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A dispute over care home fees in Lincolnshire is to go to mediation after a court ruling that could have national implications for the long-running argument over what local authorities are prepared to pay for residential care.
In the latest in a growing series of legal actions over the level of fees for state-funded care home residents, the high court ruled that no fixed-price contract could be said to exist between Lincolnshire county council and a group of 11 local homes in dispute with the authority.
As a result of the ruling, mediators will now try to forge an agreement between the two sides before the end of June. The homes are claiming £550,000 plus interest for additional payments for 305 council-funded clients, dating back to last spring.
Nick Chambers, treasurer of Larch, the Lincolnshire care homes association involved in the dispute, says the point of principle at the heart of the court judgment is so important that it could have repercussions throughout the country.
But the county council insists that its existing payments are reasonable and economically viable for the homes. "We now pay more than most east Midlands authorities by as much as £42 a week for specific care needs," says Sharon Cuff, strategic commissioning manager.
Care homes across the country complain that they cannot provide adequate services on the fees being paid by local authorities under the community care system. Some homes admit to cross-subsidising state-funded residents by charging higher fees for those meeting their own costs.
The issue of low fees has been cited as a prime cause of the closure of many private homes, with bed losses running at 20,000 a year.
In Lincolnshire, Larch says there is a gap of £35 a week between what the council is paying and what is needed for viability. But the council points out that it has signed contracts with homes accommodating 76% of all the older and disabled people it funds.
If mediation in the dispute fails, the 11 homes will have to prove that the extra money they are demanding is fair and reasonable.
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· Almost 60,000 children are now in the care of councils in England, following a further rise in the total in 2002. The number has been growing since 1994. According to official figures (at: www.statistics.gov.uk) there were 59,700 "looked after" children at March 31 last year, up 800 on 2001. The total is 22% higher than in 1994, an increase ascribed principally to the fact that children are spending longer in care. Fifty-six per cent of all those in care are boys - again, a rising trend since 1994 - and 18% are said to be non-white.


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Cain and Hamels will be looking to make big statements tonight. Hamels in particular has the favorable matchup at Houston.
I think Cole especially can make things pretty interesting down the stretch. Him and Dickey are the only pitchers in the National League who average more than 7 innings/game started. Going into tonight, he ranks 8th in the league in IP with only 27 GS (the leaders have 30, most of the other guys have 29). He has a little bit of work to do with his other numbers (3.03 ERA -- 8th, 1.119 WHIP -- 6th), no doubt, but the Phillies are gunning for that second wild card spot, and they'll be relying on their big guns to go deep into these last few games since their bullpen has proven to be...errr, shall we say, unreliable, at best?
Here's where Hamels lines up the rest of the way:
9/13 @ Houston (tonight)
9/26 vs. Washington
10/1 @ Washington
Those last two starts against the Nats certainly loom large, but if the Phils are still in striking distance of a playoff start at the end of September, I would expect that they do not hold Cole back as long as he's giving them quality innings.
Cain is looking very nice at this point as well, sitting at just a tick under 7 innings/game started. Going into tonight, he's 4th in the National League in innings pitched, 6th in ERA at 2.96 and 2nd in WHIP at 1.034. By most accounts, it looks like he has a slightly better overall profile than Hamels.
Here's how he lines up the rest of the way:
9/13 @ Arizona (tonight)
9/19 vs. Colorado
9/25 vs. Arizona
9/30 @ San Diego
So there's nobody coming up who makes me shake in my boots. With the Giants sitting fairly comfortably atop the NL West, you have to wonder if they might take the foot off the gas with Matt a little bit so he feels sharp for October? Why send him out there for 7 or 8 when he can give us 5 or 6 strong? I know we're only talking about 1-2 innings per game over the next four starts, but 7 or 8 innings of quality (or not so quality) ball could be what swings a few key numbers in one candidate's favor at the end of the year.
I still think both Cole and Matt have to make up a lot of ground against Clayton and R.A. Johnny needs to get back on track very quickly, as well.
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Since the new update was released, a few of my friends have reported that their friends list no longer displays their friends. Has anyone else had this issue? My friends list appears to be fine, but it seems that some are affected by this issue.
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Arsenal will need to show the same remarkable spirit as they did in Milan if they are to overcome Liverpool in the Champions League, according to Emmanuel Adebayor.
The Togo star broke the deadlock at Emirates on Wednesday, his first goal since netting at the San Siro. However, within minutes, Dirk Kuyt bundled home an equaliser, sending visiting fans into rapture. The coveted away goal had been seized.
With the tie delicately poised and the illustrious history surrounding European nights at Anfield, many believe the Merseysiders now hold the whip-hand. Adebayor disagrees.
"Why can't we do it?" queried the striker. "People said we could never win in Milan, but we did it. We will just keep on doing what we do, keep our focus and we are sure we can do something there.
"We had a lot of chances, but it was a difficult game. We had a great team in front of us in Liverpool. We have drawn and we know it is going to be very tough up at Anfield. They defend very well and have a good squad.
"We have to keep our confidence high and do what we have to do. We know that we have a quality and the mental strength to come back and win at Anfield.
"A lot of people wrote us off, but we have to show people that they are wrong. I think we have done that well against Milan, now it is another challenge at Liverpool. We just have to believe in ourselves and play our football. If we play our football, pass and movement, going in behind, then we get a lot of chances."
Defeat at Anfield, coupled with failure to upset the odds in the Premier League title race, would bring a sorry end to a season that had promised so much. It is not a premise that Adebayor so much as entertains.
"At the beginning of the season, a lot of people had written us off," he continued. "This season, with what we have shown, it would be very good if we could win something, and a shame if we could not.
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Mark Hughes has told Queens Park Rangers' board members he will not walk away from the club after he was asked to resign as manager.
The Evening Standard says Hughes met senior figures including chief executive Philip Beard and other influential figures in a meeting at which the Welshman was asked whether he would stand down after just 10 months in charge.
With the club willing to allow Hughes to depart, rumours quickly circulated last night that the 49-year-old had been sacked. However, once Hughes indicated he was not prepared to walk away, the club stopped short of terminating his contract without chairman Tony Fernandes in attendance.
Fernandes is currently out of the country but is expected to return sometime this week before Saturday's match against Manchester United at Old Trafford. It is thought that Hughes would be entitled to pay-off in the region of £5million were the club to sack him and Fernandes' approval is required to sanction that lump sum.
Fernandes is reluctant to release Hughes because of the work he has done installing an infrastructure around the club. Hughes helped the QPR hierarchy draw up a club 'code of conduct' while overseeing improvements to the club's medical department and training facilities.
But there is only so long such advice can offset poor performance on the pitch and concerns are growing that their current plight is beyond salvation.
Hughes is adamant he can turn the club's fortunes around despite failing to register a single victory in their opening 12 Premier League games.
Another defeat would heap further pressure on Hughes with certain members of the QPR board understood to be keen on luring Harry Redknapp to Loftus Road as his replacement.
Hughes' meeting lasted around 30 minutes and he was absent from training yesterday, although the club insist this was simply because yesterday's session only involved minimal work.
The players were not told anything yesterday about Hughes' future and asked to train "as normal". Two away trips to United and then Sunderland in the space of four days may give Hughes a last attempt to save his job but those within the club pressing for a change in manager are keen to instigate it before their relegation battle becomes unwinnable.
Furthermore, the new manager would need time to identify targets in the January transfer window but any funds available would be reduced by the club's need to pay Hughes off. He publicly confirmed last weekend he had no intention of quitting and privately that stance was firmly reiterated last night.
Hughes' task is complicated further by striker Bobby Zamora admitting he is unable to continue playing through pain from a hip injury.
Zamora has been playing despite the problem for six weeks and is now likely to be sidelined for around three months with the prospect of surgery which would considerably lengthen that timeframe.
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Like tens of thousands of other people, I ran in Bloomsday this year. It's become an annual event for me, much as it has for so many others in Spokane. The family-oriented nature of the event is part of what makes it so much fun. I was a bit surprised then to see such a grotesque display by those protesting abortion on Riverside Avenue. While I firmly believe they have every right to be there, I question whether it was the appropriate setting given the nature of the event.
Despite the fact that I think this protest was in poor taste, I also recognize that this incident gives us an opportunity to discuss critical issues like reproductive rights and thank area organizations such as Planned Parenthood for being at the forefront of protecting reproductive freedom and for providing crucial medical care and services to millions of people who may not otherwise have access to them.
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Only the cold-hearted could have failed to smile when it was announced Jimmy Bullard had been selected for England. A player of notable talent, application and humour, the midfielder has finally made it to the top having battled through non-league football and a career-threatening injury along the way. But as is the case with the international game, for every player chosen there is at least one who will feel hard done by.
In England's case, however, that could well extend to an entire generation. At Wembley tonight the Under-21 side will play Portugal in a match which, should they avoid defeat, will see them top their qualifying group for next summer's European Championship in Sweden.
The team have been imperious in getting to this stage without defeat in their seven matches, conceding only one goal and scoring 15. It is little wonder, then, that the manager Stuart Pearce believes that should they make it, England can go at least one better in 2009 than they did in 2007, and reach the final.
Rewarding as that would be for the most of the squad, ultimately it is not what they are all seeking. Every player at Under-21 level hopes his performance will some day encourage the manager of the senior team to pick him.
Since taking over, Fabio Capello has introduced five Under-21 players into his squad - Joe Hart, Joe Lewis, David Wheater, Tom Huddlestone and Gabriel Agbonlahor - but like the rest who have emerged since the 2007 tournament, when England lost on penalties to the hosts and winners Holland, they made little or no impact.
Indeed every one of Capello's full side that started in the 2-2 draw with Czech Republic last month has been a full international for at least four years and while Hart and Theo Walcott, two members of Pearce's set-up, were on the bench that night, neither played.
If they were slightly disheartened that night, the Under-21s could be forgiven for throwing their boots in disgust upon hearing the news that Bullard, a 29-year-old who has never played at any international level, had gone straight into the full squad. "It's the manager's decision [to pick Bullard]. Whatever he says, goes," said Mark Noble yesterday on the eve of earning his 12th cap. "In fairness, Jimmy was fantastic for Fulham last season and has been doing well again this season. If anyone deserves their chance, it is him."
Club form is an obvious route to international recognition but what may well worry Noble and the rest of the squad is that it is seemingly becoming the only way in.
Three of the players who will start tonight, James Milner, Huddlestone and Steven Taylor, are on the Under-21s' all-time appearances list - Milner is top with 36 - but not one has a full cap. The careers of others in that 10, such as Scott Carson, Gareth Barry, Jamie Carragher and Jermain Defoe, would give them hope. On the other hand those of David Prutton, Jermaine Pennant and Nigel Reo-Coker would leave them deeply pessimistic.
"For every Under-21 game so far, someone from the senior set-up has been in attendance," said Pearce. "Fabio [Capello] has even come into the dressing room afterwards, when he has been able to, and spoken to the players. In terms of progressing to the seniors, that has given them a big lift.
"Fabio, undoubtedly, has a keen interest in the Under-21 side. I see him at Soho Square all the time and he always wants to know who is doing well for me and who may be ready to step up. Most of the time he already knows who is doing well and is just asking the question to check how much you know about football."
Pearce remains optimistic that some of his current squad will eventually get a chance with the big boys that he arranged for tonight's match to be played at Wembley. "We don't want these players to get to the senior side and never have experience of playing there," he said.
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Over the decades, Harold and Nancy LeMay amassed a private collection that boasts a Guinness Book record, holding more than 3,500 vehicles in the 1990's. Harold LeMay was actually born in Yakima, Washington, grew up in Pierce County, then put down roots in Tacoma.
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Very nice work indeed!
Very pretty colours in the tiny ones. Your black and white is great! I love how you quilted it with black thread. I will have to remember it for working with white fabric. Sometimes white is just so....white. The quilting with a coloured theard really completes the quilt. Great job!
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Just lovely, great job and thank you for sharing
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Beautiful--What is the name of the large one?
It's Eleanor Burns Night and Day quilt
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Party Pooper Parks
Many people like a gin and tonic or a pina colada in the summer. Many say there's nothing like sipping on a summer drink with a kick while watching the waves crash lightly on the beach. Can't you just picture that? Well, scratch that vision if you were thinking of stopping by one of the concessions for an adult beverage not called wine or beer.
You know, every party has a pooper. And this pooper is The Parks Department. Parks has told the concessions they can't sell liquor this summer. They've got to stick to beer and wine. According to reports, the lifeguards or lifeguard bosses were in favor of the ban and got the Parks Department to issue its ban.
The thing is, liquor used to be sold after lifeguards went OFF duty. Before the ban, liquor was sold only after 6 p.m. when the PEP officers patrol the beaches. PEP officers are in charge of keeping people out of the water, whether those people have consumed alcohol or not.
No one thinks it's a good idea to mix liquor and swimming. But again, the liquor being served was being served after swimming hours.
The concessions are in business. They make a better profit on liquor than they do on beer and wine. Parks is really just making business tougher for these people who have to do a year's worth of business in three months. Parks says no liquor sales yet anyone with a thirst can walk half a block and order a drink and then go back on the beach. Others can pour straight vodka into water bottles and bring that on to the beach.
If somebody wants to order a pina colada and sit on the boardwalk after 6 p.m., they should be allowed to do just that.
The Community Board approved the sale of liquor at the concessions. The State Liquor Authority approved it. Parks should go have a drink and relax.


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- 1-1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
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- 1/2 cup water
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- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 3 cups leftover or refrigerated mashed potatoes, warmed
- Preheat broiler. In a large ovenproof skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in water and taco seasoning; heat through. Stir in 1 cup cheese. Remove from heat.
- In a bowl, mix mashed potatoes and remaining cheese; spread over beef mixture. Broil 4-6 in. from heat 5-6 minutes or until top is golden brown. Yield: 4 servings.
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"This is a wonderful recipe! I made it for my family to help my mom and I did not need any help. I have made it 2 times now and the second time I added one bag of microwavable mixed veggies. I also used instant mashed potatoes. Also, the broiling is optional if you don't care about it looking professional. I used 2 lbs. of beef to make it feed 6 instead of four and used garlic powder instead of cloves. It was a great, quick dish for a teen to make after a busy day!"
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PortraitMarcos van Dam was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 11, 1976. He holds a B.Sc., a B.E. (Hons) and a Ph.D, all from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Private James Charles (Jim) Martin is thought to be the youngest Australian to die on active service.
He was born in Tocumwal, NSW on 3 January 1901. Having just left school to work as a farmhand, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in April 1915 at the age of 14 years and 3 months. He told the recruiting officers that he was 18.
He joined the 1st Reinforcements of the 21st Battalion with the service number 1553 and trained at Broadmeadows and Seymour Camps in Victoria. In June he left for Egypt on the troopship HMAT Berrima. He embarked for Gallipoli on the steamer HMT Southland, "to have our share of the Turks" (letter to his family, 26 August). However, the ship was torpedoed by a German submarine off Lemnos Island and Martin spent four hours in the water before rescue.
Private Martin landed with his battalion on Gallipoli on 8 September. They were stationed in the trench lines near Courtney's Post on the ridge above Monash Valley. He wrote to his family (4 October) that "the Turks are still about 70 yards away from us... Don't worry about me as I am doing splendid over here." But on 25 October he was evacuated to the hospital ship Glenart Castle suffering from enteritis. He died of heart failure that evening and was buried at sea. His name is recorded on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli.


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Painting a 1950's Theatre Stage Floor
We have a stage floor that was stained and varnished in the 1950's. It is brown and has numerous scratches and dents in it due to the heavy " set pieces " and concert risers being dragged over it through the years. The varnish is also peeling up. Our problem: We want to paint the floor black. It is in a school. We have been told that it cannot be sanded, because it has " lead " in it. Now, we are being told that we can't paint over it either, as nothing will stick to it the way it is. Any ideas that are safe, that will fill in the scratches / dents / divots, and that paint will adhere to afterwards and resist peeling and scratching? Thanks for any input!
Who told you it has lead in it? Have you had it tested?
I've never heard of a sealer having lead in it before.
You do know that if you paint it the paints not going to last for long and every single foot print will show up on black, right.
The School supposedly had it tested. We'd prefer to stain it, but the school won't let us sand the floor to prepare it properly. Most all Theatre stage floors are black.
Doing some research I find that lead was used as a dryer in the poly many years ago.
I'm surprized that school was not forced to have all that old floor stipped years ago by a lead abatement company.
I know they have came up with all kinds of new laws for public building, apartment buildings, rentals, all about getting rid of lead based products.
A contractor is not even allowed to do any sanding in older homes unless they have a special licence.
You could have the floor refinished by a company with proper lead abatement certification. However , if that is not possible I would think a couple coats of primer prior to the paint would get it to stick.
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Many people lived in Prague before they decided to leave Bohemia - maybe your ancestors were one of them. Of course Prague today is a bit different from the Prague before WWII and it's useful to know that not all streets have the same names and so on.
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Blog for those who are interested in Czech genealogy, who have ancestors in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia.
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Saturday, December 31, 2016
Welcoming new year
I have already written a blog post about Christmas traditions, but what about those welcoming new year? What customs were connected to new year in Czech past? There were many of them and I have selected only some of them. I have used wonderful book Veselé chvíle lidu českého written by Čeněk Zíbrt - there are many of those new year's customs mentioned in this book.
New Year's Run in Czech Silesia, abt 1735.
Monday, August 8, 2016
2017 Pittsburgh CGSI Conference
Have you heard? There's going to be the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International Conference in Pittsburgh in October 2017.
And you know what? I'll be one of the speakers!
I will have two lectures - After the Roof - Surname Changes in the Czech Past and Life in Bohemia and Moravia in the 18th Century - and one workshop which will take place two times - Reading Kurrent.
So - see you there!
Monday, July 4, 2016
History of villages: Lelekovice, Moravia
Haven't done a history of villages post for a while - and as there are quite many villages still waiting on the list, I decided I should write such blog post. Anyway - if you are interested in history of some village from Bohemia, Moravia or Silesia, let me know in comments!
Sunday, March 20, 2016
The oldest log house in Bohemia? In Rtyně!
We found an interesting article on website of Czech Radio and I decided to translate it for you as I think readers of this blog would be interested in such topic.
People in Rtyně didn't know the oldest Czech log house was located there
Folk architecture is responsible for many poetic log houses all over Bohemia and Moravia. These houses are usually 100 to 150 years old. But the oldest log house in Bohemia is more than 400 years old. Short time ago, even its owners didn't know that. It's a wooden cottage in Rtyně v Podkrkonoší.
The log house in Rtyně
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Easter recipes
I mentioned in 2014 that I'll do food post from time to time. Well, the time has come and here is the first (and I hope not the only) food blog post, focused on Easter. I have three recipes for you this time - mazanec, Easter stuffing (nádivka) and egg spread.
Friday, March 11, 2016
Death notes
You probably know them. Short notes in "cause of death" column in death registries. There is often written something like "Úmrtní list z Radlic č. 21 dne 15. září 1873", "úmrtní ohledací lístek č. 15 dto 28. Januar 1836" or just a simple "č. 21". What do these notes mean? What they looked like? And can you still find them somewhere?
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Akibizarre: 4 deeply odd Akihabara otaku stores
Akihabara has a well-deserved reputation as one of the most eccentric shopping areas in Tokyo. The high density of computers and niche gadgetry chased off families and eligible women in the 1990s, giving way to a pervasive culture of 'boys being boys' in the most otaku-rich environment anywhere in the world. These too-far-gone Akihabara shopping stops prove the point.
1. Heroine Special Effects Research Center, Akihabara headquarters
The HSERC is dedicated to videos and goods that combine a love of schlocky tokusatsu 'special effects' TV shows and erotic videos. Imagine the Power Rangers as women -- women who are mercilessly beat up by bad guys. This may seem like a highly disturbing concept on which to build an entire genre of 'entertainment,' but this Akihabara shopping beacon apparently is locked in on the pulse of otaku. The chain now has several locations in Akihabara, and these same videos can be found at rental giant Tsutaya.
Next door to the cave-like hideout is Akibattle, which sells the costumes used in the making of HSERC's popular videos of cat-fighting heroines. In the same building on Kanda Myoujin Dorfor, you can also find a cluster of kinky video stores -- Heroine/Amazoness, Fetish World and Battle and Athlete.
Matsui Building B1, Soto-Kanda 4-4-9, Chiyoda-ku, tel. 03 5289 9200, www.heroinetokusatsu.jp
2. Dear Stage
Dear Stage is a performance space for Akihabara's distinct brand of singing idols. Almost every night, demure young women bounce on stage and belt out high-pitched covers of anime theme songs and 'dempa' (radio wave) music. On Friday and Saturday evenings, events can last deep into the night.
The space is cramped, splashed with neon paint and filled with otaku who launch into a frenzy of semi-coordinated dancing and chanting called 'otagei' when singers hit the stage. Literally meaning 'otaku art,' otagei is all about getting the crowd fired up and energizing the idol. Some fans tear off their shirts and flail about like burn victims. Admission runs between ¥1,500 and ¥3,000, but the show is as much about the rabid fans as the singers on stage.
Dempa Building, Soto-Kanda 3-10-9, Chiyoda-ku, tel. 03 5207 9181, moejapan.jp/dearstage
3. Akihabara Mad
Akihabara Mad is a variety shop that proudly announces it has 'captured the male heart in one building.' Its three floors house a wide selection of gadgets, weapons and pornography.
The store claims to be the first 'weapons shop' available to Akihabara shoppers. Popular items include Nazi accouterments, Batman throwing stars, spike maces, flack jackets, dildos and Bruce Lee uniforms. Dedicated otaku claim it is better to run from the police than to be caught with a bag of such embarrassing merchandise.
Also good to know: the store claims that shoplifting is punishable by death. Those who sneak pictures in the secretive store could be subject to torture and a brutal death.
Soto-Kanda 3-16-15, Chiyoda-ku, tel. 03 3251 5241, www.akiba-mad.com
4. Toranoana
Established in 1994, Toranoana is the oldest and largest doujin (fan-produced) merchandiser in Akihabara. There are two stores on Chuo Dori. Most of the traffic goes into Building A, which has dating simulator games, fan-made doujinshi software, fan-made doujinshi magazines and homemade erotic cartoons featuring famous anime characters.
Building B has the same setup, but with male-on-male yaoi anime porn and hug pillows on the second floor. Toranoana means 'tiger pit,' which is how this Akihabara shopping favorite can sometimes feel when new merchandise arrives.
Soto-Kanda 4-3-1, Chiyoda-ku, tel. 03 5294 0123, www.toranoana.jp/shop/#aki_1
Patrick W. Galbraith is the author of The Otaku Encyclopedia.


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The life of Ephram Adams: Deception
Book by: Jalen Hill
Status: Finished
Genre: Action and Adventure
Chapter1 (v.1) - Intro
My name is Ephram Adams and I'm a Nphilim. As a kid I possesed more mature feaures than most twelve year olds such as a deeper voice, gigantic feet, quckly grown facial hair, astonishing strength, and the height of a fourteen year old on steriods. During my first year of Middle School I wasthe nerdy outcast who almost always thought little of himself but, dreamt of becoming a hero or the "chosen" one. The selection of friends that I had was pretty limited, and I was shy fearing that if I even tried to be social I would somehow embarss myself in someway because I either didn't say or do the right thing. Girls I had cruhes on usually didn't feel the same nine times out of ten . I even felt like I would somehow embarss myself in fornt of my girlfriend which had ended up leading to our break up. Sometimes I regret the things I feared to do and did becaus I was so worried about what others might think that I never took the time to figure out who and what I really was or wanted to do. The best peice of advice I can give to thoe who are reading tis is don't think about what others say about you. Be yourself and... be careful who you choose to trust because I once had a friend who I trusted and turned out that friend of mine was the one who decieved me and inspired me to always keep my gaurd up.
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Puff of smoke on cold startup.
Every now and then I get a puff of white smoke she I start my 13' GC overland 5.7. It's literally just a puff at initial start up and then goes away.
It seems more like smoke then it does vapor...but I need to do one more sniff test to confirm.
It only happens after the car has been sitting for a while.
I've seen people say that this can happen on an incline but it happens to me on my perfectly level driveway.
I installed a mopar cai recently, a while (more then 6 months ago) I installed a corsa exhaust.
Anyone have experience with something like this?
Re: Puff of smoke on cold startup.
Might be to much oil due to incorrect dip stick.
Re: Puff of smoke on cold startup.
2014 Overland 5000 miles Having the same problem. Was told by dealer its not a problem. See video.:mad:
Re: Puff of smoke on cold startup.
There was a post just the other day about this problem, but it seems that it was more tied to being level when parked. There was a TSB (?) I think for certain V8 GC's and Durango's which required a different oil pan, IIRC.
Re: Puff of smoke on cold startup.
I have the same issue Rich.
Please let us know how it is resolved (if at all)
Re: Puff of smoke on cold startup.
Mine does it every so often as well. Always parked level.
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Mine does it every cold start. That is just vapor. There is some condensed water from air appears when exhaust is getting colder. When it warms up its doing like vaporizer. Particularly depends upon the weather. The stock resonators are made with a small hole to drain some condensed water. So less vapor. The others does not.
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Get the same white smoke on the odd occasion from the 6.4 hemi.
Re: Puff of smoke on cold startup.
Ok My brother's girlfriend has a 2012 V6 that was doing this very exact thing. I thought it was too much fuel being thrown on start up causing "white smoke cloud" to appear out the back. So I told him that isn't right and to take it to the dealership in which he purchased it for her. The master mechanic there said it was the fuel injectors putting too much fuel into the engine when being start up. The thing was when you turn the Key to on then to start there is supposed to be a slight delay so that this issue doesn't occur. Come to find out his jeep wasn't giving the delay. I'd take it back to your dealership and said F*** that fix my JEEP...
Also this is only if your smoke is white in color if it comes out... If it's black then it is an OIL issue...
Re: Puff of smoke on cold startup.
Lets say that smoke in blue colors means oil issues, in black thats is fuel issue (too rich air/fuel mixture or ignition issue ) and white is a vapor due to condensed water in exhaust or or leak of cooling liquid to cylinders bores.
I'd never heard about orange or green smoke😜
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Re: Puff of smoke on cold startup.
Here's the TSB. Took my '14 to the dealer and they said that they could not replicate it, I call BS, they probably didn't even put it on an incline. I'll be taking it back and showing them my video of it occuring soon.
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Bush adviser nominated for attorney-general
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White House legal counsel Alberto Gonzales, nominated today to be the next US attorney-general, is one of President George W Bush's closest advisers and has been linked to controversies including the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and the rights of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
If confirmed by the Republican-dominated Senate, Gonzales, 49, would be the first Hispanic to head the US Justice Department.
For nearly a decade Gonzales' career has been closely linked to the president.
Bush tapped Gonzales as his legal adviser in 1995 when the president was the governor of Texas. At the time Gonzales was a private lawyer and law professor at the University of Houston.
In 1997, Gonzales became Texas Secretary of State, working closely with Bush on legal issues concerning the border with Mexico and state elections.
In 1999 Bush appointed Gonzales to the Texas Supreme Court. And when Bush became president in January 2001, he named him White House legal counsel.
At the White House Gonzales has become one of Bush's closest aides, reportedly appreciated for boiling complex legal issues down to a few easily understood sentences.
Gonzales' name has also surfaced as a possible US Supreme Court nominee in the event one of the nine sitting justices dies or retires.
Although a conservative, Gonzales appears as a moderate when compared to John Ashcroft, the man he is replacing. Ashcroft openly identifies with the Christian right and became a lightning rod of criticism from opposition liberals.
Gonzales gave Bush the legal framework for asserting strong executive authority in the post-September 11 war on terror.
He also played a role in creating military tribunals to try prisoners held at the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
His detractors however point to statements on imprisoned suspected terrorists: in January 2002 for example Gonzales wrote that prisoners captured in Afghanistan in 2001 in the US-led "war on terror" were not protected by the Geneva Conventions on prisoners of war.
In an opinion piece in USA Today Gonzales wrote that the Geneva Convention grants protected prisoner of war status "on captured combatants from armed forces that fight on behalf of states that are parties to the convention and meet the convention's standards".
However "it does not confer POW status on terrorists, such as al-Qaeda, who fight on behalf of no state and seek to kill innocent civilians".
Critics say his legal counsel to Bush resulted in abuse and torture of prisoners by US forces in Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.
Born August 4 1955 in San Antonio, Texas, and raised in Houston, Gonzales is the son of a working class Mexican-American family of eight.
He served in the US Air Force from 1973 to 1975, then attended the US Air Force Academy before entering Houston's Rice University and going on to Harvard Law School.
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Venus Williams is many things to many people. To some, she's a fashion designer and aficionado of flesh-coloured knickers. To others, she's an interior designer and best-selling author.
The elder Williams is also a part-owner of the Miami Dolphins NFL franchise, and has been known to play tennis every once in a while.
However, it's recently come to Tramlines's attention that Venus has been keeping another talent a secret... until now.
Serena's big sister has been caught on tape indulging in what can best be described as 'energetic karaoke' on a cruise liner, shaking her thing to the song 'You Wouldn't Believe' by 311.
Judge Venus's enthusiastic rendition for yourselves:
Warning! The following video is not suitable for children, adults, animals, vegetables or minerals. Enjoy.
WINNER: Andy Roddick gets the Tweet of the Week gong this week for this little beauty: '"Mr roddick my mom wants your autograph. You're her 3rd favorite player". From a 9 year old at breakfast... Lie to me kid!!!'
RUNNER-UP: Laura Robson may have missed out on Tweet of the Week, but if there was a 'Don't Try This at Home' award, she'd be a shoo-in: 'I managed to fit into a washing machine. The fact that I'm proud of myself shows just how immature I am.'
WOODEN SPOON: Tramlines understands that Ivo Karlovic was rather chuffed with himself after his 7-6 6-7 6-2 victory over David Ferrer at Indian Wells, but that's no excuse for this flagrant piece of Twitter-based gloating: 'I was inspired today.' Show-off.
There's no change at the top of the rankings this week - we are in the middle of a major tournament after all - but all eyes are firmly fixed on the top three men regardless. Rafael Nadal remains proudly atop the chasing pack with a whopping 12,390 points, but the gap between second-placed Roger Federer and third-placed Novak Djokovic is a mere 165. Therefore, all Djokovic has to do to move up to second in the rankings is finish ahead of Federer at the Indian Wells Masters this week - adding yet more spice to the potential semi-final clash between the two.
A-BOG v A-BOG
Tramlines was a little harsh on A-Bog (GB) last week - deducting him a point for his Davis Cup snub - and, just like a 27-year-old, American, tennis-playing version of Dick Dastardly, A-Bog (US) has stolen a march on his bitterest rival.
A-Bog (GB) has actually had a relatively successful week. The British number six reached the second round of the prestigious(?) Bath Futures tournament on Monday, thrashing British number four Josh Milton 6-1 6-3.
To put A-Bog's achievement into context, it should be noted that Milton is a whole 14 places higher than Belgrade-born A-Bog in the world rankings. At 358.
However, A-Bog (GB)'s successful return from injury doesn't quite merit him gaining a point in the world famous A-Bog v A-Bog, as A-Bog (US) has been rather busy making waves on the other side of the Atlantic!
A-Bog (US) notched up two wins to qualify for Indian Wells - 6-0 6-2 against Stefano Ianni in the first round of qualifying and 6-4 1-6 6-3 against Frank Dancevic in the second - before falling to Lithuanian wildcard Richard Berankis in three sets in the first round of the main draw.
That's two wins to one in favour of A-Bog (US), and a well-earned point.
Standings: A-Bog (US) 22-13 A-Bog (GB) (Season standings: 2-1)
It's the moment you've all been waiting for - the Tramlines caption competition! The winner gets the chance (should they so wish) to write their very own piece for this blog, so get your thinking caps on and break out those quills.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations:
An Insider's View
by Khalil Sesmou
FAO, set up to "develop" world agriculture so as to enable the world to feed itself has disastrously failed in its task. It has ignored and even derided traditional agricultural methods and permits no internal criticism of its policy of promoting Western-style intensive farming and the export of cash crops. FAO's performance is judged on the amount of money it spends, not on
the effectiveness of its projects, it ignores the voices of the people it is supposed to be helping and it has close links with agribusiness multinationals, whose products it actively promotes. The
organization's Director-General has been much criticized by FAO staff and others for his autocratic style, and the political manoeuvring he has engaged in to ensure his re-election. A massive overhaul of FAO's basic philosophy, structure and function is urgently needed.
"It is astonishing how often and how badly development professionals have been wrong."
Robert Chambers1
The Food and Agriculture Organization was the first specialized United Nations agency to be founded after the Second World War. Officially it came into being in October 1945, a few days before the UN itself. It remains to this day the largest of the UN agencies.2
FAO currently handles something over $500 million each year in core and "extra-budgetary" funding (see Box, p.49). This is less than 10 per cent of the $5.2 billion in net official development assistance devoted to agriculture in 1987, and a very small share of the total ODAin 1987 of $39.4 billion. As of June 1989, FAO had a staff of 6483, divided roughly two-thirds to one-third between desk jobs and field work. Approximately half of the staff are employed at the Rome headquarters.
Though the following is essentially critical of FAO, the organization does a lot of good work which is insufficiently known. Its success in keeping the desert locust in check (albeit partly with toxic chemicals), its defence of plant genetic diversity and its vernacular languages programme (which brings technical literature to a wider audience), are among its many achievements which deserve recognition.
Modernizing Agriculture
FAO originated during the colonial period. As the Third World gained its independence, many in the colonial administrations left to place their "expertize" at the service of FAO. The agency's
The author is a senior FAO official. Khalil Sesmou is a pseudonym.
whole approach to development was moulded in those early days and has scarcely changed since: then, as now, the promotion of export crops and the application of modern inputs was seen as the key to agricultural development.
Although the introduction of modern techniques through the much vaunted Green Revolution (see Vandana Shiva, this issue) has arguably been a technical success, considerably increasing yields, it has proved an environmental, social and human disaster. Poor and small farmers have been systematically marginalized, the environment has been degraded, genetic diversity has been drastically eroded and the dependence of the South on the North has been increased. Even within FAO itself, voices of concern could be heard as early as the 1960s. By the mid-1970s, the criticism was out in the open, with a report from the UN's own Research Institute for Social Development highlighting some of the many problems.3
At the time, dissent was accepted and even allowed to flourish. Today, however, staff contest the official wisdom at their peril, and FAO remains committed to modernizing agriculture along the lines of the Green Revolution while disparaging traditional agricultural practices as out-moded and unproductive. One report notes:
"Many low-external input systems [i.e. those using fertilizer, seed etc. produced on the farm, instead of being bought] available for the tropics and sub-tropics cannot produce the required output levels or match the net producer returns of the high-input systems they would have to replace."4
This statement is not backed up by any supporting evidence. On the contrary, study after study reveals the farming systems being swept aside by FAO's modernization policies to be efficient and productive and well suited to their specific social and ecological contexts (see pp.93-106). Nevertheless, throughout its 45 years,
The Ecologist, Vol. 21, No. 2, March/April 1991


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By Michael Avallone
Sports Columnist
Mother Nature still says it's summer, but the calendar is definitely tipping in fall's favor. With that in mind, the New York Giants and New York Jets hit the gridiron on Sunday to open the 2005 NFL season.
Big Blue had the honor of hosting the Arizona Cardinals and old friend Kurt Warner while Gang Green took their Super Bowl hopes to the Midwest to face the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Jets seemed ill-prepared and out-of-sync for their first game of the year, collecting only a late-fourth quarter touchdown to avoid the embarrassment of getting shutout by the Chiefs. Kansas City rolled to a 27-0 bulge before backup QB Jay Fiedler pushed Gang Green into the endzone with 1:35 to go. At the Meadowlands, the Giants played a horrendous first half against the visiting Cardinals, and entered the intermission trailing by six. But a huge third quarter – highlighted by special teams – thrust New York to largest point total since December 22, 2002.
A few tidbits from each game:
The Giants' opening-day record is 46-30-5, including a 6-1 mark against the Cardinals on opening day. Their only loss came during the 1961 opener.
The 42-19 pasting was their highest opening-day total since Sept. 19, 1971, when they defeated the Packers in Green Bay, 42-40.
The 23-point margin of victory was Big Blue's largest since a 37-7 victory over Dallas on December 15, 2002.
After scoring just a touchdown during the first half, New York exploded for 35 points following the intermission — The Giants scored 35 points in the second half, their highest total in any half since they scored 35 points in the first two quarters at Houston on Dec. 8, 1985.
Six different players scored touchdowns for the Giants – RB Tiki Barber, RB Brandon Jacobs, TE Jeremy Shockey, WR Plaxico Burress, KR Willie Ponder and PR Chad Morton.
The Cardinals finished with 31 net rushing yards, the lowest total by a Giants opponent since the Redskins ran for 29 yards on December 3, 2000.
Morton's punt return touchdown was the Giants' since Barber ran back an 85-yarder against Dallas on Oct. 18, 1999, 91 regular season games ago.
Ponder's kickoff return (98 yards) as well as Morton's punt return (69 yards) TDs marked the first time the Giants tallied both in the same game since Oct. 30, 1955 at Washington.
QB Eli Manning's opening-drive TD pass to Shockey was the longest of his brief career, surpassing a 15-yard strike last season.
P Jeff Feagles has now punted more times than any player in NFL history, tallying six on Sunday to pass former Giant Sean Landeta. Feagles' total now stands at 1,370.
WR Amani Toomer did not catch a pass, ending his streak of consecutive games played with at least one reception at 98. The last time Toomer played and did not catch a pass was December 6, 1998 – also against the Cardinals.
Next weeks game against the New Orleans Saints – originally scheduled in the Big Easy before Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast – will be played at the Meadowlands instead as part of a Monday night doubleheader of sorts. With the Saints (1-0) coming off an emotional opening day win at Carolina, the Giants (1-0) will have their hands full with a team intent on lifting a fallen region on its back.
TE Chris Baker, made his first career start with the Jets one to remember, grabbing seven balls for 124 yards, including a 23-yard TD pass with just over a minute to play in the game It was the first 100-yard receiving day by a Jets tight end since Johnny Mitchell turned the trick against New England in December, 1995..
Rookie KR Justin Miller impressed Gang Green in his debut, averaging 30.3 yards on six kickoff returns, including a 50-yarder at the end of the first half.
QB Chad Pennington completed five of his six first quarter passes for 65 yards, but things would only get worse from there. Pennington fumbled a career-high six times, losing three. The Jets quarterback fumbled only four times in 13 games last year.
New CB Ty Law prevented further damage when he picked off his first pass as a Jet on a third quarter endzone attempt.
Rookie K Mike Nugent might want to forget his first NFL field goal attempt. The youngster slipped on a 28-yard try early in the third allowing the Chiefs to block his first professional kick.
While the 27-7 loss was ugly, maybe it shouldn't have been unexpected. An offseason of change produced 18 new players on the current New York roster. A whopping 35% of them were not with the team in 2004. C Kevin Mawae made his 172 straight regular season start (his 113th with the Jets), which is the longest streak among active NFL centers.
WR Wayne Chrebet (568) had three receptions and passed former San Francisco 49ers RB Roger Craig (566) into 51 st on the all-time receptions list. The Hofstra product needs just two more to pass Chicago Bear WR Mark Carrier for 50th.
P Ben Graham became the oldest rookie to ever start a season in the NFL at the tender age of 31. He averaged 44.3 yards on three punts, including a 51-yard boot.
Head Coach Herm Edwards, now beginning his fifth season as the head coach of the Jets, owns a 35-26 record as the skipper of the Gang Green. The 35 wins represent the fourth-most victories among head coaches in team history. With five more wins, Edwards will pass Walt Michaels (39) for third in Jets history.
If you're the Jets (0-1), forgetting about Week 1 would be the best way to prepare for Week 2. Nick Saban and his 1-0 Miami Dolphins will invade the Meadowlands for game two of the season on Sunday. Miami is coming off an impressive 34-10 victory against the Denver Broncos, so it will be interesting to see how Gang Green bounces back from such a poor showing in an important, early-season matchup.


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Grounded grid stage in guitar amp
I'm trying to figure out the effect of the grounded grid (effects return) stage in the soldano super lead 60 schematic I found at EL34world.com.
Also, the following triode is a puzzle. It has a 100k resistor on both anode & cathode with grid connected to previous grounded grid anode at B+.
What happens in these 2 triodes as they overload?
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Here is a pdf of the schematic. V3 a&b have me intrigued.
That can't be correct I believe. It would put dc on the effect return from the cathode side of R18. I suspect a schematic switcharoo. Not an official one right?
I agree about the DC, and more, I guarantee that schematic is wrong. Even if the return were meant to be a "cathode input" the plate goes directly to B+ and so there's no signal going to the grid ofV3b.
Now I see the disclaimer about accuracy in the lower left corner.
If there's a forum at that site, ask there. Someone may have a corrected version of the schematic.
Either a deliberate spoiler, or very clumsy reverse engineering. V3a grid and cathode have been swapped, and R21 should be in V3a anode not V3b anode.
So soldano doesn't have a magic grounded grid stage. Can a gg be overdriven? What would that look like? Wouldn't have grid current limiting.
Ever been used in a guitar amp?
You could certainly overload gg just as with any configuration, I don't know as it would make any difference or not?.
Yes, a gg stage can be overdriven. I presume it would cause signal clipping.
My guess is that gg has never been used in a guitar amp, except possibly by accident - someone blindly copying a bad case of reverse engineering?
Look at the parts. Someone confused the two triodes. R21 and R19 belong to the left triode, plate and cathode. R18 and return signal go to the grid, not cathode. SO the right triode plate goes to B+. And step back and you have a VERY conventional gain stage with 1 meg grid return, a 1k cathode and 100k plate load. Plate direct coupled to VERY conventional cathode follower driving the tone stack.
What is drawn there is totally a fiction, born of error on the drawer.
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Need Gun Information? Ask a Firearms Expert for Answers ASAP
What is a Colt Python 357 magnum worth nickel plated serial #kk37777 in new condition?
The Python is considered the "Cadillac" of the Colt revolvers. It was originally designed to be a large frame 38 Special Target gun, but just be introduction in 1955 the management at Colt decided to chamber it for the 357 Magnum. It is a hand fit double action revolver that was offered with a 2.5", 3", 4", 6", or 8" barrel. The 3" is extremely rare. Available finishes were Royal Blue, Nickel Plated, Matte Stainless and Ultimate High polished Stainless. The Python was a catalog item until 1996. From 1996 to 2006 it was a Custom Shop gun. The demand for the Python is extremely high and sale prices of over $2000 are common. The current Blue Book values for a nickel plated gun are:
Add 20% for new in the box condition
Add 35% for satin finish nickel instead of polished nickel.
Add 20% to 25% for retail values.
I hope this helps you,
When I bought the revolver, I had the owner of the gun store check out the condition. He said it had only been used possibly by Colt because every other chamber had been used, most likely once.Does that change the value of the revolver?
If you purchased it new and have not fired it, then it would be 100%. Slight use, less than a box of ammo can be 98%. Remember the books are a guideline and demand for a certain firearm can raise the price by huge amounts. A Python with a book value of $1200 may sell on one of the auction sites for $1800 to $2000. They were the best double action revolver made by Colt and are no longer made. The demand drives the prices way up.
It is close to impossible to tell what chamber has been used on a gun. Remember that some one trying to sell you something will tell you just about anything to make the sale. He may be correct in that it was test fired, but they would not load every other cylinder.A thorough cleaning like I do on guns that come in and you can not tell the difference from one chamber to the next. I can make a 30 year old gun look like it just came from the factory and I'm sure there are others who can do the same. The one sign of use that can not be hidden on a revolver is the drag line from the cylinder lock. It is normal for a gun, even those just cycled to check function to show the line around the cylinder. It should be extremely faint on a gun that has not been used. If you can supply a few pictures including a close up of the cylinder on the outside and both ends I will be happy to give my opinion on the condition. You can upload them by using the paperclip icon on the toolbar.


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Hawke's Bay kayakers Ben Bennett and Ryan Welch both won titles at the national marathon championships on Porirua Harbour in Wellington during the weekend.
Bennett competed in the 55plus masters K1 section over 24km which included six portage sections. Bennett's winning time of 2hrs4m was the fastest for all masters age groups.
"I was pretty keen to beat Keith Alderson, my K2 partner at the world champs last year and the current world titleholder for the 55+ age group. Keith got the better of me on the portages last year, so I have been working hard on my portage skills for the last couple of months and that really paid off," Bennett said.
Welch damaged his rudder during the first portage, after being in a handy position in the leading bunch of four, in the open men's race. He got dropped off the leading pod and also the following bunch, while straightening out his rudder, and finished his 28 km race in ninth place with a time of 2hrs25m.
Welch is capable of a much better result so it was a disappointing race for him.
However, it was payback time for Welch the following day. He raced in the open men's K2 12km three portage race with Sam Newlands from the Bay of Plenty club.
They lead the charge from the gun, but not without three other crews sitting on their wash and continuously challenging for the lead and making for a fast and furious pace throughout the race.
Welch and Newlands both gained a lot of experience at last year's world champs in Singapore, and executed some slick portage sections to win in a time of 52m03s, one second clear from the Waitara pairing of Paul Randall and Adam Fraser.


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