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Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart and Scoble, Alex Scoble liked this
I'd prefer a μnap.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
So long as you're not operating heavy machinery….
- Victor Ganata
Amazon would really like me to tell you that I just bought kitty litter.
Steven Perez, Heather, Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart and 13 other people liked this
IT'S MAGIC! YOU CAN POOP IN IT!
- Josh Haley
BUT I DON'T. (Sorry, I suddenly really needed that to be on record)
- lris
Cat litter delivered to my door. I LOVE the convenience of that.
- Hedgehog
If it's World's Best, that may be worth mentioning. If not, I'm sure your choice is good also.
- Walt Crawford
wondering: really? you get cat litter delivered? does it cost extra, on account of the weight and all? Also, ITA with Walt about World's Best Cat Litter. *goes to Amz to look up cat litter* ... *wonders if you can go on the monthly delivery plan with cat litter*
- $tephanie•Gardening
Stephanie: Amazon Prime = no shipping costs and 2-day delivery. And yes, there's a monthly subscription option.
- lris
Walt: they do have World's Best, but it is shipped by Petco. $29 for 28# + $6 for shipping, (not) a good $$ deal. Iris: wow. #ThinkingAboutIt
- $tephanie•Gardening
I get 40 lbs of Feline Pine delivered every month. Philosopher is the one who carries it up the stairs.
- Hedgehog
omg, you can buy cases of cat food too. #NeverShoppedOnlineBefore
- $tephanie•Gardening
Stephanie: Especially not a good deal for us, since it's cheaper at Target and we go there anyway. (Plus I use Target's Red Card, which means free shipping from them...) (Also: I don't punish myself with 28# bags. Either 7-8# or 14-16#. At 67, my back's still in good shape and I'd just as soon keep it that way.)
- Walt Crawford
Just checked: Target's clever that way. "Sold in stores. Not sold online."
- Walt Crawford
Walt: Petco is clever too: they have a $3 off coupon (which I will use) and free shipping * exceptions include kitty litter. Haven't tried Target, but will. I buy the large bags because I am lazy for shopping.
- $tephanie•Gardening
Around here, at least, Target only sells the 8# bags (at about $8). If you can cope with the big bags, Petco's probably a better deal. It's about 100 feet from where we store the litter to the cat boxes, through four rooms, so I'm not up to schlepping big bags back and forth
- Walt Crawford
JOSH HALEY SIGHTING
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Lady at Dunkin Donuts Goes Crazy Over Receipt - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Curtis (a) Jackson, Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart and Tamara J. liked this
"Yesterday the Internet exploded after watching this woman's eight-minute long rant/obnoxious endeavor to get free food from a Dunkin' Donuts. The chain has a policy promising customers a free order if they're not given a receipt, and evidently she did not get hers. The video starts with her pointing her phone camera at the employee on shift and warning him that their conversation would be "under video surveillance" and "would be posted on Facebook." Solid start." http://eater.com/archive...
- Eric - Too Hot
from Bookmarklet
I sincerely doubt she has a business degree.
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
Can we send her to Mars for real though?
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
Damn. She's already been doxed.
- Anika
I can't believe I watched that. She said that they pissed in her fries before, but she kept giving them lots of high scores online. Then she said that they're probably spitting and crapping in her food right now, so she's going to give it to her boyfriend. Sounds like a gem.
- Anika
http://www.rawstory.com/rs... Dunkin’ Donuts workers who calmly handled ranting racist woman in viral video to get reward: "Dunkin’ Donuts plans to reward two employees in Florida for facing down a racist-flavored tirade from a bullying customer who recorded her own outburst in a video...
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- Anika
^That's awesome!!
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
This is about the kid she yells at during most of the video: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster...
- Anika
And some guy wants to raise money to help the DD workers with tuition: http://www.nydailynews.com/news...
- Anika
Justices rule human genes cannot be patented - http://www.usatoday.com/story...
Jennifer Dittrich, Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart and Steven Perez liked this
"WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, a decision with both immediate benefits for some breast and ovarian cancer patients and long-lasting repercussions for biotechnology research."
- Morton Fox
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Chip diagnoses infection in minutes, not days - Futurity http://www.futurity.org/health-...
Steven Perez, Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart and Jennifer Dittrich liked this
This is kind of misleading because we can usually diagnose infection without taking any blood or urine tests whatsoever, as soon as the patient is examined. The tricky part is determining what the organism is and what antibiotics the organism is sensitive to.
- Victor Ganata
And I don't see how a chip is going to determine where the infection is, considering that there's no way for it to tell why there's bacteria in the blood stream.
- Victor Ganata
At first I read that as "chimp" and was really impressed. Haha!
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
I could see how it would be helpful if you're in the middle of arguing whether or not someone needs antibiotics. Anecdotal, it would've helped a friend recently misdiagnosed with kidney stones instead of the nearly lethal kidney infection he actually had. On the flipside, someone who has a sinus 'infection' that is just swelling will have to go about their business.
- Jennifer Dittrich
The thing is, you *should* be able to easily diagnose pyelonephritis with a urinalysis strip that costs about 12 cents (although, yeah, some outpatient clinics don't actually stock them anymore because of the draconian need to cut costs.) I'm sorry that someone seems to have dropped the ball in your friend's case.
- Victor Ganata
The gold standard for diagnosing acute bacterial sinusitis is sticking a needle into your face and aspirating material from the sinuses. Unsurprisingly, no one really ever does this.
- Victor Ganata
But, yeah, instantaneous speciation and sensitivity would be very helpful in patients who need to be admitted and need IV antibiotics stat.
- Victor Ganata
Heh, I've actually had that done (and did actually have it,) but I get why most don't want to and why people are desperate enough to be demanding pills when they shouldn't. I think the other mistake was more related to hand-written doctor's notes, but a super-quick test would have taken out the middlemen (the nurse who couldn't decipher the notes,) and got him on his way. I see it being more helpful in those situations.
- Jennifer Dittrich
I didn't realize it's not called the Sears Tower any more.
Scoble, Alex Scoble, Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart, Steven Perez and 2 other people liked this
I remember that it isn't, but can never remember the new name.
- Jennifer Dittrich
What you talking about, Willis?
- Betsy #TeamMonique
Heh.
- Victor Ganata
If you're originally from Chicago, it never stopped being the Sears Tower. Just like the way US Cellular Field will always be Comiskey Park.
- Steven Perez
And Soldier Field will always be Soldier Field. :D
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
Public Shaming - Racist Basketball Fans PISSED a Mexican-American Boy Dared to Sing Their National Anthem - http://publicshaming.tumblr.com/post...
Steven Perez, Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart, Jennifer Dittrich and Rodfather liked this
"As you can see, patriotic Americans were NONE TOO PLEASED that a Mexican (don’t tell these people he’s Mexican AMERICAN) sang the United States national anthem - a song so beautiful that bald eagles usually cry whenever they hear it but not tonight because a Mexican sang it."
- Morton Fox
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Decentralizing Trillian [Cerulean Studios’ Blog] - http://blog.trillian.im/...
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Laura Norvig, http://www.oactivista.com, Eivind and 5 other people liked this
From the blog post: "Right now, you can pick up the phone and call anyone in the world regardless of the telephone company they use. Email works this way, too: Gmail users can easily send emails to Yahoo! users and so on. Instant messaging has always lacked this back end glue – what we call “interoperability” – and so we’re left signing up with multiple service providers just to ensure coverage across our social network. The result is a mess: Mom is on Facebook, Dad is on Yahoo!, and our co-workers are on Skype. We think this should change, so today we’re making our own small contribution to interoperability by publishing the technical specifications that will allow the outside world to send messages to Trillian users. Why are we doing this? As much as we’re happy to continue reverse engineering IM protocols, Cerulean Studios should also be doing its part to promote open and federated communication. We just so happen to have a great IM protocol we’ve been building and operating for...
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- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
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This is a really good thing they're doing. With RSS dying out and social media services walling themselves off, I'm glad to see some companies pushing for open standards.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Woo! Standards!
- Louis Gray
Gtalk is based on open standards?
- Kevin (aka ThreadKilla)
Isn't/wasn't Gtalk based on XMPP?
- Victor Ganata
I believe so, yes.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Google is backing away from GTalk and the open standards it uses though in favor of Hangouts.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Good point.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
ahem... http://ff.im/RaTVG -- recently a developer from WhatsApp talked about opening up *their* standard but feared others would resist new features in the future. Ever hear of Kik? "silos"
- Adriano
Alex is correct.
- Louis Gray
So, Hangouts are going to be open then?
- Kevin (aka ThreadKilla)
I love you, Trish. You is my friend. <3 Our morning talks give me life. Thank you.
Stephen Mack #TeamMomo, Louis Gray, Micah and 11 other people liked this
<3
- Trish R
What Is A Derecho, Anyway? - MoJo http://www.motherjones.com/blue-ma...
Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart, John (bird whisperer) and Jennifer Dittrich liked this
Derecho http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Victor Ganata
Interesting. So a derecho ("straight") contrasts to a tornado ("turned")
- Victor Ganata
Do your parent(s) still have the same telephone number as when you were a kid?
Kol Tregaskes, Steven Perez, MoTO #TeamMonique and 8 other people liked this
Y
- Micah
from FFHound(roid)!
Yes
- Elena
Yup. :)
- Hookuh Tinypants
yup
- SteVe C
Unfortunately, no, but my mom had the same number until she passed away.
- Greg GuitarBuster
They did until my mother died and my father moved in with us.
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
Yes
- Lola Bean (Penguin)
from iPhone
yup.
- Joe Silence
As Nine's parent, I do.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
No. They've moved twice since then, quite a bit away, so that's not a surprise
- Soup in a TARDIS
Yes.
- John (bird whisperer)
Yes.
- Running Slow
yup
- Mary Carmen
Up until both of my parents were gone, yes, they had the same phone number they had since 1976. And they were listed in the phone book.
- Akiva
Nay
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Yup!
- Jed Harris-Keith
from iPhone
No.
- Janet:#TeamMonique
Yep.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Since the early 90s yes.
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
from Android
We've had the same number since we've lived in Florida. My grandmother still has her number from when I was a kid.
- Colette
Same number since 1980.
- Corinne L
Yep. She didn't have it for a couple of years, but then she got it back. Yay!
- Lisa | #TeamMonique
Yes
- Heather
The system of phone numbers had a makeover after the first number I remember my parents had. My mom had the one I moved out from until she moved. I believe they both still have land lines (you know, since they're old and junk), but when they call me, it's always from their cells.
- Eivind
Nope, we moved too many times.
- Headless Gnad Kicker
Yes, hasn't changed since 1974.
- Stephan Planken
from iPhone
Nope
- Tamara J.
My parents and the family moved so many times when I was a kid, we never had the same number for long even back then.
- Friar Will
No.
- Brent Schaus
Yes, hasn't changed since 1971 (my mother).
- Sugar Dandy (StefanoHBS)
yes! :)
- grizabella
Yes
- MoTO #TeamMonique
from Android
Nope, the divorced and moved on. But my grandparents have only ever had the one number.
- Heleninstitches
Nope. I still remember it, though. Sherwood 3336 (before numeric exchange codes were incorporated. As in the late 50's.)
- Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Yes.
- esther
Different area code, but the rest is the same.
- Meg V. Meg
Nope.
- Steven Perez
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predict ‘massive implosion’ in film industry | The Verge - http://www.theverge.com/2013...
Victor Ganata and Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart liked this
"George Lucas and Steven Spielberg think the film industry is heading towards a cliff. The pair behind some of the most successful franchises in movie history think that conservative programming choices and rapidly evolving distribution schemes have set the stage for a massive upheaval — and internet-based services may become the dominant medium when moviegoing as we know it crashes and burns."
- Bluesun 2600
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Like the Star Wars prequels and that awful Crystal Skulls movie weren't these guys' fault. :D
- Victor Ganata
Natural DNA Cannot Be Patented, Supreme Court Rules - NPR http://www.npr.org/blogs...
Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart, Mahdi E, Steven Perez and 12 other people liked this
Unanimous decision.
- Victor Ganata
I think I'm OK with the compromise.
- Victor Ganata
Do they own you or your stuff of their synthetic DNA somehow gets merged in?
- Todd Hoff
If synthetic DNA gets randomly and permanently merged into your own genome, you're probably going to have bigger problems than property rights issues.
- Victor Ganata
But, on the other hand, you might then be eligible to join the X-Men.
- Victor Ganata
It sounds like a reasonable compromise from what I've read so far.
- John (bird whisperer)
It seems fairly good, all things considered. I figure the synthetic DNA argument will be more down the road.
- Jennifer Dittrich
how does this impact gene therapy patients?
- Joe Silence
I don't think it makes a difference for existing gene therapy. I'd want them to be treated just like other pharmaceuticals anyway. If the SCOTUS had argued that synthetic sequences couldn't be patented either, then pharma companies would probably counter with "then we shouldn't have to spend millions of dollars on clinical trials."
- Victor Ganata
For now, we don't have any gene therapies that cause direct permanent changes to the patient's genome. AFAICT, this state of affairs is mainly because of a lack of successful techniques rather than just rent-seeking behavior from pharma companies. (Although rent-seeking behavior probably partly explains the lack of enthusiasm for discovering successful techniques. The other part, though, is probably fear of getting sued.)
- Victor Ganata
There have been some long-lasting successes, though. We just don't really know how long the genes will stay active. http://history.nih.gov/exhibit... http://www.uniqure.com/product...
- Victor Ganata
OTOH, this totally protects Monsanto's rent-seeking behavior.
- Victor Ganata
About halfway to work today I realized I failed to put on any makeup this morning ... Oops! Red Shan is red.
Steven Perez, Stephen Mack #TeamMomo, Kevin Johnson and 6 other people liked this
Good morning!
- John (bird whisperer)
Hi John!
- Shannon - GlassMistress
How's the day treating you?
- Shannon - GlassMistress
mMMMMMFf
- MoTO #TeamMonique
Still adorable!
- Russian Space Lizard
So the fourth uncanny thing that happened was that while I was rinsing my toothbrush, the water turned black then immediately cleared. It's quite possible I'm going insane, but I can't really rule out demonic influence.
Michael W. May, Marissa, Kelli H. and 9 other people liked this
I think I might really need an exorcist.
- Victor Ganata
from iPhone
Or maybe some Risperdal.
- Victor Ganata
from iPhone
And, no, there's no way that toothbrush was that dirty.
- Victor Ganata
from iPhone
maybe it was some dirt in the water line that happened to come out when you rinsed under the tap?
- Joe Silence
You need to burn some sage up in there.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Maybe your plumbing just needs an exorcism.
- Brian Johns
You've probably just piped up some Black Blood of the Earth. It happens from time to time. Especially when Lo Pan is up to his old shenanigans.
- Steven Perez
I took a glance at your feed and I can't find the first three uncanny things that happened.
- Arlan K.
I also have concerns...
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
from Android
ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
- Katy S
Probably best not to buy any marshmellows for the time being.
- Curtis (a) Jackson
call Sam and Dean.
- holly #ravingfangirl
it is all in Fahrvergnügen.
- Joe Silence
I think your first hypothesis sounds like the more plausible one :-P
- Eivind
probly.
- Joe Silence
...wow, Vic. I'm getting worried...
- WoH: Professor MOTHRA
I think your mum's plan to get the preist around to bless the house is looking like a splendid idea
- WoH: Professor MOTHRA
Hedge your bets: get in a rabbi, Buddhist priest, Wicca priestess, Hindu priest and an IRS auditor in just to really put the fear of God/Goddess in those demons...
- Spidra Webster
Never rule out demonic influence.
- t-ra: confounded
from Android
Or you could make a sizable donation to the Republican party. I understand that they have close ties and exercise heavy influence with "the dark side." #Cheney
- Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Could you imagine if fundraising for political parties involved dispatching demons to donors, and dispelling them only after they've paid up? #StannisBaratheon2016
- Victor Ganata
spam i just got: do You Think KFC is Better than Hamburgers?
Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart, Kirsten, ellbeecee and Jennifer Dittrich liked this
Well, do you??? :)
- Curtis (a) Jackson
depends upon the hamburger
- ellbeecee
I WAS JUST TYPING THAT!
- holly #ravingfangirl
:)
- holly #ravingfangirl
nice. I STOLE YOUR THUNDER
- ellbeecee
*shakes tiny fist*
- holly #ravingfangirl
There's always the FLASH FLOOD!!! Wait...what the hell does that mean?
- Curtis (a) Jackson
Jennifer Dittrich, Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart and Steven Perez liked this
Pearl tea with no big straw = :(
Ross Miller, imabonehead, Eivind and 7 other people liked this
That's just wrong, and should be illegal.
- Georgia
Georgia, I so agree! I had lunch meetings so I ordered from Quickly via Waiter.com. They didn't include a straw. I tried several straws that I had around, but nothing works. I guess I can use a spoon?
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
(And this is definitely a #firstworldproblem.)
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Fail!!
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
from Android
Doh! The fail here was mine, all mine. A transparent straw was included in the bag that came with my food -- but since it was clear, and tucked under the box, I didn't see it until just now, long after I finished drinking my pearl tea. But now I have a spare for next time!
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Aha! You failed, Stephen. You must apologize to the vendor for beseeching their good name.
- Louis Gray
I humbly beseech forgiveness.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Besmirching?
- Curtis (a) Jackson
Besmirching. I blame lack of sleep.
- Spidra Webster
Spelling is unprotective and a waist of thyme.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
Grammer are a good thing.
- Curtis (a) Jackson
Is pearl tea the same thing as "bubble tea"?
- Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Mark: Yessir. Also known as boba tea.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
Although the one pictured here is actually boba coffee milk tea.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
Just tea not enough of a kick for ya, eh? =)
- ronin
If it has coffee in it, I don't count it as a sugar drink!
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
Dammit, every time I see this picture I want to stop into the pho place and get a pearl milk tea. Or ooooh, avocado shake with pearl. Shit, now I just want pho. DAMN YOU STEPHEN MACK.
- Hookuh Tinypants
Fwd: Good night feather. Dream of ruffling in the winds flying over storming seas and ancient lands. (via http://friendfeed.com/zoblue...)
Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart liked this
I left my book at home today :-( but I read ahead last night so I'm up to date. But now I have to wait until I get home to find out what happens next...
Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart, Jennifer Dittrich and Stephen Mack #TeamMomo liked this
Where's the up to date mark? Is it chapter 12? I think I'm on chapter 18 now.
- Eivind
Chapters = date in June, roughly.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
I thought so. I've caught up and then some, then. I have at least an hour of listening each day on my walks to and from work. I am enjoying it :)
- Eivind
I'm at the point where present day Jacob is just about to go to the circus.
- Heleninstitches
Just finished... heads to the 'free for all' thread...
- Heleninstitches
Long Oarfish Sea Creature Makes a Rare Video Appearance - ABC News - http://abcnews.go.com/Technol...
Halil, John Dupuis, Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart and 2 other people liked this
"Benfield's videos, released earlier this week, display many of the oarfish's defining characteristics. Its body, which is estimated to be between 16 to 22 feet long, is seen oriented vertically, head facing the surface of the water and tail pointing towards the sea floor. Protruding from the top of its head are several dorsal fin rays."
- ronin
from Bookmarklet
my landlord/neighbor is single-handedly demolishing a shed in his back yard with only a pry bar, hammer, and his person. dude is a frickin force of nature.
MoTO #TeamMonique, Kelli H., imabonehead and 12 other people liked this
shirtless?
- SteVe C
I know the type. He's only using the hammer for its claw attachment - so he can keep the nails for pounding into the new shed...with his fist. Otherwise he'd just tear the wood apart. The pry bar isn't for the shed. He'll be using that to threaten the concrete footing into dismantling itself.
- Slippy like shiny things.
from Android
Wow, he could use a sawz-all and still be manly. (Maybe just not AS manly.)
- Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
The clearest lake in the world – in pictures | Environment | guardian.co.uk - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environ...
Halil, Kirsten, robdöşambr and 20 other people liked this
"The visibility of distilled water is about 80 metres. Blue Lake, on New Zealand's South Island, clocks in at 76 metres. Here are the first-ever photos of this newly discovered natural wonder, taken by Klaus Thymann of Project Pressure and supported by New Zealand Department of Conservation and New Zealand Tourism."
- Maitani
from Bookmarklet
The whole area looks stunning.
- Eivind
I just realized that I haven't read a book in a long while. Not since January. I have been reading short stories, though.
Joe Silence, Eivind, CarlC, spelling expert and 6 other people liked this
The fifth uncanny thing!
- Andrew C (✓)
from Android
Can I shamelessly promote my friend's new collection to you, then?
- Corinne L
I mostly consume my short stories in book form too. And I've never gone that long without reading a book. Except for the period before I learned to read, of course.
- Eivind
Shevonne, Eivind, Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart and Jennifer Dittrich liked this
:)
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
from FFHound(roid)!
:-)
- John (bird whisperer)
Some interesting residents you have there, Rod. ;-)
Harold, WoH: Professor MOTHRA, John (bird whisperer) and 2 other people liked this
There's a lot of live streams already http://www.twitch.tv/directo...
- Rodfather
Twitter / MissXQ: The most popular photo on Weibo in the past 24 hours. - https://twitter.com/MissXQ...
Ülviye Varoğlu, junrxu, Kirsten and 6 other people liked this
LOLChina.
- Jessie
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Hodor's Endless Summer
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Scene: pristine, African white sand beach. Ordinary men surf, he carries a longboard though the lapping foam. Comes to a standstill, casts enormous, oblique shadow from the evening sun. Roll title sequence.
- Micah
from FFHound(roid)!
Hodor.
- Marie
"Winter was coming, but now it's over."
- Micah
from FFHound(roid)!
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