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As uprisings continue in the Arab world, one Persian Gulf country - Bahrain - has seen protests demanding greater political freedoms. Bahraini authorities have used deadly force, and have reportedly rounded up and detained a number of opposition activists. Recently, Bahrain's finance minister came to Washington, where he presented his views on the situation.
Thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets beginning in mid-February, demanding reforms to make the kingdom's government and economy more inclusive for all citizens.
Then, on March 14, the Gulf Cooperation Council, led by Saudi Arabia, rolled a military force into Manama at the invitation of the al-Khalifas, Bahrain's ruling family.
On April 19, Bahrain's finance minister, Sheikh Ahmed al-Khalifa, spoke in Washington about the actions of his government. His perceptions of the situation are markedly different from those that emerge from news coverage, human rights groups, and third-party analysis.
Bahrain is overwhelmingly Shi'ite, but the al-Khalifa family is Sunni, as is some 30 percent of Bahrain's population. Yet the Sunni control Bahrain's political and economic power.
To Sheikh Ahmed, though, that disparity between the two groups does not exist. "I don't see huge differences between Sunnis and Shi'as. The rights are there for every citizen of Bahrain. They have always been," he said.
Human Rights Watch official Joe Stork says his observations in Bahrain are very different. "The discrimination that Shi'a perceive - in terms of access to jobs, access to a share of the country's wealth, and so forth. When you overlay that with the basic, you know, the complete absence of any kind of power sharing [between Sunni and Shi'a], that's really what this [the protests] is all about," he said.
Bahrain's Shi'ites have been accused by the al-Khalifas, and by other Sunni Persian Gulf royal families, of being under the influence of Iran.
Sheikh Ahmed says the recent protests are an attempt by Tehran to destabilize Bahrain's government. "In terms of Iran, you have seen their announcements [statements]. We feel that what happens in Bahrain is for the Bahraini people to reach consensus on, and to resolve. And, Iran is our neighbor, but we think that what has happened has to be resolved within Bahrain," he said.
Foreign Policy Magazine writer and Georgetown University professor Jean Francois Seznec, however, says the Iran accusations are inflated.
"The public relations offices of the al-Khalifas, right now in Washington, as we speak, are distributing all manners of information saying that Iran was behind all of this [the turmoil in Bahrain]. And, that this a conspiracy that has been going on for 20 - 30 years. The fact is, my own experience, anyway, tells me that the Shi'a feel Bahraini. They don't feel Iranian. They don't really like Iran," he said.
Sheikh Ahmed said the government told the opposition it would engage in talks, as long as people came to the table without preconditions. The protesters refused. The Bahraini minister says the opposition is unwilling to work for a constructive solution. "This path was not used. What was used was an attempt to hijack this political process by forcing one way of thinking, which we believe was not the right way for Bahrain," he said.
But an independent organization, the International Crisis Group, recently issued a report on Bahrain's turmoil. ICG's Joost Hilterman says the opposition's preconditions for talks were demands for safety and justice. "The opposition wanted the security forces to allow peaceful protests in Manama and other areas of Bahrain. And, they wanted those who fired on demonstrators in the past to be held accountable," he said.
Along with firing on protesters, causing deaths and many injuries, Bahrain's security forces have also jailed a number of people. Sheikh Ahmed sees them as criminals. "The people who have been detained are people who have committed crimes. Not the people who have stated an opinion. A very critical point," he said.
Rights organizations dispute Sheikh Ahmed's "criminal" contention. They say arrests and jailings are being done to intimidate.
Joe Stork, of Human Rights Watch, said "Since April 2nd, we have had four people who were taken into custody five, six, seven days earlier. No contact with their families, no contact with lawyers. Next thing the family hears, they get a call from the Ministry of Interior saying 'come pick up the body.'"
Bahrain's protesters have called for the creation of a constitutional monarchy, such as the British system, as a way of limiting the powers of the al-Khalifa family. But analysts say the al-Khalifas are strongly against any such change.


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IPQE in general functions to integrate staff, student, financial resources and infrastructure planning with CUT's Enrolment Plan, contracted with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). It must ensure that its Program Qualification Matrix (PQM) remains totally aligned with the vision of the CUT, the higher education transformation agenda, as well as the socio-economic needs of the country.
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Reviewed by Jackie C (age 10)
Ralph is my favorite character because he is always going on adventures. In the story my favorite part is when Ralph ends up by a bunch of cats that wanted to eat him. I think Ralph is a very exciting mouse. The story was very adventurous and funny. I liked it when Ralph decided to runaway and ran his motorcycle into the bush. I really liked the book because it's about animals that can talk and do pretty much do what humans can do.
I recommend this book to people from ages 6 and up. I think people read this book because it's a story about animals. If you have a younger brother or sister, who loves animals, you may want to read it to them. This is a kind of book that you don't want to stop reading until you're done with it. I hope you have a good time reading Runaway Ralph.


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Michael Jordan Motorsports announced today that it has signed Roger Lee Hayden to its 2011 AMA Pro Racing National Guard Superbike Championship team. Hayden will join Ben Bostrom on the MJM Suzuki GSX-R1000, as Aaron Yates has elected to take more time to heal his injured leg, which he broke at Fontana earlier this year.
Hayden comes back to AMA Racing after competing in World Superbike with Kawasaki last season, and taking a one-off MotoGP ride with LCR Honda at Laguna Seca and a Moto2 ride with American Honda at Indianapolis.


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Fremont ABC store still open, for now
By Laura Collins
Published in News on April 22, 2010 1:46 PM
The decision on whether to close the Fremont ABC store was postponed Wednesday for at least another two weeks.
The Wayne County ABC Board met Wednesday at noon, but ended up not approving the closure of the Fremont ABC store.
"Two or three of the board members wanted to think about it overnight," said Mike Myrick, business manager for the board.
Myrick said he expects the board will vote before its next regular board meeting May 19. He said sales are down "very low" at the Fremont ABC store and it is losing money. He estimates the store, which is only open Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, brings in about $16,000-$17,000 each month. The store lost about a third of its business in March 2006 when it was robbed twice, Myrick said.
Fremont Town Adminis-trator Kerry McDuffie said he would like to see the store remain open. The town gets about $2,500 revenue from the store every year, and it also provides people in the town another option.
"Folks that want to keep it open need to contact the ABC Board members and make them aware of it," McDuffie said. "It's nice to provide a service to northern Wayne County. There's a store in the southern part of the county in the Mount Olive area. There's a store in the eastern part of the county in Walnut Creek. There's a store in the western part of the county, and we think it's good to keep a store in all parts of the county."
Fremont police Chief R.K. Rawlings said closing the store might not be the best decision for the town.
"I think people in Fremont need a place where they can buy alcohol legally," he said. "A lot of people here are not driving and the ones that do don't want to drive all the way to Goldsboro. You're going to find out that it's easier to go to unlicensed houses to buy alcohol illegally. Unauthorized sales will go up."
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Constantine Pre-School is situated within the grounds of Constantine Primary School, in the village of Constantine, near Falmouth in Cornwall.
The purpose built eco building was completed and opened in 2004 and the setting is registered with the early years compulsory and voluntary childcare registers to provide care for a maximum of 26 children between the ages of 2 and 4.
The Pre-school is a member of the Pre-School learning Alliance and is subject to regular OFSTED inspections. In 2015 we were awarded an "good" status.
We are a committee run charity; therefore we can only remain open if we have a fully functioning committee in place every year. The committee is made up of a majority of parents from the pre-school and without this group of parents giving their time attending their monthly meeting and organising fundraisers, we would not be able to open.


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Weekday Waffles
It seems as though every time I am inspired or motivated to write a post, the universe conspires to prevent my doing so. I'm aware this doesn't make me special in any shape or form, but hey – it's my excuse and I'm sticking to it 😀
Anyway, said recent universe-driven conspiracy was both work and family related, and is to date the worst possible combination of a double whammy I've experienced, particularly as the problems weren't entirely mutually exclusive. But, welp, c'est la vie, I've gotten through the crappiest bit and emerged (knock on wood) relatively sane, with a renewed appreciation for the emotional and mental distraction that WoW provides.
Stuff that I've done recently in-game:
- server transferred my druid along with the Pallytank and one of our guildies (okay, this was back in April/May and isn't all that recent). I went resto, joined a raiding guild with the Pallytank, and had to deal with the raid leads randomly deciding after about four-five weeks to disband the group (still not sure why…). Then we joined a pug group from trade that did RIDICULOUSLY well – 5/12 in about two and a half hours – fingers crossed, we may make it a proper group thing now and get to kill more things!
- dusted off the death knight (that I power-leveled to 90 and promptly forgot about) and learnt how to tank amidst much panicking and pathetic whimpering every time overgeared DPSers in heroic dungeons pull aggro off me
- rolled a goblin priest, went disc, and discovered just how fun it is to be that irritating, unkillable, atonement-smiting priest in low level PVP
- flailed around a bit on my gnome mage… and draenei paladin (it seems I may have a growing problem with alts)
There's a distinct lack of focus, 'tis true, but I've found that hopping around has kept me from getting too disheartened by my lack of progression this tier. I like learning new roles and classes; it lets me see the game from a different perspective.
Learning to tank has been a boost to my confidence. Last week I finally reached the minimum ilvl for Throne of Thunder's LFR and I am pretty darned proud of the fact that I tanked Lei Shen without dying, more so because I was solo-tanking it for the last 5% after my co-tank died with all battle-rezzes used. Sure, the encounter's been nerfed and yes, there were some awesome healers keeping me up, BUT it is still something I managed to pull off successfully despite the multiple "tank sucks, undergeared 490 phail" comments I'd received in other instances. Now I have something to remind myself that I can be a perfectly acceptable tank even if people think otherwise. It can only get better from here! (Next stop: add-tanking on Horridon. Ugh... I mean, bring it!)
As for Atonement, I'm enjoying the mini-game of healing-by-dpsing. It's really just me messing around having fun with it in PVP; being fully decked out in heirlooms probably makes it extra strong. We'll see! I plan on leveling her to 90 next.
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Los Angeles Harbor College Fall 2012
Hi everyone! I've sent in my application for Fall 2012 at LAHC, and already took my Teas 5 for another school but I haven't heard anything yet if I've cleared the first lottery. Two of my friends are in their first semester at LAHC and both said it took a long time to hear back regarding admission.
Anyone hear anything yet?
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Joined: Mar '12; Posts: 48; Likes: 3Mar 23, '12I was just wondering the same thing! The deadline was over a month ago and I haven't even heard a hello or that they got my application. I was starting to think I just didn't get in. But if they take a long time to get back to people, then there's still hope!Mar 28, '12Yes, definitely. Last year the application was due in March and nobody got invites to take the Teas until May, so I figure if ours were due in February then maybe we'll hear something by April? Probably end of April? Have you taken your Teas yet Willowita? Where else are you applying?Mar 28, '12Yes, I took the TEAS at the end of February and I passed! I also applied to LA County, PCC, GCC, Cerritos, LACC, and Rio Hondo (which I heard back from and didn't get into). So I still have 6 schools to hear back from.
How about you? TEAS? Other schools?Apr 4, '12LovetheER, I just got an email today from LA Harbor inviting me to take the TEAS. Did you get anything yet?Apr 4, '12I passed it too. I took at Glendale College. do you know how many spots are there for Fall 2012?Apr 4, '12I have no idea. Maybe 40-50 spots? That seems to be the space at most schools.
When did Glendale have their TEAS examination?Apr 5, '12Hey WilloWita, yes I received that e-mail yesterday. I'm going to have ATI send my scores over ASAP! What about you...is Harbor your #1 choice or are you waiting to hear back from other schools in hopes of getting into a different one? I took my Teas V for Allied and they declined me. I'm not trying again for them as it's too far from my home. I'm so excited - I've heard from a friend in the program that Harbor sends out about 100 invites, then 25% don't pass the Teas. And then some decline their seat, so perhaps there's hope!Apr 5, '12My first choice is any school that'll take me! Though I'm leaning towards LA County but really, anything is fine. There's tough competition at every school and sometimes you just get lucky if they pick your number.
I've only been to LA Harbor to meet with the counselor and drop off my application but it seemed like a great campus. It's not too far for me and their parking didn't seem crazy, unlike other schools.
Good luck to you!Apr 5, '12Yeah Harbor's a great campus. I've been doing my pre-req's there for two years. I like that it's small, unlike where I finished my B.A. - a little too big for me. Keep me posted on what comes through, I'm rooting for you!Apr 5, '12I just sent ---- my teas Score, which is not too good, 72. Last time, I spoke with Ms. Toni. She said they picked 90-110 for TEAS V. I've been in many campus for nursing application: LAHC, GOLDENWEST, CERRITOS, LA TRADE-TECH, GLENDALE, SANTA MONICA, ELAC, LACC, LA SOUTHWEST. My fav. campus is SANTA MONICA college. Very nice Campus.
Just like willwota, my first choice is any school that'll take me. HOPE, everyone has luck for the next round. . One more thing, Glendale hasn't sent any invites for TEAS yet. I took it last semester there. Glendale parkin lot is Crazy. )Last edit by dianah on Apr 6, '12 : Reason: Terms of Service re: posting namesApr 5, '12Thanks for the info hnguyen509. I wasn't sure if Glendale had invited people to take the TEAS yet. And yes, their parking is crazy and expensive! I went there a few years back when I lived in the area.Apr 5, '12hnguyen509, i was worried about my teas v scores too, but ------ told me that even 69% is a good score since so many people fail the teas. don't sweat it! 72% is ten points above their minimum passing score.Last edit by dianah on Apr 6, '12 : Reason: Terms of Service re: posting names
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Mar 29, 2012
There are certain situations in which a mobile phone user has to be away from their phone to work on their desktop computer. However, in this digitally connected world, this certain user might still need to communicate with SMS using their phone.
MobiTexter is an innovative way to send and receive SMS on a desktop computer through their website, Mobitexter.net. For this to work, one simply has to install the phone app, register using his Google account, and sync contacts and SMS. Note that the app will not sync SMS that was previously sent before installing it. To view and reply to incoming SMS, one needs to go to Mobitexter.net in their desktop browser. Once logged in, the user is able to view incoming SMS and reply accordingly.
This app is pretty impressive because of its simplicity and how one doesn't need to have advanced technical skills to use it. The sync process is a breeze and the interface is as simple as it gets. The app's interface does not really need to be perfect since it's used for syncing the phone's contacts and SMS and the user would most likely spend more time with the desktop computer and the Mobitexter website.
The website, however, is also too minimalist – maybe a little too much. The setup is pretty basic and there's not much navigating one can do other than read and reply to SMS. Although it is great that the contacts auto-complete when typing a name in the To field, which is close to how it works on a phone.
Although it does sync the phone's SMS since the app was installed, it will not sync any deleted messages made on the site to reflect on the phone. Hence, deleting messages will not prove productive if it only deletes it in the website's interface but not on the phone.
Overall, Mobitexter is a great solution when the situation calls for it. There might be some users who are wary of allowing an app to access their SMS Inbox, so this app is not for everyone – and most definitely not for daily use. Surely the developers have some sort of protection against possible hacking but one can't be too careful – especially with Android's open source nature. With these considerations in mind, one simply has to use with caution and only when it is absolutely necessary. At the end of the day, the app does deliver what it promised without any frills.


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Kareena Kapoor Height, Weight, Age, Husband, Affairs, Biography & More
|Real Name
|Kareena Kapoor Khan
|Physical Stats & More
|in centimeters- 163 cm
in meters- 1.63 m
in Feet Inches- 5' 4"
|in Kilograms- 54 kg
in Pounds- 119 lbs
|Figure Measurements
|Eye Colour
|Hazel Green
|Hair Colour
|Dark Brown
|Personal Life
|Date of Birth
|21 September 1980
|Age (as in 2017)
|37 Years
|Birth Place
|Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
|Zodiac sign/Sun sign
|Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
|Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai
Welham Girls' School, Dehradun
|Mithibai College, Mumbai
|Educational Qualifications
|College dropout
|Film Debut: Refugee (2000)
|Father- Randhir Kapoor (Actor)
Mother- Babita (Actress)
Sister- Karisma Kapoor (Actress)
Brother- N/A
|Fortune Heights in Bandra West, Mumbai
4 floors duplex in Bandra, Mumbai
|Reading, Swimming and Yoga
|• There had been her catfights with Bipasha Basu on the sets of the film Ajnabee , as she publicly took a dig at her skin tone by calling her a "kali billi."
• Her and Shahid Kapoor's controversial MMS having a steamy liplock, which went viral all over media.
• She publicly made fun of Priyanka Chopra's accent, after which Priyanka finally replied by saying that she got it from the same place that Saif got his from.
|Favourite Things
|Favourite Food
|Dal-Chawal, Pasta and Spaghetti
|Favourite Actor
|Raj Kapoor and Shah Rukh Khan
|Favourite Actress
|Kajol, Nargis, Meena Kumari
|Favourite Film
|Bollywood: Awaara, Sangam, Bobby, Kal Aaj Aur Kal,
Hollywood: Breakfast At Tiffany's, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof,
Love Story, Ben Hur
|Favourite Cricketer
|Virat Kohli
|Favourite Color
|Black and Red
|Favourite Perfume
|Jean Paul Gaultier's Classique
|Favourite Fashion Designer
|Manish Malhotra
|Favourite Restaurants
|Wasabi at The Taj Mahal Palace, Olive, Thai Pavilion at Taj President in Mumbai
Hakkasan in London
|Favourite Destination
|Switzerland and London
|Boys, Affairs and More
|Marital Status
|Hrithik Roshan (Actor)
Shahid Kapoor (Actor)
Saif Ali Khan (Actor)
|Saif Ali Khan (Actor)
|Marriage Date
|16 October 2012
|Son- Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi (born on 20 December 2016)
Daughter- N/A
|Style Quotient
|Cars Collection
|BMW 7 Series, LX 470 SUV
|Money Factor
|Salary (approx.)
|8-10 crore/film (INR)
|Net Worth (approx.)
|$10 million
Some Lesser Known Facts About Kareena Kapoor
- Does Kareena Kapoor smoke?: No
- Does Kareena Kapoor drink alcohol?: Yes
- Kareena is the 4th generation of Kapoor family, was born to a Sindhi mother, Babita and a Punjabi father Randhir Kapoor.
- Her father was very protective towards her and Karisma and wanted both to stay away from acting and get married, which led to conflicts with her father, after which both sisters lived with their mother.
- She had a huge crush on actor Akshaye Khanna in her teenage days.
- She was supposed to make her Bollywood debut opposite Hrithik Roshan in Kaho Na Pyaar Hai (2000), and even shot a film sequence. But, later she walked out of the film due to some misunderstanding between the Rakesh Roshan and Kareena's mother Babita.
- The period from 2002 to 2003, was probably the worst part of her career as all her movies, Mujhse Dosti Karoge!, Jeena Sirf Merre Liye, Khushi, Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, LOC Kargil, were flops at the box-office.
- She was offered the supporting role, as sister of Aishwarya Rai in the Indian-English version of Pride and Prejudice, which she turned down.
- She turned vegetarian in 2006.
- Her bubbly role of Geet in the film Jab We Met (2007), rejuvenated her acting career, brought success and fan following.
- In 2010, she adopted Chanderi village (famous for its Chanderi saris) in Madhya Pradesh, to provide it with electricity.
- She doesn't wash her jeans for a month because she feels it more comfortable to wear that way.
- For her glamorous role in the film Heroine (2012), she wore 130+ different dresses, which were designed by top designers from all over the world, one of which was worth 1.5 crore (INR).
- She was the first choice for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram-Leela, but she turned down the offer and later the role was offered to Deepika Padukone.
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as a bit of brief history, in april 2003 microsoft jumped into a patent-infringement lawsuit lucent (which was bought by alcatel) brought against dell and gateway earlier that year because windows used the patents in similar ways and ms presumably figured it might as well preempt any future legal action against itself. alcatel-lucent was looking for $4.5 billion in damages, claiming that the defendants had willfully violated the patents, but that part of the suit was dismissed. while alcatel-lucent says windows' audio encoding/decoding functions violate its patents, microsoft maintains that it licensed mp3 technology from the technology's creator, fraunhofer.
tom burt, microsoft corporate vice president and deputy general counsel, had a terse response to the ruling: "we think this verdict is completely unsupported by the law or the facts." he went on to say that microsoft believed–like hundreds of other companies–that it properly licensed mp3 technology from fraunhofer, the industry recognized licensor of mp3 technology. burt believes that the jury's award is "outrageous," based on the fact that microsoft paid fraunhofer only us$16 million to license the technology. (ms is aware, however, that the $1.5 billion figure comes from "multiplying windows sales volumes and pc sales prices worldwide since may 2003.")
considering that many companies use mp3 technology, this decision could have far reaching implications in the pc industry if it is upheld after microsoft's appeal, which could take two or more years to get a hearing. in the meantime, there are other parts of alcatel-lucent's suit still ongoing, and microsoft has countersuits of its own in play.
read more from the associated press article.
brian's opinion
i agree with tom burt: this award is pretty ridiculous. i have to believe that the jury is doing some microsoft-bashing here. it's hard to believe that if the case involved anyone else but microsoft such a ludicrous amount would be awarded. since microsoft is still viewed as a monopoly by many, i think this case had less to do with the law and more to do with jurors sticking it to microsoft.
sure, i wasn't in the court room as the case was presented, but on the surface the case doesn't have any basis to end in an award of over a billion dollars. it's not like microsoft just used the technology without permission. the company, like hundreds of other companies, thought it was properly licensing the technology from the recognized licensor.
this decision is the equivalent of going to wal-mart to shop for groceries, paying for them, and walking out the door … only to find out years later that you are being charged with shoplifting because someone else believes he owned the products that wal-mart sold you.
i hope the court system will work this one out and properly overturn the decision. if it doesn't, you shouldn't believe that consumers won't pay for this decision in the long run. it will show up in the pricing of microsoft products and hundreds of other consumer electronics that use mp3 compression technology.
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|clear as looking through mud (1:35pm est mon feb 26 2007)
it's crystal clear that the jurors didn't even bother with the facts at all in this case. the bottom line is ms paid one of the developers and recognized licensor good money to be able to use this technology, and now the other developer is just pissed because they didn't get part of the pie. actel-lucent should have sued fraunhofer who licensed it if there was a problem, but no, they knew that ms had bigger pockets so they went after them. – by notnormal23224
|lawyers win again (1:49pm est mon feb 26 2007)
even if the amount is lowered, all that time in court surely lined the pockets of some more lawyers. :- – by cwtrex
|amount not so crazy… (2:09pm est mon feb 26 2007)
the amount is not outrageous due to number of violations perceived. think about every windows computer out there would be violating this license.
that is the question though, if the violation occurred.
i do agree that microsoft in good faith thought it had purchased the ability. if they didn't buy it from the responsible party, who is at fault? buyer beware. the wal-mart analogy might be a little off. more like, going to a private party and buying a car without verifying the title was clean.. – by joeinazusa
|the infringed patents (8:08am est tue feb 27 2007)
if you want to read the patents — note that the jury found microsoft infringed the re39,080 patent for a "rate loop processor for perceptual encoder/decoder" and
i found these over at the blog on www.patentmonkey.com. – by patentmonkey
|will microsft by alcatel? (11:57am est tue feb 27 2007)
i wonder if tbhis will play outlike the intel dec lawsuit, where intel had copied the bus design of the dec alpha cpu, and ended up buying dec because the company was cheaper than the settlement. – by guimar


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I plan to have gamenights to be announced based on interest. I have gone ahead and created the guild in game FeverClan, but as those of you that play VG know its not very easy to search for a guild. So if you have an interest add me IGN Ragnor518 and I will send you and invite. As of right now guild membership is open to those in Fever and those who are not. Obviously the goal being to promote Fever whenever possible. As of now membership cap is 20 so if we do get a lot of interest then we can do clan offshoots if there are any Fever members who would be willing to lead another clan. But that's getting ahead of things for now hoping to promote interest in the VG guild and see how many fever members play.
On a side note I have tested discord and it will run in the background while playing VG, at least on my phone and tablet, so that will make for some fun VG gaming with the Fever community. I would like to thank Fever leadership for this opportunity, and I look forward to gaming with you all.


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1058 - Disney Sports Motocross JAP 128 Mbits (Trashman)
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That was quick, you just go online to do this dont you?
Game dont look too good though, but ill leave that to the people who play it.
more dupes?
When are we getting any NEW Games? If we do get a new game to play, it will almost certantly be Japanese. If there's going to be an English one, it'll be a dupe. Whats happening lately?


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III - School of Linguistics and Cultural Studies
The School of Linguistics and Cultural Studies consists of the following institutes
- Institute of English and American Studies
- Institute of German Studies
- Institute of Art and Visual Culture
- Institute of Material Culture
- Institute of Music
- Institute of Dutch Studies
- Institute of Slavic Studies
and the Language Centre.
Your can find further information about specific disciplines on the institutes' web pages.
If you have any general questions or questions concerning the administration, please contact the school's office.
- Dean's Office
- Branch Office
Tel.: +49 441-798-2347
Fax: +49 441-798-2115
E-Mail: fk3(at)uni-oldenburg.de
Raum: A10 2-213


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Gluten-Free Banana Almond Pancakes
Delicious any way you serve them!
The recipe spotlight for this week is on pancakes. More specifically Gluten-Free Banana Almond Pancakes.
Weekend or weekday pancakes can turn an breakfast routine into a cherished ritual. Maybe you make these pancakes for your family or maybe just for yourself!
I hope you enjoy this recipe, it is a favorite of my families and I never make it exactly the same way, there are so many delicious possibilities.
Ashley's GF Banana Almond Pancakes
These pancakes are gluten Free and vegetarian, the recipe can also be modified for vegans.
1 cup GF flour (rice flour or buckwheat)
1 tbsp of Flax seed
1 finely chopped banana
½ cup of almond slivers (whole would work also)
3 tbsp of applesauce (or 3 tbsp of vanilla yogurt)
1 cup of vanilla almond milk (soy, rice, hemp, or dairy would also work)
1 tbsp of pure honey (or agave)
Combine GF flour, Flax seed, and almond milk in a large bowl.
Stir thoroughly.
Then add in the banana, almond slivers, apple sauce and honey.
Stir until you have a thick paste.
For mini pancakes use 1tbsp of batter per pancake. For medium sized pancakes use 2 tbsp of batter.
Cook for 5 minutes on each side with medium heat depending on your oven.
18 mini pancakes or 10 medium sized pancakes.
Special modifications:
To make the recipe vegan use agave and a non-dairy milk.
Other GF flours can also be substituted but avoid any bean flour in this recipe.


text: What a shame! You was playing very cool in your DS cheating... but then! You saw something, Mystery Zone?! You check it... there's nothing... only darkness... you went go back where you was. and you're lost now! You cannot find the exit! But! There is a way to exit from this if you saved accidentally in Mystery Zone if you was curious. What do you need: Pokémon D/P/PLA game (duh) Some Action Replay Codes. (Don't cheat again!) Basically, use this code to fix and enable menu in Mystery Zone: Warning: Spoilers inside! Diamond and Pearl: 94000130 fffb0000 621c5a08 00000000 b21c5a08 00000000 dc000000 f7fdea80 18000000 0000019b d2000000 00000000 94000130 fffb0000 621c5a08 00000000 b21c5a08 00000000 000020c8 0000036f 000020cc 00000070 000020d4 0000036f 000020d8 00708000 d2000000 00000000 Hold select to enable menu Platinum: 94000130 FCFF0000 B2101D40 00000000 10001294 0000019B 10002892 00000074 10002896 00000376 1000289A 00000001 D2000000 00000000 Hold L+R to enable menu. And you need now these codes too: Warning: Spoilers inside! Learn any move; 9206A1B6 0000D001 1206A1B6 000046C0 D2000000 00000000 Get all TM and HMs 94000130 FCF70000 B21C4D28 00000000 B0000004 00000000 D5000000 005F0148 C0000000 00000063 D6000000 00000BEC D4000000 00000001 D2000000 00000000 Well, as you can see, i'm stuck in Mystery Zone. Well... just pressing SELECT while the Action Replays codes are activated (Mystery Zone Fix)... Will appear again "Mystery Zone" that's a good sign. you can now open the menu! Let's get out of there! Press L + R + START to get All the TMs and HMs. Now, go to your Bag, and teach Fly to some of your Pokémon. The code "Learn any move" enables every Pokémon to learn any move. prinplup using fly? wtf. Well, now, let's get out of there! Fly to anywhere! and you're done! Back to your world again! What we did learned today? do not follow bad people so they can leave you in darkness like mystery zone. DO NOT CHEAT OR DO NOT GO TO MYSTERY ZONE UNLESS YOU'RE 100% SURE :^)


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This is a story about a guy Steve who can stop thinking about his sexy mother Megan. It all started when he accidentally entered bathroom and saw her perfect ass from multiple angles with only small panties on. You must see more. Help Steve to make right decisions to reach his goal.दर्शनों की संख्या: 137073
The Haunted Onsen
Walk around this hot Japanese spring (onsen) and meet few girls that you'll be able to fuck. Your task is to find the way out of the onsen or get laid with girls. As you might understand there are multiple endings depending on your choices.दर्शनों की संख्या: 55512
Game of Whores
Dragons, queens and traitors are just a few of the enemies you will encounter. Choose your fighter and slay your foes to become King of Whoresteros. Are you ready to take your chances playing the Game of Whores?दर्शनों की संख्या: 2018
Sex Kitten 9
In this episode of Sex Kitten main hero will be thrown into another strange quest. The goal will be find the pieces from 2 tickets to get on a cool cruise. Help two beloved heroes to complete this task. Click on the sun at Mt. Solaria for a nice surprise.दर्शनों की संख्या: 43646
Dear Diary [v 0106]
You are going to visit Grandpa with your mom and sister. All the sudden a car accident. You're in a critical condition. You're fighting between life and death. Strange things start to happen and you find yourself in a weird place full with snow. There you meet a girl and make a deal that will change your life forever.दर्शनों की संख्या: 227857
The Party [v 0.5]
Your best adult story. Tomorrow Your parents have their wedding anniversary. They are going to enjoy themselves on the cruise ship. The house will be empty so you'll make the best sex party ever! Explore city and meet new characters to get coolest people to your party.दर्शनों की संख्या: 217178
Tonight is the Night
You play as a regular guy and you go home after a tiresome day of work, deciding to go out and have some fun. For some reason, you have a feeling tonight is gonna be different. Tonight is gonna be the night. You arrive home. Where do you wanna go? Beach, gym or city?दर्शनों की संख्या: 285643
The Legend of Versyl [v 1.3.0]
You came back from the world between life and death to live your life once again. Despite you've lived your life as an honest and kind person it turned out badly for you. Now you can decide how you'll live your life for a second time. Will you change anything to become better or worse? You can turn yourself into hero or a nightmare for all humans.दर्शनों की संख्या: 435661
Hentai Diaries
In this dating simulator you'll travel to a Hentai academy where you'll meet lot of horny students, explore surroundings and campus, and, of course, try to get laid. Creating an account inside the game will definitely have benefits. Not everything in this game is for free, but I'm sure you'll enjoy free stuff as well.दर्शनों की संख्या: 139872
Third Crisis [v 0.3.1]
This is a story about an adventurer, hero named Vibe. Humanity has been enslaved and she's our only hope. But most important mission is to save her girlfriend Karen. All this gets wrapped in a nice RPG gameplay where you gave to explore various places and fight against your enemies in a turn based battles.दर्शनों की संख्या: 222519
Ways of Life [v 0.4]
In this cool role playing adventure game where you have to evolve your character and interact with sexy girls. You have to gain reputation against each character to reach something sexy. Also you'll have to earn money to be able to improve your skills. Lots of peeking on girls scenes. Also game will be constantly updated.दर्शनों की संख्या: 686032
Daughter for Dessert Ch9
One more chapter from DfD. Can't tell what's inside this part, you'll have to find out by yourself. Probably you'll see some boobs and maybe get some handjob. Well, I don't know. Remember that you have to play previous parts in order to start this one. Keep running family business and try to fuck somebody.दर्शनों की संख्या: 162352
Galactic Monster Quest
In this game you'll find yourself on the different space locations, meeting and fucking with different intergalactic creatures. Your main task is to get in touch with lots of new races and become friends with them. But better lets be more then friends. Game contains in-game purchases but free stuff is enough to enjoy the game.दर्शनों की संख्या: 156476
The Big Thaw [v 0.7.180519a]
The main plot is that Fry must be defrosted and Leela (Futurama) could assign his fate. The problem is that there's a world wide crisis and Fry was defrosted early. He'll have to prove that his worth as a breeding sample to save the human race. You'll meet many different well known characters from famous cartoons.दर्शनों की संख्या: 297779
Pussymon 36
This episode is called: Liunahelm and Tayzakana. These names are two new nations that you'll meet in this episode. This episode is much bigger than usual, there's a lot of sex scenes and characters that you'll see. As always you'll get new stories and many more.दर्शनों की संख्या: 98933
Mozzoloh [v 0.70]
This is a RPG based game with new approach for fighting enemies. You'll have to solve some matching puzzles to gain powers and skills and then use them on your enemies. Your main task is to save people from incoming evil forces. Visit the bar in the village and talk to Dolores to get useful clues what to do next.दर्शनों की संख्या: 916690
Kamihime Project R
Long ago, a civilization of magic flourished, but was destroyed by Ragnarok. Thousands of years later, that civilization is but the shadow of a memory, until now. There are dark forces moving to bring about a second Ragnarok and only the godlike power of the Kamihime can stop them.दर्शनों की संख्या: 2018
Urban Voyeur [v 0.3.0]
Modern life is such an unholy mix of voyeurism and exhibitionism. People perpetually broadcasting their internal and external selves on the streets, on social networks, and of course at home. This story is about 30 years old guy who just moved to New York. And he likes to watch people.दर्शनों की संख्या: 665124
Breeding Season [v Alpha 7.7.1]
In adult games industry this game is something like FarmVille or PetVille. The only difference is that here you'll find a lot of sex and other naughty things. Breed different type of sexy monsters to create new ones and sell them on the market.दर्शनों की संख्या: 1265579
Anna: Exciting Affection
You'll have to play the role of Anna. Anna comes from a small town where she used to live with her father who had strong alcohol addiction and careless lifestyle. Nevertheless, Anna graduated college and has become a smart young lady. Anna has moved to live with her older sister Rebecca in the big Sun City. Anna has a boyfriend - Andrew, who has also moved to this city and lives with a friend. Anna's sister can't stand Andrew, that's why only Anna is allowed to stay at her place. Depending on your choices different outcomes and additional quests will follow.दर्शनों की संख्या: 489395
Rogue Courier Episode 2 [v 2.06.03]
Finally an update for this big game. You'll see lots of new features like shop, battles, inventory and many more. You still play as Kouia. Your task is to explore the space to find some naughty adventures. But sometimes it will not be so easy. Read instructions and follow in game tutorials to understand all controls and how to play.दर्शनों की संख्या: 241940
Peach's Untold Tale [v 3.47]
The game seems not to be finished. But anyway you can do a lot of things with our hot princess Peach. Walk around, read instructions and press corresponding buttons to perform actions.दर्शनों की संख्या: 1189075
Quidget the Wonderwiener
You'll play as a Quidget - a really smart wonder wiener dog. You have prepared a gift for the author of the game (Peninja) and tonight you'll have to craft a genius device that will deliver the present. Talk with girls in the laboratory, do various experiments and fuck with girls. Use W A S D to walk around, E to interact.दर्शनों की संख्या: 63990
Space Paws [v 0.69.1]
First of all - this is huge game, be patient for loading. Second thing - game isn't finished. I reached very small amount of nudity, so if you're looking for a fast-just-fuck game - this is not for you. Train your character for strength, charisma, knowledge and reach the end of this preview.दर्शनों की संख्या: 1314981
Aching Dreams: 2nd Session
This is fully working and unlocked version of the game! This dating simulator is really old game but it still ranks really high, because of it's huge game-play and story-line. You'll travel to ancient Serenia where you'll have to meet lots of girls, improve your statistics, buy inventory and many more. If something in the game seems broken and you can not reach sex scenes, describe it in comments.दर्शनों की संख्या: 86648
Hot meal
Go to the town and meet really hot brunette. Have a meal in the tavern, grab some beers and fuck that busty babe right there. Of course, it will be not so easy. Pick the right answers as you chat with her and say the right words to do almost everything with her that comes in your mind.दर्शनों की संख्या: 235258
Coming to Grips with Christine
This is a small episode which is based on the previously made game - Getting to Know Christine. The episode is called - Meet the Family. You have a wonderful sexual relationship with your girlfriend Christine. The problem is emotional stuff. Your task is to improve it and become closer.दर्शनों की संख्या: 180341
Elana, Champion of Lust Chapter 2 [Alpha 220.127.116.11]
Your task is to get level-ups for Elana to increase her physical and magical powers. Then she'll be able to use all villagers on the island for her sexual actions. The game is being constantly updated so check back time by time for latest version.दर्शनों की संख्या: 759211
Adventure High [v 0.48]
Your character joined a school that teaches adult students how to use their magical skills to survive. Your skill is the Gift of Control. Walk around the school and try to find some sex :) This game is in an Alpha stage. There is one good ending and two game-overs. You can walk around dungeon to the 11th floor.दर्शनों की संख्या: 338079
Pussymon 35
Once again I have to say the same words - a new episode of Pussymon. This time it's called - The Island of the Blooming Flowers. As always it comes with new animations, new characters, stories and many more. Author says that this episode is smaller than usual.दर्शनों की संख्या: 53820
Grand Fuck Auto
Steal cars, rob banks, and bang bitches in this hardcore XXX action game. Make loads of $$$, avoid the cops, and fuck hot chicks. All in a day's work playing Grand Fuck Auto.दर्शनों की संख्या: 2018
Illuminati - the Game [v 0.3.5]
You've just come to know that you belong to the Illuminati - a secret society (from conspiracy theory) that controls the world. Your task is to complete different quests. Most of them will contain sex scenes with hot 3D girls. Walk around, look for items and talk to other characters in this great game.दर्शनों की संख्या: 358995
Gehenna - The rise of Bhaal [v 0.4.0]
Billions of years have passed, billions of souls were made suffer. It's time for Lucifer to take a long long vacation from all of that. His place should take one of his children: Seryon (the duke of sodomy), Adena (the princess of anger), Rylian (the marquis of pride), Ullene (the goddess of discord), Uxheia (the gate's guardian), Bhaal (the prince of lust). All of them want to take Lucifer's place except Bhaal, that's why he choose him. Ullene is the only one who stayed in your team from the start.दर्शनों की संख्या: 205681
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Associate Dean for International Programs, Dr. Lawrence Stanberry, Discusses the Global Health Initiative
The Millennium Development Goals were established by the United Nations in 2000 to deal with the issues of extreme poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease in the 190 developing countries of the world. Goal number 4 was to reduce child mortality by two-thirds by the year 2015. Despite some successes, the outlook is grim. A child born in a developing country is over 13 times more likely to die within the first five years of life than a child born in an industrialized country. Moreover, thirty-seven percent of under-five deaths occur in the first month of life.
The Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University has a long history of participation in international activities (summarized here). As we look to the future, we plan to expand and better coordinate our global health activities. The major focus of the Department is on capacity building. We want to assist regions and countries to become self sufficient in educating healthcare providers and delivering care to their populations. There are five areas of highest immediate priority for the Department:
- Refinement of our newly implemented curriculum for pediatric residents to educate them about the scope, epidemiology and management of healthcare challenges in developing countries (see below).
- Formalizing the structure and organization of our pediatric resident global health electives in developing countries. The Department is committed to electives in the Dominican Republic and Uganda, but residents may apply for electives in other programs that are well established and supervised.
- Completion and implementation of a "global health track" for residents interested in careers in international health.
- Nurturing a collaborative research initiative with the School of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia to bring simple technologies to developing countries aimed at decreasing neonatal mortality. Our future goal is to develop cooperative research projects with physicians in developing nations. Our expectation is that residents on electives will participate in a research study in cooperation with healthcare providers in the host country and Columbia faculty.
- Continued development of our adolescent medicine curriculum for developing world healthcare providers. In many parts of the world pediatric care is limited to children 12 years of age and younger; adolescents are cared for in adult clinics and hospital wards. The aim of the Columbia adolescent medicine curriculum is to provide developing world practitioners who interface with the adolescent patient a culturally appropriate in depth understanding of adolescent development and demonstrate how this understanding can improve the clinical care of the adolescent patient.
This section of our website (sorted by country on the left hand side) provides a "snapshot" of our Department's activities. It is an area that is rapidly evolving and we invite questions about our programs.
Global Health Curriculum
The Global Health Program of the Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University is in an exciting phase of development. A curriculum has been established, sites for pediatric resident overseas electives are being identified and a process is being developed to insure that the overseas elective is a valuable educational experience.
The elective is open to selected 2nd and 3rd year Pediatric residents. The aim is to provide an educational and cultural experience that will influence the course of residents' careers whether that be in the United States or overseas. Since most residents will continue on to careers in the U.S., it is our intention that this experience will better enable them to care for underserved and immigrant members of their practice and that academic interest will be broadened to include pressing issues in resource poor areas of the world. A few individuals will find their life's work in this experience. The specific goals of this elective are to:
- Improve the health of children through partnerships with pediatric institutions outside of the US through bidirectional educational experiences
- Heighten awareness of diverse socio-cultural determinants of health care
- Understand diseases that are uncommon in resource rich areas
- Increase consideration of Pediatrics in a resource poor area as a possible career choice
The curriculum consists of a series of lectures over an 18-month period that address pressing issues in the developing world. The overseas elective is generally a 4-week block in the 2nd or 3rd year of the training program. It consists of a hands-on mentored clinical experience and a project of the resident's design with appropriate mentoring. Plans for the elective are made 9 months to a year before departure. The site of the elective and the project are reviewed and approved by the Pediatric Residency Training Director. Our Pediatric Residents have done overseas electives in the Dominican Republic, Uganda, and other sites. Detailed information on the Dominican Republic and Ugandan sites can be found on the Community Pediatrics web site, then click on Training, Global health Elective.
Future Plans include development of a Global Health reading elective and journal club and for a 4-year Pediatric Global Health training tract that would allow two residents to spend 6 months in their 4th year at an overseas site to complete a project that would become the basis for a career in Global Health.
Global Health Curriculum Table
- Pediatric Morbidity & Mortality in the Developing World, now and in the future
- Growth, Development, Nutrition & Malnutrition
- Newborn Survival
- Vaccine Preventable Diseases
- Epidemiology, Prevention & Treatment of Tuberculosis
- Epidemiology, Prevention & Treatment of Malaria
- Epidemiology, Prevention & Treatment of HIV
- Epidemiology, Prevention & Treatment of Parasitic Diseases
- Diarrheal Diseases & Access to Clean water
- The role of environmental factors in child health
- Sexuality & Adolescence
- Orphans, Families, internally displaced families, child labor, trafficking & Refugees
- The Ethics of International Aid
- How do you develop a career in Global Health?
- Responding to International Humanitarian Crises
- The Role of Governments, and the World Health Organization in addressing Global Health Issues


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NHL Playoffs
Kings don't need no stinkin' matchups
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Darryl Sutter has a pretty clear position when it comes to matchups.
"Teams that chase matchups," said the Los Angeles Kings coach, "end up chasing the puck."
Of course, it's easy for him to say that.
Sutter has four strong centres who are great in their roles, so, for the most part, no matter who he has on the ice, it's probably not going to be a great detriment to his team.
Anze Kopitar, Mike Richards, Jarret Stoll and Colin Fraser are a pretty strong group up against the Phoenix Coyotes guys in the middle -- Michal Hanzal, Antoine Vermette, Boyd Gordon and Daymond Langkow.
"When you have Anze Kopitar and Mike Richards as your 1-2 or vice versa, that's a big two right there," said Stoll. "When they are on top of their game like they are right now, it's tough to stand up to those guys and out-battle them and out-work them and out-compete them."
The Kopitar line, with Dustin Brown and Justin Williams on the wings, dominated the Coyotes -- it seemed the Hanzal line was on the ice a lot of the time against them -- in the Kings' series-opening 4-2 win Sunday night. They combined for 15 shots and two goals.
A big key for the Coyotes in Game 2 Tuesday night is doing a better job against Kopitar and Brown, but that's probably what the Vancouver Canucks and the St. Louis Blues were saying when they played the Kings.
"We got out-competed and pretty much lost everything. They out-competed us. It's that simple," said Hanzal. "(Brown) is a tough player to play against. He's really fast, he can score and he likes to hit guys. It's a great line. Kopitar is real strong on the puck, he can hold it, and Brown, he can score.
"Williams is a really underrated player because he has big skills and he's strong on the puck, as well. It's a big line, but I think we have a great team to shut them down and that's what we're going to do, pretty much.
"I think we have four lines and every single line can play against Brown, Kopitar, whatever. Everybody has to raise their level and we'll be fine."
Tippett said he's not married to any particular matchups.
"Well, sometimes it depends how the game's going," he said. "You got some players that have the ability to be better than others on one night and others that have the ability to be better than others on another night."
Sutter said with being on the road and not having the last change -- and with the quick faceoffs -- he doesn't concern himself too much with the matchups. Winning doesn't hurt, either.
"We're the visiting team. They get the matchups they want," he said. "It's very difficult in the NHL the way it is now, the way it's officiated, the way your timeouts are, to change on the fly.
"It's very, very difficult. When you're not a home-ice team, you don't always get the matchups you want. That's why you need balance on your team, right?"
Stoll said the Kings are a confident bunch right now and it doesn't matter who lines up against them.
"We played our game," Stoll said. "No matter what happened during the course of the the game, we just stuck with it. We rolled four lines and we rolled six D. We tried to keep the tempo and the pace high and go from there.
"Matchups? I didn't see it as a big thing in Game 1. I know our line played against probably all four of their lines. I don't know what they want for matchups. We know how we play and we don't even worry about the matchups. It's not even an issue for us because we know all four lines can play. All four centremen can play in every situation. When you have that, it's pretty important, it's pretty key."
It was a big key in the Kings' win in Game 1.
Now we get to see what the Coyotes can do about it in Game 2.


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Carrie Underwood returned to her home city of Checotah, Oklahoma on Friday (14Oct11) to help build a school playground.
The country music star joined more than 200 volunteers, including her mother Carole, at Marshall Elementary School for the project by her Checotah Animal, Town, and School Foundation, which she set up in 2009 to help the local community.
Underwood showed off her creative side by painting a mural at the school, as well as planting vegetation and helping with the playground assembly.
She says, "We had the most amazing day putting together something truly special for the kids and the community. I'm so proud that so many volunteered their time to be here today."


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NANCY KOPELL received her AB from Cornell University in 1963 and her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1967. She held a Moore Instructorship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for two years, and then went to Northeastern University in 1969. Since 1986, she has been a professor at Boston University. She held visiting positions at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France (1970), MIT (1975, 1976-1977), and the California Institute of Technology (1976). She received Guggenheim and Sloan Fellowships, and she was an Invited Speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 1983. In 1990, she was a Plenary Speaker at two meetings of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. That same year, she received one of the celebrated "genius awards," a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. In the last few years, she has given the Volmer Fries Memorial Lecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Mark Kac Memorial Lectures at Los Alamos National Laboratories, and the 1993 University Lecture at Boston University.
Kopell uses and develops methods of dynamical systems to attack problems of applied mathematics. She is especially interested in questions involving self-organization in physical and biological systems. With L. N. Howard, she wrote a series of papers on pattern formation in oscillating chemical systems. More recently, in work with G. B. Ermentrout, she has developed mathematics appropriate to analyzing neural networks that govern rhythmic motor activities in animals, such as walking, swimming, and breathing. Such systems are, roughly speaking, large collections of units, each of which is an oscillator or a close mathematical relative of an oscillator. The aim of the mathematics is to help sort out which properties of the units and their interactions have implications for the emergent properties of the networks. The techniques Kopell uses include extensions of invariant manifold theory, averaging theory, and geometric methods for singularly perturbed equations. She has brought together an active group of physiologists and mathematicians who collaborate on these problems. In addition, Kopell has been working on geometric techniques in dynamical systems.
"The overall problem that we're trying to approach is to get a better understanding of the relationship between structure and function," says Kopell. "That means we're trying to understand why these networks are constructed the way they are in order to serve the functi6ns that they serve." Kopell's work has shown that mathematics can provide powerful tools for attacking such problems. In particular, her work with two biologists, Karen Sigvardt and Thelma Williams, led to striking results in understanding the neural processes of swimming in lampreys, which are primitive vertebrates. "It was a leap of faith to intuit that mathematics actually could end up giving biologists insight into these networks that they work so closely with," Kopell remarks. It has been "tremendously exciting, to get talented biologists to take it seriously."
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All About Polo:
Polo - The Game
The Polo Club
Field, Ponies And Equipment
Rules For Polo - Part 1
Rules For Polo - Part 2
Horsemanship - Part 1
Horsemanship - Part 2
( Originally Published Late 1920 )
The field should be 300 by 150 or 160 yards, and the immediate surface is the most important part. While it is preferable to have the field absolutely level, different parts of the field may be at different levels, or the field may slope slightly from side to side, or from end to end, or from the center toward the ends, or vice versa without spoiling the play, provided that the ball rolls comparatively true. By this I mean that the surface of the field should be smooth enough so that the ball will roll on smoothly and not with a series of bounces up and down. This can be accomplished only by having the right kind of turf and by constant care in putting back the torn pieces of turf, and by fairly constant rolling.
The side boards should be of three-quarters inch board, 10 inches high, supported by posts set into the ground on the outside of the field. Great care should be taken that these posts have beveled edges and no nails standing out which could catch a horse's leg and tear the skin as he goes against them.
Although not contained in the ordinary book on polo, I consider it eminently desirable that the side board should curve in toward the goal post at the ends. A plan which I have adopted in laving out polo fields is to cut off 75 feet from each side on the ends, beginning the curve 150 feet from the ends and curving in on an easy curve to the goal line. This makes the field 300 feet wide on the goal line, instead of 450. The space saved cheapens the cost of construction and maintenance of the field without in any way hurting the game.
There should be at least 80 feet clear back of the goal posts, and a back board 18 inches high, painted dark, so that balls may be easily recovered when knocked over the back line. This back board should overlap the side boards a few feet, and the ends might very properly be curved a little toward the field so as to stop balls sent through at an angle. The goal posts should be skeletons, made light so as not to damage a horse by reason of impact; papiermache or some wickerwork covered with canvas is good. The bottom of the post should be a circle of board, which should stand upon a base of the same diameter, set into the ground 18 to 24 inches, the top of the base being immediately level with the surface of the ground; in this a hole should be bored. The goal post is held in place by means of a wooden pin, which sets into the sunken post and also into the circle of board which forms the bottom of the goal post. This pin holds the goal post in place and prevents its falling over when touched or when blown by the wind, but the impact of a horse breaks the pin and the goal post falls down. It can be set in place again by the insertion of a new pin. A supply of pins should always be on hand at the goal post for such contingencies.
It is well to have flags placed at the sides of the field fifty feet from the goal line so that the player or referee can inform himself by sighting as to the limit of closeness the ball may be approached on the knock in.
A white line should be placed across the center of the field but need not reach from side to side. The man in charge of practice should see that the teams line up for the throw in at different times in different parts of the center line, otherwise one place will he unduly torn up. In fact, before matches it is well to have the ball thrown in for practice to one side of the center line, in order to leave the center line untorn for the time of need. It is also well to move the goal posts from time to time, setting them at different places, especially for tile limbering-up practice before polo, as they receive the hardest wear and tear when everybody is trying to make goals. Players are apt to be very inconsiderate, and, having struck a goal, immediately endeavor to round it out by brilliantly pulling up their horses or vent their displeasure at having missed a goal by jerking them up almost directly in front of the post. Pulling the horse up in this way invariably tears up the field and players should make a rule to let the horses gallop in practice until over the back line, where they can pull up without damaging anything. Captains and officers in charge of the play should call the attention of the players to the occasional necessity of saving the field in this way.
The field should be subdrained and watered, and the best results are obtained if a, gang of men are ready after each clay's practice to come immediately out on the field and repair the most noticeable scars where ponies have cut the turf.
On practice days the players themselves can help out, after goals, turning over with their mallets pieces of sod which have been torn up and pushing them back into place as they ride back to the center of the field. The longer roots are exposed to the air the less likely they are to take vigorous hold on being replaced.
I shall not undertake to go into the question of the selection of ponies at great length. I like to see ponies that are well coupled and keep their feet well under them, and personally I sacrifice speed to handiness, although I know some players who sacrifice everything to speed. I never begin on a pony that is hard-mouthed. I do not advise beginners to try to teach themselves and the pony to play the game at the same time. They can do much better if they take a trained pony and concentrate their attention on themselves. I know experienced players who have ruined a pony or two every year through inability to handle them property, usually on account of hard hands. With these players polo ponies habitually go wrong, as only an occasional horse is found that they can manage. Careful players with light hands can get along with almost any horse.
I consider the practice of docking horses to be brutal and disgusting in the extreme. The only good excuse which I have ever known for this practice is an argument good only in regard to polo ponies-that is, that the tail occasionally gets in the way of a stroke; and there is no doubt that it does where one is taking a full stroke and turning on the ball at the same time. This can be obviated by taking a half stroke when turning on the ball, so that there is no need of ever letting the tail get, in the way of a stroke.
The pony should never be played without bandages or some sort of boots on the forelegs. In ` Dedham we always played in bandages, and so skillful were the grooms that almost never did a bandage become loose. With less skill in placing the bandages they are apt to become a menace, as a bandage unrolling can throw a pony in such a way as to make it very dangerous. The referee should always stop the play instantly when he sees a bandage beginning to become unrolled.
The danger of too much pressure on the tendons, by reason of Straps around felt boots, can be obviated by having elastics on the straps so that the straps will yield to the movement of the leg and not Wild. Playing without stout felt boots or plenty of thickness of bandage over the tendons invites disaster. Sooner or hater the mallet or ball will hit these tender parts in a way that will ruin the horse.
I always make a point of getting my ponies of the same height. I do not believe in changing heights. I think it hurts hitting. If one changes the length of the stick it changes the distance of the hand from the ground, which is unfortunate, as the ,eye becomes accustomed to a certaiu distance and a man hits better with the fewest possible variables. In purchasing a string of mounts I should therefore, wherever possible, select ponies of even height. Equipment. English Saddle is the best for polo. I do not believe in either the Whitman or the Mexican saddle, or in fact in any saddle where the feet are kept under me. One sits too low in the saddle and lacks the rise which one gets front the English saddle in order to turn and to get the nigh-side forward stroke.
It is advisable to buy a complete new set of girths, stirrup leathers, and bandages even y year. Do not trust to old ones. Also the saddles should be thoroughly overhauled each year to make sure the padding has not got packed down and that the girth straps have not got old and untrustworthy. Polo is dangerous enough anyway without taking chances, and the wetting and drying of perspiration from horse and man which the saddle gets three times a week in polo season is enough to rot the strongest sewing. The breaking of a girth or stirrup leather may mean a loss of life, and it. is an unjustifiable risk to take.
I use many varieties of bits of different grades, from a rubber snaffle, which always has a steel chain through the rubber, to the Hanoverian Pelham, with the long bars for curb, which is the sharpest bit that I use. 7 never attempt to use a Mexican bit with a high port, but will discuss the use of bits under the title of "Horsemanship." A horse should have the easiest bit that he will play well under, and as soon as a horse plays perfectly under a sharp bit he should be given one less sharp. The usual bit that the average horse comes to is a Straight Bar Pelham, with short curb bars, the bit itself being round and smooth and of steel. This can be eased, in cases of sore mouth, by a leather cover, and, if the lips chafe, by leather discs set next to the lips.
Crane believes that most ponies play much better with a port varying from one-half inch to two inches in height. I have never used ports.
Until the pony is entirely handy he should have a rnartingale. I have no use for a running martingale, as it disarranges the curb and snaffle in the hand, bringing the snaffle the lower of the two where it does not properly belong; and I have never seen that it helped. The standing martingale answers every purpose, and I believe it to be the best.
As the pony improves in play the martingale should be lengthened gradually, and finally done away with entirely, on a good many horses, on the general rule that the less harness a horse is encumbered with the better.
Some horses have to have shoulder straps to hold the saddle forward, the peculiar shape of their barrel making it impossible to tighten the girths so that in the course of play the saddle won't slip back.
The personal polo outfit.-The breeches should be white and made of twilett, which lasts well, holds its shape, and gives excellent protection to the legs.
The boots should be tan, and made stiff all the way down, so as to protect the ankles from blows. Black hoots should not be used, as they soil the clothes of everybody who comes in contact with them.
I never use, a glove on my right or mallet hand, believing that I have better control of the stick with the bare hand.
Crane says that a soft glove and tape on the handle save tired forearm and prevent cramps. I have never used either, but have been troubled from time to time with cramps, and should recommend such equipment for those who need it.
On the left hand I wear a glove until the fingers are tough enough not to be blistered by action of the reins. Soft chamois gloves are the best. Some prefer white cloth gloves, and these are probably better in rainy weather, although as a rule one does not play polo when it rains. All players should make a rule to have one glove always at the field. By turning a glove inside out it can be used on the other hand.
Players should always wear polo helmets. To play without one is to play in immediate danger of loss of life or of an eye, and is an unjustifiable risk. These helmets should be made so that they protect face and eyes front blows in front and against chance blows from the side.
I always carry both whip and spur oil all ponies. I use Spurs that stand out not more than .x half inch or three-quarters of an inch from the heel, so that I hove to reach for the pony in order to spur him. I recommend this for all but extremely tall players, as a precaution against spurring the horse unintentionally. If there are rowels, they should be filed and blunted so as not to cut or tear him when striking.
I have found the most satisfactory whip to be a whip about 3 1/2 or 4 feet long, a Sharp cutting whip made very limber, with a horn button about two inches wide, flat on the side toward the hand. An ordinary driving whip, cut off the proper length and fitted with a button, answers the purpose admirably. This whip, carried between the reins and the left hand, will almost never get away and does not need to be strapped to the hand. I drop one barely once a year. The length of the whip gives the advantage of being able to hit the pony without losing hold on the reins, as the turn of the wrist while the ]land is well forward will still reach his quarters.
The polo mallet can be conveniently described as being composed of three parts-the head, the handle, and the stick, the stick being that part to which the handle and the head are attached.
Sticks should be very carefully selected and carefully used. The principal thing to avoid is buying sticks which are whippy toward the handle. This is a most common defect, and I find it ruins any Stick for me. Personally, I always use a good stiff stick, the whole weight of the mallet being from 15 ounces to 1 pound; however, the weight of the mallet is a good deal a matter of preference. In general 1 believe the back should have a heavy stick for distance, and No. 2 a light one 'for quickness. In purchasing mallets, care should be taken to get absolutely straight sticks and to see that the angle of the head to the stick is always the same. To measure this, a model angle can be marked somewhere on the wall and every Stick verified so as to preclude the possibility of variation in this important particular.
It has been my experience that flat sides to the handle are far preferable to round handles. Flat sides parallel to the head enable one to tell by the feel of the handle when the mallet is swinging true, a distinct advantage, as the eyes are needed for watching the ball.
When a stick is secured that suits perfectly, it is a good plan to weigh it carefully and register the weight, and then balance it and register the point at which it balances. If in selecting new sticks care be used to approximate as nearly as possible the weight and balance of the stick that has proved to be the best, one variable element will be eliminated, or at least reduced to a minimum.
The place where a mallet begins to weaken first is usually that part of the stick just above where it is inserted into the head. The reason that the stick goes out at this point is that the ball when struck is likely either to be bouncing up so as to hit the stick just above the head, or perhaps the mallet is swinging a little bit low, bringing the round of the ball against the stick. These sticks are of malacca or bamboo, and have an outer shell
which cracks in perpendicular slits. Once the shell has cracked the stick loses its strength and the head begins to twist. There are two ways of reinforcing the winding. The first one, and one which all players should insist on, is by reinforcing the Stick at the point just above the head with a little strip of metal, preferably steel, curved so as to fit the curve of the stick and placed under the winding, which is also used for the same purpose, namely, protection of the stick at that point. Two such metal strips should be provided for each stick, one to catch the front strokes and the other to catch the back strokes. The strips should go about one-fourth around the stick and should extend about 3 inches above the head. The other way of protecting the stick is to wind it with rubber bands; in fact, some players have rubber bands made for the purposesmall circles of round rubber, of which they place from three to six at intervals around the stick over the winding and immediately above the head to catch the impact of the ball. Many players use both of these devices.


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One of the many reasons I'm intrigued by Twin Peaks is because it's a two-sided world. The small logging town in the Pacific Northwest seems cozy and idyllic, but underneath the pristine evergreen trees and endearing diner, there's a huge pile of bizarre. The weird is revealed in the personalities of all the characters and in their actions and dreams. No one is exactly who they appear to be, and artist Paul Willoughby manages to capture that in his series of Twin Peaks portrait postcards.
Willoughby created the art for a Twin Peaks 20th Anniversary Art Exhibition that was shown at the Menier Gallery in London a couple of years ago. He drew detailed portraits of all your favorites: Audrey, Jocelyn, Laura, Agent Cooper (it feels weird to only call him Dale), Lucy, Shelly, Donna, and Gordon. The art appears to be done only in pen, and all the pieces are haunting and beautiful. Looking at them makes you think of scenes from the series.
The portraits are fantastic, but the coolest part of the art is that it was drawn on the back of postcards from the Pacific Northwest region. Most of the postcards are blank, but in a few cases Willoughby drew over a handwritten note. I think his work is much more interesting than the ol' "wish you were here." Willoughby chose postcards for a reason; he said, "My postcard drawings explore a common thread between time, environment, character and ephemera."
I enjoy Willoughby's art immensely, but I'd be creeped out if I received anything like this in the mail.
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Led by the hypnotic vocals of Andrea Lo, Belle Game weaves ethereal soundscapes into, blown-out, crush-pop confessions.
Sonically, Belle Game exists somewhere between new-age visions and unkempt basements.
Keyboards and guitars swell between the cracks as a foundation of subsonic rhythm is splayed across the floor.
Their debut album Ritual Tradition Habit earned the band critical praise from the likes of Pitchfork and Rolling Stone; while their emotional live performances prompted Paste Magazine to name them one of the "10 Great New Bands from CMJ".
From hushed anthems to distorted instrumentals, Belle Game is always teetering between two worlds. Whatever the mood, it's always a celebration of the hard times and a refusal of fear.
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Between hubby and myself we have a fairly well rounded set of camera accessories but the ones I can't do without and get packed up for outings, day trips and holidays are a very distinct set.
Extra memory cards
Regardless of what type of card your camera takes, having at least one extra card has to be the top item on the must have accessories list. When you're out shooting and that first card gets full or even worse, fails, having that spare card is the best thing ever.
Spare battery
The second best accessory has to be a spare battery. Many a time I have forgotten to check my battery before I head out with the camera. Having a spare battery charged and ready for use has saved me more times then I can count.
Lenses for every occasion
I don't leave the house without my two favourite do everything be prepared for every occasion zoom lenses. 17-70mm and 55-250mm. Yes, they're different brands, I'm not brandist, thank you for noticing.
Prime lenses will give you a better shot every time but these 2 zoom lenses mean I can get the shot no matter what.
Hubby loves his primes, but I don't know how many times I've said 'Check this out, take a photo' and he's said 'I don't have the right lens'.
I like to have options and I don't want to be lugging half a studio around with me on a nice walk on the off chance there might be some cool thing to photograph. I must admit his photos do show just how worth carrying around the mega backpack of goodies can be.
Camera bag
The right camera bag is as personal as the right handbag. I'm still hunting for the perfect one however the features needed are not complicated. You need somewhere for your camera body and the above accessories. If it's a good bag it will also have a rain cover you can slip over it if needed.
And that's it. Simple huh?
The other stuff
What ? What about all the other stuff? The cleaning cloths, filters, flashes, tripods, monopods, light boxes, backdrops......
They are not must have accessories for me.
Sure the cleaning cloth is handy and I do have one. I use it very, very rarely.
So unless one of our fur monsters decides to snot all over my lens while I'm trying to capture their antics the need to clean my lenses is fairly rare. The odd small speck of dust just doesn't effect the photo quality. But those cleaning cloths are useful for more then just cleaning.
How cleaning cloths are useful for more then just cleaning and the nice to have accessories are things to talk about another day.
These are my must have accessories. I'm sharing them with you in the hope it will help you figure out what to spend your hard earned dollars on next. Do you already have some great accessories? What are your 'I can't leave the house without them' accessories?


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Learning Philanthropy
Starting this fall, SU students will be able to take a course in giving back. Led by the Maxwell School's Department of Public Affairs, PAF 410: Philanthropy and You will be taught in conjunction with the Central New York Community Foundation, and will enable students to learn the ethics and values of charitable giving in their own lives and in their community.
After an overview of community needs and a survey of Central New York's nonprofit organizations, the class will solicit grant applications from qualified charities and then grapple with the choice of which ones to fund. The money the students give away will be provided by SU alumni who care as much about Syracuse, and the value of philanthropy, as they do about Syracuse University. To participate, contact Lisa Honan at 315.443.5056 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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That being said I do think there was something going on behind the scenes with A.J. I do know that one high level member of the front office lost "all respect" for him (direct quote) after the incident in Minnesota when Young threw that forearm to A.J.'s face and he simply turned and walked away.
I have no respect for whomever that "high level member of the front office" is. He lost all respect for AJ because AJ kept his composure and didn't get himself thrown out/suspended after taking a cheap shot from a thug?
Just like the Barrett incident. AJ bowled him over in a clean play because he was blocking the plate. Barrett then sucker punched AJ with a punch right to the jaw - a punch that didn't even phase AJ. AJ kept his composure and didn't retaliate, yet he got suspended and fined for being a model citizen in the incident.
I don't have much respect for the Sox organization in general anyway. They've been pretty bush league and classless at times, and it's a dysfunctional organization at best.
I hope AJ wins a ring with Texas next year because the Sox certainly don't appear to have a chance at this point anyway.
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|08 August 2017
What Tablet should I use for being an animator?
(I asked for this topic to be deleted but Oglu thinks it could be useful to others. Which explains his second comment )
I'm thinking of getting into the animation industry. What tablet would you recommend I use and what software
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|08 August 2017
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a wacom...
|08 August 2017
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why should we delete a valid question and answer..?
this could help others in the future...
|08 August 2017
There is no "right" answer here. I will just say this.
Wacom tablets have a reputation for quality drivers, sturdy builds, and top notch support. Other manufacturers such as Huion, Ugee, & Monoprice offer solid alternatives, but your mileage may vary. Some users complain about incompatibilities or other such issues. This happens far less with Wacom products, imo. That said, for straight up regular graphics tablets, the non-Wacom alternatives HAVE gotten loads better over the years. You can probably save a few bucks if that's an issue.
For pen monitors, however, Wacom's Cintiq line still rules the roost. Those other guys make their versions, but there are lots of complaints. Chief among them...
1. Flimsy plastic-y feel to the build. Wacom Cintiq hardware is built like a tank. The alternatives, reportedly, feel a little cheaply made and often come in at only half the weight, which is not a great thing if you've got your hand pressed up against the screen for hours on end.
2. Glare is much more of an issue with these non-Wacom pen monitors. Cintiq screens aren't exactly matte, but do offer up some anti-glare protection, which is great if you're in a room with a light to your back.
3. The non-Wacom screens also (reportedly) tend to be more glassy. That can affect the way your pen glides across the screen. Cintiqs don't quite have the paper-like feel of their non-screen Intuos line, but there's still some resistance, which is much appreciated when drawing.
4. Some non-Cintiq users have also reported extreme levels of parallax. The glass over the screen is far enough on some of those builds where it feels as if your pen is practically floating fractions of an inch too much. Parallax can make it tough to gauge your strokes or pen positioning.
5. Then there's the issue of "creature comforts". When you spend 1/2 the price of a Cintiq, you sometimes get half the features. Some of this off-brand pen screens are pretty no frills. Fewer or no user customizable hot keys. Cheaper stands. No VESA mounts. Battery operated pens with no erasers. ETC and so on. You might save on money, but that might be because you're just getting the bare minimum in terms of features.
6. The screens also vary in quality. Some look big enough, but only offer 720p instead of full 1080p. Those that do offer full HD can sometimes do so, but with terrible view angle, brightness/contrast, or color range. Be careful.
7. Driver support is almost always an issue with non-Cintiq pen screens. If you don't have the exact right OS/hardware combo then you could spend weeks sorting out issues, if at all. To make matters worse, because some of these manufacturers are from China or Japan, the documentation and support has been known to be fairly spotty. Be very careful.
I would say... If this is your very first tablet.... Go for a more newbie friendly Wacom Bamboo. You can generally get one for about $100, which minimizes your risk. Intuos models are more expensive and can come in larger sizes, but you don't want to get in over your head for your first tablet. A Wacom will typically last you for years, even the somewhat less feature laden Bamboo models.
Learn on a Bamboo. if you feel that you need something bigger, move up to the Intuos when you're more proficient and the budget allows. If you need to go full on hardcore, plus have the wallet and skills to back that up, then you can spend the $2k+ on a Cintiq.
Over the years, I've owned only Wacom tablets. Among them... ArtZ-II, Intuos 1, Intuos 2, Intuos 4, Cintiq 12wx, & Cintiq 22HD (my current). All of them have been excellent. Not a single dud in the bunch. I swear by Wacom tablets and with good reason. Quality all around.
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|09 September 2017
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I used to be all wacom, but lately I have paired it with an ipad pro and apple pencil, hooking it up with astropad when I needed a full version of PS. Have been able to do suprisingly much work that way, and always had the sketchpad with me
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|11 November 2017
Originally Posted by Alice: I used to be all wacom, but lately I have paired it with an ipad pro and apple pencil, hooking it up with astropad when I needed a full version of PS. Have been able to do suprisingly much work that way, and always had the sketchpad with meSounds great! I'll give it a try!
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