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- Click on the Campaigns tab, and then the name of the campaign that you want to change.
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- Hitting Save.
Tracking Conversions Is "Good"Conversion tracking is an amazing metric. You know immediately whether your clicks are converting – or if you're simply driving bounce rate up. Many people want to know what a conversion is: It's really whatever you define it as. Be sure to outline this during the strategy phase. Examples:
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- Create a Conversion name (one that you'll remember).
- Add your metrics
- Value: Worth of each conversion
- Count: Typically, this is every conversion, but tweak as necessary
- Conversion window: I'd leave this as the standard 30-day window.
- Category: Purchase/sale, sign-up, lead or view of a key page.
- Include in "Conversion": Yes
- Attribution Model: Default Last Click. You can change this.
- Click Save -> Continue.
Why You Should Pay Attention to Bounce RateWe mentioned bounce rate at the start of the previous section. Bounce rate refers to the percentage of people who navigate away from your site after only viewing a single page. So, why is bounce rate important? Bounce rate is like the canary in the coal mine: It can bring your attention to issues within your campaign. An extremely high bounce rate could alert you to problems like:
- Disconnect between ad messaging and website/landing page. Don't even think about bait-and-switch.
- Driving people to a home page. They aren't design to convert.
- You're CTA is lost in the mix. Don't make your visitors search for it.
- You're not using a landing page.
Actual Sales/Leads Are the "Best"For most companies, sales are the actual objective. They want to see real return-on-investment (ROI). Conversions should be compared to actual revenue numbers. The best numbers to display are:
- Conversion rate: How often an ad click leads to a conversion
- Cost-per-acquisition (CPA): How much your conversions cost
- Sales revenue: Revenue can be broken up by individual or total sales
Tracking Calls Over Online ConversionsMany businesses, especially brick-and-mortar, only want to track phone calls. Call extensions on AdWords campaigns allow for phone calls to be tracked as conversions.
- Go to Ad Extensions, and View Call extensions.
- Select +Extension.
- Select the campaign, and Done.
- Select + New phone number.
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Community Cultural Participation Grant
Willowbrook is the proud recipient of a Community Cultural Participation grant award from the Cultural Coalition of Washington County! The award of $2,000 will provide camp scholarships for children from Washington County's Latino community. Many thanks to the Oregon Cultural Trust for raising public and private funds for the CCP grant and investing in Oregon's arts, humanities and heritage, and to the Regional Arts and Culture Council for their support and grant management. THANK YOU!
Oregon Jewish Life Magazine
Willowbrook was recently featured in a local article, Enduring Relationships: Great Things Grow From Friendships Started At Camp in the Oregon Jewish Life magazine. Check out the incredible friendship between Damaris Cowgill and Brooke Marquardt (pictured above with their daughters who are now campers themselves) that started at Willowbrook over 30 years ago!


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- Year Built: 1935
- Status: Sold on 12/14/2010
- Parking Type Description: Off Street 2 cars
- Lot Size: 45 x 111
- School District: Albany
- Property ID: 101363671
- Beds: 3
- Total Rooms: 6
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- Estimated Annual Taxes: $4,673
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- Baths: 2 (Full: 2 3/4: 0 1/2: 0 Other: 0)
- Fireplaces: 1
- Total Square Footage: 1,669 ($99.16 per sq. foot)
- County: Albany
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Condition Excellent
Cooling Type Window A C Unit
Exterior Aluminum, Brick
Exterior Features Fenced Yard, Lighting, Shed
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General Taxes Description Actual
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Interior Features Cable Hook Up, High Speed Internet Acc
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Other Fuel Cost - 225, General Taxes - 2073, Lot - 45 X 111, Possession - Closing, School Taxes - 2600, Tax Id Section - 75, Tax Identification Block - 42-1, Tax Identification Lot - 64
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How long has he been taking the Lasix? Is he watching his salt intake? Does he have ascites or is it just edema? Does he wear TEDS (thromboembolitic deterrent stockings?) I had to wear them for quite awhile when I had edema. There may still be some fluid retention issues after a TIPS. I know that Rick had to be drained again at least once after his TIPS. Hopefully, things will calm down in time.
"Before someone ask " whats a dent test " ? : They poke your skin with there finger to see how quickly your skin will pop back out"
This is actually a test for pitting edema. If there is none, it's zero. If, when skin is pressed with a finger, it "dents" and takes 1 second to return to normal, then it is 1+ pitting edema, 2 seconds is 2+, and so on.
Thanks Sue,
I'll look for some balm today. We've been using lotion, but we'll switch now.
We're real sodium hawks. Shopping takes at least three times longer now and it's frustrating how manufactures hide the contents of food. Just for fun, we looked at a piece of smoked ham the other day. We knew the content would be insanely high, but we just wanted to amuse ourselves. Not only was it terribly high, but this one piece, which was honestly one typical serving size - not a large piece with chance of leftovers, just a regu;ar piece sufficient for dinner - was marked as 5 servings!! It's criminal how misleading some packaging is.
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Discussion in 'Political Issues' started by stormspotter, Apr 13, 2012.
The fix is in.
this doesnt sound good, but will it trump witness testimony?
What do you mean "fix"? You don't think that Z followed/profiled/confronted/killed the unarmed Trayvon (sp?) ??
Why is that?
Do you have issues with the truth?? The 911 recording says it all.
The 911 tape shows Zimmerman said "OK" when the dispatcher said not to follow Martin. Until an eye witness comes forward and says he did not stop following Martin, we will have to wait till everything comes out in court.
How many of these supposed witnesses saw the whole encounter beginning-to-end? This Z guy looks like he got himself into some hot water by pursuing some innocent civilian* and then fatally shooting him. That's what the police are supposed to do. They don't look kindly upon others filling their shoes.
I've been involved locally with neighborhood watch and the police want people to call if they see anything out of the ordinary. If an area has had an increase in crime, a lot of calls to the PD are not uncommon. Police have also asked that someone be followed, but not approached, and report their location. That MAY be why Zimmerman did not go directly to his vehicle, but was looking for an address to give to the dispatcher.
Did Zimmerman stop when dispatcher told him to. His reply of OK leads us to believe he did, but no one knows for sure except him.
If, and it's a big IF, Martin then followed Zimmerman and attacked him, because he felt disrespected or whatever, then Zimmerman MAY be justified in his shooting.
All that is sure right now is that Race Baiters and politicians are the ones pushing this case.
Hopefully he will get a fair trial, but only time will tell.
Just because there seems to be an acknowledgement by the killer (or shooter, if you're sensitive) that he would cease his pursuit, doesn't make it so. In fact, I would bet it is highly unlikely that this wanna-be-authoritarian stopped tracking his prey down. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Z already had his hand on his weapon through the entire process. He followed, and encountered this kid who is/was completely innocent of crime. The kid was just walking around. Until you* can prove he was involved/indulged in criminal activity, he was just some unarmed guy that found a killer all hopped up on adrenaline and tough-guy-authority.
I wonder how this would have gone down if Z had just shouted out to the guy "Hey! What are you doing? Are you lost?" when he felt there was need for investigation.
Hollering out to someone on public property is not a crime. Acting like you are judge/jury/executioner and killing some kid is. And that's why there are charges. Don't make this Z into a martyr just yet. So far he's only a weak pathetic murderer.
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Lots of assumptions here. You shouldn't ***-u-me.
Much of it is indeed fact. The rest may even come to light during the trial. Outside of some random post/confession on Facebook from the teen about how he was departing to burgle or rob on the night of his murder, what are you hoping to see come to light?
All the details don't matter one hoot.
Zimmerman sealed his doom when he got out of his vehicle.
His job was to observe and report.
After calling the police his job was finished.
I'll bet security companies all over the country are telling their
employees, "see, this is why you don't get involved".
Why don't you assume Zimmerman innocent until proven guilty? You've given Martin the benefit of the doubt.
Why others don't see it this way (rationally) is beyond a mystery to me. But maybe more than a few are similarly inclined to pursue otherwise innocent persons just based on stereotypes etc.
Z, indeed, pursued/tracked/entered conflict with the person he moments later shot and killed.
Suppose you were walking around on public property (or even someone else's property) and were guilty of nothing. You can even wear a hooded sweatshirt if you prefer. I won't judge you. Then, some guy decides he doesn't like the look of you (maybe some guy preconceived by opinions based on race, perhaps) and comes up starting to give you the business. You are unarmed and this guy starts getting violent (or at least antagonist towards you) with you. Are you going to defend yourself? Even if all you can do is punch him in the face when he grabs onto you (or maybe brandishes his weapon)? What if you are now in an encounter with a man you know to be hostile and armed? All you can do is win the physical battle to save your life. You try, really you do. Trying to end the encounter that was brought upon you. You didn't want it, but.....
Now your life culminates in a pool of your own blood (and maybe some of the blood you were able to exact from your murderer during you initial attempt to defend your life).
I don't really expect a poignant response.
You obviously have some special knowledge of what happened that the eye witness and responding officers are ignorant of. In addition to:
I also ask "How is it you were endowed with this special knowledge?"
No, you've managed to take what few details we are aware of, draw a conclusion using emotion and present it as fact. You're arguments, like many others, aren't rational.
I hope the truth, no matter what it may be, comes out. Then I'll proceed to make comments based on fact rather than emotion.
What was Martin guilty of? Darkness of skin? Like I said, if there's some incriminating evidence that the young man was out to commit crimes (Facebook posts have been used more than once to establish that sort of thing) then hopefully it will all come out in trial.
As for the eyewitnesses, what's their story? They saw the whole thing, or tuned their attention to the sight of Martin on top of Z? How did it get to that point? There was, before that part even happened, at least the pursuit of the teen by the armed Z. Even the authorities that Z was able to hail told him to cease his efforts. Yet, somehow, he still fatally wounded the person he was tailing.
You're using emotion again as an argument.
No special knowledge us required.
If Zimmerman would have followed the proper procedures, none of this would have happened. Period.
He had NO business getting out of his vehicle.
Observe and report, that's the extent of his involvement.
All the witnesses and all the details are a moot point.
The prosecutor is going to hang him out to dry all because he got out of his vehicle and got involved.
I'll even bet there's a piece of paper signed by him when he got that job instructing him not to get involved. Observe and report only.
And based on the amount of prior calls to police, there's probably more than a few police officers/dispatchers that told him not to do what he did.
I'll concede he really shouldn't have gotten out of his vehicle. However, getting out of his car isn't illegal nor is stupidity.
Maybe you're looking at it like getting out of your car at the market or the doctor's office or something. What if you were following someone you judged to look like enough of a delinquent to warrant your surveillance and possible detention. Even though they were engaged in no apparent crime. And even though the officers you called told you to disengage. Does that make it seem like a stupid (and probably illegal) thing to do?


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I was in for a Valve replacement and after coming around from surgery in the CCU became what could be only described 'as a pain in the bum' to the staff in CCU who were extremely professional in dealing with me even though, I can only blame the drugs, for my behaviour. I sincerely apologise to them as I accused them of many things which I will not repeat, so thank you to the staff of CCU. I was wheeled back into CCU in the first week in April as a problem had arisen with my operation and I was once again thankful for their assistance but this time I was not abusive as I was by then, I believe, on a smaller amount of the morphine derivative drug. My chest scars now look like a row of railway sleepers! but who cares my heart is still doing its job.
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"Thanks, I'll need it" Tyson muttered then followed Kai over to Dave, the director who was doing the finishing touches on the set.
"Ah, you two ready for the big scene?" Tyson and Kai nodded. They both blushed thinking about what was about to happen. "Good now...one thing, you use you're normal names for this, if you feel the need to say the others name, now positions please" Tyson and Kai stood at the end of the corridor leading up to a room; the room where everything was going to change.
Kai licked his lips nervously. Tyson gulped, he glanced at Kai who was shaking slightly, thinking that it was because of nerves Tyson decided to help him out. "You'll be okay honest" But this just made Kai shake even more.
"Kai are you okay?" Dave questioned. Kai blushed and nodded. He stopped shaking realising that's why everyone was looking at him weirdly. 'Oh curse sexual needs' He sighed mentally.
Tyson pulled Kai along the corridor to the room, he fumbled with the keys in his pocket, just before he opened the door Kai was on him, pinning him again the door. Kai's mouth slammed down onto his, Tyson dropped the keys in surprise then started to kiss back. His hands groping in Kai's mass of slate hair, holding on for dear life while the guy was kissing him senseless. Suddenly he was realising that Kai wasn't joking when he said he was good at everything, the guy was practically God at kissing.
When they separated for air Kai smirked and turned round he leant forward to pick the keys off the floor. Tyson watched lustfully then as Kai gave him the keys back he turned him round and pinned Kai to the door and in return, kissed him roughly. Tyson stopped the kiss to lick along Kai's neck while he fumbled with the key in the lock.
"Mmm" Kai moaned, his hands clawing at Tyson's back as the midnight haired man licked a sensitive spot on his neck. "Right there!" He gasped. Tyson smirked against his neck, realising that Kai was indeed the vocal type.
When the door opened Kai stumbled through, not noticing what was happening in his lust hazed mind. Tyson slammed the door shut.
"CUT!" Tyson panted against the door. "That was perfect! I loved it!" Kai blushed as he realised where he was, he wasn't really acting before, and by the look Tyson was giving him, he wasn't either. "Now camera's set up for scene 3!" Kai panted as he stared at the floor, trying to get back to reality. He didn't know why he just kissed him like that, it just seemed right.
"Right Kai... quick word please" Dave called. Kai nodded and walked over to the director. "You really must be a natural, no one's ever got so into this before... well it's either that or you and my man Tyson really do have the hots for one another" He snickered as Kai blushed. "Well I don't really care as long as I get the passion that you two seem to give... keep it up" He motioned for him to stand back where he was.
Tala snickered as he watched his friend's first scene by himself with his new crush.
"What are you snickering at?" Bryan raised an eyebrow at Tala.
"Kai soooooooo likes him, it's funny"
"Hmm, I have a feeling Tyson likes Kai too..." Tala raised an eyebrow this time.
"You think? That's cool, weird place for them to meet but there you go, that's how life works heh?" Tala finished nervously.
"Hmm... funny" Bryan eyed Tala as he understood what that tone of voice meant.
"SHOOT!" Tyson had Kai against the door again and was kissing him in the spot he had found earlier.
"Ah" Kai gasped, his head titled to the side to give more skin for Tyson to ravish at. "Mmm" Tyson resisted the urge to snicker at the noises Kai was probably unconsciously making. One of Kai's hands gripped his shoulders and the other delved into midnight locks. Tyson slammed his lips back down to Kai's slightly swollen ones. Tyson mewled as Kai licked somewhere in his mouth he liked, somewhere he never realised before that he liked. They stumbled back to somewhere in between the door and the couch and separated for a moment, both frantically fumbling with the gloves to get them off and feel each other properly. Tyson finished first while Kai was still desperately trying to get them off.
"Here" Tyson whispered huskily, his hands slid down Kai's sides then up his arms until he reached the devilish gloves, in one swift move they were gone and Tyson's mouth was back on Kai's. Kai made a sound at the back of his throat that sounded suspiciously like a whimper and kissed back. Tyson grinned against the kiss as his hands lowered to grip onto Kai's butt.
Kai made an 'eep' sound as he was span round and fell onto the couch. In his lust filled mind he realised one thing; 'fuck we're going to...' He never got to finish that thought though as a very needy Tyson sat on his lap and started kissing him again, yet again clouding his already lust filled mind. Midnight blue locks tickled his face as Tyson sat back up slightly. Kai licked his lips then moaned as he felt Tyson undoing his buttons on his shirt, extremely slowly.
"Ty..." His back arched as Tyson's tongue glided down it, teasing him in a sensual way. Tyson's hands rubbed up his chest, the opposite way to his mouth. Kai's head was thrown back and his leg hooked around the other man's. Tyson licked his lips as he moved back up Kai's body.
"Hmm... you taste delicious... I just want to eat you all up"
The director raised an eyebrow at this. He snickered quietly realising the two had gotten that involved they'd even forgotten about the cameras.
"Then please do" Kai gasped in response as Tyson pulled off the rest of his shirt totally, forcing Kai to sit up a little bit.
"Gladly" Tyson grinned before attaching his mouth to Kai's in a passionate frenzy. Kai's hands felt along Tyson's body before sliding up his shirt to feel the tanned flesh underneath. "Mmm" Tyson moaned as Kai separated the kiss to bite Tyson's neck. "Oh" He groaned as Kai hit a spot that made him weak. "There" He whispered. Kai nipped at the spot again causing Tyson to shiver.
Tala snickered. Bryan snickered. They looked at each other and snickered even louder.
"Has he ever done that before?" Tala gasped out through the snickers.
"Nope" Bryan grinned. "Kai's the first person to make him moan." Tala snickered again.
"Oh Kai has a reputation for being vocal so that's' no different. Whenever he would have someone over I'd stay at a friends... it's really quite embarrassing..."
"So you're not vocal?" Bryan raised an eyebrow.
"Erm... maybe... but in a different way" Tala blushed.
"In what way?"
"You'll find out won't you?"
"But I wanna know now" Bryan whined. Tala snickered.
"No, not telling, mine's even more embarrassing..."
Kai's hands slid out from under the shirt and worked up the outside instead; they stopped at the top of the buttons and ripped it open. Tyson groaned and gripped as his legs with his hands as Kai's mouth latched to one of his nipples, teasing it with his tongue.
"God yes" He groaned, gripping at Kai's shoulder's for support. Kai smirked then ran his teeth over the nub chuckling mentally when Tyson made a gasping sound mixed with a whimper. Tyson's body jerked forward to get closer to Kai's ever so talented mouth. Kai pushed the shirt over Tyson's shoulders, dimly registering that they had to go slow for the film to last quite a while.
The director snickered realising that Tyson was being vocal for the first time in his porn career. This film was going to be perfect. 'Those two are definitely into each other, luckily I'm not like all the other directors out there, I'd let them be, whereas they'd separate them.' He thought to himself smiling at the face he'd probably got a couple together in his studios.
Tyson growled realising that Kai was taking control; he pushed Kai back onto the couch causing Kai to look startled for a second then smirk after realising what had happened. Then in return Tyson kissed, licked and nipped along Kai's jaw line, then down his neck and along his chest. Kai whimpered, groaned and moaned constantly, and Tyson couldn't help but think that he'd have a sore throat by the end of this, well as well as a sore something else (-).
Tyson lightly bit one of Kai's nipples causing Kai to gasp and arch his back, the same time bucking his hips up into Tyson's. Tyson yelped in surprise then growled. He tugged on Kai's nipple to arouse him further, which seemed to work as Kai blindly gripped at Tyson's shoulders and call out his name in a short gasp.
Tala snickered even louder, this was really too amusing. Kai hadn't shut up since they were on the couch; he was absently wondering whether the audience wanted that much vocal activity.
"Wanna grab a coffee?" Bryan interrupted his thoughts, then registering what he said he blushed.
"Heh... sure..." He mumbled then proceeded to walk out of the room.
Tyson grinned as he sat up; he lowered himself down Kai's body as his tongue slid down the pale creamy skin. He mentally groaned at the taste of it. Kai licked his lips and moaned as Tyson's tongue darted in and out of his navel (AN: I actually find that quite gross...) "Fuck..." He moaned.
"Soon" Tyson whispered huskily in response. Kai groaned as he felt Tyson's hands working on his thighs, massaging his muscles.
"Hmm" Kai mumbled in response. Tyson smirked loving seeing Kai like this, and to think when he first saw him he found him gorgeous, now he was drop dead sexy.
"I love seeing you like this" He whispered in Kai's ear as he ground his hips into the man underneath him. "So hot and sexy" Kai whimpered causing Tyson to groan at the noise he made. "I just want you now" As he whispered the last bit he sat up and reached behind him to pull of Kai's shoes and throw them somewhere else in the room. Kai watched him lustfully as he sat up. He watched the way Tyson's muscles rippled with every twist he made and licked his lips.
"Not as sexy as you" He whispered. Tyson smiled then winked as he pulled off his socks. Kai reached down and did the same to Tyson's to aid him in the act of undressing each other.
"Now... Mr Hiwatari... need help removing them sexy tight leather pants?" Tyson made it a question causing Kai to groan then lick his lips.
"Only If I can help you with yours, Mr Granger" He smirked then winked in response. Tyson groaned at that look and lowered his head, intending to pull the zip down with his teeth. Kai whimpered as he felt Tyson's breath tease his arousal.
"Hmm now for starters" Tyson peeled off Kai's leather pants and threw them on the floor beside them, mentally smirking that Kai was indeed already aroused. Then he smirked at the size of Kai's erection. But before Kai could make a comment Tyson took him in his mouth.
"Ty-yson!" Kai gasped out. His back arched off the couch. Tyson gripped Kai's hips to stop him from bucking up. "Fuck!" He yelled again as Tyson licked over the top of it, hitting a spot that made Kai shiver.
Tyson kept one hand in place to stop Kai from bucking but with the other he blindly reached up his chest to play with one of Kai's nipples. His head bobbed up and down taking in Kai as much as he could (AN: luckily Tyson has a big mouth heh smirks).
Kai groaned, his vision went blank and all he could feel was that hot wet cavern surrounding him, making him completely forget what this was about. Tyson hummed, the vibrations adding to Kai's need. "God..." He whispered, he clutched at the couch's material, needing to grip onto something.
When he felt like he was about to let go Tyson stopped. Kai growled realising what they were, meant to be doing and reached forward, he yanked at the strings on either side of Tyson's leather pants to undo them. Tyson licked his lips in suspense as Kai peeled the leather off him, licking down his chest as he lowered to get rid of the hot material properly.
When he reached Tyson's erection he made a sound of approval before returning the favour and taking him in his mouth. Tyson yelped and clutched at the couch, trying his best to hold on as he was in a press up like position, his weight straining on his arms and shoulders. "Kai!" He yelled out as Kai licked over his tip that made him temporally blind. "Fuck" He shivered, he was shaking, sweat started to form on his temple as Kai's forever talented mouth worked its magic.
When Tyson was ready to let go, Kai stopped and slid up under his body; they both moaned as their erections rubbed together to cause a very wanted friction. Tyson kissed Kai on the lips passionately while he reached down for his leather pants on the floor, after finding them he sat up to straddle his soon to be 'lover's' waist in the process, he reached his hand into one of the pockets and pulled out a small bottle of lavender coloured liquid.
Kai licked his lips in anticipation causing Tyson to smirk. Kai spread his legs so Tyson could settle in between them. One of his legs was hung loosely over the side of the couch, over the top of the headrest, while the other was pressed against the floor. Tyson licked his dry lips then coated his fingers up in the lube. He winked at Kai then cautiously slipped a finger inside him. Kai whimpered and tried to push back against the intrusion. "Ty..." He whispered as he scrunched his eyes shut, totally trusting the other young man with his body.
Tyson grinned and added a second finger, Kai slightly winced but the feeling was soon gone as Tyson started stroking his erection at the same time. Tyson fingers scissored inside him in preparation. After a while he added a third finger. Kai growled and started to fight against Tyson's hold so he could push against the digits. Tyson thrust his fingers deep inside Kai hitting his prostrate. "FUCK!" Kai yelled out as stars swarmed his vision temporally.
After he removed his fingers Tyson coated his erection in the lube and leant down over Kai. Kai licked his lips then opened his eyes slowly to see what was happening. Tyson smirked at him then thrust straight into him.
"TYSON!" Kai yelled out as he gripped onto Tyson's shoulders. Tyson panted as he rest his head on the couch arm to get his breath back.
"Ngh... so tight" He whispered. Kai chuckled slightly then moaned at the effect it gave. He pulled his leg down from the top of the couch and pulled the other up to wrap around Tyson's body, creating an 'X' shape along Tyson's back. They both moaned as this forced Tyson in deeper.
"Move...please" Kai whimpered. Tyson nodded then slowly pulled out them thrust back in, Kai's hips bucked to meet the thrusts and soon enough they had a rhythm going. Kai gripped onto Tyson's shoulders, his head dug into the crook of Tyson's neck. Tyson bit Kai's neck as the passion got to him. He reached down in between their bodies to grasp Kai's erection and pump at it.
After three more thrusts, Kai came yelling Tyson's name at the top of his lungs as he gripped onto him for dear life. Tyson came soon after yelling Kai's name then he slumped down on top of him.
"Whoa" Kai whispered after a couple of seconds of silence.
"Mmm" Tyson whispered before he kissed Kai passionately on the lips. "But I'm not done with yet" Kai whimpered at the tone of voice and felt himself start to harden again.
Liah: Well there's the couch bit done! With a bit of the door he he!
Kai: -stands still staring at screen, STILL TOTALLY turned on.
Tyson: -grins at state Kai's in-
Tala: -snickers at state Kai's in-
Bryan: -raises an eyebrow at state Kai's in-
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Johannesburg: New Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has tipped India to win the World Cup, saying they thoroughly deserve it for the way they came back after an indifferent start.
The general perception is that Australia deserve to win the final. But one cannot forget the way India have fought back after their dismal performance against the Aussies in Centurion five weeks ago.
Their transformation has been remarkable. I think the Indians deserve to win the World Cup, Latif wrote in the ICCs official website. Not too many teams have the ability to come back from such a situation.
Latif was all praise for Sourav Ganguly. The remarkable comeback was made possible thanks to the leadership of Sourav on and off the field. Indian fans were really down after the defeat against the Aussies.
The way Ganguly handled the situation with complete confidence and determination speaks volumes of his faith in his team. The players responded by backing their captain, and they were cool and calm in their approach, Latif observed.
Latif rated Sachin Tendulkars 98 against his team as better than any of his centuries.
Sachin totally surprised Pakistan with the onslaught against Shoaib Akhtar and the two Ws (Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis). He is on course to be the best player of the tournament and definitely deserves this distinction, Latif said.
He said the master blaster would be the key if India were to be successful against Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee and Andy Bichel. But Latif felt the other batsmen Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif and Virender Sehwag would also have to make big contributions. (PTI)


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But there is one difference in expectations for those classes: The class of 2011 was required to pass the state High School Competency Exam, while the class of 2012 had no such requirement.
Officials downplayed that difference Monday, saying the gains are genuine. Public Education Department spokesman Larry Behrens said 70 percent of the class of 2013 statewide has already passed the exit exam required for their class, which bodes well for next year's graduation rate.
Among Albuquerque Public Schools students, 71 percent of the class of 2013 has passed the exam.
Behrens also said students from the class of 2012 were expecting to be the first class to take a more difficult exit exam and studied accordingly. Many schools offered after-school tutoring and test preparation when those in the class of 2012 were juniors, before a bill was passed and signed in spring 2011 that gave students a one-year reprieve.
"The Class of 2012 was the first in the state to be prepared under the expectation they would have to pass the high stakes exam. These results are a testament to teachers, students and parents responding to high expectations for our state," Behrens said in a written statement.
Students who graduated in 2011 were the last class required to pass the old state exit exam. That test had been used since 1986 and tested skills at about an eighth-grade level. Officials decided several years ago to replace it with the Standards-Based Assessment that students take in 11th grade.
The SBA, which students were already taking as a measure of school quality under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, measures skills at about an 11th grade level.
It is hard to tell whether graduation rates for the class of 2012 would have been different if students had taken the old exit exam or had been expected to pass the SBA.
"Passing" the SBA means earning a composite score set by the PED. Students do not necessarily have to score "proficient" in both math and reading, as long as they are at least "nearing proficient" in both subjects and their combined raw scores are high enough to reach the PED threshold.
Initially, just 57 percent of the class of 2013 passed the SBA when they took it as juniors last year. But they have since had opportunities to retake the test, and that number is now up to 70 percent statewide, Behrens said. He said others are working to complete an "alternate demonstration of competency," which allows students to graduate if they score at certain levels on the SAT or ACT, or if they pass state-approved, end-of-course exams in their core subjects.
In APS, 62.8 percent of students passed the SBA as juniors last year, and the number is up to 71 percent after students retook the test in the fall.
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Athletic freshman Figaro's film study has made him starting safety
MADISON, Wis. — To understand how Lubern Figaro elevated himself from just another freshman in the mix for playing time to a starting free safety at Wisconsin in all of two weeks, it takes only these five words found recently on his Twitter feed: "Film study is a must."
Most days, Figaro buries himself in his team-issued iPad for close to two hours, studying the Badgers' various plays and formations. And this week, with the team's most significant season opener in years fast approaching, Figaro has upped the ante even further.
"I'm not going to lie," he said after Wednesday's practice. "Yesterday, I was watching film for over three hours of LSU. I started at 7 at night until like 10:30."
And what, exactly, was he examining?
"Formation-wise, where they love to throw the ball, what type of routes they run, everything like that," he said. "I'm just soaking it all up."
Soaking up his opportunities is one reason Figaro has been competing with the first-team defense the past week opposite safety Michael Caputo. Having natural talent and instincts certainly doesn't hurt, either.
Figaro, a 6-foot, 179-pounder from Everett, Mass., finished his high school career with 117 tackles, nine sacks, seven interceptions and 13 pass breakups despite never having played football until his freshman year. He also helped guide his team to three state championship wins. When he arrived at Wisconsin in June, his goal, he said, was to find a way to see the field as a freshman. So, he constantly sought feedback from the team's veteran players, asking for input on how to become a better player.
Badgers head coach Gary Andersen credited safeties coach Bill Busch for developing players but also cited Figaro's ability to quickly understand the team's defensive concepts.
"He's a very talented athlete, No. 1," Andersen said. "The thing that's the biggest question when you go back there and play at the safety position is the mental part of it. There's a lot that goes on back there. He's able to communicate. He's able to grasp the defense."
Officially, Figaro's "Big Brother" in Andersen's mentorship program was redshirt freshman Joe Ferguson. But Figaro is quick to point out that other safeties such as Peniel Jean, Leo Musso and Michael Caputo are really all of his big brothers.
"I like learning from the older guys and everything like that," Figaro said. "Trying to do the little things right. Just learn from the older guys, teaching me the right things to do."
In just a few short weeks of fall camp, he already has stood out to teammates.
"Lubern is definitely impressive," Badgers linebacker Derek Landisch said. "I know from his background getting to know him a little bit, I know he started playing football late, kind of just like Dezmen Southward. He's definitely a smart guy. To come in here and pick up a college defense like that, along with his athleticism, he's going to be a great player in the future."
But the future, it appears, is now for Figaro, who overtook Leo Musso last week while Musso was recovering from a hamstring injury. During the team's open scrimmage on Aug. 10, Figaro perfectly read a throw into the flat by quarterback D.J. Gillins and intercepted it for a touchdown.
"He's a great player," Badgers cornerback Sojourn Shelton said. "He's fast. He can cover grass. Cover all over the field. He can come down, he can tackle. For him to be that young and be able to make plays like that, that's something that you rarely see."
Shelton, now a sophomore, is one of the rare talents to have come into Wisconsin and started as a true freshman. He noted Figaro's ability to pick up tendencies from film had helped to accelerate his development.
"I look back at last year, just coming in, you don't know how to watch film," Shelton said. "But he has people in front of him that are definitely teaching him. Like Caputo and Musso. Those types of players have definitely led the way for him. He's learning at a faster rate than me, and that's pretty exciting to see."
Figaro noted his biggest challenge was adjusting to the speed of college football — a common refrain heard from freshmen across the country. But knowing the right positions to be in before plays happen has helped him make up some of that ground. Talking football with the veterans — and even freshmen roommates Derrick Tindal and George Rushing — helps as well.
Now, he's ready to make an impact on game day. On Aug. 18, Figaro tweeted "12 more days till LSU." He said he's been counting down to game time "every day." In between now and then, however, there is plenty more game film to study to further hone his craft.
"Of course," he said. "You have to."
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Wow. I just finished reading Stocks, Bonds, & Soccer Moms by Michelle Perry Higgins. In just over 100 pages (of truth-telling advice), this book rings loud and clear. The struggle to find a balanced, happy, and fulfilled life as a mother, wife, and individual is very familiar to me. I was able to relate to several of her outlined 7 Steps to a Balanced Life in this latest read.
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The term "Good Enough" immediately illicits a negative connotation for me. I strive to be the best Mom I can be for my kids. It's the most important job I've ever had and I love it. That being said, I also know I'll never be that "SuperMom". Now I know why that is actually better for me and my family.
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1Trim excess fat from beef. Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook beef in oil about 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides.
2Place potatoes, carrots and onion in 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Place beef on vegetables. Mix horseradish, salt and pepper; spread evenly over beef. Pour water over beef and vegetables.
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Ive made this build to try and combine all the stats that make this champ good. She needs a well ballenced AP/AS/AD to own the field.
Pros: Shes strong early in game.
Passive CC reduction
Cons: No true escape
Kinda hard to play at first
Does'nt fly on her blades like i think she should.
Your Q ability is mainly for beginning a fight. Or chasing down the runners.
Her W ability gives her live steal, but with a melee champ whats better then more live steal aslong as you can get your AS and dmg as well.
Your E Ability is a slow/stun if ur lower life then the champ. Its also nice when tryin to escape. Or if you wanna show off and destroy an enemy champ when he thinks hes got the kill on you.
Your R ability u should save for team fights or when champs want to run seeing Irelia has enough damage to take on a champ with out it.
Early game she is a powerful champ so you should try and lane with another champ who is also decent in power or a slow/stun. I.E. Sion, Olaf, Panth, Trynd. ETC. If you can get first blood then u should go and get part of your boots or stay in lane if you choose.
Mid game you should have your Lichbane or atleast most of it. By this time u should be setting up ganks in either mid or in any lane that is. Irelia is a nuker for sure so try to make your aim for weaker champs. Stay away from tanks in team fights. For ryze, teemo and almost all other squishies will melt ur face if u leave them alone.
Late game is when you shine the most. Your very strong and having a nice size health pool. So tower killing should be easy enough and most champs wont stand a chance even if you dive on them. If your getting focused alot in fight you can ajust your build accordingly. Such as going for a GA and Veil.
Like most mana using melee characters. Your always out of mana -_-. So id say going for Golem and def lizzard is not going to hurt you. But dont be like most noobs and go off alone and jungle when other things are being done. For irelia mia from team fights means your team will usually fail.
***Updates coming as i learn more***
This is my first build i put out so all comments are welcome. Inless your being rude. Then no one likes yous anyway..>.>


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Goals from Russia, Portugal, Israel, Denmark, Greece, Belgium & more
Lokomotiv Moscow 0 – Dynamo Moscow 1 (Russian Premier Liga, November 3, 2008) Alexander Kokorin, a 17-year-old striker, playing just his fourth game, scored the winner for Dynamo in the 51st minute.
Maritimo 4 – Nacional 2 (Superliga, November 3, 2008) The home side move up to fifth, Nacional missed their opportunity to go joint top.
Vitoria Guimaraes 1 – Benfica 2 (Superliga, November 2, 2008) Suazo and Sidnei scored for Benfica in the opening stages of the match. Douglas pulled a goal back for the home side, but Benfica held on despite playing the entire second half without Jose Antonio Reyes after he saw red.
Leixoes 2 – Pacos Ferreira 1 (Superliga, November 2, 2008) Leixoes continue to lead in Portugal, Wesley and Diogo Valente gave the hosts a comfortable advantage in the first half. William's 81st minute goal came too late for the visiting side.
Academica Coimbra 1 – Braga 1 (Superliga, November 2, 2008)
Beitar Jerusalem 0 – Hapoel Tel Aviv 2 (Ligat Ha'Al. November 3, 2008) Samuel Yeboah got both goals for Hapoel late on at the Teddy Stadium.
Brondby 4 – AC Horsens 3 (Superligaen, November 3, 2008) The away side stormed into a two-goal lead, with their first from Allan Sogaard a terrific strike. Brondby scored two before Horsens goalkeeper Jochumsen was sent-off and the home side won the seven goal thriller and moved joint top with Odense.
Roda 0 – Feyenoord 4 (Eredivisie, November 2, 2008) Feyenoord claimed only their second victory of the season as they hammered Rodain the second half to pull clear of trouble. Georginio Wijnaldum opened the scoring in the 52nd minute before Leroy Fer (56), Roy Makaay (66) and Diego Biseswar (70) also hit the target.
Olympiakos 2 – Ergotelis 0 (Greek Super League, November 2, 2008)
OFI Crete 0 – Xanthi Skoda 2 (Greek Super League, November 2, 2008)
AEK Athens 2 – Asteras Tripolis 1 (Greek Super League, November 2, 2008)
Iraklis Salonika 1 – PAOK Salonika 1 (Greek Super League, November 2, 2008)
Club Brugge 4 – Kortrijk 1 (Jupiler League, November 1, 2008) Jimmy Hempte gave the visitors the lead in the 11th minute but Philippe Clement equalised five minutes later. Ivan Leko's penalty gave Club Brugge the lead shortly after the half hour mark, and after Verbrugghe was sent off two minutes into the second half and a brace from Joseph Akpala sealed the victory for the Belgium league leaders.
Galatasaray 3 – Gaziantepspor 1 (Super Lig, November 2, 2008) It took just 10 minutes for Harry Kewell to open the scoring, Cassio Lincoln added a second just a minute later. The visitors pulled a goal back with a Tabata penalty six minutes before halftime but the points were secured by Arda Turan with eight minutes left.
Eskisehirspor 2 – Fenerbahce 2 (Super Lig, November 1, 2008)
Wisla Krakow 2 – Ruch Chorzow 0 (Ekstraklasa, November 2, 2008) Hotshot marksmen Pawel Brozek gave Wisla the lead with a fine shot from outside the box, and Diaz powered home a header just before the break to see off Ruch.


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by Sy Schreckinger – ANTIQUE TOY WORLD Magazine – December,
The year 1619 is infamous as the (date of the
arrival of the first slave ships in Jamestown, Virginia. Accompanying the
shame and degradation of human bondage was the introduction to American
society of anti-black art literature, music, and various objects,
including children's playthings.
The world of mechanical penny banks was not to be left unaffected by
these hostile and irrational racist attitudes. Examples may be cited of
banks which portray black persons hitting their heads, falling, having
their teeth yanked, mouths slammed, eating, kicking, and stealing
watermelons and chickens, as well as involvement in a plethora of other
humiliating situations.
— Which leads us to the subject of this article: a mechanical penny
bank with its humiliating stamp boldly emblazoned on its back – "THE JOLLY
On March 14, 1882, both Charles G. Shepard and Peter Adams, Jr., of
Buffalo, New York were granted Patent Number
255,090 for their invention
of the Jolly Nigger bank. This bank was eventually manufactured by the
Shepard Hardware Company of Buffalo, New York and later, when the Shepard
Company ceased production, by the J. and E. Stevens Company of Cromwell.
Connecticut. As evidenced by the patent drawings, the final production
bank follows the patent papers faithfully (Figure 1).
The operation of the Jolly Nigger bank is quite simple. A coin is
placed in the right hand; the lever in his back is pressed down.
Simultaneously, his eyes roll up, his tongue recedes, and his right arm
raises the coin, whereby it is flipped into his gaping mouth and deposited
within the bank.
The bank which was produced by the Shepard Company allows for coin
removal by unscrewing the entire base plate. In the Stevens variation, the
coins are removed by opening the small round Stevens-type coin trap in the
Both Shepard's and Stevens' castings of the head, arm, and body are
identical. The only major casting differences are in the base plates.
With the exceptions of some color variations which will be discussed
later in this article, both Shepard and Stevens painted their Jolly Nigger
banks exactly the same colors: the man's face, hair, and hand are black;
his lips, nostrils, jacket, tongue, and spaces between his teeth are red.
He has a black tie and buttons. His eyes are white with brown irises
outlined in black and the pupils are black. The base plate of the Shepard
bank is japanned with a brown lacquer and has the words, "MADE BY SHEPARD
HARDWARE CO. BUFFALO N.Y. Pat'd in Canada Mar. 22, 1883." The Stevens'
base plate is painted with a creamy whitewash and has the following words
printed in raised lettering "Manufactured by the J and E Stevens Co.
Cromwell Conn. U.S.A."
The paint variations that show up occasionally, particularly in the
Shepard Jolly Nigger, have, in some, the coat painted a bright ultra-marine blue, and in others, the face and hand painted in cocoa brown
rather than black. Many collectors (myself included) feel both of these
variations are extremely attractive.
The Jolly Nigger bank gained great popularity during the period of
its manufacture This possibly was due in part to its reasonable price of
sixty cents apiece (see Figure 2, Montgomery Ward and Co. ad. circa 1889),
the bank's sturdy construction, and, perhaps, because of its racist
subject matter. This mechanical's anti-black theme has transcended the
boundaries of our own country, and Jolly Nigger-type banks have been
manufactured in England, France, Germany, Spain, South America, the Near
East, and Canada. Some other names they are known by are: Jolly Nigger
High Hat, Little Hi-Hat, Little Moe Little Joe, Sambo, Greedy Nigger Boy,
Darky Bust, African Native – and the list goes on.
I would venture to say this particular design was the most popular
and imitated of any mechanical bank ever produced. I am not aware if any
reproductions of the Jolly Nigger bank exist; nevertheless, Figure 3, a
base diagram, shows its scale.
Many collectors, including myself, find little, if any, charm or
endearing qualities in the Jolly Nigger bank other than its historical
significance. Rather, it reflects a period in our history of which I am
certain this country is not particularly proud.
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Brethren Dwell in Unity
Today's Daily Bible Reading is from Psalm 133:1-3. Psalm 133 is a song of degrees of David. This is another really short Psalm, but it contains an important message for believers. David begins the Psalm by saying how good it is for the brethren to dwell together in unity. He describes it as a precious ointment on the head of Aaron. The ointment ran down onto his beard and finally onto the skirts of his garment.
He also describes unity as the dew that descended on Mount Zion. David is trying to tell us how important it is that we, as Christians, walk in unity with one another. It is a witness to those around us for us to walk in unity.
The Apostle Paul reminds us of the importance of unity and peace among believers in Ephesians 4:1-6, "I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."
In Philippians 2:1-4 we are reminded to be likeminded and of one accord which is another way of saying we are to be in unity with one another. "If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."
Romans 15:5-6 tells us that we are to conduct ourselves in this way in order to bring glory to God. "Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."
The enemy is always trying to stir something up among believers in the church. He knows if he can cause conflict in the church it will hinder us from doing our God-given duty to reach others. Instead of bickering and fussing over all the little things we don't agree on, we need come to an agreement and walk in unity with one another.
Daily Bible Reading:
Psalm 133:1-3
1 [[A Song of degrees of David.]] Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Things to think about:
- What does it mean to you to walk in unity with fellow believers?
- How do you think it makes God feel if we are unified?
- In what ways does it make you feel much better if you don't have a conflict with other believers?
Prayer of the Day:
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You for this Scripture in Psalm 133 where David exhorts us to walk in unity with one another. Help us to abide by this Scripture and be unified in the body of Christ. Help us to love one another in spite of our differences. Help us to forgive one another and bear each other's burdens. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
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Seems like Mid Atlantic forum is dominated by Jersey on here. Why not separate it better? VB down should be Southeast, then FL or put VB and OBX in their own section. No one from VB goes north on day trips except for certain hurricane swells maybe. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is too expensive for starters and the next surfspot is Assateague Island (unless you go by boat) which is a long way to go. People from up north would just bypass VB and go straight to Hatteras, but that is a long trip for them too. Just seems that the Mid Atlantic area isn't really cohesive enough geographically to all be lumped together.
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Sunny Leone and the entire cast of "Mastizaade", along with the censor board and Manforce Condoms, have landed in legal trouble with an FIR being filed against them at Adarshnagar police station in Delhi. Sunny is the brand ambassador of Manforce Condoms.
Advocate Gaurav Gulati has filed the complaint, alleging that the movie "Mastizaade" shows actors promoting condoms inside a temple in a vulgar manner. The advocate informed International Business Times India that he has filed an FIR not only against the team of "Mastizaade", but also the censor board, headed by Pahlaj Nihalani, for approving such a scene in the film.
"There is a scene in the film in which Sunny Leone promotes Manforce Condoms inside a temple. She is the ambassador of the condom brand. This is an insult to Hinduism. How can the censor board approve such a scene?" Gaurav told IBTimes India.
The advocate said he has filed the FIR under Sections 295A (intent to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), 298 (uttering words, etc. with deliberate intent to hurt the religious feelings of any person), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups), 293 (sale of obscene objects to young person), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.
Gulati that the maximum sentence that can be levied under these charges, if a person is found guilty, would be three to five years of imprisonment.
Directed by Milap Zaveri, "Matsizaade" is an adult comedy starring Sunny Leone in a double role, along with Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das in the lead. Riteish Deshmukh has a special appearance in the film.
Earlier, the advocate had filed a case against Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Colors TV when a promo video of "Bigg Boss 9" showed the two stars wearing shoes inside a temple. Salman and Shah Rukh were imitating their titular characters from "Karan Arjun".
When asked if there was any development in the case against Salman and Shah Rukh, Gaurav said the court has asked the police to submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) in the case by Feb. 12.
"Of course some action has to be taken against such stars who insult people's religious sentiments without a second thought," said Gulati when asked if he thought there would be any action against the actors.
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