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Bulgarian Caretaker Min Hints at Loss of Regional Development EU Funds

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Bulgaria: Bulgarian Caretaker Min Hints at Loss of Regional Development EU Funds Ekaterina Zaharieva, Bulgaria's caretaker minister for regional development and investment planning, photo by BGNES

Bulgaria's caretaker minister for regional development and investment planning has warned about EU funding losses under the "Regional Development" Operational Program 2007-2013.

Speaking Wednesday, upon assuming office, Ekaterina Zaharieva did not specify the projects which were at risk.

She listed a number of priority tasks, including the organization of the early elections in October, the fast-tracking of projects behind schedule, the recovery of suspended EU funding payments for the 2007-2013 programming period, talks with the European Commission on the new operational program "Growth Regions" 2014-2020 and achieving stability in the work of the administration.

Zaharieva, as cited by investor.bg, emphasized that the prolonged protests and the changes of government over the past year and a half had obstructed the normal work of the administration and the business sector.

She also cited the housing policy, energy efficiency, and environmental protection as other priorities.

She emphasized that the caretaker government would have to find away to take out money from the state budget to pay to construction companies as the payments to these firms were already substantially delayed.

Owing to an EU funds freeze under two operational programs, "Environment" 2007-2013 and "Regional Development" 2007-2013, the state and municipalities owe around BGN 2 B to construction companies.

Expressing concern over the situation, the Bulgarian Construction Chamber recommended to companies working on EU-funded projects to stop work due to the systemic non-payment of due sums.

The Chamber warned about the risk of mass bankruptcies of construction companies and job losses.

In her Wednesday statement, Zaharieva said that Bulgaria was seeking to include 67 cities in the new operational program "Growth Regions" in a bid to boost regional development through EU funding.

The EC, however, has insisted that money under the program only go to 6-7 cities capable of generating economic growth and creating jobs, while the remainder of cities use other options for securing EU funding.

Zaharieva and her predecessor, former Regional Development Minister Desislava Terzoeva, announced that the 67 cities had been dropped from the Partnership Agreement with the European Commission.

Zaharieva was skeptical that Bulgaria would win in the fight to include a larger number of cities in the program.

She noted that the fate of the Investment Planning Ministry created by the former socialist-led government would be decided by the next government.

The separation of the former Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works into two ministries, the Regional Development Ministry and the Investment Planning Ministry, took around a year to accomplish due to a large number of necessary legal changes.

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Plutonium admission by the EPA

A lot of the paid shrills for the nuke industry have been very vocal about stating how there was No Plutonium released from Fukushima.

Well, lets see, 3 reactors blew up, the one that blow up the most was a MOX reactor which is like 5% to 10% plutonium, and all reactors produce plutonium as a natural part of the process.   And of course all of the "fuel transfer pools" had used fuel which of course had plutonium.

I made a spreadsheet direct download from US EPA Radnet computers.   It shows in the weeks after the accident, plutonium detecting in the US at levels 2900% to 3500% over background.

So there is the proof.    We been inhaling Plutonium, that's not good.

  1. Per the email, "Japan reports 5 persons have received lethal radiation doses"? Really? Any other sources for this?

      You could also look up the authors phone number and call him to ask, it is easy to find.

  2. Great Work, You are now a HERO in the Japanese Irregulars* because you have taken posting high quality info about Fukushima to yet another level!
    Here are the Radionuclides from the Fukushima accident (for comparison)
    ... that were found in the air over Lithuania (after passing of the USA)

  3. No campfires for me this year. Plutonium is bad enough, Plutonium Oxide is far worse!

    What is considered to be a fatal dose for an adult, child or Senior Citizen?

    1. Claims vary on fatal dose, some say just a few micrograms is fatal for a human, but I don't think its that dangerous.

    2. For Beagles a dose of 350 micrograms is pretty much for sure going to kill you.

  4. and what's with this Leuren Moret person, allegedly a "geo-scientist" from Berkeley National Laboratories, going around saying that Arnie Gundersen "doesn't know what he's talking about" and that we "shouldn't listen to him??" Now, WHO is paying HER to make this drivel up???

    1. Our finest universities have to some extent sucumbed to the necessary sucking on the Government teats and thus have sacrificed their impartiality to become promoters of the nuke cartel. How sad, indeed the most evil thing on earth can suck in the best and brightest to an evil cause.

  5. Plutonium 239 is THE aim of nuclear power plants. It is chemically separated from the 'spent fuel' and made into atom bomb warheads. The late Dr. Radha Roy, professor of physics emeritus, invented a process to backwards engineer plutonium 239 to non-radioactive lead in 1979 after the Three Mile Island partial meltdown. In addition, 'The Roy Process' will produce electricity by using the decay heat to turn existing steam electric generators. See:

    Website: The Roy Process for Neutralizing Nuclear Waste

    There is a viable, cost effective alternative to the federal policy of burying nuclear waste. First, there must be a Congressional Bill passed to allow transmutation, or backwards engineering nuclear waste to a non-radioactive element. In addition to eliminating nuclear waste, the decay heat can turn the steam electric generators at each nuclear power plant to produce electricity.

    No Time To Waste: E.I.S. - The Roy Process
    for Neutralizing Nuclear Waste - About 18 min.

    #51 Nuclear Hot Seat - Radio Show: The Roy Process

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Quotes from Christina Aguilera admitting she was a "fat girl" were made up, the singer's reps say.

Chart-topping singer Christina Aguilera stars in the current issue of Billboard magazine to promote her new album, Lotus.

But what the pop star doesn't do in the accompanying interview, despite several reports to the contrary, is comment on her weight and body image.

"The quotes are 100 per cent false," Aguilera's rep told Access Hollywood. "She never said them to Billboard and Billboard never printed or posted them. They are fake."

Several outlets picked up on quotes purportedly made by Aguilera in the mag's interview, which included The Voice star allegedly accusing record label bosses of putting pressure on her to lose weight during 2002 promotion for her album Stripped.

A selection of fabricated quotes initially appeared in an article on Us Weekly's site.

Aguilera was quoted as saying: "During the promotion of my album Stripped, I got tired of being a skinny, white girl.

"I am Ecuadorian but people felt so safe passing me off as a skinny, blue-eyed white girl.

"The next time my label saw me, I was heavier, darker and full of piercings! Let me tell you, that wasn't an easy pill for them to swallow. I had gained about 15 pounds during promotion and during my Stripped tour [with Justin Timberlake]."

The 31-year-old singer was also quoted as saying execs had told her that the people she toured with would also miss out if she gained weight because she "would sell no records or tickets for my shows".

"They called this serious emergency meeting about how there was a lot of backlash about my weight," the fabricated quote continued. "Basically, they told me I would affect a lot of people if I gained weight - the production, musical directors.

"[They claimed] people I toured with would also miss out if I gained weight because I would sell no records or tickets for my shows. I was young, so I lost the weight quickly and was toothpick thin during Back to Basics promos and touring."

However, according to the alleged quotes, Aguilera, for her upcoming new album, put her foot down and hit back at music execs.

"I told them during this Lotus recording, 'You are working with a fat girl. Know it now and get over it. They need a reminder sometimes that I don't belong to them.

"It's my body. My body can't put anyone in jeopardy of not making money anymore - my body is just not on the table that way anymore."

But here's the rub on the quotes: "She never said them," the singer's rep echoed to Entertainment Weekly.

The quotes in question do not appear in either the online story or the magazine, according to EW.

The website claims it traced the fabricated comments back to a reblogged Tumblr post.

While her body image quotes are total tosh, Aguilera did in fact dish some details about her new album in the Billboard interview.

"This album represents a celebration of the new me," she told the mag, "and to me the Lotus has always represented this unbreakable flower that withstands any harsh weather conditions in its surroundings, that withstands time and remains beautiful and strong throughout the years."

Aguilera recently released the music video for Your Body, the first single off her new album, which drops in November.

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Baseball: Trinity rallies for section win

April 19, 2013

Trinity rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday night for a 5-4 win over visiting Thomas Jefferson in Section 3-AAA.

Zach Cain, Trinity’s No. 9 hitter, had a bases-loaded single with two outs that scored two, and Nick Riotto added an RBI-single to secure the win.

Cory Humphreys got the win by pitching two innings, striking out four and walking one. Noah Lolley pitched the first five innings and allowed four runs on six hits with four walks and five strikeouts.

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Meola – Dye

July 13, 2013

Dan and Mary Ellen Dye of Amity announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth, to Jeffrey Meola, son of Bill and Jane Meola of Glen Rock, N.J.

The future bride’s grandparents are Bertha Dye of Washington, the late Joseph Dye and the late Landon and Claire Martin.

Grandparents of the future groom are the late Daniel and Rose Meola and the late Joseph and Grace Ardizzone.

Elizabeth is a 2001 graduate of Trinity High School and a 2005 graduate of Princeton University, where she majored in anthropology. She is a member of the Terrace Club and is director of marketing analytics for CUNet Inc., Paramus, N.J.

Her fiance is a 1999 graduate of Glen Rock High School and a 2003 graduate of the University of Hartford, where he majored in communications. He is an account director for CUNet Inc., Paramus.

The couple plan a November 23 wedding in Princeton, N.J.

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High school basketball roundup: Balanced attack pushes Ringgold girls past SF

February 15, 2014
South Fayette’s Emily Anderson defends Ringgold’s Marlena Schmidt and keep her from scoring in during the first quarter of Saturday’s WPIAL Class AAA playoff game. - Jim McNutt / Observer-Reporter Order a Print

Three players scored in double figures to lead Ringgold past South Fayette, 49-42, in a WPIAL Class AAA playoff preliminary round girls basketball playoff game at Chartiers Valley.

Marlena Schmidt, a 6-6 junior center and West Virginia recruit, led the Rams (12-9) with 13 points and dominated in the lane throughout the game. Sophomore Bailey Cooper had 11 points and senior Eleni Radic added 10 for Ringgold, which earned its first playoff victory in six years.

The Rams jumped out to a 13-2 advantage after a strong first quarter before allowing South Fayette (12-11) back into the game.

The Lions trailed by 10 points at the end of the third quarter, but a combination of missed shots and allowing the Rams room on defense led to the defeat.

Sophomore Autumn Mozick led South Fayette with 14 points and freshman Carlee Kilgus added nine.

Ringgold will face Hopewell (18-3) Wednesday at a site and time to be determined.

St. Joseph 61, Jefferson-Morgan 14: St. Joseph scored the game’s first 25 points and cruised to a 61-14 victory over Jefferson-Morgan in a Class A first-round game at Elizabeth Forward.

St. Joseph (19-4), the No. 4 seed, forced 17 turnovers in the first quarter and led 28-2. The Spartans move on to a quarterfinal matchup against fifth-seeded Quigley.

Mallory Heinle, the leading scorer in Class A, led St. Joseph with 23 points.

Jefferson-Morgan (12-11) was held to just five field goals. Kayla York led the Rockets with six points.

J-M had a three-game winning streak end.

Carmichaels 41, Monessen 37: Carmichaels outlasted Monessen 41-37 in overtime in a Class A preliminary round game at Baldwin. The Mikes (8-14), who have won four in a row, advance to the first round against top-seeded Vincentian (18-3) Wednesday night at a site and time to be determined.

Monessen ends its season with a 4-17 record.

Caroline Cree led Carmichaels with 14 points.

Taraee Bradford had 14 points and Mariha Johnson 12 for Monessen.

Boys result

Hampton 61, Peters Township 26: Ryan Luther scored 27 points and second-seeded Hampton had no trouble in defeating Peters Township 61-26 in a first-round Class AAAA game at Fox Chapel.

Hampton improves to 20-3 while Peters Township ends its season with an 11-12 record.

Hampton led 26-11 at halftime and outscored the Indians 26-7 in the third quarter.

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Zach Banner, son of former NFL lineman Lincoln Kennedy, picked USC over Oklahoma and Washington, in part, because of an assurance that he would be allowed to play basketball.
Zach Banner, son of former NFL lineman Lincoln Kennedy, picked USC over Oklahoma and Washington, in part, because of an assurance that he would be allowed to play basketball.

LOS ANGELES – The tweet from Zach Banner on a recent evening read, “I just want to play so bad.”

Social-media banality can be mind-numbing at times, but sometimes it only takes 140 characters to say it all.

Football? Basketball? Banner didn’t specify his desire. Probably both. Absurdly talented 6-foot-9, 325-pound young men aren’t accustomed to sitting around and watching their peers play out their athletic dreams. And he will be watching again this Saturday when USC plays host to No. 1 Notre Dame.

At the same time, teenage athletes don’t normally show the type of patience, discipline and self-trust that Banner is displaying. If he chose, Banner, a freshman at USC, could be playing a backup role on the offensive line for the football team, or a backup role for the basketball team as a massive center.

Right now he’s playing for neither team, and betting that one day he will be a starter for both.

Banner chose to redshirt in football this year, but participates in morning practices and workouts. At night, Banner walks over to Galen Center and shoots. In January, after football ends, he will join the basketball team, two months into its season. Until then, Banner is regularly putting in 16 1/2-hour days of football, basketball and school work, with no assurance that he will appear in a game — any game — before next fall.

“I’m not going to waste this year, lollygagging in football and lollygagging in basketball,” Banner said after a recent football practice. “I’m definitely going full-blast, because I’m making sure I’m ready for the future.”

It’s likely to be a bright future. Banner, a Washington native and son of former NFL lineman Lincoln Kennedy, was a top offensive tackle recruit a year ago and chose USC over Oklahoma and Washington. Banner picked USC, in part, because of an assurance that he would also be allowed to play basketball.

An offensive lineman on the basketball court? It conjures an image of a wide, slow center parked under the basket, unable to run much, hoping a stray rebound falls into his hands. That’s not Banner. He’s enormous but not out of shape. For a player his size, he has solid footwork and mobility.

Still, there isn’t much of a template for Banner. Two-sport athletes are increasingly rare at top-level NCAA schools, and are usually limited to football players going out for track or baseball in the spring. It’s rare to see a fall athlete play a winter sport, and even rarer to see an offensive tackle succeed at basketball.

USC’s most recent football-basketball contributor was Gregg Guenther Jr., a decade ago. Guenther, though, fit in the mold of Tony Gonzalez, a tall tight end who weighed 250 pounds at most.

“It’s different for me,” Banner said. “Usually, big guys aren’t able to get up and down the court. If you see them trying to play basketball, it’s funny as hell. But not for me. I’m definitely not going to be a joke.

“I want to do something different. The adversity, people talking about how I can’t do it, that helps.”

Motivation helps Banner on long days. On weekdays, he wakes up at 4:30 a.m. and is one of the first players on the field for football practice. After that, he lifts weights, then goes to class. At night, he’s at Galen Center, often working out alone, shooting baskets and doing agility drills that also help him in football.

“The footwork that I do on the court, I can bring it (to football),” Banner said, “and then the strength that I build in football, I bring it over there. It’s total domination of both sports.”

That remains to be seen. It’s easy to see Banner playing a big role in basketball next season, when the Trojans lose some frontcourt depth. In football, though, freshman Max Tuerk is already starting at left tackle, and Kevin Graf has one more season at right tackle. Sophomore tackle Aundrey Walker is also in the mix.

For now, Walker is in watch-and-learn mode for the first time since his freshman year of high school.

“You can see it on my face on the sideline every Saturday,” Banner said. “It’s hard. It’s hard seeing my teammates out there. I can pat them on the back but that’s it. On the other hand, it’s easy, because I love these guys so much that I want to try to be that sense of inspiration for them, to tell them to keep going.”

Banner has also been a regular presence at early-season basketball games. During pregame warmups, he stands on the court in street clothes. During games, he sits in a chair on the baseline, near the end of the team bench, his teammates’ biggest fan, literally and figuratively.

“I just sit on the bench and watch and learn and support my guys,” Banner said. “That’s the biggest thing I can do until January.”

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    The player "JizzMasterFlex" at about 7:00PM EST - ~7:20PM EST was impersonating an admin.

    They claimed that they were in Teamspeak and both an admin, and with another admin in the teamspeak channel. We (as allies) were told NOT to pull tanks or any other heavy assets or risk being banned, as tanks were NOT to be used that much due to a lower population.

    A bunch of players, except for myself, did not pull heavy assets. However, myself and my gunner pulled a Greyhound and were subsequentially shot right out of spawn by the opposite team's Panzer, who then proceeded to camp the main spawn and objective area.

    My Print Screen button however is returning a black page, as well as my friend's.

    This seems to be a project reality bug. Your logs should have the entire conversation.

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Japan’s Lonely Youth Turns to Rent-a-Friend Services

Making friends is not as easy as most people think, but it seems that for young men and women in Japan it’s really, really hard. According to a recent article published in the country’s biggest newspaper, some people are finding it so difficult to make people like them that they prefer to pay for rent-a-friend services.

According to surveys cited by the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, more and more young people have problems making friends in the real world and resort to actually paying for rented friends in order to avoid being seen alone and labeled as loners by their peers. Tokyo-based company Client Partners offers a variety of unique services like hiring someone to take photos of you at an event, or paying a person to wait in line for you on a gadget’s release day, but one of its most popular is the “rent-a-friend”. For a hefty fee, you can choose total strangers (men or women) to accompany you and act as your friends. It’s not exactly the perfect scenario for a fun night out, but clients say it beats having to face your loneliness, dealing with rejection all the time or being looked down at by your peers. According to representatives of the company, Client Partners has tens of rent-a-friend requests per month, most of which come from lonely young Japanese who have lost all confidence.

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Abe Maki, who works for Client Partners, says: “These people don’t have any strong sense of self-worth, so they take more care than is necessary of how others judge them. Still, more often than not, they have a lot of online friends. That’s because online they have one-directional communication with people, where they don’t need to the other person to think well of them”. Kuoichi, is one such person. He told Yomiuri Shimbun reporters about his experience with the rent-a-friend company: last summer he wanted to go to a popular dance club, but was reluctant to go alone and hated being turned down by acquaintances he had asked to accompany him in the past. So he called Client Partners and ended up paying 30,000 yen ($344) for the friendly company of two girls he had never met before. The bill put a big dent in Kuoichi’s budget, but he says it was worth it. The three of them had fun at the club, and after that they chatted at a restaurant until dawn. “It’s a relief that they will just accept you unconditionally. My loneliness was soothed”, the young man said. “If you’re going to get hurt, it’s better to spend some money instead.”

Just in case you’re wondering, there is nothing sexual about this kind of rent-a-friend service. Lonely Japanese people are just looking for someone to act as their friend in places where they feel it’s awkward to be seen alone, nothing more. It’s all about keeping up with appearances, and for companies like Client Partners it’s very good business. You may say “hey, I’d rather be alone than pay for someone’s friendship, that’s just degrading”, but apparently in Japanese society, it’s not so much about you, as it is about what others think of you.

Source: JapanCrush

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I volunteered at Kscope12!I recently got back from our bi-annual ODTUG board meeting. One of my takeaways was to start, and form, a marketing committee to help expand and enhance ODTUG’s marketing initiatives.

The marketing committee will be led by me and fellow ODTUG board member Bambi Price. We’re looking for several people in the Oracle community to be part of this committee by bringing in their ideas and perspectives and helping to shape the future of ODTUG.

I know there are a lot of people out there that can help with this since there are a lot of people doing a lot of self-marketing already (blogs, Twitter, etc.). I’m sure some of you have some questions (including how to sign up) so I’ve put together the following mini-FAQ:

Do I need to be a member of ODTUG to join the committee? No, but you’ll probably need to become an associate member (free account) to access some of the documents on the portal.

How much time will it take? Right now we will meet once a month for 30-60 minutes. There will be some prep/research time before each meeting so it would be fair to say this will take between one and four hours of your time a month.

What’s in it for me? Here are a few reasons to join an ODTUG committee:

  • Bring your ideas to the table and see their results in action
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  • Networking opportunity
  • Exposure to ODTUG

Who should sign up? If you’re interested in marketing then this is your opportunity. You don’t need to be a marketing guru or have any marketing background. We just want people who are willing to learn more about marketing and apply their ideas.

Will I get paid? If you accept Monopoly money, then yes ;-). This is a volunteer position and as such you will not be financially compensated.

Questions? Send me an email ([email protected]).

How do I sign up: Complete the short submission form

Bambi and I look forward to your submissions.

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It was the Sun wot didn’t wot win it

The general election has propelled us in to interesting times of that there is no doubt. My one hope is that at least we get a reform of the voting system out of this once the dust has settled. My one joy (two I suppose) is that the Tories didn’t get an overall majority and the Sun didn’t ‘win’ the election.

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I took a time out

 Tonight Brian spoke some golden words suggesting we take time off from all the piles and projects looming about. We've gotten pretty far and being that we are only a week from our third and last moving-in day (we I may have had a bit of an emotional melt down to our first rental which sent Brian packing to find a new house. He found a new one - end of that story) I couldn't be more content with where things are........aaaannnnddd I might be a bit crazily exhausted at the same time. Insane heat and this little boy blue I'm carrying around are deserving of much of the blame, but between moving, and moving again, cleaning and unpacking, organizing and decision making, item buying and purging, welcoming in visitors (we've had three different intakes of guests with #4 arriving Saturday - no complaints on any of those), new doctors and new people, and discovering all things great and odd about this small know.....I'm tempted to sit down and never get up again.

  So I took the night off. Brian cleaned up from dinner and I slipped into our beautifully welcoming whirlpool tub I've been eyeing but too tired to clean all week. Lavender bath salts, Pandora, and chamomile tea - I may have forgotten any outside world existed for a half hour or so.  A perfectly timed evening since Brian leaves for his first work trip tomorrow.

  There are so many things that have made me so happy since we've moved in - all to appear in viewing form once we get this place looking a little more lived in. But to name a few that exist outside our four walls - there's a favorited walking trail that follows a creek Rori and I stop to play in every now and then, a coffee shop I wish I had the funds to frequent every morning of my life, and a cute old farmer never failing to be sitting in the window at McDonalds - making me smile every time I pass by. It's quaint here. Slow paced and friendly with a few oddities sprinkled about - just what I'm hoping this home will be when we've finished sorting things out.

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Adults: Stop Using Children as Props at Political Rallies

Two groups protested yesterday at the Indiana Statehouse:  Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Indiana's Moms Against Gun Control.  Both groups prominently featured children holding signs and taking part in the rally.

I hate it.

Whether it be gun control or other political issues that motivate people to rallies, they are nonetheless ADULT issues.  They are complicated. There are often very legitimate arguments on both sides of the issue.  Children are not in a position where they have the opportunity to hear both sides, sort through complicating factors, and make an informed decision regarding these contentious issues.

Adults like to display the children at rallies as if to say that the chosen cause is so correct that even a child can understand it and supports it.   BS.  They're just parroting their parents, their teacher or some other influential adult in their life.

It's not just gun control.  I see adults using children in rallies and protests about abortion, the environment, education, and other issues.  It needs to stop.  Children should not be props for adult political causes.

Note:  Photos are not from the Indianapolis gun rallies.

Cato said...

The tactic is intended to insulate the messenger, thus the argument, from critique.

"You'd dare argue with a child?"

"You'd dare argue with a woman?"

"You'd dare argue with a mother?"

You're right to despise the practice.

Racoon said...

What's next, Paul? Are you gonna argue money should be taken out of politics, too? ;-)

Pete Boggs said...

Point taken, but should they get sitters to attend these rallies or?


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growing pains, they become us

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it is pained, this act of growing.
and yet life is this complicated gift given.
her times are just stressful now.
back and forth, a major contradiction.

she wears the mask of the thin, the confused.
over and over and over, she prays
there are more questions than answers.
what and where and who?
to give, or not to give?

and yet she tries to be daring still.
she's learning to remain restless all the while.
while giving heart and body and mind.

she remembers five things to thank her king for.
she tries to love and let go, as best she can.
she constantly lives and learns and yearns.
wanting more, more and more.

then she flies and fails and wakes once more.
only to find there are small triumphs daily.
and she is held safely within her nest.
her peace, her all, her "Him."

many arguments now left trailing behind her.
fights not won, but nonetheless we move on.
hopes they had for her, do they die?
has she died or just taken a different flight?

she's pained to disappoint them.
then with disagreement, we all are crushed.
and she scratches at the surface, for something to grasp.
is she truly a disappointment to them?

can she ever move, from this place of  mind-heart restraint?
her wonderment begins to grow wilder.
...will he have the faith to just move?
questions are mounting.
and she becomes more restless.

growing pains, they commence and encompass.
and their circling breaths... oh, their stretching pains...
they become shortened and lame.
as she chooses to dare anyway.

growing restless, daring more.
letting go and feeling again.
these pains, they become us...
unless they are all given over to Him.

(life is imperfect, these words are those of an imperfect restless soul. linking up with emily today.)

there you'll find me {book review}

I just finished reading the book There You'll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones on Thanksgiving day and I LOVED it! Thank you so much for sending me a copy to review, Jenny! I really really appreciate it.

Summary: Finley Sinclair is not just your average 18 year old. She's that seemingly perfect driven girl who's been through a world of hurt since the death of her older brother, Will. While learning how to deal with a life that no longer holds her brother, Finley sets out to study abroad in Ireland. While there she spends much of her time working on her audition piece for the Manhattan Music Conservatory, which she hopes she'll get into. But the piece she is working on, a music piece for Will, isn't quite right yet. Hoping to find the pieces that will make her brother's song whole, she follows Will's travel journal, traveling to the places he ventured to where he felt closest to God when he was there, in the hopes that she herself will find God and the rest of her song too.

And of course every good story has to have a hunky vampire movie teen heartthrob in it, right? Well, TYFM has one indeed! Beckett Rush is Hollywood's "bad boy," and he's also the guy that Finley happens to sit next to on the plane on her way to Ireland. (Oh, circumstance you are good aren't you?) To Beckett's dismay Finley is completely immuned to his charm, unlike most of the girls he meets. Out of this uncanny meeting an unlikely friendship is born and an unlikely deal is struck. Beckett convinces Finley to be his assistant in exchange for his help as a tour guide.

With Beckett as her guide, Will's journal at hand for inspiration, Ireland as the backdrop and a heart that is full of grievance for a loss and a lack of communication with God, we wonder alongside Finley if she will ever find her way in life and hear HIS voice again.

...and I think I'll leave you hanging HERE! SO... GO READ THIS BOOK!

Final Thoughts: Jenny B. Jones has done it again. Her unique writing style possesses wit, sass, humor and in the case of TYFM a BIG ol' dose of life's shadier realities. While this particular novel is a bit darker in the themes that it deals with (compared to Save The Date) it stands up there right alongside all of Jenny's other works in a beautiful contrast, and proudly so. This book was deep and insightful and emotive, in a way that stirs the soul and cuts the kite strings all at the same time. This story of finding God and learning to let go is beautiful and I'm so glad that I was able to read it!

(Disclaimer: I received this book from Jenny B. Jones/Thomas Nelson for FREE for the purpose of reviewing. This review is of my own words.)

oh, restless bird

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i'm so happy that everyone has loved the name change of my blog so far. "oh, restless bird" has really been my life message right now...this restlessness in all it's vast definitions. so, i guess i owe you all a little further explanation as to why i went from 'daughter of the king' to 'oh, restless bird,' huh?

Why The Name Change
it all started when i found a passage of scripture that said: "people who won't settle down, wandering hither and yon, are like the restless birds, flitting to and fro (Proverbs 27:8.)" it really spoke to me about who i was at the time. i was the daughter who was struggling to reside at the feet of rest. the one who always stressed herself out to no end. it was after reading that scripture that i knew i was a restless person...a very restless bird...but in not in such a good way at the time.

then in nothing short of a miracle i learned that with the extreme generosity of a very lovely novelist and her family that i would be attending She Speaks over the Summer (which was a dream come true!), which started setting the wheels in motion for me to start living a more restless and daring life, as a writer and as a woman of God. knowing that i was going to need to write something for the writer's peer critique group class that i had signed up for at She Speaks i started preparing an article that had a subject that was very close to my heart. the article/devo i wrote was entitled 'just relax restless bird.' the article spoke to the women in the group, and spoke to my own heart more than i even knew at the time.

since arriving home from She Speaks life has been an up and down roller coaster ride. work has never been always fun or easy all the time (actually work is rather trying at times), and neither has trying to maintain healthy relationships with loved ones while not hurting others and stepping on toes. needless to say i had been stressed out and super restless. i was the proverbial wandering bird, trying desperately to make nest. i've found that nest. that nest is Him. not that i didn't know that before, but that message of restlessness, in black and white before my very eyes, started to become more clear to me as the months dragged onward.

this year i've learned that being the restless bird is both a good thing and a bad thing. this untamed restless feeling began somewhere in the hot and hazy summer days of this year and has started to mean something deeper to me this autumn.

i've learned that it's okay to feel restless, ultimately, as long as it's not a restless spirit that drives a wedge between yourself and God. if you are restless in your insecurities, self doubts and fears, then it's not such a good thing. but if you, like me, are restless to write more, to love more, to minister more and to strengthen your relationship with God more, than being that restless bird is a wonderful thing!

needless to say God's been stirring some BIG things in my heart this year and i can't help but to feel restless about it all. so i will continue to pour out words from these ruffled feathers, not just as a daughter of the king, but as a daughter of the king who restlessly longs for more.

What God's Said Specifically To This Restless Bird
just relax RESTLESS BIRD << that's me proverbially (post soon to come)
you are MORE << my thoughts on identity crisis resolved (find my post on More To Be)
you are not your OWN << the Great Author writes my life (post found HERE)
you have a MISSION FIELD << words, devoid eyes and city streets (post found HERE)
you can be CONTENT << don't be complacent (post soon to come)
you can be DARING, dear heart << a daring life (post soon to come)

What Are Your Restless Struggles & Triumphs?
i would love more than anything for you to continue following me here on my blog, so that you and i can share our hearts, our Jesus and our journeys together. i pray that you will boldly embrace your good restlessness and cast aside the not so good restlessness that keeps you from making nest at the feet of Jesus. remain restless for Him, always, dear heart. ...and fly on.

Research: It's What Writer's Do

I will admit that I have not kept up with my writing goal of 1,667 words per day. No, I'm not giving up on NaNoWriMo, but I am gonna go out on a limb here and let myself, the usual idealist, be a realist for a moment and reveal to you that I believe that I won't be able to finish writing 50,000 words of The Water Bringer in only a month. I knew that was a crazy word goal when I started this, and I still believe it is.

All that said, sadly sickness and work at the bookstore and plot-holes have taken over my life this past week and I've not written one single word since the fourth of November. (I cannot believe I just said that on here, albeit truthful!)

Instead of panicking about the words which I have yet to write though I've decided to just not worry about it and keep on pressing forward. I'm going to take my time with this story. I'll be working on the plot outlines, my characters and some serious world building as I continue on and hopefully along the way I can still manage to get my word count up.

Since I've not been writing research is what I've been doing in the absence of crafting together words...

While I was sick I watched a TON of movies, and I must say that as a writer watching worlds come to life before your very eyes that were once a pool of words too is a brilliant place to find inspiration. It's like movies house inspiration for me or something! So, I thought I'd share with you about what I've been doing for research for 'The Water Bringer' since I haven't been writing on the actual novel as of late.

My Research Materials & Inspiration Found

The Polar Bear King, Doctor Who, Merlin, Snow White: A Tale of Terror [don't let the kiddos watch this was a really good adaptation and I learned a lot about story building from this one though], Beauty & The Beast

The Village Soundtrack

The Lord of The Rings Sountracks

Illuminations by Josh Groban

Plenty of Books

There You'll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones

A Novel Idea by various authors

The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson

My Heart's in the Lowlands by Liz Curtis Higgs

Grimm's Fairy Tales by The Brother's Grimm

The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures by John & Caitlin Matthews

The Frog Princess and Other Tales Illustrated by Nikolai Ustinov

The Ice Dragon by E. Nesbit

This site has proven to be the biggest and best resource I've used so far for my novel. They have excellent resources on Celtic myths as well as every other mythology that you can possibly imagine. Really you CAN wiki anything!

There are a bazillion-and-one ideas and loads of inspiration on this site if you'll only look. Just type in Scotland for instance, or whatever else strikes your fancy, into the search bar and your off! I have a WHOLE NaNoWriMo board for my novel ideas. Check out my inspiration for TWB HERE

( <<< This is one of Jared's characters called "Voice" and it is also his original art piece. You can find his art gallery HERE

Now I doodle occasionally and will sketch out maps for my worlds sometimes, but admittedly I'm no great artist. My awesome boyfriend is though, PTL! Jared actually helped me conceptualize a scene in my novel and then being the sweet 'n' handsome 'n' artsy man that he is he sketched out the whole scene for me. It is brilliant and hilarious and I adore the sketch to pieces! I can't wait to go see him again soon so we can work on some more scenes and sketches of my characters together (of course I'll be the mega author brain and he'll be the awesome artist guy brain on the case!)

Chats with Writer Friends
This I think has been the most important thing on my writing journey so far: Writing Friends. They are there to ping ideas off of and to bring encouragement and they are truly invaluable. The talks and e-mails and chats that I've shared with my fellow writing companions have proven to be such a blessing to me. I'm so glad to have as many nerdy and fairy tale loving writer friends as I do who are willing to talk myths and story and dialogue and books with me all day long. Thank you for letting me share my pieces of my novel-world with you and for sharing yours with me! (YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE)

I really want to know...
  • How do you research for your writing projects/novels?
  • What kind of music do you listen to while writing?
  • What is your NaNo (or non nano) novel about?
  • What are some great reads that I should be reading?
  • What is your favorite fairy tale of all time?

So why not pick a question to answer or be uber daring and answer them all, but PLEASE don't be shy!

those devoid eyes that sparkle

i cannot help but think about the thin, very skeletal looking young man i saw yesterday on the downtown streets of "blended-ness." he wore mostly black, purple glitter adorned his eyes, making them heavy and distinctly shadowed. his face was also covered in an array of sparkles, and his head was crowned with a bejewled tiara.

my heart ached at the sight of him. for there was no ounce of joy written on his face. there was no peace that i could sense from him, in the few seconds our eyes connected.

 i did not look upon him as if he were a strange sideshow freak, but as a desperate brother-heart crying out. an empty soul. a lost child searching for love. a set of devoid eyes wearing a thinly veiled mask.

do i walk away without a second thought?

...without a single prayer uttered for this man?

do i torment the shadow-ones with speech in the open or in the caverns of my self righteous mind?

do i protest without seeking to love and share the truth?

 do i seek Him?
do i ask for help from HIM for words to go and spread the good news to those many, those who are so devoid of love and walk this earth as zombies, lifeless and empty?

those purple sparkle eyes held tightly set, on a thin unhappy face that spoke aloud. it screamed even. he screamed at me on the dingy city sidewalk, without uttering a single word. i could feel it, the emptiness and brokenness. there, that devoid face of his held no smile. there was not a shred of life. there was no love i could glimpse or sense. there was no peace. i saw a soul devoid, so i smiled and prayed.

this passerby stirred me to me core and set loose a wave of questions and a river full of emotions that have enveloped me since yesterday.

...and so i ask...

do we gawk?

do we make fun and carry on?

do we really want to look inside ourselves and free our shadows?

do we honestly seek to change the world?

do we dare challenge our comfortable secure?
the one that says "i'm saved talking to anyone else about their salvation really doesn't matter as long as i'm fine."

 do we dare to love those whom we find repulsive, or even scary at first glance?

do we show them Christ's love?

do we share that hope-filled smile?

do we show them brilliant joy, that is found within The Giver of Life?

do we show His peace at work in our own lives, reflected outwardly?

are we a shelter from the cold world for the hurting ones?

i can now see clearly that we must question ourselves and our self-righteousness. the righteousness that doesn't want us to deal with "the others" and "the weirdos." do our knees find it hard to bend on behalf of the broken and scarred, the purple glittered faces, the prostitutes, those picket sign carriers, druggies and homeless slumbering on the cold sidewalks? do we giggle at the face of the Godless, poking fun, or do we have love and prayers and hope for them? does our Light radiate brightly in us and shine outwardly for all to see? because those devoid faces yearn to shine.

do we keep reaching out? or do we remain a silent passerby in the street, with no love in our hearts? are we just a soul as devoid and lifeless as them too? are we not also shadowed somewhat?

do we dismiss the ones that hide in corners or do we raise a battle cry against the enemy?

do we smile to show them kindness?
do we speak to them as a human to a human?
as a brother to a brother and a sister to a sister?
do we light the darkness and pray for it to flee?

do we show them Jesus on the broken streets?

this is a letter to you and i. a heart crying out for the shadowed-ones. if we would not turn our faces from them, we too would begin to see shadows fade and Satan flee.

can we please, just cast aside the righteous judge within ourselves long enough to show the world HIS light?

our Jesus sat with sinners and thieves, prostitutes and murderous men. HE did not choose to close HIS eyes and walk away quietly from them. HE sat with them and talked with them and opened their eyes unto HIS marvelous light!

HE has never walked away from me.

HE chose you and i and lifted us out of shadow.
do we not owe it to HIM to show HIS love to the shadow-hearts?

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the water bringer

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celtic songs have flowed from my veins.
like water washing over me.
 my words are now freeing themselves upon blank lonely pages.
five thousand two hundred and seventeen words written so far.
only day four.
...many more words to go...

ceana and the others.
they have all now been borne.
finally they breathe.
they've been set free to roam blank pages wildly.

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...and yet they want more freedom, more life, more words with which to convey their journey's.

i am behind. words seemingly stuck and not wanting to be forced out.
i don't give up, though many a writer is farther than i.
this story wants to be told.
whether in thirty days or the extra days that may be required of them.

NaNoWriMo you try me, but you also have moved me.
you have moved me towards words released.
you have moved me towards new found writer knowledge.
already you have taught me much.
and it's only day four.

already the many water coloured words of this writer flow.

{linking up to emily's imperfect prose as these words of mine have been found imperfect. the best way to be. incomplete so HE can fill.}


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23/8/12 Jude has found his forever home.

This fine looking chap is Jude and he’s a seven year old Bull Lurcher. Jude was a stray and sadly ended up in a pound in the north east. Fortunately, he’s now in the care of Northern Greyhound Rescue in Lancashire and we’re sure he’ll soon be snapped up by some lucky person.

Since arriving in rescue Jude has been an absolute gentleman. He may look like a big brute, but he is the most loving, soft and good natured boy you could wish to meet. He’s fine with all other dogs he meets out and about and he’s behaved exceedingly well with the three other male dogs he shares his foster home with.

Jude is housetrained and has been clean in the home since going into foster. He goes to sleep in his crate quite willingly by himself, and spends most of his time sleeping – he really is one of the most laid back dogs the rescue have ever had. He settles downstairs by himself overnight without problem, and can be left for short periods by himself.

Jude is good with children and as you can see from his photo, he’s quite happy to curl up on their knee! He has obviously been a working dog at some point and therefore is not cat or small furry friendly. The rescue don’t think he’s had a very nice past because he is full of scars, his teeth are ground down to almost nothing, and raised voices and sudden movements literally leave him frozen to the spot. It is heartbreaking to see because he is such a loving, friendly chap.

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We're moving in just over two weeks, I am completely overwhelmed.  Everyone keeps asking me if I've started packing yet.  I'm just all. uhh no, I'm in denial about the fact that we are moving in about 2 1/2 weeks.  We have a ton of stuff to get rid of...which is stressful because people have been so generous to us, that I want to make sure I get rid of it to the right person instead of just randomly tossing or donating stuff.

Ben's graduation is TOMORROW.  When we started this whole law school thing, three years seemed like such a long time.  It doesn't seem like so long anymore.

And, does it make me a bad wife that I'm dreading sitting through a two-hour graduation ceremony...with four kids?  Neither Ben nor I went to graduation when we got our Master's Degrees...but law school is A BIG we go.

Elsa started crawling this week.  Right while we are trying to pack up..perfect timing!

Who me?  Mess up stuff?  Get into trouble?  No way..look at this innocent looking face!

 Where we live now is a PERFECT place for walking, running, bike riding, scootering, skating,....we have beautiful, wide, tree-lined sidewalks right outside our front door..which means we go on family walks or the kids bike ride/skate around almost every night.  Where we are going in RI has no such place and who knows about where we will be in Virginia.  So, we're thinking about getting a wii to use with wii fit or something to allow for indoor exercise.   Or possibly an xbox with kinect,  but that is much more expensive.   Anyone have any other input/ideas/suggestions for  kids and adults to get exercise when there may not be a safe place for walking/running/bike riding nearby.

And, I just have to share this cute pic!

Don't you dare try to steal my cupcake toy!!

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  1. Is he going to get to wear one of those awesome hats? By far the best part of law school graduation :)

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The most trusted jurisdiction in the world for online gambling is arguably the United Kingdom. It has pioneered the regulating and licensing of online wagering operators with positive results creating an era of respectability for the online gambling industry.

Now as predicted by analysts the U.K. government will begin the reforming and revamping of the U.K. Gambling Commission. The announcement made by John Penrose, Minister responsible for gambling policy and regulation, states that all onshore and offshore gambling operators selling services into the UK will have to obtain a license from the Gambling Commission if they wish to continue offering online gambling to consumers in the U.K.

Penrose announced that revisions to the regulations for the industry would be based on the point of consumption rather than point of supply. No further details were added as to the changes in the tax regime, timing for the implementation of the changes or which jurisdictions will be affected. Penrose continued, “It means anybody based anywhere in the world who wants to sell gambling services to any consumer based in the UK will, in future, have to have a Gambling Commission license,”

Analyst James Hollins of Evolution Securities was of the opinion that “We think that the taxation discussion will come prior to implementation as and when the Treasury gets involved,” Hollins continued with the suggestion that offshore operators are not “bearing a fair share of the costs of regulation firmly implies, in our opinion, that taxation will become part of the new legislation.” This could delay full implementation because of the legislative process to 2013 or even 2014.

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WASHINGTON, The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative promotes the freedom of individuals to gamble online with the proper safeguards to protect consumers and ensure the integrity of financial transactions. An updated analysis estimates that revenue from online gambling sources in the U.S.A. could increase by 22 percent. Previous reports in 2007 by PricewaterhouseCoopers were conservative not taking into account that Americans have increased their online gambling activities despite the prohibition currently in place.

In fact, the new report found that the U.S.A. could receive as much as $51.9 billion in federal revenue over the next decade if Internet gambling is regulated. Representatives Barney Frank and Jim McDermott have proposed legislation in the senate to allow for reforms to the laws now governing online gambling in the U.S.A.

Jeffrey Sandman, a spokesman for the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling said, "This analysis further illustrates that the U.S. is missing the opportunity to collect billions of dollars in federal revenues," Mr.Sandman went on to add, "We are optimistic that the Obama Administration and Congress will pay closer attention to this issue as they seek to find new revenues that can be generated without raising taxes for critical federal, state and local government programs. Regulation is also needed to ensure there are safeguards to protect against compulsive and underage gambling, money laundering, fraud and identity theft."

The introduction of the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007 by Mr. Frank and its companion act the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008 by Mr. McDermott would establish a regulatory and enforcement framework for licensed gambling operators to accept bets and wagers from individuals in the U.S.

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Florida’s Kenny Boynton to begin career in Israel

By Adam Silverstein
August 16, 2013

Former Florida Gators guard Kenny Boynton, the second-leading scorer in program history, has agreed to start his professional career playing for Barak Netanya of the Israeli Basketball Super League, the country’s highest division of basketball.

Boynton was not selected in the two-round 2013 NBA Draft but earned a tryout with the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of NBA Summer League competition. He was hoping to earn one of 15 spots on the team but ultimately failed to make the roster.

In his four-year career with the Gators, Boynton scored 2,033 points and grabbed team records for three-pointers made (333), total starts (142) and minutes played (4,673). In the 145 games he played wearing Orange and Blue, Boynton was the leading scorer for UF in 54 games, top assist man in 31 contests and scored in double figures 112 times.

RELATED: Florida G Boynton: “I’ve tried my best to win as much as I could.”

It is the second time in three offseasons that a former Florida player has decided to begin his career in Israel as forward Alex Tyus played professionally for Maccabi Ashdod B.C. during the 2011-12 campaign. He averaged 12 points and 8.5 rebounds over the course of the season and was named the league’s Sixth Man of the Year.

After one year in Italy, Tyus signed a three-year, $1.1 million deal to return to the IBSL and will suit up for Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2013. The third year is a club option.

Tyus also converted to Judaism and became a citizen of Israel in 2011, allowing him to play for the country’s national team in the future.

Sportando.net first reported Boynton’s acquisition.

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  1. Tractorr says:

    Good for Kenny.

    I know every player wants to play for the NBA, but he is still getting the chance to play basketball professionally. Plus, it seems like a lot of undersized but really fast guards wind up in Israel. I am always kind of surprised that more guards don’t go over there for a few years and then get a chance in the NBA, but I suppose it has to do with not matching up against the size of the NBA.

  2. Michael Jones says:

    Kenny B was a good Gator. You could never take that away from him. All heart. His basketball IQ could improve a little, and taking a bad shot early in the shotclock and then clanging that streaky jumper off of the rim at the most inopportune times down the stretch of big games had me pulling my hair out on too many occasions . . . but, that said, it’s hard not to love Kenny B, and, in fairness, he also made some big plays too.

    I wish him all the best in his professional career and I hope that he makes a lot of money. He represented us well. He was a Gator’s Gator.

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Subject: Re: 1.7.9-jumbo

On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 01:36:56AM +0100, magnum wrote:
> - I don't even know what "undrop" is for,

It's a tool to convert Eggdrop userfiles to a format that John can read.
BTW, this needs to be added to the documentation.

> but it looks like it was lost from main() during rebasing.

It needs to be re-introduced if so.

> - Shouldn't targets like linux-x86-64 have this?
> If not, john.c will be compiled without HAVE_CRYPT, no? This applies
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Luckily, no, this is not needed.  This line:

takes effect in the sub-make as well, as long as CFLAGS_MAIN is not
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Thank you for your review and for expressing this concern!  For a moment
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