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Hours after Mayawati inaugurated the Rs 685-crore memorial park in Noida, Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday accused the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister of squandering the hard earned money of the people of the country on the building of monuments, parks and her own statues.
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"But where has she spent, she has spent in building parks and monuments, building elephants, Rs 1 to 2 crore on each elephant. Is this money hardly spent? The hard earned money of the taxpayers and people of this country. She has squandered money on these monuments and parks and building her own statues," he added.
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A group of Buddhist monks offered prayers after she inaugurated her dream 33-acre park. Many political outfits have criticised Mayawati over this park and termed that this move is aimed at the assembly elections scheduled next year.
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I have had three occasions where I have had to deal with macho man get out of their vehicle. Two males in trucks, one male in a Jaguar with his wife. One of my faults is that I can get pretty arrogant with a sharp sarcastic tone to drivers feel the need to stop for confrontations. Both the Jag and one of the pickup drivers were with their wives, and rather large out of shape older men. In both incidents they turned around and got back into their vehicle after exposing my chain/lock and insulting their rather large size in front of the wives. In both incidents I asked their wife why she would marry such a angry ahole that would try to run bikers of the road. That didn't bode well with the one pickup truck driver though. After getting back in his truck he decided to be real big and bad and drive 40 mph a foot away from me, and then slam on his breaks in the bike lane in front of me. I bet his wife got real hot. He then bailed like a coward, but if I would have caught up with him I sadly could have went to far with an assault charge as I was revved up. I try not to let something really get to me to start a confrontation unless I perceive it as a threat. Such as a pickup who tried to intimidate me making a left in front of him by trying to ride me off the road. The jackass than said bikes shouldn't be on the road which isn't something you don't want to tell me. That coward sped off. There is a biker in Pittsburgh doing 5 years for using his u-lock on a driver he had a heated exchange with. I don't need 5 years from cycling myself, but my lock is ready in defense and that is all I have.
I mostly try to avoid confrontation. But it happens, and sometimes like the ones above they were actually just angry men mad because a cyclist was in their way going home following the laws. But the most I do is sit on my bike and get my lock ready. If they get within swinging range I will lay them out and plead self defense. If they have a gun, I guess I will use my speed and get away. I worry the most about them using their vehicles the most though.
I think its important to note that some guy who would actually assault a total stranger, either to accomplish a theft or because of being in an irrational state of rage, is likely not thinking "fight". More'n likely he intends damage on the scale of broken facial bones and a serious concussion, what ever it takes to leave you laying on the ground, possibly with permanent impairment.
Much of what is taught is forced on how the courts see certain things. It's unfortunate but that's the way it is. It's complicated and it's messy. A situation like seeing someone steal your bike chained outside a store isn't enough to draw where I am at though protecting a person who is in deadly harm (not just getting a slap) is. And on and on. About every three months I read through what could be called "The average person's guide to carrying concealed" and they cover the laws, situations and outcomes, etc. Each time I shake my head and know that I have to be very sure of what I'm doing if I was to ever draw my weapon. I hope to never do so but it's there if needed.
In that situation, where I live it is strongly advised to fire a warning shot first (if possible at all, if there is enough time, of course), then shoot at the legs, lower part of the body (again, if possible at all - if the attacker has already pulled a gun at you, you must shoot to kill/disable).
What do you think of that? I was instructed to shoot in the air, or if in a city (with skyscrapers), at a 45 degree angle downwards, away from people (past the attacker). Does that make sense to you?
What our instructors tell us is for legal purposes and maybe not what they would want to believe but my personal opinion is that anytime you can use less than lethal or injurous (is that a word?) force then that is what I would want to do. Firing a warning shot does give the concern of where that round goes. Our instructor cited a few cases where warning shots have damaged property (even ones in the air) or hurt people and then you got problems.
It would appear that most Americans with firearms training have been taught to shoot to kill. No exceptions. Any forum I've been on where this topic comes up the 'experts' get right in there and insist you've got to have the intention to kill with the first shot. Hmmmm. It was widely publicized last year about one constrast between America and Europe with respect to firearms. It was noted that in 2011 the German police department. That is all of Germany, not just Munich or Hanover or Berlin, but the entire country... the combined police forces in Germany fired 90 rounds the entire year. In just one incident in NYC, responding officers fired 90 rounds at one unarmed homeless man in Harlem. They fired uncountable hundreds of rounds during that year, none of which were warning shots. Not the entire U.S. just NYC.
I can't believe that over decades of law enforcement experience, that the police instructors in Germany could persist in teaching bad firearms technique to hundreds of professional law enforcement applicants. It must be examined closer this dogged insistence on the part of American citizens that warning shots are dangerous, etc. There is lots of evidence to the contrary! Has there ever been, in fact, a recorded collateral death from a stray warning shot? A proper warning shot, fired upward or the proper angle downward? There certainly have been a number of collateral deaths from targeted rounds missing the target and wounding or killing bystanders. German cities are just as built up as any in America. Property damage?
More Americans have died needlessly at the hands of someone with a gun than in all the other countries of the world combined. I submit that it is NOT always necessary to kill an assailant, but it will sure help with the healing process for the American who does come up against a situation involving gunplay. They will shoot to kill. If they hit their target they have a good chance of killing him. They NEED to think that there was no other way out. Otherwise they would have to live with the fact that they have in fact committed murder, not justifiable homicide, but murder. A nation raised on Disney can't deal with that. The meanest, take no prisoners, bad*** out there needs that psychological 'out' for his actions when he takes someone else's life with his gun.
Police practice is also different. From what I could tell - US cops often patrol alone (one cop, one car). That is a totally different situation than when going in pairs, like I saw German cops do. I'm no expert, nor have I lived in the US, but I'm sure you need different tactics for different situations.
European caliber of choice is 9mm parabellum, which is considered not penetrating enough by the FBI (with a pretty good reason, to be honest).
So I guess in USA everything needs to be bigger, different. :)
The "shooting to kill" vs. "shooting to wound" thing is only an issue to those who have no experience actually shooting handguns and/or have mostly seen handguns used in the movies.
Handguns are notoriously hard to shoot with any degree of accuracy under stress. Add this to the fact that most shooting altercations occur 1) in the dark 2) within ten feet and 3) are decided in the first two seconds and considerations "shoulder", "legs", "warning shots" whatever fly out the window.
The way I have been taught, with a handgun one aims center mass and continues to pull the trigger until the assailant stops.
Some comfort I guess in that most people shot with a handgun do not actually die from the experience although the injuries inflicted are often severe and permanent.
I would argue that this depends on the level of training, experience and the situation. Recent shooting in my city took exactly 3 shots in self defense - one in the air, one in the legs of an attacker and the third was a ricochet to the head - a non leathal one - bounced off a wall. Man vs 3 thugs - robbery. Not arguing that is the best choice, but that it is possible and does happen.
Yes, and for the most part they are filled with Germans.
Socioeconomically comparable parts of the US, ie. Vermont, tend to have crime/police shooting rates similar to or less than comparable parts of Europe despite the fact that any law abiding citizen 21 or over in Vermont can pack a concealed handgun in their pocket anytime they wish; no records, permits or training required. It'd be instructive to know how many Cops have had to even drawn weapons in Vermont, let alone shoot.
Likewise step across the state line into adjacent areas of New York State, where handguns are closely regulated, and I'll doubt you'll find much difference, in anything. It ain't the laws, its the people.
I can say this as a guy who grew up in urban Working Class England, and who now lives and works in a high crime area of a major American urban center on a residential street where at least two drive by's and a fatal shooting have occurred.
One practice drill is to take a handgun, stand 10 feet or less from a combat sihouette target, and attempt draw from concealment and fire two shots onto the target inside of two seconds. WARNING, one should BE SURE their feet are out of the way and that the gun is pointed downrange when the trigger is pulled, one had better try this drill with an empty gun several times first.
Now imagine doing that when you are facing imminent death, remember, you have two seconds to react.
So.... in a sue happy country where many times the criminals have more rights and sympathy than the victim, you are instructed to sway the numbers in your direction.
Who is to blame for all of that is a conversation which goes in many circles and in the end people are going to believe what they want instead of what they see. You do that, I do that, others do it as well and each is sure they are believing what they are seeing and are seeing what is reality.
I don't expect to have much credibility with an ideologue like yourself, but I gave eight incidents involving people known to me personally over the last thirty years wherein a gun deterred a crime. I hardly think I am remarkable in that respect. Another poster here claimed to have personally deterred four crimes with a handgun.
Anyhow... for a compilation from actual news stories see....
With any blunt force trauma weapon (brass knuckles are commonly used by high school gang members around these parts) the potential for life-changing injuries or death goes up several-fold. In the England of my youth, steel toed Doc Martens were a common weapon of choice. Again twenty feet or less, a determined adversary with a knife is fully as deadly as one with a firearm, if not more so.
As far as facing the full force of the law when they know they are in the right it quite simply just doesn't turn out that way. We know that the same situation could have different outcomes depending on the political stance of the judge, the ferocity of the lawyers, etc.
Either way I carry about 10% of the time on my person and near 100% of the time in my vehicle. I hope to never use them but if needed I will do what I have to do. And what that is depends on the situation.
I'm going to bail out of this conversation now as I feel we have strayed away from anything bicycle related. I'm always up for a good calm discussion like we have been having but I want to keep the forum focused on the bikes.
However, in some situations, even if an attacker doesn't have a gun, you should be allowed to use yours. Imagine two big thugs attacking a middle aged man, or a WOMAN. They could have no weapons, but still one should be allowed to defend themselves. The only positive thing I see about firearms is giving the small, weaker people some chance... though I'd still ban guns for ANY use. :)
re: carrying protection ... I used to, but then wifey and I got back together ... sorry, couldn't resist
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Old Man Kicks ASU Fan in the Face During Game
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An Arizona fan had enough trash talk from an ASU fan during their rivalry game this week and decided to take matters into his own
hands, um, foot. Check out those sweet, all-white, old man sneakers.
The guy whipped out some Chuck Norris-like skills and kicked the ASU fan in face, probably right before heading to Luby's to meet his 4:30 dinner reservation. With legs like that, maybe 'Bama can sign him to replace Foster.
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Thermomass – the cost effective way to build
Thermomass panels cost no more than similar building materials and offer significant savings in energy that the occupier of a building constructed with Thermomass will enjoy over its life.
By shortening build time and eliminating the need to plaster and insulate walls, Thermomass simply saves money.
Thermomass panels have a high thermal mass, placed inside the insulation envelope. This smooths extremes in temperature and allows it to be heated and cooled more efficiently. To meet BCA Section J, there is no better concrete solution than Thermomass.
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This activity room includes a conversation area, full-service bar and game area, complete with TV viewing areas and a custom designed billiard table.
A circular soffit with lighted dome hovers over the cozy dining nook below.
Another view of this fabulous La Strada game room.
This nook features a custom designed round table, barrel chairs and upholstered banquettes.
La Strada's custom designed nooks feature the finest quality woods, upholstery and lighting.
This exclusive design features custom crafted cabinetry and soffits, built-in recessed lighting, luxuriously appointed bar chairs, flat screen TV, colored glass pendant lighting, and plenty of storage space for the finest glassware and spirits.
An 'Old World' style door leads to the pièce de résistance of this Great Room- your own private wine cellar- custom designed by La Strada.


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Electrical safety awareness video available online
If electrical safety is high on your priority list, and for most plant managers and staff it should be, this video can help industrial facility managers and business owners facilitate a safer environment for their employees.
If electrical safety is high on your priority list, and for most plant managers and staff it should be, a video by Square D Services from Schneider Electric can help industrial facility managers and business owners facilitate a safer environment for their employees by educating electrical workers and safety managers on the importance of safe work practices, as well as hazards of electrical accidents. It's a Matter of Your Safety is now available for viewing and download at www.squared-services.com .
"Arc flash accidents that cause death or serious injuries to workers occur five to 10 times every day in the United States, but they are entirely preventable," said Joseph Weigel, product manager, Square D Services. "The goal of the electrical safety video is to significantly reduce these statistics. This new delivery option will allow wider dissemination of important safety information to anyone who is faced with the hazards of electrical shock, electrocution, arc flash and arc blast."
The video contains actual arc flash incidents that were created in a high-power test lab at the Square D/Schneider Electric Cedar Rapids facility to illustrate to the viewer how dangerous these events can be. Though the video provides basic awareness of electrical hazards, it does not replace specific training for workers that is required by electrical safety codes and standards. Users have free access to view the video or download it after completion of a brief registration form at the Square D Services Website.
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
There were the big events for the year, including the United States as Partner Country at Hannover Messe in April and the 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago in September. There's also the matter of the U.S. presidential elections in November, which promise to shape policy in manufacturing for years to come.
But the year started with global economic turmoil, as a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing triggered a worldwide stock hiccup that sent values plummeting. The continued plunge in world oil prices has resulted in a slowdown in exploration and, by extension, the manufacture of exploration equipment.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Drivers stranded, students stuck in schools, thousands without power – almost all of us were affected by Bama's Bitter Blast. Tonight, almost a month and a half after the storm, survivors of the snow reunited at the Embassy Suites in Homewood.
"We thought we might just get a few flurries," says Bama Bitter Blast survivor CJ Haupt. "I even went out on the sidewalk and did a little snow dance. I was like yeah let it snow."
That dance was on Tuesday, January 28th. And it must have worked because in a matter of hours all of Birmingham and many surrounding cities were brought to their knees by a dusting of snow and ice.
Debbie Roberson was anything but joyous when she saw the snow flakes. "Trouble," says Roberson. "I thought this is a problem."
Debbie and CJ both work at Iberia Bank. With the roads and interstates jam packed with ice and stranded cars, the two, along with a dozen other co-workers, sought refuge At Embassy Suites.
"We made friends with everybody," says Haupt. "We even had a customer in our lobby and we just brought him right along with us."
Another man, who sought shelter at the hotel says he and his son weren't exactly roughing it.
"We were able to get dinner at Ruth's Chris that night," says survivor Rick Haley. "So I don't know that we really were survivors. We're staying at Embassy Suites. The people here were great, they had the bar open going all night."
Overall many say the biggest thing they gained were new friendships and stronger bonds with existing ones.
"All in all it could have been so much worse," says Haupt. "As employees and all we got closer. I found out the people I work with everyday truly are fabulous. Just like I thought they were."


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This month Campbell Hausfeld, one of the most well respected names in the pneumatic world, is releasing a number of air tools to be sold exclusively at Home Depot. The tools come complete with storage cases and accessories. We had the opportunity to check out a few, so we gave them a good beating and here's what we thought.
In total, the series includes five tools; an impact wrench, an air ratchet, an air hammer, an air die grinder, and a cut-off tool. We tested the wrench, the ratchet, and the hammer.
We were a little worried about testing out this tool. Up until now, we had only used one cordless nailer and it was quite a long time ago. Not only was the gun bulky (and smelly), but it kept running out of fuel and the battery couldn't keep a charge. But we thought that maybe the technology has been refined over the past handful of years so we cleared the slate and gave the new Duo-Fast Cordless Framing Nailer a fair shake.
Skil has definitely shown themselves to be interested in innovation. We loved last year's Power Wrench and we're looking forward to the benchtop tools they're releasing this September. In the meantime, they've slipped out the Power Cutter. It's a light-duty cutter powered by an 3.6 volt internal lithium-ion battery.
The Skil Cutter isn't the most aggressive tool you'll ever hold in your hand and it's not supposed to be. It's meant for small tasks. The packaging says that it can cut selected materials up to 1/4" thick. The list includes leather, wallpaper, cardboard, and carpet.
Paslode has always been on the edge of air gun advancements, so it's no shocker that they're one of the first companies to release a 16 gauge angled finish nailer. Combining the smaller sized nails with the compact "fit anywhere" principals of the angled magazine, they've produced a gun that is, well, small. Very small. But is it powerful? Who cares how compact a gun is if it can't shoot a nail into mahogany? We've been testing out this gun for a few weeks now, and here's what we thought.
At first we were a bit surprised at how much plastic is on the gun. The entire nail magazine is plastic and a good portion of the handle as well. This serves to make the gun lighter and, as we found with a few test drops, the plastic is quite durable. There is also a metal bar that runs along the front edge of the cartridge for added strength.
We first met Joe Skach a couple years ago at a JLC Trade Show. Back then, he was displaying his Artillery Pry Bar System with such enthusiasm and glee that it was hard not to like the guy and be curious about the tool. At the time, the Joe was still working out the details for manufacturing and distributing the tool, so he didn't have any for sale. Now, well over a year later, he's finally gotten all the kinks worked out and the tool is available. We got the opportunity to try one out and for the past month we have abused the hell out of the thing. We have to say that not only is it by far the finest demolition tool we've ever used, it very well may be the coolest thing we have ever put our hands on.
A couple weeks ago we reviewed TKTool's new pocket driver, and we found it to be an inexpensive and effective little tool. Well, Tool King was nice enough to also let us test out their new 18-Volt Drill and here's what we found.
The drill has some cool features on it. It has a 23-position clutch, two speeds, a little level, and two bit holders (one on each side of the level).
How much can you really say about a chalk line? Before today, we thought the answer was, "not much." But, after using C.H. Hanson's Chalk Hog for a while, we found that, with any finely-crafted tool, we can just keep talking and talking and talking...
The Chalk Hog is part of C.H. Hanson's ongoing Signature Series which kicked off last year with the release of the freakishly cool Pivot Square, and like that tool, the Hog is an innovative take on an old standard.
Tool King is one of our favorite online tool retailers. They're fast, the price is competitive and they're always offering some sweet rebate that we can't resist. For the most part, they deal exclusively in contractor-grade tools. You go to their store looking for Bosch, DeWalt, Festool, Hitachi, and Jet. But, recently, they've stuck their toe into the light-duty arena with the release of their very own line of tools. TKTools was launched last month and they were nice enough to send us some samples to check out. Here, we're reviewing their little 4.8V Screwdriver, and at some point soon, we're going to look at their 18-volt drill.
Paslode has just released a new framing gun called the PowerFramer 350. They were nice enough to let us try one out, and here's what we found.
First of all, this gun is very light (7.5 lbs). In fact, it doesn't really feel like a framer at all. The weight and balance had us thinking of something more along the lines of an old model finish gun. We've used a lot of different framers, and this one was, by far, the lightest and the best, ergonomically speaking. Our research tells us that there are lighter models out there, but believe us when we say that this one is really light.
And it's powerful too. Over the course of a week, we used it to frame up a little deck and it never once misfired or put a nail half in. Every single shot was driven home to the depth we selected. And when we dialed up the maximum depth, the nail heads were absolutely buried in the wood. We have little doubt that this gun would have its way with all forms of engineered lumber.
We've been hearing about The Ridgid SeeSnake Micro for a while now and in the last month or so, we've seen it start to show up at job sites in a lot of different hands. First it was electricians, then it was plumbers, and now it's everyone else from carpenters to HVAC guys. We wanted to find out what the big deal is all about so we got our hands on one and gave it a whirl.


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Mike B, you're not welcome here (seriously... go away)
I was going to try to keep this a secret, so I recently announced an "idea" last week and had people PM me if they were curious because I didn't want a certain someone seeing it. But I also think a lot of people presumed it was a hair-brained profit motivated scheme I was cooking up, so I think a lot of people that WOULD be interested, just didn't want to bother with my "games"
Plus, communicating en masse by PM is ridiculously ineffective. So how can I keep it a secret and still be effective? Well, I can't. So Mike Blandford... please just put me on your ignore list or make a personal vow to not show your head in here! Seriously... go away.
If you're not Mike B, please continue reading (I mean it Mike... buy bye!)
Look, I know there are a ton of people that deserve just as much credit, if not more, as Mike does for our 9X firmware. Serious thanks goes out to FlySky for making this darned thing, to Thus for figuring out how to get custom firmware on it and for starting us all off.. a HUGE shout out to Eraz for the insane amount of work he did on Er9x before he stepped out. And countless others really. But I think we all know that we'd be WAY behind of where we are if Mike hadn't taken the reigns so adeptly and bore the brunt of the workload for this past year-ish, right?
So right now, right here... I want to do something for Mike for Christmas. I don't know exactly what, but to kick it off I figured I'd see who wants "in" and start collecting donations from people, with the idea that I'll match the donations up to $500.
From the people who I already PM'd back and forth with, there were several suggestions that we just hand him the cash but I want to say up front that I'm not cool with that, sorry. Maybe its just the way we did things in my family... or maybe its the fact I don't want PayPal to get the fees twice... but I just don't like cash for Christmas. That's what you get someone when you put absolutely no effort into finding something appropriate So that's off the table, at least for my matched share. If the majority of you indicate you prefer he gets cash, then I'll keep the funds separate and he can have your cash plus a matched valued gift.
One big problem with the collection is PayPal fees. It sucks giving up 3+% for nothing, but I don't see any way around it. It is what it is. Also, while I'll say "every little bit counts", please keep in mind that PayPal takes the first $0.30 RIGHT OFF THE TOP so don't bother giving really small amounts like that - they literally take it all.
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By all means offer up your suggestions! On what we can get for him or anything else. I just wanted to do something nice for the guy that's recently done so much for all of us. I can't say I thought of everything.
- Steven
Done, and thank you for organizing this Steven.
My suggestion earlier was to make a cash gift to Mike so he could best apply it to what he wants/needs most.
And stop trying to be so PC. Christmas is Christmas, Hanukkah is Hanukkah, whatever. 'Tis the season, so let's all get on the stick and show Mike our appreciation.
I'm down with this. Think it's a great idea as Mike's work has done so much to make our hobby more enjoyable.
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Wanna blast cardboard-made zombies, bats, and phoenixes that go after your sheep? Then this fast-paced Mariachi-themed shooter is for you!
Zombies vs Sheep, as the name suggest, challenges you to protect sheep from waves of zombies. Filed as a frenetic tap-to-shoot blaster set in a Mexican-themed shooting gallery, the game features cardboard cutout graphics and a lively Mariachi-style soundtrack.
Controls are pretty straightforward – simply tap on enemies to shoot, move the sheep either side by tilting the device, and reload the weapon by flicking the device or tapping the magazine icon.
Zombies vs Sheep packs in 20 levels and six end-of-level bosses (10 levels and three bosses arrived in the 1.2 upgrade), in addition to the survival and campaign modes. The former is for playing through all 20 levels with increasing difficulty and the latter saves your progress so you can resume playing from the last played level but note that you will lose all purchased upgrades.
Zombies, bats, and phoenixes
Bats and phoenixes fly horizontally across the screen and zombies fall from above before stopping mid-air briefly. Shoot them either limb-by-limb or aim straight for the head for an instant kill. Waste no time, though, because creatures will continue after your sheep.
Expert shooters may deem the tap-to-shoot concept easy, but you'll be surprised by how difficult the game becomes after the first couple of levels. In addition to frantically shooting waves of enemies, you must avoid falling stones and enemies by tilting the device left and right.
You won't get far unless you "upgrade" your sheep so collect those falling coins and hearts that increase your lives. You can upgrade your sheep's speed, lives, bullet rounds, dynamite timer, and a bonus multiplier that ups the coin value.
Falling weapon pickups make things interesting, especially the assault rifle and flamethrower that allow you to spray enemies and dynamite packs (tap them) that take down creatures in bulk.
Being an avid fan of shooters, I've played my share of games that exploit the tap-to-shoot concept, differentiating only with visuals and shy tweaks. That said, Zombies vs Sheep is a pleasant surprise.
Conclusion: The sheep worth saving
Beneath the polished appearance and pleasing feature set, Zombies vs Sheep justifies the asking price with the cool Mexican setting, amusing enemies, interesting weapons, and sheep upgrades. It has a Dactyl quality to it – you'll get farther by blasting enemies in the order of their appearing, especially at later stages. My concerns include unexpected quits and performance issues.
Despite the cited "massive performance improvements," I've found that the action stutters a bit above my comfort level on the iPhone 3G and earlier, causing me to accidentally touch lethal falling objects and lose lives. Overall, Zombies vs Sheep is a nicely-themed, cutesy, fast-paced shooter that I recommend to anyone. Suspicious fans of the genre might hold off their purchase until a free lite version hits the App Store so they can try the game first.
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Zombies vs Sheep is being developed by the Vienna, Austria-based Studio Radiolaris known for their music shoot'em up Radio Flare and published by Chillingo's casual publishing arm Clickgamer. The developer has promised to enhance the game with local leaderboards and peer-to-peer multiplayer (version 1.3) and the "Halloween" level pack (version 1.4). The game is compatible with iPhone and iPod touch and requires iPhone OS 2.2 or later. To find out more about Zombies vs Sheep, check out the official game page.
App Store link – Zombies vs. Sheep ($0.99)
Zombies vs. Sheep for iPhone: Gameplay video
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Zombies vs Sheep in bullets
- Cardboard visuals – A unique cardboard cutout visuals coupled with lively Mariachi-style soundtrack
- Easy to pick up – Zombies vs Sheep taps the intriguing theme and easy controls, resulting in a great casual time killer
- Blasting weapons – You have several weapons at your disposal, including the default shotgun that's fired by tapping on-screen enemies. Pick up the assault rifle and spray the zombies, bats and phoenixes with bullets. You can also set up chain reactions with dynamite and burn zombies with flamethrower.
- Campaign mode – Your progress is saved in this mode so you can optimize your strategy and continue playing later right where you left off
- Survival mode – This game mode features 20 levels that gradually increase in difficulty
- End-of-level bosses – You will face numerous enemies and six epic boss fights
- Sheep upgrades – Your sheep is too slow? You run out of bullets? Your sheep is nearly dead? Collect some coins and go to the shop to buy upgrades.
- Social gaming support – The game supports OpenFeint-powered global leaderboards, achievements, friend lists, chat, Facebook and Twitter notifications, player walls and gamerscores
New in version 1.2
- New level pack – The Graveyard that adds 10 new advanced levels
- More enemies – Three new enemy types and three new bosses
- Autoreload – An Autoreload feature so you no longer have to tap the magazine icon or shake your device in order to reload your weapon
- Leaderboard improvements – Personal, friend, and worldwide high scores for each stage
- OpenFeint 2.1 – The game now supports OpenFeint 2.1
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Ithaca College Athletics and Events Center
Ithaca College Athletics and Events CenterIthaca, N.Y. 2013
Project Description
Ithaca College's Athletics and Events Center encompasses three main activity spaces: an indoor field house, a natatorium and an outdoor turf field. The field house is designed to allow for multipurpose use, from tennis to track and field. The 81,000-square-foot outdoor lighted field provides a year-round synthetic surface for recreation, athletics and club teams. The natatorium houses a 50-meter-by-25-yard pool with one- and three-meter springboards and a 40-by-75-foot movable floor that allows for depth adjustments.
The building design and orientation establishes a strong connection with the beautiful rolling wooded landscape. A stone base and three types of metal panels help address the overall massing of the building, which uses three lighter shades of color in random order to provide texture. The vertical blue fin elements offer a rhythm to reduce the perceived length of the field house and pool.
Warm tones and textures of the entry plazas and building facade were extended in the stained concrete main hall and main circulation floors, and wood panel details on the wall and a wood-slatted ceiling add an inviting touch to the space.
Project DetailsARCHITECT OF RECORD: Moody
AQUATIC DESIGN ENGINEER: Counsilman-Hunsaker; St. Louis, Mo.
Construction Cost: $55 million
Square Feet: 179,000
Occupancy: October 2011
Flooring: Johnsonite
Flooring, Fitness Center: Johnsonite
Flooring, Fitness Center: Mats Inc.
Free-Weight Equipment: Power Lift
Lighting: Musco Lighting
Lockers: ASI Group
Lockers: Penco Products Inc.
Scoreboards/Timing Systems: Daktronics Inc.
Sports Surfaces: Tigerturf Americas
Tennis Nets/Posts: Whitmore Fencing
Water Play Features: Allstair Record Boards


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Frugi Parsnip Pants - Skippy Kitty
These cute parsnip pants look fab on little legs and are comfy and practical too. These organic baby and toddler trousers have a colourful cat, flower and butterfly design and a pink striped elasticated waistband and turn-up ankle cuffs. Perfect for wriggling, crawling, toddling and snoozing in, these funky pants are the ultimate in baby and toddler clothing. Made from lovely jersey organic cotton, they are really soft next to baby's skin and kind to the planet too. They're cut for going over cloth bums and have plenty of growing room, thanks to the clever leg cuffs. Team up with a bodysuit or t-shirt for a fab Frugi outfit.
Frugi clothing really is something to get excited about. Fab designs that children and parents love with all kinds of wonderful colours and playful prints. Frugi clothing is made from soft organic cotton that's kind to sensitive skin making it eczema friendly. Fair trade and organic certified Frugi cotton isn't sprayed with any chemical pesticides that can harm the environment, the cotton farmers and your skin so it's super eco-friendly. Everything is made in Fair trade factories in India where employees are given a fair wage as well as access to a free GP for them and their families. Planet Frugi, we care what kids wear!
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Frugi Cat Little Betsy Cardigan
Special Price £18.17 Usual price £27.95
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Why are there so many processor variants?
What is the difference between different plate technologies?
What are the benefits of integration and automation?
What is the Preventive Maintenance Program?
What is high volume printing?
To achieve optimal performance, it is practical that a processor best matches a printer's production volume, so at Glunz & Jensen we have segmented our equipment for high, medium and low volume printers.
The main difference for products targeting high volume printers is that they have been built using more heavy duty design and components to match the continuously higher throughput of plates.
As a printer you should consult your dealer for proper guidance to the best match of processor for your business.
Why are there so many processor variants?
No one processor can cover the need of every printer, because every printer is special in his own way. Therefore, we make it our business to assure that we offer solutions which are just as dedicated in design and performance as the products delivered by a printer.
There are several parameters which influence the design of a plate processor. The main parameters which should be considered are:
Other parameters of importance for the printer are:
Glunz & Jensen supplies processors for every type and size of CtP plates and for every production volume and price level. Experience shows that the cost of owing a Glunz & Jensen processor is per average lower than other brands, due to the robust build quality and the added value of highly qualified customer service.
What is the difference between different plate technologies?
Below is a brief description of some of the different plate technologies which are available in the market today. The choice of plate technology must be made by the printer based on his preferences. Glunz & Jensen is able to offer a premium solution for every dominant plate technology.
Thermal systems use heat or energy from a laser to image the plate, altering the plate's coating once the temperature threshold is reached. It is a slower process compared to e.g. Violet systems, but there is in principle no overexposure. They offer a high resolution image without the risk of overexposure and the plates are not light sensitive, so daylight in the prepress area is not a problem. However, the thermal lasers require a much higher energy output, so are more expensive. Plates require developing and finishing, similar to the traditional film process, and some Thermal plates require a pre-heat step before developing.
The traditional Thermal processor has 3 steps: development, rinse & gumming, though different brands of Thermal plates differ, so the configuration of the processor must be considered when a printer wishes to have premium printing quality.
Violet Photopolymer
Violet Photopolymer plates have a light-sensitive coating which are imaged by laser on a Violet light CtP. Imaging the plate is faster, compared to Thermal systems, but a pre-heat stage is needed prior to development in order to complete the photo-initiated polymerization process. Because the plate is light sensitive, it must be handled in an environment without ambient light. Violet systems are more sensitive to variations, compared to Thermal systems, so consistency and accuracy of the pre-heat step is important. On the other hand, they tend to be less expensive than Thermal systems because the laser technology is widely available and less costly. Violet photopolymer systems are often preferred by newspapers because of the very high imaging speed.
The traditional Violet Photopolymer processor has 5 steps: pre-heat, pre-wash, development, rinse & gumming.
Processors for traditional Violet Photopolymer applications may be converted easily to work with Violet low-chemistry applications.
Low Chemistry or Chemfree
The "Chemfree" name comes from the fact that traditional chemical processing is replaced by a simplified process which includes washing the plate in a gum solution in either one or two steps. Chemfree plates are available for both Thermal and Violet CtP systems, and the plate is imaged in a similar manner to the traditional counterpart, but the subsequent processing steps are simplified. For the Violet Chemfree systems, there is still a need for the pre-heat step in order to complete cross-linking of the image.
The Chemfree Violet Photopolymer processor has 2-3 steps: pre-heat and 1-2 gum/wash steps.
These plates are only available for Thermal CtP systems. The plate is mounted on press without any additional processing. As the press starts up, the fountain solution dissolves the non-imaged areas of the plate, transferring the dissolving coating to the blanket and then onto the first sheets of paper. The plate is fully developed by the time the press has been calibrated.
Concerns about contaminating the press and the fountain water can be eliminated by dissolving the plate coating in a simple wash-out unit before putting the plate to the press.
Silver Halide
Introduced in 1993, the Silver Halide plates are highly sensitive and offer very high resolution. The plate is imaged with visible light CtP (Violet). Silver halide plates require a special development process which includes development and a subsequent diffusion process. The waste from the development process contains relatively high concentrations of silver in metallic form and is considered or classified as a hazardous waste. The system may be complemented by a silver recovery unit, which separates the metallic silver content from the waste. Glunz & Jensen no longer offers processing equipment for the Silver Halide plate technology.
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In "The Men Who Stare At Goats," he starred alongside George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey.
Flash forward six years and Zuaiter stars in the independent film, "Omar." The film is up for an Academy Award for best foreign language film at today's Oscar ceremony and is being shown at The Screen in Santa Fe.
In addition to starring in the film, he's one of the producers.
"Omar" follows a young Palestinian freedom fighter who agrees to work as an informant after he's tricked into an admission of guilt by association in the wake of an Israeli soldier's killing.
Zuaiter plays Agent Rami, who tricks Omar into working as an informant.
Zuaiter says he attached himself to the project about three years ago when he was cast as Rami. Yet, after reading the entire script, he wanted to produce it.
"I signed on and was able to raise the money for the full budget," he says.
"Omar" opened at the Cannes Film Festival and it immediately began garnering Oscar buzz.
"For 'Omar' we spent a lot of time in Palestine because that's where it needed to be filmed," Zuaiter says.
He says he hopes audiences will enjoy the characters and the story.
"It's this timeless universal Shakespearian tragedy," he says. "These are events that can take place anywhere. There's also a love story in there."
As for taking on other projects, Zuaiter says he's ready to produce again, though it took some convincing.
"My answer changes on a daily basis," he says of producing again. "When I wrapped the movie, I was traveling back to Jordan to visit my parents and thought to myself, 'Do I want to do this again?' It was a painful experience but I've learned so much. It would be unfair not to give it another chance."
Zuaiter says he is promoting the film in the United States and wanted to bring the film to New Mexico.
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Joey Pate secured a wooden frame to an identical base with a drill as he worked Thursday to complete a flower bed for FInk Park in Wadena.
Required to have a minimum of 100 hours of service to become an Eagle Scout, the idea for a flower bed in Fenk Park was pitched to Pate by Ron Bucholz, the city's public works director. Pate, 14, agreed and began work on the flower bed in the middle of May. The Harold Peterson Foundation donated $750 for the project, and the city of Wadena provided black dirt and landscape fabric.
Pate has been a Boy Scout for three years and joined because he wanted to and because his mother, Ann Pate, was the den leader when he was in Cub Scouts. As a Boy Scout, Pate only needs five more merit badges before he can become an Eagle Scout. After completing the flower bed, he will be another step closer to his goal.
"It's pretty much the highest honor in [rank]," Pate said.
When Pate began in the middle of May, he first compared prices for supplies. Pate obtained green and brown wood with pole barn nails to hold it together from Northwest Lumber and green wood and brackets from Ace Hardware.
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At Pete's Nursery, Pate discussed with Mike Pete the types of shrubs and flowers he would recommend using. Pate decided that he would use Marigolds, Lantana flowers and a Blue Birch tree. The flower bed will serve as a decoration for the park and city of Wadena. The perimeter of the bed will be 36 feet with the wooden border being four layers tall.
With the flowers, bushes and tree planted, Pate expects that he will finish the project on July 1. It is fun to see how many people notice the flower bed, Pate said. On the finish date, Pate and others who assisted with the project will announce it as completed. However, Pate will not continue to maintain it afterwards.
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Pate received help on the project from some of his friends: Zach Norenberg, Harlan Reece, Josh Lund, Drew Larson and Keith Paulson. The adults who assisted with the flower bed were Len Kalakian, Craig Reece, Ron Bucholz, Mike Pete, Ann Pate and Dr. John Pate. Sam Waln Sr. and Mike Cartell delivered materials.


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Filed under: Ethnic Issues,Inside Burma,Military,News,Other
The lives of civilians affected by decades of armed conflict in Myanmar are undergoing profound transformations for the better, thanks to the ceasefires agreed between the government and more than a dozen ethnic armed groups. However, the emerging peace process is unlikely to be sustainable unless negotiations begin soon regarding the underlying political, social and economic causes of conflict.
The government and the Karen National Union (KNU) have forged preliminary ceasefire agreements, but lasting peace will require a deeper engagement with issues underlying long-standing conflicts. Photo: StaffThe government and the Karen National Union (KNU) have forged preliminary ceasefire agreements, but lasting peace will require a deeper engagement with issues underlying long-standing conflicts. Photo: Staff
Part of the problem is that different actors, from the military to donors to conflict-affected communities, have different understandings of what "peace" is and act accordingly. Because key stakeholders often fail to define what they mean by peace, dominant positions and actors tend to prevail.
For most ethnic stakeholders, the primary need is for structural changes to the state and real autonomy for ethnic communities (usually expressed as an aspiration for constitutional federalism). However, historically in Myanmar the army has opposed such changes as threatening national unity. The government has sought to escape this thorny issue by focusing primarily on the humanitarian and development needs of ethnic communities.
Unfortunately, international support to the peace process has largely supported the government's view of what peace-building means, proceeding in accordance with donors' assumptions and agendas rather than an understanding of political concerns, and local needs and realities.
There is a risk of missing opportunities for long-term peace, if donors continue to support activities which mostly suit aid agency agendas and are perceived by ethnic communities as playing into the government's hands.
Conflict-affected communities: hopes and fears
The Myanmar Peace Support Initiative (MPSI) has recently completed the first phase of a "listening project" with conflict-affected communities in remote parts of Myanmar. The aim is to listen to Karen (Kayin), Mon and Karenni (Kayah) communities – particularly women – to better understand their experiences before and after the ceasefires.
Initial findings indicate that many people have benefited greatly from preliminary ceasefires between the government and the Karen National Union, the New Mon State Party and the Karenni National Progressive Party. For example, before the KNU ceasefire, villagers often had to flee from fighting, and to avoid forced conscription and portering.
Today people report greatly decreased levels of fear. Many of those who spoke with the MPSI said that for the first time in decades they did not have to worry about fleeing into the jungle, to avoid being subjected to serious human rights abuses.
In some cases, displaced people are beginning to return to previous settlements and attempting to rebuild their lives. Many villagers mentioned that before the ceasefire they were unable to travel or visit their farms – or could only do so by paying bribes.
Even then, villagers were severely restricted in terms of the amount of food or other supplies they could carry while travelling, as they risked being accused of supporting the KNU. Villagers told terrible stories of abuse at the hands of the Tatmadaw, including beatings and killings – even the beheading of suspected insurgents.
After the ceasefire, however, villagers have been able to travel much more freely and to tend their rice fields. Levels of taxation, paid to either the Tatmadaw or ethnic armed groups, have decreased significantly over the past two years in both Karen and Mon areas. In many communities, livelihoods have improved as a result of villagers' better access to their farms and a reduction in predatory taxation. Villagers greatly appreciate these changes, although they worry whether the ceasefire and emerging peace process can be maintained.
"Since the ceasefire, I can go to my rice fields and weed regularly, so I get more rice for my family," one villager said. "Now I can also travel freely and, unlike before, sleep out in the rice fields in a hut without having to fear for my life. Now the Tatmadaw still move around but we don't have to fear meeting them."
Another man told the MPSI that "our villagers are like ducklings that have been in a cage for so long, and now they are released. They are so pleased to leave their cage! Our villagers are free to travel day and night, and are more busy and productive than before."
Despite such positive views, there is widespread anxiety that the government and ethnic armed groups may fail to reach a political settlement and the peace process may yet break down. One man said, "If the ceasefire breaks down, it's not worth living for me."
Supporting the peace process: missed opportunities?
The agreement of ceasefires is a historically important achievement of peace-making. In order to sustain the peace process and move toward a genuine peace-building phase, it will be necessary to start a multi-stakeholder political dialogue and consolidate the existing ceasefire agreements.
The government and most ethnic armed groups have agreed to continue negotiations toward a nationwide ceasefire to address these issues.
However, many ethnic stakeholders remain sceptical about whether the government is willing or able to deliver. The government can maintain the present truces more or less indefinitely without reaching a political settlement; for ethnic communities, the status quo is a losing game. Political dialogue is essential.
There are substantial differences between the nationwide ceasefire agreement drafted by the government and that prepared by the ethnic armed groups' Nationwide Ceasefire Coordinating Team (NCCT). Nevertheless, one positive outcome from recent negotiations is the emergence of clarity from both sides. A fairly cohesive position has emerged on the part of the groups in the NCCT. Likewise, on the government side, the military is now more engaged. The National Defence and Security Council has produced a draft ceasefire agreement that, while problematic from the ethnic perspective, has the merit of better reflecting the Tatmadaw's position. This is extremely important given previous concerns that the army was not involved enough in the peace process.
The peace process in Myanmar is unique in many ways, not least because of the limited role of the international community: Negotiations are undertaken between the government and ethnic armed groups, with no significant external mediation and only limited international facilitation. Outsiders can, however, help communities to recover from conflict while supporting initiatives that build trust and confidence in the peace process and test the sincerity of the government, the Tatmadaw and ethnic armed groups.
A number of international donors have pledged financial support to the peace process. Already some funds have been distributed, including to MPSI-supported projects in a number of conflict-affected areas that are implemented by local communities, civil society actors and ethnic armed groups. Several key donors are keen to expand their assistance on the understanding that supporting the peace process can help to consolidate the wider government-led reform process. Of course, there are very substantial needs among conflict-affected communities.
Unfortunately, international support to the peace process has been mostly characterised by a lack of direction and by strategic drift. Donors seem largely content to provide funding channelled through traditional –and generally government-controlled – structures. This is an easier approach than seeking out appropriate local partners on the ground.
This situation is not unique to Myanmar. Around the world, aid donors tend to frame the concerns of vulnerable communities as technical problems to be fixed by professional aid regimes, rather than sites of contestation requiring political solutions.
The exceptions are in contexts where a state's legitimacy is very clearly and persistently challenged, such as Myanmar before 2011, or when regional or global powers' interests are directly involved. As a result, it is not uncommon for peace-support initiatives to fail to engage with the real issues affecting communities and other stakeholders, instead falling in behind government-led development and rehabilitation projects.
However, the problem in Myanmar is not primarily a failing or weak state that needs to be strengthened or fixed, but rather an urgent need to re-imagine and negotiate state-society relations – and in particular mend relationships between the Burman majority and ethnic nationality communities.
The commitments made by international donors under the Busan New Deal in 2011 are meant to guide the international community toward addressing the causes of conflict. Donor support to the Myanmar peace process demonstrates the difficulties of implementing this approach.
For example, most Asian governments' support to the peace process is channelled almost exclusively through Myanmar state structures, demonstrating very limited consultation with conflict-affected communities or ethnic armed groups. This approach to peace-building frames armed conflicts as problems to be resolved through foreign aid rather than expressions of deep-rooted social and political grievances.
Aid agencies working in conflict-affected areas need to better understand local political cultures and perceptions, and the dynamics of peace and conflict. Illustrating how peace means different things to different people, ethnic communities are concerned that the government has an "economic development first" agenda and wants to use aid as an alternative to political dialogue.
Ethnic communities worry that aid activities constitute efforts by the government to intensify its presence in, and control over, ethnic communities. This is deeply problematic for many ethnic stakeholders, who still regard the government as largely illegitimate and whose experience of the Tatmadaw is as a violent and predatory force.
As the leader of a major ethnic armed group recently told me, "We are worried that the government and donors are pushing ahead with their own plans without consulting us – and that the aid agenda is getting ahead of the political agenda."
Meanwhile, a number of needs articulated by key stakeholders in the peace process are going unmet. For example, there is a need to provide funding and training to more than two dozen liaison offices established by ethnic armed groups under agreement with the government. The liaison offices play important roles in sustaining the peace process, but apart from some start-up funding donors have mostly failed to support this key component of the peace process.
Another example of unmet needs is the failure to properly support education activities in conflict-affected ethnic minority areas. Despite requests to donors dating back more than a year, ethnic nationality schools in Mon areas, for example, are still unable to pay their teachers. This is leading to a local perception that international donors are happy to support the government – in this case through the state education system – but are unwilling to engage constructively with ethnic nationality systems of service provision.
The Mon National Schools are administered by the NMSP and provide an ethnic language introduction to schooling for minority children – most of whom do not speak Myanmar – allowing them the best possible start in education. At the same time, the Mon National Schools teach the Myanmar language and mostly follow the government curriculum, ensuring that graduates can sit state matriculation exams and enter the higher education system.
The Mon National Schools represent the best of both worlds: A locally owned and delivered education regime which is closely linked to the state system, producing students who are proud of their ethnic cultures, but also equipped to be citizens of the union. Despite widespread recognition that the Mon National Schools represent a model of best practice, donors have so far proved unable to provide substantial funding.
International donors and diplomats need to better demonstrate their understanding of the complexities in Myanmar, and play a more strategic role in supporting the peace process. Failure to cultivate the glimmers of hope experienced by conflict-affected communities would constitute a terrible lost opportunity to support lasting peace in Myanmar.
Ashley South is a senior adviser to the Myanmar Peace Support Initiative (MPSI), which supports locally implemented projects that build trust and confidence in – as well as test – the ceasefires and the emerging peace process in Myanmar.
Link: http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/9190-what-is-the-peace-process-in-myanmar-local-and-global-realities.html


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SIMON Cowell may call for bigger and better stunts and tricks on Britain's Got Talent every year, but it turns out there's a limit to what Mr Nasty can cope with.
The talent show judge is reportedly making the BoldDog FMX team pre-record their semi-final audition – in case one of the bikers dies during their performance.
The stunt bikers wowed Simon, Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon in their first audition, performing backflips and death-defying leaps while on motorbikes on a specially built ramp in the Wembley carpark.
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Pre-recording also remedies the issue of finding somewhere for the massive stunt to take place outside ITV studios.
There have been more than a few dangerous performances on Britain's Got Talent in the past, most recently when pre-teen knife-thrower Edward Zinder nearly stabbed Simon in the shoulder.
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