Washington's Blog
An Alternative Explanation to the Skripal Mystery 7 hours ago
By Gareth Porter, an investigative historian and journalist specializing in U.S. national security policy, who received the UK-based Gellhorn Prize for journalism for 2011...
Talk Nation Radio: Scott Ritter: Syria and the Myth of Ethical Wars 19 hours ago
Scott Ritter is a former Marine Corps intelligence officer who worked in the former Soviet Union implementing arms control treaties, in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert...
How U.S. Has Virtually Destroyed U.N. 21 hours ago
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org Under President Donald Trump, the U.S. has basically eliminated the only real international authority the U.N. used to...
The Vintage News
A trove of silver and other treasures linked to Danish king Harald Bluetooth uncovered by a 13-year-old with a metal detector 17 hours ago
Every once in a while, an amateur archaeologist is fortunate enough to make a big discovery. Just recently, a 13-year-old German boy, Luca Malaschnichenko, took part in finding a...
A group of women at Harvard in the late 1800s catalogued the entire universe but weren’t allowed to vote a day ago
In the late 1800s, a group of women hunched over their desks in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as they cataloged hundreds of thousands of stars using a system they invented. They worked...
Priceless loss: Outrage over the museum theft of a gold case containing the heart of a medieval queen of France a day ago
No museum theft is without pain, but in France, the disappearance of a six-inch gold reliquary has left people both devastated and outraged. Inside the case was the heart of Anne of...
Utopia – you are standing in it!
The Truthseeker
FBI and GCHQ Warn of Russian Threat to ‘Critical Infrastructure’ 4 hours ago
Does Russia really pose such a threat? Or is the joint statement from the FBI and GCHQ another shot fired in the propaganda war with Russia?
The Rape of Russia (Saker blog exclusive interview) 7 hours ago
Vital historical background that puts into perspective the demonization of Vladimir Putin. Interview with William Engdahl introduced by Pepe Escobar
BBC Reporter Discourages Syria Questions Due To “Information War” With Russia 7 hours ago
BBC reporter admits that free speech is dispensible in the 'information war' with Russia
TARPLEY.net
Trump’s “We’re Not Taking the Lead. We’re Matching” Is the New Version of “Leading From Behind”! 7 hours ago
United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Tuesday, April 17, 2018 White House Calls Off Chemical Warfare Sanctions Against Russia Announced...
“Impeachment Lets the American People Off the Hook,” Says Meddler Who Got Us into This Mess! a day ago
United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Monday, April 16, 2018 Comey Book Tour Provides Powerful Attack on Legitimacy of Regime, but Many...
Trump in Delirium, Raves “Mission Accomplished!” 3 days ago
U.S., Britain, France Strike Syria with 100 Cruise Missiles; Chemical Warfare Is Pretext; Moscow Threatens “Consequences,” Hints Russian-Made Pantsir Air Defense System...
Sustainable Pulse
Germany Moving Ahead with Plans to Restrict Weed-Killer Glyphosate 18 hours ago
German Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner on Tuesday said she was finalizing a draft regulation to end use of the weed-killer glyphosate in household gardens, parks and sports...
Young Hive-Bound Bees Befuddled by Common Chemicals 6 days ago
Hive-bound young honey bees (Apis mellifera) are being poisoned by insecticide and weed killer gathered by their foraging hive mates, according to new research published in...
Detox Certification Brings New Transparency to Unregulated Multi-Billion Dollar Industry 7 days ago
A new certification launched by The Detox Project on Tuesday brings a new chance for detox brands, who claim they remove toxic chemicals from the body, to prove themselves to the public...
sunshine hours
Filthier Than Coal 2 days ago
It is interesting that the Daily Mail is admitting that wood pellets are filthier than coal.
Stumbling and Mumbling
The Windrush scandal: myths exposed a day ago
The appalling spectacle of Windrush generation immigrants being hounded and deported should help to dispel two great myths about politics. Myth one is that racism is confined to...
Syria: the knowledge problem 5 days ago
There’s a danger that the question of whether we should intervene in Syria is becoming a left-right issue. Not only is this false, it’s a means of (deliberately?) ignoring the...
The Tyranny of Metrics: a review 7 days ago
Measurements can mislead us, especially when they are used as management targets. That’s the thesis of Jerry Muller’s The Tyranny of Metrics. He writes: What can be measured...
Stagecraft and Statecraft
Why the South China Sea is critical to security 19 days ago
BY BRAHMA CHELLANEY, The Japan Times When the U.S. aircraft carrier, Carl Vinson, recently made a port call at Da Nang, Vietnam, it attracted international attention because this...
America’s Pakistan Problem a month ago
Brahma Chellaney, The Hindustan Times Debt-ridden Pakistan is very vulnerable to Western sanctions, yet it is unclear whether US President Donald Trump’s administration...
China’s stealth wars in the Himalayas a month ago
Beijing’s military advance into Bhutan-claimed territory leaves New Delhi floundering, raising concern over India’s own borders. Brahma Chellaney, Nikkei Asian Review...
ScienceBlogs
A Letter To The Logging Company That Is Suing Greenpeace [Greg Laden's Blog] 10 months ago
This is interesting. It is a letter from Hachette Livre, a major international publisher, to Resolute Forest Products, the group that is trying to sue a number of environmental groups...
The Future Of Astronomy: Thousands Of Radio Telescopes That Can See Beyond The Stars (Synopsis) [Starts With A Bang] 10 months ago
“Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer.” -Dave Barry When we break...
Occupational Health News Roundup [The Pump Handle] 10 months ago
Indonesian workers who make Ivanka Trump's clothing line report poverty wages and unjust working conditions; Colorado lawmakers adopt law providing workers' comp for injured...
SaneVax, Inc.
Prophylactic HPV Vaccines: Current Knowledge of Impact on Gynecological Premalignancies 2 months ago
Authors: Diane M. Harper and Karen B. Williams Abstract: Approaches for cervical cancer prevention are changing. Screening still remains the most effective method for cervical...
Why I spoke out against (the HPV) vaccine 2 months ago
February 15, 2018: Letter to Hackney Gazette from Councillor Harvey Odze regarding HPV vaccines reprinted with author’s permission. Cllr Harvey Odze (Conservative, Springfield)...
New HPV Vaccine Documentary: Sacrificial Virgins by Joan Shenton 5 months ago
UK Association of HPV Vaccine Injured Daughters (AHVID) and SaneVax are pleased to announce the new HPV vaccine documentary produced by Joan Shenton, Meditel Productions...
Socio-Economics History Blog
Syria False Flag: Admiral Lord West Casts Doubt on Syria Attack Intelligence 32 minutes ago
fusionjady Published on Apr 17, 2018 Here is Admiral Lord West, former First Sea Lord, speaking to the BBC about his thoughts on why he thinks the chemical weapons attack on Douma...
Warren Pollock: US Government A Vector of Theft an hour ago
Warren Pollock: US Government A Vector of Theft by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Geopolitical and financial analyst Warren Pollock says Syria is a diversion at best. Pollock...
Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Plan: Arab Occupational Force and Arabs Will Pay for It – Report 9 hours ago
The whole thing is illegal and an Act of War. Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Plan: Arab Occupational Force and Arabs Will Pay for It – Report by https://www.rt.com/ Washington reportedly...
Socialist Economic Bulletin
How Labour can transform the economy under Corbyn - The economic impact of increased investment 7 days ago
By Tom O’Leary The UK economy remains mired in stagnation caused by the crisis of investment. The official forecasts for UK growth point to the weakest expansion in the economy in...
Trump's tariffs against China are bad news for US farmers, companies and workers! 9 days ago
By John RossIn drawing up its list of tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese products the Trump administration carefully tried to avoid one of the chief bad effects these tariffs will have...
The worst outlook in the modern era 22 days ago
By Tom O’LearyThe economic outlook for the UK is the worst it has been in the modern era, the entire post-World War II period. This is not the verdict of some rabidly anti-Tory propaganda...
Rehmat's World
Guantánamo Bay victim sues Ottawa for $50 million 5 months ago
Djamel Ameziane, an Algerian-born technician, who took refuge in Canada in 1995, sues Canadian government for $50 million as compensation for the detention, and the physical...
Prince Charles: Foreign Jews behind bloodshed in ME 5 months ago
In May, 2017, British Crown Prince Charles declined an invitation from Zionist entity’s president Reuven Rivlin‘s to attend the 100th anniversary of the notorious 1917 Balfour...
NYT: Roy Moore sexually abused four teenagers 5 months ago
On November 9, 2017, the Jew York Times reported that four White beauties have accused Roy Moore, the GOP Senate candidate from Alabama, and a evangelical Christian (meaning pro-Israel)...
Ramani's blog
Taj Mahal Broken Door Bricked Secret Underground Rooms 7 days ago
I have written on the fact that the Taj Mahal,India, on the banks of the Yamuna River, which is touted as an Islamic memorial built by Shah Jehan in memory of his Lover Mumtaz was an ancient...
Micro Drilling Machining Gear Technology 12 Century Hoysaleswara Temple 7 days ago
I will be writing exclusively on the architecture of Temples in India, Temple wise. The temples built by the Hoysalas were in no way lagging behind. The Hoysaleswara temple built by...
History of India Ancient To 18 Century Authentic Controversial Books Writers 8 days ago
Knowledge of Prakrit and Pali would be advantageous. Then one must read texts from Indian languages, other than Sanskrit, like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali. And one should refer...
Diane Ravitch's blog
Barbara Bush, R.I.P. 12 hours ago
I just learned that Barbara Bush died, which, given her age, was not unexpected. She had asked not to have any additional medical treatments. Earlier today, I wrote my reflections...
AFT Calls for Disinvestment in Funds that Include Gun Manufacturers 12 hours ago
Released today: AFT Report Calls for Investor Action to Hold Gun Manufacturers Accountable for Risks to Society WASHINGTON—To help confront the United States’ gun violence...
NYSAPE Demands Commissioner Elia’s Resignation for Test Fiascoes 18 hours ago
New York State Allies for Public Education (NYSAPE) issued a statement demanding the resignation or firing of State Commissioner MaryEllen Elia. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April...
P U L S E
What is next for Syria? 7 days ago
Syrian playwright Mohammad Al Attar moderates a panel on seven years of the Syrian revolution featuring the great Yassin al-Haj Saleh, Thomas Pierret and Kristin Helberg. The 18th...
In Harasta, force overpowers freedom—for now 25 days ago
by Fadi Dayoub Today we are at the end of a story that is more than five-year-old. A bittersweet story for sure, but one that saw people reach and touch the dream, even if they did not...
A Disquieting Suggestion a month ago
Precedents of cruelty can rarely, if ever, be left in the past. This psychodynamic is a rule in any relationship that’s presumably based on mutual trust. “The past never dies,”...
pindanpost
early spring show … 8 months ago
Close to town, the Dragonflower Trees are flowering heavily. This large edible flower is quite stunning with the sun shining on them. The flowers are the largest of all peas. Here a...
preparing for spring … 8 months ago
The last few days of winter in the tropics brings out a plethora of flowering species, which culminates in a spectacular show in the West Kimberley at this time of year. Click to zoom...
Pasco Phronesis
Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of April 9 2 days ago
Well, at least there was something technology related for the monologues last week. As you might expect, the Congressional testimony of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg...
Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of April 2 9 days ago
This past week all the CBS and Comedy Central programs were in repeats, limiting the possibilities for science and technology content. The Tuesday (April 3) repeat on The Late Late...
Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of March 26 16 days ago
This past week was another in a regrettable trend for 2018 where science and technology bookings are down. If it weren’t for the recent scandals around Facebook and how it handled...
Phoenix is Risen
The Trap of Spiritual Materialism a month ago
By Edwina Shaw Can Spirituality Feed Your Ego? ‘Spiritual materialism’ is a term first used by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher who came to the United States...
The Four Cardinal Virtues of Human Excellence According to Plato a month ago
by Gary Z McGee “Wisdom is the leader: next follows moderation; and from the union of these two with courage springs justice.” ~ Plato Human excellence is the art of character...
Detox with Activated Charcoal a month ago
By Ty Bollinger | Guest writer for Wake Up World Activated charcoal can remove unwanted toxins, bacteria, and decades of heavy metal buildup from your body, leaving you feeling...
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT
The Truth Behind Frack Off 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood https://www.eckingtonagainstfracking.com/ I was at the Mall last weekend, and came across this local anti fracking group holding some sort of a workshop. One...
David Shukman’s Imaginary “Historic” Climate Deal 2 days ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Robin Guenier & Philip Bratby David Shukman gets excited about the latest piece of climate wishful thinking: The global shipping industry has for...
Burning green pellets is ‘filthier than using coal’ 2 days ago
By Paul Homewood The Mail picks up on the Channel 4 documentary about biomass, due for broadcast tonight: The race to adopt green energy has led to the use of materials that are...
NoTricksZone
NEPC Blog Post of the Day
Janresseger: Red States: Waking Up to Public Responsibility for Educating Children? 19 hours ago
Janresseger: Red States: Waking Up to Public Responsibility for Educating Children? This is the first of two updates on this spring’s wave of walkouts by schoolteachers. Today’s...
Education Law Prof Blog: Education Protest Broadens Its Wings--This Time It's Revealing Segregation and Inequality 2 days ago
Education Law Prof Blog: Education Protest Broadens Its Wings--This Time It's Revealing Segregation and Inequality The largest protests of the past month have been over teacher...
Cloaking Inequity: New Orfield Book: School Choice Exacerbating Inequality and Segregation 5 days ago
Cloaking Inequity: New Orfield Book: School Choice Exacerbating Inequality and Segregation In the 20th century, some African American leaders argued for small selective group...
Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers
Colluders on the Loose 17 hours ago
Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Comey, McCabe, Clapper, Brennan, Lynch, Andrew Weissmann, Bruce and Nellie Ohr, Harry Reid, Samantha Power, Clinton attorney Jeannie Rhee...
Donald Trump, Tragic Hero 2 days ago
Victor Davis Hanson // National Review His very flaws may be his strengths The very idea that Donald Trump could, even in a perverse way, be heroic may appall half the country. Nonetheless...
Dueling Populisms 5 days ago
Victor Davis Hanson // Hoover Institution Populism is seen as both bad and good because people disagree about what it represents and intends. In the present age, there are two different...
The Moderate Voice
Two Grandpas Totally in Love. Strong and Kind. 6 hours ago
Two Grandpas ... totally in love The post Two Grandpas Totally in Love. Strong and Kind. appeared first on The Moderate Voice.
To Save Water, Arizona Farmers Try Beer 10 hours ago
by Katherine Davis-Young, Public News Service – AZ CAMP VERDE, Ariz. – The Verde River, which flows through central Arizona, is a critical source of water in this arid state. So...
Marginal REVOLUTION
The value of Facebook and other digital services 5 hours ago
Women seem to value Facebook more than men do. Older consumers value Facebook more. Education and US region do not seem to be significant. The median compensation for giving up Facebook...
Models as indexing, and the value of Google 7 hours ago
There are many arguments for the use of models in economics, including notions of rigor and transparency, or that models can help you to see relationships you otherwise might not have...
How big are the buyer and renter gains from SB 827? 21 hours ago
This article considers a counterfactual thought experiment: how would California’s housing market be different today if a policy currently under consideration in the California...
Lloyd Lofthouse
Failing at Dating the Third Time around at Seventy-Two 12 days ago
Why is internet dating at my age so difficult and disappointing? Continue reading →
To Blindly Obey … or Not 17 days ago
Originally posted on The Soulful Veteran's Blog: The fictional Ohio class nuclear-powered U.S. ballistic missile submarine Colorado picks up a Seal Team leaving Pakistan after...
The Kremlin’s Agent Orange Donald Trump wants to execute all drug dealers a month ago
Does Donald Trump know anything about what the U.S. Constitution says about due process rights and does he care? Continue reading →
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Climate Alarmists Use Children to Sue Florida Governor Over Climate Change 14 hours ago
Liberal lawyers are using a group of children as human shields by filing suit against Florida Governor Rick Scott because of Scott’s “deliberate indifference to [the children’s]...
New School History Book Paints Trump as Racist and Extremist 15 hours ago
The new Advanced Placement U.S. History book is under fire across America for, among other scandals, portraying President Donald Trump's supporters as ignorant old racists...
Trump: Prisoner of the War Party? 15 hours ago
The War Party that Trump routed in the primaries is capturing and crafting his foreign policy.
MintPress News
The Times Declares: Stop Asking Questions on Syria! 19 hours ago
In seeking to close down dissident thought, Times journalists are acting, not as neutral defenders of truth, but as partisan advocates for a particular understanding war. The...
Media Cover-up: Shielding Israel As a Matter of Policy 19 hours ago
Unfair media coverage is not fueled by the simplistic notion of ‘clever Israel, imprudent Arabs’. Western media is actively involved in shielding Israel and enhancing its diminishing...
New Actors Could Be Drawn into Israel’s Coming War With Hezbollah a day ago
The looming showdown between Israel and Hezbollah will be nothing like the last. A new cadre of battle-tested Hezbollah fighters returning from Syria and a myriad of bolstered alliances...
Mark's Daily Apple
The Roots of Depression: How Much Does Modern Culture Have to Do With It? 17 hours ago
I can’t complain about my existence in modern culture. My life is great. I have a loving family. My kids are happy and successful. My wife is a friend and lover and confidante and partner...
Dear Mark: PUFA Confusion, Mushroom Coffee, Swiss Water Process, and Timing the Fast 2 days ago
For today’s edition of Dear Mark , I’m answering four questions from readers. First, should someone homozygous for the FADS variant that increases PUFA conversion eat less or...
Weekend Link Love — Edition 499 3 days ago
Research of the Week Giving experiences as gifts rather than things fosters better relationships. Caffeine causes brain entropy (thankfully). A new blood test might identify Alzheimer’s...
Marginal REVOLUTION
Models as indexing, and the value of Google 7 hours ago
There are many arguments for the use of models in economics, including notions of rigor and transparency, or that models can help you to see relationships you otherwise might not have...
How big are the buyer and renter gains from SB 827? 21 hours ago
This article considers a counterfactual thought experiment: how would California’s housing market be different today if a policy currently under consideration in the California...
Washington, D.C. fact of the day 21 hours ago
The National African Art Museum has a problem: Attendance dropped to 159,000 last year from a high of 403,000 in 2009, when there was a special exhibition. Last year’s number is 43...
Made from Truth and Lies
Interesting Links for 17-04-2018 a day ago
There is no quick fix for the Windrush Kids (tags: immigration UK OhForFucksSake ) Kameron Hurley's Writing Income: What I Made in 2017 (tags: writing money scifi ) Anyone want to join...
Interesting Links for 16-04-2018 2 days ago
In case you weren't aware how awesome Christopher Lee is (tags: ChristopherLee awesome ) How To Get Out of a Speeding Ticket (tags: funny video speed police viaSwampers ) Glitch tapestries...
Interesting Links for 15-04-2018 3 days ago
Finding a church hidden in the woods (tags: religion photos forests ) Trying to apply AlphaGo AI to a modern board game doesn't produce great results (tags: viaSwampers games ai ) Trump...
Featured Health News from Medical News Today
Medical News Today: Nut lovers rejoice: Your favorite snack protects your heart 5 hours ago
Nuts are widely considered beneficial to the heart. A new study dives deeper into the specifics and finds out exactly what nuts can do for our tickers...
Medical News Today: Female pattern baldness: Treatment and genetics 5 hours ago
While most women lose between 50 and 100 strands of hair per day, this hair is usually quickly replaced by new growth. When bald patches or thinning occurs, however, it may be a sign of...
Medical News Today: Ketamine nasal spray could fight depression fast 5 hours ago
Could a fast-acting new drug curb serious depression symptoms, including suicidal thoughts? A recent study says 'yes,' but questions of safety arise.
Brian M. Lucey
Here is the 2018 ABS List in Excel format a month ago
here is a link to same, in Excel Edit: the CABS asked me to take this down, which I have. Why they do not want to make it widely and freely available is rather a mystery. But, there we are...
a-Fisking we shall go : David Raynes in Conservative Woman 2 months ago
Boneheaded stupidity fisked. goodwill, and blockchain unicorns cannot solve the Ireland border no matter how hard the brexit bunch wish it.
How badly hurt might Ireland be by a hard Brexit? 2 months ago
Another week, another report on the costs of a hard Brexit. Ireland, unlike the UK, has shown a willingness to engage in open and frank debate on Brexit costs. So, how much will it hurt?...
Jon's Text
Removing emissions 3 hours ago
Diesels already scrub CO2, SO2 and NO/NO2(NOx) from their exhausts. So people induced to buy a petrol; car to remove emission can get their money back. Petrol cars produce 25% more...
Drug free AIDs cure a day ago
Conchita WurstHis/Her HIV can be cleared by ½ a minutes 8W 1MHz ultrasound to either side of his/her chest. This pops viral cells – clearing HIV.NAIPOHandheld Percussion Massager...
Diabetes so cured 2 days ago
My thanks to Sheffield University for the ultrasound stuff on my PhD: though I was already working on ultrasound.The Moffitt Cancer Centre proved High Intensity UltraSound cleared...
InvestmentWatch
Illegal alien bus driver in Louisiana crash that killed three sentenced to 15 years in prison 3 minutes ago
by DCG Not nearly enough time for his crime. From WDSU.com: (EDGAR, La) — Denis Amaya-Rodriguez was sentenced Monday (April 9) to 15 years in prison for killing three...
How to Make Taxes Better Again 3 minutes ago
By Rodney Johnson Last year, I moved to a very small town in Texas. It’s an island… literally. This little slice of paradise has roughly 1,458 residents, per the 2016 U.S. Census...
When the Meter Feeds on You 4 minutes ago
by Eric Peters You used to feed the meter. Soon, the meter will feed on you. It will also know exactly who you are and where you are – as well as where you’re going and how long...
Here Comes The Sun
Bezmenov- West Capitulated to Communist Subversion 9 months ago
Communism is the Protocols of Zion in action. This excerpt from a crucial 1985 interview with KGB Defector Yuri Bezmenov throws our predicament into stark relief. Essentially...
Russia And China Declare All Out War on US Petrodollar — Prepare for Ex 9 months ago
Source: The Free Thought Project The formation of a BRICS gold marketplace, which could bypass the U.S. Petrodollar in bilateral trade, continues to take shape as Russia’s largest...
Very few people realize that the worst epidemic ever to hit America the Spanish Influenza of 1918 was the result of a massive nation-wide vaccination campaign 9 months ago
The 1918 Influenza Epidemic Was Caused By Vaccines Source Very few people realize that the worst epidemic ever to hit America, the Spanish Influenza of 1918, was the result of a massive...
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Spelling and Grammar for Dummies 12 hours ago
In real life, I am generally a non-confrontational, easy going person. I don’t usually correct people’s grammar, or pronunciation, unless they are actually my students. ...
Armageddon, Limited 2 days ago
Deliberately provoking a war in Syria is an incredibly dumb move. It doesn’t have any possible good result, and the bad result – seeing as how Russia is backing Syria – is WWIII. ...
The World We Want 3 days ago
Now, anybody who’s read this blog more than once or twice knows that I am disdainful of what’s on TV. The entertainment channels are just one damned cop show after another...
Fragments from Floyd
April 16, 2007 and the Problem of Pain 2 days ago
This is a far more weighty subject than anyone should jump into casually. So forgive me for doing just that, in a way, with a brief morning post. For so many families, the sting of this...
Saved by The MetaGenomics of Dirt 14 days ago
Below are some annotated bits from an article in Wired that describe the early successes in the battle to find weapons against the increasingly numerous and increasingly virulent...
Snows of Narnia 19 days ago
If every snowflake is different, then every snowfall must be too. This one was unique. It was the last snow to fall before my personal odometer turns to a new zero. And so I am trying to...
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