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Question: heyyy cool people i was wondering why do we have nees ?
Keith Brain answered on 15 Jun 2010:
That is a good question. Having joints in our limbs is very important for allowing our bodies to move in complex ways, while retaining power (strength). Imagine what it would be like to be without knees – it would be very difficult to move about in complex environments. For example, try climbing a tree, or jumping from a modest height, without beinding your knees … on second thought – dangerous experiment, don't try that!
Today, particularly in developed countries, we live in very controlled conditions where our environment is easy to navigate. But throughout our evolutionary history (I'll assume the theory of evolution holds) being able to move quickly through complex environments was essential, and so provided a competitive advantage. Even now, being able to perform complex physical task (like football perhaps), could provide an evolutionary advantage – why are footballers' wives attracted to footballers …?
Having said this, I do I think that knees are rather poorly designed. They are very prone to arthritis as we age, and injury while we're young. The standard argument for this is that for most of our evolutionary history we had 4 legs; with a switch to standing upright (so we now have 2 arms and 2 legs) the forces on the "legs" effectively doubled, and now have to cope with loads that they were not designed for. I'm not sure that I buy this argument, though, because elephants have knees and have very large forces to cope with. So, I think it has more to do with the knees having evolved to efficiently develop to provide an acceptable level of performance over the reproductive lifespan of the organism. So, we're not over-engineered!
Hywel Vaughan answered on 15 Jun 2010:
That's quite a challenging question to answer Saffron!
Knees are clearly there to aid flexibility and allow us to move across different environments effectively. If you look throughout the animal kingdom, you can see where this applies; Elephants have evolved on flat areas such as desserts and plains so have very limited knee movement (have you ever seen an elephant jump?!), whereas monkeys and other climbing animals have a lot of movement in their knees to aid them climbing. Flamingos are another great example – their knees bend the other way. Why? Because they evolved around flat environments.
One interesting question to ask is why we have knee caps? Most animals don't have knee caps, and when you think about it they don't serve any major purpose – even when we kneel we rest on the top section of the leg, not the knee itself… Something to think about!
Of course, there is another answer to this question. The real reason we have knees is because if we didn't, the song 'heads, shoulders, knees and toes' wouldn't make sense…
Alastair Sloan answered on 15 Jun 2010:
We have knees so that we can move in different directions and they help support the weight of the body. It's a very complex and complicated joint made up of 4 different small bones, several ligaments and cartilage which wears away as we get older. If we don't have knees we can't move easily and twisting movements would be very difficult
Emma Carter answered on 16 Jun 2010:
I'm not an expert in the human body, but from an engineering perspective, knees act as a wonderful shock absorber like the ones in your car. When we run or jump, they allow the muscles in our legs to manage the reactive forces from when we hit the ground so we don't damage our pelvis or spine.
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Early College for Maine High School Students
The Early College Program provides qualified high school students the opportunity to enroll in college courses online or on the UMM campus. Students receive both high school and college credit for these courses, giving them a jump start toward their college degrees. The UMM Early College office works closely with high school counselors, and students receive full academic support both at their high schools and from UMM. Through the Early College Program, students discover the rewards of learning at the collegiate level and begin a seamless transition to full-time college studies after high school graduation.
Check out what prior students have to say about the program!!
It was a boost for my self-confidence to know that I could complete college courses successfully. It eased the transition from High School to College. When I started college as a matriculated student, I knew I could complete the course work based on my early college experience. Nancy, UMM Early College Student

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Welcome to the world of movement!
Flash is a world of astounding possibilities, beginning – and not ending – with movement. Every blinking, bouncing, frizzing, flashing, leaping, lashing fancy-pants website uses Flash these days, whether you realize it or not. I'm far from an expert in Flash, but programming aside, I can do pretty much anything that's required of me!
This project was to create a greeting card for our place of choice. I'm partial to the mountains, so I made a "Wish You Were Here" greeting card for the autumn season.
This project was to create a flash advertisement for the new degree, Web Technologies. Figures they'd create the degree that I really wanted in the last semester I was in school, eh?
This project was very difficult. It was our end of semester project for my flash class. We were to create directions for how to do something. The directions needed to have clickable buttons, steps, and a plain text version of the flash.
This was one of my first projects in this class, but I still think it's really cute. A little boy watches his older brother go off to school and waits impatiently for him to come home. The next year, he's finally old enough to go, too!


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Frequently Asked Questions
Mission Statement
"To provide reasonably priced, high quality partnered dance lessons, choreography, and dance event services to the greater public."
What does Frankie teach?
Frankie Hagan exclusively teaches partnered dancing. He prefers to teach "the social style" of dancing, and primarily instructs a combination of Latin, Ballroom, and Swing dances. These dances may specifically include:
Carolina Shag
East Coast Swing (Single Count Swing/Jitterbug)
Lindy Hop
American Waltz
American Foxtrot
American Cha-Cha
American Rumba
American Tango
Samba/Bossa Nova
Why should I take dance lessons?
People take dance lessons for a variety of reasons. Maybe you have a wedding to attend, a class reunion, a prom, exercise, or would just like to start a new hobby. Perhaps you saw a film that put an idea in your head. Maybe you love a particular style of music and want to learn more about the dance that goes with it. Maybe you just want to meet people, or grow closer and more connected to someone you already know very well. Whether you want to dance on the weekends at the local club or compete on a national level, the decision is up to you. Dancing is a great way to boost your self-esteem and stay in shape. Dancing is fun!
Do I need a dance partner?
No! It is not necessary to have a partner. Dance Frankie offers lessons for couples or individuals. Ask Frankie about his ongoing projects throughout the Triangle area. Group classes supply the opportunity to meet people and make new friends with similar interests. Couples are encouraged to switch partners frequently in group classes. Just bring a willingness to learn and a smile!
What do I need to wear?
Dancers should wear comfortable clothing. Your attire is completely up to you. The only special thing that you might want is footwear with leather soles. Rubber soled shoes do not allow the proper "slide" you will require when learning turn technique and other movements.
Ladies may need proper dance shoes for Ballroom or Latin, particularly if they are subject to sore feet and aching joints. Lindy Hoppers may want a flat shoe with suede or chrome leather bottom to create the proper slide/speed and torque movement (many websites sell appropriate dance shoes, and Frankie can assist you in the selection process).
Isn't this expensive?
Dance lessons are priced on several factors. Group classes are significantly cheaper, but private lessons give you a level of connection and personal attention that can rapidly increase your abilities and understanding of material. Frankie offers both kinds of learning experiences.
Pricing & Fees
PRIVATE LESSON RATES: Interested in private lessons withFrankie Hagan: Dance Teacher? – I am available to teach privates (hour length) in 3 locations, and I take all major credit cards:
My Home: Condo, located at 4604-D Brockton Drive, Raleigh, NC 27604 **
Southern Star Ballroom Center, Inc.: 6625-015 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh, NC 27615
Premier Dance Cary NC: 239 Grande Heights Drive, Cary,NC 27513
My studio rate is $60/hour (to cover my floor fees)
4 Lessons Package is at a 5% discount.
Example $60 x 4 = $240 – $12 = $228
7 Lesson Package is at 10% discount.
Example $60 x 7 = $420 – $42 = $378
Classes with Frankie Hagan are based on availability. Weddings, parties, and special events that involve deejay equipment should be booked through Island Sound Deejay Services. Frankie will occasionally teach group class series in the greater community — these are normally at the Danceformation Studio facility in Cary, NC or at Southern Star Ballroom in Raleigh.
Frankie has special rate classes, workshops, and functions when he travels.
What is the difference between social and ballroom dancing?
Social dancing is dancing comfortably and competently in public. Social dancing could be Ballroom dancing, Lindy dancing, Salsa dancing, or Shagging.
Ballroom dancing can either refer to dancing in a style that is specifically geared toward ballroom dance competitions (i.e. the specific syllabus of a Ballroom school), or it refers to waltz, foxtrot, quickstep, and the specific variations of these dances such as Viennese Waltz, Foxy, or the Peabody. If you are social dancing or ballroom dancing, and you're doing it with a partner, it's partnered dancing. Partnered dancing refers to dancing as a couple. This could mean Ballroom dances, Swing dances, Latin dances or various theatre arts styles. It takes two to Tango (and partnered dance, too).
What is the difference between American and International style dancing?
Frankie Hagan teaches American Style when it comes to Ballroom dances. American Style is the most popular ballroom dance style in the United States, whereas the International Style, which is also known as the English Style, is danced throughout the rest of the world.
The American Style "smooth dances"; Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Viennese Waltz, experience more freedom and expression in terms of movement and figures. The International Style "Standard" Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Viennese Waltz are danced only in closed position. The technique for both styles is similar. The American Style "Rhythm Dances" which are Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, Samba, Mambo, Bolero, and Merengue, have a greater variety of patterns, and are more suited for social dancing. The International Style Latin Cha Cha, Rumba, Samba, Paso Doble, and Jive are more disciplined and technical. Various aspects of technique and styling are different between these two styles and have developed and shifted over the years. Balboa, Lindy Hop, Salsa, Carolina Shag and Bossa Nova are not considered "Ballroom" syllabi dances, nor are they danced in standardized ballroom competitions. These dances have their own communities and are neither classified as American or International style.
What makes Dance Frankie different?
At present, Frankie has a fulltime career in residential real estate as a Broker with the Fonville Morisey organization in Raleigh, North Carolina. Frankie is also a professional deejay and dance specialist available through Island Sound DJ's To Go. Frankie is a contributing writer for Retrospective Magazine. Therefore, he has limited time availability for students. Frankie takes great pride in making sure all of his students are having a good time and meeting their expectations. Each lesson will be personalized for you. (Frankie is familiar with the Arthur Murray and DVIDA syllabi).
Frankie has great expertise in the planning and actualization of dance related events (a skill that rewarded him with the invitation to write a manual on the subject) and has worked with numerous well-regarded organizations including:
The Harbour Club, Charleston Southern University, East Shore Health & Racquet, Triangle Dance Studio, UNC Chapel Hill, Taylor Dance Academy, Carolina Idol, Avery Pix (specifically in the motion picture "The Notebook"), Christian Family Y, EBC, Ballroom Dance Club, Smithsonian Magazine, Event Dynamics of Charleston, Latin Groove DJ Services, Let's Dance, Arthur Murray Studios (Raleigh, Charlotte), The North Hills Club, Miss South Carolina USA, and Mrs. SC United States, and The Carolina Inn.
Where is Dance Frankie located?
Dance Frankie! is always available for event and deejay services in North & South Carolina. He is currently based in the Triangle (RDU) area. Frankie travels and instructs many Ballroom, Lindy Hop & Balboa (swing dancing) and Salsa classes and events. Frankie currently teaches out of Southern Star Ballroom Center, in Raleigh NC. SSBC can be phoned at 919-977-3467 to inquire about classes and programs.


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I came across this awesome Calvin Coolidge quote on darling Bekka's blog and it stopped me in my tracks.
Bold, right?! That Calvin Coolidge was really laying it out there. I just have to say, though, I'm not sure if I agree. I've seen (and been one of!) millions of persistent people, completely determined to achieve their dreams, slogging away day after day while people who just happened to be at the right place at the right time zoom past them. I've witnessed that it's sometimes more about who you know and what you're willing to do that gets you ahead.
To be fair, I've also seen persistent and determined people finally have their day — and those are the most rewarding moments to see! One of our closest friends just booked his first Broadway show, and getting the call from him with the news, hearing his voice shaking and the disbelief in it, was so incredible. And he is one of the ones who's been persistent, who's been working at it and chipping away at it. And it's 100% deserved.
So I don't know! What do you think? Is there a magic combination of factors that lead to success? Do you think persistence is key? Or do you think the world has changed and there are too many other deciding factors to be able to come to a definitive conclusion? What I do know is that when I find something I love, I go at it wholeheartedly just for the love of it. And maybe that's enough. xoxo


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Rahul Shankar, a doctoral student in polymer science and engineering, took home the title of Grand Champion in the 4th Annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition held Nov. 1-3 on The University of Southern Mississippi's Hattiesburg campus. Shankar, a native of Mumbai, India, also collected a cash prize of $1,000.
In this challenging competition, participants are required to describe the significance of their thesis or dissertation in three minutes or less. A total of 32 graduate students delivered presentations to an audience of students, faculty, and staff during the preliminary rounds on Nov. 1-2. Seven finalists competed for the title of Grand Champion on Nov. 3.
"The topics were very diverse and showcased really exciting research projects being conducted at Southern Miss," said Dr. Karen Coats, dean of the USM Graduate School. "I was very proud of all the competitors for being willing to attempt a really difficult task in front of a live audience."
Shankar was crowned Grand Champion for his presentation: "Improving the
Fuel Efficiency of Automobiles Using Thermoplastic Composite Materials." He is conducting research under the tutelage of polymer professor Dr. Sarah Morgan.
"His presentation was done with enthusiasm and energy in terms easily understood by the entire audience. It was fun to watch," said Coats.
Pascagoula, Miss., native Charles Joplin, who is pursuing a doctorate in English literature, finished as the competition's runner-up and received a cash prize of $750. He delivered a presentation titled, "I-Witness Reports: Reading the Writing Process of English War Poets."
Oindrila Paul captured the People's Choice Award and a $500 cash prize. A native of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, she is pursuing a doctorate in microbiology. Her presentation was titled, "Stress! Even the Bacteria Cannot Escape it!"
The competition was open to any active master's, specialist or doctoral student who has not graduated prior to Fall 2017. Students competed in one of the following four categories: 1) arts and humanities; 2) life, health and environmental sciences; 3) physical sciences and mathematics; 4) social and educational sciences and business.
Participants were required to follow a spoken word format (no poems, raps, or songs permitted). A single static PowerPoint slide was permitted, but no additional electronic media or props were allowed.


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Petmasters was founded by online entrepreneur Michael Caldwell, whose lifetime love of animals led him to build this unique and comprehensive marketplace for pets and the people who serve them. A pet parent himself, he understands that our animals are family and deserve the same love, attention and service that we do.
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| 6.6°C Belfast
Uruguay could be without their most influential player for the rest of the World Cup after Luis Suarez was accused of biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini.
Suarez clashed with the Italian as the two competed for a free-kick, when Suarez clearly threw his head in the direction of Chiellini. The centre-back fell to the floor in agony, immediately followed by the Liverpool striker who was attempting to play the victim of the clash.
However, an incensed Chiellini got up and confronted the forward, before pulling down his shirt in an attempt to show the referee what he believed to be teeth marks on his shoulder.
While Chiellini rampaged around the pitch in anger, Suarez was seen clearly holding his teeth in pain. Neither player was booked for the incident with play eventually continuing, and Diego Godin struck soon after to give Uruguay a crucial 1-0 win that sees them progress to the last-16 at Italy's expense.
Suarez does of course have previous when it comes to biting, having been banned twice before for similar acts. During his time with Ajax, Suarez was given a seven-match ban for biting PSV Eindhoven's Otman Bakkal. He was then handed a 10-match ban in 2013 for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic, in which he was allowed to stay on the pitch and score the equalising goal soon after.
The match has already seen a controversial sending-off after midfielder Claudio Marchisio was given a straight red card for what appeared to be an innocuous looking challenge on Arevalo Rios as he attempted to shield the ball. However, a second glance showed that the goalscorer against England clearly landed his right foot flush into the leg of Rios, and referee Marco Rodriguez has a point-blank view of the collision, electing to immediately send the 28-year-old for an early bath.
Fifa can take retrospective action against Suarez as the referee did not see a reason to caution the striker, which could rule him out of the second round and beyond should he be found guilty.
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Tyndale Christian School
HSC year: 2005, ARTEXPRESS year: 2006
Expressive form: Painting
My six paintings, in the naïve style, explore memories of my childhood and adolescence: events and situations that have shaped the person that I am today. I take the audience on a journey through the six most significant memories of my growing-up – from the humorous memory of an angry power drill attacking me when I was eight through to my changing perceptions of life, world issues and politics as I matured – to look like artwork of a young boy drawing on his personal memories. I was influenced by the autobiographical style of Basquiat and Kruger's commentary on society.
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- The Site-babysitter can be configured in WebStorm setup so that any specific user email address is BCC'd on every e-mail sent out of that WebStorm.
- Note: The babysitter email address must be an actual user account in your Brightidea system.
- Administrators can append a site babysitter in: Site Setup > Site > Components
- Site babysitter is only available on the WebStorm level, not Enterprise, WebStorm Admin, Switchboard, or Pipeline.
- ALL emails are cc'd to the site babysitter except:
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Little lamb shank pies
- Makes 12
- Prep 0:20
- Cook 2:30
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These little lamb shank pies are a delicious snack or meal any day of the week and are a great way to use up leftovers. They're also impressive enough to serve to guests - who doesn't love a homemade pie?
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 2 lamb shanks
- 1 brown onion (diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 2 celery stalks (diced)
- 2 carrots (diced)
- 1 cup red wine
- 2 cups Massel Chicken Style Liquid Stock
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 sheets puff pastry
- 1 egg (beaten)
1Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Heat oil in a large oven-proof casserole dish over high heat. Season lamb shanks and brown well on all sides. Add onion, garlic, celery and carrots and cook for 2 minutes until starting to soften. Add wine and allow to bubble up. Add stock and bring to the boil. Add herbs. Cover with a lid and place in oven. Cook for 1.5-2 hours until meat is falling off the bone.
2Remove shanks and set aside. Once cool enough to handle, pull meat from bones and shred, discarding any gristle and bones. Return meat to sauce. If it is very thin, you can add a little flour and allow it to simmer and cook out. Otherwise, cool and then refrigerate until you are ready to assemble your pies.
3Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Spray or lightly grease a 12-hole muffin tin. Cut circles 12-14cm in diameter and gently ease them into holes of tin, leaving a few millimetres overhanging. Spoon cold lamb mixture into lined holes.
4Using beaten egg, brush overhanging edges of pastry. Cut smaller circles approximately 8cm in diameter. Place these on top of pies and press to seal edges. Cut a small slit in the top of each pie and brush the tops with beaten egg. Bake for 20-25 minutes until pasty is puffed and golden.
- Next time you make lamb shanks, double up and save the extras to make these pies. Just start at step 3.
- You can make the pies well ahead of time and freeze them prior to baking. Then you'll have them on standby to throw in the oven for a quick meal.
- Serve with ketchup or a homemade tomato sauce — like our spicy homemade tomato ketchup.


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Set of 4 Modulus Gastronorm storage containers made of clear plastic (polypropylene), supplied with air-tight lids.
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Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) – 2014 Notification
[ads1] All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) announces notification of 2014 Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT), which will be conducted for admissions to post graduate pharmacy courses approved by AICTE.
Candidates with bachelor's degree in Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2, including lateral entry students) and the students who are in B.Pharmacy final year are eligible to appear before the examination.
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Application fee for GPAT 2014 is Rs 1200 for General, OBC and Rs 600 for SC,ST,PD candidates.
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Now more than ever, the development of the Linux kernel is a matter for the professionals, as unpaid volunteer contributions to the project reached their lowest recorded levels in the latest "Who Writes Linux" report, which was released today.
According to the report, which is compiled by the Linux Foundation, just 11.8% of kernel development last year was done by unpaid volunteers a 19% downturn from the 2012 figure of 14.6%. The foundation says that the downward trend in volunteer contributions has been present for years.
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Even so, unpaid contributors were still the single biggest source of commits in the latest Who Writes Linux, at 11,968 total changes good for 12.4% of the whole. However, corporate contributors collectively account for much, much more. The Linux Foundation said that more than 80% of all work on the kernel is done by paid professional developers.
According to Linus Torvalds, the shift towards paid developers hasn't changed much about kernel development on its own.
"I think one reason it hasn't changed things all that much is that it's not so much unpaid volunteers are going away' as people who start writing kernel code get hired really quickly,'" he told Network World.
Torvalds said that, while Linux development has changed for plenty of other reasons and that, naturally, new contributors pop up all the time many of the original developers, with decades of experience, have simply been snapped up by companies with an interest in Linux.
"We may have started as volunteers, but we're happily employed doing Linux these days," he said.
Torvalds' own role in development has become increasingly hands-off, according to the report he has personally signed off on 329 patches since version 3.10 of kernel was released, or 0.4%. Increasingly, subsystem maintainers do their own reviews and merges of code.


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Cell Phones and the Dangers of Distracted Parenting
When it comes to children's development, parents should worry less about kids' screen time—and more about their own.
It is never easy for a parent to balance their own needs, and desires, with those of their child. Fortunately, children do not always need or even want their parent's full attention. They just need it 'reliably enough'. In fact, some degree of separateness is necessary and healthy for development. This article makes the case that our modern preoccupation with smart phones, however, has tipped the balance in an unhealthy direction. Parents these days, despite spending lots of time in the physical presence of their child, are frequently distracted by their cell phone and thus are frequently inattentive totheir child.
This is disrupting the normal healthy pattern of parent-child communication that research demonstrates is required for a child's healthy development.The article emphasizes that parents must make the effort to get off their phones while interacting with their children. The author Erika Chistakis is sympathetic towards parents. She understands how hard that effort can be. We all have become essentially addicted to the use of our cell phones. The good news is, although it may be hard, you can do it! You can put down your cell phone. And here is the reason why.
This is how parent-child communication is supposed to work. The infant and young child's brain is wired to need and expect the parent to reliably communicate with the child in a responsive back and forth manner. This type of interaction is referred to as "serve and return" or "conversational duet." The average parent on their part is wired to be reliably attentive and responsive to the child's cues of wanting to communicate. This type of communication is essential for the development of a child's language skills, social abilities, emotional regulation and even for proper brain growth.
When parents are with their child but frequently engaging with their cell phone it leads to repeated periods of inattentiveness to the child. This causes the parent to miss and to misinterpret the child's need for responsive interaction. In turn, the child can no longer reliably count on the parent's responsive attention. A child may react to this chronic inattentiveness by working extra hard to get their parent's attention, in the form of disruptive behaviors. Unless a parent is attuned to the underlying 'message' the disruptive behavior is communicating, a parent may become irritated or even angry with the child, thus further disrupting the relationship. Sadly, if this goes on too long, without the parent 'getting it', negative disruptive behavior for the purpose of getting attention can become incorporated into a child's life long pattern of social relationships.
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iStudiez Pro Is a Great App for Students | iPad.AppStorm - 18 views
John Evans on 11 Nov 12"Since getting my iPad and my iPhone, my life has become more organized and much easier. I work twice as much and twice as hard - and I've become twice as productive. My income has skyrocketed, and I owe it all to becoming more organized. A big chunk of the solution has been iStudiez Pro, a universal app for all your devices. Let's find out more after the jump. "


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These aren't the droids you're looking for, but this is the Xbox you've been waiting for. Get your own R2 unit as you play Kinect Star Wars with this new Star Wars-themed Xbox 360 console styled after the pluckiest R2 droid in a galaxy far, far away. Beep boop whistle beep.
The 320GB Xbox is finished in the distinctive blue and white paint job of R2-D2 and even makes R2-style noises. The wireless game controller, decked in the gold livery of C-3PO, is fluent in over 6 million forms of communication.
The Kinect sensor is white, and a wired headset is also included.
New game Kinect Star Wars throws you into the Star Wars saga, fighting with lightsabers, and using the force to take on Imperial Stormtroopers and battle droids, or piloting speeder bikes, X-Wing fighters and podracers, just by waving your arms around. Two people can play at the same time, but remember to choose your playing partner carefully -- and let the Wookiee win.
Microsoft and LucasArts revealed the console at San Diego Comic-Con this week, where the geekiest of the geek gather to celebrate the latest and greatest comics, movies and games. If we told you half the things we've heard about this Comic-Con thing, you'd probably short circuit.
As much as we love Artoo, we'd really love an Imperial-themed console. You don't think that'd be cool? We find your lack of faith... disturbing.
The limited-edition Kinect Star Wars bundle costs £350 and makes the jump to lightspeed in December. Will you be using the force with this special-edition Xbox? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below or on our Facebook page. And may the force be with you.


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Because high blood pressure is the primary risk factor for stroke, exercise, particularly aerobic exercise, is a great way to reduce stroke risk. Exercise can help prevent a first stroke from occurring – and may even reduce the risk of suffering a second stroke if you've already suffered one. That's the conclusion drawn from a recent research review published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Researchers analyzed 20 studies involving more than 1,000 stroke survivors who participated in post-stroke exercise programs. All study participants had suffered a full-blown stroke or a "mini-stroke," known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA). Stroke survivors who exercised, particularly aerobically, lowered their blood pressure compared to stroke survivors who didn't exercise, effectively reducing their risk of suffering another stroke.
The study didn't go as far as to say post-stroke exercise reduces repeat stroke risk, but because high blood pressure is an important risk factor for stroke in the first place, lowering BP improved their odds of avoiding a second stroke. Your doctor can tell you more about stroke risk, blood pressure and its impact on health, and how to keep your BP in the healthy range.
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Jul 30, 2016
Cass and Bob have a conversation with former guest Benjamin Hicks. He was our first guest on episode 3, after Bob and Cass interviewed each other on episodes 1 and 2. Ben is one of those guys that is just a sweetheart. He's humble, he's a beta, he's got a big heart, he wants the best for everyone. He's got a conservative brain and a brilliant brain. He's a career computer guy nerd genius, and we love him. You can hear his deconverstion story there, and today we're discussing estrangement, animosity, and othering that is so prevalent in today's western zeitgeist. We saw it in the Brexit, we're seeing it in the public appeal of Trump's racist rhetoric. In what universe would someone so incompetent and with such lack of self-awareness rise to popularity like he has? And the tension between the Hillary supporters and the Sanders supporters within the democratic party. The estrangement and distrust between black and brown people with police officers. The widening chasm between the rich and the poor in class warfare. The amassing of guns because we're so scared. The success of terrorists to truly infect the world with terror. It's working! When people are out in public, in traffic, out shopping, we don't feel the brotherhood of man, we don't feel the warmth of community—unless we've quarantined ourselves in gated communities with only people of our own ethnicity.
These are subjects that scholars have tried to understand for millenia. Scholars that look at the brutality of the world and human depravity and instead of just accepting it as the norm they've asked questions like why do we act this way? What narratives are framing our paradigms that put as at such odds? I personally expected that once I got out of elementary school, this childish behavior would finally stop. It didn't. So I thought, well, after high school, that's when people will be mature enough not to act this way. Nope. College? The workforce? Adulthood? Nope. Maturity has not happened to us yet. And today, we discuss the works of two scholars who've come up with some theories, supported by research, that prescribe some insights. This talk is far from a comprehensive view of their work, so I want to prescribe the work of two scholars for those that are truly interested in some possible solutions to our current social discord:
One is Jonathan Haidt. He's a social psychologist and Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business. His academic specialization is the psychology of morality and the moral emotions. Haidt is the author of two books: The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom (2006) and The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion (2012), which became a New York Times bestseller. He was named one of the "top global thinkers" by Foreign Policy magazine, and one of the "top world thinkers" by Prospect magazine.
The second is Ernest Becker was a cultural anthropology who earned his PhD from Syracuse University and became a professor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. In 1973 he published The Denial of Death for which he earned a Pulitzer Prize. A year later he died of cancer at age 49. Also, the book, The Worm at the Core, by doctors Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, and Tom Pyszczynski, is about the research done to support Becker's theories.
We taped this episode on July 29th, 2016. If you're liking our show, please subscribe to it, give it 5 stars, and/or leave a review on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Also, you can support us monetarily on a per episode basis through our Patreon page. That's www.patreon.com/eapodcast. Or leave a donation through PayPal at our website, www.everyonesagnostic.com.
"Towering Mountain of Ignorance" intro by Hank Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3v3S82TuxU
Intro bumper "Never Know" by Jack Johnson
Ben's talk at Unitarian Universalist Church in Murfreesboro
The full text of Ernest Becker's "The Denial of Death" including the intro by Sam Keen which Cass reads on this episode
Episode 52 of Everyone's Agnostic podcast featuring Ernest Becker's book and a lecture by Sheldon Solomon
Jonathan Haidt's Ted Talk titled "The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives."
Newt Gingrich changed it to a 3 day work week so that politicians spent much less time together.
Imposter syndrome and the Dunning Kruger effect
NY Times article by Frank Bruni, "How Facebook Warps Our World."
"But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past" by Chuck Klosterman
THE BIG SORT, BY BILL BISHOP with Robert G. Cushing
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Adam Ruins Everything - Why the Electoral College Ruins Democracy
Adam describes how political parties are able to predetermine election winners through a process called gerrymandering.
Haidt at the Museum of Sex: How disgust shapes our morality.


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Who should lead the state department responsible for wildland fires? Someone who knows how to manage forests, or someone who knows how to put out the flames?
The union that represents California state firefighters is leaning on Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom to appoint a fire chief to lead the state's fire department.
Cal Fire Local 2881's request reflects a split between the two main responsibilities for the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
As its formal name conveys, the department both sets policies to manage forests and serves as the state's primary defense when wildfires break out.
The union contends that California's recent wildfires have grown so dangerous that Newsom should appoint someone with a deep professional background in firefighting rather than forest management.
"Forests need to be managed, but it's not going to stop the fires," said Tim Edwards, the union's incoming president.
Six of the state's 10 most destructive wildfires in history took place in the past two years. The Camp Fire in November became the state's deadliest when it leveled the town of Paradise in Butte County and killed 86 people.
President Donald Trump has drawn attention to California's overgrown forests as a contributing cause to the fires, and Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law in September that freed up an additional $1 billion for forest management.
The Cal Fire union expressed its preference for a fire chief to Newsom through the California Professional Firefighters, a larger statewide association that also represents municipal firefighters. The association has about 30,000 members and it's an influential voice as a public safety union. It endorsed Newsom.
Newsom has not indicated whom he intends to appoint. In campaign interviews, Newsom discussed preparing the state for wildfires by improving vegetation management, urban planning and planning for the potential environmental impacts of climate change.
His recent comments on wildfires have centered on supporting victims. He plans to host a benefit concert at the Golden 1 Center for wildfire victims Jan. 6.
"This is not a time for partisanship. This is a time for coordinating relief and response and lifting those in need up," he wrote on Twitter in early November after Trump seemed to blame California officials for the state's deadly wildfires.
Ken Pimlott led Cal Fire as director from 2010 until his retirement this month. He worked as a firefighter early in his career and moved up the department's ranks as a forester. In recent interviews, he has stressed that the state must improve its urban planning and forest management practices to reduce the risk of future fires.
"This fire, if it happens again, we're not going to stop it," Pimlott said in an interview with The Sacramento Bee about Paradise earlier this month. "So how do we build communities that are more resistant to that?"
Thom Porter is leading the department as acting director. He joined the department in 1999 as a forester. He was promoted to one of the department's top positions in 2015 when he was named Southern Region Chief, which placed him in charge of Southern California firefighting operations.
Cal Fire Local 2881 had a testy relationship with Pimlott since Moe Flemming, an instructor at the department's firefighting academy in Amador County, murdered his girlfriend, Sarah June Douglas, and brought intense scrutiny on the department.
Pimlott cracked down on other alleged misbehavior at the academy, such as cheating on exams and drinking after hours, and created a professional standards program that has sought to create uniform disciplinary procedures across the department.
The union has fought some of those efforts, contending that department executives are going too far in punishing firefighters for infractions without adequately educating them about new standards.
The union also has pressed Brown to boost funding for fire suppression by hiring more firefighters.
Brown has taken steps to keep part-time seasonal firefighters on duty longer in the year, but the department has about as many firefighters as it did three years ago. The state budget Brown signed in June called for 5,828 Cal Fire employee in fire protection assignments, down from 5,870 two years ago.
"Staffing has to become a priority for this department," Edwards said.
Brown's last budget as governor included money to buy new firefighting Blackhawk helicopters and to hire more mechanics to support year-round operations. The department's total budget is $2.3 billion, up from $1.9 billion in the 2016-17 budget year.
Edwards said the state's long-term plan to better manage its forestland remains a top priority.
"But it's going to take 50 to 100 years to bring the forests back to where they need to be. In the meantime, these fires are going to happen and we need people on the front lines controlling them before we have incidents like Paradise," he said.


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This piece by Mathew Lee Anderson is very important, especially for young (adult) Christians, on several levels. (Thanks to Mike Focht for pointing it out to me.) Save it for when you've got a few minutes to read and think…
The Questions of Gay Marriage: The Authority of Scripture
Why might one believe that a society should not include within its institution of marriage monogamous couples of the same sex? For many conservative Christians, the first and last word on the question belongs to the Bible. There may be other reasons out there, but many Christians are wholly uninterested in them on grounds that they will either necessarily be unpersuasive or that they will prove impossible to find.
That sort of pessimism is particularly an acute temptation for young Christians these days; having witnessed the purported failure of the "secular" arguments against gay marriage, it is easy to conclude that unless the social conditions were to change dramatically there simply are no arguments that could "work."
Yet such a pessimism is a problem for the Christian, I think, even if we ought not be optimists about finding such reasons either. We are called to hope, in our search for understanding of society and the world no less than in our patient waiting upon the return of Christ. We have only sub-Christian reasons to believe that there are no "secular" arguments that will be persuasive or that we will never find them out. And if we give up the search prematurely, we may actually foreclose on finding ways of putting the case that would contribute to the very renewal of the society that itself makes the case more plausible. Onward, then, into finding and evaluating reasons wherever we can.
But nor can we ignore Scripture, at least not if Oliver O'Donovan's formula that "the reasons to believe are the reasons of belief" has any wisdom at all. We might have other reasons, but we have at least these. Or so it might seem, anyway.
I am intrigued, however, by the discomfort that I think many young Christians feel at taking a moral stance simply because Scripture says it. It would be a bit humiliating, would it not, to examine all the arguments and then to find ourselves up against it, as it were, retreating to the privileged position of moral teaching based on special revelation? To many young Christians (even of the conservative sort, like me) who have invested a good deal in defending the rationality and intellectual plausibility of our tradition, that sort of conclusion would not be far from finding oneself taking up the cross of the flat-earthers: not only are "the facts" against our position, but society is as well.
That is precisely the sort of humiliation, however, that we ought to be willing to countenance. It is not so different from the humiliation of the Word that is the center and presupposition of our faith. It may be that such a humiliation is crucial to see the reasons of Scripture from within, to make sense of what's at stake in the relationship between man and woman that makes such a relationship irreplaceably unique. In a world where the paradigmatic act of intellect is to doubt, such a credulous obedient stance can only engender embarrassment.
Two further cautions, though, are necessary. First, I acknowledge the possibility of genuine humiliation here only to highlight the stakes and to see in which direction the prevailing winds will invariably push the argument. In a society where appeals to Scripture's authority are considered as inescapably anti-intellectual and where the stance that homosexuality is morally wrong is deeply offensive, those interested in the intellectual respectability of the Church's witness will have built in motivations to seek ways of sanctioning same-sex romantic unions within the pages of the text. The inquiry in such conditions will take a very different tack, and the forcefulness of various arguments will seem different because of the broader cultural pressures at work. In other words, the rules of reading will be established in such a way to make progressive conclusions more plausible.
This temptation, however, works the opposite direction as well. Appealing to a revelation that confounds the wisdom of the wise (1 Corinthians 1:26) has sometimes been used to foreclose the work of investigation and inquiry altogether, or to simply treat our status as cultural pariahs as proof of a position's truthfulness. There can be no room for such anti-intellectual fideism here, however, nor for bad logic. Authority can command obedience in the absence of other reasons (and even in the face of reasons to the contrary) as a provisional moment, but not a final one. Our obedience may continue until we are dead (and beyond), but that is only because of the aforementioned hope that stands beneath the intellectual Christian life. Our confident obedience to such an authority will hinge on how deeply we integrate other reasons for trusting in it in other areas. If we had reason to believe such an authority was not only morally pure but also incapable of error, then we might cheerfully and rationally adopt its prescriptions without hesitation.
My hope is that we will not be in a position where the argument goes forward in terms of Scripture alone. But acknowledging that possibility at the outset is helpful for clarifying what's at stake in the method we adopt. Acknowledging and submitting to the authority of Scripture gives Christians real reasons to look for arguments that comport with its teaching and to maintain a general skepticism or wariness about arguments that do not.


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The USB interface revolutionized the computer industry, it quickly became a standard for PCs and Macs eventually followed suit. You can find most any device these days equipped with a USB interface, from phones and printers to mp3 players, keyboards and mice, it's literally everywhere. I can remember when the USB interface came out, then 2.0 was released and now were on the verge of 3.0 soon to be released. USB is great but it's still wired and there is a point to how far you can go with a length of USB cable before you lose signal quality, so wireless USB came to be to help eliminate the wires and possibly extend the reach of the standard USB cable. Wireless USB is still a relatively new concept so of course there's still some bugs to be worked out, but all in all it works as advertised, it makes your USB connection cable free.
Cables Unlimited sent me over their Wireless USB Kit with Transmitter and Receiver with Base out for review a bit ago, and it allows us to make our USB ports cable free. The kit includes two USB thumbdrive like devices, power adapter and a base for the receiver. The base acts like an adapter, the actual receiver has a male USB connection on it, the base has two female connections, one inside and one outside to plug in your peripheral that you want to make wireless, the power adapter is used to provide power to the external wireless USB adapter.
Overall the kit is not bad, and it works exactly as advertised but there in one glaring problem, the lack of 64bit support, I run Vista x64 and the lack of compatibility really just surprised me, this is, I believe, the first piece of hardware that I couldn't get to run on my Vista X64 system.
First up I've got the unboxing video for you, check it out and continue on for the specs and installation and testing:
Cables Unlimited Wireless USB Kit with Transmitter and Receiver with Base
Part # USB-WIRELESS
Warranty : 1 Year
Cables Unlimiteds Wireless USB dongle kit allows you to upgrade any existing USB device to Wireless USB. Consisting of a pair of Wireless USB dongles, one for the device and one for the PC. This solution brings Wireless USB connectivity to a range of devices, such as hard disk drives, printers and hubs.
Turns wired USB 2.0 devices(printers, etc.) into a wireless device
Windows Vista/XP32-bit support
Brings Wireless USB connectivity to a range of devices, such as hard disk drives, printers and hubs
Wirelessly connect to USB 2.0 devices up to 30 feet away.
The Wireless USB adapter set does not support devices requiring isochronous support, such as webcams, speakers or microphones
Plug into a USB Hub to use multiple USB devices over a wireless connection
Featuring UltraSpeed technology by Wisair
No more wires
UltraSpeed technology for higher throughput with mass storage devices
Eliminates cables clutter and allows you to place your peripherals anywhere in the room.
Ok, installation is pretty easy, just pop the disc in and install the drivers, takes about a minute and then you plug in the wireless adapters adapter and it's recognized by Windows and installed. The actual documentation that comes with it is very minimal, a very small sheet of paper with diagrams and a bit of writing on it.
Then, you've got to plug in the second adapter as well, the one you'll be using on your external device so it can be installed and paired to the main adapter, it's all done automatically so there' not much to do except sit back and wait. This of course means that you'll need to have two USB ports available to do the installation as you've got to have both plugged in to pair them to each other.
Once the program is installed it does create an icon in your task bar so you can keep tabs on what's going on.
and yes that's Nick Jr in the background, I had to use my kids computer to do this review as both of my main systems use VistaX64, and there's uses Windows XP x32. The only real choice in the context menu is the 'WUSB Connections', clicking that opens up the main window. The main window shows you status of the devices connected and there's also an 'advanced settings' option as well where you can select channels.
in the above picture nothing was connected at the time, the following picture is with my external hard drive connected wirelessly, the window give you signal bars and the connected status.
At the time I only had one hard drive that was blank, a 3.5" 40gig Seagate IDE drive in a USB enclosure, I prefer to use blank drives for testing as fragmentation won't factor in to the testing. Here's a picture of the drive in the enclosure and the Wireless USB dongle and base connected to each other, and a screenshot of the drive properties:
Connecting them together worked perfectly, it only took a few seconds actually for the drive to be seem on the computer. I had the hard drive about 10 feet away from my kids computer that I was using for testing, so that also gave us an idea of range as well, essentially the drive was in the other room in my house, on the other side of a wall actually.
For testing I used SiSoft Sandra 2009 Removable Storage Benchmark, I tested the drive directly connected to the computer via USB and then tested it while it was connected wirelessly.
as we can see using the drive wirelessly more than halves the performance of the drive overall, for some off reason though it upped the endurance factor, I could only think that had something to do with the wireless connection.
Here's the 256MB Files test with transfer speeds as well:
We can see that the transfer rates were unbearably slow, 4.27MB/s is like going back to USB 1.1 and no one wants to do that for their file transfers. The example I gave you above was for transferring a 256mb file, the smaller files test were a tiny bit faster but not even worth really mentioning, the differences were negligible really.
I thought about testing other devices like a USB drive, but I felt that would be rather pointless as using a hard drive gives us a good indication of the overall performance.
I mentioned in the video that I was rather excited about this product, well the excitement left as soon as the reality of it set in. First it was the lack of 64bit support, then it was the painfully slow transfer speeds, it's a great idea yes, but it's also new, and when we have new things that means there's room for improvement. I can only hope that future generations of this product bring about faster speeds and better compatibility. All in all it's a great idea and I do believe there is hope yet for it to be actually useful.
As it stands now I wouldn't get this for transferring files, maybe if you wanted to make your printer wireless then yeah this would be a great product.
As I said though, it's a new technology and it can only get better from here right?
Wireless USB
Decent range
Fairly easy setup
No 64bit support
Documentation is lacking
Rather slow transfer speeds


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Heavy Delta
Local bluesman finds strange bedfellows
By Greg Cahill
Bluesman Roy Rogers is no stranger to unusual musical collaborations. In 1990, the Novato-based acoustic guitarist--who was largely responsible for ushering John Lee Hooker's Grammy-winning comeback--joined Hooker, jazz trumpet great Miles Davis, Taj Mahal and others on the Delta-driven film score to The Hot Spot.
Hooker and Davis simmered above Rogers' red-hot slide guitar licks in a winning combination that drew critical raves. Now Rogers is teaming up with bassist and vocalist Jason Newsted of Metallica and drummer and percussionist Carl Coletti of neo-flamenco star Ottmar Liebert's band in the fledgling trio Heard of EleMEnts.
Newsted, who lives in Walnut Creek, joined Metallica in 1986 after the death of bassist Cliff Burton. He left that band in 2001 citing "the physical damage I've done to myself playing the music I love." In last year's revealing documentary Some Kind of Monster (in which Metallica hires a therapist to guide them through the control issues that were ripping the band apart), Newsted claims that he left because guitarist James Hetfield refused to allow his bandmates to participate in side projects. In 2004, Metallica selected Ozzy Osbourne bassist Robert Trujillo to replace Newsted; Ozzy then tapped Newsted to join him that year for the Ozzfest tour.
Coletti has recorded with Newsted's Chophouse labelmates Godswallop, which since 1997 has blazed the trail for Latin-flavored heavy metal.
Thus far, the new trio--which can be previewed on Rogers' website (www.roy-rogers.com) and the Chophouse Records site--have written and recorded a handful of hook-laden metal songs, laced with crisp beats and stinging slide riffs, that sound quite unlike anything Rogers has done over the past 15 years. It's a real leap for an artist known as a low-key showman.
Meanwhile, Rogers has released his first live CD of straight-ahead Delta-blues, aptly titled Live at the Sierra Nevada Big Room (Chops Not Chaps), featuring Sonoma County harmonica ace Norton Buffalo and vocalist Shana Morrison.
Rogers, who has been on a tour of Europe during the past few weeks, performs Sunday, July 17, at 4pm with his Delta Kings at Rancho Nicasio's popular BBQ on the Lawn series. On the Square, Nicasio. $17$20. 415.662.2219.
Stage Presents
The Fabulous Thunderbirds, featuring their strongest lineup in a decade, performs Thursday, July 14, at 8pm at the Last Day Saloon in Santa Rosa. Tickets are $25 and $30. . . . Texas troubadour Joe Ely, with Joel Guzman, rides into the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma on Wednesday, July 13, at 8pm. Tickets are $20. . . . On Saturday, July 16, Marin County artist Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks bring their Western-swing-inflected Americana to the Petaluma venue at 8pm. Tickets are $22. . . . Local favorites Chrome Johnson, celebrated as the new kings of twang, return from their first national tour with Los Straitjackets to rock 19 Broadway on Saturday, July 16 at 9:30pm. Tickets are $12. . . . Veteran L.A. punk band the Circle Jerks--formed in 1979 by Black Flag vocalist Keith Morris and Redd Kross guitarist Greg Hetson--fire up the mosh pit on Wednesday, July 27, when they thrash the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma at 8pm. Tickets are $17. . . . New Orleans R&B piano whiz John Cleary and his band the Absolute Monster Gentlemen turn up the heat Wednesday, July 27, at Sweetwater Saloon in Mill Valley at 9pm. Tickets are $19.
Spin Du Jour
Various Artists, 'Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War of the Worlds' (Columbia/Legacy)
Twenty-five years before Steven Spielberg remade H. G. Wells' sci-fi tale of extraterrestrial terror, producer Jeff Wayne gathered the cream of the crop of '70s British rock (including David Essex, Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, and Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy) and, with actor Richard Burton providing most of the narration, created a rock opera based on War of the Worlds. Newly reissued as both a two-disc hybrid SACD featuring 5.1 surround sound and a hefty six-CD (plus one DVD documenting the making of the project) collector's edition, there's no getting around the dated sound of the prog-rock/classical blend. But if you can bear the disco-charged overture, the bombastic synths and the other time-worn techniques, this is a rock artifact that fans of classic rock will want to hear. Burton's hypnotic narration alone is worth the price of admission.
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