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Monday, April 03, 2006
Is it Monday ALREADY?
So my soul longs after Thee.
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee.
You alone are my strength, my shield,
To You alone may my spirit yield.
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee.
So many times I thought David was overrated. He screwed up so many times…He kills a man (one of his own) to take the man's wife without having to worry about the husband finding out…to relieve his guilt, he kills someone??? What's that about and then he's forgiven still??? I always thought he had a LOT of gall to come to God for forgiveness after the Bathsheba incident.
I love many of the Psalms, but I struggle with the message "David was a man after God's own heart!" and I always thought…if the things David did: sin… repent... repeat... sin... repent… repeat... sin... repent... if these things equal a man after God's own heart…I ought to be God's #1 Girl!
The message I learned from David's words was that it was okay to scream at God and to cry out to God and to seek God for guidance, forgiveness, comfort, shield, etc. even in the midst of doing BAD and God would make all the bad become good. More than that…God would redeem me and empower me! David did receive reprimands from God…think about when David began "counting" his soldiers and God warned him that it was never David and his armies that defeated the enemy, it was ALWAYS God and His power. When David's focus was skewed, God helped 'un-skew' it.
My focus lately has been "skewed" and God, indeed, has been attempting to "un-skew" it. My focus has been on Kim and all the things surrounding Kim. My mind has been so set on my own life and experience and the "story of Kim" that I was unable to see beyond myself.
This weekend didn't seem to be the way I pictured it would be or, dare I say, hoped it would be! I had such incredible plans for this weekend and my "talks with God". Wait, I'm getting ahead of myself…Let me give you a quick run down of what actually happened.
*when I say quick I mean…This is going to be a LONG story…so fair warning!!!!*
Friday: I get off work every Friday at 12:30, Yes, huge blessing I know! As I do some Fridays, I went to enjoy a cup of coffee with a friend of mine and we sat for a couple of hours (outdoors because it was like 77 degrees outside, beautiful!) speaking about every wonderful thing God is doing in our lives and plans for us in the future! It was awesome!
By then I was pretty pumped about my "weekend with God!" and headed off to run a couple of quick errands for my church commitments. I mentioned before that I am involved on our "stage craft" committee and I help "set the stage" for the sermons each week. We were starting our Easter series: "Lasting" and I had a vision of what the entry-way poster should look like, and I needed some fabric and 'supplies' to make it happen.
There are a couple of stores I try not to go to, too often, because I lose more time in these places then anywhere else I may wonder…they include: Hobby Lobby, any Hallmark or store WITH cards, and fabric stores (any of them). My mind starts wandering and my creative juices get flowing on all the zillions of projects I could do and then the entrepreneurial spirit starts spiraling out of control! I'm a goner! I went to Hancock's Fabric store AND Hobby Lobby next door. In my defense, my church was starting a monthly craft day on Saturday and I needed a 'couple' of supplies for my projects.
Next thing I know my husband is calling me to notify me he is headed home from school and we have a Bible study in like 2 hours. I still need to clean up (I've been running around doing errands in 77-80 degree weather, so I'm a bit 'undone'), eat a quick, but HEALTHY dinner, and then to Bible study with a couple that we love but we tend to visit way beyond all time limits!
So I proceed to rush home (without ALL my needed supplies) and get cleaned up quickly…thankfully we had almost an hour til the study so we could go sit down and eat a fairly healthy and yummy dinner. We still had time afterwards to stop at the Big "W" and pick up a couple more supplies I needed for my church "poster" before heading to the study.
The study went great. There were people there I hadn't met before and who are really struggling with "offenses" and God occasionally nudged me to share from my own experiences, how I walked through that with Him!
Friday night, after the study, my husband I returned home and I began "laying out" the poster…well by then I was tired…had been overheated…and a bit cranky…and in the midst of all this… "the King of LIES", Satan, was whispering in my ear "I thought you were going to sit with your God this weekend and be quiet and listen to Him…looks like you're going to be way too busy for that…" The enemy is such a nuisance.
I finally gave up and went to bed…my wonderful husband soon joined me.
1st Side note: I usually know when I am too tired to say or do anything productive and when I lashed out at my wonderful husband, who had lovingly offered to help with the poster, that the cross he handmade without any power tools wasn't "right" I knew it was time to go to bed.
I'm a LOT like a 3 year old who is giving up naps when I get that tired; BAD, BAD, BAD!
Saturday morning I got up after a night of restless sleep…I ate a quick breakfast bar, and urged my husband to get up. It was obvious I was going to be "running late" to the craft day at church! My husband and I went to get more supplies for the poster (I bet many of you had no idea how much went into these visual things, did you?) Unfortunately because I am 'out and about' a lot I know the best places to get things…and won't get them somewhere else unless it beats the deal I know is out there. So…we had to go to quite a few places to find what I wanted. THEN we had to pick up a gift card for my parents 45th wedding anniversary being celebrated without to-do on April Fool's day!
2nd Side note: I LOVED the story Karen shared about her April Fool's Day decorations and subsequent guests! If you haven't read it…go there now!
We get the supplies, gift card, etc and head to my parents house to QUICKLY celebrate, "congrats, kiss, kiss" and send them "off" for their trip to Alabama this week. My husband and I are headed back to our house by 10:30 a.m. I then have my husband call the pastor's wife (because I am driving) to notify her I am running a bit late for the craft day…she is too!
I drop my husband off, load my "craft stuff" into the car and proceed to go to church to "craft". Upon arrival to church, I have to run back home to print off "3's" for some button's we are making for the church service on Sunday.
3rd Side note: Printing of any type typically takes some time for me because I have like 1000 fonts on my computer and have to narrow it down to the "winner".
Once I select a font, I type, print and take the printing back to church to make the buttons. My pastor's wife thankfully is gifted in button making, among many other things (girls a whirlwind), and she figures out how to use the borrowed button-maker and begins making them. I then take over and we run out of the "3's" so…yes you guessed it…we call my wonderful husband to bring more when he comes up to church to help me clean up.
I did get to sit and scrapbook for 3 about hours, while visiting with some women from church, and that was awesome. By then it was dinnertime and my wonderful husband brought the poster (which he finished the construction of by the way, including his inaugural glue-gun use), and dinner for all of us and the additional printed 3's. He then cleaned the church by himself (he's so wonderful, truly) and helped me cover the poster and the pastor's wife finished the buttons and I just thanked God for each of these people, truly!
We were all leaving the church by 8ish and my husband and I dropped one of the cars off at home and headed to the grocery store in the midst of a spring storm, which could never halt me!
By the time we arrive at the Big "W" it was pretty "quiet" for a change and it is POURING outside…so we decide to take our time and "shop". I was even able to get paint for my parents house (part of their anniversary gift is that I am painting one of their spare bedrooms). Buying paint at 9:00 p.m. on a Saturday night, now THAT, my friends, is life in a big city! We shopped and strolled through the Big "W", weaving in and out of the "stockers" and their walls of boxes. I imagine they dislike us being there as much or more then I dislike them blocking my paths.
We were back home and were "resting" by 11:00, and the rain had subsided but the peaceful scent and damp grounds were evidence of the 'cooling off' from another busy day. I was asleep by midnight.
I arose on Sunday remembering we had to be there early for worship practice because my wonderful husband had volunteered to do "easy worship" for someone else who wasn't available this weekend. We were at church by 9:25 a.m. I headed to the kitchen area and sat to read and pray and spend a little time with God.
Of course, I got a bit distracted and diverted by some dirty dishes screaming out to me and I went to clean them up and put them away and then the pastor came and visited with me about current reading (I always enjoy discussing books with someone who reads as much as my pastor). Then he left and I sat there and started to cry.
I cried for the offense I was still carrying towards a "sister". I cried for the exhaustion I was feeling. I cried for the lack of time I had given God this weekend. I cried for the lackluster life I felt I was living. I cried out of self-pity. Then I stopped. I washed my face and blew my nose and had another sip of coffee. By then, practice was over and my husband joined me there and others started to arrive to visit before service began.
I went into service and 'alas' my seat was 'taken'…so I sat in the back row on the "other side" by a couple that I love dearly but don't know all that well yet. She is REAL…I think that's why I love her so dearly. She is living an authentic, "this is ME" kind of life without apology but with desire to live with passion for God and family.
4th side note: I HATE it when my seat is taken. I know that says volumes about me and my creature habits, just a bit of honesty here. I used to think people would sit there KNOWING that is where I sit, just to BUG me…pretty self-absorbed thought, huh?
During the music, which wasn't all that enticing for me because we did mostly "hymns" this week and they darn near bore me to tears…another flash back to my youth… "Please turn with me now to hymn #74 'Great is Thy Faithfulness' where we'll do lines 1, 3 and 5"…you knew which stanzas didn't you?
5th side note: This is when I realize I am MOST post-modern in thinking: I have an honest to goodness flash back to my nightmare experiences at church with hymns that I absolutely HATED so I never HEARD them anyway. I want to run from the room screaming. I do now love some of these words, but I think they are outdated and hold no authenticity in their voice anymore…they aren't relevant, and worse, they remind me what church isn't supposed to be.
In the midst of my "me-ness", the women next to me asked me to leave the room and visit with her. I thought for sure she had heard me singing 'Mary had a little lamb'…during these mind-numbing songs and I was gonna 'get it'…
I went to the hall and she asked me to give her some time this week to help keep her from 'running away from home'. She is really overwhelmed and just wants a person to hear her and pray with her and God brought her to me, what an incredible honor and a humbling experience.
The church service was awesome. The message was a lesson about the "Passover meal" and the significance of everything on the table. The focus was on Christ's redemption and the 3rd cup (hence the '3' buttons) Christ drank from at the "Last Supper". The cup of redemption. The cup to remind me I am redeemed ONLY through His blood, His sacrifice, His love. Even in the midst of His ultimate knowledge of my sin and my ultimate betrayal, He loved me enough to offer his own blood for me and redeem me from hell.
I left church feeling awed by God, once again. That's a good thing. This is when church feels REAL to me. This is the "church experience" I want others to have. My husband and I had lunch together and then to my parents' house so he could do some heavy work for them and I prepped the room I was painting.
I took him home to get ready for work and I headed back to Mom and Dad's to paint. During this time…about 5 hours in all, I listened, in the quiet, albeit the TV was on for white noise…there is really no redeeming television programming on a Sunday afternoon. I listened to God tell me again of His love for me. I listened to Him tell me of His plan for me. I listened to Him telling me to see Him throughout this past weekend.
He was the spirit of love I found at coffee with my friend on Friday.
He is the one that created me to be creative and use that gift for His glory.
He was the one that brought the first soul to me at the study on Friday evening…searching for Him in the dark place that being de-churched offers.
He was the one that allowed me the time to sit and craft with women from church and share our hearts openly the 'stuff' we didn't know before.
He was the one that gave us protection in the storm on Saturday evening and every storm we'll ever face in life.
He is the one that first found, then dried my tears on Sunday morning.
He is the one that sang "Mary had a little lamb" with me while I sat in flashback "hell of hymns" on Sunday morning.
He is the one that called me out to visit with a woman, a child of His that is hurting.
He is the one that walked me through something similar that I can offer His wisdom to her now.
He is the one that gave me the strength to paint with sore arms and tired eyes and desire to be with Him doing "NOTHING".
I guess I had my quiet time with God after all. In the midst of noise and DOING, He found me and comforted me and used me and loved me and showed me He was doing it!
God is so great…I'm back!
5 comments:
- Praying for your Prodigal said...
Your quiet time...was a little frenzied! Glad you survived it!
Glad you had it! Glad you're back!
- Morning Glory said...
While I was reading I was thinking that all the busy things you were doing all had something to do with service to God in some way. And then you wrapped it all up that way at the end. I'm glad you had your weekend with God.
- Lauren said...
Awesome, Kim. Thanks for the reminder that we can be quiet and still in the busy-ness too.
- Miche said...
Your posts are always so inspirational! Thank you for taking the time to share and inspire.
- GiBee said...
So, first of all ... why couldn't you have taken the extra time to give us a few more details of your weekend? Because I just don't think I was able to LIVE through your weekend with the lack of details, and what not! :-)
You are so much like me -- it's absolutely frightening. Including your writing style... length and all.
Man, I'm loving you MORE.AND.MORE, Kim!
Thank you so much for pulling out all the ways you saw God this weekend. I frequently have weekends like you described (although, my husband isn't quite as sympathetic and helpful as yours)... and I also frequently leave God on the way side, forgetting how he has protected me, provided for me, fed me, comforted me, prepared me, and strengthened me.
Girlfriend, you ROCK!


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LS 5039: A runaway microquasar ejected from the galactic plane
Departament d'Astronomia i Meteorologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
2 Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía, C.C.5, (1894) Villa Elisa, Buenos Aires, Argentina
3 Departamento de Física, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Jaén, Virgen de la Cabeza 2, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Corresponding author: M. Ribó, firstname.lastname@example.com
Accepted: 10 January 2002
We have compiled optical and radio astrometric data of the microquasar LS 5039 and derived its proper motion. This, together with the distance and radial velocity of the system, allows us to state that this source is escaping from its own regional standard of rest, with a total systemic velocity of about 150 km s-1 and a component perpendicular to the galactic plane larger than 100 km s-1. This is probably the result of an acceleration obtained during the supernova event that created the compact object in this binary system. We have computed the trajectory of LS 5039 in the past, and searched for OB associations and supernova remnants in its path. In particular, we have studied the possible association between LS 5039 and the supernova remnant G016.8-01.1, which, despite our efforts, remains dubious. We have also discovered and studied an cavity in the ISM, which could have been created by the stellar wind of LS 5039 or by the progenitor of the compact object in the system. Finally, in the symmetric supernova explosion scenario, we estimate that at least were lost in order to produce the high eccentricity observed. Such a mass loss could also explain the observed runaway velocity of the microquasar.
Key words: stars: individual: LS 5039, RX J1826.2-1450 / X-rays: binaries / supernovae: individual: G016.8-01.1 / radio continuum: stars / radio continuum: ISM / ISM: supernova remnants

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Last night I didn't sleep well, I was up and down all night running to the bathroom. Today I couldn't stay awake to save my life. I had a nose bleed that started early in the morning, and lasted until late afternoon. They had to pack my nose three times.
When the night nurse came in to do vitals she gave me my evening med's and went on to her next patient. No sooner did she walk out of the room did I start throwing up, and yes that included all of my evening med's.
Rick stopped by this morning for a couple of hours he took me for my little walk, actually I think that is when my bloody nose came on. He sat up here with me until we were both falling asleep. So I sent him home, since the kids are on spring break this week he said that he was going to come up everyday to spend some time with me.
He was surprised to see me completely bald this morning, I don't even have stubbles. I don't know if I'm going to post tomorrow, because that worm is supposed to attack computers. If not I will post on Thursday.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Day +11
Last night I didn't sleep well, I was up and down all night running to the bathroom. Today I couldn't stay awake to save my life. I had a nose bleed that started early in the morning, and lasted until late afternoon. They had to pack my nose three times.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Day +10
I'm still doing pretty good today. A few issues last night getting sick, and a nose bleed off and on all day today. Other than that I can't complain.
It's currently 8pm and my TPN (I.V. food) should be here any minute. I haven't eaten in four days, and am soooo hungry!!
My daughter Khrystyne got a tattoo this past Saturday. According to her dad it's not a small tattoo... Every time I go into the hospital those girls manage to do something to themselves that I don't necessarily approve of. First, Khrystyne and Courtney both dyed their hair black. Second, Courtney pierced her nose. Third, Courtney pierced her eyebrow. Fourth, Khrystyne got a tattoo, and of course Courtney now wants a tattoo... They manage to do all of this while I'm in the hospital. I don't know what to do with these kids... I guess Khrystyne is 18 so I don't have too much of a say, but Courtney is only 15 (almost 16). You would think she should listen to us.
Other than that I slept pretty much most of the day today so I don't have too many updates. I did want to thank everyone who has left comments for me, it really means a lot.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Day +9 (Ask and ye shall receive)
Wasn't it just yesterday that I said that I can't wait for the day that I can post without a complaint? Well today just happens to be that day. Last night was pretty rough, so this morning after I read my Bible and had my morning vitals taken I took a nap right off the bat. When I woke up I felt great. They won't let me eat or drink anything but water, tomorrow they will start nutrition through my I.V. Other than that today went great.
Rick came up here to visit with me a couple of hours before Holly and the kids got up here. I talked my nurse into letting me have a 7up since I had not thrown up all day. She brought me the 7up, I took one sip and it felt like my whole mouth was on fire, lips and all. I guess the mouth sores are finally here. But hey I tried.
I've not had to have an insulin shot all day (of course I'm not eating), but still no shot is no shot.
Rick brought a movie up for us to watch, The boy in the stripped pajamas. Wow, what a story. I never saw the ending coming, it was very moving. Afterwards I had Rick take me for a walk around the block so to say, it was very exhausting!!
Holly brought the kids up around 2:30 and they all stayed for awhile for a nice visit Little Ricky kept pulling his mask down to give me a kiss, and he kept coming over for long hugs... At first though all of the kids kept their distance, because my whole face is red from me rubbing it all of the time, my eyes are even puffy. But eventually they came around.
Rick told Holly (my sister) to bring the kids up to the hospital so that way he could take them home from here. She told him, "Well I don't know I'll have to check and see if that's ok." He said what do you mean? Then she finally told the truth and said that she doesn't know what to say. He said, "Holly just go up there and see her, she's happy just to get a visitor." So she finally agreed to meet him up here. Which brings up the point Rachel (my other sister) hasn't even called me these past two weeks little lone come up here to visit with me.
After they all left I took yet another nap, woke up and visited some of the blogs that I follow. So all in all a pretty good day today.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Day +8
I'm going to keep today's post short. This morning around 7am I was blessed with yet another bloody nose. This time though it lasted for FIVE hours!! They had to pack my nose twice, and I went through yet another box of Kleenex...
This part is gross so if you have a week stomach I suggest that you skip this paragraph. When they packed my nose the first time it was bleeding so bad huge blood clots were coming out of my nose, and a couple of times I spit up blood clots. So anyways when they packed my nose the blood had nowhere to go but down the back of my throat (GROSS!!) I told the nurse that all of that blood was making me sick to my stomach, so she went to get me something for nausea I got sick and threw up half a bucket of blood. Now another nurse had come in with Esta (my nurse) took one look at what was coming up, I thought she was going to get sick.
I haven't been able to keep ANYTHING down, but I was so hungry that I ordered Breakfast, and Lunch only to have them revisit me 1/2 hour later. They gave me a bag of platelets, and two bags of blood today. When my doctor came in this afternoon she alluded to the fact that I would not be getting any better for a few more weeks. Let me tell you I'm looking forward to the day I can post that I had a really good day, with no complaints to blog about.
To answer Christina's inquiry, the picture on my blog was taken a couple of weeks before I was admitted to the hospital (my six year old son took that picture of me), and three months after my last chemo. I do not look like that right now believe me!!
Rick and the kids are coming up to see me tomorrow afternoon, I can't wait I haven't seen them since last Sunday and I really miss them. I'll post more tomorrow.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Day +7
Yesterday morning I woke up at 2:30 and couldn't go back to sleep. I knew the nurse was supposed to come in and draw labs at 3:30. Right before she came into my room my nose started to bleed. I ended up having a 3 1/2 hour nose bleed, using a whole box of Kleenex, and having to get both sides of my nose packed with gauze. They didn't even wait until my blood work came back they just gave me platelets. When the cleaning lady came in to clean my room, she went and found my nurse to make sure that they were aware that I had a whole trash can full of bloody tissue.
Last night I ended up sleeping pretty well, but when I woke up this morning I had the worse headache ever. Rick came up for a visit this morning so he was here when my two morning nurses were taking my vitals, getting approval for more pain meds, and giving me my morning meds through my I.V. When I told them that I needed something for nausea, so Beth went to get something for me, when I grabbed my pan and started throwing up all over the place. Poor Tasha, she couldn't go anywhere because the meds that she was putting into my I.V. had to be administered over three minutes. Afterwards Rick said, "Does it always come on so quick?" Of course sometimes it does.
Next the doctor comes in to check out the stomach pain, and to say Good-bye. She is going to another hospital. So right before she leaves she says, "By the way, just so you don't hear this on your way home in a few weeks, we're pretty sure that you're diabetic. When you were admitted into the hospital your sugar was 213, and you've been off of steroids for over a week and are still requiring insulin." (Gee doc THANKS) Of course Rick was still here so he heard it for himself.
I'll be glad when my counts finally start coming back up, I'm so tired of being sick. I've got another week or two for that to happen. I'm already ready to go home.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Day +5
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Day +4
Last night was another rough one, with still the same old things going on. They gave me anti-nausea medicine, not two minutes later I was getting sick all over the place.
The check my blood counts everyday so that they can adjust my meds as needed. The doctor came in this morning and said that I was a couple of percentage points away from being fed through my I.V. I kind of knew that one was coming I'm still not really able to eat, and I'm starting to get blisters in my mouth and throat, and now today I've got a nice rash started on the top of my hands (GVHD?)
I finally fell asleep this morning around 6am but at 7:15 Rick came in for a visit. But I was able to get some rest after he left. This afternoon I am feeling a little bit better, they wouldn't let me go out for a walk around the unit today because my counts are still too low.
Breanna loves to read and is on the A B Honor roll at school. She started reading Harry Potter this weekend and is already on chapter 5 all by herself, she's only in the third grade!! Rick said that he went upstairs to tuck Ricky and Breanna in last night, their bedroom light was on and they were both lying down reading a book. I'm glad they both have an interest in reading at such a young age.
Well I think I'm going to make another attempt at a nap. Thanks for checking in.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Day +3
Tomorrow I think that I'm going to attempt to walk around the unit at least once, to try to build my strength up. I've literally been in bed for the past three days. When I get up to go to the restroom my legs shake like a feeble old lady.
The doctor's said that everything is looking good so far. I'm posting a picture of the day they did my Bone Marrow Transplant. My friend Shirley had come up from work to sit with me while I had the procedure done.
They had to give me a bag of platelets today, I'll probably need blood tomorrow. After the platelets my headache finally lifted a little bit. I still don't have an appetite, I probably didn't even consume 500 calories today, but my weight is still staying the same.
Khrystyne and Courtney are helping out around the house. Trying to keep the biggest load off of Rick. I'm really proud of them, they are taking good care of Ricky & Breanna.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Day +2
Not a whole lot happened today just a lot of sleeping, taking meds, and getting sick!!! I finally got up after noon and got cleaned up and changed (I felt much better) I spoke to Rick and the kids on the phone all day, they were going to a cookout at my sisters house it's her birthday. They were supposed to come up to see me at the hospital after visiting with them for awhile. Finally I just got to tired waiting for them to show up, so I finally just fell asleep. When I woke up Rick was sitting in the chair looking at me, (I woke up moaning in pain) he had tears in his eyes. He had left the kids in the waiting room while he came in to check on me. He helped me to sit up and get comfortable so that the kids could come in for a minute. The looks on all of their faces said it all, you could tell that they were scared.
We visited for awhile, then I told Rick to go ahead and get the kids out of here. I don't like to make them worry. Rick hung back while the kids took off for the waiting room, he was all teared up again, he said that he hates seeing me this way. I told him that I'm getting better every day, and that everything will be ok. So he gave me a little kiss and left.
The minute they left I passed out, I was still so tired. But an hour later I was moaning in pain all over again, the nurse had to come in with some more pain meds (on top of the pain pump), some meds for nausea.
All in all I'm still hanging in there, I'm sure things will get better soon. We appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Day +1
Wow... That is all that I can say about last night... I felt well all afternoon, hardly a glitch, then all off the sudden everything hit all at once. Pain, vomiting, diarrhea, it wouldn't stop all night long. The nurse was constantly coming in and out of my room with one medication or another. But nothing helped. Then finally this morning around 7am things started to settle down just in time for a new nurse and my husband to come in. Esta my morning nurse is the bomb she finally got me settled in and Rick had no idea what to think. I looked like shit, I could barely move. I could tell that he was a little scared, just by the look on his face.
Esta got me settled in and gave me a whole barrage of drugs, so that I could get comfortable. Then Rick and I fell asleep. I finally woke him up so that he could go home to the kids. But I'm glad no one else came up to see me today, it was not a pretty sight. When Rick left I started to run a fever, so they had to do more blood cultures and start me on two different kinds of antibiotics.
So basically today has been a bust, and from the sounds of it there are going to be a few more days just like this. I told Rick today that if this transplant does not work, I won't be doing another one, it's just too much.
Please keep our family in your prayers.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Day 0
Sorry it has taken so long to update, there is no computer access for patients unless you can bring a computer from home. My sister Holly brought me her laptop last night so that I can update from time to time.
I was admitted into I.U. Hospital on Friday the 13th, they took me straight down to surgery and had my double lumen placed. After that they sent me up to the Bone Marrow Transplant clinic until they had a room for me, at 6pm. So they finally got me set up, and ran blood work and got me settled in. They started chemo around 8pm, through the next morning. Then they did another round for chemo on Saturday afternoon. Sunday on the other hand was a day of rest so to say no chemo no radiation they just continually pumped me with IV fluids. My first day here I gained 9 pounds from the fluids that they were pumping through me.
Monday I had to start radiation three times a day for 48 minutes each session, that went for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday as well. Then about three days ago they started me on some new medications to suppress my immune system. The first night that I received the chemo cocktail it felt like a bomb exploded inside my body. My head hurt, my body ached, you name it I was feeling it.
So now we are up to day zero... My bone marrow will be here around 9 am, and then they will have to do their thing to the blood before giving it to me. So now I'm looking at transplant time around twelve, or twelve thirty today. They said that today would be pretty non eventful. Shirley from work is up here with me keeping me company until the time comes.
Rick and the kids are all doing pretty well, Rick was able to fix our van last weekend. Thank God, what a nightmare that was.
I'll try to update more after the fact, keep us in your prayers.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Quick Update
I know it's been awhile since I last posted, not a whole lot has been going on lately. Last week the day before I left for Florida the van started making a funny noise so we dropped it off at the shop, and the engine is shot so now we have to replace the whole thing. A friend of ours is letting us borrow her van until we can get ours fixed this weekend. Thank God for her; because the day that I was told that my cancer had relapsed the heads blew in Rick's car (which we never fixed, because we were just using the van).
Anyways I had a really good time in Florida; I enjoyed spending time with my friend and her family. (Although after the second day I really started missing my family). We did go to a hotel to stay on the beach, but it was so cold, and the wind was blowing so hard that her little girl kept saying, "Ouch, Ouch, Ouch" because the wind was blowing the sand into her little legs. So we stayed for one night because it was warmer where Ange lives. But no joke it was in the 50's and 60's until the last day I was there, by then I was sick and didn't really feel like going to the beach. I wanted to mind you, but I woke up and was so dizzy that I couldn't even get off of the bed. Every time I got up to walk or sat down the room was spinning. But we did make several trips to the beach and even with my issues I had a really good time. Flying on the other hand was another story… I HATE FLYING!!
I received a call from Jay (BMT Coordinator) while I was in Florida; he stated that the donor hospital never submitted the paperwork for the clinical trial so I was denied for that reason. So now I'm having a mismatched unrelated Bone marrow transplant, and my treatment protocol has changed. So instead of five to seven days of chemo and a couple of days of radiation, I will have two days of chemo, one day of rest, and four days of radiation. The radiation is a treat, because I will have three sessions of radiation a day for 45min – 1hour each session. So I didn't have to go into the hospital on Monday, I have to go in on Friday the 13th, (Jay said I hope you're not superstitious) which I'm not, but I don't think that my husband was happy about it. Then my transplant will take place on Friday the 20th.
Jay wanted me to come in last Friday after my trip, to sign the papers for the transplant, after I got fitted for radiation. The nurse came out and said, "Oh by the way Jay wants me to do a workup on you while you are here." So she had to stick me two times just to get blood, and she had to hold the needle in a weird position so it was really quite painful, and she had to draw five tubes of blood. When Jay came in I told him about the dizziness, and they looked in my ears and said that I did not have an ear infection, and nothing else is wrong with me, so they think that I have Vertigo (Chemo induced) but almost a week later it hasn't gotten much better. But they are going to look into the cause more when I get into the hospital.
My sister's friend is going to loan me her laptop while I'm in the hospital so that when I feel up to it I can post from my room. Hopefully everything will go well over the next few weeks, and months. I really just want to get this over with, and get back to normal as quick as possible.


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The Pentecostal idolizes tongues and healing and the evangelicals condemn them. The evangelical idolizes leadership and receives praise. I grow tired of the arduous leadership propaganda of our low church. Could it be that when our Lord told his apostles to be lowly servants he meant what he said? How is it that the church has constructed an inversion of Christ's message? He did not tell his apostles to lead, but to serve in love.
I do not intend to say leadership falls contrary to biblical teaching in the least, but only that God gives it as a spiritual gift to a select few believers. It seems odd that we then tell everyone that they are leaders. God gives this gift for the benefit of the body, and yet we all aim to be a head. There is little difference between the Pentecostal clamoring to speak in tongues and the evangelical's leadership conferences and intensive development courses.
An even greater danger may be the consequential equivocation between spiritual maturity and leadership. When the Church, or biblical institutions measure spiritual maturity by leadership ability it directly contradicts the evangelical unity they so emphatically enamor. It idolizes one part of the body over the others and by so doing discourages the other parts. For the same reasons those who do not speak in tongues leave the Pentecostal church, so too do those who lack leadership leave the evangelical church.
It drains the servant to pursue leadership. Of course good leadership occurs through service, but not all service occurs through leadership. It seems odd then, to forsake the clear imperative for the sake of the specific gift. When our idolization of specific gifts defines the lines of our denominations, then our churches will cease to operate as bodies and begin to operate as homogeneous cliques. Those who then do not fit the idolized gifts of their specific church will struggle to find a place in the body, and more dangerously, possibly question the validity of their faith due to their lack of gifting.
I suggest instead the church ought to measure spiritual growth by fruits of the one who grows believers. If we are going to attempt to judge spiritual maturity by outward fruit we might as well use the fruit of the spirit. God gave us an objective to aim for concerning spiritual maturity: First love; not leadership. God did give the Church a clear set of universal spiritual virtues, and a set of specific spiritual gifts. Therefore, it seems right to judge by the universal virtues, not by specific gifts. The fruit of the spirit occur consistently throughout the new testament, while spiritual gifts occur rarely, and never as universal imperatives.
Lastly, I consider it odd to consider a gift of pure grace as the qualifier of spiritual maturity. God gives spiritual gifts out of grace alone, and yet, Christians boast in their leadership as if it were of their own power. It would be ludicrous for a man to boast in his business acumen if all of his wealth came from an inheritance. It is equally absurd for man to boast in his spirituality because the Lord had given him a gracious gift. In this moment we pretend we are creator, not creation. We boast in our works, though each breath depends on grace.
I of course, do not intend to discourage the pursuit of leadership, but rather, pursue leadership in proportion to the other gifts. Pursue the greater gifts, but first pursue love. Pursue humility, pursue service, and sacrifice, and faith, and love. In the end it is not a matter of discussion and deep thought, but of common sense. Our Lord says to serve and love; we out not then, pursue anything else before these.
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The league also reduced the players' maximum stipend — essentially gas and extra spending money — to $100 from about $300 for a weekend. Some players with professional experience, like Cayey's Fernando Cabrera, 36, the top starting pitcher in the league who once pitched for the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians, get tips from fans on the side for winning.
"It'll be a tougher season: doubleheaders, under the sun, the lower pay, the traveling," said Richard González, 29, the Toritos second baseman. "But at the end of the day, we're doing what we love to do, which is to play baseball and for the people of Cayey."
The extra cash would have helped González, who started his own baseball equipment business called Dux Sports after playing college baseball at Virginia Commonwealth University. When he wasn't drafted by a major league team, he returned to Puerto Rico and is in his eighth season playing in the Doble A.
After Hurricane Maria hit, González lost power in his home in Caguas, a city 30 minutes south of San Juan, for three months. He didn't have a generator, cellphone service was dead, and orders for his baseball equipment went unfilled, so he spent two months with family and his business partner in Tampa. He returned in December.
"If you play this league for the money, you don't have a chance," he said. "You play because of your love and passion for baseball."
The Toritos' manager, Edgardo Lebrón, 35, a former Minnesota Twins minor leaguer who works at a baseball academy, said his home in Las Piedras, an hour from Cayey, sustained $70,000 worth of damage and the electricity still has not returned. He has spent thousands on gasoline to feed a generator. As Lebrón stopped his front door from being blown away by the hurricane winds, he said his 10-year-old son turned to him, crying, and said, "Dad, let's pray; we're going to die."


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Me and my brother started cutting out the beam mount openings. It's a bit scary to cut such big openings in the hull, but it needs to be done.
It took us a long time to get the hull level. We worked on one support at a time, using two car jacks to fine tune the height. The topside of the straight, long, piece of MDF you can see sticking outside the hull was our reference while leveling. This piece runs through the hull to both sides, and is clamped on the inside at the right height - that is: at the gunwaleline which is (and should be!) marked on all the beam bulkheads. Maybe it's possible to use a laser level to mark all the lines at the right height on the sloping areas, but we did this low tech with a tube of water and a yardstick hanging or standing at the right distance from the top of the crossboard (see above picture). Hold one end of the tube near the yardstick and the other near the hull, make sure the water is level with the end of the yardstick, and make some marks on the hull. Connect the dots and you have a - granted: not very accurate, but accurate enough - level line to work with. Trial fit of mount. We thought that I had made a very, very,very, very big mistake somewhere earlier on when we first looked at the result. The outer end of the bracket area on the front of the front beam mount was not inside, but a few cm outside the hull. The stick I'm holding indicates where the 'wall' of the beam mount will be formed. I was very concerned as I couldn't find a clear reference to this gap in the plans.
That was too much for our nerves, and we decided to call it a day. Back home I was relieved to see that the F22 build for Oliver doms has the same protruding area on the front beam mount assembly. To be absolutely sure this is how it is meant to be I mailed Ian. I don't want to take any chance fitting these important parts. Now just hope and pray it's ok.
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27 July 2013
On Wednesday, 24 July, we pulled out of Ray's brother and sister-in-law's driveway, heading back on the road after a five month hiatus. This time, we weren't just traveling in our thirty foot motorhome. No, this time we were also pulling the little yellow car behind us. Sounds so simple, doesn't it?
Since I do all the driving and had never towed anything before, I was still a little anxious, even after we got on the road. The tension showed up in how tight my shoulder and neck muscles were as I drove. We chose a short trip for this maiden towing experience. We traveled up I-79N to I-90E, headed to Evangola State Park near Irving, NY. It was a trip that Google maps said would take about 2.5 hours. What Google maps couldn't take into account was the fact that our little car's owner's manual said never to tow it at speeds above 55mph.They also couldn't know that I would have to stop to eat lunch and take a twenty minute power nap. So, the trip took us closer to 4 hours. But, that was okay, we expected as much.
What we didn't expect was that New York State Parks would include a surcharge
for non-resident campers and that the senior discount, as well as the "camp Sunday through Thursday discount" only applies if you are a New York native. And, because we failed to fully examine the information, we realized after we unhooked the car, and leveled the coach on our site, that we didn't have water hook ups. That wouldn't have been a big deal either, except that our fresh water tank was empty. So, we had to move the coach to the place where we could partially fill the fresh water tank, then back in again, level again, and finally hook up the electric. None of these probably would've seemed like a big deal in the past, but considering the knot of tension in my neck and shoulders, it seemed like a big deal at that moment. I was singing, "I hate NY" :)
But, we stayed two nights, mostly because we could, and especially because we were trying to ease back into travel mode after so many months of being basically stationary. And, I was very proud of us when we were leaving Evangola SP, because we managed to hook up the car to the motorhome without incident, all locked up and road ready.
We even made the correct turn as we left the park. Too often, if we are going to make an error in directional judgement, it happens on our first turn from the campground, or (as my next post will relate) as we get close to our destination.
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The Existence of God: 3
We have presented two types of naturalistic arguments so far. We are touching on the a-posteriori or simply put inductive reasoning for the existence of God. A-posteriori or inductive reasoning is that which moves from effect to cause; consequence to antecedent; particulars to principal; and phenomenon to ground. Examples of a-posteriori or inductive reason are the cosmological argument, teleological argument, and the anthropological argument.
We have already touched on the cosmological argument remember the key word powerful? We have also mentioned the teleological argument the key word to remember for the teleological argument is intelligent.
We will now touch on the anthropological argument or moral argument. One can almost hear the word anthropos meaning man, this a-posteriori reasoning is based on the constitution of man. (Acts 17: 29) Man has a personality consisting of intellect, emotion, and will, therefore there must be a first cause of personality intellect, emotion, and will.
You see man is a moral creature with a sense of right and wrong, this being true, the first cause then must be a "Personality" who determines what right and wrong is. There is, therefore, a moral law; accordingly there must be a law giver who possesses a personality consisting of intellect, emotion, and will.
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Haag Set to Leave Bath
First team coach, Martin Haag, will be leaving Bath Rugby at the end of this season when his current contract expires, the Club confirmed today. Bath Rugby chief executive, Nick Blofeld said: "Haagy has great knowledge of Baths history and traditions and has been an asset to us for the past three seasons. We'd like to thank him for all his efforts during his time here with us and wish him well for the future." The recruitment of a Head Coach is already under way, and the other coaches ar...
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Reining in Google — The Washington Times
What a terrible Op-Ed! I don't need to rant and rave about this one because so many already have. Just see Forbes and Classical Values. But I do have the special privilege of printing a response sent to Mr. Barr and Ms. Schroeder by one of my good friends, Bernie…and he got a response. Here is the exchange, unedited:
Dear Mrs. Shroeder and Mr. Barr,
I appreciate the fervor with which you write, but I must take issue with your Chicken Little approach to this issue. It seems that your fear of technology drives you to preach an unwarranted apocalyptic message to the people and politicians in America. The publishing industry is, indeed, not in danger of falling.
Google Print provides a real and lasting benefit to society, and Google makes some money in the process. This "internet behemoth" (to use your words), Google, saw a way to make information that has always been available, freely, through libraries, more accessible. If you have ever used Google Print, you would know that copyrighted materials only display a few pages, sometimes less, before the content on the preceding and following pages is blocked – therefore, the public is only receiving excerpts of copyrighted material free of charge.
Now, I could go to my local library and get the same content for free. If my library doesn't have the book, I can surely request a copy via inter-library loan, and within a week or two, I will have the book. In the case of the local library, I get the entire content without paying.
Google simplifies a process that was once cumbersome – but with materials available from Google Print, since copyrighted materials are only available as excerpts, I get less than I would from the local library.
I find it hard to imagine that Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Jefferson, both authors, would have decried the introduction of inter-library loan or even the prevalence of modern public libraries that extend to the community outside of academia. Both of these "modern concepts" are only available due to technological innovation (rapid transit / efficient postal systems and modern, inexpensive printing techniques).
I will gladly purchase a hard-copy of any book that will prove to be a valuable resource and addition to my library. But, some concerning books that contain a paragraph or a chapter that I find relevant and/or interesting, I will not purchase physical copies of them. I will either find it in a library or use an available copy online. I think that most users of electronic media will agree.
Regarding your assertion that authors are somehow not smart enough to utilize an "opt-out" service provided by Google, then you are insulting the intelligence of the authors you claim to represent. If Google manages to make the opt-out tool too cumbersome to use, and therefore useless, then you might have a firm legal case against Google. But, I trust that Google is not "out to get" the poor little authors out there.
It is sad to see that the publishing industry, instead of thinking outside the box and looking at new paradigms for revenue generation, is following the path of Hollywood and the music industry. Trying to fight the emergence of electronic media with reactionary legislation is not a sustainable approach. Follow, rather, the lead of Apple who has proven that people will, and do, pay for electronic media if it is comparable to what they get in the stores. I will gladly pay for the three songs I like on an album if I am allowed to download them individually (Apple's model), but I will no longer pay for an entire album that is full of music for which I don't care. The world is changing, and it is time to change with the world instead of burying our heads in the sand.
And, for what it is worth, people who avidly read books are, at present, unwilling to resort to electronic books because they are 1) more cumbersome to read, 2) difficult to mark, 3) hard to loan to friends of like mind and 4) simply not as enjoyable to read by the fireplace. If the publishing industry will find a way to address these concerns, then the world will widely and willingly adopt a fee-based electronic book model. If these obstacles are insurmountable, then the paper book will always be around. Some lackluster authors might need to find alternative employment, but the paper book is likely here to stay (my belief).
Finally, your reactionary posture might have caused you to miss an opportunity for collaboration. Google currently links to Amazon.com and other online booksellers (with a direct link to the work in question) on left side of every visible scanned page on Google Print. I'm sure that this has increased sales of worthy books. If the publishing industry would focus on the production of quality literature, the online sales will likely soar because of Google Print, not in spite of it. Might authors who write non-fiction, for instance, find Google Print to be a valuable resource – making the quality of the books they produce superior to those produced in the past (with outdated research techniques). Did you ever think of the fact that Google might be willing to provide a premium and paid version of Google print that might provide an additional source of revenue (through profit sharing) for struggling authors who "opt-in?" Have you considered the fact that Google might be a potential ally to the publishing industry?
In the end, I appreciate the publishing industry for what it does simply because I love the written word – it is a powerful medium. Please, before using all of your political connections and lobbying powers to ruin the potential for enormous good, think outside of the box with your heads out of the sand.
The sky is not falling.
—————E-mail Response From Ms. Schroeder———
We love the idea of the internet and publishers are there with websites and digital copies. What Google forgets is no one would use their search engine if there wasn't interestiing content to search. SO, taking the content away from the creators without permission, is a sure way to dry up future content. Yahoo, Microsoft and others are doing it correctly and even Google is overseas.
Our forefathers thought allot about intellectual property because they were publishers, authors and inventors and put protection of it in the MAIN body of the Constitution, Art. 1, sec. 8. Publishers get permissions everyday to publish books and so do many other companies. One of the most profitable in the world should play by the rules also.
Pat Schroeder
I have a couple of additonal arguments to make but I think I start in the next post.


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Thursday - 15/11/2012.
~Tuesday was Deepavali, so, HAPPY(*coughs* belated) DEEPAVALI EVERY-HUMAN!!!! ^^ HOPE YA`LL GET TO ENJOY YOUR DEEPAVALI!!!!(Cause i know i didn`t.) It`s a few days delayed, i know, thanks to my exams drawing nearer in every breath i breathe and my parents constantly nagging for me to study and avoid any social contact with the world.... (FYI, i`m using larger fonts now cause small fonts make my eyes cry)
~My parents threw a Deepavali dinner function on the eve of Deepavali (Monday evening). Many cousins could not make it and most of the guests were old and well, old. No offense towards the elderly, but they were more of my parents type(boring). All they talked about was how well the house was decorated and how tasty the cookies(most of which were bought) were. My brother invited a few of his friends, and they spent the entire evening in the computer room, playing Minecraft.
~I don`t get love-hate relationships. But wait, before i enter that topic, let me tell you that i think almost every other exam in my entire life has scared the ghost out of me, but not SPM. It`s like, "WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FILLY IS THIS FEELING??" Here`s SPM, major life altering, career deciding, exam. And i`m like, "Hi Exam. I`ve done so many of you, i dunno where all the feeling`s gone to. Sorry"
~There`s so little fear, so little anxiety. Most of my friends feel the same way, too. Maybe we are just too fed up of reading and memorizing the same thing for three months(Since syllabus ended) to answer a paper which will have probably around half of the things we studied on it. And then there will be the few students who know almost nil about the subject, but Lord knows how, will get the spotted questions and study just those chapters and come out with an A+ for the paper =_= It`s so ridiculous it makes me want to cry laughing. I guess the exam spirit is lost mainly cause the majority of us are going to use our Forecast results to apply for scholarships....
~Ok, back to love-hate relationships. WAAATTT IN THE ACTUAL HAY IS THAT RUBBISH?? Can someone please be kind enough to explain this to me?? Cause i wiki-ed it and understood nothing, nil. How does one love someone, and also hate them simultaneously?? Is this what they call `oxymoron`?? What? Does this mean I love to hate you? Or hate to love you? Or is it `I love your funny face but i hate your lousy attitude`(and vice versa)? Are love-hate relationships where one person loves the other person in the relationship but the other person hates them? What nonsense!! Then why get into the relationship in the first place??
~Maybe it`s `I love fighting with you and pretending i hate you to increase my lust and sexual desires for you`?.... Wow! That`s sick.... OMG do people seriously get aroused by hating someone?? O____o Is that even possible?? Wow, cause if it is, what in the beige universe goes on between heroes and villans who don`t kill each other(even if they have the chance), but constantly fight, chase and ruin each other`s plans?? OhMiLawd OhMiLawd OhMiLawd OhMilawd!!!! THIS IS NOT THE THOUGHTS I NEED OCCUPYING MY BRAINS AT THE MOMENT, THANK YOU!!!! Brb, i have to go wash and scrub my brains with detergent....
(~River is currently admitted in a hospital for stupidly playing with detergent and will not be able to continue this post any further. Lesson: Do Not Play With Detergent without your parents supervision).
~"For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed, they must be interrupted." -Jean Paul Richter.


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When any of my subscribe channels video fails/errors for any reason, eg. internet drops out, program closes windows crashes etc. anytime the program is restarted all the failed downloads. I restart them and then they get saved to the smart mode directory. Which is realy annoying as I have most (Not all) of my channels downloaded to another hard drive. Which makes going though and attempting to sort them take inconvenient.
Other then that. love you program, and hope to see this issue resolved quickly.


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Photo session: Filip
Lately I have been focused on macro photos however I am still passionate as well about portrait photography. Lately I had the opportunity to take photos of Kristina who is a beautiful and intelligent person. She has been residing in Malta for some years now and she loves Malta to bits. This projects is still works in progress and I hope that in the coming week or two all photos will be ready.
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When I saw these from afar on the shelf, I instantly loved the colour and suede material. When I saw the inside that they were 7's I loved them even more!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Living close to the Maine border has many perks, but my favorite one in particular is being close to great shopping! One of my favorite places to go when in St. Stephen visiting my parents is to Marden's in Calais, ME. Marden's surplus and salvage is hit or miss with its items and it's slogan is so true - "I should have bought it, when I saw it, at Marden's". If you find something you like, be sure to snatch it up as it will probably be gone the next time you are there as their stock changes all the time. When I was down last week I spotted these pair of shoes and just had to have them.
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A Virtual Glimpse Into The Margolin Hebrew Academy / Feinstone Yeshiva of the South
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Torah Show & Tell
I got a special treat yesterday. As part of the Early Childhood's preparations for Sukkot and Simchat Torah, I got the special privilege of taking them on a "field trip" to our Boys High School Beit Midrash and showing them what the inside of a real Torah looks like. We talked about where the Torah is kept, what it's made of, how we "turn the page," and where we put it when we want to read it. Each of the children also got a chance to stand on a chair and look inside at the writing and how close we were to the end. They were quick to let me know, though, that as soon as we got to the end it would be time to start all over again...
I think all of our Early Childhood students enjoyed their visit, but I have a feeling I enjoyed it even more. Thank you to Miss Katie for filling in for me as the photographer. As you'll see below, she did a fantastic job!
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