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Olympus 35 ECR
The Olympus 35 ECR is the 1972 update to the EC. The body is about the same size, the lens is still a E.Zuiko 2.8, and it remains automatic exposure. The big change is a move to a rangefinder from a zone focus.
The controls of the ECR are slightly different than the EC. Most significantly the ISO/ASA control moves to the front of the lens rather than the top plate. Maybe to make room for the rangefinder. The real difference is the rangefinder vs zone focus. The EC had a nice bright viewfinder. The ECR viewfinder is not bad but nothing exceptionally bright. Focusing with the rangefinder seemed less than perfect. It is not as good as the slightly larger sibling the 35 RD. The use profile of this otherwise, automatic camera, felt more compatible to a zone focus.
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I like the compact size of the EC and the ECR. They both slip easily into a coat pocket and are simple to take along. The addition of a rangefinder was not a big plus for me. It was not a negative but given the point and shoot, no exposure control of the ECR, a rangefinder seemed unneeded. Also, I did not find it crisp enough to fell any more confident about the focus than a zone focus. This is not a rangefinder like the 35 RD, but it is just enough smaller to give it a different use. Not the best compact rangefinder, but convenient and affordable for what it is. Give the chose of a EC or a ECR, I would be tempted to stick with the EC (or EC2) and zone focus.
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For the topic of this column, I must admit that it all started with my current audiobook. I am reading Ark Royal by Christopher G. Nuttall which is about the adventures of a space carrier at the start of an alien/human war. That got me thinking about some iconic spaceships that I have in my basement for a crossover space combat game that I have yet to complete. A while ago (maybe six years or even longer) after seeing a game played at Origins that had fleets from Star Wars, Star Trek and Babylon 5 all fighting each other, I wanted to recreate those games. I decided to revisit those fleets this past week and I realized that I had some of the ships needed for many of the fleet including all the small craft (X-wings, Star Furies and Vipers), but not enough to actually have any real "combat ready" fleets (I did run a game of Battlestar Galactica at Origins a couple years back, but there wasn't any crossover – though I did get permission to use the idea from the original person).
It got me thinking about couple of unfinished game projects in my gaming area (that's 60 to 70% of the basement for you that don't know me very well). The beauty (and curse) of having a large expanse as my gaming area allows me to keep a lot of stuff that most people with smaller gaming areas would have to get rid of long before. Before I got into board games or a popular miniature game I played a lot of miniature games from small companies (some of which I still own). That being said, when I first started going to conventions, I really wanted to play those games that I owned but could never get my friends to play. That combined with the fact that I didn't play any mainstream miniature games (that being either Warhammer 40k or Fantasy at the time) meant that I looked for other games that struck my fancy. Conventions are an amazing place if you are looking for games based on TV shows, books or movies. Some were so fun that I wanted to create them for my own and tried to purchase/find all the needed supplies – with limited success.
There are some real issues with those convention games, though. More often than not, there is a lot of custom miniatures or obscure terrain (possibly even both) that would need to be completed before you have all that you need for the game. That translates to a lot of money or a lot of time (or even both) for what might be a yearly event. If you want to play a game multiple times in a year, the game has to have decent replay value (something that you might not need if you are going to run it only at a major convention) and something that your gaming buddies want to see on the table. What I might think was a great game could be too fiddly or rules heavy for the normal populous. In the end, I have an array of unwanted or unfinished games lying about in the basement. Some that I really want to finish and others that I just can't find the needed buyer to get rid of them.
Perhaps this year, I should make it a point to either complete those misfit games or sell/trade/trash those that I don't plan to complete. It would make for an interesting mission!
Notable Games Played
A couple additional games of Robinson Crusoe were played and so far we have had a recent zero win streak. The beauty of this game is that it truly makes you to want to play it again – even right after a loss. One of these days, we are going to get the right mix to succeed. So far, that has not been the case!
I also raced the first part of the World Rallyman Cup race for March. My time is recorded and added to the website. I couldn't even tell you how I did since the times from the other players have yet to be published. Definitely the new tire types, the clarifications of the rules and the SISU card (able to cancel the effect of a spinout once per stage) bring new life to this game.
The second Kickstarter for Myth is currently running. I have only backed it to get the second edition supplies currently, but there are a lot of stretch goals that have been unlocked so I might decide to raise my funding level to at least get all the KS exclusives! Perhaps the second edition rules will fix some of the issues with the original game. I hope so – the game concept and miniatures are amazing!
I also backed the Ghostbuster board game. Sadly, game play looks a bit straight forward, but hopefully that won't be a deal breaker – honestly Zombicide's game play is pretty straight forward and that game is great. Only time will tell if this was bought for the content or for the intellectual property.
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There is, something about Lake Victoria especially from the air that muddies. It looks so sedate, calm and relaxed - even when you have a one-on-one with it a Gaba beach, Speke Resort Munyonyo or Kabaka's landing site at Mulungu. The waves lap gently at the shore, almost soothing and regurgitating sea shells onto the sand for the kids to pick up – if not, a mass of hyacinth, a discarded plastic bottle or the dreaded kaveera.
One thing that Lake Victoria has always cried out for, is respect. With a surface area of approximately 68,800 km2, its Africa's largest lake by area - so of course, it's in a position, to demand respect from those who take to her.
A while back, along with the then Dr Gladys Kalema (Below), German Tourist and others, we did a crossing from Kalangala on Sesse Islands to Kasenyi landing site in Entebbe. And when we did the crossing, the one thing that we didn't do was… err, you guessed it, we didn't respect the lake.
We set out at 8:30am in a canoe - not a boat, but a canoe. And a canoe overloaded with charcoal, fish, yams, cassava, matooke, bricks, boda motorcycles and more. Lake Vic was relaxed and the skies so clear there was not a hint of a cloud in sight. When Mutembeyi touting, mineral water tried to offload four jumbo bottles onto me, I sent him scurrying away. After all, why would I need water for a journey that would be no more than a '40-minute hop' at the most?
But, it wasn't a 40-minute hop. It was a very dehydrating nine-hour crossing – especially without four jumbo bottles of mineral water, that was extremely suicidal and fought with danger because each wave had the word 'death' scrawled all over it.
The waves in the middle of Lake Vic are very different from those that lap the shores at Ggaba beach. They are also different from those you see when you are on the ferry. In a canoe, the waves mammoth into the size of your average double storied house. They swirled and lashed so terrifyingly against the canoe just like they did in the George Clooney movie – The Perfect Storm.
Its then, that the word 'respect' came into play. In the weeks before we made the crossing, the newspapers were awash with stories about people who had perished because they had no life jackets and the canoes overloaded or were caught in a storm. And what did I do when I read those articles? I simply sneered.
Sill we set sail and very aware we had no life jackets and we had not been given an airline style pep talk of what we were to do in case the canoe capsized. I had to 'laugh' because, I can barely manage two laps in the very calm waters of the baby pool at Speke Resort Munyonyo, so just how on earth would I manage in choppy waves that are almost as high as a house?
If the canoe had capsized, it would have been everyone for themselves. I would have drowned within five minutes. I also didn't rate the chances of Dr Kalema or of German Tourist. Out on the lake, it's lonely – there is nowhere to swim to. Nothing to cling to. Nobody to shout to for help. As far as the eye could see, there was no land. No other canoes and no cell-phone network. We would never have been found. If we were, our maggot bloated and rotting bodies would have been found weeks later - washed up on the beach or trapped in Fisherman's net.
We are lucky to be alive and a word of advice – if you take to Lake Victoria, respect it. Make sure you have a life jacket and plenty of drinking water.
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A-ha! Most of us assumed that the guy who asked the question was the shooter. There's no word on whether Hodgkinson was the man the congressmen said they spoke to. The man approached him and Duncan in their auto and asked who was playing, and Duncan responded that they were Republicans , DeSantis said. They returned to Capitol Hill , and DeSantis went to the House gym to take a shower.
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London Fire: Baby Dropped, Caught as High-Rise BurnsFears loom the death toll is set to rise as firefighters begin the painstaking search of the burnt out block flat by flat. She said there were "a number" of fatalities. Prime Minister Theresa May promised there would be a proper investigation into the disaster, which delayed her talks on trying to secure a parliamentary deal to stay in power and launch talks on Britain's exit from the European Union.
TAR HEEL VIEW: Memory, spines lacking in Sessions hearingAsked Monday if the White House thought Sessions should invoke executive privilege to avoid answering questions about his conversations with Trump, presidential spokesman Sean Spicer replied, "It depends on the scope of the questions". Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein , the person who would be responsible for carrying out any such dismissal, told a different congressional panel he would not fire Mueller without good cause and he had seen no such cause.
WaPo Report: Special counsel now investigating possible obstruction of justiceIn addition to describing his interactions with the president, Comey told the intelligence committee that while he was FBI director he told Trump on three separate occasions that he was not under investigation as part of a counter-intelligence probe involving Russian meddling in the election.
Trapped mother forced to throw baby as London tower burnsWitnesses said that they saw people jumping from the upper floors. Cllr Khevyn Limbajee, cabinet member for housing for Waltham Forest, reassured residents that fire safety procedures are always reviewed: "What happened in Grenfell Tower is a bad tragedy and our deepest condolences go out to all those affected".
Louisiana Congressman Shot At Congressional Baseball PracticeCapitol Police, first responders, and colleagues". Five people in total were taken to hospital for treatment. Brooks said one law enforcement officer or Capitol Police man was shot in the leg. "I told the sheriff, 'I don't know what's the matter with that guy, but he can't be shooting like that, '" he said. Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent in charge Tim Slater said it was "too early to say" whether it was an act of terrorism, or whether Scalise was targeted.
Firefighters battle massive blaze at London tower blockLabour MP Jim Fitzpatrick - chairman of the all-party Parliamentary Fire Safety and Rescue Group - said the Government has resisted calls to install sprinkler systems in high-rise blocks in the wake of the Lakanal House tragedy. "We wish to repeat our honest and heartfelt condolences to all those who have been affected as a result of this devastating event at Grenfell Tower", the company said in a statement "We also wish to pay tribute to the bravery of the emergency services and to those ...
At least 12 dead in west London tower block fireInitially, it was feared that the building, which appears to be gutted, could collapse. A massive fire at Grenfell Tower, in north Kensington, that began early Wednesday morning killed at least 12 and injured more than 70, according to initial news reports.
Rep. Doug Collins safe after shooting at congressional baseball practiceScalise spokesman Chris Bond said he would be checking with the hospital throughout the day for updates on the condition of the congressman and the other wounded people. He said two of the wounded were congressional staffers. "We have a lot of witnesses who we're having to interview". MedStar Washington said in a tweet Wednesday afternoon that Rep.
Tom Cotton Grills Jeff Sessions On Spy NovelsHe said Comey never talked with him about the investigation. "This, I'm afraid, is already resulting in investigations, and I fear that some people may find that they wish they hadn't leaked". " Many have suggested that my recusal is because I felt I was a subject of the investigation myself, that I may have done something wrong", Sessions added.
British Prime Minister Theresa May's top aides resign after election fiascoMay's office said Saturday that the Democratic Unionist Party , which has 10 seats in Parliament, had agreed to a "confidence and supply" arrangement with the government. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, said he hoped there would be no further delays, and that the result of the United Kingdom general election would not have a "major impact on the negotiations we are desperately waiting for".
Trump decries shooting of top Congressman, calls for unityMembers of Congress credited the Capitol police officers with shooting the gunman, though authorities did not immediately confirm who shot him. He was tended to by fellow lawmakers including Brad Wenstrup, a congressman who is a physician, before being transported to a hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.


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Suzanne and Ikey's wedding at the Cleveland Renaissance Hotel
Since shooting their engagement session late last year, we've been looking forward to their incredible wedding this spring. Starting at the hotel, and heading to the Cleveland Museum of Art's lagoon for the first look, we couldn't have had a nicer day. Back to the Renaissance Cleveland, we documented their extensive families before starting with the bedeken, tish, and the ceremony itself. But the day was not even half way over, as a long night of celebration commenced!


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Smile reconstruction in San Josè
A smile reconstruction refers to taking an inventory of those problems that you have with the way your teeth look right now, developing a plan of action, and then implementing that plan. Here at Colina Dental, we utilize teeth whitening, veneers, and dental implants, along with CAD-CAM technology, to build your smile back up to the standards you expect.
The ultimate judge is you when it comes to what will be part of your smile reconstruction. There is no absolute guideline for what any given person will consider acceptable or desirable. Of course, our cosmetic dentist in San José will offer advice and recommendations, but you make the final decision. It's only the teeth that show when you smile or laugh that are typically included in the reconstruction, though you can request that other teeth be part of it. Over the course of time, and for a variety of possible reasons, your teeth can become visually unappealing. Some may have never been to begin with. Some of the possible reasons that you would consult with our cosmetic dentist in San José are chips and cracks, misshapen or crooked teeth, too much space between teeth, discolored or stained teeth, dull teeth, and missing teeth. That may sound like a lot, but most people will not face all of the above at one time. Assessing the current state of your smile and taking into account what you want to see for your results will dictate the outline of the smile reconstruction. In the end, your new smile will include a mouthful of whole, white, perfect looking teeth. And you'll be eager to show them off.
Set up an appointment to come in and see our cosmetic dentist in San José. Determine if you're prepared to move forward with your smile reconstruction, and take that first step toward it.


text: Kia Motors releases sketch of all-new Carnival (Sedona) MPV Kia Motors Corporation 2005/02/04 프린트 글자 크게 글자 작게 - Completely redesigned MPV will debut at the Chicago Auto Show (SEOUL) February 4, 2005 -- Kia Motors Corporation today released a preview sketch of the all-new Carnival MPV (known as the Sedona in some markets), which will make its world premiere at the upcoming Chicago Auto Show. Completely redesigned, the all-new Carnival will be larger than the previous generation vehicle in all major dimensions, including overall length and wheelbase, and will offer more horsepower than many of its competitors as well as a standard 60/40 split third-row seat which folds flat into the floor. Both a short and long body version of the all-new Carnival will be produced, with the long body expecting to go on sale in late 2005 and the short body in early 2006. More details will be announced at Kia's Chicago Auto Show press conference on February 10 at McCormick Place at 9:00am CST. While only the short body will be available in Europe, both the long body and short body Carnival will be sold in all other markets. "The long body version of the Carnival will be a perfect compliment to the redesigned short body version," said Senior Executive Vice President and COO, Mr. Yong-Hwan Kim. "The all-new Carnival MPV will carry on the tradition of its predecessor as one of the safest vehicles in its class while offering customers a more modern and stylish design," he added. Kia Motors Corporation (www.kiamotors.com) -- the fastest growing automaker in the world -- was founded in 1944 and is Korea's oldest manufacturer of motor vehicles. As part of the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, Kia aims to become one of the world's premier automotive brands. Kia's 16 manufacturing and assembly operations in 13 countries produce more than 1.1 million vehicles a year that are sold and serviced through a network of distributors and dealers covering 190 countries. Kia today has 30,000 employees and annual revenues of $14 billion. It is the major sponsor of the Australian Tennis Open and an official worldwide sponsor of the Davis Cup. Kia Motors Corporation's brand slogan -- "The Power to Surprise" -- represents the company's global commitment to surpassing customer expectations through continuous automotive innovation. Hyundai Motor Group's Social Network Service PrevKia Motors Netherlands to sponsor several national speed skating teams NextKia Motors unveils all-new Carnival (Sedona) MPV at Chicago Auto Show List TOP


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Film honour for Gorman
America Unchained won the audience vote for best documentary feature at the Austin Film Festival in Texas.
The film charts the former stand-up's quest to drive across the US without spending a cent in a restaurant, hotel or petrol station owned by a corporate chain.
During his journey, he slept in a Colorado trailer park and an Oregon forest treehouse, stole food from the Republican Party in Utah and was threatened by men with guns in Mississippi.
The 75-minute film was commissioned by Channel 4, and will air on More 4 in January; and a book of his exploits is due out in April.
Gorman wrote the film, which was directed by Andy Devonshire, who previously worked on The Apprentice.
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3.) Spread the texura base over the entire area and then place plastic over the wet product and pull off to leave peaks and craters. Make sure to remove the tape immediately. Pull out your silhouette stencil.
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Upcoming NPLCC Science-Management Webinar: Implementing Climate-Smart Resource Mgmt In SW Oregon
Meeting Date: 8/24/2017
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Location: Webinar
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Thursday, August 24th, 2017
Join presenters David Peterson, Jessica Halofsky, and Gwyn Myer for a discussion on this climate-smart resource adaptation management project, which builds on The Rogue Basin Action Plan for Resilient Watersheds and Forests in a Changing Climate. This project implemented recommendations from the Action Plan in resource management and planning, linking key vulnerabilities with specific adaptation strategies and tactics on the ground, and linking adaptation with restoration, planning, and resource monitoring programs across multiple land ownerships. Specific management objectives include:
Implement restoration projects that integrate climate-smart practices, a proof of concept for southwestern Oregon. Prioritize restoration projects in the Rogue Basin using the Action Plan and other ongoing efforts focused on restoration and adaptation in the region. Incorporate climate-smart adaptation practices in federal planning in southwestern Oregon. The publication "Developing and Implementing Climate Change Adaptation Options in Forest Ecosystems: A Case Study in Southwestern Oregon" emerged as a result of this project.


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Marjorie Prime review: A haunting, quietly poignant tale
COULD technology ease the loneliness of old age?
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In Marjorie Prime, 85-year-old Marjorie (Lois Smith) takes comfort in a hologram of her late husband Walter (Jon Hamm).
He may be programmed but he almost seems human as they talk of old times and revisit cherished moments.
However, his presence is a mixed blessing for Marjorie's daughter Tess (Geena Davis) and her husband Jon (Tim Robbins).
Tess declares: "She's nicer to that thing than she was to me." The screen version of Jordan Harrison's play is a touching tale of unreliable memory, loss and what it means to be human in an age of artificial intelligence. It has affinities with the Joaquin Phoenix film Her.
If we could select and shape a human archive, what would we choose to remember, edit or change? What would it be like for future generations to meet a hologram of a long-dead relative?
A haunting, quietly poignant tale with a wonderful performance from veteran character actress Lois Smith.


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Incorporated in 1721, the town of Voluntown lies in the southeastern part of Connecticut, bordering the State of Rhode Island, as well as Windham County and the towns of North Stonington and Griswold. Located half way between Boston and New York, Voluntown is conveniently accessible from I-95 and I-395, Route 2 and the scenic highway of Route 49. The town's population of 2,400 doubles during the summer months as its tourism season flourishes.
Voluntown is also home to many entrepreneurial companies offering services from carpentry and construction to antiques and motion pictures. Dairy and tree farms are an important part of the Voluntown economy, as well.
Voluntown real estate consists of single family residences and land.
At Voluntown there is a kindergarten through eighth grade school. Voluntown also offers a three-year-old program along with a pre-school program. The high schoolers can go to several schools in the area, including Norwich Free Academy, Norwich Tech, Ellis Tech, Griswold High School, or Killingly Vo-Ag (Vocational Agriculture Program).
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ASUS X99 ROG Rampage V Extreme Review
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On the subject of making overclocking as easy as possible, the importance of clean and stable power cannot be overstated. So often an overclock will fail just because there is a small variance in the voltages actually being supplied, and just having 80 zillion power phases wont temper that problem.
With the ASUS Rampage V Extreme the power design is their Extreme Engine Digi+ IV, which combines the MOSFETs and MOSFET drivers into a single stage. By reducing the amount of stages in the power phase, and then surrounding it with hardware of the best possible quality, the variance in your chosen voltage and the actual applied voltage is greatly reduced, leading to faster overclocks, both in terms of the results and the time taken to achieve them. Whenever you can lessen the time between you starting to overclock and achieving the best possible result from your hardware, life is good.
It's not only voltage that is important. Obviously when you use any energy it is converted to heat, and that heat has to go somewhere. Heat is such a problem when running at extreme overclock speeds that all the top results are obtained with sub-zero cooling. The Rampage V Extreme takes advantage of the space available on the top of the IO section to add further cooling to the motherboard, allowing you to push yet further.
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As I understand it, we are on the verge of seeing lots PCie connected storage as new standards have been finalized (NVMe). These require PCIe 3.0 x4 interfaces and that will not be possible on this board if you run SLI.
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1. Of all the fabulous Thanksgiving tabletop setting I saw, Khloe Kardashian's table was my absolute favorite. First of all, that dining table + chair combo is stunning and just even the flower arrangements kill me. Gold flatware, candles, light fixtures, I could go on and on. Well done.
2. I LOVE pumpkins for a Thanksgiving tablescape, especially when done in unique ways. This tabletop is also super stunning, grey and gold make such a gorgeous combination.
3. I've been traveling a lot this fall, in and out of hotels. This particular hotel had a wood art wall sculpture in the bathroom that I just loved. I think the texture adds something really nice to a modern bath.
4. Popped by the Joule hotel in Dallas, and in the bar area I fell in love with this collection of vintage nude portraits. Such a cool vibe.
5. I also popped by the Goop pop up shop in Dallas. Absolutely fell in love with the decor (done by Michelle Nussbaumer). That canopy bed is amazing.
6. Around the corner in the bookstore I found this adorable chair that I fell in love with. How cute is that mane?
7. So, one day while perusing instagram, I saw this vanity mirror and figured out that it was from West Elm. I thought for sure it was an antique but it was actually a collab product from the Educardo Garza collection. They are sold out everywhere, but finally found one in New Jersey!
8. Here is mine in my bathroom. I am so in love with it. I just can't even stand its gorgeousness.
9. In other news of my apartment, I'm starting a mirror wall in my entryway. I've always wanted to do one. How cute is my friends pup, Ace? Adorable.
10. If you have been reading me for a while then you know how much I love to encourage, inspire and motivate. I got such excellent feedback on my ebook and at your request, I have finally added a new e-course, as a kind of follow up to my e-book. This one delves much deeper into the methods I used for starting my own biz. Check it out!


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The day before we unpacked some belated x-mas pressies with some of the same friends. Again, we had a very nice time. I got soap and shower gel from Lush, a blue ray DVD from the Golden Compass, Golden Sun for the DS, an Angry birds kitchen set, and an owl Kigu! Which is a sort of onsie PJs for adults. I might have gotten even more, but I am tired as I write this post, so some might have slipped from my memory. Sorry about that!
I also bought a Kobo Touch e-reader from money I got from my mom for X-mas! I have been very spoiled! Anyway, expect more reviews from e-books here in the future :) I will still be reading lots of books from the library as well, but it is nice to actually be able te read galleys in my comfy chair :)
Speaking of the blog... I am currently not really in a blogging mood and life is quite hectic. Now I do happen to have vacation for another week, but that is over before I know it. To reduce stress I decided to drop the blogging schedule for now and just blog when I feel like it. Things that are coming up are a 365 post from December, wrap ups from book challenges and 1 sign up post for the new challenges I plan to join. But I need to write every one of those, so I am not sure when they will be up.
I am currently quite unfocussed due that I am taking less ADHD meds and that makes it hard to blog. I am being very creative though, making nice things to send over snail mail with my pen pals. Maybe I will show it on the blog. But the point from this post is to let you know what I am up to, and what you can expect from me. For now I just do whatever I feel like doing because I have a lot of "have to's" going on IRL and I really need to focus on my "want to's" to keep myself sane ;)
I hope you all had a great start of the new year!


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1 Have and have got
Look at these examples.
Here have and have got mean the same thing. We can normally use either form. But have got is more
informal. Note that we do not use have got in short answers (No, I haven't.).
2 Forms
We do not often use had got in the past tense.
Tom had several jobs to do.
We didn't have time to stop.
Why did you have that funny hat on?
3 The action verb have
Here are some examples of have as an action verb.
Mark has lunch around one.
I have a shower every morning.
The children had a game of cards.
We had a wonderful holiday.
Have expresses an action. Mark has lunch means that he eats lunch.
With the action verb have we cannot use got and we cannot use a short form.
NOT Mark has got lunch around one and NOT I've a shower every morning
The action verb have can also be continuous.
Mark is having lunch now.
We were having a conversation in English.
What time are you having your driving lesson?
In negatives and questions in simple tenses, we use a form of do.
We didn't have a very good time.
We don't have parties very often.
Where do you have lunch?
How often does Vicky have strange dreams?
In English we often use expressions like have a talk instead of a verb like talk. Here are some examples.
Shall we have a swim?
I usually have a rest in the afternoon.
I had a talk with Daniel.
Trevor and Laura are having an argument.


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Woman-child Maui Taylor has gone way past being "the next hottest thing to hit town." She's already trailblazed her way into being one of local cinema's most bankable onscreen goddesses, earning a seat in the hearts and minds of the male populace—a muse for 13-year-olds, a Lolita of sorts for fogeys.
But even with her newfound brand of celebrity, Maui is a long way from taking a breather. She had to cancel plans of spending New Year's with her dad in London to work on her movie with Albert Martinez, Kasalo, over the holidays. Her career is on the fast track and this will be her third release in barely a year's time since Gamitan. Even with that movie, she left little unexposed and has made her doors ajar to frontal nudity. "People will expect more from me and I want to be able to meet those expectations."


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A hormone pill "may help women through the menopause and give their sex lives a boost," according to the_ Daily Mail._ The newspaper reported that the hormone pill, called DHEA, could become an alternative to the current Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for easing menopausal problems such as hot flushes and night sweats. DHEA is a steroid hormone naturally produced by the body's adrenal gland and used in the production of sex hormones, but the synthetic version is not currently licensed for use in menopause.
The Mail 's news is based on a trial that compared DHEA against two existing treatments, looking at how women who had recently been through the menopause rated their sexual function before and after treatment. They found that standard hormone replacement therapy, a drug called tibolone, an HRT pill containing an oestrogen, and DHEA all decreased menopause symptoms and improved sexual function after one year of treatment.
It is important to note that this was a small study with just 12 women receiving each treatment. Furthermore, there are a wide variety of hormone therapies used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms, which have various potential adverse effects and cautions for use. Treatment must be prescribed on an individual basis, as not all therapies are suitable for all women. Women currently taking HRT will have been prescribed the drug preparation that is most appropriate for them.
As the Daily Mail rightly pointed out, further larger trials are needed to see whether DHEA is a safe and effective treatment to be used for menopausal symptoms in some women.
Where did the story come from?
The study was carried out by researchers from The University of Pisa, Italy, and received no additional funding. It was published in the peer-reviewed medical journal, Climacteric.
This research was reported on well by the Daily Mail, which highlighted that as the study was small, larger trials of DHEA would be needed to see if it could provide an alternative to standard HRT treatments for menopause symptoms. Although DHEA does not have a licence to treat menopause symptoms, some people may have already received DHEA 'off licence' in the UK (that is, at their doctor's discretion), to help with menopause symptoms.
What kind of research was this?
This was a randomised controlled trial comparing DHEA against two existing treatments for menopause symptoms. In total, 48 women were randomly assigned into three groups designated to receive:
- A standard daily HRT pill containing an oestrogen (estradiol) in combination with a progestogen (dihydrogesterone).
- A type of drug called tibolone, which is a unique drug with oestrogen, progestogen and weak androgen (male hormone) properties.
- The new type of hormone: DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), which is not currently licensed in the UK. It is a synthetic version of the steroid hormone naturally produced by the body's adrenal gland and used in the production of sex hormones. Some of the women did not want to take hormone treatments, so were treated with oral vitamin D treatments instead.
The researchers were interested in how these three treatments, particularly DHEA, would affect the women's sexual function, which can be affected when going through the menopause. Oral oestrogen therapy can help with blood flow to the vagina and lubrication and the researchers suggest that it may help other sexual factors such as clitoral sensitivity, orgasm rates and sexual activity. However, sexual desire, or libido, is not thought to be governed by oestrogen levels.
However, while oestrogen may offer these improvements, it does not come without risks. In women who have an intact uterus – that is, all those who have not had a hysterectomy – oestrogen cannot be given in the long term without being in combination with a progestogen. This is because it can overstimulate the growth of the uterus lining (the endometrium). It can also increase the risk of endometrial cancer if its effects are not balanced with a progestogen.
The researchers suggested that DHEA that affects levels of sex hormones might play a role in governing sexual desire pre- and post-menopause.
What did the research involve?
The researchers recruited 48 post-menopausal Italian women (aged 50 to 60 years). All of the women had natural menopause, were healthy and had no previous or current hormone disorders (such as thyroid or adrenal problems). The women also had no heart problems, high blood pressure, psychiatric disorders, pelvic or breast disease and were non-smokers.
Natural menopause was defined as over 12 consecutive months without a natural menstrual period. The age at menopause was defined as age at last menstruation.
The women's medical history was taken to determine if there was anything other than menopause that could have contributed to sexual function problems.
The researchers used validated self-administered questionnaires to properly diagnose sexual symptoms and to gain information on any sexual relationship.
The women were then randomised to receive:
- DHEA: 10mg daily (12 women)
- Femoston Conti HRT: oral estradiol (1mg) plus dihydrogesterone (5mg) daily (12 women)
- Livial: oral tibolone (2.5mg) daily (12 women)
Additionally, 12 women not wishing to use hormone therapies received oral vitamin D (400 IU) plus calcium carbonate (1,250mg).
The women had clinical and hormonal evaluations three, six and 12 months into their treatment.
What were the basic results?
The severity of menopausal symptoms was assessed at the start of the study (known as the 'baseline') and after 12 months. This was done using a recognised system called the 'Greene Climacteric Scale'. At baseline, the women in the DHEA, HRT and tibolone groups had similar severity of menopause symptoms. The women who had chosen not to receive hormone therapies had lower baseline menopause symptoms. After 12 months, symptoms improved in women treated in each of the three hormone groups from baseline (DHEA, HRT and tibolone). There was no change from baseline in the vitamin D group.
At baseline, the women in each of the groups had a similar score on the sexual function questionnaire and had sex similarly often. When the researchers looked at how they changed since baseline they found that:
- Women receiving DHEA or HRT had a greater average score on the sexual function questionnaire. These DHEA and HRT average scores were greater than the women who received vitamin D. Women taking tibolone also had an increased score, though the difference from baseline was not significant.
- There was no difference in a relationship score in any of the groups.
- Frequency of sex in the past four weeks increased in the women treated with DHEA, HRT and tibolone. The increases in these three groups were comparable. The frequency of having sex was greater in the three hormone groups compared to the vitamin D group.
How did the researchers interpret the results?
The researchers say their research shows that women receiving one year of oral DHEA therapy at a daily dose of 10mg improved their hormone symptoms to a similar extent to women receiving HRT or tibolone.
All of the hormone treatments improved the quality of sexual life in the women, which the researchers say 'supports the hypothesis that hormonal changes during reproductive ageing negatively affect sexual function'. They further add that this finding was achieved in healthy women who would not be considered to have sexual dysfunction, but who opted for hormone treatments to reduce their menopause symptoms.
This small, randomised controlled trial found that both menopause symptoms and measures of sexual function could be improved by three types of hormone therapy. The study compared a form of HRT, tibolone (a unique drug with oestrogen, progestogen and male hormone activity) and another type of hormone therapy called DHEA, which is not currently licensed for use in the UK. One group of women received vitamin D but no hormone therapies.
The study was small, including 48 women in total and 12 in each group. This means there is a higher likelihood the findings are due to chance. Additionally, although the women saw improvements in sexual function, they had normal sexual function at the start of the study and did not have a clinical diagnosis of sexual dysfunction. It is not known whether these hormone treatments would have any effect for women with more severe sex problems.
It is important to note that there are a wide variety of hormone therapies used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms, which have various potential adverse effects and cautions for use. Treatment must be prescribed on an individual basis, as not all therapies are suitable for all women. The women in this study had all gone through a natural menopause, had not had periods for over 12 months and were otherwise healthy.
Different treatments may be prescribed for women who have undergone hysterectomy (with or without removal of their ovaries), or for women who are around the time of menopause but who are still experiencing some irregular bleeding (for example, tibolone is unsuitable for use in women who are within 12 months of their last period).
Women currently taking HRT or other hormone therapies will have been prescribed the drug preparation that is most appropriate for them.
As the Daily Mail highlights, it is not clear from this small study whether DHEA is as safe or effective as HRT therapies or other hormone therapies that are currently available. Larger trials would be needed to see if this is the case.
Analysis by Bazian
Edited by NHS Website
Links to the headlines
A happier menopause: Hormone pill could ease hot flushes AND it gives your sex life a boost
Daily Mail, 20 December 2011
Links to the science
Genazzani AR, Stomati M, Valentino V et al.
Effect of 1-year, low-dose DHEA therapy on climacteric symptoms and female sexuality
Climacteric, December 2011, Vol. 14, No. 6, Pages 661-668


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This mask is used exclusively used for "Yoroboshi". Shuntokumaru is the main character of the story, who became blind with deep grief, after he was disowned by his father.
"Noh-no-men", Yasuo Nakamura, Kawahara syoten publishing
"Noh-men-nyuumon", Nobutaka Konparu, Syouzou Masuda, and Sanjiro Kitazawa, Heibonsya, Ltd.
Foreword from Noh Mask Craftswoman, Mitsue Nakamura
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It's Friday and it's time for Favorite Things at Scrap It Girl. This time it is for a favorite journal or notebook. So here is mine--and before you say "boring" I have a short story about it--LOL!
Many moons ago my step-sister gave me this journal. I can't remember when exactly but I know I wasn't writing down profound thoughts or anything at the time. I did think it was really nice. It's a black leather journal with gold edges. Actually too nice for me! Haha!
But I kept it because "you just never know." And after my soon was born, I realized that I wanted to write down fleeting moments. And that is when this journal came in. Now I'm not a great journaler (which can be a problem sometimes when I do scrapbook pages) but I try. This book starts on Jan 6 2010 and my son was born Nov 2009 if that tells you anything. And right now Oct 16th 2013 is the last entry.
It's halfway filled so at this rate he will be 8 before it's full. LOL So I better start writing!
I have some composition books that I have decorated but as far as my favorite--this is it. And it was given to me by my step-sister which makes it that much more special. :)
Thank you for stopping by and if you read this-thank you even more! :) Until next time friends...please stop by Scrap It Girl and share your favorite notebook or journal. :)


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Coconut Madeleines - makes 12
- 100g gluten free flour
- 50g maize flour or cornflour
- 50g ground almonds
- 1 tsp gluten free baking powder
- 200g butter or margarine, at room temperature
- 200g unrefined caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- a few drops of vanilla extract
- 6 tbsp raspberry jam
- desiccated coconut
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Fill a muffin tray with 10 muffin cases
Preheat oven to 190°c / 375°f / gas mark 5
Combine the gluten free flour, maize flour, ground almonds and gluten free baking powder. Sieve together 4 times to combine.
Cream together the caster sugar and butter until light and fluffy. It is best to do this using a food mixer with a beater attachment or use a hand held electric mixer.
Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat lightly with a fork. Beat the egg into the creamed mixture a bit at a time making sure to beat in each addition properly before adding the next. If the mixture starts to split, mix in a spoonful of the flour. Add the vanilla.
Fold in the flour.
Divide the mixture equally between the 10 cases and bake for 18 – 20 minutes until firm to touch and a knife inserted comes out clean.
These will rise above the top of the case. Leave on a cooling wire until completely cold before finishing.
Take the sponge out of the cases and turn upside down. You may need to carve the tops off the cupcakes so they will stand up.
Place 6 tbsp jam into a saucepan with a drop of water, place on a low heat, stirring until runny.
Pour some desiccated coconut onto a plate.
Use a pastry brush to spread jam all over the sponges.
Lift with two forks and roll around in the coconut until coated all over. Place on a plate to set.
how to make this recipe dairy free...
Use dairy free margarine in place of the butter.
Gem's hints and tips
In all recipes requiring self-raising gluten free flour, I advise sieving the flours together with the gluten free baking powder four times to make sure all the ingredients are evenly distributed.
If you have made a cake that is really heavy with a solid lump of eggy mixture at the bottom one reason could be because the baking powder wasn't mixed into the flour properly.
If you can't find maize flour then cornflour is easily available and makes a good substitute. There isn't much difference but I do prefer maize flour. See resources.
Gluten free cakes are best eaten fresh, they will keep well for a week. They can be frozen but the texture goes a bit grainy when defrosted.
Gluten free cakes are crumblier than other cakes but taste just as good. To cut neat slices, dip a sharp knife in hot water and wipe clean between slices.


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They had SIX original matching tupperware glasses. I was so happy I wanted to jump up and down. But I didn't. But I was happy. So happy that I wanted to jump. They cost $.99 each, which I was happy to pay.
My next find was an Ann Taylor Loft wool coat. The Salvation Army here has an amazing selection of winter coats, which apparently we'll need in Chicago. The coat is tan wool and right above my knees. I need to take it in a decent amount and hem up the bottom a few inches, but for the price, I'm happy to put some work into it.
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Repeat, Repeat, Repeat . . .
Growing up, I was always puzzled by shampoo bottles. Back in the day, every shampoo bottle came with these instructions: "Lather, Rinse, Repeat." I completely understood lather and rinse; it was the repeat part that stumped me. My question was simple – How many times do you "repeat?" I finally rationalized repeat as a marketing ploy by shampoo companies to get you to use much more shampoo than you would ever need.
It is once again time to usher in the New Year with an appropriate New Year's resolution. By now, you probably have your personal resolutions figured out. But, there is no reason to stop with just a personal resolution or two; every United Way should have a New Year's resolution, as well. Let me make this as painless as possible by suggesting a resolution for your United Way.
I know it is a little presumptuous of me to even suggest a New Year's resolution for your United Way, when I may not have even met your United Way. Without personally meeting your United Way, it would be impossible for me to suggest that your United Way should do something like lose weight or stop smoking. Instead of suggesting that your United Way adopt a resolution to stop doing something, I am going to suggest a resolution that you continue doing something you are probably already doing.
Your resolution for 2014 should be to talk about why your United Way exists. Simple statements like "We reduce poverty" or "We increase the graduation rate" or "We are ending homelessness" clearly and concisely explain why your United Way exists. You probably already know this statement for your United Way. Here is where you will need to commit to keeping your New Year's resolution because just like the instructions on the shampoo bottle, I want you to talk repeatedly about why your United Way exists. Not just once in your annual report, or once at your workplace campaign presentation, but repeatedly talk about why your United Way exists year-round, everywhere, all the time. This resolution really comes down to that one word – "repeat." You must repeat why your United Way exists. Don't assume that everyone gets why your United Way exists after hearing it the first time because they don't. You must repeat it. Send your donors an e-mail about why your United Way exists. Write an editorial for your local newspaper about why your United Way exists. You can't say why your United Way exists enough times. Resolve to repeat this year!
Take a moment and write the word "repeat" on a Post-It note and stick it to your monitor or on your bulletin board. You'll know what it means every time you see it, and it will remind you to once again talk about why your United Way exists.
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Just a country girl kicking around the dirt roads taking pictures of trees, gates, animals. cactus, and anything else that strikes my un-fancy mind. You are welcome to take a look and come back if you like.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Happy National Pie Day
15 comments:
- Lisa said...
I heard it was national pie day too! Happy pie day to you as well. I don't blame you for not stopping in the cemetary - you surely wouldn't want to be blamed for stealing plastic flowers.
- January 23, 2009 at 8:10 PM
- BlueRidge Boomer said...
Do they have a National Brownie Day?.....I, also, love country roads....sometimes when the dogs and i go for the mail...we have to driv down a little lane and visit the goats and cows.....still haven't made it to the cemetery at the bottom of the mountain.....someday!!!??? Stay warm......
- January 23, 2009 at 8:15 PM
- garnett109 said...
I'll take a coconut cream one!
Jeeze now i'm hungry for pie!
DEBBIE Wheres my pie!!!!!!!!
- January 23, 2009 at 8:19 PM
- Shirl 72 said...
I have never heard of National Pie Day sounds
good to me. Glad you thought better about
touring the cemetary for fear of someone thinking you were there to get a new plastic arrangement for your table.
- January 23, 2009 at 9:09 PM
- Woody said...
We were in Georgia, taking a back road, we love tromping thru Old Cemetaries!! we pulled into one OLD beautiful site tucked away in some woods barely visable from the dirt road, loads of little Rebel Flags, flowers and some magnificent Stones, shortly an old guy came walking over out of nowhere, an in that heavy southern drawl said, "ya all ain't suppoze be heaya" at which point we left, wonder if it was our New York Plates that gave us away???
- January 23, 2009 at 10:11 PM
- barb said...
jerry bought a dust mop type thing he dusts the car and golf cart every night. if we ever get to meet, will bring you one. pople think our car/ truck really is brand new he keeps it so nice. i love sour cream raisen pie---soo good. of course anything chocolate would be good!! barb
- January 23, 2009 at 10:11 PM
- Celeste said...
I will take pumpkin and you should have stopped!
- January 23, 2009 at 10:13 PM
- madcobug said...
I had not heard it was pie day. I might have talked Ken into making a pie since he is doing most of the cooking lately. I am sorry your adventure didn't last long today but at least you got out for a while. Hugs, Helen
- January 23, 2009 at 10:20 PM
- Kath said...
I don't like the sound of not being able to look around a cemetary without feeling at ease Paula.That feeling would never happen in England.Seems you were right though and better staying clear.Love the country road trecks here too.Glad you got out for a while.National Pie Day Mmm.We have a pies days here in England in nay County's.He-He.Take Care God Bless Have a great weekend. Kath xx
- January 24, 2009 at 1:22 AM
- Alice said...
Hi Paula. I finished off my chocolate pie the day before National Pie Day. Never have heard of it. Is there a "National Country Road Day"?
- January 24, 2009 at 9:39 AM
- Joyce said...
Too bad you didn't get to go into that cemetary. Bet it was interesting. Maybe next time around you can knock on the door of the house and ask if it's ok. Just a thought.
Hugs, Joyce
- January 24, 2009 at 2:24 PM
- Janie said...
Well... I missed the National Pie day! Shoot. lol Don't blame you for going on by. Have a blessed Sunday. Janie
- January 24, 2009 at 11:33 PM
- Missy said...
national pie day huh? That's a new one for me!
that cemetary sounds like it would have been interesting...
- January 25, 2009 at 7:43 PM
- Rose said...
make mine blueberry!!
- January 25, 2009 at 7:50 PM
- JoHn'S wOrLd said...
Hello. Thankyou for stopping by. I do miss my Mom .I saved you blog on my favorites,I Dont know how to make a list of all the ones I read and keep it onmy blog.I will ask someone. You have a good evening
- January 25, 2009 at 10:51 PM


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Inside the Huddle with the Fyffe Red Devils
PHOTO: The Fyffe Red Devils charge the field during a practice last week.
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor
FYFFE, Ala.—What better way to kick off my second season of "Inside the Huddle" than with a visit with the 2016 Class 2A State Champions, the Fyffe Red Devil football team!
I started the visit off right, being ten minutes late. With Coach Benefield, you are on Lombardi time. He goes by the "Lombardi Rules", meaning that if practice starts at 5 p.m., you are on the field at 4:45 p.m. I did not receive that memo and nearly had to run two laps. Coach Benefield runs a tight ship, and it shows in his team. My partner-in-crime, Amy Thrash's phone rang during practice and I started to throw it across the field. We were scared. All joking aside, the Red Devils welcomed us with open arms. Coach Benefield allowed me to take over his practice. I called out drills, timed runners and even showed the players a thing or two. I do not want to let the cat out of the bag but there are talks of adding the "Marla Play" to their offense. Having this opportunity is a dream come true for me. I am sure that my parents never thought their un-athletic child would someday be on the football field praying she would not get ran over. This is where all the kids in elementary school, that picked me last in dodgeball, are regretting their decisions. Coach Benefield may be telling a small fib but he did allude to my visit last year and a State Championship trophy. Coincidence? I think not.
The Fyffe Football team finished the 2016 season with a perfect 15-0 record and were Region Champions. In the Class 2A State Championship at Jordan-Hare Stadium, they shut out the Aliceville Yellowjackets, 28-0, their sixth shutout of the season. Fyffe outscored opponents 700-113 with the championship game win.
The Red Devils practice four days a week, beginning at 5 p.m. When you are a State Championship team, rain or heat will stop you. I lost count of how many sets that the team ran. I was winded just watching them. Champions aren't made overnight or in a couple of practices.
The Red Devils have 14 Seniors this season. The team have five returning starters on offense and seven on defense.
Coach Benefield will return for his twentieth season as Head Coach for the Red Devils. His staff includes: Steve Edge-Defensive Line, Tim Cochran-Offensive Line, Brad Thomas-Defensive Backs, Rodney Coots-Linebackers, Brad Martin and Teddy Whitmire-Junior Varsity and last by not least, Marla Jones-Honorary Coach.
Fyffe will begin their season playing in the 12th annual AHSAA Champions Challenge Football Classic Aug. 24-25 at Montgomery's Cramton Bowl.
The 2016 Champions Challenge, which will kick off the 2017 prep football season, will begin at 7 pm. They will meet defending 1A state champion Maplesville. The pairings were announced by Alvin Briggs, Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA), the AHSAA's coaching organization, which hosts the event each year.
"We are very excited about the games we have lined up," Briggs said. "The Fyffe versus Mapleville game pits two schools that were undefeated last season. Each have storied histories and strong communities that love high school football." The AHSAA Radio Network will broadcast the game live over its statewide radio network.
Fyffe will kick off their regular season play on the road, beginning with the Geraldine Bulldogs on September 1, 2017. On September 8, the Red Devils will be on the road again as they face the Asbury Rams. The Devils will play their first region game at home on September 15 against the Westbrook Christian Warriors. The Devils will travel to Ider for their second region game of the season on September 22. Fyffe will face the Plainview Bears at home on September 29. Fyffe will host the Sand Rock Wildcats for a region game on October 6. The Red Devils will host the Collinsville Panthers for region play on October 13. Fyffe will travel to face the Section Lions for a region game on October 20. For the last Red Devil home game, they will face Gaston for region play on October 27. To finish the last regular season game, they will travel to Cleburne County on November 3, 2017.
After watching the intense practice with the Red Devils, I am making my plans to attend the next State Championship Game in December. I am sure the Red Devils will be there in Class 2A action. Go Big Red!


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