I am selling an ipod nano 3rd generation, 4gb. My friend wants to buy it for $60 is that a good price?
I will keep all of the songs on it. It is in pretty good shape, hardly any scratches. I will give her all of the cables and a case that I have for it. Would $60 be a good price for that?
that's about right, she can just transfer all your music to her itunes, $60 is a steal for you considering it's a 3rd gen.
I've found a 1985 Mustang Convertible with 180,000 miles that seems to be in pretty good shape. Missing some battery cable clamps (?) but other than that, it runs. Can anyone give me some advice on this car? Good year? Problems to look for? Thx!!!
too old, it's best days are gone.
if you want a Mustang
look at these years and engines.
convertibles will bring a little more, but sooner or later they all leak.
CAPSIZED DRAGON BOAT: Paddle for Pink, June 7, 2009
Outrigger Canoe
History
The traditional ppao of Tonga.
Hawaiiloa, a double hull sailing canoe built as a replica of Polynesian voyaging canoes.
Outrigger canoes were originally developed by the Austronesian speaking peoples of the islands of Southeast Asia for sea travel, and were used to transport these peoples both eastward to Polynesia and New Zealand and westward across the Indian Ocean as far as Madagascar during the Austronesian migration period. Even today, it is mostly among the Austronesian groups (Malay, Micronesian, Melanesian and Polynesian peoples) that outrigger canoes are used.
Outrigger fishing canoes are also used among certain non-Austronesian groups, like the Sinhala in Sri Lanka, where they are known as oruwa, as well as among some people groups in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The ethnological significance of this spread has been studied by James Hornell.
When Magellan's ships first encountered the Chamorros of the Mariana Islands in 1521, Antonio Pigafetta recorded that the Chamorros' sailboats far surpassed Magellan's in speed and maneuverability.
The Polynesian Voyaging Society has two double hull sailing canoes, Hklea and Hawaiiloa, and sails them between various islands in the Pacific using traditional Polynesian navigation methods without instruments.
The technology has persisted into the modern age. Outrigger canoes can be quite large fishing or transport vessels, and in the Philippines, outrigger canoes (called bangka, parao or balanghai) are often fitted with petrol engines. The links between seafaring and outrigger canoes in the Philippines extend through to political life, in which the smallest political unit in the country still called Barangay after the historical Balangai outrigger proas used in the original migrations of the first Austronesian peoples across the archipelago and beyond.
Modern sport use
Outrigger canoe racing has become a popular canoeing sport, with numerous clubs located around the world. Outrigger Canoe Racing is the State sport of Hawaii and an interscholastic high school sport. In Hawaii entire families participate in summer regattas with age groups from manini (children as young as 6 with an adult steersperson) and age 12 through age 60+.
Major races in Hawai'i include the Molokai Hoe (43 mi/69 km men's race from the island of Molokai to Oahu across the Kaiwi Channel), Na Wahine O Ke Kai (same race for women) and the Queen Liliuokalani Race held near Kona on the Island of Hawaii.
Racing outrigger canoes. The canoe in the front right, with a narrower hull and smaller body, is a single person outrigger canoe, or OC1. The other canoes are six person outrigger canoes, or OC6.
Six person outrigger canoes (or OC6) are among the most common used for sport use; single person outrigger canoes (or OC1) are also very common. Two and four person outrigger canoes are also sometimes used, and two six person outrigger canoes are sometimes rigged together like a catamaran to form a twelve person double canoe.
Modern OC6 hulls and amas are commonly made from glass-reinforced plastic. However, some canoes are made of more traditional materials. In Ancient Hawaii, canoes were carved from the trunks of very old koa trees. These canoes, although rare, are still very much in use today. The iako are usually made of wood; the iako-ama and iako-hull connections are typically done with rope wrapped and tied in interlocking fashion to reduce the risk of the connection coming completely apart if the rope breaks.
Modern OC1 hulls and amas are commonly made from glass-reinforced plastic, carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and/or Kevlar to produce a strong but light canoe. OC1 are often made with rudders operated by foot pedals. More traditional designs do not have rudders. OC1 commonly use iako made of aluminium, with a mechanism for quickly assembling and disassembling the canoe (snap buttons, large wing nuts, etc.).
See also
Canoe sailing
Ama and Aka
Pirogue
Proa
Vinta
Catamaran
Oruwa
Jukung
References
^ Gerhard Kapitn, Records of native craft in Sri Lanka: The single outrigger fishing canoe oruwaart 2.2: Rowed, paddled and poled oru, International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, Vol. 18
^ Irenus Eibl-Eibesfeldt, Land of a Thousand Atolls: A Study of Marine Life in the Maldive and Nicobar Islands, World Publishing Co., Cleveland and New York, 1964.
Further reading
Gary Dierking (2007) Building Outrigger Sailing Canoes, McGraw-Hill Professional. ISBN 978-0-07-148791-7
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Outrigger canoes
Polynesian Voyaging Society
Takia Outrigger Canoe Club Fiji
Northern California Outrigger Canoe Association
Hawai'i Association and Race Links
Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association
Queen Lili'uokalani Canoe Race (Kai 'Opua)
Moloka'i Hoe
Na Wahine O Ke Kai
Japan Outrigger Canoe Network
World of Boats at Eyemouth ~ Outrigger Canoes:
Tongan Pao Pao
Fijian Proa
Traditional Papuan Single Outrigger
Original Outrigger Canoe (Drua) in the Fiji Museum
An Introduction to Outrigger Canoe Paddling
Orchid Outriggers - Experience photo tours in handmade outrigger canoes on the central coast of California.
An interactive for kids featuring a traditional outrigger canoe commissioned by the National Museum of Australia
Dragon Boat and Outrigger Canoe website
"The Longest Canoe Paddle in Modern History" Article about outrigger canoe trip to the Northwest Hawaiian Islands Hawai'i. Maui No Ka 'Oi Magazine Vol. 11, No. 1 (January 2007).
"Canoes That Carve" Article about surfing outrigger canoes Hawai'i. Maui No Ka 'Oi Magazine Vol. 11, No. 3 (May 2007).
"Master Strokes." Article about outrigger canoe club in Haleiwa, Hawai'i. Hana Hou! Vol. 10, No. 3 (June/July 2007).
new hope outrigger - Complete online resource to the sport and history of outrigger canoeing.
List of resources about traditional arts and culture of Oceania
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'aparima cibi fara fire dancing firewalking haka hivinau hula kailao kapa haka Kiribati meke 'ote'a pa'o'a poi Rotuma siva Tahiti tmr tautoga Tonga 'upa'upa
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Australian Aboriginal Fijian Mori Melanesian Menehune Micronesian Oceanian legendary creatures Polynesian Rapa Nui Vanuatu
Australia East Timor1 Fiji Indonesia1 Kiribati Papua New Guinea Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
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Main sports
Sprint Slalom Marathon Polo Whitewater Sailing Freestyle
Jimmy Blakeney Tyler Bradt Paul Caffyn Tad Dennis Chris Duff Douglas C. Gordon tpnka Hilgertov Freya Hoffmeister Eric Jackson Ramo Kolenovi Brad Ludden Andrew McAuley Mark Pollock Alex Prostko Oskar Speck Rush Sturges Todd Wells Nicholas Wiechern Clay Wright Alexander Yermilov
Venues
List of whitewater rivers List of artificial whitewater courses Playspot Boulter's Lock Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre Canolfan Tryweryn Cardington Artificial Slalom Course Dickerson Whitewater Course Dorney Lake Dutch Water Dreams Eiskanal Hawaii-sur-Rhone Helliniko Olympic Complex Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre Hurley Lock Idroscalo Kanupark Markkleeberg River Thames Millrace Rapids Nene Whitewater Centre Northern Forest Canoe Trail Ocoee Whitewater Center Ohio River Trail Parc Olmpic del Segre Penrith Whitewater Stadium Raice, Czech Republic River Dart Rutherford Creek Saint Regis Canoe Area Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park South Bend, Indiana Stanley whitewater canoeing course Symonds Yat Rapids Tacen Whitewater Course Teesside White Water Course Texas Water Safari The Loop, River Dart Tour de Guden U.S. National Whitewater Center Upper Dart Water Sports Centre unovo Wolf River (Tennessee)
Competitions
List of world records in canoeing 2006 South American Games 2006 Asian Games Adirondack Canoe Classic Au Sable River Canoe Marathon Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon Dusi Canoe Marathon Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Murray Marathon National Student Rodeo Thameside Series Waterside Series
American Canoe Association British Canoe Union British Dragon Boat Racing Association Canadian Canoe Association Croatian Canoe Federation Scottish Canoe Association USA Canoe/Kayak Welsh Canoeing Association
Notable clubs
Burloak Canoe Club Canoe Cruisers Association Forth Canoe Club Kingston Royals Dragon Boat Racing Club Manchester Canoe Club Philadelphia Canoe Club Rideau Canoe Club Royal Canoe Club Viking Kayak Club
Other canoe/kayak organisations
Association of International Paddle Sport Federations Canadian Canoe Museum International Dragon Boat Federation Sir Alexander Mackenzie Canada Sea-to-Sea Bicentennial Expeditions UK Rivers Access Campaign
In the arts
Chasse-galerie Men, Rivers and Canoes Paddle-to-the-Sea The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes Waterwalker
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Hellooo people. Im planning on painting the bottom of my longboard soon and i need ideas of what to paint?
so far my choices are the gratful dead skull, the led zeppelin symbols, some sort of rasta color design, or black dude with watermelon (racist, i know, but its funny)... any of cool ideads you can think of?? btw my board is 43 inches long and i have blue wheels on it
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Peace Sheroes
Oh my, oh my, I cannot begin to tell you how delighted I am to introduce to you (unless you already know her!) the stellar, brilliant, inspiring, ever-deepening work of urban shaman Queen Mama Donna Henes. What appears below is excerpted from her Queen’s Chronicles newsletter. Her latest book, The Queen of Myself, is a daily inspiration to me. Find more or sign up for The Queen’s Chroniclesat her website.
Donna’s paean to one of my favorite peace sheroes made my heart sing. So to begin the school year, I invite you to swim in Donna’s wondrous prose on the subject of Peace Pilgrim. It is followed by a prayer for peace penned by Ellen Bass that had me weeping by its triumphant end.
Queen of Peace
Peace Pilgrim devoted almost 30 years of her life to walking and talking for peace. Born Mildred Lisette Norman in 1908 on a small poultry farm in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey. She was the oldest of three children in a loving, close-knit, extended family of nine.
The Norman ancestors had fled Germany for America in the mid-19th century to escape conflict and militarism. Her parents instilled a strong peace ethic in their children, encouraging discussion of social and political issues, and pursuit of moral questions. The family considered themselves "free-thinkers" who sought answers through reason and logic.
After her high school graduation, Mildred Norman took secretarial jobs. As a young adult, she led an active social life and at the age of 25 she eloped with Stanley Ryder, a businessman. They were very mismatched and the marriage was fractious from the start. Stanley wanted a traditional domestic life and children; Mildred did not. He liked to drink, Mildred did not. Stanley believed in war, Mildred did not. With each passing year, the couple grew further apart.
Ironically, during the Great Depression Mildred learned that making money was easy, and that spending it foolishly was completely meaningless. She knew that this was not her destiny, but did not know what was.
She did know, however, that she was dissatisfied with her life. She was increasingly uncomfortable about having so much while others were starving. In 1938 she spent an entire night walking through the woods praying for guidance to discover her calling, and she underwent a profound spiritual experience awakening,
I felt a complete willingness, without any reservations, to give my life - to dedicate my life - to service. "If you can use me for anything, please use me!" I prayed to God. "Here I am-take all of me; use me as you will. I withhold nothing." Then a great peace came over me. I experienced a complete willingness without reservations whatsoever, to give my life to something beyond my self.
Thus began a 15-year period of intense inner transformation. She said, "I tell you it's a point of no return. After that, you can never go back to completely self-centered living."
For the entire decade of the 1940s, Mildred searched diligently for the service that she felt she was called to undertake. First she worked with senior citizens and those with emotional problems. Then she volunteered for peace organizations: the Quaker American Friends Service Committee, the Philadelphia Fellowship Commission and the United Nations Council of Philadelphia and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
As she entered her midlife, Mildred began to radically simplify her life. She decided to get rid of unnecessary possessions and frivolous activities. She dissolved her unhappy marriage. She became a vegetarian, disciplined herself to live on ten dollars a week, and pared down her wardrobe to two dresses. Her goal was to "experience and learn to appreciate the great freedom of simplicity."
She described this period as a time when she was engaged in a great struggle between ego and conscience, or between her "lower, self-centered nature," and the "higher, God-centered nature." She strived to overcome selfishness in order to attain inner peace and spiritual maturity.
Mildred joined the Endurance Hiking Club and took wilderness treks to increase her physical strength and to gain experience in simple living. In 1952 she became to the first woman to walk the entire 2,050-mile length of the Appalachian Trail in one season.
Life on the trail agreed with her. Hiking reinforced her belief in simplicity and confirmed her ability to live "in harmony at need level" for long periods of time, in all weather conditions. She managed to live outdoors for five months equipped with only a pair of slacks, one shirt one sweater, a blanket and two plastic sheets.
Her menu, morning and evening, was two cups of uncooked oatmeal soaked in water and flavored with brown sugar; at noon, she had two cups of double strength dried milk, plus any berries, nuts or greens that she found in the woods.
Her experience convinced her that material possessions were simply a burden, and that to achieve a daily state of grace, she would need to maintain that simplicity after she got off the trail.
Her long walk led to a period of concentrated inner questioning about what she, one person, could do in the cause of peace. This midlife meditation culminated in her experiencing a powerful spiritual vision, an undeniable epiphany. She came to understand that it was her destiny to be "a wanderer until mankind has learned the ways of peace." I then saw in my mind's eye, myself walking along and wearing the garb of my mission...I saw a map of the United States with the large cities marked - and it was as though someone had taken a colored crayon and marked a zigzag line across, coast to coast and border to border, from Los Angeles to New York City. I knew what I was to do. I will talk to everyone who will listen to me about the way to peace. I'm even planning to wear a sign, the back of which will read, "Walking Coast to Coast for Peace" and the front, "Peace Pilgrim.
She gave away all of her possessions - including her name - and prepared to embark upon the incredible pilgrimage that she would maintain for the rest of her life.
Step by step. . .Mile by mile. . .Walking. . .Marching. . .Dancing Becoming a moving force for peace. -DH
On the morning of January 1, 1953 at age 44, Mildred Norman Ryder adopted the name Peace Pilgrim, put on a pair of sneakers, donned dark blue slacks, blouse, and a tunic - blue being the international color for peace - and set out from Pasadena, California to walk the length of the country. She pledged to walk until she was given shelter and to fast until she was offered food.
She marched ahead of the Rose Parade where thousands of people could see her off on her way. Her tunic bore her name, Peace Pilgrim, on the front and the back was printed with her goal: 10,000 Miles for World Peace. She carried her few belongings - a comb, a toothbrush, a pen, some postal stamps and nothing else, not a penny - in its pockets.
Peace Pilgrim stepped out for peace on faith alone, and in so doing, undertook a daring and groundbreaking feat that represented enormous moral courage. On that first trip, in the midst of the Korean War, the Cold War, and at the height of the McCarthy era, she walked 5,000 miles from California to New York, from coast to coast and from border to border, sharing her message of peace. No one walks so safely as one who walks humbly and harmlessly with great love and great faith. For such a person gets through to the good in others (and there is good in everyone), and therefore cannot be harmed. This works between individuals, it works between groups and it would work between nations if nations had the courage to try it.
She gave everyone she met a printed explanation of her walk that bore the simple message. "This is the way to peace - overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love." She rarely missed more than three meals before she was offered food. If she was not offered shelter, she slept in fields, under bridges, and on more than one occasion, in jail.
During her 28 years on the road, Queen Peace far exceeded her original mile-goal. When she passed the 25,000-mile mark, she stopped counting, but she continued to walk for 17 more years. She went through 29 pairs of sneakers, averaging 1500 miles per pair. At that rate, she walked about 43,500 miles.
By the time of her death in 1981, she had walked across the United States seven times, visited ten Canadian provinces and parts of Mexico, spreading her hopeful message of peace and inspiration to the countless thousands of folks who crossed her extraordinary path.
Peace Pilgrim is my shero. I can only pray for the wisdom and determination to follow in her footsteps. To attain inner peace you must actually give your life, not just your possessions. When you at last give your life - bringing into alignment your beliefs and the way you live - then, and only then, can you begin to find inner peace.
This has to be one of the most beautiful prayers for peace I’ve ever read. It followed Donna’s essay in her Queen’s Chronicles.
Pray For Peace
Pray to whomever you kneel down to: Jesus nailed to his wooden or marble or plastic cross, his suffering face bent to kiss you, Buddha still under the Bo tree in scorching heat, Adonai, Allah. Raise your arms to Mary that she may lay her palm on our brows, to Shekinhah, Queen of Heaven and Earth, to Inanna in her stripped descent.
Pray to the bus driver who takes you to work, pray on the bus, pray for everyone riding that bus and for everyone riding buses all over the world. If you haven't been on a bus in a long time, climb the few steps, drop some silver, and pray.
Waiting in line for the movies, for the ATM, for your latte and croissant, offer your plea. Make your eating and drinking a supplication. Make your slicing of carrots a holy act, each translucent layer of the onion, a deeper prayer.
Hawk or Wolf, or the Great Whale, pray Bow down to terriers and shepherds and Siamese cats. Fields of artichokes and elegant strawberries.
Make the brushing of your hair a prayer, every strand its own voice, singing in the choir on your head. As you wash your face, the water slipping through your fingers, a prayer: Water, softest thing on earth, gentleness that wears away rock.
Making love, of course, is already a prayer. Skin and open mouths worshipping that skin, the fragile case we are poured into,
If you're hungry, pray. If you're tired. Pray to Gandhi and Dorothy Day. Shakespeare. Sappho. Sojourner Truth.
When you walk to your car, to the mailbox, to the video store, let each step be a prayer that we all keep our legs, that we do not blow off anyone else's legs. Or crush their skulls. And if you are riding on a bicycle or a skateboard, in a wheel chair, each revolution of the wheels a prayer that as the earth revolves we will do less harm, less harm, less harm.
And as you work, typing with a new manicure, a tiny palm tree painted on one pearlescent nail or delivering soda or drawing good blood into rubber-capped vials, writing on a blackboard with yellow chalk, twirling pizzas -
With each breath in, take in the faith of those who have believed when belief seemed foolish, who persevered. With each breath out, cherish.
Pull weeds for peace, turn over in your sleep for peace, feed the birds for peace, each shiny seed that spills onto the earth, another second of peace. Wash your dishes, call your mother, drink wine.
Shovel leaves or snow or trash from your sidewalk. Make a path. Fold a photo of a dead child around your VISA card. Gnaw your crust. Mumble along like a crazy person, stumbling your prayer through the streets.
Ellen Bass. From her book The Human Line, published by Copper Canyon Press, 2007
Spiritual author and counselor for 25 years; ordained omnifaith minister, corporate consultant on the spirit of business; blogger for Ode Magazine on peace and for The Huffington Post on spirituality in the world. For all Dr. Corso loves and creates, continually visit http://www.susancorso.com
Why is it that conservatives think Jesus would be one of them?
Don't they realize that he's all about peace and love?
If you honestly think about it, he would be a pro life, moderate, Democrat. He would shun the NRA and the war in Iraq. He would be all for free health care, so all of us can be treated. He would be all for the bail outs so less people are on the streets. He would be all for the wall street investigation bill, so sinners decisions don't lead to the demise of people. He would shun the Tea Party for their disgusting acts... Honestly, do you think that if Jesus came back he would grab a shotgun and a case of beer and start watching the NASCAR race?
With a name like Jesus he better not go to Arizona without his papers.
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When your gleaming cruiser is park in an unsecured spot, un-alarmed and uncovered for all the world to see, street prowlers on their way to the grocery will test-sat your motorcycle as a target for a quick heist. On the other hand, professional crooks have a list of the kinds of motorcycles they want to pilfer and if your motorcycle model happens to be in their list, you better take security measures before they take away your pride and joy. Whether you have your motorcycle security system installed professionally at the factory or the do-it-yourself kind, it does not matter as long as you wont provide an easy rip off for these slimeballs.
College and mall parking lots, airports' large parking lots that are often deserted during early dawn and motorcycle rallies and shows where there are fleets of motorcycles to choose from, these are often the target places for thieves looking for an easy prey. So the rule always comes down to the basics. Always park your motorcycle, where you can see it from the restaurant you patronize. If you have a bowling habit every Tuesdays, use a motorcycle cover to drape over your cruiser to keep potential criminals at bay.
Use an ultra violet pen and mark your driver's license number on motorcycle components, such as under the seats engine.dipstick or on body panels. Even better install a Datatag or Alpha Dot security marking system. Photocopy your registration and roll the copy up inside the handlebar, tool bag, under some cover or in the headlight shell. By doing these things you have better chances of recovering your motorcycle(in case it gets stolen) and may help bust a motorcycle theft ring and convict the thieves or handler of stolen motorcycle parts.
Stolen motorcycle can be dismantled and the motorcycle parts are sold as they can be smuggled out of the country and sold as they are. The motorcycle components can also be installed in a what is passed off as a custom frame and sold as a new bike. Also the motorcycle is given an altered or fake VIN and resold locally. So it is really important to mark your bike parts with your identification.
There are many variety of locks ranging from high-end hasps to stuff you can rummage at your local hardware store. Quality disc locks,chains and lock,cable,shackle or U-locks, wheel locks,fork and ignition locks. There are even a wide array of locks for motorcycle accessories like, keyed and detachable lock for backrest or luggage packs. Really, there are plenty of locks at your disposal.
The main trick here, is to use two or three different locks so that the thieving criminal may not have ample time ir tools to defeat the various locks on-site. He may pass up your motorcycle and go look for other bikes to victimize. Do not leave your long chains lying on the ground where it can be easily defeated with common tools like cutters, slide hammer, grinders or torches. Carrying a hefty cable lock or U-lock or any in ground anchor may not be convenient (that is if your bike does not have saddlebags). Use these types of locks to anchor the bike to something solid like lamp post, fence,car or the ground. It will prevent a group of muscled guys from rolling away your two-wheeler into a waiting van.
Some motorcycle owners will use creative and confusing techniques to foil the bad guys. One motorcycle owner wired a concealed two-way switch into his starter button. When he park he would flip the switch. If someone other than him push the starter button, the horn will start honking and it wouldn't stop until the owner(the one who knows how to flip the right switch) will turn it off. Another one reconfigured his petcock handle, so it will appear to be on reserve, when off.
There are numerous ways you can rewire and reconfigure choke controls and stuff to confuse the thieves and make them look like idiots. What do you think these felons would react if confronted with a clutch that won't engage or there are no shift lever there to choose a gear or a center stand that won't retract?
If you live in apartment complexes, naturally you park your motorcycle in communal garages. To provide a challenge for thieves, negotiate a spot where you can anchor your motorcycle to a pillar or pipe and to prevent passers-by from prying, a motorcycle cover with locks is recommended. If you own your garage you can DIY or pro install a dedicated security system or as an extension of the security system on the rest of your home. Again be creative, you can set a tied black thread to your motorcycle to a pile of bottles in your garage. If a trespasser will trip over the thread, the sound of breaking glass will surely alarm you and your neighbors.
In your garage, you can secure your motorcycle by anchoring it to the ground. Use a U shaped steel anchors with heavy duty chain and lock that is inserted thorough the frame and anchor it in your garage floor and lock it with industrial grade padlock. A cctv camera, door motion sensors,pressure pad and motion-activated floodlights at the entrance will surely hinder trespassers.
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