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Riverside County health officials have cancelled all scheduledflu-shot clinics in the wake of this week's shutdown of a Britishplant that makes nearly half the influenza vaccine used in theUnited States.
Barbara Cole, county director of disease control, said the Department of Public Health is suspending all planned inoculation sessions because it has no vaccine stockpiled, and there is no guarantee the county will get any later.
"None of our public health clinics have any flu vaccine at this time," Cole said.
After giving 23,000 flu shots in the fall of 2003, health officials expect to administer sharply fewer doses this year, and only to those most vulnerable to influenza -- if the county eventually secures a supply. In the meantime, Cole said, officials are urging people with health problems, senior citizens and parents of babies to contact their regular doctors and neighborhood pharmacies to see if they have doses available.
To make sure there is enough vaccine to go around for those who need it most, officials are urging healthy people to forgo getting a shot this season. The flu season generally runs November to March, and clinics start giving shots in October.
Cole said there have been other times in the recent past when vaccine arrived late for use at health clinics, including for one in Temecula and another in Lake Elsinore. But she said this year is different than most because of the major supply disruption.
"At this point in time, we cannot count on having flu vaccine," she said.
The county distributes vaccine through eight public health clinics, including its Lake Elsinore Family Health Center. It also supplies vaccine to the private Neighborhood Healthcare Temecula clinic run out of a county building.
James Schultz, medical director for Escondido-based Neighborhood Healthcare, which operates the Temecula clinic and several others in San Diego County, said he typically knows by now when the vaccines will be available. But this year, he said, the clinic has not received any doses from Riverside County and does not expect any, and it is uncertain whether the health-care group's order for supplies from French manufacturer Aventis Pasteur will be filled. The clinic is on the waiting list with Aventis, he said.
Schultz said the Temecula clinic expects to have enough vaccine to provide shots for babies and toddlers 6 months to 23 months of age, a group considered particularly vulnerable to flu. But he said it is unclear whether the clinic will have enough to vaccinate other groups of people health officials want to protect. Cole said those groups include seniors ages 65 and older, and adults of all ages who have asthma, diabetes, heart disease, HIV/AIDS or other chronic disease.
"I'm not sure we're going to have any vaccine for any adults," Schultz said. "It's very iffy at this point. We may get a fraction of our Aventis order, we may get none at all." He said federal authorities have indicated they may redistribute Aventis' supply because of the nationwide shortage.
"We're looking at the likelihood of leaving a lot of people we'd like to protect unprotected," Schultz said.
And the prospect of many going without shots this season has county officials concerned.
"If high-risk individuals do not get vaccinated and get exposed to influenza, there is a potential for a severe outbreak this year," Cole said.
Even in years of ample supply, flu has posed a serious threat to public health. Last year, in spite of those 23,000 shots given, influenza and pneumonia killed 539 people countywide, Cole said. She said the death toll was 500 in 2002 and 549 in 2001.
This year's shortage was triggered by British regulators'decision to suspend the license of a pharmaceutical plant inLiverpool that makes vaccine for Emeryville, Calif.-based Chiron Corp.
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Over exposure to the sun and its harmful UV rays can result in pre-mature aging, skin cancer (particularly melanoma,) wrinkles, severe burns, age spots, and the proliferation of moles which can be an indicator of developing cancer in the future. Research has also shown that excessive exposure to UV radiation may impede the body's immune system. Avoiding hazardous UV rays is essential to preventing skin damage. Protection from UV rays has made the use of sunscreen more important than ever.
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Sunburn that is associated with the shorter ultraviolet wavelengths is known as ultraviolet B (UVB). Longer sun wavelengths, known as ultraviolet A (UVA), penetrate deeper skin tissue. The higher the SPF number, the more sunburn protection the wearer will receive. The usefulness of a sunscreen is greatly diminished if it is not applied in sufficient amounts, or if it comes off due to perspiration, washing, and other methods that cause it to be removed from the skin. For best sun protection, apply a generous amount of sunscreen and reapply when necessary.
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Aug. 13, 2009
The day your son calls you on the telephone
and is no more your boy, you know
he is someone else's man.
Hi, Mom! he calls across a chasm.
You guess the joy that carved it,
and you cry, Hello!
She will be the bridge, now,
between you and your son.
Overnight he has become shy with you.
Now that he knows her secret
he has guessed your own, guessed
the journeys that his father made
to fetch a son from darkness
on the other side of utter letting go.
Hello, you say, and suddenly remember
how in the fourth grade he brought a pigeon home.
How, as if it were an ordinary coming home,
he opened the front door, walked in and called,
Hi, Mom! How his eyes were pleading,
with love, like pinions, feathering the air.
On this day in 1904, James Joyce published his first work of fiction. It was a short story, "The Sisters," narrated by a boy who finds out that an elderly priest he'd known has died. It was published in an agricultural digest, The Irish Homestead Journal, and 22-year-old Joyce was paid one pound sterling for it.
Irish writer George Russell (AE) sat on the editorial board of The Irish Homestead and had suggested that Joyce write the story. He'd met Joyce a couple of summers before, when 20-year-old Joyce came knocking on Russell's door at midnight and, after beating shyly around the bush, came out and announced his literary genius to Russell. Russell was a friend of W.B. Yeats and a leading figure of the Irish Revival himself. They conversed for a few hours, and Joyce read some poems he'd written. Russell was convinced of the young man's genius and tried to create opportunities for Joyce. Russell wrote him this letter:
Dear Joyce Look at the story in this paper The Irish Homestead. Could
you write anything simple, rural?, livemaking?, pathos?, which could
be inserted so as not to shock the readers. If you could furnish a short
story about 1800 words suitable for insertion the editor will pay £1.
It is easily earned money if you can write fluently and don't mind playing
to the common understanding and liking for once in a way. You can sign it
any name you like as a pseudonym. Yours sincerely,
Geo. W. Russell
In response Joyce wrote the short story published on this day, "The Sisters." He was commissioned to write a series of stories for the paper. Flush from getting paid for his first one, he concocted creative ways to try to borrow money from his friends. If only they'd give him money now, he promised them his future writing income payments with a higher return. For example, he was supposed to write six more stories for The Irish Homestead and get paid a pound for each of them; he offered one friend all six future pounds if only the friend would give him five pounds that day. Joyce also tried to make himself a public stock option, where people would invest in him now as capital, and once he became rich from publishing fiction, he'd pay them dividends.
And as it turns out, The Irish Homestead rescinded the commission after the third story because so many people were writing in to the paper to complain about the stories that Joyce was writing. But all three stories he wrote for them would later appear in Dubliners, and he had formed a vision for the structure and themes of the collection. He kept writing the stories he'd originally planned, even though the paper would not publish them. He wrote each of the 15 stories that form Dubliners between the years of 1904 and 1907, but it took until 1914 for Joyce to get Dubliners published. He was engaged in a colossal argument with his publisher that dragged on for years. Early on, he'd informed the publisher in a letter: "I cannot write without offending people."
In the decade between its appearance in The Irish Homestead and Dubliners, Joyce revised "The Sisters" extensively; the plot remained the same, but he made a lot of stylistic changes and altered the nature of relationships between some of the characters.
The version of "The Sisters" published 10 years later in Dubliners begins:
"There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke. Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly. If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse."
On this day in 1928, James Joyce's ever-loyal younger brother Stanislaus Joyce got married to a woman named Nelly Lichtensteiger. He was 44 years old, and it was his first (and only) marriage. In 1943, Nelly and Stanislaus had their only child, a son they named James. For many years, Stanislaus had lived with James and Nora and supported them and their children financially. He kept journals all his life, and published Recollections of James Joyce in 1950. My Brother's Keeper (1957) and Dublin Diary (1962) were published posthumously. Stanislaus Joyce died on Bloomsday 1955.
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In this week's threads: a protest — or maybe just an art project — by a reader who saves his e-book copy of Orwell's 1984 by photocopying each page from his Kindle, the "AutoAwesome" nature of artificial intelligence, and a call to action for libraries to implement encryption on their websites.
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Thursday Threads: Research Works Act, Amazon Kindle Give and Take, OCLC's Website for Small Libraries
I've been away from DLTJ Thursday Threads for a while, but that doesn't mean the fun hasn't stopped. This week there are stories about the beginning and the end of the Research Works Act (again, one might add), Amazon's continuing shifts in the ebook marketplace, and an announcement of beta access to OCLC's Website for Small Libraries service.
Thursday Threads: Disruptive Innovation and the Amazon Kindle Fire
Today's DLTJ Thursday Threads looks at the potential for the Amazon Kindle Fire to disrupt the tablet market as we know it now. First is a link to an eight minute video by Clayton Christensen in which he describes his theory of disruptive innovation. Then there is pointer to an article from the Harvard Business Review blog describing the Kindle Fire's place in the disruptive innovation graph. Finally, some guesses as to why Amazon is selling the Fire for $200 when it costs about $210 to build one.
Thursday Threads: Kindle Library Lending, Ebooks #1 in Sales, Recommendation Engines
I tried to stay away from ebooks again, in this edition of DLTJ Thursday Threads (I managed to do so last week), but the threads of announcements and conversations are too crucial to ignore. Just yesterday Amazon and OverDrive announced plans to lend library ebooks to Kindle users. The press release and subsequent discussion is full of ambiguity and missing details, but what was officially said is enough to be tantalizing. And why not? The Association of American Publishers said that ebooks are the leading format among all trade categories in the month of Febrary. At least by sales volume, not by total revenue. The last thread this week is how recommendation engines are finding their way into another corner of the lives of undergraduates — helping you pick your course schedule.
Thursday Threads: HarperCollins (again), Digital Public Library of America, Kindle Millionaires
Last week's DLTJ Thursday Threads theme of ebooks continues again this week, and the top story from last week is the top story again this week: the debate over the limited checkout ebooks terms set by HarperCollins. While there seems to be nothing new from either HarperCollins or OverDrive (except for the new license terms coming into effect on Monday the 7th), there is still a lot of discussion on the biblio-blogosphere about what should be done. Another entry this week focuses on the Digital Public Library of America effort that is now getting underway. The last entry is about a young fiction writer who is making a fortune by selling ebooks through Amazon/Kindle and keeping most of the profit.
Thursday Threads: Kindle Singles and Kindle Accessibility, Sped-up Discourse, ISBN Troubles
This week Amazon takes center stage of DLTJ Thursday Threads with a report of their new Kindle Singles program for medium-form digital content and a screen-reader-aware version of the Kindle reader application for PCs. After that is a look at how scholarly discourse is changing — radically! — with the availability and use of near-real-time feedback loops. And we close out with a peek at shaky ground in the world of ISBN identifiers.
Thursday Threads: Disruption in Library Acquisitions, Publishing, and Remedial Education plus Checking Assumptions of Cloud Computing and a National Digital Library
If it is Thursday it must mean it is time for another in this series of Thursday Threads posts. This week there are an abundance of things that could fall into the category of "disruptive innovation" in libraries and higher education. If you find these interesting, you might want to subscribe to my FriendFeed stream where these topics and more are posted and discussed throughout the week.


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When society's most vulnerable members are traumatized by crime, facing their attackers in court can make them feel victimized all over again.
But when children or the mentally disabled have a big warm dog curled up at their feet, the comfort of their new best friend can help make the anxiety and stress melt away.
That's where Dory comes in. The yellow lab/golden retriever mix has teamed up with San Diego police Officer Lynn Chavez to work with fragile victims of assault or molestation.
The 3 1/2-year-old dog helps to ease their fears when it's time to tell their most personal stories in court in front of strangers as well as the people accused of harming them.
Dory is a victims' witness support dog, and her owner has been a police officer for 24 years. Chavez works as a liaison to the District Attorney's Office.
She came up with the idea after hearing about a similar program in Washington. Almost 99 percent of those she and Dory help are children who have been victims of molestation.
It is often the children's word against their attackers, and their strong testimony is most important. It can sometimes make the difference as to whether or not a case will even go to trial, Chavez said.
On Friday, Chavez and her canine partner will receive the Citizens of Courage award, an annual recognition presented by District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. It will mark the first time a dog has been one of the honorees.
The awards are being presented at 11:30 a.m. the Westin Horton Plaza Hotel in downtown San Diego.
Chavez does not receive any funds or extra pay for the work she does with Dory or a second facility dog she owns named Naya.
Loving, calm, and snugly is the way Chavez describes Dory who quickly bonds with the children and responds to their commands.
Children nervous at the thought of recounting horrific details of what happened to them feel empowered when they walk through courthouse hallways with Dory at their side, Chavez said.
She and Dory have assisted in more than 60 preliminary hearings and more than 10 jury trials.
Most recently, Dory helped the young son of convicted murderer Henry Lisowski. The boy had to testify against his father, who was accused of killing the boy's mother, Rosa.
"He absolutely loved Dory," Chavez said. "It made it much easier for him."
One of the most heart-wrenching cases Chavez said she ever had to work with was an 8-year-old boy who was a victim of what Chavez described as some of the worst molestation she had ever seen.
He had such a difficult time at the preliminary hearing he had to be hospitalized.
With Dory at his side, the trial was a different story. His testimony helped convict the neighbor, who was sentenced to 146 years in prison, Chavez said.
"He was totally enveloped by Dory," she said.
One 16-year-old molestation victim, an aspiring ballet dancer, worked through her nerves by doing her spins and pirouettes in the hallway as Dory looked on and wagged her tail.
"It was a lovely, sweet moment," Chavez said.


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I call it 180 degrees from death.
This happened just last night. I was in the passenger seat when this happened. And for the recored, I didn't know the dumbass driver was drunk until after all of this happened. He was going roughly around 60 on a dirt road. He didn't see a curve in the road. I told his ass to slow the f*ck down and told him that a curve was coming up, he didn't listen to me. We slide off into the woods and the car rolled over roughley around 10 times. we took out 4 or 5 good sized trees. Luckly, the car landed back on the wheels. That's why I call it 180 degrees from death because if the car landed on the top, the roof would have caved in and I would have been dead or crippled. To be honest, I'd rather be dead than crippled. I walked out with whiplash a monkey bruise on my shoulder, a bruise on my knee a few cuts on my fingers and now with a new found biggest fear of car accidents. I went to bed and it was playin over and over and over in my dream. I had the lord on my side.
The car didn't belong to the driver. It was someone else's, which I thought he got permission to use, but in reality, the dude took it without asking. The car owner was at a convenient store. The driver ran his ass home, but I used my head, even though I was f*cked up because I was in major shock. I went straight to the owner as soon as possible and told him exactly what happened. Because of that, the owner has major newfound respect for me. As for the dumbass, he can go to hell for all I care.
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'Statue!' says Election Commission to Maya
There's trouble brewing for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati over installation of her statues and those of the Bahujan Party's (BSP) elephant symbol all over the state, including in Noida and Lucknow.delhi Updated: Aug 04, 2009 23:36 IST
There's trouble brewing for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati over installation of her statues and those of the Bahujan Party's (BSP) elephant symbol all over the state, including in Noida and Lucknow.
The Election Commission has asked the BSP to explain why Mayawati should not be debarred from contesting elections and the party symbol frozen for putting up statues of BSP leaders and the party symbol at public places.
The Commission on Monday sought a reply from the BSP on a complaint by civil society group Common Cause alleging that installing of statues with the BSP symbol and those of the UP chief minister was against the spirit of the Constitution, which provides for a level playing field for all political parties.
UP assembly on Tuesday gave its nod to the state government's demand for a budgetary allocation of Rs 453.95 crore for installation of statues and development and beautification of various memorials and an ecological park in Lucknow.
The UP government had on Monday sought a budgetary allocation of Rs 453 crore for setting up statues, memorials and parks.
The supplementary demands presented in the assembly by parliamentary affairs minister Lalji Verma sought Rs 55 crore for setting up a memorial on Lucknow's Jail Road for the late BSP founder Kanshi Ram, Rs 57.80 crore for developing a park named after him and Rs 200 crore for an Eco park in Lucknow.
Common Cause said in its complaint that if the structures are allowed to continue. it will violate Article 14 of the Constitution that provides for the Right to Equality to all political parties during elections.
"These statues will mean disadvantage to all political parties vis-à-vis the BSP," the complaint said.
The NGO has also asked the election symbol of the BSP be frozen as it has been installed in public places.
Action against Mayawati by way of debarring her from contesting polls should be taken as she will continue to create an unequal playing field for her political opponents, the complaint said.
It has also been alleged that the UP government has "favoured a particular political party (BSP) by having its statues installed at various places".


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Over the last hundred years, Shakespeare has been accorded a canonical status in Chinese culture. In the early decades of the twentieth century, Shakespeare was an inspiration to the development of spoken drama (huaju), the modern Chinese theatre. Furthermore, in the 1980s he was also seen as the "new blood" vital to the future of the traditional Chinese operatic genres. It is remarkable to observe the diverse ways in which Shakespeare came to be appropriated by so many Chinese practitioners from radically different standpoints, and how this intriguing intercultural process was interrelated with the history of unprecedented social, political, economic and cultural transformation experienced in twentieth-century China.
Given China's Confucian heritage of respect for authority, the question: "Is Shakespeare still Shakespeare?" was often the sole criterion used to judge a production both by critics and by those involved in the processes of adapting, directing and performing. No matter how superficial their understanding of Shakespeare, all practitioners tried their utmost to produce what they saw as genuinely "Shakespearean" performances, typically modelled on the Soviet-inspired practice of the 1950s. Since the 1980s, however, a number of directors have been prepared to use Shakespeare to reflect or comment on issues in contemporary society, to adopt experimental approaches to staging Shakespeare, or to explore the practitioners' own individuality, and such developments have added a further dimension to the understanding and treatment of Shakespeare around the globe.


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Agreed. Dolan time and time again over the past decade has shown how incompetent of an owner he is. Trusting Isiah Thomas with decisions. Getting Amar'e for a highly overpaid contract when he should have signed for less. Hiring Dumb Toni who knows how to play team defense as well as I know Swahili (I don't).
He got lucky that Melo wanted to play for the Garden and that Linsanity happened. And the fact that Knicks fans are the most loyal fans in basketball and still had good attendance records even when we sucked.


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Mexico City's restaurants are finally re-opening for sit-down service today following the H1N1 influenza situation. Certain precautions are in place: kitchen help must wear surgical masks, restaurant staff is not allowed to use jewelry, and table decorations (advertising, etc) must be taken down for now.
But hooray and hallelujah, visitors, vacationers and city residents alike can once again enjoy the delights and delicias of one of the best food cities in the world.
Make airline reservations ASAP and come on down. The joy of Mexico awaits you.


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Has anybody seen the Mara river crossing by wildebeests this year? We were in the Serengeti Mara area up until July 19 and only a small number of wildebeest had arrived there and did not appear ready to cross the river which was rather disappointing.
Wondering what the situation is now? Have the millions arrived and have they started crossing the river?
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Wildebeest Mara river crossing started?
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No, not yet. That's too soon. It's not even full moon yet.
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Mid-July is early to be at Serengeti Mara, especially this year when the entire migration is taking it's time. There's been plenty of rain earlier in the year, so lots of grass for the zebras and wildies to eat, so they're all taking their time.
Did read somewhere though that some of the herds have been seen arriving from the Northeast Serengeti (the herds that move from Central rather than Western), coming down the hill to the Sand River (borders Mara/Serengeti), and crossings there.
Patience please as the wildies do what they do when they want and not when we've paid to be there.
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First you have to be there at the right time frame period.
July 19 is much too early
Then even if you are there at the right time, you have to be lucky to see the actual migration across the Mara River.
I was lucky and saw the migration on August 30th at 12 Noon.
So you were about 6 weeks too early.
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I've also heard about the wildies hanging back this year, kdd, but it really is the luck of the draw. For what it's worth, we saw minimal wildies in the Western Corridor roughly at this time last year (where the big herds are reported to be right now) and on July 19 and 20th, saw two big crossings up near the Mara and 1 big crossing at Sand River on the 21st. When they get it into their heads to move, they just move - and travel huge distances in no time. One day it was as if there were no wildies in the Serengeti at all, and the very next day, they were wall to wall on the horizon.
So don't despair at all. Anything is possible. And if the wildies won't come to you, see if you can't go the wildies. You may not see a Mara crossing but who knows, you may just see a Grumeti crossing if you can arrange that with your guide. Be flexible if possible and see if you can work around their movements.
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Oops, sorry, just realized you are back from your trip already! Sorry, don't know what I was thinking.
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My DH and I are in Nairobi having just completed a six-week self-drive through Tanzania and Kenya. We ended our journey with five nights of camping in the Mara Triangle. We flew from the Mara North Conservancy to Nairobi just a few hours ago.
As of the 7th of August, the wildebeests are crossing the Tanzanian border and arriving in the Mara Triangle. Yesterday, when driving in the Mara Triangle along the Tanzanian border, we saw tens of thousands of wildebeests - it was spectacular! No Mara River crossings as of yesterday, but they should start in the next few days. Trip report to follow! CR
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Our Adventuress, Ms. Robin, you did it again! Good for you. Can't wait to read your report - where, when, places stayed (when not vehicle), game viewing, etc. etc. Welcome home!
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Thanks Sandi! Still in Nairobi awaiting our flight to Heathrow later tonight. We had a wonderful time in Tanzania and Kenya and have survived to tell the tale. Only close call involved an encounter with a massive male lion - we were standing eating breakfast off the hood of the 4x4 one morning when some survival instinct told me to look towards the back of the vehicle. There was the lion, not 20m from me. Looking into the eyes of a lion is quite unsettling when you are not in the safety of your vehicle. Yikes! We have no ides where it came from - we had checked the area carefully before getting out of the Land Rover. It must have been lying in tall grass nearby.
In addition to the migration, we had some amazing sightings. One of my favourites was in the Mara. At dawn one morning, we came across a lioness with three tiny/month-old cubs stashed in some rocks. She retrieved them while we watched, and then led them down the road past our vehicle, carrying one in her mouth. Such a treat!
Another memorable moment, a story to tell and a first for us - we got the 4x4 stuck in some sloppy mud and spent over two hours in mud up to our knees trying to dig ourselves out. In the end, we had to call the rangers to rescue us. They had difficulty finding us because we were in the middle of nowhere in the Mara Triangle Wilderness Area and there were no landmarks nearby to use as a reference. We had a GPS and could give them a waypoint, but they did not have the ability/equipment to use it. It took them over an hour to locate us and then several attempts to tow us out. The Land Rover was truly stuck - they refused payment so we tipped them generously! Our runners were ruined and we both were a tad sunburned from our two-hour digging session. We should have turned around about half an hour earlier, after towing out a safari vehicle - that should have warned us that we were in dangerous territory. The escarpment road is still wet and muddy, with much water coming off the escarpment. Lesson learned!
We loved Lemala Camp at Ngorongoro, Oldupai Tented Camp and Serian Camp in the Mara - in each case, it was the staff that made the visit memorable.
The part of the trip that I was not looking forward to - having to have askaris on our campsite in the Mara Triangle - turned out to be a highlight of the trip. We were assigned the Oloololo warden and the same armed guard for all five nights and they were wonderful - entertaining and fun. They arrived about 7pm each evening and left at 6am. We spent a couple of hours around the fire with them each evening and it was great fun - a wonderful opportunity to get two know two local Kenyans very well - both have worked in the Mara for over 15 years. We were the only self-drivers that they had guarded since askaris became mandatory on the campsites in the Mara a couple of years ago (after the tragic murder of a camper on a special campsite), so we were treated like old friends. We so looked forward to those fireside chats!
Must go and finish packing. We are having an early dinner and then heading to the airport. I will get to the trip report ASAP - having been away for over a year, things will be a little chaotic at home. Luckily, I have a couple of weeks before I have to return to work. My poor DH will be back to work on Monday. He has some wonderful photos, which I will post with a list of highlights. Thanks again! Robin
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... and it wouldn't take much for that male lion to jump on vehicle, why best to stay inside or know you have quick getaway option. How did you get back into vehicle?
A momma simba with little ones small enough to carry in her mouth, wow! Hope they make it and can grow to take care of themselves, when so many die too early for different reasons.
Mud... welcome to Africa. But even with GPS trying to locate someone in the entirety of the area can be challenging. So how did you manage to find the one place you should have avoided?
But so glad to read that your experience with the KWS rangers for your campsite worked well and that it was fun making new friends. While I can understand some campers nitially not wanting strangers interrupting the solitude of the campsite, for safety it's important and one shouldn't prejudge the need for them and the overall impact it will have on the safari without incident.
Safe travels homeward and do catch up when you can.
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Now in the lounge at Heathrow awaiting our flight back to Canada - Heathrow is remarkably quiet given that it is the last day of the Olympics.
We dove into the 4x4 through the front doors, which we had left open, scattering breakfast makings in the process. Luckily, the lion was well fed and showed little interest in us. He wandered past the vehicle and up onto a nearby kopje. Phew!
I didn't envy mom. The cubs were playful and all over the place - she had her hands full. The Mara rangers were very protective. We were the first to find the lions due to the proximity of our special campsite, so we had them to ourselves for over an hour. When more vehicles showed up, the rangers shooed the vehicles away and closed the road.
We really couldn't avoid the mud. There is only one road along the base of the escarpment that leads to the Mara Wilderness Area - a beautiful area that few vehicles head to because it is so far from Serena. We are able to drive in the wilderness area all day and not see another vehicle - normally a good thing, but not this time! We drove the road in 2009 with no difficulty, but it was much wetter this year and there was still much water coming off the escarpment. When the rangers had towed us out, they were most apologetic and admitted they should have warned us that the road was in poor condition. We readily admit that we should have turned back after we pulled out the safari vehicle. Hard lesson learned - my nose is still peeling from the sunburn!
I have such fond memories of the two askaris - we have already been corresponding with them by SMS and email. They were thrilled with Kenya's two gold medals in the men's 800m. While in the Mara, they were following the Olympics and giving us updates on Canada's performance. Two very special people! I certainly felt safe with them on the campsite - they were well armed. It is a great pity that it has reached the point (in the Mara) where security is needed to keep campers safe, but given the violent incidents on the special campsite and the more recent one at Serena, I think it is wise - the Mara Conservancy cannot afford any more poor publicity.
Will be in touch! Robert and I went through a few photos last night, and he does have some wonderful ones. I long to return to Africa already. Robin
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Can picture the two of you diving into the vehicle
Do find it interesting that even in the bush, the locals do keep up with the outside world... oh, technology.
Did I miss something... happened at Serena?
Now again... safe travels home, unpack, laundry and plan for the next adventure.
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I was in the kenya Masai Mara last week and can assure you that the wildies have arrived...see my trip report for Pics and and videos for proof! we saw portions of both the Serengeti migration and the Loita migration. I get my bearings a little off but we saw huge herds coming in from Tanzania (we stood on. The border marker) and also near Mara intrepeds which were coming in from an entirety different direction it seemed...it's in full effect I'm certain now...
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Guys, I have a question (and pls pardon my lack of knowledge) - if the wildebeests are in Mara triangle or in Masai Mara in Kenya already, does it not mean that they have crossed the Mara river? Wonder why Robin has said no Mara river crossings as yet?
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Sandi - below is the link to the relevant Mara Conservancy newsletter describing the incident at Serena. See the 5th paragraph under "security." Now home and unpacking! Robin
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KDD: For the gnus to be anywhere in the Mare they will have crossed the Mara River. Also note that the gnus criss cross the Mara River on a fairly continuous basis from early July through September.
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The Mara River is not the boundary between Tanzania and Kenya, so the wildes can cross the Mara River in the Serengeti and still be in Tanzania. Or, they can cross the river in the Masai Mara and be in Kenya on both sides. We saw a couple of crossings in the northern Serengeti (August 2 and 4). However, we also saw a few zebras crossing the Mara River in the Masai Mara July 24 and lots of wildes were in the Mara then. The herds can be spread out over both countries. Many of the wildes never leave Tanzania, staying in the Lamai Wedge area of the Serengeti.
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I know this is way old by now but wanted to post my video of a Mara River Crossing on AUG 3 near the Mara Bridge in Kenya...like others have said, once the migration reaches the Mara Triangle, three are multiple crossing sometimes back and forth....I don't suppose there's much rhyme or reason to it---some is herd mentality, perhaps its rain and the promise of new grass...we saw this wildebeest crossing but also a fair number of mainly zebras crossing at the "Main Crossing Point" relatively near Mara Serena the same week...
The migration was considered "late" last summer because of good rains in the Serengeti, but even then, the migration arrived early AUG...we saw wildies by the thousands, tens of thousands...
Here was our "National Gerographic Moment" complete with croc attack---pardon our babbling!
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[lin_video src=http://eplayer.clipsyndicate.com/embed/player.js?aspect_ratio=16×9&auto_next=1&auto_start=0&div_id=videoplayer-1368766575&height=480&page_count=5&pf_id=9624&show_title=1&va_id=4061255&width=640&windows=2 service=syndicaster width=640 height=480 div_id=videoplayer-1368766575 type=script]BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) – It's been called one of the last juke joints in Alabama if not the country. Last week a crowd packed Bessemer City Hall to show support for Gip's Place.
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"It's certainly an option to go to court and certainly an option for the police department to issue citations for the noise ordinance. There are a lot of options out there and we will enforce the laws. I don't want there to be any mistake about that. The City of Bessemer is going to enforce all of its laws," said Paden.
David Gespass says the attorneys representing Gip won't rule out going to court either.
"We don't want that to happen because it's time consuming, it's difficult, and everybody takes risks if we do that, but as I say there's a team of us who are prepared to go to bat for Gip if we have to," said Gespass.
"I think that we're going to continue to talk to the city because we want some clarification about some of their concerns and we want to clarify our position on them and try to work towards an accommodation. I would note by the way that when they've announced that there's not going to be any cover, people can get in free- that's certainly going to encourage larger crowds to come. And I would emphasize that this is still Gip's property and he could say who is or is not allowed on it," said Gespass.


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DOVER — A raffle to raise funds for a local team to participate in the final Susan G. Komen three-day walk to be held in Boston will kick off Thursday evening at The Loft at Strafford Farms.
Team captain Kathleen Allen has participated in the walk for the last eight years and organized the raffle to raise the necessary $2,300 for walkers to participate.
The walk will take place in Boston and this is the last year the event will be hosted there.
Team member Margaret Giguere, of Dover, has participated with Allen the last two years and said she got involved because of how cancer had touched her life.
"I lost my best friend to breast cancer two years ago," she said, and added that another best friend is now a breast cancer survivor.
"I walk for all women," she said.
Gift certificates from local businesses including a $200 gift certificate from Ross Furniture, Red's Shoe Barn, DeVouno Printing, the Rochester Country Club, Terra Cotta Pasta, and more will be included in the raffle as well as a handmade quilt.
A live auction will also be held during Thursday night's raffle featuring four tickets to Willie Nelson and The Charlie Daniels Band Section 1 with VIP parking, and four tickets to Trace Adkins with VIP parking in section 1. Also part of the live auction will be two Red Sox tickets, a planning and estate package from attorney Bill Shaheen, a Boston Bruin's Pak that includes a puck autographed by Johnny Boychuck, and a dinner for two with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in Washington D.C. or a chosen local venue.
"We're encouraging women to get together for a common cause and eliminate breast cancer," Giguere said.
She also encouraged people to arrive in time for tickets and seats to The Loft.
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Publication Date: December 13, 2011
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Ferrari California news - Video: California beachin' - 2009
As Ferrari chairman, what could be more pleasant than a gentle drive around the Valencia race track in a shiny red California, with your two F1 drivers perched happily on the back?
A chance for you – Luca di Montezemolo, for that is who you are – to show off Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa to the adoring crowds at the Ferrari world finals. What could possibly go wrong?
The video you are about to watch, we must warn you, is not that most dramatic you will see this week. Certainly not as spectacular as that Finnish rally crash compilation. It is, however, one of the most inexplicable.
What, exactly, did Big Luca expect to happen as he piloted the California across the gravel trap? Does he believe he can now defy the laws of physics?
A couple of points. Firstly, note how much quicker Massa is than Alonso to jump down and try to push the stricken Ferrari free.
Secondly, and far more importantly, what the hell is going on with Alonso's sweater?
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Cody Stover, 22, of County Road 777, Corinth, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell.
Narcotics Officer Darrell Hopkins said the Alcorn Narcotics Unit went to 1 County Road 777 where, during the arrest, officers found an additional 4 ounces of marijuana.
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Created by sucking fabric over a cluster of balloons (yeah, I'm not entirely clear on the process), Bertjan Pot has created these great cluster lamps.
Designed in a few different prints, the lamps are big, lumpy and definitely whimsical designs. The cluster lamps by Bertjan Pot come with a bright gold interior, making the glow of the lamp even brighter.
Implications - If you find yourself wondering why no one has ever thought of this before, then you're not alone. Kids are sure to go simply bananas for these fun balloon-inspired pieces, and adults too can appreciate their simplistic beauty. These balloon cluster lamps would make for the perfect statement decor piece in any room!
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Ok, that was harsh… The Supernova Lighter Case for the iPhone 5/5s won't really give you cancer, but if you use this case to light and smoke cigarettes, you're gambling with your health. Having said that, this iPhone case has a USB rechargeable electric lighter built into the back of it. It doesn't use flames or lighter fluid, but an electrically heated up wire that can't be blown out by the wind. Another benefit is that you'll be less likely to misplace this lighter since it's attached to your phone. The Supernova Lighter Case for the iPhone 5/5s comes in black with chromed sides. It is priced at $34.95 and is available from Gadgets and Gear.
This iPhone case will give you cancer
October 3, 2014, 3:32 am
This is a great idea in theory. In practical terms, not so much – the stink of an extinguished cigarette is atrocious, and I imagine the case itself would get that same stale smoke smell.
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Tenants Harbor — There will be a ground breaking ceremony at the site of the new Jackson Memorial Library at 71 Main St. in Tenants Harbor on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. to mark the beginning of the renovation that will transform the previous Grace Youth Center into a new library for St George.
The outpouring of support and enthusiasm for the new library shows that it clearly does take a village to build a library, and so in that spirit everyone is encouraged to bring a shovel to be part of this celebration; this includes children with plastic shovels. There will be coffee, juice and donuts after the brief ceremony.


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Sleep Outs are scheduled in 14 cities this November. Where will you make a difference?
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In November 2013, 677 business leaders across North America met the kids of Covenant House. They then took to the street with cardboard and sleeping bags, spent a few hours in the shoes of homeless young people, and raised more than $4,000,000 to support Covenant House's life-saving work.
You, too, can be a part of this international movement to help kids off the street and to rebuild their lives. Join us in 2014.
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- The parish of Little Compton was formerly a detached parish of Gloucestershire. It was transferred to Warwickshire in 1844.
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DREAM believes that high quality primary education is key to helping youth stay in school and engaged in learning. Student-centered classrooms, trained teachers, interesting learning materials, high interest books, and a culture of reading are at the core of our primary education programs. Innovative education and learning opportunities allow students to develop strong academic skills that set them up for success.
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DREAM's quality primary education programs address the needs of children and youth in 1st – 8th grade in four key areas: academic enrichment and support, summer camps, libraries and literacy programs, and teacher training.
- More than 800 students enrolled in summer camp annually
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"I feel very proud of the change that I have seen in my son since he started coming to DREAM. Before the program he was very shy, but now I've seen that he is more social. Every day he comes home and tells me about all the fun things he did with his teachers. He says that DREAM is the most exciting thing he has ever done! He loves when the director gives him a hug. I would like for my son to continue with Young Stars and music classes next year." – Bilma Díaz
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Senator Krueger & Senate Democrats Force Action on Ethics Reform
Petition to Require Public Hearings on Outside Income Disclosure, Stripping Convicted Pols of Pensions and Independent Legislative Oversight
(Albany, NY) Ignoring the overwhelming public support for ethics reform evidenced in recent public polling, Senate Republicans continue to stall negotiations and block progress on this critical legislation even as the Legislature prepares to break for the remainder of April. To break the Albany logjam and deliver the change New Yorkers want, Senate Democrats submitted petitions to force public action on key ethics reform bills.
Answering the public's call for action, Senate Democrats are seeking to force hearings this month on ethics legislation including:
* Establishing an independent commission on governmental ethics (S31/Squadron).
* Stripping elected officials convicted of misusing office of pensions (S2333/Krueger).
* Increasing financial and client disclosure requirements (S382/Rivera).
* Restricting the personal use of campaign funds (S3053/Krueger).
* Eliminating Pay to Play (S1565/Addabbo).
According to Senate Rules, the Senate Democrats' petitions to the Republican Conference require that the committee chairs which hold each of these bills should conduct a fair and open public hearing on them within 14 days.
Senate Democratic Leader John L. Sampson said, "Senate Republicans promised reform but are now standing in the way of it. Albany has an ethics problem caused by both parties and which must be corrected by both parties through the passage of ethics reform that will restore the public's trust in their Legislature. The petitions by Senate Democrats to force action on ethics legislation will provide an immediate opportunity to move forward with the reform Albany needs and the public expects."
Senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) said, "Public hearings are a win-win which would bring negotiations on ethics reform out of the dark, and keep us moving towards an agreement. More than one year ago, Senate Republicans changed their vote and defeated ethics reform which, while not solving all the problems, would have been a very good first step. They said those reforms did not go far enough, and I agree. While I disagree with their decision to extend lawmakers' April recess, Senate Republicans should use this opportunity to keep their promise and hold hearings on the most controversial pieces of true ethics reform. This way, we can pass meaningful reform the day we return to Albany."
Senator Daniel Squadron (D-Brooklyn/Manhattan) said, "For Albany to do the people's business, we must change the way Albany does business. Halfway through the legislative session, we have yet to enact the fundamental reforms that almost every sitting Senator has pledged to support. Passing much-needed ethics reform--including independent oversight, full income disclosure and an end to pay-to-play campaign contributions--will lend much-needed transparency and accountability to our state government, helping restore New Yorkers' trust in their elected representatives and allowing us all to better tackle the dire challenges facing our state."
Senator Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx) said, "Our constituents sent a very clear message this last election cycle that ethics reform is not only critical in cleaning up Albany, but that it should happen immediately. Like the majority of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I made a campaign promise, a commitment to the voters that if elected, I would support ethics reform legislation and help put an end to the culture of corruption that has made Albany infamous. It's time to keep our promise and bring meaningful ethics reform to New York State government."
Senator Joseph P. Addabbo (D-Queens) said, "I introduced the S.1565 section of this bill to amend the state finance law to prohibit 'pay to play,' which forbids political contributions by businesses that have been awarded state contracts. Passing this legislation and putting elections back in the hands of voters will not only create a more competitive electoral environment, but produce better representatives for all New Yorkers."


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Toshiba Portégé M750
The tablet PC soldiers on
Posted in Personal Tech, 15th April 2009 11:02 GMT
Review Still alive yet often ridiculed, tablet PCs haven't exactly had the easiest of times since their conception at the turn of the century. HP is attempting to breathe new life into the tablet by aiming its new TouchSmart TX2 at home users, but Toshiba's Portégé M750 takes a more traditional business-oriented approach.
Toshiba's Portégé M750: sturdy
With an Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 clocked at 2.26GHz and 2GB of DDR 2 memory, the M750-10K sits in the middle of Toshiba's M750 line up. As far as physical looks go, very little has changed from last year's Portégé M700.
This does come across as being a little lazy on Toshiba's part, especially since the chassis is by no means perfect - we'll cover this in more detail in a moment. We were also hoping to see improvements in the weight and thickness of the design, but at 2kg and 305mm wide, 239mm deep and 39.4mm tall, there are no changes here.
With its 12.1in, 1280 x 800 LED-backlit screen likely to be swivelled and flipped ad infinitum, a critical part of any tablet PC's design is the hinge that attaches the display to the rest of the chassis. Thankfully, the M750 benefits from a sturdy hinge that refuses to wobble even under a fair amount of pressure. When in standard notebook configuration, two catches at either side prevent the screen from accidentally swivelling. This means you need to make sure the screen's standing perpendicular to the keyboard before attempting to swivel it – expect a nasty crunching sound if it's not.
Shortcut buttons are found just below the screen, allowing you to access them when the notebook is in tablet mode. Next to the power button sits a lock switch, which prevents your wrist shutting down the PC when scribbling notes, while a fingerprint reader lets you log on with a single swipe of a digit - though, as we found, two or three swipes is more likely.
No cosmetic differences between the old M700 (left) and the new M750
A large vent on the left side of the chassis is kept company by two USB ports, one of which moonlights as an eSata port, something the M700 lacked. Elsewhere, the newer ExpressCard format is shunned in favour of an old-style PC Card slot. At the front sits a four-pin mini Firewire port along with mic and headphone sockets, and a good old-fashioned volume control wheel. Wi-Fi - provided by an Intel WiFi Link 5100 card- can also be switched on or off at the flick of a switch here, though if you want to banish Bluetooth you'll need to use the keyboard shortcut.
Journey over to the right side and you'll be greeted by a multi-format card reader - SD, MemoryStick and xD - DVD burner, 56Kb/s modem and a slot for that all-important stylus. At the rear, Gigabit Ethernet, power, VGA and a third USB port complete the line-up.
One of the USB ports doubles-up as eSata
Our scales agreed with Toshiba's quoted weight of 2kg - if you need to drag the power adaptor, add 400g to this - which makes it light enough to hold in one hand while jotting down notes with the other, but only for relatively short periods of time – try keeping this up for more than half an hour and you'll start to struggle.
So how does the M750 perform as a tablet? Very well, actually. The 12.1in screen is large enough to jot down notes on without being too cumbersome and writing with the stylus feels natural, although we often fumbled when it came to using the small slither of a right-click button.
The stylus docks neatly in the machine - or in your pocket
Flip the stylus round and, just like a pencil with a rubber attached to the end, you can erase any mistakes by rubbing over the offending area. Furthermore, when scribbling with the stylus, the M750 will ignore your fingers, palms or any other parts of your anatomy that might be resting on the display. Move the stylus away from the screen and it will once again become touch-sensitive, allowing you to prod your way through Windows.
If you tire of hand-writing notes, the keyboard features nice, textured keys to tap away on. It does, however, feel a bit spongy during typing and we noticed a nasty amount of flexing. The half-height arrow keys are also awkward to use, as is the half-width left shift key, but what really annoyed us were the four rubber protective pads dotted along the front lip of the chassis – depending on where your palms sit during typing, these can become very uncomfortable.
Analog modem on board
We were also left disappointed with the trackpad, which would occasionally become unresponsive, while the left and right buttons exhibited the same sponginess as the keys.
PCMark05 Results
Longer bars are better
3DMark06 Results
Longer bars are better
Battery Life Results
Longer bars are better
The screen hinge (top) is sturdy, while a catch (bottom) prevents unwanted swivelling
In terms of software, Toshiba crams the M750 with a host of its own utilities, including power, security and HDD protection tools, but commercial applications are thin on the ground. In fact, the only application of note is a copy of Microsoft OneNote 2007, which puts Windows Vista Business' tablet capabilities to good use. Toshiba earns extra points for including an XP recovery disc, allowing you to ditch Vista if you so desire.
Jot to your heart's content
In our tests, PCMark05 awarded the M750 with an overall score of 4625. The CPU result of 5738 is in line with other P8400-driven notebooks, while the 160GB 5400rpm hard drive posted a score of 4407. Nothing outstanding here, then, but certainly enough to support most tablet-related tasks you're likely to throw at it, and Vista Business felt spritely when running multiple applications.
Those in the market for a tablet PC are unlikely to have gaming high on their agenda, and the use of Intel's GMA 4500M HD integrated graphics is in line with this assumption. At its native resolution of 1280 x 800, the Portégé M750 limped its way to a score of 778 in 3DMark06. This increased to 862 when we dropped to 1024 x 768, but you'll need to ensure all detail settings are cranked right down when breaking up your work with a bit of light gaming.
Battery life is an important consideration with tablets, and with PCMark05 troubling the M750 by running in an unrelenting loop, the machine's 4700mAh battery did an admirable job of keeping the lights on for 2h 52m. Take things a little easier, though, and you'll get closer to four hours' use. There's no extended battery option, but this is hardly surprising since the tablet is heavy enough as it is.
At £1206 inc VAT, the Portégé M750-10K doesn't come cheap, and at this price we were hoping for a better chassis. If you want to save a bit of cash, the M750-10J variation costs the least at £976, but with an Intel T5870 processor and just 1GB Ram, it's not something we're be tempted by. ®
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