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Episode #118
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Q: I am dating this guy. We have known each other since we were little. We became really close like three years ago, and started dating just five months ago. We live in different cities (like 50 minutes apart from each other), but we still see each other almost every weekend. And we do a lot of Skype.
We are both in college so we are pretty busy. I also have a job and work a few hours a week.
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I know I love him. There's no doubt. I feel great when we are together. But it's true that I don't miss him all the time. And also, spending too much time with him (an entire spring break) can get annoying by the end. I feel like I am busier than he is. I care a lot about school. I have priorities and so does he, but it's like I am his priority No. 1. He's told me that he wishes to marry me some day in the future. And I do like the idea as well. But we are talking about four to five years in the future. I mean, we are 22 and 23. We are young and barely starting life. Is he getting too serious and dependent, or am I being too detached? I need some opinions.
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For the record, it doesn't mean much that you were annoyed with him after spending an entire spring break together. You can be in love and irritated with someone at the same time. It's not always going to be perfect.
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Nursery Progress: How To Refinish A Veneer Dresser
Well, we recently took on the biggest nursery project to date and we lived to tell the tale. This post is a bit of a two-fer, since it not only details how to stain any wooden or veneered piece of furniture but also touches on how to paint anything that's wood or veneer since we did a two-toned treatment on a dresser that we hunted down on the cheap. That's right, we stained our "new" six drawer dresser with a deep rich brown tone and painted the top a crisp and glossy white color. Here's how it all went down.
First we had to search for something to add tons of storage space to our tiny-closeted nursery, so we measured the wall that we knew we would be dedicating to a nice double dresser and hopped on Craigslist chanting "less than sixty inches" and crossing our fingers. Our hope was to find something that was up on little legs (so it felt airier and less heavy than a legless version) and we also needed it to be deep enough to accommodate a 17″ wide changing pad since part of the dresser top will also be used as a diapering zone. We had a budget of $150 or less in mind, so we hoped to find something that was a few decades old and solidly made (as opposed to something more flimsy from Ikea circa 2005). We also wanted a piece with nice clean lines to work with our crib which is a bit on the modern side, so a super curvy dresser might feel a little out of place. A few days of stalking Craigslist turned up this listing:
The little legs along with the 54″ length was perfect, plus the clean-lined look of the dresser would work amazingly well with our crib. And did you see that price? Twenty bucks?! Yes please. I said a little prayer to the Craigslist gods and shot off an email right away. Less than three hours later we heard from the dresser's owner and he said we were first in line if we still wanted it. We just had two more questions: what was the depth of the piece (just to be sure it wasn't too narrow to accommodate our 17″ changing table pad) and was the dresser made of solid wood (since that's a lot easier to refinish than something covered in laminate or thin flaking veneer).
The good news was that it was just deep enough for our changing pad. The bad news is that it was veneered (although still extremely solidly made with dovetailed joints, etc). Oh well, it was $20- what did we expect? The verdict: we said we'd love to take a look at it and again found ourselves crossing our fingers (this time in hopes that that the veneer was nice and thick so it could take some sanding and staining). See, the plan had always been to stain the dresser and paint the top a glossy white ever since we got our two toned crib and loved the look. But unlike solid wood, if veneer is too thin it's pretty hard to sand and restain without going right through it and hitting the plywood underneath during the sanding step.
Luckily when we got there to check out our new Craigslist crush the dresser had amazingly thick veneering (about 1/4th of an inch) which made it easy to determine that we could totally sand it down and restain it without any trouble. Note: to check how thick your veneer is just open a drawer or look at the back of the piece where you'll hopefully be able to see if it's paper thin (aka: not-sandable) or thicker than a dime or so (aka: sandable).
Now certain that our dresser hunt was over and this was "IT", we handed over twenty beans to our nice Craigslist friend and took home our "new" double dresser (thanks to John's sister's borrowed SUV- love you Emily!). Then it was time to refinish her. Here she is hanging out on the patio atop a nice big piece of cardboard to catch any stain, paint or primer drips during the muti-phase project:
You can see that the veneer is scraped and stained in a few areas and of course the finish isn't deep and rich like the rest of the wood tones in our house (including the drawer on our new crib in the nursery). Hence the refinishing idea. Oh and it bears mentioning that this little staining & painting tutorial will work for any solid wood items as well as anything that's veneered as long as the veneering isn't paper thin. Note: this method is not recommended for any laminate furnishings because that material cannot be successfully stained since it's not a true layer of wood.
The first thing we did was wipe everything down with a moist rag (both inside the drawers and out) just to remove any spiderwebs, old pen caps & pennies in the drawers, etc. Of course everything was about to get coated in sanding dust again momentarily, but it was a nice "reset" for the dresser and we were able to take things like random paperclips out of the drawers so they didn't fly around when we got to our big sanding step. Oh and while we wiped things down we came across this label inside the top right drawer:
It turns out our twenty beans had scored us an original 50's or 60's mid-century dresser. Cool right? We thought so. And that explained why it was so well made and had such nice thick veneering (they just don't make 'em like they used to). Anyway, the next step was to break out our trusty sander and some extra sandpaper to get to all those crevices that it couldn't reach by hand. We used 80 grit sandpaper to rough everything up and followed that with another soft sanding with 200 grit paper just to smooth things out. Oh and be sure to always sand WITH the grain of the wood for a nice natural look (nothing screams bad refinishing job like round sander circles that soak up stain and look even more obvious when you're done).
Here's a shot of our set-up. John got to work sanding the top, sides and front of the dresser along with the flat fronts of the drawers while I was in charge of getting into all the smaller crevices and built-in bentwood drawer pulls where the bulky electric sander couldn't reach. We also set up a staining station for me to work on drawers on another piece of cardboard nearby (don't worry, Mrs. Prego wore a mask to avoid inhaling anything nasty).
Once things were sanded down with both 80 grit and 200 grit sandpaper (with the grain of the wood) it was time to wipe everything down with a moist rag once again, this time to remove all that sanding dust. Then when things were thoroughly dry (you don't want to stain a moist recently-wiped down drawer) it was staining time. We picked up a cheap-o synthetic 2″ angled brush (knowing that stain would likely ruin it) along with a pack of rags (which we used to wipe the stain off once we applied it) and a quart of Minwax Wood Finish stain in "Red Mahogany." Note: we picked our stain color by taking a pretty true-looking photo of the crib drawer with our digital camera and bringing our camera with us to use as a reference while standing there in the stain aisle.
This kind of stain necessitates a coat of poly on top of it to seal everything and add a nice glossy finish but we intentionally opted for it because we knew we could use our eco-friendly Safecoat poly (which is lo-VOC, no-odor and 100% non-toxic… more on that later). We could have chosen to buying a stain with a poly sealer built right in, which is unquestionably the easier approach since it doesn't call for the extra polying step at the end, but it's also undeniably more fume-y and chemical-y, especially for something that will live in a nursery.
But it's definitely worth noting that if you're looking to take on a staining project and don't mind the smellier chemicals in the poly-plus-stain-in-one option, just visit your local home improvement store to check out those "shortcut" products (also made by Minwax, although their color palette is a lot more limiting than the ones without poly worked in). We also tend to prefer liquid stain (like the one we chose above) over gel stain because we have more experience working with it, but we've heard that gel stain can also be amazing- especially for items that can't be thoroughly sanded or those on a vertical plane (like wood trim) since the liquid stain can be too runny and messy. So definitely talk to the pros at your local home improvement store or do some preliminary google stain research to pick the right one for the job before you start.
But back to the matter at hand: staining our dresser. After everything was wiped down and dried completely I just used my 2″ brush to apply one thin and even coat of stain WITH the grain of the wood on each surface that I wanted to stain (the fronts of the drawers and the sides and front of the dresser). It went on incredibly smoothly since stain is very watery and the sanded veneer happily soaked it right up. Note: if your wood or veneer isn't soaking up the stain you probably haven't sanded it thoroughly enough, so go back and be sure to really sand through the existing poly so the wood underneath can absorb the stain.
Next we let the thin and even coat of stain sit on every surface that we applied it to for twenty full minutes. We wanted to achieve the richest and deepest absorption possible (which we reasoned would hide the most flaws and leave us with a nice saturated dark tone).
Then after those full twenty minutes we used a clean dry rag to gently rub- again in the direction of the wood- every plane of the dresser that we stained to remove the excess stain. Since we waited so long for ours to soak in we didn't pull very much stain off at all (our rag was still dark brown but we didn't see much of a change in tone on the dresser, for which we were extremely grateful). It's important to remember that you should be gently running the rag along the surface to catch any excess stain but you shouldn't be applying a lot of pressure (which will result in a streaky and worn down look). Slow and light is the name of the game.
Presto. When you get to this step you have officially stained your item of furniture. In other words, at this point there was a victory dance in progress on our patio. Of course there's always the option to apply another coat of stain following the same steps outline above (brush on stain, let penetrate for a set amount of minutes, wipe away excess with clean dry rag) if you'd like a deeper or more uniform look. So if you're left with a piece that is a bit to light or a bit too streaky for your liking we suggest going for a second coat and letting it sit at least 20 to 25 minutes to really soak things up before gently wiping it down again.
Now on to how we painted the top of the dresser (we'll get back to polying the stained portion of the piece in a moment). We had already thoroughly sanded the top of the dresser before we began staining so the next step was to apply one thin and even coat of oil-based primer to the top of the dresser with a small foam roller (while being careful not to get any on the recently stained part of the piece). It's always smart to work out a game plan so you're not doing a second round of sanding as an afterthought which could result in your stain getting coated with sawdust. And when it came to priming, I was able to use my foam roller to carefully apply primer without getting any on the stained area, but if you don't have a steady hand you can hold up a rigid piece of cardboard under the lip of the top of the piece to keep primer from getting where you don't want it.
One thin and even coat of oil-based primer should do the trick. The coverage won't look flawless but it's there to provide tooth and some nice grip so it's doing its job as long as everything is coated- even if it looks patchy and thin in some areas while other spots are thicker and less transparent. The reason we suggest oil-based primer over water-based formulas (or primer-&-paint-in-one products) is solely based on personal experience. We've attempted to paint furniture with water-based primer and have dealt with bubbling, tackiness, and terrible staining and bleed-through but have never had those problems with the oil-based stuff.
Of course the oil-based formulas are stinky and harder to clean up but it's worth it to us to do the job right the first time instead of having to do everything over again when something bubbles or bleeds through your water-based coat of primer (which you often don't see until after your last coat of paint dries- talk about annoying!). And obviously taking precautions like applying the primer in a well ventilated area (we prefer being outside) and even wearing a mask while you work is always recommended. Really, it's nasty stuff so you want to get 'er done but be as safe as possible while you're at it.
The next step was applying three thin and even coats of semi-gloss latex paint with a second small foam roller (remember you can use latex paint over oil-based primer without issue, you just can't use latex paint over oil-based PAINT since it'll bubble and separate). We were sure to apply the paint extremely thinly and evenly and not to roll too quickly (which can rile up the paint and cause air bubbles). The white paint that we used is Freshaire's off-the-rack white semi-gloss paint from Home Depot which is also what we use for all of the trim in our house and many other furniture projects. We love that it's no-VOC and extremely comparable when it comes to the quality and coverage of other less-eco brands.
Then we just let everything dry for 48 hours (we brought the dresser into the sunroom in case of rain, but kept all the screen doors open for some nice ventilation so the stain and paint were both sure to cure up nice and solidly).
After two full days it was time to coat everything (both the painted top of the dresser and the stained base of the piece) with a nice protective, glossy and totally wipe-able top coat of Safecoat Acrylacq. Of course you can use a cheap and easy to find quart of basic water based polyurethane instead (sold in the same aisle as the Minwax stain) but if you're not familiar with Safecoat it's definitely worth checking out. We actually first used it here when we made a bathroom vanity from a night table, and we had most of the quart leftover so we happily used it to seal all that stain and primer/paint for a non-toxic, odor free finished product. Note: we found it at a local green boutique called Ecologic but you might want to google around or even check out greendepot.com to see if you can hunt any down for yourself.
We just applied two thin and even coats of the stuff with a brush (giving it ample drying time in between coats- about five hours or so- to avoid any tackiness or drag marks). You should not get brush strokes if you apply this (or any other water-based poly) very thinly- about as thin as an eggshell or a piece of paper. And you definitely want to brush it on WITH the grain of the wood and gently brush out any bubbles that you see (bubbles can dry and remain forever). The only way you'll end up with a marred finish or unsightly brush stokes would be if you apply it too thickly or don't allow an area to thoroughly dry before touching it up again. So gently brush out bubbles as you go and apply very thin even coats, then wait to do a second coat and resist the urge to go over areas that you already did a minute or two before to "clean them up" (because you'll do more harm than good).
Here are our glorious and glossy drawers drying:
We gave everything three full days to completely cure in our well-ventilated sunroom so by the time we brought the dresser into our nursery over 72 hours later everything was nice and solid so we didn't have to worry about getting rings on the tabletop if we placed an object on it. Plus everything was 100% odor free and non-toxic thanks to those last coats of Safecoat, so it was nice to walk into the nursery and visit the dresser without smelling it from a mile away. You know how we like to visit our recent projects (we hung out in our recently renovated bathroom for weeks after we finished that big makeover).
So here's our "after" of a dresser living it up in the nursery:
Isn't the two-tone finish fun? We think it ties in perfectly with our crib, and it sort of has a kitchen island effect (it's reminiscent of rich dark cabinets with a glossy white countertop). Plus we love that the entire piece is super protected and wipe-able thanks to the Safecoat, so whether the beanette decides to have a digestive explosion while we change her or throw a wood block at the dresser in a fit of rage, we're pretty sure it's up for the challenge.
We also love the hardware-free handles since they're unusual and interesting- and the fact that we get six spacious drawers for storing everything from clothes and diapers to books and toys is really the icing on the cake.
Oh and we know you guys love a budget breakdown, so here you go:
- Dresser: $20 from Craigslist
- Sandpaper: already owned (80 grit and 200 grit)
- Electric Sander: already owned – it's by Black & Decker from Home Depot for around $50)
- Stain: $7.02 (Minwax Wood Finish stain in "Red Mahogany" from Home Depot)
- Ten cloth rags: $2
- Cheap synthetic brush for stain: $2.49
- Two small foam rollers for primer/paint: already owned
- Oil-based primer: already owned
- Freshaire White Semi-Gloss paint: already owned
- Safecoat: already owned
Not bad right? We totally expected to come in around $175 because our original budget was $150 for a large super-solid double dresser from Craigslist and we knew we'd need some supplies. But our budgetary surplus just means that we have more money leftover for a few other fun nursery projects (we still have art, DIY shelving, a homemade mobile, closet organization and lots more on the agenda). Oh and we actually have a second dresser project to share a little later in the week (lets just say we had the time of our lives lining the drawers so we'll be back with those details). Stay tuned…
And while we're on the subject of staining and painting furniture, have you guys taken on any big makeovers of your own? We'd love to hear what you've been up to. And since we also owe this dresser makeover to Craigslist for supplying this beauty (we still can't believe it's an original 50's or 60's dresser) feel free to tell us all about any and all recent Craigslist finds that you guys have snagged. Fun, fun, fun.
Psst- Wanna see our nursery progress from the very beginning? Here's our painting post, our big shopping spree, our crib hunting rundown, our curtain-making tutorial, and our fun little chair search, our mirror-painting extravaganza, and our DIY faux sheepskin project.
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Wow, you guys did an amazing job!!!
Do you want to come over and refinish some furniture for me :)
Wow! That looks fabulous! Not being a mid-century modern fan (heck, I lived through those times), I didn't think I would like it, but it is gorgeous. Great job seeing the potential and actually achieving it.
My hubby and I just bought an AWFUL looking white/gold metal bed for our room. My husband was skeptical – but because of you two I could see the "good bones" the bed had to offer. Three cans of robin's egg blue spray paint later – it totally looks like a bed that came straight from Anthropologie. All for about $100 (our original bed budget was $250) :)
Vow!! I love what you have done with the nursery dresser. Great finish and truly unique piece. You guys are amazing.
The dresser looks ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!! Great job!!!
Don't you usually suggest using a brush for painting furniture? Why did you opt to use a foam roller in this case?
I feel silly even asking this, but is there an easy way to tell which way the grain goes in a piece of wood? This is something that I've always wondered about!
Nice work! I can't wait til all the snow melts and the sun comes out so we can get to work on some projects like this outside….so fun and rewarding. Looks awesome!
Thanks! Also, what's the best way to tell if a piece of furniture is solid wood, veneer or laminate?
By the way, the dresser (and the whole nursery) looks so beautiful and classy.
Very nice! We recently repurposed a solid wood entertainment center that was in our master bedroom by turning it into a wardrobe for our nursery (which also has a tiny closet).
We added a shelf and a closet bar that we stained with Minwax poly shades in natural cherry to match the rest of the piece.
The directions on the can didn't mention the step about wiping the stain off with a clean rag. Was that specific to the type of stain that you guys used, or is that a tip you picked up along the way?
Interesting redo Youngsters!
You faked me out. I was thinking you would be painting the complete dresser white and the top dark brown. Sneaky!
Do you think you will be painting the dresser again sometime down the road as the color palette may change? Yes, it's a bit early to tell, but you never know. I am always changing colors in our home just to find the right one!
Also, good idea not to buy a changing table and rather use the top of a dresser. Saves space and money! Did you get a changing pad yet? If so, where did you snag that from?
It looks amazing. You guys did a great job! I have some mid century chairs to refinish that I found at Goodwill – I'm not feeling motivated to work on them.
I'm so glad you had to tackle this project. I'm doing the same thing after we move in a few months. Everyone kept telling me there was no way I should sand a veneer, but you guys are proof that it worked! That's for the post, I'll definitely bookmark it as a reference! Looks great!
Oh I love this! I have a dresser, armoire, and nightstand set that belonged to my grandparents; it's wonderful quality but the finish, especially the top, is showing some wear and tear. I've wanted to refinish the tops in white but I wasn't sure how it would look. After seeing your results, I'm definitely going to do the same with mine.
You folks down there seem to have a pretty wicked Craigslist! I'm up in Toronto and frequent our local site weekly. While there can be some neat finds, the asking prices are outrageous! I just cannot get over the prices offered on American craigslists'. You lucky buggers ;)
I love refinishing furniture, mid-century modern furniture is even better! I love the white top too.
You did a gorgeous job on that dresser! I love it. I, too, used a regular dresser for our changing table, and it worked great, since we could use it for years after the need for a changing table were over.
WOW! That looks beautiful!
The dresser looks great!
We bought an old solid wood bed frame at a yard sale. We got it for $50. It was really beat up, so I sanded it down (By hand, I don't have an electric sander) and then painted it black. It looks amazing now. You can see it here http://mmhassler.blogspot.com/2009/11/projects-part-1.html
At first glance I wasn't feeling the two-tone, but it then grew on me…it looks great!
My question was going to be if you lined the drawers…and sure enough, right before the post ended you mentioned it would be in another post…Can't wait to see what you've done!
I've got a few things I want to refinish (dresser, trunk, mirror) just waiting for the weather forecast to be nice enough several days in a row….darn elements!
So I do have a question for you…have you ever stained over metal? Is it even possible? My mother recently gave me a trunk to use as a coffee table. It is wooden and framed in metal, I think maybe steel. I want to stain the entire thing and then poly coat it and line the inside with a unexpected fun colorful fabric. Do you think it's possible to stain the metal? Thanks in advance!
Again…can't wait for the drawer liner post!
My question is.. didn't you freeze your tooshie off doing this project outside?? I'm assuming you did this recently? But then again I guess babies don't exactly wait around for warmer weather to arrive ?. The cold has been keeping me from doing many projects I want to tackle- I have to work up the nerve to even enter my garage! The dresser looks awesome btw!
You guys did a fantastic job! I love the dresser in the room and I can't wait for the big reveal.
The dresser looks great! I can't wait until the snow melts and it gets warmer so I can do some painting…hurry up Spring!
You guys have the best luck. I would never be able to find something like that for $20. Great job!
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A few months ago, a reader of We*Meat*Again named Heather sent me the first email below — a proposition…
I think being vegan is the ideal diet, and you disagree. Therefore, I have a fun proposal if you are up for it.
I would like to discuss the ethics of eating meat with you over email. We can go back and forth for a little while. Then, I'll post the debate on a blog that I haven't created yet. You can do the same at your blog.
I loved the idea of letting our ethics play out in conversation form, as it was a long series of conversations I had several years ago that led me back towards meat-eating. It wasn't an issue or singular decision, so I thought this would be a great way to represent the myriad perspectives on the ethics of eating meat. Enjoy!
I'll start off with animals. After all, protecting animals is the main reason I am vegan.
I think it is very important to protect animals from harm. They are defenseless, and we have the power to do anything to them that we want. But might does not make right.
Animals raised for food are almost all kept in factory farms where they are confined in tiny cages. Egg laying hens can't even flap their wings and they stay in those cages for up to two years. Breeding pigs are kept in stalls so small they can't even turn around.
A lot of suffering goes into producing meat, and it's not neven a necessary food.
I have a tangential thought, based on what you mentioned below about animals being defenseless. Of course, I know you mean domesticated livestock animals, but I wonder how this view of our obligation to protect animals might impact your views on hunting? Wild animals are certainly not defenseless, and defend themselves against predators all the time. But back to your initial thoughts…
As you mention, almost all animals raised for food are kept in extremely inhumane conditions. I completely agree, and this was the primary reason I had for becoming a vegetarian myself many years ago. I can't abide those conditions and do not want to be a part of them. However, there is a small, and growing movement of much more small-scale humane conditions for raising animals. I've met and befriended many farmers and ranchers who treat their animals with love and kindness, who raise them in healthy, free-roaming conditions and who ensure their deaths are as pain- and fear-free as possible.
My view is that I can affect more positive change in the current food system by choosing to invest my meat-dollars by supporting those new, emerging models of agriculture than I can by opting out or boycotting the existing system.
There's a lot to explore in the idea that meat isn't a necessary food, too, but I'll stay on topic for now…
I don't think many animals that are hunted are able to defend themselves against hunters. Doves come to mind, as do ducks, rabbits, etc. but that's a different issue.
I think those farms that don't use factory farm methods are an improvement, but they still kill the animals. There is still suffering. For example, male pigs are still castrated. I think it's an improvement, and for people who refuse to go vegetarian it's a good alternative. But for those willing to go all the way, isn't it preferable to not have any animals killed for the dinner plate?
Why kill if we don't need to?
The question at stake for me here is: what system of eating is without suffering? I think a lot of vegans and vegetarians are mistaken in the assumption that by not eating the body of an animal, they are avoiding participating in death or suffering.
A few examples: Most mainstream meat substitute products, including boxed products like Boca burgers, or tofu, are subsidiary brands produced by major multinational corporations. Boca is owned by Kraft, which also owns Oscar Meyer. Yves and Tofutown are owned by Heinz, which also owns several frozen meal brands, made with chicken contracted through Tyson (one of the worst-of-the-worst when it comes to inhumane and pollutive CAFOs).
Even on the smaller scale (for organic, locavore vegans and vegetarians) the very act of growing food often results in death. Even the most low-till farming methods neccesarily kill worms. Even the most natural pest-avoidance will likely cause the deaths of insects. And these are not non-sentient beings (I've always hated when people accuse vegetarians of "killing plants" — that's just not the same thing). These are living creatures, many of which can experience pain, and have an equal right to life as a human, or a chicken, or a pig.
And so, if death is unavoidable in the process of growing and consuming food, I believe it makes the most ethical sense to be honest about it. To acknowledge the suffering I cause (in my case, in the form of an animal's death) so that I can most responsibly invest my food dollars with producers who I know seek to actively minimize suffering.
I don't agree that worms are equal to intelligent species like pigs, just like I don't agree that pigs are equal to humans. However, let's take your argument at face value. Assume that raising 8lbs of soybeans causes X number of worms and other insects to die. We can eat that 8lbs of soybeans directly and the number of insects dead is X. Or, we can feed that soy to a pig and get 1lb of meat. A farmer feeds roughly 8lbs of feed to a pig to get a pound of pork. So if we ate the vegetarian food directly, it stands to reason there would be 8 times less insects killed than in a form of food production where those crops are filtered through a pig first.
I don't think buying vegetarian foods from a company that also sells meat is anything like buying meat from a company that sells meat. If anything, buying the vegetarian food shows these companies that there is profit to be made in plant based foods. Those companies are not going away. But if they see there is profit to be made by producing more ethical foods, that is a good thing.
So, in closing, one kills less insects that would be harmed in crop production if they eat the crops directly. Also, showing multinational corporations there is profit to be made by producing more ethical foods is a good thing.
I think those points reinforce the argument for vegetarianism.
The flaw in the mathematical equations or soy, or corn, to meat production is that vegetarian food isn't just soybeans. It, too, requires processing, and a balanced diet requires produce, which takes more land to grow, etc. So it's difficult, if not impossible, to suggest that such a correlation between # of worms killed for one pound of vegetarian food is less than # of worms killed for one pound of pig. Especially because that equation still only takes into consideration animals fed a grown diet, as opposed to free-range animals.
But those small logistics aside, the more important thing is to note that we all — whether we eat meat or not — make a distinction between certain kinds of life. You acknowledge a worm > pig > human hierarchy, and the existence of such a hierarchy suggests that even vegans don't necessarily have a problem with knowing some life died to create their food. That is much the same as my take. The real question is, why do we consider some life forms acceptable deaths and others unacceptable?
My issue with buying vegetarian foods from a company that also raises meat is that I don't separate all those forms of suffering out. I accept that much destruction (of the earth), death and suffering (of animals, farmworkers, etc.) comes along with the process of any species attempting to feed itself. I try to minimize my participation in that suffering, because I look at the whole picture. I would rather buy a free-range, antibiotic-free, humanely-slaughtered side of beef from a local farmer who treats his workers with respect than a box of industrially-produced, long-distance, GMO-based meat substitute product from a parent corporation responsible for labor rights, clean air/water, and animals rights, violations.
If some people are vegan or vegetarian because they simply cannot stomach the idea of eating the flesh of a dead animal, I can wholeheartedly accept that. I just think it's a personal choice, not one that, when judged in terms of the food system as a whole, is in and of itself morally superior.
Ok, I had not thought about produce requiring more to grow. But how could tree fruit affect worms in the ground? I don't think it can.
Plus, there is no question people have lower rates of heart disease as vegetarians.
It's certainly true that people have lower rates of heart disease (and many other chronic health conditions) as vegetarians. But that's because the only studies up to this point have compared a diet without meat to a diet of industrially-produced meat (even including processed meat like bologna or spam. ick.).
I'm all in favor of reducing our meat consumption as a nation dramatically. Americans far over-eat protein in general, and are especially fans of red meat, which is especially bad for the heart. But I think a diet that emphasizes fresh, whole foods and produce can include some meat and still be very healthy. In fact, the studies that have been done thus far suggest that many of the health issues associated with meat are a uniquely-industrial problem. So if we are supporting sustainable, chemical-free sources of meat, we can avoid many of those health problems.
Ok, that's an interesting rebuttal.
We agree meat consumption should be reduced.
Basically I think there are 3 main reasons to be vegetarian, and they are:
1. There is no question that animals suffer greatly in factory farms. Anytime one buys a chicken sandwich, they are supporting that. Even when people say they eat free range meat, if they go to a restaurant or eat meat at a cookout, they are likely eating factory farmed meat. I don't believe that people who say they exclusively eat free range meat really exclusively do. If they are telling the truth then they must eat vegetarian meals most of the time.
Even with free range meat, an animal is still killed for something unnecessary. Of course we are talking about animals like pigs, which are as intelligent as dogs. Chickens, turkeys, cows; they all are intelligent enough and aware enough to suffer and to be aware of their misery, pain and fear as they go down the slaughter line. I don't think we can say that about worms. In fact, you can even cut a worm in half and it becomes two worms. Slice a chicken in half and she is dead.
Lastly, with grass fed cows, if we were to eat as much meat tomorrow as we do today, and all the cows are grass fed, we'd use half the country for grazing.
2. Clearly a vegetarian or vegan diet is healthier than eating meat. You did a good job of refuting my heart disease argument, but vegetarians do live longer than meat eaters on average. We have lower rates of stroke, lower obesity and all the problems that come with that, etc.
3. Meat production is an environmental catastrophe. So many more resources go into growing feed to feed to animals, and then raising, transporting and slaughtering the animals than if one just eats crops directly. There is also the issue of manure run off contaminating soil, water and air in rural communities. So much petro fertilizer has to be used to raise feed crops. It's just a mess.
The three points together make a strong argument for being vegetarian.
I have some responses to your three points individually, and then to the underlying assumption.
1. You're absolutely right that choosing not to eat factory-farmed meat means absconding from meat in many situations (thought not at all restaurants), but I wouldn't go so far as to say "most of the time." Most of my meals are eaten at home, cooked by me. But to assume they are lying, or misinformed, isn't necessary. You don't have to believe they are always eating sustainable meat any more than they need to believe you are always reading ingredients list and never accidentally eating chicken fat or beef byproduct in your soup, crackers, etc.
The idea that the animal is being killed for something "unnecessary" is part of the problem I have. If an animal dies in any process of growing food (and somehow, somewhere along the line, I do believe that happens, whether worms and insects or animals slaughtered by parent companies of vegetarian products), then what kind of death is "unnecessary." They are all, in some way, going towards a person's eating. Couldn't we take the next logical step and say it's not "necessary" for humans to live any more than animals? Of course, such a position wouldn't work. If death is inevitable, no death is unnecessary — but there is such a thing as an inhumane death or a death that happens in a way that isn't necessary.
2. My response to the argument that vegetarians live longer than meat-eaters is the same as my response for heart disease — only because the only available data matches vegetarian against modern-day, red-meat-heavy, industrially-produced-meat eater. Vegetarian versus low-consumption, sustainable-produced, chemical-free meat-eater would look different. They may well be equal.
My response to your third point, about the environmental consequences of meat production, is similar to my response to your note about grass-fed cattle. Along with agreeing meat consumption should be reduced, we both agree on all the negatives of the current factory farming system. But if you add reducing meat consumption to attempting to reverse, undo, or change the industrial system, you can create a small-scale, sustainable system that produces less meat on less land using integrative practices that feed and fertilize the land, without the massive pollutive consequences of a factory farm. I've chosen to invest in the creation of that system, rather than just boycott the existing one.
At this point in our exchange, Heather threw in the towel, and admitted I had successfully rebutted all of her reasons for strict vegetarianism. I'll close with my final response to her, which is the most important take-away:
My intention is never to get people to stop being vegetarians — just to start being more conscientious of the fact that the line between ethical/unethical eating doesn't necessarily fall along vegetarian/meat-eating lines.


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Vienna. Show day.
Oh dear. I had a series of very strange dreams in the night (the details of which I'll spare you) but when I awoke around 6am, it was clear what was going on - last night's spaghetti frutti di mare was being summarily rejected by every part of my physical being. I haven't had food poisoning for a long time and I am reminded why it is so named. Aside from being sick, I really felt poisoned - debilitatingly so.
It was raining off and on and I was a complete zombie, so consequently it ended up feeling like a really long day. We don't have any tour buses at present, as everyone is flying these very long distances, so there was just nowhere I could go to curl up and die for a while. I made a few attempts to find places to hide and in the end Sarah from the security office (which for some reason is called 'Moose Lodge' on the 360 tour) took pity on me and basically made me a little nest in the corner where I could at least close my eyes.
As evening fell the rain eased off but the temperature plummeted, so in tandem with feeling like death warmed up it was also bloody freezing. I'm sure we must have done colder shows at some point in the past, but it was the sudden extreme drop in temperature that took everyone by surprise, to such a degree that it was quite disorientating. Out at front of house during the show, the lads were going through all the flight cases to try to find something - anything - warm to wear. It must have been rough for the audience - first wet and now frozen - but once the gig started they rose to the occasion. The place was packed (in fact we broke the house attendance record at the stadium, apparently) and despite the cold we definitely achieved lift off.
There were a couple of technical issues from the wet and cold (and in truth some were a hangover from the absolute deluge in Moscow) but it was quite gratifying to note the extent to which the bulk of the equipment just kept going. Remembering PopMart where the giant LED screen would develop spontaneous Technicolor starfields when it got wet, this system seems to be in a different league altogether. Of course the proposition of building one of the largest and most sophisticated 'son-et-lumiere' systems ever devised, then standing it outside, without a roof, in the pouring rain is still completely insane, but at least it seems we€™re getting better at it.
By the time we reached the end of With or Without You I was seeing double, so I decided to do my own runner back to the hotel and go to bed. It seemed that the path of least resistance would be to just take the U2 line train from outside the stadium, so I headed through the crowd to the nearest exit. Some people were already leaving to beat the rush, to find the car, to relieve the babysitter, or whatever other reason. As U2 played Moment of Surrender inside the stadium, everybody outside was singing along. I walked alongside them, into the station, up the escalators, onto the platform, into the train... I was speeding on the subway, through the stations of the cross... even as the train departed some people continued til the song was done and the energy of the show dissipated all over Vienna.
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12 September, 2010
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Dear Willie, it must have been very difficult to work under such bad conditions due to this Austrian weather, but you did some amazing work. The whole 360 production including lights and video screens was gorgeous and all the visuals were perfectly suitable for the music of U2. As a fan I worried about the heavy rainfall in the morning, but when I started waiting in the queue it stopped raining and luckily nothing got wet during the show. A few days before the concert there was summer temperature, but on August 30th it was incredibly cold (like in late October). For me it was necessary to wear a shirt, a pullover, a vest and a jacket. But when U2 started playing I did not freeze anymore, because my favourite band always heats the atmosphere. And after the concert I went home by the U2 line of course!
10 September, 2010
Every eye looking every other way...
Aaaww poor Willie... you guys need to take better care of yourselves! You work with some amazing people, and sure the show could have gone on one night without you! And btw, that part of MOS is probably my favourite in the whole album, hits home big time.
09 September, 2010
Dear Willie, I already had a lot of respect for the work of all you guys, but your report of the show in my home country Austria just brought home again what you all go through on tour. I know how awful the condition you were in feels, but you had important work to do and didn't chicken out. You're a true hero, man! :-) Your mentioning of the crowd singing outside up to the U2 subway line (yeah, that's fun, isn't it?) just summs up the whole evening for me - pure joy (I stayed inside until the band left the stage). Keep your diary coming. I looooove it!!! :-)
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6/11/13 Chad Johnson Arrested
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
These days everyone's talking about how much the government may be spying on us . . . but SHIA LABEOUF KNEW IT FIRST. Back in 2008, he was on the "Tonight Show" to hype his movie "Eagle Eye". And he said that an FBI consultant on the film told him one in five phone calls made are recorded and logged. Shia said, quote, "And I laughed at him. And then he played back a phone conversation I'd had two years prior to joining the picture . . . It's extremely creepy."
Former NFL star CHAD JOHNSON got arrested in the middle of a court hearing after he playfully slapped his male attorney on the backside. The judge was not amused. She refused to accept a plea deal that she was just about to sign off on, telling Chad, quote, "I don't know that you're taking this whole thing seriously."
Beyonce was photographed with her one-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, in a hot tub and then posted the picture on tumblr. The picture posted of a sleeping Blue Ivy clinging to her mother's bosom may have gotten a lot of oohs and awws from her fans but now the backlash has begun because children under five years old are never supposed to be in a hot tub due to too much heat exposure.
6/10/13 Jessica Simpson Lawsuit
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Monday, June 10, 2013
ELIN NORDEGREN has MILLIONS of dollars and a new man. You'd think she's moved on. But maybe she hasn't. According to "Us Weekly", she still has a lot of anger when it comes to TIGER WOODS. A source says, quote, "She hates LINDSEY VONN and everything about this romance." She's also, quote, "angry Tiger even has visitation rights with the kids."
Reddit users have come up with their own list of the 100 hottest women in the world, and MILA KUNIS won by a landslide. She was followed by Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Lawrence, Olivia Wilde and Alison Brie.
JUSTIN BIEBER tried to sneak into a Hollywood nightclub through a back door on Saturday night, but he got kicked out after rapper GAME gave him a shout-out from the stage . . . which alerted security to his presence. A source says, quote, "Security saw him and escorted him out immediately. He left right away, he seemed really embarrassed."
Tabloid sources say that Lindsay Lohan has written letters to friends and ex-boyfriends, trying to explain herself and make peace. One of her friends said, "Lindsay's working through a lot of stuff, and she had an overwhelming urge to write to these people and explain herself. But she always does this when she's in trouble. It's like she's trying to find closure."
Jessica Simpson has been hit with a bizarre lawsuit that accuses her of stealing a stranger's baby -- for a photo shoot! The suit was filed by a man who claims that Jess, then pregnant for the first time, asked to hold his infant son at a department store meet and greet. When he agreed, a photographer whipped out his camera and began clicking away, snapping pics that would later end up on the cover of OK! magazine -- identified as the first pics of Simpson's then-unborn baby. Christopher Hurst is suing Jessica and the mag for damages totaling $75,000, according to TMZ.
6/7/13 Kanye & Kim Splitsville?
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Friday, June 7, 2013
The website MediaTakeOut.com says KANYE WEST may have dumped KIM KARDASHIAN. Supposedly, their lifestyles are incompatible because he can't stand the cameras being on him all the time . . . and that's basically what Kim is all about.
DR. CONRAD MURRAY . . . who's currently in jail for killing MICHAEL JACKSON . . . sent Michael's daughter PARIS a message from prison. He said, quote, "I wanted you to know I'm here for you. I've never been gone. I always will be available to listen to you, answer your questions, or to share with you the plethora of beautiful and savored untold stories of your father, as well as his venerable thoughts of you that he shared with me."
Audio has surfaced of JUSTIN BIEBER and his goons taking a photographer's camera. In the audio, Justin can be heard telling his people to, quote, "grab that camera" . . . and telling the photographer, quote, "Alright, alright. I'm gonna give you your camera back. I'm gonna take your SIM card though." Meanwhile, the photographer is pleading for his equipment back.
6/6/13 Paris Jackson Suicide Attempt
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Thursday, June 6, 2013
MICHAEL JACKSON'S 15-year-old daughter PARIS was rushed to the hospital early yesterday morning after a suicide attempt. According to various reports, Paris took about 20 Motrin and cut one of her wrists with a kitchen knife. She also left a suicide note, but the contents haven't been revealed. A family attorney issued a statement saying Paris is "physically fine and is getting appropriate medical attention."
The "Star" tabloid claims that LEONARDO DICAPRIO went on a SHAGGING SPREE during the Cannes Film Festival. He threw massive parties on his yacht and made SEXY TIME with SEVEN DIFFERENT WOMEN.
If this isn't karma, I don't know what is: "Girls Gone Wild" scumbag JOE FRANCIS is freaking out because someone got a hold of a sex tape he and his girlfriend made, and they're threatening to sell it.
Joe's attorney says, quote, "[We] will take all necessary steps to determine who in fact has done this and who is attempting to distribute the video. When we catch you, we will see that you are prosecuted to the fullest extent of both the criminal and civil laws."
TIGER WOODS is once again the World's Highest-Paid Athlete, according to Forbes.com. He's pulled in $78.1 million over the past year in prize money, endorsements, appearance fees and other sources. Tennis stud ROGER FEDERER was second, with $71.5 million, followed by KOBE BRYANT with $61.9 million.
6/5/13 Kim / Kris Divorce Final
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
TYSON BECKFORD has posed NEARLY NAKED in the British edition of "Cosmo" for cancer awareness. Just so you know.
JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT and her boyfriend, actor BRIAN HALLISAY, are expecting. He's one of her co-stars on "The Client List". They've been dating a little over a year, and sources say Jennifer is about three months along. Jennifer is 34 years old.
KATE WINSLET is pregnant for the third time. This will be the first child for Kate and her third husband. He's a British dude who goes by the name NED ROCKNROLL. He's the nephew of billionaire RICHARD BRANSON.
KIM KARDASHIAN and KRIS HUMPHRIES are officially divorced, which means that Kim will not give birth to her baby next month while still married to a guy who's not the father. The divorce became official on Monday, 581 days after Kim filed. (So even though everyone still refers to it as a 72-day marriage, it technically lasted almost two years.) Details of the settlement were not disclosed, but they had a prenup, so Kim's fortune was pretty well protected.


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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Today (January 8th) marks what would have been Elvis Presley's 78th birthday. From his meteoric rise to fame in the 1950's, to his death at the age of 42 in 1977, to the present-day; the world is still fascinated by everything that is Elvis. After working as a movie theater usher and a truck driver for a Memphis electrical company, Elvis began singing locally as "The Hillbilly Cat," and signed to the late Sam Phillips' Sun Records, who then sold his contract for $35,000 to RCA Victor in 1955. Elvis went on to become "The King of Rock N' Roll" -- rock's first true superstar.
Elvis died of a heart attack on August 16th, 1977 at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. He remains among the highest earning dead celebrities.
Globally, Elvis has sold well over one billion records, more than any other artist. His American sales have earned him gold, platinum or multi-platinum awards for 140 different albums and singles. Elvis starred in 31 films, and made history with his television appearances and specials.
Over 60 years after breaking on the scene, "The King" is still a major force on the charts with the recent 21-track compilation, I Am An Elvis Fan peaking at Number 27 on the Billboard Country chart. Over 250,000 fans cast their votes at IAmAnElvisFan.com by selecting their Top Three choices from "The King's" catalogue in the specific categories -- "1950's," "1960's," "Country," "Movies," "Love Songs," "Gospel," and "In Concert."
The I Am An Elvis Fan campaign also asked fans to upload a photo of themselves to be used in an Elvis photo mosaic created by Elvis Presley Enterprises licensee Fan Mosaics. The mosaic, which was created from nearly 8,000 uploaded photos, was used for both the I Am An Elvis Fan album cover and a limited edition poster.
The tracklisting to I Am An Elvis Fan is: "Don't Be Cruel," "Heartbreak Hotel," "All Shook Up," "Jailhouse Rock, "Blue Hawaii," "Viva Las Vegas," "In The Ghetto," "Suspicious Minds," "Memories," "Can't Help Falling In Love," "The Wonder Of You," "Always On My Mind," "Welcome To My World," "Guitar Man," "Kentucky Rain," "An American Trilogy (live)," "Burning Love (live)," "Suspicious Minds (live)," "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)," "How Great Thou Art," and "If I Can Dream."
Daughter Lisa Marie Presley was asked if since becoming a recording artist in her own right, her bond with her father has gotten stronger: "I think so, in that, I mean, I've always had the most, y'know, he's been, like, untouchable in my eyes in terms of idolized for what he did. But I think me going through -- on a much less scale -- what he had to go through, I think I have more, I'm more locked into him on that realm."
Elvis' lead guitarist and bandleader James Burton joined him in 1969 when he returned to live performances. Burton, who played every live show with "The King" between 1969 and 1977, first attained fame while working for Ricky Nelson and recalled Presley and Nelson's legendary football games in the early '60s: "Y'know, him and Ricky were friends anyway. They played football or softball together. Elvis had his 'Memphis Mafia' guys and Ricky would have a bunch of guys that would go over. But Ricky never won any games. So one Sunday, Ricky had set it up; he called his friends that played in the Rams. He said, (laughs) 'You guys, I need some help, and we'll play Elvis' team (laughs).' And he did, he took the Rams over, and Elvis said, 'Wait a minute! (Laughs) This is not fair.' (Laughs)."
Burton feels that going back to performing live in 1969 gave Elvis a new lease on life: "When he called me and asked me to put the band together, he said, 'I've done nothin' but movies for nine years and I don't wanna do any more movies, I wanna go out and play live. I wanna get my audience in front of me and I wanna go out and be there for the fans.' He loved the excitement from the fans, of people that loved him. It was just him, what he loves."
Dion, who grew up idolizing Presley, finally got a chance to meet him backstage in the mid-'70s after one of his shows in Las Vegas: "Y'know I was looking forward to meeting him. Y'know, it's funny, you like to say (that) you're right there in the present, but it's almost like I'm an observer (laughs) as I'm meeting him. Y'know what I mean? He was a little bigger than life, but I felt comfortable, 'cause we started out together. He liked my records and I liked his records. He liked 'Ruby Baby,' -- (imitates Presley) 'I like that song' (laughs)."
Lindsey Buckingham credits hearing Elvis in 1956 as the motivating factor that lead him to becoming a musician: "Like many people my age, y'know, I was quite young, I was always interested in music, and I was listening to what we all would refer to as our 'parents' music.' So, when my older brother brought home (the single of) 'Heartbreak Hotel' -- it's not a unique story, but it was just a mind-blowing revelation in terms of this kind of explosive spirit that just kind of washed over that whole generation."
Buckingham, like many other artists, literally cut his musical teeth on Elvis' early RCA singles: "It was the model for me to want to play guitar, and so I kind of got a chord book and basically spent hours in my brother's room listening to all of his 45's (and) learning the songs. So yeah, Elvis was a catalyst for me as it was for many, many people, I think."
Rocker George Thorogood still claims Elvis as one of his greatest influences: "Elvis Presley is probably the Babe Ruth of the whole thing. Chuck Berry, Little Richard, invented rock 'n roll. Elvis exposed us to it, there's no doubt about that, he brought it into our living rooms, he brought it on TV. He was the guy that really, y'know, woke us up. Wow. Here was the, not arguably, one of the great natural performers of all time. And great singing as well. He was so great, people didn't know what to think of him."
The Who's Pete Townshend says that he's amazed by Presley's guitar playing as featured in the expanded versions of Presley's '68 Comeback Special DVD's: "Y'know the offstage 'unplugged' thing that he did, well it's quite clear that this guy is a great acoustic guitar player too. Y'know, he did this long before anybody did 'unplugged.' He could play them, he delivered them, and it was just him -- just spectacular stuff. And it was never meant to be released."
Townshend believes that the enormity of pressures surrounding Elvis is what ultimately lead to his death at such a young age: "That's a terrible tragedy when you think what a decent kind of guy he seemed to be when you read the stuff. Y'know he came to pieces at the end. And it's easy to blame Vegas, but it wasn't about Vegas, it was just about the load."
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When I hear news about GEGL and Gimp I recall Duke Nukem for some reason.
This is good news. Now all they need to do is change their name to something non-derogatory, and I might actually recommend it to someone!
or you could just choose one of the non-derogatory meanings for the existing name. Try to expand your mind just a little.
1. Enter Sinlge Winodw mode
2. Enter "Maximized mode", also known as fullscreen
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Enjoy the window warping........ *grumbles*
There are two definitions for gimp that existed when they picked the name for the project.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gimp1. US & Canadian offensive slang a physically disabled person, esp one who is lame
2. Slang a sexual fetishist who likes to be dominated and who dresses in a leather or rubber body suit with mask, zips, and chains
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Jackson State Community College is committed to serving our veteran students and their families in a timely, thorough and conscientious manner.
The Veterans Affairs Office, located inside the Student Union Building, is the place for students to receive one-on-one service with individualized guidance.
The Veterans' Benefits Coordinator assists students eligible to receive VA benefits through the Selected Reserve Educational Assistance Program (Chapter 1606), Chapter 1607 (REAP), GI Bill-Active Duty Educational Assistance Program (Chapter 30), children, spouses, widows or widowers of veterans killed or rated 100% disabled while a member of the Armed Forces under Chapter 35, and the GI Bill Chapter 33. Also available is assistance for Vocational Rehabilitation recipients through the VA, Chapter 31.
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