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The importance of individualized, anatomic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction—for Annals of Joint Special ACL Edition
Surgical treatment of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries has improved in leaps and bounds over the past several decades. Surgeons have progressed from extra-articular tenodesis procedures that over-constrained the knee and reduced motion, to intra-articular reconstruction techniques that more accurately recreate the native ACL (1). Recently, tunnel and graft placement has improved to make ACL reconstruction even more anatomic, further improving the kinematics and joint health in reconstructed knees (2,3).
However, the rate of ACL injuries continues to rise (4), and return to play and revision rates after primary ACL reconstruction continue to be less than ideal (5). Therefore, it is crucial that surgeons continue their quest to further improve outcomes after ACL reconstruction. Our continuing research on ACL anatomy, physiology, histology, structural properties, and function demonstrates that the ACL is more complex than previously appreciated. This makes our job of restoring native ACL anatomy even more challenging. For these reasons, ACL surgery cannot be a "one size fits all" endeavor. Rather, each patient must be appreciated as a unique individual, and medical and surgical treatment should be designed appropriately.
The individualized approach to ACL reconstruction takes into consideration patient activity level, expectations, functional demands, bony morphology, native ACL anatomy, medical and systemic conditions, concomitant injuries, and preoperative knee laxity. At our institution, we assess tibial and femoral insertion site sizes, insertional area, native ACL angle and trajectory, notch width, notch height, notch morphology, and other factors. We choose the type of graft, size of graft, and shape of the tunnels based upon these factors. We also carefully address any concomitant injuries, while realizing that the ACL is the primary contributor to rotatory knee stability. By providing this type of individualized approach we are able to deliver the best possible care for each and every patient. A "one size fits all" approach may appropriately treat 80% of patients, but the 20% located outside of the bell curve will receive suboptimal treatment. Therefore, we believe the extra effort of individualized care is more than worth it.
As ACL reconstruction continues to evolve, there will inherently be new procedures championed as turnkey solutions to restore rotatory stability. While change is inevitable and in many cases necessary, surgeons must be critically cautious about all new surgical procedures. Patient safety and well-being must be the foremost consideration, and early data should be skeptically evaluated until sufficient reproducibility and long-term follow-up is proven.
For instance, the pendulum has recently swung back to favoring extra-articular procedures similar to the tenodesis procedures once popular for ACL injury. While some clinical results have been promising, little long-term follow-up data is available. Biomechanics data questions the contribution of anterolateral structures to rotatory knee stability and suggest that extra-articular lateral reconstruction could over-constrain the lateral compartment and accelerate osteoarthritis. We do not have the long-term clinical data to know whether these concerns will materialize. Furthermore, extensive cadaveric and biomechanical studies from our institution have shown that the anterolateral knee structures are much more complex than traditionally appreciated. However, early studies have suggested that these lateral sided procedures combined with a well-performed ACL reconstruction may improve outcomes in a subset of patients with excessive rotatory laxity. Currently, surgical indications and the ideal patients for these lateral tenodesis and reconstruction procedures are not known. As the knowledge about the anterolateral knee anatomy and procedures advances, surgeons should consider injuries to the anterolateral complex as part of their individualized ACL reconstruction work-up and preoperative planning.
This special ACL-focused edition of Annals of Joint contains pertinent, well-written articles which reinforce the overriding concept of individualized ACL reconstruction and demonstrate some of the many aspects of ACL surgery that must be considered to provide patients with truly individualized care. Musahl et al. described the role of the anterolateral complex/anterolateral ligament in rotatory knee laxity (6), and Fu et al. discussed the role of bony morphology in knee stability (7). Miller et al. explained the decision making behind revision ACL reconstruction and the ideal management of bony deficiency, including an excellent description of their technique using allograft bone dowels (8). Brophy et al. provided a microscopic view of the ACL and elegantly highlighted the clinical relevance of these findings (9). Shino et al. discussed two different methods to ream anatomic femoral tunnels, which is crucial to achieve optimal knee stability (10). Johnson et al. had previously reported that allograft augmentation of hamstring autografts was a cost effective option for a subset of young patients (11). In this edition, they explored the utility of augmenting grafts in older, potentially less demanding patients (12). Musahl et al. reported on a type of meniscus injury that can be detrimental to knee stability if not identified and properly treated (13). The core has become increasingly implicated in knee injuries, and Noehren et al. reviewed the importance of hip and trunk function in ACL injury prevention and rehabilitation (14), while Fink et al. provided a review of functional assessments that can be utilized to make return-to-play decisions (15). Makhni et al. built upon his previous studies and expertise in patient reported outcomes (PROs) to highlight the importance and feasibility of collecting PROs in ACL patients. This article provides an excellent summary of the most commonly utilized PROs and should be reviewed by all ACL surgeons (16).
The concept of individualized anatomic ACL reconstruction can best be summarized by the senior author's recent summary statement on the ACL: "The ACL is a dynamic structure, rich in neurovascular supply and comprised of distinct bundles, which work synergistically to facilitate normal knee kinematics in concert with bony morphology. Characterized by individual uniqueness, the ACL is inherently subject to both anatomic and morphological variations as well as physiologic aging."
Dr. Fu and Dr. Burnham would like to thank all of the authors included in this special ACL edition for their important contributions to this journal and to the field of ACL research.
- Davarinos N, O'Neill BJ, Curtin W. A Brief History of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Advances in Orthopedic Surgery 2014;2014:1-6.
- Middleton KK, Muller B, Araujo PH, et al. Is the native ACL insertion site "completely restored" using an individualized approach to single-bundle ACL-R? Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2015;23:2145-50. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Hussein M, van Eck CF, Cretnik A, et al. Individualized anterior cruciate ligament surgery: a prospective study comparing anatomic single- and double-bundle reconstruction. Am J Sports Med 2012;40:1781-8. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Mall NA, Chalmers PN, Moric M, et al. Incidence and trends of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the United States. Am J Sports Med 2014;42:2363-70. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Joreitz R, Lynch A, Rabuck S, et al. Patient-Specific and Surgery-Specific Factors That Affect Return to Sport after Acl Reconstruction. Int J Sports Phys Ther 2016;11:264-78. [PubMed]
- Lucidi GA, Hughes JD, Herbst E, et al. Role of the anterolateral complex in rotatory instability of the anterior cruciate ligament deficient knee. Ann Joint 2017;2:35. [Crossref]
- Burnham JM, Pfeiffer T, Shin JJ, et al. Bony morphologic factors affecting injury risk, rotatory stability, outcomes, and re-tear rate after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Ann Joint 2017. [Epub ahead of print].
- Laidlaw MS, Buyukdogan K, Werner BC, et al. Management of bone deficiency in revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Ann Joint 2017;2:38. [Crossref]
- Skelley NW, Lake SP, Brophy RH. Microstructural properties of the anterior cruciate ligament. Ann Joint 2017;2:19. [Crossref]
- Shino K, Iuchi R, Tachibana Y, et al. Anatomical femoral tunnel creation: outside-in versus anteromedial portal. Ann Joint 2017;2:34. [Crossref]
- Jacobs CA, Burnham JM, Makhni E, et al. Allograft Augmentation of Hamstring Autograft for Younger Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Am J Sports Med 2017;45:892-899. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Jacobs CA, Malempati CS, Makhni EC, et al. Allograft augmentation of hamstring autografts was not a cost-effective treatment option for middle aged patients undergoing primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Ann Joint 2017;2:24. [Crossref]
- Pfeiffer TP, Murphy CI, Arner JW, et al. Identification and treatment of RAMP lesions in anterior cruciate ligament-injured knees. Ann Joint 2017;2:17. [Crossref]
- Hickey Lucas KC, Kline PW, Ireland ML, et al. Hip and trunk muscle dysfunction: implications for anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention. Ann Joint 2017;2:18. [Crossref]
- Herbst E, Wierer G, Fischer F, et al. Functional assessments for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction return to sport. Ann Joint 2017;2:37. [Crossref]
- Meta F, Lizzio VA, Jildeh TR, et al. Which patient reported outcomes to collect after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Ann Joint 2017;2:21. [Crossref]
Cite this article as: Fu FH, Burnham JM. The importance of individualized, anatomic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction—for Annals of Joint Special ACL Edition. Ann Joint 2017;2:46.


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The Death of Irony? . . . no, just a Moratorium on Cynicism
Leave it to the geniuses over at the New York Times to sort of pre-empt my intentions here in their typically incisive fashion. Satisfied in my intention to present our readers with a penetrating expose on the need for a cessation of cynicism in dealing with matters reflecting the American political scene in comics, I happen to come across Andy Newman's report on the death of irony. It appears that irony is a lot like Superman, or maybe Robin, or any other superhero who has died and yet lives (only to die again, in this case), in that I seem to recall the proclamations of the end of the age of irony in the months and years following Terrible Tuesday of 2001. Of course irony is not the same as cynicism and reporting the death of irony is only cursorily related to demanding the end of cynicism. In any event, it seems that perhaps Joan Didion might need to read these words as much as anyone else, and with that in mind, I dedicate this post to her.
Parallels to the mainstream media aside, these ruminations came as a result of our discussion of Cable #8. In what was an otherwise excellent issue in a consistently excellent series, there was a scene in which Emma is subjecting Bishop to a particularly egregious form of telekinetic interrogation, the effect of which is described as feeling "like his brain is shutting down, one synapse at a time." The exchange between Beast and Cyclops at this juncture plays out like a set piece from the hopefully never-to-be-released Bush administration movie in which the shrinking violet Colin Powell character "stands up" to the sexier, more manly Don Rumsfeld character, only to find out he hasn't been cast in the sequel.
As Brandon pointed out in his comment to the post, the objection to this sequence has nothing to do with the legitimacy of the discussion or the way in which it is handled in this particular comic, but rather that in light of the election of Barack Obama and its implications for this country, continuing to call attention to the Bush administration's dubious anti-terror tactics feels cynical and ultimately sort of dishonest. Certainly the magnitude of Obama's victory has as much to do with the deplorable state of the national economy as it does with the backlash to Bush's morally suspect prosecution of the terror war. Be that as it may, Americans, for better or worse, still believe in the fundamental position the rule of law occupies in our country and this fact was no doubt reflected in Obama's convincing plurality.
The irony--if I may still use that word--of our original response to this issue is that both Brandon and I took particular aim at Brian Wood's DMZ in our expressions of indignation. DMZ is only the most visible of the numerous political comics that have dealt directly with the legacy of 9/11 and the conquest and occupation of Iraq. DMZ makes sort of an easy target because the stances it has taken have tended to the non-controversial in the sense that they comport neatly with those of the country's nascent pseudo-anarchist anti-war movement. It was only in retrospect--a result of Monique's expressing interest in the new series--that it occurred to me that far from ignoring the developments in the American political scene, Brian Wood has essentially been foreshadowing these developments through subtle shifts in the series' focus.
In addition to the details Brandon mentions in his DMZ House Party List post, one of the great things about this new story is how the subtle shifts in the art and narrative focus away from Manhattan, in favor of Staten Island subtly reflects the radical shift that the focus on the American presence in Iraq will be taking with the new administration. The hook of Wood's story is that the American and Free States forces stationed on or near Staten Island recognize that they don't really have any personal investment in this fight and that the war will be ending soon and when it does, they will have to go back to being neighbors with their erstwhile enemies. Thus, it makes more sense for the opposing sides to operate under an unofficial truce, which in turn allows them to enjoy their youth without the ever-present fear that each day might well be their last, than to continue meaningless hostilities, which will only result in pointless loss of life.
The connection of this construction to the emerging situation in Iraq is not immediately clear, and therein lies its particular genius. After eight years of George W. Bush effectively living every boy/president's dream of war president as international tough, Barack Obama will have to step in to do all of the unglamorous, and frankly boring work of pulling out and putting our military--and hopefully Iraq--back together. The soldiers on Staten Island have a similarly forward-looking--and similarly unsexy--attitude toward their deployment on the Island.
Moreover, the spirit of cooperation between once fierce rivals also reflects the increasing commitment to peaceful coexistence between Sunni and Shi'a Iraqis that one senses is the real reason for the decreased tensions in that country--troop surge notwithstanding. The suggestion of the collapse of the island's utopian arrangement at issue's end, rather than nullifying the point being made, speaks to the fact that Wood is writing a comic book whose success turns on its ability to engender suspense and enjoyment on the part of its readers.
Wood's attention to the shifting winds of American politics doesn't begin with "The Island." The recently concluded series about the election of the populist hero Parco Delgado is at base a story of the power of the human spirit in the face of incredible tragedy. The fact that Parco's story is most emphatically not Obama's does nothing to lessen the series' prophetic power.
In his Defence of Poetry, Percy Bysshe Shelley writes, in typically high-flown manner, that poets--and we include comics creators in this equation--are "the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration, the mirrors of the gigantic shadows which futurity casts upon the present, the words which express what they understand not; the trumpets which sing to battle, and feel not what they inspire; the influence which is moved not, but moves; the unacknowledged legislators of the world." That Shelley's, and by extension our own, ideals for the poet/comics creator are ambitious speaks to our shared confidence in the power of our chosen medium.
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Right now, on screens across the globe, The Amazing Spider-Man is getting his ass handed to him by The Lizard...for our viewing pleasure of course. Meanwhile, Diamond Select Toys and Hasbro have cranked out quality collectibles to commemorate the moment and give you ample opportunity to make pew pew noises as you re-enact your favorite battle scenes.
As it is just before San Diego Comic-Con, our time is limited, so we will narrow our focus on a trio of action figures you are sure to be gunning for among the piles released.
First up is the Marvel Select Amazing Spider-Man movie Lizard action figure! This scaly psychopath comes in at 8 and a half inches of pure menace with enough articulation to please even the old school Marvel Legends fans. Articulation is everything in a piece like this, as it enhances the range of emotion you can convey with the simple bob of a head or twist of a torso. Lizard can go from "I'm going to skin Peter Parker alive" to "My God...what have I done!!" in seconds. Potential buyers should note I could not find a pose in which Lizard did not need to use his tail for standing..but then again I didn't take an hour to fiddle with it. I'll also add that I felt this figure should have been a little bulkier to match Lizard's massive on screen heft. Regardless, if you are looking for the ULTIMATE Lizard figure in this scale, then look no further. Collectors will surely be seeking him out, especially after Walmart's 6 inch line hits the pegs, as the pair will look fantastic next to each other. Note that Marvel Select has also released an Amazing Spider-Man figure with and without his mask on to round out their movie offerings.
..Which is the perfect segway into Hasbro's 3 and 3 quarter inch line! For your shopping list, we are scoping out the Reptile Blast Lizard and Ultra-Posable Spider-Man action figures. Ultra-Posable Spidey comes packed with over 20 points of articulation to allow for hours of web head battle action for the kiddies. Oddly, neither hand is in the once favored "Thwip" position..or the promised fist in the picture on the package. Instead we have two open hands for holding something not included. When posing, it sort of makes him look like he is doing Shakespeare..which is funny, but unfortunate. I'll also add Spidey's eyes are the wrong color, but that is the perfectionist in me. Still, this may be the figure in the most perfect outfit and with the most articulation and so...you will need him like a ginny needs pasta. Lizard is a sort of take it or leave it situation. He is the quintessential Lizard for the line and necessary for your desktop battle, so you need him too. There's not much articulation there, his looks fall a little short of the packaging image and he could stand to be a little larger to menace over Mr. Parker...but we'll take what we can get. There is another Lizard out there with translucent legs, which after seeing the film makes no sense as he displayed no chameleon-like powers, so it looks like Reptile Blast Lizard is the best we are going to get. For you family types, not that there is a veritable ocean of other Spider-Man figures out there, all sporting cannons, repelling lines and so on, so these may be way more fun for the little ones. Hell, Web Cannon Spider-Man may have a suit nearly as perfect AND the right color eyes!
This trio of plastic seduction can be found on the pegs and at your favorite online retailers now.
Action figure samples provided by Diamond Select and Hasbro, respectively.
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This album opens with "Achi," a beautiful and light piece written by Jason Yeager. While so many of us are anxious and angry at the ongoing horror from the capital, music like this provides an important reminder of the beauty of the world, and of people. It helps ease the tension, and gives us something truer to focus on. I love the way this tune builds toward the end, becoming a strong voice. It's followed by "Bird's Eye View," written by Jason Anick. This tune is uplifting and even playful. Listening to this music, it seems impossible that a racist twit and his gang of incompetent fascists are running (and ruining) the country. It just doesn't seem possible. Sorry to keep mentioning this. Friends tell me I need to put it out of mind, and that is one reason I turn to this music. I love the freedom of this music, and perhaps it's that characteristic, as much as its beauty, that puts it in such great contrast to the horrible reality imposed on us from Washington, D.C. And maybe it's why I keep feeling that music will defeat Donald Trump, why I keep searching for that right song, that right composition, which will swiftly put an end to this administration. Could this be it? I love the way the violin seems to soar weightlessly, moving in whatever direction its heart suggests. And then Clay Lyons adds a delightful lead on alto saxophone. This track is a favorite of mine.
"Well Red," also written by Jason Anick, feels like it has its own tale to tell. Close your eyes, and you might see a film playing out in the darkness, with characters caught up in some delightful madness, cheerful with their situation, running with it, and then suddenly catching a breath in an alley or in a bedroom, a somber moment dominated by the piano, and things change, clowns become dramatic characters, even lovers, until the business of the outside world catches them up in its wings again. Jason Palmer plays trumpet on this track. Again, I'm grateful for any music that can transport me, even for a little while, away from this reality, and particularly to music like this that takes me to a place I actually want to visit, as does "Stillness," one of the two Zbigniew Seifert compositions. The other is "Turbulent Plover," which begins with saxophone and drums, the feel of it making me think of certain early 1960s films, and I imagine a city at night in black and white, people who maybe don't realize they're on camera, lights of storefronts, and we finally see our main character. But very soon that changes, as the tune takes form. Interestingly, the lead on violin sounds like something that might ordinarily be played on trumpet or something. It's fantastic and impressive. And then the saxophone comes back in for a good lead part. That's George Garzone on sax.
While many of these tracks seem to be outside of easy categorization, "Harlem Hoedown" in some ways feels more firmly, solidly, in the normal jazz realm, with the trumpet's dominance (that's Jason Palmer again), and that great rhythm (Jerry Leake is on percussion). But of course it goes in some different directions from there, and features some really interesting and delicious work on piano. There is also some great stuff on bass. That's John Lockwood playing bass on this track. "Harlem Hoedown" was written by Jason Yeager.
If forced to pick a favorite Beatles song, it would be "Something," and Jason Anick and Jason Yeager deliver an interesting rendition of it on this CD. It begins gently, almost delicately, and I'm pulled in. This version has some surprises in store, particularly in the rhythm it takes on, and it features some really nice work on electric mandolin. By the way, Jason Anick has covered The Beatles' "Come Together" with Rhythm Future Quartet.
"Sweet Pea" feels like a relaxed, late-night jazz club number, a lullaby to all those who don't wish to go home, or who perhaps feel they are home. It was written by Jason Yeager, and features some perfect late-night piano work. And then with the addition of the violin, it becomes something else, growing into a kind of love song, a love song to the night and all of us that inhabit it. It's beautiful and is one of my favorites. It's followed by another Jason Yeager composition, "La Segunda," which has a Latin rhythm. Jerry Leake is on percussion. John Lockwood plays bass on this track. The CD then concludes with a wonderful, kind of playful rendition of Miles Davis' "All Blues," a tune from his Kind Of Blue album.
CD Track List
- Achi
- Bird's Eye View
- Well Red
- Stillness
- Harlem Hoedown
- Something
- Turbulent Plover
- Sweet Pea
- La Segunda
- All Blues
United was released on March 10, 2017 through Inner Circle Music.


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Order and disorder in a freeform haze of terribly-played guitars, shorted-out electronics, found audio detritus, strange sounds from strange lands all around. Psych-punk-junk, collage, even pop. Lots of in-studio live performances to boot.
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June 10, 2003: w/live set from ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS (Sorry, at the band's request, no archive available of the performance)
Only recently have legit recordings surfaced from this legendary Cleveland 70s proto-punk gang, and 27 years after they broke up, they're in the WFMU studios playing live yet again, their first ever radio set! They're not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but they're responsible for undeniable punk classics like "Sonic Reducer", "30 Seconds Over Tokyo," and "Ain't It Fun". Richard Lloyd of Television takes over guitar duties for the late Peter Laughner, and David Thomas (visionary of Pere Ubu among other things), Cheetah Chrome (Dead Boys), Steve Mehlman, and Craig Bell are all in the WFMU studio today, fresh from a jawdropping appearance at Thomas's Disastodrome fest in L.A. Unfortunately, the band has asked we do NOT archive this show, so we're only able to air it this one time only.We've left the archive for the rest of the show though below. Some pix below of the session thanks to Phil Catalano.
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|Peter Laughner
|Baby's On Fire
|Glass Candy
|Love Love Love
|Art & Language
|Born In Flames
|Fanfare In the Garden (Essential Logic comp)
|MX-80 Sound
|Tidal Wave
|Lve at the Library
|The Queen Haters
|I Hate the Bloody Queen
|Turning It Down Since 2001
|Hal Russell's Chemical Feast
|March of the Cellulite Goddesses
|Black Eyes
|Day Turns Night
|Black Eyes
|Kenny Dope / Screechy Dan
|Boomin' In Ya Jeep
|Various: Nice Up The Dance
|Augustus Pablo
|Upfull Living
|East of the River Nile
|DJ Blake 9
|7" split with Stoerok
|The Decay
|Margareth Thatcher
|Extinct and Obsolete
|All Things Are Connected
|Thin Lizzy
|Whiskey In the Jar
|Vagabonds of the Western World
|Pere Ubu
|Heart of Darkness
|Datapanik In the Year Zero
|Rocket From the Tombs
|Life Stinks
|The Day the Earth Met the Rocket From the Tombs
|Double Exposure
|Double Exposure
|Dead Boys
|Down in Flames
|Young Loud & Snotty
|Frog Eyes
|Only To Come Across Plesant Meadows and Madames
|Emboldened Navigator
|Dead Meadow
|Babbling Flower
|Shivering King and Others
|Pacific 231
|New York 85
|Power Assume
|Ekkehard Ehlers
|Maander II
|Politik Braucht Keinen Feind
|Rocket From the Tombs
|Live in the WFMU Studios!
|Engineer: Gil Shuster & Mike Reilly
|So Cold
|What Love Is
|Ain't It Fun (Cheetah Chrome on vox)
|Muckraker (Craig Bell on vox)
|30 Seconds Over Tokyo
|Sonic Reducer
|Never Gonna Kill Myself Again
|Amphetamine (Cheetah on vox)
|Down In Flames
|Final Solution
|David Thomas: Vocal, Richard Lloyd: Guitar, Cheetah Chrome: Guitar, Craig Bell: Bass, Steve Mehlman: Drums
|Thanks to Rocket From the Tombs, Gil and Mike!
|Latest release on Smog Veil (www.smogveil.com), "The Day The Earth Met Rocket From the Tombs (live and rehearsals)
|Recommended reads: "From the Velvets to the Voidoids" (Clinton Heylin), "Psychotic Reactions and Carburator Dung" (Lester Bangs),
|Good article on Rockets on Perfect Sound Forever website (www.furious.com/perfect)
|David Thomas/Pere Ubu's site: www.projex.demon.co.uk
|Pix Below in descending order: Cheetah, David, BT w/David, Richard
|Peter Laughner
|What Goes On
RSS feeds for Brian Turner: Playlists feed | MP3 archives feed| Email the Program Director | Other WFMU Playlists | All artists played by Brian Turner |


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- Amber IndoeJanuary 7, 2014 at 1:27 PM
Wow these photos are so pretty! We're having a pretty bad blizzard here. I would like to go out and take photos of it but its so horrible i dont want to step outside!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! Although all I want to do is wrap them up in blankets and cuddle them, so cute!ReplyDelete
carelessly graceful
- SamanthaJanuary 7, 2014 at 8:01 PM
Lovely!! I learned to ride horses a couple of years ago. It was such a wonderful experience. such strong, beautiful animals, and you captured them perfectly in the photos!ReplyDelete
I love me some snow ponies!!! These photos are beautiful, as always :)ReplyDelete
These pictures are gorgeous! My niece loves horses and the other day my sister was reading through a list of books that they have checked out from the library. I swear my niece has close to 10 books about drawing horses out right now. They all focus on something different. It's pretty cute!ReplyDelete
- Karen StephensonJanuary 8, 2014 at 9:08 AM
These are beautiful!ReplyDelete
Horse photos are my favourite and these are beautiful, just beautifulReplyDelete
Wow. These are gorgeous, and the last one - so beautiful.ReplyDelete
Beautiful photos!ReplyDelete
This day was actually really mild, which was nice! Definitely got my lens a little wet though with all the snow :/ReplyDelete
haha, they are super fluffy right now....definitely cuddle-worthy.ReplyDelete
aw, I remember reading novels about horses, one in particular was my favourite....it was called pony pals, and they solved crimes. Pretty awesome! hahaReplyDelete
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It is a shame that Washington politics have descended into a blame game about who is responsible for the sequester. Or maybe that's the whole point. It seems to me that blame has been elevated to high art by some out national leaders. So let's be absolutely clear: The angry accusations that Republicans are at fault for letting sequestration happen are misleading on three levels.
1. Is sequestration a big deal economically? That is an open question – insert chapter and verse about the failure of Keynesian stimulus, notably the 1946 doomsday scenario that never occurred when defense spigots were turned off – but also moot.
2. The Senate has been sitting on its hands for pretty much the entire Obama administration. How many YEARS have elapsed since it passed a budget? The notion that sequestration is central to this long drama is the hobgoblin of short attention spans. Sequestration is the latest paragraph in a long book, thematically consistent with but largely irrelevant to the plot.
3. What we are witnessing is not an economic crisis but something simpler. Political dysfunction. It's not that Washington is broken, per se. The city is operating exactly as (re)designed, like an airplane without wings. So who designed our politics this way? That's the mystery.
This post was inspired by some good ABC reporting today:
House Speaker John Boehner used some choice words to pressure Senate Democrats to avert the looming sequester — $85 billion of arbitrary across-the-board cuts — insisting that "the House has done its job" and the burden to offer an alternative before the cuts strike Friday is on the president's party.
"We have moved the bill in the House twice," Boehner, R-Ohio, said. "We should not have to move a third bill before the Senate gets off their asses and begins to do something."
House Republicans voted twice during the 112th Congress to narrowly pass legislation to offset sequestration with alternative savings, but those measures languished in the Senate and expired with the end of the session.


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Hispanic/Latino Heritage Day in Phoenixville
A joyous occasion in Phoenixville as Alianzas is delivered Mayor Mike Speck's Proclamation making July 19th Hispanic/Latino Heritage day!
Latinos/Hispanics were recognized for their contributions to the fabric of our community and culture both locally and nationally.
We are encouraged to continue to serves as an organization that fosters intercultural exchanges and appreciation for Latino Culture as is experienced every year at our FERIA LATINA. "Together we can do more!" "Juntos Podemos Mas!"


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right / previous blog page: Split Zip-Up Hoodie vetements
left / this blog page: l'avenir sweater aw17 18 of ann demeulenmeester
'Antwerp six' was the first thing what came to mind after posting a part of the antwerp hoodie of vetements at the blogpage. one of the six members is fashion house ann demeulemeester, named after the founder.
Ann demeulemeester started her label in 1985. With her elongated silhouettes and masculine detailing she called to mind a serene, emotive aesthetic, nuanced with an edgy and rebellious spirit. since her departure in 2014 Sebastien Meunier is the creative director of ann demeulemeester.
the word 'l'avenir' or future in curled cursive ran here and there throughout the presentation of the aw 17 18 men's collection; as a scarf, necklace or as a top underneath. In the online store of ann demeulemeester you can find the printed sweaters and tees adorned with small beads, all l'avenir inscripted. clothes above are from the aw17 18 collection of ann demeulemeester, available at the online store.
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Tips Memilih VGA Buat PC Gaming
Ideas Memilih Laptop Gaming Terbaik Sesuai Keinginan dan Funds. The desktops outlined below should all maintain you coated for VR, however take a look at our roundup of the most effective Oculus Rift computers for additional data and extra particular suggestions, including bundles that embrace the headset. Lesser, however nonetheless excessive-powered, CPUs, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 , and unlocked quad-core Intel Core i7 K-series processors, can even provide the computing muscle wanted for a satisfying gaming experience.
There are also hyperlinks subsequent to the individual components in an effort to check the costs of every element included within the build. The FX-4300 is an honest option in the event you're seeking to build a LAPTOP for ~$300. If you would like one of the best of each worlds, you'll be able to always construct for now and the longer term.
Nevertheless, the rise of the Artistic Labs Sound Blaster card, released in 1989, which featured much greater sound high quality due to the inclusion of a PCM channel and digital sign processor , led AdLib to file for bankruptcy by 1992. So, if you wish to spend your cash higher, look at a construct based on the FX-6300 or the Intel Pentium G4500 instead.
Our gaming desktop opinions will let you know if there may be room in the system's case for including more graphics cards, in case you need to improve your gaming performance in the future. The Maximus IX Hero has two USB 3.1 ports (one every Kind-A and Sort-C), three x16 PCIe three.0 slots, and two x4 PCIe M.2 slots to accommodate our Samsung 960 Pro SSD.
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Computer Viruses – What Are They and What is Their Purpose?
Anyone that has ever owned a computer has either heard about or experienced a computer virus. Livescience.com recently reported that "before the month is even done, April has set a record for virus emails."
Gone are the days when new computer users were told about the rarity of viruses and that there was no need to worry. Countless news reports have since validated the worry over computer viruses, but what exactly is a virus?
Basically a computer virus is a software program designed to destroy or steal data. These viruses are most often sent through email attachments, software downloads, and some types of advanced web scripting. Different viruses cause different types of damage to your computer; Trojan horses destroy data, bombs explode through your system, and worms duplicate themselves, destroying or corrupting data as they go. These viruses can be combined into even more deadly forms but they can usually be identified by their location on your computer.
Boot Sector Virus – Most early forms of virus were boot sector because it required a removable device such as a floppy disk or CD to reach your machine. These viruses activate when you reboot your system and will infect any other floppies inserted afterwards. They have the potential to take up memory or freeze your system.
File Virus – This is a virus that infects other files on your system. Otherwise known as the 'classic' form of virus, it is also the most common and easiest to distribute. Some forms of file virus are able to hide themselves by changing aspects of their code with each infection.
Multipart Virus – This file infects both the boot sector and files. These types of viruses were fairly common when most computers operated on a DOS system but declined when integrated operating systems became the norm.
Who created the first virus and why remains a mystery; however, one virus programmer was willing to explain the motivation behind his destruction. According to this programmer, a popular online service (which will remain unnamed) failed to provide quality protection for children against what he considered to be online smut. To retaliate, he created and distributed a virus to as many file libraries of this service as he could find. His intention: to disable the computers of the people using this service, preventing them from connecting to the internet for days at a time, thus causing the service to lose revenue and customers.
Did it work? Somewhat. A small percentage of users were affected but the company in question is still alive and well, doing business today. Despite the programmers worthy intentions to save children from things best left unseen, his efforts were futile. There are probably many well intentioned motives for creating and distributing a virus, none of which take into account the damage done to an innocent bystander through a virus programmers 'good intentions'.
What can be done if you have a virus? To protect from getting or cleaning out an existing virus, an antivirus utility is needed. There are many of these available today but maybe there is another way. Education and Communication are the key. Perhaps educating the people creating the viruses about the damage done to innocent people and providing a way to communicate their dissatisfaction effectively will reduce the news stories and protect investments.


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- Fill out all your information carefully, including your Team name, In and Out dates, etc. This is to ensure you get put with your team and at our special rates. Then click Next.
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IIT Goa Recruitment Notification 2017
IIT Goa Recruitment Notification 2017: Good news for the Candidate who is searching for the IIT Goa Recruitment 2017. The IIT Goa Officials has recently released a notification for recruitment of 21 Vacancies Assistant Registrar, Library Officer, and other details. So, this is the most prestigious Institute offering education. The Competition for this is very huge because it is Prestigious University. The Application Start date has started and Ending date is 15-09-2017. For More details check the link given below. The complete information about this Recruitment is provided on this. So, only online Applications are inviting by the officials. So, check the details or check our Official Website jobschat.in to get updated information daily.
Also, Check IIT Madras Junior Technician Admit Card 2017 | Download Registrar, Systems Engineer Hall Tickets
IIT Goa Recruitment Vacancies 2017
IIT Goa Recruitment Vacancies 2017: So, the IIT every Year issues a lot of Recruitments for intake of various positions all over India. A candidate who want to apply need to obey the Qualifications given below. And They need to fill the Application as like given and apply as soon as possible and start the preparation. So, who are very Talented and Skilled only gets this job. So, go through this article carefully for applying. We also have provided the Syllabus which helps for this cracking the Exam. The Applicants will be shortlisted based on the Tests conducted by them. As this is a good job. So, keep on viewing this for getting more details about this notification and other details.
So, Aspirant need to select the Eligible Post carefully while applying. So, Board only considers the Application who send the on or before the due date. They will be scrutinized by Skill, Trade, and Written/Interview. The Candidate will be selected based on the Combined score in each of test. So, Candidate must be very much trained in all very well. So, check the website i.e www.iitgoa.ac.in to get complete details. A candidate also checks the Central Government Jobs along with this Recruitment. So, check the Steps given below for applying without any confusion.
IIT Goa Recruitment Notification 2017 Details
|Organization Name
|Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Goa
|Post Name(s)
|Assistant Registrar, Library Officer, Medical Officer, System Administrator, Junior Superintendent, Junior Engineer, Junior Staff Nurse, Junior Assistant, Junior Lab Assistant Posts
|Number of Vacancies
|21 Posts
|Job location
|Last Date
|15th September 2017
|Start Date
|check below for salary information
With this table, everyone will have the idea about Organization Name, Post Name, Number of Vacancies, Last Date And an Official website. This will Saves the time to all the Candidates.
Also, Check: IIT Bombay Syllabus Download PDF 2017 | Exam Pattern
Apply IIT Goa Recruitment Notification Online
Apply IIT Goa Recruitment Notification Online: So, Candidates after checking the IIT Goa Notification follow the Website given and fill all the details accordingly for the Job. After Pay, the Fee if Applicable and Affix All the details along with the DD Form and send the Application the Following address before the due date i.e 15th September 2017, after that no more applications will be accepted. All the Required Qualifications are given below in the notification. After that, the officials will recheck all the Applications received by the officials that they are matched or not with Online Applications. So, just be prepared for the Exam and the Other details will be given official soon. So, wait for the Admit Card provided after the verification to attend the Exam.
IIT Goa Recruitment Notification Qualification Details
Educational Qualifications and Work Experience:
Master's Degree in Library Science/Information Science/Documentation Science or any other equivalent Degree with 55% of marks. And need 6 years of Experience And MBBS with 55% Of marks with 1 year of experience from IMC or 3 years of experience from any Multi-Speciality of Hospital. B.Tech/M.Sc along with 1-year Experience.
Age Limit:
The Age Limit should be as per the official IIT Goa Recruitment 2017 Notification. See this for more details.
Application Fee:
The Application Fee is Rs.50/- which is not Refundable. It should be paid in DD in favor of " Registrar IIT Goa" at SBI, Mumbai. There is no Application Fee for SC/ST/PWD.
Selection Procedure:
The Selection will be based on Skill, Trade test and Interview/Written Test.
Salary Package:
The Selected Candidate will get Rs.5,200/- to Rs.39,100/-. And a Grade Pay of Rs.5,400/-. The Salary will change for different posts.
How To Apply IIT Goa Recruitment Notification 2017:
- Aspirants willing to apply can go to official website www.iitgoa.ac.in
- The Search for the IIT Goa Recruitment 2017 notification.
- Click on the link and open.
- Fill the Application with all details and pay a fee in DD format.
- Download the Filled Application and send it to the following address before the due date.
The OSD & Registrar In-charge,
Indian Institute of Technology Goa
at Goa Engineering College Campus,
Farmagudi, Ponda,
Important Link:
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Former Real Housewives of New York star Jill Zarin threw a party this weekend and filled it with Real Housewives – past and present.
This was Jill's Fourth Annual Luxury Luncheon and celebs like Cynthia Bailey (whose eyewear line was featured at the event, among a zillion other brands), Vicki Gunvalson, Ramona Singer, Kathy and Rich Wakile, Kelly Bensimon, Kristen Taekman and more.
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"….In many ways Mississippi is the Ireland of America. It's a green place where literature and music are valued more than acquiring wealth (perhaps because we've always been better at the former than the latter). Drinking and fighting are accepted and often respected social endeavors, and defending one's honor is still considered worthy if not […]
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Who are you calling 'the Ireland of America'?
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Managing sacrococcygeal teratoma in a new born of a psychopathic widow: Case report
C. E. O. Onuoha, CC Amah, HA Ezike
Paediatric surgery unit, Department of Surgery, Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State- Nigeria; Department of Anaesthesia, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Enugu- Nigeria; Sub-Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:H A EzikeDepartment of Anaesthesia, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu NigeriaSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheck
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
Background:Sacrococcygeal tumors are composite embryonal turn ours reflecting any one or more of ernbryonallfoetal remnants such as germinoma, embryonal carcinoma, teratoma, choriocarcinoma and yolk sac tumors. Teratomas are the commonest variety of these tumours encountered in clinical practice. Sacrococcygeal tumors are most commonly found in females. Male presentations tend to carry high risk of malignancy. Clinical management of sacrococcygeal tumours in males therefore requires more meticulous attention to the details of surgery and follow-ups. Study design:This is a clinical case report of a huge sacrococcygeal tumour highly valued by a mentally deranged mother, which was excised from a three (3) month old baby boy under general anaesthesia in prone position over a three and half hour period. The purpose of the report is to highlight the special challenges in the management of the case not only on account of the sheer size of the tumour but also the unusual psychopathic attachment of the mother to her baby's tumour. The accompanying literature review was by both manual and Medline searches. Result:Surgery and postoperative recovery were uneventful. Histology showed tumour variety to be sacrococcygeal teratoma. Patient showed steady progress with each follow-up visit. Conclusion: Sacrococcygeal tumours are rare, but are the commonest tumours of the newborn. Early surgery avoids tendency to malignant transformation and a good follow-up program is necessary for a guarded prognosis.
Keywords: sacrococcygeal teratoma, germ cell, malignancy, male neonate


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Dustforce is an action-platformer developed by Australian developer Hitbox Team depicting the adventures of a team of ninja janitors known as Dustforce. Rather than collect coins or destroy enemies, characters dust and sweep the environments, which are full of dirt, leaves, and other debris. Characters are able to double jump, wall run, and perform combos in their quest for clean.
Dustforce is a platform game that has been compared to games such as Super Meat Boy and N+, where fast-response timed actions are considered necessary to complete the game. It is set in a world where filth has corrupted the creatures that live in the area; the four-member Dustforce team of janitors aims to clean up the mess and restore the world. An overworld provides access to more than fifty levels, though about half are initially locked to the player
Designer Woodley Nye came up with the idea one day while sweeping a pile of leaves. The team was working on another game at the time but switched to Dustforce when they heard about the Indiepub contest. In designing the game Nye wanted to create an acrobatic 2D platformer. He credits the games N and Nikujin as inspirations for the project. Hitbox has also stated that the game Super Smash Brothers Melee was an influence to the team citing it's easy pick up and play approach while still maintaining a level of depth for experienced players. In selecting the art style Nye opted for a simplistic style that would showcase the various frames of animation. He has cited Dragon Ball Z as an influence in terms of design aesthetic stating that "they have great poses and also good shapes"
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- Developer(s)
- Hitbox Team
- Publisher(s)
- Digerati Distribution
- Genre(s)
- Action, Platformer
- NA Release Date
- January 17, 2012
- JP Release Date
- January 17, 2012
- EUR Release Date
- January 17, 2012
- AUS Release Date
- January 17, 2012
- ESRB Rating
- PEGI Rating
- 7
- MVGL User Score
- 7.4 by 57 User(s)
- MVGL Difficulty Rating
- Hard by 7 User(s)
- Composer
- Terence Lee
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Sustainable roads analysis. What is it?
The Travel Management Rule of 2005 requires all national forests to analyze their roads and propose transportation systems that meet travel, administrative and resource protection needs within available budgets by 2015. To meet this requirement, the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest development the Sustainable Roads Strategy (Strategy) to identify a more ecologically and financially sustainable road system by 2015. The Sustainable Roads Analysis informed the Strategy and helped the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest gather the information necessary to make future decisions about road projects such as upgrades, closures, decommissioning, and road-to-trail conversions.
Before proceeding with any future road projects, the Forest Service is required to conduct National Environmental Policy Act analyses.
This situation isn't just about a report. The reality of the road budget decline is hitting us today.
The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest has only enough money to maintain about a quarter of its 2,500 miles of roads. Last year they had $688,000 to pay for maintenance, this year they expect $200,000. Not only have road maintenance funds been reduced, but other funds have been reduced or eliminated, including Legacy Roads and Trails, Emergency Relief of Federally Owned Roads (ERFO), Recovery (Stimulus), Rural Aid to Counties (RAC – Title II), Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) and other grants.
Maintenance costs are expensive. A rough estimate shows that roads maintained for high-clearance vehicles costs an average of about $715 per mile, while those maintained for passenger cars cost about $1,750 per mile.
Right now, as the snow melts and Forest Service engineers assess the road damage, they are adopting strategies to work within this year's reduced funding by cutting back on brushing, filling potholes instead of grading the entire road and not replacing as many culverts. They don't know what to expect next year, but they do know there will be less money.


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In the Kickstarter campaign, we promised to provide our backers with "behind the scenes" material. In the case of The Pacifiers that would be how we actually go about making these comics. This is the first post of that kind. There will be more. I hope these posts will make you feel involved in this crazy thing we're creating. By supporting us, you ARE involved!
It all starts with me and Jimmy having coffee.
During this coffee session we toss around ideas, we discuss, we laugh, we say "hmm" and we chat about seemingly irrelevant stuff. We trigger each other to come up with more ideas, some of them crazy, some outright bad, some not so bad, some of them awesome. Then Jimmy takes his notes home and puts it all together (except maybe the outright bad stuff) into a coherent story. Jimmy can tell you more about the craft of scripting in another update.
I very much enjoy mutual collaborations like this. From my experience, when two creatives meet, something exciting always happen. Unexpected things start to pop up. The cross breeding of ideas and personalities. But the guys involved need to meet and talk, not staying in their secluded corner doing their thing. I've done too many jobs like that. Besides being boring, it's an unnatural and stupid way of working. The end result will suffer. So for The Pacifiers, I wanted a kind of collaboration where each part is allowed to interfere with the other's work. So that's what we did. At each stage we looked at the material together, trying to improve it. As long as it's done with benevolence, and as long as we share the same goal: to create something better than we would've been able to do on our own. But mostly because it's fun.
This is what a Jimmy Wallin script page looks like:
I can not overstate the benefits of getting a doodled script like this rather than a text script. There's so much in there already: layout of panels, composition, placement of balloons and boxes, even poses and expressions. I can get straight into cartooning, instead of having to peruse massive text descriptions over and over until faint images gradually start to appear. Text script writers often give you too much information. Most cartoonists have the ability to think for themselves and don't enjoy getting every single thing dictated by the writer. And often text scripts call for too much stuff in the panels (easy to write I guess). Besides making it difficult for the cartoonist, it makes it difficult for the reader too. You want to end up with a natural flow of story, not forcing the reader to stop again and again to marvel about the zillion details that someone crammed into each panel. By reading a finished comic, it's usually quite easy to tell if the script was written by a cartoonist or a text writer. In this case, the script writer happened to be a very gifted cartoonist (and storyteller). I love the playfulness of Jimmy's scripts, something I try to keep all the way to the finish line.
Here's my interpretation of Jimmy's script:
The most important part of this phase is to get things in place (layout, composition, balloons, sound FX, poses & expressions). I don't want to make too many final design decisions at this point, leaving the field open for sudden whims. Some pieces of the design puzzle don't fall into place until you've grinded your way through the entire comic, so polishing too much at this stage would only get in your way later. I'm very much focusing on character animation here, attempting to get good expressions, movement and some energy and force in there. This style of drawing must never be stiff. If it does it will cease to be interesting. I've done too many jobs where you're required to polish every single thing in the sketches, leaving nothing to interpret for the inker, which is a cracy crazy way of doing it. Besides being a waste of time, the end result will likely be less alive.
The inked page:
Now, most final design choices have been made, but I might still go back and change things later. I want a process where you STAY creative until the last dot of color has been added to the artwork. Of course, you wouldn't want to make BIG changes when you're two seconds away from sending it to a publisher (or in our case posting it on the internet). The point is to never stop being open to sudden whims that might make you hit that sweet spot you're after, keeping a steady flow of creative juice all the way.
This is what my typical work desk set up looks like:
Laptop, Cintiq 22HD (a screen you can draw directly on), idea book/diary, coffee. Script to the left, Photoshop for sketching and inking and coloring on the Cintiq, Bridge open in the background for easy overview.
Inking to me is much more painful then sketching. For these comics I wanted to keep things loose, not sticking slavishly to model sheets and such. I chose to work in Photoshop to force myself to NOT go for perfect lines. Still I find myself trying to push it all the time, redrawing the same line over and over until I can't do it any better (CMD+Z is a double edged word). If I wanted perfect lines, it would've made more sense to work in vector (in Illustrator for instance). In this case, I wanted something else, but still ended up being meticulous. For the next round of Pacifiers comics, I'll probably try another software. Anyway, as long as it LOOKS playful and fun, and NOT stiff, then it doesn't really matter if I had fun doing it. I'm always battling my inner perfectionist. We have a hate love relationship you could say. Or maybe hate hate, I'm not quite sure. Anyway, now that it's done, it is what it is.
Next time I'll write about the coloring process, and I'll go a bit more in depth about the design choices for The Pacifiers. Being creative and doing creative work is all about making choices. Bare with me, it'll be fun.
And if the next update doesn't happen before Christmas (very likely):


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