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I've had a similar experience with my hands forming mudras while meditating, and feeling the energy shift and begin to move through and around my body. These experiences only seem to happen when I am in a deep state of meditation. I've only been able to do one mudra deliberately and have the same movement of energy. (Dhyani mudra, where the right hand rests on the other, with the thumbs touching.) The others seem to come naturally when I'm ready.
As far as I can tell, mudras are special positions of the hands that allow the chakras in the hands to open in a specific way. When the chakras in the hands open, the energy flows through them and opens different dimensions.
Yes, Rama used mudras frequently when I sat with him in meditation. I've seen various colored lights flow from his hands, and the light seemed to be directed by the position his hands assumed.
Your higher self always knows what it needs to do. We've learned that meditation opens the channel of communication so we can act in accordance with that higher nature. So, I would recommend that you continue to meditate deeply rather than try to analyze your experiences. Allow yourself to form the mudras as they come naturally without being distracted by them.
It may help to satisfy your curiosity to read up on the various Buddhas and the mudras they are shown depicting. A few of the more common mudras are illustrated in The Shambhala Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen.
A secular description of mudrasi is that they are hand gestures used by the Tantrikas to communicate knowledge to their adepts or followers. The mudra is a nonverbal means of communication and consists of repetitive gestures and finger positions. These can be connected with Tantric ritual and are intended to provoke a response in the mind of the observer. They are also used in dancing as part of a complex vocabulary of the expression of feeling and narrative ...
This is one way of approaching the Mudras. These are somewhat ritualized and have certain meanings. Yet, your experience is not unlike my Teachers. In Samadhi he will often do mudras unconsciously. Later, he has said that he was unaware of having done them and were a spontaneous expression. Perhaps a way of passing "The Torch"?
I believe that letting the Universe express it's self through spontaneous expressions like the mudras is a fine thing. Just live in the Moment of it. See what the experience brings. But, don't try to force it to happen. I recently read a comment that may be appropriate : "Meditation is about experiences that are often beyond the minds knowing. The physical experiences that you have during the meditation are as transient as anything else". Just enjoy the experience, just be.
As you continue in your practice and become even more aware of "Energy"- how it directs life, makes up life, how it shifts, etc.- you may develop the ability to control it. Who knows, maybe become a Siddha Master. But, in my experience all of those abilities come from the second attention, unthinkingly. Your higher awareness seems to direct the right thing at the right moment. (Hint: your Ego can't get in the way). And don't get distracted by all of the phenomena that you will experience. Enlightenment is still the goal and the basics are Meditation, Selflessness or Selfless giving and a sense of Humility. Fun stuff heh?
Mudras are a means of changing fields of energy by moving the hands. Rama would often use mudras in his teaching; however he did not talk a lot about what he was doing and it was not something that I recall him specifically mentioning to us to try. Rama was sufficiently advanced in his own practice that he certainly did not need to use mudras in order to move himself or others into different states of awareness; I suspect when he did choose to use them it was as a teaching device. If you see the teacher doing something with his hands, it serves as a bit of a visual cue that something is going on with energy which otherwise you might completely miss.
In my own practice and in my teaching, mudras are not something which I use. In terms of how to position the hands, I usually recommend that students try something that feels right to them. I have tried a few hand positions, and what works for me is to sit with my hands on knees, palms facing up and cupped so that the tip of the index finger is touching the tip of the thumb.
Once you've found something which works, though, I recommend sitting perfectly still and focusing on the primary chakras (navel, heart, third eye), and not focusing on the hands. What we're trying to do in meditation is raise the Kundalini to various levels to "charge up the batteries" of your chakras, and doing things with the hands may produce an interesting experience but is a distraction from that process. As with all distractions in meditation, we try not to focus on them.
In answer to your many questions, "yes, no, no, yes." I remember what a delight it was to watch Rama gracefully and precisely move his hands as he performed the mudras. It was truly a sight to behold. Not only was it beautiful to watch, but the energy experience was out of this world, literally! (At least out of the realm of understanding based on the physical laws of this world.)
When an enlightened being performs the mudras he or she is doing very techy stuff. The lines of energy are being moved in a very precise way. While it is very graceful and beautiful, and most powerful, it is highly technical. I feel very comfortable leaving such an art form in the hands of the most evolved, most enlightened.
On rare occasions I have had experiences during meditation that are similar to yours. My hands have moved very much as if they knew what they needed to do, and have watched in fascination.
Uhhh, I would definitely recommend that you meditate, and be absorbed. I think you might want to treat the hand movements as distractions, and just sit, and be absorbed in the clear light.
Some day, a younger version of Yoda may come along and give you direct instruction in the art and technical knowledge of the mudras. Until then, have fun in stillness, be absorbed.
"When Mudras are a by-product of spiritual awakening. They are the result of energy moving through the body. As this happens, the physical body assumes postures that best align with that flow. The hands are also power centers and they are especially sensitive to this movement of energy.
There were times that Rama used mudras. These were very powerful experiences for me. But then, all of my experiences with Rama were powerful! I sometimes am aware that I am doing mudras. It is real tricky though. If you become aware of them and then focus on them as this is going on, you have fallen into an ego trap. Mudras are pure only if you are witnessing them and not becoming ego involved. This is very hard to do! You feel and maybe even see the light and lines of energy that are emanating from your hands and it is almost impossible to divorce yourself from acknowledging this experience and to continue stopping your thought.
I have had people attend my meditations and they looked like they were trying to play an invisible piano. Their meditations didn't go very deep because they were trying to move energy, give energy or even just showing off.
For those that are beginning, (meditating less than five years), I recommend that you not pay that much attention to these gestures and maybe place your hands in a meditative way and keep them there as you focus on the light and whatever technique you are using at the time. Mudras can become a huge distraction. They are wonderful and healing if you can be detached. However, I feel that it is most important to focus on the intensity of your meditation and save the mudras for later.
First allow me to explain the meaning of mudras. The Dalai Lama has written a series of three books dedicated to Tantric Buddhism. The books are entitled: "The Buddhism of Tibet," "Tantra in Tibet," and "Deity Yoga." The final book in the trilogy explains in detail, with the aid of many photographs, how one should perform these hand gestures known as mudras or energy seals.
"The seals represent the union of the illusory body with the clear light of reality. In essence, a yogi uses all of his physical movements, all verbal expressions, and all thoughts and realizations, as the seals. By performing the seals, the yogi establishes the capacity to manifest Buddhahood in numerous form bodies in order to help sentient beings." -- The Dalai Lama In his book the Dalai Lama describes 38 different seals that are used for various purposes. Here are some examples; the seal for dispelling obstructers; the seal of generating magnificence; the seal requesting departure; the seal of the protective armour; the seal of Sarasvati; and others.
When Rama used to perform the seals in front of his students, the seals would open channels of energy that would manifest different forms of power. One time, when we were out in the desert, Rama stood up in front of the group and started to perform different mudras. Suddenly, a purple bird made up of energy appeared in front him, and it started to move its wings, and then vanished in this air.
If you feel like moving your hands and performing the seals, this tendency probably comes from a remembrance of a past life. You might have done this type of yoga in the past, and your spirit wants to move in that direction again. I would recommend that you get some books on the subject and read about it.
No matter how little you meditate, or whether you are doing it right or wrong at the beginning, what matters is that you meditate. For every step you take towards enlightenment, enlightenment takes ten steps towards to you. After a while you will learn to concentrate and meditate better. Try using different techniques and see what works best for you. If you want a basic guide on chakra meditation, as Rama taught us, please visit my web site at: MeditationClub.com
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Scuba diving requires training, a PADI qualification, and heavy equipment, but absolutely anyone who can swim and feels at ease in the water can snorkel. It's the easiest way to discover an unbelievable underwater world full of color, critters, and beauty. Snorkelers only need a mask, a snorkel, and fins, and it's free to practice on most of the world's beaches at any time, dependent on sea condition.
There's so much to see and learn; snorkelers can swim among dolphins, turtles, and rays, discover thousands of different corals, and ambush shoals of jewel-colored fish as they dart around their domain. Here are some simply magical snorkeling destinations; dive in to their marine wonders.
1. Menjangan Island, Bali
Part of West Bali National Park and within sight of Java on the north-west tip of Bali, Menjangan is protected and accessible by boat only with a guide. Trips can be booked through hotels or at the national park offices on the beach at Labuhan Lalang. Just on the 20-minute outrigger journey from the mainland, we saw green turtles and the fleeting shadows of bottle-nosed dolphins.
The reef is in spectacularly good condition, with table-coral formations almost protruding from the water, which teems with fish: eels, schools of bright purple chromis, star fish, puffer fish, and vast angelfish swaying gently in the current, partly hidden among wafting coral fans. The water is calm at Menjangan all year but visibility is best from April through November.
2. British Virgin Islands
There are many excellent snorkeling sites throughout the BVIs, but two stick out in my mind. Firstly Salt Island, for diving over the wreck of RMS Rhone, which sank with all its passengers in 1867 during a hurricane. In clear water with a lilting current, it's easy to float over the hull and get a sense of its size. Hundreds of brightly flecked parrotfish, yellowhead wrasse, triggerfish, and clownfish flick over the barnacle- and seaweed-encrusted decking and rigging of the boat, with rays and nurse sharks lurking in the depths.
Anegada is one of the more remote spots in the BVIs, where the warm waters of the Caribbean meet the colder Atlantic Ocean. Composed of coral, the island reaches just 28 feet (8.5 meters) above sea level. The pristine waters of the north coast are protected by reefs, which form shallow lagoons that are safe for snorkeling. Try Loblolly Beach for wrasse, parrotfish, snapper, and spiny lobster before retiring to the Big Bamboo beach bar for a sundowner.
3. South Plaza Island, Galapagos Islands
If you're lucky enough to get to the Galapagos Islands, snorkeling with the sea lions on rocky South Plaza Island is one treat guaranteed to melt the very hardest of hearts. This remote little volcanic speck in the Pacific Ocean is the home of more than a thousand sea lions, whose pups happily show off for snorkeling humans by performing acrobatics in the crystal-clear turquoise seas. Although the older sea lions keep their distance as they tumble and turn in the water, they readily accept human presence. Boat trips and wet suit hire can be arranged from Santa Cruz; while visiting South Plaza Island check out the colonies of swallow-tailed gulls and boobies as well as cumbersome yellow and red land iguanas.
4. Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Stretching 1,400 miles down the east coast of Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the world's longest and most southerly reef. There are many springboards off onto the reef from Port Douglas south to Brisbane and Hardy Reef, accessible from Shute Harbour, just east of pretty Airlie Beach, is one of the best spots. Here's your chance to swim among the coral and sea life of Hardy Lagoon in majestic silence. Harmless black-tip reef sharks stalk snorkelers among the pink and green shades of lettuce, antelope, and brain coral as it whispers back and forwards in the gentle current.
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5. Stingray City, Cayman Islands
A tourist trap if ever there was one, but nevertheless an amazing experience. The Cayman Islands' boast that it has the friendliest stingrays in the Caribbean appears to be true. Once they hear the engines of the dive boats, they congregate in scores on the sandbar inside the reef at North Sound and hang around waiting to be fed. Although the reef itself is nothing special, the rays simply steal the show. They know no fear and hoover bait from outstretched palms before bustling around in the shallow, transparent water and nudging legs when they want more handouts.
Once they have eaten their fill and posed for their close-up, they happily let snorkelers swim around them. Touch them gently – they feel velvety – but be careful with your fins if they are swimming close by. Most Grand Cayman hotels can organize trips to Stingray City by yacht, boat, or jet ski, which operate all year around; take sun cream and towels.
6. Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
Not the most enchanting spot in the world, but Sharm on the Red Sea has plenty of reefs and is striving to sustain its green credentials by the establishment of three national parks. Of these Ras Mohammed National Marine Park has a backdrop of arid red mountains, is edged with soft sandy dunes, and offers clear, calm water with great visibility, healthy banks of live pink and yellow coral, and thousands of fish.
Look out for blue-spotted rays, scorpion fish, angelfish, butterfly fish – and if you're lucky you might spot dolphins playing in the bow waves of the dive boats. Wear a T-shirt in the broiling summer months to prevent sunburnt backs. There is an eco-camp in the park for overnight stays, but all hotels in Sharm can organize trips.
7. Big Island, Hawaii
Swimming with turtles is possible in many tropical destinations, but on islands like Barbados they are habitually fed by the crews on the dive boats, so they respond Pavlov-like to the sounds of the boat engines. To see wild green turtles in their natural environment, head for the protected Kahalu'u Beach Park near Kona on Hawaii's Big Island.
Here the seawater is clear and calm and protected by a rocky reef with thousands of resident fish, but the real stars of the show are the turtles. Attracted by the algae-rich water, they feed in large numbers in the shallows close to shore before disappearing over the reef back to sea. Growing up to 500 pounds, they are unafraid of people and will tolerate them swimming among them. However, there are strict guidelines for snorkelers; do not feed, touch, or chase the turtles.
8. Islas Medas Islands, Spain
Contrary to the belief that there are virtually no fish left in the western Mediterranean Sea, the Costa Brava boasts one of the best snorkeling sites in the world. The seven uninhabited rocky islets of Las Medas rise steeply out of the sea a mile (1.6 km) offshore and form Spain's first Maritime Nature Reserve. Some of the richest marine life in the Med is to be spotted when floating through the sheltered coves and over rocky reefs.
A ridiculous abundance of lobsters, moray eels, enormous and over-friendly groupers, octopus, mullet, barracuda, and even tuna hover over the lapping sea grass and waving slabs of fan coral or dart into into underwater caves. Try the snorkeling spot at Pota del Llop to see spiky yellow and purple gorgonian coral. Boat trips depart L'Estartit on the mainland and run year-round; a wet suit is required in winter and visibility is never great after rain.
9. Kuda Bandos, The Maldives
The Maldives are an archipelago of 1,200 coral-formed islands splayed out in the center of the Indian Ocean, of which around 90 are given over to glamorous resorts, many with their own 'house' reefs. The snorkeling off Kuda Bandos is exceptional for the variety and size of the fish and easy for novices; the reef rings the island for around 100 feet (30.5 meters) before abruptly dropping off to form a wall plunging downwards.
Float over the edge of the reef between the inky darkness and the pristine sapphire blue of the shallows to spy scores of manta and stingrays as well as darting black-tipped reef sharks and barracuda mingling with the shady silhouettes of scuba divers far below. Further inshore among the lumpy brain coral and wafting finger coral the waters are infested with shoals of parrotfish, comical sweetlips, stripy sergeant majors, and flashy triggerfish. Don't forget the sun lotion or wear a T-shirt. All Maldives hotels can organize trips and Kuda Bandos is closed to non-nationals at weekends.
10. Dimakya Island, Philippines
So you've swum with dolphins, turtles, and reef sharks. What's next on the bucket list? Dimakya Island is one of the few places in the world that offers swimming with dugongs. These extremely rare, endangered, and shy marine mammals look like over-inflated walruses and grow to about nine feet (2.75 meters) in length while weighing in at up to 1,000 pounds. Despite their size they are gentle beasts of the sea with a mournful countenance, and pop inshore regularly to feast on the sea grass beds around this minute coral island in the Philippines.
An added bonus on this marine paradise is the richness and diversity of the house reef, where manta rays, green sea turtles, and schools of flashing tropical fish may just look commonplace following an encounter with the spectral dugongs.
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CBS is has greenlighted three more drama pilots, and surprise, only one is a crime procedural.
The network has picked up the pilots for the Shawn Ryan-produced "Confessions of a Contractor," the medical drama "The Eastmans" and "I, Witness," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Ryan, who created FX's "The Shield" and CBS' "The Unit," is exec-producing "Contractor," based on Richard Murphy's book of the same name. The novel relates the story of a successful Los Angeles contractor who is torn between two women -- who just happen to be his clients and have a mystery in their shared pasts.
Murphy has written the pilot and will also serve as co-executive producer with Jeff Okin and Paul Green.
"Eastmans," from writer-executive producer Margaret Nagle and Warner Bros. TV, is the third medical pilot CBS has been looking at along with the organ transplant-centric "Three Rivers" and Jerry Bruckheimer-produced "Miami Trauma," about trauma surgeons.
"Eastmans" centers on a complicated family of doctors.
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After a week of vacation I'm back to muse about more sports-related controversy. Over the next few months, some of you have football on your agendas, but not me. Save for peeking in on the Super Bowl, I have not seriously watched a football game for a few years. Primarily due to its excessive violence, I have no immediate plans to watch again in the future.
Injuries are an unfortunate but inescapable part of the game in most cases. Wear and tear, missteps and the like stem from the heat of competition. It's when to inflict bodily harm is strategic rather than accidental that sport more closely resembles slaughter. Adulation of such brutality is not uncommon. This is as equally disturbing as the mere procession of contact sports.
When in Philadelphia recently, I took the popular urban hike up the "Rocky steps" toward the city Museum of Art. As part of his training in the Rocky movie, Rocky Balboa famously jogged up the steps and pumped his fists in triumph at the top.
Boxing really takes the cake as a dangerous sport, but at least in this case Rocky is a movie. Sylvester Stallone is an actor playing a fictional character. None of the boxing ring combat actually happened.
Reality-wise, we always let blood-thirst prevail. Rugby is practically a religion throughout much of the British Commonwealth. On Friday nights, football games are gathering spots for American high schools, even for those who have never met anyone on the team. History repeats itself; Roman gladiators had to incur horrific, slaughtering combat in front of droves of admiring spectators. I could go on, but you get the idea. To exalt the most barbaric of sporting events speaks ill of human nature.
Here in Santa Barbara, I play in an adult kickball league. In its rule book, to peg a runner with the rubber ball constitutes an out, unless it hits them in the head. Slapping the noggin is an automatic safe. It's a statute in place to curtail roughness.
There are a host of penalties for foul play in football: holding, face mask and unnecessary roughness, to name a few. However, such infractions are beside the point. As long as it's the job of a gridiron warrior to sack the quarterback or tackle the receiver, running back or linebacker, the game goes too far.
Safer, technologically-sound shoulder pads and helmets may help a bit, but the nature of the game will always be too overwhelming.
How could I write this without addressing my beloved baseball?
To start, I applauded St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny for pressing the big league brass to enact legislation deterring home plate collisions. Matheny himself had a playing career as a catcher cut short by multiple concussions. To institute such a ruling may not be so easy, but ultimately it's the right action to take. I certainly hope improvements can be made to the obstruction rule in the offseason while maintaining safety concerns.
Flame-throwing Cincinnati Reds reliever Aroldis Chapman, whom I mentioned in a June article, was struck by a line drive during this past spring training. It sure was frightening to watch, and I am glad that Chapman has since recovered.
At least no one at the ballpark wants anyone to get beaned in the line of fire 60 feet 6 inches between home and the mound. It scares the bejesus out of us. To avoid such occurrences at all costs is part of baseball.
In contrast, football gives us one too many scary moments. Blitz after blitz, concussion after concussion, it never ends. It comes as no surprise that many ex-gridironers have suffered impaired cognition and brain trauma once their playing days are over. The sad sagas of "Iron Mike" Webster and Andre Waters say it all.
Back in May in another column, I said that as long as the game gets staged, that's as good a batch of news as it gets. A caveat to that, I should take this opportunity to say, is so long as no one gets too severely injured.
Washington Post columnist Thomas Boswell once wrote: "Football's real problem is not that it glorifies violence, though it does, but that it offers no successful alternative to violence." My point exactly.
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SHOULD PEOPLE be expected to know when potential sex partners have ''mental illness'' and refrain from sexual intercourse with them even if they give consent?
This was the point at issue in the sexual-assault conviction last week of Mark Peterson in a Wisconsin criminal court. Peterson had sexual intercourse with ''Sarah,'' a woman who, the prosecution argued, suffered from a ''mental illness'' called ''multiple personality disorder.'' The prosecutor, district attorney Joseph Paulus, professed satisfaction that ''we did something for mentally ill people,'' and that the consequence should be expanded legal protections for those who have ''mental illness.'' As Mr. Paulus appraised the defendant's intentions: ''He knew about it [the mental illness] before, found out about it and preyed on it to get what he wanted.''
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In this article, Ill share twenty great open source applications that can help save your employer some money.
1) eZ Publish: Rather than paying a small fortune for a decent Web Content Management System, why not look to eZ Publish instead? Designed to work with businesses needing to push out multiple channels of content easily, eZ Publish takes it one step further with one of the best portal/front page management solutions available in the open source space.
2) Talend Open Studio: Managing data is more than mere content management, CRM or working with databases. These days, there is business modeling, graphical development and real-time deployment issues that must be considered within the modern enterprise realm. Even more importantly, there needs to be an effective software suite that allows the end user to roll all of this up into one usable tool. Talend Open Studio is one potential solution that, based on its feature set, might be the perfect fit for a business in need. Data integration, data migration and data synchronization operations are all things addressed by this software suite.
3) KnowledgeTree Document Management System: Despite Google Docs being all the rage for many growing businesses these days, there's still enough concern over privacy that other businesses are looking into open source alternatives. Note that I'm not talking about Open Office/Libre Office here, but rather a solution that has many of the advantages one might find with the collaborative goodness of Google Docs.
The cleverly named Knowledge Tree provides its users with all of the collaborative tools a company might need, while allowing the enterprise user the freedom to either use their pro version or host it themselves. Some advanced features, however, may not be available in the community edition.
4) Wordpress MU: Designed to provide the ultimate blog platform for a multiple user base situation, many companies may find that using Wordpress MU is the perfect tool to get enterprise level content creation to become a regular part of the work week.
And thanks to the recent blending of MU (Wordpress multiple user) with the main Wordpress project, you'll be seeing the blogging platform updated more frequently now. This sits well with both the functionality and security in running a strong multiple user friendly CMS.
5) Pentaho: When it comes to analyzing business intelligence there is a baffling multitude of options. Whats worse is seeing businesses paying absorbent amounts of money in licensing fees just to run these applications. Stop and consider going with Pentaho instead. It offers integration, analysis and reporting all from one suite, available in an open source package.
6) SugarCRM: Customer relationship management (CRM) is a great tool because in today's workplace, working through customer relations effectively is more critical than ever. But rather than forking over funds for software that isn't that great in the first place, why not get the same functionality from an open source alternative like SugarCRM?
And like most open source enterprise software, you can pay as much or as little as you choose. Want to go at it alone? SugarCRM allows for this with a zero-cost download. Want to run with some professional functionality? Again, you can choose a pricing package that meets your companies needs instead of the typical one-price-fits-all kind of approach.
7) Zencart: So many businesses these days are working within the e-commerce space that having the right tools in place is among the most important things to consider. This is why using a product like Zencart makes more sense than going it alone. You may start out paying for the service, only to later run the show yourself with this open source solution.
Again, the freedom of software using the open source approach is very empowering. This is especially true if you want to take something Zencart is doing, make it better and run it on your own terms. Complete with plenty of great add-ons to further extend functionality, Zencart is a great place to start in handling your companys e-commerce needs.
8) Eucalyptus: Tired of waiting for someone else to run web services the way you need them to work? Fine, take Eucalyptus and make it happen yourself for your own company. You'll be able to put your company's software into the "cloud" while maintaining control of how it happens while not bowing to Google or Microsoft in the process.
9) Zenoss: Systems management doesn't have to be a private, proprietary affair. No, in fact you can use trusted, controllable open source software from Zenoss instead. The basic idea behind this tool is that you should have one suite of tools to handle systems management, rather than dancing between half a dozen just to do the same job.
10) Asterisk: Using a proprietary solution PBX system to handle communications is becoming terribly inefficient from a cost perspective. Even with the collective cost of support in using open source options, you will end up with a more adaptable setup using a PBX product like Asterisk rather than something proprietary based.
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What's in a name?
by PhilipJ on 17 February 2006
A lot, sometimes. As PZ Myers pointed out a few days ago, I am not that Phillip Johnson. I have not, last I checked, played an active role in the creation of Intelligent Design. I have not written a book filled with misused or distorted facts, and I do, within some reasonable sphere of uncertainty, think that HIV is the precursor and cause of AIDS. I am not, and will never be, a former professor of law at UC Berkeley. I have two middle initials, neither of which are E, and spell my name with only one l.
While on the subject, there are any number of other Philip Johnsons who are not me either. This fellow, who at least spelled his name as I do, had a rather impressive list of accomplishments, some of which are a glass house, New York City's Lincoln Center, and the Peurta de Europa. I am, however, unlike him, not dead. I also can't design buildings.
Getting warmer, however, is Philip M. Johnson. Other than lacking a middle initial*, he and I are not that different. We both seem to like science, particularly optics, though he does seem to have a fondness for photochemistry that I lack. Oh, and he's already had a distinguished career, while mine is just starting. We're also both associated with the American Physical Society, he as a fellow, while I am but a member. Still, however, this is closer to the mark.
So who am I again? I'm a grad student, I do science, sometimes I teach. I'm from Newfoundland, I'm going to Japan, I live in Vancouver. I'm finishing a Masters degree (hopefully sooner rather than later).
Hi, I'm Philip Johnson. Nice to meet you.
* It is a wonderful coincidence that my full name doesn't seem to match any previously cited scientist—a citation search on the Web of Science for "johnson pjm" turns up a single entry from 1986 in Mulga Lands, whatever that might be.
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i was just playing SA and stole a securicar near the police station, i got 3 stars immediatly. Is that trucking hot goods? If not it should be listedDionit 16:51, December 17, 2011 (UTC)
Resisting arrest
To my knowledge, "continuing" to resist arrest or "retaliate" against law enforcement does not earn any stars in either GTA III, VC or SA. Only specific crimes, such as taking lives or destroying cars, add to the amount, which tends to happen as the police give chase, but might not. And moreover, any damage directly caused by a law enforcement officer, such as if he runs someone over or touches cars with his tank, also does not increase the player's wanted level.
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Apparently it's worse than they thought...
Apparently it's worse than they thought...
"I love the sea... you know why? Because you can not see the end; the sea is the image of perfect freedom" -Allegri
" Gli antijuventini sono come le zanzare, fastidiosi ma possono solo sucare"
Spinazzola has ACL surgery
By Football Italia staff
Atalanta wing-back Leonardo Spinazzola, on loan from Juventus, has had surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
The Italy international had tests today at the Villa Stuart clinic that showed the injury to his right knee was worse than previously feared.
The medics found both a lesion to the anterior cruciate ligament and the medial meniscus, read a statement from Atalanta.
Spinazzola had surgery today and it remains to be seen how long hell be out for, but this type of injury usually requires four to six months out.
This could have a knock-on effect for Juventus, as Spinazzola's arrival was meant to clear the way for Kwadwo Asamoah or even Alex Sandro to leave Turin.
Only today there were reports Manchester United were close to a 50m deal for Alex Sandro.
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I don't even know how to include him in my count. Not a Juve player per se, so do I start next seasons injury count already and include him?
2018/2019 - 1 injury.
2017/2018 - 43 injuries.
2015/2016 - 64 injuries.
Lurkers have rights too.
Wasnt he inj 2-3 months ago? Why not operate than...
How $#@!ed
Most of his season will be down the toilet, goes to show how important it wouldve been if he got his way and moved last year
"Hell is for HEROES!"
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Wow what a $#@!ed up situation. Are we sure there's no foul play from Atalanta here? He was out for 2-3 months and only now they saw it was a torn ACL? He could have been half way to recovery already.
Thats so $#@!ed
Asamoah renewing is important now.
Fool enough to almost be it
Cool enough to not quite see it
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I'm not sure this guy is Juve's material anyway, even as a backup. The need for a player from youth ranks on the lists should be a big reason we was brought in.
Expect hin to be 3rd option at either fullback position.
Spinazzola was operated by Professor Mariani at Villa Stuart in Rome. There's serious damage to the ACL and meniscus in his knee. He could take up to 6 months for full recovery
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Did UFO Crash Landed in Feudal Japan?
In a document called Hyouryuukishuu ("Tales of Castaways") printed in the late Edo period (1603 - 1868) in Japan, there is a story of Japanese sailors who found a wrecked ship with a mysterious appearance:
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Imperial Innovations notes that its portfolio company, Crescendo Biologics, the drug discovery company and developer of Humabody® therapeutics, has been granted U.S. patent No. 9,439,405 to its novel transgenic mouse platform (Crescendo Mouse) for generating Humabody® drug products.
The patent covers mice which do not produce functional endogenous antibody lambda light chains due to deletions in the lambda light chain locus. This is a key component of the Crescendo Mouse which produces fully human VH domains in a proprietary 'triple knockout' background devoid of mouse antibodies. This means that VH domains are affinity matured in vivo in the absence of any contaminating endogenous antibody light chains and as such are naturally filtered for highly attractive biophysical properties.
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Lifeline Biotechnologies Summarizes 2015, Looks Forward to 2016
December 23, 2015 - Reno, NV
The Company (OTC PINK: LLBO) updates the meaningful activities for the year of 2015 and looks ahead for 2016.
Year 2015 has been a very busy year for Lifeline's ("The Company") primary investment, and principal activity, Cyrcadia, Inc. ("CH"). Cyrcadia is achieving meaningful value additions as it drives through its current clinical trials at El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA. Cyrcadia is diligently pursuing the addition of a key clinical site at the Ohio State University's (OSU) Oncology Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, headed by Dr. William Farrar. Information regarding the pace and conduct of clinical trials is released by Cyrcadia at its board and management team's discretion though the website, www.clinicaltrials.gov. Cyrcadia reports that it is currently screening patients at El Camino and reports to the Lifeline Biotechnologies Board have been positive. The addition of OSU, which is forecast to come on stream early in the first quarter of 2016, is expected to accelerate the pace of trials as the patient population and volume is far more significant.
There has been a great deal of interest generated from other clinical sites including that of the Canary Research Foundation Center at Stanford University. These opportunities are in early stage and will not preclude any activities at the main validation study sites of El Camino Hospital and OSU. However, the interest and validation of these opportunities and pursuits greatly expand on the value of the efforts of Cyrcadia's endeavors, but do not preclude pace or time to market.
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About Cyrcadia Health Cyrcadia, Inc., also known as Cyrcadia Health ('CH"), founded as First Warning Systems in 2008, is based in Reno, Nev. CH's product line is a device and software service that detects breast tissue abnormalities leading to health risk assessment and management including early breast cancer identification. Cyrcadia is underway in a final, limited clinical trial and a 510(k) device clearance to validate the fourth generation of the product. Cyrcadia's technology is exclusively licensed for development, manufacturing and marketing worldwide from Lifeline Biotechnologies, Inc. Cyrcadia is preparing to apply for FDA clearance and CE Mark with the intent of marketing in the European Union and Asia Pacific markets in 2016. Visit Cyrcadia Health at www.cyrcadiahealth.com.
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Guest Post: Big Brother Australia Launch Night – The Rundown On The Show And Housemates
Big Brother Australia is going to be huge, there is much excitement about the new series of this show which will start on Channel NINE tonight at 7pm.
And lucky for Reality Ravings readers we have a guest post from someone who was at the taping last night at the Dreamworld Big Brother compound.
Megsy and Mira give us the insider gossip as on all that happened at the first show to be seen on our screens tonight. If you want tonight to be a total surprise read no further as has some minor spoilers about housemates.
Here is their take on it all:
WILL Big Brother 2012 see a geeky boy from the bush get his first kiss, a British bombshell snag an Aussie surfer and our first impromptu rockerbilly reality performance?
From 20,000 Big Brother hopefuls, producers have done a fine job putting together a diverse mix housemates who entered the Dreamworld-based house last night.
We met 10 housemates – seven girls and three boys, with promises of four more boys tomorrow night.
From a towering country girl to a feisty skater girl with a humanitarian heart and a shaggy haired hipster the housemates will be sure to provide plenty of entertainment for fans of the fly on the wall style reality show.
The booming voice of Big Brother echoed through the house again last night, after a four-year absence, as the seven excitable, squawking girls were given a task.
Every housemate has a secret to protect. No surprise there, after the constant Channel Nine promos during the Olympics.
The girls' task over the next week is to match the seven secrets with the seven boys.
Who is a multi millionaire? Who has the IQ of a genius? Who was a juvenile delinquent? And who has a fear of birds after an unfortunate emu incident?
The house itself provided plenty of secrets, with the girls stowed away with a tray of champagne in the pretty in pink parlour. The kitchen is decked out in 50s theme down to the refrigerator, while the lounge room boasts a Opera House inspired look (and as first housemate in the house Michael would say "there's so much room for activities"). The sleeping arrangements are somewhat communal, with the 14 beds split into blocks of two or three.
Now on the Nine network four years after Channel 10 retired the long-running reality series, new host Sonia Kruger is at the helms.
Kruger has a lot riding on the success of the rebooted series risking it all to switch networks from Seven to Nine to host Big Brother.
Dressed in neon pink heels and shiny silver pants the svelte host was all smiles and confidence as she met the housemates for the first time.
Her smile didn't falter even during a filming mishap when a firework became wedged in the roof and started a small fire. Fire extinguishes were on hand and the show went on.
A good omen according to BB narrator Mike Goldman who said the 2012 season was on "FIRE".
Being part of the BB launch audience wasn't without its duties, with plenty of re-takes, applause shots and shuffling. The gift shop till was ringing, with BB fans jumping on the latest merchandise, a god-send probably for Dreamworld and BB bosses.
Oh yes, shuffling. BB producers have taken the LMFAO hit and run with it, literally. Look out for the BB promo today, with the entire audience "shuffling" as Sonia gets the hype going.
Spotted at the launch night filming was former 2008 Big Brother winner Terri Munro who was nicknamed the 'naughty nanna' of the house. She tried to go incognito in the lineup, but diehard fans could see behind the jacket and sunglasses and Terri once again embraced her 15 minutes of fame and took some fan photos.
Clearly Australia is still watching, nine seasons on.
Big Brother is on tonight at 7pm and continues tomorrow with the first live show at 7pm on Channel Nine.
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- 1 Joseph Skyrim { 08.13.12 at 11:44 am }
20,000 people wanted to be stuck in a house with strangers? I thought I was wierd. Since all of Australia is watching already I guess they won't mind if I don't. Just not my sort of thing.
Unless one of them is secretly a murderer and begins killing off other housemates. That'll probably be awesome entertainment, and an effective way to remove people who are probably Darwin award candidates anyway.
- 3 A.P { 08.13.12 at 11:47 am }
This sounds great, I can't wait to see it tonight, it will be interesting to see which person is scared of birds after an unfortunate emu incident and I'm looking forward to learning more about the hipster person after seeing Alice on Masterchef.
I think its good that all the new housemates aren't all introduced at once, it makes it easier to get to know them, I've seen photos of the house which was posted on TV Tonight and it looks so 50ties retro, very exciting!
Wish I had been there to see Terry and be part of The Shuffle!
Joseph Skyrim, if you give it a go you might like it, just the psychology that goes on between the housemates is really interesting.
- 4 brain dead dave { 08.13.12 at 11:51 am }
Stiff shit for the wannabe scared of birds…you'll be sharing the house with a pack of galahs.
Terri 2008 going incognito? Not with saddlebags like hers..
I'm praying I won't get addicted to this. Thanks for the recap, M&M.
- 5 A.P { 08.13.12 at 11:57 am }
NO BDD, you have to watch because you told us that that's where you got your name from!
We need to read your funny comments about this show, what's the alternative, "Everybody Dance Now???? ". I'd rather do the shuffle!
- 6 bron { 08.13.12 at 11:58 am }
oh joyyyyyyy, a hipster
- 7 Flang { 08.13.12 at 1:40 pm }
He is NOT a hipster, he just has long hair. People seriously have no idea what a hipster is.
- 8 A.P { 08.13.12 at 3:08 pm }
Flang, no I don't know what a hipster is, my only experience of one has been Alice which is why I need to watch and learn more. We can only go on what we read.
- 9 Culinary Boner { 08.13.12 at 3:30 pm }
'effing Hipsters – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGbyQ4gn64o
- 10 bron { 08.13.12 at 4:36 pm }
oh, flang. my uni is having a protest over some art subjects being cut. after today, i'm definitely aware of what a hipster looks and smells like.
- 12 brain dead dave { 08.13.12 at 6:08 pm }
- 13 ruby { 08.15.12 at 7:48 pm }
mical has the iq of a geunis my father went to school with him
- 14 Online Wine Australia { 09.21.12 at 4:59 pm }
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Near real-time information can support emergency response in the event of disaster and save lives and properties. Rapid response mapping (RRM) is an integral part of disaster management. There are now global initiatives supporting RRM, such as the International Charter Space and Major Disasters (IDC) and Sentinel Asia (SA). These initiatives are voluntary mechanisms put in place by space organizations to make satellite data freely available in the event of disaster. However, effective use of satellite data requires appropriate ground-based data assimilation systems, users' ability to turn data into information, and timely distribution of derived information to respective disaster response agencies.
Nepal, which is prone to disaster events, has benefited from both IDC and SA in the past. The one-day workshop will look back and analyse how the stakeholders and officials in the disaster management department can effectively organize to leverage satellite data and information, and make best use of available resources. Participants will also be introduced to information systems that support disaster risk management.
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Behavioral Health Consultant, Othello, WA
Columbia Basin Health Association
Behavioral Health Professional
Othello, WA
August 7, 2018
TITLE Behavioral Health Consultant
Responsible for providing consultative support and assistance to Primary Care Providers (PCP) and brief solution focused interventions for patients regarding behavioral health conditions without engaging in extended specialty mental health care.
Description of Primary Responsibilities
- Works as part of the primary care team to manage patients with emotional and/or health problems efficiently and effectively.
- Provides PCP consultation regarding the behavioral health needs of patients.
- Assist in the detection of "at risk" patients and development of patient care plan.
- Provides brief solution focused interventions utilizing an integrated behavioral health model of care to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration.
- Care Management
- Effectively manages caseload by providing timely interventions, providing quality services, achieving positive outcomes, and maintaining productivity levels.
- Transitions patients with chronic behavioral conditions to appropriate community service provider.
- Links families to resources and provide referrals to assist clients in accessing needed community resources for their basic needs, behavioral and health care as well as other social services.
- Educates patients and staff regarding behavioral health care, prevention and treatment enhancement techniques.
- Develops and maintains relationships with community agencies regarding program functions and referral needs.
- Maintains records that document interventions provided in accordance with program requirements and guidelines.
- Participates in evaluation of peers and support staff. Also monitors behavioral health program, identifying problems related to patient care and making recommendations for improvement.
General Development:
- Requires more advanced organizational skills, in order to organize projects or the work of others.
- Job duties require the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Job responsibilities require individual development of priorities for effective performance of duties, including re-prioritization in response to changes in circumstances.
- Employees are expected to devise effective solutions to situations encountered based on general goals and objectives of the function.
- Work requires the incorporation of departmental/functional process into the overall functioning of the organization.
- Duties require drawing conclusions using inference and logic, which may be different than the conclusion that could be drawn by others.
Professional and Technical Knowledge:
- Possesses an understanding of the application of behavioral health theory, case management interventions and practices of the profession. Requires the equivalent of extensive formal training in providing behavioral health and case management interventions, including, usually in the form of a major in social work, counseling, or related field as part of a Master's Degree.
Licenses and Certification:
- Possesses a license to provide behavioral health interventions/counseling.
- Possesses a valid Washington State driver's license with the ability to travel to perform home visits and other work related activities.
Technical Skills:
- Ability to prepare basic correspondence and simple reports in Microsoft Word.
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel to create tables and simple displays of information.
- Ability to create basic presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Ability to enter and manage data into a centralized electronic health records.
Communication Skills:
- Job duties require the employee to effectively communicate their opinions and extrapolations of information they collect and synthesize/analyze.
- Employees are required to negotiate resolutions to complex situations which may be inherently adversarial.
- Job duties require the compilation and analysis of information prepared in effective written form, including correspondence, reports, articles, or other documentation.
- Duties involve convincing others to take actions or to behave in specific way desired by the employee.
- Proficiency in speaking, reading, writing and translating both English and Spanish.
Physical Demands:
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, use hands, fingers, and talk frequently.
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds
- Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
- Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
- Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)
FULL-TIME/PART-TIME Full-Time
SALARY: Salary is Negotiable- DOE
REPORTS TO: VP of Programs
SUPERVISES: None
LOCATION Othello Clinic
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Michael Rooker on Guardians of the Galaxy: "It's gonna blow your mind!"
Michael Rooker has perfected playing the anti-hero. From a serial killer to a redneck zombie and everything in between, the veteran actor makes even the vilest characters somehow sympathetic. Accordingly, we couldn't wait to hear about his newest not-so-black-and-white (blue and white?) role as intergalactic biker boss Yondu in Guardians of the Galaxy.
The highly anticipated film, which hits theaters on Aug. 1, delves into the Marvel universe to explore the saga of Peter Quill (played by hilarious Chris Pratt) and his charismatic band of outlaws-turned-cosmic superheroes.
The role of Yondu — the fierce blue-skinned, red-eyed alien biker who raises Quill alongside his gang The Ravagers — wasn't just perfect for Rooker. This version of the character was actually written for him by his friend and the film's director, James Gunn.
Our thoughts on Guardians of the Galaxy so far: Bigger is better >>
And although it may be hard to imagine a man known for such intimidating characters and general bada**ery gushing over a role, real-life Rooker is unabashedly excited about Guardians of the Galaxy.
"Baby, let me tell you... it's gonna blow your mind," Rooker charmingly told us of the movie. "It's really, really cool and fun. It's entertaining; it's exciting; there's some awesome sequences, and the characters are all just really right there and believable and in your face. It's all there."
While audiences won't have a chance to weigh in for a few more weeks, Rooker is confident fans will love the film as much as he does. And as much, apparently, as his famous friends do.
"I just sat in on a cast and crew's screening, because I missed the first one, and — man, man, man — it's so nice to be sitting in the theater with only three people and hear Benicio Del Toro laughing behind you," Rooker said of his co-star, whom he's been friends with since they met through a mutual manager "when we were first in LA."
Like his friend, this isn't the first time Rooker has dipped his toes into the ever-deepening sea of comic book-based fare — think Mallrats, Stargate SG-1, various DC Showcase shorts and The Walking Dead. So is it safe to deduce he's personally a big fan of the medium?
"Hey, I'm a fan of any medium that hires Michael Rooker," he laughed, joking, "You know, the kind that helps pay my mortgage!"
In all seriousness, though, Rooker admitted he does have a long-standing fondness for the genre.
"I've always been a big fan of this comic book film thing... the sci-fi, the special effects involved, the really cool stuff we can do now that we couldn't do 20 years ago," he shared. "We can do these films now, and they can look really, really, cool."
In fact, for a man who always seems so unflappable on-screen, Rooker seemed thoroughly, well, flapped by this subset of the cinema. "The fantasy genre and the sci-fi genre we're putting up on-screen now is real — I mean, my gosh, it looks so amazing," he marveled (no pun intended). "The ability of the actors have always been there, but the technology has not always been there. Now the technology is here. It's now."
Chris Pratt joined Guardians of the Galaxy without a script >>
But naturally, we couldn't speak of the ability of the actors without squeezing in a question about on-set shenanigans with his notoriously funny co-star Pratt.
"Every now and then, something happened but, I tell ya, we were so busy," he explained. "It was work. It was fun, exciting, creative work, but still... it took, like, five hours just to get camera ready, so you don't have a lot of time to joke around."
Still, that's not to say Rooker and Pratt didn't raise a little hell from time to time — it just wasn't necessarily in the way you might imagine.
"When you've been working so long and hard, sometimes when something hits your funny bone, you just can't stop laughing. But when it happens on set, not everybody gets the joke," he elaborated with a smirk in his voice. "You've got the directors and the producers and everybody else standing around with their arms folded, going, 'What the hell is going on with these guys? Can we get to work here?'"
Those moments proved even funnier after the fact, he confessed, because half the time the thing they couldn't stop laughing about was something as silly as someone's shoelaces being untied.
"You know, you're delirious usually when that kind of thing happens. You've already worked a full 14 hours, and anything that happens can cause a complete chaotic breakdown," Rooker shared.
Delirium aside, however, the raspy-voiced actor was quick to acknowledge he's always been "a bit of joker" — like, perhaps, his character's nemesis in his first comic book-oriented film, 1995's Mallrats.
Marvel boss reveals more about Guardians of the Galaxy >>
And since we've long been fans of Rooker's character Svenning in the cult classic, and since we expect to be equally charmed by his turn as Yondu, we've gotta know: Can we expect more comic fanfare in his future? Would he consider teaming up with Stan Lee-obsessed writer/director Kevin Smith again, stink-palming be damned?
"That's an awesome idea!" Rooker said. "Kevin, how 'bout it, buddy? Let's do it!"


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Those who follow Just Blaze on social media last night witnessed a rare event. Going through his old server, Blaze came across unreleased music he had worked on with Jay Z, Pharrell, and Missy Elliott, among others. He shared the tracks for his fans to see, blessing the interwebs with this unreleased greatness, before inexplicably deleting nearly all of the evidence.
Among the shared and tragically deleted demos include an alternate ending to "Touch the Sky," featuring heavyweight jazz pianist Robert Glasper, and "I Really Mean It" feat. Dipset. Fortunately, there is one video he has yet to delete: an unreleased Black Album-era track called "Early This Morning." Watch it below... is it Black Album caliber?
Just found 3 unheard Black Album era Jay x Pharrell demos on the server. 😵 I think we all forgot about these. — Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) December 9, 2015
Early this morning (black album version) pic.twitter.com/9QJpVNPR1l — Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) December 9, 2015


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Formed nearly a decade ago, galvanized by Tampa hardcore and inspired by its miscreant noise, A Corpse Wired For Sound signals a new chapter for Merchandise. Following 2014'sAfter The End – a full-band effort recorded in a closet – the band stripped back to its core of Carson Cox (vocals, electronics), Dave Vassalotti (guitar, electronics) and Pat Brady (bass).
The trio traveled to Rosà, Italy for their first ever sessions in a recording studio at La Distilleria, with local producer Maurizio Baggio. The nine-song nocturnal A Corpse Wired For Soundwas recorded half in the studio and half at home, in Tampa as well as Cox's newly adopted bases of New York and Berlin – the culmination of a long-distance collaboration between Cox and Vassalotti.
The album's metallic title is inspired by a science fiction short story by JG Ballard, but equally sums up the band's current state of mind. "We were 'reborn' as a rock band for After The End," says Vassalotti, "and then we straight-up died again. It couldn't last. The result is this distended corpse responding to you from both sides of the Atlantic, forever singing in spite of everything." Cox expands further, "it's about the truth of growing up. You can't take your friends or lovers with you. It's about finding peace with that loneliness."


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