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Disaster Assistance
From Consumer Wiki
The Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) supports state and local governments in emergency planning, preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery responsibilities in peacetime and wartime. FEMA provides funding, technical assistance, supplies, equipment and training to state and local governments when major disasters are beyond their resources. Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, nuclear power plant accidents, dam safety, radiological and hazardous materials incidents and strategic nuclear attack are a few of the areas in which FEMA assists.
National Teleregistration
FEMA's national toll-free telephone bank which accepts registrations for disaster assistance.
FEMA's Help Line
(800) 525-0321
After consumers have applied for financial assistance, they may call the Help Line within 7-10 days to inquire about the status of their application.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
P.O. Box 2965
Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-1365
(800) 638-6620
Processing center for the NFIP. Processes flood insurance claims, endorsements, cancellations, etc. nationwide.
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)Provides consumers with referrals to flood insurance agents in their area. Consumers may order flood insurance forms and literature which is available at no charge.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
(800) 427-4661
The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES) statutorily created by and directly under the Office of the Governor, coordinates overall state agency response to major disasters in support of local government. OES is responsible for assuring the state's readiness to respond to and recover from natural, manmade, and war-caused emergencies, and for assisting local government in their emergency preparedness, response and recovery efforts.
OES helps local governments assess disaster damages and set up Disaster Application Centers; maintains the State Emergency Plan and 24-hour toll-free toxic release Hot-line; relays toxic spill reports to state/federal response and regulatory agencies; coordinates search and rescue missions for individuals lost in the wilderness.
Office of Emergency Services (OES)
3650 Schriever Ave
Mather, CA 95655
Mailing address:
PO Box 419047
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-9047
(916) 845-8470
(916) 845-8510
(916) 945-8474 Fax
CalTrans has an automated phone line that announces road conditions of major California highways. The most frequently requested highways: I-5, US-50 and Interstate 80 are played first, followed by selective routes in numerical order.
CalTrans Highway Information Network
(800) 427-7623
(916) 445-1534
If touchtone is unavailable
The Sunrise Region Office of CalTrans, District 3
703 B Street
Marysville, CA 95901
Mailing address: PO BOX 911
Marysville, CA 95901
(530) 741-4211
Natiional Weather Service
The American Red Cross, created in 1905 by Congressional Charter, is a volunteer humanitarian organization which provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
They provide food, clothing, medical help, temporary shelter and financial help to victims of disaster to repair homes and buy essentials. Locates family members missing in other countries as a result of war, civil crisis or disaster. Provides information, referral and financial aid to members of the U.S. armed forces and their families. Ensures a safe blood supply and collects, processes and distributes half the nation's blood supply.
American Red Cross
Sacramento Sierra Chapter
8928 Volunteer Lane, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95826
American Red Cross National Headquarters
2025 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 303-5000
Consumers may contact the Salvation Army for daycare information, social services center and adult rehabilitation center information, and the Community Center and Senior Residence Center locations.
Salvation Army Shelter Services
1200 North B Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 442-0331
(916) 442-3790 Fax
Salvation Army National Headquarters
615 Slaters Lane
PO Box 269
Alexandria, VA 22313
Programs available:
- 30 Day Shelter Program - Beds available for 128 men and 20 women;
- Food Box Program - Reach Program (Relief for Energy Assistance through Community Help)
- Energy Bill Assistance - pays outstanding PG&E bills for consumers experiencing energy emergencies.
- Emergency Canteen - Food service vehicle provides assistance for local emergencies.
Consumer Resource & Referral Guide
Directory of State Agencies
Directory of Federal Agencies
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Great to find this group. I have 3 Aussies. I also make dog harness and collars for a living. Love working with the dogs.
I have a long-haired German Shepherd named Leo, a young Standard Poodle named Sheldon and a beautiful tabby cat named Ivy. They are very dear to me and keep me sane. They're also very spoiled and get to sleep on the bed. Sheldon's groomer plays loud Christian music while grooming, so I'm a little worried that Sheldon might be become born again and turn on the rest of us heathens. But the groomer does a good job. I think Ivy is Jewish because when she gets upset her yowls sound like "Yahweh! Yahweh!"
Hey there! I'm new to the group. I have two shepherd rescues Mojo 11 and Sami 5. I have a kitty named Cooper age 7. I am a pet groomer and have worked with animals since I was around 14. I was so excited to see this group on here! Hopefully you guys are pretty active!
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Nail Polish Inventor
By: Legacy Staff
5 years ago
In the spring when the weather warms up, open-toed shoes emerge from the closet and women begin to ponder their toes. An array of new colors invariably tempt us to apply a coat of shellac to brighten things up. Most women know that the chemicals in nail polish aren't the best thing we could be applying on the tips of our digits. But cosmetics being what they are, and women being what we are – well, we make sacrifices.
Featured in an NPR story, Gera explained the importance of Inglot's "breathable" polish to Muslim women:Recently, an inventor passed away who had developed a non-toxic, breathable polish that has particular meaning for Muslim women. Associated Press reporter Vanessa Gera was preparing a story about Wojciech Inglot and his O2M – for oxygen and moisture – polish when the 57-year-old chemist and cosmetics executive suddenly died in February.
Though the Muslim holy book, the Quran, does not specifically address the issue of nail polish, some Islamic scholars have said that water must touch the surface of the nail for the washing ritual to be done correctly. Some Muslim women might put nail polish on after finishing the last prayer of the day before going out, and then take it off again before dawn prayers…
In November, an Islamic scholar tested the O2M polish against a traditional polish and found that it does indeed allow water to seep through. After the results were posted on a blog, Inglot Cosmetics noticed a significant rise in sales and questions coming from Muslim women. Now the company markets the polish as "halal certified" – tested and approved for Muslim use.
In an interview not long before his death, Inglot said he had health-conscious women in mind when he created the breathable polish and was surprised by the appeal to Muslim women.
Written by Susan Soper. Soper is the author of ObitKit™, A Guide to Celebrating Your Life. A lifelong journalist, she has been a reporter with Newsday, writer for CNN, and Features Editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where she launched a series called "Living with Grief."


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NightSky is an action-puzzle game that provides players with an ambient gameplay experience where cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed, picturesque worlds. Each of these worlds is broken into different areas in which the player must manoeuvre a mysterious crystal sphere by using realistic physics to advance. There are no enemies, no bosses and no violence in NightSky. An intuitive experience, NightSky is friendly for casual and mainstream gamers alike. It also offers a formidable challenge for hardcore players, with an unlockable Master mode. The original soundtrack by experimental jazz musician, Chris Schlarb will further heighten the surreal experience.
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The reviews for the Apple Surface are coming in. There's two reviews at The Verge, one at the Wall Street Journal, and John Gruber's got early access from Apple as well.
The general gist? If you've ever read a Surface Pro review, you've read all the iPad Pro reviews. Well, mostly - the complaints leveled at the Surface Pro are being tip-toed around a bit now that they apply to an Apple product, of course, and suddenly, the magic argument "but it will get better in the future" is now completely valid, while the same argument is never considered valid for the Surface Pro (or something like the Priv and its early bugs).
That being said, all reviews dive into just how uncomfortable the iPad Pro is to use as a laptop - and the problem, of course, is iOS itself. iOS is a mobile, touch-first operating system that Apple is now trying to shoehorn into a laptop role. iOS provides no support for mice or trackpads, and the keyboard and iOS lack most basic shortcut keys, so in order to do anything other than typing, you'll need to lift your arm and reach for the screen to use touch. This is something Apple has mocked for years as the reason not to include touch on laptops, and now they release a device which requires it 100%.
This is what happens when you run out of ideas and try to shoehorn your cashcow - iOS - into a role it was never intended to fulfill, without being gutsy enough to make the changes it requires. The iPad Pro is clearly screaming for a touchpad (and proper keyboard shortcuts), but it doesn't have any, and according to John Gruber, it never will (a comment I filed away for later when Apple inevitably adds mouse support to iOS).
Microsoft's Surface may not be perfect, but its problems stem almost exclusively not from a lack in hardware capability or a faulty concept, but from Microsoft's Metro environment being utterly shit. The concept of having a tablet and a laptop in the same device, seamlessly switching between a tablet UI and a desktop UI, is sound - the only problem is that Microsoft doesn't have a working tablet UI and applications. Meanwhile, trying to shoehorn a mobile, touch-first UI into a laptop form factor is just as silly and idiotic as trying to shoehorn a desktop UI into a mobile, touch-first form factor - and Apple should know better.
Or should they? Paul Thurrott, earlier this week:
While the iPad Pro was in many ways inevitable, it also points to a crisis of original thought at Apple, which has been coasting on the iPhone's coattails for perhaps too long. At Apple, the solution to every problem is another iPhone. And the iPad Pro, like the new Apple TV and the Apple Watch, is really just another attempt to duplicate that singular success in other markets.
Thurrott really hits the nail on the head. The iPhone became a success because Apple sought - and succeeded in - designing an interface and interaction model that was specifically designed for the iPhone's input methods - the multitouch display, the home button. Ever since that major big hit, they've been trying to shoehorn that exact same interface and interaction model into every major new product - the Apple Watch, the new Apple TV, and now the iPad Pro. However, if there's one thing we've learned from Palm OS (pen-first, mobile-first) and iOS (multitouch-first, mobile-first), it's that every form factor needs a tailored interaction model - not a shoehorned one.
When you're a hammer, every problem looks like a nail - which sums up Apple's new major product lines ever since the release of the iPhone, and the iPad Pro seems no different. It will do great as an iPad+, but beyond that? It's not going to make a single, meaningful dent, without considerable restructuring of iOS' UI and interaction models - and lots and lots of crow.


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About ezTaxReturn
We opened our doors in 1999.
Before YouTube, before Facebook, even before Michael Jordan retired from professional basketball, ezTaxReturn was created to make doing taxes fast, easy and affordable for average Americans. Now, after more than 17 years, we've:
- successfully filed millions of federal and state tax returns,
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News and Events: Press releases
UN Girls Education Initiative calls for girls education to be a top international priority
This years Global Action Week focuses on Education for Women and Girls, as females continue to constitute 53 per cent more than half of the population of out-of-school children.
Making sure that both girls and boys have an equal opportunity to education is a huge challenge for the global community, said Cheryl Gregory Faye, Head of the UNGEI Secretariat. With only four years left until the Millennium Development Goals deadline, we must step up our efforts to ensure all children everywhere their right to a quality education. Recent key reports have warned the progress made in education and gender equality over recent years is slowing down, she continued. UNGEI calls on the global community to step up the momentum.
There have been impressive gains over the last two decades to ensure girls and boys have equal access to primary education. However, at least 69 countries are yet to achieve gender parity in primary school enrolment and many are unlikely to achieve this target by the 2015 deadline, according to the 2011 Education for All Global Monitoring Report. And in 26 countries, there are fewer than nine girls in primary school for every ten boys. The gap widens at secondary level.
Children, particularly girls, in conflict-affected countries are the most deprived of access to education, according to the same report.
With barely four years remaining, the stakes in meeting the Millennium Development Goals are high, and costs of the failure to meet these targets will most likely be disproportionately borne by the worlds poorest and most vulnerable girls and women.
Globally, only one out of three countries has reached parity in both primary and secondary education, and where parity has been reached the challenge still remains in keeping girls in school and learning.
Deep-rooted inequalities linked to wealth, gender, ethnicity, language and location continue to be major barriers to universal primary education.
UNGEI is committed to working to overcome these challenges through continued investments in initiatives that promote enrolment and retention of girls in school. These include subsidies and financial incentives for girls, such as stipends, scholarships and uniforms, as well as school fee abolition for all children. Creating safe school environments, both physical and psychological, and introducing changes in education systems that can contribute to gender equality in the long term are critically important.
Other key steps include paying greater attention to policy, finance and programming relating to gender equality, including in education in emergencies, ensuring that gender equality efforts address the rights of boys as well as girls. Mainstreaming gender in education at all levels, including policy, budgeting and administration, and integrating gender in various aspects of development, especially social protection and poverty alleviation, are other important interventions.


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10 Tips To Stay Married For A Lifetime
I recently received a tweet from the Huffington Post about the myth of marriage for a lifetime. Honestly, I didn't even open the link because I am so tired of hearing how impossible it is to stay married to someone. With that mindset, I can see why. When divorce is a constant option, it keeps the idea on the table and in the minds of married couples. Perhaps we need a reframe–why marriage for a lifetime is possible!
Dr. Linda Mintle writes the relationship and advice blog Doing Life Together on Beliefnet.


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Honda opens second Environmental Learning Center in Alpharetta, GA
If you ever thought that Honda's long tradition of commitment to rider training and environmental education couldn't get any stronger, think again. In late October, the company's Rider Education Center (REC) located just north of Atlanta in Alpharetta, Georgia held a grand opening for its newly completed Environmental Learning Center (ELC). This is the second such project for Honda; in June, 2001, Honda's Colton, California REC opened the first-ever ELC. The two centers share identical goals: to provide a state-of-the-art off-highway-vehicle training facility, environmental education for the community and a model for OHV recreation facilities in urban park settings.
Honda's Alpharetta ELC consists of 5.5 forested acres that flank the side and rear of the existing 3-acre, 14-year-old street, dirt and ATV training facility. The ELC addition is designed to simultaneously teach real-world off-road riding techniques and environmentally responsible rider ethics to beginners and experienced riders alike.
"We hope that by teaching people how to ride in a natural setting, we will instill in them a sense of how to leave a riding area just as they found it," says Rider Education Center Administrator Don Wilson.
In geographic terms, the Alpharetta REC is located in the Piedmont area between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Upper Coastal Plain. Dotted with small mountains, most of the region is characterized by rolling hills, rivers, ravines, and red Georgia clay. With an average annual rainfall of over 54 inches, many varieties of lush vegetation abound in the region.
When the Alpharetta Rider Education Center first opened in 1990, Honda offered rider training for street and off-road motorcyclists and ATV riders. It wasn't long before the wooded areas adjacent to the off-road training range were developed to teach off-road riders intermediate riding skills. To further develop this area into an environmental classroom, Honda enlisted the aid of several environmental experts for the ELC project.
"We worked closely with the city of Alpharetta's environmentalists to ensure that the project itself had no environmental impact," Wilson says. "It was a tremendous learning experience." He points to a nearby American Beech tree. "It's rare to see a beech so large, but that one is sitting on the bank of a small stream, so it always has plenty of water. We were careful to build our trail systems in a way that will not deter its growth or affect the water quality of the stream."
To create an ideal training environment for off-road and ATV riders, Honda followed proven U.S. Forest Service trail building practices to construct a number of training stations that mimic real-world riding scenarios. The trail head features a covered wooden pavilion that serves as an outdoor classroom. Once on the 1.2-mile trail, riding coaches instruct the riders how to navigate common challenges, including wet and dry rock beds, step-ups, a sand pit, rolling whoops, a bridge, inclines and descents. A bypass at each station enables less experienced riders to opt out of the exercise.
Wilson is quick to point out that the new center is not exclusively for motorcyclists and ATV riders. In fact, quite the opposite, as a number of non-riding projects have already been completed on the property. Four bluebird houses have been erected, and posters have been placed in an outdoor kiosk to enable visitors to identify native vegetation and birds. Wilson has even found a local beekeeper who is interested in developing an apiary education program, and plans are underway for the construction of a soil window-a see-through panel crosscut into the soil and covered by doors that can be opened briefly to view subterranean life.
Youth groups planning to visit the ELC include Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, elementary school classes, and local PALs (police activity leagues for at-risk youth). "We are committed to educating everyone about the responsible use of outdoor areas, and look forward to hosting a variety of groups from this community and beyond," Wilson says.
What's next for the industry's education and environmental leader? Honda has already begun to construct an ELC addition at its Rider Education Center in Irving, (Dallas) Texas, and has plans for its fourth ELC addition at its REC in Troy, Ohio.


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Feds probe finances at Fairfield Housing Authority
A special agent from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development is investigating "suspect transactions" at the Fairfield Housing Authority, apparently including the role of the agency's top official who left last year.
FHA Executive Director Carol Martin, who came on board at the end of April, told the Fairfield Citizen on Wednesday that when she took over the job, "There were some suspect transactions and we turned it over to federal investigators." Martin, who succeeded Elizabeth Gutierrez, said she could not comment further on the matter because of the investigation, but added the FHA is cooperating fully.
The probe of finances at the FHA, which has had three executive directors since long-time Director Charles Feld retired in 2007, was revealed during a Board of Finance discussion Tuesday night of the $65,000 still owed by the agency to the town for payroll processing. That practice was discontinued several years ago.
"The authorities are pursuing the person who allegedly absconded with some funds," Robert Mayer, the first selectman's chief of staff and the town's acting fiscal officer, told the finance panel.
No names were specifically mentioned as possible subjects of the investigation, but James Walsh, a finance board member and former selectman, made reference to an "employee of the housing authority who left." Since the FHA is partially funded by federal money, he said, "the FBI was following her." Walsh also said this former employee now lives in Truth or Consequences, N.M.
The probe at this point, however, is being handled by HUD and not the FBI.
Investigations into allegations of fraud involving housing authorities are handled by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General in the district office with jurisdiction for the state -- in this instance, that is the New England District office in Boston. A call to that office was not returned.
Gutierrez, Martin's predecessor, was granted a six-to-eight-week leave of absence by the housing authority last December. In January, FHA board members learned Gutierrez had submitted a letter of resignation effective Dec. 31, 2011, and apparently took a similar post in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Prior to coming to Fairfield, Gutierrez was the director of four New York statewide housing programs. Gutierrez took the post in August 2010, succeeding Marilyn McNee, who was hired to replace Feld and held the job three years.
According to a May 15 story in a Truth or Consequences newspaper, "The Herald," the local housing authority's executive director, Elizabeth Gutierrez, was scheduled to give a presentation at a City Commission meeting. It could not be confirmed Wednesday that Gutierrez is the same official who held the Fairfield post; calls to the New Mexico city's offices were not returned to the Fairfield Citizen.
First Selectman Michael Tetreau reminded the finance board Tuesday that while Fairfield Housing Authority board members are appointed by the town, the agency is quasi-independent and does not report to the town.
On Wednesday, Tetreau said, "Starting last spring, shortly after (Gutierrez) left the FHA, we sat down with the chairman of the housing authority, one of the remaining executive staff and representatives of HUD, and talked about where the organization was and some of the financial challenges they were having and where they were going.
"The investigation into the executive director was happening on a parallel path and we weren't directly involved in that investigation."
Tetreau said he doesn't how much money was involved in the suspect transactions.
As for the housing authority's ability to repay the $65,000 it owes the town in the near future, Mayer said that does not seem likely. The authority, which manages the Trefoil Court and Pine Tree Lane housing complexes for seniors and the local housing voucher program, has a $327,000 federal deficit. "I don't know if they can pay it before clearing that up," he said.
"I think it would be nice to get an agreement that would be between the housing authority and the town," Walsh said, that acknowledges the payroll-processing debt "to the penny."
Finance board member James Brown said the town does have a letter dated Oct. 29 from Martin asking that the agency be released from the $65,000 payroll-processing obligation. Brown asked if the town had any intention of writing off the debt.
Mayer replied that the town has no intention of writing off the debt, and that the authority's director and chairman have been so informed.
"The housing authority has been very cooperative," Tetreau said. "They had some internal issues that they had to clear up." He said the agency "brought in a new manager, who is phenomenal."


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The Sweet Little Headband
Difficulty: Easy
Time: 30minutes - an hour
Fun-ness: Fun-o-rama
* Size J crochet hook
* 100% cotton Yarn (I used Sugar and Cream Brand)
* 1/2 inch wide ribbon
*Glue Gun (or equally strong adhesive
* Sewing Needle and thread
* Yarn needle
Part 1: The headband!!
Step 1: Making your strand
Take your yarn and crochet hook and chain 175 (150 for a smaller head) stitches. Make sure to leave a 8 inch yarn tail on each side of the chain to help in sewing it together later. This chain will serve as all three strands of your band. Tie off and fold the strand into thirds.
Step 2: Creating 3 bands
Squeeze the three pieces together at one end, and using the yarn tail, sew the 3 pieces of the band together. You will be using a yarn needle for this step. After the ends are tight and secure, tie off, and cut off any excess yarn. Repeat on the opposite side.
Step 3: Prep the Ribbons
Cut two 15 inch pieces of coordinating ribbon. To keep from fraying, slightly melt one side's edge using the stove top burner (if you do both sides, it makes it hard to attach to the band later). Repeat on the second piece of ribbon.
Step 4: Attaching the Ribbons
Taking your un-melted ribbon side, fold over a 1/8 inch seam and hotglue it down (or sew...whatever you prefer). This will create a finished look on your edge. Taking your crocheted band and wrap the ribbon width wise around the band and hot glue it down (once again, if you prefer to sew, be my guest...I'm just more of the "get it done quick" type). Repeat this process with the second ribbon.
Step 5: Creating a finished and secure look
In order to create a finished look, cut two 2 inch pieces or ribbon. Fold over both ends, and create an 1/8 inch seam using my favorite tool...the hot glue gun. Next, fold the entire ribbon in half...hot dog style...and glue it in place. Last, wrap it around your already attached ribbon, gluing it down as you go, to create a "cap" look. This will also help to further secure the ribbon to your band. Repeat this process on the other side as well
Part 2: The Flower!
**The following instructions are based on the assumption that you already know the basics of crocheting. If you are trying it for the first time, here is a good video to help you with the basics as you follow the tutorial.
ch: Chain
sk st: Skip Stitch
sl st: Slip Stitch
sc: Single Crochet
hdc: Half Double Crochet
dc: Double Crochet
Step 1: Creating a Base
To start off, you will need to ch 4, and sl st into the first worked ch in order to create a small circle.
Ch 2 (this will serve as your first dc), and then dc 11 times into the center of the small circle. Sl st to finish the base off.
Step 2: Creating Flower Petal Base
Ch 5, sk st, and dc into the next stitch. This will create a loop to crochet your petals onto. Ch 3, sk st, and dc into the next stitch. Continue until you have a total 5 loops and 3 chains. To end, sl st to the first worked chain.
Step 3: Creating the First Round of Petals
Into the first loop, complete the following stitches:
sc, hdc, 4 dc, hdc, sc
This will create one petal. Repeat these stitches on the remaining 5 loops.
Step 4: Creating a Second Round Base
Sl St down to the bottom circle, right between 2 of the dc (from step 2). ch 4, sk st, and dc into the next ch st. This will create a loop for your second round of petals. ch 2, sk st, dc into next ch st. Continue until you have a total of 5 loops and 2 chains. sl st into the first worked chain to create 6 loops total
Step 5: Creating Second Round Petals
Into the first loop, complete the following stitches:
sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sc
This will create one petal. Repeat these stitches on the remaining 5 loops. Tie off to finish. (Work the yarn tail into the flower using a yarn needle)
Step 6: Finishing it all off
Close up the flower's center using the yarn tail closest to the center. String on a yarn needle, and pull the yarn around the entire circumference of the opening. Pull tight to close. Tie off, and cut the remaining tail.
At this point, you have two options, You can hot glue the flower onto an alligator clip so that you can take the flower on and off the headband. Your second option is to hot glue or sew the flower onto the headband (I chose this option, and it is pictured below). You can do whatever you fancy...
And there you go...you're done!!
Now you can enjoy your hard work, and every time someone asks "Where did you get that cute headband" you can proudly say "I made it!"


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California Western School of Law donated more than 140 pounds of non-perishable food items to the San Diego Food Bank in honor of longtime professor and trustee Murray Galinson, who died unexpectedly Jan. 3.
"Murray's spirit of community engagement and philanthropy lives on through those of us who continue his work," said California Western Dean Niels B. Schaumann. "Many lives were touched by Murray's contributions to the community. We hope these food items offer comfort and support to local families in need."
Additonally, Galinson's commitment to the community and to legal education will live on through a new scholarship assisting incoming students who have overcome significant obstacles. For more information, contact Director of Development and Alumni Relations Lori Boyle at firstname.lastname@example.com.
225 Cedar St.
San Diego, CA 92101
April 23, 2010 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin speaks with the Dean of Cal Western School of Law, Steven Smith, about education in the legal industry.
Jamie Cooper, an assistant dean at California Western School of Law, explains how comics are bringing the concept of law to Latin American countries through the Proyecto Acceso program.
All contents herein copyright San Diego Source ® 1994-2018


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Kyrie has better grapple range than Amitie, Shamal, Arf and Fate. That kick has some range to it.
Well, screw that. I like a challenge, but this game pushed OVER the line and went from challenge to FRUSTRATION! HELL! I managed to beat U-D three times (Rein, Hayate and Kyrie, the last two by time out). That was a challenge, but it wasn't super frustration!
And I beat Stern with Yuuno easily.
And Einhart wasn't too hard with Nanoha.
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Oh. Then you have just entered the Nightmare of ridiculous A.I. The CPU will get stronger from this sequence onward. Hope you don't smash your PSP when it comes to Sequence 11, the first part is hell.
Note: Heidi and Stern are nuts when they challenge you in Arcade Mode. You will get what I mean if you manage to fight them.
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I can beat U-D fine enough when she doesn't have boss boost. Just gotta keep shooting at her. Melee is too dangerous if I'm not using Einhart.
So thus far I've gotten all of Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate's costumes. Hayate's actually wearing an apron in her casual outfit. Fate's swimsuit is wierd. The A version has a sarong, but the B version doesn't.
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Is that so? Without boss boost, U-D is weak in cross range as her attacks are slow and thus easy to interrupt and counter. Just beware of her FBD and you should be fine. Heck, without boss boost, U-D is just a punching bag in my opinion.
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All I know is that you go to www.bandainamcogames.co.jp/cs_support/enq and click the Gears of Destiny link. On the following page there's a text field where you're supposed to type in the code that's on the back of the game's instruction booklet. I'm guessing from there another page will appear with a survey. Have Google translate handy to help you fill it out. I think once you do it'll give you a code that use you to get the costumes from PSN.
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To get the code for the Materials swimsuits go to the OFFICIAL SITE, and then the Special page. There's a field on the right where you enter the code on your booklet and it'll give you the code. Forget about the damn survey (I did it and got nothing), GO THERE!!!
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Just got my game today and thank goodness I looked into this thread, otherwise I may have never known about the DLC.
As far as attaining the DLC goes just go to the game's HP, go the "Special" section and it should take you to the screen where you'll enter the product code on the back cover of your game's instruction. Upon doing so you'll be given the code that you'll need to enter in the PlayStation Store as if you're entering a code for a PSN card. You should then be taken to the DLC page.
As far as the game goes, I'm thinking that its ok for now..I just started sequence 7 so. I'll wait to say anything more til I get more done in the game.
*EDIT* Oh dang, looks like I was beaten to the punch.
|2012-01-18, 04:43
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Stuff I did to beat story mode:
Played for 3 days straight.
I have finally completed the damn game.
Chrono: Alternate between jenga and snipe.
Vita: Giant Iron ball and homing balls are your best friend (and if they don't have super armor, gigant or rakaten when you see the whites of their eyes).
Kyrie: Rapid fire and finest cannon (same with Amitie).
Nanoha: axel shooter and divine buster.
Reinforce: just use hibiki or whatever that violet beam is. Or spam the bind when the opponent stops to attack. Also used balls+hibiki.
Hayate: alternate between long and short charges xD. Also used swords.
Fate/Levi: Guard+Full Drive and Sonic Form. Then attack from Long Range. Spark and Slash.
Einhart: simply spammed reflect projectiles.
Vivio: spammed bullets like crazy. Or beat opponent up in melee.
Stern: same as Nanoha except Pyro and Blast Heat.
Dearche: arondight. Or spam basic ranged projectile like a machine gun.
Signum: KILL IT WITH FIRE. (slash sometimes).
Zafira: kick kick kick (circle or D).
Twins: jenga (to hell). And try getting FD in.
Shamal: ......... Just try to lure to shield. I had problems using her.
Touma: silver cannon, most of the time.
Yuuno: .... Shield charge (lol wtf is a Crusader skill from RO doing here...) and run.
Long range is ones best friend to opponents you can't handle
FULL DRIVE ASAP (except vs UD) <- cant be blamed cause I did it and it worked.... 70% of the time, one has to note the speed of the full drive, including range. Or just dash crazy around the opponent until he has opened himself to attack.
btw is it possible to compile all of the OST is Gears of Destiny?
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I dunno if it's just me, but I found shamal to have very interesting moves, since her mini tornadoes are affected by all her other wind moves, and can have many uses...
Like use the cyclone shield to send the mini tornadoes to the enemy, and teleport to close range and watch how they enemy suffers either way if they try to combo you or block. (Since you can just grab them if they block)
Don't really think this game is hard though....
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They were mentioning an interview that Frank Oz did as Animal, in the Tough Pigs interview. Any idea what this was? Not finding anything via the search engine. -- Zanimum 17:16, June 13, 2011 (UTC)
- The Muppets on Muppets - Oscarfan 20:14, June 13, 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks both! I was thinking it was an actual talk show, threw me off. -- Zanimum 23:23, June 14, 2011 (UTC)
Ginger Baker
I just don't see much connection between Animal and Keith Moon in terms of appearance. To me Animal has always been pretty obviously inspired by Ginger Baker. While Keith played a double-bass drum kit, so did Ginger and Baker also had this "wild-man" behind-the-drums persona attached to him. The real giveaway however is the flaming red hair and beard. There are any number of pictures out there, especially from the Cream era, showing Baker flailing away behind his kit with his long red hair flying wildly about. He looked like a devil with drumsticks...just like how Animal would go on to be created like. -- User:Lad919 23:00, August 8, 2009
- Everybody thinks Animal was inspired by someone. He wasn't. I think other drummers have been inspired by Animal. -- Danny (talk) 05:51, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Jim and Frank quotes
Are there sources on the Jim and Frank quotes? I know I'm being a source queen, but it's really easy for people to misquote if they're going from memory. I think backstage info should always use direct quotes from published sources, either in the text itself or under a References heading at the bottom. -- Toughpigs 02:41, 3 Jan 2006 (UTC)
Casting Note
The Casting History currently lists David Rudman as playing Animal on SNL. In fact, David puppeteered Animal, but Eric Jacobson (who was performing Fozzie) threw his voice to do the vocals live. I heard David was visible onscreen at some point (during the curtain call maybe?) so it might be worth keeping David in as a footnote, but should this be clarified on the list? How? Does someone with more formatting nous want to tackle it? TV's KB 15:15, 18 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- If someone wants to put it under trivia, I guess that would be OK, but I'd probably list it under the SNL appearance instead of here. I, for one, am not prepared to start listing every time a character was puppeteered but not voiced by a different performer.--Pantalones 16:05, 20 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- My guideline for the Recast FAQ was: "This FAQ tracks voices, not puppets, so it won't include instances of the original performer looping the character's voice." I think once you get into who manipulated which puppet, you go into a very complicated place that you can't escape from. -- Toughpigs 18:00, 20 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Keith Moon
A new user posted: "It is believed the character of Animal is based at least in part upon the likeness of Keith Moon, drummer for the seminal British rock band The Who." Can I ask where that rumor comes from? "It is believed" doesn't seem like a good enough source to me. -- Toughpigs 17:57, 17 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- It's one of those baseless rumors that people put on IMDb I'm sure. -- Scarecroe 18:45, 17 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- True: it seems to be an accepted fact as published in the biography of Moon and several websites including wikipedia, but it is difficult to find an actual source. -- 126.96.36.199 14:24, December 17, 2005
- It may be an urban legend among Keith Moon fans; I've never heard of it, and it isn't in any of the Muppet references I've seen. Early sketches have been published in the book Of Muppets and Men that show that Elton John was the inspiration for Dr. Teeth, that the Beatles "Sgt. Pepper" look inspired Floyd, and that Janice was originally a cross between Mick Jagger and Janis Joplin. All of those concept sketches were done by Michael K. Frith, who did them as part of a set. Henson did the concept sketch for Animal (also in Of Muppets and Men), and it doesn't seem like he based Animal on anybody. Also, that early sketch shows Animal as the shaggy big-nosed creature that he is, while the pictures of Keith Moon on Wikipedia show that he was extremely dapper and clean-cut. I don't think there's much of a case. I'd suggest changing the sentence to "Keith Moon fans believe..." or something like that. -- Toughpigs 19:37, 17 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- Well, Keith Moon went through several distinct phases in appearance. True the very young Moon was clean cut (by today's standards), but he very quickly did look not unlike Animal (he certainly has the big nose, wild eyes and crazy wild hair, not to mention the manic playing style).
- I thought I had read (maybe in the Morsels?) that Dr. Teeth was inspired by someone called Dr. John, not Elton John. Was it both? I have nothing to add re: Animal, by the way. I'd never even heard the rumor before.--Pantalones 16:03, 20 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- I Love Muppets has three speakers comparing Animal to Keith Moon, with a montage of shots switching from Animal to Keith drumming. Either Alice Cooper or Leo Sayer then remarks that Keith was very honored with Animal as his parody. Not much of a fact, but it's a reference at least... Dr. Teeth is clearly inspired by Dr. John (I saw him on TV; he's technically a human version of Dr. Teeth), but with Elton John's dressing style (his original name in Michael Frith's sketches was "Dr. Eltonjohn Don'tshoot (The Piano Player)". -- Jogchem 17:41, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- My take was that Animal looked more like the drummer Mick Fleetwood. The big hair and the beard depict the look that Mick had throughout the 70s. It is merely a guess, at best. Cortwist 18:29, 20 June 2008 (UTC)Cortwist
- Keith moon was pretty bushy mid- seventies you know.. I'd like to think animal was based on keith,
- or inspired at least. If you ask me the eyebrows are a dead give away :) - User:Wo-man 20:39, February 9, 2009
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Your admission will be considered based on your overall strength of academic preparation (min. 12 academic units), grades in individual subjects, overall high school average, and SAT or ACT scores. If you have a GED, your test scores may be eligible if accompanied by the required minimum of 12 high school academic units.
For Transfer Students
You're required to submit a transfer application, your official transcripts from each college attended (in addition to your high school transcript) and a $70.00 non-refundable application fee when you apply for transfer to Hunter. If you have a GED, your test scores are also required. The average cumulative GPA of an admitted transfer student is 3.2. Visit Hunter's Admissions web site for more details and to speak with an admissions counselor.
For Students Seeking a Second Degree
If you're seeking a Computer Science degree in addition to a degree you've already received, the Hunter application process is the same as it is for our transfer students (briefly described above). Contact Hunter Admissions for details.
For Graduate Students
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Hi, my name is Sarah H. Its 1992 and Im reporting live from ABC NEWS. Im at the scene where Lady Lindy, also known as Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly. Amelia is about to attempt her own solo transatlantic flight to become the first person, man or woman, to cross the Atlantic by plane twice. She will start off at Harbor Grace in New Foundland, Canada. Surrounded by millions of people, she will be taking off in ten minutes. But until then I will be interviewing Abbey Herman. How do you feel about this Abbey?
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Police in Savannah, Ga., were searching Sunday for a gunman who opened fire at a crowded fair, wounding seven people.
The shooting happened Saturday night at the Coastal Empire Fairgrounds on Savannah's suburban south side.
Savannah-Chatham metro police officers at the fair had just cleared up an apparently unrelated fight near the rides when shots were fired nearby at about 10:40 p.m., the Savannah Morning News reported.
Nobody was killed but seven people were treated for gunshot wounds at area hospitals, Savannah-Chatham County police spokesman Julian Miller said Sunday.
"The place was packed," Miller said, according to the AP. "It was Saturday night at the fair, and that's a big night."
Officers worked through the night to clear the scene and to search for a gunman reported to be wearing a dark jumpsuit.
The motive for the shootings was not known. Several people were detained and questioned Saturday night, but all had been released by investigators, according to AP.
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The Role of Deterrence in the Formulation of Criminal Law Rules: At Its Worst When Doing Its Best
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For the past several decades, the deterrence of crime has been a centerpiece of criminal law reform. Law-givers have sought to optimize the control of crime by devising a penalty-setting system that assigns criminal punishments of a magnitude sufficient to deter a thinking individual from committing a crime. Although this seems initially an intuitively compelling strategy, we are going to suggest that is a poor one; poor for two reasons. First, its effectiveness rests on a set of assumptions that on examination cannot be sustained. Second, the attempt to employ the strategy generates a good many crimogenic costs that are hidden if one is functioning within a deterrence paradigm.
Experience has taught us to be precise about exactly what we are saying about the effectiveness of a deterrence strategy. There seems little doubt that having a criminal justice system that punishes violators, as every organized society has, does have an general effect in influencing the conduct of potential offenders. This we concede: having a punishment system does deter. But there is growing evidence to suggest skepticism about the criminal law's deterrent effect -- that is, skepticism about the ability to deter crime through the manipulation of criminal law rules and penalties. The general existence of the system may well deter prohibited conduct but the formulation of criminal law rules within the system according to a deterrence-optimizing analysis may have a limited effect or even no effect beyond the system's broad deterrent warning that has already been achieved. We will suggest that it may be true that criminal law manipulation can influence behavior, but the conditions under which this can happen are unusual, rather than typical, in criminal justice systems of modern societies. By contrast, criminal law makers and adjudicators formulate and apply criminal law rules on the assumption that they always influence conduct. And it is this taken-for-granted assumption that we find so disturbing and so dangerous.
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Robinson, Paul, "The Role of Deterrence in the Formulation of Criminal Law Rules: At Its Worst When Doing Its Best" (2003). Scholarship at Penn Law. 58.


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No Quick Fix for Contaminated Rice in China
Nearly half the rice samples from markets in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou contain excessive levels of dangerous cadmium, official tests found. Jean-Yves Chow, a senior industry analyst at Rabobank, talks about why the contamination will take time to clean up.
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The Grammys Slim Down
The bloated music industry love-in known as the Grammys has decided to cut the number of prizes it awards. Instead of handing out 109 trophies at next year's show, just 78 will be given out. That's a good way to start trimming the fat, but they didn't go far enough.
Last year the R&B category had eight awards and it was divided between male and female vocalists. Now the boys and the girls have to duke it out against each other, which is perfect because now Beyoncé can win every single one of them. There will be just four awards next year: best album, best song, best R&B performance, and best traditional R&B performance. What is up with this "performance" nonsense? Doesn't the performance have to be in a, you know, song or on a, um, album? Why not just have best song and best album and call it a day? The fewer awards the more they mean (and the more time for Lady Gaga to come out of an egg on our television).
Other categories that are shrinking include classical and American roots, which lost four trophies, and the pop, rock, country, and Latin genres which all got trimmed by three awards. Some categories were combined and some were eliminated all together, like best pop instrumental performance, best Hawaiian music album, best Native American music album, and best rock or rap gospel album. Sorry, Kenny G, Don Ho, Mary Youngblood, and Petra: Guess your annual winning streaks are officially over.
Most importantly, they set up a system in which categories can be eliminated after three years if the category gets fewer than 25 submissions. So unless we see a dramatic uptick in the number of polka albums, your annual star-studded telecast is about to get a lot shorter. Thank God!
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Spartanburg Methodist basketball player Kelsey Terry will join his former Pioneers teammate Travis Black next season at Clayton State.
Terry, from Westside High School in Anderson, was a key player off the bench last season for the Pioneers, averaging 7.1 points and 2.0 assists in helping the team go 35-1 for a No. 1 national ranking and a third-place finish in the NJCAA tournament in Hutchinson, Kan.
Clayton State, which competes in the NCAA Division II Peach Belt Conference, is coached by former Wofford assistant Paul Harrison, who spent the past six seasons with the Terriers. Black signed earlier this week with the Lakers.
SOUTH CAROLINA: In Columbia, Mo., on the first day of action at the SEC Track and Field Outdoor Championships, South Carolina competed in just one event.
In the men's hammer throw, Andrew Seay recorded a season-best mark of 176-3 feet to finish in 13th place.
... In Stanford, Calif., the women's golf team posted an opening-round 296 (12 over) to finish the day in a tie for sixth place on Thursday at the Stanford Golf Course.
... In Lexington, Ky., No. 4 Tennessee (44-9) defeated the softball team (32-23) 5-0 in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.
LIMESTONE: The women's lacrosse team had four IWLCA All-American selections: Sarah Oor, Sylvia Queener, Maia Czarnecki and Chelsea Treat.
GOLF: South Carolina product Mark Anderson was one of five to make the cut at a U.S. Open local qualifier at Secession Golf Club in Beaufort. He shot a 65 to tie for the best score of the day, and moves on to a sectional qualifier on June 3.
... Former "Family Feud" host and "Seinfeld" actor John O'Hurley has joined the list of celebrities taking part in next week's BMW Charity Pro-Am.
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Spartanburg Methodist basketball player Kelsey Terry will join his former Pioneers teammate Travis Black next season at Clayton State.


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Thermaltake Max 5G External Hard Drive Enclosure Review
With the size of hard drive space increasing quickly, like the Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB we reviewed not long ago, the speeds needed to read and write to the large amounts of space need to keep up as well. For desktops we have seen the boom of SATA III 6.0Gbps allowing us to fill up those drives in no time at all. But what about when you need to copy data to one that is external? For years we have had USB 2.0 which was great back in the day but it tops out at 480Mbps which can be tedious for large amounts of data. Next we had the introduction of eSATA which while having faster transfer speeds, did not take off, especially with the thin, less flexible cables and the limit of mostly un-powered ports and lack of compatibility for computers without eSATA ports on them. At CES 2010 we got a first look at USB 3.0 and what it could offer us. Slowly devices have been emerging designed to take on this new interface. USB 3.0 took the ageing 480Mbps of the previous USB specification and launched it into the new top speed of 5Gbps which is many times faster and also known as SuperSpeed.
We have reviewed several USB 3.0 devices here at OCC and today we are going to be taking a look at one product from Thermaltake that is designed to give you the fastest and most flexible external enclosure for your high capacity hard drives. The Max 5G enclosure has several features that are designed to give you the best of the best. Not only does it offer higher speeds up to 5Gbps with SuperSpeed USB 3.0, but you also get the backward compatibility for older computers running USB 2.0 ports, although at USB 2.0 speeds of course, and even USB 1.1 ports. The enclosure also incorporates an active cooling system to keep your drive well within normal operating temperatures and accepts a wide array of drives using SATA I, II, or III interfaces with a capacity up to 2TB.
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The Thermaltake Max 5G enclosure comes packaged in a black colored box with a clean overall design on it. On the front of the box there is a picture of the Max 5G along with several of the highlighting features of the enclosure. On the back of the box there are a list of the specifications and some more of the features of the Max 5G enclosure including USB 3.0 speeds, active cooling and more.
To protect the enclosure it comes padded in a foam coffin which helps keeping it from shifting in the box and being dented or scratched. This way your product looks brand new from first use. Included with the Max 5G enclosure is a power adapter, USB 3.0 cable, special screwdriver for the Allen screws on the enclosure, hard drive pads, and the documentation.
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Now that Google has outed the LG manufactured Nexus 4 as the next flagship phone chosen to represent Android, there's only one thing left to do: buy it. But which model should you get? For the insanely low price of just $300 off-contract, totally unlocked, you can get a Nexus 4 with 8GB of storage. For just $50 more, you can double that to 16GB. Do you really need 16GB of storage, or would that $50 be better left spent in the Play Store or saved for the upcoming holidays?
Whether or not you need the extra 8GB of storage can be answered by taking a look a couple simple questions. One of the biggest being: Are you a gamer?
Games, especially the best looking ones, can be huge in file size now. With just a handful of games like Final Fantasy, Call of Duty, NOVA and Asphalt, your phone will be completely filled. Games like Angry Birds are small in comparison, but they do still take up space. If you have no problem keeping the amount of apps and games you download to a minimum, then you might be alright with the 8GB Nexus 4. Otherwise, you'll regret not getting the extra storage.
If you aren't a gamer, you might also want to ask yourself how many high-resolution images and videos you plan on taking, and if so, are you committed to the cloud.
HD video takes up a ton of space. And high-resolution photographs add up. If the Nexus 4′s new 8MP Sony manufactured shooter is as good as it sounds, you'll probably be taking a lot of both. This isn't a big deal with a limited amount of storage, when you utilize the cloud-based services Google provides for free.
Through the power of Google +'s instant upload feature, and YouTube, you can keep your handset virtually media free. Especially if you're using Google Music. With those three services combined, so long as you have access to the Internet, you don't need to store pictures, videos or music on your phone. But not everyone has access to the Internet at all times. And some people are local storage nuts. If that describes you, you're going to need the extra storage. If uploading everything online works for you, you might be alright sticking to just 8GB of storage.
If you're not a gamer, plan on keeping the amount of apps you have to a minimum, and plan on utilizing the cloud for media storage, go ahead and keep that extra $50.
Unfortunately, not many people are going to fit that criteria. I know that $50 can seem like a decent chunk of change, especially with the holidays approaching quickly, but even if you are the kind of user that would be fine with only 8GB of storage, I'd still think about the 16GB model. Just in case.
What do you think? Know anyone that would only need 8GB of storage, or is 16 the way to go?


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