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Thu Dec 15, 2011, 03:44 PM
Poll_Blind (23,864 posts)
An unsettling realization about Ron Paul:
It seems to me, the reason why Ron Paul gets play in both conservative and liberal circles is because he is one of the few politicians who will absolutely tell the unadulterated, unvarnished truth about such issues as the failure of the Iraq War, our military adventurism in general and the real reason why Al Qaeda attacked us on 9/11- which, by the way, is the reason bin Laden/Al Quaeda said they attacked us. Not the "We must destroy them because of their bluejeans and freedom!" bullshit.
The majority of his ideas are odious to say the least but the fact that he will plainly speak about some matters which few politicians in Washington have the political guts to causes him to receive otherwise undue interest from voters.
Here's the kicker: In a politically healthy America, an asshole like Ron Paul would be lucky to get his ass voted into a position as a state senator but because there is so much wool-pulling going on in Washington, anyone who is actually calling a spade a spade about such major issues as I stated in the first paragraph gets the attention of voters as someone who allegedly "has a clue" and has the strength to be bold.
What they mostly don't get is he has some absolutely uncontroversially correct ideas and a whole boatload of less-explored, extremely sickening ones.
Ron Paul only floats to the top like this because the people who should be making the same bold statements about the state of things are too fucking afraid to. Voters know they're being lied to on a wide range of issues and they naturally turn to voices they think are telling the truth.
Ron Paul is a cancer which grows in political environments like ours. If we had a politically healthier country, his kind (I guarantee you) would never get the kind of attention he has. Ever. Popularity of him or his ideas is a symptom of an overwhelming dysfunctional political system in America and an America desperate for someone they view as a truth-teller, proponent.
And more like him are enthusiastically marching from Mordor every day.
I'm not so worried about him and his kind this year or next year. I'm worried about how many desperate American eyes and hungry American bellies will start to see such ideas and philosophies as "reasonable" in the next decade as this country continues to tumble down the mountain.
The way to stop that fungus from growing is to hold our politicians, our government, accountable now, today.
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Response to Poll_Blind (Original post)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 03:49 PM
rurallib (44,869 posts)
1. McCain was given the apellation "straight-shooter"
and he was one of the biggest lyingest mother-fuckers around.
I look at Paul the same way.
Response to rurallib (Reply #1)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 03:58 PM
Poll_Blind (23,864 posts)
3. Oh yeah- and that's what's so insidious. You've got this kind of "truth vacuum" in Washington...
...and (IMO) most Americans are not oblivious to it and you have people like Paul throwing out tidbits of the Truth like baited hooks as a lure to snag people who are hungry for it. I was reading about Pauls' popularity on college campuses and kind of kicking around how that dynamic worked.
And then I realized Paul has such popularity among, say, college students because people who don't know better really think he's offering a healthy, "truthful", alternative to the mire everyone's aware of in DC.
It's so fucked up if you think about it, but in a lot of way I think this is arguably the "normal" way a person like him, or his ideas, gain a hoof-hold in a society.
I guess the analogy I'm thinking of is one where a person is so physically ill that they start turning to quacks and witch doctors for treatment, and that's obviously a situation which quickly goes from bad to worse.
Response to Poll_Blind (Original post)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 03:58 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
2. MIC CHECK! What is Ron Paul's support of the Keystone Climate Killer?
. . . or for that matter, TAX CUTS FOR THE MIDDLE-CLASS?
Response to patrice (Reply #2)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 04:18 PM
Fumesucker (45,851 posts)
6. What is Ron Paul's support of the drug war?
Response to Poll_Blind (Original post)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 04:09 PM
opihimoimoi (52,426 posts)
4. Stop the Fungus Among Us.....get out the Pauls before brain rot seeps in.... 86 the dudes
Response to opihimoimoi (Reply #4)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 04:36 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
8. 86 the ones who work against your own motivators and let them know why, . . .
so they can make a choice and so that you can make a choice (with accountability) as to whether to trust them or not.
Response to patrice (Reply #8)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 04:51 PM
opihimoimoi (52,426 posts)
9. When in doubt...use the Reason and Sanity Filters....them 2 snags a lot....like Ryans plan
Response to opihimoimoi (Reply #9)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 05:05 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
10. Abso- frakking -lutely !! The fundamental functionality test.
A good one!
Response to patrice (Reply #10)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 05:38 PM
opihimoimoi (52,426 posts)
11. They help prevent Disordered Pathenogenicical GOPers from entering public office and do us harm
with counterproductive programs and policies....
Public Servants serve the Community / Nation so as to be Healthy Wealthy and Wise....thats the real "Leaders" ...
The Psuedo Leaders are the ones who come to serve themselves as Peters....the climbers to
levels of ineptness/ incompetence.
Help...vote Blue
Response to opihimoimoi (Reply #11)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 06:26 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
14. These descriptions pass all of my (very dearly held) Reason & Sanity filters, ergo . . .
Response to patrice (Reply #14)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 06:46 PM
opihimoimoi (52,426 posts)
15. GOPers are Pathogens...germs.....diseases...lol
Response to Poll_Blind (Original post)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 04:16 PM
MedleyMisty (3,028 posts)
5. I think a lot of the people who like him
only know about the positions that they agree with him on. For instance - they don't know about how he's anti-reproductive choice.
Some of them might know about his plans to end several departments of government, but I think they still like that because to them - the entire government is dysfunctional so hey, why not throw it all away? And like you say - it's young people. I've also noticed with NDAA that a lot of young people don't remember Bush and the Patriot Act, and they act like this is some new thing and that it's all down to Obama.
I'm 30 (will be 31 Saturday) and older people say all this crap started the year I was born. People who are a decade or so younger than me - the post-9/11 era is all they know. To them, the whole system is rotten because it has never worked in their lifetime. So they might not see the greater ramifications of gutting the things that Paul wants to get rid of.
Response to MedleyMisty (Reply #5)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 04:33 PM
patrice (47,992 posts)
7. The system is rotten, at least in part, because our culture is IR-RESPONSIBLE.
I'm for doing what I have the highest chance of success in accomplishing, beginning with ourselves, in what Muslims refer to as personal jihad.
Externalization without internal ground will only repeat the cycles of oppression.
Response to Poll_Blind (Original post)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 05:41 PM
thescreaminghead (37 posts)
12. What are the sickening ideas?
I've heard some stuff I don't agree with about Paul, but hardly anything sickening. To the OP, what u talkinbout Willis?
Response to thescreaminghead (Reply #12)
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 05:46 PM
Bucky (46,804 posts)
13. Besides "let 'em die" economic philosophy, he's said a lot of racist or dog-whistle racist things
If you google "Ron Paul +racist" you'll get a few hits from a few years back. He's done better at controlling his tongue in the past decade, but he's not an advocate of social equality.


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Favourite to be Spanish PM asks markets for breathing space
The favourite to be Spain's new prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, pleaded Friday for markets to give this weekend's election winner "more than half an hour" to confront an economic crisis.
As he spoke, Spain's borrowing costs and its risk premium -- the extra return investors demand over safe-haven German debt -- soared to euro era records.
"This is extremely bad for Spain's interests," the 56-year-old Rajoy said in an interview with radio Onda Cero.
"We hope that this will stop and that they realise that there are elections here and that those who win these elections have the right to a minimum margin, which should be of more than a half hour," he added.
Rajoy's conservative Popular Party is tipped for a landslide win in Sunday's elections as voters turn against a Socialist government that presided over the crisis and a jobless rate of 21.5 percent.
Markets seemed to take little comfort from the expected change in government.
The yield on Spanish government 10-year bonds surged to a high of 6.90 percent -- the highest since the single currency was created -- from 6.487 percent at the close on Thursday.
The debt risk premium shot to a euro-era high of 503.4 points, after closing Thursday at 459.5.
Spain's borrowing rates are now levels widely considered to be at the limit of what the country can afford over the longer term to finance its public sector debt.
Rajoy has vowed to make cuts "everywhere", except for pensions, so as to meet a target of cutting the public deficit to 4.4 percent of gross domestic product in 2012 from 9.3 percent last year.
"We are a serious and reliable country and we will pay our debt," the opposition leader told Onda Cero.
"This is a great nation, with big companies that invest abroad, a country which exports, which until recently was the eighth largest economic power in the world. This is a serious country and this is the message we want to give."

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Baseball's San Francisco Giants look for iBeacon to knock one out of the park
Probably because of its location, San Francisco's AT&T Park has always been a step ahead of other stadiums. It was among the first to bring Wi-Fi connectivity to fans, and there are 1289 Wi-Fi antennas throughout the venue. In addition, during the off-season, new LTE backhaul was added so that more fans could enjoy a 4G connection during a game. As per MLB instructions, all entry and exit points of AT&T Park have an iBeacon installed. This way, fans with an iOS device running the MLB At the Ballpark app and with Bluetooth powered on, will get "checked in" when they go through the turnstile at the stadium.
MLB is controlling the whole experience for now, and has decided to hold off on the hard sell. Fans will receive a welcome message when they enter the stadium, an offer to upgrade their seats, and perhaps a coupon saving them some money on a hot dog and a Coke. Once the technology is proven, each team will be able to add their own content.
Of all the major sports leagues in the U.S., Major League Baseball has embraced mobile technology the most, with the NFL running a close second. With the season starting in earnest this weekend, we should soon have some feedback from baseball fans on whether the iBeacon experience enhances a trip to the ballpark and adds to the fun, or if it is a distraction.
source: Engadget, BizTech
11 Comments
1. LordCaedus (Posts: 85; Member since: 01 Nov 2013)
Once again major sports have Android and WP striking out.
2. Finalflash (Posts: 3527; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)
Damn that was bad, but can't really expect much from trolls. Still on the topic, I don't see how it will be a distraction, and likely can add to the experience. Also, coupons never hurt, that's just always a good idea.
4. LordCaedus (Posts: 85; Member since: 01 Nov 2013)
I was not trying to troll. I am just saying that they are catering just to iOS users for this and give discounts to them but giving nothing to us Android users. That seems to be the trend across all major sports for some reason.
7. Napalm_3nema (Posts: 2236; Member since: 14 Jun 2013)
It's just basic economics. Apple has given them a simple system to use, and they can easily serve to that platform and hit every iOS device in the house. Even if Google integrates something like this, they have to rely on OEMs to facilitate, and to a lesser extent, so does MSFT.
9. LionStone (Posts: 844; Member since: 10 Dec 2010)
Not really economics...there are just as many Android users in the house. MLB made a choice to work with Apple on this instead of a one system works for all! I don't support it! Either way, any alienation/isolation/segregation is usually not the best path. Come on MLB, it's Bluetooth! Almost every friggin phone over a year old has BT 4.0
3. Notsosuperdave (Posts: 29; Member since: 15 May 2013)
but who has an iPhone? no one if i can help it lol.
5. tedkord (Posts: 14124; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Here's the coupon : Get a hotdog and soda for only 14.95!
6. Sauce (unregistered)
Or one beer for the price of 3!
8. Napalm_3nema (Posts: 2236; Member since: 14 Jun 2013)
Yes, the prices suck, but that is every sporting event. Anything to save is welcome, and ATT Park is an awesome venue (And I'm even an A's fan!).
10. LionStone (Posts: 844; Member since: 10 Dec 2010)
And how many versions of iphone will be able to use it? i5/i5s only? If the 4 and 4s can run it then there should be 0 reason why an Android phone can't run it and use a similar App. I'm thinking the MLB is smart enough not to isolate 1/2 it's fans on something like this and will certainly hear it from the fans. I expect to hear an alternative solution for Android shortly or this will be a Major League fail.
11. imyourpapi (Posts: 70; Member since: 04 Jan 2014)
Att park is awesome!


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Trot Times for May 14
Sorry for missing the Tater Trot Tracker posts for the last two days. I was busy travelling and such, and was unable to get to them in a timely manner. I have recorded all of the times for each home run, so they can be included in season averages; I just wasn't able to do it in a timely manner.
The quickest trot of Thursday's fifteen home runs came from Martin Prado, at 18.81 seconds, while the slowest was Todd Helton's 25.94 second trot. On Friday, the quickest trot was Austin Jackson's 18.87 second sprint and the slowest was Rod Barajas' 24.15 second trot (which isn't all that bad). Carlos Beltran's three home run burst on Thursday resulted in trots of 24.03 seconds, 22.61 seconds, and 23.33 seconds. Seattle's Carlos Peguero hit his first career home run on Friday. He rounded the bases in 20.11 seconds.
Now let's get to the real trots!
Home Run of the Day: Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox - 22.99 seconds [video]
Slowest Trot: Carlos Lee, Houston Astros - 26.39 seconds [video]
Quickest Trot: Brandon Boggs, Milwaukee Brewers - 17.11 seconds [video]
All of Today's Trots Carlos Lee..........26.39 Ramon Hernandez #2..22.22* Todd Helton.........26.25 Jon Jay.............22.02 J.P. Arencibia......25.85* Nate McLouth........21.47 Ramon Hernandez #1..24.96 Jose Bautista.......21.22 Lyle Overbay........23.92 Ryan Braun..........20.87 Carlos Gonzalez.....23.3 Mike Stanton........20.67* Brad Hawpe..........23.16 Brandon Phillips....20.41 Adrian Gonzalez.....22.99 Daniel Murphy.......19.5 Jake Fox............22.96 Michael Cuddyer.....19.21 Paul Konerko........22.96 Martin Prado........18.98 Mark Reynolds.......22.87 Matt Downs..........18.69 Prince Fielder......22.69 Brandon Boggs.......17.11* Bill Hall...........22.67
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Washington - A most emailed story on The New York Times website recently was about a campaign to change Spain's time zone: http://nyti.ms/1jdmOoO.
Why are Times readers so interested in whether Iberia's biggest country leaves Central European Time to join Western European Time? It's not because the story is new – Associated Press and Slate covered the time-change campaign last autumn.
I suspect the story's popularity has much to do with its clever headline – "Spain, Land of 10 P.M. Dinners, Asks if it's Time to Reset Clock" – which invites readers to gawk at Spaniards' tendency to eat meals a few hours later than Americans do.
The article, by Jim Yardley, is a classic example of the way American publications tend to cover foreign news stories. Consider the opening paragraph, which presents Spaniards' typical dinner time as a devastating twist: "Dipping into a bucket filled with Mahou beers, Jorge Rodríguez and his friends hunkered down on a recent Wednesday night to watch soccer at Mesón Viña, a local bar. At a nearby table a couple were cuddling, oblivious to others, as a waitress brought out potato omelettes and other dinner orders. Then the game began. At 10pm."
At 10pm! Dios no lo quiera!
To his credit, Yardley does a good job establishing the stakes of the proposed move to bring the Spanish workday more in line with the rest of Europe. Apart from possibly, supposedly, improving economic productivity, a change would affect work-life balance for parents, television programming and, more broadly, the "culture and customs" that comprise the Spanish "way of living".
Yardley leans rather heavily on the stereotype of the afternoon siesta, even while acknowledging that "it is not necessarily rooted in reality (siesta popularity varies from region to region)".
But despite the headline, the Times doesn't fully explore the Spanish mealtime regimen that stands to disappear if Spain adopts American-style nine-to-five workdays. I've never lived in Spain, but visiting Spain and hearing stories from starry-eyed friends have convinced me that Spanish eating habits are the eating habits of the gods. A typical Spanish day goes something like this:
* 8am: sweet pastry or churro with coffee or hot chocolate.
* 11am: savoury pastry.
* l2pm: two- or three-course meal, with optional wine.
* 6pm: small sandwich or tapas.
* 10pm: light dinner, with optional wine.
In other words, if you like to eat, Spain is that place for you, because Spanish customs encourage you to eat as often as possible.
Even better, if you're not a morning person, Spain is also the place for you, because Spanish customs will ease you gently into the day with two small, delicious snacks that wake you up and pique your appetite for the midday meal. Not interested in taking a long break for lunch in the middle of the afternoon? Come on, everyone knows it's impossible to stay focused for eight hours straight, the way we're expected to on a nine-to-five schedule. It's much better for personal productivity to get away from one's desk for the midday meal.
And if 10pm seems far too late for dinner, keep in mind that, because of Spain's high latitude and its idiosyncratic time zone, the sun usually doesn't set there until 9 or 10pm. In other words, the land of 10pm dinners actually knows what it's doing. Spain shouldn't change its routine. We should change ours. – Slate


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March 31, 2011 11:49 am
From Ted Williams' home run in his final career at-bat to Sadaharu Oh's record-breaking blast and beyond, there have been some remarkable home runs hit in baseball history. Here's a look at six of them.
Note: This piece was originally run on Deadspin.
March 30, 2011 12:48 pm
Duane Kuiper holds the record for most career at-bats with only one career home run. A look at that lone blast from 1977.
Fans come out to the ballpark for a variety of reasons, from cheap family fun to the intricacies of the hit-and-run to the devastating ruin of Pedro Martinez's changeup. Baseball has something for everyone. There is no denying, however, the almost universal appeal of the home run. Purists will tell you that they would rather witness a 1-0 combined three-hitter that's not decided until the ninth inning over a 10-8 slugfest with five different home runs, and it may even be true. But there's a reason the mound was lowered in 1969, the designated hitter was added in 1973, and the "steroid era" was so popular at the turnstiles. Greg Maddux said it best: "Chicks dig the longball."
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January 12, 2011 9:00 am
The Southern League president discusses the toughest pitcher he ever faced, his career highlights, and reflects on his accomplishments.
In Part II, Don Mincher talks about the toughest pitcher he ever faced, getting hit in the face by a Sam McDowell fastball, how the 1965 Twins compare to the 1972 Oakland A's, and more. You can view Part I here.
December 31, 2010 9:00 am
A look back at some of the top quotes from the 2010 season.
It was a busy year for the Prospectus Q&A series in 2010. Over 100 full-length interviews graced these pages from January through December, and I hope that most were entertaining and/or informative. As always, it was a pleasure to bring them to the BP community. Here is a selection of the best quotes from the interviews:
December 2, 2010 9:00 am
The Toy Cannon discusses baseball in the 1960s, hitting home runs in a big ballpark and some Hall of Fame teammates.
Jimmy Wynn is a humble man, and he is also one of the most underrated players in baseball history. Known throughout his big-league career (1963-77) as "The Toy Cannon," the 5-foot-9, 170 pound outfielder was not only a prodigious power hitter in one of baseball's worst hitting environments, he was an on-base machine who could run. Originally drafted by Cincinnati, he spent most of his career playing in the Houston Astrodome and finished with 291 home runs, 225 stolen bases, a .366 OBP, and a 128 OPS+.
October 27, 2010 8:00 am
With the Fall Classic now upon us, the staff at Baseball Prospectus shares their most memorable World Series moments.
Every baseball fan has a special World Series memory, whether it's Willie Mays' catch, Bill Mazeroski's home run, Brooks Robinson's defense, Kirk Gibson's limp around the bases, or Derek Jeter becoming the first-ever Mr. November. With the World Series opening tonight at AT&T Park in San Francisco with the Giants facing the Texas Rangers, many of our writers, editors, and interns share their favorite memories of the Fall Classic.
September 8, 2010 8:00 am
Some reasons why Jim Thome is not a household name despite approaching 600 career home runs.
Jim Thome hit three home runs over the holiday weekend to move into sole possession of the ninth spot on the all-time home run list with 585. The last of those blasts, Thome's 21st of the season, provided the final margin of victory as the Twins defeated the Royals 5-4 to move a season-high 24 games over .500. Thome's home run Tuesday night tied him with Frank Robinson for seventh on the all-time list.
Thome has been a godsend for the Twins this season, compiling a stunning .275/.399/.621 line while mirroring the production of the man whose lineup spot he is occupying, early AL MVP favorite Justin Morneau. In fact, since Morneau suffered a concussion July 7 in Toronto, Thome has battered opposing pitchers to the tune of a 1.090 OPS with extra-base hits coming at a rate of about one every six at-bats. Thome's .343 TAv this season is runner up to his monstrous 2002 campaign (.304/.445/.677) and his 3.6 WARP is also very good considering he's only pushing 300 plate appearances for the season. Moreover, his 1020 OPS is also historically good for a 39-year old, as it has been eclipsed by only Barry Bonds, Ted Williams (twice), and Hank Aaron. Elite company, indeed.
August 29, 2010 9:00 am
A comprehensive recap of a big day for FIELDf/x.
I have seen the future, and its name is FIELDf/x. OK, so we kind of knew that. But today, FIELDf/x started to seem a lot more real, and even more exciting than I'd imagined. You may have noticed that BP had a man on the scene at Sportvision's PITCHf/x summit whose liveblog was actually live. So why am I doing this, when Colin already did? Well, for one thing, Colin arrived fashionably late, and I was all over those first 14 minutes that he missed. For another, his computer died before a lot of the fun started. And for still another (this is a third reason, now), I thought it might be fun to do a Simmons-style quasi-liveblog (written live, published later) that would free me from worries about frequent updates, and allow me to write at length. Most likely that length turned out to be a good deal longer than anyone has any interest in reading, but if you're determined to catch up on the day's intriguing events without sitting through eight hours of archived video, you're welcome to peruse what lies below. If you'd like to follow along, here's an agenda, and here's where you should be able to find downloadable presentations in the near future.
Here we are in sunny California, home of the cutest girls in the world, if the Beach Boys are to be believed (I gather there's also a more recent chart-topper that expresses a similar view). Okay, so by "we," I mean the attendees at the 3rd (annual?) Sportvision PITCHf/x summit, held at the Westin San Francisco in—you guessed it—San Francisco. I, on the other hand, am watching from the other end of the continent, via a webcast that dubiously claims to be "hi-res," despite being blurry enough to make deciphering text an adventure (I guess "hi-res" is relative, in the sense that there are even lower resolutions at which it could've been streamed). And sure, maybe the Beach Boys weren't thinking of this particular gathering when they extolled the virtues of California's beach bunnies. But never mind that—it's a beautiful Saturday afternoon here in New York, and how better to spend it than to watch a video of some fellow nerds talk about baseball in a dark room some 3,000 miles away? Well, to describe the experience at the same time, of course. Let's get this quasi-liveblog started.
August 6, 2010 8:00 am
A first attempt at looking at offense and defense as a whole.
I've laid out the foundations for a new defensive metric (here and here). One thing that I've done is lay out an explicit margin of error for our estimates of defensive performance over a period of time.
In measuring offense, there are certain amounts of uncertainty as well, so we're going to look at how to measure that. But first, we have to come to some agreement—or, barring that, a cordial disagreement—over what it is we're measuring.
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July 14, 2010 8:00 am
A historian looks at Willard Brown, the first African-American to play in a big-league game at Fenway Park.
Chris Wertz is a freelance baseball writer and historian living in New York City. He is a contributing author to the recently-released Pumpsie & Progress: The Red Sox, Race, and Redemption, by Bill Nowlin, which was published by Rounder Books.
July 13, 2010 8:00 am
David Ortiz, whose career seemed in an unstoppable downward spiral at this time a year ago, punctuates his return to prominence.
Some stat geeks and sabermetric fanatics usually pass-up the All-Star Home Run Derby, calling the event purely commercialized for the younger or more casual fans, not for the true fans that study the game! Well, now at 18, I'd like to think of myself as a "scholar of the game." I'm increasing my knowledge each and every day with Baseball Prospectus, as numerous research and analytical assignments ensures the expansion of my baseball mind.
However, I can happily admit that there was nothing wrong with enjoying Monday night's showcase of baseball's best power hitters (well, beside A-Rod, Pujols, and Ryan Howard….). Maybe, aside from bragging rights, it didn't count for anything, but what it did do was bring to light the competitive nature of a baseball player. Yes, it was just a derby, but it still meant something to each and every one of those participants. Especially for Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, who was pronounced as good as dead at the same time last year. Now, once again an All-Star, Big Papi put on a show at Angels Stadium in Anaheim.
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September 1, 2009 12:42 pm
Is there a surprise to be found in terms of the in-series pattern of home-field advantage?
In the first three articles of this series, we have studied what home-field advantage affects, who it affects most, and where it shows up most. We have found that home-field advantage affects nearly every aspect of a team's performance, including pitching, defense, baserunning, and offense. We found that the Rockies are the only team that has statistically significant home-field advantage, and that most other teams are bound to win about eight percent more games at home than on the road in the long-run. We also found that home-field advantage was larger in interleague games than intraleague games, larger in interdivision games than in intradivision games, and even within divisions, it was larger the further apart the teams played. This suggested that travel might be playing a significant effect in home-field advantage. Further evidence of this came from the fact that interleague games within teams in equivalent divisions (e.g. East vs. East) had smaller home-field advantages than interleague games where longer travel distances were involved.


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out and about :: helsinki
Katie | July 15, 2013
confessions of a design geek is off to Helsinki! I saw this film, applied and was selected as one of ten bloggers from over 350 applications to spend a week in Finland, courtesy of Visit Finland. I've been chosen for the "Architecture and Design in Helsinki" itinerary, staying a loft apartment in the centre of Helsinki and I can't wait!
Other itineraries in Helsinki are: Summer in Helsinki, Lifestyle in Helsinki, Music in Helsinki and Food and Culture in Helsinki and the bloggers selected for these are: Kanaho Takahashi of Take a Side Trip, Han Jiang of Lost in Beijing, Lisa of Make my Lemonade and Mai of Superbytimai
Meanwhile in the archipelago, the itineraries are Culture and History in Archipelago, Food in Archipelago, Outdoors in Archipelago, Slow in Archipelago and Outdoors in Archipelago. The chosen bloggers for these itineraries are Audrey Bergner of That Backpacker, Samuel Jeffery of Nomadic Samuel, Lea Hajner of Tripwolf Blog / Escape Town, Silvia Fritsche of Reisedepeschen / Missia, Marina Toptygina, Marco Fiocchi of Travelblog and Matías Callone of 101 Lugares Increibles. Congratulations to all the selected bloggers!
I am an absolute Scandophile and have wanted to visit Helsinki ever since I became interested in design, but I was especially upset not to make it last year, when it was World Design Capital. So to visit Helsinki for a week immersed in architecture and design really is a dream come true for me. There's no programme of activities, instead I'll be provided with a list of recommendations for fab design-related things to do, so I can live like a local and explore at my own pace!
I'm looking forward to finding out more about Alvar Aalto. I love his work and I've had a quote from him above my desk for as long as I can remember: "I would only ask you not to forget to play." I'm keen to find out more about Finland's heritage in glass making and in particular Iittala. The Museum of Finnish Architecture has an exhibition on while I'm there called Light Houses: Young Nordic Architecture – featuring "the inspired approaches in young Nordic architecture through the works of 32 Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian architects," which sounds really interesting. I'm looking forward to the food, the culture, the people… and of course Marimekko and maybe even a few Moomins!
If you've got any recommendations for things I should see or do, let me know in the comments below – thank you!
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I really Hate You People - you guys have SO much history right at your fingertips!!!
I was playing with Google Earth and found this place: The National Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon.
Bunch of lucky buggers....
grant wrote:That's got to be the worst job ever, to stand inside those glass cases and pretend to be a Roman all day. Bo-ring!
Correus wrote:Is it just more or does the Centurion have a striking resemblance to a certain Centurion that belongs to the Ermine Street guard?
Centurion Dan wrote:Don't know about travelling to Wales though - they speak a bit funny there
Centurion Dan wrote:I've got a few days leave to take between now and the end of March and was fancying a bit of a cultural getaway - this sounds just the ticket!
Don't know about travelling to Wales though - they speak a bit funny there
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John Turner is on a roll. His biography of Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet already has garnered numerous favorable notices and reviews, and just recently he has two very nice pieces that I recommend.
update: and also this piece by Max Perry Mueller, on closely related topics, and something of a response to John's New York Times op-ed.
First, in his blog post for Patheos, Turner explains the turn of his scholarly interests from twentieth-century evangelicalism (which he wrote about for his first book) to nineteenth-century Mormonism, and thence to Brigham Young. He writes:
Studying the history of American religion at Notre Dame kindled my interest in Mormonism. For starters, several of my Notre Dame classmates – Patrick Mason, Matt Grow, and Mike DeGruccio – were LDS. They became good friends, and I was intrigued about their faith and their church. I also think it's impossible to study American religious history without being somewhat curious about the Mormons. Not a lot of religious groups had a new Bible, a martyred prophet, practiced polygamy, trudged across the country as religious refugees, and nearly fought a war against the U.S. Army. Prophets, persecution, polygamy. A pretty good story.
Then, in Sunday's New York Times "Week in Review Section," Turner writes very gracefully about issues of Mormonism and race in American history. He writes that:
Mormons have no reason to feel unusually ashamed of their church's past racial restrictions, except maybe for their duration. Their church, like most other white American churches, was entangled in a deeply entrenched national sin.
Still, acknowledging serious errors on the part of past prophets inevitably raises questions about the revelatory authority of contemporary leaders. Such concerns, however, are not insurmountable for religious movements. One can look to the Bible for countless examples of patriarchs and prophets who acknowledged grave errors and moral lapses but still retained the respect of their people.
And, by the way, just as a side note, Brigham Young and early Mormonism in Utah gets some excellent discussion in Anne Hyde's Empires, Nations, Families, which I've blogged about here before -- it's an excellent example of how religious history can be woven into historical narratives that aren't "about" religious history. Some of you might be interested in "Deadwood as History," a short piece of Anne's, which discusses the television series Deadwood (which I loved, at least the first two seasons) in relationship to the actual history of the West. In this short excerpt, Anne reflects on the conflicted relationship that westerners have with government, in a way similar to what I wrote earlier this summer about the Colorado wildfires. Just fyi -- fun reading.
No characters on Deadwood are without sin; instead of morality, what sometimes seems to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys are their opposing views on the proper role of government. Civic-minded Bullock and his deputy, Charlie Utter, want some kind of central authority to meet the community's collective need for hospitals, sidewalks, and schools. In contrast, the greedy brothel owner Swearengen and the hapless suck-up Farnum view government as little more than a conduit for bribes. This dim view of central authority lives on in Western mining towns. Although their cities and towns require federal Superfunds to clean up their water and state tourism grants to attract visitors, local potentates still look at taxation and government authority with a jaundiced eye.


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Ask Health Experts and Get Answers to Your Health Question ASAP
Calcium channel blockers are the standard of care.
But there is good evidence to show
that you can use a biofeedback method to improve if not get rid of the Raynaud's
stand by for a reference
What are the standard Medications? And theres no Alternetive that acts like/as a Vasodilator?
Calcium channel blockers ARE the standard medication
Yeah, I meant Which ones
diltiazem is commonly given
stand by
Any of them able to be used on an As Needed basis as opposed to continuously? And Standing by.
that's a great question
as you can see toward the bottom of the page there is a list of potential medicines
as well as some vasodilatory medicines
like cozaar or even Viagra
the problem with an 'as needed' medicine
is that the blanching and vasocostriction comes on suddenly
and there is no medicine by mouth that would work that quickly
it is also important
as you can see by the Mayo reference
that your doctor has made sure that your Raynaud's is not a manifestation of another problem such as lupus or scleroderma
this can be done with lab testing
Likely related to my RA
and there IS a way to try to help yourself with this at home
ah, got it
so the 'home remedy' for Raynaud's is as follows
on a day where the temps are low enough to cause your Raynauds
go outside and wait for the raynaud's to hit
when it does you should have two buckets or containers of hot water
let the blanching occur
then put your hands in the water till it resolves
over time this can greatly decrease the severity and even the frequency of your Raynaud's episoces
standing by
and that should last after removing hands from the bucket?
you need to do this many times on different days... when it works it works by repetition and retraining your body in how it responds to cold
And is it normal to feel it in the arms and calves as opposed to just the hands and feet?
not typically
As it is it feels like i stuck my arm in a bucket of ice water
sounds like a pretty severe case
do you have a rheumatologist caring for you
the veins hurt slightly but its a different feeling than i feel with my hands and feet
yes i do
hard to say what that may meahn
have you had vascular studies of your arms and legs? typically an ultrasound?
to check blood flow?
she wanted to address it at our next appt in september, she didnt want to add another new medication when i called her about it, she offered some suggestions that didnt work in the past and said there were no alternatives
have not had studies of that type done
I don't think at age 22 that this is anything related to blood flow issues in and of themselves
sounds like vasoconstriction
sounds like Raynauds
stand by one more minute
trying to find a reference that describes the hot water biofeedback treatment, but i can not
the first reference might be useful to print and show your Rheumatologist
if you can try the hot water treatment prior to seeing your Doctor you may be able to help them by saying, 'hey this worked great' or 'tried this and it didn't work'....
I will attempt to try that
but other than that I do not know of, not can I find any 'as needed' medicines
do you smoke?
not really
that's a yes!
once or twice in my life more is what i mean
okay, that's a real 'no'
do you have any final questions for me?
that Mayo reference is easy to read and quite complete
any natural or otc remedies aside from the biofeedback?
and warm water
this is the best reference I could find for you
i noticed beta blockers worsen raynauds, i do take one, would it be worth discussing the possibility of discontinuing that medication if possible?
looks like some practitioners recommend ginko biloba, I can't endorse it but it can't hurt to give it a shot
and yes to the beta blocker question
why do you take it
what beta blocker
check this out
and for essential tremor, i forgot that
there is probably a better medicine for your anxiety
and anxiety can itself cause Raynaud's
still, maybe a better choice for you than propranolol
do you have any durther question for me?
nope thats all, alright, thank you for all your help
you are most welcome
if this has been helpful positive feedback is always appreciated
have a great day
and ask for me anytime
you too
good night


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Current Exhibition
It's All Happening So Fast: A Counter-History of the Modern Canadian Environment
May 3 – July 15, 20177
Curated by Mirko Zardini, Director, Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA)
Organized by the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA)
Co-presented with Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
The exhibition's narratives span a history of Canada's relationship with the land since 1945 to expose complex connections among different interests, competing cultural myths, and evolving legal context, changing ideas of environment risk, resurgent Indigenous Peoples, and the impact of the environmental movement. As a call for action, the project illustrates the necessity to take positions in the face of the climate crisis, from radical efforts like David Suzuki's Carbon Manifesto to more contemporary and diverse engagements by architects, landscape architects, urban designers, artists, and activists.
Past Exhibition
Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience
January 26 – March 4, 2017
Extended to Sunday, March 5
The gallery is usually closed on Sundays, but due to the popularity of this exhibit, the run has been extended by one day.
Kent Monkman's new, large scale project takes the viewer on a journey through Canada's history that starts in the present and takes us back to a hundred and fifty years before Confederation.
- Jan. 7, 2017: "Kent Monkman: a trickster with a cause crashes Canada's 150th birthday party." Read Globe and Mail article.
- Dec. 28, 2016: "Truth, resilience and indigenous art find their place in 2016." Read Toronto Star article.
Federated Galleries
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Tuesday to Saturday: 12:00 – 5:00 pm
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Admission is free.
Visit the full gallery website at www.jmbgallery.ca for more information.
- Autumn 2016: "The Art of the Deal." Read U of T Magazine article
- June 8, 2016: "University art galleries reach out to a wider community" Read University Affairs article
Hart House Permanent Collection
Tours of the Permanent Collection are offered every last Tuesday of the month at 3:00 pm. Meet at the Hart House Hub. Free and open to the public.
To learn more about the Collection, click here.
A Story of Canadian Art As Told by the Hart House Collection
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Contributions from Emma Conner, John Geoghegan, Devon Smither and Elizabeth Went
Forward by Bruce Kidd; Introduction by Barbara Fischer
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OpenBSD, another no-cost BSD derivative, is reputed to be the most secure operating system in the world. OpenBSD's home page (www.openbsd.org) reports that OpenBSD has gone "four years without a remote hole in the default install." What this means is thatas far as anyone knowsno version of OpenBSD released in the past four years can be taken over from across the Internet. (You can, of course, make any operating systemincluding OpenBSDvulnerable to a takeover if you configure the server badly or run insecure software that lets intruders in.) OpenBSD also has fully integrated cryptographic software to keep data safe from prying eyes.
OpenBSD isn't the most feature-packed Unix implementation, nor is it the fastest. But it's no slouch in these areas. And the OS is so small and efficient, it can run well on an old 486 with 16MB of RAMhardware that couldn't even boot Windows 2000. And no other operating system shares OpenBSD's sterling security track record. Several remote root vulnerabilities are typically discovered every month in Microsoft operating systems such as Windows 2000. And many recent Linux distributions have been vulnerable to exploits such as the Ramen worm.
Like FreeBSD and NetBSD, OpenBSD has a ports collection that contains customized versions of many free software packages (www.openbsd.org/ports.html). The collection is not as large as FreeBSD's but contains most of the utilities you'd want for a Unix server or workstation. The x86 version of OpenBSD can also run programs created for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris. OpenBSD supports ten computer architecturesmore than FreeBSD but not as many as NetBSD.
OpenBSD CD-ROMs are available from OpenBSD itself or from Cheap Bytes. An ISO image isn't available, however, because the group prefers to sell CDs as a way of supporting its efforts. You can install the OS over the Internet, though the installer's user interface is not as polished as that of FreeBSD.
Of the three no-cost BSDs, OpenBSD has the smallest group of developers and the most difficult learning curve for Unix newbies. But if you need to construct a bulletproof Internet firewall or server, OpenBSD is the way to go.


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Trilogi Girls Hooded Wool Coat with Faux Fur Trim
I have always loved the romantic and elegant look of this coat on little girls, and of course it's just perfect come the holidays. If you live in the snowy north like I do your child will be needing one of these in a couple of months, if not before. The coat comes in black, brown, and red and is a wool/polyester blend. Sizes 7-16, $175.


text: Nancy Kline earned her undergraduate degree in occupational therapy at Boston University Sargent College, her M.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and her Ph.D. from New York University. She has served on various committees for the American Occupational Therapy Association, and currently co-chairs the research committee for the Metropolitan New York Division of New York's Occupational therapy Association. She was previously an adjunct professor at New York University and Washington University. Dr. Kline's clinical expertise is in the treatment of adolescents and adults with requiring neurological rehabilitation. She presently provides occupational therapy services as a private practitioner. She teaches courses in cognition and perception, and neurorehabilitation.


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BNY Mellon to relocate HQ in Manhattan
Bank of New York Mellon said on Thursday it will move its headquarters from one Lower Manhattan location to another as part of its ongoing efforts to cut costs.
BNY Mellon, the world's largest custody bank, signed a 20-year lease for 350,000 square feet at 225 Liberty St.
A month ago, BNY Mellon announced a $585 million deal to sell its headquarters at One Wall Street to Macklowe Properties. No employees are expected to relocate to Pittsburgh as part of the transition, nor is Pittsburgh staff expected to move to Manhattan, the bank said.
However, BNY Mellon said it would continue to evaluate whether any part of its operation can relocate to Pittsburgh, its largest location with 7,600 employees, as it consolidates and streamlines operations.
"As Pittsburgh is one of our Global Delivery Centers, we are always determining if any part of our operations can move there," spokesman Ron Gruendl said.
BNY Mellon has come under fire for lagging behind competitors in attracting retail investors to investment products, managing expenses and growth. Some shareholders want the company to sell its investment management business and do more to cut costs.
Last month, BNY Mellon said it was selling the historic 50-story Art Deco tower that it has occupied since 1989 to "eliminate unnecessary space and improve efficiency." That announcement followed news that it was laying off staff and exploring the sale of its corporate trust unit, which has become less profitable since the financial crisis. The decision of whether to sell the corporate trust business is expected to be made in the third quarter.
BNY Mellon said it would take an $80 million to $100 million severance charge in the second quarter for unspecified cuts to its workforce.
Some workers in Pittsburgh have lost their jobs, though the bank has not disclosed their job functions or how many have been affected. Gruendl emphasized that BNY Mellon's Pittsburgh workforce "stayed flat for quite a few years."
"We had displacements in the second quarter of the year, which goes until Monday, because we're taking a $100 million severance charge in the second quarter," Gruendl said. "Pittsburgh's been affected for sure, but we're remaining above 7,600."
BNY Mellon shuffled top executives recently. This week, it announced it was adding responsibilities to two executives who have worked to improve financial performance and add customers.
BNY Mellon will report its corporate earnings on July 18.
Chris Fleisher is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-320-7854 or email@example.com.


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Suddenlink Communications started rolling out a voicemail to email service earlier this month and expects to have it fully deployed over the coming weeks.
The "Voicemail to Email" service is free to Suddenlink customers that subscribe to its phone and voicemail service. Customers can register up to three email addresses to get email messages with attachments containing their voicemails.
The service also allows customers to use their "My Account" settings at Suddenlink.net to manage voicemail and email notification settings, reset voicemail PINs, modify email notification addresses, as well as listen to, save and delete voicemail messages.
A Suddenlink spokesman said there was no information available on which vendor the company was using to provision the service.
In other Suddenlink-related news, the nation's seventh-largest cable operator announced that its Max 107.0 tier had launched this week in Bryan-College Station, Texas. As the name implies, Max 107.0 features up to 107 Mbps on the downstream coupled with upload speeds of up to 5 Mbps.
Suddenlink first launched the DOCSIS 3.0-based Max 107.0 tier three years ago. In some of the earlier launches, it cost $120 per month as a standalone service and $107 per month as part of a bundled package.


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Liberty Hits 4 Homers in 13-5 Win Over N.C. A&T
The Liberty softball team registered 10 runs over the first two innings of game one on Tuesday, racing to a 13-5, six-inning victory over North Carolina A&T at Liberty Softball Field.
The Lady Flames (12-23) hit a season-high four homers as part of their 17-hit outburst. The Aggies (12-20) scored three runs in the top of the first inning, but Liberty tallied the game's next 10 runs.
Jill Stephens went 3-for-4 with three runs scored four RBIs, hitting home runs on her first two at bats to give her four homers on the season. She is the first Lady Flame with a two-homer game in 2012. Katie Zavodny and Jenny Law both recorded three hits, with Zavodny hitting a triple and Law doubling twice. Meredith Crisante and Sammi Shivock both homered in 2-for-4 efforts at the plate.
Chandler Ball (6-7) pitched her fourth straight complete game, allowing three earned runs on eight hits while striking out six batters.
Juanita Jernigan hit 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs. Sabrina Edmonds went 2-for-2. Ashira Dobison (11-12) allowed 10 earned runs on 17 hits in 5 1/3 innings pitched.
The Aggies received a leadoff baserunner in the first inning, and Dominique Smith scored North Carolina A&T's first run on a throwing error. Juanita Jernigan stretched the lead to 3-0 with a two-run blast to left center. Ball struck out Zebresha Blakeney to end the top of the first.
Liberty quickly responded in the bottom half. Stephens slammed a two-run homer to right center with nobody out. Crisante tied the game with an RBI single to center. Hanna Nichols drove in Crisante, giving the Lady Flames a 4-3 lead. Nichols crossed the plate with Liberty's fifth run, and the Lady Flames led, 5-3, after one.
Ball retired the Aggies in order during the second frame. The Lady Flames added five runs on three homers in the bottom of the second. Stephens hit her second home run of the game with one out. Crisante followed up Law's double with a homer, good for an 8-3 advantage. Shivock belted a two-run round tripper, making it 10-3.
A scoreless third inning ensued, leaving the score at 10-3.
Sabrina Edmonds opened the fourth inning by doubling to the gap. Ball fanned two Aggies in keeping the visitors off the scoreboard. Dobison then worked around a two-out error to send the game to the fifth inning with the ledger unchanged.
With a runner on third and two outs in the top of the fifth, Jernigan plated Detavia Kenan with a single. The Aggies tacked on one more run in a bases-loaded situation, but Ball got the third out on a liner to Strickland and Liberty led, 10-5, entering the bottom of the fifth.
Liberty rallied with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, as Zavodny hit a leadoff triple. Stephens drove her in with a single, and crossed the plate on a single by Law. The fifth inning came to a close, and Liberty held a 12-5 advantage.
Shivock, West and Strickland hit three straight one-out singles in the sixth inning. Zavodny drove in Shivock, and Liberty defeated N.C. A&T by run rule, 13-5.


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O'Kane, now with the Immaculata club in Belfast, edged a thrilling 16-15 win over T J Hamill at the Ulster Hall.
The highly-rated Ryan Lindberg took the bantamweight title with a 24-13 success over a gutsy Mark McCullough.
William McLaughlin beat Shane McKeown in the welterweight decider while Anthony Cacace won at lightweight.
Patrick Barnes outpointed Ciaran O'Neill 19-11 at light fly in the opening bout of the evening.
This was followed by a 29-11 win for Jamie Conlon over Michael Kelly at flyweight and a 15-6 triumph for Stephen Donnelly over John Cooley at featherweight.
In the heavyweight division John Sweeney was a comprehensive 20-4 winner over Finbar Doran.
It was a lot closer in the light-heavy as Lurgan lad Ryan Green of the Dockers club stormed from behind to snatch a 14-13 success over Stephen Martin of St John Bosco.
Dermot Hamill was too good for Martin Tully at light-welterweight and the classy Cacace had a 13-4 victory margin over Kevin Doherty.
Ulster Amateur Boxing Finals
Light fly: Patrick Barnes (Holy Family) beat Ciaran O'Neill (Dromore) 19-11Fly: Michael Kelly (Immaculata) lost to Jamie Conlon (St John Bosco Belfast) 11-29 Bantam: Mark McCullough (Cairn Lodge) lost to Ryan Lindberg (Immaculata) 13-24 Featherweight: Stephen Donnelly (All Saints) bt John Cooley (St Joseph's Derry) 15-6 Lightweight: Kevin Doherty (Ring) lost to Anthony Cacace (Oliver Plunkett) 4-13Light welter: Dermot Hamill (All Saints) beat Martin Tully (Holy Trinity) 16-8Welter: William McLaughlin (Illies) beat Shane McKeown (Sacred Heart Newry) 20-12 Middle: Eamon O'Kane (Immaculata) beat Thomas Hamill (All Saints) 16-15 Light-heavy: Stephen Martin (St John Bosco Belfast) lost to Ryan Green (Dockers) 13-14Heavy: Finbar Doran (Phoenix) lost to John Sweeney (Dungloe) 4-20Super heavy: Cathal McMonagle (Holy Trinity) walkover


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