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The sexual nature of Leaves of Grass was fodder for great controversy during Whitman's own life. Several high profile critics, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, found these themes less than desirable in the book. Whitman called for a reevaluation of sexual desire and sensuality in all forms, including homosexuality. Penny novels in vogue among American readers treated sexual desire as profane, something with which Whitman took issue. He believed the human body was the sacred creation of God and sexuality was God-given. He dismissed the Platonic divide between the body and the soul and exhorted his readers to see the divine in themselves and one another, as well as in his poems. http://www.gradesaver.com/leaves-of-grass/study-guide/section4/
Themes of sex and sexuality was an obvious statement in Leaves of Grass from the very beginning and have shaped the course of the book's reception. The first edition in 1855 contained "Song of Myself," "The Sleepers," and "I Sing the Body Electric," which are about sexuality but not exclusively throughout. From the very beginning, Whitman put together themes of "manly love" and "sexual love," with great emphasis on intensely passionate attraction and interaction, as well as bodily contact (touch, embrace) in both. http://whitmanarchive.org/criticism/current/encyclopedia/entry_49.html
Whitman lost his government job in 1865 because his boss read his work and dismissed him for indecency. Through all of this, however, Whitman maintained that sexuality was vital to his own work precisely because it is a vital characteristic of the human experience. Sexuality was not just an individual experience between two people according to Whitman; it was a foundational experience for how society is woven together.
The attitudes toward his sexuality has changed and supposedly are changing, and there are critics, who tinge their opinions. According to other critics, Whitman himself wrote openly about this issue in his letters and prefaces; he found ways of expressing it, to communicate his homosexuality to his readers. It was most common in case of Peter Doyle who was ex-Confederate soldier who became Whitman's intimate friend till Whitman's death.
In 1882, Oliver Stevens, the district attorney of Boston, banned the 1881 edition; an edition that Whitman constructed to resemble a bible, because the sexually charged poems violated "the Public Statutes concerning obscene literature." http://www.whitmanarchive.org/about/articles/anc.00007.html
As it can be easily foretold, there was and there continues a huge debate about Whitman's homosexuality, or to say, his sexual identity.
Edgar Allan Poe was best known for his tales of fiction and mystery. Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. Poe's best known fiction works are Gothic, a genre he followed to appease the public taste. His most recurring themes deal with questions of death, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead, and mourning.
Edgar Allan Poe was heavily influenced by the misfortunes in his life so that morbid stories were the root of his writings. Many of his critics identified Poe with the characters in his pieces— deranged and peculiar. His stories deal with dark things such as death, guilt, revenge, and gloomy morbid topics. Poe makes use of irony as well as foreshadowing. Poe's imagery is haunting, deriving they're gloomy purpose and setting the right mood. Additionally, Poe makes use of repetition to add to the overall ghastly and haunting effect to create an image of the situation in the reader's mind. http://alinalovespoe.tripod.com/id16.html Poe's reputation today rests primarily on his tales of terror as well as on his haunting lyric poetry.
His gothic and fiction writing style is demonstrated in his piece Ligeia:
- Poe contrasts light and darkness to symbolize the conflict of two philosophical traditions. Ligeia emerges mysteriously from the Rhine, a river in southwest Germany. Being German, she symbolizes the Germanic Romantic tradition, closely related to the Gothic, that embraced the sensual and the supernatural. Ligeia's mind is the center of the irrational and mystical, not the rational. The cold Lady Rowena is an ice queen from the north. She represents rationality. Rowena embodies the austerity and coldness of English empiricism, a philosophical tradition based on rational methods of observation, calculation, and analysis. "Ligeia" is Poe's most successful attempt to merge the Gothic grotesque with the traditional love story, elements also combined in "Berenice" and "Morella." Ligeia gives the story its name, and every detail of the plot draws its purpose from her character because she is the object of the narrator's love. Ligeia perseveres in spite of the obstacles death and light—that Poe, as the author, places in her way. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/poestories/section2.rhtml
Frederick Douglass overcame adversity and was the most prominent African American activist of the nineteenth century. Not only did he manage to survive slavery and live in freedom. Douglass went to Britain, he stayed from 1845 to 1847 to speak on behalf of abolition and to earn enough money to pay for his freedom when he returned to America. http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/02_03/BH/fd/fd.htm
Douglass was the major Black leader of the 19th century and was often called "The Father of the Civil Rights Movement." In addition to this, he also became an articulate critic of the institution and an active participant in the U.S. political system.
(This picture of a praying slave on a medallion was first published by Josiah Wedgewood (1730-1795). It was adopted as the seal of the Anti-Slavery Society in London.) http://www.rense.com/general34/lifeand.htp
Douglass became a lecturer for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society after he delivered a moving speech about his experiences as a slave and a colleague of William Lloyd Garrison, which led him into public speaking and writing. Douglass's "Fourth of July" Speech made an immediate impact on the northern American reading public. It was published in pamphlet form in the weeks following the address and read by hundreds who had not attended the Rochester event. http://www.milestonedocuments.com/documents/view/frederick-douglasss-fourth-of-july-speech/impact
He published his own newspaper, The North Star, participated in the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls, and wrote three autobiographies. He was internationally recognized as an uncompromising abolitionist, indefatigable worker for justice and equal opportunity, and an unyielding defender of women's rights.
He became a trusted advisor to Abraham Lincoln, United States Marshal for the District of Columbia, Recorder of Deeds for Washington, D.C., and Minister-General to the Republic of Haiti.
Pieces by Douglass:
• The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass was published in 1845.
•My Bondage and My Freedom, was published in 1855.
•Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, was published in 1881.
This piece represents the cultural assumptions and attitudes of its period. In this case it is gender roles and feminism. This includes status, roles and expectations. Women and men were portrayed differently, "…women, especially wives, sometimes used to be seen as oppressive, nagging, villain women." http://pages.usherbrooke.ca/rimstead-cours/ANG341_FALL2007/alex%20lagace-Misogyny_in_RVW.htm
Rip Van Winkle goes into the forest to escape his wife. To me this represents him escaping the responsibilities of his family. This wouldn't be a problem if men weren't looked at as the head of the household; the person who works to provide for the family. Rip was considered an easy-going, good-natured man, but on the other hand his wife was the commander and head of him and his family. Dame was introduced as a strong, angry and aggressive woman, but her anger and aggression was spurred through Rip's laziness and inability to provide for his family. Through this story it is proven that Rip was not a lazy man, but merely a man who did more for other people before he took care of things in his own household. Rip is a favorite of the women and children of the village, and a popular member of the crowd of men who gather outside the local tavern to argue about politics, but he is not as welcome in his own family. His wife never lets him forget his responsibilities to the family, or the many ways he fails to fulfill them. On the other hand, Dame did not always play her role correctly as her responsibility of the "care taker," because their daughter is not the greatest child. Despite this there was always more pressure on Rip, and therefore, the two didn't see eye to eye. After Rip woke up, he wasn't saddened by the fact that his wife had passed away; he was at peace. The ideal picture of men and women, husband and wife is that the man is always the oppressor because he is the masculine figure of the relationship but in this story it was switched and also there is no equality between the two.
Along with Rip Van Winkle, there has been debates of other gender issues in his works:
- The Sketch Book and Bracebridge Hall reflect Irving's personal conflict between responsibility, as represented by women characters such as Dame Van Winkle, and independence, which is reified in men like Rip Van Winkle. The tension is best seen in Irving's short stories The Widow and Her Son and The Wife. Laura Plummer and Michael Nelson argue that, while gender ideology has been studied in Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. They state that the story "reveals Irving's characteristic misogyny and the male fear of disempowerment played out again and again throughout the tale. http://www.enotes.com/washington-irving-criticism/irving-washington
Education was very important in the Fuller household. Margaret's love for the written word was created from a young age and lead to a life of literary and philosophical exploration. At the age of three Margaret was schooled by her father in subjects such as math, history, grammar, and classical languages. http://www.margaretfullerhouse.org/?page_id=23
At seven she was reading Virgil, Ovid, and Horace and learning Roman virtue from the Latin historians. Fuller had to memorize daily passages from Virgil and recite up to 500 lines a week. From Virgil and studying Cicero, Fuller went to reading Plutarch. Fuller discovered Romeo & Juliet at the age of eight. She was scolded for reading it. She really didn't care about the scolding because she was so absorbed in the story. http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/transcendentalism/margaret_fuller.html
The use of her father's library was a privilege that she later obtained. Timothy Fuller, her father, a congressman taught Sarah Margaret his own relentlessly logical thought process. He may be better known as how he set about his daughter's education than his four terms as congressman.
- Fuller was a strong willed gifted child at a young age but due to the constant pressure of her father she missed out on the things an average child would experience; things as simple as basic emotions:
Margaret Fuller was a deeply emotional and reflective individual. She recounts her earliest memory as that of the death of her younger sister, Julia Adelaide. She remembers being filled with grief and loneliness. This experience was followed by an emotionally stifling childhood one she describes as being filled with "glooms and terrors". In her memoirs she refers to herself as having had "no natural childhood".
Because she was a girl, Fuller's education was unusual. Such an education provided a model of mental discipline that clashed with the gender roles of the time.
Paine believed that the existence of God is no different than knowing the belief in authority of the Bible or the authority of priests. Thomas Paine was not an atheist, even though he was accused of it though he strayed far from traditional Christianity. In other words Thomas Paine didn't believe in religion.
"I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life."
Paine acknowledged his debt to Newton and said that "nature was the only form of divine revelation, for God had clearly established a uniform, immutable and eternal order throughout creation. Paine rejected Christianity, denied that the Bible was the revealed word of God, condemned many of the Old Testament stories as immoral and claimed that the Gospels were full of indifferences. Paine attacked the Christian churches. http://atheism.about.com/od/weeklyquotes/a/paine01.htm
Paine rejected written revelations. For him, studying revelations was the study of nothing. Nothing could be founded upon them, they had no authority, they offered no data, they demonstrated nothing, they produced no principles, and they led to no conclusions. Revelations were essentially useless, at least in a religious context, and the smart thing to do was to dispense with them as quickly as possible. http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/paine.html
It is difficult to maintain belief in God while also abandoning all of the support structures that have help up that belief in the past.
- Hoped for immortality
- Believed in special providence
- Denied the inspiration of the Scriptures
- Denied the divinity of Jesus Christ
▪ He believed in the separation of church and state he says it is a danger to society to make religion a party in political disputes. Combining religion with politics may be disagreed upon and unacceptable by every person in America.
"I bid you farewell, sincerely wishing, that as men and Christian's, ye may always fully and uninterruptedly enjoy every civil and religious right." http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Paine#Common_Sense_.281776.29


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The yearly Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association Expo took place in Denver last week, and we got to see demos of new OLED TVs, laser projectors, Dolby Atmos, and more. Here are some highlights.
The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association's yearly Expo took place last week in Denver. OLED TVs, Dolby Atmos, and laser projectors screamed for attention among the usual mix of in-wall speakers, motorized mounts, and home automation. Here are some highlights.
CBS CMO George Schweitzer attends the CEDIA Expo, where an entire home media ecosystem comes together.
Ultra HD OLED, and 21x9 curved LED LCDs, LG announced and showed several cool new high-end TVs at the CEDIA Expo in Denver. We've got a pair of eyes on, and some details below.
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The CEDIA 2008 show on the Gold Coast is the closest thing we have to CES in Vegas, and we went along to find some of Australia's newest AV gear.
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Toshiba To Build Motors For Electric, Hybrid VehiclesJune 23, 2010 4:48 am
HOUSTON (AP) — Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday that it will begin building motors for electric and hybrid vehicles at its plants in Texas. The Japanese conglomerate made the announcement after Ford Motor Co. awarded it a contract to make drive motors for Ford hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Fresh Walkouts Halt Production At Toyota, Honda PlantsJune 23, 2010 4:45 am | by Jay Alabaster, Associated Press Writer
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Corp. said Wednesday they stopped production at some of their car assembly plants in southern China after parts suppliers were hit by more labor unrest. The fresh walkouts at the Japanese car makers are slowing output and adding to costs at a time when both companies have been ramping up production to meet strong demand.
Procter & Gamble To Expand Gain Product LineJune 23, 2010 4:43 am | by Dan Sewell, AP Business Writer
CINCINNATI (AP) — Procter & Gamble Co. said Tuesday that it will expand its Gain brand from the laundry to the kitchen sink, the latest move by the world's largest consumer products company to market its megabrands in new ways and new places. At a Jefferies investor conference in Nantucket, Mass.
Ford Pulls Escape SUV From MO Assembly PlantJune 22, 2010 12:45 pm
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A union president says Ford will stop making the Escape at its Kansas City area plant near the end of next year. United Auto Workers local president Jeff Wright said Tuesday that Ford Motor Co. plans to build the next generation of the sport utility vehicle at a plant in Louisville, Ky.
Pork Board Squeals Over Imaginary Unicorn MeatJune 22, 2010 12:42 pm | by Sarah Skidmore, AP Food Industry Writer
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — It's official: The National Pork Board says it knows unicorns don't exist. The industry group says it was only protecting its trademark when it issued cease-and-desist warning to online retailer ThinkGeek for calling a fake unicorn meat product "the new white meat.
Slaughterhouse Exec Faces 27 Years Over ImmigrationJune 22, 2010 5:04 am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge is to sentence a former vice president of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse to 27 years in prison and pay $27 million in restitution for financial fraud. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Linda R. Reade is to sentence former Agriprocessor's Inc. manager Sholom Rubashkin on Tuesday in Cedar Rapids.
China: Stop Blaming Us For Domestic TroublesJune 22, 2010 4:55 am
BEIJING (AP) — China said world leaders should focus on overcoming economic difficulties together and not play the blame game at this weekend's summit of the Group of 20 leading economies, just days after Beijing announced greater flexibility for its currency. China's central bank loosened the yuan's peg to the dollar on Saturday.
Bangladesh Workers Join Chinese In Wage ProtestsJune 22, 2010 4:45 am | by Julhas Alam, Associated Press Writer
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — About 700 garment factories in Bangladesh were shut Tuesday after days of violent protests by tens of thousands of workers demanding better wages. The manufacturers decided late Monday to close their factories because they had no other way to avoid the anarchy in the major industrial hub outside the capital, according to an official at the Bangladesh GarmentManufacturers and Exporters Association.
FDA's Anti-Tobacco Regulation On Slow BurnJune 22, 2010 4:36 am | by Michael Felberbaum, AP Tobacco Writer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A year after a new law put tobacco regulation in the hands of the Food and Drug Administration, one thing is clear: It will likely be years before any of the most aggressive steps to reduce deaths from smoking might happen. When President Barack Obama signed the bill into law last June, anti-tobacco advocates suggested it could lead to a reduction in nicotine levels, a ban on menthol cigarettes or other aggressive moves.
Toyota To Hire 100 At Southern Indiana FactoryJune 22, 2010 4:32 am
PRINCETON, Ind. (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. plans to add about 100 temporary workers to its southern Indiana plant as it increases production. Factory spokeswoman Kelly Dillon says the new production workers for the plant near Princeton will be hired in the coming weeks through its staffing agency, Aerotek.
Disgruntled Mazda Employee Slams Car Into Co-WorkersJune 22, 2010 4:31 am | by Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer
TOKYO (AP) — A disgruntled worker slammed his car into employees at a Mazda factory Tuesday, killing one and injuring 10, stunning Japan just two years after an autoworker went on a deadly rampage in central Tokyo. Toshiaki Hikiji, 42, was arrested about an hour later on attempted murder charges after fleeing in his car from Mazda's Ujina plant in Hiroshima prefecture, southwestern Japan, police said.
AstraZeneca Pays $103 Million For Price Fixing Cancer DrugJune 21, 2010 5:05 am
NEW YORK (AP) — AstraZeneca PLC on Friday agreed to pay $103 million to settle lawsuits that allege it inflated the price of its cancer drug Zoladex and its child asthma medication Pulmicort. The lawsuits alleged that the British drug maker inflated the average wholesale price of the drugs, a benchmark rate used to determine how much the drugs cost for consumers, health plans and government programs.
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MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden plans to visit Midland for the groundbreaking of an advanced battery manufacturing facility being built by a Dow Chemical Co. joint venture. Biden is to be at the event Monday for the Dow Kokam facility. The joint venture was given a $161 million grant to build a lithium polymer battery technology manufacturing plant.
Miss. Governor, Senators Shopping For A FordJune 21, 2010 4:44 am | by Chris Blank, Associated Press Writer
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is shopping for a Ford. The governor ordered lawmakers back for a special session starting Thursday to consider millions in tax incentives and pension plan changes to entice the automaker to keep its Kansas City-area plant producing.
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CLARION, Pa. (AP) — There's a hum here, soft yet ever-present. The noise is drowned out during the din of the day, but late at night the sound of the Owens-Illinois glass plantreverberates through this town of 6,000 people. Mayor Andrea Estadt calls it the "heartbeat of Clarion," an enunciation from a plant that has been a centerpiece of community employment and pride for 105 years.
'Pool Noodle' Manufacturer Helps Clean Up The GulfJune 21, 2010 4:41 am | by Stephen Tait, Associated Press Writer
MARYSVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Barry Jorgensen has never traveled to the Gulf of Mexico. That doesn't mean he isn't concerned about the extensive oil spill affecting that region. "I'm disgusted with what is going on there," said Jorgensen, 50, of Marysville. Now, Jorgensen is getting a chance to help.
Toyota Preparing To Hire 2,000 Miss. WorkersJune 21, 2010 4:39 am
BLUE SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — Toyota officials say they'll begin hiring later this year in Blue Springs, Miss., and details about the process will be announced in a few weeks. Ray Tanguay, president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada and executive vice president of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, says the workers won't need any special skills.
Dawn Gets Product Placement In Oil Spill CoverageJune 18, 2010 5:01 am
by Joel Walsh, AP Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — BP's brand may be tarnished with each week that oil spills into the Gulf of Mexico. But a brand manufactured in Kansas City, Kan., is enjoying the kind of publicity that can't be bought or planned. Just about any article or newscast about wildlife coated with oil in the gulf region mentions Dawn — the only detergent recommended for cleaning the hundreds of afflicted pelicans, gulls and gannets.
Toyota Next Up In Chinese Supplier StrikesJune 18, 2010 4:56 am | by Elaine Kurtenbach, AP Business Writer
SHANGHAI (AP) — Toyota Motor was assessing the impact Friday from strikes that hit two of its China-based parts suppliers, the latest unrest among migrant workers who are the backbone of the country's industrial sector. Workers at a plastic parts factory of Toyota Motor Corp. affiliate Toyoda Gosei Co.
Obama To Ohio: Jobs Are Still No. 1 FocusJune 18, 2010 4:45 am | by Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Determined to keep showing the economy is on his mind, President Barack Obama is dashing into Ohio for the groundbreaking of a road project, hoping to remind the nation that the massive, costly stimulus act is still churning out jobs. Millions of unemployed people have yet to feel the relief.


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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Review
- Written by Gary LaPlante
- Category: Reviews
Okay, so let's get this out of the way, this is NOT a Metal Gear game, it doesn't have the Kojima flair that you'd expect from a Metal Gear game, if must go into this game aware of this or else your experience won't be what you've hoped for.
Now that that's out of the way, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has had an interesting development cycle to say the least. From it being revealed with this jaw dropping trailer at E3 2009 and originally was meant to bridge the gap in Raiden's story from Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 4. To briefly being canceled in late in 2010, to eventually changing developers altogether from Kojima Productions to Platinum games. To eventually moving the story from bridging the gap of Raiden from MGS2 and MGS4 to taking place after MGS4.
So how does Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance stack up? It has the visceral gameplay that you've come to expect from a Platinum Game project. It is easy to pull off really impressive looking combos, with a press of the light attack and heavy attack everything flows seamlessly into some jaw dropping moves that you can pull off. It abandons a block and dash for their new parry system which is simple and easy to use, just move the left stick toward an opponent press light attack to perform a parry. The biggest new gameplay mechanic that they've added is Blade Mode which allows you to cut an enemy once weakened into hundreds of little pieces. While fun and extremely cool, after a while Blade Mode get old. The game does a good job of keeping things moving, fighting a boss every 45 minutes to an hour, it always feels like you're progressing and they don't bog you minutia and fluff that most games have today to pad it's playtime.
Now I've already address the length of a game in an article earlier this week right here (http://continueend.com/featured/45-metal-gear-rising-does-length-matter). Metal Gear Rising has about 4-6 hours of gameplay with an hour or two of cut scenes, like I said previously it lends itself to this kind of game because it doesn't allow the gameplay to get old, it left me wanting more which is better than having me get bored of it. Metal Gear Rising does have a lot of replay value, with it's grading system of each battle it gives you a challenge to obtain a S ranking for each battle.
The music in the game is, well to put it nicely something that a 15 year old Raiden would listen to and that isn't a compliment. It has generic rock music with guitar riffs that scream, look at me I can play guitar do you guys love me yet? The music is a huge disappointment, as the Metal Gear series has always had some of the greatest soundtracks in all of video games. Even with the soundtrack being awful, it still somewhat fits in with the action that is going on, so it doesn't feel out of place as much as it feels just sub par.
If you are familiar with the Metal Gear series and if you're reading this or if you've haven't been six feet under for the past 15 years. You'll know that the story telling in the series of the utmost importance and is just as if not more important than the gameplay. In Metal Gear Rising that isn't the case, the story feels underwhelming and pointless at times. Orphans, war mongers, money, military industrial complex, it doesn't even come close to high bar that the series has set in the past. If you come into this game expecting narrative being the selling point you're just going to be disappointed. This isn't to say that the story doesn't have some decent points in it, there are a few times where I chuckled a bit, finding random enemies hiding in boxes and cutting them up listening to their cries for help was always fun. Quinton Flynn performance as Raiden at times is excellent and at times is underwhelming and cheesey. Overall if you're buying this game for the story, don't, you won't enjoy yourself.
In the end Metal Gear Rising is an excellent action game while not being a good Metal Gear game and that's okay. It isn't a Metal Gear game at heart, it's a action game with bad music, a bad story and ridiculously fun gameplay. If you come into this game aware of this, you're going to have yourself a lot of fun, it might not be the game everyone was hoping for but it's the game that many will enjoy. Now if you excuse me, I need to purchase a high-frequency blade. Continue.
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Orem sneaked up on the best boys' basketball team in Utah a year ago.
Orem coach Golden Holt doesn't think his Tigers will be as fortunate this season against what could be the best team in Utah high school history.
Great Western Shootout schedule
At Orem High School
3:30 p.m. » Bountiful vs. Denver East
6:40 p.m. » Lone Peak vs. Foothill (Nev.)
8:15 p.m. » Orem vs. Basha (Ariz.)
3:30 p.m. » Bountiful vs. South Sevier
5:05 p.m. » West Jordan vs. Basha (Ariz.)
6:40 p.m. » Orem vs. Foothill (Nev.)
8:15 p.m. » Lone Peak vs. Denver East
Noon » Bountiful vs. Basha (Ariz.)
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The No. 1-ranked Lone Peak Knights, currently ranked No. 3 in the nation by MaxPreps.com, will have their shot at redemption this weekend at the Great Western Shootout, which is hosted by Orem.
The Tigers shocked the Knights 57-51 last December, but Lone Peak played that game without then-junior center Eric Mika, who had to sit out last season due to transfer eligibility rules. This time around, Mika, along with stars Nick Emery and TJ Haws, will have a shot at eradicating last year's loss.
"I believe to be the best, you've got to play the best," said Holt, who created the Great Western Shootout. "I think it was just big brother showing up to play little brother, and the little brother just snuck up on them. But they're ready for us this year."
The Tigers and Knights are slated to tangle at Orem High School once again in the tournament's marquee matchup at 5 p.m. Saturday. The three-day tournament will run Thursday through Saturday at Orem.
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South Sevier coach Scott Hunt said this year's Rams, led by Southern Utah commit Race Parsons, are eager to see how his team fares against larger schools.
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If you ever find yourself in a situation where you are skeptical about someone's intentions, you should probably proceed with caution. Sometimes, people can be jerks and they want to get their own selfish needs met: sex, free meals, attention from anyone willing to give it.
The question is how do you know when you are being used and what do you do about it?
I have a friend who only seems to hear from a guy on Fridays. I know another friend who has taken a young lady out to multiple restaurants but she always turns him down for any activity does not include a meal. What are other ways do you think singles use people?
By Wise Diva, Misadventures in Atlanta
November 4th, 2013
6:35 am
Hello all
The question is how do you know when you are being used and what do you do about it? You should know when they only want to be around you when it's something in it for them. When you get tired of it, you say no!! Until then enjoy the ride!
When my "friends and family" tell me someone is using me, my answer is OKAY! with my WTF face!
Bill Withers said it best
November 4th, 2013
8:23 am
Being used– well if that is how you feel why are you still saying yes.
If a guy calls asking what you are cooking tell him "not a thing" the cabinets are bare. He will either stop calling or take you shopping.
Happy Monday
November 4th, 2013
8:47 am
GOOD Monday Morning MIA!!! *Had a dream last night that will have me SMILING all day!!!*
How do you know when you're being used, when you have to ask that question!!!
-They know your paydays better than you.
-Only come over after you've cooked OR just for sex.
-You're the ONLY one paying for anything (trips, dates, dinners, etc.)
-Always use your car for traveling
-You KNOW when you're being used, WAKE UP!!!
November 4th, 2013
9:14 am
SlimNu- To Friday's comment, you're absolutely correct. I'm just a firm believer that men and women are single until united as one in holy matrimony. Period. Point. Blank. The seriousness of the whole Gf/Bf/exclusive stuff is laughable to me. It really reminds me of children playing house. This is just my opinion ofcourse. I'll just agree to disagree w/ you on that, I'm sure we'll find common ground on other topics (smile).
As far as being used, in the dating game men use women and women use men… In general, people use people. You can either nip it right away or let it have you looking crazy. I can usually tell if I'm about to be used. I immediately cut ties if I see a trend. In my opinion, you just have to remain proactive out here.
November 4th, 2013
9:21 am
How do you know when you are being used and what do you do about it?
Miss Moni in her 8:47 post pointed out some good examples of using someone. Sometimes it may takes a few encounters, dates or outings to figure out the consistency of where you may be fronting the majority of finances, effort, etc. Once you figure it out, then you have to decide if you want to continue to be used or cut it off.
November 4th, 2013
9:42 am
-CoolShadow You're absolutely right, once you find out you're being used, it's up to you whether you stay or go. I suppose some people don't mind being used, but I'm NOT one of them, LOL!!!
November 4th, 2013
10:06 am
Morning all!
Well, I've heard it said that everybody gets used at some pont in a relationship. Perhaps. Although, one can never know for sure, when the using is subtle. Let's face it, the tendency for the user is to not come out and say "Hey, I'll be using you in this relationship.", or, "The using of you will begin at approximately 8:26 this evening."
The more subtle things, at least in my experience, come in the form of "Do you know anything about cars? Mine is acting up.", or, "This sink keeps dripping, can you look at it for me?" …..Sometimes they don't even realize that they are using you. They just do. The using part tends to rear its ugly head not when she wants something from you, necessarily, but when you want something from her, and she refuses, or reluctantly does it, while letting you know that "I'll do it this time, but don't make it a habit." Words you've never spoken to her.
November 4th, 2013
10:35 am
Morning All!
It may take a while, but eventually you will know if you are being used. When they only contact you when they want something and it is in the form of a text, you are being used. I had to tell someone- you couldn't call me on my birthday, but you send a text asking to borrow money? No ma'am! If I didn't hear from you before pay day, you can wait till I'm broke before you call me unless you are trying to offer me something. A relationship (all, not just romantic) should have something for both parties. If you are constantly on the giving end, you are likely being used. I have put several folks out of my life over the past few years over this.
Reio- Mmmm hmmm, when you are always there for them but when you finally need something, they are ghost…
Moni- "They know your paydays better than you." – I cracked up at this!
November 4th, 2013
10:39 am
If it's not a give and take relationship then you're being used. No one want to feel used but there are some ppl out here that only think of themselves and what they can take/get from other ppl and give nothing back. If you're the only one inviting (you know doing everything) that perosn only come around for schex then you are being used.
Good morning!
November 4th, 2013
10:47 am
-MsAtl It is funny, but I've actually seen it happen. Nothing worse than a mate planning to spend your money before it even hits your account, LOL!!!
November 4th, 2013
10:53 am
I had a gf that would only call me when things went sour with dating. When she had a man, I would never hear from her. I got tired of her being her shoulder to cry on and avoided all her calls/texts.
November 4th, 2013
11:10 am
yep, people use people all the time, hell, your employer is using you right now! they can fire your ass at will, however, you better give them a two weeks notice if you wanna quit….go figure!
but in the dating world, it's a quid pro quo kinda thing….folks can only use you if you let 'em….
November 4th, 2013
11:15 am
Yes, and in reference to that particular woman, the one that said "……don't make this a habit.", the only thing I can remember asking of her before the "……don't make this a habit." comment, was to go out with me. Up until that point, I had never asked anything of her, but she made it seem as if I was wanting her to do something every other day, when nothing could have been further from the truth.
Always waiting to ask to invite her kinfolks over to swim in my swimming pool. Giving them tours of my home. Making sure they get a look at a three cat garage, showing them my Navy officer uniforms…..No, we weren't living together, but she pretty much had the run of the place, I'll admit. But I didn't get the feeling that she was as committed as I was to growing the relationship.
I was convinced that she really cared about me and the relationship, she, however, forgot that things take time and, even if they are going well, one needs to continue to nurture it. She assumed that she had done enough and that "This guy has pretty much given me the run of the place, I must be special, so I'll just let the real me come out.". Which was a big mistake on her part. Felt like I was being used a bit.
November 4th, 2013
11:17 am
Morning All!
Yeah, it might take a minute if the person is slick with it, but once you catch on it's on you whether it will continue. After that, you can't blame anyone, you must like being used. And nobody is really THAT slick with it for long, at least in my opinion.
Early on in my dating career I stopped answering calls from dudes on Friday & Saturday nights unless I was already in an exclusive relationship with them. Late calls during the week I may answer and chat, but no coming over.
Reio – Those example you gave of a car or leaky sink I would not necessarily call them using you unless you are interested in them romantically yet that's all the interest they show in you, how you can help them with their issue. At least in the examples you gave they come right out and ask you. In my experience, users hint around and then want a hookup! LOL!!!
November 4th, 2013
11:22 am
2C- are you working for free? lol
November 4th, 2013
11:26 am
Kimmie – you only talked to the guys Monday thru Thursday?
November 4th, 2013
11:26 am
how do you know when you are being used and what do you do about it?
When you're the one footing the bill the majority of the time…when you're the one doing most of the bending in order to please the other individual and you're left feeling empty and used…most likely you are being used. When your needs aren't being met but obviously your partner's are then you're being used. It's up to you do decide whether you want to stay or not.
I dated a guy who tried that…first he started out by asking me to buy him a pair of Air Force Ones (~$100) and I didn't…then he tried to get me to buy him some expensive football jersey w/the hat…and I didn't…then he wanted some high end cologne. He wanted gifts but I wanted his absence, so I broke off contact with him. I'm sure he got the point eventuallly..
November 4th, 2013
11:27 am
If you're getting a paycheck, you're not being used by your employer. If anything, he's getting used…..if you're blogging. You ain't getting paid to do that. If you feel you aren't paid your worth, well you negotiated and accepted what they offered.
November 4th, 2013
11:28 am
Reio- You have a 3 cat garage? Wife doesn't want them in the house? Sorry, warped sense of humor. Went to bed at 3 am so I am punch drunk…
November 4th, 2013
11:28 am
Finally had the priviledge to see "12 Years A Slave" over the weekend…speechless.
I wonder if Leggs had a chance to see it?..
November 4th, 2013
11:33 am
kimmie – Well this particular lady, which is different from the 'swimming pool' chick, was constantly asking favors. We were involved romantically, but her incessant requests got to be too much. I mentioned it to her. She backed off a bit, but then started asking for favors, but immediately following it up by saying "…If that won't be too much trouble." or, "If it won't bother you much…" This too, began to grate on me. It was if she wanted me to feel guilty if I refused, but at the same time pretending to respect my feelings. I saw right through it.
November 4th, 2013
11:34 am
Button – Random dudes I talked to whenever I felt like it. I just would not answer their calls Friday or Saturday nights or anytime I felt was just a booty call. Most likely I was busy doing something Friday or Saturday anyway, but randoms didn't get prime time consideration.
November 4th, 2013
11:34 am
Button…..what you think?
November 4th, 2013
11:35 am
I never have nor ever will date a dude that will form words to ask me to buy him anything. That ain't happening….IJS
I'm glad I'm old school and have pretty much kept with dudes like minded. My point being, it's not been an issue for me when a man is doing what man should do and not feel some kind of way about it. I happily return and reward his thoughtfulness and efforts, but in general taking the lead means taking the lead…in everything. I try to reciprocate every way that a woman can and fit the ying to the yang, so forth and so on… No way though, Imma hear whining about what you're forking out. If you "expect" anything in return, save the whining….IJS
November 4th, 2013
11:37 am
Reio – Okay, I see what you mean. That would have grated on me too.
November 4th, 2013
11:38 am
she wanted me to feel guilty if I refused, but at the same time pretending to respect my feelings.
That is so not cool. Depending on the nature of the situation, when a person asks me for a favor and prefaces it with, "…If that won't be too much trouble." or, "If it won't bother you much…", I see it as a poor attempt at reverse psychology and am weary of it.
November 4th, 2013
11:40 am
If that won't be too much trouble." or, "If it won't bother you much…
Sassy/Reio – I can't stand that!!!!
November 4th, 2013
11:40 am
kimmie, cosign your 11:34.
November 4th, 2013
11:42 am
Sassy – dude had not shame asking your for things.
Kimmie – gotcha!
2C – well if you say your job is using you then you must work for free otherwise you're getting paid for your services/knowledge/talent
November 4th, 2013
11:51 am
Frankly, there were other instances, with other women during my dating years, but these two stick out cause, for all intent and purposes, they were rather kind, descent, and personable young ladies. I enjoyed their company and conversation….Just didn't quite get the feeling that they were willing to put as much in as I was. Perhaps they were burned a time or two in the past, and weren't ready, just yet, to give their all, for fear of a potential crash landing later. I don't know.
November 4th, 2013
11:51 am
kimmie, usually when folks say that they already know it might bother you or be too much trouble BEFORE they ask..but they do anyway. Just selfish..
Button…from what I gathered that was his modus operandi. But I'm not a slow leak…
November 4th, 2013
11:52 am
Reio, that could very well be true. They might've been hurt/burned/used in the past and might be a little gun shy initially. I think anyone would be…
November 4th, 2013
11:55 am
Button, using you in the matter that that they can terminate/stop the relationship without warning, whereas you/I have to give notice…..
November 4th, 2013
11:56 am
You attract what you are.
An old friend of mine is that way: even concerning me, she'll only get in touch if she wants me to buy her lunch. Now pushing 50, never married, no contenders — the men she encounters use her even more than she uses them. A rather sad tale, no happy ending in store.
November 4th, 2013
12:10 pm
Button, using you in the matter that that they can terminate/stop the relationship without warning
Unless you commit a blatant violation (in which ending employment abrutly seems fair), most companies give verbal and written warnings….give you a chance to get things right. So it's not termination without warning. Also, there are somethings things put in place to help you remediate whatever area that might cause termination.
November 4th, 2013
12:11 pm
sometimes things….not somethings things
November 4th, 2013
12:16 pm
"how do you know when you are being used and what do you do about it? "
Whenever a Man meets a Woman you need to know the "rules of engagement". Men and Women need to know – what do you want and expect when the date is over? Knowing what the expectations are will help both the Man and the Woman deal with the consequences of their actions.
As a Man I do not lead Woman on. I feel that is a big mistake. I tell Women the truth and let them make-up their own minds. For example if we are going out on a date I will tell her if I plan to spend the night at her place or not.
I have learned some Women have a hard time handling the truth. Never tell a Woman what she wants to hear.Be honest and tell her the truth, regardless of how painful it might be. No one wants to feel "used".
November 4th, 2013
12:29 pm
some men use women as beards to concel their gayness.
November 4th, 2013
12:31 pm
Diva, you didn't turn the blog's clock back. And having noticed that…that ummm somebody was blogging at 5 this morning???
November 4th, 2013
12:33 pm
some men use women as beards to concel their gayness.
Yep…we have a couple like that in my fam. Even his mom is waiting for him at the threshold of the closet door… But as long as (s)he's going along with the charades then oh well…
November 4th, 2013
12:36 pm
Sassy – I suspect the beards are running amuck here in Atlanta.
November 4th, 2013
12:47 pm
-SassyMe/Button Funny you bring up the subject of beards. . . Either of you watch RHOA last night??? That's what Porsha accused her ex of. . .
November 4th, 2013
12:57 pm
Miss Moni – Porsha is a classic beard example.
November 4th, 2013
12:59 pm
-Button Exactly, however she was living the "good life" in exchange, LOL!!!
November 4th, 2013
1:07 pm
Button…YES they sure are running amuck here…I was almost the victim of one when I worked/lived downtown many years ago. I mean it was obvious he was gay…hell his eyebrows were beat better than mine He used to be married(wonder what happened to that?!) and after a month of "chasing me", he started talking about us being married and me moving in his home. Really?! I was young but I wasn't that naive or desperate… He had a cuuute son, though..
November 4th, 2013
1:08 pm
moving *into* his home…but I digress.
Going to grab a bite to eat…
November 4th, 2013
1:16 pm
-Sassy Real talk, was he fine???
November 4th, 2013
1:18 pm
Good Afternoon!
It's funny sometimes you don't feel used until the break-up occurs..Using to me is if I am spending my money or time on you and not receiving my expected results. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, chalk it up to the game and keep it moving…
I not sure anyone can be used for sex, since I have a dizzle that is providing you puddy with pleasure…hehehehehehe!
I am going 2C on the blog until I get an e-mail from one of these beautiful blog ladies I am going to post my e-mail address every day.
If that won't be too much trouble." or, "If it won't bother you much… hehehehehehe!
Could not help could you Celisea?…lol
The Falcaint are spoiling my weekends with all this losing, the tailgating parties are not the same when you are winning…
November 4th, 2013
1:22 pm
I agree with the sentiment that you usually don't feel used until the rose colored glasses start clearing up a bit.
November 4th, 2013
1:22 pm
I am going to call Mr. Robert the (Truth), tell the truth Robert pass your wisdom out in abundance!


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Note: A MAC title out of the question, the state-ranked Lancers still are spoiling to avenge a 36-point blowout in early January at the 'Dog House. Next: Friday hosts No. 1 Bettendorf.4. Monmouth-Roseville (21-4) 96 6-- Last week: Won at No. 3 Rockridge, 69-65 Friday; Beat Farmington, 77-57 Tuesday. Note: The Titans are seeking a second straight West Central North title. Next: Friday hosts Sherrard; Wednesday vs. TBD in Illinois 2A's Monmouth Regional.5. Assumption (15-5) 94 4-- Last week: Won at No. 11 Pleasant Valley, 56-52 (2 OT) Friday; Lost to No. 5 North Scott, 62-45 Tuesday. Note: The Knights were unable to repeat as MAC champs. But that doesn't mean Billy Daniel and his Iowa-ranked squad can't contend for a state title. Next: Friday at Davenport West; Monday hosts Central DeWitt in Iowa 3A's Substate 4 playoffs.6. Rockridge (20-4) 75 3-- Last week: Lost to No. 6 Monmouth-Roseville, 69-65 Friday. Note: The state-ranked Rockets need to rebound from their first West Central North setback if they hope to score at least a share of the league title this weekend. Next: Friday at Macomb; Wednesday vs. TBD in Illinois 2A's Rockridge Regional.7. Kewanee (22-4) 61 7-- Last week: Won at No. 17 Riverdale, 68-62 Thursday; Beat Amboy, 66-33 Saturday; Beat Bureau Valley, 49-44 Tuesday. Note: The Boilermakers finished off a perfect 14-0 title run through the Three Rivers Conference before opening postseason play. Next: Wednesday vs. No. 13t Orion in Illinois 2A's Rockridge Regional.8. Sterling Newman (22-4) 46 10-- Last week: Won at Morrison, 67-38 Thursday; Beat No. 17 Riverdale, 80-60 Saturday; Beat Morrison, 70-40 Tuesday. Note: Because of the unbalanced schedule in the TRAC, the Comets only faced Kewanee once in a 13-1 league season. Next: Wednesday vs. TBD in Illinois 2A's Savanna Regional.9. Danville (21-0) 30 9-- Last week: Won at Lone Tree, 64-41 Friday. Note: Last season's state runners-up are seeking an unbeaten title this time. Next: Thursday hosts New London in Iowa 1A's District 9 playoffs.10 (tie). Pleasant Valley (13-6) 22 11-- Last week: Lost to No. 4 Assumption, 56-52 (2 OT) Friday; Won at Davenport North, 65-50 Tuesday. Note: Experienced, skilled and an extremely dangerous postseason matchup later this month. Next: Friday hosts Clinton.10 (tie). Moline (17-10) 22 12-- Last week: Won at state-ranked Quincy, 54-51 Friday. Note: Winning for a fourth straight Big 6 Friday meant more to the Maroons than finally upsetting a state-ranked foe. Ironically, Moline also helped their arch-rival Rocks draw even again in the league race. Next: Friday at No. 2 Rock Island; Saturday at state-ranked Lincoln.ALSO RECEIVING VOTES:12. Galva (21-4) 15 13-- Last week: Won at Annawan, 88-77 (OT) Friday; Beat West Prairie, 67-35 Tuesday. Note: A second straight Lincoln Trail Conference in the books, the Wildcats are now seeking their first regional title since 2002. Next: Friday at Monmouth United; Tuesday vs. Monmouth United in Illinois 1A's ROWVA Regional.13 (tie). Orion (17-11) 6 15-- Last week: Beat Macomb, 25-21 Friday; Beat No. 8 Wethersfield, 42-38 Saturday. Note: The bad news for the Chargers is having both Rockridge and Kewanee in the same regional. Next: Friday hosts Carthage Illini West; Wednesday vs. No. 7 Kewanee in Illinois 2A's Rockridge Regional.13 (tie). Northeast Goose Lake (16-6) 6 14-- Last week: Beat Monticello, 69-45 Friday. Note: State-tested (and state-ranked) North Cedar looms as a huge postseason roadblock. Next: Thursday hosts Bellevue in Iowa 2A's District 9 playoffs.15. Wethersfield (22-6) 4 8-- Last week: Lost at Stark County, 44-41 Friday; Lost at No. 15 Orion, 42-38 Saturday; Beat Monmouth United, 71-47 Tuesday. Note: The Lincoln Trail Conference Tournament champs are spoiling for a regional title "three-match'' with Galva after the Wildcats started a three-game skid for the Geese. Next: Friday hosts Annawan; Wednesday hosts TBD in Illinois 1A's ROWVA Regional.16. Preston (18-3) 1 NR-- Last week: Idle. Note: The Big East Conference champs also received votes outside of the Top 10 in Iowa 1A's final state poll. Next: Thursday hosts Calamus-Wheatland in Iowa 1A's District 6 playoffs.-- Dropped out: Galesburg (15-13), Riverdale (14-3).ALSO ON THE RADAR:NR. Galesburg (15-13) 0 16-- Last week: Lost at No. 2 Rock Island, 58-57 Friday. Note: Tough crowd! The Streaks fell off the voting radar despite a one-point loss at Rocky. Voters also forget Galesburg beat the Rocks in mid-December. Next: Friday at United Township.NR. Riverdale (14-13) 0 17-- Last week: Lost to No. 7 Kewanee, 68-62 Thursday; Lost at No. 10 Sterling Newman, 80-60 Saturday; Beat Fulton, 75-51 Tuesday. Note: The Rams are spoiling for a quick rematch with Newman. Next: Wednesday vs. West Carroll in Illinois 2A's Savanna Regional.NR. Erie (16-13) 0 NR-- Last week: Lost at Bureau Valley, 57-53 (OT) Saturday; Won at Prophetstown, 61-54 Tuesday. Note: The second-seeded Cardinals are contending for just their third regional crown since 1960. Next: Friday hosts Fulton; Wednesday vs. TBD in Illinois 1A's Erie Regional.NR. Bureau Valley (19-11) o NR-- Last week: Beat Erie, 57-53 (OT) Saturday; Lost at No. 1 Kewanee, 49-44 Tuesday. Note: Will hosting dutues help the Storm's regional title hopes? Next: Wednesday vs. Peru St. Bede in Illinois 2A's Manlius Regional.=====QC Prep Girls' Basketball Power Poll-– These local media rankings are determined on a descending points system, with a first-place vote receiving 10 points, a second-place vote receiving 9 points, and so on. Presented by The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus, WQAD-TV 8, MC22, WFXN-AM 1230's Quad Cities Radio Group, Aledo's WRMJ-FM 102.3, Kewanee-based Regional Media and the Clinton Herald.Rank. Team (1st) (Rec.) Pts. LWK.1. Assumption (6) (21-2) 145 2-- Last week: Won at No. 15 Pleasant Valley, 51-41 Friday; Beat Camanche (61-28 Saturday) & Mount Vernon (68-34 Wednesday) in the Iowa 3A Region 5 tournament. Note: The 10-time defending Mississippi Athletic Conference champs continue rolling toward a third Iowa state title. Next: Saturday vs. state-ranked Center Point-Urbana in Iowa 3A's Region 5 championship.2. Rock Island (5) (25-4) 132 1-- Last week: Won at Quincy, 70-39 Thursday; Lost to No. 8 United Township, 67-52 Tuesday in the Illinois 4A Peoria Richwoods Regional. Note: After the program's first 10-0 Western Big 6 Conference title run since 1986, the Rocks ironically had their dream season ended by a league rival. Next: SEASON OVER.3. Annawan (5) (27-2) 131 3-- Last week: Beat No. 9 Wethersfield, 75-59 Thursday in the Illinois 1A Annawan Regional championship game; Beat state-ranked Newark, 46-21 Monday in the Illinois 1A Sectional. Note: Four regional crowns down, the state-ranked Bravettes now seek a second straight sectional title and Elite Eight apprearance. Next: Thursday vs. state-ranked Hinckley-Big Rock in Illinois 1A's IVCC Sectional championship.4. Sherrard (27-3) 100 6-- Last week: Beat No. 12 Orion, 63-28 Thurday in the Illinois 2A Rockridge Regional championship game; Beat Knoxville, 44-25 in the Illinois 2A Orion Sectional. Note: Three straight regional titles now, the West Central North champs are shooting for their first sectional crown since 1990. Next: Thursday vs. state-ranked El Paso-Gridley in Illinois 2A's Orion Sectional championship.5. Muscatine (18-3) 99 5-- Last week: Beat Clinton, 76-33 Friday. Note: The Muskies are trying to win a mini-MAC tournament before likely seeing second-ranked Ankeny in the Elite Eight. Next: Saturday hosts Buurlington in Iowa 5A's Region 5 tournament.6. Riverdale (25-3) 68 4-- Last week: Beat Sterling Newman, 50-42 Friday in the Illinois 2A Sterling Newman Regional championship game; Lost to state-ranked Byron, 69-36 Monday in the Illinois 2A Somonauk Sectional. Note: Byron was the postseason roadblock again for the state-ranked Rams, who shared the Three Rivers Conference title with Prophetstown this season, each at 13-1. Next: SEASON OVER.7. United Township (19-12) 66 8-- Last week: Lost at Moline, 39-36 Thursday; Beat No. 1 Rock Island, 67-52 Tuesday in the Illinois 4A Peoria Richwoods Regional. Note: Playing a schedule chocked full of state-ranked foes paid off in the Panthers pulling at least one postseason upset. Next: Friday vs. state-ranked Peoria Richwoods in Illinois 4A's Peoria Richwoods Regional.8. Prophetstown (27-4) 59 7-- Last week: Beat Erie, 36-31 Friday in the Illinois 1A Polo Regional championship game; Lost to top-ranked (and defending state champ) Freeport Aquin, 49-44 Monday in the Illinois 1A River Ridge Sectional. Note: No shame in having the season ended by the top-ranked defending state champs and superstar Sophie Bruner. Next: SEASON OVER.9. Mediapolis (21-2) 33 10-- Last week: Beat West Liberty (74-23 Saturday) & lost to Williamsburg (66-60 Wednesday) in the Iowa 3A Region 6 tournament. Note: The hosting Bulldogs were an upset victim by an unranked postseason foe. Next: SEASON OVER.10. Wethersfield (23-8) 19 9-- Last week: Lost to No. 3 Annawan, 75-59 Thursday in the Illinois 1A Annawan Regional championship game. Note: Unfortunately, second-ranked rival Annawan again proved to be a postseason roadblock for the Flying Geese. Next: SEASON OVER.ALSO RECEIVING VOTES:11 (tie). Burlington Notre Dame (19-3) 6 14-- Last week: Beat Danville, 75-35 Tuesday in Iowa 1A's Region 4 tournament. Note: Looking ahead to a state-ranked showdown with Preston in the region finale. Next: Friday hosts Winfield-Mount Union in Iowa 1A's Region 4 tournament.11 (tie). Galesburg (18-13) 6 11-- Last week: Won at Alleman, 62-58 Thursday; Lost to Geneseo, 55-49 Tuesday in the Illinois 3A Dunlap Regional. Note: The Streaks lost six of their last seven games. Next: SEASON OVER.11 (tie). Orion (19-10) 6 12-- Last week: Lost to No. 6 Sherrard, 63-28 Thursday in the Illinois 2A Rockridge Regional championship game. Note: 1,000-point career scorer Cassidy Clark nearly averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds this season. Next: SEASON OVER.14. Alleman (16-14) 5 NR-- Last week: Lost to No. 11t Galesburg, 62-58 Thursday: Beat Dunlap, 47-39 Tuesday. Note: Despite injuries and defections, the Pioneers find themselves a win away from their first regional crown in three seasons. Next: Thursday vs. Geneseo in Illinois 3A's Dunlap Regional championship.15. Pleasant Valley (12-9) 3 15-- Last week: Lost to No. 2 Assumption, 51-41 Friday. Note: The Spartans are 0-5 in action outside of the MAC this season. Next: Friday hosts Davenport West in Iowa 5A's Region 5 tournament.16 (tie). Erie (20-10) 1 NR-- Last week: Lost to No. 7 Prophetstown, 36-31 Friday in the Illinois 1A Polo Regional championship game. Note: The Cardinals nearly claimed their first and only other regional title since 1985. Next: SEASON OVER.16 (tie). Sterling (19-12) 1 NR-- Last week: Beat LaSalle-Peru, 41-30 Thursday; Beat Rock Falls, 50-43 (OT) Tuesday in the Illinois 3A Sterling Regional. Note: The Northern Illinois Big 12 West co-champs are seeking their second straight regional title. Next: Thursday vs. Rochelle in Illinois 3A's Sterling Regional.-- Dropped out: Stark County (20-9).ALSO ON THE RADAR:NR. Stark County (20-9) 0 13-- Note: Lost in the Illinois 1A regional semifinals a week ago. Next: SEASON OVER.NR. Bellevue (18-4)-- Last week: Beat Clayton Ridge, 56-41 Tuesday in Iowa 2A's Region 4 tournament. Note: Unfortunately in the state's toughest region, with three of the state's Top 15-ranked teams in the semifinals. Next: Friday vs. state-ranked Maquoketa Valley in Iowa 2A's Region 4 tournament.NR. Preston (16-6)-- Last week: Beat Clinton Prince of Peace, 59-46 Tuesday in Iowa 1A's Region 4 tournament. Note: State-ranked Burlington Notre Dame a possible postseason roadblock in the region title game. Next: Friday vs. Lisbon in Iowa 1A's Region 4 tournament.NR. Sterling Newman (15-12)-- Last week: Lost to No. 4 Riverdale, 50-42 Friday in the 1A Sterling Newman Regional championship game. Note: Nearly half of the Comets' losses this season were to TRAC co-champs Riverdale and Prophetstown. Next: SEASON OVER.NR. North Scott (13-8)-- Last week: Won at Burlington, 44-34 Friday. Note: The Lancers obliterated their postseason-opening opponent 42-15 just before Christmas. Next: Saturday hosts Central DeWitt in Iowa 4A's Region 3 tournament.=====INDIVIDUAL VOTESMarc Nesseler, firstname.lastname@example.com/Argus sports editorUnited Township beat writerBOYS:1. Bettendorf2. Rock Island3. North Scott4. Assumption5. Monmouth-Roseville6. Moline7. Sterling Newman8. Rockridge9. Kewanee10. GalvaGIRLS:1. Annawan2. Assumption3. Rock Island4. Sherrard5. United Township6. Prophetstown7. Riverdale8. Muscatine9. Wethersfield10. SterlingMatt Randazzo, email@example.com 8 Sports DirectorDid not voteSteve Tappa, email@example.com/Argus poll coordinatorMoline beat writerBOYS:1. Bettendorf2. Rock Island3. North Scott4. Assumption5. Monmouth-Roseville6. Rockridge7. Pleasant Valley8. Kewanee9. Sterling Newman10. MolineGIRLS:1. Rock Island2. Assumption3. Annawan4. Muscatine5. United Township6. Sherrard7. Riverdale8. Prophetstown9. Wethersfield10. GalesburgKory Kuffler, email@example.com 8 sports anchorBOYS:1. Bettendorf2. Rock Island3. Assumption4. Danville5. Monmouth-Roseville6. Kewanee7. Rockridge8. Northeast Goose Lake9. Galva10. Sterling NewmanGIRLS:1. Assumption2. Rock Island3. Annawan4. Muscatine5. Mediapolis6. Sherrard7. Riverdale8. Prophetstown9. Burlington Notre Dame10. WethersfieldPete Ivanic, firstname.lastname@example.com broadcast play-by-play/analystBOYS:1. Bettendorf2. Rock Island3. Sterling Newman4. Monmouth-Roseville5. North Scott6. Assumption7. Kewanee8. Rockridge9. Pleasant Valley10. DanvilleGIRLS:1. Assumption2. Rock Island3. Sherrard4. Annawan5. Muscatine6. Mediapolis7. United Township8. Riverdale9. Prophetstown10. WethersfieldFred Klauke, firstname.lastname@example.com production managerBOYS:1. Bettendorf2. Rock Island3. North Scott4. Assumption5. Danville6. Monmouth-Roseville7. Rockridge8. Kewanee9. Sterling Newman10. GalvaGIRLS:1. Annawan2. Assumption3. Rock Island4. Sherrard5. Muscatine6. Mediapolis7. United Township8. Prophetstown9. Riverdale10. Burlington Notre DameJohn Hoscheidt, firstname.lastname@example.com 102.3 owner & operatorBOYS:1. Bettendorf2. Rock Island3. North Scott4. Moline5. Assumption6. Pleasant Valley7. Monmouth-Roseville8. Rockridge9. Sterling Newman10. DanvilleGIRLS:1. Assumption2. Rock Island3. Muscatine4. United Township5. Sherrard6. Riverdale7. Galesburg8. Pleasant Valley9. Mediapolis10. ProphetstownMike Cocquit, email@example.com Media Sports DirectorWJRE-FM 102.5 play-by-playBOYS:1. Bettendorf2. Monmouth-Roseville3. North Scott4. Rock Island5. Sterling Newman6. Rockridge7. Kewanee8. Assumption9. Moline10. GalvaGIRLS:1. Annawan2. Sherrard3. Assumption4. Prophetstown5. Riverdale6. United Township7. Rock Island8. Muscatine9. Wethersfield10. OrionKen Jacoby, firstname.lastname@example.com 93.9 play-by-playBOYS:1. Bettendorf2. Rock Island3. North Scott4. Assumption5. Monmouth-Roseville6. Sterling-Newman7. Rockridge8. Pleasant Valley9. Kewanee10. MolineGIRLS:1. Annawan2. Rock Island3. Assumption4. Muscatine5. Prophetstown6. Sherrard7. Mediapolis8. Riverdale9. United Township10. Burlington Notre DameKurt Ritzman, firstname.lastname@example.com Herald, Assistant Sports EditorBOYS:1. Bettendorf2. Rock Island3. North Scott4. Danville5. Sterling Newman6. Kewanee7. Assumption8. Monmouth-Roseville9. Rockridge10. PrestonGIRLS:1. Assumption2. Muscatine3. Annawan4. Sherrard5. Rock Island6. Prophetstown7. Riverdale8. Mediapolis9. United Township10. GalesburgJeff Wendland, email@example.com/Argus lead sports layoutDid not voteTom Johnston, firstname.lastname@example.com/Argus college beat writerBOYS:1 (tie). Rock Island1 (tie). Bettendorf3. Rockridge4. Monmouth-Roseville5. Kewanee6. Assumption7. North Scott8. Orion9. Galva10. MolineGIRLS:1. Annawan2. Assumption3. Muscatine4. Sherrard5. United Township6. Alleman7. Rock Island8. Riverdale9. Prophetstown10. WethersfieldDaniel Makarewicz, firstname.lastname@example.com/Argus Big 6 boys/Rock Island/Alleman beat writerDid not voteDan Tomlin, firstname.lastname@example.com/Argus Big 6 girls/Geneseo beat writerBOYS:1. Bettendorf2. Rock Island3. North Scott4. Assumption5. Monmouth-Roseville6. Rockridge7. Kewanee8. Pleasant Valley9. Moline10. WethersfieldGIRLS:1. Rock Island2. Annawan3. Assumption4. United Township5. Sherrard6. Riverdale7. Muscatine8. Prophetstown9. Wethersfield10. OrionTerry Duckett, email@example.com/Argus area beat writerBOYS:1. Bettendorf2. Rock Island3. North Scott4. Monmouth-Roseville5. Rockridge6. Assumption7. Kewanee8. Galva9. Sterling Newman10. WethersfieldGIRLS:1. Assumption2. Annawan3. Sherrard4. Rock Island5. Riverdale6. Muscatine7. Prophetstown8. United Township9. Mediapolis10. WethersfieldChris Steele, email@example.com/Argus prep reporterBOYS:1. Rock Island2. Monmouth-Roseville3. Rockridge4. Bettendorf5. Assumption6. Kewanee7. North Scott8. Orion9. Wethersfield10. MolineGIRLS:1. Rock Island2. Annawan3. Assumption4. Riverdale5. Prophetstown6. Sherrard7. Muscatine8. Wethersfield9. Orion10. United TownshipD.J. Jarvis, firstname.lastname@example.com/Argus Scoreboard page/online resultsBOYS:1. Rock Island2. Bettendorf3. North Scott4. Monmouth-Roseville5. Rockridge6. Kewanee7. Assumption8. Pleasant Valley9. Sterling Newman10. MolineGIRLS:1. Rock Island2. Annawan3. Assumption4. Muscatine5. United Township6. Sherrard7. Riverdale8. Prophetstown9. Wethersfield10. ErieAnthony Sandoval, firstname.lastname@example.com/Argus prep reporterBOYS:1. Bettendorf2. Rock Island3. North Scott4. Monmouth-Roseville5. Assumption6. Rockridge7. Sterling Newman8. Kewanee9. Pleasant Valley10. MolineGIRLS:1. Rock Island2. Assumption3. Muscatine4. United Township5. Annawan6. Sherrard7. Riverdale8. Prophetstown9. Orion10. WethersfieldBrett Nowack, firstname.lastname@example.com 8 Sports ReporterDid not voteScott Weas, email@example.com 8 Score photographerDid not voteJenny Hipskind, firstname.lastname@example.com 8 Score photographerBOYS:1. Bettendorf2. Rock Island3. Danville4. Assumption5. Kewanee6. Galva7. Rockridge8. Northeast Goose Lake9. Sterling Newman10. Monmouth-RosevilleGIRLS:1. Assumption2. Rock Island3. Annawan4. Muscatine5. Mediapolis6. Sherrard7. Riverdale8. Prophetstown9. Burlington Notre Dame10. WethersfieldAnthony Panicucci, email@example.com 8 Score PhotographerDid not vote===============CONVINCE USInstead of decrying who's in the poll, tell us who should be in our rankings. Negative comments about teams and players won't be tolerated, and will be deleted.QC Prep Basketball Power Poll glance -– These local media rankings are determined on a descending points system, with a first-place vote receiving 10 points, a second-place vote receiving 9 points, and so on. Presented by The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus, WQAD-TV 8, MC22, WFXN-AM 1230's Quad Cities Radio Group, Aledo's WRMJ-FM 102.3, Kewanee-based Regional Media and the Clinton Herald. Today marks the final girls' ballot of the season.BOYS:Rank. Team (1st) (Rec.) Pts. LWK1. Bettendorf (13.5) (20-0) 155.5 12. Rock Island (2.5) (19-4) 144.5 23. North Scott (19-2) 102 54. Monmouth-Roseville (21-4) 96 65. Assumption (15-5) 94 46. Rockridge (20-4) 75 37. Kewanee (22-4) 61 78. Sterling Newman (22-4) 46 109. Danville (21-0) 30 910 (tie). Pleasant Valley (13-6) 22 1110 (tie). Moline (17-10) 22 12-- Also receiving votes: Galva (21-4) 15; Orion (17-11) 6; Northeast Goose Lake (17-6) 6; Wethersfield (22-6) 4; Preston (17-3) 1.-- Dropped out: Galesburg (15-13), Riverdale (14-3).=====GIRLS:Rank. Team (1st) (Rec.) Pts. LWK1. Assumption (6) (21-2) 145 22. Rock Island (5) (25-4) 132 13. Annawan (5) (27-2) 131 34. Sherrard (27-3) 100 65. Muscatine (18-3) 99 56. Riverdale (25-3) 68 47. United Township (19-12) 66 88. Prophetstown (27-4) 59 79. Mediapolis (21-2) 33 1010. Wethersfield (23-8) 19 9-- Also receiving votes: Burlington Notre Dame (19-3) 6; Galesburg (18-13) 6; Orion (19-10) 6; Alleman (16-14) 5; Pleasant Valley (12-9) 3; Erie (20-10) 1; Sterling (19-12) 1.-- Dropped out: Stark County (20-9).-- Note: Records through Wednesday night; Last year denotes final poll position.


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The multidisciplinary team at the Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome at CHOP can provide a comprehensive evaluation of your child's spine and chest wall deformity. The Center serves patients all over the United States, as well as international patients.
We do our best to adapt the scheduling of our evaluation and treatment based on the distance our patients travel.
This page will help you understand what to expect in terms of timing, as well as provide links to more detailed information about your child's visit, frequently asked questions about VEPTR, and follow-up care.
During your child's first appointment with our Center orthopedic staff, including Robert M. Campbell Jr., MD, John M. Flynn, MD, or Wudbhav N. Sankar, MD, we will complete:
Review the your child's visit section of our website for a checklist of what to bring to your child's first appointment along with tips to help prepare your child for a hospital visit.
If your child is a candidate for further extensive evaluation and you are interested in proceeding with this, we will schedule additional testing and consultations with the multidisciplinary team at CHOP.
These tests and consultations are generally scheduled within 4-6 weeks of your child's initial appointment and will span 2-3 full days.
We tailor evaluations to meet your child's individual needs; therefore, some children may require more consultations than others.
During these intensive days of testing, we will perform:
Once all of the consults, testing and imaging are completed, the multidisciplinary team at CHOP meets to discuss the best treatment for your child. Each specialist involved in your child's care will weigh in with their opinions. Together, the team will debate the pros and cons of VEPTR expansion thoracoplasty, growing rods and any other treatment options to help your child.
Once a consensus is reached, the team will meet with your family to discuss the recommendations. If surgery is recommended and accepted by parents, we will move forward.
Before surgery, your child will have a number of preoperative visits and testing, including:
For details about VEPTR, how the device works and typical results, see VEPTR FAQs.
After surgery, your child will likely have a 7-10 day inpatient hospital stay; 3-5 days of which will be in the pediatric intensive care unit. Every child's recovery after surgery varies. If you have questions, please talk to your child's healthcare team.
After your child is discharged from the Hospital, he or she will need to return a week later so clinicians can inspect the wound and ensure it is healing properly.
In most cases, additional follow-up will then occur every 4-6 months until your child reaches skeletal maturity (between 10 and 16 years old).
Because your child is growing rapidly during these years, surgery will need to be done to expand the VEPTR device so your child's lungs can keep pace. These additional surgeries generally require one overnight stay in the Hospital and recovery time is far quicker than the initial implantation surgery.
For details about continuing care and long-term outcomes for children with thoracic insufficiency syndrome, see follow-up care.
When patients are traveling from further distances, the Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome works with its partners at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to coordinate care into fewer visits to the Hospital.
Patients more than two hours away from CHOP typically follow this timeline for thoracic insufficiency syndrome evaluation, testing, surgery and follow-up:
Patients traveling from across the country typically follow this schedule:
Patients traveling internationally will coordinate care at the Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome through our partners in International Patient Services (IPS). IPS helps patients and their families manage all of the details of their trip including travel, visas, insurance, places to stay and arranging interpreters to work with your family and the clinicians treating your child.
Our Center will work with IPS to get as much information about your child's condition — records, X-rays and other imaging — before you arrive in the United States.
Plan for a 6-week stay in Philadelphia for your first visit. This will allow us time for your initial visit, as well as imaging and consults needed to determine if VEPTR surgery is the best course of treatment for your child. If clinicians and parents agree to proceed, the child will undergo preoperative testing, inpatient surgery and recovery at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Like other patients, our international visitors will need to return for expansion surgery as the child grows. We will work with you and IPS to ensure all of your child's health needs are met in a coordinated fashion during follow-up visits.
For more information or to schedule an appointment with the Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome, call 215-590-3722 or contact us online.
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I was asked on the CHNI board about patristic support for this analogical notion, and ran across a great and helpful compilation of quotes from the Church fathers, from my friend Steve Ray. His post on the topic includes also a general article and a six-minute audio clip. See also related materials:
Ark of the New Covenant (Patrick Madrid: This Rock, Dec. 1991)
The Blessed Virgin Mary (Scripture Catholic: see Section II)
Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant (Steve Ray: This Rock, October 2005)
Mary: The Ark of the New Covenant (Sonja Corbitt; Catholic Online)


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DETROIT (WKZO) -- The basketball team at Detroit Consortium Preparatory High School held practice Monday while still grappling with the sudden death of their coach, Al Anderson. The 40-year-old Anderson, who had a heart condition, collapsed and died just a few hours after the team's win Saturday evening. A vigil is scheduled Thursday to honor Anderson's memory.
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The price of a frozen turkey at the neighborhood grocery store doesn't add up for 15-year-old Evan Lim of Littleton.
It costs Lim, a 4-H participant, about $70 for each of the turkeys he's raised from chicks and then processed — a giant jump from the supermarket price.
"It makes you wonder what they're feeding them," Lim said. "It's really important for my family to know where our food comes from."
The Littleton City Council could soon vote on whether to eliminate eminent domain and condemnation as possible tools in the city's soon-to-be finished urban development plan.
The council, on a 6-0 vote, asked city staff to create a statement saying the city would not use eminent domain and condemnation as part of Littleton Invests For Tomorrow, the city's urban renewal authority. The request included a statement that property owners who seek condemnation could still do so.
Things are anything but mellow on Jeffco's marijuana task force.
Ronn Nixon, a paralegal and cannabis advocate, said former CBI head and fellow task force member Bob Cantwell threatened him physically after a tense meeting on July 21.
Nixon said Cantwell felt that he'd been rude to the chair of the 14-member group, Lakewood City Councilwoman Ramey Johnson.
Staunton State Park is known for its beautiful views, rock climbing and scenic hikes, but park organizers are offering free programs in August for visitors to explore lesser-known parts of Colorado's newest state park.
"There's so much more in the park than people realize," said Annie Thran, seasonal park ranger. "We have amazing rocks, waterfalls, fishing ponds; it's just an amazing park."
Jeffco Sheriff Ted Mink reported that phone scams and identity theft are on the rise, in his second-quarter report to the county commissioners on Aug. 5.
"With a nationwide increase in frauds, (the Jeffco Sheriff's Office) is streamlining its approach with the use of a fraud reporting hotline," Mink said in his report.
Over-the-phone scams in particular have been on the rise, Mink said.
"We have been inundated with calls and reports," Mink said. "That's why we created the fraud hotline."
Head coach: Devin Van Treeck
Assistant coach: Matthew Raml
Classification: 5A Jeffco League
Players to watch: Brian Ross, Sr., singles; Patrick Ross, Soph., singles; Sam Meyer, Jr., doubles; John Simpson, Jr., singles/doubles; Chase Adams, Soph., singles/doubles; Austin Stutz, Jr., doubles
Season opener: Aug. 26, Denver East, 3:30 p.m.
Head coach: Brooks Roybal
Assistant coaches: Melissa Ryba, Jerry Nave, Jenny Branch, Anna Carpinello, Bryan Rodriguez
Classification: 5A Jeffco League
2013 record: 12-10, 3-5 5A Jeffco
Players to watch: Carly Perry, Sr., SS; Madison Reuter, Sr., P; Shelby Copley, Sr., 1B
Season opener: Aug. 21, vs. Douglas County, 4 p.m.
DENVER — Jonathan Roberts likes playing at Wellshire Golf Club, and it showed Aug. 7 in the six-team 3A Mile High League tournament opener. The Front Range Christian junior carded a career-best 15-over-par 86 in the weather-delayed 2014 season debut.
He shot a 45 on a grueling front nine before settling in for a 41 over the final nine holes to place eighth in a field of 24 golfers.
"I was hoping to shoot right around what I got, so I'm pretty satisfied," Roberts said.
A 31-year-old Aurora man died after his car plunged into Johnston Reservoir at Clement Park early Monday.
David Helding died from drowning according to the Jeffco Coroner's Office. He was pronounced dead after being transported to Littleton Hospital.
A teacher at Euclid Middle School in Littleton was arrested Friday on suspicion of sexual assault on a child.
Joel H. Fischer, 45, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old female student in 2009. Fischer teaches physical education at Euclid.
Fischer was booked into the Arapahoe County jail on a $200,000 bond.
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A small rally at Moore Square in downtown Raleigh Wednesday pushed Congress to raise the minimum wage.
Organization for Action says it is a non-profit, non-partisan group, but it lists President Barack Obama's website for more information.
Organizers held signs at Moore Square Wednesday to raise awareness for the minimum wage issue. The federal requirement is a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. There were only half a dozen people at the rally.
Obama has asked Congress to raise the minimum wage and took action requiring federal contractors to pay employees at least $10.10 an hour.
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