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Mike Reiss joins Mut and Lou to preview the Patriots upcoming game against Miami, the first meeting between the two AFC East rivals this season. Reiss explains how Brady and a sans-Gronk offense will fair against the Dolphin's 3rd down and red zone defense. He also assesses the Patriots defense given Cunningham and Jones's absence.
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Butler and ID three point seven WEEI every Friday at this time we take your phone calls from Mike -- patriots beat writer. For ESP a boston.com -- conversation -- Mike -- brought to you by K and the official Franken sausage. Other England patriots we talked to Mike on his way home from. New York New Jersey last week and it's on to Miami this week and we'll start with this question because I see. Tedy Bruschi wants to take credit for hat and T shirt game Mike. Do the patriots still -- and that is the idea of this being a divisional game hat and T -- beaten daycare business is still resonate without Tedy Bruschi and -- locker room. Our minds you know I'm from the one thing that they have bigger goals but this is the first goal I think that's sort of how I would sum it up but. We need that sort of downplayed a distant Kabul to the point of ignore that I observed in a few guys that says he had to be great to get. Think it speaks to where art and raised here in New England you know I growing -- and what they actually east title but -- to be a good deal. -- it's sort of say they do it all the time was nine of the last eleven. So I think it's sort of the expectations have been raised a little bit higher. Possibly have a track team within your division. Our our group opened the owner group and are likely to look the schedule -- cut it from that. Let -- -- it's cool that they don't really have names under Belichick because of the way they approached it and I don't think you can look at any team blue and -- like that it could be that if we don't play arguments to look at my -- like Pete which will be thinking what are. Code here but what does Miami do well their third in the league in the red zone defense. Haven't in the league and third down on defense so okay if they stop in the red zone and and the two -- and durable and that you can't extend drives them. Are you might find yourself panicking here on the road and you're no stranger than that have been we've all seen it before. -- agent -- initially but I think that in respect from the fact that -- they don't the other team has constraints that could be. We're talking patriots and dolphins Mike -- -- PM Boston your phone calls throughout Justin. In New Hampshire joins us 6177797937. Go -- just. But stronger or it's up there is a much a real quick question and Utley on -- -- simple and that duke. The next or game the patriots where guys that are the backed up to you -- be. And so -- -- record any indication at them out picked on so streamline. It shot on all the way I was just curious no we're not recruiting game and. Mike can you look at the next form project what that means the playoffs. App will absolutely look I think I actually think they're gonna run the -- like seven at the bye week and distinct that the way they're playing. I like them and LA they're better than the dolphins station in the Balkans and and you come home. You play Houston ineptitude continue that certainly respect from the Beijing and from very good -- the -- going to be there. Straight road game on Monday night. It's the patriots at home -- you get the short turnaround against the 49 apoplectic that we're not from brutally tough game but again the pot hole. Fiscal coming across the country he missed you conditions are like the patriots there and and I think. It's sort of sweep it up at the end against Jacksonville or Miami so look at that number on the table and -- -- -- -- and it's important. Will be the -- third straight year they've run the table here in the second half of the year in the -- disagree with you guys that and the caller maybe Mike that. It's an indicator of the playoffs if you tell with eagle three and two. And you lose a couple of close games in Houston San Fran but everybody's healthy. Are you really feel -- out about the patriots you don't -- five and oh and one other key players go down whether it's radio Welker a big -- -- -- -- again. I feel differently forget the record is -- about health. I think helped with a huge part of that not I don't even I'm not even sure like you need to buy anymore you know -- I think you want it and in what. What we've seen from the giants it's your point you just want to sort of get the health what is. Are playing well even first round of the playoffs for a minute -- Matter where you know you want to play your best but thanks in recent giant -- -- in what in the asking the that your -- They sneak into the playoffs and then they make a run and a lot of it is about the -- When you're playing in the playoffs and out of their strengths. Sort of match up against your weaknesses so. Looking -- will help or you're right button to help would be huge part of it I think about the diet and you know one reason you want it is that factors like gronkowski. If it's getting them back you know right before the playoffs are an extra week would help a little bit but there in front of you had in -- -- -- For me being -- the -- -- you if you are you know if we are planning. You're gonna get that the wins you know you don't get the buy -- don't want the week. Well -- -- have a good point too because exceed all of this year when he came off of that by week and everybody thought the dog you know latest. League great London again they're gonna come on here in the gonna absolutely role against the Buffalo Bills. And they don't look so sharp about -- -- civil maybe it's. You know what to expect from this young football team it's a young team coming off -- -- by and you wonder. Is this because -- teams may be so young if you wanna buy -- want to keep playing. Want and I like the whip some up Lou and I sort of feel like it went a long way -- -- maybe it made it sound like that contradicted myself that look. If you can get them by it's probably preferred because -- the whole health factor and give the team the choice all almost both LTQ. Is it now is it mandatory to get where you need to I don't think it is indeed that's where it might own a little bit -- yes respect. Public where we help wires coming into the weekend and a tailor Jones again. Not out there it seems Mankins not out there how serious is this tailor Jones injured. Not my sense is not that cheered as -- and it -- talked about the last four weeks. It not I think Belichick's sort of course that whole short term vs one term if like this with the playoffs. Right now with chipped -- and -- the -- might again. Would be yes but it's not the playoffs you're thinking bigger picture here so. You probably think about for -- for -- I don't think it's inventing or we won't see them again. Before you know rested regulars then. People you've seen around here around the facility like he's on crutches or things like that so. I don't think it's anything major and -- that you're surprised that we don't know about in terms of I'll make in Denver coach yet but we're still a few weeks away on both those guys that would seem different there. -- elect lot depict there with this game like -- of ESPN Boston. Is joining us where it's a quick break we'll get like -- a better -- spot and get the more your phone calls at 61777979837. Is the phone number your calls and Mike recent 617. 77979837. Including the question out those AFC teams we talked about during the playoff -- with the patriots as of right now five weeks ago. Who's the biggest opponent but the patriots on the way to a Super Bowl potential Super Bowl that with Mike -- next. I'm serious for every player on our roster. Practice per prepare -- and period ago. Well when. Oudin played more and more last week it's a jets and so did some good things. Who men's play. Kind of his role fairly. Consistently. You know through a few games now. You know Shankland. It was the spotted in little bit last couple weeks. Bill Belichick talking about. Injuries and gronkowski and tight end over their Gillette today but -- 937. Doesn't always give you a lot to work with Mike. Over there. Got really hot how do you party do you you're you're reading people's minds I mean you're trying to read between lies the psychic that's never says a damn thing. They can't make it easy. Lou it's sad news -- -- -- to what you were just talking about that's slightly bowed out because. You -- what the titans right and so all week last week we're seeing how the doughnut I just without gronkowski in the all of our series. And what do they do. It just put the -- -- open there and just said hey you do what gronkowski did and no one would think twice about it but that was the player that was healthy scratch. The week before -- and some neat. That's what's fascinating about it take away the fact that built market to keep it that much to work with. What other team in the league has a healthy scratch one week and so far right you're the guy to replace our approach to the next is just. -- reflective of -- actually be a little bit of the way they configure it. That full team approach it's like one week we're gonna rely on the skies the next week it's this guy and it's sort of makes for all 53 man roster ever went through in part. And with that in mind you know because now with with Cunningham serving a four game suspension Chandler Jones not out there. You would think that they were altered maybe give more beat 34 look for the most part which have done recently anyways but. They probably won't right and just beat France is maybe it's -- Beckett I don't know active who -- Yeah but -- thought would be Trevor Scott would be the next guy and that if your guy that unless option and from the Oakland Raiders and I go back to the first they can't lose that first hit training camp and when you look at but first you get this until then it was. Trevor Scott on the left side and Rob Ninkovich on the right and then we forget what happened with Ninkovich. Had a slight injury that put about for a couple days the -- -- -- Jones since. And the next thing you know that's true and don't spot he's never given it up from them Yanukovich came back. You -- -- -- -- this is a guy Trevor Scott when they started training camp they had a pencil editor top guys I think he would be the one. I'd look to to possibly got replaced the Jones coming forward here. I your calls them like Greece would be ESPN Boston 61777979837. As the number -- in Walpole joins the conversation I Russ. Hi guys I don't I don't like. Here -- to -- your. Could you talk to you haven't -- -- -- I have a question you about the offensive line and dot. What are your thoughts on how markets can and so they last week. -- I thought he -- Get a great job the fact that we haven't you know we didn't really hear from them at all and you remember what a topic of discussion that was because. You really look like he's struggled in the pre season I think in -- forward to this week. Cameron Wake against markets candidate if that happens we know Ballmer was back at practice limited. On Thursday but if -- it -- Annenberg wake up and that's going to be a key matchup. To watch some. -- -- -- -- Yeah but one that I wanted out like you guys were talking about earlier. About that. The difference between having a body and and being healthy all the way it broke. To be honest with you I know that that's not crazy but I would rather -- the body. And have an injury or two because I think. I think it's too I think it's too difficult to -- we get another job done that a couple -- but for -- I'd rather have the -- I understand the rest of that sort I feel the same way it into the betrayed them and -- that -- but I guess. I thought isn't it it was a slam dunk five years ago I think now you could almost make a case. For both sides and have a pretty strong. Well the 49ers committed a couple weeks what guy scares you more is a Capra knickers and Alex Smith depending on who's the quarterback. My actually asked her not only it's only just because about upside there I -- -- -- and from the start of the year instead. As good as the 49ers played defense. -- -- -- -- -- and you know to keep up with the patriots with Alex Smith at quarterback I -- can't predict who admittedly I haven't seen a lot of my flight I can't really say this. Back convincingly. That spotted there's a reason he was as you know. He would get no because that is upside there so I think they have a better chance to keep up with the patriots and quarterback. Yeah I mean I I grew heated discussion before and I I don't like the move. I don't think it was necessary. I think it's a risk and it's it's ought to asking young quarterback to -- open it up not just -- the football and I -- -- as well it not electable because public he said it's leveled against Michael Vick. Right it's always there like -- blow up game is always there the trouble is always there but a look at Alex Smith at 7% completion rate. If he's in open downfield and not make mistakes keep -- the arguable point. Yes you could -- and I. You know -- -- -- raised from you know the application or when you build the team and and you get these like. Defining moments at the leaders you know the coach -- you make a decision -- -- wants to go with heparin at some point and here's the opening and he says you know what. I'm gonna go at it now instead of waiting until training camp next year may be when it's still lingering around. So I think that's yeah that's what fascinates you most about that situation with them this. And they -- decision right now like you you obviously. You know what it that closely and thought about it. Of all the ramifications because it's not just the short term decision it's a long term decision that. You're never going back Alex Smith now and that's not just this year -- next year as well so certainly. The most compelling story to me over the last week Indians themselves. I'll mikes and the like with a question about defensive back with Mike. They don't ignore it might start won a challenge and I'm not that that's who thought to have an iron play and about a lot couple weeks. Actually there and a little better and coordinate all we underestimated. So reached retribution Caribbean bringing a little bit swagger. Are put up with a -- building and the people are all. -- The liquid relax we are -- plan are even more upbeat -- that it's a continual who are you think Atlantic market trapped. Yeah it might be -- -- rubble trapped and I don't. I I understand that that Gupta to -- in coming up next I just don't really think this team you know has trapped in the way they approached and been. And transferred to leave. I think the biggest thing I'm not social maturity of about swagger that is what it allows you do with McCord you know on the court to keep them at safety now because you have. An incident your console which. At that left cornerback -- you sort of solidified its spot with a presence I think initially he was obviously getting his legs under a minute spurt scheme against the colts. Didn't play the whole game -- game against the jets he had been for every play but once I think that's a good sign going forward. -- -- I liked him when you look at too is it too -- -- listen I like affected Houston Sanford coming attempts at thought last year in the second half. They played well they played -- back -- quarterbacks maybe some bad teams and have a nice little test here. Born out of that game on Thursday -- so I was probably the most aggressive. Defense I've seen you know deep backs in coverage hard hitting how much do you put on on to lead maybe to bring you will but that's swagger and solidifying. Yeah well I -- -- I think he definitely helped I think he's probably their best cover guy who -- and that's that's helped get something you know that they went to the outside you bring your guy and then. Immediately competent you're number one quarterbacks so I definitely think he's a good addition I get from me. I wanna -- a little bit more only in the sense -- You know last week it was Mark Sanchez and and you know it's going to be a different story against some of the better teams and quarterbacks. I Gary's in Upton with a question about wide receiver go head -- And like -- Annan. Entered the market. Quick question Brandon Lloyd. You know indictment very are really connecting all that much. And just wondering if you think -- break it up -- gear it -- to able to get the ball. But it on the entire right well and you know you can like overthrow it sometimes -- not -- -- And we talked about this a couple weeks ago and that's the idea that maybe you know it it hasn't always knew between gradient -- sometimes it's almost like grinding years. But I actually think it's it's been unsuccessful -- -- our expectations. Were a little too high when he talked about it outside receiver that stretched the field and they're not connecting. On the long -- -- leads the way the patriots play offense what more does help them do is -- sort of a balance out the field he he's not a presence. On the outside part in the field that the defense is. Have to respect that that's a little bit up and down I think at first jet skiing and probably the low points but he certainly to -- on. Enough good things based on the salary that China or so warm that China I'm not so much success. You know it's it's to -- -- in the debris in the low inning think projections right at me probably a pace for seven catches a hundred yards -- that you know it's probably got a what you thought maybe I'd have more than three touchdowns and pace for maybe five but. Kind of in that same areas and. Yeah it should I tell -- it's about what we are in and media comes back against those expectations that trickle down effect to it. You know let's look at the playtime numbers -- he's played more than any any other receivers so it's helped to bring Welker numbers sound a little bit to preserve him. So again I think you talk to a different type receivers if you look at Welker and adult and they are probably more similar. -- -- Lloyd gives you a presence that you need to sort of round out your receipt. -- get John that you asked the question on ESP a boston.com this week who's the toughest opponent for the patriots and AFC I'll change around a little bit. If I could pick one team the patriots don't have to face and route to a suitable for BAC to Denver Broncos Peyton Manning. Von Miller they scare the crap out of me you could pick one team the patriots would avoid their best success what's that may have CTB wanna avoid. I'm with you but I'm I'm taking the Broncos gonna cut the Peyton Manning and I'll I'll say it like this I mean I'm any other team in the AFC the team I'm picking as the patriot so let's argue that context. But it's -- the -- and then after he's the one guy that I think. Can control looking at that position. And can really change the dynamics of the struggle with the Broncos as well. Mike as always appreciate the time enjoy Miami this week and we'll talk you next week. My Mike -- joining us here on the program -- every single Friday. At 1230. Not fair tire presents on a roll how about the -- with defense and special teams the last two games the defense has forced nine turnovers. About the special teams they've scored five touchdowns on -- -- is brought to you by town fair tire for the best prices on tires nobody does like town fair tire. Nobody. Let's clear the lines here for those who waiting on hold talked to Mike Reese we appreciate it but it's time to talk Tennessee. The Memphis question when Michael savvy I will -- a fantasy question they can stay on hold because -- -- -- joins us and -- -- dot com. And the NFL network every single week at -- time 1 o'clock and he takes your phone call 6177797937. 61777979837. Roster question playoff time right suddenly except laughter -- -- league with -- of only the playoffs right now. Week thirteen we got to start we gonna sit what are you gonna do Michael Abby I'll enters your fantasy questions your phone calls next.


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Old fashioned looking place with a small but interesting enough tap selection when visited and a decent sized terrace out by the canal. We were probably lucky to find a couple of new ticks on tap but still a nice place for a sunny day in Leiden.
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Decent place with a big terrace outside. Small selection of beers but they had 2 tap ticks for me.
TrefwoordPunk (12) Leiden, Netherlands | September 14, 2013
I like this pub, especially their terrace is one of my favourite places in Leiden on a nice day. Their selection of beers isnt special, I uasually just drink coffe when I visit this place.
KyotoLefty (713) Kyoto, Japan | August 14, 2013
Ambiance score is for sitting by the canal on a sunny day. Not so great inside. PRetty average selection of beers, but there is always something I want to try. Not so great for ticking, but a cool place to sit outside and chill.
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Located at the canals of Leiden, this is a nice and small coffee-bar like cafe. Old interior. Not the largest selection, but several rotating taps. Nice ambiance for a lazy saturday afternoon.
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In the middle of Leiden, situated together with many terrace boats and surrounded by the farmers market. Not a real beer bar really good although agreeably with a higher chance of finding something decent than at the neighbours. Dont expect much here in terms of rare or unknown beers, but with a decent tap from time to time and a fine outside terrace its as good as it gets in Leiden I suppose, if you want to sit outside.
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Why are they not building more gas refineries in the U.S. Black Blade?
I watched a good show on the refineries.
The final test was a guy taking a jar of the refined gas, got on his bicycle and rode too the lab, too test the stuff.
Honest too God. Kind of funny..
Hell. We have some damn good Moonshiners down here in the swamps..
Give them swamp boys a license and tell them too cut the stuff too about 95 octane..
They could supply the whole state of Florida, for a buck a gallon.
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Just remember guys, the AFL-CIO runs the trucking industry and it leader is as close to a Communist as the O-bomb is as a Socialist. Unfortunately those Union ass wipes could stop commerce in the U.S. as easily as the French govt. workers go on strike. Any time they find it convenient.
"The two enemies of the people are criminals and goverment, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so that the second will not become the legal version of the first" ~ Thomas Jefferson
I'm a driver,non-union-I'll just keep on truckin', only with an ak. I know many drivers who arent union who make good money, so dont worry-we'll keep on rolling no matter what the AFL-CIO does.
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But are you able too pass on some of these insane fuel prices you guys are paying?
Tires= Petroleum $$$..
Food prices in the stores are going insane..
Trucks and trains keep this country alive..
My buddy tried trucking, after being out of it for 30 years.
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According to NPR on the drive home last night, OPEC stated that there is a reserve of oil for the first time in 2 years (I guess they hit a threshold to announce it). This surplus reserve is due to an increase in production and DESPITE the Iranian emabargo (huge supplier) the reserve still exists.
So in other words the world has produced more oil WITHOUT Iran and has reached a 2-year high of supply.
DOes this mean cheaper gas prices? HELL NO - they stated that the Iran situation is driving speculation for higher gas prices. So in other words the world expects Iran to get invaded/bombed/whatever and that is keeping the gas prices high.
And since those financial wizards who budget and forecast how much the businesses are supposed to make every year couldn't possibly see how the gas companies could reduce their earnings (and thus lower profits) then the price of gas must be raised to maintain that income. The bottom line must be maintained after all!
All this paranoia thinking is the reason gas prices are higher. Period. I've read on websites about the diesel fuel "weakness" to our infrastructure, and to be simplistic, it is alarmist thinking. The Machine is simply too big to stop in the way that is claimed could happen. The US has a ***HUGE*** supply of gasoline... guess what... they keep it for just such an emergency!
Besides, the assumptions made overlook the local supply chains that aren't dependent upon diesel to run. In a really small example, think of your farmer's market. LOCAL producers selling to LOCAL people. Now think about that example being applied to the country.
Another reason is that diesel doesn't necessarily have to be PETROLEUM based. Diesel needs "oil" of some kind. Peanut oil, waste cooking oil, etc. I'm a big fan of biodiesel because it would make the US farmers the new oil barons of the country. However it doesn't seem to want to catch on in the US for some reason. Probably because there is too much money yet to be made in foreign oil. However biodeisel could supplement the existing diesel supplies in an emergency to stretch the supply even further if the biodiesel production could be increased.
Geez I didn't mean to type all this up... that oil reserve thing in the news last night really pissed me off when I got to thinking how the oil companies have us over the barrel and are robbing us of our money every time we hit the pumps just so their companies can remain profitable. I have to "pay" $20 every day just to go to work when I think about it.
There ain't no oil shortage that will affect "just in time" inventories to worry about - its all about the money!!!! PISSED!
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hcp hit the nail on the head, no oil shortage, one of the main reasons gas costs so much is because the dollar is going down. Look at things that never lose value, oil, gold, silver etc. They are still within the same price difference as each other (percentage wise, or margin of value), they are all going up because the dollar is worth less or worthless.
And another thing with this "shortage" crap, just in the US, we have enough to last us (our needs) for at least 150 years that we know about.
Alternate fuels is a way to go for a lot of vehicles, there's a lot of cities converting their diesel engines over to natural gas, and it makes sense to have a vehicle that travels short distances to use this type of fuel.
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I'll take a wild guess that most of the young women athletes playing collegiate-level basketball or lacrosse or soccer or softball are unaware of the reasons why many older advocates for women's sports are mourning Ted Stevens today. Outside of the Alaskans who are remembering this towering figure of Alaskan politics, killed in a plane crash earlier this week, I suspect that few Americans beyond the Beltway know anything about his legacy in amateur sports generally and women's sports in particular.
In fact, Senator Ted Stevens was the principal sponsor and lifelong advocate of Title IX, the 1972 law that mandated equality of opportunity for girls and women in education. While Title IX's mandate goes well beyond the locker room and playing field, in fact, the most dramatic impact of the law occured in collegiate women's sports. Title IX made it possible for succeeding generations of women athletes to excel and dominate sports in ways previously deemed impossible. From the championship women's basketball program at Maryland to the Washington Mystics to Mia Hamm and the professional women's soccer league, to Danica Patrick driving at Indy to the women's Olympic ice hockey champs, the success of women's sports during the last three decades is a direct result of Title IX.
I first met Senator Stevens at a gathering sponsored by the Women's Sports Foundation on Capitol Hill. I had not realized his large role in protecting equal rights for women in sports, but as I listened to his talk that afternoon, I realized his impact. In an extended way, without Stevens' advocacy for Title IX, we would not have the Trinity Center for Women and Girls in Sports! We created the Trinity Center with the help and inspiration of the Women's Sports Foundation, an education and advocacy organization founded by the great Billie Jean King in 1974, shortly after the passage of Title IX.
When we were developing the case statement for the Trinity Center, I often recalled my own pre-Title IX basketball playing days. When I was a Trinity student, our "gym" was the basement of Notre Dame Chapel with its low ceiling and pillars marking the sidelines; we had to put our foot against the wall to be out of bounds. We played some weird-looking ball down there, but our style was not so different from the other women's teams with whom we competed. I remember going out to the University of Maryland where the Lady Terps played in similarly awful conditions — they also knew how to put their foot against the wall to be out-of-bounds.
But after 1972, the Lady Terps went to the bright lights and dazzling playing floor of the men's arena; Trinity's teams, however, kept playing under the Chapel. Title IX created remarkable differences in opportunities for women at coeducational universities; women's colleges, however, were exempt from the legislation and we made a serious mistake for many years in thinking that was a good idea. Failing to compete with the changes required by law in coeducational settings was a blow for many women's colleges, Trinity included.
Creating the Trinity Center was one of many steps that Trinity started taking early in the 21st Century to get our facilities and programs onto a more level playing field with coeducational institutions. A competitive women's college cannot use mission as an excuse — we must be competitive with contemporary standards in higher education, and those standards are established by large coeducational universities, often public institutions.
Of course, our funding is very different, so Trinity still faces huge challenges in making our campus equal in every way to any other modern university campus. We are now planning an exciting new Academic Center that will provide state-of-the-art facilities for our academic programs in the same way that the Trinity Center has propelled our sports and fitness programs. Unlike the public universities that can build such facilities with appropriations, however, Trinity will have to raise a great deal of private money to make the vision a reality. We can do it, and we will do it, because we have proven Trinity's worth and value repeatedly.
In an ironic way, Trinity's booming enrollment and ambitious plans for the future today have roots in Title IX, and while it took us a little longer than other institutions to begin our building boom, we are on the way. We can offer a small note of thanks in memory of Senator Stevens for being part of the movement that has propelled the revitalization of Trinity's campus.


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Anomalies in the salary scales
Malta's salary scales have become controversial, to say the least. Traditionally, within the public sphere, the senior heads of the civil service and the members of the judiciary were among the best paid.
Over the last couple of decades, however, we have experienced a rapid increase in the number of senior public officers who no longer necessarily form part of the civil service. These new posts are the result of the introduction of the various innovative public entities and regulatory authorities that have been steadily mushrooming since Malta joined the European Union. These, though akin to the customary government departments, surprisingly do not fall within the ambit of the salaries awarded to civil servants. The disparity in these economic arrangements is, as a result, giving rise to certain discontent.
It is no secret that the earnings of CEOs and people in top management posts at these new authorities by far outweigh those of the members of the judiciary and the civil service and this, to me, does not seem justified.
Lately, particular statistics caught my attention. I was literally astounded by what I read. It transpires, for example, that the chairman of the Malta Environmental and Planning Authority earns, believe it or not, more than double the pay of the Chief Justice who occupies the third highest ranking position on the island. Similarly, he earns more than two and a half times what is paid to the Attorney General and permanent secretaries, who occupy the top posts within the civil service.
Senior officers of this same entity (Mepa) are similarly awarded a financial package by far more lucrative than that offered to judges and to the more senior heads of departments. This, to me, is unmerited. Amazingly, some of these high-flyers are actually earning more income than our head of state himself. All this is naturally raising eyebrows.
On the other hand, and contrary to this trend, government ministers have definitely taken advantage of upgrading their own financial package. To justify this, the government points to the income being generated by the above-mentioned public officials but such comparisons seem only suitable with regard to the Executive and this seems unjust.
As we are all only too aware, in this legislature, the government made arrangements to raise significantly the remuneration of Cabinet ministers to the extent that, today, they are earning close to double what they used to get in the past. No similar immediate initiative was however taken to bring in line senior civil servants and members of the judiciary. All this is somewhat unnerving.
As the opposition member responsible for justice, I have, as expected, been persistently approached by various members of the Bench who have clearly pointed out their dissatisfaction with such a situation. Notwithstanding their position in Malta's hierarchy, the Bench has commenced a nosedive in terms of salary scales within the government service. It is to be appreciated that, in order to have a strong and efficient judiciary, we have to entice the best legal brains available. Surely, the financial package being offered nowadays is far from attractive in this regard.
Furthermore, judges lament the way their pensions are computed. Due to this, it has become customary for judges approaching retirement age to endeavour to seek ulterior public positions after leaving the Bench. In truth, this tendency, justly or otherwise, diminishes their independence, especially in litigation involving the Administration or highly polarised cases.
On account of all this, we have lately read how two prominent judges, on attaining retirement age, raised the issue of the mandatory pensionable age of 65. They actually felt obliged to suggest that this should be extended for a few more years to avoid the necessity of having retiring members of the judiciary seeking further employment, which seems demeaning.
In the light of all this, it seems right and fitting if the government tackled these anomalies.
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Overall performance is obviously going to be a key factor in cameras at this level, and here, rather surprisingly, the EOS 550D stumbles a little. It can switch on and take a picture almost instantly, but then so can its main rivals. In single-shot mode it has a shot-to-shot time of approximately 0.6 seconds, which isn't quite as fast as you can press the button, but is still very quick. However in continuous shooting mode it can only manage 3.7 frames a second, which is slower than either the Nikon D5000 (4fps) or the Sony A550 (5fps). I think the problem is the size of the 18MP image files. The EOS 7D, which also has an 18MP sensor, has two DIGIC 4 processors giving it an amazing 8fps shooting speed. The EOS 550D has only one processor, and it struggles to keep up. It has a buffer big enough for 34 images in high-quality JPEG mode, or six in Raw mode.
The autofocus system is, as we have come to expect from Canon, extremely good. It focuses quickly and accurately in almost any lighting conditions, including low light, but unlike some of its rivals the EOS 550D has no AF assist lamp. Instead it pulses the pop-up flash to provide low-light focusing. It will pop the flash automatically in Auto mode, but this has to be done manually in other modes.
18-megapixels is a lot of resolution by any standard, and it tempting to compare the EOS 550D with its big brother the EOS 7D, but it's not really fair to measure it against a camera that costs over twice the price. Compared to the Nikon D5000, the Sony A500 ( I haven't tested the A550 yet) and crucially the EOS 500D it obviously produces larger images, but I can't honestly say that the quality is better. There is a certain softness and lack of contrast which robs the images of some very fine detail, although in fairness that may be due to the supplied 18-55mm kit lens, which still isn't as good as the lenses supplied with either the Sony or the Nikon. It produces quite a lot of barrel distortion at wide angle, and noticeable chromatic aberration at the edges of the frame even stopped down at half zoom.
One area where the EOS 550D does score major Brownie points is in high-ISO noise control. Shots at 1600 ISO are comparable with the results from the EOS 5D MkII, arguably the best high-ISO camera on the market, and even at 3200 ISO shots are perfectly usable, although quality does break down at the 6400 ISO maximum setting.. It totally whips the Nikon D5000 in this area, and is even better than the impressive Sony A500. The question is, is this enough to justify the extra cost?
The Canon EOS 550D is a very good camera by any standard. Build quality is excellent, the control layout and handling are near perfect, high ISO noise control is superb and the new monitor is the best on the market. However it doesn't offer many more features or significantly better image quality than the EOS 500D, and is beaten in some crucial areas by cheaper rival cameras.
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Thanks for another great review Cliff; I wonder if the images quality score be higher if the 550D was tested with a better lens?
How does this camera stack up against the Nikon D90?
I second Money's comment. Good review, but might it be an idea to test DSLRs with a high quality lens, rather than (or in addition to) just the kit lens. Just a thought. How does the monitor do in terms of helping manual focusing (e.g. for macro photography)? With that resolution it should be ideal for that, but it's be good to have your opinion.
On making some comparisons between the canon 550D and Nikon D90 by handling them both I went for the Nikon D90.
The D90 feels more sturdy and the controls are better arranged. The info display on the Nikon is far more legible than the Canon.
The movie mode on both seem similar and although the focusing on the Canon appeared faster it tended to over shoot and hunt so overall it took a similar time to the Nikon. Then again you don't buy either of these for the movie mode!
The Canon may have the edge in pixels but I don't think you will see the difference in real life. Given the current price of the D90 (including the better 18-105 kit lens) and cash back it is the better buy.
Well done Canon as this will spur on Nikon to better things!
Money & lensman - I certainly agree, but the last time I tested a Sony DSLR with a Zeiss T* lens readers complained and said that I should test consumer DSLRs with their kit lenses. I'm so confused!
japester & Mike B - I'm not sure that it'd be fair to compare the D90 to the EOS 550D; The D90 is a serious semi-pro camera more on a level with the EOS 50D. The 550D is more comparable with the D5000.
But the D90 is currently the same price as the Canon 550D so I feel it is fair to make the comparison (in fact with the cash back offer the Nikon is a little cheaper but with a better kit lens).
Ignoring the pixel count they are comparable and I am sure many potential purchasers will make the comparison?
You would think it should be a fair bit better than the D90, after factoring in the lenses that is, mainly because the D90 is starting to show its age with 'only' 12mp camera and 720p movies and the new range of Canons have such fantastic ISO handling.
I think the real question is what are Nikon going to bring out to fight the 550D and the 7D? We are living in a golden age of DSLRs at the moment with each manufacture trying one-up the other with each release. And now Sony is finally adding video to its SLRs and seemingly doing it better than anyone else to boot plus Samsung trying to enter the market too it's looking an interesting few years ahead.
The next big thing for me is going to be mirrorless DSLRs as that will be make them smaller, cheaper, faster, quieter, last longer. Its win-freakin-win baby!
@Cliff - I agree with Money, lensman and you (consensus it seems!) on the question of testing with a quality lens. ISO performance aside, IQ in the test shots is completely hamstrung by the rubbish lens and the shots really don't tell us much at all about what the camera is capable of. Really, it makes little sense for somebody to spend that amount of money on a camera and only ever keep the kit lens on the front (may as well get a 450D with the same kit lens for a fraction of the price).
This point aside, thanks for the nice review.
@ Cliff - No one's ever happy! Surely if you are testing a camera body then you should be using the best possible lens available to show what the camera is capable of producing, removing as many imperfections a lesser lens could introduce to the review. And visa versa with testing a lens. That kit lens is absolutely rubbish and does that camera an immense disservice in a review.
I would even go so far as to say that all DSLR reviews could be shot with a single test lens so that there is at least one set of photo's where the difference could be purely attributed to the camera body and software in the camera. Sure, you'd have to use an adapter rings and manual focus for but that's fine if all your testing the image IQ and attributes.
I agree - this cannot be compared to a D90! This is way, way below that level. I can see this dropping to £500 by Christmas, which will be a very attractive price. Also for the budding Indie film makers out there this camera will produce shots of equal quality to the 7D (in both stills and HD video). Very surprised that it didn't get a recommendation but when the price drops a bit, it'll be a great buy.
ps. I wish they had kept the MP down to 10-12 though - consumer DSLR's & point and shoot and don't need any more.
It is good to see that the high ISO handling is so good. I recently moved to a 5D Mark II and to have the confidence to shoot at 1600, 3200 or in some cases even higher and know that your picture will be usable is an absolute godsend.
The built in flashes on these cameras are completely inadequate for most poor lighting conditions, and unless you're looking to strap on a Speedlite, you will be shooting at high ISO with no flash.
The megapixel count is largely irrelevant (my old 5D would give better images than this camera for sure) but I'd be willing to trade a little image sharpness for that high ISO handing 99 days out of 100.
@Cliff: I take your point. I suppose there'll always be some first-time DSLR buyers who're interested in how the kit lens stacks up. Perhaps the main camera review could focus on the camera's IQ (using a good quality lens), with some supplementary comments about the kit lens? It shouldn't be too much more work, but will make the reviews more useful and might even educate first-time buyers about the futility of buying most kit lenses. I think you've actually done that once or twice, but I may be misremembering.
@lifethroughalens: Couldn't you achieve a similar result using a high-quality third party lens available in different mounts?
@ lensman - yes, sure. There might be subtle differences between identical spec lenses though, and it'll be hard to find a company that makes a lens that fits all DSLR bodies...but it's definitely a good idea.
@Greg - I still prefer the images from my old 5D to my 5D2's! Shouldn't have sold it.
Im not convinced after handling both the canon// and the nikon d90,,//canon who have not long since released the 500d/ // iv got a friend who as i write this is saving for a canon 500d,// it would seem canon are too desperate to out sell the nikon d90,,which feels ad looks like a sturdy professional tool,, well iv made my mind up,goodbye canon !!
@ all D90 lovers.
I am not looking to knock the D90, I am sure is and has been a very good camera but surely its time Nikon brought out its replacement. There is no denying that the current crop of Canon's and hell even Sony's with their 'Exmor R' back-illuminated CMOS technology have much better ISO handling.
Plus, i know the purists amongst us will say they have no use for the movie modes but it always nice to have a decent mode should you ever call upon it. 720p at 24fps and no focusing just isn't good enough for a mid to high end SLR in 2010. I would say the same applies to live view, when done correctly (like the A550) live view can be a useful string to a camera's bow.
There are other things that are more in camera software than anything else but really add value to a camera. Things like Time Lapse, HDR mode, decent AEB. Not sure why DSLRs all seem to have the same problem but it would be nice to be able to take a video longer than 29.59 seconds or 4Gb.
4Gb files are a limitation of the file system (FAT) used in memory cards.
29:59 limitation is because of EU laws that say than anything that records longer than that is a camcorder, and there is a higher tax on camcorders.
Panasonic cameras sold in Europe too have this limitation, but units for US market don't.
Canon does not diversify like this, but you'll hit the 4Gb limit sooner anyway with HD movie clips.
but surely the 4Gb limit is a very simple thing to get around and just format in FAT32 or even NTFS.
Can you flash the firmware with US versions to get around the stupid EU laws?
That would also have the benefit of offer better fps too as NTSC is 30fps and 60fps where are we get crappy PAL at 25fps and 50fps. Sometimes you will like the fact that the bitrate is spread over fewer frames but do they really need to force the choice onto their customers can they not have all frame rates and let the customer choose which they would like to use?
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You can specify which video standard you want to use, NTFS (HD30, HD24, SD60) or PAL (HD24, HD25, SD50) in the camera video menu for the 5Dmk2 so I expect the 550D has the same PAL/NTFS choice available too. (It would've been nice to have had an option for 720p video recording for the 5D2, shame they left that out).
One other problem associated with video recording on an SLR is sensor heat and increasing noise/picture grain, which is another reason why the 5D2 only allows up to 12 minutes of HD recording (24 mins if recording in SD).
I'm confused (not for the first time!)
I want to upgrade from my 30D. I can stretch to a 7D but the 550D seems to give almost identical performance for almost half the price. Outputs from both cameras using the same glass seem to support this view. I don't need the higher burst ability of the 7D and whilst the larger, more robust build is nice, paying an extra £500+ for it seems crazy. And yet in the review above the 550D is slated for its high price, but the 7D is, it seems, outstanding value.
I do want the video functionality - the output for these DSLRs are amazing and I'm keen to shoot video with some high quality glass. The ageing 50D is therefore of no use to me.
I know the 7D review was written first, but with other review websites comparing the 7D to the 550D why does this review refuse to do the same? Its seems an obvious question buyers would have.
Amazon currently offer the 550D at under £700 with the (poor) lens kit and adding a £50 Canon cashback offer the 550D body can be bought pretty cheaply. Assuming I sell the lens it'll cost about £600 net - comparing with over £1200 for the 7D.
I'm disappointed I can't find a way of justifying a 7D (despite TR's views).
I guess you can format your card using a file system that supports larger files, but the camera probably won't understand it.
Don't know if you can use different firmware, but the camera lets you choose whether to use PAL or NTSC.
BTW, not happy with Canon's quality control. I got a lemon the first time (greasy sensor, a known problem as page 13 of the manual indicates), now waiting for another 550D to arrive.
Seriously Pentax has around 2% of market share :O The K-X and K-7 are really good cameras for there categories and price etc... Given that they have only 2% market share should I be scared to buy a camera from them? Could they just say one day right we will no longer make cameras and that's it? To add to that question what other lens do mount on Pentax?
i've taken the plunge and bought this....despite the mixed feelings here. the general feeling in most places is that this is a definite winner.
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Lance Hoff has had a record-breaking year in a Brainerd Warrior swimming and diving team season that's been a smashing success. The 6-3 junior demolished two Brainerd pool records with a time of 21.74 in the 50 freestyle and a 48.9 in the 100 free.
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Hat tricks came easily for Brad Holland at the kids' amateur hockey level, so last night's first such three-goal effort by the talented senior center came as no surprise to Brainerd fans. His effort led the Warriors to a 5-0 shutout over CLC rival Alexandria.
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(Photo) Shown here are the Class A team members and coaches of the Brainerd Golden Gloves boxing team which won the Class A tournament at Wadena. Winning boxers were Mark Herron, Frank Bonsante and Mike Herron.
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Over 3,200 fans hooted and hollered for the entire fourth quarter as Brainerd pulled another game out of the fire against St. Cloud Tech, 36-35. Behind 35-33 with a minute to go, Jim Smith dunked a field goal to tie the game and was fouled. He hit the free throw.
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The Crow Wing County Board of Commissioners has voted to appropriate $750 to a program of advertising for the lakes region to be conducted by the Brainerd Chamber of Commerce. They further voted to set aside $350 for the 10,000 Lakes Association.
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Charles Hughes, the janitor who rooms at the Northern Pacific depot, was robbed of $15 while sound asleep last night. A sneak thief entered his room and took the money from his trousers. The thief was considerate enough to leave Charley 15 cents for breakfast.
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On this date in 1804, George Sand (nee Aurore Dupin) was born in France. She was tutored in the country, spent three years in Paris with the Augustinian nuns, then read widely on her own. She scandalously left her unsympathetic husband Baron Dudevant, whom she married in 1822, to embark on a career as a novelist. That career took off with the success of her second novel, Indiana (1832). Unwilling to have her freedom restricted by sexist codes, she adopted the nom de plume "George Sand," often appeared in public in liberating male clothing, and befriended the literarati of her day. Sand became a noted celebrity. She was prolific even for her era of romantic wordiness. Consuelo was a novel in eight volumes and Histoire de ma vie, her autobiography, is 20 volumes! Sand was an outspoken critic of clericalism for most of her life, but invoked "God" frequently in her writings and letters. She went through Deistic, spiritualistic and pantheistic stages, but never returned to Christianity. Her most famous liaison was with the composer Chopin, who, while far more orthodox than Sand in his political views, also refused to return to the Roman Catholic Church. Her enduring legacy is as a rebel and role model living life as freely and fully as men. She instructed there should be no religious rites at her funeral, which was presided over by freethinker Victor Hugo. D. 1876.
George Sand
"[I reject Christianity's anthropomorphic God,] made in our image, silly and malicious, vain and puerile, irritable or tender, after our fashion."
—George Sand, cited by James A. Haught in 2000 Years of Disbelief
Compiled by Annie Laurie Gaylor
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Shell Pendants, Dyed, For Christmas, Star, Mixed Color
about 13mm long, 13mm wide, 1mm thick, hole: 1.5mm.
Handmade shell pendants make quick and easy gift ideas. Try macth with jumpring and hanging from a chain. It''s just that simple. These are natural shell pendants, so it may vary slightly in size, shape and color. Due to the pendants are dyed, their color maybe vary slightly.
Priced per 1,000 pcs
Please Note: The color may be slightly different from the picture because of different display device.


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This is my 3rd year attempting to be a bee keeper and I went with top bar hives. One major reason is my bad back. Lifting supers filled with honey sounded painful at best.
I started off by buying the plans for the BackYardHive Golden Mean hive and made 2 of those.
As I later read on this forum and other places... they seem to small. The brood nest ran straight to the back of the hive an even when it contracted it still only left at most 3 top bars which didn't have brood. It was also impossible to keep them from swarming.Code:Dimensions: 36" L x 19" W x 9" H (top bars are 18" in length)
So this spring made Golden Mean hive, but upped the length to 42". I put in a split and all has been going well until the fall Goldenrod flow (which I'm still in). The hive is packed. Every bar has almost fully drawn comb. The back 8+ are all nectar and the brood nest is packed with nectar where there isn't brood. So much so, I doubt there is a free cell to lay an egg until stuff hatches out. It's still nectar though. I've got nothing that's capped to pull out and give them an empty bar.
I noticed Wyatt Mangum is using 5 foot hives (and I plan on picking up his book for a winter read). If I should move to a 5 foot hive, what about the roof? I've been using an inner cover with a gabled outer cover for my hives so far. In the winter I fill the space with insulation for warmth. I'm worried that a 5 foot long gabled roof is just going to be too heavy for me, but I'm no sure about Mangum's roof system for over-wintering in cooler (but hardly cold) climate.
So, is my 4 ft hive still too small? I can knock out and test a 5 ft hive easily enough (the bees are happy fix my poor carpentry), but can anyone give me the scoop on roofing and over-wintering for SE PA?


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A Love Affair in Metal
We're drifting, drifting, but I still got mad love.
BEVEL NYC by Jonathan Goldstein
BEVEL by Jonathan Lloyd Goldstein / FW2011 • Featuring Mateus Lages with Re:Quest Models. New York, NY
Photography & Art Direction: Char Alfonzo, Styling: Make Up: Alejandro Calvani, Hair: Spikey Love, Photography Assistant: Corrine Schiavone.
© 2010 Char Alfonzo. All rights reserved.


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|Re: HELP NEEDED: CERTIFICATION TO PARTICIPATE IN A TENDER
|Sun, 20 May 2012 23:02:14 GMT
Miss Cubilla, isn't certifying a platform usable with a software the responsibility of the hardware manufacturer? Perhaps I do not understand the request. Wolf Halton http://evergreen-community-01.lyrasistechnology.org http://sourcefreedom.com Apache developer: email@example.com On May 20, 2012 6:20 PM, "Louis Suárez-Potts" <email@example.com> wrote: > Dear Ms Cubilla, > > Thanks for contacting us. As someone who has long championed the use of > OpenOffice in education, and specifically on netbooks and other portable > and mobile devices, I'm delighted to learn of your tender. You probably > know this, and if you do, my apologies, Apache OpenOffice is free to use > and distribute as you will and is licensed under the Apache License v.2. > > I have not tried Apache OpenOffice 3.4 on the Acer Travelmate. My guess is > that it works fine. However, issuing a statement to that effect, as a > "System Builder," may pose some logistical problems, as we are an open > source project composed of numerous groups operating within the Apache > Software Foundation. > > But your request is important. I'd like therefore to see if this solution > works for you and the government: A request to test Apache OpenOffice 3.4 > (for Linux, Windows 7, 8) be filed. As we are not a company as such, at > least not in the ways that Microsoft is, actually obtaining the Acer > netbooks for the testing could be a problem. Further, there is no saying > when the test on the Acer machines would be done, as it would depend upon > the availability of resources. We do not profit from Acer's use of AOO, > from your distribution or any company's, at least not directly. > > Do you have any we can test? Are you perhaps in contact with Acer and able > to connect us to that company, so that they can test the application on any > of their devices? (Joining the project is not hard; we would welcome your > participation and also that of Acer.) > > Alternatively, perhaps you or your colleagues might find it actually > fastest to install AOO 3.4 (in Spanish) on the machines? > > The government may not approve of such a manoeuvre, as you are not the > System Builder. But by joining Apache and participating, even in a modest > way, say by describing what your company is doing and planning, you can > effectively become part of the community building the application. > > These are the possibilities that may help you at this stage. I would > suggest you write to us soonest with more ideas on how you wish to proceed. > > Again, your efforts are laudable and praiseworthy. But you are not alone. > Portugal has gone through something similar—I can put you in touch with the > principal agents there—as has Brazil. And there are other countries in > Europe whose sub-national governments have also considered or are deploying > OpenOffice on education-ready netbooks. (Norway has used Intel education > netbooks, for instance.) > > Finally, you wrote to a very public list. You can find archives publicly > available via the usual search engines. Your message has no particularly > personal content, so rest assured. But do expect that my colleagues will > likely also respond—indeed, I see that Alexandro has already done that. > > By the way, I am curious if your company would also be providing the > education offices support? > > Regards, > > Louis Suárez-Potts > Apache OpenOffice PPMC > > PS, Lo escribió en inglés por que es la convención por estas listas > abiertas. > > > > > On 2012-05-18, at 17:50 , Veronica Cubilla wrote: > > > > > Who may concern: > > > > Regards from Panama!! > > > > This is Veronica Cubilla from Cubix Panama (www.cubixlat.com ) an > International Wholesaler who participated with a VAR in a tender of 17,800 > laptops with Education Minister in Panama that will be used by teachers. > One of the requirements of this tender was to include in the proposal Open > Office. > > > > The laptop we proposed was the Acer Travelmate P243 which have 320GB of > HDD. What we need for you is a Certification Letter for Acer as a System > Builder who can replicate your software in this laptop, using Apache Open > Office 3.4. > > > > If you need any other information about this tender you can see it in: > http://www.panamacompra.gob.pa/ambientepublico/VistaPreviaCP.aspx?NumLc=2012-0-07-0-08-AV-008941&esap=1&nnc=1&it=1, > where you can also find Microsoft letter certificating the usage of Win 7 > Pro (which is attached). > > > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > > > > > > > <image001.jpg> > > > >
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