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Okay, the property was bought for 1.8 million dollars. But I wanna' know, at the time, could the city have simply outbid Chen-Sabella and gained possession of this property for itself?
It seems that Chen-Sabella has chosen to "warehouse" her property and simply not use it until it sells at the owner's preferred price ... sounds damned capitalist of her. Now I've seen it, and for a certainty, it is boarded up. It also seems to be in compliance with all minimal regulations regarding property that is not being actively used by its owner. As an eye sore, it really isn't too noticably different from the building just north of it.
So the city plans to buy it, but is also considering the tactic of forcing a more city-friendly price upon the owner by abusing its imminent domain powers ... tell me, where were all these cold steel balls when the Raymond needed saving?
12 million dollars is an absurd price! While I'm not normally a fan of eminent domain (different from imminent) I agree with the Heritage Foundation that this abandoned property would be better off with the city. And I'd rather it be by eminent domain than $12 million!
DanD commented that it isn't much more of an eyesore than the building just north of it. I agree, and would go even further. The building across Holly from the YWCA building is the YMCA building that at once was a boarding house for YMCA members but now operates as a apartment building Centennial Place.
This place came to my attention after the recent rape & murder allegations against John Gardner highlighted the need for tighter restrictions on sex offenders. I decided to search California's Megan's Law website to see how many sex offenders were in my zip code-91101.
I discovered that there are 3 (count it: THREE!) sex offenders living in the YMCA building at 235 E Holly St! And that is just the ones who have registered there! Sex offenders can tend to cluster in buildings once they find a landlord or neighborhood that allows them or doesn't run them out or picket their house. All three of these men have been convicted of crimes involving children, including Assault w intent to rape/sodomize/commit oral copulation, indecent exposure, and annoying/molesting a child.
It's too bad the city can't take this building by eminent domain, even though it isn't abandoned, and clean it out and do something good with the structure, like convert it into a shelter for homeless people or perhaps victims of domestic violence and their children. Hey, the vacant lot adjacent to it is owned by the city, maybe it's not such a far-fetched idea!
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--And CA's Megan's Law website, which lets you search for sex offenders by zip code, city, address, park, county, etc., is here:
Just click continue at the bottom, agree to the disclaimer, and it will bring you to the search page.
-Pasadenan Guy
Hey, Pasadena Guy;
Didn't you mean that: "... the YMCA building that at once was a boarding house for YMCA members but now operates as an apartment building Centennial Place"?
In a comments section you can always find type-o's. Don't be a prick.
And regarding your "sex offender" screed, it really has absolutely nothing at all to do with the article at hand. Anyway, why don't you just go get a gun, confront these sick sucks, and then blow their f**kin' heads off? Then you'd solve that problem for all of us. But don't ask me to contribute to your defense fund.
Anyway, the property is already owned. The grounds are being kept up, the buildings basic integrity is being sustained, and the owner is asking 12 million dollars possibly because she just doesn't want to sell it quite yet (but is still open to making a very comfortable profit).
Maybe she has plans for it in the future. Basically, it's her private property, and as long as it remains in compliance with the law, she really doesn't need to inform the city at all what she ultimately fantasizes about what she wants to do with HER property. Ultimately, unless the city wants to meet her price, they should just leave her alone.
Meantime, why would you feel that it's legal for the city to seize her property from her simply because they think they got better plans for it? Wasn't this how the Soviet Union used to do things? To "Nanny-state" take it away maybe because it would "serve the public" better? Oh my, how socialist of them.
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So Close And Yet So Far…
That's how I would describe last night's game.
Disappointing that Adrian Gonzalez was sick with the flu.
Disappointing that Kevin Correia gave up six runs in 5.2 innings.
Disappointing that we left the tying and winning runs on base in the last two innings.
Disappointing that Adrian missed a home run.
Disappointing that Chris Young (ARZ) caught Kouz's certain gapper in the ninth.
Disappointing that we didn't have enough to win our 11th game in a row.
We were close, but thus ends the streak.
With a loss.
It was a good game, overall. Kevin Correia was good for the first four innings, but he gave up two runs in the fifth and four in the sixth.
Cla Meredith and Luke Gregerson were good, continuing the bullpen dominance.
We were completely held down by Arizona starter Max Scherzer. I'm telling you, this kid is good. He's got some incredible stuff, and he was really fooling us. I mean, he got 10 strikeouts, and most of them were of our guys swinging at pitches in the dirt, high, or outside. He was very good.
In the eighth, the Padres started rallying. Well what do you know…
Chris Burke homered to start the inning. Tony Gwynn and David Eckstein singled, and Scott Hairston walked. The next batter was Kevin Kouzmanoff, who was promptly hit to drive in a run. Poor guy.
Chase Headley singled to drive in another run. While Drew Macias was batting, the pitcher threw a wild pitch and another run scored. Macias was then walked, and the sick Adrian Gonzalez came to the plate as a pitch-hitter.
Adrian came down with flu-like symptoms the night before the game, and was not able to play at the beginning of the game. But later on, he was starting to feel better, so he took some swings in the cage and told Buddy that he was available to pinch-hit.
The opportunity came, and there's no one Padres fans would rather have out there than Adrian Gonzalez. And he just missed it. He hit it high and long to right field, but it was an out. ARGHHHHH!!! He was so close, but that was the last out of the inning.
In the ninth, we rallied again. Tony Gwynn and Brian Giles singled. Then David Eckstein, the poor guy, got hit to load the bases. But Scott Hairston grounded into a double play. Though we scored a run, that really killed us. ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kouz had a seven-pitch at-bat. One of the foul balls that he hit was heartbreaking. If it had been fair, it would have tied the game. But it wasn't good enough. ARGHHHHH!!!!!
He finally flew deep to right center field. I have seen so many balls fall into that hole in the past two games, but Young was able to make a spectacular catch to end the game. That should have fallen in. That should have scored the tying run and put the go-ahead run at second. Instead, it sealed our first loss since May 14th.
It was disappointing. But I am so proud of my boys. They bounced back after a 0-6 road trip, came home and played some amazing baseball, winning nine games. They back from a 7-1 deficit and won the game. And they fought back last night. These guys are playing some great baseball right now, and it's not going to end. I believe that we're going to keep winning. We're going to win this game and this series tonight, and then after the off-day, we will see what we can do against the Rockies. We're going to keep playing solid baseball, and we're going to keep winning.
This is so much fun. We're second in the NL West right now. We're 8.5 games behind, but we're in second place. Haha. I know we can do this. This team is so good right now!
Tonight Jake Peavy is starting. Automatic win. Well, not quite, but you feel REALLY good having Jake go out there in the rubber game. If we can get a few hits and a few runs to support Jake, we're going to get the win. Simple as that.
Oh yeah – Billy Buckner is starting for the Diamondbacks. Have fun with that.
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I take it you are disappointed? Hee! Wow…all that and even the flu. When it rains, it pours.
That game was pretty sad. But I'm glad we worked as a team and fought back. It wasn't enough to get a win but it sure was a good game to watch. Hey, Jake is on the mound today and hopefully we can come up with a win!!
A loss, I know, but a TEN game winning streak is pretty fantastic! The Padres have been on fire.
Hey the Padres still had a 11 game winning streak going, They will catch up with the dodgers.
Billy Buckner – poor guy! But seeing as he was born in 1983, and the other Bill Buckner didn't commit his infamous error until 1986, his parents had no way of knowing the connotations their son's name would have.
Sounds like last night was one of those stomach-churning games. 10 in a row, though, is great! They'll be winning again.
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Really cool that you guys got Tony Gwynn Jr.! I will be watching him closely to see how he does in Padreland (I don't know where I got that from?) I'll also be watching Gonzalez, just because the guy is going to have a great year, I know that for sure!
All good things have to come to an end! So they can start a new winning streak! And I'm with Jeremy – I love the fact that you got Tony Gwynn Jr – and that his dad got to call & tell him about it!
Like Julia said, all good things come to an end. Besides, in baseball, you win 54 and lose 54. It's what you do in the remaining 54 that will determine your fate.Russhttp://wight4256.mlblogs.com

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No training in anything before?
Well, I'm training in shadows with Oasis Shisou, and lightning with Erzo sempai. I was training in katon with Kirabi, but he never replied (we didn't do a single jutsu lol)
Okay, so we're doing fire, correct?
Tell me why you want to Katon and how you personally plan to use it during battles.
Well, I wish to learn Katon because one of my bios is an uchiha. The other reason is that fire seems quite useful in our RP. You can use it for many different ways. My other bio is a Nara, I could use the flames as a source of light to make my shadows stronger. Fire can also be used as a distraction, for example I could use a lightning style jutsu, then use a great fireball technique to cover it. Another way it could be used as an example, is if I use a fireball jutsu, then I could run straight behind it using it as cover while simultaneously using a chidori or rasengan. My opponent would guard against the fireball, but might be surprised to find me behind it and a rasengan in his face .
1. Excellent description. Flash bombs also increase the size of a Nara jutsu, and instantaneously too.
2. Fire jutsus are extremely flashy. They are the flashiest of all the elements. You bring up a good point, which is basically knowing the opponent's field of vision. By taking advantage of where they're not pay attention to, you can hit them with a move, such as in the example you gave.
So, you have a general grasp of fire and how it works.
Observe this match. I got it from Asuma-sensei before he died.
Look at the fire.
Think about how it would be different from, say, Wind Chakra. How would it feel?
Well, firestyle would be different from windstyle because well I guess you could say that fire and wind go hand in hand. Wind makes can make firestyle stronger because it adds oxygen. It would feel different, because with wind style you manipulate pure "wind" and with firestyle you manipulate fire. The difference is basically the two elements, fire is basically the rapid oxidation of an object (in RL) while wind is just basically moving oxygen.
Very realistic portrayals.
Let's speak more about the feeling.
What does Kakashi tell Naruto about how Wind chakra feels?
Tell me how you think fire would feel if you summoned it within your hand right now.
Well, I don't remember the exact words, but I'm guessing he said something like "Wind chakra is unlike any other chakra nature in that it is constantly trying to get away from you."
I'm guessing firestyle would feel warm in your hand, or even slightly hot, but could break out at any second. I do remember Aang describing it as "like a tiny heartbeat in your hand that could just as easily turn into a raging inferno" in the episode the sun warriors.
Haha, that's a great quote!
Actually, when Naruto first learned Wind, he was attempting to recall the structure of Wind, which is basically slicing and cutting, so that's why he attempted to learn this through cutting leaves first.
Fire is indeed wild and vivid energy. It is destructive, yet somehow sublime at the same time.
Now, I want you to start focusing your Fire Affinity Chakra in the same way you saw that match burn. Focus the chakra from the inside of your body (as many of the jutsus will require inward chakra to start with) and then build it up within your mouth to release a small fireball. Maintain the chakra and also form it in your body.
Hai sensei!
- I begin by building emptying my mind of everything except for a small flame. I then focus on building up chakra in my stomach, and focusing it into my mouth. I then concentrate on the fire in my mind making it grow. Then I open my mouth, aand will the flames to go out in a small stream. Finally I focus on maintaining this stream of fire.-
Yes, by allowing the wild element to burn within you, you are basically applying pressure to it. Like putting your finger under a running faucet, pressure causes elements to become faster, and usually, more deadlier.
Now, try again, but make sure to maintain the form of the fire in a ball.
Then shoot out several at once.
Keep in mind the direction you shoot it in and how many shoot and the potential impact.
Ok, I do the same as before and again empty my mind of everything except for a small flame. Like before I build it up in my stomach but this time mould it into a ball. I then focus a single ball of fire into my mouth,and fire it off at a nearby tree. I then do it again 3 more times until the tree is burned to a stump.
Are you applying pressure to the fireball?
Remember that if you do so, it makes it more stronger and more swifter.
Also, how big is your fireball? What happens when it hits the tree?
Details are everything.
-Like before, I mould the chakra into my chest into a ball. I then think of a flame in my mind, and add fire affinity chakra into the ball of chakra in my chest. I then start to push it into my mouth, and condense it into smaller balls of flame. I then apply pressure, letting it sit until I think I'll explode! I then spit out five, each one burning the tree until finally the fifth one burns it to a crisp.-
Okay, excellent. Very much improved. Keep these details in mind.
I'll add just one more thing, if you don't mind.
"When the fireball hits the tree, it begins to spread from where it burned it, leaving scorch marks as it eats through wood, causing the tree to fall down and eventually disintegrate into a crisp." o_o
Do you understand what point I'm trying to make?
( Ryu Kaen Bakufuu ) - Dragon Flame Blitz
Rank: D
Type: Offensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 10
Damage points: 20
Description: The user shoots balls of fire at the opponent.
Okay, so let's talk about the Shuriken a bit.
What do you know about it and how would you use it in a battle?
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Well, I know that the shuriken is one of the most widely used ninja tools. It is basically just a small piece of metal shaped like a star that is meant to be thrown. Some ninja add chakra or wind to increase cutting power and damage. If I was in a battle, I would use them as distraction or again use a fireball jutsu and hide it within the fireball surprising the opponent. You can also set them on fire making them even deadlier. In conclusion, the shuriken or throwing star is a very well used and useful item used for a variety of tasks.
Good. You hit an excellent point in that. They can indeed be lit on fire to be thrown at enemies.
But how exactly does the fire impact the shuriken? What would happen if flaming shurikens hit an opponent in comparison to a non-flaming one?
Well when sasuke used it against those sand shinobi, he threw them and lit them on fire with phoenix flower jutsu but it lokked like he needed precision aiming. Im guessing that when the shuriken hit you, you would burst into flames. This would be in addition to them piercing you, since the shuriken are hot, the wounds would close faster adding more pain and making them quite hard to remove. The heat could also burn your insides as it entered.
Very good. Keep that in mind.
Next, we have the smoke bomb.
How do they work and how would you use them in a battle?
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Prosecutors have charged the 18-year-old stepbrother of a severely malnourished Madison girl with repeatedly sexually assaulting her beginning around her 10th birthday.
Dane County prosecutors on Thursday also filed felony child abuse and other charges against the 15-year-old girl's father, Chad Chritton, and stepmother, Melinda Drabek-Chritton.
The girl told police the couple had kept her confined to the basement of their Treichel Street home since 2006 and that they beat her, starved her and forced her to eat feces.
The couple is facing charges of first-degree reckless endangerment, intentional child abuse (bodily harm) and child neglect.
Prosecutors said the girl's stepbrother first sexually assaulted her around December 2006, then again from February 2009 to February 2010.
The 18-year-old stepbrother, Joshua P. Drabek, has been charged with first-degree sexual assault of a child under age 13 without great bodily harm, sexual assault of a child under age 16 and intentional child abuse (bodily harm).
A driver spotted the girl Feb. 6 walking barefoot in pajamas near her home on Madison's southeast side and called police. The driver said the teen was so scrawny he mistook her for an 8-year-old.
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The girl weighed just 70 pounds when she was found, and the doctor who examined her determined she was severely malnourished. A doctor who specializes in child abuse examined the teen on Friday and diagnosed her condition as "serial child torture with prolonged exposure to definite starvation," according to the criminal complaint.
The attorney for Drabek-Chritton on Thursday argued for reduced bail.
"She is currently unemployed. She doesn't have any income of her own at this point," said attorney Adam Welch.
But the court commissioner increased Drabek-Chritton's bail to $30,000, citing the severity of the allegations.
"There also appears to have been ongoing sexual abuse at the hands of Joshua Drabek, who lives in the home, with the knowledge of Mr. Chritton along with his now-wife, Melinda Drabek. It also appears this family in the past has not cooperated with either the Department of Human Services or the Madison Police Department in investigations involving similar conduct by Joshua Drabek," said Assistant District Attorney Matt Moeser.
The bail for Chad Chritton was increased slightly as well, and Joshua Drabek will remain in jail on a probation hold.
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The criminal complaint is offering more details about the abuse allegations.
The family forced the teen to spend most of her time in the home's basement, without a bathroom, and she received little food, the complaint said.
The complaint said the girl, identified as SLC, told investigators she was mostly confined to the basement because her family members had "trust issues" with her and believed she posed a threat to them.
Chad Chritton told investigators that he had full custody of SLC because her biological mother had married a sex offender in Texas, the complaint said. SLC told police that when she was living in Texas with her mother and stepfather that her stepfather sexually assaulted her "once in a while when (she) was 8," the complaint said.
The complaint said that Chad Chritton told a doctor and a social worker that SLC was locked in the basement with bars on the windows and an alarm on the door so they would know if she tried to get out of the basement. Chad Chritton also told them he has cameras by the pantry to monitor if SLC ate anything because he believed SLC is diabetic and that sugar caused bad behaviors in SLC, the complaint said. No medical doctor has ever told SLC that she has diabetes, the complaint said.
SLC told investigators that when she does go upstairs, she's allowed to eat oatmeal and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, "but that she frequently eats out of the trash or off the floor so as not to set off the alarm," according to the complaint.
SLC confirmed there was no bathroom in the basement and said that she sometimes had to defecate or urinate in containers or on the floor, the complaint said. SLC said she did this because she didn't want to set off the alarm, get anyone upset or wake anyone up by doing upstairs to the bathroom, the complaint said.
The girl said her father and stepmother made her drink her urine "a couple times I think," while she had been forced to eat her feces "lots" -- that she thought it was less than 10 times but couldn't say for sure because she didn't kept track, the complaint said.
The girl told investigators she hadn't urinated or defecated in the basement for awhile because she limits what she drinks so she doesn't have to urinate or defecate too much.
"If I drink water, then I will pee and I don't want to pee in the basement. I'm underweight because I don't eat much. I've always wanted to eat more," SLC told investigators, according to the complaint.


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Matthew Blackman, of the Barre Police Department's civilian patrol, walks the beat on Main Street downtown Wednesday.
BARRE — If you've been to downtown Barre recently, you may have noticed a man in a yellow and black jacket walking around.
His name is Matthew Blackman, and he's a student at Norwich University studying criminal justice. But this year, much like last summer, Blackman has taken on a role affectionately referred to around town as a "bee."
The formal title of the bees is the Civilian Bike Patrol, which is mostly composed of Norwich students or young adults looking for summer work with an interest in law enforcement. They aren't police officers and are armed only with radios. They're a common sight in the summer, wearing yellow and black polo shirts and riding around town on bikes.
The bees usually don't come out until summer, but, with the recent string of armed robberies in the Barre area this past winter, one might assume Blackman's presence is to help law enforcement keep downtown safer.
While part of Blackman's job is to be the eyes and ears of the police department, Mayor Thomas Lauzon said recently he asked for a bee to come out early because 300 state employees were set to descend on the city.
"When people started moving into City Place, we thought it was important to have a presence in the downtown," Lauzon said. "So, if people couldn't figure out where to park or if people needed assistance, someone was there to direct them."
After having Blackman on the streets for a couple of weeks in early March, Lauzon said the positive response he received from local merchants helped him decide to keep the bee out there.
Cynthia Duprey, owner of Next Chapter Bookstore on North Main Street, said it was nice to have Blackman around keeping an eye on things. She said her son, Tucker, served as a bee two summers ago.
Bob Sager, owner of Bob's Camera and Video, also on North Main Street, agreed.
"I think they're great," Sager said. "It makes a nice presence. It helps people feel safer. I don't know why, because I think the downtown is in the best shape that we've had it in years."
Blackman, a New Jersey native, said last week that he has had people randomly approach to thank him for his work. He's OK with that.
"I mean, you should really be thanking the real (officers) behind me," he said.
The response hasn't been completely positive, however, as he said a few "townies" have harassed him. Blackman guesses it's been mostly people who don't have a high opinion of police in the first place.
"But that's typical in any city," he said.
When asked how that experience has been, Blackman said, "It's interesting. You've just got to smile back. But overall the people of Barre are pretty chill. I haven't had any real serious issues."
While on the job, Blackman's responsibilities include keeping an eye out for criminal activity and helping with the collection of change from parking meters. When it comes to helping with directions to people new in town, Blackman said he's still a little rusty pointing out locations.
"But the majority of the time if someone needs help, I'm able to help them out," he said. "The more time I put in here, the better I'll know the city."
Blackman wants to join the military after he takes off the yellow and black attire, hopefully as an officer in the U.S. Marines. He wanted to start his military career sooner, but his family had other plans.
"I wanted to join the military first, but my mother literally begged me to go to school first and see if I liked it," he said.
Blackman, a cadet at Norwich, said that once his military days were over he'd like to pick up a job as a police officer, which is why he jumped at the chance to become a bee and gain valuable experience.
He had planned to break out his bike one day last week, but the weather that morning failed to cooperate. Blackman said residents should see him out on his bike soon.
Police Chief Tim Bombardier said the rest of the bees should be deployed by the end of May.
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May 9, 2012 —
CAMP HILL, PA — The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) joined other state farm bureaus in a campaign that successfully reversed a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) directive that would have placed limits on the ability of youth to work on family farms. The DOL regulation would have also jeopardized the role of parents in teaching their children the value of on-the-farm work, PFB officials said.
However, some are criticizing the move because they claim it will leave migrant workers, especially young, inexperienced ones, vulnerable to serious harm and injury that the regulations were intended to avoid. Opponents add further that the majority of complaints came from chambers of commerce and large farming companies more interested in profits than safety.
Supporters of the reversal say families made the difference.
"The decision is a major victory for farm families in Pennsylvania and across the nation," said PFB President Carl T. Shaffer. "Farmers played a huge role in influencing the decision to withdraw the proposed regulations, as thousands of farmers submitted comments to DOL, pointing out flaws and potential unintended consequences in the proposed rules."
"This is an important decision that will help anyone beginning a farm business," said Brian Smith, chairman of the Wayne County Commissioners, who is also a dairy farmer. "Today, to make a dairy farm a success, it has to be a family effort where the older children can help with the chores. It's also important that parents have a chance to introduce them to the advantages and disadvantages of farm life, which they could not do if children were not allowed to share the work."
Smith said that there were courses in farm safety practices that children can take at numerous places in the county. "Safety practices on the farm are extremely important," he said.
The PA Farm Bureau, along with a score of other state bureaus, raised concerns about the proposal last December when it submitted written comments to the DOL and during the testimony in February before the U.S. House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade.
"The proposal brought into question whether children of farmers, whose businesses were part of a family partnership, limited liability company or family farm corporation, could allow their own children to perform typical farm chores, such as milking cows, if they were under the age of 16," Shaffer said.
PFB also was troubled by a proposed rule that would have severely restricted non-farm youths involved in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and 4-H programs from working with any livestock for the purpose of agriculture education.
"The next generation of farmers will likely come from children raised on farms as well as others who are exposed to agriculture during their youth," Shaffer said. "We must continue to support programs that encourage people to pursue careers in agriculture."
Farm bureau officials noted that safety on the farm remains a top priority for all workers, especially children. "Responsible farmers are not going to allow their children or any other youngsters to take on a task that they are not capable of doing safely," Shaffer said. "We are pleased that DOL has recognized the benefit of working with farm organizations, such as farm bureau, FFA, 4-H and others to improve already effective farm-youth safety programs."
On the other hand, David Strauss, executive director of the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs, which is an advocate organization for migrant and seasonal farm workers in the United States, said, "We are profoundly disappointed the administration will not be pursuing the proposed protections for children employed in agriculture. These were common sense protections that would have saved many children's lives."
According to a press release on the AFOP website, an exemption in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 protects the tradition of children working on their parents' farm and, according to the DOL factsheet on the bill, the agricultural protections would have only applied "to those children involved in an employer/employee relationship."
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On Oct. 10, economist, attorney, author and entrepreneur Michael Shuman will talk about new strategies for strengthening the local business sector, fostering creativity and the arts, supporting healthy practices, and making everyone a valued member of an economically vibrant community, according to programming coordinator Chris Wood, director of the organization Building A Local Economy.
Shuman's most recent book, published by Chelsea Green, is "Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to Move Your Money from Wall Street to Main Street and Achieve Real Prosperity." His previous book, "The Small Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition," received a bronze prize from the Independent Publishers Association for best business book of 2006. He is a co-founder and research director with Cutting Edge Capital LLC.
The program is free and begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Chandler Center for the Arts.
The program also features Montpelier Director of Planning and Community Development Gwendolyn Hallsmith, author of "Creating Wealth: Growing Local Economies with Local Currencies." A former Randolph town manager, Hallsmith is also helping to launch Vermonters for a New Economy, a coalition of organizations, businesses and individuals who are all working to create a new economy for the state.
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I've come to Crested Butte because I'm looking for a different kind of ski area—one that isn't conglomerate-owned or publically traded, like those in the Vail Resorts or Intrawest portfolio of mountains. I'm curious about what happens when management and ownership are passed down from generation to generation and the owners and the community become intertwined. I want to speak with those who have seen their jobs last for years and years, and who have raised their children on the local hill. And ultimately I want to know what it feels like at a ski area where the guy at the top—the boss—actually loves to ski.


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SPRINGFIELD--Mt. Prospect High School music
and band teacher David Morrison was named Saturday night
to be the 2003 Illinois Teacher of the Year.
In announcing Morrison's selection,
State Superintendent of Education Robert E. Schiller said,
"Teachers with David's strengths and dedication
are the reason Illinois education continues to improve.
His commitment to helping students learn, coupled with
his own passion for continuous learning make him an educator
to emulate."
Ask Morrison how music impacts his students'
learning experiences and he will likely share this with
you: "This past November, our marching band traveled
to New York City to march in the Macy's Thanksgiving
Day Parade. Out first stop on the trip was to the World
Trade Center Ground Zero. During our visit, we were fortunate
enough to be allowed to perform at the site. When the
band played the "Star Spangled Banner" followed
by "Amazing Grace" and a patriotic medley,
the other visitors, the workers at the site, and even
the police stopped to listen, as they were moved by this
moment that performer and audience shared. At no time
in our lives was the meaning of this music more clear
in its function in our society."
Morrison's teaching style is one of
leadership. He asks students questions, directs them,
motivates them, challenges them, and empowers them. This
technique encourages the learning experience to generate
on its own, and students evolve into their own, self-directed
teaching leaders.
"I believe that the most effective
and proper study of music is through students' personal
involvement in producing musical meaning, communication,
and expression in a performance situation for an audience,"
he says.
Morrison will have plenty of his own opportunities
to perform before an audience during his term as Illinois
Teacher of the Year as he shares his philosophy with teachers,
students, administrators, and community members.
David has been teaching for almost thirty
years. He says that his own high school experiences in
band instilled such deep sense of magic in him that he
knew he had to share that magic with students. Morrison
was chosen as Teacher of the Year from among 14 outstanding
finalists in the Illinois State Board of Education's
Those Who
Excel awards program. David and about
300 other excellent educators, school staff, parents and
community volunteers were honored March 22 as part of
the 29th annual event.
The Teacher of the Year will spend the 2003
fall semester speaking at teacher workshops, educational
conferences and civic and community meetings. The Teacher
of the Year will also receive a lifetime tuition waiver
to state universities and a one-semester paid leave to
pursue graduate work or develop an educational project
that will benefit students across the state.
In addition, Morrison will represent Illinois
at the NASA Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, and in
the National Teacher of the Year program sponsored by
the Council of Chief State School Officers and Scholastic,
David's first teaching experience
was in downstate Olney. He admits he had never even heard
of Olney up to that time, but he didn't care because
he was so excited at the prospect of sharing his love
of music. As he looks back, he realizes how much he learned
about working with people and developing a band program.
In the four years he was at Olney's East Richland
High School, he took a languishing band program and molded
it into something that the students, the school, and community
could be proud of. He did such an outstanding job that
the band began winning first divisions in concert work
and thrilling audiences on the marching field.
Prospect's Assistant Principal David
Good explains that David's ability to excel as an
educator is directly tied to his ability to motivate and
lead his students on an incredible musical journey that
will remain with them throughout their lives. Good describes
Morrison as "a master teacher who has touched the
lives of thousands."
Under David's direction, the Prospect
High School Bands have won numerous awards, including:
the marching band has been a five-time finalist at the
Bands of America
National Championships, they have won the
Fiesta Bowl National Pageant of Bands, and won the Grand
Championship Governor's traveling trophy at the
University of Illinois marching contest for 20 consecutive
years. The symphonic band has been invited to perform
in the prestigious University of Illinois Superstate Competition
10 times and has been a past winner of this championship.
The Prospect Marching Knights have performed for the president
of the United States on three separate occasions.
David and his wife have three children.
They live in Arlington Heights.
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Pitched Mr. Ford Tamer --
I have been the CEO of 5 start-ups, so I have been horsed around by the big boys more than a few times.....but this is a classic.
Pitched him while he was on a speaker fone, in the car, had not read the exec summary, had not looked at the power pt - wind noise was high, conversation garbled, questions repeated, totally distracted, no continuity -- it ends with the following -
We are very interested, please send me all your patent filings so I can show them to your competitor to see if he thinks your technology will work --- I told him fine, no problem, the pre-money is 85M and then I heard a scream, crashing glass, squealing tires and then silence....
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At least he gave us a curt pass email after the meeting -- and another forced request for us to send over our full deck.
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I used to just buy my turkey, plop it in a pan, and roast it in the oven with butter smeared on it. It was good, but it was kind of dry. Then I saw an episode on Food Network by Alton Brown about brining a turkey. I tried it a couple of years ago and have been hooked ever since! The brine makes the turkey juicy, moist, and gives it a flavor that butter and salt just can't compete with!
After your brining is complete, then you can cook your turkey. Here are my recipes for both my brine and my turkey. Hope you enjoy!
Turkey Brine
- 1 gallon vegetable broth
- 1 cup sea salt
- 1 tablespoon crushed dried rosemary
- 1 tablespoon dried sage
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 gallon ice water
- In a large stock pot, combine the vegetable broth, sea salt, rosemary, sage, and thyme. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently to be sure salt is dissolved. Remove from heat, and let cool to room temperature.
- When the broth mixture is cool, pour it into a clean 5 gallon bucket. Stir in the ice water.
- Wash and dry your turkey. Make sure you have removed the innards. Place the turkey, breast down, into the brine. Make sure that the cavity gets filled. Place the bucket in the refrigerator overnight (or you can put the turkey in a cooler and load it down with lots of ice to keep the turkey cold)
Roasted Turkey
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- salt to taste
- 1 (12 pound) whole turkey
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- In a small bowl, mix the olive oil, garlic, rosemary, basil, Italian seasoning, black pepper and salt. Set aside.
- Wash the turkey inside and out; pat dry. Remove any large fat deposits. Loosen the skin from the breast. This is done by slowly working your fingers between the breast and the skin. Work it loose to the end of the drumstick, being careful not to tear the skin.
- Using your hand, spread a generous amount of the rosemary mixture under the breast skin and down the thigh and leg. Rub the remainder of the rosemary mixture over the outside of the breast. Use toothpicks to seal skin over any exposed breast meat.
- Place the turkey on a rack in a roasting pan. Add about 1/4 inch of water to the bottom of the pan. Roast in the preheated oven 3 to 4 hours, or until the internal temperature of the bird reaches 180 degrees.


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My DD is a little over 7.5 months old. She has been EBF so far. I just started solids for her. She has been showing all signs of being interested - watches us eat and smacks her lips, tries to grab food out of our hands etc. She can also sit up unassisted.
I tried to give her some avocado for the last three days. She eagerly takes it in but is unable to work the food back to her throat and swallow. She is so happy to have the food in her mouth but then it all comes out 10 seconds later.
I read that it is the tongue thrust reflex and it means that the baby is not ready for solids. Though I read it goes away at 4-5 months.
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It was a long, sad game.
A very well played game, that's for sure. But all that doesn't really matter if you don't win.
Chris Young threw so well! He went seven innings, allowing nothing but two hits and four walks. It was so cool to listen to! You would think that Jake Peavy would be the one who was shutting down the hitters, but CY has been proving that he is the guy to keep a lineup down. It was so amazing. He even got a hit…I think that's his third or fourth of the season!
On the other side, Barry Zito was incredible as well. He threw seven solid innings, allowing six hits. It was a great pitcher's duel.
Luke Gregerson took the eighth and the ninth, retiring all six hitters he faced. He was great.
The Padres were able to get some runners on in the last few innings, but the Giants' bullpen shut us down.
Onto the tenth, with a scoreless game. This is so rare, but it happened. We went to extra innings with no score.
Edwin Moreno came in and got a couple runners on with two outs. Bengie "Padre-Killer" Molina came to the plate and did what he loves to do: walk-off the Padres. He hit a ground-rule double, and the Giants won 1-0. It was pretty sad. But seriously, Molina just kills us. Next time, we gotta walk him.
I feel really bad for Moreno, since he's now given up two walk-offs in his last two outings. That can't be good for his confidence.
Now we have a three-game series against the Pirates at PETCO Park. It's going to be a great series, with two teams who are playing way higher than expectations. I just hope my Padres come out on top🙂
Yesterday the Padres announced that the cancelled game on Monday will be played on July 23rd in Philly. After that game, we will go to Washington for a three-game series. Hooray. The Padres stilll won the series though!!
Off-days, ugh. But my boys need it. Tomorrow, we will get back into it. Meanwhile, beat those Dodgers!!
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And Kaybee – some times us fans need an off day! We here in Boston have the Red Sox, Bruin and Celtics all playing and I can use the Red Sox not playing today! I had heard about last nights game – what a heartbreaker! Good luck against the Pirates!
It must be so demoralising to get beat by Bengie Molina. I feel for you and the Padres. Ashhttp://ashleymarshall.mlblogs.com
Hey Kaybee,
That was a tough game. C.Y. pitched amazing, and our offense just couldn't do anything. I hope we get back on track against the Pirates on Friday!!!!!!!!!!
Go Padres!!!!!!!!
Nothing Like Julia rubbing our faces in Post-season activity, huh? LOL!
What a game yesterday! It had to be tough to be on the other side of it, but I love watching games like that. Chris Young was very impressive.
I added you to my Links list this week. I keep finding myself back here reading your blogs, and I have a feeling the NL West showdown will have me back here alot!
Good luck to your team when there not playing the Giants! 🙂
Sorry I haven't been around the blogosphere. Check out my twitter to find out why.
Bob, http://twitter.com/boston_sports
It was a tough game yesterday. Sucks for Chris 'cause he had absolutely no run support! Oh well. Hopefully we can come up with a "W" tomorrow.
I bet the Padres will come around. A series win is still something to be proud of! Sounds like they should take your advice regarding Molina…sometimes I think that a lot of teams would do better listening to the insights of dedicated fans. : )
SD's offense if finally rearing its ugly, underachieving head. Yikes!


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CHICAGO – The Cubs, riding a four-game losing streak, need a strong effort from starting pitcher Travis Wood tonight against Milwaukee.
Wood (1-0) is looking for his first win in nine starts at Wrigley Field. He's 0-5 with a 5.26 ERA in those outings, though the the offense hasn't give him much support. In six of those starts, the Cubs scored two runs or less. He pitched win in his first start of the season, however, throwing six shutout innings against Pittsburgh.
Tonight marks the Cubs' first night game of the season. Since the Cubs began playing night games in 1988 at Wrigley Field, they are .500 (254-254).
After posting a 47-31 (.603) record against Milwaukee from July 7, 2006-June 16, 2011, the Cubs are 6-21 (.222) in their last 27 games against the Brewers. That includes losing nine of their last 10 games versus the National League Central rival, dating to June 6 last season.
Right-hander Wily Peralta (0-1, 6.75) starts for the Brewers.
Brewers lineup
1. Norichika Aoki, RF
2. Rickie Weeks, 2B
3. Ryan Braun, LF
4. Jonathan Lucroy, C
5. Alex Gonzalez, 3B
6. Carlos Gomez, CF
7. Jean Segura, SS
8. Yuniesky Betancourt, 1B
9. Wily Peralta, P
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2. Starlin Castro, SS
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Alfonso Soriano, LF
5. Nate Schierholtz, RF
6. Welington Castillo, C
7. Luis Valbuena, 3B
8. Brent Lillibridge, 2B
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Linda Bentley, left, wife of defendant Jimmy Bentley and Sarah W. Phillips, mother of shooting victim Joseph Phiilips, embrace after the guilty verdict was read Thursday at the Curry County Court House. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks
By Sharna Johnson: CNJ staff writer
A Clovis jury on Thursday found Jimmy Bentley guilty of second-degree murder for the Christmas Eve shooting death of an Oklahoma photo salesman.
The announcement capped a four-day trial in the 9th Judicial District Court in which prosecutors argued Bentley's shooting of Joseph Phillips, 48, outside a Clovis hotel was racially motivated. Phillips is black. Bentley is white.
Bentley faces a maximum of 22 years in prison, according to 9th Judicial District Attorney Matt Chandler.
Judge Joe Parker ordered Bentley undergo a 60-day evaluation before sentencing.
In closing arguments, Chandler told jurors, "Today is a day of holding a man accountable for his actions. He was 72 years old, but he was a time bomb waiting to go off."
The defense argued Bentley, of Farmington, was suffering from chronic psychotic conditions causing him to perceive a threat when Phillips approached him outside the Econo Lodge on Mabry Drive.
"This is a great tragedy, but Mr. Bentley did not murder him because Mr. Bentley did not intend to murder him — that's the flaw in the state's case," defense attorney Randy Knudson said in his closing argument.
"Jim Bentley is a 72-year-old taxpayer with a life of no problems who was in fear for his life."
Chandler implored jurors to question Bentley's self-defense argument.
"I do understand he's a 72-year-old man and he's a taxpayer, but that doesn't give you a license to kill," Chandler said.
Phillips was an unarmed man and showed no signs of aggression as he approached Bentley, Chandler said.
Parker told the jury before it went into deliberation that it had three options:
• Find Bentley guilty of second-degree murder;
• Find him guilty of voluntary manslaughter;
• Or find he was acting in self-defense and therefore not guilty.
Comprised of six men and six women, the jury took three hours to reach a verdict.
Bentley was acquitted on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The assault charges stemmed from allegations he pointed a gun at Phillips' cab driver, Richard Barry, telling him to leave the scene.
Barry testified Phillips had gotten out of his cab to finish a cigar when Bentley raised his gun and shot him in the face.


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The PureCadence is the PureProject shoe for you if you need a little bit of pronation support. Instead of using a midsole post (denser material) in the arch area, the PureCadence is built on a two-piece DNA/BioMoGo midsole with a firmer, medially-angled piece to provide support. It's a similar design to the Nike Lunar line.
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The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to rural districts to assist them in meeting their state's definition of adequate yearly progress (AYP). Applicants do not compete but rather are entitled to funds if they meet basic eligibility requirements. Eligibility is restricted by statute.
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Campaign underway to house St. J artifactsBy CHARLOTTE ALBRIGHT
Vermont Public Radio | January 11,2014ST. JOHNSBURY More than 5,000 artifacts telling the story of St. Johnsburys history may finally find a home, if supporters can raise enough money to buy a Victorian mansion in the heart of town.
The collection is no longer wanted by the Fairbanks Museum, but the museum says it will store it until a better home is found. History buffs are optimistic that the relics will get a second chance in an ideal location.
In 1830, Thaddeus Fairbanks, of St. Johnsbury, built the first platform scale, a keystone of industrial development in the 19th century. Want to see the wagon that brought the family to St. J? How about a complete collection of ice cutting tools? Unfortunately, those and thousands of other touchstones of the towns early days are in storage. But now an all-volunteer group has found a historic house where it hopes to display them if it can raise the money to buy the site.
To attract donations to the St. Johnsbury History and Heritage Center, the group has placed a tiny fraction of the collection on display in the vacant yellow frame mansion.
We have framed pictures of the Handy family that used to cut ice both in Lyndonville and St. Johnsbury, and we coupled those pictures with some of the other artifacts to try to tell the story of this bone-chilling profession, Executive Director Peggy Pearl says while showing off a sun-filled room with gleaming glass cases.
An ice tong leans against an ornate fireplace. In other elegant rooms, cabinets hold 19th-century curiosities a postal scale, a souvenir plate, a food chopper. Eventually, Pearl hopes to fill these spaces with everyday objects from the bygone era of this once-affluent town, and to hold classes here. Bigger treasures, like a childs hearse and a popcorn wagon, would be displayed in the adjacent carriage barn. But first her group needs to raise $250,000 to buy the property from a law firm that has relocated.
Were hopeful that we will be able to take over this house because its in a move-in condition, as you can see today, she says.
She stands in the entrance hall beside a cardboard thermometer showing that about $100,000 has been raised. Eric Gilbertson, field service representative for Preservation Trust of Vermont, predicts success for what he calls an unusually dedicated and hardworking group of local history buffs. And if they fail to find a home for these antiques, he says, St. Johnsbury will lose a sense of itself.
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The celebration will be Feb. 15 starting at 6:30 p.m. at the historic and recently air conditioned, Panna Maria Hall. Individual tickets are $25 and other corporate sponsorships opportunities are still available.
"We are excited to have Pioneer Natural Resources, ConocoPhillips, Talisman, Statoil and more as our oil field related sponsors, as well!" said foundation spokesperson D'Ann Williams.
"Marathon has been a first-rate leader in the oil and gas industry for us in the Eagle Ford. They have partnered with us at our countywide held math and science camp, helped provide materials and equipment for the classroom and more," Williams added. "Very early on, Marathon offered to advise us on the direction of our long-term goal of graduating more high school seniors with either associates degrees and/or vocational training when they leave high school for even greater opportunities. Marathon has a true corporate commitment to stewardship and philanthropy. Their website states, 'Marathon recognizes that operating in communities and countries is a privilege. We manage our business in a way that promotes social, environmental and economic benefits for our stakeholders.'"
"It is with distinct pride that the Karnes City ISD Education Foundation lists them as one of our corporate partners," Williams said.
The momentum for the annual Gala that celebrates education has really started to take off, Williams said.
"Last year, hundreds of Alumni from near and far as well as teachers and friends of the district attended. An exciting Silent Auction is being held again with popular items that were a hit at last year's gala. From rifles to designer handbags, costume jewelry to a 'Big Green Egg,' even fun items for children like an electric John Deere Gator, the board has been busy coming up with creative and fun ideas. We are happy to report that the proceeds from the Silent Auction alone more than pay for the entire Gala, so your generous donations are sure to go directly into the classroom."
This year, entertainment for the dance will be provided by Cactus County featuring KCISD Alumnus and 5-time San Antonio Guitar Wars Winner, Mark Odom.
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Woman finds burglar after leaving bathroom
A 22- year-old woman left her bathroom to find a burglar in her apartment Saturday, according to Madison police.
Police were called to the apartment in the 200 block of Langdon Street at 8:11 p.m. after the woman discovered the burglar and the burglar fled.
The burglar took a backpack containing laptop computers belonging to the woman and her roommate, and her roommate's phone and wallet.
The woman said the door was not locked. Police said this has been the case in many recent downtown burglaries.
The burglar is described as black, 17-20 years old with a dark complexion, shorter hair and was clean shaven. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, large diamond-style earrings in each ear, and possibly a red baseball cap.
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Treatment for ovarian cancer begins with a surgery called a laparotomy. The extent of the surgery from this point will depend on how advanced the cancer is. Even if the cancer has not spread outside of the ovary, radical surgery is usually the best first treatment for ovarian cancer. Generally, the fewer cancer cells left behind after surgery, the better the outcome.
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that all women with ovarian cancer have surgery performed by a gynecologic oncologist—a doctor with special training in the treatment of cancers of the gynecologic organs.
Laparotomy is the opening of your abdomen by traditional surgery. Depending on your situation, your surgical procedure may involve:
For some early tumors, surgery alone may be a cure.
Most of the time, an incision will be made up and down in the midline of your abdomen, through which the ovary or female organs will be removed. The vagina will be sewn closed from the inside in such a way that sexual intercourse will not be hindered.
Lymph nodes will be sampled routinely, and those appearing suspicious will be taken out. The omentum is a fatty tissue around the intestine. It will be sampled if not entirely removed, as this is often involved with tumor deposits. The liver and diaphragm muscle will be explored, as will the bowel and the fluid that is inside your abdomen. Organs and lymph nodes that are removed will be sent to the pathologist for analysis.
The goal of the surgery is to remove as much tumor as possible. This is called debulking. Some believe that optimal debulking is the most important intervention that results in a cure. Optimal debulking is currently defined as leaving no piece of tumor behind that is greater than 1.0 centimeter (cm) in size. In the rare situation where more limited surgery is performed, the extent of the surgery will be dictated by what the surgeon finds.
Ovarian cancer. American Cancer Society website. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003130-pdf.pdf. Accessed January 3, 2014.
Ovarian cancer. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T900705/Ovarian-cancer. Updated May 6, 2016. Accessed October 4, 2016.
Treatment option overview. National Cancer Institute website. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/types/ovarian/patient/ovarian-epithelial-treatment-pdq#section/_156. Accessed January 3, 2014.
9/18/2009 DynaMed Plus Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T900705/Ovarian-cancer: FDA clears a test for ovarian cancer. US Food and Drug Administration website. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm182057.htm. Published September 11, 2009. Accessed January 6, 2014.
Last reviewed December 2015 by Mohei Abouzied, MD
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beaverpond wrote:I had brought the ingredients for trail mix with four various types of nuts, raisins, and M&Ms...which I have to make. I also brought Frito Lay Corn Chips, Candy Corn (autumn mix), and some microwave popcorn with extra butter.
So we have our sugar, chips, salt, fruit, and nuts...what more do we need.
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