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|6 Jan 1940
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|23 Dec 1940
|20 Feb 1941
|Oblt. Günther Krech (Knights Cross)
10 patrols
|17 ships sunk, total tonnage 93,186 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 913 GRT
2 ships damaged, total tonnage 15,070 GRT
1 ship a total loss, total tonnage 6,672 GRT
Sunk 20 July 1943 in the Bay of Biscay north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 45.10N, 09.42W, by depth charges from a British Halifax and a US Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 58/E 19th A/S USAAF/F). 45 dead and 5 survivors.
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U-558 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Bosemüller (28 Aug 1941 - 2 Sep 1941)
Seewolf (2 Sep 1941 - 12 Sep 1941)
Delphin (24 Jan 1943 - 14 Feb 1943)
Rochen (16 Feb 1943 - 28 Feb 1943)
Tümmler (1 Mar 1943 - 22 Mar 1943)
Oder (17 May 1943 - 19 May 1943)
Mosel (19 May 1943 - 24 May 1943)
Trutz (1 Jun 1943 - 16 Jun 1943)
Trutz 1 (16 Jun 1943 - 29 Jun 1943)
Attacks on this boat and other events
16 Oct 1941
18.25 hrs, mid Atlantic: the boat crash dived on being attacked by a British Catalina flying boat (RAF Sqdn 240/U) in the vicinity of convoy SC 48. The single depth charge dropped caused damage to the gyro compass and the stern torpedo tube, but it was quickly repaired. (Sources: KTB U-558/ADM 237-187)
2 Dec 1941
While attempting to cross the Straits of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean the boat was attacked by radar-equipped British aircraft which also called in two surface escorts, whose subsequent depth charging caused extensive damage. The boat escaped but had to return to base. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 401)
14 Jul 1943
The boat was attacked by a British Wellington bomber (179 Sqdn RAF/M) off Lisbon. AA fire damaged the aircraft, which dropped depth charges without damaging U-558. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
17 Jul 1943
The boat was attacked by a British B-24 Liberator bomber (RAF Sqdn 224/P, pilot W/C A.E. Clouston, DFC, AFC) off Porto, Portugal. The aircraft bombed in bad weather from 300ft using radar and straddled the boat with 24 35lb A/S bombs. The remaining bombs hung up in a second attack, and the boat escaped with minor damage by crash-diving. AA fire and splinters from its own bombs hit the Liberator 31 times in the wings, fuselage and engines. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:American B-24 Liberator (19 A/S Sqdn USAAF/B, pilot Lt H.E. Dyment)
The aircraft was apparently lost with its crew of 10 after depth charging the inbound U-558 in the Bay of Biscay. The boat was sunk shortly afterwards in further air attacks. She was attacked by five aircraft in one week, shooting down one and damaging three. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
20 Jul 1943
The sinking of U-558Approx 12.00 hrs, Bay of Biscay, inbound: despite having the port inner engine stopped by flak, an American B-24 Liberator (19 A/S Sqdn USAAF/F, pilot Lt C.F. Gallimeir) dropped seven depth charges which caused severe damage and left the boat unable to dive. While the Liberator was returning to base, further depth charging by British Halifax DT642 (RAF Sqdn 58/H, pilot F/L G.A. Sawtell) sank U-558. The only survivors were the captain, the II WO and three ratings. They were sighted by an RAF Liberator piloted by S/L T.M. Bulloch on 24 July, and his report resulted in their being rescued the day after by HMCS Athabaskan. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
6 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-558 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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- Getting at least one of them rescinded is good news...
- Does anyone know which patents these are?
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- Soon Microsoft will come up with the next generation OS that breathes on oxygen. In preparation for that Microsoft will be filling for a patent for the breathing OS. Robot makers to include humans will have to pay a $20 per license fee for each lung that they possess.
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- he'd charge us all to breathe if he could get away with it. He's a madman comparable to some of worst tyrannical dictators in world histroy.
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- Isn't it a little too late to file the patent?
- FAT has been around for DECADES, and is pretty much the lingua franca format for cross-platform technologies used on PCs, Flash Cards, etc. etc. Hell, it's so common, even Macs support it!
To file a patent on such a widely used file format now is just plain greedy. Nobody files a patent for the fun of it (at least not corporations), and the fact that MS is selling out licensing fees for it makes it obvious that this is the main thrust of the filing.
Isn't there a time-limit to filing for a patent? After all, what is to prevent a drug company from releasing a wonder-drug, getting everyone to produce a generic equivalent to it, and then filing a patent so that they can sue for royalties for every pill sold to date?
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- The patent in question is from 1996.
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- Samba doesn't use FAT
- As I commented last time you reported on this patent, Samba shares Unix/Linux filesystems and printers with Windows clients using SMB.
A /few/ Linux installations use FAT to read Windows/DOS floppy disks, Windows hard disk partitions, and directly-read memory cards, but this does not involve Samba.
Getting your facts wrong once is poor journalism. Getting your facts wrong again when someone has pointed it out to you is inexcusable.
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Big School (S1)Wednesdays at 20:30
Chemistry teacher Mr Church is in his 40s, unsuccessful both in love and in engaging 30 teenage kids in his madcap experiments. Everything changes when enthusiastic French teacher Miss Postern joins the school, desperate to bring the romance and poetry of French culture to her pupils, despite having never actually been to France.
Mr Church soon falls hopelessly in love. But in between his own cringeworthy social awkwardness, the competing attentions of would-be lothario PE teacher Mr Gunn and the degenerate nature of the rest of the staff, will Mr Church ever get his femme fatale?
Hotel Secrets with Richard E Grant (S1)Fridays at 21:00
Travelling the world, Richard reveals the stories behind the glamorous facades – from bad behaviour to sex scandals, from warring hotel dynasties to the outrageous extravagances of rich and famous guests.
As he explores hotels such as the George V in Paris, the Four Seasons in New York, the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and the Savoy in London, Richard sets out to discover what makes a select number of hotels so unique.
Case Sensitive: The Other Half Lives (S2)Monday 15 September at 21:00
When Ruth Blacksmith's new partner, Aidan, reveals that he once hurt a woman called Mary Trelease, Ruth is deeply worried. She raises her concerns with Detective Sergeant Charlie Zailer who is intrigued. But when Charlie decides to call in at Ruth's house, she finds a disturbing scene: Ruth's ex-husband, Jason Blacksmith, has been murdered.
Charlie and Detective Simon Waterhouse investigate the case and find themselves divided over motives and suspects. Is Aidan a violent man? Did he murder Jason Blacksmith? And who was Mary Trelease?
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Loved by both the public and his guests for his irrepressible, warm and witty approach, Alan Carr returns for another series of his side-splitting chat show.
Each episode sees Alan welcome celebrity guests to his sofa, where the usual rules of chat shows do not necessarily apply! There's high jinks and juicy gossip, and with Alan's gentle mocking approach, who knows what the celebrities will reveal about themselves?
Breaking Pointe (S1)From Saturday 27 September at 20:20
While it may be many young girls' dream to become a ballerina, embodying beauty, grace and elegance, the reality at the top end of ballet often combines jealousy, competition and crippling dedication.
Breaking Pointe rips back the curtain and opens the doors of an elite American ballet company, the Salt Lake City Ballet West. Meeting the dancers who dedicate their lives and bodies to the art, and following them once the costumes come off, this reality documentary takes viewers into the heart of the company, from the gritty rehearsals, to the glamour of the dancers' nightlife, to the vibrant and dynamic main-stage performances, obliterating any pre-conceived notions that ballet is a dated art form.
Way To Go (S1)From Saturday 27 September at 22:00
Scott and his step-brother Joey, are unlucky in both life and love.
After Scott is moved by a terminally ill neighbour's request to die – and at the same time faced with a predatory female employer, a split from his girlfriend, and a desperate need for cash to pay off his brother gambling debts – he and his best mate Cozzo stumble towards what they think is the only solution: an assisted-suicide machine, constructed from leftover fast food dispenser parts.
As they launch into a deeply illegal situation, which they will have to keep very quiet, the three 20-something mates find love in the strangest ways, fall out with each other and are touched by the people they come across. But it's their own inadequacies and personal circumstances that most often lead to comedy in the darkest of situations.


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Economic Trends
Recent Changes in the Relationship between Education and Male Labor Market Outcomes
There is reason to believe that educational attainment is one of the key determinants of outcomes in the labor market. For example, people who graduate high school are more often unemployed on average than those who get a college degree, and a smaller proportion of high school graduates joins the workforce. These labor market outcomes have been highly correlated with educational attainment over the last 20 years (as we showed in a recent article).
As a result, social scientists have devoted considerable attention to understanding the relationship between educational attainment and labor market outcomes. A key finding has been that this relationship has changed in recent decades. In particular, there has been a well-documented increase in the wage premium for educational attainment: The more education one now obtains, the more one tends to earn.
Much of the work that has been done to understand the relationship between educational attainment and labor market outcomes has focused on individuals. But it is important to look at neighborhoods as well because the characteristics of a given neighborhood may influence the outcomes of the individuals who live there.
We examined decennial census data to study trends in educational attainment and labor market outcomes at the neighborhood level. Data on education and labor market outcomes are available at the level of the census tract from the National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS). Census tracts are often used to define neighborhoods because they typically have around 4,000 residents and are delineated so that each contains a relatively homogeneous population.
The data indicate a number of major changes for men between 1970 and 2000. First of all, male labor force participation (LFP) rates fell in neighborhoods at every level of educational attainment. One pattern that remained the same is that male LFP rates were higher in neighborhoods with higher educational attainment.
Another change we observe at the neighborhood level from 1970 to 2000 is the relationship between LFP and high school graduation rates. In 1970, male LFP increased as one moved from neighborhoods with the lowest high school graduation rates (15 percent–30 percent) to neighborhoods with slightly higher graduation rates. By 2000 this had changed. Moving from neighborhoods with the lowest high school graduation rates (now 35 percent) to neighborhoods with higher graduation rates, we see no increase in the average male labor force participation rate. Only at high school graduation rates of 60 percent or higher do we see the expected rise in male LFP.
Unemployment increased for men at all levels of educational attainment between 1970 and 2000, and this increase was felt most strongly at lower levels of attainment. In neighborhoods where more than 10 percent of the residents have earned a bachelor's degree (BA), the increase in unemployment from 1970 to 2000 is fairly constant. But in neighborhoods where less than 10 percent of the residents have a BA, the difference in average male unemployment over the period is much greater. For example, in neighborhoods where 30 percent of residents hold BAs, male unemployment rose 1.9 percent between 1970 and 2000. But for neighborhoods where 5 percent of residents held BAs, this change was 8.0 percent. These differences continue to grow in neighborhoods with decreasing BA attainment rates.
Neighborhood high school graduation rates are also predictive of the increase in unemployment between 1970 and 2000. In neighborhoods in which nearly all adults graduated from high school, there were only modest increases in unemployment rates between these years. However, as we look at neighborhoods with lower and lower high school graduation rates, we see the increase in the average male unemployment rate between 1970 and 2000 was larger and larger. For example, between 1970 and 2000, average male unemployment increased by 1.7 percentage points in neighborhoods with a high school graduation rate of 90 percent. This increase was 7.7 percent in neighborhoods with a high school graduation rate of 60 percent.
Overall, the data we have considered suggest that in recent decades educational attainment has become more important in determining labor market outcomes at the neighborhood level.


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Pokémon Black and White
|Pokémon Black Version
Pokémon White Version
North American Box art for Pokémon Black Version, depicting the legendary Pokémon Reshiram. Pokémon White Version box art depicts the legendary Pokémon Zekrom (not pictured)
|Game Freak
The Pokémon Company
|Junichi Masuda
|Junichi Masuda
Hitoshi Yamagami
Shusaku Egami
Hiroaki Tsuru
|Ken Sugimori
Takao Unno
|Toshinobu Matsumiya
|Shota Kageyama
Go Ichinose
Hitomi Sato
Junichi Masuda
Minako Adachi
Morikazu Aoki
Satoshi Nohara
|Nintendo DS
|Release date(s)
|Role-playing video game
Pokémon Black and Pokémon White (ポケットモンスターブラック&ホワイト Poketto Monsutā Burakku & Howaito?, "Pocket Monsters: Black & White") are role-playing games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. They are the first installments in the fifth generation of the Pokémon series of role-playing games.[6] First released in Japan on September 18, 2010, they were later released in Europe on March 4, 2011, in North America on March 6, 2011, and Australia on March 10, 2011.
Similar to previous installments of the series, the two games follow the journey of a young Pokémon trainer through the region of Unova, as they train Pokémon used to compete against other trainers, while thwarting the schemes of the criminal organization Team Plasma. Black and White introduced 156 new Pokémon to the franchise (more than any other generation), as well as many new features, including a seasonal cycle, rotation battles, fully animated Pokémon sprites and triple battles. Both titles are independent of each other, but feature largely the same plot, and while both can be played separately, trading Pokémon between both of the games is necessary in order to complete the games' Pokédex.
Upon their release, Black and White received positive reviews; critics praised the advancements in gameplay, as well as several of the new Pokémon introduced. Reviews, however, were divided on some of the character designs, and some critics felt that the games did not innovate as much as expected. Nevertheless, the games were commercial successes; prior to the games' Japanese release, Black and White sold one million consumer pre-orders and sold five million copies as of January 2011, making it one of the best selling DS games to date. As of March 2013, the games' combined sales have reached 15.42 million, putting the titles amongst the best selling games for the Nintendo DS, but still being outsold by their predecessors, Diamond and Pearl.[7] Sequels to Pokémon Black and White, named Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, were released in Japan for the Nintendo DS in June 2012, with October releases in North America, Europe, and Australia.
- 1 Gameplay
- 2 Plot
- 3 Development
- 4 Promotion and release
- 5 Audio
- 6 Reception
- 7 Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
- 8 Notes
- 9 References
- 10 External links
Pokémon Black and White are role-playing video games with adventure elements, presented in a third-person, overhead perspective. There are three basic screens: an overworld, in which the player navigates the main character; a battle screen; and the menu, in which the player configures their party, items, or gameplay settings. The player begins the game with a single Pokémon, and is able to capture more using Poké Balls.
When the player encounters a wild Pokémon or is challenged by a trainer to a battle, the screen switches to a turn-based battle screen where the Pokémon fight. During battle, the player may fight, use an item, switch the active Pokémon, or flee. However, the player is not permitted to flee a battle against another trainer furthermore, when encountering a wild Pokémon it is possible for an attempt at fleeing to fail, typically a stronger Pokémon may give you a lower chance of fleeing from battle. All Pokémon have Health Points (HP); when a Pokémon's HP is reduced to zero, it faints until it is revived. If an opposing Pokémon faints, then all of the player's Pokémon who participated in defeating it receive experience points. After accumulating enough experience points a Pokémon may level up. A Pokémon's level affects its battle statistics, and some Pokémon will evolve upon reaching a certain level, upon using a certain item, trading with another game, or by other means.
New features[edit]
The graphics were further improved from previous games and include more cutscenes. When talking to people, the dialog box has been changed to speech balloons, which appear over other characters' heads, allowing more than one character to speak at once. In addition to this aesthetic change, Japanese players are given the option to switch to having kanji appear on screen, rather than just hiragana and katakana.[8] During battles, the sprites of the Pokémon are fully animated and the camera changes position to highlight specific parts of the battle.
In addition to the day and night cycle first introduced in the Gold and Silver games, Black and White introduces a seasonal cycle, with the seasons advancing every month, cycling every four, rather than being linked to the actual calendar. Outside areas appear differently depending on the season, such as changing of leaves in autumn or snow on the ground in winter. Certain areas are only accessible during certain seasons, and different Pokémon can be found in the wild in winter where others are encountered in the other seasons.[9] In addition to these features, the Pokémon Deerling and Sawsbuck were designed to change their physical appearance along with the seasons of the game.[10][11]
There are two new battle mechanics in Black and White: Triple Battles[12] and Rotation Battles.[13] In Triple Battles, both teams must send out three Pokémon at once. The Pokémon that can be targeted by any specific attack is dependent on the position of the Pokémon in the line up; Pokémon on the left or right sides can only target the Pokémon directly opposite of them and the two Pokémon in the center position on both sides, while Pokémon in the center can target all Pokémon in the field. Positions can be changed, but this uses up the player's turn. In Rotation Battles, both sides send out three Pokémon at once, again, but instead of a three-on-three match as seen in Triple Battles, it is a one-on-one match where the Pokémon in the front can be switched with either of the two other Pokémon sent out without using up a turn. Depending on the game version, one of these two new battle types will be found in greater quantity than the other, with Black having more Rotation Battles than Triple Battles, and vice versa in White. Related introductions are the Combination Moves; the starter Pokémon from any game can be taught one of the three moves that can be used in combination with each other to produce more powerful attacks. Another battle mechanic is found in the wild, where differently colored and styled tall grass enable Double Battles against wild Pokémon.[14]
A new Pokémon capture mechanic was also introduced in these games, referred to as "phenomena" in supplementary materials. Occasionally, the player can find rustling patches of grass and rippling water. If the player enters the tile that featured the phenomenon (or uses the fishing rod on the tile), they can encounter either a rare Pokémon, a Pokémon more common in the other game version, or the highest evolutionary form of a Pokémon that can normally be found in the area. This method is the only way to capture Pokémon such as Audino, Emolga, and Alomomola. In addition to these, dust clouds in caves and the shadows of flying Pokémon on certain bridges can also be entered to either find a rare item or encounter Drilbur, Excadrill, Ducklett, or Swanna, none of which can be found in the wild otherwise.
A new mechanic similar to critical hits was introduced in these games. A "critical capture" is a rare event that occurs randomly when throwing a PokéBall. It makes it much easier to catch a Pokémon with the affected PokéBall.
In addition to the standard battling and Gym challenges, the player can compete in Pokémon Musicals,[15] a side-game similar to the Pokémon Contests of previous games; the Battle Subway,[16] similar to the Battle Towers and Battle Frontiers of previous games; and on the Royal Unova,[Note 1] a cruise ship that the player can ride daily and fight various trainers aboard to win otherwise rare items.[17]
Connectivity to other devices[edit]
The C-Gear (Cギア Shī Gia?) is a new mechanic that replaces the Pokétech on the Nintendo DS's second screen. It allows the player to control the various wireless capabilities of Black and White. These include connecting to other players through infrared communication (battling, trading, friend codes, and the "Feeling Check" function), wireless communications with friends in the Xtranciever[Note 2] video chat[18] or access to the Entralink to transfer content from the Pokémon Dream World, connecting to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to sync with the Pokémon Global Link servers, and the new Pass By mode which allows the game to communicate with other games through infrared (IR) when not being played.
The Feeling Check (フィーリングチェック Fīringu Chekku?) function tests the compatibility between two players, awarding them with one of two items depending on the level of compatibility.[19] The Pass By feature is another side game in which the player answers various survey questions, and depending on how many other games are interacted with, the players receive an item. Another new feature is Random Matchup, where the player can battle a random other player.[20] When playing against other players online or in IR battles, a new mechanic called the Wonder Launcher[Note 3] allows for items to be used in battle to heal or improve the status of the players' Pokémon.[21]
To transfer Pokémon from the older games, Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver versions to the new games, Black and White, two features have been placed in Black and White. For normal transfer, the Poké Transfer[Note 4] feature is available after completion of the main storyline. Unlike the Pal Park feature that was in the previous games, the Poké Transfer is a mini-game in which after six Pokémon are transferred, the player uses the touch screen to launch Poké Balls at the transferred Pokémon which are moving about on the top screen to catch them within a time limit.[22] Another feature called the Relocator[Note 5] is used to transfer the Pokémon given away in promotions for the Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions film so the player can activate the special events to obtain the rare Pokémon Zorua and Zoroark. Unlike the Poké Transfer, this function is available before the main game is completed.
Unique to Black and White is the Pokémon Dream World,[23] a game mechanic that is dependent on the official Pokémon Global Link website. In this, the player can befriend Pokémon not normally obtainable in gameplay with unique abilities, which are later captured in an area known as the Entralink.[Note 6] This is done after syncing the game back with the Dream World, in a mechanic similar to the Pokéwalker used in HeartGold and SoulSilver. The player can also maintain a house in the Dream World that other players can visit as well as grow berries. In addition to allowing players access to Pokémon acquired in the Dream World, the Entralink also enables players to interact with each other and perform side games which award points that can be traded for "powers" that improve normal gameplay, such as increasing experience, improving capture rate, or lowering prices of items in Poké Marts.
Black and White are set in the Unova region, a continental mass located far away from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh.[24] Unlike the previous regions which were based on locations in Japan, Unova is modeled after New York City,[25][26] an idea developed by game director Junichi Masuda when he visited the city for the launch of Diamond and Pearl.[27] One particular example of this is Castelia City, which served as the region's central metropolis and had such inspirations as its "Brooklyn Bridge-style suspension bridge" and its "huge skyscrapers". Masuda also wanted to convey a "feeling of communities" in Castelia's streets.[27] Unova is host to large urban areas, a harbor, an airport, an amusement park, several bridges, and several mountain ranges. In addition to a diversity of new landscapes, the Unova region is also home to a diversity of people who vary in skin tone and occupation. The region's Japanese name "Isshu" (イッシュ?) is derived from the Japanese words tashu (多種?, meaning "many kinds") and isshu (一種?, meaning "one kind"); the many kinds of people and Pokémon seen up close look like only one kind of life from afar.[26]
Like previous Pokémon games, Black and White both follow a linear storyline; the main events occur in a fixed order. The protagonist of Pokémon Black and White is a teenager who sets out on a journey through Unova to become the Pokémon master. At the beginning of the games, the player chooses either Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawott as their starter Pokémon as a gift from Professor Juniper. The protagonist's friends, Cheren and Bianca, are also rival Pokémon Trainers who occasionally battle the player, Cheren will chose the Pokémon with a type advantage against yours, while Bianca will chose the Pokémon with a type disadvantage. The player's primary goal is to obtain the eight Gym Badges of Unova and ultimately challenge the Elite Four of the Pokémon League, and its Champion, to win the game.
In addition to the standard gameplay, the player will also have to defeat the games' main antagonist force, Team Plasma, a Knights Templar-esque group who claims that Pokémon are oppressed by mankind and seeks for a means to liberate them.[28] Team Plasma is led by "N", a young man who was brought up alongside Pokémon and sees them as friends rather than tools for sport.[29] Throughout the game, the player has some encounters with N, who claims that by capturing one of the legendary Dragon Pokémon of Unova and defeating the Pokémon Champion Alder, he will be recognized as Unova's hero and will be able to convince the humans to part with their Pokémon. Depending on the game version, N will capture the Deep Black Pokémon Zekrom in Black[30] or the Vast White Pokémon Reshiram in White.[31] After the player defeats the Elite Four and enters the Champion's chamber, he or she finds that N has defeated Alder and has become the newest Pokémon Champion. Soon after, he summons a large castle that surrounds the Pokémon League, challenging the player to find him to take part in one final battle. When the player finally reaches him, Reshiram in Black or Zekrom in White appears before the player, and the player must capture the legendary Pokémon before challenging N. After his defeat, N laments the possibility that his ideals are mistaken, as Ghetsis intrudes and angrily reveals that his true intentions were to use N to ensure that he would be the only human left with control over Pokémon and use them to rule the world. In his rage, Ghetsis challenges the player to battle. After Ghetsis's defeat, he is arrested, allowing Alder to resume his position as the Pokémon Champion of the Unova region. N then thanks the player for helping realize his mistake about the nature of the relationship between people and their Pokémon before leaving the castle on his captured Dragon Pokémon to a far-off land.[29]
After Team Plasma's defeat, Looker arrives in Unova and tasks the player with finding the remaining Sages of Team Plasma, so they can be brought to justice. The player can also challenge the Elite Four once again, and challenge Alder, ultimately becoming the Unova region's new Pokémon Champion. The player also gains access to the eastern portion of Unova, which contains Pokémon from the previous games in the series, as well as access to an area unique to each game version: the ultra-metropolitan Black City, home to powerful Pokémon trainers; and the White Forest, home to humans and Pokémon living in harmony. Cynthia, a former Champion of the Sinnoh region, is also found in this area of the game and can be challenged. A non-player character named after Shigeki Morimoto, a Game Freak programmer, creature designer, and the director of the HeartGold and SoulSilver games, can also be found and battled in the game.
On January 29, 2010, the Pokémon Company announced that a new game was in development for the Nintendo DS to be released later that year.[32][33] Director Junichi Masuda stated that several aspects of the series were being revamped for the new generation.[34] On April 9, 2010, the Japanese website updated with the titles of the versions as Pokémon Black and White, and announced a Q3 2010 release date.[35] The games feature an improved visual style from other Pokémon games, with an increased use of 3D computer graphics than any other of the handheld series. It also has a special feature that allows the user to upload their saved game to the Internet, allowing them to do certain things on an official website.[36][37]
On August 3, 2010, Masuda announced on his blog that the Black and White game versions will initially only contain brand-new Pokémon to evoke a feeling of it being a brand-new game, like when the original Pokémon games were first released.[38] In all of the games following the first generation, there were a series of new Pokémon introduced interspersed with Pokémon from the previous generations. For example, Pikachu was introduced in Red and Green, and was obtainable in Blue, Yellow, and all subsequent main series games; however, Pikachu will not be obtainable in Black and White from the start of the game. It was later confirmed that Black and White are region locked on the Nintendo DSi.[39]
Game director Junichi Masuda stated that to keep the games fresh, he looks at every previous element to decide what to adapt to the new game, stating "people may not like what they like in the past, trend wise". He explained the new battle styles, stating that while triple battles take more strategy, rotation battles take more luck to win.[40] Masuda stated that their goal when making the games was to make it fun for new players, but they also wanted to get players who have not played the series in a while to come back. He said that it was hard to find that balance to satisfy both kinds of players. For the new players, there is good explanation in how to play, while for old players, they incorporated the C-Gear, which makes the ability to trade and battle easier. When asked about the decision to introduce over 150 new species of Pokémon, Masuda stated that they did this so old players would not be able to know what is a good Pokémon to use, and it would level the playing ground for new players.[41]
Promotion and release[edit]
Pokémon Black and White were released in Japan on September 18, 2010,[1] in Europe on March 4, 2011, and in North America on March 6, 2011. The Australian release was on March 10, 2011.[2][3]
Japanese release[edit]
A silhouette of a new Pokémon was shown by Junichi Masuda on the February 7, 2010 episode of Pokémon Sunday, stated to be in the film for the summer and to be identified in a future episode on February 21.[42] This new character would also be featured in the March 2010 issue of CoroCoro Comic available on February 15, and is the start of the fifth generation of the Pokémon franchise. Since then, the character has been named "Zoroark", and it evolves from a character named "Zorua". Both were featured in the film Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl The Movie: Phantom Ruler: Zoroark.[43][44] For pre-order ticket holders, an alternate-colored Raikou, Entei, or Suicune was available for transfer to their Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, or SoulSilver games. At the theater, players would be able to download a Celebi to the same games. Both of these Pokémon would activate special events in Black and White involving Zoroark and Zorua, respectively.
On April 18, 2010, the episode of Pokémon Sunday showed game footage of a player character walking around in a 3-D environment and a single screenshot depicting a battle between the player's Zoroark and an enemy Zorua. Host Shoko Nakagawa made note of how the player's Zoroark's sprite was a full body sprite as viewed from behind, when in the past all such sprites only showed a smaller portion of the player's Pokémon's body.[45] On May 9, 2010, the episode of Pokémon Sunday revealed silhouettes of the three Pokémon available to choose from at the beginning of the games,[46] which were later revealed to be the Grass Snake Pokémon Tsutarja, the Fire Pig Pokémon Pokabu, and the Sea Otter Pokémon Mijumaru.[47] Other information revealed is that the game takes place in the Isshu Region which includes the Hiun City metropolis.[48] On May 16, 2010, the episode of Pokémon Sunday showed game battle footage, illustrating the new in-battle animations and dynamic camera positioning; also described were Zoroark's Illusion ability and the special Zoroark acquired by the movie ticket pre-order gift Pokémon.[49]
On May 28, 2010, both the official Japanese and English Pokémon websites revealed names and designs of the two major Legendary Pokémon of these games, who also serve as the game version mascots: the White Yang Pokémon Reshiram for Pokémon Black and the Black Yin Pokémon Zekrom for Pokémon White.[50] The July 2010 issue of CoroCoro Comic revealed the C-Gear wireless interactivity features,[51] the ability to upload game data to the internet and the player's computer,[52] several brand-new Pokémon, new Pokémon moves, Reshiram and Zekrom's Pokémon types, details on the Celebi/Zorua event, and a new character: Professor Araragi, the first female Pokémon professor to appear in the video games.[53] The June 27, 2010 episode of Pokémon Sunday, made the announcement of the release date as September 18, 2010, and a yet-to-be named character.[54] The June 28, 2010, episode of Oha Suta, showed a trailer, which included its release date, new gameplay footage, several new characters, more new Pokémon, and a three-on-three battle system.[55] The August 2010 issue of CoroCoro Comic elaborated upon many new game mechanics: the three-on-three system, the online Global Link system, an online Dream World that can allow for access to other Pokémon, access to an area that uses the Wi-Fi called the Hilink (similar to the Underground), a special feature called the Live Caster for video chat on the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS, kanji support, aesthetic differences between the two versions of the game, areas exclusive to the game versions, new characters, new moves, new abilities, and new Pokémon.[56]
The July 25, 2010, episode of Pokémon Sunday introduced the new phantom Pokémon Victini,[57] which initially appeared in a trailer for the 2011 Pokémon film that was shown with screenings of Phantom Ruler: Zoroark. It is noted to be Pokémon No. 000 in Isshu's regional Pokédex, and is only accessible by downloading a special item from Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, DS Stations, and Nintendo Zones (such as those found in Japanese McDonald's restaurants) to a game save. This was initially available for a month following the games' release date.[58] Another promotional Pokémon given out after the games' release is a Kumasyun, a Pokémon that is difficult to find in the games unless it is during the games' winter season.[59]
On the day of the Japanese release, Nintendo of America sent cease and desist letters to two English language Pokémon fansites, PokéBeach and Serebii, after they published screenshots and various other media from the newly released games.[60] Nintendo claimed the posting of the media was infringing copyright and noted their intention to shut down the websites under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act unless the media was removed.[60][61][62][63] The screenshots were subsequently taken down from both websites.[62] Luke Plunkett of video game blog Kotaku initially speculated that Nintendo of America issued the cease and desist letters over the belief that the images were illegally obtained via a ROM image; however, Jon Sahagian of PokéBeach stated the images in question had been obtained from the Japanese forum 2channel.[60] Charlie Scibetta, Nintendo of America's senior director of corporate communications, later stated that it was the choice of images that were of concern to the company. In a statement to Kotaku, he said, "Nintendo supports and appreciates the efforts that Pokémon fans go through to create fan sites. In most cases there is no issue with the content that is posted, but on this occasion we had to contact a select few websites to ask them to take down confidential images."[60]
International release[edit]
The foreign promotion for the games began on November 22, 2010, when the official website for the North American, European, and Australian markets was updated, including the localized names of the starter Pokémon (Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott in English, Dutch, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish markets)[64] and the setting (Unova Region).[65] Floats of version mascots Reshiram and Zekrom accompanied the Pikachu balloon during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 25, 2010, the following Thursday.[66]
On December 27, 2010, the official websites for the international releases updated once more, revealing the English names for many of the first Pokémon revealed during the promotion for the Japanese release. In addition, the English names for the game location Hiun City and the character Professor Araragi were revealed to be Castelia City[67] and Professor Juniper,[68] respectively.
Starting on January 3 and lasting until January 9, 2011, in the United States, players of Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver were able to visit GameStop stores to download the special shiny Raikou that was previously given out for Phantom Ruler: Zoroark pre-order ticket holders in Japan. Similar downloads would be available for the shiny Entei (January 17 to 23) and shiny Suicune (January 31 to February 6). All three of these Pokémon still enabled the event for Zoroark in the North American Black and White versions.[69] These three Pokémon were later distributed via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for European, Australian, and North American markets (for a second time) starting February 7 to 13 with Raikou, again, with subsequent staggered releases for Entei and Suicune throughout February.
The Celebi event was run in North America and distributed through GameStop stores from February 21 to March 6, 2011, or it could be acquired from the tour promoting the Black and White games that began on February 5, 2011.[70] In France and Spain, this same Celebi was available through various retailers from February 1 through March 3, 2011.[71][72] Italian players could get this Celebi from specific video game retailers from January 21 through March 3.[73]
The event to distribute the item to allow players to capture Victini was also be run following the games' release internationally. North American players were able to download the item from Nintendo WFC from March 6 to April 10, 2011.[74][75][76] European players were able to get the item from March 4 to April 22.[77][78][79] Australian players were able to download it from March 10 to April 28, 2011.[76]
To commemorate the opening of the Pokémon Dream World feature, players were able to play a game on the Pokémon website that would determine which evolved form of Eevee they would receive upon the activation of the Dream World and Global Link features.
Nintendo DS Pocket Monsters Black and White Super Music Collection (ニンテンドーDS ポケットモンスター ブラック・ホワイト スーパーミュージックコレクション?) is a four-disc soundtrack featuring the games' music scored by Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, Shota Kageyama, Hitomi Sato, Morikazu Aoki, Minako Adachi, and Satoshi Nohara. The soundtrack was released on October 20, 2010, in Japan.[80] Go Ichinose was in charge of directing all Pokémon voices for the game while Minako Adachi produced all sound effects.
Critical response[edit]
Pokémon Black and White'' have received largely positive reviews by critics, having an aggregate score of 86.35% on GameRankings and 87% on Metacritic (indicating generally favorable reviews).[81][82] Japanese magazine Famitsu Weekly awarded the game a perfect 40/40 score, becoming the 15th game to receive such a distinction, as well as obtaining the highest score ever given to a Pokémon video game by the publication.[83] Game Informer's Annette Gonzalez remarked that "Pokémon Black and White do a great job building upon already solid features and taking them to the next level."[84] VideoGamer.com's Jamin Smith criticized the games for not innovating as much as some people would have liked, but stated that "rest assured in the knowledge that Black and White are damn fine games; the best the series has to offer."[86] Official Nintendo Magazine referred to them as "A beautiful refinement of a great series [...] the best Pokémon ever."[87] Nintendo Power expressed that "the Pokémon series's latest pair of adventures is as addictive as ever. "[88] Edge acknowledged that "where next for Pokémon Black and White don't suggest any answers, but they do remind us why we'd care in the first place."[89]
IGN gave the games a 9/10, a higher rating than any of the other Nintendo DS Pokémon games. The review praised the games for renewing interest in the series, though criticized some of the new Pokémon designs, explaining that "aside from a weaker lineup of monsters (largely an aesthetic complaint), this is the best Pokémon has to offer on every level, renewing my waning interest in monster battling".[90] Jeremy Parish of Retronauts criticized Black and White, commenting that shortly after beginning, he grew tired of it, feeling like it was like all the games before it. He further goes on to say that EVs and IVs, invisible mechanics in the game, are not necessarily good. By contrast, he noted that it would be great to new players. He also compares it to the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games and Final Fantasy XIII, arguing that they all share the common element of being bad before they get good. Fellow Retronauts contributor Justin Haywald criticized the games' release on the DS, which had received two main Pokémon series games published before them.[92] GamesRadar editor Carolyn Gudmundson stated "It may not break the Pokemon mold, but Black/White offers enough new content coupled with the series' classic, deep battle mechanics to make it endlessly playable. If you could only play one game for the rest of your life, this would be a wise choice."[91]
Commercial performance[edit]
In August 2010, one month before the games' release in Japan, Pokémon Black and White gained a total of 1.08 million pre-orders, becoming the fastest game on the Nintendo DS to break the one million mark.[93] In the first two days on sale, it sold more than 2.6 million copies,[94] becoming the biggest launch in the series history in Japan.[95] By November 3, the games had sold over 4.3 million copies in Japan.[96] As of January 9, 2011, the games became the fastest DS titles to sell five million copies.[97]
Upon release in the UK, White and Black took the #1 and #2 spots respectively in the UK overall sales charts, with White becoming the second fastest-selling DS game ever in the UK after Professor Layton and Pandora's Box, selling 13,000 more copies than Black. Combined, their sales became Nintendo's third biggest ever launch in the UK, behind Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii, and the biggest opening weekend ever for a pair of Pokémon titles.[98]
In the US, Black and White sold more than 1.08 million copies on day one, breaking the previous day-one record held by predecessors Diamond and Pearl of 780,000 copies.[99] According to the NPD Group, Nintendo sold 1.3 million units of White and 1.1 million units of Black in March 2011, making them the #1 and #2 top selling games in the US for the month.[100] In April 2011, Nintendo's financial earnings report confirmed that Pokémon Black and White had sold 11.5 million copies worldwide, making them the highest selling DS games for Nintendo in the 2010-11 financial year, and third overall, behind only the Wii games, Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort.[101] As of March 2013, the games' combined sales have reached 15.42 million.[7]
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2[edit]
|Pokémon Black Version 2
Pokémon White Version 2
Cover of Pokémon White 2 with Legendary Pokémon Kyurem's White Kyurem form on the cover. Black 2 has Black Kyurem.
|Game Freak
The Pokémon Company
|Takao Unno
|Junichi Masuda
Hitoshi Yamagami
Shusaku Egami
|Takao Unno
|Toshinobu Matsumiya
|Junichi Masuda
Go Ichinose
Morikazu Aoki
Hitomi Sato
Satoshi Nohara
Shota Kageyama
Minako Adachi
Teruo Taniguchi
|Nintendo DS
|Release date(s)
|Role-playing video game
Pokémon Black Version 2 and White Version 2 (ポケットモンスター ブラック2&ホワイト2 Poketto Monsutā Burakku Tsū & Howaito Tsū?, "Pocket Monsters: Black 2 & White 2") are sequels to Pokémon Black and White, released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on June 23, 2012, with early October releases in North America, Europe, and Australia.[104][105] They are the first direct sequels in the franchise and the final games in the main series to be released for Nintendo DS. The games were first revealed on the February 26, 2012, episode of the Japanese television program Pokémon Smash!,[106][107] followed by an international confirmation on the Pokémon official website.[108] The games feature the new Legendary Pokémon identified by Junichi Masuda as Black Kyurem (ブラックキュレム Burakku Kyuremu?) and White Kyurem (ホワイトキュレム Howaito Kyuremu?).[109][110]
Black 2 and White 2 are set two years after the events of Black and White, and much of the beginning events take place in new locations on the western side of the Unova region. These new locations also feature several Pokémon that were previously unavailable in Black and White, featuring a total of 300 unique creatures available from the start of the game, including Psyduck, Mareep, Growlithe, and Riolu.[111]
A new game mechanic introduced in Black 2 and White 2 is the Pokéwood (ポケウッド Pokeuddo?, "PokéStar Studios" in the English release) side game, where the player character participates in the filming of a movie involving Pokémon and other actors. A character named Brycenman ("Hachikuman" (ハチクマン?) in Japan) also appears, as Brycen (Hachiku) from the original games has returned to his movie career.[112] Another new mechanic is the Pokémon World Tournament (ポケモンワールドトーナメント Pokemon Wārudo Tōnamento?), where the player battles powerful trainers from the previous games in the series, ranging from Gym Leaders Brock, Misty, Volkner, and Giovanni to Champions Cynthia, Steven, and Lance.[113]
Black 2 and White 2 are also compatible with two new downloadable games for the Nintendo 3DS, Pokémon Dream Radar (Pokémon AR Searcher (ポケモンARサーチャー Pokemon Ē Āru Sāchā?)) and Pokédex 3D Pro (Pokémon National Index Pro (ポケモン全国図鑑Pro Pokemon Zenkoku Zukan Puro?)).[114] Pokémon AR Searcher introduces the character Professor Barnett (バーネット博士 Bānetto Hakase?) as well as alternate forms for the Pokémon Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus, which can be transferred to Black 2 and White 2 after being captured in AR Searcher.[115] The July 2012 issue of CoroCoro Comic revealed Keldeo's new form, called the Resolution form.[116]
The player and their rival begin their Pokémon journey on the western side of Unova in the new Aspertia City, receiving their starter Pokémon from Bianca, an NPC that served as one of the player's rivals in Black and White. The player also meets Cheren, the other rival character, who is now a Gym Leader in Aspertia City. Much like other Pokémon games, the player travels around the region, battling Gym Leaders to acquire eight Gym Badges, and then goes on to challenge the Elite Four of the Pokémon League and its champion to win the game.
The plot of Black 2 and White 2 once again features the antagonistic Team Plasma, whom the player first encounters while running an errand, and later when traveling to the first other major city where the team announces its plans to take over the world and steal others' Pokémon in front of the player, the rival, and new Gym Leader Roxie (Homika (ホミカ?) in Japan).[117] At the behest of Iris, the player helps Burgh track down more Team Plasma members in the sewers of Castelia City, where the player meets Colress (Achroma (アクロマ Akuroma?) in Japan) for the first time, who claims to be a researcher of the strengths of Pokémon.[118] Later, it is revealed that the new Team Plasma has stolen a Purrloin the player's rival was planning on giving to his sister, which makes the rival angry towards the organization, including its reformed former members. After learning about the legendary Pokémon Kyurem, which arrived at the Giant Chasm years ago, the player discovers that the new Team Plasma is working to use Kyurem to take over the world, harnessing its power to freeze large portions of Unova, including Opelucid City. The player tracks Team Plasma to Humilau City, home of the final new Pokémon Gym led by Marlon (Shizui (シズイ?) in Japan),[119] where he helps the player battle Team Plasma to remove Kyurem from their grasps, and to help the rival retrieve his Purrloin, which has since evolved into a Liepard that is used in battle against the player and rival. The battle reaches its climax in the Giant Chasm, where the player discovers Colress has sided with Team Plasma to learn more about the capabilities of Pokémon, and that Ghetsis is planning to use Kyurem, the "empty" Pokémon that is left over from when Zekrom and Reshiram split apart hundreds of years ago, by filling it with his ambition to rule the world. After battling the Shadow Triad, and the player's rival receiving the Liepard back, the player enters the inner sanctum of the Giant Chasm where he or she finds Kyurem and Ghetsis. N appears with his Zekrom (Black 2)/Reshiram (White 2) to try to talk sense into his father Ghetsis, but N's legendary Pokémon is defeated by and fused with Kyurem, transforming it into Black Kyurem (Black 2)/White Kyurem (White 2), and forcing the player to battle it. After defeating Kyurem, it separates from N's Pokémon and the player faces Ghetsis, who upon defeat is stunned that he has been defeated again. N tries to talk sense into him, but Ghetsis leaves, and N thanks the player for his assistance in defeating Team Plasma once and for all. After defeating Team Plasma, the player is finally able to battle the Elite Four and the New Champion of the Unova League, Iris, and win the game.
After the game, the player is able to challenge N who has taken up residence in his former castle, where upon the defeat of his legendary Pokémon, it turns into the object that once held its essence and N gives it to the player. The player can then bring the item to another part of Unova where it transforms back into the Pokémon and the player can then capture it, and then later capture Kyurem, which can be transformed into Black Kyurem or White Kyurem with a unique item depending on which of the other Pokémon the player has. Also, after completion of the game, the player can battle former Unova Champion Alder, who has retired to his hometown, Sinnoh Champion Cynthia (as in Black and White) at her vacation house, the former Striaton City Gym Leaders, and take on the Black Tower or White Treehollow challenges in Black City or White Forest. Through use of a unique game feature called "Memory Link", the player can access new content and side quests dependent on the original Black and White games, such as references to the player's name in the previous game, flashback sequences, the ability to capture Pokémon that once belonged to N, battling Cheren and Bianca who reminisce about the player character of the previous game, and participating in the Pokémon World Tournament.
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 background music contains the music of Pokémon Black and White, adds a lot of brand new tracks, and utilizes the arrangements of most tracks from Pokémon Black and White.
Official credit:
- Go Ichinose
- Hitomi Sato
Pokémon Black and White Version Music
- Junichi Masuda
- Shota Kageyama
- Minako Adachi
The official soundtrack of the game titled Nintendo DS Pocket Monsters Black 2 and White 2 Super Music Complete Network (ニンテンドーDS ポケモンブラック2・ホワイト2 スーパーミュージックコンプリート?) was released in Japan on July 25, 2012. Its DISC 4 also includes music from Pokémon Black and White, Pokémon Emerald, and Pokémon Platinum,[120] which were not released on original soundtrack CD prior to this.
The below soundtracks only have Japanese titles. English titles listed below are unofficial translations.
Famitsu magazine awarded Black 2 and White 2 a point total of 36/40, lower than their perfectly scoring predecessors.[121] The game also received a 9.6/10 on IGN, praising the overall changes from the game's predecessor.[122] As of January 2013, Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 have combined sales of 7.81 million copies worldwide.[123]
- ^ In the original Japanese release, this is named the Royal Isshu (ロイヤルイッシュ号 Roiyaru Isshu-gō?)
- ^ In the original Japanese release, this function is called the Live Caster (ライブキャスター Raibu Kyasutā?)
- ^ In the original Japanese release, this function is called the Miracle Shooter (ミラクルシューター Mirakuru Shūtā?)
- ^ In the original Japanese release, this function is called the PokéShifter (ポケシフター Pokeshifutā?).
- ^ In the original Japanese release, this function is called the Transfer Machine (てんそうマシン Tensō Mashin?)
- ^ In the original Japanese release, this area in the game is called the Hilink (ハイリンク Hairinku?).
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- Official website (Japanese)
- Pokémon Black and White Versions on Bulbapedia


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A Connersville couple could go to prison for rescuing an injured deer.
Jeff and Jennifer Counceller, who rescued the injured fawn and nursed it back to health.
State officials have now charged the couple a misdemeanor for harboring the animal.
Jeff Counceller, a police officer in Connersville.
If he and his wife are convicted they could go to jail for up to 60 days and have to pay up to $2,000 in fines.
The couple rescued the deer more than two years ago after finding it on their neighbor's porch.
The Councellers said the deer had sustained injuries, and they wanted to nurse it back to health.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources wanted to euthanize the deer last summer , saying she might be dangerous and a threat to people.
On the day that was supposed to happen, the deer mysteriously escaped.
Meanwhile, the story has caused uproar on the Internet. A Facebook support page has more than 6,400 "Likes" in support of the couple. An online petition to drop the charges already has more than 3,800 signatures.


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