Push to alter British succession rules nearly done

LONDON (AP) ? Legislation that will end a centuries-old British rule that puts boys before girls in the succession to the throne has cleared the House of Lords, and now goes to Queen Elizabeth II for approval.

The change means that if Prince William and the former Kate Middleton have a girl first, she will become queen, and no younger brother will be able to jump the line and displace her.

The legislation also permits an heir to the throne to marry a Catholic, though Catholics would still be barred from succeeding to the throne.

The bill, which has been fast-tracked through Parliament, passed a third and final reading in the House of Lords Monday.

The government wants to change current laws, which date back to the 1701 Act of Settlement, before the royal couple's first child is born in July. The baby will be third in line to the throne after William and his father Prince Charles.

Kate, formally known as the Duchess of Cambridge, has kept up a fairly busy schedule of royal engagements since becoming pregnant.

On Tuesday, she visited a school in Manchester to launch a counseling project and meet workers from a youth mental health services charity.

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Amiga Forever Essentials for Android promises to expand your emulation options

There's already a number of Amiga emulators for Android, but using them has so far required you to provide your own Amiga system files to actually get that emulation started. Cloanto's set out to change that today, though, releasing its Amiga Forever Essentials app for Android that comes complete with officially licensed ROM and OS files for the reasonable cost of one dollar. As the company explains, it worked with the makers of Amiga emulators like UAE4Droid, AnUAE4All, UAE4All2 to ensure the system files are auto-detected (you'll still need to use at least one of those other emulators in conjunction with Forever Essentials), and it's thrown in a few bonuses like Workbench 1.3 and the First Demos disk images to get you started. It also says that this is just the first of a planned series of "Essentials" packages for other platforms, but it has few specifics to share about those at the moment, saying only that it's hopeful it can "help make retrocomputing more accepted on other app stores."

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'Game Of Thrones' Season 3, Episode 4 Recap

FROM MTV GEEK If you're still processing the weekly craziness that went down on "Game of Thrones" last night, may we suggest checking out MTV Geek's weekly dose of deliciousness "Cooking with Thrones." On this week's episode, host Steven Smith, Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, and Joe Kelly help you digest "And Now His Watch Is Ended" and [...]

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Appeal by doctor claims errors in Jackson trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Eighteen months after his involuntary manslaughter conviction, Michael Jackson's doctor on Monday appealed his case, claiming there were multiple legal errors at his trial.

A lawyer for Dr. Conrad Murray argued in the 230-page appellate brief that there was insufficient proof that Jackson died of an overdose of the anesthetic propofol administered by Murray.

The appeal also reiterated an often-stated defense claim that Jackson may have administered the overdose to himself.

The pop superstar died on June 25, 2009, days before he was to leave for England to perform in his ill-fated "This is It" concert. Witnesses said Murray had been giving him propofol as a sleep aid, a purpose for which it was not intended.

Attorney Valerie Wass said that because of Jackson's great fame, his doctor was used as an example by the judge who sentenced him to the highest term for involuntary manslaughter. She suggested that even if his conviction is upheld, his four-year sentence should be reduced.

Murray is eligible for release in October after serving half his sentence.

Murray's two-month trial in 2011 drew wide media coverage, and Wass argued that the judge should have excluded TV cameras from the courtroom and granted a motion to sequester jurors to keep them insulated from publicity.

"The unprecedented fame of the alleged victim combined with the pervasiveness of modern media rendered it impossible for appellant to receive a fair trial with a non-sequestered jury in a case that was televised and streamed live around the world," the appeal said.

Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor had denied the defense motion, saying jurors who are sequestered often feel like prisoners and it interferes with their decision-making process. He instructed jurors daily to avoid publicity, and there was no indication that they violated the order.

The appeal also challenged the prosecution theory that Jackson was hooked up to an IV drip of propofol and left alone in his bedroom by Murray.

It called that scenario "absurd, improbable and unbelievable," and provided an exhaustive reprise of scientific testimony about Jackson's death. Murray told police he gave the singer an extremely small dose of propofol, a fact contradicted by scientists who reconstructed the events preceding the death.

Wass contended that one defense attorney, Michael Flanagan, failed to adequately cross-examine a scientist who testified to that issue. She said he and other lawyers also waited too long to ask for examination of residue in a propofol bottle found in Jackson's room, Their motion was filed 11 days after conviction and was denied.

The appeal faulted the judge for refusing to admit as evidence some of Jackson's previous medical records, his contract with concert promoter AEG, and his financial documents.

"The trial court abused its discretion by excluding all evidence of Jackson's financial condition, including lawsuits pending against him because such evidence was relevant to establish Jackson's state of mind on the day he died, which may have explained his conduct that morning and supported the defense theory of the case," the appeal said.

The attorney general's office, representing the prosecution, has 30 days to respond to the appeal. Wass then has another 20 days for her response.

She said the outcome of the appellate case could have some impact on pending medical board proceedings for Murray in Texas and California. The boards will decide whether to revoke Murray's license to practice medicine in the two states.

Meanwhile, Murray may be summoned to testify in a civil lawsuit filed against AEG by Jackson's mother, Katherine. Jury selection in that case is currently underway. She claims the concert promoter was negligent in hiring Murray to care for the singer.

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NSTA Student Competition Teams to Participate in April 22 (TODAY) White House Science Fair

Student teams from NSTA?s student competitions?Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision, the U.S. Army?s eCYBERMISSION and the DuPont Science Essay Competition?will join President Obama for the White House Science Fair on Monday, April 22, starting at 11:30?a.m. ET. The president will speak at 2:25?p.m. The event will be webcast live at www.whitehouse.gov/live.

Elementary students Evan Jackson, Alec Jackson, and Caleb Robinson (at right) from Flippen Elementary School in McDonough, Georgia, will present their 2012 National award-winning ExploraVision project ?COOL Pads: Shoulder Pads that Keep Players Safe from Overheating.?

Hayden Hilst, Riya Kaul, and Rebecca (Becca) Mackey (at left) from Jenks East Intermediate School in Jenks, Oklahoma, will present their eCYBERMISSION winning project that explored the benefits of using technologically advanced energy and water efficiency devices in their school.

Representing the 2012 DuPont Science Essay Competition will be Mike Espy from Little Snake River Valley High School in Baggs, Wyoming, for his essay titled ?Moo-ing Energy,? and Cecelia Poole, from Carvel Academy in Bear, Delaware, for her essay titled ?Breathe Easy: Bronchial Thermoplasty.?

The President hosted the first-ever White House Science Fair in late 2010 to celebrate the student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. As part of the Administration?s Educate to Innovate campaign, the President told students in 2010 that ?If you win the NCAA championship, you come to the White House. Well, if you?re a young person and you produce the best experiment or design, the best hardware or software, you ought to be recognized for that achievement, too.? ??Congratulations to these teams for their achievements, and plan to watch the White House Science Fair live Monday at 2:25?p.m. ET.

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Congratulations to the 2013 DuPont Challenge Science Essay Competition Winners

This year?s winners of the DuPont Challenge researched and wrote about some of the world?s most pressing issues: Feeding the World, Building an Energy Secure Future, Protecting People and the Environment, and Innovative Science. Twenty-six NSTA members judged the nearly 10,000 thought-provoking essays, selecting eight winners. This is quite an honor for the students and the sponsoring science teacher. The winners will receive US Savings Bonds, reference materials from Britannica Digital Learning and NBC Learn, and much more. Grand prize and first runners-up winners along with a parent and sponsoring teacher are packing their bags for an all-expenses paid trip to Orlando, Florida, and the award ceremony at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center. Learn more about these amazing winners of the 2013 DuPont Challenge here.

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National Environmental Education Week Resources

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan relates how environmental education can be a tool to improve student health and engagement in STEM fields in a public service announcement for National Environmental Education Week (EE Week). ?We know so many of the jobs of the future are in the STEM fields, and there are so many great ties between STEM education and environmental education,? he said. View the PSA here.

To celebrate EE Week, the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) has released a variety of timely resources. Its video toolkit demonstrates lessons that use technology to connect students to the natural world. Its 10 Apps for Taking Tech Outdoors and Tech & Our Planet infographic illustrate the widespread use of technology among kids and adults and possibilities for environmental learning, career pathways, and implications for the economy. NEEF is also sponsoring an Environmental Educator Photo Contest running through May 31, 2013.

Secretary Duncan will also announce the second annual U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools and first-ever District Sustainability Awardees on April 22 at 10:30 a.m. ET. Honored schools and districts will have an important role to play modeling best practices for all schools who wish to provide an education geared toward the challenges and jobs of the future, which is why the Department of Education will release a report with summaries of each of the honorees.

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NSTA Legislative Update: President?s FY2014 Budget Consolidates Major STEM Education Programs

As expected, President Obama?s FY2014 budget request includes a major reorganization of federal STEM education programs, and comprehensive immigration legislation introduced last week by the Gang of Eight contains funding for STEM education. Read all about it in this issue of the NSTA Legislative Update.

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NGSS@NSTA

Register for April 30 Web Seminar on Crosscutting Concept; Energy and Matter?Flows, Cycles, and Conservation ?Prepare for NGSS in your classroom by learning more about the important crosscutting concept of Energy and Matter?Flows, Cycles, and Conservation. This web seminar will be held April 30 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. ET. Join Andy Anderson in this great professional development experience that will explore the role that energy and matter play in science, how student understanding of energy and matter might develop over the course of K?12 education, how learning about energy and matter can take place during the learning of disciplinary core ideas by engaging in scientific and engineering practices, and what studying energy and matter really looks like in the classroom. Visit the NSTA Learning Center to register.

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Dive Into NGSS with the NSTA Reader?s Guide to the Next Generation Science Standards ?The e-book is available now and the print edition coming in May. Written by science education expert Harold Pratt, the publication gives readers a deep understanding of NGSS core ideas, scientific and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. To order, visit the NSTA Science Store. View the standards online at www.nextgenscience.org or www.nsta.org/ngss. Want your own print version of the entire NGSS (coming this fall)? Pre-order your print version now at the NSTA Science Store.

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Three New Everyday Science Mysteries Books for K?8 Classrooms

Everyone loves a good mystery?and thousands of teachers love the way the Everyday Science Mysteries series gets K?8 students engaged in real experimentation about real science content. Our three new releases in this bestselling series each focus on a specific content area?Earth and space science, physical science, or biological science. The stories come with lists of science concepts to explore, grade-appropriate strategies for using them, and explanations of how the lessons align with national standards. They also relieve you of the tiring work of designing every one of your inquiry lessons from scratch.

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Scholarships for New Science Teachers?Apply by August 1

Special career-enhancing experiences for middle and high school science teachers in their second through fifth year can be found through the New Science Teachers Academy, a yearlong professional development and mentoring program that offers unique support and resources. Hundreds of teachers will be chosen to participate in the 2013?2014 Academy and take advantage of cost-free, consistent online professional development activities along with face-to-face educational experiences. Simply apply and take control of your career. Principals should consider making this a priority for their newest science teachers.

The Academy provides each teacher with

To find out more about the Academy and how to apply for a scholarship, visit www.nsta.org/academy. The application deadline is August 1.

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Lab Out Loud Episode 95: Helping Students Imagine Mars

This week hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler talk with David Delgado, lead of the Imagine Mars project from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The Imagine Mars Project gives students a chance to work with scientists and engineers to build and design a future human community on Mars. Listen to Lab Out Loud to learn about the project and other educational outreach opportunities from JPL.

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Focusing the Lens on STEM

Do you need help implementing engineering concepts in your early childhood classroom? Are skills development in math and science preparing students well enough for integration of technology and engineering into the curriculum? Get hands-on experience and practical knowledge for improving student performance in STEM subjects. Learn how to put an action plan into place. Participate in panel discussions and teacher workshops that include instructional models and activities. Attend NSTA?s second STEM Forum & Expo in St. Louis, Missouri, May 15?18.

Strands:

• PreK?2 (Early Childhood)
• Grades 3?5
• Grades 6?9
• Grades 10?12
• Effective STEM Partnerships
• Administrators

Panel Discussions:

• Successful K?12 STEM Schools
• Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards
• State STEM networks?How Are They Working to Change STEM Education?
• STEM in Urban Science Education and Engaging?and Keeping?More Girls and Minorities in STEM
• Public/Private Partnerships, Out-of-School and Informal Programs that Excite Students to the World of STEM
• Putting the ?T? and ?E? in Your STEM Program
• A Whole School Approach to STEM: What You Need to Know
• Promising STEM Programs: Three to Watch

For more information, including a list of teacher workshops, visit www.nsta.org/2013stemforum. Register today.

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Online Courses from the American Museum of Natural History

Are you interested in learning about evolution? Do you want to know more about Earth or the solar system? Are you looking for graduate or professional development credit? If so, check out the Seminars on Science program from the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). Online courses run from May 27 through July 7 and include Earth: Inside and Out; Climate Change; The Solar System; Evolution; Genetics, Genomics, Genethics, and more.

Each course is available for graduate credit and is co-taught by an experienced educator and a scientist. For more information, or to register, visit www.amnh.org/learn or contact AMNH directly.

Registration deadline: May 13 ?Registration: www.amnh.org/learn/Register ?Phone: 800-649-6715 ?E-mail: seminfo@amnh.org

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Popular Science Magazine/Delta Science Fair

Calling All Teachers! ?Know a student with a genius idea for a science project that could help make the world cleaner and greener? Here is a chance to share it with the world and win cash prizes! Popular Science magazine in partnership with Delta is hosting its 1st?Annual Science Fair and is now accepting?submissions for best original science projects in the category of sustainability.

This nationwide competition is open to elementary, middle school, high school, and college students. Judges will select one Grand Prize winner and runner-up winners in each of the four educational divisions. Prizes include cash awards and the chance to see your project in the pages of Popular Science magazine!

To learn more and register, visit?www.popsci.com/sciencefair.

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Science of Innovation

NBC Learn, in partnership with the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, looks at the Science of Innovation. More than just a single event or brilliant idea, innovation is a process that anyone from a garage tinkerer to a federally-funded scientist can take to discover new solutions. This 11-part series, narrated by NBC?s Ann Curry, highlights top innovators from across the country working on innovative projects in industries such as healthcare, energy, transportation, and agriculture. Free lesson plans are provided by NSTA.

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FocusTwist app for iOS gives you Lytro-esque refocusable images

Arqball has just released the FocusTwist app for iOS that lets you selectively focus after taking an image -- without investing $400 in a Lytro light field camera. It works by automatically taking several shots with different focus points from your iPhone's camera, delivering the best results if you hold very still and have subjects in the near foreground and far background. You can then change focus by clicking different parts of the resulting image, which is hosted on the company's server and can be shared via a link. After playing with the app ourselves for a bit (see the More Coverage link), we've got to admit we're stupidly hooked -- you can grab it at the source for $1.99.

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Experimental therapy saves child born 'without bones'

Apr. 22, 2013 ? Four years ago, Janelly Martinez-Amador was confined to a bed, unable to move even an arm or lift her head. At age 3, the fragile toddler had the gross motor skills of a newborn and a ventilator kept her alive.

She was born with thin, fragile bones, and by 3, she had no visible bones on X-rays. Initially, doctors weren't sure she would survive her first birthday. In May, Janelly will turn 7, and is developing bone with the help of an experimental drug therapy and her care team at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Janelly has a rare genetic disorder called hypophosphatasia (HPP), a metabolic disease that affects the development of bone and teeth. An enzyme deficiency causes the bones to become soft because they can't absorb important minerals such as calcium and phosphorus, increasing the risks for pain, broken bones and bone deterioration.

"Imagine your child laying all the time in bed, not being able to lift herself, not being able to move herself, making sure she is not falling or tripping on things," her father, Salvadore Martinez, said through a Spanish interpreter.

"The treatment has worked very well but it has been a compilation of doctors, nurses, assistants ? everyone that has been a part of her care that has helped her make a meaningful recovery."

HPP affects about one in 100,000 babies born in the United States. While there are varying degrees of severity, the most severe forms of HPP occur before birth and early infancy. More than half of babies born with the disease don't survive beyond their first birthday. Janelly has the more severe form of the disease, which was diagnosed when she was 3 months old after failing to grow and gain weight. Doctors initially thought she might have cancer. With a thorough blood analysis at Children's Hospital, they diagnosed her with HPP.

"If you saw her in 2009 and see her now, it's not the same Janelly," said her mother, Janet Amador. "She used a ventilator, an oxygen mask -- many machines to help her breathe."

Janelly is one of 11 children, age 3 years and younger, to participate in a clinical trial to receive an enzyme-replacement drug therapy, asfotase alfa, for the life-threatening form of HPP. She had the worst case of the group.

Michael Whyte, M.D., the lead investigator of the study, which published results in March, 2012, in the New England Journal of Medicine, visited Janelly and her family at Children's Hospital last week. It was the first time he had met the family and her physician, Jill Simmons, M.D., a pediatric endocrinologist at Vanderbilt.

"It's wonderful that you had the faith that a treatment might come along. For many years, it seemed there was nothing that was very helpful for this disorder," said Whyte, medical-science director of the Center for Metabolic Bone Disease and Molecular Research at Shriner Hospitals for Children in St. Louis.

"We were fearful that her bone disease was so terribly severe that it might not work. But by looking at the X-rays and hearing about her visits, we were thrilled to hear about her progress."

About eight months into the treatment, Janelly's parents felt her fingers -- which had been completely soft and boneless -- and they could feel traces of developing bone. Her head also began to develop bone. At 18 months into therapy, X-rays showed, for the first time, the visible development of her rib cage.

Janelly now sits in a wheelchair. Recently, dressed in her Easter best and bright pink bows, she was able to turn her head to gaze at a room of onlookers.

She smiled and waved her hand excitedly, a feat she never would have accomplished before the drug therapy. She is also able to attend school at Harris-Hillman Special Education School, not far from Children's Hospital.

This spring, doctors hope to be able to remove her tracheostomy tube, which has prevented her from speaking. Her developmental and cognitive abilities will be tested in July. Improvement continues each day, each week for Janelly.

"This is why we get into medicine in the first place: to truly make a difference in the life of a child," said Simmons, her physician. "My goodness, to go from no bones to bones. That's the most impressive thing I have seen as a physician. It's incredible."

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Fish was on the menu for early flying dinosaur

Apr. 22, 2013 ? University of Alberta-led research reveals that Microraptor, a small flying dinosaur was a complete hunter, able to swoop down and pickup fish as well as its previously known prey of birds and tree dwelling mammals.

U of A paleontology graduate student Scott Persons says new evidence of Microrpator's hunting ability came from fossilized remains in China. "We were very fortunate that this Microraptor was found in volcanic ash and its stomach content of fish was easily identified."

Prior to this, paleontologists believed microraptors which were about the size of a modern day hawk, lived in trees where they preyed exclusively on small birds and mammals about the size of squirrels.

"Now we know that Microraptor operated in varied terrain and had a varied diet," said Persons. "It took advantage of a variety of prey in the wet, forested environment that was China during the early Cretaceous period, 120 million years ago."

Further analysis of the fossil revealed that its teeth were adapted to catching slippery, wiggling prey like fish. Dinosaur researchers have established that most meat eaters had teeth with serrations on both sides which like a steak knife helped the predator saw through meat.

But the Microraptor's teeth are serrated on just one side and its teeth are angled forwards.

"Microraptor seems adapted to impale fish on its teeth. With reduced serrations the prey wouldn't tear itself apart while it struggled," said Persons. "Microraptor could simply raise its head back, the fish would slip off the teeth and be swallowed whole, no fuss no muss."

Persons likens the Microraptor's wing configuration to a bi-plane. "It had long feathers on its forearms, hind legs and tail," said Persons. "It was capable of short, controlled flights."

This is the first evidence of a flying raptor, a member of the Dromaeosaur family of dinosaurs to successfully prey on fish.

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Hagel: Israel, U.S. see 'exactly same' Iran threat

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ? U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday the United States and Israel see "exactly the same" threat from Iran, but differ on when it may reach the point of requiring U.S. or Israeli military action.

Hagel used his first visit to Israel as Pentagon chief to highlight his view that Israel must decide for itself whether and when to pre-emptively attack its neighbor.

"Israel will make the decision that Israel must make to protect itself, to defend itself," Hagel told reporters before arriving here on Sunday to begin a weeklong tour of the Middle East.

Hagel acknowledged that while Israel and the U.S. share a commitment to ensuring that Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon, there "may well be some differences" between the two allies on the question of when Iran's leaders might decide to go for a bomb.

He said there is "no daylight at all" between Israel and the U.S. on the central goal of preventing a nuclear-armed Iran.

But he added, "When you back down into the specifics of the timing of when and if Iran decides to pursue a nuclear weapon, there may well be some differences."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tends to see more urgency, reflecting in part the fact that certain Iranian technological advances toward a nuclear weapon could put the program beyond the ability of the Israeli military to destroy it with airstrikes. U.S. forces have greater reach.

The first thing Hagel did upon arrival in Jerusalem was take a guided tour of the Yad Vashem Holocaust history museum, participate in a ceremony at the Hall of Remembrance and write an inscription in the guest book at a memorial for the 1.5 million Jewish children who perished in the Holocaust.

"There is no more poignant, more touching, more effective way to tell the story than this reality, as painful as it is, but it is a reality," he said after completing his visit. "It did happen, and we must prepare our future generations ... for a clear understanding that we must never allow this to happen again."

In an interview on an overnight flight from Washington, Hagel repeatedly emphasized Israel's right of self-defense and stressed that military force ? by implication, Israeli or American ? remains an option of last resort.

"In dealing with Iran, every option must be on the table," he said.

Hagel, 66, came under intense fire from Republican critics, prior to his February Senate confirmation hearing, for some of his past statements on Israel. His critics painted him as insufficiently supportive of the Jewish state.

In choosing to make Israel one of his first overseas stops, Hagel sought to put that controversy behind him ? with serious words and a touch of humor. The February confirmation hearing, which Republicans used to hammer him on Israel and other subjects, "was years ago," he deadpanned.

During his two-day visit to Israel, Hagel is expected to put the final touches on a U.S. arms deal that would provide Israel with missiles for its fighter aircraft, plus KC-135 refueling planes that could be used in a long-range strike on a country like Iran, as well as V-22 Osprey transport planes. He called the proposed sale a "very clear signal" to Iran.

"The bottom line is, Iran is a threat ? a real threat," he said, not only for its nuclear ambitions and its stated goal of destroying Israel but also for its alleged sponsoring of terrorism.

Hagel said U.S. and international economic sanctions are "hurting Iran significantly," but he said they do not guarantee that Iranian leaders will be persuaded to stop what the West sees as their ambition to become a nuclear power. Iran asserts that its nuclear program is designed entirely for non-military purposes.

Hagel suggested he holds hope that Iran's presidential election in June might change the trajectory of its nuclear drive.

He asserted that there is still time for diplomacy and international sanctions to resolve the Iran problem.

"These other tracks do have some time to continue to try to influence the outcome in Iran," he said.

In the interview en route to Tel Aviv, Hagel was asked whether the Obama administration has determined whether the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against opposition rebels. He said intelligences analysts are still assessing the evidence and have not reached a conclusion.

After his talks in Israel, Hagel is scheduled to visit Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Each of those four is an important American ally in the Middle East, and each is worried by Syria's civil war.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are part of a $10 billion proposed US arms sale that includes Israel. The UAE would get about 26 F-16 fighters and it and Saudi Arabia would get advanced air-launched missiles.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is also in the region. He is working to mend the strained relationship between Turkey and Israel and on Sunday he announced the White House is doubling its non-lethal assistance to the Syrian opposition to $250 million.

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LG's NYC press event aims to 'share the genius' of the Optimus G Pro

LG's just shed some much-needed light on its May 1st New York event. Turns out the "genius" the company will be celebrating stands for Atlas Genius -- as in the band -- and the star of this fete: the Optimus G Pro. We've already seen and very favorably reviewed the global model of LG's performance flagship (for the G's successor, you'll have to wait until Q3) and now it looks like the US is in store for a potential carrier-branded version of its own. If it arrives internally unmolested, we're looking at a 5.5-inch 1080p True HD IPS+ display, Snapdragon 600 and a 2.1-megapixel / 13-megapixel camera setup capable of dual video recording. We'll be on-site for this stateside debut, so stay tuned for the full monty.

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Official Mobile Nations #TM13 teaser!

Mobile Nations' own Kevin Michaluk of CrackBerry, Phil Nickinson of Android Central, Rene Ritchie of iMore, and Daniel Rubino of Windows Phone Central, are joined by John P and Cali Lewis of Geekbeat.tv to tease our huge new [redacted].

Suffice it to say, you know how we used to do those monster Smartphone Round Robin events? You know how you've been bugging us every day of every week ever since about doing another one? Well, we've been listening. And in typical Mobile Nations style, we'll be taking things to a whole new level.

That's all I can say for now, but stay tuned to all of our sites, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and G+, and look out for #TM13 for more!

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Success of video gaming convention creates new challenges ...

Posted on: 10:10 pm, April 21, 2013, by Jeremy Ross, updated on: 10:06pm, April 21, 2013

BROOKFIELD (WITI) ? For 13 years, a gaming event has matured and now finds itself at a crossroads.?The Midwest Gaming Classic was the invention of a few friends and dozens of gaming enthusiasts that has grown into about 7,000 attendees and thousands of dollars in economic boost for Brookfield.

The event?s home is at the Sheridan Hotel. But organizer Dan Loosen said, ?We?re busting out the walls again this year so, which is a great problem to have. I?m not complaining.?

Loosen admits he is searching for a bigger venue that can accommodate the 300 games that are part of the expo.

For years Loosen could not take the event to Milwaukee because of a law that would mean paying $50.00 per coin-operated game.?That would mean paying about $15,000 before the doors even opened.?Loosen suspects the ordinance was instituted to prevent arcades from popping up in Milwaukee and with it spreading the gaming culture once deemed socially corrosive.

?I think we?ve gotten over the fact that?it?s going to destroy our youth if they play an arcade game or whatever,? said Loosen.

But that law was wiped off the book back in 2011.

Now, Loosen is looking at venues in Milwaukee, while Brookfield tries to keep his business. Among the options being considered ? the construction of a new convention center.

The City of Brookfield estimates through hotels, dining and shopping the Midwest Gaming Classic helps to bring in more than $500,000 to the local economy.

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Zooey Deschanel misidentified as bombing suspect by Fox TV

By Gregory Blachier MONTE CARLO, April 21 (Reuters) - Current anti-doping measures in tennis are a "disaster" and the introduction of biological passports can only improve matters, world number six Tomas Berdych said. "The system right now... I don't know how it works with the others but with me, it does not work at all," the Czech told Reuters in an interview at the Monte Carlo Masters this week. "You have to say every single day... where you are. I've done this for three or four years already and I had only two tests out of the tournaments," Berdych said. ...

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Moog's Paul Vo takes his Vo-96 "acoustic synthesizer" prototype to Kickstarter (video)

Moog's LEV-96 Sensoriacuator was a prototype tool that magnetically altered the vibration of an acoustic guitar's strings to extract 96 simultaneous harmonics. While the company seemingly passed on a commercial release, inventor Paul Vo decided to press on with the unit as a solo project. Vo, the man behind the Moog Guitar and Lap Steel's infinite sustain, has gone to Kickstarter to raise $50,000 necessary to manufacture the first production run, since renamed as the Vo-96 "Acoustic Synthesizer." At a price of $1,450, it's not aimed at the general public, but hardcore strummers with fat wallets can head on past the break to see how the hardware can turn your finger plucking into a demented Boards of Canada b-side.

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Knicks win 1st Atlantic division title since 1994

New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (7) high fives team mates Raymond Felton (2) Jason Kidd (5) and J.R. Smith (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (7) high fives team mates Raymond Felton (2) Jason Kidd (5) and J.R. Smith (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Knicks' J.R. Smith goes up past Washington Wizards' Kevin Seraphin (13) and A.J. Price during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Knicks won 120-99. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson gives his team direction during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Knicks won 120-99. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Knicks' J.R. Smith, foreground, and Jason Kidd celebrate a goal from the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Knicks won 120-99. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Washington Wizards' Kevin Seraphin (13) blocks New York Knicks' Chris Copeland from going to the basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Knicks won 120-99. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

NEW YORK (AP) ? The Atlantic Division title has gone from preseason goal to late-season stepping stone.

The New York Knicks celebrated their first division title in nearly 20 years Tuesday, a goal they've discussed since training camp, then quickly turned their attention to their future plans:

?Earning the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.

?Extending their 13-game winning streak.

?Beating Chicago for the first time this season.

?And then chasing, as J.R. Smith called it, "that gold ball."

The Knicks romped to their first Atlantic Division title since 1994, getting 36 points from Carmelo Anthony and beating the Washington Wizards 120-99 for their 13th straight victory.

"We took care of the division. Now it's about making this run, finishing out the regular season strong and trying to making a push in the playoffs," Anthony said.

Anthony put this one away with 21 points during the Knicks' 37-point third quarter that gave them a 95-71 lead. The NBA's scoring leader added eight rebounds and six assists while becoming the first Knick since newly elected Hall of Famer Bernard King with five straight 35-point games.

"I just think Melo, he's been on a nice run and I mean it's nice to see because and I know what he's thinking," coach Mike Woodson said. "He was thinking winning that division tonight and he wasn't going to leave any doubt in anybody's mind that we earned the right to win the division tonight."

Iman Shumpert added 18 points for the Knicks, who negated a height disadvantage by tying a franchise record with 20 3-pointers. Smith and Chris Copeland each added 17 points.

On their longest winning streak since winning 15 in a row from March 1 to April 2, 1994, the Knicks can tie the franchise record of 18 in a row, set early in their first NBA championship season of 1969-70, by winning their final five games.

Next up is a visit Thursday to the Chicago Bulls, who have won all three meetings this season and ended Miami's 27-game winning streak last month.

"We want to keep this thing rolling," Anthony said. "If I sit here and say we're not worried about that, I'd be lying to you. We want to keep this streak rolling, continue playing the basketball we've been playing, so our goal is to go in there and try to win this game in Chicago."

The Knicks have won or shared six division titles, but had gone nearly two decades without looking at the rest of the Atlantic from the top.

"It's a great thing to achieve one of your main goals, and now we've just got to go get that gold ball," Smith said.

Division titles aren't particularly important in the NBA ? the Knicks don't even hang banners that recognize theirs. It guarantees teams a top-four seeding in the playoffs but not necessarily home-court advantage in a series, which is determined by won-loss record, and Boston coach Doc Rivers said he couldn't even remember talking to the Celtics about winning the division while they were taking the last five Atlantic titles.

But Woodson has been talking about it as a goal since replacing Mike D'Antoni last March. There was little celebration afterward, with many fans having already left when the public address announcer told the crowd the Knicks had won it after Anthony finished his on-court interview.

"There's no reason not to have a smile on your face at this moment," Anthony said. "We accomplished one of our goals that we set before the season in training camp, so it's a stepping stone for us."

The Knicks played without center Tyson Chandler (bulging disk), then lost replacement Kenyon Martin to an ankle injury after he'd missed the previous two games with a sore left knee.

It was a blowout by then, though with so many injuries in the frontcourt they were obviously concerned when Martin went down after grabbing a defensive rebound, pounding the floor in anger. The team said he had a sprained left ankle and that X-rays were negative.

John Wall scored 33 points for the Wizards, who gave the Knicks way too much shooting space on the perimeter and lost their 10th in a row at Madison Square Garden.

Anthony stayed right on the blistering pace that won him Eastern Conference player of the week honors after averaging 41.8 points while inching ahead of Kevin Durant for the NBA scoring lead last week. He sat out the fourth quarter after going 13 of 21 from the field.

"We know he's hot and we tried to get the ball out of his hands, but he's very efficient and can score in various ways," Wall said. "Hats off to him."

The Knicks made 10 of their first 14 3-point attempts and finished 20 of 36 (55.6 percent) while remaining 2 ? games ahead of Indiana for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Chandler, who recently missed 10 games, told Woodson he felt soreness after Sunday's victory at Oklahoma City. It left the Knicks, already missing veteran big men Rasheed Wallace, Amare Stoudemire, Marcus Camby and Kurt Thomas, undersized against the Wizards' front line that includes Nene and Emeka Okafor.

But the Knicks spread the ball around the perimeter and the Wizards couldn't get close to them. New York was 9 of 12 on 3-pointers in the first quarter, with Copeland hitting one at the buzzer to make it 36-23.

"They shot the ball extremely well," Wizards coach Randy Wittman said. "They hit 20 3s, they spread the floor and they have guys that can take you off the dribble. When they're shooting like that, they're a tough team to beat."

The Knicks slowed down in the second and Washington was within seven late in the period, but New York scored seven points in the final 50.3 seconds, with Raymond Felton stealing the ball from Wall and laying it in with 1.3 seconds left to make it 58-43.

Notes: The NBA announced Tuesday that Anthony tops its jersey sales list, based on sales at the NBA Store in New York and on nbastore.com since November. He became the first Knicks player to top the list since it began in 2001-02. The Knicks also topped the team merchandise sales list. ... Wallace, out since December and recovering from a broken bone in his foot, started shooting Tuesday and the Knicks still hope he can return for the playoffs. ... The Wizards played without Trevor Ariza, bothered by knee and ankle pain. Trevor Booker played despite a sore lower back.

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Striped like a badger: New genus of bat identified in South Sudan

Apr. 9, 2013 ? Researchers have identified a new genus of bat after discovering a rare specimen in South Sudan.

With wildlife personnel under the South Sudanese Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism, Bucknell Associate Professor of Biology DeeAnn Reeder and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) Programme Officer Adrian Garside were leading a team conducting field research and pursuing conservation efforts when Reeder spotted the animal in Bangangai Game Reserve.

"My attention was immediately drawn to the bat's strikingly beautiful and distinct pattern of spots and stripes. It was clearly a very extraordinary animal, one that I had never seen before," recalled Reeder. "I knew the second I saw it that it was the find of a lifetime."

After returning to the United States, Reeder determined the bat was the same as one originally captured in nearby Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1939 and named Glauconycteris superba, but she and colleagues did not believe that it fit with other bats in the genus Glauconycteris.

"After careful analysis, it is clear that it doesn't belong in the genus that it's in right now," Reeder said. "Its cranial characters, its wing characters, its size, the ears -- literally everything you look at doesn't fit. It's so unique that we need to create a new genus."

In the paper, "A new genus for a rare African vespertilionid bat: insights from South Sudan" just published by the journal ZooKeys, Reeder, along with co-authors from the Smithsonian Institution and the Islamic University in Uganda, placed this bat into a new genus -- Niumbaha. The word means "rare" or "unusual" in Zande, the language of the Azande people in Western Equatoria State, where the bat was captured. The bat is just the fifth specimen of its kind ever collected, and the first in South Sudan, which gained its independence in 2011.

"To me, this discovery is significant because it highlights the biological importance of South Sudan and hints that this new nation has many natural wonders yet to be discovered. South Sudan is a country with much to offer and much to protect," said Matt Rice, FFI's South Sudan country director. FFI is using its extensive experience of working in conflict and post-conflict countries to assist the South Sudanese government as it re-establishes the country's wildlife conservation sector and is also helping to rehabilitate selected protected areas through training and development of park staff and wildlife service personnel, road and infrastructure development, equipment provision, and supporting research work. || Read more about FFI's conservation efforts in South Sudan here.

The team's research in South Sudan was made possible by a $100,000 grant that Reeder received from the Woodtiger Fund. The private research foundation recently awarded Reeder another $100,000 dollar grant to continue her research this May and to support FFI's conservation programs.

"Our discovery of this new genus of bat is an indicator of how diverse the area is and how much work remains," Reeder added. "Understanding and conserving biodiversity is critical in many ways. Knowing what species are present in an area allows for better management. When species are lost, ecosystem-level changes ensue. I'm convinced this area is one in which we need to continue to work."

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Top Technology Trends For Your Vancouver Home in 2013 ...

New technology significantly affects the way we live, making our daily routines easier, quicker, and sometimes even more entertaining. All the innovations and gadgets we use in our homes have given the word ?comfort? a completely new meaning. More and more home features and appliances are becoming automated, providing convenience, energy efficiency, and security. Thanks to the newest home tech trends, we are able to remotely control devices such as vacuum cleaners, fridges, security systems, lighting, and even blenders.

In this article, we focus on the newest tech trends that could make everyday life for Vancouverites a little bit easier. Together with Brian Zingle, a Vancouver-based home technology consultant who boasts an electrical and computer engineering background with expertise in networking and wireless solutions, we?ve created a list of the top nine tech trends for your Vancouver home in 2013. Brian applies his unique knowledge and skill set in his company called Simpleer, which creates homeowner-friendly plans for music integration, Wi-Fi networking, and home automation. Here are our top nine picks.

The Nest Learning Thermostat is much more than any other gadget. It?s a cool, easy-to-install and effective way to heat your home while saving significant amounts of energy. This thermostat from the creators of the iPod and iPhone, Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, learns your temperature preferences and creates a schedule for your home that helps you save energy.

The installation is really simple, and it takes no more than 30 minutes ? including removing your old thermostat. All you have to do to set the Nest thermostat up is answer a few questions, and then Nest will optimize itself for your system and start learning from your temperature changes. It connects to a WiFi network to enable remote control features. As Brian points out,

It also makes it really easy set your home to ?away? to save energy when you?re not around, and equally easy to use its smartphone app to heat things up as you?re heading home

Nest Thermostat

Nest has a simple yet stylish design and is developed to fit in most homes and offices, as it is compatible with many home heating and cooling systems ? even those without a dedicated power wire. Nest?s auto-schedule helps you save up to 20 per cent on your heating and cooling bills, and these savings can be even increased if you combine all of Nest?s features.

Wall outlets with USB outlets

Are you fed up with all the chargers and adapters that you have to store and carry around for your devices? USB wall outlets provide a great solution to eliminate clutter in our Vancouver homes, allowing us to charge electronic devices directly from a wall outlet. Several manufacturers offer USB wall outlets, including Leviton and Cooper. However, according to Brian,

Newer Technology gets props, as it turns off the charger to save power when nothing is plugged in.

The Philips Hue lighting system consists of three Hue lights with a Hue Bridge that allows you to remotely control the lights. We?ve already learned we can turn the lights on or off using a smartphone or tablet, but as Brian informed us,

These light bulbs allow the usual scheduling and control of your lights from your smartphone or tablet, but they also allow colour control!

Hue is a great way to set the right mood for different occasions in our Vancouver homes. And setting the mood is just the start! The Hue system allows its users to do all kinds of cool tricks. For example, you can set the system to full brightness when it?s time to wake up, or to flash red light when it?s time to go somewhere.

Even though the initial pack includes just three connected bulbs, you can add up to 50 lights throughout your home. Each bulb includes 11 LEDs and is able to glow any colour of the rainbow ? including all the shades of white that are normally used in indoor lighting. Each bulb has a built-in wireless sensor, using Zigbee?s Light Link standard so that the bulbs can communicate with each other outside the range of the controller. Note that Hue is targeted primarily toward iOS and Android users.

WeMo

Belkin?s WeMo is a set of simple and customizable products that allow users to control their home electronics from anywhere. It provides a reasonably priced solution for Wi-Fi connected, remote home automation. Brian described WeMo as ?a good first baby step to home automation.? It currently offers four options: Switch, Switch+Motion, Motion, and Baby. Brian informed us,

We?d started with the WeMo Switch as it can be used to replace those cumbersome mechanical timers, plus you can use your smartphone to turn stuff on and off at a whim. They are easy to set up and use. If you have or are about to have a baby, the WeMo Baby monitor is definitely worth checking out as well.

In addition, Belkin announced that the WeMo team is finally addressing customer requests for an Android control app for WeMo systems. Beta versions should launch soon for devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S III, and we can expect an extensive launch sometime during the summer.

WeMo Baby

Wireless Music Systems

Music is becoming more and more portable. Nowadays, it?s very easy to share music with different devices for playback. Wireless Music Systems provide a convenient way of creating our home sound systems without being limited to the length of wire that connects to your audio system. All you need is a device that can stream music from the Internet or play MP3 files and transmit audio files directly to a receiver attached to your stereo. Brian gave us some advice:

For Vancouverites with iPhones, iPads or Macs, we?re huge fans of Apple?s AirPlay products to distribute music and media wirelessly around the home. Other manufacturers are also supporting the AirPlay standard, including Bowers & Wilkins, Altec Lansing and Denon ? some real quality choices available. Sonos also has excellent music systems. We can help make sense of this for you and your home to get you rocking out (or chilling when required) at the touch of a button.

Bowers & Wilkins Wireless Music System

A huge advantage of wireless music systems is that you don?t need to store all your music on hard drives, as the products allow you to play your music directly from your cloud data storage services, such as Box, Google,iCloud, Dropbox, or SkyDrive. These services provide users with instant access to a wide array of resources and applications hosted on remote servers via a web service interface. The newest trend in wireless music systems allows us to grab the music from the cloud and play it in our homes.

Network Cameras

Network cameras allow us to stream live video and audio directly to our smartphones or tablets and can be used in a wide array of situations. Moreover, the quality of network cameras is increasing, while the price is coming down. Brian introduced a couple of gadgets that use network cameras:

For cameras to keep an eye on your baby at nap time, your vacation home or even your pets? antics while you?re out, companies like D-Link and Linksys have some great options. If you?re looking for a convenient method to check and talk with who?s at the front door regardless of whether you?re home or not, the DoorBot Doorbell with built-in network camera may fit your bill.

With DoorBot, you don?t have to worry about dropping everything to answer the door anymore. Setting up DoorBot is very simple. After installing it next to your front door using four screws and four AA batteries, you just download the free app and sync it with the home?s wireless network. Its perforated, brushed aluminum faceplate is designed to look good on almost all kinds of front doors. Furthermore, DoorBot works with the Lockitron, a gadget that fits over your deadbolt?s interior thumb button and allows you to check if your door is locked or unlocked from anywhere.

Built-in Speakers

Built-in speakers allow us to enjoy incredible sound in places where external speakers can?t be placed. They provide a stylish solution that integrates music into our Vancouver homes. Furthermore, Brian adds:

They?re also great to use with Apple?s AirPlay products and for stealth home theatre systems. There are tons of choices at all price points, including Polk Audio and B&W. If you?re looking for something distinctive, then Bang & Olufsen?s new built-in speakers might be for you. Either way, we can help find the right speaker for your ears, aesthetics, and budget.

The new Bang & Olufsen sound system includes the Beolab 15 speakers and the Beolap 16 subwoofer, which incorporate outstanding sound with discreet design. The speakers include a motorized tilt function that allows you to direct the sound exactly where you want. In addition, the tilt function allows you to change the direction of middle and high tones according to your preferences. The speaker automatically tilts back as soon as the device is turned off.

Bang & Olufsen?s Beolab 15

Phone Finder Apps

It seems like every Vancouverite has a smartphone and tablet, and we all spend a lot of time every day searching for our misplaced belongings ?especially these two devices. According to a study conducted by Lookout, a mobile security company, Americans lose an average of one cellphone per year. Losing a phone or tablet doesn?t mean only losing all data such as music, photos, apps, or contacts, but it also grants the person who has your smartphone or tablet access to your online accounts like Facebook, Twitter, and personal email ? and in the worst scenario, also Internet banking. Brian told us that there?s a way of avoiding such inconveniences:

Have no worries, as Apple has Find iPhone and there is Find My Phone for Android. Apple?s app is compatible with iPhone, iPads, iPods and even MacBooks. You can make it play a loud ring to find your device or to erase it if you think its stolen. Find My Phone covers your Android devices. These apps are very handy to keep a tab on your loved ones too if they are open to that. These apps are very powerful for elder care to help guard their independence, while still offering support when needed. Just remember to install the app and set it up now before you need it later!

As Brian pointed out, ?The need for owning multiple cars or any car at all is shrinking in Vancouver. With most homes here, parking is also getting tight. There are times when you just need a car for a quick trip though.? An innovative and sustainable solution for such situations are car shares and micro rentals. Together with Brian, we have chosen one of our favourites, Car2Go. They offer a network of several hundred environmentally compatible smart ?Car2Go edition? vehicles for rent. You can find the cars parked around the city using their smartphone apps. All you have to do is sign up for membership, and afterwards you just scan your card, use the car, and park the car when you?re done. Plus you only pay for the time you?re actually using the car.

The pick-up and drop-off area in Vancouver encompasses about 47 square kilometres. The south border follows 41st Avenue, while the north border follows the Burrard Inlet, the east border is located at Nanaimo Street, and the west border is at Alma Street.

Car2Go in Vancouver

Source: http://jaybanks.ca/vancouver-blog/2013/04/09/top-technology-home-trends-vancouver/

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