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Jarrod Saltalamacchia rode the fast track from his selection out of high school as a first-round pick in the 2003 draft to the big leagues in 2007. Yet while his talent permitted him to move at a startling pace through the Braves farm system, making his big league debut on his 22nd birthday, there was an obstacle in his path that ultimately proved insurmountable.
The Braves already featured another standout young catcher in Brian McCann. By the time Saltalamacchia reached the big leagues, McCann -- one year older than him -- was already on his way to his second of seven All-Star Game appearances.
Yet aside from the hotel ping-pong tournaments in which the two would face off during spring training, there was no rivalry between the two catching prospects.
"He was always a level above me, but we played spring training together and knew each other pretty well," Saltalamacchia recounted late in the season. "There was no competition. There was no animosity. It was a bunch of guys hanging out, almost like a college team.
"It was just a good friendship. We helped each other out," Saltalamacchia added. "When I got called up, he was always saying, 'I'm going to take ground balls at first. We need you to stay. You can catch and I'll play first -- I don't care as long as we're both here.' "
That, of course, didn't happen. Saltalamacchia was traded to the Rangers as part of the package for Mark Teixeira in 2007. Still, the friendship remained intact, and the two have remained in touch in the years since they parted ways, still texting to this day, primarily about their lives off the field.
"He's a really, really great guy, and you can't help but root for him," said Saltalamacchia.
That remained true this year even as it became increasingly clear that the two catchers were likely to vie for the same prize. Both McCann and Saltalamacchia have arrived at free agency for the first time in their careers this winter, representing the top two options on the market at a position where talent is typically in short supply across the game.
By reputation and career track record, McCann, 29, has emerged is in a class by himself. He's been the most consistent power-hitting threat among big league catchers during his time in the majors, leading all backstops with 171 homers since 2006 while taking home five Silver Slugger awards as the top hitting catcher in the NL. With Victor Martinez and Mike Napoli having moved off the position and Jorge Posada retired, McCann ranks fifth among active catchers in OBP since 2006 (.350) while leading the group in slugging percentage (.477). His work behind the plate also receives high marks, as McCann is regarded as a good signal caller who has stewarded very good pitching staffs in Atlanta.
Yet over the course of this season, Saltalamacchia, 28, forced a conversation about which player would become the more appealing option on the market in free agency thanks to a number of factors. Saltalamacchia, of course, had a career offensive year in 2013, hitting .273/.338/.466 with 14 homers and 40 doubles, while McCann hit .256/.336/.461. Whereas McCann has had career lows in games played in the last two years (121 in 2012, 102 in 2013), Saltalamacchia has remained healthy in his three years since becoming the Sox' primary catcher in 2011, a period in which he's made considerable defensive strides.
Still, the fact that Saltalamacchia finished the year getting displaced by David Ross as the Sox' primary catcher in the World Series may lead to some industry pause about his ability to lead a pitching staff. Nonetheless, based on health, performance trends (Saltalamacchia just had a career year; McCann has seen a steady erosion of his average and OPS over the last five years) and the fact that McCann will cost the team that signs him both a draft pick (because the Braves made him a one-year, $14.1 million qualifying offer) and a sizable long-term deal, multiple talent evaluators suggested late in the regular season that they viewed Saltalamacchia (for fewer years, fewer dollars and no draft pick) as a superior free agent option.
Ross possesses a unique vantage point for evaluating the two catchers. He served as McCann's backup with the Braves from 2009-12, then spent the past year working behind Saltalamacchia in Boston. (Interestingly, Ross displaced both starters in the postseason, getting tabbed to start for Atlanta in a one-game playoff against the Cardinals in 2012 and catching the final three games of the World Series over Saltalamacchia in 2013.)
Based on his proximity to both players, Ross glimpsed several similarities between the two.
"They're both young, power-hitting catchers. McCann's been doing it for so long and has so much hardware, it's hard to ignore that. But Salty's definitely come into his own this year, playing every day. He hit 25 jacks [in 2012] when he got time to play, and that was on a team that was a bad team," said Ross. "It's hard to compare the two. They're both really good friends of mine, so I'd hate to choose one over the other. I think they both bring unique stuff to free agency. I don't think you can go wrong with either guy.
"If I'm a GM judging the two, what you're looking at is, is McCann really going to produce at the level he's always produced at, being in a new environment," added Ross. "And he's such a good hitter that you're probably going to take him to the DH role later in his contract. Salty has hit his stride now and is he going to keep going that way? That's as an evaluator. That's why it's nice to be a player. In evaluation, I feel like it's such a crapshoot -- who's going to best fit a team? I don't know how teams do that.
"I know one thing for sure," he added. "No matter what those guys get in free agency, I feel like they're both undervalued. They're both really, really good catchers, and I feel like a good team starts with good pitching and good catching. It's such a key."
The coming weeks and months will demonstrate the degree to which the industry agrees with that assessment, at a time when two friends once again find their fates entwined.
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Outer Island Expeditions' fleet of kayaks and boats safely cruises at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour through frothy crests ebbing amid the striking sights and wildlife of the San Juan islands. Venturing as far as 50 miles into Canadian waters, whale-watching excursions foster personal rapport between patrons and boat-side orcas, gray whales, or humpback whales trying to learn human etiquette for future espionage missions. Tours of Stuart Island's Turn Point lighthouse begin aboard a 22-foot Kodiak skiff, which buoys patrons through 16 miles of waters inhabited by sea lions and porpoises before they disembark and hike to the lighthouse's historical museum. Fishing charters set sail in search of ocean creatures and potable salt water from all of Outer Island Expeditions' four launch points: Smuggler's Villa Resort, Semiahmoo Resort, Lopez Island, and The Willows on Lummi Island.
Since 1962, owner and U.S. Coast Guard?licensed captain Terry Buzzard has gotten to know the San Juan Islands and surrounding miles of water pretty well. Having hauled mail for the Post Office, salvaged wrecks, assisted in oil spill cleanups, and ferried passengers throughout the San Juan Islands, he has built quite a resum? of seafaring. This relationship with water isn't so surprising considering he began boating at the age of 3 when he was allowed to pilot a single-horsepower boat by himself with his trained rescue dog, Rusty.
Regardless of the actual job he's performing, Terry is always drawn to whales. By 1978, this fascination lead him to chartering trips specifically for whale watching, especially toward the schools of orca that made the region their home. Looking back, he's pretty certain his boat was the only one in the area at the time dedicated to the thrill of witnessing some of the world's largest and most beautiful animals. Today, the waters are spotted with various boats filled with passengers snapping pictures of the great aquatic beasts and shouting ululations whenever one smacks its enormous tail against the water, takes a playful leap, or belts a Mariah Carey song.
Terry's boat, the 110-foot Island Caper, provides generous sightlines to all passengers via its spacious outdoor deck and ample indoor viewing areas, and is decked out with a 34-speaker sound system. In business for 53 years, Island Mariner Whale Watching's unparalleled time and experience on the water offers cruise-goers an ideal experience, and also employs a seaplane to help spot whales and guide tours. With his chief navigator??a 8-year-old airedale terrier also named Rusty??Terry is right out there amid the excitement, ferrying whale watchers and sharing his life-long passion.
Growing up in Idaho, Luke E. Baugh was never far from adventure. His early experiences in the state's rugged backcountry were so formative that, rather than settling down when he got older, he set out to explore the natural landscape of the entire United States. Luke spent years on the nation's most challenging rivers, mastering the art and safety of rafting as he learned to maneuver through their harrowing rapids. But that wasn't enough. Luke had to share the beauty he'd experienced with others.
At Triad River Tours, Luke and his team know that the number-one reason people don't get to enjoy the outdoors is fear, which is why they make it their mission to ease as many of their customers' worries as possible. Every lead rafting guide is a professional outdoorsman who undergoes and graduates from Swiftwater Rescue training. Every tour follows meticulous safety protocols, including the use of a safety kayaker to communicate upcoming river conditions and funny-looking pebbles. And even before they offer a tour, the team spends up to six months scouting, preparing, and analyzing the specific route to ensure that every variable has been accounted for. This is all so that everyone, from the timid to the adventurous, can enjoy the beauty of the water and the inspiration of the outdoors. The result is a range of exhilarating tours for every interest, from the tranquility of romantic dinner tours to the adrenaline boost of Sauk River's Class III rapids.
When the producers of Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home were casting for the roles of coastal marine patrollers, they didn't look to the scores of hopeful actors in Hollywood, opting instead to find boating professionals with real experience. Their search led them to Orcas Island Eclipse Charters founders Dan and Denise Wilk, whose extensive knowledge of aquatic wildlife made them a serendipitous choice for sharing the camera with Hollywood's most famous orca.
Aboard their 56-foot vessel, Dan and Denise continue to share the passion that led them to the big screen in the first place. Their enthusiasm shines through to passengers while they guide tours into the habitats of killer whales and harbor seals. Occasionally, expert guides direct passengers to look up from the water to spot deer on nearby land or bald eagles soaring through the sky above. When asked how they happen upon so many natural specimens on their trips, Dan and Denise would tell you they don't leave their tours up to chance, coordinating excursions with a whale-watching service that pinpoints where the underwater mammals are feeding.
The tenure of US Coast Guard?certified Captain Brett as captain of the Island Whaler began as a dream. In the course of nine months, he had a recurring dream about an unusual flatbed boat, which replaced his normal dreams about beating up Napoleon with Horatio Hornblower. More than a year after the visions stopped, Brett discovered his fantasy boat sitting in a parking lot in Anacortes. He now owns that boat and pilots the open-topped Island Whaler through picturesque waters to view the multitudinous wildlife found in and around Deception Pass.
The open deck and low-slung cabin of the seafaring sloop grants easy, panoramic views of the steep, rocky landscape. Captain Brett chimes in against the breeze with educational details about the pass's historical significance, structures, and ecology. Throughout the tours, spritely fauna with unevolved senses of stage fright perform lively, natural ballets as visitors potentially lock eyes with bald eagles, seals, porpoises, gray whales, and Pacific Northwest giant squid.
If there's a whale breaching on the protected waters of the San Juan Islands, there's a good chance a passenger on Mystic Sea Charters' 100-foot vessel will see the splashy spectacle. The company's five- to six-hour tours have an impressive track record when it comes to spotting the gargantuan mammals, introducing tour-goers to different species of whale up to 99% of the time. Onboard the ship, a naturalist divulges facts about ocean life as passengers watch for whales from the heated cabin or from the deck, which has 4-foot railings so guests can hold on if whales start singing and dancing to the hit song "Rock the Boat." The company promises that voyagers will see at least one gray, orca, humpback, or minke whale, depending on the season. If not, they'll receive a follow-up whale-watching tour for free.


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University of South Florida anthropologists say they've found evidence of 98 deaths and more unmarked graves than previously identified at a closed reform school in the panhandle.
A report released Monday says researchers found at least 50 gravesites at the former Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna. The report concludes there may be even more.
That's 19 more gravesites than had been identified by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in a 2010 investigative report. The FDLE was unable to substantiate or refute claims that students were abused and even killed by staffers since the school opened in 1900. It closed last year.
The anthropologists documented the deaths of two adults and 96 children from 1914 through 1973. The anthropologists' research included archived documents from the school, interviews and penetrating radar that led them to places they excavated.
Families of the victims say they just want closure.
"This is not about a criminal investigation on Thomas Varnadoe," nephew Glen Varnadoe told a Tampa television station. "It's about disinterring his remains and bringing him home."
Researchers are now working to exhume the bodies to find out how the boys died.
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Macy's Trolling For Holiday Love Via Gift Shop Promotion
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Perhaps underlying the company's role in holiday celebrations starting with its New York Thanksgiving Day Parade sponsorship, Macy's touted itself as "America's most beloved retailer" yesterday as it announced an assortment of gifts for the end of year shopping season. The announcement comes as many major retailers in the United States have been introducing promotions that could make the year-end selling period, still generally characterized as upcoming despite Walmart's late-summer holiday layaway launch, one of the most competitive ever.
Customers will rediscover "the magic of Macy's," the retailer insisted, through a Gifts from our Stars promotion. The initiative centers on "quirky and affordable" gift shop style items provided in an easy to shop environment, the retailer related.
Macy's said the professional and celebrity designers who help develop exclusive brands for the retailer have taken a hand in creating one-of-a-kind exclusive gifts available only through its stores and e-commerce operations. Celebrity gifts include designs by Betsey Johnson, Calvin Klein, Greg Norman, Kenneth Cole, Martha Stewart, Michael Aram, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Sean John and Tommy Hilfiger, the company said. Deliberately designed to retail at affordable prices, Macy's asserted, Gifts from our Stars can add glitter and warmth to the holidays with bejeweled accessories, warm weather essentials and merry home items among a wide range of goods boutiqued on 310 Macy's sales floors across the United States and on macys.com. Macy's stores operating gift shops will located them centrally is a festive, branded environment conceive to encourage shopping for yuletide gifts that make an impression and won't break the bank, the retailer said. And to give consumers a head start on holiday shopping, it said, Macy's compiled a list of the hot seasonal gifts from among its brands.
Gift Shop products come under specific listings. Featured in the Be Merry list, for example, is a Michael Kors studded clutch, priced at $448,
 LeVian Raspberry Rhodolite and Chocolate Diamonds 14k Strawberry Gold Ring, $3,200, a
 Sean John Puffer Vest for him, $148, a
 Wacoal bra and underwear set, $52, $20
Hotel Collection twill throw, $200, and a
 KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer, $499.99.
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Be Entertaining. Michael Aram Metal and Glass Gifts and Serveware, $60-$325,
 The Cellar Mini Dessert Set, $29.99,
Lauren Ralph Lauren Home Barware, $35-$130,
 Nambe Trio Condiment Tray, $185,
 Waterford Crystal Champagne Saucer Pair, $160,
 Martha Stewart Collection Cake Stands and Domes, $43-$115.
Be Techy. Keurig Special Edition Personal Brewer with LCD Message Center, $219.99,
Homedics Massager, $79.99.
Be Warm.
Charter Club Faux Fur Decorative Pillows and Throws, $50-$160,
Martha Stewart Collection Flannel Bedding, $40-$260, a
 Lacoste Pima Cotton Bath Towel, $30.
Be Festive. Swarovski Crystalline Collection, $75-$390.
Be Santa. Vera Wang Picture Frames, $75-$100.
"Macy's continues to offer better assortments that serve our customers' need for gifts for everyone on their list from the best brands at an affordable price during the most hectic shopping period of the year," said Tim Baxter, executive vp/Macy's Fashion, Lease and Multicultural Offices. "I'm confident our assortment will resonate with our customer by offering exciting, must-have gifts at compelling prices."
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Maybe people were busy anticipating the Thanksgiving holiday or saw fewer partisan heels being dug in. Or maybe they were just plain tired of the whole topic, but the threat of a government shutdown on Nov. 18 and the by now routine last-minute compromise that avoided it drew hardly any of the angst or attention of the year's earlier congressional budget stare-downs.
"Boring!" wrote one reader in response to a post on the FCW.com "Management Watch" blog by Camille Tuutti asking if another potential shutdown mattered.
"Shutdown threat — yawn," another reader commented. "The public has seen the pony go over the stick many times, and it no longer is drawing a crowd."
And yet here we go again. The funding for many agencies' operations is tied to a continuing resolution that is set to expire Dec. 16, which means that a fifth potential, if only partial, shutdown looms.
What will happen Dec. 16 is still uncertain, but much like the lead-up to the Nov. 18 deadline and eventual compromise, legislators are showing little inclination to actually halt government operations just to make a point.
"There is a concerted effort by members of Congress to get these bills done so they aren't fighting battles over this year's budget well into the next calendar year and as the election season heats up," writes the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget on its blog "The Bottom Line."
Even so, the next round of negotiations has the potential for controversy. The "minibus" bill that averted the Nov. 18 shutdown provides about $130 billion for fiscal 2012 for the departments of Agriculture, Transportation, Commerce, Justice, and Housing and Urban Development. The bill also provides budgets for smaller agencies such as NASA, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Science Foundation.
The bill funds the rest of the government with a continuing resolution only through Dec. 16. Lawmakers have left themselves with nine fiscal 2012 appropriations bills to hammer out in December.
In particular, the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education bill and the Financial Services bill could attract controversial policy riders linked to the funding of the health care and Wall Street reform acts.
But the fear and anger that previous shutdown threats stirred are remarkably absent now. Part of the reason for the apathy might be the return to normalcy — Capitol Hill-style — of the mid-November minibus approval, in which "once again, Congress hits the snooze button," wrote Tad DeHaven on the Cato Institute's "Downsizing the Federal Government" blog. That continuing resolution is largely devoid of anything that would rein in the size and scope of the federal government. "The bill is largely business as usual," he wrote.
The lack of shutdown-related alarm might also be a result of agency officials feeling comfortable with the plans they have made to deal with such an event, which has been threatened on April 8, Sept. 30, Oct. 4, Nov. 18 and now Dec. 16.
"There are plans in place that have made this more routine" compared to the shutdowns of 1995 and 1996, said Stan Collender, a budget expert at Qorvis Communications, in an FCW story by Tuutti and Alice Lipowicz.
The fear of furloughs hasn't seemed to distress federal rank-and-file employees in significant ways either. Overall job satisfaction and commitment among government employees declined by only 1.5 percent compared to last year — from a score of 65 to 64 out of 100 — according to a Partnership for Public Service survey released last month.
Survey authors were surprised by the negligible size of that decline in the midst of possible pay freezes and furloughs, Tuutti reported in FCW.
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who cares. empty threats and the same old flapping at the gums from capitol hill. The leadership is lacking, no wonder we dont have a budget. Just another circus act there. Its time to get rid of the clowns and get some real workers in office who care about America as a whole instead of there individual possee. Shut us down, then and only then will America will stop crying about the federal worker because they wont be able to get the services they have come to leach off of.
With almost a year to prepare (and with each deadline, a new sense of urgency to plan on a furlough), I would think that most federal employee's who would be affected by a shutdown have probably paid down their debt, increased their savings, if possible - downtraded vehicles and sold unecessaries like boats, unused expensive tools, etc. and, thus, are prepared to weather a furlough, should one occur. Preparation goes a long way to allaying fears.
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Rangers boss Nolan Ryan was asked about the story and said the team hasn't spoken to Cruz about it, via Richard Durrett of ESPN Dallas:
When something like that happens, I think we need to let things settle down. It's an ongoing investigation by Major League Baseball, so that's kind of the position we've taken.
And of course because Nelson Cruz isn't Alex Rodriguez no one is suggesting the Rangers should release him or try to void his contract or banish him to the moon or any of that fun stuff.
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About three weeks and five thousand bucks after our trip to Moab, we have a new transmission. (Oh, and, I have a new hat—see older post.)
Five thousand bucks? Near three quarters the Blue Book value of the vehicle. But we had to do it either to keep it in use (which we will) or to avoid merely selling it as scrap metal. We gave it a test drive, trying to be unusually brutal. Hoping not to hear click, click, clackety, grr, groan, spit, growl, pop, thunk, clang, clang, wheeze…
All was well. The mechanic figures it has a good five years of life left. I hope that's conservative. If I knew I had but five years of life left, I'd be…er…taking certain steps. (Makes me think.)
Meanwhile, another of our machines nears the end of its life. I updated an older iPad to the latest iOS version. It went whacko. Performance? It was as sluggish as a snail. A pen and pencil, almost. And it lost all contact with the (glorious) iCloud—no sharing with the other little toys in our family. Dang!
Finally, after much ado, I "Reset All Content And Settings" (meaning, erased the iPad altogether). Then restored it from an iCloud backup—ironic, since it'd lost touch with the iCloud. Then, of course, I had to reshape its unique personality into a shell of its former self. Similar, but different.
It probably has one new iOS version left. I keep waiting for it seize up with gulp, halt, unh, er, what…? A stroke of sorts. (Makes me think.)
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Google Maps 7.5 on Android Secretly Matches iOS Version – Now Pulls Hotel, Flight and Restaurant Reservations From Gmail
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Well, guess what? The update started rolling out on Android last night as well, as version 7.5. We received the update figuring there had to be something to it related to this iOS update and sure enough that's exactly what we're looking at. Of course (and to no one's surprise), Google hasn't updated the listing of "What's new" yet in Google Play, so we had to do the in-app searching on our own. There could even be more included in the update, but we know it at least includes this snazzy new Gmail-pulling trick. (more…)
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This was interesting… I'm not sure what I was imagining when I read the Harry Potter books and they're drinking butterbeer, but this was not it. This was pretty much root beer in tea form. Since I'm not a big root beer fan, this tea didn't do much for me. It was an experience; I'm glad I tried it. But I'll probably be passing this tea along.
I liked tea before tea was cool. (Sorry. I just couldn't resist.)
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The Supreme Court struck down congressional term limits this week; and the surprising part of the 5-4 decision was not the wooden majority opinion by John Paul Stevens but the elastic dissent by Clarence Thomas. For the justices and their clerks, of course, rhetorical excesses are one of the pleasures of writing dissents, and shouldn't always be taken seriously.
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It's been a dandy ride, Adam Lowry will readily admit. And when it's going this good, no one would ever want the thing to end.
Lowry, one of the biggest and brightest stars in the Winnipeg Jets system, was named Wednesday as the Western Hockey League's 2012-13 WHL Player of the Year and the recipient of the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy.
Essentially, it was the perfect capper to a year in which the third-round draft pick of the Jets led the Swift Current Broncos in scoring, made his pro debut with the St. John's IceCaps and signed his first professional contract.
That's an impressive body of work over an eight-month span.
"It was definitely a busy year for me," Lowry said Wednesday from Calgary. "I think I got into almost 90 games if you count exhibition games, my time in St. John's and then the regular season and playoffs with Swift Current. I really enjoyed it.
"I think I developed as a player and I think I continued to get better, I got to see a lot of things. I got back into the playoffs for the first time since my first year in Swift Current, I got to experience my first few games as a pro in St. John's and then I was able to sign a contract with the Winnipeg Jets.
"It's definitely been an exciting year for me and my family. I've really enjoyed the ride."
Lowry -- the son of former NHLer Dave Lowry -- already walks, talks and acts like an NHL player. Just 20, he's got a maturity that makes him one of the most-intriguing prospects in the Jets' organization. Doesn't hurt that he's a 6-5, 201-pound forward with touch, too -- he led the Broncos with 45 goals, scoring 43 of them after making the move from wing to centre.
"Making that switch to centre really opened up the ice for me," said Lowry. "As I've gotten stronger I've been able to hang onto the puck longer and win more battles. I'm going to continue to work on getting stronger -- I know the guys in the AHL and NHL are a lot bigger and stronger.
"As I get stronger I think that will help with my skating and overall versatility."
Lowry will attend the Jets' development camp this summer and the team's training camp next September. After that, he makes no assumptions and expects nothing other than a shot.
"There's a lot of opportunity in Winnipeg," said Lowry. "I'll have to put in a lot of hard work in the summer, continue to fill out my frame and whether it takes me a couple of years to reach the big club, it's all about what's best for my development.
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Minor League Schedule: Luis Heredia Has Seen His Strikeout Totals Drop Significantly
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