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Site: Home・ホーム; Viewing・見聞; Learning・情報; Purchasing・ご注文; News ・ ニユース; Videos・ビデオ Xpress
Series: Temples・寺; Dreamscapes・夢; Seascapes・海; Furusato・ふるさと; Pathways・道; Mongolia・モンゴル; Acts & Scenes・町; Unseen・見残す; New Prints・新
Note: The video companion to this guide is here. 日本語 Japanese video. At Xpress you can search by mood -- Dynamic, Reflective, Mysterious, Sensual, Spontaneous, Expansive, Elegiac, Intimate, Luminous. Or by texture: Rough, soft, flowing, granular, linear, rhythmic. Also by ink, paper, image size, place, Series, and price. Original photogravure etchings may be ordered from any full-screen page (Hokokuji, for example), with this icon at the lower-right of the screen: Viewers may also complete the Japanese inquiry form or the Japanese order form in any language. Payment for prints delivered in Japan may be made by C.O.D. (着払). For viewers who are learning the photogravure etching technique, having an original photogravufre etching at hand provides the best instruction, as well as inspiration to see you through the inevitable difficulties.
Galleries where the prints may be seen and purchased are listed at the end of this page.
Photogravure etchings are one type of intaglio print, made by transferring ink from the recesses of an etched or engraved copperplate to specially prepared paper. Etchings, engravings, aquatints, drypoints, mezzotints, and photogravures all require an etching press, the pressure of which creates a platemark (shown at right). This platemark, and the tonal nuance of the printed impressions, distinguishes intaglio works from woodblocks, lithographs, and silkscreens. Photogravure (also known as héliogravure, or gravure à l'aquatinte), uniquely among all the graphic arts, enables variable depth of etching, creating a great variety of tones and textures. These three-dimensional forms accentuate the light and shadow of the image, making it come alive in an unparalled way.
These various tones and textures work together with line, form, and composition to create an overall impression. The physical qualities of the print are inseparable from the impression or mood they evoke in the viewer. A rough surface might suggest a wild feeling, while a smooth or soft surface could evoke calm or tranquility. Flowing textures call to mind liquid forms, granular textures a sense of the particular (particle-like). Rhythmic textures are made up of repeating elements, from the amoeba-like shapes of the aquatint grain or screen to visible structures, in a recursive series of fractals at different scales of enlargement. Examples of each texture are shown by searching here. Xpress (a name combining quick-searching, expression, and etching press) also enables searches by mood, such as Dynamic, Reflective, Mysterious, Elegiac, Luminous, Intimate, and others, as well as by ink, paper, place, image size, and price.
The photogravure etching technique I use is based on the inventions of W H Talbot and Nicéphore Nièpce in the 1830s. The history of this technique and its relation to printmaking in Europe is sketched in my Inklings essay. This page and the two following describe in detail how to make photogravure etchings. These directions are based on my own experience; at each step of the way there are many variations that will give equally fine results. Much depends on local atmospheric conditions, variations in materials and supplies, water quality, and other factors. The only rule is to do whatever works.
As of August 2009, Autotype, the sole remaining manufacturer of carbon tissue (also called pigment paper or resist tissue) stopped production of the material. McGraw and Hanfstaengl had previously stopped their production. Yet there is still a demand for it in the commercial printing industry as well as in fine-art photogravure workshops. Bostick & Sullivan is currently (Dec 2009) testing production methods and formulas with the intention of producing this essential material. It is also possible to prepare resist tissue in the photogravure workshop by mixing powdered gelatin, a pigment, sugar, and a wetting agent with water and sensitizer. This mixture is then flowed, brushed, or coated with a coating rod onto a paper backing material for use when dry. (I will provide specific directions on this after I have tried it.)
Ultraviolet light (UV) sets off a chemical reaction known as cross-linking or polymerization that hardens or crystallizes the gelatin. When exposed in contact with a transparency (Figure 1), the shadows block most of the ultraviolet (UV) light, leaving most of the gel soluble. Under the transparency's highlights which admit more UV, however, the gel hardens more. Metal-halide light sources give more consistent results and are safer to use than carbon-arc lamps.
The aquatint grain creates microscopic 'lands' on the copperplate which remain unetched. Particles of asphaltum are allowed to rain down on the copperplate and are then fused over high heat until they flow into an amoeba-like shape, as shown enlarged in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Aquatint grain (from Johan de Zoete, A Manual of Photogravure)
The unique look of photogravure depends on the variable depth of the etching, the ability of the copperplate to transfer far more ink to the shadows than to the highlights of the print, and to register subtle gradation of tone. What enables the plate to be etched to various depths is the linear sensitivity of dichromated gelatin to ultraviolet light. Unlike conventional silver-based photographic materials, dichromated gelatin is sensitive to every nuance of light intensity in equal measure. This enables it to register highlight and shadow detail not found in conventional photographs. The gelatin resist is partially permeable: It allows the etchant to seep through depending on how thick or thin the gel is. Where the gel is thin, etching is deep, and where thick the etching is shallow. The deeply etched parts of the plate hold more ink and form the dark parts of the gravure print, the lightly etched parts less ink, creating the highlights. Westwind, Cross-currents, Discovery, Tivoli, Meigetsuin, and Roofwork are examples of prints made from deeply etched plates.
<3> Cross-linking of UV-exposed Resist
Molecules of gelatin activated by UV light bind to one another in long chains through a mechanism known as cross-linking (Figure 3). Cross-linking makes the resist more or less insoluble depending on how far it extends through the gelatin. The amount of cross-linking, remarkably, tracks the amount of UV precisely, even at the extremes of light and darkness. While ordinary photographic films and papers miss the near-whites and near-blacks because of their uneven sensitivity, UV-sensitive materials register the finest gradations of tone faithfully. Snow tones, for example, are visible in Niseko, Myoko, Kumonodaira, Myoko-4, and Notes From Last Time.
Figure 4. Patterned Resist on Plate
The dried resist looks like a laterally reversed negative (Figure 4), light in the shadows (where the resist is thin) and dark in the highlights (where the resist is thick). It is actually a cast of the image that shapes the action of the etchant in the next step. To prepare the plate for etching, mask the image area and the back of the plate with packaging tape. The print made from this plate is Hokokuji, showing a bamboo garden in Kamakura. (The original print may be purchased here.)
Figure 5 shows an enlarged cross-section of the copperplate ready for etching, with aquatint grain or screen pattern below the permeable gelatin resist. A random-pattern screen may be used instead of the aquatint grain to create unetched 'lands' on the plate.
<5> Pre-etch copperplate
For further detail, please see the slideshow 'Technique and Vision' in the slideshow CD available here.
The etched plate for Hokokuji:
Closeup of etched plate and print made from it:
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Original photogravure etchings may be purchased through this website by clicking the order button on any full-screen image page, or from these fine print dealers:
Baltimore: Conrad R Graeber Fine Art, Box 264, Riderwood, Md, U.S.A., tel +1-410-377-6713
Cleveland: Verne Gallery, 2207 Murray Hill Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, U.S.A., tel +1-216-231-8866
San Francisco: Japonesque, 824 Montgomery Street, SF, Ca, U.S.A., tel +1-415 391-8860
Paris: Le Voleur d'images, 9 rue de Saint-Simon Paris 7e, France, tel +220.127.116.11.07.77
Netherlands: Eric van den Ing, Saru Gallery, tel: +31(0)6-2246-4074.
Moscow: Lumiere Brothers Center, 119072, Москва, Болотная набережная д.3 стр.1 (Red October, Bolotnaya emb 3 b. 1, Moscow, Russia, 119072), tel +7-968-451-4019
Vladivostok: Arka Gallery, 5 Svetlanskaya St, Vladivostok, Russia, tel +7-4232-410-526
Yokohama, Japan: 吉田町画廊、〒231-0041 横浜市中区吉田町5-14, ;JR関内駅北口より徒歩7分; Tel 045-252-7240; Yoshidamachi Gallery, Yokohama Naka-ku Yoshidamachi 5-14
Contact ・ 連絡: Please type into your email (日本語 OK).


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Has anybody else found their mail servers black-listed by a group calling itself the AHBL? A small ISP in some rural podunk is using this outfits' blacklist. When this AHBL outfit thinks it has found a spammer, they help their ISP customers intercept income email from the entire 1,000-IP block to which that spammer belongs. For example, my server is 188.8.131.52 and a "known spammer" is 126.96.36.199. The AHBL service identifies every IP between 184.108.40.206 and 126.96.36.1999 as a spammer. They leave it up to those who are missing legitimate mail, and the legitimate servers who are erroneously blocked, to come to them and beg to be taken off the blacklist. The result is that innocent mailing lists get labeled as spammers and ISP customers don't get mail from anybody on those erroneously blacklisted servers. This, to my way of thinking, is flat-out libel. The AHBL and the ISPs who use this blacklist know that the vast majority of IP addresses in the blacklisted block are not spammers. Still, they report to ISPs and the ISPs report to their individual consumers that the mail was blocked because it came from the address of a known spammer. My Web hosting clients pay me to provide services, including mailing lists that reach their customers or members. The AHBL's false accusations have the very real potential to keep my servers from delivering what my clients are paying for. This misguided "service" to ISP customers is actually a serious disservice, but how to stop it? I can write the same explanatory diatribe to every ISP who erroneously rejects mail from one of my lists, but that's an administrative overload. And to set it up would mean going to dozens of sites and setting up email aliases that send me a copy of every majordomo admin mail that my clients received. Anybody else have this nightmare experience with AHBL or anybody like them? -Ed Gregory GregoryNet Web Consulting, Design, and Implementation

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When jeanne gets tired and doesn't answer my e-mail . . .
California State University, Dominguez Hills
University of Wisconsin, Parkside
Soka University Japan - Transcend Art and Peace
Created: October 26, 2002
Latest Update: October 28, 2002
Comments grouped by course.
Subject of comment in green.
jeanne's commentaries in bright blue.
Site Copyright: Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata and Individual Authors, October 2002.
"Fair use" encouraged.
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This series of e-mails was initiated by Shanell Polk, sometimes on her own, sometimes with others. It is perhaps the most faithful checking in I have ever received. For a variety of reasons, I couldn't keep up with our correspondence this semester at the rate I had hoped to. I think Shanell's excerpts here will indicate why.
When I first met Shanell, a few semesters ago, she could not fathom what on earth I wanted her to do. Her Aunt Brenda took her under wing and worked with her until all ended happily, as I recall. "Aunt" Brenda, who was also a student when this all started, did a wonderful job of acclimating Shanell to a freer, more trusting world, and now she even speaks up in class, as tired as I know she is with job and children. So this semester, when another war threatened, and I was finding it hard to keep up, Shanell wrote faithfully, and created an excellent document of her learning, from which I can now give her very practical answers as to how to raise her grade.
When the War with Al Quaeda and the Possible War with Iraq took me away from a semester focussed on comments and texts, Shanell refused to give up. She sent me regular messages, sometimes with study mates, sometimes without, consistently over weeks. I've grouped several of her messages together here to give anyone else who had a problem with my overload of messages a chance to see how to review them, so you can be sure of your grade.
Please don't wait for posting of all comments. But use the postings of those comments that are up to learn how I grade. You will need to transfer what I tell you about my grading to your own work. Some of you may have difficulty with that. That is becase we don't get a lot of practice in transfer of learning in our local schools. Rememer, most of us are tired most of the time. Our solution to this problem was to offer you office visits or classroom opportunity to ask about how the learning applies to your specific writing. Be sure that you speak to me or Pat soon if you need help with this.
From Soc 367: Sociology of Law and From Soc. 370: Moot court and Social Justice:
On September 24, 2002, Shanell Polk wrote:on september 20, 2002 when i was reading in my text teaching for diversity and social justice when i noticed it talked about oppression. i knew a ittle bit about it, but when i was reading it gave me a clearer understanding of it . oppression was suffered by many minorities in the late 1920's . oppression continues to be a major problem.
On October 26, 2002, jeanne responded:Shanell, good contact and message. Early in the semester you are making sure I know what you're reading. But you know that for a B or an A in the class, that I expect more than good attendance and contact. This message is a good start, but it is just a start. Here's what you need to do with it for a B or an A:
- Let me know what specifically you're reading. You do this later, but not in this message. You've could have written this message on the basis of the Table of Contents. If you did so, it would be good to tell me that. Or a passage somewhere in the text might have caught you attention. If so, tell me that.
- You say that the text gave you a clearer understanding of oppression. Good. I'm glad of that. But that's a conclusionary statement. You're saying "Now I know more about oppression . . ." but you're not giving me any clue as to what you know so that I can conclude for myself that you seem to have learned something about oppression. Did you learn that oppression occurs over many causal factors: did you learn that institutions like our schools sometimes promote racism, though not intentionally, perhaps? Give me a few details on what you learned. Difference between an A and a B? The extent to which your response gives details for me to conclude on, and the depth of understanding the details seem to indicate.
- Remember, these messages and encounters with me replace tests. You should want to give me considerable information on what you have done, so that I will judge fairly.
On September 23, 2002, Shanell Polk wrote:On september 23, 2002 on pg.82 in my text teaching for diversity and social justice it talks about racism which is very complex in the united states. it touches a very sensitive part for african american because it has been around for a long time. it continues to be an issue. this is because many people in society are not comfortable wiith themselves as a human being. Racism brings feelings , experiences and awareness due to the way that people have treated minorities.
On Saturday, October 26, 2002, jeanne responded:Now, that's the specficity I was asking for. Notice that Shanell sends me right to p. 82 of the Moot Court and Social Justice text. And she draws on the text to speak of the complexity of racism. But, Shanell, once again there's this phrase: "because many people in society are not comfortable wiith themselves as a human being." Now I briefly looked through the early part of the text, Chapter 6 on Racism, but I missed it. Where's that phrase coming from? Sources? I don't doubt that you've heard it. I don't even doubt that you've heard some paraphrase of it in our illocutionary discussions. But you need to give us the sources. And, once again, that's only one of many complex forces, as you indicated in your first sentence.
So, how do you turn this merely "passing" message into an A or a B? Go back to Chapter 6, and try to imagine a question I might have asked on a test of chapter 6:
- p. 83: What are some of the issues, thinking, feelings students bring with them to issues of race?
- "Belief in meritocracy and individualism"
- "Theories of racial inferiority of superiority"
- "Conflict and antagonism against trageted racial groups"
- . . . .
Remember that it's not a good practice to copy such titles from the text (plagiarism). Besides that would be a very long question. How dp you figure out what to write about?
- Focus in on something smaller. Read that little bit.
- Go have an ice cream cone. Or potato chips. Or talk to a friend or watch a commercial on TV.
- After that short (fifteen minutes? break) make notes on what you learned.
- Then go back to your text.
- Do your notes make sense? If not, why not?
- Maybe that's what you should do, ask why that doesn't make sense. I can usually answer you in seconds. If class intervenes, you can ask in class.
- Maybe in the process of asking your question, you'll get it, and discover that you have lots more to say. And now your grade is inching up towards an A or B.
- This is called interactive learning.
On October 3, 2002, Shanell Polk wrote:on oct 3, 2002 in my text social justice criminal justice it talks about the women's movement how it began in the late ninetenth century which it gave women the right to vote women were still denied the power and leadership postions . in reading this it gave me a better understanding.
on oct 3, 2002 we had a speaker in class, father ted nelson. he talked about the essence of the church is different in africa than it is in america. the word of god is the essence . those who came to the colony were christians . in this lecture i learned that in africa don't do taboos because its a no no, and when you do this this is the punishment you will get and culture embraces religion.
On Monday, October 28, 2002, jeanne responded:Good, Shanell. You're letting me know both what you're learning in the text, and in the classroom. But this message is like the last one with the phrase: "In reading this it gave me a better understanding." That's kind of like those sentences they gave you to end essays in high school: This was an interesting field trip. BUT THIS IS A POOR ENDING TO AN ESSAY BECAUSE IT PROVIDES NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT'S IN THE ESSAY.
Go for an ending more like: "I didn't know that the women's movement began so long ago. And if it did, why is there still so much confusion about it today? Did it fail in some wy? Where could I read about that?" This made-up ending tells me really no more than your sentence did. The movement started in the 19th century. But it gives me a glimplse of why that was informative to you (information you didn't know before) and shows that you're thinking about it.
On October 8, 2002, Shanell Polk wrote:on september 24, 2002 today in sociology of law we previewed paintings to show the way that computers can give you a lot to do or ways to create paintings on the computer.
On October 28, 2002, jeanne responded:Hi, Shanell. This was a good message. It clarified for me that you'lre a lot less comfortable with the computer than your Aunt Brenda. It would be good idea to get some practice while she's in a space to teach you. Now, what in your sentence told me that? "the way that computers can give you a lot to do " that "lot to do" is so vague, it tells me I lost you a couple of times as I jumped from link to link. Come into my office, so that we can spend just a little time getting that cleared up for you.
But I can see that the lessons on how to use PAINT got through. I'll bet you're too tired to really try it. But if you'd spend just a few minutes in my office, I could show you how do work on a painting with your son. Bet you'd like that.
love and peace, jeanne
On October 8, 2002, Shanell Polk wrote:on oct 9-02 in my text teaching for diversity and social justice, it talks about heterosexism (homosexuality?) which is common among today's teens maybe its a fad for them, but being lesbian, gay and bisexual is what most (?) people are today. (Whoa! Where are these statistics coming from???) either they want to fit in or they have been molested or raped by someone they trusted and they don't have trust anymore so they find someone that they can connect with which may be of the same sex.
In today's lecture we talked about how black women at general motors sued for discrimation because GM wouldn't hire black women in the clerical office. in general motors factory they were a lot of black men hired, but they would not hire black women. This is accurate, Shanell. But you need to draw a conclusion as to why it became important. It matters because the courts would not allow the black women to sue as black women. The courts said they had to sue either as blacks, or as women. But they couldn't sue for discrimination on those grounds because GM hired both blacks and women, just not black women. That little trick is call "intersectionality." The "protected" classes agains whom we can't discriminate are "race" and gender." But to prove their case these women had to sue as both blacks and women, what the courts call an intersection.
we also talked about the 14th amendment which says that no citizen shall be discriminated against on the basis of race or gender. in today's lecture i learned that women in today's society are still being discriminated against because they still are not allowed in certain work places.
On Saturday, October 26, 2002, jeanne responded:Hi, Shanell. In the first sentence above, you seem to be confusing heterosexism and homosexulatiy. I think that's because Chapter 8 of your text in diversity and social justice calls that chapter "Heterosexism." Please check that out on p.141, and be sure you have it straight.
I went back to Chapter 8 and tried to figure out where you got the impression that most teens today are gay or lesbian. No mention of it in that chapter that I can find. Could be you were just tired and a mis-statement. But you'll need to either e-mail me or see me to let me know either that you've recognized the mistake or have data some place I've never heard of.
Now, the last section of that paragraph is one perspective of how young people turn to a gay life style. But it is one among many factors. Again, where is this information coming from? If you are extrapolating from discussions we have had on the need for love and trust and the harm done when young people have no one to listen to them, then you need to say that. You can't simply suggest that's the way it is and everyone knows it. Sources, my dear, sources. And once you have the sources, then recognize that causality is hard to show. That means that the loss of trust and an attentive family may be one factor in the child's choice of life style, but we would have to understand who other factors affect that also. Please be sure you let me know you've got this straight.
Good that you separated out and reported on your learning from both your readings and from class lectures and discussions. If you will just follow through, so that I know that you now understand all this, you're well on your way to an A in the class. jeanne


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Katie Holmes 'refocusing life'
Katie Holmes has come out from under a "dark cloud" and feels ready to enter a new phase of her life, it has been claimed.
The actress had to deal with the end of her marriage to Tom Cruise in 2012 and she also relocated to New York City with the couple's six-year-old daughter Suri. Now Katie appears to be entering a new phase in her life, and recently showed off her sexier side in a campaign for H. Stern's Iris jewellery collection.
Sources close to the star claim she is feeling happier and ready to move on from her painful divorce.
"It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's like she's been reborn," a source told British magazine Look. "Since last July, when her divorce from Tom came through, it's like Katie's been on autopilot. Her daughter came first and everything else – her heartbreak, her social life, her career – were all shoved to one side. Now Suri's happily settled at school in New York and making friends, Katie's had a chance to take care of herself and her needs for the first time. She took some life-balancing and confidence-boosting classes to remove the 'negative toxic forces' from her life. It's really helped her come out from under that dark cloud."
Katie is believed to be thrilled with the steamy shots for the jewellery campaign. In the images, the 34-year-old brunette poses topless with one arm covering her modesty as she smoulders in front of the camera.
"She's finally over her marriage breakdown and seems ready to put herself back out there – emotionally and physically," a source revealed. "And you can really tell. For a long time, Katie's felt like a wife, then a mother, and then an unhappy wife – but never 'sexy'. This new shoot with H. Stern must've been one of the scariest things she's ever done, but it showed Katie can be sexy. It's been a bit of a revelation and she's really trying to embrace it."
Although Katie has been linked to a series of men following her split from Tom, it has been claimed she isn't in a rush to get into another relationship. Instead, the star has been spending time with Suri and her friends in New York.
"I don't think Katie's quite ready for dating yet," an insider explained. "But she's going out with friends so much more. Suri no longer needs all the attention she did just after her parents split, so Katie's been shopping, having dinner in New York restaurants and taking trips to the theatre."
Katie is also believed to be on civil terms with Tom. The pair are determined to have a good relationship so they can spend time with Suri whenever necessary.
"She and Tom have called a truce. It's not been easy, but they know they have to be friends for Suri's sake," added the source. "Katie says there'll never be anything romantic between them again, but it's positive that they can be in the same room. Now, Katie can stay at Tom's LA mansion – in separate rooms – when Suri's visiting, so they can spend time with their daughter."
"She's always been very sporty, but divorce takes all that energy away from you. With all the stress she's been going through, it meant Katie got pretty thin for a while. But now she's feeling good again, and is back to her strong, healthy self… Everybody's been complimenting her on how amazing she looks. It makes her feel like she can achieve anything she wants in life."
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Poor volume with natural levain version of 36hr baguette from Txframer
I have great result with commercial yeast 36hr version
( I may need to proof longer as the hole tend to be vertical in steads of in a round shape?)
But I cant get as opened as above with the sourdough version, volume is much lower
I feel the dough is more "tight" right after mixing ( probably due to the acid )
The bulk fermentation take much longer ,but my dough never triple in volume(where the stage I end my bulk fermentation in commercial yeast version) even a 4-24-2hr of bulk fermentation.
When I shape it into a baguette, it is not extendable enough. I have to roll it with some force.
even they look similar before putting into the oven. The sourdough version's one dont have a large oven spring and the volume suffer a lot.
I have used my starter to make tartine bread with no oven spring problem
1. Am I overproof the dough?
2. the starter too acidic / not having enough yeast? should I use younger starter? but I doubt young starter dont have enough yeast cell too and the LAB still win over yeast in the long bulk fermentation period.
3.Should I not S&F at all? The dough is so tight and it can pass the window plate test right after mixing. But I heard less S&F may lead to less volume?
4. Should I look for different "feel" of each stages for the sourdough version?
5. I heard sourdough bread have slower oven spring. Should I need to lower the oven temp to prolong the oven spring? but my oven cant trap the steam that long anyway..
6.other factors I neglected?
PS. the breads from sourdough version is more sticky to my teeth . Is this caused by the acid too?
Sorry for grammatical mistakes, non-native but too lazy too proof-read. Too busy trying and trying this recipe over and over.
Thank you for reading this messy thread


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When analyzing the Heisman race, you have to take into account the various ebbs and flows of the season.
For instance, September tends to feature a bevy of potential candidates, many of whom thrive thanks to the typically light early-season schedule. Only later, when conference play kicks in and the schedule toughens up, do we see the true value of the candidate in the race.
This, by the way, is why I created the term "September Heisman" back in 2006. It reflects the early trendy pick in the Heisman race. Next time you see that term bandied about, remember where it came from.
We'll award this year's September Heisman later next week, but for now, I want to focus on four players who aren't being mentioned too much right now who still might make a run at the Heisman.
Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama — Richardson hasn't set the world on fire in the early going, but he's still doing well, averaging 105 yards per game against mostly weak competition. Alabama is doing the right thing with him and saving him for the slog of the SEC schedule. One thing I like about his potential in this race is that he has already scored eight touchdowns with (most likely) 10 games to go before the Heisman vote. Even if he averages 1.5 touchdowns per game the rest of the way, that comes out to 23 touchdowns on the year, which is the kind of number that Heisman voters will find impressive. All he has to do now is amp up his rushing totals in conference play. He certainly will have a number of high-profile games to make his case. Matchups with Arkansas, Florida, LSU and Auburn will all be closely watched.
Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia — Smith is off to a hot start but hasn't really caught the attention of the voters just yet. Honestly, there are so many good players to choose from right now, someone quite worthy is bound to get left off a 3-player ballot. What I like about Smith is that he has a good base of stats to build off of–1,008 passing yards, 7 TDs in his first 3 games–and I think he'll only get better as he progresses in Dana Holgorsen's offense. LSU is in town this week and it could be a launching point for Smith's candidacy. Even if he plays well in a tough loss, he could draw a lot of attention and make a late run to NYC later.
Ronnie Hillman, RB, San Diego State — I think Hillman is a long, long shot to actually win the Heisman, but I think he's got a decent chance to make it into the top five of the race if he can have a brilliant game against Michigan and TCU in the next two Saturdays. He's second nationally in rushing, averaging 165 yards per game. He has also scored 8 touchdowns, so he's on pace for excellent numbers. And down the road, there is a matchup with Boise State, which will allow him to make a late case for his candidacy. It also helps that the Aztecs look like they are on their way to one of their best seasons in a while.
Lamar Miller, RB, Miami — His 184-yard game against Ohio State didn't get much play, but it should have. Miller is an elite talent who should pile up some impressive numbers this season. He's got games against Virginia Tech and Florida State on the schedule to make his case. The only curve ball in his campaign is his team. Will the Canes be any good? They'll have to go on a roll, losing no more than one more game the rest of the way for Miller to be seriously considered. It helps that he has a good chance at breaking some Miami single-season rushing records before he is through.
Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson — I was a bit reluctant to include him on this list as it may just be a bit early to be putting him on this level, but you have to be impressed by his play in the first three games. He has 911 yards, 10 TDs and just one pick so far. What I like about him is that he's got a ton of weapons to throw to and he's doing it all in the same offense that won the Heisman for Cam Newton last year. We've had some guys come out of nowhere of late and maybe Boyd is that guy this year. This week's game against FSU will tell us if he is a contender or a pretender.
There are some players who people might think should be on this list, but I don't include them for the following reasons:
Chris Rainey — I believe he will revert back to the mean a bit. He's going to share carries with Jeff Demps and I wonder if he'll have enough opportunities to shine to the extent he will need to in order to be seriously considered for the Heisman.
Michael Dyer — He's going to have a great season, no doubt about it. But Auburn is going to struggle at times and I think it'll be tough to make a run at the Heisman when your team has some losses under its belt. Next year is his time.
LaMichael James — I think voters are a bit miffed by his team's egg-laying against top-flight competition. Getting 204 yards against Southwest Missouri State isn't going to cut it. He'll have to have a stupendous season at this point to make a serious run.
Matt Barkley — He's looking good so far this year, but I don't think his numbers will hold up as much once USC gets into the meat of its schedule. The Trojans would need to win 10 or 11 games for him to be taken into consideration and I don't think that's going to happen.Powered by Sidelines


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Vanessa Hudgens' Valentine's Day Shopping Spree
Shopping the holiday away in the City of Lights, Vanessa Hudgens spent part of her Valentine's Day (February 14) at a Chanel boutique in Paris, France.
Looking chic in a black cardigan, ruffle-laden top, white trousers and platform booties, the "Journey 2" actress quickly made her exit out of the store while toting her pricey new purchase by the nearby paps.
Meanwhile, Ms. Hudgens recently dished about a much less glamorous time in her life, recalling her two week long stay at a homeless shelter to prep for a movie role.
"For 'Gimme Shelter,' my character ends up at this pregnant, homeless teen shelter that's actually ran in New Jersey by a woman and I actually went and stayed in the shelter for two weeks before I started filming, so I mean like, I lived there with all the girls, with all the kids, so I think that it's really interesting because you find so much more about yourself," Vanessa told Rachel Ray in an interview.
The 23-year-old star also dished about cropping her coif for the role, telling Ray, "I actually cut my own hair for this movie, I did that to myself, yes I did."
Enjoy the pictures of Vanessa Hudgens spending her Valentine's Day shopping at Chane in Paris, France (February 14).
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Michael Chammas writes: The Tigers welcome back a number of key players from injury, including fullback James Tedesco. The Knights have been the most disappointing team in the competition and that's unlikely to change this weekend.
Tip: Tigers by 10
AAP writes: James Tedesco's midweek re-signing has provided a massive boost for the Tigers, with the boom fullback set for his first game since suffering an ankle injury in round five. Beau Scott and Akuila Uate return from injury for the Knights who haven't won since round six. Captain Kurt Gidley insists Newcastle haven't given up on their season. They need to prove that here against a Tigers outfit who will want to continue that top-eight logjam wrestle with a win.
Key: The enigmatic Darius Boyd plays his 200th game. Will he and the Knights lift for his milestone match?
KNIGHTS: Darius Boyd, James McManus, Dane Gagai, Joey Leilua, Akuila Uate, Jarrod Mullen, Tyrone Roberts, Kade Snowden, Kurt Gidley (capt), Willie Mason, Beau Scott, Robbie Rochow, Jeremy Smith. Interchange: Adam Clydsdale, Korbin Sims, Chris Houston, David Fa'alogo.
TIGERS: James Tedesco, David Nofoaluma, Tim Simona, Chris Lawrence, Pat Richards, Braith Anasta, Luke Brooks, Aaron Woods, Robbie Farah (capt), Keith Galloway, Liam Fulton, Bodene Thompson, Adam Blair. Interchange: Sauaso Sue, Martin Taupau, Blake Austin, Ava Seumanufagai, Curtis Sironen (one to be omitted).


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"Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee." (Psalm 73:25)
Imagine that your grandmother has asked you to clean out her attic. You walk up to the top of the stairs and begin wading through old boxes and dusty furniture. You wonder what you should clean first.
Looking to your left, you see an antique trunk sitting in the corner. You walk over, lift the top, and peer inside. There, sitting on the bottom of the trunk, is an old brass oil lamp. You pick it up and gently rub the dust away.
All of a sudden, a genie pops out of the lamp! With a deep, booming voice, he says, "Tell me your one wish and I shall make it come true!" What would you wish for? What one thing do you desire most? If you could have anything in the world, what would you ask for?
The writer of Psalm 73 wrote that his greatest desire in life was God. The psalmist realized that God is everything that he needed--light, salvation, strength, protection, comfort, and joy. There is nothing he desires more than God. The psalmist looked around at what others have--wealth, possessions, or friends--and realized that without God, all of those things are as twigs burning in a fire.
When you want something more than God, you are worshipping an idol. Now, you probably do not have a golden statue in your house that you bow down to, but when you want or love something more than God, it is just as though you are bowing down to it and saying, "you are my god." The first commandment says that you should put nothing in front of God (Exodus 20:3). Instead, you are to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind (Deuteronomy 6:5).
What kinds of things are you tempted to put in front of God – TV, clothes, music, XBox, Playstation3, sports, shopping? You need to think about these things and ask God to take away those idols in your life so that He is your only desire. You increase your desire for God by reading His Word to learn more about Him and become more like Him. The more you know and learn about God, the more He will be your one desire. You want to be able to say with the psalmist, "there is nothing I want more than to know and love God."
You must desire God more than anything!
My Response: » Do I need to ask God's forgiveness for wanting something else more than Him? » What do I put in front of God? » What can I do to increase my desire for God?
El Nose' – The God Who Forgave
Psalm 99:8 – "Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions."
No, we cannot. Romans 10:17 – "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." [In other words, we cannot know God unless we put our faith in His Word.]
Salvation is the deliverance from sin and from the penalties of sin. The word "salvation" was used in the book of Genesis as Jacob was talking to his sons. In Genesis 49:18, Jacob says, "I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord." (Acts 4:12) "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name (Jesus) under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
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InPhase has packed 515Gb in a square inch of holographic media and plans 300GB drives and media later this year
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Holographic storage has been a topic of strong conversation in the storage community for a few years now since the need for alternative recording methods has become more apparent. Magnetic recording methods are approaching their physical limits because of the superparamagnetism phenomenon. Superparamagnetism occurs when the magnetic bits of data on magnetic media, such as hard disk drives, are placed so close together that they disrupt each others' "on/off" state, corrupting the data and making the media unreadable.
To buy some time, a new method of magnetic recording has been introduced in the last few years which is known as perpendicular magnetic recording, or PMR. Using PMR heads, bits are written perpendicular to the hard disk platter rather than laying them down parallel or horizontally. This method ultimately conserves surface area and effectively increases the storage density without the occurrence of superparamagnetism. However, there is a limit to this method as well.
This is where holographic storage comes in with the ability to store more than a terabyte of data on a single piece of media. Holographic media can be manufactured in various shapes, sizes, and thickness. This non-standard approach is possible because of the way data can be written to it. According to Physorg.com:
Densities in holography are achieved by different factors than magnetic storage. Density depends on the number of pixels/bits in a page of data; the number of pages that are stored in a particular volumetric location; the dynamic range of the recording material; the thickness of the material, and the wavelength of the recording laser.
The first product will most likely be a 300GB disk with a transfer rate of 20MB/sec however the second wave of holographic media will range from 800GB to 1.6TB capacities. Currently, to achieve 1.6TB of capacity we would need 4x400GB hard disk drives in a RAID 0 array which does not come cheap. Pricing on the holographic storage medium has not been announced but since it is a new technology, we can expect prices to be expensive.
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Last Saturday I experienced a traumatic mental earthquake. It ranked up there on the Richter scale of 9.9.
Harry was gone on a Boy's Day Out to a tractor/truck pull in Lancaster. No help there.
Left alone to my own devices, the little angelic Linda with a halo and wings sitting on my right shoulder calmly whispered in my ear, "You are strong and can cope just fine."
But the little Linda with devil horns sitting on my left shoulder whispered, "When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping."
So I flicked the little angel off my shoulder with disdain, put on my shopping shoes, grabbed my keys and purse and out the door the little devil and I went. I self-prescribed a little retail therapy to remedy what ailed me.
Knowing I had no time constraints, I leisurely went from store to store.
I love shoes and spent a good chunk of time trying on pair after pair.
I had to chuckle as I remembered my friend Connie's latest shoe shopping experience.
Connie and her husband George went to Cabela's a couple of weeks ago. She visited the shoe department and tried on several pairs. As she was walking about in a pair she was considering buying, she came back to where she had left her own shoes but they weren't there. Instead, she saw them on the feet of another lady walking about. Connie was kind of flabbergasted. She kindly told the lady that they were her shoes. But the lady thought Connie was trying to take them away from her and told her, "You left them there. They're on my feet now." Connie had to explain to her that they weren't for sale because they were the shoes she came into the store wearing. The lady was reluctant to relinquish them but finally did when George verified they were indeed Connie's own shoes.
I just think that story's a hoot!
So anyway, as I was walking down the one aisle at Kohl's, I saw a mom with three children ranging in ages of about 15 to 6 heading toward me. She seemed somewhat frazzled, trying to answer one child's question, as the middle one was having a conniption fit because she couldn't have something and the youngest was zipping in and out around her making stupid kid noises. Finally having had enough, she stopped the shopping cart she was pushing and announced in a strained voice "Please. Just stop! This is why you should never shop with kids!" The kids were kind of taken aback by their mother's outburst. Even the youngest settled down and took a hold of the side of the buggy. I lost sight of them after a bit. I think she needed a little therapy that day, but it wasn't going to be retail.
I could feel her pain. I remember shopping with Becky when she was young. It wasn't always fun. Once kids are too big for a stroller, and too young to be out of your sight, shopping takes on a whole new context. For some reason, kids think shopping is prime time to play their favorite games of "Hide and Seek" and "Let's Drive Mom Nuts."
Jan Burger remembers when her daughter, Shala was 7 and her son, Norman was 5. They were living on the Air Force base in Omaha, Nebraska where her husband, Norman, was stationed at the time. Jan liked to visit a small shopping center were there were about six or seven little shops. One day she was shopping with the two kids and she realized little Norman wasn't with her. As she and Shala searched and searched, she began to panic. She asked one of the shop owners to call the police. Her daughter suggested they go look in the car. Jan remembers saying, "Why would he go there? How would he know to go there?" But, they went out to the car. He wasn't in the front seat and he wasn't in the back seat. But when she looked closer, there he was lying curled up on the floor of the back seat. Grateful he was found, and safe, she asked him why he came back to the car. He told her that when he couldn't find her, he just thought he should go to the car. He laid on the floor because he didn't want a stranger to see and steal him. She was amazed that he thought so rationally for one so young.
Do you ever notice how many people are on their cell phones as they're shopping?
I talked to Carol Esdale last night and she told me that she goes nowhere without her phone and keeps it attached on her waist. She and her husband Dave were shopping in Sam's Club. Her phone rang and it was her daughter.
"I was talking to her for about five minutes. I put my hand on my waist and didn't feel my phone. I went into a state of panic. I said, 'Dave, I lost my phone!' Of course it was in my hand as I was still talking to my daughter. Dave and I were in stitches! My daughter told me she was saving a room for me in a personal care home."
Maybe I didn't really need retail therapy ... just a little laugh therapy.
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"Agency," as we have been using it in our theory discussions, is the ability to control and/or to make a difference through decision-making power. Thus, we would say that one has agency when one can control or make a difference in the outcome. Sometimes our agency is limited, but it is rarely completely in the hands of others. (a position taken by existentialism)
If X is held prisoner and tortured, does X have agency? Within what constraints? Yes, within varying constraints. This was one ofthe existential conundrums after the Second World War. This is always an issues after a war in which people suspect one another of having cooperated somehow with the enemy. Existentialism would say that whatever you do, you must consider that it would be OK for everyone to make that same decision. No clear answers in a torture and death situation. Minimal agency.
If your parents tell you not to use inappropriate language, you might get away with using "bloody," which only has severe connotations in some British settings. Or you could disobey. In those instances you would be taking various amounts of agency unto yourself. But you might get punished. Parents still have agency. So you have to negotiate constraints. But parents by no means constrain all your decision-making.
"the laying on of alternatives"
Comes from the laying on of hands. Ritual for the passing on of title to authority. "The color of law."
When a 40 year-old man has lost his job in the present economy, he may experience great difficulty in transferring his earned status and benefits to another company because of sanctioned bias against older workers. And yes, many coporations will consider him older, since he is more expensive with his earned status than a 24 year-old, just out of college. Some of us may respond to this situation with determination; but some of us respond with severe depression. Then, enter the jocular career counselor giving him color your parachute kinds of advice. He gets more depressed, because it's clear to him that the jocular career counsleor has no grasp of the real age problem he's facing. His wife, and his sisters watch him sit before the television day after day, until frustrated, they fuss at him that he would find a job if he'd just get off his duff and go look for one.
The career counselor, and the family members, are "laying their own alternatives" on this poor man. Career counselors may be able to change jobs fairly easily. Our subject may be an engineer. Not so easy to change. He's got seniority of experience and status over too many. His wife and sisters aren't in that workplace. Yes, they could probably get jobs if they just went out and tried. But would they be jobs of his salary and benefits? When counseling, when judging, it's crucial to recall that your alternatives are not necessarily the same alternatives with which your client is faced. Constitutive theory would say that that consideration is part of the structural context in which our lives are socially constructed. Agency may look different then, in different structural contexts, for people who look the same, but may have little in common in the structural context.
structural context
Normative constraints that shape our behavior and beliefs. These constraints are not imposed by someone else's agency or sovereignty, but by the normative rules and expectations of the culture, language, institutions, and practice that bind us as a social group.
One of the most important aspects of structural context in the sense that we have been using it in our theoretical discussions is that it does not involve specific intent to control.
Sometimes, in the end-of-the-millennium panic that feeds on our need to "know" into the future, and to "control," we try to control with conscious intent by rules and regulations. Consider the rules and regulations thrown up to "control" immigration, for example. Generally, such attempts result in bad law, for the law, once enacted, applies equally to all, at least in theory. Law designed to "control" specific groups or specific situations must define those situations with such accuracy that the discretion or "agency" needed by the law to adapt itself in fairness to all situations is destroyed. This usually results in mechanical or instrumental reasoning, such as that of the Olympic Committee when it stripped a young gymnast of her gold medal because she had taken a medically prescribed drug for an actual medical condition. The drug was on the Olympic Committee's list of prohibited drugs because of its performance enhancement properties. But the situation was not applicable; the young gymnast could have received no performance boost from the drug. The Olympic Committee acknowledged that, but stripped her of the medal anyway. Why? To show its commitment to its own drug policy! Now, that's bad law! Law enforced with the intent of establishing dominance in the power of the law, rather than law providing basic guidance to solve the actual predicaments which occur in our lives together.
The inflexibility of bad law is not the kind of control envisioned in our discussions of structural context and structural violence. Rules, rituals, normative expectations develop within all the components of our institutionalized life together: in the family, in the church or other spiritual center, in school, at work, in social gatherings (at local hang-out bars as well as at tea rooms). But their intent is rarely personal. It is controlling, but controlling in the sense we usually call "socialization."
When the structural context constrains you, it generally restrains you as a representative of some category or group, young peole, older people, with those adjectives ranging all over the place. If it suits you can call 32 old. If it suits you can call 26 young. So 32 may be old if I want to hire people at the start of the salary range. 26 may be young when I'm looking for the maturity needed to oversee prisoners of war.
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Indian Exotic BeachesIndian exotic beaches are unique and packed with the beauty of nature. The feel of the dense palm tree cover, blue water, and soft soil, all under the beautiful shades of sunlight is worth experiencing. You can also try out hands on riding a speed-boat or just enjoying the feel of water by trying out a swimming exercise. Various hotels and resorts nearby will take care of your living and food arrangements and serve you the best of the Indian cuisines. The sites are absolutely safe for living and have everything you need to make the trip special and memorable.
Let us have a look at some of the best exotic beaches in India.
Candolim is one of the most appreciated tourist spots in the category. Situated in the northern part of Goa, it is a lively place and will give you the best value for money. The peculiar feature of the spot is there is negligible commercial activity in the core beach area. This assures a good peace of mind and privacy for tourists. It lies to the southern side of Calangute beach and is one of the largest n the state. Other places of interest here are the famous Aguada fort and a ship called River Princess. If you plan to travel by railway, Thivim is the nearest station. Mapusa and Panjim are located just 10 and 13 km respectively from the area.
Vagator is another eye-catching location in the northern part of Bardez taluka in Goa. It is divided into two parts as little Vagator and North Vagator. Little part is also called as Ozran beach. It is a clean white-sand beach and also has two fresh water springs that add to its charm. You will get a variety of food options in the area and the night life here is quite suitable for partying. Another tourist destination here is a 500-year old fort in the nearby area of Chapura. Mapusa is the nearest shopping destination. For those planning to reach the beach by railways, Tivim is the nearest station. Dabolim is the nearest airport.
Cherai in Kerala is a great example of natural beauty. Ranked among the best and cleanest beaches in the state, backwaters here comprise of canals, lagoons, and lakes. The site is spread over an area of 15 km and you can easily find several different and unique types of sea-shells here. Dolphin is another major attraction in the region and pleases the tourists by showing its occasional presence. There is an inland lake called Poyil which is separated from the sea water by a very narrow strip of sand. Cochin International airport lies at a distance of just 30 km from the beach while Kochi is only 25 km away.
Karaikal beach in Pondicherry is one of the top spots in India. The spot is typically known for the bright sand and clean water. It is actually a union of the sea and the Arasalar River and the view is awesome in the morning time. The area is also a famous sun-rise point and you should not miss to see the rising sun. You can also spend some good time in boating in the backwaters of Arasalar. The nearest railway station to reach the spot is Nagore. If you are planning to visit by airways, Trichy is the nearest airport.
Tarkarli is a clear-water beach in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. The water is so clear that the bed up to a depth of 20 feet can be easily viewed. The spot is also a major fishing area. Sighting a dolphin is a very common event here. There are several government and private resorts in the area. You can also opt for a houseboat. So staying here is absolutely safe and convenient. You can also enjoy a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian Maharshtrian cuisine on the go. This is the right place for adventure lovers too as the location offers a range of water sports like scuba-diving and snorkeling. Rock garden, the fort at Sindhudurg, and Malvan market are some nearby places worth visiting. Dabolim (Goa) is the nearest airport to reach here. There are several transport options available from Sindhudurg, Kankavli, and Kudal railway station to Malvan and vice-versa.
Kovalam is a very famous site in Kerala and is one of the cleanest and safest spots in the category. You will find a beautiful cover of palm trees and dense coconut groves at the bay and will experience a unique combination of natural beauty. For these reasons, the location is also known as 'Paradise of the South India'. The spot is typically divided into three parts as northern-most, middle, and southern-most. Samudra lies to the north, Hawa in the middle, while Lighthouse in the south. The area has a good setup of resorts and restaurants and staying here is not an issue. Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is the most convenient option to reach the spot.
Nagoa in Diu is a one of the favorite destinations of beach-lovers worldwide. The area has a rich cover of coconut groves and the climate here is perfect to give you a pleasant feel. The site has a typical shape of horse-shoe magnet. You can easily find the necessary facilities for various adventure sports like para-gliding, para-sailing, water-skiing, wind surfing, and jet-skiing. The water is absolutely clean and safe to swim. The location lies at around 7 km from Diu and is just a 20 minute drive. There is a good setup of living and food facilities in and around the area as the spot is a major tourist place.
Indian exotic beaches exhibit the extraordinary beauty of the coastlines in India. Some other famous sites include Ganpati Pule (Maharashtra), Murud Janjira (Maharashtra), Anjuna (Goa), Bangaram (Lakshwadeep), Ullal (Mangalore), and Radhanagar (Andaman and Nicobar Islands). Many tour operators throughout the country arrange regular visits to the locations. So plan your holiday and get set for the unique moments.
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Thursday, January 28, 1999 Published at 12:23 GMT
Grants for staying on
The government wants more young people to stay on after 16
Means-tested grants of up to Ł40-a-week will be paid to 16 to 18-year-olds who remain in full-time education from this September.
The government has announced a three-year trial of the new grant - called the Education Maintenance Allowance - in 12 areas of England.
The Ł100m programme is being targeted at teenagers from families with low incomes. Those with family incomes of below Ł13,000 will qualify for the full grant.
"Many young people deny themselves the opportunities open to their better-educated peers, and deny society the benefit of their skills," she said.
"Currently, the number of 16-18 year olds in education or training from lower-income families is 20% lower than for young people from better-off households.
"The pilots will test how an allowance encourages these young people to stay on and achieve in education. If the pilots are a success, as we think they will be, then we will consider the introduction of Education Maintenance Allowances nationally."
The pilot projects will be run by the local education authorities of Bolton, City of Nottingham, Cornwall, Doncaster, Gateshead, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Oldham, Southampton, Stoke-on-Trent, and Walsall.
Four London boroughs - Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Greenwich - will run a joint trial.
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