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Haemophiliacs given contaminated blood from tortured US prisoners now face enforced poverty at the hands of Hunt
Posted on February 10, 2016 by Carol Anne Grayson
Cover of Arkansas Times, story tracing haemophilia NHS blood products back to infected prisoners at Arkansas State Penitentiary
The Department of Health have recently announced proposals for drastic cuts to monthly incomes and allowances that will impact on the victims of the "worst medical treatment disaster in the history if the NHS". This is the UK's haemophilia community that received contaminated blood products to treat a bleeding disorder where the blood does not clot.
To save money, the government often imported factor concentrates, plasma products made from the blood of US prisoners infected with deadly viruses including HIV and hepatitis C. Inmates' blood was then injected into haemophiliacs often young boys (haemophilia predominately affects males, though some women "bleed" also). Many became infected. Years later, lawyers for haemophiliacs were able to trace treatment batch number directly back to infected donors at US prisons proving their claims.
The inmates were classed as "high-risk", often known drug users practicing unprotected sex, some were used in medical experimentation and others were subjected to beatings and torture. The collection of plasma and the so called "treatment" of haemophiliacs violated points 1 to 10 of the Nuremberg Code. This was a set of ethical medical guidelines set up in 1948 following shocking experiments on Jews, gypsies, disabled and homosexuals during the Second World War.
For years the government covered up their wrongdoing. Some media falsely reported the tragedy as an "unavoidable accident" following the government line which has only delayed justice. Finally this terrible tragedy which occurred over successive governments is now being described by Current Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Gwynne as "negligence of public bodies" during a speech in the House of Commons. Negligence requires proper compensation.
Many of the 4,500 infected have since died, others struggle on in pain suffering severe health problems and existing on a low income unable to work. Lawyers for haemophiliacs have described this as a "haemophilia holocaust". They are supported and cared for often by family members who themselves have given up careers to become carers. Whole families have been affected by the stigma associated with HIV/HCV. Some couples did not have children for fear of passing on infections. Haemophiliacs were also exposed to vCJD (Mad Cows Disease) through blood products.
The government has never allowed a public inquiry to investigate the circumstances of infection. Instead the Department of Health lied, shredded documents and withheld key evidence to try to stop haemophiliacs holding anyone to account. Lord David Owen put money aside to invest in UK production of plasma products from far safer volunteer donors when he was Health Minister in the 1970s. He stated on the front page of the Guardian that "if there was ever a public inquiry, the government wouldn't have a leg to stand on". Once he left the department his safeguards to ensure blood safety were never carried out.
A privately funded inquiry held by Lord Archer of Sandwell (former Solicitor General) heard evidence and haemophiliacs' stories and recommended compensation "on a parity with Ireland" in the Archer Report. This was ignored as government once again misled the public with incorrect information saying wrongly that the situation for haemophiliacs in Ireland given a decent compensation settlement was different. This was proven NOT to be the case when a haemophiliac challenged the government winning a Judicial Review in the High Court in 2010. This too was ignored. The new proposals are "death by a 1,000 cuts". Haemophiliacs have been betrayed by the government are being "shafted" now by the Department of Health but they refuse to die quietly!
NOTE… Neither the Archer Inquiry nor the Penrose Inquiry (set up in Scotland) to investigate the circumstances of infection had within their remit to look at negligence and liability or call for accountability.
See link,
"Infected blood scandal patients were failed by inquiry, support group tells MSPs"
http://www.thenational.scot/news/infected-blood-scandal-patients-were-failed-by-inquiry-support-group-tells-msps.13467
Last year Prime Minister David Cameron apologized to the haemophilia community. Hope arose that after decades of suffering and abuse there might be a review of the "woefully inadequate" payment scheme set up for haemophiliacs on an "ex-gratia" basis as compensation was refused. On the contrary, Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt has now decided to inflict a form of "collective punishment" on haemophiliacs and their families. A consultation document has been circulated from the DOH with a questionnaire which effectively gives choices of which type of poverty a haemophilia would prefer to accept. (See "Links" section following article for details and Haemophilia Society response)
ln effect, Hunt has offered up a "final solution" that would deprive sick and dying people of significant portions of their much needed monthly allowances. In addition they stand to lose benefits from Trusts set up to support them such as pre-paid prescriptions, welfare advice, grants for children and heating allowances. Some could lose as much as £6,244 per annum. A leaked documents showed some haemophiliacs not die quickly enough and are too expensive to maintain. Cutting their income and support will help them on their way.
If that amount were removed from UK workers, there would be riots on the streets. The coldness and lack of compassion from the state is astounding. With the removal of pre-paid prescriptions some haemophiliacs will be forced to pay themselves to treat the viruses inflicted upon them by greedy successive governments who put profit before safety. There is a saying that a country is judged by how it treats its sick, poor and vulnerable, the British government have clearly given up on human rights and get a big 'FAIL" on their treatment of a patient group harmed by the State!
The Haemophilia Society that represents persons with blood disorders stated,
"The Department of Health in England has launched a consultation on the support for people with contaminated blood. The Haemophilia Society has deep concerns about this and has prepared information for our community to help them campaign for it to be withdrawn." (See "Links Section")
(Image, Recruiter)
One haemophiliac tells his story (submitted to the Contaminated blood Progressive Discussion Group, with thanks) He has chosen to remain anonymous.
I am a severe haemophiliac, type 'A'. Up until the age of 12 I was treated with a blood product called cryoprecipitate. This is part of the blood that is used to make blood clot. In the early 1980's the NHS was looking at an alternative drug that America had stated using, that was more portable and was freeze dried. This product was called Armour factor VIII, there were other brands also.
However the issue of this drug is not how it performed but where it came from and whom. It came from American prisons where the donors were paid fees to give blood. This itself wouldn't have been an issue if the prisoners weren't infected with lethal cocktails of viruses e.g. HIV, HEP C, HEP B, HERPES, HEP A and many more.
As you can see, the very idea of ill, virus-ridden prisoners giving blood is a flawed concept. The inevitable happened as a consequence and thousands of haemophiliacs and transfusion recipient patients were infected with a cocktail of mixed viruses worldwide. Thousands died.
Personal current details
I am now 45 years old. I was infected with HIV at 12 years of age and Hep C and around the age of 18. When the hospital found out they gave me no more than a few years to live. This was normally the case back in the 1980s. Thousands of people worldwide were dropping dead like flies, so it was easy to see how the hospital had come to this conclusion.
How did it affect me?
You have to imagine now being a 12 year old kid. Picture yourself going to school every day with the biggest secret in the world that your mother and father, plus hospital doctors tell you that you can't tell anyone. Not teachers, friends, absolutely no-one. Then on top of this stress, think about being told at 12 years of age that you might only live for another two years. In one way I suppose its empowering cause you have an excuse not to do anything in life – no homework, don't need to get a good education, but the problem was the doctors were wrong and basically here I am. In an absolute mess. The problem was compounded after a few years when I thought, along with my parents, that hey, I might be okay. Then along comes the second infection; HEP C. By this time you would have thought the NHS would have stopped buying dodgy blood, but hey oh, that's another story. So again I was back in the scenario of only a few years to live, this time with two huge secrets to keep.
Impact on my life
Girlfriends were a no-no, friends basically were a no-no as I distanced myself to hide my secret. Can you also imagine the horror and stress my mom and dad went through? You see similar pictures in Africa and third world countries even today where young children are dying from horrible diseases. You have to remember it was a time when the Governments and media were panicking, public hatred was high. I was basically a leper. Not a great start in life for a child I might add, especially with having chronic joint bleeds along with the pain and suffering that goes with severe haemophilia A. I have horror stories when I think back to my school days.
When I reached the age of 20 I worked for my local council for 12years. This too was a disaster as with my Haemophilia and chronic illnesses I struggled to stay at work. I was constantly bullied at work by the bosses. My life was hell. The hospital social worker eventually advised me to give up my job for the sake of my health. I haven't worked since and have struggled to survive on the paltry payments given over the years from income support and the Government's ex-gratia scheme.
I have to say that I am very resilient, like so many in our community, but also very damaged. I have acute anxiety issues, agoraphobia, chronic stress all diagnosed by a psychologist. I used music to help my situation. It does help. Other symptoms are chronic pain in my ribs which I've lived with for years, incredible bad stomach issues cause by HIV meds and possibly HEP C, memory issues, insomnia, mood swings, numbness in hands and arms, extreme dizzy spells, extreme allergies that have only came on in the last two years, dry eye issue, thrush. The list is endless really.
I'm presently living in an independent living bungalow with emergency pull chords with my wife. I cannot work due to long term health issues. I am receiving roughly £14,700 from MFET payments; nearly a quarter of it pays for the bedroom tax, reducing my support enormously. The local council will not give me discretionary housing payments as they take into account my MFET payments and DLA. It's quite shocking really.
The spare rooms in my bungalow are as follows.
1) My hobby/therapy room. My only way of preserving sanity and an escape from my stresses.
2) A spare room where my grand- kids and family come to stay, also where my mom comes to stay when I'm ill.
Despite numerous attempt at court challenges the Government still insist on applying this draconian tax. Sometimes I feel the Government are just trying to bring me down, perhaps even to kill me off with stress so that I'll go away.
For me, when David Cameron said he would bring an end to this whole mess of a situation and give proper adequate support to victims, I thought it was too good to be true. His promise to give security for victims was memorable.
My history that brought me to my feelings of negativity include constant solicitors, the Archer Inquiry the Penrose Inquiry and the constant delays since David Cameron announced he would give proper support. In the past 30 years nothing has ever really materialised as adequate.
The closest, I imagine, is what Scotland is proposing. For my situation I could probably accept this offer, although I am well aware it wouldn't suit everyone. I'm struggling with life's pressures, along with chronic pains and illnesses. I just want to not worry about finances, whatever happens.
Consequences of the new government proposals going ahead
If the new Government proposals go ahead, I as an HIV/Hep C due-infected victim will probably lose my home and my sanity. I will be down around £6,000 per year. I struggle now, especially with Bedroom tax on top and constant hospital visits.
Also losing the support from the Macfarlane trust would be devastating. Currently they provide winter fuel payments which are a massive help due to my high energy bills trying to keep warm, they provide support assistance for benefit issues and emergency payments for needs. The MacFarlane trust would be a big loss.
End of statement
We remember all those who campaigned with the Haemophilia community over many years, living and deceased, their efforts continue to inspire
(The author of this article received the ESRC Michael Young award for her research into the global blood trade and infection of the UK haemophilia community with HIV/HCV) and campaigns for truth and justice for the haemophilia community.)
See following link,
"Campaigning North East woman gains national research award"
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/newsevents/news/news/index.php?nid=628
"Department of Health Consultation – Infected blood: reform of financial and other support"
http://www.macfarlane.org.uk/
Haemophilia Society response
http://www.haemophilia.org.uk/what_we_do/influencing_advocacy/influencing_government
"English letter shock for Scots hit by contaminated blood scandal"
http://www.thenational.scot/news/english-letter-shock-for-scots-hit-by-contaminated-blood-scandal.13219
'NHS blood saga broke Nuremberg Code': Government compensation long overdue
http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/cmlink/hampstead-highgate-express-broadway/news/politics/nhs_blood_saga_broke_nuremberg_code_government_compensation_long_overdue_1_4137991
Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad. She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT 'Action = Life' Human Rights Award' for "upholding truth and justice". She is also a survivor of US "collateral damage".
6 Responses to Haemophiliacs given contaminated blood from tortured US prisoners now face enforced poverty at the hands of Hunt
carolmartin2016 says:
Well done execllent x
Carol Anne Grayson says:
Thanks, appreciated
jennifer maybury says:
totally accurate,well done
Thanks Jennifer, if only we could get the response we deserve from government!
I have campaigned for twenty years alongside Carol and consider her to be not just my dear friend but a selfless and utterly devoted woman who in her quest for truth and justice for the haemophilia community, has despite her own personal and appalling losses fought tirelessly on this issue. This written statement above is the absolute truth of what has happened in the UK, and factual account of what the British government has done to its citizens. It is the "worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS" and also on a global scale I can think of no other patient group such as the haemophilia community who have been so savagely treated. Thank you Carol for your hard work and I stand with you until we achieve long awaited justice for all.
Colette wintle
Thanks Colette and appreciate your your amazing efforts and hard work as a victim of this gross injustice now deemed "negligence of public bodies". It is deeply disturbing that the British government can cover up so many human rights abuses for so long and not be accountable. Equally disturbing is the misinformation and incorrect narrative often in the media and the lack of support from human rights organizations that will tackle almost any other government but their own! Democracy is just one big lie…


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Metal fabricating: World of Opportunity
Theoretically, finding a job has never been easier. You can find and apply for jobs with your mobile phone as you wait in the drive-thru lane for your eight-piece box of spicy fried chicken. It's fast and simple.
Realistically, however, getting that job is a bit more complicated. If you include a keyword in the application or resume that trips a red flag in the software system, the hiring manager might never see that resume because an algorithm deemed you unfit for the open position. A human didn't make that decision; a computer did.
The job search can be doubly hard for those who have been charged with a felony. Even if they have dutifully served their time, these people looking for a second chance have an incredibly difficult time just landing that first job interview.
The doors are a bit more open in the metal fabricating field, however. James Slinkard III has taken full advantage of that crack in the door.
Slinkard grew up in northeast Ohio, taking his first welding classes when he was 16 and later getting a job working on handrails. During his senior year in high school, he found another job fabricating tanker trailers, but he also discovered opiates. The latter proved to have a much greater pull on Slinkard, and some poor choices later led him to be charged with burglary and drug trafficking. As a result, he spent three years in the Richland Correctional Institution in Mansfield, Ohio.
Halfway through his detention he decided he didn't want to get high anymore. He was ready to join the land of the living—and the hard-working.
He knew someone who was going to get him work on pipelines when he got out in October 2018. An instant job isn't a luxury many have coming out of prison, but Slinkard's welding skill was somewhat responsible for the opportunity. In fact, it was going to be the ticket that propelled him into a roller coaster of opportunities in the ensuing months.
Slinkard said he considered his pipeliner employer a friend, but also realized that they were both "hard heads." ("He's one of my best friends, but we can't work next to each other all day," Slinkard said.) The working relationship was strained, so Slinkard decided to look for another gig after about a year, ultimately finding one at an asphalt equipment repair company. After some months there, Slinkard said he felt undervalued and finally decided to strike out on his own. He wanted to be in control of his own fate.
In November 2019 Slinkard purchased a 1993 Miller Electric Trailblazer engine-powered welding power source with just over 600 hours on it. It had been sitting in a former co-worker's storage unit, but was about to find new life in helping Slinkard become reborn as a welding entrepreneur. He paid $2,000 for it and paid it off with his first job. Tiger's Eye Fabrication LLC was officially in business.
Since then, he's been doing a little bit of everything, including heavy equipment maintenance on dump trucks and gravel equipment. He's even done some industrial work for a local aerospace parts manufacturer, building cranes and repairing assembly line equipment. He also sold his original engine-driven welder, along with a similar one he fixed up after acquiring it in a nonfunctioning state, and purchased a Lincoln Electric Ranger 250 engine-powered welding power source. "Yeah, I'm always on Facebook marketplace," Slinkard said.
So Tiger's Eye Fabrication is on its way to establishing itself as a business. It has repeat customers, and Slinkard said he is looking into possibly expanding into handrails and fencing, which can be tedious but is a steady stream of work. Actually, running the business has been a bit of the challenge, according to the new business owner, but organizing billing in QuickBooks has helped a bit. Despite the frustrations, he's glad to be his own guy.
"I make way more money than I did working for someone else. That's a reward," Slinkard said. "But it's also a reward knowing that I did it for myself. I didn't have anybody else. Nobody else found the jobs for me. Nobody else designed these parts. I did it all by myself."
That's the promise of possessing metal fabricating skills: freedom. Freedom from drudgery, freedom from fear that you'll never find another job, freedom from having to rely on others—that's a promise that few other trades or vocations can deliver.
Software programs that shuffle through resumes don't get it, but that's OK. The metal fabricating community has not given up totally on common sense in favor of artificial intelligence. People still matter, and skills still represent opportunity. The American dream lives on in manufacturing.

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Jackie Balzer appointed VP of new student- success post, Portland Police Bureau faces less-lethal shotgun controversy, Senate Bill 242 passes final hurdle,
New Avenues for Youth Ben & Jerry's opens at PSU this Thursday
Jackie Balzer appointed VP of new student- success post
Jackie Balzer, former PSU vice provost for Student Affairs, has been appointed as vice president for enrollment management and student
affairs, a new position created to energize the recruitment and retention of students.
"Jackie has proven to be a creative leader with a strong record as a tireless advocate for students," said PSU President Wim Wiewel, who Balzer will report to. "She has overseen significant advances in the student experience and improvements in our campus life. She'll be able to accomplish even more with new expanded responsibilities."
As head of PSU's Enrollment Management andStudent Affairs division, Balzer will administrate residence life, campus recreation, admissions, financial aid, new student programs, academic and career services, student health services, student life programs and diversity and multicultural student services.
"At PSU, we are committed to student success," Balzer said. "Creating the Enrollment Management and Student Affairs division will ensure all of our services for students are coordinated and help us achieve our goals."
Balzer served as vice provost for three years, and during her 27-year career in student affairs, she's supported programs related to residence life, new students, the first-year experience, pre-college programs, diversity development, student leadership development and student conduct.Prior to her time at PSU, Balzer served as dean of student life at Oregon State University.
Portland Police Bureau faces less-lethal shotgun controversy
Portland Police Chief Michael Reese issued a public apology last Thursday, June 30, after an officer mistakenly deployed a less-lethal shotgun containing fatal rounds the morning before.
A caller dialed 911 at about 9:55 a.m. complaining that a man was harassing children at Lairville Park, allegedly with a pocket knife.
Police chased the man up a slope towards Southwest Barbur Boulevard and confronted him, shooting him in the hip area with a beanbag shotgun and then realizing that the pellets were lethal.
The twenty-year-old white male subject, William Kyle Monroe, is in critical but stable condition at a local hospital.
"We have carried [non-lethal guns] since the mid-'90s, and this kind of incident has never occurred in the Portland Police Bureau before yesterday," Reese said. "I want to be very clear about this—using lethal rounds in a less-lethal shotgun was a terrible mistake. We don't know how it occurred yet. We have an investigation in process that will answer those questions, but we know it should not have happened. I spoke with the officer involved last night. He certainly feels horrible
about this."
Senate Bill 242 passes final hurdle
The influential SB 242 completed its passage Wednesday, June 29 through the Oregon Legislature. Passed by the Senate on June 17 and by the House on June 27, the bill received Senate concurrence Wednesday.
"It is a new beginning," said Paul Kelly, president of the State Board of Higher Education. "On behalf of my fellow board members and the entire Oregon University System, I extend my sincere and enthusiastic thanks to our legislators for their historic action."
The bill redefines the OUS as a public entity rather than a state agency and establishes the Higher Education Coordinating Committee, allowing universities to better control costs and revenues.
The Portland nonprofit New Avenues for Youth inaugurates a second Ben & Jerry's PartnerShop in PSU's Urban Center Plaza this Thursday, July 7. Show up for free cones from noon to 2 p.m.
This Ben & Jerry's location, like the other PartnerShop facing Pioneer Square on Southwest Yamhill Street, will offer employment to over 100 local homeless youth every year.
New Avenues for Youth, founded in 1997, provides at-risk youths the education and support necessary to avoid chronic homelessness.
"It's not just about the ice cream," says Mark Gregory, PSU's interim vice president of finance and administration. "We're very excited to have a Ben & Jerry's on campus."
Live music will be featured in addition to free ice cream from noon to 2 p.m. as part of the grand opening ceremony. ?
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The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) unites [Seven] telecommunications standard development organizations (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TSDSI, TTA, TTC), known as "Organizational Partners" and provides their members with a stable environment to produce the Reports and Specifications that define 3GPP technologies.
The project covers cellular telecommunications network technologies, including radio access, the core transport network, and service capabilities - including work on codecs, security, quality of service - and thus provides complete system specifications. The specifications also provide hooks for non-radio access to the core network, and for interworking with Wi-Fi networks.
3GPP specifications and studies are contribution-driven, by member companies, in Working Groups and at the Technical Specification Group level.
The three Technical Specification Groups (TSG) in 3GPP are;
Radio Access Networks (RAN),
Services & Systems Aspects (SA),
Core Network & Terminals (CT)
The Working Groups, within the TSGs, meet regularly and come together for their quarterly TSG Plenary meeting, where their work is presented for information, discussion and approval.
Each TSG has a particular area of responsibility for the Reports and Specifications within its own Terms of Reference (Details available in the Specification Groups pages).
The last meeting of the cycle of Plenary meetings is TSG SA, which also has responsibility for the overall coordination of work and for the monitoring of its progress.
The 3GPP technologies from these groups are constantly evolving through Generations of commercial cellular / mobile systems (see table below). Since the completion of the first LTE and the Evolved Packet Core specifications, 3GPP has become the focal point for mobile systems beyond 3G.
Although these Generations have become an adequate descriptor for the type of network under discussion, real progress on 3GPP standards is measured by the milestones achieved in particular Releases. New features are 'functionality frozen' and are ready for implementation when a Release is completed. 3GPP works on a number of Releases in parallel, starting future work well in advance of the completion of the current Release. Although this adds some complexity to the work of the groups, such a way of working ensures that progress is continuous & stable.
Backward Compatibility
The major focus for all 3GPP Releases is to make the system backwards and forwards compatible where possible, to ensure that the operation of user equipment is uninterrupted. A good current example of this principle has been the priority placed in the working groups on backward compatibility between LTE and LTE-Advanced, so that an LTE-A terminal can work in an LTE cell and an LTE terminal works in the LTE-A cell.
Radio Access Milestones
3GPP Technical Specification Group RAN, like other TSGs, ensures that systems based on 3GPP specifications are capable of rapid development and deployment with the provision of global roaming of equipment. Some of the headline 3GPP radio technologies and systems over the recent Releases have been:
All of these advances have provided a high degree of continuity in the evolving systems, allowing existing equipment to be prepared for future features and functionality - delivering higher data rates, quality of service and cost efficiencies.
Each progressive 3GPP radio access technology aims to reduce complexity and avoid fragmentation of technologies on offer.
Core Network Evolution
GSM networks used circuit-switch telephony initially, with packet-switching added with GPRS. In the UMTS architecture, this dual-domain concept was kept on the core network side. Some network elements were evolved, but the concept remained very similar.
When considering the evolution of the 3G system towards LTE, the 3GPP community decided to use IP (Internet Protocol) as the key protocol to transport all services. It was therefore agreed that the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) would not have a circuit-switched domain but that the EPC should be an evolution of the packet-switched architecture used in GPRS/UMTS.
This decision had consequences on the architecture itself but also on the way that the services were provided. Traditional use of circuits to carry voice and short messages needed to be replaced by IP-based solutions in the long term... Read more on the EPC at http://www.3gpp.org/The-Evolved-Packet-Core
Generations of Mobile Systems
Major Systems Milestones
1G Analogue technology, from the 1980s onwards.
Various technologies were deployed, Nationally or Regionally, including:
NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephone), AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone System), TACS (Total Access Communications System), A-Netz to E-Netz, Radiocom 2000, RTMI (Radio Telefono Mobile Integrato), JTACS (Japan Total Access Communications System) and TZ-80n (Source:wikipedia)
2G First digital systems, deployed in the 1990s introducing voice, SMS and data services.
The Primary 2G technologies are: GSM/GPRS & EDGE, CDMAOne, PDC, iDEN, IS-136 or D-AMPS.
The 3G system from 3GPP is based on evolved Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) core networks and the radio access technologies that they support.
This has allowed for the maintenance and development of GSM, with the evolution of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE), as well as further developments with the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and High Speed Packet data Access (HSPA).
3G brought a global vision to the evolution of mobile networks, with the creation of the ITU's family of IMT-2000 systems which included EDGE, CDMA2000 1X/EVDO and UMTS-HSPA+ radio access technologies.
LTE and LTE-Advanced have crossed the "generational boundary" offering the next generation(s) of capabilities. With their capacity for high speed data, significant spectral efficiencies and adoption of advanced radio techniques, their emergence has been the basis for all new mobile systems from Release 8 onwards.
It should be noted that LTE-Advanced (From Release 10) is 3GPP's ITU-R IMT-Advanced radio interface. LTE-Advanced is the first true 4G technology to be specified by 3GPP.
LTE-Advanced Pro is the name that helps the industry describe what has been achieved with the completion of Release 13. LTE Pro is set to be used by other sectors, beyond telecoms, including Critical Communications (blue light services & other Mission Critical systems), the machine-to-machine or Internet of Things (IoT) sector, Transport (Rail, ITS, etc), Education and many other areas. LTE-Advanced Pro is 3GPP's stepping stone to 5G systems.
The introduction of 5G will be the result of improvements in LTE, LTE-Advanced and LTE Pro, but this will soon be followed by a major technology step, with the prospect of an entirely new air interface. The first drop of 'New Radio' features, in Release 15, will form the first Phase of 5G deployments.
Full compliance with the ITU's IMT-2020 requirements is anticipated with the completion of 3GPP Release 16 at the end of 2019 - In Phase 2 of the 3GPP 5G effort.
For details of the contents of each Release, see the appropriate 'Release Description' document (see link at bottom of this page).
Details of all 3GPP Work Items are in the 3GPP Work Plan, which provides details of the cooperation between all of the 3GPP groups on "Features", defined as 'new or substantially enhanced functionality which represents added value to the existing 3GPP system'.
3GPP Scope
The original scope of 3GPP (1998) was to produce Technical Specifications and Technical Reports for a 3G Mobile System based on evolved GSM core networks and the radio access technologies that they support (i.e., Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) both Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD) modes).
The scope was subsequently amended to include the maintenance and development of the Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) Technical Specifications and Technical Reports including evolved radio access technologies (e.g. General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE)).
3GPP was created in December 1998 by the signing of the "The 3rd Generation Partnership Project Agreement". The latest 3GPP Scope and Objectives document has evolved from this original Agreement.
The discussions that led to the signing of the 3GPP Agreement were recorded in a series of slides called the "Partnership Project Description" that describes the basic principles and ideas on which the project is based. The Partnership Project Description has not been maintained since its first creation but the principles of operation of the project still remain valid.


Rework. The required work to fix deliverables you thought were already complete and correct. Rework is a sign that your quality management process needs to be more rigorous. Rework happens even in Administrative processes.
Bad decisions. If errors occur in your solutions, you make decisions based on bad or misleading information. These bad decisions could cause long term consequences for your company.
Troubleshooting. It takes time to investigate and determine the cause of errors and defects occurring on the project.
Poor morale. Poor processes produce poor quality solutions causing poor morale because employees don't like working on poorly planned projects. Poor morale includes increased absenteeism, higher turnover, and less productivity.
Warranty work. This includes work that is performed on a product or application for free (or a reduced price) under a warranty. If your project produces a product with lower quality, you will see a rise in the cost of warranty claims.
Repairs/maintenance. Correcting problems after a poor quality solution goes live causes more work with higher repair and maintenance costs.
Client dissatisfaction. A poor quality solution causes unhappy clients who, therefore, never return. Poor quality internal projects may cause the client to refuse to work with the project manager and team members on subsequent projects.
Help desk. Many users have problems with project solutions or questions understanding how to utilize the solutions. Therefore, much effort and maintenance cost of a help desk service are required.
Support staff. The effort and cost associated with a support staff is needed to maintain a solution because of problems, errors, questions, etc.
Mistrust. When project teams deliver poor quality products, clients develop a level of mistrust with the project team and the performing organization. They start to believe that the project organization cannot build a good product. This leads to a mistrust of project team skills, processes, and motivation.
While quality management costs, delivering poor quality costs also. A key point of formal quality management suggests that you spend quality time on internal quality management (prevention and inspection). You save substantially on internal and external failure costs. Spend more time focusing on a better-quality product. The cost of operating the product long-term may be dramatically reduced.


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Moe Howard's son-in-law formed a production company, and started making new Stooges comedies to leverage this popularity into actual revenue to the comedians. Curly and Shemp had both passed away, and Joe Besser had withdrawn from the team for personal reasons, so in order to make these new Three Stooges films they had to hire a new third Stooge—Joe DeRita. He shaved his head and consciously conformed his performance to slot comfortably into memories of the late Curly—and the films were little more than remakes of past glories.
You'd have to be a cold-hearted Grinch of a Stooges fan not to find these 1960s era films passably entertaining; at the same time you'd have to be very easily pleased to find them anything more than passably entertaining. They exist for purely crass commercial reasons—they are there to cash in. But because the Stooges were denied any profit participation in their original work, they had no other way to benefit from being some of the most popular comedians of the late 50s and early 1960s.
A few weeks ago, I very inelegantly stated that the only reason movies get made is to make money. A fair number of commenters weighed in with their objections, pointing out all the creative individuals who went into filmmaking for reasons other than just money. And of course they exist—movies would be a pretty dreary experience without them. But that wasn't what I meant—so let me try to clarify my original point.
There are an enormous number of aspiring artists—screenwriters, directors, actors, etc—with visions they wish to share with the world. The only thing that separates the dreamers from those lucky few who actually do get to make movies is that a small percentage of them have managed to find someone to bankroll their visions. When I said the only reason movies get made is to make money, what I mean is that without the financial backing of investors or corporate entities that pay for the production, the movie isn't going to get made. And those investors or corporate entities may be willing to endure a loss or two in the pursuit of a bigger hit, but if they don't consistently make money on the deal they won't keep financing your films.
There's nothing evil about this. It's just a fact of life. Movies are expensive. Even the independent filmmakers who finance their low-budget productions on credit cards and deferred payments eventually have to pay their bills or they don't get to make a second film. A studio that consistently loses money on its films will go bankrupt and stop making movies. If you want to enjoy movies, someone has to pay for them—and they'll only do that if it makes financial sense for them to do so.
Too often the money men are portrayed as the villains in the story of film, and as movie buffs we fall into reflexive habits of thoughtlessly accepting this bias without thinking about it. I won't pretend there aren't some villainous bean counters, and this week's post tells some of their stories, but I want to exorcise the cliché that the commercial imperative behind filmmaking is inherently something tawdry and undesirable.
And to that end, as one small step in a larger theme I expect to return to over time in this blog, I want to highlight some movies that are unambiguously made for the crassest of reasons, in order to celebrate them.
The first Monty Python feature film was just a sampler platter of some of their TV sketches, remade on 35mm film instead of the videotape and 16mm of their TV show. And Now For Something Completely Different is a fairly disappointing thing to actually watch. It has higher production values than the TV version, but it lacks some of the same sense of rule-breaking and risk-taking that gave the TV show such an enduring energy.
Like the Stooges' 1960s films, it's mostly for completists, and pales in comparison to the original material—and like the Stooges' 60s films, it exists for legal reasons, not creative ones. They needed a low-cost way to start establishing an American fanbase, and the American distribution of the TV show wasn't going very well. Remaking the show was an inexpensive, low-risk way of asserting some ownership control over their intellectual property and better manage the cash-flow from its exploitation. Without And Now For Something Completely Different there would never have been a Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Life of Brian, or The Meaning of Life.
Which brings us to zombies. I promised you zombies.
George Romero's Night of the Living Dead was one of the best horror films of the 1960s, and a profoundly influential work of pop culture. The lasting effects of Romero's vision can be felt anytime you tune in to The Walking Dead today, to name just the most obvious, low-hanging fruit of an example.
The problem was that Romero's production team placed the copyright notice on the opening title card, but not anywhere else (like the closing titles), and when distributor Walter Reade changed the title from Night of the Flesh Eaters to Night of the Living Dead, the replaced title card omitted the copyright notice. Without an onscreen statement of copyright ownership, Night of the Living Dead was technically in the public domain.
Like the Three Stooges, Romero found himself in the unenviable position of watching as the culture at large around him went gaga for his hard work and creativity, his passion and vision, while he was denied the chance to profit from that success directly.
There have been several attempts to reestablish ownership over Night of the Living Dead. In 1990, Tom Savini directed a remake, under the aegis of the original film's creative team. The remake directly benefitted that production team, in a way that the original no longer could. As with the examples cited above, however, there remained a cachet to the original that the remake couldn't surpass. For fans, the original remained superior.
Night of the Living Dead's screenwriter John Russo later produced Night of the Living Dead-The 30th Anniversary Edition which re-edited the original film and included newly shot material. It was widely rejected by fans as a bastardization of Romero's original film.
And that's the final irony of these examples. When movies are remade, an oft-heard concern voiced by fans of the originals is that the remakes will supplant the originals. But here we have examples of remakes that failed to replace the originals, even though they were made by the original creators specifically for that purpose. In each of these cases, the creative team was undone by their own fans, who never stopped preferring the originals. Even if the creators' bank accounts would very much have preferred otherwise.
Example: Some artiste with a passion for 18th Century Bank accounting practices in Alberta Canada wants to do a story on Harrison Edgert Ficuas who came up with a rule for reabsorbing lost maintenance fees.
But the artiste is a CELEBRITY with microphones in his face every time he steps out of his car or residence. He has the power of popular opinion on his side because He IS An ARTISTE.
Anytime you hear someone defined by his opposition, you are not going to get an objective definition.
It's a simple formula for success, paraphrasing what David wrote: bring value to the table, and the money will be there. Prove that you are worth investing in, and you will never go hungry.
I don't expect anyone else to finance my dreams; I'm happy that they remain dreams.
There remains a fundamental difference in my view between those who want to make money by producing art, and those who see art as just another way to make money. I recognize in the world we live in we need police, soldiers, and money men, but recognizing that we need them will never make them my heroes.
The number of great talents in history who died in poverty suggests otherwise.
I heard that Ronald Reagan when he was president of the Screen Actors Guild negotiated the issue of residuals for sales of serials and series to television. The cut off date for actors receiving residuals was 1960, so those who made movie serials and series before then (the Stooges; Roy Rogers and Dale Evans; etc.) were not compensated. Several who were aware of the Stooges' plight with Columbia tried to intercede and get Reagan to negotiate a better deal for actors, but he opted to side with the networks, tv production companies, and sponsors. Is that just a rumor, or is there anything to it.
Dying in poverty is no measure of the quality of a person or his or her talents; as there have always been more poor people than rich, numbers would suggest that more great talents die poor, and there is no shame in that.
Conversely, there are many 'rich' people who are absolute failures as human beings.
My point was that someone who has great talents, who brings value to the bargaining table will succeed in Hollywood just as in every other commercial enterprise.
One of my favorites, Ginger Rogers had an exceptional career because she was talented AND because those talents added value-she made millions for the studios, and did more than all right for herself. She was a dependable talent who succeeded in a very tough field for decades.
Without naming names, we all know of great talents who squandered their careers and lives because of personal problems which made them "uninsurable". They got to the point where they added red ink to the ledgers rather than black. We are saddened by unrealized potential, but life is what it is.
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy went through the same thing when their films became popular on TV in the '50s. At least the Stooges were a bit younger and still able to perform (except for Curly and Shemp, who were dead). So they WERE able to "profit in their own popularity," even if the money wasn't coming from the TV showings.
Joseph McBride's book on Frank Capra states that Capra shared in the profits from his Columbia films, and received royalties from their TV showings, theatrical revivals, and home video sales. He didn't own the films, but he did profit from them in his retirement years.
Anyone know of another studio director of the 1930s who had this sort of deal?
>My point was that someone who has great talents, who brings value to the bargaining table will succeed in Hollywood just as in every other commercial enterprise.
And my point is that there is a difference between value (money) and great talent. A lot of hacks have become very rich, and a lot of great talents have not, and that is because the values of commerce and the values of art are not the same. I would argue that it is far better (in terms of "value") to have a minor talent and be great at selling yourself than to be a major talent and poor at selling yourself. To believe otherwise is to accept that The Transformer movies (which made huge amounts of money) are works of cinema art.
tdraicer, though it might seem unclear, I think that we are actually agreeing on the subject.
The tricky thing about filmed entertainment (and other forms of intellectual property) is that you have an asset that can be made to pay forever. Do creators deserve a piece of that, even if they were well-paid for their initial work?
It's easy to mock the idea of an actor or other artist getting eternal residuals for work in the distant past. But if the property is making money forever, it's hard to defend the idea that the current rights holder is entitled to all of it (especially when that person or entity didn't invest in the original project or otherwise risk a cent).
Laurel and Hardy did manage to profit from some live tours of Europe, as physically taxing as those were. And if not rich, they were at least comfortable in retirement (Laurel was deeply upset by rumors otherwise). But it must have been galling to see Roach — who Laurel frequently clashed with — not only marketing the films to television but allowing painful re-editing (hacking features into faux shorts, etc).
Footnote on the Stooge feature films: Unlike their earlier work — even the last-gasp shorts — the movies were made to appeal to their NEW audience: Kids. The last, "The Outlaws is Coming," underlined this by shipping in local kid show hosts to play the outlaws. So it wasn't just a matter of age slowing them down. They had to play more gently than they ever played before.
One small benefit of remakes or reboots for amateur film buffs. Studios would sometimes release a forgotten relic from the vaults hoping to ride the remake's coattails.
We got the Bonita Granville "Nancy Drew" series that way, not to mention the Columbia "Batman" serials and, back in the VHS era, the "Shadow" serial and the RKO "Saint" features.
Now it's hard to think of any locked-up treasures that remain to be liberated by such an event. Nearly all the old franchise characters are already available, and Time Warner seems to have scraped up and packaged every foot of Superman material (even acquiring the Columbia serials and releasing them).
Last one I recall: Tim Burton's unfortunate DARK SHADOWS movie prompted Warner to finally put out DVDs of HOUSE and NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS.
As for those later Stooges features,those played kiddie matinee shows well into the '70s (I have dim memories of catching one in my single-digit years), and possibly even the '80s in some markets. Like that Mexican Santa Claus feature which kept coming back year after year, I wonder if local film exchanges simply kept a print and kept renting it out to theatres that wanted to boost their weekend take at the box office (from parents who'd drop their kids off at the movies so they could get their shopping done).
"Outlaws is Coming" is hilarious!
Did this idea of rights issues cause Hitchcock, Capra, DeMille, and Howard Hawks (possibly among others) to remake some of their earlier films?


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Police evacuate migrant families from makeshift camp because of arson risk
MORE than 30 migrants were moved out a disused warehouse in northern France on Thursday after it was judged a "fire risk," French officials said.
By Romina McGuinness
The 34 migrants, including four families and more than 10 children, had been sleeping inside the derelict factory in Caen, a port town in northern France, for more than one year.
Benoît Pichard, a spokesperson at the Caen prefecture, said: "We asked fire officials to carry out a fire risk assessment and they advised us to evacuate the building as soon as possible. The building is unsafe and rundown. The fire risk is incredibly high and people's lives were at risk.
34 migrants had been sleeping inside the derelict factory for more than a year
Illegal migrants evicted from camp set up in CHURCH
Lille migrant camp evacuated as France gets tough on shanty towns
The families included more than 10 children
We asked fire officials to carry out a fire risk assessment and they advised us to evacuate the building as soon as possible
Benoît Pichard
Mr Pichard insisted that the displaced migrants had co-operated fully with police, and had left the squatter settlement "willingly".
"The migrants did not get any prior warning, no, but they have been rehoused in local hotels, where they will be able to stay for up to two months."
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The migrants co-operated fully with police
The Caen official added that the camp had been evacuated to prevent "repeat incidents".
"Two migrant camps went up in flames last year for reasons that remain unknown. We don't want a third incident on our hands. The warehouse is insalubrious and the migrants were living in squalid conditions. The building is too dangerous to live in. It is not habitable.
Several hundred migrants live in Caen
Patrick Arz, a local charity official, added that most evacuees were "Albanian and Afghan refugees who had sought sanctuary in France".
Several hundred migrants live in Caen, a town located some 10 miles from the seaside town of Ouistreham, a discreet gateway into the UK and a sparsely monitored migrant route.
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This world cruise has been one of the most rewarding forms of introspection. It is one stage of my "re-entry" in Hotel @nyware, continuing my extended break from Normal Life again to travel the world on board another cruise ship. I'm living my dream of PT-Permanent Travel, also known as "Mini Retirements". I haven't been everywhere, but it is on my list.
As I document this adventure, this a round-the-world travelogue, I say to myself "Roam Sweet Roam". Home is not where my heart is but where my computer is- I remain a digital nomad, where Anywhere becomes @nyware, location neutral, as there is no such thing as a bad piece of real estate when you use technology and social media. As I make my way to Sri Lanka, in the middle of nowhere, but the center of everything, thanks to a reliable high speed Internet connection. I am doing pretty much everything I would do in the USA, only with the economies of scale, at a less greater cost.
The elephant represents good luck, longevity and peace and strength; and mostly here in SE Asia, joy. A laughing Buddha riding an elephant with children on his lap is an excellent symbol for happiness and prosperity in the family.
Surely it is the right wish that draws us to the right places. Nothing of importance happens accidentally in our life.
Hotel @nyware is about choosing experiences and travel adventures over working away your life for material things.
It is different from being a tourist- different from buying a package vacation to find a simpler life is kind of like using a mirror to see what you look like when you aren't looking into the mirror. Staging Authenticity and Encounters,The march of stupidity and the routines of tourism are even more monotonous than those of daily life.When you have taken enough of these tours, however,each additional one you may ever take again, is both unbearable and trifling.
But beyond travel, Hotel @nyware is an outlook on life. Hotel @nyware is not a lifestyle, It's just an uncommon way of looking at life — a value adjustment from which action naturally follows. And, as much as anything, Long term travel is about being deliberate. It has nothing to do with demographics — how old you are , what is your belief system, how much money you make — and everything to do with attitude...and attitude affects altitude.
If I do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens. Yet I'm not simply seeking interesting surroundings, but I am continually interested in whatever surrounds me.
"I'm not really choosing between experiences,I am choosing between memories of experiences. Even when I think about future vacations, I don't think of my future ports of call normally as experiences. I think of my future vacations as anticipated memories."


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Katie Hobbs
Party Democrat
Race AZ Governor (D)
Status Challenger
Secretary Hobbs has a Bachelor of Social Work from Northern Arizona University and a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University. She has been a professional social worker since 1992, working in the areas of domestic violence, behavioral health, and homelessness. As a member of the Ariziona House of Representatives and Senate from 2011 to 2019, Hobbs was Senate Minority Leader while serving as a variety of committees including Government, Health and Human Services, and Transportation. Hobbs earned the League of Cities and Towns Legislative Champion in both 2017 and 2018. In 2019, she assumed office for the Secretary of State where she Hobbs has also previously worked as the Director of Government Relations for the Sojourner Center and as a member of the adjunct faculty of Paradise Valley Community College's social and behavioral sciences. She is a former volunteer for the Arizona Democratic Party and Chair of District 15 Democrats. Katie Hobbs currently lives in Phoenix with her husband and two kids.
Hobbs wants to increase funding to schools and change structures by implementing smaller class sizes, quality teachers, and improving school infrastructure.
Hobbs wants sponsored legislation to give preference to in-state companies and petition against corporate tax cuts and special interest giveaways [1].
Hobbs aims to increase access to women's reproductive health care and is pro-choice. Continuing her work as a legislator, Hobbs wants to increase access to birth control, ensure rape kits are tested quickly, and tax-exempt feminine hygiene products [1].
Hobbs wants to recruit and hire more women and underrepresented communities for roles in the state government. She plans to increase funding for the Office of Equal Opportunity. She supports expanding access to capital for minority and women owned businesses through fixed loan rates and lines of credit through local banks [1].
Voting Restriction Laws
Hobbs intends to increase accessibility and protection to the right to vote and voting processes. She wants to protect voting centers, early voting centers, and secure ballot dropboxes. She would also like to expand voting access to tribal communities across the state[1]. While Secretary of State during the 2020 election, Hobbs received national coverage for her handling of the election where she continued to ensure all the votes were counted [4].
Border Policy
Hobbs intends to make border policy reforms. During her years as a social worker, Hobbs dealt directly with immigrant families in shelters. She does not classify the border situation as a crisis and is looking to the federal government for more reform. Hobbs sees her experience as an ability to have a new perspective on immigration, more focused on the individual immigrants [4].
Arizona Building and Construction Trades Council, Arizona Education Association, Arizona List, Arizona State AFL-CIO, Emerge America, Giffords, Human Rights Campaign, Let America Vote, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona, Sierra Club, Grand Canyon Chapter, Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters, Stonewall Democrats of Arizona, United Auto Workers
1 Katie Hobbs for Governor
2 AZ Secretary of State
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4 AZ Capitol Times


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The Polyhedrists: Art and Geometry in the Long Sixteenth Century
Noam Andrews
MIT Press, 2022
Noam Andrews, Ghent University
Unknown artist, woodblocks by Hieronymous Andreae. Net of an unfolded icosahedron, after 1538. Courtesy Albertina, Vienna. Inv. Nr. HO2006/693
This book offers a material history of the development of geometry in the sixteenth century, providing an innovative and transformative account of the Platonic solids and their elaboration in late Renaissance culture. The project argues that in the hands of sixteenth-century artisans and architects, the Platonic solids transformed from mere classical philosophical concepts into the premier subjects for the display of virtuosic skill in geometrical drawing and precision measurement. Stripping the solids of their bookish, Neo-Platonic trappings generated a new, and self-consciously "material" approach to geometry and ignited a century of geometrical form-making that pushed the mathematical diagram to the edge of representability, in the process redefining what it meant to practice and study geometry. Beginning with the late fifteenth-century editions of Euclid's Elements, the first printed book in Europe to include geometrical images, and Albrecht Dürer's groundbreaking work on geometry, The Polyhedrists traces the lifespan of the Platonic solids from their use as perspectival tools and pedagogical devices in the Renaissance studiolo into princely Kunstkammern and onto the surfaces of domestic spaces and objects, charting a trajectory from the workshop to the court and the early cosmology of Johannes Kepler. Situated at the intersection of the history of art, architecture, and mathematics, the book uncovers the influence of the decorative arts and artisanal experimentation with geometry on the formulation of Renaissance mathematical knowledge and its new engagement with materials and concepts of materiality.
Noam Andrews is a licensed architect in the United Kingdom and Belgium, and research fellow (2018–21) at the University of Ghent, Belgium, in the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy. He has been the recipient of fellowships from the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Villa I Tatti–Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies; and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, and has curated exhibitions at Ghent University (Dürer copyright), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Picturing Math), and Harvard University (Building Geometry and Images at Work) on the history of visualizing mathematics and mathematical models respectively. Andrews received his doctorate from the department of the history of science, Harvard University. In addition, he earned a master's of research degree in humanities and cultural studies from Birkbeck, University of London, and bachelor's degrees in architecture from Cornell University and the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, where he taught a Diploma Unit from 2007–10.


I loved this little dress, so cute and fits perfectly. The sleeves are a bit big on me, but I love it so much I can deal with it. Really flattering around the belly.
Great dress, I'm 180cm's so the dress is a little bit short but it's super comfy and not itchy at all in the arms which is what i expected.


Moving to a new home usually means getting to know new neighbors, and while many of us would like to know the people next door, there isn't always time to meet especially after a move. While meeting new neighbors may not be high on your priority list after a move, it'll help you feel more settled both into your new home and neighborhood. To help, use these time-saving guides to help you get to know your new community.
When we move into a new neighborhood, building or city block, we always wonder who are new neighbors will be. Finding the time to introduce yourself is usually left to chance.
After a move, there's just so much to do that we often leave getting to know the neighbors until last, and more often than not, it's something we never do. Knowing your neighbors, however, provides a safer community, one where people are looking out for each other. Besides, you might make some really strong, long-lasting friendships.
After a move, planning a party is probably the last thing you want to do, but with a bit of time after you finish unpacking, a party is a perfect way for you and your family to meet neighbors and make new friends. The key is to keep it simple.
Guests know that you've just moved and won't be expecting you to host an elaborate get-together. And even though you may have only just met, ask people to help out by bringing chairs or glasses or snacks.
Just because you find an opportunity to meet your new neighbors after you move into the neighborhood, doesn't necessarily make it easier to do. Some of us are shy, while others of us are more concerned about privacy - both ours and our neighbors. Find out how to strike up a conversation and introduce yourself without seeming like a nosy neighbor.
You've just moved into a new home and spent the last couple of days unpacking. Take some time out from all the stress of moving and start checking out your new community. There are lots of ways to be a tourist in your new backyard while also picking up those supplies you may have forgotten to pack.
Most of us are familiar with social media platforms that enable us to connect with people no matter where they live. But when you move to a new community, city or town, finding new friends locally is a little more challenging. Use these online tools to find ways to connect locally.
If you have children, they'll be missing their old neighborhood and friends and will be having a hard time adjusting to your new home and settle into a new school. To help them feel more at home and settled, get them involved in the new community using these tips and suggestions.
Feeling at home in your new home and neighborhood takes time and effort on your part. While you have so many things to do when you first move in, it's important to take the time you need and to give your family the chance to fell at home. Unpacking is only part of the settling in tasks. Use this guide to help you unpack and feel more at home in your new home.


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BEER, Edith Hahn with DWORKIN, Susan
The Nazi Officer's Wife; How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust
New York: Rob Weisbach Books, 1999. Illus. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. New York: Rob Weisbach Books, (1999). Fine Signed by Edith Hahn Beer.	More about The Nazi Officer's Wife; How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust
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BEIN, Alex
The Jewish Question: Biography of a World Problem
Farleigh Dickinson University Press, 1990. Translated by Harry Zohn. 784 pages, thick 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Rutherford: Herzl Press Publication, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, (1990). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.	More about The Jewish Question: Biography of a World Problem
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BEN-ARIEH, Yehoshua.
Jerusalem in The 19th Century: The Old City.
New York: St. Martin's, 1984. Some b/w illustrations. 438 pages. 8vo, brown boards, d.w. (covers just slightly dented and wrapper a bit crinkled). New York: St. Martin's Press, (1984). First American edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.	More about Jerusalem in The 19th Century: The Old City
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BEN-HORIN, Meir, ed. et al.
Studies and Essays in Honor of Abraham A.
Neuman. 649pp., 8vo, cloth. Philadelphia, 1962. Very good+.	More about Studies and Essays in Honor of Abraham A
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BENTWICH, Norman.
My 77 Years: An Account of My Life and Times, 1883- 1960.
344pp. 8vo, purple cloth, d.w. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1962. Very good.	More about My 77 Years: An Account of My Life and Times, 1883- 1960
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BERENBAUM, Michael.
The Vision of the Void: Theological Reflections on the Works of Elie Wiesel.
220pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Middletown: Wesleyan UP, 1979.	More about The Vision of the Void: Theological Reflections on the Works of Elie Wiesel
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BERGER, Abraham, Lawrence Marwick and Isidore S. Meyer, eds.
The Joshua Bloch Memorial Volume: Studies in Booklore and History
New York: New York Public Library, 1960. Frontis portrait. xix + 219pp., tall 8vo, blue cloth; lightly rubbed, minor bumping to lower corners. New York: New York Public Library, 1960. A very good copy.	More about The Joshua Bloch Memorial Volume: Studies in Booklore and History
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BERGER, Natalia ed.
Where Cultures Meet: The Story of the Jews of Czechoslovakia.
Beth Hatefutsoth: Nahum Goldmann Museum, 1990. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. Beth Hatefutsoth: Nahum Goldman Museum, (1990). Fine. Previous owner's name on inside front cover.	More about Where Cultures Meet: The Story of the Jews of Czechoslovakia
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BERKMAN, Ted.
Sabra.
Illustrated. 237pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1969. Fine copy in a near-fine dust wrapper.	More about Sabra
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BERKOWITZ, David Sandler.
In Remembrance of Creation: Evolution of Art and Scholarship in the Medieval and Renaissance Bible.
Waltham: Brandeis University Press, 1968. Color frontispiece and 158 other plates. 141pp. of text. 4to, white leatherette. Waltham, Brandeis University Press, 1968. Very good (+). Catalogue of an exhibition to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Brandeis University.	More about In Remembrance of Creation: Evolution of Art and Scholarship in the Medieval and Renaissance Bible
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Let Us Reason Together: Dialogues on Vital Contemporary Issues.
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BERMANT, Chaim.
The Jews.
New York: New York Times, 1977. 278pp., 8vo, cloth: (previous owner's signature inside front cover). New York: Times Books, (1977). Very good.	More about The Jews
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Troubled Eden: An Anatomy of British Jewry.
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BERNHEIMER, Katheryn
The 50 Greatest Jewish Movies: A Critic's ranking of the Very Best
Toronto: Birch Lane Press, 1998. Illustrated in black and white. 212 pages, wide 8vo, cream boards (light soil to bottom front edge), dust wrapper (subtle foxing to upper interior edge and top page edge, interior clean). Toronto: Birch Lane Press, (1998). A very good copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.	More about The 50 Greatest Jewish Movies: A Critic's ranking of the Very Best
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Jew-Hate As a Sociological Problem.
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The Literature of the Old Testament.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1924. xiv + 452pp., 8vo, cloth; rubbed. New York: Columbia University Press, 1924. A very good copy.	More about The Literature of the Old Testament
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L. Pasternak: His Life and Work
Berlin: Stybel, 1924. Illustrated with 73 plates, some in color, and numerous other in-text images; 1 original b/w lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Text in Hebrew, with additional captions in English and Russian. 4to, publisher's full blue leather (scuffed but sound; some foxing throughout). Berlin & Warsaw: The Stybel Publishing House [Wydawnictwo Sztybel], 1924. Limited first edition, un-numbered. Scarce. The only Monograph of Leonid Pasternak (father of Boris). Inscribed, in English, by the publisher and with another gift... More about L. Pasternak: His Life and Work
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Der Midrasch zum Buche Esther.; Zum ersten male ins Deutsche ubertragen von Dr. Aug. Wunsche. Eingeleitet und mit noten versehen von Rabb. Dr. Jul. Furst.
102 pages. Slim 8vo printed wrappers (quite worn; spine repaired with tape). Leipzig: Otto Schulze, 1881. Good only but internally clean. Ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro.	More about Der Midrasch zum Buche Esther.; Zum ersten male ins Deutsche ubertragen von Dr. Aug. Wunsche....
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The Five Scrolls.; Hebrew texts, English Translations, introductions, and new liturgies.
New York: Ccar, 1984. Illustrated and designed by Leonard Baskin. Translations edited by Rabbi Albert H. Friedlander. Introductions co-edited by Rabbi Herbert Bronstein and Rabbi Albert H. Friedlander. xiii + 323 pages. Thick folio, blue cloth, d.w. New Yorki: CCAR (Central Conference of American Rabbis), 1984/5744. Small dent in dw spine; neat inscription in English and Hebrew on front free endpaper, still a near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.	More about The Five Scrolls.; Hebrew texts, English Translations, introductions, and new liturgies
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London: Folio Society, 1967. Illustrated with delicate copper engravings by Ru Van Rossem. small slim 4to, peach silk, (spine faded) in publishers box. A near fine copy in a lightly worn slipcase. Love Lyrics from Ancient Palestine.	More about Song of Songs
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The Book of the Prophet Isaiah.
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1979. In the King James Version. With 11 watercolor illustrations by Chaim Gross. 121pp. Short folio, white calf-backed brown cloth; publisher's slipcase. N.Y.: The Limited Editions Club, 1979. A fine copy. One of 2000 numbered copies signed by the artist.	More about The Book of the Prophet Isaiah
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The Last Jew from Wegrow; The Memoirs of a Survivor of the Step-by-Step Genocide in Poland
New York: Praeger, 1991. Edited and rewritten by Louis W. Liebovich. Illus. 8vo, gray cloth. New York: Praeger, (1991). Fine.	More about The Last Jew from Wegrow; The Memoirs of a Survivor of the Step-by-Step Genocide in Poland
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Odyssey.
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BILSKI, Emily D. and BRAUN, Emily
Jewish Women and Their Salons: The Power of Conversation
New York: The Jewish Museum, 2005. Illustrated in color and black and white. 266 pages, small 4to, orange pictorial printed wrappers. New York and New Haven: The Jewish Museum with Yale University Press, (2005). Near fine.	More about Jewish Women and Their Salons: The Power of Conversation
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Jewish Women and Their Salons; The Power of Conversation
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Financially troubled Sam Kane Beef Processors LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company submitted the paperwork Tuesday in federal court in the Southern District of Texas.
The company has announced that it plans to sell.
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by Mwape Kasochi December 28, 2022
Zambia Medical Association is aware of the impact artists have in influencing citizens in the country when it comes to sensitization of different aspects of health related issues. The 2022 ZMA Artist Award recipient is James Sakala. ZMA takes keen interest in some of his songs, among them; #Iyo released in 2021 under Ukani Manje and #Ndeshilila released in 2019 under which address mental health issues currently on the rise and affecting anyone from all walks of life.
James Sakala continues to sensitize citizens and the communities on how to take mental health seriously and be supportive towards one another. Congratulations to him!
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The Zambia Medical Association recognizes the vital role of the media plays in disseminating information to the public particularly in the Associations area of interest- Health. It is based on this that every year, ZMA awards individuals who have been exceptional in the media fraternity for their consistent and effective contribution to the association.
The media categories recognized by ZMA are Electronic Media Award, Print Media that is TV and Radio and Online Media Award.
Mwebantu Online Media Representative
Zambia Business Times Representative
Newsdiggers Representative
Hot FM Radio Representative
Zanis TV Representative
Camnet TV Representatives
Radio Phoeniex Managing Director Mr.Muzaza Musulwe and Minister of Science and Technology,Hon. Felix Mutati.
2022 ZMA Media Award Recipients;
Electronic Media TV-ZANIS TV & CAMNET TV
Electronic Radio-PHOENIX & HOT FM RADIO
Print Media-NEWSDIGGERS & ZAMBIAN BUSINESS TIMES
Online Media-MWEBANTU ONLINE MEDIA
Congratulations to our media partners!
The award is given to ZMA All Weather Friend in recognition and appreciation of 100% annual subscription to the association of all the doctors in the institution before or within the 1st quarter of a calendar year. This years recipient was Mary Begg Health Services. The Medical Director, Dr. Julius Venon received the award on the institutions behalf.
Congratulations to Mary Begg Health Services.
The award is given to members who have distinguished themselves in the practice of medicine through exemplary leadership and dedication to duty either in the clinical or research sphere especially those serving in the rural areas of the country. This year the award recognized two of its members nominated by ZMA Council Chapter Chairpersons in all the ten provinces of Zambia.
NORTHWESTERN Dr. Kudanga Ngulube Chidumayo and Dr. Morphine Mweene
WESTERN Dr. Njekwa Samutumwa and Dr. Mulope Lawrence
COPPERBELT Dr. Justor Banda and Dr. Joseph Musowoya
LUSAKA Dr. Peter Kakonde and Dr. Chishala Chabala
MUCHINGA Dr Silweya David and Dr .Kapesa Philemon
NORTHERN Dr. Namuyuni Mwiinga and Dr. Humphrey Chanda
CENTRAL Dr. Peter K. Tambwe and Dr. Sydney Chabala
EASTERN Dr. Dingase Mvula and Dr. Kumwenda Robert
LUAPULA Dr. Chelu Chisanga and Dr. Kelvin Sinkala
SOUTHERN Dr. Thierry Kalombo Shamba and Dr. Dr. Grant Nkoswe
This Award celebrates a young doctor who has been in practice for less than 5 years in which he/she has shown distinguished service in the practice of modern Medicine. The individual would have shown exceptional and outstanding Medical Professionalism, Ethical Conduct, innovation and/or commitment to practice of medicine within the available resources.
DR. NICHOLAS SAKALA
Dr. Nicholas Sakala completed his Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery(MBChB) at Copperbelt University in 2017. In the same year, he was posted to Mansa General hospital as Junior Resident Medical Officer (JRMO) where he completed his internship in 2019. Thereafter, he served as Senior Resident Medical Officer (SRMO ) at the hospital before being sent to Milenge where he worked as Medical officer in Charge(MOIC) at Milenge district Hospital.
Dr. Sakala is currently serving as the District Health Director(DHD) for Lunga District in Luapula Province. Lunga district is amongst the new districts that were created in 2012, the only mode of transport is water(Marine) transport, it has several islands and currently uses solar energy. Dr. Sakala through his work has demonstrated to the people Lunga that quality service is not just about available resources but about men committed to giving optimal care to the community.
This award was sponsored by Texila American University. A huge congratulations to Dr. Nicholas Sakala!
This award is given to a medical doctor who has distinguished themselves in the arena of medical academia. They have in the practice of medicine made significant contribution to the profession of medicine as a science. Because of their work, medicine in general and the Zambia Medical Association in particular have been thrown into a positive light with practices that will inform the profession for years to come.
Dr. Nyuma Mbewe –Simukoko is an Infectious Disease Champion whose effort was recently recognized during the COVID-19 fight. She was at the time, a resident under the mentorship of universally trained mentors.
During the waves of the pandemic, she had to don several hats from primary prevention efforts, clinical care and national guideline development.
This experience rekindled her love for research, mentorship, and educational systems. She has been involved in the reevaluation of the Infectious Disease program and her successes have been mirrored by a skewed rise in women enrolled and has also given her opportunities to present groundbreaking research at global platforms such as the recently ended International Aids Conference.
Currently, she serves as a mentor for the Young Emerging Scientists and the Medical Women Association of Zambia mentorship programs which helps students develop a love for research. Professionally, she is the COVID 19 Case Management Specialist at the Zambia National Public Health Institute. And has been involved in mentorship in Advanced HIV Disease in the provinces, as well as management of pediatric patients.
Dr. Mbewe's life goal is to develop a peer-derived network of researchers offering international solutions to locally common problems such as HIV, TB and the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases.
This Award was sponsored by Onelife Assurance Zambia. A huge congratulations to Dr. Nyuma Mbewe-Simukoko.!
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This award is given to organizations that have extended support to the Zambia Medical Association, among others assisted its membership in resources or in the running of the organization. This year the award has 3 recipients;
Centre for Infectious Diseases and Research in Zambia(CIDRZ)
USAID-ZAMBIA
Dr. Ameck Kamanga receives award on behalf of PATH -Zambia
Dr. Mwanza Wa Mwanza receives award on behalf of CIDRZ
Dr. George Sinyangwe receives award on behalf of USAID- Zambia
PATH-ZAMBIA
Dr. Sharon Kapambwe is a global public health leader notable for co-leading the development and implementation of the national cervical cancer screening and prevention program in Zambia.
She is a Zambian trained medical doctor and obtained her master's degree in Public Health from the Royal Tropical Institute in the Netherlands.
She is currently Technical Officer- Cancer for WHO Africa Region providing technical guidance, mobilising, and coordinating expertise to advise and build capacities of countries in the East and Southern Africa in the evidence-based prevention, care, and treatment services for targeted cancers.
Previously, she was the Assistant Director in the Ministry of Health in Zambia with overall national responsibility for cancer prevention for six years. She ably led the national cervical cancer screening program which has emerged as the largest ongoing initiative in the Sub-Saharan region and a best practice for low- income countries.
She worked as Director of Women's Cancers at Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) doing research work and scaling up the cervical cancer prevention to the rest of the country for almost a decade until her secondment to the Ministry of Health.
She has over 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals mostly around cervical cancer in Zambia.
She is the immediate Past President for the Medical Women's Association of Zambia where she was an investigator on the Case Series on Sexual Harassment of Female Doctors by Male Doctors in Zambia.
This award was sponsored by Octagon Financial Services. A huge congratulations to Dr. Sharon Kapambwe.
This award is given to a medical doctor who has distinguished themselves in the arena of medical academia. They have in the practice of medicine made significant contribution to the profession of medicine as a science. Because of their work, medicine in general and the Zambia Medical Association in particular have been thrown into a positive light with practices that will inform the profession for years to come. This year had two award recipients;
DR. JONATHAN SITALI
Dr. Jonathan Ikachana Sitali is the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Zambia College of Medicine and Surgery. He is a consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma surgeon at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, an Honorary Lecturer of Orthopaedics and Trauma at the University of Zambia School of Medicine and is the immediate Past President of the Zambia Orthopaedics and Trauma Association. He is a member of the AO Alliance Steering Committee for English Speaking Africa and is a part – time lecturer of Public Health at the University of Lusaka since 2013. He has previously served in the Zambia Medical Association Executive Committee as Chair for Public Health (2013-15) and as Secretary General (2015 -17). Jonathan is passionate about teaching and capacity building for growth.
A huge congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Sitali!
Dr. Gordon Silumbe has been practicing medicine since 1981. His wide work experience has ranged from clinical and Teaching Nurses, Medical students and postgraduates. He has worked for the Ndola Teaching Hospital, ZCCM Hospitals, that is Nkana/Wusakile, Kalulushi ,Kabwe. Royal Edinburgh, University Teaching Hospitals and Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital. His outreach on the provincial front has been offering Teaching and Clinical services.
Dr. Silumbe is currently Party time Lecturer at Levy Mwanawasa Medical School, Lusaka Apex Medical University and Texila American University.
Some of his life time achievements are :
1. Restoration of Department of Internal Medicine to reasonable standards.
2. Advocacy for Kangaroo care for Neonates to reduce mortality when l was Chairman Infection Prevention at University Teaching Hospital.
3. Dramatic reduction in mortality on arrival Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital.
This award was sponsored by Care for Business (CFB) Hospital. A huge congratulations to Dr. Gordon Silumbwe.


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Q: Create action in polymorphic association not working I'm having trouble with the create action in my plannings_controller.
def new
  @plannable = find_plannable
  @planning = @plannable.plannings.build
  3.times { @planning.periods.build }

  respond_to do |format|
    format.html # new.html.erb
    format.json { render json: @planning }
  end
end

def create
  @plannable = find_plannable
  @planning = @plannable.plannings.build(params[:planning])
  respond_to do |format|
    if @planning.save
      format.html { redirect_to @plannable }
      format.json { render json: @planning, status: :created, location: @plannable }
    else
      format.html { render action: "new" }
      format.json { render json: @planning.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
    end
  end
end

def find_plannable
  params.each do |name, value|
    if name =~ /(.+)_id$/
      return $1.classify.constantize.find(value)
    end
  end
  nil
end

In the #new action, the find_plannable method returns the value I want, but in the #create action it returns nil and I have no idea why this is happening.
My models are just like Ryan Bates' in the rails cast polymorphic episode:
#PLANNING MODEL
class Planning < ActiveRecord::Base
  attr_accessible :subsubsystem_id, :subsystem_id, :system_id, :plannable_type, :plannable_id, :periods_attributes, :_destroy
  has_many :periods, :dependent => :destroy
  belongs_to :plannable, polymorphic: true
  accepts_nested_attributes_for :periods, :reject_if => lambda { |a| a[:planned_quantity].blank? }, :allow_destroy => true
end

#SUBSUBSYSTEM MODEL
class Subsubsystem < ActiveRecord::Base
  attr_accessible :hh, :name, :percentage, :price, :subsystem_id, :total_quantity, :unity, :value, :weight
  belongs_to :subsystem
  has_many :plannings, :as => :plannable
end

Can anyone help me?! thanks in advance!
edit: parameters:
{"utf8"=>"✓",
 "authenticity_token"=>"vSr7C1+3+RhYArAmYz+zuAsLXsXriwouF771bn79+Is=",
 "planning"=>{"periods_attributes"=>{"0"=>{"planned_quantity"=>"11"},
 "1"=>{"planned_quantity"=>"6"},
 "2"=>{"planned_quantity"=>"8"}},
 "_destroy"=>"0"},
 "commit"=>"OK"}

A: Have you checked your params it seems that you are having different value for params in case of create and new. Can you please post params hash for both create and new, it may help others is solving your problem

A: In the POST parameters, there isn't such a field matching /(.+)_id$/, so, your attempt to find the class will fail inside find_plannable
The simple fix is, in #new, add a hidden field of the plannable_id inside the form. You've already got @plannable there, so that's easy.
Then you'll have plannable_id and its value to feed find_plannable.

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