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Video: Daykin discusses the drawbacks of city financing
Business reporter Tom Daykin talks about how companies who get financing from the city don't always live up to job creation expectations.
BizStarts starts forums to hear funding pitches
BizStarts Milwaukee has launched an effort to bring together the region's investors and very young companies looking to raise funding.
BizStarts Investor Forum held its first meeting this month at the downtown law offices of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek. Four start-ups that went through BizStarts' Venture Track Accelerator program made presentations for about 45 investors, said Dan Steininger, president of BizStarts. »Read Full Article(1)
CDI sub-licenses patents from GE
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The Madison company produces human cells, derived from what are known as induced pluripotent stem cells, used to develop new drugs and other research. »Read Full Article
Investor to sell stake in firearms company after school shooting
The fallout from last week's deadly school shooting in Connecticut has reached Wall Street.
New York-based private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management said Tuesday it will sell the firearms company that produced one of the weapons believed to have been used in the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., calling it a "watershed event" in the national debate on gun control. »Read Full Article(46)
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ZBB Energy Corp. has shipped an energy storage system to the U.S. Navy, an order valued at more than $1 million.
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Cole Taylor adds 2 former Johnson Bank employees
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Second report calls for changes at state jobs agency
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Wind turbines start spinning at S.C. Johnson
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Council approves preservation ordinance changes
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Occupational injuries decline in Wisconsin
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The rate of total work injuries decreased from 4.4 injuries per 100 full-time workers in 2010 to 4.2 in 2011, the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses noted. »Read Full Article
Fox Point's West to head MMSD commission again
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Woman's quiet New Berlin home could be surrounded by Walmart
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Bucks near bottom in NBA attendance
Through 11 home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, the Milwaukee Bucks are averaging 13,711 fans per game, or 28th in the 30-team league.
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Court disbars Brookfield lawyer convicted of scam
In a formality, the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday revoked the law license of Thomas Bielinski, a Brookfield lawyer who ran a four-year fraud that netted him more than $500,000 from the Milwaukee County clerk of court's office.
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Wangard looks for summer start on Brady/Water project
Wangard Partners Inc. hopes to begin construction by summer 2013 on its planned apartment development overlooking the Milwaukee River at E. Brady and N. Water streets.
Tony DeRosa, Wangard Partners vice president, said the firm is still working on the details, and hasn't yet filed a proposal for city zoning approval. The hilltop parcel runs from a vacant home, at 1693 N. Water St., through the Habhegger Wheel and Axle buildings to the Holton St. bridge. »Read Full Blog Post


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Residents must have first signed up at City Hall by July 16 in order for limbs to be picked up. The truck will only stop at locations on the list.
Residents must place limbs near the pavement edge free of metal, such as nails and no limbs greater than 3 inches in diameter. Limbs must not be put under low-lying wires or trees due to the grappler truck from Absolute Waste being used to pick up the limbs. It needs room to pick up limbs.
Another change is that the pick-up will only take place for two days. If limbs are not put out before July 21, they will not be picked up.
To insure being picked up, limbs should be put out no more than 10 days in advance and in an accessible location before brush pick-up occurs.
Limbs may be put out no later than July 21.
For more information, call City Hall at 645-3454.

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There is one word that says why we are together today: that word is respect.
Respect means that every person has human dignity and must be treated as a child of God. Respect means that families, in which each of us first learned what it means to be a human being, should not be divided, that husbands should not be separated from wives nor mothers from their children. Respect means that people who have been part of this country's social and economic fabric for years should not now be treated as if they do not count, as if their contribution can be simply dismissed and they sent away. Respect is the foundation for our coming together.
What does respect not mean? Respect does not mean that every action has to be excused or that people are not responsible for their lives. Respect does not mean that our country should not clean up the inhuman situation that marks our borders and shames us all. It does not mean we should ignore human trafficking and the exploitation of migrants seeking work and a decent living. Respect does not mean that we should not criticize other governments when they do not attend to their own people's needs and development.
The call to respect everyone has become in recent years a call for reform of our immigration laws. The Catholic bishops of the United States, along with many other religious and civic leaders, have long called upon our Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform legislation that will respect the laws of the United States, be fair to all and provide a genuine welcome for those who now unfortunately remain strangers in our midst. I am grateful to all of you here and to all who have supported this call for reform. I am proud of the efforts of priests of the Archdiocese and of ministers and other religious leaders and the lay people with them.
We who deal with people in their joys and sorrows, in their distress and desperation, know that people come to our country for many reasons: personal safety, economic opportunity, educational advancement, family reunion; and we also know that the overwhelming majority of those who come bring vitality to our common life, a desire to work in our economic system, and a presence that advances and strengthens our country. We recognize the inestimable contributions made by those who seek to live in dignity and freedom. They are our brothers and sisters, and we should—we will—find ways to welcome them legally. We will do this not only out of respect for them but also out of respect for ourselves.


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Area teams in postseason mode
MARTINSBURG – The spring sports season is winding down, and several teams are entering or already in what many coaches refer to as the "second season."
That "second season" is the postseason, and baseball and track will begin that part of the season this week.
In Class AAA baseball, Hedgesville, Jefferson and Hampshire are the top seeds in their respective tournaments, while Berkeley Springs is also the top seed in its sectional tournament in Class AA.
The area track teams begin their road to the state tournament this week when they participate in regional competition. The Class AAA, Region II meet will be held Wednesday at Lewis County High School.
Jefferson is the defending boys champion and Buckhannon-Upshur the girls defending champion.
Only two area softball teams are left standing for the Class AAA, Region II tournament, Musselman and Jefferson. The Applemen and Cougars will play one of the semifinal games at 7 p.m. Thursday in Shenandoah Junction.
During the regular season, Musselman swept both games, beating Jefferson 9-6 and 10-5.
The Applemen defeated Hedgesville for the Class AAA, Region II, Section 2 title, and the Cougars beat Washington for the Class AAA, Region II, Section 1 title last week.
The winner will advance to the regional championship game.
The final stop for tennis is this week's state tournament in Charleston.
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By LINDA KELLETT
For the Recorder
FORT PLAIN -- Wrapping up a six-month-long investigation, Fort Plain Police, assisted by area law enforcement agencies, rounded up nearly a dozen suspected drug dealers and made a number of other arrests on bench warrants out of Minden Town Court on Monday.
The alleged drug sales involved heroin, suboxene, hydrocodone, hydromorphone and marijuana.
Among those arrested on drug charges throughout the day included Ronald W. Hogan Jr., formerly of 70 Main St., Fort Plain, who was already being held in the Montgomery County Jail on prior charges.
Felony charges of third-degree criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance (narcotics), both Class B felonies, were added to the already lengthy list of charges against him. Prior charges included grand larceny and burglary.
Also arrested in the sweep were Kelly M. Kennedy (formerly Kelly Stevens), 42, of 9 York St., Fultonville, who was arrested on a warrant from a previous investigation charging her with second-degree criminal sale of marijuana, a Class E felony; Nicholas Yager, 25, of 6 Willett St., Fort Plain, who was charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony, and violation of probation, a Class A misdemeanor; and, Raymond Mojica, 30, of 158 Mill St., Canajoharie, who was charged with the criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance, felonies.
In addition Beth Warner, 35, Elizabeth F. Fowler, and Douglas Ostrander, 28, all of 88 Main St., Fort Plain, were charged with third-degree criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance and first-degree criminal nuisance, all felonies. During a briefing at the Fort Plain Firemen's Home prior to the round-up Monday morning, Fort Plain Police Chief Robert Thomas III told arresting officers that it was believed there were "tons of pills" at that Main Street residence.
Others charged with the felony sale and possession of narcotic drugs were Deedo L. Cook, 56, of 18 Cross St., Fort Plain; Joshua Tomlinson, 21, of 8 Railroad St., Nelliston; Ginger Horning, 41, of 25 LaFayette St., Palatine Bridge; and Timothy M. Hart, 29, who told the court he resides at 22 River St., Apt. 2, Fort Plain. Cook was also charged with first-degree criminal mischief.
All were sent to the Montgomery County Jail pending bail.
With the exception of Kennedy, whose bail was set at $500 cash or $1,000 bond, all of the other suspects' bail was set at $15,000 cash or $30,000 bond.
Minden Town Justice Susan Buddles entered pleas of not guilty on behalf of all those facing drug charges. Additionally, she reserved their right to a felony hearing once counsel has been obtained. All completed applications for representation by the Public Defender's office. They are due to return to town court on Jan. 28, 2013, at 5 p.m.
Thomas during the briefing noted 11 suspects, at least one of whom was believed to have a weapon, were being sought in connection with the drug charges, and officials seized one vehicle.
Thirteen individuals were being sought on bench warrants alleging they neglected to pay fines or to appear in court.
Among those picked up on warrants were Tyler Kuntzsch, 23, of 355 Airport Road, Fort Plain, who was arrested for his alleged failure to appear in court on Vehicle and Traffic charges and a felony charge of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. He was remanded to the Montgomery County Jail and held in lieu of $2,500 cash bail or $5,000 bond.
Others picked up included Sarah L. MacDonald, 20, of 3230 State Highway 80, Fort Plain, and Rapheal E. Medina, 30, of 25 River St., Fort Plain, who were arrested for their alleged failure to pay fines.
Individuals who paid their fines had the warrants vacated and their cases closed.
Thomas noted that word got out about the warrant arrests during the sweep, and other people responded to the court and paid their fines before police could arrest them.
Not all of the suspects were located immediately, however, and warrants have been signed for their arrest by Minden Justice Susan Buddles. More arrests are pending; and, once located, the suspects will be processed and arraigned.
Among agencies assisting with the arrests were the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Montgomery County Probation and the state Division of Parole.
Others assisting included the Gloversville Police Department and New York State Police.
According to Thomas, this is the sixth joint operation of this nature since 2006, with the village conducting its own investigations in connection with the two most recent. Prior investigations have involved the state Department of Taxation and Finance, the Sheriff's Office, the State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team, and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.


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After a two-hour bus trip through chaotic traffic, I arrive at a child development center located in the northwestern part of Lima City.
The center is in a quiet place far from the noisy avenues, although the homes of squatters surround the church mission. The houses are built with precarious materials that show the poverty this community has to face. The mission is on a large property with buildings built long ago.
As I walk through the church's wide, dusty dirt-floor patio, the center director greets me. With a wide smile and wearing blue jeans and a black hat, she looks ready to film the perfect Western TV series. Her name is Miss Pino and she is a graduate psychologist who has also studied at a Bible institute and has specialized in child advocacy and child evangelism. She has been appointed by her mission authorities as center director for Semillero de Campeones Student Center, which started in June 2008.
In this position, Miss Pino has to deal with many things she never thought she would, such as trying to keep the center open. The rising costs of household items – cooking oil, chicken, milk, etc. – has led to a 20 percent increase in food costs for all student centers in Peru.
For Semillero de Campeones, this has made it difficult to manage a program with 166 young children to feed, from which 40 percent do not have a sponsor yet.
Because of the rise in prices, many student centers have had to stop some activities such as camps, retreats and extracurricular activities. The budgets for each center are simply not enough.
Development centers with less than 160 registered children, such as Semillero de Campeones, have been more affected as they have fewer resources to face the crisis. Therefore, in order to continue serving the vital meals to the children, Semillero de Campeones received a special assistance through our Complementary Interventions Program (CIV).
According to statistics, nearly 750,000 children in Peru have chronic malnutrition, a serious problem that is hidden from the eyes of society which links the short size and the glum temper of the poor indigenous and Creole people to their idiosyncrasies and not to malnutrition.
One out of four children younger than 5 years old is malnourished and does not reach the minimum required size and weight. This causes irreversible damage to their physical, intellectual and emotional development, and this situation continues because of the poverty and illiteracy of mothers in Peru, who don't know how to combat malnutrition.
Investigations show that the lower the educational level of a woman, the earlier she becomes pregnant, and the more likely she is to raise larger families, heightening the probability of chronic malnutrition of her children.
Miss Pino tells me,
"A good number of families prepare their meals using only chicken innards to add some flavor to their meals. Even the fruit has increased its price, and now some very poor families prepare as a supper for their children a cornstarch pudding and a cup of tea, either yams and tea, or simple bread with tea to have something in their stomach to be able to sleep at night.
"Therefore, if not for Compassion, many of the registered children would not have a chance to eat any decent meal at all."
Because of this serious situation, Compassion is responding in two ways:
- Educating the mothers who are registered in our Child Survival Program (CSP) to reach the children when they are most vulnerable, as infants.
- Covering the immediate nutritional needs of the children with CIV funds.
Many of the CSP mothers are illiterate and have only basic education. Education will teach them a trade to help them improve their income, teach them about proper child care, and also how to prepare nutritious meals, with help from a nutritionist. This response began in February 2009 and will last one year.
The dining room at Semillero de Campeones bursts with children at lunchtime eager to receive what they would not receive at home. These meals will ensure the children can receive the nutrition so important to their growth, including proteins (chicken and beans), carbs (rice), vitamins (vegetables and fruits).
Miss Pino and I visit the family of a sponsored child for whom child sponsorship has made a difference. A young man who also works at the center comes with us, as the place is not safe at all.
Although there are no gangs in this community, there are many thieves who commit robbery inside the many poor homes. There is also a problem of alcoholism and many broken homes and single mothers.
It is also quite common for men to abandon their family, and so there are many young mothers who have to work to support their home, and many children who have to stay at home all day alone, a danger for their well-being.
As we enter a small squatter house located on a hill, I see a middle-aged woman in bed. She is Nydia, 42, the mother of Sayuri.
I notice that they live in only one room with a roof of matting and plastic. The house walls are bare bricks, and the only furniture is two beds, a chest drawer with a TV set on it, and the TV cardboard box used as a night table by the mother's bed.
There are many flies around Nydia and on her bed. She moves her head toward me, indicating to come, and at the same moment, she tries to kill a fly with a swatter.
As I enter the room, I sense immediately a strange odor that takes me back 18 months to the day when we, a group of Compassion workers, entered into one of the towns south of Lima City where a strong earthquake killed many people. Most of the bodies were still trapped in the debris and the strong odor of death made it difficult to breathe.
In fact, Nydia, a single mother of five, is dying day by day with uterine cancer. She was diagnosed in May 2008, and the doctors could do nothing but put her on radiotherapy. Now she is taking morphine to alleviate the pain in her swollen legs that have made it impossible to walk.
Nydia has five children: Jhon, 20, Martin, 17, Luis, 15, Rosa, 12, and Sayuri, 4. The two older ones live on their own and seldom see their mother. Luis works whenever he has a chance and brings home the money to cover the most urgent needs, and Rosa, although she is only 12, had to quit school because they couldn't afford the school expenses. Instead, Rosa looks after her mother and younger sister.
We begin talking to Luis, and after some minutes Nydia tries to join our conversation. I look at the dirty mattress and blanket where a good number of flies keep landing, but choose to ignore it and sit down on the bed by Nydia's side with a microphone in my hand and a camera in the other.
"My daughter Sayuri is very picky to eat so I am surprised she likes the meals that are served at the center. I thank Compassion for it because our budget at home is quite low to cope with our needs."
Before she was ill, Nydia supported her family cooking at a restaurant in downtown Lima, and used to come home late completely exhausted. At the time she learned she had terminal cancer, she also learned about the Compassion program that was beginning at an evangelical mission located about 10 blocks from her home. So she registered her daughter, Sayuri.
Now Sayuri is attending the Compassion program and also attends school through a scholarship at the small grade school the mission runs to benefit the community children.
"If not for Compassion, Sayuri would have been at home just as her older sister. But now besides having a meal, she has a place to enjoy gathering with other children and learning many new things, instead of watching the TV all day as before.
"You see, I am dying with cancer and what worries me most is that I don't know where my two daughters are going to end up. The boys are already grown up, and they can look after themselves."
As our visit comes to an end, it is time for Nydia to take the prescribed morphine. After saying a prayer, we leave this home and walk toward the mission, having been a witness that without the loving care of Compassion that Sayuri is receiving now, this family would have no hope.
Nydia lost track of her relatives when she was quite young, and now her only family are the mission church members who volunteer at the center. Miss Pino, who is quite aware of the situation, tells me that the center helps this family by giving them spiritual counseling and some food supplies.
By giving them some food supplies, the family is able to eat at least something simple as a supper and to have a breakfast to help them get started for the day in better shape.
The center also pays for the medical fees and the prescribed medication sold at a special cheap price to Nydia at the hospital, after the hospital's social workers declared her as a destitute person.
Nydia's neighbors have also found a way to ensure the family receives a free lunch at a soup kitchen run by the government, where meals of rice and beans with tea are sold to the community for U.S.60 cents a dish.
Miss Pino has hope for this family, as she does for the center in general.
"Pastor Fonseca, who already has 15 years of experience working with Compassion at another center in the city, has been appointed to this church since January.
"He is quite acquainted with many foreign missions and foreign businessmen and professionals who are willing to help him in the development of the mission and will begin soon helping our mission work.
"In fact, in April we began a breakfast program on Sunday mornings for all the children who want to come to listen to the Bible stories after a good breakfast. And there is the possibility to extend this benefit for at least three more days during the week, so that all the community children may be able to attend school after having a nutritious breakfast.
"The beneficiaries will be the Compassion-sponsored children, the mission school children as well as all other children who live nearby.
"Besides, there are two foreign agronomy engineers who are Christian who teach at the Agronomy University in Lima City, they have the desire to help the mission install a small farm with a special method of watering. Since the mission has a big space of land, they want to use it to grow some vegetables to be used for preparing the program's meals."
Pastor Fonseca also has a long-term project in mind – to build an orphanage and day-care center to help many children that stay home alone all day and are in imminent risk, just like Sayuri and her sister Rosa.
Though this family still daily faces such serious burdens, the Compassion program has been able to help with their basic needs and provide vital emotional and spiritual support.


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I can't wait for this. This is going to be even better than the two 70000 Tons of Metal cruises I attended.
Written by Nattens on 27.06.2012 at 08:20
Well, I'd always made good money when I owned and operated a construction company (we also did interior repair), but then I inherited from an aunt over in my native Norway (all non-tax deductible) in the beginning of '08, and so I attend concerts more frequently is all.
Written by Valentin B on 01.07.2012 at 02:59
...and this is how the USA flips the finger to Europe for the perceived lack of festivals..
something I don't understand is why is Paradise Lost all of a sudden on the lineup of extreme metal festivals or cruises like this. their first 3-4 albums could only remotely be labeled "extreme", everything after that can be tolerated by pretty much anyone.
Written by ThunderAxe1989 on 08.09.2012 at 04:37
Odd place to stop, Metal is really unpopular in this shithole I live in.


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I dont want my supply to decrease from her not nursing enough, I work and I currently am just pumping what she is eating +/- 0.5 oz a day. I also worry that she isnt getting enough- I know that me worrying is just silly, b/c DD has more than enough wet diapers every day- but I still am worried that she will start to lose weight if this continues much longer.
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Contraception in Taiwan: Sixth Province-Wide Fertility Survey (KAP VI), 1986 (ICPSR 6867)
Principal Investigator(s): Sun, Te-Hsiung; Chang, Ming-Cheng; Lee, Mei-Ling; Lin, Hui-Sheng
The last of six province-wide surveys of married women in Taiwan was conducted in 1986 to add to the information previously gathered in 1965 (KAP I, ICPSR 6862), 1967 (KAP II, ICPSR 6863), 1970 (KAP III, ICPSR 6864), 1973 (KAP IV, ICPSR 6865), and 1979 (KAP V, ICPSR 6866) regarding women's knowledge of, attitudes toward, and practice of contraception. In addition to continuing questions about family relations, fertility, family planning, and family demographics, this survey gathered additional information on current and past residential arrangements and whether the parents lived with any of the husband's married siblings. Also examined were employment and nonfamily residence prior to marriage, along with an in-depth look at the courtship process itself, including how the couple met, dating, and engagement. Demographic information such as age, education, employment, and family history was collected for both husband and wife.
Series: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Contraception in Taiwan (KAP) Series
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Sun, Te-Hsiung, Ming-Cheng Chang, Mei-Ling Lee, and Hui-Sheng Lin. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Contraception in Taiwan: Sixth Province-Wide Fertility Survey (KAP VI), 1986. ICPSR06867-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06867.v1
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Geographic Coverage: Asia, Taiwan, Global
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Universe: Married women aged 20-49 in nonaboriginal townships in Taiwan.
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Municipal agencies oppose gas fee legislation
December 28, 2011 —
HARRISBURG, PA — The major municipal agencies in Pennsylvania are on record opposing gas drilling legislation presented by Governor Tom Corbett and the Republican majorities in both state houses.
As first presented, Senate Bill S-1100 and House Bill H-1950 would seem to weaken local municipality's zoning powers to regulate in any way gas drilling within its boundaries. Some have even said that the effort in favor of the gas industry militates against "home rule," a sacred dogma of state tradition.
Both the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) and the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs (PSAB) have warned their constituents of the possible negative repercussions of the legislation.
"We realize that something is coming down in legislation and that we are fighting to prevent the total elimination of local ordinances," said Elam Herr, assistant president of PSATS.
Herr stopped short of accusing the state of an attack on home rule.
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Herr said he didn't have a problem with the measure taken against towns that impose rules that would make it nearly impossible to drill in all zones, stating that they could not expect to get any of the impact fees imposed on the industry.
"If a township doesn't allow drilling, for example, why should they benefit from impact fees," he said. "I don't have a problem with that."
The PSAB is also advocating a similar position.
"The original version of the House legislation we opposed because it totally pre-empted local zoning," said Ron Grutza, PSAB spokesman.
"I feel that significant progress has been made in both versions," he said. "The best possible agreement could be made still allowing some type of local powers. Perhaps, a drilling company might have to submit to a conditional use hearing in some zoned areas, for example."
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An elderly woman faces charges after she hit a pedestrian and then continued on to go use a restroom instead of stopping to help the victim.
The Arizona Daily Star reports that Persis Draper, 92, said she was driving alone in Oro Vally, Ariz. when she hit a 43-year-old woman who was jogging through a crosswalk. Instead of pulling over, Draper drove to a nearby grocery store to use the restroom. "I was going to stop, but then the diarrhea came and I didn't stop," Draper told deputies.
Draper also decided while she was in the grocery store to get some rolls for a potluck she was attending at a later time. After leaving the store, she drove back to the scene of the incident, but by the time she returned, nobody was there. So Draper decided to drop the dinner rolls off at her church for the potluck before going home.
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WATERLOO Laurier professors Shohini Ghose and Arthur Read have co-authored Canadas first astronomy textbook for first-year students. Previously, no other introductory astronomy textbook was produce for Canadian students or contained content about Canadian contributions to astronomy.
The textbook, titled ASTRO, is a Canadian edition of a successful introductory textbook by Dana Backman and Michael Seeds of the United States. It highlights the numerous Canadian contributions to astronomy such as the Canadarm and the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, as well as many examples of international collaborations in astronomy, including the cutting-edge research at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe. The book also includes a guide to the Canadian night sky and a discussion of Inuit astronomy.
Were very excited to have a Canadian first, said Ghose, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Computer Science. The goal of the Canadian edition is to convey the message that modern astronomy has developed over thousands of years through the efforts of scientists from many nations and cultures, and Canada plays an ongoing role in this worldwide cooperative effort.
By placing the material in a Canadian context and stressing the importance of international cooperation in science, we can keep our students better engaged, informed and interested.
In addition to her role at Laurier, Ghose is an adjunct professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo, a member of the Guelph-Waterloo Physics Institute and an affiliate member of Perimeter Institute. She is an award-winning physicist who has made important contributions in the areas of nonlinear dynamics, quantum information theory and quantum optics. Ghose has taught introductory astronomy courses at Laurier for the past seven years.
Read has been teaching at Laurier since 1966, and is a professor emeritus in the universitys Department of Physics and Computer Science. His research focused on microwave optics and broadband molecular spectroscopy. In 1983, he began his appointment as Lauriers dean of Arts and Science, which culminated in the development of Lauriers Brantford campus in 2000. For the past 10 years he has taught two online introductory astronomy courses.
The book was also co-authored with Vesna Milosevic-Zdjelar of the University of Winnipeg. The Canadian edition will be used in Lauriers introductory astronomy courses starting in the spring 2012 term.
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Although the greater part of the Cochecton Town Board's special April 24 meeting was devoted to the Codification Project Workshop, the board managed to accomplish several additional objectives as well. The purpose of the workshop was to update, revise, and make uniform all Cochecton town ordinances. Under the guidance of acting town attorney Karen Mannino, the board reviewed all ordinances to ensure that they are in compliance with county, state and federal law and that the language of the ordinances accurately reflects both original intent and current purpose. Ordinances having outlived their usefulness will be struck from the books. Town Supervisor Gary Maas brought the workshop to a close, noting that he and Mannino must consult further with the town code officer and county engineer before ordinances can be finalized and submitted to General Code for uploading to the town's website.
The board revisited highway superintendent Kevin Esselman's earlier request for purchase of a large-gauge wood chipper. After considerable discussion and the reluctant acknowledgement that large tree damage has become increasingly prevalent, the board agreed to entertain bids for an 18-inch chipper. Esselman will draft the bid notice and submit it to the board for review at its May monthly meeting.
Town Assessor Lorry King reported to the board that a letter would soon be mailed to town property owners detailing the data collection project. The letter will inform property owners that a town official is scheduled to visit all town properties for the purpose of updating property record cards, part of a data modernization process that will ultimately make all town property data available online.
Councilperson Anna Story outlined the Sullivan County LitterPluck (April 27 – May 5), emphasizing that more volunteers are desperately needed. Supplies are currently available at the town hall. If you are interested in assisting in any way, contact Story at the Cochecton Town Hall (845/932-6072) or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com [2].
Maas announced that traffic court, postponed for three months due to town prosecutor John Keating's illness, has been scheduled for May 6 and 13, with Alexandra Bourne serving as acting town prosecutor.
Immediately before adjournment, Maas revealed the board's decision to award the installation of a new courtroom heat pump to the contractor responsible for installation of the courtroom heating system hardware, that being the best way to ensure compatibility between the new pump and existing hardware.
More information about this meeting (including meeting minutes and general information about town of Cochecton boards and officials) can be found on the town's website at www.townofcochectonny.org [3].


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And donŌĆÖt worry about what the chemicals are and how much might be used because you donŌĆÖt need to know, ssshh ŌĆö theyŌĆÖre trade secrets. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency doesnŌĆÖt even know what chemicals and/or how much drillers may be using because of this trade secret status ŌĆö and yet they are charged with testing contaminated wells.
And because fracking is so safe, our (the peopleŌĆÖs) legislators in Congress have seen fit to exempt this cash-strapped industry from all the unnecessary, expensive, bureaucratic red tape of adhering to the Safe Drinking Water Act.
I found this quote on energyfromshale.org intriguing, which cites an interview by Reuters news agency with John Hanger, former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs our experience in Pennsylvania that we have not had one case in which the fluids used to break off the gas from 5,000 to 8,000 feet underground have returned to contaminate ground water,ŌĆØ Hanger told a ReuterŌĆÖs reporter in fall 2010.
Not so, according to series on fracking by ProPublica. HereŌĆÖs what their story says: ŌĆ£Then, in April 2009, residents there lost their access to fresh drinking water. Wells turned fetid. Some blew up. Tap water caught fire. Now, nearly three years later ŌĆö and after a string of lawsuits and state investigations has ushered Dimock (Penn.) to the forefront of the environmental debate over drilling but failed to resolve the water problem ŌĆö the Environmental Protection Agency is stepping in to supply drinking water itself.ŌĆØ (www.propublica.org/series/fracking)
According to ProPublica, the EPA also concluded that fracking was probably the cause for groundwater contamination in Pavillion, Wyo. And while the Pavillion case is significant because it was the first to be documented by a federal agency ŌĆö namely the U.S. Bureau of Land Management ŌĆö there have been more than 1,000 cases of groundwater contamination documented by courts and state and local governments across Colorado, New Mexico, Alabama, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The industry steadfastly stands by its claims that fracking canŌĆÖt be blamed for any cases of groundwater contamination. The reason: fracking is not to blame unless the process itself of injecting the fluids a mile or more underground is proven to be the sole cause of contamination.
In other words, if the cause came from something else in the process ŌĆö say a crack here or there in the mile or more of casing, or methane gas traveling through fracking-created underground faults, or spills of drilling fluids ŌĆö well, that simply doesnŌĆÖt count as fracking.
And the EPA is not exempt from blame. An earlier EPA study ŌĆö where they adhered to the narrow industry focus ŌĆö concluded that fracking could be safe. However all the cases of contaminated groundwater have led the EPA to conduct new studies looking at all the ancillary practices required to collect and secure the natural gas. The report is due out later this year and hopefully there will be a clearer picture of all that is entailed in fracking.
Gov. Perdue may have acted on this bill before this column gets published but I hope that, even if itŌĆÖs just symbolic, she has the courage to once again lift the veto pen.


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Home List of Titles Femtosecond laser micro-fabrication for tailoring photonic crystals in resins and silica
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/214908
- Title
- Femtosecond laser micro-fabrication for tailoring photonic crystals in resins and silica
- Author(s)
- Mizeikis, Vygantas; Sun, Hong-Bo; Marcinkevicius, Andrius; Nishii, Junji; Matsuo, Shigeki; Juodkazis, Saulius; Misawa, Hiroaki
- Abstract
- We report laser micro-fabrication of photonic crystal structures in silica glass and photopolymerizing resins, and present a detailed analysis of their structural and optical properties. Photonic crystals with 2D triangular lattice and 3D diamond lattice in glass are found to exhibit moderately pronounced photonic pseudogaps. Formation of planar microcavity is demonstrated in log-pile 3D photonic crystal, laser micro-fabricated in resin.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry: proceedings of the Fourth NIMC International Symposium on Photoreaction Control and Photofunctional Materials (PCPM 2001), Tsukuba, Japan, 14-16 March 2001, Vol. 145, no. 1-2 (Nov 2001), pp. 41-47
- Publication year
- 2001
- FOR Code(s)
- 03 Chemical Sciences; 06 Biological Sciences; 09 Engineering
- Keyword(s)
- Laser micro-fabrication; Photonic bandgap; Photonic crystals; Photopolymerizing resins; Silica glass
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- 1010-6030
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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text: I am the mother to twin girls born at 25 + 6. We started trying at the breast when B was 33 weeks and A was 36 weeks. They are now 38 weeks gestation. I am finding it hard to position them. I have large breasts, and it seems if I hold them cross cradle, holding my breast from underneath I try to bring the baby to the breast but her body pushes back before I can get her to the nipple. I tried the football hold and it seem like I have to twist my breast to get the nipple to line up. It just seems that most positions feel very awkward and I am trying to bring the baby to the nipple and contorting my breast at the same time, and I spend most of the time trying to position the baby and frustrating them.... I also seem to be better at getting one baby to latch but only on my left breast. I've also tried with them swaddled and unswaddled. Any tips or suggestions for different positions?


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Antibiotics vs. the Microbiome
In 1850, one in four American babies died before their first birthday, and people of all ages died of bacterial infections that could have been successfully treated today with antibiotics. Unfortunately, treatments that have effects usually have side effects, and we are seeing problems due to the overuse of antibiotics. They are given to people with viral infections for which they are useless and to food animals to improve their growth. As a result, antibiotic-resistant organisms are evolving and the development of new antibiotics is not keeping up with the threat. This is common knowledge, but we're starting to realize that there may be other problems with antibiotics even when they are used correctly to save lives.
The rates of obesity, diabetes, asthma, food allergies, hay fever, eczema, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, acid reflux disease, and esophageal cancer are all on the rise. Martin Blaser, MD, director of the Human Microbiome Program at NYU, thinks antibiotics may be to blame, either as a causal or a contributing factor. In his book Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues, he describes some of the fascinating research he and others have been doing to elucidate the role of the more than 100 trillion microbes that live on and in each of us, and the possibility that antibiotics may have a causal role in several of the so-called diseases of civilization. (more…)


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Sets: 2 Reps: 12 Rest: 30 Seconds
Sit at a lat-pulldown station and grab the handle outside shoulder width [1]. Pull the bar down to your collarbone [2], and then reverse the motion to return to the starting position (but don't allow the weight you're using to rest on the stack). That's one rep.


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What a sloooooow off-day. Nothing happened at all in the Padres world, except more talking about how amazing Adrian is. He's seriously the most underrated player in baseball, but we know how good he is. We know that he needs to get to the All-Star game.
This Saturday is a big Adrian night. It's called "Swing the Vote" night, and I think you can get a discounted ticket and sit there voting for the whole game. Something like that. The giveaway is going to be Adrian Gonzalez figurines, which Adrian says is a bit of the whole team. Kouz's body shape, Edgar's leg guard, Eck's batting, Adrian's goatee. I would be very interested in getting my hands on one of these figurines. Hmmm…maybe the thrift store in a few weeks!
Adrian is now fifth in the top five for first basemen, but he's still woefully behind in the amount of votes. I've voted as much as I possibly can, and it's driving me nuts that I can't do more. Hey, maybe I can convince my sister to let me use her email address to get more votes for Adrian!
I really want this guy to get into the All-Star game by votes from the fans. Sure, he's going to be in the game, but I don't want him to be a bench player who comes into the game near the end. He deserves to be the starting first baseman. We really do need to swing the vote! This guy has been so amazing for us this season. Plus, he's leading the majors in home runs. Ahem!! This guy needs to be voted into the game!!
OK, well first things first. The Padres have a huge four game series this weekend against the Diamondbacks. Chad Gaudin is starting tonight against Doug Davis. Good luck with that. HA! Well, maybe our bats will wake up and we can have a great game.
Continue to get well soon, Jake and Scotty!!
(photo credits: padres.com, Donald Miralle/Getty Images North America)
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Kaybee, Adrian rocks, no doubt about that. There are so many wonderful players who don't get credit and he is one.
Gonzalez has been unbelievable! I'm glad that he's finally getting some props for it. Unfortunately, all my votes have to go toward getting Todd Helton into the All Star game.
Wow, that's really cool that they're having a whole game to vote! Good luck to him! I've been voting for Howard but Gonzalez is certainly worthy. He is GOOD!!! It's hard when all it is is a popularity contest and people don't always look at the stats. But good luck with getting him in!! =)
Obviously, I voted for Adrian. 100 times!! No matter what, he WILL go to the All-Star Game.


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After dragging in the city's best writers in on their weekend off, most of them stuck it out to ask AA all the pertinent questions about what's happening with the Blue Jays. You can listen to the full call here at the Fan 590, or just check out the brief synopsis below:
- AA feels like Toronto has the potential in the coming years to compete along with teams like the Angels, Red Sox, and other top market teams.
- He wants to continue to build the core of this team, and will continue to make changes to the scouting and support staff.
- When asked about trading Roy Halladay, AA said he was reluctant about trading Doc, but gave the typical J.P. Ricciardi statement "he has to be open-minded about a trade making this team better in the long term". In the type of tone that Anthopolous spoke of, it sounds like Halladay will be around in 2010 and if the Blue Jays can remain competitive next year then he could re-sign.
- Alex is NOT actively shopping any of his players, but he is pursuing alternatives to upgrading certain positions.
- He doesn't believe in adding three or four free agents in any given year.
- Aaron Hill will not be moved from second base to cover shortstop. Adam Lind will not fill in at first base, unless they need him to move somewhere else (like the rumoured trade involving Curtis Snyder and Lyle Overbay)
- Anthopoulos doesn't consider this a "rebuilding phase" but more of a "building phase".
At no point was there a set dollar amount discussed in terms of payroll, however it does not sound like the 2010 payroll will be leaps and bounds higher than 2009.
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Illinois Learning Standards
Stage A - Fine Arts—Music
Students who meet the standard understand the sensory elements, organizational principles, and expressive qualities of the arts.
- Identify loud, soft, high, and low sounds.
- Identify fast and slow music.
- Identify tone colors (timbres) of voices and environmental sounds.
- Identify long and short sounds.
- Echo a steady beat.
- Distinguish between same and different phrases or sections in a simple song.
- Match the mood, emotion, or idea expressed in a musical example with the sensory element that creates that expressive quality.
Students who meet the standard understand the similarities, distinctions, and connections in and among the arts.
- Name one way each art form is different from the others (e.g., music and drama use voice; dance and visual arts do not).
- Describe the theme, idea, feeling, or story within an art work (e.g., mood in "Starry Night", Peer Gynt Suite).
Students who meet the standard understand processes, traditional tools, and modern technologies used in the arts.
- Identify voices of classmates.
- Label environmental sounds.
- Demonstrate differences between singing, speaking, shouting, and whispering voices.
- Connect sound characteristics (e.g., long/short, high/low) to iconic notation.
Students who meet the standard can apply skills and knowledge necessary to create and perform in one or more of the arts.
- Sing songs of various cultures in rhythm maintaining a steady tempo.
- Improvise "answers" in the same style to given rhythmic and melodic phrases.
- Create and perform appropriate music to augment stories.
Students who meet the standard can analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life.
- Listen attentively to and observe performances and art works.
- Name one occupation associated with each art form (e.g., actor, painter, dancer, musician).
- Name the four fine arts.
- Identify ways arts are used in celebration's.
- Interpret movements, sounds, and visual images in art works made by self and others.
- Tell about a personal experience in the arts.
Students who meet the standard understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life.
- Connect images and sounds from a work of art to stories about people and everyday life.
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YPF's Winter Excursion into Yellowstone
The Yellowstone Park Foundation offers exciting Yellowstone adventures throughout the year. The most recent trip, held in January 2014, featured photography in Yellowstone with world-renowned wildlife photographer Tom Murphy. This five-day, four-night trip showcased the beauty of Yellowstone in winter, with clear blue skies, magnificent thermal features, and numerous wildlife sightings.
-An evening reception at the Mammoth Hotel with Superintendent Dan Wenk.
-Private dinners and scenic lunches.
-Presentations and guided tours by Park Rangers.
-Overnight trip to Old Faithful passing through Norris Geyser Basin, Canyon Village, Fishing Bridge, and West Thumb.
-Photography workshops, lessons and presentation by Tom Murphy.
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Cheer on the top 25 sports movies ever
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baxter wrote:Too many benefits with my invention ... difficult to eliminate any. Will also provide judges a handout of my pitch that lists benefits in more detail.
your presentation will make or break your chances. Remember the judges have no idea what you have and the benefits it carries, It's up you to present that to them and make them understand all in 2 minutes.baxter wrote:No, they are not equal ... I do have one major benefit with many additional minor benefits ... I'll focus on the important ones.
ideasthings wrote:. Did hear from Edison Team that even though your selected you might not make the show, that last year 80 "ideas" got bought before show even aired. These people have MAJOR connections and if your idea is HOT who knows you won't have to be on TV to be in the big time!


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Easy Layered Cabbage Casserole:
Prep: 15 min
Total: 1 hr 15 min
Servings: 8 servings, 1-1/2 cups each
What you need:
8 cups shredded cabbage (about 1 large head)
2 onions, chopped
¼ cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing
1 lb. extra-lean ground beef
2 cups instant brown rice, uncooked
2 cans (10-3/4 oz. each) reduced-sodium condensed tomato soup
2 soup cans water
Make Easy Layered Cabbage Casserole:
HEAT oven to 350°F.
COOK and stir cabbage and onions in dressing in large skillet on medium heat 5 to 10 min. or until tender. Remove from skillet.
BROWN meat in same skillet. Stir in rice, soup and water until blended. Layer 1/3 of the cabbage mixture and half the meat mixture in 13x9-inch baking dish. Repeat layers; top with remaining cabbage mixture. Cover.
BAKE 1 hour.
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Quarter a head of cabbage, then cut away the core. Stack the leaves and cut crosswise into thin strips.
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John R. WilkinSeptember 23,2013
John R. Wilkin
BARRE John Robert Wilkin, 73, of Farwell Street, died Saturday, September 21, 2013, in the home he built himself, surrounded by his loving family.
John was born August 1, 1940, in Barre, the son of John W. and Cecile (Beaulieu) Wilkin. He graduated from Spaulding High School in 1958 and upon graduation, entered the United States Marine Corps.
John married Celia Jarvis on December 1, 1962, and together they raised two children. He worked for Sprague Electric, Couillards Heating Oil, and retired from Rouleau Granite Co. in 2002.
Although not involved in organized clubs, John was known by many for his talent and generosity. As a teenager, he was known for his car repair skills and then during his working years, his machine repair skills were realized. One of his favorite sayings was, If I cant fix it, it aint broke. Most impressive, however, was his retirement hobby of woodworking. He loved making furniture, games and anything else he could think of to give to family and friends. He refused to sell any of his work and instead, anything he made was done so out of love.
He is survived by his devoted wife and partner of 50 years, Celia, of Barre; and their children, Kathy McLoughlin and her husband, Tom, of Monroe, N.Y., and John Wilkin and his wife, JoAnn, of Swanton, Vt.; in addition, his grandchildren, Riley, Kassie and Kyle Wilkin, and Erin McLoughlin, who all have their own special memories of Grampie. He is also survived by his brothers, Francis and wife Sue, Tom and wife Rita, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents; his brother, James; and by his grandson, Sean Thomas McLoughlin.
The family would like to thank the many people who helped during his illness. The medical personnel and the visits from loyal family and friends made a difficult time easier for him.
At his request, there will be no funeral services. An informal celebration of Johns life will be held at his home on Thursday, September 26, 2013, from 2 to 6 p.m. for family and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to Central Vermont Catholic School, 79 Summer St., Barre, VT 05641.
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It began nearly a year ago.
A team of researchers started trekking up the rocky cliffs of Nihoa Island - the tallest in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands - 155 nautical miles from Kauai.
Their focus was the tiny gray-brown Millerbird.
Rats, rabbits and other invasive species are threatening to end the endangered species.
Last year teams caught two dozen of the birds. This year they caught 26.
The Millerbirds are tagged, boxed, and then taken on a three day, 600 mile voyage to Laysan Island.
"Last year the crew translocated 24 birds and within weeks the birds were setting up territories and pairing up and starting to show some aggression to the native Laysan Finch that are there," said Sheldon Plentovich. She is part of U.S. Fish & Wildlife service on the island along with the American Bird Conservancy.
They're creating a new population on Laysan to keep the birds from being wiped out and their work is proving to be a huge success.
"It was really amazing and surprising and this time they have only been on the island for about two weeks and we're already seeing some paired and set up that are newly translocated birds," she said.
Millerbirds once called Laysan home too, but in the early 20th century, traders killed hundreds of thousands of birds and introduced invasive species.
Scientists have spent decades reversing the damage.
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How much sugar is in your Halloween stash?
Published On: Sep 21 2011 08:50:13 AM PDT Updated On: May 01 2014 01:54:48 PM PDT
Today is Halloween and with that you will surely be sneaking a piece of candy or two from the Halloween bag or bowl. But how does that sugar and calories affect a healthy diet?
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I expressed once a day while at work. Recently, some of my EBM would not freeze even though been sitting in my freezer/fridge overnight. Just to be on the safe side, I threw away the precious milk.
Anyone can comment why this happen? There's no fridge at my workplace. Hence, I put my ebm in a cooler box with ice pack. I normally pumped at around 4-5pm and the EBM will be put into my freezer/fridge by 6-7 pm. At times, when in a rush at my workplace, i just do a quick rinse my pump and the bottle with hot water from a hot water flask.
Anyone experience this before? Pls advise. Thanks...NIC


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