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Below my "Resolve to Know More" post is my day 68 post.
Are you 1 in 8? Are you part of the 1 or part of the 7? Did you know that 1 in 8 couples struggle with infertility? 1 in 8!! That's a huge number. And if you are told you fall in the 1 category, your world comes to a crashing stop. I know mine did. Being told you won't be able to conceive on your own turns your hope in desperation. Desperation on what you are going to do, when and if you will be able to have a family, how you are going to afford treatments, if the treatments will work, how you'll protect your emotional state when baby showers are announced and you see pregnant women everywhere, and how you are going to tell your family and closest friends.
When my husband and I first met and began dating, we were both honest with each other when we said there was a possibility that we could both be infertile. It wasn't confirmed until almost 3 years later that we would need medical help to conceive. It was when our first adoption fell apart that IVF became a reality and I went through the testing to see if our infertility was just male factor or would be both male and female factor (we are both male and female factor). We weren't surprised by what the doctors told us, but it still devastated me.
Hubby and I were one step ahead of the doctors though. Since we figured it would be hard for us to conceive on our own, we started the adoption process before we were married and were approved 2.5 months after our wedding for adoption. I think this helped us tremendously, or at least me, because I didn't have people asking me "so when are you going to start your family?" I think if I were ever asked that question I would have responded with "mind your own business." I think a lot of people are beginning to realize at how inappropriate of a question this is. I couldn't imagine having to put a fake smile on my face and give an answer like "soon" or "we are in the process of trying" or "because when I was younger I had so many surgeries and developed so much scar tissue that my tubes are blocked and my ovaries don't know my left side from my right side...what else do you want to know?"
My advice to everyone would be to think of each couple without children are infertiles. If a couple wants to talk about their personal life and that they are trying to have children, they will let you know. If they don't bring it up, you shouldn't either because even though your intentions are kind, they can be very hurtful. And if you know a couple is going through infertility treatments, it may be best not to ask them about it and how it is going. You could be asking them on the day they just found out their embryo transfer didn't work. And I can tell you from experience, it's crushing. I preferred to not have anyone bring it up to me. I didn't want to give out all of the details on my ultrasounds, and follicles, and uterine lining, and all of the blood tests. These are all things that we will share if we want to.
Now onto my Day 68 post...I have to say I feel 10 times better than I did yesterday. J slept great. He was so snuggly last night and at bedtime, I put him in his bed and put his book down so I could straighten up his blankets for him and he grabs his book and looks at me as if to say "mama, don't forget about my book." And after I tucked him in, he didn't even get out of bed like he usually does. He also had a great sleep which means I had a good sleep. I did wake up in the middle of the night because of heartburn, but nothing a little Tums couldn't take care of.
Tuesday, 22 April 2014
100 Days of Pregnancy: Day 68
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You have inspired me! So glad I have found your blog!ReplyDelete
Hey there!! Just came across your blog and wanted to say thank you for sharing your story! I find so much strength through other women who are stuggling!! You are in a way, lucky that both you and your hubby knew beforehand that you might have trouble conceiving. We didn't know until after about a year of trying that something was probably wrong and it wasn't confirmed til after two years. Happy NIAW. Best of luck to you on your journey!ReplyDelete
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After watching the French language Canadian leader's debates the other night, I don't feel too bad that I forwent the English debates in order to satisfy my carwreck-watching tendencies by watching the Joe Biden-Sarah Palin debate from the US (they're Barack Obama's and John McCain's vice-presidential picks, for those of you living under various forms of rock).
All I can say is this - for the pundits out there to say Sarah Palin succeeded by not embarrassing herself, and establishing herself as a legit candidate - have our standards really fallen that low? I mean, she did not, that I could immediately catch, *outright* state untruths (although I'm sure a quick duck over to http://www.factcheck.org would fix that perception in a hurry) nor did she make any major, George W. Bush-esque misspeakings or gaffes; but she evaded more questions than she answered (after Barack Obama has been heavily criticized for the same), and the answers she DID deliver were either trite, glib platitudes, or energy-centric.
Beyond which, her platitudes were fallacious - "How can people who are supposed to represent the future and to represent change, focus so much on the past?" she asked of Obama-Biden; well, how about to provide an explanation for why a change is necessary? Sorry if tying your ticket to Bushism hurts, but it is accurate given John McCain's voting record thus far.
Joe Biden, meanwhile, did a better job than any of the candidates so far in my opinion, including his principal, Barack Obama. He answered every question in a direct and forthright manner, including a couple Obama had weaved around. His choking up in reference to women not having the monopoly on parental love and concern was real - it did not feel like a put-on or a calculated display of humanity like (admittedly, even one of my favourites) Hillary Clinton indulged in in the early days of the primaries when she cried after losing one, as she was heading quickly into another. I don't see how it can be a politically calculated move to break down in a formal debate, thus making it real, and a point well-taken; Sarah Palin is campaigning because she's the Hockey Mom married to Joe Six-Pack; well, even those who are educated, aware of the issues, and can speak extemporaneously without hours and days and weeks of prep, can love and care for their families deeply.
Regardless, Joe Biden definitely came out the winner here - and perhaps the most presidential of all the candidates thus far. I cannot WAIT for November, as I believe strongly the bloom is off the Sarah Palin rose. And in the meantime, life personally is humming along nicely for me - work=good, diet=good (11 pounds down in two weeks, courtesy of Nutrisystem, ballroom dancing and my local YMCA), I had my first production meeting for the January 1-Act Plays with Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre tonight and that went well too -- soooo excited, after letting some individuals I should never have worked with damper my enthusiasm for the theatre - and lastly and most importantly ... well, let's put it this way: due to confidentiality issues, it is very possible that in the coming weeks ahead I might have to up the discretion factor as it regards the adoption process. :D
In which case, while I can't share any kind of details until things are finalized (and even then will need some clarity on what is acceptable - while I have no intention of sharing anything REMOTELY identifying such as names or photos etc. regardless, I want to find out if 'It's a boy/girl' or 'Son/daughter learned to "x" today' is OK), but please know my silence is a good sign, and those of you who are REALLY near and dear to me will of course be kept in the loop as much as we can. Thanks for your prayers and support as always, and have a great weekend. VOTE DION! VOTE OBAMA! :D
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As part of our dissemination activities for the Royal Society 'People and the planet' report, Sir John Sulston FRS and I visited Nairobi for a series of meetings with policymakers and a public lecture at the University of Nairobi. While we were there, the African Population and Health Research Centre and the African Institute for Development Policy arranged for us to visit the informal settlement (or 'slum') of Korogocho. The slum is home to around 150,000 people over a space of about 1.5km2 and is situated close to the city's main rubbish dump site. The people living here face many challenges, including extreme poverty, hunger and security issues. Unemployment rates are high with around 32% of people receiving no income[i] . Poor hygiene and sanitation mean that cholera, typhoid and dysentery are widespread. There is also a high HIV+ prevalence rate at around 14%[ii].
When you walk around Korogocho you can't help but notice that there are lots of children. At 3.7, the total fertility rate in Korogocho is lower than the national average of 4.6 but higher that the average of Nairobi, which is at around 2.7 children per woman. With life expectancy at around 39 years, the youth dependency ratio is high, which means that there is a higher proportion of young dependents to those of working age.
The area Chief, Nyabuto Omache, gave us a tour of the slum and told us about some of the schemes in place to try to tackle the most pressing issues in this area. He took us to the 'Big Pen Academy' primary school, which was established in 1993 in response to the growing number of children who were not in primary education. Korogocho has two Government primary schools but there are more children in the slum than there are spaces at the schools. The Big Pen Academy now has 560 pupils and 13 teachers. We visited one of the classrooms and all present were shocked to learn that 45 students fit in the tiny space. It's hard to imagine how any one of these students is going to be able to study hard enough to win a place at one of the non-fee paying secondary schools. Head Teacher, Emily Anzaya, confirmed that this rarely happens.
We also visited the 'Family Hope Charity', where Florence Akinyi, Assistant Chair, told us that the group was formed in 2008 to improve the welfare of HIV+ women in the community by generating savings. It was very clear that these women give a lot of support and optimism to each other. One of the group's members, Njoki, took us to her house and told us her story. She lives in a small room with her two children and her sister. They are all HIV+. Njoki and her sister are both sex workers. They often have no money for food. The children are teased by other kids in the community because they take antiretroviral drugs. The sisters' mother was also HIV+ and used to be a member of the Family Hope Charity but recently died. It's hard to see how this family would survive without this support network.
Our visit to the Korogocho slum was thought-provoking on many levels. The Kenyan Government are trying hard to overcome some of the challenges present in this area, but there's a long way to go. The international community needs to get behind attempts to address these kinds of situations. Population dynamics were absent from the Millennium Development Goals and access to family planning was only added at a later date. If population dynamics are not central to the post-2015 development framework then the international community has no hope of achieving the goals of sustainable development. If we don't base targets on how the world will look in the future, then we can't hope to provide food, education and other services to all people. And if sexual and reproductive healthcare, including family planning, is not universally available then we cannot hope that individuals will flourish.
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Machine Gun Kelly recently sat down with Montreality to discuss the negative portrayal of DMX in the media as well as his worst injury. During the interview, MGK spoke on the possibility of a collaboration with Eminem, stating that he would want to record something that has a "dark" feel and likened it to his track with DMX.
"If an MGK and Eminem song ever comes out, that will be the day that everybody fucks with me. That would be so crazy," he said. "It'll be like a darker song. It'll be like how me and X did. I did the type of song you'd want to hear DMX do. I knew what the fans wanted to hear. They don't want to hear DMX motivating motherfuckers. They want to hear that motherfucker speak that dark shit. Same with Em. I'd bring the old Eminem out that I like."
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"Today, really and everyday that you watch this…" Genius intro. Goldberg was originally going to fly to Vancouver to be in the video for "Your Hands (Together)," but never made it there. He might have been touring with LANDy, or shooting film, or just frantic. Instead, he made this amusing piece for them from home (culled together from previously shot web cam footage with help from his girlfriend and various pets). Neurotic, vintage Goldberg.
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I love movies. You don't have a collection of nearly 8000 DVDs without having a major affection for the world of cinema. One of the things that still amazes me, however, is how a film can almost completely disappear from the public's memory. Just the other day I was thinking about several movies that I would love to see again, or better yet pick up on DVD or Blu-ray. Remember these weren't silent films that were truly lost or destroyed. They weren't films that were held back or banned by the talent involved or the courts either. None of these were huge hits, but they all got fairly wide releases as far as I could tell.
Partners starring Ryan O'Neal and John Hurt
So Fine also starring Ryan O'Neal
Coast To Coast starring Robert Blake and Dyan Cannon
If You Could See What I Hear starring Marc Singer
Nate & Hayes starring Tommy Lee Jones and Michael O'Keefe
Die Laughing starring Robbie Benson
Americathon starring John Ritter
I would also love to once again see a couple of foreign films I saw at the old Plaza East Cinemas and one I saw at the old Capitol theater.
It's Not The Size That Counts
I think the Warner Archives may have a couple of these films and I actually found a region 2 DVD of Shadowman under its original title Nuits Rouges on Ebay recently but was unable to spare the money for it at the time. Of course I'm not saying that these films are impossible to track down. I managed to track down bootlegs of Beyond Westworld and National Lampoon's Disco Beaver From Outer Space, so if I really wanted these films I'm sure I could find them. Heck some might even be on Netflix. But of those 10 films is there anyone else that remembers all 10 of them? Does anyone remember 5 of them? How about The Fantastic Animation Festival, 20th Century Oz, or The Legend of Hillbilly John?
Some studio spent thousands or millions on these films and now they are nearly forgotten. Well here is my salute to these forgotten if slightly flawed gems. And let's just throw out Squeeze Play while we're at it. Now if I could just remember the name of the film about the young girl working her summer at a British hotel…


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The Iagnon was a worm-like creature native to Iagnos which fed on jealousy. Its acolytes captured Rose Tyler and placed it in her ear so it could devour her essence. The Tenth Doctor tried to make her jealous so that the Iagnon would overfeed and expel itself, such as by enlisting Amazastian mercenaries to rescue her and having their leader Phalia pose as Mickey Smith's new girlfriend, finally succeeding when he kissed Jackie Tyler. The Iagnon, trapped by Mickey and jealous of the Doctor, ate itself into oblivion. (COMIC: The Green-Eyed Monster)
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About my sewing adventures as a beginner sewer with an ever increasing sewing stash.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Vogue 1120 blue china silk dress
This dress was over a year in the making. Any anything that could go wrong with it did. I think I did everything except the hem at least twice! The issue was more with my choice of fabric - a lovely china silk, but I kept forgetting which side I was planning to use as the front and pleated the wrong way (or thought I had pleated the wrong way, unpicked, redid and then realised it was right the first time....) I had a choice of shiny background and matt flowers, or shiny flowers and matt background.
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What's Going On Here?
There are SO MANY wonderful book review blogs out there and I can't compete with them, that is for sure. So this is not a book review blog. This is just a way for me to organize what I have read so that I can be better at matching the right book to the right person. The blog title comes from the brilliant mind of the most talented woman who ever lived, Ms. Judy Garland. The full quote is, "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else." That is what I hope to do here and in ever aspect of my life.
Thursday, October 6, 2016
A Tattooed Heart
Messenger of Fear, I downloaded the second book, Tattooed Heart. And it was really good, too! It took some turns that I didn't expect and so that was really enjoyable. Great series and I am looking foward to reading the one in between and the one yet to come!
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adj. loon·i·er, loon·i·est also lun·i·er or lun·i·est
1. Extremely foolish or silly.
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I was recently offered the opportunity to write about the Boxtops 4 Education program on my blog. Even though I've been a supporter of the program for many, many years – I almost turned it down. Why? Because when I used to think of the Boxtops for Education program, I'd think of processed foods that didn't fit my current lifestyle. Most of my boxtops had come from soups and boxed dinners.
Box Tops are worth $0.10 for your child's school, so I hated to dismiss it without doing my research. I'm really glad I did! I discovered that there are plenty of healthy choices out there that fit a wide range of dietary needs – many of them gluten-free, vegan, and/or 21 Day Fix approved. You get the benefits of eating healthy, your school gets the benefits of the Box Tops. I'd call that a win-win! Let me share my findings with you…
Prior to actually shopping for these foods, I did a little research. I found that there is a listing of participating Boxtops 4 Education foods online. Not only are frozen veggies included, you can purchase fresh Green Giant produce as well. Plus, there are organic options from brands like Cascadian Farms.
I whipped out my trusty Fooducate app to see how some of the products were rated. I was pleasantly surprised, especially with the cereals. I usually steer clear of most of the junk in the cereal aisle – but I found a few true winners.
I also found healthy picks for myself in the freezer section. Look for Green Giant veggies and Steamers with the Box Tops on them. There are some really tasty-sounding combos I can't wait to try: Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper Brussels Sprouts, Teriyaki Veggies, Italian Herb, etc. All with great Fooducate ratings. Plus, the convenience of steaming them right in the bag is great for busy nights.
Another tip: Be on the lookout for packages with BONUS points! I found these Ziplock sandwich bags with FOUR of them on the box. Score!
We even found some kid-friendly and mom-approved snacks too. Mott's Natural Applesauce and Larabars will be great for on-the-go snacks and lunches for the kids. Those of you who know me well know my stance on most pre-packaged protein bars, but these Larabars are among the few that are actually quite good. I'm pretty sure my kids don't realize they're healthy. Shhh! Don't tell them!
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Halla Horn Buckles are a companion armor upgrade for Merrill's Vestments of the First and Raiments of the Dalish Pariah in Dragon Age II.
Acquisition Edit
- Looted from a pride demon in the Pride's End cave during the Act 3 companion quest A New Path, along with Torch of Falon'Din.
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2020 Bailey Discovery D4-2 New Caravan
Now available from our Devon branch Where?0 Stars - 0 Reviews Review this Caravan Product code: 00045080 In Stock
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|Single Axle
|End Washroom
|Tyre Size
|Awning AA Dimension
|10.04m (32' 11")
|Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of the weights below, however it is intended as a general guide only and must not be taken as binding. Highbridge Caravans does not accept responsibility for any incident that may occur as a result of the use of this information. It is the responsibility of the driver to ensure they are driving to legal standards within the country they are travelling and under the licence they hold.
|995Kg (19.59CWT)
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|External Dimensions
|External Height
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Dare to be different with the Bailey Discovery - a caravan that is as individual as you are. The Discovery lets you escape the day-to-day and explore new worlds to create free time you'll treasure.
The smaller but perfectly formed dimensions of the Discovery are available in three layouts and can sleep up to four people. Offering the lightest weights in the Bailey portfolio, the Discovery can be towed by a wide range of tow vehicles so it's ideal for going a little off the beaten track. Plus, you'll still enjoy all the comforts and amenities that Bailey are well-known for.
When you arrive, the optional exclusive PRIMA wrap-around air awning adds a huge amount of extra room, bringing the outdoor indoors and creating the perfect setting for another unique holiday. Enjoy true freedom and discover your individuality.
- Structural interlocking aluminium extrusion framework with no external fixing points and concealed awning channels on both sides
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- Upper body panels manufactured using superior bead application laminating technology for a stronger more consistent bond
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- European Whole Vehicle Type Approved to be European Standard compliant and certified by the National Caravan Council
- Structural interlocking aluminium extrusion framework with no external fixing points and concealed awning channels on both sides
- Five part fully bonded exterior panel assembly system
- Upper body panels manufactured using superior bead application laminating technology for a stronger more consistent bond
- Upper body panels cloaked in a single sheet impact resistant GRP outer skin for extra durability
- European Whole Vehicle Type Approved to be European Standard compliant and certified by the National Caravan Council
- Fold down occasional table
- Beech slat seat and bed bases with sprung hinged tops for extra comfort and ease of access
- Angled seat ventilation boards for enhanced heating efficiency
- Aircraft style overhead locker system with split level storage
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- Solid domestic style washroom door with domestic metal handle
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- Roof light located in washroom
- Status 570 telescopic directional digital television aerial
- 'Nordic Stone' finish freestanding table with dedicated storage
- 'Lana Grey' matt overhead locker doors with contrast edging
- 'Java' soft furnishings with two square scatter cushions
- Duotone bodyshell in 'Polar White' and 'Slate Grey'
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- Wraparound graphics scheme
- Upper body panels built using a timber free construction incorporating a composite plastic internal skeleton a high density polystyrene insulation and a GRP inner wall lining
- Supplied with a 6year transferable bodyshell integrity warranty and a 3year transferable manufacturers components warranty
- 4year transferable extension to bodyshell integrity warranty making 10 years in total andor 3year transferable extension to manufacturers warranty making 6 years in total available as cost options
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- Bailey 'Mendip Ash' 'Lana Grey' and 'Anthracite' furniture finishes
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- Body width of 2.21m 7'3"
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- PropaneButane 30mb gas regulator in gas locker compartment
- Thetford C260 cassette toilet with integrated header tank
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SunCulture, a 2015 Powering Agriculture Innovator, has been invited to participate in this year's Unreasonable Institute accelerator, Project Literacy Lab. This puts them in the unique position of being able to participate in the world's first international partnership dedicated to closing the global literacy gap by 2030.
SunCulture was selected for this opportunity because over half of the farmers they work with engage in farming to increase their income and to better provide for their families. SunCulture's farmers specifically mention paying school fees as their primary motivation for wanting to increase their income. Additionally, these farmers improve educational outcomes by growing nutritious fruits and vegetables, which help prevent chronic diseases and encourage healthy mental development. SunCulture has made tangible, appreciable progress in helping these farmers make a difference in the lives of their children and their communities.
On July 2, 2016, the Unreasonable Group, along with Pearson, the world's leading education company, opened the Project Literacy Lab by bringing SunCulture and 15 other high-growth ventures, headquartered across five continents, to their offices in Northern California. The two-week program will match participating innovators with resources, world-class mentors, and access to financing. The global network of support these companies will be plugged into will help them to scale their operations faster.
Project Literacy's approach to closing the global literacy gap is centered on the idea that startups are an ideal way to get solutions to illiteracy into the hands of the people who need them. By connecting promising companies to investment, mentorship and opportunity, Project Literacy enables them to have a larger impact.


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- Above is video of Dasha Fuentes talking to Daniel Bryan after his win over Big Cass at Sunday's WWE Money In the Bank pay-per-view. Bryan says he was actually impressed with Cass as he has been training hard with Drew Gulak, trying to get better each day at the WWE Performance Center. Bryan says Cass tried to hurt him and that's the kind of competition they need. Bryan says he got the best Big Cass in the match but the difference between them in the match was Cass getting tired, which is what happens when it's small vs. tall. Bryan goes on and says Cass had no choice but to tap to the Heel Hook.
- WWE announced 13,213 fans in attendance at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL for Sunday's MITB pay-per-view.
- James Ellsworth made his WWE return at Money In the Bank, helping SmackDown Women's Champion Carmella retain her title over Asuka. Below are photos and videos from the match:
WHAT is @WWEAsuka seeing?! #MITB pic.twitter.com/sRsDx9Gho9— WWE (@WWE) June 18, 2018
HE'S BACK?! @realellsworth just cost @WWEAsuka the #SDLive #WomensChampionship! #MITB pic.twitter.com/CuTPSjv6Zc— WWE (@WWE) June 18, 2018
.@realellsworth, IS THAT YOU?!?!??!? #MITB @WWEAsuka @CarmellaWWE pic.twitter.com/tKr4rff8pR— WWE (@WWE) June 18, 2018


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Linux kernel bug delivers corrupt TCP/IP data to Mesos, Kubernetes, Docker containers — Vijay Pandurangan
Bug in the "veth" driver skips TCP checksums. Reminder: app-level checksums are important
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Brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER) is a test to measure the brain wave activity that occurs in response to clicks or certain tones.
Evoked auditory potentials; Brainstem auditory evoked potentials; Evoked response audiometry; Auditory brainstem response; ABR; BAEP
You lie on a reclining chair or bed and remain still. Electrodes are placed on your scalp and on each earlobe. A brief click or tone will be transmitted through earphones you are wearing during the test. The electrodes pick up the brain's responses to these sounds and record them. You do not need to be awake for this test.
You may be asked to wash your hair the night before the test.
Young children often need medicine to help them relax (sedation) so they can stay still during the procedure.
The test is done to:
This test may also be performed during surgery to decrease the risk of injury to the hearing nerve and brain.
Normal results vary. Results will depend on the patient and the instruments used to perform the test.
Abnormal test results may be a sign of hearing loss, multiple sclerosis, acoustic neuroma, or stroke.
Abnormal results may also be due to:
There are no risks associated with this test.
Brown CJ, Johnson TA. Electrophysiologic assessment of hearing. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:chap 134.
Emerson RG, Pedley TA. Clinical neurophysiology: Electroencephalography and evoked potentials. In: Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, eds. Neurology in Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2012:chap 32A.
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The arrests were routine. Two women were taken into custody after they were discovered peering into cars in a downtown parking garage in Santa Cruz, Calif. One woman was found to have outstanding warrants; the other was carrying illegal drugs.
But the presence of the police officers in the garage that Friday afternoon in July was anything but ordinary: They were directed to the parking structure by a computer program that had predicted that car burglaries were especially likely there that day.
The program is part of an unusual experiment by the Santa Cruz Police Department in predictive policing — deploying officers in places where crimes are likely to occur in the future.
In July, Santa Cruz began testing the prediction method for property crimes like car and home burglaries and car thefts. So far, said Zach Friend, the police department's crime analyst, the program has helped officers pre-empt several crimes and has led to five arrests.
The notion of predictive policing is attracting increasing attention from law enforcement agencies around the country as departments struggle to fight crime at a time when budgets are being slashed.
"We're facing a situation where we have 30 percent more calls for service but 20 percent less staff than in the year 2000, and that is going to continue to be our reality," Mr. Friend said. "So we have to deploy our resources in a more effective way, and we thought this model would help."
Efforts to systematically anticipate when and where crimes will occur are being tried out in several cities. The Chicago Police Department, for example, created a predictive analytics unit last year.
But Santa Cruz's method is more sophisticated than most. Based on models for predicting aftershocks from earthquakes, it generates projections about which areas and windows of time are at highest risk for future crimes by analyzing and detecting patterns in years of past crime data. The projections are recalibrated daily, as new crimes occur and updated data is fed into the program.
On the day the women were arrested, for example, the program identified the approximately one-square-block area where the parking garage is situated as one of the highest-risk locations for car burglaries.
In contrast, CompStat and other crime-tracking systems in use in many cities are calibrated less frequently, rely more on humans to recognize patterns, and allocate resources based on past crimes rather than predicted future offenses.
The program was developed by a group of researchers — including two mathematicians, George Mohler and Martin Short; an anthropologist, Jeff Brantingham; and a criminologist, George Tita — in a project that used data provided by the Los Angeles Police Department, which is hoping to begin using the program later this year.
"We're watching closely what is going on in Santa Cruz," said Capt. Sean Malinowski of the Los Angeles department's Foothill Patrol Division, who worked with the researchers when he was head of the department's crime center under the police chief at the time, William J. Bratton.
Captain Malinowski envisions a time when the police will issue crime forecasts the same way the Weather Service issues storm alerts.
"It would certainly be safer for everyone and more effective," he said, adding that the forecast might say, "You're having a rash of shootings and the computer says it's going to continue in these places and on these days of the week."
He added, "Now, if we have a problem, we throw a lot of cops at it, and unfortunately, with the economy being the way it is, we don't have as many cops available."
The CompStat system, Captain Malinowski said, was a big advance for policing, but the use of computer programs takes prediction to the next level.
With CompStat and other, similar approaches, "we look at these maps and they're as accurate as we can get them," he said. "But I'm looking at a map from last week and the whole assumption is that next week is like last week. The computer eliminates the bias that people have."
For the Santa Cruz trial, eight years of crime data were fed into the computer program, which breaks Santa Cruz into squares of approximately 500 feet by 500 feet. New data is added each day.
Officers are given a list of the 10 highest-probability "hot spots" of the day at roll call. They check those areas during times that they are not out on service calls. Before the program started, they made such "pass through" checks based on hunches or experience of where crimes were likely to occur.
Mr. Friend said that the reaction to the prediction method among officers had been "quite positive."
"The feedback I've received is that there is appreciation that it has validated intuition or provided a new focus area that wasn't known," he said.
How accurate the program really is has yet to be demonstrated; its success will be evaluated after six months.
"The worst-case scenario is that it doesn't work and we're no worse off," said Mr. Friend, who enlisted Dr. Mohler, a professor at Santa Clara University.
Mr. Friend said the early indications were encouraging. Burglaries were down 27 percent in July compared with July 2010, suggesting that the targeted policing may have a deterrent effect, he said.
In Los Angeles, Captain Malinowski said, the police department hopes to expand the program to include some violent crimes, like gang shootings.
Predicting crime with computer programs is in some ways a natural outgrowth of the technology that companies like Wal-Mart now use routinely to predict the buying habits of customers, said Scott Dickson, a crime analyst for the police department in Killeen, Tex., who discussed the Santa Cruz experiment on his blog.
Law enforcement agencies, Mr. Dickson noted, have "great warehouses of data" that can be used to feed predictive programs. And in the end, he said, "it's cheaper to prevent a crime than to solve a crime, and that's where I think the promise lies."


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Applying to the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate program is a two-stage process:
All graduate students in the program require a supervisor. An application will not be admitted until a qualified faculty member has agreed to supervise and take the applicant as a student.
1. at least a baccalaureate or its academic equivalent. (Since degrees vary greatly from institution to institution and country to country, the University of Alberta will examine course content to establish equivalencies to a UAlberta baccalaureate degree. For a list of minimum academic requirements by country, please click here.)
2. Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 out of 4.0 in the last two years of study, or an equivalent qualification.
3. Proof of English language proficiency is a prerequisite for graduate admission at the University of Alberta. Please refer to specific English requirements found here. (NOTE: English language scores that are more than two years old are not accepted).
Fill out the preliminary application form. This form provides faculty members with information about the applicant's academic background, employment experience, refereed contributions to the literature, and research interests. Applicants will also be asked to list the names of up to three faculty members whose area of research is of interest. Applicants are encouraged to review the supervisor profiles/research websites of our faculty members. Use the space provided in the application form to answer each question; additional pages and attachments will not be accepted.
All applicants require a supervisor for admission to the graduate program. Faculty members will review information provided in the preliminary application and contact prospective students whom they may be willing to supervise. Applicants may or may not be contacted by faculty members identified in the preliminary application form. If there are no qualified faculty members willing to supervise an applicant, they will not be contacted for further consideration. Please refrain from contacting the Graduate Office regarding status of your preliminary application. Do not proceed to the next step until a qualified faculty member has agreed to supervise and take you as a student.
Our ability to accept students into our graduate programs is limited by the number of supervisors available, research facilities, and funding. We receive far more preliminary applications to our program than we can accommodate. We thank all preliminary applicants for their interest in applying for graduate studies admission in our Faculty. Our review process for preliminary applications normally takes six to eight weeks, although this can vary with the number of applications being received.
If you have not heard from us within that time period, the outcome would mean that, because we receive far more applications for admission than the number we can admit, your application was not successful in the existing pool of applicants, nor was a satisfactory match of supervisor available.
Only proceed with this step if a qualified faculty member has agreed to supervise and take you as a student.
Access the application page here. NOTE: there is a $100 CAD (Non-Refundable) application fee.
During the application process, you will be required to upload the following information directly to the online application.
Once the file is completed, it will go for review by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Studies Committee. Once a decision is reached the applicant will be notified through the applicant portal.
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Louis Wigfall in The Guns of the South Edit
Louis Wigfall was adamantly opposed to the proposals made by Robert E. Lee to end slavery in the Confederate States. He even advocated that the C.S. should invade the United States and annex remaining slave-states. In 1867, Wigfall became the Patriot Party's nominee for the Vice Presidency, running with Nathan Bedford Forrest. Despite a fierce campaign, Forrest and Wigfall were beaten by the Confederate Party ticket of Lee and Albert Gallatin Brown. As the Patriot Party was backed by the Rivington Men, Wigfall knew that the AWB men were from the future, but had been given a story that did not comport with actual history.
After the Richmond Massacre occurred on March 4, 1868, Wigfall was one of several politicians who were given access to actual history texts from the future. Wigfall grudgingly accepted that the AWB had lied. However, he did not cease in his opposition to Lee's plans to end slavery.
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British Values
We agree with the Department for Education's five part definition of British Values:
The rule of law
Individual liberty
Mutual respect
Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs
We believe these British Value are effectively promoted in our school through our School Aims.
At Woodland Primary we understand that there are many different types of community in modern Britain. Woodland Primary School itself is situated in the East of the city of Hull in a compact, densely populated urban area. The city of Hull has a resident population of 256,123, of which 62,500 are children and young people aged 0 to 19. By 2035 the population is expected to reach 278,000.
The English Indices of Deprivation (2010) placed Hull amongst the 7 most deprived local authority areas in the country and, according to End Child Poverty, one third of children and young people live in 'income deprived' households. Currently it is estimated that over 60% of our children and families come from the lowest 1% of deprivation nationwide.
The city is experiencing rapid, major social changes as its population becomes increasingly diverse. 11% of the city's population come from ethnic groups other than White British.
In our school everybody should work constantly to develop a purposeful and quality environment, well ordered for work and free from unnecessary interruption and intimidation. We believe this environment is necessary to create a broad and balanced curriculum where everybody has their best chance to:
- Achieve beyond expectations
- Be proud of our community, our school, our achievements and our peers
- Develop a culture where we take appropriate risk, understanding this is how people learn, grow and achieve things they thought were too difficult
- Enable people to work together, in order to achieve more than we could on our ownWe believe these aims will develop us spiritually, morally, socially and culturally, therefore helping to prepare us for the next challenges and opportunities in our lives.
These values are experienced throughout our everyday school life, as evidenced on our website. Below are some examples of how we promote these values in our school:
Pupil voice is an integrated aspect of school life at Woodland. Our pupil elected school council play a strong role in our school. They are elected by their class peers and are involved in making Woodland a better place to learn. Pupils have input in their learning and what they would like to learn, which promotes our Pupil Voice. P upil questionnaires and interviews are also conducted regularly.
We know that the formation of the school council and the active participation of our pupils will sow the seeds for a more sophisticated understanding of democracy in the future. Our children having now also started to attend the Hull Youth Parliament each term to gain a real understanding of democracy in action.
Our pupils will encounter rules and laws throughout their entire lives. We want our pupils to understand that whether these laws govern the class, the school, the neighbourhood or the country, they are set for good reasons and must be adhered to. This understanding of the importance of rules will be consistently reinforced through assemblies and our curriculum. The involvement of our pupils in the creation of the school rules helps them to understand the reasons behind rules and the consequences if rules are broken.
Our school rules are linked to Unicef Rights and Responsibilities – focusing on the link between these two elements. We debate and discuss the reasons for laws so children can recognise the importance of these for their own protection. Throughout the year we welcome visits from members of the wider community including police, the fire brigade and many more. We believe that clear explanations and real life stories emphasise the importance of the Rule of Law for our pupils.
All at Woodland work to create a positive culture in our school, so that children are in a safe environment where choices and freedoms are encouraged. In lessons, learning tasks are challenging and require cooperation, hard work and perseverance. They understand they may have to take appropriate risk and may have to congratulate and be proud of a more successful peer on some occasions.
We offer a range of clubs which pupils have the freedom to choose from, based on their interests. Through our E-Safety, Jigsaw and PSHE sessions, we educate children on their rights and personal freedoms as well as supporting them in recognising how to exercise these freedoms safely.
Our pupils learn together with respect for each other. We value and celebrate our peers, as evidenced on our website. Every pupil knows that we respect and appreciate each other no matter what differences may exist. Mutual respect is a core value of our School Aims. Without our community working together and so achieving together, our School Aims could not be fulfilled.
We offer a culturally rich and diverse curriculum in which all major religions are studied and respected. Parents and leaders of different faiths are welcomed to the school to share their beliefs. We believe that tolerance is gained through knowledge and understanding. Through our curriculum and the routines of our daily school life, we strive to become knowledgeable, understanding and successful citizens who can build a better local area, Hull, Yorkshire, and Britain for the future.
"Great support system"
"It's a safe environment"
"Staff care about the children and their wellbeing"
"I never knew the school was here before we moved and now I think it is the best school in the world!"
"Thank you Woodland for being such a good school. My kids are coming on so well."
"My son loves school – you can't ask for more than that."
"I love to be invited into school – it is always so much fun!"
"I can't believe how much my children have learnt this year. "
"I love Marvellous Me – thank you for all the reminders. You keep me and my girls on-track!"
"The office staff are always so friendly and helpful. Nothing is too much bother for them."
"My child is very happy in school. Their teachers have all been amazing!"
"At Woodland i know that my children are in a safe environment where people care for them."
"My child is very happy in school. Their teachers have all been amazing!"
"The thing I have noticed most is that the staff care about the children and their wellbeing."
"They love to tell me about school when they get home."


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The articulating, touch sensitive LCD screen on my Panasonic LUMIX GH3 saved me during a photo shoot last week. Have you ever tried to photograph a three year old that doesn't want her photo taken while a security guard tries to tell you that you can't shoot photos at an outdoor shopping center?
It's in situations like this where a mirrorless camera, like my LUMIX GH3, is invaluable. I started by assuring the security guard that I wouldn't include any identifiable stores in my photos and that Audrey was my granddaughter (she's not) but Audrey still didn't want to have any part of sitting still for me.
Every time I put the camera up to my eye Audrey would take off in the other direction. I swiveled the LCD so that I could hold the camera low at Audrey's level and used the touch screen to focus and shoot. Either she didn't know I was taking her photo or she was humoring me, but either way I got the photos that I wanted.


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This week, Gen. David Petraeus, top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, and Gen. William Caldwell, the training commander in Afghanistan, warned that Dove World Church's "International Burn a Quran Day" on September 11 would put U.S. troops' lives in danger and undermine NATO's mission in Afghanistan. Despite their warnings, church pastor Terry Jones said his congregation would go ahead with the event.
Top officials in the Obama administration, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Attorney General Eric Holder have denounced Jones' plans, but leading Republicans are refusing to comment. MSNBC's Keith Olbermann reported last night that he asked top GOPers — including President Bush, House Minority Leader John Boehner (OH), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY), Sens. John McCain (AZ), Lindsey Graham (SC), Jeff Sessions (AL), and Susan Collins (ME), Rep. Eric Cantor (VA), Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, and Liz Cheney — if they would condemn Jones' Quran burning in light of Petraeus' remarks but none would offer any comment:
OLBERMANN: And so, today, Countdown asked several Republican politicians if they now, as they have in the past, urged Americans to listen to General Petraeus and support what he needs to win the hearts and minds of an Islamic country. … [We received] total silence today.
Watch it:
Olbermann is right, Republicans — including Cantor, Boehner, and McCain — have in the past demanded that lawmakers, administration officials and the American people listen to Petraeus.
But these same Republicans also recently disregarded Petraeus' concern that "Israeli intransigence on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was jeopardizing U.S. standing in the region." So it seems likely they will again ignore his warnings.


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It was back on the 4th May that the girls and I were invited to our local Build-A-Bear workshop and this month has literally flown by so only now have I had the opportunity to write it up.
First of all It's a FANTASTIC opportunity, the twins were absolutely delighted with the whole experience and as a parent standing back watching them I couldn't help but feel Build-A-Bear have totally nailed this product bang on the head.
We went along to our local store at Bluewater at about 2.30pm and, the lunch time rush over, we had the store more or less to ourselves. Mamusu, our Build-A Bear-er for the day was as excited as the girls, you know when you can tell someone really loves their job? She saw they were quite shy to begin with and within minutes she'd won them over and by the end she had them laughing, giggling and eating out of her hand – thank you Mamusa ;)
How does it work? first you get to choose your bear and there are around 20 to choose from. (I didn't count them so don't quote me on that one!)
The next step is to choose a sound to put inside the bear, 16 different sounds including giggles, roars and 'I love you'. The bit that really makes my hear squeeze is when Mamusu threw a handful of hearts into the air asking the girls to choose one, kiss it and place it in their bear (isn't that so sweet?)
The Stuffing Machine needed a little filling which the girls loved assisting in and then they could choose how stuffed they wanted their bears – we went for normal so it was squidgy enough for a good cuddle.
A Fluff area is your next port of call, two dryers and a comb to help Bear fluff up to perfection.
Then comes the tricky bit – choose an outifit, there are simply hundreds to choose from but luckily for me the girls wanted Pink in fct they both chose the same frilly pink top and pink leggings with diamante up the side ;)
The beauty of Build a Bear is extra outfits can be bought for birthday and Christmas presents, or a voucher can be given to school friends at birthday parties. You can even organise your child's birthday party here and each child gets to make a bear (prices are arranged beforehand with the very helpful staff)
Dressing up time and Mamusu stepped in to help with the tricky bits
Choose your accessories from rows and rows of sunglasses, hats, bags and shoes – here are mine! I no want my very own Stetson and cowboy boots too *sigh*
All around the shop are dotted various models on display to help you make your mind up and get an idea of how the finished product looks. Can you just take a look at these fine bears here?
a final fluff, a memory photo for the album and then it's of to name your bear. Computers are laid out at child level and a bar code is placed inside the bear before the whole process starts so should your child lose their bear he can be scanned in a shop should somebody find him/her and sent back to their rightful owner, a lovely touch.
The bears are packaged in boxes along with lots of other goodies, print outs to colour in, bags to use and so much more.
Disclosure: We were invited by Build a Bear to make a bear each for Alice and Bessie including the clothes and accesories. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves it was a brilliant experience and one I would thoroughly recommend to any parent as the perfect present for boys or girls.


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Could a hotel be built on the land owned by Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter? A new ruling by the Supreme Court which was supported by Justice Souter himself itself might allow it. A private developer is seeking to use this very law to build a hotel on Souter's land.Best line:
Justice Souter's vote in the "Kelo vs. City of New London" decision allows city governments to take land from one private owner and give it to another if the government will generate greater tax revenue or other economic benefits when the land is developed by the new owner.
On Monday June 27, Logan Darrow Clements, faxed a request to Chip Meany the code enforcement officer of the Towne of Weare, New Hampshire seeking to start the application process to build a hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road. This is the present location of Mr. Souter's home.
The proposed development, called "The Lost Liberty Hotel" will feature the "Just Desserts Café" and include a museum, open to the public, featuring a permanent exhibit on the loss of freedom in America. Instead of a Gideon's Bible each guest will receive a free copy of Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged."Very creative. Serves him right. The ruling is horrendous. As I've heard it stated, it's like "Robin Hood in reverse". Taking from the poor to give to the rich.


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Book review: A wild whitewater ride
Special to the Daily
Lifestyle choices say a lot about a person. One can be defined as a couch potato, a daredevil or a wallflower, for example. The couch potato's lofty goals include navigating the TV Guide each night and seeking adventure no further than a 48-inch flat-screen. A daredevil looks for thrills anywhere he or she can get them, often with no particular interest in the journey, the rewarding adrenaline rush being the only goal. The wallflower makes an art out of fading into the woodwork and floating through social settings on the periphery.
Then, there are those people who do what they do in life for the simple reason that they can live life no other way. They have a calling, a yearning, a passion. It all comes down to the same thing; a need to live life to the fullest, no matter the risks.
"Anything Worth Doing," by Jo Deurbrouck is a story of one such life, a life lived on a river – all rivers, really, but one river, in particular, one river that tempted, rewarded, and eventually punished Clancy Reese.
"Anything worth doing is worth overdoing" is a maxim common to adventurers, whether it is climbing the highest mountain without supplemental oxygen, or diving the deepest blue hole, or traversing a frigid pole, alone. This motto became the driving force for two experienced professional rafting guides, Jon Barker and Clancy Reese, as they embarked on an epic journey, 900 miles of the tumbling, churning and meandering white waters of the Salmon, Snake and Columbia rivers, from their shared source to their final bow at the Pacific Ocean.
Securing the 2012 National Outdoor Book Award, Deurbrouck has landed herself in good company, alongside such masters of adventure literature as Farley Mowat, Greg Child, Joe Simpson and Henry David Thoreau. While the author's narrative succeeds in bringing to life a larger-than-life individual, Clancy Reese, the main character is the river itself, which lives powerfully on every page, through each triumph and up to the ultimate tragedy.
A lovingly built dory, a speed-record goal and two devoted men of the river, all help make "Anything Worth Doing" a gripping account of a rapidly disappearing world, where rivers spill uninhibited and eddy through one of the last remaining expanses of wilderness of the Western United States. Clancy Reese spent a decade in a romance with the mighty Idaho headwaters, and Deubrouck's homage to his adventurous spirit is a book most definitely "worth doing."
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I have a confession to make: I am a eugenicist.
I am a family physician who provides obstetrical care. I love taking care of moms and babies.
It has insidiously become the Standard of Care to offer to all pregnant women testing that will inform them whether there is an increased risk that their unborn children have certain genetic abnormalities or birth defects. If I do not offer these tests to all pregnant women, I am considered to have provided substandard care, and the wrath of a society that tolerates Nothing But The Best will descend quickly upon me. If I do offer these tests, I am practicing "Good Medicine" — and eugenics.
How did eugenics become Good Medicine again?
I don't want to practice eugenics. Yet I am compelled to by the Standard of Care; and the Standard of Care is shaped by the existence and marketing of these tests. It's the old story in our technophilic society: we are constrained to use a technology merely because the technnology exists.
Why were such tests even developed in the first place? Was it only for diagnostic purposes, simply to provide information to prospective parents? Of course not. Clearly these tests were developed to help guide therapy; and because the primary "therapeutic" option is induced abortion of fetuses who are not up to snuff, it seems equally clear that eugenic considerations drove their development. So, the eugenic ideal drives development of eugenic technology, which, marketed and disseminated, drives the Standard of Care, which drives what I do in my office and provides the ammunition for the licensing board — and malpractice lawyers — who are looking over my shoulder.
Thus am I an unwilling eugenicist. Thus am I compelled to do the dirty work for the eugenicists of our society.
(This is not to say that all parents who opt to undergo this testing do so for eugenic purposes. I realize that some do so solely for diagnosis. I am writing here about the development and mandatory offering of such tests.)
Maybe the time has come for a new medical association. Instead of the AMA, perhaps we should inaugurate the HMA: the Hippocratic Medical Association, the members of which will adhere to a different Standard, who will pledge to uphold the ideals behind the Hippocratic Oath. The members of this association would return to the ethos of that Oath which, according to anthropologist Margaret Mead, marked one of the great turning-points in the history of the human race, because, "For the first time in our tradition, there was a complete separation between killing and curing . . . One profession . . were to be dedicated completely to life under all circumstances, regardless of rank, age, or intellect–the life of a slave, the life of the Emperor, the life of a foreign man, the life of a defective child . . ."


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