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Re: Has anyone else try to explain the drama to DH?
My husband is even more looking forward to me deleting my account than some people here are. ...
My husband is even more looking forward to me deleting my account than some people here are.
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Re: Are Ikea cabinets a PITA to install?
I believe you can hire people to assemble your Ikea stuff. This is a service I can picture you using. Ask at your Ikea's customer...
I believe you can hire people to assemble your Ikea stuff. This is a service I can picture you using.
Ask at your Ikea's customer service desk.
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Re: How to save wall decals for moving??
Every one I have ever seen says that they can not be reused. You'd have to buy them again. ...
Every one I have ever seen says that they can not be reused. You'd have to buy them again.
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Re: Is there another forum out there like WB?
I was looking for MrsMcW's new group. I assume the old one has a whole lot of people who aren't actually WBers anymore. I found...
I was looking for MrsMcW's new group. I assume the old one has a whole lot of people who aren't actually WBers anymore. I found it now, though. I had been looking for just "WB".
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Re: Is there another forum out there like WB?
I can't find the new WB group. And I tried so many times to create an account on Hitched that the new version won't let...
I can't find the new WB group.
And I tried so many times to create an account on Hitched that the new version won't let me create an account. Apparently my username and email exists, but when I ask for my password it says that I've been disabled and to contact an Admin.
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Re: Google ADs in posts??
It looks to me like a bunch of links in users' signatures. But it specifically says "Google Ads". And it's not in the sig of...
It looks to me like a bunch of links in users' signatures. But it specifically says "Google Ads". And it's not in the sig of all that user's posts, just some of them. And not always the same user.
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Re: Wedding WWYD
Update: So, we all went to the pub as planned. Apparently there were tickets for purchase, and the bride had some. When we arrived at...
Update: So, we all went to the pub as planned. Apparently there were tickets for purchase, and the bride had some. When we arrived at 3pm (after a stop at home to let DH change from his suit into jeans), there were 2 lines. I asked the bouncer what the lines were for. He said one line was for ticket holders, and the other was for non-ticket holders. I told him we were with the wedding and he told us to go to the ticket holders line. We didn't have tickets because the bride hadn't given them to us, and she was already inside. But we waited in the ticket line for about 20 minutes. There were a few friends with us, so it wasn't too bad. And then we were let in, and we just paid our $5 cover.
Inside, it was the typical St Paddy's day mayhem. We stayed for a couple of drinks and were home a little after 5. It's not how I would have celebrated my wedding, but the bride loved it, and that's what counts.
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Re: Cards Against Humanity
I bought the cards for DH for Christmas (shipped to Hawaii). But our house has been in renovations ever since, so we've never played. ...
I bought the cards for DH for Christmas (shipped to Hawaii). But our house has been in renovations ever since, so we've never played.
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Re: Not trying to start something, but ..
It might be just me, but I don't see celebs as real people. Beyonce's baby seems like so far removed from me, that it doesn't...
It might be just me, but I don't see celebs as real people. Beyonce's baby seems like so far removed from me, that it doesn't seem real. Almost like discussing a birth on some soap opera. It's like it's not real life?
Maybe that's why there's a exception for celebrity births?
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Re: Speeding Ticket / Photo Camera Question
No, it won't count against your insurance. Because they have no way to prove who was driving, they can't use it as proof of your...
No, it won't count against your insurance. Because they have no way to prove who was driving, they can't use it as proof of your behaviour.
I noticed my last ticket had the wrong address, too. You'd think they'd know where they parked their surveillance vehicle, no? But it never occurred to me as grounds to fight it. I mean, if you're speeding, you're speeding. Does it matter what block of the street it was on?
Unless, was the speed limit different where you were vs where they said you were? I mean, if you're doing 59km on the 800 block where the speed limit is 60km, it's a different story than doing 59km on the 700 block where the speed limit is 50km.
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Re: Donald Trump's Sons Defend Safari Killing Spree
I know this stuff happens, and like KM said, it's better than letting them starve to death. And I'm not about to criticize the local...
I know this stuff happens, and like KM said, it's better than letting them starve to death. And I'm not about to criticize the local way of life.
But the optics of it are bad. These guys had to know how this looks in NA, if they aren't smart enough to keep the pictures to themselves, and STFU when Peta complains (not attack vegetarians on twitter), they ought to be "fired".
They shouldn't be giving the message that big game hunting in Africa is okay for rich white guys again
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Wedding WWYD - Updated
So I'm going to a wedding this weekend. The ceremony is in the morning, followed by a lunch, followed by going to an Irish pub....
So I'm going to a wedding this weekend. The ceremony is in the morning, followed by a lunch, followed by going to an Irish pub. The bride wanted to have the reception at a pub, but since it's St Paddy's day, that wasn't an option.
Several places were outright rude to her when she called to inquire. One local place was very nice and said they couldn't hold space for her due to the potential lost revenue, but tried calling a few smaller places on her behalf. They also said she would get a front of the line pass, and they'd do their best for the rest of the wedding. So she decided to go with them. We're all supposed to go and cross our fingers we don't spend too much time waiting outside.
I just found out a radio station is hosting a party at this pub, advertising, prizes, and free entrance to the first 100 people. So, um, yeah, there's no freakin way 100 people are getting into this bar at 2:00. I'm a little pissed at this bar for not mentioning this to her. She picked them because they were supposedly nice and accommodating, but forgetting to mention this doesn't seem very nice.
So, would you tell her? Is there maybe time to find something else? Or would it just stress her out and there's nothing she can do about it anyway?
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Re: Backsplash - Are these tiles? Or a stencil??
I would do a wallpaper or stencil. Those are so trendy, that by the time you save up for them, you won't want them anymore....
I would do a wallpaper or stencil. Those are so trendy, that by the time you save up for them, you won't want them anymore.
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Re: HELP - I am paint and design challenged
What about a warm creamy colour? ...
What about a warm creamy colour?
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Re: Online fabric sources.
designerfabrics.ca onlinefabricstore.net fabrics.com ...
designerfabrics.ca
onlinefabricstore.net
fabrics.com
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Re: Fourth Annual WB Camping Trip!
You call a storm so bad that the rangers come around and ask us to sleep in our vehicles in case trees come down "nice...
You call a storm so bad that the rangers come around and ask us to sleep in our vehicles in case trees come down "nice weather"? Maybe I shouldn't camp with you anymore.
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Re: Broadway shows
Regular price they're about the same. But I found a coupon code for HTS. I think the issue is Jonas Bros fans are now in...
Regular price they're about the same. But I found a coupon code for HTS. I think the issue is Jonas Bros fans are now in university, or working entry level jobs and living on their own for the first time, and generally don't have much disposable income. But Ricky Martin fans are in their 30s-40s, with more money to spend.
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Re: Broadway shows
I tried the TKTS booth in London, and it was a huge disappointment. They laughed at me for wanting tickets to anything anyone had ever...
I tried the TKTS booth in London, and it was a huge disappointment. They laughed at me for wanting tickets to anything anyone had ever heard of.
Evita offers student rush tickets, which I qualify for, for $38. I just have to line up at the theatre at 10am. But the rush policy for Book of Mormon is to show up 2 hours before the show and put your name in a draw. If you get called, you get to buy a ticket for $32. That seems a little riskier, and could waste precious hours I could spend exploring NYC.
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Re: Broadway shows
I'm such a novice, I don't think I can do too many, even if I had the time and money. From what I've read, Daniel...
I'm such a novice, I don't think I can do too many, even if I had the time and money.
From what I've read, Daniel Radcliffe was popular because people wanted to see Harry Potter in real life. But his singing and dancing was apparently not Broadway worthy. Nick Jonas would be better, because he comes from a musical background. But he doesn't have the same star power as Daniel has, so the revenues have been slipping.
John would have been good to see, too.
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Re: Broadway shows
And Gingy, I'd love to see Book of Mormon, but I'm not paying the $300/person for the only seats available right now. Maybe there will...
And Gingy, I'd love to see Book of Mormon, but I'm not paying the $300/person for the only seats available right now. Maybe there will be last minute seats available if nobody else is willing. If other people are willing to pay it, then good for them.
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Re: Broadway shows
Haha, GR! That's the ONE thing I've seen. (And I know that the Jubilee is not the same, but it's still the only thing I've...
Haha, GR! That's the ONE thing I've seen. (And I know that the Jubilee is not the same, but it's still the only thing I've seen.)
I'm considering Evita with Ricky Martin (yes, he's still alive, and from the promo shots, as hot as ever!) and/or How to Succeed with Nick Jonas (who I had to look up because the same sounded familiar, but I'm too old to know why) and Beau Bridges (is it a sign of old age that I'd be more disappointed if Beau was under-studied?).
I found a couple of articles in the NY Times that say Nick and Beau should be in it until July. And Evita doesn't officially start until April, so May should be good to see Ricky.
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Broadway shows
I am going to NYC in May, and would like to take in a show. I have heard of people seeing shows that were supposed...
I am going to NYC in May, and would like to take in a show. I have heard of people seeing shows that were supposed to be staring certain actors, but the day they went, the actor was already off the show.
Is there any way to know who the cast will be on a specific date? I realize with live shows, there may be a last minute substitution due to illness. But if a show is advertising certain actors, is it reasonable to expect that the same actor will be doing the show 2 months down the road? Or are the dates that actor will be in the show posted somewhere?
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Re: Looking for decor inspiration pics
There might be something here: Google Search of houseofturquoise.com No kitchens, and these would scare my DH, but the colours you're working with: Turquoise and...
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Re: Fourth Annual WB Camping Trip!
Is that the campground we went to the first year? They were really unfriendly to dogs. ...
Is that the campground we went to the first year? They were really unfriendly to dogs.
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Re: Cooks - recommend your...
I have had a Kitchen Aid stand mixer for over 12 years, and I'm happy with it and never seen anything of the same quality....
I have had a Kitchen Aid stand mixer for over 12 years, and I'm happy with it and never seen anything of the same quality. But generally, with KA, you're paying for a name and the products aren't worth the money. The stand mixer is probably the only KA product I'll ever buy.
I buy all my appliances based on Consumer Reports reviews. When I bought DH a blender a couple of years ago, I bought a Breville. It's freaking awesome.
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Re: Publishing a book?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/seller-account/mm-summary-page.html?topic=200260520 ...
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Re: Benjamin Moore Tester Pots - Any Colour?
Actually, it was my impression that the $9 pots could be mixed in store, the $5 pots were shipped in. I was SOL because I...
Actually, it was my impression that the $9 pots could be mixed in store, the $5 pots were shipped in. I was SOL because I refuse to pay $9 for a sample, and they were sold out of my colour in the $5 pot. So they should be able to sell you a sample of any colour, you just might have to pay more money.
On the other hand, Lowes mixes the testers in store, too, and they seem to always be out of the bases to mix samples in. So, yeah, call first.
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Re: Benjamin Moore Tester Pots - Any Colour?
They are in the process of replacing their $5 tester pots with bigger $9 tester pots. So they have limited stock of the $5 pots,...
They are in the process of replacing their $5 tester pots with bigger $9 tester pots. So they have limited stock of the $5 pots, but they can do any colour in the $9 pots.
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Re: Backsplash - Are these tiles? Or a stencil??
Interesting. The reason I figured this was wallpaper was because of how much the tiles I've seen cost. I didn't think Ikea would sink that...
Interesting. The reason I figured this was wallpaper was because of how much the tiles I've seen cost. I didn't think Ikea would sink that kind of money into a set for the catalogue. And that Walker Zanger stuff doesn't list prices (cha-ching!)
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Re: Forums switching to Canadian family?
Admin, is it possible, and not easier, to move a few forums first, and then a few more if it's determined that the ones that...
Admin, is it possible, and not easier, to move a few forums first, and then a few more if it's determined that the ones that were moved didn't make enough of a change for CanFam? That would reduce the feelings that we're not being heard, and the number of hiccups.
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Re: Forums switching to Canadian family?
I never said 30% were CF. I said a third of us are not the Canadian Family demographic, and I meant "not parents". It still...
I never said 30% were CF. I said a third of us are not the Canadian Family demographic, and I meant "not parents".
It still shows that 30% are not "a natural fit for Canadian Family" as SJM has stated. However you choose to look at it, 30% would not be interested in travel articles about when you should take your kids to Disney, or ads for strollers.
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Re: Forums switching to Canadian family?
Yeah, I thought it might be 10% before I did that poll. ...
Yeah, I thought it might be 10% before I did that poll.
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Re: Bloodwork
Breathe deeply. Don't look at the needle. I don't know how I got through it, but I used to be terrified. My parents used to...
Breathe deeply. Don't look at the needle.
I don't know how I got through it, but I used to be terrified. My parents used to wrap me in a blanket to hold me down to get needles. But then I had an issue that had me going in for tests and IVs every few weeks for over a year. After that, once in a while no longer seems like a problem.
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Re: Forums switching to Canadian family?
I was going to suggest a more flamboyant title. But the ideas in my head right now would be deleted. ...
I was going to suggest a more flamboyant title. But the ideas in my head right now would be deleted.
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Re: Backsplash - Are these tiles? Or a stencil??
I have seen shaped tiles like that in magazines and on TV. But I suspect that is wallpaper. ...
I have seen shaped tiles like that in magazines and on TV. But I suspect that is wallpaper.
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Re: Forums switching to Canadian family?
So if you're trying to make a decision about where to go for dinner with a large group of friends, the people yelling loudly "let's...
So if you're trying to make a decision about where to go for dinner with a large group of friends, the people yelling loudly "let's just go anywhere!" drowning out the people who have strong objections to something are being helpful? Why not listen to the people who have reasons to voice an objection? And if everyone else is fine with whatever, then as long as you don't go to one of the places that have been objected to, everyone's happy. But if you can't hear the objections because all you hear is "I don't care!" chances are good you're going to decide something that doesn't work for everyone.
If you really don't care what happens to the forum, what purpose does it serve to belittle someone who does care?
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Re: Not that type of person
How many GTGs have you been to, marieal? Maybe that's the difference? I go to most of them. I'm sure Milly would if we held...
How many GTGs have you been to, marieal? Maybe that's the difference? I go to most of them. I'm sure Milly would if we held one up where she lives. But if you're the type that isn't interested...
Plus, a lot of people here feel that they "know" each other. Even people who live in different cities and have never met.
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Re: Forums switching to Canadian family?
I know I'm not going to change any member's mind. I am trying to make it clear to SJM that the concessions are not enough....
I know I'm not going to change any member's mind. I am trying to make it clear to SJM that the concessions are not enough. Even for the people who do feel it's enough, I don't believe these promises are going to last. I am not alone, and the board will not survive. But that message is getting lost in the voices that are indifferent. If someone was for the change for a specific reason, then please, voice that. But if you just don't care one way or another, then stay out of it because you're just clouding the conversation and hammering another nail in the coffin of the forum.
Believe me, I am well aware that in 2 days, it will all be over and my issues will very likely be ignored. But then it's too late.
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Re: Forums switching to Canadian family?
It's not about whether new members will be harassing me. I won't even be there for it to happen. No amount of promises will make...
It's not about whether new members will be harassing me. I won't even be there for it to happen. No amount of promises will make me participate in a forum on a parenting website.
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Re: Forums switching to Canadian family?
No, I'm saying people judge bottle feeders just as people judge non-parents. It shouldn't be anyone's business what someone else does, but everyone's got an...
No, I'm saying people judge bottle feeders just as people judge non-parents. It shouldn't be anyone's business what someone else does, but everyone's got an opinion.
I was trying to make an analogy that more people might understand. If you're a bottle feeder, and the new site was a breast feeding site, would you still be saying that it's no big deal, just see how it goes?
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Re: Is there another forum out there like WB?
If more of us join, it won't be so slow. ...
If more of us join, it won't be so slow.
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Re: Is there another forum out there like WB?
And since there's been no further comments from Admin in over a week, I think it's time we take the exodus strategy seriously. ...
And since there's been no further comments from Admin in over a week, I think it's time we take the exodus strategy seriously.
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Re: Is there another forum out there like WB?
Has anyone successfully created an account at Drinking In Pyjamas? I get told that an admin has to create my account and email me when...
Has anyone successfully created an account at Drinking In Pyjamas? I get told that an admin has to create my account and email me when it's done.
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Re: Calgary GTG
I'm here now. Got here early to do some school work. Got the comfy chair! ...
I'm here now. Got here early to do some school work. Got the comfy chair!
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Re: Calgary GTG
I'll be there if I can find it. ...
I'll be there if I can find it.
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Re: Forums switching to Canadian family?
Is this thread a record? 14 pages, several bits of heated ugliness and no firemen or cat pictures? (Not that I am requesting that. I...
Is this thread a record? 14 pages, several bits of heated ugliness and no firemen or cat pictures?
(Not that I am requesting that. I repeat, NOT requesting. And this is NOT sarcasm!) Hmmm, is there a "dead serious" emoticon?
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Re: Forums switching to Canadian family?
Haha! Before that, I just had no interest in the discussions "down there". After, I was afraid. But of course, I vividly remember the debates...
Haha! Before that, I just had no interest in the discussions "down there". After, I was afraid.
But of course, I vividly remember the debates about whether pg announcements should be in Misc. It wasn't just a friendly, hey, let's not do that, m'kay? OK! It was ugly. And it got repeated a few times before it finally got settled. And by settled, I believe everyone who might have done it just got too scared to try it (I mean, who wants their happy news to create a "WTF is wrong with you?" response). So it doesn't happen anymore.
I truly believe the outcome of something like that would have been different on a "parenting" forum.
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Re: Forums switching to Canadian family?
Oh, and another thought. For all the promises of no offending ads on certain pages, rules for who can post what where, etc, these things...
Oh, and another thought. For all the promises of no offending ads on certain pages, rules for who can post what where, etc, these things take effort to keep going. And I guarantee that once the change happens, these promises will be broken because it's just too much of a PITA to keep up with.
But if they don't move the "adult" stuff, those promises are a LOT easier to keep.
And I do believe they don't want anyone leaving now. If the traffic numbers stay steady (or rise) after the change, then the people who made this decision look good. But after that review happens in a few months, they don't give a damn if us freaks without kids leave.
Oh, and Admin, as cranky as I am about this, I do appreciate that you are still in the discussion. Thank-you.
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Re: Forums switching to Canadian family?
I have made suggestions repeatedly that just get ignored. But rather than try to find them in the 13 pages, here it is again. Move...
I have made suggestions repeatedly that just get ignored. But rather than try to find them in the 13 pages, here it is again.
Move the boards that actually DO tie in with the content of CanFam, those being the BB sections (with the possible exception of the M&L and TTC Alt sections, but that's for the people actually using those sections to discuss.) For everything else, leave it alone until SJM has another website that ties the topics to the website content.
Yes, they don't match the wedding content now, but they are here. If you're living in the west end of town, but work in the east of town, moving to another neigbourhood in the west end of town, and one with hostile neighbours, is not going to achieve the goal of getting you closer to work. It's just a lot of effort and possible neighbourhood warfare for no benefit.
And of course, I say this with the understanding that all the boards/sections/topics will remain as they are now. So it is not an attempt to separate anything. But if you click on a topic about kids, the framework around the posts will be about kids, so there's an opportunity to find an article that suits you. If you don't choose a topic about kids, there's no benefit to SJM to be taken to a page about kids.
And maybe in the future, if you click on a topic about fitness, you'll be taken to a page where the framework includes links to articles about fitness. Or if you click on a topic about food, you'll be taken to a page with links to articles about food. But clicking on a topic about food and being taken to a page with links to articles about kids around the peripherals does nothing for you OR SJM's traffic building.
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Re: Going back to school after becoming 'established'?
I'm doing my bachelor's through Athabasca. So while I am technically full time based on my course load right now, I have an office job...
I'm doing my bachelor's through Athabasca. So while I am technically full time based on my course load right now, I have an office job during the day. And I can take breaks every few months and do one course at a time.
If I decide to do a Masters, I may do that full time without working at the same time. But it partly depends on the school I go to. Lethbridge has program that interests me, and they don't allow you to do it part time. Waterloo also has a program, and they expect the students to already have started working, so the offer PT as an option. But then, I don't want to drag it out forever, so maybe I'll just take the time off and get it done regardless of the school.
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