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Gov. Janet Napolitano signed a deal Thursday with federal officials to create a new "technologically enhanced'' state driver license.
The agreement with the Department of Homeland Security requires Arizona to get proof that someone is a U.S. citizen with a social security number before issuing a driver licenses.
That is on top of existing requirements for photo ID, date of birth and home address.
The new licenses would include features to make them less subject to counterfeiting. Napolitano said she hopes to have them available by the end of 2008.
Further down the road, the pact will require Arizona to create even more secure state licenses "as soon as practicable'' that comply with the federal Real ID Act.
But Homeland Security has yet to announce what documents are acceptable to get one of those and what security features' would be embedded in the license. One option would be biometric information about the holder.
Getting the required legislative approval for the deal could be difficult, as some lawmakers contend the Real ID Act will create a national ID card.
Napolitano said Arizonans who fear providing the government with additional documentation or don't like security features on licenses won't be required to obtain one: They can keep existing licenses, which cost between $10 and $25 and are good until age 65.
The new type of licenses would cost an additional $4 every time they have to be renewed, which would be every five years.
But Napolitano said existing licenses soon will no longer be accepted as proof of U.S. residency by motorists driving into this country from Mexico.
She also said that licenses which do not meet the yet-to-be-developed Real ID requirements eventually will not be accepted for federal purposes, most notably to board an aircraft. This means travelers might need a passport even for domestic flights.
Napolitano said the new licenses will help enforce Arizona's law making it illegal for companies to knowingly hire undocumented workers because they prove both identification and citizenship.
State Sen. Karen Johnson, R-Mesa, said she is "livid'' that Napolitano promised to have Arizona comply with the Real ID Act and promised to fight the plan despite its voluntary nature.
"The federal government's going to get all this information,'' Johnson said.
Laura Keehner, a Homeland Security spokeswoman, said there will not be a national database. Instead, she said, each state will keep its own records containing the additional information.
Keehner said she did not know if personal information such as an individual's physical features, fingerprints or even retinal scans would be collected, encoded on the card or possibly put onto a computer chip built into the license.
Johnson said it was wrong of Napolitano to sign the agreement with those issues unresolved.
"Who is the governor to say what we are going to do here in Arizona?'' she said. "She's only one branch of our state government.''

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Haier-CCT Holdings Ltd. said it will buy from China's Haier Group a washing machine business and its stake in a mobile handset joint venture for a total consideration of about HK $1.50 billion in cash, shares, and bonds.
Haier-CCT said it would pay about HK $1.03 billion (approx. U.S. $166.76 billion) in new shares, convertible bonds, and cash to the Qingdao city-based Haier for the washing machine business. The Hong Kong-listed firm will also issue new shares worth HK $468.6 million to buy out Haier's 35.5-percent stake in a handset joint venture, lifting its ownership of the business to 100 percent from the current 64.5 percent.
The news drove down Haier CCT shares in a market that was rising, as investors took profit on the shares, which had been suspended for a month.
"Investors were taking profit, since the shares have gone up a lot," said Kenny Tang, research director at Tung Tai Securities. "On top of that, investors were worried that the issue of new shares at such a big discount would be dilutive."
The completion of the deal will reshuffle the shareholding structure of Haier-CCT, with Haier replacing CCT Telecom Holdings Ltd. as the controlling shareholder in the Hong Kong company.
Haier's stake in Haier-CCT will increase to 57.3 percent following the new share issue and to 60.7 percent after the full conversion of the bonds into new shares, from the existing 29.9 percent. CCT Telecom's interest will eventually be diluted to 24.5 percent from 43.6 percent currently, and reduce the public float to only 14.1 percent from the original 25.26 percent.
Following the deal, Haier-CCT will be renamed Haier Electronics Group Co. and seek a new listing status.
It will also become the overseas anchor unit of Haier, China's leading maker of household electrical appliances, which said it is likely to inject additional assets into the Hong Kong firm.
Haier-CCT will also become the organization's listed flagship. "Our intention is that Haier-CCT will become the listed flagship of Haier Group in the research, development, manufacturing and selling of white goods," Haier President Yang Mianmian said in a statement. "Looking ahead, we intend to inject the remaining white goods business into Haier-CCT."
Those businesses include the manufacture of air-conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, and front-loading washing machines, including Haier's interest in domestic A share-listed assets currently traded on the Shanghai stock exchange.
Meanwhile, Haier-CCT will pay HK $724.8 million for the dryers and spinners washing machine division by issuing new shares at 18 HK cents per share and issuing HK $260 million in bonds convertible into new shares at the same price. It will settle the balance of HK $50 million in cash. (Dow Jones)
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America's Credit Unions Top $1 Trillion In Total Assets
Above-average consumer membership growth fuels attaining of milestone
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's 7,300 credit unions have topped $1 trillion in total assets, a milestone achieved in part through the past year's above-average growth in consumer membership.
At the end of March, U.S. credit unions had $1.02 trillion in total assets, according to the latest Monthly Credit Union Estimates survey released this week by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), the nation's largest credit union trade group.
The asset figure represents a 0.6% increase from the prior month, and a 2.5% jump since March 2011. A significant driver of asset growth over the past year has been the gains credit unions have been seeing in new people becoming members, according to CUNA Chief Economist Bill Hampel."Last year new-member growth at credit unions was fueled by consumers' dissatisfaction with high bank fees and the emergence of the Bank Transfer Day phenomenon," noted Hampel, referring to the viral campaign that urged consumers to move their money from big banks to credit unions on Nov. 5, 2011, which was dubbed Bank Transfer Day. "The influx of new members and deposits in turn powered credit unions' asset growth." "Going into 2012, it has been gratifying to see strong membership growth continuing," Hampel said. "Clearly, Bank Transfer Day has a tail to it. Net membership growth at credit unions during the first three months of 2012 is greater than membership growth for the whole of 2010. People are discovering it is easier to join a credit union than they think, and they get a great deal both in terms of pricing and service." Credit unions are not-for-profit, financial cooperatives, owned by the members they serve. Today more than 94 million Americans belong to the nation's 7,300 credit unions. Each credit union has a specific field of membership, based on where its members live, work or associate. Today, however most consumers can easily find a credit union they are eligible to join by going to www.aSmarterChoice.org. While the number of credit unions peaked in the early 1970s before a consolidation trend began, credit unions have been steadily growing in total assets and membership in the more than 100 years since the first credit union (St. Mary's Bank Credit Union in Manchester, New Hampshire) opened its doors in 1908. Many credit unions today offer the full range of financial services typically found at a bank. While banks use their customer base to maximize profits to outside investors, credit unions have a different business model as not-for-profit, member-owned cooperatives – which they use to maximize service to their members.
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Hotel in Aracaju (Atalaia) near Aracaju Oceanarium
This hotel is located in Aracaju (Atalaia), close to Aracaju Oceanarium, Atalaia Beach, and Atalaia Square. Also nearby are Sergipe Art and Culture Center and Coroa do Meio Beach.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Aquários Praia Hotel features an outdoor pool. Other amenities include a poolside bar and a nightclub.
Room Amenities
LCD televisions come with cable channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, air conditioning, and safes.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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In addition to an outdoor pool, Aquários Praia Hotel provides a spa tub and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A poolside bar is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
7 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers a nightclub, tour/ticket assistance, and an arcade/game room. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Arcade/game room
- Total number of rooms - 142
- Free breakfast
- Conference space
- Fitness facilities
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Hair salon
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Billiards or pool table
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free Wi-Fi
- Nightclub
- Poolside bar
- Restaurant
- Number of meeting rooms - 7
- Snack bar/deli
- Free self parking
- Spa tub
- Outdoor pool
- Television in lobby
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
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Free self parking
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- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- In-room safe
- Cable TV service
- Free Wi-Fi
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Room service
Eat and drink
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in sushi.
Room service is available.
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
- Massages
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
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Check-out time is noon
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Only service dogs are allowed
Service animals exempt from fees/restrictions
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Looking for students who are applying to Brookhaven in Fall 2012 to start Spring 2013
- 0Jun 17, '12 by galofthetaoHi there,
I searched for Brookhaven to make sure there wasn't a thread for this but all I found was people that were getting in this fall at Brookhaven. I will be applying this fall to Brookhaven and will hopefully start in the Spring 2013. I'd love to start connecting with other hopefuls so don't hesitate to respond!
- 1Jun 21, '12 by paultxrnI attended Brookhaven, graduated in 1992. It was a really great program! 20 years later, I am now an acute care nurse practitioner, and am starting my doctorate in August. Best of luck to you!
- 0Jun 21, '12 by Preemie 2 RNI am sure more Brookhaven hopefuls will turn up in this thread once it gets closer to the application period in September
I am one of the students who is starting Brookhaven's nursing program this August. If you have any questions about the application process let me know! Once I start the program I would love to answer other questions about the program too
- 0Jun 21, '12 by galofthetaoOh that is really cool, I'd really like to keep in touch with you because I want to do nurse practitioner although I think by the time I can do it it will be moved to doctorate. That is so cool, what exactly does the acute part mean? Thanks
- 0Jun 21, '12 by galofthetaoThank you Briterz I will definitely take you up on that, good luck to you and congratulations!
- 0Jun 25, '12 by Preemie 2 RNThank you!
My first tip for the program: start saving now! There are so many things you have to get done before the actual program starts such as CPR Cert., immunizations, physical exam, health insurance, scrubs, background check, books and supplies. The book package alone is $830 but it comes with almost all books you will need for the whole program. There will be a few extra books that are not in the package that you will have to purchase separate each semester.
You have deadlines that the program will give you to get all these things done by. Don't rely on financial aid to buy all of these things either because most of it (except for scrubs and books) are due before you get your financial aid disbursement.
You don't need to buy the book package if you don't want to either. You can buy the books on the list online or at another bookstore. The advantage with the package is that it comes with an ebook version too along with the paper version of the books and (at least in our book package) it comes with a subscription to a mosby website that we apparently will be using. The subscription by itself is like $200 for a year subscription. I am not quite sure yet if the subscription is required for class though.
- 2Jun 30, '12 by galofthetaoI have all prereqs except dosage and end of life Yes I took the hesi and I was terrified but I got 94.4 and hadn't taken A&P2 at the time so don't worry. I am not very good at math so that was the part I was most concerned about. I memorized all of the conversions like grams to liters and miles to feet, etc. I studied the hesi study guide by evolve. For the reading section be sure to understand the conclusions they want you to reach from the paragraph, it is not always as intuitive as you might think. Grammar was pretty straight forward but be sure to understand the difference between lay and lie or other similar sounding words. Do the study guide and you will be fine, good luck and nice to hear from you!
- 0Jun 30, '12 by galofthetaoBriterz thank you for all of the information, it is fantastic, please keep it coming! Wishing you continued good luck!
- 0Jun 30, '12 by LizzyLThank you galofthetao!! And thank you briterz!! Galofthetao, 94.4 is awesome on the hesi!! Thank you so much for your advice! I bought the evolve study guide for practice this summer! I can't wait to take it to calculate my points! Have you already figured out how many you have? I saw on the website that we get some points from a professional writing sample as well... Is this the first semester that they are requiring this?


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Norwich buses get Bluetooth beacons that deliver offers to passengers on the move
November 25th, 2014
UK transportation operator FirstGroup has installed Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons on buses in the city of Norwich to help deliver content and offers to passengers' smartphones. Twenty merchants have signed up for a six… More
Clear Channel launches NFC advertising in the US and Canada
July 18th, 2014
Out-of-home advertising giant Clear Channel's Connect interactive advertising platform is now available in 29 US and Canadian markets. Bluetooth beacons may also be added to the service "when client demand and consumer benefit arise", the… More
UK city to run NFC, QR and BLE shopper marketing pilot
July 11th, 2014
Proximity commerce specialist Proxama has partnered with the Association of Town and City Management (ATCM) and Norwich Business Improvement District (BID) to run a shopper marketing pilot in the UK city of Norwich. Proximity engagement… More
US sports venues to get interactive displays
May 19th, 2014
Sports venue display provider Access Sports Media is to use Blue Bite's mTag platform to add NFC, QR, SMS and geofencing capabilities to its more than 20,000 displays in 200 US sports venues. Access' network… More
UK shopping centre runs multi-retailer NFC marketing pilot
May 12th, 2014
A shopping centre in Solihull, UK is piloting a service that lets shoppers access discounts and promotions from multiple retailers by tapping their phone against NFC-enabled posters displayed in the windows of participating stores. Merchants… More
Tribeca Film Festival fans get free passes via NFC
May 6th, 2014
More than 1,000 film fans attending last month's Tribeca Film Festival tapped a promotional poster with an NFC phone to get a free movie ticket, technology providers HID Global and Tamoco report. Overall, the posters… More
Paramount promotes Noah with NFC
April 4th, 2014
Paramount Pictures has used out-of-home advertising agency Kinetic and MEC to run an NFC-enabled poster campaign in Ireland for Noah, the latest Russell Crowe blockbuster. Consumers can tap their NFC phone to download the film's… More
eBay runs NFC ads on tables in coffee shops
April 4th, 2014
eBay has rolled out an NFC advertising campaign in 60 premium coffee shops across the UK to promote the online shopping site's home and garden, DIY and technology sections. The campaign is being delivered using a… More
Clear Channel to take NFC advertising global
March 25th, 2014
Clear Channel Outdoor is to equip 75,000 out-of-home advertising sites in 23 countries around the world with its Connect mobile advertising platform, allowing consumers to interact with brands via NFC tags, QR codes and, in… More
NYC gets NFC ads at bus stops
March 18th, 2014
Bus stops in a number of New York City metro areas have been equipped with Thinaire's Tapp Store solution, enabling consumers to download Android mobile games via NFC, QR or SMS. "By thinking outside the box, we are turning media spaces into virtual marketplaces and delivering free game apps directly to the consumer at a time of receptivity, interest and perceived need," says Jacob Katsof, director of mobile apps at Thinaire partner PCS Wireless.
Aldi recruits graduates with NFC campaign at universities
February 25th, 2014
Discount supermarket chain Aldi has launched an NFC marketing campaign at nine UK universities, with the goal of inspiring students to apply for the company's graduate scheme. By tapping their NFC smartphone on the NFC-enabled… More
AIB promotes Me2U via NFC
January 20th, 2014
Allied Irish Banks is publicizing its new Me2U P2P mobile payments app via an NFC campaign running on 500 Adshel "six sheet" bus stop posters, 10 fully wrapped bus shelters and 55 further six sheets located in cinema lobbies across Ireland. Tapping the NFC tags on the ads takes the user to a landing page where they can download the Me2U app. The campaign was planned by Starcom and outdoor specialist Source Out Of Home.
Marvel promotes Thor with NFC tables
November 20th, 2013
Marvel Studios' latest blockbuster has been promoted in France via NFC posters placed below the surface of glass-topped dining tables in participating cafes and restaurants. More
Google Play Music gets NFC promotion on Australian public transport
November 13th, 2013
Google has partnered with NFC specialist Tapit to promote its Google Play Music service using NFC and QR code enabled posters on public transport along the east coast of Australia. More
Statoil runs Heathrow NFC campaign
November 13th, 2013
Oil and gas company Statoil is running an NFC and QR campaign on JCDecaux OOH media spots throughout London's Heathrow airport. When users tap or scan one of JCDecaux's 98 Powerpole charging stations they are taken to a landing page that wishes them a nice flight, delivers promotional content and invites them to follow Statoil on Twitter or LinkedIn. More
Call of Duty: Ghosts goes NFC
November 4th, 2013
Video game publisher Activision is using NFC advertising specialist Tapit's platform to promote its latest blockbuster Call of Duty: Ghosts across Clear Channel's Australian out-of-home media locations. Passers-by who tap their NFC phone to a… More
Capital adds NFC to signage
November 4th, 2013
Digital signage software specialist Capital Networks has added NFC to its Audience for Android digital signage solution, an entry-level content management and display system for businesses entering the digital signage market. NFC will be used to allow consumers to get information by tapping their NFC phone to automatically open a web page linked to the advertised product.
Adelaide Airport adds NFC ads
October 30th, 2013
NFC capabilities are to be added to indoor and outdoor digital signage at Adelaide Airport's domestic and international terminals. The move is part of an A$2.2m contract signed by the Australian airport with out-of-home media specialist Ooh! Media and work is due to be completed by the end of 2013.
CBS Outdoor picks Proxama for NFC
October 29th, 2013
Global out-of-home advertising provider CBS Outdoor has selected Proxama's TapPoint platform to add NFC capabilities to its outdoor media estate. More than 8,000 locations in the UK and Europe are due to go live by the… More
News Corp runs NFC campaign in Sydney
October 16th, 2013
News Corp newspaper The Daily Telegraph is promoting its content using NFC and QR posters placed on the rear of the seats of more than 80 buses in Western Sydney, Australia, enabling commuters to download… More


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Filmmakers Lynn Shelton and Linas Phillips have a chance to shine at Sundance
Seattle filmmakers Lynn Shelton and Linas Phillips journey to Park City, Utah, to show their work at the Sundance Film Festival, a major showcase of independent film. The festival runs from Jan. 21-31.
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Thursday-Jan. 31, Park City, Utah (festival.sundance.org).
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Champagne Champagne
The Lights
The Maldives
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Sean Nelson
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Thee Emergency
Thee Satisfaction
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It's that time of year again — the time when moviemakers, producers, buyers and cinephiles turn their attention to snowy Park City, Utah, and the Sundance Film Festival. The country's leading showcase of independent film runs Thursday-Jan. 31.
Filmmakers with Seattle ties will be there, though it would be hard to top last year's showing, with three Seattle-related feature films in the festival lineup. One of those, Lynn Shelton's low-budget comedy "Humpday," turned into a major Cinderella story. Audiences loved the movie, critics praised it, and distributors fought over it. It was one of the first films to achieve national distribution at the festival.
"It's just been a total life-changer of a year," Shelton said in a phone interview from Los Angeles, where she's working on sifting through the next round of potential projects. "It was a little surreal at times."
Shelton is back this year with a project whose roots lie in last year's festival. David Gale, executive vice president of MTV Films, was seeking someone who could write and direct a series of narrative films featuring undiscovered Seattle bands for the network's "$5 Cover: Seattle" project. Gale wanted to build on the inaugural "$5 Cover" series based in Memphis and written and directed by Craig Brewer, who shot to fame with his movie "Hustle and Flow" at Sundance in 2005. When Gale heard about "Humpday," he tracked Shelton down at the festival to offer her the job.
Each of the 13 "$5 Cover: Seattle" narratives focuses on a different Seattle band, ranging from the country-blues Moondoggies to the tropics-influenced hip-hop of Champagne Champagne.
The network's financial backing gave Shelton more security — and a bigger budget — than she had with "Humpday." "It was by far the biggest production I'd ever worked on," Shelton said. She will show a sample of the result on Saturday at Sundance's New Frontier on Main venue. (The series will likely air this spring on MTV; dates are yet to be announced.)
For Linas Phillips, an independent filmmaker who lived in Seattle for four years before leaving in 2008, the journey to this year's Sundance all started with an online ad for a reconstructed Volkswagen van. Feeling at loose ends, he was deciding whether to move back to his native East Coast when he fell in love with what he calls an "eccentric vehicle, the bizarre love child of Herbie (of Disney fame) and Pimp My Ride, with a small helping of Christine" — in other words, quintessential Northwest road-trip transportation.
The Volkswagen gave him an idea. He scraped some money together, hired a cinematographer, shot background footage before he left Seattle, then set out to capture his 10-day cross-country move to New York.
In the resulting fictional film, "Bass Ackwards," a character (also named Linas) hits the road when he is forced to move from Seattle to his parents' house in Boston.
Phillips had filmed a previous journey in a 2006 documentary: "Walking to Werner" chronicled Phillips' 1,200-mile walk from Seattle to film idol Werner Herzog's home in Los Angeles.
This time, he went beyond documenting himself and the people he met along the way and began building characters and scripting events. "I didn't want to just repeat myself with the one-man's-journey sort of thing," he said.
The result is a combination autobiography and narrative feature that Phillips hopes will evoke the trials and unexpected joys of cross-country travel — "those synchronistic little experiences and meetings that happen that kind of have a profound effect on you," he said.
Aside from the main characters (who play the fictional Linas' friends and a possible love interest), the film is populated by nonactors, often people Phillips met on the road. Sometimes it was as simple as walking up in bars and starting a conversation.
"I'd say, 'Hey, could you be in a scene with me, play a girl I'm flirting with?' " Phillips said, admitting it sometimes felt "kinda creepy."
Some of those encounters happened in Seattle, as when he got permission to film a real wedding. "It's amazing what people will do if you have the shamelessness to ask," Phillips said.
His film will be screening in the festival's new Next category (set up to showcase low-budget movies). He's already set up an on-demand DVD distribution plan to sell his movie to the public immediately after the festival.
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Amy Lillard Dee, executive director of Washington FilmWorks, says that kind of strategy is increasingly appealing for filmmakers without big budgets — or much hope of getting a major distribution deal during a tight economy. "The microbudget stuff is where the filmmaking industry is at, in a lot of ways," Dee said.
Other festival films also have Seattle connections. For example, Seattle cinematographer Benjamin Kasulke, a longtime collaborator with Shelton, worked on "The Freebie," also screening in this year's Next category. "The Freebie" was produced by Mark Duplass, who starred in "Humpday" and also helped produce "Bass Ackwards."
Dee, whose state-supported office helps filmmakers in Washington with funding and other help, says the connections reflect the nature of Seattle's film community: small but supportive and tightly knit. "It's incestuous in the best possible way," she said.
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That's Too Many: Dog Has Surgery To Remove The 43.5 Socks He Ate
At least it wasn't underwear. These are the results from a 3-year old Great Dane's stomach surgery after his owner's noticed he appeared sick. The vet removed an astonishing 43.5 socks. How the f*** the dog's owners didn't notice they were completely out of socks is beyond me.
The 3-year-old Great Dane was miserable and retching when its owners rushed him to a northwest Portland emergency animal hospital. X-rays showed a stomach full of "a large quantity of foreign material." Nearly two hours of surgery later, Dr. Ashley Magee had the answer — the dog had consumed 43 ½ socks. DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital spokeswoman Shawna Harch said it's perhaps the strangest case in the hospital's history, The Oregonian reported.
I dunno, maybe you should start feeding him dog food instead of socks. I mean, I'm no dog whisperer, but I'm pretty sure that's what you're supposed to do. Besides, eating socks? That doesn't sound like a very smart dog. When reached for comment, my dog informed me she would never bang another dog so stupid. Although she seems totally fine with the dog down the street that's always eating dead worms off the sidewalk, so she worries me. Thanks to Cheryl, who informed me her dog tore the wire out of one of her bras once.
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If there exists a trick to get your app to the top of the App Store charts, it's this: Make photos look better. For years, this meant simple contrast and color adjustment, or advanced camera settings, none of which were supported in iOS. By the time the iPhone's built-in apps supported simple photo editing, it was Hipstamatic and eventually Instagram, the de facto reality enhancer for smartphones.
Instagram's rise marked an important shift, from photo fixing and restoration to full-on photo enhancement. Instagram filters don't just improve a deficient smartphone camera, or make the photos look like they were taken with a nicer camera and lens — they create photos that are, at least to some viewers, better than reality. Colors are more vivid, contrasts sharper. You could call it powerful and exciting; you could call it cheating. The same could be said of the new generation of photo manipulation apps — let's call them the plastic surgery apps.
The Plastic Surgery App pitch is immediately divisive. Take this promotion, which has been bubbling up around Facebook recently:
Facetune has filters and basic photo editing options, and it has a faux-blur tool and a set of Instagram-ready frames. But the point of Facetune — and its competitors, like Modiface, Visagelab, iPerfect, and Perfect Photo — isn't to remove flaws from photos, or to enhance its basic properties. It's to fix the photos' subjects. Facetune turns yellow teeth white, removes acne, reduces wrinkles, shrinks or enlarges noses, turns up halfhearted smiles. It's somewhere between classic airbrushing and plastic surgery, except it's self-administered and nearly instant.
My first reaction to Facetune was revulsion. Repaired photos are fine, and so are enhanced photos. But this feels different. Trying it only intensified my worry: I immediately used it to whiten my teeth, and immediately felt bad.
Facetune creator Zeev Farbman defends the concept: "Different users use Facetune for different needs," he says. "You can use Facetune to remove minor problems that will disappear in a week anyway, try to elevate mundane photos into something that aspires to be art, or even create an alternative version of yourself."
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This is a video of actor and musician Brad Carter playing the guitar while undergoing brain surgery to repair damage done by Parkinson's. Sorry but brain stuff makes me queasy and I feel myself getting a little lightheaded so I'm going to copy/paste something now. Hopefully not an excerpt from my diary.
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I SAID NOT MY DIARY, DAMMIT — something about brain surgery.
For this type of brain surgery, which is fairly routine, the patient remains awake and responsive for parts of the procedure to assist doctors with placing electrodes into the correct position.
Carter made an unusual request: could he play guitar during the procedure to make sure everything was working properly, and to see if the shakiness in his hands was improving?
The procedure was a success and Brad is super excited to get back to making music. Good lookin', bro. I bet years from now we'll all be able to look back on this video and still experience the same sort of queasy nausea we felt today. That's something, right?
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Just as computers revolutionized the latter half of the 20th century, the field of robotics has the potential to equally alter how we live in the 21st century. We've already seen how robots have changed the manufacturing of cars and other consumer goods by streamlining and speeding up the assembly line. We even have robotic lawn mowers and robotic pets. And robots have enabled us to see places that humans are not yet able to visit, such as other planets and the depths of the ocean.
In the coming decades, we will see robots that have artificial intelligence, coming to resemble the humans that create them. They will eventually become self-aware and conscious, and be able to do anything that a human can. When we talk about robots doing the tasks of humans, we often talk about the future, but the future of robotic surgery is already here. Are we really ready for machines to take the place of human doctors in the operating room?
In this article, you will learn about surgical robots that have been or will be approved for use in operating rooms. We will also take a look at the advantages and benefits that robotic surgery will have over conventional surgical methods.
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The first generation of surgical robots are already being installed in a number of operating rooms around the world. These aren't true autonomous robots that can perform surgical tasks on their own, but they are lending a mechanical helping hand to surgeons. These machines still require a human surgeon to operate them and input instructions. Remote control and voice activation are the methods by which these surgical robots are controlled.
Robotics are being introduced to medicine because they allow for unprecedented control and precision of surgical instruments in minimally invasive procedures. So far, these machines have been used to position an endoscope, perform gallbladder surgery and correct gastroesophogeal reflux and heartburn. The ultimate goal of the robotic surgery field is to design a robot that can be used to perform closed-chest, beating-heart surgery. According to one manufacturer, robotic devices could be used in more than 3.5 million medical procedures per year in the United States alone. Here are three surgical robots that have been recently developed:
da Vinci Surgical System
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AESOP Robotic System
On July 11, 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the da Vinci Surgical System, making it the first robotic system allowed to be used in American operating rooms. Developed by Intuitive Surgical, da Vinci uses technology that allows the human surgeon to get closer to the surgical site than human vision will allow, and work at a smaller scale than conventional surgery permits. The $ 1 million da Vinci system consists of two primary components:
A viewing and control console
A surgical arm unit
In using da Vinci for gallbladder surgery, three incisions — no larger than the diameter of a pencil — are made in the patient's abdomen, which allows for three stainless-steel rods to be inserted. The rods are held in place by three robotic arms. One of the rods is equipped with a camera, while the other two are fitted with surgical instruments that are able to dissect and suture the tissue of the gallbladder. Unlike in conventional surgery, these instruments are not directly touched by the doctor's hands.
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Who does not like to have the word "surgery" anticipated by the phrase "minimally intrusive?" During our trip to the Harvard research labs today, we were given a demo of the Robotically Steerable Thermal Ablation Probe, a device designed to help minimize the number of shots needed when treating something like a tumor. The equipment is directed by a x-ray picture onto which a doctor can select a number of locations. Rather than being forced to re-inject the client, the outer cannula goes up and down to locate the position, with a thinner curved stylet extends from within it, reaching the marked area. In order to hit succeeding spots, the stylet retracts back into the cannula, which adjusts its up and down position, extending when again to reach the area. Applications for the technology extend past simply shot, including the opportunity of extracting tissue samples from a client.
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so it's been a while since i talked to chaz. my brother said while i was gone he showed up to surprise me from north carolina, and i was in louisiana. :\ so. *kicks&screams* grr. i can't ever seem to get a hold of him, though. there better be good explanation.
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CHICAGO - Look past the cheesy carbs and b-boy poses, this shiny mo-cap reboot of cartoon juggernaut "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" offers slick entertainment that makes for a welcome surprise for middle school fare. Proving that executive producer Michael Bay has both grown up but it still frightfully in tune with what jazzes teens, this surprise box office hit is indeed a nice slice of a blockbuster spectacle, whether or not a viewer cares about the turtles or not.
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CHICAGO – They often say that a movie is written three times - on paper, on film, and in the editing bay. Look no further for this truth than the deleted scenes from "Silver Linings Playbook," recently released on Blu-ray and DVD. While some of the scenes are fun and allow Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, and Robert De Niro more chances to shine, I would argue that all 26 minutes of them were correctly cut. If they hadn't been, the movie's not an Oscar winner.
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Saturday March 13th 2010
Time marches on relentlessly. In spite of the the weather, Spring will not be denied. We came in on a few mornings, to find hosepipes frozen solid, as has been the case for much of the winter, but when the sun rises, the thaw sets in quickly, and the night frosts are nothing but a dark memory.
This is reflected in our 'breeder list', that is, the birds that have been recorded as officially breeding. This is a list which I update once weekly, and is getting quite long. We now also have a 'morning feed list' for the species which, (all being well), should have hatched by now. The 'African Spotted Eagle Owls' on display on the webcams being one of them. As things stand, I haven't seen anything yet, but early signs are quite encouraging. The female African Spotted Eagle Owl looks like she is 'mantling' something, as opposed to 'sitting' on something. The food intake of the 'Brown Wood Owls' in the 'Breeding Ground' has increased slightly, which is good.
We have, in the past week, managed to successfully re-introduce; 2 Tawny Owls back to the wild, and 1 Barn Owl. All three birds being ex wild injuries which managed to make a full recovery. It's at times like this that we feel we are doing a worthwhile job
On the flying bird side of things, 'Mortimer' the Common Buzzard is now flying free on the castle lawn, and is fit and ready for the visitor season, which kicks off on the 21st of March. 'Tythe' the Barn Owl is also ready, and 'Moss' the European Eagle Owl and 'Toby' the Tawny Owl are nearly there. A diet for the 'fuller figure' for the rest of this week should see them fit and raring to go by the 21st.
I am including two pictures of 'Mortimer's' first 'free flight' of the season, (courtesy of T. Williams). She has an 'exclusive' new club called; 'Friends of Mortimer', and this picture shows she is worth a tenner of anybody's money.
Even Mort's 'dummy bunny' is getting a 'new jacket' for the start of the season. The old one having suffered from Mort's depredations over the years.
I have been doing some trials with the new cameras and printers, and have recently been trying out the rechargable batteries which go with the whole operation, and they actually make the operaing process a lot smoother, as the power leads which are no longer being used, can no longer get in the way of the printing process.
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECTE), a company developing its non-invasive Symphony ® CGM System as a needle-free, wireless continuous glucose monitoring system, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board, Dr. Patrick Mooney, is taking an immediate leave of absence. Robert Doman, a member of Echo's Board of Directors, will serve as Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Doman has over 30 years of executive level, international and domestic management, business development, sales and marketing, product development and strategic planning experience with specific concentrations in medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Most recently, Mr. Doman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of publicly-traded DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which was successfully sold to Sun Pharmaceuticals in a $230 million transaction in 2012.
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Results included in the report, released Jan. 18, 2011, show the continued uncertainty of the global economy had impacted companies' ability to innovate, with nine out of 10 executives reporting more difficulty getting external funding or "a conservative shift in appetite for risk." The report said:
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"This year's study confirms a lot of what we've been seeing in the global marketplace, that the uncertainties inherent in today's economic environment are challenging business' ability to innovate," said Beth Comstock, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of GE. "We see these results, in some ways, as a rallying cry for business leaders to understand where and how their innovation strategies are being challenged and to drive to new models. Innovation is a powerful lever to address the challenges of a growing world. It allows us to use resources more efficiently, produce more with less and deliver better technologies to help markets drive economic growth and better quality of life."
GE expanded its global study for 2012, surveying nearly 3,000 senior business executives in 22 countries, all with direct involvement in their companies' innovation strategy and decision making. The Barometer was commissioned by GE and conducted by independent research and consulting firm StrategyOne to identify drivers and deterrents of innovation, and to analyze perceptions around innovation opportunities and challenges.
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The Bouncer Cheats for Playstation 2Home / Playstation 2 /
This page contains Cheats for The Bouncer organized by sections for Playstation 2. The Bouncer is a Action Beat-'Em-Up game, made by DreamFactory, released on Mar 5, 2001 and published by Square EA. If you can't find a hint or secret in our list, then please check this page periodically for the latest updates.
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The Bouncer Playstation 2 CheatsDreamFactory
- Publisher: Square EA
- Genre: Action Beat-'Em-Up
- Release Date: Mar 5, 2001
- ESRB: Teen
The Bouncer unlockables characters ect.....From: fest
To unlock Sion's sensei, Wong you must play through the game as any character. When you come up to the battle against Kaldea (the battle right before the final fight), have any character other than Sion fight her. Then, use Sion to complete the game. During the end sequence, right before Dominique c...From: darntart
When you play through the game you will notice Kou talking on the phone to someone. If you play through as Kou, you will hear this person talking and learn that she is actually someone else, who just looks like Kou. Her name is actually Leann. You can play as Leann by playing through the entire game...From: trnrnner
Complete the game three times using any character. After defeating Duragon for the second time, he will get up again and fight topless. Defeat him to unlock Topless Duragon in versus mode. Unlock Kou with MSF costume Play through story mode with any character. When you come to it, use Kou to infiltr...From: sunnybabe
Complete survival mode by defeating the black-hooded version of Sion to unlock that costume in survival and versus modes....From: FinalFantasy20
When playing as Kou, you reach the part where you fight the big green robot and two big yellow robots. If a Trinity Rush is done, then Kou will instead do an arm-break move in place of a neck-break move....From: azza5556
Take Kou on the first battle against MSFs at Fate. When Kou calls Leann, you will hear what she says to Kou....From: Dahenunda
Triple Roundhouse Kick: Press Triangle(3). Triple Jab: Press Triangle(3). Slider: Press Right, Left, Down, or Up then quickly press X....From: Fallinon
During the Emergency Exit level, if you are low on life or do not think you will live through the guards, you can run past them and still escape....From: tawh1d
When you are looking for the card key on the MSD cargo train, pick Volt. Do not find the card key and get trapped. Pause game play once Volt's back appears. He will have a picture of a Cactuar from Final Fantasy 10 that reads "NO ESCAPE!". Note: This also works with Sion, but you will see ...From: eknf
During the Rocket Tower sequence, if you are low on life or do not think you can survive all the way through, just run past the robots or guards. You can still win the level, just without all the battle points....From: princess_branda
During in any battle, look at the top right of your screen. When one of the bubbles that represents an enemy is colored red, go to that person and quickly kill them. You will get the experience while your partner(s) did all the work....From: hafool
Do not worry if any of your CPU controlled partners gets defeated. As long as you are still standing, they will return for the next battle....From: Vergel Kane
Immediately press R2 whenever you hear one of your teammates make a taunt. Most of the time everyone will all team up against an enemy. This move will mostly always be blocked by the final Boss....From: xxx3
To get the card key, open all three boxes. There is one lunch box on either side on the seats. Just walk up to it to open it and move on quickly to the next one. The third box in a briefcase in the back of the train, the key will be inside....From: naignecy
Sion is the fastest of the three, but with no super moves he is also the weakest. Volt is the strongest and is also slow. Super moves should be performed only in an open area since almost all of them are throws. Kou is balanced. He is faster than Volt and stronger than Sion. When he gets Tiger Frenz...From: hgvonetel
Use the Double Uppercut to launch your opponent, then use the Hard Jump attack to finish. This requires very good timing for the hard jump. Note: This does not work on robotic opponents....From: SAFCDavid
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Who doesn't love the Christmas season? The entire neighborhood is covered in pretty Christmas decorations, like Sue's Sweet and Silver Holiday Sphere. To make this Christmas craft, be sure to let each layer properly dry, and be careful as you mount your silver ball on top. It is also important not to use alcohol based adhesive, as it will destroy the foam. This gorgeous glitter globe will add just the right amount of sparkle to your Christmas decor.
1" x 6" x 12" Smoothfoam sheet
4" x 4" x 4" Smoothfoam cube
6" Smoothfoam ball
Craft knife
Wood dowel rod
Black acrylic paint
Silver acrylic paint
Silver glitter
Tacky glue
Sanding block
Silver ribbon
Decorative button
Cut the smoothfoam sheet into two pieces – one- 5" x 5" and the other 6" x 6".
Stack and glue those pieces together along with a 4" cube using a tacky glue.
After the glue dries, paint the smoothfoam base with black acrylic paint.
Sponge silver acrylic paint over the black to create the glittery coating.
Paint the dowel rod with silver acrylic paint.
Lightly sand the seams of the 6" circle.
Poke hole into the circle and insert the rod.
Cover the ball with glue and apply glitter.
Once dry, poke a hole in the center of the 4" cube and insert the circle and the rod.
Wrap the base with silver ribbon and glue into place.
- Glue the decorative button on top of the ribbon.
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Home Opinion LA GRANDE BOYS, GIRLS DISTRICT CHAMPS
Surprising even their coach, both the La Grande boys and girls won their respective District 2 swimming championships Saturday.
The boys in particular continued to shatter district and school records, and the way the Tiger swimmers keep pushing themselves, some state records might be obliterated this weekend at the 3A state meet.
Coach David Deming thought his girls would be in a tough battle for a district title, and he didn't think the boys had that good of a chance because other teams appeared to have better depth. However, both the boys and girls came through with huge days Saturday to win with relative ease.
"Needless to say, we had a great weekend. To come out with championships for both the boys and the girls says a lot about the quality of our depth," said Deming.
The girls tallied 242 points, compared to 225 for La Salle. Meanwhile, the boys had 254 points, beating second-place La Salle, which had 229.
La Grande has some very powerful swimmers who finished in the top two of their events, but was a little lacking in depth for picking up points in the seventh through 12th-place slots.
"We got some points out of kids we weren't sure we were going to get points from," said Deming.
Two of the boys' relay teams broke district records they set during preliminaries Friday. The 200 medley relay team of Matt Hibbert, Josef Mielke, Brenton Dowdy and Owen Kenton set a school and district record with a time of 1:41.97.
Not to be outdone, the 400 freestyle team of Hibbert, Jeremy Younggren, Kenton and Dowdy set school and district records with a time of 3:20.62. This quartet won its race by a whopping 16 seconds.
Dowdy set two individual records. He established a record in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.47, winning by three seconds a huge margin for just 50 yards and breaking his mark from the day before. Dowdy also set a district record again for the second time in two days with in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.63.
Deming said these five kids do an amazing job keeping themselves motivated to do better when they are not getting a lot of stiff competition from other relay teams.
"People ask me how Brenton goes out and does these things. All of our boys have done that all year," said Deming. He said he tried to tell Dowdy to take it easy during preliminaries and save himself up for the finals. Dowdy promptly went out and set or helped his teammates set four district records during prelims.
"Brenton doesn't know easy," said Deming.
Hibbert had a great meet individually, winning both the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly.
The girls' 400 freestyle relay team of Lindsay Waldrop, Amy McMahan, Kelsey Woodfield, Elizabeth Esser set a school record with a time of 4:01.71. That was good enough for third in district.
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District 2 Swim Meet
Final Results
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Team Scores
1, La Grande, 254; 2, La Salle, 229; 3, Sherwood, 223; 4, Wilsonville, 111; 5, Baker, 100; 6, Valley Catholic, 96; 7, The Dalles, 43; 8, Gladstone, 29; 9, De La Salle North Catholic, 19.
Individual Results
200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 3, Jeremy Younggren, 1:57.18. 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY - 2, Owen Kenton, 2:13.49; 4, Josef Mielke, 2:24.77 (pr); 8, Thomas Esser, 2:38.56. 50 FREESTYLE 1, Brenton Dowdy, 21.47 (district record, school record); 9, Peter Harris, 26.84. 100 BUTTERFLY 1, Matt Hibbert, 54.10. 100 FREESTYLE 1, Dowdy, 47.63 (district record); 2, Younggren, 52.76; 7, Peter Harris, 1:01.10 (pr). 500 FREESTYLE 2, Kenton, 5:24.33; 8, Tyler Howland, 6:27.03 (pr); 10, Daryl Sams, 7:45.00. 100 BACKSTROKE 1, Hibbert, 55.46. 100 BREASTSTROKE 2, Mielke, 1:08.76; 8, Esser, 1:18.77.
200 MEDLEY 1, La Grande (Hibbert, Mielke, Dowdy, Kenton), 1:41.97 (district record, school record). 200 FREESTYLE 4, La Grande (Harris, Esser, Mielke, Younggren), 1:43.62. 400 FREESTYLE 1, La Grande (Hibbert, Younggren, Kenton, Dowdy), 3:20.62 (district record, school record).
Team Scores
1, La Grande, 242; 2, La Salle, 225; 3, Sherwood, 185; 4, Gladstone, 146; 5, Wilsonville, 145; 6, The Dalles, 101; 6, Baker, 101; 8, Valley Catholic, 17
Individual Results
200 FREESTYLE 6, Elizabeth Esser, 2:11.14; 7, Lindsay Waldrop, 2:13.76; 10, Hayley Rampton, 2:20.13 (pr). 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 2, Valerie Butler, 2:35.11 (pr); 5, Robyn Mills, 2:40.50; 10, Jennifer Butler, 2:46.56. 50 FREESTYLE 2, Kelsey Woodfield, 27.00 (pr); 6, Amy McMahan, 28.18. 100 BUTTERFLY 7, Valerie Butler, 1:10.81. 100 FREESTYLE 6, Andrea Younggren, 1:04.95 (pr); 8, Samantha Hibbert, 1:05.19; 9, Rampton, 1:05.49. 500 FREESTYLE 3, Esser, 5:58.89; 4, Waldrop, 6:04.89; 8, Britney Gray, 6:34.68. 100 BACKSTROKE 3, McMahan, 1:11.92; 5, Hibbert, 1:14.39; 6, Jennifer Butler, 1:16.35.
200 MEDLEY 3, La Grande (McMahan, Mills, Valerie Butler, Woodfield), 2:03.30. 200 FREESTYLE 3, La Grande (Waldrop, Mills, Esser, Woodfield), 1:51.46. 100 BREASTSTROKE 3, Mills, 1:16.50 (pr); 7, Laura Martin, 1:25.49. 400 FREESTYLE RELAY 3, La Grande (Waldrop, McMahan, Woodfield, Esser), 4:01.71 (school record).


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I'm looking at commuters, up to 25 miles one way. I test rode a slightly-to-big Casseroll and realized I will need to get the frame and build up; the components do not do a thing for me. So, I've got my Chorus 11 to throw on and am thinking tires at 25, maybe 28 at most. The Crosshairs frame set is probably $500 more (I'm pretty sure I don't need to go custom); is it worth it. Reviews on both bikes are consistently good. Any real advantage with the Gunnar over the Salsa for the bucks?
EDIT: Went with a build on the Casseroll...
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