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[This year, 2007, the appearance day of Sri Advaita Acarya is on January 25th. In observance of this holy day, it is recommended to fast until noon, and then honor prasadam with Ekadasi preparations. (More information can be found in the Vaisnava calendar: http://www.purebhakti.com/calendar/calendar.php
In honor of this auspicious day, we are sending you the following lecture from Srila Narayana Maharaja's Sri Prabandhavali, [A Collection of Devotional Essays.]
Advaita Saptami is the day that Sri Advaita Acarya appeared in this world. Sri Advaita Acarya, the cause of the ma terial world, comes first; after that Sri Nityananda Prabhu comes on the day of trayodasi and then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself, descending into this world with the effulgence of radha-bhava, comes on purnima. In this way the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu begin.
vande tam srimad-advaitacaryam adbhuta-cestitam
yasya prasadad ajno api tat-svarupam nirupayet
(Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-lila 6.1)
I pray to Sri Advaita Acarya, who performs especially wonderful pastimes, that by His mercy I may be able to easily describe this difficult-to-understand philosophical truth.
What are his wonderful pastimes? Some of them are as follows:
Seeing Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Advaita Prabhu began complaining. Where has this avadhuta*[see endnote 1] come from? Today He has come to our home and thrown prasada in all directions! He has no knowledge of what caste He belongs to; actually He has no caste at all. We a re brahmanas, the best of society, and He has dropped prasada on the bodies of everyone here.
Then Nityananda Prabhu said, O offender! You are committing an offence to maha-prasada. You consider it to be mere food, and that it is merely being thrown around? You cant see that it bestows good fortune, and that whoevers body is touched by it at once crosses over maya.
In this way, there was generally some transcendental loving quarrelling between Them. When they would go for bathing there would certainly be quarrelling. At that time Nityananda Prabhu was very young. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the youngest, next came Lord Nityananda, and the oldest was Sri Advaita Acarya, whose thoughts are sometimes very difficult to understand.
He sent a mysterious sonnet to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
baulake kahiha, - loka ha-ila baula
baulake kahiha hate na vikaya caula
baulake kahiha ka ye nahika aula
baulake kahiha iha kahiyache baula
One madman is sending a message to another madman. There is no longer necessity for rice in the marketplace, so it is time for the shop to be closed. (Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila 19.20,21)
Practically no one could understand this sonnet. Upon reading it, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared a little indifferent. Only Sri Svarupa Damodara could understand a little of Sri Advaita Acaryas mood; no one else could understand.
He said that one madman, Sri Advaita Acarya who is maddened in krsna-prema, is sending a message to another madman, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the one who made the world mad with krsna-prema, the original madness. There is no longer necessity for rice means that prema has been given by Him to everyone, and now the task is completed. Therefore the shop should be closed means, Your pastimes in the material world should now come to a close. No one understood this; only Sri Svarupa Damodara could know something of its meaning. In this way, Sri Advaita Acarya's pastimes are mysterious and wonderful.
Although the gist of the Bhagavad-gita advocates bhakti, at the time of Sri Advaita Prabhus appearance no one was explaining it in that way. The message of the Gita is full of devotion visate tad anantaram (Bhagavad-gita 18.55): Ultimately he enters into Me. Advaitavadis interpret this to mean that God and the jiva merge and become one. They say that by chanting, aham brahmasmi and practicing meditation, the apparent individuality of the souls merge in the end, and that the material world is false. Sri Advaita Acarya first of all gave the explanation of bhakti from these verses: satatam kirtayanto mam (Bhagavad-gita 9.14); ananyas cintayanto mam, ye janah paryupasate (9.22); and labhate bhakti param (18.54) in the end, we will attain bhakti. By the medium of the precepts described in these verses, we enter into bhakti. It is not that we meet God in Brahman, the undifferentiated light. Visate means that we enter into His residence or abode and attain His service, but some people were trying to change the meaning.
After some time, Sri Advaita Acarya went to Santipura and also started explaining the meaning of visate tad anantaram as aham brahmasmi: all souls will merge in Brahman. Hearing of this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to him and pulled His beard and beat Him, until Srimati Sita devi, Advaita Acaryas wife, came and protected Him. This is also wonderful, because having been beaten, Sri Advaita Acarya became very pleased and began dancing. Previously, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had been offering respects and services to Him, befitting ones guru. This was because Sri Advaita Prabhu was a disciple of Madhavendra Puri, Sriman Mahaprabhus grand-spirit ual master. Mahaprabhu was thinking, He is a disciple of My parama-guru (grand-spiritual master), so it is My duty to offer obeisances and service to Him. He is worshipable for Me, and therefore I should serve Him.
For ridding Himself of this situation, Sri Advaita Acarya gave the nirvisesa-vada (impersonal) explanation of the Gita. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became angry and started beating Him, Advaita Acarya said, Today My life has become successful. I wanted You to accept service from Me, because You are senior to Me. Who can possibly be senior to You? Mahaprabhu then became shy.
Another time, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said to His mother, Srimati Saci-devi, I will not show love to you anymore, because you have disrespected a devotee. You have committed vaisnava-aparadha. You told Sri Advaita Prabhu, Your name Advaita (meaning non-dual) is not suitable; rather Your name should be called Dvaita (dual). You ar e not advaita, You are dvaita. You said that Sri Advaita Acarya brings duality, separation in relationships. He separates a mother from her son, a father from his son, a brother from his brother. Advaita Acarya explains the path of devotion, thereby breaking the chains which bind one to the material world. A mother has natural affection for her offspring, but if Advaita Prabhu is able to increase someones spontaneous attraction towards Lord Krsna, what could be greater than that? If someone is giving the instruction that the jiva has forgotten God for millions of births, and then establishes knowledge of our true relationship with Him and the final attainment of love for Him, and gives instruction for bhajana which cuts the chains that bind us to the material world, what could be greater?
Srimati Saci-devi replied, He separated me from my beloved Visvarupa. He gave such instruction to him that it separated me from my son, who left home and became a sannyasi. Advaita Acarya is that person whom having met once, one will not desire anything within this world. So His name should be Dvaita.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, Since you spoke to a devotee in this way, none of us will show you love anymore. As she stood there, everyone present told her the same thing. Saci-devi then went to beg forgiveness from Advaita Acarya, but before she could do so he fell at her feet and said, You are the mother of the entire world. It is not possible for you to commit any offence. But alright, if someone says that there has been some offence, then I say it is hereby forgiven. Saci-devi returned to Mahaprabhu and everything was set right. Many wonderful pastimes like this were performed by Sri Advaita Prabhu.
Sri Advaita Acarya was instrumental in bringing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to this world. At the end of Dvarapa-yuga, upon completing His pastimes in this world and returning to Goloka-Vrndavana, Sri Krsna thought, I have three desires which have not yet been fulfilled. Understanding the glories of Radhikas love, discovering the sweetness that She finds within Me, and tasting that sweetness without assuming the sentiment of Radhika Herself and the effulgence of Her form, it will not be possible to experience these three things. I have tasted sakhya-rasa (the mood of friendship), vatsalya-rasa (the parental mood), and madhurya-rasa (the mood of a paramour), but as yet I have been unable to experience what Her happiness is upon seeing Me, and what is the nature of Her love for Me.
At that time, it was necessary for the yuga-dharma (the religious principles for this Age) to be given. The Age of Kali, which lasts for 432,000 years, had come. Ordinarily, at the end of each yuga an incarnation of the Supreme Lord comes, just as at the end of Treta-yuga, Sri Ramacandra came, and at the en d of Dvarapa-yuga, Sri Krsna came. Such a yuga-avatara comes when the disorder in the material world has reached its highest limit.
sambhavami yuge yuge
In order to re-establish the principles of religion, I appear millennium after millennium (Bhagavad-gita 4.8)
The Supreme Personality of Godhead thinks, Just see how much sinful activity is increasing, and how the chaos is escalating due to the demons. I should descend.
There are actually four reasons for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhus descent. Two are primary and two are secondary. The most primary reason is for tasting the prema of Radhika, and the second reason is:
anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau
samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasam sva-bhakti-sriyam
By His causeless mercy He appears in the age of Kali to bestow what no incarnation has ever offered before: unnata ujjvala-rasa &nd ash; the most sublime conjugal mellow of His own service. (Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-lila 1.4)
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to give the wealth of a special love to the jivas, which had never been bestowed by any previous incarnations: unnata ujjvala-rasa the parakiya-bhava of the gopis. There are two kinds of unnata ujjvala parakiya-rasa. One kind, the sentiment of Radhika, is not giveable. But the other, the sentiment of the nitya-sakhis and the prana-sakhas who serve Radha, and who, following Her, also serve Krsna that unnata ujjvala-rasa can be given. Therefore, to bestow the highest prema upon all jivas and to taste the prema of Radhika, Krsna decends as Mahaprabhu.
His third reason for the His coming is to preach the yuga-dharma, nama-sankirtana; and the fourth reason is:
yada yada hi dharmasya
glanir bhavati bharata
abhyutthanam adharmasya
tadatmanam srjamy aham
When ever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendent of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion at that time I descend. (Bhagavad-gita 4.7)
These are the four reasons.
Krsna was thinking, When should I go? To establish the yuga-dharma, it is alright to descend at the end of the yuga, but if instead I preach nama-sankirtana at the beginning of the yuga, the degrading influence of the yuga will have a lesser effect on the jivas. When should I give the sentiment of the gopis, and when should I taste the love of Radhika? He was considering all of these things.
Meanwhile Sri Advaita Acarya saw that bhakti was gradually disappearing from the world, and He thought, Now is the appropriate time for Sri Krsnas incarnation. If He doesnt come now, what will happen later? He was thinking this in the form of Karanodasayi Visnu. He was pondering in that place where sattva, ra jas, and tamasa (the material qualities of goodness, passion and ignorance) are all in the same position.
There are two causes of the world: one is upadana, the ingredient cause, and the other is nimitta, the efficient or instrumental cause. Lord Maha-Visnu Himself is the nimitta cause, and His part, Sri Advaita Acarya, is the upadana cause. Suppose I were to point to someone and say, This man is a hooligan, a thief and a liar. Grab him and throw him outside; he should never be allowed in here again. You may not know him, but by my saying this you throw him out. So, who is the cause of his being thrown out? By my order you grabbed this man and ejected him, so you are the upadana cause and I am the nimitta cause. But who is the real cause of the man being ejected? By his own misbehavior, the man himself is the cause; and this is exactly the situation regarding the creation of the material world.
Karanodasayi Visnu assumes two forms to cre ate the material world: as the efficient or instrumental cause and the ingredient cause. When the two of them come together, countless universes are generated. But if the Lord did not inject His desire, nothing would have transpired. In any activity, there is first the desire for it to take place.
Therefore the desire of Maha-Visnu is the primary cause, and dependent on His desire is the desire of Sri Advaita Acarya, which is the secondary cause. In this way Karanodasayi, Visnu performs the activity of creating the world, and His incarnation is Sri Advaita Acarya.
advaita-acarya gosani saksat isvara
yanhara mahima nahe jivera gocara
Sri Advaita Acarya is directly the isvara Himself. His glories cannot be comprehended by ordinary living beings. (Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-lila 6.6)
From mahat-tattva, false ego arises. From false ego comes form, smell, touch, taste, and sound. Next come the eleven senses, and next are the five material elements. That makes twenty-two material elements, and with the intelligence and mind there are twenty-four. Then, adding prakrti, purusa, atma, and Paramatma, there are twenty-eight aspects of tattva altogether. Leaving aside the Supreme Lord and the living entity, only the remainder is accepted by the sankhya and nyaya schools of thought.
ye purusa srsti-sthiti karena mayaya
ananta brahmanda srsti karena lilaya
icchaya ananta murti karena prakasa
eka eka murte karena brahmande pravesa
se purusera amsa advaita, nahi kichu bheda
sarlura-visesa tanra nahika viccheda
sahaya karena tanra la-iya pradhana
koti brahmanda karena icchaya nirmana
Maha-Visnu performs the function of creation of all the material universes, and Advaita Acarya is directly an incarnation of Him. Creating and maintaining these countless universes by His external energy is His p astime, and by His own will He expands into countless forms and enters into each and every universe. Advaita Acarya is a non-different part and parcel of Maha-Visnu, or in other words, another form of Him. (Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-lila 6.8-11)
Some say that nature enacts the process of creation by itself, and they give this example: A cow eats grass, and automatically milk is produced. What is the necessity of anyone else in this process? In this way nature does everything by itself. To refute this, an innocent, less-educated Vaisnava once said, The cow eats grass and then gives milk, so why then doesnt the bull eat grass and also give milk? Does he need to eat more grass? The scholar of the sankhya school had to think for a moment. Then he said, concerning the upadana or ingredient cause, To make a house, all elements such as bricks are necessary. Then the Vaisnava said, So, if by bricks or cement a h ouse will be made, then here we will place one thousand kilos of cement, ten-thousand bricks, an entire lake of water, and wood and marble also. Will that make a house? By the upadana alone it will not happen, because it needs the nimitta or instrumental cause. There may be a pen and paper, but will they write by themselves? Thus, by the material nature alone creation will not take place. There must also be the desire of the Supreme Lord.
No action can take place by itself in the material world, and therefore this prakrti-vada philosophy is erroneous. Prakrti is inert matter, and Purusa is conscious; when both come together there is creation. In prakrti there is no action, no innate desire it is inert matter. However, when it is activated by the Purusa, the task is automatically accomplished. The communists say, What is the need of God in this? Nature does creation by itself. But there is no one in the world who can create by himself.< br />
A lame man and a blind man were going somewhere together, and the lame man said, Take me on your shoulders. Seeing with my eyes, I will tell you to go right, left, or straight on the path, and we will go there with your legs. Otherwise, you will not be able to go there, and neither will I. Working together, they reached their desired destination. In this example the lame man is conscious, and the blind man is also conscious, and both being conscious, the work was done. In creation, on the other hand, only God is conscious; nature is not. Without at least one conscious being, no work in the world can be done.
These issues may seem dry, but they are actually very important and tasteful points related to bhakti, and Vaisnavas should make an effort to understand them.
In all this tattva, elaboration of established truths, the root cause of the material world is Lord Krsna because originally He injects His desire. He then be comes two kinds of Sankarsana: first the root or Mula-Sankarsana, and then Maha-Sankarsana. From Maha-Sankarsana He becomes Karanodasayi Visnu, and subsequently He becomes Sri Advaita Acarya as the upadana cause. Some people say that the upadana cause is separate from the Lord, that it is not God. They say that God may be the nimitta cause, but He cannot be the upadana cause. However, besides Sri Krsna there is nothing, so from where has the material world come? From where has the mahat-tattva (the sum-total material ingredients) come? It has also come from the desire of Krsna. There is nothing in all of existence that is separate from Him. Karanodasayi manifests the creation, and the mahat-tattva, nature herself, is thus non-different from Him. To correct the souls that have forgotten God, material nature is manifest by His desire and it gives the jiva an external form. The jiva may consider his placement in that condition of life to be an opportunity for great happiness, b ut actually it is a punishment. When a crazy man dances around naked, people beat him. Without eating or drinking he wanders about, saying, I am the King or I am the Prime Minister and he thinks himself to be happy. Our condition is exactly like that. We may consider ourselves happy, but in reality we are not in a happy condition at all.
Thus Sri Advaita Acarya was thinking, The world has become atheistic. One after another, people are forgetting God, and for Me to rectify them alone is not possible. To bring devotion to the non-devotees will be very, very difficult work. Without the potency of Lord Krsna Himself, it simply cannot be done.
Besides devotees, there are many people in the world who are preaching, but they are all preaching maya. They preach twisted philosophies, and seeing this Sri Advaita Acarya thought, They have no relation with God and they do not preach bhakti. Even when they do preach from the Srimad-Bhagavatam and the Gita, they express only the desires of their minds. They are indifferent to sanatana-dharma and pure devotion, and all of them especially the mayavadis will only hear what they want to hear.
Defeating Ravana was not a very difficult task, and killing Kamsa was also not difficult. These actions could have been done by a Visnu incarnation, but changing the thinking of these mayavadis is very difficult. It will only be possible if Krsna Himself comes into this world.
Since Sri Advaita Prabhu was at least sixty years old when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared, He was the oldest of all of His associates. Sri Nityananda Prabhu was approximately five years older than Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhus plan was that He would first arrange for His devotees to appear in the world, and then He would personally descend. Sri Advaita Acarya appeared first, and seei ng the condition of the world, He thought, How will I call Krsna? There are so many types of worship of Krsna, but amongst all of these, the glories of tulasi worship are the greatest. Sri Krsna will be so pleased with anyone who offers Him a tulasi leaf and Ganges water that He will become overpowered. Thus, He took a tulasi bud two soft leaves with a manjari in the middle and with great prema and tears flowing from His eyes, he worshipped Krsna beside the Ganges.
Krsna had originally been thinking, When will I descend? Maybe in ten or twenty thousand years, or maybe even after one hundred thousand years. But upon hearing Advaita Acarya's prayer, He came at once. Therefore, Sri Advaita Acarya is another important reason for the descent of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
At birth, Sri Advaita Acarya was given the name Kamalaksa, because His eyes were as beautiful as lotus petals. He appeared at Sri Hatya in East Beng al. Staying sometimes in Navadvipa and sometimes in Santipura, He began preaching bhakti. He was there in Navadvipa when Sriman Mahaprabhu took birth. Sri Visvarupa, Lord Caitanyas older brother, attended Advaita Prabhus school. One day Mother Saci told Nimai to go and call His brother. When He arrived at the school, Nimai glanced in the direction of Sri Advaita Acarya and said, What do you see? You called Me here, and you dont recognize Me? When the proper time comes, you will certainly recognize Me.
There are unlimited incarnations of Lord Visnu, and they are all non-different from Krsna, but their activities and pastimes are different. Therefore, because Sri Advaita Acarya is non-different from Him, He is advaita, and because He manifested bhakti in all directions, He is known as acarya. How did He preach bhakti? If anyone was born in a sudra family, a Muslim family, or any family, and performed dev otional service to Lord Krsna with heart, Sri Advaita Prabhu considered him better than a brahmana who didnt engage in such worship. If there is someone who has taken birth in a high brahmana family, is a big scholar, is of good conduct, speaks the truth and never lies, but doesnt engage in pure devotion, he is inferior to one who has taken birth in a sudra family or in a family of cremation ground workers, if that person just cries out Krsna! Krsna! and does no other spiritual activity whatsoever. That sudra is superior to a caturvedi-brahmana. Sri Advaita Acarya proved this point and preached it.
Srila Haridasa Thakura was born in a Muslim family. At the sraddha ceremony for Sri Advaita Acaryas father, the highest seat and prasada were to be offered first to the most elevated person. Sri Advaita Acarya was performing the ceremony when the moon was in the appropriate place in the month of Asvina. All the high-class brahmanas wer e there Bhattacarya, Trivedi, Caturvedi, Upadhyaya and all of them were big, big scholars. After washing their feet, Advaita Acarya showed them to their respective seats. In front was an elevated seat, and Advaita Prabhu was standing and thinking, Who will I seat here?
All of the scholars were thinking, I know so many scriptures; certainly I will be offered that seat. Silently they were all aspiring for it. Advaita Acarya then went outside the house and saw Srila Haridasa Thakura, wearing a langoti (loincloth) and sitting at the door. Srila Haridasa Thakura was thinking, The brahmanas will take their meal here, so Sri Advaita Acarya will certainly give me a little of their prasada. He had so much humility that he was thinking that if he would go inside the house would be contaminated. Advaita Acarya at once embraced him and Haridasa Thakura said, Oh, You are a brahmana and I am a Muslim! Having touche d me, you must now go and bathe. Then, grabbing and taking him inside, Sri Advaita Acarya sat him on the elevated seat, at which time there was a great outcry in all directions. The brahmanas said, By bringing a Muslim in here, you have contaminated this place and insulted us! We will not eat here!
Taking their water pots, they all stood up and left. They began insulting Sri Advaita Acarya, saying, You are opposed to the principles of dharma! Sri Advaita Acarya said, Today My birth has become successful, and today my father has attained Vaikuntha. By giving respect to one Vaisnava today, millions of my ancestors have crossed over maya. If Srila Haridasa Thakura will eat here, that will be greater than feeding millions of brahmanas.
Srila Haridasa Thakura began crying, thinking, Because of me, all these brahmanas have been insulted and are not eating. But Sri Advaita Acarya said, Harid asa, today you will certainly take prasada here. That will be our great good fortune. Then He said to the brahmanas, He will stay, and none of you will get prasada. Actually, you should all leave here quickly, because just seeing your faces is a great sin. Srila Haridasa Thakura has great regard for maha-prasada, and therefore he is included within the Vaisnava class. Anyone who doesnt accept this is an atheist, and one who judges a Vaisnava by his birth is an atheist. You can all go away from here, and then your offences will leave with you. You are offending Haridasa, and offending me as well.
All the scholars left the house, but once outside, as they were going, they began speaking amongst themselves: Advaita Acarya is no ordinary personality. He is a great scholar, He knows all the scriptures, and He is an exalted preacher of bhakti. They continued deliberating, and after fully reconsidering, they returned, fell at Sri Advaita Prabhu's feet and begged forgiveness.
Sri Advaita Acarya had many sons, and one was named Acyutananda. Because some of His other sons didnt engage in bhajana, He didnt consider them His sons at all and He renounced them. Only those sons who performed bhajana of Sri Krsna did He make His successors. Especially because of one incident in Jagannatha Puri, Acyutananda was made His successor. The Ratha-yatra procession was going on, and at that time Acyutananda was just a small boy. Some Vaisnavas came and asked Advaita Acarya, What is the name of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhus guru? He replied, Kesava Bharati.
At that time Acyutananda was sitting in his fathers lap, and upon hearing this he began trembling with anger. He was just a small boy; nevertheless, he got up from his fathers lap and started to walk away, saying, You cannot be my father if you have such an idea. Sri Caitanya Ma haprabhu is the guru of the entire world! Who can possibly be His guru?
Tears came to the eyes of Sri Advaita Acarya and He said, You will be known as my real son. What you have said is correct: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the guru of the entire world. But for His pastimes in human form, He must set the example for others. Otherwise what would happen? How would the people of this world know that it is necessary to accept a guru?
In this way Sri Advaita Acarya performed many wonderful and instructive pastimes, and he was an assistant to all of the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore, today we will offer a special prayer to his lotus feet that He may be merciful upon us so that we can make steady progress in bhakti and ultimately attain the direct service of Sri Gauracandra.
Gaura Premanande hari hari bol
[*endnote The word avadhuta refers to one who does not care for social con ventions, particularly the varnasrama-dharma. However, such a person may be situated fully within himself and be satisfied with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, on whom he meditates. In other words, one who has surpassed the rules and regulations of varnasrama-dharma is called avadhuta. Such a person has already surpassed the clutches of maya, and he lives completely separate and independent. (Srila Prabhupadas purport to Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.5.30)]
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Sunday's May 26 game at GABP is officially sold out. Standing Room Only tickets have been released at $15 each. #Reds
In addition to Sunday's sellout, tomorrow's game vs. the Cubs has also sold out. SRO tickets have been released at $13 each.
Tickets still remain for Saturday's, Monday's and Tuesday's games. #Reds
I'll be at the game Monday. I'm taking my girlfriend to her first Reds game. I can't wait!
Great to hear. I hope they are not a majority of Cubs fan.
So, anyone have a total for the season as of today?
"For Reds fans, by Reds fans" Learn it, love it, live it.
It looks like the Reds have drawn 602,466 so far this year with an average of 27,384 per game. This weekend will definitely help those numbers. On a side note, my beautiful wife and I will be making our first trip of the year up to GABP for Saturday's game.
What if this is as good as it gets?
There appears to be only single seats available in every section except for 3 or 4 sections of the 500s for Saturday. I got two in 519 on Stubhub for 21 and change, so that's pretty good for a game that looks to be probably close to selling out.
OH, there could be worse things----like I believe the Cubs fan that was (ahem) 'bouncing' his girl-friend on his 'lap' all the while someone else, a few sections away, was recording the 'sharing' between them on his camcorder.
"For Reds fans, by Reds fans" Learn it, love it, live it.
Great to s the Reds drawing so well.
Looks like I'll have to pay top dollar on StubHub for my post season tickets in Cincy.
I don't mind.
A big group of us from my work are taking the Fox Sports Ohio Fan Express bus to the game tomorrow afternoon. It should be pretty fun and I love going to games with big groups of people. This is my fifth game of the season and I'm looking forward to it. I'm mostly stoked that I don't have to drive or pay for parking this weekend though, LOL
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldnt do. I cant skate or play hockey, Votto said. Well, I can skate ... but I cant stop.
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These papers are gorgeous, I've been making Birthday cards with them. Love the colors and these prints are so awesome!
I love this product. The paper feels strong and the colors are beautiful.
The paper is easy to fussy cut all the beautiful images.
Love this paper, love the era in clothes...great.
Beautiful...love it!


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Through five games this season, the Stanford football team went 5-0 and was racking up points with the best of them, averaging 39.2 points a game.
Something happened when the Cardinal traveled to Salt Lake City, scored just 21 points, and lost to Utah. Was there something sinister in the air that day, at an elevation of roughly 4,700 feet, that left a scar on the Cardinal offense? Some kind of weird touchdown repellant?
After scoring at least 31 points in each of its first five games, the Stanford offense hasn't been able to put up more than 24 points in a game. In fact, the Cardinal averaged 21.7 points its last three outings.
The Stanford defense, fortunately, has not been afflicted with any such disease. That's helped lead to a pair of victories against really good offensive teams in UCLA and Oregon State. If anything, the Cardinal defense has gotten better.
No. 6 Stanford (5-1 in the Pac-12, 8-1 overall) allowed an average of 21.1 points over its first five games, and a miserly 16.3 over its last three games.
To beat Oregon last year, in Eugene, Stanford needed a mere 17 points. The Cardinal can't depend on that happening again. The last time the Ducks showed up at Stanford Stadium, they pounded the Cardinal, 53-30.
No. 2 Oregon (5-0, 8-0) will arrive for Thursday's 6 p.m. game with the Cardinal averaging 55.6 points a game. The Ducks lowest scoring game came against UCLA in a 43-14 decision.
"The defense has been playing lights out," Stanford offensive guard David Yankey said. "They have hit their stride. The offense needs to catch up and we need to take that on ourselves."
So what's been missing? Tyler Gaffney has helped the Cardinal rush for nearly 200 yards a game, slightly more than Stanford gains throwing the ball. Last year's team rushed for an average of 174.3 yards a game and passed for 200.1 yards.
Scoring? So far, this year's team is slightly ahead, 32.6 to 27.9, than last year's team. Quarterback Kevin Hogan has a better passing efficiency rating this year (186.6) than last year (147.9).
Stanford has outscored its opponents by a 124-53 margin in the first half, but by just a 137-102 margin in the second half.
The Cardinal was involved in 10 games decided by a touchdown or less, including three in overtime, last year. This year? Not so much. Stanford is 1-1 in games decided by seven points or fewer this season.
What's happening is that the Cardinal isn't dominating play in the fourth quarter like it did a year ago. Every time Stanford took a lead into the fourth quarter last year, it was safe to assume it would win.
Stepfan Taylor seemed to gain a majority of his yards in the fourth quarter last year, when everybody knew the Cardinal would be running the ball. Even with Gaffney enjoying an outstanding season, it doesn't seem like Stanford owns the final period any longer.
It was nearly impossible to score on Stanford in either the first or fourth quarter last year. The Cardinal allowed, on average, less than a field goal in either period. Opponents scored a total of 39 points (2.78) in the final quarter in the 14 games last year.
Stanford has already allowed 62 fourth-quarter points (6.75 per) through eight games this year. The Cardinal no longer hangs onto the ball late, allowing its opponents several extra chances to rally.
"The key to beating an explosive offense is not committing a turnover and grinding the clock on them," Yankey said. "If we protect Kevin, he'll make plays."
Miamigate: Stanford coach David Shaw spoke about Stanford grad's Jonathan Martin's troubles with the Miami Dolphins. Martin left the team earlier because of threats and extortion demands. Richie Incognito was subsequently suspended by the Dolphins.
"I'm a Jonathan Martin fan," Shaw said. "My interest is getting himself back to playing the sport he loves. I want my good friend to get back to the point where he is excited about his career."
Injury Report: There's good news on the defensive front. Henry Anderson will likely be ready to play against Oregon, though how much is not known.
"He feels good and has been through a couple of practices," Shaw said. "He's looked like Henry. He'll play assuming there are no setbacks."
Jordan Williamson has been working out and will take a day or two off before resuming. Shaw is encouraged that he will at least kick field goals in the game, though it has not been fully determined.
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Sometimes we need to slow down and sort through the hype, despite pressure to act. A perfect example: NoSQL.
Factors including the speed with which data is piling up and the rate at which the cost of conventional databases is escalating are pushing people who should know better to consider using NoSQL in situations where it's wholly inappropriate. That category includes stores of core customer and product data and related transactions that have to exist in a single source of truth and use standard access techniques.
Now, we get why IT is intrigued. Just 11% of the 760 respondents to our InformationWeek 2012 State of Database Technology Survey are very satisfied with licensing costs and terms for their conventional databases. And the broad "NoSQL" label does indeed reflect the main attraction: Often, these systems are open source or quite inexpensive and can run on commodity hardware.
But remember, there's a reason structured data and relational database management systems have ruled the enterprise roost since the '80s. SQL--along with technologies like distributed caching platforms that have helped cement its dominance by bringing in-memory caching and clustering of data--is the go-to choice for mission-critical, high-performance use cases such as airline reservation systems and financial/securities applications. And the fact is, those jobs aren't going anywhere--especially to NoSQL options like MongoDB on a white-box server--no matter how much the hype machine might suggest otherwise.
However, IBM, Oracle, and Microsoft are seeing an unprecedented challenge to their SQL licensing money machines thanks to enterprise data workloads that are getting more diverse, larger, and more complex. In those cases, IT will trade stringent data consistency for low latency and a favorable cost versus performance balance. This is where NoSQL technologies like those outlined in the chart below shine.
So how can big companies get in on the action? Let's contrast the nature of data suited for NoSQL with the properties of enterprise data that requires the single-source-of-truth systems that we talked about. We'll use three V's: volume, velocity, and variety. (We cover these in more depth in our full report).
Data linked to mission-critical applications--and generally housed in conventional transactional systems--is described by the acronym "ACID."
This data is:
>> Atomic: Transactions are fully committed, meaning they execute completely or are rolled back if anything fails.
>> Consistent: Transactions don't leave the database if there's an inconsistency with the underlying data store.
>> Isolated: Transactions are insular and don't affect one another.
>> Durable: Successful changes are recorded permanently in the database before the transaction is considered complete.
In contrast, Web and social media applications must focus more on massive scalability--often a few orders of magnitude higher than what IT normally handles. That means developers can't be too fastidious about data rigidity. For example, an item on an online auction site can't be locked for long intervals while someone contemplates a bid; it has to be simultaneously made available to thousands of other shoppers. The data properties of such workloads have been dubbed BASE, in which it's OK for data in these environments to be:
>> Basically available: Fairly self-explanatory, and as opposed to being atomic in real time.
>> Soft-state: Meaning it may change or expire, as opposed to being durable.
>> Eventual consistency: As opposed to stringent transactional consistency.
But the nuances of BASE vs. ACID don't tell the whole story when it comes to big data initiatives, because they mainly focus on variety. Use cases where NoSQL is ideal also feature staggering volumes and velocities of data; we're talking, at the low end, a few terabytes of records, with 10,000 or 20,000 concurrent inserts per second, minimum. Once you're at that level, IT needs to focus on platforms that can serve as the infrastructure layer--capable of scaling out, without costing a fortune.


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As all eyes are on the world's best golfers this weekend during the Presidents Cup at Harding Park, the sport learned that it will soon be in the spotlight on the largest international stage. Golf is returning to the Olympics for the first time since 1904, giving the sport's top stars like Tiger Woods a chance at gold in Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 Summer Games.
"It's a perfect fit for the Olympics, and I think we are all looking forward to golf getting into the Olympics," says Woods, adding "We as golfers have never had it, so this will be a new experience for golfers who get to participate in the Olympics. Having talked to other athletes who have gotten a chance to experience the Olympics, they have absolutely loved it and had the greatest time."
In addition to golf, rugby was added to the program for 2016. They are the first sports added since triathlon and taekwondo joined the program for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Some of golf's top broadcasters weighed in from the course at Harding Park on the developments. "It's been such a long time, it's only happened once and it was 100 years ago," says Dan Hicks, NBC Sports golf announcer, "I just think that the time is right in this day and age to grow it globally, it's really a global game and if you're going to take that next step and call yourself a global game, you've got to have the Olympics included."
"Everybody is very excited that golf became an Olympic sport, and we are working hard on our games so that over the next six years we are able to make the team and represent our country in the Olympics, said golfer Phil Mickelson. "It's important for the growth of the game of golf and it's exciting what it will mean on a worldwide level for this great game," he added.
This announcement gives Tiger and Lefty the chance at something the Golden Bear never had the chance to achieve, nonetheless, legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus's role as an ambassador for the game helped bring golf to the Olympics. "All of us who have spent our lives playing and enjoying the game of golf fully understand why it deserved a spot on the Olympic program, and now the sport I have always called the greatest game of all can be shared with the rest of the world on the greatest stage in sports," said Nicklaus.
Golf's 2016 tee time will add an expected 120 men and women to the collection of athletes in Rio.


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Guinness, Corned Beef, Four Leaf Clovers, and, uh, Enya… There are lots of great things that have come out of Ireland. But some Irish people can be real bastards. The following is a list of five people who would probably be well served by a beat-down from another great Irish invention, the shillelagh.
Bob Geldof
"And the Christmas Bells that Ring there are the Clanging Chimes of DOOM!"
Yeah, you would THINK that line would be from some awesome Death Metal Christmas compilation. But alas, it is from that Band Aid collaboration "Do They Know It's Christmas?" a song so pretentious, it makes charity seem like a bad idea.
Bob Geldof is the main person responsible for this abomination, along with "We Are The World," another song in the same vein. I guess with all the cocaine use in the 80's, we all had to feel guilty for something.
Michael Flatley
I'll be honest, I don't know that much about Michael Flatley. Just that he's in something called "Lord of the Dance." I hate the fact that I know that, and someone needs to pay for that. That someone might as well be Michael Flatley.
Plus, to my knowledge, he's never apologized for Lord of the Dance.
Bram Stoker
According to Bram Stoker's Wikipedia page, he is the author of the fictional novel "Dracula" and he "Died" on April 20, 1912. And you can believe that if you choose to. I, on the other hand, think Dracula was Bram Stoker's autobiography, an he's still out there, living on the blood of the innocent.
The Shillelagh will hold him off, but really, we're gonna need to stab Bram Stoker in the heart if we're ever to be truly safe.
And if Bram hadn't written that autobiography, we probably wouldn't be stuck with this current crop of sucky vampires like those in the Twilight series and junk. Although Vampires did give us this scene, so maybe they're not all bad-
Yeah, he looks like a giant jar of mayonnaise, but what really upsets me is that he threw Mark Cuban through a table. Is that any way to treat the future owner of the Dodgers? No. No it is not.
Plus, if I time this beat-down for a Monday night, I'll have thousands cheering me on live, and millions watching on the USA Network. Score!
Frank McCourt
Remember how I was talking about the future owner of the Dodgers not deserving a beat-down?
Well, I feel exactly the opposite about the CURRENT owner of the Dodgers. Honestly, I wouldn't hate Frank McCourt if he would just sell the Dodgers and fade into obscurity. But he does seem determined to piss off as many people as possible.
I don't know how Irish McCourt actually is, but seeing as he is most deserving of a beat-down, he claims the top spot on this list.


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I finished the quilt for my hairdresser who had a baby girl. I showed the fabric that I used a couple of posts ago. My mom gets her hair cut by her too and wanted to make a quilt for her but wasn't able to because of her back so I made it for her. She has been so wonderful going to my mom's house to cut her hair when normally people come to her. My mom (and I) really appreciate her generosity.
I used a pattern called The Big EZ which makes a pretty big quilt. It was the perfect pattern for the fabric I wanted to use but too big for a baby quilt. So I did the math and made everything smaller. It worked out great!
I quilted it with an all over stipple.
She also has twin girls who are so excited about their new baby sister so I made them each a pillowcase that match the baby's quilt. I used this method to make the pillowcases as well as French seams to finish everything off.
My mom and I invited them over to my mom's house to give them the gifts. They loved them! My mom's surgery for her back is on Monday. I am nervous but hopeful that this surgery will allow her to be active again.


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Amanda Bynes Can Rest Easy: David Spade Thinks She's Hot [VIDEO]
The world may be hard on Amanda Bynes, but not David Spade. In fact, he may be a little hard for Amanda Bynes.
The comedian and occasional actor told TMZ, "I'm scared of Amanda Bynes!"
He doesn't necessarily think she'll do him harm, but was concerned that she'd call him "ugly" on Twitter if she found out he said anything about her. (On the bright side, that would put his name out there again, so maybe it's a good thing.)
But no need for him to worry, because Spade thinks if you strip Bynes of all her crazy — and all of her clothes — she's a 10 anyway.
"If you cut out all the 'stuff' … she's technically, for all intents and purposes, very pretty, she has great boobs — but I think she's getting in her own way."
Notice, if you will, he never mentioned her hair. Which gets in her way plenty.


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AFIT Graduates Class of 209 students, March 2013
Posted: 04/02/2013 by AFIT Public Affairs
By Bill Hancock, 88th ABW Public Affairs
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Family and friends gathered, March 21, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force to watch 209 Air Force Institute of Technology engineering and management students receive their degrees.
Dr. Todd I. Stewart, AFIT chancellor, started the ceremony with a salute to former graduates and those on hand.
"AFIT graduates 181 Masters and 7 PhD degrees tonight in 25 different research areas," said Dr. Stewart "education and training are the fundamental foundation of our Air Force and why our unique AFIT mission is focused on advancing air, space, and cyberspace power for the Nation, its partners, and our armed forces. We do this by providing relevant defense-focused technical graduate and continuing education, research, and consultation, but the most important thing that makes AFIT different is our students."
Since resident degrees were first granted at AFIT in 1956, more than 17,600 graduate and 650 doctor of philosophy degrees have been awarded.
Lieutenant General Michael J. Basla, Chief, Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, delivered the graduation address. His advice to the graduates was to make their mark in history during this time of technological innovation. Remarking that several AFIT campus buildings are named for past notable graduates, the general said. "Which of these buildings will be named after you?"
"The Air Force is fueled by innovation." While Looking out amongst the nights graduates, General Basla stated "We ask for answers, to difficult questions and you have delivered. This is what innovation looks like."
During an earlier award ceremony, some students were presented awards for their year of exemplary performance during their graduate studies.
Those presented awards included:
After graduation the students will go to their next respective duty stations or back to their countries to begin the next step in their careers.
Since AFIT's establishment in November of 1919, the institute counts among its alumni some of the most accomplished engineers and scientists known worldwide, both past and present. This list includes Air Force pioneers General George Kenney, General Jimmy Doolittle, General Bernard Schriever, Astronauts Virgil 'Gus' Grissom, Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin and Guion Bluford, to name but a few.
Master of Science
Second Lieutenant David J. Cooke
Master of Science (Cyber Operations)
Second Lieutenant Kyle O. Bailey
First Lieutenant Zachry H. Basnight
Mr. Salvatore Capra
Captain James E. Emge
First Lieutenant John B. Guptill
Captain James C. Hannan
Captain Preston B. Iverson
Second Lieutenant Ryan A. Morehart
Captain Evan L. Raulerson
Senior Master Sergeant David J. Weller-Fahy
Master of Science (Computer Science)
Captain Jonathan S. Bristow
Captain Cindy D. Finke
Captain Robert M. Jaromin
Captain Karl A. Sickendick
Master of Science in Computer Engineering
Captain James W. Dean
Second Lieutenant Bridget Nolan Flatley
Captain Michael P. Knight
Second Lieutenant Ryan K. McLean
Second Lieutenant David A. Ryan
Second Lieutenant Trevor J. Vranicar
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Captain Brian S. Acerson
Captain Michael D. Archer
Second Lieutenant Julio D. Armijos
Captain David Becker
Flight Lieutenant Stjepan Blazevic (Australia)
Second Lieutenant Brent L. Danner
Captain Ryan L. Drinkwater
Mr. Clay K. Dubendorfer
Second Lieutenant John A. Hadjis
Captain Joshua A. Hardin
Second Lieutenant Evan P. Harvey
Captain Jonathan D. Hill
Captain Benjamin J. Kuhar
Captain Nathan J. Lehman
First Lieutenant Stephen D. Maksim
Mr. Daniel A. Marietta
Captain Aaron T. Myers
Second Lieutenant Elizabeth K. Norvell
Second Lieutenant James Ofoe Quarmyne
Second Lieutenant Anthony Mario Runco, Jr.
Captain Melissa A. Sawyer
Second Lieutenant John R. Schmidt
First Lieutenant Benjamin F. Toler
Second Lieutenant Russell D. Wilson, IV
Master of Science (Optical Sciences & Engineering)
Ms. Anum R. Barki
Master of Science in Applied Physics
Captain Bryan M. Adomanis
Captain David Jeremy Broadwater
Captain Evan J. Carlson
Captain William R. Frey
Second Lieutenant Matthew R. Guy
Captain Alanna R. Keith
Captain Stephanie Rae Keith
Second Lieutenant Robert L. Lloyd
Mr. Ryan M. Richards
First Lieutenant Jack A. Shepherd III
Master Sergeant Chad T. Taguba
Captain Christopher D. Vineski
Captain Andrew J. Westman
Master of Science (Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction)
Captain Lucas J. Hoffmann (US Army)
Second Lieutenant Allen K. Janeczko
Master of Science (Nuclear Engineering)
Major Aaron B. Blanning (US Army)
First Lieutenant Stefan Brian Fagan-Kelly
Second Lieutenant Michael A. Ford
Major Zachary L. Hadfield (US Army)
Major Anthony D. Marchand (US Army)
First Lieutenant Curtis W. Pacleb
First Lieutenant Elizabeth Marie Scherrer
Major Neeraj Sethi (US Army)
Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering
Captain Jeremy S. Best (Marine Corps)
Captain Timothy M. Higley
Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Kress (US Army)
Major Michael G. Lee (US Army)
First Lieutenant Nathaniel C. Loyd
Captain David D. Lynes
First Lieutenant Mischa L. Monroe
Captain Jon Devlin Rowland
Major James F. Shinn (US Army)
Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Captain Karl E. Bolt
Captain Troy T. Huber
Lieutenant Colonel Juan E. Perot (Argentina)
Captain Robert S. Rabon
Captain Matthew D. Roberts
Captain Paula F. Silva (Brazil)
Captain David M. Thompson
Captain Chad M. Whitson
Master of Science in Operations Research
Captain Andrew L. Bigley
Mr. Benjamin Allen Clapp
Second Lieutenant Scott C. Finkbeiner
Second Lieutenant Micah J. Hafich
Second Lieutenant Alexander P. Hillman
Captain Mitchell R. Kieffer
Captain Taylor J. Leonard
Captain Aaron M. Lessin
Captain Joshua B. Meents
Major Eric A. Miller (US Army)
Master of Science in Operations Research
Captain Dana F. Morrill
Major Ahmet Ozdemir (Turkey)
Captain Nathaniel L. Resendez
Second Lieutenant Sean C. Ritter
Captain Theodore C. Shiveley
Master of Science in Cost Analysis
Captain Shaun T. Carney
Captain Kevin T. Crumrine
Captain Gregory J. Ferry
Captain Gary L. Jones
Master of Science in Engineering Management
Captain Daniel L. Blomberg
Captain David G. Brost
Captain Trevor A. Gustafson
Captain Joshua A. Hager
Captain John William Marshall II
Captain Justin C. Meihaus
Captain Andrew Reid Myers
Captain Jonnathan B. Page
Captain Joseph G. Pickenpaugh
Captain Peeter E. Pleake-Tamm
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and Science
Major Travis J. Meidinger
Major Edward B. Walters
Master of Science (Industrial Hygiene)
Captain Michael A. Schmidt
Master of Science in Information Resource Management
Master Sergeant James W. Harker, Jr.
Master Sergeant Jason George Russi
Senior Master Sergeant Jeffrey C. Sandusky**
First Lieutenant Laurienne C. Santana (Brazil)
Master of Science in Research and Development Management
First Lieutenant Luke M. Kaspari
Captain Brandon L. Keller
Captain Brian R. Mauntel
First Lieutenant Cihan Okur (Turkey)
Captain Andrew T. Soine
Master of Science (Systems Engineering)
Major Jonathan Welborn (US Army)
Captain Landon B. Bastow
Captain Klayton S. Bobsein
Captain Joseph A. Czabaranek
Captain Kevin M. Nastasi
Captain Kevin J. Pohl
First Lieutenant Timothy J. Shuck
Captain Scott A. Songer
Captain Joshua M. Splawn
Captain Sarah E. Storm
Second Lieutenant Daniel J. Uribe
Master of Science (Materials Science)
Captain Theodore R. Shillig
Master of Science (Aeronautical Engineering)
Mr. Brian C. Cranston**
Ms. Lauren B. Wuertemberger**
Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering
Captain Kacey E. Blunck
Captain Justin R. Carl
Captain Frank T. Clark
Captain Timothy A. Cleaver
Captain Matthew M. Conrad
Captain Boyce H. Dauby
Second Lieutenant Nick D. Debarmore, Jr.
Captain Mollie C. Drumm
Captain Colin C. Engebretsen
Captain Travis Don Husaboe
Second Lieutenant Samuel C. Johnson
Captain Kathleen H. Le
Second Lieutenant Robert K. Lenzen
First Lieutenant Justin K. Mason
Second Lieutenant Stephen J. Miller
Second Lieutenant Craig C. Porter
Second Lieutenant Jacob J. Robertson
Captain Matthew J. Satchell
Second Lieutenant Scott W. Theuerkauf
Captain Eric T. Wolf
Master of Science (Space Systems)
Captain Brian Moore
Captain Douglas B. Ruyle
Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering
Second Lieutenant Christopher Anthony Birge
Mr. John Robert Claybrook
Mr. Timothy E. Coon
Second Lieutenant Adrianna J. Eaton
Captain Steven P. Ingraham
Second Lieutenant Rex Newman
Doctor of Philosophy
Mr. Randall L. Bostick
Captain Eric A. Buschelman**
Major Thomas C. Co**
Major Benjamin L. Crossley**
Mr. Mark M. Derriso
Major Steven P. Dillenburger**
Major Jose R. Gutierrez**
Major Marshall E. Haker**
Lieutenant Colonel Paul Kenneth Harmer
Major Robert B. Hartlage**
Lieutenant Colonel Troy C. Hoeger**
Mr. Kyle J. Kauffman**
Captain Derrick Langley**
Captain David Liu**
Captain Robert D. Loper
Lieutenant Colonel Aaron G. Norris
Major Ryan P. O'Hara**
Major Jason V. Paul
Ms. Miriam J. Poteet**
Mr. Donald R. Reising**
Mr. Christopher A. Rice**
Mr. Christopher R. Schrock
Major Jeremiah A. Shockley**
Major Troy C. Welker**
Captain Jason P. Williams**
(In Absentia)
Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering
Captain Colin Quinn Hanson
Captain Philip E. Lorenzini
Major Richard Jon Turner
Master of Science in Applied Physics
Mr. Jacob G. Castilow
Master of Science in Cost Analysis
Captain Charlton E. Freeman
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Captain Matthew B. Booth
First Lieutenant Isaac B. Putnam
Master of Science in Engineering Management
Captain David J. Murley
Master of Science (Environmental Engineering)
Major Peter A. Baker (Marine Corps)
Master of Science in Information Resource Management
Senior Master Sergeant Carissa Mae Parker
Master of Science (Materials Science)
Captain Joseph Michael Derienzo
Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering
Mr. Paul M. Thelen
Master of Science in Systems Engineering
Mr. Daniel K. Mutunga
Captain Sofia I. Russi
Captain Thomas F. Shields
AFIT Chancellor, Dr Todd Stewart, stands center amongst the AFIT class of 2013. AFIT classes are composed of military, international and civilian students. (U.S. Air Force photo)


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I had a few difficult starts in May, but in some ways it was good to test my ability to correct myself early in the season. It's difficult when things aren't going your way, but the adversity provides an opportunity to learn some more about digging yourself out of trouble.
Having the ability to find your way back to consistency is important because everyone goes into a rut once in a while.
For me, it was going back out there and getting back into the mind-set of attacking the hitter and staying aggressive. I wasn't as aggressive as I would have liked to have been in some of my outings last month. It was a matter of keeping things simple again and not thinking too much.
By keeping it simple, I mean not having too much of a thought process out there and just focusing on the next pitch. You want to stay on that path, as opposed to letting too many thoughts sink into your head, which end up complicating matters.
I like to re-read a few books whose techniques I've employed over the years. One of them is "Thinking Body, Dancing Mind," which helps me keep my thought process simple. More than anything, the books help reaffirm the beliefs that I had before.
Keeping my thought process streamlined and consistent is a constant battle. It's never been something that comes to me very easily. When things are going really well, though, the thought process is simplified. When things aren't falling into place, you start thinking too much and bad things happen.
So I just focus on that one pitch. You want to think to yourself that you're going to execute whatever pitch you're throwing. If it's a fastball down and away, I'm blocking out everything except trying to make that pitch to the best of my ability. It's the only thing you can control, and you have to get comfortable with that fact.
Whatever else happens, you can't control it. You can only control what you have in your power at that moment. As soon as the ball leaves your hand, it's out of your control again. The only thing you can control consistently is making a good pitch, so that's where your focus has to be.
I hit a little bump in the road for a few starts, but you have to be prepared for that. The main thing is trying to minimize the bump on the way down because you want to stay on top for as long as you can. When you feel yourself going in the opposite direction, you have to pick yourself up and get back on track.
I've been through a lot of challenges in my career and there will be more to come. I like talking to kids about having a positive approach. The earlier you can grasp positive beliefs and positive thinking, the better. A positive mind-set helps.
Despite three consecutive rough outings in May, Rich Hill has an NL-low WHIP of 0.98 and has held opponents to a league-low .189 batting average. A 27-year-old left-hander who features a sharp curveball, Hill is 5-4 with a 2.71 ERA.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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18th C. French Brasserie Side Table
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In the late 1800s, the cafés of France served their clientele at tables like this. Our faithful reproduction possesses the straight lines and neoclassical detail of the original, including the well-worn patina of age. Its petite size makes it the perfect companion to any of our nursery seating options or a sweet bedside table for a child's room.


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NaiveMelody NYC - 10-26-09 - The Rain, The Park And Other Things - The Cowsills
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Go Blackhawks (or Kings)
F Boston
Go Blackhawks (or Kings)
F Boston
Beside, Mr. Jinx, haven't you learned by now that just about every thing you root for and absolutely everything you predict doesn't happen?
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First Blood!!
One goal might just do it.
How frustrating seeing boston do this to the pens. Very impressive
Rask is ****ing god
Wow! What a game and shocking series.
Congrats to the Bruins fans.
What an amazing run from almost certain elimination against in game 7 against Toronto to the Stanley Cup Finals.
Nice job, Bruins.
Milbury et al seem all broken up now that the mighty Pens are out. Mildewbury, you still suck.
Bruins played lights out. Suffocating D
Bruins played awesome. Completely shut down the big bad scary Penguins.
I love how they went after Crosby, and didn't sit back and watch. Too many teams go easy on 'super stars'.
BTW, ironic that Iginla tipped in the series winning goal?
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What a crazy last minute. Chara stopping that shot with his arm.
The last 2 games were amazing hockey games.
Crosby & Malkin with zero points is insane.
Rask for Raycroft defined two teams for a decade.
That was a total beat down. Boston opened a can of whoop ass.
A clinic on how to take a high powered #1 seed and make them look like a peewee club.
2 goals allowed in 4 games. Gotta be close to a record.
Some thoughts:
The NHL and NBC would love a Chicago/Boston Finals. As a longtime Ranger fan, I think there is someting special about an Original 6 match-up. It would be an awesome final round, especially the way both teams are playing.
They also both were virtually dead and buried at one time, Chicago down 3-1 in games to Detroit and Boston trailing by 2 goals with less than a minute and a half in an elimination game to Toronto.
The NHL would also love this match-up to make the lockout a distant memory. Though for me, of course, I would have loved to see the Rangers in the Finals, but I do think Blackhawks/Bruins would be some series.


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Schmidt refuses to write off Phillies this season
By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Mike Schmidt has been in Phillies camp just two days, but he already detects a different attitude.
This team doesn't believe it's dead yet.
"I see a hungriness this year that I've never seen before," Schmidt said Thursday morning at Bright House Field. "Obviously, in the last four or five years, you weren't looking for guys to be hungry. They were the heir apparent to the division titles, MVP Award. We were the first place MLB Network came to every year. We were on the cover of Sports Illustrated. We were at the top of the game for many years here over the last six or seven. All of a sudden, we find ourselves not even being discussed as World Series contenders.
"I think our guys are hungry. Individually, [Ryan] Howard is tremendously hungry. You don't think [Chase] Utley is hungry? It's almost that feeling of, 'Man, I have to resurrect my career.' I liked it when we were on top as a team and individually. They're now coming to camp and go through the daily business with something to prove again. I think the team feels they have something to prove. And they dang sure have the studs to do it. They're still the same team, pretty much. A little bit older and a little bit more experienced, but we're hungry. And there's nothing like being hungry."
It remains to be seen if desire is enough to overcome the Nationals and Braves in the National League East, but Schmidt, who is in camp until March 20 as a special Spring Training instructor, always offers an interesting perspective on the Phils and other matters.
Here are some topics he covered in a sweeping 25-minute interview:
On new third baseman Michael Young: "Golly, I was talking to [Phillies president] David Montgomery about him 10 minutes ago. What a lot of people don't realize, and I haven't heard it, Michael Young could retire tomorrow and he would be a strong candidate for the Hall of Fame. He's probably two Michael Young years away from being a first-ballot Hall of Famer. I don't know if anybody has thought about that. I don't know what his career hitting numbers are, but he's a little like Derek Jeter, is he not? He's that kind of player, and he's had that kind of career. Obviously, it's not playing in New York, but if he played in New York, imagine what people would be saying about Michael Young's career? Somebody would have mentioned the Hall of Fame a long time ago."
On connecting with Howard early in camp: "I've got to tell you right out of the chute, Ryan Howard, to me, is very interested in my input in his hitting. To me that makes me really feel good. We've chatted over the years about hitting. I've always been a Ryan Howard fan, but he's picking my brain a little bit more. He looks good. He's thin. He's doing some of the things we talk about. It's not going in one ear and out the other. He's taking it all in. I'm only in my second day here and I'm really excited. I feel like I've made more strides in my temporary coaching role than I ever had to this point. Of course we'll see in a couple weeks how it all works out as they get game at-bats."
On how he can help Howard the most: "He's stuck in a game situation against the best pitcher, one of the best left-handers in the league, probably 60-70 times more than any other hitter in the league. He probably creates 20 jobs in the Major Leagues. There's 20 left-handers that wouldn't be in the Major Leagues if Ryan Howard weren't in the Major Leagues, right? I guess what we're kind of working on is a mindset that may allow him to become a little stronger in those at-bats. A little more contact. He's still going to strike out. I'm in the top 10 all time in strikeouts, so I'm pretty comfortable with striking out. But I think he needs to, and we were talking about ways where we might get him to be a little less strikeout prone in those kind of [Jonny] Venters at-bats, against Atlanta late in the game, when you get that nasty left-hander to get him out. We need contact in this at-bat. I don't care if it's a grounder to second or a chopper up the middle. Even if it's on the first pitch or second pitch. Less foul balls and two-strike vulnerability in those at-bats. He has bought into the discussion 100 percent."
On Darin Ruf: "At this point, I'm a big fan. I chatted with him really quickly, told him, 'Congratulations on your great start with the Phillies in the Major Leagues.' I think he opened a lot of eyes when he came up. I don't want to speak out of turn, but I would guess they want him to play ... I just like him. He's a great young kid. He has no fear as a hitter against tough right-handers. You see that sometimes. He can give you a hell of an at-bat against a nasty right-handed pitcher. He's very mature for 26. I wouldn't discount him being your Opening Day starter [in left field]. Let's wait and see. He has everything you need to win that job."
On Domonic Brown: "From a hitting standpoint, even now he might be ahead of where I was at that time, a little better idea of hitting. I couldn't hit a ball to the opposite field to save my butt back then. I couldn't hit a curveball, I couldn't hit a slider. But I sure could hit a long home run down the left-field line and play third base. I was afforded the time to make adjustments and sort of become an everyday, consistent Major League hitter. He doesn't have that luxury. He has Darin Ruf hounding him ... he's got like six guys who want his position. For him to get that guarantee of, 'You're our left fielder, you're getting 500 at-bats' is very, very hard. ... It's about time that Domonic does the things that everyone thinks he can do. And not do them over a day, but does them over a month, then two months. And that's when he gets his name inserted in the lineup every day."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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seems to be a quality machine. should be good competition for the GS which should result in some improvements. it is heavier, not sure by how much.
seems to be a quality machine. should be good competition for the GS which should result in some improvements. it is heavier, not sure by how much.
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"Enemy fighters at 2 o'clock!...Roger, What should i do until then?"
2010 r1200r, 2009 harley crossbones, 2008 triumph/sidecar, 1970 norton commando 750
For those who have not read the article, this is also a shaft drive like the 1200 GS.
Rode the 1050 Tiger last year and was very impressed. this baby has way more grunt and goodies. Should be interesting!
I moved from a Tiger 1050 to a 2012 RT this year. I wanted something more oriented for touring. The Triumph Triple engines are very smooth. Triumph is very aggressive and has solid sales growth with BMW as its target. They will be bringing out the new Trophy next year which is a RT clone and will use a variation of the Explorer engine. It is probably a good thing that BMW is going to water cooled to stay competitive. It would have been a tough decision for me if the Trophy was already out. I have put 3200 miles on my RT since the end of January and have really have enjoyed it. Have been getting the bike set up the way I want it. I am really surprised how well it handles and look forward to extended touring this summer once I recover from shoulder surgery.
all reports to date, including feedback from Triumph dealer, is that this bike is really more of a Ducati Multistrada- really oriented for street use, with ergos for dirt. look at the tires, dead giveaway that the bike is really more street focused than is a GS.
that aside- looks to be a nice ride.
took a 1050 Tiger out as a 2 day loaner- very fun, great motor, awesome brakes, very good handling; but i could not really see what it was supposed to be. clearly not a dirt capable machine, but neither was it quite set up to be a streetfighter (that would be Speed3 territory), nor as a tourer. i guess just a competent and fun standard?
Ride Safe, Ride Lots
Looks top heavy.
Triumphs have really ugly switch gear, almost generic looking.
Kent Christensen
"Enemy fighters at 2 o'clock!...Roger, What should i do until then?"
2010 r1200r, 2009 harley crossbones, 2008 triumph/sidecar, 1970 norton commando 750
I really like the 1050 Tiger. I have been able to spend a bit of time one a couple. The Speedtriple is a bare knuckles street fighting hooligan while the soon to be old Tiger was more of an urban warrior. Great engine, more human riding position, nimble commuter/sport bike and could deal with the gravel road to my friends cabin as good as my Roadster.
The new bike shares its drive train with next years new release Trophy. Depending on what and where you read the release dates were more a marketing decision. It makes a great deal of sense for Triumph's product line and cost containment as it tries compete in the 'adventure' and touring categories.
It doesn't matter to me if it looks top heavy or it carries its low, tall or short; to me this class of bikes are turning into big and heavy panzer wagons. I wish my oilhead Roadster had their power. None of them has impressed me enough to move from the parts counter to the sales floor when I open my wallet.
Pass the mustard and UP THE REVOLUTION!
Several of my Triumph riding friends have purchased the 1050 Tiger, they all rave about them.
A couple have picked up used 800 models and speak very highly about them also.
As with all those styled bikes , a person needs even longer legs than what BMW calls for to be comfortable on the Triumph's, IMHO ( being of the short leg proportion)
I am told the new version 1200 with shaft drive can easily be set up lower.
I don't need or want that much power in a motorcycle. Too bad they do not make the 800 in a shaft drive or I'd be campaigning here at home for one.
No idea about the new one but the 1050 Tiger is a bit tall. I use the center stand on my Roadster all the time but found I used the side stand with the Tiger. Other than that bit no big deal.
Pass the mustard and UP THE REVOLUTION!
Cruise control standard. BMW - are you listening?
Howard Edwards
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So far, so good using this manual: http://www.iredmail.org/wiki/index.php? … y.iRedMail
First of all could not make dovecot start, because of vmail group was missing. So created a group called vmail (groupadd -g 5000 vmail).
I'm getting to the point where i should telnet to localhost on 143 port, but all the time i get an error message "* BYE Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more information."
Have no idea where to look for some ideas
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text: My day off work changed so now I can go to the guild meetings. My first one was great. About 28 members were there. Everyone was friendly and the program was fun. Show and Tell was like being at a quilt show. I was very awed at the talent. The only thing that surprised me was how under dressed I felt. Everyone was dressed very nice. Not formal but dressy casual is what I call it. No sneakers in sight but for me! Ha.


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Approved by the Board of Trustees, October 28, 2004
The University, in support of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, makes available to faculty, staff, students, officers or trustees, vendors and anyone else doing business with the University, the opportunity to inform University officials of any improprieties. Shown below is the Fraud Policy contained in the Lewis University Personnel Policy Manual. Any fraud or other impropriety must be reported immediately to the President, Chief Financial Officer or the Chair of the Lewis University Audit Committee. All matters will remain confidential.
This policy applies to any fraud or suspected fraud involving employees, officers or trustees, as well as members, vendors, consultants, contractors, funding sources and/or any other parties with a business relationship with Lewis University. Any investigative activity required will be conducted without regard to the suspected wrongdoer's length of service, position/title, or relationship with the University.
Management is responsible for the detection and prevention of fraud, misappropriations, and other irregularities. Fraud is defined as the intentional, false representation or concealment of a material fact for the purpose of inducing another to act upon it to his or her injury. Each member of the management team will be familiar with the types of improprieties that might occur within his or her area of responsibility, and be alert for any indication of irregularity.
Any fraud that is detected or suspected must be reported immediately to the President, Chief Financial Officer or, alternatively, to the Chair of the Lewis University Audit Committee, who coordinates all investigations.
Actions Constituting Fraud
The terms fraud, defalcation, misappropriation, and other fiscal irregularities refer to, but are not limited to:
Other Irregularities
The departmental management and the Human Resources Department should resolve any irregularities, concerning an employee's moral, ethical, or behavioral conduct.
If there is a question as to whether an action constitutes fraud, University employees should contact the President, Chief Financial Officer or the Chair of the Audit Committee for guidance.
Investigation Responsibilities
The Administration, in consultation with the Audit Committee, has the primary responsibility for the investigation of all suspected fraudulent acts as defined in the policy. The investigation may utilize whatever internal and/or external resources considered necessary. If an investigation substantiates that fraudulent activities have occurred, the President, Chief Financial Officer or the Audit Committee Chair will issue reports to appropriate designated personnel and, if appropriate, to the Board of Trustees and/or the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees.
Decisions to prosecute or refer the examination results to the appropriate law enforcement and/or regulatory agencies for independent investigation will be made in conjunction with legal counsel. Decisions regarding demotion, suspension or termination will also be made in conjunction with legal counsel.
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The President, Chief Financial Officer and the Audit Committee will treat all information received confidentially. Any employee who suspects dishonest or fraudulent activity will notify the President, Chief Financial Officer or the Chair of the Audit committee immediately, and should not attempt to personally conduct investigations or interviews/interrogations related to any suspected fraudulent act (see Reporting Procedures section below). Investigation results will not be disclosed or discussed with anyone other than those who have a legitimate need to know. The Audit Committee has the authority to conduct executive (closed session) meetings at which matters reported to the committee may be discussed confidentially.
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Eurobarometer 59.0: Lifelong Learning, Health, and Partners and Fertility, January-February 2003 (ICPSR 3766)
Principal Investigator(s): Christensen, Thomas, European Commission
This round of Eurobarometer surveys queried respondents on standard Eurobarometer measures as well as lifelong learning, health, and partners and fertility. To start the interview, standard trend questions were asked regarding the euro and European Union (EU) policies. New questions were asked about EU expansion and priorities for local and national authorities. Next, questions were asked regarding lifelong learning situations within and outside of one's private life. Respondents were queried about places where learning occurred (e.g., school, work, social situations, and home), whether the study/training was for work or personal reasons, whether it was mandatory, what the benefits were, reasons for future study/training, best ways to improve job skills, obstacles to study/training, most useful information sources for study/training, and how much respondents would be willing to pay toward study/training. Respondents were also asked whether they possessed certain skills and could prove it, whether these skills were important within and outside of their private lives, and which study/training opportunities in the past five years they considered most important. The third portion of the interview collected information on respondent health problems and health-related issues. Questions were asked pertaining to current illnesses, visits to various medical professionals, long-term treatment of a variety of conditions (e.g., diabetes, cancer, and AIDS/HIV), dental issues, health tests, and check-ups (e.g., X-rays, blood pressure, and hearing), diet, alcohol consumption, and opinions of and things done to ensure child safety. Women in the study were asked about their knowledge and use of hormone replacement therapy, gynecological and other female-specific types of exams, and breastfeeding of children. The fourth portion of the survey dealt with issues of family and partners. Respondents were asked about the importance of having a spouse/partner and children, whether the father or mother should carry out certain childcare and household tasks, whether they had children and if so who was responsible for various household and childcare tasks, and with which of these task divisions they were most dissatisfied. They were also queried on plans for more children and desire for and timing of the births of current children. Background variables include age, gender, nationality, marital status, left-right political self-placement, occupation, age at completion of education, type and size of locality, and household income.
Series: Eurobarometer Survey Series
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Christensen, Thomas. Eurobarometer 59.0: Lifelong Learning, Health, and Partners and Fertility, January-February 2003. ICPSR03766-v2. Cologne, Germany: Zentralarchiv fur Empirische Sozialforschung/Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributors], 2008-10-08. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03766.v1
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Subject Terms: alcohol consumption, attitudes, breast feeding, child health, child rearing, children, diet, disease, disease prevention, economic integration, European unification, European Union, family conflict, family planning, family relations, family size, family work relationship, food preferences, gender roles, health attitudes, health behavior, health problems, health status, information sources, job change, learning, life satisfaction, medical care, medical evaluation, nutrition, political influence, public opinion, quality of life, skills, social behavior, social change, social issues, training
Smallest Geographic Unit: country
Geographic Coverage: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Global, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
- 2003-01-15--2003-03-11
- 2003-01-15--2003-03-11
Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: Citizens of the EU aged 15 and over residing in the 15 EU member countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and citizens aged 15 and over residing in the countries of Norway and Iceland.
A split ballot was used for question Q2 regarding European Union policies and enlargement. Variable V599 defines the separate groups.
The dates in the study file for Luxembourg and Iceland are not consistent with the dates in the English version of the Technical Specifications.
Although the study title and Technical Specifications indicate that the survey was carried out between January 15 and February 19, 2003, Iceland and Norway continued the survey beyond this point with the final date of March 11, 2003.
The total number of interviews is 18,005. The table in the French version of the Technical Specifications shows the total number of interviews as 16,370.
V601 (ORIGINAL RESPONDENT ID (COUNTRY INTERV NR)): 208 cases with non-unique respondent identification numbers have been detected, including six duplicates: 600164, 800300, 800301, 800331, 800935, 800936 and three almost identical cases: 201218, 800932, 800934.
Q7A/V123 and V124: 150 cases from Iceland are coded '1' "Mentioned" for both variables.
Q8/V151 and V152: One case from Iceland is coded '1' "Mentioned" for both variables.
D8/V500 and V501: According to the Portuguese field questionnaire, the high number of Portuguese respondents coded '6' "up to 6 years" are supposed to include illiterates.
D8 and D15A: Seven respondents who do not indicate any age when finished full-time education in V500 and V501 (D8 AGE EDUCATION) do state that they are students in V507 and V508 (D15A OCCUPATION RESPONDENT).
D.21: The skip pattern in the English and French questionnaires reads "IF "YES", CODE 2 IN D.19", while this statement should be "IF "NO", CODE 2 IN D.19".
D29/V536: No data is available for Iceland.
P7/V591: Please note that erroneous coding exists for basic British regions in the original data set. "Greater London" ('16') and "Kent" ('18') were obviously exchanged and have been corrected by the ZA in accordance with former Eurobarometer waves.
Sample: Multistage national probability samples.
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Mode of Data Collection: face-to-face interview
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