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I agree with this comment Sharon. Although I went back and forth with my feelings for Sam. Sometimes I felt for him because he seemed like a genuinely good person beneath his penchant for causing chaos and heartbreak, other times his cowardice, and decision making was so glaring and ludicrously bad, like when he confessed to cheating on Anne Marie even though he hadn't. I know that he tells that lie because he feels its preferable to telling the truth regarding his past but moments like those, in the narrative, made him hard to like.
Did other people feel that the dark, sort-of absurd humor worked for them? It didn't always work for me. One of my favorite scenes in the entire novel was when Sam and Peter went to the poetry reading at the Robert Frost House!! I thought those passages were hilarious. "No Cheap Tricks...No Tricks at all"! A scene that didn't work for me was when Sam goes home to find the Mirabellis playing dress-up. That fell flat and I actually cringed while reading it.
I just finished the book last night and I'm still trying to gather my thoughts over what kind of commentary the author was making on the nature of stories, memoirs, characters, etc. I was definitely struck by that fact that Lees Ardor and Mrs. Pulsifer both made drastic, life-altering decisions based at least partially on the fact that they didn't want to be "characters". Has anyone ever been that affected by a fictional character? In my youth...I would feel strong attractions to characters and even emulate some of their traits or mannerisms but I've certainly never done something drastic so as not to conform with the behavior, whether positive or negative, of a fictional character.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A self-described anarchist and "hacktivist" from Chicago pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges he illegally accessed computer systems of law enforcement agencies and government contractors.
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"Jeremy has taken responsibility for what he's done, but he should not face such a harsh sentence for an act of protest from which he did not personally benefit," the defendant's brother, Jason Hammond, said in a statement. "I'm glad he's moved one step closer to freedom, but today I'm asking for the judge to consider a sentence appropriate to what is nothing other than a nonviolent political protest."
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The front page (via GalacticHunter) is reporting that the Swami has now said to look out for the possibility of:Bib FortunaGeneral VeersGammorean GuardHoth VaderThese all scream re-pack...I'm starting to think there might not be any more new figures this year - of course, repacks are easy and they could still release new figures on top of this...If they were new sculpts - I'd be cool with all of these except another vader....
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Rogers wonders if Obama knew about Petraeus before Election Day
Did President Barack Obama know about the investigation into former CIA Director David Petraeus before Election Day?
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is confident that Obama did not. But her counterpart in the House, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), isn't.
"I'm not sure the president was not told before Election Day," Rogers, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"The attorney general [Eric Holder] knew months before this. There was no formal notice to both Congress or the intelligence community," Rogers continued. "I find it – we just have to ask the question, I hope he'll come up and talk to us about it. We could resolve this very quickly with a conversation in the intelligence spaces if he did have that conversation with the president."
Feinstein was adamant that Rogers's assertion was false, saying "there is no evidence" that Obama knew about the Petraeus affair before Election Day.
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Snipers in training descended upon Jefferson County for a weeklong training course that started Monday, Sept. 5. Around 20 officers who are members of various SWAT agencies throughout the country, some coming from as far as California, took part in the basic sniper training headed by Jefferson County Dep. Brian Sain.
Sain also seconds as a training officer for Sniper Craft, a Florida-based training organization for sharpshooters.
"A sniper's mission is to provide real time intelligence to commanders," he said. "In hostage situations where the hostage is in immediate danger, it is the sniper's job to shoot. And they're shooting under extreme stress."
Sain said as a trainer, it's his mission to train the officers to shoot under stress, which means prior to taking practice shots, the marksmen run wind sprints and perform other activities that require them to think about several things at once.
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Consumer Reports air-burst tested 23 condoms of different brands and types. The test fills a condom with air and lab workers then log the length of time it takes to burst. The worst two performers are distributed by Planned Parenthood.
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This November the Social Media World Forum will be landing in New York and we are giving you the chance to win an access all areas workshop pass and an invitation to the evening networking party.
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With predicted numbers of 2500 + attendees the show has grown significantly and will host a variety of free to attend Social media Hub & paid conferences for marketers, PR professionals, brands, agencies and SME's.
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Asia represents 60% of the world's population so it is no wonder that the entire Apps ecosystem is turning to that region. Many predict that this region is going to be the app hotspot on the globe. With that in mind, what is making Asia such an app-rich region? Simple – the sheer number of subscribers. With that comes competition and churn and app developers are looking for new ways to generate revenue and increase and maintain customer loyalty. The same for the handset manufacturers and the operators. With 8 of the top 10 TV manufacturers headquartered in Asia, TV apps also have great potential in this mass market.
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In recent years web 2.0 has changed the way people communicate not only with each other but with companies and brands. Social media has increased the complexity to achieve a superior customer experience and has stimulated a noticeable change in consumer behaviour and expectations.
Industry leaders Paul Papdimitriou (VP & Principle Analyst, Constellation Research), Thomas Crampton (Asia Pacific Director, 360 Digital Influence, Ogilvy Relations) and Takata Miyata (Executive VP of Alliance and Global, Mixi) will be discussing in depth what the modern consumer demands from brands; are they all expected to be social?
Social media has given consumers a level of power never seen before, with complaints and feedback occurring in an entirely public space. It's the smart brands that are harnessing this power to drive engagement with their business in both the B2C and B2B spaces. Time and again we see the damage that can be done by lack, or simple mismanagement of brands'presence.
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LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (AP) — Blackened debris, twisted metal and gas leaks hampered rescue workers' search for perhaps dozens of bodies Tuesday, three days after a runaway oil train smashed into this small lakeside town and incinerated homes, a library and a crowded bar.
Thirteen people were confirmed dead and nearly 40 others were still missing in a catastrophe that raised questions about the safety of transporting oil by rail instead of pipeline.
Investigators were zeroing in on whether a blaze on the same train a few hours before the disaster set off the deadly chain of events.
Rescue workers labored to reach the bodies believed to be in the ruins.
"Those sectors are extremely complicated to investigate. There is debris. This is a very risky environment. We have to secure the safety of those working there. We have some hotspots on the scene. There is some gas," Quebec Provincial Police Sergeant Benoit Richard said.
He said recovery efforts had to be halted briefly Monday for health reasons, and some officers needed to be removed from the scene. He did not elaborate. The bodies that have been recovered were burned so badly they have yet to be identified.
The Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train broke loose early Saturday, speeding downhill nearly seven miles (11 kilometers) and jumping the tracks at 63 mph (101 kph) in Lac-Megantic, near the Maine border, investigators said. All but one of the 73 cars were carrying oil. At least five exploded.
The blasts destroyed about 30 buildings, including the Musi-Cafe, a popular bar that was filled at the time, and forced about a third of the town's 6,000 residents from their homes. Much of the area where the bar stood was burned to the ground. Burned-out cars dotted the landscape.
The same train caught fire hours earlier in a nearby town, and the engine was shut down — standard operating procedure dictated by the train's owners, Nantes Fire Chief Patrick Lambert said.
Edward Burkhardt, president and CEO of the railway's parent company, Rail World Inc., suggested that shutting off the locomotive to put out the fire might have disabled the brakes.
"An hour or so after the locomotive was shut down, the train rolled away," he told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
Lambert defended the fire department, saying that the blaze was extinguished within about 45 minutes and that's when firefighters' involvement ended.
"The people from MMA told us, 'That's great — the train is secure, there's no more fire, there's nothing anymore, there's no more danger,'" Lambert said. "We were given our leave, and we left."
Transportation Safety Board investigator Donald Ross said the locomotive's black box has been recovered.
"The extent to which (the fire) played into the sequences of events is a focal point of our investigation," Ross said, but he cautioned that the investigation was still in its early stages.
The accident has also thrown a spotlight on MMA's safety record.
Before the Lac-Megantic accident, the company had 34 derailments since 2003, five of them resulting in damage of more than $100,000, according to the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration.
Burkhardt, however, said the figures were misleading.
"They're not apples-to-apples figures. This is the only significant mainline derailment this company has had in the last 10 years. We've had, like most railroads, a number of smallish incidents, usually involving accidents in yard trackage and industry trackage," Burkhardt told CBC in TV interview.
Ross told The Associated Press that the tanker cars involved in the crash were the DOT-111 model. The DOT-111 is a staple of the American freight rail fleet whose flaws have been noted as far back as a 1991 safety study.
Among other things, experts say its steel shell is so thin that it is prone to puncture in an accident, potentially spilling cargo that can catch fire, explode or contaminate the environment.
The derailment also raised questions about the safety of Canada's growing practice of transporting oil by train, and is sure to bolster arguments in favor of a proposed oil pipeline running from Canada across the U.S. — a project that Canadian officials badly want.
Dozens more feared dead in Quebec oil-train derailment
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (AP) — Blackened debris, twisted metal and gas leaks hampered rescue workers' search for perhaps dozens of bodies Tuesday, three days after a runaway oil train smashed into this small lakeside town and incinerated homes, a library and a crowded bar.


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A job loss is not the end of the world. For many people, it's just the launching pad to a new, more fulfilling career. It can also be a great time to re-prioritize the plan for your money or actually create a plan.
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Stop paying extra on your debt.
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Sock away the extra money to build up your emergency fund.
If you get a severance, make it a part of your emergency fund.
Do a budget.
Download free budgeting forms. Focus on your necessities first—food, shelter, utilities, transportation, and basic clothing. The creditors can wait.
Cut way back on your lifestyle.
Home-cooked meals and library books should become the norm.
Cut up the credit cards.
Nothing good can come from using them. If you don't have the cash, don't buy!
Get a part-time job.
Yes, they are available. Do everything you can to still generate some income until you find a new full-time job.
Think about your skills.
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ROCHESTER — Tuesday morning was an unusual site for the Maple Street School campus, as students ran around the playground and filled their classrooms well in advance of Labor Day.
The campus, now deemed the Maple Street Magnet School, opened its doors for the first time that morning, as the state's first ever magnet school. The magnet school is based on theme-based project learning with a 200-day school year, an increase in parental involvement, individualized student learning programs and French lessons several times a week.
The school year adds 20 days to the regular 180-day schedule, with extra days in August and June, and an added week of vacation in October. The school's enrollment is monitored by the superintendent and kept to a slim number, with just 98 students this year. Families are entered into the school based on a lottery system.
That system was recently amended by a narrow School Board vote to automatically allow Rochester staff's children into the school too, a vote which has been the focus of some controversy recently.
Inside the school, as excitement lingered in the halls, a third-grade classroom was well on their way to unlocking the secrets of the romantic Francophone language, as instructor Marty Wintje played his acoustic guitar and led the class in song.
"Bonjour, tout le monde," students sang, which translates to "Hello, everybody" in French.
Principal Robin Brown said she was thrilled to offer Wintje's services to students on a half-time basis. He served previously as the chairman of the French Department at Spaulding High School and is the French Language Director at the Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy.
Wintje told students the words for "les emocions" on their first day, as he mimicked happy, sad, timid and tired with charming facial expression.
"Content," he exclaimed, smiling boldly as students followed his direction, enunciating with enthusiasm for the words. "Triste. Timide. Fatigue!"
David Stevens, husband of School Board member Audrey Stevens, said they were excited their 6-year-old daughter, Jadyn, was accepted into the school along with many of her friends. She transferred into the second grade at the magnet school from East Rochester, he said.
"This is wonderful opportunity for her to learn a foreign language and with the individualized learning programs, we're so excited," he said. "The 20 extra days is great."
Principal Brown said she was thrilled to see students pleased to be back in school earlier than most of their peers — the rest of the Rochester school district is set to open on Aug. 29.
"I went into a first-grade classroom to see how it was going and I heard, 'I'm excited!'" she said. "It doesn't get any better than when a first-grader tells you she's excited about coming to school on Aug. 7."
Following a brief opening ceremony Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. where school and city officials gathered, she added the students will hold another celebration on Aug. 29, with a planting of a tree and a time capsule. They will also showcase their few weeks of school work, from 2 to 3 p.m. on that day.
"We're working on a project-based (curriculum)," she explained. "They're going to use the skills they're learning to put together an open house celebration on opening day with poems, a history of the school and a time capsule."
Superintendent Michael Hopkins commented he heard students were engaged in their studies, and Brown noted students had already memorized the school's first French song.
School Board member Anthony Pastelis referred to the next three to five years of the school's operation, noting it would be "fascinating" to see how students will grow and adapt to the change in academics.
"This is great day for the kids," he said. "It's an example of parents taking a risk to change something."
Third-grade teacher Mary Glidden said she, too, couldn't wait to see how children would take to the lessons.
"The students are excited to be here and having a good time," she said. "I'm looking forward to the year. And to watch their growth, especially with the French, it's just a great opportunity."


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This is my version of ragi pakora and ragi vada recipes that I have been seeing in so many food blogs lately. I made pakoras my usual way except that I substituted ragi flour with besan. These pakoras were pretty interesting with a nice different color. They turned out real crispy and tasty. These were perfect for an evening snack with tea.
- Ragi or millet flour, 1 cup.
- Rice flour, 1 tablespoon.
- Onions, small, 2.
- Curry leaves, a handful.
- Ginger-garlic paste, 1 teaspoon.
- Chili powder, 1 teaspoon.
- Asafetida, a pinch.
- Salt as per taste.
- Oil, 1 cup for deep frying.
Cut the onion into long thin strips. Chop the curry leaves into small pieces. Add the flours in a big bowl along with the salt and add the chopped onions, curry leaves, chili powder, asafetida, and ginger-garlic paste to the mixture. Mix everything well without water. Add a few drops of water and start kneading the mixture and add water slowly and keep mixing until the desired consistency is reached. The consistency should be that there should be just wet enough for flour to coat the onions. Heat a pot with a cup of oil. When the oil is hot enough, take some of the pakora mixture and put them slowly into the oil spreading the pakora mixture evenly throughout the oil. They will start to rise to the top once they get deep-fried after 5-7 minutes. Take them out of the oil, drain them on a paper towel and serve hot with tomato ketchup.


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Two Oberlin Street brothers were arrested for allegedly tagging on Woodland Street, police said.
Anders Vazquez, 19, and Edwin Vazquez, 21, both of 12 Oberlin St., were arrested and charged with two counts each of willful and malicious defacement of property.
Police said that around 2 a.m. yesterday they went to 90 Woodland St. after reports that two men were spray painting on Woodland Street near Woodland Academy. When they got there they were informed that Clark University police were chasing the suspects on foot.
Police said Clark officers told them one suspect jumped a fence at Woodland Academy and ran inside an Oberlin Street apartment building. The second suspect also eventually ran into the same building.
The two suspects told officers they were "expressing their art," police said. The pair were arrested and held at police headquarters until being taken to District Court later in the morning, police said.


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If you don't know who the Harlem Globetrotters are, you should climb out from under your giant rock that you've lived under for the last 90 years.
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They are BY FAR the best entertainment you can find.
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I've had the pleasure of taking my special needs son for 2 years in a row now, and it's been an amazing family adventure. We have a great time enjoying the game, and get an opportunity to do something together that works.
My husband is physically disabled, so many family things are just too difficult. Then my son's special needs make things even more difficult. Specifically his anxiety. Of his needs, that's actually the big one, because it stops him from doing a lot. That's why I really enjoy going to these games, and I'll tell you why.
It all starts when you walk up to the arena. Instead of THRONGS of people everywhere trying to buy tickets, selling merchandise and, well, the usual people who've had WAY too much to drink at most sporting events, the Harlem Globetrotters are a FAMILY event. So you walk up to families, smiles and fun.
Entering the arena, the customer service reps (we usually have to get a special seating arrangement for my disabled husband. While he isn't wheelchair bound, he CANNOT safely walk down the stadium stairs... bad things usually happen!) are VERY friendly and helpful. Instead of just pointing to our area, they actually walk us to our seats & help us out. It's wonderful. The disabled seating is similar to a box, in that it has a bar area in front of you to put your drinks on, so people in wheelchairs can roll right up to it. Then there are regular chairs right next to it for the rest of the family.
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Just before the show, there is a time for people who've paid a bit extra to be "in" the beginning of it - They call it a "Magic Pass" which allows you the following exclusive pre-game events (per their website)
Shoot Hoops with Globetrotter Stars
Learn Tricks with Globetrotter Stars
Get Autographs and Selfies with Globetrotter Stars
For the extra cost involved, I'd say it's WELL worth it!! The cost is fairly minimal considering what you have access to. Some people will say that you can get the autographs/selfies at the end of the game, which is true, they do offer a period which you can get balls/souvenirs signed... HOWEVER, I will warn you that there are at least 2-600 other people thinking the EXACT same thing! There are usually at least 40-60 people at EACH Globetrotter waiting for a signature. And since they haven't figured out a great way to get people to stand in line, most are just pushing their way through the crowd... but more on that later.
If you're interested in looking into the Magic Pass for the next Globetrotters event, you can watch a great video below on a child who's been able to "learn" how to spin a ball on his finger. Adorable!!
The show starts out with some local talent and fun. This year there was a great dance team that did a good job. There was even a set of VERY young dancers. They were cute!!
After that Globie comes out, and does his thing. This is usually one of the funniest parts of the performance, as somehow, he usually ends up falling. That's great to see.
This year, the game was extra special, because it was the Globetrotters 90th anniversary. To be able to say that we were there for that game will be something that we enjoy forever.
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During the game you're allowed to purchase souvenirs, including large/small balls, shirts and much more. The prices are quite reasonable. Small balls were $20 and large were $25. Makes SO much more sense to go full size!!
After the game, the announcer says that they'll be starting autographs. The downside of this, is it's a timed event. Somewhere right about a half hour or so. There are about 10 or so Globetrotters, but trying to make your way around ALL those people, in that small amount of space (there is usually a couple feet between the ropes and the first set of chairs, so you're constantly having to climb over chairs. My kiddo fell at least 3 times. It actually brought out the best in a family nearby though. They had a VERY tall teenager with them, who saw our struggles. The aunt that took them invited my son & I to walk with them through the crowds to get the signatures. This was really great because the teen was SO tall with such long arms, that he could basically put the ball right in front of the Globetrotter & get them signed with ease! He helped us get several signatures before the end, which was SO sweet.
In the end my son had a ball full of signatures, a very happy day and lots of memories. Just like last year. This is something that our family with keep with us, regardless. Can't wait until next year!!!
One of the big things that I REALLY love about the Globetrotters, is their giving nature towards a variety of great causes. Their "Ambassadors of Goodwill" causes include stopping bullying, making fitness fun, and especially their hospital outreach program, which targets children that are in the hospital with illnesses that keep them from going to games.
Be sure to check out their Ambassador page, and see all the great things they're doing!!!
*We were given tickets to enjoy the show, compliments of US Family Guide and the Harlem Globetrotters, in exchange for a blog post about our time. No other agreements were made, no other compensation was given.*
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So the other day I sent out a quick tweet insinuating that I did not like the indie flick "All Superheroes Must Die." More specifically I said:
I'd like to say I've seen a worse movie than "All Superheroes Must Die." I'd like to, but I can't.
Ouch. Ok, that was harsh. But I sent it out into the internet, not thinking much more about it, until the writer, director and star, Jason Trost (@theJTRO) retweeted my criticism.
I felt pretty bad about that. Not because it made me like the movie more, because it didn't. But because I felt like I had spat in the movie's face with a pithy little snark about the film, when that short insult didn't really highlight why I disliked the movie. As someone who does indie work in books and games, in spite of my usually thick skin, it always makes me appreciate a reviewer more when they temper their dislike with appropriate criticism. I have learned things about my work from bad, yet insightful reviews. The starkly negative, terse ones give me nothing.
So I regret condemning the movie in such an un-enlightening way. I forgot that when I post things to the internet it's not just to my small cadre of followers, it's to the entire world, if they care to look for it. So I have decided if I have something bad to say, I'll write it up in a blog post and link to it, if it's so important to me that my opinion be known.
That said, I disliked ASMD because the story was full of continuity errors (all four were given their powers in a meteor crash, but the Wall doesn't know what pain feels like?) heroes looking like they'd never seen a fight before (Shadow dropping her weapon as she ran towards the enemy) and a whole host of deus ex machina that I felt kind of insulting as a viewer. There actually were some interesting ideas in it, but they were lost in a poor execution.
I will grant that it's an extremely low budget movie. But when it sits alongside other films I will hold it to the same quality. Just as in my writing – people could either buy Cages or they could buy Neil Gaiman. Low budget doesn't excuse bad writing – you get good writing for free, if you're the one writing it. Still, it's impressive that Jason Trost has found success with his work, and should in fact be lauded for that if nothing else. I just can't say that I'm a fan yet. Here's to seeing if he changes my mind later on.


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Friday, March 28, 2014
Heading To The Burgh!
Heading off to the BURGH...aka Pittsburgh, my hometown.
I have a girl's weekend planned with my mom and sister, which hopefully will include watching Pitch Perfect and checking out the spring flower show at Phipps.
My Kindle is fully loaded with...
The Pirate's Secret Baby by Darlene Marshall
Second Chances by PJ Fiala
Bewitching by Jill Barnett
The Chocolate Thief by Laura Florand
That should keep me busy!
Hope everyone has a great weekend,
5 comments:
- Tom Stronach said...
have a great weekend and 'leave the poor men alone' ... three ladies out on the town Danger Danger
- March 28, 2014 at 7:54 AM
- Juju at Tales of Whimsy.com said...
NICE! Have fun. :)
- March 28, 2014 at 9:42 AM
- Julia Barrett said...
Have fun honey! Love you soooo much!
- March 28, 2014 at 12:33 PM
- Tasha Brandstatter said...
I read The Chocolate Touch by the same author and LOOOVED it! I'm planning on reading The Chocolate Thief next.
- March 29, 2014 at 3:38 AM
- Penelope said...
Thanks, everyone! I am back! Had a great time and I LOVED The Chocolate Thief!
- April 2, 2014 at 8:24 AM
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Two lanes of the M62 have been closed as emergency repairs are carried out on a pothole.
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Motorists are being warned of possible delays in the area.


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