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		<title>UVB-76 shortwave radio broadcasting unusual activity</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/uvb-76-shortwave-radio-broadcasting-unusual-activity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Known as the &#8220;The Buzzer&#8221;, this shortwave station, located in Povarovo, Russia, has been heard sine 1982. The signal is normally a buzz tone that repeats at about 25 tones per minute. Throughout the month of August shortwave radio listeners have logged several unusual sounds. Wikipedia logs the unusual activity that has been heard on <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/uvb-76-shortwave-radio-broadcasting-unusual-activity/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Our children are sometimes a little strange</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/our-children-are-sometimes-a-little-strange/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/our-children-are-sometimes-a-little-strange/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a picture of Winnie eating dinner.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican police to patrol New York to protect illegal aliens</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/mexican-police-to-patrol-new-york-to-protect-illegal-aliens/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/mexican-police-to-patrol-new-york-to-protect-illegal-aliens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Smith of  AmericanFreePress.net has a well researched piece on the announcement made by the Mexican government to send Mexican police to New York City to patrol the borough of Staten Island.]]></description>
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		<title>Mirror: The Coming War: ARM versus x86</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/mirror-the-coming-war-arm-versus-x86/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/mirror-the-coming-war-arm-versus-x86/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This report was originally published at Bright Side of News* on April 8, 2010.  After their server crashed, BSN* has not yet been able to recover the article after several weeks.  We are reposting the report here to serve as a mirror of the original article.  There are likely to be minor editing differences <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/mirror-the-coming-war-arm-versus-x86/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Distributed Denial of Service Attack against vanshardware.com</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/distributed-denial-of-service-attack-against-vanshardware-com/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/distributed-denial-of-service-attack-against-vanshardware-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The vanshardware.com server has been the target of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack for about the last ten hours. Not only has our website been down, but our email server has not been functioning properly. A DDoS is commonly carried out by a virus maker who has taken control of many infected personal <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/distributed-denial-of-service-attack-against-vanshardware-com/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lucifer cited as &#8216;guardian&#8217; of California public school district</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/can-schools-be-free-of-religion/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/can-schools-be-free-of-religion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While there is a continuous push to claim &#8220;separation of church and state&#8221; in the public arena, the implications inevitably lead to a reduction of Christian beliefs. These beliefs do get replaced. They will always be replaced. California is leading the way in how Christian beliefs are being replaced in public schools. The Sacramento Bee&#8217;s <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/08/can-schools-be-free-of-religion/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Mexican Los Zetas capture multiple American ranches near Laredo</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/report-mexican-los-zetas-capture-multiple-american-ranches-near-laredo/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/report-mexican-los-zetas-capture-multiple-american-ranches-near-laredo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what some are calling an act of war, a report from Diggers Realm claims that the notorious Mexican drug syndicate, Los Zetas, has captured at least two American ranches near Laredo, Texas, and have entered into a standoff with local law enforcement and the Border Patrol. I can personally vouch that this info came <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/report-mexican-los-zetas-capture-multiple-american-ranches-near-laredo/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea threatens nuclear war this weekend</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/north-korea-threatens-nuclear-war-this-weekend/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/north-korea-threatens-nuclear-war-this-weekend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The globalists&#8217; insane Communist test lab of North Korea has threatened nuclear war this weekend if provoked by a joint U.S.-South Korea military exercise.  The BBC reports: &#8220;The army and people of the DPRK will start a retaliatory sacred war of their own style based on nuclear deterrent any time necessary in order to counter <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/north-korea-threatens-nuclear-war-this-weekend/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Full frontal assault on Internet free speech has begun</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/full-frontal-assault-on-internet-free-speech-has-begun-2/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/full-frontal-assault-on-internet-free-speech-has-begun-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last week, a multipronged attack on free speech has come to light. Leading the assault is Las Vegas-based copyright troll &#8220;Righthaven&#8221; led by Steve Gibson. On the fast track to becoming the most loathed person on the Internet, Gibson buys up copyrights to newspaper articles published in cyberspace and runs a Web crawler <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/full-frontal-assault-on-internet-free-speech-has-begun-2/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix or Angel? Huge prominence seen emanating from sun</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/phoenix-or-angel-huge-prominence-seen-emanating-from-sun/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/phoenix-or-angel-huge-prominence-seen-emanating-from-sun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The astronomy photo of the day comes courtesy of NASA&#8217;s Solar and Heliospheric (SOHO) orbiting solar observatory.  An enormous, fiery, winged shape can be seen as if emerging from the sun&#8217;s broiling surface to the upper right of the occlusion disk.  For extra win, a trail of pixie dust follows it.]]></description>
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		<title>Public school idiocy: Teen eats shared chicken nuggets, gets taken away in police handcuffs</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/public-school-idiocy-teen-eats-shared-chicken-nuggets-goes-to-jail-in-handcuffs/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/public-school-idiocy-teen-eats-shared-chicken-nuggets-goes-to-jail-in-handcuffs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s difficult to express the sheer absurdity of this story, but it perhaps helps explain why our country is falling so swiftly. Are we truly this pathetically stupid and our schools and police this tyrannical and amoral? A 15-year old boy ate chicken nuggets given to him by a friend.  As a result, the police <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/public-school-idiocy-teen-eats-shared-chicken-nuggets-goes-to-jail-in-handcuffs/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kagan appointment: How separate are church and state in the United States?</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/how-separate-are-church-and-state-in-the-united-states/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/how-separate-are-church-and-state-in-the-united-states/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should we view the following astonishing statistics as separation of &#8220;church and state&#8221; in the United States, or rather &#8220;government without representation&#8221;? The current makeup of the United States Supreme Court includes 6 Catholics and 2 Jews. If Kagan&#8217;s nomination goes through, there will be 6 Catholics and 3 Jews on the Supreme Court.  The <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/how-separate-are-church-and-state-in-the-united-states/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Legend of Apple&#8217;s Steve Jobs: The Elevator Encounter</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/the-legend-of-apples-steve-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/the-legend-of-apples-steve-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many people, Apple Computer&#8217;s co-founder, Steve Jobs, exists on a higher plane than the one mere mortals occupy. It&#8217;s a peculiarity of our modern world that a gadget designer can find himself at the center of a personality cult. Certainly, Steve Jobs&#8217; uncompromising direction has played a huge role in Apple&#8217;s success.  However, out <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/07/the-legend-of-apples-steve-jobs/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fidel Castro: Nuclear War Before Friday</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/fidel-castro-nuclear-war-before-friday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, the United States and Israel will trigger a nuclear war before Friday that will cause the word&#8217;s richest countries to &#8220;suddenly disappear.&#8221; Writing in his regular op-ed column &#8220;Reflections,&#8221; the former Cuban President states that missiles will fly as soon American and Israeli naval forces attempt to inspect Iranian <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/fidel-castro-nuclear-war-before-friday/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Netbook Internet Connection Sharing &#8212; Despite Windows 7 Starter</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/netbook-internet-connection-sharing-despite-windows-7-starter/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/netbook-internet-connection-sharing-despite-windows-7-starter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A sure sign that a company is on its way out is when it starts needlessly defeaturing its products to create artificial market segments rather than innovating new features to add value.  Windows 7 Starter is a good example of this sad phenomena. Microsoft originally planned to impose a three application limit to Windows 7 <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/netbook-internet-connection-sharing-despite-windows-7-starter/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Adding MintMenu to Ubuntu</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/adding-mintmenu-to-ubuntu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mint Linux has one of the best main menus of any Linux distribution.  Microsoft Vista and Windows 7 both have Start menus that appear to have been influenced by MintMenu, the package name for the Mint main menu.  MintMenu itself is a fork of Slab, the SUSE main menu for Gnome. Mint is based upon <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/adding-mintmenu-to-ubuntu/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mrs. Anne Anderson (December 23, 1923- June 19, 2010)</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/mrs-anne-anderson-december-23-1923-june-19-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/mrs-anne-anderson-december-23-1923-june-19-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A most beloved aunt passed away today. The daughter of Italian immigrants, she worked as a bookkeeper for 3 generations of owners at the local car dealership. She has two daughters, 3 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Anderson. This pray summarizes her beauty. Dear Lord, Let <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/mrs-anne-anderson-december-23-1923-june-19-2010/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>At least 16 killed in Albert Pike, Arkansas floods</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/at-least-16-killed-in-albert-pike-arkansas-floods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At least 16 people perished during extraordinary flash floods at the Albert Pike Recreational Area campgrounds about 25 miles from our home.  Television station KTHV reported that the Little Missouri River rapidly rose from 3 feet to 23 feet from about 1AM to 5AM this morning. We frequently visit Albert Pike because it is beautiful, <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/at-least-16-killed-in-albert-pike-arkansas-floods/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy 15th Anniversary, Kathy!</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/happy-15th-anniversary-kathy/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/happy-15th-anniversary-kathy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Kathy, Thanks for putting up with my shenanigans for fifteen years and keeping your faith in me.  And thank you for being such a wonderful mother to our five beautiful children. Happy 15th Anniversary, Sweetheart!  I hope I&#8217;ve brought you at least a small fraction of the happiness that you have given me. I <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/happy-15th-anniversary-kathy/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EEMBC interviewed me about CoreMark</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/eembc-interviewed-me-about-coremark/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/eembc-interviewed-me-about-coremark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was interviewed recently by EEMBC, the embedded computing industry&#8217;s foremost benchmarking consortium.  You can read that interview here.]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi prince warns the royal family of military coup</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/saudi-prince-warns-the-royal-family-of-military-coup/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/saudi-prince-warns-the-royal-family-of-military-coup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud has warned the royal family to flee the country. Read about it here.]]></description>
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		<title>Russians probe the sinking of the South Korean warship</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/russians-probe-the-sinking-of-the-south-korean-warship/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/russians-probe-the-sinking-of-the-south-korean-warship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russian experts do not believe that North Korea was involved with the sinking of the South Korean warship, Cheonan, which sunk on March 26. The defense experts arrived in South Korea last week to analyze the wreckage.]]></description>
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		<title>157 year-old woman in Indonesia</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/157-year-old-woman-in-indonesia/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/157-year-old-woman-in-indonesia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remarkable. Read about her here.]]></description>
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		<title>Anubis Statue at Denver airport</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/anubis-statue-at-denver-airport/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/anubis-statue-at-denver-airport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 26-foot statue of Anubis, the half human, half jackal Egyptian god, is on display at the Denver airport. He is the god of death and embalming. The statue is to be on display through the summer. The Denver airport is known for it&#8217;s peculiar and disturbing art. This new installation will rival the blue <a href='http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/anubis-statue-at-denver-airport/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Goldman Sachs sold 44% of its BP stock three weeks before the disaster</title>
		<link>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/goldman-sachs-sold-44-of-its-bp-stock-three-weeks-before-the-disaster/</link>
		<comments>http://vanshardware.com/2010/06/goldman-sachs-sold-44-of-its-bp-stock-three-weeks-before-the-disaster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 06:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are 350 millions shares of BP, of which around 40% are owned by financial institutions. Goldman Sachs sold 4.7 of it&#8217;s approximate 10.7 million shares on March 31st.]]></description>
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