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~ The perfect quick snack to keep you fueled up and full of energy! Crunchy nut-free butter, smooth reduced-fat cream cheese, and crisp sweet-tart apples … like little no-bake apple pie cheesecakes, all rolled into cute, delicious pinwheels! You'll be powered up and ready for the adventures ahead! ~
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The thing about being super busy is that, by the time we get back home in the afternoon, we're … well .. super hungry.
Not just a little bit of tummy rumbling … I'm talking supremely hungry.
I need a snack, stat! And the kids … they need something faster than stat. (What is that anyway?? What's faster than stat?! Well, whatever it is … that's how fast they need a nourishing 'lil pick-me-up.)
Yeah, it's easy to grab a bag of something and munch away. But how satisfied do you really feel after absentmindedly reaching into a bag 1,000 times? It's not satisfying at all. Not one bit. Nope. In fact, it's probably more of an oh-I-shouldn't-have-eaten-all-that feeling.
What we really need is a snack made with power-packed whole grains, keep-ya-full protein, and maybe even some antioxidant-rich fruit. Hmmm …
A snack that's fun to eat … and easy to whip up … something the kids could even make themselves!
And since life is so crazy, we need something we can take with us on to the next adventure (or cabinet maker, or flooring store, if you're renovating your kitchen!). Something that's portable and easy to eat, so we can be at gymnastics or lacrosse on time after running through the door to grab a leotard and cleats.
We've joined forces with Flatout Bread to create a deliciously satisfying answer to our snacking dilemma! A healthy, yummy, really easy snack … perfect for those hectic days when you need to power up between lunch and dinner, or before a sports practice, or even as a mid-morning munchie!
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Shelley and I get ridiculously excited about creating delicious little masterpieces on these edible canvases! #FlatoutIsMyCanvas is no joke! (And you know how we adore art we get to eat! Remember our Fruit Pizzas and Veggie Faces?! Seriously cute, seriously fun!)
For today's recipe, I chose the Multi-Grain Flatout with Flax. Those teeny tiny flaxseeds pack a huge, nutritious punch! And the fact that they're baked right into the wraps was a total bonus – that's one less ingredient to add! But honestly, one of the terrific things about Flatout is how many of their products feature whole grains, lots of fiber and protein … so many nutritious benefits … that you can feel great about grabbing whatever Flatout looks good to you at the store (go crazy, friends … branch out!).
The first time I whipped up this quick and amazingly simple recipe, I had a house full of contractors. My kitchen reno was in full swing. Those guys were working so hard, and I wanted to make a little snack for them.
Since it's fall (and I'm craving pumpkin and apple in everything!), I chopped up some apples I had on hand, schmeared some crunchy, nut-free butter and cream cheese on a Multi-Grain Flatout, and added a sprinkling of cinnamon over the apples before rolling it all up and slicing it into bite-size rounds.
Friends, I couldn't make these fast enough.
Every time I set out more, they vanished! Between mouthfuls, the contractors murmured things like, "My kids would love these!" and "It's so good!" and "The cream cheese is awesome in there!" and "Mmmm … apples and cinnamon … like apple pie!" (Apple Pie, huh?!?!? Yup … we had our recipe name!) No, wait … it's Apple Pie Cheesecake! Yes!! I'm not sure what happened when I mixed the cream cheese and nut-free butter together … but it was magical.
And because these Apple Pie Cheesecake Pinwheels were such a snap to make, I just kept making more … and more …
Of course we also shared them with our favorite taste testers (our families!). And on the day we photographed, we also shared some with Shelley's neighbors – and they loved them, too! One friend even reported back that she liked them so much, she'd made more for breakfast the next morning! (She must've had Flatouts on hand … she knows an awesome thing when she sees it!)
Wow – with all that crazy-positive feedback (and all those pinwheels disappearing lightning fast!), we knew we definitely had a winner here! So yummy, so quick and easy … the perfect pick-me-up energy boost when your belly is rumbling!
And just a little note – we chose to use nut-free butter in this recipe. My youngest is allowed to take a morning snack to school, but all the classrooms are nut-free zones. Plus, we've noticed that, although the cafeterias in our district don't ban nuts completely, all sports practices, snacks and classroom parties must be nut-free.
So we opted for a nut-free soy butter in this recipe, but we also found that sunflower butter tastes great, too!
And of course, if you're not worried about nut allergies, you can go with good ol' peanut butter. You've got options!
Remember … it's your canvas! Make it a masterpiece!!
- 1 Multi-Grain with Flax Flatout
- 1 tablespoon crunchy nut-free peanut butter alternative (see note)
- 1 tablespoon reduced-fat cream cheese
- 1/4 apple, chopped into strips (we love sweet-tart apples in this recipe, such as Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Jazz)
- dash of cinnamon (about 1/16 teaspoon)
- On one half of the Flatout flatbread, evenly spread nut-free butter.
- Spread reduced-fat cream cheese evenly on the other half of the flatbread.
- Place half of the chopped apples down the center of the nut-free butter, and the other half down the center of the reduced-fat cream cheese.
- Sprinkle apples with cinnamon.
- Beginning with the side with the nut-free butter, roll towards the reduced-fat cream cheese side.
- With a sharp knife, carefully cut into 6 "pinwheel" rounds.


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Loring Pasta Bar launches jazz night Musique Mystique
We've always loved vibe of the Loring Pasta Bar, from the starry atmosphere and the surprisingly neat bathrooms, to the exposed brick, plush couches and candles burning. It's not just your average bar, but a delicate slice at perfectionism; all to take you away from the seedy, disheveled conditions of regular nightlife. And it is precisely the appeal that Jason Mclean, the Loring's owner and curator of Musique Mystique, hasn't ever taken for granted.
[jump] Starting this evening the Loring Pasta Bar will hold their first Monday music series, hallmarked as Musique Mystique or more easily known as jazz & wine night. It's a great way to come in after taking a beating from the weekend, relax and enjoy a simple menu with happy hour-esque fare and a suitable wine list for your choosing.
All of this, accompanied by marvelous entertainment brought to you by local jazz musicians, alt-country singer/songwriters, and a rotating line-up of acclaimed Twin Cities female vocalists. Envision modesty at its best, frayed eloquence, a luscious arrangement of small jazz ensembles; sitting on a plush couch in the back-corner of the Chambre Rouge enjoying a glass of merlot. Monday just became the best night of the week -- no longer is it starved of creativity and lacking social interaction. Musique Mystique brings with it a calming sense of romance wrapped in a subtle ambiance.
Musique Mystique is held upstairs in a private room that some have never even seen, the Red Room. Instead of a chalky beatnik corner café or a cold, reverberated basement, you will be welcomed into a seasonally soothing backdrop. When big parties and huge concerts seem like they've become a bit too much, Musique Mystique will be your accessible getaway.
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text: 26-year-old man on the run after allegedly killing 15-year-old lover Loop News Created : 22 December 2017 Jamaica News The late Denise Hume in a photo the child posted of herself in a Facebook post. The Police are now searching for a 26-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed his 15-year-old lover at the home she shared with her mother and at least four other siblings in Seaview Gardens, St Andrew Thursday morning. Reports reaching Loop News are that the man, who frequented the house, became enraged after the under-aged girl, identified as Denise Hume, a student of the Jose Marti High School, told him via a WhatsApp message that the relationship was over. He reportedly left the house and returned, shortly after which an explosion was heard. Hume was reportedly shot in the head and pronounced dead at hospital. The man was seen running from the scene. Hume would have celebrated her 16th birthday on December 27. Angry residents are adamant that the killer is a known member of the community and are appealing to the police to swiftly bring him to justice. With claims that the teenager was openly having an affair with an adult, there is the likelihood that the relevant children's agencies will be getting involved in the matter. Get the latest local and international news straight to your mobile phone for free:


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Previously, Thrill of the Hunt has offered a dog scavenger hunt in New Hope, Pennsylvania and since the participants and sponsors enjoyed the activity, Thrill of the Hunt is bringing it back to New Hope with an added twist. A Halloween event!
Start off Halloween early by joining Thrill of the Hunt on Saturday, October 1, 2016 for a Halloween themed dog scavenger hunt. Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. at the New Hope Police Department, up on the grassy hill area at 125 New Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania. The scavenger hunt will end at the same location by 1:00 p.m.
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Thrill of the Hunt will announce the winner the following week, to allow everyone a chance to post their images and videos, so Thrill of the Hunt can fully evaluate the submissions. However, judging for the best dog costume and best dog parent/dog/group costume will take place prior to the scavenger hunt.
This is a very relaxed event allowing our participants to stretch their legs while enjoying the company of their dog, family and friends. The more the merrier. The participants will figure out clues taking them on a tour throughout historic New Hope. Along the way, they'll complete challenges and social media challenges. Everyone participating will need the scavenger hunt app, although social media is not a requirement. For more details, visit our Events page. Take advantage of the discounted rates and purchase your tickets now.
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Cast your eyes upon Virginia Gardiner's LooWatt, a toilet made out of poop. The waterless toilet collects solid waste which is deposited into a container lined with 'a carbon impregnated biodegradable film' made of starch. When the container is full, the poop is harvested from the toilet and taken to an anaerobic digester (a poop eater) that captures the resultant methane gas which then can be used as a fuel source. That, ladies and gentlemen, is TRUE waste management.
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For the year ended 30th September 2018, annual bridging completions were up 21.2%, compared with the same period last year.
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In Q2 2018, the ASTL revealed that annual completions for the year ended 30th June 2018 had reached £3.87bn.
Meanwhile, in Q1 2018, annual completions for the year ended 31st March 2018 stood at £3.8bn.
Figures taken from the responses from ASTL members found that annual completions continued to rise despite the value of loans written during Q3 2018 decreasing by 0.6%, compared with Q2 2018.
However, the value of loans written in Q3 2018 increased by 12.6%, compared with Q3 2017.
The ASTL added that there was a decrease of 3.3% in bridging applications in Q3, compared with Q2, but on an annualised basis, applications were up by 8.9% on the year ended September 2017.
Benson Hersch, CEO at the ASTL (pictured above), claimed figures for Q3 2018 showed an ongoing year-on-year upward trend.
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Who doesn't love banana pancakes? They're delicious, but the first time I made them for my babe he got visibly offended – as if to say, "Umm mom, WTF!? Where are my oats!?" I tried again. And again. Always eating my feelings (and a pile of pancakes) in defeat. On the third time he devoured them and now banana pancakes are staple on our breakfast menu. Man oh man, babies can be so skeptical. This recipe is so quick and easy it leaves lots of room for experimentation and isn't a complete disaster if it ends up on the floor.
1 banana (mashed)
2 eggs
1 TBSP coconut flour
1 tsp vanilla
Sprinkle of cinnamon
Spoonful of coconut oil for frying
Mash the banana with a fork (or masher) until you get rid of most of the lumps. Crack the eggs and whisk thoroughly. Mix the banana and eggs together in a bowl. Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Once the batter is ready turn on the oven (medium heat) and add a little coconut oil to the pan. Once hot spoon the pancake batter onto the frying pan. I usually do 3 at a time so that I have space for flipping. After a few minutes flip the pancakes and cook on the other side. They should be nice and golden when ready! I usually cut them in half to make sure they are cooked through and not too hot before serving.
PS Cashew cream sauce pictured is just 1 tsp pure maple syrup, coconut oil, cashew butter, coconut milk, raw cacao – tastes EXACTLY like dulche de leche, so yum!


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Kevheads: Hey now and welcome to a new week. A very interesting weekend, Jim Shorts won big in the NFL. Darrnell was listening to music this weekend, was it Lou Reed? We talk with a former female radio personality, your phone calls at 312-380-9784. Your
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As a professional email marketer, I get a lot of really interesting questions and comments when I tell people what I do.
"So you're the people who send me spam?" Um, no. But I do send you the stuff you sign up to get.
"Email? Does anyone still use email marketing?" Yes.
"… even with all this social media?" Yes! In fact, according to an Ipsos poll from 2012, 85 percent of adults use the Internet for email versus 62 percent using it for social.
With, on average, 30 percent of your subscribers reading each email (and only 15 percent of your followers reading each social post and less than 5 percent engaging with mailed pieces or phone campaigns), email still has the "read rate" and the attention. It's also still the No. 1 way people share things with colleagues and family members.
Across all digital outreach, a small business's bread and butter is email marketing. It's immediate, it can be targeted by customer type or interest and, best of all, it's extremely cost-effective. When every customer and every dollar still count, i.e. when you're a growing business, email marketing can be one of your best tools, averaging $28 return on investment for every $1 spent, the Direct Marketing Association reports.
You're not a big, faceless multicontinent organization. Build your customer relationships by extending your voice, brand and personality through your emails.
In particular, email newsletters can be a great way to stay in front of customers, and they don't require a ton of maintenance. If you have the data, you can even send different articles, products and versions of your emails to segments of your email subscribers list, so it feels even more like you're talking directly to them.
In order to put email marketing to work for you, though, you'll have to follow a few basic best practices.
Get Permission
This means asking your customers, prospects and community members to join your list rather than just automatically adding them. People are more likely to share their email address with you than any other contact information. At events or sales, be sure they can sign up for information on future events before they leave. Try a sign-up sheet in store, or go high-tech and ask customers to text you their email address. Email is key to bringing them back to your business.
Be Relevant
Most people have too much email in their inbox, and not all of it is wanted. Make your emails ones that people want to read. Set a precedent of including relevant, timely, valuable information for your email subscribers. Highlight up-
coming events, sales, new products or articles you've found interesting in the industry. Share great content, both from your own blog or website and others.
Send Regularly
No matter how large your list of subscribers, start sending right away and send consistently, at least once a month. If you have enough relevant and timely content, you can send once a week or more. Not only does this keep you top of mind, there is a technical benefit that helps you get through to your subscribers' inboxes instead of going to their junk folder.
Make It Easy to Maintain
If, heaven forbid, you're using Gmail or Outlook to send your community newsletters, you're not only making it more difficult on yourself, you're also missing some legal basics (like an opt-out link for easy removal) and some automated management (for no longer sending to invalid addresses). Check out an email service provider. The bonus of using an email service provider is that you can monitor who opens the email and which content gets the most clicks. You can use these metrics to learn what your readers want most and, in turn, stay relevant and interesting.
An important caveat: Nothing you do for marketing should ever live in just one medium. Keep in mind that if you're writing great content for email, post it on a blog and share it via social media and paid ads, too (unless it's exclusive—another benefit to email). If you have a sale or an event, email is just one of the many ways you can share that with your fans, friends and customers. The biggest best practice for email marketing is to integrate it.


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Ajax qualified for a spot in the cup finals on Thursday evening. Away at Alkmaar, Ajax defeated current cup holder AZ, 0-1. Lasse Schöne scored the winning goal early in the second half. Kenneth Vermeer, who stopped a penalty and made several brilliant saves, was the evening's hero.
Ajax and AZ both ended the evening with ten men on the field after red cards were handed out to Veltman and Johansson. The victory against AZ gave Frank de Boer his one hundredth win as Ajax's coach. On Sunday, April 20, he could win the cup for the first time as a coach if the team defeats PEC Zwolle.
When the match ended, Daley Blind was the first to run up to congratulate Kenneth Vermeer. With several great saves, the keeper had been instrumental in Ajax's win. Right in front of the visitors' stands, he was celebrated as the hero of the evening. Imagine: a stopped penalty shot and several outstanding saves ensured that Schöne's goal was enough for a berth in the finals. Thanks to the victory against AZ, Ajax will meet PEC on Easter Sunday in De Kuip. Ajax, an 18 time cup winner, will make its 24th appearance in the cup finals.
Ajax and AZ met for the fourth time in row in the KNVB Cup. Just like last season, the North Holland clubs met in the semi-finals. One year ago, AZ defeated Ajax 0-3 in the ArenA, and Ajax missed out on making it to the finals. Now the situation was reversed. The confrontation in Alkmaar was this season's fourth edition of an Ajax-AZ duel. After wins in the Johan Cruijff Trophy, and both competition matches, this cup semi-final closed the chapter for this season.
Kenneth Vermeer was in the goal for Ajax. Ajax's reserve keeper – and cup tournament keeper - had recovered in time from his groin injury to appear at kick-off. Nicolai Boilesen, also recovered, also made his come-back in Alkmaar. Lesley de Sa was also allotted a starting spot by Frank de Boer.
After two disappointing competition performances against Cambuur (1-1) and NAC Breda (0-0), Ajax had a vested interest in regaining their mojo against AZ, especially when considering the upcoming match against FC Twente in the ArenA on Sunday. In contrast to AZ (who had played Eredivisie and UEFA Europa League matches last week), Ajax had had quite some time to prepare for the game in Alkmaar, due to the nuclear energy conference in The Hague. Thanks to the postponed away game against RKC, Ajax had ten days in order to prepare and be fresh and rested at kick-off.
In the first half hour, Lasse Schöne and Daley Blind had the best opportunities for Ajax. Schöne sent a nice hard shot over the goal, and Blind came face to face with keeper Esteban, but didn't manage to send the ball past the goalie.
Where De Boer had expected a hunting AZ, at first this didn't seem to be the case. Until the 33rd minute. After a Joël Veltman foul on Viktor Elm, referee Van Boekel put the ball on the spot. Veltman's resulting yellow card would have serious consequences, as he had received a yellow card just one minute earlier as well. The defender was forced to leave the field with a red card. Fortunately for Ajax, Vermeer brilliantly saved Arnon Jóhansson's penalty, thus preventing Ajax from going down. It was the seventh time in a row (not counting Ajax Reserves matches in the Jupiler League) that penalty-killer Vermeer turned away a penalty shot.
In order to compensate for Veltman's absence, Stefano Denswil came out for Nicolai Boilesen after the break. Cold on the field, he was able to celebrate Lasse Schöne's goal barely three minutes later. The Dane scored on a sensational free kick, putting Ajax in the lead. Schöne's goal was an enormous boost for Ajax. Especially since AZ was forced to continue with only ten men after right back Mattias Johansson's foul (second yellow card) on De Sa right before the free kick. It was thus ten against ten. De Boer: "Still, I had the feeling for a long time that AZ was playing with one more man. Actually, after that red card, we didn't do much when we were ten on ten. Because that's really the same as eleven on eleven. Fortunately tonight, we had a fantastic keeper in Kenneth Vermeer. He kept two almost one-hundred per cent goals out of the goal. In terms of the result, I'm very pleased, of course. I'm happy that we've earned a place in the finals, because that was our aim tonight. The execution could have been better in the second half."
Schöne's goal turned out to be the winning one. AZ came close to scoring twice in the 70th minute, but neither substitute Gudmundsson (excellent save by Vermeer) nor Reijnen (wide header) managed to score. In extra time, Gudelj made another attempt on a free kick, but superstar Vermeer was on top of it all, which resulted in Ajax making it to the cup finals for the first time since 2011.


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- I got a call this past week from a neighbor who has a dirt hog to sell. This is a pretty big one, so you may just want a half. Let me know by this Tuesday. Price is $1/lb plus the processing.
- We have a few tubs of lard available, $7 each.
- We have had very little rain. Just enough to keep grass growing. Ponds are starting to show a lot of the bank. Need some serious rain for them.
- We have been eating strawberry shortcake almost every night. Sure is good with cream from Iris, our family milk cow.
- We got our first cutting of alfalfa hay up this past week. There were some showers around, but not on the hay.
- Our guinea hen hatched out a bunch of keets this week. Sure are cute and so little.
- Virginia"s next chicken day is this next Saturday. She has found a source for non GMO grains. Her price is remaining at $3.50/ lb.
Big Food, Inc. is serving up a fatal harvest that includes water and air pollution, soil erosion and fertility loss, the obliteration of pollinator populations and biodiversity in general, food contamination, aquifer depletion and climate destabilization.
Last but surely not least, Big Food's harvest is destroying your health.
The U.S. now spends more money on so-called healthcare than any other nation on Earth—$3.5 trillion a year.
Yet, public health continues to deteriorate, thanks to an environment contaminated by more than 84,000 industrial and agricultural chemicals, and a steady diet of cheap, unhealthy grub dished up in supermarkets, restaurants, schools and institutional settings.
Even the government admits that about half of all American adults—117 million individuals—have one or more preventable chronic diseases, many of which are related to poor quality eating patterns.
According to a report in The Guardian: "Approximately 85 percent of Americans do not consume the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recommended intakes of the most important vitamins and minerals necessary for proper physical and mental development."
With a government more interested in protecting corporate profits than in safeguarding your health, are we doomed?
Or can we take back our food—and our health?
Read Ronnie's latest: 'Beyond GMOs and Fast Food Nation: Regenerating Public Health'
As consumers worldwide become increasingly aware of the problems linked to GE crops and the toxic chemicals and pesticides used on them, more and more people are proactively refusing to eat these foods. There's also strong growth in the global organic and grass fed sectors. This just proves one thing: We can make a difference if we steadily work toward the same goal. I recommend visiting these trustworthy sites for non-GMO food resources in your country:
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- I received notice that one of my contacts for Dirt Hogs has a couple of hogs ready to be processed. If you are interested let me know. They are still just $1.10 per lb hanging weight (about 100#/ half). Processing is about $90.
- For those on the freezer beef list, we will be selecting this week. Your email notices will be sent probably next week. The price for this year is $4.25/lb hanging weight.
- We have been eating very well from our raised beds. We had our first strawberry shortcake today. Absolutely no comparison to the big, tasteless berries in the grocery store.
- We shared a baby SCOBY with someone this past week. Homemade KOMBUCHA is the best. Our favorite is to add lime and fresh ginger.
- Finally, we had a much needed rain, just over an inch. Seemed like the promising cells would go south, go north or just fizzle out at the state line to our west.
- Take a look at our raised vegetable bed. It is full of lettuce, spinach, radishes, cabbage, broccoli, beets, parsley, cilantro, peas on the trellis, carrots and more.
Junk Food Now 'Supporting Regenerative Farming Practices'
Cookies and other processed snacks do not suddenly become health foods simply because they're made with ingredients that weren't doused with toxic chemicals.
Take Annie's (a division of General Mills), for example, which touts "advancing regenerative farming practices" with a limited edition organic Mac & Cheese and organic Bunny Grahams, made with ingredients grown according to "regenerative farming practices."2 The products will be exclusively sold at Sprouts Farmers Market this spring. According to Carla Vernon, Annie's president:
"As part of the food industry, our biggest opportunity for impact is at the farm level, where we have a critical role to play in advancing regenerative practices that generate positive impact. At Annie's, we recognize the urgency of this, and we are more committed than ever to champion projects, big and small, to preserve the planet for generations to come.
Through these new limited edition products and direct-farm partnerships, we are showing consumers that food choices matter and can make a positive impact on the planet."
There's a range of farming practices that could be referred to as "regenerative," even though they're only slightly different from or better than conventional, chemical farming.
What most Americans really need is to start eating real food. That's what's going to save the planet and improve their health. Pesticide avoidance will only get you so far. It's an important part, for sure, but if you continue eating a diet chockful of processed foods, even if they're organic and regeneratively grown, your health is still going to suffer from nutritional imbalances.
Then there's McDonald's, which recently announced it is replacing frozen beef with fresh, cooked-to-order beef patties for two of the items on its burger menu4 — as if avoiding freezing will make that CAFO beef any healthier. What's next? Regeneratively grown french fries?
The beef is still coming from factory farms where the cattle are given drugs and antibiotics to quell disease and encourage growth. As a result, such meat is more prone to be contaminated with drug-resistant pathogens and has a poorer nutritional profile compared to organic grass fed beef. Aside from improving flavor, the shift to fresh beef is really inconsequential in terms of overall food quality and nutrition.
In most cases, your best bet will be to buy directly from your local farmer once you've asked questions and received answers to your satisfaction about how the food is grown and raised. For resources that can help you locate organic and regenerative farms in your area. In addition to that, consider:
•Boycotting GMOs, including every nonorganic packaged food product that displays a QR code. The easiest way to avoid GMOs is to buy organic, or look for the "Non-GMO Project" seal on food products. Keep in mind, however, that many "Non-GMO Project" labeled foods (unless they are also labeled organic) are produced using pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
•Boycotting factory-farmed meat, dairy and poultry (i.e., anything that isn't labeled or marketed as organic or 100 percent grass fed or pastured). Be aware most grass fed beef in the large grocery stores is imported from Australia and New Zealand. It may be labeled as US only because it is finally processed in the US. Factory farm production is characterized by GMO- and pesticide-tainted animal feeds, labor exploitation, false advertising, corporate corruption of government, and the use of massive amounts of dangerous pesticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics, hormones and growth promoters.
Factory-farmed meat, dairy, poultry and fish are the No. 1 cause of water pollution, soil degradation, food system greenhouse gas emissions and human diet-related diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity. We will never get rid of GMOs, chemical-intensive monocrops, antibiotic resistance, animal cruelty and agriculturally derived greenhouse gas emissions until we eliminate factory farms.
Be sure to take the time to read the above and then feel free to forward any of this information to a friend. You never know when they may be searching for a source of good, nutritional, quality food.
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- Wow, our strawberry raised bed is just full of blooms and hundreds of green strawberries. Our fruit trees are loaded with cherries, peaches, apples and plums. I'm sure the pears will show later.
- Most of my grafting this year was successful, and those from previous years will have fruit this year. Just think, you can have one tree in your backyard and it can have many different fruits on that same tree.
- Our raised bed is full of real food. Anyone wanting to get a tour, just let us know.
- Times are changing, everyone used to respond to an email. Now an email can sit in ones inbox for days. We will be asking for a phone number for all orders. Our experience is a phone text is answered almost immediately.
- We have a half of a dirt hog that needs a new owner. I can't wait any longer for a response to my email. Let me know, first email gets it.
- If you got a dirt hog in April, could you email me your check number, so I can update my records. I think I have a person with two different numbers. Thanks.
There's a great deal of science involved in fermentation. Some people even find all the details quite fascinating on how Mother Nature provides us with such a gift. Louis Pasteur, the French chemist, was the first to study the chemistry of fermentation.
Organic standards have been significantly watered down, in some cases to the point of no longer fulfilling even the most basic criteria. Case in point: The acceptance of hydroponics for organic certification. According to organic regulations, an organic grower's crop rotation plan must maintain or improve soil organic matter, yet hydroponics grow food without any soil at all. Without soil, how can their operations improve soil health?
Regenerative agriculture is a return to what organic was originally all about — the protection and rebuilding of topsoil and ecological biodiversity. Unfortunately, Big Food is acting quickly this time around. Companies are already trying to cash in on the burgeoning trend, and it becomes rather problematic when junk food is paraded as flagship products for regenerative agriculture.
Another good Dr. Berg video. https://youtu.be/OvgQNvq7inI
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- Just to make sure everyone has the opportunity to see grass based genetics at work on a fresh new grass pasture. This was yesterday. It was a sight watching them attack this salad bar of new grass. They acted like we had had them on dirt for a week. They had been on another fresh pasture and we rotate frequently to harvest our pastures. As you are out and about this Spring and see cows on pasture notice how tall the grass is. Most pastures in my area have dirt showing.
- Purple Martins are back in force. All of our gourd houses are full.
- Ground beef pick up went very well. The list for the next harvest has started. Will be mid summer for the next pick up.
- The "Dirt Hog" list is empty. We finally got caught up. I have another new source, so there will be more.
- Our raised beds are full. Hopefully, you have started your gardens. Fresh vegetables always taste better and are more nutrient dense than anything from the store.
- Remember, May 12 is Virginia's first chicken day. You can contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com
Please forward this to your friends even those not dealing with cancer. Make sure your immune system is being given a high priority.
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Industrial agriculture, factory farms and GMOs have devastated the environment, public health and rural economic development
The U.S. now spends more money on health care than any other nation, in large part due to damage to the environment and public health
Approximately 85 percent of Americans do not consume the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recommended intakes of the most important vitamins and minerals necessary for proper physical and mental development
We need to boycott GMOs and factory-farm food, and make organic, regenerative and grass fed food the norm by 2025
Debra planted a lot of beets for this year and then this article appeared in my email. It's time. PLANT SOME BEETS. https://www.naturalhealth365.com/beet-juice-heart-failure-2505.html
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- The Martins returned this week. At least several are back. There was one barn swallow feasting ahead of me as I was running the pasture renovator. When mowing with the tractor in the Summer, there are usually a dozen or more swallows feasting as I stir up the various insects.
- Hopefully, tonight will be the last night for freezing temps.
- Ground beef pickup will be this Saturday. Let's make it from 12- 12:30. I will know how many pounds I have this Wednesday. Those on the list will be getting an email Wednesday afternoon. I will include your requested amount for you to verify. Please respond promptly so if there is extra I will have time to contact any on my list I didn't email due to not enough ground beef.
- We now have a new heifer calf. I recently sold Natalie, one of our milk cows. The buyer called me when she had her new calf, very excited. Then, about two weeks later, I got a call saying he wanted to sell the calf as he wanted all the milk for customers. We bought the calf, and now Iris, the Guernsey we are now milking, has two calves to raise. That means less milk for our very limited customers.
Your Body Needs Saturated Fat and Cholesterol
Cholesterol is not only beneficial for your body, it's absolutely vital for optimal functioning.
What Is Oil Pulling?
While sesame and sunflower oils may functionally break down bacteria, coconut oil adds another advantage. Coconut oil is a medium-chain fatty acid found to inhibit Streptococcus mutans, the chief bacteria responsible for cavities.4,5
"By increasing the pH in your mouth after pulling you may reduce bacterial growth even further. To do that, mix 1 teaspoon of baking soda in 6 ounces of water and gargle. This will alkalize the pH of your mouth, and since bacteria thrive in an acidic environment, the increased pH will discourage growth. "
Regenerative Agriculture Is Saving Farmers, Ranchers, and the Environment from Financial and Ecological Failure
How You Can Support Regenerative Farming
Consumers can assist the process of converting conventional chemical-based agriculture into a system that relies on regenerative practices in a number of ways. For starters, "voting with your pocketbook" is one of the most potent ways to support farmers who have transitioned, or are transitioning, to sustainable practices. As noted by Allen:
"The exponential growth of the grass-fed sector over the last 15 years, as well as the local food movement, the increasing number of farmers market in the US, and the increased incident of direct marketing—consumers buying direct from farmers—all of those are ways that consumers can support and contribute to regenerative agriculture and family farm-based ranchers and farmers."
At present, less than two percent of the US population is engaged in growing sustainable food. So in terms of government policy, they have but a tiny voice. This is particularly true for farmers practicing regenerative agriculture. According to Allen, regenerative farmers make up just one-tenth of one percent of the entire US population.
They need the broader, stronger voice of consumers—not just by purchasing these products, but also by supporting policies from the USDA, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and others that would help further support regenerative agricultural practices. And, of course, by voting against policies that are detrimental to regenerative farmers.
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- I have a extra half of a Dirt Hog, $1/#, about 100#, plus processing costs. Let me know.
- Martins returned this past week. With the snow today they may have come a week early. It was just the scouts, so hopefully this next week the rest will show.
- We have scheduled the next ground beef for April 21. If you want to be added to the list be sure to email me this week. There is a 10 pound minimum. The cost has increased to $5.50 as the processor has increased their costs for this year.
More Benefits of Grass Fed Farming
Grass fed animal products are not only better for the environment, they're better for the animals and public health. Levels of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) increase by two- to threefold when cattle are grass finished as opposed to grain finished, for instance.16
This is a significant benefit, as CLA is associated with a lower risk of cancer and heart disease and optimized cholesterol levels. The ratio of dietary fats is also healthier in grass fed beef. According to Back to Grass: The Market Potential for U.S. Grassfed Beef, a report produced by a collaboration between sustainable agriculture and ecological farming firms:
Grass fed meat is also higher in antioxidants like vitamins E and A, the report noted, along with the enzymes superoxide dismutase and catalase, which mop up free radicals that could otherwise hasten oxidation and spoilage. Grain feeding cows also encourages the growth of E. coli in the animals' gut, as it leads to a more acidic environment. Grain-fed cows live in a state of chronic inflammation, which increases their risk of infection and disease, and necessitates low doses of antibiotics in feed for disease-prevention purposes.18
This isn't the case with grass fed cattle, which stay naturally healthy as they're allowed access to pasture, sunshine and the outdoors. In a Consumer Reports study of 300 raw ground beef samples, grass fed beef raised without antibiotics was three times less likely to be contaminated with multidrug-resistant bacteria compared to conventional (CAFO) samples.19
The grass fed beef was also less likely to be contaminated with E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus than the CAFO meat. So while giving you more nutrition, you're also less likely to be exposed to drug-resistant pathogens when eating grass fed food.
How to Find High-Quality Grass Fed Products
The majority of animal foods sold in the U.S. are raised on CAFOs, not grass fed farms. You can make a significant difference in your health and that of the environment and local community by seeking out foods from small farmers using AMP grazing and other regenerative agriculture practices.
For those who live in the local area will appreciate this article as we have/are enduring the tired talking points from the usual ag organizations about "feeding the world" and jobs. I'm referring to the proposed CAFO of 6999 cattle near Powell Gardens. I guess the ones on the pro side have forgotten what happened to the chicken and pork producers.
Oh yes, we are still grazing and finishing beef on grass, weeds, legumes and whatever else is in our pastures.
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- The next ground beef day is scheduled for April 21. Pick up will be at the farm between 12 and 1 pm. The price will be $5.50 per pound. We were at the KC Food Circle this past Saturday, and the prices for ground beef from two to the participants were $8.40 and $7.00. The EXPO was well attended and thankfully the weather was nice. Just missed a snowy disaster.
- I received a call from a local pork producer and they have three extra market hogs. They will weigh around 260# live weight. Hanging weight will be around 200#. The price will be $1.05/# hanging weight. I have one and a half on my list. If interested let me know.
- I have a new source for raw milk. He has Brown Swiss and it is possibly A2. He was not familiar with the benefits of A2 milk protein. Here is his phone number, 816-716-8601. He is located about 5 miles east of Holden, just south on O highway.
- I guess the Purple Martins knew something that we didn't. They are still not here. They must have known it was going to snow. They aren't coming until there is something to eat. They are not the bird feeder crowd. They just like flying insects.
- Our young tomato plants survived the cold last night in our small greenhouse.
- The price for our freezer beef for 2018 will be $4.25/#. This is a six percent increase from last year. This tracks with the local grocery stores price for their ground beef. Our pricing is tied directly to their price for their best ground beef; has been at $5.29 for the past few months. Last year it was $4.99/#.
- Remember, Virginia's chicken day is April 12. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, commented today on a new report released by the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office Inspector General (OIG) that finds more than a billion dollars in SBA-backed loans may have inappropriately gone to ineligible companies operating in the poultry industry.
"When SBA loans go to firms that aren't supposed to receive them, it means there are fewer resources available for deserving, small businesses who struggle to secure capital," Velázquez noted. "The findings in the OIG report are profoundly troubling and I look forward to working with Chairman Chabot to exercise vigorous oversight, including potentially holding hearings in the future."
The OIG's recently released report found that large chicken companies exercised such control over chicken growers that government-backed small business loans made to the growers should not have been eligible for assistance under the SBA's flagship 7(a) program. In fact, the report suggests, between Fiscal Year 2016 and Fiscal Year 2017, $1.8 billion worth of ineligible loans may have been made to chicken growers.
"It appears from this report that chicken growers that are effectively controlled by Big Agriculture are benefiting from taxpayer-backed loans that are meant for small companies," Velázquez added. "It remains to be seen whether this is a violation of SBA procedure or the law, but certainly it runs afoul of the intent of this program, which is to help small business and startups that struggle to access credit elsewhere."
I have wondered for some time how these "contract growers" could build eight of those houses at over $500,000 each???
Weekly Use of Chemical Cleaning Solutions Is Comparable to Pack-a-Day Smoking
Story at-a-glance
Although automobile emissions are declining, contributions to air pollution from household products is rising, now estimated to be 50 percent of volatile organic compound (VOC) air pollution
Once VOCs migrate outside your home they react with nitrogen oxides and heat, transforming into ozone, and when exposed to sunlight, the VOCs transform into fine particulate matter
Researchers find those who use cleaning sprays as seldom as once a week for 20 years suffer similar decline in lung function as those who smoke a pack a day for 10 to 20 years
Irritants and VOCs in cleaning supplies are linked to long-term health damage, including cancer and reduced lung function. Short-term effects include increased asthma, skin conditions and reproductive problems
You likely already have the best cleaning supplies in your kitchen, as you can clean most anything in your home with different combinations of white vinegar, baking soda, castile soap, lemons and coconut oil
Here is the link for the above, https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/03/07/cleaning-products-as-bad-as-smoking.aspx?utm_source=prnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20180307Z1_UCM&et_cid=DM191025&et_rid=234892836
May be a solution to a neck ache. https://youtu.be/jcrii9_Um0I
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- We started renovating our pastures this past weekend. Just in time. Had a nice rain so new seed got a good soaking. Hope to continue later this week. This is the basic ingredient for our grass finished beef. Our new crop of beef calves started this past week. They'll get over two years to enjoy the sward and then we'll start taking orders for their grass finished beef.
- Our Guernsey heifer had her calf this morning, so I'll be milking regularly for at least six weeks until the calf can handle all of it.
- Remember, the KC EXPO is coming up March 30. We'll be there.
- No Purple Martins yet. They were late last year, and it looks like that is repeating.
- We are converting our raised beds to a drip system. Also, I have added Coconut Coir to my mix this year. My source for the mix I use did not have any rice hulls, but had the Coconut Coir. This may be a great additive, even better than the rice hulls. The coir has the property of absorbing and holding water. That is a definite plus for raised beds, as they tend to dry out rather quickly. Should save on water usage.
- Debra has a bunch of newly started plants ready to transplant into the beds.
As "organic" factory dairies flood the market with cheap milk, all organic milk prices are tanking. Wisconsin organic dairy farmer Jim Goodman voices his frustration with the new market realities and with the USDA's refusal to enforce pasture regulations on industrial-scale organic farms. These giant farms push their cows so hard for milk, they have to buy new heifers to replace those that burn out. The glut of questionable milk enables them to have contracts with stores like Walmart and Costco, undermining the market for truly organic milk, like Goodman's. His cows are on pasture as long as the season allows and are treated with dignity. Cornucopia offers a dairy scorecard to help shoppers support real organic farmers.
Whether CAFO farms are actually organic is the real question. USDA inspectors insist these farms, like Aurora in Colorado, are meeting the standards despite investigations by the Washington Post and Cornucopia Institute showing only a few hundred cows at most, out of a herd of 15,000 on pasture at any given time.
Having raised cattle on pasture all my life, I am always at a loss to understand how 15,000 cows could be moved to and from pasture between milkings. Cows move slowly, 15,000 would require hundreds of acres of grass per day—that is a long walk. Impossible.
But having the blessing of USDA, CAFOs continue to grow to the point that "About half of the organic milk sold in the U.S. is coming from very large factory farms that have no intention of living up to organic principles." according to Mark Kastel, co-director of the nonprofit Cornucopia Institute.
ACTION ALERT: Save Our Farmers, Farms and Soil!
Dear Art,
I'm writing to ask you to support the Food & Farm Act, a regenerative and organic version of the Farm Bill that represents our best hope for saving our farmers, farms and soil.
TAKE ACTION: Your help is urgently needed! Please ask your Member of Congress to cosponsor the Food & Farm Act today!
You've heard it said before: No Farms, No Food.
But let's not forget: No Soil, No Farms.
A few years ago, the United Nations warned that on average, the world has fewer than 60 growing seasons left. That grim statistic is based on how rapidly the world's soils are be degraded, in large part due to poor management.
The situation looks bleak for our soils—and just as bad for our farmers. So bad, that
that experts compare the current situation to the 1980s when bankruptcies and foreclosures contributed to the loss of 296,360 farms.
We bought 3 Rib roasts from you about a week ago. Best meat I've ever had! Definitely buying those again.
Thank you for all you do to give the best real food possible.
Leslie and Rob
Art Ozias
- Looks like warmer weather is here. Grass is starting to wake up. We will be sorting out the cows due to start calving about Mar. 15. We will be weighing some of the beeves this week. We will then schedule with the processor. If you are on the list for freezer beef, we will be starting soon.
- We still have some lard and a few marrow bones. Also we have a few rib roasts.
- Virginia is having her first chicken day, May 12. If you are wanting free range fryers, email her, firstname.lastname@example.com. She also has two fat lambs.
- I am including a link to an article about grass finished beef and an embedded link about CAFO's. I know some locals are concerned about a CAFO in Johnson County. We believe in "eating what's local" ( but not from CAFOs) and vote with our dollars accordingly.
- We made a decision when we began our grass finished beef business; our price per pound would track very closely with the price of beef at our local grocery store. The only difference would be that you have to have a freezer and buy a quarter, half or whole. So, you will pay the same amount, just have to buy it all at one time.
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Why Conventional Meat Is Bad for You
Many so-called experts continue to suggest meat production — especially beef — contributes to environmental destruction. Therefore, the logic follows, if you give up eating meat from farm animals, you will help reduce your carbon footprint.
As Williams, Savory and others attest, the reality is not all meat production is the same, especially when it comes to beef. While all cows begin their lives foraging for grass on open pasture, about 97 percent of U.S. cattle spend their last days in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), where they are fattened with grain prior to slaughter.
This system of using CAFOs, which are hotbeds for disease and antibiotic misuse, is energy-intensive and responsible for the high carbon emissions normally associated with livestock operations. If you need more convincing about the dangers of CAFOS, also known as factory farms, check out my "The Truth About Factory Farms" infographic.
Of particular cause for alarm is the long-standing practice CAFOs have of feeding low doses of antibiotics to farm animals, which enables pathogens to survive, adapt and eventually thrive. The reality that nearly 80 percent of antibiotics administered in the U.S. go into farm animals should give you a sense of why CAFOs are becoming increasingly more well-known for their role in spreading deadly antibiotic-resistant disease.
Here is link for entire article, Why This Meat Is so Healthy
Grass fed meat is the healthiest and safest meat you can consume, and sales of it continue to rise.
For those in the local area be sure to click on the link above, The Truth About Factory Farms. There is a local issue with a CAFO near Powell Gardens.
Art Ozias
- We just had over 3 inches of rain. Some freezing rain, but not serious. We were just of the edge of significant ice. It was the first time this Winter that we have had mud while feeding hay. It's much better with the ground frozen. Just think if that three inches had been in a solid state we would have had 30 inches of snow. I'll take the mud over that much snow. Looks like this week will be mid-fifties.
- Trees are pushing buds. This will be my week to start pruning fruit trees. I'll cut a few scions and graft some. I'm going to graft some stone fruits this year.
- Remember, the KC Food Circle EXPO is Mar 31 at JCCC. Check it out at their website.
- The next ground beef list is filling fast. Have two already on the next dirt hog list.
We order our coconut oil, ghee and cod liver oil from Green Pastures. http://www.greenpasture.org/blog/excited-to-present-our-new-green-pasture-products-video/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=promotion&utm_campaign=february_2018&utm_content=FebruaryNewsletter&utm_source=FebruaryNewsletter&utm_medium=FebruaryNewsletter&utm_campaign=FebruaryNewsletter&utm_content=FebruaryNewsletter
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Pentagon Leaders Grilled on Border-Wall Spending
WASHINGTON (CN) – Lawmakers laced into high-ranking Defense Department officials Tuesday as they met to hash out the department's 2020 budget, with one congressman calling the Pentagon's plans to use military funds to pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border "unbelievably irresponsible."
Staunch criticism was offered up by both Democrats and Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee but its Democratic chairman, Representative Adam Smith of Washington, didn't mince words as he blasted the Defense Department for its plans to divert funds from as many as 150 ongoing international projects – valued at roughly $4.3 billion – in order to get long-term southern border wall construction underway.
"Whatever one feels about the wall, to look at the Pentagon as a sort of piggy bank [or] slush fund where you can just simply go in and grab money for something when you need it, really undermines the credibility of the entire [Department of Defense] budget. Funding the border wall out of the Department of Defense is also unbelievably irresponsible," Smith said.
Smith's lament stems from President Donald Trump's decision to override Congress and veto a bill passed by the House and Senate this month which overturned Trump's declaration of a national emergency. The president's declaration allowed him to effectively begin the process of obtaining border wall funding.
On Monday, just ahead of his testimony, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan approved the reallocation of roughly $1 billion from programs focused on anti-drug enforcement toward the construction of 57 miles of border fencing plus the installation of lighting along the way and the construction of access roads.
The decision to act unilaterally was "very difficult," Shanahan said as he sat before the committee Tuesday.
He and other officials were aware the decision was going to "affect our ability long-term to be able to do discretionary reprogramming that we had traditionally done in coordination."
"And we understand the significant downsides of losing what amounts to a privilege. We looked at the risks longer-term to the department and those risks were weighed," Shanahan said.
But at the end of the day, he said the department was given a "legal order from the commander in chief" and building the wall by using untapped military construction funds took priority.
Defense Department Comptroller David Norquist explained to lawmakers that the money for the wall was being pulled from a military personnel fund that was up for grabs since the U.S. Army fell short of its recruiting targets.
"The funds that would have gone to pay those soldiers – if they had on-boarded – [are] no longer needed for that purpose," Norquist said.
The chance to use that money also runs out in September, he said. It would not have rolled over into the next year, so putting it toward the border wall seemed prudent after review, he said.
The committee's ranking Republican member, Representative Mac Thornberry of Texas, also pressed the Pentagon officials Tuesday, saying he was opposed to using funds earmarked for programs at the Department of Defense for other means.
"This is going to have difficult consequences for the whole of government, but especially for the Defense Department," Thornberry said.
He was slightly softer on Shanahan than Smith, however. The Texas Republican acknowledged the acting secretary was under pressure and regularly facing criticism for some decisions he "had nothing to do with."
The 2020 budget for the Pentagon includes $7.2 billion in emergency funding. Of that amount, roughly half is flagged for the construction of new barriers at the border. The other half – roughly $3.6 billion – is leftover to remain on tap for any emergency funding the White House opts to use.
After Tuesday's hearing, Chairman Smith made his position even clearer, sending a formal letter to Norquist denying the Pentagon's request to place $1 billion toward additional barriers at the border.
The committee typically has greater control over the appropriations process for the Pentagon but with the president's veto in effect and an emergency declaration still place, the committee may soon find itself in a stand-off.
The Pentagon did not immediately return request for comment Tuesday.


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