Research shows certain snacks make potent anti-depressants, if you eat them right
My grandfather was a wonderful man who loved cookies. When I visited his lovely, old house surrounded by trees, flowers, vegetable gardens, and lawns, we shared all sorts of cookies, always paired with a large glass of cold milk. Over the years, they became so closely associated with visiting Granddad that now, whenever I have one, I feel buoyed by a swell of happy memories.
As it turns out, scientists have a solid explanation for that burst of good cheer. Studies by Richard Wurtman, MD, and Judith Wurtman, PhD, at MIT have shown that snacking on readily digested carbohydrates, such as those in a cookie or bagel, can raise the brain's level of the chemical serotonin, the very same target of modern antidepressant medication.
Of course, other foods are reputed mood boosters, too — though their reputations may not always be deserved. Before I give you a specific plan that will help you benefit from the MIT findings, let's look at a few. Tea is known as "the cup that cheers," and the caffeine in it can certainly improve energy. But that's a physiological response; no studies have confirmed a direct effect on your spirits. Mood booster? The jury's out. (The same is true of coffee.)
Alcohol is commonly thought of as a good-times libation, but it has a dark side. Although a recent study found that moderate drinkers (two drinks a day for men, one for women) had fewer depressive symptoms than nondrinkers, scores of other studies have established that alcohol in large quantities can be a devastating depressant. Mood booster? Perhaps, but only in small amounts.
As for chocolate, which many of us reach for as a pick-me-up: Australian scientists concluded recently that eating the sweet to lift your spirits "is more likely to prolong than abort the dysphoric [depressed] mood. It is not, as some would claim, an antidepressant." Mood booster? Apparently not. (Stick to a 1-ounce serving if you want to benefit from chocolate's disease-fighting antioxidants.)
That brings us to Granddad's cookies, which can brighten your spirits when eaten judiciously. (Incidentally, carb snacking may be more effective for women because they produce substantially less serotonin than men do.) Now, you won't want to try this regimen if you have diabetes or are prediabetic. But if you qualify, try raising your mood-lifting serotonin levels a couple of times a day by doing the following:
Include protein in each of your three meals.
This will raise blood levels of tryptophan, a chemical that eventually turns into serotonin. The best sources of tryptophan are poultry, seafood, and lean meat.
Have a small carbohydrate snack about 3 or 4 hours after each meal and about 1 hour before your next one.
Make sure that your stomach is empty and that you eat no protein between meals. The carbohydrates should be easily digestible — such as one or two oatmeal cookies, a third of a bagel, a slice of whole wheat bread. This will cause tryptophan in your blood to enter the brain, where it is metabolized into serotonin. Elevated serotonin will improve your mood within 20 to 30 minutes.
If you follow the rules, you'll also fall asleep more quickly at night, because at the end of the day, your brain metabolizes serotonin into the natural sleep aid melatonin. From happy to sleepy, all by way of a cookie. It doesn't get much cheerier than that!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Dropouts for Ph. D. s
Passage six(Dropouts for Ph. D. s)
Educators are seriously concerned about the high rate of dropouts among the doctor of philosophy candidates and the consequent loss of talent to a nation in need of Ph. D. s. Some have placed the dropouts loss as high as 50 percent. The extent of the loss was, however, largely a matter of expert guessing. Last week a well-rounded study was published. It was published. It was based on 22,000 questionnaires sent to former graduate students who were enrolled in 24 universities and it seemed to show many past fears to be groundless.
The dropouts rate was found to be 31 per cent, and in most cases the dropouts, while not completing the Ph. D. requirement, went on to productive work. They are not only doing well financially, but, according to the report, are not far below the income levels of those who went on to complete their doctorates.
Discussing the study last week, Dr. Tucker said the project was initiated ‘because of the concern frequently expressed by graduate faculties and administrators that some of the individuals who dropped out of Ph. D. programs were capable of competing the requirement for the degree. Attrition at the Ph. D. level is also thought to be a waste of precious faculty time and a drain on university resources already being used to capacity. Some people expressed the opinion that the shortage of highly trained specialists and college teachers could be reduced by persuading the dropouts to return to graduate schools to complete the Ph. D.’
“The results of our research” Dr. Tucker concluded, “did not support these opinions.”
1. Lack of motivation was the principal reason for dropping out.
2. Most dropouts went as far in their doctoral program as was consistent with their levels of ability or their specialities.
3. Most dropouts are now engaged in work consistent with their education and motivation.
Nearly 75 per cent of the dropouts said there was no academic reason for their decision, but those who mentioned academic reason cited failure to pass the qualifying examination, uncompleted research and failure to pass language exams. Among the single most important personal reasons identified by dropouts for non-completion of their Ph. D. program, lack of finances was marked by 19 per cent.
As an indication of how well the dropouts were doing, a chart showed 2% in humanities were receiving $ 20,000 and more annually while none of the Ph. D. ‘s with that background reached this figure. The Ph. D. ‘s shone in the $ 7,500 to $ 15,000 bracket with 78% at that level against 50% for the dropouts. This may also be an indication of the fact that top salaries in the academic fields, where Ph. D. ‘s tend to rise to the highest salaries, are still lagging behind other fields.
As to the possibility of getting dropouts back on campus, the outlook was glum. The main condition which would have to prevail for at least 25 % of the dropouts who might consider returning to graduate school would be to guarantee that they would retain their present level of income and in some cases their present job.
Educators are seriously concerned about the high rate of dropouts among the doctor of philosophy candidates and the consequent loss of talent to a nation in need of Ph. D. s. Some have placed the dropouts loss as high as 50 percent. The extent of the loss was, however, largely a matter of expert guessing. Last week a well-rounded study was published. It was published. It was based on 22,000 questionnaires sent to former graduate students who were enrolled in 24 universities and it seemed to show many past fears to be groundless.
The dropouts rate was found to be 31 per cent, and in most cases the dropouts, while not completing the Ph. D. requirement, went on to productive work. They are not only doing well financially, but, according to the report, are not far below the income levels of those who went on to complete their doctorates.
Discussing the study last week, Dr. Tucker said the project was initiated ‘because of the concern frequently expressed by graduate faculties and administrators that some of the individuals who dropped out of Ph. D. programs were capable of competing the requirement for the degree. Attrition at the Ph. D. level is also thought to be a waste of precious faculty time and a drain on university resources already being used to capacity. Some people expressed the opinion that the shortage of highly trained specialists and college teachers could be reduced by persuading the dropouts to return to graduate schools to complete the Ph. D.’
“The results of our research” Dr. Tucker concluded, “did not support these opinions.”
1. Lack of motivation was the principal reason for dropping out.
2. Most dropouts went as far in their doctoral program as was consistent with their levels of ability or their specialities.
3. Most dropouts are now engaged in work consistent with their education and motivation.
Nearly 75 per cent of the dropouts said there was no academic reason for their decision, but those who mentioned academic reason cited failure to pass the qualifying examination, uncompleted research and failure to pass language exams. Among the single most important personal reasons identified by dropouts for non-completion of their Ph. D. program, lack of finances was marked by 19 per cent.
As an indication of how well the dropouts were doing, a chart showed 2% in humanities were receiving $ 20,000 and more annually while none of the Ph. D. ‘s with that background reached this figure. The Ph. D. ‘s shone in the $ 7,500 to $ 15,000 bracket with 78% at that level against 50% for the dropouts. This may also be an indication of the fact that top salaries in the academic fields, where Ph. D. ‘s tend to rise to the highest salaries, are still lagging behind other fields.
As to the possibility of getting dropouts back on campus, the outlook was glum. The main condition which would have to prevail for at least 25 % of the dropouts who might consider returning to graduate school would be to guarantee that they would retain their present level of income and in some cases their present job.
Self Assessment
I am an open-minded, diligent, and active man. I can adapt to different workforce under different atmosphere and can undertake various tasks under pressure. I have rich experience and comprehension on business operation, plant management, product marketing, project management, production process and product costing and controlling, and equipment maintenance. And I love to cooperate and communicate with people.
Career Objective:Work Experiencetop
ESAB Welding Products (Weihai) Co.,Ltd. (UK company)
Industry:Machine Manufacturing/Heavy Industry Company Type:Foreign Company / Rep. Office Company Size:100 - 499 Company Profile:Investment 30 million USD
Product: Welding consumables, including flux cored wire, submerged are flux, and manual metal are electrode etc.
2007-4 - Now General Manager
Location:Weihai, Shandong Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to: Number of Subordinates:340employees :
Job Category:Management
Career Level:Executive (President, CEO, SVP, EVP, VP)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
1) Company general operational management
2) Business objective set up, KPI set up, and monthly real condition monitor
3) Company operation budget control
4) Project fulfillment and commissioning coordination
5) Production cost control supervision
6) Product quality control, logistic, and equipment maintenance supervision
7) EHS overall responsible person and annual management review leader
8) Human resource budgeting and hiring supervision
Main Achievements:
1) Coordinate a brand new welding consumable plant establishment with total investment of around 30 million USD
2) Set up a whole new organizational structure for a manufacturing plant
3) Supervise the ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 systems certification
4) Achieve raw material local sourcing target for production cost reduction
5) Monitor production planning and inventory system set up
Yingkou Astron Chemical Co., Ltd. (Austrian Company)
Industry:Chemical Industry Company Type:Foreign Company / Rep. Office Company Size:100 - 499 Company Profile:Investment: 50 million USD
Product: Zircon sand, zirconia, zirconium chemical, titanium pigment
2002-2 - 2007-3 General Manager
Location:Yingkou, Liaoning Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to: Number of Subordinates:480employees :
Job Category:CEO
Career Level:management ( manager / director)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
1) Responsible for the factory overall management
2) Check the company organizational structure set up, employee compile, and to adjust and optimize according to the company development requirement
3) Coordinate production, logistic, maintenance, and investment relations and handle conflict among them
4) Production control system supervision and checking
5) Production technological flow and work instruction sheet checking and improvement
6) The approval of project planning, feasibility study, budget, and time schedule
7) Monitor of the company project budget control, expenditure control, and progress control
8) Factory equipment and facility main maintenance plan establishment and running condition checking
Main Achievements:
1) Meet the product sales requirement from the headquarter
2) Revamped the company organizational structure, reallocated department responsibility, and reconstructed work flow
3) Optimized the company production technological flow and work instruction sheet
4) Rechecked and newly set up the company product standard cost
5) Help established the company logistic system
6) Revamped and improved production line equipment maintenance plan RHI Refractory Liaoning Co., Ltd. (Sino-Austria JV)
Industry:Raw Material and Processing Company Type:Joint Venture Company Size:100 - 499 Company Profile:Investment:30 million USD. Staff: 400 in total. Products: Magnesium-carbon bricks, magnesium-carbon unshaped material
1997-8 - 2002-1 Maintenance Department Manager
Location:Yingkou, Liaoning Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to:General Manager Number of Subordinates:50employees :
Job Category:Department Manager
Career Level:management ( manager / director)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
1) Equipment and facilities maintenance planning and implementation monitoring
2) Production line technology flow chart improvement and update
3) Maintenance cost analysis and control
4) Spare parts and stock management
5) New production line plan, installation, and commissioning
Main Achievements:
1) Made the whole production line equipment maintenance plan
2) Established maintenance cost control system
3) Updated the technology flow chart to meet production line requirement for flexible market needs
4) Established raw material and spare parts stock system
5) Participated in the completion of Certificate ISO9001, ISO14001, and OHSAS18001
6) Established lubricating system for equipment and facilities, and evaluated actual system running condition 1996-8 - 1997-7 Vice-Manager
Location:Yingkou, Liaoning Job Type:Full-time Department:Project Department Report to:Department Manager Number of Subordinates:40employees :
Job Category:Department Manager
Career Level:management ( manager / director)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
1) Project progress time schedule management
2) Steel structure construction monitor
3) Production line equipment installation supervision
4) Project budget and expenditure control
5) Construction and design coordination
6) Commissioning of the whole production line synchronization
Main Achievements:
1) Help to establish a production line with capacity of 30,000 t/y magnesium carbon brick and 30,000 t/y unshaped materials
2) Leading of the production line site commissioning
3) Improvement on the production process during start up period of the project Hot Strip Mill of Benxi Iron & Steel Corporation
Industry:Raw Material and Processing Company Type:State-owned Company Company Size:1000+ Company Profile:Company:Manufacturing Plant of State-Owned Iron & Steel Complex; Staff:2,000 in total; Products:Hot rolling steel coil, steel plate
1990-8 - 1996-7 Machenical Engineer
Location:Benxi, Liaoning Job Type:Full-time Department:Technical Department Report to:Department Manager Number of Subordinates:employees :
Job Category:Machanical Engineer
Career Level:Mid Career(2+ years experience)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
1) Production line equipment mechanical maintenance
2) Production line modernization and revamping
3) Import equipment technical exchange and transfer
4) Modified production line implementation, test run and monitoring
Main Achievements:
1) New coiling machine installation for Coiling Strip Workshop
2) Second-hand shearing machine group installation and test run supervision
3) Waldrich Siegen CNC roller grinding machine technical discussion and training
4) Siemens whole rolling mill production line automation technical solution implementation
5) Mannesmann Flying Cutter project feasibility study and project implementation
Career Objective:Work Experiencetop
ESAB Welding Products (Weihai) Co.,Ltd. (UK company)
Industry:Machine Manufacturing/Heavy Industry Company Type:Foreign Company / Rep. Office Company Size:100 - 499 Company Profile:Investment 30 million USD
Product: Welding consumables, including flux cored wire, submerged are flux, and manual metal are electrode etc.
2007-4 - Now General Manager
Location:Weihai, Shandong Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to: Number of Subordinates:340employees :
Job Category:Management
Career Level:Executive (President, CEO, SVP, EVP, VP)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
1) Company general operational management
2) Business objective set up, KPI set up, and monthly real condition monitor
3) Company operation budget control
4) Project fulfillment and commissioning coordination
5) Production cost control supervision
6) Product quality control, logistic, and equipment maintenance supervision
7) EHS overall responsible person and annual management review leader
8) Human resource budgeting and hiring supervision
Main Achievements:
1) Coordinate a brand new welding consumable plant establishment with total investment of around 30 million USD
2) Set up a whole new organizational structure for a manufacturing plant
3) Supervise the ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 systems certification
4) Achieve raw material local sourcing target for production cost reduction
5) Monitor production planning and inventory system set up
Yingkou Astron Chemical Co., Ltd. (Austrian Company)
Industry:Chemical Industry Company Type:Foreign Company / Rep. Office Company Size:100 - 499 Company Profile:Investment: 50 million USD
Product: Zircon sand, zirconia, zirconium chemical, titanium pigment
2002-2 - 2007-3 General Manager
Location:Yingkou, Liaoning Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to: Number of Subordinates:480employees :
Job Category:CEO
Career Level:management ( manager / director)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
1) Responsible for the factory overall management
2) Check the company organizational structure set up, employee compile, and to adjust and optimize according to the company development requirement
3) Coordinate production, logistic, maintenance, and investment relations and handle conflict among them
4) Production control system supervision and checking
5) Production technological flow and work instruction sheet checking and improvement
6) The approval of project planning, feasibility study, budget, and time schedule
7) Monitor of the company project budget control, expenditure control, and progress control
8) Factory equipment and facility main maintenance plan establishment and running condition checking
Main Achievements:
1) Meet the product sales requirement from the headquarter
2) Revamped the company organizational structure, reallocated department responsibility, and reconstructed work flow
3) Optimized the company production technological flow and work instruction sheet
4) Rechecked and newly set up the company product standard cost
5) Help established the company logistic system
6) Revamped and improved production line equipment maintenance plan RHI Refractory Liaoning Co., Ltd. (Sino-Austria JV)
Industry:Raw Material and Processing Company Type:Joint Venture Company Size:100 - 499 Company Profile:Investment:30 million USD. Staff: 400 in total. Products: Magnesium-carbon bricks, magnesium-carbon unshaped material
1997-8 - 2002-1 Maintenance Department Manager
Location:Yingkou, Liaoning Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to:General Manager Number of Subordinates:50employees :
Job Category:Department Manager
Career Level:management ( manager / director)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
1) Equipment and facilities maintenance planning and implementation monitoring
2) Production line technology flow chart improvement and update
3) Maintenance cost analysis and control
4) Spare parts and stock management
5) New production line plan, installation, and commissioning
Main Achievements:
1) Made the whole production line equipment maintenance plan
2) Established maintenance cost control system
3) Updated the technology flow chart to meet production line requirement for flexible market needs
4) Established raw material and spare parts stock system
5) Participated in the completion of Certificate ISO9001, ISO14001, and OHSAS18001
6) Established lubricating system for equipment and facilities, and evaluated actual system running condition 1996-8 - 1997-7 Vice-Manager
Location:Yingkou, Liaoning Job Type:Full-time Department:Project Department Report to:Department Manager Number of Subordinates:40employees :
Job Category:Department Manager
Career Level:management ( manager / director)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
1) Project progress time schedule management
2) Steel structure construction monitor
3) Production line equipment installation supervision
4) Project budget and expenditure control
5) Construction and design coordination
6) Commissioning of the whole production line synchronization
Main Achievements:
1) Help to establish a production line with capacity of 30,000 t/y magnesium carbon brick and 30,000 t/y unshaped materials
2) Leading of the production line site commissioning
3) Improvement on the production process during start up period of the project Hot Strip Mill of Benxi Iron & Steel Corporation
Industry:Raw Material and Processing Company Type:State-owned Company Company Size:1000+ Company Profile:Company:Manufacturing Plant of State-Owned Iron & Steel Complex; Staff:2,000 in total; Products:Hot rolling steel coil, steel plate
1990-8 - 1996-7 Machenical Engineer
Location:Benxi, Liaoning Job Type:Full-time Department:Technical Department Report to:Department Manager Number of Subordinates:employees :
Job Category:Machanical Engineer
Career Level:Mid Career(2+ years experience)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
1) Production line equipment mechanical maintenance
2) Production line modernization and revamping
3) Import equipment technical exchange and transfer
4) Modified production line implementation, test run and monitoring
Main Achievements:
1) New coiling machine installation for Coiling Strip Workshop
2) Second-hand shearing machine group installation and test run supervision
3) Waldrich Siegen CNC roller grinding machine technical discussion and training
4) Siemens whole rolling mill production line automation technical solution implementation
5) Mannesmann Flying Cutter project feasibility study and project implementation
Industry
Industry:Consumer Products(FMCG) Company Type:Private Company Company Size:100 - 499 Company Profile:Guangdong Kangli household Co. Ltd is a Hi-Tech enterprise which specializes in the research, production and the selling of household. After more than 20 years development, we can supply a wide sele,ctions of kitchenware such as: kitchen scales, egg beaters cutlery and dinner set, knifes and forks and BBQ series etc. our leading products is multifunction graters, our products are the best-seller in more than 40 countries and districts.
2005-1 - Now Vice-Director
Location:Guangzhou Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to:Chairman Number of Subordinates:20employees :
Job Category:Vice President
Career Level:Executive (President, CEO, SVP, EVP, VP)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
CMO of the Company, to be responsibility for marketing and selling, the selling amount in 2008 has increased 246% tthan that in 2004, profit in 2008 incresased 380% companied from 2004. Guangzhou Aoinn Photocatalyst Co.,Ltd.
Industry:Environment Protection Company Type:Private Company Company Size:50 - 99 Company Profile:High-Tech Environmental Protection Company
2003-8 - 2004-12 Vice-manager
Location:Guangzhou Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to:Chairman Number of Subordinates:50employees :
Job Category:Vice President
Career Level:
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Set up a full set of selling network in the Whole China, designated more than 40 agents in the main cities of China as well as exporting our products to south-east Asia market, only by 1 year, our selling records is from 0 to the No. 1 of the photo-catalyst field in China Guangzhou Blossom Industrial Development Co.,Ltd
Industry:Others Company Type:Private Company Company Size:1 - 49 Company Profile:Investment company engage in the project invested.
2002-12 - 2003-8 Supervisor/Investment DEevelopment Dept.
Location:Guangzhou Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to:General manager Number of Subordinates:3employees :
Job Category:Investment Management/Research and Analysis/Consulting
Career Level:management ( manager / director)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Project research, project management; In a short time, I was charge of several projects and investment plan analysis. I succeeded to purchase 56 chain stores from Sino- petrochemical Group Corp. in March 2003. Guangdong Animal By-Products Import & Export (Group) Corporation
Industry:Trading/Import and Export Company Type:State-owned Company Company Size:100 - 499 Company Profile:Trading international market,
1992-7 - 2002-11 Vice-manager
Location:Guangzhou Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to: Number of Subordinates:employees :
Job Category:Director/General Manager of SBU
Career Level:
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Responsible for international business and daily management.
2005-1 - Now Vice-Director
Location:Guangzhou Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to:Chairman Number of Subordinates:20employees :
Job Category:Vice President
Career Level:Executive (President, CEO, SVP, EVP, VP)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
CMO of the Company, to be responsibility for marketing and selling, the selling amount in 2008 has increased 246% tthan that in 2004, profit in 2008 incresased 380% companied from 2004. Guangzhou Aoinn Photocatalyst Co.,Ltd.
Industry:Environment Protection Company Type:Private Company Company Size:50 - 99 Company Profile:High-Tech Environmental Protection Company
2003-8 - 2004-12 Vice-manager
Location:Guangzhou Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to:Chairman Number of Subordinates:50employees :
Job Category:Vice President
Career Level:
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Set up a full set of selling network in the Whole China, designated more than 40 agents in the main cities of China as well as exporting our products to south-east Asia market, only by 1 year, our selling records is from 0 to the No. 1 of the photo-catalyst field in China Guangzhou Blossom Industrial Development Co.,Ltd
Industry:Others Company Type:Private Company Company Size:1 - 49 Company Profile:Investment company engage in the project invested.
2002-12 - 2003-8 Supervisor/Investment DEevelopment Dept.
Location:Guangzhou Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to:General manager Number of Subordinates:3employees :
Job Category:Investment Management/Research and Analysis/Consulting
Career Level:management ( manager / director)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Project research, project management; In a short time, I was charge of several projects and investment plan analysis. I succeeded to purchase 56 chain stores from Sino- petrochemical Group Corp. in March 2003. Guangdong Animal By-Products Import & Export (Group) Corporation
Industry:Trading/Import and Export Company Type:State-owned Company Company Size:100 - 499 Company Profile:Trading international market,
1992-7 - 2002-11 Vice-manager
Location:Guangzhou Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to: Number of Subordinates:employees :
Job Category:Director/General Manager of SBU
Career Level:
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Responsible for international business and daily management.
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The purity of her spirit,
The endless kindness
Of her being,
The gentleness in her touch,
The way her face lights up
When she smiles,
The unsurpassed radiance
In her eyes,
The way she looks at me,
And seems to see
Deep within me to
A private place of beauty
That no one else ever noticed.
She knows me better
Than anyone else
And she takes me
To a places where no one
Has ever traveled,
A place of serenity
And light.
She reaches beyond my body
To the deepest area
Of my spirit,
And the wind that
Passes between our souls
Is warm and eternal.
I’m lucky to know her.
I’m lucky to have her.
To think that she chose me
Over any other,
Takes my breath away.
The purity of her spirit,
The endless kindness
Of her being,
The gentleness in her touch,
The way her face lights up
When she smiles,
The unsurpassed radiance
In her eyes,
The way she looks at me,
And seems to see
Deep within me to
A private place of beauty
That no one else ever noticed.
She knows me better
Than anyone else
And she takes me
To a places where no one
Has ever traveled,
A place of serenity
And light.
She reaches beyond my body
To the deepest area
Of my spirit,
And the wind that
Passes between our souls
Is warm and eternal.
I’m lucky to know her.
I’m lucky to have her.
To think that she chose me
Over any other,
Takes my breath away.
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