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Justia › US Law › Case Law › Nebraska Case Law › Nebraska Supreme Court Decisions › 1988 › State v. Jones
State v. Jones
432 N.W.2d 523 (1988)
230 Neb 528
STATE of Nebraska, Appellee v. Marvel JONES, Appellant.
December 2, 1988.
*524 Paul M. Conley, Lincoln, for appellant.
Robert M. Spire, Atty. Gen., and Yvonne E. Gates, Lincoln, for appellee.
HASTINGS, C.J., and BOSLAUGH, WHITE, CAPORALE, SHANAHAN, and GRANT, JJ.
CAPORALE, Justice.
Following a jury trial, defendant-appellant, Marvel Jones, was adjudged guilty of robbery in violation of Neb.Rev.Stat. § 28-324(1) (Reissue 1985), and sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 8 to 15 years. Jones' five assignments of error can be summarized as claiming that the district court erred in (1) finding the evidence *525 sufficient to sustain the conviction, (2) failing to find Jones had been denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial, and (3) pronouncing an excessive sentence. We affirm.
Immediately before the opening of the evidentiary portion of Jones' trial to the jury, his court-appointed trial attorney asked the court to allow Jones to address the court directly, outside the presence of the jury. The court granted this request, whereupon Jones said: "I tried to get hold of my attorney all this time, and I never got hold to [sic] him. I have called from the jail, and I have called, and I haveI just could never get no, you know, I could never contact him." The trial attorney stated that he had met with Jones or communicated with him by letter on 10 separate occasions prior to trial but had received no phone messages from him. The district court refused to appoint substitute counsel for Jones but did offer to allow Jones to proceed pro se. Jones declined the offer, and the case proceeded to trial with the aforesaid court-appointed trial attorney representing Jones.
The evidence revealed that on April 3, 1987, Dan Terhune was working the midnight to 8 a.m. shift at the Kwik Shop located at 3301 Holdrege Street in Lincoln and was the only employee on duty at that time. At about 2 a.m., a man ran into the store wearing a hat, gloves, and mask, and carrying a gun. The gunman approached Terhune, pointed the gun at his chest, and demanded money. Terhune put food stamps, cash, coins, and receipts from his cash register into a paper sack carried into the store by the gunman. The food stamps were in a bundle that Terhune had assembled and marked earlier in the evening; the receipts were internal bookkeeping documents that bore, among other identifying marks, the Kwik Shop's store number. The cash amounted to about $120, mostly in bills smaller than $10, and some change. The gunman took the sack and left the store, heading south, and Terhune called the police.
Terhune described the gunman as wearing a light-colored "sailor's hat" with the brim pulled down, a white mask similar to a race car driver's balaclava, a light-colored jacket, brown gloves with light-colored fur lining, and blue jeans. In his left hand, he was carrying a large, silver-gray gun, which resembled an automatic weapon rather than a revolver. According to Terhune, the gunman was approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighed about 155 to 160 pounds, and was slight of build. Although Terhune could not see the gunman's face or skin, he, based on the man's speech patterns, thought it likely the gunman was black.
Lincoln Police Department Investigator G. Jeff Gade was near the intersection of 27th and Vine Streets in an unmarked police cruiser at 2:11 on the morning of the robbery. After learning of the robbery via police radio, Gade stopped his cruiser on Vine Street between 27th and 28th and waited. About a minute later, Gade observed a vehicle stop on the north side of Vine Street at 30th and remain stationary at a stop sign for almost 30 seconds. As there was no other traffic on Vine Street at this time, Gade's suspicions were aroused, and as the other vehicle began to move, Gade maneuvered his cruiser so as to arrive at 30th Street at the same time as the other vehicle.
Gade observed that the vehicle was a brown Chevrolet Caprice four-door with a tan vinyl top and that there were two people inside, both in the front seat, the driver being a black female and the passenger a black male. Gade followed the vehicle south on 30th Street for 5 to 7 minutes as it slowly meandered through a residential neighborhood there. During this time, Gade observed the driver of the vehicle commit several traffic infractions.
After a time, a marked police cruiser, answering Gade's radio call for assistance, pulled between Gade's unmarked cruiser and the suspect vehicle. As the marked cruiser drew closer, the suspect vehicle slowed to about 5 miles per hour and pulled slightly to the right; at 3123 R Street, the passenger jumped out and ran off. Gade, 25 to 35 feet back in his cruiser, saw this person in his headlights as he ran off. He *526 described the individual as "a black male approximately five six to five eight, 140 pounds, slender build, medium-length Afro hair, wearing a tan or light-colored jacket or shirt which was not tucked in, a pair of dark-colored pants and dark shoes." Gade immediately stopped his cruiser and gave chase on foot, but lost sight of the suspect in an alley nearby.
In the meantime, Scott Beggs, the police officer who had joined Gade in pursuit of the Chevrolet, stopped the automobile on 31st Street between R and S Streets. Inside, Beggs found Gloria Patterson, the driver, and took her into custody.
Patterson testified at Jones' trial under grant of use immunity pursuant to Neb. Rev.Stat. § 29-2011.02 (Reissue 1985). According to Patterson, Jones was in her vehicle, a brown Chevrolet Impala with white vinyl top, on the morning of the robbery. At that time, Jones was wearing a light-colored shirt and white hat. At Jones' request, at 1:30 or 2 a.m., Patterson drove him to the Kwik Shop at 33d and Holdrege Streets. Jones left the vehicle, ran into the store, came out a short time later, and ran away toward 34th Street. Patterson drove off, but moments later came upon Jones and let him back into the vehicle. At this time, Patterson saw that Jones carried a sack and a gun.
Patterson drove to near 33d and Vine Streets, where another vehicle began following hers. Jones told Patterson to "lose him," and Patterson "turned a few corners" but was unable to shake the vehicle following them, at which point Jones informed Patterson that he would jump out of her vehicle, which he did. Patterson was then stopped, and subsequently told police officers that Jones had been her passenger and where he lived.
Lincoln Police Officer Paul Aksamit, a dog handler, was called in with his police dog to track the suspect. In an alley at 2800 P Street, a black male carrying a brown paper sack ran toward Aksamit. Aksamit ordered the individual to stop, and took him into custody. In court, Aksamit identified Jones as the person he took into custody that evening. Although at the time of his arrest the temperature was about 40 degrees and there was patchy snow on the ground, Jones was wearing dark-colored pants and no shirt, and was in stocking feet.
Several items were found on the ground near Jones when he was taken into custody, including the gun, the gloves, and the paper sack admitted into evidence at trial. The sack was found to contain $125 in cash and coins, $17 in food stamps, and two Kwik Shop receipts. After daybreak, the area where Jones had been captured was searched, resulting in the discovery of several items of clothing behind a nearby air-conditioner. These items of clothing were also admitted into evidence at trial. At at the time of his arrest, Jones lived about one block from where the items of clothing were found; the clothing was located about two blocks from where the arrest took place.
At trial, Terhune identified the hat, mask, jacket, and gloves received in evidence as identical to the items worn by the gunman, and the gun, apparently a BB or pellet gun, and paper sack received in evidence as identical to those carried by the gunman. Terhune also recognized the bundle of food stamps and receipts received in evidence as those taken by the gunman.
At the close of the State's case, Jones, through his trial attorney, moved for dismissal, a motion which the court overruled. Jones, again through his trial attorney, subsequently rested without calling any witnesses and moved for a directed verdict, which motion was also overruled.
In his first assignment of error, Jones urges upon this court the view that the evidence is not sufficient to sustain his conviction. It is well established that in determining the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a criminal conviction, it is not the province of the Supreme Court to resolve conflicts in the evidence, pass on the credibility of witnesses, determine the plausibility of explanations, or weigh the evidence; such matters are for the finder of fact, and the verdict must be sustained if, taking the view most favorable to the State, there is sufficient evidence to support it. State v. *527 Trevino, 230 Neb. 494, 432 N.W.2d 503 (1988); State v. Berkman, 230 Neb. 163, 430 N.W.2d 310 (1988); State v. McDonald, 230 Neb. 85, 430 N.W.2d 282 (1988); State v. Anderson, 229 Neb. 427, 427 N.W.2d 764 (1988).
Section 28-324(1) defines the crime in question as follows: "A person commits robbery if, with the intent to steal, he forcibly and by violence, or by putting in fear, takes from the person of another any money or personal property of any value whatever."
Circumstantial evidence is sufficient to support a conviction if such evidence and the reasonable inferences that may be drawn therefrom establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In a criminal case established by circumstantial evidence, the State is not required to disprove every hypothesis but that of guilt. State v. McDonald, supra. As the foregoing recitation of the record demonstrates, the evidence fully supports the jury's finding that Jones, with the intent to steal, took money or other personal property of value from the person of Terhune by putting Terhune in fear. Jones' first assignment of error is clearly without merit.
In his second summarized assignment of error, Jones asserts he was denied his right, under the sixth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to the effective assistance of counsel at trial. We have said that in order to assert a successful claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must prove (1) that his or her attorney failed to perform as well as an attorney with ordinary training and skill in the criminal law in the area, (2) that defendant's interests were not conscientiously protected, and (3) that if the attorney had been effective, there is a reasonable probability the results would have been different. E.g., State v. Reddick, 230 Neb. 218, 430 N.W.2d 542 (1988); State v. Harton, 230 Neb. 167, 430 N.W.2d 313 (1988); State v. Painter, 229 Neb. 278, 426 N.W.2d 513 (1988); State v. Costanzo, 227 Neb. 616, 419 N.W.2d 156 (1988); State v. Juhl, 218 Neb. 792, 359 N.W.2d 109 (1984). In reality, however, a showing that a defendant's interests were not conscientiously protected is subsumed in a showing that the attorney failed to perform as well as an attorney with ordinary training and skill in the criminal law in the area. Thus, to sustain a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel as a violation of the sixth amendment to the U.S. Constitution and thereby obtain reversal of a defendant's conviction, the defendant must show that (1) counsel's performance was deficient and (2) such deficient performance prejudiced the defense, that is, a demonstration of reasonable probability that, but for counsel's deficient performance, the result of the proceeding would have been different. State v. Hawthorne, 230 Neb. 343, 431 N.W.2d 630 (1988); State v. Evans, 218 Neb. 849, 359 N.W.2d 790 (1984). See, also, Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S. Ct. 2052, 80 L. Ed. 2d 674 (1984).
Regarding the first component of this test, Jones makes essentially three arguments. The first is that his trial attorney did not thoroughly question the State's witnesses and failed to present any defense witnesses. Apart from speculating that the trial attorney might have succeeded in confusing Terhune on the stand, Jones himself fails to bring to this court's attention the nature of any favorable testimony which might have been elicited from any of the State's witnesses or from anyone else; a sober reading of the record suggests that the trial attorney labored under the same handicap. See, State v. Costanzo, supra; State v. Pribil, 227 Neb. 397, 417 N.W.2d 786 (1988); State v. Broomhall, 227 Neb. 341, 417 N.W.2d 349 (1988).
Jones next contends that the trial attorney should have objected to the court's statement at the conclusion of Terhune's testimony that he might be called again and thus should "keep a number with the County Attorney's office where we can get hold of you." (Emphasis supplied.)
In Jones' view,
The inference is that the prosecution and the judiciary are combined and that the State's witness was also the Court's witness. Had Marvel Jones been represented *528 by defense counsel who was actively participating in the trial, a motion for mistrial or a cautionary admonition should have come forth to protect Defendant's right to a fair and impartial trial.
Brief for appellant at 11. The interpretation Jones places on the statement is a strained one; in the context made, the statement is more reasonably interpreted as meaning that Terhune should keep the county attorney's office, which called him as a witness, advised as to his whereabouts so that anyone connected with the trial could reach him if desired.
Thus, whether to interpose an objection of the sort suggested by Jones to the questioned comment is one of trial strategy; accordingly, the failure to have made such an objection will not support an inference of ineffective assistance of counsel. See, State v. Costanzo, supra; State v. Meis, 223 Neb. 935, 395 N.W.2d 509 (1986); State v. Jackson, 226 Neb. 857, 415 N.W.2d 465 (1987).
Lastly, Jones argues that the fact a second charge, that of using a firearm in the commission of a felony, was voluntarily dismissed by the State rather than upon motion of his trial attorney somehow proves that his trial attorney was ineffective. Again, it is a matter of trial strategy whether to move to dismiss a charge the State apparently could not have proved because of the nature of the device used to put Terhune in fear. The trial attorney may well have thought Jones' interests would have been better served had the court dismissed that charge at the close of the State's evidence for a failure of proof.
Thus, Jones has failed to satisfy the first component of the test in this court of ineffective assistance of counsel. That being so, we must conclude that Jones' second summarized assignment of error is, for that reason alone, without merit.
Finally, Jones urges upon us the view that the sentence pronounced by the district court was excessive. A sentence imposed within the limits prescribed by statute will not be set aside as excessive absent an abuse of discretion on the part of the sentencing judge. State v. Berkman, 230 Neb. 163, 430 N.W.2d 310 (1988); State v. Thomas, 229 Neb. 635, 428 N.W.2d 221 (1988).
Robbery is a Class II felony. § 28-324. Neb.Rev.Stat. § 28-105 (Reissue 1985) provides that the penalty for a Class II felony shall be "Maximum-fifty years imprisonment Minimum-one year imprisonment." The sentence meted out to Jones is within the limits prescribed by statute, and we find no basis on which we can say the district court abused its discretion. Thus, Jones' third assignment of error is also without merit.
FAHRNBRUCH, J., not participating.


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Aiming For Aflatoxins
By Sonja Begemann
Seeds and Crop Production Editor
This article originally appeared in the Farm Journal 2017 Seed Guide.
In the midst of rumors and anti-GMO rhetoric, one researcher is striving to use genetic modification to improve crop health as well as potentially save consumer lives. Aspergillus, which creates carcinogenic aflatoxin, can now be controlled through genetic modification.
Aflatoxins are found in corn, peanuts, cottonseed, milk, walnuts, pistachios and Brazil nuts. In the U.S., farmers can be turned away for having as few as 20 parts per billion of the toxin, or about 40 highly contaminated kernels in a bushel of corn, according to the University of Kentucky. One part per million is the equivalent of two minutes in two years. It doesn't take much to be turned away.
"This [the new GMO corn] will make a difference in the U.S., but it will make the biggest difference in the undeveloped world," says Monica Schmidt, University of Arizona researcher. "There they don't test corn [for aflatoxins] and about 4.5 billion people consume the toxin."
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People in undeveloped countries are 16 to 32 times more likely to develop cancer, namely liver cancer, she adds. In addition, aflatoxins can stunt children's growth and damage immune systems. The new GMO corn shuts down the toxin and doesn't allow it to accumulate in the corn kernel.
Using RNAi technology, Schmidt and her team silence the aflatoxin genes in aspergillus fungi in the corn's kernels. The ear could still show the greenish, powdery fungal spores on the surface; however, aflatoxin should not enter the kernels.
"We're looking forward to field testing," Schmidt says. "For the past year and a half we've tested with controls from 1,000 to 100,000 parts per billion in greenhouses."
The next steps for this potential product are tricky. The team in Arizona can keep testing on a small scale, but if they want to see results on more acres or see this product commercialized they'll have to partner with someone who has deep pockets. This is a GMO product, so there are a number of regulatory hurdles the product must cross, and that takes time and millions of dollars.
"We're seeking partners now," Schmidt says. "If the regulatory pathway stays the same as it is now and funding becomes available we could realistically see this in corn in 10 to 20 years."
It's easy to get this gene into existing or new products—it's a single insertion, she adds. So if and when the product does get approved it'll be simple for U.S. and foreign corn hybrids to take advantage of the trait.
While this product can have positive financial impact in the U.S., Schmidt is most excited for what it will do in undeveloped countries. "It can save lives, I'd love to see it go to Africa," she says.
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Have smartphones killed boredom (and is that good)?
Doug Gross, CNN
Updated 4:20 PM EDT, Wed September 26, 2012
Open Mic: Is cell phone dependency bad?
With people using smartphones to kill down time, some say boredom is declining
Survey: 42 percent use mobile phones expressly to cure being bored
Researcher says phones address an ancient desire to stay occupied
Some fear phones can interfere with creativity, though
Take a look around today at people in line at Starbucks, on the train platform or waiting for their bags at the airport.
Odds are, a huge chunk of them are staring down into a glowing mobile device – passing time by checking on friends, catching up on texts or e-mail or playing a video game that would have required a PC or home console just a few years ago.
"That's me," said Jeromie Williams, a 36-year-old social media manager and blogger from Montreal. "If I'm on the bus. If I'm waiting in line somewhere … .
"The other day I was at a restaurant with a friend. He got up two times – once to smoke a cigarette and once to go to the bathroom. As soon as his ass was off the seat, 'Boom!' iPhone in hand."
Opinion: Going a day without my cell phone
Thanks to technology, there's been a recent sea change in how people today kill time. Those dog-eared magazines in your doctor's office are going unread. Your fellow customers in line at the deli counter are being ignored. And simply gazing around at one's surroundings? Forget about it.
Comedian Dean Obeidallah spends a day without a cell phone.
Evelio Contreras
Staying connected without a cell phone
Between smartphones, tablets and e-readers, we're becoming a society that's ready to kill even a few seconds of boredom with a tap on a touchscreen.
Smartphone ownership in the United States, and elsewhere, hit a tipping point in 2012. More people now own a smartphone in the United States – 45% of adults – than own a traditional cellphone, according to a survey from the Pew Internet & American Life project.
And 42% of all mobile phone users say they expressly use their phone for entertainment when they're bored. (Presumably, non-entertainment uses like texting and e-mail would jack that number up even higher).
"I do everything with my phone," said Alexandra Reed, 39, a self-employed single mom from Charlotte, North Carolina.
"I have five e-mail accounts for different things. I have two phones, one for business and one personal. I use apps – Mapquest, Google, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google Plus, CNN, ESPN … ."
Is it a boredom killer? Absolutely, she said.
"Even when I'm driving, I might have Facebook open," she said. "At a red light the first thing I (do is) just look at my phone. I get a little anxious if I see a notification and don't read it."
Researchers say this all makes sense. Fiddling with our phones, they say, addresses a basic human need to cure boredom by any means necessary.
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Christopher Lynn, an anthropology professor at the University of Alabama, compares tapping at smartphones to smoking a cigarette. Both can be "pivots," he says – things that quickly transfer us from the monotony of everyday life into a world of "unscheduled play."
"Smartphones are like cigarettes are like junk food are like chewing your nails or doodling …," Lynn wrote in a May essay for the Evolutionary Studies Consortium. "Does the naked space of your own mind and the world around you send you screaming into oblivion when you walk across campus, across a street even? Pull out your smartphone and check your email again – that car will swerve around you."
With their games, music, videos, social media and texting, smartphones "superstimulate" a desire humans have to play when things get dull, Lynn told CNN in an interview. And he believes that modern society may be making that desire even stronger.
"When you're habituated to constant stimulation, when you lack it, you sort of don't know what to do with yourself …," he said. "When we aren't used to having down time, it results in anxiety. 'Oh my god, I should be doing something.' And we reach for the smartphone. It's our omnipresent relief from that."
So, our phones are brutally efficient at addressing an ancient desire. But is that always a good thing?
At Oxford, England's Social Issues Research Centre, researchers fear it is not. In their view, by filling almost every second of down time by peering at our phones we are missing out on the creative and potentially rewarding ways we've dealt with boredom in days past.
"Informational overload from all quarters means that there can often be very little time for personal thought, reflection, or even just 'zoning out,' " researchers there wrote. "With a mobile (phone) that is constantly switched on and a plethora of entertainments available to distract the naked eye, it is understandable that some people find it difficult to actually get bored in that particular fidgety, introspective kind of way."
Williams, the Montreal blogger, admits as much.
"One thing that unfortunately I do miss out on is that sort of quiet time where I can think about something I want to write … where, if I'm bored, I'm flipping open Word and punching something out," he said. "Instead, out comes 'Infinity Blade II' and I'm killing titans.
"Before smartphones came out, you had that down time where you sit on the bus and your mind just kind of wanders and you think of these amazing things. You get out that old thing called pen and paper and you jot it down."
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But Joel Marx, a 25-year-old research assistant in Baltimore, Maryland, disagrees. Marx juggles two jobs and sees his phone as a way to be productive, and keep up with the news, during gaps in his hectic workdays. He relies on it for fun, but also for research and scheduling.
"I feel like it gives me a break from what's at hand," he said. "I even find it helps to keep me going through the day as I can get in touch with things in the outside world. Most of the time, I would have done nothing during those times anyhow."
Reed, the Charlotte mom, admits her phone use sometimes distracts her from work or even watching a movie. But compared to other time-killers, she thinks the phone is a good option.
"I actually feel more productive reading things online and on social media like Twitter and Facebook than if I was just sitting and watching a TV show," she said. "I follow people who are mostly sports and news anchors, people like that – interesting people I know I can learn something from."
Review: Should you upgrade to the iPhone 5?


How often do you doubt yourself and your abilities to make an impact on society at large?
How often do you feel like others doubt you and your intentions?
Doubt, in general, can interfere with your ability to shine bright like a diamond.
It can translate to a lack of self-confidence, lack of trust, insecurities, indecisiveness (an everyday struggle for everyone), hesitation toward getting involved in a serious relationship, suspicion, along with assumptions and many other factors that create unwanted negative vibes.
Let's be honest: Who really likes possessing any of these personality traits?
Whether the doubt is living within you, or you have presumptions that others are doubting you, you, my friend, have complete control over your thoughts and where they lead you.
Are you going to let them take you to a place of happiness and victory, or a place of sadness, pity and failure? Take your pick.
First and foremost, you are alive. You are living this moment and blessed enough to have eyes reading this article right here and right now.
What if you didn't have eyes? Or, what if you were blind?
If doubt is on your mind in any way, shape or form, get it out. Get it out because you are capable of anything.
Find a place where doubt doesn't exist and go there. Search for the place where certainty, confidence and trust prevail.
Don't ever let anyone tell you that you aren't worth it. Don't even let them stomp all over your dreams. If they do, shoo fly. You don't need any of that.
What you need is people who make you feel like home; people who bring out the warmth inside you are the ones who belong in your life. Surround yourself with the people who are there to stay; they are your everlasting muses.
Affirmations are key. All I ask is you truly take a minute to believe in yourself. Believe in your creativeness.
Believe in your own innovative ideas that have the potential to change the world.
Make that cutting-edge dream of yours come true. It's possible in more ways than one.
You have feet to get you there.
Your good ol' feet are living soles. They are alive and waiting for your heart to tell them what to do. They take you where you want to go. Lead them and care for them.
Shout out to a muse of mine for capturing all forms of life and adventure via @livingsoles, a photo series focusing on shoes and feet.
It shows where they've been, where they're headed and, most of all, where they take us.
I know this might be easier said than done, but remember, anything is possible. You just have to define the possible way.
So go. Walk toward what you want, and you won't be disappointed.
Your world is in your hands.
You are the creator of everything you. Does that make sense? Anything you think, say or do will always come back to you.
If you are surrounded by a cloud of doubt, it's time to direct your thoughts, words and actions toward feeling good. We all like to feel good, right?
Put all you have into work. Make sh*t happen. It's about time you start feeling the sensation of what it's like to truly be happy.
You're meant to love and be loved. If you feel alone and very doubtful that your kind of people are out there, just seek them and you will find them.
Always make time for family time. For those who have given you the world, like your mom and dad, give them your unconditional love right back.
Repay them with affection and admiration. Sometimes, that's all they want.
As I mentioned before, encircle yourself with those who "get" you. Those people are the ones who put a smile on your face during the trials and tribulations of your life.
They know just how to defeat the agony you're feeling, and that's exactly why you love them.
It's simply because they love you, too, and would do anything to see you laugh again.
When you feel hopeless, remember you are living a life solely created by you. Mind-blowing, isn't it?
Reminisce on your past and make the best of your present. Lead the way to your future where dreams do come true.
Most importantly, when life gets tough, remember to smile.


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Olympic Goofs
Dubious list of old jokes and double entrendres purportedly collects "the top nine comments made by NBC sports commentators during the Summer Olympics."
David Mikkelson
List of double entrendres collects "the top nine comments made by NBC sports commentators during the Summer Olympics."
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Here are the top nine comments made by NBC sports commentators during the [2004] Summer Olympics that they would like to take back 1. Weightlifting commentator: "This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing." 2. Dressage commentator: "This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother." 3. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: "I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father." 4. Boxing Analyst: "Sure there have been injuries,and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious." 5. Softball announcer: "If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again." 6. Basketball analyst: "He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces." 7. At the rowing medal ceremony: "Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew." 8. Soccer commentator: "Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field." 9. Tennis commentator: "One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them . . . Oh my God, what have I just said?"
Collected via the Internet, 2004
This mirth-provoking list of "the top nine comments made by NBC sports commentators during the Summer Olympics," a collection of facepalm statements and double entrendres, is dusted off every four years and recirculated online to much social amusement. Although we can't guarantee that no sports commentator anywhere ever said any of these things, the age of this list and its inclusion of hoary urban legends (such as the "kiss his balls" tale) and items attributed to a variety of different sports figures over the years puts paid to the notion that all the entries issued from the mouths of NBC Olympics commentators.
Similar lists with somewhat differently worded entries attributed to other people (and featuring some non-Olympic sports) have been making the rounds since at least as far back as 1999, such as the following example from in Australia circulated during the run-up to the 2000 Olympics in Sydney:
"We actually got the winner three minutes from the end but then they equalised."
(Ian McNail — Football)
"This is really a lovely horse; I once rode her mother."
(Ted Walsh — Horse Racing Commentator)
"We now have exactly the same situation as we had at the start of the race, only exactly the opposite."
(Murray Walker — F1 Motor racing Commentator)
On the difficulties of adjusting to playing football and living in Italy: "It was like being in a foreign country."
(Ian Rush — Footballer)
"Bill Frindal has done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator."
(John Arlott — Cricket Commentator)
"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body."
(Winston Bennett — Footballer)
"The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical."
"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father."
(Greg Norman — Golfer)
"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing — but none of them serious."
(Alan Minter – Boxer)
"The racecourse is as level as a billiard ball."
(John Francombe — Jockey)
"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again."
(Terry Venables — Football Coach)
"We'll still be happy if we lose. It's on at the same time as the Beer Festival."
(Noel O'Mahoney, Cork City boss before the game in Munich)
"I would not say he (David Ginola) is the best left winger in the Premiership, but there are none better."
(Ron Atkinson — Footballer)
"He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it — you can see it all over their faces."
"I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat."
(Ron Atkinson — Football Coach)
On Tony Adamson's alcoholism: "It took a lot of bottle for Tony to own up."
(Ian Wright — Footballer)
"Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got 11 Dicks on the field."
(Metro Radio)
" … and later we'll have action from the men's cockless pairs."
(Sue Barker — Commentating on Rowing)
"Her time is about 4.33, which she's capable of."
(David Coleman — Athletics)
Grand National winning jockey Mark Fitzgerald: "Sex is an anti-climax after that."
Desmond Lynam: "Well, you gave the horse a wonderful ride, everybody saw that."
"To play Holland, you have to play the Dutch."
(Ruud Gullit — Football Coach)
"Well, either side could win, or it could be a draw."
"For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the all-yellow strip."
(John Motson — Football Commentator)
"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer."
(David Acfield)
"I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona."
(Mark Draper — Aston Villa)
"There goes Juan Torera down the back straight, opening his legs and showing his class."
(David Coleman at the Montreal Olympics)
"One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee-shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them — Oh my God, what have I just said?"
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"And for those of you who watched the last programme (Fanny and Johnny Craddock), I hope all your doughnuts turn out like Fanny's."
(David Coleman at the start of Match of the Day)
"Just under 10 seconds for Nigel Mansell. Call it 9.5 seconds in round numbers."
(Murray Walker)
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"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel."
(Stuart Pearce)
"The Port Elizabeth ground is more of a circle than an oval. It's long and square."
(Trevor Bailey)
"Watch the time — it gives you an indication of how fast they are running."
(Ron Pickering)
"That's inches away from being millimetre perfect."
(Ted Lowe)
"I'll fight Lloyd Honeyghan for nothing if the price is right."
(Marion Starling)
"I can't tell who's leading. It's either Oxford or Cambridge."
(John Snagge, covering The Boat Race)
"Lara's chanced his arm, and it's come off."
(Brian Johnston)
"Fred Davis, the doyen of snooker, now 67 years of age and too old to get his leg over, prefers to use his left hand."
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"A brain scan revealed Andrew Caddick is not suffering from a stress fracture of the shin."
(Jo Sheldon)
"Bobby Gould thinks I'm trying to stab him in the back. In fact, I'm right behind him."
(Stuart Pearson)
"There's going to be a real ding dong when the bell goes."
(David Coleman)
"We didn't underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought."
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"I was in a no-win situation, so I'm glad I won rather than lost."
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HOUSTON COUNTY: Houston County Schools are CLOSED Monday and Tuesday.
Possible return Wednesday, but could get delayed until a Thursday. Watch web site, media and social media for future posts.


This painting came in stages. I knew it was to be large and square and that particular shade of green before I had a complete image. I felt there was a figure and after a very quick gesture drawing a head and vague indication of a body emerged. It was the Mary energy, a posture of total openness and compassion. Another meditation brought the rose. Throughout the painting process the energy remained one of opening and peace and safety. The more I sit with it the more layers are opened up. The original is oil on canvas and is part of a private collection.


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El municipio de Washington (en inglés: Washington Township) es un municipio ubicado en el condado de Harrison en el estado estadounidense de Iowa. En el año 2010 tenía una población de 730 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 7,16 personas por km².

Geografía
El municipio de Washington se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, el municipio tiene una superficie total de 101.92 km², de la cual 101,57 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (0,35 %) 0,35 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 730 personas residiendo en el municipio de Washington. La densidad de población era de 7,16 hab./km². De los 730 habitantes, el municipio de Washington estaba compuesto por el 98,77 % blancos, el 0,14 % eran afroamericanos, el 0,82 % eran amerindios, el 0,14 % eran de otras razas y el 0,14 % eran de una mezcla de razas. Del total de la población el 0,41 % eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Municipios de Iowa
Localidades del condado de Harrison (Iowa)

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Kingston Capital Finance chose us to work on their rebrand and marketing material after winning a competitive tender.
They wanted to separate themselves from the usual Finance company look and feel, while remaining trustworthy and professional.
We gathered inspiration from many different sources for this project to really get an idea of how we could represent this brand in a different light to what would be expected of a finance company.
After showcasing our initial concepts, the client was delighted to move ahead with the designs and we have since produced their brand, website, social media imagery, finance documents and sales brochures.


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Everything you need to know about 2022 Macon Pride Events
The organization not only has one day of events but a whole week celebrating the beauty and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community in Central Georgia.
Author: Alexandria Dorsey
Updated: 11:45 AM EDT September 20, 2022
MACON, Ga. — It is time once again for Macon Pride to sweep downtown.
Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming events this week.
If you are looking for pre-Pride fun, check out the first-ever Mx. Macon Pride Pageant, hosted by Georgia Equality, on Wednesday, September 21.
The winner will be crowned Mx. Macon Pride royalty to reign over the 2022 Macon Pride festival week.
At this year's pageant, organizers will also be honoring one of Macon's LGBTQIA+ trailblazers, drag legend Tangerine Summers.
Tickets are $10 at the door of the Society Garden. The event begins at 7 p.m.
The Pride festivities kick off on Monday, September 26, at 6 p.m. on the ground floor of Piedmont Brewery and Kitchen.
Guests will have the opportunity to get the brewery's classics and favorites and the beer being specially released to commemorate 2022 Macon Pride -- Pride (In The Name Of Love).
The next day, September 27, visitors can enjoy a mini film festival at the Douglass Theatre featuring two different offerings. The event lasts from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Tickets are $5.
According to the Macon Pride Facebook page, Nelly and Nadine are the unlikely love story between two women falling in love on Christmas Eve, 1944, in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Despite being separated in the last months of the war, Nelly and Nadine manage to reunite later and spend the rest of their life together. For many years their love story was kept a secret, even to some of their closest family. Now Nelly's grandchild, Sylvie, has decided to open Nelly and Nadine's unseen personal archives and uncover their remarkable story. The trailer is here.
Mama Bears is an exploration of the journeys taken by Sara Cunningham and Kimberly Shappley, two "mama bears," and Tammi Terrell Morris, a young African American lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance perfectly exemplifies why the mama bears are so vitally important. Mama Bears is the story of women who have allowed nearly every aspect of their lives to be entirely reshaped by love. Although they may have grown up as fundamentalist, evangelical Christians, the mama bears are willing to risk losing friends, family, and faith communities to keep their children safe—even if it challenges their belief systems and rips their worlds apart. This transcendent documentary is the latest work from Atlanta director Daresha Kiyi. Check out the trailer here.
If you want to get your music fixed, Broadway Does Pride: A Cabaret will be the event for you.
Organizers say the event will have everything from Rent reminding us to "measure your life in love" to songs like "I'm Coming Out" from Diana Ross and "Vogue" from Madonna, all with a spotlight on Macon's LGBTQ+ community.
Songs will be performed by Macon's very own talent with a campy, Broadway twist. Tickets are $10—the event beings at 7:30 p.m. at the Grand Opera House.
If you think you're ready, take the mic on your head over to the Macon Pride Karaoke Night on Third Street from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. All ages are asked to come and sing their hearts out at the Third Street outdoor event between Cherry and Mulberry Street.
Once your music is filled, visitors can head down to Theatre Macon for a one-person show featuring Mark Mobley entitled Friend of the Groom: A gay man contemplates the marriage of his straight best friend. Tickets for this show, beginning at 8 p.m., will be sold at the door.
Now, if you want a fabulous Friday, you can go to Macon Pride's 2022 House Party Drag Show featuring the top four finalists of RuPaul's Drag Race season 14, Angeria Paris VanMicheals.
The event begins at 9 p.m. and is hosted by Christina Leon with special guests Taejah Thomas & Shavonna Brooks.
The show will also feature performers from Central Georgia's very own drag troupe, The Tribe.
Here is a list of featured performers:
Coco Iman Starr
Tangerine Summers
Akasha Giselle Vidalle
Yutoya Avaze Leon
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VIP Entrance begins at 7:00 p.m., and General Admission Entrance begins at 8:00 p.m. It all goes down at the Hargray Capitol Theatre.
The main event happens on Saturday. The Macon Pride in the Park Festival is the event that birthed Macon Pride.
This festival brings out the entire community for celebration and fun.
Vendors, nonprofit organizations, local businesses, and food and drink establishments will host booths.
Participants will learn about issues that interest them, purchase from local vendors, play games, and enjoy music, dancing, public speakers, and other live entertainment.
For the first time, the 2022 event will feature multiple food trucks!
The festival goes on from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Third Street.
The Macon Pride festivities will conclude on Sunday with the Macon Pride Family Picnic and Worship.
For its second year, Macon Pride will host a multi-faith worship service at Coleman Hill.
Visitors can bring a picnic to spread out and enjoy onsite food trucks. The picnic will be at noon, with worship following at 1:00 p.m.
The day and the festival will close out with live music by Central Georgia band BAS around 2 p.m. on the Coleman Hill stage.
If you want to learn more about Macon Pride and their events or to volunteer, check out their website.
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Based on the books written by successful novelist, Phil Rickman, ITV has commissioned this three-part drama. Midwinter of the Spirit will be adapted by BAFTA winning screenwriter Stephen Volk (Afterlife, The Awakening, Ghostwatch) for ITV Studios, featuring Merrily Watkins as the central character.
Merrily has been through the mill emotionally of late, losing her unfaithful husband Sean in a car crash and seeking refuge in a job despised by her 16 year-old daughter, Jane, whose rejection of her mother's beliefs leads her into the path of danger.
When a man is found murdered in the most horrific circumstances imaginable, Merrily becomes convinced that Satanists are operating in the city.
In the early hours of the next morning she's called to Hereford General Hospital to perform an exorcism. The atmosphere is palpably toxic, as nurses treating a chronically ill man known for cruelty to animals and his abuse of women believe the ward has become polluted by his vileness. "They believe when he dies, that evil won't die with him," Sister Cullen tells Merrily before she begins to pray for his soul. As the life force in the shrivelled body begins to ebb away, Merrily feels the force of his depravity. Shaking and feeling violated by her experience, Merrily begins to wonder if the two deaths are connected.
Local police team – DCI Annie Howe and DS Frank Bliss – investigating the murder of the crucified man seek Merrily's expertise. Merrily assists the police as their enquiries take them into a very dark and dangerous world.
Midwinter of the Spirit will be directed by Richard Clark (Doctor Who, Whitechapel), produced by Phil Collinson (Doctor Who, Coronation Street, Sea of Souls) and executive produced by Creative Director, ITV Studios in Manchester Kieran Roberts (The Trials of Jimmy Rose, Blue Murder, Coronation Street).
3 part mini-series based on Phil Rickman's novels about Merrily Watkins – a country vicar… and exorcist… Stars Anna Maxwell-Martin and David Threlfall.


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EXCLUSIVE: Abortion Movement Tells Women 'They Have To Choose Between Their Dreams And Their Children,' Sarah Sanders Says
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Mary Margaret Olohan Social Issues Reporter
August 07, 2020 11:05 AM ET
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said the abortion movement tells women "they have to choose between their dreams and their children" in a book introduction exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Sanders's foreword is included in "Life Is Winning," an examination of the pro-life movement to be published Aug. 25. The book was written by Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser, who launched campaigns to help elect President Donald Trump in 2016 and continues to lead the pro-life organization in its support of Trump's 2020 election. (RELATED: Democrats Highlight Race, Downplay Need For Infanticide Legislation At Born-Alive Hearing)
"It makes no sense that in the most prosperous and free country in the history of the world, anyone would still be telling women they have to choose between their dreams and their children—but that's precisely what the abortion movement does," Sanders wrote. "When we reject this demeaning double standard, life wins."
Sanders noted that the book said in a "compelling and winsome way" that "the pro-life movement in America has persisted in the face of adversity for nearly half a century" and has "never been stronger than right now." (RELATED: The Clintons Coined The Phrase 'Safe, Legal And Rare,' But Abortion Activists Say This Is Stigmatizing)
"I'm beyond proud of all we have accomplished together with President Trump in the White House," Sanders said, noting that one of the proudest moments during her time in the Trump administration was when Trump became the first president to attend the March for Life.
"It was the greatest honor and adventure to go to work every day serving in the administration of a true patriot who knows that for America to be great, we must stand up for the equal value of each human being," she added. Sanders left the White House at the end of June 2019.
Photo courtesy of the Susan B. Anthony List.
The former press secretary said that recent wins for the pro-life movement are inciting the resentment of the "powerful elites who want to impose their radical abortion agenda by fiat." (RELATED: ANALYSIS: Infanticide Is A Real Issue, Despite Establishment Media Narrative)
"Ever since this president took office they have been fighting to undermine and override the will of the people," Sanders said. "They slandered and tried to destroy Justice Kavanaugh, and they attempted to impeach President Trump and remove him from office."
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders holds her son Huck, 4, as they watch the Marine One helicopter lift off from the South Lawn. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Sanders also said that the "extremism of pro-abortion Democrats" as well as "the constant negativity of the media" has united the Republican Party "like never before."
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"The migrant crisis is the 9/11 of the European Union… That day in 2001, everything changed in the US. In a minute, America discovered its vulnerability. Migrants had the same effect in Europe… The migration crisis profoundly undermines the ideas of democracy, tolerance and… the liberal principles that constitute our ideological landscape." — Ivan Kratsev, Chairman of the Center for Liberal Strategies in Sofia and a member of the Institute of Humanities in Vienna, Le Figaro.
The European public now looks at EU institutions with contempt. They perceive them — under multiculturalism and immigration — not only as indifferent to their own problems, but as adding to them.
"We are a cultural community, which doesn't mean that we are better or worse — we are simply different from the outside world… our openness and tolerance cannot mean walking away from protecting our heritage". — Donald Tusk, President of the European Council.
migration crisis would "destabilize democracies". He was labelled a demagogue and a xenophobe. Two years later, Orbán has been vindicated. As Politico now explains, "[M]ost EU leaders echo the Hungarian prime minister" and the Hungarian PM can now claim that "our position is slowly becoming the majority position".
"The migrant crisis is the 9/11 of the European Union … That day in 2001, everything changed in the US. In a minute, America discovered its vulnerability. Migrants had the same effect in Europe. It is not their number that destabilizes the continent… The migration crisis profoundly undermines the ideas of democracy, tolerance and progress as well as the liberal principles that constitute our ideological landscape. It is a turning point in the political dynamics of the European project".
Migration is having a significant impact, for instance, on Europe's public finances. Take the two countries most affected by it. Germany's federal government spent 21.7 billion euros in 2016 to deal with it. Also reported was that Germany's budget for security this year will grow by at least a third, from 6.1 billion to 8.3 billion euros.
In Italy, the Minister of Economy and Finance recently announced that the country will spend 4.2 billion in 2017 on migrants (one-seventh of Italy's entire budget for 2016). Spain recently announced that in North Africa, the fence around its enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, which keeps migrants out of the Spanish territory, will be funded through a further infusion of 12 million euros. Everywhere in Europe, states are allocating extra resources to deal with the migrant crisis, which has also changed Europe's political landscape.
The recent election victories of Sebastian Kurz in Austria and Andrej Babis in the Czech Republic have potentially enlarged the group of Central and Eastern European countries that oppose Brussels — countries that do not want to accept the number of migrants that the EU is demanding. The topic of immigration is fracturing Europe along ideological lines. Not only fences, but rivalry, mistrust and hate now divide the European project more deeply than ever before. The European public now looks at EU institutions with contempt. They perceive them — under multiculturalism and immigration — not only as indifferent to their own problems, but as adding to them.
Another political earthquake linked with the migration crisis is "the decline of social democracy in the West", as Josef Joffe, Editor and Publisher of Die Zeit, recently called it. Everywhere in Europe, the migration crisis has all but killed the social-democratic parties, long perceived as unable to cope with it. Twenty years ago, these left-liberal parties governed everywhere — Spain, Britain, Germany, for instance — but now they are in the opposition everywhere except Italy. From Norway to Austria, Europe is now led by conservative governments.
More than half the terror plots in Germany since the onset of the migrant crisis in 2014 have involved migrants, according to headlines as well as a study by the Heritage Foundation. In addition, ever since the Islamic State — now defeated in Raqqa — took advantage of the destabilization caused by Syria's civil war to become a major driver of the migrant crisis, migration has been a major concern for Europe's security. From the territory it conquered, ISIS launched major terror attacks on Europe.
The migration crisis has also led to the strategic strengthening in Europe of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He has been blackmailing European countries by threatening that if billions of euros and certain political concessions are not given to him, he will open Turkey's borders to let millions more migrants flood into Europe. Erdogan has not only demanded that Europe jail writers and journalists; he has also tried to influence elections in the Netherlands and Germany by appealing to his Turkish constituencies there.


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【今期-今期十四码信封_香港黄大仙救世今期解码图】Feature: Different countries share unique cultures in Egypt
by Zhu Yingqi
CAIRO, Egypt, April 11 (Xinhua) -- "I want all the world to see my national dress and I want them to know more about Yemeni culture," Sarah Algha, a 26-year-old Yemeni lady wearing a stunning green Yemeni traditional dress, told Xinhua in the fourth International Nations Festival held in Egypt.
The festival kicked off on Thursday in the Pharaonic Village, a famous tourist resort located on the west bank of the Nile on Jacob's Island.
The event invited embassies and cultural institutions to hold cultural exhibitions, and provided a platform where Egyptians and international tourists can learn more about traditional cultures of different countries.
Altogether 18 countries shared their unique cultures through means like costumes, books, pictures, music and dance.
"I felt so happy that people love my country's costumes," Algha told Xinhua, saying that visitors are so amazed by her dress as she was busy taking photos with them.
Algha moved to Egypt two years ago and now lives with her families here since her country Yemen is swamped in years of chaos. She said she felt proud of promoting Yemen's culture and bringing traditional costumes to light.
The Pharaonic Village, which officially opened in 1977, has a story with China. It was built by Hassan Ragab, Egypt's first ambassador to China, and with the efforts of his three generations, the village has become Egypt's important tourist attraction.
The village recreates the social life scenes of ancient Egypt thousands of years ago, and attracts thousands of tourists around the world every year.
Jia Jie, a staff member of the Chinese Culture Center in Cairo, was responsible for the organization of the Chinese exhibition. He said that the display area has been decorated with red lanterns, Chinese knots and Chinese paintings, as well as Chinese traditional costumes, pictures, books, magazines and snacks for visitors.
"The red and yellow Chinese traditional costumes appeal to tourists most. They try the costumes, hold an oiled paper umbrella and take photos to memorize this moment," Jia said.
He added that an Egyptian dancing team from the Confucius Institute in Cairo was invited to showcase Chinese traditional dance at the performance show of the festival.
With joy and laughter, the audience shook their bodies with the rhythm of music, took selfies with each other, and enjoyed the event where various cultures lived in harmony.
"It is really good to explore other countries' art and culture, and to know more about other people and communities," Sujan Bidari from Nepal said.
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Kinfonet Quote of the Day: Ideals are merely illusions which give you hope and encouragement to avoid the present.
To understand fundamentally the cause of suffering, the mind must be free from ideals, because ideals are nothing but forms of escape from actuality. When the mind becomes aware of itself, it will perceive that it is merely imitating patterns, following objectives, beliefs, ideals, which it has established for itself as a means of running away from confusion. Mind thus superimposes those beliefs and ideals on confusion and suffering. In other words, ideals are merely illusions which give you hope and encouragement to avoid the present.
In daily life there is constant strife in the individual, which wears out his mind.


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Before Wikipedia, There Was Yongle: The World's Largest Print Encyclopedia
In 15th century China, did students wait until the night before to copy their essays from the 'Yongle'?
Lifestyle	Staff • December 1, 2015 February 18, 2017 Hot
In 1408, the Yongle Dadian encyclopedia held an estimated 11,000 handwritten volumes of human knowledge—the single largest compendium of information on Earth at the time. Now, it's lucky to get a passing trickle of traffic on its brief, sad Wikipedia page.
Yesterday, Reddit user Andy_Griffith shared this piece of trivia with the Today I Learned community, noting that the Yongle remained the world record-holder for largest encyclopedia "until Wikipedia finally surpassed it in 2007. (To add insult to injury, Andy_Griffith's source for this fact was—you guessed it—Wikipedia.)
Earlier this month, digital reference site broke the five million mark on its tally of English articles alone, and is charting a course to "provide the world with the sum of all human knowledge."
But prior to September 2007, the title of largest encyclopedia ever compiled belonged to the Yongle, housed in the 15th century imperial court of Nanjing, China.
Named after the emperor who commissioned the book in 1403, the Yongle's authorial team consisted of over 2,000 scholars. (By contrast, Wikipedia has over 127,000 regular contributors.)
Court portrait of the Yongle emperor. (明成祖/Public Domain)
In Chinese Publishing, authors Hu Yang and Yang Xiao emphasize, "The scope of the Yongle Encyclopedia is simply enormous … includ[ing] an array of subjects such as agriculture, art, astronomy, drama, geology, history, literature, medicine, natural sciences, religion and technology."
Four years and over 22,000 scrolls later, the most expansive collection of human knowledge was completed in 1408—and by all accounts, it looked beautiful.
Historian Lucien Polastron describes the book's aesthetic:
"An estimate of their content: 370 million characters on magnificent paper bordered with red silk, covered with perfect script in black lacquer with punctuation and notes in vermillion, all bound in imperial yellow damask silk."
In fact, the finished product was so lavishly constructed that the emperor's team completely blew their budget on the first copy.
As Jason König and Greg Woolf explain in Encyclopaedism from Antiquity to the Renaissance:
"… once this work was finished, under the supervision of chief editor Yao Guangxiao … there was no money in the imperial treasury to print it."
According to Cambridge professor Joseph McDermott, the Yongle emperor did have the good sense to ask for two copies—but "his order was never implemented, ostensibly for reasons of expense."
König and Woolf note that the government-funded encyclopedia project happened to take place during wartime—which depleted resources that could've helped print additional copies.
The dearth of copies would prove fatal for the Yongle encyclopedia, even after the government sponsored a second copy over 150 years later.
Copy of the 'Yongle' encyclopedia, c 1567. (Anonymous/Wikimedia Commons)
As Endymion Wilkinson writes in Chinese History, copies of the book got smaller and smaller in the ensuing centuries—suffering from theft, fire, looting, and even Anglo-French soldiers claiming volumes "as souvenirs" in 1860.
The Yongle's international reputation made stolen volumes popular among Western literati—and difficult to recover.
According to David Helliwell, one Chinese scholar had to purchase volumes of the encyclopedia from a London bookseller, who had placed them in a catalogue "formed by a gentleman of literary tastes and considerable expert knowledge during a residence in [Beijing] extending over several years."
(Which is an exceptionally polite way of saying "stolen by a greedy British man.")
Most scholars estimate that what remains of the Yongle encyclopedia is just under four percent of the original contents.
Some redditors took the story of the Yongle as a cautionary tale for our current reigning champion of human knowledge:
Comment from discussion rumpel's comment from discussion "TIL that the Chinese Yongle encyclopedia, completed in 1408, was the largest encyclopedia ever created until Wikipedia finally surpassed it in 2007".
Of course, digital storage isn't the only issue facing the site. It's still subject to the occasional Internet vandal, political PR team, or good-natured prankster who believes actor Gary Oldman is a giraffe.
But before you start pining for the days of the Yongle, remember: Since 96 percent of the original book has been lost, who knows how many inaccuracies, "citations needed," and accusations that Gary Oldman is a giraffe were lost along with it?
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Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE)(NYSE:CVE) built up a massive cash war chest during the oil market downturn to ensure it had ample liquidity to stay afloat. Recently, that cash position was up to $3.7 billion, which had analysts wondering what it would do with the money now that market conditions have improved; many called for the company to start returning the funds to investors via a higher dividend or share buyback.
However, the company resisted those calls, wanting to ensure it had the financial strength for whatever might lie ahead. That said, instead of another downturn, what materialized was the opportunity of a lifetime which the company could seize thanks to its healthy cash position.
That opportunity was the ability to take control of its oil sands assets by acquiring ConocoPhillips's (NYSE:COP) stake in the Foster Creek Christina Lake partnership in a $17.7 billion deal which also included several natural gas assets in western Canada. While that purchase price was well above its current cash position, its funds gave the company a good head start.
Overall, Cenovus will pay ConocoPhillips 208 million of its shares and $14.1 billion in cash, which, after backing out its cash position, left the company about $10 billion short. That said, it has already secured a $10.5 billion bridge loan to cover that amount.
Further, Cenovus has since launched a bought deal offering to raise $3 billion in equity as it starts taking steps to trim down that term loan, which it plans to pay back over the next two years via future senior debt offerings and asset sales. In fact, the company has already put several assets on the market, which could be worth up to $1.8 billion.
This transaction is game-changing for Cenovus. It immediately more than doubles the company's production and reserves. Further, the transaction is also immediately accretive on a per-share basis; the company is projecting an 18% increase in adjusted funds flow from operations next year when accounting for the increased share count and planned asset sales.
Further, the deal provides the company with a clear line of sight to expand its oil sands assets because it now has full control over the timing of expansion projects. As such, it expects to increase production from 365,000 barrels per day up to half a million barrels per day in five years. Further, the acquired gas assets also come with built-in growth with the company expecting production to increase 40% by 2019.
These production increases should fuel a significant increase in adjusted funds flow per share versus Cenovus's previous three-year business plan. Further, the company believes it can achieve that growth while living within cash flow at current commodity prices, which positions it to deliver a significant improvement in its credit metrics over the long term.
As Cenovus's cash position grew, so did the calls that it should start sending it back to investors. However, by resisting those calls, the company was able to pounce on an opportunity that significantly increased its scale, enabling it to take control of its future. It's a deal that could pay even bigger dividends for investors down the road, especially in an improving oil market.
Fool contributor Matt DiLallo owns shares of ConocoPhillips.


We welcome you to our editor's choice of the best budget wireless routers in 2019. If you are reading here, the chances are you need an easy to use wifi router. When choosing an affordable wireless router the likeliness is you only need the basics. However, when choosing a budget-friendly wifi router there are certain things you need to consider. The first thing is the weather can affect the speed of a router from the affordable one to the expensive model.
Why do you need a budget wireless router?
If you need a budget wifi router, you can find some of the trendiest ones here on our list. Whether you have a one-bedroom apartment, medium sized home or a small office, you can find an affordable router available here.
Now for the top contender in the budget wireless router selection is the TL-WR841N from TP-Link. The routers perfect to use at home or in an office. Use the Quick Setup Security button for activating the WPA2 security measures. Use the router for online gaming, VoIP and streaming HD movies.
The outstanding thing about the TL-WR841N is you can use it as a bridge to expand your network. Control what your kids to online with the parental control and turn the wifi radio on/off. The device includes an auto-mail function and backward compatible with 802.11b/g devices.
If you need a stronger signal, you can add an external antenna to the router. With the sleek design, you can mount the wireless router to the wall or keep it standing on a desk. The wifi router gives you up to 300 Mbps speed and with the Tether app set up the router in minutes. TP-Link backs their product with a 12-month warranty.
Do you need the best wireless router delivering a great wireless connection? Look at the DIR-818LW from D-Link. The dual-band router gives you a connection speed of up to 750 megabytes per second. The router connects different devices as it has a WAN/LAN and Gigabit Ethernet port.
For adding storage devices, you can use the included USB port and the AC750 works with most mobile devices. Use the Mydlink Cloud managing system to manage and monitor your home network from anywhere. The routers preset with the latest WPA2 security to keep your devices safe.
Block your kid's device and check what they are viewing online with parental control. For high-speed downloads, you can use the 5 GHz band while the 2.4 GHz band is perfect for normal day use. The other amazing thing is you can choose your color style from four great colors.
The DIR-818 wifi routers backed with a one-year warranty and the setup is done via a browser wizard.
With the AC750 from RAVPower, you can expand your home network, as it is a dual-band wireless router. You can do more with the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands offering you a combined speed of 733 Mbps. Connect different mobile devices that supports the 5 GHz band.
Enjoy faster connectivity as the wireless router has a new generation 802.11ac design. Setting up the device is easy with the included setup guide and only takes 30 seconds. Use the built-in USB port to share media and data files with other users. For making sure the routers working, it has 4 green LED lights found on the front to monitor your device. This allows you to view the power and signal strengths. RAVPower backs their AC750 wireless router with a one-year warranty.
Get up to 300 megabytes per second with the N300 and with the four Ethernet ports you can connect wired devices. With the push of a button, you get a wireless protected setup that includes WPA/WPS protection. Use the QRS mobile app to set up the router and view real-time browsing history.
The router works with standard IEEE 802.11n and 802.11ac devices. For receiving and transmitting signals, it has a two-antenna design. Other prominent features are MAC address filtering, URL filtering, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, and supports NAT. The N300 has a four-port switch, external power adapter and a desktop design with built-in LED lights. The wireless routers backed with a one-year warranty.
If you need a home network that can handle both AC and N, wifi devices look at the AC1350 from TP-Link. This innovative router gives you a dual-band connection that is great for surfing the web.
The AC1350 has a 5 GHz band offering you up to 876 megabytes per second and a 2.4 GHz with 450 megabytes per second speeds. You can enjoy playing online games, HD video streaming, and live chat. Although it is a dual-band router, you only get one USB port to print and share data. Further, you have 4 Ethernet LAN ports and one Ethernet WAN ports.
Control the bandwidth of users with parental control and connect visitors with guest network access. With the Tether app, you can manage your home network with ease. Setting up the router is easy and it has three antennas placed externally on the device. Other features on the wifi router are the WPS/Reset button, wireless on/off switch, power on/off button and two-year warranty.
The AC1200 from HOOTOO gives you great coverage with the four included antennas. You can enjoy downloading games, watch movies online, or play online games with it.
You can share and store data with an external hard drive connected to the 3.0 and 2.0 USB port. Keep all your files stored on the FTP service. This dual-band router has one 5 GHz band and two 2.GHz bands. With the combination of the bands, you have a shared speed of 1300 megabytes per second.
Extra you receive security control, parental control, combined data transfer speeds up to 1.2 Gbps and URL filtering. HOOTOO backs their AC1200 with a one-year warranty.
You have a tight budget and a large home and need the best wireless router. We have good news for you the AC1200 from NETGEAR is ideal to connect multiple devices. Receive up to 1200 megabyte per seconds to download games, videos and connect mobile devices.
Use the Genie app from NETGEAR to connect the device and use the dashboard to manage the network at home. You can print data via AirPrint directly from your phone. For connecting external devices, use the 2.0 USB port. With the parental control, you can manage the kid's bandwidth and pages they visit.
Give visitors access to the network with the guest network access to enjoy a secure connection. Other prime features are the push and connect function and on/off power button. The AC1200 also known as the R6220 has an 880 MHz processor with external antennas for the best wireless coverage.
You can connect up to eight different devices to the unit at the same time and connects to dual-band devices. For a smooth streaming, it has the advanced Quality of Service to measure and improve transmission rates. Receive extra a power adapter, setup guide, Ethernet cable, and a warranty card.
The E1200 from Linksys is another budget-friendly Wi-Fi router. This device offers you a basic setup for using at home. You can download data, play online games, and email with it. The transfer speed is only 300 Mbps and has multiple input and output antennas.
Share data to printers and other devices with the four Ethernet ports. For security, the system includes the WPA/WPA2 protection. Use the Cisco Connect software built-into the device for setting it up. For visitors, it has a separate network for them to access the router with a password.
Use parental control to block kids from accessing websites. Customize your home network with the Cisco Connect to add or remove different devices. Extras you receive with your router are the power adapter, Ethernet cable, CD-ROM and a one-year warranty.
Another budget wireless router is the RT-N12 from ASUS. This three-in-one device also known as the N300 you can buy with a black color. Allocate and manage the bandwidth or give visitors access as it has four service set identifiers. You get a transfer speed of 300 megabytes per second and great for day-to-day use.
One standout is the two antennas that are detachable to update with stronger ones. You can use the wifi router with wired and wireless devices. With the four-account setup process, you can control the bandwidth of the individual user. The great thing is users have their own privacy control.
You can place VoIP calls and stream 4K HD videos and you need no CD to install the device. All you need to do is to connect the N300 and open your web browser. You will need to enter a password. Extras you receive with your purchase are the RJ45 cable, power supply, 2 by 5dbi antennas, and a 3-year warranty.
If you have a tight budget, the chance is you can only afford a budget wireless router. To be honest there is a chance you will compromise different features found in high-end models.
You have set your budget limit and we are here to help you find a reliable system with a stable internet connection. With the list reviewed here, you may not get the speed advertised and does depend on the region you live and weather conditions. The other important thing to remember is the type of ISP subscription you have as this can also affect your coverage.
However, there might also be one or two models available on our list able to handle all your subscriptions and users connected to the network. So without keeping you in suspense, let us help you find the best wireless router at an affordable price.


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Virginia Beach City Treasurer found not guilty of DWI
On Behalf of The Collins Law Firm, P.C. | Jul 29, 2015 | Drunk Driving
Facing criminal charges can be overwhelming, especially when those charges can lead to serious penalties. Each year, numerous Virginia residents are charged with DUI or DWI; however, not all are convicted. Making a defense against drunk driving charges could help driver accused of this offense avoid serious penalties and consequences.
Virginia Beach City Treasurer John Atkinson was charged with driving under the influence after an Oceanfront traffic stop last fall. While Atkinson was convicted of breath test refusal, he was found not guilty on the DWI charge. The incident occurred when two officers saw Atkinson leaving a restaurant in his vehicle and almost hitting pedestrians nearby.
Officers stopped him for a broken passenger-side taillight after they allegedly saw him make a U-turn at a dead end street. The officers reported that Atkinson smelled of alcohol and was exhibiting other signs of intoxication. Officers asked him to perform various field sobriety tests such as reciting the alphabet and walking in a straight line, but he refused.
Atkinson was arrested and agreed to a breath test. However, the breath test did not register a reading despite him blowing into the machine four times. The officer administering the test says that he didn't blow hard enough in to the machine. The officer gave him a second chance, but said that Atkinson burped right before blowing into the machine. Burping can skew the breath test results. After two attempts, the officer deemed it as a refusal.
Atkinson developed a strong defense against the officers' allegations. Reportedly, he took a cell phone video of his taillight the day after the incident, which showed that the driver's taillight was the one that was out, and that only one of the two bulbs was dead. He also had video showing that he was standing still on the street, not swaying as the officers had indicated. As for the breath test, Atkinson insists that he complied with requests and blew as hard has he could into the machine.
The judge on the case found that Atkinson was trying to avoid the breath test, and suspended his license for a year. Atkinson plans to appeal, so the suspension won't take effect until the new ruling is determined.
As this case demonstrates, making a strong defense against allegations such as drunk driving could help a defendant avoid conviction and harsh penalties. While making a defense may not result in all the charges being dismissed, it could help reduce the charges and consequences the accused might face.
Source: Pilot Online, "Virginia Beach city treasurer found not guilty of DWI," Elisabeth Hulerre, June 26, 2015


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Accessibility and what it means
Okay, a couple of people have been at it - some of them in response to this:
http://www.strangehorizons.com/2006/20060213/cheney-c.shtml
So I thought I'd weigh in.
Let me (why should you be surprised at this, I am a writer!) tell you a story.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... no, wait a minute, that's another story.
The story, now. The REAL story.
My first published work, of which I am still very proud, is a slim booklet of three... I don't know what to call them... fables? Fairy tales? Stories of the fantastic...? THink of Oscar WIlde's fairy tales (The Nightingale and the ROse, The Fisherman's Soul, that type of thing). That's going to get you very close to what these sotries are. I wrote them clandestinely, I remember scribbling this wildly imaginative rather sad poignant and very lush tale on a notebook hidden under a large Biochemistry text which I was supposed to be studying from for an exam - and every time Momma walked into the room for anything, like a totally juvenile kid about half my age, I would guiltily slam the textbook down on my flight of fancy and pretend I was Studying Really Hard. When I was notified that Longman UK wanted to publish these three stories together in a book, I kept on thinking, in an anthology, with other people, and they kept on saying, no, YOU. *Your* book. When that finally got through I kind of fizzed out and breathed the rarifed air of a plane of existence I never dremead was possible, an air with a scent to it which I have never forgotten, a perfume of pure and unalloyed disbelieving joy.
But - and you heard that coming, didn't you. There was a "but" looming.
I write lush, okay? I was accused of swallowing a dictionary when I was five, which, for someone whose first language is NOT actually English, I took as a huge compliment, and still consider as such. These stories contained worsd like "raiment", and "naught", and "succour", and "plaintive", and "admonished", and "palfrey", and "meandered" and "irrevocable" and "unerring" and "forsooth" and "Vagabond" and "poignant" and "extolling" and "fragrance" and "physicians". You get the idea. These were fairy tales written for an adult reader, with an adult vocabulary, using words which your average kid would find difficult to spell let alone comprehend. And yet... this was a book slated to be published not as commercial venture but as part of a reading series, "The BOok Project", which shaded from books to be read to very young children through early individual readers, intermediate readers, and the bracket that mine was to be published in, advanced independent readers of age range 11-15.
When the proofs arrived for me to look at, I was terrified that they were going to eviscerate these stories, that they were going to go through them with a fine-tooth comb, replace palfreys with horses, replace poignant with sad, replace, in face, all of my rich polysyllabic atmosphere with words that were easier for an 11-year-old to grasp.
You know what...? They didn't. The changed almost nothing at all.
It might have been rich and strange, but it was accessible. Readers taken gently into another world will follow wholly, and if they do not recognise a word which might be beyond their sphere of knowledge the context should be enough to teach that word, or at the very least to render its meaning transparent in various other magical and enchanted ways, in a manner which may leave the reader unable to give a precise dictionary definition of said word but with a pure and perfect understanding of its transcendent meaning and of precisely what the author meant by it.
I'll give you an example of a writer who writes prose luminous with such transcendence - CHina Mieville. He is far from everyone's cup of tea, and I'm prepared to hear lots of arguments as to his "accessibility" - but I love, love, LOVE reading his stuff, even if he didn't tell a rollicking good story in the background of that incandescent language. He makes me reach for the high places. I like reading writers whose work makes me stretch. Any piece of prose can have that magic in it, the quality is far from confined to the speculative fiction genre - but it DOES seem to occur more frequently in Science Fiction and Fantasy, and it's part of the reason why I love reading the stuff.
But this "accessibility" thing - what is it? What does it mean, precisely, both in terms of definition and in that transcendent sense that I was just talkign about? The dictionary defines it as "capable of being understood or appreciated" when applied to writing or art - but the definition of the original word is more graphically just "providing access, capable of being reached, being within reach". In architecture, that word has a precise meaning - how easy is it going to be for handicapped people - folks in wheelchairs, for instance - to access the building. And while this last is not just admirable but essential in a civilised society which recognises all of its members' needs and requirements, I am not sure just how much of it applies - in that most direct way - to things like art. Newspaper stories are "accesible" - but I've heard it defined as pitched at the reading level of a thirteen-year-old, and I don't mean the one who might pick up my fairy tale book, I mean the kind who'd rather be out at batting practice or hanging out at the mall. The kind of teenager that uses "like" as, like, every third word in their, like, conversation.
I don't write for that audience. I never have. I've been told I'm lush and rich and strange and occasionally downright weird, but I've never written down to anyone, nor claimed simplicity was a virtue - in a novel, anyway. Novels are SUPPOSED to be rich and strange and lush and occasionally weird, and full of complexities. How else would they hold my attention or engage my sympathies?
So we get to a crossroads where the actual meaning, the supposed meaning and the yearned-for meaning of the word "accessibility" have been known to go off in mutually exclusive directions. Perhaps the only thing I can offer in terms of something resembling advice is "know your audience". If you're writing, like I am, for people who know and read Shakespeare, Tolkien and Mieville, accessibility is a whole different ballgame than if you're pitching your work at someone who reads little more than the sports pages of the local newsrag. And what it boils down to is, who do you WANT to read you?
No amount of special ramps will make a piece of prose "Accessible" in the sense that a building might be made such. In literature, these training ramps sound awfully like condescension, and are resented (with reason) - people who are intelligent enough to perceive that the ramps are there, and that they are ON them, are righrfully annoyed at being patronised and patted on the back - there, there, you couldn't quite understand how to use the stairs, so we made a nice and *really* smooth low-grade ramp for folks like you, take your time, use the railing, and be careful not to fall. It's a long, long way down.
In writing and reading, I think you find your own level. Accesibility is as accesibility does. People capable of understanding will find you; even people willing to try to understand will brave the stairs on their own. But unlike the architect of a brand new downtown civic attraction, you (the writer) are not obliged to provide special access routes. These hypothetical bulidings of story and dream are not built from bricks and mortar, but from words and ideas. Accesibility might depend on your readers having entered another, different, slightly less complex building than your own BEFORE they attempt to enter yours - I am not saying that writers should ring their "buildings" with moats and install drawbridges and insist on only people with correct passwords be permitted entry - that's starting to smack of elitism and pretentiousness. It is perfectly okay to leave the front door of your edifice unlocked, even wide open. Even if you have put such a door at the top of a steep staircase made of glass, you have done nothing to limit accessibility to it... by people who are willing and able to climb that staircase. And the choice to do so would be theirs, not your own. No amount of bribes and infodumping and condescenscion will make that climb any easier - and enough of such "aids" will make your edifice significantly less inviting to the people who might otherwise have got there unaided.
The doors of my own "houses" are wide open - I invite visitors, welcome them. What treasures they may find in the rooms which they enter, I don't know myself. For every visitor, they are different. That is the wonder of stories. That is their gift and their reward. But nothing precious in this world is free, and the effort of obtaining a prize is sometimes enough of a reward in itself. Speaking for myself, I hope that people who climb my own glass staircases find the view from the top to be worth the trouble taken over the ascent.


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SEATTLE, Jan. 16, 2019 -- Igneous, Inc. today announced that PAIGE, a new company focused on revolutionizing clinical diagnosis and treatment in pathology and oncology through the use of artificial intelligence (AI), has selected the Igneous Unstructured Data Management as-a-Service solution to protect and manage the enormous datasets of anonymized tissue images which are at the heart of PAIGE's mission to develop AI algorithms for diagnosing and treating various forms of cancer. Through its partnership with Igneous, PAIGE will be able to securely and efficiently manage 8 petabytes (PB) of unstructured data, including anonymized tumor scan images and clinical notes, as part of an integrated machine learning-based healthcare AI workflow anchored by an industry-leading Pure Storage FlashBlade and NVIDIA GPU compute cluster.
"Enabling researchers and scientists to directly access and use their data, and to collaborate with each other without going through an overburdened IT team—that's the future of unstructured data management," said Kiran Bhageshpur, CEO of Igneous. "The cutting-edge research and product development that PAIGE is doing necessitates cutting-edge data management and protection, and we are proud to support them in revolutionizing how to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease."


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