[lace-chat] Australian Postage

2004-11-12 Thread Peter Goldsmith
To those Australians and others who, after my last message, think that the
Australian post office is diddling them. Inspiration has struck.
I'm afraid the post office is correct to add GST to the cost of
international postage if you use domestic stamps. Helene their argument is
actually correct. If you buy a 55c domestic stamp, for arguments sake, then
you have paid the post office 50c and the post office has collected 5c for
the government. So if the cost of overseas postage is 50c using an
international stamp then you do indeed need to put 55c of stamps on the
letter for the post office to get their 50c that is the cost of posting the
letter. The other 5c is the GST that you are opting to pay the government.

Peter Goldsmith

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[lace-chat] Australian Postage

2004-11-01 Thread Peter Goldsmith
I worked for a short time for the tax office when the new tax system came in
an it seems to me the post office is double dipping as you described it.

For arguments sake let's say that you use a $1 international stamp and a 55c
domestic on a letter going overseas. On the domestic stamp you have paid 5c
GST and adding another 10% GST you are not only paying GST twice you are
also paying GST on the GST! So I would be saying does the tax office know
you're double dipping.

The only scenario I could see that you would have to add extra stamps to a
letter is if you use an international stamp on a domestic letter as on the
international stamp you have not paid GST which is payable on a domestic
letter.

Sorry to the non-Oz members for the above
Commiserations to those that live in the EU where they've now brought in
that if you purchase something from overseas via the internet the seller is
supposed to charge you VAT, so not only are governments getting companies in
their own countries to collect tax for them they are also getting overseas
companies to collect tax for them; little Johnnie has thought of that -
yet!!

Peter

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[lace-chat] Mediterannean flowers

2004-09-28 Thread Peter Goldsmith
The flower colour sounds a bit like Morning Glory - which I'm sure is a member
of the same family as bindweed as it has the same habit ie a climber and a
tendency to take over. I haven't got any books on Mediterranean flowers but I
know Morning glory is not native to Australia

Peter

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[lace-chat] Re the Car

2004-06-07 Thread Peter Goldsmith
Firstly my apologies on closer examination the book is dated 1992 - only 10
years out.

It is just as well we didn't try to get to the meeting. The rear oil seal had
gone - any oil added just poured straight out. The mechanic advised we were
lucky that it did not catch fire. The car won't be ready until Wednesday or
Thursday. Really great as I have 3 weeks of casual work starting tonight at
11-45. First time I've ever done night shift.
We had all the stuff ready to take up. Will have to  bring the remaining cake
from the luncheon to the August meeting.

Peter

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[lace-chat] Software upgrade - a funny

2004-06-02 Thread Peter Goldsmith
Enjoy!!

Peter

  INSTALLING HUSBAND V1.0
 
  Dear Tech Support,
 
  Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a
  distinct slow down in overall system performance - particularly in the
  flower and jewellery applications, which operated flawlessly under
  Boyfriend 5.0.  In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable
  programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, and then
  installed undesirable programs such as NFL 5.0, NBA 3.0. and Golf Clubs
  4.1.  Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply
  crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these
  problems, but to no avail. What can I do?
 
  Signed,
  Desperate
 
 
 
  Dear Desperate:
 
  First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package,
  while Husband 1.0 is an Operating System.  Please enter the command:
  http\\www.IThoughtYouLovedMe.html and try to download Tears 6.2 and
  don't forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update.
 
  If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then
  automatically run the applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.  But
  remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to
  default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0, or Beer 6.1.  Beer 6.1 is
  a very bad program that will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.
 
  Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-law 1.0 (it runs a virus in
  the background, that will eventually seize control of all your system
  resources).  Also, do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0
  program.  These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.
 
  In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited
  memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider
  buying additional software to improve memory and performance.  We
  recommend Hot Food 3.0 and Lingerie 7.7.
 
  Good Luck,
  Tech Support

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[lace-chat] re Mayflower

2004-05-07 Thread Peter Goldsmith
The discussion regarding may flower took me back to my late teens going back
to my home town by train. This was before trains became sealed,
air-conditioned and electric. In the carriage I was in the windows were open
and the may was in bloom the scent was intoxicating.
The may flower I refer to is again the hawthorn, generally thought of as a
shrub as it was planted in thousands as hedging and is regularly trimmed. If
left untrimmed it will grow to become a small tree up to 14m in height. The
fruit, known as haws, are wine-red when ripe and provide a feast for birds in
autumn.
The hawthorn was associated by early Christians with Joseph of Arimethea,
owner of the tomb where Jesus was placed after crucifixion. Joseph was said to
have planted his hawthorn staff in the ground during a visit to Glastonbury in
Somerset.
Another legend links the hawthorn with licentious pagan and medieval rites to
greet the advent of summer.
Source Readers Digest Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs of Britain

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[lace-chat] Children's Books

2004-05-06 Thread Peter Goldsmith
I can remember as a child in infants school hating reading - it was so
difficult - until one day in the school corridor, which doubled as the school
hall, whilst waiting to go in to read to someone - can't remember whether it
was a teacher, parent or assistant - the light struck and I mean that someone
switched the lightbulb on, all of a sudden it became clear and since then
there's been no stopping me reading.
The first books I can remember reading are Enid Blighton's Famous Five, Secret
Seven and Adventure (eg Castle of Adventure) books, though I can vaguely
remember the reading the same author's Noddy books. I progressed on to Arthur
Ransome's books, Capt W E Johns Biggles and Gimlet books. I can remember
reading some Nancy Drew and Hardy boys books. Most of these got passed on to
the son of one of my mother's teacher colleagues. The only books that I've got
from this period of my reading are by Andre Norton and Alan Garner.
On occasion I still buy children's books - the series by Lloyd Alexander is
great fun loosely based on the Mabinogion, and of course I've got the complete
Harry Potter series so far.

Peter

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[lace-chat] Another slant on having a bad day I hate my job?

2004-04-26 Thread Peter Goldsmith
When you have an I hate my job day try this:

 On your way home from work, stop at your pharmacy and go to the
thermometer section.  You will need to purchase a rectal thermometer
made by Johnson and Johnson. Be very sure you get this brand.

 When you get home, lock your doors, draw the drapes, and disconnect
the phone so you will not be disturbed during your therapy.  Change
to very comfortable clothing, such as a sweat suit and lie down on
your bed.  Open the package and remove the thermometer.  Carefully
place it on the bedside table so that it will not become chipped or
broken.  Take out the material that comes with the thermometer and
read it. You will notice that in small print there is a statement:

Every rectal thermometer made by Johnson and Johnson is personally tested


 Now close your eyes and repeat out loud five times: I am so glad I
do not work for quality control at the Johnson and Johnson Company.


 Have a nice day and remember, there is always someone with a worse
job than  yours.












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[lace-chat] Wanted : Motif in Tuell

2004-04-07 Thread Peter Goldsmith
I'm trying to find a copy of this book. I've tried Brejaart, Van Sciver, SMP
web sites with no luck. I've found it on Robbin and Russ in the US but they
want to charge US $50 for postage

Can anyone help?

Peter

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[lace-chat] re wanted

2004-04-07 Thread Peter Goldsmith
Sorry forgot to say that Motif in Tuell is by Ulrika Loehr or perhaps I should
type Motif in Tüll by Ulrika Löhr.

Thanks

Peter

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[lace-chat] Motif in Tuell

2004-04-07 Thread Peter Goldsmith
Thanks to all who replied. It looks as though it's going to be cheaper from
Tim Parker. The postage cost was automatically 'calculated' on the Robin and
Russ website, it seems to be a standard price, adding more books did not
change it.
It appears that the book is out of print so once they're gone they're gone.

Thanks Noelene; Mofif in Tull is a whole book. The Lace guild in NSW don't own
it. At the moment I have 5 boxes of their books I'm entering the books on a
new database which I'm designing which should hopefully be more useful than
the current database that the information is stored on.
Glad you like the teddy bear bobbin at the moment my Dad is making plaques
much to his disgust he much prefers turning bobbins.

Peter

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[lace-chat] Postage costs Motif in Tull

2004-04-07 Thread Peter Goldsmith
Well I've gone back to the website for those skeptics and it definitely says
postage cost $50.00 by air and, wait for it, by sea $36.00 .
So the mistake is not this end.

Peter

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[lace-chat] patty-cake and hand clapping games etc

2004-04-06 Thread Peter Goldsmith
I immediately thought of the book by Iona Opie. Looking on Amazon.com.uk found
the title The Lore and Language of School Children originally published in
1959.
I also found
'Play Today in the Primary School Playground: Life, Learning and Creativity'
which has a forward by Iona Opie

Can't say what either book is like - may be too scholarly. I'm sure others in
the group will be able to comment. I'll have a word with my mother who was a
primary school teacher - might know some other authors to check up on.

Peter

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[lace-chat] RE DVD question

2004-04-05 Thread Peter Goldsmith
My DW and I have recently purchased a DVD player (in Oz). Some manufacturers
advertise that their's are multi-zone - the cheaper brands made in China for
example. We purchased an LG  when we queried at the store we were told that
the majority of DVD's (or at least those sold in Australia) were multizone but
the major manufacturer's had signed agreements with the film studios - so they
don't advertise they're multizoneThe DVD player we have will play USA DVD's
but it takes a little fiddling.
There could be a second problem - I'm not sure whether the DVD is encoded in
NTSC format for America and PAL for Britain - the TV we have automatically
switches so we wouldn't have a problem.
I suggest if you're purchasing ask at the store if the DVD player is multizone
and query the the pal/NTSC coding question - hopefully they should know.

Peter

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[lace-chat] Video Recorder and DVD question

2004-04-05 Thread Peter Goldsmith
Jean,
Thanks for the offer but the fact that I know there is a difference and a
rough idea as to why is enough for me at the moment
Regarding your youngest daughter and bringing her TV/Video/DVD players etc to
Australia, check with your DH, Australia house, or I can make enquiries for
you. The reason being whilst we use PAL over here I believe the scan frequency
is different. I believe this is so as one of my school chums, who migrated to
Australia before me, brought a TV back to the UK for his parents - they then
had to spend money to get it converted so they could receive UK channels - I
suppose he could have bought it at duty free at some stop over but I'm not
sure.
I'd hate your daughter to spend money sending it over here and then have to
spend money getting it converted when it would be cheaper to buy new over
here.


Patricia
The major film studios insisted on the coding system as a means to discourage
piracy otherwise they would not have released films on DVD - the logic being
is that as DVD's are digital any copies made should be as good as the
original.

Peter

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[lace-chat] Time change

2004-03-31 Thread Peter Goldsmith
I got caught this year. My wife normally gets home from night shift around
8am. At around 8:45 I started to get a little worried so phoned the hospital
when the DW works. No she left at around 7:25.  The penny dropped then - the
clocks had gone back. We'd discussed it earlier in the week but totally forgot
about it at the time.

Mind you I think the wife is testing me - she went to the hairdressers for a
3pm appointment didn't get home until 6:45. Another 15 minutes and then I'd
have started phoning around.

Peter

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[lace-chat] Administratium - a new element and Dr Seuss Explains

2004-03-31 Thread Peter Goldsmith
I having a little clear out of my emails. Apologies if you've seen these
before but I think the Dr Seuss at least can be re-read many times

Apparently researchers recently discovered the heaviest element known to
science: administratium. Administratium has one neutron, 12 assistant
neutrons, 75 deputy
neutrons and 111 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.
These 312 particles are held together by a force called morons, which are
surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons.
Since administratium has no electrons, it is inert. However, it can be
detected because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A
minute amount of administratium causes one reaction to take more than four
days to complete when it would normally take less than one second.
Administratium has a normal half-life of three years. It does not decay but,
instead, undergoes a reorganization, in which a number of the assistant
neutrons and deputy neutrons and assistant deputy neutrons exchange places. In
fact, administratium's mass will actually increase over time, since each
reorganization causes some morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes.
This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to speculate that
administratium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in
concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as critical morass.
You will know it when you see it.

Dear Friends,
Many of you have asked why a computer crashes. It is usually very technical
but maybe this will help.

Dr. Seuss Explains Why Computers Sometimes Crash
(Read this to yourself aloud - it's GREAT!)

If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
and the bus is interrupted at a very last resort,
and the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
then the socket packet pocket has an error to report.

If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
and the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,
and your data is corrupted cause the index doesn't hash,
then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash!

If the label on the cable on the table at your house
says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
but your packets want to tunnel to another protocol,
that's repeatedly rejected by the printer  down the hall,
and your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss,
so your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse;
then you may as well  reboot and go out with a bang,
'cuz sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!

When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy in the disk,
and the macro code instructions cause unnecessary risk,
then you'll have to flash the memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM
then quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your Mom!

Peter, Shellharbour Australia

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[lace-chat] Re Ornery -

2004-03-21 Thread Peter Goldsmith
Words have a life of their own. In the UK as a southerner (living in Luton,
Beds), if the phrase 'getting fresh' was applied to a guy it meant he was
cracking on to a girl, oh dear more colloquialisms, ie trying to pick the girl
up. When I went up North, to Bradford, to a local there, 'getting fresh' was
getting mildly drunk. I suppose maybe they got fresh when they got fresh if
you get my drift.
It can cause complications, the northern local concerned was talking about
himself and his mates (all male) and one mate was getting fresh..

Peter in a sunny Shellharbour, NSW Australia

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[lace-chat] Publisher question

2004-03-17 Thread Peter Goldsmith
Hi Helen,

I think you'll find looking at the Chrysalis website, Chrysalis have actually
bought a number of publishers - or at least their titles - including Batsford.
If you look at the Batsford main page on the Chrysalis website it says part of
the Chrysalis books group.
I had a quick gander at our copy and it is the St Martins Press version.
Sorry can't be of more help but hope this info helps

Peter

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[lace-chat] Golden Sunsets

2004-02-25 Thread Peter Goldsmith
I know of one person who parked their car and then couldn't find it the reason
- they'd recently washed it - the car nearly had a heart attack.

Peter

PS I'm not going to say who, but they made the mistake of telling me.

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[lace-chat] Mailing mysteries

2004-02-23 Thread Peter Goldsmith
I know one time when I was living in the UK - England to be precise - my
mother then living in Australia sent me my Christmas present clearly saying
ENGLAND. The parcel arrived late and came via Finland.
Ain't snail mail wonderful

Peter

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[lace-chat] Language is cool - language differentiation

2004-02-20 Thread Peter Goldsmith
Regarding 2yr olds being unable to differentiate between similar consonants if
they haven't been regularly exposed to them when younger. If I remember
correctly this came from a piece of Canadian research there is a native
language which uses consonants (sounds) not used in English, adults cannot
differentiate between the sounds but children up to the age of 18 months can.
The same tv series that showed the above experiment also showed the theory
that children will automatically impose order on language - i.e. will make
rules - grammar is basically only a description of  those rules from my
understanding. The sign languages used by the deaf, as I understand it, have
their own grammar. The imposition of order changes a 'language' from a pidgin
to a creole.
With accents it can be quite interesting - one student friend of mine had a
mild accent - Liverpudlean - but when he spoke French the accent was as broad
as can be and very funny.
Regarding the various spelling of surnames my mother has researched the family
history. Tracing her maiden name, Limon, back eventually couldn't find any
ancestors until she found them under Lammiman. The explanation she was given
at a class was that at that time the majority of people were illiterate so the
local priest spelt the phonetically from the parishioner's pronounciation.
Regarding 'the exception proves the rule' in science when testing a
hypothesis, experiments are designed with the intention of disproving the
hypothesis in that way you are testing the theory. Of course the other phrase
that uses 'prove' in meaning of test is 'the proof of the pudding is in the
eating'.

Peter

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[lace-chat] Language is cool

2004-02-18 Thread Peter Goldsmith
Yes English spelling can be really confusing. Weird is one word that doesn't
follow the general rule and Neil - my nephew's name - is another which really
confused me I always wanted to follow the rule. Rules in English spelling are
always only guidelines and as the old adage says 'The exception proves the
rule'. Which of course doesn't make sense until you realise that prove in this
case means test.
For those word smiths it is also the case that we can say whether a particular
word in English or not by the letter combination(s). So for instance if a word
contained the following combination of letters -tchst- we would say the word
is not English or is it?
Another item I find fascinating is once children turn approximately 2 years if
they have not been exposed to particular sounds then they are unable to
differentiate between similar sounds - I suppose in English an example would
be free and three - that's why some people never manage a good accent in a
foreign language and why Chinese have problems with the r sound.
With regard to Jean's
Are you fed up of scratching or
overloading your car?
 I think it should be:
 Are you fed up with scratching or
overloading your car?

If I read them in the first sentence I want to put a pause after scratching (a
comma). With my education in the UK we did not study grammar as such and so I
can only go by whether something sounds right - once had a 'discussion' with a
work colleague as to whether who or whom was correct in a particular sentence.
The lack of a grammatical education meant that in a recent quiz the question
Which TV show features a split infinitive in the opening? left me reaching
for an English usage book - (so which tv show? and, what's the split
infinitive?).
As English is a living and diverse language to try and stop changes will be as
successful as Canute was in trying to stop the tide coming in, or indeed any
other language trying to stop English words from creeping in. My own bugbears
as far as English usage are:
- the use of the word sick for something thats good
- the invention of the word yous as an unnecessary plural for you (an Aussie
invention as far as I'm aware).
- the use of the word loan for both borrow and loan.

On that note the printer has stopped printing the designs, so I can put the
freshly made yoghurt in the fridge and go to bed!!

Peter

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[lace-chat] Gettysberg address

2004-02-16 Thread Peter Goldsmith
As a possie, (a pom living in Australia), it took a little while to work out
the puzzle, particularly as the 'to this nation' does not make grammatical
sense.
Thanks to Alice for confirming my answer to the puzzle and providing the text
of the address which does make sense.

Peter

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[lace-chat] Language is cool

2004-02-16 Thread Peter Goldsmith
As an addendum to my last email - it's strange now living in Australia that I
did not recognise the first line of the Australian national anthem (hang head
in shame), but in my defence I think of only 3 occasions when I've actually
heard the Aussie anthem - I am not a sports lover, even when we had the
olympics held here.
Regarding US and English spelling Australia seems to plumb in the middle with
some words following US and others English spelling. The one that particularly
bugs me is sulfur as Australians and US spell it. Sorry I learnt it as sulphur
and that's the way I continue to spell it (I was a chemist in a previous
existence - chemistry not pharmacy)
Anyway since we seem to be on a puzzle bent, not a phrase this time but to
make things easier in each group of consonants following 3 or 4 O's have been
left out:-
1.VD2.  SNRUS3.  FFSHT
4.CTRN
5.PRTCL  6.   LKUT   7.  MNTNUS
8.STRMERM

Peter

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[lace-chat] Language is Cool

2004-02-16 Thread Peter Goldsmith
Hi Ruth,
I don't know whether Possie is in general circulation or whether it is a word
my Uncle coined for those in the family that had become Aussie citizens.

Peter

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[lace-chat] Language is cool

2004-02-16 Thread Peter Goldsmith
Hi Noelene,
As Lynn has already dobbed me in yes I'm the lacemaker from Wollongong or
actually Shellharbour, for the NSW lace guild Arachnaens I'm also your
vice-president.
Many apologies for number 8 somehow an extraneous M got into the puzzle - I
blame my dyslexic fingers.
No 8 should be STRERM.
Many apologies to those racking their brains over no 8

Peter

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[lace-chat] Maple syrup

2004-02-13 Thread Peter Goldsmith
If you're going to try maple syrup make sure it's the real McCoy. The majority
of maple flavoured syrups are foul!!
I hate to admit it but the only maple flavoured syrup I've liked is the maple
flavoured corn syrup McDonalds serve with their pancakes.
I've just checked on the maple syrup we have stored in the fridge and
definitely says refrigerate after opening.

Peter

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[lace-chat] Did you know?

2004-02-11 Thread Peter Goldsmith
Dragonflies
I'm afraid that Dragonflies generally live longer than a day. Even if you only
count the time spent as an adult. The nymphs live underwater and can take a
number of years to reach maturity. It is not uncommon for adult dragonflies to
live 3 weeks and some may occasionally live for up to 7 weeks depending on the
local conditions.
This one may have been confused with mayflies who are said to only live for
one day, the life span may be from a few hours to a few days, once mating has
occurred the male dies, once egglaying has occurred the female dies. Due to
the short life span the name given to the mayfly group of insects is
Ephemeroptera - from the same root as ephemeral.

Regarding Almonds they actually belong to the same genus, (a grouping smaller
than a family - several genus make up a family), Prunus, as the peach and the
cherry as well. On the family side almonds, peaches and cherries all belong to
the family Rosaceae which also includes roses and apples.

Sorry if that's too much info, but science is an interest for me and I've
picked up a lot of trivia over the years with my various interests

Peter

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