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A method of developing a visual/audio campaign for delivery to a device having a radio wave receiver is disclosed. The method includes a managing node receiving broadcast specific information from a plurality of radio stations, the managing node receiving broadcast non-specific information, the managing node creating the visual/audio campaign at least partly by matching an item of broadcast non-specific information with an item of broadcast specific information, and delivering the visual/audio campaign to the device via radio waves.
1. A method of developing a visual/audio campaign for delivery to a device having a radio wave receiver, comprising:
receiving, at a managing node, broadcast specific information including real-time information from a plurality of radio stations, each radio station having a respective broadcast frequency, the managing node being separate and remotely located from the device;
receiving, at the managing node, broadcast non-specific information;
creating, at the managing node, the visual/audio campaign including a message for presenting on the device by dynamically matching an item of broadcast non-specific information received from a source with an item of broadcast specific information received from one or more radio stations of the plurality of radio stations, wherein the message is based on the matched item of broadcast specific information and the item of broadcast non-specific information;
including, by the managing node, in the visual/audio campaign scheduling data including a selection of broadcast frequencies from a plurality of possible broadcast frequencies of the plurality of radio stations;
scheduling, by the managing node, a delivery of the visual/audio campaign on the frequencies selected by the managing node based at least in part on the scheduling data; and
delivering the visual/audio campaign for transmission to the device via radio waves at the selected frequencies, wherein the message is presented on the device upon delivering.
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20. A managing node for developing and delivering a visual/audio campaign to a device having a radio wave receiver, the device being remotely located from the managing node, the managing node comprising:
means for receiving broadcast specific information including real-time information from a plurality of radio stations, each radio station having a respective broadcast frequency;
means for receiving broadcast non-specific information from a source;
means for automatically developing the visual/audio campaign including a message for presenting on the device by dynamically matching the broadcast specific information and broadcast non-specific information;
means for including, in the visual/audio campaign, scheduling data including a selection of broadcast frequencies from a plurality of possible broadcast frequencies of the plurality of radio stations;
means for scheduling the visual/audio campaign for delivery on selected frequencies based at least in part on the scheduling data; and
means for delivering the visual/audio campaign for transmission to the device using radio waves having a sub-carrier frequency.
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This application is related to U.S. provisional application No. 60/351,935 filed Jan. 24, 2002, and PCT application PCT/US2002/04769 filed Feb. 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
1. Field of the Invention
The field of the invention is radio frequency communications.
2. Description of the Background
Transmission of data via radio signals is an effective means of communication to a variety of devices located within range of the signal. An advertiser or other provider of the data (including content) may pre-select a radio frequency carrier type (e.g. FM sub-carrier, AM sub-carrier, Cellular etc. . . . ), a broadcasting station (e.g. KIIS FM), and/or a frequency over which the data will be broadcast (e.g. 102.7 MHz 57 kHz RBDS) based on the geographic location of the target audience. The particular frequency may be chosen because of its popularity with the target audience, its spectrum availability, the type or device that will receive the signals, and importantly because its signals will cover (i.e. reach) the targeted audience.
Covering the target audience is deemed essential, and since many applications of radio frequency (RF) communication target an audience existing within a relatively small geographic area, often coverage is not a problem. For example, it is common to broadcast music or news over a pre-selected frequency to all areas of an office building. Pre-selection of the frequency and pre-tuning of the receivers to that frequency is a relatively easy process. Another example of an RF communication within a relatively small area is a radio controlled car that is set to receive signals broadcast over a pre-selected frequency. Yet another example is taught by U.S. Pat. No. 6,298,218 to Lowe et al. (October 2001). The '218 patent targets audiences within a few feet of the transmitting device. This is exemplified by an athletic club environment in which a user device receives different broadcasts on different frequencies depending on his proximity to specific pieces of gym equipment having transmitters. Thus, those applications that target audiences over a relatively small area typically work well with pre-selection of the frequency and the station. Coverage becomes an issue and complications arise, however, when the target audience is spread over an area that encompasses more than one frequency, station, and/or band. These complications are due in part to the necessity to pre-select many, perhaps hundreds or thousands, of frequencies and stations in order to cover the entire target audience. Thus, pre-selection of frequencies becomes extremely burdensome when a wide spread audience has been targeted.
The need to employ several stations simultaneously is addressed by U.S. Pat. No. 4,517,562 to Martinez (May 1985), however the '562 patent still does not solve or even recognize problems related to the difficulty of scheduling and coordinating communications over a wide spread area. These problems are exacerbated by competition for available RF spectrum and perhaps the distance between a data provider and a data recipient.
There is a need for systems and methods which facilitate use of radio signals to communicate to devices that may be spread over a relatively large area.
The present invention includes systems and methods of developing and delivering visual/audio radio frequency campaigns. A managing node receives broadcast specific information and broadcast non-specific information, and the managing node matches at least one item of broadcast non-specific information with an item of broadcast specific information as part of the development of a visual/audio campaign that is delivered to a remote device preferably via a sub-carrier frequency.
Another aspect includes a system for developing and delivering a visual/audio campaign to a device having a radio wave receiver in which a managing node is programmed to: receive broadcast specific information from a plurality of radio stations; automatically develop the visual/audio campaign as a function of the broadcast specific information and broadcast non-specific information; and deliver the visual/audio campaign to the device using radio waves having a sub-carrier frequency.
A further aspect includes a system comprising a remote device having a display area that is within line of sight of an information user that requests a visual/audio campaign from the remote device. A plurality of radio stations are responsive to a request for broadcast specific information, and a managing node is responsive to a request for visual/audio information, the response based on either or both of the broadcast specific information and broadcast non-specific information. The visual/audio campaign is broadcast to the remote device via a sub-carrier frequency.
It should be appreciated that the inventive subject matter is especially useful for providing a visual campaign to a car stereo system.
Various objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention, along with the accompanying drawings in which like numerals represent like components.
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As defined herein, a visual/audio campaign is comprised of information (i.e. data) that can either be optically (visually) sensed by the human eye or audibly sensed by the human ear. A visual/audio campaign may include graphics, audio, text, symbols, pictures, and images that are stored electronically, and therefore visual/audio information may be temporarily not susceptible to being optically or audibly sensed. Thus, data traveling by radio waves may be part of a visual/audio campaign even though the data may not be viewable or audibly discernable in its present state. A visual/audio campaign typically comprises content data and schedule related data such as delivery times, broadcast frequencies, RF transmitter locations. Additionally, a visual/audio campaign may be formatted to comply with known technologies such as RDS (radio data service), RBDS (radio broadcast data service), and DARC (Data Radio Channel), and thus a visual campaign may include the data associated to the following fields: Program Identification (PD; Program Service (PS) name; Automatic Frequency Switch (AF) list; Traffic Programme (TP) identification; Traffic Announcement (TA) signal; Program Type Name (PTYN); Radio Text (RT); Traffic Message Channel (TMC); and Programme Type (PTY). While a visual/audio campaign may include at least one item of broadcast specific information and/or broadcast non-specific information, it should be pointed out that this is not a requirement. Thus, the subject of visual/audio campaign may be an advertisement that does not comprise any broadcast specific information.
Radio stations 210 are generally entities that transmit information to common radios and other devices by radio waves (e.g. KIIS FM, KBIG, WNEW and so on). It should be appreciated, however, that the concept of a radio station should not be limited except to the extent that a station can send broadcast specific information 215 to a managing node 220.
Broadcast specific information 215 is information related to a broadcast of radio wave information. For example, broadcast specific information includes a play list (e.g. names or content of songs and associated times and dates that the songs will be played), program information (e.g. a names or content of programs, segments, or spots and associated times and dates of broadcast), available spectrum (e.g. available frequency for delivery of a visual campaign), advertisement times slots, content of advertisements, physical location of radio station transmitter, and the coverage area of a radio station broadcast. Preferably broadcast specific information 215 is sent to a managing node 220 via the Internet, but other paths and modes of transportation may be appropriate including non-electronic modes such as US mail.
Broadcast non-specific information 230-280 is defined in the negative as information received by the managing node that is not broadcast specific information. Broadcast nonspecific information advantageously enters a system as a result of a communication between a source (not shown) and a managing node 220, and this communication is likely an asynchronous communication of digital data over the Internet. It is contemplated that much of the broadcast non-specific information will come from news services such as AP and UPI, however the source of broadcast non-specific information is not a limitation to the overall inventive concept.
A managing node 220 generally consists of a plurality of servers that are preferably Web-based i.e., coupled to the Internet) and centralized, but may even be distributed. Servers, including RAID drives, may be geographically distributed and mirrored.
Whether a device classifies as a managing node 220 generally depends upon functionality. Among the functions of a managing node 220 are scheduling delivery of visual campaigns, selecting frequencies, selecting RF transmitters, encoding data to comply with appropriate protocols and technologies, targeting devices (e.g. by serial number, lot number, location, demographic information; psychographic information, meta data parameter), confirmation and audit (including 3rd party audit) of actual RF delivery through a feedback loop, providing detailed reporting, dynamically pricing based on availability or other criteria (e.g. Auctions); interfacing applications for 3rd party software integration, and maintaining a subscriber (source) and consumer (remote device user) web interface. A managing node 220 is also responsible for partnering with market leaders (e.g. in the sale of electronics and broadcast of RF signals) and receiving, maintaining and matching broadcast specific and broadcast non-specific information from radio stations. Since scheduling of broadcasts and selecting of frequencies are functions of a managing node 220, a device scheduling broadcasts or selecting frequencies is by definition a managing node regardless of other factors such as location. For example, a device that selects a frequency at a regional broadcast station is a managing node 220.
RF transmitters 290 are preferably operated by the radio stations 210 that have transmitted broadcast specific information 215 to the managing node 220. In other less preferred embodiments, RF transmitters may be independent from radio stations and may be employed simply to transmit and optionally encode visual campaigns. A visual/audio campaign may be encoded for radio broadcast by the managing node 220 or some other entity including the RF transmitters. It is contemplated that such transmitters are those capable of broadcasting radio signals within AM, FM, TV (NTSC, DTV in N. America, PAL and DVB in some other countries), Cellular/PCS, and Satellite bands, and it is anticipated that both primary and sub-carrier channels will be utilized to transmit data.
A preferred device 295 is a car stereo that is RDBS, RDS, and/or DARC enabled. The device may also be enabled with other appropriate technology that allows receipt of a visual/audio campaign broadcast over radio waves. In addition to a car stereo, the following is a non-inclusive list of contemplated devices: mobile telematics device, PDA, cell phone, GPS device, mass transit displays, mall displays (e.g. kiosks), airport displays, entertainment venue displays, sporting event displays, street furniture (e.g. benches at a bus stop), video games, TVs, and mobile audio devices (e.g. a walkman, an MP3 player, and so on).
With respect to a device 295, it is generally contemplated that a display (not shown) will be coupled to the device 295. An example of a display is an LCD on the front of a radio. The size of the display is not to be construed as a limitation herein, however, a preferred display is only about a half inch high by 2 inches long. As such, information that is displayed on the display (i.e. the visual/audio campaign) may be scrolled or paged over the display area. It is further contemplated that a visual/audio campaign may be used to feed a GPS or other supplemental system. Consider a visual/audio campaign that includes traffic information. The traffic information may optionally be used to feed a GPS system that will consider the traffic information and plan a detour. An expansion on this concept includes transportation department information related to road closures.
In a preferred class of embodiments, a user has the option to store visual/audio campaigns and or portions of the campaigns. The option to store may be actuated by pressing a button on the steering wheel or by other appropriate means such as a voice command of "store". This capability is especially useful for a driver of an automobile that wants to retain campaign information.
A device 295 may have a button or some other means of enable/disabling receipt of a visual/audio campaign. Additionally, a visual/audio campaign may be the subject of a subscription requiring advance payment, and as such an access parameter (not shown) may be used to control whether a device 295 receives a broadcast communication. In embodiments that utilize an access parameter, a user may submit a request to set the access parameter, which generally resides on a remote device. Such a request is typically submitted to a managing node 220. Thus, a broadcast communication may include a unique identifier (e.g. serial number, VIN) of a remote device 295, and the remote device 295 may receive the communication as a function of a value of the access parameter. While this example targets a single remote device, no requirement should be inferred that access parameters operate with only a single remote device, and in fact communications may target multiple serial numbers or lot numbers.
Another aspect includes broadcasts that may be overlapped to increase the probability of a successful communication. For example, a single device may be within range of more than one RF transmitter 295, and therefore, each transmitter within range may issue a "duplicate" transmission. This may be especially helpful should a transmitter 295 go down or have problems with interference.
Information confirming an RF communication may be tracked by a confirmation server 298 and may include an acknowledgement of receipt, a date and time received, as well as other useful information in response to the device's receipt of RF data. Failure of a communication may indicate that a remote device is inoperable or no longer within the geographical range of an RF transmitter.
In another example, a driver in his car has enabled RBDS on his in-dash stereo. Radio stations, responding to requests for broadcast specific information send such information to a managing node. In this example, radio station A may send the following broadcast specific information "stock report 10:30 am", and radio station B may send the following broadcast specific information "stock report 11:25 am". Using the broadcast specific information, the managing node may match broadcast non-specific information of "Microsoft up 6 points." The managing node may then develop a visual/audio campaign in which the message "Microsoft up 6" is displayed at 10:30 am for devices tuned to station A, and at 11:25 am for devices tuned to station B. Transmission of the visual/audio campaign may utilize a sub-carrier frequency and will preferably occur while information is being broadcast on the primary frequency.
Thus, specific embodiments and applications of dynamic creation, selection, and scheduling of radio frequency communications have been disclosed. It should be apparent, however, to those skilled in the art that many more modifications besides those already described are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The inventive subject matter, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims. Moreover, in interpreting both the specification and the claims, all terms should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms "comprises" and "comprising" should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, components, or steps that are not expressly referenced.
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Frozen starring Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad opens in theaters this Wednesday, November 27th 2013. A beautiful and funny animation that tells the story of the fearless Anna (Bell) who teams up with Kristoff (Groff) to travel an ice world and Everest-like conditions to find her sister, Elsa (Menzel) whose powers trapped the entire kingdom in an eternal winter. The story of adventure and funny mishaps will surely tickle the hearts of audiences and family. Check out the latest review for Frozen below:
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What's at stake is what's been at stake for the last decade's worth of Disney animated features: An affirmation of whether or not Disney can play in the same box office playground as Pixar, Dreamworks, and upstarts like Illumination and Blue Sky. They've frankly struggled in the wake of Dreamworks' global dominance and Pixar's critical achievements, with pure Walt Disney DIS +0.37% Animation struggling to find its place in the sandbox that it created. Is Disney the classic western hero, the rugged pioneer who tamed the west but is now no longer fit to live in it?
But in terms of pure numbers, Disney is hoping for something along the lines of Wreck It Ralph, which earned a strong $471 million worldwide last November. That's about the high average for Disney Animation films (Aladdin -$504m, Beauty and the Beast – $424m, Tarzan – $448m, etc.), although obviously many of their old-school classics were released either decades ago (inflation!) or during a period just before overseas box office skyrocketed. The plausible high-water mark is of course Tangled, which became the first non-Pixar Disney toon to cross $200m since The Lion King and grossed $591m worldwide, second only to the $987m-grossing Lion King.
The best case scenario is that Frozen becomes the first Disney Animation film to debut with over $50 million over the Fri-Sun portion of its opening and eventually grosses close to Tangled's numbers, while also snagging an Oscar for Best Animated Feature and the Best Original Song Oscar for "Let It Go". Bonus points if it gets the Best Animated Short Oscar for the terrific old-school Mickey Mouse cartoon "Get A Horse".
But as with all Disney animated films, especially the female-centric ones, the real profit will come in the various princess merchandise that will be sold for years to come, along with the integration of this film and its characters in the Disney parks. Oh, and don't forget the Broadway musical that the film seemed somewhat tailored to quickly become. There is plenty of money to be made from a Disney animated film like this even if it doesn't set the box office on fire. But since the film is pretty great, I'm hoping it does.
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I'm not one to explicitly rank each Disney animated feature in order of qualitative superiority. I don't look at the Katzenberg era as an unimpeachable pinnacle of greatness nor do I turn my nose at the late-90′s output. But if I were to rank the films, Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck's Frozen would be frighteningly close to the top of the list. Gloriously animated, wonderfully acted, and refreshingly feminist, it also contains some of the best "Disney songs" ever, standing tall with, well, whatever your favorites are (I adore the Hunchback of Notre Dame soundtrack, you might prefer something else). It is a glorious entertainment that basically perfects the Disney princess story while using the template to explore all manner of relevant subtext, not the least of which is an affirmation of Disney's own cultural legacy."
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Autumn Eastman has been named Vermont's girls cross-country runner of the year, Gatorade announced Wednesday.
The senior is the first Champlain Valley Union High School girl selected for the cross-country honor, which recognizes athletic excellence, academic achievement and high character both on and off the race course. The award is in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports.
Also the state's reigning Gatorade girls track and field athlete of the year, the 5-foot-3 Eastman seized the Division I title this past fall with a time of 18 minutes, 47.4 seconds in leading CVU to its 10th crown in 11 years. She also took third at New Englands and the Northeast Regionals before a 16th place finish (17:56.9) at Nike Cross Nationals closed out her season.
"Autumn's dedication and work ethic helped turn her into one of the best cross country runners in the entire country," said CVU coach Scott Bliss in a news release. "She's the most impressive runner that I have ever coached."
Eastman has maintained a 4.02 grade-point average and volunteers locally on behalf of middle school literacy-outreach initiatives and youth ski programs. She has also donated her time as a tutor in her school, according to the release.
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While attention has almost entirely been focused on America's difficult relationship with Pakistan – a writer in Foreign Policy magazine called it the world's most dysfunctional relationship – India and the United States have quietly gone ahead and completed the largest military exercise ever undertaken by New Delhi with a foreign army.
The exercise named Yudh Abyhas 2009 (or practice for war) and conducted in northern India involved tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and helicopter-borne infantry. The U.S. army deployed 17 Strykers, its eight-wheeled armoured vehicle, in the largest deployment of the newest vehicle outside of Iraq and Afghanistan for Pacific Rim forces, the military said.
"This exercise indeed is a landmark. For the Indian Army, this is the biggest we have done with any foreign army," Indian army director general of military operations, Lt. Gen. A.S. Sekhon said.
Since they began exercising together over the past decade after being on opposite sides of the Cold War, India and the United States have steadily advanced their military relationship. As the two big powers in the Indian Ocean, they have had steadily complex naval exercises and this year, for added measure, brought in the Japanese navy too in a three-way exercise, a move which must not have been lost on the Chinese.
Indeed, as Robert Haddick, who edits the Small Wars Journal, writes in his column at Foreign Policy that the one defence relationship in Asia that is progressing well for the United States is that involving India. It's not trouble-free especially with a prickly power such as India, but it stands out compared with the troubled security relationships the United States has with Pakistan and China, the author notes.
U.S. military engagement with China remains a work in progress. As Admiral Timothy Keating, the former military commander for the U.S. Pacific Command told the Financial Times in an interview last month he didn't have direct phone contacts for his counterparts in the People's Liberation Army, increasing the potential for misunderstanding.
"I don't have their [senior Chinese military officials'] phone number. I can't pick up the phone and wish them happy birthday. I don't mean to be glib about it . . . [But] we don't enjoy the sort of communication that I have with almost every other military leader in Asia," he said.
And what of Pakistan ? As noted in this blog, before only 16 percent of Pakistanis surveyed have a favorable view of the United States and 13 percent have confidence in President Barack Obama, according to the Pew Research Center.
Such a deep distrust and rage severely complicates the relationship, and often blinds Pakistan at its own loss, a Toronto-based analyst Sadiq Saleem writes. He says the visceral opposition to the U.S. aid bill was a case in point.
"Pakistanis as a nation are riled up en masse over the supposed 'loss of sovereignty' over the fact that our ally of 55 years decided to give us unconditional economic aid – in addition to conditional military aid. At $1.5 billion per year the Enhanced Partnership for Pakistan Act 2009 would make Pakistan the single largest recipient of US government development aid in the world – greater than the Israel economic aid package."
But a combination of politicians and journalists have called the aid as anti-Pakistan because of the conditions attached to it. The big worry, according to Saleem, is that at some point Washington may get tired of dealing with a difficult partner.
"If our anti-Americanism continues the day might come when the Americans do not see the value of their Pakistani relationship. I, and anyone else who points this out, is not an American agent but a voice of sanity in an environment of anger and hate," he says.
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A new class of 251 Juris Doctor students, including 41 percent students of color and 53 percent women, joined the USF School of Law last week. The entering class was chosen from nearly 4,700 applicants and boasts a median GPA of 3.45 and median LSAT score of 159.
The 188 full-time and 63 part-time students that comprise the new class participated in orientation activities last week. In addition to their courses, students attended an introduction to the JD program, an overview of student services, a mixer with the USF law community, an informational fair, and a welcome dinner.
"I offer two thoughts to our new students. First, please know that every one of you is here because we believe you will succeed. We are confident that you will become the skilled, ethical, committed professionals that the law school has trained for nearly a century," Dean Jeffrey Brand said at the Aug. 17 welcome dinner. "Second, your passionate personal statements remind us that you come to the law school with dreams and aspirations, and that it is our responsibility as legal educators to support you to make those dreams reality."
To end orientation week, more than 100 students, faculty, and family volunteers participated in the Law In Motion Service Day on Aug. 21. Volunteers sorted food for the San Francisco Food Bank, served meals at the St. Anthony Dining Room, prepared bag lunches for the Glide Memorial Foundation, gardened at the AIDS Memorial Grove, and spruced up the Family House, which assists families with children receiving treatment at UCSF Children's Hospital.
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We know just a few things about the Australian World Cup football team. Number one, they are nicknamed the Socceroos, which is adorable. Number two, they got creamed by Germany last weekend, losing 4-0 in their opening game. And number three, they had to endure further embarrassment when John Travolta sang "You're The One That I Want" to the team during a meet and greet. As far as we can tell, Travolta's only connection to the soccer team is his Aussie co-star from Grease, Olivia Newton-John, who was absent from the singalong.
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Ed Swanson was announced as the new coach of the William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team.
He was introduced as the program's fifth head coach in its Division I history.
He says he's ready to get started.
"I don't believe at this level that it's a talent-level, I really believe it's an effort level. And when you can mix those two things – talent and effort, then I think you have something real special. And I think that's what I can bring here," Swanson says.
Swanson was previously at Sacred Heart University for the past 23 years where he won more than 400 games.
Swanson takes over for Debbie Taylor, whose contract was not renewed by the Tribe. Taylor is the school's all-time winning-est coach.
Several of the players were on hand for the announcement, including Kyla Kerstetter.
"He tells us he's ready to work hard and we've said we're ready to work hard. I think his plan and everything just seems to work so well with us and we trust him as much as we can at this point to really put us on a path to success," she says.
Swanson was one of over 100 candidates to apply for the position. What was the deciding factor?
"Everyone we talked to, and these were people who were not his references, these were people who know him that we know, just gave him the highest marks as a person. His relationship with his players has been wonderful. He has worked, as he said, with not all the resources in the world and he really loves to coach. He's very competitive. And he really sees this as an opportunity for him to do what he does best in a more competitive environment. And we're just very excited that he's accepted the position," says athletic director Terry Driscoll.


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Ambry Genetics is the first authorized customer service provider (CSP) in Ion Torrent's new service provider program. The Ion Torrent Authorized CSP Program is designed to assure customers that Ambry and any future CSPs joining the program have been tested and trained by Ion Torrent in the use of its semiconductor sequencing technology.
"We've been generating data with the Ion Personal Genome Machine (PGM™) for six months and are excited about launching services on this platform and being the first customer service provider," says Charles Dunlop, CEO of Ambry Genetics.
The benchtop Personal Genome Machine for mid-scale sequencing projects is expected to have an entry cost of under $100,000. Ion uses PostLight technology to develop a semiconductor chip-based sequencing system. The firm believes that this technique negates the need for optical detection methods.
Last year Ion Torrent was bought by Life Technologies for $375 million in cash and shares. Ion shareholders are entitled to receive another $350 million in cash and Life Tech stock dependent on the achievement of certain milestones over the next couple of years.
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By Air Force Capt. Amber Millerchip4th Fighter Wing
GOLDSBORO, N.C., July 26, 2012 North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue signed legislation here July 24 making it easier for military members, spouses and veterans to obtain the necessary occupational licenses required to work in the state.
The new law streamlines the procedure for those already licensed elsewhere to apply to work in the same occupation in the state. During the bill-signing ceremony, Air Force Col. Jeannie Leavitt, 4th Fighter Wing commander, addressed the legislation's significance to the military community.
"As our nation continues to field an all-volunteer force, it is critical to address the challenges that are inherent in military service, and North Carolina House Bill 799 does just that," she said. "This bill removes many of those obstacles and affords service members and their families opportunities to obtain North Carolina licensing in reduced time, allowing them to more quickly enter the civilian workforce."
However, the law requires all military or out-of-state qualifications meet or exceed North Carolina's licensure standards. A licensing board will determine eligibility based on training, experience and competency. For example, applicants must have been actively practicing their occupational specialty for two of the last five years.
"This bill helps streamline the procedures, so military spouses in North Carolina can get the certification they need to work," Perdue said. "We owe it to them to provide this kind of support. As one of the most military-friendly states in the nation, I am proud to sign this bill."
These same rules apply to military spouses interested in transferring certifications and licensing, such as teachers, nurses, and cosmetologists. They are also required to demonstrate competency in the occupation through means determined by the respective licensing board, such as continuing education credits.
When her husband was assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base a year ago, Ashley Butler wasn't able to transfer her Florida cosmetology license to North Carolina. Her frustration with the licensing process finally led her to pursue a different career as a child care provider, in which certification can be obtained with military assistance.
"I think the bill is great, because it's hard enough as it is moving state to state and picking up and starting over," she said. "That's the whole reason I'm doing child care -- it took too long, with too many hoops to jump through, to use my cosmetology license here."
North Carolina officials said more than 100 different occupational licensing agencies and each licensing board will be required to implement the new statute within a year.
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If you were waiting for some huge news to close out 2012 with, here it is: Kim Kardashian is indeed pregnant with Kanye West's baby! It turns out those rumors swirling around the Internets turned out to be true, true, true.
So who was it that spilled the exciting baby news? Daddy-to-be Kanye let the cat out of the bag at his concert in Atlantic City on Sunday night, December 30.
And Kanye's not the only so-excited-he-can't-keep-the-news-under-his-hat member of the Kardashian klan.
Momager Kris Jenner tweeted, "Im a happy girl !!!!!!!!! Wowza! Oh BABY BABY BABY." And sister Kourtney tweeted, "Been wanting to shout from the rooftops with joy and now I can! Another angel to welcome to our family. Overwhelmed with excitement!" Little sis Kendall Jenner tweeted, "whos excited about the KIMYE babbyyy?! :D weeee."
We haven't heard much yet from Khloe, who's also trying to get pregnant — if all goes well, could we have a double Kardashian pregnancy in 2013?
Oh, and we're so excited we forgot to tell you that Kim is 12 weeks pregnant! Kongratulations to Kim and Kanye! Who's excited?!
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WORCESTER, Mass. - Freshman guard Alyssa May (Oradell, N.J.) scored 11 points in the second half but it wasn't enough as the Holy Cross women's basketball lost to Bucknell, 57-45, in the Patriot League championship game at the Hart Center tonight. The Crusaders finish the season 19-13 while Bucknell improves to 16-15.
Back and forth traffic on the hardwood gave room for just a one point lead for the opening minutes of the first half. Sophomore guard Briana McFadden (Wheaton, Md.), hit a jumper to put the Crusaders up by three (9-6) with 14:29 left in the first half. Bucknell broke free of a 15-14 deficit, going on a 17-3 run as Amanda Brown scored five points and Cosima Higham had four points. The Bison led Holy Cross, 31-17, heading into halftime.
May scored first in second half to bring the Crusaders within 12 (31-19) but Bucknell retaliated to cushion itself 17 ahead of Holy Cross, 43-26, with 9:36 left to play. The Crusaders chipped away at Bucknell's lead, getting within seven, 43-36, as May scored seven points and freshman center Elizabeth Campbell (Louisville, Ky.) had four.
The Bison answered back with a quick 7-0 run with 4:27 but a layup by May and a shot from long range by sophomore guard Bethany O'Dell (Lincoln, R.I.) got Holy Cross back within nine points of the Bison, 50-41. Bucknell controlled the remaining three minutes of the game, securing the 57-45 victory.
In addition to her 11 points, May had seven rebounds, two assists and two steals while McFadden chipped in seven points, five rebounds and three steals. Senior guard Laura Aloisi (Nashua, N.H.) led Holy Cross in rebounds, grabbing eight while recording six points, four assists and four steals.
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1 tablespoon
1/2 cup
sliced green onions
2 cloves
garlic, minced
1 (10 ounce) package
frozen chopped spinach , thawed, drained and squeezed dry
1 cup
ricotta cheese
1/2 cup
sour cream
2 cups
shredded Monterey Jack cheese
10 (6 inch)
corn tortillas
1 (19 ounce) can
enchilada sauce
I enjoyed this recipe, only changed a few things to make it a little healthier/lower fat. I used red onion in place of the green ones and sauteed them in olive oil instead of butter. I also used 1% milkfat cottage cheese in place of the ricotta. This turned out very creamy and tasted very good. I skipped covering the top of the enchiladas with cheese, so I only used 1 cup in the filling. Didn't miss it! I also used fresh spinach cooked down instead of frozen simply b/c I had it on hand and needed to cook it. I will absolutely make this again.
Except for the enchilada sauce and the tortillas, there wasn't anything remotely "Mexican" about this recipe, and nothing comparable to the stuffing of a mexican enchilada. This has an Italian calaloni filling; why not just call it a "Mexicanish Canaloni"?? ;=}
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This is a wonderful spinach enchilada recipe. I followed the filling part exactly - only changing the store-bought red enchilada sauce to a homemade creamy white garlic sauce, as I prefer a white sauce with spinach. I simply sauted minced garlic in a small amount of butter - and added my thickener, flour in this case, to make a typical Roux, before adding half and half to the mixture until I reached the correct consitency. Used only salt and white pepper for flavor.
The filling is brought together with the Ricotta - don't leave that out. It lends a smooth and rich taste to the finished product.
This filling could be made in advance and assembled before cooking.
Very good recipe.
I am reviewing my revised recipe, because I had a feeling this would be bland if made as is. Here were my changes- sautéed one diced poblano, half of a jalapeno, half of a red bell pepper, three cloves of garlic, one yellow onion, and one 4oz can of green chilies to add to spinach mixture- I also doubled the spinach. Added cumin, chili powder, parsley, and cayenne to the filling. Made "10 minute enchilada sauce" from this site to put on top. It was really, really good. The pepper combo made it much heartier. My meat loving husband even liked it!
I really liked these, but, like another reviewer, I added seasonings to the spinach / cheese filling, like onion powder, garlic salt, cumin, chili powder, red pepper flakes, and pepper. This was a huge hit!
Everyone I have made these for loves them except for two of my sons who don't like even the thought of eating spinach and I have served them to a lot of people. I have never made them with ricotta cheese--I use cottage cheese instead because we like it better and it is cheaper. I also use cheddar or mozzarella cheese because that is what I have on hand, and fresh spinach cooked, drained and well chopped. I have used both corn and flour tortillas(we prefer flour) and both work great --the corn you do have to soften or they will crack when you roll them. Finally, green enchilada sauce is wonderful on them, but so is the red enchilada sauce from this site.
I love the enchiladas de espinaca at the local mexican restaurant and tried to copy them at home. To add color and flavor use tomatoes, add them part way through cooking the garlic and onions. I use cottage cheese instead of ricotta (I like the texture and flavor better) as well as fresh spinach that I steam. I use cheddar to top it off and sour cream when serving.
I printed this recipe knowing it would be good. I decided to add a little more of a mexican touch to it. Try this and you'll love them too. I took the sour cream and blended it with a roasted california chile, 1 roasted jalapeño, 1 roasted green tomato, 1 cube of chicken boullion, a 1/2 cup of half and half and a dash of salt and pepper. Continue with the recipe instructions and you'll be loved by your guests!
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Calories from Fat: 359
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A combined sewer is a type of sewer system that collects sewage and surface runoff in a single pipe system. Combined sewers can cause serious water pollution problems due to combined sewer overflows, which are caused by large variations in flow between dry and wet weather.[1] This type of sewer design is no longer used in building new communities (because modern design separates sanitary sewers from runoff), but many older cities continue to operate combined sewers.[2]
The earliest covered sewers uncovered by archaeologists are in the regularly planned cities of the Indus Valley Civilization.[citation needed] In ancient Rome, the Cloaca Maxima, considered a marvel of engineering, disgorged into the Tiber. During the Zhou Dynasty in ancient China, sewers existed in various cities such as Linzi. In medieval European cities, small natural waterways used for carrying off wastewater were eventually covered over and functioned as sewers. London's River Fleet is such a system. Open drains along the center of some streets were known as "kennels" (i.e., canals, channels). Nowadays the 19th century brick-vaulted Paris sewers serve as a tourist attraction.
Most of these early sewers received significant amounts of draft animal dung in street runoff; but handling of human waste varied with location. Public latrines were built over the Cloaca Maxima,[3] but chamber pot contents were prohibited from Paris sewers as recently as 1880.[4] People wealthy enough to enjoy 19th century flush toilets often had the political power to allow them to drain into public sewers; and the practice became the norm as indoor plumbing became more common.
As a product of the Industrial Revolution, many cities in Europe and North America grew in the 19th century, frequently leading to crowding and increasing concerns about public health.[5] As part of a trend of municipal sanitation programs in the late 19th and 20th centuries, many cities constructed extensive sewer systems to help control outbreaks of disease such as typhoid and cholera.[6]:29–34
As Britain was the first country to industrialize, it was also the first to experience the disastrous consequences of major urbanisation and was the first to construct a modern sewerage system to mitigate the resultant unsanitary conditions. During the early 19th century, the River Thames was effectively an open sewer, leading to frequent outbreaks of cholera epidemics. These were caused by enterotoxin-producing strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Proposals to modernise the sewerage system had been made during 1856, but were neglected due to lack of funds. However, after the Great Stink of 1858, Parliament realised the urgency of the problem and resolved to create a modern sewerage system.
Joseph Bazalgette, a civil engineer and Chief Engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works, was given responsibility for the work. He designed an extensive underground sewerage system that diverted waste to the Thames Estuary, downstream of the main centre of population. Six main interceptor sewers, totalling almost 135 miles (217 km) in length, were constructed, some incorporating stretches of London's 'lost' rivers. Three of these sewers were north of the river, the southernmost, low-level one being incorporated in the Thames Embankment. The Embankment also allowed new roads, new public gardens, and the Circle Line of the London Underground.
The intercepting sewers, constructed between 1859 and 1865, were fed by 450 miles (720 km) of main sewers that, in turn, conveyed the contents of some 13,000 miles (21,000 km) of smaller local sewers. Construction of the interceptor system required 318 million bricks, 2.7 million cubic metres of excavated earth and 670,000 cubic metres of concrete.[7]
Gravity allowed the sewage to flow eastwards, but in places such as Chelsea, Deptford and Abbey Mills, pumping stations were built to raise the water and provide sufficient flow. Sewers north of the Thames feed into the Northern Outfall Sewer, which fed into a major treatment works at Beckton. South of the river, the Southern Outfall Sewer extended to a similar facility at Crossness. With only minor modifications, Bazalgette's engineering achievement remains the basis for sewerage design up into the present day.[8]
Another significant engineer of the period was William Lindley, who, in 1863, began work on the construction of a modern sewerage system for the rapidly growing city of Frankfurt am Main. 20 years after the system's completion, the death rate from typhoid had fallen from 80 to 10 per 100,000 inhabitants.[9]
Initially these systems discharged sewage directly to surface waters without treatment. As pollution of water bodies became a concern, cities added sewage treatment plants to their systems. Most cities in the Western world added more expensive systems for sewage treatment in the early 20th century, after scientists at the University of Manchester discovered the sewage treatment process of activated sludge in 1912.[10] During the half-century around 1900, these public health interventions succeeded in drastically reducing the incidence of water-borne diseases among the urban population, and were an important cause in the increases of life expectancy experienced at the time.[11]
Most sewage collection systems of this period used single-pipe systems that collect both sewage and urban runoff from streets and roofs. This type of collection system is referred to as a combined sewer system. The rationale for combining the two was that it would be cheaper to build just a single system.[12]:8 Most cities at that time did not have sewage treatment plants, so there was no perceived public health advantage in constructing a separate surface water sewerage (UK)storm sewer(US) system.[1]:pp. 2–3
When constructed, combined sewer systems were typically sized to carry three to five times the average dry weather flows.[1]:pp. 2–4 As cities added sewage treatment plants, relief structures were installed in the collection system so that the flow could be discharged into a river or stream during large storm events when the capacity of the pipe exceeded the capacity of the wastewater treatment plant. By using these devices, called "regulators", to discharge the excessive flow into a nearby water body, sewer backups in homes and streets are prevented.
A combined sewer overflow (CSO) is the discharge of wastewater and stormwater from a combined sewer system directly into a river, stream, lake, or ocean. Overflow frequency and duration varies both from system to system, and from outfall to outfall, within a single combined sewer system. Some CSO outfalls discharge infrequently, while others activate every time it rains.[1]:pp. 2–3, 2–4 During heavy rainfall when the stormwater exceeds the sanitary flow, the CSO is diluted. CSOs may cause sewage flooding in basements.
The storm water component contributes a significant amount of pollutants to CSO. Each storm is different in the quantity and type of pollutants it contributes. For example, storms that occur in late summer, when it has not rained for a while, have the most pollutants. Pollutants like oil, grease, fecal coliform from pet and wildlife waste, and pesticides get flushed into the sewer system. In cold weather areas, pollutants from cars, people and animals also accumulate on hard surfaces and grass during the winter and then are flushed into the sewer systems during heavy spring rains.
There is in the UK a legal difference between a storm sewer and a surface water sewer. You do not have a right of connection to a storm sewer under section 106 of the water Industry Act. These are normally the pipe line that discharges to a watercourse, downstream of a combined sewer overflow. It takes the excess flow from a combined sewer. A surface water sewer conveys rainwater; legally you have a right of connection for your rainwater to this public sewer. A public storm water sewer can discharge to a public surface water, but not the other way around, without a legal change in sewer status by the water company.[citation needed]
About 772 communities in the United States have combined sewer systems, serving about 40 million people.[13] CSO discharges during heavy storms can cause serious water pollution problems in these communities. Pollutants from CSO discharges can include bacteria and other pathogens, toxic chemicals, and debris. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a policy in 1994 requiring municipalities to make improvements to reduce or eliminate CSO-related pollution problems.[14] It is managed by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program.[15] The policy defined water quality parameters for the safety of an ecosystem; it allowed for action that are site specific to control CSOs in most practical way for community; it made sure the CSO control is not beyond a community's budget; and allowed water quality parameters to be flexible, based upon the site specific conditions.[15] On January 1, 1997 the CSO Control Policy required all states to have ″nine minimum controls″ in place which decrease the effects of sewage overflow through making small improvements in existing processes.[15] In 2000 Congress amended the Clean Water Act to require the municipalities to comply with the EPA policy.[16]
The United Kingdom Environment Agency identified unsatisfactory intermittent discharges and issued an Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive requiring action to limit pollution from combined sewer overflows.[17] The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment adopted a Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent including national standards to (1) remove floating material from combined sewer overflows, (2) prevent combined sewer overflows during dry weather, and (3) prevent development or redevelopment from increasing frequency of combined sewer overflows.[18]
Municipalities in the United States have been undertaking projects to mitigate CSO since the 1990s. For example, prior to 1990, the quantity of untreated combined sewage discharged annually to lakes, rivers and streams in southeast Michigan was estimated at more than 30 billion US gallons (110,000,000 m3) per year.[19] In 2005 with nearly $1 billion of a planned $2.4 billion CSO investment put into operation, untreated discharges have been reduced by more than 20 billion US gallons (76,000,000 m3) per year. This investment that has yielded a 67% reduction in CSO has included numerous sewer separation, CSO storage and treatment facilities and wastewater treatment plant improvements constructed by local and regional governments. Many other areas in the United States are undertaking similar projects (see, for example, in the Puget Sound of Washington). Cities like Pittsburgh, Seattle, Philadelphia, and New York are focusing on these projects partly because they are under federal consent decrees to solve their CSO issues. Both upfront penalties and stipulated penalties are utilized by the government to enforce CSO-mitigating initiatives and the efficiency of their schedules. Municipalities' sewage departments, engineering and design firms, and environmental organizations offer different approaches to potential solutions.[20]
Some U.S. cities have undertaken sewer separation projects—building a second piping system for all or part of the community. In many of these projects, cities have been able to separate only portions of their combined systems. High costs or physical limitations may preclude building a completely separate system.[21] In 2011 Washington, D.C. separated its sewers in four small neighborhoods at a cost of $11 million. (The project cost also includes improvements to the drinking water piping system.)[22][23]
Another solution is to build a CSO storage facility, such as a tunnel that can store flow from many sewer connections. Because a tunnel can share capacity among several outfalls, it can reduce the total volume of storage that must be provided for a specific number of outfalls. Storage tunnels store combined sewage but do not treat it. When the storm is over, the flows are pumped out of the tunnel and sent to a wastewater treatment plant.[19] One of the main concerns with CSO storage is the time it is stored before it is released. Without careful management of this time the water in the CSO storage facility runs the risk of going septic.[clarification needed][citation needed]
Washington, D.C. is building underground storage capacity as its primary strategy to address CSOs. As of 2011, the city is building a deep storage tunnel, adjacent to the Anacostia River, that will reduce overflows to the river by 98 percent, and 96 percent system-wide. (The city's overall "Clean Rivers" project, projected to cost $2.6 billion, includes other components, such as reducing stormwater flows.)[24] The South Boston CSO Storage Tunnel is a similar project, completed in 2011.
Some cities have expanded their basic sewage treatment capacity to handle some or all of the CSO volume. In 2002 litigation forced the city of Toledo, Ohio to double its treatment capacity and build a storage basin in order to eliminate most overflows. The city also agreed to study ways to reduce stormwater flows into the sewer system. (See Reducing stormwater flows.)[25]
Retention treatment basins or large concrete tanks that store and treat combined sewage are another solution. These underground structures can range in storage and treatment capacity from 2 million US gallons (7,600 m3) to 120 million US gallons (450,000 m3) of combined sewage. While each facility is unique, a typical facility operation is as follows. Flows from the overloaded sewers are pumped into a basin that is divided into compartments. The first flush compartment captures and stores flows with the highest level of pollutants from the first part of a storm. These pollutants include motor oil, sediment, road salt, and lawn chemicals (pesticides and fertilizers) that are picked up by the stormwater as it runs off roads and lawns. The flows from this compartment are stored and sent to the wastewater treatment plant when there is capacity in the interceptor sewer after the storm. The second compartment is a treatment or flow-through compartment. The flows are disinfected by injecting sodium hypochlorite, or bleach, as they enter this compartment. It then takes about 20‑30 minutes for the flows to move to the end of the compartment. During this time, bacteria are killed and large solid materials settle out. At the end of the compartment, any remaining sanitary trash is skimmed off the top and the treated flows are discharged into the river or lake.[19]
Screening and disinfection facilities treat CSO without ever storing it. Called "flow-through" facilities, they use fine screens to remove solids and sanitary trash from the combined sewage. Flows are injected with sodium hypochlorite for disinfection and mixed as they travel through a series of fine screens to remove debris. The fine screens have openings that range in size from 4 to 6 mm, or a little less than a quarter inch. The flow is sent through the facility at a rate that provides enough time for the sodium hypochlorite to kill bacteria. All of the materials removed by the screens are then sent to the sewage treatment plant through the interceptor sewer.[26]
Communities may implement low impact development techniques to reduce flows of stormwater into the collection system. This includes:
CSO mitigating initiatives that are solely composed of sewer system reconstruction are referred to as gray infrastructure, while techniques like permeable pavement and rainwater harvesting are referred to as green infrastructure. Conflict often occurs between a municipality's sewage authority and its environmentally active organizations between gray and green infrastructural plans.[citation needed]
The 2004 EPA Report to Congress on CSO's provides a review of available technologies to mitigate CSO impacts.[1]:Ch. 8
Through the use of internet of things technology and cloud computing, CSO events can now be mitigated by retrofitting existing infrastructure with intelligent optimized real time control (OptiRTC) systems.[27]
The image of the sewer recurs in European culture as they were often used as hiding places or routes of escape by the scorned or the hunted, including partisans and resistance fighters in World War II. Fighting erupted in the sewers during the Battle of Stalingrad. The only survivors from the Warsaw Uprising and Warsaw Ghetto made their final escape through city sewers. Some have commented that the engravings of imaginary prisons by Piranesi were inspired by the Cloaca Maxima, one of the world's earliest sewers.
The theme of traveling through, hiding, or even residing in combined sewers is a common cliché in media. Famous examples of sewer dwelling are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Stephen King's It, Les Miserables, The Third Man, Ladyhawke, Mimic, The Phantom of the Opera, Beauty and the Beast, and Jet Set Radio Future.
A well-known urban legend, the sewer alligator, is that of giant alligators or crocodiles residing in combined sewers, especially of major metropolitan areas. Two public sculptures in New York depict an alligator dragging a hapless victim into a manhole.[28]
Alligators have been known to get into combined storm sewers in the southeastern United States. Closed-circuit television by a sewer repair company captured an alligator in a combined storm sewer on tape.[29]


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Why IBM Sales Performance Management?
IBM Sales Performance Management (SPM) delivers measurable improvements for organization's finance, sales, human resources, and IT lines of business. SPM automates the process of calculating and reporting variable-based pay, providing more visibility and accountability into one of their largest variable expenses. With SPM solutions from IBM, you can enable new kinds of compensation plans that drive desired sales behavior, reduce commission cycle times, and eliminate errors in overpayments.
All Sales Performance Management software
IBM Incentive Compensation Management
Increase accuracy, reduce costs and drive sales performance.
IBM Producer Lifecycle and Credential Management
Modernize producer and agent lifecycle events and credentialing processes.
IBM Quota Management
Plan, manage and distribute quotas to drive sales performance.
IBM Territory Management
Streamline territory and credit assignments, align sales territories with corporate objectives.
Contact IBM
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Or call us at: 1-877-426-37741-877-426-3774
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