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Quote of the day
Particularly apt regarding the worst of the Arab world’s current attitudes about itself and the West:
“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.” -W. Edwards Denning
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.conflict.
superiority.
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
I finally went and did it.
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
trying to get an education
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
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computer systems.
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
Why are you still here?!
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
superiority.
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
that I hadn't thought of it first!
making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it."
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
looks like a green light, no?
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
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of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
being the reaction described above.
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What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
I finally went and did it.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
hacky-sack?"
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
nothing may stand in our way!
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
being the reaction described above.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
trying to get an education
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
again soon, didn't we?"
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
I finally went and did it.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
hacky-sack?"
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
being the reaction described above.
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
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I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
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join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
computer systems.
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
cause, but I,
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
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"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
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I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
rivals.
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
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I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
In your face, Space Coyote!
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
University or Diversity
computer systems.
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
of the mass moron movement.
A taste, just a taste...
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
conflict.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
Why are you still here?!
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computer systems.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
vulnerability.
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
computer systems.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
about equal probability.
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
A taste, just a taste...
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
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