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28 August 2006
TOKYO, Japan (Routers) - Tokyo's subway allowed a publisher to display posters of Britney Spears getting totally boned Monday, overturning a decision to cover up part of the image for being "too stimulating" for young people.
The picture of the pop singer -- taking it in the cooter in more or less a missionary position except for one leg up high -- appeared in the August issue of Celeb Sex Squirt in the United States and will be on the cover of the magazine's Japanese edition for October.
Tokyo Metro and the publishers had initially agreed to display a censored version of the cover photo, with a picture of Hello Kitty! covering the creampie.
But the Metro reversed the move to mask the picture, saying "the original decision wasn't a good one, especially in light of the ton of cash each person on the subway committee has since received from the magazine."
"It's a strong image of a working woman," said Tomoki Mastabaturu, a 19-year-old male university student walking through Omotesando subway station in a trendy part of central Tokyo. "The Metro people are a bunch of old queers and should be killed," he added.
While the photo was taken long before Spears became pregnant, fat and laughable, one passer-by expressed concern for Spears' marketability.
"It's becoming an absurd world," said 83-year-old Tsuyako Vaginaichi as she looked at the poster of the former teen idol. "Why does a woman have to show her sex in public? When I was blowing sailors for chocolate after the War, I learned you have hide it or it will be worth no money," she said.
But not everyone in her age group agreed. Takuro Shimizu, 78, travelled in from a Tokyo suburb especially to take photos of the posters. "I think it's good for the low birth rate problem," he said. "It's not so exciting for me since I got my penis blown off in the War," he smiled.
Celeb Sex Squirt commented: "We're happy that our position was accepted."
Japan's low birth rate is at the center of public concern as the fertility rate fell to an all-time low of 1.25 in 2005, the same year that its ratio of elderly people to the total population became the world's highest as a result of the bulk of its young men being slaughtered in the 1940s by the United States Marine Corps.


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All prerequisites must be passed with a grade of C- or better.
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3 Principles of Microeconomics
Introduction to the concepts and tools of microeconomic analysis. Microeconomics is concerned with individual economic units including representative consumers, firms and markets. Topics include resource allocation, income distribution and price, wage and quantity determination in competitive and noncompetitive markets. Microeconomic analysisis applied to selected current economic issues.
4 Principles of Macroeconomics
Introduction to the concepts and tools of macroeconomic analysis. Macroeconomics is concerned with the relationship between major economic aggregates including firms, households and government. Topics include the determination of the level of aggregate economic activity, inflation and unemployment, as well as government's ability to achieve a full employment, non-inflationary Gross Domestic Product using fiscal and monetary policy. Macroeconomics is applied to current economic issues including economic growth, business cycles, the government budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve.
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Both Economics 3 and 4 are prerequisites to all upper-division courses except Economics 100, 111, 150, 170 and 180.
100 Issues and Topics in Economics
Analysis of a selected theme, topic, issue, era or region not covered by the regular course offerings of the department. Subject of the course will be announced prior to registration each semester when offered. Course will not be offered each semester but may be repeated for credit as content varies.
102 Development of Economic Thought
The course explores the historical and theoretical foundations of economic theory, with an emphasis on the classical political economists of the 18th and 19th centuries through a critical reading and analysis of the original works of important economic thinkers like Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes. The course seeks to understand the relevance of these early economists to modern economic theory and issues. Prerequisite: Economics 106.
105 Microeconomic Theory
An intermediate-level analysis of the motivation and behavior of producers and consumers under alternative market structures. Particular emphasis is placed on price determination and resource allocation, as well as the application of theory to real-world issues. Prerequisite: Mathematics 3 or equivalent.
106 Macroeconomic Theory
An intermediate-level analysis of the aggregate interrelationship between consumers, business, government and the foreign sector in the determination of national income, employment, price levels and economic growth rate. Particular emphasis is placed on policy alternatives available to mitigate unsatisfactory performance of these variables. Prerequisite: Mathematics 3 or equivalent.
111 Economic History of the United States
Historical view of the development of the United States economy with particular emphasis on economic growth, income distribution and structural and institutional change in the 19th and 20th centuries. Course themes include the evolution of market structures, business organization, trade and technology; the history of American living standards, income distribution and poverty; immigration, race and gender roles; business cycle history; the changing role of government and the rise of the American-style welfare state. Students are provided a historical perspective on the origins of current economic issues. Generally offered in alternate years.
120 Research Seminar
This seminar is designed to develop the student's ability to do economics research. Methods of economics research are examined and each student conducts a research project, from the initiation of the concept to be examined through hypothesis testing and evaluation of test data, under the guidance of the instructor. Generally offered in alternate years.
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A description and analysis of the role of money and finance in a modern economy. The role of banks and other suppliers of credit, along with the U.S. Federal Reserve System and other central banks across the world is identified. Trends and instabilities in financial markets, interest rates, inflation and the general level of economic activity will be studied, including episodes of large scale banking and financial crises. Prerequisite: Economics 106.
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An analysis of government taxing and spending activities using theoretical, empirical, and institutional material. Topics include optimal provision of public goods, cost-benefit analysis, tax incidence, policies aimed at efficient level of externalities such as pollution, income redistribution, models of democratic and bureaucratic decision-making and the design of government procurement contracts. Generally offered in alternate years.
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141–142 Methods of Quantitative Analysis
The first part of this two-semester sequence explores the ways in which economists use mathematical techniques—especially linear (matrix) algebra and differential calculus—to represent and "solve" a wide range of theories, problems and hypotheses. Applications include the firm's profit maximization and the consumer's optimization of utility. Prerequisite: Math 27–28 or Math 27–38 and Economics 105.
The second part of the sequence is about how economists use statistical data to estimate and predict relationships between different economic variables. The goal is to have students become educated consumers and producers of econometric analysis; the former by studying how other economists make use of econometric methods in their work and the latter by doing estimations (running regressions) themselves using statistical software packages. Students will conduct an in-depth econometric research project on the topic of their choice. Prerequisites: BusAd 40 or equivalent and Economics 141. Generally offered in alternate years.
150 Environmental and Natural Resources Economics
All economic activity involves an exchange with the natural environment. Natural resources are used in production and consumption and then returned to the environment in some form of waste. The class focuses on how a market economy actually handles these exchanges and develops criteria for judging the economy's performance in this regard. Important questions include the following: Are we exhausting our natural resources? Will we run out of cheap energy? What is the appropriate balance between economic standard of living and environmental quality? Can we rely on market forces to achieve the appropriate balance or do we need government intervention? Generally offered in alternate years.
152 Labor Economics
An extension and application of microeconomic theory to analysis of labor market processes that determine the allocation of human resources, as well as the level and structure of wages, employment and working conditions. The course devotes considerable attention to the public and private institutions (e.g., labor laws and unions) and sociological forces (e.g., prejudice and discrimination) that interact with demand and supply forces. Labor market models that take account of economic, sociological, and institutional forces are used to explain recent trends and patterns in the level and distribution of wages, employment, working conditions and union membership. The models are also used to analyze the impact on labor markets of changes in trade, technology, immigration, family structures and social norms; and to evaluate the efficiency and equity effects of government, business and union policies. Generally offered in alternate years.
160 Comparative Economics Systems
The production and distribution of goods and income and the material welfare of people—the longtime concerns of economics—can be achieved in many different ways. This course examines capitalism, socialism, traditional village economies, and other ways to organize economic activity. Case studies from around the world will include less developed as well as developed countries—China, Russia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. The course also examines the new globally integrated economy, based significantly on the U.S. model, and how it impacts various regions of the world. Generally offered in alternate years.
170 Industrial Organization
Industrial organization is the study of firms, markets and strategic competition. The course will examine how firms interact with consumers and one another, primarily using the tools of microeconomics and game theory. Topics include competitive strategies, price discrimination, antitrust policy, mergers and advertising. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to examine real-world mergers and other firm strategies with a critical eye and predict market outcomes and consumer impacts. Prerequisites: Economics 3, Economics 105 or consent of instructor. Generally offered in alternate years.
175 Multinational Enterprises*
This course examines multinational enterprises (MNEs) and foreign direct investment (FDI) from a number of perspectives, including motivations for international expansion, the economic impact of such expansion on home and host countries, and the political economy of MNEs. By the end of the course, students should understand why MNEs exist, under what conditions they can cause economic benefit or harm, and the complex interaction between MNEs and home and host country governments. Prerequisites: Economics 105. Generally offered in alternate years.
180 Sports Economics
Economic principles are used to analyze issues in the professional and amateur sports industries. Topics include league history and structure, labor issues, stadium financing, player salaries, competitive balance and the role of the NCAA. The economic perspective helps students better understand the industry and its economic, social and cultural significance. Prerequisite: Economics 3. Generally offered in alternate years.
190 International Economics
This course utilizes rigorous economic analysis to address key issues facing the global economy, such as international trade, direct foreign investment and the interaction of macroeconomic policies across borders. Students who are majoring or minoring in economics and/or planning a career in economics or business should be familiar with international economic issues. This course will give the student a firm foundation in international trade and finance and the ability to apply it in a practical context. Generally offered in alternate years.
192 Economic Development
A broad overview of the leading topics in development economics, with an emphasis on the application of economic theory to problems of economic development in Latin America, Africa and Asia and the practical policy issues and debates. Topics include the definition and measurement of economic development, macroeconomic theories of growth and structural change, poverty and inequality, population, human capital, agriculture and rural development, migration, environment, trade, debt, liberalization and structural adjustment, foreign investment and foreign aid. Generally offered in alternate years.
195 Internship
Work-study program conducted in an appropriate internship position, under the supervision of a faculty member. Normally open to senior students only. Permission of instructor, Department Chair and SEBA Internship Coordinator required.
196 Senior Project
Students in the Sustainability Concentration are to reflect critically, in writing, on the program of study they have chosen, including the interrelationships of the various courses and subjects.
197 Special Study
An independent study or research course for students whose needs are not met by the regular courses in the curriculum. Permission of instructor and Department Chair required.
199 Special Study—Honors
Independent study and research in an area of interest to the student culminating in a written thesis presenting the issue, methods of analysis and research findings. Normally open only to seniors with at least a B average in economics who have completed Economics 120 or Economics 141–142 with a grade of B or better. (Seniors may be allowed to concurrently enroll in Economics 142 or 120 and 199). Permission of instructor and Department Chair required.

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The Picard Iteration Converges
Now that we've defined the Picard iteration, we have a sequence of functions from a closed neighborhood of to a closed neighborhood of . Recall that we defined to be an upper bound of on , to be a Lipschitz constant for on , less than both and , and .
Specifically, we'll show that the sequence converges in the supremum norm on . That is, we'll show that there is some so that the maximum of the difference for decreases to zero as increases. And we'll do this by showing that the individual functions and get closer and closer in the supremum norm. Then they'll form a Cauchy sequence, which we know must converge because the metric space defined by the supremum norm is complete, as are all the spaces.
Anyway, let be exactly the supremum norm of the difference between the first two functions in the sequence. I say that . Indeed, we calculate inductively
Now we can bound the distance between any two functions in the sequence. If are two indices we calculate:
But this is a chunk of a geometric series; since , the series must converge, and so we can make this sum as small as we please by choosing and large enough.
This then tells us that our sequence of functions is -Cauchy, and thus -convergent, which implies uniform pointwise convergence. The uniformity is important because it means that we can exchange integration with the limiting process. That is,
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and take the limit of both sides
where we have used the continuity of . This shows that the limiting function does indeed satisfy the integral equation, and thus the original initial value problem.
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In June 2010, HAV partnered with Northrup Grumman to develop the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle for the U.S. Army. Though the aircraft made a successful test flight in August 2012 at Lakehurst, N.J., it was weighed down by problems, which a Government Accountability Office review said included being too heavy to stay at high altitudes for more than a few days instead of three weeks.
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The success of this mission depends upon an effective working relationship between Campus Safety personnel and the diverse elements of the Emmanuel College community, including students, staff, faculty and visitors. Critical to this relationship is mutual respect. Therefore, we pledge to respect the diverse needs and interests of the community we serve. We pledge to be diligent and relentless in the protection of persons, property and the reputation of Emmanuel College. Although reported crime at Emmanuel is low, it is important for students, faculty, staff and visitors to remember that we are located in an urban setting and share many of the safety issues that exist in any city. Preserving the safety and security of the College is the combined responsibility of the entire community.
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MILWAUKEE -- The Derek Jeter farewell tour continues, with gifts and genuine affection being lavished on The Captain.
Milwaukee hasn't exactly been a regular stop for Jeter since the Brewers moved from the American League to the National League in 1998. In fact, before this three-game series, the Yankees had not played in Milwaukee since 2005.
It didn't matter. Jeter's career, his character, his reputation, the whole package does not require frequent in-person appearances at this point. On Sunday afternoon, he received a sustained standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 43,544 at Miller Park during pregame ceremonies, and the same response when he was introduced for his first at-bat.
Jeter received a third standing ovation following his last at-bat of the day, a groundout to short leading off the ninth. This spontaneous display of respect, admiration, affection was impressive.
"The fans were great all three games," Jeter said. "With the signs they had, the things they were saying, the ovations. It's much appreciated."
Jeter, who has announced that he will retire at the end of this season, has also been honored on the road by the Astros and the Angels.
"The fans, pretty much my whole career, they've always been respectful," Jeter said. "Even when they don't cheer for you, they've always been respectful. It makes you think that you did something right, I guess, throughout your career. It's something I don't ever expect, but like I said, it's appreciated."
The tangible gifts bestowed upon Jeter in the pregame ceremonies included a bronze replica of his Louisville Slugger bat, a stay at one of Wisconsin's leading resorts, the American Club in Kohler, and a round of golf at the Whistling Straits complex. Whistling Straits has played host to a PGA Championship and a U.S. Senior Open.
Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio and his wife, Debbie, on behalf of the Brewers Community Foundation, made a $10,000 donation to Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation. Jeter's foundation supports programs that turn young people away from drug and alcohol abuse.
The ceremonies included the Attanasios, Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin and special assistant Dick Groch. Groch was the Yankees' scout who recommended and then signed Jeter in 1992. Brewers outfielders Carlos Gomez and Ryan Braun were also on hand.
"It was good to see Dick Groch out there," Jeter said. "It's always good to see him. He's the reason why I've had the opportunity to play my career in New York. So I thought it was great they had him be a part of it."
The golf gifts should fit somewhere in Jeter's retirement.
"I am not a big golfer," he said with a small smile. "I hope to maybe pick it up. I'll play it when I'm finished [playing baseball]. I just want to be able to not embarrass myself, is the best way to put it."
The salute to Jeter included this from Miller Park public address announcer Robb Edwards: "Congratulations, Derek. May you enjoy retirement as much as we enjoyed your professionalism and play on the field."
Exactly. And the Brewers introduced Jeter's first at-bat with the iconic Jeter introduction audio from the late Yankee Stadium public address announcer, Bob Sheppard. That was extremely fitting, too.
The one element missing on this Mother's Day was a Yankees victory. But the Brewers, who took two out of three in this weekend series, refused to cooperate, winning, 6-5, on a walk-off hit from former Yankee Mark Reynolds. The Yanks had tied the game in the top of the ninth on a two-out home run by Mark Teixeira. Jeter was 1-for-5 at the plate. With the infield in, he made a diving stop in the sixth inning, getting an out with a fielder's choice on a difficult play.
"You've got to like the fact that we keep battling," Jeter said. "That's what you've got to look at and take the positive from that."
The positives from Derek Jeter's career are readily apparent. The five World Series championships are merely the most obvious. The examples of how the game should be played, how an individual player can carry himself over long seasons, are also available for pleasant contemplation. Jeter will be thanked from coast to coast this season by the opposition's fans, who fully understand what he means to the national pastime.


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LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Leonard Washington had 14 points and 14 rebounds to help Wyoming beat a cold shooting No. 15 San Diego State 58-45 on Saturday night.
Larry Nance Jr. added 11 points and 12 rebounds, and Derrious Gilmore had 13 points for the Cowboys (15-2, 2-2 Mountain West).
Wyoming's win snapped a five-game losing streak to the Aztecs.
SDSU (14-4, 2-2) lost its second game in a row, the first time this season the Aztecs have lost back-to-back games. SDSU fell to UNLV on Wednesday.
Jamaal Franklin led SDSU with 13 points - 5 points below his season average.
The Aztecs, who entered the game averaging 72 points, struggled from the field Saturday night. They hit just 29 percent (17-of-59), making just 2-of-18 3-point attempts. The 45 total points was the lowest of the season, second only to the 49 SDSU scored in its first game of the season - a loss to Syracuse on an outdoor court.
SDSU scored just 9 points in the first half on four field goals and a free throw. It was its lowest point total for a half this season.
However, Wyoming wasn't much better in the first half, keeping San Diego State in the game with its own shooting woes - making just 8-of-25 shots - for a 20-9 halftime lead.
Both teams improved their shooting in the second half, but SDSU was never able to mount a serious challenge, getting no closer than 52-41with 1:33 left in the game.
Wyoming ended the game shooting 43 percent from the floor (18-42) and made 4-of-16 3-pointers.
SDSU played without starting guard Xavier Thames, who sat out the game because of a recurring back injury.
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Comedian Russell Brand has accepted substantial libel damages over a Sun on Sunday story which claimed he cheated on his girlfriend Jemima Khan.
The 38-year-old sued the newspaper in January after it carried the story across three pages on 17 November 2013.
Brand won the damages last month, but has now accepted it formally at London's High Court.
The comic said he would be donating the unspecified damages to the Hillsborough Justice Campaign.
Brand's solicitor John Kelly told Mr Justice Tugendhat the newspaper's claims were entirely without foundation and "distressing, hurtful and damaging".
He said the star immediately wrote to the newspaper after the publication of its front page "exclusive" - headlined "Russell Cheated On His Jemima With Me" - informing them the claims were false.
"The claimant's distress was increased as a result of the defendant's initial refusal to remove the article from the newspaper's website, or to withdraw the allegations and publish an apology", Mr Kelly said.
"After the newspaper refused to apologise Mr Brand issued proceedings for libel.
"The defendant now accepts these claims are in fact totally untrue and defamatory and that these claims should never have been published."
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The chronic pain and day-to-day difficulty of severe osteoporosis, or extreme bone fragility, can take a toll on your emotional health. "Because people with severe osteoporosis can't do some of the things they once did, they can become less active and socially isolated," explains clinical psychologist Robert Jamison, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. "This contributes to depression and anxiety—and the more anxious and depressed they are, the worse their pain will be."
One way to lift your spirits (and even extend your life) is to cultivate a more positive attitude. According to a study of more than 100,000 women at the University of Pittsburgh, optimistic women were 14% more likely than pessimistic ones to be alive after eight years. The reason? Researchers speculate that optimists likely have more friends and deal better with stress.
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"Understand the condition and the best options for treatment," says Jamison. Knowledge undercuts fear and anxiety. Talk to your doctor and check information at the American Pain Society (www.ampainsoc.org) and the American Chronic Pain Association (www.theacpa.org).
"Walk every day, even if you have a walker," says psychologist Laurie Ferguson, PhD, vice president of research and education at Global Health Living Foundation in Upper Nyack, NY. "When we move, we feel better." Movement generates endorphins, the body's natural mood lifters and pain killers. And exercise can be calming. Ferguson suggests stair stepping, yoga stretches or tai chi, all of which focus on slow, deliberate joint movements.
Relaxation techniques banish stress and release tight muscles. "Start with deep breathing and mindfulness meditation," which focuses attention on present sensations, says Ferguson.
Visit with friends, family or people who make you laugh. "It can be as simple as meeting a loved one at a local coffee shop," says Ferguson. Or try volunteering or tutoring. A University of Michigan study found that those who volunteered to help others were more likely to live longer than non-volunteers or those who volunteered for personal or social benefits.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Senior Erica Babb (Johnson City, Tenn.) earned Southern Conference women's basketball Player-of-the-Week honors for the week of January 11-18.
Babb averaged 21.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in two Southern Conference victories this week. She scored 24 points and grabbed eight boards in an 84-67 win against Appalachian State on Jan. 15. She also led the team with 18 points and seven rebounds in an 82-59 win at College of Charleston on Jan. 17.
The center has scored 17-or-more points in each of the last five games, leading the team in scoring and rebounding in each of those contests. She has scored 11-or-more points in 12 of the first 14 games and has recorded four double-doubles.
Babb leads the team with a 15.1 scoring average and an 8.4 rebounding average. She has been even more dominating in Southern Conference action, averaging 18.4 points and 9.4 rebounds.
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Sealing solutions
Both SNL and SE plummer (pillow) block housings are available with different standard sealing solutions.
The housing size determines which sealing solutions can be used. Table 1 provides an overview of the characteristics and suitability of each sealing solution. The detailed information about each sealing solution should be used as a guideline, and does not substitute for testing a seal in its application.
Four-lip seals (TSN .. L)
Four-lip seals (fig. 1) replace the former double-lip seals (TSN .. G). When compared to double-lip seals, the new seals are more effective. They also generate less friction, which enables higher shaft speeds. Four-lip seals are horizontally split and easy to mount.
The permissible angular misalignment for seals mounted on shafts ≤ 100 mm in diameter is approximately 1° and approximately 0,5° for larger shafts.
The characteristics and suitability of four-lip seals are provided in table 1.
V-ring seals (TSN .. A)
V-ring seals (fig. 2) consist of a V-ring and a sheet steel sealing washer with a vulcanized rubber lip. The rubber lip fits into the seal groove in the housing. The washer is protected against corrosion.
V-rings can accommodate circumferential speeds up to 7 m/s. For circumferential speeds between 7 and 12 m/s, they should be located axially on the shaft. At speeds above 12 m/s, a support ring must be used to prevent the seal from lifting. Recommended dimensions for appropriate support rings for axial and radial location are provided in table 2. Housing sizes 205 to 211 and 306 to 314 cannot be used with a support ring and are therefore not suitable for V-ring seals at operating speeds above 7 m/s.
The permissible angular misalignment for V-ring seals is approximately 1,5° for a 50 mm shaft decreasing to approximately 1° for shaft diameters ≥ 150 mm.
The axial movement of the shaft relative to the housing is limited to ±1 mm for shaft diameters up to 65 mm, to approximately ±1,2 mm for shaft diameters up to 100 mm and to approximately ± 1,5 mm for larger shaft diameters.
For arrangements with a vertical shaft, the V-ring of the lower seal should be mounted inside the housing.
The characteristics and suitability of V-ring seals are provided in table 1.
Felt seals or strips
In applications where bearings are mounted on a plain shaft with an adapter sleeve, split felt ring seals are typically used.
If the bearings are to be installed on a stepped shaft with a cylindrical seat (housing sizes 205 to 218 inclusive), loose felt strips can be used. The strips are 170 mm in length. They should be cut to the correct length and soaked in hot oil for a few minutes prior to mounting. The required number of strips per housing (for both sides) is listed in the product tables for bearings on an adapter sleeve and for bearings with a cylindrical bore.
The characteristics and suitability of felt seals and strips are provided in table 1.
Labyrinth seals (TSN .. S)
For applications where there are high speeds or extreme temperatures, SKF recommends using labyrinth seals. Labyrinth rings (fig. 5), mounted on the shaft, form a multi-stage labyrinth seal with the housing seal grooves. Hollow, silicone rubber cords (2 x 4 mm), supplied with the rings, hold the rings in place on the shaft.
The characteristics and suitability of labyrinth seals are provided in table 1.
Taconite seals with an axial labyrinth (TK ..)
For bearing arrangements that must operate under highly contaminated conditions, such as those encountered in mining, taconite seals (fig. 6), which can be filled with grease, are recommended. Grease enhances the sealing effect and extends the service life of the seals.
The rotating labyrinth ring carries a V-ring seal that seals against the stationary labyrinth ring. They can be relubricated via a grease fitting in the stationary labyrinth ring of the seal.
The axial movement of the shaft relative to the housing is limited to ±1 mm for shaft diameters up to 65 mm, approximately ±1,2 mm for shaft diameters ranging from 100 mm, and ±1,5 mm for larger shaft diameters.
The characteristics and suitability of taconite heavy-duty seals are provided in table 1.
End covers (ASNH)
Housings at the end of a shaft should have an end cover (fig. 7) that fits into the seal groove in the housing.
For applications where temperatures exceed 110 °C (230 °F), steel end covers should be used. These can be cut from sheet steel and placed in the seal groove. Use a hollow silicone rubber cord to hold the cover in place. Seal groove dimensions are provided in table 3.
The characteristics and suitability of end covers are provided in table 1.
Details of the permissible length of the shaft end are provided in table 4.


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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has been at the receiving end of tough questions from Congress numerous times over the past 5 years. But his pugnacious exchange with lawmakers at a hearing of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee today is likely to go down as one of his more memorable visits to Capitol Hill.
Bolden was first grilled by Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA), chair of the commerce, justice, and science appropriations subcommittee, over alleged lapses of security at NASA, which Wolf and many others believe has made the agency vulnerable to espionage by China. Bolden said NASA was improving its security.
Then Wolf demanded to know why NASA had been slow to share information with the committee on the expected budget and schedule for programs and the road maps for achieving goals such as the development of a rocket that can take astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). "As a result, we are often required to make decisions in an information vacuum," Wolf said. At one point, he remarked, "Instead of posturing, let's just be honest."
The comment got Bolden hot under the collar. "Every time I come here, my integrity is impugned," Bolden replied. He insisted that he had never misrepresented anything to the committee. "I am offended," he said.
Bolden was challenged by Wolf and other lawmakers on several elements of the administration's 2015 budget proposal, including the decision to continue funding a controversial asteroid capture mission, and the decision to mothball the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) if NASA can't find more partners to share the cost.
"We are still looking for ways to save SOFIA," Bolden said, while reiterating the administration's view that SOFIA was a lower priority than other astrophysics missions in NASA's portfolio.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
2009 Top Prospect List: #20 Zach Cozart, ss
Height 6-1, Weight 185, B/T: R/R, DOB: 08/12/1985
2008 Redlegs Baseball Prospect Ranking: Other Notables
Zach Cozart is a prime example of the Reds new draft philosophy. Under Chris Buckley, they have focused more of their efforts on the premier defensive positions. Over the past few drafts, the Reds have targeted players who play in the center of the diamond and possess high baseball IQs. Instead of players with unrefined, raw skills, the Reds have drafted baseball rats. Guys who eat, drink, and sleep baseball.
Todd Frazier, Devin Mesoraco, Drew Stubbs, and Zach Cozart all fall under this category. While Cozart admittedly has the lowest upside of the four, he's also not without intrigue.
Zach Cozart attended the University of Mississippi and was selected by the Reds in the 2nd round of the 2007 draft with the 79th overall pick. During his time at Ole Miss, he earned the reputation as the best college defensive shortstop in the nation. Unfortunately, his bat lags well behind his glove. At the very least, though, he was competent at the plate in college, posting the following slash lines, HRs, and K/BB ratios:
2005: .276/.339/.469/.808, 9 HRs, 32/17 K/BB, age 19
2006: .338/.370/.515/.885, 10 HRs, 28/17 K/BB, age 20
2007: .311/.389/.432/.821, 5 HRs, 22/28 K/BB, age 21
Obviously, the Reds drafted him for his glove work, but he doesn't seem completely inept at the plate. In fact, he had more walks than whiffs in 2007, which is always a good sign.
In addition to his work at Ole Miss, Cozart has also spent time playing for the U.S. National team, which should provide him invaluable experience against international level of competition.
After he was drafted in 2007, the Reds sent Cozart to low-A Dayton, where he posted a .239/.288/.332/.620 line in 53 games. He hit linedrives at a paltry 6% clip, while hitting the ball on the ground 52% of the time. He was clearly over-matched, which is disappointing given that Cozart was drafted out of college. Some believe that top college competition is equivalent to double-A competition level. So, to see Cozart be completely over-matched by low-A pitching is disconcerting, though not really unexpected given his reputation. He also wasn't great with the leather, making 9 errors and posting a .956 fielding percentage in 46 games at shortstop. In light of his 2007 struggles, the Reds had no choice but to return Cozart to low-A Dayton in 2008, where Cozart displayed increased competence at the plate.
Cozart took a significant step forward on offense during the 2008 season. The Reds decided to send Cozart back to low-A Dayton, where he posted a respectable line of .280/.330/.457/.787 with 14 homeruns and a 77/24 K/BB ratio. He drove the ball with more authority, as evidenced by his improved homerun rate and his much improved 16% line drive rate. He also improved defensively, committing 10 errors and posting a .978 fielding percentage in 102 games.
It's difficult to measure minor league defense with statistics, as the best defensive metrics just aren't available, but at the very least Cozart made errors at a much lower clip in 2008. Another sign that he may have just been jittery and nervous during his first professional experience. In 2008, he obviously had a greater understanding of what it takes to be successful at the professional level and he was better across the board. Of course, repeating the level and facing low-A competition didn't hurt either.
I must admit, the more I see of Cozart, the more I like him. He doesn't have eye-popping tools, by any measure, but he may have just enough when coupled with his baseball IQ to be an effective MLB player.
At the plate, he has a simple, solid set-up. He stands very upright at the plate and uses a wide stance. However, he hits off his front foot and uses very little lower body in his swing. It's mostly an arm-swing, which may help explain his lack of power. Even though it's just an arm-swing, it's short and compact.
Cozart is a bit pull happy at the plate, which helps him hit more homers, but may harm his overall production. He'd likely be a more complete, well-rounded hitter if he used the whole field. He doesn't have the tools at the plate to try to pull everything, rather he'd be better off taking what the pitcher gave him and hitting the ball to the opposite field. In addition, Cozart has decent bat speed, so it's not like he goes into battle with the pitcher unarmed.
Anyway, here are a couple of clips of Cozart at the plate, one with the Dayton Dragons and one with Ole' Miss.
On defense, he has good, soft hands and a strong, accurate arm. However, he throws from a lower arm slot than is typical for a shortstop, but so far it works just fine for him. Still, as good as his hands and arm may be, I still question whether the range is there for him to be a top tier MLB shortstop. And, in the final analysis, range is the most important component of defensive performance, as it doesn't matter if you convert every ball you get your hands into an out if you are getting to signficantly fewer balls than other shortstops. He has good baseball instincts, which should help with both his defensive positioning and reading the ball off the bat. His instincts should help his defensive tools play up a tick. That said, his speed is below average and may only get worse as he advances up the ladder and continues to fill out. And, of course, Cozart is the type of player who will only go as far as his glove will take him.
You can see his MLB scouting video here.
Overall, it's still too early to draw conclusions about Cozart. He's the type of player that I typically like, as he's good defensively, possesses an understanding of how the game is played, and his total game is greater than the sum of its individual parts. His baseball IQ helps his somewhat limited tools play up a tick and he understands the nuances of the game. That said, his offensive performance is of concern. His 2007 debut was terrible and while his 2008 performance was better, it must be pointed out that he was a college player repeating low-A ball.
Even so, 2007 could have been caused by nerves or fatigue from playing more games than he ever had in the past. Or, it could simply have been that he was overmatched at low-A. The 2009 season will give us another data point for his career trajectory. The Reds will likely send him to high-A Sarasota for the full season (it seems doubtful that the Reds will push him to double-A in 2009) and his performance will reveal a great deal. If he can hold his own at high-A and put up a similar level of production to his 2008 level, then he may establish himself as a prospect of note.
I suppose the real question is about Cozart's defense. Just how good IS he? That's the question that determines just how good his bat has to be to make him a legitimate prospect. I have heard Cozart compared to Adam Everett defensively, but I'm not ready to buy into that as Everett is almost a once in a generation type player with the glove. Even so, if he is THAT good, then his glove will carry his bat, regardless of how poorly he uses it.
At this point, Cozart's career trajectory is still up in the air. Another season will go a long way towards establishing his performance level both on offense and defense. His ceiling seems to be that of an above defensive shortstop with #2 hole hitting skills. Or, he could flame out as a career minor leaguer who doesn't have the glove to carry his weak bat. Time will tell.
For now, he checks in at #20.
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- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2009 at 1:28 PM
where do you think Tordi will end up?ReplyDelete
Hey Anon,ReplyDelete
At this point, Justin Tordi is beginning to look more like an organizational player than a legitimate prospect. He was a 41st round draft pick out of the University of Florida, so he didn't come into the organization with an impressive pedigree. Unfortunately, Tordi has only posted an OPS over .600 at one stop in the minors. For his professional career, Tordi has a slash line of .207/.287/.266/.553.
At this point, his best attribute may be his versatility, as he's played every position on the infield thus far. Even so, unless he starts showing more competence at the plate, he'll just bounce around the organization making room for more highly regarded players and filling the needs of the organization.
Thanks for the comment!!


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Half of my personal heritage is Latvian which deserves equal time with the Highlanders. The great cosmic question is why this heritage saddles me with two languages incomprehensible to 98% of the world's population. My formal schooling was sorely negligent in vocational skills. True, French is ours for the taking ("ours" = we anglophones in Canada). It's useful if you watch the French TV channels or if you lose the English instructions for how the garage door-opener works. Doesn't do a darn thing for my family history, though.
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Latvian language presents its own unique twists. Rampant, strange, diacritical marks. Exhausting to reproduce in a regular word processing program. However, the best of news: All the church registers and important lists of estate inhabitants up to about 100 years ago have been digitised, freely available, on Latvia State Archives' wonderful Raduraksti database. Image: Family postcard, BDM collection.
Image: Van Tranche to Freibergs, Wattram estate, Kalna Koneni land registry, 23 April 1878; Latvia State Archives 1615.6.1149, p. 7.
If that's not enough of a headache, my grandmother's family converted to the Russian Orthodox church 170 years ago, and guess what language their records exist in?
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It doesn't stop there, either. That particular family originated in Estonian territory. I spare you an illustration of an Estonian record. My newfound Estonian cousin best friend forever is Swedish. She has about ten words of English. Ten words more than I have of Swedish. Communicating with each other is way better than sudoku for stimulating the brain overtime.
Hindsight tells me it's OK I didn't take a crash course in Latvian. As research progressed, so did the realization my multilingual ancestors would have sent me cross-eyed fumbling off the deep end. A spreadsheet is calling. Just gimme the essential born-married-died words. Yes, nuances and perhaps even important notes could be missed with this callous attitude. That's why we have resource people to call upon!
Picking up the necessary written words is akin to learning enough spoken words for foreign holiday travel—sufficient to impress yourself, if not the natives, with please, thank you, and where is the toilet. We're not particularly going for verb tenses or gender endings, right? Fortunately, in family history application we needn't create whole sentences in another language. Or would you argue?


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- have strong background in banking / credit risk management
- have developed training material to conduct 2-3 day workshops for credit analysts and credit managers
- training is basically focusing on: how do you analyze business financial statements of your customers (customers are typically companies)? how do you arrive at the appropriate credit limit for your client? how do you analyze a company's cash flow? what are the pitfalls? what do you do if your client goes bankrupt? how do you monitor your customer portfolio (in terms of accounts receivable aging, diversity (small cap/mid cap/blue chips), payment terms granted, ...)
- I also intend to publish a book on the same topic in due course
The logo is really the starting point for my own business, a consulting business. I intend to coach credit analysts and credit managers. Those individuals work for virtually any company (e.g. in the accounts receivable department of any size of company/business in any industry, or they are working as credit analyst/credit manager at a bank or financial institution/leasing company). Typically I would send out my offerings to the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) or CCO (Chief Credit Officer) level of larger companies/banks, so they can consider sending their employees into my training program. Class size is 10-15 employees.
I am looking for a logo to represent my consultancy (coaching credit analysts and credit managers) - http://www.coach4credit.com.
A few things to think about:
1. No Cartoons - I want it to be playful but not cheap or childlike.
2. Nothing too elegant - I do not want to come across as being fancy. Nor do I want to come across as too expensive or so. Affordable training/coaching from an experienced professional is the message.
3. The typeface should be clear, simple and bold. I want something that stands out.
Please feel free to experiment with colors!
The files I will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
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Premiering this weekend on HBO was the penultimate movie in the Harry Potter franchise, 2010's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I".
When I think of the final two "Harry Potter" movies, the analogy I can't resist is the 1998 movie "Twins".
In it, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito play a couple of genetically engineered twins, separated at birth. The gag is, Ahnuld was spawned from the most desirable elements of the genetic code, and DeVito was created from the residual elements.
To me, that's how I feel about the final two "Potter" movies. The second part is a nonstop explosion of action, character reveals, battle scenes and resolutions. It's a phenomenal movie, a genuine big ticket movie.
This one? Not so much.


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|The eminent philosopher Charles Taylor will be giving the 2012 Phi Beta Kappa Albaugh Lecture on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. Charles Taylor, a professor of philosophy at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, has made notable contributions to the fields of political philosophy, the philosophy of social science, and the history of philosophy. A recipient of the prestigious Kyoto Prize and Templeton Prize, Taylor is the author of numerous articles and books, including: The Explanation of Behavior (1964), Sources of the Self: The Making of Modern Identity (1989), The Ethics of Authenticity (1992), Multiculturalism (1994), A Secular Age (2007), Dilemmas and Connections (2011), and the forthcoming Retrieving Realism, with Hubert Dreyfus. Taylor enjoys widespread esteem among fellow philosophers and has been called the greatest philosopher alive today.
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Mennonite Historical Association of North America
The Mennonite Historical Association (Society) of North America was founded at the General Conference Mennonite Church sessions at Bluffton, Ohio, 2 September 1911, by individuals interested in collecting and preserving historical material pertaining to the Mennonites. Those present at this first meeting were N. B. Grubb, H. P. Krehbiel, Eddison Mosiman, C. H. Regier, J. R. Toews, Gerhard Penner, C. H. A. van der Smissen, S. M. Grubb, H. D. Penner, N. W. Bahnmann, H. A. Bachmann, S. K. Mosiman, J. H. Langenwalter, J. S. Krehbiel, A. J. Krehbiel, G. Wiebe, H. H. Ewert, G. A. Haury, J. W. Kliewer, John H. von Steen, Hermann Wiebe, and D. C. Welty. A second meeting was held on 5 September, at which time N. B. Grubb was elected president; S. K. Mosiman, vice-president; H. P. Krehbiel, secretary; G. A. Haury, treasurer. Twenty-two charter members joined the newly founded organization, each one paying one dollar membership dues.
The next meeting of the Association took place in connection with the General Conference Mennonite Church sessions at Meno, Oklahoma, at which time S. M. Grubb presented a paper, "The Importance of Collecting Historical Material of Our Denomination." H. R. Voth was elected president; S. K. Mosiman, vice-president; H. P. Krehbiel, secretary; and G. A. Haury, treasurer. The executive committee was given authority to make changes in organization in line with the needs and to ask the Conference to set aside at the next session a whole evening for the Mennonite Historical Association. During the General Conference sessions in Reedley, California, in 1917 the Association presented its first report. From then on the reports were printed with the Conference minutes. A constitution had been printed in German and in English. The dues were now one dollar for five years, and ten dollars for a lifetime. Membership was 117. H. R. Voth, who had done most in collecting materials, was chairman at this time. The classification of some 6,400 items was under way. G. A. Haury was also actively engaged in collecting materials. Some of the material was kept in the vault of the Herald Publishing Company and some at Bethel College, both at Newton, Kansas. Periodicals, books, photographs, manuscripts were being collected, filed, and catalogued "during the late hours of the night" in the home of the chairman, H. R. Voth. At the Freeman Conference sessions in 1923, the officers H. R. Voth, H. P. Krehbiel, and G. A. Haury reported that 2,110 items of the 10,240 objects collected had been catalogued. The pressing question as to where to place and make available the collected material was answered when Bethel College offered space in the newly erected Science Hall.
The reports of the Association for 1925 indicate that plans were under way to establish a Mennonite Memorial Museum on the Bethel College campus to house the collection. The reports of 1926 and 1929 also emphasized this need. When the report of 1933 was given, the chairman, H. R. Voth, had passed away and the work came to a near standstill. The executive committee of the Association, consisting of P. H. Richert, P. H. Unruh, A. J. Dyck, and H. P. Krehbiel, stated that "the extensive collection of the historical material continues to be stored rent-free in a fireproof vault owned by H. P. Krehbiel." The latter was the chief promoter of the Association at this time. In 1938 he proposed the erection of a Mennonite Historical Institute. C. E. Krehbiel also became active in the Association at this time. However, meanwhile the Mennonite historical libraries at Bethel College, under the able direction of A. Warkentin, and at Bluffton College, under the senior historian C. Henry Smith, had become the chief centers of collection and preservation of Mennonite materials within the General Conference Mennonite Church.
The special Historical Committee, which gave its first report at the Conference sessions in 1941, was now appointed by the Executive Committee of the General Conference, consisting of J. R. Thierstein, H. P. Krehbiel, A. Warkentin, and H. A. Fast. This interim committee worked in close harmony with the Bethel College Historical Library. The bulk of the material remained in the H. P. Krehbiel vault but material received at this time was placed in the Bethel College Historical Library with a college or conference label. The Conference made $25.00 available monthly for the cataloguing of such materials. The members appointed to this special committee at the 1941 Conference were A. Warkentin, H. A. Dyck, P. A. Penner, E. E. Leisy, and C. Henry Smith. In 1947 a permanent Historical Committee of the General Conference Mennonite Church was appointed, with A. Warkentin as chairman, Cornelius Krahn as secretary, and C. Henry Smith, A. J. Dyck, E. E. Leisy, and Paul R. Shelly as members, which took over the responsibility of the old Mennonite Historical Association, and the latter was dissolved. The collection of the Association located in the H. P. Krehbiel vault at Newton was transferred to the Bethel College Historical Library, some of which was later transferred to the Mennonite Biblical Seminary Library, Chicago, and other Mennonite libraries.
The Mennonite Historical Association was the first organization among the Mennonites of North America to pioneer in the preservation of valuable Mennonite documents. C. H. Wedel, who died when this organization was coming into being, had laid the foundation, and inspired the younger generation to preserve records of the heritage which would have otherwise been lost. A list of the materials collected by the Association is to be found in the Mennonite Library and Archives at Bethel College.
Minute Book of the Mennonite Historical Society (Association), 1911-1931, kept by H. P. Krehbiel, contains constitution, minutes, membership lists, and articles received (Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA) ).
Reports of the Mennonite Historical Association in Minutes and Reports of General Conference Mennonite Church. (1917); (1920); (1923); (1926); etc.
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Krahn, Cornelius. "Mennonite Historical Association of North America." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 6 Apr 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennonite_Historical_Association_of_North_America&oldid=163107.
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Krahn, Cornelius. (1957). Mennonite Historical Association of North America. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 6 April 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennonite_Historical_Association_of_North_America&oldid=163107.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, pp. 624-625. All rights reserved.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich.---They've been stereotyped as a bunch of insecure, angst-ridden, underachievers. But most members of Generation X are leading active, balanced and happy lives, according to a long-term University of Michigan survey.
"They are not bowling alone," said political scientist Jon Miller, author of The Generation X Report. "They are active in their communities, mainly satisfied with their jobs, and able to balance work, family, and leisure."
Miller directs the Longitudinal Study of American Youth at the U-M Institute for Social Research. The study, funded by the National Science Foundation since 1986, now includes responses from approximately 4,000 Gen Xers---those born between 1961 and 1981.
"The 84 million Americans in this generation between the ages of 30 and 50 are the parents of today's school-aged children," Miller said. "And over the next two or three decades, members of Generation X will lead the nation in the White House and Congress. So it's important to understand their values, history, current challenges and future goals."
The first in a new quarterly series of Generation X Reports describes how Gen Xers are faring in terms of employment and education; marriage and families; parenting; community involvement and religion; social relationships; recreation and leisure; digital life; and happiness and life satisfaction.
Among the many findings:
"In sociologist Robert Putnam's influential book, 'Bowling Alone,' he argued that Americans were increasingly isolated socially," Miller said. "But this data indicates that Generation X members are not bowling alone.
"Although they may be less likely to join community-based luncheon clubs, they have extensive social, occupational and community networks. They are active participants in parent-teacher organizations, local youth sports clubs, book clubs and other community organizations."
In addition, Miller points out, nearly 90 percent of Generation X adults participated in at least one outdoor activity, such as hiking, swimming, boating or fishing, and 40 percent engaged in two or more recreation and leisure activities per month.
On the cultural side, 45 percent of the Generation X adults surveyed reported attending at least one play, symphony, opera or ballet performance during the preceding year, and 13 percent said they had attended three or more cultural events during the last year.
"Generation X adults are also readers," Miller said. "Seventy-two percent read a newspaper, in print or online, at least once a week, and fully 80 percent bought and read at least one book during the last year. Nearly half said that they read six or more books in the last year."
Finally, Miller reports, Generation X adults are happy with their lives, with an average level of 7.5 on a 10-point scale in which 10 equals "very happy."
"That is not to say that some members of this generation are not struggling," Miller said. "And in future issues of the Generation X Report we will address some of the challenges many members of this group are facing."
The second Generation X Report will be issued in January 2012, on the topic of influenza. Using data collected during the 2010 influenza epidemic, the January report will explore how young adults kept abreast of the issue and what actions they eventually took to protect themselves and their families. Subsequent reports will cover food and cooking, climate, space exploration, and citizenship and voting.
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