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Class Fee: $475 (plus $150 mat. fee)
before signing up, please read the 4-day workshop CANCELLATION POLICY at the bottom of this page
We are thrilled to offer this RARE boot camp, focusing on herbal facial care products, taught by Alice Duvernell. Alice has been teaching at The Nova Studio since 2007 and has developed quite a following with her wonderful herb-based classes. We are thrilled to put them all together into a consecutive three day herbal product making extravaganza! Details of what will be covered and pictures for each class can be found directly below (scroll all the way down). Here is a breakdown of the schedule:
Day 1: Friday
9:00 am - 9:30 am: Orientation & Introductions
9:30 am - 1:00 pm: Handmade Hydrosols (Distillate Waters)
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Lunch Break (on your own)
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Botanical Extracts: 3 Types (Infusions, Tinctures, & Glycerites)
Day 2: Saturday
9:00 am - 12:30 pm: Nourishing Face Creams
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch Break (on your own)
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Formulating for Skin Conditions
Day 3: Sunday
9:00 am - 12:30 pm: Cleansers, Toners & Facial Oils
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch Break (on your own)
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Luxury Facial Serums
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Boot Camp Wrap Up (Certificates, Feedback Forms, Goodbyes)
Other than the $150 materials fee which is to be paid with cash or check on the first day of class, you don't need to bring anything with you - we supply everything you need! You will go home with handouts for each class, recipes, directions and a bunch of finished products (for details on exactly what, see below). Boot camp students will also receive special extras including a 3-ring class binder and a personalized (frame worth) certificate of completion for the series.
This intensive is ideal for out-of-town students or those who live near by who would rather take as many classes as they can in a short period of time. This workshop is limited to 15 students. Our boot camps usually fill up well in advance - so sign-up today!
Handmade Hydrosols (Distillate Waters)
Friday, 9am-1pm
The word hydrosol comes from the Latin root "hydro" and "sol" which means "water solution." When a plant is distilled to obtain an essential oil, many chemical compounds of the plant first build up in the water. A hydrosol is the distillate water that remains under the thin layer of essential oil after the steaming process. Hydrosols contain many of the same beneficial components of essential oils, but in a much more subtle, gentle way.
On their own, hydrosols make wonderful, all-natural facial toners & soothing skin spritzers, but they can be used in a number of other cosmetic formulations such as lotions, creams, soaps, facial masks, scrubs, etc. They are suitable for a wide range of skin types, particularly sensitive skin. For this reason, they are safe for use in baby and pet products (even okay to use on cats, which normally cannot metabolize any essential oils at all).
In this class, you will learn how you can make your very own hydrosol at home (without special distillation equipment) from scratch using readily available cooking tools. You will experience the marvelous aromas, as well as the soothing, moisturizing and cooling effects of hydrosols. The class will focus on 6 very beneficial hydrosols (Chamomile, Lavender, Peppermint, Rosemary, Geranium & Rose), their properties, and their many uses in skin care. All of the plants used in the class are available locally, and you will develop an awareness of what can be easily grown in your own garden or purchased at convenient neighborhood resources.
Alice will cover the following, as she demonstrates how to make a 20 oz. batch of hydrosol using her unique method:
You will go home with handouts and the knowledge of how to make great hydrosols and hydrosol-based cosmetics from scratch as well as a 4-oz. spritzer bottle of freshly made hydrosol and a delightful clay mask (something hands-on for you to experience how hydrosols can be easily incorporated into your skin care routine). Due to the nature of making hydrosols from scratch (in batches), this class is mainly demonstration style with some hands-on elements. NOTE: THIS IS NOT A CLASS ON HOW TO MAKE ESSENTIAL OILS.
Botanical Extracts: Infusions, Tinctures & Glycerites
Friday, 2-5pm
In this demo & hands-on class you will be learning the fundamentals of herbal extractions in oil, alcohol & glycerin. These processes are very accessible and will give you the knowledge to work from scratch with the plants to a finished product. Extracts are sold everywhere and are often highly priced: green tea extract (anti-oxidant, used in anti-wrinkle creams), calendula infused oil (soothing in massage bars or baby products), comfrey or lavender tinctures (excellent for problematic skin types). We will discuss a range of cosmetic herbs and uses and how these basic products will enhance your beauty lines and insure quality to your customers. Come and enjoy the wonders of plant crafting with Alice Duvernell at The Nova Studio!
Students will take home helpful handouts, an 8 ounce oil extraction, an 8 ounce glycerin extraction and a 1 ounce herbal tincture. Students who make other bath & body products will be able to take their extracts home for use in their formulations. All products made in this class are 100% NATURAL (they are free from synthetic ingredients and preservatives).
Nourishing Face Creams
Saturday, 9am-12:30pm
(Suggested Prerequisite: Our Lotions & Creams 101 Class or Lori's eClass Handouts)
In this mostly demo-style class, you will learn Alice's method for creating high-quality facial creams. You will be introduced to amazing rejuvenating and healing carrier oils from all over the world, and also hydrosols (distillate waters from plants), essential oils, and different types of herbal extracts.
Learn which types of waxes and emulsifiers can be used in cosmetic crafting, rules of hygiene, preserving agents and how to make your creams unique to the market. Alice Duvernell, cosmetic designer and teacher will share with you the great pleasures and challenges of creating superior facial products that you and your customers will never forget.
Students will take home helpful handouts and two amazing freshly-made facial creams (made in class), one in a 1-oz. airless pump bottle & one in a 1-oz. jar.
Formulating for Skin Conditions
Saturday, 1:30-5pm
During this investigative demo and hands-on class, you will be introduced to the top "Botanical Foods" used in cosmetic formulations targeting particular skin conditions. As we know, skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis are highly related to the dysfunction of internal organs, stress or inappropriate food habits. Nevertheless, properly made skincare products can help relieve and soothe these uncomfortable and often unsightly skin problems.
In this new and unique class, Alice will introduce you to a wide range of traditional and unusual botanical extracts, essential oils, and other natural ingredients that have the ability to make our skin feel and look better. Some of the conditions we will study include Acne & Blemishes, Eczema, Chronic Dryness and Flakiness, Psoriasis, Scaring and Rosacea.
Please note that these problematic conditions are not always curable from the outside, but most people can alleviate the bothersome symptoms by using certain beneficial ingredients. This class will also cover which products and ingredients to AVOID, which in some cases can even cure the problem altogether.
You will leave this class with informative handouts, a (custom) 1/3-oz. roll-on Blemish Buster, a (custom) 2-oz Recovery Gel & a 1-oz Dry Skin Stick.
Exfoliating Cleansers, Toners & Facial Oils
Sunday, 9am-12:30pm
We will create a soap-free cleanser using all-natural ingredients. You will be introduced to the use of excellent quality cleansing and softening clays, botanicals, natural grains & powdered milks (optional). The finished product will be dry (so we can keep it synthetic preservative-free) and you also learn all about different "wetting agents" that can be added for additional benefit to the skin.
Once your skin is cleansed, a toner is used to balance, hydrate, soothe and restore elasticity to your skin. In some cases, a toner will also act as an astringent, tightening the pores. Many store-bought toners contain synthetic preservative, but Alice will show you how to make a natural facial toner, using a variety of herbally-infused ingredients such as decoctions and tinctures as well as skin-friendly ingredients like aloe vera & honey (optional, can eliminate if you are vegan).
The final step in the process is applying some sort of moisturizer or facial oil to nouish your now beautiful, clean & glowing skin! You'll make your very own custmozed aromatherapy face oil (also known as a "facial elixir") to soften your skin and continue to feed it with speciality carrier oils & essential oils, carefully chosen specifically for your skin type.
You will take home helpful handouts, a 4-oz. jar of exfoliating facial cleanser, a 4-oz. bottle of facial toner, and a 1-oz. facial elixir/oil in a glass dropper.
Luxury Facial Serums
Saturday, 1:30-5pm
In this unique hands-on and demo class, learn how to create your own luxury facial serums. Serums are a very popular product in the cosmetic industry today. They are used most commonly at night, and their purpose is to nourish the skin deeply with precious ingredients.
What is also amazing in making facial serums is that the process does not require any warm phases (like lotions & creams); it is a no-heat process that enables all of the properties of heat sensitive botanicals and carrier oils to stay intact.
In this section of the bootcamp, you will learn how to make gel-based facial serums to help regenerate and heal the skin. Alice will present different gel forms and discuss how to use natural gums as jellifying agents. She will demo how to make the serum and then invite you to custmoize it with high quality essential oils that youc an choose, based on your skin type.
Throughout the class, you will be introduced to the techniques on how to incorporate precious hydrosols (distillate waters from plants), essential oils, infused herbs and different types of herbal extracts. You will learn properties of the different carrier oils (like which are anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, nourishing, etc.) and find out how to properly preserve your serums.
Students will take home helpful handouts, and a 1 oz. gel-based rejuvenating & replenishing serum in an airless pump bottle.
If you're flying in, you'll have two main airports to choose from. Oakland International (23 miles away) & San Francisco International (30 miles away). Click HERE for more information, including accommodations & restaurants.
Click HERE for our directions page, which contains driving directions and public transportation instructions, as well as additional information.
At Least 60 Days' Notice: If you cannot attend (for any reason) and you call us with at least 60 days' notice, you will be able to transfer 75% of your class fee to any future class.
At Least 30 Days' Notice: If you cannot attend (for any reason) and you call us with at least 30 days' notice (but less than 60 days before the class) you will be able to transfer 50% of your class fee to any future class.
At Least 7 Days' Notice: If you cannot attend (for any reason) and you call us with at least 7 days' notice (but less than 30 days before the class) you will be able to transfer 25% of your class fee to any future class.
Less than 7 Days' Notice: If you give us less than 7 days' notice that you cannot attend a class, you forfeit your class fee. We are happy to send the class handouts to you. Simply email us a request.
Alice Duvernell is an artist & gilder who recently moved to the Bay Area after living in the south of France for the past 8 years. There she started researching problematic & sensitive skin types & developed an interest in the amazing virtues of essential oils & hydrosols. Her interest in culture & her studies in anthropology led her to travel in South America where she expanded her passion & awareness in native medicinal plants. During her last journey to Brazil, she set up a laboratory where she shared with the locals her techniques for making hydrosols & other cosmetics, using native plants. See our teacher page to view Alice's current classes.
Refer to the table above for price, date, time and registration options. Contact us at 510-234-5700 with any questions. Please read the Class Policies & Info Page before signing up.


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There are several articles that have worked on the effect of a certain compound (of interest in my project) on mice. They have results from mRNA microarrays and have identified differentially expressed genes and pathways in the response of mice to the chemical.
Is there a way that I use this information to "guess" the putative miRNA alterations in human response to the aforementioned compound?
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Though it is doable, I expect that the signal to noise ratio will be very low, considering your treatment may have effects on gene expression at all regulation levels and miRNA changes are just a tiny bit of all these changes. I think there is a little hyper in the miRNA field and everyone is trying to associate everything (gene expression, disease, etc) with miRNA, the same thing researchers did in the past decade on DNA methylation.
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Like humans, most animals tend to leave their parents and siblings and strike out on their own. They want to avoid competing with relatives. They want to avoid incest. In certain species, they want to avoid nagging.
But a new paper published in Thursday's Science shows there's at least one species that bucks the trend. Prairie dogs, especially female prairie dogs, stay home. They tend to only leave their native territories when all their relatives are gone.
The paper's author, John Hoogland, didn't notice the pattern for decades. Which is surprising. He knows prairie dogs better than almost anyone.
"Frequently I refer to prairie dogs as my little people," he says. "They have distinct personalities, just the way people do."
Hoogland's office is at the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science, but this week he drove for two days to reach his field site in a remote corner New Mexico's Valles Caldera National Preserve.
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He and his team have studied nearly every aspect of prairie dog life - alarm calls, mating, infanticide. But there was one subject Hoogland didn't much care about.
"I had very little interest in dispersal," he says.
Dispersal - that's when animals leave the place they were born. It's a really important topic for ecologists . Hoogland says a quick Google search will yield thousands of books and hundreds of thousands of papers - all about dispersal.
Perhaps the most important of these papers was written by Robert May and William Hamilton.
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The hypothesis was this: If you compete with your family members, the family won't do as well and its genes are less likely to be passed on. To avoid that competition, animals will leave home as soon as they can.
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Hamilton and May's hypothesis has been proven time and time again.
"It's been shown in something like fig wasps and something called a viviparous lizard and in white footed mice," Hoogland says.
But Hoogland probably never would have looked at prairie dog dispersal if it weren't for a particular case of human social behavior.
"My wife said to me — we talk about prairie dogs all the time — and she said, 'You know what? That dispersal by females isn't happening very often,'" Hoogland says. "And I remember saying to Judy, I said 'There's nothing there. I'm not going to waste my time doing that.' Well, my wife can be very persistant."
And so he crunched the numbers. Hoogland's 30 years of data showed that prairie dogs weren't leaving home.
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Prairie dog males tend to leave their home burrows to find mates. But even they were more likely to stick around.
Why do prairie dogs have such a different dispersal behavior? Researchers aren't entirely sure. But Ana Davidson, a prairie dog researcher and conservationist at Stony Brook University, says the benefits of prairie dog family life outweigh the costs of competition.
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"The Rock Cries Out to Us Today" is a poem by Maya Angelou. It is a very sensual and aesthetic poem relying on nature for much of its sustenance. The poem is longer than most but has an environmental message that calls the reader to respect the rock, the tree, the river. Maya uses the words of the Bible to convey many of her thoughts and messages. The poems appears as a tribute to science: archeology in particular.
She refers to man as 'you, created a little lower than the angels'. The Rock here does not refer to a religious but an environmental symbol. For she says that the rock, ' Come . . . stand on my back and face your distant destiny, but seek no haven in my shadow.' That phase opposes what the churches teacher about the Rock of Ages, or the religious Rock. She also mentions that all religions consider the rock as wise. However, she does refer to the Creator in her poem stating that it was the Creator gave her peace and the ability to sing.
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The poem has a strong Native American slant to it as well: Creator, and the names of many Indian tribes, and the phrase, 'who gave me my first name'. Also, the personification of the tree, rock, and river reveal this tendency.
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Arisia 2012By Don on January 12th, 2012
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I'll be at Arisia in Boston this weekend. Arisia is a general interest SF/fantasy/comics/anime convention. I'll be talking about non-fiction comics on Friday, non-superhero comics on Sunday, and I'll be giving a pen/ink/watercolor comics workshop on Sunday as well. I hope I'll see you there!
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Photos and Description of this 5 bedroom holiday home in La Rochelle - A bench under the sun
5 Bedrooms and 5 private bathrooms, 3 televisions, cellar, private car park
You will fall under the spell of this pleasing Charente property and its peaceful and cosy atmosphere... The renovation, combining old and contemporary styles, was completed in 2012.
Garden enclosed by old stone walls, garden furniture, sun loungers, salt water swimming pool heated from May to October. Sauna. A pool house with a summer kitchen, cloakroom, toilet.
Private car park within the property as well as a garage for one car. Bike and motorbike shed. Complete tranquillity (no street closeby).
Label 4 ''épis gîtes de France'' and 4 'cœurs charme' (equivalent star rating) at the tourist office.
8 km away from La Rochelle and the island of Ré, at the heart of a village with mussel aquaculture and oyster-farming, in an appealing, fully renovated Charente property, 1.5 km away from the sea.
5 Bedrooms located on the upper floor of a former stable, facing the garden:
- Dans les arbres: family bedroom 24 sq.m with 3 90 cm wide beds (or 1 180 cm bed and 1 90 cm bed) + mezzanine with 2 90 cm wide beds for children) + shower room and separate toilet (large modern walk-in shower).
- Ricochet: Bedroom 16 sq.m with 180 cm wide bed + shower room and separate toilet (large modern walk-in shower).
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- L'amarante: Bedroom 21 sq.m with 2 90 cm wide beds (or 1 180 cm bed) and a 90 cm bed + shower room + separate toilet.
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- Low Allergen Environment
- non smoking only
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Added May 7, 2013
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I can never wear store-bought one-piece bathing suits because my torso is way too long and they never fit well. So I made my own!
I used a vintage pattern from my stash: Butterick 3129. The idea for the white trim came from this little number I spied on Pinterest. Oh man, what a great place for sewing inspiration!
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Swimsuit fabric
May 12, 2013, 05.19 AMby caramia-made
I forgot to mention that I added 1" of length in the torso. I probably should've added 2" total. Oh well – next time!
May 8, 2013, 07.28 AMby kihli
Your swimsuit is gorgeous and looks fab on you! I cannot wear store bought swimsuits as well, but for the opposite problem: my torso is too short and the fabric bulks up in wrinkles around my waist. I have thought about making my own retro swimsuit but never had the courage so far.
May 12, 2013, 05.19 AMby caramia-made
Oh, you should totally give it a go! The pattern I used was quite easy – you should have no problem, you are quite skilled :)
May 7, 2013, 02.08 PMby Tiffany Phares
Great swimsuit! I really like the white contrast! It'd be super cute with a little white cover-up :) I may have to see if I can find that pattern-as I prefer one-peice and it's hard to find a decent one. Never thought of making one myself. Thanks for the inspiration!
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this is fabulous on you, i love your pattern . you did a cracking job on this and it fits you so well my friends say that i always get the fit right on my me made things!!! well me and my body have been to.gether a long time lol.like yourself i had a problem with shop bought items. i have long arms long back broad shoulders and i'm tall.making for myself is easier x
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What interests me is how children learn about "God" and how it affects them. As a single mother in the 60's, I read to my children a lot. When I came across a book of creation myths from many cultures, I discovered that world mythology encompasses all traditions and connects all religions. Fighting over which sacred story is "right" seemed insane. So I studied world mythology and worked with Joseph Campbell to create a PBS recording of creation stories which I thought would change the world of spiritual education. It didn't. So I went back to school, became a professional storyteller, and began a series of children's programs at the Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park in SF and at schools across the country. In Louisville, I met my composer, Sara MacLean, and we perform & record CDs of diverse cultures' stories which share a cross-cultural theme.
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I continue to learn. A few years ago, I earned an MFA in Writing with an emphasis on writing for children and began my first novel. I gather new stories wherever I go and perform in new places. Sara and I just won a NAPPA award for our "Spark Catchers" CD, and were featured on Boston Fox 25 TV as one of the best spoken word recordings for kids of 2008. I persevere!
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I am passionate about opening young minds to cultural relativity and the deep likeness that links all spiritual traditions. Children must not be herded into narrow religious thinking that puts free societies-and the fate of the world--at risk. Democracy and free thinking can be bolstered delightfully through stories!
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As for the next review - Jason X is one of those guilty pleasures of mine. I know it's stupid, but it's stupid in a fun way for me.
The Vampire's Assistant
Sunday, 30 September 2012 22:15
09.30.2012 - 23:14 | Korahn
09.30.2012 - 23:16 | muddyscarecrow - DAFOE!URGH! Willem Dafoe was in this movie and for some reason HE'S not playing Mr. Crepsley!? What the hell?! Who honestly thought Dewy Cox was the man they needed to be the intimidating and dangerous Larten Crepsley?! This whole movie is just fucked. Like, how the fuck did Daren get a DS on his body? Did his family bury him with it because it's his most precious possession? In the book he sits in that coffin and waits. ALONE. playing Nintendo while waiting to be dug from your FUCKING GRAVE kind of undercuts the horror Daren Shan was going for. Then again I highly doubt anyone who made this gave any fucks about horror. They probably figured vampires haven't been scary since twilight. Who needs any of that terror shit?
09.30.2012 - 23:25 | shenlow558
10.01.2012 - 11:28 | elelgood90TO be fair, the movie does show how he gets the DS on his body. His friend gave it to him.
In my opinion, The Vampire's Assistant is a guilty Pleasure. I saw it in theaters twice. I enjoyed watching it with my friends. Hell, I even loved John C Reilly in this.
But I totally agree about the lead being boring. But I guess I always figured that he was supposed to be a complete bore, so it didn't bother me when I watched it.
09.30.2012 - 23:18 | Nostalgia Critic.jr - WHYWHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY YYY does this move exest
09.30.2012 - 23:22 | Nostalgia Critic.jrsparkel prik.jr LOL
09.30.2012 - 23:37 | MechaDon1980
10.01.2012 - 00:16 | Modernmarveler - This thing !Ok let me preface this rant with saying I am a huge huge fan of the book series read every one at least 4 times. Ok so this movie was supposed to combine 3 books together
First creapsly was supposed to be slightly dark but also an odd humored vamp so fail on that actually him and defo vamp pretty much got there personalitys swaped.
Second the monkey girl a made up character because they tried to squish in the third book.
Third Mr tiny is supposed to be the equivalent of a god that does basically whatever he feels like and can foresee destiny (that's why he's interested in Darien).
Fourth mr.creapsly initially offered the half vampire thing to scare Darien and make him leave but when he showed he had the courage to sacrifice his life for his best friend creapsly changed his mind.
Fifth at this point in the story the vampires and vapaness shouldn't be at war and its exsplaned that vampires don't kill because a it turns them purple and b it draws attention from humans who notice if 100000 people die of having there blood drained.
And lastly The finger touching thing thoug done stupid looking transferred vapire blood into Darren the vampire blood acts as an infection changing the humans body into that of a vampire hes a half vampire because he has very little vampire blood and it will take a long time for all the human cells to be replaced with vampire.
Ok that over great review movie really needed it and I hope u take a chainsaw to it at the end of the month. Also why didn't you mention Eva the valley boy talentless "musition" he is ugh so angry this move fills me with rage all I can say to this movies writer is READ A GODDAMN BOOK PEOPLE sigh anger see ya next review
10.01.2012 - 00:31 | Rulke55I get your rage Modern, the whole story takes so much liberties here. For example first story is called Cirque De Freak and it's only with Mr Tiny taking interest in Darran that Crepsley takes Darran as his assistant, in fact by third book we're seeing into the Vampire's home. I'm pretty sure Darran makes friend with the snake boy as well. Not to mention they cut down best character out the first story.
This is a deplorable mess and it's sad as these movies deserved more. If given Harry Potter treatment, these could have been much better.
10.01.2012 - 00:45 | biblegirlI've read all 12 books and the real flaw I see with this film is that they crushed three books into one movie and even a few points from the last two books. If they had taken the first book seriously I think it would have been really cool. As for Riley, I actually really like him as Larten. He respected the books a lot and when i saw interviews before the movie came out I was excited for him. I was really bummed that if they were going to make a film on the four trilogies they missed out on the second one. Because I adore books 4-6 and the story they tell about vampire culture. That would be a cool movie. Sad day.
10.01.2012 - 00:46 | Goat Boy
10.01.2012 - 01:46 | Ignolian - Fraking Book Adaptations!I hated this movie simply for its bizzare chopping up of the books.
The First 3 were about Darrne becoming a Vampire, or half-vampire if you will, and went off as a childrens novel series, even if it had a few dark moments.
4, 5 and 6 were about Darren training in Vampire Mountain, and performing a series of trials to prove he's a real Vampire, as Crepsley broke one of the major vampire laws, which was that they don't turn children (I know, stupid.)
7, 8 and 9 were focused on trying to hunt down the Vampanese Lord before he was made into a Vampire. The premise was stupid, and by this point I started to lose interest.
10, 11 and 12 were about the war actually taking place and a really stupid time travel paradox ending.
This movie took things not just from the first 3 books, but several of the other ones much later down the line, which screwed the continuity so badly there can't be a sequel.
The F.R.I. is only a minor character in the third book, and reappears in the 3rd trilogy of books as an adult and a teacher, and the two still love each other, kind of, despite how much younger Darren looks, going into how terrible immortality really is.
His best friend is of course the Vampanese Lord, and doesn't become a half, or even a full Vampanese until the end of book nine, and by then, he is an adult, and actually joins Darren's hunter team by pretending to be a Vampire Hunter, like he said he would be at the end of the first book. His heel turn to being the big bad of the series worked really well in book format, but the mvie fucked that one over!
There's a whole bunch of others, including references from the first book that were needed in order to have the ending of the 12th book make sense. Good review by the way. Let's hope that we don't see a movie adaptation of the Thin Executioner, The Demonatta, or the Crepsley prequel spin-off. ALthough, I'd like to see how Hollywood could make demons and wide spread death and gore from the Demonatta child friendly.
10.01.2012 - 02:14 | punksweets
10.01.2012 - 02:50 | JubilianaI'm so glad you busted this one. I hate this movie since I simply saw the trailer. The manga was better books adaptation that this (actually manga IS a really decent adaptation, at least to the point of training in the Vampire Mountain, I still have to get past that part).
It didn't even catch right relationship between Darren and Creapsly. But maybe I want too much.
Of course a great review as always. I can only say (write?), how angry and sad I am, that they didn't give this movie a better treatment.
10.01.2012 - 03:16 | LighticeThis movie was an extremely bland affair, but I actually appreciated the fact that the titular vampire doesn't have traditional vampiric qualities. People whine about clichés and then they whine again when clichés are broken. Not every vampire needs to be thin, pale brunette, people! And an overweight redhead *can* be genuinely creepy *because* he's a vampire.
10.01.2012 - 03:24 | Greyarch
10.01.2012 - 03:40 | cannedfuryNo repetitive overuse of music, good running gag, insightful criticism with well executed delivery. You're growing as a reviewer.
10.01.2012 - 09:30 | WesleyFoxx
10.01.2012 - 11:44 | BloodrealmErr, I think the "fanboys and fangirls" he usually uses as his greeting could also mean the fans of stuff that the movies he reviews wrecks.
Besides, Angry Joe has the Angry Joe Army, why can't ERod have a legion?
10.02.2012 - 01:03 | FishEyenoMiko
10.01.2012 - 04:28 | JJFTITANI actually like this movie
10.01.2012 - 05:39 | leviadragon99
10.01.2012 - 05:51 | Jachaunt - Fuck this piece of tripeUrghhh this movie gets so little right about the fricking' Books. I'm a huge fan of the books and am willing to admit it isn't perfect, I just really enjoy how Darren creates his own vampires that follow their own set of rules, however still respecting the old myths of the original vampire.
In the books there was so much character to Darren and Steve and somehow that was all sucked out with this movie.
There was emotion when Darren's forced to experience how his "death" affected his family and how terrible it was that he had to sacrifice his entire life to save his friend, who, in the end, believed him to be a traitor and swore to kill him.
I can't forgive anything about this movie. The freaks weren't even portrayed right. Cormac Limbs!? A GIRL!? REALLY?!? And the bearded lady Truska could not speak a word of english at that point. What the actual bloody hell.
And Mr Tiny ... oh dear god that was terrible. Mr Tiny here was a joke, he wasn't intimating as much as hilarious, Mr Tiny is suppose to be the a man that nobody would suspect was evil until they knew what he was capable of. Jesus Christ how did they get so much bloody wrong.
This is just a small percentage of what the hell is wrong with this piece of tripe of a movie.
10.01.2012 - 05:55 | Zihon
10.01.2012 - 06:11 | PontyMython
10.01.2012 - 06:11 | A. Justice
10.01.2012 - 06:14 | doctoroliver
10.01.2012 - 07:26 | JoeDawson15God forbid i defend this trash, BUT i will say that John C. Reilly is the ONLY one who's bringing life to this dull as hell film.
10.01.2012 - 08:05 | That Anime Chick
10.01.2012 - 08:21 | The_Awesometeer
10.01.2012 - 08:22 | StratRat - FRI?
10.10.2012 - 23:28 | PurpleTigerWell, correct me if I'm wrong, but LINETS I don't think is a common running gag in NChick reviews. Again, I could be wrong since I haven't watched too many of her reviews lately.
The FRI, however, has been a running gag since early in ERod's run as a reviewer. And honestly, even if they're pretty much the same thing there's nothing in the rules that says he can't give it a different name.
10.01.2012 - 09:01 | Sir Luchadore - That Smashing Pumpkins song.Mr. Rodriguez while your review was quite entertaining i'm afraid i will have to correct you on your ending credits song. You listed it as "The World is a vampire" by The Smashing Pumpkins when the actual title of said track is "Bullet with Butterfly Wings".
10.01.2012 - 09:04 | Evil KingGlad I've never watched this movie. I've only read the first book, but...I think a big thing they missed in this movie was...well...avoiding the details that are mentioned in the book and explains certain actions of the characters. It is like...they WERE using the Twilight movies as the reference to go off of on how to do a Vampire movie. Then do it worse. They push a romance that just from that scene he showed us was just a too awkward how they did it. They don't have enough details as they push major story points to where they NEVER should be. In the back of everything. Barely mentioned...if they were at all.
10.01.2012 - 09:22 | TrencherGreat review! The only thing was that the scene when the fri and the main character had an ankward love scene, it probably was MEANT to be ankward..
I thought that scene was funny.
Anyway I have not seen the movie and probably will not because of all the other reasons you had for it sucking.


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The Singaporean government has passed amendments to the city-state's Computer Misuse Act, renaming it the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act, and granting itself powers to take proactive measures against a potential cyber threat before it disrupts critical infrastructure. The Ministry of Home Affairs released a statement on …
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Good luck with that crazy phish, Singapore.
Perhaps you might like to consider blunt ignorant excessive financial reward to any CII-related person with the abilities/skillsets/virtual intelligence required/sought, although there is the not inconsiderable and abiding increasingly more important difficulty in recognising the desired necessary target to engage with. 'Tis a much more effective approach and solution, methinks.
Re: IT don't grow on trees, you know, therefore you can fully expect it to be designedly expensive
You are henceforth banned from posting comments on El Reg. The CII directorate have determined that your posts contain encrypted strings that are intended to disrupt the El Reg forum servers. The CII directorate are unable to determine the exact nature and potential consequences of this attack but they feel that 'better safe that sorry' is a good principle, and they need to be seen to be doing something.
Re: IT don't grow on trees, you know, therefore you can fully expect it to be designedly expensive
Sieg Heil, frank ly.
And I'm not saying that you got anything wrong in that intelligent reply, but the opposite of "intended to disrupt the El Reg forum servers." is well enough known by El Reg, and others, to be the actual truth in a world with worlds which spin deceit and half truths to try and hide shenanigans which perpetrators know would not be accepted by the great unwashed masses.
And all of these types of little chats all over the internet and across networks are increasingly quickly and quietly, sublimely and stealthily educating a still relatively primitive Mankind to their real condition/situation and the cynical abuse which they are subjected to.
Yet another reminder
of why I never, ever want to be in Singapore.
Re: Yet another reminder
As the T-shirt says, Singapore is a fine city. A fine if you do this, a fine if you that or a fine if you don't do something else.
Single point of failure
"supplying technical information including network design architecture, firewall rules, and software algorithms"
So they will maintain a central database of all the vulnerabilities in all the vital infrastructure?
What could possibly go wrong?
Planning is not doing
Always found it funny how you could be arrested and jailed for planning an act.
I always believed that you where innocent until proven guilty, so with out actually committing an illegal act what is there to be guilty of.
Just to prove my point on how stupid this is - "I have created plans to take over the world but I'm not ready or cannt be bothered to intact said plans yet"
I guess I'm now a national threat to every country in the world. Just to let you know my plan heavily relies on stolen alien technology and Kittens.
Singaporean government does not muck about when it comes to passing legislation.
Why the surprise? Singapore is a dictatorship in all but name.
Mentor minister, walking dead, LEE Kwan-Yew still runs the show. Has since day one.
He has a wet dream and in a couple of weeks a new law. A minister gets chewing gum on his shoe and, Bingo!, chewing gum is banned.
If an area of Singapore votes against LKY, suddenly there is a new urban renewal project with all the dissidents scattered to other parts of the island so no more anti-government votes.
All the telephone and communication systems are 'monitored' for quality - he doesn't need a GCHQ - it's part of the government. When the InterNet was put in every hard drive wa searched remotely to ensure that no one had 'hot' software. Domestic InterNet connections are subject to a form of Chinese Fire Wall where LEE imposes his thoughts on what is proper us of the InterNet. Commercial users get unlimited InterNet but they better ensure the right isn't abused - no porn, etc.
Newspapers and magazines are censored - those little holes in the imported papers are where the censors set to work.
Then LKY ended up with albino children which he public blamed his daughter-in-law for having 'bad genes'. She committed suicide. And his Ministry for Unmarried Women ... his attempt to marry off the surplus, ageing spinsters. Then there was the LKY theory or evolution. If a mother of children went to university, so can the children. If only the husband went - problems and difficulties getting into uni.
They even dug up all the grave yards and cremated all the remains then stuffed them in the walls of especially created high-rises. They then use the cleared land to build new high-rises ... for people.
They don't have farm animals in Singapore, that's a waste of resources. Pork, ironically, comes from a Muslim country - Indonesia.
The Computer Misuse Act is simply another way of controlling the population. No wonder so many Singaporeans buy one way tickets, emigrating to really free countries in the West.
The best things about Singapore are the low taxes/duties and the departure lounge in Changi Airport, hard by the Changi Jail.
Re: Singaporean government does not muck about when it comes to passing legislation.
"The best things about Singapore are the low taxes/duties and the departure lounge in Changi Airport, hard by the Changi Jail."
Geylang road was always a good night out when I was out there.
Ah, those wacky Singaporians.
About as important as the NORKs, near as I can tell ... This is a non-news item.
Re: Ah, those wacky Singaporians.
Spot the Yank with zero clue about the rest of the world
Singapore is one of the key trading centres in the world, in fact 4th in the world
Trying getting yourself a passport and seeing what the rest of the world has to offer
@AC: 16:17 (was: Re: Ah, those wacky Singaporians.)
I helped pull the fiber into Singapore. With my own two hands. I am ashamed of myself.
Humans need to grow up before they get that kinda connectivity.
Some of us Yanks built the tool that tools like yourself use for connectivity. Think about it.
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Why Iran Can't Reform
Many commentators are hailing the results of the Iranian presidential election as a victory for popular choice. But that feel-good narrative misses the bigger story.
So a "moderate" has won the Iranian presidential election. He's a moderate who advertises himself as a sly defender of Tehran's nuclear aspirations. He's a moderate who's been warning Western countries to stay out of Syria's civil war (where Iran has been giving massive support to the beleaguered dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad). He's a moderate who was allowed to run only after a host of more pragmatic candidates were cut from the field by the current leadership's vetting commission. And he's a moderate who's made it clear that he's not about to tamper with the principle of clerical rule that stands at the core of the system Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini established in 1979. So should we be celebrating?
Well, the upside is that Hasan Rowhani won on Friday's election because Iranian voters were intent on showing their leaders that they prefer as their president a man who suggests even the most minute revisions reigning order (such as vague promises to rein in the widely hated morality police). But the fact remains that, even if Rowhani wanted to implement even more far-reaching changes, Iran's current power structure gives the president minimal space to do so. Iranian voters may have signaled their desire for reform by voting for Rowhani, but that doesn't mean they're any likelier to get it.
And that's just the way that Khomeini, the father of Iran's Islamic Revolution, would have wanted it. From the very beginning he and his followers aimed to transform Iran into a state where the Shiite clergy had the final say. The Khomeinist constitution passed in 1979 (and revised a few years later) included some opportunities for limited political competition by embracing direct elections for local government, parliament, and the presidency (with the proviso that only approved candidates were allowed to run). But no one elected the Supreme Leader, the man who holds ultimate power. That's because, as clergyman-in-chief, he embodies the principle of divine rule. God's sovereignty trumps the people's.
In reality, of course, it's actually a very small group of human beings at the top who interpret God's wishes for earthly ends. Indeed, as became clear soon after the revolution, Khomeini's vision of clerical rule didn't even extend to all of the Shiite clergy; those leaders of the clerical establishment who disagreed with his theocratic vision -- a group both more numerous and influential than most people in the West have ever realized -- were systematically marginalized and outmaneuvered until they were silenced altogether. They included, most remarkably, Khomeini's handpicked successor, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who fell from grace when he began criticizing human rights violations committed by the revolutionary regime. He ultimately died in obscurity after enduring long years of intense persecution.
That should tell you all you need to know about Iran's capacity for reform. There are few who would seriously dispute the imperative for change. Today, the Islamic Republic is an international pariah and an economic basket case, a supporter of Bashar al-Assad and a close ally of North Korea; it's also a country whose governing class faces growing demands from its own citizens for greater freedom and political participation. Thirty-four years after the revolution, however, it's become increasingly obvious that the system established by Khomeini has ossified -- and is now correspondingly brittle. The limited space for democratic participation originally allowed by the first generation of revolutionary leaders has steadily yielded to unvarnished authoritarianism.
And that is, above all, the doing of today's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. During his 14-year rule, Khamenei has consistently followed the Khomeinist principle of keeping real power confined to a tiny elite. When reformist cleric Mohammad Khatami tentatively attempted to widen the room for personal freedom during his presidency in the 1990s, Khamenei successfully marshaled conservative forces to block those efforts. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has now completed his second and last term as Iran's president, caused headaches of a different kind. Khamenei fended off Ahmadinejad's populist efforts to build himself into a rival power center, but also had to support him when angry Iranians protested perceived vote tampering during the presidential election of 2009. The big protests that followed the vote prompted Khamenei to deploy every means of repression in his toolbox -- and also inspired him to apply particularly harsh criteria to the process of candidate vetting in this year's election, just to be on the safe side.
In the process Khamenei has steadily shrunk the circle of the ruling elite. By excluding fellow 1979 veteran and political heavyweight Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from this year's presidential election, Khamenei broke the last link connecting his own rule with the hallowed revolution. Over the years, he has come to depend primarily on the Revolutionary Guards Corps, an organization originally established as a parallel military designed to defend the revolution from its enemies at home and abroad. Today's Guard consists largely of opportunists who have exploited their power to gain control over broad swathes of the economy. They have a big stake in the current status quo -- and they also happen to command many of the guns needed to protect it.
So can we imagine a scenario in which the Supreme Leader himself decides that Iran needs reform -- and inaugurates a corresponding program? That's about as likely in the case of Khamenei as it was with Leonid Brezhnev back in the 1970s (and it's an entirely apt comparison, considering that both the old USSR and today's Iran managed to mask catastrophic economic mismanagement with the help of their vast oil reserves). The Revolutionary Guard would resist any polices to introduce greater competition into the economy, since that would probably interfere with their current rent-seeking privileges. Khamenei's theocratic allies would push back against any attempt at political liberalization, since doing so would implicitly question the allegedly divine underpinnings of clerical rule. What, then, would serve as the Supreme Leader's source of legitimacy? Claiming a mandate from God is one thing; but once it's been relinquished, it will be impossible to recover it.
And after Khamenei? I guess it's always possible that the current elite could beget an Iranian version of Mikhail Gorbachev -- though I suspect that the fate of the USSR (like Iran, a multiethnic state tugged apart by many restive minorities) and the dreary story of his ultimate downfall are not examples that Iran's rulers wish to emulate. They are, presumably, all too aware that Iranian citizens are hungry for more freedom than the present regime can concede without undercutting its own argument for existence.
We know that the Chinese Communist Party has carefully studied the collapse of other authoritarian regimes and one-party systems, exhaustively examining transition experiences from Mexico to Poland in order to draw lessons for the protection of its own power. There is little evidence that Iran's ruling clergy has done anything comparable -- and it's easy to imagine why they won't.
As for Rowhani, let's expect him to make a few modest gestures in the direction of reform. But it will be a big surprise if he manages to go beyond that. He knows that it will be his own neck on the line if he steps out too far.
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As the 2013 opener approached, South Kingstown boys soccer coach Scott Rollins was leery about putting any preconceived expectations on the season.
Yes, Rebel soccer has a long-standing tradition of being amongst the best in Rhode Island and Rollins felt like the playoffs were once again in the cards, but every year brings a new team and new circumstances. Other than getting back to the postseason, South's coach was mum on any set expectations.
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PROVIDENCE—There is still hope for the Narragansett football team.
Needing a win to keep their chances of making the Division III playoff alive the Mariners turned in an impressive defensive performance in a 28-11 win at Classical Saturday afternoon.
"Playing on the road against Classical they're always very athletic," Narragansett coach Dick Fossa said after the win. "They have the ability to run it and throw the ball but we needed to stick to our game plan and play with the intensity we had with Mount Pleasant. We felt if we did that we'd have a very good chance of winning."
When the history books are written about the great philosophers of this era rapper Juelz Santana is not likely going to be one of the first names listed.
Yet there was a lyric from one of Santana's songs on the back of Narragansett cross country coach Robert Shields' sweatshirt as he checked in on Marissa McPhillips after the sophomore Mariner had literally given it everything she had at Sunday's RI Girls State Championship.
"Hard work pays off, you get what you put in."
If anyone knows how true that is, it's McPhillips.
NARRAGANSETT – Just two steps remain in the road to perfection for the Narragansett girls volleyball team.
The upset was threatened briefly, but the top seeded Mariners overcame a slow start and eventually trounced the Central Falls Warriors 18-25, 25-17, 25-12, 25-16 in the Division II quarterfinals Tuesday night at the Narragansett Pier School.
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CRANSTON – On paper it was though they were two teams that could not have been more evenly matched.
Just one point separated the East Greenwich High School field hockey team from Moses Brown in the standings, the only difference EG's loss to Barrington to MB's tie. The Avs had the best offense in Division I and the second ranked defense, the Quakers third and first, respectively. Both of their games during the regular season ended as 1-1 draws.
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Maybe you are paying more attention to football. Perhaps you are excited that the NBA is back. Or maybe you were engrossed in another little event this week. Something about a Presidential election. Whatever you had going on, thanks for dropping by because the MLB General Managers' meeting took place earlier this week. There were lots of news and rumors over the past three days so let's take a look at some of the highlights.
Josh Hamilton is the big prize of the free agent market. I always though Hamilton was a lock to return to the Texas Rangers. Then news came out that he was seeking a seven-year contract worth about $175 million dollars. Late last night, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported that Texas was only willing to give the 2010 American League MVP a three-year deal. It would be hard for me to imagine Hamilton anywhere but the Lone Star State considering all of the demons that he carries each day. The Rangers seem to be willing to move on without him and if there is an organization that could afford such a hit, it would be Texas. So where would the All-Star outfielder go? The Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies are the two teams that have been mentioned the most. The Seattle Mariners have emerged as a suitor and frankly the fact their offense has been shaky for years means they should make a big run at him. That would show ace pitcher Felix Hernandez that the organization is willing to surround him with some offense instead of struggling to get two runs per start for the King.
Rumors were flying that two top-of the-rotation guys could be dealt soon. The Tampa Bay Rays are supposedly listening to offers for James Shields. Also, it seems the New York Mets and National League Cy Young favorite R.A. Dickey are far apart on a contract extension. With the expected loss of B.J. Upton to free agency, the Rays will be in the market for a bat. Tampa's wealth of young pitching will help absorb the loss of "Big Game James" and the team has always struggled to score runs. As far as the Mets trading Dickey, boy what a slap that would be to their fans. Outside of Dickey, there isn't much to cheer about in Flushing these days and a trade of arguably the team's most popular player will further alienate a fan base that has had nothing but rotten luck for years. Then again, it could make sense in the long run as the knuckleballer's value has never been higher. If I were New York, there is not a chance I trade him. I would make a better offer (Dickey supposedly turned down a 3-year, $30 million dollar deal) but not go crazy ($15 million per year). Those fans have suffered long enough.
Other big-name free agents looking for homes include Torii Hunter, Nick Swisher and Brian McCann. Check out the full list here courtesy of azcentral.com. Speaking of Arizona, the Diamondbacks are supposedly looking to deal star right fielder Justin Upton again. On the manager front, Walt Weiss was just named the manager of the Colorado Rockies and Davey Johnson has agreed to manage the Washington Nationals for another season. Yes, it sure was a busy week in baseball. Expect things to heat up some more later on as the weather starts getting colder.
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Wash This: Rangers' Ron Washington is an Elite Manager
I was watching Sunday night's Angels-Rangers game when ESPN posted a brief timeline of how the Rangers transformed themselves into a top-tier Major League Baseball team. It included the hiring of Jon Daniels as General Manager, the trades that netted Neftali Feliz, Elvis Andrus, Matt Harrison and Josh Hamilton and the ascension of Nolan Ryan as the team President. What was not metioned was the choice of Ron Washington as the team's manager, yet another oversight of the game's most underappreciated field boss.
If you read this blog on a semi-regular basis, you might think I do nothing but drool over the Texas Rangers. The truth is, I admire them greatly and feel they have the best franchise in the game right now. I was going to stay away from them for a while until the game Sunday night and those graphics appeared. No matter what he does, it seems Ron Washington will not get the credit he deserves. When people think of top managers in baseball, his name is nowhere to be found. All we hear are names like Valentine, Leyland, Scioscia, Guillen and about 10 others before anyone gets around to mentioing "Wash". Most of the credit for the Rangers' success goes to Ryan and Daniels and they deserve a lot of it, for sure. However, if the blueprint is laid out by the two of them, don't they need a good Manager to carry out their plans? What exactly has Washington NOT done to not be mentioned as one of the top skippers around?
After they lost the 2010 World Series, people questioned if Texas was too deveasted in defeat. That question was answered when the reached the Fall Classic in 2011. Then, it was they lost their best pitcher, CJ Wilson to the Angels who also happened to sign Albert Pujols. How exactly has Texas responded so far? They are argueably the best team in the game. A BOATLOAD of the credit deserves to go to Wash but again, about 100 stories overshadow him including the insane idea of banning the fake third-to-first play. All I know is this: before he took over as Manager, the Rangers had won exactly 0 playoff series. Since he has taken the helm, he has gone to back-to-back World Series, one strike away from winning the organization's first Championship.
Wash finished second in 2010 and third in 2011 for AL Manager of the Year. This year, after the Rangers win the World Series title, maybe he can finally get the respect he deserves by winning the award this season. However, if the Orioles finish with around 85 wins, count on Wash to be hosed when that distinction goes to Buck Showalter. It would be yet another slap for perhaps the best Manager in baseball.


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