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Westfield, NJ (Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd)
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Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd
About Westfield, NJ (Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd)
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Real Estate Prices and Overview
Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd median real estate price is $835,504, which is more expensive than 91.3% of the neighborhoods in New Jersey and 91.7% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd is currently $818, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 99.2% of New Jersey neighborhoods.
Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Westfield, New Jersey.
Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Real estate vacancies in Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd are 4.5%, which is lower than one will find in 77.3% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd is above average for the U.S., and may signal some demand for either price increases or new construction of residential product for this neighborhood.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Westfield, the Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Notable & Unique: People
If you come to know the people here, you will recognize that you're in the company of one of the wealthiest communities in the nation. In fact, a mere 3.1% of America's neighborhoods are wealthier than the Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood. Real estate here is exceedingly well-maintained, and similarly, tends to maintain its value over time. The cars driven are mostly luxury brands like Mercedes, Audi, BMW, and Lexus. If the public schools aren't up to snuff, the residents of this neighborhood preferentially send their children to private preparatory schools. Vacation to Disney? Yes, but equally popular are summers in Europe. As one would expect in a considerably wealthy neighborhood such as this, Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd also has one of the lowest ratings of child poverty in the nation.
In addition, think about the people you know personally. How many of them would purchase box seats to opening night at the symphony? How many of them regularly attend gallery openings, or are the first to reserve tickets to opening night at the ballet? If they're like most of us, they don't do any of these things. But if you're among an exclusive crowd of wealthy and refined patrons of the arts, then you'll feel right at home in the Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood: a neighborhood in which more "urban sophisticates" live than 98.3% of neighborhoods across the U.S. Here, your neighbors are defined as having urbane tastes in literature, music, live theatre and the arts. They are wealthy, educated, travel in style, and live a big city lifestyle whether or not they live in or near a big city. In addition to being an excellent choice for urban sophisticates, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children, highly educated executives and active retirees.
Also, if knowledge is power, then imagine the cumulative power of one neighborhood where many of the adults have earned an advanced degree, such as a Masters, law degree, medical degree, or even a Ph.D. This is certainly the case in the Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood, where 39.5% have earned an advanced degree. Compare that to the average neighborhood in America, where just 12.4% of adults have completed a post-graduate degree, and you can see why this neighborhood is a stand out. In fact, this neighborhood has a higher rate of adults with an advanced degree than 97.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
Finally, priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood may actually hold the key. 67.0% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 96.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
Notable & Unique: Length of Commute
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 14.5% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.8% of all neighborhoods in America.
Notable & Unique: Occupations
Executives, managers and professionals make up 69.2% of the workforce in the Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood which, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is a higher proportion of such high-level people than is found in 96.9% of the neighborhoods in America. For this reason, this neighborhood really stands out as unique.
Notable & Unique: Modes of Transportation
If you like to ride the train to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 19.4% of the Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood's commuters ride the train to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 96.0% of America's neighborhoods.
Notable & Unique: Diversity
Did you know that the Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood has more Eastern European and Portuguese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Eastern European ancestry and 4.0% have Portuguese ancestry.
Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Portuguese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
The Neighbors: Income
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood in Westfield are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 96.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: Occupations
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood, 69.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 17.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (8.1%), and 5.6% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The Neighbors: Languages
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood is English, spoken by 80.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
The Neighbors: Ethnicity / Ancestry
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood in Westfield, NJ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (13.7%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (11.1%), and residents who report Asian roots (8.1%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (8.1%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (6.3%), among others. In addition, 15.4% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Getting to Work
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (31.3% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (68.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also take the train to get to work (19.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
Neighborhood Real Estate Data
Real Estate Data Tutorial
Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q3 2021. Updated quarterly.
Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2019 (latest available). Updated annually.
Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more
Average Home Values
Median home value is the value which has equal numbers of homes valued above and below it. The median home value is more stable than the average home value, which can be greatly affected by a few very high or very low home values.
Real Estate Tax Rate
The average effective real estate tax rate is based on the median real estate taxes paid in the neighborhood, as a percentage of the median home value in the neighborhood. Published tax rates may differ slightly from the average effective rates used by NeighborhoodScout, where NeighborhoodScout's tax rates more closely follow the taxes paid by property owners.
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Median Real Estate Taxes:
Locked ( effective rate)
Neighborhood Home Prices
Rental Market
Average Market Rent
Average market rent is exclusively developed by NeighborhoodScout. It reveals the average monthly rent paid for market rate apartments and rental homes in the neighborhood, excluding public housing. Utility payments are not included.
Average annual rent as a percentage of property value. Gross rental yield is based on average market rents paid for a unit with the same number of bedrooms as the median owner occupied home.
Average Market Rent:
GROSS RENTAL YIELD:
MEDIAN MONTHLY RENT BY NUMBER OF BEDROOMS
Coastal: Neighborhoods on the ocean or tidally influenced rivers.
Lakefront: The neighborhood includes shoreline on a significant body of freshwater. These are lakes large enough to include recreation and scenic areas. (Note that smaller lakes are not included, or neighborhoods that have little shoreline on a lake, relative to the size of the entire neighborhood).
Farms: Agricultural land uses are a significant part of the neighborhood and contribute to its character.
The look and feel of the neighborhood, from high rises on the coast, to rural farmlands.
Densely Urban: With densities above 10,000 people per square mile these are some of the densest neighborhoods in the nation.
Urban: Generally between 5,000 and 10,000 people per square mile, these are full built up places although not among the most dense in the country.
Suburban: Although not necessarily outside city limits, these neighborhoods have a more generous amount of space per person with densities generally between 1,000 and 5,000 people per square mile.
Rural: Neighborhoods consist mostly of open space or agricultural areas but also generally have around 100 residents per square mile.
Remote: Neighborhoods with the fewest people per square mile in the nation, generally less than 100 per square mile.
Neighborhood Look and Feel
Housing Market Details
Age of Homes
The proportion of homes and apartments in the neighborhood built within a certain time period.
Type of Homes
These are the predominate forms of housing in the neighborhood. Percentages are based on the number of housing units in the neighborhood of each housing type.
Size of Homes
The predominate size of homes in the neighborhood, based on the number of bedrooms. Homes include single family houses as well as apartment and condominium units.
Special Purpose Housing
These housing types are not for sale or for rent to the general public but may have a strong influence on the character of the neighborhood.
AGE OF Westfield, NJ (Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd) HOMES
TYPE OF Westfield, NJ (Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd) HOMES
SIZE OF Westfield, NJ (Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd) HOMES
The percentage of housing units in the neighborhood that are occupied by the property owner versus occupied by a tenant. (Vacant units are counted separately.)
Vacancy Trend
The average annual change in the vacancy rate in the neighborhood during the latest five years. Trend is based on the percentage of properties that are vacant year round.
Neighborhood Demographics Data
Demographics Data Tutorial
Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2019 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2021.
Methodology: Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data
Lifestyle Character
There isn't one neighborhood that is best for everyone. The best neighborhood for you may not be the best one for someone else. Similarly, what you want as a first-time home buyer may be different than what you want when you have school-aged children, or when you are nearing retirement.
The length of the bars indicate the percentage of neighborhoods in America that this neighborhood is more family-friendly than, more college student friendly than, more luxurious than, and so forth.
Read Scout's definitions for each Lifestyle
Special character
People have personalities, and so do neighborhoods. A neighborhood's character describes its personality and the feeling one gets when experiencing the neighborhood as a true resident. Quiet and sophisticated? Hip and walkable? The length of the bars indicate the percentage of neighborhoods in America that this neighborhood is more Urbane than, more Hip than, more Quiet than, more Nautical than, more Walkable than.
Read Scout's definitions for each Special Character
Age / Marital Status
Age groups present in the neighborhood, as a percentage of the total population. Neighborhoods that score highest for mixed ages have the most equitable distribution across all age groups, from infants to senior citizens, all living in the same neighborhood.
Marital status is defined based on the percentage of residents who are 18 and over. Marital Statuses include: Married, Divorced, Widowed and Single (Never Married). (We are not able to include same-sex marriages here because of data limitations. Same-sex couple data is available under Household Type.)
Military & College Status
Percent Currently Active in the Military
These are people currently active in the military. They may live on base or off base.
Percent Currently at College / University
These are students enrolled in higher education as either undergraduates or graduate students. They may live on campus or in off campus housing.
Employment Industries in Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd
These are the types of employers who neighborhood residents work for. You can find neighborhoods where residents cluster into particular industries, often to be near particular employers or institutions.
Commute to work
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. The share of using each mode of transport is measured as percentage of all working adults.
Average One-Way Commute Time
The amount of time spent commuting tells a lot about a neighborhood's access to jobs and the degree of congestion in the area. The time is calculated for all residents working outside the home.
Vehicles Per Household
The number of vehicles the average household in the neighborhood possesses is a function of wealth, space constraints, the age people of the household (e.g., households with teenagers and parents), and the availability of alternatives to driving.
The measure is defined as the number of vehicles registered per household, as a percentage of all households in the neighborhood.
Migration & Mobility
Percent of Residents Moving Last Year
The percent of all current neighborhood residents who were not living in the same house one year ago. Very high values show a lack of stability in the neighborhood. Very low values may represent insularity to outsiders.
Percent of Residents Born Out of State
This value will be high in neighborhoods that attract new residents from around the country, and low in places where most residents grew up within the same state.
Percent of Residents Foreign Born
Foreign Born residents have immigrated to the United States from another country and may or may not be naturalized citizens.
Race & Ethnic Diversity
Race / Ethnic Diversity
These are the ways neighborhood residents have self-reported their race and ethnicity to the US Census. Asian and Hispanic residents may identify with one of the more specific subcategories.
The neighborhoods with the very highest racial diversity will contain roughly equal proportions, or as close as is possible to equal proportions, across all racial groups: White, Black, American Indian, Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, and Asian.
Diversity Index
(100 is the most diverse)
More diverse than of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these help you understand the area's character. Occupations are calculated as a percentage of all working adults.
Ancestries & Languages Spoken
Ancestries
These are the most common groups that neighborhood residents self- report as their ancestry. Places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture.
These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families.
Ancestry (top 20)
Languages Spoken (top 20)
The percent of neighborhood residents who are seeking employment, but are currently unemployed.
Income is measured either on a per capita basis or median household income. Per capita is the best measure of the average spending power of each person in the neighborhood. Median household income provides the best measure of the budget of the typical family or other non-family household.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood.
Percent of Adults with College Degree
The percentage of adults aged 25 and older that have attained at least a 4 year college degree like a BA.
Percent of Adults with Advanced Degree
The percentage of adults aged 25 and older that have attained a graduate or professional degree above and beyond a 4 year degree, like an MA, MD, JD, MBA or PhD.
Percent with College Degree
Percent with Advanced Degree
Income & Education
This graph plots how this neighborhood falls on two of the most important and defining dimensions for a neighborhood - educational attainment of adults living in the neighborhood, and household income. These two elements more than most others, define a neighborhood and help to create its character. Each is on a scale from 0 to 100. Where the two intersect is where the dot is plotted representing this neighborhood. Mouse over the descriptions next to the plotted dot for further definition.
Neighborhood Crime Data
Crime Data Tutorial
Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2020 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2021 data?
Methodology: Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data
FAQ on NeighborhoodScout's Crime Data
NeighborhoodScout® provides exclusive crime risk analytics for every neighborhood in America with up to 98% predictive accuracy. Crime risk indices are nationally comparable on a 1 – 100 scale, where 100 means safer than 100% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Crime risk data are updated annually. Raw crime incidents are sourced from all 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies – municipal, county, transit, park, port, university, tribal and more, assigned to localities, then built into NeighborhoodScout's proprietary predictive models to provide a comprehensive crime risk profile for every neighborhood and address-vicinity in the U.S.
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total Crime Index
(100 is safest)
Safer than of U.S. neighborhoods.
Neighborhood Annual Crimes
Number of Crimes
Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)
Neighborhood Violent Crime
violent Crime Index
Violent Crime Index By Type
100 is safest
Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
National Median: 4
My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime
in Rahway Ave / Willow Grove Rd
in Westfield
in New Jersey
Westfield VIOLENT CRIMES
Report Total
Rate per 1,000
United States VIOLENT CRIMES
Neighborhood Property Crime
property Crime Index
Property Crime Index By Type
Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
National Median: 19
My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime
1 in 90
Westfield Property CRIMES
United States Property CRIMES
Crimes Per Square Mile
200 150 100 50 0
National Median: 26.9
Neighborhood Public School Data
School Data Tutorial
Due to Covid-19, standardized testing did not take place during the 2019-2020 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
All data updated June 2021
Methodology: Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data
School Rating Information
School Quality Rating
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Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school rankings based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. In fact, our nationally comparable school ratings are patented.
We also give you the ability to put in the school quality and class size you want, and the search engine will return the best neighborhoods for education in a list and map your results to the neighborhood level.
We are the only information provider to have this level of search functionality. Another NeighborhoodScout exclusive.
School Quality
(100 is best)
Better than of U.S. schools.
Neighborhood School Quality Rating
Rates the quality of all K-12 public schools that serve this neighborhood.
Neighborhood Educational Ratings
Only NeighborhoodScout® has nationally comparable school ratings that facilitate accurate comparison among schools, school districts, and neighborhoods in the same (or different) cities, and even between schools in different states.
Each report provides detailed information on school district quality for every neighborhood in the country and specific school attendance patterns for over 85% of U.S. neighborhoods. Use NeighborhoodScout to determine the quality of the specific schools that serve each neighborhood, whether it is served by 1 or multiple school districts.
Schools That Serve This Neighborhood
School Address Information
Depending on where you live in the neighborhood, your children may attend certain schools from the above list and not others. In some cases, districts allow students to attend schools anywhere in the district. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.
Quality Rating Compared to NJ*
Quality Rating Compared to Nation*
Westlake School
1571 Lamberts Mill Road
Westfield, NJ 07090
Lamberts Mill Academy School
Lincoln Early Childhood Center School
728 Westfield Avenue
PK-KG
Westfield Senior High School
550 Dorian Road
Thomas Edison Intermediate School
800 Rahway Avenue
1200 Boulevard
Mckinley Elementary School
Tamaques Elementary School
641 Willow Grove Road
* 10 is highest
Neighborhood Educational Environment
Adults In Neighborhood With College Degree Or Higher
Children In The Neighborhood Living In Poverty
This neighborhood is served by 1 district:
WESTFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Students Enrolled in This District
Students Per Classroom
District Quality Compared to New Jersey
Better than of NJ school districts.
District Quality Compared to U.S.
Better than of US school districts.
Schools In This District
School District Enrollment By Group
White (non-hispanic)
Asian Or Pacific Islander
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE
Educational Expenditures
Instructional Expenditures
Total Support
Non-instructional Expenditures
Total Expenditures
Scout Vision® Neighborhood Trends and Forecasts
Trends & Forecast Data Tutorial
Raw data sources: U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics.
Real Estate Value Forecasts & Regional Analysis: Updated Quarterly
Real Estate Values & Trends: Q3 2021. Updated Quarterly.
Demographics, Crime Trends & Forecast: Reflects 2019 calendar year (latest available). Updated annually.
Methodology: Scout Vision uniquely solves for investment risk by generating Home Price Appreciation projections with unprecedented geographic granularity and predictive accuracy, for every micro-neighborhood (block group) in the U.S. Read more
Scout Vision® Summary
Rising Star Index
Appreciation Potential
The Scout Vision® Rising Star Index rates a neighborhood's 3 year appreciation forecast on a 1 -5 scale, from 1 (Very Low) to 5 (Rising Star). The 3 year appreciation forecast for each neighborhood is classified into 1 - 5 categories based on how this neighborhood's forecast 3 year performance compares to the real estate appreciation rates experienced in all neighborhoods nationwide for every 3 year period since 1999. This provides context for comparing what is very low, low, moderate, high, and rising star appreciation performance.
1 - Very Low (Forecast to appreciate less than 7.5% over the next 3 years).
2 - Low (Forecast to appreciate between 7.5% and 12.5% over the next 3 years).
3 - Moderate (Forecast to appreciate between 12.5% and 21% over the next 3 years).
4 - High (Forecast to appreciate between 21% and 30% over the next 3 years).
5 - Rising Star (Forecast to appreciate 30% or more over the next 3 years).
Appreciation Potential (3 years)
RATINGS: 1=Very Low 2=Low 3=Moderate 4=High 5=Rising Star
Investment Security
Scout Vision's® exclusive Blue Chip Index rates a neighborhood's past performance and current fundamentals on a 1 - 5 scale. Past performance takes into account observed home value appreciation since 2000 and current fundamentals include key ingredients that NeighborhoodScout's analyses have found to ensure properties hold value in a downturn.
1 - Very Low (Ranked in the bottom 10% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).
2 - Low (Ranked in the bottom 35% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).
3 - Moderate (Ranked in the middle 30% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).
4 - High (Ranked in the top 35% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).
5 - Blue Chip (Ranked in the top 10% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).
Past Appreciation and existing fundamentals
RATINGS: 1=Very Low 2=Low 3=Moderate 4=High 5=Blue Chip
SCOUT VISION Neighborhood Home Value Trend and Forecast
Know the Future: Appreciation 3 Year Forecast
Scout Vision®: Accurate Predictive Neighborhood Home Value Forecasting
Developed by industry veterans and PhD geographers, Scout Vision uniquely solves for risk by forecasting home values with unprecedented geographic granularity and predictive accuracy:
#1 Accuracy: Three-year property appreciation forecasts with up to 90% predictive accuracy. (5-Yr available for Scout Vision API clients)
#1 Resolution: The highest resolution product in existence: forecasts to the micro-neighborhood (nearly 10X smaller than a Zip Code).
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#1 Depth: 200+ independent factors, 35+ unique data dimensions, and 23 models undergird Scout Vision
Know the Past: Neighborhood Home Value Trends
Scout Vision's® Exclusive Home Appreciation Rates
NeighborhoodScout reveals the home value trends and appreciation rates for every state, city, town, neighborhood, and micro-neighborhood in America.
NeighborhoodScout has calculated and provides home appreciation rates as a percentage change in the resale value of existing homes in that city, town, neighborhood or micro-neighborhood over the latest quarter, the last year, 2-years, 5-years, 10-years, and even from 2000 to present. We show both the cumulative appreciation rate, and the average annual appreciation rate for each time period (e.g., last 5-years: 84% total appreciation, Avg. per year: 16.8%). We also show how each city, town, neighborhood or micro-neighborhood's appreciation rate compares to others across the U.S. and within the same metropolitan area or nonmetropolitan region (e.g., 9 relative to the nation, 5 relative to the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area [10 is highest]). This makes comparisons of house appreciation rates equally easy for professional investors and individual homebuyers. In this example, the neighborhood is one of the highest appreciating in the nation over the last 5-years, but is only average in appreciation for the same period relative to other neighborhoods in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area.
About the appreciation rate data
Our data are designed to capture changes in the value of single-family homes at the state, city, town, neighborhood and even micro-neighborhood level. Different micro-neighborhoods within a city or town can have drastically different home appreciation rates. NeighborhoodScout vividly reveals such differences. Our data are built upon median house values per square foot in each neighborhood. The data reflect appreciation rates for the micro-neighborhood or neighborhood, not necessarily each individual property in the neighborhood.
Our data are calculated and updated every three months for each geography, approximately two months after the end of the previous quarter.
What transactions are covered in the appreciation rate data?
Neighborhood appreciation rate data are based on transactions involving conforming, conventional mortgages. Conforming refers to a mortgage that both meets the underwriting guidelines of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and that doesn't exceed the conforming loan limit, a figure linked to an index published by the Federal Housing Finance Board. Conventional means that the mortgages are neither insured nor guaranteed by the FHA, VA, or other federal government entity.
Mortgages on properties financed by government-insured loans, such as FHA or VA mortgages, are excluded, as are properties with mortgages whose principal amount exceeds the conforming loan limit.
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Total Appreciation
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3 Year Forecast:
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Last 2 Years:
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Scout Vision® Proximity Index
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Scout Vision's® exclusive Price Advantage Score compares home values per square foot in the neighborhood to other neighborhoods nearby. The average nearby price per square foot is based on other locations a short drive away from the neighborhood.
1 - Strong Disadvantage (At least 17.5% more expensive per square foot than other neighborhoods nearby).
2 - Disadvantage (At least 7.5% more expensive per square foot than other neighborhoods nearby).
3 - Similar Price (Similar price per square foot to other neighborhoods nearby).
4 - Advantage (At least 10% less expensive per square foot than other neighborhoods nearby).
5 - Strong Advantage (At least 20% less expensive per square foot than other neighborhoods nearby).
Price advantage score
RATINGS: 1=Strong Disadvantage 2=Disadvantage 3=Similar Price 4=Advantage 5=Strong Advantage
Neighborhood price per sqft
Average Nearby Home Price per sqft
Access to high paying jobs
Jobs within an hour
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1 - Limited (On average in the bottom 20% for job accessibility).
2 - Below Average (On average in the bottom 40% for job accessibility).
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We analyze school test performance for all schools that serve this location, and calculate the average annual increase or decrease in the school performance index, based on the percentage of students testing proficient or advanced in standardized testing.
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Half Mile
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New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area regional investment potential
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1 - Very Low (Forecast to depreciate over the next 3 years).
3 - Moderate (Forecast to appreciate between 10% and 20% over the next 3 years).
5 - Very High (Forecast to appreciate 30% or more over the next 3 years).
Regional Appreciation Potential (3yr)
RATINGS: 1=Very Low 2=Low 3=Moderate 4=High 5=Very High
Housing Affordability Trends: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area
Housing Affordability Trends
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After being out-rebounded by 8 in loss, Sixers can't allow it again
If the Philadelphia 76ers are to lose games, they should lose on the strength of the opposing team's 3-point shooting and using quicker lineups against their size. It should never be on the glass and for a lack of effort on that end.
In their 106-104 loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, the Sixers out-rebounded 50-42 despite having behemoth big men like Joel Embiid and Al Horford as well as Tobias Harris attacking the glass. That type of rebounding disadvantage should never happen to the Sixers again and it's something Embiid lamented after the loss.
"That's unacceptable, especially because we are so huge," said Embiid. "Especially the starting lineup, we should be able to dominate the glass every single night."
With 6-foot-10 All-Star point guard Ben Simmons expected to miss the next three games with an AC joint sprain, that's one less big guy attacking the glass. It will be on other guys to step up and provide in that aspect.
Harris, who had seven rebounds, spoke on the rebounding aspect after the loss stating that he must do a better job for his team:
"Yeah, I mean you know they, with Gobert rolling kind of takes our big out of the picture so their guards are forced to taking some tough twos, and they've got a bunch of, probably like, six or seven offensive rebounds just off of those plays all together. Something that we've got to be better at all around. Myself, I've got to get in there and get more rebounds for us, and all the way down the line."
The Sixers will now head to Denver to take on the Nuggets on Friday night looking to even up their road trip record to 2-2 before returning home on Sunday.
Sixers to be without Ben Simmons for matchup with Nuggets with AC joint
Tobias Harris averages 10 more points in games where Joel Embiid is out
Sixers believe they miss Ben Simmons the most on defensive end
The Philadelphia 76ers got a little healthier recently as they welcomed back Tobias Harris, Shake Milton, and Matisse Thybulle back from being out a week due to the league's health and safety protocols. They then entered the weekend road trip on Saturday without Joel Embiid and Mike Scott due to injuries.
The result was a tough 106-104 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday where they committed 22 turnovers with 12 coming from Ben Simmons and Shake Milton. It has been tough sledding for the Sixers lately as they have had to handle playing shorthanded without some of their...
The Philadelphia 76ers entered the FedEx Forum feeling good about themselves. They had won two in a row and they had some players return from the league's health and safety protocols.
That all disappeared rather quickly on Saturday as they committed 22 turnovers and they fell to the Memphis Grizzlies 106-104 on the road despite 28 points from Shake Milton and 21 from Tobias Harris.
"We were just very undisciplined, sloppy, with the basketball," said an upset coach Doc Rivers. "We turned the ball over down the stretch the last two times down the floor, 22 turnovers, and still had...

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I was born in Holly Hill, South Carolina, on July 25, 1957. My family moved to Florida in 1967 for a better life. I continued to live with my grandparents until 1969, when I moved in with my mother and sisters. I found it different living with them because I had always lived with my grandparents, and it was a big adjustment for me.
My dreams and hopes were to be a "funny girl" or a comedian, but then I suffered a spinal cord injury. That's when my life took a turn. I took that as an opportunity to be different from everybody else. At the same time, I did not let my injury change who I was. I'm still the same confident and sassy woman, and I don't let sadness or depression overtake me.
In 1984, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Yolanda, who was named after a woman I met while I was doing my rehabilitation at Jackson Memorial Hospital. I saw her and thought she was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen who was in a wheelchair. At the time, I didn't understand why we did not speak the same language because I was so young, but I admired her confidence… I could feel her confidence even though I couldn't talk with her.
My greatest supports in life, and especially after my injury, have been my mother and sisters. They are strong women because of me. I say that because they saw my struggle and didn't let it get them down.


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, actualmente conocido solo por Ryohei, es un cantante japonés originario de la ciudad de Nagaokakyo al interior de la Prefectura de Kioto.

Bajo el sello Warner Music de su país debutó como cantante el año 2003, con veintinueve años ya y bajo su nombre real. Sin embargo en 2003 se cambió al sello rhythm zone perteneciente a Avex, tomando el nombre de Ryohei.

Biografía
Viviendo gran parte de su infancia en Estados Unidos, Ryohei vivió largos años influenciado a diversos ritmos urbanos como la música R&B y el Hip-Hop. Al convertirse en adulto ganó una audición mientras trabajaba a tiempo completo, concediéndosele la oportunidad de estudiar canto especializado en el R&B bajo productores Motown como Kith John, miembro de la banda de Stevie Wonder. Después de regresar a Japón, una de las grabaciones demo que realizó en América llegó a manos de algunos productores musicales, y se contactaron con él para comenzar su carrera. Originalmente Ryohei estudió en la Universidad Nanzan administración de empresas, pero más tarde abandonaría eso por su verdadera pasión, que era la música, y el sueño de convertirse en cantante.

En noviembre del 2002 participó como vocalista del tema "Why Not?" de Fantastic Plastic Machine, y en junio del año 2003 debutó como solista bajo Warner Music Japan lanzando su primer sencillo "Almost There" bajo su nombre real, Yamamoto Ryohei. En octubre del mismo año participaba en el exitoso tema "I miss you" junto con melody. para m-flo, con quienes más tarde entablaría una estrecha amistad. Tras realizar diversas colaboraciones junto a numerosos artistas como Maki Nomiya, Heartsdales, Sunaga t Experience, GTS, hiro y Tomita Lab, finalmente su primer álbum de estudio, "Take Over", fue lanzado en octubre del 2004. El álbum contó con colaboraciones de otros artistas como Taku Takahashi de m-flo, Fantastic Plastic Machine y COLDFEET.

Tras estar dos años sin lanzar nueva música debido al fin de su contrato con Warner, en el 2005 fue invitado por m-flo para presentarse junto a ellos en festivales como el "ROCK IN JAPAN '05" y el "a-nation '05", y también dentro de su gira donde los acompañó al Nihon Budōkan e incluso a Corea.

Finalmente el año 2006 firmó un contrato con rhythm zone de Avex, y cambiando su nombre artístico a solo Ryohei lanzó su sencillo "onelove", que contó con la colaboración de VERBAL de m-flo, tema utilizado en el drama japonés "Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai" (Dios no Tiraría el Dado). Este trabajo se convertiría en el sencillo más exitoso de toda su carrera hasta el momento, y marcó la reinvención de la carrera de Ryohei desde ese momento. Ya considerado como un miembro importante de "Familia m-flo", Ryohei ha participado en numerosos singles junto con ellos y también participa constantemente en sus presentaciones en vivo. Mientras estaba en la gira por Japón junto con sus compañeros, Ryohei finalmente lanzó su primer sencillo propio, titulado "the LIGHT", el día 26 de julio de ese año, combinando estilos del R&B, el Pop y la electrónica, y llamando a este estilo "Under-Pop". Su primer álbum en rhythm zone, titulado "ReListen", fue lanzado el 2 de febrero del 2007. Durante este año ha empezado su gira en solitario titulada "Ryohei Unplugged 2007 ~Soul Odyssey~" y ha grabado una nueva colaboración junto a m-flo para su nuevo álbum COSMICOLOR a la venta desde el día 28 de marzo; además, el 18 de julio se puso a la venta un álbum conceptual titulado Cavaca ~Catch the Various Catchy~, en el que Ryohei versiona un total de ocho canciones occidentales de gran éxito, tales como She Will Be Loved de Maroon 5, Human Nature de Michael Jackson.

Discografía

Como Ryohei Yamamoto

Sencillos
Almost There (25 de julio de 2003)
Believe Me (25 de septiembre de 2003)
Set Free (25 de febrero de 2004)
Take Over (8 de septiembre de 2004)

Álbumes
Take Over (8 de septiembre de 2004)

Colaboraciones
[2002.11.27] Fantastic Plastic Machine - Why Not?
01. Why Not? feat. Ryohei Yamamoto (KOSE LUMINOUS CM Song)

[2003.02.26] Fantastic Plastic Machine - too
03. Why Not? feat. Ryohei Yamamoto (KOSE LUMINOUS CM Song)

[2003.04.02] Sunaga t Experience - Double Standard
13. Slip Away feat. Ryohei Yamamoto

[2003.04.23] 51 -GOICHI- - 51st DIMENSION: THE YING
08. PARADISE feat. Ryohei Yamamoto

[2003.09.25] Heartsdales - Sugar Shine
04. Oh Girl feat. Ryohei Yamamoto

[2003.10.22] m-flo loves melody. & Yamamoto Ryohei - miss you

[2003.12.10] Voice of Love Posse

[2004.05.26] m-flo - ASTROMANTIC
02. m-flo loves melody. & Yamamoto Ryohei - miss you

[2004.07.07] Nomiya Maki - DRESS CODE
01. M no Blues

[2004.09.15] m-flo - ASTROMANTIC CHARM SCHOOL
15. miss you -Free TEMPO Mix- by FreeTEMPO

[2004.11.24] SAL the soul - Urban Soul Odyssey
11. Rainy Afternoon feat. Ryohei Yamamoto

[2005.03.09] GTS - electheque
02. ABSOLUTE feat. Ryohei Yamamoto

Como Ryohei

Sencillos
onelove / Ryohei feat. VERBAL (m-flo) (8 de marzo de 2006)
the LIGHT (26 de julio de 2006)
you said... (1 de noviembre de 2006)

Álbumes
ReListen (2 de febrero de 2007)
Cavaca ~Catch the Various Catchy~ (18 de julio de 2007)
Cavaca 2 (5 de diciembre de 2007)

Colaboraciones
[2006.02.22] Tomita Lab - Shiplaunching
07. Koi ha kasa no naka de ai ni feat. Ryohei

[2006.05.24] Ukatrats FC - Win and Shine

[2006.06.28] MEXICO - BIT SUITE
03. Losingeverything

[2006.02.22] m-flo - m-flo TOUR2005 BEAT SPACE NINE at Nippon Budokan

[2006.06.28] m-flo loves Hinouchi Emi & Ryohei - Summer Time Love

[2006.07.26] m-flo - m-flo inside -WORKS BEST 2-
02. Summer Time Love -Remix Tokyo Mode- remixed by Sunaga t experience (CD1)
09. One Sugar Dream (Ryohei) (CD2)
18. Tell Me (Ryohei Remix Featuring VERBAL) (Fantastic Plastic Machine feat. Benjamin Diamond) (CD2)

[2006.10.25] Dan Miyagawa Ensemble - pied-piper
02. a dancer in the room feat. Ryohei

[2007.03.28] m-flo - COSMICOLOR
06. Summer Time Love / m-flo loves Emi Hinouchi & Ryohei
14. LOVE ME, HATE THE GAME / m-flo loves Chan, Thaitanium, Edison Chen, Ryohei

[2007.05.16] Emi Hinouchi - O'kay
03. Summer Time Love (Deckstream Remix feat. Arkitec & L-VOKAL) / m-flo loves Hinouchi Emi & Ryohei

[2007.08.08] GTS - sparkling beach
02. I'm Not In Love / GTS feat. Ryohei (CD1)
03. I'm Not In Love (Club mix) / GTS feat. Ryohei (CD2)

[2007.08.29] Kentaro Takizawa - "YOUR SONG e.p."
01. Your Song feat. Ryohei

[2007.09.26] Kentaro Takizawa - "Heart To Heart"
02. Your Song feat. Ryohei
01. Your Song (Acoustic Mix) feat. Ryohei (Exclusiva para las tiendas HMV y Tower Records)

[2007.09.26] m-flo - "electriCOLOR -COMPLETE REMIX-"
07. LOVE ME, HATE THE GAME -DJ Deckstream Remix- (Remixed by DJ Deckstream) / m-flo loves Chan, Thaitanium, Edison Chen, Ryohei(CD1)
10. Summer Time Love -Remix Tokyo Mode- (Remixed by Sunaga t experience) / m-flo loves Hinouchi Emi & Ryohei (CD1)
14. LOVE ME, HATE THE GAME / m-flo loves Chan, Thaitanium, Edison Chen, Ryohei (CD2)

[2007.10.03] "Next Floor -too house-"
01. Kentaro Takizawa - Your Song (Evening Version) feat. Ryohei

Vinilos

 [2007.07.11] Cavaca EP I
 [2007.08.24] Cavaca EP II
 [2007.11.xx] Cavaca 2 EP I

Remixes exclusivos para iTunes Japón

 [2006.03.08] onelove (Ryohei Remix)
 [2006.07.26] the LIGHT (BREMEN High Frequency MIX)
 [2007.07.18] Sweet Soul Revue eighteen degrees.REMIX
 [2007.11.21] One More Time feat. eighteen degrees.

Enlaces externos
Ryohei Sitio web oficial
Ryohei en Oricon Style

Cantantes de rhythm and blues de Japón

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WOMEN ASTRONAUTS
History tells us that in 1963 Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first Russian woman in space and that in 1983 Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman in orbit.
Valentina Tereshkova Dr. Sally Ride
But as is typical when it comes to the accomplishments of women, a chapter is missing in the story of the "space race." That chapter is "The Mercury 13". Before we note the military women who are currently with NASA as astronauts, let's take a look at what happened in the early '60s.
When NASA began training the Mercury astronauts, and before the Soviets made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman to go into space, 13 American women had qualified for astronaut duty. In late 1959 a project cloaked in secrecy began to develop at the Lovelace Clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Twenty five of the nation's top women pilots were selected to participate in it. Jerrie Cobb was the first woman pilot selected to report to the Lovelace Clinic for Phase One of the tests. When she reported for astronaut training Jerrie Cobb had logged over 10,000 flight hours (John Glenn had only 5,000 and Scott Carpenter 2,900.)
She went through the exact rigorous testing as male astronaut candidates. Cobb was studied, tested, prodded, tilted, spun, exhausted with excercise, and put in sensory depravation for over ten hours.
Her test results were so extraordinary, she was sent to the Naval School of Aviation at Pensacola for Phase II of the program, and the other 25 women began Phase I testing.
Twelve of these women, as well as Jerrie Cobb, came through with exceptional test results and were selected - and sworn to secrecy - to become The Mercury 13.
They were: Rhea Allison, Jane Hart, Mary Wallace Funk (known as Wally), Jean Hixson, Myrtle 'K" Cagle, Irene Leverton, Sara Ratley, Jan and Marion Dietrich (twin sisters) , Gene Nora Jessen, 'B' Steadman and Gerry Sloan Truhill.
As the women waited for the next phase of their training, suddenly, without warning, and without explanation, in July 1961, NASA cancelled all further testing of women. The Mercury 13 women were unable to get answers from NASA - even though these women had all proved to be more than suitable for space flight. In fact studies showed that women were less prone to heart attacks and less vulnerable to loneliness, cold, heat, pain and noise. The fact that women weighed less was in itself cost effective since the cost to send anything in orbit was roughly $1,000 per pound. A Congressional subcommittee met in July of 1962 to review the scenario of women being denied space travel. NASA responded with a Catch 22 loophole - they used the fact that the female trainees had never gone through the jet-aircraft testing at Edwards Air Force base. The catch was that women were not yet eligible for jet-pilot training programs - and they wouldn't be allowed in until 1973.
It's doubtful that anyone around today knows the real reasons women were denied space travel in the '60s - some will hide behind the "public opinion theory", others will say that the women were too good, and the usual bureaucratic bilge will be found in aging reports. What we do know is that thirteen exceptional women pilots were denied the chance to participate in the space program in 1961 !!
Ironically, thirty four years later, seven of the Mercury 13 witnessed America's first woman pilot astronaut, Lt. Col. Eileen Collins launch at Cape Kennedy on February 3, 1995. Lt. Col. Collins was the pilot on STS-63 Discovery.
And now John Glenn wants to return to space at age 76. Well wouldn't it be nice if NASA would extend the same invitation to Jerrie Cobb, who is still flying!!
Fortunately the NASA people and the NASA attitude that prevailed in the '60s do not exist today with respect to women in space. Since Dr. Ride's trip in 1983 several women have been involved in space travel and some of them are military women.
At least eight military women are participating, or have participated, in the space program, on loan to NASA from their respective services.
Lt. Col. Eileen Collins, U.SAir Force Lt. Col. Susan Helms, U.S. Air Force Major Nancy Jane Currie, U.S. Army Cmdr. Wendy Lawrence, U.S. Navy
Lt. Cmdr. K. Hire U.S.N.R. Major Pam Melroy, U.S.A.F. Lt. Cmdr Susan L. Still, U.S.N. Capt. Nancy Sherlock, U.S. Army
For detailed biographical on each of these astronauts visit NASA:
Women Astronauts:
Eileen Collins
Nancy Currie
Susan Helms
Wendy Lawrence
Kathryn Hire
Pamela Melroy
Susan Still
WHY IS JERRIE COBB MISSING FROM THIS LIST?
We are indebted to Capt Barbara A. Wilson, USAF (Ret). for originally compiling materials in this section.
The text of the documents may be freely copied for nonprofit educational use.


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The Ignatian Spirituality Center of Kansas City assists people as they explore and deepen their relationship with God in Jesus Christ. We base our ministry on the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola who developed the Spiritual Exercises and founded the society of Jesus.
History of the Ignatian Spirituality Center
In the late 1980s, Jesuits from Rockhurst University, St. Francis Xavier Parish and Rockhurst High School began providing opportunities for lay people to experience the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Over the next 10 years the numbers of people making the Spiritual Exercises increased each year. Interest grew rapidly!
Alumni, whose lives had been radically changed, campaigned for an organized program to train prayer guides in the Ignatian tradition for the sole purpose of helping more lay people to make the Spiritual Exercises.
Fr. James Blumeyer, S.J.
In August 2001, an Ignatian Spirituality Program was formally established in Kansas City with St. Francis Xavier Church serving as its base of operation. Fr. James Blumeyer, S.J. was appointed Assistant Pastor at the parish with the operation of the program as his primary responsibility.
The program grew into the Ignatian Spirituality Center of Kansas City, serving the Kansas City Metropolitan area with short Ignatian prayer programs and providing training and strong support for Ignatian prayer guides to give the Spiritual Exercises.
Today we have over 40 trained Ignatian prayer guides, 35o Alumni of the Spiritual Exercises and over 1,000 people who have participated in our short programs.
MEET SOME OF OUR IGNATIAN PRAYER GUIDES
The Spiritual Exercises gave me the gift to know and love Jesus in a deeper, more intimate way. My interior life was strengthened and now, as a Prayer Guide, I'm able to be present with others and witness their discovery of who Jesus is for them.
The Spiritual Exercises have brought me to a new awareness of God's presence in my life. The Examen helps me to notice how Jesus is helping me on a daily basis. It's amazing to see how He works in my life and in the lives of those I guide in the Spiritual Exercises.
Experiencing the Spiritual Exercises was life-giving and transformative. Now I guide others through the Sp.Ex's. I love participating in their transformation process and, as I pray for them and with them, I continue to be transformed.
The Spiritual Exercises taught me, one small step at a time, to become more aware of God in the present moment. I'm deeply grateful for God's grace that drew me to commit to a deeper prayer life and a closer relationship with Jesus. I'm in my third year of training to be a Prayer Guide.
I experienced the Spiritual Exercises in 2003. It was and is, a great gift which offers peace and a deeper connection with Jesus Christ. I've guided the Spiritual Exercises since 2006. It's always a humbling and sacred experience.
I haven't found a better way to help a person experience God than through guiding the Spiritual Exercises. They truly are a gem for the people, a secret that many more need to know about!"
"Lord, grant that I may see you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly." — St. Ignatius, (Sp. Ex. #104)
WHO IS ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA?
Ignatius of Loyola was born in 1491, the thirteenth child of a noble family. Ignatius left Loyola to take up life at court at the age of 16. Gallant, brave and honorable he became a soldier at the age of twenty-six and engaged in minor skirmishes for the Crown. In 1521, the French attacked Pamploma where Ignatius was stationed with his small band of soldiers. They were outnumbered in battle but Ignatius refused to give up the city. A cannonball thundered through the walls of the fortress and shattered Ignatius' leg.
The re-setting of his leg was a failure. During convalescence at Loyola, Ignatius noticed a protrusion of bone and realized one leg was shorter than the other. Fearful that the deformity would put an end to his career as a Knight, Ignatius commanded doctors to break and reset his leg and saw off the protruding bone. For 6 months Ignatius was immobile. Wracked with pain, Ignatius had nothing to do but to be still and read. His caregiver could only find two books in the family castle, "The Life of Christ" and a book of stories about the saints.
As Ignatius reflected on what he was reading and dreamed about his future, he noticed and paid attention to the interior reactions that he was experiencing. He realized that dreams of returning to his life as a Knight, although initially attractive, left him feeling inwardly dry and discontented. On the other hand when he imagined devoting his life to Christ like the saints had done, he experienced a deep sense of joy. This was the beginning of Ignatius journey into spiritual discernment and His adventure with God.
When he recovered, Ignatius left his stately home with a dream of going to Jerusalem. He travelled extensively, gave away his worldly possessions and focused on caring for the sick and the poor. For a period of 10 months he stayed at Manresa, spending hours in solitary prayer and working with the terminally ill. It was during this period that Ignatius carefully discerned the interior movements within his soul: the feelings, thoughts, desires and attractions that led him toward intimacy with Christ and alternative movements: reactions, feelings, thoughts and distractions that drew him away from Christ and hindered his spiritual growth. At Manresa Ignatius had several experiences of Christ that marked his life and led him to see the world in a new way. He began to record his spiritual insights and have conversations with others about the spiritual life, always being careful to record what he learned and experienced. These notes later became the foundation for a manual on prayer, which he would name the Spiritual Exercises.
At the age of thirty-three, Ignatius decided to train for the Priesthood. Unfortunately, he had no knowledge of Latin which was necessary for a vocation in the Church. So he returned to school and studied Latin with children for two years. He later went on to the University of Paris to study theology and philosophy. Throughout his years of study he continued to preach, teach and offer the Spiritual Exercises. He was arrested by the Spanish Inquisition on more than one occasion. Although they limited his public teaching, they found no heresy in the Spiritual Exercises and did not prohibit Ignatius from offering them.
Whilst studying in Paris, young men were drawn by Ignatius' experience of God and his vision to serve Christ in the world. Together they professed vows of chastity and poverty. They travelled, preached, gave the Spiritual Exercises and served in hospitals.
Ignatius was ordained as a Priest in Venice in 1537. He still had a dream of traveling to the Holy Land but was now prohibited from going due to the war between Venice and the Ottoman Empire. Ignatius and his band of men headed toward Rome. Along the way, Ignatius experienced another mystical vision in the town of La Sorta. This vision would inspire the mission that the band of men committed to: "to know, love and serve Jesus Christ," and it would inform their choice of name: "The Society of Jesus."
Their religious order was formally constituted by the Pope in 1540 and the Jesuits dispersed throughout the world to serve those in greatest need. Ignatius spent his latter years in Rome writing the constitutions of the Jesuit Order and refining the Spiritual Exercises. He died on July 31st, 1556. At his death the society had over a thousand men working throughout Europe, Japan and South America. The Spiritual Exercises continue to be foundational to the identity of "The Society of Jesus" and their mission and ministry of service in the world. Ignatius was canonized in 1622.
MEET OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DR. JIM CACCAMO, PH.D., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dr. Caccamo made the Spiritual Exercises in 2002, and is a trained Ignatian prayer guide. Jim served in several executive positions within Education and Health and is Founder and President of Caccamo & Associates where he consulted with the Kansas Health Foundation for Children's Health Initiatives. Jim continues to serve on the Co-ordinating Board for Early Childhood for the State of Missouri and is a community advisory to the Junior League of Kansas City.
FR. VERN HEINSZ, S.J.
Fr. Vern has worked in education and spirituality for most of his career. For the past 15 years, Fr. Heinsz has focused on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola by directing the Exercises, training lay directors, offering courses on Ignatian spirituality and giving Days of Prayer.
FR. STEVE YAVORSKY, S.J.
Is a gifted retreat facilitator, a committed spiritual director and an avid reader of Ignatian Spirituality. He currently serves as Pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish In Kansas City. Previously he served in parishes, retreat houses, Spirituality Centers and missions, including six years in Rwanda. In 2004 he founded the Ignatian Spirituality Center in Denver, CO and in 2017 he celebrated 40 years as a priest and 53 years as a Jesuit.
ROBERT BACIC
Robert made the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life in 2006 and became an Ignatian Prayer Guide in 2010. A state approved mediator and trainer in Kansas, Robert is actively involved in interfaith work in Kansas City. He is director of Faith Formation for the Church of the Holy Cross and serves as an adjunct faculty member at Johnson County Community College. Robert and his wife, Donna, live in Lenexa, Kansas.
MONA SNIDER
Mona made the Spiritual Exercises in daily life in 2005. Having received her certification in Spiritual Direction and Directed Retreats from Creighton University, Mona enjoys giving both group and individual spiritual direction in the Ignatian Tradition, mentoring our new guides and facilitating our Peer Supervision Instruction program. Mona and her husband Bruce have three children.
Mark is chairman at the Country Club Trust Company. Mark has an extensive background with the Jesuits as a graduate of Rockhurst High School, Georgetown University and Georgetown Law. He is a member of Visitation Church and completed the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life through the Ignatian Spirituality Center.
SUSAN FRIEDRICHSEN
Susan made the Exercises in 2004-2005 and trained to become an Ignatian prayer guide. Currently Susan mentors new guides in giving the Spiritual Exercises and is the coordinator and co-teacher of our Prayer Companions program. Susan is a certified spiritual director and holds an MA in Christian Spirituality from Creighton University.
RICH SCHERMERHORN
Rich made the Spiritual Exercises in daily life in 2012 In addition to training to be an Ignatian Payer guide Rich serves on the Center's Marketing Committee. A veteran of the U.S. Navy's submarine force, Rich has served with Sprint in technical roles for 16 years. Rich and his wife Angela have a daughter and two sons.
Joe made the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life in 2013 and is a trained Ignatian Prayer Guide. He is a retired high school principal including stints at Rockhurst High School and most recently at Lawrence Free State High School. Joe has three degrees from Jesuit universities and a doctorate from the University of Kansas. At present Joe serves as the chair of the Ignatian Center Program Committee. He is married to Marilyn who has also made the Exercises.
FR. BILL SHEAHAN, S.J.
Fr. Bill has been the Rector (religious superior) of the Rockhurst Jesuit Community since July 2016. He served as the Interim President at Rockhurst High School during the 2017-18 school year. His experience includes teaching high school English and scripture classes, running retreats and leading other pastoral activities. He was one of the founders of the Hurtado Scholars Program at Rockhurst High School. Fr. Sheahan holds an MDiv from Weston Jesuit School of Theology, along with a masters degree in Public Policy Studies from St. Louis University and a BA from Marquette University.
CRAIG ELBERT
Craig made the Spiritual Exercises in everyday life in 2016. He is currently studying to become an Ignatian Prayer Guide to support those making the Spiritual Exercises. He has experience with Ignatian spirituality through Creighton University, Rockhurst University and Rockhurst High School. Craig has worked for 29 years at Hallmark Cards with roles in product development, marketing and strategy. Craig and his wife Ann have four children.


The Park Hotel Brugge is located on a main square, called 't Zand, in the heart of medieval Bruges (Brugge). It is a perfect location for a high standard and successful stay. The hotel offers luxurious rooms and four meeting rooms. Our cosy lobby invites you for a pleasant break or an informal conversation with our guests. After a long meeting or a nice walk in town, you may enjoy the intimate charm of the bar. Breakfast is served in the beautiful scenery of our Greenery. For seminar guests lunch and diner is served here too. On an idyllic location in the heart of Bruges. The 'Oak' (de Eik), 'The Elm' (de Olm) and 'The Willow' (de Wilg) Room plus the Aula have a surface of 100 to 500 m2 and a capacity of 2 to 275 people.


The World Bank, IFC, and the Russia's G20 Presidency (Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation) co-hosted a Women and Finance event during the 2013 IMF - World Bank Spring Meetings, to advance financial inclusion for women. The Women in Finance event was preceded by a brief high level panel discussion on reaching the shared goal of Financial Access for All and the launch of the Financial Inclusion Support Framework. It was followed by the launch of the G20 Basic Set of Financial Indicators by the GPFI. The agenda for the Financial Inclusion Events is available here.
Hosted by the Financial Stability Institute of the Bank for International Settlements, the GPFI Technical Meeting on Standard-Setting Bodies (SSBs) and Financial Inclusion discussed technical aspects and practical dimensions of promoting financial inclusion through proportionate SSB standards and guidance.
Hosted by the Financial Stability Institute of the Bank for International Settlements, the first annual GPFI Conference on Standard-Setting Bodies (SSBs) and Financial Inclusion discussed the progress and challenges faced by the global SSBs in engaging on financial inclusion. Held under the theme "Promoting Financial Inclusion through Proportionate Standards and Guidance," the conference was convened by the GPFI.
The second annual GPFI Forum and first GPFI Plenary meetings were held in Cape Town, South Africa. A summary is available here.
The first GPFI Forum was held in Riviera Maya, Mexico and provided the the opportunity for the G20 and interested non-G20 countries, together with partners of the GPFI, to review the work of the GPFI in 2011 and provide continued momentum towards the Cannes Leaders' Summit in November 2011 and Mexico's chair of the G20 in 2012. A summary is available here.


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You could decide you can handle loads of kids at home (hide the fine china…).
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Since we started, our Pony Parties have proved to be a massive hit for kids (of all ages!) and bookings are galloping for the rest of this year, as well as next.
Not surprising, though. Because with a range of Coloured Cob Pony Party packages to choose from – and to suit every budget - we don't horse around when it comes to making birthday celebrations the most fun they can be.
We can promise our Pony Parties will have loads of interaction and fun for the birthday boys, girls and groups – from grooming and decorating the ponies, to pony trekking and games – and we make it easy too!
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A woman and a pile of discarded carousel horses lead wary townspeople on a tumultuous journey to redemption.
A bone-weary, emotionally drained woman shows up one morning at a diner and gas station in a small Northeast town. Intending to refuel on gas and coffee and just keep driving, she is drawn instead to a pile of discarded carousel horses at the junkyard next door. Her find begins a ripple of gossip, mystery, and a restorative journey for the horses, herself, and the curious collection of townspeople joining her on the tumultuous ride of hope, patience and a chance to grab the brass ring.
Television producer and writer STEFANI DEOUL is the author of the award-winning novel The Carousel. Stefani has written for numerous publications, including, Curve Magazine, Outdoor Delaware and Letters from CAMP Rehoboth, penned both short stories and film and television treatments, and has produced TV series such as The Dead Zone and Brave New Girl. She was the Supervising Producer of the television series Haven for the SyFy Network, and previously was the executive in charge of production for the series Dresden Files and Missing. Her debut novel, The Carousel was a finalist for the Foreword Reviews Independent Publishing Award in Gay and Lesbian Fiction. It won the National Federation of Press Women Book of the Year in GLBT fiction, the 2011 Book of the Year from the Delaware Press Association, and a Regional Award in Fiction from the Independent Publishers Association. She lives in Sarasota Florida.


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Follow along as Pastor Damon gives us an overview of the sermon series "Becoming". How to become more Christ-Like, more of a christian, more of a leader, more spiritual and much more in this exciting new sermon series.
2.10.19 Pastor Damon continues his introduction of the sermon series "Becoming". What does it take to become what God has designed us to be.
2.17.19 Pastor Damon delivers more into the sermon series by walking through Matthew chapter 4, The Temptation Of Jesus.
3.3.19 Are You Hungry For Christ? Pastor Damon dives into Matthew 5:6-9 as the basis for this sermon.


As most of you should know by now, my family and I love ThinkFun games! They are, honestly, pretty much the only games we play. And we play games a lot. At least one or two a day, if not more. These games are always a blast to play – and my kiddos learn and have no idea they are doing so! ThinkFun hit the ball out of the park again with Zingo: Word Builder!
Since I stay home with my girls, I try to do fun things that also help them learn every day. We have workbooks, which are great for letters and numbers, but when I discovered the Animal Trackers Club, I thought it would be the perfect addition to our "lessons". #AnimalTrackersClub is a monthly subscription box for your little pre-reader (ages 3+). Each month will be centered around a different animal and you will receive a fact sheet, magnet, toy, project, mask, tracks card, and worksheets!
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I am lucky enough that ThinkFun chose me to receive this game for free in order to review it! I was so excited when I found out because my 3 year old is really in to board games now. She would rather sit at the table and play games all day than spend time outside, or even watch TV! I am not exaggerating when I say we play board games for at least 3 solid hours every day in our house. We only own three games that are age appropriate for her so it has been the same thing over…and over…and over….this mama was very excited to be getting a new game to switch things up! And Robot Turtles did not disappoint!


Congratulations on your election into the OA! The Tosohatchee chapter normally will run a "call out" ceremony at the fall district camporee. If your unit election is after the camporee, you will be personally notified. At that time you will be asked to register for the ordeal weekend. Please read the information carefully and be prepared for the weekend. If you are not able to attend the scheduled Tosohatchee ordeal weekend you may attend another chapters ordeal weekend by registering with them.


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Texas high school students wow audience at annual oratory competition
By Lauren Enriquez | March 9, 2013 , 02:40am
Bringing about a life-affirming America.
Montgomery County Right to Life Hosts High School Oratory Competition
High school students from across the great state of Texas gathered last Saturday morning in Montgomery County, outside Houston, for the 7th annual High School Oratory Competition.
The contest was open to 11th– and 12th-graders who presented 5- to 7-minute speeches on various life-related topics, including abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia. Abortion was the primary topic of choice among this year's nine participants.
According to Texas Right to Life, the purpose of the competition is to encourage high school students "to confidently articulate their Pro-Life views with others. This contest seeks to help teens understand, organize, and express their Pro-Life views. Contestants have the opportunity to network with one another to stand together in defending Life."
Serving as a judge, I found it hard to choose just one winner. But in the end, it was clear to all five judges that three speeches stood out among the rest. Written with skill and delivered with outstanding oration, which reflected endless practice and strong conviction, the three winning speeches earned their presenters $250, $500, and $1,000 prizes, respectively.
Amber Bell, who placed first, discussed her pro-life convictions with authority and emotion. It was her passion for life and the quality of her words that gave her the edge. Inviting the audience to imagine they were never born, Amber walked us through the reality that fifty-five million Americans succumbed to that reality when they were aborted before being given the chance to be born, and to live the full lives that we all enjoy. She drove the point home, saying, "By the end of my speech, at least eighteen unborn children will have been aborted in America." As a result of her hard work and dedication, Bell secured a spot in National Right to Life's oratory contest, which will be held during the NRLC Convention in Dallas this June.
Angelle Halvorson and Jonathan Morgan placed second and third, respectively, and their awards were well-deserved. It is young people like these who ensure a bright future for the pro-life movement and a more life-affirming America.


President Muhammadu Buhari and Former President Olusegun Obasanjo came in contact face-to-face at the ongoing African Union summit taking place at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
This is the first time both men are meeting since an open letter by Obasanjo advising him not to seek a second term in office.
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Sebesta
ENGINEERING FIRM SPEEDS BILLING AND REDUCES STAFF
WITH ELEVIA ELECTRONIC INVOICING
With offices across 12 states and the District of Columbia, Sebesta needed to consolidate and improve its billing processes.
"Billing used to be a very time-consuming process," said Paula Smith, project accounting manager for Sebesta. "We needed to print pre-bills and get them electronically or physically to project managers to review and return. We had no handle on where bills were in the process. With a lot of employees traveling, we needed a more timely and efficient process."
Sebesta originally billed once per month, but due to the inefficiencies, they expanded to once per week to speed the billing cycle. "Performance was hard to gauge," continued Smith. "It was hard to analyze the performance of each of the PMs or PAs without seeing it on a grid."
Sebesta employees met with EleVia Software consultants at a Deltek Insight conference and were impressed with what they learned about one of EleVia's add-on products for Deltek Vision, EleVia Electronic Invoicing. "We knew we needed to move to an electronic system and EleVia Electronic Invoicing looked like exactly what we needed," said Smith.
"We reduced the number of project accountants needed from five to three as a result of our improved billing efficiencies."
"It was pretty much a no brainer for us. We could see a great benefit to reduce the filing requirements. The pre-bill markups did not need to be saved and the invoices were automated," she said. "Project coordinators were no longer needed in the billing process – it saved them time. That was really the performance issue – we were having a hard time getting to the info we needed."
Quick and seamless transition
EleVia worked with a Sebesta team to achieve buy-in on process and to finalize the plans. The initial Sebesta office was deployed in January 2011, and the remaining offices a month later.
"I was surprised at how quickly we were able to train and implement," said Smith. We actually trained and brought on 35 project managers at one shot."
Improved efficiencies and visibility
"With EleVia Electronic Invoicing, Sebesta also has improved metrics and visibility across the billing system. "We reduced the number of project accountants needed from five to three as a result of our improved billing efficiencies," said Smith. Our collection processes have improved and billings are up. With the new system, we do not have the calls into project managers asking why the bill was not completed."
About Sebesta
Sebesta, an NV5 Company, is a national leader in lifecycle performance of built environments, providing full-service consulting and engineering services. It consistently ranks in Engineering News-Record's list of Top 500 Design Firms.
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Headquarters: St. Paul, Minnesota
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PMG Offers Expedited Grading at the 2022 FUN Show
All note types are eligible for expedited grading, including US Fractionals, Confederates, Colonials, MPCs, Obsoletes and world paper money.
PMG will offer expedited grading and encapsulation of US and world paper money at the 2022 FUN Show in Orlando. Submissions must be made by 3 p.m. on Thursday, January 6 and will be returned by 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 8.
This option replaces a previously announced option for on-site grading. Under expedited grading, submissions will be transported to PMG headquarters in Sarasota, Florida, for certification services before being returned to the FUN Show.
Regular submissions will be accepted until 11 a.m. on Sunday, January 9. Cut-off times may change due to submission volumes. PMG will be at booth #122.
Expedited Services and Fees:
Expedited Unlimited WalkThrough $300 + 1% Fair Market Value per note
Unlimited maximum value.
Expedited WalkThrough $275 per note
Maximum value $25,000.
Expedited Express $150 per note
Expedited Standard $75 per note
Maximum value $3,000.
Expedited Economy $50 per note
Expedited ReHolder $18 per note
Maximum $10,000.
Expedited High Value ReHolder $60 per note
CrossOver According to grading tier
Select a PMG grading tier according to the note's fair market value and write CROSSOVER in bold letters on the PMG Submission Form. The regular PMG grading fees apply to CrossOver submissions. Notes returned by the end of the show.
Cross At Any Grade According to grading tier
If you would like the note to be encapsulated by PMG regardless of the PMG grade that it will receive, write CROSS AT ANY GRADE in bold letters on the PMG Submission form. PMG's grading fees will be discounted by 20% for CrossOver submissions designated as "CROSS AT ANY GRADE." Notes returned by the end of the show.
The above prices and turnaround times are available only for notes that are listed in Friedberg, Criswell, Haxby, Schwan, Pick and Charlton. The correct catalog attribution must be noted on the accompanying submission form. Notes submitted without appropriate attribution may be returned to the PMG office for grading and will be subject to an additional attribution fee and shipping charges. When submitting, please specify only one service tier per submission form. PMG representatives will be at the show to help you prepare submissions.
Oversize Notes: Fees are for individual notes (size 7 3/4" x 4 3/4"). Notes larger than 7 3/4" x 4 3/4" will be charged an additional $20 per note for the Oversize Holder.
An attribution fee of $5 per line item is charged when notes submitted are not accompanied by a proper catalog number.
A $10 adjustment fee will be charged for submission forms that must be modified before they are processed. This includes forms with more than one tier listed and forms on which notes must be moved to different tier levels because they are undervalued.
We do not accept uncut sheets at shows. These must be sent to our Sarasota, Florida, office for grading.
Please remove notes from any cases before submitting them and place them in the proper sleeves.
Grading fees do not include shipping and insurance, if applicable.
Questions before the event can be directed to PMG at 1-877-PMG-5570 (764-5570) or by e-mail at service@PMGnotes.com. During the convention, please visit our booth to get answers to any questions about services offered by PMG.
PMG is the official grading service of the ANA, PNG and many other paper money collecting organizations. Learn more at PMGnotes.com/affiliates.
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