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The GoD List: Comics For March 7, 2012
By Hunter Camp | Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Each and every week "That KO Kid" MK2Fac3 and "Your Hero" Henchman21 read a lot of comics. Seriously you guys, a lot of comics. Maybe too many comics. I mean, it is possible… theoretically. They look forward to some more than others, I mean, who doesn't? So, let's take a look into the depths of their pull lists, grab some comics, and we'll let YOU know what the top books to look forward to are for the week of March 7, 2012. Single issues and trades, they're all here.
Who's my hero? Is is Chris? Is it Superman? Is it Batman? Is it Kassius? Oh no, it's none of these. My hero is each and every creator that puts their lives on the line each month to provide each and every one of us with an awesome story so that we can escape from our mundane/great/terrible lives to visit a world that has been created by a writer and artist with a vision and desire to tell stories. I will be eternally thankful to each and every creator whether or not I'm their biggest fan. They have my undying respect. These creators are my heroes. Well, them and people that do really important things like protect freedom and save peoples' lives and stuff. And Chris Hero. Anyway… The GoD List!
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Now there's a lot of great comics coming out this week, so don't get me wrong. There's Animal Man, Swamp Thing, Action Comics, the books Henchie's talking about, the last issue of the Huntress mini-series, Night Force as well as books like Fatale and many others. So, while I'm not talking about a lot of single issues, that doesn't mean that you don't have great options. I just think that you have better options with collections this week. So, considering that, let me address our list of collections that are coming out this week.
Womanthology: Heroic Hardcover (IDW Publishing – $50.00): If you're a fan of any female comic book creator, you should probably pick this up because more than likely she's a featured player in this anthology collection of stories made by an entirely female creative team. If you're not already aware of this book, let me give you a little backstory, you see, a group of women who create comics got a bit tired of not getting a lot of work within the industry and the majority of the comic book industry is dominated by males, so instead of just repetitively submitting their work over and over again, they figured "F it, let's do it ourselves." And they did. They absolutely did. They created a Kickstarter campaign and became one of the most successful campaigns since the site's inception. But anyway, it's not just about the concept and what this book means as a commentary on society and the awesome do-it-yourself mentality. No, this book also has a lot of talented women contributing to the book. Names like Gail Simone, Ming Doyle, Brenda Kirk, Cat Staggs, Fiona Staples, Jill Thompson, Renae De Liz (the figure head of the project), Devin Grayson, Ann Nocenti, and so many others are on this book, and it's probably worth way more than $50. But again, this is a great project and a true success story when it comes to crowd sourcing and innovation. Cheers to all involved! (Disclaimer: This may not be coming out this week in comic shops, but I prefer to be safe than completely miss it. I'll keep you updated.)
King City TP (Image Comics – $19.99): King City is/was an absolutely amazing book. I started reading this book in its Golden Age format when Tokyopop was still going on, and while the story was great, I left issues of the series around my house as art books, because in my humble opinion, this comic featured some of the greatest comic art that I had seen in a long time. It's bizarre and beautiful, and it's taken far too long to get collected. So, it's time to rejoice the appearance of King City in stores and online, because the comic is seriously amazing and you're doing yourself a grave disservice by not picking it up. So, pick it up!
Batman: Birth of the Demon (DC Comics – $29.99): Really, truly and honestly, you need no other information to buy this book other than the fact that it's a collection of three Batman stories featuring Ra's Al Ghul written by Mike W. Barr and Dennis O'Neill. I don't even know why I have to move on, but these comics were original written outside of the continuity of the man Batman universe as it depicted many different occurrences with Ra's admiring The Bat, while at some points Batman was fighting alongside the Demon. But wait, there's more! While that might be something that you could consider as being somewhat normal, it's standalone nature became blatantly obvious in some aspects. For instance, in the Son of The Demon storyline, Bruce Wayne hooks up with Ra's daughter, Talia (for those uninitiated), and gets her pregnant and they have a baby that Batman doesn't know about. Crazy. Daisy. This gets even more complicated when Grant Morrison comes around about 20 years later, retcons it and brings it into the lexicon of The Bat when he introduces Damian Wayne, the son of Talia and Bruce Wayne. DRAMA! Anyway, plot lines and love stories aside, this is a really good collection that any Batman fan needs to have on their shelves because, if I'm not mistaken, these stories have never been collected as a whole. Also, it's really freaking good. Buy it for yourself and then buy it for me. Oh, did I not mention that I have a birthday coming up? You've been warned. Grab it now at TFAW or in your local comic shop or pre-order it from Amazon (to be released 3/13/2012).
See, I know I said I wasn't going to talk about many single issues this week, but I didn't say I wasn't going to talk about any! What are you, nuts!? This week has a decent amount of intriguing number ones, but what I'm looking forward to is none other than…
Hell Yeah #1 (Image Comics – $2.99): Look, I'm going to be honest with you, I don't know a whole lot about the creative team, and I've only heard about this comic in passing from creators and such, but it looks pretty killer. The concept of this story is that it's the last generation of heroes, decades after the human race obtained super powers. So, basically, it's a bunch of kids fighting and being awesome and stuff. If you have any doubts, consider this… the first issue is 32 complete pages, with no ads, for only $2.99. That sounds good enough to me, I mean, it sounds like a truly innovative book when most of the new superhero books are just over the top violence, anti-heroes and good guys gone bad, so while this comic boasts being over the top, I have a feeling it's not going to be more fun and not very Kick-Ass or Nemesis, so that's great news! I mean, the name of the book is Hell Yeah, and that just makes me want to party.
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Fairest #1 (DC/Vertigo – $2.99): Oh man, am I looking forward to this series. This will be the fourth spin-off of Bill Willingham's Fables, which tells the story of everyone's favorite story book characters alive and well and living in New York. Fairest focuses on the ladies, and the plan is for each arc to focus on a different character with a different creative team. The first arc is by Willingham himself, with art by Phil Jimenez and covers by Adam Hughes. This six-issue story tells us what has happened to Sleeping Beauty after she was captured by orcs in Fables #107. I will always take more Fables stories from Bill Willingham, and I'm especially excited to see what Jimenez can do with these characters. Anyone familiar with his work knows that he is an amazing artist with a very detailed style. I don't know if this is something that will appeal to readers who aren't caught up on the main series, although my suspicion is that at least some knowledge will come in handy. I hope that this will be at least a little new reader friendly, and serve as a way for more people to get sucked into the world of Fables.
The Manhattan Projects #1 (Image Comics – $2.99): All you should need to know about this is that it is a new creator-owned series from writer Jonathan Hickman. Even better is that this is an ongoing series with art by Nick Pitarra, who worked with Hickman on his last series from Image, The Red Wing. This series takes place in an alternate history where the makers of the atom bomb were actually behind a whole host of other projects that may lead to the end of the world. Hickman is one of the best writers working in comics and he specializes in crazy ideas that could almost happen. Hickman is one of the best science fiction authors working today, and you owe it to yourself to be reading his work. As for Pitarra, he is an artist who you may not know yet, but whose work you will soon be paying attention to. He's got a style that is very reminiscent of Frank Quietly or Chris Burnham. He worked well with Hickman before, and I'm sure he will be more than up for the challenge of this series. I'm sure this will be a challenging read, but it will be worth it.
Age of Apocalypse #1 (Marvel Comics – $2.99): This series spins out from the pages of Uncanny X-Force, and takes a look at the human heroes in a world where mutants are in charge and Wolverine is the best there is at what he does, and what he does is bad. Jean Grey and Sabertooth must team up with a group of humans called the X-Terminated, and fight to bring Wolverine's reign to an end. It comes to us from David Lapham (Deadpool Max, Stray Bullets) and Roberto De La Torre. It's an X-Men book, so of course I'm at least going to give this a shot, and I'm hopeful that Lapham will find an interesting take on these characters. I'm not sure if this setting can sustain a full series, as I think the whole Age of Apocalypse setting works better in smaller portions, but I'm willing to see where it goes.
The Compleat Terminal City (Dark Horse Comics – $24.99): To be honest, I was just trying to find a book to talk about this week because I wasn't feeling excited about anything that was coming out this week. Then I read the description for The Compleat Terminal City: "Terminal City is a place where transistor-tube robots rub elbows with old-time gangsters, where bright, shiny technologies cast deep noir shadows. The city has been in decline since a group of celebrated adventurers – Kid Gloves, the boxer; Monty Vickers, the explorer; Eno Orez, the Man of 1,000 Faces, and Cosmo Quinn, the human fly – were each disgraced or disappeared into obscurity. Now a series of strange mysteries involving an un-openable briefcase, a missing link in evolution, a daring lady in red, and an obscene skywriter brings the four men together once again, some on the side of the law, some involved in shady business, with explosive results!" There is no part of that description that doesn't make me want to pick this up. Terminal City is written by Dean Motter and features art by Michael Lark, so I'm interested to see what Lark does with this series. Like I said, I don't know much about it, but I will be checking this one out.
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This review introduces our developed robotic/prosthetic hands and explains the myoelectric control of the robotic hand with five fingers, which is based on muscle synergy and a motion generation model. To realize a "human-like" robotic hand, it is necessary to fully understand the inherent features of human as well as machine and take a complementary approach with hardware that incorporates advanced engineering technology and software that is compatible with a living body.
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Raul Ibanez's grand slam powers Yankees to 6-3 win over Toronto Blue Jays
Updated Mar 30, 2019; Posted Jul 17, 2012
Yankees take on the Blue Jays 7-16-12
Gallery: Yankees take on the Blue Jays 7-16-12
By Brendan Prunty/The Star-Ledger
NEW YORK — Sitting deep inside the Yankees clubhouse, Phil Hughes stared up at the big television fixed to the wall and thought he had his teammate's next move figured out. Raul Ibanez was up with the bases loaded, two outs and a 3-1 count to his name. In the bottom of the eighth inning in a tie game, Hughes was certain that Ibanez would be taking the next pitch. It was the logical thing to do, after all.
"No, no, no," Ibanez would say later, holding back a chuckle. "No, definitely not. I'm not taking."
It's a good thing: Ibanez turned on the next pitch, crushing it into the second deck in right field for a grand slam and vaulting the Yankees to a 6-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays last night.
The veteran left fielder figured he would get a pitch to hit in that situation, but didn't know he'd get something he could turn on so easily. In a game that featured a lot of the common Yankee themes — solid starting pitching, trouble with runners in scoring position — Ibanez absolved all of that with one swing.
"It works the opposite — if you allow yourself to think grand slam, you hit a ground ball usually or something bad happens," he said. "I was just trying — it's bases loaded with two outs, there's no advantage to hitting the ball in the air. I was just trying to hit a line drive and not do too much."
Once the eighth inning rolled around and the Yankees had loaded the bases against the Toronto bullpen, it looked as if they might once again have an empty inning.
After watching Hughes — who was saddled with a no-decision on the night — grind out a seven-inning night, the Yankees were helpless to try to get him off the hook. He allowed two late mid-game runs — a home run in the fourth to designated hitter Adam Lind and a RBI double in the sixth, which plated pinch-hitter Ben Francisco — but craftily worked through the Blue Jay lineup. Hughes allowed only four hits and struck out four, while walking two.
"It was a battle today," Hughes said. "I had a good fastball, but I was constantly behind in counts. Trying to battle back into counts was a bit tough, but it was a grind and I hung in there. Just tried to keep it close and unfortunately gave up the lead, but the guys battled back and got a win out of it."
It almost didn't happen, because with the bases loaded in the eighth, the Yankees looked primed to leave three runners stranded for the second time on the night. One batter before Ibanez, Nick Swisher battled to a long count against Toronto reliever Jason Frasor, but ultimately struck out looking. That left Ibanez to try to get the base hit that the Yankees desperately needed.
It's a position that Ibanez has found himself in a few times already this season.
"We've always liked him as a hitter," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "We've always like what a good clubhouse guy he is and he's done a good job for us in left field. But yeah, he's come up with some huge hits for us."
Ibanez likes to keep things simple.
Which is why in a count where everyone sweating through the muggy July air last night at the stadium expected him to take a pitch, Ibanez kept things basic. He saw a pitch he liked and swung.
"I try not to think about it that much," he said. "I just try to do whatever I can to help out and try not to think about it too much. Just kind of stay in the moment and once it happens we'll talk about it and when it's over, it's baseball. You've got to get back to work tomorrow."
Brendan Prunty: bprunty@starledger.com; Twitter: @BrendanPrunty

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Oregon wine isn't ordinary
Bill Daley, Chicago TribuneORLANDO SENTINEL
California was the name of the American wine game for decades, but the Golden State's grip has weakened thanks to spirited competition from a number of states, especially its neighbor to the north, Oregon.
Relations between the Western states have been rather like winter on the Pacific Coast: damp and chilly. Now, throw wine into the rivalry.
Interest in Oregon pinot noir is exploding. The wine has a huge reputation equaling or surpassing that of California's.
The Willamette Valley (pronounced wil-LAM-et) is Oregon's best-known wine region and epicenter for pinot noir production. The sales figures tell the story. Oregon pinot noir sales were up 30 percent over a 52-week period ending July 29 from the year before, according to AC Nielsen, a research firm.
"Oregon is where Napa was in the 1970s," says wine purveyor Sean Chaudhry. "They are amazing wines, relatively undiscovered and available at relatively reasonable prices."
Oregon pinot has the advantage of closely emulating the French in its profile. Sommelier Scott Tyree sees Oregon pinot as a "good starting point" toward the Burgundian wines.
Oregon has more complexity and an earthiness, he says. "The fashion has been to make giant fruit bombs, but the wines from the Willamette Valley are not fruit-driven. They show a sense of place, which Burgundy does, as well."
Bob Wolfe is banking on that affinity to France. He started the Oregon Pinot Noir Club to sell pinot. "We have the soils and the [grape] clones," he says. "A lot of Burgundians come here to make wine."
The popularity of Oregon wines, however, has created a challenge. More would-be winemakers are trying to get into the game: Some 125 new producers of pinot have appeared in just the past two years.
"Oregon pinot can be great, but not a whole lot of Oregon pinots are that great, " he says. "If you find a new label with a high price, you've got to be skeptical and try it first," Wolfe says.
And how do you know it's a good pinot?
"It's a combination of elegant yet intense flavors, soaring aromatics and glittering, gorgeous color," he says.
"Pinot noir is such a sensory treat. It's not just a drinking or gustatory experience, but it engages the mind too."
2003 Argyle Pinot Noir Nuthouse. Toothsome and peppery, with its cherry notes perfectly balanced by a fresh acidity, it had a great spicy finish. Serve with roasted lamb, lasagna, herbed chicken. $37.
2004 WillaKenzie Estate Pinot Noir. Rich, lovely cherry fruit, plenty of black pepper and a hint of mint. Serve with duck breasts and dried cherry sauce. $24.
2003 Archery Summit Pinot Noir Arcus Estate. Smooth with just the right amount of pepper to keep things interesting. A bit tannic, a bit smoky and elegantly spiced. Serve with seared salmon and wild mushrooms, lamb loin chops with rosemary. $75.
2003 King Estate Pinot Noir. This Oregon pinot made with estate-grown organic grapes was a light but satisfying mix of berry, roses and mint tones. Serve with spaghetti carbonara, grilled burgers with caramelized onions. $21.
2004 Ponzi Vineyards Pinot Noir. Lots of berry and cherry notes from the very beginning in this uncomplicated wine. Serve with roasted pork, grilled salmon, braised duck. $30.
2004 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Notorious. From Yamhill County, this wine seemed to have a rather meek presence. Tasters thought the wine was good overall but wondered at the lack of spark. Serve with roasted cod, sausage pizza, cheeses. $77.


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Press Release -- March 1st, 2011
Source: Dupont Fabros Technology
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DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. Announces Launch of Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock Offering
Company Release – 03/01/2011 08:33
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE:DFT, news, filings) today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of its Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock. The joint book-running managers for this offering are Barclays Capital, Raymond James, RBC Capital Markets, Jefferies and Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, and the co-managers are Oppenheimer & Co. and KeyBanc Capital Markets. The company expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock initially sold to the public to cover overallotments, if any. The company intends to file an application to list the Series B Preferred Stock on the New York Stock Exchange.
The company intends to use all of the net proceeds from the offering together with borrowings under its $100 million revolving credit facility to develop the second phase of its CH1 data center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
An automatic shelf registration statement with respect to this offering was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2010. A prospectus supplement relating to the offering has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any state. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to these securities may be obtained from Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by calling (888) 603-5847; or Raymond James & Associates, Inc., 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, FL33716 or by calling (800) 248-8863.
About DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and leading owner, developer, operator and manager of wholesale data centers. The Company's data centers are highly specialized, secure facilities used primarily by national and international technology companies to house, power and cool the computer servers which support many of their most critical business processes. DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. is headquartered in Washington, DC.
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Stormy Daniels Day: West Hollywood to Honor Porn Star with Key to the City for Her 'Resistance' Against Trump
The city of West Hollywood is set to award pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels with a key to the city on Wednesday and proclaim May 23rd as "Stormy Daniels Day," in honor of "her leadership in the #RESIST movement," against President Donald J. Trump.
The City of West Hollywood is proclaiming May 23rd as "Stormy Daniels Day" and giving @StormyDaniels a key to the city. The City says Stormy is receiving these honors because of her leadership in the "#Resist Movement" pic.twitter.com/zQLTK8vMeD
— Yashar Ali  (@yashar) May 23, 2018
"In these politically tumultuous times, Daniels has proven herself to be a profile in courage by speaking truth to power even under threats to her safety and extreme intimidation," the West Hollywood statement reads.
"Following the election of President Trump, the West Hollywood City Council affirmed the City of West Hollywood's commitment as a sanctuary city and reaffirmed the City's commitment to its core values, which includes respect and support for people."
Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is also scheduled to appear at Chi Chi La Rue's, a gay adult store.
"We've all been joking around here that it's going to be a stormy day in West Hollywood!" West Hollywood city spokeswoman Sheri Lunn says.
The adult film actress — who is suing President Donald Trump in an effort to nullify a non-disclosure agreement for which she was reportedly paid $130,000 by attorney Michael Cohen in 2016 — was recently accused of covering up sexual harassment allegations made by fellow adult film star Tasha Reign.
Reign told the Daily Beast that during the filming of The Set-Up, she was "sexually assaulted by one of [Stormy Daniels'] crewmembers."
"He groped and grabbed me from behind," Reign claims.
Immediately after the incident, Reign told Daniels what had occurred. Rather than take appropriate action, Daniels "did not handle the situation appropriately, respectfully or professionally," claims Reign.
"I was assaulted on her set and she didn't give me any care or attention, and didn't even send that man home."
"You probably made him cry. He's crying right now," was Daniels' alleged response to Reign's claims.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/05/23/stormy-daniels-day-west-hollywood-honors-porn-star-with-key-to-the-city/
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as a couple at the Mission Center and Llavallol Bible Center. more support. • For baptisms and evangelistic picnic in January. impacting over begins production of paver slabs. The need of wisdom in resolving the lack of students. • For oldest daughter (college in the States. borhood and country. • For the new church in Alto Hospicio. needing funds) • For the building of an office that should be completed by and younger in 11th grade. Argentina What do they do? The Armijos. 2009 . prayer. • The development of a home church.000. providing practical help and strategic initiatives. teaching at the Village Training Center. • For the need of Christian workers. construction of a three room school this year. • For their family to grow in strength of faith. • For safety for the trip (3 days going and 3 days returning) to • For the Garcia family helping in the ministry. assisting in a church plant in the city of Iquique. four children Location: Closed Country Location: Closed Country What do they do? In addition to giving encouragement to What do they do? They serve with a team involved in tsunami national church planters. He and Priscilla participate granddaughter of the late Mel and Shirley Wellen. Praises: Praises: • For a recent trip to a very remote area where they formed • They find life in their area is pretty relaxed. • For a false alarm regarding the kidnapping of their son Tim. They have ap. their International Missionary Conference in southern Chile. Robyn is the tionals to reach their own people. • For Vaughn's responsibilities at the production site and depth of wisdom. Harold is currently the Director and teaches been turned over to a national pastor. Nathan and Kathy provide op- reconstruction and community development. Prayer Requests: Prayer Requests: • For the stresses of language and cultural differences. The Armijos are now at the Union de Centros Biblicos Bible Institute. new relationships with shepherds who worship the created. What do they do? The Goossens were church planters. portunity for prayer treks. Chile Location: Buenos Aires. not knowing the true Creator. Prayer Requests: Prayer Requests: • For Harold as he directs Family Camp. 1000 students. • Another Bible Institute year begins in March. • For 243 new house fellowships with 1075 new believers in • Vaughn is able to run a few times a week. the area. • For Marzuki as he produces compressed earth blocks and • For 24 Christian schools being subsidized. training na. • They enjoy the flexibility of home schooling. as groups from the West come propriate technology equipment—earth block presses and to prayerfully help combat the strongholds of the evil one pulverizers that will build sufficient capacity for the two in unreached mountain villages. The family is working on hands of indigenous church planting partner groups through better communication in the heart languages of the neigh. January 5-9 with their son Tim (also a missionary there). mid-February. January 4. MISSION ONE Reaching others for Jesus Christ Harold & Priscilla Goossen Alejandro & Robyn Armijo Mission Board: Mission Board: ABWE Gospel Mission of South America Location: Iquique. Priscilla called Tim and learned the • Their furlough housing is confirmed. saved) to camp in Santiago. Ask for • Plans for furlough July through December 2009. fullness of love. • Overall good health for the whole family. and being trained in public health and the scriptures. First Federated Church 5 Sunday. The fellowship has the home office. Nathan & Kathy Vaughn & Jennifer. • For the protection and growth of each believer. • Last month they began a new church in Alto Hospicio and Praise: completed their first year serving in Iquique. started the appointed to Argentina in 1971 and new Missionary Baptist have served as church planters and at Church in Puente Alto in early 2003. family was safe. demanding $100. Their role is to extend the communities they are serving. salvation of their na- • For 210 community health volunteers who are subsidized tional friends. • For sweet fellowship with fellow missionaries and edification • In February they take a bus with young people (most un- from the preaching of God's Word at camp. Praises: Priscilla provides hospitality and serves at the church. • Miguel graduated from 8th grade.
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On The Line vs Online
With the myriad of communication options available these days including Whatsapp, Messenger, Slack and online forms, you may be surprised to learn that the telephone is still a preferred method of getting in touch for business.
A leading Broadband provider recently released the results of a poll which showed that 49.3% of respondents (1,116 customers) preferred to receive customer service and support by telephone rather than by messenging or online chat.
Respondents stated a number of reasons for their preference including speed of response, reliability and, the human factor – even in 2018, when they have an issue that needs to be resolved, people like to feel that they're connecting with an actual human being rather than a bot.
Give us a bell
Alexander Graham Bell's pet project has come a long way since its inception in 1885 and, judging by figures including the new survey, it's time is, by no means, over. From clunky and complex switchboards to shiny, sleek Smartphones, the telephone is still the business – and a lucrative one, at that. The latest figures show that a whopping 93% of adults in the UK own and use a mobile phone on a daily basis.
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We've all experienced the frustration of watching the minutes tick by while we wait for the new message from a help provider, only to receive, "Hello, are you still there?" It's said that, on invention of his telephone, the first words successfully spoken on it by Alexander Graham Bell himself were, "Watson, come here – I need you," a message which required an immediate response – which is why Bell invented the telephone in the first place A huge number of companies worldwide recognise the fact that, when experiencing a problem with a game, software, utility or access, people want answers – and they want them fast. Without access to telephone support, many people would find themselves unable to reach the next game level or watch the latest show on Netflix but, in other cases, such as the emergency services, it could mean, literally, the difference between life and death.
In this highly competitive age, employers need to ensure that the staff that they employ to provide telephone support are knowledgeable, efficient and skilled in the art of effective communication.
The BTEC Diploma in Competence For IT & Telecoms Professionals is designed for those already employed within the telecoms sector and it`s BTEC Certificates and Diplomas in ICT Systems and Principles that is benchmark of skills that is nationally recognised.
For any company serious about customer support, making sure that telephone support staff are trained and qualified is paramount – after all, in many cases, this is the first – and sometimes only – contact that a customer will have with a company or organisation and, as we all know, first impressions count!


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The Goods and Services Tax (GST), which is to be implemented from April 2017, will be a game changer for the Indian economy revealed Dr. Rajkumar Adukia during an exclusive interview with The Times Kuwait last week.
Dr. Adukia, who was invited as guest speaker at an event hosted by the Kuwait Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, gave an excellent overview on the GST and its far reaching impact on almost all aspects of business operations in India.
"GST is one of the major reforms which will improve India's international rating in ease of doing business from 134 to 100," disclosed Adukia, revealing that major reforms in the pipeline on insolvency, bankruptcy and arbitration would put India among the top 50 countries in the ease of doing business index, within the next two years.
Elaborating on the GST, Dr. Adukia said it would be a comprehensive indirect tax on manufacture, sale and consumption of goods and services throughout India and would replace taxes levied by the Central and State governments.
The 17 taxes currently payable and assessed by different authorities will get subsumed in one tax which will cover two major components, goods and services. These taxes which currently come to around 28 percent will come down to 18 percent so there will be a considerable saving which can be passed on to importers as well, he pointed out.
Dr. Adukia noted that the simplicity of the tax will lead to easier administration and enforcement; which in turn would lead to a reduction in prices and also help eradicate corruption as all payments will be done online. The country's GDP is also expected to increase by 2 percent as a result of the GST.
An extensive IT infrastructure has been created by a company called GSTN to support GST. They have prepared dedicated software where 9 million traders and 12 million goods and service providers will be migrated to a single registration known as GSTIN.
Amalgamating several central and state taxes into a single tax would mitigate cascading or double taxation and facilitate a common national market. From the consumer point of view, the biggest advantage would be in terms of a reduction in the overall tax burden on goods, with free movement of goods from one state to another, without stopping at state borders for hours for payment of state tax or entry tax, and reduction of paperwork to a large extent.
Dr. Adukia pointed out that two regulatory authorities, the Directorate of GST (DGST) and the renaming of excise tax department to Central Board of Indirect Taxes, will be responsible for overseeing the implementation and the operational part.
"On the whole, this is a very good initiative by the Indian government; being a large democracy it took 16 long years for this to come into existence, but it has evolved very positively and will bring positive results once implemented in April 2017," he noted.
Dr. (CA) Rajkumar S. Adukia is an eminent international forensic expert Business Advisor, Author, Speaker and an authority in GST, Indian GAAP, IFRS and Ind AS. He has been conducting seminar and lectures across various countries. Having graduated from Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics in 1980 as 5th rank holder in Bombay University, he received a Gold Medal for highest marks in Accountancy & Auditing. Passed the Chartered Accountancy with 1st Rank in Inter CA and 6th Rank in Final CA examination. He also secured 3rd Rank in Final Cost Accountancy Course in 1983. He has been awarded G.P. Kapadia prize for best student of the year 1981. Besides, he holds Degree in law, PhD in Corporate Governance in Mutual Funds, MBA, Diploma IFRS (UK), Diploma in Labour law and Labour welfare, Diploma in IPR, Diploma in Criminology.


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Nor'easter pummels East Coast, dumping snow, knocking out power
Updated: 9:24 AM PST Mar 8, 2018
By KAREN MATTHEWS and DAVID PORTER
The second major storm in less than a week moved up the East Coast early Thursday, dumping heavy snow and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses from Pennsylvania to New England.Some places saw more than 2 feet of snow by late Wednesday. Montville, New Jersey, got more than 26 inches from the nor'easter. North Adams, Massachusetts, registered 24 inches and Sloatsburg, New York, got 26 inches.Major cities along the Interstate 95 corridor saw much less. Philadelphia International Airport recorded about 6 inches, while New York City's Central Park saw less than 3 inches.The storm made traveling treacherous. Thousands of flights across the region were canceled.It was not much better on the ground. Members of the Northeastern University women's basketball team pushed their bus back on course after it was stuck in the snow outside a practice facility in Philadelphia. The Huskies were in the city to compete in the 2018 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The team posted a video of the feat on its Twitter account.Amtrak suspended service between New York City and Boston until at least 10 a.m. Thursday. New York City's Metro-North commuter railroad suspended service on lines connecting the city to its northern suburbs and Connecticut because of downed trees. It was not immediately known when service would be restored."It's kind of awful," said New York University student Alessa Raiford, who put two layers of clothing on a pug named Jengo before taking him for a walk in slushy, sloppy Manhattan, where rain gave way to wet snow in the afternoon. "I'd rather that it be full-on snowing than rain and slush. It just makes it difficult."The storm was not predicted to be as severe as the nor'easter that toppled trees, inundated coastal communities and caused more than 2 million power outages from Virginia to Maine last Friday.It still proved to be a headache for the tens of thousands of customers still in the dark from the earlier storm — and for the crews trying to restore power to them.In New Jersey, the state's major utilities reported more than 300,000 customers without power by late Wednesday, with some left over from last week. Utilities across the Northeast also reported tens of thousands of homes and businesses without electricity.The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning through Thursday for most of New England as the storm continued to make its way through.In Worcester, Massachusetts, public works crews late Wednesday had a hard time keeping up with the snow."It's heavy. Well, it was so warm earlier that it just melted when it hit the ground and now it's heavy," said Jesse Nadeau. "It's the heaviest part of the storm right now for the next couple of hours. Heavy and wet."In North White Plains, New York, 10 people were taken to hospitals with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning after running a generator inside a home, police said. All were expected to survive.In Manchester Township, New Jersey, police said a teacher was struck by lightning while holding an umbrella on bus duty outside a school. The woman felt a tingling sensation but didn't lose consciousness. She was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
The second major storm in less than a week moved up the East Coast early Thursday, dumping heavy snow and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses from Pennsylvania to New England.
Some places saw more than 2 feet of snow by late Wednesday. Montville, New Jersey, got more than 26 inches from the nor'easter. North Adams, Massachusetts, registered 24 inches and Sloatsburg, New York, got 26 inches.
Hilarious video of Scottish family making snow 'masks' goes viral
Major cities along the Interstate 95 corridor saw much less. Philadelphia International Airport recorded about 6 inches, while New York City's Central Park saw less than 3 inches.
The storm made traveling treacherous. Thousands of flights across the region were canceled.
It was not much better on the ground. Members of the Northeastern University women's basketball team pushed their bus back on course after it was stuck in the snow outside a practice facility in Philadelphia. The Huskies were in the city to compete in the 2018 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The team posted a video of the feat on its Twitter account.
Amtrak suspended service between New York City and Boston until at least 10 a.m. Thursday. New York City's Metro-North commuter railroad suspended service on lines connecting the city to its northern suburbs and Connecticut because of downed trees. It was not immediately known when service would be restored.
"It's kind of awful," said New York University student Alessa Raiford, who put two layers of clothing on a pug named Jengo before taking him for a walk in slushy, sloppy Manhattan, where rain gave way to wet snow in the afternoon. "I'd rather that it be full-on snowing than rain and slush. It just makes it difficult."
The storm was not predicted to be as severe as the nor'easter that toppled trees, inundated coastal communities and caused more than 2 million power outages from Virginia to Maine last Friday.
It still proved to be a headache for the tens of thousands of customers still in the dark from the earlier storm — and for the crews trying to restore power to them.
In New Jersey, the state's major utilities reported more than 300,000 customers without power by late Wednesday, with some left over from last week. Utilities across the Northeast also reported tens of thousands of homes and businesses without electricity.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning through Thursday for most of New England as the storm continued to make its way through.
In Worcester, Massachusetts, public works crews late Wednesday had a hard time keeping up with the snow.
"It's heavy. Well, it was so warm earlier that it just melted when it hit the ground and now it's heavy," said Jesse Nadeau. "It's the heaviest part of the storm right now for the next couple of hours. Heavy and wet."
In North White Plains, New York, 10 people were taken to hospitals with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning after running a generator inside a home, police said. All were expected to survive.
In Manchester Township, New Jersey, police said a teacher was struck by lightning while holding an umbrella on bus duty outside a school. The woman felt a tingling sensation but didn't lose consciousness. She was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.


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David Cameron is to shelve plans to call a House of Commons vote to approve British airstrikes against Islamic State (Isis) targets in Syria in a belief that he has failed to win over enough Labour MPs and a recognition that Russia's military intervention has complicated the picture.
Downing Street has decided that RAF involvement in coalition airstrikes against Isis targets should not be extended from Iraq. There are fears that the prime minister would be weakened on the world stage by a second parliamentary defeat over military action in Syria.
Ministers had been discussing a potential Commons motion with Labour MPs as recently as 10 days ago, but the government has undergone a change of heart after failing to win the support of sufficient Labour MPs to be confident that it can overcome what is likely to be a sizeable Conservative rebellion.
It is estimated that 20 to 30 Labour MPs would be prepared to vote in favour of strikes – about the same number of Tory MPs who would rebel against the prime minister.
The Tories' parliamentary majority of 17 means that, on paper at least, the prime minister could still prevail if the number of rebel Labour and Tory MPs cancelled each other out. But Cameron, who was badly burned after he failed in his attempts to win parliamentary approval for separate airstrikes against Bashar al-Assad in August 2013, is likely to be nervous about holding a vote when the numbers are so tight. He has previously said that he would only table a vote if there was a "genuine consensus" on the issue.
The change of heart in Downing Street has emerged as the Commons foreign affairs select committee expressed scepticism about the value of extending UK military action to Syria. The committee, chaired by the Conservative MP Crispin Blunt, concluded in a report published on Tuesday that any benefits from such action, such as the policy being welcomed by the US, were heavily outweighed by the negatives.
It concluded the government has so far failed to make the case for intervention. The focus on extending airstrikes is described in the report as "a distraction" from the bigger issue of resolving the conflict in Syria..
The 13-strong coalition has conducted 5,000 airstrikes in Iraq and 2,500 in Syria. The US accounted for 70% of those in Iraq and 95% in Syria. The UK, which has eight Tornados involved, has conducted 300 of the strikes in Iraq.
Other questions raised in the report include the legality of such military action and the danger of further complicating the situation on the ground in Syria, which has been made even more problematic by the the intervention of Russia.
Ministers had indicated in the early summer that the government would seek to win parliamentary approval for an extension of UK airstrikes against Isis targets from Iraq to Syria. The defence secretary, Michael Fallon, said in July that there was "an illogicality" about striking Isis targets in Iraq but not in Syria.
The prime minister had been trying to win over Labour MPs in favour of action in Syria after the election as party leader of Jeremy Corbyn, who has spoken out against the proposed airstrikes.
Labour MPs seen as supportive were asked whether they could endorse a parliamentary motion that would make it clear that RAF involvement in Syria would be limited to assuming a proportion of the coalition airstrikes in a corridor from Iraq up to the Syrian city of Raqqa, the capital of Isis. The UK currently provides surveillance and intelligence support for the strikes undertaken by the US.
A leading Labour supporter of airstrikes said he was gloomy about the prospects of greater British involvement. John Woodcock, the Labour MP for Barrow and Furness, said: "The government's tactics about parliament are just putting the cart before the horse. They are putting out feelers to divine what parliament would accept.
A vote to support a widening of the airstrikes may not technically count as a Labour rebellion because John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, has spoken of offering MPs a free vote. But Labour MPs may be nervous about taking a different view on such a sensitive and high-profile issue to Corbyn when a large number of MPs will face reselection battles in redrawn parliamentary boundaries.
A Downing Street source said: "The prime minister's position hasn't changed. He's consistently said that we would only go back to the house on this issue if there was clear consensus and that remains the case.


Most of the modern dental implants are made of titanium alloys or pure titanium. Titanium is unique in that it can fuse directly to the bone through a process called osseointegration. Therefore, the implant should be engineered in a way that will increase its surface area to bone contact. This may be achieved by either microscopically roughening or altering its surface or giving the implant a spiral (screw-like) shape with multiple threads. The shape ensures that the implants are fitted accurately, thus enhancing fusion and healing.
Unlike the belief of many individuals, the implants are not painful. The procedure is minor especially when proper planning has been done. Here are three crucial steps followed when one is getting the implants.
At this point, CT scanning, X-ray examination and an accurate surgery guide come in handy. The examination allows determination of the bite (occlusion), where the replacement will be placed.
The dental surgeon starts by preparing the site. A small hole is made in the bone. This procedure is known as osteotomy. Incisions in the gum are used to access the bone. A surgical guide or template, which is prepared before the surgery is then placed at the site. Sometimes a drilling sequence is used to ensure that the implant fits accurately. In other cases, this may not be necessary, especially for a person who has good bone quality and very precise surgical guides.
The implants are then placed into the sites. They must be sterile. Thus, their surfaces should not be touched. The gum flap tissues are then closed, as this is the final procedure during the surgery. In most cases, self-absorbing stitches are used as they need not be removed. If the stitches used are not self-absorbing, they need to be removed after two weeks.
Non-steroid mild anti-inflammatory drugs are used. Most of them are from the ibuprofen and aspirin family. Antibiotics may also be necessary to enhance healing. The dental surgeon will prescribe all the appropriate medication.
Because of the gentle tissue management and the nature of the surgery, healing and minimum discomfort is experienced. There are about 96% successful cases. However, every person and situation is unique; thus the dental surgeon ought to give the patient some insights on what to expect.
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Parts of North America and Western Europe could experience sonic booms every five minutes if supersonic jets become commercialized, a new study said on Wednesday.
Dubai International and London Heathrow airports could see in excess of 300 supersonic flight operations per day, according to the study. The report's authors said these flights could double the area around airports exposed to substantial noise pollution.
"Current supersonic sales targets, paired with ongoing efforts to lift overland flight bans, imply severe environmental consequences," said ICCT's Dan Rutherford, lead author of the study.
A 2016 study by the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority linked exposure to aircraft noise to cardiovascular problems, learning delay in children, obesity and sleep disturbance.
In July, Reuters reported that a U.S. push for relaxed global standards on aircraft noise was being met with resistance from European nations.
A U.S.-led revival of supersonic jets was reportedly facing delays as European states, including the U.K., France and Germany, held firm on refusing to pass new rules on noise needed for the aircraft to fly.
Despite uncertainty over regulation, the industry is moving closer to making commercial supersonic air travel a reality again.
Denver start-up Boom Technology is planning a test flight for its supersonic jet later this year. The company promises that the technology could halve flight times — for example, it says the plane could transport passengers from Washington, D.C. to London in just 3.5 hours. Flight times for that route are currently more than seven hours.
A spokesperson for Boom told CNBC via email that the firm's aircraft was "designed not to be any louder than today's commercial aircraft during takeoffs and landings," adding that flights would only reach supersonic speed over water.
The company already has partnerships with Chinese travel agency Ctrip and Japan Airlines.
In November, Lockheed Martin began production of its supersonic plane, which will be test piloted by NASA. The defense giant is working to produce an aircraft capable of reaching the speed of sound without breaking the sound barrier — thereby preventing sonic booms.


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Ellie and her new husband Rob have fallen into a trap of Rob's making. Lying about his entire life to Ellie, and then his past showing up at their wedding to ruin their lives. The book is told in chapters named NOW and THEN. A big problem with that is that the THEN chapters are not in sequential order, so trying to piece out the timeline is difficult, and while they eventually explain what is happening in the NOW chapters, they're confusing and just blah.
In fact, blah if the exact word I've used in describing this book to friends. Nothing about it stands out or was interesting. The characters were totally flat, the plot was flat, the "action" was flat. The whole book was flat. It's one of the very few books that I've almost dropped out of reading in the middle. (One that hasn't smashed into my "disgust walls" of content to make me stop reading.) I forced myself to finish the book, hoping that it might get a little better, that it might redeem itself. It never did.
I think the writing was ok, there weren't any glaring issues. It was probably well edited, all that jazz. It was just blah. Who would I recommend it it? Nobody. I don't want to encourage people to blow that kind of money on a book that just isn't interesting. I gave it three stars because it wasn't bad, it had some great potential (maybe), it just wasn't any good. There wasn't anything at all that stood out in the book. Nothing horrible, nothing good. Just blah. Blah blah blah.
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Service Component Architecture (SCA)
Service Component Architecture (SCA) is a set of specifications which describe a model for building applications and systems using a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). SCA extends and complements prior approaches to implementing services, and SCA builds on open standards such as Web services.
SCA is based on the idea that business function is provided as a series of services, which are assembled together to create solutions that serve a particular business need. These composite applications can contain both new services created specifically for the application and also business function from existing systems and applications, reused as part of the composition. SCA provides a model both for the composition of services and for the creation of service components, including the reuse of existing application function within SCA compositions.
SCA aims to encompass a wide range of technologies for service components and for the access methods which are used to connect them. For components, this includes not only different programming languages, but also frameworks and environments commonly used with those languages. For access methods, SCA compositions allow for the use of various communication and service access technologies that are in common use, including, for example, Web services, messaging systems and Remote Procedure Call (RPC).
Open CSA oversees the work of several OASIS Technical Committees on SCA that address the following specifications:
SCA Assembly Model
The SCA Assembly Model consists of a series of artifacts which define the configuration of an SCA system in terms of service components which implement and/or use services and the connections which describe how they are linked together. The assembly is defined in terms of a set of SCA composites, which define components and reference the implementation code that provide business function and which also describe services and references and the wires that link them.
This specification can be downloaded from the Open SOA Collaboration.
SCA Policy Framework
The capture and expression of non-functional requirements such as security is an important aspect of service definition, and has impact on SCA throughout the lifecycle of components and compositions. SCA provides the Policy Framework to support specification of constraints, capabilities and Quality of Service (QoS) expectations, from component design through to concrete deployment. This specification describes the framework and its usage.
SCA Java Annotations, APIs, and Component Implementation
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SCA Client & Implementation: BPEL
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SCA Client & Implementation: PHP
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SCA Client & Implementation: Spring
The SCA Java Client and Implementation model for Spring specifies how the Spring Framework can be used with SCA. The goals of this effort are:
Coarse-grained integration: The integration with Spring will be at the SCA Composite level, where a Spring application context provides a complete composite, exposing services and using references via SCA. This means that a Spring application context defines the internal structure of a composite implementation.
Start from SCA Component Type: It should be possible to use Spring to implement any SCA Composite that uses WSDL or Java interfaces to define services, possibly with some SCA specific extensions.
Start from Spring context: It should be possible to use any valid Spring application context as the implementation of a component within SCA. In particular, it should be possible to generate an SCA Composite from any Spring context and use that composite within an SCA assembly.
SCA EJB Component Model
The SCA Java EJB Client and Implementation specification describes how EJBs and EJB modules can be used within an SCA composition. The usage is defined at two levels:
It is possible to use complete EJB modules as if they are SCA composites, without changing their internal details, using SCA to wire to services offered by EJBs in the module and wiring from unsatisifed EJB-refs of the module to services provided by components outside the EJB module.
It is possible to use individual EJBs with SCA providing all the wiring
For more information, see the Open SOA EJB white paper.
SCA Bindings Specifications
SCA Bindings apply to services and references. Bindings allow services to be provided, and references to be satisfied, via particular access methods or transports.
The Web service bindings allow one to access an external reference or expose SCA services using Web services technologies. SCA provides a compositional view of interconnections among service components whereas Web services provide an interoperable way to access the service components. The Web service binding also provides the interoperability glue between an SCA system and other services that are external to the SCA system but are used by composites within the SCA system.
The JMS binding allows SCA components to communicate using the JMS API. It provides JMS-specific details of the connection to the required JMS resources. It supports the use of Queue and Topic type destinations.
The EJB Session Bean bindings integrate a previously deployed session bean into an SCA assembly, and allows one to expose SCA services to clients which use the EJB programming model. The EJB binding supports the stateless session bean model as well as the stateful session bean model.
This specification can be downloaded from the Open SOA Collaboration. For more information, see the Open SOA SCA Bindings page.


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Q: Combinatorial interpretation of an identity for expressing Stirling number of the second kind using binomial coefficients Consider the identities as follows (Graham, Knuth, and Patashnik, Concrete Mathematics, Sec.6.2, p.271),
$${x\brace x-2}={x+1\choose4}+2{x\choose 4}$$
and
$${x\brace x-3}={x+2\choose6}+8{x+1\choose6}+6{x\choose 6}$$
where the Stirling numbers of the second kind are expressed as integral combinations of binomial coefficients. The numbers in front of the binomial coefficients are 2nd order Euler numbers.
I know that the Stirling numbers are counting the number of partition of sets. Is there any combinatorial interpretation/proof of the above identities (without converting the RHS into other binomial formulas)? Many thanks!

A: To form a partition in $x$ of $x-2$ blocks you have two options. You either:

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*have $2$ blocks of size $2$ say $\{a,b\},\{c,d\}$ such that $a<c$ and $c<b,c<d$ and the rest singletons.

*have one block of $3$ elements and the rest singletons or $2$ blocks like before but with $b<c$.

For the first one, choose $4$ elements out of $x$ and order them as $x_1<x_2<x_3<x_4$ and then $a=x_1$ and necessarily $c=x_2$ so you have two options, either $b=x_3$ or $b=x_4$ this gives you $2$ options, so in total: $2\binom{x}{4}$.
For the second one, choose $4$ elements out of $x$ and an element $*$ so choose $4$ out of $x+1$ and if you choose $*$, just put all the other elements in a block and the rest singletons. If you did not choose the $*$ then $x_1<x_2<x_3<x_4$ and make $a=x_1$ $c=x_3$ and so $b=x_2$ and $d=x_4$. All these was done in $\binom{x+1}{4}$ options.
The second identity is similar, you consider two new elements $*_1,*_2$, and do case work as before. With some time, you probably can get it.

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