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While the upcoming maple season may be business as usual for New York sugarmakers, 2015 will usher in a uniform grading system intended to ease consumer choices, particularly in newly tapped markets.
In my opinion, I think its a good move, said Nadeen R. Lyndaker, president of the Lewis County Maple Producers Association, which also has members in Jefferson, Oswego and Oneida counties. Everybody will be the same.
With a continuing push to reach new markets, including overseas ones like China, it makes sense to use the same names to identify grades of syrup, no matter where it comes from, Mrs. Lyndaker said.
And, since producers may either switch immediately or hold off until next year, they should be able to use up any old labels before buying new ones.
A standard grading system also appeals to St. Lawrence County producer C. Douglas Thompson, a former president of that countys Maple Producers Association.
Its been in discussion for 10 years. Its nothing really new. Basically, its a name change, he said. The main thing I want to see as a producer is for people to eat more syrup.
The state Department of Agriculture and Markets last summer approved the uniform labeling standards, proposed by the International Maple Syrup Institute. Other maple-producing states and Canadian provinces are also implementing or considering similar standards.
New York syrup is now labeled as Grade A light, medium or dark amber, Grade A extra dark, Grade B or commercial grade, depending on lightness or darkness of color.
The new categories, which eliminate the Grade B classification, will be as follows:
n Grade A golden, delicate taste
n Grade A amber,rich taste
n Grade A dark, robust taste
n Grade A very dark, strong taste
n Processing grade, which may not be sold directly to consumers for household use
While most commenting on the states rule change last year were in favor, the Lewis County-based Northern New York Maple Producers Co-Op and one of its members, Warren L. Allen, submitted written comments in opposition, and Mr. Allen, a long-time Croghan producer who now lives in Watertown, testified against it.
Points of contention were that the new grade descriptions arent descriptive enough to properly inform consumers and that labeling lesser qualities of syrup as Grade A may cause customer disappointment. Mr. Allen in oral testimony also suggested that large purchasers of syrup may have no incentive to buy higher quality syrup negatively affecting those who produce a lighter product because they could still sell darker syrup as Grade A.
Its a very disappointing thing thats coming along here, Mr. Allen said Tuesday.
The long-time producer said he has purchased syrup from Canada in the past that had an unacceptable flavor and is worried that people could wind up buying poorer qualities of syrup in the supermarket that would sour them on the product.
Mr. Allen reiterated the concern that unscrupulous packers could pull a fast one by passing off poorer-quality product as Grade A. Its a perspective problem as much as anything, he said.
While popular among those in the know who like a dark syrup with a stronger flavor, Grade B syrup may be misinterpreted by other consumers, said Michael L. Farrell, the maple program coordinator for Northern New York and director of Cornell Universitys Uihlein Forest in Lake Placid. Would you ever go to the store and look for Grade B eggs? he said.
Calling the same grade of syrup Fancy in Vermont, Light Amber in New York and No. 1 Extra Light in Canada creates problems with distribution, Mr. Farrell added.
People expect one thing and they get another, he said.
Some consumers may also be confused over the term light, thinking that means fewer calories, Mr. Farrell said.
While many producers are concerned about the changes that this is bringing about, the opportunity to have all states using the same terminology for consumers is important and will allow consumers better knowledge as they travel about, said Michele E. Ledoux, executive director at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Lewis County. And literature can now all be incorporated into one universal language talking about maple syrup.
While change is not always easy, Helen M. Thomas, executive director of the New York State Maple Association, said her 600-plus-member organization considers the move featuring classifications developed through market research the best option for a global market.
I think this is very positive for the consumer, she said.
The state association director said the main issue she is hearing from producers now is not whether the switch is a good idea but when the state will release specific policies for implementation and enforcement.
Boosted by technological advances and incentives, maple production is skyrocketing, jumping from around 250,000 gallons to almost 600,000 gallons over the past 15 years in New York state alone, Ms. Thomas said.
That makes it imperative that syrup sellers cater more to the global customer, not just traditional ones, she said.
Mrs. Thomas noted that the new standards will alter only the information in a small circle on syrup labels, allowing producers to still have plenty of labeling leeway. What else you put on the container is totally up to you, she said.
In Vermont, where the transition to the new grading system is in full swing, Coombs Family Farms has developed promotional materials intended to explain and tout the switch.
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Brownie is a sweet, loving, five-year-old male cat who is available for adoption from the Georgia Avenue location.
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PAWTUCKET — The City Council lobbed a few questions at the administration and the Public Works director Wednesday night, but it appears clear that the privatization of city trash services will move along as the mayor and his administration have planned.
Wednesday's City Council meeting was presented as the council's chance to review the final draft contract for city sanitation services MTG Disposal. Yet, in his letter to the council accompanying the contract, Mayor Donald Grebien advised that it is his goal to have the final contract agreement signed on February 15.
Grebien noted that the year-long process had included extensive documentation of the bid proposals to the council members last fall and said that providing them now with copies of the final draft is "continuing this transparent process."
The contract, worth about $11 million over five years, calls for MTG to institute a manual weekly trash collection and a recycling collection that is done every other week by a truck equipped with an automated arm that picks up the bins. Leaves and yard waste will also be collected the same as it is currently.
Once the agreement with MTG is signed, the company will have a period of eight weeks in which to phase in the program. The city administration has said that with the exception of a learning curve expected in the first few weeks as the new sanitation workers get used to the routes, they expect the transition to private trash collection to be essentially seamless.
However, the city's sanitation workers, members of Local 1012, remain angry about the outsourcing, despite a pledge by the administration that no one will lose their job. Union President Augie Venice said that several different scenarios were presented to the administration showing how the trash collection could be done at least as cheaply or even more so by the city workers, but that the administration didn't want to hear it.
Venice said the administration kept talking about needing new trucks and new recycling bins that the vendor, MTG, was going to provide. He maintained that the new bins are unnecessary and that the union had proposed to phase in the purchase of new trucks over time, but this, too, was shot down.
Venice said the union's position is still "that we are continuing to negotiate with the administration as to the privatizing issue," although he conceded that the window of opportunity appears to be closing quickly.
At the meeting, several councilors questioned Director of Administration Tony Pires and DPW Director Lance Hill about certain aspects of the contract with MTG, ranging from insurance liability and concerns about narrow streets to who customers should turn to for complaints.
"The DPW Director," answered Hill, on the latter point. He added that there are numerous remedies in the contract to ensure that the vendor provides quality sanitation and recycling services.
Councilor John Barry questioned how the automated recycling truck will handle a road such as Garden Street that allows parking on one side. Hill replied that in certain cases, a worker might have to wheel over the bin to the truck's automated arm to get around parked cars. However, he said there are no plans to institute any parking bans at this time.
Hill also said that MTG has agreed to do advertising in the local news media to get the word out to residents that they are the new vendor. Barry and Councilor Mark Wildenhain suggested that neighborhood meetings be held in all of the districts to allow residents to ask questions about the trash program, to which Hill and Pires agreed. Wildenhain added that he would like to see these meetings held "before the contract is signed."
Of the privatization, Councilor Thomas Hodge said flatly, "I don't like this," but conceded that the administration "is moving forward with this contract anyway." That being the case, he said he wanted to thank the city workers for their many years of service, and a majority of the council also followed with expressions of gratitude.
Councilor David Moran questioned Pires about the administration's pledge that no sanitation worker would lose their job over the privatization. Pires reiterated that this was the case and that he expected workers to be able to exercise "bumping rights" to obtain another position in DPW or to be given an opportunity to work for the vendor. He said that through normal attrition and the savings from the privatization, he didn't expect any city worker to have to be laid off as an end result.
Hill later told The Times that despite the union's best efforts, there was significant savings for the city by going with a private vendor, both in the way of productivity and equipment. He declined to put a pricetag on the savings (which the administration has put as high as $4 million over the life of the five-year contract), but said that the new bins alone are worth $1.5 million and new trucks would have cost the city $250,000 each.
Venice, who was present at the meeting with a half dozen of so sanitation workers, said the thank-you from the city council "was a lot better than what the city administration gave us for our years of service."


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Eilat Rundown
Eilat is one of the most popular targets for international arrivals in Israel. The resort city represents the extreme southern point of the Negev Desert triangle and borders Egypt and Jordan (and almost Saudi Arabia) on the north end of the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba and Red Sea.
The city of close to 50,000 people depends heavily on the ebb and flow of annual tourism and, by extension, delivers most of the telltale characteristics of a reliable beach destination. The one difference, however, is that in addition to coral reefs, beaches, nightlife, leisure and entertainment, Eilat also serves as a gateway to remarkable nature reserves, spectacular desertscapes and singular archaeological sites. Wonderfully, all of this inherent allure unfolds within hours of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
A military base and strategic port for decades after the establishment of the State of Israel, Eilat's resort hub conversion began in earnest after peace was made with Egypt in 1979. In the decades thence, development on the coast has come fast and furious. A panoply of luxury hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and other modern attractions serve the needs of visitors today.
Eilat's Top 10
10. Kings City is a Biblical theme park owned by controversial billionaire Lev Avnerovich Leviev.
5. Eilat Marina teems with pleasure watercraft.
9. Makhtesh Ramon looks like a massive impact crater but is actually a geological oddity endemic to the Negev Desert.
4. Timna Valley, north of Eilat, unfurls the ruins of a Neolithic copper mine and some of the most bizarre and photogenic topography in all of Israel.
8. Water sports, from scuba to snuba, form the backbone of Eilat recreation.
3. Bedouin Tours take visitors deep into the desert to elucidate on a venerable way of life.
7. Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve is the place to sniff out exotic species like the caracal, griffon vulture, oryx and wild ass.
2. Dolphin Reef is a pristine habitat for bottlenose dolphins on the shores of the Red Sea.
6. Underwater Observatory Marine Park brings all the wonders of the Red Sea vividly to life.
1. Coral Beach Nature Reserve is the crown jewel of Eilat and an underwater paradise for snorkelers.
Eilat History
- Ben Gurion's Home – Stands to commemorate the Israeli leader as well as to discuss Jewish and Israeli heritage.
- Ben Gurion's Tomb – The tranquil grave site is surrounded by a well-manicured garden of local fauna.
- Botanical Garden of Eilat – The amazing views from this garden made it an important site for the military in the past.
- Harbor Bridge –The famous bridge has historically been home to an annual music festival, which draws thousands of players.
- Straits of Tiran – This historic waterway opened in 1956 and established Eilat as a major shipping port and the gateway to the Orient.
Eilat Art & Culture
- Underwater Observatory and Marine Museum – Features collections of unique sea life.
- Eilat International Belly Dancing Festival – Three-day festival in January focuses on the art of belly dancing.
- Red Sea International Music Festival – This classical music festival is held in February and draws musicians from all over the world.
- Epson Red Sea World of Underwater Images Competition – In November, divers flock to Eilat to dive and try to get the best picture.
- Eilat Spring Migration Festival – March is a great time for bird watching, and during this festival guides will take visitors to the best spots.
Eilat Shopping
- Mall Hayum – The largest array of shops in all of Eilat.
- Yotvata Kibbutz – Features a very large dairy centre, which makes it a nice place to go for ice cream.
- Big Center – This shopping mall is a good place to find just about anything, including items for the home.
- Le Boulevard – Located inside the Royal Garden Hotel and a great place for unique gifts and souvenirs.
- Eilat Flea Market – This market caters to tourists by selling all types of cheap gifts and souvenirs.
Gay & Lesbian Eilat
- Princess Hotel – This gay-friendly hotel offers great access to Taba Beach, a great place to catch some rays.
- Hotel Pierre – Upscale, gay-friendly hotel in Eilat caters to a trendy young crowd.
- Helena Bar – This bar is a favourite among gay and lesbian travellers.
- Eilat Gay Pride Parade – Annual parade is held in May that draws gay and lesbian visitors from around the world.
- Caeser Premire Hotel – This gay-friendly hotel is the epicentre of activities during the annual Gay Pride Parade.
Eilat Outdoor
- Bay of Eilat – For sailing or breathtaking views of the sea, this is the place to go.
- Coral Reserve – Some great fishing and diving can be done at this coral reef found at the south of the city.
- Dolphin Reef – A great area to observe or even swim with the dolphins that inhabit the reef.
- King's City – This high-tech amusement park is based on Bible stories and is a great way to spend the day outdoors in Eilat.
- Eilat Mountains – A favourite among hikers for the well-marked trails and killer views.
Eilat Sport
- Take a hike around the trails at Timna National Park.
- Climb to the top of the red volcanic rock at Mt Timna.
- Snorkel in the pristine waters off of Princess Beach.
- Watch a game of basketball at the Isrotel Sport Club in Eilat.
- Come catch one of the Bnei Eilat F.C.'s football matches.
Eilat Events
Eilat International Film Festival is the flagship event in the resort city.
Red Sea Jazz Festival takes place over four days in late August and lures tens of thousands to the city.
When To Go
Eilat has a typical desert climate with warm to hot and almost rainless weather throughout the year. Summers, in particular, wield a potent punch and feature temperatures in the 76°F (24°C) to 104°F (40°C) range. As a result, June to August swelters and demands visitors take special care while outdoors.
Winter, on the other hand, is low season in Eilat for a reason. With temperatures between 50°F (10°C) and 72°F (22°C), December to February is not exactly prime beach time.
The months of April and October, while still hot, offer a good compromise between the two extremes.
Getting Around
Eilat Airport provides service to and from Tel Aviv and Haifa. Average flight time is less than one hour. A good many tourists, however, fly in from the likes of London-Gatwick and Brussels to Taba International Airport in Egypt. A taxi from Taba to the border takes 40 minutes, with another 30, on average, to cross over. Eilat is another 10 minutes away.
Eilat Central Bus Station on HaTemarim Street offers regular daily service to and from Tel Aviv. The trip takes about 5 hours. It is advisable to purchase tickets in advance.
Visitors can also cross over from Aqaba, Jordan to Eilat and either walk from the border or take a taxi to the main resort area.
A plethora of cars for hire ferry visitors to and fro in Eilat. The central promenade, however, is small and quite manageable on foot.
General Information
As one of Israel's premier destinations, Eilat is well-situated at the southern tip of the country, with Egypt and Jordan on either side. The Negev Desert city of 50,000 people has become a popular vacation resort not only for Israelis, but hordes of Europeans as well. With a near-perfect climate that benefits from the warm Red Sea and rarely sees temperatures below 10°C, Eilat is idyllic throughout the year.
Eilat's origins were far from the beach playground the city is today however. A strategic military outpost and crucial port of trade for decades, Eilat's transformation into tourist hub began only after the Israel-Egypt peace treaty of 1979. Since then, development on the Red Sea and Gulf of Eilat coastline has been rampant, with a surfeit of luxury hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and other attractions available for visitors today. Other than sand and sun, Eilat and the biodiverse Negev area have several fine nature reserves to explore.
Attractions & Activities
- Coral Beach Nature Reserve
- Hai-Bar Yotvata Nature Reserve
- Kings City
- Timna Valley Park
- Eilat Marina
- Bedouin Tours
- Dolphin Reef
- Watersports
- Eilat International Film Festival
- Red Sea Jazz Festival
Restaurant & Nightlife
- Pago Pago
- Caso do Brazil
- Tandoori
- Ginger
- Last Refuge
- Elixer
- Platinum
- The Three Monkeys
- Unplugged Bar
- Sheba's
Eilat has a dry desert climate, with beautiful weather throughout the year.
- Winter (December to February) 10-22°C
- Spring (March to May) 14-35°C
- Summer (June to September) 24-40°C
- Fall (October to November) 16-33°C
Recommended hotels
1 Rich Luxury Suites Eilat
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Check in time at our apartment complex "Rich Luxury Suites" is from 15:00 to 21:00. Luxury Suites Complex "Rich Luxury Suites" located about a 10 minute walk from the nearest... More
Nice stay for 2
2 Rich Royal Suites
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Rich Royal Suites Eilat offers self-catering accommodation with no meals. Apartment complex are placed on Eilat promenade , walking distance to Red Sea beach and shopping mall. Free WiFi access is... More
3 Sea Princess Motel
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Sea Princess Motel offers comfortably furnished accommodations teeming with convenient facilities located close to the airport, suitable for travellers in this side of Israel. Tourists at this... More
Good experience
4 motel Sunset
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Featuring comfortable and spacious accommodations set close to the beach, Motel Sunset makes for a convenient base for holidaymakers and beach lovers looking for a getaway in Eilat. Vacationers at... More
Small but excellent
5 Nova Like Hotel
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Explore this Israel's resort city at the northern edge of Red Sea and book a stay at the modern retreat Nova Like Hotel, set close to the airport and go-to points of interest in the area. A trip to... More
Clean and quet hotel
6 Isrotel Sport Club
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Isrotel Sport Club Hotel Eilat greets vacationers with comfortable accommodations set in between the sea and the city ideal for holidaymakers looking for a relaxing getaway in Israel. Apart from... More
7 Isrotel Agamim
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Isrotel Agamim Hotel Eilat with its convenient accommodation and quality service caters all type of travellers an enjoyable holiday at Eilat. GeneralGuests travelling on official purpose can make... More
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The mbstring PHP extension was not found and you seem to be using a multibyte charset. Without the mbstring extension phpMyAdmin is unable to split strings correctly and it may result in unexpected results.
I checked the Config.inc.php and I don't know whats missing I have it configured to do the following plus utf-8 is our convention to be used.
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Toni Jenkins wants to be a nurse because she says she loves to serve. And she took a job at Red Lobster earlier this year to save money for a new car. She loves the place, the food and her co-workers.
"I love being with people, period. So just the fact that the employees and the management embrace me, I love it. It's great," she said.
But this weekend, she says a run-in with some difficult customers shook her confidence.
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CLAYTON The conditions may have been soggy, but spirits were high Saturday as several wounded military service members, veterans and family members spent the day fishing.
It didnt matter if it was raining, said Spc. Eric P. Valdez, a member of Fort Drums Warriors in Transition Battalion, which readies injured soldiers to return to their unit or retire. It was fun.
The group of about 50 hit the waters of Cape Vincent, Clayton, and Alexandria Bay about 8 a.m., and fished until about 1 p.m. Returning to the Clayton Town Dock about 1:30 p.m., the group was met by a collection of state police and first responders from Wellesley Island, Alexandria Bay and Clayton.
Its always nice to be appreciated, said Spc. Marc A. Miranda, also from the battalion.
The fishing day was organized by New York North Country Troopers Assisting Troops, which has planned the event since its formation in April.
It was a good day for Staff Sgt. Ronald N. Vanderhall, of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., in his first time to the area, catching pike and bass during the morning.
Im getting hooked on fishing, Sgt. Vanderhall said, before quickly correcting himself. What am I saying? I am hooked on fishing.
Sgt. Vanderhall described the morning as real serene and relaxing.
Arriving at the Antique Boat Museum after the procession, several of the fishing guides took to the grills, preparing the fish for a shore lunch.
David J. Gascon, who runs Fun2Fish in Alexandria Bay, said the day was just as special to the guides as it was to the guests. Its a good cause, he said. It dont get no better.
One guest of Patrick R. Snyder, who owns A-Bay Fishing Charters, snagged a 19-inch bass within the first five minutes of the day, without any experience fishing.
You should have seen their faces when they caught a fish, Mr. Snyder said.
In addition to the guides time, Michael C. Pastuf, a senior investigator in the Watertown barracks and an organizer of the trip, pointed out that several businesses, American Legion posts and other sponsors came together for the honorees.
This is lots of people coming together to do the right thing, he said.
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CEU Eagles had a long weekend as they traveled both south and north to complete their regular season schedule. First up on Friday night was Snow. CEU lost to Snow College in 5; 25-12, 18-25, 25-27, 25-21 and 16-14. Then they loaded up Saturday to face SLCC and dropped all three 25-18, 25-21, 25-17.
Down in Ephraim, the Golden Eagles played as well as they have all season, but came up inches too short in a barn burner. CEU actually scored more points overall than the Badgers but the final score are all that counts. The key was a couple of missed serves at the wrong times, as well as a couple of hitting errors at the wrong times in game five.
Alexis Adams led with 18 kills, Karissa Law had 11 kills and an Ace serve, Nicole Graham had eight kills, Marissa Crookston had seven kills and two blocks, and Megan Garvin had five kills and a block. Setter Alexandra Schuda had 36 assists and three aces.
"It was an exhausting match. We did so many things well that it put us in the position to win, but we just could not complete the job. We had 11 missed serves in the match, but the two in game five were the worst," explained Coach Martindale.
"It's like the worst double edged sword. I want to be happy that we are playing well enough to be close, but I also am unhappy that we give them a few too many errors to give it away. I am happy for the girls that we are peaking at the right time for the tournament. I just hope it's not too late to put it all together."
After an exhausting night before at Ephraim and a long day of travel, CEU started out a little slow in game one.
In game two they were down 20-9 at one point. But after a time out, they mounted a nine point comeback to make the game interesting. Then Garvin hit a Bruin overpass down for a point to close the lead to 22-21. SLCC took a time out and regrouped to finish the game 25-21.
Garvin led with seven kills and only one error. Amber Kohler, who has been injured the bulk of the season, returned to action to get four kills. Crookston had three kills and no errors.
Martindale summed up the game, "Salt Lake is tough and does not make many errors. Our team is second in the conference in ace serves per game, and we were only able to get one ace the entire match. They are a disciplined team with good ball control, good hitters and a good setter. That is why they are ranked in the top 5 in the nation."
Looking ahead he said, "We now have to focus on our final goal, and that is to win the first round of the tournament. We truly believe we are playing well enough to stay with any team in the conference, and on a neutral floor for the tournament, now is the time!"
The weekend leaves the Golden Eagles with a final conference record of 2-8. That has them as the 5th seed. They will play Snow College in the first round at 1 p.m. on, Nov. 7. A loss ends their season, but a win will have them playing against SLCC at 7 p.m. that night in the semi-final round. The Eagles are counting on a different result from last weekend as they face the same two teams. The SWAC finals are scheduled for 4 p.m. on Nov. 8.


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A_K wrote:I'm glade they're getting creative to find potential upgrades on the roster for this... hopeful... playoff run. But I can't shake the feeling that we've irreparably damaged Matusz's trade value with this move.
David wrote:if he struggled as a starter in AAA I can't imagine us getting anything in return for him
Matt P wrote:Price is a totally different story than Matusz. Price was in his first professinal season and it was his first call up. The Rays didn't need a starter. Comparing the two makes no sense.
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Rising O's wrote:Tough choice at #4. Only quick cross off was Delmonico given his senior year. Townsend was next, nice numbers, but too old for A+, another slow promotion scheduling issue. Move people up dang it! Bridwell, not enough accomplished. Avery, might be next year that he puts it all together. Hoes lack of position, thanks Stockstill, and uneven power made him the last cut. So Bobby it is, 21 at AA, may have run out of gas after his strong finish in A+.
Don wrote:Just a lunch pale, workhorse type player that puts in the work to improve his craft. Sometimes more of these types are needed to re-shape an organization minor league system.
Shorebirdfan wrote:It's funny to me how different people can look at the same thing and see something so different. I watch the organizations minor league system and often find myself screeaming to STOP moving people up dang it! I believe the count this past season of players moved up from Delmarva to Frederick was 17. In the meantime a player like Jurikcson Profar spent the entire season at Low A, As did Taillion. The Phillies organization is one I see year in and year out that seems to almost always allow players to spend an entire season at a single level before moving them, and they have reloaded time and time again using prospects to make some of the biggest trades for valuable front line players year after year.
Rising O's wrote:Ended up with Avery over Hoes because of clearly defined role.
Shorebirdfan wrote:So our 5th best prospect doesn't hit for avg, doesn't hit for power, isn't an exceptional defender, doesn't pitch, and oh doesn't have a position.
I think we are in trouble.
OriolesRedskins28 wrote:Hoes does hit for avg with plenty of walks along the way. He is roughly the same age as Avery but has clearly outperformed him at AA and has the potential to play second base. If he can become a decent second baseman which is certainly within the realm of possibility, he would be quite valuable. Who knows maybe he starts hitting for more power as he gets older/stronger. Remember that his bought with mono was said to have sapped his strength and maybe it's taking him a while to get it back (which would explain the late season power increase).
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PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A highway in northern Arizona is closed because of a rock landslide.
Yavapai County authorities said Monday that hazardous conditions remain on Senator Highway, which remains closed until the location is evaluated for safety.
They say motorists should avoid the area due to the icy, narrow road conditions.
Although much of the slide has been cleared, public works officials are concerned about a section of the rock face that appears to be separating from the hillside.
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Friday, January 29, 2010
Open Source Embroidery
As many of you know, I have a day job. After hours, I have my crafting pursuits. And rarely do the two meet.
Until a co-worker brought this to my attention.
The Museum of Craft & Folk Art in San Francisco recently hosted an Open Source Embroidery exhibit. (It closed last weekend. Sorry for being late to the party -- I've been sitting on this post for a while.)
From the website:
"Open Source Embroidery includes workshops and exhibitions that investigate how the open source software development model has been incorporated into the language of cultural participation. This major exhibition brings together individual and collectively made artworks by artists, makers, computer programmers and html users that explore the relationship between craft and code through social and digital networks. The works experiment with interdisciplinary approaches to modifying patterns, the DIY culture of hacking and sampling in sound, GPS and mobile technologies.
"The Open Source Embroidery exhibition brings together individual and collectively made artworks by artists, crafts people, computer programmers and html users which explore the relationship between craft and code, physical and digital space. The artworks experiment with interdisciplinary approaches to modifying patterns, the DIY culture of hacking and sampling in sound, GPS and mobile technologies.
"Through participatory networks over 500 people from across the UK, Sweden, USA and Canada have contributed their creative skills to collectively make works in the exhibition. Including the Html Patchwork of 216 patches each stitched with their RGB colour code."
Pretty cool stuff, no? I wish I could have seen the exhibit in person. Were any of you left coasters able to check this out?
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love, love, love the HTML color quilt!ReplyDelete
That would have been a very interesting exhibit. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
I had to read your post twice to understand what it was all about but I think it's an awesome theme. Would have loved to see this exhibition!ReplyDelete
ditto the love of the HTML color codes :)ReplyDelete
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Hobro Mini Zoo
Hobro Mini Zoo is the ideal place for a family trip or excursion company. You can see white and blue peacocks, nose bears, lamas and birds from different parts of the world, and other animals.
For the smallest, there is a playground and large green areas where children can play. They can go in to montain goat, rabbits and guinea pigs who would like to play with them.
In our cafeteria can be purchased coffee, toast, sausages, soft drinks and ice.
We should like to enjoy its carrying food in the covered terrace.
Ability to hire grill, cost only 20, - DKK
Dogs must be kept in a leash and animals must NOT claimed the picnic, but you can buy food from us to them.
In the garden, there is tile times suitable for wheelchairs and baby.
|Opening hours
|01/04/2012 - 15/06/2012
|Tuesday - Sunday
|10:00 - 17:00
|16/06/2012 - 15/08/2012
|Monday - Sunday
|10:00 - 18:00
|16/08/2012 - 31/10/2012
|Tuesday - Sunday
|10:00 - 17:00
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- activities for children
City / Area
- Hobro
- Mariagerfjord
- number of persons for group pricing (15)
General facilities
- coach/truck parking
- dogs allowed
- Restaurant/Cafe
Other services
- convenience store
- packed lunch allowed
CoordinatesLongitude : 9.6740217999
Latitude : 56.6102935


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#15 Winnipeg Jets
Skinny: Luckily for the Jets, their fans will be so thrilled
to finally have a team back in Winnipeg that the team's on-ice results this
season will be excused. This franchise
has tumbled down the standings since being swept by the Rangers in 2006 and
there's no reason to believe this season will be any better. Even though the Dustin Byfuglien-led blueline
is solid and Ondrej Pavelec is underrated in net, there's just not enough depth
up front to compete. A terrific
preseason from 2011 seventh-overall pick Mark Scheifele should be an
encouraging sign of things to come for Winnipeg and Scheifele could quickly become
the Jets' best offensive player if he sticks with the team.
Bold Prediction: 20-year-old left wing Evander Kane will
score 30 goals this season and just might approach 40.
Fact or Fiction: The Jets should return Byfuglien to
Fiction. For the
offensively-challenged Jets, the idea of turning Byfuglien back into a bruising
power forward is tempting. But before
the club went into its tailspin last season, Byfuglien's two-way play from the
blueline was one of the key reasons the Thrashers were in the thick of the Eastern
Conference playoff picture. It took just
games for Byfuglien to break the franchise record for goals in a season by
a defenseman and with a year to get re-acclimated to his new position, Byfuglien
will do more to help Winnipeg's offense from the blueline than he would up
#14 Florida Panthers
Skinny: If you watched this team play last year, you'll have
a difficult time recognizing the 2011-2012 version of the Panthers. Florida has one of the deepest farm systems
in the league and the Panthers will begin introducing a new wave of youngsters
this season including 2010 third-overall pick Erik Gudbranson. In addition Florida brought in several
expensive free agents like Scottie Upshall, Tomas Fleischmann, Sean Bergenheim,
Tomas Kopecky and Ed Jovanovski because the club needed to reach the cap
floor. The revamped roster has more
talent top-to-bottom, but losing goalie Tomas Vokoun via free agency will make
things very difficult for the Panthers. Still, they've acquired some very solid players and have a host of
exciting prospects on the cusp, so as soon as top goalie prospect Jacob
Markstrom is ready the Panthers could begin to turn things around.
Bold Prediction: Jacob Markstrom will be the Panthers' No. 1
goalie by Valentine's Day.
Fact or Fiction: The new-look Panthers will be
Fiction. On paper,
the Panthers have injected a ton of talent into the lineup. But it's going to take a while for all these
new players to mesh and several of them will be asked to assume more responsibility
than they've ever had before. The team
should get better as the year goes on, but the bigger problem is that Florida
lost Vokoun to free agency and replaced him with the subpar tandem of Jose Theodore
and Scott Clemmensen. The Panthers have
some of the best prospects in the league so they're heading in the right
direction, but until those players have an impact and Markstrom takes over in
net, this team will have a tough time.
#13 Ottawa Senators
Skinny: The 2007 Stanley Cup Finals appearance is a distant
memory as this franchise attempts to reload on the fly. Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson are still
dangerous, but no one knows what to expect from the rest of the forwards. Ottawa is certainly a team in transition, but
the Senators will be adding a few intriguing youngsters to a group that has
woefully underachieved in recent years. A
revamped defense that will include two rookies in addition to sophomore
All-Star Erik Karlsson could turn into a strength, but may struggle at
first. New Coach Paul MacLean has his
work cut out for him, but the Senators have the talent to surprise.
Bold Prediction: Nikita Filatov finally begins to fulfill
his potential and nets 40+ points this season.
Fact or Fiction: Signing Craig Anderson to a four-year deal was
a wise decision.
Fact. Anderson was
awful for the Colorado Avalanche for most of the 2010-2011 season before coming
to Ottawa, but he played lights-out in net for the Senators, who signed him to
a multi-year deal after just a month with the team. Anderson is not among the league's
high-profile netminders, but he did put up sparkling numbers for Colorado in
2009-2010. He might not be able to
sustain that level of play for the duration of his contract, but at least he
provides the Senators with stability in goal. Top defensive prospects David Rundblad and Jared Cowen should join
Karlsson - who put up 45 points as a rookie - in Ottawa this year to strengthen
a unit that includes NHL veterans Sergei Gonchar, Filip Kuba, Chris Phillips
and Matt Carkner. There are better
goalies than Anderson, but having him in net for the next four seasons gives
Ottawa the chance to develop its other young talent without having to worry
about uncertainty in goal.
#12 New Jersey Devils
Skinny: After a decade and a half as a perennial powerhouse,
New Jersey's window for contention has finally slammed shut. There are already whispers that goalie Martin
Brodeur, 39, will retire after the season and his decline has been magnified by
a weak defense. New Jersey lacks talent
across the board and there aren't many reinforcements on the horizon. A healthy season from Zach Parise will be a
huge help and Ilya Kovalchuk should bounce back with a strong season, but the
Devils are still woefully thin both up top and along the blueline. New Jersey has allowed most of its veteran
leadership to depart in an attempt to infuse young blood into the lineup, but
the Devils just don't have too much help on the way.
Bold Prediction: Kovalchuk outscores Parise en route to a
40-goal season.
Fact or Fiction: Adam Larsson was the steal of the 2011
Fact. The Devils
lucked out twice; first when they won the draft lottery and then when Larsson
fell into their laps with the fourth pick, giving the franchise at least one blue-chip
young player to build around. The
defense was embarrassing last season and was the root cause of the first-half
train wreck. They picked it up in the
second half, but Larsson might step right into this lineup and become the team's
best defenseman by year's end.
#11 Toronto Maple Leafs
Skinny: The Maple Leafs missed on their No. 1 free agent
target, center Brad Richards, but they made a couple of other high-risk,
high-reward additions down the middle that could push the franchise back into
the playoffs. Ex-Sabre Tim Connolly can
be a point-per-game player when healthy, but he's struggled to stay on the ice
in recent years. Still, Connolly and
defenseman John-Michael Liles should immediately bolster Toronto's power play,
which ranked 22nd a year ago. Toronto
also added Matt Lombardi, who played in only 2 games for Nashville last season
after scoring 53 points for Phoenix in 2009-2010. Lombardi's recovery from a concussion has
been a slow process, but he's feeling better and could quietly have a big
impact this season.
Bold Prediction: The Maple Leafs cling tightly to the eighth
and final playoff spot before sputtering in a three-game homestand against
Carolina, Philadelphia and Buffalo at the end of March. With three games remaining, Toronto is unable
to fight its way back into the playoff field.
Fact or Fiction: Rewarding James Reimer with a new deal
after just 37 games in the NHL was another foolish move by a team desperate to
settle on a goalie.
Fiction. Reimer came out of nowhere to win the starting job
for good last spring and he led Toronto on a huge late-season run that got the
Leafs within striking distance of the playoffs. No one knows if Reimer can handle the workload of being a full-time
starter, but he has the calm demeanor and professionalism to thrive in
hockey-crazy Toronto.
#10 New York Islanders
Skinny: The Islanders have long been one of the
laughingstocks of the NHL, but that may not continue much longer. The goalie situation is still a mess, but the
Islanders have developed a deep, talented group of prospects. John Tavares was just rewarded with a six-year,
$33 million contract and is set to take the next step towards being one of the
best offensive players in the league. He's
joined by youngsters with pro experience like Matt Moulson, Kyle Okposo and
Michael Grabner and the club will continue to add top forward prospects like
Nino Niederreiter over the next couple of seasons. On the blueline, the Islanders desperately
need a healthy season from new captain Mark Streit, but injuries have forced
young players like Andrew MacDonald and Travis Hamonic into bigger roles where
they thrived last season. There are a
number of other solid defenders on the way and as long as the Islanders can
find a permanent home and continue to expand their payroll, better days are on
the horizon.
Bold Prediction: Thanks in large part to an improving
supporting cast, Tavares breaks 80 points this season.
Fact or Fiction: Nino Niederreiter will win the Calder
Fact. Niederreiter
played well before being returned to juniors last fall and will only benefit
from another year of development. He's a
gifted power forward and before long he'll be scoring goals in bunches
alongside Tavares.
#9 Montreal Canadiens
Skinny: For each of the last three seasons the Canadiens
have fought down to the wire to sneak into the playoffs and they'll inevitably
be in a race till the end again this season. Carey Price's first full year as the starting goalie couldn't have gone
better and defenseman P.K. Subban looks like a star in the making, but once
again star defenseman Andrei Markov is dealing with injuries and the offense is
extremely thin. The Canadiens have a
well-established reputation for dressing small forwards, so signing Erik Cole
was a great move but Cole, like Markov, has trouble staying healthy. The top line of Michael Cammalleri, Tomas
Plekanec and Brian Gionta is strong but after that Montreal is relying on Cole,
Max Pacioretty - who's attempting a comeback after suffering broken vertebrae
from a vicious Zdeno Chara hit last season - Scott Gomez and Andrei Kostitsyn
to provide supplemental offense. Price
can carry the Canadiens, but they may have trouble scoring when it counts.
Bold Prediction: Price makes 70+ starts again but is unable
to match his numbers from his sterling 2010-2011 campaign.
Fact or Fiction: Gomez's career-low 38 points last season were
a fluke and he'll bounce back in a big way.
Fiction. The Rangers
were thrilled to dump Gomez and his $7 million+ salary on Montreal in 2009,
because even then Gomez was nearing the end of the line. Gomez relies on his skating to make plays and
he's clearly lost a step in that department. The Canadiens desperately need him to anchor a strong second line;
without any production from Gomez they're woefully weak down the middle. Unfortunately, Gomez has nothing left to
#8 Carolina Hurricanes
Skinny: Carolina missed the playoffs by just two points last
year and like Montreal, the Hurricanes should be fighting for a postseason spot
until the final days of the season again this year. Losing Erik Cole was a big blow, but the
Hurricanes managed to retain two other key free agents, Joni Pitkanen and Jussi
Jokinen, to prevent the team for taking a major dip. Carolina also added Anthony Stewart, Alexei Ponikarovsky and
Tomas Kaberle, which should give the Hurricanes a deeper squad than in years
past. The real boost could come from a
bounce-back season by Eric Staal, continued growth by Jeff Skinner and the success
of a few more NHL-ready young talents including Ryan Murphy, Justin Faulk and
Zac Dalpe.
Bold Prediction: Sophomore Jamie McBain ends up with more points than both Kaberle and
Fact or Fiction: The improving offense, led by Staal and
Skinner, is the key to Carolina's success.
Fiction. Though the
Hurricanes are in line for a bump in scoring, they will continue to succeed or
fail based largely on the play of Cam Ward. His supporting cast has fluctuated over the years, but Ward has long
been the underrated rock that Carolina can fall back on. He's had a quietly brilliant career and is a perennial
darkhorse candidate for the Vezina Trophy.
#7 Tampa Bay Lightning
Skinny: First-year Coach Guy Boucher led the Lightning all
the way to the Eastern Conference Finals and within a game of the Stanley Cup
Finals last season with his patented new 1-3-1 system. Tampa Bay lost some key supporting players,
but the big guns – Steven Stamkos, Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier, Teddy
Purcell, Eric Brewer and Victor Hedman – all return. The Lightning will score goals in bunches,
but the team is asking an awful lot from soon-to-be 42-year-old netminder
Dwayne Roloson. He was great during the
team's playoff run, but at some point father time will catch up with him and if
it does, Mathieu Garon is the team's only security blanket.
Bold Prediction: Stamkos finally puts a full season together
and makes a serious run at 60 goals.
Fact or Fiction: Boucher, one of the brightest young coaches
in the game, helped this team overachieve a year ago.
Fact. Boucher did a
great job of getting mediocre players to fit seamlessly into his system. The Lightning has a few all-NHL talents, but
after that this team is comprised of cast-offs and no-names. Boucher will try to get the most out of them
again, but other teams have now had an entire summer to figure out how to beat
the 1-3-1 and the Lightning may pay the price.
#6 New York Rangers
Skinny: Everyone's talking about the signing of Brad
Richards, but the real key to the Rangers is the continued development of young
players. Richards will help the offense
and power play, but if the Rangers are really going to take the next step it
will be because members of the young core like Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky,
Artem Anisimov and Derek Stepan increase their offensive production and the
versatile defense continues to play like a group of 10-year veterans. The Rangers have flirted with the playoffs in
recent years with a much less talented group than this one thanks in large part
to all-world goalie Henrik Lundqvist, but this team now has the pieces to move
towards being a legitimate contender.
Bold Prediction: Henrik Lundqvist wins the Vezina Trophy.
Fact or Fiction: Marian Gaborik's 22-goal season was an
anomaly and the Slovakian winger will bounce back.
Fact. Gaborik may not
be quite the same player he once was, but he'll be in a great position to
succeed with Richards feeding him the puck. Expecting Gaborik to stay healthy over the course of an 82-game schedule
or to score 40 goals may be wishful thinking, but he's still got the talent to be
one of the league's premier goal-scorers.
#5 Buffalo Sabres
Skinny: Last season Buffalo surged to the sixth-seed despite
not having its best offensive player, Derek Roy, for more than half the
season. This year Roy will be back and
better than ever and he'll be joined by key additions Ville Leino, Robin Regehr
and Christian Ehrhoff and a full season from spring pick-up Brad Boyes. The Sabres are always tough to play against
and have often overachieved, but they're starting to really load up on talent. Goalie Ryan Miller is among the league's best
and now that he finally has some help the Sabres may really begin to rise up
the standings.
Bold Prediction: Buffalo gives the Bruins a serious run for
their money for the Northeast Division crown.
Fact or Fiction: The Sabres overpaid Ville Leino with a
six-year, $27 million contract.
Fact. Two years ago
Leino was a Detroit cast-off without much of an NHL future ahead of him. But in 2009-2010 Leino began to emerge as a
member of the Philadelphia Flyers before breaking out with 21 points in 19
playoff games. Last season Leino again
produced with 19 goals and 34 assists. Some
believe that Leino was aided by his linemates, Danny Briere and Scott Hartnell,
but Leino is simply a late-bloomer. He'll be back at center with the Sabres so he might need an adjustment
period, but Leino will put up solid numbers and has proven that he plays best
when it matters most.
#4 Philadelphia Flyers
Skinny: The Flyers shocked the hockey world in June when
they dealt franchise cornerstones Jeff Carter and Mike Richards in the same
afternoon. The pieces Philadelphia got
back are unproven, but the Flyers picked up some big-time talent. Philly might experience a minor setback, but
in the end the additions of Jaromir Jagr, Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds, Jakub
Voracek and Sean Couturier could make the Flyers an even deeper team up
front. New Captain Chris Pronger is
among the best defenders in the league when he's healthy and he'll anchor a
unit that returns five solid veterans and adds former Red Wing Andreas Lilja.
Bold Prediction: Claude Giroux and James Van Riemsdyk outscore
Carter and Richards.
Fact or Fiction: Reshaping the roster to sign Ilya Bryzgalov
to a nine-year, $51 million contract was the right decision.
Fact. After a while,
enough is enough. Yes, the Flyers gave a
31-year-old a nine-year deal and yes they traded away Jeff Carter to make it
happen. But Philadelphia has been tripped
up by its goaltending so many times over the last 15 years that it was high
time the Flyers invested heavily in a franchise netminder. Perhaps signing Tomas Vokoun to a one-year
deal before giving Sergei Bobrovsky the starting gig would have been a wiser
decision, but Philadelphia is obviously confident that Bryzgalov is the right
man for the job. His playoff numbers in
2010-2011 weren't great – and that's been a focal point of Bryzgalov's detractors
- but overall he's got a .917 save percentage and a 2.55 goals against average
in 27 playoff games. Bryzgalov won't
play out his full deal, so lengthening the contract was just a way for Philadelphia
to reduce Bryzgalov's cap hit. The
Flyers invested a lot of money in Bryzgalov, so they'd better be right, but
it's about time Philly took its goaltending situation seriously.
#3 Pittsburgh Penguins
Skinny: The only question surrounding the Penguins is the
biggest one in the league: when will Sidney Crosby play? Pittsburgh showed last spring that it is a
tough team even without Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, but if they had played the
whole season the Penguins may have ousted the Bruins en route to another Stanley
Cup. Malkin is healthy but his playing
level has dipped over the last couple of seasons; if he has a monster season
then Pittsburgh might not even need Crosby to win the division. This is a Stanley Cup contender, but only if
Crosby is healthy. Luckily for
Pittsburgh, the team will gain home-ice advantage whether Crosby plays early in
the year or not.
Bold Prediction: Crosby is back by November and back to
normal by Thanksgiving.
Fact or Fiction: This is the best supporting cast the
Penguins have had.
Fact. The Penguins
fortified their blueline via free agency last summer and the result was a
sixth-place finish in team defense. If
Crosby and Malkin were healthy and producing all year, the Penguins would have also
easily finished higher than 13th in team offense. In other words, this team is stacked and the
acquisition of Steve Sullivan and the late-season trade for James Neal will
give Pittsburgh's superstars even more to work with.
#2 Boston Bruins
Skinny: The only key losses for the Stanley Cup Champions
were Tomas Kaberle, Mark Recchi and Michael Ryder, none of whom are
irreplaceable. Tim Thomas is coming off
a season for the ages and is the best goalie in the world right now and the
defensive group in front of him, led by Zdeno Chara, is versatile and
battle-tested. Boston has a reputation
for struggling to score at times but the Bruins actually finished fifth in
goals scored last year and Tyler Seguin's first full season in the NHL should
only help in that area. This team may
not put up the same number of points as Washington or Vancouver during the
regular season, but the Bruins proved last year that there is not a more
resilient team in the postseason.
Bold Prediction: Tuukka Rask helps spell Tim Thomas en route
to the Bruins' second William Jennings Trophy in the last four years.
Fact or Fiction: The Bruins will experience a Stanley Cup
Fiction. Unlike the
Blackhawks last season, Boston returns a nearly identical team to the one that
captured the Stanley Cup last spring. They lost a veteran leader in Recchi, but they've still got a strong
leadership group and ample young reinforcements in the pipeline. Boston has an elite goaltending tandem, a
deep offense that plays well in both ends of the rink and a seemingly
impenetrable defense. But most importantly,
players like Thomas, Chara and Patrice Bergeron won't be satisfied with the
accomplishments of last season and will keep this team focused from day one.
#1 Washington Capitals
Skinny: The Capitals still have many unanswered questions in
the playoffs, but there isn't a better regular season team in the league. Washington's commitment to defense last
season resulted in an offensive hit, but the team gave up 36 fewer goals than
it did in 2009-2010 en route to a fourth-place finish in goals against. In year two of the more balanced system Alex
Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Semin and company should return to form. The Capitals made the most critical signing
of the offseason by bringing in Tomas Vokoun from the Florida Panthers, where
Vokoun had dominated despite the awful team around him. He's in Washington to stabilize the goalie
position for the postseason where he's been iffy in the past, but Vokoun is
still a huge upgrade over some of the inexperienced netminders Washington has
trotted out in recent years.
Bold Prediction: The
Capitals win the Eastern Conference by 20 points despite another
injury-shortened season for Alex Semin.
Fact or Fiction: The Capitals, as currently constructed,
won't win it all.
Fiction. Washington
has become "that team" that can't win in the playoffs, a title that belonged to
San Jose for the last several years. The
Capitals have underachieved, but this is still an extremely talented
group. Washington's most crucial pieces
happen to be younger players, so it's no wonder it's taken them awhile to get
over the hump. Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas
Backstrom have matured as players, but the Capitals depended on two rookies on
the blueline - Karl Alzner and John Carlson - as well as two young goalies,
Michael Neuvirth and Semyon Varlamov, to carry them last season. That the youngsters played well is a positive
sign, but the team still had some maturing to do. Enter Vokoun and one of Washington's biggest
problems has been solved.
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