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Posted on September 19, 2016
While many of us will be talking like a pirate (see "Also on this date," below), many Catholic people in Napoli (Naples, Italy) will be going to the Duomo (cathedral) to pay their respects to the former Bishop / now Saint Januarius.
What makes Naples special?
- The city is known far and wide as the best pizza, as the place where pizza was invented. One street, Via dei Tribunali, is a sort of Shangri-La for pizza lovers.
Of course there are loads of other delicious foods: Naples is known for its fishing, so there is wonderful seafood offered there, and the bakeries and pastries are also supposed to be amazing.
- The city is the hub for fascinating tours of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Mt. Vesuvius, the volcano that destroyed both of these ancient cities. And the treasures discovered buried in ancient volcanic ash can be seen in museums in Naples.
- Also ancient: there are chambers and passageways and aqueducts and burial chambers from the ancient Greeks underneath the city.
Also underground: there are more recent underground structures that can be visited, including Christian catacombs and World War II air raid shelters!
- There are three castles you can tour.
|The name of the castle above, Castel dell'Ovo,
translates to Egg Castle!
- Other good spots to visit include art museums, chapels, and cathedrals.
|Under the Cappello Sansevero there are "anatomic models" or sculptures of people's insides. Apparently they were made by adding to skeletons wire, beeswax, and silk arteries and veins and other innards!
|A gorgeous theater!
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When I met author Loretta Ellsworth at the Kentucky Book Fair, I knew I wanted her to write a guest post. Here it is.
As writers we dream about having the schedule of, say, Stephen King: "Mornings belong to whatever is new—the current composition. Afternoons are for naps and letters. Evenings are for reading, family, Red Sox games on TV, and any revisions that just cannot wait. Basically, mornings are my prime writing time." —On Writing
Sounds ideal, doesn't it? But most of us work a day job in addition to squeezing in time for laundry, cleaning, cooking, shopping, taking care of our families, and hopefully, a little time to write during that busy day, while hoping to make the transition to full-time author sooner or later. And it's usually difficult to decide when and how to make that leap.
My own decision to make the leap didn't involve much rational thought. I decided to quit my teaching job with the publication of my second book. Part of my decision was based on my desire to have a more flexible schedule. I have a disabled son and I wanted to be around more for him. My father was diagnosed with cancer and given less than a year to live, and I wanted to spend time with him as well.
My husband provided the majority of our income and all of our insurance and health benefits, so I didn't feel as though I was giving up much in that area. I hoped to replace my salary with advances and royalties, but I had no timeline, no plan, and no idea how soon I could expect that to happen. If I had based my decision only on my ability to reproduce my current salary, I would have realized that I needed to wait to quit until I had more books published. I would have drawn up a business plan and looked at all the factors that needed addressing. I would have been more realistic, in other words.
After quitting my job I discovered that I don't work well under pressure. At first I had trouble with a job where there were no guarantees in income and no promises that I would continue to be published. When I gained other means of writing income, such as school visits and speaking at conferences, I felt less pressure, thus freeing up my creativity, which helped me write more.
I also discovered that just because you have more time doesn't mean you'll write more. One thing I did do more was read, and that helped me with my writing. I also went back to school and obtained my MFA in Writing for Children. It helped me gain perspective and feel more confident about my craft, and I was part of a great community of writers.
It's taken me almost four years to replicate my teaching salary. I'm not going to sugar-coat it—those four years were hard. There were times when I thought of going back to teaching. I still do think of it occasionally during those times when the writing isn't going as well as I'd hoped, but I continue to work hard. I've now sold four books and won a few awards, and my books have been translated into other languages. All of that motivates me to keep going.
I know that Stephen King didn't start out with the above schedule. He was a high-school English teacher, and finding time to write was hard: "By most Friday afternoons I felt as if I'd spent the week with jumper cables clamped to my brain. If I ever came close to despairing about my future as a writer, it was then." It wasn't until paperback rights of Carrie were sold that he was able to quit his job. For most of us, it isn't a huge book sale that allows us to quit our day jobs; it's more of a gradual increase in our advances and royalties. It's school and library visits that we're paid for. It's hard work, but it can happen, and by preparing ahead, by looking at what we have to face, at what we're ready and capable of doing, we can set ourselves up for successful careers as full-time authors and make the transition easier.
Oh, and we can still dream about that huge sale, too.
Loretta Ellsworth is a former teacher and a graduate of Hamline University's MFA Program in Writing for Children. She is the author of The Shrouding Woman, a BBCB Choice and Rebecca Caudill Nominee; In Search of Mockingbird, a Teen's Top Ten nominee, an ALA and IRA Notable, winner of the Midwest Bookseller's Choice Honor Award for Children's Literature, and named to the New York Library List of Teenage Books; In a Heartbeat, a Midwest Connection's Pick and ALAN Pick; and Unforgettable, which received that elusive Kirkus star and was a Kirkus Critic's Pick for September. She appears at numerous book festivals across the nation and teaches writing to young people as well as those not so young.

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Friday, December 23, 2016
Christmas Down In New Orleans
You need to listen to that song, just to see how we celebrate Christmas. Pure New Orleans Jazz!
New Orleans is such a beautiful city. With houses that are a couple hundred years old and still magnificent. People think that New Orleans is all Bourbon Street mess and crime, but it is so much more.
Really good people live there too.
In City Park the city puts up lights that belonged (click there too) to Al Copeland, who started Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken. He and my dad were good buddies. Mr. Al used to put up tons of lights and things in his front yard, but it caused so many traffic jams the neighborhood made him take it down. He donated it to the City to be put in City Park.
Of course there are the Bonfires along the Levee that are lit Christmas Eve (click here as well) night to light the way for Papa Noel. Gosh, they are spectacular!
you gotta see that Bonfire video, you can see the structures up and down the levee and the traffic getting ready for the lighting. And when they are lit.....Oh MY!
Papa Noel can't miss us here!
Happy Holidays to all my friends out there in Blogland. I can't wait for this year to end.
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Bonne année, cher, Bonne année.ReplyDelete
oh the city park lights are so fabulous - we had a little convertible, and put the top down and drove under the branches of the ancient live oak trees.... so wonderful.
Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
Joyeux Noel Glen! 2017 HAS to be better than 2016. Sending you hugs and scritches for the dogs!ReplyDelete
Lynne (Sneaky Spice)
Merry Christmas, and have a good time kicking 2016 to the curb. Here's hoping for a happier, better new year, complete with heat and running water and cabinets that fit. Have a happy holiday!ReplyDelete
I hope you can take some time off from building to enjoy Christmas with family and friends. Just think in 2017 you will have a brand new beautiful home ❤❤❤🎄🎄ReplyDelete
Joyeux Noel from the Marcotte clan in CenLa! We're running the A/C so we can drink our traditional hot cocoa before crawling between the mosquito nets. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!ReplyDelete


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Wildaluz V. Eidson
(October 14, 1936 – July 17, 2011)
After one year of surviving pancreatic cancer, God's angels lifted 74 year old Wilda Eidson to live eternally with Him in his Kingdom. In every facet of her life Wilda lived as a Christian, true to the Lord. She epitomized grace and beauty radiating from the inside out.
Born in Agno Pangasinan, Philippines, Wilda was a Filipino immigrant who survived World War II. In 1946, as the eldest of 5 siblings, her parents, Laureno Pacis and Loreto Navidad Vergara sent her to Hawaii (a US Territory at the time) for a better life.
As valedictorian of Ka'U High School in Pahala, Hawaii, Wilda graduated in 1955. Wilda then went to nursing school at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. She finished her residency in Los Angeles, California where she met her husband to be, William P. Eidson. They were married for 48 years before Bill passed. Wilda is survived by her daughters Teresa and Billie Eidson.
As a registered nurse of over forty years, Wilda had a passion for nursing. Throughout her nursing career she worked at St. Charles Medical Center as an operating room nurse, as the supervisor of the operating room and as a member of the heart team; she was selected to participate as a member of the medical team volunteering medical care in Guatemala; and completed her career working as a registered nurse at Bend Surgery Center.
Among Wilda's many hobbies, she enjoyed playing classical music on her grand piano, reading, crocheting, knitting and cooking. Her friends called her an inspiration. Her pastor said she lived the holy life of a saint. Her husband knew her as his love, his wife, his life. Her daughters knew her as an angel.
Wilda was cremated at Deschutes Memorial Gardens. A celebration of Wilda's life will take place on Saturday, August 27, 2011 between 1:00 pm – 3:00pm at First Missionary Baptist Church, located at 2119 SE Reed Market Rd., Bend, OR 97701. The family invites all who knew Wilda to come and share their most memorable stories and share in the celebration of her Christian life. In lieu of flowers the family welcomes donations to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Keep the Memory Alive: Wilda's Hope. Donations can be made by visiting her website at; http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/wildaeidson/wildashope, making a donation by phone, 1-877-272-6226 or sending a personal check to; Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, c/o Wildaluz Eidson,National Headquarters,1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 200 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266.


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UAlbany students and faculty take a step back in time
l-r: Elena Stylianou, Isaac Samuels, Katie Alois, Professor Stuart Swiny, David Hanssen
UAlbany Associate Professor of Anthropology and Institute of Cypriot Studies Director Stuart Swiny doesn't have a time machine - but he still managed to transport a group of his students back more than 4,000 years last summer when he led an excavation to southern Cyprus.
Supported by a $125,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant, the 11-member research team, which included seniors Katie Alois, David Hanssen, and Isaac Samuels and graduate student Elena Stylianou, traveled to Kaminoudhia, an Early Bronze Age settlement destroyed by an earthquake around 2230 BC. Its several hundred residents "cultivated cereals; herded livestock; hunted deer; and produced a range of pottery, stone, and metal artifacts," said Professor Swiny. (The NEH award was based on the results of earlier work that had uncovered a large structure believed to have been the focus of ceremonial activities at Kaminoudhia - an interpretation supported by last summer's excavation of the approaches to the complex.)
The group worked from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily, unearthing pottery shards, stones, and one particularly impressive find: a soapstone pendant "special because of its shape," Katie said. "It looked like a fish, and also a human. For 4,000 years it was there, and no one else touched it until we found it."
Local women and children helped to excavate the site, doing "as much work as the rest of us," noted Elena, a Cyprus native who "introduced my American family to my Greek family" and translated for the students. A woman from the village cooked for the group. Isaac and the other UAlbany students organized a soccer team - and got "thrashed" by their 14-year-old opponents from the village, David admitted. But there was an unexpected side benefit to the physical activity and the new diet: Isaac lost 20 pounds, and David lost four inches. "It was a running gag: 'Stuart Swiny's Eight Weeks to Success Plan,'" joked Isaac.
Next summer, Professor Swiny will return to Kaminoudhia with another group, including David and Elena. Isaac, who graduates in May, is grateful that he was part of the Summer 2004 research experience; "it's always good to see how people lived, to study things that tell us about human ingenuity." Added Katie: "People today are so caught up in doing things for the future, but there's a lot to be said for taking a step back and seeing where we came from, and for seeing different cultures. It's like an escape."
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A toddler might play in a sandbox, make mud pies or smear pudding in his hair at lunch time. An older child might be involved in sports or spend time riding his bike after school. For these children, a daily bath or shower is probably a necessity. But babies are a different story. Daily baths are not necessary for infants and might even be harmful.
A baby's skin makes oils to protect its outer layer. If parents wash that protection away, problems like eczema might crop up. A sponge bath two or three times a week for an infant's first month -- possibly even less for newborns with darker skin -- is sufficient. You might rinse your child's mouth and diaper area in between sponge baths if needed, but you don't need baby soap at this young age. Water alone should do the trick [source: WebMD: Tips].
Less is also more in regards to baby products. Fragrances are frequently to blame for skin irritation. Chemicals and dyes can be a problem, too. Look for detergents and baby products that are mild and formulated for babies. Use a baby detergent to wash your child's clothing and bedding before you use it, and skip the dryer sheets [source: WebMD: Tips]. Read labels carefully: "Hypoallergenic" means a product may be less likely to cause a skin irritation, but it doesn't have anything to do with how mild that product is.
When it comes to baby's skin, less is usually best. By eliminating harsh soaps or detergents and keeping baths to a minimum, you can increase your baby's chances of having healthy skin. To learn more skin care strategies, check out the links on the following page.


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The brand new trailer for the film Choone Chali Aasman is out now. This is the Hindi name for Viacom 18's award-winning film Margarita With A Straw. The well known production house changed the title of their critically acclaimed film 'Margarita With A Straw' to Choone Chali Aasman as they wanted it to reach a larger Indian audience.
Viacom18 has produced quality cinema which focus on woman in society today. Choone Chali Aasman provides a fresh take on the concepts of cerebral palsy, death and sexuality, as compared to other films in the industry. The film has been showcased at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the BFI London Film Festival and the Busan Film Festival even before its release. It has received standing ovations at all the festivals and been largely appreciated for its brilliant script and outstanding performance.
This heartwarming trailer features talented actress Kalki Koechlin as Laila, a girl affected with cerebral palsy, who is on a journey of self-discovery. The movie showcases Laila as she tries to find herself in a world of complex relationships. Revathy has done an exceptional job as Laila's supportive mother.
Watch this inspirational trailer in the video below.
Films under the Viacom 18 have been accepted very well by the audience and hit films Kahaani, Queen and Mary Kom have proved this.
Produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures, Jakhotia Group, Ishan Talkies and ADAPT, and directed by the acclaimed Shonali Bose the film's stellar cast includes Kalki Koechlin as Laila, veteran star Revathy, Hollywood actor William Moseley (lead of the Narnia Chronicles) and the talented new face Sayani Gupta in pivotal roles. The movie is slated to release early next year.


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First, I wish to apologize.
In my post FAGS, I wrote a paragraph which was both erroneous and damaging to my point:
I do not absolve Infinity Ward or Activision of any culpability in this. Whether or not the developers or marketing team, or a combination of the two, is fully part of this is not the point to me. The point to me is FAGS. If that word were a certain word starting with N (used against African Americans), another starting with S (people of Latin American descent), or perhaps C (generally used against Asians, specifically the Chinese), we'd be having a different discussion (and the use of the words pussies made me realize that I was going to possibly use a C word used against females, that is, unfortunately, likely considering their use of the word pussies). The use of FAGS is rather popular on Xbox Live, however. We come to accept it as just something that boys do while mocking them.
Avalon's Willow appropriately called me out on this, and it does engage in unacceptable behavior. Specifically, in oppression Olympics. Considering the racism still present in videogames and media the world over, the paragraph makes certain assumptions which I cannot back, nor which have any validity.
My original intent and feelings about the issue remain. The use of fags in the video was a gross misstep, but that particular paragraph did nothing but dilute my point with insipid rhetoric.
I reiterate, I apologize and hope to not step into the same blindness again.
Second, I have started writing for The Border House, a collective of diverse personalities, sexualities, sexes, genders, races, et cetera to:
celebrate diversity in gaming from a wide variety of cultural angles. We aim to be a friendly space for women, feminists, people of color, gay, lesbian, transgender individuals, those with disabilities, and any other marginalized group and their allies to read news and opinion on and discuss video games, MMORPGs, virtual worlds, and social media. Our goal is to provide up to date relevant news and opinion journalism without cultural bias and using a feminist lens.
Regardless of my own involvement, I believe many people who read this blog would also appreciate such a space.
Of late I have fallen off my post weekly horse, but hope to crawl back on. I imagine a portion of my posts from here forward will also be discussing my own writing and further pressing points. I like to view blogs as a place to put forth words that can be discussed and turn into a conversation.


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Check out my interview below with the two co-founders, Jesse Palmer and Elise Hearden, and start feeling a bit more, well, motivated :)
Mustard Seed: What's a day in your life like?
Elise: A typical day begins with coffee. Usually becomes a hectic day running around the city creating, implementing, and communicating in this lovely arts industry. More coffee. Encounters with lovely new faces and of those I hold dear. More COFFEE. Work from home on the multiple balls in the air I'm juggling. Wine. And time with the man I love. Days with motivation, inspiration, and caffeine.
Jesse: Generally, my day begins with the generous use of my snooze button (though i'm trying to break that habit!). Once I am up, I try to create at least 30 minutes where I stretch, make coffee and read a few blogs before I officially start my day. Then-- I hit the ground running with a venti iced coffee in my hand (Can you tell Elise and I are caffeine addicts?!? alot of love and caffeine runs Motivated Movers!). Auditions, teaching, coachings, emailing, blogging.. you name it, I am doing it.
M: What prompted you to start your business?
E: As a dancer who has spent time in my life struggling with confidence as I learned to sing, I recognized a common ground with many of my friends who are learning to dance. A desire to give to them, in a class setting, what I was blessed to find in private vocal coaching arose. Safe space, motivation, patience, working at the pace one specifically needs, pedagogical understanding, and a sense of community. As artists, we all deserve this no matter what part of our craft we are growing in. Recognizing that need + my gifts as a dance educator + my beautiful partner, Jesse Palmer, coming into my life = the birth of Motivated Movers NYC.
J: Yeah, Elise hit the nail on the head. My impetus to approach Elise about teaming up for MM was very similar and equally as serendipitous. I went to a university where dance was not the primary focus or talent of many of the students (though through my time there that changed greatly!). Because of my extensive dance background, I was given the opportunity to choreograph for both main stage productions, student recitals and student-run theater productions. Instead of simplifying my visions, I decided to take the time to teach my casts as well as choreograph. It was such an amazing and fulfilling experience to witness the growth of my friends and colleagues through these productions-- and it stuck with me. FLASH FORWARD to life in NYC. I would frequently be contacted to coach friends on combinations and be an ear for advice before big dance calls. In talking to my friends and through my own observations, I was saddened by the "lack of self worth" issues we all deal with and the fact that we don't really have an outlet to deal with those things (other than therapy.. which is great!) It became glaringly apparent that the New York theater community needed a safe space where actors & singers could go to do the work they wanted to, without fear of judgement. Then Elise and I met and.. well the rest is history!
M: Is your business/art your full time job? If not, what else do you do?
E: Motivated Movers is not my full time job, though it certainly feels like. We are only about a year into operations so it will take some time before there is return on our investment of love. With that said, it will likely always be one of a few jobs in our lives. I currently am also pursuing a career in arts management, am applying for masters programs for just that, and am constantly diving into other projects within the arts industry. (Most recently worked as Assistant to Artistic Director at the Hangar Theatre.) Oh for money to survive you mean? I nanny. I spend my days nurturing and educating children and making sure they are growing with an appreciation for the arts.
J: Motivated Movers is not my only job currently...though it is a full time job. Hopefully in the next year, it will be my supplementary job to my acting career.. and I can retire my server hat forever. Currently, I work for Motivated Movers, a LOVELY restaurant in Washington Heights and personal assist for a budding life coach.
M: What would you tell your 20-year old self?
E:Stop planning so much. It's all about to change anyways.
J: Be true to yourself and stand tall and strong in that truth. I've spent a lot of time doing things because I think I should or that someone would like me more. Those thoughts will never serve you or your dreams. Just be you and do it.
M: What's the worst job you've ever had?
E: Hard actually, because I think all have my jobs have taught me something or brought someone wonderful into my life. However, always the least favorite would be catering.
J: I agree with Elise-- but I've worked in a few restaurants that for a myriad of reasons could be classified as "the worst". I try to just remain grateful that I am no longer there, take a few nuggets of learning.. and keep it all in perspective.
M: What's the best piece of advice you've ever gotten?
E:"You can only do the best you can do with what you have at any given moment." - My mother. And a constant reminder that my best today could mean something different tomorrow, and there is just no way I can ever compare my best to someone else's.
J: "What is meant for you will not pass you"-- this is a mantra that my dear friend Megan shared with me a few years ago. It has really helped me cope with this crazy lifestyle we lead. I truly believe that there is a higher design for all of us. This mantra really allows you to tap into trust and patience... Good stuff.
M: What's the hardest part about pursuing a "non-traditional" career? The best part?
E: For me, the hardest part is the lack of structure/routine. It is always a struggle and balancing act to create something consistent in my day to day life. As a planner, I crave structure.
J: Oh goodness. Yes the lack of structure is a big one for me. Also I struggle with trusting that everything will be ok.. or even more than ok.. GREAT! That I'll be able to pay all my bills, that I'll book a show.
The best part?
E: I have more adventures, chance encounters, and memories in a week than most have in a year. (Another reminder from Mom.)
J: The excitement. The rush of adrenaline and joy that I get when I'm on stage or teaching a great class or watching a student conquer something and succeed. Being of service to others in all the different capacities that I am able to be.. is a truly beautiful thing. It is also one that I am so very thankful for :)
M: What inspires you?
E: People. People following their passions. People making a difference. People cultivating an inspiring community. The power of community. The community I belong to. The beauty of the arts. The possibilities yet to come.
J: I am inspired by the love I see in every ordinary places. I am inspired by the amazing people in my life and people I have just met. I am inspired by people who are living their authentic life with out apology. Joy. Love. Art. Community. Possibility.
Thanks Jesse and Elise! I'm sure by now you're all scrambling to get up on your feet to dance, and if you're in the NYC area you can take class with Motivated Movers and find your joy!
You can learn more about Motivated Movers by visiting their site, Facebook page, Twitter or Instagram.


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Night market, street food in Taichung and Hsinchu, Taiwan
I would think that the night market and street food in Taiwan is as famous as its beef noodle soup, stinky tofu and Betel Nut girls (scantily-dressed young women selling betel nut on roadside kiosks in Taiwan). One of the famous night markets in Taichung (central Taiwan), Taiwan is Feng Jia Night Market (逢甲夜市). If you think that duck blood cubes are digusting, you can find more disgusting stuff such as gizzards and intestines in night markets, and sound-weird stuff such as "frog eggs". We were really not that adventurous in trying those gizzards and intestines.
Almost every corner of the night market, you can find a 滷味 stall where poultry meat and innards and cooked/stewed in thick gravy sauce or broth of brine or dark soy - @ Fengjia Night Market
"Frog eggs" (青蛙下蛋) - it's just vegetarian gelatin and typically used in dessert drink - @ Fengjia Night Market
You won't be hungry walking the night markets. Find snacks such as grilled prawns, oyster omelette ( 蚵仔煎, pronounced oh-ah jian) and glutinous rice balls (粉圆).
This was real good and fresh. Cruel though since prawns/shrimps are directly removed from a live tank and instantly cooked live and struggling, on the hot charcoal grill, till dead and ready to be eaten - @ Fengjia Night Market
Oyster omelette - @ Hsinchu
We do not like the Taiwanese version laden with too much tapioca flour and red sweet sauce. Still prefer the Singapore/Malaysia version with more eggs and oyster, then served with chili sauce. :P
Glutinous rice balls (粉圆) made of sweet potato, taro and served in red bean soup - @ Fengjia Night Market
Night markets and street food is one characteristic culture in Taiwan. Make sure you visit one when you are in Taiwan. Some of Taiwan's more famous night markets include Shilin Night Market and Huaxi Street Tourist Night Market in Taipei, Fengchia Night Market in Taichung, Siaobei Night Market in Tainan, and Liouho Night Market in Kaohsiung.
Day time in Taichung. Must be a lucky day to get a clear view.
Eating hotel food can be quite boring at times, especially when you have to eat the same buffet breakfast (part of hotel package) for 6 days. You can still put your creative works into play. Am I playing with food again? :P
In this exploration, I found that bacon with waffles drizzled with maple syrup is such a good match. It is not playing with food. It is experimenting! You can try making this at home.
The sweet and savory never fail to surprise me :)
Not very healthy but for the convenience, an instant noodle bowl can sometimes be an enjoyment in the hotel room.
Instant noodle bowl - dang gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis - a kind of chinese herb) duck flavor
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LOL COD Community
on Mon Oct 01, 2012 8:43 pm#20739
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835 players in Barebones our of 245,000 total players
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I don't think I've played barebones on MW3 since I used to play with Smoke on Xbox. I actually liked the mode since it removed most of the BS from the game.
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Don't like it in Black Ops.
Everyone seems to be more encouraged to use the Famas.
Everyone seems to be more encouraged to use the Famas.
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Most are from the US so, I can't really play without some lag in that mode. I only played it once in MW2.
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In Response to Blair's "Removing Saddam Was Right"
Nobody likes Saddam, Mr. Blair.
Nevertheless, the problem is pulling such a crazy operation and by-passing the entire UN forums,
Attempting to re-invent the causes of war after the WMDs were not located, specially the invasion couldn't wait any longer due to Saddam's 'nuclear threat'.
There was no Qa'eda in Iraq till the US-UK invasion took place, thank you "democracy" for bringing terrorism to that region.
Thank you for demolishing a state entity called Iraq. If this war is war of democracy, then how come in the first two years of the Iraqi invasion, more Iraqis died than lunatic Saddam's entire rule era?
Wasn't the United States that funded Saddam in the Iranian-Iraqi war and made him a super dictator over his people? We know democracy, and fight for it, it is the United States that funds most of the dictators in the Arab World (Egypt's Moubarak, Morocco's Sultan dynasty, The Saudi Dynasty, ... etc).
Of all the Iraqi officials, whose legitimacy is severely under check, they couldn't find but this minister? BBC can do better.
Accelerating the operation without a Plan B to Iraq which led to the swift breakdown of the regime and the presence of terrorist groups and ethnic wars?
Does Blair know that every Iraqi that died and still dies blame him and Bush Jr. due to the swift breakdown of the state?
Finally, I love it how several people underscore the Iraqi lives by simply calling the war on Iraq as 'policy changing' and conflict management. People's lives from that corner can be so cheap for such men from this corner of the world.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Responding to Tony Blair
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Luke 5:36-39 36 He told them this parable: "No one tears a patch from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. 37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. 39 And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, 'The old is better.'"
We often struggle to keep or to balance with tradition and doing new things. When you want to do new things, older people would worry that their tradition will be lost. And if you keep the tradition, younger people would find it irrelevant. And sadly and mostly, most established organization – churches, schools, companies or even government, would rather choose to keep the tradition in order to please their current people. With this decision, many younger generations are left out and eventually leave the church (coming from my context). We certainly cannot please everyone. But can each generation tolerate with one another?
Jesus teaches a very familiar parable which we often use if we want to do new things. He says that "No one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined." This is really a familiar passage to many Christians. But one day, as I was doing my devotion and was reading this passage, one interesting thought in the form of question came to my mind – "Can you put old wine into new wineskin?"
If we cannot put new wine into old wineskins because it will burst the skins, can we put old wine into new wineskins? I have the great conviction that we certainly can put old wine into new wineskin. Look at the wine shops nowadays, how many of them using wineskins? Most of them are using bottles! You could transfer the old wine from the wine barrel into the bottle. Of course you would argue that the taste would be different so on and so forth. But the question is that will you lose both wine and the wineskins? The change in taste is perhaps what I call toleration. Older generation should tolerate with the new wineskins, the new method of storing wine.
When this came to my mind, the first illustration came to me is about smartphones. I was asking how many older people are using smartphones. I believe many older people (over 60 years old) are using smartphones so that they can continue to communicate with their children. If they can tolerate with the change of method of communication, they should be able to tolerate with changes in church so that younger people can continue be in church and find that we are still relevant.
If we choose tradition over next generation, we are putting the new wine (new generation) into tradition (old wineskins). In the end, we lose both younger people and no one would continue the tradition. And perhaps we often preserve the wrong tradition – the manmade tradition rather that God's commission.
As church leader, this is ultimately important to us because we are losing the younger generation – children, youth and even the young adults! When our preference is to keep the tradition so that people could remain, we are losing the next generation. We are not reaching out to them. I am inspired by Carey Nieuwhof saying, "Focus on who you want to reach, not on who you want to keep."
Inasmuch as I am saying all these, I don't mean that the older people are not important that we should ignore them. Remember that Jesus said in Luke 5:39 that the old is better. I think inasmuch as the next generation is important, we should educate and work with the older generation to reach out to these generation. If they can tolerate with changes in smartphones, why can't they tolerate in tradition to accommodate the new generation?
No doubt that my mind was thinking also how Steve Jobs presented the first iPhone. If you have watched the presentation, I personally like the part when he dismissed the QWERTY keypad in traditional phones. In fact, he did not really dismiss the QWERTY keypad on a phone. He just changed it a different method to type messages. This is one of the things that make iPhone iPhone. Can you imagine if Jobs listened to criticism by consumers to put back the physical QWERTY keypad because without it, it would not be a phone? I think the phone would lose its identity.
It is the same with the church, we have heard too much criticism about the next generation without even trying to understand them and going into their lives and world.
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Monday, March 7, 2011
Gaga Mass
I think if we had more practice at the other ones, we would have rocked them hard too :)
This week's discussion was on strength and vulnerability. I had no idea, but apparently God didn't tell Jesus that Jesus is God's son until long after he told everybody else (Pastor Megan talks about it starting at 0:31). I'm sure we've all been there, where everybody knows something and you're the only one who hasn't heard it from the horse's mouth, but what an intense thing to have to hear second hand!
Back to the discussion- Pastor Megan pointed out that this was a moment of both incredible strength and vulnerability for Jesus, since he had this incredible interaction with God in front of others. Pastor Megan likened it to meeting a birth father for the first time.... in front of a bunch of your followers. Talk about vulnerable! One member of the congregation pointed out (and it really resonated with me) that Lady Gaga herself is both strong and vulnerable. She puts herself out there for the world to see, regardless of what others will think of her. Some make fun of her and try to tear her down, some idolize her and put her on a pedestal. But the thing is, she's true to herself. And that can be really hard to do in a world where everybody can watch your every move via Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
If you need more Gaga, here's Pastor Megan's YouTube site.
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you can resize videos at youtube to fit the space better -- about 300 wide works with blogsReplyDelete
Heh: I talked about this a few weeks ago. You actually did it! :-DReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 17, 2011 at 5:35 PM
If you ever actually read the Bible you would know this whole spiel about Jesus finding out God is his father is bollocks, he knew already. He also never said anything about "Being true to yourself." Stop trying to mold the Bible according to the fashion of the day and just read it as it is.ReplyDelete
Luke 2:41 Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. 43 After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. 44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. 45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you."
49 "Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
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Amen, Astallos! This "pastor" thinks that the transfiguration was the first time God spoke to Jesus as His Son and the first time Jesus found out he was God's Son. In addition to the incident when Jesus was 12 (which clearly indicates Jesus knew of his status long before 12), we find that God spoke to Jesus and identified him as His Son much, much earlier, at the very beginning of Jesus' public ministry, i.e. his baptism. Matthew 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-11 and Luke 3:21-22 all attest to this. This woman is a FALSE TEACHER. Her fruits prove it beyond any doubt.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 26, 2011 at 7:18 PM
Wow-Lady Gaga is popular with Mainline Episcopalians in San Francisco! who'd have thought it? Next you'll be telling me that they have more Democrats than Republicans in their church.ReplyDelete


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Ding Junhui, at 23, has won two UK Championship titles and now the game's biggest invitation title, the Ladbrokes Mobile Masters.
It could all have been so different. His 6-2 first session lead over Marco Fu was reduced to 6-4 and looked certain to go 6-5 only for him to lay a brilliant snooker on the pink in the 11th frame.
Fu failed to make contact and Ding potted pink and black for 7-4 before swift breaks of 94, 83 and 85 completed his 10-4 victory.
After all the tears of his 2007 defeat to Ronnie O'Sullivan, it was good to see Ding all smiles as he celebrated his victory.
Questions have been raised in the past as to his temperament but he seems to be maturing all the time, as a player and a person.
He's been on the circuit seven years now and it's easy to forget that he's still a young man, and one who carries the hopes of a nation on his shoulders.
His English is improving but he remains shy, not always a bad way to be with the media.
"I lost my cue action for two frames but the snooker to make it 7-4 changed the match," Ding said.
So can he now win the World Championship? He certainly has the talent. What remains to be seen is whether he can last the course for the full 17 days at the greatest snooker test there is.
"I need more experience for longer games and how to keep the same way of playing," said Ding, whose Ladbrokes odds for Crucible success are now 8/1.
Ding is an important star in the game's firmament. He led the Chinese revolution and if he won the world title it would further catapult him into the spotlight.
This may be an uncomfortable place for him to be but he will have to get used to it because on this week's evidence, Ding has many years of high profile victories ahead of him.
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- David Caulfield said...
best player all week by a country mile. extremely happy for him, I have a lot of respect for the guy.
- 10:46 pm
I would still have 5 or 6 players ahead of Ding in the World Championship pool of likely winners
More than anything because his Sheffield record is quite mediocre so far and there are better clinchers of close matches than he
Perfect technique he has but many will still question his endurance and mental ability in the long battles of the crucible cauldron.
Dings odds of 8/1 are way too short in my view but then we all say that about Ronnie being a so called ''favourite''.
The value lies elsewhere.
- 11:12 pm
Well done Ding. I for one really enjoyed the match.
- 7:41 am
after seeing his "effort" versus liang a few months ago i thought his attitude was getting worse.
seemed he turned a corner again just before this comp.
- 8:19 am
Well done to Ding. What you would expect from a twice UK winner and former Masters finalist.
Just another point. Did anyone see Marcu Fu change sponsors mid-match?
- 9:51 am
Really enjoyed the match and Ding proved he's top class - textbook technique and clinical breakbuilding - a big contender for the Worlds.
On a sidenote: first prize for JV this week for his dramatic commentary - best I ever heard for a long time !
- 10:23 am
Well done Ding, He played brillant he was good to see the first all-Asian Major Final. Marco Fu can be proud for himself he beat Mark Allen 6-4 one of the hot prospects and whitewashed Ebdon. Ding played well against Williams, Dott Cope of course he was in the frame of the mind. It was good to see that he has recovered when he was upset at the 2007 Masters Final. China will defintely has more players in the next few years I hope they do.
- 12:34 pm
There were at least 3 frames that Fu though away. It should have been a lot closer.
- 2:15 pm
I still don't see the point in starting the evening session at 8.15pm.
OK, this time it finished at a reasonable time, but don't the authorities learn from previous examples where the final has went on into the wee small hours.
They could have had a morning and afternoon final that would have suited Chinese time.
- 2:21 pm
- jamie brannon said...
Masters reflections:
1. For me, Ding Junhui was without doubt, the player of the tournament, his clinicality in the balls was as good as anything you could have seen. Not just the centuries, but how many times he managed to kill a frame in one visit was exemplary.
2. When he came on the scene, I thought that he was a potential all-time great and he is closing in on this status. Already, his tally of 'big 3' events is greater than that of players like Jimmy White, John Parrott, Peter Ebdon and Neil Robertson. Ding is the best player I have seen play, with the exception of Hendry, O'Sullivan and Higgins, even better than Mark Williams for me, whose achievements I think he will surpass.
3. Overall, we were being told that the upsets represented the standard going up, when the century count was lower than the normal and there was only one really top draw match- the semi-final between Fu and Allen. Strangely, no final frame deciders either and a few too many top stars exiting early led to a intriguing, but ultimately not a classic event. Though, no doubt, there will plenty retorting with because O'Sullivan went out early that joker Brannon doesn't appreciate any other snooker.
4. However, this landmark final for the game's global pretensions also gave us a glimpse of the future, which will feature even more Asian success that in turn will probably push the standard even higher as any sport with a wider spread of nationalities is going to be stronger, you would think.
5. The career of Marco Fu baffles me, to have only won two major events (counting Premier League) is a massive failing that disappoints me, as I really like the amiable Hong Kong cueman.
In the balls he can be a metronome, allied to a sound tactical game and a temperament that most players would be envious of. Centuries don't tell the whole tale, but they are a good indicator of standard. It is not coincidental that the four greatest players of the Crucible era are also the four most prolific century makers of all-time. However, Marco Fu looks out of place in the tenth place on this list when you compare his titles to those above him and to many below, too. Would be interested for people's view on why he has not achieved more, when the ingredients seem ripe for more frequent success.
- 5:48 pm
Brannon) Much to discuss.
The main one being that you put Ding in your top four of alltime already.
Ding is very good and may become a genuine great but at this point he would be top 10 of alltime at best and his current B game isn't quite on the same level as afew other top players so still room for improvement there.
The only thing that Marco Fu lacks is a decent power game for deep screws and disturbing the pack more effectively.
Apart from that Marco has the allround ingredients to win more titles than he does.
- 7:15 pm
Brannon - Jimmy has played in 6 World finals and won 10 ranking events, JP has won a world title and contested another final as well as winning 9 ranking events, Ebbo has won a world title and contested two other finals, while Robbo has also recently become only the 2nd genuine overseas player to win at the Crucible, and is currently challenging for World number 1.
As for mark Williams, at one point he held ALL FOUR BBC titles and was world number 1.
Achievement in the game's blue riband event will always be the main indicator of a players true talent and ability, so remind me - how many times has Ding reached the last 8 at Sheffield?
- 10:26 pm
You're too easily pleased Jamie.
You seem to have based your proxy alltime list basically on players who score lots of centuries and who have been at their peak in the last 15 years since you started watching snooker.
Other criteria should include:
Amount of World Titles or Finals
Longevity in the sport
Allround game in many departments
Tally of Professional Titles
Getting the most of their ability
Becoming World No 1 a bonus too.
Ding was very impressive in winning the Masters but too often people get carried away by the latest form and lose a sense of perspective.
Especially you Jamie.
- 11:32 pm
As Brannon is so arrogant on his version of alltime greats.
Here is a non biased and factual account of alltime BBC major or network titles.
Ding is on 3 BBC network titles and level with several others.
And Steve Davis AND Alex Higgins AND Jimmy White AND Cliff Thorburn all existed BEFORE Brannon starting watching his one visit snooker paradise.
- 1:44 am
I dare to put Selby,Ebdon and Robertson in my top 5000 players of alltime.
Just to annoy Blinkered Brannon in case he thinks those placings are way too high for them.
- 2:31 am
- jamie brannon said...
Firstly, never said he was the fourth greatest of all-time, be nice if people actually read the article.
Just said that he was the best in terms of ability, totally different issue.
If you read it, I said Ding is not even an all-time great, but on his way there.
How can I judge a players talent that I never saw? I am not denigrating Cliff Thorburn and others before my time, but if I didn't see them play it is unfair for me to judge them in this regard. Although in terms of the greatest debate you can look at what they won.
I enjoy the tactical side of the game and don't see why one visit snooker is being frowned upon, it is one of the reasons why the game is even better entertainment than it has ever been and reflects the increased standard, which is too be celebrated rather than frowned upon.
Once again, if you read my comments I say the centuries don't tell the whole tale, but the list does correlate a lot with a list on who is the greatest.
- 11:45 am
I have been watching Marco Fu for a few years now. Fu's main problem is that he has always been regularly switching his cueing techniques all too frequently which has contributed to an inconsistent rhythm.
Secondly, his Jekyll and Hyde symptoms often kick in for no apparent reason - losing to nobodies in the earlier rounds while playing like a perennial top 8 player against a class opponent, especially the likes of Sullivan and Higgins.
Thirdly, this bloke is apparently not on good terms with Lady Luck - often potting the white ball while trying to escape or set up a snooker, and at crucial moments at that. Also, it has to be said, when the pressure is on in a game decided by only the remaining colour balls, he SOMEHOW conjures up a way to lose. You just have the feeling he wont prevail e.g. final frame against Murphy 2008 UK Championship.
To have reached only 2 major finals is an indication of a waste of talents - remember when he made his debut, he was talked about as a future world champion. Maybe he would win the Crucible 2011 for all that we know!
- 1:32 pm
Some horrendous backtracking there from Mr Brannon. Ding is well on his way to being an all time great is he? Look at his record at The Crucible!! If Mark Williams won a third world title would he still not be on your all time list although he would be equal with your beloved Ronnie and John Higgins? Then again, he doesn't make that many centuries so he obviously can't be an all time great.
And, by the way, there is no such word as clinicality.
- 4:33 pm
- jamie brannon said...
If he qualifies then he is a genuine outsider for the title.
The point you make about his inconsistent technique is probably the best anwser to his lack of success.
I think he has been in more than two major finals, though. I can recall four.
- 4:38 pm
by major finals, i mean the UK championship, Masters and the world title.
- 10:02 am
- jamie brannon said...
True, sometimes I think they should be the only events termed majors, but you get other events called major, too.
It is not all about the World Championship, although his record will need to improve there considerably, but a victory this year would defintely propel him close.
Mark Williams is an all-time great, in my top ten, but just not in the same bracket as Higgins and O'Sullivan, which is actually down to the difference in titles between the trio.
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Ah, well, I tried Stan! Happy Birthday, anyway--we love ya! You'll always be The Man!! (Mebbe I should'a run some Millie the Model...?)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Happy Birthday, Stan!
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Well, you TRIED, Groove! Seriously, I too love Stan's humorour writing, but the best seemed to be done in the 1950s and 1960s. By the groovy age he didn't seem to have much humor left!ReplyDelete
Stan is most definitely the Man. Happy Birthday to him.ReplyDelete
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if you read my previous science or movie labeled postings, you may know I am a fan of movie Planet of The Apes and evolution. actually I study evolution in general and my current field is Taxonomy (which is related to evolution). I think Planet of the Apes is awesome. even I havent watch the original movie, but Mark Whalberg's version is pretty cool to me.
I know this isnt a real science, but sci-fi. anyway, last night I watched Journey to the center of the earth 2008. i dont care much about CGI or technical part. but the story is awesome. I never read Jule Verne's novel. but from wiki, I think it is brilliant.
when the movie was showed on cinema, i thought it was just something like The Mummy's series (because of Brendan Fraser). I was kind of sceptical about this movie. When my lecturer mentioned about this movie while we were discussing about volcanic, continental drift, evolution, and biogeography. I was so in mood to watch the movie. I did last night, and it was great.
I am not really into sci-fi or pop-sci movie, I never like star wars, or star trek, but I think now, Journey to the Center of the Earth is the greatest rival for Planet of the Apes for my most favourite sci-fi movie.
I watched the old version movie of Journey to the centre of the earth. but i didnt like it, actually i didnt finish, lost interest soon after i watched first few minutes.
emm.. another my all time favourite is The Abbys by James Cameron. I always like Ed Hariss, but I think I like him more if he played antagonist character. like the German sniper in Enemy of the Gates. haha.. about The Abbys, I actually believe it, emm.. not the alien part, but the part when Ed Hariss gulped down some kind of liquid that eneable him to breathes in water. I think such kind of liquid is exist, of course this breathing in water idea is merely possible in laboratory controlled condition, too ambitious for real situation like in The Abbys. but who knows... haha.
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We can all pretty much agree on the literary greats, Tolstoy, Hardy, James, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Steinbeck. The list can go on and on. As readers we can all put together our own list of authors who outshine all others, the authors we put up there on a pedestal.
Reviewing books written by contemporary authors is not the same as reviewing literary classics. How could we ever compare say, Lisa in Love (not a real book) with The Grapes of Wrath? As reader reviewers we don't want to do that. Most of us would admit that if the literary greats are 5-Star books then our books are somewhere in the zero or below. I'm not saying that contemporary writers don't write great books. We do. It's just that our short stories, novellas, novels, have yet to season and stand the test of time.
Does that mean we shouldn't review books by contemporary authors? Of course not. Authors need reviews for their books. Good reviews help authors promote their books and help readers find great books to enjoy.
Here's the deal, this is where the art of reviewing comes into play. If you're a professional reviewer, I ask for your patience here, you already know your craft and I'm not trying to tell you how to review. This is for the rest of us, we readers who love books and want others to know what we love.
The book you're reviewing is not a literary classic, so don't compare it to those honored tomes. You're comparing the book to others in the genre. You're weighing the book to see if it is what it claims to be. Lisa in Love is a romance novel, a bit steamy, with love at first sight, some misunderstandings and a happy ending. After you read Lisa in Love did you love it? Did it give you a warm tingly feeling? Did it make you think about the characters or the situation after you read the final page? Did it make you want to read more books by that same author?
A lot of books don't fit into any one genre. Let's look at Alexander's Demise (not a real book). It has elements of mystery, romance, time travel with some thrills thrown in. Be open minded when you read and review that kind of book. Don't write a bad review because it didn't have enough romance to your liking. Or perhaps you dislike time travel. Remember, every book stands alone. Every book is an individual entity. Please review the book for what it is and not denigrate it for being something different than what you expected. Books are insights into the heart, mind and soul of the author who wrote that book. Enjoy the read, savor it, relish the journey.
I am always awed when I read a book, knowing the author spent countless hours, days, weeks, months, years of their precious time writing that book. I feel privileged, honored to be offered the opportunity to read that book. What if all authors decided to hide their books, keep them hidden in boxes in their closets or under their beds, because they're afraid someone out there won't like their books? It would be a sad world if that happened. So please remember that you're reading an author's treasured words. Those words may not be the exact same ones you would use if you were writing that book. Please don't tell the author, "I could have written it better." You didn't write the book, the author did. Just remember, a positive, kind review means the world to an author.
This is what I'm talking about. Here are my suggestions for learning the art of reviewing.
1) This is not a time to spew hate. If you personally hate science fiction, romance, thrillers, paranormals, time-travels, historicals, this is not the time to attack a book for belonging to your hated category. Walk away and mutter that hatred to yourself. Don't put it into a review.
2) Did you like or love this book? Did it make you feel good? A review is the time to say just that. It doesn't have to be a long review, two or three sentences will do.
3) Would you recommend this book to others? Be sure to say just that. Other readers are going to see your review. They're looking for books that others liked, enjoyed, loved. It's as simple as that.
4) Were there some formatting errors, typos, misspellings, etc. in the book? Yes? Well, of course. Writers are human and not perfect, so how can anyone expect their books to be perfect? Do you point all this out in your review? Hopefully not. Email the author and let him/her know your concerns. Don't denigrate a good book just because of a few errors. If the errors are overwhelming, maybe you should just walk away and not review the book. Email the author and let him/her know why you couldn't review the book.
5) In reviews, it's all about the stars. If you liked, enjoyed, loved a book and would recommend it to others, then you should give the book 4 or 5 stars. If the book caught your interest, but maybe was so-so, then that's probably a 3 star book. Personally, if I can't give a book 4 or 5 stars then I don't review it. Bad reviews hurt authors and I don't feel that it's my responsibility to do that to another author.
6) Be kind. This is so important. Authors are fragile beings who put their whole heart and soul into their books and then put them out there for others to read. So weigh your words and strive to be kind.
7) Remember that what you write in a review reflects upon you, the reviewer. If you spew hate, then it shows you as a person who hates. If you show kindness, others see that you are kind.
8) Write reviews. Authors need those reviews on their books. The reviews can be simple, only two or three sentences, or longer if you feel the desire to write more. Readers want to see reviews. So let readers know why you liked/enjoyed/loved the book.
9) Where do you write those reviews? Since Amazon and Barnes&Noble tend to carry the market these days, be sure to write your reviews there. If you're on Goodreads, Facebook or other social media, write your reviews there too. If you have a blog, that's a wonderful place for your reviews. Though if you do write reviews on your blog, please remember to at least write a shortened review on Amazon and Barnes&Noble so that more readers can see that review.
10) Encourage the author to write more. If you liked/enjoyed/loved the book, then encourage the author to continue writing. It's so easy for authors to get down in the dumps. But if they know that readers love their books it boosts them up. A kind, positive review is inspiration for an author's soul.
11) Share the love. Tell the world about the books you loved. Tweet about it. Tell your family and friends.
Once again, thank you to all who read this post. I'm an author who is an avid reader. I love books, short and long, old and new, romantic and thrilling, contemporary and historical, funny and sad, mysterious and inspiring. I love them all. I hold all books in awe, in reverence for the written word. I hope other readers feel the same.
If I have one wish in writing this blog it's this, please share the love. That's all I ask.
I hope others will weigh in on this discussion and comment below. What are your tips for writing a good review? What do you hope to convey to readers? If you have blog posts about writing reviews, please include the links in your comments below. Your input is greatly appreciated.


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Aircraft carriers have been one of the biggest assets to the warfare merchandise of all nations. Ever since their inception, these ships have made a huge difference for the defense system of several countries. Here is a list of best aircraft carriers to have been around.
1. Nimitz Class, USA
Nimitz class aircraft carriers can easily be called the best aircraft carriers. They are certainly the best of the breed and flaunt all the features required by such battleships.
At dimensions of 1088X134X37 feet, each ship has a total displacement of 91,300 tons and is the largest aircraft carrier of the world. They can reach a speed of over 35 knots with two Westinghouse reactors driving geared turbines. They were constructed in 1968 and launched in 1972. Soon they were re-launched as multirole carriers with nuclear propulsion system.
2. Enterprise class, USA
Nuclear powered attack carriers, this class's ships are huge structures with 1040X133X37 feet size and a displacement of 89,084 tons. With its eight A2W reactors, it can reach a speed of 30 knots or more.
Ships of this class are the longest warships of the world. In 1980s, they underwent major modernization and refueling and complex overhaul to emerge with Sea Sparrow launchers.
3. Charles De Gaulle, France
A nuclear power battleship, this is one of the most important flight carriers of France that has been in service since 2001. It has a total displacement of 36,000 tons with a 780X103X27.8 feet structure.
The aircraft carrier can attain maximum speed of 27 knots. Its total aircraft capacity is 35-40. It has been provided with two K17 reactors for purpose of propulsion. Its design has been made keeping in mind the need of a battleship to show versatility and stealth. It's called multirole because it is highly combat friendly, with a both assaulting and carrying role.
4. Kuznetsov Class, Russia
Russia's Kuznetsov is one of the best aircraft carriers out there. With its multi role capacity, this single ship has potential to serve as an aircraft carrier besides being laced with armaments that make it deadly enough.
It has a total displacement of 67,000 tons and a maximum speed of 30 knots. It was powered using steam turbines, eight boilers and four shafts. It is 984X124.5X36 feet and has been laden with sixteen SS-N-19 shipwreck SSM, eighteen 8 cell SA-N-9 Gauntlet SAM VLS and two rocket launchers. It has been in service since 1995.
5. Wasp Class, USA
This class of US aircraft carriers was launched in 1939. Each of the ships of this class was built with dimensions of 688X80X20 feet and a displacement of 14,700 tones.
The speed of these structures was 29 knots, powered by six boilers and steam turbines. The ships had been provided with two elevators, two flight deck and two hangar deck hydraulic catapults. The ships remained in service till 1942.
6. Cavour Class, Italy
The 2444 meter aircraft carrier has been provided with enough capacity to hold command and operate several aircrafts at a given time.
It can hold up to 24 main battle tanks and several lighter aircrafts in a total hangar space of 2800 meter square. Its maximum speed is 16 knots, achieved with help of six diesel generators.
7. Juan Carlos I Class, Spain
This navy aircraft carrier has a total displacement of 27,000 tons, full load. It has dimensions of about 757.3X105X23 feet and can reach a maximum speed of 21 knots. It has been equipped with a 2X11 Mw POD.
It's one of the biggest assets is its large capacity for about 900 soldiers and up to 46 Leopard 2 tanks, all at one time. The ship can carry up to 30 aircrafts and has been provided with a 202 meter flight deck with suitable landing points for helicopters and aircrafts of varying size and type. This makes this particular aircraft carrier highly versatile and a valuable asset for the Spanish army.
8. Invincible class, UK
This class of aircraft carriers consists of three ships, namely- HMS Invincible, HMS Illustrious, and HMS Ark Royal. All the ships of this class are mammoth structures with 632.7X90X21.3 feet dimensions.
They have a total displacement of 20,600 tons full load. These battleships can reach a speed of 28 knots, with help of 4 Olympus TM3B gas turbine engines. The total crew capacity is of 726 ship company personnel OL or ASW carriers. Of these, only HMS Illustrious is active.
9. INS Virat, India
This aircraft carrier belongs to the Centaur Class and is a prized possession of the Indian army. The INS Viraat has dimensions of 650X90X29 feet and a displacement of 28,700 tons full load.
Its maximum speed is 28 knots. It possesses steam turbines, along with four boilers and two shafts. The armament is 2 Sea Cat SAM and five dual 40 mm. It has a capacity of 21 VSTOL aircrafts. This makes it one of the most important flight carriers of Indian navy. The design of Viraat has been fitted with an angled deck with an axially oriented take off path.
10. Principe De Asturias, Spain
A rather mean machine, this aircraft carrier possessed by the Spanish is one to look out for. It is a 642X79.5X31 feet massive structure that has a total displacement of 16,700 tons, full load.
This navy aircraft carrier can reach a speed of 26 knots with help of 2 LM 2500 gas turbines. It can carry a crew of 763 and has been provided with four 20 mm CIWS as a part of the principle armament of the carrier. This aircraft carrier has been designed as a small VSTOL ship with an integral ski jump at the bow. The take off path of the flight has been angled to the starboard, even though just slightly. This carrier has a capacity of 29 fixed wind and rotary wing aircraft, making it one of the most important Spanish battleships.


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Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
Proposed rule; 6-month extension of final decision and re-opening of comment period.
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 6-month extension for a final decision and re-opening of the comment period on the proposed rule to list beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) as endangered. This action is required to allow for public review of, and comment on, a report that was recently received by the Division of Scientific Authority that provides significant new information about the status of Caspian Sea beluga sturgeon stocks.
Comments and information may be submitted through September 2, 2003. A final decision on the proposal will be made by January 31, 2004.
Comments, information, and questions should be submitted to the Chief, Division of Scientific Authority; by mail, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 750; Arlington, Virginia 22203; by fax, 703-358-2276; or by e-mail, email@example.com. Comments will be available for public inspection, by appointment, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at this address.Start Further Info
Robert R. Gabel, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority, at the above address (telephone, 703-358-1708).End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
On December 18, 2000, we received a petition to list the beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. In the Federal Register of June 20, 2002 (67 FR 41918), we published concurrent 90-day and 12-month findings on the petition. The 90-day finding stated that the petition presented substantial information indicating the requested action may be warranted. The 12-month finding stated the petitioned action is warranted. Subsequently, in the Federal Register of July 31, 2002 (67 FR 49657), we published a proposed rule to list beluga sturgeon as endangered. In the notice, we requested public comments and information by October 29, 2002, and we stated that requests for a public hearing were to be received by September 16, 2002. The Division of Scientific Authority (DSA) received four requests for a public hearing. To accommodate the requests, we published a notice in the Federal Register on November 6, 2002 (67 FR 67586), of a public hearing to take place December 5, 2002. With that notice, we extended the public comment period through December 28, 2002, to allow for submission of comments during, and 15 days after, the public hearing.
On March 11, 2003, we received a new document that may have major relevance to this decision: "Report on Results of Complex Interstate All-Caspian Sea Expedition on the Assess[ment] of Sturgeon Species Stocks" from the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The report summarizes the 2002 sturgeon stock-assessment survey for the Caspian Sea. The Secretariat's report contains substantial information that must be considered in our deliberations and should be made available to the public.
In an effort to address Caspian Sea sturgeon conservation issues, the so-called "Paris agreement" was developed during the 45th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee (Paris, June 2001). An important provision of the agreement was implementation of annual Caspian Sea sturgeon stock-assessment surveys that were to include mandatory reports. The report submitted by the CITES Secretariat contains the results of the 2002 sturgeon stock-assessment survey. All Caspian Sea range nations (except the Islamic Republic of Iran) participated in the 2002 sturgeon stock-assessment survey. Our review of the 2002 survey report indicates that survey parameters have been substantially broadened and the scope of data collection efforts has improved considerably since completion of the initial survey mandated by the Paris agreement in 2001. The current report provides new information regarding changes in beluga sturgeon feeding habits, expanded toxicological studies, and increased stock abundance estimates that were extrapolated from the most recent raw data.
To consider this new information, and any comments thereon, the Service has decided to extend the publication of a final rule from July 31, 2003, to January 31, 2004. We will also re-open the comment period until [the date specified above in DATES], and will provide copies of the indicated document upon request. All comments and information received will be considered in making a final decision on the proposal to list beluga sturgeon as endangered, and will be included in the administrative record.Start Signature
Dated: June 11, 2003.
Marshall P. Jones, Jr.,
Deputy Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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The jumping-off point for this season's next-to-last episode of "The Mentalist," which aired recently on CBS, was -- wait for it -- a meeting! The (fictional) 2010 Global Human Rights Conference kicked off the plot, which involved the murder of a high-profile crusader against human trafficking moments before he's scheduled to deliver a keynote at the conference. During the course of the show, the (also fictional) California Bureau of Investigation interviews conference organizers, sponsors, and attendees -- exactly as I imagine (nonfictional) police would do if someone were actually murdered at a (nonfictional) meeting.
The episode raises a number of questions for our industry, including: What should you do when a TV news crew ambushes your keynoter as soon as he enters the building? If a serious crime happens during the course of your meeting, should you tell attendees about it? And, perhaps most important, how can I get a head of hair like 'Mentalist' star Simon West has?


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People came from all over the city to show support for the wounded girl and to show solidarity for the people who live in the neighborhood, who live with the sound of gunfire, live with the consequences of the gunfire and pray now for the day it stops.
When the speeches were done and the prayers were said, when the candles burned down and the tears wiped away, the people here went home to the same violent world that left a 15-year-old with a bullet in her head and fighting for her life.
"It's sad and it's very scary. I have two teenaged boys of my own," said Eileen Mercado. "I fear for their lives every single day that they leave my house."
Vada Vasquez was on her way home from school on Monday when a bullet from a gunfight down the street hit her in the head. No one has been charged, but two men are in custody for questioning.
It is little consolation for the family of the young girl with such big dreams.
"She wants to go to college and pursue a career in graphics or something. She likes video games and stuff," said the victim's sister, Mandy Boodram.
Everyone at the vigil wants to see the violence end, but few are optimistic that the children will grow up in a world much different.
One woman told me she prayed for a day when it would be safer in this neighborhood, but she said she was reluctant to get involved because she too might become a target. But, as 15-year-old Vada Vasquez shows, you don't have to be a target to become a victim.


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The Blue Shirts Will Close out Yankee Stadium in '09.
This is cool... literally. It looks like the New York Rangers will play an outdoor game at Yankee Stadium next season- the last year the stadium will be used. I guess the Pens/Sabres game outside this year was the radar "blip" the NHL thinks will get them into the spotlight every year. (Kind of like how every year the National Spelling Bee gets a day to shine too. Nice to see the NHL keeping pace.)
(Now just imagine all the green is white. )
P.S. What?! you didn't know the Yankees were tired of losing to the Red Sox, are closing their doors and leaving baseball?!!! Just kidding- the pinstripes have a new home in 2009.
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TVS Apache RTR 200 4V teased on Indian website
Already teased on the Indonesian website, the new TVS Apache 200 is now teased on the Indian website. To be launched simultaneously in Indonesia and India, images and details of the flagship TVS bike are now leaked.
TVS Apache RTR 200 4V is powered by a 197.75 cc 4 stroke, oil-cum-air cooled engine generating 20.2 bhp peak power at 8,500 rpm and 18.1 Nm peak torque at 7,000 rpm mated to a 5 speed transmission. Speaking about performance, 0-60 kmph is achieved in 3.9 seconds while it can touch a top speed of 130 kmph.
TVS Apache RTR 200 4V sports a headlamp cluster with least amount of fairing, while flanked by deveil's horn shaped LED DRLs. On the other side of the headlight is the instrument cluster with an all digital console, a digital clock, gear position indicators and service reminder icon is also evident while the speedometer is positioned on the central display along with a fuel tank indicator. An odometer with trip meter, indicators for turn light, fuel, neutral and ABS are positioned on the plastic panel of the digital display.
TVS Apache RTR 200 4V sits on alloys with 5 split spokes wrapped in TVS tyres, while for export markets Pirelli Angel-GT kit will be available. To be launched in two variants of which one will have dual channel ABS and the other will be devoid of ABS, both variants get 270 mm and 250 mm petal disc brakes in the front and rear respectively.
Price of the new Apache 200 is expected to be in the range of INR 95,000.


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Working out already takes so much effort that shopping for activewear should not. Thankfully, tons of our favorite brands are stepping up and creating all-inclusive sizing collections to make sure that no matter what your size or shape, you too can feel and look great while getting your sweat on! With the news that Kate Hudson's co-founded line, Fabletics, will now include sizes XXS – 3X, we decided to make shopping for spandex you'll love even easier by rounding up even more brands that have got you covered (literally and figuratively). Just scroll down to check out more of our favorite inclusive active wear brands!
This article originally appeared on People.com.


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The Activist
Feb 5th, 2017 by fuzzylogicon2xx
At a time when we're facing so many dire threats, it's easy to give up and think we're powerless. In the face of such large forces, how can one person do anything?
It turns out there are lots of ways. Our guest today describes a few.
Simon Sheikh was driving force behind the Getup movement, and in 2013 was the Greens candidate in the ACT federal election. Now, he's founder and manager of Future Super.
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Saturday, August 08, 2009
Immigration and Society
1) Immigration is not a right it is an honor
2) Society is not served by endless appeals that go on for over a decade.
3) There are certain countries the US has historical ties to and they should get preference. Lets end the 7% rule that discriminates against residents of the Philippines
4) Real penalties for law breaking. A five year penalty for the first DWI and deportation for the second.
5) Severe penalties for USC citizens engaging in marriage fraud.
6) Elimination of the sibling immigration class and married child.
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What do you have against my old classmates at USC, beakerkin? ;-)
I'd hope you'd be for tougher penalties for ALL US citizens who engage in marriage fraud.
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1) Immigration is not a right it is an honor
Until that step is policy, our immigration issue is going to continue to be one helluva mess.
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"1) Immigration is not a right it is an honor"
Ex-act-ly! And this is probably the core problem anywhere.
In Germany, the biggest problem with the Turkish minority comes from the imported brides and the ensuing right of "family reunions". The Turkish sociologist Necla Kelek wrote an important book about it, which made the problem known, although not nearly enough. "Die fremde Braut" means someting like "The Foreign Bride", but "fremd" can mean strange, alien and unknown as well and there are elements of all this there.
Up to 15,000 girls, many of them between 14 and 18 years old, are forced into marriage every year to Turkish boys living in Germany, Kelek says. Young men being on the dole or social security are considered a good catch in Turkey. The imported brides become the door opener for their relatives to join them in the name of "family reunion".
Almost invariably uneducated, even illiterate, the "imported brides" are treated like domestic slaves in Germany, virtual property of their husbands' families. They stay in Turkish-Islamic ghettos, are not allowed, and don't want to, learn German and to communicate with Germans and bring up their children within their own isolation and German-hating spirit. Kelek describes how even formerly secular Turkish families are "re-Inlamified" in Germany.


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US Skier Bode Miller On Pace For January ReturnSix-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller remains "optimistic" about a January return after undergoing surgery last month to fix a disk in his back.
Ted Ligety Will Skip Events In Lake LouiseOlympic champion Ted Ligety will skip the World Cup races in Lake Louise, Alberta, this weekend with his left wrist still on the mend.
Ski Packages For The 1 Percent -- And CheapskatesPrivate ski lessons are so passe. The latest on-mountain perk for those with seemingly unlimited funds is spending the day with an Olympian.
US Ski Team To Train At Cannon's Mittersill AreaThe U.S. Ski Team will begin training next year at Cannon Mountain's Mittersill ski area in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
US Ski Team: Vonn Cleared For Downhill TrainingLindsey Vonn was cleared to get back on a World Cup course for downhill training, the latest step as she works to return from a right knee injury and get ready for the Sochi Olympics.
Vonn Partially Tears Repaired Right Knee LigamentLindsey Vonn partially tore one of the reconstructed ligaments in her surgically repaired right knee in a training crash that at the very least puts her preparation for the Sochi Olympics on hold.
Lindsey Vonn Crashes While Prepping For Return To RacingReigning Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn has crashed while training ahead of her return to racing following major knee surgery.
Lindsey Vonn, Tiger Woods Avoid Talk About RecordsLindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods pretty much leave the race for records out of their relationship.
Training For Winter Olympics Starts In Colorado's High CountryWhile the Winter Olympics are still more than three months away, the U.S. Alpine Ski Team has already started training at Copper Mountain.
Vonn Completes 1st Day Of Downhill TrainingLindsey Vonn eased into her first day of downhill training, holding back on her opening run just so she could get accustomed to cruising at that rate of speed again.
Lindsey Vonn Skis In Chile, Optimistic About Knee RehabLindsey Vonn is skiing in Chile and way ahead of her rehab schedule with the Sochi Olympics five months away.
Lindsey Vonn Nearing Return To SnowLindsey Vonn dropped into a skier's tuck as if she were trying to gain a little extra speed on a downhill course.


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One of the most fascinating subjects for me is the power we have as users of the Internet. We already discussed in previous posts how much audience participation influences web content and thus, society. Now, I'd like to go deeper into the subject and discuss the impact of crowdfunding web pages.
As you probably know or guess, crowdfunding websites provide users with the option to create a fundraising page for a certain cause or idea. Then other users are able to fund this idea and share it online. One touching example of how these pages change lives is the recent case of the homeless person Mark. On March 4, the 21-year old Nicole missed the last train home at 3am and Mark helped her go home safely. Out of gratitude, Nicole set up a crowding page for Mark with a goal of £8000. Today, the page has raised £13,143 for the wellbeing of this noble man.
Crowdfunding is also used for start-up businesses, innovative ideas and even charity work. It provides the incredible possibility to pitch the masses to support your creation. With a good idea and engaging story to tell, you can persuade the audience into participating and bringing the idea to life.


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That's how this design went with Whitney! And I can not even begin to tell you how happy I am that this happened. We started the project with one idea that neither of us could really find a design that we both loved by going off of original ideas. Then one day BAM, Whitney sent me an email with a change of heart and all of these amazingly simple ideas that she wanted.
Everything that we chose for her blog is modern and soft, from the fonts to the colors. And they all accent each other in a way that is better than I ever expected!
Whitney's new design is so soft, simple, and timeless. I LOVE IT!


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Today is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. Alas, I will not be celebrating the occasion by partaking in any Burns Supper festivities, mired as I am in exam marking this weekend. But I will celebrate in my own small way. This afternoon I will buy myself a copy of Robert Crawford's new biography of Burns, titled simply The Bard. (I've been eagerly anticipating this one for some time and it goes on sale in North America this very day. And after his masterful Scotland's Books, who could doubt that Crawford is perfectly suited to the task of bringing to life Burns and his work in his and its full complexity?) Then later this evening, I will raise a glass and declaim a few of Burns' poems. (I find that reading them aloud increases the pleasure of them exponentially.)
Here's one of my favourites:
A Man's A Man For A' That
Is there for honest Poverty
That hings his head, an' a' that;
The coward slave-we pass him by,
We dare be poor for a' that!
For a' that, an' a' that.
Our toils obscure an' a' that,
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The Man's the gowd for a' that.
What though on hamely fare we dine,
Wear hoddin grey, an' a that;
Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine;
A Man's a Man for a' that:
For a' that, and a' that,
Their tinsel show, an' a' that;
The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men for a' that.
Ye see yon birkie, ca'd a lord,
Wha struts, an' stares, an' a' that;
Tho' hundreds worship at his word,
He's but a coof for a' that:
For a' that, an' a' that,
His ribband, star, an' a' that:
The man o' independent mind
He looks an' laughs at a' that.
A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, an' a' that;
But an honest man's abon his might,
Gude faith, he maunna fa' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their dignities an' a' that;
The pith o' sense, an' pride o' worth,
Are higher rank than a' that.
Then let us pray that come it may,
(As come it will for a' that,)
That Sense and Worth, o'er a' the earth,
Shall bear the gree, an' a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
It's coming yet for a' that,
That Man to Man, the world o'er,
Shall brothers be for a' that.
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