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The Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda |(Oxford University Press, 2011) Fawaz A Gerges In this concise and fascinating book, Fawaz A. Gerges argues that Al-Qaeda has degenerated into a fractured, marginal body kept alive largely by the self-serving anti-terrorist bureaucracy it helped to spawn. Forceful, incisive, and written with extensive inside knowledge, this book will alter the debate on global terrorism.
Foreign Policy Analysis: New Approaches |(Routledge, Oct 2011) Chris Alden and Amnon Aran This exciting new book aims to re-invigorate the conversation between foreign policy analysis and international relations. It opens up the discussion, situating existing debates in foreign policy in relation to contemporary concerns in international relations, and provide a concise and accessible account of key areas in foreign policy analysis that are often ignored. The work examines: foreign policy and bureaucracies, domestic sources of foreign policy, foreign policy and the state, foreign policy and globalization, and, foreign policy and change. This work builds on and expands the theoretical canvas of foreign policy analysis, shaping its ongoing dialogue with international relations and offering an important introduction to the field. It is essential reading for all students of foreign policy and international relations.
The New Economic Diplomacy: decision-making and negotiation in international economic relations| (3rd edition 2011, Ashgate) Bayne, N. and Woolcock, S. (eds) This book explains how states conduct their external economic relations in the 21st century: how they make decisions domestically; how they negotiate internationally; and how these processes interact. It documents the transformation of economic diplomacy in the 1990s and early 2000s in response to the end of the Cold War, the advance of globalisation and the growing influence of non-state actors like private business and civil society.
Militias and the Challenges of Post-Conflict Peace: Silencing the Guns |(Zed Books, London 2011) Chris Alden, Monika Thakur and Matthew Arnold Bringing together the lessons learned from four intensively-researched case studies - the Democratic Republic of Congo, Timor-Leste, Afghanistan and Sudan - the book argues that the overly rigid 'cookie-cutter' approach to demilitarisation, developed and commonly implemented presently by the international community, is ineffective at meeting the myriad of challenges involving militias. In doing so, the authors propose a radical new framework for demilitarization that questions conventional models and takes into account on-the-ground realities.
Developments in European Politics, 2nd edition |(Palgrave Macmillan, May 2011) Edited by Erik Jones, Paul Heywood, Martin Rhodes and Ulrich Sedelmeier Developments in European Politics brings together specially commissioned chapters by leading authorities to give an up-to-date and systematic analysis of European political developments – in institutions, processes and policy – at both national and regional levels. It provides wide-ranging and clear analysis of the factors influencing European politics, from the Europeanization of national politics to the broader forces of globalization, immigration, climate change and international terrorism.
Economic Diplomat |(The Memoir Club, 2011) Sir Nicholas Bayne KCMG From the confrontational atmosphere of the Cold War to the era of globalisation, international economic relations have changed dramatically over the last 50 years. In this book Nicholas Bayne gives an insider's account of it all. As a former British Foreign Service officer and seasoned academic, he offers a rare unbroken perspective on the political forces shaping the world economic system.
Islamist Terror and Democracy in the Middle East |(Cambridge University Press, May 2011) Katerina Dalacoura
An investigation of the connections between the lack of democracy in the Middle East and Islamist terrorism. The author argues that there is no consistent causal link between repression and political exclusion and Islamist terrorism and highlights alternative explanations.
The Global 1989: continuity and change in world politics |(Cambridge University Press, 2010) George Lawson, Chris Armbruster and Michael Cox (eds)
This volume leads the way in defining how 1989 can be assessed both in terms of its world historical impact and in terms of its contribution to the shape of contemporary world politics.
Genocide and the Europeans| (Cambridge University Press, Oct 2010) Karen E Smith The first book to consider the attitudes of European governments towards genocide and the 1948 Genocide Convention. Describes European confusion surrounding the definition of genocide, and differing European views on what action is required of states in the event of genocide.
The South in World Politics |(Palgrave Macmillan, 2010) Chris Alden, Sally Morphet and Marco Antonio
This book is a timely analysis of the influence and effectiveness of developing states in shaping the international order from the politics of the Cold War to the challenges of globalization and the rising power of emerging economies. Serving as a mobilizing symbol for a diverse set of developing countries, the idea of the South is part of a strategy for managing relations with the more powerful industrialized North through collective activism in multilateral and regional organizations. Key themes addressed by the book include the dynamic role of leading states like India, Brazil and China, the growing importance of regional organizations and the rise of Southern civil society in shaping the political agenda and the ideological outlook of the global South. Finally, the book focuses on the implications of a raft of new challenges for the security and economic aspirations of developing states.
Hegel's Philosophy and Feminist Thought: Beyond Antigone? |(Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2010) Kimberly Hutchings and Juija Pulkkinen (eds)
This book offers a new generation of feminist readings of Hegel from leading scholars in the field.
Global Ethics: an introduction |(Polity Press, Cambridge, 2010) Kimberly Hutchings
An accessible introduction to the field of global ethics for students of politics, international relations and globalisation. It offers an overview and assessment of key perspectives in global ethics and their implications for substantive moral issues in global politics.
Capital Ideas: The IMF and the Rise of Financial Liberalization |(Princeton University Press, 2010) Jeffrey M Chwieroth
This book provides an important case study of how international organizations work and evolve.
Practical Judgement in International Political Theory| (Routledge, 2010) Chris Brown
These essays include influential statements on the role of normative theory and international ethics, the so-called 'cosmopolitan-communitarian debate' and anti-foundationalist thought in international relations.
Barbarous Philosophers: Reflections on the Nature of War from Heraclitus to Heisenberg| (Hurst & Co, 2010) Christopher Coker
This is a book on contemporary conflict in which the author invokes philosophy to help understand the problems that we face in fighting war today.
America, the UN and Decolonisation| (Routledge, 2010) John Kent
This book examines the role of the UN in conflict resolution in Africa in the 1960s and its relation to the Cold War.


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I'm preparing to aerate my lawn and wonder what folks think about pull-behind plug aerators, versus renting a walk-behind. I have a zero turn mower and also a rugged ATV. With exception of storage being a pain with the pull-behind, are there a lot of other disadvantages to a pull-behind. I know they must be more problematic with turning, but I don't see this as a big issue in my lawn. I have used walk-behind rental units before and I know they can wear you down quickly. Thanks again for your input. |
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Why are you aerating? |
I've twice used a tractor and pull behind aerator (the kind with a drum that you fill up with water. I went back to having someone aerate with walk behind aerators. I found that I couldn't get the corners of the property well with the tow behind and doing the swale was difficult. Picking it up, cleaning it, and returning it to the rental center wasn't much fun either. On the upside, it did a great job for most of the property and the actual aeration was very easy. For me, I found someone who does the walk behind aeration for not that much more than doing it myself with a rented tow behind. |
The tractor and pull behind aerator (the kind with a drum that you fill up with water would be a hassel and something you would not want to store. A little pull behind tractor aerator from home depot store, that you add a little weight to works good, you can go over your yard several times to cover every area, cris cross direction, etc. whatever it takes to do the job. If you aerate every year, the cost will save you time and money. You could have your lawn aerated by the time you go to the store and rent the drum type. |
Based upon a couple of messages received, it sounds like aerating the lawn my be overkill. The yard is not used, except when mowing, so soil compaction may not be a problem. I'll dig a sq. ft. section up and analyze the root system of the existing grass and go from there. I have read where lawns need to be aerated about once each year, so I just accepted that as gospel. Since I have dead crabgrass and Kentucky 31 fescue in about 4000 sq. ft. of the 9300 sq. ft. front yard, I guess I'll run my Mantis tiller over these areas with the slicing blades, remove the dead stuff, fertilize and over-seed. I also have the regular tiller and dethatching attachments, plus a larger tiller if needed. Does that sound like a reasonable approach for getting a Kentucky bluegrass mixture up and running yet this fall? Thanks again for your replies and thanks too for the aerator recommendations. I appreciate it. |
- Posted by yardtractor1 none (My Page) on Sun, Sep 11, 11 at 0:13
I'm a big proponent of aeration. The problem with most reasonably priced pull aerators is the few tines/spoons on each spindle. Too few tines cause for very elongated holes which take longer to repair. |
We just aerated our lawn today with our new tow-behind aerator. It's from Home Depot online--brand is Brinly (I think). We live on hard-packed clay (from new construction last year). I checked the size of our plugs versus the size of the plugs laying around in the subdivision's common area that was done last week by the HOA's lawn service, and ours were just as big. We're pleased with our purchase. Our clay is going to take several years of aeration and topdressing of compost before it's healthy enough for a nice lawn. The purchase will pay for itself. We previously had an aerator from Lowe's (don't recall the brand). We sold it before moving here because we knew our stuff was going into storage, and we were trying to lighten our load. I don't think it would've held up to this clay--it was much lighter that this one which is quite heavy on its own, before adding weight. Our last soil was nice, rich black soil which was easy to work with. |
Thanks again to everyone for their replies. I appreciate them. |
- Posted by raichovasilev none (My Page) on Tue, Sep 27, 11 at 5:56
well renting a core aerator is much more expensive now, a little over $100/4 hours but what we do is that I share the cost with my neighbor two hours for him and two hours for me the cost is shared so easy on the pocket, as we rent one of those mechanical aerators from the home depot construction equipment rental company. |
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It's bad enough when you have careless kids smoking on rooftops and tossing lit cigarette butts hither and yon, but firefighters now apparently have to worry about careless birds doing basically the same thing.
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So says Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet.com:
Microsoft's next version of its small-business/home productivity suite, due imminently, will be free and ad-funded.
That seems unequivocal, huh? It seems they can still make enough money just from ads to continue development of the product. That's probably how Google can afford to give away it's online office suite, Google Docs & Spreadsheets.
Quick show of hands, how many of you actually knew Microsoft still make Works?


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Breakfast Topic: Do you like PvP? {WoW}
Apr 3rd 2012 8:49AM Not a fan of PVP. Could even say that in WOW I actually hate it. I've found it playable atleast in other MMOs, but I still tend to dislike it quite a bit. The reasons...
-Balance...it seems impossible for PVP to truely be balanced. No matter what happens, one class or classes, will have a noticable edge, leaving others to either try and make up for that edge with their class, or re-roll a toon that is better in PVP.
-Players...going into a battle ground and having someone screaming "YOU ALL SUCZZZZ" because things aren't going our way after a whopping 2mins, is annoying and depressing for those of us who have to work up interest in PVP to begin with. Yes, theres always the /ignore, but you shouldn't have to use it every battleground.
-The effect it has on PVE...This BY FAR, is the biggest reason I hate PVP...when I first started playing WOW, my favorite class was Ret Pally. It was fun to play, fun to level, and I loved the class. Then one day I come on to play after a major patch, and my toon couldn't fight its way through a wet napkin. So I hit the message boards to find out whats going on, that leads me to the patch notes, and that leads me to the first time I ever heard the word "nerf" in WOW. Essentially, my favorite class was destroyed for the sole reason that it was too over powered in PVP. PVP...something (at that point) that I had never even tried, or cared about.
The obvious question I had was why not just "nerf" the class while in PVP instead of destroying it for everyone. And the answer seemed to indicate that its 'easier' just to hit the class, rather than go through the effort to make it work differently in PVP. In other words...lazyness.
This pattern of course, has been repeated over and over and over in WOW. As primarily PVE players lose abilities, power, playability of their toons, for something that they really don't care about...
...frickin' PVP.
Breakfast Topic: How would you redesign the old character models? {WoW}
Mar 29th 2012 8:47AM Ever since I've seen the female pandaren model, I've been left with one thought. And maybe I've missed the answer to this since I've been away from WOW since like December. But...
Whats with the long tail???
Pandas don't have long tails...lol Did the Panderen get busy with a fox along the genetic lines or something.
Really like the Pandaren female model(love the hair and emotes)...until they turn around and look like Tails from Sonic.
Is this a Game Master in the Armory? {WoW}
Jan 17th 2012 8:33AM I gotta say, even for the wow nerd community, getting this excited over things like seeing a GM or catching a glimps of one in passing, or thinking you see GM island on the map etc...this is over the top...even for us nerds...lol
Okay, lets say this was a GM that somehow accidentally got into the armory...
...and the excitement about this is???
The Queue: My heat still isn't fixed {WoW}
Jan 6th 2012 11:13AM Is anyone else not really feeling this 'all is well, its the age of mortals' thing? Don't get me wrong, I loved the final cinematic and all, but it seems like they are putting a ribon on something that is ready for it yet.
After all, what we did for this whole expansion is nothing but take down 1 lacky of 1 old god. I mean, they're still there, right under our feet, locked in the planet... Did they sign off on this whole, 'its the time of mortals'. Are they just gonna chill out while the main theme (apparently) of MoP is for the Horde and Alliance to fight it out?
Guess I'm just confused as to where we're going with the story(if you can call it that after playing real stories in swtor) of WoW. Like if there is going to be a big bad in MoP, just not on the box, how do they fit that in with an expansion focused on mortals and mortal affairs. And how do you fit in instances and Raids in the WoW universe, without some 30ft tall walking monster/elemental/god/etc...
Maybe I'm taking too much away from that final cinematic.
/head spinning...
Breakfast Topic: Would you mind moving for second? {WoW}
Jan 6th 2012 8:34AM Truthfully, the majority of unnecessary movement is from the tank. For some reason tanks decide to go PvP on a boss and run circles around them. Or because they are so super powered (atleast in their mind) they pull, then run off down the next hall, drAgging the mobs with them. Both cases force dps to move for no good reason. This is especially tough on melee and Rogues in particular.
But don't even get me started on escort quest… If they're so ready for us to 'get them outta here', then why are 99% of them stuck on /walk. >_>
Big stakes and the end of an expansion {WoW}
Dec 29th 2011 12:27AM I have to disagreee with the "going out big" thing. Did I miss something, or did we just spend an entire expansion taking out what in the end, was nothing more than a pawn of the Old Gods.
You remember them right...
The ones that we fight..but mostly never really see. Deathwing for all is power and fury was nothing more than a expendable resorce. He's dead...so what. Its the "age of mortals"...did those Old Gods suddenly give up their pursuit of chaos and destruction...
Can fighting between the Horde and Allaince really carry the whole next expansion without a 'big bad' that takes an entire expansion to get to, let alone actually kill.
We'll see. But offing the crazed, manipulated lacky of the "real" bad guys, (a lacky that we hardly ever saw then entire expansion) doesn't really strike me as "going out big"
Know Your Lore: Wrathion the Purified {WoW}
Dec 18th 2011 10:36PM The quest string seems awesome.
Again its a damn shame that blizz has decided that only that small 1% (or less) of us in dedicated raid guilds, even gets a shot at doing the quest string. But if there is one thing that Blizz wanted to enforce in a BIG way during Cata, its that guilds are no longer a choice..
...but a neccesity. And not just for end game content. But for the "perks" that EVERY player in the game considers essentials.
Guess eventually enough, non Raid Finder, PUGS will for to let people at least start the quest. But for as cool as all this seems, it wouldn't have hurt Blizz to at least allow Rogues to start it in Raid Finder.
Bottom line, there needs to be more class specific quest strings like this in the game. And not ones that are tied into forcing players to pick between their fun or family guilds or joining a Raiding guild just to have a shot at a fun quest string.
12 Days of Winter Veil Giveaway: Nightsaber Cubs from WootLoots.com {WoW}
Dec 17th 2011 12:23PM WootLoot?
Never heard of it...does that mean I have no chance of winning? LOL
12 Days of Winter Veil Giveaway: Fishing Chair loot code {WoW}
Dec 16th 2011 9:46AM /roll...
The Queue: These new white and silver Coke cans are freaking me out {WoW}
Dec 9th 2011 3:21PM Q4tQ:
Blizzard has went through great efforts to speed leveling through the BC and Wrath content. Dropping XP needed to level, nerfing overworld bosses, etc... So while helping my wife level one of her toons, a question struck me.
One of THE slowest things about questing is collection quest. And as we all know, the worst of those are the ones with low drop rates. So if Blizzard really wants to speed up leveling through the lower zones, why not improve the drop rates or reduce the number of items to be collected, on some of these ridiculous quest? Particularly the ones in the BC content.


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Has anyone here heard of "green cleaning" parties?
ABC just aired a segment about them, where people get together to make their own cleaning products out of everyday ingredients (e.g. castile soap, vinegar, baking soda). |
Here is a link that might be useful: green cleaning
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Man, that is so not my idea of a party . . . :) |
lol, parties are suppose to keep your mind away from your daily life like work, CLEANING!!!! and so on. How much fun is it if you have to think about cleaning during the whole party! lol I think I would refer to that as a "get together" rather than a party. |
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Loved the ride! As for my score, let's just say that I offer little threat to the high score for the hour, much less the day. There is plenty of room for improvement.
Loved the ride! As for my score, let's just say that I offer little threat to the high score for the hour, much less the day. There is plenty of room for improvement.
mini-V What will you celebrate?
Adult daycare for the kid inside you.
I've been on twice. I'm no threat to the high score yet either, but to be honest, I'm not exactly out hunting "big points" just yet. I'm still in the "messing around, having fun, exploring the attraction" stage. I don't even remember what my score was the first time around, but my last time through (last week) I scored a 117 thousand and change.
-Don-Your heart can just take wing,You can live out all your dreams......it's time to Remember the Magic!Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pilot's Life for Me...
I absolutely loved the ride and no, you don't need to know my score!! ( it wasn't pretty against my ten year old) You really feel like you are in Andy's room.
Love Disney. I hope to go next spring with the whole family.
I can't wait to ride it. One week tomorrow!
Can't wait to try this one but it will be a few months.
I got somewhere in the 189,000's and it was really fun!
Can't run away from Trouble, ain't no place that far.
164,000 for me.
i loved the ride. the line was a little long compared to the length of the ride, but what do you expect for a new attraction right? i can't say that i remember my score but i know it wasnt that high. (i'm way better at space ranger spin )
Went on it for the first time last week. Great attraction! We got there right before the park opened. It was hilarious to watch and participate in. It was like running with the bulls, without the bulls. At the sound of the opening, almost all of the crowd moved quickly, some ran, to TSM. I would love to see an overhead view of it all. We got in right away, very little wait. By the time we got out, there was a 140 minute wait. Later on in the day we saw the wait time even longer. My advice to anyone going on this, unless you have the patience to wait for a long time, get there early. Keep in mind though, I was there on a Saturday during the whole Columbus day/Yom Kippur holiday, so the crowds the whole week was crazy.
When you wish upon a star.....
Adults are only kids grown up, anyway. WD
...That's the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up. WD
"For those who get it, no explanation is necessary. For those who don't, no explanation will do."
I think my best is 289,000! I cant wait to try to beat it soon. Going back to the world starting May 1st.
Kevin & April
My is 288,000 I was close to the high of the hour, off by like a few hundred
My tip is pull that string like theres no tommorow
I've only been on the ride once and my score was somewhere around 112,000.


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From Wuhan, Shanghai and other cities in China. The art performers from the Wuhan acrobatic group pictured her are part of the -creme de la creme- of Chinese acrobatic performance. But they are not alone, acrobatic art has a long tradition in China and come in a wide variety, read on.
and undulate like strings of beads; they're as flexible as a Slinky and as strong as an iron bar.
They are Chinese acrobats, and lest you think this is an exaggeration, consider the 14-year-old girl who can bend backward, put her head between her ankles and rest her chin and chest on the floor without moving her feet.
Or the young woman who does a handstand on her partners shoulders and curves her body into a C-shape while she balances a bowl on each foot and her head and then is tossed to
the shoulders of another partner without losing a bowl.
The Chinese aren't alone in being capable of amazing feats of contortion and agility, but they alone have raised acrobatics to an art form and cultural icon. When you come to China -- and you probably will -- somewhere among the ancient temples and seam-bursting meals, every visitor should make time to see an acrobatics performance. China claims to be the birthplace of acrobatics,
and every third town in the countryside would have you believe that is where it all started. Acrobatics began more than 2,500 years ago either with bored farmers looking for something to do after the harvest was in or early soldiers showing off their physical prowess between battles -- depending on which story you prefer. Whatever its beginnings, acrobatics troupes are as ubiquitous as teahouses but their incredible routines haven't diminished in the glutted market. Acrobatics in China are astounding. It's a profession in which the human body is pushed far beyond what nature intended. At one time the only popular entertainment approved by Mao Tse-tung and his watchdogs of public morality, acrobatics flourished while other forms of enjoyment withered away. And while Chinese audiences are rather blasé about the physical accomplishments of their brothers and sisters, for most of us, acrobatics literally take our breath away.
It's impossible to say one group is the best, but one of the most exciting is the Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe of China, which is in its second frenetic version of "Swan Lake". It is not a performance for purists; there is little of the classic ballet on this stage.
Tang Bing Bing, one of the three dancing frogs in the Guangzhou troupe, started when he was 6 because his father had pegged him as a little troublemaker and thought the discipline of acrobatics would keep him on the straight and narrow. He was one of the lucky ones because the Guangzhou troupe has its own training system and he started at an age when much of the training came easily.
He still has a glint of the naughty little boy in his eye when he talks about how his father inadvertently set him on the path of his boisterous career, but he says he loves what he does and hopes to continue for a long time.
Tang dances on his hands with a cap on his head painted to look like a frog's face and flippers on his feet. While this takes a lot of strength and agility, it isn't as demanding as some of the other acts, which require years of painful training. Even so, every performance takes its toll. Every night, backstage resembles an orthopedic clinic. Performers who moments before were flinging themselves around the stage in almost impossibly timed precision are now walking around bent over in pain with ice packs and herbal wraps on various parts of their bodies. There is no moaning or looking for sympathy. This is all part of the job, and while they may require help getting to their cabs, tomorrow night they will be back, performing as if they hadn't a bone or a nerve in their bodies.
Tang, who is 19, has been performing for 10 years and already realizes his future will require some changes. He says that in a few years he may have to change to an easier act, but he has every intention of continuing. "What else would I do?" he asks. Indeed, where does a man who spends most nights on his hands in a frog suit go after his dancing days are through? Every performer is trained for and takes part in several acts during a performance. It is a form of social security for their old age. Multiple skills allow performers at the ripe old age of 19 to
consider shifting to easier acts when their aches and pains force them to give up the more demanding tasks.
Tang may be more fortunate than many whose bodies take a beating from the time they enter training as children until they hang up their frog suits or leotards. He believes that the length of an acrobat's career depends on how much passion he or she has for the work, but clearly it also depends on how much physical abuse the human body can take.
One of the finest acrobatics offerings in the world is the Wuqiao International Acrobatics Festival
held every other year in Shijiazhuang (She jia jwong), capital city of Hebei (Herbay) Province not far from Beijing. This two-week-long festival brings together the best acts from all over the world in a spectacular new theater built solely for the event. This year's festival included acts from Hungary, Vietnam, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Spain, Brazil, Mongolia, Sweden, the U.S., Cuba, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belgium, the Netherlands and Mongolia, as well as the local favorites. The festival is an international competition so only top contenders come to this smoky, gray industrial city on the flat plain of northern China at the end of October every two years. It is held only in odd number years so visitors who come for the Olympics will miss out. It is an easy side trip from Beijing and since Shijiazhuang has nothing else to offer, it is best to get out of town as soon as possible. In China, everyone is an acrobat in the way American children are cowboys and firemen. There are more than 200 troupes throughout the country and you are never far from a performance. In Beijing, visitors can catch performances at three major venues -- China Acrobatics Troupe, Beijing Municipal Acrobatics Troupe and the Railway Cultural Work Troupe. Shanghai's professional acrobats go through their paces every night in their own theater. Hebei, Henan, Yunnan and Sichuan provinces have strong acrobatics cultures, but there is usually something going on in every province. Acts are constantly being updated so the crowds keep coming back for more. Many tour groups from the United States. now include acrobatics performances on their itineraries. If yours doesn't, play hooky one evening and take in a show. You can't take pictures, but it will definitely give you something to talk about. ANG Newspapers. Cannot be used or repurposed without prior written permission. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved.
They look as fragile as porcelain, these little China dolls. But they are as flexible as elastic and very strong. Did I mention they are also drop-dead cute?
The Chinese children's acrobatic troupe that puts on shows several times daily in front of the Chinese pavilion in the World Showcase at Disney's Epcot are athletically gifted and supremely entertaining. The youngsters, all between the ages of 9 and 12, are students from the Pu Yang School for Acrobats and come to Epcot to perform and improve their stage skills (they also attend school while here). The tiny dynamos achieve fabulous feats, from scampering up 30foot poles to balancing three trays of water glasses while doing somersaults. At the end of each performance the little entertainers shake hands with the audience-a nice East-West moment of friendship. The show is one of more than 30 entertainment vignettes that are offered at the World Showcase in Epcot. The schedule of performances is listed in the map you receive when you enter the park. The variety of possibilities is seemingly endless-from British rock 'n' roll bands to French mimes, Canadian bagpipers to Japanese drummers, American fife-and-drum corps to Mexican mariachis. All of this pageantry comes as a delightful bonus for visitors who come to Epcot's World Showcase expecting to see only the pavilions and exhibits of the 11 countriesJapan, Morocco, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, United States, Germany, China, Norway, and Mexico-represented in the sprawling complex. The pavilions are all nicely done, and all present intriguing looks at foreign lands. But it is the street performers who surprise and delight strollers. At the United Kingdom, for example, an energized group of fauxBeatles blast out tunes from the sixties in a show called "The British Invasion." Parents get a really good chance to embarrass their children as they suddenly revert to childhood themselves and begin dancing to such memorable tunes as "Love Potion Number 9," "Help!," and "Catch Us If You Can." While the kids redden at the sight of their parents acting like kids, they can take solace from Mary Poppins, who is usually walking through the English gardens to the side of the stage.
Another racket is going on at the Canadian pavilion, as a lone bagpiper, resplendent in light blue tartan kilt, blasts out a few moving tunes of his own. And over at Mexico, a raucous band of 11 musicians entertains crowds in the marketplace. There are many fun surprises around every corner, including The French Living Statues that suddenly stir and scare the heck out of you, if you aren't prepared. The Japanese Matsuriza performers, who play huge drums larger than truck tires, are favorites with most visitors, and even those who hate mimes (count me in) will enjoy the innovative mime at France who performs inside a huge plastic rolling bubble. The next time you're at the World Showcase in Epcot, enjoy the big shows-but take a some time to be enchanted by the small ones too. Especially the little people who perform so brilliantly at China. Author Michael Carlton Walt Disney World's Epcot: One-- day tickets are $42 adults, $34 ages 3-9; (407) 824-4321. Web site: www.disneyworld.com. Copyright Southern Progress Corporation Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved
Dance: Look no wires " roll up for 'Crouching Tiger', circus style
Before the days when ordinary people could afford airline tickets to faraway places, the circus was where you went for your dose of the exotic. And there is something bracingly old-fashioned about promoter Phillip Gandey's latest import from China, a focus on human skills, human scale and human difference that runs directly counter to the homogenising special-effects culture of today. Spectators brought up on cinematic images of warring mammoths and walking trees might not immediately rate the prospect of watching two men perform inside a lion suit, or a woman appear in a series of delicate masks without perceptibly removing any of them. But no one is pretending that the lion is real or the faces are magic. What we're asked to admire is the skill that enables two bodies to unite in a single, fluid animal form, or a hand to deceive the eye. The phenomenon is both physical and cultural " impossible to contemplate attempting oneself, entirely alien in concept, but utterly charming for its low-tech assumptions and high-level skills. The traditional Chinese music helps the seduction. The name of this circus is misleading. It's not a single performing entity supported by the People's Republic, but a selection of acts from as many as seven different state-sponsored acrobatic groups ranged across the great landmass that is China. These acts draw on distinct traditions of performance: a region known for its pottery generates a team of urn-jugglers; a steel- manufacturing region produces a strongman bending medieval warheads; there are appearances from characters of the Peking Opera, and the show is compered by folklore's Monkey King, half court-jester, half deranged chimp. A male and female voice-over (in English with a pleasing Mandarin twang) introduce the acts and fill in some of the 2,000-year history. Most unusual of all in this context are displays of martial arts from acolytes of the Shaolin Temple, one of the Kung-Fu schools closely associated with Zen Buddhism, though anyone who has seen these saffron-robed 'warriors' perform in their own displays will hardly to be surprised to see them enlist as a circus act. Activities such as 'Shaolin Fighting On Tree Tops' is pure action- adventure, with the sturdy, shaven-headed boys wrestling and leaping with incredible speed and precision from atop a set of wooden posts " a scene that might be a clip from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, except that this is for real. I confess to a deep discomfort when the same boys sit cross- legged on stage and enter a state of meditation. It seems somehow shabby to drag in the spiritual dimension to be gawped at by a paying public amid swirls of dry ice and a crescendo of rock guitars. The meditative state is preparation for acts of what appear to Westerners as bizarre self-inflicted violence: suffering a pile of bricks to be smashed over one's bare forehead, being crushed from above while lying on a bed of spikes, resisting the pressure of spearheads on the delicate flesh of the throat. These are gruesome enough torments in themselves. But the religious association coupled with the presence of an incredulous crowd puts me in mind of the public executions of English martyrs. My favourite acts in the Chinese circus are in a more cheerful mode: the men who run up and down vertical poles and hang themselves sideways like flags in a breeze; the grinning slack-rope artist who manages a no- hands headstand on inch-wide wire, or the sleek boys in blue who fly like kingfishers through cardboard hoops. When one of them made an error and squashed the hoop into a ragged oval, before you could say 'chopsticks' a new hoop was in its place and the boy was retaking his target, to whoops of applause.
Human error has its place in this kind of circus. Yet I was struck by how few safety features seemed to be in place in the more apparently dangerous numbers. Had the strongman lost control of the outsized lump of rusty metal he was twirling like helicopter blades using only his neck-muscles, it felt like he would not only have decapitated himself, but a swathe of patrons in stalls A to D. Yet I am thrilled to find that such acts are still allowed. Better get down to the South Bank now before somebody changes their mind. Author email@example.com Copyright Independent Newspapers UK Limited Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved.
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Dingle Marathon
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JoggingBuddy is proud to be associated with the Dingle Marathon. The Dingle Marathon takes place o the 3rd September this year. If you are looking for a great event to run don't miss out.
JoggingBuddy members also get a discount on this event. The Discount code is: DINGLE2011
The full marathon travels 26.2 miles around the spectacular Dingle peninsula. It is a challenging run and is not to be under estimated. There are a number of tough up hill sections which will test even the hardest of runners. Study the course elevation below and be prepared for this.
Nature has provided some spectacular scenery which will keep your spirits lifted along the route. Use the Google maps and tour provided which will give you an idea of where we are taking you.
The Dingle Marathon stands out from other marathons for a number of unique reasons. The stunning location, taking in one of the World's most scenic drives - Slea head. The rich history of the region, from stone age forts and the Unesco World Heritage site of Skellig Michael.
- The full marathon starts at 9AM from the sea front in Dingle town.
- All runners must fill out and wear a race number, this number contains your timing chip.
- Water stations are located every 3 miles.
- The course is marked in miles.
- Both mile 9 and mile 21 will have both Lucozade gels and bananas.
Your entrance fee includes: Race entry, chip timing, pack delivered to your door, pasta party, entertainment, long sleeve shirt, medal, BBQ, entrance to night club.
The half marathon is exactly 13.1 miles and has some interesting little ups and downs.The half marathon takes in the best of what Dingle has to offer.
As you travel past Ventry and beyond, you will encounter some breath taking views. It would not be considered an extremely tough run (as opposed to the full) but is challenging none the less.
- The race finishes up in Dunquin where refreshments are available, buses are then provided for your return.
- Use the Google maps and tour provided which will give you a good idea of the route.
- Race starts at 9AM from the main sea front.
- Race packs will be sent to your shipping address. A pre registration is only required if you are from outside Republic Of Ireland.
- Your race number will have a chip attached to the inside, race bib must be filled out and worn.
- Spectators are not allowed at the half way or not allowed to use the bus service.
Your entrance fee includes: Race entry, chip timing, pack delivered to your door, pasta party, entertainment, bus journey, long sleeve shirt, medal, BBQ, physio, entrance to night club.


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Homers By Marte, Rodriguez, Cunningham, And Rojas
Catching up with the action for the Pirates' lower minor league affiliates for Thursday…. several home runs
Trenton Thunder 8 , Altoona Curve 6
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A 3-run homer by CF Starling Marte and a solo blast by SS Josh Rodriguez were not enough to get past the Thunder.
The Curve got the game started with a run in the top of the 1st on singles by RF Andrew Lambo and C Tony Sanchez, plus a fielding error by the Trenton center fielder, allowing Lambo to score. Trenton came back with 4 runs in the bottom of the inning, on a walk, two singles, and two doubles, for a 4-1 lead. The Curve took the lead back in the top of the 2nd, when 1B Matt Curry and 3B Greg Picart both singled, and Marte drove them in with his 5th home run of the season. That tied the game, but the tie did not last long. Five singles in the bottom of the 2nd brought in 3 runs for the Thunder, who were back on top, 7-4.
Starter Aaron Pribanic gave up a single in the 3rd, then gave up an unearned run in the 4th on a fielding error by Picart, a single, scoring on a double play. That made Pribanic responsible for 8 runs (7 earned) on 11 hits and a walk in his 5 innings of work. Matt McSwain took over to begin the 6th. He gave up a single in the 6th, but erased that runner with a double play, and then gave up a double and a walk in the 7th, but left those runners on base. Anthony Claggett pitched a scoreless 9th, allowing a single. That runner moved up to second base on a throwing error by Rodriguez, but was out in a fielder's choice run-down between second and third.
Rodriguez led off the Curve part of the 6th with his solo homer. LF Quincy Latimore followed the homer with a walk, and Curry singled, moving Latimore to third. Curry was thrown out trying to steal second base, but Picart's single drove in Latimore to give the Curve their final run.
Leach's First Win In Marauders' Hit-Fest
The Pirates have signed 23rd round draft pick RHP Jordan Cooper to a contract. He had been a pitcher for Kentucky, and that experience might get him a start at State College. Here is a list of all the 2011 draft picks, with notations for which ones have signed.
Friday's game action:
Harrisburg Senators 2, Altoona Curve 0
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A 2-run homer in the bottom of the 10th broke the scoreless tie for the only scoring in this pitching duel. Jeff Locke pitched 6 scoreless frames for the Curve, scattering 3 singles and a walk over his first 3 innings. The he retired the Senators in order for the next 3 innings. He threw 78 pitches (48 strikes) in those 6 innings. Bryan Morris pitched a scoreless 7th, allowing just a single. That base runner moved to second base on a balk, which started an argument by Altoona manager PJ Forbes — and resulted in Forbes being ejected. Michael Dubee, back with the Curve after some time with Indianapolis, gave up a lone single in the 8th, and Noah Krol allowed a single and a walk in the 9th, but both kept the Senators from scoring.
But the Curve weren't scoring either. They pounded out 7 hits, including two by SS Jordy Mercer. Mercer's triple i n the 7th was the only extra-base hit for the Curve, and the only time that a Curve base runner reached as far as third base. RF Andrew Lambo also walked twice. CF Starling Marte opened the game with a single, but was thrown out at second after Mercer's strikeout. 1B Matt Curry and LF Brad Chalk both singled in the 2nd, but Curry was picked off second base, and Chalk was thrown out trying to steal second. 2B Brock Holt singled in the 4th, and pinch-hitter Anthony Norman singled in the 10th and stole second base.
Baker Homers In FSL All-Star Game; Curve Drops Double Header
More brief notes for Saturday, since we're on the road….
Florida State League All-Star Game, played in Clearwater, Florida
FSL North 5, FSL South 3
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Three Marauders' players got in on this game: C Ramon Cabrera, 1B Aaron Baker, and 2B Jarek Cunningham were all starters for the South squad. The North scored first, with a single, a triple, and fielding error in center field in the bottom of the 1st, for a 2-0 lead. The South tied it up in the top of the 4th, thanks to the Marauders. Cabrera led off with a single through to left field. After two outs, Baker brought in Cabrera with a 2-run homer to tie the game.
The North took the lead again in the bottom of the 5th. A walk, a stolen base, an RBI double, and an RBI single gave the North a 4-2 lead. The North added some insurance in the bottom of the 8th, on two singles and a double. The South had one last chance in the top of the 9th, which began with a lead-off single. Baker grounded out, moving the runner to second base, and another single put him on third. A sacrifice fly brought in the run, but a ground out ended the rally and the game.
Cabrera played 3.5 innings before being replaced by another catcher. He went 1-for-2, with a ground out in his other at-bats. Cunningham played 5.5 innings before letting another second baseman get into the game. He grounded out and popped out in his two plate appearances. Baker played the whole game, and went 1-for-2 at the plate, with two walks.
Homers By Anderson And Chambers Not Enough; Castro's US Debut
The Altoona Curve had a scheduled day off on Monday….
Greensboro Grasshoppers 5, West Virginia Power 0
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The Power were held to just one hit — a single by CF Mel Rojas, which came in the 5th inning. The only other Power base runner was SS Drew Maggi, who walked to lead off the 4th, but was quickly picked off first base. After Rojas' two-out single in the 5th, the remaining 13 batters were retired in order. It took three Grasshopper pitchers to do it, and their starter, Kyle Winters, pitched 7 one-hit innings, with 7 strikeouts, including striking out the side in his final inning.
Greensboro did all the damage they needed in the bottom of the 1st. A pair of doubles started the inning, and after a fly out, a 2-run homer gave the 'Hoppers a 3-0 lead. Tyler Waldron had only one batter reach base in the next two innings, and that was on a fielding error by LF Rogelios Noris in the 3rd. That runner was erased with an inning-ending double play. Waldron gave up 2 more runs in the 4th. Two singles and a wild pitch put two runners into scoring position. A sacrifice fly and an RBI single drove in the two runs.
Victor Black relieved Waldron and ptiched a scoreless inning, with two walks and two strikeouts. Then 19-year old Orlando Castro made his US debut with 3 scoreless innings of work. The Honduras native gave up a 2-out single in the 6th, and a lead-off single and a walk in the 7th. The lead-off runner was eliminated in a double play. Then he retired the side in the bottom of the 8th.
Homers For Mercer And Watts; Three Power All-Stars
Tonight it's the Bradenton Marauders who have a scheduled night off….
Altoona Curve 10, Erie SeaWolves 5
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The Curve posted 13 hits, with CF Starling Marte leading the barrage with 3 of them. The Curve jumped out to a 6-0 lead with 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st and 4 more in the 2nd. 2B Brock Holt opened the bottom of the 1st with a double into center field. Marte's ground out moved Holt to third base, and he scored on SS Jordy Mercer's single into left field. Mercer advanced to second base on a ground out by LF Quincy Latimore, and he scored on 1B Matt Curry's RBI single.
The 2nd inning began with a walk by C Tony Sanchez, followed by a ground-rule double by DH Kris Watts. Both runners held their place on a short fly out and a strike out, then Marte singled, driving in Sanchez. Marte stole second base, and the Erie pitcher threw a wild pitch, allowing Watts to score. A 2-run homer by Mercer brought in Marte and gave the Curve the 6-0 lead.
Erie got two of the runs back in the top of the 3rd off starter Jeff Locke. A single and a hit batter gave the SeaWolves 2 runners on base with 2 outs. The lead runner came in on a fielding error by Mercer, then a single plated the second unearned run of the inning. A double, a fielding error by Latimore, and a sacrifice fly gave Erie a third run in the 4th inning.
The Curve kept adding on. Watts blasted a solo homer in the 3rd. In the 5th, Curry doubled, then scored on Sanchez's line drive single into center field, and the Curve led 8-3. Sanchez also stole second base and went to third on a throwing error, but was left there when Watts struck out.
Locke pitched 6 innings and allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits, no walks, while striking out 8 batters. Tim Alderson came on in relief to begin the 7th, but he got into trouble right away. With one out, he gave up a single and three consecutive walks, driving in a run. Michael Dubee replaced Alderson, and he got the next batter to ground out, but that brought in another run, also charged to Alderson. Dubee ended the inning with a strikeout. Dubee also pitched a scoreless 8th inning, allowing 2 singles. Noah Krol pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the 9th.
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It is disheartening to be continually faced with the reality that Winona County does not always comply with the Minnesota Open Meeting Law. We even went so far this winter as to send a copy of the law to each commissioner, hoping it would help them understand what is covered under the law, and why our reporters seem always to be demanding access to county business.
The board of commissioners chair sent a note saying she knew the law, and at the county, we try to be as open as possible while following the laws.
Unfortunately, try they might, but the county does not in practice always follow the law. Recently, we struggled to get information about an upcoming County Planning Commission meeting. According to the law, the media should be able to ask for a copy of the agenda and all other material accompanying the agenda that the commissioners will be getting. County government is hardly being open if the media is blindly trying to follow the commissioners discussion about material that only they have.
The law also stipulates that there should be a public copy of the agenda materials, including last minute data, at the meeting that any member of the public may have access to in order to better understand what is going on at the meeting. (This public copy should not be the copy that the County Administrator is using at the board table.) And, of course, any member of the public, especially the media, which acts as the eyes and ears of the public, must be able to attend any public meeting. So, the doors should not be locked against the public while a public meeting is being held. Elementary?
Perhaps not. Twice during Winona County Board strategic planning meetings, which often continue after the vast majority of county employees have gone home for the day, the Government Center doors were locked against the public. This leaves the media out in the cold, literally, banging on the doors in hopes of getting someones attention in order to attend the meeting.
At the last strategic planning meeting, the county also broke the open meeting law by not revealing the topics of discussion when they announced the meeting. The public would most assuredly have been interested in attending the meeting had they known it would feature the County Attorney addressing the board about frac sand.
Just this week, a Winona Post reporter was forced to visit the County Planning Dept. in order to ask for agenda materials for the upcoming Planning Commission meeting on Thursday. The Winona Post has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for any materials of this nature with Winona County in the past, even though that should not be necessary, given the open meeting law requirements.
When the secretary went to ask a higher up, he could be heard resisting the request for the agenda materials have her fill out the forms. The reporter was in fact asked to fill out a form requesting the agenda materials, which should have automatically come to the Post by mail or email. The reporter, through determination and aggressive insistence, was finally given the materials after stating her rights.
Whether county employees like to believe it or not, their business is the publics business. The public is vitally interested in government business because it has a direct impact on their lives. The media stands in for the public at the endless governmental meetings held to determine our fate, especially when meetings are held when the public is busy working to pay taxes to pay for the salaries and activities of county workers.
The public should be up in arms that the county tries, whether accidentally or on purpose, to thwart their access to county government and county decisions. Our laws protect the public from being shut out of government business, even thought most of us are not so naive to think that all government is done when we are watching.
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Does anyone have New Colonial Cream granite countertops? I am looking for ideas on the backsplash. I would like something that is more old world or traditional as opposed to modern or contemporary. I 'm having trouble finding a tile that works with it. I would also love pics if anyone has them... Thanks so much for you help! |
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Head over to the Kitchen forum. That is where you can find lots of help with backsplashes as well as pictures. Also, I feel like this was recently asked (by your or another) so do a search. Easiest way to search gardenweb is to google "gardenweb TOPIC" and google will pull up several good posts. Might I suggest a simple travertine, though, to answer your question. |
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Very fresh! Wake me up!! :) ~Rosemarie |
Wow! I wish my whole garden, no, make that my whole yard was covered in Lily's all year! Great play on words by the way..... and yes I am glad.....it's Garden Time! Cheryl |
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I'm always glad it's Friday. I had to crawl up on the shed in back of the garage to get this. It's an African Tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata) blooming. Notice my hand tugging on the leaves to get the branch to face me. -Ron- |
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Joan, I'd say the whole cluster was about 14 inches or so. -Ron- |
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for getting my birthday blocks done on time this year!
Today I did the first one needed in January for my group. Tomorrow, I'm going to do the *last* block in my group which will be sent out in Nov. 2011. Then I will return to the front of the year and get the second one done, and then make the next to last block - and so forth and so forth, back and forth until they are all done! This way I perhaps won't come up a dollar short and a few days late when fall of 2011 rolls around. Teresa |
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Sounds like that will make it much more interesting. Good luck. |
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Sounds great, but I would have to make a note to myself that I had already made them or I would forget LOL!!!!!!!! I'm not as organized as you Teresa. |
Last year I thought I would make the January blocks early so I wouldn't have to worry about them during the holidays. When it was time to mail them I couldn't find them so I made more. Of course, I found them after mailing the second set. Linda OH |
- Posted by teresa_nc7 (My Page) on Sun, Nov 14, 10 at 14:01
Thanks for that reminder to put them where I will find them, Linda! Plan is working! I have made 4 birthday blocks this weekend and 8 boxed square blocks for my scrappy class sample quilt! Teresa |
I finished the last block for "Make a Wish" group today. YAH. I like to get them done early so all I have to think about is mailing them out on time. Have one for the second group done. I plan the fabric one day, cut another, sew then next. I try and fit them in betweem other projects. They really go fast if you don't have to do everything at one time. I try and get them all packaged and labeled early as well. I really enjoy the process most of the time. Jayne |
- Posted by teresa_nc7 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 26, 10 at 19:02
psssst.....my plan is working! I've done 9 birthday blocks so far......teresa |
- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Fri, Nov 26, 10 at 19:33
Good for you, Teresa! SharonG/FL |
Isn't nice to have them finished? Glad your plan is working for you. I have only 3 more to go for the 2nd. group and the they are done. The hardest part for me is fabric prep. I am not into washing everthing before I make my blocks. Good way to use up the stash. Jayne |
I sorta took a spin off this idea. I am in a block swap (with 20 people) and what I did was go through my stash and pick out some fabric. When I had time I washed and ironed the fabric. Another time when the mood hit me I decided to cut the fabric as needed and get it into piles. Then another day I sewed them together. Over a bit more than a months time, I have most of them completed that I need for the year long swap. Felt good getting my ducks in a row when the mood hit me, and not having the stress hit me all of a sudden! I also worked between the months as suggested earlier in this article! I feel so much more relaxed about this now!! |
- Posted by teresa_nc7 (My Page) on Sun, Nov 28, 10 at 13:36
WOO HOOOOO! I did it! All my blocks are done.....and a few extra! Teresa - doin' the happy quilter dance |
Congratulations!!I finished mine this afternoon as well. Doesn't if feel good? Now just to get them packaged up and we are home free. (of course remembering to mail on time can be an issue)lol. Jayne |
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