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We are excited that the San Francisco film festival has planned several days of films in Palo Alto, at Cinearts, which is at the back of the Palo Alto Square office complex at 3000 El Camino Real (at Page Mill Rd.)
We think our Singles Group (ages 40-70) will enjoy the Monday July 30 early evening offering, which is the Israeli TV sitcom series "Arab Labor Season 3" at 6:35 PM. The feature runs for 80 minutes and is in Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles.
Afterward we will drive around the corner to the Olive Garden Restaurant, at 2515 El Camino Real, just North of Page Mill (a right turn) on El Camino on the right, where we will have arranged a separate area to discuss the showing with Rabbi Aron as a group, and have (no host) dessert.
This is a very funny sitcom series known for taking equal opportunity jabs at Israeli and Arab stereotypes. If you saw any episodes of this series at prior festivals this will not be a repeat, as these are brand new episodes from the third season. However, you do not have to have seen any of the previous seasons, to appreciate this series. The writer, Sayed Kashua, an Israeli Arab, whose writing is very significant in Israel, received the Freedom of Expression Award in 2010 from the SFJFF festival. It should be a great evening.
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Good morning. Today, I am announcing a comprehensive, new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. This marks the conclusion of a careful policy review that I ordered as soon as I took office. My Administration has heard from our military commanders and diplomats. We have consulted with the Afghan and Pakistani governments; with our partners and NATO allies; and with other donors and international organizations. And we have also worked closely with members of Congress here at home. Now, I'd like to speak clearly and candidly to the American people.
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The San Francisco 49ers have found their new kicker to replace David Akers, signing Browns veteran free agent Phil Dawson to a one-year contract.||||||| The Pro Bowl kicker announced earlier Tuesday via Twitter that he had joined the NFC champion Niners, who parted ways with the six-time Pro Bowler Akers on March 6 following a season in which he made only 29 of 42 attempts a year after he kicked an NFL single-season record 44 field goals.
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Born on May 26, 1940, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Christian Walton and Catherine (Williams) Walton, of Baltimore. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Martin Chauncey Jr., of Echols County, Ga.; two sisters, Constance Malchazski, of Baltimore and Louise Myers, of Baltimore and one brother Edward Walton, of Baltimore.
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SHORT GAP, W.Va. — Bertha Mae Porter, 80, of Short Gap, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013, at her daughter's home.
Born on June 11, 1932, in Wiley Ford, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Delphia (Landis) Wagoner. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Archie Porter, on March 6, 2006; two daughters, Reba Lee and Sharon Elizabeth and her brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Porter was a homemaker and a former member of the Barrelville Outdoor Club Ladies Auxiliary. She was an avid Pittsburgh Pirates baseball fan and loved flowers, especially jonquils.
She is survived by her daughter, Bonnie M. Dowden and husband John; a granddaughter, Penny M. Chaney and husband Scott; two great-grandchildren, Allison B. Chaney and Erica M. Chaney, all of Short Gap; a sister, Yvonne Kuykendall; numerous nieces and nephews and special friends, Lanny and Patty Hinkle, of Westminster.
As per her wishes, she will be cremated.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2013, at 3 p.m. in the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Short Gap, with the Rev. Martha Ognibene-Thompson officiating.
Inurnment will be at a later date.
The family wishes to extend a special thank you to Potomac Valley Hospice and especially to Marsha, Sandy, Sharayah, Nichole and Sheila. Also a special thank you to Allison and Erica Chaney for the care they provided for their great-grandmother. Finally thank you to all who cared and helped.


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Are you a young businessman or woman in the Eastern Montgomery County area? It can sometimes be a challenge to meet and network with those in a similar area or age group.
As one of its many services, the Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce (EMCCC) will host a Young Professionals Happy Hour on Thursday, Feb. 7. Both members and non-members may preregister for the event.
For those that are already members, there is no cost to attend. Non-members must pay $10. During the happy hour event at MaGerks Pub and Grill in Fort Washington, there will be free appetizers, drink specials and door prizes.
The chamber also encourages networking at its many scheduled events. Many members say the meet-ups assist them greatly in making good working connections.
"In my experience, Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce is one of the best chambers to be a part of in the Philadelphia area," said Lisa Peskin, a member of the EMCCC and employee of the Business Development University. "The events are top-notch and always have a wonderful turnout."
The University, located in Ambler, should know. The school is a "sales training and coaching firm that offers a comprehensive approach to business development through creating customized solutions for business owners, entrepreneurs, sales managers, sales teams and personal producers," said its website.
Kent Keith of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Blue Bell agreed.
"Being new to the community and knowing literally NO ONE, I needed a way to meet people in the area and introduce myself to the business community," said Keith. "The Chamber was a great vehicle for that. Over the past few years, some of my best clients are a direct result of connections I've made through the Chamber, and membership continues to be a profitable and enjoyable experience."
Whether you seek to join the chamber or just come out for one night of networking, guests can register for the limited-space event by calling Meredith Mohr at 215-887-5122 or e-mail email@example.com.
There are 34 spaces available for the event, scheduled from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at MaGerks. MaGerks Pub and Grill is located at 528 S. Bethlehem Pike, Fort Washington. Those attending the Young Professionals Happy Hour must between the ages of 21 and 40.
For more on the networking night, visit the EMCCC website.


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Although this blog claims to be about academia, I'll be the first to recognize that I spend very little time writing about that subject. It's far easier to talk about biking or parenting or intercultural relationships and, despite expecting the inverse, I actually find work and career talk to feel much more personal and polemic. I'm also painfully aware of how social media profiles (and blogs) are public, visible, and permanent and that whatever I reveal here could be forever dug up by anyone for any reason. This kernel of information only shakes me when composing thoughts on work-related matters. Ironically, I think I had an easier time writing about my miscarriage than I have formulating my thoughts on where my career is going.
But I decided to write a few words about it because I want to force myself to talk openly about the academic job market. Too much of academia is shrouded in secrecy. Too many decisions are made behind closed doors and too many topics are taboo.
So this is where I am right now, in brief: I defended and walked last May. I officially graduated in August 2012 as I used the summer to make post-defense revisions. During this time, my husband also graduated and began a post-doc (much more common in his field of Microbiology than in mine of German and Comparative Literature). His post-doc was going to keep us in our current location for another year and then we were both going to co-ordinate a job search that would hopefully find us employed in the same city. I turned to my department here at the local university where I had taught full-time as a lecturer before receiving a dissertation fellowship that funded my last year of writing. As they had just hired a new faculty member, they had no courses for me to pick up last fall. A last-minute course became available this spring and I took it. Misplaced optimism led me to believe that there would be more courses for me in the following semesters now that I was back. But sadly, their teaching needs are fully met by existing faculty and there is little room for me.
As for the course that I'm teaching this semester: it's a great course and I have a great group of students. It's actually made everything unfolding the way it has even harder because I'm constantly wondering whether this is the last course I'll ever teach. Maybe it's good to leave on a high note but more often than not it just feels like salt in the wound. I love what I do and I'm good at it. I don't want to walk away.
Meanwhile, this past winter, a really great job became available at my husband's workplace. He applied for it and got it. It's a job he's thrilled to have and it comes with the added bonus of keeping us in a location that we've grown to love. We love our friends and our community here and even though I never in my wildest dreams expected to call Iowa home, I'm happy to do so. To sweeten the deal, we recently found our dream home in the part of town I'd been wanting to live all along and we made an offer on it. (Actually, we more than made an offer: we fought tooth and nail to outbid another interested buyer the day that the house was listed!).
Many things have fallen into place for us: my husband's career, our home, our community, our daughter's future in a great town with great schools, etc. The only thing still missing is a job for me. An academic job, please. Because I spent nine long hard years in graduate school working to get my M.A. and then my PhD. Because I love what I do and because I'm good at it and because I don't want to have to walk away (have I mentioned that already?).
A more senior colleague recently told me that the last year during which as many Humanities PhDs graduated as there were jobs on the market was in 1983. I'm about 30 years too late to the game. I should have gotten this PhD when I was one. Even if I weren't geographically immobile right now, the odds of finding something of the tenure-track variety are slim. Almost every single job listed in my field over the course of the past year has been for one to two year lecturer or visiting assistent professor positions. Jobs that demand long hours, offer little compensation, and have many excellent and qualified recent graduates fighting over them. So I'm feeling pretty depressed about the academic job market in general and not just as it pertains to my situation. (Just take a look at The Chronicle if you need any further convincing).
Things could change of course. And they probably will as change is the only constant. Meanwhile I've been spending each day refreshing the university's job board listings and looking for anything relevant to my training and work experience within and without academia in the vicinity of our town. I actually did find and apply for a dream job in administration here at our local university but I have no idea how likely it is that I'll even get asked to interview for it. Meanwhile, I think I have to implement a new rule: only half hour of job searching allowed per day. Any more than that and dispair and disillusion set in. And I lose sight of everything good in my life as the demons of failed PhDs circle around my head whispering their poisonous vitirol at me.
Reality is: a perfect job is hard to find. Hell, a good job can be hard to find. Let alone a job in academia when you're restricted to a given geographical location. But we've made decisions along the way with the good of our family in mind and I stand by all of those. So now I will just try to keep morale up as I look for that last puzzle piece to fall into place.
I'd love to hear from those of you who've navigated similar situations: How did you keep your spirits up when dealing with unemployment? How have you managed two partners' career trajectories, especially if one or both of you is in academia?


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... just when I feared we were at the bottom of the list, a quick review showed there are still a few species of interest that should yield great bird pictures. Would you like to get shots like the one featured here? Birding and nature photography remain a top past time in Southwest Florida so let's continue wit the Tri Colored Heron:
1- One of our more common heron species the tri colored heron is also known as the Louisiana heron. On land or in flight this beauty is easily identified by its slender, elegant build.
2- They're our only heron to display both dark colors above and white below. Closer inspection will reveal a lilac colored eye, a soft white crest and a mix of blues, purples and whites paired up with some rusty colored plumage on the neck.
3- Tri coloreds are a bird photographer's favorite with their good looks, abundance and intense, athletic feeding behavior.
Tip: if you locate one feeding along the surf move in the direction the bird is headed, establish a nice low angle and let the bird walk right into your frame for a nice portrait or image of feeding behavior.
Bird identification, best locations,techniques like the one noted above and more are covered in all of my workshops. Have a question or interest?- Leave a comment or email below...Gordon.
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Bates College is a highly selective liberal arts college, and only about one in four applicants will receive an acceptance letter. To get in, students will need impressive high school grades. SAT and ACT scores are far less important, for Bates has test-optional admissions. In the graph above, the blue and green dots represent accepted students. Most successful applicants had high school averages of "A-" or higher. You'll see a wider spread for standardized test scores, but even on that front nearly all applicants had above average scores.
Note that there are quite a few red dots (rejected students) and yellow dots (waitlisted students) mixed in with the green and blue throughout the graph. Many students with grades that were on target for Bates did not get in. On the flip side, you'll notice a few students with grades down in the "B+" range, a bit lower than the typical accepted student. This is because the Bates College admissions process is based on much more than numbers. The college uses the Common Application and has a holistic admissions process. The admissions officers at Bates will want to see that you have taken rigorous high school courses, not courses that get you an easy "A." Also, they will be looking for a winning essay, interesting extracurricular activities, an engaging short answer, and strong letters of recommendation. Another important part of the Bates application is the supplemental essay, a piece of writing you can use to demonstrate your interest. Performing and visual arts students can also strengthen their applications with the Common Application Arts Supplement.
To learn more about Bates College, high school GPAs, SAT scores and ACT scores, these articles can help:
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Petrochemical Efficiency
Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) is one of the world's largest petrochemical companies. Its affiliate, the Saudi European Petrochemical Company (known as Ibn Zahr), was opening a third polypropylene factory that required integration with two prior factories. The new development is a landmark for the region's biggest petro-chemical maker with added capacity. See photo.
Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) is one of the world's largest petrochemical companies. Its affiliate, the Saudi European Petrochemical Company (known as Ibn Zahr), was opening a third polypropylene factory that required integration with two prior factories. The new development is a landmark for the region's biggest petro-chemical maker, adding capacity of 500,000 tpa, bringing total production for Ibn Zahr to around 1.14 million tpa of polypropylene.
The main challenge was the demanding timeline for the site to go live. Honeywell and integration partner Samsung Engineering worked together to keep the schedule consistent and deliver the project on time and on budget.
Honeywell Process Systems had provided technology for previous facilities. The third, in the industrial city of Al-Jubail in the Arabian Gulf, is installing Honeywell's Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) to drive efficient operations and link the facility to two existing plants.
Information flow, safety
"Honeywell understood our business, objectives, and varied needs, said WJ Lee, instrument and control engineer, Samsung Engineering. "Honeywell technology improves our operations by making us more efficient, and enables us to better serve our customers."
Honeywell's Experion system improved the flow of information at the facility and has enabled operators to make better decisions with real-time access to information. Streamlined and easily accessible data makes it easier to manage, especially when it is from different areas of the facility.
TH Jung, project manager, Samsung Engineering, said, "in less than a week, the new venture's production reached the designed capacity, meeting the utmost production levels with the highest safety standards. The result to date has been 7.5-million-hours without a single work injury. Consistent management of the system and the supportive attitude by Honeywell towards other partners involved in the facility really drove the success of this demanding project."
Integration, less engineering
Since implementing Honeywell's Experion PKS, Ibn Zahr has seen the following benefits:
Project delivered 1.5 months ahead of schedule, bringing the facility live and boosting the company's productivity sooner;
Greatly improved the flow of information at Ibn Zahr, enabling operators to make better decisions;
Provided real-time access to information among the three Ibn Zahr facilities;
Dramatically reduced engineering and maintenance costs by tying plants together on the common Experion platform;
Streamlined ability to handle various data;
Improved plant throughput during periods of high polymer demand and amid plant constraints;
Reduction in grade transition times and process upsets; and
Increased operational stability.
With a wider operations view, the software enables smarter decisions that improve production. The company now proactively manages assets in real time to minimize downtime and improve asset performance, and improves uptime and safety by capturing and translating data into consistent and actionable knowledge.
From the 2009 edition of the Automation Integrator Guide, a supplement to Control Engineering magazine. www.controleng.com This annual print guide to nearly 1,800 automation system integrators is searchable online at www.controleng.com/integrators .
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Media Musings by Andrew Mackay
When Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Meryl Streep are doing it, you know it's time to sit up and take notice. What's more, U.S. President Obama, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt were caught indulging at Nelson Mandela's recent memorial service.
So, what new phenomenon are we witnessing? A major initiative masterminded by an exclusive club whose members include some of the most influential and high profile women in the world? The creation of a new US-European political axis?
It's none of the above, actually. Welcome, instead, to the new "art form" that is the selfie, so popular that it recently entered the Oxford Dictionaries, the arbiter of all matters concerning the English language, as the word of 2013.
The so-called art of self-photography ("self-portrait" would be too grand a term for the spur-of-the-moment self-snap that is the selfie) is the logical outcome of astounding advances in smart phone technology and the power of social media, where hundreds and thousands of these images are posted every day. Social media have given rise to yet another medium, made possible by new technology and the ego-gratifying social impulses it enables.
You won't find modesty and restraint in the selfie lexicon, but plenty of self-regard and an unquenchable appetite for the oxygen of instant popularity.
Commerce Jumps Into the Picture: The Promotional Selfie
But there are selfies, and then there are promotional selfies. Where there is self-regard, you can be sure that self-promotion and product placement will soon jostle for centre stage.
While Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter are, of course, already (and willing) outlets for celebrity wannabes, they are also fertile platforms for marketing innovation. These days, if you have a new bikini, cosmetic, or men's grooming range to push, you don't have to negotiate—and finance—'advertorials' in mass-circulation tabloids, arrange expensive and time-consuming competitions, or deal with the TV product placement people. No, social media now gives you the means to do it yourself for free, for as long as you like, and when you like—with the added bonus of reaching millions of potential consumers.
You don't need a PhD in marketing to understand why brands with strong visual associations (think Nike, Starbucks, and MTV) have been quick to join the universal love-in of social media. In this utopian world, where objective critical judgement frequently goes out of the window in favour of the instant gratification of affirmation, brands, celebrities, and products have a willing and captive audience.
But where is the editorial objectivity that can give the consumer, or would-be purchaser, an informed opinion about this or that new product? Until now, the editorial endorsement of a positive review following, say, the launch of a new car or consumer product, has been vital to major brands. Is it possible that what is becoming more important is the ability to harness and influence the critical power that social media instantaneously bestows upon its followers?
See Me, See My Products
In the global village that is social media, anyone can become a journalist, reviewer, critic, or brand advocate. And the selfie is the social media promotional paradigm of the moment.
According to Simply Measured, a year after the Facebook acquisition, Instagram had 100 million monthly active users and had attracted 67 percent of the top global brands. Many are devising increasingly creative ways to engage with their followers in a double whammy that harnesses the visual power of Instagram with the popularity of Facebook.
Caroline Christy, a senior account executive at Chicago-based Zocalo Group, a word-of-mouth, social and digital marketing agency, says the increase in the popularity of selfies has been mirrored by a trend towards visual content from brands, which is reshaping digital marketing.
The Group's clients are counselled to include an image along with every post shared on Facebook. Images on Twitter are quickly becoming commonplace and even best practice as well, Ms. Christy claims. "We're definitely in the visual era, as consumers have less and less time to digest branded news. Pictures become the way to express ideas and are truly worth a thousand words," she says (personal communication).
But What's the ROI?
It will be interesting to see if the use of selfies in brand promotional material does increase ROI, in much the same way that engaging content across social channels has been shown to. We plan to return to this topic, and to how media measurement providers are addressing the challenge, in a future Comment.
In the meantime, the mainly innocuous selfie has spawned a new, and increasingly viable, promotional platform for many of the world's leading brands to engage with their consumers at a level, and to a depth of intensity, they could once only dream about.
(Thanks to The Cape Times and Lowe Cape Town for the faux celebrity selfies.)
Andrew Mackay is a UK-based B2B communications consultant and copywriter. The views expressed in this article are his own.
The Measurement Standard is a publication of Salience Insight. Salience Insight is the media measurement division of News Group International – a global provider of business intelligence and media resource services. Salience is a fresh, new global brand which incorporates the former UK-based Report International and US-based KDPaine & Partners, acquired in 2012.


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Be proactive in preventing performance bottlenecks by including a mandatory profiling step in the latter part of development, specifically during the software lifecycle. Profiling your applications and Web services will uncover whether your code is efficient.
A profiling tool analyzes and provides reporting on a number of the attributes in your code during its run time. Among other things, it can tell you which sections of code are taking the longest, how effectively you are using processor resources, and how your code is using memory, including reporting that illustrates where you may have a memory leak in your code.
If you use any of the major IDEs, such as Visual Studio or WebSphere Studio, profiling tools are included. If your development tools do not currently include profiling facilities, there are a number of third-party offerings, including Compuware's DevPartner, YourKit, InfraRED, and J-Sprint.
During development, you'll likely want to execute profiling locally to gain a general understanding of how your code is performing. Although profiling tools may differ slightly in their approach, profiling locally entails starting an agent or collection process on your machine. Then, exercise the application as your users would, stop the agent or collection process, and analyze the results.
If your code will be distributed across multiple platforms, consider profiling in a distributed fashion during the staging process.
To accomplish this, you'll need to start agents or collection processes on each of the machines where your code will run. After exercising the code, most profiling tools will combine data from all of the agents or collection processes identified in the profiling session. Analyzing the data from all the distributed agents or collection processes will yield an end-to-end illustration of your code's efficiency. Use that map as a basis for your tweaking, and better performance will result.


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The British Virgin Islands are home to resorts than can do it all with style. "These properties are able to offer a wide range of activities without guests ever having to leave," says Weiman-Nelson.
Necker Island, the British Virgin Islands home of Sir Richard Branson, is an Asian-inspired hideaway that can accommodate destination weddings of up to 28 guests in five Bali-style houses. "It's the jewel for small destination weddings: There's total privacy," says Weiman-Nelson. "Couples like the island because you can use different parts for different things."
The Great House, for example, has a huge Great Room with a sky-lit peaked roof and open sides that's ideal for a welcoming reception, while the island's private Main Beach or Turtle Beach are favorite spots for wedding ceremonies. The home's private staff "is here just for you," says Weiman-Nelson. "They will cook a private gourmet meal for two, or for a group of 20 on the beach. They cater to your every need."
For a larger wedding in a similar setting, nearby Biras Creek resort on Virgin Gorda has 33 suites on a 140-acre estate navigated mainly by bicycle and filled with flowering gardens and rugged hiking trails. "It's spread out enough that you can offer different events in unique settings," says Weiman-Nelson.
Guests as this Relais & Chateaux resort can hold a seaside wedding on Berchers Bay or in the dramatic Arawak Room with its 360-degree ocean views. A beachside pavilion, the resort's arrival dock (in a narrow, mangrove-edged cove) and the funky Fat Virgin Cafe are options for more casual receptions. Since all Biras Creek guests can sign up for boating lessons, scuba and snorkel expeditions, and guided nature walks, arranging group activities is simple, and parties of up to 100 can set sail on the resort's private yacht.
This article was adapted from a story that originally appeared in Grace Ormonde Wedding Style Magazine


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Responding to the rising need for pharmacists nationally, and particularly in the South, Georgia Campus - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine now offers a four-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree. Supported by a 110-year tradition of training osteopathic physicians and other health practitioners, PCOM is uniquely positioned to introduce the PharmD to its range of offerings.
PCOM School of Pharmacy faculty is comprised of expert and accomplished educators, practitioners and pharmaceutical scientists who employ exciting teaching methods within the most modern and advanced facilities in pharmaceutical education. The curriculum emphasizes patient-centered care and preventive practices, entrusting graduates to create thoughtful, proactive, customer-focused environments.
The role of the pharmacist continues to evolve with opportunities in community/retail practice including drug, department stores or mass merchandisers; clinics or compounding labs; mail order or pharmaceutical wholesalers; healthcare and government agencies; as well as pharmaceutical research and development. PCOM School of Pharmacy will prepare graduates for entry-level careers with the right combination of skills, knowledge and attitudes to develop and grow in the ever-changing field.
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"The Dark Knight" returns to theaters in run-up to Oscars
The studio behind Batman movie "The Dark Knight" has set Jan. 23 as the date for the movie's re-release in IMAX and conventional theaters.
Studios often re-release movies in the lead-up to the Oscars, and "The Dark Knight" has been talked about for a number of trophies.
The biggest buzz surrounds the late Heath Ledger, who played Batman's Machiavellian arch enemy The Joker and died last year of an overdose of prescription drugs. His performance already won him a posthumous Golden Globe award for best supporting actor, and Ledger could get an Oscar nomination as well.
Industry watchers expect the re-release of "The Dark Knight" to push the film past the $1 billion mark in worldwide box office sales. The film is already the second-highest grossing movie behind the 1997 film "Titanic."
"The Dark Knight" will play in 255 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, including 142 IMAX theaters, said studio Warner Bros. The movie will play in about 32 IMAX locations internationally, the studio said.
Segments of the film were shot in IMAX, a giant screen format that Hollywood has increasingly turned to in recent years. "The Dark Knight" last year made more than $48 million in U.S. and Canada box office sales from IMAX showings.
(Writing and reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis)
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Minutes for the Springfield Planning and Zoning Commission
July 8, 2010
The regular meeting and public hearing of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held on the above date and time in City Council Chambers, third floor of City Hall with the following members and personnel in attendance: Jack Wheeler, Chair; King Coltrin; Gloria Roling; Thomas Baird, IV;Jay McClelland, Matthew Edwards; Jim Hansen; Mike MacPherson, Principal Planner, Planning and Development, Ralph Rognstad, Director of Planning and Development; Daniel Neal, Senior Planner, Planning and Development; Nancy Yendes, Assistant City Attorney; Errin Kemper, Public Works; Eric Clausen, Public Works; ABSENT: Shelby Lawhon, Phil Young.
Approval of Minutes:
The minutes of June 24, 2010, were approved unanimously.
Mr. MacPherson said that Daniel Neal and John Sellars would be making a presentation regarding the agenda item dealing with proposed changes to the zoning ordinance.
(These consent cases will be approved by Commission unless a Commissioner or someone else wishes to speak to them. If so, those cases will be moved to the appropriate place on the agenda and they may be spoken to, and voted on, at that time.) (None.)
ZONING:1. Z-13-2010/COD#35 Advocates for a Healthy Community
(700 block East Bob Barker south side)
To introduce this case, Mr. MacPherson read the following excerpt from the case's explanation sheet:
This is a request to rezone approximately .84 acres from HM-Heavy Manufacturing, District to a CC, Center City Zoning District, to allow for the construction of a medical clinic, and/or additional parking for the existing clinic facilities. The Conditional Overlay District allows the traffic engineer, at his discretion, to require a traffic impact study to determine any public improvements required when any proposed development exceeds 100 trips per peak hour and/or 1,000 trips daily. The proposed 30,000 square foot medical/dental clinic would be allowable with no TIS requirements. Access is provided to the site from East Tampa Street via a 32' cross access easement.
Mr. MacPherson said that staff was recommending approval based on the following findings, which he read:
- The proposed zoning and land use is complimentary to the existing medical campus and allows the Clinic to expand services and/or provide additional parking in a consolidated location.
- Access is provided to the site from East Tampa Street via a 32' access easement.
- The conditional overlay district provides a methodology to measure the traffic impacts and public infrastructure requirements for other uses that might develop on the site. A medical/dental clinic would be allowable with no TIS requirements.
He said the Conditional Overlay part of the case dealt with the fact that the City was stipulating that the City Traffic Engineer was authorized to require that a traffic impact study be submitted by any developer whose development was expected to generate a high level of vehicle trips.
Mr. Hansen asked about the access easement mentioned by Mr. MacPherson. Mr. MacPherson said that the easement would follow the alignment of "Jones Alley." Mr. Hansen asked why Benton Ave. could not be used instead. Mr. Macpherson said that the condition of that roadway was "inadequate." He said the easement would include Jones Alley and land abutting it to the west.
Mr. Wheeler opened the public hearing.
Derrick Lee, 2101 W. Chesterfield Blvd., said he was representing the owner, and that if a medical clinic does "go in here" the resulting roadway/driveway would be "comparable to Tampa." He said he would answer questions.
Mr. Hansen asked if Jones Alley would be widened all the way down to Phelps Street. Mr. Lee said no, and he added that, south of the subject site, Jones would continue to exist in its present form.
Mr. Wheeler closed the public hearing. He said he was in favor of the proposal.
Edwards made a motion to approve case Z-13-2010/COD#35. McClelland seconded the motion. Motion carried as follows: AYES: Wheeler, Roling, Baird, Hansen, McClelland, Edwards, Coltrin; NAYS: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: Lawhon, Young.
2. Z-15-2010 Debco Properties, LLC
(1700 block S. Luster, east side)
Mr. MacPherson said that this case was a request to rezone a tract zoned R-MD (Medium-Density Multifamily Residential) to O-1, Office. He then read the following excerpt from the City's staff report:
- The requested O-1 zoning is consistent with the existing office zoning and development to the south and is compatible with the existing multi-family residential development to the north and west and the office and commercial development to the east.
- The subject property is situated along Luster Avenue, a local roadway, with access to Sunshine, a primary arterial roadway. The location of the subject property is appropriate for low intensity office development. Approval of this request will provide more opportunity for infill development of this property where public infrastructure already exists.
Mr. MacPherson said the proposal did not involve subdividing the subject property and therefore the City was not asking that sidewalks be provided or funded. He said there was a row of trees alongside the road at the site, and their presence might complicate a sidewalk construction project.
He read the following findings from the staff report:
- The proposed O-1, Office Zoning is consistent with the existing office development to the south and compatible with the existing multi-family and mixed-use development to the north, east and west.
- Approval of this request will provide for infill development of this property.
- The location of the subject property is appropriate for low intensity office uses.
Mr. Wheeler opened the public hearing.
Diana Dohmen, P.O. Box 1395, Springfield, said she was willing to answer questions.
Mr. Hansen asked if her client was planning to build a sidewalk. She said that there was no plan to develop the property in the immediate future, and issues such as sidewalks and storm-water would be better addressed at the time of development.
Mr. Baird asked about the process for deciding if a sidewalk would be required. Mr. Macpherson said that typically, a sidewalk would only be required "if a subdivision of the property occurred."
Ms. Dohmen said that if a sidewalk were required it should be built to the east of the site's trees (that is, well back from the edge of the street). She added that "there is no other sidewalk in the neighborhood."
Don Bracy, 2900 S. Fremont, said that the right-of-way along the subject site is 70 feet wide. He said that if the sidewalk were put "behind the trees" it would be aligned such that it would dead-end in a parking lot of an adjacent office complex.
Mr. Wheeler closed the public hearing.
Mr. Hansen said he thought a sidewalk along the east side of the trees would be "wonderful" and would not need to line up with a future sidewalk. He said we need to start somewhere where the provision of sidewalks is concerned. He said he is in favor of providing sidewalks.
Mr. Bracy returned to the podium and said that a sidewalk behind the trees would "come right through those two parking lots." Mr. Hansen said he thought a sidewalk behind the trees would be feasible and could be "swung back in" to "line up with any future sidewalk that might be there." Mr. Bracy asked if any of the owners of adjacent tracts would be required to "go through the other people's property?" Mr. Hansen said no, and Mr. Rognstad said "No, they wouldn't be required."
Hansen made a motion to approve zoning case Z-15-2010. Coltrin seconded the motion. Motion carried as follows: AYES: Wheeler, Roling, Baird, Hansen, McClelland, Edwards, Coltrin; NAYS: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: Lawhon, Young.
3. Talmage Trio Subdivision Talmage Trio
(1435 W. Talmage)
Mr. MacPherson said that the purpose of this case was to create a one-lot residential subdivision, 1.87 acres in size.
Mr. Hansen asked about condition number 2.a. Mr. MacPherson said that Talmage Street was substandard in terms of its right-of-way width and therefore the applicant was being asked to dedicate an additional ten feet of right-of-way. Mr. Rognstad said the word in the staff report should be sixty rather than fifty.
Mr. Wheeler opened the public hearing.
Derrick Lee, 2101 W. Chesterfield Blvd., said he was a "partial owner" of the subject tract. He said he wanted to discuss Condition number 5 of the staff report. He said his subdivision would not have any covenants and it would not have a common area. He said Condition 5 should therefore be taken out.
Ms. Yendes said that the purpose of the condition was to ensure that, in the event the owners somehow "split off so that there's a common area separate from the lot that's created, we have to have some way to place a lien on the benefited property in the subdivision." She said it would be acceptable to revise the condition to indicate it would only apply if there were common area in the subdivision.
In response to a comment from Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Lee said the condition would require him "to put language in a document that doesn't exist."
Mr. Wheeler asked Ms. Yendes if it would be better to drop the condition. She said she wanted the public record to reflect that the condition could be dropped if the applicant would agree to come back to the Commission if, in the future, he decides to establish common area so that the condition in question could be re-applied to the subdivision.
After more discussion, Mr. Lee said he was inclined to accept an amendment that would specify that Condition 5 would only apply in the event that common area was created in the subdivision.
Mr. McClelland asked how many dwelling units would be put into the subdivision. Mr. Lee said that the property was zoned single-family and "we're trying to sell it," and that means "one family just like my house."
Mr. Wheeler closed the public hearing.
Mr. Hansen said he thought that the condition should not simply be deleted.
There was some discussion between Mr. Wheeler and Ms. Yendes on how Condition 5 could be modified and whether it or something like it might in fact be needed in the future.
Edwards made a motion to amend the preliminary plat of Talmage Trio Subdivision so that its Condition 5 would be changed to read as follows: "If common area is dedicated in the future, the restrictive covenants, rules and bylaws creating the common ownership must provide that if the owners of the Property Owners Association shall fail to maintain the common area or improvements in reasonable order and condition in accordance with the approved plans, the City may, after notice and hearing, maintain the same and assess the costs against the units or lots, per the Common Open Space and Common Improvement Regulations section of the Zoning Code." McClelland seconded the motion. Motion carried as follows: AYES: Wheeler, Roling, Baird, Hansen, McClelland, Edwards, Coltrin; NAYS: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: Lawhon, Young.
Hansen made a motion to approve the preliminary plat of Talmage Trio Subdivision as amended. Edwards seconded the motion. Motion carried as follows: AYES: Wheeler, Roling, Baird, Hansen, McClelland, Edwards, Coltrin; NAYS: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: Lawhon, Young.
4. Subdivision Variance 333 Assemblies of God Financial Services
(1720 W. Battlefield)
Mr. MacPherson introduced this case by reading the following part of the City's staff report:
The applicant is requesting a variance from Section 410(6)(b) of the Subdivision Regulations, which requires sidewalks on both sides of collector and arterial streets in certain nonresidential zoning districts.
He said the Commission had approved a preliminary plat at this site at its meeting on May 13, 2010; he then read the following statements from the staff report:
- The Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA) currently maintains high-voltage transmission lines that run adjacent and parallel to the southern boundary of the subject property. Centered over the lines is a 100' wide electrical easement. Structures, including streets and sidewalks, are prohibited within this easement. However, under special circumstances, certain encroachments may be allowed as long as they do not compromise the integrity of the transmission lines or create a safety hazard.
- This easement is more restrictive than similar electrical easements within the City. For example, City Utilities may allow public streets and sidewalks within their easements, provided necessary measures are taken to protect public safety and the integrity of their poles. The applicant has already shifted the alignment of West Montclair Street approximately 31' north so that it will lie outside of the SWPA's easement. This has resulted in a significant loss of developable land. Without a variance, the applicant will be required to shift the street alignment further north, thus resulting in an even more significant loss of developable land.
- Granting this variance will not be detrimental to the public safety, convenience or welfare or be injurious to other property in the vicinity. Sidewalks will be installed along the north side of West Montclair Street. Also, the applicant will be required to pay a fee in lieu installing sidewalks, the proceeds of which will be used for sidewalk improvements that are needed elsewhere in the City.
Mr. Baird asked why the applicants were being required to pay a fee when they were also committing themselves to installing a sidewalk. Mr. MacPherson said that normally they would have been required to construct a sidewalk on the south side of the street as well as the north, but the variance was asking permission not to build the south-side sidewalk.
Mr. Wheeler opened the public hearing.
Kelly Short, no address given, said he was representing the owner. He said he would answer questions.
Mr. Hansen said that he noticed, when visiting the site, that there were sidewalks in place east of the subject site and he wondered why they had been allowed to be put in the easement but the one under discussion would not be allowed. Mr. Short said that the federal Dept. of Energy, speaking for the SWPA, had told the developers that they were "not comfortable" with putting the subject sidewalk in the easement. He said the developers had been told that despite past actions along Montclair St., the SWPA would not now allow a "parallel encroachment" into this particular easement. Mr. Baird asked how much land would be lost if the roadway were shifted further north to get the subject sidewalk out of the easement. Mr. Short said that the road would need to be shifted about 8 feet to the north, which would mean losing an amount of land that would be calculated by multiplying 8 by approximately 600.
Mr. Wheeler said he was a big fan of the payment-in-lieu method of providing sidewalks. Mr. Short said the sidewalk on the north side of Montclair would tie into a sidewalk that currently runs north-south along the east side of Kansas Expressway.
In response to a question from Mr. Baird, Mr. Short said there would not be a traffic light at the intersection of Montclair and Kansas Ave. or Montclair and Kansas Expressway.
Mr. Wheeler closed the public hearing.
Mr. Hansen said was concerned about pedestrian safety along Montclair St. but would still vote in favor of the variance.
Mr. Coltrin asked if City staff gets involved in discussions with the SWPA in matters such as this. Ms. Yendes said that yes, staff had tried to help the applicant deal with the SWPA in this case. Mr. Coltrin asked if the money from the payment-in-lieu in this case could "go outside of this part of town." Mr. Rognstad said the money would go to finance sidewalks located in the area served by whatever elementary school served the subject area.
McClelland made a motion to approve Subdivision Variance 333. Roling seconded the motion. Motion carried as follows: AYES: Wheeler, Roling, Baird, Hansen, McClelland, Edwards, Coltrin; NAYS: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: Lawhon, Young.
5. Landmarks Board Amendment Springfield Landmarks Board
Mr. Neal said the Landmarks Board would like to make some changes to the ordinance under which it has been operating since 1995. He referred the Commission to the City's staff report, in which the Staff Comments section gives a bulleted list of the proposed changes and Attachment A gives the proposed new language and deleted language. He said one of the more significant changes was that the Board would be able to review interior changes to a historic Landmark or within a historic district "if the historic nomination describes interior features." He said other major changes would establish new duties for the board and establish new membership criteria.
Mr. McClelland asked whether Item F on page 8 of Attachment A meant that the director of BDS can stop the demolition of a building. Mr. Neal said that passage would only apply if a building was proposed to be designated a Landmark or Historic District. He said the proposal was to delete some language in that paragraph because section 4-2405 of the ordinance goes over the same topic.
Mr. Hansen asked about changing the language that currently mentions "15 working days" to "15 days." Mr. Neal explained that fifteen working days amounted to about three weeks and traditionally the time that elapses between an application and a board meeting has been fifteen days, or roughly two weeks. So the language being proposed to more accurately reflect reality. Mr. Rognstad said that "the meetings are two weeks apart, but the deadline, by doing fifteen working days, is three weeks."
Mr. Wheeler opened the public hearing. John Sellars, no address given, said the Landmarks Board, of which he is the chairman, had spent nine or ten months fashioning the proposed changes to the ordinance. In response to a question from Mr. Hansen, he said the Board was proposing language that would avoid a situation in which a building that had used an interior feature as a justification for receiving special status could not in the future modify that feature with impunity because the Landmarks Board was only authorized to review changes to exterior architectural features. He said that in some cases, "the building itself is the designee, but the interior feature is the major reason that it was designated." In response to a question from Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Sellars said that wooden windows can be just as energy-efficient and long-lasting as vinyl or aluminum-clad windows.
Mr. Wheeler closed the public hearing.
Hansen made a motion to approve the agenda item titled Landmarks Board Amendment. Edwards seconded the motion. Motion carried as follows: AYES: Wheeler, Roling, Baird, Hansen, McClelland, Edwards, Coltrin; NAYS: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: Lawhon, Young.
6. Use Permit 389 Robert Ross
(661 S. New)
Mr. MacPherson said that the proposal would allow a non-residential building to contain a retail use and a residential use in a residential neighborhood. He quoted the City's staff report as follows:
- The applicant is requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit to permit the adaptive use of the existing non-residential structure to allow a semi-precious gem retailer and residential use. The purpose of the Conditional Use Permit for the adaptive use of non-residential structures is to allow for the use of structures, originally constructed for non-residential uses and currently located in residential districts, for selected non-residential, multiple unit residential and mixed non-residential and residential uses provided the proposed use would not have significant adverse impacts on the surrounding neighborhood. The regulations provide the opportunities to make productive use of non-residential structures that could otherwise be a blight on the neighborhood if left vacant and not maintained. The subject property was originally constructed as a grocery store and has fallen into disrepair over the years. Infill of the existing structure will improve the property and allow the building to have productive use.
- Staff has reviewed the applicant's request for a Conditional Use Permit and has determined that it satisfies the standards for Conditional Use Permits, outlined in Section 3-3310 of the Zoning Ordinance. The applicant's proposal involves in-fill in an existing non-residential building.
Mr. MacPherson said that staff is recommending approval of the request based on the following findings cited in the staff report:
- Approval will provide opportunities for productive use of the existing structure which will improve the appearance of the property.
- This application meets the approval standards for a Conditional Use Permit and is in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan.
Mr. Baird asked about the current zoning of the subject site. Mr. MacPherson said he thought the building "was being used, and it was not a legal use." He said the front of the building would contain a gem retailer and the rear of the building would be used as a residence. Mr. Rognstad said the site was currently zoned single family. He said dealing with such sites through the conditional use permit process was an effort to introduce flexibility into the zoning ordinance. He said each site could be reviewed on its own merits and the Commission could decide, for example, if a lack of parking would be detrimental to the neighborhood. Mr. MacPherson said that the proposal under discussion included an area for off-street parking.
Mr. Hansen asked what would happen if in the future someone wanted to open a different kind of business on this site. Mr. Rognstad said "they'd have to come back" to the Commission for approval.
Mr. Wheeler opened the public hearing.
John Ross, no address given, said he was representing the owner. Mr. Hansen asked about the plans for the residential area. Mr. Ross said that there were already two units in existence, "in the back."
Mr. Baird said he thought the proposal was a good one.
There being no other speakers, Mr. Wheeler closed the public hearing.
Mr. Baird asked if it made any difference whether approval of this case would result in there being a duplex use in a single-family zoning district. Mr. Rognstad said, "No, not with a use permit."
Mr. Edwards said he was in favor of the proposal and that, in general, this procedure of allowing adaptive re-uses was "a good step in the right direction."
Mr. Hansen said he too thought the proposal was a good one.
McClelland made a motion to approve the agenda item titled Use Permit 389. Roling seconded the motion. Motion carried as follows: AYES: Wheeler, Roling, Baird, Hansen, McClelland, Edwards, Coltrin; NAYS: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: Lawhon, Young.
7. Planned Development 334 Noble/Dearborn, LLC
(2155 W. Chesterfield Blvd.)
Mr. MacPherson paraphrased the following passage from the City's staff report on this case:
City Council initiated the following rezoning application on June 14, 2010 (G.O. 9787). The applicant is proposing to rezone 0.38 acres from a Planned Development 329 to a Planned Development 334 to allow elementary and secondary schools as a permitted use in the district. The subject properties currently have a building that occupies 2/3 of the lots. The applicant believes the new use will allow more flexibility in tenants. The new PD has also updated any information that needed modifications from the original PD 329 that was not pertinent to this location.
Mr. MacPherson directed the Commission's attention to the staff reports' page EX 1-3, Item 31, to note that the rezoning proposal was very similar to the previous PD but that it added to the list of permitted uses Item 31, which reads as follows:
Schools, elementary and secondary, and schools or development centers for elementary- and secondary-school-age children with handicaps or development disabilities.
He said the new PD also would add the Use Limitation (in Section E.4.h.) "outdoor recreational areas for daycares and schools." Also, he said Section F, Intensity of Development, deals with issues of open space and parking. He said there is plenty of parking available "to meet this proposed use." He quoted the following findings from the staff report:
- The proposed rezoning will align the Planned Development uses more similar to the GR district uses which is consistent with the uses in the area.
- The comprehensive plan recommends that this area is appropriate for high-intensity retail, office or housing uses.
He said that, in the future, if a new business proposed to locate within 200 feet of the subject site and wanted to sell alcohol, it would have to "go to the City Council to get approval."
Mr. Hansen said he wasn't sure what the Commission was being asked to approve, since the PD already allows schools. Mr. MacPherson said the uses he had highlighted during his presentation "are different."
Mr. Wheeler opened the public hearing.
Larry Lipscomb, no address given, representing the applicant, said he would answer questions.
Ms. Roling said she thought the proposal was "a great use for the building."
Mr. Wheeler asked where the areas designated for outdoor activities would be located. Mr. Lipscomb pointed to an area of the graphic displayed in the meeting room and said it was "an open field right now" and said the area would be fenced in.
Mr. Wheeler closed the public hearing.
Hansen made a motion to approve Planned Development 334. Coltrin seconded the motion. Motion carried as follows: AYES: Wheeler, Roling, Baird, Hansen, McClelland, Edwards, Coltrin; NAYS: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: Lawhon, Young.
8. The ALS Foundation City Team
Mr. MacPherson said he would like for the commissioners to join the "City Team," to support the ALS Foundation. He said there would be a walk on September 18th and a concert was tentatively scheduled for September 10, 2010.
Any Other Matters Under Commission Jurisdiction:
There being no other items of discussion, Mr. Wheeler adjourned the meeting at approximately 8:05 p.m.


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- Preheat a grill for medium heat.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic, and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in honey and lemon juice. Reserve half for basting, and brush the other half onto the chicken breasts.
- Lightly oil the grill grate, and place chicken on the grill. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes per side, turning frequently. Baste often during the last 5 minutes. Chicken is done when the meat is firm, and juices run clear.
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I made this a little differently, but my husband and I loved the taste and it was ridiculously easy! I used olive oil and salt instead of butter and I actually just cooked the chicken breasts right in the non-stick skillet with everything else. I made sure to keep basting as I was cooking. The chicken itself lacked something...probably just helps to marinate it in something beforehand, but the sauce is SO good! It tastes comparable to something you find at a Chinese buffet. I think next time I'll cut the chicken breasts into chunk-size pieces in order to get the sauce all over it. I think it would also be delicious with chopped or whole peanuts if you like them. Definitely will make again!
Do not attempt to make on an indoor grill. I tried to grill this recipe on my George Forman grill and it turned out awful! Perhaps it is because you can not control the temperature on the basic George Forman grill but it made the marinade to turn black and start smoking instantly. It was the most vile smelling and tasting chicken ever.
My husband and I thought this was OK, but felt it needed something. It had a nice subtle sweetness, but it was sorta bland. Maybe needs one or more of these ingredients: salt, pepper, season salt, hot sauce or other spices. My kids liked it though. If I make this again, I'm going to add some ingredients and maybe make kabobs instead of using the half of breast. I think using smaller pieces would really bring out the flavor of the sauce. This recipe has potential! Update July 29, 2005. OK, I tried this with kabobs, I cut boneless skinless chicken breasts into bigger than bitesize chunks, put them on skewers with red onion, red and green pepper. I bought a 3 pound package of boneless skinless chicken from Costco. I have a family of 4, I did have some leftovers, but not much! I tripled the recipe, but I used two tablespoons of lemon pepper for the whole sauce recipe and omitted the lemon juice, added salt and cayenne pepper to taste. I kept the cayenne mild for the kids. Cooked it on the grill and basted with the sauce. Soooo good! Thank you for the inspiration! I would have never came up with this without this recipe posting!
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Amount Per Serving (4 total)
- Calories
- 269 cal
- 13%
- Fat
- 8.6 g
- 13%
- Carbs
- 23.9 g
- 8%
- Protein
- 24.7 g
- 49%
- Cholesterol
- 82 mg
- 27%
- Sodium
- 101 mg
- 4%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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