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Footgear and caps clearly point towards Serbian troops, which would be great to fill an important gap in the market (the Coates & Shine / HäT set suffers from poor sculpting). I think the same figures could be used for WW2.
They are wisely dressed in coates and hide their ammo pouches, so lots of conversion possibilities (WW2 Greeks anybody?)!
As there are enough Adrian helmets already, I would prefer having as many as possible in the traditional serb sajkaca cap. These men were not spoilt with automatic guns, so one light machine gun pose would be enough for me.
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I wonder if Strelets is trying for flexibility in this set? The Serbian army that fought in the Balkan Wars and the first two years of World War I was dressed in the Sajakca cap and the distinctive Serbian uniforms, mostly armed with Russian-supplied weapons (Mosin-Nagants and Maxims). After the army's defeat in 1915 and its great retreat over the mountains through Albania, the survivors were in rags and had lost most of their weapons along the way. When the army was re-formed on Corfu with mostly French assistance, they were given French uniforms (along with the Adrian helmet) and French weaponry like the Chauchat and the Lebel. That was the look of the Serbian army that took part in the battles of 1917-18 on the Salonika Front and later as the army of Yugoslavia right through the war of 1941 against Germany and Italy.
So it looks like the set is designed to be useable for two different time periods and two different conflicts - the Balkan Wars and battles against the Austrians, Bulgarians and Germans in 1914-15 and then the later Salonika Front battles in 1917-18 with French uniforms and equipment. Hopefully there will be a good enough mixture of troop types and weapons that each part of the set is sufficient for each conflict.
Would Agree with Samogon, a mixture of early and late stuff that shouldn't really exist at the same time... The Lewis gun is doubtfull at best and "handle" is a 1920 mod designed for carrying, it is un-necesary for combat otherwise....
An absolutely incredible set! I will be buying several!
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Can't wait for those guys and their Turkish opponents to get here. Thank you Strelets!!! :-)
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I wrote to Strelets :
"I have bought all your WWII releases and like any classic collector of figures, I could never fail to buy the figures of the Arab Revolt.
The "Lawrence" cavalry I've already bought 4 boxes. Future releases of Arabs on foot and Turks, I intend to buy 6 boxes of each. They are magnificent.
I would like to make a suggestion that would make collectors happy and would also be a sales success of their figures:
Also make a troop of the French Foreign Legion in the desert.
Which classic collector would not also buy boxes of legionaries to fight with these magnificent Arab figures?"
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I believe that the Strelets French Foreign Legion figures in the desert to fight the Arabs, would be desired by large number of collectors
That would be awesome, I've been waiting for another set of classic FFL for years! I definitely believe there would be a market for them too.
On the other hand I think the French uniformed CSRG (called Automatic Rifles at the time) is good and not previously done before in this attacking pose, he needs a second to act as a quick loader though, a set of late WW1 french Infantry weapons would certainly be welcome... a DB/VB rifle grenade team and a small portable pneumatic trench mortar(called howitzers at the time)like the 1915+ 60mm Brandt (early tripod and later lighter stand on a foot version existed) with compressed air supplied by a hand pump or bottle...
Heavier tripod Brandt Type A 1915, pic probably taken 1918.

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The ingredients needed to prepare "Vareniki" or dumplings with potatoes:
- Provide 500 g potatoes
- Prepare 250-270 g flour
- Get 2 pcs eggs
- Use 100 ml milk
- Use 2 pcs onion
- Provide 50 ml + 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
- Prepare 50 g butter
- Prepare 2 tbsp sugar
- Take to taste salt, pepper
Instructions to make "Vareniki" or dumplings with potatoes:
- Peel potatoes and boil until done.
- Mix flour with eggs, salt, milk and 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil. Mix the dough, cover and leave for 30 minutes.
- Peel onion and finely chop. Fry to transparency, add sugar, fry to make caramelized onion.
- Stir the potatoes in puree with butter.
- Roll the dough into a thin layer. Cut out mugs of a diameter of about 7 cm. Add the filling to the dough.
- Put the dumplings in boiling salted water. When they come up, cook for 3 more minutes.
- Finished dumplings put in a bowl with caramelized onions, mix and serve to the table. You can sprinkle with finely chopped green onions.
Use a spatula to gently fold in egg until just combined. Potato, Bacon and Caramelised Onion stuffed Vareniki. These little pockets of joy are Ukrainian cousins of Polish Pierogi. Let me introduce you to little pockets of heaven aka Vareniki. You might know them by another name Pierogi.
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I am a University of Michigan Musical Theatre grad and I wear my Maize and Blue proud. Being a U of M grad in the world of musical theatre has given me opportunities that never would have been open to me otherwise, and dear friends and a network of professional artists that I am blessed to have. It’s like having a golden ticket- a degree from Michigan is a privilege, an honor, and a great accomplishment.
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The answers are no, no, none, and no- although we do live in the same neighborhood and I smile at him when I see him walking his dog.
What no one tells you in your four years of preparation to enter this crazy field is that there is no guarantee of success. And what’s more, the expectations we have for ourselves as graduates of such a program can be too much to handle.
I graduated in 2012 thinking I would make it ‘big’ right away. Every week my classmates and I would hear the awesome news of friends of ours in previous classes making their Broadway debut (or second or third appearance) or getting a tour, or even a TV gig. It was Broadway or bust for all 24 of my classmates and I. We saw the standard of excellence for Michigan grads and we were chomping at the bit to have our chance at success.
Things did not play out how I imagined. I finished showcase, didn’t sign with an agent, and set out on a year and a half of auditions where nothing really came to fruition. I was called back for Broadway shows and tours, I performed in small things here and there, but there was no “I’ve made it in New York” moment for me. It was discouraging to say the least.
But what my real mistake was, and the whole point of me writing this, was… I was looking sideways the whole time.
You know Mr. Wagner’s line? Something like, you can’t go forward if you’re looking sideways? That was me. And that was so many of my friends. And that is so many of my talented, incredible, hard working students now. I was absolutely comparing my life and my success to people on completely different paths. I kept happiness at arm’s length because my life looked different from theirs.
My life started to look more and more like this: spending time in the studio teaching voice lessons to people who valued my skills and whose energy brought light to my life, pursuing relationships, growing my teaching business, pursuing continued vocal education, pouring energy into my friendships and family and getting back the same.
I always knew I wanted to be a full time voice teacher one day, I just didn’t imagine it meaning so much to me so quickly. In fact, I’ve been teaching, training and re-certifying as an instructor every year for the past ten years, with what is now the Institute for Vocal Advancement. What was initially going to help me avoid waiting tables has become my real passion and the thing that I am most fulfilled by.
It was hard to admit this to myself, let alone my friends, a few of whom were making huge strides in their acting careers right about this time. It was honestly embarrassing for me to say things like, “It doesn’t seem like now is the right time for me in this business. But you know what I might like even more? This whole teaching thing.”
Did people think I was “giving up?” My professors and family expect more from me, am I letting them down? Am I letting myself down? Isn’t acting what I was “supposed” to do?
I just found this “journal” entry in a forgotten notebook tonight. It’s from the day before last year’s incredible Maize and Blue on Broadway concert in honor of Brent Wagner. I wrote,
“I am sad not to be important enough to to be in the Maize and Blue concert. Not to not be in it, but to be of so little consequence in this field, I’m useless… I’m afraid to feel fat, unimportant, untalented by my friends and colleagues at the concert tomorrow. I feel like nothing I’ve accomplished matters, especially in the Michigan MT context.”
Have you ever felt this way?
Here’s what I’ve learned. My path is not the same as yours, and yours is different from the next person’s. When I have let success be defined as just one narrow outcome in a world FULL of opportunity, I have absolutely let myself be miserable. When I measure myself against my friends with Broadway credits or Broadway bodies, I keep happiness at arm’s length.
If this is your dream, do it! Do it with all your heart, mind, and strength! If it’s taking longer than you expected, that’s ok. Breathe, relax, and keep working. And if it turns out this funny business of show isn’t where your heart lies, then give yourself permission to follow it elsewhere. I admire my friends and colleagues who have found themselves in law school, behind a casting table, teaching children’s dance classes, writing Oscar winning songs, directing commercials, starring in their own plays, becoming parents, launching a community theatre, and going to med school.
The world is wide enough. You are important just the way you are, and Broadway credits or not, that will not change. We each have inherent value, and this life is too short to not find out what your unique contribution to the world will be.
Today, seeing my best friends’ names in the playbill is a thrill. I genuinely rejoice in the success of those around me, and I’ve allowed others to celebrate mine as well. To my fellow Wolverines and all dreamers out there- I can’t wait to see what you create. Keep looking forward, because I promise you don’t want to miss the beautiful path you are on.
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The Eagle Brand pumpkin pie is a must-have for Thanksgiving or any time of year for that matter! You deserve nothing but the best.
With its smooth, creamy, and custard-like filling, you won’t be able to stop at just one piece of this pie. (I’m thinking maybe three.)
Besides its gloriousness, though, what makes me love it the most is how insanely easy it is to make. The key is sweetened condensed milk!
Not only does this golden beauty make this recipe a breeze, but it also makes the pie thicker, smoother, and creamier than others.
If you already have an existing recipe, scratch that. When it comes to flavor and level of difficulty, this one is all you’ll need.
Eagle Brand Pumpkin Pie
I’ve already raved about how awesome this pie’s filling is. Now, let me tell you more about the crust.
A lot of people find making a crust from scratch to be too daunting a task, which then keeps them from baking pies.
If you’re one of them, don’t be deterred.
I’ll let you in on a secret: store-bought, refrigerated pie crusts are perfectly fine.
Now, this isn’t to say that they’re just as good as homemade.
But if making crust from scratch is the only thing stopping you from making a pie, by all means, go for store-bought!
Don’t worry, I have a few tricks up my sleeve that’ll make that refrigerated crust taste buttery and flaky.
Keep them in mind, and you’ll be one step closer to pie crust perfection.
What is Sweetened Condensed Milk?
Sweetened condensed milk is made with concentrated cow’s milk sweetened with sugar. It’s thick, sticky, sweet, and creamy.
Because of its consistency, adding it to pumpkin pie filling will make it super thick and smooth.
Also, unlike when using evaporated or half-and-half, there’s no need to add sugar when you’re working with condensed milk.
That’s one less thing to measure.
How to Make Pumpkin Pie
This is, without a doubt, the easiest pumpkin pie recipe I’ve ever tried, and it results in perfection every time.
To make the filling, simply whisk together the pumpkin puree, condensed milk, beaten eggs, spices, and salt, until smooth. That’s it!
Pour it into the pie crust and bake. Start with 425 degrees Fahrenheit, then after 10 minutes, reduce the heat to 350.
Bake it for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the sides have set. The middle should still be a bit jiggly.
Let it cool completely, and voila.
Can I Use Fresh Pumpkin Puree in This Recipe?
I normally opt for fresh ingredients when cooking or baking. But in the case of pumpkin pie, canned is the way to go.
Fresh pumpkin has a lot of water content, and if you don’t drain it well, your filling will be runny.
You’ll also need to strain it adequately, or it’ll be gritty and grainy.
And most importantly, working with fresh pumpkins is just too much of a hassle.
Meanwhile, canned pumpkin is already strained, drained, and pureed for you. Just dump it into a bowl and it’s ready to go.
Tips for Making The Best Pie
- Freeze the crust. Fit it into the pie plate. I like using a glass dish, here, because it allows me to check the progress of the crust while in the oven.
- Cover it with plastic wrap, and let it sit in the freezer for 1 hour. The colder the crust is, the flakier it gets during baking.
- Blind-baking is another essential step if you want your crust to stay crisp and firm despite being filled with custard. It’s a super-simple step: just bake the crust half-way through before pouring the filling in.
- Here’s what you’ll do: after freezing, remove the plastic wrap and line the crust with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
- Fill the crust with pie weights (dried beans, uncooked rice, and pennies will work, too.) The weights will keep the dough from puffing up during baking.
- Bake the crust for 10 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit with the weights on. Then, remove the weights and lining and bake for another 10 minutes.
- Canned pumpkin is already pureed, but if you want your filling extra smooth and silky, pop it in the blender and puree it again.
- My go-to brand has been, is, and will always be Libby’s (not a paid ad!). Out of the several brands I’ve tried, it’s the one with the best consistency and color. Bonus points for its gorgeous, deep orange hue, too.
- Give your filling an even deeper flavor by cooking the canned pumpkin over low-medium heat for 5 minutes, or just until it starts to bubble up.
- Slightly beat the eggs before mixing them with the rest of the ingredients. They’ll incorporate better that way.
- Speaking of eggs, if you want an even richer pumpkin pie, throw in another egg yolk into the filling.
- Cracking is one of the main concerns when making pumpkin pie. The trick is to not over-beat the filling. When you whisk the ingredients together, stop as soon as they’re smooth and well-combined.
- Also, stick to the prescribed baking temperature and duration. The filling will crack if you over or under-bake it.
- If you notice that the crust’s edges are browning way too much and the filling isn’t done yet, cover the dish loosely with aluminum foil.
- Some recipes will tell you to stick a knife into the center of the pie to test for doneness DON’T. If you’re careful, it likely won’t happen, but it can cause the pie to crack down the middle.
- To test, just give the pie a jiggle. The sides should be all set and dry, while the center is still just a little wobbly.
- Wait for the pie to cool completely before you slice. I hate waiting, too, but this is a must. The filling needs at least 2 hours to set. If you cut it too soon, you’ll just get wet, runny slices.
- Pumpkin pie can be made up to 2 days in advance. Make it and then forget about it! It stays perfectly delicious even when refrigerated. You won’t have to juggle cooking the turkey, the side dishes, and the dessert all on the same day.
- This pumpkin pie is delicious as it is, but why not level up with some homemade whipped cream? One dollop of this billowy goodness makes a big difference.
- To make whipped cream, just beat cold heavy whipping cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks, about 2 minutes. You can add some powdered sugar along the way if you want a sweet garnish.
The most common thickener is starch, in the form of flour, cornstarch, or arrowroot.
When using this method, you’ll need to cook the filling over low heat, stirring it constantly, until it reaches your desired thickness.
Another ideal method is to add eggs. This is why this recipe calls for an additional egg yolk!
Yolks make the filling extra rich and gives it that gorgeous, custard-like consistency.
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Air Canada operated with government regulations ensuring its dominance over domestic regional carriers and rival CP Air. Short-haul carriers were restricted to one of five regions where they could operate, and could not compete directly with Air Canada and CP Air. CP Air itself was subject to capacity limits on intercontinental flights, and restricted from domestic operations. Air Canada's fares were also subject to regulation by the government.
In the late 1970s, with reorganization at CNR, Air Canada became an independent Crown corporation. Passage of the Air Canada Act of 1978 ensured that the carrier would compete on a more equal footing with rival regional airlines and CP Air, and ended the government's direct regulatory control over Air Canada's routings, fares, and services. The act also transferred ownership of the carrier from Canadian National Railway to a subsidiary of the national government.[Deregulation of the Canadian airline market, under the new National Transportation Act, 1987 officially opened the airline market in Canada to equal competition. The carrier's fleet expansion saw the acquisition of Boeing 727, Boeing 747, and Lockheed Tristar jetliners.
Air Canada officials indicated that the carrier would need additional sources of capital to fund its modernisation. By 1985, the Canadian government was indicating a willingness to privatise both Canadian National Railways and Air Canada. In 1988 Air Canada was privatised, and 43% of its shares are sold on the public market, with the initial public offering completed in October of that year. By this time, its long-haul rival CP Air had become Canadian Airlines International following its acquisition by Pacific Western Airlines.
On 7 December 1987, Air Canada became the first airline in the world to have a fleet-wide non-smoking policy, and in 1989 became completely privatised. The successful privatisation effort was aided by a public relations effort led by company president Claude I.Taylor and chief executive officer Pierre J. Jeanniot.
In the early 1990s, Air Canada encountered financial difficulties as the airline industry slumped in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War. In response the airline restructured its management, hiring former Delta Air Lines executive Hollis L. Harris as its CEO. Harris restructured the airline's operations, reduced management positions, moved the corporate headquarters to Dorval Airport, and sold the enRoute card business to Diners Club in 1992. By 1994, Air Canada had returned to profitability.[The same year also saw the carrier winning route access to fly from Canada to the new Kansai Airport in Osaka, Japan.
In 1995, taking advantage of a new U.S.-Canada open skies agreement, Air Canada added 30 new transborder routes. In May 1997, Air Canada became a founding member of the Star Alliance, with the airline launching code-shares with several of the alliance's members. The second half of the 1990s saw the airline earn consistent profits, totaling $1 billion for the 1997 to 1999 period.
On 2 September 1998 pilots for Air Canada launched the company's first pilots' strike, demanding higher wages. At the end of 1999 the Canadian government relaxed some of the aviation regulations, aimed at creating a consolidation of the Canadian airline industry. That year, American Airlines launched a takeover bid of ailing rival Canadian Airlines, spurring Air Canada to submit a competing offer for its largest rival.
In January 2001 Air Canada acquired Canada's second largest air carrier, Canadian Airlines, merging the latter's operations into its own. As a result, Air Canada became the world's twelfth-largest commercial airline in the first decade of the 21st century. However, as Air Canada gained access to its former rival's financial statements, officials learned that the carrier was in worse financial shape than previously thought. An expedited merger strategy was pursued, but in summer 2000 the integration efforts led to flight delays, luggage problems, and other frustrations. However, service improved following Air Canada officials pledge to do so by January 2001. Following the difficult merger, the airline was confronted by the global aviation market downturn, and the challenge of increased competition, posting back-to-back losses in 2001 and 2002.
On 1 April 2003, Air Canada filed for bankruptcy protection; it emerged from this protection on 30 September 2004, 18 months later.During the period of bankruptcy protection, the company was subject to two competing bids from Cerberus Capital Management and Victor Li. The Cerberus bid would have seen former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney installed as chairman, being recruited by Cerberus' international advisory board chair Dan Quayle, himself the former vice president of the United States. Cerberus was rejected because it had a reputation of changing existing employee pension agreements, a move strongly opposed by the CAW. At first, Air Canada selected Victor Li's Trinity Time Investments, which initially asked for a board veto and the chairmanship in return for investing $650 million in the airline. Li, who holds dual citizenship from Canada and Hong Kong, later demanded changes to the pension plan (which was not in his original takeover bid), but since the unions refused to budge, the bid was withdrawn.
Finally, Deutsche Bank unveiled an $850-million financing package for Air Canada, if it would cut $200 million in annual cost cutting in addition to the $1.1 billion that the unions agreed on in 2003. It was accepted after last-minute talks between CEO Robert Milton and CAW president Buzz Hargrove got the union concessions needed to let the bid go through.
ACE Aviation Holdings became the new parent company under which the reorganised Air Canada was held. In October 2004, Canadian singer, Celine Dion became the face of Air Canada, hoping to relaunch the airline, and draw in a more international market after an eighteen month period of bankruptcy protection. She recorded her single, You and I, which subsequently appeared in several Air Canada commercials.
On 31 October 2004, the last Air Canada Boeing 747 flight landed in Toronto from Frankfurt as AC873, ending 33 years of 747 service with the airline. The Boeing 747-400 fleet was replaced by the Airbus A340 fleet. On 19 October 2005, Air Canada unveiled a new aircraft colour scheme and uniforms. A Boeing 767-300ER was painted in the new silver-blue colour, and the green tail was replaced with a new version of the maple leaf known as the 'Frosted Leaf.'
On 9 November 2005, Air Canada entered into an agreement to renew its widebody fleet with Boeing by purchasing 18 Boeing 777s (10 -300ERs, 6 -200LRs, 2 777 Freighters), and 14 Boeing 787-8s. It also placed options to purchase an additional 18 Boeing 777s and 46 Boeing 787-8s and -9s. All of the 777s will be powered by the GE90-115B engine, and the 787-8s, by the GEnx engine. Deliveries of the 777s began in March 2007 and deliveries of the 787s are to begin in the second half of 2013. As the 777s are delivered, and as the 787s are delivered, it will gradually retire all Boeing 767s and Airbus A330s.
On 24 April 2007, Air Canada announced that it has exercised half of its options for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The firm order for the Dreamliners is now at 37 plus 13 options, for a total of 50. This makes Air Canada the largest customer of the Dreamliner in North America and the third largest in the world (behind Qantas and All Nippon Airways). It also announced that it has cancelled orders for two Boeing 777Fs. In November 2007, Air Canada announced that it will lease an additional Boeing 777-300ER from ILFC. Air Canada has now taken delivery of the 18 Boeing 777s on order (12 -300ERs, 6 -200LRs) and still holds options for 16 more, totaling 34.
Air Canada has 45 Embraer ERJ-190 aircraft Air Canada has also taken delivery of 15 Embraer 175s. It holds options on an additional 60 Embraer 190s. These aircraft are being used to expand its intra-Canada and Canada/USA routes. Additionally, some of the Embraer 190s will replace older A319/A320s.
The latest in the Air Canada story is that Air Canada Jazz will get a name change to "Air Canada Express". They are also starting a LCLC (Low Cost Leisure Carrier) that will draw on B-767 and Airbus A-319 from the AC fleet.
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Magnet floating base MGB-2
Four pieces set 33,000yen Three pieces set 25,000yen One piece 8,500yen (simple packaging)
New product MGB-2 is the epoch-making setting base which is not in the former and which intercepted vibration using the repulsion of a magnet.
MGB-2 already miniaturized MGB-1 large-sized on sale, and it planned it so that it could be used for comparatively small and lightweight apparatus.
Although MGB-1 could use the apparatus from 8kg to 40kg at the time of four-piece use, it was not able to be used for apparatus lighter than it.
Then, this machine is designed mainly for a product of 10kg or less.
Specifically, a preamplifier, CD player and phono equalizer amplifier, a DA converter, etc. are applicable.
The highest neodium magnet of holding power was adopted as the magnet, and high performance has been obtained though it is small.
There are the N pole and the S pole in a magnet, between different poles, it draws each other near and there is character to oppose, between the poles.
MGB-2 is designed carry out floating of the apparatus which put on the top using the repulsion.
If it is made to come floating with a magnet, the apparatus which put on the top will hardly receive the vibration from a floor, but its influence of vibration from a speaker will decrease extremely.
Therefore, sound becomes clear and degradation of the sound resulting from vibration can be prevented.
The main part part of MGB-2 is using African ebony material with the high vibration control effect and high evaluation by the beauty of sound.
This material is very as heavy as specific gravity 1.4, and since it is used also for oboe or a clarinet, it is acknowledged that sound is also good.
In addition, for finish of the portion of wood, it is finishing up using the eco-paint which does not have almost influence in a human body.
Usually, when there is nothing that nothing supports when rebounding of a magnet is used, an upper magnet will fly away by rebounding.
At our company, in order to prevent it, the up-and-down magnet was fixed to African ebony material, and it is combined with the thinner bolt.
It is fixed only to the base of one side and a bolt lets a PTFE tube pass between another bases, and it is set so that another base can be moved lightly.
Since the surface of PTFE is very smooth and it is easy to slide on it before as used as a slide agent of a cassette tape, an up-and-down base hardly receives frictional resistance, but it can be moved.
In the case of MGB-1, from about 0.9kg per base to 3kg can use the weight of the apparatus which can be set on a base.
In three-piece use, the product from 2.7kg to 9kg can be supported.
Four cases can respond to the product from 3.6kg to 12kg.
However, on the character of this base, if big weight is applied, the height of a base will become low, and since it becomes high when it is small weight, when more than one are used, please equalize weight concerning each base.
In the case of a tube amp etc., since the weight of a transformer portion is heavy, please adjust an installation position in consideration of it.
When use apparatus is a not less than 12kg product, if five or more numbers are used, the weight concerning each base is distributed and it can be used also for a quite heavy product.
The setting position of MGB-2 should choose the place where the floor became brave as firmly as possible.
In a floor, in the case of a carpet, a tatami, etc., a base may become unstable.
In such a case, if you use together the product plate made from cherry tree laminate lumber-like base of B-45 of our company, and B-60 grade, etc., there are increase of stability and an effect.
The product which can use MGB-2 is used for the product of an audio instrument at large most , and can check the effect.
A big effect is especially expectable in an analog player, CD player preamplifier, and a DA converter.
However, please be careful of combination with the product which is easy to be influenced by magnetic when using it on the relation for which this product is using the magnet.
For example, please keep in mind that it can consider the influence by magnetism in the Step up transformer for MC cartridges, and the picture of a cassette tape cathode-ray tube conventional television.
Outside dimension: 49mm in diameter, and height:45mm -37mm
Quality of the material: An African ebony, a neodium magnet
Withstand load: It is at the 3.6kg - 12kg /four pieces, and 2.7kg - 9kg /three pieces use. Use time at the time of 0.9kg - 3kg per piece,
Weight: 170g (one piece)
Price: Construct four pieces. 33,000yen, Three pieces are constructed.25,000yen
One piece is sold.8,500yen (simple packaging)
Sister article MGB-1
Price: Construct four pieces. 47,500yen, Three pieces are constructed. 37,000yen
One piece is sold. 12,500yen (simple packaging)00 three pieces are constructed. yen29,000
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The State of Public Corruption Law After Menendez
Last January federal prosecutors announced they were dropping the charges against New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez. This latest in a series of recent setbacks in high-profile corruption cases has led many to question whether it’s become too difficult to prosecute public corruption. The answer to that question is yes – and the solution lies with Congress, not with the courts.
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez
Menendez and his co-defendant, Dr. Salomon Melgen, went to trial last fall. Prosecutors had charged that over a number of years Melgen gave Menendez expensive gifts including frequent private jet travel and luxury vacations, as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions to various PACs and campaign organizations. In exchange, Menendez allegedly used his official position to intercede on Melgen’s behalf in various disputes with the federal government, including a case involving millions of dollars in alleged false Medicare billings by Melgen.
The trial ended in November with a hung jury, with jurors reportedly voting 10-2 for acquittal. On January 19, prosecutors announced they would re-try the case. But less than a week later, the trial judge granted a defense motion for acquittal on seven of the eighteen counts in the indictment, those based on Melgen’s large political donations. Shortly thereafter, prosecutors announced they would not proceed on the truncated indictment and asked the judge to dismiss all the remaining charges.
The demise of the Menendez case is the latest in a series of setbacks for prosecutors in public corruption cases. Many point the finger at the Supreme Court’s 2016 decision reversing the convictions of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell. But McDonnell was actually only the latest in a series of Supreme Court cases over the last two decades that have dramatically narrowed federal corruption laws. Cumulatively, these decisions now provide a safe harbor for behavior most would consider unquestionably corrupt.
The Supreme Court Narrows Public Corruption Law
Sun-Diamond: The trend starts with United States v. Sun-Diamond Growers of California in 1999. The main federal bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. 201, prohibits both bribery and the lesser crime of gratuities. A gratuity is a gift given to a public official because of an official act. It is considered less serious than bribery because there is no corrupt intent to influence the official to act in a certain way. Rather than trying to affect the official’s behavior, a gratuity is simply what it sounds like: a “tip” for services rendered. While a bribe says “please,” a gratuity says “thank you.”
Sun-Diamond involved a challenge to a popular prosecution theory at the time known as a “status gratuity.” Prosecutors had charged the Sun-Diamond co-op with providing a series of gratuities to the Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy, including luggage, a crystal vase, and tickets to the U.S. Open. Although the indictment identified matters pending before Espy that were of interest to Sun-Diamond, it did not link any of the gifts to any particular act by Espy. Instead, it charged that by providing a stream of gifts, Sun-Diamond was seeking to build up a reservoir of good will with Espy in the hopes that he might look favorably upon their interests down the road. Prosecutors argued that a gratuity could be based simply on a public official’s status and ability to exercise power on behalf of the gratuity-giver.
The Supreme Court disagreed. It noted that the language of section 201 requires that a gratuity be given “for or because of any official act.” That means, the Court held, that a particular gratuity must be directly linked to a particular official act by the public official. Simply providing a series of gifts to curry favor with the official of because of the official’s status or position is not sufficient.
A common pattern of corruption involves a politician and a donor with a long-term, “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” relationship. The donor provides the politician with personal gifts over the years, and the politician takes various steps to help the donor as the need arises. The donor effectively has the politician “on retainer,” expecting that, when needed, the politician will act to benefit the donor. Most would consider such a relationship to be corrupt; the official is acting not in the public interest but in order to reward the person providing the secret gifts.
After Sun-Diamond, prosecutors can no longer charge gratuities based solely on such a relationship but must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a particular gift was linked to a specific official act. Rather than proving gratuities based on corrupt long-term relationships, they must prove specific corrupt transactions. In a long-term relationship involving a series of gifts and acts over time, making such a precise correlation may be impossible.
Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling
Skilling: In Skilling v. United States, decided in 2010, the issue was a popular public corruption theory known as honest services fraud. Instead of defrauding a victim of money or property, the defendant in an honest services fraud case defrauds the victims of their intangible right to the fair and honest services of the defendant.
Honest services fraud was particularly popular with public corruption prosecutors in the decade following Sun-Diamond. (For example, it was charged in almost all of the Jack Abramoff-related corruption cases in the 2000’s.) It provided a vehicle for prosecutors to charge a corrupt relationship without necessarily meeting Sun-Diamond’s requirement of a direct, one-to-one link between gifts and official actions. Prosecutors could simply charge an ongoing corrupt relationship, a pattern of gifts and favors, under the more malleable honest services fraud statute.
Jeff Skilling was the former CEO of Enron, the giant energy company that spectacularly collapsed in 2001. For his role in that collapse, was convicted of conspiracy to commit private sector honest services fraud for depriving Enron and its shareholders of their right to his fair and honest services. He urged the Supreme Court to throw out the honest services fraud theory as unconstitutionally vague. The Court declined to do that, but did hold that honest services fraud must be limited only to cases that involve bribes or kickbacks. More general allegations of an ongoing pattern of gifts and favors, or of conflicts of interest, would not suffice.
As a result of Skilling, honest services fraud is now subject to the same stringent requirements of bribery law – indeed, it is really just bribery by another name. In addition, self-dealing and conflicts of interest by public officials, formerly chargeable as honest services fraud, are now beyond the reach of that statute.
Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell
McDonnell: The Court’s recent decision in McDonnell v. United States further restricted the scope of federal corruption law. McDonnell adopted a narrow definition of “official act” for purposes of federal bribery.
Bribery generally requires the government to prove that a public official agreed to accept something of value in exchange for being influenced in the performance of an official act. In the past, courts typically defined official act to encompass anything done in the course of official duty or under the color of the office. Relying on the precise statutory language of Section 201, McDonnell narrowed the definition of official act, holding that bribery requires the public official to agree to exercise government power or take substantive action on a particular matter or dispute. Arranging meetings, making phone calls, or providing access to other government officials in exchange for secret gifts, which is what Governor McDonnell had done, was not substantial enough to support a bribery conviction.
The McDonnell Court's exclusive focus on the nature of the public official's actions fails to guard against an overall corrupt relationship. For example, after McDonnell, as governor I could routinely charge a personal, secret fee of $10,000 to set up a meeting with someone in my administration. That secret use of a public office to enrich myself would now be legal, according to the Court, because arranging a meeting is not an official act, no matter how corrupt my motivation.
The Effect on the Menendez Case
The Menendez case is the most recent high-profile corruption case to falter. Many saw this as another casualty of McDonnell. But in the end, Menendez was not really a McDonnell case. Menendez’s lawyers certainly made arguments based on McDonnell, claiming that Menendez’s lobbying of executive branch officials on Melgen’s behalf could not be considered “official acts.” But the case ultimately foundered not on the question of “official acts” but for lack of proof of corrupt intent. The defendants were long-time friends, and the defense was successful in arguing that whatever they did for each other was not a result of a corrupt bargain but was simply out of friendship.
Where campaign contributions (which are not inherently corrupt) are involved, the government's proof of a corrupt bargain must be particularly compelling. In the end, prosecutors simply couldn't meet that standard. But there’s no question that the line of Supreme Court cases culminating in McDonnell has made prosecuting cases like Menendez much more difficult. Twenty years ago, the Menendez case would have looked very different. Without Skilling, prosecutors could have charged the ongoing pattern of secret gifts and political favors as honest services fraud without being required to prove the elements of bribery. Without Sun-Diamond they may have charged that same string of gifts and favors as the lesser crime of gratuities, even if they felt they lacked evidence of corrupt intent to make a bribery case.
Things could get worse in the future. For example, some of the bribery counts in the Menendez case relied upon the so-called “stream of benefits” theory, charging a series of gifts in exchange for unspecified future official acts to be taken as the need arose. In the aftermath of Sun-Diamond, prosecutors have successfully used this theory to charge bribery, arguing that the holding of Sun-Diamond is limited to gratuities. But I’m not sure that’s going to hold up in the future. Based on the Court’s approach to interpreting the language of section 201, as reflected in both Sun-Diamond and McDonnell, I think if the issue gets to the Supreme Court it will likely reject the stream of benefits bribery theory and require prosecutors to prove a one-to-one connection between gift and official act, just as they must do in a gratuities case.
Future cases also could further restrict the scope of “official acts” that will support a corruption prosecution. Menendez argued vigorously that his lobbying of executive branch officials could not be an official act by him, because he did not have the power to resolve the matter in question. His case ultimately did not turn on that question, but future defendants will undoubtedly make the same claims.
This string of Supreme Court cases has left us with a system in which only the most clumsy and obtuse corrupt officials will end up being prosecuted. Representative Randy “Duke” Cunningham famously drafted a “bribe menu” where he spelled out his price for awarding defense contracts in increasing amounts. But most corrupt agreements are not reduced to writing. Most corruption takes place through winks, nods, and silent understandings. The Menendez case highlights that if neither party to a corrupt deal cooperates and there is no “smoking gun” email or document, proving corruption can be extremely difficult – even in the face of such extravagant gifts as Parisian vacations and repeated private jet travel.
Politicians who act in response to secret, undisclosed gifts are engaged in corrupt behavior. But ironically, now a single act of corruption – I pay a Congressman $100,000 to award me a contract – is easier to prove than an ongoing corrupt relationship. With the single gift and single act the direct connection is clear. But if I have a Member of Congress on retainer, giving her gifts from time to time over the years in exchange for political favors as the need arises, there may be far more corruption but much less ability to prosecute.
The Need for Congressional Action
These problems are not insurmountable. These Supreme Court decisions are based on statutory language, and Congress can amend the statutes. Congress could amend the federal bribery law to broaden the definition of official act to respond to McDonnell and make it clear that bribery applies to any corrupt exercise of official discretion. It could broaden and clarify the definition of honest services fraud to respond to Skilling, and extend honest services fraud to self-dealing and conflicts of interest. It could specify that a “stream of benefits” theory is valid in both bribery and gratuity cases, and that prosecutors are not required to prove a direct one-to-one correlation between gift and official act.
Congress could also require increased disclosure of the identity of those who are spending money in support of particular candidates, through legislation such as the proposed DISCLOSE Act. Such disclosures also guard against corruption by shedding light on who is supporting a politician and allowing the voters to respond accordingly. Gifts and donations that are hidden from the public are much more likely to lead to corruption.
Some might believe that Congress coming together to strengthen the laws against political corruption is about as likely as all the foxes coming together to build a big wall around the henhouse. But at this point, if there is going to be a solution it needs to be legislative. As the current statutes have been interpreted, routine everyday corruption is increasingly beyond the reach of the criminal justice system.
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Welcome to the world Mercy Grace Dotuchowo, Adriel Wohuowo, Amaris Owopoha and Zephania Ohoyenta!
The three girls and one boy were birthed by a truly strong woman. Linda Agi, who is originally from Nigeria, saved up with her husband to fly to Texas so she could give birth safely.
Agi made the trip to America on the advice of her doctor. Unfortunately, there was not the same level of care available for her in Nigeria as in the States.
Also as she is over 40, and having four children all at once may encounter complications that the hospital were not equipped to handle. Agi and her husband Thomas saved up for flights and medical bills and made the trip overseas.
The couple then went to stay with Thomas’ sister in Houston. A truly beautiful photograph of the babies at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital has now gone viral.
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They were ready to leave hospital on Independence Day, as the kind hearted nurses dressed them for the occasion – the quadruplets proudly wore stars and stripes.
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The quadruplets fought for their lives in the Level III NICU before they were able to finally leave the hospital.
Their proud father flew with his wife to America but then returned home to work.
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‘I had a rough time, but thank god for Dr Bhala, who wasn’t scared for even a moment,’ she told the Daily Mail.com.
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The couple are doing everything they can to provide a happy future for their children. But sadly, the new parents are falling heavily into debt.
A Facebook post shared by Linda’s niece revealed the couple have sold their car and apartment so they can pay their medical bills.
Mary Ogbeh says she is unsure about how her aunt and uncle will provide for their children.
‘[Linda] can’t fly back to Nigeria with the quads until they are about two months old,’ she wrote. ‘She has been besides herself, looking for how she would care for them in that period of time.’
A GoFundMe has been set up for the quadruplets to help the couple with their necessities.


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SOUTH STREET SEAPORT — Three men were stabbed during a late-night brawl in a parking lot along South Street last weekend, police said.
A 24-year-old was slashed on his right cheek and right side of his chest, a 41-year-old was stabbed in his leg, and a 19-year-old suffered a minor cut across his face in a lot underneath the FDR, across the street from 111 South Street at about 4:10 a.m. on Aug 17, police said.
The 19-year-old told police he had been eating at the Fish Market restaurant and bar at 109 South St. before it closed at 4 a.m. He said he spotted friends getting into a fight in the parking lot across the street and ran to join them, according to police reports. He wasn’t sure who slashed him.
The 41-year-old also told police he was trying to break up the fight.
Fish Market owner Jackson Lim said that the 24-year-old and 41-year-old were not in his bar before the fight. He said he heard the commotion across the street after closing up his restaurant at 4 a.m. He said he and his staff quickly called 911.
“I ran out to see if I could help, and then I saw knives and blood,” Lim said.
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► A man had his $10,800 gold Rolex watch stolen from inside his BMW after leaving it in a garage at 75 West St., police said. The 30-year-old told police that he returned to his car on Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m., several hours after a valet parked his car, and found the watch missing.
► Three thieves stole $2,170 worth of women’s athletic clothing from the Adidas store at 136 Wooster St. on August 13, police said. The haul included 20 pairs of shorts, costing $40 each, as well as 10 sweaters costing $75 and $65 track tops. The thieves stole the clothing about noon and then fled the store, employees told police.
► A man was arrested after trying to steal 14 bottles of cologne worth $1,172 from clothing chain Abercrombie & Fitch’s 199 Water St. location at 4:40 p.m. Aug. 13 — the second such robbery at the site in the past month. Richard Farmer, 33, grabbed the bottles from a store display, threw them in a bag and tried to walk out of the store, police said. Information about his charges and court appearance were not immediately available.


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Holy fucking shit.
With absolutely no warning, Beyoncé has released a new album via iTunes, like today. The self-titled visual album features a mixture of audio and video assets, making up a 33 title-strong tracklist. The guestlist is short but sweet – with B keeping it in the family with her man and her offspring on the roll, as well as Drake and Frank Ocean, of course.
Slated for a December 13 release date, we here in the future have had a sneaky peek at some of the visuals and are pretty geed to see that little old lady’s house in Brunswick feature in one of the videos; which was directed by none other than ACCLAIM fave Lil Internet.
I actually didn’t know Bey was capable of being so completely under the radar but then again it is her and I’m now convinced that she’s actually the best at everything. In the minutes following the actual release, she also posted up this teaser video via her Instagram.
And here are some supportive words from her baby sis Solange.
So my sister is a fucking G. Beyoncé , the visual album out now.
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) December 13, 2013
And I have no doubt that, even without any pre-release hype, this album will make the internet go crazy. It really is time to bow down.
Check the full preview via iTunes here.

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Governor Cox and Mayor Cherie Wood Visit Torus SL
On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, Torus had the honor of hosting Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox and South Salt City Mayor Cherie Wood at our brand new Torus Salt Lake building. The visit served as an opportunity to show off the bright future of renewable energy storage in Utah and Torus’ commitment to American manufacturing.
Spanning an impressive 44,000 square feet, the Torus Salt Lake building is a showcase of modern manufacturing in the field of renewable energy. Designed with the latest technologies, this state-of-the-art manufacturing and assembly facility will also be the demonstration site for using renewable energy storage in commercial and industrial buildings.
At Torus, our mission has always been crystal clear: To enable communities and individuals to become their own renewable energy provider. Using our Torus Station systems that will be manufactured and assembled in the building, we will begin to offset nearly all of our own power costs and carbon emissions.
By investing in our manufacturing capabilities right here in the USA, we aim to boost the accessibility and affordability of renewable energy solutions for everyone.
All of us at Torus want to express our appreciation to Governor Cox and Mayor Wood for their advocacy for sustainable innovation and support for initiatives that create local jobs as we all work together for a cleaner future.
The visit highlighted the strong relationship in Utah between state and local leadership collaborating with home-grown businesses like Torus to solve difficult problems. Our thanks again to the Governor and Mayor for their support of the transformative potential of the new Torus Salt Lake facility!


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We are exploring how to grow a few very “large” plants. Large is relative — don’t grow plants that are too big for the grow space. Now, back to stress, and let’s stay on the low stress end of the spectrum.
Plant growth processes are controlled by hormones. Your body (you mammal, you) has glands to produce the hormones you need. Each cell of a plant produces the plants’ necessary hormones. Each plant cell can create what it needs. Auxins are associated with rooting; cytokinins with cell growth. There are other hormones, too. But here’s the point: Placing plants under stress screws with the plants’ hormones.
We will be moving up to the supercropping discussion soon. That practice is high stress training. It works, but some growers don’t like it as they feel they are hurting the plants. But if she likes it . . . ????
Next week we will ramp up the stress and do some cutting. Remember — “big” plants can be defined as a lot of budding sites per plant.
Thanks to everyone who loaned us a video for this class. Good weekend everyone.
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See below a call for papers which may be of interest
Accounting, Finance & Governance Review
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue on Accounting Education
Guest Editors: Dr Margaret Healy, University College Cork, Ireland & Dr Brid Murphy, Dublin City University, Ireland.
Full paper submission deadline: 29th June 2018.
The Accounting, Finance & Governance Review is the journal of the Irish Accounting and Finance Association (IAFA) and is dedicated to publishing high-quality original scholarly work in accounting, finance, governance and cognate disciplines.
One of the hallmarks of a profession is the knowledge base to which its members stake ownership and the means through which control over future entrants is enacted and enabled. The epistemology and ontology of professional accountancy practice (Axford, 2005) serve to bind members to a common sense of identity, comprising the communities of practice representative of the accounting profession. Growing demands around employability and the tool kit of a set of transferrable skills place increasing pressures on accounting educators. Coupled with increasing pressure on resources, the increasingly managerialist nature of business school administration has led to concerns regarding the recruitment and training of future accountants and accounting academics (Flood, 2014; Fogarty, 2014; Guthrie et al., 2012). Greater insights into tensions appearing at the interface between expectations of students, employers, academics and professional bodies is needed to inform the future of accounting education.
It is against such backdrop that this call for papers is made for a special issue of the Accounting, Finance & Governance Review dedicated to the subject of Accounting Education within its various disciplinary and professional contexts. Robust research from both positivist and interpretivist paradigms is welcomed. The journal also encourages critical assessment of current practices and pedagogies. Papers drawing on evidence from specific national settings or wider comparative international settings are welcome. Possible research areas include, but are not limited to, the following:
The future of the accounting profession;
The Accounting curriculum (including ethical reasoning; employability; technical knowledge base; the development of competence-based learning practices; the skills agenda);
Transitions to and from the accounting workplace;
Assurance of learning;
Continuing professional development;
The changing role of the Accountant;
Student engagement with active learning.
Submission and Publication information:
Submission of full paper: 29th June 2018.
Publication (approximately): Summer / Autumn 2019.
Paper Submission Procedure:
Please submit two copies of the manuscript (one with a cover page identifying the author(s) and one without a cover page), in word or pdf format, on or before 29th June 2018, to the following email addresses: Margaret.email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.org.
Early submission is encouraged.
Papers should not normally exceed 8,000 words. Manuscripts should not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. They must be in English and include an abstract of fewer than 300 words. The cover page should contain the paper’s title, the author(s)’s name, affiliation, address, and email address. Please refer to the journal’s notes for contributors for further information at http://www.iafa.ie/accfingovrev/notes-for-contributors.html.
All submissions that pass an initial editorial scrutiny will be subject to double-blind refereeing. Referees will be asked to assess papers on the basis of their relevance, originality, readability and quality (including, for empirical work, research design and execution).
Axford, B. (2005) Entering Professional Practice in the New Work Order: A Study of Undergraduate Students and Their Induction into Professional Work, The Australian Educational Researcher, Vol. 32 No. 2, pp. 87-104.
Flood, B. (2014) The Case of Change in Accounting Education, chapter 4, pp. 81-101, in Wilson, R. (editor) The Routledge Companion to Accounting Education, Routledge, Oxon.
Fogarty, T. (2014), The Bloom is Off the Rose: Deprofessionalization in Public Accounting, chapter 3, pp. 51-72, in Mintz, S. (editor) (2014) Accounting for the Public Interest: Perspectives on Accountability, Professionalism and Role in Society, Spinger: Dordrecht.
Guthrie, J., Burritt, R. & Evans, E. (2012), Challenges for Accounting Pathways in Australia in 2012: An Introduction, chapter 1, pp. 9-15, in Evans, E., Burritt, R. & Guthrie, J. (editors), (2012) Emerging Pathways for the Next Generation of Accountants, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia / Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability, University of South Australia, Academic Leadership series, volume 3.

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STEILACOOM, Wash. -- Steilacoom became the first incorporated city in the state, in 1854. But its historic train depot has been sitting empty for nearly a half-century.
Jeff Van Sant has more on the community's efforts to save it:
End of the line for historic rail station?
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Who do you like in the election?
Tonight is the last school board candidate forum. From 6 to 8 p.m. in the Rock Bridge High School cafeteria, the candidates will debate on issues affecting the school board. The forum is hosted by the Rock Bridge High School Young Democrats.every candidate some forums
That being said, what else do you want to know about these candidates and what they think about certain issues facing CPS?
Let's see if we can have a legit debate on the candidates' strengths and weaknesses. Who do you like in this election and why?


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