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Science news digest – 31st December 2013
In this special edition of the science news digest, we look back at some of the bigger science stories of 2013.
The year started out with the news that the UK's first successful hand transplant took place, with former pub landlord, Mark Cahill, as the recipient. In July, Cahill said that the hand was starting to work, although it was still "a bit clumsy".
January also saw reports that the Kepler Space Telescope was experiencing problems with its orientation system. Sadly, the glitch couldn't be fixed, and later in the year, Kepler was officially decommissioned by NASA.
One of the biggest health stories from February was the sudden outbreak of measles in some areas of the UK – over 2,000 cases were reported – the largest outbreak since 1994.
We also saw some incredible amateur footage of the meteor that swept over the Russian city, Chelyabinsk.
In March, there were reports of a child in the US that had been "cured" of HIV following intensive treatment that started shortly after the child's birth.
The UK's chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies warned that hospital "superbugs" posed a huge threat to the UK, and that if the use of antibiotics wasn't better regulated, "we will find ourselves in a health system not dissimilar to the early 19th century at some point".
And Alan Turing's theoretical "Universal Machine" was voted the greatest British innovation in a poll carried out during National Science & Engineering Week 2013.
There was another first for transplants in April – this time in the US – lab-grown kidneys were successfully transplanted into animals, which then started to produce urine.
Commander Chris Hadfield continued to tweet some spectacular images of the Earth as seen from the International Space Station, including one of Berlin at night – where the different colour streetlights revealed the city's segregated past.
In May, researchers from King's College London revealed a potential link between vitamin D levels and the severity of asthma symptoms, offering some hope for asthma patients who have become resistant to steroid treatments.
While Cmdr Chris Hadfield was busy tweeting from the ISS, back down on Earth, the exciting news was announced that Major Tim Peake would be making his own trip to the space station in 2015/16 – he will be the first Briton to go into space on a non-commercial flight.
In June, we found out from the Met Office that the spring of 2013 was the coldest for more than 50 years.
Also, it was revealed that one in 13 of us have bendy feet, similar to those seen on tree-climbing apes, which was contrary to the view that humans had evolved rigid feet in order to walk upright.
The Government announced in July that it was pushing ahead with plans to allow the fertility treatment, mitochondrial transfer, following a public consultation carried out by the HFEA.
Researchers in Antarctica also revealed that Lake Vostok – a lake found 2 miles beneath the Antarctic ice – was teeming with life.
Mind control jumped forward in August, when US scientists announced they had created a system that allowed a person to control the movement of a rat's tail just by thinking about it.
Also rather surprisingly, a new carnivorous mammal was discovered in South America – the olinguito.
At the British Science Festival, archaeologists announced that a dinosaur fossil could be the missing evidence needed to prove the existence of a new distinct species, Nanotyrannus lancensis.
Later in the month, it was revealed that a midday nap could improve the cognitive function of young children, especially their ability to retain learnt information.
In October, researchers discovered that African elephants appear to have an instinctive understanding of human arm gestures, and that marmosets take it in turns when communicating, a speech pattern that appears to be very similar to human conversations.
Boston Dynamics also launched a new video showing their latest robot – WildCat – running at over 25 km/h around a car park completely unaided.
Surgeons in Belgium announced that they had discovered a new ligament in the human knee joint, in November.
In the UK, the national Flusurvey was launched – a study that aims to follow the spread of influenza around the British population – and for the first time this year the survey has also been made available in schools.
And finally… in December, comet Ison kept everyone guessing about whether or not it survived its close encounter with the Sun, researchers discovered that the koala's deep bellow comes from a unique throat organ, and scientists found that monkeys can eat up to 50 different species of fruit in a day.

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WHEN it gets to this time of the season, every match is a big match, but this round of the Harvey Norman HDCA B grade competition could see some big changes on the premiership table.
Not only do Coleraine and Southern Grampians face off with the last spot in the finals race on the line, but top spot is also up for grabs as St Andrew's and Tahara meet at Clem Young Oval.
If they don't already, the Drews and Blue Caps will know each other pretty well by next weekend, as they met on Monday in the one-day final at Melville Oval and get to spend the next fortnight in each others company.
Two-day, one-day and T20 games all have their own unique challenges for the players, but if the two teams bat the way did on Monday, there could even be an outright result on the way.
When 19 wickets fall for 101 runs, there's either some quality bowling or some dodgy batting, or realistically a bit of both and surely both sides will be a lot more protective of their wickets today and next week.
Tahara is likely to lose its top run scorer Justin Elliott and that could be a big problem for a team which can battle for runs on occasions, and pile extra responsibility onto captain Colin Myers, Andrew Pepper, Troy Elliott and Sam Brewer at the top of the order.
There is never a question about its bowling capabilities and it showed on Monday that it can rip holes through any batting order, even one as strong as St Andrew's'.
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UPDATED 5:47 PM CDT Sep 12, 2013Pinnacle Bank Arena is focusing on its security for its first concert Friday to ensure everything goes smoothly for its 12,000 guests.
Video TranscriptTO LINCOLN NOW-- WHERE THERE'S SOME FOCUS ON SECURITY AT THE NEW PINNACLE BANK ARENA. IT'S ABOUT TO HOST ITS FIRST CONCERT TOMORROW NIGHT-- AS K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S ANDREW OZAKI REPORTS.. THE CITY WANTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING GOES SMOOTHLY FOR IT'S 12 THOUSAND GUESTS. THE STAGE IS ALREADY GOING UP FOR THE MICHEAL BUBLE CONCERT... FANS CAN'T WAIT TO BREAK IN LINCOLN'S NEW 15- THOUSAND SEAT ARENA( Going to Concert: I think it's going to be neat it's kind of exciting. ) ARENA OFFICALS SAY THEY ARE READY TO HANDLE THE 12 TO 13 -THOUSAND CONCERT GOERS THAT WILL FLOOD INTO THE WEST HAYMARKET AREA.( Charlie Schilling: It is a historic show.We call it a milestone that it really is opening night. ) BUBLE'S SHOW KICK-OFFS A 10 CONCERT IN 80 DAYS HONEYMOON FOR THE NEW VENUE. ARTISTS LIKE PINK, JAY Z AND ELTON JOHN WILL BE COMING TO LINCOLN. NEW BUSINESSES IN THE AREA LIKE WHAT THEY SEE.( Greg Wren: A little more exposure for the Lincoln area and after that we have Jason Aldeen concert after that and look to getting all the flow from that. ) HIRO 88 JUSTED OPEN UP AND RESERVATIONS ARE ALREADY FULL FOR FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE CONCERT.( Chadwick Fisher: The fact we are footsteps from the front door it's very exciting. ) A PRIVATE COMPANY WILL HANDLE SECURITY. THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF SURVELIENCE CAMERAS AROUND THE ARENA AND IN PARKING AREAS.( Charlie Schilling: Yesterday was 911. We've been through a lot of training. ) NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK OR ALCHOLIC BEVERAGES WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE ARENA. SECURITY WILL CHECK BAGS( Charlie Schilling: We've go crew on stand by. It's a brand new building and we want to make sure everything goes well. ) AND THOSE GOING TO THE BUBLE SHOW WILL GET A SPECIAL SOVENIER( Schilling: So there is a surprise, a special take away item to commemorate opening night. ) IN LINCOLN, ANDREW OZAKI KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN. TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN PARK AROUND THE NEW ARENA GO TO KETV DOT COM. WE'VE LINKED TO MAP OF WHERE TO GO.
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The additional shots are taken from the same sequence in which Benedict Cumberbatch's villain finds himself in a scrap with Spock and Uhura. However, this time around, it looks like Cumberbatch gets to throw a few shots of his own.
Cumberbatch can be seen grabbing Spock by the throat, although it would appear that the Starfleet duo regain the upper hand when Uhura brings her Phaser into the equation.
As yet, we've still no details as to the identity of Cumberbatch's antagonist, although as we noted previously, he does appear to be wearing some kind of Starfleet uniform. Perhaps more significantly, he appears to be playing neither Khan nor a Klingon.
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At Christmas time we love to serve our visitors these tiny Christmas cakes, baked in muffin tins. They're easy to make, dark, moist and full of flavour. Start this recipe at least one day ahead as the fruit needs to soak overnight. Preparation time does not include this step.
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- 1 1/2 kg mixed dried fruit
- 50 ml dark rum (I buy a miniature bottle of rum)
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 granny smith apple, peeled and grated
- 1 tablespoon treacle or 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed (I use dark, muscavado sugar, but normal light brown sugar will do)
- 250 g butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups plain flour
- 1/2 cup self-raising flour
- 200 g blanched almonds
- 150 g glace cherries
- 64 -72 paper baking cups
- 1Place mixed fruit into a very large basin.
- 2Add rum and mix well.
- 3Cover with plastic wrap and allow to stand overnight.
- 4The next day, preheat oven to 150°C (300°F) and arrange oven racks to accommodate muffin tins in the centre section of the oven.
- 5Place 2 muffin cases into each hole of 2 or 3, 12 hole muffin tins.
- 6One ingredient at a time, add the beaten eggs, grated apple, treacle and sugar to the fruit mixture, mixing well with a wooden spoon after each addition.
- 7Add cooled, melted butter and sifted flours and mix thoroughly.
- 8If you're making these instead of a Christmas cake, make sure to let every member of the family have a stir of the mixture while they make a Christmas wish.
- 9Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases, filling to almost full.
- 10Use the back of a spoon to smooth the top of each cake.
- 11Press a glace cherry into the centre of each cake and, around each cherry, press in 5 almonds to make petals- pointy end closest to the cherry.
- 12Bake, in batches if necessary, at 150°C (300°F) for about 40-45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of a cake comes out clean.
- 13When cooked, remove muffin tins from the oven, remove cakes in their papers from muffin tins and cool on racks.
- 14When cakes are completely cool, store in airtight tins and keep in a cool place or, if you're in a warm climate, store in the refrigerator.
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One of my websites <snip> has a PR0 upon initial entry....when I click on a navigation link, the PR reading in the google toolbar goes to PR4, then all the pages seem to have this ranking of PR4....any ideas why this is happening? AND, is my site actually considered PR4? or PR0?
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The first criteria (inquiring and analysing) is about setting a goal by adjusting and adding in areas that need to be worked on. This criteria assess the way that the solution/ objective is defined for the project. Second criteria is about creating ideas and plans for how the project's objective can be completed. Criteria three is about creating the solution to the objective. This means that the plan for how the assignment is to be completed is made. The final criteria is about evaluating the project/ assignment, making a review on what you have accomplished and referring back to the areas that need more work along with a method to improving the process for next time.
I think I will do well to research and make an outline for what I need to achieve by the end of the project. I think that I will do well to make a plan of how to do this and follow the outline of this plan to finish my assignment. I will do well to review my strengths and weaknesses that I had accomplished throughout the project.
I think that I will have trouble setting a perfect goal that I will be able to achieve. Often times I want to do more than just the goal and sometimes I want to do less, because the goal was too difficult. I think that I will have trouble going back to what I could have accomplished, instead of what I did, in the case that there is something that I want to improve. This is because it is often hard to find something that you could do better, considering that you probably tried you best the first time around.


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She may figure the pricing problem out on her own, or maybe profit isn't her priority. (She might not need the money.) I do not charge a lot right now, because I am having fun and it's a paid hobby (hob-business!) Actually, many on this website would look at my slightly low prices in shock. I do always make back my costs and more, but never enough for the hours I put in. That is okay though, for now, because every second of making a cake is fun stress-relief for me. I am getting many calls and it's not due to my low prices, it's because people are liking my work. Eventually I will raise my prices, but for now it's about having fun, gaining a reputation (for my work) and earning just enough to cover costs.
Happily, and fortunately, I have a wealthy demographic to work with when I do raise my prices.
I'm legal, forgot to mention that.
Jason, I'm not an undercutter. The nearest bakery that will legally do what I do (fondant, gumpaste, e.t.c) is 20 miles away and won't deliver. I'm my own little entity in a way. But like I said before, my prices will go up. Learning and getting my feet wet, maybe like the undercutter in the OP.
For cake, $3-$4.00/serving is what I generally charge, but am also going to say my work is not (yet) quite that of some on this website. Cupcakes start at $2.50. I also do not do wedding cakes.
Also, sometimes I charge too little for a new design not knowing the work that will go into it.
I definitely trust you. But...then they won't get cake, unless they pick it up at the grocery store, drive 20 miles, or make it themselves, which they don't want to do. Interestingly though, I did tell someone who wanted white chocolate roses on her cupcakes that they were "very time consuming" and she knew that would mean a much higher cost. Like I said I'm learning That's why I love CC.
People can charge whatever they want to, based on their market and costs etc etc. But that woman in the OP's situation is either going to go out of "business" soon or else she isn't running a business and is just doing this for fun. If she's illegal you can turn her in, if she's legal you're pretty much screwed until she either quits or figures out she's losing money and raises her prices. Or maybe she enjoys working for $1 an hour...
Wow, can you even buy a cake for that price in your supermarkets?
We live in Michigan, and our superstore charges more than this (which is an hour away). People are very cheap here, they think they can get a 2 layer cake to feed 100 people for $75.00 MAX. Which I have no problem sending them to people who will sell them a cake for that price. I learned along time ago it's not worth the mess or my time to make $20.
I used to feel really bad when people would go somewhere cheaper, but not anymore thanks to this site I realized my time is valuable. :)


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This is a delicious chicken recipe that my family loves Submitted by ALECSANDRA Carbs: 4.3g | Fat: 8g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 19.4g | Calories: 166.4
A casserole the entire family will love. Submitted by CRAZYGEMINIGIRL Carbs: 19.5g | Fat: 7.9g | Fiber: 2.3g | Protein: 28.2g | Calories: 275.6
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Delicious and quick, this dish is a great way to get more fish into your healthy meal plan! We think this baked tilapia recipe can't be beat! Submitted by RACHIELOO Carbs: 1.2g | Fat: 10.5g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 19.6g | Calories: 177.1
Five ingredients, 10 minutes of work. One delicious dinner. Submitted by 2BHOTT Carbs: 15.1g | Fat: 3.4g | Fiber: 0.5g | Protein: 34.4g | Calories: 232
I don't like fish much, but I love this baked tilapia recipe! I think the sauce can be used with other fish/seafood. Submitted by JENNAGUERRA Carbs: 1.8g | Fat: 7.3g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 26.1g | Calories: 175.2
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Ahwatukee Foothills parents who requested an emergency public meeting to discuss "abuse and discrimination" against black students at Desert Vista High School will have to wait.
Instead of a public meeting, the Tempe Union High School District governing board will meet today behind closed doors with attorneys and discuss related complaints filed in April against Desert Vista principal Joe McDonald by two black employees: Assistant principal Roseyn Hood and security officer Loretta Avent.
McDonald is also black.
"Instead of helping the children, everybody is worried about protecting the adults," said Avent, who obtained an injunction against McDonald in Chandler Justice Court. She and Hood have also filed federal complaints of harassment against McDonald with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Phoenix.
Since those complaints, three black parents of current and former Desert Vista students requested a chance to share their concerns in a public meeting they hoped would be the first step in an independent investigation. They asked the board to organize the meeting before the last day of school Wednesday, but board president Mary Lou Taylor said that will not be possible.
"We are in the process of information gathering and fact-finding," she said. "We can't just be rushed into this kind of thing."
Taylor said any parents with concerns about the treatment of their children at Desert Vista can speak at 5:30 p.m. today during a regular meeting following the closed-door session at 500 W. Guadalupe Road, Tempe. But the board will not be able to respond to those comments because the topic does not appear on the posted agenda.
"Those parents are welcome to come (tonight) and speak if they want to," Taylor said. "And we will listen."
The parents' complaints, which they circulated last week in an open letter, include allegations of exploiting black student-athletes at Desert Vista and mishandling discipline of black students.
Their complaints came two weeks after Gila River Indian Community students came forward with their parents and complained about their treatment at Desert Vista. Suzanne Graves, a teacher in the Kyrene Elementary School District, said she met with the black parents on Sunday.
"Because they have raised these concerns with the school district, these women are being harassed within their own community," Graves said. "These women are going out on a limb, and they were in tears."
McDonald has declined to discuss any of the allegations, and Tempe Union spokeswoman Nicole Greason said the district cannot comment "because of the personnel interest in this case."
Desert Vista has faced allegations involving the treatment of black students dating back at least four years.
The Tribune reported one case in 2004 of a black student-athlete who played in the state championship basketball game for Desert Vista despite missing 247 classes in the first three quarters of the school year.
In 2001, former Desert Vista assistant principal Jane Jones accused McDonald of exploiting black students in order to produce competitive athletic teams. The year after she complained, McDonald gave Jones the first negative evaluation of her career.
The governing board — which included current members Michelle Helm and Mary Frances Lewis — gave Jones three minutes to defend herself in a 2002 public meeting and then fired her on McDonald's recommendation for not being a "team player."
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(threshing-floor ), one of the names of Jerusalem, the city of the Jebusites, are called JEBUSI. ( Joshua 15:8 ; Joshua 18:16 Joshua 18:28 ; Judges 19:10 Judges 19:11 ; 1 Chronicles 11:4 1 Chronicles 11:5 ) [JERUSALEM]
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In Judges 19:10,11, "Jebus (the same is Jerusalem)"; 1 Chronicles 11:4,5, "Jerusalem (the same is Jebus)." It was once thought that this was the first name of Jerusalem, as indeed might be suggested by the Biblical references, but it is now known from the Tell el-Amarna Letters that Urusa-lem was a name used centuries before the time of David (see JERUSALEM, I). It would appear probable that the name "Jebus" was evolved by the Hebrews as an alternate name, and possibly they may have imagined an earlier name, for Jerusalem from JEBUSITE (which see), the name of the local tribe who owned the district in the first centuries of Israel's occupation of Canaan.
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In my previous article I started discussing my dividend growth plan in more detail, by focusing on my strategy. Today I will be focusing on my stock selection criteria.
The type of investments I am focusing on involve dividend paying companies, which have a history of uninterrupted dividend growth. There are several publicly available lists out there including the dividend aristocrats, high-yield dividend aristocrats, dividend champions and the dividend achievers. The first three lists consist of stocks which have increased their dividend payments to shareholders for more than twenty-five consecutive years. The broad dividend achievers list focuses on companies which have increased their payments for at least ten consecutive years. The companies that have been able to do that are believed to have a solid business model and smart management. In addition to that these companies have a proven track record which shows that their business model is able to consistently support an increase in dividend payments to shareholders. This also shows that management is committed to enriching the shareholders and not enriching themselves. In a period of time where total CEO compensation runs in the millions of dollars regardless of company performance, it pays to know that the executive team is committed to sharing the company's wealth with its owners - the investors.
The above mentioned lists are only a starting point for the dedicated dividend investor. I do not want to blindly purchase all stocks without understanding their business and without checking several financial characteristics of the companies. In my analysis of dividend stocks I check several parameters:
EPS- The earnings per share indicator is calculated by dividing the total amount of net income for one year to the total number of shares outstanding. I am normally looking for an increase in EPS over the past ten years. A company that cannot increase its EPS over time, will not be able to sustain the growth in its dividend payments to shareholders.
ROE – The Return on Equity is calculated by dividing the total amount of net income for a given year over the amount of owner's equity on the balance sheet at the end of the previous period. I do not look for specific numbers in this indicator, but focus exclusively on its trend. Most stocks will have a flat ROE over time, which is fine with me. A red flag for me is a decreasing ROE over time.
DPR- I calculate the dividend payout ratio by dividing the DPS over the EPS. I am generally looking for a DPR that is below 50% in most companies. However, if a corporation has been able to maintain a higher DPR over time due to the nature of its business or the nature of its legal structure, I would consider buying a stock with a much higher DPR. A rising DPR is generally a red flag for me. This shows me that there is not much room for future dividend growth. In addition, stocks which have a highly unusual for them DPR indicate a higher risk for dividend cuts.
DPS – I generally look for an uninterrupted growth in dividends every year for more than ten years, preferably twenty-five. A company which hasn't been able to at least pay a stable dividend without cutting it in difficult times is automatically off of my radar. General Motors is one stock which I won't touch, since it has exhibited a lot of fluctuations in its dividend payments over the years.
Valuation- After checking the trends of earnings, roe, dpr and dps I assume that these would continue to be doing ok or not ok for the foreseeable future. I then look for stocks with a price earnings ratio of less than 20, dividend yield which equals at least the yield on the S&P 500 and a dividend payment ratio which does not exceed 50%. After buying a stock, I would "forget" about it and let the dividends reinvest automatically into more shares. Even if a company becomes overvalued in terms of super high P/E ratio, I won't consider selling. I would consider holding forever in most situations.
For a sample dividend analysis of a stock, check out Analisys of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).
Next Week I will be discussing the diversification part of my dividend growth plan.
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- Long term returns of S&P high-yield aristocrats
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Thank you so much for summarising your selection criterea. I am starting out in the world of stock after reading some interesting books recently that have opened my mind to a more self controlled route towards establishing my retirement portfolio.
I would like to know where you find the historical information on these companies so that you can look at trends as part of your analysis?
I have signed up with TD Waterhouse (I live in Canada) and they have tons of info but I can;t seem to find enough to come up with all of the data you mentioned in this post.
Any help would be great!Thanks so much for putting together this incredibly helpful series of posts. I live in Canada and have signed up with TD Waterhouse to start investing in stocks, but can't seem to find all of the historical data that you use for analysing trends. Where do you find it?
Please keep up the great blog, I have become a regular reader.
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Steam 99S...Boom or Bust?
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Excellent post. I string all my sticks up with Cyclone 17 @52, so that's what I did with my 99S. I haven't hit with it yet (again, weather). Do you think that setup will work? As for restringing after 4 - 6 hours, that's just simply not an option for me. Frankly, I wonder if anyone who actually does that holds a job, has a wife/kids, or anything else to do other than restring their sticks. Seems obsurd to me.
Anyway, I'll post after I hit with an update...
It just depends on your ability. If you're a decent 4.0 I don't think the 17g will last real long for you. Maybe 25% less than what you're getting now. What kind of stick do you currently have? I would definitely look at using a thicker gauge string. Cyclone 16g at about 54-55lbs may be a good option. You can string it tighter because of the open string pattern. I normally use 17g poly at 55lbs and I'm string 4G 16g at 58lbs in my Steams and its working well.
If you know what the racquet is designed to do then you should be able to match a good string based on the racquets attributes and your abilities.
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