romantic interest, Corky Sherwood (Faith Ford) jealous; and on episode No. 178 "Altered States" Miles and Corky suddenly get married. MY SO-CALLED LIFE/ABC/1994-95 **(Devon Gummersall) Brian Krakow, a.k.a. "Brain," a student at Liberty High School. He is the typical nerd: a genius with the books [calculus no problem] but a failure with women. His Jewish parents included his mother Bernice, a behavioral psychologist; and his father Bob, a Freudian psychiatrist. His older sister is married and lives in Denver. Besides getting A's in all his classes, Brian finds the time to be yearbook photographer and play the flute and saxophone in the school band [he's left-handed]. In an attempt to get girl's phone numbers and a date, Brian offered his tutoring services to the "cool" Jordan Catalono. When Jordan slept with Rayanne Graff, Brian did the Cyrano-thing and wrote "The Letter" that Jordon used as an apology to his supposed girlfriend, Angela Chase [Brian's been Angela's neighbor and secret admirer since he was five years old]. Brian later befriended fellow outcast Enrique "Ricky" Vasguez [he's gay]. THE NANNY/CBS/1993-99 *(Fran Drescher) Fran Fine, a bridal shop worker from Flushing, New York who got fired from her job, began selling perfume and then landed a job as a nanny to the children of a wealthy Manhattan gentile widower (whom she later married). Other Jewish characters on the program included Renee Taylor as Fran's mother, Sylvia Fine; Ann Guilbert as Fran's grandmother, Yetta Rosenberg-Fine; and Rachel Chagall as Fran's pal, Val. The program was filled with all sorts of Yiddish vocabulary like bar-mitzvah (ceremony marking the 13th year of a Jewish male-passage into manhood); bashert (fated or destined); bubbie (grandmother); bubkes (nothing); farkakta (terrible or ridiculous); kvetch (to complain); meshugeneh (a nutty person); meschpuche (member of an extended family); mozeltov (good luck or congratulations); oy (a negative exclamation like "Oy, my back is killing me!"); punim (face); shlep (to carry or pull something); shnoz (short for schnozzolla meaning "nose"); shmootz (dirt or grime); shvits (to sweat); shikse (non-Jewish woman); tuchas (rear-end, butt, ass, derriere);and yenta (a mouthy or gossipy woman). Once when a woman declines to complain about a problem Fran looks at her and proclaims "You're not Jewish are you?" One of Grandma Yetta's letters revealed she was a Romanian immigrant and that on the way to Ellis Island to marry Joe Fine, an American furrier, she had an affair with the ship's waiter. On another episode Fran and her mother hosted a Passover seder to familiarize Fran's adopted family with Judaism. NED & STACEY/FOX/1995-97 *(Debra Messing/costar) Stacey Colbert, Jewish-American freelance writer for the Village Voice who decides to participates in a sham marriage so that an ambitious ad executive (Ned) can rise the corporate ladder (married men get promoted). The payoff for Stacey: she gets a nicer apartment and she pacifies her parents who bug her about being single. Over time, however, Ned & Stacey (despite some very large arguments & disagreements) begin to really fall in love Other cast included Nadia Dajani as Amanda Moyer, Stacey's sister, a real estate agent who owned Amanda's Amuffin shop; Greg Germann as Eric Moyer, Amanda's accountant husband and Ned's friend; Harry Goz as Stacey's dad, Saul Colbert; and Dori Brenner as Stacy's mom, Ellen Colbert. NORTHERN EXPOSURE/CBS/1990-95 *(Rob Morrow/costar) Joel Fleishman, a Jewish-American Yuppie physician from New York who was required to spend time working in small northern community of Cicely to repay his medical scholarship funded by the State of Alaska. Jessica Lundy appeared as Joel's Jewish girlfriend Elaine Shulman who visited Alaska to see Joel a few times before breaking up with him. Rob Morrow also played the role of Jules Fleischman, Joel's twin brother. NOW AND AGAIN/CBS/1999 *(John Goodman/Eric Close) Michael Wiseman, is a portly middle-aged insurance salesman from new York City. Lisa Schleigelmilch Wiseman (Margaret Colin) is a homemaker. Heather (Heather Matarazzo) is their teenage daughter. She's smart-mouthed, snide and materialistic but she really loves her parents. All's well in the Wiseman family until one day Michael accidentally fell (shoved) into the path of an oncoming subway train. Declared dead, Michael's still functioning brain was harvested by a special covert government group and transplanted into an athletically trim genetically bio-engineered twenty-something body [designed to be the ultimate warrior and spy]. When Michael awoke from this trauma, the image in the mirror was quite a shock but not as shocking as what the project coordinator Dr. Theodore Morris (Dennis Haysbert) told him. For all intents and purposes, Michael was dead. Any attempt at revealing himself to his friends or family would be grounds for all of their immediate termination (like he meant to kill them all, man!). So while his widowed Lisa and daughter Heather coped with life without Dad, Dad was trying his darndest to communicate with them [surreptitiously, of course] and get back to his former life. Caught in the middle of this whole scenario is Michael's wacky but spineless friend, Roger Bender (Gerrit Graham), who shivers in the presence of the intimidating Dr. Morris. Unfortunately, when a chance meeting and conversation in a bookstore between the new Michael and his wife Lisa was observed by Dr. Morris, Michael decided to warn his family and escape with them instead of taking the chance that Dr. Moore might kill them all. Luckily Michael had fled before an electronic chip (a tracking device) could be implanted back into his body. Despite that advantage, Michael and company were now the target of an intensive manhunt. Shades of The Fugitive.
NUMB3RS/CBS/2005+ *(Rob Morrow) Ron Eppes, Jewish FBI agent stationed in Southern California who enlists the aid of his genius mathematician brother, Charlie (David Krumholtz) to calculate the probabilities of crime and criminals using equations. Judd Hirsch appeared as Alan Eppes, the boy's widowed father who is now retired. He previously worked for the City of Los Angeles in the Water Department and is familiar with much of the city's infra-structure. NURSES/NBC/1991-94 *(Kip Gilman/costar) Dr. Hank Kaplan, a Jewish-American physician working at Miami's Community Medical Center. ONCE AND AGAIN **(Billy Campbell) Richard "Rick" Sammler is a 40-year-old divorced architect from Chicago. One day at a school soccer game he meets single parent Lily Brooks Manning and it is love all over again. Will this relationship work out? Who's to say? Richard's family included Karen Davies Sammler, his 39-year-old ex-wife [they divorced three years ago]; Eli Edward Sammler, his academically challenged but athletically active 16-year-old son [he's got a girlfriend named Jennifer]; and Jessie Elizabeth Sammler, his 12-year-old daughter [who secretly fears she'll turn out like her parents]. PICKET FENCES/CBS/1992-95 **(Fyvush Finkel) Douglas Wambaugh, an annoying, outspoken Yiddish defense attorney living in the small town of Rome. Wisconsin. He was so mouthy that even the members of his synagogue voted to refuse him entry to worship. In court Wambaugh was candidly blunt and borderline disrespectful to the judge. He said things that real life attorneys would love to say. Once he told his clients "If you two want to have an honest conversation, leave me out of it. I'm a lawyer!" Fyvush Finkel is a veteran of the Borscht Belt in New York's Catskill Mountains. In 1967, he starred as Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof" for a national touring company; and from 1982-87 appeared as Mr. Musnick in the original off-Broadway production of "Little Shop of Horrors." Fyvush roughly translates as "Phillip" in Yiddish. PLATYPUS MAN/UPN/1995 (Ron Orbach) Lou Golumbiewski, a Jewish-American television producer of "The Platypus Man", a cooking show based in New York City. PRINCESSES/CBS/1991 *(Fran Drescher) Melissa Kirschner, a wisecracking, gum-chewing Jewish-American "princess" from Brooklyn who lived in a roomy Manhattan apartment with her best friend and a real European princess. RHODA/CBS/1974-78 *(Valerie Harper) Rhoda Morgenstern, a Jewish-American window dresser whose prime motivation in life seemed to be getting married and losing weight. Rhoda eventually got both. Slimming down, she moved from Minneapolis to her hometown of New York City where she shared an apartment with her sister Brenda (Julie Kavner). Rhoda met and married Joe Gerard (David Groh), a divorced Wrecking Company owner on October 24, 1974. However, the marriage which was so ballyhooed soon went into the dumpers. Rhoda soon found a job at the Doyle Costume Company. Nancy Walker appeared as Ida Morgenstern, the queen of guilt and manipulation (at least where her children were concerned) was abandoned by her husband, Martin (Harold J. Gould) during the last season of the series, leaving the Morgenstern women single and searching once again for "Mr. Right" (or maybe not). Also featured were Barbara Sharma as Myrna Morgenstein; and Ron Silver as Gary Levy. On the made-for-TV reunion movie Mary & Rhoda (2000) Rhoda is now a successful artist with teenage daughter from a second marriage. She tells her friend Mary "I've studied every religion from Shakers to Judaism. Now, I can make my own furniture and sell it wholesale." TRIVIA NOTE: Valerie Harper is not Jewish but her performance was so convincing that many people she meets are surprised to hear otherwise. THE RUGRATS/NIK/1991-2004 * (Cartoon characters) Stu and Didi Pickles (voices of Jack Riley and Melanie Charoff), a Jewish-American couple with a cute little boy named Tommy Pickles. {and a later addition to the family, Baby, Dil.] Actually it is only Didi who is Jewish. Her parents Boris and Minka Kerpacketer (voice of Michael Bell and Melanie Chartoff) came from Russia, referred to as the "Old Country." The remainder of the characters on the show like Stu, Drew, Charlotte and Angelica are gentiles while baby Chuckie and his father Chaz have no religious affiliation. Grandpa Boris mentioned taht hea had a brother, Sparky; and that he had a feud with an old high school nemesis named Schlomo (seen in "A'Rugrats Chanukah" as the "Meany of Chanukah."). The Jewish faith is highlighted in two classic episode "Passover" and "A Rugrats Chanukah" (ranked #5 in "TV Guides's 10 Best Classic Family Holiday Specials" in 1999.) On the Passover episode Grandpa Boris, a marvelous storyteller, gets locked in the attic with family members and tells the story of how Passover began (with Angelica playing the part of the Pharaoh, Tommy as Moses and the rest of the babies as Hebrew slaves). The Chanukah episode recounted King of Syria King Antiochis IV forcing Greek culture on the Jews, the rebellious Judas the Macchabees leading his fellow Jews to war, and the miracle of the oil (as told in the Talmud). Another Jewish character is the Pickles' goateed, freeloading child psychologist Dr. Lipschitz, M.D. Ph., D, M.S. In fact the Pickles' baby, Dil was born at The Werner P. Lipschitz Center for Holistic Birthing. Although the animated Rugrats series portrayed "Jewishness" in a favorable light, the Rugrats daily comic strip [which is a gag a day format] was a cause for concern for some in the Jewish faith. The controversy began in the Sunday 9/20/98 Rugrats strip, when Grandpa Boris and his synagogue congregation recited a "light-hearted" version of the Mourner's Kaddish during the Rosh Hashanah holiday. Consequently, the Jewish Anti-Defamation League complained about the portrayal of Jews in the strip and targeted the Grandpa Boris as being drawn in the manner similar to Nazi-era Jewish stereotypes. To quell objections from the ADL, the Boris character was removed from the strip and references to religion and religious observances were discontinued. An Associated Press story reported the words of the Rugrat's Jewish co-creator Arlene Klasky saying "No one ever complained about Grandpa [Boris] before; when you see him in the series he's such an adorable, lovable character...Portraying Boris in the two-dimensional format, without hearing the folksy voice that enlivens his personality, is probably what sparked the controversy."
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Oregon wide receiver Devon Allen made headlines in June when he won the 110-meter hurdles title at the NCAA track and field championships. Not only did Allen win the event, his 13.16 time was a record for the NCAA championships in the event.
One would think Allen's accomplishments in track would make him the fastest guy on the football team, but a few of his teammates think otherwise. At Oregon media day on Monday, junior wideout B.J. Kelley named himself as the Ducks' fastest receiver.
"I am," Kelley said, per the Oregonian. "On the field I am. I know he's definitely faster on the track."
Like Allen, Kelley has experience with Oregon's top-ranked track and field program. He ran in the 4X100 race as a sophomore and said he appreciates the way Allen has balanced participating in both track and football.
"It's really hard. When I did it, I would be thinking about how hard I would have to go in football and track," Kelley said. "You can't really hold back. You have to go all out. It's worked out for him and I'm happy for him."
Earlier in July, senior Keanon Lowe said that Allen would beat him in a sprint, but his own speed is superior in other ways.
"If we do three 70-yard sprints, he'll win three. If we run 10, I'm going to get him in the last six or seven. To me, the fastest guy is the guy who can be the fastest for 10 reps. So I'm the fastest," Lowe said.
The 6-foot, 190-pound Allen was a four-star recruit coming out of high school and took a redshirt in his first season with the football program last year. He caught two long touchdowns in the spring game in May and is looking to make an impact for the Ducks moving forward. With Bralon Addison rehabbing a knee injury and several other receivers off to the pros, he has a chance to do just that.
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All-American jumper April Williams will head a contingent of 10 members of the University
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June 27, 2009
"Socialized medicine redefines the relationship between the citizen and the state in all the wrong ways..."
Mark Steyn opines on Gov. Sanford's unfortunate foray into Argentina and more.
22 comments:
- Bruce Hayden said...
I was asked the other day about the difference between American and British sex scandals. In its heyday, Brit sex was about the action – Lord Lambton's three-in-a-bed biracial sex romp; Harvey Proctor's industrial-scale spanking of rent boys; Max Mosley's Nazi bondage sessions, with a fine eye for historical accuracy and the orders barked out in surprisingly accurate German; Stephen Milligan's accidental auto-erotic asphyxiation while lying on a kitchen table wearing fishnet stockings…. With the exception of the last ill-fated foray, there was an insouciance to these remarkably specialized peccadilloes.
I will admit that the British sex scandals would be a lot more fun that what we get. The closest I can remember here was Barney Frank's boy friend's gay prostitution ring run out of his (Frank's) Congressional offices. - 6/27/09, 10:21 AM
- Bruce Hayden said...
But that would take the light off the fact that Frank, after being one of the prime movers in creating the subprime lending scandal, and then in crafting the legislation to "clean" it up, is now asking lenders to loosen up on condominium lending.
- peter hoh said...
shorter Stein: Sanford is no true Scotsman, and it's the fault of big government.
- Rob said...
The Brits sure know how to party.
"By contrast, American sex scandals seem to be either minor campaign-finance infractions – the cheerless half-hearted affair with an aide."
It must be our Puritan heritage
"Small government,narrow responsibilities, part-time legislators and executives, a minimal number of aides, lots of days off: Let's burst the bubble."
If only it was possible - 6/27/09, 10:43 AM
- OldGrouchy Doug Wright said...
As for Sanford, better now than later! Now his wife might be a strong choice for a future elected office.
However, for Marxists, it's always yesterday's news, doesn't matter! - 6/27/09, 11:05 AM
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- Pogo said...
Subjects of the realm will be satisfied with their bowl of medical porridge, and no, you cannot have more.
As always, it's been a pleasure to serve you. And I am obliged to inform you that those over 70 years of age will be offered comfort measures only. - 6/27/09, 11:13 AM
- traditionalguy said...
Steyn is such a talented writer that he discourages mere good writers. His style does communicate precisely his messagealong with his witHis message is a prophecy of doom that has been 90% right so far. And his reviews on songs and movies is the best you will find. If the NYT ran Steyn's column, their readership would awaken and start to think again and the Paper could make money again. But what's the chance of that happening?
- XWL said...
Given Sanford's age, and his being born in the United States, I would think it likely that his banana had its peel surgically removed while he was but an infant.
Otherwise, excellent metaphor. - 6/27/09, 12:25 PM
- Fred4Pres said...
I remember an interview with Joe Pantoliano about the Sopranos. He said the most violent episode of that show in his opinion was not the murders or beatings, but when Tony and the boys dismantled the Ramsey Outdoor store when the owner got behind on gambling debts. The owner of the store was a former friend of Tony. When the owner asked why Tony did that to him, Tony got defensive about the victim/owner being a degenerate gambler (which he was) and then in a moment of clarity Tony admitted--"It is what I do."
And you thought the Sopranos would only be back in reruns. - 6/27/09, 12:41 PM
- PatCA said...
I agree with Steyn, but I think we have already crossed the Rubicon. It is pretty much believed by all that government is supposed to deliver services to us; the only argument seems to be which party can deliver goodies better and faster.
I don't think this is what the Founding Fathers had in mind. - 6/27/09, 12:54 PM
- Joe said...
The problem with any huge organization is that they end up spending more time servicing itself than the people and/or customers they are intended to serve.
The biggest problem with state and federal governments is that they are seizing power because they can and because they need to do so to maintain the Ponzi scheme of power that they already have. - 6/27/09, 1:25 PM
- Deborah said...
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- traditionalguy said...
Good bye medical care, hello incompetant administrators screwing up everything as fast as the have the government schools all for themselves alone.
- kentuckyliz said...
El Rushbo theorized that Sanford lost hope and related it to a story about growing hopelessness in the country. I know I'm depressed. Obamacare will be dangerous to me. Just waitin' for Jeeeebus now.
- Ann Althouse said...
Hey, kentuckyliz! We were worried about you. How are you?
- hdhouse said...
won't it be amazing when we find out that the "long waits" and "no choice" we assign the brits and canadians and evil socialism we brand scandanavia is mostly a load of bullroar foisted on us by the healthcare lobbying community?
I've lived overseas for a number of years in countries where there is free access to healthcare and you know what? i never had to wait, got to see any doctor i chose for any thing, got sick, got well and paid only for the morning paper.
this debate is just stupid. our health care system sucks. our national general health sucks. we use hospital emergency rooms for family doctor visits.
it would be helpful if some didn't just panic and listen to elrushbo who should be the poster boy for bad health and he has all the health care money can buy. such tawdry anecdotal "evidence" belongs in 8th grade debate. - 6/27/09, 10:49 PM
- Jennifer said...
That may be true, hdhouse. But I've lived under an American government run healthcare system for years and my experience has been the opposite. Good luck trying to get an appointment within a reasonable time frame. God help you if you need a significant procedure. And, wouldn't it be nice if you or your kids ever get to see the same doctor twice. Or a doctor at all - surely we should all be happy with a PA or nurse for most any visit.
In the six months before I delivered my daughter, the government run hospital killed off my neighbor, paralyzed and subsequently killed another mother in childbirth and reduced a perfectly healthy child to a vegetable by accidentally applying CO2 instead of oxygen, persistently and determinedly.
My kids have received the best care only at posts where the system was overcrowded and we were allowed to opt out and seek civilian care. When my daughter broke her arm, I rebelled and took her straight to a civilian hospital, costs be damned. Free is nice, but competent is better.
I agree that the system needs some change, but handing it over to the government is the worst possible option. - 6/27/09, 11:35 PM
- Penny said...
Nice to see you back kyliz.
House, I think it is high time we see more panic in the USA. We all like "free stuff", of course, eventually we learn that nothing is really free. There are always ties that bind.
In the 70's the government REQUIRED all businesses to offer HMO's as an alternative to their company plan. The carrot was "free doctor visits", and a supposed focus on wellness. As expected, the young folks flocked there, skyrocketing the costs for company plans. Does any of this sound familiar? I think I heard Obama giving the same spiel the other night without mentioning ultimate outcomes. Soon enough there will be NO competition to the government plan, because they will design it that way. When I hear him say "choice", I want to gag. When I hear him talk about "wellness", I know he means "fees" for behaviors not in line with government defined "best practices".
This is scary stuff, hdhouse. Please be sure you read up on both sides of the discussion before you make up your mind. - 6/28/09, 12:51 AM
- hdhouse said...
penny...i do "read up" before i post here.
call me when we break the top 30 in least infant mortality rates. how about when we break into the top 40 in life expectancy. when medical bills don't enter the top three reasons for bankruptcy give me a call. i'm also sure that medicare has administrative costs over the stated 2-5% range commonly reported...but is it still significantly under private insurers (13-23%).
government is the only entity that can sweepingly change what ails us in this matter...who else? or do you just want people to die at birth or have life expectancies rivaling the underdeveloped countries..or perhaps you want people to go broke in higher record numbers?
if you have a problem you fix it but don't blame the cure for the issue. - 6/28/09, 7:14 AM
- Joe said...
call me when we break the top 30 in least infant mortality rates.
Once again, how the US counts infant mortality is very different that most the rest of the first world. This also affects life expectancy.
Life expectancy for Hawaii, Wisconsin and Utah are very "competitive" with the rest of the first world. - 6/28/09, 4:07 PM
- Joe said...
our health care system sucks. our national general health sucks. we use hospital emergency rooms for family doctor visits.
Completely untrue. You take a handful of anecdotes from a handful of inner city neighborhoods and extend them throughout the country.
I have excellent health care. Most Americans have excellent health care. Most rich people world-wide use the US for their medical care because it's the best in the world. - 6/28/09, 4:11 PM


text: Newt Gingrich Wants to Build a Second America on the MoonCassie Murdoch1/25/12 9:45pmFiled to: Newt GingrichPoliticsMoonSpaceTravelFloridaGopCampaignMarsearthRepublicantweetFbAppic105EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Hey, everybody, have you heard the good news? If Newt Gingrich is elected president, we can all go live on the moon! Cool…wait, what? Yep, here's what the man said earlier today:AdvertisementBy the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American.If that sounds far-fetched, it's because it is—for all kinds of reasons, chief among them is how the hell we're going to pay for it. He has some vague plan having to do with public-private partnership, which seems tenuous at best. But he's not going to be stopped by something as dumb as responsible spending. (Something so dumb his party has made it one of the central tenets of their platform.)AdvertisementHe also has a plan to send a man to Mars, and he thinks we should build launch areas that could send up multiple spacecraft in a day. Hmm, maybe we ought to work on making the airports, roads, and bridges right here on Earth more functional before we set off for Mars. Just a thought.Obviously, the logical thing is to dismiss this proposal out of hand as the ravings of a man so crazed with the thought of power that he is willing to say or do anything to win. (And it's worth remembering that he said these things in Florida, which is filthy space lovers.) But, according to Newt, this "innovative" plan just means he's a forward thinker:Does that mean I'm visionary? You betcha.Oh, God. Powerful Sarah Palin flashback. Make it stop! But, seriously, if you really think about it, he is a kind of visionary because if he does become president, this country will become so unlivable that people will probably be trying to flee to the moon the minute he's declared the winner. Not to mention what the Republican energy and climate change policies will do to the planet. If we even make it through two terms of Gingrich rule, we'll probably have to go to the moon because Earth will be but a crispy hunk of planet that looks like it was left in the toaster too long. So, I guess, kudos to Newt for thinking ahead. To infinity… and beyond!SponsoredNewt pledges moon base by second term [Politico]Reply105 repliesLeave a reply


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I am what they call "A STRONG WHITE WOMAN"(not to sound racist), I am 26 years old woman from Alabama. I have been married for 8 years, we've been together for 10. I have 2 beautiful children, a daughter thats 7, she just started second grade, and a son that is 3 and he stays at home with his Mommy. I am a very independent woman. I love to be able to do things on my own so no one else is burdened with my problems. My family knows I love them very much.I like to think of myself as a kind hearted, selfless, and compassionateperson with morals.


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3.81 / 5.00 7,804 ViewsThis is my first multiplayer game. You can change your name and color, or just click the multiplayer button to get in. Use the mouse to click and drag the dot or adjust with the arrows. You can also use the keyboard arrows and CTRL (or S) to fire. If someone has a lock on you click the left and right buttons(or press A or D) to evade.
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01.18.08 - In the "Private Team" screen you can join a buddy even they are already in a game. You can also type in the game room you want to join like "Game-123". Have fun!
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08.11.07 - New version 2.0 is available: new colors, bonuses, 1P mode and private teams.
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Thank you for giving my friend Kristen and I free tickets for our respective birthdays in the Golden Moon Casino Level. We had a lot of fun, even if the results of the game weren't as we hoped.
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Please take advantage of this program! Just go to braves.com/birthday for more information and for your free ticket!
I had a busy day yesterday and wasn't able to go early for BP, but hopefully the pics I did snag will be interesting enough.
A lone rose in Mechanicsville.
Chipper and Yunie got picked off in the first, a bad start to the game: video
The GMC Level has some really great food options. I ended up with chicken nachos and my friend had BBQ. We talked about the pasta bar, but that was all the way on the other side. :D That's on my list to try one day.
Jo-Jo wasn't happy to be in the bullpen. This lucky shot is just for you Gonzo-lovers:
The Tools get ready for their race. Drill totally knows how popular he is now -- watch him strut!
An umpire got dinged during an AB.
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Anyone recognize his intro music? It just sounds like "generic rock song" to me, but then, I rarely listen to rock...
Braves.com is now bilingual, one of the signs at the park told us. pic 1 ~ pic 2 ~ totally random pic 3 that showed up right after 1 and 2
A fan threw a baseball onto the field. Schafer looked in that direction, appeared to see it, and didn't go remove it. A little bit later, Frenchy ran over and tossed it back into the stands -- to a random fan and not the jerk who threw the ball onto the field during play.
What's the snack bag that the rookies are forced to carry to and from the bullpen called? The Barbie bag, or something? This year's bag is baby blue with pink straps -- sorry you can't see it clearly in this picture.
Full album here. We lost horribly, but it was still a fun time. Thanks again, Braves! See you soon!
PS -- I updated the intro songs with Frenchy's and Baby's new songs, as well as a correction for Garret. :) I can't believe Baby's batting to the Black Eyed Peas now.


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I have just had a new set of dentures made. This is my 4th set over the last 25 years. My gums are burning when I wear this new set. On all previous sets my gums never had a burning sensation. If I put my old set in there is no burning sensation.
It may be some kind of allergic reaction to the material. Check this problem with your dentist who fabricated the new dentures. You may need a new set of dentures fabricated with a different kind of acrylic if the burning sensation doesn?t go away in couple weeks.
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