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On our opinion pages over the past few weeks, there has been considerable debate about Bill C-30, the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act.
Star editorial: Defending personal rights
On our opinion pages over the past few weeks, there has been considerable debate about Bill C-30, the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act.
The controversial legislation, originally called the Lawful Access Act, would target users of the Internet, smartphones and other mobile devices.
C-30 would require telecommunications companies — including Internet service providers and cellphone companies — to hand over customer information to police without a court order.
That would include a name, address, phone number and email address. Companies would be required to provide the Internet protocol address and device ID numbers, allowing police to build a detailed profile on a person using their digital footprint.
Jim Chu, president of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, has argued that the current laws — designed for rotary phones and physical lines of wire — must be updated to reflect changes in technologies and provide protection to intended victims.
"Canadians reap many benefits from today's technologies. So do criminals. We have inadvertently created safe havens for those who exploit technology to traffic in weapons, drugs and people," said Chu, chief constable of the Vancouver police department. "It is a boon to pedophile networks, money launderers, extortionists, deceitful telemarketers, fraudsters and terrorists.
"If we stand by and do nothing, criminals will continue to use these interactive platforms with little fear of being caught to harass and threaten others, and to commit frauds, scams, and organized and violent crimes."
However, provincial privacy commissioners have taken issue with Chu's contention that the bill would only have an impact on basic subscriber information that's equivalent to the information provided in a phone book.
"This information, which includes email addresses and Internet protocol addresses, is not publicly available and can be used to reveal the web-related activities of law-abiding citizens. This is why Canadians have expressed strong concerns about the federal government's Internet surveillance legislation," said information and privacy commissioners Jill Clayton, (Alberta), Elizabeth Denham, (B.C.) and Ann Cavoukian, (Ontario).
The three commissioners pointed out they have consistently asked for evidence that police need the power to compel Internet service providers to turn over the personal information of subscribers without a warrant, and "law enforcement officials have failed to provide persuasive evidence that the current law has impeded investigation of serious crimes such as those involving people who exploit children."
Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, said she agrees that law enforcement powers need to be modernized, but so too do the laws that ensure Canadians' privacy rights are fully respected.
The bottom line for the privacy commissioners is that the proposed legislation is a serious infringement of individual privacy rights and would open the door to obtaining personal information without a warrant.
As the provincial commissioners indicated: "Current law recognizes exigent circumstances that justify immediate access to information to solve serious crimes. If police need additional powers, they must be demonstrably justified, and come with appropriate judicial oversight and accountability."
New surveillance powers must not come at the expense of our right to privacy.


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Starlets beware, the glamorous red carpet for the Golden Globes award show has gotten a little soggy after a pipe reportedly burst, flooding the entrance to the auditorium.
According to EOnline,Beverly Hills firefighters moved to evacuate the area after a massive pipe burst so they could stop the leak, and a clean-up crew arrived to take care of the mess.
Video posted by the Insider on instagram also showed sprinklers dousing the area, as people in black tie left the area.
Plenty of reporters and other Golden Globe attendees were already lined up along the carpet and posted photos of the spill on Twitter.
The squeegee-ing has begun at #GoldenGlobes! pic.twitter.com/4DG0CqadfO
- Keith Simanton (@IMDbKeith) January 12, 2014
A photo posted by Ryan Seacrest showed part of the carpet torn up to allow the water to drain out as workers tried to clear the carpet. It's unclear just how successful the clean-up will be, with only a few hours to showtime.
huge water leak on #goldenglobes red carpet…Bev Hills fire trying to clean up pic.twitter.com/70dwJzzwYR - Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) January 12, 2014
"We can confirm that there was a malfunction with a sprinkler near the red carpet. The situation was quickly resolved," read a statement from the Beverly Hilton, Hollywood Foreign Press Association and dick clark productions. "Despite the incident the red carpet will open at its regularly scheduled time. As some of the biggest names in entertainment are scheduled to attend Golden Globe Awards tonight, we wanted to give the carpet one last wash before it opened."
That wasn't the last of the troubles plaguing the awards show. Not only did the seating arrangement make it difficult for stars to get to the stage in time (we timed it, and it took U2 43 seconds to get from their seats to the podium), but there was a miscue with the teleprompter as well.
As a result, Jonah Hill and Margot Robbie had to read their opener from a piece of paper.

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text: Live Life Fully: Defining moments tell us who we are By Linda Arnold September 10, 2011 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- When I realized this column would be published on Sept. 11, I immediately thought of the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Flight 93. While much has been written about this topic (and necessarily so), my mind took another turn around these events.Sept. 11, 2001, was a defining moment for our country. And it got me thinking about defining moments in our individual lives.A defining moment is described as "a point at which the essential nature or character of a person, group, etc., is revealed or identified." According to the book "Self Matters," there have been moments, both positive and negative, in every person's life that have defined or redefined who he or she is. Author and psychologist Phil McGraw explains that these events entered your consciousness with such power they changed the very core of who and what you thought you were. Here are a few examples:Serious accident or illnessJob layoffMarriageDivorceBirth of a childDeath of a loved one Financial crash Addiction/recoveryI often say things happen in our lives -- and "we wouldn't have scripted them this way." Yet, that turning point may have been the very thing we needed to propel a necessary change in our lives. I'm not talking about senseless tragedies that don't seem to have any explanation. I'm focusing more on those things that give us the momentum to get out of our comfort zones and into action.Many times these can be sudden, devastating events. And they require us to stop our lives in their tracks. They can even give us "permission" to make wide, sweeping changes that we would not normally have the courage or willingness to do. A friend of mine admitted this when she got her cancer diagnosis. She immediately quit her job and uprooted her family to travel with her for aggressive in-hospital treatments for the next year. Nobody saw this coming. Within 24 hours their whole world -- and that of their extended families -- had changed. As she put it, "the C-card trumped everything else" and gave her permission to focus solely on herself and her health, while learning to be vulnerable and to receive anything and everything from others.Thankfully she recovered and has been in remission for several years, having made lifestyle changes along the way. We've talked about her insight of external permission to make such changes. It sounds strange, although it's not so easy to make wholesale changes in our lives without some pivotal point.I realize this is not the case with everyone, and I'm certainly not saying there's always a silver lining. Every situation is different. I'm reminded of one reader's comment that "cancer is an insidious disease and is certainly not a gift." Obviously, I respect everyone's perspective. There's no right or wrong way to look at these situations. They're all personal journeys, and it's not up to any of us to judge another person's experience.My research turned up an interesting resource. At www.definingmoment.tv, you can find videos on such topics as defining moments around healing, marriage and family, social issues, education, youth-at-risk, leadership, smart ideas and world peace, among others. On a somewhat lighter note, I ran across a list of cultural defining moments. See if you agree.Defining moments of the 2000s10. Literature: "Harry Potter"9. Television: "American Idol" (and the advent of reality shows)8. Film: "Slumdog Millionaire"7. Sports: Boston Red Sox win World Series after 86 years6. Music: iPod5. Technology: Facebook, smartphones4. Economics: The euro becomes second most widely used currency in the world.3. International affairs: terrorist attacks on the United States2. Nature: Indian Ocean earthquake/tsunami kills 230,000 people1. Politics: U.S. presidential election of Barack ObamaGetting back to individual defining moments, the book "Self Matters" explains that you can trace who you've become in this life to three types of external factors:Ten defining momentsSeven critical choicesFive pivotal peopleTen defining moments: A part of you was changed by these events and caused you to define or redefine yourself to some degree by your experience of that event.Seven critical choices: There are a surprisingly small number of choices that rise to the level of life-changing ones. Critical choices are those that have changed your life, positively or negatively, and are major factors in determining who and what you will become. They are the choices that have affected your life up to today and have set you on your path.Five pivotal people: These are the people who have left indelible impressions on your concept of self and the life you live. They may be family members, friends, teachers, bosses, coaches or mentors, and their influences can be either positive or negative. They are people who can determine whether you live consistently with your authentic self or, instead, live a counterfeit life controlled by a fictional self that has crowded out who you really are.We all play out our lives according to the life script we've written for ourselves. Whatever your fixed beliefs are, you have practiced your script for so long you believe what it says about you and your potential. That's why we resist change. Here's the good news, though: You can rewrite your script.Which reminds me of one of my favorite quotes by Dr. Wayne Dyer: "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."Linda Arnold, MBA, is a certified wellness instructor and chairwoman/CEO of The Arnold Agency, a marketing communications company specializing in advertising, public relations, government relations and interactive marketing. Reader comments are welcome and may be directed to Linda Arnold, The Arnold Agency, 117 Summers St., Charleston, WV 25301, or emailed to email@example.com. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Reunions: Sept. 26, 2017 4 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says 5 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent Book Notes: Sept. 11, 2011 Previous Story Into the Garden: Seed swap set for sustainability fair Next Story


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PENARTH Assembly Member Vaughan Gething has congratulated local students on another excellent year for AS and A-level, Welsh Baccalaureate and GCSE results.
Vaughan Gething said: "My congratulations go to students from St Cyres, Stanwell and Richard Gwyn for producing another improving set of results in the local area. I also pay tribute to all our teachers, parents and governors for their hard work in helping learners reach their full potential. Whether continuing with further education or entering the workplace the choices that students collecting their results today make will help secure a prosperous and successful future for themselves, the local area and also for Wales."
He added: "I also urge pupils who did not get the grades they were looking for to contact Careers Wales on 0800 208 4844 for free impartial advice and guidance."


text: john Li, Getty Images [ Andy Williams Dead At 84 By Jim Rondenelli September 26, 2012 Branson, MO (WIBX) - Singer Andy Williams has died at the age of 84. Read More Category: National News Tags: andy williams Send to a friend! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it! Reddit This! Share on Tumblr!


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One of the most difficult tasks in publishing is for two authors to collaborate on a book. It's often done for nonfiction, but seldom for fiction, which is what makes authors Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston so unusual, right along with their fictional thrillers.
The authors are known for mixing reality with a little of the paranormal for an entertaining stew, and in their ninth joint outing, "Cemetery Dance," Preston and Child have woven the ever-popular zombie into their plot. The book's title refers to the unusual gate of a B-movie zombie, and the terrifying creatures show up early on in this new book.
This book finds the authors' primary characters, FBI Special Agent Pendergast and New York Police Detective D'Agosta, investigating a series of bizarre murders that, according to witnesses and video, were committed by dead men. It's not long before the trail leads to an unusual religious cult that practices animal sacrifice and has occupied an outpost in the most rural part of Manhattan since the turn of the last century.
Readers have come to expect some unusual plot lines from Preston and Child, and the source of their ideas may stretch back to a quaint meeting the two had at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. At the time, Preston was writing a column for Natural History magazine, and an editor asked him if he would write a history of the museum. During a nocturnal meeting, Preston showed the editor around the museum. "I gave the editor a tour of the museum at midnight," Preston said. "I showed him all the best places to which I had access: the dinosaur bone storage room, the collection of 30,000 rats in alcohol, the whale eyeball collection and a lot of other unusual things."
At about 2 a.m., Preston said his editor turned to him and said, "'Doug, this is the scariest building in the world. Let's write a thriller set here.'"
That editor was, of course, Child. "We both discovered we shared the same kind of sick, twisted view of the world," Preston said.
"Relic," the first book in their shared series, grew out of that tour.
In addition to the unusual supporting cast of zombies, mythical beasts and aliens, the authors have created enigmatic protagonists, especially Pendergast, D'Agosta, archaeologist Nora Kelly and the everlast ing Constance Greene.
Child said he is partial to the eternally living Greene, who does not appear in "Cemetery Dance." "I can almost promise you that there will be more novels featuring her and her unusual past," he said.
In the novel they are working on now, Child said Pendergast's unknown back-story would be explored. The obviously wealthy, lethal and cerebral detective shows up without any history or explanation. "The [next] book will deal extensively with a mystery that is central to Pendergast's earlier life," Child said.
The authors admit to drawing generously from characters like Sherlock Holmes in developing Pendergast, but Child said there are also "a half-dozen other fictional characters in him, too."
Doing all this together is one mean feat, but the hyperkinetic imaginations of Child and Preston make it work. While writing, Preston said the authors first settle on a central theme, twist and idea at the center of the book. "In our current book, it revolves around a dark religious cult connected with the mysterious religion Obeah," he said. The next step is finding a setting. In "Cemetery Dance," it's the last wild forest on Manhattan Island, complete with an old church, which houses the cult's headquarters.
Preston said he usually takes the job of writing a rough outline, and then he writes "most of the first draft." "Then Lincoln rewrites it, which makes me furious, and so I rewrite his work, which makes him furious, and we go back and forth," Preston said. "In the end it's a process that actually works."
Another technique the duo uses is what Child calls "metaverse," a means of populating their books with characters from their other works and giving them influence on each other. This technique keeps you on your toes, while maintaining some familiarity with all the interaction. T
he one obvious supernatural figure yet to appear in a Preston- Child novel is the ubiquitous-as-of-late vampire. Child said there could be a vampire-related thriller in the future, but he also reminded what anyone who has read a book by these New York Times best-sellers already knows: "Our books almost always end up with a scientific explanation for whatever mysterious or seemingly supernatural events that take place," he said.
And they always keep you guessing, right up till the end.
Lincoln Child & Douglas Preston
of "Cemetery Dance" 5 p.m. Sunday, May 17 Schuler Books & Music,
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text: Hi For years I have used the following products to achieve what I would consider (and others often comment) showroom results on my Purple Golf VR6 Highline, Red S2000 and now Dolphin Grey S3. Turtle Wax Extreme car shampoo - every time car is washed Autoglym (Red Label) High Resin Polish (every 2-3 months) Autoglym (Gold label) Extra Gloss Protection (every 2-3 months) The Gold label stuff I put on and leave an hour before wiping off and it appears to seal the paint work leaving it really smooth. I have an open mind and would appreciate tips / advice Question 1) Would I then benefit from applying Carnauba Wax on top or is this "Gold label" stuff already a wax? Question 2) Lots of people seem to rave about Meguiars and Mothers products and if I can perfect the finish then I am happy to try them. However I am a little baffled as to what I need to use - what is the best polish and wax combo? I don't want to go crazy but there must be a 2 or 3 step process like I have been doing with Autoglym Question 3) If the paint is fine and it is regularly polished is it worth using a Clay bar periodically and is this easy to DIY? Any thoughts tips appreciated? Cheers RGB


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What Is a "Brownfield"?
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) defines a "Brownfield" as real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
The State of Michigan defines a "Brownfield" site as a "facility" as defined by Part 201 of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) (contaminated at levels above generic residential use criteria). Properties that are adjacent and contiguous to "Brownfields" may also be considered "Brownfields". The State of Michigan also identifies blighted and functionally obsolete sites as "Brownfields":
- Declared a public nuisance by local government
- Attractive nuisance to children
- Fire hazard or otherwise dangerous
- Utilities, heat, etc. disconnected so property is unfit for intended use
- Tax reverted property owned by a qualified unit of government
- Owned by a land bank fast track authority
- Contains substantial buried debris
Functionally Obsolete
- Unable to be used to adequately perform the function for which it was intended because of overcapacity, changes in technology, deficiencies or superadequacies in design, or relationship to surrounding properties (certified by Level 3 or 4 Assessor). Examples of potential Brownfields are foundries; automobile repair service centers; machine shops; dry cleaners; unlicensed dumps; and other sites where the use and storage of chemicals may have resulted in environmental impact at the sites.
How Do I Know If A Property Is A Brownfield?
An interested party should contact the Plainwell City Manager's office or the City of Plainwell's Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA) to see if information suggesting the site is a Brownfield is available. Information may also be available through the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ): www.michigan.gov/deq.
Brownfields may be created by: 1) closed or underutilized industrial and commercial facilities (e.g., economics, population changes or city development and planning changes); 2) unintended consequences of federal and state environmental regulations (e.g., status liability for contamination or stringent cleanup requirements); and 3) relative costs of development – old developed sites vs. new suburban land.
What Is A Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and What Role Do They Play?
The Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act (1996 PA 381, as amended by 2000 PA 145) allows a local unit of government to create a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA) to assist in redevelopment of Brownfields. BRAs develop and approve Brownfield plans, which identify eligible activities that will be conducted at the site, and determine if the community will support tax increment financing to capture state and local incremental property taxes.
Tax increment financing allows BRAs to capture property taxes from the increased taxable value observed after redevelopment. These captured taxes can then be used to reimburse the costs of eligible environmental and non-environmental activities.
What Is The Brownfield Redevelopment Process?
The Brownfield redevelopment process begins with a discussion with the City of Plainwell City Manager and/or the City of Plainwell BRA. From there, the interested party prepares a Brownfield Plan, which describes the project in detail and includes the information on the eligible activities to be performed at the site. The Brownfield Plan describes the taxes that are to be captured at each property, and indicates how the eligible activities will initially be funded.
Once a Brownfield Plan is complete, the City of Plainwell BRA votes on whether to recommend it to the Plainwell City Council. The City Council then has the final vote on whether or not to approve the plan. If the interested party intends to capture state school taxes, an Act 381 Work Plan must also be prepared. If the interested party is seeking reimbursement of eligible environmental activities (e.g., contaminated soil removal, hazardous materials abatement), the Act 381 Work Plan must be submitted to and approved by the MDEQ. If the interested party is seeking reimbursement of eligible non-environmental activities (e.g., building demolition, infrastructure improvements) the Act 381 Work Plan must be submitted and approved by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)/Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA). The City of Plainwell BRA will work with the developer through every step of the process to help ensure the project is a success.
Other Projects
Other projects dedicated to improving Plainwell's physical environment include the $40 million EPA project resulting in the removal of 4,700 pounds of PCB contaminated sediment from Plainwell's stretch of the Kalamazoo River. For more information:
U.S. EPA Assessment Grant
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) awarded the Cities of Allegan, Otsego and Plainwell a $200,000 Brownfield Assessment Grant for Hazardous Substances in 2008. The grant was awarded to the communities to help identify, characterize and prepare Brownfields for redevelopment. The cities used the grant to develop an inventory of Brownfields within each community, and then performed environmental assessments on priority sites to identify issues of concern and help prepare them for sale and/or redevelopment. The grant money was available to assist with site assessments for environmental due diligence and reuse planning at properties where a committed developer and redevelopment plan had been identified. The activities conducted under the U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant helped identify environmental concerns at many area Brownfields. This grant was an instrumental tool in attracting developers to Brownfield sites and ultimately transforming them into viable businesses. An example of a successful Brownfield redevelopment spurred by the U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant is summarized below.
Plainwell Success: 712 East Bridge Street
The Property consisted of approximately 0.7 acres of land developed with one irregularly shaped commercial building, one u-shaped former storage building, gravel and concrete parking areas, and a grass and grass-covered courtyard area. The Property was developed with a fruit evaporator and some lumber storage by 1892, and by 1904, the Property was developed with a lumber and coal storage yard. The Property continued to be used as a lumber and coal storage yard until sometime between 1955 and 1963, when coal storage operations ceased. The Property continued to be operated as a lumber storage yard until 2001 when the Property was vacated.
In the case of this specific property in Plainwell, a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA), a Hazardous Materials Building Assessment, a Phase II ESA, a Baseline Environmental Assessment (BEA) and a Due Care Plan were completed, which was identified as a Brownfield site after housing different uses over the course of more than one hundred years, including a Fruit Evaporator, Lumber Yard, and Landscaping Company. Vacant for over five years from 2002 through 2007, the Property was appealing to business entrepreneur, Mr. Dan Klein, of Paragon Energy Systems who was interested in potentially relocating his Pellet Stove Manufacturing business from Kalamazoo Township to 712 E. Bridge Street in Plainwell. However, before doing so, Mr. Klein sought information about the Property's current environmental conditions and potential for redevelopment. The activities conducted as part of the U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant for Hazardous Substances alleviated many of the unknowns associated with the Property's environmental conditions. This grant was an instrumental tool in attracting a developer to a Brownfield site and ultimately transforming it into the viable business it is today. Mr. Klein officially celebrated the opening of his new business, The Energy Mill, at 712 E. Bridge in September 2010.
The Following Links Provide Information About Brownfield Redevelopment In Michigan
- Contact: Erik Wilson, Plainwell City Manager
- Contact: Brownfields (BRA)
- Powerpoint Presentation for BRA Operations, December 2009
- DEQ Updates: State of Michigan, Department of Environmental Quality
- MDEQ Brownfield Authorities website: This page provides information on redevelopment tools available to Brownfield authorities such as tax increment financing, a list of established Brownfield authorities and local contact information, and links to the updated Brownfield legislation.
- MEDC website: Michigan Econcomic Development Corporation
- Act 381 of 1996: AN ACT to authorize municipalities to create a brownfield redevelopment authority to facilitate the implementation of brownfield plans; to create brownfield redevelopment zones; to promote the revitalization, redevelopment, and reuse of certain property, including, but not limited to, tax reverted, blighted, or functionally obsolete property; to prescribe the powers and duties of brownfield redevelopment authorities; to permit the issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness by an authority; to authorize the acquisition and disposal of certain property; to authorize certain funds; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state officers and agencies; and to authorize and permit the use of certain tax increment financing.
- Act 381 Work Plan Instructions:
- 2010 MEDC Brownfield Program Guidelines: (Issue Date 12/30/2009)
- Eligible MEGA Non-Environmental Activities Guidance: (Issue Date 12/30/2009)
- EPA Brownfield
- MDEQ Land Redevelopment


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And about his, uh, dancing: "It's not good, but I mean, he does it..."
When asked about their marriage plans, she says she's not really a "big wedding kind of person." (which is probably a good thing.)
Though a big wedding may be about all he wants her for. But will he go that far?


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Richard Doughty Biography
1815 - 1905
Submitted by: Joe Doughty,
Great, Great, Grandson of Richard Doughty
Richard Doughty, the second child of Reuben Doughty and Mary Reed (and the grandson of Levi
Doughty), was born August 8, 1815, in East Feliciana Parish, near Felixville, Louisiana. In the early 1830's Richard and his brother Benajah moved to Catahoula Parish with several other families from East Feliciana Parish.
According to family tradition, in 1838, Richard led a mule on
which his bride, Charlotte West, rode holding their first child as he moved
to an area now located inside the cutoff of Black River Lake,
now called Paraham's Bend. The only possessions they carried with them were a grubbing hoe, a rifle,
and the clothes on their backs. The migration may also have been influenced by the fact that a sister of
Richard's wife had married an Alexander and the Alexander's had moved to the area of what is now
LaSalle Parish.
Richard and his first wife Charlotte, reportedly had 13 children, but not all
of them are known--for some unexplained reason, Richard's family did not show
up in the critical 1850 Census of Concordia Parish, although they are listed
in the Concordia census of 1840, and in the 1860 Census Richard is also on the
list of Whig voter in the Presidential Election of 1840 in Catahoula Parish.
Several of Richard and Charlotte's children died as infants or at a young age. They were buried near the Black River and later floods washed the graves into the river and they are lost forever. Richard and Charlotte's children included W. T., Mary Ann,
Martha, Reuben, James, Archibald, Jason, Doctor, Samuel, and Major. Three other children died at birth.
The father of the West girls, "Grampa" West lived with Richard and Charlotte during the Civil War. Jason, son of Richard and Charlotte, told his daughter that he remembered riding horseback behind Grandpa West as a young boy living on Black River. Grandpa West carried the biggest knife young Jason had ever seen.
Three of the older sons of Richard and Charlotte are reported to have died
of pneumonia while serving in the Civil War. The first wife, Charlotte died
not long after the birth of their last child, Major, on the 19th of October,
1861. Her body was brought out of the Black River area by boat and she was buried
in Glen Hill Cemetery, up on the hill behind Oak Grove
Baptist Church, in Rinehart, Louisiana. I have found her grave there, and all that was left was a sandstone rock tombstone with writings chiseled in the stone. The writings were not readable but we took a piece of white paper and covered the front of the stone. We then rubbed over the paper with a large black wax color crayon. Everything was colored black except the
indentions where the writings were. I could make out the words Charlotte West and the date 1861.
Other descendants of Richard are buried there but all of the graves are now unmarked. There are several sunken in places and when you stand in the middle around the graves you think back to what it was like in the 1860's.
Richard married his 2nd wife, Miriam Wilbanks on May 4, 1865. He had met Miriam
on one of the many moves by residents living on the banks of the Black River
escaping the annual floods. Richard had come out to the foothills of what is
now Manifest- Rinehart area. About 1866, when Jason was 14, Richard moved the
family off Black River permanently, to the Manifest area. Richard and Miriam
had nine children and their first child, Charley, was born on July 8, 1866.
Other children
born to Richard and Miriam included Edward, Abigail, Dolly, Tullie, Ella, Della, Ada, and Baby Doughty, who died at birth.
Miriam died in 1890, and was buried at the homestead at Little Creek, in LaSalle Parish. Her grave is now unmarked and cannot be located.
Richard had two wives and twenty-two children. His descendants cover the parishes
of Catahoula and LaSalle by virtue of many of them producing many children and
by the good fortune of long-life. Richard "broke up housekeeping"
when Miriam died. Of the minor children when she died, Tullie married to Ike
Valentine, raised her younger sister, Della. Ada moved in with Edward when Edward
and his wife, Rebecca Jones, moved into Richard's old homeplace. Richard lived
mostly with
his son, Jason. He rode regularly on horseback to visit his children in the area. In the Spring in which he died at age 90, he had ridden from the manifest area to Tullos to visit his son Major. Richard is buried at Chalk Hills Cemetery in the Little Creek Community in LaSalle Parish. Richard owned a good bit of land around Rinehart near the Billy Hawkins place. Each of the older children received 40 acres in the settlement of the estate, and when you have as many children as Richard, that is a lot of land.
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Tragedy struck Point Reyes National Seashore on New Year's Day when a man attempting to rescue his dog from the surf at North Beach drowned a mere 15 feet from the shore, according to witnesses. Charles Quaid, a 59-year-old Richmond resident, was walking with his wife and their dog along the water's edge directly below the entrance to the parking lot moments before all three were submerged in chilly water. Emergency calls were placed at 12:30 p.m.
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The woman was uninjured, and the dog swam safely to shore; meanwhile, Mr. Quaid appeared in shock as he floated just 15 feet away, unresponsive to onlookers' cries that he try to swim.
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Appeal to find missing Henstead man Charles Samuel Watson renewed as trail runs cold
PUBLISHED: 18:31 12 April 2012 | UPDATED: 14:09 13 April 2012
Fears for the welfare of a man who went missing after a friend's stag night in Great Yarmouth on Easter Monday are growing, as police confirmed the trail has run cold.
An appeal to find Charles Samuel Watson, known to his family and friends as Sam, was renewed tonight.
The 25-year-old last seen in the early hours of Easter Monday when he split up from his friends.
Mr Watson, of Henstead, Suffolk, had been due to stay with friends but did not show up, and police have been trawling CCTV footage and have deployed search parties to find his car since he was reported missing on Tuesday.
He was last seen at around 2am to 2.30am on Easter Monday in Caesars Bar, Marine Parade.
And officers say they have no information to suggest why Mr Watson changed his plans, but believe he is still in the Great Yarmouth area.
Detective Inspector Sarah Pettengell told the EDP: "We know he changed his mind for some reason and then the trail goes cold.
"Speaking to his family and friends, it's completely out of character.
"We're not aware of any vulnerability. He had consumed alcohol so that makes him vulnerable, but we're not aware of any issues that would lead him to go missing.
"I think the other group were intending to call it a night but he carried on."
Police believe Mr Watson - who was on a stag night but was not the groom - may be with the car he drove to Great Yarmouth in.
It is described as a silver VW Golf registration AY07 MGV, and officers are appealing for any sightings of this vehicle.
Famnily liaison officers met with Mr Watson's family - including his mother, father and sister - last night to build a better picture of him.
He had been on a stag do in Yarmouth on Sunday night but split up from his friends around 2am to 2.30am on Easter Monday.
He was due to stay with another friend in the town but contacted them around 2.15am to say he was not going to stay over, and has not been seen since.
Mr Watson is described as white, around 5ft 10ins tall, of slim build with short dark brown hair and green eyes. At the time he went missing he was wearing a checked shirt, blue jeans, dark Superdry jacket and brown boots.
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Flipkart's digital media service Flyte launched as an MP3 store just under one year ago, and to celebrate, the Bangalore based e-commerce company is giving away a lot of content for free.
It is offering 100 albums each day that users can download for free. Users can copy the songs they download to multiple devices as well; all you need is a free Flipkart account.
Free music ranges from relatively contemporary tracks from Hindi movies such as Barfi! to one-time international pop hits such as Ricky Martin and All Saints, whom many young people may not recognize today.
In an email to Mint, Sameer Nigam, Flipkart's vice president, digital, and the man in charge of Flyte, disclosed some details about how the digital music service has fared.
"It has been a fabulous learning experience. We have spent the first year trying to build the market for legal music purchase in India and have recently entered the nascent e-books market. We have always believed that people will be willing to pay for their music if the service and the selection are compelling enough—and that is what we have constantly worked towards," he said.
In the last 12 months, Flyte has built a catalogue of over five million songs from more than 12,000 music labels around the world. Nigam said Flyte has seen 2.5 million paid downloads in the last 12 months; while he didn't share the revenue figures, a visit to the site shows an average value of around Rs.9 per song, suggesting that the company has earned Rs.22.5 million from Flyte.
He added: "We have been introducing new features and our selection has been growing at a rapid pace. Our heavy focus on selection has been validated. Through this year, among the largest learnings has been the very wide variety of music that consumers have bought from us. The barriers we foresee in terms of taking legal music downloads to the next level lie primarily in the areas of discovery on the site and the need to simplify the payment processes."
While Hindi movie songs were highly popular, English pop music topped the downloads, and perhaps predictably, Gangnam Style by Psy was the most downloaded song. Lenka's song Everything at Once was the second most downloaded song, followed by One More Night by Maroon 5. The top Hindi songs were from films, starting with Pani Da Rang from Vicky Donor, followed by Tumhi Ho Bandhu from Cocktail and Pareshaan from Ishaqzaade.
While Flyte has been selling MP3s for a year now, it only started selling e-books from November-end. Flyte launched with 65,000 e-books, of which around 4,000 were free, and this has nearly doubled to 125,000 books, with around 10,000 free titles, said Nigam. He said more than 50,000 books have been downloaded from Flyte, though he didn't give a break-up of free and paid books. What Young India Wants by Chetan Bhagat was the most downloaded book, followed by The Oath of the Vayuputras and The Immortals of Meluha, both by Amish Tripathi.
Since it's only been active for a little under three months now, it's difficult to say if this service is a success. Nigam said, "We have ambitious plans for Flyte—and we intend to get to 1.5-2 million customers over the next one year. We think the investments we are making in our offering, coupled with increasing Internet penetration, will help influence customers to shift to legal content faster."
The free songs are available till 28 February, at www.flipkart.com/flyte/birthday


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romantic hangout: paris
most beautiful: lucerne
tastiest fries: brussels
at peace: holland
nostalgic castle: heidelberg
hot & amazing: cordoba
beautiful gloom: london
good vibe: montreal
surfs up: kenting
delicate beauty: kyoto
can't breathe: beijing
almost got hustled: new york
mototaxis & noodles: bangkok
burned a hole in wallet: tokyo
poodles in strollers: taipei
best grotto: capri island
best wineries: sonoma
best pastel: pastéis de belém
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nearly froze: seoul
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coffee experience: caffè florian in venice
most laid back: sorrento
graffitied, but safe: lisbon
milk tea & egg custard: hong kong
best basilica: lyon
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muir woods
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sea bass @ tamarine
coffee @ philz
ramen @ orenchi
tapas @ en
a croissant @ tartine
sushi @ fuki
butter masala dosa @ madras cafe
ice cream @ mitchell's
kobe burger & fries @ le garage
sacripantina @ stella pastry
brunch @ brenda's
egg tarts @ golden gate bakery
anything @ chez panisse
drinks & live music @ comstock saloon
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dri-fit shorts / tank / pants / 2 shirts
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computer / phone / cords
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MADEIRA BEACH — A spat over how the city handles the Gulf Beaches Public Library's money is ending a relationship that began more than a year ago when the library's own financial management came under fire from its member cities.
City Manager W.D. Higginbotham Jr. plans to inform the library board of his decision to stop providing financial management services to the library at its meeting this month.
"I have made up my mind. It is a burden on our staff, and the library board has been making more and more demands on our time. It has been a death of a thousand cuts," Higginbotham said Thursday.
The last of these "cuts" was a formal request from the library board for copies of all its bank statements.
Since the library's money is in the same bank account as the city's money, that would be difficult, Higginbotham said.
Some members of the library's board thought the library should be receiving interest on its money, and even the city does not earn interest on its money, the city manager said.
"They wanted proof they weren't getting interest. Do you show up at Bank of America and say show me my money? I was dumbfounded," Higginbotham said.
He informed the City Commission of his decision during a workshop discussion last week.
The city began handling the library's books and bank accounts in October 2008 when the library was embroiled in a financial controversy involving its then-director, Jan Horah, and under criticism from its member towns.
The library, although based in Madeira Beach, is financed by that city, Treasure Island, Redington Beach, North Redington Beach and Redington Shores.
"The records were a total mess. It took us several months to get them straightened out," Higginbotham said.
At first the city charged the library $100 a month for its accounting and check-writing services. That fee soon went up to $250 a month.
It is now costing the city "at least" $1,000 a month to handle the library's books, he said.
The city fronts the money for the library to pay its bills until operating revenue is received from the other towns and the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative.
It also does not charge the library for its portion of the approximately $1,200 a month in bank fees.
He described the library board's increasing demands for financial reporting as "kind of annoying" and "biting the hand that feeds you."
Library director Maggie Cinnella has a different take.
She said the library board, which represents all five communities, is concerned that they are putting all the library's money into one town's general fund.
Her board wanted a "better explanation" of how its money was mixed in with the city's money, she said.
Cinnella has not started looking for an accountant because the actual changeover will not occur until the end of the fiscal year, in September.
Higginbotham said that by that time the library must either hire its own accountant or arrange for one of the other member towns to take over the service.


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Head-Mounted Vibrotactile Prosthesis for Patients With Chronic Postural Instability
This study has been completed.
Washington University School of Medicine
Barron Associates, Inc.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Washington University School of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: April 27, 2009
Last updated: January 13, 2016
Last verified: January 2016
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Detailed Description:
The goal of this project is to provide individuals that have a balance deficit with a device that will give them signals that they can feel (vibrations) in order to help them maintain a correct sense of balance and perception of place in the environment.
|Device: balance prosthesis
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Head-Mounted Vibrotactile Prosthesis for Patients With Chronic Postural Instability
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Dizziness and VertigoU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Washington University School of Medicine:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change in Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) From Baseline to 6 Weeks. [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]The DGI is designed to measure a patient's functional balance and postural stability on a scale of 0-3 (3 being normal) for each task. A series of 8 tasks including walking on a level surface, walking while changing speeds, walking with head turns, walking then turning, stepping over obstacles, walking around obstacles, and stairs. For a total scale of 0-24.
|Study Start Date:
|February 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: prosthesis group
balance prosthesis
Device: balance prosthesis
vibrotactile stimulation
Detailed Description:
This proposal addresses a National Institute on Deafness and Other communication Disorders (NIDCD) research topic that emphasizes the "development of assistive devices for balance disorders". The proposed work will evaluate the assistive efficacy of such a balance prosthesis in a population of chronic imbalance patients spanning a wide range of disease etiologies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|21 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ambulatory patients who have had chronic imbalance for at least one year, and have reached a functional performance plateau with respect to their balance adaptation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Neurological disorders other than chronic balance disorders, as determined by medical history and neurological screening procedure.
- Any medical condition as determined by the health questionnaire that would interfere with performance on the postural stability evaluation tests.
- Peripheral neuropathies of the lower extremities.
- Subjects who are unwilling or unable to adhere to all study requirements, including completion of the training period, evaluation tests, and return to clinic for a follow-up visit.
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00889824
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00889824
|United States, Missouri
|Washington University School of Medicine
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
Sponsors and Collaborators
Washington University School of Medicine
Barron Associates, Inc.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
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Alban Berg and His World
Alban Berg and His World is a collection of essays and source material that repositions Berg as the pivotal figure of Viennese musical modernism. His allegiance to the austere rigor of Arnold Schoenberg's musical revolution was balanced by a lifelong devotion to the warm sensuousness of Viennese musical tradition and a love of lyric utterance, the emotional intensity of opera, and the expressive nuance of late-Romantic tonal practice.
The essays in this collection explore the specific qualities of Berg's brand of musical modernism, and present newly translated letters and documents that illuminate his relationship to the politics and culture of his era. Of particular significance are the first translations of Berg's newly discovered stage work Night (Nocturne), Hermann Watznauer's intimate account of Berg's early years, and the famous memorial issue of the music periodical 23. Contributors consider Berg's fascination with palindromes and mirror images and their relationship to notions of time and identity; the Viennese roots of his distinctive orchestral style; his links to such Viennese contemporaries as Alexander Zemlinsky, Franz Schreker, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold; and his attempts to maneuver through the perilous shoals of gender, race, and fascist politics.
The contributors are Antony Beaumont, Leon Botstein, Regina Busch, Nicholas Chadwick, Mark DeVoto, Douglas Jarman, Sherry Lee, and Margaret Notley.
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"[This collection] should be welcomed . . . as one of the most important and perceptive books on Berg to appear for many years."--Nicholas Baragwanath, Music and Letters
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Zenfone 2 Marshmallow update finally confirmed by Asus
Asus has earlier confirmed about the Marshmallow update for Zenfone 2 on its ZenTalk app, and now the company's official employee with account name of ZenTalk on Asus support forums has confirmed the same.
Sadly, it's not much company talked about. There is no mention of release date. That's so disappointing. The Marshmallow update is already 1.5 months old, and while it has already landed on LG G4 and Motorola Moto X2 and X3 Style, apart from Nexus and Android One devices, most of the OEMs have provided a tentative date already.
Gladly, though, Asus did confirm the Marshmallow update is in plans for PadFone S too, and Zenfone Selfie, along with the most obvious Asus device in Zenfone 2.
That there was no mention of Zenfone 5 is disappointing but given the massive howler Lollipop update was for the device, it's hardly anything worth ruing about.
Asus is having bad time with updates, which are coming not only late but are also ending up screwing up fine working devices.
If you were left wondering exactly which Zenfone 2 variants are in for updates — because there are many — the company did mention the models exclusively.
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Given the recent fiasco of Asus' Lollipop update, what do you think about how Asus will do with Marshmallow update?
That the company still doesn't have a tentative date to throw for its Android 6.0 update disappoint you (it should, BTW)?


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Finalizing the adoptions of the 5 remaining â??Suitcase 6â?? puppies, and their mother, on Tuesday coincided with the end of a 25-year-old Ohio law that labeled all pit bulls as vicious.
After rescuing the puppies, that were found next to a North Toledo dumpster and zipped-up in a suitcase, officials with the Toledo Area Humane Society (TAHS) learned the animals might be a pit bull mix.
So, it was decided that TAHS would hold off on the adoptions, until the puppies were 8 weeks old, and once the revised law took effect.
The adoption process was also complicated by the thousands of calls TAHS received from people who were interested in the dogs.
The Toledo Area Humane Society eventually decided that in order to make the adoptions as fair as possible they would use a raffle to select from the 132 people that submitted adoptions applications.
The applicants selected in the random drawing lined up on Tuesday at TAHS, before the doors opened, to make sure they got to make their pick first.
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In a classic "pay no attention to that investor behind that curtain" diversion, Ford sent out not one, not two, but FIVE press releases about the debut of Shelby GT500KR in rapid-fire succession. The first piece of KR PR gives the uber-'Stang's specifications (330 cu. in./5,409 cc, 540 hp @ 6,250 rpm, 510 lb.-ft. torque @ 4500 rpm, 6,250 rpm redline and Roots-type supercharger, air-to-water intercooler with Ford Racing cold air intake, if you're curious). The second brags about its handling and aerodynamics ("Our computer model predicts a four-tenths-of-a-second zero-to-150 acceleration effect from the aero alone. That makes the horsepower go farther."). The third praises– I kid you not– how it sounds ("Hearing the new KR just gets your blood flowing. It's a rumble that true enthusiasts will love and competitors will dread."). The fourth waxes eloquent about the carbon fiber hood ("The hood is a sculpted work of art, with the right science under its skin to deliver real performance impact."). And the fifth points out it's "the most powerful production Mustang ever." None of them mentions the price or how much dealers will jack it up. Now, let's see what's happened with Tracinda…
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The dollar store bubble
Family Dollar has deals coming from every direction. AG covered the news of the Dollar Tree/Family Dollar merger in July, but now there is another bid on the table. The latest bid comes from Dollar General to the tune of $9.7 billion.
Even though the offer from Dollar Tree was less, at $8.5 billion, Family Dollar has decidd to stick with it. The New York Times reports Family Dollar cites "significant antitust issues" as the reason for rejecting Dollar General's offer.
Dollar General's proposed offer included all cask, as opposed to Dollar Tree's combo offer of cash and stock. The Dollar General bid was approximately, $78.50 per Family Dollar Share, which toppled Dollar Tree's offer of $74.50 per share by an approximate $8.5 billion. CEO of Family Dollar, Howard Levine states that the board's decision to reject Dollar General's offer was unanimous and showed respect for their deal with Dollar Tree.
However the CEO of Dollar General, Rick Dreiling, does not seem to think the deal-making is over. Dreiling stated they "have done extensive antitrust analysis."
So is there a deal or not?
Other sources concur; Deutsche Bank analyst, Paul Trussell stated, "It is clear through the most recent releases that we've seen that Dollar General is very serious about getting this deal done. I would not be surprised to see Dollar General present a tender offer to Family Dollar shareholders themselves."
Edward P. Garden, an executive at Trian Fund Management, run by Nelson Peltz, which also owns a 7.3 percent stake in Family Dollar, states, "given the significant antitrust issues involved with Dollar General's proposal, we will not jeopardize the Dollar Tree deal for a transaction with Dollar General that has a high likelihood of not closing due to antitrust considerations."
The Dollar General rejection came less than twelve hours after aforementioned CEO Levine, was accused by Dollar General not maximizing the value of the corporation for shareholders. In the rejection notice, Levine states that their rejection was based on a simpler concern: combining the country's two biggest dollar stores would pose serious risk of rejection from antitrust-regulators (according to the New York Times).
Family Dollar did acknowledge Dollar General had mentioned the possibility of a merger for the past year and a half, but stated Dollar General repeatedly canceled meetings, most notable one in June, which was scheduled to address antitrust issues. In fact, Family Dollar states the last time both companies met, no interest was expressed in continuing to pursue the deal. Shortly after this meeting, Family Dollar signed a nondisclosure agreement with Dollar Tree preventing any further mention of their merger.
It looks like, at least for the moment, that the Dollar Tree deal will remain in place. But there is a small possibility it could change.


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Ryan Braun Eager to 'Move Forward' in 2014
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(MILWAUKEE) — As the 2014 MLB season inches closer, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun is excited and ready for a new chapter in his career.
Speaking at an offseason team event this weekend, Braun says he is constantly trying to make amends with fans and teammates following his 65-game suspension last year for violating Major League Baseball's anti-drug agreement.
"I wish I could go back and do things differently, but I can't. All I can do is move forward and make the best of the opportunities presented to me," Braun said.
The 2011 National League MVP made his first public appearance Sunday since admitting last year that he took performance-enhancing drugs; he accepted his suspension in late July.
In 61 games last season, Braun hit .298 with nine home runs and 38 RBIs.
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