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		<title>Holistic Lifestyle Coach: Setting And Keeping Your Weight Loss Goal Properly</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Edwards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you're prepared to undertake the task of healthful weight loss you have to learn to select your goals effectively. When you set too low of a losing weight goal, it might not motivate you. But, if you select too big of a goal, you might also end up quitting before you reach the goal. Therefore it is very important for you to pick a reasonable and healthy goal, which both inspires and are possible.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re prepared to undertake the task of healthful weight loss you have to learn to select your goals effectively. When you set too low of a losing weight goal, it might not motivate you. But, if you select too big of a goal, you might also end up quitting before you reach the goal. Therefore it is very important for you to pick a reasonable and healthy goal, which both inspires and are possible.</p>
<p>Perhaps you are one of the many people out there who do not know the science of weight loss. For that reason, you may end up setting the wrong pound reduction objectives and end up screwing up before you even start. You need to avoid being one of these and recognize when to pick the best weight reduction and just what time span you have to achieve your ideal weight reduction goal.</p>
<p>To begin with, it is necessary that you find out what your perfect weight is. Among the best venues that you can discover this out is with your own personal doctor or perhaps a qualified weight therapist.</p>
<p>You could also locate variety of diverse Health-related and Weight loss websites out on the internet that can also help you to determine your ideal weight. You can click on these sites, where you&#8217;ll be able key in your gender and height, to gain a pretty accurate notion of what you need to weigh.</p>
<p>However, you need to bear in mind that weight isn&#8217;t the only indicator of good health. 2 very different people can have completely different body , of both body fat and muscle mass, which will make one fit while the other person is not fit. Thus, body weight is only among the methods to determine you entire body fitness and other parameters should be thought about as well; to provide you with an even better image.</p>
<p>Once you&#8217;ve identified in your own mind just what your ideal weight must be, it is a good idea to write it down. Right after doing that, you must include how much pounds you will need to eliminate; to maintain a healthy losing weight. Now you should calculate the amount of calories you will have to cut back to improve your losing of the unwanted weight. You need to know an easy calculation to do this, which is every 3000 calories is equal to one pound. Depending on the amount of pounds you intend to lose you need to consider this computation into play.</p>
<p>In concept, it is possible to burn this weight in as little time as you wish, but this isn&#8217;t a good practice to find yourself in. If you lose too much fat too fast, it could be dangerous. By doing this form of weight reduction you can toss your body into jolt and you could end up in the hospital as a result.</p>
<p>A perfect healthy weight reduction should include a minimum of 1200 calories a day, according to your sex. Therefore, it is unrealistic to expect a lot more than one to two pounds weekly in weight reduction.</p>
<p>If you set a proper weight loss aim, by following the above steps, you&#8217;ll be on the right path to achieving a healthy weight reduction. Nonetheless, if you should encounter unwanted effects, such as dizzines, shortness of breath, irregular heart beat or extreme weakness, you need to consult doctor immediately.</p>
<p>Koya Webb is an affable and optimistic model, athlete, actress, and <a rel="nofollow" target='_blank' href="http://www.candleblogger.com/set/holistic_lifestyle_coach/924/1">holistic lifestyle coach</a> who believes that balance is paramount to a successful life. Koya&#8217;s <a rel="nofollow" target='_blank' href="http://www.candleblogger.com/set/Raw_food_diet/924/2">Raw food diet</a> along with Health and fitness Training Online is a course made to greatly improve health and well being through individualized fitness and holistic nutrition plans.</p>


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		<title>Celebrities Understand Advanced Cosmic Ordering</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Collings</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many celebrities have admitted that much of their success is down to 'cosmic ordering', but what is it?


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many celebrities have admitted that much of their success is down to &#8216;cosmic ordering&#8217;, but what is it?</p>
<p>Other people have heard of &#8216;the secret&#8217; and &#8216;the law of attraction&#8217; but using cosmic ordering allows you to be more specific with your wishes.</p>
<p>Suppose for a moment that you had access to a cosmic ordering service and if you wanted something, all you had to do was think of it and it would appear before you. That would be amazing, wouldn&#8217;t it? The incredible thing is that every one of us can already do this &#8211; but most of us, even with limitless options continue to choose the same thing over and over again.</p>
<p>Think of it in this way &#8211; you have a menu with an unlimited number of options in front of you, but you only look at the very first line -bread. You keep ordering only this, perhaps feeling that you do not deserve more than this.</p>
<p>Now picture yourself with limitless wealth. You can do everything you&#8217;ve ever wanted. You spend 11 months of the year traveling in your private jet. Life is like an unending vacation.</p>
<p>You would wear only the finest clothing and always look incredible. If you can visualize this and keep it in your mind for a few minutes, you are already on your way to achieving this goal. Most people have a very hard time imagining this kind of life for themselves and the idea of cosmic ordering seems like something which they will never be able to accomplish. So what is this cosmic ordering anyway?</p>
<p>Advanced cosmic ordering is something that can work for the majority of us &#8211; those of us who have tried cosmic ordering before and not met with the results we wanted. This involves a total reprogramming of your subconscious to eliminate the negative programming most of us receive from childhood on.</p>
<p>Over the years, this negative programming becomes internalized and holds us back from getting the things that we want for ourselves. This feeling that you can&#8217;t have or worse yet, don&#8217;t deserve success is reinforced by feeling envious of the success of others.</p>
<p>Belief that you don&#8217;t deserve the good things in life changes our order from the cosmic ordering service as quickly as it would in a restaurant when you realize there isn&#8217;t any money in your pocket.</p>
<p>Quantum physics is a scientific field which has opened new possibilities for thinking about the Universe. The rules are different than in the physics you remember from school and can be used a s a way to think about why some are more successful than others.</p>
<p>Your mind emits energy which capable of affecting the state of the smallest particle known to us; the quark. When a quark moves form one energy level to another, this is known as a quantum leap. By changing levels, the quark changes the properties of the atom containing it. If you can affect this change, then you can do absolutely anything!</p>
<p>Most people don&#8217;t believe that changing your mind changes your circumstances. That&#8217;s because they tried it once and watched and waited, half-heartedly believing. In the laws of quantum physics, the observer changes what they observe just by watching it. If you watch a process and don&#8217;t believe it works but continue on out of duty, the process never turns out the way you want. You are the observer and changed what you observed, but not in a positive way.</p>
<p>With instruction and practice, you can use the cosmic ordering system to get what you want; this is something which the ancients knew. The cosmic ordering system is a part of every religion in the form of prayer. But most of us listen to neither what religion or science has to tell us and instead continue to lead unsatisfying lives.</p>
<p>Teaching your mind to ask for the things which are best for you takes practice; and you must first clear away the negative thought patterns which have been ingrained in you. Now there are many ways to speedup this process and let you clear away your old unsuccessful thought and behavior patterns.</p>
<p>Advanced cosmic ordering uses new developments in audio technology. By listening to special frequencies called binaural tones, you can tune your brain waves to the necessary frequency to communicate with the universe. This is the state which Buddhist monks spend years of meditation trying to reach.</p>
<p>Along with self-hypnosis and subliminal affirmation recordings, binaural sound can help you to eliminate your negative programming and start achieving your goals quickly.</p>
<p>Advanced cosmic ordering works. Once you have mastered it, it is an incredible tool and everything you desire truly can be yours, but it needs just a bit of effort from you as well!</p>
<p>Khristy-Belle Strand is one of the experts who writes for the popular cosmicorderinginfo.com website. Discover how easy it really is to be successful at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.candleblogger.com/set/Cosmic_Ordering/732/1">Cosmic Ordering</a> by visiting here. Change your life forever with a huge collection of <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.candleblogger.com/set/Advanced_Cosmic_Ordering/732/2">Advanced Cosmic Ordering</a> binaural beats, hypnosis and affirmations Audios.</p>


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		<title>Successful People Know The Cosmic Ordering Secrets</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Collings</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more, people are realizing the importance of the cosmic ordering service. All you need to do is to place your order with the universe and then get it! Many celebrities publicly put their success down to cosmic ordering.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More and more, people are realizing the importance of the cosmic ordering service. All you need to do is to place your order with the universe and then get it! Many celebrities publicly put their success down to cosmic ordering.</p>
<p>Check out all the people in the world who are getting what they really want. You already know, though that it doesn&#8217;t work for everyone. What are celebrities and other successful people doing that the rest of us not? Does the cosmic ordering service really exist?</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve ever grumbled when you saw someone else win a great prize or get a promotion, then without realizing it, you placed an order to your cosmic ordering service. Envy and distain at another&#8217;s success reinforces the fact that you believe you&#8217;ll never have that success and invites the ordering service to bring you more misery and poverty for your lunch.</p>
<p>Would you get upset if you sat down to order a meal and noticed someone had a delicious looking dinner in front of them? No, you&#8217;d order the same thing they had. You&#8217;d be excited and hoped they loved their dinner because you knew yours would be the same.</p>
<p>If all that is true, why would you not find joy in another&#8217;s success? You can delight in the pleasure that they receive knowing that your success will be just as sweet. If you get bitter, angry or disappointed it only means you don&#8217;t believe you can have it too. At that moment, you place an order for failure.</p>
<p>Lots of religions tell us that prayer and thought can bring us anything we want, but they don&#8217;t tell us there is a catch. Belief is something that needs to be a part of this equation. More and more scientists have found that if you apply the principals of quantum physics to belief, it comes out quite the same. Many tenets of religious dogma show up to be quite true indeed!</p>
<p>The truth is that the application of the application of the mind&#8217;s power and energy can make it happen. This is honest, simple proof.</p>
<p>If you are just using positive affirmations, the problem is that there is a lot that can stand in your way. Past experiences can negate your new hope, and this can get rid of a lot of the good that you are doing. Remember that while this can work, it can take time to really root out the old beliefs.</p>
<p>So what are the cosmic ordering secrets? You need to do a thorough housecleaning of your brain before you start any program to attain your life&#8217;s desires. You need to start with a clean slate and realize it&#8217;s okay to accept all the great wealth the Universe has to offer.</p>
<p>Various methods help you to clean out the old. Just like a vacuum sweeper is more effective than a small toothbrush to clean the carpet, so are newer scientific ways more effective in making your mind available to accept the new way of life you desire.</p>
<p>Look at self-hypnosis, subliminal affirmations and binaural frequency waves to help you move forward. These tools are great when it comes to helping you get the results that you want, and when you use them, you can understand your own subconscious a lot better. This will help you avoid sabotaging your own attempts at success.</p>
<p>Remember that we as people hate change. Your mind will fight to stay right where it is, and unless you are going to believe that you already have what you want, it will fight you tooth and nail. This is something the cosmic ordering system can help you avoid. It can even help you become less used to the state that you are in now, because it believes that you are different!</p>
<p>You can have anything you want from the cosmic ordering system. Make sure that your order is what you really want and help it to come to reality with your belief.</p>
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		<title>Boston Bruins&#8217; Scoring Legend Phil Esposito</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though his scoring records have been obliterated by Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, former Boston Bruins/New York Rangers center Phil Esposito is still regarded by hockey cognoscenti as one of the greatest offensive players in the history of the game. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, as is his brother Tony Esposito who was a standout goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Though his scoring records have been obliterated by Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, former Boston Bruins/New York Rangers center Phil Esposito is still regarded by hockey cognoscenti as one of the greatest offensive players in the history of the game. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, as is his brother Tony Esposito who was a standout goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks.</p>
<p>Esposito was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and his prodigious hockey talent quickly became apparent. He was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks as a teenager, and made his NHL debut in&#8217;64 quickly earning a spot on the teams top line between Bobby Hull and Marcel Dionne. In&#8217;67, Esposito was traded to the Boston Bruins along with Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield. Within a few years Hodge and Stanfield blossomed into All Stars, while Esposito quickly took his place alongside his former teammate Hull as the best scorer in the league. Suffice to say that Boston fans were of the opinion that theyd gotten the best of the deal.</p>
<p>Esposito began to shred the NHL record book in Boston, prompting Bruins fans to display car bumper stickers that read Jesus Saves; Esposito scores on the rebound. In&#8217;69, he became the first NHL player to top the 100 point mark (combined goals and assists) for the season&#8221;he obliterated the record with 126 points, which would be the first of six times that hed top the century mark. He topped 100 points in five straight seasons between&#8217;71 and&#8217;75, missing a sixth straight season by a single point with 99 in&#8217;70.</p>
<p>In the&#8217;70-71 season, Esposito smashed the NHL record for most goals in a season with 76. That record stood for over a decade until Wayne Gretzky scored 79 for the Edmonton Oilers in&#8217;81-82. Gretzky also broke Espositos single season points record of 154. Even now, only four other players including Gretzky have scored more than 150 points in a season and only five others have scored more than 76 goals in a season. Perhaps the most amazing element of Espositos game was the frequency with which he put the puck on net&#8221;Espo had 550 shots on goal in&#8217;70-71. No one has since come close&#8221;in fact, just last Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals became the first player to come within 100 shots of Espositos mark.</p>
<p>In&#8217;75, Esposito was traded with Brad Park to the New York Rangers for Brad Park, Joe Zanussi and Jean Ratelle. By that point, he had been slowed considerably by knee injuries but his experience, intelligence for the game and nose for the puck made him a valuable component of the Broadway Blueshirts offense and he was named team captain. Until the very end of his career, he remained a dangerous scoring threat that all opposing teams were forced to reckon with.</p>
<p>After his retirement in&#8217;75, moved into the executive suite. He served as the GM of the Rangers before helping secure an expansion team for Tampa, Florida in&#8217;92. Esposito served as the President and GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning until&#8217;98.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Ross Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Decades before mixed martial arts became popular in the United States, events matching fighters of different fighting disciplines were very common in Japan. They weren't called "mixed martial arts" at the time, but that's essentially what they were.There's an entire history of pro wrestlers fighting specialists from other martial arts (particularly judo) that were leaving out, but during the'70's Antonio Inoki began to put the concept of "mixed martial arts" on the map with his matches against fighters from other disciplines.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Decades before mixed martial arts became popular in the United States, events matching fighters of different fighting disciplines were very common in Japan. They weren&#8217;t called &#8220;mixed martial arts&#8221; at the time, but that&#8217;s essentially what they were.There&#8217;s an entire history of pro wrestlers fighting specialists from other martial arts (particularly judo) that were leaving out, but during the&#8217;70&#8242;s Antonio Inoki began to put the concept of &#8220;mixed martial arts&#8221; on the map with his matches against fighters from other disciplines.</p>
<p>Inoki would often face other martial artists in fights that are widely accepted to have been &#8220;worked&#8221; (having a predetermined outcome) in the same manner as professional wrestling matches. While Inoki faced a number of karate, judo and boxing champions his most famous match was certainly his fight against world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s a great deal of uncertainty about many of the stories surrounding how the event came together and transpired, but a few facts are now known. Ali took the fight as it was a large and presumptively easy paycheck. The big money he was earning is what kept him from walking out when his camp started to disagree with Inoki&#8217;s handlers over the rules and &#8216;finish&#8217; fo the fight. Some suggest that it was supposed to be a fair fight going in, but Ali at the last minute insisted on rules more favorable to him. The more likely version of events is that Ali&#8217;s handlers agreed to a predetermined finish, only to have Ali balk at the last moment.</p>
<p>By the time the fight began, Ali&#8217;s handlers had obtained a ridiculously one sided set of rules that prohibited Inkoi from using a closed fist, striking Ali in the head at all, using any chokes or submissions or even trying to take the fight to the ground. Were it not for the huge amount of money he&#8217;d be leaving on the table, Inoki would have been justified in not fighting at all under these highly restrictive and one-sided conditions.</p>
<p>The result was an absolutely horrible fight. Neither man showed much interest in engaging the other, with Inoki spending most of the time on the ground doing what he could under the one sided rules. Inoki threw kicks at Ali&#8217;s legs, Ali threw an occasional jab and tried to protect himself from his opponent&#8217;s leg strikes. The fight ended a 74-74 draw, with the real losers being the fans.</p>
<p>Some interesting trivia about the fight&#8211;the referee was former pro wrestler &#8220;Judo&#8221; Gene Labell, who is considered by many &#8216;the baddest man on the planet&#8217; even in his 80&#8242;s. He could have very likely beaten up both men at the same time&#8211;a spectacle that might have been welcomed by the live crowd and closed circuit audience worldwide.</p>
<p>In the aftermath of the fight, Inoki&#8217;s popularity was greater than ever&#8211;in a perverse way he was something of a hero due to his trying to fight despite the rules being stacked so soundly against him. He remained one of the country&#8217;s most popular professional wrestlers and even enjoyed a career in Japan&#8217;s parliament. Without missing a beat, he quickly resumed his series of fights against other martial artists who were apparently all more comfortable with the &#8220;worked&#8221; environment of pro wrestling. Among his &#8220;victims&#8221; was none other than Leon Spinks, presumably serving as some sort of vindication for his draw with Ali. The popularity of these matches led to a number of promotions that were essentially hybrids of martial arts and pro wrestling, and these led to the big Japanese MMA promotions of today.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer specializing in casino gambling, travel and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.candleblogger.com/set/sports_betting/119/1">sports betting</a>. He has appeared on a number of TV and radio programs offering strategies for successful <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.candleblogger.com/set/NFL_football_betting/119/2">NFL football betting</a>. He lives in Northern Nevada with three Jack Russell Terriers and a pet llama. He is currently writing a biography of former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf.</p>


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		<title>The History Of Horse Racing At Del Mar</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though it is sometimes overshadowed by more famous tracks back East like Churchill downs and Belmont Park, Del Mar Racetrack in Southern California has a rich and fascinating history. Located 20 miles north of San Diego and known for its iconic slogan "Where The Surf Meets the Turf", Del Mar has not only hosted the best horses and jockeys on the planet but a 'who's who' of show biz elite.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Though it is sometimes overshadowed by more famous tracks back East like Churchill downs and Belmont Park, Del Mar Racetrack in Southern California has a rich and fascinating history. Located 20 miles north of San Diego and known for its iconic slogan &#8220;Where The Surf Meets the Turf&#8221;, Del Mar has not only hosted the best horses and jockeys on the planet but a &#8216;who&#8217;s who&#8217; of show biz elite.</p>
<p>The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club was founded by a group of well heeled enthusiasts in the mid&#8217;30s, and they immediately turned their attention to building a world class horse racing venue. The names that were instrumental in the creation of Del Mar include a whos who of American entertainment&#8211;most notably Bing Crosby, Oliver Hardy (of Laurel and Hardy) and Jimmy Durante. At the time the facility opened thoroughbred horse racing was the second most popular sport in America behind major league baseball, and Del Mar quickly gained a reputation for being a player in the industry.</p>
<p>The starpower drawn to the course was unprecedented. Bing Crosby himself greeted patrons at the gate on opening day, and during the late&#8217;30s and early&#8217;40s it became a place to be seen for Hollywood A-listers and those who aspired for celebrity. In addition to known gambling enthusiasts like W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen and Red Skelton, the Del Mar patrons during that time also included some of the top female stars of the era including Ava Gardner, Paulette Goddard and Dorothy Lamour</p>
<p>In&#8217;38, Del Mar hosted an internationally anticipated match race between Seabiscuit and Ligaroti. This event drew a record crowd and gained worldwide notoriety for the track. Seabiscuit won the $25,000 winner-take-all duel by a nose, and would forever be enshrined in the annals of American popular culture. Horse racing at Del Mar continued to be a smash until the facility went dark in&#8217;41 due to World War II. It would remain closed until&#8217;45, and for a time was used as a training facility by the military.</p>
<p>After the war, Del Mar reopened with a bang. Following the surrender of Japan, President Harry S. Truman declared a national holiday for August 15,&#8217;45 and on that day Del Mar attracted over 20,000 fans through its gates who wagered what at the time was a record $958,476. The postwar prosperity was also a boon to Del Mar, which also benefitted from the Santa Fe Railroads daily Racetrack Special that brought bettors down from Los Angeles to enjoy a day at the track. During the latter part of the decade a new crop of Hollywood glitterati would flock to Del Mar, including Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Mickey Rooney and Jimmy Durante. Durante would become such a regular that the turf course at Del Mar would later be renamed in his honor.</p>
<p>Even though the popularity of horse racing among the mainstream populace would ebb over the years, Del Mar remains a viable part of the thoroughbred community to this day. Theyve updated their facility, with a state of the art grand stand and most recently a synthetic polytrack surface that was installed in 2007. The racing season at Del Mar begins in mid July, and hosts crowds of 20,000+ on a daily basis throughout.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and respected authority on sports betting <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.candleblogger.com/set/odds_comparison/100/1">odds comparison</a>. He writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.candleblogger.com/set/betting_odds_portal/100/2">betting odds portal</a> sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former energy secretary Donald Hodell.</p>


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