I just signed up in RockEd, a "volunteer group working to provide venues and events for alternative education". Seems cool.
Lol. I don't know what I'm supposed to do there, though, I'm not exactly the perky or inspirational type.
Friend caught up with me when I was vulnerable, and she sprang this on me (at this very moment, des is giving me an unrepentant smile- shameless hussy, lol), so moment of weakness and all..... *sighs* still, I guess it is time I get off my lazy ass, I've been whining about the government, the state of the country, the economy......(well you get the picture) long enough, I guess its time I do something about it.
By the way, they're asking us to spread the word, tell everybody, even amateurs like me are joining up :)
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This item was posted in debate, one of my communities, it sort of blindsided me a little bit, my initial reaction was WTF!?! I started thinking about it, and I realized maybe I was wrong.....
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So, Gender isn't Sex.
Sex is some physical thing you were born as.
Gender is an identity.
Right? So why is New York thinking about making the SEX on a Birth certificate equate to one's chosen GENDER?
New York Plans to Make Gender Personal Choice.
Separating anatomy from what it means to be a man or a woman, New York City is moving forward with a plan to let people alter the sex on their birth certificate even if they have not had sex-change surgery.
Under the rule being considered by the city’s Board of Health, which is likely to be adopted soon, people born in the city would be able to change the documented sex on their birth certificates by providing affidavits from a doctor and a mental health professional laying out why their patients should be considered members of the opposite sex, and asserting that their proposed change would be permanent.
Applicants would have to have changed their name and shown that they had lived in their adopted gender for at least two years, but there would be no explicit medical requirements.
“Surgery versus nonsurgery can be arbitrary,” said Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, the city’s health commissioner. “Somebody with a beard may have had breast-implant surgery. It’s the permanence of the transition that matters most.”
If approved, the new rule would put New York at the forefront of efforts to redefine gender. A handful of states do not require surgery for such birth certificate changes, but in some of those cases patients are still not allowed to make the change without showing a physiological shift to the opposite gender.
Let's review here kids: we've been drummed into believing, and rightly so, that gender and sex are not the same thing.
And so now, for gender preferences, they're supposed to allow the changing of sex on Birth Certificates? Sex isn't Gender.
So, for debate, does this plan have any legimate reason for being contemplated?
My view: Nope.
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People always say, when you reject someone's offer of a drink, you try to be nice.....but at what point do you day, enough, you drunken asshole, I know you're kinda simple but can't you get it through your thick hide that I AM NOT INTERESTED!?!
I'm here at the Legenda in Subic with friends and family, we thought that it would be relatively deserted because hello, beach town in the rainy season, and the military exercises over and done with.....nothing against Americans, or men in general, but I really don't like staying here when the soldiers are free to roam around, because sad to say, poverty has forced a lot of Filipinas into selling themselves.....
Last night, as I was in the farthest corner of the lobby, as far away from the bar as I could get, setting up my notebook for a netmeeting (the wi-fi signal was so weak in our room, it was almost unusable) with a friend who migrated to the US, wearing an aquamarine, long-sleeved blouse, white lace undershirt, beige cargo pants, white flipflops, no make-up, not making eye contact with anyone, I got hit on by an American soldier who looked like he was in his late 30s or early 40s.
I kept refusing his offer to buy me a drink, and he'd go away for awhile and then offer again...
Since he seemed harmless, if a bit desperate, I stayed where I was, hoping that if I ignored him long enough he'd either pass out or lose interest.
The problem started when one of his subordinates, a guy who looked like he was in his late 20s, came over and started trying to paw me, and I tried to be nice, I swear I did (any disbelieving comments or looks from any you people, and I will kick your ass, I swear I will :P I am capable of being nice, lol, at least once in awhile )
But since it wasn't working, I stood up, deliberately stepping on his toes, "accidentally" slamming my elbow on his nose -he was crouched by my left leg (although he turned his head and I ended up elbowing the side of his lip instead, *smugly* it still hurt, though) and said, "look, I really have a deadline, I've been trying to explain that, in terms you could understand, meaning words of one syllable, so why don't you find someone who you can pay enough to be interested?"
I stormed out, of course, but my rather dramatic exit was spoiled because I had to wait for the elevator, lol.
When I got to the room, Zee, a friend from dlsu, actually laughed at me, she said, I should have accepted the drink, then left, I'm not a prude, but yes I must admit, I am slightly short-tempered, so to those men who are self-proclaimed "pushy bastards", if you want us to be nicer to you when we reject your offers, maybe you should think about accepting that rejection, and walking away, while you still have your dignity.....
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Been traveling, got sick, studying for midterms (curse that tri-sem system!), running the family business, which finally, is doing okay, and just plain lazy, lol..... hence the sad un-updated state of my lj, i miss all my lj and RL friends (julls, jaja, and the rest of the weird crazy gang, and ria, whom i am hoping to have as a travel buddy, i promise as soon as i have some time i'll start replying to my emails, and thanks for the greet!)
note: i pray for the state of the nation, may we one day have a halfway-decent leader
to those who are interested, the pics were taken using canon eos 350D, and my ancient but ever-reliable 2.0 MP Sony cybershot
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Jul. 28th, 2005 @ 05:08 pm
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his name is Mig Ayesa, please, please vote for him at http://www.rockstar.msn.com/
VOTING IS DONE EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, 9-10 P.M., DEPENDING ON YOUR TIME ZONE
I'm normally guilty of voting for someone, just because he or she is a Filipino, but this guy is really good, not to mention HOT! Too bad he's married, but if I can't drool over him, at least let me keep him as my one token fave rockstar!!! Help!
Er, because of all my drooling, I forgot to mention the name of the show, Rock Star: INXS It's being shown in Star World.
Am really sleepy now, but tommorow, I should get off my lazy ass and post some of the pics I've been taking......
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*sigh* just got back from a trip, and am currently in the midst of preparing for my midterms tom. been hibernating, trying to catch up with work and studies,so i haven't been able to post or comment......i just took a few minutes off to write a short update, and ask how all my lj buds are doing, and in the process, prevent myself from going crazy (no nasty comments from you, ria, about the state of my mental health, please :P)
note to self: once midterms are over, i'm going to buy the smallest, girliest, most impractical bag i can find. lol.
(edit: er, okay, that wasn't strictly true, part of the reason why i was hibernating is because i just got ahold of the Half-Blood Prince, and i was alternating reading it and my notes for the midterms, hehe.....just finished it, and i can't wait for the last book to come out. i've always liked harry potter, but i've never really been this obsessed. i think the last three books took the series from a good read to a must read......and one last thing *curses WORSE than a sailor* i can't believe __________ is gone!)
Jul. 20th, 2005 @ 07:34 am
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Awwwww......my head is throbbing, and I'm nursing a bad cold. Going to a waterspa, er, to be honest, it was more like, overstaying in a waterspa, lol, when I'm rushing a book report, and studying for this Wednesday's exam was most def not the best idea I've ever had. It's just we wanted to do something different for our spa night, and the hot herbal pools, lap pools and jacuzzis felt so heavenly we just sort of lost track of time, and here I am, complete with a bright pink nose and creaky-sounding cookie monster voice. *sigh* Only thing I'm looking forward to is the trip the morning after my International Security exam..... Yay!
Which reminds me, to all my lj friends, sorry I haven't been that active in commenting and all, been really busy, we'll also be gone for a few days after, might be back on the 28th, so hopefully, I'll be more active then. Don't remove me from your flist, I'm still alive, lol! I'll miss you peeps, and I promise to catch up with you guys after the 28th. :)
Jun. 22nd, 2005 @ 03:06 am
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Hey, guys, some friends of mine and I sort of took over this rating community, and we're trying to kick-start it, so this is me shamelessly using my lj to beg and plead, and ask all my lj friends to please, please apply at True Beauty
We're currently working on redesigning it and creating better banners, but we're already accepting applications......help!!!!!
May. 29th, 2005 @ 02:22 pm
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I'm so rattled right now, I couldn't concentrate on work, so I just had to post this. A friend of mine (who happens to be the bf of an acquaintance and the object of a close friend's obsession), just sent me a message through Friendster which reads like this:
Date: Friday, May 27, 2005 12:33:00 AM
Subject: Wow
Message: Hi Star,
Malaki ang pinagbago mo ah. But you'll always be
the little cutey you've always been, sorry I wasn't
able to send a message early. I was in Mindanao
and people haven't heard of computers back then.
but always take a lot of ingat beautiful.
DAX
Was he FLIRTING with me??? I used to have a huge crush on him, but when I found out that my friend was in love with him, I sort of avoided him, and generally just tried to forget about the whole thing.
Then I heard he got himself a gf (not my friend, who by the way, is still in love with him, even after all these years), and I thought that was the end of it.
Okay, *deep breath* he was probably just being nice to me. (But he never used to talk to me this way!!! and why email me out of the blue, for no apparent reason?) Sheesh. What am I trying to do here? I'm getting ready to get myself in trouble, that's what. Convincing myself that there's more to this message than there is.
And it's not good. Nope, not even a little bit, not even if he still gives me goosebumps when he sings (yep, he' a tall, dark, and handsome med student who happens to sing like an angel- boy, am I in trouble, lol...)
Bottom line: He still has a gf, and my friend is still in love with him. So, obviously, I can't pursue this. The big question is, how do I handle this? He is still a friend, and I can't just ignore him. How should I reply? How can I keep it friendly? Help!!!!
Er, now that I've decided not to pursue it, let me just take a moment and say, Wheeeee! At least now that I know I won't screw myself by messing around with the guy my friend's in love with (whether there was anything to his message or not), I can enjoy his message and treat it the way it should be treated....an unexpected, but well-appreciated email from a friend whom I haven't heard from in a long time, and nothing more.
May. 29th, 2005 @ 01:10 am
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I do love my best friend, but there are times when he really sets my teeth on edge. He's always been confident, but ever since he passed the bar exams (yep, he's a lawyer now) he's taken to calling himself the "beauty of the Philippines",which would have been funny if he didn't say it with such absolute conviction, lol.
When we talk about work, he always cuts me off with an anecdote about how well he'd doing, and how much they love him. Usually, even when I get irritated at being cut off, I'd still be happy to hear that he's doing well, so I'd compliment him, and tell him how proud I am of him (and I really am). But what really gets me is that he'd usually reply, but of course, the beauty of the Philippines will always do well. Grrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!
Plus, lately he's become obsessed with a bi-curious guy who keeps leading him on, and then avoiding him. It's driving him crazy. It's driving me even crazier, since nowadays 95% of our conversations are about BC guy. And that is not an exaggeration, it might even be an understatement.
He keeps asking me if this guy is just using him to massage his ego and if he should just forget about the guy and I keep saying yes. He'll reply, okay I'm never speaking to him again. The following day he'll still text BC guy, and the whole cycle will start all over again! AAAAAAARRRRRGGHHHHHHH!
I've been trying to tell him, but it's not getting through, so last night, when he called me crying, and begging me to meet him, I was all set to confront him, but when I saw him, he looked so tired, that I just didn't have the heart. I said to myself, I'll just give him a few minutes to settle down.
But then he hugged me. I'm such a sucker for hugs. Then he gave me a copy of this local movie, Happy Together, about two best friends who've gone through all kinds of crap, and survived together. And he said, thank you for still being here.
It was then that I realized, the guy I grew up with, who defended me and never left my side all through out, was still in there. I also realized that no matter how irritated I get, or how much I want to just shake some sense in him, I will always love my vain, grumpy, intelligent, fashionable, obsessive-compulsive best friend. *sighs*
May. 21st, 2005 @ 12:51 am
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I heard something tonight that made me take a good hard look at myself.
It's something I got from Cito Beltran, while he was interviewing Corina Sanchez, a well-established broadcaster from the Philippines.
"However difficult a situation is, be true to yourself, be professional and get the job done."
It made me think, I've always been true to myself, sometimes so much so that it leads me to fight for lost causes, and I've never really regretted it. But the older I get(crap, why does maturity sneak up on us, anyway?) the more I realize there's a very real need to balance professionalism and passion.
That doesn't mean I'm going to stop tilting at windmills and fighting for my lost causes, it just means I've got to learn to NOT let it affect the quality of my work, no matter what it costs me, because at the end of the day, I was the one who decided I wanted to do this, I was the one who accepted the responsibility.
There comes a point in your life when you realize good enough is not good enough.
May. 13th, 2005 @ 01:09 pm
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Yay, I'm back! Can't believe I'm saying this, but I actually miss my house. I think I'm going to be a homebody for awhile. Well, except for my spa night with cora and our other galpals, and my friday night outs with my friends from work.
Here are some pictures from Bohol. It was a truly unique place. I've never been the most religious person, but there's a solemnity about the place and the old churches, and the unassumed peacefulness of the people that somehow touched even an old cynic like me.
We went on a river cruise.....
and people were hanging out on top of the trees....literally, lol.
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May. 10th, 2005 @ 10:21 am
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I'm reading the scariest (and funniest) book I've ever come across, "The Curse of the Singles Table". It's about a smart, goodlooking writer, who "at thirty-four, has crossed the line
between being single to.....still single".
This post isn't going to be about me being lonely or me bitching about being single. The
opposite, in fact.
It's about a commitment-phobic reading a book about a woman desperately trying to
find love. Not a very good idea, I admit. But there it is, anyway. My best friend read it
and loved it, and somehow bamboozled me into reading it.
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Apr. 22nd, 2005 @ 09:49 am
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Four weary working women.....
Spa night. Think sauna, individual jacuzzis with lots and lots of foam, hot oil treatments, foot scrubs, and a long, slow, 2-hour combination Swedish-Shiatsu full-body massage. *sighs*
Then gourmet coffee after.
Heaven.
Apr. 19th, 2005 @ 12:17 pm
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*sick*
My best friend and I have been trying to jog everyday for the past couple of months.
We've trying to get ready for the training program of the Pilipinas Sierra (a mountaineering society) which will start this June.
Early this evening, right after our jog, my fave cousins came to my house just to hang out. Someone threw an ice cube, someone retaliated, things got interesting, and we all ended up soaking wet.
Now I'm covered by three blankets, and still I'm shiverng. My mom just shakes her head and goes, "they never really do grow up, do they?".
I know, it was silly of me, and I do deserve to get sick, but you know what? I got 'em good. lol.
Apr. 11th, 2005 @ 09:26 am
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I've tried to kick the habit, I've tried going out every friday night with friends and drinking loads of margarita (fine, so I usually do that, anyway), heck I even tried to shop myself into forgetfulness (okay, you got me, I just wanted to shop, lol) but I couldn't.....so I decided to stop fighting, and take my addiction to the next level.......
RATING COMMUNITIES!
So now I'm shamelessly promoting them, because they require the members to, and because this is my lj, and I can do what I want, lol.
http://www.livejournal.com/community/___true_beauty/
http://www.livejournal.com/community/_beauty_is_me_/
http://www.livejournal.com/community/_rarebeauty/
http://www.livejournal.com/community/_superfabul0us/
http://www.livejournal.com/community/perfect_10/
FAVE COMMUNITIES:
"for the weird and wonderful who don`t always fall under the conventional "stereotypes" that society likes to give" - stole this from the community's userinfo
http://www.livejournal.com/community/egomaniacal_/
this is where you can rant and rave about politics, international relations, economics, etc.
http://www.livejournal.com/community/world_politics/
Apr. 7th, 2005 @ 03:43 pm
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Off to Ilocos for a few days, I'm putting together an article I'm planning to submit to a local travel magazine. I'm so OC about packing. I always overpack.
My friend Julls is the same way. I remember once when we went to a press junket in Palawan (one of the coolest, most beautiful beaches in the Philippines), we were roomies and we had the biggest bags.lol. We had tons of extra clothes, snacks, medkit, books, slippers, shoes, Discman, sunblock, insect repellant and other stuff. At the end of the trip we realized all we were really able to use were the sunblock, swimsuits, and slippers.
Good times. Two things stick out in my mind: tons of free margaritas, and the suicidal host. He kept making cracks about the lead singer of the band playing in the beach party, a guy waaaay bigger than he was, and he kept insulting his boss, the resort, and the gift they gave him for his birthday. Loved him, but I thought, somebody had better rescue the guy before he got beaten up or fired.
Sidenote: *jumping around* Vivian (currently based in London) and Marianne (currently based in Dubai) are coming home this December! Hopefully for at least two weeks. The gang's planning on painting the town every single freakin' color.....
Only downer: possibly no access to internet for a couple of days, but oh, well, you can't have everything....
Mar. 26th, 2005 @ 08:42 am
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Okay, okay. So the original post was rather one-sided. What do you expect from a Happy Women's Day entry, anyway? But in the interests of peace, and free margaritas, (yes, I freely admit I was bribed), I reposted this, with some comments from the only guy who did take the trouble to actually reply, instead of just grumbling about it. Sean, thanks, man!
Of course, I still think women rule, but we need to humor them once in a while, di ba? ;) lol.
TO MY GIRLFRIENDS!
Be Happy!
It is good to be a woman:
1. We got off the Titanic first.
***You also let Leo DiCaprio drown because one of you
got "sleepy".
I think the term is hypothermia. lol. sorry, guys, couldn't help myself.
2. We can scare male bosses with the mysterious gynecological disorder excuses.
***On the other hand, this is also one reason for
sexual discrimination in the work place, so you guys
better not use it too often. Not too good for your
"equality" cause. ;)
unfortunately, I would have to agree with this one.
3. Taxis stop for us.
***The last time I checked, they don't stop for anyone
anymore... unless you just want to go a couple of
blocks from where you are. :(
4. We don't look like a frog in a blender when dancing.
***Can't argue with that. Although, I have yet to see
anything else that resembles a 'frog in a blender'
except for, well, a frog in a blender.
5. No fashion faux pas we make could ever rival the Speedo.
***I agree! although I have seen a stilletto-heeled
shoe designed to look like Chuck Taylor sneakers. It
comes in at a close second to the "banana-hammock"
(Speedos). As for the guys who do wear
banana-hammocks, at least all you need is a few
seconds to wear it. No worrying about strings, and
tops getting ripped off by waves.
6. We don't have to pass gas to amuse ourselves.
***LOL! what kind of men have you been meeting?
7. If we forget to shave, no one has to know.
***But isn't it horrible when they find out that
you did (forget to shave)? These days, when we forget
to shave, we're just being "casual.
8. We can congratulate our teammate without ever touching her rear end.
***You guys do a group hug, we like to pat asses.
Is there really any difference?
9. We never have to reach down every so often to make sure our
privates are still there.
***I have yet to meet someone who does. I pity the
fool who has to do this 'every so often'.
LOL!
10. We have the ability to dress ourselves.
***Well, like men, not all of you can, so
technically, this is a tie. Also, I pity the guy
without arms that can't dress himself.
11. We can talk to the opposite sex without having to picture them naked.
***We can too (it's not a question of "can" or
"can't" anyway). But again, what kind of men have you been
meeting? If I had to guess, these jerks you're
talking about are the same taxi driving perverts who
always stop for you.
12. If we marry someone 20 years younger, we are aware that we will
look like an idiot.
***Oh yeah? Explain Madam Auring.
Sex change. Madame Auring probably started life as a man. lol.
13. We will never regret piercing our ears.
***...except for the time you were actually having
them pierced. But, generally speaking, this is
true.On the other hand, we don't have cramps every
month. ;)
14. There are times when chocolate really can solve all your problems.
***...unless the problem is your "diet". But this
goes for everyone, I guess. Since sugar-fixes aren't
gender specific. Ditto for caffeine highs, nicotine fixes
and alcohol buzzes.
15. We can make comments about how silly men are in their presence
because they aren't listening anyway.
***The male point of view on this is: we're fine
with it, as long as you don't drown out the sound of
the TV. You do what you have to do to entertain
yourselves, I guess. While men can entertain
themselves by passing gas and picturing other
women naked. To each his/her own.
Mar. 19th, 2005 @ 12:40 pm
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Haaay. War kami ng magaling kong kapatid. It was pretty pointless. Just a conflict in sched, but nobody wanted to apologize, because we both felt like we were right. Since it wasn't a big deal, I was civil whenever my sister and I would bump into each other. But the thing about her is, she won't make up with anyone without an abject apology, preferably made while kneeling on the floor, even for the most shallow of arguments.
Then she planned a weekend getaway for the family, this Holy Week in Subic. She booked a room for her and her husband without asking us, which was fine. When my mom found out, she called me and asked me if I wanted to go, I said okay, like I said, I really didn't mind my sister. So my mom asked my sister to book us,too. Ate Vida then told my mom, I wish you guys had confirmed sooner, it's Holy Week. I don't think there's any more room available. So my mom came home and asked me what I wanted to do. I suggested an alternative, Fort Ilocandia. A friend of mine, Ria, went there before, and she said it was really cool. Ilocos has some really old houses and Churches. Plus, great beaches, and my fave cousins live there. My mom liked the idea, but when she told my sister, she went ballistic, she said, "are we going to be like this forever, taking our vacations apart?"
So now I'm just confused.
She was okay with us not going to Subic with them, but not okay with us going to Fort Ilocandia on our own? Huh?
Grrrrr, my head hurts. I need some strong coffee.
Mar. 18th, 2005 @ 12:49 pm
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When are they ever going to come here??? *sigh*
Bring Me To Life
*What Song by Evanescence are You?*
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You are Haunted
Haunted is on Fallen but is still disregarded and
overlooked. Haunted is wedged between two other
great songs and sometimes people don't notice
just how great it is. You have been through a
lot, and have encountered some really horrible
people but you refuse to be brought down.
Your Lyrics:
Long lost words whisper slowly to me
Still can't find what keeps me here
When all this time I've been so hollow inside
I know you're still there
Watching me, wanting me
I can feel you pull me down
Fearing you, loving you
I won't let you pull me down
Haunting you I can smell you alive
Your heart pounding in my head
Watching me, wanting me
I can feel you pull me down
Saving me, raping me
Watching me
Watching me, wanting me
I can feel you pull me down
Fearing you, loving you
I won't let you pull me down
What Extremely Underrated Evanescence song are you?
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My Immortal
What Evanescence Song Are You? (pics)
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You are..Live..
Youd rather be where the action is on stage where
you can almost taste the sweat..where every
time is always different.
What Evanescence Video Are You..?
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Mar. 17th, 2005 @ 06:52 pm
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