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Cardinals take Notre Dame tight end Niklas in second round
While the fan base was waiting for an outside linebacker, a quarterback or an offensive tackle, the Cardinals filled one of their biggest needs on offense with their first pick of the second round, taking Notre Dame tight end Troy Niklas. Niklas is huge at 6-foot-6, 270 pounds and will fill a need for a blocking tight end after Jim Dray departed in free agency, signing a three-year...
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Arizona Cardinals draft Troy Niklas in second round
The Arizona Cardinals have taken Notre Dame tight end Troy Niklas with the 52nd overall pick in the NFL Draft. Niklas, a monster at 6'6 and 270 pounds should make a solid impact right away on the team. From his CBS Sports.com draft page: STRENGTHS: Prototypical build for today's matchup nightmare at tight end. Excellent height, long arms and a well-built frame. Experience on...
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NFL Draft Prospect Profile: TE Troy Niklas
Player Information: Troy Niklas, TE, Notre Dame, 6-6, 270 pounds Hometown: Fullerton, CA Troy Niklas' physique is so imposing that his teammates have nicknamed him "Hercules." STATS NFL Combine: 40 time: 4.84 Vertical jump: 32″ 225 lb. bench: 27 reps Broad jump: 9'06″ News and Notes: Began his career at Notre Dame as an outside linebacker and started one game as a...
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2014 NFL Draft Prospect: Troy Niklas
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Notre Dame announces $400 million stadium project
The University of Notre Dame announced Wednesday the construction of more than 750,000 square feet in three new buildings attached to the west, east and south sides of the University's 84-year-old football stadium, at a projected cost of $400 million. "The integrated nature of this project will maintain the compact walkability of campus, facilitate deeper connection and collaboration...
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Notre Dame tight end Troy Niklas will skip his senior season and enter the NFL Draft, the fourth Irish player to announce he is leaving with a year of eligibility left. Michael Bertsch, Notre Dame's director of football media relations, confirmed on Friday the 6-foot-7, 270-pound junior from Fullerton, Calif., has informed coach Brian Kelly of his decision. ''I have made the very...
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Yakima Universal Canoe Roof Rack Foam Blocks
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The Yakima® Universal Canoe Foam Blocks are a perfect solution for transporting an entry-level canoe short distances. These foam blocks feature laminated, super-grippy, anti-ski pads that protect your vehicle. Yakima ® Universal Canoe Foam Blocks also include straps, hooks and tie downs- everything needed for a short trip. The Universal Canoe Foam Blocks work well with or without cross bars!
- Fit and protect most styles of hulls and gunwales
- Laminated, super-grippy, anti-skid pads protect your vehicle
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- Attaches to a naked roof or round, square and most factory crossbars right out of the bag
- Reusable mesh bag for storage
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Rated 3.5 out of 5�by 17 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5�by Ben Yakima is awesome This is a review on both this product, the Universal Canoe Roof Rack Foam Blocks, and the company, Yakima. First, the blocks: I have used this product numerous times, including 3 times at 70MPH for about 3 hours each way. I do suggest using ratchet straps when traveling at high speeds for long distances. The fact is, my plastic canoe, which is very large at about 4 feet wide in the middle and 14 feet long, does wabble a bit with cross winds at highway speeds. There have been times I wondered if it would stay, but this inexpensive solution has worked well for years now. Second, the company: There was a time when I needed to replace one of the blocks. I expected to call Yakima and order a single block and pay for it myself. Yakima was wonderful about it. They told me that they don't sell single blocks, and then they sent me an entire new set at no charge. They stand behind their product, and I appreciate companies that do that. February 13, 2014
Rated 1 out of 5�by OldGuy63 Very expensive for what it is Four foam blocks and five nylon straps with buckles and S-hooks. One of the blocks tore after one use. The do not really fit on the gunwhales of my Old Town 146. The buckles on the straps also slid while in use leaving slack in the front and back. I have to secure the straps with a knot, in addition to the buckle. In fact, I now use a ratcheting tie-down strap. This should be used only by an automobile with no roof rack. It was not worth having on my Jeep Grand Cherokee. Two $1.99 pool noodles do a better job than the foam blocks. The idea is good. Execution could be better and less expensive. The storage bag is great. The center strap is a great idea, I've not done that before. The blocks being ambidextrous is a good idea, but perhaps contributed to the torn block. After a few uses, the only part of the kit I now use is the bag and center strap. I use pool noodles cut to size and slit down the long-way, and ratcheting tie-down straps for the front and back. I'll probably use the other parts to hang the canoe from my shed rafters, so its not a complete waste. July 29, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5�by Dick This product is perfect for my size cano My vehicle is not equipped with rooftop racks. May 7, 2012
Rated 1 out of 5�by 3stodg No Not worth the money, just save and buy a nice roof rack instead. June 24, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5�by BuzzingaroundNGA A lot stronger than it looks Kit worked great for a 95-mile carry of a 17-foot canoe on top of a Toyota Sienna. The picture on the web site is deceiving because there is only one strap to go across the middle and two straps to 2 S-hooks at each end. (Total of 5 straps and 4 S-hooks) But with the foam blocks, the strap across the middle worked very well especially strapped through the windows. Canoe did not have a working loop at each end so straps were long enough to wrap around the seat frames, Front S-hooks were hooked to the engine frame under the hood. The sales person helping us took everything out of the bag and noticed that straps were missing - so we picked up another bag - where the straps were still sealed in a plastic bag. That save was the biggest part of this sale, otherwise we would not have been able to pick up the canoe we just bought! You can find more expensive straps and buckles - but these held up without any slippage during our journey. June 17, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5�by ziplock001 Meeting Current Needs Purchased these when I got a new canoe and couldn't source locally something that could be fixed to my cargo rails. There were other options available, but these had an additional cut that fit perfectly on my rails. Not sure how long they will last due to the material, because, hey it's foam. Happy for now! August 14, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5�by ksmith1185 Very Helpful product We used this item to move two different boats. We did lose a foam block (our fault) but we will replace it. July 8, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5�by jenn great Everything was great and customer service was 100 percent excellent June 24, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5�by Les It works ... Does what it's supposed to do. Only going short distance with it, dont know if I would feel comfortable on highway. The foam seems to wear out pretty quick. May 7, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5�by canucanoe worked great and much cheaper than crossbars I plan to use this product on the roof of an suv but this time I was taking the popup camper so I just put it up there and a friend sugested using ratchet straps for added security instead of the pull tight spring straps provided. After the 300 mile round trip I left the canoe on the popup camper for a couple days and the foam did take a set so I advise not to do that and get the load off the foam asap or within reason not days. August 4, 2013

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1864 1C One Cent, Unlisted in Judd, Pollock-426A, Low R.6, PR65 NGC. Struck from the same dies as those of the regular issu...
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Gem 1864 Copper-Nickel Pattern Cent on a Thin Planchet, Pollock-426A1864 1C One Cent, Unlisted in Judd, Pollock-426A, Low R.6, PR65 NGC. Struck from the same dies as those of the regular issue 1864 No L Indian cent but, while struck in copper-nickel, this coin was impressed on a planchet whose thickness most closely resembles that of a bronze cent. Different metallurgical compositions were struck of this pattern and little is known of the exact alloys of these coins. These pieces are known in both proof and business strike format. This piece is designated as a business strike. However, this could just as easily be called a singly struck proof. The fields are deeply reflective and there is an area of heavy die polish in front of the ear. The only characteristic that makes one believe this is a business strike is the softness of details on the tips of the feathers in the headdress--an area that is usually better defined on regular issue proofs than seen on this piece. The surfaces are bright with little toning over the original gray-tan coloration. An interesting piece for the pattern or Indian cent collector.
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University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) alum and current New York Yankee centerfielder (he also spent some time with the Detroit Tigers) Curtis Granderson has pledged the funding for a new multi-million dollar baseball stadium on the campus of UIC. The facility will be home for Flames Baseball, but more importantly, is intended to serve area youth and the Chicago community. Partnerships with Major League Baseball (MLB), Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and various youth organizations will provide access to the aptly named "Curtis Granderson Stadium" for a multitude of events. Granderson announced his gift at the inaugural Diamond Dinner hosted by UIC Baseball where his No. 28 Flames jersey was retired. The contribution is expected to be the largest gift in UIC Athletics history and also one of the most generous donations on record for the University. Curtis Granderson Stadium will play host to numerous youth league games throughout the spring and summer, providing youngsters with an...
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Saints Row 4 Announcement Teaser (video)
So, Mayor "Burt Reynolds" was ill-equipped to save his city Steelport from the bottom feeding degenerates of STAG. Thankfully the 3rd Street Saints were in town to lend a not-so-civically helpful hand of utter mayhem. The end result saw STAG leader, Cyrus Temple defeated and the remaining STAG sympathizers vowing revenge as they retreated with tails proverbially tucked between their legs and the city of Steelport became an independent state ruled by the Saints. There goes the neighborhood(s)!
What do you do once you've gone from gang-lord to mega-celebrity to virtual president? Don a cape and leap tall dildos with several panting bounds! Hey, I don't make this stuff up. You could smack a person with a dildo in the last game–a giant purple dildo at that. I never let my better half play it. It made me feel inadequate. But it's true this time the 3rd Street Saints will have superpowers. How all that's gonna pan out, and the off-earth setting sounds kind of bonkers. But therein lies the charm of the Saints series.
Saints Row 4 is scheduled for release this August 2013 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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Gold Coast single dad Joey Lijewski is the proud owner of a brand new 16-foot Avalon trailer boat after winning a competition during the recent Gold Coast Marine Expo held at Coomera on Queensland's Gold Coast.
Joey Lijewski with son Jack and their new Avalon fishing boat.
Joey defeated four other contestants in the Gold FM radio station 'Live in it to win it' competition run throughout the weekend of the Expo.
'My eight-year-old son Jack and I are so excited,' said Joey. 'We picked up the boat the weekend after the show and headed straight out on the water. This is going to make our Christmas so special!'
Brett Thurley from Clipper Motor Yachts Australia donated the Avalon centre console boat. The boat came with a Suzuki outboard motor and a trailer, a package valued at $16,000.
'It's a new brand of fibreglass fish and watersport boat,' said Thurley. 'It's ideal for harbour and estuary fishing and for family fun.
'It is great to know that Joey is going to use the boat well. It has gone to a very worthy winner and we are so excited for him.'
Joey works for a pontoon building company on the Gold Coast waterways.
'Every day I would see people out on their boats and feel sad that I could not afford to take young Jack out there too,' said Joey.
'Now I have my own boat and it is great. The Avalon performs well and feels really safe for young Jack.'
According to Ashleigh Hession of Gold FM, the contestants won their spot after a 30-second to 'talk your way onto the boat' phone-in.
Joey admitted he does not normally enter radio contests but he got to work early one morning, heard the promotion on the radio and' thought I would give it a go'. It was the last day for entries and there was only one place left on the boat.
On the Saturday of the show the five contestants were loaded into the boat and given a series of challenges in a last-man-standing competition.
'Joey excelled in all the challenges on Saturday so he and Morton were the last two left for the final challenges on Sunday morning,' said Ashleigh.
The two men were given a deck of cards to play the game Fish. The winner would get a one-minute start in a fishing contest. The first to catch two fish would win the boat.
'I had never heard of the game Fish, let alone played it,' said Joey. 'But I won and got the one-minute start in a real fishing competition right in front of everyone visiting the Expo.'
Joey caught his first fish within 40 seconds. But it was a long half-hour wait for the second hook-up. Joey hauled in another fish and the boat was his.
'We are so grateful to Clipper and to Gold FM,' said Joey. 'We are out every weekend – me and dad and Jack. Dad has been teaching Jack how to fish but it is going to be so much more of an adventure with the boat. The first day out was on the Tweed River and the second was Currumbin Creek. We'll really be able to explore the Gold Coast waterways over the Christmas break.'


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Angela Bassett co-stars in a new Broadway play about Martin Luther King
Opening on Thursday at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett co-star in "The Mountaintop," a new play regarding Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the last night of his life in 1968.
Reviewers have been requested by the management not to divulge the fantastic plot twist in "The Mountaintop." This makes assessing Katori Hall's two-character play quite a challenge, but let's try.
It's a dark and stormy April night in Memphis where King is staying in room 306 at the Lorraine Motel while championing workers during a bitter sanitation strike. His room service order for coffee is brought up by Camae, who is an excitable soul new on the job and tickled to meet the great man.
They get to talking. He bums cigarettes from her. They share a few swigs from her flask. They talk more.
The playwright attempts to humanize King by pointing out his "stanky" feet, making him take an offstage but audible pee and having him wonder whether to shave his mustache.
The beautiful Camae is depicted as a saucy down-home gal who says things like "Here I is just a'cussin' all up in front of you, Dr. Kang. I cuss worser than a sailor with the clap. Oooo, God gone get me!"
Some serious reflections about the civil rights struggle are mixed with this pleasant fiction. There is also a pillow fight.
The big twist in the story comes halfway through the 95-minute play. And at that point the show lost me entirely. I just sat there, thinking, "No, really?"
Perhaps some viewers will go along with the rest, which culminates in a multi-media coda regarding the next 43 years of the American experience as King delivers passages from his "Mountaintop" speech.
Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett are fine actors who animate their characters very believably.


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i am 5'8 and iam in the 7th grade.i play small forward for my school team.i am on the varsity team i am the captain on my team.i weigh 120lbs. i average 23.8 points per game 5 assist per game and 5 rebounds per game.i just want to know if i am good enough to be in the nba.i can also touch the rim and can almost dunk. let me know what you think also check out my new post on my blog.
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That's pretty good. I'm also a 7th grader, but only 5'2 and play starting PG. I averager about 9 assist, 12 points and 5 boards. I'm more of a defensive player and a lock down defender. If you can have those averages and you are great at defense plus you work hard and practice every time you get a chance, I think you have a good shot. Our tallest guy on our team is 5'8 and he plays center!(: He can't even touch the rim so you must have pretty good hops to be able to almost dunk. I think anybody can play in the NBA if they give all they got every time they step on the floor and practice every time you get a chance.
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Milwaukee's Jon Frost does his own take on 'Ordinary People' with A.P.R.I.M.E.
Yes. I like the song "Ordinary People" from John Legend. Co-blogger Jank can attest to that due to my ability to perfectly mimic his voice. So, when I saw that Milwaukee singer/rapper/producer/dancer/mannequin-lovin' Jon Frost did a cover of it, I had to share. And shout out to A.P.R.I.M.E. of AUTOmatic for supplying the guest verse on the end. Good job, homies.


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Geographic Range
The eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens, is one of only a few species in the Family Salamandridae native to North America. This newt ranges throughout most of eastern North America, from the Canadian Maritime Provinces west to the Great Lakes and south to Texas, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida (Dunn and Hagen 1999; Petranka 1998; Richmond 1997). There are four recognized subspecies: the red-spotted newt (N. v. viridescens) of the eastern and northeastern U.S. and Canada, the central newt (N. v. louisianensis) of the central states and the deep south, the broken-striped newt (N. v. dorsalis) of the Carolina coastal plains, and the peninsula newt (N. v. piaropicola) of peninsular Florida. (Dunn and Hagen, 1999; Petranka, 1998; Richmond, 1997)
Notophthalmus viridescens inhabits both deciduous and coniferous forests. Immature larvae and the adult newts live in small bodies of freshwater (ponds, small lakes, ditches, and marshes) usually with mud bottoms. Adults can survive on land if their aquatic habitat becomes unsuitable; adults may move onto land during dry periods when the water is low or to rid themselves of ectoparasites. The juvenile "eft" stage lives in lakeshore and woodland habitats and is often seen in forest litter on rainy nights. (Petranka, 1998; Richmond, 1997)
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- temperate
- terrestrial
- freshwater
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- forest
- Aquatic Biomes
- lakes and ponds
- Wetlands
- marsh
Physical Description
The aquatic larvae have laterally compressed tails, olive colored skin, and feathery gills. The hatchlings range in length from 7 to 9mm and have fairly smooth skin with little toxicity. Although the length of the larval period and the size at metamorphosis varies, they usually transform into a terrestrial "eft" stage after 2 to 5 months. The eft is reddish-orange in color with two rows of black-bordered red spots. It has well-developed lungs, limbs, and eyelids. The eft's skin is dry and somewhat rough and its color is a sign of its toxicity to predators. The eft has a long-slender body with a laterally flattened tail and ranges in length from 3.4 to 4.5 cm. The eft usually transforms into the mature, breeding stage after 2 to 3 years on land. The adult newt varies in color depending on its age and sex, ranging from yellowish-brown to greenish-brown dorsally and have black-bordered red spots. Its ventral color is yellow and black spots speckle the belly. The newt is slightly moist (just enough to keep its skin from drying out), with rough-scaleless skin and indistinct coastal grooves. Its size ranges in length from 7 to 12.4 cm and it has small eyes with a horizontal pupil. During the breeding season, males can be easily identified by their enlarged hind legs, with black-horny structures on the inner surfaces of their thighs and toe tips (used for gripping females during mating), swollen vents, and broadly keeled (high-wavy crest) tails. (Behler and King, 1979, 1998; Lazell, 1976; Petranka, 1998; Richmond, 1997)
- Other Physical Features
- ectothermic
- heterothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- poisonous
- Sexual Dimorphism
- ornamentation
- Range length
- 7 to 12.4 cm
- 2.76 to 4.88 in
The incubation of the eggs is somewhat dependent on temperature, but generally lasts from 3 to 8 weeks. In early fall, 3 to 4 months later, the aquatic larvae lose their gills, acquire sac-like lungs (heart transforms from two chambered heart to three, capable of supporting lungs), and emerge onto land as an eft. Two to 3 years later, the eft develops a powerful, flattened tail and returns to the water to breed, as an adult, and remains there the rest of its life, if water is permanent. (Lacking permanent water, adult newts will estivate and overwinter on land and enter vernal ponds in spring to breed.) Some eastern newt populations skip the eft stage and immediately transform into breeding adults. There are some coastal populations of eastern newts that become reproductively mature while retaining a gilled "larval" form (i.e., are neotenic). In other populations, newts enter the eft stage but never undergo a complete second metamorphosis, and enter the water only to breed. Both of these latter two cases may be in response to harsher than average environmental conditions. (Behler and King, 1979, 1998; Lazell, 1976; Petranka, 1998; Richmond, 1997)
- Development - Life Cycle
- neotenic/paedomorphic
- metamorphosis
The breeding season begins in late winter and lasts until early spring; at this time, the female is heavy with eggs and actively seeking a male. The courtship involves a unique form of amplexus. Females are attracted by the male's spots and he lures them to him by making fanning motions with his tail and wiggling, causing an enticing odor (a pheromone) to be released. The male positions himself above and forward of the female, gripping her sides just behind her forelegs with his hindlimbs and rubbing her snout with the side of his head. Males will deposit a sperm packet on the bottom of the pond and the female will proceed to pick it up with her cloaca, later using the sperm to fertilize her eggs. Males are often in competition with each other, but rival males who try to break up a pair already involved in amplexus are rarely successful. Sometimes the rival male may drop his sperm packet anyway and the female may pick up the packet when courtship with the other male is over. Male to male courtship is also common. Males tend to eat the sperm packets that are dropped in this case. (Behler and King, 1979, 1998; Lazell, 1976; Petranka, 1998; Richmond, 1997)
- Mating System
- polygynandrous (promiscuous)
Oviposition can take several weeks, because the female will only lay a few, widely scattered eggs, each day. It's still uncertain whether or not females will lay all of their eggs in a breeding season, however they do lay between 200 and 400 single, jelly-covered eggs on submerged vegetation, each season. As soon as the process is finished, the female newt swims away leaving her eggs to survive on their own. Both males and females reach sexual maturity around the age of 3. (Behler and King, 1979, 1998; Lazell, 1976; Petranka, 1998; Richmond, 1997)
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- seasonal breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- fertilization
- oviparous
- Breeding interval
- Eastern newts breed once per year.
- Breeding season
- The breeding season varies with latitude, beginning in late winter and lasting until early spring.
- Range number of offspring
- 200 to 400
- Range time to hatching
- 3 to 8 weeks
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 3 years
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
Sex: female
- 2000 days
- AnAge
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 3 years
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
Sex: male
- 2000 days
- AnAge
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
Females do not provide parental care after they deposit their eggs. Males do not invest in young past sperm production and mating. (Behler and King, 1979, 1998; Lazell, 1976; Petranka, 1998; Richmond, 1997)
- Parental Investment
- no parental involvement
- provisioning
- female
- female
- provisioning
Eastern newts have a lifespan of up to 12 to 15 years. However, mortality is high in eggs and larvae. (Petranka, 1998)
- Range lifespan
Status: captivity
- 15 (high) years
- Range lifespan
- Average lifespan
Status: captivity
- 15.0 years
- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
- Average lifespan
With the aid of its flattened tail, Notophthalmus viridescens moves quickly in water, yet is slow on land. Larvae are fairly sedentary, settling at the bottom of the water to hide. They appear to segregate by size in ponds, which probably serves as a defense against larger, cannibalistic adults, however few are lucky enough to survive the first winter. The eft is nocturnal (active during the night) and more active on rainy nights. In dry, sunny weather, the eft will find a cool, moist place to rest and crawl out to feed when damp, darker weather approaches. The adult newt returns to the water and spends the rest of its life there, often foraging both day and night. Winter is spent underground, unless the adults are in permanent water. Newts can often be seen foraging in winter beneath the ice. (Behler and King, 1979, 1998; Lazell, 1976; Petranka, 1998)
- Key Behaviors
- natatorial
- nocturnal
- motile
- sedentary
- aestivation
- solitary
Communication and Perception
Carnivorous throughout their lives, eastern newts use both chemical and visual cues to locate food. Adults seem to rely more on visual cues when feeding. They don't have a specialized diet, but temperature and water clarity, as well as prey density, can effect the feeding process. (Behler and King, 1979, 1998; Petranka, 1998)
Food Habits
The aquatic larvae eat small invertebrates including water fleas, snails, and beetle larvae; the terrestrial efts eat small invertebrates, mainly those found in humus and leaf litter, including snails, spring tails, and soil mites; the adult newts eat mainly midge larva and other aquatic immature stages of insects. Adults don't have a specialized diet, eating any small invertebrate that they can find. (Behler and King, 1979, 1998; Petranka, 1998)
- Primary Diet
- insectivore
- eats non-insect arthropods
- Animal Foods
- insects
- terrestrial non-insect arthropods
- mollusks
- terrestrial worms
- aquatic crustaceans
- zooplankton
Predators of N. viridescens include birds, mammals, fish, and other amphibians, however many of them are deterred by the newt's toxic skin secretions. (Petranka, 1998)
- Anti-predator Adaptations
- aposematic
- cryptic
- Known Predators
- birds (Aves)
- carnivorous mammals (Mammalia)
- fish (Actinopterygii)
- amphibians (Amphibia)
Ecosystem Roles
Eastern newts are important predators of small invertebrates in the freshwater ecosystems of eastern North America. (Petranka, 1998)
Leeches appear to be a major source of adult mortality. Adults will generally flee the water and begin biting or scratching themselves in an attempt to rid their bodies of these ectoparasites, however they're not always successful. (Petranka, 1998)
- leeches (Hirudinea)
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
The eastern newt may benefit humans by helping to control the populations of aquatic insects, including mosquitoes. They are aesthetically interesting and may play an important ecological role in freshwater and woodland habitats. Eastern Newts are sometimes kept as aquarium or terrarium pets and have even been commercially collected for the pet trade. Effects of this trade on exploited populations is not well documented. (Lazell, 1976)
- Positive Impacts
- pet trade
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
This species does not have any significant negative economic importance.
- Negative Impacts
- injures humans
Conservation Status
There is no special status listed for Notophthalmus viridescens. Newts have declined in the face of habitat degradation by humans, but remain locally common in parts of their range. Adult newts will readily colonize man-made bodies of water, even in the presence of predatory fish, as their toxic skin secretions may reduce fish predation. Researchers do believe, however, that eastern newts may be suffering at higher than normal rates from diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, and fungi, due to a variety of environmental problems including pollution. Acid precipitation and deforestation may be other cause of depleted populations. (Dunn and Hagen, 1999)
- IUCN Red List
Least Concern
More information
- US Federal List
- No special status
- No special status
- State of Michigan List
- No special status
Other Comments
N. viridescens appears to be involved in a Mullerian mimicry complex, with several other salamander species possibly mimicking the red eft, with its toxic skin secretions.
This newt is capable of locating its home pond through true navigation using its olfaction and light-dependent magnetic compass. (Petranka, 1998)
George Hammond (editor), Animal Diversity Web.
Shannon Riemland (author), Michigan State University, James Harding (editor), Michigan State University.
- Nearctic
living in the Nearctic biogeographic province, the northern part of the New World. This includes Greenland, the Canadian Arctic islands, and all of the North American as far south as the highlands of central Mexico.
- aposematic
having coloration that serves a protective function for the animal, usually used to refer to animals with colors that warn predators of their toxicity. For example: animals with bright red or yellow coloration are often toxic or distasteful.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- carnivore
an animal that mainly eats meat
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- cryptic
having markings, coloration, shapes, or other features that cause an animal to be camouflaged in its natural environment; being difficult to see or otherwise detect.
- ectothermic
animals which must use heat acquired from the environment and behavioral adaptations to regulate body temperature
- fertilization
union of egg and spermatozoan
- forest
forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality.
- freshwater
mainly lives in water that is not salty.
- heterothermic
having a body temperature that fluctuates with that of the immediate environment; having no mechanism or a poorly developed mechanism for regulating internal body temperature.
- insectivore
An animal that eats mainly insects or spiders.
- internal fertilization
fertilization takes place within the female's body
- iteroparous
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- marsh
marshes are wetland areas often dominated by grasses and reeds.
- metamorphosis
A large change in the shape or structure of an animal that happens as the animal grows. In insects, "incomplete metamorphosis" is when young animals are similar to adults and change gradually into the adult form, and "complete metamorphosis" is when there is a profound change between larval and adult forms. Butterflies have complete metamorphosis, grasshoppers have incomplete metamorphosis.
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- natatorial
specialized for swimming
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- nocturnal
active during the night
- oviparous
reproduction in which eggs are released by the female; development of offspring occurs outside the mother's body.
- pet trade
the business of buying and selling animals for people to keep in their homes as pets.
- poisonous
an animal which has a substance capable of killing, injuring, or impairing other animals through its chemical action (for example, the skin of poison dart frogs).
- polygynandrous
the kind of polygamy in which a female pairs with several males, each of which also pairs with several different females.
- seasonal breeding
breeding is confined to a particular season
- sedentary
remains in the same area
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- sexual ornamentation
one of the sexes (usually males) has special physical structures used in courting the other sex or fighting the same sex. For example: antlers, elongated tails, special spurs.
- solitary
lives alone
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- temperate
that region of the Earth between 23.5 degrees North and 60 degrees North (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle) and between 23.5 degrees South and 60 degrees South (between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle).
- terrestrial
Living on the ground.
- visual
uses sight to communicate
- zooplankton
animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae. (Compare to phytoplankton.)
Behler, J., F. King. 1979, 1998. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians. New York: Chanticleer Press, Inc..
Dunn, L., A. Hagen. 1999. "Habitat Rehabilitation in the Great Lakes" (On-line). Accessed November 2, 1999 at http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/wildlife/docs/habitat-rehabilitation4-e.html#red.
Lazell, J. 1976. This Broken Archipelago: Cape Cod and the Islands, Amphibians, and Reptiles.. New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Company.
Petranka, J. 1998. Salamanders of the United States and Canada. Washington, D.C., USA: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Richmond, A. 1997. "The Red-Spotted Newt" (On-line). The Connecticut River Homepage. Accessed 03/14/06 at http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/newt.html.


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BRAIN activity that is "scrambled" in deaf cats develops normally if they are fitted with a cochlear implant shortly after birth. The finding may explain how deaf children given implants as babies can learn to speak almost as well as hearing children.
In hearing animals, sound vibrates hair cells in the inner ear, triggering neurons to send impulses to the brain. In deaf animals, these hair cells are often defective; cochlear implants compensate by stimulating neurons directly.
To see how this artificial stimulation affects the brain, Rob Shephard at the Bionic Ear Institute in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues recorded electrical activity in the cortex of 17 8-month-old cats that were deaf from birth. As they monitored the cats' brains, they activated each cat's cochlear implant.
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Kyocera BrigadierCompare8.5 reviewThe Kyocera Brigadier features a 4.5-inch 720p display, 1.4 GHz processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage. There is 8 megapixels camera on the back, as well as a 2 megapixels front-shooter. The phone is IP68-certified and also meets the Military Standard 810G.+ View Specs
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Xolo Q1011CompareThe Xolo Q1011 is a dual SIM Android 4.4 phone. With a 5" 720p display, it is powered by a quad core processor, clocked at 1.3 GHz, coupled with 1 GB RAM, and 4 GB storage space, plus microSD slot. On the back there is an 8 MP camera, and on the front - 2 MP one.+ View Specs
Xolo Q1011
Xolo Q1000 Opus2CompareThe Xolo Q1000 Opus2 is a powerful smartphone with Android 4.3. Its specs include 5" 540 x 960 pixels display, 1.2 GHz quad core CPU, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB ROM, microSD slot, 8 MP rear camera and a 2 MP front one for video calls. Dual SIM card support is also present.+ View Specs
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BlackBerry PassportCompare7.5 reviewThe Passport comes with a 4.5-inch square touch display with a 1440 x 1440 resolution and 453 PPI pixel density. Thanks to the integration of a touch-sensitive panel inside the hardware QWERTY keyboard below the display, your fingers almost never get in the way of reading or otherwise interacting with on-screen content. The Passport's hardware brawn is supplied by a 2.2GHz Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor and a spacey 3GB of RAM along with 32GB of expandable internal storage. Running BB OS 10.3, the productive smartphone is powered by a huge 3540 mAh battery, which BlackBerry said lasts 30 hours. Although the device ships with a 13MP camera with optical image stabilization, and a powerful processor, 4K video recording isn't being advertised anywhere, but it is said that the feature will come in an update.+ View Specs
7.5BlackBerry Passport
Xolo Play 6X-1000CompareThe Xolo Play 6X-1000 is a dual SIM Android 4.4 phone. With a 5" display, it is powered by a hexa core processor, clocked at 1.5 GHz, coupled with 2 GB RAM, and 8 GB storage space, plus microSD slot. On the back there is an 8 MP camera, and on the front - 2 MP one.+ View Specs
Xolo Play 6X-1000
Karbonn Titanium Octane PlusCompareThe Karbonn Titanium Octane Plus is a high-end smartphone with Android 4.4.2 out of the box. Its features a 5" 1080p display, 1.7 GHz octa core CPU, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB ROM, microSD card slot, 16 MP rear camera and a 8 MP front one for video calls. There is dual SIM card support.+ View Specs
Karbonn Titanium Octane Plus
LG G3 Cat. 6CompareThe LG G3 Cat. 6 features a 5.5-inch Quad HD resolution (1440 x 2560) display, 3GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel, optically-stabilized snapper, and a 3000 mAh cell. The new features, compared to the LG G3, are the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chip with 2.7GHz Krait 450 processor and Adreno 330 GPU, and LTE-Advanced with speeds of up to 225 Mbps. As for availability, the LG G3 will be available for the South Korean market only.+ View Specs
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Xiaomi Mi 4Compare8.8 reviewThe Xiaomi Mi 4 comes with a 5-inch 1080p, fully laminated display and top notch hardware: it runs on the quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 system chip clocked at up to 2.5GHz, and comes with a plentiful 3GB of RAM. The battery is a sizable 3080 mAh pack that can last around a day and a half according to Xiaomi, more than most other 5-inch flagship phones. The Mi 4 also supports quick charging, so you can juice it up to 60% in less than an hour. In terms of cameras, the Mi 4 boasts a 13-megapixel rear one and a high-res, 8-megapixel shooter with a Sony sensor up front. The Mi 4 comes in two versions: one with 16GB of internal storage, and another one that makes a jump directly to 64GB, skipping a 32GB model. The storage is also of the fastest eMMC 5.0 kind.+ View Specs
8.8Xiaomi Mi 4
Gionee Elife E7CompareThe Gionee Elife E7 is an Android smartphone with a 5.5-inch 1080p display, 16-megapixel camera with flash and secondary 8-megapixel unit on the front. The device is powered by a 2.2-GHz quad core processor, 3GB of RAM and has 32GB of storage.+ View Specs
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LG G3 sCompare7.5 reviewRunning Android 4.4 KitKat with LG's new UX (the same that's found on the larger G3), the G3 s / G3 Beat sports a 5-inch IPS display with 720 x 1,280 pixels and a screen-to-body ratio of 74.1% - "the highest in the mid-tier smartphone segment." The device is powered by a quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, and there's only 1GB of RAM on board. Other features: 8MP rear camera with Laser Auto Focus, 1.3MP front-facing camera, 8GB of internal memory, microSD card support, and a 2,540 mAh removable battery.+ View Specs
7.5LG G3 s
Xiaomi Redmi 1SCompareThe Xioami Redmi 1S is a dual-SIM smartphone powered by a 1.6 Ghz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage. The device features a 4.7-inch 720p IPS screen, 8-megapixel camera with flash and a secondary 1.6-megapixel unit on the front.+ View Specs
Xiaomi Redmi 1S
Sony Xperia Z3Compare8.5 reviewThe Xperia Z3 is Sony's thinnest Android flagship to date, with a profile that measures in at just 7.3 millimeters. Despite the slender build, however, the Z3 still packs some amazing hardware, including a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of RAM, and a great, 20.7-megapixel camera.+ View Specs
8.5Sony Xperia Z3
Sony Xperia C3CompareThe Xperia C3 is a mid-ranger with a quad-core Snapdragon SoC, ticking at 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM, 8 gigabytes of internal storage, and a microSD slot. The 5.5-inch Triluminos display sports a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, and this results in a mediocre pixel density of 267 ppi. The phone has 8MP Sony Exmor RS sensor, on the back, which comes with auto focus and is capable of shooting 1080p videos. The front-facing snapper of the Xperia C3 is a 5MP one. Users can snap two SIM cards in their device, whereas a 2,500mAh battery takes care of the power department. The smartphone will be running Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box.+ View Specs
Sony Xperia C3
ZTE nubia Z7 MaxCompareContrary to its name, the ZTE nubia Z7 Max also has a 5.5" display panel, but it comes with 1080p resolution. The overall size grows, however, to 152.7 x 76 x 8.7mm. There are also 2 GB of RAM, instead of 3 GB, and these seem to sum up the difference between the Z7, and its cheaper Max variation.+ View Specs
ZTE nubia Z7 Max
ZTE nubia Z7 miniCompareThe ZTE nubia Z7 mini sports a 5-inch 1080p display, 13 megapixel shooter with flash and two SIM card slots. The device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chip featuring a 2GHz quad core processor and 2GB of RAM. The available storage space equates to 16GB and is expandable via a microSD card slot.+ View Specs
ZTE nubia Z7 mini
ZTE nubia Z7CompareThe ZTE nubia Z7 has 5.5" Quad HD screen with the splendid 1440x2560 pixels of resolution, quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor, 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of storage, 13 MP camera with optical image stabilization on the back, 3000 mAh battery, and 4G LTE connectivity. As you can expect, it is also a dual SIM LTE device.+ View Specs
ZTE nubia Z7
BLU Life 8CompareThe BLU Life 8 is a smartphone based on Android 4.2. It is equipped with a 5" display with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution, 1.7 GHz octa core MediaTek processor, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB storage with the option to expand it via microSD card slot, and two cameras - 8 MP rear one, and 2 MP on the front.+ View Specs
BLU Life 8
Micromax Canvas HD PlusCompareThe Micromax Canvas HD Plus is a dual-SIM Android phone. Running Android 4.4.2, it boasts specs like 5" 720p display, hexa core 1.5 GHz processor by MediaTek, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB ROM, and microSD card slot. As for picture taking, there is a 8 MP rear camera, as well as a 2 MP front snapper.+ View Specs
Micromax Canvas HD Plus
Amoi N828PCompareThe Amoi N828P is a mid-range device. Among its specs are Android 4.2, 4.5" display, 1.3 GHz quad core processor, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB ROM, 8 MP rear camera and a 3 MP front shooter.+ View Specs
Amoi N828P
Xolo Q900TCompareThe Xolo Q900T is a dual SIM Android 4.2 phone. With a 4.7" display, it is powered by a quad core processor, clocked at 1.5 GHz, coupled with 1 GB RAM, and 4 GB storage space, plus microSD slot. On the back there is an 8 MP camera, and on the front - 2 MP one.+ View Specs
Xolo Q900T
Amoi A900WCompareThe Amoi A900W is a powerful Android 4.2-based phone with 5.5" display, 1.3 GHz quad core processor, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB ROM, microSD slot, and two cameras - 8 MP on the back, and 2 MP on the front.+ View Specs
Amoi A900W
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2CompareThe new Mega comes to replace last year's Galaxy Mega 6.3 and Mega 5.8 - so it's a very big smartphone, sporting a 6-inch display with 720 x 1280 pixels, and measuring 163.6 x 84.9 x 8.6 mm, obviously being larger than the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The Mega 2 has got a 2.1 MP front-facing camera, 8 MP rear camera with LED flash and 1080p video recording, LTE connectivity, 16 GB of expandable internal memory, 1.5 GB of RAM, and a quad-core 1.5 GHz processor. The device runs Android KitKat, seemingly offering most of Samsung's latest software features - including Ultra Power Saving Mode (for longer battery life), and One-handed operation mode (quite useful on a screen that large).+ View Specs
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2
Samsung Galaxy S5 miniCompareThe Galaxy S5 mini is shaped in the same design language as the S5 with the perforated soft-touch back, and it is also water and dust protected with IP67 certification. It is powered by a 1.4GHz CPU and 1.5GB of RAM for efficient multitasking. Internal storage comes in at 16GB and you can expand on that via microSD cards of up to 64 gigs. The battery on it is a 2100mAh one, and it is easily removable. It's also worth pointing out that the S5 mini will have a dual SIM model in select markets.+ View Specs
Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
LG G VistaCompareThe LG G Vista features 5.7-inch display with HD resolution, a quad-core Snapdragon 400 CPU under the hood along with the Adreno 305 GPU. 1.5GB of RAM is inside while 8GB of native storage is aboard. A 64GB capacity microSD slot is available for those who need more memory. Back and front cameras weigh in at 8MP and 1.3MP respectively, and a 3200mAh battery powers the whole shebang.+ View Specs
LG G Vista
Xolo Q2000LCompareThe Xolo Q2000L is a smartphone with Android 4.4.2. Its specs include 5.5" 540 x 960 px display, 1.2 GHz quad core CPU, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB ROM, microSD slot, 8 MP rear camera and a 2 MP front one for video calls.+ View Specs
Xolo Q2000L
Samsung Galaxy S5 SportCompareThe new Galaxy S5 Sport is a variant of the Galaxy S5, but with rubber grips and physical front buttons. The phone is expected to be exclusive for Sprint and to feature the same hardware as the Galaxy S5. This means the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset with 2.5 GHz quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage and a heart rate monitor.+ View Specs
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport
Sony Xperia Z2aCompareThe Sony Xperia Z2a is a smaller version of the Xperia Z2 flagship with plastic rear design, but still water and dust resistant. The phone comes with a 5-inch 1080 x 1920 IPS display, Snapdragon 801 SOC, 3GB RAM and 20.7 megapixels rear camera. The Xperia Z2a is powered by 3000mAh battery and runs Android KitKat. Its availability is expected to be limited to Asian markets only.+ View Specs
Sony Xperia Z2a
Amazon Fire PhoneCompare6.5 reviewThe Amazon Fire Phone is a 4.7-inch device with outstanding 720p display with great outdoor visibility, a 2.2GHz quad-core chip, and a 13-megapixel optical image stabilized camera. The phone also features 2GB RAM, 32/64GB of internal storage and stereo speakers. The Amazon Fire is not just about the technical details - it's packed with services like Mayday and Firefly.The most notable feature of the Amazon Fire Phone, however, is the much rumored 3D effect, achieved with four front-facing infra-red cameras.+ View Specs
6.5Amazon Fire Phone
Spice Mobile Stellar 509CompareThe Spice Mobile Stellar 509 is a smartphone with Android 4.2. Its specs include 5" display, 1.3 GHz quad core CPU, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB ROM, microSD slot, 8 MP rear camera and a 2 MP front one for video calls.+ View Specs
Spice Mobile Stellar 509
LAVA Iris 550QCompareThe LAVA Iris 550Q is a mid-range device with Android 4.2. It features a 5.5" 720p display, 1.2 GHz quad core CPU, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB ROM, microSD slot, 8 MP rear camera and a 2 MP front one for video calls. It also offers two SIM card slots.+ View Specs
LAVA Iris 550Q
LAVA Iris Pro 20CompareThe LAVA Iris Pro 20 is a dual SIM Android 4.2.1 phone. With a 4.7" display, it is powered by a quad core processor, clocked at 1.2 GHz, coupled with 1 GB RAM, and 4 GB storage space, plus microSD slot. On the back there is an 8 MP camera, and on the front - 0.3 MP one.+ View Specs
LAVA Iris Pro 20
Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-ACompareThe Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A, which was announced shortly after the standard Galaxy S5, is the currently most hardware-packed device. The S5 LTE-A makes use of a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display with the whopping 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution. Powering the monstrous IP67-rated (dust- and water-resistant) phone is the very latest flagship chipset from Qualcomm - the 2.5GHz, quad-core Snapdragon 805 with an Adreno 420 GPU, along with 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM. The rest of the specifications overlap completely with what the Galaxy S5 has to offer - a 16-megapixel ISOCELL camera, a fingerprint sensor, a heartbeat monitor, and a 2,800 mAh battery. Finally, the phone will be available only in Korea.+ View Specs
Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A
Huawei Honor 6CompareThe Huawei Honor 6 (codenamed 'Mulan') features a 5-inch 1080 x 1920-pixel Full HD display, an 8-core Kirin 920 processor clocked at 1.3GHz per core, 3GB of RAM, and a 13MP main camera, as well as a secondary 5MP one.+ View Specs
Huawei Honor 6
Yezz ANDY A6QCompareThe Yezz ANDY A6Q is a phablet with Android 4.2. It comes rocking a 6" display, 1.3 GHz quad core CPU, 1024 MB RAM / 4096 MB ROM, microSD slot for up to 64 GB extra space, a 13 MP rear camera and a 5 MP front snapper.+ View Specs
Yezz ANDY A6Q
Yezz Billy 4.7CompareThe Yezz Billy 4.7 is a powerful Windows Phone device, running version 8.1 of the platform. It flaunts a 4.7" 720 x 1280 pixels display, 1.2 GHz quad core processor, 1 GB RAM and 4 GB ROM, micorSD slot for up to 128 GB card, and two cameras - 8 MP in the back, and 2 MP front one.+ View Specs
Yezz Billy 4.7
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5Compare9 reviewThe 10.5-inch Super AMOLED display of the new Galaxy Tab S offers a 2,560 x 1,600 pixel resolution. That aside, the tablet features an octa-core Exynos 5420 SOC, 3GB of RAM, 2.1MP front-facing camera, 8MP rear camera with LED flash, and Android KitKat with Samsung's latest Magazine UX. On the back, the device has the same dotted pattern seen on the rear cases of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Samsung Galaxy K Zoom.+ View Specs
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