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BTA fees
August 2010
edited August 2010
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i have been talking with
[email protected]
whom I met on dating site. He's profile stated he was from Columbus, Ohio, was a widower and had a 16yr old daughter. Owns his house and buisness. Went to Nigeria to design and build a power plant. He told me he did not take enough funds with him to pay for the building materials and was not able to start the job. His daughter was with him. He needed me to send him money to come home. I told him I could get the ticket for them and he could pick it up at the airport in Lagos. He said that wouldn't work, he needed the cash sent by money gram. He was very persistent and was promised a great future for us. I finally gave in. I sent a total of $4,000 by money gram. He told me to send it to Ahmed Walek, phone # 234-802-956-7904 . The hotel man at the Gateway Hotel in Lagos on Airport Rd. This man would be able to get the cash from the moneygram and he would give him the cash. My friend did get the money, then today he said he was told by the immigration office he would need $6,000 for the BTA fees. This did not sound right and I didn't have the money to send. He kept insisting and I got offline with him after telling no several times. I want to alert everyone to the dangers of scams on the internet. When it doesn't make sense, it's not right. Think with your brain and not your heart. If you are willing to take the risk and send money, you have to know you will be throwing your money away. These people are pros and know how to get money from trusting, innocent, sweet people. They know who to prey on.
September 2010
edited 1:58PM
Kerrynelson218 has been playing me since August 13, 2010. He didn't get anything from me mainly because I didn't have anything to give. Once he started insisting I borrow money to give him, it became quite clear to me what he was doing. I am very angry, not only with him, but also myself for believing the line he was feeding me. Be careful girls - he certainly knows how to write those letters.
May 2011
edited 1:58PM
I beleived this from men I met on the internet dating sights and sent over $ 69,000 , of which every cent was lost, it was a very expensive lesson, to all women if a mant wants you to send him money it is a lie take it from me dont be a sucker, Nigeria is a real hot spot for scams, and also be very careful If someone tells you that the EFCC wil help, they are just as bad as the scammers. Your best bet is don't trust anyone on the internet.
July 2011
edited 1:58PM
This man Kerry is nothing but a liar. He says he has money but did not bring enough with him going to work in NIgeria. He also says he has a daughter with him. If any of this is true he would have found a way to get funds from his bank back at home and not scam women into sending money to him. I feel sorry for the daughter he says he has, one day she will find out what he really is like. Never trust anyone you meet online. If you do fall for someone on the internet, do a through search. Google his email address and see what pops up. Scammers will be listed under various sites. Trust your gut instincts and not your heart.
July 2011
edited 1:58PM
This man Edward J Staff is a liar. He says he has money but doesn't have money to feed himself or pay for room and board. He will put on a performance that would make you think that its true. He also says he has a son and mother back in the US. I was talked into sending him a total of $5,000 by sending different transactions. He uses the name Frank Adeoye to pick up money at western unions. The last time he asked for $6,9000 for his BTA fees and it didnt sound right I started asking questions and calling international airlines about the fee amount,it was bogus. Girls be very very careful of this man, he hides behind praising God, and saying dont let the devil use you!
July 2011
edited 1:58PM
July 2011
edited 1:58PM
Same with a man called Nicolas Lawrence, he said he is from Germany but his phone no. is Nigeria. He Asked me to send him BTA for leaving Gemany of 875 $.
He uses a name Gitta to get money from Gram money.
He is a liar. Be carful. He is in Facebook in that name. He tell stiries about milinns he has to get from a bank in AU and other things. Don't send him money.
July 2011
edited 1:58PM
Does anyone know anyone by the name MARLENE CURTIS in LAGOS, NIGERIA? I sent her money to come back to the USA, but she's saying something about the BTA which is $750... I think she's a scanner but I'm not sure... I'm at
[email protected]
July 2011
edited 1:58PM
has any one heard of a man named John Raymond says he's in the U.S Army but in London?
August 2011
edited 1:58PM
Do not send money to these people. You can check there e-mails by doing a google search to see if any flags come up. Trust your gut instincts and never send money to anyone you have not met over the internet. They tell lies and get you to believe they are truthful but they only want your money. Once you stop sending money or tell them NO they will stop e-mailing or chatting with you and move on to the next victim. They only care about were the next dollar is coming from and not you at all.
September 2011
edited 1:58PM
i been talking to a guy name abraham krosz ,said he was from usa but going to ghana working,send me a photo,at ghana yep run out of money wanted 4000, which i never send ,then alone came bryan mason ,send me a photo ,asked me to put it as my porfile picture ,which i did then abraham asked me to take his picture off my profile,lol different names same photo,then bryan went off to ghana ,same thing needed 4000 dollars to get back to usa ,which i never sended,about a week later i met edward ,well soon as i saw his photo all i could say wow triplets lol didnt need to talk to him as i knew the story lol
October 2011
edited 1:58PM
i meet are men one the internt , he say hi is fom the usa army ,and is in nigeria and like to com over to germany to meet me , but he ask for money to pay this bta fee , so what can i do .
wold be nice i get are anser
October 2011
edited 1:58PM
How come he doesnt have money to pay for
his bta.
its a scam.
if you need more answers you let me know
December 2011
edited 1:58PM
Jewels regarding your post on Jul 17th 2011:
I have been talking to a man called Dave Bernhardt, then Christian Hernandez, and recently John Raymond from US Army on a dating site. I believe they are all the same. I talked to Dave Bernhardt on the phone, who claimed to be an Australian living in UK, working in oil rigs. He would come to Australia after purchasing diamonds in Dubai. He sent me even his travel itenerary from KLM and asked me to meet him at the airport. Then, he called me asked me to lend him $5000 to pay for the government tax in Dubai. I cut the ties with him. Later Christian Hernandez, with the same writing style, similar sort of story appeared. I cut the ties with him too. This morning he contactd me as John Raymond from US Army. Please don't believe any word he is saying. I saw this name on international fraud website, claiming that he is from US Army but lives in Bolton.
January 2012
edited 1:58PM
Has anyone heard of Bill Robert Ward? He is on Match.com. He is a scammer. He says he's from Gothernberg Sweden. No family members except he is in Maylasia with his daughter Beatrice. He can't tell me anything about his job except he worked out of the UK and is a civil engineer working on a hotel in Maylasia. Same story, he tells me he lives in Austin, TX but his profile says Dallas, TX. He can't come back to the states because he needs $1,900.00 for a BTA Fee for his daughter. Lies, lies, lies. I've already told him he's a scammer and I feel sorry for any woman who falls for his charm and good looks on the internet. If anyone connects with him, watch out!!! He needs to be reported. His e-mail address is
[email protected]
His e-mail on Match.com is Mysoulmate773. He is not to be trusted. DON'T send money to anyone you personnally don't know and have never seen. I haven't and I never will. Go with your gut instinct if it doesn't feel right, don't do it. People like this should be arrested for being con-artists and thieves.
February 2012
edited 1:58PM
Re Traveller December 4th 2011
I have and still am in contact with John Raymond I would be very interested in knowing what dateing site you met him on and when.
Did he ask you for more money at all? He's on Facebook and yet he closed off his account last year But as of January 2012 he's back.
If you have his email address I would like to compare it to see if its what I have and any pics you may have. Just so I can be sure the John Raymond I know is the same. Or not.
February 2012
edited 1:58PM
Kerry Nelson will use you, say he loves you will never stop loving you. Then you send money and he promises he will be home and pay you back. Once he hears you have no more money to send, you will never hear from him again. These people will pull at your heart strings and promise you anything just to get you to send money. Don't fall for these scams. Check the email address out and see if any flags pop up, then check with immigration and if they tell you they are scammers listen to them.
February 2012
edited 1:58PM
I have read some of the comments here and it is really painful that my country has become the whipping boy. I am a Nigerian and I do legitimate business, like millions of my other fellow country men. However there are some of us who have decide to make a career out of other peoples soft heartedness and it rather unfortunate that they are making such a big impression out there.
This is my advice to anyone of you, for those of you who have been had, I apologise but you should please spread the word. Now, what you need to spread is not that all Nigerian are fraudsters but that they are some amongst us. For the others who have not been scammed, please, please, please, when ever you come across someone on the internet, no matter how good their story is, no matter how convincing their line is, DO NOT, EVER send money to anybody that you have not met in person. I beg you, help us put an end to this malaise.
Please, look up this link and see the silliness of these scammers; www.419eater.com
February 2012
edited 1:58PM
hi jewel, i have been talking to john g raymond since june of 2011, did nt ask me for money until novemeber 29 2011 when him and his son michael were apparetly in a accident on the way to the airport to come home. i have pictures he sent me and i would like to compare him he has a facebook john g raymond of pittsburgh pennsylvania, he was also listed on white pages.com on the internet
with a pittsburgh pa address and phone email me at
[email protected]
February 2012
edited 1:58PM
john g raymond is using
[email protected]
as his email he was also using
[email protected]
but now the email acct has been closed since my emails have been coming back. he got me for money and i would like to catch the creep so he doesnt scam any other women who fall head over heels in love with him
February 2012
edited 1:58PM
another man on yahoo to be aware of whom i met on singlesnet is cosmos dixon--he is a scam artist, saying he didnt bring
enough money with him to get his young daughter home to the us with him, always says he has a house in pennsylvania and california. talked to me for 5 months before finally asking me to borrow 10,000 to help him-left fast but was too stupid and got hit by another one
March 2012
edited March 2012
Hi, I was scammed o for a man , he said he is from California, but he never come o states his name is Nick Andrew, he also claim he is in Nigeria with his little daughter her name he said is Shaton. His email is
[email protected]
Be careful with this man is really an scam artist
March 2012
edited 1:58PM
Hello Klaurita You said the name John G Raymond with a son The man I know of is John W Raymond From Louisville KY U.S and he has a daughter who lives with his parents. And he is living in London now and has been there for nearing 2 years. He still to my knowledge is in the U.S Army and is in waiting for money so he can settle his resignation fee.
I refuse to send him anymore money, And did ask him to apply for a Transfer to me which he did and I have been notified from some one of his approved Transfer just a few days ago. But am told I am to pay 2050 pounds for the Governments to Transfer him as he's doing this on his own, The Army hasn't asked him to Transfer its his doing you see..
I do trust him But I just don't have that money to send. I will be the one careing for his welfare while he's under going his Resignation from the Army.. If you have a pic of your John Raymond that would be great so I can see whether we are talking about the same man at all.. If you want my private email address to do this just let me know on here.
Anya K
March 2012
edited 1:58PM
That's not how the US Army works. You don't have to pay thousands of dollars to transfer: you apply and it's either approved or denied, end of story. You're being scammed. The easiest way to check on this would be to phone the base he's stationed at directly and confirm whether or not he is actually there.
March 2012
edited 1:58PM
To Anya K
Hi I have a email froma woman claiming to be from the U.S Penatgon in Washington telling me Officer Raymonds Transfer has been approved and it all seems quite legitament to me. But I am like you and think why should I have to be the one anyway in the first place to be paying for his Transfer fee. However Officer Raymond is in a London base waiting to settle his Resignation fee as its 20 grand apparently. And naturally I'm not going to pay that at all. But because he's leaving the army early apparently thats why he has to pay the vat on his resignation fee. Because he's applied for a Transfer on his own doing thats why I am the one liable for his welfare and Transfer fee. The Army isn't the one telling him to Transfer..
I'm still confused anyway and really don't know what to do.And he won't tell me the name of his Base he's residing in either. Thats what freaks me out..I am suppose to be sending this money for his Transfer to his Finance Office at the Base where he is staying in the U.K.
Tonight I have asked him for there details because I'm rather suspiscious all the time about him and his storys. Its going to be very interesting what i receive back from him.. I won't send any money until i have proof that he is legitament.
The emails i have now from the pentagon I wish iknew someone who could verify that there a real Army letter..How do you know about the army anyway ? do you have any contacts with them so I can check things out? Please help me if you can..
March 2012
edited 1:58PM
Anya K
Hi again I meant to also say the fee for Officer Raymonds Transfer is 2050 Pounds being wellover 3 Grand Australian.
His resignation fee however is nearly 20 grand Aust Dollars , I have asked him also if he can send me his verification proof that he was given for his Transfer to Australia. But he never replies back to many questions I ask him. I refuse and will not send this man the money for his Transfer. And the email also says that if i cant pay the money I can re apply for another Transfer in 12 Months..
(saying me) Thats what I don't get.I'm not the one applying for a Transfer he is.. Why would she say me Being the one wanting to reapply?? Is that odd or is that how it goes?
Anya K
March 2012
edited March 2012
Hi Jewel,
I spoke to a friend whose father was in the army, this is what she said:
"I know from my dad that you do not pay anything to transfer or to get out of the military. They tell you when and where you are going and you do not get to choose. The military pays all of your moving expenses and a set amount per day during the transition for food. She is getting scammed."
Several others in the army also confirmed: this is a scam.
March 2012
edited 1:58PM
Hi Anya K
This is whats happening He is in the process of resigning and doesn't really do much work now in the Army except for gym workouts, he's been sent to the U.K to finalise his early resignation and has to pay a fee to be able to access his retirement pay. Plus he cannot leave there unless its paid.. he says its a certain amount and until its paid thats when and only when he can access it. And because we are so anxious to see each other I was the one who suggested if he can get a transfer to Australia instead of him staying in the U.K
He apparently put in a request and someone from the U.S Army emailed me and said I would be the one to be liable for his welfare here in Australia as he will be living with me not the Army base, But has to sign in to the base a few times a week. Plus because the Armys not the one who suggested he transfer its his own choice any responsibilities are up to him and as he cant access any money because he doesn't have his visa card as he has to renew it in the U.SA I am the one who has to pay for his Transfer. He would if he could but thats why you see. But apparently the Australian Army doesn't want to feel responsible for him while he's here because he's not coming here to work but to have somewhere to stay to finalise his resignation only. I have emails from a secretary in the U.S Finance department and if you knew someone who i can send them to to see if they can verify if there authentic It would be great,because I don't know any other way around this. to check into this propper. Its not just a basic Transfer more with a twist to it so to speak because of his circumstances in his early resignation..
July 2012
edited 1:58PM
Hi Jewels
I have been talking to a john w raymond for the last 4 months & Im wondering if we are talking to the same person. The only thing is that the john im talking says is in Kabul not London.
July 2012
edited 1:58PM
Hi do you have any pics of him i can see ? I need to verify we are chatting to the same man is he muscely a gym junkie dark hair tattoos on each side of his arms? 1 a lions face the other arem the u.s eagle? Please send me something I'm going through hell with this man still if its the same man..
[email protected]
Thanks Jewel..
July 2012
edited July 2012
I have been chatting to the man name John Carson Mark...i just wonder if his one of the scammer in Nigeria..he claims that he is an contract civil engineer connected to global communication there in Nigeria .he sounded to be a god fearing man,trying to convince me and promised me good future and tells me sweet nothings..just to win my feelings..he often called me every. Single day his cel no.0112348059878766 and0112348069372217.lately after 4months talking to each other,his starting asking money,for his hotel and BTA fees for 800 usd.beware of this person ...he is a fraud!!!he have a facebook
[email protected]
claims he came from arkansa and was connected. To delta airlines in san Diego...
December 2012
edited 1:58PM
Does anyone know if you are a UK citizen working in South Africa do u need BTA to come tlo US??? I'm concerned I'm being scammed.
Anya K
December 2012
edited 1:58PM
A UK citizen doesn't even need a visa to enter the US.
April 2013
edited September 2013
Does anyone know anything about a Rosemay Couture/Brenda Simpkins/Taiwo Popoopla? Rosemary Cooture rcouture @ yahoo. com has scamed me out of @ 3,000 and will not stop asking for more money. Has these people scamed anyone else? Rosemary couture and Brenda Simpkins are from Delaware Ohio
September 2013
Am very sorry for you guys cause have never been through such,but at first when i met veronica a black nigerian girl with email
[email protected]
telling me i have to pay for her ticket fee to US i felt it was a scam but i told myself let me give it a risk cause she was beautiful and was a model in nigeria.but when i got to the airport i met her and took her home and a week later she said she was going back but the sad story was that she did not agree to marry she said she is just here to have fun with me and that how she have been having fun men round the world and i called her a bitch she slaped me lol and at the end i did not loose cause i had fun with her and she told me things about how to know a scammers and had realy helped me.and am married now with an online girl.
September 2013
The BTA fee is a scam created by Nigeria scam artists. The BTA stands for 'basic travel allowance.' This term is used by scammers on dating sites to steal money. They will claim that they are at the airport flying to see their victim, but they need the BTA to fly. The only things needed to fly to Nigeria or from Nigeria is a passport, i.d., and airplane ticket. The legitimate BTA was used almost fifty years ago to keep poor countries from loosing all of their money.
December 2013
Hello I'm reporting a scam that has just blown my mind after reading before post!!! I didn't feel right about the whole thing so I started investigating on my own before I would sent one penny!!! I met this guy on Facebook his name is Liam Clarke... He claimed to be a LT Command Officer for the United Stares army and was retiring in November this year.. Well the first scam was that his mom was sick and he wanted to wire me money to send his mom care giver money... Well that was just flat out stupid you just don't do things like that... But he also works with a so called cousin on Facebook that keeps in touch with me... So as time goes past he comes home from Iraq and is suppose to come visit me in Las Vegas but he has to take a trip to Africa for a week...!so now the scam starts... All of a sudden he's been tranquilized and left on the side of the road ... Oh yeah I forgot he went to Africa to pick up a 750k check that they didn't get cause it was in his shoe... Really anyway so they stole all his ID passport...etc now he needs 2900 total to get airfare ID.. Bta... And some fine at hearthfro... I told him to go the the US embassy he gave some name of somebody who would agree to help him cause he's getting ready to get kicked out the hotel...everything I suggested he said sending cash was the only way or he was going to get kicked out so when I told him that I didn't have any money he insisted that I try to borrow it and that he didn't have anyone he could borrow from except from me... His mom and cousin had already sent what they could... And it was all up to me... So I started checking the web and came cross this web site!!! Which I think is the best thing since sliced bread!!! Thank you so much for all the info posted here it saved me my little coins I do have!!! Shame on these scammers I hope the get caught soon... Real soon
March 2014
Hello, I'm dealing with a guy I met on fb name Kenneth George who supposely live in New Deli, India. He was supposely in military. I have sent him so far 300 USD to do papers to leave the military. He is usppose to live in UK. And was suppose to leave India last week for UK so he could get his money and travel to USA to see me. Well not he says he was detained at aport for BTA and need 400 USD has anyone heard of him or dealt with him? Here is his cell number +917838350510 plz tell me if I'm dealing with a scammer before it goes to far.
March 2014
edited March 2014
Most definitely you are dealing with a scammer, dont send him any more money.How do I know this ?
1. No one has to pay or buy documents to leave the army
2. Why would a soldier be deployed in New Delhi? India has the 10th largest army in the world which is professional and deals with national security.
3.BTA is a scam there is no such thing as Basic Travel Allowance any where in the world.
4. I Googled Kenneth George scammer and sure enough Sergeant Kenneth George popped up.
This is the hallmark of the scammer, that he is from one country but lives and works in another often claiming to be widowed with a child.
Keep away from this man and stop all communication
April 2014
Never been to online dating since i always met my lovers in
real life
Well, after the broken hearteds, I decided to try my luck on
the net.
I registered on afrodating.com in search of a beautiful
woman for a soul mate.
Unforunately, my fate lied on the wrong person, i waked to
read a
message on the site from marylove from Ghana, a white lady
of 28yrs
old as She told me.
Her mum was a missionary and went to Afrixa with her and
could not
come back as the local Church needed their service and She
lives in a
mission home.
I fell for her when she sent me a gift on my birthday through
my postal address.
We decided to meet each other in real life and She demanded
money on
numerous occasion in coming to us.
I told her the game was over when she try to smuggle
product which i
knew nothing about it to the UK, as a surprised.
I lost nearly £18,000.00 to her and with assitance from a
close friend
of mine i reported the story to the cybercrimeoffice of
Ghana( info.ghanapolice at consultant. com ) and reports
received that
fraudster are been trace and my case would receive a
Am currently in Ghana where i have met officials of the Crime
Unit and
Police and hopefully these scammers will be brought to
The Officials of the crime unitt never requested money from
Thank You
February 2015
Please don't believe to these people who only want to steal your effort or your parent's effort i will give you here somo of the names that they have and with which they want that you send money through Western Union Offices:
Erick Ozor
Alejandro Talavera
And here is the actor who Steal money (
Also here there is a fake web-page (
Or maybe they use this company to steal money.
Please don't let them to convince you!! they are stealing!
I am an Ecuadorian and all stolen people by this method have fight, don't silence your voice! share this as much as possible!
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I-94 traffic jams propel demand for more lanes
- Article by: HERÓN MÁRQUEZ ESTRADA
- Star Tribune
- November 22, 2008 - 9:48 PM
Not too long ago, an out-of-town VIP found himself in Bloomington at 2 p.m. on a Friday afternoon and needing to be in St. Cloud for a meeting by 4 p.m.
Getting on Interstate 94 and heading west, he thought he had plenty of time. Instead, he got stuck in traffic going from Rogers through Monticello and was late for his meeting.
Thus did Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, learn firsthand what people in that area have been saying for years: I-94 traffic jams are giving people headaches.
"We don't have anything [else] slowing us down -- just the traffic," said Kathleen Poate, president of the I-94 West Chamber of Commerce. "On any given [day] the freeway is just bumper-to-bumper."
Poate and the chamber are leading the charge for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal aid to improve the Interstate by adding more lanes.
Just this month, the group created an I-94 West Corridor Coalition to push for the funding to widen the highway between Rogers and Monticello.
It was during the group's initial meeting that community officials and business leaders first heard about the Oberstar trip from a member of his staff, Melissa Jabas, who was with him on the trip and attended the coalition meeting.
"We're hoping that that helps us a little bit," Poate said. "He is the head of the Transportation Committee."
What the coalition wants is an extra lane in both directions from Hwy. 101 near Rogers to Monticello in Wright County.
Poate and the coalition estimate that turning the 14-mile stretch into a six-lane throughfare, and doing some bridge repairs along the way, would cost about $200 million.
Additionally, the coalition is proposing adding lanes in both directions from Hwy. 101 southeast to I-494; turning that stretch into an eight-lane corridor would cost $254 million.
"Having good and adequate transportation is something that is going to help everyone," said Doug Weiszhaar, a former deputy director of the Minnesota Department of Transportation and a coalition consultant. "It's a huge issue for people who live up there and work up there."
Among the members of the coalition are the I-94 West Chamber of Commerce and the cities of Albertville, Dayton, Otsego, Rogers and St. Michael. Poate said she and the chamber are working to get other municipalities, such as Monticello, involved as well.
Poate and others said traffic congestion in the area is costing the 750 businesses along the corridor a lot of money in lost productivity and sales.
"There already is [a] kind of economic choking going on," Weiszhaar said. "It's not a rush hour or a rush two hours. ... It's more like a rush six hours now. That costs money. It's a drain on profits."
As part of its campaign, the coalition has put together a brochure describing the problems along the I-94 corridor.
Currently, there are about 8,000 daily truck trips through the corridor, but that is expected to double to about 16,000 a day by 2030, the coalition says.
Although the group does not have specific numbers yet as to how much the slowdowns are costing area businesses, the group points out that UPS, the parcel delivery company, estimates that it loses $20 million for every minute of delay in its deliveries nationwide.
The group also says that General Mills estimates that it loses $2 million for each mile per hour in speed that its delivery fleet slows down.
The coalition is also concerned that people will become so frustrated that they will find alternate routes, spurning what is now one of the most popular tourist corridors in the state.
"They spend so much time on the road," Poate said, "that by the time they get to Rogers, they aren't willing to get off."
Heron Marquez Estrada • 612-673-4280
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From Friar Bacon's talking brass head to "Jules," a robotic head that can realistically mimic human facial expressions, we have a centuries old fascination with technology created in our own image. But from where does this fascination derive, and why do we find ourselves pilgrims again and again in the "uncanny valley"? Intended to introduce students to the connections between various fields of studies in the humanities, this section of HUMA 1301 will apply an interdisciplinary approach to viewpoints concerning the creation and implications of mimetic human technology: robots and androids. During this semester this theme will be discussed by examining the dialogue between myth, drama, fiction, film, and pop culture.
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Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Karel Capek, R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)
Isaac Asimov, I, Robot
Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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The success of analytics within a business is not just about numbers, technology and processes, it's about how we integrate between analysts and marketers.
This was the thrust of a fascinating presentation by Suniel Curtis, Head of Web Analytics and Insight at Hays, formerly of lastminute.com.
Speaking at our Crunch event at the Truman Brewery, he set out six principles of psychology which affect analytics and decision making...
1 Create a story, don't just use numbers
While numbers can be very convincing, this isn't always enough to convince stakeholders to take action.
Instead, you need to be able to use the numbers to tell a story and bring the data to life.
2 Provide just enough data
Often, meetings don't produce enough decisions to take action, but instead can often end with requests for more data.
People will delay decisions if more data can be found, even if it's irrelevant.
Suniel referenced Princeton research paper, On Pursuit and Misuse of Useless Information. Here's a very apposite quote from the paper:
Decision makers often pursue noninstrumental information--information that appears relevant but, if simply available, would have no impact on choice. Once they pursue such information, people then use it to make their decision.
Consequently, the pursuit of information that would have had no impact on choice leads people to make choices they would not otherwise have made.
The lesson here? Present the minimum amount of data required to make a decision.
To illustrate this point, he used an example from Hays. The company advises job applicants to update and maintain their social profiles to improve their employability.
However, many tend to ignore this advice but one key stat changed this: 90% of hiring professionals view social profiles.
That's all the data that was required.
3 Use the voice of the customer
Data can do a lot, but using customer feedback can be more powerful in convincing stakeholders to take action.
Suniel used an example from a previous role at Hilton, covered here in Marketing Week. He had identified an issue where customers were encountering unintended error messages during the booking process, causing them to abandon their purchases.
Suniel calculated that this error could cost up to $3bn per year in lost bookings.
However, identifying the issue wasn't the end of it. People higher in the business needed to be convinced, with some dismissing the problem, saying that customers would just call instead.
By looking through customer feedback and providing examples of angry customers who had abandoned their bookings, these stakeholders were persuaded to act.
4 Don't push a choice, push a test
Suniel used the example of the 'ugly baby problem'. In other words, if analysts go to marketers or developers with problems, they are insulting their 'babies'.
A developer or marketer may have ploughed months of time and effort into a campaign or website, and doesn't want to hear that this effort wasn't worth it.
The recommendation to give choices, not absolute recommendations. This can make it easier for people to accept the data, as they are brought into the process.
5. Co-locate with stakeholders
Rather than having analysts grouped together on same bank of desk, apart from everyone else, integrate them with the parts of business they are servicing.
Then, the analysts are in with the decision makers and joining their meetings. This enables people to form ideas together, based on the data.
Business should be cautious here, as analysts do often like to work together.
Therefore a balance needs to be struck, perhaps they could spend one or two days a week working together, or congregate for regular meetings.
6 Change tack when you hit resistance
Here, Suniel quoted Hans Rosling, a Swedish doctor, academic and speaker:
When I have an argument with someone, even with someone I am not very close with, I can't sleep at night thinking about it. It's terrible.
But I still manage speak out frankly because I have also been gifted with the ability to read people. I can sense when they start to get irritated with me, and then, I shift.
The point here is that analysts need to understand that they can create strong emotions among stakeholders when they present reports and recommendations.
Sometimes a change of approach is needed. As in the Hilton example mentioned earlier, if stats alone aren't working, bring in things like customer feedback.
The conclusion? Success with analytics is not all about numbers, technology, data and processes. It's about how we integrate between analysts and marketers.
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Really interesting article so a shame I missed the event as sounds like it was really good.
I really like the points made as most of them fully echo with past experiences both here and at previous jobs. I think ultimately all of the above resolves to involving other non-analysts within your process and working as part of the wider team in order to properly integrate analytics into the wider team(s) as a whole so that marketing, content, trading, finance etc. can all see see the benefits of what the analysts are able to pull together and as a result buy in to what they are doing / are enthused by their findings.
The customer feedback element is crucial to me and something many companies often forget. Yes if they launch a new site or a new product they may be persuaded into doing some user testing to make sure they are on the right line but systematic testing within their BAU from customer feedback on site, questions posed within site search / FAQs and regular user testing are essential to fully understand not just whether customers are really struggling with a particular issue on the site but also why...
Great points here.
Far to often we try to shoehorn a problem to fit a product or approach, rather than trying to use the most appropriate tool or technique.
From experience, blending web analytics + voice of customer + operational/transaction data sources can be extremely powerful as any gaps in one can be filled by insight from the others. Combine this with user research AND the ability to tell a story or visualise your insight then you have the ability to actually get stuff done as people will listen.
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Stop & Shop Alerts Customers To Voluntary Recall Of Kaytee Products Bird Treats
Feb 21, 2013, 11:31 EST
PURCHASE, N.Y. and QUINCY, Mass., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC, following a recall by Kaytee Products announced it removed from sale several varieties of bird treats due to possible salmonella contamination in the parsley flake ingredients.
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The following products are included in this recall:
- Kaytee Parakeet Honey Treat Value Pack 7 o.z., UPC 7185955027, with best before codes of 12/4/2013 – 8/2/2014
- Kaytee Parakeet Honey Stick 3.5 o.z., UPC 7185900431, with best before codes of 12/6/2013 – 5/29/2014
Stop & Shop has received no reports of pet or human illnesses to date, but the product could be potentially harmful to birds who ingest the product or to humans from handling contaminated pet products. Pet owners should thoroughly wash their hands after having contact with these products and clean any surfaces that were exposed. Customers who have purchased the product should discard any unused portions or bring their purchase receipt to Stop & Shop for a full refund.
Salmonella can cause salmonellosis, one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses. Salmonella infections can be life-threatening, especially to those with weak immune systems, such as infants, the elderly and persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy. The most common manifestations of salmonellosis are diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within eight to 72 hours. Additional symptoms may be chills, headache, nausea and vomiting that can last up to seven days. Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have only decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans.
Consumers looking for additional information on the recall may call Kaytee customer service at 1-800-529-8331. In addition customers may call Stop & Shop Customer Service at 1-800-767-7772 for more information. Customers can also visit the Stop & Shop website at www.stopandshop.com.
About Stop & Shop
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC employs approximately 62,000 associates and operates more than 400 stores throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, and New Jersey. The company helps support local communities fight hunger, combat childhood cancer and promote general health and wellness – with emphasis on children's educational and support programs. In its commitment to be a sustainable company, Stop & Shop is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and EPA's Smart Way program; has been awarded LEED (EB) certifications for 50 of its existing stores; and has been recognized by the EPA for the superior energy management of its stores. Stop & Shop is an Ahold company. To learn more about Stop & Shop, visit www.stopandshop.com.
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Houghton Library
Theodore Roosevelt Collection
- Overview and History
- Access
- Beginning Research
- How to Find Material
- Manuscripts
- Archival Resources
- Printed Works
- Photographs and Other Visual Resources
- Ephemera
- Collection Publications
- Reproductions and Permissions
- Exhibitions
- Other Resources
- Contact
Overview and History
The Theodore Roosevelt Collection, housed in Harvard's Houghton and Widener libraries, is a major resource for study of the life and times of the 26th president of the United States. The collection originated as a research library opened in New York City by the Roosevelt Memorial Association in 1923. It was presented by that organization (known since 1953 as the Theodore Roosevelt Association) to Harvard University, Roosevelt's alma mater, in 1943.
The collection includes correspondence of Roosevelt and his family, original manuscripts that include many of Roosevelt's diaries, speeches, articles, and books, the archives of the Progressive Party and of many of Roosevelt's biographers, along with a vast collection of books and articles, photographs, political cartoons, and ephemera relating to both Roosevelt's personal and professional life.
The Theodore Roosevelt Collection is housed in two Harvard libraries: Widener Library and Houghton Library. The specific location of material in either collection is listed in HOLLIS. The collections are open to all scholars and Roosevelt enthusiasts over the age of 18.
The Widener portion of the collection, located on 2 West, contains books and articles by and on Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Era. For patrons unaffiliated with Harvard, access to the Widener stacks can be obtained through the Roosevelt curator and the Widener Library Privileges Office.
All manuscripts, archival resources, photographs and visual material, and ephemera, as well as a substantial collection of books and other print resources are housed at Houghton Library. Visitors to Houghton Library must register for a special collections request account before using materials.
Beginning Research
A number of published and unpublished sources can be of use to patrons at the beginning stages of research, or for those interested in quick facts about Theodore Roosevelt.
The collection contains many biographies of Roosevelt published during his lifetime through the present day. Biographies can be located by searching for "Theodore Roosevelt biography" in HOLLIS, or by browsing the stacks in the Roosevelt section of Widener under the call number "Roosevelt 110."
Roosevelt's writings
Theodore Roosevelt was a prolific author, and the collection contains nearly all published editions of his works. Multiple editions of Roosevelt's collected works have been published, and are available at Houghton and Widener Libraries.
Published correspondence
Several collections of Roosevelt's correspondence have been published. Selected letters, an eight-volume set edited by Elting E. Morison and published by Harvard University Press in 1951, is the definitive edition. Other published collections of Roosevelt's correspondence can be found in the collection; collections published before 1923 are also available online through Google Books.
Research by topic or time period
The Roosevelt collection Subject File, accessible at Houghton Library, can help answer questions on specific aspects of Roosevelt's life, such as "Teddy Bears," "Rough Riders," "Health," "Quotations," and "Big Stick." Files also exist for members of the Roosevelt family and individuals connected with Roosevelt. A list of subject files is available from reading room staff or the Roosevelt curator.
An unpublished chronology detailing every day in Roosevelt's life can be accessed through the Roosevelt curator (TRC-CR-1). The chronology is ideal for locating where Roosevelt was (and what he was doing) on any given day. To determine when Roosevelt was in a town or city, an unpublished place index, on card catalog cards, can also be accessed through the curator (TR-CR-3).
The Dictionary Catalog and Shelflist is a published catalog of the contents of the Roosevelt collection to 1970. The DCSL can be accessed at Houghton and in the Widener stacks; the list is also available online.
Researchers are welcome to contact the curator of the collection for assistance finding material.
How to Find Material
There is no single database that can be searched for material in the Theodore Roosevelt Collection; both HOLLIS (for books and single manuscripts/objects) and OASIS (for collections) will help in locating material.
A third resource for locating material is the Dictionary Catalog and Shelflist, a published catalog of the contents of the Roosevelt collection to 1970. The DCSL can be accessed at Houghton and in the Widener stacks; the list is also available online. Material listed in the DCSL is not always replicated in HOLLIS.
Finding books
To find books and published resources, search HOLLIS by keyword or subject. Searches can be limited to books at Houghton or Widener libraries. Books and other print materials in both collections begin with the call number "Roosevelt." To limit a HOLLIS search to just material in the Roosevelt collection, click on "Advanced Search" and choose "Theodore Roosevelt Collection" from the "location" drop-down menu. To limit a HOLLIS Classic search to just material in the Roosevelt collection, choose "other call number" from the menu, and type "Roosevelt," along with any other search terms or parameters.
Finding manuscripts
To browse cataloged manuscript material, go to OASIS, click on "Browse finding aids" on the red bar at the top of the screen. Choose "Theodore Roosevelt Collection" from the "Limit by repository" drop-down menu, and click "Go" (don't type anything in the "Jump To" box). A list of all the finding aids for individual collections of manuscript material in the Theodore Roosevelt Collection will come up. Click on any of the finding aids listed, and the full finding aid will appear in a new tab or browser window. Scroll through each finding aid, or perform a "ctl+f" search to locate a specific name or title within the finding aid.
To search through cataloged manuscript material for a particular individual, go to OASIS, and in the search bar, type an inverted name in quotation marks (i.e. "Roosevelt, Edith") and click "search." (Please note that women are usually listed under their married names, even if a letter or other manuscript was written before their marriage. Maiden names are listed in parentheses, such as "Roosevelt, Alice Hathaway (Lee)" or "Longworth, Alice (Roosevelt)".) A list of finding aids will appear containing material relating to that individual. Click on "Summary" to quickly view the item relating to that individual, or click on "Full finding aid" to view the list of the entire collection. When searching in OASIS, click the checkbox labeled "Limit to finding aids with digital content (images, audio, etc.)" to locate collections containing links to web-accessible digital material.
Not all manuscripts in the collection are cataloged and listed on OASIS. To find material in uncataloged collections, contact the Roosevelt curator or visit the Houghton reading room.
Finding photographs
Cataloged photographs have been digitized and can be searched or browsed in VIA. To limit a search to images from the collection, choose "Theodore Roosevelt Collection" from the "Limit to" drop-down menu. Photographs can be searched by keyword or by specific names, places, or subjects. See Photographs for links to collection photographs by specific time period.
Not all photographs in the collection have been cataloged and digitized. For help finding additional images, contact the Roosevelt curator.
Finding other resources
To find other resources in the Theodore Roosevelt collection, such as cartoons, ephemera, newspaper clippings, sheet music, artifacts, and other material, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection curator.
Personal papers (27,000 items) include TR's childhood and travel diaries; juvenilia; personal pre-presidential scrapbooks; speech, article, and book drafts; and letters, chiefly to his family: parents, sisters Anna Roosevelt Cowles and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, wives Alice and Edith, and children, notably his son Kermit and daughter Ethel. Additional Roosevelt family correspondence and diaries are found in the papers of both sisters, TR's wife Edith, daughter Ethel Derby, and son Archibald. The collection also includes papers of Progressive editor Edwin Van Valkenburg and labor economist Charles Patrick Neill.
The majority of manuscript correspondence and compositions written or dictated by TR have been digitized; links to digitized material can be found within OASIS (see Finding Manuscripts above).
Archival Resources
Other primary source materials include:
- a chronological file of speech texts
- interviews with Roosevelt's contemporaries
- research notes and book drafts of TR biographers John Callan O'Laughlin, Hermann Hagedorn, Lawrence F. Abbott, William Roscoe Thayer, John J. Leary, Henry F. Pringle, Carleton Putnam, Stefan Lorant, G. Wallace Chessman, Nathan Miller, John Gable, and Kathleen Dalton
- correspondence, committee minutes, platform drafts, convention proceedings, membership lists, and financial records of the Progressive Party (1912–1916)
Printed Works
The book collection (over 14,000 volumes) constitutes the Roosevelt class, shelved mainly in Widener Library. It is maintained to be as comprehensive a set as possible of published writings by and about Theodore Roosevelt.
TR's own works include collected sets, individual editions, letters, diaries, speeches, articles, editorials, contributions to books, books with TR forewords or introductions, anthologies, and translations.
Secondary works include reviews of TR's writings, bibliographies, general and special biographies, reminiscences of contemporaries, books dedicated to TR, works by and about members of the Roosevelt family, contemporary documentation and later treatments of each stage of TR's career, memorial publications, fiction, poetry, drama, biographies of associates and other contemporaries, related works of American history, histories and publications of American political parties, and files of contemporary periodicals.
Formats include monographs, dissertations, pamphlets, periodical files and articles, society publications, news clippings, and printed ephemera generally.
Finding material in the Widener collection
It's easiest to browse or search material in the collection using HOLLIS Classic. Choose "Expanded Search" at the top of the page, and choose "Other call number" in one of the drop-down menus. Type "Roosevelt" in the corresponding search box. Enter any other search information in the remaining search boxes. From the "Location" menu, choose "Widener Library". (The same search works for material in Houghton Library; choose "Houghton Library" from the location menu instead, or in addition to, Widener Library). Click "Search."
The Widener portion of the TR collection is located on level 2 West. Access to the Widener stacks requires a Harvard ID or a Widener stacks pass, accessible through the Privileges Office in Widener Library. Contact the TR curator (e-mail) for more information on access.
Note that many items relating to Roosevelt and the Progressive Era may not necessarily be cataloged and shelved with the TR collection; a general search through the entirety of Harvard's holdings will bring more results, depending on the research topic.
Photographs and Other Visual Resources
A collection of over 11,000 photographs document TR's public and private life, family, homes, and memorials, with particularly extensive background on the Dakota ranching years (1880s), the Spanish-American War, the African safari of 1909–1910, and the South American expedition of 1913–1914. There are formal portraits, newsreel stills, family and souvenir albums, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, panoramic views, and lantern slides. Picture files also include lithographs, blueprints, drawings, and watercolors.
Many of the images in the collection have been digitized (up to about 1910). See Finding Photographs, or use the links in the following list:
General to 1905 inaugural
Childhood and youth, 1858-1880
Ranching in Dakota, 1883-1886
War of 1898
- Theodore Roosevelt Collection photographs: War of 1898
- Baker photographs of transports
- Dinwiddie Rough Rider photographs of Tampa and Cuba
- D.L. Elmendorf lantern slides
- D.L. Elmendorf photographs: Tampa, Key West, Dewey Parade
- D.L. Elmendorf photographs: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry regiments
- D.L. Elmendorf photographs: Montauk, Long Island
- Emerson Rough Rider lantern slides
- Hahn photographs of the Cuban coast
- Harmon photographs of Cuba
- Hemment photographs of battleships
- Knapp Rough Rider snapshot album
- Lamarque photographs of Cuba
- Prentice Rough Rider snapshot album
- C.R. Robinson album of Cuba and Montauk
- Rough Riders in San Antonio
Pre-presidential political career, 1881-1901
- Theodore Roosevelt Collection photographs: pre-presidential political career
- Impressions of the campaign, 1900
Presidency, 1901-1909
- Theodore Roosevelt Collection photographs: presidency, 1901-1902
- New England speaking tour, 1902
- George Prince portraits of Cabinet and Senate, ca. 1902
- Theodore Roosevelt Collection photographs: presidency, 1903-1904
- Theodore Roosevelt Collection photographs: presidency, 1905
- Simpson Western trip photographs, 1905
- Lambert Western trip photographs, 1905
- C.E. Emery souvenir album of Colorado bear hunt, 1905
- Theodore Roosevelt Collection photographs: presidency, 1906-1909
Post-presidential years, 1909-1919
- Theodore Roosevelt Collection photographs: African safari, 1909-1910--dated
- Theodore Roosevelt Collection photographs: African safari, 1909-1910--undated
- Kermit Roosevelt photographs of the African safari, 1909-1910--numbered
- Kermit Roosevelt photographs of the African safari, 1909-1910--unnumbered
- Western and southern trips, 1910
- E.B. Bacon snapshot album, 1912
- Roosevelt in Spokane, 1912
A collection of over four thousand political cartoons spanning 35 years of TR's public career are found as anthologies, periodical runs, periodical and newspaper clippings and clipping scrapbooks, and original drawings. Consult the curator for information on access.
Printed ephemera include campaign literature, broadsides, and newspaper clippings in mounted, collected, and scrapbook form. (For color digital images of Theodore Roosevelt's personal clipping scrapbooks, 1881-1899, consult OASIS and find record: AAA0783.) There are files of diplomas and certificates, sheet music, picture postcards, invitations, programs, banquet menus, campaign buttons and ribbons, and other souvenir artifacts.
For further details consult the HOLLIS catalog
Theodore Roosevelt Collection: ephemera
Collection Publications
Published in 1998 and still available ($30): Pocket Diary, 1898: Theodore Roosevelt's Private Account of the War with Spain; a Facsimile Edition of the Manuscript Accompanied by Extracts from His Published Recollections and Illustrated with Photographs. Edited by Wallace Finley Dailey. Foreword by Tweed Roosevelt. Introduction by John Morton Blum.
Orders for all collection publications should be addressed to the curator via e-mail.
Reproductions and Permissions
See the Reproductions and Permissons web page for information about ordering reproductions and requesting permission to publish or display material.
All of TR's written work, in manuscript or published form, is in the public domain. The work of other family members may still be under copyright; consult the curator for detailed information. Any photographs created before 1923 are in the public domain.
A few collection items, currently on deposit at Houghton Library, require additional permission to reproduce. These include TR's diaries, a scrapbook he kept while a student at Harvard, and MS Am 1541 (452)-(687).
To cite material from the collection, please use each item's call number and "Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University."
Contact the collection curator via e-mail with any questions.
Occupied Cuba, 1898-1902 : Photographs from the Theodore Roosevelt Collection. will be on exhibition in the Theodore Roosevelt Gallery in Pusey Library from February 18-December 31, 2015.
See Past Exhibitions for more details.
Other Resources
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
The Harvard collection complements the Theodore Roosevelt Papers at the Library of Congress, which has the TR presidential collection (letterpress copies of outgoing mail and incoming mail—largely official and presidential or postpresidential, presidential scrapbooks and appointment diaries, and diaries for 1878–1884, all available on microfilm at Harvard); papers of TR's children Alice Longworth, Theodore, Jr., and Kermit, and additional papers of Archibald; also some early Roosevelt materials. Papers of TR's brother Elliott are at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library at Hyde Park, N.Y. See the finding aid for the LC collection for more information.
Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University
The Theodore Roosevelt Center has created a presidential digital library, which serves as a depository for Roosevelt-related documents, photographs, and ephemera. Partnerships with the Library of Congress, Harvard College Library, and the National Park Service have enabled the collections of those libraries to be made available digitally. The entire Library of Congress microfilm has already been digitized, as well as a portion of Harvard's Theodore Roosevelt Collection, as well as items from the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural, Theodore Roosevelt Island, Mount Rushmore, and Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Thousands of items are already available in the digital library, and newly cataloged materials are added on a weekly basis.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
The home of Theodore Roosevelt from 1885 until his death in 1919, the Sagamore Hill Historic Site offers guided tours as well as special events and programs throughout the year.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
The childhood home of TR, reconstructed after his death, offers guided tours throughout the year.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historical Site
Following the assassination of President McKinley in Buffalo, NY, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office at this house on September 14, 1901. The site is now available for tours.
Pine Knot
Theodore and Edith Roosevelt purchased this small cabin in the Virginia woods in 1905 to use as a retreat from their busy lives in Washington. The house is now available by appointment for tours.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
TR spent several years ranching in Dakota Territory; his experiences out west helped inspire his significant conservation efforts as President. The Theodore Roosevelt National Park preserves the land on which TR's Elkhorn Ranch stood, as well as his first ranch cabin, and is open year-round.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
Founded in 1919 and chartered by Congress in 1920, the Theodore Roosevelt Association is a national historical society and public service organization that has perpetuated the memory and legacy of Theodore Roosevelt through an array of historical and cultural activities.
Contact the curator with questions via e-mail, or call 617-495-2449.


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The publicity for Spasm describes it as "the foot and mouth of sketch comedy". If so, it's time for a cull, for this artless, jokeless and laughless show has absolutely nothing going for it.
This trio seem to think that the very fact anal sex exists is - in itself - rib-crackingly funny and mention it in almost every sketch. No context, no comments, just the mention of the subject is expected to induce apoplexies of laugher in the audience.
The fact that it is met - like every other line in this dismal show - by a bemused silence speaks volumes.
It's impossible to deduce where the humour is even supposed to be, let alone whether it's working or not.
A dreadful, dreadful effort.
Review date: 1 Jan 2001
Reviewed by: Steve Bennett


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