text: I survived birthday week. Barely. As I type, my folks are driving home, my in-laws are at Columbus airport awaiting their departure, and SPH and R are at R's swim lesson. G is napping, and the house is quiet. I am basking in the quiet. This week had a few ups and downs that I will spare you, but overall it went great, and now I can proudly say I have a two-year-old and a five-year-old, something I couldn't say a mere eight days ago. Although the boys loved their cakes, I feel the need to write this for my future self: Next year, please tone it down on the cake expectations. This year I researched and used a homemade cake recipe for R and G's cakes. I hate to say this, but I don't think I will do that again. Why is it that from-the-box cake mix just tastes better? I hate this. We are avid natural food eaters, but I have yet to find a homemade cake recipe that can hold a candle to the boxed cake mix, with all its UFIs and gunk. Sigh. I also went out of my way to find natural food dyes. Strike two. The "red" natural dye made the cake icing look like a milquetoast version of a maroon-ish/magenta color. Lastly, I spent the better half of Saturday morning decorating two race car cakes. I was thrilled with how they looked, but three hours of decorating cakes may be a bit much for me: This week I am going low-key on the cooking. I need a respite after all the entertaining, baking and cooking of last week. Tonight I am happily trekking over to my friend Shannon's house, as it is her turn to co-op dinner tonight. The rest of the week will most likely be easy-peasy meals, like grilled cheese and soup night, pasta with marinara and a salad, etc. What are your favorite easy go-to meals for recovering from a long week of overdrive kitchen time? SPC


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'The Biggest Loser: Couples' eliminates Neill and Amanda Harmer
By Christopher Rocchio, 01/16/2008
Neill Harmer was knocked for not trying his hardest during workouts -- and he eventually dragged his wife Amanda down with him, as the Bethany, OK couple became the third team eliminated from
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: Couples
during last night's broadcast of the NBC reality show's fifth season.
"People didn't think that Neill had worked hard enough to earn his right to stay," said Amanda following her duo's ouster.
"I'm a little bit offended by that," added Neill. "Because after
the first week
, I was working just as hard if not harder than everybody else in that house."
"I feel because of the way we went out we have a little something to prove," said Amanda. "We'll just have to prove to everybody when we come back in April [for the finale] that they were wrong."
"We will," said Neill.
The Biggest Loser
: Couples'
third episode began with host Alison Sweeney revealing that the duo with the highest weight-loss percentage at each week's weigh-in will be rewarded.
"Mother and Son" Jackie and Dan Evans had the highest weight-loss percentage for the first two weigh-ins, and were thus rewarded. Alison told them to climb to the top of a hill, where there would be three envelopes -- labeled luxury, family and game play -- waiting for them under a tree, and they could pick whichever one they wanted.
On the way up the hill, Jackie was afraid it would be her and Dan's week to "hit the wall" on the scale and was "leaning" towards the game play envelope. While they thought of picking luxury or family, they decided on game play and were rewarded with the ability to cast two votes at the upcoming elimination instead of just one.
Both were happy with their reward despite the other rewards, which included a 24-hour family member visit or free massages for a week.
The eight remaining teams all trained and then trained some more. While Neill felt like he was becoming more comfortable at
The Biggest Loser
campus and was beginning to work harder -- some of his competitors weren't so sure -- and still didn't think he was pulling as much weight in the workouts as Amanda. Neill didn't help his cause when trainer Bob Harper had to keep telling him to take his hands off the treadmill while working out.
Meanwhile trainer Jillian Michaels worked with Alison Vincent -- who is competing with her mom Bette Sue Burkland. Ali told Jillian she gains weight as an "excuse" and as a way to "protect" herself, explaining her parents divorced when she was a kid and adding she still has some emotional problems with Bette Sue. Jillian suggested Ali confront Bette Sue so they can have a "more complete relationship."
The eight remaining teams then met for
The Biggest Loser
: Couples'
third Reward Challenge, with the previous two both won by "Brothers" Mark and Jay Kruger.
Alison explained this
-like challenge would "test alliances," as one member from each duo would run through a pool of water, retrieve a medicine ball, and run back to the start, where they could place the ball on a rack belonging to any of the other teams. Once a team's rack is full, they're eliminated and the last duo standing wins. Since the challenge had several
qualities, it was only natural the prize was immunity at the next weigh-in (there was no idol).
Alliances quickly formed, as Mark and Jay; Bette Sue and Ali; and "Former Football Teammates" Roger Shultz and Trent Patterson teamed up. Jackie and Dan and "Strangers" Brittany Aberle and Bernardo Salazar also aligned, and decided they'd eliminate Mark and Jay as fast as possible.
The competition began, and Jackie got yelled at by Jay for telling her alliance to fill-up Mark and Jay and Bette Sue and Ali's racks. Jackie and Dan were targeted since they already had two votes at the upcoming elimination, and the other teams didn't want them to have all the power.
Jackie and Dan were the first duo out of the competition, followed by Neill and Amanda and Mark and Jay. Mark also criticized Jay for inviting Bernie to put the nail in the coffin when he was still trying to decide where to place his ball. "Divorced Couple" Kelly Fields and Paul Marks; Bette Sue and Ali; and Bernie and Brittany were all eliminated before Roger placed his final ball on "Best Friends" Maggie King and Jennifer Widder's rack. Roger and Trent won immunity.
"It feels great to have immunity because we get another week out here," said Roger. "We know we're guaranteed another week out here, and I think that's the most important part."
All of the teams retreated to their rooms, and Amanda expressed her concern to Neill that the other teams don't know how to read him and she also wondered how well-liked they are. In addition, she also didn't think the other teams took him seriously. Amanda advised he "lay low" for the next few days. Neill called Amanda a "people pleaser" and was unsure if the plan would work.
Jackie and Dan were the only teams who worked out following the challenge, and they began to gossip about when Mark yelled at Jay, which was apparently a hot topic of conversation among the other teams as well. Jay caught wind everyone was talking about it and told Mark what he had heard.
"I really don't give a f**k," replied Mark. "If I stay above that yellow line, it doesn't make a f**king difference!"
Jay reminded Mark
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is a "game" and told him to try and keep his cool. Brittany confronted Mark and Jay and explained all the other teams didn't like to see Mark intimidating his brother and described it as "extreme." Mark explained the two act the same way at home -- and while he apologized to the group -- he was still upset he had to "eat crow."
All of the teams participated in their last-chance workouts, and once again Neill couldn't keep his hands off the treadmill, causing Jillian to add five minutes to everyone else's workout. As Bette Sue and Ali worked on strengthening their relationship with the help of Jillian as a mediator, the teams prepared for the upcoming weigh-in.
"We learned so much in these past two weeks, I can't help but think there's that much more to learn," said Amanda. "So we'd love to stick around."
The Biggest Loser
: Couples'
third weigh-in then commenced, with the two teams who have the lowest weight-loss percentage finding themselves below the yellow line and thus up for elimination. The contestants who are safe would have only one hour after the weigh-in to make their decision on who to boot.
Since Trent and Roger were immune from elimination, they went first. Trent started the week at 401 and lost 13 pounds while Roger began at 340 and dropped nine pounds for a combined weight loss of 22 pounds or a 2.97% weight-loss percentage. Jackie started at 223 and shed seven pounds while Dan began at 277 and lost 12 pounds for a combined weight loss of 19 pounds or a 3.80% weight-loss percentage.
Jenn started at 240 and dropped four pounds while Maggie began at 227 and shed six pounds for a combined weight loss of 10 pounds or a 2.14% weight-loss percentage.
"When I saw 10 pounds, I knew we were going to be near the yellow line," said Maggie. "I didn't think it was looking good for us."
Mark started at 261 and dropped 12 pounds while Jay began at 275 and shed seven pounds for a combined weight loss of 19 pounds or a 3.54% weight-loss percentage. Bette Sue began at 239 and lost eight pounds while Ali started at 212 and dropped six pounds for a combined weight loss of 14 pounds or a 3.10% weight-loss percentage.
Brittany started at 210 and shed seven pounds while Bernie began at 261 and dropped 13 pounds for a combined weight loss of 20 pounds or a 4.25% weight-loss percentage. Neill began at 298 and shed six pounds while Amanda began at 190 and lost five pounds for a combined weight loss of 11 pounds or a 2.25% weight-loss percentage.
"Five pounds isn't a horrible number or anything. It's nothing to be ashamed of," said Amanda. "But Neill's never turned in a great, big number like the rest of the guys. That's where the disappointment came from."
"I wasn't so disappointed in Amanda, I was more disappointed in myself," said Neill. "Just started thinking what I could have done better all week."
Needing to lose at least 12 pounds to stay above the yellow line, Paul and Kelly were the final team to step on the scale. Paul started at 283 and shed 14 pounds while Kelly began at 257 and dropped nine pounds for a combined weight loss of 23 pounds or a 4.26% weight-loss percentage.
By 0.01%, Paul and Kelly had the highest weight-loss percentage for the third week over Brittany and Bernie. Jenn and Maggie and Neill and Amanda had the lowest weight-loss percentages for the third week of the competition, placing them below the yellow line and up for elimination.
"I really hope the group will see to it that we get a second chance and get to hang around a little longer," opined Amanda. "I hope we're still around tomorrow."
Jenn and Maggie packed, and while it was their second time below the yellow line, they tried to remain positive. Neill and Amanda also packed, and Amanda decided it was a good idea to let the other teams know how badly they want to stay in the competition.
"We just want you guys to know that we know [Curtis and Mallory Bray]
went home last week
because everybody said they were so strong and they had a good support system at home," said Amanda through tears as she addressed the group. "We are strong together but I just don't think it's time for us to go yet. I think we have a lot of work to do still -- as much as we'd love to be home with our son -- I just don't think we're ready yet."
Neill added they weren't trying to "sway any votes" or "politic it out." Roger was hoping for more from Neill.
"I think everybody was expecting Neill to kind of step up to the plate and really take charge and say, 'Hey, I want to be here. My attitude has changed,'" explained Roger. "That didn't happen."
Not surprisingly, Mark and Jay; Brittany and Bernie; Trent and Roger: and Jackie all cast their votes to eliminate Neill and Amanda, who became the third team booted from the competition.
"I hate that they didn't believe in us and believe in our ability," said Amanda after the votes were revealed. "I'm proud of Neill. I think he's done an amazing job. I think he still doesn't realize how strong he really is."
"I hate that people see me as a slacker," said Neill.
After Neill and Amanda said their goodbyes, Alison had a surprise for the seven remaining teams.
The Biggest Loser
is about to enter into a new phase. In a minute, I'm going to ask you guys to make a very important decision -- the consequences of which will affect not just the next week, but probably the rest of the game. I have to ask you a question: If you could vote off one more team right now, who would it be?"
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Don't think that I'm not afraid of heights too. In fact, in my mind, going up the mast comes only slightly ahead of paying a visit to the dentist. But one of us has to do it, and for me it beats looking over my shoulder for that shark I always figure is going to be lurking-kind of the lesser of two evils.
So, how does someone who really doesn't want to go up the mast do it and feel OK about it? Well, first I choose the deluxe model bosun's chair. That's the one with lots of padding, handy pockets and nice wide straps. No bare wooden plank tied with two bits of skin-chewing line for me. If I have to go up there, at least I'm going to be comfortable.
Trips up the mast have been for a variety of reasons, such as installing new fittings, changing light bulbs, checking or taping the rigging. It's always a good idea to take up a variety of tools with you. (See Extra, "Tips for Bosun's-Chair Work.") These are the basic things you may need if something catches your attention other than your reason for the trip aloft. It beats having to go up again if you can take care of it then. Also, it's a good idea to tie the large tools and any parts you are carrying up the mast to your bosun's chair. Butter fingers can be a common affliction when up 60 feet in the air.
I get back at him by not displaying much in the way of monkey-type abilities in helping climb the mast. He's stuck with all the work, and usually has to take a break or two. This is a job best done with two people doing the hoisting, if possible. Once I've reached my designated altitude, I wrap my legs securely around the mast and keep one hand grappled to the rigging, only reluctantly releasing it when setting about my task.
My least favorite maneuver is when I have to work at the outboard end of the spreaders. This requires releasing my iron leg lock around the mast, and free-floating until I can latch back onto a shroud. This definitely gives me the willies. You might take along a sail tie and tie yourself off at the shroud. This will make it easier to work without having to expend energy holding yourself outboard.
On each trip up, I make a point of looking for wear of any kind, making sure that all sharp edges are taped to avoid sail rips, and generally that things just look right. By the time I get two feet back on solid deck, my leg muscles are weary from self-induced tenseness. On the bright side, I think I'm getting a bit more confident with each mast-top venture.
I don't think there are many people who really like going up the mast, but it is one of the things that goes with the territory if you're going to live on a sailboat. Somebody on board better be prepared to go up should the need arise (and it will), just as someone better be prepared to dive under the boat, should your prop get wrapped (and it will).
So for us, I get a free ride up and try to enjoy the view and Larry? Well, he's stuck watching out for those mean little fish.
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LONG, detailed review mostly written during our eastbound Panama Canal cruise
, November 12, 2010
Quality and quantity of live music and entertainment far exceeded expectations
Embarkation and debarkation were the weakest moments of the experience
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Infinity Panama Canal Cruise 10-24-10
The hotel shuttled us over to the port at about 10:20 a.m.ww Luggage handling went fine, filled out the health forms and then found that due to "Delays in disembarkation" they were not yet checking in new passengers. At about 11 someone announced that check-in would begin and only the Concierge level check-in area would be used. It was a mad rush to line up. It seems like Celebrity could have avoided this by issuing numbers for a check-in queue without lines as guests arrived.
We didn't fare too badly and had our sea pass at about 11:25 and a boarding group 3 pass. By noon boarding had not yet begun and the check-in line now exceeded the capacity of the "back and forth" line queue. In talking on board with other passengers the line apparently moved pretty fast and no one reported a check-in wait longer than 45 minutes.
Boarding actually began at about 12:15 and we were on board at about 12:30. will say that any displeasure at the embarkation mess was soon forgotten as everyone on board was extremely welcoming. We walked past the Spa Café, the pool grille, the ice cream man "Have dessert first!," and checked out the general buffet. Everyone without exception said "Welcome aboard!" We ended up doing a combination of foods including steamship of beef, spa cuisine, and some wings from the grill and were very pleased across the board. Also, all the pools were open and fully operational, including the T-Pool.
Before we had finished our lunch the announcement was made that cabins were ready. After leisurely finishing our lunch, we proceeded to our cabin and were very pleased with cabin 3111, an ocean-view on the third deck. We carried our swimsuits on in a bag so we changed into them and headed up to the T-Pool. We lazed away the rest of the afternoon until about 3:15 PM, and headed down to our cabin, hoping our luggage might be there in order to dress for dinner before the muster drill. To our surprise ALL our luggage was waiting for us! We were able to be 90 percent unpacked and dressed for dinner when called for the muster drill.
The drill itself was longer than typical as all instructions were repeated in German. Apparently there is a large group of travelers on board from Germany. After the drill we proceeded to the aft bar on deck 10 where we met many of our fellow Cruise Critic roll call members. It was a great time meeting many we have been making plans with on-line.
We have been assigned table 535 in the dining room, a table for six. One of the other couples was a no-show this first evening. The couple that joined us we were amazed at how much we have in common, so we are hoping for many great dinners together! After dinner we listened to the quartet in the Rendezvous lounge for a while but still adjusting to the time change, we did not make the show. The clocks were moved ahead one hour tonight so that will help us with our adjustment!
Monday morning sunrise was not until 7:50 a.m. We were on deck about 7:10 and the eastern horizon was just showing signs of daylight. Breakfast watching the sun come up was a treat, as was having the T-Pool all to ourselves again for an early morning swim. Afterwards, I strolled the ship taking photos, and we got cleaned up for our Cruise Critic connections party, at 10:30. Our connections party was well attended and several officers as well as the cruise director visited. They began mingling but cell phones rang and they all excused themselves. Our party was cut short as at 11 another private group had the room, speaking only in German!
We enjoyed the rest of the day relaxing near the pool and took advantage of a "2 for 1" deal on some beverages. We were going to go to the first Panama Canal lecture but were so relaxed at the pool that we decided to stay poolside!
Our first formal night dinner was good and again our table for six only had four. We enjoyed a little dancing before and after dinner, and actually made it to the production show which was quite enjoyable. I was actually surprised to find that the cast of singers and dancers numbers 15!
Tuesday morning we were again up early and saw the sunrise. We eagerly watched the approach to Cabo San Lucas, our first port call. Not being on a ship's tour we ended up with tender #13, and waited about 40 minutes in the theater for our number to be called. ack on board about 4:15 and a quick burger and turkey burger for DW at the Breezes grill was needed to hold us over until dinner. I enjoyed the outdoor hot tub while listening to the music of the party band and watching the ship turn and sail away from Cabo.
Tuesday night was another time change, so we are now on central time Wednesday morning. This made sunrise at 8:05 so even though we slept later, we still saw the sunrise as we finished breakfast in the spa café. We enjoyed the T-pool, for ourselves for a while and then one other couple came in. The T-Pool was warmer today (very nice) while the hot tubs at the T-Pool were cooler. While relaxing poolside we were impressed with the constant maintenance and cleaning going on all around the pool.
It's still early in the cruise, but I will say that the Infinity shows greater pride in cleanliness and maintenance than the Summit we sailed to Bermuda in June. The crew of the Infinity certainly seem to enjoy their jobs and have been most accommodating.
We did seven laps around the deck today (about 1.4 miles) and DW really enjoyed the gym as well. I attended a lecture on cruise ship navigation which was very educational. Wednesday is also the first of two main dining room brunches, which we enjoyed at about noon. I attended a class on travel photography in the early afternoon and it was quite good. I made it to the pool deck just in time to see the ice carving demonstration and enjoyed the rest of the afternoon on the pool deck.
We were alone tonight at our dining room table, just two at our table of six. We are really getting to like our waiter Martinho from Portugal and his assistant, Andreas from Indonesia. Before and after dinner, and again after the show, we listened and danced to the quartet in the Rendezvous. The show tonight was a singer, Lelani Marrell, and she was very good. Again, this is a matter of taste as we did hear several negative comments about Lalani.
Thursday morning we sailed into Acapulco bay before daylight. Celebrity brought on a real mariachi band for a "pre sail away" party poolside. They were excellent and we really enjoyed them. We were back at our dining room table again with our new friends, just the four of us. It appears our fifth and sixth chairs may remain vacant for the duration.
Friday we visited Huatulco. Friday morning marked our fifth morning in a row that we watched the sun rise! A record I do not expect to break anytime soon! We did our own thing to go swimming/snorkeling at nearby LaEntranga Bay. Our taxi driver on the way to the bay stopped twice to show us nice vantage points and we appreciated his extra effort. The water was delightful and we truly enjoyed Huatulco. Friday was our second formal night and dinner was excellent. The double-thick sirloin was an excellent steak!
Both Thursday and Friday we skipped the show. Thursday was a magician who I heard was very entertaining, while Friday was the Infinity cast in a salute to the 70's.
Friday evening the sea really picked up during our first seating dining. At the end of our mealtime many dressed in their finest were carefully swaying their way from the dining room. We witnessed a special Celebrity touch as the maitre'd and a number of the dining room waiters walked the more delicate guests arm-in-arm out of the dining room.
Saturday morning brought a very bright and warm day at sea. We witnessed the first real incident of "chair hogs" as by 8:30 all the shady pool chairs on the non-smoking side had towels, books, hats, etc all over them, yet the pools were still closed (from yesterday's rough seas?) and maybe four people were actually sitting near the pool. The pool deck is nice but there is not much of a breeze there, so we found a couple of deck chairs on deck 4 to relax away a good part of the morning.
A full slate of at-sea activities was offered. After enjoying an outdoor lunch on deck 10 aft, we headed to dance lessons. Afterwards, I attended a Panama Canal lecture on the building of the canal during the "American era." It was well done.
We finished up the day by spending some time at the pool listening to the party band, getting ready for dinner, and enjoying dinner and some dancing in the Rendezvous. We made the variety show with a comic and the singer from the other night. This was enjoyable but certainly not the strongest show of the cruise!
Sunday morning brought an early Sunrise (no, we did not see it!) and sailing into Punta Arenas, Costa Rica. We had prearranged with 16 other friends to take an extensive tour with Charlie Soto of Okey-Dokey tours. We very much enjoyed our stay in Costa Rica and our tour with Charlie. We made it back to the ship at 6:10 for a 6:45 all aboard. We quickly changed our clothes and made it to dinner! Once again, we were alone at our large table. Dinner service was faster tonight!
Monday was a day at sea. We participated in a tour of the galley. The galley tour ended with the SS United States specialty restaurant galley. We were given a small treat and exited into the SS United States, where a cooking demo was being prepared. We stayed for the demo and while somewhat entertaining, it became more of a sales pitch for the specialty venue. I attended the last lecture on the Panama Canal and the expansion project and thought it was excellent. Late in the day (after dinner) a variety show was presented tonight with many of the house performers from all over the ship. It was well worth attending.
Tuesday was the Panama Canal crossing, the main event of the cruise and I was sick! I managed to get out on deck for crossing under the bridge of the Americas, but after that spent the rest of the day in the room with a lot of sleeping. My dear wife was charged with taking photos of the crossing and some friends helped her out. By late evening I was feeling better. I was able to watch the ship go through the Gatun Locks out our window and on the TV monitor. Seeing the sides of the canal about a foot from the window was neat.
We did not use room service before today, and won't bother again. Room service gets an F-. Later in the week talked with friends in CC Class cabins and they also said room service is the one area that the Infinity seems unable to get right. Martinho was very concerned when I did not make it to dinner.
Wednesday we sailed leisurely (I was told at ~8 nautical MPH) toward Cartagena, Columbia. Used the T-Pool early in the morning and relaxed nearby on loungers. Today is the second brunch of the cruise. We went to the brunch at noon. The prime rib was a "10!" Cute and delicious desserts and nice ice sculptures completed the excellent presentation.
Wednesday afternoon was the Captain's Club party. This was some event! The packed nightclub had nearly 600 in attendance. The open bar menu had something to please everyone. A large food service was also provided (which we did not use as we had just eaten). They served drinks for over 60 minutes and the event lasted 90, including great live performances. A great white egret has become a stowaway on the Infinity. e or she must think she is flying without effort as she has perched herself directly in front of the nightclub windows. We have to believe she can't see in the windows as a dozen of more were watching and taking photos less than three feet from her.
Wednesday night the nightclub was again hopping for the Newlywed/Not so newlywed game. It sure was entertaining Two couples finished tied for points and were both given dinners at the SS United States.
Thursday morning brought us to Cartagena, Columbia. The sail-in to Cartagena is very pretty, the new city sparkles on the water. We had prearranged a tour here with Dora, one of the top rated guides. It was our first time to set foot on another continent and a day we will never forget, but that is a story for the ports of call board!
We keep hearing snippets about a hurricane hitting Haiti on Friday. Those poor folks don't get a break. This caused the ship to reroute its course back to Ft. Lauderdale to go around he west side of Cuba. That's a bit longer, so we will be moving at near flank speed the next two days. A bunker vessel came alongside to provide additional fuel to ensure we have enough to reach FLL.
We again were alone at our romantic large table for two for dinner! Martinho and Andreas honestly seem to "miss" their guests when they choose another venue for dinner. The ship really started rocking after leaving Cartagena with the bags out by all the elevators. Tonight was the "Celebrity sweep" in the photo area where various departments are offering end of the cruise discounts. We took advantage of a photo offer. A variety show with guest performers was presented followed by the Celebrity 20th anniversary party in the nightclub. The show was good, but not as good as the performers separately. The anniversary party was a lot of fun until we couldn't stay awake - this was two late nights in a row!
Friday morning was quite fun! The ship is rocking but the pools are open. We used the T-pool and had it to ourselves. Just floating back and forth with the waves is very relaxing. The hot tubs are REALLY hot today! The T-pool is pleasantly cool. Got cleaned up for the main event - somehow we scored a bridge tour invite! The bridge tour was actually a bit of a disappointment. The bridge itself is very impressive, spacious, and spotlessly clean. They only really show you the starboard side control area. Two men on our tour dominated the session with endless questions about minutiae that most seemed not very interested in. The junior officer hosting us answered these questions but seemed unable to turn the conversation to items of a more general interest Back to the pools we went and enjoyed another great sea day!
An enjoyable final formal dinner was followed by a production show with the ships cast. This was quite enjoyable. Both before and after the show we were able to get in some dancing to the Baires quartet, performing tonight in the Martini Bar. Tonight was also the dessert extravaganza but as it began at 11 we gave it a pass.
Saturday brings our final day on the ship. It is noticeably cooler outdoors and the wind is blowing very strong. We take in the crew's talent show, always something not to be missed. Following the show and the crew's "goodbye wave" from the theater stage, the Celebrity Chef's competition was held. As one of our Cruise Critic group was a guest chef, we decided to stay and cheer them on. She ended up winning!
During dinner an announcement was made that arrival in Fort Lauderdale would be delayed until approximately 9:00 A a.m. Some people were extremely upset and I felt bad for the guest services staff. I had suspected arrival would be late as we needed to take the longer route around Western Cuba to avoid a hurricane / tropical storm. I don't understand why the guests were not informed earlier.
Due to the change at Ft. Lauderdale, we did not put our bags out and instead managed to handle our five suitcases ourselves. We were off the ship about 9:35 a.m. and checked in and through security at FLL by 10:30, plenty of time for our 11:50 flight.
Summary -
What really stands out about our cruise on the Infinity is the live music and entertainment. It was much better than our prior Celebrity cruises. Food is subjective but we would say overall it was good, not great. But good is good. We loved the convenient location of our cabin, #3111. Our MDR wait staff was wonderful. *****!
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There's the Oscar she won for acting, the Grammy she won for singing — and now the latest honor Jennifer Hudson has won, just for being good.
The Recording Academy, to kick off its annual lobbying push, brought the R&B belter to town to honor her charitable contributions in front of an audience of industry suits and industry-friendly lawmakers.
"It's sooo different," Hudson gushed to reporters before the "Grammys on the Hill" dinner at the Hamilton, looking stage-ready — poofy skirt, skyscraper heels, bangs of a near-Zoe Deschanel heft, beefed-up lashes to match. "It's extra special, because it's not just for the arts," she said. "It's just me being me, being the person that I am and trying to make a difference in the world."
No, it's not a Nobel Prize, but this is what advocacy groups do: Draw guests to a dinner with celebrities, and draw celebrities to the event with a good-citizen type award. The trick is finding a good celebrity: Someone who is punctual, professional, polite, enthusiastic, worthy. Trust us, not all of them are. Hudson has a reputation as one of the good ones. Reading her commendation, superproducer Clive Davis cited, among so many other things, "all the fundraising dinners" where she gamely turns out to sing.
Which (remember?) is what she's famous for, even if it's hard to brand her as mere "recording artist." Nine years after her big voice launched her to "American Idol" fame, she has so much other stuff going on — the acting, the "Weight Watchers" ads, the compelling life story — a free-form fame that her album sales have somehow not kept up with.
Ever polite, Hudson didn't blink at the question. "God has chosen to use me in every way, shape and form," she laughed, and "singing has been underlying it all. If I'm in a film, it's like, 'Jennifer, sing!' and I'm like, 'Is that really in a script, guys?' If I'm in a commercial, it's 'Jennifer, sing!' On an album, it's 'Jennifer, sing!' Music is the basis of it all, and I'm blessed to be able to use it in whatever I do."
Later, she took the stage to accept the "Recording Artist Coalition Award," and the woman who already has an Oscar and a Grammy seemed just as grateful for this one.
"I hope to do you all proud in my music career and as a human being," she said. "You ever need me, I will be there with bells on."
And then — well, no one actually said it, but it was that time: Jennifer, sing!
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A Regularization Approach to Metrical Task Systems
Abernethy, Jacob, Bartlett, Peter L., Buchbinder, Niv, & Stanton, Isabelle (2010) A Regularization Approach to Metrical Task Systems. LNCS- Algorithmic Learning Theory, 6331, pp. 270-284.
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We address the problem of constructing randomized online algorithms for the Metrical Task Systems (MTS) problem on a metric δ against an oblivious adversary. Restricting our attention to the class of "work-based" algorithms, we provide a framework for designing algorithms that uses the technique of regularization. For the case when δ is a uniform metric, we exhibit two algorithms that arise from this framework, and we prove a bound on the competitive ratio of each. We show that the second of these algorithms is ln n + O(loglogn) competitive, which is the current state-of-the art for the uniform MTS problem.
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Karl, Your article wasn't hateful, only insightful & humorous. No, we're not called to judge the motives of others but we are called to judge behavior & actions ("By their fruits..")
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1. Systematic P&P (Prayer & Penance) for our poor country/culture. E.g., devoted holy hours, devoted cleaning the bathroom with this intention etc. Conversion (or ourselves & others) is impossible without this solid base.
2. Read B16. Start with JESUS OF NAZARETH. Organize B16 groups in parishes. Read it as a group. The Holy Father effectively addresses the Vacuum of Thought in our culture, not by deriding it but by filling it with a thoughful & loving presentation of the One who is the Author & Finisher of our faith.
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The 2017 Northern Woods Exhibition was held Thursday, April 20, through Sunday, April 23, at Eden Prairie Center.
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Scott Grove, who was the presenter for our 2015 Fall Seminar has written a new book about how to do curved inlay and edge banding. This is one of the techniques that Scott showed us at the seminar and now those details are available in book form.
You can buy a copy HERE.
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Board member (no pun intended) Charlie Kocourek has written up an excellent summary of the weekend. Take a look HERE to either remember what you saw or find out what you missed!
Guild of Metalsmiths: Call for Woodworkers!
The Guild of Metalsmiths (TGoM) has a presence down at the Jackson Street Roundhouse train museum in Saint Paul. Volunteers work on the trains, help maintain their machine shop, and conduct blacksmithing demonstrations for the museum attendees a couple days/week.
The museum has a lot of restoration work that needs doing in both metal and wood, and they depend on volunteers. They are interested in getting some of the Woodworkers Guild members involved in their ongoing restoration efforts. For example, they are currently looking for help replacing some broken bench seats & backs (either the repairs or or a lesson or two in bending wood).
If you have any interest or availability or questions, please reach out to Bill Hawley at the Roundhouse (612-469-1187).
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Late last week, Yum! Brands, the parent company of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and other well-known fast food chains, unveiled a new concept restaurant in Dallas -- Banh Shop. I wrote about this development a few months back and was curious about what they would offer once the Texas outposts opened their doors. There has been business world buzz from Huffington Post, BusinessWeek, etc., as well as skepticism from many banh mi lovers who scoffed at the $5 to $7 prices; I am okay with the numbers.
Huff Post interviewed me for its story and I maintain my position that as an author, teacher and consultant, I aim to get people to make Vietnamese food part of their regular rotation of food. If you want to make good Vietnamese food, you should learn the rules before you break them. So what do I think about Banh Shop?
I've not tasted the banh mi and other dishes because I don't live in Dallas. This is an experimental thing for Yum! Brands. But what I have seen from official photos posted at media outlets seem slightly odd. Banh mi is a type of fast food in Vietnam but what we're talking about here is the Americanized version of fast food. A McDonaldization, if you will.
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This Android app is a wonderful example of a parent creating a smartphone app, and to a large extent, succeeding in doing a reasonably good job. Unlike apps that are created by companies, this app is not as polished, but seems to be more effective in meeting its objective, i.e. engaging and teaching toddlers. Read on and you'll see what I mean.
Keeping a toddler or an infant occupied can be very challenging, especially when you are waiting in a line or simply watching your favorite show. When these impatient angels need attention, try using the Munchin Apples Android application. It is specifically targeted at teaching children between 1 to 2 1/2 years old to identify apples. And it manages to keep them engaged.
When a toddler uses the Munchin Apples app, the focus is on enabling the toddler to learn through discovery. The toddler taps his or her way through a series of levels, all the while discovering apples. After each level, there is a parental guidance screen. The screen displays an apple and a parent is expected to, say "Apple" and show a real apple to the toddler. Each Parental Guidance screen has a different nursery rhyme playing in the background. Simply select Tap > Discover > Spot.
The Munchin Apples app is designed to teach how to identify apples. This is exactly what it does. Toddlers managed to pick out an apple from other fruits in a fruit basket or at the local supermarket. I like the "limited" focus of just teaching how to identify apples because toddlers cannot absorb too much. I also appreciated how the game takes a toddler through illustrations and then real-world images. The Parental Guidance screens with nursery rhymes, make it quite effective for parents to control the learning. Some toddlers even started dancing while listening to the rhymes. Lastly, the engagement levels are fairly high and toddlers played it for longer than I expected.
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It is only available on Android. The graphics can be improved. Though, frankly, the toddlers didn't really care too much about the graphics. Lastly, the game has no value after a toddler has learned to identify apples.
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Transgender people murdered as world resists change
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LONDON (Reuters) - Ever since she can remember, Katherine Cummings knew she had been born into the wrong body.
"I knew I was transgendered as far back as memories go," said the 76-year old, formerly called John, who works at Australia's Gender Center for people with gender issues. "Four years of age or so."
Since her 1930s childhood, the lives of transgender people have improved dramatically in many countries. But discrimination remains widespread. Hundreds of transgender people are killed every year and many live in constant fear of attack.
"Transgenders often suffer violence, physical and social, from their families, including spouses, parents, children and siblings," Cummings said.
She spoke to Trustlaw ahead of the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) on November 20 which commemorates those who have been killed because of their gender identity.
Founded after the 1998 murder of transgender woman Rita Hester in Massachusetts, the day now has a global following.
In the first nine months of 2011, 116 transgender people were murdered globally, according to Trans Murder Monitoring (TMM), a project coordinated by non-profit association Transgender Europe.
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The Golden Acorn [The Adventures of Jack Brenin] (Wrong ISBN) (2010)
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A cut enjoyable kids fantasy.
I could not put this book down as soon as I picked it up. The characters were great! This is now one of my favourite YA stories.
Why is it that some adults can write for children, and create a whole new world for the child to get lost in wonder, and others write as if "child" is synonymous with "stupid?"
The entire time I was reading this, I felt like a Stepford mom was leaning over my shoulder reading, "and then, THIS happened, and then THIS happened, and THEN do you KNOW what that means little girl? Well, I will just have to tell you! Wheeee!"
The story's potential (and it wasn't a bad story,) was suffocated under this apparent assumption that the target reader would be a moderately dull-witted six year old, which is a shame. One of the most important things I look for in a children's book is whether I would enjoy reading it aloud to a child. There are brilliant books for this activity - The Hobbit, The Marvelous Land of Oz books, Dr. Seuss is just good laugh out loud fun, I'll even concede that Harry Potter seems like the read with children sort, even if it's not my personal cuppa. This book, however, in my opinion, would be painful. I'd never make it.
Although written for children, this is a story that can be enjoyed by adults who've retained their enjoyment of a simple but entertaining yarn. I admit I downloaded it because it was free, but also because the Amazon reviews (many from adult readers) were generally very positive. The 'chosen one' plotline was fairly cliché and the peril was pretty tame, but it was enlived by a cast of characters who were consistently engaging and well-drawn, even the minor ones.
I would have adored this book when I was a kid - especially the Night Guard rats and the trip back in time to Roman Britain! - and even as a cynical adult reader I still found it a charming and refreshing read. It makes a good opening novel for a series.
Free book from Kindle. Little lengthy. Started OK but dragged on
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As you know, the Texas governor and attorney general have attacked FFRF and all Texas freethinkers and nonbelievers over FFRF's role in protesting religious banners by public school cheerleaders in Kountze. The school district properly halted the cheerleader practice of placing bible verses on banners, then the cheerleaders sued the school district. The national media are following the Kountze developments avidly.
As FFRF's statement below notes, we believe Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's condemnation of FFRF and atheists will encourage a climate of hostility toward nonbelievers, and encourage more state/church entanglements in Texas public schools. We believe you as a Texas freethinker must protest Abbott's inflammatory actions.
Please phone the AG's office today to voice your distress at his cavalier treatment of Texas freethinkers. Follow up with an email that indicates you're a Texas citizen or concerned U.S. citizen, but phoning his office is the best way to get the attention of the AG's office. Ditto the governor. See the statement below to read Abbott's and Perry's dismissive remarks toward atheists, FFRF and the separation of church and state. Links below also take you to a transcript and the video of Abbott's and Perry's preposterous press conference yesterday, in which both took potshots at FFRF, atheists and the Establishment Clause.
We are also asking you to contact the Kountze school district, depending on what happens today. The cheerleaders are in court awaiting word from the state judge on the restraining order against the school's action barring bible verses on cheerleader banners. Please either thank the District for defending the First Amendment, or, if the District backs down, let them know of your disappointment.
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Click here to read this statement at FFRF's website.
by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor
FFRF Co-Presidents
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has crossed the line from carrying out his secular constitutional duties to defend the state of Texas, to using his government bully pulpit to bully and scapegoat atheists.
At a press conference earlier today with Gov. Rick Perry at the Capitol, the grandstanding attorney general, speaking about FFRF, said:
"We will not allow atheist groups from outside of the state of Texas to come into the state, to use menacing and misleading intimidation tactics, to try to bully schools to bow down at the altar of secular beliefs."
During the press conference, Abbott openly went after FFRF, and by extension, FFRF's Texas membership of 700, and all atheists and nonbelievers — now estimated to comprise a fifth of the population. We've already heard from Texas FFRF members who have children in the schools, who are worried that their attorney general's menacing remarks will not only escalate religious violations, but create a climate of hostility toward nonbelievers and their children in Texas.
Abbott called his pandering press conference after announcing he is intervening on behalf of Christian cheerleaders suing their school district in Kountze, Texas, aided by a zealous Christian-right group. The school had properly told the cheerleaders to nix religious banners after being contacted by FFRF, acting on behalf of a local resident who was shocked and dismayed to see bible verses used as part of a public school football ritual. The cheerleaders paint bible verses on giant paper banners, and quote such Christian verses as 1 Cor. 15:57: "But thanks be to God, which gives us Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Abbott contemptuously described FFRF as "an atheist group from Wisconsin, who came into the state of Texas and tried to silence these students."
He bragged about his history of activism in favor of state/church entanglements, including getting involved against FFRF "last year, at Christmastime, I think it was this very same group, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, that tried to bully Henderson County in Athens, Texas, into removing a nativity scene off of the county court grounds. There's a bottom line here, and that is . . . we are not going to either tolerate or accept these atheist groups trying to prevent that freedom of expression here in the state of Texas."
The Constitution and FFRF are not "preventing freedom of expression," we are defending freedom of conscience. The Constitution differentiates government (public school) speech from individual speech. Those cheerleaders are free to worship as they like, go to the church of their choice, but not to exploit a public school event, and their school-sponsored podium, to push their personal religious views on an entire stadium. That's just plain bad manners.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who repeatedly referred during the press conference to Abbott as "General," castigated FFRF and state/church proponents. He said:
"The underlying problem here is that there's this very vocal, as you shared, and very litigious minority of Americans that are willing to legally attack anybody who dares to utter a phrase, a name that they don't agree with."
Perry went on to demonstrate that he apparently has never read the godless Constitution he has taken oaths to uphold, saying: "We're also a culture built upon the concept that the original law is god's law, outlined in the ten commandments."
The reprehensible actions of the governor and attorney general are the very reason our founders adopted a First Amendment — to keep local majorities from tyrannizing the minorities, and government officials from using their offices to promote religion.
Read transcript of governor's and AG's remarks
View video at the governor's official website
Read FFRf's original letter of complaint
Read previous press releases:
FFRF files amicus brief in Texas prayer banner case (Oct. 3, 2012)
Texas AG attacks FFRF, butts into banner case (Sept. 28, 2012)
Read FFRf's original letter of complaintTexas school halts football bible banners (Sept. 19, 2012)
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'Love and Hip Hop's' Amina Buddafly Pregnant by Husband Peter Gunz? Peter BLASTS Welfare Rumors While Admitting Visit to Doctor's Office With Wife
If Peter Gunz and Amina Buddafly are actually expecting their first child together it may get even harder for the couple to keep the lid on their big news as rumors continue to circulate that Amina is with child.
The rumor mill is running rampant about the singer expecting her first child after a photo of the couple was captured waiting at what many speculated was a New York City Medicaid office on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Peter took to his Twitter to instantly clear up the rumors that he and his wife were on the welfare circuit and explained they were in a waiting room at their doctors office, AllHipHop reported.
"Doctors appointment turned into us being at the welfare office. Smh... s**t I wish I was eligible for medicaid... real s**t," Peter tweeted in response to the rumors.
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The couple has been on the rocks throughout the entire season of "Love and Hip Hop New York" and Amina has even went on to publicly state that her and Peter should have never been married, so it's hard to digest the fact that the couple has a baby on the way.
"We didn't get married like every other couple. It was just a spontaneous thing that probably should not have happened. Sometimes I wish I wasn't married to him," the singer said of her marriage in an interview. "It has been blown out of proportion and it's a big thing and now people look at me like I'm stupid because we don't really live like a married couple and it makes me feel stupid sometimes."
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Tailgate America: The South-East
It is still dark when a car horn honks in rapid secession as an amplified voice repeats "30 minutes to post". I turn to Em, wrapped in her sleeping bag, "are you riding today?" "No" comes the answer. Three days ago Em was hammered down by Giardia, and while she managed to ride for 12 hours yesterday, we missed the cut off by 13 minutes, disqualifying our efforts. I un-zip the tent and start my own prep for stage two of the Double Dare, a mountain biking based Adventure Race which takes place within the Pisgah National Forest. 4 hours after I had closed my eyes, I've plotted day two's waypoints on the map and my tires crunch through the leaves as I pedal off through the pre-dawn darkness.
Gotta get up early to get views like these.
Leaves have defined our time here. Both of us were born and raised in B.C. and have never experienced an autumn in the deciduous forests of the east. When we first arrived, the leaves were still clinging to the trees in pastels of reds, oranges and yellows. As they fell, they piled up on the ground like snow, hiding roots and fist sized rocks. Crunching under tires, causing wheels to drift into corners, to slide when brakes are applied, roosting off rear wheels and vibrating in spokes like the Ray Bourque rookie card of our youth.
They smell like earth and roost like snow, Autumn in the east all about the leaves.
The Pisgah National Forest is the epicenter for riding in the Mountain States of the south east. The name is derived from Hebrew, meaning high place, though it also has biblical connotations related to Moses climbing Mt. Nebo on command from God to look over the promised land, not yet within his peoples grasp.
The promised land?
A part of the Appalachian Mountains which run 2400km north to south, the Pisgah National forest is contained in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Mountains once stood here as high as the Rockies, but time wore them flat till the earth was once again forced towards the heavens and again rounded by glaciers. This latest rendition of mountains contains no alpine, yet offers over 4000 feet of vertical relief.
Pisgah gnar.
Tunnel vision.
The Pisgah National Forest was the first National Forest created in the SE. In an effort to replenish the resources of the area and reduce erosion, Roosevelt's government purchased vast tracts of land off private owners who had stripped it bare of timber. Another one of Roosevelt's initiatives, his 'New Deal' created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). In order to give work to the mass of unemployed young men in the country at the time, the CCC men were paid $30 a day, $25 of which was sent home. Amongst many tasks of the short lived program, these 18 – 25 year olds planted over a billion trees and built over 13,000 miles of trails nationwide. The Pisgah National Forest of today is a result of these two programmes. The mountains around the city of Asheville host over 500km of singletrack open to bikes, and many more which are off limits to two wheels.
Traction, not so much.
Near the end of our two weeks here, we are in the Pisgah Tavern, a 4 meters square space within The Hub bike shop. A selection of 29r hardtail frames hang above the bar, a door opens to a covered deck where locals drink cans of domestic beer still wearing riding clothes. The employees of The Hub, who split duties wrenching, selling goods and slinging local craft beer, exude that smug certainty that comes from people who know they live some place with the goods. As the bar-keep slides beer towards our group, he casually asks what we rode today. I look at, Chris, who along with his girlfriend Beth, had played trail host to us for the last couple days, before I reply, "up and over". The bar keep raises an eye brow before replying "oh yeah, one of those".
One of those.
A rest day to take in a cross race – free beer, good entertainment.
As hurricane Sandy slammed into the north east coast, we found ourselves camped out at Mulberry Gap in northern Georgia. NPR is feeding us the play by play. We cook dinner over the two burner stove while planning the next day's ride. The brunt of the storm missed us but for a mix of high winds and cold temperatures, snapping trees and tossing branches 40 meters through the air. Earlier in the day, over the mountains, en route to Georgia we hit a snow storm. Pulling over, we walked around the streets of a mountain town populated with second homes, happy to be out in the wind and the snow, our first since last spring.
Centered around the Pinhoti Trail, Mulberry Gap opened its doors six years ago catering to mountain bikers. Offering cabins for rent as well as camping and with the option of meals and shuttles included if you chose. They stay busy throughout the year with regular groups coming from the south eastern states and as far away as eastern Canada.
The Pinhoti trail is a 540 km extension of the Appalachian Trail between Georgia and Alabama. Conceived in 1970 and completed in 2008. Some parts of the trail makes up a part of the Trail Of Tears, where the government of Andrew Jacksons removed the Native Americans of the south to what was termed Indian Territory in Oklahoma. We rode a few short sections near Mulberry Gap, a mix of reclaimed logging roads and bench cut single track. Speaking with Andrew, one of the folks who make Mulberry gap tick, we could have filled up most of a week riding the trails within a short drive of here, if we had the time.
Only in America! Beyond this sign at Racoon Mt near Chattanooga Tennessee we found one (1) three foot drop.
We did find some fun lines on our own!
Em dips her toe into the thigh deep pool I had just waded across. "Better hurry up" I say "I think there might be leeches in there" Ewwww she says as she charges across with her bike on her shoulder. After checking for leeches, a downed tree forces us to bushwack through a thicket of bamboo. The highway is no more than 200 meters away. We are four hours into our ride and just over half way according to the map, I can't help but wondering how a ride in the Ozarks of Arkansas turned into an epic!
Em looks at me as we gain a short climb, "this trail is all pain and no gain". While there have been some fun climbs, I can't remember a single descent. The Syllamo trail system outside of the town of Mountain View contains 80km of stacked loops, which seem to be a "build it and they will come" scheme. We have seen few signs of other mountain bikers on trails that would draw a crowd in most of the parts of the country. This is our last ride in the south, before we hit highway 40 and head west. We have spent just over three weeks exploring on our bikes, plans are incubating in my mind to return.
That is one big sign.
The stair way to heaven or the road to?
Have you ever experienced fall in the south-east? Sounds like a pretty great place to be. Adrian and Emily are headed back west… we hear life is peaceful there. Stay tuned for another installment from the road.
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