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Rumor: 'Xbox 720 will not be Compatible with Second hand'
Here we go again, the endless rumors of the Xbox 720 continue. I've tried not to post every single one, because there is a lot of BS out there. Desprite authors trying to bait gamers into giving their sites traffic. However, this one does seem more legit, that other rumors I've seen. Check it out past the link.
The websites source says:
"I have spoken to sources close to Microsoft on the other hand who insist that the next Xbox will not be compatible with second hand, will require permanently on connection, and 'you'll have to go through Microsoft to do anything".
There is more through the break, mainly about Sony being more open with developers, and digital distribution. Check out the full post here.
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I'm not interested in a console that forces you to always be connected to play your games. Sure I always have my consoles connected to download things like games, updates, and Netflix. Yet outside of the MMORPG genre I DON'T play multi-player games. I don't like the fact that the console doesn't give you a choice.
Besides POWER POWER POWER, all I've heard about the 720/PS4 are negatives.
– Always online DRM
– Still charging for Xbox Live
– Console will cost $500 with a possibility to agree to something similar to a cellphone contract to get it for $300.
– Kinect 2.0 has the possibility to monitor you, and invade your privacy. With also the chance of adding restrictions to how many people watch a show on Netflix through facial recognition.
– Blocks used games
– Has mandatory installs on game discs, that install them to the consoles hard drive. Thus making the disc useless.
-Console wont work without the Kinect plugged in.PS4
– The possibility to block used games on the request of the developer
– The new PS-Eye is rumored to do the same monitoring as mentioned with the Kinect 2.0
– Has the same "cellphone contract" subscription service as mentioned with the 720.
– Console wont work without the PS-Eye plugged in
– Will start charging a Subscription Fee similar to Live for most of the online features*AND the overlapping fact that both will focus more on things like Skype, Facebook, and Cable television, than gaming.
If these things were true, this could very well be one of the worst console generations we've ever had. I'm already done with Microsoft, but I really wanted to be excited about the PS4. Yet these things just keep me from even caring. If the PS4 had these features, I'd have to say it's the last straw. I can easily drop their IP's walk away, and stick with Nintendo/PC.
A few things…
– Don't forget that it is backwards compatible…..if you pay another $100 to get the set-top-box thing….that doesn't have a disc drive so you'll have to RE-buy all of your 360 games unless they are already digitally bought.
– I think the whole viewer restriction thing only applies to movies on demand or whatever they call that service. I'm not sure Netflix would allow them to do that with their service….of course I could be wrong.
– Can't do ANYTHING with the console if it isn't connected, not even the cable pass through
-Windows 8 based OS (TILES TILES TILES!!!)
– Ads EVERYWHERE
– Potential increase in XBL pricePS4
– I never heard that it wouldn't work without the PS Eye…but it makes sense since the controller has the light bar and the eye tracks the position of the player
– Watch others play games while you do absolutely nothing….you never have to pay for a game again! (booo) AND let others play the game YOU bought!
– Gaikai streaming WILL be laggy, behind a paywall and will not have a vast majority of titles available anywhere near launch. PS1 titles will be available, some PS2, much less PS3. Data caps, throttling, input lag, fidelity drops etc as well. Announced as a "some day" feature
– Off TV…..IF you spend $350 for a Vita, not all titles will support it if the developer doesn't care, buttons missing, horrendous frame rate even for a game like Knack which was shown.
– Online multiplayer likely free, everything else behind the paywallI do plan on getting a PS4…but nowhere near launch unless they reveal something that absolutely blows me away (not likely). It would take FF Versus and The Last Guardian available at launch, $350 without a subscription and without the Eye, and maybe an incredible JRPG as well to get me to buy anywhere near the launch window. I have a Wii U and while the drought has been a big bummer, I now have Monster Hunter to hold me over until anything else, and it will be getting excellent fall titles from both 1st and 3rd parties.
I also read somewhere(can't remember where) that the always online may not be for the next Xbox but for a slimed down Xbox(360) Box-top(for your cable) console that can only stream media content and play some of the xbox arcade games and that it will be launched alongside the 720. This is a possibility but seems a bit unlikely.
There's another rumor about the neXtBox being always-online as well. People do forget that the Wii was technically always online, but it didn't require it and the way the quote is worded, it seems that the requirement is what he is talking about. The quote regarding "always online" is on the left in a separate box.
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Disney Theme Park Prices Climb Higher
"You must be this rich to be on this ride." Maybe that should be the sign in front of each attraction.
"You must be this rich to be on this ride." Maybe that should be the sign in front of each attraction.
The Mansfield Center on the UM campus has opened early registration for the Asia-Montana energy conference coming up in April.
After Thomas Rhett showed off his best dance moves, Country Quickie host Nicki D started thinking ... could he be better than Luke Bryan?
One juror who revealed too much information during voir dire caused Judge John Larson to declare a mistrial in the case of a University of Montana student accused of rape.
Who will be vying for the coveted Mirror Ball trophy in Season 20?
"Winning isn't everything. It's the only thing." This quote, often attributed to Vince Lombardi, has fallen on deaf ears among two high school girls basketball teams.
Former Florida governor, likely 2016 Republican presidential candidate, Jeb Bush took to Facebook on Monday to share the only remaining photo of his wedding day in honor of his and his wife's 41st anniversary.
A video is going viral right now showing a kid lying to his dad, and his dad is taking the opportunity to teach his son a lesson. Obviously bullying is a hot topic as we are seeing more of it now than ever
We are calling this the compact night look. Christy is a single mother of two, who works a full time job and sometimes has to be prepared for a night look in a very short time.
Garth Brooks was planning to kick off his world tour with a series of stops in Ireland last year, but just weeks before opening night, Dublin officials decided not to give Brooks permission to perform all five concerts in Croke Park.
The deliberate homicide trial of Kevin Lino has been set for May 9 in Missoula.
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I can talk about pool for days. I love the game and it's my belief that I have one of the best pool tables ever.
More on that in a moment.
I want to put some of these scenes out there for you. If any of them convert you to a pool player or pique your interest, I've done my job.
You know what I love about this video? The passion for the game.
"The pool cue's part of me! It's got nerves."
And then here's the sequel to that film
What a cocky son of a gun. Right? I would hate to play pool with him if he acted like that. But he clearly loves the game. So there's that.
And yet…
Anyway, I don't mean for this to be a treatise on these two movies (not that I could write a treatise anyway).
The whole point of this is that my love for the game was reignited when I met this guy who moved my pool table to Phoenix.
My baby, my treasure… my favorite table I've ever played on. I did my research and made sure to pick the right company because I didn't want anything to happen to my table.
Didn't I say it's one of the best billiard tables ever? I meant it, and not just because of sentimentality.
It's US regulation size, has Simonis cloth, and awesome pockets. Maybe someday I'll take a picture for you all. Until then, why don't you just come over and play!?
In looking for the place that I could trust the most with my precious cargo, I checked out Beck's Billiards, Diamondback Billiards, and finally decided upon Billiards 2U.
One, because I got to talk to the owner, Dan.
Two, because he beat the price of the other guys.
Three, because he's licensed and insured.
Four, because I just plain liked him.
So when the day came to move my pool table… What a joy it was!
Dan and his crew are really nice folks. They took my table apart carefully and skillfully, transported it without a ding, and put it back together perfectly. They balanced it perfectly on its new floor, too.
Alright, so now that I'm all ecstatic about how pristine my pool table is after the move, and I've got that out of my system, let me end with another one of my favorite clips here.
I know none of these have to do with "moving" per se, but I still love 'em. And yes, I have all the time in the world on my hands to just sit around and look at YouTube clips and play pool.
But hey, when you get paid to play (or do something you love), why not do it, right? I think we can all agree to that.
And no, I wasn't looking at the pretty lady the whole time. But definitely some of it.
Have you ever seen moves like that??? I'd love to play against that guy, just to watch what he could do during a game.
I'd have to avoid the sting of losing every. single. time. of course. I wonder if he ever loses a game? I also wonder how many trials they had to run for each trick before they really got them down.
Anyway, like I said, why don't we have a game soon? Maybe I'll see you in a pool hall soon. Or you could come on by and play at my house. Admission is a keg of beer.
Kidding. I'll see you later.
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Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source Web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. Firefox is the second most widely used browser.
To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features that are intended to anticipate likely additions to the standards.
Reviewing 36.0.1 (Mar 6, 2015)
hopefully this release won't have the problem i've been encountering whereby FF does not close..it still stays in memory as shown in task manager and then reports its crashed and has to close after about 30 seconds.
Reviewing 36.0 (Feb 24, 2015)
I know I've said it a million times but the work that went into many of the previous versions of FF was great. This one has *tons* more performance fixes, updated SQLite that does 20% more work using the same CPU cycles, full HTTP/2 support, fixes to reduce memory use. I admit some of the issues from 35 and before were bugging some but I feel this version has squashed most if not all of the issue. The only complainers are those still using XP. Guys, seriously, it's time to get off of XP.
Reviewing 35.0.1 (Jan 26, 2015)
i get quite frequent hangs using 35.0 and have to close FF using task manager. but i think this may be a Java problem too. anyway i've upgraded to this new 35.0.1 and hopefully this problem is gone forever. wishful thinking maybe.
Reviewing 35.0.1 (Jan 26, 2015)
I have to agree with others here. The pages hang so frequently that it has become completely unusable. I have tried everything to resolve the issue, but the issues exist on all 3 computers I use.
Any bets on what they might have screwed up this time? :)
Firefox is best browser..Firefox is best for browsing.Using that you can download anything fast,also upload too.I am using the firefox latest version...Even if i open many tabs in the browser it will not get crashed ...It has many addons ,While using this browser i checked the browsing speed at http://www.scanmyspeed.com/
This versioning race makes NO sense. It muddies the waters for everyone and is the antithesis of what Mozilla was supposed to be about. A full version upgrade should have substantial changes in multiple areas of a product. At least some of the bugs introduced after v3 are finally being rooted out..I suppose that's "progress".
Why is some one posting versions of Firefox here using this confusing syntax ?
Why continue to use a word grouping that leads to flaming?
This was a problem before and even though a simple rearrangement of terms would prevent problems, some one continues to cause upheaval by placing the Firefox version numbering directly after the word Windows. This practice not only disrupts this site it also harms the reputation of Mozilla Firefox.
I move to, at least advise, the user who is responsible for this behavior to please adjust the title
Mozilla Firefox (v6) for Windows, 6.0 Beta 4
Mozilla Firefox (v6) 6.0 Beta 4 for Windows
Mozilla Firefox for Windows version 6.0 Beta 4
Mozilla Firefox for Windows V6.0 Beta 4
Mozilla Firefox for Windows 7/2000/Vista/XP
V6.0 Beta 4
It seems the title breaks badly with the page layout as written so perhaps all these could use adjusting as well
Other Versions
Mozilla Firefox (v2) for Windows 7/2000/Vista/XP
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Dude, if you REALLY think you are so smart and know so much more than everyone else, why don't you be smart enough and download your English release from the directory you show us and install it - then find out what the hell version it is - it's not so difficult to see the "you are running the beta version" or something or another that gets loaded on the first start page of the program. THIS IS A DAMN BETA FOLKS - THE final version HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED!!! Don't install this and then come complain that something doesn't work. This is still BETA!!
Reviewing 5.0 (Jun 19, 2011)
4 all of user stating FX 5 Final is a fake; u r kindly invited 2 ck out ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/5.0/win32
Choose the language u do prefere n u'll get the final FX 5 release.
That's all up 2 u folks.
I note in the review of Firefox 7.0a1 that the reviewer was havng problems with XMarks. There is a dev version of them that works perfectly and can be found here - https://rodan.lastpass.com/dev/xmarks...
That held me back from using it as I do like to link the various versions of Fx but now it is running well - and no crashes (yet)
On 21 March, FileForum claims to be posting the final release of Firefox 4.0 (i.e., not a release candidate). Mozilla's own FTP site lists that 4.0 final is not yet released and RC2 (released on 18 March) is still the latest.
Anyone got any ideas as to why 3.6.3 will not open on Vista Home Premium x32? Even 3.5.9 won't open either.
I'm sorry, but I do not see the logic in posting an alpha anywhere but the app's home site (Mozilla in this case). This is just asking for bad ratings and general problems.
If you are having a problem with extensions in an update, you need the nightly tester tools. It will allow you to force an older extension to work.
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I hope they make it better. Lately I am having huge problems with this running just okay. Been using firefox 2 since that seems to be way better.
Big speedup over currently released Firefox, on the XP machine I tried this on. While the ACID 3 test isn't perfect yet, it's much closer.
Just think it would be nice to link to the Beta information
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Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)The Papal Conclave, Day 2: What's Wrong With Fox's Shepard Smith?
By Deal W. Hudson & Deacon Keith Fournier
March 13th, 2013 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) If Fox News wants to keep its Catholic viewership, which we believe is substantial, it's time for those in charge to make a change. A required month-long retreat and absence from Fox News for Shepard Smith would be a good beginning -- to discourage him and others from sneering at the Church beloved by millions. WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic Online) - Fox News had better address very quickly the behavior of news anchor Shepard "Shep" Smith between 3 and 4 p.m. on the first afternoon of the Papal Conclave, Tuesday, March 12, 2013.Megyn Kelly had just announced the results of the first ballot as a live feed was being shown of the black smoke coming from the roof of the Sistine Chapel -- the new pope had not been elected on the first ballot. Then she handed the commentary over to Shepard Smith, Fox News anchor and host of the Fox Report, who turned to interview Father Jonathan Morris, a longtime Fox news commentator on Catholic and religious issues. Smith used the occasion of the first day of the Conclave to start battering Father Morris -- who can certainly take care of himself, by the way, with a barrage of questions about women priests, making his answer to the question very clear: the Church should ordain women! As the transcript shows, this was not just a casual question, asked in good humor. This question was framed by Shep Smith as a blatant injustice that the Catholic Church was required to remedy, period! "Father, one of the questions people who are within the Church and those who watch the Church have is, "How can this church relate to a group of people in a large part of the world where social ideas are changing? Where this idea that women don't get to be part of things is just -- not understandable." Father Morris patiently but thoughtfully tried to answer the question, but Smith kept interrupting and insisting that the Church had to ordain women priests. He asked sophomoric questions like, "How can the Church move forward and attract people?" and, "But the Church doesn't evolve with society?" Then, of course, Smith had to throw in the "sex abuse crisis" and "coverup," making the easily refuted assertion: "If there were more women involved in serious positions of leadership, I don't think it would have happened in the same way." But, that was not the end of Smith's sarcasm and disrepect for the Catholic Church. As he signed off just before 4 p.m., Smith noted the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, in the background, was not bathed in light. Smith then told his audience, "One of our employees lived here 23 years, the dome is right outside -- he sees it out his window -- it's always lit up at night." Smith then completed his sign-off by saying, "Hopefully by Fox Report we'll have resolution to the mystery of the night the lights went out on pope land." Yes, Fox News anchor Shep Smith referred to the Vatican as "pope land," on the first day of a solemn Papal Conclave with the black smoke billowing from the roof of the Sistine Chapel. We are sure we were not alone at cringing at Shepard Smith's atrocious behavior, his dripping sarcasm, and tone of disapproval. One would think, at the very least, a man like Shepard Smith, born and bred in the deep South in Mississippi, would have better manners! More importantly, this was all said on Fox News, the supposed friend of the social and religious conservatives, the defender of traditional values, and the religious traditions that shaped those values! If Fox News wants to keep its Catholic viewership, which we believe is substantial, it's time for those in charge to make a change. A required month-long retreat and absence from Fox News for Shepard Smith would be a good beginning -- to discourage him and others from sneering at the Church beloved by millions. ----- Deal W. Hudson, Ph.D, is president of the Pennsylvania Catholics Network and former publisher and editor of Crisis Magazine. He is a contributing writer for Catholic Online. Deacon Keith Fournier is a Catholic Deacon, PhD Student in Moral Theology, constitutional lawyer and the Editor in Chief of Catholic Online. Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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Search engines are recognized as one of the best ways to generate qualified leads online. What about branding aspects? Should search engine marketing be considered as part of a brand-building campaign?
A special report from the Search Engine Strategies 2004 Conference, March 1-4, New York City.
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What is branding?
According to the American Marketing Association, brand image is the perception of a brand in the minds of persons The brand image is a mirror reflection (though perhaps inaccurate) of the brand personality or product being. It is what people believe about a brand-their thoughts, feelings, expectations.
"One of the things you can do with your brand, if you have a very well established brand with search, is you can take control of how your brand is interpreted, "said Kevin Ryan, Director of Market Development at Wahlstrom Interactive. "One of the key elements of brand presence is controlling search results."
Tony Wright, Vice President of Media/Interactive Marketing at Zunch Communications, presented the following tips:
- Use all of your real estate - both natural search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click (PPC) search engine advertising.
- Make sure your keywords are what people are searching for.
- Make sure your company name appears in all descriptions and creatives.
"I have some clients that ask why, if they have great organic listings, should they buy a PPC listing," Wright explained. "The reason is the more times your brand is displayed, the more frequency you'll receive and you can increase your brand image."
Search engines can also hurt brand image. Contextual ads can appear in inappropriate places, such as an incorrect geographic location. Descriptions in search engine results (SERPs) should be fine tuned so that your company appears to be the most relevant result. Additionally, search engine advertisers should stay on top of the ad game.
"If you are not appearing under your major keywords, potential consumers might not consider you a leader in your space," said Wright.
"The bigger your brand, more you have to protect it," Ryan continued. "At first you may think, why should I have to pay for my own branding? But if you're in a competitive category, it's a must."
Leslie Marable, Senior Analyst of eCommerce at Nielsen//NetRatings, breaks online ad campaign strategies in 4 different buckets: driving sales, driving traffic, positioning, awareness. Positioning campaigns position a brand in a market, change consumer perceptions of a brand, or to create an emotional response. Awareness campaigns work to communicate knowledge of a brand.
In 2002, awareness branding comprised 33% of all ad impressions. In 2003, it dropped to 25%. "Awareness branding has not played as large a factor as earlier, said Marable.
Even with this drop in ad impressions, awareness branding through PPC search engine advertising can still be an effective means of marketing a site. Marable cited as an example Expedia.com, which did multiple, large awareness campaigns.
"There is a positive correlation between ad impressions and traffic to the site, including a 50% jump in traffic over a three-month period," Marable explained. "As Expedia.com increased their ad impressions online, there was more activity specific to the Web Fares campaign."
Since the release of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Search Engine Effectiveness Committee's study on the brand lift of textual paid search results, branding through the search engines has suddenly become a hot topic. Through both search engine advertising and SEO, companies can increase the branding effectiveness of their Web sites.
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BLAUENTHAL, Germany - Police in a small German community are looking for four enterprising dudes who decided to turn a BMV convertible into a pool on wheels.
An officer was on patrol recently when he spotted the gents, who were rolling down the road with water up to their chests. While the aqua-guys had thought of a way to seal off the inside of the vehicle so it could hold 530 gallons of water, they forgot one important thing: License plates.
When he pulled over the vehicle they hopped out and made a break for it. At this point authorities aren't even sure if having a rolling swimming pool is against German law.
They did drain the vehicle of water... and said judging by the color of it, the guys were also using it as a toilet.
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I would continue and say it was late December. But that wouldn't be quite correct. It was actually last Saturday and that would make it mid-August. Nor was it my "first time" on a Full Moon Fiasco.
As usual, we started at The Swamp Tavern out of Browne's Addition. Upon arrival I as pleasantly surprised by the number of people there. After our recent press in Out There Monthly I really shouldn't have been. The count as we started to depart was 51riders.
From the outset it was kinda obvious that not enough of us paid homage to the full moon because we didn't even leave The Swamp before 2 people got flats. After consultation with mon Capitán (otherwise know as Jeff, King of the FBC ) I began to lead the parade of bicycles.
I immediately discovered a problem with being the lead bicyclist. I couldn't take many pictures. Anyhoo, we jumped onto Maple where we had the whole road to ourselves. Brand new smooth asphalt and no traffic at all. I kinda felt like I was leading the Tour de France. I'm willing to bet I hit speeds close to 13 miles per hour (13!).
We took Maple to Northwest Boulveard where we encounted a bit of a problem. Some crazy people actually driving cars on the road. Oh, not closed Maple street but Northwest Boulevard. Once we got over that little problem the bicycle train continued via side streets to The Hub at Fairview and Monroe (Get it? Bicycle wheel-hub, tavern-Hub. Admit it, you're laughing inside).
Being one of the first people there I was able to see inside the tavern before the crowd walked in. I immediately thought, "this'll be fun". It's a tiny place that had a couple of people inside and one bartender. Luckily we're a fun, patient crowd and the bartender was really, really nice. She worked her heiny off serving all those thirsty bicyclists.
Ahh, but The Moon wasn't done with us yet. Some guy (read-Jacque) twisted the tumblers of his lock as he was locking it up and that changed the combo. Oops! Luckily my friend his friend Tim came by with some tools and we were able to cut it off.
From The Hub we gathered up and rode to The Viking. I'm all out of pictures though. As well as words.
This is probably my longest post ever. How fitting – most riders on an FBC ride, longest (distance) Full Moon ride, and I didn't get home till 3am.
Oh what a night!
Till later,
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A lot has been written in the angling press about the effects of weather and lunar conditions on catch rates. However, this is often based on perception and experience and there is little evidence to support these theories.
Many anglers will keep a log of catches, venue, weight, bait etc. but anglers lack the resources to equate catch location, date and time to detailed weather conditions.
'The Angling Edge' is a web site (and a future planned mobile app), that allows the angler to gain never before seen information on their catches. Catches can be entered from July 2008 onwards (so dig out those old notebooks and catch reports!), and each catch will be associated with detailed weather and lunar information, based on the date, time and location of your catch. This means you can get a unique insight on your fishing straight away.
After entering your catches, the site provides intelligent and insightful statistics relevant to your fishing, unlike other so called predictive apps and sites, and will help you decide, when, where and how to fish.
The charts can be filtered by venue, species and or month of the year. Want to know the best wind conditions for catching carp on your particular lake? Do the moon phases really have an affect on my lake/any lake? Want to know your peak catch times? 'The Angling Edge' will provide you with the information!
Feature overview
- Totally unique, never before seen insight on your fishing
- Add catches from as far back as July 2008, and still get detailed weather information
- View charts, for specific venue, species and or date
- Share your catches and photos with your friends
- Many more features coming in future releases
Example charts:
- Key stats: average weight, number catches etc..
- Catches by moonphase
- Catches by Wind speed and direction
- Catches by month/season/time of day
- Catches by air pressure
All these reports can be filtered by venue and or species.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This site has been developed with European coarse fishing (biased towards specimen anglers) in mind. The site will work for other countries however, if your country is not listed please email us and we'll get it added.
As always, we are always happy to hear any of your suggestions for future releases or any views on the site. Feel free to drop me an email at email@example.com
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Apr 8th 2009 11:03AM The "Just Don't Look" theory ehh? Ignoring PETA's insanity won't stop the insanity, I don't know if reporting it would either, but viewing all of the other people who agree with my/our views that PETA is insane is encouraging. Would anyone have argued that we shouldn't report on the KKK circa 1960 as that just furthers their cause? I can see some pretty huge fundamental differences between the KKK and PETA, but I think my point still stands.
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How to get to Sunwell Isle on your level 1 noob {WoW}
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A saccade (/sɨˈkɑːd/ sə-KAHD) is a fast movement of an eye, head or other part of the body or of a device. It can also be a fast shift in frequency of an emitted signal or other quick change. Saccades are quick, simultaneous movements of both eyes in the same direction.[1] Initiated cortically by the frontal eye fields (FEF), or subcortically by the superior colliculus, saccades serve as a mechanism for fixation, rapid eye movement, and the fast phase of optokinetic nystagmus.[1] The word appears to have been coined in the 1880s by French ophthalmologist Émile Javal, who used a mirror on one side of a page to observe eye movement in silent reading, and found that it involves a succession of discontinuous individual movements.[2]
Humans and many animals do not look at a scene in fixed steadiness (as opposed to most birds, for example[citation needed]); instead, the eyes move around, locating interesting parts of the scene and building up a mental, three-dimensional 'map' corresponding to the scene (as opposed to the graphical map of avians, that often relies upon detection of angular movement on the retina). When scanning the scene in front of you or reading these words right now, your eyes make jerky saccadic movements and stop several times, moving very quickly between each stop. We cannot consciously control the speed of movement during each saccade; the eyes move as fast as they can.[3] One reason for the saccadic movement of the human eye is that the central part of the retina—known as the fovea—which provides the high-resolution portion of vision is very small in humans, only about 1~2 degrees of vision, but it plays a critical role in resolving objects. By moving the eye so that small parts of a scene can be sensed with greater resolution, body resources can be used more efficiently.
Once saccades are underway, they cannot be altered at will. The brain does not utilize continuous feedback, where there is continuous tracking of error, but rather responds to the eye's drift away from the target intermittently in order to return the gaze to the target; this is called a sampled data system.[4] A saccade is also an involuntary consequence of turning of the head to one side or the other in response to a startling noise off to the side, or a sudden motion detected in the visual periphery (no reference). The triggering of saccades is done by three separate cortical areas: the frontal eye fields, the parietal eye fields, and the supplementary eye fields. The frontal eye fields unlock fixation, and begins deliberate saccades to visible targets or the predicted location an object will reappear at, allowing intentional exploration of the visual scene. The parietal eye fields begin reflexive saccades on the abrupt appearance of visual targets, allowing reflexive exploration of the visual scene. The supplementary eye fields assist in initiating and controlling saccades made during motor movement (of the head and body), allowing saccades for complex motor programming.[5]
Saccades are the fastest movements produced by the human body. The peak angular speed of the eye during a saccade reaches up to 900°/s in humans; in some monkeys, peak speed can reach 1000°/s. Saccades to an unexpected stimulus normally take about 200 milliseconds (ms) to initiate, and then last from about 20–200 ms, depending on their amplitude (20–30 ms is typical in language reading). Under certain laboratory circumstances, the latency of, or reaction time to, saccade production can be cut nearly in half (express saccades). These saccades are generated by a neuronal mechanism that bypasses time-consuming circuits and activates the eye muscles more directly.[6][7] Specific pre-target oscillatory (alpha rhythms) and transient activities occurring in posterior-lateral parietal cortex and occipital cortex also characterise express saccades.[8]
The amplitude of a saccade is the angular distance the eye travels during the movement. For amplitudes up to about 60°, the velocity of a saccade linearly depends on the amplitude (the so-called saccadic main sequence). In saccades larger than 60°, the peak velocity starts to plateau (nonlinearly) toward the maximum velocity attainable by the eye. For instance, a 10° amplitude is associated with a velocity of 300°/s, and 30° is associated with 500°/s.[4]
Saccades may rotate the eyes in any direction to relocate gaze direction (the direction of sight that corresponds to the fovea), but normally saccades do not rotate the eyes torsionally. (Torsion is clockwise or counterclockwise rotation around the line of sight when the eye is at its central primary position; defined this way, Listing's law says that, when the head is motionless, torsion is kept at zero.)
Head-fixed saccades can have amplitudes of up to 90° (from one edge of the oculomotor range to the other), but in normal conditions saccades are far smaller, and any shift of gaze larger than about 20° is accompanied by a head movement. During such gaze saccades, first the eye produces a saccade to get gaze on target, whereas the head follows more slowly and the vestibulo-ocular reflex causes the eyes to roll back in the head to keep gaze on the target. During these head movements Listing's law is no longer obeyed.
Saccades, as well as microsaccades, can be distinguished from other eye movements (ocular tremor, ocular drift, smooth pursuit) using their ballistic nature: their top velocity is proportional to their length. This property can be used in algorithms for saccade detection in eye tracking data.[9]
Saccades can be categorized by intended goal in four ways:[10]
As referenced to above, it is also useful to categorize saccades by latency (time between go-signal and movement onset). In this case the categorization is binary: Either a given saccade is an express saccade or it is not. The latency cut-off is approximately ~100 ms; any longer than this is outside the express saccade range.[6][7]
Saccadic oscillations not fitting the normal function are a deviation from a healthy or normal condition. Nystagmus is characterised by the combination of 'slow phases', which usually take the eye off the point of regard, interspersed with saccade-like "quick phases" that serve to bring the eye back on target. Pathological slow phases may be due to either an imbalance in the vestibular system or damage to the brainstem "neural integrator" that normally holds the eyes in place. On the other hand, opsoclonus or ocular flutter are composed purely of fast-phase saccadic eye movements. Without the use of objective recording techniques, it may be very difficult to distinguish between these conditions.
Eye movement measurements are also used to investigate psychiatric disorders. For example, ADHD is characterized by an increase of antisaccade errors and an increase in delays for visually guided saccade.[10]
When the brain is led to believe that the saccades it is generating are too large or too small (by an experimental manipulation in which a saccade-target steps backward or forward contingent on the eye movement made to acquire it), saccade amplitude gradually decreases (or increases), an adaptation (also termed gain adaptation) widely seen as a simple form of motor learning, possibly driven by an effort to correct visual error. This effect was first observed in humans with ocular muscle palsy.[11] In these cases, it was noticed that the patients would make hypometric (small) saccades with the affected eye, and that they were able to correct these errors over time. This led to the realization that visual or retinal error (the difference between the post-saccadic point of regard and the target position) played a role in the homeostatic regulation of saccade amplitude. Since then, much scientific research has been devoted to various experiments employing saccade adaptation.[12]
It is a common but false belief that during the saccade, no information is passed through the optic nerve to the brain. Whereas low spatial frequencies (the 'fuzzier' parts) are attenuated, higher spatial frequencies (an image's fine details) that would otherwise be blurred out by the eye movement remain unaffected. This phenomenon, known as saccadic masking or saccadic suppression, is known to occur in the time preceding a saccadic eye movement, implying neurological reasons for the effect, rather than simply the image's motion blur.[13] This phenomenon leads to the so-called stopped-clock illusion, or chronostasis.
A person may observe the saccadic masking effect by standing in front of a mirror and looking from one eye to the next (and vice versa). The subject will not experience any movement of the eyes or any evidence that the optic nerve has momentarily ceased transmitting. Due to saccadic masking, the eye/brain system not only hides the eye movements from the individual but also hides the evidence that anything has been hidden. Of course, a second observer watching the experiment will see the subject's eyes moving back and forth. The function's main purpose is to prevent smearing of the image.[4]
When a visual stimulus is seen before a saccade, subjects are still able to make another saccade back to that image, even if it is no longer visible. This shows that the brain is somehow able to take into account the intervening eye movement. It is thought that the brain does this by temporarily recording a copy of the command for the eye movement, and comparing this to the remembered image of the target. This is called spatial updating. Neurophysiologists having recorded from cortical areas for saccades during spatial updating have found that memory related signals get remapped during each saccade.
It is also thought that perceptual memory is updated during saccades so that information gathered across fixations can be compared and synthesized. However, the entire visual image is not updated during each saccade, only 3–4 features or objects if they are attended to. Some scientists believe that this is the same as visual working memory, but as in spatial updating the eye movement has to be accounted for. The process of retaining information across a saccade is called trans-saccadic memory, and the process of integrating information from more than one fixation is called trans-saccadic integration.
Saccades are a widespread phenomenon across animals with image-forming visual systems. They have been observed in animals across three phyla, including animals that do not have a fovea (most vertebrates do not) and animals that cannot move their eyes independently of their head (such as insects).[14] Therefore, while saccades serve in humans and other primates to increase the effective visual resolution of a scene, there must be additional reasons for the behavior. The most frequently suggested of these reasons is to avoid blurring of the image, which would occur if the response time of a photoreceptor is longer than the time a given portion of the image is stimulating that photoreceptor as the image drifts across the eye.
In birds, saccadic eye movements serve a further function. The avian retina is highly developed. It is thicker than the mammalian retina and has a higher metabolic activity, but it lacks proper vasculature. Therefore, the retinal cells must obtain nutrients via diffusion through the choroid and from the vitreous humor. The pecten is a specialised structure in the avian retina. It is a highly vascular structure that projects into the vitreous humor. Experiments show that, during saccadic eye oscillations (which occupy up to 12% of avian viewing time), the pecten acts as an agitator, propelling perfusate toward the retina. Thus, in birds, saccadic eye movements appear to be important in retinal nutrition and respiration.[15]


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Pepper-Jack Cheese Fries
by Robin Miller in Robin's Healthy Take, January 3, 2013Cheese fries and healthy eats aren't mutually exclusive. At least not the way I make them. Sure, you can get cheese fries loaded up nacho-style, but bear in mind, one serving dishes up to 800 calories, 50 grams of fat and 2/3 of your sodium for the day (a whopping 1,000 mg). Considering one medium Russet potato has about 140 calories and is virtually fat and sodium free, that's a heaping pile of lard on top of otherwise healthy spuds.
Not to worry, I've got your back. First, I bake the potatoes until golden brown and then I top them with shredded pepper jack cheese and fresh salsa (I prefer fresh salsa from my favorite Mexican restaurant or the produce section of the grocery store). You can also get crazy and top the potatoes with homemade chili (regular, turkey, vegetarian), and feel free to swap out the pepper jack for aged white cheddar. You can even top the whole concoction with sliced (jarred) jalapenos and sliced black olives.
Try my recipe and then tell me YOUR favorite version.
Cheese Fries With Fresh Salsa
Cooking spray
4 medium Russet/baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch thick fries
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 ounces shredded pepper jack cheese
1/4 cup prepared salsa
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
Arrange the potatoes on the baking sheet, in a single layer, spray with cooking spray and season with salt and pepper. Bake 25 minutes, until golden brown. Top the potatoes with the cheese and bake for 3-5 more minutes, until the cheese is bubbly. Remove the potatoes from the oven and top with salsa.
Serves 4
Nutrition Info Per Serving
Calories: 260
Total Fat: 9 grams
Saturated Fat: 5 grams
Total Carbohydrate: 35 grams
Sugars: 1 gram
Protein: 9 grams
Sodium: 241 milligrams
Cholesterol: 30 milligrams
Fiber: 3 grams
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Smell the ink, hear the presses thundering and see how WA's biggest circulation newspaper comes into existence as Anthony Alborn (previously Advertising Sales Trainer & Business Development Strategist) takes you on an exciting and informative tour through Newspaper House and the Herdsman Print Centre.
At Newspaper House, see the editorial newsroom and photographic areas of Perth's busiest newspaper and discover how The West Australian provides the latest news and entertainment with its three Red Wave FM radio studios and Channel 7 proposed TV studios.
At our Herdsman Print Centre, you'll explore the most sophisticated, up to date print and distribution centre in the Southern hemisphere. Watch 'robots' in action as they deliver 1.5 ton rolls of newsprint right up to the presses, see how newspaper printing plates are made, visit the newsprint store where thousands of tons of newsprint are stacked, check out the incredible 'Coloured Ink Tank' room, and learn how vital parts of the newspaper are prepared in advance, stored on the 'Swiss Ferag' system and inserted later into the newspaper.
We look forward to showing you the exciting, ever changing world of newspapers and invite visitors to bring cameras, take photos at the Print Centre* and ask questions about newspaper production. (NB: Photo-taking at Newspaper House is permitted only with prior approval by your tour guide.)
Interesting facts and figures from Herdsman Print Centre.
Bring your workmates, club-members, social group or family (minimum age 10).
The West Australian is a working production environment and for safety reasons:
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He has inspired his followers to believe in possibilities. And with his latest single, he even urges them to reach out to what has long been thought of as the forbidden zone: Miami. "Now the old mentality is being left behind/Let's bet on peace, everyone friends, Cubans here and there/It doesn't matter where you are/Mami, you've got to live to see/Times change, you're going to see/Now I have friends in Miami." The song, "Que Le Llegue Mi Mano" ("Let My Hand Reach Him"), is not heard on the radio in Cuba, and Manolin says he has been rebuked by officials because of its daringly diplomatic content. But he is anxious to see how it plays in Miami.
Manolin and his group are scheduled to perform Tuesday at Amnesia in South Beach. The concert will go on only if the U.S. government issues the necessary permits for the musicians to play in the United States. Washington has granted permission for other Cuban bands to perform here in recent months, but the promoter of Manolin's tour is Miami businessman Hugo Cancio. He organized a groundbreaking concert by singer Issac Delgado here last April in which Delgado performed without State Department approval. Subsequently the Treasury Department sent Cancio a letter questioning alleged payments to Delgado and other issues relating to the concert. Cancio says he replied to the questions and has not heard from the department again. After the Delgado performance, a State Department official warned that Cancio would face unusual scrutiny if he attempted to present another Cuban band in Miami. But as New Times went to press, the promoter said Manolin and his fourteen-piece group had been granted the visas. Bill Martinez, a San Francisco attorney Cancio has hired to complete the paperwork on behalf of the group, said he was still waiting for INS approval on the necessary work permits for the band members, but he did not foresee a problem.
Manolin hopes Martinez is right. "For me playing in Miami would be a dream come true," he says. "This is the ideal moment, and we want to see how the people in Miami react to the song. We've been isolated from one another, but like the song says, these are new times. After all, Cuba and Miami are just two sides of the same coin."
Manolin and his band are scheduled to perform Tuesday, October 20, at Amnesia, 136 Collins Ave, Miami Beach. Chango Leye, a Miami-based Afro-Cuban folkloric ensemble, opens at 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 and $35. For more information call 305-884-5051.


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Mr. Chairman,
France fully adheres to the statement made on behalf of the European Union on this chapter.
I would like to add a few words from a national standpoint to this statement.
Mr. Chairman,
The proliferation of nuclear weapons and their means of delivery is a major threat to international security and peace; it is also a threat to affected regions which must be resolutely opposed.
All the goals which we are pursuing as part of the Treaty are threatened by the severe proliferation crises which undermine the very foundations of strengthened collective security for all. Those crises are an obstacle to disarmament and an obstacle to the promotion of civil nuclear energy.
The fight against proliferation is therefore essential for our collective security. It must be led on three fronts: providing a firm response to proliferation crises, strengthening the international nuclear non-proliferation system and last, stepping up concrete efforts to prevent and curb proliferation.
First of all, regarding the question of Iran's nuclear capabilities, 2013 saw a major first, positive step forward when the Geneva agreement was signed on November 24. The Joint Plan of Action entered into force on January 20. It has been implemented by Iran in a satisfactory manner to date. We can consider the most worrying main activities of the Iranian nuclear programme to be frozen at present. For their part, the European Union and the United States have scrupulously observed their commitments regarding the temporary and reversible suspension of some of the sanctions against Iran.
The Iranian nuclear programme has been pursued for more than 10 years in violation of the resolutions adopted first by the IAEA Board of Governors, then in violation of the United Nations Security Council, and remains a major source of concern for the international community. The negotiation of a long-term solution is underway. The Geneva Joint Plan of Action has set the deadline of July 20 for the E3+3 group and Iran to meet their objectives. Discussions, which have been ongoing for just over two months, have proved to be useful. Considerable limitations on the Iranian programme for the duration of the long-term agreement shall be needed to restore the trust of the international community in the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran's intentions. We also call on Iran to provide clear explanations on the potential military aspect of some of its activities past and present, as part of its dialogue with the IAEA. Concrete results in this regard shall be essential in reaching a long-term agreement. France is determined to fully play its role in these discussions to reach a satisfactory solution for international peace and security, in full compliance with Iran's rights as a non-nuclear weapon state party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
With regard to the North Korean crisis, the situation remains extremely worrying. Although the ballistics test in December 2012 and the nuclear test in February 2013 were unanimously condemned by the international community, with the adoption of resolutions 2087 and 2094 by the United Nations Security Council, North Korea conducted more ballistic missile launches in March 2014, including two medium-range ballistic missile launches, and continues to issue aggressive statements. At the same time, the regime is openly stating its aim to develop its nuclear and ballistics programmes further, in violation of its international obligations. North Korea has decided to restart its nuclear complex at the Yongbyon site, and has carried out considerable work over the past few months on the nuclear and ballistics sites within its borders. This attitude is unacceptable: it constitutes a serious threat to international peace and security, and a major challenge for the international non-proliferation regime. The time has come for this country to return to the road of cooperation and full compliance with the law by conducting the complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantling of its nuclear and ballistics programme, as required by resolutions 1695, 1718, 1874, 2087 and 2094 of the Security Council. North Korea must immediately provide serious demonstrations of its willingness to cooperate, allow IAEA inspectors to return to the country, providing them with access to all nuclear facilities, cease all proliferating activity and abstain from any further action which could increase the tensions in the region.
Finally, regarding Syria, further to the resolution adopted by the IAEA Board of Governors in June 2011, based on the IAEA report, France continues to call for all light to be shed on Syria's past and present nuclear activities, while taking into account the development of the political situation in the country. We continue to fully support the Director-General of the IAEA in this regard.
Dear Colleagues, Mr. Chairman,
The IAEA holds an essential role within the international non-proliferation regime, and France believes that in order to strengthen it further we must as a priority support the efforts of the Agency to ensure that its safeguards system remains fully effective and credible.
To achieve this, we must call for the universal application and strengthening of the IAEA safeguards system.
In order to fulfil the goals of article III.1 of the NPT, France believes that the verification standard should be the implementation of a comprehensive safeguards agreement together with an additional protocol. The universal application of these two legal instruments therefore remains a priority.
Under the particularly restricted current economic and financial conditions, our efforts must above all focus on continually strengthening the safeguards system of the IAEA, and we are convinced that a State-level approach, already a reality for more than 50 Member States under integrated safeguards, makes a considerable contribution to this goal.
That is why France supports this development, which allows the IAEA to best fulfil its mandate of checking the accuracy and completeness of declarations by making use of all available sources of information regarding the safeguards and through their objective and independent analysis. The Agency shall thus be able to draw the most accurate conclusions possible for each State and meet the growing demand for verification activities by making better use of already existing resources.
Furthermore, we encourage IAEA Member States to implement the full consequences in cases where a country has been declared to be in non-compliance with its international obligations in terms of non-proliferation: suspension of access to the Agency's programme of technical cooperation and assistance in the relevant areas, reaffirmation of the role of the United Nations Security Council, implementation by the State at fault of voluntary transparency measures in order to restore the trust of the international community as soon as possible.
France will continue to help strengthen the resources of the IAEA, in particular human and technical resources, through the provision of its skills and expertise under its National Safeguards Support Program.
Mr. Chairman,
Past investigations by the IAEA have uncovered the existence of a vast international network trafficking sensitive technology, which has not been fully exposed.
The implementation of the rigorous and universal control of exports of the most sensitive nuclear technologies, equipment and materials is a condition essential to the development of the nuclear trade.
The Zangger committee must continue its work to implement universal principles for export controls. Furthermore, France is working within the nuclear suppliers group to ensure export control rules are consistent with the other obligations of the Treaty.
Finally, the fight against proliferation requires us to step up concrete efforts to prevent and curb this threat. We must better control exports, supervise access to the most sensitive training, curb proliferating trafficking, punish proliferating activities and identify and cut out their financing. We must also strive to better implement resolution 1540, both to strengthen our national systems and to provide countries with the support they need to do so.
Dear colleagues;
In conclusion, I would like to mention the persistent concerns of the international community concerning the risks of proliferation which could result from withdrawal from the Treaty, and recall France's stance on the issue. Let us be clear. Withdrawal from the Treaty is a sovereign right, which we do not call into question. However, this right cannot be exercised under just any conditions. To guarantee the integrity of the Treaty, and the long-term nature of our work to fight nuclear proliferation, we must prevent abuses of this right. I will have the opportunity to come back to this particular issue later.
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Synopsis: Unprecedented peace talks with the violently xenophobic Tholian Assembly trigger a deadly confrontation aboard the Starship Excelsior. Now, Captain Hikaru Sulu and his crew are thrust into an unexpected conflict between the Tholians and a mysterious new enemy, the Neyel, whose origins if revealed could lead to war with Earth itself. As the Tholians weave a web of vengeance, the Excelsior is flung beyond the galaxy to discover the hidden truth about the alien Neyel, forcing Sulu to question where his responsibilities lie: with the fragile peace he must preserve, or with the victims of his own world's tragic past.
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The first book, THE SUNDERED, written by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels, begins the series in rousing fashion. Sulu and the Excelsior crew, including Chekov, Dr. Chapel, Janice Rand, Tuvok, and Leonard James Akaar (previously seen in DC Comics' STAR TREK comics series in 1990 and the DS9 MISSION: GAMMA series) are called into diplomatic negotiations with the mysterious Tholians (from the Original Series episode "The Tholian Web") to handle a delicate peace agreement with an alien species called the Neyel. On the mission the Tholians discover that Starfleet has dispatched a number of deep space probes into Tholian space, violating the fragmentary peace between the two groups. But the negotiations are disrupted as someone attempts an assassination attempt on one of the Tholian ambassadors. It is up to Sulu and his crew to find out who and why. Now Sulu is given 12 hours to reach a settlement with the mysterious Neyel and unlock the secret of their past in order to preserve their future.
The novel jumps back in time, from the middle of the 21st century to the time frame of the Original Series, as Martin and Mangels detail some of the cataclysmic events of World War III, including Earth's nuclear holocaust, the first warp drive tests, a disastrous first contact with the Nausicaans (from TNG's "Tapestry"), and the events leading up to Zefram Cochrane's plans for the Phoenix, Earth's first warp-capable spaceship (previously mentioned in STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT). Around these events is a story of a group of colonists from the O'Neil Colonies, who are flung from their base around the Earth to a distant part of the universe. At the center of this background story is the development of the surviving O'Neil colonists, whose history and culture bear an important relevance to the Neyel of the 23rd century.
First contact and species evolution stories are interesting, particularly in a STAR TREK adventure. One wrong slip, and that first contact can lead to many years of mistrust. But the right decisions, the right spoken words, and the proper gestures and understandings that are made can lead to peaceful co-existence and dialog, as we have seen over the years in many series episodes. THE SUNDERED is no exception, and this is one of the moral questions Sulu and his crew must face. Are the "aliens" as different as we are?
Eventually, the final confrontation between Sulu and the Tholians recalls the NEXT GENERATION episode "Code of Honor", as here Martin and Mangels establish the Tholian code of "truthcombat". This eventual showdown to resolve differences between two warring cultures is a time-honored tradition, one that continues into the future and beyond. The manner in which Sulu and the Tholians combat, however, should please all of the Sulu fans who recall his shining moment in the Original Series episode THE NAKED TIME.
Martin and Mangels balance the action in the story well, developing the diverging and progressing culture of the Neyel and crafting their background story to mid-21st century events, while creating a solid story and bringing back many familiar faces in STAR TREK lore.
All in all, this is a good beginning to the LOST ERA series.
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