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Slub-knit crochet layering sweater with wide scoop neck.
*64% Cotton, 32% Nylon, 4% Polyester
*Dry clean for best results
Measurements for Size XS/S:
Length: 21"
Chest: 56"
*64% Cotton, 32% Nylon, 4% Polyester
*Dry clean for best results
Measurements for Size XS/S:
Length: 21"
Chest: 56"
Rated 3.5 out of 5Â by 65 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5Â by irenka Great sweater! I've got an XS/S and it's gorgeous. Fits just right on me, actually this loose way is just the right way it should fit. I;ve got a black one and I'm really happy - will wear it times and times over sundresses or a swimsuit or even layer it with a top and jeans.. 5.8.2011
Rated 5 out of 5Â by dogaddict Love this Sweater! I love the natural sweater so much that I ordered a second one in olive! It is very large, but drapes and does its own thing in a cool way. (I guess that it helps that I have broad shoulders, but I still got xs/s.) Thanks, FP! 4.28.2011
Rated 2 out of 5Â by bostonstyle SO SAD.... ....i dont need to write anything but....i agree with all the reviews...i'm so sad. thought it would work for me cuz i have broad shoulders....but....not so much. If it werent so wide and "stretchy" (i guess thats what it is)...it would be perfect....but its heavy and stretches so easily...and it already starts huge, falling off both shoulders, never mind one! :(....so sad..... 4.6.2011
Rated 5 out of 5Â by chicagogal tape yarn beach sweater Girls I love, love, love this gorgeous soft sweater. I usually order large due to my wide shoulders, but this time I ordered both sizes to see which one worked better. The large was tooooo big, but the small fit beautifully. I ordered the ivory and green color. The material is soft and so cozy. I layer it with everything and really think it's a great find. This is NOT form fitting, so do not order it if you want a sweater that fits you perfect. This sweater is supposed to flow, just like it does pictured on the model. It runs LARGE.... Remember that when ordering. Thank you Free People. 3.10.2011
Rated 3 out of 5Â by ja huge? this sweater is huge and grows as the day goes on. has anyone attempted tossing it in the dryer for a minute? i'm scared to run the risk of ruining it because i do love it... 2.15.2011
Rated 2 out of 5Â by thisiskris10 really pretty but very big without a doubt this is a beautiful sweater, but it is entirely TOO BIG. i put it on and it nearly fell right off. i decided i really loved it too much to send back, so i decided to sew some of it inwards to take up a bit of room. now it fits pretty well and it still looks great. i plan to sew the sleeves up next because i can't keep them rolled up. but after all these adjustments, i feel the top will be perfect. no idea how they got this to look the way it does on the model. on another note, if fp tries to make this again, just slightly less oversized, i'll definitely buy it. especially in the beigish color. 1.25.2011
Rated 1 out of 5Â by FPKaylashay Very Disappointed When I received the December catalog I fell in love with the entire ensemble that showcased this sweater. I also purchased this item before any reviews were given. This sweater will not stay on your shoulders unless you are extremely broad, and even then I don't think it will help. If you try to wear it off one shoulder, you have to roll the sleeve so your hand can function. I tried to manipulate this sweater in any way possible, but it just didn't work. Free People has never steered me wrong before, but this one is a definite thumbs down. 1.14.2011
Rated 5 out of 5Â by lynnmarie BEAUTIFUL !!! i am so excited to have this shirt. im usually a large in fitted styles and a small in oversized. i got this in the xs/s and i love it!! its super soft!! it is large but thats the whole style of it. it doesnt look tenty or sloppy though. it hangs beautifully!! it fits me like on the model. the sleeves dont seem that long though. my daughter tried it on too, shes a size s or 4 and it looked cute on her too. i could live in this shirt!! i want the black one too!! 12.16.2010
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Lemon Meltaways Recipe
Both the cookie and the frosting are sparked with lemon in these melt-in-your-mouth goodies. Field editor Mary Houchin of Lebanon, Illinois submitted the recipe.
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 to 3 drops yellow food coloring, optional
- 1. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy; beat in lemon juice. Combine flour and cornstarch; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Shape into two 8-in. rolls; wrap each roll in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.
- 2. Unwrap and cut into 1/4-inch slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-12 minutes or until the cookies are firm to the touch. Remove to wire racks to cool.
- 3. For frosting, in a small bowl, beat the butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in the lemon juice, lemon peel and, if desired, food coloring. Frost cooled cookies. Yield: about 5 dozen.
Nutritional Facts
1 serving (2 each) equals 98 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 62 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.
Wine Pairings
Sweet White Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.
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A good first step for veterans
The Nueces County Commissioners Court put the welfare of veterans high on its priorities with the revamping of the job of veterans service officer. The job is an important one because Nueces County has such a high population of those who have served. That makes the selection of a new service officer a critical hire for the commissioners.
But simply selecting someone to replace the ousted longtime chief of that office isn't enough. The court needs to keep closer oversight of the office, which had sunk to embarrassing levels of job performance. The county veterans service officer must be accessible to veterans and the recently dismissed one had become almost unreachable, a problem that led to his ouster.
The lack of availability was compounded by an inconvenient location, an area with no waiting room. The door of the office, formerly a credit union office, was frequently locked, veterans complained, and at one point veterans were reduced to asking for help by speaking through a former teller's window. This is a shabby way to treat veterans.
The changeover in personnel, however, gives the commissioners the opportunity to upgrade an office that Nueces County veterans greatly need. That need for assistance will grow as Vietnam-era veterans, the largest percentage of veterans in Texas, age and seek medical help and other assistance. The most recent census of veterans in Nueces County, counted slightly more than 29,000, but that estimate was made in 2005 so the numbers are likely lagging.
The Texas Veterans Commission says that the number of veterans from more recent conflicts, such as the Persian Gulf and Iraq, can be expected to increase because, in part, so many state-based National Guard and Reserve units were mobilized into active service for those wars. All of this means that outreach by all the agencies that serve veterans will be important if they are to receive the education, housing, medical and other benefits they have earned.
Nueces County is one of 220 counties in Texas with a county-hired veterans service officer. The Texas Veterans Commission provides training and certification for the service officers who are an important part of the network of federal and state agencies that serve veterans. That is, the local office could be highly useful if its performance could be dramatically upgraded.
For instance, the website of the local office is a bare-bones affair that County Judge Loyd Neal, himself a veteran, said was more about the things the office wouldn't do than about what it would. Even a cursory look at other county veterans service websites, say Hidalgo County's, demonstrates what such a site could be by offering downloads of veterans forms, a list of frequently asked questions with answers and updates on important developments for veterans. This is not technology simply for technology's sake since, the Texas Veterans Commissions says, some 75 percent of newly separated veterans look first to the Internet for help on veterans' issues.
Nueces County veterans deserve better service than they have been getting. The Commissioners Court should follow through on a good first step in revamping an office that veterans need.
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One of the more extreme government abuses of the post-9/11 era targets U.S. citizens re-entering their own country, and it has received far too little attention. With no oversight or legal framework whatsoever, the Department of Homeland Security routinely singles out individuals who are suspected of no crimes, detains them and questions them at the airport, often for hours, when they return to the U.S. after an international trip, and then copies and even seizes their electronic devices (laptops, cameras, cellphones) and other papers (notebooks, journals, credit card receipts), forever storing their contents in government files. No search warrant is needed for any of this. No oversight exists. And there are no apparent constraints on what the U.S. Government can do with regard to whom it decides to target or why.
In an age of international travel -- where large numbers of citizens, especially those involved in sensitive journalism and activism, frequently travel outside the country -- this power renders the protections of the Fourth Amendment entirely illusory. By virtue of that amendment, if the government wants to search and seize the papers and effects of someone on U.S. soil, it must (with some exceptions) first convince a court that there is probable cause to believe that the objects to be searched relate to criminal activity and a search warrant must be obtained. But now, none of those obstacles -- ones at the very heart of the design of the Constitution -- hinders the U.S. government: now, they can just wait until you leave the country, and then, at will, search, seize and copy all of your electronic files on your return. That includes your emails, the websites you've visited, the online conversations you've had, the identities of those with whom you've communicated, your cell phone contacts, your credit card receipts, film you've taken, drafts of documents you're writing, and anything else that you store electronically: which, these days, when it comes to privacy, means basically everything of worth.
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Poitras' intent all along with these two documentaries was to produce a trilogy of War on Terror films, and she is currently at work on the third installment. As Poitras described it to me, this next film will examine the way in which The War on Terror has been imported onto U.S. soil, with a focus on the U.S. Government's increasing powers of domestic surveillance, its expanding covert domestic NSA activities (including construction of a massive new NSA facility in Bluffdale, Utah), its attacks on whistleblowers, and the movement to foster government transparency and to safeguard Internet anonymity. In sum, Poitras produces some of the best, bravest and most important film-making and journalism of the past decade, often exposing truths that are adverse to U.S. government policy, concerning the most sensitive and consequential matters (a 2004 film she produced for PBS on gentrification of an Ohio town won the Peabody Award and was nominated for an Emmy).
But Poitras' work has been hampered, and continues to be hampered, by the constant harassment, invasive searches, and intimidation tactics to which she is routinely subjected whenever she re-enters her own country. Since the 2006 release of "My Country, My Country," Poitras has left and re-entered the U.S. roughly 40 times. Virtually every time during that six-year-period that she has returned to the U.S., her plane has been met by DHS agents who stand at the airplane door or tarmac and inspect the passports of every de-planing passenger until they find her (on the handful of occasions where they did not meet her at the plane, agents were called when she arrived at immigration). Each time, they detain her, and then interrogate her at length about where she went and with whom she met or spoke. They have exhibited a particular interest in finding out for whom she works.
She has had her laptop, camera and cellphone seized, and not returned for weeks, with the contents presumably copied. On several occasions, her reporter's notebooks were seized and their contents copied, even as she objected that doing so would invade her journalist-source relationship. Her credit cards and receipts have been copied on numerous occasions. In many instances, DHS agents also detain and interrogate her in the foreign airport before her return, on one trip telling her that she would be barred from boarding her flight back home, only to let her board at the last minute. When she arrived at JFK Airport on Thanksgiving weekend of 2010, she was told by one DHS agent -- after she asserted her privileges as a journalist to refuse to answer questions about the individuals with whom she met on her trip -- that he "finds it very suspicious that you're not willing to help your country by answering our questions." They sometimes keep her detained for three to four hours (all while telling her that she will be released more quickly if she answers all their questions and consents to full searches).
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She now practices gynecology holding a special interest in the treatment of menopause, aging and transgender medicine. She is an expert in the use of transvaginal sonography in gynecology and early obstetrics and performs minor surgical procedures in the office.
Dr. Kolton received her BA from the University of Wisconsin in 1972 and her MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1976. She completed her OB/GYN residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and is Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 1990, Dr. Kolton completed a one-year preceptorship in Transvaginal Sonography at Columbia University Hospital.
Dr. Leslie Gruss is a founding partner of Downtown Women OB/GYN and has been practicing gynecology here since 1990. She specializes in the management of abnormal pap smears, testing for the human papilloma virus (HPV), and performs many of the practice's colposcopies and Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedures (LEEP). She is also interested in the non-surgical management of fibroid tumors and uterine bleeding.
Dr. Gruss received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979 and her MD from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1983. She completed her OB/GYN residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center in 1987 and was Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1989.
Dr. Suzanne LaJoie joined Downtown Women OB/GYN in 1999. She received her undergraduate degree at the State University at Albany before continuing on to medical school at the State University of New York at Downstate. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Staten Island University Hospital and was Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2000. While she loves all aspects of her practice, she continues to hold a very special interest in obstetrics.
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Virginia Reath, RPA, MPH has been a practicing clinician, educator and activist in sexual and reproductive gynecologic health care for the past 30 years.
Virginia studied Fine Arts at Bard College in the early 70's and left to enroll in the pre-med program at NYU. She graduated from Johns Hopkins Medical School in the Physician Assistant program in 1978. In 1984 she received her Master's in Public Health and a Masters in Community Health Education from Hunter College.
Virginia was with Downtown Women originally from 1988-1995 when she left to form her own private practice which she ended in 2012. Alongside her clinical career Virginia continued to be an activist and educator conducting numerous workshops on reproductive and sexual health to teens and older women. She was the co-host on the cult favorite radio show "SNATCHES" a women's talk radio show on WBAI during the late 90's. In 2000 Virginia was recognized by The ACLU Reproductive Rights Project for her work and activism in women's reproductive health and justice. Virginia was also a founding clinician in Gynecology at The Continuum Center for Health and Healing from 2000-2003. She developed and taught the "Changing Bodies" workshop, an after school program for The Girl's Project on the Lower East Side. In 2003 Virginia was selected for the Eileen Fisher "Women Who Change the World" ad campaign.
For the past 20 years Virginia has developed an integrative approach in her practice using alternative and naturopathic remedies in the treatment of common gynecological issues. She also has extensive knowledge in the use in bio-identical hormones, menopause, hormonal and sexual Health for women of all ages.
Virginia has continued to be a practicing visual artist and has shown her work in galleries in NYC and California. We are happy to have Virginia back at Downtown Women where she will be available for consults and counseling in menopause, hormonal health, sexuality and unintended pregnancies.


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As Krig said, I would get a whole chicken. You can roast it in the oven. Take and shredded chicken. You can then put chicken bones in stock pot or a crockpot with 4 to 6 cups of water carrots, celery, and onions. Let that cook for 4 hours. Strain broth and you can use it with rice, shredded chicken, small diced carrots, and small diced celery. To make chicken and rice soup. You should be able to get two meals each from the soup. Use the rest of the chicken to make chicken salad for lunches. You can do the chilli but instead of using a whole pound of ground beef use only half. You can add a couple cans of beans to stretch out the chilli. Chilli should make at least two meals each. Use the other half of the ground beef with a can of refriend beans to make beef and been burritos. Breakfast foods would be make muffins for breakfast, eggs and toast or buy oatmeal for breakfast everyday. Spaghetti sauce you can add chopped onion, carrots, and celery and then half a pound ground beef with one box of pasta. You should be able to get two meals each out of this. Other half of ground beef you can use to make hamburger mac and cheese.
So shoping list: one whole chicken, 2 pounds of ground beef, 1 box of spaghetti, 1 bag of rice, 1 box of mac and cheese, 1 container of oatmeal, 1 can of tomato sauce, chilli seasoning packet or homemade seasonings, 2 cans of beans for chilli, 1 can of refried beans, 1 small pack of tortillas, milk, bread, 1 small bag of carrots, 1 onion, 1 small bunch of celery and anything else that you think you need extra can veggies and can fruit. It all depends on what you already have on hand in your freezer, refrigerator, or pantry.
Check your local stores for sales on what you need. You can price match other store prices at Walmart if that helps you save time and gas.
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Dollar tree is okay. You can get pasta/pasta sauce there also some mixes like pancake mix and such. They have a lot of canned items also.
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Be careful of the Dollar Tree some things are cheaper at walmart. At Walmart I get a pound of spaghetti for .82 and I can get 21 oz of elbow noodles for .99. Sometimes it's not always cheaper.
You can make tuna casserole.
Pasta, 3 cans tuna,2 cans cream of mushroom (or make your own creamed of whatever. Super quick, and cheap), and cheese.
Cook pasta( I use egg noodles), and drain. Add cream, and drained tuna to hot pasta. Mix well, and put half of mix into casserole dish. Put a layer of cheese, and then add second half. Add another layer of cheese, and bake till the cheese melts. I usually do 350 for ten minutes. Add pepper to taste. Its my favorite, but I can no longer have dairy. :(
If you have a Sam's Club nearby or any market that sales a lot for a cheaper price I could suggest you go there and buy two 8 pounds packs of chicken breasts and you can find any other meat of your choice in big packages so it could last all month on the freezer. You can separate them by portions and put them in zyploc bags or your choice of plastic bags for freezer storage. Also, they are websites that have a lot of recipes for any type of food such as www.foodnetwork.com, www.food.com, www.allrecipes.com, etc... just google it and you will find just anything for your daily meals. Hope it helps!
A whole chicken is such a good value. Walmart usually has them for under $5 and you can stretch them for 3-4 meals. Ground beef where I live is usually more like $5 a pound or more. If you haven't cooked a whole chicken before learn how, it's a great money saver. Remove from packaging (over sink), reach in cavity and remove packet of gizards if there is one and throw away, place in baking dish or cookie sheet, sprinkle with salt and pepper, bake in oven at 375 for about an hour. I almost always make stock from mine and I use veggie scraps (ends of onions, carrots, greens) I keep in my freezer, it's basically free to make that way. Turn the stock into a soup and you have another meal.
I think your best bet will be to add beans to bulk up dishes. I'll do rice, can of salsa (Walmart usually .50-60), beans (black or pinto), shredded chicken (or ground beef) and cheese. You can roll into burrito or layer as a casserole and bake or just eat all mixed together. Add beans to taco beef, soups, etc.
Does your family like eggs and pancakes? Breakfast for dinner is a good one. Don't buy pancake mix buy flour and baking power and soda. It's so much cheaper. Make a bunch of pancakes then freeze them. During the week pop in toaster and spread with peanut butter for breakfast or snack.
This is the pancake mix recipe I use: www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella...
Replace the lemon juice with white vinegar or leave it out you don't need it, it just makes them fluffier. Same with vanilla, good but not necessary.
Make a quiche. Use half a package of frozen spinach, thaw and drain well, squueze out all the water. Use a frozen pie crust if you don't know how to make one. Sauté 1/3-1/2 small onion for 8 minutes until a little browned and carmelized. Put spinach, onion and cheese (handful) in bottom of pie crust. Mix 1 1/2 cup milk, 4 eggs together, salt and pepper. Pour in pie crust. Bake 400 for 30-40 minutes or until set. Let cool 20 minutes. Slice and serve. Sliced can be wrapped and frozen or leftovers can be used for lunches. You can also add ham or just ham and cheese is good too. Quiches are great and inexpensive.
Ground beef, buy the largest and cheapest per pound package you will eat in a month. Cook it all and portion into freezer bags for each meal. Just add it to spaghetti sauce, chili, Shepards pie, tacos, etc.
Chicken legs are on sale a lot too for super cheap. I marinate mine in apple cider vinegar bake and top with BBQ sauce for a cheap and easy meat. Usually they come in big packs like 4-6. Cook them all and shred the extra meat for burritos or another meal. It can be frozen cooked. You can save the bones for stock too.
Chicken soup, make stock, drain. Sauté onions, carrots add stock and cooked shredded chicken, add noodles, add handful of frozen corn or peas season with salt and pepper cook until noodles are done. If I don't have noodles I'll serve over cooked rice. If I have spaghetti noodles ill break them into small soup sized pieces (this is a good way to use leftover noodles).
Rice pilaf, take leftover uncooked noodles break them up into small pieces (maybe 1/3 cup total). Sauté noodles in 2 tablespoons butter until brown (watch carefully not to burn) add 1 cup rice stir to coat in butter, 1 1/2 cup water bring to boil, cover, reduce to simmer and cook 20 minutes. This is a great way to dress up plain rice. I usually serve with chicken or pork.
Pork loins go on sale a lot too. You can cut them into 'chops' and freeze the extra. I can usually a stretch them into 3-4 meals. Our grocery store does them half off once a month, so it's like $8 for 4lbs. You can also cut it into small pieces for stir fry or fried rice.
Most extra food can be frozen, cooked or uncooked. It saves so much money when you freeze and use leftovers for meals. Watch your prices carefully, especially per pound or per ounce. Homemade is almost always cheaper, biscuits, pancakes, breads are easy to make and much cheaper than packaged. Cornmeal, flour, baking soda, baking powder will go a long way.
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Samsung Vibrant finally getting Froyo 1/21/11
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Custom ROMs > stock ROMs.
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I hope this enables wi fi calling like they elude to in that article. I have a rough time getting a signal in this house and within a block of it outside too. Would be nice to be able to use wifi for calls.
Are you able to make wifi calls on your Captivate with the custom Froyo roms DD?
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Hmm well it seems Tmobile Samsung Vibrant update rom > Captivate custom roms
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Word is that you need to do the update through kiesmini. Will try it when I get home.
Others are reporting on Tmobile forums that the gps locks a little better and the wifi calling works.
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Got it installed via minikies and it's nice. Wifi calling is wonderful for me since its hard to get a cell signal in the house. Haven't fully tested the gps yet but the compass works a lot better. Flash works and the speed of the phone has increased.
They now have a little tab slider that appears when clicking on text so it makes it easier to select text (I hated trying to select text before). You can also share your internet connection and tethering is an option.
The only negatives I've found are that the Avatar movie that was on the phone as a bonus now doesn't work. It says it is locked and asks you if you want to unlock it but after selecting yes, nothing happens. Someone on the Tmobile site said to do a reboot but it didn't help. Many are complaining of the same problem on the forums.
Also the option to leave the phone display on all the time during charging is gone. Not sure if this was a Froyo thing or just Tmobile but that blows. I liked the disdplay to be on all the time while it was hooked to the charger.
Finally the Samsung desk home and car home don't work right anymore. Desk home gets an error on start up and car homelets the screen turn off then when you turn it back on the program is closed. I also tried opening
All in all though a great update.
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•After I installed the update, I can no longer access the Avatar movie as I receive "File Locked" message. What can I do?
•The license will need to be reacquired. You may need to backup information as a reset will erase all device data. A full reset will need to be performed by dialing *2767*3855#. The device will restart afterwards. After a few minutes has passed, you should be able to play back the movie.
That sucks ass. So you have to fully reset your phone to get avatar playable again.
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Car Home and screen going off when plugged in have been solved by downloading an app called widgetsoid2.x which allows you to make the screen stay on all the time while under power other than the battery. :thumbsup:
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Fully reset phone and Avatar is working again.
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Email notification sounds not working now with this update.
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Found another problem but after messing with it I finally figured out the solution.
Me and some others on Tmobiles forum were having problems sending pic messagges. We would get a server error message. After messing with it I found it doesn't like you to have any parenthesis or dashes in your phone numbers. Before the update I had dashes in my contacts phone numbers. After deleting the dashes it's working fine with pic messages again.
Only problem now is the Android email program won't play notification sounds but on the Tmobile forum it is said this is probably a problem with the build.
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While this response does not indicate how many pets are kept in each household, market sentiment suggests that it is more likely for a household to contain multiple cats as opposed to more than one dog. During the first half of 2010, More Th>n accounted for around 43.4% of the advertising spend of the total pet insurance market. The company dedicated £2.1m to marketing, of which £1.6m was spent on television advertising. This represents a massive increase in budget compared to the £622,000 the company spent during the first half of 2009.How has the pet insurance market been faring recently and how is it forecast to perform in the next four years? Reasons to buy: - Gain insight into the future direction of the sector, including market size and the major issues affecting the market. - Benchmark your company against your competitors based on current and past performances in the market. Contents: Overview Catalyst Summary Executive Summary The pet insurance market grew at a lower rate in 2009 High claims inflation continues to cut profit margins The top three pet insurers hold a high share in an increasingly consolidated market More Th>n overtook Direct Line as the largest pet insurance advertiser in 2010 Market growth will be driven by claims inflation and resultant premium rate increases Market Context Introduction The pet insurance market grew at a lower rate in 2009 High claims inflation continues to cut profit margins Current economic conditions will have an enduring effect on pet insurance Customer Focus Introduction Cat owners are a prudent market on which to focus in the UK More Th>n overtook Direct Line as the largest pet insurance advertiser in 2010 The total advertising budget spent on pet insurance shrank between 2008 and 2009 Household income impacts pet insurance penetration more than age Direct insurers are the dominant providers of pet insurance Petplan, Tesco Bank, and Direct Line make up half of the total UK pet insurance market Online and telephone distribution are the dominant methods of pet insurance arrangement Confused.com and CompareTheMarket.com joined GoCompare.com in offering a pet insurance comparison service Competitive Dynamics Introduction RSA, QBE and Agria are expected to record increased premiums in 2010 The top three pet insurers hold a high share in an increasingly consolidated market Acquisitions in the pet insurance space will see changes in market share Future Decoded Market growth will be driven by claims inflation and resultant premium rate increases Appendix Definitions Methodology Further reading Ask the analyst Datamonitor consulting Disclaimer TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1: Pet insurance market growth was muted in 2009 Figure 2: Pet insurance has a higher loss ratio than household or travel insurance Figure 3: In H1 2010, the majority of pet insurers' marketing spend was allocated to television advertising Figure 4: Pet insurance market growth was muted in 2009 Figure 5: The UK dog population has remained comparatively level since 1999 Figure 6: Pet insurance has a higher loss ratio than household or travel insurance Figure 7: UK economic activity levels, 1998–2010 Q1 (000s) Figure 8: A higher proportion of smaller households decreases the convenience of pet ownership Figure 9: Over half of UK pet owners own a cat (multiple responses allowed) Figure 10: In H1 2010, the majority of pet insurers' marketing spend was allocated to television advertising Figure 11: The More Th>n television campaigns focus on their pricing and customer service Figure 12: Pet insurance advertising spend has been increasingly devoted to television advertising Figure 13: Penetration of UK pet insurance, split by household income (% of pet-owner respondents) Figure 14: Penetration of UK pet insurance, split by age Figure 15: The direct and broker channels sold the most pet insurance policies (split by household income) Figure 16: The top 10 pet insurance distributors make up three quarters of the total UK market Figure 17: Online pet cover sales were the dominant distribution channel across household income bands Figure 18: GoCompare.com compares the highest number of pet insurance policies Figure 19: GoCompare.com offers options like boarding fees as add-on components of the policy Figure 20: CompareTheMarket.com asks consumers to specify the breed from a drop down list Figure 21: Confused.com is the latest of the major aggregators to offer pet insurance policy comparison Figure 22: Swedish pet insurer Agria is hoping to bring its Scandinavian success to the UK market Figure 23: The dominance of Allianz and RBSI in the pet insurance market is increasing Figure 24: The growth rate of the pet insurance market is expected to be lower than it was pre- recession TABLE OF TABLES Table 1: UK pet insurance GWP (£m), 2005–09 Table 2: UK dog and cat population (millions), 1999–2010 Table 3: Gross loss ratios by line of business, 2005-09 (%) Table 4: UK veterinarian industry numbers and pay inflation, 2003–09 Table 5: UK economic activity levels, 1998-2010 (000s) Table 6: UK households by size, 1971–2008/09 Table 7: Pet ownership trends in UK households, 2010 Table 8: Top 10 pet insurance advertisers by medium, HI 2010 Table 9: Top 10 UK pet insurance advertisers ranked by 2010 H1 expenditure, H1 2006 - 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You will feel only a quick sting from
the needle if you have a local anesthesia to numb the biopsy area. You may feel
some pressure when the biopsy needle is put in. After a fine-needle aspiration
biopsy or core needle biopsy, the site may be tender for 2 to 3 days. You also
may have a bruise around the site.
If you have general anesthesia
for an open lymph node biopsy, you will not be awake during the biopsy. After
you wake up, the area may be numb from a local anesthetic that was put into the
biopsy site. You will also feel sleepy for several hours.
For 1 to
2 days after an open lymph node biopsy, you may feel tired. You may also have a
mild sore throat if a tube was used to help you breathe during the biopsy.
Using throat lozenges and gargling with warm salt water may help with the sore
After an open biopsy, the area may feel tender, firm,
swollen, and bruised. Fluid may collect near the biopsy site. Fluid may
also leak from the biopsy site. You can use an ice pack or take an over-the-counter pain medicine (not aspirin) to help relieve swelling and mild pain. The tenderness should go away in
about a week, and the bruising usually fades within 2 weeks. But the firmness
and swelling may last for 6 to 8 weeks. Do not do any heavy lifting or other
activities that stretch or pull the muscles around the area.
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Spookey Ruben
|Spookey Ruben
|Background information
|Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|Alternative, art rock, industrial, orchestral pop, lo-fi, progressive metal
|Years active
|TVT Records, MCA Records, EMI Records, Zomba Records, Hi-Hat Recordings, Universal Records, Quattro Label
|Associated acts
Spookey Ruben (born Alan Deil) is a Canadian musician and experimental filmmaker. Best known for his song and music video "These days are old", Spookey's adventurous songwriting and eccentric production techniques often contrast high and low vocals, analogue keyboards, found sounds, sampled beats and stringed instruments such as electric and Spanish guitar. Spookey has released seven full-length solo albums and toured throughout Europe, Japan and North America. Spookey's diverse body of work ranges from directing music videos to working as a pop producer, songwriter, remixer and film composer.
Early life[edit]
Due to his father's work as an ESA space engineer Spookey grew up in Germany, the Netherlands, and Washington, D.C. In his childhood, Spookey's parents insisted he take up an instrument and so he chose classical guitar. At age 13 he got his hands on his first electric guitar and spent the remainder of his teenage years playing in an array of hardcore and speed metal bands[1] (most notably Transilience). It was at this time that he received his nickname "Spooky", a result of his high-school friends teasing him about his appearance with his long hair and Satanic T-shirts. At age 19 he moved to Toronto and enrolled in film school at York University, but kept musical ideas rolling on a four-track recorder.[2]
Recording artist[edit]
Spookey's home recording experiments led to the making of his solo debut album Modes of Transportation Vol. 1 (TVT Records) which was partially engineered and mixed by Gadi Foltys, Don Kerr, Brad Nelson and Mark Plati[3] (David Bowie). International critical acclaim followed, hailing the album as the "Pet Sounds of the 90s" and "lo-fi pop masterpiece". In 1996, Ruben contributed to the AIDS benefit album Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip produced by the Red Hot Organization. Disputes with TVT resulted in his leaving the label and years of apparent silence.[2] Eventually, Ruben simultaneously released two separate CDs entitled Bed and Breakfast (Hi-Hat/Zomba) that were later repackaged as a double album. Alone at the Zoo, co-produced by John McEntire of Tortoise/The Sea and Cake was released as a special limited album of demos in 2003. On June 16, 2009 his full-length album, Mechanical Royalty, was released in Canada on Hi-Hat/Sonic Unyon. He has since released a new EP, Shackleton and is playing live dates in North America and Europe.
In 2008, Spookey Ruben began filming a series of short films (Spookey Ruben's Dizzy Playground) for Exclaim! and AUX Television. There have been seven episodes, which include musicians from various bands.[4]
- Omen of the Goblet – Featuring Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene
- Exit to Panama – Featuring Hannah Krapivinsky and Anna Edwards of Foxfire
- Space Package – Featuring John McEntire of Tortoise/The Sea and Cake
- Cavity Central – Featuring Melissa Auf der Maur of Hole/The Smashing Pumpkins
- Natural Born Grannies – Featuring Ariel Pink
- The Adventures of Spaghetti Cowboy - Featuring Leslie Feist of Feist/Broken Social Scene
- Puzzleface - Featuring Denis Bélanger of Voivod, Maylee Todd, Rodrigo Gudiño and legendary film director Ken Russell
- Modes of Transportation Vol. 1 (tvt records 1995, quattro Japan 1996, intercord Germany 1996, emi uk 1997)
- Wendy Mcdonald – Live in Japan EP (tvt records 1996)
- Modes of Transportation Vol. 2: What's a Boy to do? (quattro Japan 1998)
- Brunch (quattro Japan 2000)
- Bed and Breakfast (hi-hat/zomba – released separately in 2002, 2003 then repackaged in 2006)
- Alone At The Zoo (hi-hat 2003)
- Ausfahrt Walsrode EP (lamm/universal 2006)
- Mechanical Royalty (hi-hat/sonic unyon – special edition EP 2008; full length edition 2009)
- Shackleton (hi-hat – special limited edition EP 2010)
- Welsh Rarebits (hi-hat 2012)
- ""These days are old" (1995)
- "Running Away" (1995)
- "Wendy Mcdonald" (1996)
- "Brand New Game" (2002)
- "Shauna" (2003)
- "Glenn Take Care" (2003)
- "Are There Any People You Don't Love?" (2006)
- "Superpoke" (2009)
- ^ "Spookey Ruben Biography". 123exp-biographies.
- ^ a b "Spookey ruben bio version q-v4". hi-hat.ca.
- ^ Modes of Transportation, Vol. 1: Information from. Answers.com (1995-10-03). Retrieved on 2012-01-05.
- ^ "Watch Episode One of Spookey Ruben's Dizzy Playground". exclaim.ca.
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patch failure rate is the same as that of birth control pills.
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2008 CFN Big East Preview
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Depth Chart
Predicted record: 10-2
Conf. record: 6-1
Offensive Player:
QB Pat White, Sr
Defensive Player:
LB Reed Williams, Sr.
Even after delivering the best season of a brilliant career, West
Virginia might need more production from QB Pat White. Without
playmakers Steve Slaton, Owen Schmitt, and Darius Reynaud, who caught 12
touchdown passes, the Mountaineers are searching for complements to its
dynamic two-way quarterback. The most likely candidate to step up is RB
Noel Devine, who erupted for 627 yards and six touchdowns on only 73
carries as a rookie. The line, always a constant in Morgantown, returns
five starters and will be among the toughest units in the country.
Although new coordinator Jeff Mullen will stick with the spread offense,
he does plan to add a few new wrinkles to the playbook, particularly in
the passing game.
Defense: Coordinator Jeff
Casteel was retained by Bill Stewart, which was great news considering
how well the Mountaineers performed in 2007. The defense was air-tight
in all facets, allowing just 300 yards and 18 points a game, while
finishing ninth nationally in turnover margin. Maintaining that level
of play, however, is about to get much tougher. Even without Marc Magro,
the linebackers will be fine, but the defensive line must be rebuilt and
there's a serious depth issue in the secondary. While Casteel will
continue to lean on undersized athletes that fly to the ball out of the
3-3-5 stack, he's going to need help from a bunch of newcomers and
Offense |
Predicted record: 10-2
Conf. record: 5-2
Offensive Player:
RB LeSean
McCoy, Soph.
Defensive Player:
LB Scott McKillop, Sr.
In LeSean
McCoy, Dave Wannstedt has a back capable of carrying the ball 25-30
times a game, while wearing out defenses in the second half. He's a
budding superstar who'll get even better with experience and more
support from the passing attack. The Panthers like to grind it out, but
that doesn't mean they'll ignore the passing game. In fact, they need
more balance to improve on last year's paltry offensive numbers. Before
getting injured in the opener, QB Bill Stull was staring at a
breakthrough junior season as the starter. Now he's trying to hold off
the competition for a second straight year, while playing catch with one
of the Big East's deepest receiving corps.
Defense: After finishing fifth
nationally despite having little in the way of star power, the Panther D
hopes to raise the bar even higher. Led by Scott McKillop at middle
linebacker, Pittsburgh honored the staff's wish to tackle better and
become more physical. Few starters are lost, and the ones that are, such
as DE Joe Clermond, will be replaced by a quality player, such as
sophomore Greg Romeus. Even the departure of coordinator Paul Rhoads was
eased by the hiring of Phil Bennett, a veteran with a successful track
record as a coordinator. DT Gus Mustakas was poised for a huge season
before tearing his ACL in Week 2. His return, along with the emergence
of Mick Williams, should provide a huge lift to the run defense.
Offense |
Depth Chart
Predicted record: 10-2
Conf. record: 5-2
Offensive Player:
WR Marcus Barnett, Soph.
Defensive Player:
DT Terrill Byrd, Sr.
With or without QB Ben Mauk, who was denied a sixth year of eligibility
by the NCAA, Brian Kelly is set to move forward with a "Cat Attack"
offense that was wildly successful in its debut. While five hurlers
will technically be in the hunt, the competition has boiled down to
senior Dustin Grutza, Notre Dame transfer Demterius Jones, and redshirt
freshman Chazz Anderson. Whoever gets the nod will operate behind a
shaky line replacing a couple of starters, and bank on the healthy
return of star WR Marcus Barnett from a broken fibula. The running backs
will be serviceable, but no one stands out.
Defense: The Bearcats retain
many of the key parts from last season's stingy, ball-hawking defense,
including three All-Big East performers. With DT Terrill Byrd back to
clog the middle of the line and CB Mike Mickens cutting off half the
field for opposing quarterbacks, Cincinnati will again be one of the
toughest defenses to navigate in the league. If there's a pressing
concern for defensive coordinator Joe Tresey, it's at safety, where
Haruki Nakamura and Anthony Williams must be replaced. A lot will be
expected from senior Cedric Tolbert, the most experienced of the
holdover safeties.
South Florida
Offense |
Defense |
Depth Chart
Predicted record: 7-5
Conf. record: 4-3
Offensive Player:
QB Matt
Grothe, Jr.
Defensive Player:
DE George Selvie, Jr.
Although Matt
Grothe is a one-man gang for the South Florida offense, the coaching
staff would prefer to spread the ball around a little more, taking some
heat off its quarterback. That shouldn't be a problem, considering 10
starters return from the most prolific attack in school history. After a
solid rookie debut, RB Mike Ford is poised for a breakthrough season,
and the ensemble of receivers is raw, but very deep and athletic. While
new offensive coordinator Greg Gregory is excited about the talent he
inherited, he also knows the offense can be far more potent if it cuts
down on turnovers and improves in the red zone. That's an indirect way
of telling Grothe that it's time to elevate the level of his play as a
Defense: The defense, the
cornerstone of South Florida's recent boom, is undergoing some changes,
particularly up the middle and at cornerback. Exhausted eligibility took
a bite out the interior of the defensive line, while marking the end of
the careers of three all-league standouts, LB Ben Moffitt and corners
Mike Jenkins and Trae Williams. Good recruiting and even better coaching
ensure that Wally Burnham's speedy defense will land on its feet. Of
course, it doesn't hurt getting back All-American DE George Selvie, a
disruptive force and one of the best pass rushers in the country. He'll
be joined by six other starters and emerging stars, such as NT Terrell
McClain and CB Jerome Murphy, who'll work to keep the Bulls among the
Big East's stingiest defenses.
Offense |
Defense |
Depth Chart
Predicted record: 7-5
Conf. record: 3-4
Offensive Player:
C Eric
Wood, Sr.
Defensive Player:
DT Earl Heyman, Sr.
Louisville's high-octane offense, unstoppable over the last decade, is
about to turn the page and begin writing a new chapter. Not only is QB
Brian Brohm gone, but so are all of his favorite weapons, including
All-Big East WR Harry Douglas. Brohm's graduation clears a path for
senior and long-time backup Hunter Cantwell to show the nation—and NFL
scouts—that he's more than just a nice insurance policy. He'll need a
lot of help from a supporting cast that'll show little resemblance to
the one that roamed Papa John's last season. Two players capable of
filling the void are RB Bilal Powell and WR Scott Long, whose potential
has been corked by the recent logjam on offense.
Defense: Although new defensive
coordinator Ron English had success at Michigan, he also had a lot more
to work with in Ann Arbor than he's inheriting at Louisville. The same
miserable Cardinal D that got ambushed by Middle Tennessee and Syracuse
last fall must completely rebuild a back seven that's been gutted by
graduations, defections, and suspensions. The only sliver of positive
news is that the Cards are well stocked with five experienced down
linemen, led by the inside-outside presence of Earl Heyman and Maurice
Mitchell, respectively. Miami transfer James Bryant is being counted on
to stabilize a linebacker corps that's without last year's three
Offense |
Defense |
Predicted record: 7-5
Conf. record: 4-3
Offensive Player:
WR Kenny
Britt, Jr.
Defensive Player:
S Courtney Greene, Sr.
Now life
has begun without Ray Rice, the attack will be forced to find a new
horse in the backfield while reinventing the offense a little bit. While
the O will continue to strive for balance, it'll be tempting to
completely turn things over to a passing game that's home to a
third-year starter under center and a pair of 1,000-yard receivers. Now
more than ever, the onus is on Teel to break through with the best
season of his life, and the pressure will be on from the start. Three
starters are gone from the offensive line, but one holdover, new LT
Anthony Davis, is poised for a special sophomore season.
Defense: A healthy 15 players
who started games in 2007 are back, promising news for a Rutgers defense
that's looking for a rebound. The Knights allowed 106 more points than
the prior year and had a measly 19 takeaways, a real no-no for Greg
Schiano's pressure D. Three leaders, DT Eric Foster, LB Brandon Renkart,
and S Ron Girault, are gone, but Rutgers feels good about the young
athletes who have populated the last three recruiting classes. This
year's opponents will be content to pound away at the middle of a line
that's undersized, inexperienced, and in need of support from the back
seven. The alternative is to venture into the teeth of a well-stocked
pass defense that was No. 5 nationally and gets plenty of help from the
pass rush.
Offense |
Defense |
Predicted record: 6-6
Conf. record: 2-5
Offensive Player:
RB Andre
Dixon, Jr.
Defensive Player:
DE Cody Brown, Sr.
Huskies would like to take some of the restrictions off QB Tyler
Lorenzen, a capable downfield passer, but his wide receivers are among
the least scary in the Big East. Instead, the program will strive for
modest gains in the passing attack while continuing to lean heavily on
the running tandem of Andre Dixon and Donald Brown. One of the keys to
the ground game will be to find a replacement for all-star G Donald
Thomas. A terrific drive blocker from the right side, he leaves a big
void at the position that coaches hope can be filled by massive
converted tackle Zach Hurd.
Defense: As stingy as
Connecticut was in 2007, it might be even better this fall. Eight
starters are back, and some of the neophytes, such as sophomore
linebackers Lawrence Wilson and Scott Lutrus, are quickly becoming
reliable veterans. Lutrus is replacing All-Star Danny Lansanah in the
middle, a more natural fit for his skill set. At end, Julius Williams
and Cody Brown give the Huskies a formidable bookend that combined for
28.5 tackles for loss and 16 sacks a year ago. Keep an eye on DT Alex
Polito, who erupted against Wake Forest in the bowl game and continues
to perform like a budding star.
Offense |
Defense |
Predicted record: 3-9
Conf. record: 1-7
Offensive Player:
QB Andrew
Robinson, Jr.
Defensive Player:
NT Arthur
Jones, Jr.
New coordinator Mitch Browning was a shrewd offseason hire, but does he
have enough to work with, particularly in the trenches? Although
there's a nice mix of talent at the skill positions, it'll stay in the
garage if the line continues yielding more than 50 sacks a year. While
Browning's a wiz at coaching up linemen, the group he inherits is
nothing like the ones he used to have at Minnesota. Robinson is back
at the controls, hoping to improve on last year's 13 touchdown passes as
a first-year starter. The 118th-ranked Orange running game
desperately needs Carter and Brinkley to return from a serious injury
that prematurely ended their 2007 seasons.
Defense: The Orange D was
abysmal in every facet requiring a complete overhaul. Unfortunately,
the talent is suspect and not likely to get much better since allowing
35 points and 468 yards a game. Opposing offenses moved the ball at
will, and now the D will lean more on NT Arthur Jones and rising
underclassmen, such as CB Mike Holmes and LB Parker Cantey, to try to
change things around. As if the unit couldn't get more unsettled,
coordinator Steve Russ left for Wake Forest in February leaving Derrick
Jackson to share the duties with the head coach. Somehow, the front
seven must generate more pressure after getting to the quarterback just
nine times in 2007.


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"It's what we are getting by having this vote after the annexation," he said.
Many of the improvements had already been outlined as part of the district's five-year capital facilities plan. Among the 75 projects are: improvements to building security, technology and energy efficiency; new efficient heating and ventilation equipment; and the replacement of roofs. Work at Maplewood would bring the building up to modern handicap-accessibility codes, including the installation of an elevator.
If approved, the renovations would be completed in three to four years.
Two public meetings took place on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Latham Ridge Forts Ferry and Loudonville. More meetings are scheduled for: Wednesday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m. Blue Creek, Boght Hills and Southgate; Tuesday, Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m., Maplewood; Wednesday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m., Shaker High School; and Thursday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m. at Shaker Junior High School.""
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Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima has completed his move from Kawasaki Frontale to Belgian side Lierse SK. The 27-year-old was a stand-out performer for the Samurai Blue at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ and played in all four games in South Africa.
Kawashima follows in the footsteps of Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, who is the only other Japan goalkeeper to play in Europe having had spells with Portsmouth and Denmark's FC Nordsjaelland.
"I want to play all games for my new club in Belgium," he said. "After I experienced the World Cup, I thought that putting myself in a more competitive environment is the only way I can get better.
"It's been difficult for Japanese goalkeepers to ply their trade in Europe. I'll try to succeed and pave the way for other Japanese goalkeepers.''


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The Skaneateles Music Guild will offer someone the chance to have a personal chef for a day. Chef Luke Houghton donated his talents to the annual Christmas Luncheon raffle and will provide the winner with an exciting meal for the 10 people in the winner's home. With more than 12 years of experience as a chef at luxury resorts such as Mirbeau and Savannah Dhu, a 5000 acre privately owned conference center and wild game preserve, Luke has now created Pure Catering and Events, specializing in planning, managing and operating high quality events throughout Central New York and the Finger Lakes Region.
Raffle tickets are one for $5 or three for $10. The cost for a reservations to the luncheon is $35. it will be held at the Welch Allyn Lodge on Dec. 1 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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