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The Doves Guidance Program
Rating: 5 stars 6 6 reviews 697
13749 E Kettleman Ln Lodi CA 95240 USA
Target demographics:
at risk and special needs children and rescue horses
Direct beneficiaries per year:
75 children
Geographic areas served:
San Joaquin Co.
The children come from all areas of the county and neighboring counties. They come to our ranch in hope of becoming part of the DOVES Guidance Program. They were told that they are going to a place where they can ride a horse! They are children of all ages, sizes and backgrounds, all with one common thread, the love of and desire to be close to a horse. They are children who have lost their way, children who have been abused, some in very horrific ways, children, for many different reasons with self-esteem issue. Children that have been rejected bullied or ignored. Many of these children come to us with labels; labels that society has put on them; ADD, ADHD, Autism, Asperger's, Down's Syndrome, Oppositional Defiance Disorder and so on. They come from all manner of families; single parent, foster, adopted, broken, dysfunctional and those being raised by grandparents or relatives.
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I am very proud to be a donor to this organization. 100% of donations go to supporting the facility and animals so that no family is charged for participating in the program. They teach more than just how to ride and care for horses. They teach compassion and understanding through demonstrating these values every day. The facility is also clean and well-run. Further, their compassion extends to occasionally taking in rescue animals, as well. With this economy, so many horses are neglected, that it is a great gift when someone steps up and helps. This is further demonstration of the worth of this organization, which is passed on to the participants by demonstrating worthwhile values.
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I am a volunteer at the Doves program along with my daughter and son. It is amazing to watch the older mentor children come along side the children enrolled and really show them compassion and give them encouragement when needed. They have built relationships with the children and some have really bonded with them. Such an amazing thing to witness!
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Daughter was introduced to the Program through her School Administrator. She took riding lessons but it was much more than that. They taught her confidence in herself, compassion for others including the animals, faith in God, herself, and others. They taught her the importance of ethics, self-esteem, hard work, responsibility, team work, and much, much, more. I highly recommend this program if you are looking for good role models for your young kids. They have older children helping to mentor the younger ones. I had the opportunity to sit with the group and work along side them on special projects. Ms. Oxford and her family have my high praise and support. We will be back in the Spring 2012!
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My son has been enrolled in The DOVES this past year. Gayle and her husband have turned Oxford Ranch into a wonderful place where children experience life on a ranch; learning to ride horses, to groom them, clean up after them as well as other chores around the ranch while teaching respect and Christian values. This is an invaluable experience for those who are not lucky enough to live on a ranch. Gayle gives freely of her time, knowledge and love to all the children she comes into contact with. Gail and her team of volunteers have been a blessing for my son and for so many other children. She truly deserves to be recognized for all she has done for these children who would otherwise not know the joy of riding a horse and learning what life on a ranch is like. We have watched our son's confidence grow and we are just thrilled that we are blessed to have found this program.
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My granddaughter has been involved in Doves this year and it has been a wonderful experience for her. She has developed a new appreciation for horses and their care and chores associated with them. She is more confident and respectful in her attitude with other riders and staff at Doves. The staff is very patient with the students and I especially like the Christian values they encourage all to abide by at the ranch. The chores help to develop their love of these wonderful animals and to respect them. I highly recommend this program for any parent to give their child a very important experience with animals. I hope they can continue this wonderful program. We look forward to another session at Doves.
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My daughter has autism and has been riding at Doves for about a year now. She thoroughly enjoys her weekly rides, as well as completing her weekly chores and giving snacks to the horses. On her first visit, she was afraid of the animals and would not attempt to go near them. Throughout the year, she has gained in confidence and balance as she sits on the saddle with ease. We look forward to seeing her being able to ride and gallop by herself.
The facilities and staff are friendly, knowledgeable and (most of all) patient with all of the children. They really enjoy what they do and it translates to the children's experience each week. We are so grateful to have found them and thankful for the patience and support that they have for our daughter.
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Activity: Creating an Assemblage Sculpture of a Fantasy Creature
Video: Looking at Painting, Program 3: Abstraction
Grade Level: middle school
Length of Lesson: about 10 class sessions
Web Site Resources: Nancy Cassell biography and five paintings beginning at gallery page 64
Segments: Nancy Cassell speaking about ...
Students will:
Questions To Guide Your Instruction
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Critical Vocabulary:
abstract expressionism
René Magritte
Willem de Kooning
Jackson Pollock
Arshile Gorky
Elizabeth Murray
art elements: texture, space (positive and negative), line, shape, value, form
principles of design: pattern, contrast, movement (rhythm), balance, emphasis, proportion, unity
Instructional Strategies and Activities
View segments from Looking at Painting Program 3, Abstraction, featuring Nancy Cassell. Have students critically discuss what they have seen using the guiding questions. Offer other reference materials on the surrealist and abstract expressionist artists as well as Elizabeth Murray. Discuss the characteristics of surrealism and abstract expressionism.
Students are to work together in groups of two or three. Each member of the group is responsible for an individual design of a fantasy creature and for creating one black and white pattern. The creature will be made of found objects and then painted. Any found object that can be adhered is game; use thin copper wire to tie metal pieces on.
Students collaborate on creating a final design for their sculpture based on combining the team members individual designs. Then they will collaborate in assembling their found objects. The sculpture, as a three-dimensional object, must be interesting from all points of view. It must balance without a base, therefore creating a more interesting negative/positive space relationship.
Next, students paint their sculptures with black or white acrylic paint as a primer. Stop at this point for a short interim critique so the students can give one another suggestions on improving their sculptures.
Students should now decide on the placement of the patterns they created. Instruct them to repeat each pattern three times on the creature. This will help unify the piece.
Each student will now draw the creature he or she helped create using black ink washes. Have them place their fantasy creatures in colorful, surrealistic landscapes using watercolors.
The students will write personal essays that include reflections on the collaborative process, interpretations of their designs, and evaluations of the success of the project.
Class critique: As a final step, all students will participate in a discussion of both paintings and sculptures using art terms and the four-step critical process (describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate).
18 X 24" heavy (100#) white sulphite paper or watercolor paper
black ink
watercolor paint
miscellaneous found objects: silverware, sticks, wood pieces, Styrofoam, cardboard, egg crates, etc.
watercolor brushes
adhesives/fasteners: wood glue, Goop, thin copper wire, hot glue guns
Looking at Painting web site (www.ket.org/painting)
Assessment and Scoring Guide
Prompt: What is the subject of your fantasy creature sculpture? Describe the process used to design and construct this fantasy creature.
This lesson was prepared by Franzee Dolbeare and Cyndi Young.

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Sun finally out in Worcester
The sun has poked through in Worcester.
The sun has poked through in Worcester.
Jabberwocky: We have an obvious criminal racketeer for the Democrat nomination to the presidency. Our government is not able to prosecute. The Dem Party is rigged and pushing her on the people and the people are lied to constantly by the media as if she is some kind of savior protecting us from that nasty Trump, who wants to clean up the Republican Party and the Democrat Party. He has no one supporting him, but a few smart voters. It is a wonder, we have this opportunity to elect someone who is not a professional politician and wants to clean up Washington. He's already spent 50 million of his own money to get it done. This won't come around often. Who else could do that and take on the rampant Washington corruption machine? Why should he play nice? He has no support in Washington. He knows that he will have to get tough to get it done.


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HEDGESVILLE - Neither Hedgesville nor Jefferson has been very successful of late.
Hedgesville had a four-game losing streak coming into Friday night. The Cougars had six straight losses coming in, including a big loss last week to Martinsburg.
Hedgesville senior running backs Stevie Hite and Hunter Weaver did all they could to help the Eagle offense get going in the right direction.
Hite had 101 yards on 14 carries and scored Hedgesville's first touchdown of the game.
Weaver ran for 91 yards on 16 carries and reached the end zone twice in the game.
Off the running power of Hite and Weaver, on Senior Night appropriately, the Eagles soared to their third win of the season, beating Jefferson 28-21.
"We were going off tackle and outside because it opened up there," Hedgesville coach Rich Thomaselli said. "We just took what they gave us. Those guys did great and they found a hole. Jefferson has some big guys. These guys were running between their legs and under their arms.
"The kids wanted it more," Thomaselli said. " They wanted it more than Jefferson. It was a good win for the seniors. They pulled together and they made it work."
Hedgesville quarterback Lane River was sacked four times on the Eagles' first two possessions. The offensive line got it together, though, and only allowed one sack the rest of the game and also allowed the offense to produce.
"We sucked it up when we had to,"Thomaselli said. "They came together."
It took just two plays on Hedgesville's third possession to score the opening touchdown on the game.
Hite ran the ball in from 16 yards out for the score. Weaver had a 30-yard run on the previous play after the Eagles began the drive from the Cougars'46.
The Cougars had three minute-plus drive going when they turned the ball over on downs on Hedgesville's 21-yard line.
The Eagles looked like they were stopped after three plays on the ensuing drive when they had to punt. However, the punt was fumbled by Jefferson and recovered by Hedgesville at midfield. Hedgesville turned the energy of the crowed into points when, three plays later, Riner hooked up with Logan Horn for a 44-yard touchdown pass. With the extra point, the Eagles went up 14-0.
"The talent is there," Thomaselli said about Riner. "He grew up tonight. He's going to be a fantastic high school football player."
Just before the half ended, Jefferson finally got on the scoreboard to cut the Eagles' lead in half.
After converting on third down with an 11-yard run by Rylan Newman, Jefferson had first-and-goal at the Hedgesville 6. Jefferson quarterback Andrew King connected with Darrod Doleman for the score just before the half.
Hedgesville scored again midway through the third quarter.
The Eagles started in good field position at the 41 yard line. On the second play of the drive, Hite broke through the right side of the line and ran 29 yards down the field before finally being tackled by a pack of Cougar defenders. Three plays after that, Weaver marched into the end zone from three yards away.
Jefferson responded on the ensuing drive to knock the deficit back down to seven.
The Cougars' drive went 10 plays and 67 yards in just under four minutes. Newman had an 18-yard run from the Eagles' 23 to set up the scoring play. Andrew King ran in from five yards on the next play to cut the lead to 21-14.
With just only 30 seconds remaining in the game, Hedgesville scored again, putting the final nail in the Cougars' coffin.
The Eagles went 70 yards in 5:13, the drive capped off by a 3-yard touchdown run by Weaver. Riner ran into the end zone to convert the two-point conversion. That score put the Eagles up 28-14.
The Cougars, playing until the final whistle, scored with 16 seconds on the clock. King threw a 25-yard strike to Jordan Hardiman.
Jefferson, down 28-21, kicked a desperation onside kick, but it was recovered by Hedgesville.
Hedgesville's defense held the speedy Newman in check for most of the game, only allowing him to rush for 50 yards.
"We knew what we had to do. They have a lot of speed," Thomaselli said. "We didn't want to let them get outside. We knew if they got to the outside we'd be in trouble. But we're like these gnats on the grass. We just keep hanging on and driving you crazy."


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A mysterious island.
An abandoned orphanage.
A strange collection of very curious photographs.
It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that makes for a thrilling listening experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets 16-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.
A spine-tingling fantasy, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.
Download the accompanying letters and photographs.
©2011 Ransom Riggs (P)2011 Random House
"It's an enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting, and some very creepy monsters." (Publishers Weekly)
"A haunting and out-of-the-ordinary read, debut author Ransom Rigg's first-person narration is convincing and absorbing, and every detail he draws our eye to is deftly woven into an unforgettable whole.... Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a truly atmospheric novel with plot twists, turns, and surprises that will delight readers of any age." (Amazon Best Books of the Month, June 2011)
I like realistic books that stretch the truth and the laws of physics...and also emotionally resonant narration that doesn't suck.
"narration problem"
Sure. Its a fantastical story with a realistic base. Just my thing.
The scene of the main character groping around in the dark in a strange, ancient, and beat up house full of ghosts, and experiencing a sense of being in between worlds, simultaneously with the pain of being a family member affected by the holocaust.
Frank Muller, any day of the week. Anyone but Bernstein really.
This narrator does not only make anyone with an accent sound like an idiot or a ghoul, but his reading also completely lacks proper timing and emphasis. Its like he doesn't know how human beings speak. If I had less of an imagination, he would have completely ruined the book for me. As far as the supposed cursing is concerned, its not an issue, unless you are a small child or very oversensitive. Cursing level is pretty every-day.
"Interesting Story"
The story was very interesting and fairly well written. A bit slow at the start, but it does pick up after a short while. I greatly enjoyed listening to it...that is until it came time for Jesse Bernstein to speak with an accent. I could barely stand listening to it. The overall performance was not bad, but be prepared to cringe every time a character with an accent speaks!
I may be willing to Bernstein another chance, as long as I knew that no accents would be involved in the book.
I think this book does have potential to be a wonderful movie!
Overall, I really did enjoy this book. It kept my attention throughout, and always looked forward to listening to more. If it weren't for the terrible accents (which really distracted from the story), I would've rated this book a bit higher. Definitely worth the listen though!
"It might be better to actually read this."
I really enjoyed the story and characters, and Jesse Bernstein does a fantastic job as the main character. Unfortunately his accents and voices for other characters were pretty terrible. Until the very end, when I was so absorbed by the story I didn't care, I dreaded every time Emma or Miss Peregrine needed to speak.
"Fun and entertaining"
Great story!! Make sure you look at the pdf pictures that are included with the book.
"I recommend reading this one - not listening."
The writer seemed to want to add new twists and information where none was needed. The different time periods and plots were interesting by themselves but didn't fit well together and that created a very unbelievable group of characters and plot. Most of the characters were only developed on the surface and you quickly lost interest in what each was doing and contributing. I think that if the writer had expanded on pretty much everything it would have been successful but then it would have neared 500 pages. Next time, less is more.
Te reader didn't seem able to perform the many accents needed for the storyline. Most of the characters had labored dialogue and in all honesty it made me ready for the book to end so the dragging and awkward accents would end.
I'm a Sculptor of toothpicks.
"Great story but horrific narrator..."
Story was great but narrated by a guy who has no clue how to do a British accent and as I'm a Brit it was very difficult to listen to someone mangle the accent so badly. I wish the story had picked up faster in the beginning but it was difficult to stop once Jacob got to the island.
Short, Simple, No Spoilers
"Just Missed the Mark"
Enjoyed the secret world and surrounding characters were interesting and different; not your typical werewolf & vampire faire.
Tale well woven but sudden ending left characters & storyline not as neatly tied up as it could have been. The scary parts were a little ridiculous, but the details of the house and the story of Emma & the grandfather & main character were well done. The parents were unbelievable and too non-existent. I would have given them more depth or killed them off earlier.
British accents were bloody awful and geriatric. Couldn't enjoy connection between characters b/c I was wondering why Eliza Doolittle and her Father's cockney accents were blaring through my headphones.
Worth my time to listen. Good concept, but not carried to fruition. Not a fave, but enjoyed.
"Great book. bad reader"
the book was great but the narrator sucked. I barely made it through the book.
I enjoy fiction including Sci Fi and fantasy (lots of epic fantasy.) I'm also a big fan of some of the spy genre like the Bourne series and some Tom Clancy.
"Very engaging"
This story builds slowly at first but as the realities of the plot are exposed you're quickly hooked. The cover makes you wonder what you're getting into. Think X-Men without the unbelievable comic book qualities. It's a very human story and I enjoyed it greatly.
Upon arriving at the island, you're pulled into a dazzlingly different world. I found the whole discovery process very memorable.
"Good story, awful narrator"
I will buy this book in paperback form as I honestly had to stop listening on Audible due to the terrible accents of the narrator.
"Terrible accents - don't waste your money"
What could have been an entertaining enough story (even if I was shouting at the stupid, illogical lead character decisions at times), was absolutely ruined by the narrator's unbelievably terrible attempts at Welsh / English accents. I cannot fathom why you would get an American to narrate a book, at least 50% of which includes dialogue by non-American characters, who has no aptitude for foreign accents and has clearly never even bothered to listen to a Welsh accent, never mind English accents. His appalling (and frankly insulting) attempts at accents completely distracted me from the story so much that I just couldn't get into it. And to top it off, as he was clearly having so much trouble doing the accents, all the characters spoke so slowly that they all seemed to have learning difficulties. His one attempt at an Irish accent (speaking as an Irish native myself) was equally pathetic. Do not waste your money on this terrible audiobook!!!
"Interesting book ruined by narrator"
What would have been a quite engrossing listen with a new twist on the alternate reality/gifted children YA genre is ruined by the narrator's appalling attempts at british accents. It is really destroying the book for me as I can't concentrate on the story when I'm busy wincing.
At the beginning of the book it is also stated that a .pdf with the photographs mentioned in the book comes with the download. It would have been great if Audible could make that available to those who have purchased the book.
If, unlike me, you are able to overlook the narrator's shortcomings then this should be an enjoyable listen. For the rest, I would suggest getting the paper edition as the book itself really is pretty good and probably quite engrossing.
I would try another book by Ransom Riggs; indeed I'd quite like to finish this one, but Mr Bernstein's Welsh/British/Dick Van Dyke/Goodness, Gracious Me accent made me want to shove a sharpened screwdriver into my ear canal, so I have had to abandon it as my grimacing was scaring fellow tube passengers.
I guess that answers the second question?
Didn't get that far. None of the pseudo Welsh characters, suffice to say.
See above.
Didn't get that far.
For the love of God, if you have Welsh characters in a book, why not employ WELSH actors as voice artists? Ever heard of Rhod Gilbert? Ioan Gruffudd? Rob Brydon? Goldie fricking Lookin Chain?
My cat could do a better job than Jesse Bernstein and HE'S got a harelip. Just AWFUL.
I think I need to read the book - not listen to this version on Audible. The American character's narration is fine - until he comes to Wales when the other voices are a drawling, idiotic Mockney. It's so irritating. I can't listen to any more, even though the story is intriguing. What a shame. Very disappointed.
"A great tale with some terrible accents."
Loved the story a mix equal parts fun, intrigue, the creeps and down right heart in your mouth scares. Shame however that Mr Bernstien has the worst set of UK accents I have ever heard. It's like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins and Don Cheadle in Ocean 11 raised a family of many many many people with equally terrible accents. Everyone sounded like they had a bad cockney accent despite many supposedly being from Wales. When he really went to town the locals sounded more Scottish. The best way I found to get through it was reason that the book is told by Jacob the main character, he was American and so possibly if he was telling me the story in person he may have been bad at accents. As an Englishman I would have stopped him however 5 words in to his first attempt and told him to stop it. If you can get past it then great. I'll probably just buy the next two on my kindle.
"Terrible accent meant I couldn't finish the book"
I was enjoying the story and interested in it until they got to Wales. Unfortunately I had to stop listening to it shortly after that because I couldn't get past the accent. How on earth someone thought it would go unnoticed that the narrator is doing a worse cockney accent than Dick Van Dyke, for people who are supposed to be WELSH, is beyond me!!
It was great up to that point. I would have had no problem with the narrator had it stayed in America. He was doing fine up till the change of country.
Yes, if the accents were better.
Anyone who can do an American accent and a Welsh accent.
It's the first book I've stopped listening to.
If it was brought out again with an improved version, I'd buy it again because I was enjoying the story.
"OK story; poor narrator; PDF of photos is missinig"
The story was fairly enjoyable. It was unusual, but I did find myself getting a bit bored in places. Mostly, though, I found it quite engaging. For fuller reviews of the story, see Amazon website.
However, the audiobook was narrated by an American man whose Welsh and English accents were so terrible it was actually pretty funny. Except that it spoilt the book because you just couldn't take it seriously or get into the story. It made it feel farcical all the time. It's a shame. I'm not some fussy pedantic Brit. I can put up with a lot. But this was beyond terrible. It sounded like Dick Van Dyke's accent had been put in a blender with various other strange accents that resembled nothing I've ever heard. There are some excellent voice actors that can do lots of different accents, and you can forgive a lot. I would have preferred just to have a bland English accent instead of this terrible attempt at Welsh or whatever it was he was trying to achieve. The story was strong enough for this not to put me off listening altogether. It's a pity about the awful accents, because the narrator read the prose nicely and at a good pace: slow enough and with feeling, not too slow or too fast.
The other thing is that and announcement at the beginning of the Audiobook states that it comes with a PDF file of the photos in the book. Well, the CD version may do, but the audiodownload doesn't. Although the photos aren't essential to your understanding of the story, but it would have been very nice to see them. They are part of the book and are what the author created the story from, so you miss something by not being able to look at them.
"Mostly excellent"
The most enjoyable part is the writing. The delivery when set in US was fine (for a children's book.) The story itself is really good.
The most memorable moment was realising the reader was modeling his WELSH accent on Dick Van Dyke's cockney in Mary Poppins
Gosh, anyone who has even a faint grasp of accents. It would have been better to carry on with his representation of an American Teen (apparently whiney) throughout, instead of trying to do such a dreadful massacre of speech. It was literally painful to listen to what sounded like someone making fun of learning disabilities! If only his 'Welsh' accent was on the sample, I could have saved some money!
Such a shame he chose to try an accent. It totally spoiled the experience.
"(Not a Review)"
The PDF does come with the audiobook, in "my library" there's a PDF link under the title.
"Jesse Bernstein is an idiot"
Someone please send Jesse Bernstein to Wales immediately. His narration is embarrassing. Couldn't enjoy the story.
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SAGINAW, MI — Saginaw County recorded one of the most violent years on record in 2012, with 30 homicides in the city and four others in the county.
Brandon Williams, program director for Operation Reach, said he believes more police presence in the community would help deter the violence.
"I think a lot of these deaths are gang related, according to what we hear from the kids," he said. "We need to continue to break up these gangs and provide positive activities for our youth.
"We also need parent support too. Not grandparents — mothers and fathers."
Saginaw Mayor Greg Branch said he has heard from a number of people that those responsible for the shooting are a small group of people.
"People need to take control in their own homes, neighborhoods and churches," Branch said.
If 2013 slayings continue at their current rate, the city could see even more violent deaths than in 2012. Last year, the city's 30 homicides tied a 1991 record.The first homicide of 2013 occurred on February 26 when officers were called to the corner of Ray and Roberts, where they found 52-year-old Gregory Gross dead.
In March, the city recorded five homicides: Jovan Kimball, 27; mother and daughter Leigh King, 42, and Sharlea King, 11; Timmy Lard Jr., 26; and Darris Johnson, 18.
There were four homicides recorded in April: Thomas Lee Jr., 24; Angelica Olivarez, 23; Kia Frierson, 22; and Dondre Martin, 19.
Tonquinisha "NeNe" McKinley died from gunshot wounds she suffered during an unofficial pre-prom gathering where three more females were shot at the Florence Event Hall on Florence near Salt about 6 p.m. May 23.
One of our youth went to school with her and he was really upset about what had happened to her," Williams said. "So we helped him make a poster board for the family that was taken to them."
The day before the pre-prom shooting, 32-year-old Lamarkas Boyd was shot and killed on a sidewalk in front of a vacant house near the corner of North Woodbridge and Hayes. Those were the only two homicides recorded in May this year.
June so far has seen five homicides recorded before the middle of the month — three within the first week.
On June 1, police officers found 21-year-old Michelle Crisp dead on Phelon near South Park on the city's East Side.
Three days later Gordon Meador was found shot to death on Wayne near South Harrison. On June 7, police found 17-year-old Trayvon Doster dead inside a home on Prescott near Gallagher.
Last year at this time, there were 11 homicides in the city of Saginaw.
Two overnight homicides in the city on June 11 and 12 brought the total number for this year to 17.
On June 11, police were dispatched to East Holland near Cedar at 11:39 p.m. for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival they found a 48-year-old man down. He was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, Detective Sgt. Reggie Williams said.
About four hours later at 3:24 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, officers responded to area of Ninth and Perkins where they located a man in his 30s who appeared to have been shot, Williams said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police do not believe the two were related.
No homicides have occurred in Saginaw County outside the city so far in 2013, though a "suspicious death" in Bridgeport Township on June 12 is still being investigated.
Saginaw's slimmer budget will revert police force to 1910 staffing levels on July 1, providing enough funding for 55 sworn officers. At this time last year, the department had about 90 officers reporting for duty.
Branch said it is frustrating to lose officers but the "city's system is broken" and can't afford more police.
"People complain about traffic stops, but traffic stops are very effective in how you catch these guys," Branch said. "We have some hardened criminals out here and we need to find a way to get rid of them."
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Harrisburg police investigate armed robbery
Police: Victim robbed of cellphone, cash
Published 4:06 PM EDT Oct 22, 2012
Harrisburg police are investigating a Sunday night armed robbery that injured a man.
A 19-year-old Allison Hill resident was walking near Daisy and Reese streets when three men jumped him, police said.
The resident said one of the men had a handgun, and the robbers took his cellphone and a small amount of cash, police said.
The victim, who suffered scrapes and bruises, walked himself to a hospital, police said.
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Eunice Players Theatre plans children's workshop July 17
In correlation with the summer production of "Humpty-Dumpty Is Missing!", Eunice Players' Theatre is planning a three hour workshop on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 9:00am for children ages 8 – 12 years of age. The workshop will include singing, acting and games designed for children to learn the basics of the performing arts. Registration fee is $10, which also gives the child a voucher to attend one performance of the play. Space for the workshop is still available, but limited, so interested parties should register soon. For more information, you may call at Turning Point 337-457-2156 or David's Hair Salon 337-546-0163.


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What is Carbon Monoxide?
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless and poisonous gas that can kill exposed individuals. It is produced by the incomplete burning of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. Although CO poisoning can almost always be prevented, every year more than 500 Americans die as a result of unintentional exposure to this toxic gas.
How Does Carbon Monoxide Affect Human Health?
Symptoms of exposure include: headache, fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea, dizziness and confusion. At high levels, carbon monoxide poisoning causes loss of consciousness and death. Survivors of severe poisoning may suffer long-term neurological problems.
What is Being Done to Protect Human Health?
The NJ Division of Consumer Affairs and the NJ Department of Community Affairs provide guidance on protecting yourself and your family from CO poisoning.
The NJ EPHT project is collecting hospitalization data on unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning to better understand and track the impact of CO poisoning. Data collected include the annual number of hospital admissions from CO poisoning for all unintentional fire-related causes, all non-fire-related unintentional causes, and all unknown causes of CO poisoning. These data can be used to assess the burden of severe CO poisoning, monitor trends over time, and to inform prevention, education and evaluation efforts.
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Friday, November 29, 2013
Fort Dorchester graduate Robert Quinn scored his first NFL touchdown Sunday.
Quinn, a defensive end for the St. Louis Rams, collected a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and his first career touchdown all on the same play. The 6-4, 264-pound defender powered his way to the Chicago quarterback in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game and stripped the football out of his hands while bringing the QB to the ground. The former Fort Dorchester and UNC standout then recovered the fumble and returned it approximately 31 yards into the end zone for the score, which gave his team a 41-21 lead. After a successful extra point, St. Louis went on to claim a 42-21 victory and improve to 5-6 on the season.
Quinn and fellow defensive end Chris Long have teamed up with tackles Kendall Langford and Michael Brockers to give the Rams one of the best pass rushing units in the NFL. The front four have combined for 25 sacks this season and shown an ability to divert and deflect passes when unable to reach the quarterback.
Quinn, now in his third year with the Rams, has 13 sacks this season to lead the NFL. He has 35 total tackles, of which 32 are unassisted, and has forced six fumbles.
Last year Quinn finished with 29 tackles, including 24 solo, and 10.5 sacks.
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It is a lengthy process to describe and I am not sure how to input here. I have it in a word file. umm. There are photos in it and I don't think it would paste well in here. Any ideas?
If you post "Go Advanced" you can attach a Word document (.doc) to the post.
Here is a site from WPF that describes the process but the Word file I have has nice pictures and a lovely description of the whole process.
Old-Fashioned, Healthy, Lacto-Fermented Soft Drinks: The Real "Real Thing" - Weston A Price Foundation
I'll try that now Goldie. Thanks. Well it appears the file exceeds the limit of what I am allowed to upload to this site. I may try to cut it up into smaller pieces if the WPF description isn't enough.
Let me know what you think.
I make quite a few fermented foods these days. It certainly has helped my digestive tract. No more IBS.
Off to work now. Gotta get the siding on the house done in the next couple of weeks or I am toast.
Hi Classic , I looked it up and found this.Is this what you do ?
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A Life Unprocessed: Lacto-Fermented Dandelion Soda
Yes, very similar. You can also use Whey as a starter instead of the ginger bug but I have never tried that. I think that might work better for my root beer recipe so I will try that this fall when I have more time. Great site for fermentation info. Thanks for sharing it. I would like to try this dandelion soda sometime.
I am going to try rhubarb soda this summer as well. A friend of mine tried that and says it is her new favorite. I love fermenting things. Great fun and my digestion has improved immensely. Let me know what you try if you decide to try it.
HiClassic - thanks for this info ! love the idea of making sodas and curious to see what its like , have made ginger beer as a child (but it exploded !) I think the info on a life unprocessed may help there ! am going to try some sauerkraut DH just loves that too and so pleased that its good for digestion too..great
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Hi Classic and all, yes, it is a very interesting site and the dandelion soda also looks promising. I have had to supplement potassium because I was experiencing rapid heart beat and since dandelion is ,I think, high in potassium it might be one to try.
The rhubarb season, I think is coming to an end in the UK but raspberries are coming into season. Can you use frozen fruit and if you use fruits with seeds such as raspberries do you just strain before or after fermenting ?
thanks, Barbara
Hi Govinca, congratulations on the weight loss. Can you tell me what proportions you have been aiming for in carbs, fat and protein. I am really struggling to lose any weight at all. I tried eating more ,I put on three pounds + inches, Ive reduced calories and lost 1lb. Very frustrating and I dont know which way to jump.
id you give up dairy ? I was really hoping not to have to do that.
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To the Editor.—
The recent article by Hershel Jick, MD, et al, "Vaginal Spermicides and Congenital Disorders" (1981;245:1329), raises a distressing question. I am concerned that I believed for many years that vaginal spermicides were completely innocuous. Perhaps, wishing to continue in that vein, I have thought of the following question.Women who have medical problems such as diabetes, which is associated with an increase in congenital disorders, are also more likely to use vaginal spermicides. I am wondering if Dr Jick's group looked at maternal illnesses in the two groups of patients in his group.
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Ariad Pharmaceuticals said it has resumed commercial sales of its leukemia treatment Iclulsig® (ponatinib) in the United States with a narrower patient subpopulation and a new boxed warning—both designed to address concerns that drove the company to halt a Phase III trial and pull the product last year, resulting in layoffs.
Iclusig is now indicated for adult patients with refractory chronic myeloid leukemia and Philadelphia-chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Iclusig was initially indicated for resistant or intolerant chronic myeloid leukemia and Philadelphia-chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients.
The drug won FDA accelerated approval in December 2012, based on Phase II data—after which, Ariad began marketing the drug, while continuing clinical trials designed to add indications allowing wider use of Iclusig.
Iclusig also now carries a boxed warning advising users of possible side-effects that include vascular occlusion (including fatal myocardial infarction, stroke, stenosis of large arterial vessels of the brain, severe peripheral vascular disease, and the need for urgent revascularization procedures); heart failure (including fatalities); and hepatotoxicity, liver failure, and death.
The starting dose of Iclusig remains 45 mg daily. Ariad said it has begun shipping Iclusig to its exclusive specialty pharmacy Biologics, which has resumed filling prescriptions from physicians and distributing the cancer medicine to patients.
The changes were approved last month by the FDA as part of a revised U.S. Prescribing Information (USPI) and a communications Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for Iclusig. The USPI and REMS allowed for immediate resumption of Iclusig's marketing and commercial distribution some three months after the company ran afoul of the agency.
In Europe, the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended approval in November of strengthened warnings on Iclusig related to patients with cardiovascular, hypertension, stroke, and vascular occlusion or thromboembolism issues.
The FDA placed a hold October 8 on the company's Phase III EPIC or "Evaluation of Ponatinib vs. Imatinib in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia" trial of Iclusig for patients with newly diagnosed CML. Ten days later, Ariad said it mutually agreed with the FDA to terminate the trial after patients treated with Iclusig experienced increased blood clotting.
As of November 1, 2013, about 640 patients were receiving Iclusig commercially in the United States. Following the market withdrawal, the drug was made available through emergency and single-patient IND applications approved by the FDA case by case.
The FDA has approved more than 370 INDs since early November, with more than 300 patients having received Iclusig at no cost through the process.
"Ariad expects most of these patients, many of whom received a three-month supply of Iclusig, to transition from the IND program to commercial therapy by the end of the first quarter of 2014" with help from Biologics, the company stated, adding that the IND program has since been closed to new patients with Philadelphia-positive leukemias.
Biologics will further support the ARIAD Patient Access and Support Services (ARIAD PASS™) program by managing ARIAD's reimbursement and patient access services and co-pay support programs by conducting benefits investigations and prior authorizations to assess and assist with patient eligibility.
Iclusig is priced at $125,000 for a year's treatment—about 17% above other second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors, Ariad said.
In November, Ariad disclosed plans to lay off about 40% of its U.S. staff—160 employees—in across-the-board job cuts by the end of 2013. The layoffs, which shrunk Ariad's workforce to about 295 employees in the United States and Europe, were designed to generate pre-tax savings of about $26 million in 2014.
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The Royal Court Theatre became the home of George Devine's English Stage Company. Its third play was a new work by an unknown author: 'Look Back In Anger' by John Osborne. The production starred Mary Ure, Alan Bates, Helena Hughes, and Kenneth Haigh as the central character, Jimmy Porter.
Reviews were mixed, but critics recognised the power of the writing. When the BBC broadcast an extract, the play achieved national fame. The 'angry young man', Jimmy Porter, raging against the modern world from a run-down flat in a Midlands town, voiced the frustrations of educated post war youth, whose dreams of a better life had not been realised.
During the 1950s other theatre companies were producing gritty studies of everyday life, but Osborne succeeded in capturing the mood of the times and creating a play which now seems a landmark in 20th century theatre.


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5 White Sales for a Fresh Start on a Budget
Cuddledown As part of their Winter White Sale, Cuddledown has discounted comforters – like this 1000 Fill Power European Goose Down Batiste Comforter – as well as bamboo towels, mattress pads and sleepwear. • Pottery Barn This White Sale is stocked with a fairly wide selection of bedding and bath essentials. Shown here: Textured Organic Bath Rug, normally $36 - $44, discounted to $29 - $39. • West Elm While the sale at West Elm isn't billed as a White Sale, they are offering 20% off select bath and bedding, including the Lexington Quilt and Shams. • The Company Store They may be looking ahead a bit, but The Company Store is thinking spring with their White Sale Event. Fans of color, like this Solid Jersey Knit Set, this White Sale is for you! • Macy's The Macy's New Year Sale is offering 40% - 60% off bedding closeouts, like this Hotel Collection Bedding. (Images: 1. Stephen's Warm Modern Loft. All others: As credited above.)


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As paying at the pump gets pricier by the day, the well-timed "GasHole" fuels driving concerns about Big Oil greed, domestic dependence on foreign crude, the global economy, and, not least, the environment.
As paying at the pump gets pricier by the day, the well-timed "GasHole" fuels driving concerns about Big Oil greed, domestic dependence on foreign crude, the global economy, and, not least, the environment. Alternatively powered by public-domain footage as well as talking heads and voiceover narration, the shrewdly produced and principled docu has compelled Republican filmmakers Jeremy Wagener and Scott D. Roberts to take their self-distributed show on the road, ironically or not, with stops in U.S. cities skedded through summer's end. Pic's value stands to rise in direct proportion to gas costs, which show little sign of decreasing soon.
Film opens in historical mode with archival proclamations from Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter, the last of whom, circa 1980, presciently identifies the "clear and present danger" of U.S. addiction to Mideast pipelines. There will be blood, pic asserts, whenever there's oil, drawing evidence not just from the current war in Iraq but also from the mysterious demises of early veggie-oil fan Rudolf Diesel and vapor-engine pioneer Tom Ogle, who got 100 miles to the gallon in the Lone Star state before turning up dead of an unlikely drug overdose. (Current oil executives unsurprisingly declined to speak on camera about these or any other matters.)
Conspiracy theorizing, though, is kept to a relative minimum as contempo interviewees — from economic historian Les Manns to "biodiesel fuel consumer" and "Dawson's Creek" alum Joshua Jackson — help sketch the century-old rapacity of Standard Oil and the increasingly incestuous relations between auto and oil industries. Coming across as a George Clooney-in-training, Jackson smartly acknowledges Big Oil's basic moneymaking agenda while accusing price-gouging corporations of exploiting working people and doing undue damage to both environment and economy.
Some of the pic's points register as obvious and infuriating at once; hardest-hitting are the passages that point to oil execs' use of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina to post record profits, and to their strategies, twice defended before Congress, of reducing domestic refinery capacity by way of pumping up revenue.
Despite Peter Gallagher's occasionally sputtering narration ("How did things get to be like this?"), the vehicle runs smoother than 2006's wobbly investigation "Who Killed the Electric Car?" Docu, albeit pro-biodiesel, avoids entering the ethanol debate in earnest, preferring to suggest that any alternative to wanton petrol-guzzling bears consideration. So, too, "GasHole" surprises by drawing quotes from the bipartisan pool, even excerpting President Bush's 2006 call to reduce oil imports from Mideast. Footage of outraged consumers waving placards that read "Oil $$ Out of Congress" won't likely delight all viewers, however.
Blown up from DV, the 35mm print making current rounds looks light on color, but not enough to dull pic's timely message. Other tech credits, including snippets of illustrative animation, are no more than adequate.
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Plymouth's Police and Fire departments will welcome Plymouth residents to a free open house to kick-off Night to Unite on Tues., Aug. 7, 2:30 – 5 p.m., at the Plymouth Creek Center, 14800 34th Avenue North.
Called "A Taste of Plymouth," local restaurants will be offering complimentary samples of their cuisine and beverages. The open house will give parents, grandparents and children an insider's view of fire trucks, squad cars and an ambulance while they learn about fire and personal safety. Kids can squirt water from a fire hose, hop in two moon walks, and meet Sparky the animated fire dog. North Memorial's Aircare helicopter, SWAT, a K-9 Unit and a water rescue craft will also be on the scene to answer questions and discuss their roles in the community.
"We designed the open house to be a fun learning experience for all ages and we appreciate our local businesses that have helped make this a free event for the public," said Police Chief Mike Goldstein. "It's a great event that has grown every year. Save the date. We hope to see you there."
Families are encouraged to bring a back-to-school supply or a nonperishable food item. Donations will be collected and shared with Interfaith Outreach and Prism.
Following the open house, neighborhoods across Plymouth will host block parties from 6:30 – 9 p.m. Potluck dinners, cookouts, dessert swaps, games, bike parades, and sporting activities are just some of the activities featured in these block parties.
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There's a part of every parent that can't help but celebrate the end of summer vacation and the return of the school year (parents of kindergartners excepted).
But the school year also brings perils. For many parents, releasing children "back into the wild" means having to deal with the emergence (or re-emergence) of vexing attitudes and behaviors, some of which can be downright distressing.
If you've had little success with your behavior modification techniques -- groundings, extra chores, and the like -- I invite you to try something new.
I was taught the concept of "directional improvement" by a wonderful professor when I was earning my master's degree in education many years ago. Truth be told, it was the only concept of any value that I got out of those five years of evening classes, but it's proven to be such a powerful tool in my middle school classroom that in some sense, it was all I really needed to know.
Directional improvement is based on the simple notion of rewarding good behavior, but it includes some surprisingly counterintuitive elements.
Rule #1: Set goals that are so easy to reach, they are practically certain to be met.
Instead of challenging an F student to have no F's on his next report card, start by challenging him to turn in a single homework assignment that you know he has completed. Instead of asking your defiant daughter to make it through a week without any detentions, see if she can get through one morning's worth of classes.
The key here is that you must rig the arrangement to ensure success. Because the sooner you get to any kind of success, the sooner you get to demonstrate your joy with a reward.
Rule #2: Reward success immediately. Do not select any kind of reward that is so special it has to wait, because by delaying, you give your child the opportunity to demonstrate failure again before he or she has been rewarded.
In the examples above, on the same afternoon that you've confirmed your son turned in his assignment or your daughter got through the morning without a detention, slather them with praise, treat them to a smoothie, give them an extra half-hour on the computer -- whatever makes them happy.
Rule #3: Even if the one success is accompanied by nine other failures, the reward emphatically stays. This means your son is rewarded even if he failed to turn in any of his other assignments, and your daughter is rewarded even if she got detention in the afternoon.
By now you should be getting a feel for what "directional improvement" means -- no matter how small a step, just get your kid heading in the right direction. One assignment is better than no assignments; afternoon detention is better than all day detention. Your child must taste success (no matter how contorted the definition) in order to want more of it.
As your child begins to taste the rewards of small successes and begins to improve on his habits and attitudes, you will naturally need to develop a rhythm of adjusting the goals -- this is where your wisdom as a parent will come into play. And to be clear, this approach does not preclude punishing children when necessary -- my students can vouch for that.
In the academic world we speak often of setting high standards. Adopting the philosophy of rewarding directional improvement does not contradict this. It merely recognizes that the standard is a finish line, and that there is a step-by-step process that must take place as you approach it.
Every child matures, adapts and thinks at a different pace, so resist the temptation to move too quickly -- some failure is OK, but try to keep your child in a general zone of success, even if it is at a level of achievement (academic or otherwise) that is lower than where you ultimately want him or her to be.
And lastly, hold onto this article because if any of this advice works, you may want to pass it along to your child's teacher, too.
Aki Mori is a teacher in the Beaverton School District.


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Semiconductor power devices are the heart of power electronics. They determine the performance of power converters and allow topologies with high efficiency. Semiconductor properties, pn-junctions and the physical phenomena for understanding power devices are discussed in depth. Working principles of state-of-the-art power diodes, thyristors, MOSFETs and IGBTs are explained in detail, as well as key aspects of semiconductor device production technology. In practice, not only the semiconductor, but also the thermal and mechanical properties of packaging and interconnection technologies are essential to predict device behavior in circuits. Wear and aging mechanisms are identified and reliability analyses principles are developed. Unique information on destructive mechanisms, including typical failure pictures, allows assessment of the ruggedness of power devices. Also parasitic effects, such as device induced electromagnetic interference problems, are addressed. The book concludes with modern power electronic system integration techniques and trends.
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- Power Semiconductor Devices – Key Components for Efficient Electrical Energy Conversion Systems.
- Semiconductor Properties.
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- Junctions.
- Short introduction to power device technology.
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- Diodes.
- Schottky Diodes.
- Bipolar Transistors.
- Thyristors.
- MOS Transistors.
- IGBTs.
- Packaging and Reliability of Power Devices.
- Destructive Mechanisms in Power Devices.
- Power Device Induced Oscillations and Electromagnetic Disturbances.
- Power Electronic Systems.
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The mishap that injured Gino Vannelli last December kept him off the road for most of 2012.
"You might call it an occupational hazard, although I never expected anything like that to happen," says the honey-voiced singer, whose early hits included "I Just Wanna Stop," "Living Inside Myself" and "People Gotta Move."
Before a December concert, he says, "I was testing my in-ear monitors and some unwitting road-crew member unplugged a cable. The blast was so loud that I went deaf for about five or 10 seconds in both ears." He did perform, but the pain and ringing in his ears worsened. Warned by his doctors not to fly, Vannelli canceled concerts until July, when he did six or seven tour dates in Norway, Ukraine and Italy. "I did OK, but it was a little hard," he says. "I'm still under a doctor's care, but I suspect within a few months it will be totally gone."
The accident, which caused "excruciating pain," he says, had severe repercussions, personally and professionally. "If you want to find your highest God, if you can't have silence, it's really difficult," he says. Professionally, he says, "I am looking so forward to performing again, because I really miss it."
So look for Vannelli and his seven-piece band to put on quite a show in the intimate, acoustically lush Bear's Den in the Seneca Niagara Hotel and Casino.
Perhaps partially as a result of the performing hiatus, "We prepared a bunch of new songs for the people in Niagara Falls," says Vannelli from the music room of his Oregon home. "We have five or six new songs in our repertoire."
Vannelli, who is proficient on several instruments and as a composer and arranger, considers his work a discipline. "I just love going to the studio, whether I am doing a project or not," he says.
Vannelli, who just turned 60 but notes, "I don't feel any different," stays active through yoga and the Chinese moving meditation of Qigong, along with running and weight-lifting. He does vocal exercises every other day and watches his diet carefully.
With the help of a vocal coach several years ago, Vannelli says he can defy "the common tradition that as you grow older your voice deepens and you lose your upper range. ... I am singing a plethora of the songs in the same key, and with tremendous ease, the way I did when I was 23. Some I will take lower just because I want to do lower notes. But the voice is really a muscle, and if you work with that muscle, it can deepen and broaden with age and also keep the top of its pyramid."
Vannelli was one of the first artists to judiciously enrich the sound of his live music with carefully chosen recorded sequences. "Even with sequences, we are eight people on stage, so it's quite a big group," he says. "The sequence has to be really good, it has to be spare in the right way, all the instruments and voice have to be planned out really well. It needs to feel really natural."
Vannelli says he can't wait to take the stage tonight. "That room is a fantastic room," he says. "I love playing all over the world, but I love going back to the Bear's Den. I love taking walks to the falls."
During his strolls near Niagara Falls, he says, he is sometimes recognized by fans, "but they are usually pretty cool." Then he says it again: "The group is really up for this because it's been a while, and for me, I am anxious to test out some of these new songs."
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Hunter Baughman of Summerville is a member of the Clemson University Shotgun Club, which won its third straight Southeastern Invitational Collegiate Championship at the Jacksonville Skeet and Trap Gun Club in Jacksonville, Fla.
The 15 Clemson shooters overcame 30-mph winds and beat out eight other universities to take the title, outshooting second-place finisher University of Florida 679 targets to 668.
Baughman, a Sophomore Microbiology major, was among 105 shooters competing at the event. Baughman was men's overall champion, champion in men's trap and finished among the top five in men's skeet.
"I'm really proud of our shooters, especially considering that they had to contend with high winds caused by Hurricane Sandy. They spent many hours at the shooting range and it paid off with our top five shooters averaging 23 targets per round of 25," said Rick Willey, shotgun club coach and Clemson University Extension 4-H natural resource specialist.
The team won $12,500 for its MidwayUSA Scholastic Shooting Trust Fund, a percentage of which helps offset the cost of ammunition, entrance fees and traveling expenses. The team will travel to San Antonio in the spring to participate in the national championships. Clemson won national championships in International Skeet, International Trap, American Skeet and American Trap events last season.
The event was sponsored by MidwayUSA and the Scholastic Clay Target Program and hosted by Jacksonville University. The Clemson University Shotgun Club is supported by the School of Agricultural, Forest and Environmental Sciences.
On the web: http://readabout.me/achievements/Hunter-Baughman-of-Summerville-and-Clemson-University-Shotgun-Club-Team-Win-Southeastern-Championship/5096135.
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Flying Norwegian, from Denmark!
Time for another trip report! I booked a daytrip with a friend of mine to try out Norwegian Air Shuttle for the first time.
Date: Wednesday, 13May09
Flight: easyJet // EZY 3002
From: Amsterdam // AMS
To: London Stansted // STN
Duration: 1h05m
Aircraft: Airbus A319-111 // G-EZFG
Seat: Economy // 19F
Load factor: 60% // 93 passengers
I arrived a bit earlier at the airport to chat a bit with my colleagues. We checked the system and the flight would be operated with one of easyJet newest aircrafts. After my friend arrived we proceeded to the H pier. After hanging around with the colleagues at some other flights we saw our aircraft had landed and would arrive at gate H6. The flightcrew was very quick and soon the flight was ready for boarding. Of course we received speedy boarding and we were the first passengers to board the plane.
We pushed back well ahead of schedule and after startup a long taxi to runway 36L followed. Because I live very close to the airport I can always see my house when departing of arriving on this runway. Once airborne the aircrafts climbed to our cruising altitude of 18000ft. The first video for today, the take-off:
Flying time was around 40 minutes and soon we were already descending into Stansted. The approach was a bit bumpy and around 09.25 local time we touched down at runway 05. We parked next to a Blue Air 737 at gate 14. After taking a few photos of the aircrafts parked at the cargo apron we proceeded to the train to the main terminal building. Time for another video, the arrival at Stansted:
Stansted is always nice with many Ryanair and easyJet flights and a lot of other airlines as well. After walking around, some aircraft spotting and having lunch we took the train again to gate 1.
Date: Wednesday, 13May09
Flight: easyJet // EZY 3465
From: London Stansted // STN
To: Copenhagen // CPH
Duration: 1h45m
Aircraft: Airbus A319-111 // G-EZDO
Seat: Economy // 7A
Load factor: 97% // 152 passengers
Boarding started shortly after 13.15 and despite the flight was fully booked we departed ahead of schedule again. There was no other traffic to wait for so a few minutes later the aircraft took off from runway 05. Take-off video:
We climbed to 39000ft and the flying time today was about 1 hour and 15 minutes. After about 50 minutes or so descending started and we approached the coast of Denmark. The weather was almost the same as in London but this time no turbulence during the approach. The approach route went via Sylt, Odense, onwards to the Swedish coast and then making a 180 degree turn to land at runway 22L. We landed around 16.20 and a few minutes we docked in at gate C28. The landing in Copenhagen on video:
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport has a stylish and modern interior with a lot of wood on the floors and the walls, very well done in my opinion. Our next flight was with Norwegian Air Shuttle. Norwegian jumped into the Danish market with a base at the airport after Sterling went bankrupt. Also Cimber Sterling and Transavia took over a lot of former Sterling routes. Norwegian does not offer online check-in so we checked in at the airport at one of the many self-service machines.
Date: Wednesday, 13May09
Flight: Norwegian Air Shuttle // DY 3540
From: Copenhagen // CPH
To: Amsterdam // AMS
Duration: 1h30m
Aircraft: Boeing 737-86N // LN-NON
Seat: Economy // 20A
Load factor: 66% // 126 passengers
Around six o'clock the gate came on the screen, gate A23. Our aircraft was already at the gate and had only done a Gatwick rotation in the morning. LN-NON was delivered to Norwegian in 2008 as SE-RHB, later in 2009 re-registered as LN-NON. The aircraft started it's life with Turkish charter airline Sun Express and later with Pegasus Airlines. The cabin was quite old with worn out seats and various tray tables hanging together with tape.
Pre-boarding started around an hour before departure and boarding itself at 19.00. All passengers arrived at the gate on-time so we departed early again. Take-off from runway 22R and climbing to a cruising altitude of 36000ft. The last take-off video for today:
Flight time was around 70 minutes today so we would be arriving well ahead of schedule. After 45 minutes in the air or so the flightcrew started descending and we flew via Lelystad, Naarden, Lisse, Nieuw-Vennep and Hoofddorp to land at 20.37 at runway 06. You can see the video here:
After landing we taxied to gate H6 and arrived at 20.44, 16 minutes ahead of the scheduled arrival time. Because Copenhagen is a Schengen destination and the low-cost pier is very close the arrivals hall you are outside the terminal buiding within 5 minutes!
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Annual CommUniversity Choir concert set
SALEM-The Kent State Salem CommUniversity Choir is presenting its annual holiday concert at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Kent State Salem City Center auditorium. This year's theme is "Carols Around the World."
The free public concert will feature the blended voices of Kent State students, faculty and community members. It is under the direction of Mel Fucci, music instructor at Kent State Salem. The choir will perform African, Spanish, Italian, French, German, English and American carols. Some will be sung in the native languages. Instrumentalists from the Quaker City Band and from Kent State University will accompany the choir.
LCBA?Christmas Party planned
SALEM- The annual Christmas Party for L.C.B.A. members and their guests will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the St. Paul School gym. Members are reminded to bring an unwrapped ornament for the Ornament Exchange and Dollar Store gift cards for Lifeline.
Winona Historical Society to meet
WINONA-The Winona Area Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Winona Meeting House. Lorna Waugh will be the program speaker.
Chicken on the Run dinner offered
SALEM- The First United Methodist Church of Salem, 244 S. Broadway Ave., will host a Chicken on the Run drive-thru dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. or until sold out Thursday.
Fish fry set at Columbiana Legion
COLUMBIANA- The American Legion Post 290 will host an all-you-can-eat fish fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the post home. Cost is $10 for adults and $4 for children.
Santa's Workshop set at Salem church
SALEM- Santa's Workshop will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday at In Christ's Hands Workshop at Salem Nazarene Church, 1431 N. Ellsworth Ave.
Swiss steak diner planned Saturday
WINONA- The Winona Friends Church on Whinnery Road will be holding a Swiss steak dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday in its Family Life Center. The dinner will consist of Swiss steak, mashed potatoes, vegetable, rolls and dessert. The cost of the meal will be $8. Carryouts will be available. Contact the church at 330-222-0200 with any questions.
Smith Grange offers breakfast Sunday
SMITH TOWNSHIP- The Smith Grange will host a country style breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children. Carry-outs will be available.
Auction set at Guilford Ruritan building
GUILFORD LAKE- The Cross Roads Council of the Knights of Columbus is sponsoring an auction at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Ruritan building on state Route 172 near Hanna Drive. The proceeds of the auction are to benefit local area food basket programs.
Auctioneer Dave Stout will have a variety of toys, collectibles, tools and other items. Refreshments will be available. For information contact Joe McKarns 330-424-8165 or Dave Stout 330-739-2011.
Old Goat band to play at Salem VFW
SALEM- Salem VFW 892 will host the Old Goat Band from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday. It is open to the public, with a $2 cover charge for non-members. The kitchen will be open from 5:30 7:45 p.m. For information call 330-337-8015.
'Annie' auditons set in Columbiana
COLUMBIANA- Crown Theater Productions will hold auditions for "Annie" from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 16 and 17 in the Encore Room for children ages 5 through 15. A one minute song of choice sung a cappella will be required, no reading. Auditions for adults ages 16 and older will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 18.
Drive-thru ham dinner planned
COLUMBIANA- The Columbiana First United Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., will hold a drive-thru ham dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 10 for a $7 donation.
Columbiana Historical Society dinner set
COLUMBIANA- The Columbiana-Fairfield Township Historical Society's Christmas dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Dutch House. The social begins at 6 p.m. Reservations need to be in by Friday. This year the YACTA award winning Jennifer Kuczek and musical director Matthew White will be the entertainment for the Christmas program after dinner.
E-Book Drop-In Help Session planned
COLUMBIANA- The Columbiana Public Library will offer an e-Book Drop-In Help Session from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 9 in the Salchow Room. Staff members will be available for one-on-one consultation. Participants are asked to bring their own device, power cord, the cord to link it to a computer, their library card and account logins for Adobe and Amazon if available.
The library purchases e-Books from two companies, Ohio Digital Library or Overdrive and Freading.
Salem-Lisbon La Leche League to meet
LISBON- The Salem-Lisbon La Leche League, a breastfeeding support group, will meet at 7 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the New Lisbon Presbyterian Church, 111 E. Chestnut St. The discussion topics will be "Gentle Discipline and Weaning." All pregnant or nursing mothers and their babies are welcome. For information or help breastfeeding your baby call Jamie at 330-821-2585, Corrie at 330-420-0822 or Vicki 330-406-0053; or check out our website at www.lllohio.org/groups/salem-lisbon.html.
Youth Marksmanship Program offered
SALEM-Registration forms are now available for the 2014 Youth Marksmanship Program held at the Salem Hunting Club. Girls and boys between 9 and 17 years of age are encouraged to attend.
National Rifle Association Certified instructors will teach rifle basics that include firearm safety, rifle parts and their function and basic marksmanship skills from the prone, sitting / kneeling and standing positions in a positive and supportive learning environment.
The classroom portion begins in February. Class size is limited.
For registration forms, download them from the SHC's website at www.salemhuntingclub.com or contact Dan Bowers at 330-332-9106.
Swim lessons offered at Community Center
SALEM- The Salem Community Center will host another session of the popular American Red Cross Swim Lesson program beginning on Jan. 11 and running every Saturday to March 1.
Six Learn to Swim levels are available, along with a Mommy and Me level for infants and their parent. Instructors are American Red Cross WSI certified with years of experience. Cost is $70 for non-members and $55 for members. A multiple child discount is available. Call the Salem Community Center at 330-332-5885 with any questions or to register.
AAA?Driver Ed set at Beaver Local
LISBON- AAA Driver Education still has openings for class starting Dec. 9 at Beaver Local High School. All area students are eligible to attend, including home schooled students. For information call 330-532-2878.
Weavers Guild plans holiday luncheon
CANFIELD- The Youngstown Area Weavers Guild will hold its annual holiday luncheon and ornament exchange at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 12 at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, 7300 N. Palmyra Road. Bring a wrapped ornament (preferably handmade) and show and tell. Reservations are required by calling Marilyn at 330-799-5836. Guests are welcome.
Super Saturday set at West Branch
BELOIT- West Branch High School Saturday will host its Super Saturday with a series of events beginning with a pancake breakfast sponsored by the boys basketball teams from 8 a.m. to noon in the cafeteria. Cost is $8 for adults and includes a game ticket to the Lady Warriors at noon. Children ages 5 to 12 is $5 and ages 4 and under is free.
The association will sponsor its Christmas Carols, Cookies & Candy Canes at 10 a.m. in the community auditorium featuring the Young and Alive. There will also be a 50/50 raffle during the show and photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, using one's own device, at 11 a.m. on the stage.
The Lady Warriors basketball team will host Carrollton, junior varsity at noon and varsity at 1:30 p.m., in the fieldhouse. Concessions will be operated by the WB Athletic Boosters.
Super Saturday is sponsored by the West Branch Alumni Association, Athletic Boosters, Athletic Department, Choral Department and boys and girls basketball teams.


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|February 14, 2014, 09:07 PM
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Two favorites and both simple!
!st; put venison or any other red meat into a crock pot, with enough of this mixture to cover it; 1 can of beef broth, 16 oz can of the cheapest beer you can find, and one jar (with juice) of mild pepperoncini peppers. let cook til the meat is falling apart. Put on french bread of a hoggie roll and enjoy!
2nd; What I call patatoe chipped backstrap; Clean off all the connective tissue off a backstrap, cut as thin as possible, salt and pepper, fry on high heat til brown, flip over and do the same on the other side, You will taste the wonderful flavor of the meat without the gammie taste everyone tries to hide.
Fact of the matter is most folks come up with very creative ways to cover up a bad butchering job. soak in salt water, buttermilk, vinegar, creative marinades ect......
Venison has a wonderful taste, if you clean all the ligiments, and connective tissue before cooking, you will be able to tell just how good it really tastes. It is noteworthy that the final trimming is a lot easier after the cut of meat has been frozen and then almost thawed.
I always seperate every muscle and eliminate the parts which make it taste gamie. The parts where it is not reasonable to do so, goes to the processor to make sausage.
|February 18, 2014, 09:49 AM
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I think that the people that complain the most about gamy flavor, really haven't had much venison, and it is more of an excuse not to eat something they don't trust....and by trust I mean, covered in pink slime and plastic on a grocery store shelf.
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|July 10, 2014, 09:25 AM
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I'm too lazy for all this elaborate mixing and pounding and marinating. I generally cook once a week and eat the same thing for every meal. Here's how I prepare the meat:
1. pull some deer or elk meat out of the freezer
2. season it with salt, pepper,and rosemary (maybe throw in a chopped onion)
3. put it in a covered baking dish and put it in the oven
4. Set oven to about 350 to 400
5. after about half an hour it should be thawed enough to insert a meat thermometer
6. Cook it until the thermometer reads about 130 (160 for bear meat).
7. eat it breakfast, lunch,and supper with some easy to bake vetetables. I typically use potatoes,onions, brussels sprouts, and mushrooms.
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^ I too enjoy the simple methods of cooking where you highlight the flavor of the meat and don't mask it under marinades and sauces. Many times that is what I'm in the mood for.
However, lately I've been making it in the crock pot because that's the only way my wife likes venison.
I'll cut up an onion and cube a couple pounds of deer stew meat, season liberally with your favorite spices and sear it all in a really hot pan. They transfer to the crock pot and cover with beef stock. Add some soy sauce, hot sauce and spicy mustard and let cook overnight on low. The next morning the meat should be falling apart and the majority of the liquid gone. Add 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup and 2 cans of cream of celery soup. You can add beef stock or some beer to get it to your desired consistency. Cook another hour or two and serve over mashed taters and biscuits. Mmmmmmmm it is some kind of good.
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A fellow gave me some he had canned. Really good tasting and tender. But the best I ever had was on a cold day too far from the truck. It was a young buck. Gutted him, slow roasted a piece of tender loin over a hickory fire. Not a recipe per se, but it is a good way to eat venison and get the real flavor.
Another non-recipe I love is jerky from a dehydrator. Thin slices season with nothing but salt and pepper.
|August 15, 2014, 05:22 PM
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Today we used the last 3 lbs of venison from last years deer.I took three and divided them among the kids families and ourselves.We mixed pure deer burger with chopped onions,peppers and carrots,egg whites,bread crumbs and parmesan cheese.Made patties in a 1/3 cup measuring cup.Pressed them out ,put on the George Foreman grill for 5 minutes and refrigerated.Pull them out of the frig and microwave when ever you want.In 2 months I go after the main ingredient again.
|October 31, 2014, 11:04 PM
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deer stir fry.
I use deer ham steak and cut into thin strips, fry with whatever herbs and spices you like, I add sweet and sour sauce, wit bell peper, onion, garlic, and a small amount of soy sauce, then serve over rice.
or thin slice of tender loin, fried in butter and pepper with a biscuit and a fried egg.
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I did something this weekend for the first time.
I took the ribs we got from a doe last weekend, then put it in the pressure cooker for 30 mins once it hit pressure. (around 15 lbs I think..) Use just enough water to cover them.
They came out so tender I had to use a big spoon to get them out because if I tried to pull them out by the bone, I got a clean bone instead.
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Does anyone have any good recipes for beaver?
A friend of mine has a beaver problem on his hunting land and he is going to start trapping them.
He is going to sell the pelts and give me the meat.
Who do you trust when everyone's a crook?
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9116 Direct Drive Tail
9116 Direct Drive Tail
The search is over!
Finally, after 1 month intensive testing with two 9116 I'm able to present you a solution for fast dying tail motors:
The Direct Drive Tail Unit of a ESKY Honey Bee CP3
It improves the behavior noticeably, you will get MUCH more tail authority, you'll notice when flying FF right turns where the stock tail doesn't do much.
It is no real plug and play mod, but manageable even for the unexperienced.
You'll need:
Tools: Soldering iron, a little hacksaw, exacto knife.
Now the fun begins:
You have to mod the old stock motor holder according to the picture. Just cut everything away but the motor "cup".
As the original stock tail motor has flat sides, and the new motor is round you may take a Dremel and a fitting cutting head to the inside of the motor mount and make it round to get a perfect fit. (thanks to eagle-eyed Steve!)
But it works well enough without such perfectionism.
Solder the cables of the old OEM tail motor to the new motor.
Put the motor in the modded holder, fasten with the supplied screws and add the tail prop.
Reassemble the tail and mount it to the 9116.
Now you may have to get the bird back in balance, levelling the swash again and have to set the tail subtrim in the TX to something ~100L or the tail will overpower the stock main motor by far.
This mod runs in one bird for ~80 flights now, has survived a second main motor and still is set to 105L
The second bird has 30 flights with this mod and it runs still as new (110 L subtrim).
Edit 4th of July '13:
Bird 1: over 200 flights, still strong as new.
Bird 2: n/a any more -sold it
Thanks to Zamjustice, who first installed the upper kit with good results and posted it Oct 23, 2012 here. He made me try it, too.
Thanks to Balr14, who promoted the idea of a DD tail for the 9116 since Mar, 2012 (as I can remember) and defined it Jun 22, 2012 here.
Have fun!
Here is the kit installed on my highly modded 9116.
Here is an in flight video, showing head holding performance.
I only used rudder slightly on takeoff, and during the spin.
For you guys in the U.S. here is a great link.
Ordered 1 motor and 2 blade kits shipped to my door for under $7.00.
You can use PayPal !
I didn't have to put in any info or anything.
I literally ordered these in under one minute.
Here is the motor:
And here is the blade kit:
Easiest buy EVER.
Update, The FX059 tail motor has also turned out to be a great solution.
It's longer than the 9116 motor, and has cooling vents.
It's also cheaper than any other motor, under $3 each in lots of 3.
Although it bolts right in, the pinion may not line up, and it can be
tricky to install. I believe there is information about this in my blog.
Search Banggood for FX059.
Great work Mike, Balr14, Zamjustice, and everyone else involved.
You have done a great service for your fellow 9116-ers.
This looks the THE mod to do for peace of mind.
The motor I was pushing (S031 Tail motor) works fine, but this will last
much longer, and costs one dollar more.
Some other reasons to use this tail drive:
1) Lower rotating mass, allowing for quicker response and easier flying.
2) The direct drive allows lower motor RPM, giving longer bushing and brush life.
3) No gears to break or incorrectly mesh, and elimination of gear whine.
4) Elimination of the cheap plastic tail shaft bushings.
5) More efficient due to lower friction (no gear mesh or shaft bushings)
For those of you who don't want to modify your tail, or are just plain chicken,
there is another solution that has worked decent for me.
The tail motor from a Syma S031 has slightly more thrust than the stock unit,
has a slightly shorter lifespan, and costs $3.40.
You have to unsolder the included wires, and solder on the stock tail wires,
but other than that it is plug and play, no cutting or modifying anything.
It looks like the WL Toys V912 has a larger tail motor that might possibly
bolt right in as well. I found it for under $4 at Banggood.
In either case, Mike's DD tail motor is a much better solution, and will last MUCH longer.
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First post here Hello all!.
What tool you use to trim and cut the motor tail motor holder?
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I ordered the parts needed to complete this conversion and had a thought about trimming the motor. Would it make sense for me to get an Xtreme 180 motor to replacing the main and trim it back since this tail might be able to keep up, or is that still a bad idea?
This direct drive is so powerful it will hold the tail without question (just look at the subtrims needed to tame it down for a stock motor...).
There are some cons adding a Xtreme motor:
- the 9116 is a cheap bird - so 12 USD for a main motor that needs a regular brushes exchange is quite over the top....
- You have to change too much - blades, rotor head according to blades, flybar, etc.. makes no sense going too deep into that. (see following point)
- the whole bird is outdated, better get something newer but only IF it has to be a ~200 size 4CH FP maybe a V912 would be the better base.
But it is up to you, this hobby has nothing to do with being reasonable - it is about having fun!
I will not take further steps in the whole 9116 modding, I'll just provide any help for those who could not have been talked off to buy a DH9116 and want to stay as stock as possible.
BTW - just seen your printed chassis - niiice! You have a 3D-printer for prototyping it?
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Well I just got my First 9116 i went to take it for it's first flight ever! and the tail motor came DOA... I order the parts to this Mod. Ty for all the info you guys posted.
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I shipped the chassis design off to a printing service since I was already having some other parts made up for an automotive project. It should be at least another week before the parts get here but I'll be sure to post pictures when it does.
Can't wait to see this plate - please post it in the new 9116-Thread
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