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A nine-month evaluation process has led the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges to begin contract negotiations with Instructure to use its learning management system, Canvas.
The 34 institutions that make up the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges are dropping their legacy LMS and moving to a cloud-based system.
There's ample evidence of a cultural shift in focus in higher education, from teaching to learning, from classroom-centric to learning-centric, from lecture to activity. These and other examples, especially the shift from learning in courses to continuous learning, represent areas that may have an impact on the LMS. Is it possible that the values of the LMS will become more aligned with those of the ePortfolio? Will these two previously distinct technologies merge to serve more common purposes?
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Thrust into online learning at scale in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina--a disaster that put 45 percent of its physical campus out of commission--New Orleans-based Delgado Community College experienced the aftershock of realizing that many of its students were not "online ready." Success rates--and therefore retention and completion rates--suffered just because of a student skills gap in online education. A self-guided online learning module, DORM, has made a big difference even as a doubling of enrollment since 2006 has put further pressure on available classroom space.
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The More You Pay, The Less You Get
Expense RatiosAs you recall from the last two articles, the expense ratio (ER) in a mutual fund reflects the administrative and management expenses of the fund. The average US mutual fund had an ER of 1.66% in 2008. Suppose you invested $100,000 at the beginning of 1989 in US stocks (S&P 500 index). The chart to the right shows the growth of that $100,000 over the last 20 years with different expense ratios.
Using an average annual US mutual fund expense ratio of 1.66% would have reduced your overall performance over the 20 year period by almost 25% compared to using a low cost mutual fund with an ER of 0.25%. Throw in a pesky 12b-1 fee of 0.25% on top of the average ER and you're down 30 percent compared to the low cost fund.
Let's take a look at one type of commission known as a load on a mutual fund. A load is simply an upfront commission. In other words, if you have a 5% load and you invest $100,000 in a mutual fund, you are really only investing $95,000 in the fund.
Now here is the really disgusting part. If you invest $100,000 in a 5% load mutual fund and assume the fund has an annual expense ratio of 1.5% (near the average US mutual fund for 2008) and assuming you receive the same return as the US stock market over the past 20 years, here is what your $100,000 would have grown into $354,849 vs. $478,977 without the load. In other words, the 5% upfront commission coupled with the average expense ratio would have cost you about as much as a Mercedes SL roadster (MSRP $135,000) over 20 years.
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Total FeesTotal fees (as shown in Table 2) can easily add up to 3% or more per year. If you think the 5% load graph looks bad, adding total fees into the equation makes it look downright ugly. Now we're talking about giving up a Ferrari or maybe even a house.
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ConclusionAfter deciding on your asset allocation and broadly diversifying your portfolio, reducing investment fees is critical to capturing returns. Your investment returns are inversely proportional to fees and expenses. If you are managing your own portfolio, look over your past year's statements and add up all of the commissions, taxes, and mutual fund expenses you have paid. If you use an advisor, also look over your statements and see whether you have any load mutual funds or 12b-1 fees and how often your advisor is trading within your account. After all, in the end, costs matter.
How to Beat the Fees
Stock trading commissions-Reduce trading frequency
-Consider discount brokers with low trading commissions
-Consider Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs)
Mutual fund commissions-Consolidate accounts at one mutual fund company
-Avoid buying funds with redemption fees
-Consider placing a round trip buy/sell called an exchange
Junk fees and admin fees-Consolidate accounts at one mutual fund company or brokerage firm
Advisor fees-Avoid commission based advisors
-Use advisors who charge you a fee directly
High bid-ask spread-Reduce trading frequency
-Buy and sell only stocks with high trading volume
-Buy mutual funds instead of individual stocks
-Avoid short term trading
-Hold on to investments for at least one year before selling
-Reduce dividend paying stocks in taxable accounts
-Choose mutual funds with low turnover.
Expense Ratio-Choose mutual funds with expense ratios < 0.50%
12b-1 fees-These are useless. Avoid any mutual fund with this fee.
Mutual fund loads-Buy only no load funds
-Use advisors who charge you a fee directly instead of commissions
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The São Paulo Fashion Week is an clothing trade show held semi-annually in São Paulo. It is notable as "Latin America's pre-eminent fashion event"[1] and it is considered the fifth largest fashion week after in the world behind New York, London, Paris and Milan.[2] It has been controversial in the past because of a "longstanding bias towards white models." In 2009 quotas were imposed that required that 10 percent of models to be "black or indigenous" as a way to foster equal opportunity.[1]
- ^ a b "Brazil fashion week goes equal opportunity". The Daily Telegraph. June 20, 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
the Sao Paulo Fashion Week - Latin America's pre-eminent fashion event - has imposed quotas requiring at least 10 percent of the models to be black or indigenous. The measure was brought in after intense pressure from anti-racism groups and Brazilian prosecutors who blasted the SPFW's longstanding bias towards white models.
- ^ Nunes, Joao Paulo Nunes (2012). "A City of Two Tales: São Paulo Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014". Huffingtonpost. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
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We sure wouldn't give up a $45 million salary, but it looks like Simon Cowell might be willing to. The American Idol judge has been toying with the idea of leaving the country's favorite show in order to bring his other series, The X-Factor, to the U.S. The plan is to give Cowell a smaller role on the upcoming season than we're used to. "Expect to see less and less of Simon this season," a source tells PopEater. "The focus is going to be back on the contestants and less on Simon's harsh criticisms of them. They also will be spending more time focusing on Ellen [DeGeneres]once she gets through her first few weeks live from Hollywood."
First Paula Abdul leaves, now Simon is backing away from the show, too? This show is going to be a shell of its former self, especially if it means we have to endure more Kara DioGuardi. Maybe we can petition Ellen to wear low-cut, tight cotton v-necks so that it will make the transition less harsh. [Photo: GettyImages]


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NEW YORK — Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" is getting its first official music video, nearly 50 years after the song was released.
The interactive video will premiere on Dylan's website Tuesday and marks the release of the new 47-disc box set, "The Complete Album Collection Volume 1."
"Like a Rolling Stone" came out in 1965 and remains one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer-songwriter's most influential songs.
The video will allow viewers to switch between 16 different story lines that mimic television channels.
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NEW YORK — It is a triple billing for the ages, one night only: Paul Simon, Stephen Sondheim and Michael Chabon. The subject will be words and music.
Chabon, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, will host a discussion among himself and the two celebrated composers. Announced Monday by the MacDowell Colony for artists, the event will be Dec. 3 at the New Museum of Con-temporary Art in New York City.
Chabon is chairman of MacDowell, based in New Hampshire and one of the country's oldest and most prestigious artist colonies.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Garth Brooks is taking his intimate one-man Las Vegas show to live television.
A news release issued Monday says CBS will broadcast Brooks' performance at the Wynn Las Vegas live Nov. 29.
Brooks came out of retirement in 2009 for a series of occasional gigs at Steve Wynn's invitation. Brooks formally ended that run after three years, but has played occasionally since then.
The broadcast will be his final performance of the show, which has mostly been Brooks with just his guitar exploring his musical influences with fans.
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Ixhamara Martinez, 4, remains in pediatric ICU at University Hospital after her family was in a head-on crash Sunday with an alleged drunken driver.
San Antonio police said 26-year-old Oscar Omar Rodriguez (pictured) has been charged with DWI and intoxication assault.
Her mother, Juana Martinez, and Favian, her 6-year-old brother, also were injured, but they're now out of the hospital, according Beatrice Gomez, a family friend.
"We don't know if the little girl is going to make it. We're just going to keep on praying," Gomez said.
She said the child had suffered a head injury and was unresponsive, but was breathing somewhat easier.
Although San Antonio Police said the little girl was not restrained in the vehicle, Beatrice Gomez said the mother told her both children were secured in their booster seats in the back seat.
She said it appeared the children were broken free by the impact.
It is not known whether Rodriguez had been to any Fiesta events prior to the wreck.
Gomez said anyone drinking should "just stay home."
But Sgt. Javier Salazar, San Antonio police spokesman, said the public can enjoy Fiesta responsibly.
"That includes controlling your drinking," Salazar said.
He also said urges Fiesta-goers to get a designated driver or call a taxicab.
The weekend going into Fiesta saw numerous drunken driving arrests being charged in Magistrate's Court, many with prior DWI charges.
Among them was a suspect with five prior DWI arrests who led police on a chase Sunday.
Then overnight Monday, police said alcohol was suspected in an SUV flipping over on West Commerce.
Salazar said drunken driving is a year-round concern.
He said, "We devote a large number of resources, a large number of officers to combat this problem."
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Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has congratulated his players for progressing to the quarter-finals of UEFA EURO 2012 despite widespread criticism of their performance in the 1-0 win over Croatia on Monday. Substitute Jesus Navas scored the winner three minutes from time to ensure that the FIFA World Cup™-winners topped Group C with seven points from their three games.
However, Del Bosque's men were on the back foot for spells throughout the game and were thankful to captain Iker Casillas for a wonderful save from Ivan Rakitic's header which, had it gone in, could have put the Croats through at Spain's expense.
The former Real Madrid boss insisted his side controlled the majority of the game and defended his decision to again play without a natural striker once Fernando Torres had been withdrawn with half an hour remaining.
He told AS: "I watched the game again last night. Everyone who has analysed it said we struggled a lot but I realised that we didn't do things so badly. The threat existed but I think we did things relatively well. It was a horrible game for us. The talk of fixes and pacts and that a draw suited us made it a very difficult game.
"I accept you are not in agreement with what I saw. There are distinct opinions. You always have to look at the results. Defensively, there was only Rakitic's chance and a shot from (Darijo) Srna. We didn't have penetration but that can happen in football.
"I think they had more difficulty than us when we had a striker and when we didn't. With Fernando (Torres) and without him there were two separate games, like the day against Italy. The Rakitic effort has left us with this sensation but I wouldn't say Croatia dominated."
Del Bosque bristled at what he appeared to deem a lack of appreciation for his side but reminded detractors the World and European champions are still very much in the running. "We have gone from a poor man to a rich man very quickly and now we don't value anything. We don't value what we have.
"I think we are fallible and we have to transmit that to the players but we have passed through to the quarter-finals and we haven't seen any congratulations of that. I think we have qualified superbly and will continue in the same manner. The future is in our hands and we will see where we end up but I hope it is the final."
Meanwhile, Andres Iniesta has rounded on Spain's critics after their nervy 1-0 win over Croatia but reiterated his belief that the EURO 2012 will be even harder to win than the World Cup two years ago. Iniesta laid the ball into Navas for a simple finish in one of the very few constructive moves Spain put together all night, but the Barcelona midfielder says it is impossible to win every game easily.
He told Marca: "All the criticism is valid as long as it is constructive. Everyone has their own way of looking at things. When we don't like what we have seen we don't think it is correct, but I would say to the fans to be calm and to believe in the team no matter who plays because every team has its difficult moments.
"Yesterday we had ours because we are not an exception. It is true we would have liked to have won 2-0 or 3-0 but it wasn't like this. Iker (Casillas) put in a fantastic performance. We respect the fans and what they think but I would say the team is fine and we remain in the fight.
"Before the start of the Euros we said that to win again would be the most difficult target yet. The opponent can also play. Croatia is a great team and they have players of a very high level that want to beat the world champions. In two years' time it will be even more difficult still. This is part of the goal, to win what we have already but with more difficulty."


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This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Applications Ser. No. 60/498,396, filed Aug. 27, 2003,incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention generally relates to a mix formulation for the production of biodegradable goods and methods for use of said formulations.
2. Background
Conventional disposable food service items are commonly made from paper or paperboard (commonly coated or impregnated with a polymeric water-proofing material such as wax or polyethylene), or one of a variety of plastics (polystyrene is the most common). These materials have good to excellent resistance to moisture, can be made insulating (foamed polystyrene or "Styrofoam"), and are inexpensive and durable. The industrial production methods used to produce disposable packaging from these materials are mature; these items can be produced quickly and relatively cheaply in great quantities.
There is, however, a growing recognition that the environmental costs of using these "cheap" materials may be quite high. The expected lifetime of a polystyrene cup, for example, is about 500 years, and each American disposes an average of about 100 cups per year. Further, polystyrene is made by chemical processing of benzene and ethylene, both byproducts of the petroleum industry, and thus both non-renewable resources. Although the environmental record of the petroleum industry has improved greatly since the mid-twentieth century, extraction and processing of petroleum for fuel and chemical production remain recognized environmental problems.
Paper and paperboard are made from wood pulp, which is a renewable material. The regeneration time, however, for wood fiber—the time required to grow a tree—is substantial, and the chemical processing needed to produce white fibers has been recognized to be detrimental to the environment. The use of unbleached and recycled fibers helps alleviate these environmentally detrimental activities, but the use of slow-growing trees as a fiber source when many agricultural byproduct sources are available is in itself questionable.
The pressure to use biodegradable disposable packaging materials has been steadily increasing in the last decade. As recently as March, 2003, Taiwan outlawed the use of polystyrene foam in disposable packaging. China's major cities (e.g., Beijing and Shanghai) have also outlawed the use of polystyrene foam in disposable packaging.
To address the environmental concerns about conventional disposable food container products, one approach in the art has been the manufacture of starch-based disposable food service items such as trays, plates, and bowls. Starch-based packaging used in the art, however, currently has several drawbacks, the most important being that the containers are susceptible to water.
Specifically, cooked, unmodified starch is inherently water soluble. Because all of the starch-based biodegradable food service items currently being manufactured are formed in heated molds, much or all of the starch in these items is cooked, and the products thus formed are very sensitive to moisture. When exposed to water, other aqueous fluids, or significant amounts of water vapor, these items become very soft, losing form-stability and becoming susceptible to puncture by cutlery (e.g., knives and forks).
Manufacturers currently address the problem of the moisture-susceptibility of starch-based food-service items in two ways, either by not using the products in aqueous environments or by applying a coating to the product. One approach is to avoid the problem simply by marketing their food service items for uses in which aqueous fluids or vapor are not present (e.g., dry or deep-fried items). This approach greatly limits the potential markets for these items, since many food products either (1) are aqueous (e.g., beverages, soups), (2) include an aqueous phase (e.g., thin sauces, vegetables heated in water) or (3) give off water vapor as they cool (e.g., rice and other starchy foods, hot sandwiches, etc.)
Another approach is to protect the starch from contact with aqueous fluids or vapors by applying water-resistant coatings or films to the surfaces of the food service items, essentially forming a laminated structure in which a water-sensitive core is sandwiched between layers of a biodegradable water-resistant material. Many biodegradable coatings, however, are costly to obtain and difficult to apply, thus increasing manufacturing cost and complexity and reducing the percentage of acceptable finished products.
Further, in the current art, the mechanical properties of the matrix material (mainly starch) are critical to the performance of starch-based food service articles. Baked unmodified starch is typically quite fragile and brittle when dry, but relatively soft and pliable when the starch contains 5% to 10% moisture. In current practice, fiber is often added to the formulation to increase the flexural strength and fracture energy of starch-based items, especially during the period immediately after demolding, when the moisture content of the starch is very low. Even with the addition of significant amounts (10% or more) of fiber, however, starch-based articles are commonly very brittle immediately after demolding or when stored for extended periods in dry environments (heated buildings in winter, air conditioned buildings in summer, desert environments any time of year). Brittle failure of starch-based articles thus continues to present problems during the manufacturing process (especially before coatings or laminated films are applied) and when the articles are used in dry environments.
Moreover, in the current art, inorganic mineral fillers (e.g., calcium carbonate, silica, calcium sulfate, calcium sulfate hydrate, magnesium silicate, micaceous minerals, clay minerals, titanium dioxide, etc.) are often included in formulations used to produce starch-based biodegradable food service articles. These fillers are not, however, biodegradable. Marketing claims made for products using these materials as fillers point out that the materials are natural, renewable, and environmentally benign. However, there are inherent environmental costs associated with the mining (or synthesis) and processing of all inorganic filler materials.
Finally, in the current art, the most commonly used fiber in starch-based food service articles is wood-pulp fiber (similar to the paper based articles). As the main source material for the paper industry, it is readily available, is consistent in quality and material properties, and has the main properties needed to serve as structural elements in the finished food service articles. The use, however, of slow-growing trees as a fiber source when many agricultural byproduct sources are available is, as set forth above, in itself questionable.
Accordingly, there is a need for an improved system for producing water-resistant, biodegradable disposable items that can serve the full range of uses to which containers, boxes, plates, trays, and bowls are usually put, but which avoids the cost and complexity of film lamination or spray coating systems.
There is also a need for a means to enhance the mechanical properties of the matrix material in starch-based food service articles, in order (a) to ease handling requirements during manufacture and (b) to enhance usability in dry environments.
There is also a need for an improvement in the current art that will replace mineral fillers with fully biodegradable and renewable plant-based organic materials that serve the same role as traditional mineral fillers. Even greater benefit is available if the filler material is currently produced as a byproduct of the production of another agricultural material.
There is also a need for methods and formulations that incorporate fibrous materials from non-wood plants, and particularly from materials that are by products of commodities already in production.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved system for producing water-resistant, biodegradable disposable items that can serve the full range of uses to which containers, boxes, plates, trays, and bowls are usually put, but which avoids the cost and complexity of film lamination or spray coating systems.
It is another object of the present invention to provide improved the mechanical properties of matrix material in starch-based food service articles, in order (a) to ease handling requirements during manufacture and (b) to enhance usability in dry environments.
It is another object of the present invention to provide fully biodegradable and renewable plant-based organic materials that serve the same role as traditional mineral fillers in starch-based food containers.
It is another object of the present invention to provide methods and formulations that incorporate fibrous materials from non-wood plants, and particularly from materials that are by-products of commodities already in production.
These and other aspects of the present invention which may become obvious to those skilled in the art through the following description of the invention are achieved by a formulation used in making starch-based goods and a method fur use of said formulation.
One embodiment of the present invention is a composition comprising water, starch, a insolubilizing compound, a protein or natural polymeric compound, fibers, a wax emulsion, a fiber sizing agent, and a mold release agent.
In order to fully understand the manner in which the above-recited details and other advantages and objects according to the invention are obtained, a more detailed description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof.
A formulation according to the present invention from which water-resistant packaging items (boxes, containers, plates, trays, bowls, and cups) can be produced is provided comprising water, starch, optionally insolubilizing compounds to reduce the moisture susceptibility of the starch portion of the baked food service items, optionally proteins and natural polymeric compounds to reduce the brittleness of the articles produced for use in dry environments and to prevent breakage immediately after forming when the items are typically dry, optionally several natural fibrous materials used in combination both as structural elements (at several size scales) in the baked items and as inexpensive organic replacements for inorganic fillers, optionally wax emulsions and/or fiber sizing agents are included in the formulation to increase water-resistance, and optionally a mold release agent to reduce adhesion between baked parts and the mold system.
Starch for use in the present embodiment may include, but is not limited to, plant sources such as tubers, roots, seeds, and/or fruits of plants, and specific plants sources may include corn, potato, tapioca, rice, or wheat or similar, or animal sources, namely glycogen, although plant sources are most preferred. Further, the starch is preferably provided as a combination of both pregelatinized and native starches. Preferably, pregelatinized starch has a concentration in the range of about 0% to about 30% by weight of total starch in the formulation, and more preferably 5% to 20%, and most preferably 7% to 15%.
Insolubilizing compounds (or cross-linking agents) have been used in the paper industry in the preparation of water-resistant coatings on paper to increase printability and decrease susceptibility to moisture. Insolublizers that may be used in the present embodiment include, but are not limited to, aqueous solutions containing modified ethandial, glyoxal-based reagents, ammonium zirconium carbonate, potassium zirconium carbonate, and polyamide-epichlorohydrine compounds. The amount of active ingredient of the insolubilizer used is up to about 20% by weight of the starch (including both native and pregelatinized starch), and is more preferred in the range from about 0.1% to about 20% by weight of starch, depending on the cross-linking system used and the specific application.
It has been found that in some cases in order to maximize the effectiveness of the insolubilizer used, it is necessary to adjust the pH of the formulation before adding the insolubilizing compound. It has also been found that depending upon the specific mix formulation some insolubilizer compounds react with the mix at low temperatures causing the mix to become too thick prior to molding. In such cases an insolubilizer with the desired properties should be selected.
Proteins and natural polymeric compounds may include, but are not limited to preparations made from casein and natural uncured latex or similar such preparations. One such preparation can be prepared in the following three steps: 1) cooking a solution of casein in water (about 10% casein by weight) as per usual manufacturer's recommendations (generally, hydrating the casein by soaking, then gradually raising the temperature and pH of the solution to 180° F. and pH=9 to 9.5, then holding the solution at 180° F. for 15 minutes); 2) cooling the preparation to room temperature; and 3) and adding the latex in an amount sufficient and blending thoroughly. The preferred ratio of latex to casein in the preparation is between about 1:1 to 2:1 (solids:solids), and a more preferred ratio is in a range from about 1.2:1 to about 1.8:1, and a most preferred ration is about 1.48:1. The ratio of casein to latex, however, may be adjusted according to the specific needs of the containers to be produced.
Moreover, other proteins may also be used in combination with the casein and latex preparation or separately to improve the water-resistant properties of the containers. For example, such proteins may include albumen, agar, gelatin, or the like.
Several natural fibrous materials may be used in combination both as structural elements (at several size scales) in the baked items and/or as inexpensive organic replacements for inorganic fillers. Fiber elements are used both to control the molding characteristics of the wet batter and to enhance the structural stability of the finished food service articles. Although there is a continuum of fiber lengths and fiber aspect ratios used in the formulation, the fibrous portion of the formulation can be in a general sense separated into three classes (based on fiber length) that serve different functions. Long or very long (4 to 25 mm or longer) fibers or composite fiber elements are used to form a meshwork that helps prevent defects from forming in the batter as it expands in the mold. Medium-length fibers (0.5 to 5 mm) also help control the flow characteristics of the wet batter, and serve to increase the toughness of the finished food service articles, preventing fracture during handling and during normal use. Short fibers (<0.5 mm) serve mainly as a means to introduce readily biodegradable material into the formulation, i.e. filler material, that is, especially when treated with standard sizing agents, much more water-resistant than the starch-based matrix that contains them. (All types of fiber provide this functionality, but the presence of the medium, long, and very long fibers are required for the molding, handling and usage characteristics they provide, whereas the short fiber elements are present primarily for the contribution to water-resistance that they make.)
Optionally, the shorter fibers may be used in conjunction with, or replaced by other filler materials imparting the same advantages as the shorter fibers. For example, such filler materials may include both organic and inorganic aggregates such as calcium carbonate, silica, calcium sulfate, calcium sulfate hydrate, magnesium silicate, micaceous minerals, clay minerals, titanium dioxide, talc, etc. The preferred concentration of aggregate or short fibers is in a range from about 0% to about 25% by dry weight of the formulation, and more preferably in a range from about 5% to about 20% by total dry weight of the formulation, and most preferably in a range from about 10% to about 20% dry weight of the formulation.
Fibers from several sources are typically included in the formulation. Relatively high quality fibers from grass or reed species provide the mid-length fibers that contribute most to the structural stability and resilience if the finished articles. The long to very long fibers or fiber composites typically come from lightly processed agricultural byproducts, e.g. stalk or husk materials that have been chopped, ground, or milled to an appropriate size. Under appropriate processing conditions (e.g., hammer milling), these materials can also provide a considerable amount of the very short fiber that serves to replace starch and add water resistance to the finished article. Fibrous material in the form of ground nut shells (or other very hard, lignin-rich plant materials) may also serve as an organic, biodegradable fibers that are particularly water-resistant especially when treated with an optional fiber sizing agent.
Moreover, these other sources of fiber suitable as structural elements in starch-based food service articles are readily available. Some of these are from fast-growing plants that can be broadly characterized as grasses or reeds, such as kenaf and bamboo, which provide fiber with smaller associated environmental costs than taking fiber from trees. A growing segment of the fiber industry is based on the use of fiber from these plants. In many cases the quality and consistency of fibers taken from these plants (after processing) is as good as that provided by the wood pulp industry. In addition, fiber is also widely available as a by-product of agricultural production. Stalks, stems, and husks from cereal grains, for example, are a ready source of fibrous material that, while not as high in quality as the fiber taken from wood or the better grass species, is extremely cheap and, as a by-product, has essentially no additional environmental cost (beyond whatever environmental costs are associated with the production of the main crop).
The fibrous materials included in the formulations described here vary greatly in both fiber length and fiber aspect ratio. Overall, however, it is preferred that the materials have an average fiber length that is less than about 2 mm and an average aspect ratio that is in the range of about 5:1 to 25:1.
The preferred wax emulsions in the formulation used to increase water-resistance is a stable aqueous emulsion usually made of paraffin or microcrystalline wax; it sometimes contains rosin. It is usually prepared by means of emulsifying agents and mechanical agitation. The emulsion may be either acid- or alkali-stable, depending on the emulsifying agent employed. The wax emulsion may be made from natural waxes, for example, animal, vegetable or mineral, or synthetic waxes, for example, ethylenic polymers and poly ethyl esters, chlorinated naphthalenes, or hydrocarbon type waxes, depending on the particular application and desired properties for the final product. Examples of wax emulsions suitable for use in the present formulation include emulsified paraffin wax and emulsified polycrystalline wax. Emulsifying systems include both soap-based and lignosulfonate-based types.
The fiber sizing agent can be any suitable fiber sizing agent such that the agent forms a coating (or interphase) on the fiber surface to serve one or more of the following: as adhesion promoter (coupling agent); to protect the surface of the fibers from damage; as an aid in handling; to add strength or stiffness to the fibers; or to reduce absorbency. Examples of fiber sizing agents suitable for use in the present formulation include aklylketene dimer emulsions, alkenyl succinic anhydrides, aqueous dispersions of styrene acrylate copolymer, and alkylated melamine.
A mold release agent or abherent, is provided to reduce adhesion between baked parts and the mold system. Examples of specific mold release agents that are suitable for use in the present formulation include, but are not limited to magnesium stearate, talc, fats or oils or similar or a combination of any of the foregoing.
Containers fashioned from a mix formulation according to the present invention can be of varying shape and thickness depending upon the desired use for, and properties of, the final container. For example, the containers may be fashioned into open containers such as plates, cups, or bowls, clamshell containers, or any other useful configuration known in the art.
Further, the thickness of any portion of the container will preferably vary in the range from about 0.5 mm to about 3.2 mm, and more preferably from about 1.5 mm to about 3.0 mm, and most preferably from about 1.6 mm to about 2.5 mm. The thickness of the containers may also vary across the cross section of the container.
In another embodiment of the present invention a biodegradable material such as a coating and or sealant may be applied to containers fashioned from the mix formulation. Said biodegradable material may be applied such that it permeates the outer and or inner surface of the container improving water and heat resistant properties of the container. Said materials when applied as a coating, may partially or completely permeate the container matrix or a combination of a forming a coating and partially or completely permeating the container matrix.
A further embodiment of the invention is a method to produce a container or other article for use with food or beverage containers. Said method comprises providing the mix formulation set forth above; heating said mix in a mold of desired shape to form a container of a corresponding desired shape. Said method may further comprise steps set forth in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/608,441, filed Jun. 27, 2003, which, by reference, is incorporated herein in its entirety.
A further method according to the present invention comprises the steps of providing a mold apparatus having a cavity in the shape of a desired final product and a gap or gaps for venting vapor from the mold apparatus produced during heating or baking, heating or baking the mold apparatus, adding a mixture that is liquid or semi-liquid to the cavity of the mold apparatus prior to closing the mold apparatus and closing the mold apparatus, wherein as vapor or steam is produced in the cavity during heating or baking, the mixture is pushed by vapor or steam pressure to completely fill the cavity, and upon sufficient contact of the mixture to the heated mold apparatus a skin forms on the outer surface of the mixture, the skin being permeable or semi-permeable to the vapor or steam and the skin and gap being such that, in combination, they allow escape of steam or vapor from the cavity to the exterior of the mold apparatus but do not allow any significant amount of the mixture to escape. Any significant amount of mixture as referred to herein is any amount the loss of which would cause any one of the aforementioned drawbacks found in the prior art in a meaningful amount, such as waste of raw materials, waste of energy needed to heat additional mixture, additional processes to remove excess material to form the final product and clogging of the gap or gaps.
The vapor escapes while the mixture is retained in the cavity because the gap is of sufficient size—i.e., small enough—that the skin formed on the surface of the mixture from contact of the mixture with the heated mold surface, when under sufficient pressure from the steam or vapor produced during heating or baking of the mixture, allows the steam or vapor to escape through the skin and then through the gap to the exterior of the mold apparatus without rupture of the skin. Because the skin is not permeable to the mixture, which may still be liquid or semi-liquid prior to the completion of heating or baking, the mixture cannot escape from the cavity of the mold apparatus.
The aforementioned method according to the present invention allows for venting of the vapors produced during baking without significant loss of mixture and the associated drawbacks of said loss outlined above such as waste of raw materials, waste of energy needed to heat additional mixture, additional processes to remove excess material to form the final product and clogging of the gap or gaps.
The aforementioned method according to the present invention may be used to manufacture both edible baked goods and other baked products such as starch-based materials for use as food containers and the like. Mixtures for use in said method are typically water-based and include mixtures as described herein. One skilled in the art, however, will recognize that the mixtures need not be water-based, such as alcohol-based mixtures or other non-water-based mixtures. Specific examples of mixtures that may be used said method should be readily apparent to one skilled in the art and include, but are not limited to, common baking mixtures such as waffle, cookie dough, or ice cream cone batter, starch-based mixtures comprised of starch and water and mixtures comprising composite materials mixed with resins that form skins which are still permeable to the gases produced during heating or baking. Further, specific baking procedures such as heating temperature and time will vary depending upon the specific mixture to be heated or baked and should be apparent to one skilled in the art.
Although the invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments and examples, it will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that modifications and adaptations of the invention are possible without deviation from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is limited only by the following claims.
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So I got back from a concert thursday night, saw The Bad Plus at Merkin Hall in NYC. After my initial reaction of being completely blown away, by both the opening band (Marco Benevento trio, they were incredible!!) and the bad plus it got me thinkin. What bands in your opinion are better live? I'm only 17 so i havnt been to too many concerts, but I'll comment on some of them.
The foo fighters at MSG, front row, bout 15 feet away from them. They were extremely energetic, and they played flawlessly. IMO, they are better live than on their recordings.
Godsmack at the Saratoga performing arts center. They, too played flawlessly, but to a fault. They were
spot on. They hardly changed a thing from their recordings, including almost all the drummer's fills and beats. I like to hear variation and new things from a concert, not just the same songs i listen to all the time. so they're the exact same live versus recordings.
The bad plus, easily the best musicians i've ever seen/heard. They are so tight, so creative, so
. You never get the same thing from them twice, which is why you always feel like you need to see them again and again. they're soooo much better live than on recordings.
Dave Matthews Band. Havnt seem them live yet, in June I'll probly be able to confirm this but from the live albums I have, they seem better live. They change up their songs a lot, and for the better. Carter beauford seems like he goes even more berserk live, and they just seem entertaining as hell.
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These are the most popular Twitter tweets written by real wild birds.
Voldemars Dudums, an artist from a small Latvian town on the coast of the Baltic Sea, decided to give "Twitter back to original twitterers, the birds," according to his website.
Two winters ago, Dudums—who is a very big fan of birds—started attaching little cubes of unsalted bacon fat to each key on a keyboard.
With the keyboard left outside, but connected to a computer on Twitter, the wild birds were quick to come, unknowingly typing twitter messages while eating, since every peck is recognized as a keystroke.
The birds produced on average 150 twitter messages a day at @hungry_birds.
Even though the birds have been on an extended break since March—the fat helps the birds make it through Latvia's harsh winters—the account continues to attract fans, now at more than 7,000 followers.
Dudums has now taken over from the birds, posting messages, ranging from tweets advocating for voting on the birds' behalf for the Webby Award, a prize for the best Internet sites, holiday traveling to Latvia, bird-shaped Lego toys, and the purchase of the Hungry Bird app.
During early November, the birds briefly came back into action captured on a live video stream. For the U.S. presidential election, they took part in a election oracle. The birds were tasked with choosing between fat cubes placed in front of photos of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
According to Dudums, the birds correctly predicted that Obama would win with 6,263 pecks; Romney was a close contender receiving 6,239 pecks.
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Phi Phi Chang Grand Resort is a place featuring individual bungalow from grand luxury saving up for other activities and a budget room resort will most certainly be the ideal choice.
The resort is located end of the foothill, close to the center and main village, taking 5-10 minutes walks from Tonsai Beach and just a 5-minute walk to the beach and 10 minutes to Koh Phi Phi's town center, providing great access to water activities and nightlife entertainment
We have 3 types for you to choose from plus facility in the rooms depend what type it is 3 different type offering different style of accommodation within the guesthouse.
The resort offers excellent ensuite bungalows and AC rooms with a good array of useful facilities including Air-condition, TV, Wi-Fi, Fridge, Safe Box, Hot Shower. The balconies or terraces of the The Phi Phi Chang Grand Resort offer pleasing settings to unwind after a hard day on the beach.
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An early Smoosh publicity photo, 2006 or earlier
|Background information
|Seattle, Washington, USA
|Indie pop, indie rock
|Years active
|2000–2012; 2012-present as Chaos Chaos
|Barsuk Records, Pattern 25
|Chloe Saavedra[1](original member)
Asya Saavedra (Asya, original member)
Maia Saavedra (joined 2007)
Smoosh was an American indie pop band from Seattle, Washington. They released three albums, She Like Electric, Free to Stay and Withershins, all of which were written and performed by singer/keyboardist Asya Saavedra (preferred name Asy, born February 2, 1992) and her sister, drummer Chloe Saavedra (born March 5, 1994). Their younger sister Maia (born September 5, 1996) joined the band in early 2007.[2] On June 12, 2012, Smoosh announced that they would now be performing as Chaos Chaos.[3]
At the time of their first album, She Like Electric, released on September 21, 2004, Asy was 12 and Chloe was 10 years old. All of their songs are originals with both music and lyrics written by the girls themselves. Maia, then not in the band, provided the cover artwork for both that album and their next, Free to Stay.
"There's this band Smashmouth, and we liked how that sounded, so we came up with Smoosh. We just liked the sound of the word. But we pronounced it Smush [rhymes with bush]. Then people started saying it Smoosh, with the ooo sound. So it became Smoooosh. "
Smoosh started in 2000 when the family was at a Seattle music store The Trading Musician, standing in line to restring a violin. Asy and Chloe wandered into the drum section of the store, where Chloe met Jason McGerr; the family eventually left with a $600 drum kit for Chloe, McGerr's card from the Seattle Drum School, "and no violin."[5] When McGerr learned that Asy had been playing the piano and writing songs since she was very young, he offered to help them both.
Neither Asy nor Chloe read music, then.[6] Asy began piano training but soon quit because she found it boring.[5]
In 2000, Smoosh released Tomato Mistakes – a two-track single that, for a long time was mailed free of charge to anyone who wanted it.[5] Four years later, in September 2004, She Like Electric, Smoosh's full-length debut was released under Pattern 25 Records.
By the time Smoosh released their second LP, on June 6, 2006, titled Free to Stay, they were signed to Seattle-based indie label Barsuk Records. Its third and title track, "Free to Stay", was an early song featured on Tomato Mistakes. Asy also plays guitar on the track 'Waiting for Something' off Free to Stay. The second album also features the song "Find A Way" which Smoosh performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on July 12, 2006, marking their first performance on late night TV.[7] As they toured with the Eels as part of a world tour in mid-2006, they are also featured on the California-based band's live DVD/CD Live and in Person! London 2006.
On August 5, 2007, Smoosh performed at Lollapalooza 2007 at Chicago's Grant Park. Their set included a cover of "This Modern Love" by Bloc Party, who they would later tour with that same year in September. Earlier that year, they also performed a headlining spring tour on the east coast with The Postmarks.
The band played "Pajama Party Time" on Yo Gabba Gabba! episode 5 originally broadcast on August 27. 2007.
Critics have compared their sound to that of Tori Amos and PJ Harvey, and have been impressed with the young writers and performers.[8][9][10] Smoosh opened for many leading Pacific Northwest bands including Pearl Jam,[5][11] Death Cab for Cutie,[5] Sleater-Kinney,[5][11] and the Presidents of the United States of America,[5][11] as well as for other acts such as Mates of State,[5] Jimmy Eat World,[5] Cat Power[5] (who also covered their song, 'Rad'),[11] Nada Surf, Sufjan Stevens and The Go! Team. Asy collaborated with Seattle indie band Head Like a Kite to create the songs "Noisy at the Circus" (which can be found on Head Like a Kite's first album Random Portraits of the Home Movie), "Daydream Vacation" (which can be found on their second album There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere), and "Let's Start It All Again" (which can be found on their album Dreams Suspend Night, and also available via the KEXP Song of the Day website [12]). The girls have also been performing a cover of "Flyswatter" by The Eels, in which Maia plays glockenspiel. Asy also lends her voice to the soundtrack of the musical film God Help the Girl created by Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian, where she sings on the songs "I Just Want Your Jeans" and "A Down and Dusky Blonde". She also provided the vocals on the song "I Fell for the Fall" by Swedish band Karma Tree.
In early 2008, they toured with Tokyo Police Club and The Dresden Dolls.
In June 2010, Smoosh released their third album, Withershins (previously titled The World's Not Bad).
In 2012, Asy and Chloe stopped performing as Smoosh;[13] they released an EP S under the band name Chaos Chaos October 16, 2012.[14]
On October 7, 2014, Chaos Chaos released their second EP titled "Committed to the Crime" containing the tracks "Love", "Breaker", "Do You Feel It", "West Side", *"Monsters" and "Better."
- Asy (Asya) Saavedra – lead vocals, keyboards
- Chloe Saavedra – vocals, drums, percussion
- Maia Saavedra - vocals, bass guitar, harpejji
- Tomato Mistakes (2000)
- Free to Stay EP (2002)
- She Like Electric (2004)
- Free to Stay (2006)
- Live and in Person! London 2006 (Eels CD and DVD; Smoosh plays on three tracks)
- Withershins (2010)
- McLean, Craig: "Too Much Too Young?", The Sunday Times, June 11, 2006
- Nelson, Sean: "This Is the Band". The Stranger, July 22, 2004. Band profile
- ^ http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=8468
- ^ imaginary liz, Meet Smoosh's Bass Player!, Three Imaginary Girls, May 24, 2007.
- ^ "It's live". Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ Steve Almond interview, (brackets in original)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Smoosh, Pattern 25 Records. Accessed 16 November 2006.
- ^ Alexander Lauence, An Interview with Indie Sensation, Smoosh, Free Williamsburg, February 18, 2005. Accessed 11 December 2006.
- ^ Performance on YouTube http://youtube.com/watch?v=pfdQoTdazq4
- ^ Lisa Heyamoto, Tweenage band Smoosh rocks Seattle scene, January 30, 2005. Accessed 12 April 2006.
- ^ Douglas Wolk, Discovering the Dream, Seattle Weekly, September 29, 2004. Accessed 12 April 2006.
- ^ Anuj Desai, Pre-Teen Smoosh Are "Rad", Rolling Stone, December 28, 2004. Accessed 12 April 2006.
- ^ a b c d Almond, Steve: "Smoosh" (interview), The Believer June 2005. Accessed online 13 November 2006.
- ^ http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2010/05/14/song-of-the-day-head-like-a-kite-%E2%80%93-let%E2%80%99s-start-it-all-again-extreme-interview/
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Camelot II cleanup goes slow
Some residents are frustrated by the pace
By Nolan Hicks : November 23, 2012 : Updated: November 24, 2012 9:24am
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Nila Garrett, 13, watches as friends look for the source of running water behind a house they said was empty as they walk through an alley lined with trash and discarded furniture in Camelot II. They found an outside faucet running and turned it off.
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Trash and discarded furniture fill the backyard of an empty home along an alley in the Camelot II neighborhood on the Northeast Side.
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Anthony Green, 7, walks in a Camelot II alley. Residents are trying to get the neighborhood cleaned up, but face a daunting task.
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Dejahnae Easterling, 9, steps over water running along an alley in Camelot II.
Photo By Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-NewsA dog forages for food in trash lining an alley in the Camelot II neighborhood in Northeast San Antonio on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012.
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A house on Oldham Drive in the Camelot II neighborhood, taken on October 2, 2012. The Bexar County District Attorney announced Tuesday that she had given owners of the 30 most-junked out properties in two Northeast San Antonio neighborhoods 30 days to clean up their mess or they would be taken to court.
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More than a month ago, local leaders — one state representative, two county commissioners and the district attorney — got together, held a news conference and announced the latest plan to try to clean up trash-plagued unincorporated neighborhoods, like Camelot II, on the Northeast Side.
And over the past month, the situation in Camelot II seems to have improved somewhat: the front yards of many of the homes on Oldham Drive have been cleared of much of the debris that previously covered them.
It's an improvement community activist Adam Washington, 26, attributed to neighborhood efforts to get a handle on the problem, not the promised crackdown.
The seeming inaction angered him, but the neighborhood realizes that the problem can't be fixed immediately, he said.
"We're just asking for the help and assistance that we need," Washington said.
Under state law, county governments do not have a municipal government's power to mandate property owners keep up their property.
Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed's office came up with a legally inventive way to compel landlords in Camelot II and Windsor Oaks to clean up the mess — citing them for violating the state's Health and Safety Code.
But it hasn't been a quick remedy.
In early October, the DA's office notified the owners of 30 properties in those two neighborhoods that they were out of compliance and had 30 days to clean them up.
Adriana Biggs, the chief of the office's white-collar-crimes division, acknowledged the neighborhood's frustration and said investigators will reinspect those 30 locations Monday as a prelude to filing charges against landlords who haven't acted.
"We've given these people long enough to remedy the nuisances," she said.
Biggs said she expected the misdemeanor charges would be filed in the following days but cautioned it could be a while longer before the neighborhood sees the impact.
"It takes effort and it's not an easy problem to solve," she said.
Bexar County plans to lobby state lawmakers in the upcoming legislative session to give it the power to require landlords with two or more residential properties to set up trash and solid waste services for their units.
As the gears of the legal and political systems grind toward a more permanent solution, residents in the Camelot II neighborhood have attempted to tackle the problem on their own, with limited success. The progress of cleaner front yards along Oldham Drive quickly disappears as you head into the alley behind the homes.
There, a seemingly endless pile of trash stretches for the entirety of one block. And on the other side of the alley, the back yards of vacant homes also serve as another dumping point. The trash-infested undergrowth of weeds and untrimmed trees is punctuated by a couple of areas where volunteers attempted to make a dent in the mess.
"All this got done by hand," Washington said, as he walked through the alley, pointing to the areas where the brush had been knocked down and some of the trash removed.
Still, the size of the mess that remained was overwhelming. Even more dispiriting, someone had dumped a new bunch of trash in one of the areas they had worked to clean.
The vacant homes that dot the neighborhood are another point of concern for Washington, who said the neighborhood kids have taken to playing in them, with their yards full of smashed bottles, empty cans, abandoned prescription drug containers, busted electronics, clothing and other trash.
"If there's no jungle gym, kids will create one," he said.
What he wants, he said, is one good cleaning to help get the neighborhood back on its feet.
"It was never this bad when I was growing up," Washington said.
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Dust off your knock-off Manolos and stock up on virgin Cosmo ingredients: your new baby Carrie Bradshaw is here! Deadline reports that Soul Surfer star AnnaSophia Robb will portray the high school version of Sarah Jessica Parker's classic Sex and The City role in CW's Carrie Diaries pilot. They had just better remember to give her Carrie's massive six-inch roots. That's all we're saying!
If the show sticks to the details of author Candace Bushnell's prequel novel, the series will follow a teenage Carrie as she navigates life and love in the '80s. Seeing as how actresses like Blake Lively and Emma Roberts were also allegedly in the running for the part, we're interested to see how the sweetheart star of Bridge to Terabithia will mature into the sassy sex column we all know and love and watch for six hours every time we come down with the flu. On the other hand, Carrie is nothing if not a romantic optimist. She forgave Big how many times? Oh, and we couldn't help but wonder…who will be her teenage version of Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda? Why mess with a good formula, right?
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AN important archaeological site dating back to the Bronze and Neolithic ages has been discovered on land earmarked for the building of more than 1,200 homes in Carmarthen.
It means more archaeological work is likely to be needed on the land known as the Limes, near Travellers Rest, ahead of any homes being built as part of the Carmarthen West development.
Fragments of pottery were discovered during the archaelogical dig which will eventually be homed at the Carmarthenshire County Museum in Abergwili.
There are also possible indications of barrows (earth burial tombs) to the eastern side of the site.
A report by the Dyfed Archeological Trust written last summer has been made public as part of the planning application for 94 houses by Persimmon Homes as at the site.
The report by one of the trust's archaeologists Philip Poucher said trenches dug "identified an archaeologically significant area of late Neolithic activity".
He added: "Some archaeologically significant artefacts were recovered, consisting mainly of pottery fragments."
These finds will be temporarily stored by Dyfed Archaeological Trust Field Services and will later be taken to the museum.
The evaluation report written for county planners at Carmarthenshire Council also said that there was no initial evidence to suggest the route of the town's Roman road running through the proposed development site.
An earlier desk survey of the location suggested the line of the Roman road went across the site.
Mr Poucher added: "It is likely that further archaeological excavations will be needed at the site in advance of the proposed residential development to preserve the identified archaeological remains."
The report states that the site is also understood to have modern day use as an early 20th century golf course, a temporary military camp in 1909 and a pre-Second World War civilian aerodrome.
Local town and county councillor Alan Speake, who lives near the site said: "The historical find with the borrows and of quite rare ancient pottery fragments does seem to illustrate that this was a quite important area and location alongside a main Roman road.
"I know more work is needed but it would make sense that the Roman road runs along the site as it runs more or less parallel with the Old St Clears main route to the west via Carmarthen."
Mr Speake added: "Hopefully for the sake of local history, additional archaeological investigations can continue."


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