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Relationship of Viral Resistance Development to CD4 Monitoring Alone or With Viral Load Monitoring
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00434070
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 12, 2007
Last Update Posted : January 15, 2019
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This study will examine whether HIV-infected patients are more likely to develop resistance to antiretroviral therapy if their blood is not monitored for the number of viruses (viral load) in the body.
A virus that changes (mutates) over time may become resistant to certain types of medicine. This resistance may affect future treatment options. This study will compare the amount of virus in the blood of HIV-infected patients who have been monitored for viral load with the amount of virus in the blood of patients who have not been monitored for viral load. For patients who have detectable virus, the type of resistance (mutations) of the virus will be determined by comparing the components of the virus with that of a virus that is known not to be resistant.
HIV-infected patients 18 years of age or older who are being treated at the Infectious Diseases Institute at Mulago Hospital at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, may be eligible for this study. Participants are interviewed about the treatments they have received for HIV and how they usually take their anti-HIV drugs. They also have a blood sample drawn for research tests.
|Condition or disease
|Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Resistance
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has become widely available in resource limited settings (RLS) due to large increases in available resources through the President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFATM). The number of people accessing ART in RLS doubled in 2005 alone. Whereas viral load testing is done routinely for individuals on ART in the western hemisphere, this is not the case elsewhere. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended only clinical and CD4 count monitoring as the standard of care in RLS during the ART scale-up. As a result, there is a growing population of individuals in Africa currently on ART whose treatment is monitored only using clinical evaluations and CD4 counts.
In addition to preserving lives and improving the quality of life of HIV infected individuals, the goal of ART is to achieve and maintain suppression of HIV replication to an undetectable level. This goal enables the treatment to remain effective in the long term since the emergence of resistant strains is limited by the low replication rate of HIV achieved under these conditions. The recovery of the immune system as determined through CD4 count monitoring is neither a very sensitive nor specific marker of virological suppression in individuals on ART. Therefore, monitoring the response to ART using just the WHO guidelines for RLS may lead to a significant delay in detecting the failure to achieve or maintain virological suppression among individuals who are failing treatment. This is in contrast to western settings where routine viral load testing leads to early detection of failure to achieve suppression.
Failure to monitor and detect unsuppressed virus increases the risk of development of resistance to ART. In particular, failure to achieve or maintain virologic suppression for prolonged periods of time may lead to the sequential development of thymidine analogue mutations (TAMs) in patients taking zidovudine (AZT) or stavudine (d4T) as part of ART regimens. The accumulation of 3 or 4 TAMs confers drug resistance across the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) class of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and has implications for future ART regimens, particularly in RLS where second line ART options are limited. Stavudine and zidovudine are currently used as part of the first line regimens in Sub-Saharan Africa and other RLS areas.
We hypothesize that patients who are monitored with a combination of CD4 counts and viral load measurements routinely develop TAMs at a slower rate than do patients who are monitored with only CD4 count measurement (as per WHO guidelines in RLS). This hypothesis is based on the higher risk of delay in detection of unsuppressed virus in patients who are monitored by clinical and CD4 counts alone, which may translate into the development of drug-resistant mutations.
The study team therefore proposes to carry out a cross-sectional study in a large public HIV out-patient clinic in which patients who are routinely monitored with both CD4 count and viral load measurements are compared with patients who are routinely monitored with CD4 counts measurement only. Individuals who have detectable viral load after 36 months of ARV therapy in each of the above patient categories shall undergo a structured interview and HIV genotypic testing, particularly to look for TAMs. The presence of TAMs in each instance shall be documented.
The results of this study will highlight the magnitude of the risk of using CD4 count monitoring only in patients on ART in RLS and contribute to efforts to find cheaper technologies for virological monitoring of these individuals. The findings will also support the choice of second line drug regimens that may be proposed for use in Africa.
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|1012 participants
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|Official Title:
|Comparison of the Development of Thymidine Analogue Mutations With CD4 Monitoring Alone Versus CD4 Monitoring Plus Viral Load Monitoring in Naive HIV-1 Individuals on First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy in Africa
|Study Start Date :
|February 7, 2007
|Study Completion Date :
|February 7, 2013
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Willing to provide individual informed consent.
- HIV positive. (HIV status will have been confirmed by recognized external testing centre (e.g., AIC) or if necessary by the IDI lab using Abbott Determine HIV1-2 plus STAT-PAK (Chembio Diagnostic Systems) rapid tests. Unigold (Trinity Biotech) is available for tie-breaker testing if necessary.
- Currently being followed at the Adult Infectious Disease Clinic.
- Patients who are aged 18 years or more.
- Patients who initiated ART therapy at the Adult Infectious Disease Clinic (First line ART regimens include either stavudine or zidovudine).
- Patients who were ART naive at ART initiation (from patient medical record).
- Patients who have been on ART for at least 36 months and no greater than 40 months.
- Inability or unwillingness to provide individual informed consent.
- Patients currently admitted to Urgent Care facility (severely ill).
- Age less than 18 years.
- Presence of a documented infection within a period of 4 weeks from screening for enrollment.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00434070
|Infectious Diseases Institute
|Kampala, Uganda
|Principal Investigator:
|Steven J Reynolds, M.D.
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00434070 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|February 12, 2007 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|January 15, 2019
|Last Verified:
|February 7, 2013
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Antiretrovial Therapy
Treatment Experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
Immune System Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases


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New Delhi: Rajender Chaudhary, who allegedly planted a bomb in Samjhauta Express in 2007, may also be involved in the Mecca-Masjid blast in Hyderabad in which nine people died in May 2007 and could help NIA in solving the case, NIA sources said on Sunday.
Chaudhary, who is in his mid-30s, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) last night from Nagda, 50 kilometres from Ujjain, where he was living under an assumed name, they said.
The sources said Chaudhary, who is also known as Samundar Singh among the right-wing extremists, had changed his complete identity and had been living under the assumed name for the last three years after NIA had announced a cash reward of Rs five lakh for his arrest.
They alleged that he was also involved in planting a bomb at Mecca-Masjid in Hyderabad on May 18, 2007 in which nine people were killed. Five more died thereafter in clashes with the police. A cell phone-controlled pipe bomb had gone off at the historical Masjid during Friday prayers.
NIA was handed over the case in 2011 after which the agency chargesheeted five persons -- Assemanand, Lokesh Sharma and Davinder Gupta (all under arrest) and Ramji Kalsangre and Sandeep Dange (both absconding).
Chaudhary would be questioned about his role in the blast cases as the probe has indicated that the planter of the bombs in Samjhauta Express and Mecca Masjid was the same, the sources in the probe agency said. The breakthrough came after intense investigation being carried out in the case by the NIA which was handed over the Samjhauta probe in 2010 as they had mounted the surveillance on the accused after getting a tip off from informers that he was living under assumed name, the sources said.
It is the fourth arrest in the case. The NIA has already arrested Kamal Chauhan, Aseemanand and Lokesh Sharma for their alleged involvement in the blast.
Explosion ripped apart the Samjhauta Express near Panipat, Haryana, on February 18, 2007 and the consequent fire in the train coaches had resulted in the loss of 68 lives and injuries to 12 train passengers, including women and children.
The initial probe into the bomb blast was conducted by the Government Railway Police and Special Investigation Team of Haryana Police and subsequently NIA took over the case on July 29, 2010 following a directive by the Home Ministry.
NIA had on June 20, 2011, filed a chargesheet before the special court under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against five accused -- Naba Kumar Sarkar alias Swami Aseemanand, Sunil Joshi (now dead), Lokesh Sharma, Sandeep Dange and Ramchandra Kalasangra alias Ramji.
The investigating agency had in August this year also filed a supplementary chargesheet in the case against disgruntled RSS worker Kamal Chauhan and his associate Amit in a special court at Panchkula charging them with murder, conspiracy and other offences.
Lokesh Sharma, a close associate of late Sunil Joshi, had sent Chauhan and Chaudhary for the recee in December 2006.
Later, Old Delhi railway station was selected (for planting bomb) from where the train originates, the sources said.
The Samjhauta Express was chosen as the target and both of them came to Indore on February 17, 2007 and took delivery of the suitcase bombs to be planted in the train on the next day.


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Jan. 15, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Two key rallies by WPI in the second half helped lead it to a 58-38 victory over MIT in NEWMAC women's basketball action on Saturday. Karen Kinnaman had a solid outing for the Engineers (3-7, 0-3 NEWMAC), finishing with 11 points, seven rebounds, four steals, and two blocks.
MIT maintained a slim advantage early in the contest, establishing a five-point margin (10-5) at 12:48. After trading baskets during the next five minutes, WPI knotted the contest at 14. The Engineers regained the lead on their next possession with a jumper by Kinnaman. WPI's next basket tied the game for the second time at 4:32. A three-point play by Sharon Prange and a jumper by Cherelle Walls gave Tech a 21-16 lead with 1:43 remaining. Back-to-back buckets by WPI resulted in a 21-20 score at the intermission.
A jumper by Caitlin Macko put WPI ahead for good, sparking a 10-0 run to open the second stanza. MIT was able to cut the deficit to three (32-29) at the 11:12 mark, but WPI answered with another scoring spree to put the game out of reach.
Walls paced MIT's efforts from the bench, contributing eight points, four rebounds, and one block in 17 minutes of action. Prange and Kimberly Soo Hoo each posted six points.


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Girl accused of stabbing stepdad over cell phone
A 13-year-old girl was arrested Monday for allegedly stabbing her stepfather at least five times in the back, side and head after the two argued over a cell phone.
Police Sgt. Rudy Lopez said the attack occurred around 2:30 p.m. in the parking lot of an apartment complex where the girl lives in the 2800 block of Observation Drive on the Southwest Side.
Lopez said the girl began to argue with her stepfather because he wouldn't let her use a cell phone. She apparently had a knife with her and stabbed him multiple times, police said.
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Seeing Santa
By Rowin Townsend
Grade 4, Mast Way School
The star we hung on the tree is glittery gold and I got to hang it. I had to stand on a tall wooden stool to reach the top of the green Christmas tree that reaches to the ceiling. There are candy canes in all colors hanging on the branches of the tree. After presents are opened, I get to eat them, but not yet. There's a red brick chimney at the top of our house. I bet Santa would need a ladder to reach our chimney it's so tall.
On Christmas Eve, right before bed when I'm so excited I might explode, we leave a few cookies on a plate next to a glass of milk. The cookies are oatmeal with no raisins — my favorite. I think Santa likes them too. All he ever leaves are the crumbs.
I have been sleeping in bed when I hear footsteps upstairs. I think I may be dreaming. Then I hear the wrinkly sounds of wrapping paper moving around. I should probably stay in bed, but I wonder what the sound is and I want to go see. I climb out of bed. It is pitch black. I think it must be twelve at night, but I don't see a clock. I try to keep quiet so I don't wake my dad or my cousin, and I head for the stairs.
As I come into the living room I see someone as big as Santa with a red and white Santa suit on, putting presents down under the tree. I know it must be Santa. He turns and looks at me with a surprised face. I say "Hi, San ..." POOF! He disappeared in a cloud of dust. I think, "Wait! No, I wasn't finished!" I wanted to talk to him and see if I was on the bad list or not and see which of the boxes and bags was for me ... but not what was in them. But Santa was gone.
"Bye", I whispered at the dust that fell to the ground. I looked at the presents. I really wanted to open them all but I knew I had to wait. So I took one down to my room and hid it under my bed to open first thing in the morning. Every year when I think of Christmas, I think of the time I saw Santa and remember how special it was.
Christmas Eve Night
By Anna Sargent
Grade 4, Mast Way School
My favorite family tradition is going to my grandparents' house on Christmas Eve. (My favorite thing to do there is spend time with my family. My family does this every year.
I like going to meet my amazing family on Christmas Eve at my grandparents' house. I like playing with my cousins. My funny little brother likes dirt bikes. My awesome sister is 17 and works at Quiznoz. Quiznoz is a sandwich shop. It's like subway My dad works at Globaltek. Globaltek is a company that fixes electronic stuff like computers and cable boxes. My amazing mom is a massage therapist. My aunt works a hospital. My grandfather works at a firework store. My family is awesome.
We spend lots of time in the living room. My grandparents have big comfy chairs and a big couch in the living room. After we open our gifts that were under the big decorative tree with the beautiful angel and gold lights with black, red, green and blue ornaments, the adults in the family have a Yankee swap. One year my grandfather and my mom both bought hard-boiled egg cookers and they ended up with each other's [Now when we cook our hard boiled eggs we hear "buk buk- buk buk" because it's a chicken.].
You always have a good reason to be in the kitchen. My grandmother always makes a delicious dinner. There is always lots of dessert. Dessert always tastes scrumptious. My grandmother packed everyone in the kitchen for a special reason. Me and my sister were going to sing Christmas carols. Some carols we sang were Jingle Bells, Rudolf and Frosty the Snowman. Before we leave my dad packs all the gifts in the car. Well, we say "good bye" and "thank you" to everyone. Then we exit through the white kitchen door leading to the porch. The porch has a carpet rolled out along the floor and a couch. The porch also has a fire stove. Then we exit through the next white door and we are on our way home,
When we get home we get ready for one of my favorite holidays. We put out carrots for Santa's reindeer. And we put out cookies and milk for Santa. Then I go to be put pj's on and try to fall asleep, but I just can't. What the holidays means to me is spending time with my family. I always feel excited when it's the holidays because I get to see my family.
The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
By Jordan Collins
Grade 4, Knowlton School
It was a snowy day in the North Pole. Today was December 16, Santa and the elves were getting ready for Christmas. Santa and the elves were very busy. The Teddy bear elf (Named Cuddles) was making all sorts of bears, the candy elf (Named Sugar) was making lollipops and gingerbread houses for the children. Everyone was happy until one day .....
The elves were getting ready and poor baby toy elf (Named Skippy) was still working hard, everyone was exhausted and wanted to go home. "Why do you like making these silly baby toys every day?" Sugar asked. Skippy replied, "Well, if it's so silly then why don't you try it, I Quit!" Skippy ran to his house very depressed and reflected on what he had just said.
Over at Santa's workshop the elves told Santa about Skippy. "Oh no, how will the babies get their toys for Christmas"? Santa said. "Don't worry Santa we don't need Skippy to make the baby toys, we'll make them, you will have them by next week," said Cuddles. "OK I trust you guys," Santa said as he left the room.
Cuddles and the crew were walking over to the first baby toy machine. "So it says we have to add vinegar and baking soda." Cuddles said. "The outcome should produce a baby rattle." They began to put vinegar and baking soda to the machine, but what they didn't know was that the vinegar and baking soda instructions were for the rocket launcher.
All the elves left the baby rattle machine so they could start to work on other toys. Suddenly, they all heard a big "BOOM!" All the elves ran toward the baby rattle machine. The hose to the bottom began soaking the elves with vinegar and baking soda. "AHHH", Sugar screamed. "Opps, Cuddles replied, I read the wrong instructions.' The elves glared at him.
The elves began to make a new baby item, the baby binkies. "It says that this machine will make binkies." Cuddles told the elves. "Let me read the instructions this time." Sugar said. It says to put in salt and water." Sugar replied to the elves. The elves mistakenly read the instructions wrong and thought they said to add salt and water, but of course it was incorrect and should have been powder and rubber. "OK, this should be right." Sugar said. They just stood there watching the machine until "BOOM!" the machine blows up with pieces flying everywhere!
"Oh no! I read the instructions wrong it was supposed to be powder and rubber." Sugar was upset, he thought to himself, it's almost Christmas Eve and none of the baby toys are ready.
Back at Skippy's house Santa decided to go talk to Skippy. Santa knocked on the door. "Skippy, are you home, it's Santa." The door opened. "Hey Skippy! I'm really sorry the elves weren't nice to you, we really need you back. I walked into the room last night and boy was I surprised, it was a mess! Skippy you're the only one who can save Christmas, please come back." Santa pleaded. "Yes! Skippy replied. Let's go!"
Skippy and Santa skipped into the toy room. "Skippy!" All the elves yelled in unison. Skippy was happy to see all his elf friends, but wasn't happy to see the mess. "It's a Christmas miracle!" The youngest elf cried.
By the time Christmas came around the corner, everyone got their presents and this Christmas was truly one of the best, it was a Happily Christmas Ever After!
Santa's Secret
By Emma Badger
Grade 3, Hanson School
Christmas just wouldn't happen if it wasn't for Mrs. Claus. On the day before Christmas Mrs. Claus always feeds the reindeer. And how do you think Rudolph's nose shines so bright? Because she uses the shining ice that you can only find at the North Pole that also makes toys. Mrs. Claus always takes good care of the reindeer. This is really helpful to Santa so the reindeer have energy to fly all around the world.
When Mrs. Claus was watching the elves making toys she gave them a special type of drink that gives them a lot of energy. The drink is made out of love, melted North Pole snow and glittery shaved icicles. The elves get excited when they see their drink coming.
Some important things that Mrs. Claus does for Santa is that she washes Santa's coat to make it bright red, and scrubs his tall, black boots with silver magic ice to make them shine like the sun. She feeds him special chocolate chip sugar cookies with whip cream and a cherry on the top with creamy, cold milk. But the most important gift she brings is the power of love. Without it, Christmas just wouldn't happen!
Holiday Traditions
By Robbie Follis
Grade 4, Mast Way School
Holiday traditions are very important to me and my family. When we do our traditions we do them all throughout the whole month of December. My family always does this stuff because we all love the joy and excitement. I love all the traditions and that's why I'm going to tell you about them;
I started to make gingerbread houses when I was 4. That was 5 years ago. The first gingerbread house wasn't perfect but it was still fun. It took about two hours to bake it and put on all of the sugary frosting and gumdrops. It was very small but still hard to make. When we started to make the house it had candy bar shutters on one of them. We had really good ideas when we started to make the house. When it was done it had candy cane and icing snow. I can never wait until Christmas night after dinner to eat the delicious house. The only thing I don't like about that gingery goodness is having to wait so long to eat it. The tasty gumdrops and minty red and white candy canes and the brown gingerbread are all so tasty. I want to keep the tradition going for my whole life.
Another tradition is getting the Christmas tree. First we get all of the wire and the rope and get in the car and go to the farm. Once we find the perfect green, tall tree we take the chain saw that we brought and cut the tree down. Then we get it on a long gray cart. It's hard to move but still a good workout. It's really hard to get the tree down and pull the cart but I love the hard, paying-off work. Once we get home one of the hardest parts is getting the green tree through the door. Once it is through the door we have to get the Christmas tree stand and put the big green Christmas tree up. It smells all like pine needles when we get the tree through the door. When we get home my mom is waiting to help us put the big green pine tree up on the Christmas tree stand.
When we put on the ornaments the tree looks like a big green thing of beauty. When we make the white thin paper snowflakes they look beautiful. Sometimes we will take pictures and put them into our favorite ornaments and put them up on the green tree. We have a special ornament. It's a white angel. It wears white shoes with a big white and gray and a bit of black dress. My personal favorite ornament is the candy cane. They're delicious and the piece of white and red candy also goes great on a perfect green pine tree. The most important part of a Christmas tree is the lights. The way they shimmer is a great sight. All of the red, blue, yellow, green and white lights look like the Northern Lights. My mom helps me with all the tinsel on our Christmas tree. So it looks like an iron tree! The tinsel makes me feel that I am outside in the breeze with the moon and the bright stars shimmering in the light from the sun on the other side of the earth. My mom loves to do the ornaments with me.
Another tradition is shoveling. I like to shovel because when it's Christmas time there's going to be some snow. It takes a long time but after we're done our driveway looks like spring! There's a lot of snow in New Hampshire and in Durham we love to get rid of all our snow and it takes us about an hour! Shoveling is hard but in the winter it's a great workout when all of the sports are out of season. When we're done we go inside to get warm and sit and relax while my mom's making delicious hot chocolate with mini marshmallows. I love to shovel because it's good to get outside more in the winter and shoveling is a great way to help your parents and shoveling makes you get out more too. My mom is always pressuring me to go shovel so I can get out more.
I think that my story makes the spirit of the holidays come to life with the traditions and stuff that everybody does around the holidays. I hope that you got the feeling of family and things you do with your family. I hope you felt joy and excitement when you read this.
The Christmas Concert
By Brooke Wilson
Grade 4, Garrison Elementary School
Talia and her mom were making lots of Christmas preparations. They were decorating the house with gold tinsel, Christmas ornaments, and a green wreath with a velvet red bow was hung on the door. All Talia could smell was fresh minty pine. She loved the way the tree looked in the living room. She thought that the silver and gold ornaments looked dazzling in the red room. All this made her extra exited for opening presents and baking Christmas cookies, but she was most exited for the winter concert.
This year, she had a solo. She loved to perform up in front of audiences, especially doing solos. Her favorite place in the world was under the spotlight. Talia heard the phone ring. "I'll get it!" She raced over to the phone. "Hello?" she said. It was her friend Avery. "Hi Avery!" Talia said. I am really excited for rehearsal tomorrow! I think we should sell some tickets before we rehearse. OK. Avery said. Bye! The next day, Avery came over. Oh my gosh! Your house looks like a winter wonderland! Avery exclaimed. Thanks! Talia said. Do you want to go sell tickets? Sure! Avery said excitedly. We need to bundle up; it's freezing out there!
As Talia walked out the door, she felt the crisp breeze freeze her face and her feet sink through the fresh white snow. They started through the neighborhood to sell tickets to the neighbors. They rang Mrs. Dick's doorbell. A Mrs. Dick opened the door, the smell of freshly baked cookies filled the air. Hi! We are going to be in a winter concert, and we were wondering if you would like to buy any tickets. I will buy 4 tickets. Thank you! Talia and Avery said happily. They skipped around selling tickets until it was time for rehearsal.
As Talia entered the auditorium where they rehearsed, she beamed at the silver and gold decorations hung from the ceiling. She walked toward her friend Elizabeth. Elizabeth was usually happy and smiling, but today she looked miserable. What's the matter Elizabeth? Talia asked. The show is canceled. Elizabeth said gloomily. WHAT? Talia and Avery screamed in unison. They didn't sell enough tickets. Elizabeth said sadly. We could have a bake sale! Avery offered. How would that help? Talia whimpered. We could sell tickets and sweets! Then, we might have enough tickets for the show! Avery said excitedly Do you really think it will work? Talia asked. Positive. Avery said confidently.
The bake sale was the next day. They sold brownies, cookies, and cakes, but most of all, tickets. I hope this works. Talia said shakily. Look! Our first customer! Avery yelped. The woman bought a small powdered cake, and 3 tickets. By the end of the day, they had enough for the show to go on. On the day of the show, Avery and Talia waited backstage anxiously. She was nervous at first, but once she got on stage she forgot she was nervous at all. When her song was over, she took her bow and ran backstage to greet her parents. Her parents had bright red poinsettias waiting for her. You brought down the house! Talia's mom said. Do you really think I was that good? Talia asked. You were great. Talia's mom said.
Family Tradition
By Drew Hilyard
Grade 4, Mast Way School
I have a family tradition of making gingerbread houses with my family. We don't just do gingerbread houses for fun. To me it is more than that. It is about family togetherness.
I started making gingerbread houses 5 years ago with my mother, father and brother. The first gingerbread house I made looked old and rickety. The walls were burnt, crisp and blackened. Icing dripped of the roof and gumdrops fell of the roof. Also we had made a fence but it fell over a lot. When we got the fence to stay up the icing finally dried but when the fence stood it was leaning. Then we tried to put gumdrops on the roof of the gingerbread house. But the gumdrops fell of the roof. Dripping icing covered the small roof. We also had a path made of M&Ms then we covered the path in icing to make it look like snow. Then I put icing everywhere on the tray the gingerbread house was on to make it look like snow.
Once, my family went to a museum with a gingerbread city. The city was the size of about a quarter of a classroom. The city was built on a large mountain. Each house was very elaborate with shingles, walkways gummy bears and more. Some houses looked more like apartments. All of the gingerbread houses looked very real. They even had windows! The houses looked like each one took years to make. They had little candy cane fences and walkways made of chocolate. One building stood out. It was the largest and grandest house of all. I thought it was the town hall. That afternoon I was sad when we had to go get lunch. That night I was still thinking about the gingerbread city and how grand the houses were. I liked how they got their gumdrops to stick to the roof. Also I liked how they used the gumdrops for walkways in the yards of the grandest gingerbread city of all time with the chocolate streets.
Over the years my gingerbread houses get better and better. Still, some years the gingerbread houses are still burnt and crisp but more are soft and browned. But icing is still everywhere. Also every year less and less gumdrops and shingles fall of the roof. Now we use chocolate carved like windows instead of holes. One year I made a sleigh out of candy canes. Another year I made a lake ... out of Santa's cookies. Then last year I successfully made a fence out of candy canes. Now sometime I make path of chocolate.
My family doesn't just make gingerbread houses for fun. We use our gingerbread house as the center piece of the dinner on Christmas Eve. We always make the gingerbread house on Christmas Eve. I sometimes make a lake of cookies. Some years the gingerbread house is surrounded by candles.
To me the spirit of the holiday isn't about what you get. The spirit is in you and your community. It's not about presents it's about family. With gingerbread houses it not how they look but if you had fun.
My Best Christmas Memories In Delaware
By Isaac Olsen-Starke
Grade 4, Mast Way School
I'm writing about my best Christmas memories in Delaware because before moving to New Hampshire, I had been in Delaware since I was born. I put a lot of description into this piece of writing because Delaware is a really special place to my family.
Every year my family makes an awesome Christmas tree. We have a Christmas tree that can put together. Some years we get a real Christmas tree. Our cats like to climb the Christmas tree. One year the Christmas tree almost fell over! We have great ornaments. One of our ornaments has my name on it. We put candy canes on it to. We put a carpet under the Christmas tree. The carpet has Santa and his reindeer on it and we put our presents on the carpet under the Christmas tree. Oh and of course we put the star on top of it.
Another Christmas memory I have is when we made a box for the cats to play in. One of my presents came in a box that had holes along the top of it. Then we stuffed it with wrapping paper from other presents. There were designs on the wrapping paper. Some of them had stripes others had polka dots. Then we stuffed the cats in it. Then in the holes we put the toys. Some of the toys were mice other where balls that had bells! The box had wrapping paper flying everywhere! When we put the cats in and when we poked the toys in through the holes, the cats pulled on them with all of their might. It was hilarious.
Our dogs at the holidays are a big deal to my family. My dog Maggie is a lazy dog and likes to sleep on the couch. Her fur color is a brownish gray. My aunt's dog Lucy likes to play tug of war (and is really good at it). She is lazy too (and fat). Her fur color is black and white. The present that we get them each year is a toy assortment pack from Pet Smart. The toys it has in it are tennis balls, stuffed toys with squeakers and tug of war stuff and it's wrapped in plastic. It is shaped like a stocking. Our dogs like to cuddle on the couch. This year we have a new dog. His name is Chip and his fur is as soft as a pillow. I love the dog so much.
Every year me and my aunt have a snowball fight in the yard. I always make really lumpy and big snowballs (that you can't even throw) and my aunt makes really good ones that are actually round. I always get snow in my face and my face gets super cold! One thing that I do to dodge the snowballs is to hide behind a car. But this year I am going to get better at making and throwing snowballs!
This story shows how much fun I have in Delaware with my pets and with my family. One thing that I forgot to add -1 like hot chocolate too!


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It's affectionately known in creamery circles as "missionary cheese."
Pholia Farm lets smooth richness and mild flavor do the talking for its raw-milk recipes. Despite a gourmet price tag, Pholia's handmade products are known to "convert" many people who believe they don't like goat cheese, says farm co-owner and cheesemaker Gianaclis Caldwell.
"We're selling more and more ... at the farmers market," she says.
Pholia cheeses have been available only for the past year Tuesdays at Rogue Valley Growers & Crafters Markets in Ashland and for just a few months at the Saturday Grants Pass Growers Market. Rogue Creamery in Central Point has been Pholia's primary retailer for the past five years.
Licensed in 2006 as Oregon's only off-the-grid dairy, Pholia produces a tiny amount of cheese — about 200 to 300 pounds per month — from the milk of its diminutive dwarf goats. The cheese earned such acclaim in Pholia's first few years that much of it was allocated to gourmet shops in Chicago and New York. Since Caldwell, 49, and husband Vern Caldwell, 48, decided to confine shipments to the West Coast, there's more cheese to go around in Oregon and the Rogue Valley.
"You don't want to lose sight of why you started," says Gianaclis Caldwell.
Shipping so far and at such a high cost clashed with the Caldwells' views of environmental stewardship and sustainability. The couple continually works at minimizing their impact on family property off West Evans Creek Road near Rogue River. A retired U.S. Marine Corps aircraft maintenance officer, Vern Caldwell outfitted open spaces with solar panels and the property's creek with a micro-hydro turbine to generate electricity and to heat water for the family residence and the dairy. Propane- and wood-fired boilers bolster the systems.
"People have to accept that you can't live on this planet without having an impact," says Gianaclis Caldwell.
At least half of the farm's visitors want to learn from the Caldwells' off-the-grid efforts and marvel at how cleverly they repurpose myriad materials, such as old bowling lanes laid down for hardwood flooring, a 1937 Norge range unearthed at a Grants Pass antiques shop and converted to propane, even an antique washstand and an old copper pot fitted with modern plumbing to serve as a sink.
"I like having to think about what you're consuming," says Gianaclis Caldwell.
Predictably, the farm also furnishes examples of raising animals for meat, growing fruits and vegetables and preserving the bounty. But the Nigerian dwarf goats command far and away the most attention, particularly in spring when newborns the size of lapdogs take their first shaky steps and month-old kids scamper down plastic slides and through obstacle courses in their pens.
"That's one of our greatest joys is watching them run and play," says Caldwell.
Each identified by name, the goats number about 70 of which 40 are kept for milking. The herd females delivered more than 90 kids this spring, but only about a dozen will remain with the Caldwells. The rest are sold from a waiting list to families, other breeders with plans to show the goats and a handful of dairies. Only four other dairies nationwide operate solely with Nigerian dwarf goats, says Caldwell.
"They're such a practical, little goat," she says. "They don't give too much milk."
Making cheese was Caldwell's solution to surplus milk when daughter Amelia, now 18, wanted to raise and show goats when the family lived near San Diego. As breeding methods improved, the goats claimed top honors at competitions. And as the herd and milk supply grew, so did Caldwell's expertise. One of her first batches of washed-rind cheese took the amateur-division prize for best in show at the 2005 American Dairy Goat Association Cheese Competition.
Now professionally licensed, Caldwell is so respected in the field that she has to simplify her cheesemaking to make time for writing and lecturing on the topic. A frequent contributor to the trade magazine Culture, Caldwell published "The Farmstead Creamery Advisor" last year and is writing a second book. She teaches several classes each year, mostly to home cheesemakers on the West Coast.
Caldwell's newest cheese, Evans Creek Greek, grants her time for other endeavors. Made in the style of a traditional, sheep-milk feta, the cheese still takes six months to age, but it doesn't require the turning, brushing and washing that develops the distinctive, edible rinds on other Pholia cheeses. The relative ease of producing Evans Creek Greek means 11 ounces of the cheese packed in a jar with oil and spices sells for $13, compared with about $30 per pound that Pholia's four other cheeses command.
While raw milk is touted in some natural-foods circles for its bacteria that benefits humans' digestion, fewer people buy Pholia cheeses for health reasons as for their flavor and the creamery's reputation as family-operated, sustainable and humane, says Caldwell. The farm is named for daughters Amelia, now herd manager, and 24-year-old Phoebe, who lives in Medford.
Limiting cheese production, says Caldwell, means the goats enjoy full lives, stretching their legs on daily walks to browse for native plants and getting individual attention from their herders. When industry attempts to remove nature from the equation, quality and food safety suffer along with the animals, says Caldwell.
"If people could — with every bite they took — see every part of the process, it might alter how they eat and what they eat and how much."


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The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 19 points, or 1 percent, to close at 1,862 Wednesday.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 162 points, or 1 percent, to 16,424. The Nasdaq rose 52 points, or 1.3 percent, to 4,086.
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One of the perennial entertainments of this job is the joy of conversing with people who hate booksellers. They somehow exempt me from this contempt…mostly. Some do have suspicions that I may share the sins of those people who let mere money stand between books and the people who love them.
My most notorious hater of booksellers (once blasted in a newspaper letters column by a bookdealer whom she had offended) said to me about a book she wanted my help selling, "Just slap a fancy price on it, the way you do in Collectibles. Some idiot will buy it." (She's always making friends that way. Risks dental injury every time she shoots herself in the foot.)
That's not EXACTLY the way it works. We do research, see, poring over old catalogs or, nowadays, scrolling through pages of data on bookselling websites to make sure we have the right edition and to find out what the other scoundrels are charging the poor, hapless public. (This way we can charge ten cents less.)
Even with the mass of information available, we still sometimes wind up with a mystery book that no one has offered for sale recently, that we cannot find in old catalogs or in the BAR and BPI (another blog some day.) Once upon a time this meant one of two things: either the book was so rare nobody had a copy to sell or the book was so common nobody bothered to list it. Them days are gone forever: check one of these bookselling sites for the Da Vinci Code and you'll find hundreds of choices.
So I can only conclude that this dainty is really, really rare. It's a mildly battered copy of The Silkraiser's Manual, or The Art of Raising and Feeding Silk Worms and of Cultivating the Mulberry Tree, published in Boston in 1836. You guessed it! This is the very book which led to the famous New England silk industry, and those mighty forests of mulberry trees stretching from…yes, cranberry cupcake, I am being sarcastic. There is a New England silk industry, but its story is one of many false starts and it doesn't seem to have paid well until the end of the century. (One silk mill was accused of staying in business simply to sell mulberry trees to other suckers who wanted to start silk mills. There's a book on the subject, and THAT is easy enough to find a price for online.)
The book I have has a modest stain, and a previous owner wrote her name in the book (which one of her descendants copied on the next page a century later), but it's a nice copy otherwise, with the folding plate showing all the equipment you need for rounding up your herd of silkworms. All I can find out about the book, though, is that it is held by a dozen or so libraries. I haven't checked the WHOLE run of BPI and BAR, but I can't find any copies sold in the recent index volumes.
What's a scoundrelly bookseller to do in this case? Well, maybe my dealer-hating friend has the right idea. I'll ask a million dollars for it. Then we can haggle. I'd settle for half.


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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - For the second year in a row MIT was the runner-up in the NEWMAC Women's Tennis Championship Tournament, falling to Wellesley College, 5-0, on Sunday. The Engineers, seeded No. 2 in the tournament, finish the fall with an overall record of 8-3 and a NEWMAC ledger of 6-1.
No. 1 seed Wellesley opened the championship match earning all three points in doubles action and then secured the win by playing only two singles matches. In the No. 1 doubles match, Joanna MacKay and Elaine Ni fell, 8-4. Mariah Hoover and Serena Lin lost, 8-6, while Jaclyn Cichon and Zandile Williams dropped the final doubles match, 8-5. Cichon and Ni were the only members of the squad to play in the singles matches. Cichon fell, 6-1, 6-1, in the No. 2 position as Niwas defeated, 6-3, 6-0, in the No. 3 spot.
As the No. 2 seed, MIT received a first round bye and faced Wheaton College in the semifinals, emerging with a 5-2 victory. MacKay and Ni fell, 8-6, as No. 2 Hoover/Lin and Cichon/Williams won, 8-3, and 8-1, respectively. In singles play, Serena Lin took the top spot with a 6-3, 6-2 victory. Cichon lost in the next position, 6-2, 6-4. Elaine Ni and Emily Chen closed out the match with two more wins. Ni had a 6-3, 6-4 victory while Chen defeated her opponent, 7-5, 6-3.


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Ok - So I'm moving to Colorado Springs in December, and once I get the family settled (and give some time for more snow in the montains) I'll need to destressify with a winter hang. Who's interested? And where?
Who: Winter campers only...ground dwellers welcome
What: Hangout!
When: February or March, probably...we'll set the schedule once we see who's interested
Where: Somewhere in central Colorado. I like the Pike National Forest, Saylor Park area, just b/c I'm familiar with it. (Map here...it's more than the 13 minutes away that Google says it is.) Close to Woodland Park for the post-trip group lunch, not too difficult to get to, and a few interesting places to visit nearby (Chimney Rock, some lakes and beaver ponds, etc)
Why: Because it's winter!
So let's get a feel for how many people are interested and willing to make the drive. Then we'll nail down a location. After I move and get my new work schedule we'll solidify the date.


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Nowhere have losses in U.S cotton acreage been as great as they've been in the Mid-South and California. The situation has spawned an interesting comparison or two.
"There's more cotton in Lubbock County, Texas, than in California," O.A. Cleveland, professor emeritus, Mississippi State University, said recently. "That's just unheard of. Our industry has changed considerably."
It also seems unheard of that there would be more corn acres in Mississippi than of the fluffy stuff. But it's true. Four years ago Mississippi had about 1.2 million acres of cotton and 380,000 acres of corn. Today, it has 800,000 acres of corn and 270,000 acres of cotton.
Cleveland believes cotton can come back in Mississippi and the Mid-South — with lower corn and higher cotton prices — but not to the levels achieved in 2000, when U.S. acreage climbed to 15.6 million acres. "We might get back to 12.5 million acres to 13.5 million acres in the United States."
On a positive note, Cleveland noted that cotton's support infrastructure is hanging in there. "There is still plenty of ginning capacity across the Cotton Belt."
In California and Arizona, water costs "have been the driving force" for crop mix, said Jarral Neeper, president of Calcot, based in Bakersfield, Calif. "If there was more water available, you would have seen more cotton acres this year. Cotton can work in Arizona and California if growers have access to cheap water. It's difficult to grow cotton when you're paying $400 to $600 an acre for water."
Cotton acreage in California has also been lost to dairy cows. "When I first started at Calcot in 1994, there were 600,000 dairy cows in the San Joaquin Valley. Today, there are 1.6 million. So a lot of cotton ground has been used as forage ground."
Those dairies are struggling today, Neeper said. "If they're still struggling this next spring, and we have plenty of water, you'll see a bounce back in cotton acres in California. It won't be huge. We'll go from 190,000 acres to 250,000 to 300,000 acres. But any increase is good as far as we're concerned."
The cotton industry is not only worried about declining acreage, it must also deal with more uncertainty in prognosticating production. That's because Texas cotton acreage hasn't dropped as significantly as it has in other areas, and as a result it now produces a larger share of the total U.S. crop. Because so much of the state is in dryland production, there is more uncertainty about its eventual size. At the halfway point of the season, it's still a hard crop to pin down.
Carl Anderson, Extension professor emeritus, Texas A&M University, summed it up as well as anybody. "We're going to be questioning the Texas crop all the way to the end. And we have to have an excellent September and a half a month in October to get back our later cotton."
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Italians love good food and take their time over it during their afternoon lunch. This is a good time to discuss important aspects of life such as family, art, films, food and wine. But even though Italians are fans of leisurely wining and dining, there are also some delicious quick bites to be had in Milan. You'll be back exploring the city in no time having snacked on a delicious panini or panzerotti.
If you've already dined out Italian-style the previous evening – antipasti followed by pasta, a meat dish, a dessert and an espresso – then maybe a simple panini for lunch might be just what you need. In Milan, the tradition of spending hours over lunch has fallen by the wayside to a certain extent due to time pressures. An increasing number of shops and businesses are reluctant to close for hours on end and instead, their staff eat sandwiches and salads. But that doesn't mean the Italian people have lost their taste for good food.
From the outside, Bar della Crocetta appears typically Italian with its simple canopy and decorative letters on the wall. While the interior is equally modest, the menu is a different matter altogether. The canopy of this restaurant in the old city centre displays the slogan 'Dove il panino è arte', which means, 'Where the sandwich is an art form'. This is no exaggeration: you can choose from no fewer than 100 types of panini, with toppings that vary from different kinds of ham to wild venison, from fish to cheese, and from egg and mushroom to fresh vegetables. The restaurant has an informal atmosphere and the service is very friendly.
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If you're in the neighbourhood of the Milan Duomo Cathedral and still have a lot to see and do, a quick panzerotti is the ideal solution. A panzerotti is comparable to a small pizza calzone (a folded and sealed pizza), but is made from a softer dough and deep fried. Panzerotti Luini has been making these deep-fried sandwiches since 1940. Don't be concerned about the long queue around lunchtime as the staff work really fast. Before you know it you're at the front of the line with a delicious, fresh, hot snack in your hand.
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|2011-08-10, 04:43
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Age: 23
Looking for romance anime
I'm looking for 2 types of anime.
1. I want a good romance drama anime like Hanbun no tsuki ga noboru sora aka Hantsuki that has a male protagonist and he dates ( or tries to date / get in a relationship ) with a girl [ something like the first episodes of Yosuga no Sora].
2. I would like to find a good romance harem anime (male protagonist and not reverse harem ) that involves a lot of kissing and some sex scenes i don't wanna see the sex i just would like to know that it happened. Some ecchi would be nice but i don't really mind.
also romance anime's with EPIC love stories appreciated ( no matter what :P ).
thanks for your time.
|2011-08-10, 10:54
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Amagami SS has arcs like Yosuga. Has a kiss scene between each arc.
Maison Ikkoku-Old and long. Not exactly what ur looking for but its one of my favorite romances
Onegai Teacher-Its ecchi and stuff i guess
Myself Yourself is pretty romancy dramatic.
To hard to find harems with alot of kissing and sex scenes. I can name alot but i dont think any of them does that much
2 romances i liked with another element mixed in is
Cross Game-baseball/romance
Nodame Cantabile-music/romance
Haveant watched this yet but going to
White Album. Here its mature but i dont think any sex scenes
|2011-08-11, 17:30
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|2011-08-11, 17:39
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Location: Ontario, CA
Age: 28
I can kinda see why he wouldn't take too much interest in Clannad..it, sort of has a different taste of Romance...hard to explain but I can kind of understand.
I think your #2 is quite hard to find as a majority of harem anime tend to not go much further than even a hug and glittery eyes when staring at each other at the end of the series.
I would definitely second Amagami SS though, that actually fits both #1 and #2. Onegai Teacher maybe..well definitely the kissing and sex part I guess but I never liked the male protagonist, seems so weak
Spoiler for Onegai Teacher:
My all-time favorite harem/love/drama is Tokimeki Memorial Love; however, it doesn't fit #2 at all..I believe it goes as only as far as hugging and maybe holding hands (been a few years since I last watched it)
|2011-08-11, 19:01
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Age: 23
I just watched some of Amagami SS's episodes and they are awesome
i would also add a #3 .
I would like to find an romance anime between a boy and a girl that don't know each other and the girl has a strong personality and ain't weak and passive ( i don't really like the romance when it has some flashbacks of their childhood etc. because it makes me feel weird.. ) .
Thanks for your time.
|2011-08-11, 23:16
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The only show that comes to my mind that fits everything you are looking for might be Blue Gender (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...ime.php?id=253). Basically Blue Gender is about a guy who wakes up in a time that is not his own. It has a relationship that develops and i think it fits some other areas.. But read the ANN link I dont want to give away to much..
This next show kind of fits and kind of doesnt... Sola (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7481).. If you liked Vampire Knight you will most likely like Sola.. It has kind of the same feel to it.. Again i hate giving to much away so read the ANN link..
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While you are out shopping, dining, traveling and celebrating this holiday season, you should keep this not-so-jolly fact in mind: there are thousands of your fellow Americans working to steal your identity. And here's the really scary part: You might even know some of them. In fact, they could be the family next door.
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Identity theft has gone mainstream. While a substantial amount of identity theft is still being operated by organized crime groups in major cities such as New York, Detroit, Washington, D.C. and Tampa, the number of scammers operating in rural America has also exploded.
Identifying Identity Thieves
In an effort to discover who is behind the scams and where they are operating, consumer risk management company ID Analytics in San Diego, maker of the software behind fraud protection services such as LifeLock and a half dozen others(1), examined roughly 1.7 billion "identity risk events." Examples include applications for short-term payday loans, new credit card accounts, utility services and credit cards, which are among the most common strategies ID thieves use to hijack financial identities.
The study also flagged accounts where information such as an individual's name, date of birth, address or Social Security number was changed, since these are often a tip-off that a criminal is attempting to steal your identity by slightly altering one or two pieces of personal information. For instance, opening a credit card account using your real name and Social Security number, but requesting that statements be sent to your "new" address which, of course, turns out to be their thieve's mailbox.
Location, Location, Location
In three and a half years of research, ID Analytics determined that there are at least 10,000 identity fraud rings operating in the United States.
"When you look at where the fraudsters are, they tend to live in urban locations, where there's a higher likelihood they can act without being noticed," says Stephen Coggeshall, chief technology officer. In addition, densely-populated areas offer more opportunities to steal your neighbor's mail, including letters containing sensitive information (your Social Security check, for instance) or credit card applications.
But Coggeshall says the surprise was that in addition to cities, the research uncovered "this belt, a swath of badness going [through rural counties] from Virginia through North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, the Florida panhandle, Mississippi and into Texas." Take a look at the map below. Keep in mind that these areas also have a high correlation to tax and other types of fraud, as well.
Source: ID Analytics
Strange Relations
Not only was the location of identity theft rings unexpected, so were the players. "I thought we'd be seeing professional groups and those with Mafia connections," admits Coggeshall. "We were surprised to find just as many were mom and pop operations. The neighbors next door."
That's right. Identity theft is often a family affair involving parents, children and siblings. In one case, five members of the same family- ranging in age from 24 to 37- ran a theft operation out of Florida for three years. They "filed at least 130 fraudulent applications, using more than eight Social Security numbers and 11 dates of birth during that time period." In some cases, different families are "working together in fraud rings, even using each other's Social Security numbers" and trading dates of birth, changing one piece of data and hoping to fly under the radar, undetected, says Coggeshall.
Even more common than rings comprised of related individuals are those made up of groups of friends. That is, people with different last names.
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By uncovering and understanding the relationships between identity thieves, Coggeshall says ID Analytics can refine its software to prevent its customers- banks, utility providers, cell phone companies, credit card issuers and individual consumers- from becoming victims. While it's common knowledge that when you fill out an application for credit- from a bank, credit card company, car dealer, retail store, etc., the credit provider checks your credit score. What you probably don't know is that, according to Coggeshall, they also check your fraud score to see if it's likely that identity theft is involved. "We invented those fraud scores," he says.
To determine if fraud might be involved, ID Analytics cross-checks each credit request submitted against more than a billion credit card, cell phone, and retail credit accounts and applications, linking them by Social Security number, address, phone number and other identifying information. "We look for strangeness," explains Coggeshall, things like different Social Security numbers associated with the same address or an application for credit using the same name, but a different Social Security number and/or dates of birth. "We can send back the fraud score in less than one second."
Why Should You Care?
In light of the fact that there are laws that limit the amount you're liable for if someone fraudulently opens an account in your name, you might be wondering why you need to be concerned. Just ask the victims whose financial and private lives have been destroyed because their Social Security number is tied to an account with an outstanding balance of $15,000 that has gone into collection.
"That bad credit is linked to you," says Coggeshall. "They've used your name and information, run up a bunch of charges. [Creditors] are going to be coming to you to collect." In addition, there may be crimes associated with your name if an ID thief gets a driver's license in your name and has an accident.
Clearing your name and credit history can be a nightmare and can prevent you from getting the mortgage you need or even the job you're applying for. Though your chances of being victimized by identity theft are relatively low, "when it happens, it's a tremendous hardship," says Coggeshall.
Even if you're never directly by this crime, you're paying for it because banks, retailers, and other credit issuers pass the cost along to their good customers.
An Ounce of Prevention….
To protect yourself, Coggeshall says it's critical to carefully control your "personal identifying information"- Social Security number, name, address, phone number, date of birth and email address.
He strongly advises subscribing to an I.D. theft protection service that will alert you if something suspicious comes up. For free check on how likely it is that you could become a victim of identity fraud visit this website owned and operated by ID Analytics. After you enter key personal information (Social Security number is optional), you will receive a score between 1 and 999. The higher your number, the higher your risk. (Mine was 293, which is considered "low risk.")
Despite with this added layer of protection, you need to be constantly on guard. Remember those ads on TV and in newspapers where LifeLock(1) owner Todd Davis gave out his own Social Security number to demonstrate how confident he was in the protection his company offered? He's stopped doing those ads because scammers started taking him up on the challenge. Which is why, even with a score of 293, I'm not taking any chances.
My (Early) New Year's Resolution
From now on I'm going to start questioning why every doctor or dentist visit requires me to fill out (yet another) form with my most personal information on it, including my Social Security number. What happens to that piece of paper once I had it back to the receptionist? Sure, there are laws that require my medical provider to protect this information. Big deal! Have you ever seen the walls of patient files that line your doctor's office? What would prevent a member of the crew that cleans the office from copying a few pages? Maybe someone has a brother who knows someone who will pay money for this kind of information. What if my form just ends up in the trash?
One more thing. I'm going to be better at checking every single item on my credit card statements. "Look for charges you don't recognize," says Coggeshall. "Even if it's just for a small amount, like $2.31. There have been schemes where millions of people were charged small amounts." Let's see, 1,000,000 x $2.31…..
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As he held aloft a shirt covered with his team-mates' signatures, Denis Cheryshev struggled to explain the "indescribable feeling" of having become the first Russian to play an official game for Real Madrid CF.
It has been an intense six weeks for the Nizhny Novgorod-born forward who helped Russia reach the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals with a play-off victory against the Czech Republic before making his senior debut in a 2-2 friendly draw against the United States. Cheryshev went on to realise one of his lifetime ambitions after making the starting XI for Tuesday night's Copa del Rey round of 32 victory against third-tier CD Alcoyano.
"Ever since I arrived at the club as an 11-year-old I have dreamed of this moment," said Cheryshev, now 22. "It's an indescribable feeling but I am very happy and want to continue working hard so I can celebrate more achievements like this one."
Cheryshev was replaced by Ángel Di María after 61 minutes but will cherish the memory of his first Madrid appearance and is keen to repeat the experience as soon as possible. "When I came off it was an emotional moment because José Mourinho came out to hug me," he said. "[Prior to the game] the coach told me he had a lot of confidence in me and that I had to do tonight what I have been doing with the youth team up until now. I want to continue to earn his trust. I'm definitely going to keep this shirt, especially as all the players have signed it for me."
A predominantly left-footed player, Cheryshev can operate on either flank and likes to drift inside to test goalkeepers with his powerful shooting. He arrived in Spain in 1996 when his footballing father Dmitri switched from FC Dinamo Moskva to Real Sporting de Gijón, where he scored 35 goals in 119 league appearances over five seasons.
"Denis is a very stubborn boy and you can be sure he'll fight tooth and nail in order to prove that he can be a regular first-team player at Madrid," Dmitri said. "He has worked hard for his debut and now must go on to be better than his dad, which is why I am going to be a real pain around him and be very demanding."
Madrid's assistant coach Aitor Karanka, meanwhile, spoke of Denis having "a marvellous future". He went on to add that the entire coaching staff had been impressed with the player's "progression and maturity" with the club's youth team, Real Madrid Castilla, where he has made 73 league appearances and scored 15 times.
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After Annie blurts out to a stunned JR that she loves him. She apologizes for saying it like that but admits it's true. She hopes he loves her too, but then Caleb knocks on the door. JR hides Annie and answers to Caleb. He informs Junior that the SEC has ruled on Cortlandt Electronics and it's back where it belongs. JR thinks the decision can be overturned, but Caleb retorts he took his eye off the ball and allowed himself to be led around by his personal life. He warns if he's not careful, he could lose Chandler too. After more taunts, Caleb leaves. JR rushes out as well, leaving Annie behind. Amanda comes over and Annie tells her friend JR stormed out of there after learning about Cortlandt. She also admits she told him she loved him and that JR didn't say anything back. She doesn't feel like the woman JR loves. She feels like some 'chick' being stashed away and she hates that. Annie points out how every time she gets close to happiness something gets in the way. Amanda thinks it might be her and urges suggests she trust that things will be good.
Back In The Game.
Annie is left hanging, Greenlee discovers the truth and Caleb celebrates.
JR walks into the mansion to try and get a handle on things. His phones ring off the hook and he orders his assistant to answer them. His assistant hands him the phone because Adam is on the other end, but JR doesn't talk to him because he doesn't know what to say. Marissa stops by and he tells her about Cortlandt. He starts yelling about how Chandler could be going under now as well and beats himself up about letting AJ down. Marissa knows AJ doesn't care about the company and is confident he will figure something out. She reminds him he is a good father and that when he had cancer, he lived for AJ. She encourages him to call Adam and offers to be there for him when he does. She hands him the phone and JR talks with his father, which goes better than expected. JR tells Marissa he wouldn't have been able to do that without her there. Annie walks in and sees them in a close moment. Marissa leaves and Annie tells JR she doesn't like being this person.
In her living room, Kendall freaks out over charges being brought against Erica, but Jack and Erica don't think they will stick. Erica wants her to focus on what is really important, which is her children. She assures her everything will be fine. Kendall cries as she wonders how she's supposed to handle everything with all she's lost and declares Erica should be given a medal for shooting David, not get sent to jail. Kendall leaves and Erica tells Jack everything has to be alright.
Erica heads over to Wildwind where Caleb is ready to celebrate. He tells her how sweet it was to see JR twist when he heard the news. Caleb apologizes for resisting her help at first, but thinks they can make the company great again. He even has a position in mind for Asher. He can't remember the last time he felt this good and notes it feels good to be back in the game. He owes most of it to her. Caleb gets a call and learns about her indictment. Erica thinks him getting her off on a murder charge will be a piece of cake after besting the Chandlers.
Randi comes upon Greenlee at the hospital as she learns Madison is pregnant. Randi wonders if she's okay because she looks like she just saw ghost. Greenlee brings up Madison. She says she'd like to help her and suggests Randi or her friends could get her to go out or fix her up with someone. Randi explains they already tried, but it didn't work. Greenlee says, "So, there hasn't been anyone else?" Randi replies, Madison only has eyes for Ryan. Randi steps away to call Madison to meet for lunch and then tells Greenlee the only way to help Madison is to stay away from her.
Greenlee enters Krystal's and finds Kendall. She says she's worried about Madison, but Kendall informs her Madison is leaving town. Kendall wants her to keep her distance from both Madison and Erica. She tells her to have a great Christmas because someone should and then leaves.
After Madison tells Ryan at ConFusion that she will move on and survive, she drops her phone when it rings. Ryan picks it up and sees that Pine Valley hospital is calling her. Ryan wonders if everything is okay, but Madison says it would be a lot easier if he would stop worrying about her. Madison leaves and Ryan calls a doctor to set up an appointment for Madison's shoulder. He says he wants to cover the costs.
Madison hightails it to the hospital and tells Frankie Ryan found out she's leaving town, but she didn't tell him about the baby. She says there's no good way to tell someone who is in love with someone else, "Hey, guess what? I'm pregnant. WooHoo!" Frankie says, "I'd leave out the WooHoo." Madison then runs into Ryan and the doctor he got for her. Madison tells Ryan to stop hanging on to her because of his guilt. Ryan just wants to help, but Madison wants Ryan to leave her alone and let her stand on her own two feet. Later, Frankie finds Ryan after talking with Madison. Frankie orders Ryan to stay away from her. Frankie walks away and Kendall calls Ryan because Spike, who misses Daddy Zach, needs him.
Greenlee finds Madison at ConFusion and tells her she knows she's pregnant.
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Looks like the ape attack on San Francisco was a lot worse than we saw in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. James Franco, human star of Rise revealed to MTV that he's probably not going to be appearing in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes directed by Cloverfield's Matt Reeves.
But that's not all. Franco also revealed that most of the human characters we saw in the Rise movie would be dead in the sequel!
I was going to be a small part of the next one. There was a moment when Rupert Wyatt was going to direct the second one. A lot of the human characters that were in the first movie were dead in the sequel that Rupert was going to direct. But there was one scene, between Caesar and my character, maybe even just like on a video that was left behind, but then a lot of things happened, like [former Fox co-chairman] Tom Rothman who was a big part of the first movie, left. Now Rupert's not a part of it so I don't know. My guess is I won't be in it. Nobody's talked to me since Rupert left.
Wyatt is no longer attached, so it's anyone's guess as to whether or not Reeves will be keeping this plot point.


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It differs from priest to priest, I suppose. I've heard of parishes doing classes for inquirers. In my church, I just went to the priest after each liturgy and he would explain a few things from the faith for me, until he felt I'd learned everything I needed.
hi,the roman catholic church has a long process called RCIA (rite of christian initiation for adults) for conversion. i was wondering if the orthodox church has something similar?i've spoken briefly with a Russian Orthodox priest and he mentioned confession and baptism of course but no talk of a RCIA-like initiation with sponsors and classes which can take nine months to almost a year.i ask because i've been looking to become a christian and lately i've been drifting away from the thought of roman catholicism towards the orthodox church. not that i have a problem with spending the 9+ months but it seems a bit odd and just elitist.thanks in advance
It differs from priest to priest, I suppose. I've heard of parishes doing classes for inquirers.
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Niemann Foods' footprint in Missouri is about to grow again. Company officials announced Monday the purchase of Hickman's IGA stores in Bowling Green, Vandalia, Winfield and Mexico.
Niemann Foods' footprint in Missouri is about to grow again. Company officials announced Monday the purchase of Hickman's IGA stores in Bowling Green, Vandalia, Winfield and Mexico.
"We're excited," said Gerry Kettler, director of consumer affairs for Niemann Foods Inc. (NFI). "It's a natural expansion in central Missouri. We see a great deal of future growth in that market."
The sale comes after months of discussion, according to Kettler, who declined to discuss terms of the agreement.
"We've been negotiating for a while," he said. "The timing was right and we're excited to expand our presence, so it's worked out well."
Jim Hickman, president of Hickman IGA, who will remain involved with the stores as a consultant, agreed that the timing of the transaction was appropriate.
"After 54 years of operating our stores the time was right to review our operations in mid-Missouri," he said in a media release. "I am very proud of all our associates and the relationships we have built in the communities.
"Niemann Foods is a successful company and is held in the highest regard in the industry. I know that the Niemann group will be a good fit for our employees and the towns we serve," added Hickman, who is not including in the deal with NFI the IGA stores in Perry and Paris.
"Jim and his team have been great to work with," said Rich Niemann Jr., president and CEO of NFI in a media release. "We are pleased to build on the Hickman tradition of quality products and great customer service."
Although the transaction is not expected to be finalized until around April 1, operations at the four stores being purchased will not miss a beat, according to Kettler.
"The stores will continue to operate as IGA," he said. "They (customers) will still see a lot of quality products. We understand that prices are very important to customers. We'll keep the prices low."
As for the employees at these stores, Kettler says that the "terms of employment will be discussed with associates in a meeting later this week."
Because of anticipated sales growth, the associate-owned company believes there is the "potential for job growth" in those four communities.
After the sale is finalized, a major renovation is planned at the store in Mexico. Later in the year remodeling will take place at the other three sites.
NFI, founded in 1917, has steadily been expanding its presence in Missouri. Over the past three years it has added an Ace Hardware and County Market in Palmyra, plus pharmacies in Palmyra, Canton and Lewistown.
Among the 100 retail locations that are operated by NFI are the County Market, Save A Lot and Pick A Dilly stores in Hannibal.


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Emily Wells is an LA-based violinist, whose songs have been compared to those of Joanna Newsom. Comments one critic:
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Professor Maveal began his career as a law clerk to two Michigan and United States trial judges and later served as Assistant United States Attorney in Detroit. He taught appellate advocacy and government drug forfeiture strategy at U.S. Department of Justice seminars.
Professor Maveal joined the Detroit Mercy Law faculty in 1988. He serves as the administrator of the Law School's American Inns of Court, a program designed to give students insights into litigating techniques and professional responsibility.
Prof. Maveal's current scholarship is an historical and comparative analysis of Michigan's Supreme Court rule allowing summary rulings by "peremptory" orders on applications for leave to appeal. Other state supreme courts may grant or deny requests for discretionary review, but do not reach their merits without full briefing absent an emergency. MCR 7.302(H)(1) authorizes the Supreme Court to enter a final decision simply upon an application.
The paper traces this unusual rule to the creation of the Michigan Court of Appeals in 1964. In drawing new rules for appeals, the Supreme Court arrogated a power from former practice of summarily issuing writs of "peremptory" mandamus where the applicant showed that a clear entitlement to it. This "peremptory order" rule melded rules drawn for mandamus and emergency cases into a blanket authorization to rule summarily on the merits of any application to review a ruling of the new Court of Appeals. The paper proposes that the peremptory order rule be revised to allow accelerated rulings on the merits only in emergencies or where the Justices are unanimous.
The article, Michigan Peremptory Orders: A Supreme Oddity, is published in 58 Wayne Law Review 417 and can be found HERE
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"America's Great Railroad Stations"
Despite the best efforts of numerous government officials and agencies, American train travel is not what it used to be. That's the bad news.
The good news is that there still are many people out there who appreciate rail travel. In fact, railroad buffs Ed Breslin and Hugh van Dusen go so far as to insist that "America's romance with its railroading past is alive and well and thriving." Among the numerous things that separate train travel from every other kind of travel are the magnificent railroad stations that still dot the landscape.
It's true that many stations have been demolished in the rush toward modernization (Penn Station is one example), many more remain. Some no longer serve as stations but instead have been converted into museums, restaurants and banks. Cincinnati's Union Terminal, for example, which the authors rightly describe as looking like "the world's largest tabletop art-deco radio," houses numerous cultural institutions.
From the mid-Atlantic to the West, the authors have traveled the country with photographer Roger Straus III in search of the greatest of these stations. Straus' marvelous photography captures them in their full glory. Among the most magnificent are New York's Grand Central Terminal and Los Angeles' gorgeous Union Station, a combination of art deco, Spanish colonial and mission-revival styles. The great Chicago architect Daniel Burnham designed not only the Windy City's Union Station but also Pennsylvania Station in Pittsburgh and Union Station in Washington, D.C.
This book is a must for railroad aficionados everywhere. (Viking Studio, $40)
"1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List"
It's back. The full-color second edition of Patricia Schultz's wildly popular book (it sold more than 3 million copies the first time) includes 200 new entries and 28 new countries, including Ghana, Nicaragua, South Korea, Estonia, Mozambique, Ukraine and Croatia. In fact, there is so much new information here that Schultz considers this an entirely new book.
Schultz admits it is rare for her to return to a place she has visited. When asked what her favorite trip was, she invariably says it's her next one. This second edition reflects her excitement for discovering new places and uncovering new information about familiar places.
What's more, she has managed to work a little literary magic here — and still keep her original 1,000 favorite places — by reorganizing and rewriting the content of the first edition. Instead of emphasizing single places, she merged two or more, destinations into a single entry, "creating an embellished travel experience" and often "a perfect mini-itinerary."
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Lexington's Robert Walser found fishing much better at the other Carolina winning Saturday's Bassmaster Weekend Series S.C. Division at Santee-Cooper Reservoir, S.C.
Lexington's Robert Walser found fishing much better at the other Carolina winning Saturday's Bassmaster Weekend Series S.C. Division at Santee-Cooper Reservoir, S.C.
What a difference a few degrees in water temperature makes. While anglers are struggling to get a few bites at High Rock where the water temperature remains in the mid-40s, Walser had little trouble capitalizing on a jig bite in waters around 50 degrees at Santee-Cooper.
Walser brought in a five-fish limit weighing 25.28 pounds to take the first-place check for $1,965. He credited his success partly to a Hydrowave electronic device that stimulates a predatory response from fish that prompts them to feed.
Walser fished cypress trees at the upper end of the lake where he enticed some 6 pounders to strike. His catch averaged slightly more than 5 pounds per fish.
"I had a fish better than 6 pounds on, but it got off," he said.
Clyde Whiteside of Forest City topped the co-anglers with 8.69 pounds and received $983.
The Bassmaster Weekend Series Virginia Division at Lake Gaston Saturday was also captured by a Tar Heel fisherman.
Rodney Sorrell of Stokesdale took the first-place prize of $2,317 with a five-fish catch totaling 18.63 pounds. The haul was anchored with a 5.91-pound bass.
Todd Sumner of Southern Pines finished fourth with 11.68 pounds.
Robert Mixon of Lexington and Robert Lambert of Denton had a memorable tournament Saturday at the Fishers of Men Piedmont Division contest at Lake Tillery.
Lambert tossed a spinnerbait into Tillery's muddy waters, and a huge bass engulfed the bait.
"The fish struck near a small stick in the water, rolled near the surface, and Robert (Mixon) scooped the fish into the net," said Lambert.
FOM tournament director Mike Sides weighed the fish in at 8.55 pounds, declaring the lunker the biggest bass in the history of the FOM Piedmont Division. The fish was also the biggest in Lambert's fishing career and the biggest for the tournament, All told, Lambert and Mixon earned $790 for placing second with 19.41 pounds.
Kevin and Robbie Cagle of Sea Grove, fishing in their first FOM event, won the top award of $1,704 with 24.68 pounds, anchoring their catch with a 6.43-pound bass.
Ben Franklin of Gold Hill and Jeff Ozmon of Rock Hill, S.C., claimed third place with 16.34 pounds and shared $444.
Other top teams were Mark Murphy of Kannapolis and Jesse Basinger of Rockwell, fourth, with 15.08 pounds, winning $400; Bobby Steele of Siler City and Robbie Williams of Liberty, fifth, with 14.87 pounds, winning $250; John and Kenneth Shumate of Elkin, sixth, with 14.62 pounds, winning $212; and Shane Davis of Rockwell and Everette Brown of Ohio, seventh, with 13.72 pounds for $160.
Anglers struggled again over the weekend to catch quality fish at High Rock Lake at two events, the Carolina Angers Team Trail Saturday and the Anglers Choice N.C. Division Sunday.
Kevin and Bradley Chandler of New London won Saturday's CATT contest with 17.15 pounds, a catch featuring a 6.61-pound bass, the big fish of the day. They received $1,424.
Jarrett Freeze of Rockwell and C.J. Johnston of Salisbury placed second with 16.35 pounds and shared $481.
Also earning checks were Terry James of Wadesboro and Alan Griffin, third, with 10.81 pounds for $275; Mike Cribb of Trinity and John Rosenbaum, fourth, with 10.75 pounds for $150; Dwayne and Jimmy Hughes of Lexington, fifth, with 9.95 pounds for $115; and Donnie and Shane Floyd of Lexington, sixth, with 6.85 pounds for $100.
Twenty of the 32 teams in the field failed to hook a keeper fish.
The fishing got even tougher Sunday at the Anglers Choice event where Justin Goodyear of Thomasville and Tony Waterhouse won with a scant 10.16 pounds on three fish.
Other scores were James and K. Chandler, second, with 9.96 pounds; Mike Layton and Scooter Lilly, third with 5.97 pounds; Brad and Adam Younts of Southmont, fourth, with 5.92 pounds; Rick Dunstan of Pinehurst and Cliff Kirby of Catawba, fifth, with 5.86 pounds; Shane Lineberry of Lincolnton and Kyle Whisnant, sixth, with 5.74 pounds.
None of the 27 teams had a five-fish limit; only one team landed four fish.
Tony Garitta is a fishing columnist for The Dispatch.


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Goatboy wrote:Oh, that's simple. All you need to do is dedicate many years of your life to studying security.
iistapp wrote:Can't seem to figure it out exactly how it works, so just want someone to clear it out for me if possible ;p
Goatboy wrote:Oh, that's simple. All you need to do is dedicate many years of your life to studying security.
Gatito wrote:Now that you got the IP ( say 184.108.40.206 ) your PC compares that with his own IP and finds out that the server isn't in his local network so he sends the http request to the router pointing out of the network.
Gatito wrote:Now when this router receives the request it compares the IP with its table which holds all the IPs of the devices that are connected with him and he probably won't find the server directly, but this router knows that there is another router connected with him which has a bigger scope and knowledge than him so he sends the request to the other router.
iistapp wrote:Thanks Gatito for the answer, so the local network talks with the Internet throught a bunch of different routers around the world? And the DNS converts a url into the right IP for the site or am I wrong?
If that's how it works then I thank you for your answer :)
Phantom Wolf wrote:No, it doesn't. Your computer keeps a routing table that tells it where to send packets so that they get to the proper host/network. Basically, when your computer needs to send out a packet, it checks its routing table for an entry that matches the packet's destination address. That entry will contain all the information that your computer needs to send the packet.
Phantom Wolf wrote:Most routers also use routing tables similar to what I described above. Also, they wouldn't check a list of attached devices, if the destination IP is a local address, it would send out an ARP packet.
Phantom Wolf wrote:DNS converts domain names to IPs, not the whole URL
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