Wednesday, October 03, 2018

3 October - iGoogle Portal - Tab 6 ( mostly MSM )

  The Hayride


  • “This entire thing makes me want to heave. If you think this is about searching for the truth, you ought to put down the bong. This is not about the truth. This is about gamesmanship...

  • VIDEO: Bill Cassidy vs. A Moron

    9 hours ago
  • What’s below is a video which first appeared earlier today at The Daily Caller, and it depicts one of the more clownishly idiotic protesters ever to stalk the halls of the U.S. Senate...

  • ERSPAMER: It’s Time For A Jobs And Opportunity Agenda For Louisiana

    15 hours ago

    • For years, Louisianans have felt the pain of an economy in decline, as jobs and opportunity flee the state for our friendlier, more inviting neighbors. Meanwhile, too many politicians...

      Lifehacker



  • We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.Read more...

  • Why Ultra-Low Mileage Classic Cars Are the Worst Cars to Own

    16 hours ago
  • I saw an ad for a car for sale this morning, the sort of car that, normally, I’d be very interested in. It was an ad for a 1964 Volkswagen Beetle, and it was in incredible shape. It was also...

  • What to Know About Freezing and Unfreezing Your Credit

    15 hours ago

    • Now that the three main credit bureaus are required to offer you free credit freezes, there are a few things to keep in mind.Read more...

    Pesticide Action Network



  • Rebuilding a fair and resilient farming system means giving voice to those who have often been left out. Historically underserved farmers are just that – historically and systematically...

  • The Farm Bill is up — & it matters

    9 days ago
  • Congress is taking up the Farm Bill again, and many issues key to our food and agriculture system are on the table — including how we deal with pesticides. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex...

  • Toward farmer justice in California

    9 days ago

    • The California Farmer Justice Collaborative is a collective of organizations working toward equity with and for historically underserved farmers in California. Learn more Slideshow...

      USATODAY - News Top Stories



  • The FBI has so far interviewed at least four key witnesses in its investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's alleged sexual misconduct.        ...

  • President Trump on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh: 'I don't even know him'

    9 hours ago
  • President Donald Trump put distance between himself and Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday, telling an audience he had only recently met his nominee.        ...

  • Volcano erupts in Indonesia days after devastating earthquake and tsunami

    36 minutes ago

    • The eruption of Mount Soputan on Indonesia's Sulawesi island just days after a devastating earthquake and tsunami prompted authorities to warn of possible lava flows and ash clouds...

      World news | The Guardian



  • The president imitated Ford, who last week testified before a Senate committee that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted herIn a raucous campaign-style rally in Mississippi on Tuesday...

  • Britain not afraid to leave EU with no deal, May tells Tory conference – Politics live

    9 minutes ago
  • Theresa May dances on stage to Abba ahead of her keynote speech on the final day of the Conservative conference in BirminghamDancing Queen: Theresa May steps out again 12.39pm BST...

  • 'Now it’s too late': anger over Palu's long wait for tsunami aid

    21 hours ago

    • Without enough food, water or fuel, people are resorting to desperate measuresMuhammad Siadi had the vacant stare of someone who might have just returned from a war zone. His shirtless...

      Techdirt.



  • The Chinese government is rewriting history in its own distorted self-image. It wants to distance itself from its unseemly past, so it's retconning history through selectively-edited...

  • Fashion Designer Balenciaga Opposes Parody Pet-Wear Maker's Trademark Application For 'Pawlenciaga'

    10 hours ago
  • Everyone who knows me knows I love two things more than anything in this world: animals... and puns. And, to my delight, much of the pet industry considers using puns as something of...

  • Confused Swedish Ad Board Says 'Distracted Boyfriend Meme' Is Sexist

    13 hours ago

    • It's pretty difficult to have been on the internet over the past year or so and not come across the distracted boyfriend meme. It has been everywhere. And, unlike many other memes, this...

      BBC News - Home


  • The US president ridiculed Christine Blasey Ford, saying she could not remember important details.

  • Trump questions Ford's memory at rally

    6 hours ago
  • The US president made fun of testimony alleging a sex assault by his Supreme Court nominee.

  • Rédoine Faïd: French helicopter jailbreak gangster captured

    4 hours ago

    • France's most-wanted fugitive, Rédoine Faïd, is captured three months after his dramatic escape.

      CBC | Top Stories News


  • François Legault hadn't even delivered his victory speech after Monday's Quebec election when he received a congratulatory phone call from Ottawa. It was federal Conservative...

  • Crowd laughs as Trump mocks Christine Blasey Ford's testimony on Brett Kavanaugh

    9 hours ago
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has, for the first time, publicly mocked Christine Blasey Ford's testimony delivered last week before the Senate judiciary committee...

  • Record snowfall wallops Calgary in 1st storm of season

    a day ago

    • Snow-clearing help is on the way from Edmonton, Red Deer, Okotoks and Medicine Hat, bringing additional plows and sand-spreaders to help make Calgary's roads passable. A snow route...

      All Things Considered : NPR



  • Piano & A Microphone 1983, a new release from Prince's vault, gives fans a look at his creative process.

  • What's Changed Since Mexico's Bloody Crackdown On 1968 Student Protests?

    14 hours ago
  • Fifty years ago, government forces opened fire on a student-led protest in Mexico City. Some say the repression opened a path for democratic change; others say a legacy of impunity...

  • Supreme Court Grapples With Difficult Death Penalty Question

    14 hours ago

    • The Supreme Court has ruled that a convicted killer has to have a "rational understanding" of why they're being executed. But what of someone with dementia, who doesn't remember even...

      Ireland: BreakingNews.ie



  • A nursing home in Co Cork has been found to be in breach of fourteen health regulations by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).

  • Proposals on an updated sexual violence report to be brought to Cabinet

    in 31 minutes
  • Recommendations on updating the data on incidents of sexual abuse will be brought to Cabinet "in a matter of weeks", according to the Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan...

  • Gayle Killilea Dunne case can continue in Ireland, High Court rules

    in 5 minutes

    • Legal proceedings brought in Ireland over the alleged fraudulent transfer of assets between bankrupt businessman Sean Dunne and his wife Gayle Killilea Dunne can continue to be...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News



  • The Federal Reserve painted a picture of the U.S. economy that was almost too good to be true at its last meeting, with inflation seen contained in the near future despite the lowest...

  • Koepka dismisses talk of rift with 'best friend' Johnson

    42 minutes ago
  • American Brooks Koepka dismissed reports that he fought with team mate Dustin Johnson following the United States' dismal Ryder Cup loss to Europe last weekend, saying that Johnson...

  • Swiss cow feed causes fewer farts - and puts the squeeze on global warming

    an hour ago

    • Cows burp and fart more than they need to, says a Swiss firm that has developed a feed that cuts methane emissions from livestock - helping to combat global warming into the bargain...

      WhoWhatWhy



  • President Donald Trump has called off plans to hold a military parade… for now. We think it should happen and here is why. The post Let’s Give Trump the Military Parade He Deserves...

  • Leave My Culture Alone — Breakthrough on Hearing Not Welcomed by All

    a month ago
  • Scientists have found a piece of the hearing jigsaw puzzle. But does the deaf community want to be “fixed”? The post Leave My Culture Alone — Breakthrough on Hearing Not Welcomed...

  • August 29-31

    a month ago

    • The post August 29-31 appeared first on WhoWhatWhy.

      Science@NASA Headline News



  • Video Length: 4:49During the Year of Education on Station, NASA astronauts Joe Acaba and Ricky Arnold have shared their love of STEM and their passion for teaching. Read this story...

  • Thinking Inside the Box

    7 days ago
  • Video Length: 4:11Gloveboxes on the ISS allow for experiments on materials that you wouldn't want escaping into the station's enclosed space. Read this story Video Links: Thinking...

  • Solar Wind and Corona Timeline

    8 days ago

    • Portal origin URL: Solar Wind and Corona TimelinePortal origin nid: 433087Published: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 10:37Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text...

      How to of the Day



  • While the SAT’s revised essay section is optional, it’s an excellent way to develop the writing skills you’ll need in college. Plus, many colleges will expect you to complete...

  • How to Be a Vlogger

    12 hours ago
  • This wikiHow teaches you how to create video diaries (or "vlogs") for publication. Vlogging is a fairly free, open-ended form of entertainment, but there are a few components of any...

  • How to Sing A Cappella

    20 hours ago

    • Singing a cappella involves producing a song entirely using your voice as opposed to with instruments. While it requires ordinary singing skills, such as maintaining a pitch and...

      LobeLog



  • by Giorgio Cafiero After Syria’s crisis erupted in 2011, Jordanian-Syrian relations suffered immensely. Early in the conflict, Damascus began accusing Amman of financing and...

  • Overstating Climate Change in Egypt’s Uprising

    15 hours ago
  • by Jessica Barnes The possible link between climate change and political upheaval in the Middle East has attracted increasing media attention and is generating a new wave of academic...

  • Armenia, Azerbaijan Leaders Talk About Reducing Conflict

    19 hours ago

    • by Joshua Kucera Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke for the first time and agreed on several steps to reduce tension between the...

      Democracy Now!



  • The United States and Canada have reached a tentative agreement to save NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, with a new trilateral deal that will be known as the United States-Mexico-Canada...

  • Trump Admin Sends 1,600 Kids to Texas Tent City as Number of Detained Children Hits Record High

    a day ago
  • The Trump administration is transferring detained migrant children from shelters across the country to a barren tent city in West Texas. The New York Times reports that hundreds...

  • ACLU Formally Opposes Kavanaugh, Citing Credible Sexual Assault Allegations & Partisan Temperament

    a day ago

    • The American Civil Liberties Union has come out against the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. It is only the fourth time in the organization's 98-year history...

      News : NPR



  • An American woman, Frances H. Arnold, has won half of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and George Smith of the U.S. and Sir Gregory Winter of the U.K. will share the other half...

  • Census Bureau Director Nominee Faces Questions At Senate Hearing

    3 hours ago
  • Senators are questioning Steven Dillingham, President Trump's nominee to lead the federal agency in charge of the 2020 census. The Census Bureau has not had permanent leadership...

  • Patients Give Doctors High Marks For Prescribing Antibiotics For Common Sniffles

    3 hours ago

    • People with colds and related infections give physicians higher ratings when they give them a prescription for antibiotics. Could that be influencing doctors to over-prescribe?...

    WebMD Health



  • Sales of e-cigarettes known as Juuls rose from 2.2 million in 2016 to 16.2 million in 2017, according to the new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

  • Adding Tai Chi Helps Seniors Avoid Dangerous Falls

    16 hours ago
  • Many programs exist to help seniors learn how to avoid falls. From tai chi to traditional exercises, these programs incorporate physical fitness with how-to smarts to make homes...

  • 1 Football Rule Change Might Lower Concussion Risk

    18 hours ago

    • Moving the kickoff line forward by just five yards -- from the 35- to the 40-yard line -- reduced the average annual concussion rate in Ivy League football by more than 68 percent, a new...
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    3 October - iGoogle Portal Tab 4

      Niskanen Center


  • It really should be no mystery as to why some Republicans are staking out a leadership position on carbon pricing. Mr. Forbes should follow their lead. The post Why Republicans Should...

  • Codifying “Soft Law” Governance in Statute

    7 days ago
  • The “AI in Government Act of 2018” would be a monumental – and positive – shift in emerging technology governance. The post Codifying “Soft Law” Governance in Statute...

  • How Marriage and Inequality Reinforce Political Polarization

    7 days ago

    • Our social ties, resources, and racial views are all dividing us into two partisan sides. The post How Marriage and Inequality Reinforce Political Polarization appeared first on...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute



  • The Department of Justice recently filed a lawsuit against the state of California, claiming the state’s newly-signed law regarding “net neutrality” seeks to regulate interstate...

  • A Partial Eclipse of the Administrative State

    2 days ago
  • View Full Document as PDF Deterioration of checks and balances via regulatory overreach and over-delegation by Congress to agencies are central to most modern critiques of the administrative...

  • CEI Joins Coalition Letter Urging Science Based Solutions in WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

    6 days ago

    • View Full Document as PDF The Honorable Mike Pompeo, Secretary U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 The Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary U.S. Department...

      Opinion | The Guardian



  • By reducing politics to a celebrity obsession – from Johnson to Trump to Corbyn – the media misdirects and confuses usWhat kind of people would you expect the newspapers to interview...

  • Trump mocking Christine Blasey Ford shows how women are silenced | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

    an hour ago
  • Ford is facing the same humiliation as thousands of sexual assault complainants before her. We need to rip up this script of male dominationI believe Dr Christine Blasey Ford. I found...

  • From bow ties to tweed hats: the three tribes of young Tories | Martha Gill

    a day ago

    • Moggites, libertarians, foot-soldiers – do the young people at the Conservative conference really have anything new to offer?At the Tory conference in Birmingham this week there...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS



  • Math scores are declining in most provinces, leading some parents to blame teachers’ pivot away from repeated drills on times tables and other basic math facts...

  • 5 things to know for Wednesday, October 3, 2018

    an hour ago
  • On CTVNews.ca: Teachers in Ontario may not be getting enough mathematics training, Aung San Suu Kyi is no longer an honorary Canadian, and Vancouver eases up slightly on its alcohol...

  • Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser he had called credible witness

    2 hours ago

    • U.S. President Donald Trump ignited a crowd at a campaign rally in Mississippi by mocking a woman who has claimed she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh...

      Tallbloke's Talkshop



  • Meet ‘The Goblin’. This body’s maximum distance from the Sun is a massive 2300 times further out than Earth’s. A newly spotted dwarf planet, 2015 TG387, adds to the mounting...

  • UK: ‘Near normal’ September follows record-breaking hot summer

    19 hours ago
  • ‘Record-breaking’ turns out to mean ‘as warm as three other UK summers’, but now things have calmed down. Probably just a temporary return to sanity until the next weather...

  • Media hype IPCC ‘climate catastrophe’ by 2040 prediction 

    a day ago

    • They’re still playing the same broken record after nearly ten years. These fake dramas wore very thin a long time ago, but the tedium carries on seemingly ad nauseam. H/T The GWPF...

    Catallaxy Files



  • WATCH: President Trump mocks Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Trump's Supreme Court pick Judge Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, during rally in Mississippi. https://t.co/pZfWN8IFMV...

  • Wednesday Forum: October 3, 2018

    10 hours ago

  • The Last Post

    12 hours ago

    • Dear Cats. For reasons more varied and complex to detail here, this will be Spartacus’ last post. Spartacus is retiring from blogging from this august site and elsewhere. What started...

    Zee News :Zee News - Blog



  • The silence over Nana Patekar's history of roughshodding co-stars is because of Bollywood's insistence on 'compromise'.

  • Overzealous Aadhaar implementation a lost national security opportunity

    2 days ago
  • Both the present and previous governments had different priorities with Aadhaar. And both of them missed the opportunity to truly use it in the interest of national security...

  • Nationality - Indian, Religion - Lata Mangeshkar

    2 days ago

    • Subhash K Jha outlines his religion and recalls the day he met Her.

    Zee News :Technology News



  • Facebook and Instagram were not immediately available to comment.

  • Upcoming LG V40 to let users mix photo, video

    4 hours ago
  • LG Electronics earlier said its survey showed that cameras and social media apps are the most frequently used features on smartphones.

  • Samsung set to release silver variant of Galaxy Note 9

    4 hours ago

    • The new colour adds to the existing portfolio of blue, black, purple and copper variants. The silver edition will also be released in the US, Yonhap news agency reported...

    Zee News :Sci-Tech


  • Super-Earth (Planet Nine) is a world '10 times the mass of Earth and 20 times farther from the sun than Neptune.'

  • Mysterious Planet Nine exists in solar system, but invisible to telescopes: Top astronomers claim

    8 hours ago
  • Planet Nine, is likely a world “10 times the mass of Earth and 20 times farther from the sun than Neptune.”

  • Google Doodle honours ophthalmologist Govindappa Venkataswamy

    2 days ago

    • Google Doodle on Monday paid tribute to Dr Govinda Venkataswamy, a visionary Indian ophthalmologist, on his 100th birth anniversary.

    Zee News :South asia



  • The death toll in Indonesia's twin quake-tsunami disaster has touched 1400.

  • Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak's wife grilled for third time over graft

    2 hours ago
  • Rosmah Mansor is under the scanner in connection with the 1MDB scandal. 

  • Kerala: 5-member Rohingya family detained in Thiruvananthapuram

    a day ago

    • The family was carrying UN refugee IDs.

    Zee News :World



  • A report in Pakistan-based Dawn News has said that the country would become the fourth most populous nation in the world by 2030.

  • 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Frances Arnold, George Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter for 'harnessing power of evolution'

    an hour ago
  • The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter for 'harnessing the power of evolution'...

  • India to deport seven Rohinya Muslims to Myanmar

    an hour ago

    • They had been in an Indian jail since 2012 on charges of illegal entry.

    Zee News :India National



  • Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have been scheduled later this year.

  • Congress, like BJP, trying to destroy us: How Mayawati slammed alliance doors shut

    in 10 hours
  • Maywati has said that BSP will contest the upcoming Rajasthan and MP elections on its own.

  • AFSPA extended in Arunachal Pradesh for six months

    in 10 hours

    • The Centre has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh and its eight police station areas bordering Assam by another six months, in...

      Channel NewsAsia World News



  • Cows burp and fart more than they need to, says a Swiss firm that has developed a feed that cuts methane emissions from livestock - helping to combat global warming into the bargain...

  • French far-right politician on trial for homophobic remarks

    31 minutes ago
  • PARIS: French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen goes on trial Wednesday (Oct 3) accused of making a string of homophobic remarks, including about a gay policeman killed in a...

  • Trio win Nobel Chemistry Prize for research harnessing evolution

    42 minutes ago

    • STOCKHOLM: US scientists Frances Arnold and George Smith and British researcher Gregory Winter won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday (Oct 3) for applying the principles of...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News



  • HONG KONG: Hong Kong's leading Catholic cleric said on Wednesday (Oct 3) that he feared continued suppression of Catholics in mainland China despite a landmark accord struck last...

  • Pope gives Chinese bishops 'warm welcome'

    2 hours ago
  • VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Wednesday (Oct 3) offered a "warm welcome" to two Chinese Catholic bishops attending a synod for the first time following a landmark deal between...

  • Kazakh families torn apart in China's Xinjiang crackdown

    2 hours ago

    • ALMATY, Kazakhstan: When he looks back on his youth in China's far-west Xinjiang region, Akikat Kaliolla, an ethnic Kazakh, recalls the place's natural beauty and the big, colourful...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News



  • The Federal Reserve painted a picture of the U.S. economy that was almost too good to be true at its last meeting, with inflation seen contained in the near future despite the lowest...

  • Koepka dismisses talk of rift with 'best friend' Johnson

    25 minutes ago
  • American Brooks Koepka dismissed reports that he fought with team mate Dustin Johnson following the United States' dismal Ryder Cup loss to Europe last weekend, saying that Johnson...

  • Swiss cow feed causes fewer farts - and puts the squeeze on global warming

    27 minutes ago

    • Cows burp and fart more than they need to, says a Swiss firm that has developed a feed that cuts methane emissions from livestock - helping to combat global warming into the bargain...
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    3 October - iGoogle Portal - MSM News

     

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  • Some of the biggest Goldfield nuggets in living memory were on display in Perth on Wednesday.

  • 'My heart's breaking': Bachelor walk-out shocks the socks off Nick Cummins

    29 minutes ago
  • It's become a full-time job keeping up with Nick Cummins' quest for love.

  • Column 8

    29 minutes ago

    • Foiled by a joyrider.

      The Times of India


  • BSP chief Mayawati has ruled out any alliance with the Congress and announced that her party will fight the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan on her own...

  • Parameters will be set for urgent hearings: CJI

    3 hours ago
  • "Unless someone is going to be hanged today or evicted out of his house, no other matter can be mentioned for urgent hearing," Justice Ranjan Gogoi said soon after taking oath as the...

  • 'Selection is not my job': Kohli on Nair omission

    4 hours ago
  • "Selectors have already spoken about it and it is not my place to say. There are selectors doing their job. You can conveniently merge everything and make it a circle where everyone...

  • Sensex slips under 36,000 for 1st time since July

    an hour ago
  • Sensex lost 550.51 points to close at 35,975.63, slipping under the 36,000-mark for the first time since July this year. The broader 50-share NSE Nifty lost 150.05 points to finish...

  • India launches op to help tsunami-hit Indonesia

    2 hours ago

    • India has launched a massive operation to provide assistance to the earthquake and tsunami victims in Indonesia, dispatching two aircraft and three naval ships carrying relief...

      Yahoo News - Top Stories



  • President Donald Trump's deal to tweak the trade agreement among the United

  • American Airlines flight diverted to Missouri due to unruly passenger

    16 hours ago

  • Accelerated FBI investigation could lead to Kavanaugh confirmation vote this week

    2 days ago


    •   UK news | The Guardian



  • Theresa May dances on stage to Abba ahead of her keynote speech on the final day of the Conservative conference in Birmingham 12.19pm BST May says cancer can strike anywhere. She says...

  • Multiculturalism 'robs Britain of its community' - Tory London mayor pick

    4 hours ago
  • Accommodating Muslims and Hindus risks turning UK into ‘crime-riddled cesspool’, Shaun Bailey wrote in 2005Accommodating Muslims and Hindus “robs Britain of its community”...

  • Pret a Manger to bring in full labelling after teenager's death

    2 hours ago

    • Labelling to list all ingredients as company acts after death of Natasha Ednan-LaperousePret a Manger has agreed to full ingredient labelling on all its freshly made products following...

    PCWorld



  • Microsoft touted its Surface Studio 2 as the “fastest Surface ever” while launching it at its Surface event on Tuesday. That may be true in the end, though Microsoft barely squeaks...

  • Hands on with the Microsoft Surface Laptop 2: Still a great laptop, now without Windows 10 S

    an hour ago
  • With Microsoft’s Surface Laptop, Microsoft used Windows 10 S as a tool to help enable the Laptop’s outstanding battery life. Now the Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 is here, complete...

  • Tivoli Audio Andiamo Bluetooth speaker review: Great looks, upscale performance, primo price

    an hour ago

    • In a market stuffed with me-too products, Tivoli breaks through with a speaker that yells “Look at me!”


      WSJ.com: World News




  • The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island has reached 1,234 as fears grow that many more are dead.

  • Nobel Physics Prize Awarded to Trio for Laser Inventions

    20 hours ago
  • The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to an international trio of laser pioneers, including the first woman to earn the award in more than a half-century, who said she made her breakthrough...

  • Syrian Rebels Start to Withdraw Heavy Weapons

    20 hours ago

    • Rebel groups in Syria began to withdraw heavy weapons from a planned DMZ in the country’s last opposition stronghold, but confusion over its implementation threatens to derail...
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