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The car manufacturers have often even introduced different intervals from one model to the next which are based on theoretical calculations and long term tests. It is difficult to keep an overview and even more difficult to give blanket guidelines.
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Nowadays it is almost impossible for a starter battery to last for the lifetime of the car. The recommendation here is to change it after four to five years, if it has not yet failed.
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It is necessary to change the interior filter regularly in order to have fresh, clean and dry air in the car. This is especially important for allergic people who depend on pollen free air in the car. Oil and air filters also usually need to be replaced every 30000 kilometres.
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I did not take this photo, but I think I have seen this deer. I have promised not to say where, however, on condition of the picture being sent to me by an alert reader. All I can say is that the photo was taken in Hancock County.
I'm not a biologist, but my understanding is that the state of being piebald is that it is a recessive genetic trait, rather than a curable condition. I am willing to be told otherwise by someone with more expertise than I have.
If you do a Google search for the term "piebald," the term "piebald deer" appears pretty high in the autofill options. I have usually associated the splotchy white-&-brown skin and fur condition with horses, but based on what I've just seen on Google it can also affect snakes and dachshunds.
If you want to see more photos of piebald deer, this Tumblr account that I found online is probably as good a place to view them as any. If you have any photos of piebald deer, feel free to email them to me at email@example.com and I will try to post them here (within reason).

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VANCOUVER - A B.C. judge dismissed human smuggling charges Friday against four men accused of bringing dozens of Tamil migrants into Canada illegally aboard the MV Ocean Lady.
The decision comes two weeks after Justice Arne Silverman struck down a section of Canada's human smuggling law.
Lawyers for the Crown and the defence agreed the B.C. Supreme Court judge should quash the charges after the earlier ruling that the law against human smuggling was unconstitutional.
However, Silverman temporarily suspended his decision on the human smuggling legislation, giving the Crown 30 days to take the case to the B.C. Appeal Court.
"I do have a great concern about the void and a need to protect the public with respect to incidents ... (that occurred) while the old section was in force," Silverman said in court.
In a decision rendered under a publication ban and released last week, Silverman found that section 117 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is overly broad because it makes no mention of human smuggling specifically.
"It is clear that Canada's objective in passing S. 117 is to stop human smuggling and to protect victims of human smuggling in accordance with her international obligations,'' Silverman wrote in the Jan. 11 ruling.
However, the wording is so broad that it could criminalize the activities of humanitarian workers and family members helping refugees, Silverman wrote. He declared this section of the law of no force and effect.
Silverman noted in court on Friday that the human smuggling law was in place for 25 years with more or less the same wording, and amendments that took effect on Dec. 15 of last year do nothing to address the issue.
However his ruling only affects the law as it was in place from 2002 until last month, he said.
"That is for another case and another judge," Silverman told the court.
Prosecutor Peter LaPrairie told the court that the cases against 95 people across the country were affected by the B.C. ruling. The Crown said the decision could affect not only human smuggling cases, but immigration and extradition cases, as well.
There is no statute of limitations on human smuggling, he said, and there is at least one case where law enforcement have evidence of historic human smuggling that would fall within the scope of the now-unconstitutional section 117.
"We can't charge that person," LaPrairie told the judge.
"There is now confusion as to the state of the law."
Defence lawyers had argued against suspending the decision. The law has been unconstitutional since the ruling earlier this month and no stay has been in place, argued Greg DelBigio, lawyer for Vignarajah Thevarajah.
"Nobody's been released. Nobody's run amok," he said in court.
Hamalraj Handasamy, Francis Appulonappa, Jeyachandran Kanagarajah and Thevarajah were charged with human smuggling after they arrived with 72 others aboard the MV Ocean Lady off the B.C. coast in October 2009.
Another ship carrying 492 Sri Lankan migrants, the MV Sun Sea, arrived in August 2010.
Six men face human smuggling charges in the Sun Sea case, and those prosecutions are in limbo pending the outcome of the Ocean Lady appeal.


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Mr. LeMaster,
I've not located anything thus far regarding N.T. Beals or the Hinshaws. Grant Lumber and Timber was operating in Leola in 1900. They operated a sawmille, a planner and a wagon hub factory during that time frame. I will continue to research this for you and will send anything I find.I've forwarded copies of Nathan's obituaries as well to the museum. Hopefully, they may have something in their files that might shed some light on my ancestor's stay in Arkansas.


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Gary Myers of the New York Daily News: Stop. This is an actual paragraph you wrote in a newspaper with a circulation of nearly 800,000:
"I think he will be a good soldier," one NFL source said Wednesday. "At the end of the year, I think he will express those concerns to the Jets. He will want to move on. The one thing about Tebow is he is the quintessential team player. He would never do anything that is going to undermine the team. But he's football-aholic. It's in his blood."
Well, we tried, but evidently we can't get midway through Week Two without talking about Tim Tebow's blood and hypothetical trade demands. Readers, you will be forgiven if you never read another word again.
If Tim Tebow is slated to remain backup, expect him to want to bolt NY Jets in 2013 [NYDN]


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We've seen PC cases, peripherals, and lots of other electronic devices made of wood before, but this redwood PC case, keyboard, mouse and monitor take the new crown as the best yet. We noticed, too, that the maker of this PC case has taken ventilation into account, with slots on the two visible sides, and probably more on the other two as well.
This matched set (see the other pieces in the gallery below) was hand carved by a Russian master craftsman for a client in Moscow, and his company offers to hand-build whatever technological casing or object you'd like. For instance, send a photograph of the rest of your furniture, and he'll make a computer case to match.
No word on pricing, but we like to see the commodity status of the PC elevated by skilled craftsmanship such as this. Bravo.
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Boehner starts second speaker term vowing end to one-on-one meetings with Obama
John Boehner's first order of business in his second term as speaker is no more one-on-one meetings with President Obama.
An aide to the speaker, who won re-election to the leadership post Thursday afternoon, confirmed to Fox News that Boehner is done with closed-door talks with the president.
Boehner and Obama over the past two years have made two unsuccessful attempts at striking a "grand bargain" deficit-reduction deal. The last set of talks, in the context of crafting a bill to avert the fiscal crisis, ended with Boehner exiting the negotiations and pushing a failed "Plan B" and then being forced to bring a Senate-passed bill to the floor. Though the bill passed the House, Republicans largely opposed it.
Going forward, Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said, "he is recommitting himself and the House to what we've done, which is working through regular order and letting the House work its will."
The confirmation of the new approach came as Boehner was chosen again as speaker despite misgivings by some conservatives about his handling of the fiscal crisis negotiations.
Boehner, whose election marked the start of the 113th Congress, now will lead a chamber that looks a lot like it did two years ago, with Republicans holding a comfortable majority -- but with divisions showing within the GOP caucus.
On the Senate side, majority Democrats start the session with two additional seats.
In reclaiming the gavel, Boehner called on Congress to act urgently on the nation's debt crisis. "The American dream is in peril," Boehner said, referring to the $16.4 trillion debt. "It's wrong to pass this debt on to our kids and our grandkids."
The new Congress faces a lengthy to-do list, in large part because the last session was so unproductive. Lawmakers, in striking the fiscal crisis deal, put off until 2013 a debate over entitlement and tax reform. Immigration, gun control and other domestic policy issues are also expected to surface early in the term.
Boehner, now in his 12th term as an Ohio congressman, was re-elected Thursday with 220 votes. He endured nine defections from the Republican ranks but was able to just clear the 214-vote threshold he needed to avoid a second round of balloting.
One such defector was freshmen Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who told Fox News he voted for Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., over Boehner. However Massie says he has no animosity towards the speaker, and is not worried over potential fallout from his vote.
"It's not something that I worried about," Massie said. "I came here not to get along with all of the people here."
Divisions within the Republican caucus were on full display in the final weeks of the lame-duck session, leading up to Thursday's vote.
Conservatives were disappointed that Boehner, early on in talks over the fiscal crisis, agreed to new revenue. Boehner suffered another blow two weeks ago when his "Plan B" fiscal bill failed to garner enough Republican backers. But the final fiscal-crisis bill, which arrived from the Senate early Tuesday morning, ultimately garnered thin support from the GOP ranks.
Boehner then drew the ire of New York-area lawmakers on both sides of the aisle after a decision to postpone a vote on aid for Superstorm Sandy victims -- he assuaged the concerns of his colleagues late Wednesday with a commitment to bring the aid up for a vote in two installments over the next couple weeks.
Amid the angst, a draft plan had supposedly been circulating on Capitol Hill laying out a possible path for challenging Boehner -- which included depriving him of a majority and forcing the vote into multiple rounds. And Fox News learned at least 25 House members were expressing reservations.
But only some of them voted against the speaker, or abstained, on Thursday. The defections included three votes for House Republican Leader Eric Cantor.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, the only other declared candidate besides Boehner, got 192 votes -- five Democrats defected and did not support her.
Some on Capitol Hill, in both parties, were stoking the idea Wednesday that there was a rift emerging in the GOP leadership.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., claimed a day earlier that Boehner and Cantor, who opposed the fiscal package Tuesday, were not on speaking terms. He said Cantor, who apparently had been pushing for a vote on the Sandy aid bill, did not find out about Boehner's decision to scratch it until Boehner's staff informed Republican lawmakers, who then told Cantor.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie also repeatedly referenced "palace intrigue" among the House GOP leadership, during a press conference Wednesday blasting Boehner over the Sandy bill delay.
Cantor's office voiced support for Boehner in a statement Wednesday to Fox News.
"They remain in contact and have meetings together today. The Majority Leader supports the Speaker," Cantor's office said in a statement.


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Gaza fighting rages as death toll climbs and truce efforts continue (video)
JERUSALEM — An Israeli soldier is missing following a deadly battle in the Gaza Strip, a defence official said Tuesday as Israeli airstrikes pummeled a wide range of targets in the coastal strip and diplomatic efforts intensified to end more than two weeks of fighting that has killed at least 585 Palestinians and 29 Israelis.
The defence official told The Associated Press the soldier went missing after a deadly battle in Gaza over the weekend and it was not immediately clear if he was dead or alive. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the incident with media.
The development adds a further complication to international efforts to broker a truce. UN chief Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met in Cairo late Monday to launch the highest-level push yet to end the deadly conflict. The UN has said that the majority of the Palestinians killed were civilians, among them dozens of children.
Israel has said its campaign, launched July 8, is aimed at stopping Hamas rocket fire into Israel — some 2,000 rockets have been launched over the past two weeks, the military says — and destroying tunnels the military says Hamas has constructed from Gaza into Israel for attacks against Israelis. Overnight, Israel bombed five mosques, a sports complex and the home of the late Hamas military chief, a Gaza police official said.
The airstrikes set off huge explosions that turned the night sky over Gaza City orange early Tuesday. The sound of the blasts mixed with the thud of shelling, often just seconds apart, and the pre-dawn call to prayer from mosque loudspeakers.
Israeli aircraft hit more than 150 targets, including the home of the late leader of Hamas' military wing, five mosques and a sports complex, said Gaza police spokesman Ayman Batniji. There were no casualties in the mosques or at the sports complex, which includes a gym, three martial arts studios and a soccer field.
Dozens of journalists and residents of a central Gaza City high-rise evacuated from the building after an Al-Jazeera correspondent said it was hit by Israeli gunfire Tuesday. The correspondent, Tamer al-Misshal, said two bullets hit the building, one puncturing a window.
"We are sure the firing came from Israel and not from Hamas," al-Misshal said. Mark Regev, the spokesman for Israel's prime minister, said "Israel does not target journalists."
Tank shells also damaged several houses along the eastern border of the territory, Batniji said. At least 19 fishing boats were burned by Israeli navy shells fired from the Mediterranean Sea, he added.
Six upper floors of a Gaza high-rise collapsed onto the two lower stories, buckling them into rubble. At the scene, construction company owner Ehab Batch, 40, and several of his workers were trying to retrieve documents from what had once been the company's 2nd floor offices.
Batch, who said he had had no work in the past year because Egypt had blocked border tunnels that bring in construction material, said Gaza needs an immediate ceasefire and a deal that would open all border crossing points.
"We need Gaza people to have a (normal) life, as all the people in the world," Batch said.
Reports of a missing soldier invoked Hamas' claims earlier this week that it had captured an Israeli soldier. Israel's UN ambassador initially denied the claim but the military neither confirmed nor denied it.
For Israelis, a captured soldier would be a nightmare scenario and Israel has paid a heavy price to retrieve soldiers — dead or alive — captured by its enemies.
Israel feels a strong need not to leave any of its soldiers behind, including the remains of dead ones, and has engaged in lopsided prisoner swaps with its foes to bring home captured soldiers. In 2008, Israel released five Lebanese militants in exchange for the remains of two soldiers killed in the 2006 Lebanon war.
Also in 2006, Hamas-allied militants seized an Israeli soldier in a cross-border raid and held him captive in Gaza until Israel traded more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, some of whom were involved in grisly killings, for his return in 2011.
Hamas had threatened in the past to kidnap more Israelis and Israel says the militant group's attacks through tunnels that stretch into Israel are for this purpose.
Egypt, Israel and the U.S. back an unconditional cease-fire, to be followed by talks on a possible new border arrangement for Gaza. Israel and Egypt have severely restricted movement in and out of Gaza since Hamas seized the territory in 2007.
Hamas, with some support from Qatar and Turkey, wants guarantees on lifting the blockade before halting fire. The Islamic militant group has no faith in mediation by Egypt's rulers, who deposed a Hamas-friendly government in Cairo a year ago and tightened restrictions on Gaza — to the point of driving Hamas into its worst financial crisis since its founding in 1987.
The top Hamas leader in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, said Monday that Gaza's 1.7 million people share Hamas' goal of forcing Israel and Egypt to lift the blockade.
"We cannot go back, we cannot go back to the silent death" of the blockade, he said. "Gaza has decided to end the blockade by its blood and by its courage."
After a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri, Ban said that "violence must stop by all sides," and that they must enter negotiations, apparently siding with Cairo's approach.
"We can't claim victory simply by returning matters to where they stood before they led to terrible bloodshed," Ban said. After Cairo, Ban was set to meet with Israeli and Palestinian officials Tuesday.
The border blockade has set Gaza back years, wiping out tens of thousands of jobs through bans on most exports and on imports of vital construction materials Israel says could be diverted by Hamas for military use. Israel allows many consumer goods into Gaza, but experts say Gaza's economy cannot recover without a resumption of exports.
The Rafah passenger crossing with Egypt is Gaza's only gate to the world, but Egypt has tightened restrictions over the past year, allowing only medical patients, Muslim pilgrims and Gazans with foreign passports to travel.
It's not clear exactly what Israel and Hamas would each demand in return for agreeing to a truce now, but senior State Department officials said the issue of opening border crossings — potentially into Israel and Egypt — was under discussion.
"We will work to see if there is some way to not only arrive at a ceasefire of some kind but to get to a discussion about the underlying issues," Kerry said at the start of his meeting with Ban. "Nothing will be resolved by any ceasefire, temporary or long, without really getting to those issues at some point and that's what we need to do."
Kerry remained in Cairo on Monday for more meetings with top Egyptian officials. But there were no immediate plans for face-to-face meetings with officials from Qatar, Turkey, Israel and the West Bank.


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Escape from the hot midday sun, it is best to look in the tunnels Zero Strasse - exhibition space located in the tunnels beneath the city. As the temperature is over 30 degrees outside, and tunnels around 14, it's quite pleasant, even chilly in light summer clothes. The complex began to build a tunnel Austria to protect its naval port. Long network of underground tunnels, 40 kilometers away.
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We sometimes cuss the springtime weather here in San Juan County, but not even the weather could deter the Lady Broncos of San Juan High as they powered their way to the 2011 2A state championship in softball last weekend in Spanish Fork.
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Starting on Thursday, the Lady Broncos served notice of their intentions by shellacking and shutting out Kanab 10-0 and Parowan 10-0. Allowing only one hit in the two games, Abby Bayles was masterful on the mound and the Bronco's vaunted bats were in full flower, pounding out 21 hits as both games ended on the ten-run rule in the fifth inning.
L'Sha Eldredge gave hint of things to come with a homerun against Kanab and Parowan, along with a double and triple. Bayles helped her cause with a home run against Parowan, as did Brooke Lyman. Teasha Jacobsen also tripled against Parowan as the Broncos pounded out six extra base hits.
Next up, on Friday, was the Millard Eagles. The Broncos made short work of them, touching the Eagles for 16 hits and 10 runs in the 10-2 victory. Bayles again picked up the victory as Jacobsen blasted two doubles. Bayles, Eldredge, and Justin Hutchins also doubled in the quarterfinal win, bringing up the Grand County Red Devils in the semis.
Meeting for the fifth time this season, the game was a classic, with mighty pitching and stellar defensive play and displaying some grand patience at the plate.
Unable to find bat and ball meeting under the eyes of Grand pitcher Shelby Dalton, the Broncos were patient. When Juanita Royer was hit by a pitch and Lexus Latham drew a walk in the third inning, the Broncos had their first baserunners.
Brooke Lyman came through in the clutch, hitting a single to bring in both runners and giving Bayles all she would need to catapult the Broncos into the title game. Royer added a homerun in the fifth inning.
Now all the Broncos had to do was to wait for a challenger, which turned out to be the Red Devils, and the two teams did not disappoint. Eldredge and Bayles proved to be the difference for the Broncos, Bayles limiting the Red Devils to five hits and one run, and Eldredge knocking in five of the six Bronco runs.
The home run came in devastating fashion, on the first pitch after a one-hour lightening delay after the Broncos had put two runners on base. Eldredge's third home run of the tournament put the game out of reach, though she added a two more runs in the next inning with a double and the Broncos had their 6-1 win and the 2A title.
Eldredge was the hitting star at the tournament, with three homeruns, three doubles and a triple.
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Coach Craig Swenson is hosting a hitting clinic in early June in Blanding. You might want to send your kids. Swenson's girls swing the bats with astounding results. The 2011 state champs pounded out 34 homers, 15 triples, and 70 doubles this season on their way to a 23-6 record. And Broncos led in every hitting statistical category too, with four sluggers (Kelsi Meyer, Brooke Lyman, Hutchins and Royer) in the top ten in home runs, topped by Meyer's seven dingers, and Eldredge tied for the top spot in triples with five.
Eldredge also led 2A in doubles with 13, following closely by Bayles and Royer with ten and Jolene Kirk with nine. The nice thing for Coach Swenson, is that only two players, Meyer and Bayles, are seniors.
Baseball, track, golf, tennis... it was all happening this weekend. The Bronco boys participated in the 2A boys tournament. The boys lost to eventual 2A champ Enterprise on Thursday 15-5, but rebounded to gain a spine-tingling 3-2 win over the Parowan Rams to stay alive for Friday. But the Broncos couldn't beat North Sevier in the quarterfinals, getting eliminated 10-4 by the Wolves and grabbing fourth place.
Statistically, Stetler Shumway won the 2A home run title with four, Logan Meyer won the triples title with six, and Tyler Nielson won the doubles crown with 17.
The Monticello boys and girls both won region track championships.
Coach Jeff Hunt reports, "We had a great day. Both teams ran away with the region championships. The boys won by 147 points while the girls won by 93.
"A total of 27 Buckaroos qualified for the state meet this week at Brigham Young University.
"The two top performers for Monticello are freshman Arianna Reay, who won the 100m, 200m, long jump and anchored the 4x100m relay to victory. Devin Wright won the javelin, long jump and 400m, and was second in the high jump.
"The Duncan brothers had great days as Jake finish first in the 110m and 300m hurdles, while Dallin was first in the high jump and second in both hurdle events.
"Macee Nielson finished with two more region championships in the 3200m and 800m, and has a chance to be a rare four-time state champion if she wins the 3200m next week.
"Everyone did their part helping the team, especially new comers Swayzi Slade, who won the 400m, and Saydee Musselman finishing second. Kendal Maughan and Justin Wright won the 100m and 3200m, respectively. All six relay teams finished first or second.
"This year is the best chance in years for the teams to come home with trophies. It should be fun in Provo this week.
The Monticello boys golf team competed in Moab in the 1A state golf championships. As a team, the boys finished in fifth place, led by Tanner Eardley, who fired a two day total of 186.
Jonah Cafferty and Chase Doucet came in next with 196s, followed with Adam Black (210), Skyler Lowe (217), Kelland Brewer (252) in a tournament that featured lots of weather issues, including a lightening delay.
Eardley's 186 placed him in eighth place individually, garnering All-State honors in the process.
Jamie Keyes (120), Shelby Lewis (125) and Amy Reeve (137) competed in the 1A/2A girls tournament on Tuesday, grabbing an eighth place finish for the Buckaroo gals, the first time ever for a girls team from Monticello to place at a state golf tournament.
And tennis. The Bronco boys grabbed eighth place as well in the 2A boys tennis championships.
Ty Hosler and Dallin Jacobsen picked the only points for the Broncos by besting a team from Waterford in the first round, 6-4, 6-3 before losing in the semifinals.


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Amanita virosa
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|Amanita virosa
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Amanita virosa, commonly known as the destroying angel or more precisely as European destroying angel, is a poisonous basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Occurring in Europe, A. virosa associates with various deciduous and coniferous trees. The large fruiting bodies (i.e., the mushrooms) appear in summer and autumn; the caps, stipes and gills are all white in colour.
Immature specimens of A. virosa resemble several edible species commonly consumed by humans, increasing the risk of accidental poisoning. Along with its geographical namesakes, A. virosa is one of the most poisonous of all known toadstools; its principal toxic constituent α-amanitin damages the liver and kidneys, often fatally. No antidote is known.
Taxonomy and naming
The common name of destroying angel is applied to several all-white species of poisonous Amanita, to this species in Europe and to Amanita bisporiga in eastern North America, and A. ocreata in the west. A. virosa was first collected and described by Elias Magnus Fries in Sweden. Its specific epithet virosa derived from the Latin adjective virōsus 'toxic'[1][2] (compare virus).
Amanita virosa is very similar to several other species of all-white amanitas known as destroying angels, which has led to confusion over which occurs where. This specific name has been applied to all-white destroying angels occurring in North America, though others propose these all belong to A. bisporiga and other rarer species instead. There has been some question over whether Amanita verna is a valid species.
A. virosa first appears as a white egg-shaped object covered with a universal veil. As it grows, the mushroom breaks free, though there may be ragged patches of veil at the cap edges. The cap is initially conical with inturned edges, before becoming hemispherical and flattening with a diameter up to 12 cm (4½ in). The cap often has a distinctive boss; it is able to be peeled and white, though the centre may be ivory in colour. The crowded free gills are white, as is the stipe and volva. The thin stipe is up to 15 cm (6 in) tall, with a hanging grooved ring. The spore print is white and the spores egg-shaped conical and 7-10 μm long. They stain blue with iodine. The flesh is white, with a taste reminiscent of radishes, and turns bright yellow with sodium hydroxide.[3]
This fungus highlights the danger of picking immature fungi as it resembles the edible mushrooms Agaricus arvensis and A. campestris, and the puffballs (Lycoperdon spp. ) before the caps have opened and the gills have become visible.
The ability to be peeled has been taken as a sign of edibility in mushrooming, which is a potentially lethal mistake in this species. It is unclear why this fungus which more closely resembles edible species has been implicated in fewer deaths than the death cap, though its rarity may contribute to this.[4]
Distribution and habitat
A. virosa is found in mixed woodland, especially in association with beech, on mossy ground in summer and autumn.[3] All Amanita species form ectomycorrhizal relationships with the roots of certain trees.
Amanita virosa is highly toxic, and has been responsible for severe mushroom poisonings.[5] Like the closely related death cap (A. phalloides), it contains the highly toxic amatoxins, as well as phallotoxins. Some authorities strongly advise against putting these fungi in the same basket with those collected for the table and to avoid touching them.[6][7]
Amatoxins consist of at least eight compounds with a similar structure, that of eight amino-acid rings; they were isolated in 1941 by Heinrich O. Wieland and Rudolf Hallermayer of the University of Munich.[8] Of the amatoxins, α-amanitin is the chief component and along with β-amanitin is likely responsible for the toxic effects.[9][10] Their major toxic mechanism is the inhibition of RNA polymerase II, a vital enzyme in the synthesis of messenger RNA (mRNA), microRNA, and small nuclear RNA (snRNA). Without mRNA essential protein synthesis and hence cell metabolism grind to a halt and the cell dies.[11] The liver is the principal organ affected, as it is the organ which is first encountered after absorption in the gastrointestinal tract, though other organs, especially the kidneys, are susceptible.[12]
The phallotoxins consist of at least seven compounds, all of which have seven similar peptide rings. Phalloidin was isolated in 1937 by Feodor Lynen, Heinrich Wieland's student and son-in-law, and Ulrich Wieland of the University of Munich. Though phallotoxins are highly toxic to liver cells,[13] they have since been found to have little input into the destroying angel's toxicity as they are not absorbed through the gut.[11] Furthermore, phalloidin is also found in the edible (and sought-after) Blusher (Amanita rubescens).[8] Another group of minor active peptides are the virotoxins, which consist of six similar monocyclic heptapeptides.[14] Like the phallotoxins they do not exert any acute toxicity after ingestion in humans.[11]
Consumption of Amanita virosa is a medical emergency requiring hospitalization. There are four main categories of therapy for poisoning: preliminary medical care, supportive measures, specific treatments, and liver transplantation.[15]
Preliminary care consists of gastric decontamination with either activated carbon or gastric lavage. However, due to the delay between ingestion and the first symptoms of poisoning, it is commonplace for patients to arrive for treatment many hours after ingestion, potentially reducing the efficacy of these interventions.[15][16] Supportive measures are directed towards treating the dehydration which results from fluid loss during the gastrointestinal phase of intoxication and correction of metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia, electrolyte imbalances, and impaired coagulation.[15]
No definitive antidote for amatoxin poisoning is available, but some specific treatments have been shown to improve survivability. High-dose continuous intravenous penicillin G has been reported to be of benefit, though the exact mechanism is unknown,[17] and trials with cephalosporins show promise.[18][19] There is some evidence that intravenous silibinin, an extract from the blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum), may be beneficial in reducing the effects of death cap poisoning. Silibinin prevents the uptake of amatoxins by hepatocytes, thereby protecting undamaged hepatic tissue; it also stimulates DNA-dependent RNA polymerases, leading to an increase in RNA synthesis.[20][21][22] N-acetylcysteine has shown promise in combination with other therapies.[23] Animal studies indicate the amatoxins deplete hepatic glutathione;[24] N-acetylcysteine serves as a glutathione precursor and may therefore prevent reduced glutathione levels and subsequent liver damage.[25] None of the antidotes used have undergone prospective, randomized clinical trials, and only anecdotal support is available. Silibinin and N-acetylcysteine appear to be the therapies with the most potential benefit.[15] Repeated doses of activated carbon may be helpful by absorbing any toxins that are returned to the gastrointestinal tract following enterohepatic circulation.[26] Other methods of enhancing the elimination of the toxins have been trialed; techniques such as hemodialysis,[27] hemoperfusion,[28] plasmapheresis,[29] and peritoneal dialysis[30] have occasionally yielded success but overall do not appear to improve outcome.[11]
In patients developing liver failure, a liver transplant is often the only option to prevent death. Liver transplants have become a well-established option in amatoxin poisoning.[31][32][33] This is a complicated issue, however, as transplants themselves may have significant complications and mortality; patients require long-term immunosuppression to maintain the transplant.[15] That being the case, there has been a reassessment of criteria such as onset of symptoms, prothrombin time (PTT), serum bilirubin, and presence of encephalopathy for determining at what point a transplant becomes necessary for survival.[34][35][36] Evidence suggests that, although survival rates have improved with modern medical treatment, in patients with moderate to severe poisoning up to half of those who did recover suffered permanent liver damage.[37] However, a follow-up study has shown that most survivors recover completely without any sequelae if treated within 36 hours of mushroom ingestion.[38]
- ↑ Simpson, D.P. (1979). Cassell's Latin Dictionary (5 ed.). London: Cassell Ltd. p. 883. ISBN 0-304-52257-0.
- ↑ Nilson, Sven (1977). Fungi of Northern Europe 2: Gill-Fungi. Penguin. pp. p. 54. ISBN 0-14-063006-6. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Zeitlmayr, Linus (1976). Wild Mushrooms:An Illustrated Handbook. Hertfordshire: Garden City Press. pp. p. 62-63. ISBN 0-584-10324-7.
- ↑ Ramsbottom J (1953). Mushrooms & Toadstools. Collins. pp. p. 39. ISBN 1870630092.
- ↑ Benjamin.p200
- ↑ Jordan & Wheeler. p99
- ↑ Carluccio A (2003). The Complete Mushroom Book. London: Quadrille. p. 224. ISBN 1-84400-040-0.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Litten, W. (1975). "The most poisonous mushrooms". Scientific American. 232 (3): 90–101. PMID 1114308. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Köppel C (1993). "Clinical symptomatology and management of mushroom poisoning". Toxicon. 31 (12): 1513–40. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(93)90337-I. PMID 8146866.
- ↑ Dart, RC (2004). "Mushrooms". Medical toxicology. Philadelphia: Williams & Wilkins. pp. 1719–35. ISBN 0-7817-2845-2.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Karlson-Stiber C, Persson H (2003). "Cytotoxic fungi - an overview". Toxicon. 42 (4): 339–49. doi:10.1016/S0041-0101(03)00238-1. PMID 14505933.
- ↑ Benjamin.p217
- ↑ Wieland T, Govindan VM (1974). "Phallotoxins bind to actins". FEBS Lett. 46 (1): 351–3. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(74)80404-7. PMID 4429639.
- ↑ Vetter, János (1998). "Toxins of Amanita phalloides". Toxicon. 36 (1): 13–24. doi:10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00074-3. PMID 9604278. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Vesconi S, Langer M, Iapichino G, Costantino D, Busi C, Fiume L (1985). "Therapy of cytotoxic mushroom intoxication". Critical care medicine. 13 (5): 402–6. doi:10.1097/00003246-198505000-00007. PMID 3987318.
- ↑ (German)Floerscheim, G.L. (1982). "Die klinische knollenblatterpilzvergiftung (Amanita Phalloides): prognostische faktoren und therapeutische massnahmen (Clinical death-cap (Amanita phalloides) poisoning: prognostic factors and therapeutic measures.)". Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift. 112 (34): 1164–1177. PMID 6291147. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Benjamin.p227
- ↑ (German)Neftel, K.; et al. (1988). "(Are cephalosporins more active than penicillin G in poisoning with the deadly Amanita?)". Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift. 118 (2): 49–51. PMID 3278370. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Hruby K, Csomos G, Fuhrmann M, Thaler H (1983). "Chemotherapy of Amanita phalloides poisoning with intravenous silibinin". Human toxicology. 2 (2): 183–95. PMID 6862461.
- ↑ (Italian) Carducci, R.; et al. (1996). "Silibinin and acute poisoning with ''Amanita phalloides''". Minerva Anestesiologica. 62 (5): 187–93. PMID 8937042. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Jahn, W. (1980). "Pharmacokinetics of {3H}-methyl-dehydroxymethyl-amanitin in the isolated perfused rat liver, and the influence of several drugs". In Helmuth Faulstich, B. Kommerell & Theodore Wieland. Amanita toxins and poisoning. Baden-Baden: Witzstrock. pp. 80–85. ISBN 3-87921-132-9.
- ↑ Montanini S, Sinardi D, Praticò C, Sinardi A, Trimarchi G (1999). "Use of acetylcysteine as the life-saving antidote in Amanita phalloides (death cap) poisoning. Case report on 11 patients". Arzneimittel-Forschung. 49 (12): 1044–7. PMID 10635453.
- ↑ Kawaji A, Sone T, Natsuki R, Isobe M, Takabatake E, Yamaura Y (1990). "In vitro toxicity test of poisonous mushroom extracts with isolated rat hepatocytes". The Journal of toxicological sciences. 15 (3): 145–56. PMID 2243367.
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- ↑ {{cite journal |author=Busi C, Fiume L, Costantino D, Langer M, Vesconi F |title=Amanita toxins in gastroduodenal fluid of patients poisoned by the mushroom, Amanita phalloides |journal=New England Journal of Medicine |volume=300 |issue=14 |pages=800 |year=1979 |pmid=423916}Bold texthow fast will this be fixed?}
- ↑ Sabeel AI, Kurkus J, Lindholm T (1995). "Intensive hemodialysis and hemoperfusion treatment of Amanita mushroom poisoning". Mycopathologia. 131 (2): 107–14. PMID 8532053.
- ↑ Wauters JP, Rossel C, Farquet JJ (1978). "Amanita phalloides poisoning treated by early charcoal haemoperfusion". British medical journal. 2 (6150): 1465. PMID 719466.
- ↑ Jander S, Bischoff J, Woodcock BG (2000). "Plasmapheresis in the treatment of Amanita phalloides poisoning: II. A review and recommendations". Therapeutic apheresis. 4 (4): 308–12. doi:10.1046/j.1526-0968.2000.004004303.x. PMID 10975479.
- ↑ Langer M, Vesconi S, Iapichino G, Costantino D, Radrizzani D (1980). "The early removal of amatoxins in the treatment of amanita phalloides poisoning". Klinische Wochenschrift (in German). 58 (3): 117–23. PMID 7366125.
- ↑ Klein AS, Hart J, Brems JJ, Goldstein L, Lewin K, Busuttil RW (1989). "Amanita poisoning: treatment and the role of liver transplantation". American Journal of Medicine. 86 (2): 187–93. doi:10.1016/0002-9343(89)90267-2. PMID 2643869. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Escudié L, Francoz C, Vinel JP, Moucari R, Cournot M, Paradis V, Sauvanet A, Belghiti J, Valla D, Bernuau J, Durand F (2007). "Amanita phalloides poisoning: reassessment of prognostic factors and indications for emergency liver transplantation". J. Hepatol. 46 (3): 466–73. doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2006.10.013. PMID 17188393.
- ↑ Benjamin.p231–232
- ↑ Giannini L, Vannacci A, Missanelli A, Mastroianni R, Mannaioni PF, Moroni F, Masini E (2007). "Amatoxin poisoning: A 15-year retrospective analysis and follow-up evaluation of 105 patients". Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.). 45 (5): 539–42. doi:10.1080/15563650701365834. PMID 17503263.
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- Jordan Peter, Wheeler Steven. (2001). The Ultimate Mushroom Book. London: Hermes House. ISBN 1-85967-092-X.


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JSebastian necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 26 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
Nexternal Solutions is an ecommerce and shopping cart provider looking for some fresh design ideas for the website, http://www.nexternal.com. For detailed info, please read the brief carefully. PM me with any and all questions you may have. Have fun and good luck. - The Nexternal Team
Nexternal Solutions
Desired Color Scheme:
Your choice - Logo colors should not be changed.
Desired Style:
Clean, Creative, 2.0, CSS, Apple.com, ClearWire.com,
Accepted File Formats:
.jpg and .png and native format
Project Overview:
Nexternal Solutions is looking for some fresh design ideas for its website, http://www.nexternal.com. Heres what you should know. The existing web site hasnt changed much in the last few years. Nexternal has developers in place to code the site, but would like fresh perspectives on the design. This contest will have one guaranteed winner, even if we do not use their design. We have included a very rough wire-frame for you to work with, please review before you begin. The wire frame conveys how we think the site should be laid out, but is reasonable flexible and should not be considered an absolute road map. We are open to other layout options and are coming to you for creative ideas (that work). However, usability and the site objectives are the most important aspects at the end of the day. One of our favorite resources is the book Dont Make Me Think by Steve Krug and have incorporated many of its ideas into the wire frame and basic navigation structure. The deliverable files should include both a .jpeg, a layered file (.png preferred) and the file in the native format it was created.
About Nexternal:
Nexternal was founded in 1999 and provides hosted ecommerce software to online merchants. During a 2006 survey of its clients, Nexternal found that the top three things that impressed its clients were:
1. Customer Service Knowledgeable staff that responds quickly
2. Continuously Evolving Software: http://www.nexternal.com/updates
3. Ease of use of the software
It is important that Nexternal can convey the above message through a site that is friendly, suitable for a high-tech company, yet simple and usable. Nexternals software is considered upper tier. Our clients include Alcoa, Hersheys, Time Warner, Taser and more. Consequently, professionalism is of utmost importance. If, when submitting your work, you would not feel comfortable presenting it to a major national brand, you should reconsider submitting until you are satisfied. This is not a design race. This is a design contest where you will have ample time to practice your craft. Designers will have two weeks to make submissions and there will be one guaranteed winner even if we don't use their design.
Website Objective:
The purpose of the website is to encourage users to learn more about Nexternals ecommerce software and ultimately contact Nexternal for a demonstration of its ecommerce software. These objectives are symbolized by the 1,2,3 steps on the wire frame.
Usability is key as there are few very specific user actions that we are hoping to encourage. To reiterate above the user should not have to think or guess what they need to do next, just act on once of the three actions listed on the wireframe.
This project requires no coding, but the final product will separate content and design utilizing CSS. Design the graphics in the best way you see fit, but please keep this consideration in mind.
Example Sites :
Clearwire.com Like the rounded corners, simple gradient at the top, clear tabs, friendliness. Dont like the submenu options as they dont stand out enough in the sub nav bar.
Apple.com Like the main navigation tab and the way the sub-nav falls under it. Overall clean, professional look.
Salesforce.com Like tabbed navigation, flash movie, high tech feel, and Next Steps concept.
Logo: http://host.nexternal.com/newsite/l…_color.gif
Wireframe Layout: http://host.nexternal.com/newsite/barebones.jpg
Dont worry about the flash movie placeholder. Just put an empty box or solid box placeholder where it should go. You may use graphics to frame the movie area, but please do not distract from your design by attempting to design in this area.
The main navigation tabs will be: ecommerce software, clients, partners, company, sitemap. The tab selected when landing on the homepage will be ecommerce software.
The Ecommerce Software sub navigation will be: features, demos, free trial, upgrading, pricing, FAQs, why Nexternal, knowledge base
Keep core site width at 780 pixels.


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Eng named development director of Voices of September 11th
Susan Cossette Eng was named development director for Voices of September 11th, headquartered in New Canaan.
In her new role, Eng will be responsible for partnering with Voices' leadership and volunteers to develop and execute fundraising strategies to advance the organization's work in mental health, community resiliency and long-term support services for victims' families, responders and survivors.
Prior to joining Voices, Eng served as the director of development for the New Canaan YMCA. During her tenure at the Y, she also served as director of marketing and communications. Earlier in her career, Eng spent 13 years at Greenwich Associates, a financial services consulting and research firm, where she was a research project manager.
"We're delighted to have Susan join the Voices team," said Founding Director Mary Fetchet. "We've known her for many years through Frank's involvement at the Y, and thrilled that she will be bringing her years of nonprofit and corporate expertise to us."
"The work Voices has been doing is personally important to me," Eng said. "I lost a former co-worker on 9/11, right around the time I began working at the New Canaan YMCA.
"In the days following 9/11, my coworkers and I organized a supply drive for the rescue workers at Ground Zero and also led a community-wide candlelight vigil," she said. "While our efforts couldn't undo the terrible tragedy, coming together around this cause was especially meaningful to me, and something I will never forget."
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Eng earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in English from the University of Connecticut at Storrs and resides in Darien with her husband, Jeffrey, and their son John.
Founded in 2001, Voices of September 11th provides a wide range of support services that promote resiliency for thousands of 9/11 families, first responders and survivors. Voices 9/11 Living Memorial, an extensive collection of more than 70,000 photographs and personal keepsakes that commemorates the lives of the nearly 3,000 lost on 9/11, is a core component of the In Memoriam exhibition at the 9/11 Museum in New York City. A strong advocate for national preparedness, Voices promotes reforms to make the country safer and shares best practices to heal families and communities after tragedy.
This year, Voices Center for Excellence for Community Resilience was launched, as part of the organization's commitment to helping families and communities heal after other tragedies. Voices Center acts as a clearinghouse of information, sharing more than a decade of expertise and research findings that address the long-term needs of victims' families and survivors. The initiative will expand through partnerships with subject matter experts, government agencies, organizations and universities.
In the fall of 2014, Voices will launch a comprehensive resource kit to assist communities in preparing for, responding to and recovering from incidents of mass violence. Recommendations are based on extensive research and interviews conducted with hundreds of service providers who responded to the Sept. 11 attacks, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the shootings at Virginia Tech, Northern Illinois University and Tucson, Ariz.
For more information, visit www.Voicesofseptember11.org.


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Console technology is at the heart of many of the changes in cardio equipment these days. It's where many manufactures have focused their research and development attention, as witnessed by the product introductions at the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association trade show this month in San Francisco. Many of those involved upgrades in the look and functionality of consoles as well as the technologies and software accessible on the consoles.
"It's the brains of the product," says Mark Zabel, vice president of global marketing for Matrix Fitness, Cottage Grove, WI.
Take, for example, Matrix's new T7xe treadmill. The treadmill has touch screen display with FitTouch Technology. It is compatible with iPods for audio and video playback. It is compatible with Nike+iPod for the Gym for tracking workouts. It is compatible with the Virtual Active video technology. And, for club operators, it has a wireless data transmitter for asset management tracking.
And what about Precor's new P80 consoles, introduced on the company's new Experience Series cardio line at IHRSA? The P80 consoles also feature touch screen technology, iPod connectivity, on-console TV viewing, workout tracking technology, a variety of workout program options, an Ethernet connection for networked fitness experiences and a Preva system that allows for asset management.
And Life Fitness' consoles on its upgraded Elevation series cardio line showcases the Life Fitness Reader, on which users can read books and magazines on the console. The equipment had already allowed iPod connectivity and provided its Virtual Trainer program.
Manufacturers are staking their futures on the idea that consoles must now provide members with a variety of options because members are all different. Some exercisers want to read a magazine, others want to watch TV or listen to their iPod. Yet others want to track their workouts.
"So the focus has to be around understanding user preference," Zabel says. "Not that we need to be all things to all people, but…that's how you are going to make people happy and engaged with exercise. So if we are able to do that, they are more likely to join a commercial facility and retain their membership at a facility."
But do members really want all this technology? Yes, according to manufacturers.
"Innovation is what people expect," Chris Clawson, president of Life Fitness, Schiller Park, IL, says.
People see technology innovations in other areas of their lives—vehicles, phones, cameras—and they expect many of the same innovations in their fitness equipment, says Adam Hubbard, director of product development for Precor, Woodinville, WA.
"As that technology in a club member's world evolves and gets easier to use and (there's) more networking capability, that grows member expectations," Hubbard says. "That same member is expecting the goods and services that they interact with to evolve at that same rate. So just offering utilitarian products, members will be disappointed. Members are getting harder and harder to please."
Clawson adds, "People think you are trying to figure out what people want, but you aren't. You are trying to figure out what they need. What they want is what they know, but what they need, they may not even know."
Clawson points to the evolution of the cell phone as an example. Twenty years ago, no one would have said that they needed a cell phone, but today, most people would classify mobile phones as a need. People originally just used cell phones to make calls, but after asking users what they wished they could do with their cell phones, manufacturers added many options to products—e-mail and camera capabilities, for example—that people might now say are needs.
It all comes down to asking people what more they might want from technology, then providing that to them, then showing them how to use it so they see its value to them, Clawson says.
But even with all the new technology, sometimes simpler is better, especially when it comes to the deconditioned market. When Matrix researched the development of the console for its T7xe treadmill, the company learned that 90 percent of users pushed the quick start button when they got on the machine, Zabel says. Matrix's research found that some people thought the words "quick start" meant the treadmill would start really fast when they pushed the button. So Matrix changed the wording on the button to "go."
The research also revealed that the reason more people didn't try the other programs was that they didn't know what the other programs did. To remedy that, Matrix added a question mark under each workout program's name, so people could read about the program before trying it out.
So even as complex as the consoles on equipment might get with the options they offer members, manufacturers must still keep simplicity in mind.


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The Zhineng Qigong USJ Annual Dinner Organizing Committee met at the actual venue for a detailed discussion of the programme, and also to meet up with the Restaurant Supervisor in preparing for the function.
Being the official cameraman for this coming annual dinner which shall be held on 26 January 2013, Saturday evening, yours truly (KC) also took the opportunity to do some testing shots of the actual location.
The Main Hall of Grand Imperial Restaurant, USJ 19 City Mall.
Note: stage showing another function; all the recessed light and chandeliers are not turned on.
Note: stage showing another function; all the recessed light and chandeliers are not turned on.
At the restaurant, however, the daylight condition is different from the actual lighting at night as most of the light was not turned on and sunlight was coming through the glass panels.
Maybe I have to go again for someone else's wedding dinner function and pretending that I am one of the cameramen … :-)
According to the Organizing Chairman, the response is fantastic – all the 200 tickets for 20 tables have been snapped up. Nevertheless, the restaurant is big enough to cater for additional tables, if needs arise.
Programme discussion in progress … (left) Benjamin, Alex Lim, Caryn, KC, Alan Yu laoshi, Benz, ChingYH.
Test shooting of skin tone ... Grace and Cindy
HJ Tan, CH Tan, Lim BB, Grace Lim.
Alan Yu laoshi, Benz, Ching YH, Jeff Yong (the accomplished Master of Ceremony), HJ Tan
Light moments within serious discussion
Do click here for previous year (2011) Zhineng Qigong USJ Annual Dinner, photos by KC Leong.
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