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Duke University's Student of the Month: CMA student on an academic roll
Tyler Booker, a senior at City of Medicine Academy, didn't always put his best foot forward as a freshman.
And as a result, his grades suffered.
"To be honest, I wasn't very, very serious about school freshman year," Booker said. "It was sophomore year when I had my reality check, like I needed to get serious."
That must seem like a long time ago for Booker, an aspiring radiologists, who now sports a slightly better than 4.0 GPA and is solidly planted in the top 15 percent of his class.
Booker got on a roll his junior year, scoring straight As the entire way through.
And he's worked hard to match that feat through the first half of his final year at CMA.
"Junior year, when I made straight As it was like 'OK, this is it, this is where I need to be, this is what I need to continue doing,'" Booker said. "It doesn't even have to be high As, but knowing that I'm doing my best and maintaining a grade to show it as well."
Booker's dedication to his school work and the academic growth he's experienced the past two years led Tarica Rawlinson, the CMA student services coordinator, to recommend Booker for the Student of the Month Award.
"He has won the respect of his classmates and teachers alike," Rawlinson said. "He's just overall hard-working, in and out school."
She said Booker is constantly looking for ways to improve.
"His work ethic is second to none," Rawlinson said. "He's always looking for ways to stretch."
Outside school, Booker studies Tae kwan do, something he has done for nearly five years.
It's through that sport that Booker has learned the art of respect, both giving and receiving, and it's served him well, making him more confident in his interactions with people.
"Taking class and having people older than me with a younger rank than me show that kind of respect, it kind of warmed me up to the feeling that everyone deserves certain respect," Booker said.
Like a lot seniors, Booker has been busy this fall planning for life after graduation.
He has sought early admission to UNC-Chapel Hill where he hopes to study biology en route to becoming a radiologist.
Booker's second choice is Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, but his heart is set on UNC.
"I couldn't do early [admission] for Johns Hopkins because it was a binding commitment and if I got into both Johns Hopkins and Carolina, I would have preferred to go to Carolina," Booker said.
He got interested in a medical-related career through watching such shows as "CSI" and "Law and Order" with his parents before they divorced.
Booker initially wanted to become a police officer, but thought better of it after weighing the risks.
He flirted with the idea of becoming a lawyer, but was uncomfortable with the idea of representing criminals.
And he had a change of heart about pursuing a career as a neurosurgeon after considering the immense responsibility that is associated with a profession that requires life and death decision-making.
"I just felt like that would be too much on my conscience," Booker said.
He said the seed for radiology was planted the summer before his ninth-grade year when he participated in Duke's Area Health Education Center (AHEC) summer program and got the chance to watch technicians skillfully administer radiation to cancerous tissue in patients.
"I thought that was something very helpful, something that can save lives, and something I want to do," Booker said.
Other than Tae kwon do, Booker said he doesn't have much free time to pursue other hobbies and passions.
He's somewhat of a gamer and enjoys listening to music, especially songs that inspire him.
Part of the reason he's so busy is that he helps to care for an older brother with autism.
"I'm usually at home watching him on the weekends when my parents have to go out or I don't work," Booker said.
He said caring for his brother, who is three years older, has helped him to become a more responsible person.
"From the time I was in second-or third grade, I just had to be mindful of him and concerned for his well-being, making sure he is OK, he's safe," Booker said. "It made me more conscious of not just him but other things that I needed to focus on and be responsible for."
Duke University and its Office of Durham and Regional Affairs are proud to sponsor Duke University's Durham Student of the Month. The Office of Durham and Regional Affairs strives to broaden and strengthen engagement with Durham and the Research Triangle region. Visit community.duke.edu to learn more about the office's educational outreach, neighborhood quality of life and economic development initiatives.
Age: 18
School: City of Medicine Academy
Favorite Book: Anything by Rick Riordan, but particularly the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series.
Favorite Music: Songs that evoke emotion. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day is the current favorite.


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Nominated for Outstanding Achievements in Nonfiction Filmmaking, Production (Dimitri Doganis), Cinematography (Erik Alexander Wilson and Lynda Hall) and Original Music Score (Anna Nikitin) and the Audience Choice Prize.
Kate reviewed at Sundance: "Sometime around the halfway mark of Bart Layton's The Imposter, I became aware of the fact that I was watching the movie with my eyes wide as saucers. Even with a strong grasp of the film's subject matter, it's hard not to be totally blown away by what plays out on-screen, to become gape-mouthed in the face of so much (hyperbole aside) insanity." … "An unbelievable true story told in an engaging and inventive manner." It made our list of 10 Must-See Movies to see in July 2012. Check out the trailer, which we showcased here.
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Indie Game: The Movie
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation (James Swirsky).
Allison reviewed from Sundance: "follows three sets of video game creators (Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes, creators of Super Meat Boy; Phil Fish, creator of FEZ; and Jonathan Blow, creator of Braid) each at different points in their careers (and the games they are working on) to show not only the process of being an independent game creator, but what happens when you pour yourself into something that you eventually have to leave up to other people to determine its success." … "Both video game fans and casual gamers should find this documentary not only interesting, but compelling as you watch these real life stories unfold and experience the various emotions that come with creating something from scratch and then releasing it into the world."
Currently available to rent from iTunes and stream at Netflix, Amazon, YouTube and Sundance Now.
Into the Abyss
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score (Mark De Gli Antoni).
From Rob's DVD picks: "Werner Herzog tells the story of a triple murder in Texas and the two young men behind it. One is interviewed just eight days before his execution, and the other is behind bars for another four decades, but the real story here is with the suffering their actions left behind. Herzog makes his stance on the death penalty clear, but he wisely moves beyond the issue by instead focusing on a culture of ignorance and poverty that breeds addiction and violence." And Landon reviewed: "the filmmaker seems completely uninterested in using the medium to convince audiences of his point-of-view. Herzog instead lends his camera to the many individuals directly or tangentially involved in the crime that resulted in a triple homicide, victims' families, the criminals' family members and their attorneys, and employees of Texas execution chambers. For a filmmaker whose personality is so thoroughly present in his work, it's fascinating to see Herzog largely relegate himself to the backseat as he mines through the experiences of others."
Available on DVD and Blu-ray and to stream at Netflix, Amazon and Sundance Now.
Into the Middle of Nowhere
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking (Anna Francis Ewert).
One of the most adorable short documentaries you could ever see, it shows a bunch of kids playing in an outdoor nursery in the middle of the woods.
Available to stream on Fandor.
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Nominated for the Audience Choice Prize.
From Rob's DVD picks: "Jiro Ono is an 85 year old sushi chef who runs a small restaurant in a Tokyo subway station, but don't let the location fool you. It only seats 10, but reservations are required, it's not cheap and it's the only restaurant of its kind to receive Michelin's 3-star rating. The doc examines Jiro's techniques, his teaching style with his sons and apprentices and his outlook on life in general. It's inspiring and mouthwatering in equal measure, and it will have you craving sushi by the midway point… and I'm a vegetarian." And Dustin reviewed from Santa Barbara: "sits atop my viewing list thus far here at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. It's beautiful, insightful, will absolutely make you hungry, and has a a depth and character that is undeniable. David Gelb has a winner."
Available on DVD and Blu-ray, to rent from iTunes and to stream at Netflix, Amazon and Youtube.
Nominated for the Audience Choice Prize.
I wrote on this film from last year's SXSW film fest at Cinematical: "Vikram Gandhi's life-experiment doc is more Sacha Baron Cohen than Morgan Spurlock, but it lacks the laughs of either. Not that I'm sure Gandhi is aiming for comedy. In the film, which took home an Audience Award from SXSW, the U.S.-born filmmaker takes on the character Kumare, a long-haired, bearded guru from India who has gone to Arizona to teach people that they don't need a guru, or any sort of religious leader. But the message is overlooked because these students begin to idolize the mystical stranger." … "less revealing than you want it to be, and its message is rather simplistic, and Gandhi's methods are certainly questionable, but I couldn't walk away from it."
Currently in theaters.
The Law in These Parts
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Direction (Ra'anan Alexandrowicz).
From our Sundance program announcement: "Israel's 43-year military legal system in the Occupied Palestinian Territories unfolds through provocative interviews with the system's architects and historical footage showing the enactment of these laws upon the Palestinian population." I reviewed the film at Movies.com: "I have a great appreciation for the self-aware historicism driving The Law of These Parts, particularly because of how the interviewees respond to many of Alexandrowicz's questions. They avoid certain analysis of whether decisions were right or wrong with even such far-reaching hindsight, making claims that such answers are for the historians or history to determine. As if that's not one of the functions of this documentary. Others tell the filmmaker he'll have to ask someone else about this or that, or they reject a reasonable line of questioning for being too theoretical. At times I wanted to laugh at the abstract absurdity of what the film was unraveling before me, but it's not really a humorous matter at all."
Marina Abramovi?: The Artist is Present
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking and Debut Feature Filmmaking (Matthew Akers) and the Audience Choice Prize.
From our Sundance program announcement: "Marina Abramovi? prepares for a major retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York hoping to finally silence four decades of skeptics who proclaim: 'But why is this art?'"
Now available on DVD.
Meanwhile in Mamelodi
Nominated for the Spotlight Award (a juried award typically recognizing undistributed films).
From the Hot Docs program guide: "South Africa, 2010. How close can one be to the World Cup soccer celebrations without really being a part of it? In District 11, one of the poorest of Mamelodi—a former Blacks-only township near Pretoria where people still make do without paved roads, electricity or running water—Steven Mtsweni follows the competition on his blurry black-and-white TV as if watching a man land on the moon for the first time. Meanwhile, mere miles away, the rest of the world celebrates. This intimate and moving portrait of a man struggling to make ends meet while tending his kiosk and looking after his young son, teenaged daughter and mentally ill wife, reminds us that while life isn't easy, there's always a reason to keep hope."
Only the Young
Nominated for Outstanding Achievements in Nonfiction Filmmaking, Direction (Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims), Cinematography (Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims) and Debut Feature Filmmaking (Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims).
Currently playing AFI FEST. From our announcement of their program: "Best friends Garrison and Kevin are equally passionate about the gospel, their girlfriends and the half-pipe in this non-fiction look at teenage life in America."
Paradise (Paraíso)
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking (Nadav Kurtz).
Shortlisted for the Academy Award. From our announcement of these films: "The story of three immigrants working as window washers"
Planet of Snail
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Direction (Seungjun Yi).
From our announcement of the Tribeca program: "Deaf and blind, Young-Chan lives in a quiet, isolated world in his small apartment. But when Soon-Ho, an empathetic woman compromised by a spinal disability, comes into his life, a unique love story begins. Poetic and gently paced, Planet of Snail brings to life the sensual world shared by this special couple, and illustrates that the greatest beauty can be found in the smallest and most unlikely love stories."
Room 237
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Editing (Rodney Ascher), Debut Feature Filmmaking (Rodney Ascher), Original Music Score (Jonathan Snipes, William Hutson, The Caretaker — aka James Kirby) and Graphic Design or Animation (Carlos Ramos).
Kevin reviewed at Sundance: "If you're the sort of person who loves conspiracy theories, hidden meanings, codes, ciphers, clues, and other mysteries that bear unraveling, then Room 237 is right up your alley. DirectorRodney Ascher has put together a fascinating movie that will most likely change the way you watch Stanley Kubrick's The Shining forever, or will at least make you search out some of the things that are discussed in this documentary." And Brian reviewed less favorably at Fantastic Fest: "The most aggravating issue plaguing Room 237 is it's amateurish editing. So much of a director's job on a documentary is to carefully assess the accumulated footage and sound bites and arrange them in such a way as best serves the material. Apparently, no one bothered to tell Ascher. There are such blatantly boneheaded flubs with the connectivity of visuals or quality of audio, that it makes it difficult to take seriously, especially in light of the already flimsy arguments.
Opens in theaters in 2013.
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography (Ron Fricke).
Cole showcased the trailer and wrote: "In 1982, Ron Fricke wrote, edited and directed photography for Koyaanisqatsi, a movie that's become a modern experimental classic that sought to create a pure sensory experience beyond what narrative storytelling could do. It's the kind of film that audiences have to yield to, letting it wash over them like color-wrapped sound waves, and it seems likely that Samsara will be artistically related to Fricke's early work." … " the imagery! It's amazing. The kind of stuff that steals your heart right out of your chest and makes you wish your whole body were made of eyeballs. See it and marvel." Also check out a clip from the film here.
Currently in theaters.
Searching for Sugar Man
Nominated for Outstanding Achievements in Nonfiction Filmmaking, Production (Simon Chinn), Debut Feature Filmmaking (Malik Bendjelloul) and Graphic Design or Animation (Oskar Gullstrand, Arvid Steen) and the Audience Choice Prize.
I declared it the first film of any kind to secure an Oscar nomination with its acclaim and popularity: "tells a kind of musical fairy tale about singer-songwriter Rodriguez, who was a huge star in South Africa and never knew of his fame there for decades, is astonishingly popular. I've seen long standing ovations at film fests for this doc. I've interviewed multiple filmmakers, many of which are Academy members, who cite it as their favorite of the year." And Jeremy reviewed from SXSW: "a stupendous documentary, a bit heavy on the talking heads technique, but that's a matter of personal tastes. You watch the story unfold, and you're caught up in the music and politics of it all, all the while wanting nothing more than to watch this man perform live. There are so many documentaries and biopics about musicians we know, household names whose fame could easily be taken for granted. Searching for Sugar Man is about the other guys, those artists who never quite make it, and this one singer/songwriter in Detroit who became a legend and didn't even know about it."
Currently in theaters.
Nominated for Outstanding Achievements in Direction (Bill Ross and Turner Ross) and Editing (Bill Ross).
Currently playing AFI FEST. From our program announcement: "This dreamlike documentary from the brothers Ross follows three young boys across the Mississippi into New Orleans' French Quarter for a kaleidoscopic night of revelry."
Opens in theaters December 7.
Trash Dance
Nominated for the Audience Choice Prize.
From our SXSW program announcement: "A choreographer finds beauty and grace in garbage trucks, and against the odds, rallies reluctant city trash collectors to perform an extraordinary dance spectacle. On an abandoned airport runway, two dozen sanitation workers — and their trucks — inspire an audience of thousands."
Currently on the festival circuit.
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation (Brooklyn Digital Foundry/John Szot).
From Rob's DVD picks: "Gary Hustwit is interested in man-made shapes and designs. After examining typography (Helvetica) and manufactured goods (Objectified) he's now turned his eye outwards and upwards to dissect the structure and design of our urban centers. From the angles, heights and front edifices of buildings to the layouts of streets, parks and other public spaces, Hustwit builds a fascinating look at the people behind the places we pass through everyday." And Brian Kelley highlighted the film in a streaming showcase: "The film is neatly presented by dividing its time between different cities around the world and focusing on the successes and failures in their planning. From cities with roots in the 1100s to those as new as the 1980s, the pitfalls of planning and the deep connection to human psychology become increasingly apparent. It is a film, like the others in Hustwit's trilogy, that will truly make you think different about your surroundings." We also showcased the trailer here.
Currently available on DVD and Blu-ray and to rent from iTunes and Google Play and stream at Netflix and Amazon.
¡Vivan las Antipodas!
Nominated for Outstanding Achievements in Direction (Victor Kossakovsky), Production (Heino Deckert), Cinematography (Victor Kossakovsky) and Original Music Score (Alexander Popov).
I wrote on the film from True/False at the Doc Channel Blog: "a film that shows us things as they've never been seen before, and yet because it doesn't have a narrative it may be thought of as inaccessible. Also, it's not as blatantly thought-provoking. Regardless, I can't get it out of my head. Probably because it blew my mind and has taken residency in the spaces it cleaned out." … "this isn't the stuff of IMAX and Disneynature. While the cinematography alone would be worthwhile by itself, it's the clever juxtapositions and visual trickery achieved through editing and special effects that make this film so special. Kossakovsky plays with the idea of antipodes, giving us plenty of upside-down shots, reflective bodies of water, horizontal split-screens imaginatively presenting the world as having a literal top and bottom. And we're shown paralleled views of life and land, what matters in the world and what matter makes up the world."
Vol Special (Special Flight)
Nominated for the Spotlight Award (a juried award typically recognizing undistributed films).
I wrote on the film at Movies.com: "observes a Swiss detention center for illegal migrants and asylum seekers who will eventually be shipped back to the countries they've fled. The real issue of the film doesn't come up until the very end, as for the most part the men locked up are treated fairly well, for being prisoners, at this particular center. It's what they face on the outside that's to be feared, whether their fate back home in the Congo or Kosovo, or even before that with the abusive authorities who transport them on the "special flight" out of Switzerland. But there's also a subtle, underlying evil of the neutrality and feigned sincerity and innocence on the part of the center's staff which is thoroughly disturbing."
The Waiting Room
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Debut Feature Filmmaking (Peter Nicks).
I wrote on the film at Movies.com: "A look at one 24-hour period inside the waiting room and ER of a public hospital, specifically Oakland's Highland Hospital. Using a composite of footage shot over many months, the film plays out mostly in an observational verite style akin to the work of Frederick Wiseman, except that there's also voiceover from each of the uninsured subjects (patients or family of patients) providing additional exposition and some very on-the-nose commentary. Instead of being about the place, it's about the people there, albeit people who were seemingly very intently picked out." … "but most of the points here are familiar, obvious, repetitive and redundant, stressed too literally where simple, straight observation would suffice."
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Champion Rachel Alexandra Works Half-Mile Toward Saturday Start
Reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra completed her serious preparation for a planned return to competition on Saturday with a half-mile work on a cool late spring Monday at Churchill Downs.
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Giant Oak, Blame Work Toward Stephen Foster
Giant Oak signaled his readiness for Saturday's 29th running of the $600,000-added Stephen Foster Handicap (Grade I) by working a bullet five furlongs in :59.60 over a fast track after the renovation break Sunday morning at Churchill Downs.
Rachel Alexandra Assigned 118 Pounds For Stephen Foster
Reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra has been assigned 118 pounds by Churchill Downs racing secretary Ben Huffman for next Saturday's 29th running of the $600,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (GI) at 1 1/8 miles on the main track.
Macho Again Works Five Furlongs For Foster
With jockey Robby Albarado aboard, West Point Thoroughbreds' Macho Again completed his major preparations for next Saturday's Stephen Foster Handicap (GI) by working five furlongs in 1:02.20 over a fast track Friday morning after the renovation break.
General Quarters, Solis Have Five-Furlong Get Together
With Alex Solis aboard for the first time, owner-trainer Tom McCarthy's Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (Grade I) winner General Quarters worked five furlongs in 1:01 over a fast track after the renovation break Thursday morning at Churchill Downs.
Borel On Board As Mine That Bird Works Half-Mile In :48
In his second workout since returning to Churchill Downs, 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) winner Mine That Bird worked a half-mile in :48 with jockey Calvin Borel up.
Champion Rachel Alexandra Offers Blistering Six-Furlong Work
Stonestreet Stables and Harold McCormick's Rachel Alexandra, America's reigning 'Horse of the Year' and champion 3-year-old filly, turned in one of her strongest works since her return to serious training and racing when she breezed six furlongs in a blistering 1:11.20 on Monday at Churchill Downs.
Atta Boy Roy To Get Break After Gallant Aristides Effort
Atta Boy Roy had an adventurous run in Saturday's Aristides (GIII).
He lost his footing at the break, spotting the field several lengths, rushed up to take the lead and then grudgingly gave way to the victorious Riley Tucker in the final eighth of a mile.
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27 Aug 2013, 08:26
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I could not help noticing that you use
Is this a choice? I guess it is because you are quite consistent. I am not sure if this is really RESTful. But I am no expert in this, therefore no suggestion on the Errata page.
BTW I really like reading this book - so far ;).
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Hi Robert,
Nice catch! But actually, that was on purpose because the route to
Thank you for your kind words, I am glad that you are enjoying the book!
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Student film 'Closing Broadcast' reopens locallyWritten by Jason Mack | | email@example.com
Owens Community College student Matthew Cooper's film "The Closing Broadcast" is returning for a second showing May 3 after premiering in December.
"We ended up having a pretty solid audience," Cooper said. "We ended up making more than half our budget back in that first screening alone, and we are planning to have 11 more. So it was a very good start for us."
The film stars Eli Brickey as Jeri Kline, a news anchor holed up in the studio reporting about a terrorist attack on the city while her relationship and the world around her fall apart at the seams.
The idea for the film came to Cooper while shadowing his fiancee as she worked the overnight shift at 13abc.
"It was really dark," Cooper said. "She was the only person in the building. There was no sound except the police scanners that were saying every horrible crime that was happening in the city. It had this really dour feeling to it. The original idea was, what if there was a zombie apocalypse and you don't actually see anything happening. You're hearing about it like a radio drama, hearing all these things take place and trying to have an impact on it when really you don't have any ability to."
Brickey also shadowed Cooper's fiancee for an evening.
"I am such a hands-on learner, so this allowed me to see and experience all the work that goes into just one evening of news," Brickey said. "It was the best information I could have asked for as an actor and I got a deeper appreciation for those doing the behind-the-scenes work. I was able to experience that sense of isolation that those who regularly work third shifts might feel. That is what I love about acting, getting to see the world through a different lens and growing from that."
Cooper said he was impressed with what Brickey brought to the role of Jeri Kline.
"She grounded that character in a way I didn't anticipate," he said. "When you look into her eyes in these really dramatic moments, there are so many layers going on at once with the hurt, the happiness and the anger. She could put those on top of each other, which is an incredibly hard thing to do at this stage in an acting career."
The cast consists mostly of theater students and community actors including Nicholas Anthony Corbin, William Toth, Heath Huber, James MacFarlane, Jordan Jarvis, Kari Duffy-Shrader and Casey Toney.
"I was really impressed with how professional the rest of the cast was," Brickey said. "At the same time, they were all able to keep their sense of humor while shooting such intense scenes. I think this kept everyone grounded and we were all able to connect easily because of it."
"The Closing Broadcast" is screening at 8 p.m. May 3 in the Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd. Tickets are available for $7.50 at the door, and merchandise such as DVDs and posters will be on sale.
Cooper plans to use money from the screenings to enter "The Closing Broadcast" in film festivals, a decision reinforced by the positive feedback he received following the premier in December.
"It was more positive than I could have hoped for," he said. "What really surprised me about it was I've seen so many premiers where people can't really tell the filmmakers something specific they loved. It was always these generalities. That has never been enough for me. If somebody thinks something is good, I need to know why or it doesn't feel real. When people were talking to me about this, they were talking about very specific moments. That told me we were hitting what we wanted."
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The freemium business model: giving away pays
I've recently been thinking a lot about the freemium business model. For those unfamiliar with the freemium business model, it was first articulated by venture capitalist Fred Wilson in 2006:
"Give your service away for free, possibly ad supported but maybe not, acquire a lot of customers very efficiently through word of mouth, referral networks, organic search marketing, etc., then offer premium priced value added services or an enhanced version of your service to your customer base."
I've been thinking about the freemium business model because, inspired by Drupal and Open Source, both my companies, Acquia and Mollom, use a freemium business model. (Technically, Acquia uses an Open Source business model which is different from the freemium business model, but there is plenty of overlap and similarities -- pointing out the differences could be a blog post and discussion on its own.)
At Acquia, we currently provide community subscriptions for free -- people that want help with Drupal installation and configuration can get free support from Acquia's Drupal experts. While our free support is limited to certain channels (i.e., forum only), certain support questions (i.e., no module development help and no security best practices) and comes without response time guarantees, we have people on staff whose full-time job is to help you (example customer story). Further, we invest heavily in Drupal and give those contributions away for free.
Similarly, at Mollom, our basic spam filtering service is available for free to sites with limited post volumes. Our free website protection service provides all the features of our commercial Mollom Plus product, but is limited in the number of posts it will protect each day and in its access to our high-availability back-end infrastructure. The great majority of our Mollom clients are using our free filtering service with great success.
There are a number of things that attract me to the freemium business model. The first, and certainly foremost, is the opportunity to do "good" and "well" at the same time. It's a great thing to help people build quality websites with Drupal, and it's a great thing to provide Mollom to help deal with spam. Second, I believe a company is better off with a large install base than a small install base, even if the majority of clients ride free. A large install base translates to direct and indirect network effects, including efficient marketing, greater brand awareness, the collective intelligence of your users, and faster product adoption. And, last, I strongly believe that a successful company built on the freemium business model is simply a stronger and more defensible business in the long run.
The freemium business model is relatively new because it didn't become a serious option until the internet gave us a low-cost distribution channel. Ultimately, I can't help but think the freemium business model is the business model of the future for the sole reason that it puts the customer first. With the freemium business model customers only have to pay when they get significant value from the software (i.e. they have reached the limits of the free version). Compare this to the current model where people have to pay to get access to the bits, or where people have to pay before they got enough value from the software (e.g. most shareware software).
That all sounds great but you have to make the freemium business model work first. Getting free users to convert to paying customers is hard. Conversion rates of less than 1% are not uncommon. Free is often "good enough" and only a few people choose to pay for additional features and services. You have to put enough value in the free version to drive adoption (so that you get the scale and the network effects that derive from it), while providing enough incentive for people to pay for premium features or services. The marketing and sales funnel is really wide at the top, and very narrow at the bottom. Plus, you have to make sure that the paying users subsidize all the free users.
Achieving the right balance between free and paid customers is difficult and requires close attention to a number of variables. As a result, I've been trying to answer questions like: how much should we invest to acquire additional free users? How do you estimate the value of a free user? What is the cost of a free user? How long does it take for a free user to convert to a paying customer, and how many will do so? What are the triggers that convince free users to convert?
For example, in Mollom's case, one could argue that we get thousands of dollars worth of value from free users already. We currently have more than 3,000 active users that use Mollom for free. Say each user spends on average 15 minutes a week moderating his site's content and reporting classification errors to Mollom. Mollom learns from this feedback and automatically adjusts its spam filters so that all other Mollom users benefit from it. At a rate of $10 USD/hour, we get $390,000 USD worth of value from free users a year -- 3,000 users x 15 minutes/week x 52 weeks/year x 10 USD/hour = $390,000 USD/year. If these numbers hold up, the value of a free Mollom user could be estimated at $130 USD/year. And that doesn't include the marketing value they add. That said, the value of a free user probably declines as you get more of them and the business becomes stronger.
Both Acquia and Mollom have just opened for business so we have a ton to learn. It will be interesting to look at the different variables and questions a year from now, and to see what we have learned. I hope we can make it work so we can do good and well at the same time ...
One can make free^H^H^H^Hcheap jokes like "the first shot is free" or "free, but we make it up in volume". Both are actually true!
The truth is that for both cases "free" is a very good business model. Let's first look at "the first shot is free" model.
I was only hooked to the Flickr service, once I was able to post from my iPhone towards my flickr account. And once I was hooked, in no time I was above the 300 pics a free user can have. Now comes the beauty of Flickr, you have the last 300 pics sliding in your free account and can activate older pics to be seen again in your stream by paying! A really great "first shot is free" business model with some vendor/data locking that might be debatable.
If you look at Mollom, the paid service would not be possible if the free service would not be there; sites using the "free" version contribute something. They give input for what is spam, ham, false positives and negatives and /create/ thereby a value that can be sold to others (with some additional services like uptime, max repair time etc). In this scenario ("free but we make it up in volume") the service provider gives away a service for free but gets more data back, aggregates this, adds value to it, combines it with other services and markets it as an commercial service. It also provides an upgrade path for the user, if the service becomes so important that your business relies on it, you /can/ pay for a better / faster service.
So both models have proven to be very good for the business (and for the user)!
Good topic, as always.
Freemium is all about creating flow. If you can get a flow going, you can usually find a way to monetize. If you don't have flow, nothing else matters. It sometimes takes many tries to get monetization right, but you can't shape a flow you don't have.
One of the most beneficial flows that you get from a freemium model is the flow of feedback and market requirements. When you have a lot of eyes on something, you get more feedback sooner, and that allows each product iteration to focus on more important things early on in the iteration process. This is incredibly valuable to early stage companies because it lowers the stakes of product development decisions. It gets things out of the opinion domain and into the facts domain faster.
Freemium also forces a healthy discipline and provides a flow of data for identifying which market segments and which product features have the most value. Once you know who is willing to pay, and what they value most, you know where to put the toll booth. Precision in this is what freemium is all about. If you get it wrong, the flow is reduced and the business suffers and people get angry. If you get it right, the flow continues and people happily get what they pay for.
I hope we can continue to find ways to incorporate a freemium model at Acquia. It's easier said than done, and I'm sure we'll make our share of mistakes along the way, but I really believe in the approach.
Thank you for this balanced, thought out article. I wrote a similar article recently about how freemium is a marketing and trust strategy, not a business plan. I'll add you to my list of successful users of freemium.
Freemium Isn't A Business Model, It's A Marketing And Trust Strategy
Just out of interest what conversion percentage from free to paying users do you guys see with Acquia and Mollom?
Freemium is a really interesting strategy. Sadly, I thought it would be a good idea to do something similar in a niche industry. I haven't figured out how to successfully monetise it yet, as I'll need conversion rates of >50% rather than <1% to make the whole thing work. Oops.
Any way the "Acquia community subscription" could stay free?
Thanks for this well thought out and informative post! All this talk about freemium is really driving me nuts. In a good way. You just made me think about the model for my offerings again, as did Peter's post. Large file transfers and storage are at the core of what I'm working on, so I'm having a hard time figuring out how freemium would apply. With the cost for bandwidth and storage falling fast (I use AWS) and you discussing the merits here, I'm starting to drift back into the 'freemium makes sense' camp again.
The problem with the Freemium model is there's always someone with a bigger budget that's willing to give away what you charge a premium for. See Yahoo Mail Premium vs Gmail, PlentyOfFish vs Match.com, Craigslist vs Ebay, etc, etc. It's generally only a matter of time, and Flickr may well be next.
I think one of the difficulties with the freemium model for the client is trying to figure when it is best to make the move from a free customer to a paying customer.
With Mollom, the time to be a paying customer is relatively easy to determine...when your site has more than 100 legitimate posts. With Acquia, there is a larger range of business decisions that are involved in determining when you might want to become a paying customer. Though I think the Acquia FAQ has the right idea in that it might be best to subscribe before you have an issue and not afterwords.
Very interesting and thought provoking post!
As a web developer using both, Acquia Drupal and Mollom as core offerings to clients, here's my take on the services:
For my own site the free versions are sufficient right now, and the value I get is twofold: The direct benefit of two well designed services, and a chance to kick the tires in a real life situation. As a result I can recommend and use both without hesitation in client projects.
One of my upcoming projects is a real estate agent site. In this business unfettered access for site visitors is crucial. Wide open contact forms, wide open sign-up for services, comments without user registration or moderation, etc. In other words, Mollom is mission critical for protection and therefore high quality leads, and I expect a real estate agent to see the value and pay for the service in exchange. They do this all the time for other services, nothing new here.
So, it is a win-win-win situation: Mollom wins paying customers, I can test, use and offer a critical feature, the client stands to gain more business with less effort to weed out junk and spam. What's not to like?
Christoph Weber
Having used both completely free and extended free trial, the completely free is the more difficult to convert to a profitable business. The userbase is biased towards believing that the service should remain free forever.
Even when the user is a Fortune 100 company, the individual controlling the account has often opened it as a means of bypassing purchasing bureacracy.
Hi Dries,
I think you might say that you succeeded in making it work - doing good and well at the same time. It would be good however if you could give us some insights on how you're currently looking at the different variables and questions since and what kind of valuable lessons you have learned.
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The Boots are warm and have a wide toebox--something i was seeking. but, the lacing system is painful on my ankles and the overall fit of the boot is large. that said, i wear a second pair of short socks in them. i have yet to master the laces in a way that is comfortable on a long ski.
the boots appear to made of cheap material and it does not easily bend or mold.
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Scorpio Gold Reports on Mine Plan Study for the Drinkwater and Mary Pits, Mineral Ridge Gold Operation
Monday, October 01, 2012
Scorpio Gold Reports on Mine Plan Study for the Drinkwater and Mary Pits, Mineral Ridge Gold Operation08:00 EDT Monday, October 01, 2012VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 1, 2012) - Scorpio Gold Corporation ("Scorpio Gold" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SGN) announces results of the Life of Mine Plan Study (LOM) completed by AMEC E&C Services Inc. (AMEC) of Sparks, Nevada dated July 15, 2012 for the Drinkwater and Mary pits at the 70% owned Mineral Ridge Gold Operation, Nevada. Scorpio Gold attained commercial production status at Mineral Ridge on January 1, 2012. The mine plan projects a current 3 year mine life at 66,000 tons per month (t/m) based on estimated Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 3.2 million tons (MT) grading 0.059 ounces per ton (oz/ton) gold (190,800 oz contained gold) including Probable Mineral Reserves of 2.1 MT grading 0.062 oz/ton gold (131,000 oz contained gold). This mine plan study is exclusive of ongoing studies by Telesto Nevada Inc. (Telesto), which includes deposit modelling and a NI 43-101 compliant Mineral Resource estimate for the satellite deposits, Brodie, Wedge B, Bluelite, Solberry and Oromonte (see July 24 2012 news release).Peter Hawley, CEO comments, "This snapshot view of the LOM provides a strong base for the Company to grow at Mineral Ridge. Already the study's quoted throughputs, grades and produced ounces have been exceeded in operations to date at Mineral Ridge. The completed 2012 Mary LC drilling and the present drilling of the Drinkwater highwall zone will be incorporated into the 2013 mine reserve plan later this fall, which is expected to add additional years to the LOM. We are pleased to receive this economic study that solidly places over 68% of the total Measured and Indicated Resources into the Probable Reserve category, and provides good recommendations for improving the operation as we have already done and for advancing our satellite deposits to development and production stages. The estimated timing for Telesto's completion of the Mineral Resource estimate for the adjacent satellite deposits is the end of October."Principal Outcomes - Life of Mine Plan StudyEstimated Probable Mineral Reserves: 2.1 Mt at 0.062 oz/ton gold (131,000 oz contained gold). 3 year mine life at 66,000 t/m throughput. Average annual gold production of 30,000 oz over the projected life of mine. Total direct operating cash costs of $906/oz gold over the life of mine. After tax net present value (NPV) of $25.8 million (8% discount rate) at an average gold price of $1,530/oz. Note that the average gold price used in the NPV calculation is based on a near-term spot gold price which regresses to a long-term price of $1,300 per ounce of gold, or the price at which the reserves and resources are reported. Key risks to the Project include: Current operations mining rate is lower than assumed in the LOM; extra equipment, operating shifts, or both will make up the difference. Current operations heap leach solution application rates are lower than indicated in the LOM; this situation is likely to improve once the additional water well is operational, expected in the fourth quarter of 2012. Key opportunities at the Project include: Current mining results indicate that some of the material mined from voids left by historical underground mining contains gold mineralization, which has allowed a net increase in the ore recovered over what was predicted by the Mineral Reserve estimate. There is potential to identify additional mineralization from drill-defined extensions to the Drinkwater and Mary deposits, which may support Mineral Resource estimation and potentially be converted into Mineral Reserves. Exploration potential of identified prospects surrounding the Drinkwater and Mary deposits. Mineral Reserves presented in Table 1 have demonstrated economic viability through the application of modifying factors in the LOM. All Mineral Reserves are classified as Probable Mineral Reserves with no Proven Mineral Reserves.Table 1. Mineral Reserve Estimate - Drinkwater & Mary PitsPitOre Tons (x1000)Gold Grade (oz/ton)Contained Gold (oz)Waste Tons (x1000)Strip Ratio (waste:ore)Drinkwater1,2690.06177,0004,5373.6Mary8320.06554,0005,4886.6Total2,1010.062131,00010,0254.8Notes:The effective date of the Mineral Reserve is April 30, 2012. The Mineral Reserve estimate was prepared by Jim Ashton, P.E., of Scorpio Gold and audited by independent qualified person, Don Tschabrun, SME-RM, of AMEC. Mineral Reserves are reported at a 0.020 oz/ton gold cut-off grade. Mineral Reserves are contained within a designed pit with access ramps based on the Lerchs-Grossmann (LG) algorithm utilizing a $1,300 oz gold price. The optimization mining cost was $5.40/t of ore mined at Drinkwater, $5.31/t of ore mined at Mary, $2.77/t of waste mined, and $1.46/t of fill mined. An average crushing cost of $2.57 and an average processing cost of $6.90 were applied per ton processed. G&A costs were applied at $3.98 per ton processed. Shipping and refining costs of $21/oz gold produced were applied. A 65% metallurgical recovery was applied. Overall pit slope angles ranged from 45 degrees to 49 degrees. Table 2. Mineral Resource Estimate - Drinkwater & Mary PitsClassificationTons (x1000)Gold Grade (oz/ton)Contained Gold (oz)Measured---Indicated3,2310.059190,800Measured + Indicated3,2310.059190,800Inferred890.0433,800Notes:Mineral Resources are reported inclusive of Mineral Reserves. The effective date of the Mineral Resource is April 30, 2012. The Mineral Resource estimate was prepared by Jim Ashton, P.E., of Scorpio Gold and audited by independent qualified person, Michael Munroe, SME-RM, of AMEC. Mineral Resources are reported at or above a 0.020 oz/ton gold cut-off grade. Mineral Resources are reported using a long-term gold price of US$1,500/oz. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The Mineral Resource estimate is based on a total of 1,510 drill holes and 52,682 assay results collected between 1939 and 2012 from the Drinkwater, Mary and Last Chance deposits. The cut-off date for information used in the geologic model and Mineral Resource model was February 29, 2012.The key assumptions, parameters and methods used to estimate the Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve are as follows:Mineral Resources reported are constrained within a conceptual Lerchs-Grossmann (LG) pit shell and are inclusive of Mineral Reserves. The economic parameters used to construct the Mineral Resource LG pit are the same as those used in the Mineral Reserve pit except that the price of gold was increased from $1,300 per ounce to $1,500 per ounce. The block model consists of 15 ft x 15 ft x 10 ft blocks estimated using inverse-distance to the second power methodology. Mineralized envelopes were constructed on 50 ft spaced sections using a 0.010 oz/ton gold assay grade as a guide. The envelopes were combined into wire-frames that defined the extent of mineralization for both the Drinkwater and Mary deposits. Extensive historical underground workings are present in the Drinkwater and Mary areas. Underground wire-frames were used to remove the percentage of the block contained within the mineralized envelope. A single bulk density factor of 13 cubic ft per short ton was assigned to all blocks that represent in-situ rock and used in the Mineral Resource estimates. In the Drinkwater area, assays were capped at a threshold of 1.6 oz/ton gold, and in the Mary area assays were capped at a threshold of 1.0 oz/ton gold. Mineralization pinches and swells, and is not easily mapped, and correlation between sections is often difficult, therefore outlier restriction was also applied to restrict gold interpolation at a threshold of 0.5 oz/ton gold and a distance of 60 ft. The Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates were prepared by Jim Ashton, P.E., of Scorpio Gold and audited by AMEC. An independent technical report supporting the disclosure of the Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimate is being prepared by AMEC and will be filed on SEDAR within 45 days of this news release. The Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource estimates have been prepared in accordance with the 2010 CIM Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves as incorporated by reference in National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators. The AMEC Qualified Persons for the estimates are Mr Don Tschabrun, RM-SME for Mineral Reserves, and Mr Michael Munroe, RM-SME for Mineral Resources. The Technical Report will be authored by Todd Wakefield, SME-RM, Michael Munroe, SME-RM, Don Tschabrun, SME-RM, and Michael Drozd, SME-RM, of AMEC. Readers are cautioned that the conclusions, projections and estimates set out in this press release are subject to important qualifications, assumptions and exclusions, all of which are detailed in the upcoming technical report. To fully understand the summary information set out above, the technical report that will be filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) should be read in its entirety.Scorpio Gold's CEO, Peter J. Hawley, P.Geo., is a Qualified Person for the Mineral Ridge operation and has reviewed and approved the content of this release. For additional information, please see the Company's website at www.scorpiogold.com. About Mineral RidgeThe Mineral Ridge gold mining operation is located in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Scorpio Gold holds a 70% interest with joint venture partner Waterton Global Value L.P. (30%), and is entitled to receive 80% of cash flow generated. Mineral Ridge is currently in production as a conventional open pit mining and heap leach operation. The property is host to multiple gold-bearing structures, veins and bodies at exploration, development and production stages.ON BEHALF OF THE BOARDSCORPIO GOLD CORPORATIONPeter J. Hawley, CEOThe Company relies on litigation protection for "forward-looking" statements. This news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on the Company's current expectations and estimates. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "suggest", "indicate" and other similar words or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur, and include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's plans with respect to exploration, development and exploitation of its Mineral Ridge project. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or results implied or expressed in such forward-looking statements, including risks such as mining and operational risks affecting projected production and those risk factors outlined in the Company's Management Discussion and Analysis as filed on SEDAR. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty thereof. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Steve RoebuckScorpio Gold CorporationPresident(819) email@example.com MacdonaldTorrey Hills CapitalInvestor Relations(858) firstname.lastname@example.com TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


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Egypt's new president Mohamed Morsi on Monday described the relationship between the U.S. and Egypt as somewhere between friends and enemies, pointing to President Obama's remarks that the two countries are not allies.
When asked by CBS's Charlie Rose how he would characterize U.S.-Egypt relations, Morsi was evasive. He said that the two countries are not enemies, but he would not necessarily consider the U.S. an ally.
"This is dependent on the definition of an ally," Morsi told Rose on CBS This Morning, speaking through a translator. "The understanding of an ally as a part of a military alliance, this is not existent right now. But if you mean by allied partnership and special diplomatic relationship and cooperation, we are that ally."
Morsi's remarks were in response to Obama's comments on the Spanish-language station Telemundo last week, when he said that "I don't think that we would consider [Egypt] an ally, but we do not consider them an enemy." The president's statement was a reaction to demonstrations outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo last week.
The State Department later amended the president's statement, saying that Egypt is considered a major non-NATO ally.
Morsi's characterization of U.S.-Egypt relations comes on the heels of reports on Monday that Obama had cancelled a meeting between the two leaders.


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Ohio St.'s actions are not unlike their lower intestine: stinky and loaded with danger.
EFWolverine With Ash and Furman leaving, there are now seven members of the 27-man 2010 class that will finish their careers in Ann Arbor (assuming Hagerup doesn't screw up between now and the end of next season). Seven. Out of 27.
MichFan4Life And here I remember when 4 kids leaving caused mass panic, front page news stories, and predictions of doom and gloom. The attrition rate under Hoke has been relatively high. The highest we've had in decades probably. I wish Thomas and the others nothing but success.
jsj_297 Enamored?
BigHouseFootball I think that's ridiculous. I hate how schools can offer scholarships on a one year basis. I think it's just poor values/ethics to basically cut a player because they haven't played like everyone thought they would and you have another hot shot 5 star kid wanting to come. The easy fix would be to force the schools to honor scholarships on 4 year terms, not yearly, and only the player can choose to exit the scholarship early.


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Howard says he talked with Van Gundy "a bunch" recently
May 4, 2012, 6:16 PM EDT
Yes, I'm sure their real tight. Probably get together for a barbeque with their families after the season. Pound a few beers and talk about the good times.
Anyway… Dwight Howard went for a walk in Beverly Hills today, and if you do that and are a celebrity you can get accosted by TMZ's cameras. It happens.
They asked him about his relationship with Stan Van Gundy — you know, the coach Howard told management he wanted fired — his recovery from back surgery, and how he feels being in Beverly Hills while his team is back in Orlando getting ready for a key Game 4.
Orlando Magic superstar Dwight Howard tells TMZ … he's been in constant contact with head coach Stan Van Gundy since his back surgery … saying they've spoken "a bunch of times" since the playoffs began….
"Sad" … Howard said … adding, "Just a little sad that I can't be in Orlando with my teammates in the playoffs." I went back and forth with the doctor for a couple of days … and he just said, 'Dwight I need you to stay here, I don't need you to go back home, I don't need you traveling on the plane … anything.'"
"I feel like I'm in jail," Dwight said … "I just really wish I could be there for my teammates."
His teammates could use him. Well, the healthy him that could play at an All-Star level.
How Howard and SVG define "a bunch of times" and how in depth those conversations are may be different. But they are communicating on some level. And they will continue to do so until the Magic fire Van Gundy this summer.
- lakerluver - May 4, 2012 at 6:21 PM
D12 is such a phony.
- raidmagic - May 4, 2012 at 6:31 PM
His teammates could use him. Well, the healthy him that could play at an All-Star level.
You kidding me? They could use him as he is, he'd still be the best defensive player on that team.
- moseskkim - May 4, 2012 at 6:45 PM
I really dislike d12. He's a physical beast and great center. But how he carries himself off the court.. Omg. And how he complains every point.. And how he jokes around but it's not funny. People hate Lebron but I think he's a cool cat. Dunno why he's hated so much; probably cuz of how the media portrays him.
- jeffw - May 4, 2012 at 6:54 PM
I can't wait for the press to ask SVG if he has talked to D12 and he says he hasn't spoken to him since he left the team! Get your popcorn ready…
- phx1311 - May 4, 2012 at 7:38 PM
Hes a little sad? Wow what a joke
- Gordon - May 4, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Must be tough in that Beverly Hills jail. What a douche.
- thomaskouns - May 4, 2012 at 11:04 PM
D Howard obviously went to Carl Lewis acting school.
Total phoney douche.
- ffknow - May 5, 2012 at 9:20 AM
BTW it's they ARE tight not "their" tight… Just saying…
- ezmagic - May 5, 2012 at 10:40 AM
Otis smith needs to get fired more than svg. He's down graded the team every season since the '09 season. Svg can only coach the players that have been brought in by Otis.
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