Archive for April, 2008



Broilmaster Gas Grills: A Reliable And Popular Natural Gas Grill

Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 2:37 am

Barbequing is a very popular American summer tradition with studies showing that as mush as 90% of all Americans attend at lest one barbeque party every summer. Most American families own some type of the grill or the other, depending on their own special needs and space or budget constraints.

The natural gas grill has been proven to be the most popular and easiest grill to use. Natural gas grills can be directly hooked into the natural gas line in your home so you do not need to provide an external fuel source. This could be very convenient as it does away with all those extra trips to the grocery store for buying propane, charcoal or other fuel requirements.

Natural gas grills also offer you the added advantage of being able to control the temperature that you are cooking at. Natural gas grills also have burner controls and this gives you the option of setting different temperatures for different kinds of cooking on the grill. With this meats can be cooked on one side while side dishes are simultaneously kept warm on the other side.

Unlike regular run-of-the-mill grills, natural gas grills come with different kinds of cooking surfaces including a ribbed grill, a flat grill and a BBQ surface. A few gas grills come especially designed with a Wok-like surface, which are ideal for cooking rice and pasta dishes. Other gas grills have a full rotisserie, which is very convenient for grilling a full chicken, rotisserie-style. If you plan your menu well you could even cook the entire meal including the side dishes on the grill. Some grills additionally offer a non stick cooking surface which gives you greater flexibility and choice in cooking without worrying about food sticking to the surface and losing its flavor.

Natural gas grills are easier to clean than most other kinds of grills. They just need to be brushed and wiped down with warm soapy water, which is far less troublesome than other grill like the smoker and charcoal grills where you need to clear off the charcoal briquettes and wood after each use. If your grill has anon-stick feature it makes it even easier to clean.

Even though grilling is a lot of fun, a lot of practice and patience goes into achieving perfect results every time. Just going out to buy a grill can be an overwhelming experience. There are so many different kinds of grills available each one of which offers its own unique features and functions. You need to decide what you are looking for in your grill. You can get a grill to fit in smaller places, large grills, grills that are convenient to be carried around easily for those who travel a lot. You can even get grills to fit different budgets with prices starting from as low as $10 for a simple basic grill.

A Broilmaster gas grill offers more benefits as compared to most other gas grills and is a perfect choice for the serious griller. Broilmaster is one of the most reliable and most popular of all brands of natural gas grills. The company has been around for a long time and has earned a name for its gas grills, which are very sturdily built. The Super Premium Series, which offers more than 695 square inches of cooking area, has proven to be the most popular of all their models and puts out a cooking power of about 40,000 BTU’s.

To get more bbq tips and resources please visit More-BBQ.com




Auditory Stimulation in Autistic Children

Tuesday 29 April 2008 @ 8:42 pm

Many sounds surround us each day. Many of us actually grow immune to most of the sounds that surround us. However, for the family that has an autistic child, paying special attention to the sounds that surround the child. Children who are autistic experience sensory issues on a daily basis. Families who have autistic children must pay special attention to the auditory stimulation in the environment. There are many different sounds that can actually be beneficial for the autistic child. There are also numerous auditory stimulations that can be quite damaging to a child that experiences sensory sensitivity as a result of autism.

Many everyday sounds that we are used to may actually frighten a child that has been diagnosed with autism. These sounds are often loud sounds, such as a garbage disposal unit or a vacuum cleaner. If an autistic child is frightened by a sound, they will close up and it will make the learning environment unconstructive. There are many sounds that can be frightening to an autistic child that may result in their learning process being haltered. For example, if an autistic child is in the process of learning to use a toilet independently, they may find the sound of a toilet flushing to be extremely frightening and this may result in the child not learning well. If you run into learning issues with your autistic child, you should evaluate the possibility of any sounds that may result from the task at hand that could lead to the fact that the child is frightened. If you find that there are sounds that could lead to this, try alternative methods of teaching where the sound is not present. Many parents of autistic children have even found that providing a set of earplugs may prove to be beneficial.

Many parents have found that an autistic child can become obsessed when it comes to particular sounds. For example, if a child becomes fixed on a particular sound, like the sound of a vacuum cleaner, you should try to use this as a tool to educate them. Like, you could teach coordination skills by allowing them to help you vacuum. You could write educational stories that include important lessons in them in which you use the sound of the vacuum throughout the story. There are many ways that you can use a sound that an autistic child is obsessed with in order to educate them.

Auditory stimulation has many advantages and disadvantages. Certain sounds can actually hinder the learning environment of the autistic child. Other sounds can be used to benefit the autistic child’s learning environment. Auditory stimulation may either be a positive or negative experience for the autistic child. You must experiment with various sounds and your autistic child to find which hinder the emotional and intellectual growth of the autistic child, and which ones assist in the emotional and intellectual growth of the autistic child.

To get more autism tips and resources please visit DealWithAutism.com




Are Yeast Infections Dangerous?

Tuesday 29 April 2008 @ 4:55 am

Although yeast infections are seldom considered dangerous, any infection is a sign that something is not right and needs your attention. A normal yeast infection is usually easy and inexpensive to treat. There are always exceptions to the rules, of course. There may be instances where a yeast infection could be dangerous to the person it inhabits; however, this is a rare occurrence.

The danger would actually be more along the lines of what else is wrong with your system that caused you to be vulnerable to the overgrowth of yeast. There would also be danger is the yeast infections were actually misdiagnosed and was really something more serious. There are other illnesses that mimic the same symptoms.

Douching is considered an inner cleansing of a woman’s most intimate place. It’s supposed to make the woman feel more refreshed. However, anything done to excess or done at the wrong time can create more of a problem. Douching actually kills organisms that suppress yeast growth. If your body has a low count of good bacteria, douching could actually bring on an infection.

Women on birth control methods may be at higher risk for obtaining yeast infections.

Taking secretions to study under a microscope is sufficient for someone suffering a first-time yeast infection. A culture is usually only necessary for recurring infections or those that are resistant to the usual treatments. However, this still does not mean there is danger. It just means a different route needs to be followed to get the situation back to normal.

Oral therapy, a vaginal cream, or vaginal suppositories are the usual treatments for vaginal yeast infections. These treatments are not normally considered dangerous either. Sometimes it depends on the personal preference of the woman being treated. The oral therapy is not prescribed for every situation, nor is it recommended because of the tendency to become resistant to the medication. There are many medications that can cause resistance if overused, such as antibiotics. Antibiotics can cause yeast overgrowth.

You do have the right to ask your doctor if oral treatment would be an option for your particular case. One option has not been shown to be any more effective than another. It depends on several things. One of which is how severe the infection is or if it is recurrent.

Don’t allow fear to keep you from seeking a doctor’s help for a yeast infection. The doctor has seen his or her share of embarrassing illnesses and yeast infection is just another diagnosis in their day. The tests the doctor will perform are not dangerous, either, so there’s no need to fear the exam. It may be uncomfortable for a short period of time, but it is worth getting a professional opinion to ease your mind.

After you have been diagnosed, you can discuss whether the doctor thinks it is safe for you to try the regular over-the-counter methods for treating the infection or if there would be any danger in trying herbal remedies. Always know the side effects of your treatments, regardless of which you prefer. Make the doctor aware of any other medications you may be taking so there won’t be any danger in adding a new medication. The yeast infection may just be a sign that something more important needs attention.

To get more yeast infection tips and resources please visit KnowYeastInfections.com




Worm Farming: Interesting Things For You To Know

Tuesday 29 April 2008 @ 3:16 am

Worm farming is beneficial to nature, educational for your kids and even has the potential to earn you an extra income. It is not

hard at all to set up and maintain a healthy worm farm. When you do so, you will develop an appreciation for the little critters. Below are some interesting things to know about

worms and worm farming.

A single earthworm lays up to 900 eggs each year. That is a lot of eggs! Worms also help to produce CO2 which is a good things. The digestive system of a worm helps to turn

acidic soil into soil that is highly alkaline which gardeners appreciate. Worms are a good source of food for other animals.

At one time worms were cherished and protected and to harm one could result in death. That was during the time of Cleopatra who declared that earthworms were sacred gods of

fertility. Today we are not so kind to worms. They are usually ignored and forgotten except when we need them for bait or gardening. There are still some cultures which use

worms as food which would make them very valuable to a hungry or starving person.

Do you have high cholesterol? Then eat some worms! Earthworms are rich in Omega 3 oil which is known to reduce high cholesterol levels. Worms are commonly eaten in some cultures

so who’s to say that eating worms is gross or wrong. They are a good source of protein, are not fattening and are cheap to grow.

Of course, in the US, no one is likely to farm worms in order to eat them. But they are good for plenty of other things. You can sell your excess worms to bait stores and pet

shops. It is easy to raise worms but not necessarily easy to make money from them. It is like any other business, you have to understand your market and know how to promote your

worms.

Use your worms for recycling. You can feed your worms scraps so it doesn’t cost anything at all to raise worms. Cut up your food leftovers and shred your old pizza boxes and

newspapers and you are good to go. Just don’t feed them anything that has pesticides on it.

Getting set up with your worm farm is simple enough too. All you need is some type of wooden or plastic container with holes drilled in it for air circulation. You can make a

spout for draining off excess water from your worm container and use this worm tea to water your plants with.

Want to have some fun with your worms? Try to learn the lost art of worm grunting! Worm grunting is an old fashioned way of harvesting worms by grunting close to the ground in

such a way that brings the worms to the top of the soil.

To get more worm farming tips and resources please visit Worm-Farming-Idea.com




Cell Phones can get Viruses too

Monday 28 April 2008 @ 9:12 pm

A few years ago the very first cell phone virus hit. It was no big deal and it did not carry out any malicious actions. A group of virus writers decided to give it a shot and see if it could be done then they forwarded it to the anti virus researchers and they began to work on the problem that is guaranteed to get much worse.

Cell phone viruses are barely even spoken of and most people will say that they have never even heard of them before but the future promises that there will be cell phone viruses that will be just as crippling as computer viruses. In terms of what a cell phone virus is, it is the same thing as a computer virus, an unwanted file that infects your cell phone and replicates itself to other devices. However, a computer virus spreads through email attachments and Internet downloads, a cell phone virus will spread through internet downloads, multimedia messaging service attachments, and Bluetooth transfers. Right now most cell phone viruses come from bogus internet downloads but trailing right behind is the ability to infect phone to phone.

The Symbian operating system accounts currently for almost all of the phone to phone viruses. Because there are so many cell phone service providers is the main reason that the cell phone virus problem has yet to manifest itself. Just give the virus writers a little more time to figure this one out. Another problem that the computer virus writers might be having a difficult time with is the fact that in order to get a cell phone infected, the user has to choose to open a message attachment and download it. Facing these two critical obstacles has left virus writers in dismay as they have yet to succeed.

The only phones that will be at risk are the Smart phones with a Bluetooth connection. Viruses will attack through internet downloads, Bluetooth connections, and MMS. In all of these methods of attack, the virus writer has to get the user to agree to run the infected file one or sometimes even two times but they are up to that challenge as again they will disguise it as something that is sure to catch your eye.

Once in and infected, the cell phone virus is certain to do some damage. It will likely delete all of your contact information and your calendar in your cell phone and send infected messages to all of the contacts that you have. Further, it could lock up some of your phone features or just crash your entire cell phone making it unusable. To date, there have been five recognized cell phone viruses and the last one disabled infected cell phones entirely. The pattern has been that each cell phone virus has gotten worse which will likely be the future pattern as well.

Prevention is the best cure and you should prevent viruses from infecting your cell phone in pretty much the same fashion as you would for your computer.

To get more virus alert tips and resources please visit VirusAlertAgain.com




Adding Captions To Your Web Video

Monday 28 April 2008 @ 8:46 pm

Once you have decided to take part in making web videos, you have probably taken all of the necessary steps to creating magnificent videos. You have most likely figured out what you want to say, how you want to say it and where you’re going to film. However, there is probably one aspect about web videos that you did not think of. When you’re in the production and editing phase of your web videos, do you ever think, “How will individuals who can’t hear well understand my video?” More than likely, you have not thought about adding any type of hearing assistance aid to your web video, because honestly, no one has said you have to.

Because there is no regulation regarding putting captions onto your personal web video, you probably have not thought about adding captions to your video. However, this is a tragedy because there are currently over 20 million individuals who are hard of hearing. And because of this, they may watch your video and not understand what you are saying or doing, because they can’t hear you. Many people do not add captions to their web video because it is honestly hard work. It is a long process to add captions, however, if you are able to do it there are major benefits. The main benefit is gaining a whole new following, which are the individuals who are hard of hearing.

If you want to add captions to your web videos but don’t want to wait the extra days to upload your video, there are options for you. What you can do is when you first complete your video, you upload it where you want, whether this be on YouTube or you personal blog. However, after you have finished your first version of the video, and it is running live, begin to add captions to the same video. Since the video is already available for people to watch, you will not have to sacrifice viewers because you want to add captions. You can now take your time to add captions, and then when you are finished you can upload a second video for the hearing impaired. This will not only grow your viewership, but it will show that you care about these millions of people who are hard of hearing.

If you are afraid that you don’t know how to add captions, you don’t want to take the time, than you can use a service to add the captions for you. There is a company called dotSub, which will actually transcribe and add captions to your personal video. This is great if you have a popular video blog, but you want to make it accessible for individuals who are hard of hearing. When you find yourself in this standpoint, than you can submit your video to this company, and they will do all of the work for you. One of the best features about this company is the fact that they can transcribe and add captions to your video in a multitude of different languages. Thus, if you have an international audience, they are more than able to understand what your video is telling them.

To get more web video tips and resources please visit That-Web-Video.com




A Day in the Life of a Traveling Nurse

Monday 28 April 2008 @ 11:18 am

Depending on the assignment a traveling nurse accepts her day can be filled with the hustle and bustle of a busy emergency room or the laid back floor of people on the mend. The choice of course as to what assignment a traveling nurse will be doing is up to the traveling nurse themselves!

Usually a traveling nurse’s assignment is only temporary and s/he will work in a variety of clinical settings. Jobs can last from a week or to as long as the employed nurse is willing to work. As a traveling nurse you can work anywhere in the country and you are able to expand on your skills. By expending on your skills you will be able to further your nursing career.

As a traveling nurse the nurse gets to decide which assignment they wish to accept. They are given the opportunities to not only help where needed but to travel the world and tackle various jobs in the nursing field. As a traveling nurse though sometimes the job is a little more detailed, a traveling nurse is required to fill out paperwork, move around from assignment to assignment, negotiate their contract provisions to name a few.

Traveling nurses are need for various jobs, Have you ever wanted to cruise around the world? Well did you know a cruise ship could not leave a port unless there is a doctor or nurse on board? This is an excellent opportunity for a nurse would loves cruises and wishes to take their passion for cruising and their passion for nursing and blend them into a career and lifestyle.

Hospitals are also hurriedly erected in areas of disaster. These places are always looking for nurses to travel to the area and help in times of crisis. Think of the Katrina hurricane, medical attention was needed in the area and many traveling nurses where employed for this medical disaster.

A traveling nurse’s job can sometimes be more rewarding and challenging then day to day nursing jobs. You are learning new skills, sometimes under pressure in emergency situations. You are going to foreign areas that you are not familiar with and learning new techniques and styles of doing things. Procedures may not be the same from area to area so as a traveling nurse you are constantly learning. It’s not only a job but a full time education.

Depending on the length of some assignments and the need some agencies will pay a traveling nurse up to 3,000 to take an assignment, they include these bonuses as an incentive to pull in nurses where they are highly needed. Some agencies even pay for the traveling nurses traveling expensive for their relocation, housing and basic utilities. Some agencies will even offer you other incentives while you are employed with their agency. When you are searching for the right place of employment its best to search out agencies and become aware of exactly what an agency offers and get everything in writing.
A traveling nurse experiences the excitement of working in various areas of nursing, the fun and excitement of traveling to new and exotic area while she aids in the treatment of helping people medically.

To get more traveling nurse tips and resources please visit Traveling-Nurse-Tips.com




A Brief History of Stained Glass

Monday 28 April 2008 @ 2:32 am

Accounts vary on the earliest use of stained glass mainly because it was invented before recorded history. Some historians claim it was first used as a domestic luxury in the homes of wealthy Romans in the first century. Stained glass eventually gained recognition as an art form sometime in the fourth century as Christians began to worship openly and built elaborate churches to celebrate their religion. Other historians point to evidence in ancient ruins that implicate the use of stained glass in pagan traditions and decor. While we may never know the exact origin of the medium of stained glass it is clear that the spread of Christianity is directly related to the expansion of stained glass across the globe.

The twelfth century began what is known as the Gothic Era and stained glass windows took center stage in elaborate and monumental cathedral designs. Beginning with the innovative designs on the St. Denis, stained glass windows were used to bring light, both literally and metaphorically, into cathedrals to enhance the worship experience. Most of the stained glass from the St. Denis Cathedral was destroyed during the French Revolution but a few select fragments and even some entire windows can be found on display in varying locations throughout Europe.

The bold lines and strong figures of Gothic style stained glass were eventually phased out as Renaissance artisans leaned toward greater detail, more delicate coloring and increased realism. Stained glass windows evolved into something more like a painting on glass than an architectural element and some of the notable elements such as lead lines disappeared. Although there were numerous pieces created and even some masterpieces, due to the difficulties in expressing the great detail of requisite to the Renaissance era, true stained glass became somewhat of a lost art.

Stained glass had been primarily used by the Catholic Church and much of the precious art form was destroyed during the 1600’s by order of King Henry VIII after his break with the Church. Not only were cherished stained glass windows recklessly destroyed, but many of the glass making facilities were ruined as well. Religious unrest was not the only factor in the decline of stained glass. During the Baroque period the fashion leaned toward more intricately detailed interiors and elaborate wall painting which necessitated the use of clear glass in the architecture. Many of the remaining stained glass windows were left unmaintained and allowed to decay during this period and very few new stained glass windows were created.

During the late seventeenth century the hearts and imaginations of the people returned once again to the Gothic style of architecture. This revival was apparently motivated by the need to escape the harsh realities of “modern” life including the daily grind of factories. With the return of Gothic architecture emerged a newfound interest in stained glass. Artists initially continued to use the technique of painting on glass, but eventually realized the superiority of the old pot metal glasses used in medieval times. Since the old techniques had not been used for such a long time, the technique used for making the lead lines had been lost and the artisans of the period floundered when trying to recreate the dynamics of the Gothic stained glass. This coupled with a reluctance to give up the newer more detailed “modern” depictions of scenes and figures lead to windows with an interesting design with the old architecture and an unusual blend of the old and new stained glass styles.

During the nineteenth century, artisans La Farge and Tiffany created new variations of opalescent stained glass. La Farge tended towards architecture and window designs with a small private studio, while Tiffany boasted a larger studio that branched out into other areas, like the Tiffany Lamp which has become a household name. Today’s stained glass artists are bound by no particular style or religious themes. Much of the work they do involves restoration, but can also be seen in both small and large decorative touches in homes of people from almost any economic background. New and innovative techniques are constantly being discovered and stained glass continues to add interest to our lives.

To get more stained glass tips and resources please visit ThatStainedGlass.com




8 Things To Becoming A Great Senior Golf Pro

Sunday 27 April 2008 @ 8:40 pm

Eight things will help make you a great senior golf player. There is attitude, concentration and focus, recovery of the game, practice, fitness, technique and foundation, balance and distance. Keep in mind that these are the foundation to becoming a seasoned golf player and will help you become as good as the pros and maybe even a pro. You need to play the game of golf with determination and stay with what works for you the best.

Your attitude about the game has to be focused on the win. Having a positive, “I can do it” attitude is the only way to succeed as a professional golf player. If you want to play the senior golf tournaments, you have to work up to it and dedicate your time to enhancing your game. Your concentration and focus, plan your shot before you even reach the tee. Never change your mind once you are over the ball. Second-guessing yourself does not make a pro golfer. When you address the ball, you already know where the ball is going and how you are going to get there without any hesitation.

Talent and recovery are what help you win the game. If you have a talent for thinking and hitting the ball right where you need it to be, you have a better chance of coming in with a scratch shot, however even the senior golf pros do have an eagle or a bogy here and there. If you do have a bad hit, you need to know how to recover from that shot and make your next play make up for the previous bad shot. This is all apart of golfing. If you have a two over par on the previous hole, try to go under par on the next hole. It is all in the recovery and the planning.

To become a senior golf pro, you need to be fit and practice. Just because you have been playing golf for years does not mean, as you get older you do not need a little more fitness in your day. You need to stay in shape and practice your game regularly. Keep in mind, you might need different equipment as you get older and this is going to require plenty of practice time with the new equipment to improve your game.

You need to learn techniques that lead to a solid foundation in your game. A senior golf pro does not stop learning and improving their techniques. You want to change as your age changes to get the same distance that you were getting before you started reaching the senior age. You are going to need your balance and your Zen for golfing to play with the pros. If you keep practicing and stay fit, you should be able to play golf well into your nineties if you wish. Most importantly, keep your distance or enhance your distance to stay in the game and compete on the same level as the rest of the senior golf players.

To get more senior golf tips and resources please visit Howto-Senior-Golf.com




Caveat Restaurant Recipes

Sunday 27 April 2008 @ 9:54 am

It doesn’t matter which chef created the recipe for which restaurant, when you make it at home, you make it at your own risk. We have all heard horror stories from amateur chefs who tried a restaurant recipe for a certain vegetable dish or dessert only to have it fall flat and instead of praise, elicit a comment more like, “Are you sure this is how this is supposed to taste?” So was the recipe all hype to begin with? Should the chef who created the formula for the orange-flavored gateau or the layered salad in question go back to culinary school? Not likely. The fault, dear cooks, usually lies in ourselves.

In my lifetime, I have known four kinds of cooks: Intuitive cooks or inspired cooks, precise cooks, indifferent cooks, and cooks who were totally clueless. Be warned - these last two, the indifferent and the totally clueless, often masquerade as each other to 1) avoid embarrassment and/or 2) avoid having to actually go into the kitchen and make something.

Intuitive cooks are men and women who were born with floured thumbs. These are the folks who “eyeball” almost everything, who use pinches instead of teaspoonfuls, who “throw stuff together” and come out with a cake that wins a blue ribbon at the Ohio State Fair. It is a safe bet these cooks are not only gifted, but experienced as well, spending lots of hours in the kitchen and enjoying every minute of them. Without consciously thinking about it, they know from experience how ingredients will react with or respond to each other. Fine and innovative cooking were probably traditions in their families. By doing and by just being around others who cooked well, they have absorbed the unwritten rules of roasting and baking. It might not be stated directly in a recipe, but they know exactly when they should use a cast iron skillet. If these cooks cannot coax a fine dish from a restaurant recipe, no one can, including the chef who created it. Note: In all fairness to chefs, they don’t always do their own writing and editing for publication. Misprints do sneak in from time to time.

Precise cooks are the women you see pictured in the cookbook’s general directions section. These ladies measure ingredients precisely, taking away the soft little mound from the top of the measuring cupful of flour, so that it is exactly one cup. Such cooks create from the intellect and are less inclined to trust their results to chance. To them, cooking is important WORK accompanied by the danger of the waste that comes from ruining a whole bowl of ingredients. They follow restaurant recipes with methodical precision and sometimes much angst. Their results are almost always very good to excellent. These cooks, too, spend much time in the kitchen, but being there with them can get pretty dull.

Indifferent cooks will cook if they have to, but would rather go to a poetry reading. They are not inclined toward excitement about a new restaurant recipe because to fix it would require time. Because they have spent little time in the kitchen, they have had little experience with preparing food. They know there are implied rules for poor preparation, but they don’t want to have to dig around or work through trial and error to discover them. Why doesn’t the recipe just tell you everything? To make these folks cook is to make them feel pressed into service. They would probably enjoy the movie Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? At best, their approach to a recipe is haphazard. They often find themselves disgruntled at the prospect of having to fix a special dinner for in-laws and so forth. No matter how good the recipe, their results usually fall somewhere between so-so and unrecognizable. They are better at apologizing than at cooking.

Genuinely clueless cooks are…genuinely clueless. What implied rules? They don’t know there are such things. They mean it when they say they’re baffled by all those measuring spoons and can’t figure out which end of the flour sifter is “up.” Don’t give them a food processor. They will get hurt on it. They long for a non-critical mentor who will come to their house and under the guise of teaching them to cook will instead prepare dinner every night. They’re prouder than proud of themselves when they manage to produce a mound of fried Hostess Twinkies.

These cooks could benefit from using restaurant recipes as long as they choose simple ones with a limited number of non-exotic ingredients. Until they find a few dishes they can prepare well, don’t hesitate to say, “No, thanks,” to their watery gelatin molds that threaten to slide across the serving plate into your lap.

To get more restaurant recipes tips and resources please visit Better-Restaurant-Recipes.com




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