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The major U.S. indices moved marginally higher this week, led by technology stocks and lagged by small-cap stocks. While the government shutdown made economic reports somewhat difficult to interpret, this week's jobs report served as a reminder that the U.S. economy has a long road to recovery. The U.S. economy added 148,000 jobs in September and unemployment fell to 7.2%, but the labor force participation rate dropped again to levels last seen in the 1970s. But with the Federal Reserve prepared to keep rates low until at least 2014, many investors are looking forward to ongoing growth in corporate profits into next year.
Foreign markets were a little more mixed this week. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 3.25%, Britain's FTSE 100 improved 1.48%, and Germany's DAX 30 jumped 1.27%. While the eurozone has been showing signs of improvement, persistent unemployment has left it in much the same position as the United States. Asia isn't faring much better either after the World Bank cut its forecast for growth in the region to 7.1% this year and 7.2% next year. These rates are down from prior forecasts of 7.6% growth this year and 7.8% next year.
The SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY) ETF rose 0.52% this week, as of early trading on Friday morning. After moving past its R1 resistance at 172.88, the index reached its upper trend line at around 176.00, below its R2 resistance at 177.74. Traders should watch for a breakout from these levels to the R2 resistance or a move back down to the R1 resistance next week. Looking at technical indicators, the RSI appears overbought at 66.60, suggesting possible profit taking, but the MACD remains firmly in a bullish up-trend that just barely appears to be moderating.
The PowerShares QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) ETF rose 0.95% this week, as of early trading on Friday morning. After jumping past its upper trend line at around 81.50, the index passed through R2 resistance at 82.14 to reach new all-time highs. Traders should watch for an extended rally towards the 90.00 mark or a retracement back to the R2 resistance to consolidate. Looking at technical indicators, the RSI appears overbought at 70.59 and poised for some consolidation, although the MACD continues to show a bullish trend firmly in place.
The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (ARCA:DIA) ETF rose 0.83% this week, as of early trading on Friday morning. After extending its rally higher this week, the index lies just below R1 resistance at 155.89 and above its pivot point and 50-day moving average at around 151.25. Traders will be watching for a move past the R1 resistance to the upper trend line at around 158.00 on the upside or some consolidation above the support levels. Looking at technical indicators, the RSI appears only modestly overbought and the MCAD remains in an uptrend.
The iShares Russell 2000 Index (ARCA:IWM) ETF rose 0.28% this week, as of early trading on Friday morning. After moving past its R1 resistance at 109.44, the index is trading just below its upper trend line and R2 resistance at 112.27. Traders should watch for a breakout from these levels to set new highs or some consolidation within this channel. Looking at technical indicators, the RSI is modestly overbought with a reading of 66.04, while the MACD remains firmly in a bullish uptrend since the middle of this month.
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The major U.S. indices moved higher this week, but remain below key breakout levels with mixed technical indicators. Next week, traders will be looking towards a number of reports to guide future direction, including the FOMC Minutes on October 30th that are expected to be a non-event, Jobless Claims on October 31st detailing employment improvements, and the ISM Manufacturing Index on November 1st, providing insights into a key job creator.
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NEC Display Solutions Europe has launched the NC900C, a DCI-certified digital cinema projector, with dual-NSH lamp technology inside.
The NC900C was the first projector to incorporate the new S2K chipset from Texas Instruments and use NSH lamps.
It is suitable for use in small cinema screens, art houses and mobile and public cinemas.
The NC900C runs with a 350W NSH Dual-Lamp system, and the projector's power consumption is less than 1000W, which translates into savings up to approximately €700 per year (at typ. 3,000h usage/year and 0.25 EURO/kWh) to some competitors models.
The choice of an NSH dual-lamp ensures one lamp still operates in case of any lamp problem, and the defective can be swapped out while projector is working.
Furthermore, as the Lamp mirror is safely included within the lamp module, it will not cause mirror damage, and because NSH lamp heat dissipation is lower than its Xenon counterparts, no external projector exhaust is needed.

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REGION 1Southfield's Field Zone Youth Center won the Community Excellence Award for Region 1 during the meeting in Hamtramck on May 6. They brought an inspiring music video to Convention and delivered it with passion, showing how an entire community rallied and worked for more than six years to build a safe and nurturing environment for their young people.
REGION 2Paw Paw's "Uncork Paw Paw" campaign won the Community Excellence Award for Region 2 during the meeting in East Lansing, and Village Manager Larry Nielsen used humor and hard data to show how a community can develop a multi-level strategy to create a sense of place, market it to the public, and encourage local entrepreneurship.
REGION 3A wintertime event that has given an economic boost to the waterfront community of Ludington won the Community Excellence Award for Region 3 during the meeting in Ludington, and the New Year's Eve Ball Drop truly sparkled in their presentation which featured a wide array of community members describing what the event has meant to them and the community at large.
REGION 4The Cops & Doughnuts bakery, owned and operated by nine Clare police officers, won the Community Excellence Award for Region 4 during the meeting in Saginaw, and one of the retired officers used humor and good-natured wisecracking to show how one small idea can grow and blossom into something that can put small town America on the radar screen for millions around the nation and world.
REGION 5Vassar's "Chill on the Hill" won the Community Excellence Award for Region 5 during the meeting in Marine City, and the video was a great hands-on trip through the community's yearlong effort to build upon a local asset to create a unique celebration that is sure to become a treasured annual event for the entire region.
REGION 6West Branch's "Fabulous Fridays" program won the Community Excellence Award in Region 6 in Kalkaska, and their presentation showed how a unified vision can inspire and engage an entire community to embrace its downtown - one of the keys to building truly sustainable cities for the future.
REGION 7A comprehensive waterfront safety initiative from Marquette won the Michigan Municipal League's Region 7 Community Excellence Award during the meeting in Marquette, and their powerful presentation was able to convey the depth of commitment, research and application that went into tackling a community problem and turning it into a community asset.
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One year ago, Janine and the Mixtape dropped her Dark Mind EP after the New Zealand-native spent some time in Brooklyn really honing her craft. Today, she debuts her new video for "Little Bit," which is directed by Anthony Plant and Janine, herself.
Janine's been in the studio working on her debut album, but meanwhile, she's been steadily releasing music and videos for the fans. In the video for "Little Bit," Janine narrates the up-and-down emotions that come hand in hand with any relationship, with all of the attention focused on her and her vocals.
Additionally, Janine and the Mixtape's song, "Hold Me," will appear in VH1′s "Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta" tonight. You can pick up her Dark Mind EP on iTunes now or stream it below:
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Alum: State Rep. Brandon Dillon, 75th House District
Retired GRCC professor Roger Schlosser introduced State Representative Brandon Dillon to his life's love in a classroom at what was then GRJC and Dillon and political science have been together ever since.
"It's kind of ironic," says Dillon, as he rushes from the floor of the Michigan House where a vote has just concluded to his next meeting. "My first semester at GRCC, I had a class in Political Science and received a D-." He pauses. "The whole semester really wasn't a good one for me."
"I dropped out after that first semester and wanted to just work," he says. "But I found out the job prospects weren't too promising with just a high school degree." So he returned.
"My second try at Political Science class, I got Roger Schlosser. "He made the class so interesting, it just really grabbed me," he says. "I'd truly have to say that he is why I decided to go into politics."
Dillon says he originally picked Grand Rapids Junior College after he graduated from Grand Rapids Catholic Central because "I knew of lots of people who went there and thought it was good. Plus it was affordable and close to home," he says, "so I was able to get all my basic classes done – and cost-effectively."
Dillon transferred to Aquinas for his Bachelor's degree and to Northeastern University in Boston for his Master's degree. He now represents Michigan's 75th District and lives in Grand Rapids with his wife and children.
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A straggling half-tonne fighting bull skewered two Britons and an American on Monday as it turned its horns on panicked runners in Spain's Pamplona bull run.
The bull lagged behind in the pack of six huge bulls and six steers that tore through the northern city's slippery cobbled streets, surrounded by crowds of thrill-seekers dressed in white with red neck scarves.
As the beasts thundered from a holding pen to the Pamplona arena, the 550-kilogramme black bull, called Fugado (Escapee), hung back and confronted the crowd.
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RAW VISION: Two Britons and one American are gored in Monday's running of the bulls through the streets of Pamplona in northern Spain, the regional government says.
Some people tried to keep it at bay with long sticks, but the bull stopped and then charged into a crowd of runners cowering by wooden barriers on the side of the road, its horns lowered.
"My God," a man watching the scene could be heard crying out.
The bull repeatedly stopped and turned back to challenge people behind it, before finally being coaxed to finish the run, a centrepiece of the annual San Fermin festival.
Fugado skewered three runners with its horns, none seriously: a 20-year-old Briton in the right leg; a 29-year-old Briton in the left leg and a 39-year-old American in the right knee, regional health authorities said.
Another four people were injured: a 38-year-old American bruised his knee and ankle; a 30-year-old Spaniard dislocated his shoulder; and two 32-year-old Spaniards hurt their ankles.
The bulls took three minutes and 37 seconds to cover the 850-metre course.
"As I was running at one point I thought I would dive under the barriers because I thought this isn't looking so good," said Jeannie Mark, a 41-year-old Canadian and one of the few women taking part.
"There were a lot of people around me and pushing me and I thought I might get in a bad situation here. Then I decided to keep going," said Mark, who works as a teacher in China.
"You have to make quick decisions during the run."
Last year 20,500 people joined the festival's eight daily bull runs, with nearly half of them coming from abroad, mostly the United States, Australia and Britain.
Many people confess to being lured to the alochol-soaked festival by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel featuring the bull running, The Sun Also Rises.
Three years ago a bull gored a 27-year-old Spaniard to death, piercing his neck, heart and lungs with its horns in front of hordes of tourists.
Pamplona officials expect about half a million people will flock to the city of 200,000 during the July 6-14 festival, which dates back to medieval times.
But the Navarra Hospitality Association predicts that hotel occupancy in Pamplona during the fiesta, a mix of drinking, religious ceremonies and morning bull runs, will be down by around 10 per cent over last year.
With Spanish regions under pressure to rein in deficits, the budget for the San Fermin festival this year was slashed by eight per cent over 2011 to 2.4 million euros ($A2.9 million), its fourth straight annual decline.
Pamplona officials are banking on the festival bringing in more than 70 million euros in tourism earnings this year.
Bars are allowed to remain open until 6am during the fiesta, and the event accounts for up to a third of total annual sales at some establishments in the centre of the city.
The bull runs are thought to have started when butchers began running ahead of the beasts they were bringing from the countryside to the San Fermin festival.


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This will teach you how to grade your own Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, Wizard in Training, Neopets, Weird & Wild Creatures, Baseball, Football, Basketball, and many other cards. Graded cards are more valuable than non-graded cards.
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1Grade by condition.
- Gem Mint is a Grade 10. This has to be absolutely perfect. There cannot be any unevenness to the border, no damage, and no ink blobs or the like on the card.
- Mint is a Grade 9. This has to be perfect condition, but the cut doesn't have to be perfect, and there can be ink blobs (as long as they were there when you bought the card brand-new).
- Excellent is a Grade 8. This is a very good condition card. There can be very little damage.
- Very Good is a Grade 7. There can be moderate damage, but still very slight. There can be 1 or 2 minor creases, but nothing major.
- Good is a Grade 6. There can be more damage, but still bearable to where it looks pretty nice. Mainly, this area is for cards that have slight wearing and a few creases.
- Fair is a Grade 5. This is slightly lower than a Good. There can be more wearing, and more creases.
- Poor is a Grade 4. This is pretty bad. There are quite a few creases and frayed corners. The wear is generally bad, giving the card a faded look.
- Bad is a Grade 3. This is actually where the lowest cards graded generally fall, due to the fact that there is usually crusted food, stains, slight or moderate tears, many areas flapping, major fading, and possibly horrible cuts.
- It is not recommended to grade anything below a 5, but here's Grades 1 and 2. It is still bad. You are the judge when it comes to grading these, but the issue still stands that Grades 1-3 are named the same. You decide where it should fall.
2Make sure you put the following information on: Card Name, Expansion, Expansion Number, Date Made, Rarity, Edition, and any other information stating about misprints.
- Ungradable cards include: Taped cards, cards with layers missing, fake cards (of course), and any that are missing essential information, such as the name, rarity, or expansion number. Having the wrong one on it also makes it ungradable. Also, any cards that have been written or drawn on are ungradable.
- Any cards that are signed when printed, such as Pokemon cards from the World Championships 2004 or 2010, are ungradable.
3Do not rank misprints that are always that way. Here are a few: Dark Arbok (Team Rocket), Dark Rapidash (Team Rocket), Gyarados (Base Set), Team Magma's Claydol (Team Magma VS Team Aqua), Erika's Vileplume (Gym Challenge), Mewtwo (Promo Star Series 1 #14), Mewtwo (Legendary), and Team Aqua's Crawdaunt (Team Magma VS Team Aqua).
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Sgt. Blake A. Harris mounts a M240 machine gun on the turret of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle to provide security outside of Baghdad in 2005. Harris died while providing support as part of a security detail to VIPs, much like his dad before him did countless times with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam. (Courtesy Photo, 1st ACB Public Affairs, 1st Cav. Division)
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It was April 3, 1991. I woke up and found my world collapsing. Paranoid schizophrenia, had struck my then 18-year-old son. Just six short years later, tragedy struck again. Major depression claimed my youngest daughter, who at that time was only 16 years old. Our lives were shattered once more.
This illness devastated our lives psychologically, economically and spiritually. Our hopes and dreams for a better tomorrow vanished before our eyes. My children's educational goals, job readiness skills and job prospects appeared grim. Their self-esteem was shattered. It left us with heartbreaks and despair.
Despite such severe adversities, I refused to allow these incurable illnesses to defeat us. Even in times when there were no signs of hope, we found hope. We fell down many times along the way, but getting back up was our only option.
We fell down many times along the way, but getting back up was our only option.
For over two decades mental darkness loomed over us. My four children and I lived a life in fears of what could happen next. During those uncertain years, my family suffered greatly, and faced many difficult challenges and pain. It was one of wretchedness filled with stresses, depression, and anxieties. My son was persistently ill for over two decades. He spent many months in long-term psychiatrist hospitals in Southern California and North Carolina.
As the illness rocked our world, the driving storms of mental illness kept us exhausted, and everyone fell to pieces. The most agonizing reality of all was that it might never end. As the months turned into years, and as hard as I tried, our home was no longer a calm haven. Gone were the days of peace, happiness, laughter and enjoyment. It was a time of immense hardships, distress and deprivations; ones we had never experienced before. I struggled to find answers, and I struggled to get help. Yes, there were many times when I faced great periods of stress and depression, times when it felt like I could no longer carry this heavy load, when giving up seemed much easier. But there was no time for giving up or slowing down. I had to put aside my anxieties and fears, and face those hardships with courage and strength.
Through all of our struggles and hardships, we clung to hope of recovery, and never letting go. After two decades, our hope finally came true. Optimism, perseverance, courage, and never giving up hope, gave us the strength to win the fight against mental illness.
But there was no time for giving up or slowing down. I had to put aside my anxieties and fears, and face those hardships with courage and strength.
Because of the profound love for my children, I did not allow any personal pursuits to cloud my judgments pertaining to their health. I sacrificed all my personal goals, dreams and desires, and fully immersed myself in caring for them. For me, life is not about fame or prosperity it is about our self-esteem and sense of our pride.
My optimism and determination drove me to find solutions to their health crisis. I needed to help my children. I began working with them. First, I encouraged them to make positive changes in their lives, to accept what they cannot change. I then worked tirelessly with them to help them cope with their illnesses, and to keep their hope of recovery alive. I guided them through their healing and recovery process. I encouraged them not to give up. Finally, I helped them with the rebuilding work.
I encouraged them to read and study every day. I encouraged them to read books in the areas of life that interested them, they are to see themselves in the position they really want. This prepared them for a positive life and laying the foundation for their future. I assisted them with rebuilding their character traits and skills that will help them succeed in daily life, and for survival. I reminded them that the more qualified they are, the better their chances are of getting and keeping the job they really want. Most of all I reminded them how special they are, and how much I love them.
The ever-increasing barriers, the subtle discrimination, stigmas, the negative attitudes and the competitiveness in the job market also presented many challenges for my children. I prepared them with valuable everyday life skills for on the job that will make them successful. I reminded them that education and job training open many doors to the future and creates many opportunities for progress. Heart breaking is the fact that stigma and discrimination are still in the workplace. This has caused many barriers in job searching, getting, or keeping a job. Missing years in the workforce also presents barriers to begin a job search or in being hired. This can result in stresses, frustrations, fears and discouragement.
Further, the job market is extremely competitive. The unemployment rate is high. When faced with disabilities and social barriers, the job searching process at times can be discouraging. They needed every possibility and opportunity to help enrich their lives. When they lost decades of their lives they became isolated, fearful, and lost their abilities to make friends, attend schools and work. The thought of education and job training goals and of the job readiness and the job search process brought them tremendous stresses. I have prepared them to face those challenges.
My son and daughter have both proved that moving forward and creating a life beyond mental illness is possible.
Today, we have seen much progress. For my son, with effective medications coupled with family love and care, he is now enjoying an independent living, and hopes to progress towards the working world. My daughter had many uncertainties and fears of not knowing what direction her illness would take. Today, along with the right medications and family love and support, she too has made great progress. She is currently holding a full-time job. My son and daughter have both proved that moving forward and creating a life beyond mental illness is possible.
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I liked it.
There is a general need among RPG mappers (those who do this just for fun with no intention of ever producing the professional quality maps that we all love to see) for general advice about how to get started: 'Rivers join together to form larger rivers and almost never split into smaller rivers' type of stuff. Your blog seems like it could fill that need.
I really liked "Once you have the roads in place the city map is entirely functional. You can label that and be done. Everything beyond that is making it pretty". That is exactly the sort of information a new referee creating his first city map needs to be told (and some of us with OCD tendencies could stand to hear again).
I was particularly impressed with your map of 'The City of Redwall'.
The buildings are very sharp and easy to read, but what really made the map was the side view in the upper right corner and the clever labeling of the wards with the phantom circles.


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April 24, 2006
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Emergency Care jumped out to a 4-0 lead over Team BROOKS BRADLEY & KENNEY and then it was back and forth until the last inning. Leading Emergency Care was William Mangianello, who pitched excellent ball and crushed a homer and triple. Alex Kron and Chris Miller also had multiple hits.
BROOKS BRADLEY & KENNEY came into the last inning down 6, but put up a 7 run rally to win the game. Matt Divis continued his torrid early season start with 4 more hits, making him 7-7 in the first two games. Kevin Mohollen had a triple and home run, and Nick Pacitti had a clutch, game tying triple in the last and then stole home to seal the victory.


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County General Hospital
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County General Hospital is a hospital in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas located in Jefferson, Los Santos. It is one of two hospitals in the city, the other being All Saints General Hospital located further west in Market.
The hospital is located in a Ballas controlled area but is also used by the Grove Street Families, Los Santos Vagos and the Varrios Los Aztecas gangs. Players who die on the eastern half of Los Santos, or die the closest to the hospital are likely to respawn here. The hospital includes a parked Ambulance which can be used to complete Paramedic side missions, and a Gang Tag is located on a wall of the hospital. A sniper rifle can also be found on the hospital roof.
- Los Angeles, which Los Santos is based on, features a similarly named Los Angeles County General Hospital. While both hospitals are designed in an Art-Deco design, they share very little similarity in facade design or even color, although both hospitals do feature a crowning tower.


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I am definitely a sucker for internet hype, and have an urge to apply for AdSense as soon as we launch.
It's going to be a widget-selling site with widget content all over the place. We make a lot our own widgets, and we sell some through affiliation.
Is there any downside to 'getting mah AdSense on' right away after launch? Or any upside to waiting?
Or doing it at all? It seems like a no-lose situation to me from what Ive read on the board, but maybe someone can share some cons.
I wish there was a concrete way to make decisions like these.
arrgh! So many variables...ADD is kicking in...:P Just thinking out loud here guys, so these are the things I'll be thinking about now:
scenario one: No adsense
- avg conversion rate on my widgets
- avg margin on widgets
Scenario two: adsense
- avg conversion rate on my widgets (different b/c of adsense)
- avg margin on widgets
- avg CPC
- avg CTR
- %age of lost customers * avg value of lost customer
- frequency of potential repeat sales
- probability of losing a 'lifelong customer' to competition * average value of a 'lifelong customer'
- probability of losing referrals from the lost customer * average value of referrals
- plus all that fraudulent clicking stuff they're talking about on the other thread.
Of course, half the things I would never be able to put value on unless we've operated for at LEAST a year.
Hmmm... seems to be leading me to a wait-and-see conclusion.
The repeat sales/lifelong customer thing is bothering me even more. There was someone who said that the AdSense revenue on average would more than make up for lost sales/conversions/ctr's, but wondering if they have thought about the repeat sales thing...
Anyway, like I said, thinking out loud. Thanks for all the help so far.
Aside from the fact your competitors may be advertising on your site, it would give the impression to me (as a consumer) that you sell so few widgets you need to supplement the income somehow by selling ads. Makes the site look amateur (or at least low-budget).
Pick a widget market at random and look at the top few retail sites in the sector - I don't see many of them cluttering up their pages with external advertising for other retailers in the same sector.
Any extra selling space on the pages should really be to promote more of your products - or at least something complementary to the business rather than directly competitive.
Adsense works best on, and is intended for, content sites that (generally) don't sell their own products.


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Zhuzhou Travel Guide
Last updated by fabiowzgogo at 2015/11/9
Zhuzhou Overview
Zhuzhou was called Jianning in ancient times. In 214 A.D., Wu (a country in Three-kingdom Period) set up Jianning County here. In the first year of the rule by Emperor Taizong in Tang Dynasty, Jianning County was merged into Xiangtan. At that time, there were many Chu trees here, so it was also called Chuzhou. In 1190 A.D., the first year of Emperor Shaoxi in South Song Dynasty, it was renamed as Zhuzhou.
Where Is Zhuzhou
Zhuzhou is located by Xiang River in the east part of Hunan province. Because of abundant rainfalls, enough sunlight, short cold winter, a non-frost period as long as 286 days and an average temperature about 16°C to 18°C, it is very suitable place to plant various kinds of crops. And it is a fertile place in accordance with its name.
Zhuzhou City
Zhuzhou is located by Xiang River and connects the north and the south, so it is a very important site which was ravished fiercely in wars in different dynasties, and it is also a place that every tourist has to pass. Zhuzhou has a total area of 11,420 km2 , of which city area covers 542 km2 . At the end of 1998, its total population reached to 3.6788 million. After the set-up of the People's Republic of China, Zhuzhou became a key industrial city: the first aeroengine, the first electric power engine and the first hard alloy top harmer were all manufactured in Zhuzhou. And now, the four supporting industries here are machine-making, metallurgy, chemical industry and building materials.
How to Go to Zhuzhou
There are four key points of interest in Zhuzhou City, of which Emperor Yan's Tomb in Yanling County is a national one, and Taoyuan Cave National Forest Park, Dajing Scenic Zone in Zhuzhou County and Yunyang Mountain Forest Park are province ones. The Emperor Yan's Tomb is magnificent and the scenery in Taoyuan Cave is very gorgeous and attractive.
What to See in Zhuzhou
Zhuzhou is the biggest transportation hinge in the south of Yangtze River. Three railway lines, Jingguang (from Beijing to Guangzhou), Zhegan (from Zhejiang province to Jiangxi province) and Xiangqian (from Hunan province to Guizhou province) and national roads 106 line and 320 line all intersect in Zhuzhou City. And Sanna Road and Jingzhu high way go through the city. So from Zhuzhou, you can get to the east as far as to Zhejiang province, Jiangxi province and Shanghai City, to the west as far as to Yunnan province, Guizhou province and Sizhuan province, to the north as far as to Zhongyuan, and to the south as far as to Guangdong province and Guangxi province and Hongkong and Macau. Zhuzhu Railway Station is one of the national five top grade freight stations, with a frequency of meeting or sending out a train per 6.5 minutes. Zhuzhu North Railway Station is the biggest train organizing station in south China, every day, it handles 17000 trains and unmarshals 12000 trains. Xiang River which run by the city is open to navigation whole year, down the river you can get to Hengyang City, Guangxi province, up to Yangtze River and Dongting Lake. Zhuzhou port is one of the eight biggest ports in Hunan province, the containers can be shipped into Dongting Lake, Yangtze River. If you want to air-express goods, the Datuo airport is available, which is 30 km from Changsha City and 65 km from Huanghua International Airport, you can get to the capital of Hunan province—Changsha in less than an hour via high way.
City number: 0733
Post code: 412000
Population: 3.709 million
Districts: By the end of 1998, Zhuzhou had included Zhuzhou County, You County, Chaling County, Yanling County, Liling City, Hetang District, Lusong District, Tianyuan District, Shifeng District. And it had also governed 59 towns, 81 native places, 2480 villages and 17 street offices.


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Art Pulliam of the Sargent area in Custer County not only had a newer rifle than his neighbors, he was a better shot. Coyotes are among the most difficult animals to hit, and although the predators were plentiful at the turn of the century, bagging two in a day was especially noteworthy and would no doubt be the topic of conversation around pot bellied stoves for several weeks.
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The Week We Searched For- August 26, 2011
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Google introduces Multi-Channel Funnels- Google introduced five new reports to its Google Analytics platform, called Multi-Channel Funnels. The reports provide new insight into conversion attribution. As Google Analytics Product Manager Bill Kee explains, "When a customer buys or converts on your site, most conversion tracking tools credit the most recent link or ad clicked. In reality though, customers research, compare, and make purchase decisions via multiple touch points across multiple channels." The new set of reports will enable marketers to examine consumer interactions across a range of media channels, e.g., organic search, display ads, paid, social networks and affiliates.
Yahoo!, Google, Amazon and others bid on Hulu- Reuters reported today that Yahoo!, Google, Amazon and Dish have all put their bids in on the video streaming site Hulu, which is currently up for sale by Comcast, News Corp., Walt Disney Co. and Providence Equity.
Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO- On Wednesday, Apple announced that its co-founder and leading product visionary Steve Jobs would resign from his role as Apple's CEO. In a letter sent to the Apple community, Jobs wrote, "I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's C.E.O., I would be the first to let you know," Mr. Jobs wrote. "Unfortunately, that day has come." Jobs has battled pancreatic cancer for years and underwent a liver transplant in 2004. Apple's COO Tim Cook is set to succeed Jobs. Jobs will remain chairman of the board.
Google hacking exposes caches of Yale SSN- Cybercriminals, leveraging Google's advanced search function Google FTP search this week, stumbled upon the names and Social Security number of 43,000 faculty, staff, students and alumni of Yale University. Google FTP function, which launched last September, has given hackers further access to personal information. "With the addition of indexing data that is accessible via FTP, hackers can now identify wide-open FTP sites that may contain sensitive data or can be used to leapfrog to other machines on the company's internal network," explains Tom Rabaut, an analyst at Red Seal (security firm) . Also, Google offers the ability to restrict searches to a single domain which will make it easier for hackers to limit their data mining to only target companies.
Google shuts down Slide, Max Levchin departs- Google is set to shut down Slide, the social media app and game maker it purchased last year for $182 million. Slide's 125 employee will remain at Google, but Slide's founder and and Chief Executive Max Levchin will leave the company. According to a statement issued by Google, "Max has decided to leave Slide and Google to pursue other opportunities, and we wish him the best. Most of the team from Slide will remain at Google to work on other opportunities.
Facebook "Like" banned in German state- The German state of Schleswig-Holstein has deemed Facebook's "Like" button a violation of German and European data privacy laws. The state has ordered all government offices to remove the button and Facebook "fan" pages from their Web presence. Those who do not comply will face a €50,000 fine.
Google +1 button upgrade- It was an exciting week for Google+ with several new updates, but the most exciting is definitely the latest update to the Google +1 button, which integrates +1 activities from across the internet into Google's social network, making content sharing more unique. "Clicking the +1 button is a great way to highlight content for others when they search on Google," explains Vic Fundotra, a senior vice president of engineering for Google. "But sometimes you want to start a conversation right away – at least with certain groups of friends. So beginning today, we're making it easy for Google+ users to share webpages with their circles, directly from the +1 button. Just +1 a page as usual and look for the new "Share on Google+" option. From there you can comment, choose a circle and share."
- For more on Google +1 sharing, check out Ryan Singel's article "Google +1 Button Lets You Share, Finally" on Wired.com.
Must Reads:
- "What Google Knows about Your Eating Habits" takes a look into how Google is using local search information to improve search marketing. It also provides truly invaluable insight into the country's regional food preferences.
- "Google Feels the Pain of Users Who Can't Get on Google+" Juan Carlos Perez from PCWorld discusses why Google is pacing the roll out of its social networking network.
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March 22, 2014
Oldest Porsche In Existence
Every car enthusiast has a passion for classic, antique, one of a kind and rare vehicles. Each of us has their own favorites, but every one of us respect all makes and models of these rare beauties. I myself am partial to the muscle cars of the 1960s and 70s, but I take nothing away from the earlier automobiles. They all have a heritage that is etched in the industry as a big part of automotive history.
One brand that I have written several posts on is Porsche. Last December I covered the 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder with its futuristic design and improved performance. Porsche has definitely advanced a long way since its first production vehicle in 1948.
This vehicle was the Porsche 356. A prototype was produced named the Porsche No. 1 Type 356. It was a mid engine roadster that went on to become Porsche's first production car. The production model had a four-cylinder, air-cooled engine mounted above the rear wheels.
The design was completely developed by Porsche, but some of the mechanical components were based on and came from Volkswagen.
In a September 1972 interview, Ferry Porsche explained the development of the 356. "I had always driven very speedy cars. I had an Alfa Romeo, also a BMW and others. ….By the end of the war I had a Volkswagen Cabriolet with a supercharged engine and that was the basic idea. I saw that if you had enough power in a small car it is nicer to drive than if you have a big car which is also overpowered. And it is more fun. On this basic idea we started the first Porsche prototype. To make the car lighter, to have an engine with more horsepower…that was the first two seater that we built in Carinthia," he stated.
The first road certified 356 was on June 8, 1948. It was entered into a local race where it won in its class.
This brings me to the oldest existing Porsche. Top Speed has a documentary video of the owner of this rare vehicle.
The man is Luciano Rupolo who found the car in a repair shop rusting away. He dickered for years trying to acquire ownership. Finally, he was able to purchase it for 250,000 Liras, approximately $180.00. Years after he purchased the car, he visited a Porsche museum and discovered his car was out of the ordinary.
The chassis number of his Porsche was 004. Upon researching, a more extraordinary discovery was found. Car numbers 001 and 002 no longer existed and car 003 was registered in 1949. His Porsche 356 number 004 had been registered in 1948, making it the oldest recorded production Porsche in existence.
I'm thinking this was quite a find.
Luciano spent the next several years trying to restore the car to its original condition. Wolfgang Porsche offered to buy the car, but Luciano rejected the offer stating, "You keep your money, I keep your car."
Sadly in 2012, Luciano came into financial difficulties and was forced to sell his precious automobile. The buyer is rumored to be the same Swiss collector who owns the Porsche 356 car number 003.
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Women's Tennis Hosts No. 6 Texas Friday
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BEARS MEET FIRST BIG CHALLENGE: The California women's tennis team (5-0, 3-0 Pac-10) faces No. 6 Texas at home this Friday in the Bears most formidable matchup yet of the dual season. The team then travels to Stanford to compete with the fifth-ranked Cardinal. Stanford's Marissa Irvin is ranked No. 2 in the nation. Cal's third-ranked doubles team, Amanda Augustus and Amy Jensen, meets the No. 2 Stanford doubles duo of Teryn Ashley and Irvin in one of the most anticipated contests of the young season.
HEALTH PROBLEMS FORCE WITHDRAWAL FROM TEAM INDOORS: Plagued by illness and injuries, Cal was unable to compete in the ITA Team Indoors last week. Top doubles tandem Augustus and Jensen both fell ill, and key singles player Anita Kurimay was weakened by a leg injury. Karoline Borgersen was also recovering from an injury. The Bears are recovering this week and are ready for their upcoming dual matches.
NEW RANKINGS SHIFT BEARS STANDINGS: As of Feb. 6, the number of Cal players ranked in the ITA's Top 100 have dropped from eight to five. However, three of the five are in the Top 50. The Bears highest ranked player is Anita Kurimay, who advanced from No. 31 to No. 25 after reaching the quarterfinals of the individual ITA Indoors Championships. Amanda Augustus holds her position at No. 32, while Francesca La'O has fallen to No. 36. Cal also has three doubles tandems currently ranked on the ITA charts: No. 3 Augustus/Jensen, up from No. 6; No. 14 Curran/Kurimay and No. 49 Borgersen/Lee.
CAL OFF TO DOMINATING START: Despite recent injuries, Cal women's tennis is off to a 5-0 start for the current dual match season. After posting one-sided victories over Fresno State, Washington, and Washington State, the Bears executed twin sweeps over Oregon and Santa Clara. Cal has won consistently in the No. 3 through No. 6 spots as well as in all doubles since the start of the season. Overall, the Bears have outscored opponents 41-4 .
HONOR ROLL: Among Cal's 10-player roster, the Bears boast three singles All-Americans and four doubles All-Americans. Amanda Augustus earned her first singles All-America honor last season and is a three-time doubles All-American. A 1997 singles All-American, Amy Jensen turned the trick on the doubles side last season when she teamed with Augustus to win the 1998 NCAA doubles crown. Francesca La'O earned singles All-America accolades in 1997 and doubles honors with Augustus in '96. Claire Curran was a doubles All-American as a freshman in 1997, also with Augustus.
AUGUSTUS/JENSEN CAPTURE TWO TITLES: Cal boasts one of the nation's best collegiate doubles tandems in defending NCAA champions Amanda Augustus and Amy Jensen. The duo won their second tournament title of the season Jan. 17 with a victory in the doubles final of the National Collegiate Tennis Classic. During the fall, they also won four straight matches to capture the 1998 ITA Northwest Regional title at Stanford. Although the twosome's preseason No. 2 national ranking has slipped one notch, their record remains impressive at 11-1.
THE COACHES: In her 21st season as the Bears head coach, Jan Brogan's dual match record of 381-153 (.713) makes her the most successful coach in Cal history. Assistant coach Kathy Toon enters her 9th season with the Bears, and Melissa Gurney starts her Cal coaching career as a volunteer assistant.


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After a few dances, the cruisers were invited to join in. Mary Margaret could not resist the fun. I hid behind my camera, taking lots of pictures.
The village chief was present as was his "general".
When we went to shore, we were greeted by this ladies, dressed to the hilt!
08/07/2012, Kalabahi, Alor Island, Indonesia
Early this morning we were greeted on our boat by a ponga filled with fierce looking warriors beating gongs and waving swords at us. They were actually welcoming us to Alor and calling us in to shore for the welcome ceremony that the island was putting on for our benefit.
When we reached shore, a large group of ladies in native finery greeted us with songs and dances. For the last dance, they invited us to join them. While I manned the camera, Mary Margaret joined in the procession and danced like a native. What fun and everyone had big smiles on their faces
We were next guided into a large meeting hall which was filled with chairs. Initially, we were in the back but for reasons that escaped me, an official moved us up to the second row and then, inexplicably, moved me again up to the first row. I ended up sitting between two military people so I can guess that they wanted to keep a keen eye on this shifty looking character. Actually, they were very friendly and polite and greeted me with a warm handshake.
We were welcomed by a number of speeches that were presented first in their native tongue and then translated into English. The speakers included the island's governor and the city's mayor. The theme of the speeches was that they were so happy to have us visit their island and that their island presents remarkable beauty and is filled with nature's wonders. They hope that we will spread the word about their island to others who will then come and visit. The island is bit off of the tourist's beaten path but if the warmth and gratitude shown to us is typical, then it would be well worth the visit. After the speeches we were presented with a number of dances which I captured on video and will try to download to the blog.
We were also invited to the Governor's house for dinner this evening. A gala dinner and more entertainment were to be offered. Unfortunately, after we returned to Leu Cat, I came down with a nasty bout of passing a uric acid crystal through my kidney that left me incapacitated through the evening, when it finally passed. It was the worst bout of this issue I have had and I believe it was because I did not drink enough fluids this morning and then stressed my system by making a long, fast walk through town in search of a TelKom store. I am still adjusting to the humidity and I walked in the hot sun. I was soaked with perspiration when I returned to the dinghy. How stupid is that?
I am feeling 100% now and tomorrow we will be going on an adventure to a rural village where we will see the more traditional way of life on this island and also be entertained with songs and dances. We can hardly wait!
The anchorage is many times filled with smoke since most houses and huts use firewood to cook by.
As we made our way up the fiord, we came across a number of these floating frames. John, of S/V Sea Mist, believes that they are used to grow oysters. We had to dodge around a number of them making our way to the anchorage.
You can see the land quickly rising out of the fiord from this view.


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It is 3:00 in the afternoon and the uneaten pizza and undrunk Pepsi are nearing the same temperature. And, still, the team doesn't stop. Shocks. Springs. Sway bars. A nip here and a tuck there to achieve clearance on the bodywork.
Testing is where the real work of racing gets done, where a crewchief's notebook is filled with the minutia that makes winners.
Jeff Jefferson won the 2003 NASCAR Elite Division Northwest Series championship because his crew unloaded at every racetrack ready to do business.
So they were in West Richland, Washington, last April at this dust-covered, high-banked oval in the high desert of eastern Washington to get a jump-start on the season. This day the test is something special. It is the first time Jefferson will turn laps in the first new car he's ever raced.
"All last year, all we had was one car and one engine," he says. It is the type of situation that makes a driver think twice about where to stick his nose and when to press the issue of who can successfully lay claim to a piece of track. This year he has a second round chambered, sitting in the attic of the transporter.
Work on the new Monte Carlo began two months earlier when the Port City chassis arrived at the shop. Since that time, there have been two men working on it every day, often seven days a week.
"It's been more work than I imagined," says Jefferson, looking as much like a proud parent as a race car driver as the ebony Chevrolet slowly rode the tractor trailer's lift gate to track level two hours earlier. "You basically begin with this 350-pound steel cage and build everything else that goes on it. And once you get it all together, it all comes apart for powdercoating and final finishing."
Newness filled the air with the scent of fresh paint curing in the sun. This was a race car in its rawest form. No numbers. No decals. No stickers. Just unmarked body panels fresh from being hung only two days earlier.
In the level of car preparation, the Northwest Series lies about midway between a Late Model and a Busch car. Front-running cars cost about $75,000. They are built on a tube chassis and clip, but the bodies are mostly easily-repaired fiberglass. Good thing. Full fields mean lots of competition with the inevitable beating and banging as the laps wind down.
"It should be a twin to the one we ran last year," says Chuck Carruthers, Jefferson's crewchief. But every driver will tell you that even "identical" cars that come out of highly-controlled fabrication shops such as Roush, Evernham, or Penske are all different.
"It's like dating twins," explains Randy Goss, former crewchief for Greg Biffle. "The better you get to know them, the more you realize they are different."
But the question is, how different?
The four-hour session was to begin at noon, and the clock was already ticking when the team opened the trailer.
Jefferson climbs into the car and settles into the driver seat as Carruthers continues fussing. Satisfied, the crewchief twirls his finger, Jefferson fingers the start button, and the engine bursts to life in a mechanical din. One crewmember crosses his fingers as the car rolls onto the track.
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Last June, Dorian Brooks showed up to work at the THC Downtown Collective in Long Beach, California thinking he would have normal day helping patients out. That changed instantly when Long Beach police raided the dispensary. Brooks hit the ground to surrendering (though he had done nothing wrong) when some cop comes over and stepped on the back of his neck while muttering racist remarks at Brooks. It was all caught on camera, despite the cop trying to destroy the evidence at the scene.
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Some people have asked me now how to build these, and I thought I would comply. Please note, this tutorial is for GIMP primarily, though I have such a basic knowledge of the system I imagine it would work with any rastor editor.
I build my ships in layers; first the outer skin, then the interior partitions, followed by built-in features such as computer consoles, bars, and plumbing. Finally, I do interior design and add the exterior information.
First thing's first, you need to build the outer 'walls' of your ship; its skin. Firstly, you want to make a transparent layer for these walls to sit on. Name it something simple, like 'exterior bulkheads.' There are two ways to draw the actual lines. You can use paths to build the lines of the ship, then give it a 25px stroke, or you can use the selection tool to build shapes by selecting an area you want, filling the selection, shrinking the selection by 25px, and then deleting the interior. Both methods work, but they each have their advantages and disadvantages.
Stroking tends to produce very flowing, very pretty ships. This is useful if you want to build, say, a Mon Calamari battlecruiser or a more aesthetic vessel, like later star trek ships. The select and cut method is more precise, takes longer, but has the advantage of being able to look far more regular and straight. I tend to prefer the latter method, but like I said either one works.
Some considerations for this step:
-I use a 25px width for the walls, at a scale of 1px=1in. . You might want to toy with that, but I usually find that makes it look plenty thick.
-If you want a symmetrical ship, build half the ship, select the entire thing, copy, paste, and then flip the selection vertically. This is especially useful when building via the path stroke method.
-It is important to think during this step where the stuff you're going to need to put in the ship goes, and how big that stuff is. Engines are usually big and are often in the back, the bridge will be somewhere up in the front, you don't want an extruding bulkhead to block your weapons, etcetera.
-If you've got curves, give some thought to the vertical curve of the ship as well. You my need to draw in where the roof starts sloping down, or the floor starts sloping up.
-No matter what type of ship you have, you need to figure out the number of decks she has at this point. If it's more than two or three, or will need to move lots of stuff from deck to deck, consider putting in elevators. Either way, you will need stairs. Both of these go on this layer.
I'm going to be building a ship along with this tutorial, and here is what her main deck is going to look like:
Each color represents a different shape that I used to build her (I used the select and cut method, because I wanted her to look a little blocky). You may need to make several layers with this method to erase certain parts. For example, the front of the ship where the curved bow slims down was made in two layers, which allowed me to precisely erase the portion of the oval I didn't want, while still being able to keep the angled straight section. Either way, the layers used should be merged into one when this is finished.
Next, you'll want to make your guides; useful marks for keeping things straight and in order, especially between decks. For now, you'll want to make a horizontal line marking the ship's centerline, as well as horizontal and vertical lines which center on the center of your elevators and stairs, useful for making sure they maintain their relative positions when going from deck to deck.
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Nearly 9,000 adoptees have claimed their birth certificates since Illinois fully re-opened birth records for adopted residents less than two years ago.
And thousands more nationwide have come forward to claim their papers, prompting reunions between mothers and children.
Illinois is now one of nine states since 1999 to re-open original birth certificates to adults adopted as children. The law's sponsor, Chicago Democratic Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, says it allows everyone to have access to the truth about their birth.
Adoptees also can glean crucial medical history even if they don't meet their birth mothers.
Thirty-five-year-old Maura Duffy of Chicago met her birth mother for the first time last September. She says she is thankful to her birth mother and adoptive family for all they did for her.


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Ms. Hamilton has more than 30 years of experience working with the corporate and faith-based communities within Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Polk Counties. Her specialties are business development, program planning, intellectual property, grant proposals and management, teaching, and youth discipleship. Ms. Hamilton collaborates with the law enforcement members of the Clearwater/Tampa Bay Area Task Force on Human Trafficking, which includes local police, sheriffs' departments, federal law enforcement partners, and many professionals from communities and universities statewide.


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On 5/9 PS Mom Reviews wrote: The product: The Voice New Testament is a new way to read the Bible. This new, innovative New Testament puts the scripture into a story. It reads more like a novel than collections of verses and books. If you or a friend have had a hard time "getting into" reading the Bible, you will ... The Voice New Testament: Revised & Updated
On 5/1 Michael Raburn wrote: The Voice Bible is a new translation that seeks to be very readable - as in reading it out loud - to the point of being formatted as though it were a script. This is an interesting idea, but as much of the Bible was not written as dialogue, the translators had to decide how much to 'massage' their translation ... Interesting adaptation, limited usefulness
On 4/29 Scott Volltrauer wrote: Different translations use different styles of translating the original languages into English. The NASB, ESV and others use a more literal word for word translation. The NRSV, NIV, and others have a more phrase for phrase translation. The NCV, NLT and others are increasingly thought for thought translations. The ... Enjoyable...
On 4/23 mecrooks wrote: The Voice Bible translation is a fresh, so-called dynamic translation of the Scriptures. Ecclesia Bible Society and Thomas Nelson Publishers brought together a team of scholars, pastors, writers, musicians, poets and other artists to revive the language of the Bible to modern day standards. Second important ... Book Review: The Voice: New Testament
On 4/23 Amanda wrote: A little while ago, I received The Voice New Testament Bible from Thomas Nelson Publishers to review. This Bible is a whole new translation not based on any other previous translation. It was translated by Ecclesia Bible Society and included 27 Bible scholars, 51 writers, and 36 others ... The New Voice Bible by Thomas Nelson Publishers
On 4/14 David Kerr wrote: I received "The Voice New Testament: Revised & Updated" from Thomas Nelson publishers awhile back, but didn't get a chance to dig into it and see what was going on or what the deal with it was. Recently, I dug into it and saw that it was a pretty straightforward "translation," although calling ... The Voice New Testament: Revised & Updated
On 4/13 Bjr4christ wrote: The Voice is a fantastic Bible for public reading and dramatic teaching. Chris Seay and the Ecclesia team have done a fantastic job translating the NT into a readable, and user friendly translation of the Bible that can be understood by people in all generations. The Voice is also incredible for private ... Great Book
On 4/10 Adam Smith wrote: Before I begin my review, allow me to explain some terminology relevant to Bible translation. The Voice New Testament is written as a "Dynamic Equivalence" translation. "Dynamic equivalence (also known as functional equivalence) attempts to convey the thought expressed in a source text (if necessary, ... Book Review of Ecclesia Bible Society's "The Voice" Translation of the New Testament (Dynamic Equivalent Translation)
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