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Renee: please see the info posted under Indian Reservations on the Madison County Genforum... Yes,all three were in the Cherokee Nation East late as 1822.. Thomas Wilson married Jane Loyd here in Madison County and received his reservation in right of his wife.. He and Jane sold their reservation in 1822 to James McCartney..deed recorded in Madison County..(but says Decatur County,Al-the actual location of the reseration 1821-25) Giles McNutly and John Derrick witnessed the sale..Conaleuski aka John Challange received a neighboring reservation..he was apparently some type of Chief or Headman.. Conaleuski is referred to by some as Chief Bob Wilson...but I have seen nothing to prove so to my satisfaction..he sold his reservation in 1820 to William Kennedy..and part of it eventually became property of John McNutly.. the third adjoining reservation was to Giles McNutly in right of his wife Martha Arch *married in Madison County..and by 1830 he was married to Alcy Doublehead.. Wm Wilson's reservation was not in Hurricane Valley but near the Flint River..closer to Huntsville.. his wife was Peggy Doublehead.. I received information that said Wm Wilson died in Lauderdale County in 1838-near what was Doublehead's Reservation.. One Thomas Wilson is listed as 60-70 years old living in Jackson County about 1860 or 1870..and another record said Ole Thomas Wilson walked into Greene County MO about 1840-that he had 3 Indian wives and one French wife! From a Congressinal Roll of microfilm, John Wilson's reservation was located near Jessie Scott's..*probably in Marshall County,Al.. Thomas and Wm Wilson were white men-and possibily brothers with Indian wives... The estate papers for Charles Kennedy are missing from the Huntsville Probate Records..*they are at the University of Ala..these papers contain depositions in regard to the sale of Conaleuski's reservation.. My ancestor Henry Edwards born 1750-60 married a Polly Wilson-both were born in NC..came through Jefferson County, Tn around 1801 to Madison County, Al by 1807.. On the 1830 Madison County census ole Henry Edwards is 70-80 and isn't found on census records after that.. His daughter Hannah Edwards born 1775 NC married Wm Baker in 1801 in Jefferson County, Tn and was in the Upper Hurricane Valley area by 1807.. Dawes Roll applications for several of her grandchildren mention Polly Wilson-daughter of Chief Bob or Robert Wilson..and that her mother may have been a Gentry.. who knows?? One John R Wilson attended an estate sale in the area about 1816..with Wm Baker and others.. Conaleuski apparently went to Monroe County, Ms after the Congressional Act to sell his reserve to McNutly in 1830..the sale to Wm Kennedy and his wife Jane Binnion must have been disputed or perhaps he needed the Congressional Act to legally sell it..The majority of the old settlers of the Upper Hurricane and Putman Mountain area of Madison County just about used the Wilson name in the naming of their children.. Who were these Wilsons? Benjamin Putman-for whom Putman Mountain is named- was connected with the Wilsons through his wife.. During the removal many settled on the Mountain and in Paint Rock Valley to avoid the removal.. It does appear that around 1836-38 many of these family members left for Arkansas..Mountain Township of Crawford County... several returned here.. Any help appreciated.. I believe ole John McNulty went to Nacadoches TX shortly after 1840.. McNulty (McAnulty,McNutty) Town was near the 3 reservations in Hurricane Valley..(near the site of Bragg's Store)..at one time, it had a General Store, Gristmill,etc..)Today's Madison County Lake is near the site of 3 of these Historic reservations... firstname.lastname@example.com Notify Administrator about this message?
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"The Davis family has owned this parcel for a long time and it's been vacant since [James] Davis tore down Country Corners quite some time ago," Attorney James Martin, representing the Davises, said. "For a long time as they looked at what to do with that property, they were looking for a use they thought was a good use for themselves, for the town and balancing that with the right partner. They reached a conclusion that there was a need for a services station and a convenience store at this location in town." He added that the organization has heard "great feedback from the community," who he said believes it is a needed service in that area, and asserted that a gas station in that location could attract people from the south and lessen traffic congestion at the rotary by preventing them from seeking fueling options there. Martin also said that Chalmers Enterprises has made every effort to work with the town's officials and accommodate any changes that were deemed necessary to make the site operable and safe. The major concerns surrounding the project were in regards to the increase in traffic a gas station would create and the safety hazards presented by such a rise in volume. The traffic study submitted with the application indicated there would be a noticeable increase in traffic with an estimated 1,950 trips in and out of the premises on an average weekday. It also noted that the Shaker Road entrance to the store was designed to be far enough away from the intersection that it would not significantly impact traffic at that signal, but the entrance on Chestnut Street could cause issues because of its proximity. Assistant Town Engineer Thomas Moriarty reported in a memo, however, that after a round table meeting, the applicants agreed to restructure the entrance so it was satisfactorily recessed from the intersection. Robert Parient, superintendent of the Department of Public Works, added in a letter to Planning Director Robyn MacDonald still felt more needed to be done to address traffic issues, stating, "I believe the study is lacking in a number of areas and requires updating before acceptance to the Planning Board." He expressed concern that the study contained nothing regarding negative safety impacts on not only traffic near the intersection, but to pedestrians and bicyclists on the Red Stone Rail Trail, which crosses Chestnut Street in close vicinity to the proposed site. "The study only considers the impact of the development on the intersection capacity and level of service, which is only part of our concerns regarding the project," he said. "There is no question that the development will increase the potential for a vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to pedestrian collision to the area and the application should be required to evaluate these impacts and propose reasonable mitigation measures." He also criticized the study for utilizing models to estimate impact that were more conservative as they should have been and therefore underestimated the trip generation impact. Martin said his side has since obliged Parient's request for additional information with specific analyses and said, "The data supported the analysis and the design we had laid out initially." Kingston voiced concerns about the traffic turning in and out of the station, pointing out that LaFiorentina, which would be situated across the street, actually hires a police officer to direct traffic at times. "It would appear to me if someone were to be making a left turn off of Shaker Road into LaFiorentina and it backs up traffic and someone is trying to make a left turn into your place, you've got two conflicting left turns and no one will be going anywhere," he said. It was suggested that motorists could turn onto Chestnut at the intersection and make a right turn to enter the gas station and it was also noted that the grade of the driveway at LaFiorentina is greater, causing vehicles to proceed more cautiously there than they would have to in entering the station. There was also a question of whether or not traffic exiting the site on Chestnut Street should be restricted to making a left turn only. Carabetta said making a right turn requirement would prevent traffic back ups at the intersection created by vehicles, including fuel delivery trucks, however, he conceded that sending traffic in one direction would mean more vehicles approaching the rail trail crossing. The developers offered to put a stop sign on their property. In addition to congestion concerns, during the public comment portion of the hearing, among the concerns was pedestrian safety, especially for children coming from the nearby Great Woods development, because of the lack of sidewalks in the area. Carabetta called that issue a town matter that was a "bone of contention for the town," and not the responsibility of the business owner. |


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TUCSON- A local food bank, damaged by fire, is struggling to provide some much-needed help for the holidays. On September 8, flames sparked at the Littletown Food Bank near Craycroft and Valencia. Investigators determined the fire was intentionally set. An arson investigation is underway but still no leads or suspects.
The Food Bank's trailer still has no electricity or running water so volunteers stack and sort the items on folding tables.
"It's been a tough few years," said Phyllis Beckert. "Being retired and finding out that we had illnesses, the money that we did get was being spread a lot more."
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"I hope they find the person who did it, but I also hope they hurry up and put a new building in," said Amons.
"All we're doing right now is using it for storage," said Food Bank President Chris Kingston. "We have no refrigerators, we had to get rid of them, all the canned goods and all the stuff we had, the rice, beans we had to get rid of everything."
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[1031] The miR-17-92 Cluster Is Overexpressed and Has an Oncogenic Effect on Renal Cell Carcinoma
Y Youssef, NM White, M Mankaruos, TF Chow, A Girgis, S Metias, J Honey, R Stewart, KT Pace, S Mossad, MY Gabril, GM Yousef. St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-protein coding RNAs that are differentially expressed in many malignancies. We have previously identified 80 miRNAs that are dysregulated in ccRCC. The purpose of this study was to validate the overexpression of the miR-17-92 cluster in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), and test the effect of two members of this cluster (miR-17-5p and miR-20a) on tumor proliferation. In addition, we also aim to elucidate the role of miRNAs in ccRCC pathogenesis through bioinformatics analysis.
Design: miRNA expression was validated by qRT-PCR. Cell proliferation effects of miR-17-5p and miR-20a were tested in the ACHN renal adenocarcinoma cell line model. Cells were transfected with the miR precursor molecules, miR inhibitors, and appropriate controls. Also, indepth in-silico analyses were performed on the dysregulated miRNAs.
Results: Transfection of miR-20a inhibitor significantly reduced cell proliferation in a dose dependent manner. Transfection of miR-17-5p, which is not endogenously expressed in the ACHN cell line, lead to increased cell proliferation compared to control, and this effect was suppressed by miR-17-5p inhibitor. Bioinformatics analyses identified ten clusters of miRNAs dysregulated in ccRCC that followed the same expression patterns. We also identified matching patterns between reported chromosomal aberration in ccRCC and miRNA dysregulation for 37.5% of the miRNAs. Target prediction analyses identified many key molecules in ccRCC pathogenesis including HIFs, mTOR, VEGF and VHL were found to be potential targets for dysregulated miRNAs. A significant number of dysregulated proteins in ccRCC are potential miRNA targets. Also, many of the ccRCC-dysregulated miRNAs were found to be phylogenetically conserved.
Conclusions: Our data strongly supports that the members of the miR-17-92 cluster, which is found to be overexpressed in ccRCC, have an oncogenic effect on kidney cancer cell growth and they may do so through mediating the expression of known key molecules in ccRCC pathogenesis.
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An autumn visit to Pinnacles National Monument is often rewarded with a sighting of one our most fascinating creatures, the tarantula. September and October are the prime months to see male tarantulas ambling resolutely day and night in search of mates. They investigate every potential burrow, looking for a female ready to lay eggs in her specially prepared nest. Why don't you see tarantulas during the rest of the year? They are always here, but they are usually much more secretive. They spend the day in their burrows, emerging to hunt only at night. At any time of year, if you look carefully on the ground for small holes lined with silk, you might see a tarantula looking back at you! You'd be surprised how small a hole a tarantula can fit into. Tarantula X-ing Part of the Food Web Tarantula Hawk When the female tarantula hawk is ready to lay her eggs, she leaves the flowers behind and goes on the hunt for a tarantula. Upon finding one, she paralyzes it with a sting. Even though the tarantula is several times her own weight, she drags it to a hole, lays her eggs on it, and buries it. The eggs soon hatch into wasp larvae which slowly devour the paralyzed tarantula alive, from the inside out. Self Defense Tarantula Web Walking up Walls Spider Senses Life Span What's in a Name? "Tarantula" was the name originally given to the southern European wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula) and referred to the town of Taranto, Italy. It was believed that the bite of this spider would cause the disease of tarantism, the symptoms being uncontrolled weeping and jumping about. The victim would finally go into a wild dance called the Tarentella. This dance is now a popular Italian folk form and has inspired several famous composers to write classical versions. Scientists have not studied the tarantulas of California well enough to be able to give the tarantula found at Pinnacles a specific scientific name. It is most likely in the genus Aphonopelma. Do you know anybody who would like to study our tarantulas? Boy or Girl? Other Spiders at Pinnacles Hairless tarantula: This spider is about half the size of the more commonly seen tarantula. It lacks stinging hairs, and it is quite aggressive. Green lynx: Look for this spider in the fall on small flowering shrubs, where it catches insects visiting the flowers. It can be very hard to see, but once you find one, you will often find more nearby. Also look for its white egg sacs. Black widow: This well-known, highly poisonous spider advertises "danger" with the red hourglass on its underside. Its web is exceptionally strong. Crab spiders: Look carefully on flowers for these spiders. They hold their long front legs wide open, waiting to snatch their flower-visiting prey. Diguetid spiders: Although you may never see one of these spiders, their webs are quite conspicuous in California buckwheat shrubs. Look for a vertical tube filled with debris, above a flat cone of threads. |


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"every penny counts!"
I remember back-in-the-day my mom keeping a 'penny' jar in the pantry. Every week as my mom cleaned her purse, she dumped into the jar and any time we needed milk money for school or for the football field nights, we grabbed from the jar. Later in life, one of my friends amazed me with the bowl they kept of change it was a huge mixing bowl and it took up an entire tabletop. Funny thing about the change in that home, they were all wanting to use it to buy stuff but no one wanted to wrap it up for cashing in. The job of wrapping up spare change was a tedious, time-consuming job that while it resulted in a nice yield of cash, the price of time spent wrapping made it a job everyone passed on! Jingle Jingle I can tell them how they could have made that spare change tingle and it is one word strong: Coinstar! Boom! (well two words)
Whoever coined the phrase, "Necessity is the mother invention" hit it the coin on the face(lol). While coins are great and they spend, carrying them around is a rather heavy job and in reality coins are better when you add them together to get crisp clean dollars. Invention: Coinstar! Coinstar is the one stop sensation that will take that jingle and make it tingle and transform into cold hard cash, PayPal funds, Prepaid Cards, No Fee ECertificates and donations. Make your change work for you and remember that with Coinstar, "every penny counts" towards your Cash Voucher, No Fee eCertificates, etc.! Ca-ching!
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Coinstar cashouts do cost you money(10.9 cents on each dollar) but it can be free depending how you use it to cash in those coins. In reality you are costing yourself money if you have spare change sitting in your ashtrays, cup holders, purses, backpacks, sofas and desk drawers because you are not using all the spending potential you have. Gather that loose change up and any dollar bills, then head to your local Coinstar Center® which may be closer than you think as they are located in more than 19,000 supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchants, convenience stores, financial institutions and restaurants. I know that our Giant Eagle is open with long hours so my coin cash-in fun can happen late into the day, so I never have a worry about timing and many of the other locations are the same(just check store hours).
I spoke to a man today at the Coinstar Center emptying margarine containers of coins and I asked him which options he used, gift cards, cash, or donations and here is what I found out! The gentleman told me that he works at a church and all the loose change is collected for the kids and put towards all of the things they do, so the cash out that costs him 10.9 cents on every dollar is worth it because they need the cash. He did tell me that he wished the Coinstar Center offered grocery store cards so they could fill up the pantry with things they needed and snacks for the kids as well! I think that is an outstanding idea! Thanks to this man for his insight and as you can see Coinstar means something different to everyone who uses it.
You are prompted what to do at the Coinstar Center, and it is very easy to use, the hardest work is gathering up all that spare change and hauling it into the store! Remember many of the Coinstar Centers accept dollar bills too, so if you have a stash, add them in! We actually stood in a line, and the guy in front of us had a shoebox filled with change!(eyeroll).
You don't want to pay a fee!
My answer to you is quite simple: eCertificates and Gift Cards. Every last penny you put into the Coinstar Center funnels right into those eCertificates and Gift Cards to great stores that vary by location but may be: Nike, Chili's, Starbucks, Southwest Airline, Lowes, JCPenney, Sears and so many more! The gift cards and eCertificates are paper receipts that have a code on them and they work exactly like a plastic gift card, so use them in store or online! We actually received a gift card for Starbucks and a eCertificate(receipt-like paper) for AppleBee's.
I know you are wondering if there are fees associated with using Coinstar and in all honesty I can tell you there are, but not if you use Coinstar in a way to make your Christmas shine while converting those shiny coins to eCertificates. This will get you around any fees you might pay on cashing in.
You Don't Care If There Is A Fee You Just Want To Convert Your Buckets Of Change To Dollars!
Get there and pretend you are at the slots in Vegas, but this time you are filling the change up, rather than having the change pour on you when you win! Get ready to clink, chink, and collect on those coin stashes as you dump your spare change and receive a Cash Voucher that you cash in at the customer service desk(in store) for Cold Hard Cash.
Turn your spare change into great holiday gifts with all that change you have collected that was scattered around your house! Those chimes you will hear won't be Christmas Bells rather it will be the change you have clinking to cash out and add up into great spendable funds! Get the Jingle back into your holidays and a happy holidays to you!


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Hope everyone has had a great Holiday season. This is the first announcement for the first Star Wars X-Wing League at the Game Shop in Bellevue Nebraska. See Below for most of the info.
When: The League starts Tuesday January 8, 2013 and will be every Tuesday for 8 weeks. Late entry will go till week 3 begins.
Where: Game Shoppe, Bellevue, NE
Time: 6pm Unless otherwise noted.
Entry Fee: To be determined. The fee will go towards prizes.
Prizes: Weekly giveaways of acrylic range sticks, and maybe other surprises.
Each player will choose either Rebels or Empire and will play that side each week until the end of the league. The league scoring will be explained the first Tuesday of the league, but it is like Tug o War. Each week there will be a theme that we will play. The theme will be either dog fight, dog fight with Asteroids, Scenario, or some other crazy thing I come up with.
You will start the league by bringing a 100 point Squad of either Empire or Rebels. You must have a Core Set which contains dice, damage deck, range stick, movement templates, 6 asteroids, and basic rules. You will not need the original box, just the supplies from the core set. On weeks with a scenario you will also need the other markers that will be used with the specific scenario. Currently only WAVE 1 SHIPS ARE ALLOWED ALONG WITH THE DICE APP FROM FANTASY FLIGHT If during the course of the league Wave 2 releases it will become immediately availible for play in the league.
If you have any questions, ask them either her on this thread, the Game Shoppe's forums where I will also list this, or ask when you see me.
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ALAMEDA -- Usually gone from his locker by the time the media arrives, Raiders place-kicker Sebastian Janikowski was waiting for reporters Thursday.
``You want to talk to me?,'' Janikowski said.
Janikowski was eager to refute a Florida Times-Union report that put Janikowski in a bad light regarding the Raiders co-tentants at O.co Coliseum. It quoted Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee, who said Janikowski told him he was rooting for the A's to lose so he wouldn't have to kick off a dirt infield.
The longer the A's go into the postseason, the longer the Raiders have to wait to put turf over the infield.
``(The conversation) didn't happen,'' Janikowski said. ``I just wanted you to know . . . write it down.''
Janikowski said he roots for the A's to win and has on occasion attended games.
Kicking off the dirt has not been an issue for Janikowski. In 2008, Janikowski kicked a 57-yard field goal in overtime to beat the New York Jets, the longest overtime winner in NFL history.
``I think it's an advantage for us,'' Janikowski said. ``Guys come in and think about it so much, (wondering), `Do I have to plant my foot differently?' ''
Janikowski said he and new place kick holder Marquette King are getting better every week and said his 48-yard miss against Indianapolis _ after not missing inside the 50 all of last season _ ``is just one of those things . . . it shows that nothing is a gimme.''
``It's really our policy not to talk about injuries,'' Allen said. ``He wasn't able to practice today. As soon as he's able to get him to practice we'll try to get him back out there as fast as we can.''
The policy apparently did not include the torn left triceps and subsequent surgery for Raiders left tackle Jared Veldheer, which Allen discussed with the media during training camp.
Linebacker Sio Moore (toe) practiced without limitations and is expected to start at strongside linebacker against Jacksonville. Strong safety Tyvon Branch (shoulder) and Janikowski (calf) were limited and will play.
Tight end David Ausberry (shoulder) did not practice and is not expected to play.
Capacity at O.co Coliseum was reduced to 52,286 in the offseason with the closure of the east structure known unofficially as ``Mt. Davis.''
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We purchased this off white rug to use under our coffee table in our formal livingroom. It is perfect for the wood floors but may be too thick to lay over carpet. We were impressed with the thick, dense shag. We rolled the rug the opposite direction and used the vacuum to take out the roll lines. We purchased this rug based on the reviews. Thanks to everyone who takes the time to write reviews. They are really what sells a product.
I bought this to replace a similar rug that I was able to throw into the washing machine to wash. I somehow had the idea I would be able to do the same with this one, but when it arrived and I felt how sturdy the backing was, I knew that couldn't be done. The description says it is washable, but it does not mean machine washable. You could probably wash this in your bathtub, flat, and hang to dry on a rack in the tub, but the manufacturer recommends getting it rug cleaned. Once I got over my initial disappointment about not being able to machine wash it, I fell in love with the rug. It's very soft and plush under your feet. I bought it with a rug pad from Overstock, and you really need a pad under it because it does not have a backing, so it doesn't grip the floor otherwise. I vacuum this rug, and it makes the pile even loftier. When it first arrives, it comes tightly rolled up so you can't tell right away how thick the pile is. Just run your hand back and forth over a corner of the rug once you unroll it and you'll see that it quickly feels thicker and the pile starts standing up nicely. This is a very high quality rug and worth the money.
I saw a similar rug at Ikea and wanted to do a little shopping before I purchased it. I found this one at a little less than half the cost of the Ikea rug.. It isn't as soft but pretty close. It's comfortable enough to lounge around on and adds great depth to the room. It vacuums pretty well, and no pulls so far, but I've only had it a couple of months now.
This rug was about $50 less than similar rugs I found in department stores. Delivery was very prompt. The rug is very soft and looks perfect in the space it was bought for. The picture appears that shag threads are closer together, but I am still happy with texture, appearance, softness of the rug. I would recommend this rug - the ivory is a beautiful color.
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The other review for this rug were dead on. It is plush and the cream/white is beautiful and crisp. It feels amazing under foot and looks even better against my wood floors. My only complaint is it took a couple of days hanging outside after it arrived to get rid of the chemical smell coming from the fiber. It has been inside and on the floor for 2 weeks... and the smell is completely gone. For the price this is an amazing rug.
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I read here, some time back, that if you cut down Ensete Ventricosum "Maurellii", it will grow new plants from the 'stump'. I believe that it said to cut vertical slits across the cut stump to make several new plants. Does anyone know the exact process?
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- Posted by Las_Palmas_Norte Zone8 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 20, 05 at 0:30
Ensete don't send suckers (pups) so vertical slits or cuts won't help you at all. Cheers, Barrie. |
Actually this method DOES work. I think you are confused Barrie because they do not sucker naturally but can indeed be forced to sucker if you damage the meristem as described above. The native East Africans have been doing it for thousands of years as they use the corm and flower stem to make a staple flour. |
- Posted by Tomofthejungle z8b LO, OR (My Page) on Tue, Sep 20, 05 at 13:33
New to the forum, but I've been lurking here a while and enjoy all of the useful comments and knowledge. I have a Maurelii that is about 11' and still growing like crazy. Afraid I will lose it this winter, but bringing it in is going to be too much of a task for me. Should I cut down to the ground and mulch over come the first frost, or trim and cage this thing? Not sure that I would like the look of the plant with no leaves near the bottom. What have others done in my area/zone? |
- Posted by Las_Palmas_Norte Zone8 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 20, 05 at 14:00
Thanks Gabe15, I've learned something new before noon! I can call it a good day :) Cheers, Barrie. |
The plantlets grow out of the cut surface, not out of the side. I prefer to reserve the term "sucker" for plants that grow out of the side. Botanically, a sucker is a subordinate shoot growing from a bud. I am not sure if there is a "bud." These plantlets apparently grow from callous tissue. So, depending on semantics, maybe it doesn't "sucker." |
- Posted by Casa_Del_Gatos z8 AL (My Page) on Fri, Sep 23, 05 at 6:51
Gabe, I am VERY interested in this trick. Can you post detailed instructions on exactly what to do? Thanks! |
Basically what you want to do is damage the plant (the corm and meristem really) pretty good. A simple and effective method is to cut a mature (but not flowering) plant down and quarter the corm. Plant each section and they should each create some pups for you. |
- Posted by morningstroll 8aTX (My Page) on Wed, May 10, 06 at 14:44
I'm glad I found this question. I planted two of these in a raised bed last year. One came up fine this spring. The other just sat there looking mushy. I think I finally pulled the top mush off. Anyway, it got little bumps all across the top, and each of these bumps put out a tiny stem and leaves. There must be a dozen or so. This morning I finally went out and sliced one tiny plant off of it. Has anyone ever done this? Will this tiny thing make a full size banana plant? Will it even root? And what will happen to the original plant if I leave it alone with all these separate little stems/plants on it? Guess I'll find out, but was just wondering if it has happened to anyone else. Kind of exciting. |
- Posted by plantwitch 7 usa (My Page) on Thu, Nov 30, 06 at 21:53
let me get this straight I cut my maurelli somewhere and it produces plantlets???? this does not make sense. I dont believe this. |
I read about this via, I think, a link on this site, but now I can't find it. It does seem to work. You cut the plant down in July, the cut surface forms a callous, later the plant produces offsets. Hopefully somebody else can direct us to the link. |
Here's the web page I was thinking of... https://www.rhs.org.uk/Learning/publications/plantsman/0606/Ensete.pdf |
- Posted by sultry_jasmine_night z10/ hot hot hot.... (My Page) on Fri, Dec 1, 06 at 16:52
oooh I wanna try it but I'm too chicken lol. I only have one marelli and its finally @6 ft tall. Someone else try it first :P. I do seem to remember reading something about that though. !~SJN |
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TUCSON, Ariz. — When a reporter asked Jesse Foppert after his tough start yesterday if he had blister troubles, the pitcher said no.
In fact, after he had lasted just two of a scheduled three innings and was checking his right middle finger as he walked off the mound, Foppert said instead the baseballs had been slick. "It's dry here," he explained.
Well, it's one thing to shut out a prying media type; it's another not to tell the manager, pitching coach and trainer what's going on.
In the first inning of the Mariners' 10-3 loss to the White Sox, a game Seattle led 3-1 after two innings, Foppert developed a blister.
It led to four walks — not the way to impress the powers that be, who were not impressed, although the right-hander did not allow a hit, either.
After the second inning, Foppert, who general manager Bill Bavasi said has a history of blister issues, fessed up in the dugout and was done for the day.
"He wants to do well, didn't want to cry wolf," manager Mike Hargrove said. "We've all been there. The best thing is to let people know. If he tells you, the trainer can work on him and limit the damage."
Hargrove knows and has empathy with Foppert's rationale.
"He's trying to show he's a competitor, that he can deal with adversity," Hargrove said. "Great reasons, wrong results."
While Foppert will find out how much the blister will affect his pitching schedule, he had some good news, too.
"My arm felt great," he said of his outing. "The ball was just moving too much on me. It was moving out of the zone to my arm side, and when I tried to correct to the left, I was yanking the pitch."
Control issues
Ironically, Foppert and lefty Lindsay Gulin, who also walked four, had the best day on the mound. Scott Atchison and Renee Cortez had better control and got pounded.
Atchison, who gave up eight runs in his previous outing, was tagged for four runs and one of three White Sox home runs. Cortez gave up the other two as another spring game that had been close for a while went into the dumpster as the Mariners fell to 1-6, allowing double-digit runs in five of the setbacks.
"When you look at our games, the guys we're counting on are throwing strikes and we're staying in games while they're pitching," Hargrove said. "The first five innings or so we're in the games or we're ahead."
Then, as is typical in spring games, the kids come in to show what they've got and, as Hargrove put it, what they had is too often "excitement and overthrowing, trying to be too nasty."
This is both disappointing and frustrating to Hargrove, who has tried to hammer home the message of throwing first-pitch strikes.
"You see those kids on the mound and guys like Cortez and [Yorman] Bazardo, and they've got lighting in their arms," he said. "As they settle in and settle down, they'll be fine."
Bazardo relieved Cortez in the eighth after the first five batters reached and scored on homers.
When the club gets back to Peoria, there will be a meeting of all pitchers. "We will continue to hammer home the point of throwing first-pitch strikes," Hargrove said.
Off to an iffy start
Atchison has a 29.46 earned-run average and, as one might imagine, is stressed, but not to the point of losing his control. While giving up 12 runs and 15 hits in 3-2/3 innings, he has walked only one.
"I'm making mistakes and they're hitting every one," said the right-hander, whose forte is control. "I'd like to be able to say once, 'Whew, I got away with that.' But I do have to make better pitches.
"I just keep throwing it in there. I've gone through this before, but when you start the spring this way it's a glaring thing. My timing for this is bad, too. Hopefully, they'll know that I'm better than this and stick with me."
• Seattle went into the game hitting .317, third in the American League this spring, and had four hits for three runs in the first two innings, including Raul Ibanez's two-run homer in the first. But it had only two singles over the last seven innings.
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My beautiful friend Nahal is expecting her first baby this September (it's a girl!) and I must say that she looks absolutely wonderful for being eight months pregnant. Nahal was one of my first girlfriends to get engaged and she is now one of my first girlfriends to become a mother! When she asked me to take her maternity photos, I gladly said yes – and quickly dusted off my Canon dSLR manual to get to know my camera a little better. I met her and Nahal and her husband Sean in Orange County on a perfectly cool summer day along Pacific Coast Highway. A marine layer clouded over the green hills of Newport Coast but that didn't stop the expectant mother from glowing throughout the afternoon. Nahal and Sean make a beautiful couple and it is evident through these photos that the pair have so much love for each other... and there is no doubt that Baby Kayla will arrive and join forces to complete the picture-perfect family this fall. Congrats to Nahal and Sean! I can't wait to meet their baby girl.
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My lovely friend Kacie is about to be married! I got to shower her with love at a beautiful home in Pasadena recently and had the chance to capture it all using my Canon. A talented and creative family friend hosted the soirée and she channeled the bride's love for lavender by incorporating the flowers into centerpieces and flatware. There were about thirty ladies present with zero games (bride's wish) and plenty of champagne and peach juice for Bellini, perfect for a hot August afternoon. The shower was beautiful and perfect. I felt like I was living out of a magazine spread.
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The ink was barely dry on our venue contract when we began scheduling a time to shoot photos for our Save the Date cards. We couldn't wait to send our family and friends an official announcement about our engagement! To avoid spending money on companies like Wedding Paper Divas to make our Save the Dates, I started taking lessons from YouTube on how to use Photoshop. They were pretty easy to follow. From there, I continued taking lessons from the internet and graduated with decent skills on how to create a wedding website and edit a video story for our "About" page. I loved having the freedom to design everything myself. Oh, and it was all for free.
By the time the website launched and the Save the Dates were sent, I received a wonderful text from Nina, our photographer from Love and Lemonade: "Jovian, I have great news! Your photos will be featured on Style Me Pretty!!!"
StyleMePretty.com had already been set as my default home page because I was constantly using it for ideas and inspiration. Although it didn't mean much to my fiancé [Philip: "Style who?"], being featured on my favorite wedding website was the perfect way to begin planning our wedding.
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Photographer: Love and Lemonade | Writer: A. Blaire | Link: California Weddings 2013
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London Program Fall 2014
The fall 2014 semester in London will be the final semester of the current London Program. Classes will commence on August 25, 2014, but students are expected to arrive in London by August 18, 2014, if they need to find housing. The final examination period ends on December 19, 2014.
Applications from visiting students are welcomed, and all students who are in academic good standing are eligible to participate in the program. In the fall 2013 semester the program included 5 visiting students among the 42 participants. In recent years we have welcomed visiting students from over 20 law schools, including Boalt Hall, UCLA, USC, UC Berkeley(Boalt Hall), University of Wisconsin, Arizona State University, Cardozo School of Law, and Charlotte Law School.
On-Campus Interviews
Pepperdine students studying in the fall term in London are able to participate in "On-Campus Interviews" via the program's video conferencing facilities and the Career Development Office.
Pepperdine's London Program has benefited from the participation of students from law schools across the United States including:
Barry University
Cardozo School of Law
Florida State
George Mason
Lewis & Clark
Loyola, New Orleans
University of Baltimore
University of Miami
University of San Diego
University of Oregon
University of Seattle
David A. Clarke School of Law
Golden Gate School of Law
Florida Coastal School of Law
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HUGE power hour mix to get your weekend started. You should already know how DAD feels about Starkey and Dev79. They've put their stamp on the bass music scene, both in Philly and across the globe, and mixes like this just highlight that fact. Not only is Starkey's massive "Blaster" the lead-off tune in this set, but we find out that he's got an I Am Legion remix on the way, and we get to hear bits from Spooky, Dev79, Mr. Mitch, DJ Cable, and many others. Loads of bass for your Friday morning.
Starkey "Blaster" – Smog Records
Aquadrop & the Golden Toys "Favelas" – Doner Music
Dullah Beatz "Kill Confirmed (Spooky's kill of duty remix)" – Ghost House
Starkey "Raze" ft. Eligh – Seclusiasis
Starkey "The Nights" – Smog Records
I Am Legion "Farrda (Starkey remix)" – OWSLA
Starkey "Gun Fingers" – Smog Records
Starkey + Martyparty "Hydraulic" – forthcoming MartyParty Music
DJ Pound "Silver Rain Blanket" – forthcoming Seclusiasis
Eprom "Super FX" – Rwina
King Fantastic "State of the Union (Dev79 remix)" – Hollyrock Records
Mace "50k In My Grill" – Seclusiasis
Sines "Imma Do Me (KAW remix)" – Filthy Fortune Records
Noah D "Work" – Smog Records
TRC "Mega" – Triangulum Recordings
B.o.B ft Future "Ready" – Atlantic Records
King "Shawty Moon (Stabber remix)" – Seclusiasis
Dev79 "Wait For It" – Seclusiasis
Conrank "It's That E" – forthcoming Slit Jockey Records
Dev79 "Lazer Mask" – dub
Starkey "Drogue" – Smog Records
Starkey "Nucleus VIP" – Slit Jockey Records
Starkey "Philly Noise" – Seclusiasis
Missy Elliott "Lose Control (Mr. Mitch Remix)" – dub
Bare "Finger Trvp" – dub
Starkey "Skylab" – dub
Knight Riderz "Fall in Love" ft. Kahtja – forthcoming Seclusiasis
Starkey "Lost in Space ft. Charli XCX" – dub
Starkey "Run Runner" – dub
Son of Kick "Reloaded ft. Jenny G & Marger" – Smog Records
Starkey & Dev79 "Body That" – Seclusiasis
Dev79 "Sup Riddim" – dub
J Beatz "Jail Break" – forthcoming Slit Jockey Records
Slick Shoota "Beat Dat tool" – dub
Doshy & G Jones "Ghetto Bird" – dub
DJ Cable – "I'm a G VIP" – dub
King "MMXII" – dub
Lenkemz ft P Solja "Polo Tee" – forthcoming Slit Jockey Records
Mumdance & Logos "In Reverse PIV" – Keysound Recordings


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Here's another fun and simple idea for your Rosh Hashanah menu. This recipe comes to us courtesy of blog reader Susan Fedrow, who submitted the dish to my Kosher Recipe Contest earlier this year. While Susan usually prepares these tasty mini-meatballs for Channukah, I think it would make a great addition to a Rosh Hashanah buffet because of the sweetness in the sauce. It's a yummy, tangy dish that is super easy to make.
Susan's family background is Ashkenazi from Russia and Poland. Tragically Susan's father lost his first family during the war, but he was able to make it to America where he married Susan's mother and started a catering business.
Susan's mother made a similar meatball dish growing up, but she used different ingredients. Susan learned her own twist on the recipe just after she got married:
"I got this recipe when I was a newlywed. We met a few couples on our honeymoon and got together every month at each other's houses and made a dish… this dish was made by one of the women, and since it was so delicious and easy, it became an instant family favorite."
Thank you to Susan for sharing this fun and easy dish! I have edited the recipe slightly, adding more specific measurements and instructions for a user-friendly format that is easy to understand. Enjoy!
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Susan Fedrow's Sweet and Sour Meatballs
- 1 1/2 lb ground beef, turkey or chicken, or any mixture of those meats
- 1/3 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 clove fresh garlic, minced or ¼ tsp garlic powder
- 2 large cans (20 oz) unsweetened pineapple chunks in their own liquid
- 2 jars (12 oz.) chili sauce (any brand will do- Heinz makes a kosher-approved sauce)
- Mix together the ground meat, breadcrumbs, egg, salt, pepper, and garlic till well combined.
- Form mixture into small meatballs. There are two ways to cook these meatballs-- directly in the sauce (method appears below), or pre-cook the meatballs in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes, then add them to the sauce.
- Drain the pineapple juice from the cans into a bowl; reserve the juice and the pineapple chunks separately. In a medium pot, pour 1 ½ bottles of chili sauce and ¾ of the pineapple juice; stir. Heat the pot over medium until the sauce is bubbling, reduce heat to low.
- Add the meatballs to the sauce and simmer for 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally, making sure that the mixture doesn't burn. If the sauce thickens too much or seems dry, add more chili sauce and pineapple juice in equal amounts. If you run out of liquid, add a little water to the chili sauce bottle, shake, and add that to the mixture.
- Add pineapple chunks at the end of cooking, just long enough for them to be heated through. Serve warm as either an appetizer or an entrée. Susan recommends serving the meatballs over rice, or with freshly baked biscuits. Enjoy!


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I've had an on-again/off-again relationship with this product...when my hair is shorter (which it is now), it tends to make it LESS straight if I just use a blow-dryer. I have thick, coarse, semi-wavy hair which tends to rebel against most products when I use them as directed...so I improvise. I am currently in one of my "on-again" phases with Bumble and Bumble Straight, but not using it as instructed. I blow dry first, with just some Tonic sprayed on the ends, then when it is dry, I smooth on a TINY dab of Straight all over and then use a flat-iron. The result is humidity-defying smoothness. However, if I neglect to use the flat-iron, or if I try to use this product on wet hair before drying, I end up with bouncy, semi-curly pieces that look terrible.
What a great product! I have thick wavy hair that I blow dry into a smooth bob. I usually use a gel or foam but don't like the hard, sticky feeling that it gives my hair. I tried this and was really pleased with how shiny and soft it made my hair and how easy it was to style with the round brush and blow dryer. The style held well despite some rain showers which would normally wreaked havoc. Even after my workout, it looked pretty good.
My naturally wavy hair has a tendency to frizz, but this product is a miracle. Great texture and nice light hold, and no frizz at all. No complaints, I love it.
I have fine but very curly hair, so certain products often give my hair more fly-aways then help it (basically anything with silicone). My stylist actually didn't even recommend this product for me because of that very reason. She recommended using Styling Creme--which was awful. Left my hair crunchy, dull, and just looked and felt terrible. So I decided to get this from CVS being that you can always return if you don't like it. :) I love it!! I'm used to heavy straighteners, ones that almost leave your hair with a weight and texture. This leaves your hair light, free to move, and not heavy at all. It also doesn't leave any residue feeling of any kind. I blow dry then use a flat iron, and still was left with some fly aways at my part, but they were easily controlled using a little classic hairspray. The next day my hair felt just as great, and looked just as great, I LOVE this product!! It helps my hair stay straight, shiny, and look very kempt, with NO frizz. Note: when putting this on wet hair it feels a little gluey,(don't need a ton of product) but as you blow dry it completely loses that feel and just leaves fullness.
I've tried almost every straightening product on the market and B&B straight is the best product I've tried. It rids my hair of frizz, but still manages to keep it full and bouncy. My only complaint is when the product is almost gone it is difficult to get the last bit out of the tube.
I've tried a lot of straighteing products over the years and I think this is the best one. I mix it up with a little bit of B&B leave in and it makes my hair less frizzy.
I guess I still don't make enough time to get it as straight as I want (I can be very impatient!) but it does a good job.
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either Alterna Straightening Balm or WIO Strait Balm from Framesi.
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As the name intends, it is to make hair straight. It does a good job doing that, and making it look somewhat "piecy." However, it seems a little drying on my hair if I use it too much and sometimes greasy the day afterward (I'm lazy)! The dispenser hole is also inconvenient for me because I'm such a phobe about keeping the cap clean, but it's a dust magnet. So, great product but poor packaging!
I have basically straight asian hair so you ask why would I need a "straight" hair product?
My stylist used a tiny amount of it to blow out my hair and it left it shiny and smooth and it now does not have any fly-aways or that tiny flip up on the ends that happens through the day.
My hair looks the best it has in years---I have been trying to revive it from color treatments....Rene Furtner Karite
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Love love love this product! I have tried every straightening product out there, and this is by far one of the best. Don't use a lot, or it will be heavy! This is very concentrated so you don't need a ton. (For reference, I have thick and wavy Asian shoulder length hair.) I combined a large-ish pea size with 2-4 pumps of Redken Smooth Down, then blowdry and flat iron with my HG flat iron (Conair Infiniti). My hair has straightened out considerably, is much healthier, and stays straight all day as it does a good job controlling frizz.


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Satellite Conference Highlights Opportunities and Challenges in Pre-KDecember 10, 2008 - Rhode Island KIDS COUNT hosted a national Pre-K Now satellite conference, Diverse Delivery of Pre-K: Opportunities and Challenges, attended by policymakers and child care providers from across the state. The conference included a panel discussion with providers from the New Jersey Abbott Pre-K System about the opportunities and challenges associated with implementing the Abbott Preschool system. Panelists included Cynthia Rice of the Association for Children New Jersey and Lorraine Cooke of the Egenolf Early Childhood Center in Elizabeth, NJ. View pictures from the event.
RI Pre-K Law Garners National AttentionJuly 15, 2008 - Pre-K Now, a national public education and advocacy organization, highlights the passage of the Pre-Kindergarten Education Act in RI in "Today in Pre-K". The law calls for the creation and implementation of a state-funded Pre-K program serving 3 and 4 year olds in communities with high concentrations of low-performing schools.
2008 Report on Key National Indicators of Child Well-Being Available OnlineJuly 14, 2008 - The newly released America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008 profiles the status of the nation's children and youth, presenting up-to-date federal statistics on a variety of issues in one convenient reference. According to the report, math and reading scores of fourth and eighth graders have increased, but also shows that the teen birth rate and the proportion of infants born at low birthweight have also risen.
RIAEYC Spring Event: Public Policy 2008On June 10, RIAEYC is hosting their annual Spring Event from 6:00 8:00 pm at the Waterplace Restaurant in Providence. The event will feature a presentation on PreK in Rhode Island by Judge Flanders, chairman of the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education and Elizabeth Burke Bryant from Rhode Island KIDS COUNT. To register call 467-1219 ASAP. Download and view the flyer.
New! Child Care and Early Learning Factsheet Rhode Island KIDS COUNT released its annual publication on the well-being of children and families in RI, the 2009 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook. The Factbook reports on 62 indicators of child well-being across five subjects: Family and Community, Economic Well-Being, Health, Safety, and Education. Read the Fact Sheet on the child care and early learning indicators.
Quality Child Care and Early Learning in Rhode IslandDecember 2007 - Rhode Island KIDS COUNT recently released an Issue Brief entitled "Quality Child Care and Early Learning in Rhode Island" about the importance of high-quality early learning opportunities to improve the odds that children will succeed in school and life. The Issue Brief highlights teacher qualifications, Program Cost, key program quality ellements, and strategies to expand access to high-quality child care and early learning programs.
The Impact of Maternal Depression on Young ChildrenJanuary 2008 - Maternal depression is a significant risk factor that affects the well-being and school readiness of young children. This report presents the importance of addressing maternal depression as part of initiatives to ensure that young children enter school ready to succeed.
Preschool: First Findings From the Third Follow-up of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)A report released October 30, 2007 by the National Center for Education Satistics details findings from the first nationally representative study in the U.S. to directly assess children's early cognitive and physical development, the quality of their early care and education settings, and the contributions of both fathers and mothers in their lives. Approximately 10,000 children are being followed from birth through kindergarten entry. This report provides information on characteristics of the children at about 4 years of age.
New Brookings Report: Balance Federal Budget Through Investments in ChildrenAugust 6, 2007 - Spending $94 billion to deliver high-quality early childhood education for the nation's 3- and 4-year-olds and spending $39 billion on three other childhood initiatives over a 5-year period is one component of a strategy for balancing the federal budget in Cost-Effective Investments in Children prescribed by The Brookings Institution, as part of the Brookings Budget Options Series.
Investments in Children Yield Savings Over TimeMay 3, 2007 - Investing in high quality pre-kindergarten programs would create significant government savings over time according to the Economic Policy Institute report, Enriching Children, Enriching the Nation: Public Investment in High-Quality Prekindergarten, by economist Robert G. Lynch. Lynchs research shows, state-by-state and nationally, the social, economic, and budgetary gains that would flow from investing now to build either a universal or a targeted pre-K program.View the press release.
School Readiness: Closing Racial and Ethnic Gaps, Policymakers and Practitioners ConferenceRhode Island KIDS COUNT co-sponsored a one day conference at the Brown University Faculty Club entitled School Readiness: Closing Racial and Ethnic Gaps to share findings of the Princeton University / Brookings Institution Future of Children Journal volume on School Readiness. Dr. Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, co-author and editor of the volumne, shared the findings of the journal with over 100 participants. Download the agenda, press release or Dr. Brooks-Gunn's presentation.
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Rhode Island Early Learning Standards The Early Learning Standards were released in December 2003 by the Rhode Island Departments of Elementary and Secondary Education and Human Services, along with Rhode Island KIDS COUNT. A "tool kit" of fun activites for pre-schoolers will be available soon. Read the Early Learning Standards in English and in Spanish.


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Freddie Mercury biopic "probably won't happen" following Sacha Baron Cohen's exit
The long-planned biopic of Freddie Mercury is unlikely to go ahead following Sacha Baron Cohen's exit, the film's writer has revealed.
Baron Cohen had been attached to star as Mercury since September 2010, but he pulled out of the project in July, reportedly because he and Queen, who have script and director approval, were unable to agree on the type of movie they want to make.
The band apparently want the biopic to be a PG affair, while the actor was keen to delve into the grittier, more adult aspects of Mercury's famously hedonistic lifestyle. Now screenwriter Peter Morgan, whose script was reportedly turned down by Queen, has revealed that the project has been shelved, according to a tweet from the BBC's Entertainment News Team, which read: "Freddie Mercury biopic writer Peter Morgan has told the BBC the film is "probably not going to happen" now Sacha Baron Cohen has pulled out."
Morgan is the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind The Queen, Frost/Nixon and this month's Rush. His script, it was reported in March, was to begin with the formation of Queen in the early '70s and end with their appearance at Live Aid in 1985.
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