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1 Management of e-learning within a university setting through partnership with industry Jeremy Gauder ACU National Online Australian Catholic University Allan Christie and James Strong NetSpot Pty Ltd Increasingly, learning management systems such as WebCT are being regarded by the university community as mission critical enterprise level applications. Australian Catholic University(ACU National) is no different. What does set ACU National apart is the approach taken to managing the WebCT LMS. A strategic decision was taken at the outset to partner with industry to achieve a robust and reliable system that would scale rapidly and still be very cost effective. The end result has been that this outsourcing arrangement has been one of the smoothest and most successful projects ever undertaken by the university. It has allowed the staff within ACU National to concentrate on what we do best - quality education and training. Keywords: WebCT, learning management system, outsourcing, industry, partnership, cost benefit Introduction E-learning is often viewed as being separate to normal university activity and much of this has to do with the fact that it is, in real terms, a relatively new concept. As Kelly (2003) points out the underpinning philosophy behind e-learning is that it should be considered a normal activity undertaken by professionals in the modern teaching world and not to be the preserve of the fearless or privileged few. Additionally, Bates (2000) contends that learning in the 21 st century will be increasingly integrated with work and everyday life and organised in a way that suits the life style and needs of individuals. These two principles are consistent with the underlying philosophy and mission statement of Australian Catholic University (ACU National) and has guided the development of its online learning platform. To achieve this goal ACU National made a strategic decision to pursue a partnership with industry that provided a seamless and rapid adoption of an enterprise level learning management system. This industry partnership model undertaken on this scale is considered unique within the Australian tertiary education sector and has attracted interest from other universities in the sector. Background Australian Catholic University (ACU National) was formed in 1 January 1991 following the amalgamation of four Catholic tertiary institutions in eastern Australia - the Catholic College of Education Sydney in New South Wales, the Institute of Catholic Education in Victoria, McAuley College of Queensland, and Signadou College of Education in the Australian Capital Territory. There are now approximately 12,500 students spread over 6 campuses in Victoria, New South Wales, ACT and Queensland. One of the key objectives for deploying suitable technology for use within the university was to ensure a level of standardisation across the university as a whole. In terms of online education there were pockets of expertise throughout the university, each using their own online platform. At any one time various cohorts were either using Blackboard, WebCT, or Virtual Campus. The fact that the university did not have a single supported online platform meant that the individual licenses were not cost effective to the university as a whole and their limited term inhibited their broad adoption. 333
2 There was a wide recognition within the university community that a single supported online platform was the best way to improve the diversity and flexibility of courses delivered at ACU National. It was widely recognised that a single supported platform could increase course delivery options for both students and academic staff. In moving to a single supported platform the university had to be cognisant of the fact that there were already existing courses on other platforms. The School of Education in New South Wales had been trialing Virtual Campus within their school while other groups were using WebCT extensively in Canberra and in New South Wales, and ACU Web was providing postgraduate online courses through its outside service provider NextEd (Blackboard). It was clear that a single platform had to be established which was centrally funded and would be available to all staff and students of the university. Even though authors like Bates may argue against the adoption of a single e-learning platform the realities of a modern university are that they often conduct across faculty teaching and as is the case with ACU National teach across state borders. This, along with the cost of maintaining multiple platforms, led to the need for a single supported platform that would support multiple learning styles. Following a review in 2002 of the widely used Learning Management Systems (LMS s) in Higher Education in Australia, ACU National made the decision to adopt WebCT for its enterprise wide LMS. By August, 2004 and just 20 months since its adoption, ACU National has 518 courses in WebCT and nearly 15,000 unique users (students, staff, other accounts). The way this rapid growth has been planned and managed makes for an interesting case study particularly in the Australian context. Following on from its decision to go with the WebCT LMS, ACU National took the bold step of outsourcing its management (servers, system administration, integration services, and help desk) to a private company, NetSpot Pty Ltd. NetSpot is an established e-learning company in Adelaide whose Managing Director, Allan Christie, was a senior academic for nearly 20 years before starting NetSpot in NetSpot s high level of experience and expertise in e-learning, particularly WebCT, combined with its intimate knowledge of the Higher Education sector made it an ideal partner for ACU National. The initial drivers for outsourcing the WebCT back office systems and services to NetSpot were to: Improve the quality of service delivered; Focus on core competencies and mission; Reduce implementation time; and Reduce costs. These benefits needed to be weighed against risks (real and perceived) such as service level quality, server reliability and redundancy, integrity of student information, privacy concerns, and so on. Of course, these risks are also present for internal management but are often perceived to be greater when engaging a third party. Outsourcing might be viewed simply as another method of improving quality of service, and of strengthening the capability of the institution beyond what might be possible within given budgetary or time constraints. Campus academics and IT leaders can view IT outsourcing as either an opportunity or a threat, but they should be prepared to use outsourcing as one of many techniques to provide the highest quality IT services to the campus (McCord, 2002). An in-depth Research Study from the EDUCAUSE Centre for Applied Research (Hassett etal, 2002) reports a number of interesting statistics: Forty two percent of the US colleges and universities reported they engage in IT outsourcing; Amongst research institutions, e-learning was the most (60%) favoured for outsourcing The overwhelming key driver of the IT outsourcing decision is a real or perceived lack of in house skills, and; IT services outsourcing in the higher education sector is forecast to grow at a compounded growth rate of 17 percent per year over the next 5 years. 334
3 While traditionally it has been the more established IT operations that have been deemed suitable for outsourcing, e-learning has been singled out despite being a relative newcomer. This is perhaps due to the exponential demand from students and staff and the rapidly evolving nature of the software and its associated services. E-learning has a well established presence but compared with other areas, the tools that support it are still rapidly evolving. This makes successful implementation and support more difficult. Improved quality of service As mentioned above, one of the key drivers behind outsourcing was to increase the quality of service delivered. Outsourcing has improved the quality of service for ACU in several ways by providing access to highly skilled resources, enabling demand to be handled, providing redundancy across the operational staff responsible for WebCT, enabling more comprehensive integration solutions to be considered, faster upgrade cycles to the software and hardware, and access to larger pools of experience and wisdom. An outsourcer is more likely to have a stable pool of resources and redundancy across several staff so the risk of staff turn over is reduced. An outsourcing company can afford to have more dedicated staff to specific WebCT operations than can most institutions and this provides clear benefits to the institution which adopts an outsourced approach. In the area of integration, the level of complexity is now increasing to a point where in house staff may struggle to satisfactorily implement solutions due to a lack of requisite skills. This is supported by Hassett et al (2002) who stated that the size, cost, and complexity of integration [of e-learning] will outpace the capabilities of an increasing number of institutions to perform in house. In the past when WebCT might have been considered a sideline operation, integration and the quality of integration were not a priority, however as WebCT becomes mission critical, high quality integration is necessary. Outsourcing this aspect of WebCT operation can provide benefits through quicker, more robust, and professional implementation of solutions. Handling peak demand on helpdesk is also another clear area were an outsourcing organisation can help an institution improve the quality of service. Rather than burdening higher level in house staff (such as Instructional Designers, or Software Engineers) with such responsibilities during peak periods, outsourcing this operation can enable these staff to focus more on keeping systems running and pedagogical issues. Additionally, an outsourcing organisation which is dealing with magnitudes more helpdesk support than an institution will be able to handle issues more efficiently and be able to provide more extended coverage. Focussing on core mission Focusing on the core mission of the institution was another key driver behind the initiative to outsource WebCT. To many institutions, online learning is an essential part of providing a quality education to students, however supporting the technical infrastructure of WebCT is not a core capability and can distract institutions from focussing on their core competencies and mission. Being a relatively young university we have be able to leverage off the experiences of other universities and have taken the conscious decision to concentrate on what we do best quality education and training. Reduce Implementation Time A proposal for managing the WebCT LMS was received from NetSpot in October 2002 and after review and due diligence a Service Level Agreement (SLA) was signed and the project implementation commenced in November The SLA encourages the service delivery to be maintained at the highest possible level providing the SLA is developed as a collaborative effort between the institution and the outsourcing organisation. The following table is a summary of key milestones during the first 12 months of the project and reflect the rapid growth of the use of WebCT during this time. 335
4 November 2002 o Initial Planning December 2002 o Migration from existing servers o Backups/recovery procedures implemented o Staff professional development workshops January 2003 o Launch of LMS platform known as ACU National Online o Basic integration with Student Record System o Student and Staff Helpdesk operational February 2003 o Semester 1 commences April 2003 o Helpdesk Ticket System / Knowledge Base operational June 2003 o More advanced integration with SRS July 2003 o Semester 2 commences October 2003 o Course request procedure improvements December 2003 o Migration to WebCT 4.1 Table 1: Summary of key milestones during the first 12 months To manage the expected rapid growth it quickly became apparent that an automated system of course and student account creation was needed. As a result integration with the Banner Student Record System (SRS) was undertaken as a priority and previous experience with SRS integration allowed NetSpot to complete the work in a timely fashion with the cooperation of key stakeholders such as the IT Services, Student Systems, and Human Resources. With good communication and cooperation established with all key stakeholders and effective systems in place, the manager of ACU National Online was available to focus his attention on the provision of professional development services for staff to facilitate and support their use of the WebCT LMS. The net result of this partnership was that in three months ACU National went from dispersed and uncoordinated infrastructure and technical expertise in WebCT to providing an integrated and robust delivery system for this LMS combined with staff development programs and Help Desk support. By the start of Semester 1, Feb-03 there were 167 courses online with approximately 5,000 unique users. In the period since then, use has trebled and the rollout of the WebCT platform within ACU National has been one of the smoothest and most successful projects ever undertaken by the university. The following figures further illustrate this growth. Essential to the success of the outsourcing arrangement has been the close collaboration between ACU and NetSpot. The relationship has been considered by both parties as a valuable partnership and key connections between staff within the university and within NetSpot have been established and continually fostered. Indeed, many aspects of the WebCT operation require close collaboration between ACU staff and NetSpot staff, including integration of the Student Record System and operation of the WebCT Help Desk. The partnership is also constantly changing to ensure that the best possible outcome is provided. For example, staff support in the use of WebCT tools was provided by NetSpot after initial face to face professional development before the commencement of semester, however beginning in 2004, ACU has positioned 2 support staff on the ground at several campuses to provide additional face to face support for staff. This is provided in close collaboration with NetSpot and these support staff provide first point of contact for academics when they have issues with WebCT. Day to day issues are resolved at a local level and only the more complex issues are escalated up to the NetSpot Help Desk. The success of the outsourcing relationship has been partly due to the flexibility of NetSpot in providing services where needed, and not duplicating internal capabilities, and working with ACU staff to ensure that the overall operation runs seamlessly. Cost benefit In conjunction with the rapid and successful deployment of the WebCT LMS has been the cost benefits achieved by partnering with NetSpot. The current level of use (500+ courses, 15,000 unique users) has been achieved through the investment of approximately $150,000 per annum which covers the WebCT license and outsourced services (hardware infrastructure, integration services, Help Desk services for staff 336
5 and students). To provide a comparable service in house would require as a minimum the following resources: WebCT License $40,000 Hardware $75,000 yearly System Administrator x1 $78,000 Help Desk x3 $165,000 Programmers (integration, higher level support) x1 $72,000 $430,000 per annum Fig 1: Statistical period: 1. Feb-03; 2. Aug-03; 3. Feb-04; 4. Jul-04 Fig 2: Statistical period: 1. Feb-03; 2. Aug-03; 3. Feb-04; 4. Jul
6 The staff costs are based on current Higher Education pay scales and include on-costs but do not include additional costs such as training, office accommodation and computing resources. Moving forward Now that essential systems have been put in place, further projects are being considered to improve the quality of service, including: Integration of WebCT with ACU s intranet and Single-Sign-On solution; Integration of voice tools into the WebCT platform; Integration of a Learning Content Management System; Implementation of real time Student Record System integration. Other benefits from the partnership with NetSpot are now being seen. NetSpot is a distributor for several virtual classroom tools and a Learning Content Management System (LCMS). NetSpot is therefore moving beyond providing just hosting, management and support of a learning management system through to providing valuable additional tools that enable institutions to truly benefit from the potential that is offered by e-learning. As enterprise level LMSs such as WebCT become mission critical there is an expectation from the modern tertiary student for accessible education. This means providing robust and reliable infrastructure for high availability of the LMS but also having support services available at all times. To this end, NetSpot is extending its Help Desk service to 365/24/7 live support from 1 Jan Summary The partnership of ACU National with industry has achieved an excellent result in enabling a high quality rapid deployment of an enterprise level LMS that is robust, reliable and cost effective. Importantly, it has also addressed the key criteria of seamless, accessible education with e-learning seen as part of the normal process of education within ACU National. References Bates, A. (2000). Teaching, learning, and the impact of multimedia technologies. Educause Review, 35 (5), Hassett, E., Cunningham, P., Kancheva, E., Newsome, M. and Wells, S. (2002). Higher Education IT Outsourcing: Future Trends and Market Forecast in IT Outsourcing in Higher Education. Research Study from the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research. Kelly, O. (2003). Cultivating the hybrid: A case study of a three year evolution of e-learning for blended delivery. Proceedings 20th ASCILITE Conference, Adelaide. McCord, A. (2002). Are you ready to discuss IT Outsourcing on 55? EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 25(1). Jeremy Gauder, ACU National Online, Australian Catholic University, Locked Bag 4115 DC Fitzroy, Vic Allan Christie & James Strong, NetSpot Pty Ltd, 183 Melbourne Street, NORTH ADELAIDE SA Please cite as: Gauder, J., Christie, A. & Strong, J. (2004). Management of e-learning within a university setting through partnership with industry. In R. Atkinson, C. McBeath, D. Jonas-Dwyer & R. Phillips (Eds), Beyond the comfort zone: Proceedings of the 21st ASCILITE Conference (pp ). Perth, 5-8 December. Copyright 2004 Jeremy Gauder, Allan Christie & James Strong The authors assign to ASCILITE and educational non-profit institutions a non-exclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The authors also grant a non-exclusive licence to ASCILITE to publish this document on the ASCILITE web site (including any mirror or archival sites that may be developed) and in printed form within the ASCILITE 2004 Conference Proceedings. Any other usage is prohibited without the express permission of the authors. 338
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Kitsune Dairuko was a courtier of the Mantis Clan. Born without the shugenja's gift, she was trained in the Yoritomo Courtier school. She moved to the Colonies a few years after her gempukku and opened the Forest's Bounty, a medicinal herbalist shop located in the Merchant District of the Second City. The reputation of her selection even drew physicians and herbalists. Dairuko also attracted the attention of Scorpion agents who asked her to supply them with certain herbs of a more dangerous nature. [1]
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Day 10 – I tried on my family colors.
My surname is Morris and I am from the Morris clan (somewhere, long ago). I am interested in my heritage but I really don't know a lot about it. I have tried to discover my origins but I have neither the resources nor the time. I at least know that there is an official Tartan for the Morris Clan.
Since we were at Scarborough fair today it happened that we came across a store selling Kilts. Now I know that they are not absolutely accurate but it is more than I knew before. According to the guy at the store, the modern-day Tartan for the Morris clan is the same as the Buchanan Tartan. Which doesn't make sense to me really so I did a little digging and sure enough. I found this on Wiki –
"The Septs (see next paragraph) of Clan Buchanan derive from the first Auselan to use the surname Buchanan, Gilbert, whose father had obtained the Buchanan lands, and his brothers Colman and Methlan, grandson Maurice, and great-grandson Walter.[9]"
"Today, sept lists are used by clan societies to recruit new members. Such lists date back to the 19th century, when clan societies and tartan manufacturers attempted to capitalise on the enthusiasm and interest for all things Scottish. Lists were drawn up that linked as many surnames as possible to a particular clan. In this way, individuals without a "clan name" could connect to a Scottish clan and thus feel "entitled" to its tartan.
One modern member of the Lyon Court[who?] has described the attribution of such names to particular clans as sometimes being based upon nothing but imagination, and in others cases upon a single recorded instance of a surname."
So basically, someone decided at some point that Morris should be under Buchanan. For whatever reason (it remains to be seen by me.)
So I tried on and almost bought the kilt but it was a little on the cheaply made side and I felt that if I was going to buy one that I wanted to get one that was well made and a true representation of my family colors.
Here is what it looked like (the Buchanan, the one I tried on).
This is what I have discovered is what it should look like, depending on which clan my family descends from (which I have no way of knowing at this time.)
Morris of Wales – http://www.scotweb.co.uk/tartan/Morris-of-Wales/50438
For all the Tartan examples for Morris of Balgonie, have a look here – http://www.scotweb.co.uk/tartan/Morris-of-Balgonie/30145
For all the Tartan examples for Morris of Balgonie; Arisaid, have a look here – http://www.scotweb.co.uk/tartan/Morris-of-Balgonie-Arisaid/59240
For all the Tartan examples for Morris of Balgonie; Hunting, have a look here – http://www.scotweb.co.uk/tartan/Morris-of-Balgonie-Hunting/59242
For all the Tartan examples for Morris of Eddergoll, have a look here – http://www.scotweb.co.uk/tartan/Morris-of-Eddergoll/59244
Maybe one of these days I will figure it out. Until then I guess I will get one of each and represent a different Morris clan from a different town each time I wear one, depending on how it suits me that day. lol
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This is the T-shaped shrine at Jeongneung or the tomb of King Jungjong.
who's he?
He's the 11th ruler of Joseon Dynasty (1488-1544).
and that is enough to make me amazed at how intact the tomb and the shrine are.
These are ridge tiles on top of the roof. Most of them are animal shaped. What are these? If I am not mistaken, they are japsang (잡상).
I've been admiring these figurines since they do resemble the ones we have back home in Javanese culture.
As I gazed into the shrine, I could see the laid out tables where the offerings are put in time for the ancestral rites.
and the window (door?) right through it, we could see the burial mound behind this very shrine.
Up until today, the solemn ancestral rites are designated every year. This kind of legacy is an interesting feature of this royal tomb that people (tourists alike) are looking for.
Now, turn around into the front yard of the shrine, I could now see again the 신도 Spirit Road & the 어도 the King's road that both lead to this shrine.
*once again...I didn't know how to react....to the fact that this shrine is encapsulated within the city.^^
But I guess..since this is within-easy-reach via subway and buses and any other transportation...and the fact that it is right in Gangnam area....I happened to bump into lots of tourists visiting this royal tomb.
But, I guess..only those interested in historical features of Korean culture do visit this place. Others might just go straight to Myeongdong or Namdaemun.:-)
So, I guess this is something that people should consider visiting.
I can assure you that it is a worth-visiting place to get a little more understanding of Joseon or well, Korean traditional past.
And..what would a historical trip (답사) be without at least a picture of myself in it?
Though I did my own itinerary...and with one-click of the button...zoomed I was in the picture.
phew..what a day.!!!
Another last glace towards both the T-shape shrine and the burial mound behind it.
Bye-bye....and maybe I will visit again in Autumn or in Winter when all of these are covered in snow? ^^


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Australian PM John Howard welcomed Mr Bush. Topics at Saturday's summit will include Iraq, security and climate change.
Various anti-war, anti-Bush and anti-globalisation protesters have gathered to demonstrate.
Other campaigners include supporters of the spiritual Falun Gong group who have staged human rights protests against Beijing.
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State Sen. Chaudhary owes IRS more than $250,000
DULUTH - The Minnesota state senator who pushed through last-minute legislation for Fish Lake that contributed to the governor's veto of a major fish and game bill is the subject of a federal tax lien for $252,000 in past-due income taxes, the News Tribune has learned.
Sen. Satveer Chaudhary, DFL-Fridley, and his wife, Denise, failed to pay $100,000 in income taxes in 2007 and $151,000 in 2008, according to tax records.
Chaudhary, who owns a home on Fish Lake that would have been affected by his legislation, told the News Tribune on Thursday that the delinquent taxes were due to his wife's wrongful termination by Celgene, a biopharmaceutical company.
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He said he didn't know the reason for the 2007 tax delinquency and was checking with his accountant to learn more.
The state senator, who is chairman of the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee, stirred controversy in May when the News Tribune first reported that he promoted end-of-session legislation in the natural resources bill that would require walleye possession restrictions on Fish Lake, north of Duluth.
He later apologized for what he said was a hasty decision after lake residents complained and promised to repeal the ordinance during the next session. However, Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed the entire natural resources bill, in part because of Chaudhary's Fish Lake legislation.
Late last month, the DFL committee of the suburban Twin Cities district he represents stripped Chaudhary of his endorsement and backed a challenger in the primary.
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The state DFL party had no comment on the back taxes, spokeswoman Kristin Sosanie said.
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Khal Drogo was pretty tough and no one in his right mind would mess with the guy, but as a Sith Lord he'd be terrifying. This artwork by devianArtist jbcasacop is the first in a series titled Star Wars: The Throne Wars.
Dark lord of the Khalasar. I'm a fan of Star Wars. I'm also a fan of Game of Thrones. I couldn't decide which one I was going to make fan art of so I thought of doing both! Here's our favorite Dothraki depicted as a sith. This is the first of my Star Wars: The Throne Wars series. I shall make use of my spare time to make more of these!
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Did I just hear David Miliband tell Radio 2's Jeremy Vine and an irate caller from Chippenham that "we're all in the shit together"? Alas, no, candour does not stretch that far in politics except in dire circumstances like May 1940 when it was the burden of Churchill's stirring wartime speeches. What the foreign secretary actually said was that Labour politicians are "all in the ship together" - sink or swim.
Tricky, isn't it? What do you do when you're a senior government minister whose calm-but-dangerous article on the perils facing his party has been interpreted to death by the pundits and the colleagues? Some of them have praised you. Others accused you of ambition or cowardice. Some said you should have used yesterday's press conference with the Italian foreign minister to hose down the excitement, others that you should shut up and go on holiday immediately.
That was Miliband's dilemma today, 36 hours after his 900-word Brown-free critique of the government's position (the Tory position too) appeared in the Guardian. What did he do? He popped up on the Jeremy Vine show and talked. The session was pre-booked some weeks ago because the pair ran out of time when they last chatted in February.
How did it all go? Quite well, from what I heard. Miliband insisted several times that it is the duty of a senior cabinet minister, especially during current hard times, to set out "Labour's record, Labour's vision for the future and to stand up to the Tories." The real test is whether you can take a punch and stand up again, he said.
Why no mention of Brown by name in his article? Because it's about "arguments and ideas, not personalities", he countered. Incidentally, Allegra Stratton sets out Miliband's own record on policy in an excellent piece in today's Guardian.
Vine wasn't having that get-out, of course. He unleashed the angry caller from Chippenham and played a clip of independent-minded Lancashire backbencher Geraldine Smith accusing him of just stirring things up.
"I'd sack him," said Smith, which is probably why she shouldn't be prime minister. The line from No 10 today is not as angry as the initial off-message response picked up yesterday by the London Evening Standard and run hard by pretty well everyone since. "The only people we're furious about is people who are going round being furious on our behalf," one Brownite source told me this morning. That's better.
Miliband told her he was just standing up for Labour's record. Gordon is the party leader - "I have always supported Gordon's leadership," he added - a man of huge experience and decent values. "The worst thing at this moment would be if we all went mute," he told Vine.
But why had he said that Labour "can" win the next election, asked Vine, a conditionality we all noted. Because it would sound arrogant and complacent to say that Labour "will" win - just what the voters don't want to hear when things are tough - higher gas bills dropping on the mat - the smooth young man explained.
It was a polished performance, so I felt. I can recall when David Owen, even younger, was foreign secretary at 38. Miliband may not be quite as clever, but he has a much better temperament for politics, more modest, more of a team player.
After a while and two records Vine opened up the discussion and let rip a furious (why are they all so angry?) female Eurosceptic. Easy peasy, she wasn't listening to his answers. But they were fine... zzz


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