Looking to get a degree in IT?
I was wondering how to go about doing this? I mean i come from South Africa, I have been living in USA for 4 years now and I want to get a solid education. I enjoy computers. I know nothing about credits or colleges and stuff like that. I want to get my bachelors in IT and then my masters after that. I dont however want to take 2 years learning English, History, Math, and that kind of stuff. My wife is enrolled in TCC and she is going for an associates degree in general studies and these are some of her subjects she has to take. I am not interested in History and i completely suck at Math. I am also unsure of what courses to take. Like web design? Programming (sounds very hard). I enjoy networking, troubleshooting, Software and a little hardware but im open to anything really. I would like to make lots of money with this as well. I mean if I have Masters Degree in IT, I should make a killing right? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks
Higher Education (University +) - 2 Answers
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It sounds like you'll want a trade school like DeVry or ITT Tech where you learn only those classes needed to complete a certificate or associate's degree in a specific area, like tech support. If you go to a traditional college for a bachelor's, you are required to take general education classes in all subject areas to make you a more well-rounded educated person. IT covers many areas, but what you are describing what you want to do is tech support or web design. Do don't need a bachelor's or master's for that. Just take a couple of courses at a community college or a tech trade school, and you will be ready for a job. If you do pursue a tradition bachelor's and master's expect heavy work in a lot of science, math classes, and even business classes.
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Saturday, December 28, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Why do *certain people think that the tribal people of the world WANT to be "westernized"?
Why do *certain people think that the tribal people of the world WANT to be "westernized"?
They don't. Why do so many people here think that just because someone is not living in a house that's way too large for them, and eating McDonalds everyday while wasting their life away behind a cubicle because they have to make money for others, is better than those who just prefer a different kind of life? I always hear people say this. Like they look down on tribal groups of the world. Assuming they are somehow stupid, when they aren't at all. These people choose to stay in tribes and be nomadic. Even in places like Africa, in many places they have made it so tribal children have to go to school, and the kids come back to their lives once they're finished. Its preferred over "modern" living. That's why they still do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQEYiCzmpOw Tribal/Nomadic people around the world, from South America to Africa, Asia, EUROPE, and the Middle East all know of the modern world. They get tourists and anthropologists who come to see how they live, and bring their cameras and language, and different foods and clothing. They prefer to live how they do. Simple as that. Why do some people look down on it like its stupid?
Other - Cultures & Groups - 4 Answers
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They dont choose to be that way, they just are. They are too stupid to advance as a society. Other people around the world advance as a society when they can find a way to make food without having to hunt and gather. They dont "choose" to be that primitive, they just are. And yes they would prefer to have our lifestyle if they knew about it. Honestly why do us black people try to make excuses for our primitive people?
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I do admire those people that choose to cling on to their traditional ways..they've survived for thousands of years living the way they do so I don't see why they should change. I especially admire the uncontacted tribes of the world, though there are very few of them.
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Its called being literate. Many monks in China are also not into western culture. BUT they are wise and literate. Not like some primitive apes foraging off the land. We are humans, we have a brain. We pass knowledge and progress down from generation to generation. If that does not appeal to you, then you do all your ancestors who braved nature just to evolve the brain size you have today a disservice. All religions, emphasize knowledge and literacy. Ignorance and primitivity is shunned. _Why do lions use their claws? Why do Elephants use their trunks? Why do humans use their brains? Natures way. We evolved to fit ecological roles.
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Ethnocentrism. Because people view cultures outside of their own as being strange. We often think, why would anyone want to live like THAT when they can live like THIS? I mean, I'm guilty of doing it sometimes... However, I have to remind myself that that's all that they know. That's their life and they may also view MY way of life as being strange as well. There's a tribe in Brazil that finds plucking eyebrow and eyelash hairs from their partner's face arousing. That's weird as hell to me, but to them... It's normal, it's their way.
They don't. Why do so many people here think that just because someone is not living in a house that's way too large for them, and eating McDonalds everyday while wasting their life away behind a cubicle because they have to make money for others, is better than those who just prefer a different kind of life? I always hear people say this. Like they look down on tribal groups of the world. Assuming they are somehow stupid, when they aren't at all. These people choose to stay in tribes and be nomadic. Even in places like Africa, in many places they have made it so tribal children have to go to school, and the kids come back to their lives once they're finished. Its preferred over "modern" living. That's why they still do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQEYiCzmpOw Tribal/Nomadic people around the world, from South America to Africa, Asia, EUROPE, and the Middle East all know of the modern world. They get tourists and anthropologists who come to see how they live, and bring their cameras and language, and different foods and clothing. They prefer to live how they do. Simple as that. Why do some people look down on it like its stupid?
Other - Cultures & Groups - 4 Answers
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They dont choose to be that way, they just are. They are too stupid to advance as a society. Other people around the world advance as a society when they can find a way to make food without having to hunt and gather. They dont "choose" to be that primitive, they just are. And yes they would prefer to have our lifestyle if they knew about it. Honestly why do us black people try to make excuses for our primitive people?
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I do admire those people that choose to cling on to their traditional ways..they've survived for thousands of years living the way they do so I don't see why they should change. I especially admire the uncontacted tribes of the world, though there are very few of them.
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Its called being literate. Many monks in China are also not into western culture. BUT they are wise and literate. Not like some primitive apes foraging off the land. We are humans, we have a brain. We pass knowledge and progress down from generation to generation. If that does not appeal to you, then you do all your ancestors who braved nature just to evolve the brain size you have today a disservice. All religions, emphasize knowledge and literacy. Ignorance and primitivity is shunned. _Why do lions use their claws? Why do Elephants use their trunks? Why do humans use their brains? Natures way. We evolved to fit ecological roles.
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Ethnocentrism. Because people view cultures outside of their own as being strange. We often think, why would anyone want to live like THAT when they can live like THIS? I mean, I'm guilty of doing it sometimes... However, I have to remind myself that that's all that they know. That's their life and they may also view MY way of life as being strange as well. There's a tribe in Brazil that finds plucking eyebrow and eyelash hairs from their partner's face arousing. That's weird as hell to me, but to them... It's normal, it's their way.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
{Day 4} BHM Appreciation Thread..?
{Day 4} BHM Appreciation Thread..?
**WARNING, this is a good read, but it is a long read << hint for the non readers to hit the back button, i dont expect anyone to read the whole thing, but bits and pieces will get you a pretty good understanding..feel free to leave any thoughts/comments about this person Today is gonna be more of an "introduction" to someone you may or not heard of.. As you will find out, this person wasnt the traditional black hero you think of, or even a hero at that, but a woman who was basically a victim of her own body. Here's her story; Sara (Saartjie) Baartman, was born in the Eastern Cape in 1789 to a Khoisan family (in present day South Africa). The Khoisans played a big role in shaping South Africa's past and present, but during that specific time, The Dutch hunted down and killed members of the Khoisans because they were considered a "threat" to settlers. Now, Sara was a slave, but in 1810 at the age of 20 she was sold to a British Doctor who told her she could make alot of money showing off her body to the Europeans, so she was put on a ship and sent to London. There, she was put on display in a building and she was forced to parade around naked in circuses. She was displayed at bars, museums, even at universities. Details about Khosians; they are described as having 'honey-colored' skin, and they store their body fats in the lower back area, rather than thighs n belly, so yea...beyonce dont got nothin on them. But back to the story, their body types were natural for them, but Europeans used them as excuses to stereotype Blacks. In London, Sara paraded naked on a stage 2 feet high, led by her keeper, and exhibited like a wild beast. She walked, sat, or stood when ordered. After 4 years in London, Baartman was given to a showman of wild animals in Paris, she was often handled by an animal trainer, and her movements were described by a general as “"something brusque and capricious about them that recalled those of monkeys." It really is a shame to me that scientific papers were written about Sara Baartman to “prove†the superiority of the white race. Sara died in Paris in 1816, a poor prostitute, and an alcoholic. She became known as the “Venus Hottenhot†which was meant as a derogatory term to describe Khosians of South Africa. However she did not even get a decent burial. Her body was plastered, she was dissected, and her organs, genitals, and brain were conserved. To sum it all up, this is really a story of a woman, whose natural body caused her humiliation from those not understanding, I mean, she was treated like an animal for reasons beyond any of us. There is a lot more info about Sara Baartman out there on the web if you want to take the initiative to learn more, I just wanted to help bring more of her struggle out to those interested..here’s some pics also http://www.stanford.edu/~jbaugh/saw/studentphoto/Scenery/SartjieBaartman.JPG http://www.westminster.gov.uk/archives/images/celebrating17.jpg http://www.nathanielturner.com/images/New_Folder/Baartleton.jpg and thanks Sam for providing me with her name, and background info regarding her, I may have never read about Sara Baartman..
Rap and Hip-Hop - 9 Answers
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HNIC does it again. I read it all, but didn't click on the links.
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thank you for spreading the word brother
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Wow...it's such a shame what people could force u to do back in those days....but sh*t it still goes on. Not to sound racist but white ppl (some) still think they are the superior race. This really is an interesting read...I only hope that everyone will actually read the whole thing.
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Lol at Beyonce didn't have anything on her. This is a poem for Sara Baartman that I really liked: I've come to take you home - home, remember the veld? the lush green grass beneath the big oak trees the air is cool there and the sun does not burn. I have made your bed at the foot of the hill, your blankets are covered in buchu and mint, the proteas stand in yellow and white and the water in the stream chuckle sing-songs as it hobbles along over little stones. I have come to wrench you away - away from the poking eyes of the man-made monster who lives in the dark with his clutches of imperialism who dissects your body bit by bit who likens your soul to that of Satan and declares himself the ultimate god! I have come to soothe your heavy heart I offer my bosom to your weary soul I will cover your face with the palms of my hands I will run my lips over lines in your neck I will feast my eyes on the beauty of you and I will sing for you for I have come to bring you peace. I have come to take you home where the ancient mountains shout your name. I have made your bed at the foot of the hill, your blankets are covered in buchu and mint, the proteas stand in yellow and white - I have come to take you home where I will sing for you for you have brought me peace." Also, I really recommend that ya'll do your own research to find more info on her. The findings are mind boggling. Anywho, good job HNIC.
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Thanks for sharing this info. I never heard of her actually. After reading this, I thought about all the video girls who shake their assess just to get fame. It comes with a price. "Beyonce don't got nothing on them." I like that line. LOL!
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dang, I didnt know that....I feel really bad about what happened to her and what she had to go through...It makes me think of the video vixens (like superhead), who think its okay to gyrate half naked just because they're getting paid... ladies, Saartjie didnt have a choice, but you do! quit blaming men for your actions, and if you respect yourself you will earn respect from others..(Im speaking in general)
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Yea I remember this story...I think it was either in the Source or the Washington Post that did an article on it...The white folk were amazed at how big her hindparts were...lol so she was pretty much a side show act for for them to see. I read that when she died they posted her body parts up in a museum in Europe or something like that.
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Up until now I've never heard about this lady. Back then anything that was different from European decent was considered freakish. It's interesting how the tables are turning and now a big butt, and lips are considered desirable by women of all races. I like the reference above to the video vixens. I think that the black womans body is still put on display as a freak show, of course with different intentions, none the less it's still a freak show.
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that is one of the most awful stories I've heard in a long time... it still bewilders me how people could ever be so in-humane and cruel to another person... it really does.. i am truly glad that i wasn't born in those times... the injustice is immeasurable.
**WARNING, this is a good read, but it is a long read << hint for the non readers to hit the back button, i dont expect anyone to read the whole thing, but bits and pieces will get you a pretty good understanding..feel free to leave any thoughts/comments about this person Today is gonna be more of an "introduction" to someone you may or not heard of.. As you will find out, this person wasnt the traditional black hero you think of, or even a hero at that, but a woman who was basically a victim of her own body. Here's her story; Sara (Saartjie) Baartman, was born in the Eastern Cape in 1789 to a Khoisan family (in present day South Africa). The Khoisans played a big role in shaping South Africa's past and present, but during that specific time, The Dutch hunted down and killed members of the Khoisans because they were considered a "threat" to settlers. Now, Sara was a slave, but in 1810 at the age of 20 she was sold to a British Doctor who told her she could make alot of money showing off her body to the Europeans, so she was put on a ship and sent to London. There, she was put on display in a building and she was forced to parade around naked in circuses. She was displayed at bars, museums, even at universities. Details about Khosians; they are described as having 'honey-colored' skin, and they store their body fats in the lower back area, rather than thighs n belly, so yea...beyonce dont got nothin on them. But back to the story, their body types were natural for them, but Europeans used them as excuses to stereotype Blacks. In London, Sara paraded naked on a stage 2 feet high, led by her keeper, and exhibited like a wild beast. She walked, sat, or stood when ordered. After 4 years in London, Baartman was given to a showman of wild animals in Paris, she was often handled by an animal trainer, and her movements were described by a general as “"something brusque and capricious about them that recalled those of monkeys." It really is a shame to me that scientific papers were written about Sara Baartman to “prove†the superiority of the white race. Sara died in Paris in 1816, a poor prostitute, and an alcoholic. She became known as the “Venus Hottenhot†which was meant as a derogatory term to describe Khosians of South Africa. However she did not even get a decent burial. Her body was plastered, she was dissected, and her organs, genitals, and brain were conserved. To sum it all up, this is really a story of a woman, whose natural body caused her humiliation from those not understanding, I mean, she was treated like an animal for reasons beyond any of us. There is a lot more info about Sara Baartman out there on the web if you want to take the initiative to learn more, I just wanted to help bring more of her struggle out to those interested..here’s some pics also http://www.stanford.edu/~jbaugh/saw/studentphoto/Scenery/SartjieBaartman.JPG http://www.westminster.gov.uk/archives/images/celebrating17.jpg http://www.nathanielturner.com/images/New_Folder/Baartleton.jpg and thanks Sam for providing me with her name, and background info regarding her, I may have never read about Sara Baartman..
Rap and Hip-Hop - 9 Answers
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HNIC does it again. I read it all, but didn't click on the links.
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thank you for spreading the word brother
3 :
Wow...it's such a shame what people could force u to do back in those days....but sh*t it still goes on. Not to sound racist but white ppl (some) still think they are the superior race. This really is an interesting read...I only hope that everyone will actually read the whole thing.
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Lol at Beyonce didn't have anything on her. This is a poem for Sara Baartman that I really liked: I've come to take you home - home, remember the veld? the lush green grass beneath the big oak trees the air is cool there and the sun does not burn. I have made your bed at the foot of the hill, your blankets are covered in buchu and mint, the proteas stand in yellow and white and the water in the stream chuckle sing-songs as it hobbles along over little stones. I have come to wrench you away - away from the poking eyes of the man-made monster who lives in the dark with his clutches of imperialism who dissects your body bit by bit who likens your soul to that of Satan and declares himself the ultimate god! I have come to soothe your heavy heart I offer my bosom to your weary soul I will cover your face with the palms of my hands I will run my lips over lines in your neck I will feast my eyes on the beauty of you and I will sing for you for I have come to bring you peace. I have come to take you home where the ancient mountains shout your name. I have made your bed at the foot of the hill, your blankets are covered in buchu and mint, the proteas stand in yellow and white - I have come to take you home where I will sing for you for you have brought me peace." Also, I really recommend that ya'll do your own research to find more info on her. The findings are mind boggling. Anywho, good job HNIC.
5 :
Thanks for sharing this info. I never heard of her actually. After reading this, I thought about all the video girls who shake their assess just to get fame. It comes with a price. "Beyonce don't got nothing on them." I like that line. LOL!
6 :
dang, I didnt know that....I feel really bad about what happened to her and what she had to go through...It makes me think of the video vixens (like superhead), who think its okay to gyrate half naked just because they're getting paid... ladies, Saartjie didnt have a choice, but you do! quit blaming men for your actions, and if you respect yourself you will earn respect from others..(Im speaking in general)
7 :
Yea I remember this story...I think it was either in the Source or the Washington Post that did an article on it...The white folk were amazed at how big her hindparts were...lol so she was pretty much a side show act for for them to see. I read that when she died they posted her body parts up in a museum in Europe or something like that.
8 :
Up until now I've never heard about this lady. Back then anything that was different from European decent was considered freakish. It's interesting how the tables are turning and now a big butt, and lips are considered desirable by women of all races. I like the reference above to the video vixens. I think that the black womans body is still put on display as a freak show, of course with different intentions, none the less it's still a freak show.
9 :
that is one of the most awful stories I've heard in a long time... it still bewilders me how people could ever be so in-humane and cruel to another person... it really does.. i am truly glad that i wasn't born in those times... the injustice is immeasurable.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Does anyone else notice that national geographic channel is actually a racist porn industry?
Does anyone else notice that national geographic channel is actually a racist porn industry?
so is travel channel. They have series and shows, its about different clans and tribes in africa or south american amazon rainforrest. They lied to the viewers and says it's about exploring other cultures, but thats just bull crap because all I see are naked people. And thats what these channels are doing, they are selling porn in secret yet right infront of our eyes. And they censored nothing, only time they give parental discription is when the villagers are going to slay an animal other then that u can see sacking boobs, big penises, butts, virgina, you name it everything. They are disrespecting other people's culture why not give them some clothing while filming? These big businesses are disgusting, they are insulting other people and they are insulting me as a viewer. Because they lied to viewers like me by saying it is educational and force me to watch their porn then they would make money out of viewers ratings. Who else is with me on this one? As americans we have to stop this cultural exploitation of porno industries and their disreguard of other people's culture. superior intellect then why do they give it a rated 14 or PG? only time the parent warning appears is when they hunt animal and kill it for food. But the whole entire show naked people everywhere and none censored, and you telling me that its my imagineation? where the **** are the parental watch group? they complains shows like jerry springer or HBO night time but when they put a program about nake people and its rated PG and says it is "educational" all of a sudden everyone is ok with it. come on what kind of bull shit is that
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Really? I always thought it was MTV that ws racist and pornographic
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It's you and your mentality that's making it "pornographic". They are showing you how other people live around the world and other people's lifestyles and if you are not mature enough to actually understand the purpose of the show than you should just change the channel.
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Tard
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You can see virgina, OMG. LOL.
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its all for whites
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Only to immature people like yourself
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Where are the rights of these poor africans they should get paid the same amount of money as any other porn artist, this ain't right. AND well now that i am aware of this i will watch the national geographic channel more often! ^_^ thanx! except for the racist part that ain't right
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"Superior intellect" is completely right. Its not porn, there's nothing sexual in what they are doing. ::NEWSFLASH:: some other cultures DONT wear clothes! Its like saying they have nothing to teach us because they dont wear what we wear. Why would they tell them to put on our idea of whats right, our western clothes. That's awfully ignorant. If you dont want to watch it then, dont. Wow. that was easy. Taking responsibility for your own actions. Who woulda thought..... LOL @ "forcing me to watch their porn".. Its almost like the remote control becomes handcuffs, huh!!!
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so is travel channel. They have series and shows, its about different clans and tribes in africa or south american amazon rainforrest. They lied to the viewers and says it's about exploring other cultures, but thats just bull crap because all I see are naked people. And thats what these channels are doing, they are selling porn in secret yet right infront of our eyes. And they censored nothing, only time they give parental discription is when the villagers are going to slay an animal other then that u can see sacking boobs, big penises, butts, virgina, you name it everything. They are disrespecting other people's culture why not give them some clothing while filming? These big businesses are disgusting, they are insulting other people and they are insulting me as a viewer. Because they lied to viewers like me by saying it is educational and force me to watch their porn then they would make money out of viewers ratings. Who else is with me on this one? As americans we have to stop this cultural exploitation of porno industries and their disreguard of other people's culture. superior intellect then why do they give it a rated 14 or PG? only time the parent warning appears is when they hunt animal and kill it for food. But the whole entire show naked people everywhere and none censored, and you telling me that its my imagineation? where the **** are the parental watch group? they complains shows like jerry springer or HBO night time but when they put a program about nake people and its rated PG and says it is "educational" all of a sudden everyone is ok with it. come on what kind of bull shit is that
Other - Cultures & Groups - 8 Answers
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Really? I always thought it was MTV that ws racist and pornographic
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It's you and your mentality that's making it "pornographic". They are showing you how other people live around the world and other people's lifestyles and if you are not mature enough to actually understand the purpose of the show than you should just change the channel.
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Tard
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You can see virgina, OMG. LOL.
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its all for whites
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Only to immature people like yourself
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Where are the rights of these poor africans they should get paid the same amount of money as any other porn artist, this ain't right. AND well now that i am aware of this i will watch the national geographic channel more often! ^_^ thanx! except for the racist part that ain't right
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"Superior intellect" is completely right. Its not porn, there's nothing sexual in what they are doing. ::NEWSFLASH:: some other cultures DONT wear clothes! Its like saying they have nothing to teach us because they dont wear what we wear. Why would they tell them to put on our idea of whats right, our western clothes. That's awfully ignorant. If you dont want to watch it then, dont. Wow. that was easy. Taking responsibility for your own actions. Who woulda thought..... LOL @ "forcing me to watch their porn".. Its almost like the remote control becomes handcuffs, huh!!!
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