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High Bridge (New York City)
Coordinates: 40°50′32″N 73°55′49″W / 40.842308°N 73.930277°W
|High Bridge
from Highbridge Park (2008)
|Harlem River
|Manhattan and the Bronx, in New York City
|Maintained by
|New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
|Arch bridge
|Vertical clearance
|102 ft (31 m)
|1848 (rebuilt 1927)
The High Bridge (officially, the Aqueduct Bridge) is a steel arch bridge, with a height of almost 140 feet (40 m) over the Harlem River, connecting the New York City boroughs of the Bronx and Manhattan. The eastern end is located in the Bronx near the western end of West 170th Street, and the western end is located in Highbridge Park in Manhattan, roughly parallel to the end of West 173rd Street.
Completed in 1848, it is now the oldest bridge in New York City—although much of the current bridge dates from a 1928 renovation. The bridge has been closed to all traffic since the 1970s, with plans for a 2014 reopening.[1]
The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
Construction and history[edit]
Originally designed as a stone arch bridge, the High Bridge had the appearance of a Roman aqueduct. Construction on the bridge was started in 1837, and completed in 1848 as part of the Croton Aqueduct, which carried water from the Croton River to supply the then burgeoning city of New York some 10 miles (16 km) to the south. It has a length of well over 2,000 feet (600 m). It was designed by the aqueduct's engineering team, led by John B. Jervis. James Renwick, Jr., who later went on to design New York's landmark Saint Patrick's Cathedral on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, participated in the design.
The Croton Aqueduct had to cross the Harlem River at some point, and the method was a major design decision. A tunnel under the river was considered, but tunneling technology was in its infancy at the time, and the uncertainty of pursuing this option led to its rejection. This left a bridge, with the Water Commission, engineers and the public split between a low bridge and a high bridge. A low bridge would have been simpler, faster, and cheaper to construct. When concerns were raised to the New York Legislature that a low bridge would obstruct passage along the Harlem River to the Hudson River, a high bridge was ultimately chosen.
In 1928, in order to improve navigation in the Harlem River, the five masonry arches that spanned the river were demolished and replaced with a single steel arch of about 450 feet (135 m). Of the masonry arches of the original 1848 bridge, only one survives on the Manhattan side, while some ten survive on the Bronx side.
In the 1950s, pedestrians threw objects from the bridge that wounded passengers on a tour boat, and the bridge was closed.[citation needed]
In November 2006 it was announced that the bridge would reopen to pedestrians in 2009 (later postponed to 2013[2]) after a $20 million renovation project. With the renovation, the arch will be stronger, staircases will be improved, cameras will be placed on both ends of the bridge, and boat beacon lights will be added, among other features.[3] On January 11, 2013 the mayor's office announced the bridge would reopen for pedestrian traffic by 2014.[1]
The High Bridge was part of the first reliable and plentiful water supply system in New York City. As the City was devastated by cholera (1832) and the Great Fire in 1835, the inadequacy of the water system of wells-and-cisterns became apparent. Numerous corrective measures were examined. In the final analysis only the Croton River, located in northern Westchester County was found to be sufficient in quantity and quality to serve the needs of the City. The delivery system was begun in 1837, and was completed in 1848.
The Old Croton Aqueduct was the first of its kind ever constructed in the United States. The innovative system used a classic gravity feed, dropping 13 inches (330 mm) per mile[4] and running 41 miles (66 km) into New York City through an enclosed masonry structure crossing ridges, valleys, and rivers. University Avenue was later built over the southernmost mainland portion of the aqueduct, leading to the bridge. The High Bridge soars 138 feet (42 m) above the 620-foot (190 m)-wide Harlem River, with a total length of 1,450 feet (440 m). The bridge was designed with a pedestrian walkway atop the Aqueduct and was not used for vehicular traffic. Though the carrying capacity was enlarged in 1861-62 with a larger tube, the bridge, obsolete due to opening of the New Croton Aqueduct, ceased to carry water in 1917. In the 1920s the bridge's masonry arches were declared a hazard to ship navigation by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and the City considered demolishing the entire structure. Local organizations called to preserve the historic bridge, and in 1927 five of the original arches across the river were replaced by a single steel span, the remaining arches were retained.[5]
In 2009 preliminary planning, funded by plaNYC, began for restoring the High Bridge. The High Bridge Coalition is raising funds and public awareness to restore High Bridge to pedestrian and bicycle traffic, joining the Highbridge Parks in both Manhattan and the Bronx that together cover more than 120 acres (0.49 km2) of parkland, and providing a link in New York's greenway system.[6] In early 2010 a contract was signed with Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers and Chu & Gassman Consulting Engineers (MEP sub-consultant) to provide designs for the restored bridge.[7]
High Bridge Water Tower[edit]
The High Bridge Water Tower, in Highbridge Park between West 173rd and 174th Streets, on top of the ridge on the Manhattan side of High Bridge, was built in 1866-72 to help meet the ever-increasing demands on the city's water system. The 200-foot octagonal tower, which was authorized by the State Legislature in 1863, was designed by John B. Jervis, the engineer who supervised the building of the High Bridge Aqueduct. Water was pumped up 100 feet to a 7-acre reservoir next to the tower – now the site of a play center and public pool built in 1934-36 – which then provided water to be lifted to the tower's 47,000 gallon tank. This "high service" improved the water system's gravity pressure, necessary because of the increased use of flush toilets.[8][9][10]
The High Bridge system reached its full capacity by 1875.[10] With the opening of the Croton Aqueduct, the High Bridge system became less relied upon; during World War I it was completely shut down when sabotage was feared.[10] In 1949 the tower was removed from service,[10][8] and a carillon, donated by the Altman Foundation, was installed in 1958.[10]
The tower's cupola was damaged by an arson fire in 1984. It was reconstructed, and the tower's load-bearing exterior stonework – which Jervis designed in a mixture of Romanesque Revival and neo-Grec styles – was cleaned and restored in 1989-90 by the William A. Hall Partnership.[9][10] Christopher Gray has said of the tower's design that "Its rock-faced granite gives the tower a chunky, fortified appearance, as if it were a lookout for a much larger castle complex that was never built. ... The granite is competently handled, but the details are not very inspired or elegant. The tower is more picturesque than beautiful."[10]
The interior of the tower, which was never open to the public, features a wide well-detailed iron spiral staircase with six large landings and paired windows.[10]
The High Bridge Water Tower was designated a New York City landmark by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1967.[8]
The transition from the steel arch over the Harlem River to the stone arches over the Major Deegan Expressway
Three Harlem River bridges: High Bridge (showing the steel arch that replaced some original masonry spans), nearest; Alexander Hamilton Bridge (part of I-95); and the Washington Bridge, farthest. Washington Heights is on the left and the Bronx on the right
See also[edit]
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New York
- Highbridge Park
- Highbridge Reservoir
- ^ a b "NYC to Restore the High Bridge Over Harlem River"
- ^ "High Bridge PlaNYC Project Overview". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ Hughes, C. J. (May 20, 2007). "Living In: High Bridge, the Bronx - Home of the Bronx Roar". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ^ "An Engineering Marvel". Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- ^ "Croton Water Supply System". ASCE Metropolitan Section. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "The High Bridge & Highbridge Parks" (PDF). High Bridge Coalition. 2005. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- ^ Aaron, Brad (February 11, 2010). "High Bridge Restoration Off and Running". Streetsblog New York City. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- ^ a b c New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Postal, Matthew A. (ed. and text); Dolkart, Andrew S. (text). (2009) Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.) New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1, p.210
- ^ a b White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot with Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195383867., p.566
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gray, Chrisopher. "Streetscapes: The High Bridge Water Tower; Fire-Damaged Landmark To Get $900,000 Repairs" New York Times (October 9, 1988)
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to High Bridge (New York City).
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to High Bridge Water Tower.
- Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct
- New York City Department of Parks: High Bridge
- NYCRoads.com: High Bridge (Aqueduct Bridge)
- thehighbridge.org
- 2004 article about restoration plans
- High Bridge Documentary produced by The City Concealed
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-119, "Old Croton Aqueduct, Harlem River Crossing"

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Kilteel is close to the N7 and the beginning of the way southwards to see the Romanesque doorway of Killeshin in Co. Laois, described as the finest of its kind in Ireland, with beautiful sculpture of human heads and intertwining hair.
From Killeshin go westwards for the round tower of Timahoe and then across the hills to Seir Kieran in County Offaly, where an ancient thorn tree is venerated to this day. The route goes north from Seir Kieran, through Tullamore to Durrow and one of the best examples of Celtic crosses. Then westwards to reach Clonmacnoise, enchantingly situated on the banks of the River Shannon and with a unique assemblage of Celtic crosses and ancient sculpture, a round tower and the ruins of Medieval churches. It enjoyed a thousand years of fame as a place of pilgrimage and interest was revived when Pope John Paul II celebrated mass there in 1979.
From Clonmacnoise go west to Ballycumber to see the marvellous 13th Century casket made to contain the relics of St. Manchan. Then head northwards through County Longford, with traces of Cistercian monasteries at Abbeyshrule and Abbeylaragh and a much more ancient church in the charming village of Ardagh. After these, it's north west to County Louth, the round towers of Inishkeen, Dromiskin and Monasterboice, where you linger for another of the great places of Irish monasticism. There are two Celtic crosses and one of them, though very different in its realistic rather than slightly abstract style, claims equal rank with the cross of Moone.


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Mayweather kept his WBC welterweight championship and raised his record to 47-0 by reverting to his quickness and craft. He won a unanimous decision and quieted a large, melodic contingent of Argentine fans among the 16,144 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mayweather will earn at least $32 million for the fight.
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Reports seem to indicate that the documents in question were emailed to the minister. If the email system was Outlook and using an OST, then the data is inaccessible without the correct user authentication details (as anyone who has tried to recover data from an OST knows). An Outlook PST is not secure - nor is any other email local store.
The real problem is that there is no complete bottom up approach to security. For a secure system, documents (of any type) must be stored in a management system that enforces classification, and any access must conform to that appropriate classification. Media transfers must also conform (to disk or printer), and so must any other process such as email.
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amada questions...
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- brynn Nov 13, 2005 09:59 PM
hi all - some questions about amada, if you can stand a few more!
i'm fairly new here, from DC, and we miss our local tapas restaurant, jaleo ( www.jaleo.com - if you are ever in DC or bethesda, GO!). we've noticed the absence of a spanish tapas place here in phila, so we're pretty excited to try amada. we've got some DC friends coming up next weekend and i've made reservations at amada.
i don't want to say i'm looking for another jaleo, because that would be unoriginal... right? (oh, who am i kidding, i'll admit i wouldn't mind an absolutely identical menu!) but i guess amada restaurant is so new the menus aren't up on the webpage yet (no pictures, even!), which has got me a little worried. i always like to do my research. i'm strictly vegetarian, and while i'm usually able to find something or have the kitchen create/modify something if they're up for the challenge, i'm a little worried when it comes to blindly hoping this place has about four little vegetarian plates that appeal to me. i'm almost hoping to indulge locally in my old favorites; patatas bravas (yea i'm sure they have at least that one), mushroom and goat cheese stuffed peppers, green apples and manchego cheese, a fat portobello mushroom with garlic, small mushrooms in olive oil, tomato bread, cherry tomatoes, watermelon and mint in balsamic vinegar, spinach and pine nuts.... (great, now i've practically made myself drool
anyway, i'm just hoping to get a sneak peek at the menu - specifically, vegetarian items. any input?
and has anyone tried both jaleo in DC and amada here? how do they compare?
and is the $28 sangria i keep hearing about worth it? that's a bit expensive, no?
anyway, after all the tempting reviews i've read, i can't wait to try it on saturday! i'll get back with a full report, i promise!
You should have no problem at all. I was at Amada for dinner on Friday and am also vegetarian, and I thought it was great. Tortilla was tasty, tons of different cheese pairings, veggie tapas, etc. You'll be fine.
Also, I would go for the red sangria over the white - and it's not too pricey.
re: Lauren
awesome... thanks for the quick response!
yea, for whatever reason, althrough i primarily drink white wines, when it comes to sangria it's got to be red.
re: brynn
Having been to Jaleo twice, I can tell you that Amada is way more upscale, and the prices are a bit higher. Otherwise, the food is delicate and exquisite and there are things on the menu you won't find anywhere else. When we went there, four of us spent $375. We could have ordered a third less food and been happy. So my advice is decide what you want, then order half, and then decide if you want to order anything else.
re: Suefoo
great advice, with the ordering half and then seeing what else you need. i had no idea amada was more upscale than jaleo; thanks. yeah, at about $95 a head that's a quite a bit more; jaleo routinely cost us about $50 each with a healthy helping of red sangria.
reservations are for tonight; i'll be sure to post my thoughts later. i feel like a little kid about to go on a really scary roller coaster; you know, the anticipation? :)
thanks for your insight, all!
Interestingly, Amada is that rare opportunity in the Philadelphia where a new restaurant opens and there actually isnt anything to compare it to in town. The restaurant is excellent and well done, they obviously did some solid research. While you willl be completely satisfied, it has this slight Stephen Starr-ish attempt to pander to local tastes instead of just sticking to classic tapas, the more rustic the better.
Case and point, the beef filet and chilean sea bass (regardless of preparation) should be removed from the menu. The basic rustic stuff could also be a tad more "authentic" ......Bacalao croquettes are good but the restaurant is being quite timid because it is more potato than salt cod. The soup is excellent as are the fried anchovies and sardines but then again you are vegetarian.......
To answer your question, Jose andres's food is much more spanish and jaleo is better as is Tia Pol and even Casa Mono.
A welcome addition to the philly food scene.
I said it before, but since you specifically mention Patatas Bravas, be warned that they tasted good, but the preparation was the most inauthentic of the things I tried. It was a very nouvelle cuisine arty presentation (six potato shells encasing a dollop of the mayo sauce...and it really did resemble pigs in a blanket).
The red sangria would have been better had they not put cinammon in it. I don't know if that bothers you, but I could have lived without it. Somebody recommended the white.
I did not try Amada's sangria - I believe sherry is much better match for many of the dishes, and Amada has a good selection of sherries (including a flight of 3 for $21).
I'd been to Jaleo a couple of times (used to live in DC). I liked it a lot, but I think Amada is better. More expensive, though.
Some meatless (I believe, I would ask to make sure) items I can recall that I've had and enjoyed at Amada are: Spanish tortilla, spicy potatoes, artichoke and manchego flatbread, white asparagus, and spanish olives of course.
I was not a fan of Jaleo's sangria (too vinegary), and I am not a fan of Amada's, either (too sweet).
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I believe they do.
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Amada has a great lunch deal for about $15. You can choose between 2 soups and then either a salad or sandwich. I think it's a great deal and the food is delicious. I'm not a big eater for lunch so I'm just fine with getting a soup and salad. Last time, I had the bean soup and this great avocado salad.
re: ulterior epicure
awe, you've revived a post from when i was just a wee chowbaby new to the philadelphia scene!! what fun, considering i just revisited amada last week! and for what it's worth (and for those who used to live in DC) jaleo IMO has gone way downhill - just went last month.
i do remember amada having a different lunch menu. a couple years ago, during a personal passport crisis (i.e flying the next day & still hadn't received it!!) i was in the vicinity of the passport office, doing the endless wait thing, and decided to kill a couple hours with lunch at amada's bar. i know i had some shrimps that were larger than life. they were still whole and truthfully freaked me out a little. i'm pretty sure at least a few if not all the dinner menu things are available, too.
re: rabidog
I'm sad to hear that Jaleo has declined. I was just there in May, and sometimes that's my entire reason for going to DC. I went to Amada for the first time about 2 weeks ago, and while I greatly enjoyed it, I thought Jaleo was better. I also went to Tinto about 3 weeks ago. I think Amada is much better than that.
re: archstreet
i've heard that from a few people! many cited the decor at tinto. me, i prefer tinto, but i had an excellent wine with some perfect fish and scallops - i was sold. just curious why amada's your favorite?
jaleo has changed a lot of the simplicity i used to love about them (apple manchego salad all littered up with other stuff!) and some of my favorite things were taken off the menu (mushrooms/garlic/oil... roasted red peppers stuffed with goat cheese and mushrooms... all gone).


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Thursday, July 03, 2014
ISTANBUL – Turkey's car market shrunk by 19 percent in June compared to the same month last year, contracting for the sixth consecutive month in 2014, Automobile Distributors' Association (ODD) said on Thursday.
According to report released by the association, car sales in June declined to 60,163, a 19 percent decrease year-on-year in its sixth consecutive drop.
With this downward trend, the overall car sales in the first half of the year contracted by 24.85 percent, declining from 381,743 to 286,861.
On February 1 this year, the Banking Authority of Turkey (BDDK) imposed new measures to curb the use of loans to restrict the country´s growing inflation and current account deficit making the purchase of cars more difficult after drastic rate rises were introduced by the Central Bank on 29 January.
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New to Houston - desperately searching authentic Indian food
- dragonfly Dec 20, 2006 12:21 AM
Just relocated here from LA and we are used to grabbing a curry (tikka masala, vindaloo) without much thought. We've tried Kirin and Indika (good food) but in search of the real deal.
You have to go to Himalayas at Hilcroft and sw freeway. It technically pakistani but the food is the best around in my opinion. The owner's name is Kaiser and he is super nice and accomodating. Lunch offers a good deal for the lunch plate but dinner is the time to go. Tell Kaiser to get you a nice spread put together with 4-5 different dishes. The curry dishes are great the curry fish is very good and the nan is the best in town.
You'll find real deal places all over the SW Freeway & Hillcroft area, though the are going to be a totally different class of service than Indika or Kiran's. Udipi is a nice vegetarian place in that area that has excellent food, with a buffet at lunch and regular service at night.
The place jscarbor mentioned is excellent.
I don't think you'll be able to get tikka masala at a real deal place, since it's really British in origin, but London Sizzler is supposed to have great chicken tikka masas. But for my money, Indian Wok on 1960 has the best chicken tikka masala around.
re: mr_drift
Thank you both! I will report back. What part of town is the Hillcroft area?
Another vote for Himalaya. Everything I've had there has been excellent - chicken tikka masala, karhai gosht, lamb chapli, chicken karhai, chicken biryani. The Press named it Best Greasy Spoon of 2006, a fact which did not make Chef Kaiser happy. It's because of the liberal use of ghee in Pakistani cooking. You can request a less fat version.
I posted about this about a month ago but will post the menu again:
Dishes and prices may not be the same now.
Hillcroft is on the SW side, crosses US 59 about 5 miles outside Loop 610. Himalaya is in a shopping center on the SW corner; the others are scattered around the neighborhood and as far as Westpark north on Hillcroft.
Try Raja, a little place also on Hillcroft, in the same area other posters have mentioned. I am seldom in that part of town now, but several years ago I used to go there and get an enormous serving of curried chicken--enough for two people--for about $6.00. I imagine prices have gone up since then,though. They always had great desserts,too.
You're in luck! Authentic Indian food is not in short supply (and much better than LA, IMO). Go to Highway 59 & Hillcroft. My favorites are Shiv Sagar and Sri Balaji Bhavan - both are veg and sort of south indian / gujarati. A truly gujarati place is Bhojan - in roughly the same neighborhood. Beware: the owner will force-feed you several types of bread until you burst!
Also try the chaat truck near Bellfort & Wilcrest (I think...)
re: WtotheN
Great to see a mention of Sri Balaji Bhavan. I totally agree! I'm going to try Bhojan soon. Thanks for the recommendation... several types of bread sounds very tempting.
re: WtotheN
My first couple of times I overate on the rotis, especially the one with the sugar cane paste filling, but I couldn't blame that on them as I learned all I have to do is wave them off if I don't want anymore. But the food is very filling and it's easy to overeat since it tastes so good. I always just skip the naan on the buffet in favor of the fresh rotis that are brought out.
I don't know about authenticity since it's the only Gujarati restaurant I've ever eaten in but it is good so I could care less about authenticity.
The lady is very nice and likes to come around to visit with every table and will answer your questions. She has thanked me for sitting on the lower level since she has trouble getting up on that raised section.
I haven't been in too long.
Welcome to Houston --- Yes, you must definitely go to the Hilcroft area for the real deal. I also agree with everyone else here - Himalaya is excellent. My menu faves are the Chicken Handi, the Haleem, Chicken Methi, Kabob platter, Balochi Resha Gosht, and the Lamb Biryani, and Chicken Charga. The sweet Lassi drinks are also good too.
As for vindaloo, I rather like the Khyber Grill on Kirby Dr. The Chaana Masala is okay too. I'm not really wowed by much else on their menu. I love to order the lamb vindaloo "gunpowder hot" and it is brutal ( but in a good way). My husband orders it medium-hot. Most places in the Montrose/Kirby/Rice Village areas will wimp-out on the spice and heat levels (IMO), but Khyber Grill always believes me when I say I want my vindaloo HOT.
Good luck in your search!
re: Jayro
I'm not a regular much anymore at Khyber... The restaurant is spotless and managed so well, I just find the food there,, ok. I attended a Vindaloo cooking class at Indika's last Sunday.. You want HOT,,, Vindaloo is featured on the weekday lunch menu at Indika's,, you should give it a try... For anyone interested,,, the classes are limited to ten individuals, the menu for the evening is discussed in detail in the bar area and "couples" are then assigned cooking tasks,, the making of appetizers, veggies, main course and desserts.. The Indika kitchen is filled with all the typical and atypical spices used in Indian cuisine in Houston.. No shortcuts when it comes to freshness and flavor.. Once the meals are done in the kitchen,, all the foodies sit at the dining room table and enjoy their efforts.. Great food, drink and conversation... Each class member is given a folder that contains all the written instructions on the dishes that were prepared for the evening. India Grocery on Hillcroft is the place to buy your spices. A very unique and fun experience that offers an inside view of one of the most "sense-ational" restaurants in town. Enjoy!
516 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006
re: Jayro
Just to clarify, Himalaya is Pakistani.
I really like the street food from Bansuri Indian Food Corner. It's a food truck off West Bellfort and Wilcrest.
re: Jayro
Hi Jayro, I was googling a recipe for resha gosht and I happened to come across your post here. Can you describe the Balochi Resha Gosht at Himalaya? Resha means fibrous or stringy so I imagine it is shredded pot roast-like in texture? Is it in a red tomatoey gravy or more of a brown stewish gravy? Very spicy or medium? Thanks.
re: luckyfatima
Hi, sorry for the tardy reply, but perhaps you will still have a need for this info. The Balochi Resha Gosht at Himalaya is very much like an "Indian pot roast". Just imagine tender beef, some chunks still barely clinging together as a whole, mixed with shredded bits that have already pulled apart. It's all swimming in this glorious red stew, which is so rich, sturdy and thick it cannot really be described accurately as "stew". I would not say the version of Balochi Resha Gosht served at Himalaya is as thick or paste-like as their Haleem shredded meat dish, which I also LOVE.
As for the spicy heat level, that's a tricky question. Depends on the person I guess. I would call it an aggressive low creeping up to a solid medium kick as you start digging into the dish. In my book, I would never rate this as a spicy-hot dish. However, I will say that I do like my food spicy (I'm not happy until my upper-lip forms a light sweat - LOL!). I don't know if this helps any, but we took some out-of-town friends there, and they found the dish too spicy. I was kind of surprised since these friends have lived in many big cities across the US. But then you know, everybody is different… no worries. Luckily, they were able to finish the dish with large amounts of the sweet lassi drinks, cilantro raita, and a little help from me and husband. So basically, for them, the dish was too tasty to abandon despite the heat level they perceived. I'm glad they didn't give up!
Good luck with your Balochi Resha recipe. Hope you're happy with the results.
re: Jayro
Hi Jayro, Actually I have had recipe queries that remained a mystery for years and were resolved in some uncanny way or another...so you are not too late. Thanks for the info. It sounds like an interesting dish. I am going to guess that it is shin meat and that there are tomatoes in it. I'll probably be coming to Houston in a couple months and will definately stop at Himalaya to check it out. Can you recommend other items that you have liked there?
re: luckyfatima
Hi LuckyFatima,
My husband and I have almost worked our way through the entire menu at Himalaya. These are the things we find ourselves ordering again and again:
The Nehari is outrageously delicious (just had some last night!) as is the Balochi Resha Gosht and Chicken Karhai (Handi). Lamb Biryani is a must have. I also cannot resist the Haleem and hot fresh parathas. Also very good - Dal Fry, Karhai Gosht (Handi Gosht), Dal Gosht, Hunter's Beef Plate, The mixed kabob platter, Lahori Charga, and the Fish Masala (khushka). I usually order a sweet lassi too. Never had anything from the dessert menu because there is never any room – we are too full.
Have fun eating!
Also on Hicroft, you may also like to check out these places too:
The Udipi Cafe (yummy Pav Bhaji ... without the Pav - they put it on a dosa instead, but it's still tasty). The Bombay Sweet Shop has a wonderful variety of sweets/ goodies to choose from. Love their white peda, both Khoya and besan burfi, and white chum chum.
You Have to try Tandoori Nite on Hwy 6 between Beechnut and Bellaire. Its a Indian food truck that just opened up. The Chicken tikka masala, Saag Paneer and the best Chicken shish kabobs Ive ever had. This Place is the real deal.
re: aynrandgirl
Hi Aynrandgirl,
The lamb vindaloo at Khyber Grill has "meaty" chunks of lamb; no potato chunks or any other vegetable bits in sight. You have to ask for it super HOT, and let them know you are serious about your heat. They will honor your request. The stuff is painfully HOT, but IMO oh so good! Like I said before, I'm not really wowed by much else on their menu. I only order their lamb vindaloo... sometimes the Chaana Masala, which is pretty mild, but has a nice flavor.
I've never had the vindaloo on Indika's lunch menu. An earlier post here mentioned that is was really hot. Guess I'll have to check it out sometime.
Where are you? You must have learned by now that "Houston" is HUGE! Ridiculous, actually.
I live in the burbs and we have one Indian restaurant but it is very good in my humble, non-Indian opinion. If you are in Richmond (Pecan Grove), check out Bombay Grill on FM359. It is in a strip mall close to Randall's and Sonic. Only 6 or so tables but they are open 7 days, lunch and dinner. Atmosphere is typical for a small, family run restaurant in the burbs, but the food makes up for it!!!
re: eve_of_destruction
If you're looking for Pakistani food (similar to some North Indian cooking or Mughlai cooking) try BBQ Tonite. The one in Dallas was better in my opinion, and I think they had the same owner until recently. The buffet is one of the best ones I've had (maybe because it was different?)
re: caliking
I never once thought that the two in Houston/Dallas had anything in common so that's good to know. The one up here is always INSANE during Ramadan, definitely cuz of the buffet.
re: air
They are copying the name of a well known and well loved resto in Karachi. The Karachi owners have one other branch in Dubai called BBQ Delights, but all other BBQ Tonites are just using the name for brand recognition in the PK diaspora, I would be surprised if the Houston and Dallas were connected, too. I heard the Dallas one is great. I didn't know Houston had one, too. I will check it out next time I am in town, thanks for the heads up.
re: luckyfatima
The Houston one is not bad, serving up many of the classics in buffet style. Not related to the one in Dallas (not anymore at least - we asked and they didn't seem happy that we did). IMO, the Dallas one is better, and the falooda at the Dallas one is FANTASTIC! Probably the best one I have eaten in the states. In Houston, I also really enjoy Savoy, but like the buffet serving at BBQ Tonite since you can try a bit of many different things.
re: Jaymes
I go to Gourmet India twice a month or so. I am very fond of Indian food and do different restaurants on a very frequent basis. Gourmet India is quite good. Folks are nice, service is
good. May not be the best but I would give it a top 5 rate.
Gourmet India
13155 Westheimer Rd Ste 140, Houston, TX 77077
re: drnogo
You say "May not be the best, but I would give it a top 5 rate."
Sounds like you eat a lot of Indian food, and that you know what you're talking about!
So I'm curious...
Which would you say is "the best"? And what are the other places in your top 5?


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About SuperTuxKart
General questions about SuperTuxKart (STK for short).
What is SuperTuxKart
SuperTuxKart is a Free 3d kart racing game; we want to make the game fun more than we want to make it realistic. You can play with up to 4 friends on one PC, racing against each other or just try to beat the computer (a network multiplayer feature is under development).
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First there was TuxKart. Work on this happened (roughly) between April 2000 and March 2004. In June 2004, the 'Game of the Month' project of the Linux Game Tome decided to improve TuxKart. This was done between June and December 2004. Unfortunately, this projected ended in a big disagreement, and it was finally decided to save the current state as 'SuperTuxkart'. While some graphical improvements were done, the code base itself was very unstable and basically unplayable. Nobody worked on (Super)Tuxkart till 2006.
Joerg Henrichs (aka hiker) picked up SuperTuxKart in 2006, fixed the outstanding bugs and performance issues without any further involvement of the original game designer or the GotM project. With the help of Coz a first release of STK was done in September 2006.
In May 2007 version 0.3 was released, adding highscore lists, a new track (Island) and the bomb and MacOSX and OpenAL support.
February 2008 saw the 0.4 release, which used Bullet Physics to improve the collision handling. Auria joined and started improving tracks (Shifting Sand, Lighthouse).
Version 0.5 was released in May 2008, and it included many improved tracks, challenges that need to be unlocked, the Follow-the-leader game mode and translations (OS language detector and matching to closest translation).
Version 0.6 was released on 22 January 2009. It has significantly improved gameplay: more physics, using Nitro and skidding. The sound system was improved, more interesting music was added and many new tracks and karts were added. It also saw the first special multi-player map for 3-Strikes battle and new items to use.
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Version 0.8 was released on december 2012, adding a story mode and new challenge, with an improved AI, skidding, reverse mode, new tracks and music. The menu was also changed
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Who is behind STK?
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Hardware requirements
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD series card or higher
- CPU: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster.
- At least 1 GB VRAM (video memory).
- Disk space: 400MB
Minimal (the game might be slow)
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8xxx, ATI Radeon HD 4xxx or Intel HD Graphics 2000 (no shawdows and no global illumination) or higher
- You should have a CPU that's running at 1GHz or better.
- You'll need at least 512 MB of free VRAM (video memory).
- Disk space: 400MB
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My computer is too old to run STK. What should I do ?
You can try to run the game, and maybe your lucky and it works. If it doesn't we are sorry for you, but we can't support everything. We have a limited amount of manpower and spending time to support old GPU would basically mean no new and advanced features.
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Questions often asked when playing STK.
The computer shot backwards - how can I do this?
Most items (bowling ball, cake, plunger) support to be used backwards. Just fire while looking backwards.
What does the plunger do?
The plunger has two different ways of working: if shot forwards, it will come with a rubber band attached to it. If you hit another kart, you will be pulled forwards toward the kart, and the other kart will be pulled backwards. Ideal to overtake an opponent if executed skillfully. You can also shoot the plunger backwards - if you hit a computer the kart will be confused, and accelerate and steer less. If a player is hit, you will see a big plunger in the middle of the screen, and can't see the road anymore :)
Certain keys don't work if I use the keyboard!
This problem is reported in several different variations: e.g. you might not be able to skid when turning left, or you can't shoot when turning right etc. Basically, certain keys don't work all the time. Unfortunately, this is a hardware restriction of your keyboard: most keyboards can not report all keys pressed at the same time, see Keyboards are evil for details. The only solution is either to try different key combinations till you find one that works (the default ones work on nearly all platforms), to get a special gamers keyboard (that can report all key pressed, independent on the number of keys and what keys are pressed), or to use a gamepad.
The AI cheats, I can't push their karts, while my kart is very often pushed and even starts to rotate
The AI is using the same commands (for e.g. steering and acceleration) a player can use, and the physics does not differentiate between a player and AI karts. So there is no cheating for the AI. But the AI can change the steering direction much more frequently than a player can, and so can react to being pushed and correct its course much more easily and more precise. You can see this effect in certain situation where the AI starts to 'shake' because it frequently changes direction. This is at the moment necessary to make the AI competitive. Once the steering algorithm is improved, we can hopefully reduce the shaking (which then would also make the AI karts easier to push).
How can I play STK on the internet?
The network support is under development. The basic support has been added in the Google Summer of Code 2013, but it's still not finished. See Networked Multiplayer (and pages linked from there) for more information.
I found a bug, how should I contact you?
First, look at the STK Bug tracker and open a new issues if your problem hasn't been reported yet. And please make sure that your bug doesn't fly away.
I suddenly got a big red circle on my screen, what's that?
If there's a penguin in the circle, someone's shot a plunger at your face =) . You can do that to others by throwing the plunger backwards (see the FAQ entry about throwing items backwards). If there is no penguin then it's a bug.
How do I install add-ons?
You can simply install all add-ons in-game! Look at In Game Add-On Manager for details.
I want to help! What can I do?
- Decide how you want to help; making tracks, karts, music or sound effects, programming, improving the website, testing for bugs... just pick what you like best, or that you think that needs most help.
- Look into our TODO list to know what we need help with, thought you might find out of other issues through the mailing list or the bug tracker. However, if you want to improve something not the the TODO list, go ahead! Also, if you have done any private improvements already, we usually integrate them with the rest of the game if asked.
- Contact the STK developer team through the mailing list, or, if you aren't too patient, try your luck and look for a developer on IRC (#stk on irc.freenode.net). Please tell us how you want to help.
- There are some task specific things to know:
- If you want to help with programming or test the game, you should start with Source control.
- And no matter what you want to do, check the Developer's documentation for more task specific information.
Technical questions
What are the dependencies of STK?
Look at Dependencies
Where does STK store the user config file?
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- On Linux: Either in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/supertuxkart (first choice), ~/.config/supertuxkart (second choice) or in ~/.supertuxkart (third choice). (valid for STK 0.7 and higher)
- On Mac OS X: It is in ~/Library/Application Support/supertuxkart. Note that this directory may be hidden.
You can also watch the output in the terminal to see if there is a note on where the config files are stored or search for a file called "config.xml".
Known problems
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Meanwhile, two blocks away, a group of businesspeople in sleek skirts and tailored suits enjoy a quiet lunch at the packed Café Pinot in the L.A. Public Library's Maguire Gardens. Next to the café, a multiethnic band of children play in and around a series of three tastefully tiled fountains. More than a dozen homeless congregate nearby. Some inevitably work the grounds, meekly asking for change, but most take quiet naps in the shady grass. Others read library books on benches. The wealthy and the destitute, young and old, black, white, brown and yellow — coexisting and enjoying the day in peace.
Not all spaces are created equal.
That's especially true in Los Angeles, where, when it comes to public space, the Maguire Gardens are the exception rather than the rule. The most park-impoverished major city in America, Los Angeles devotes only 4 percent of its land to public greenery. By contrast, parkland comprises 17 percent of New York City and 9 percent of Boston (where 97 percent of the city's children have immediate access to a park — as opposed to one-third of kids in Los Angeles). Even in San Diego, often dismissed as L.A.'s cultureless, beer-buzzed little brother, parks make up 16 percent of the landscape.
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: In reference to
, Dagwood is apparently supposed to be rather good looking; in the ancient, pre-Depression backstory to
, Blondie was a golddigger and Dagwood was a wealthy young playboy. With the Depression came a retool of the strip and they lost their money, but stayed together. He's got to have something to have kept that golddigger with him... <grin>
: I'm pulling that example out because of the above.
An older example is
, the still-running newspaper comic strip which had two single-season sitcom adaptations, in 1957 and 1968.
Animated example: Marge and Homer from
The Simpsons
fit this description.
Looney Toons
: If you're into yellow-skinned humanoids with three-foot blue beehive hair...
Morgan Wick
: Well, compared to Homer...
: Nah. Even within the Simpsons universe, she's cute, but not gorgeous. Look at, for example, the episode with the country singer lady. I'd say it doesn't count.
: I disagree, whenever a third party comments on Marge's looks (Moe, the barflies, Mr Burns ect) they always say she is atractive, compared to homer who is considered fat/bald and unclean. The art style in the simpsons makes all the original characters ugly (it was later on that the artists created more realistic characters like Lurleen) think of it as an oposite of
Hollywood Homely
where people in the simpsons are less atractive then they are written for. She might not be a supermodel but she is far enough from homers leauge to fit this trope.
: Hrm, good point. Eh, whatever. `-`v
: Considering that Marge has been featured in Maxim, I think she's "supposed" to count.
: I dun think
Married... with Children
counts, or is supposed to. `.`
Much later: Pulling it out, then.
Married... with Children
, Al has predictably slipped in appearance during his hard life. In contrast, the unemployed, bonbon-munching couch potato Peggy Bundy is attractive in a trashy sort of way, although most opinions say that's what makes her
attractive to other men.
typhonblue: Just a comment. This trope is often paired with the "Pathetically Stupid Husband/Wife with Vastly Superior Intelligence" trope. Maybe some mention should be made of that? As well, both tropes are inherently anti-male.
Morgan Wick
: Would
Closer to Earth
: Is it too soon yet for "real life example" Anna Nicole Smith and J. Howard Marshall II?
: There is no such thing as
Too Soon
>-D I say put it in.
To be safe i added "despite their age differences she claimed to truly love him"
: I added the line after that because it's funny.
: How is it relevant? Hotties and millionaires (or billionaires) is a thing of its own. The money equals attractiveness. The whole point of this trope is about
: That's a strange way to pronounce "ugly" you have there.
: "How he does it is anyone's guess, but it's entirely possible that he writes them in because it's the closest he can get to a woman without adopting her first." C'mon, now. This isn't the place for that kind of personal attack.
: I take it that was a poke at Woody Allen. I didn't write it but in his case... It seems less of a personal attack than you know, the truth.
: Meh. It's guessing at the personal motivations of someone while implying that they're deviant; that's way too subjective to stand even if it wasn't an insult.
The bitch is, it's totally true and doesn't imply anything that wasn't already incredibly obvious. Just who died and made
king, anyhow?
: I wouldn't put Usagi's dad in
Sailor Moon
as ugly in any way.
Later: And pulling that one out too:
Ikuko and Kenji, Usagi's civilian parents in
Sailor Moon
And these, since they doesn't actually fit the trope:
Anime example: Sunako from
The Wallflower
has an incredibly scary-looking, strong and overprotective father and a surprisingly young and beautiful mother.
In the
comic books, the 93-year old Geriatrix has a young and beautiful wife.
Seriously, guys; there's too many examples of this in Hollywood already. We don't need to be making them up.
: I'm not familiar with
, but how is a "93-year old Geriatrix" with "a young and beautiful wife" not an example?
: Hmmmmm. Actually, this brings up a question: Is this trope:
Dom Com
main-character couple version of the situation?
Any example of a casting decision for a couple where the man doesn't have to be attractive, but the woman does?
Any example of an unattractive man with an attractive woman, anywhere?
: Well, the first example is the most literal, the second applies because the principal actor (i.e. the ugly guy himself) is usually the show's executive producer and writer, and the third only happens on TV unless the guy is loaded (ex: If it weren't for his money and fame, no woman would let Mick Jagger
read her utility meter
, and Phil Spector could have never had the opportunity to, um,
shoot Lana Clarkson. Allegedly).
So I guess they can all count. After all,
There Is No Such Thing as Notability
: Aaaaaagh! Stop that! It's not about notability! Notability has nothing to do with that! @@
I'd go with the second one, personally. The third one goes dangerously close to saying it's somehow
for an unattractive man to be with an attractive woman. What do you think?
: It's incredibly hard to track down an example of the third type that doesn't involve the guy having plenty of money or clout. An actual, real-life example where a beautiful woman truly loves an unattractive man because of what's on the
might, I don't know, tear a gaping hole in the universe or something.
: As the guy who started this topic and it's first few examples, I can say honestly that it was pretty much supposed to be "ugly guys hooking up with hot chicks" in fiction as a general theme; nitpicking over "only if they're married
Dom Com
style" seems silly, and would just create multiple Trope topics over basically the exact same thing (which is kind of a problem on this site anyways). I say leave in any example possible.
Khym Chanur
: I wonder if
You Suck
has anything to do with the commonness of this trope, like TV executives being more willing to fund such series because they figure the the male loser viewers will identify with the ugly male lead.
Gracie Lizzie
: Am I the only one who is a bit... perturbed... by the fact that this trope has attracted ads for mail order brides?
: Can suggest an Inversion in the Simpsons with Milhouse's mother? After divorcing her plain-looking husband, she is found routinely dating American Gladiators. This is in spite of the fact that she is plain-looking (if not slightly homely), and based off the way Milhouse describes the interaction between his parents, she is something of a bitch, often making Milhouse's father's life miserable because she can.
Why is Debbie
Mc Gee
's surname hyperlinked? Silly software...
Why is the couplings in Dragonball Z considered this trope? Krillin and Vegeta are heavily muscled, hot women have a tendency to enjoy that sort of thing.
Some Guy
: "Vindicated" by the
Live Science
article? Excuse me? It's an interesting read but hardly a vindication. Moving the entry to the regular examples and using less "hallelujah" language.
: Sarah Jessica Parker on Sex and the City is an
of the trope? The trope really only plays out in earnest with Harry and Charlotte, I'm changing it around.
Ross N
: I stick by the inversion. SJP isn't
, but she isn't classically beautiful and might even be called a little odd looking. And she ends up with hunks. Honestly if we can have the merely average looking Peter Parker then I thnSJP counts.
Well for what its worth I disagree with the Peter Parker example too, hell, lots of examples seem to be "only mildly attractive guy/extremely hot wife". With Carrie being "odd looking" it's more YMMV, cause it's never once brought up as an issue on the show (and as another example of YMMV I never thought Big was such a hunk either}. Yeah she looks just a tiny bit different that the average actress, but outright inversion? Nah. This page just needs some trimming of all the "average guy/hot wife" thing too.
: Despite SJP being unattractive by many standards (including my own), it might not count, because she's supposed to be super-hot in-universe (other characters comment on her sexiness and "perfect body"), and women don't seem to note her ugliness as much as men do. This is more of a
Canon Sue
situation. Still, I wrote in the initial topic's paragraphs that the difference in attractiveness isn't always commented on, so I'm torn. Maybe a BIT too much of
Your Mileage May Vary
: Then that goes in
Informed Attractiveness
Why are Cliff and Clair Huxtable from The Cosby Show on here?
Andrew: I deleted some Natter under the Scrubs example, but I don't know that it really fits. Zach Braff is a reasonably good-looking fella, especially in the early seasons. (In the later years he put on just a little weight around his face and it hurt his looks) The women he dates are probably higher up on the classic 1-10 scale, but it's usually a case of a 6 or 7 (JD) dating a 9 or 10; it's not like Jim Belushi being married to Courtney Thorne-Smith. And the doctor card probably accounts for any attractiveness discrepancy.
Landstander- Yeah this page definitely needs trimming of all the average-to-somewhat-cute guys with girls hotter than them, maybe just delete the Scrubs example or note that the jokes about JD's appearance are more a case of
Hollywood Homely
slb: "Yeah. And after his first wife was crippled in a car accident, he ditched her for his current beer-empire heiress spouse." I've forgone waiting for Troper consensus and, instead of removing this statement, changed it to a much less politically-volatile statement. Writings like these make newcomers believe that it's OK to put personal conjecture in
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Deleted the bit Goat Boy added about Kristin Davis looking hideous naked. I mean, it could be a YMMV thing (though I doubt it could be really argued by any sane human being), but when she gets the most bikini time in a recent Hollywood movie despite being 45, I'd say her body is fine. Also, it's irrelevant to the discussion at-hand.
Kat: Deleting the
Mercedes Lackey
Kethry example, because it doesn't fit. Jadrek is older than Kethry, but he's consistently described as quite good-looking.
This is going to sound like an
stupid question, but....who exactly are the people in the photo? They're obviously familiar, but I can't seem to place it.... (And I know I haven't seen that particular picture before, either.)
Jack-of-Some-Trades: Modified the following to remove the second part:
Mr. and Mrs. Delacour in
Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows
. This version of the trope seems to indicate that an ugly guy will put up with anything for a hot wife, and a hot woman will want an ugly husband because he will (as mentioned) be a doormat.
We don't get any indication that Fleur's parents are anything but loving, and Mr. Delacour never really strikes me as being much of a doormat (or Fleur's mother of being the kind of person who demands a doormat).
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For most of us most of the time, the days of our lives go rolling along placidly and maintain a predictable pace. The paper arrives at 5:30 a.m. The garbage truck comes on, say, Thursdays, and most of us manage to get the Herby Curby out the night before. (It's hit or miss here.) The laundry gets picked up on Saturdays, and Wednesday is Senior Citizen's Day at the local grocery.
School starts this week. I taught high school English (or language arts as it is now called) for over 30 years and have been retired for over 10 years.
The 15th anniversary of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games has come and gone with barely a whimper. Looking back, the Olympic Games were not the City of Atlanta's finest hours - or days. They were given a unique gift and didn't know what to do with it. I know. I was managing director - communications and government relations for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games - and had a front row seat to all the action.
Think about it: Do you ever go through your days or weeks responding to situations or to the people in your life as if you were a robot? My answer, regrettably, would be "yes." I'm definitely not a pilot, but you could call me an "autopilot." My responses, decisions and actions often derive from instinct or intuition, habit, cues from the people with whom I come in contact or commonly perceived expectations in certain situations.
The big news, as far as the media are concerned, is the political game of debt-ceiling chicken that is being played by Democrats and Republicans in Washington. But, however much the media are focused on what is happening inside the Beltway, there is a whole country outside the Beltway - and the time is long overdue to start thinking about what is best for the rest of the country, not just for right now but for the long haul.
In her July 22 column, Barbara Morgan tells us that "bold, well spoken retiree" Bill Hoosen is upset that the Newton County Board of Commissioners did not recently raise property taxes. According to Morgan, Hoosen believes the lack of a tax increase "will harm the county."
There is a fallacious, salacious and slightly audacious rumor afloat that I can be a tad politically-incorrect at times. Moi? Knock me over with a (organically-grown) goose feather. I'll have you know that some of my best friends are (fill in the blank) and (fill in the blank), not to mention (fill in the blank.) On rare occasions, I have even been seen in public with (fill in the blank.)
There are a number of undisputed facts in the current debt ceiling debate.


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