March 21, 2005
March 17, 2005
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You mean
other countries' flags are flammable? I thought only the American and Israeli flags would burn...
This Was Not Looting
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I have American flag burning and all the neonazis that burn flags. I do, however, think it is their right as protected under the constituion. The 1st amendment was originally to protect political speech. What is more political than burning a flag.
Though I hate it, we have to protect it in a free society.
just my 2 cents.
Posted by: Tom at March 18, 2005 08:01 PM (3aIPU)
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March 16, 2005
March 08, 2005
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This article on
Iraqi checkpoints is very informative. I urge anyone in Iraq to read it.
I'm not a crusader for or against abortion, but this article made me a little spooked. I had to read it many times, and I'm still not sure what it's saying. The UN considers abortion a human right? UN delegates oppose teaching adolescents both abstinence and proper condom use? I'm really weirded out.
(thanks to RWN for both articles)
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March 05, 2005
GUNNER PALACE
If you live anywhere near New York City, DC, Los Angeles or San Francisco, please go see
Gunner Palace. I need you to make it a hit so that it can come here to AAFES so I can see it. Either that or I have to track down Michael Tucker and make him give me a personal screening!
Read the story of the birth of this movie. Incredible...
MORE TO GROK:
Please read Tim's words here in the comment section. And read the whole story at Mudville.
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Sarah - I wonder if you will kindly post a special posting citing any of your readers who were faithful readers of the CPT Patti website.
You see...this is an answer to prayer. At this link http://gatorsix.blogspot.com/2004/05/special-request-of-cpt-patti-readers-i.html I asked CPT Patti readers to pray that Mike would get his film picked up by a distributor. I received many comments from folks who said they would. Now, it seems He has listened.
Me...I believe in answered prayer. Now I want other readers to have this proof as well.
We asked. God delivered.
May a lot of Americans who need to see this film.
Thanks.
Oh...by the way...CPT Patti and I are still clinging tight to one another...and thanking God for our reunion. Still.
I pray that you will have the same sort of experience very soon.
Posted by: Tim at March 05, 2005 09:23 PM (B/F5l)
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Sarah,
You'll be happy to know that the US Military Veterans of Columbia University, a student group composed entirely of US military veterans (duh), is now organizing a GROUP trip to watch Gunner Palace in NYC. And yes, the recommendation to see this movie was made to our Acting President by yours truly. FYI, for those of you who stereotype us Columbia students, USMilVetsCU's Acting President is a former Army Ranger who fought in Afghanistan during 2001-2002.
Eric
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I'm so happy to see the comment from Tim! Thrilled to hear he and Patti are doing so well. I thought of him the moment I heard this movie was ready for release. I remember his request for prayer, posted it at my place and gave thanks for the answer so quickly, so clearly.
I can't wait to see this film. I only hope it shows in Orlando or Tampa. I WILL make the drive.
Posted by: Tammi at March 06, 2005 08:21 AM (HaRi0)
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Sarah,
I have just happened upon your blog, coming from Blackfive and Mudville Gazette, and I have to compliment you and your writing.
I am an Army ROTC student with the Hoya Battalion of Georgetown University, and I wrote up my thoughts on Gunner Palace, after seeing it earlier this week.
This is an amazing film; and of course you have to see it -- I'm sure a screening video could be sent to you, the PR people for GP have been awesome, not just with Greyhawk and Blackfive, etc, but even with a lil' ole blogger like me.
Posted by: Andrew Watkins at March 06, 2005 09:24 AM (IW8Zk)
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If you haven't read Andrew's review of the movie go read it now.
Posted by: Toni at March 06, 2005 09:29 AM (q/Gzd)
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I desperately want to see this movie. I live in west Texas and the movie is not showing anywhere near here. I wish that the handling of it had been done differently so that those of us with love one's serving could see it.. I don't think it's fair. How did that stupid fat white man, Micheal Moore get his movie full of lies shown all over the place and Gunner Palace is only shown in a few places?
I can't wait to see it....God Bless The Men & Women of the US Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy, National Guard, Reserve,God Bless them All...
Posted by: 1AD Army Mom at March 06, 2005 02:22 PM (lZ8lX)
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I was lucky enough to get to see this movie at it's first previewing for the Stryker Brigades/families, as well as see Michael Tucker and one of the soldiers from the film answer questions. Excellent movie. I regret not thanking him in person for making an such an honest film about our soldiers.
Posted by: Julie Anna at March 06, 2005 09:04 PM (p9k2f)
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I had the privilege of seeing the premier of Gunner Palace this past weekend at the Angelica Theater in New York City. This is one of the most truthful documentaries of the war on Iraq! As an American who has a brother, Captain Jon Powers, that served 14 months in Iraq, I can attest that every day I looked for an email, or waited for a phone call. Everyday I watched CNN or Fox News to see if anything bad, or good, had happened in his sector of Baghdad. I watched my mother and father cry out of joy when my brother returned home, safe and sound. I also read the paper when attackers killed 150 Iraqi soldiers, men who are trying to work to stabilize their own country so that they may have it back, and it wasnÂ’t even worth front-page news. Bring this war back to the front pages, where it belongs. According to him, and his friends who served in Iraq, this movie hits the nail on the head as far as the American SoldierÂ’s opinion and feelings about this conflict. That is according to a soldier, not according to a critic, or according to a journalist.
It is important for AmericanÂ’s to see this movie. Some argue that the movie contradicts what they see on CNN or Fox News, well perhaps thatÂ’s because this war is slowly becoming second page news. Things arenÂ’t fine and dandy in Iraq, the war isnÂ’t over like people seem to believe. People are still dying in Iraq, weÂ’re already over 1,500 US service men and women who gave their lives for freedom, freedom not only in the US, but freedom in Iraq. These soldiers who are risking their lives every day deserve a chance to exercise their freedom of speech.
Every American, whether you are for or against the war, owes this to these soldiers. It’s because of these soldiers that we can so freely argue our own opinions on matters like war, politics, religion, or anything else for that matter. It’s because of these troops that we can say if we like or dislike a political figure and not have our hands chopped off, or mysteriously disappear. The director doesn’t have a political agenda here. People may watch this and say, “Oh it’s anti-war.” I frankly don’t see how you can go to war and come out thinking it’s a good thing. People are dying! How is that good? It doesn’t mean that it isn’t necessary in some cases.
If this movie if pro or anti anything, it is Pro-Soldier, and Anti-Silence. ItÂ’s anti-silence meaning that the talk of this war is becoming silence. ItÂ’s slowly slipping into 7th page news, behind Michael Jackson, Martha Stewart and Social Security. Some people may be tired of talking about the war, well guess what, these soldierÂ’s are probably tired of dying in that war, and tired of watching their friends die. The families of soldiers are tired of waiting for weekly emails or phone calls so that they know their husband, brother, mother, sister, son or daughter are still alive!
DonÂ’t watch this movie because youÂ’re for or against this war, watch it because the war is till important to our nation! Most AmericanÂ’s donÂ’t have a direct connection to the war, not every person on your block has a family member in the service like in the past wars (The World Wars, Korean Conflict, Vietnam). This movie gives every American that connection. It puts names and people to the numbers you hear on the news.
Posted by: Patrick Powers at March 07, 2005 04:54 PM (jNC27)
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Sarah,
Thank you for posting the information on Gunner Palace. The Director, Michael Tucker, is my younger brother. We are very proud of the work that Mike has done to promote this movie and to reach out to the soliders and their families. As Mike's sister, I can't tell what it means to see the blogger community stand by Mike and this amazing film. Thank you. I hope you get to see the film.
Carolyn
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February 27, 2005
1989
I'm too young to have seen some beautiful things. Thing #1 I missed out on was the space race; I'd give anything to have seen a man go to the moon. Thing #2 was 1989; I was just a dumb kid who had no idea of the significance.
1989: A Pivot of History
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Heh, yeah, I remember all that too. It was somewhat surreal, being in Germany when all that happened. I'll admit that the fall of the Soviet Union, though, was a bit more interesting from a grunt's point of view.
I was hanging out with a friend off post, watching TV, when it all started. Feeling somewhat nervous, and over the objections of his wife, we returned to the barracks, wondering if if there was going to be an alert.
There wasn't, probably so we wouldn't make anyone too nervous.
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I was a little kid during the space race. My mom would keep us home to watch it on TV. I remember sleeping on the floor in my parents' room - where the TV was - the night of the moon landing, so we wouldn't miss out. It was really neat.
I was in high school during the late 70's, when Congress sold out Vietnam, and President Malaise sold out the rest of us to totalitarianism. My first Presidential ballot was for Reagan in 1980 (I met GHWB during the primaries at a pancake breakfast in my home town.) I never, ever thought, up until it happened, that the USSR would fall apart so quickly and, mostly, painlessly. Never, ever. God does answer prayer, after all.
Posted by: Paulie at The Commons at February 28, 2005 01:31 PM (4KwiQ)
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The big lesson from 89 - the elite was wrong, wrong, wrong. All those brilliant, progressive new age thought leaders were full of shit.
Posted by: Walter E. Wallis at February 28, 2005 04:14 PM (7XPVo)
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I know a lot of people think it's lame, but I was 19 in 1990 when Jesus Jones came out with the the song "Right Here Right Now".
It still gives me goosebumps. I'm getting them right now thinking about it. However, the end of Communism was not the end of all global tyrrany.
Today is just as imporant a time. Imagine if this really is the point in history when democracy spreads worlwide. This will be the finish of totalitarianism on earth.
I hope somebody cool writes a song about it and captures everything correctly.
My guess is, they way the left pervades the entertainment world and how they're loathing all these people going free under Republican leadership, we'll have to expect any such song from a country singer.
Posted by: Sean at February 28, 2005 04:17 PM (YK/wN)
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Have Red 6 take you for a drive up to Fulda,then out to the old border OPs. We went on alert when it happened, and I still have my piece of the "single metal grid" fence... Check out the old KP stones (marked the border for the King of Prussia). It was high adventure when the refugees came flooding west, we didn't know if it was the opening moves of WW III or what.... Thank goodness my wife was two weeks late delivering my first born, she was due on the day the border opened.
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February 25, 2005
FEMALES
Awww, man.
Protein Wisdom linked to like every girl in the blogosphere except me...
Why don't more women blog? Who cares? Just read the stuff and laugh or learn or whatever, and stop worrying about whether the author is wearing pajamas or a nightgown. Stop getting so worked up over trivial crap. Geez.
Now excuse me while I go put on makeup and water my houseplants...
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February 19, 2005
February 17, 2005
LINKS
Heh, this is why
my hair is down to my waist!
When Liberals Are Honest About The War In Iraq
I like
Lileks today too.
Selfishness is bad, right?
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What drives the left absolutely mad is that they still have to mouth the "we support the troops but not the war" line. They dont support the troops. Truth be told, they would love to return to the days of yelling "Baby Killer" at returning soldiers. The Anheiser Busch ad from the Super Bowl with the soldiers in DCU's at the airport must have made them all sick to there stomachs. Thankfully most of us see through the Lefty BS.
Posted by: CPTHAM at February 17, 2005 03:02 PM (NMK3S)
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I'll let
Julian Sanchez respond to that 'When the left is honest' post:
No, seriously, was anyone else awake when the case for this war was being made back in 2002? Does anyone have the impression that a case consisting of the argument that it was worth going to war so Iraqis could have a nice democracy and purple fingers would've been greeted with anything but incredulous laughter? The debate over the wisdom of this war was over months ago. The neocons lost, badly. That wouldn't change if Iraq became a Middle Eastern Switzerland tomorrow. It wasn't a good enough reason to go to war when it was a vague possibility, it's not good enough now that it's a vague possibility we've moved a few steps toward, and it won't be good enough if it becomes a reality.
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February 14, 2005
February 12, 2005
DANG
I started feeling tears well up in my eyes as I read
this story. And then I let out a long, deliberate ho...ly...crap when I got to the punchline.
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Maybe it's because you'd already mentioned there was a surprise ending, but the minute I got to the part about a bullet through the heart I thought "Eh? What about that bullet proof vest?"
Posted by: Oda Mae at February 12, 2005 05:37 AM (zOJH0)
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Hi Sarah,
I was reading the story... and ... wait a minute!
I did hear it before - it was on the radio in Denver last week.
Could you belive this women?
Posted by: Agnieszka O. at February 13, 2005 01:31 AM (MUNUu)
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February 10, 2005
HEH
Steve of
Hog on Ice is a Native American, just like Ward Churchill.
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Me too. My great-grandfather's birth data in the family bible lists "Mother--unknown", code of the time in Texas for "Mother was Indian". Apache. So don't be messin' with ME!
Posted by: Bunker at February 10, 2005 07:29 AM (cyYKH)
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Turns out I'm not a native American, though a Hawaiian aborigine we don't actually count as native Americans.
Dangnabit, I want some of that free money!!!
Kalroy
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February 08, 2005
COOL
I've been meaning to point out something Oda Mae steered me towards:
Cox & Forkum's tribute to Ayn Rand
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The thing about Ayn Rand is that she should be hated by the Right on many counts. She is an atheist who derides Christianity angrily. She opposed democracy. In her personal life she was a hypocrite and an immoral coward - she was an immigrant but railed on the evils of immigration, she cheated on her husband with Nathaniel Branden, she was a drug addict hooked on speed, she preached an arch-individualistic ideology, but developed an organization of followers adhering to a cult like following. Worst, she embodied the thought of Nietzche, who was both the father of the modern left's ideology, as well as an inspiration for the Nazis. On top of all that, she was a horrible writer - her characters were cardboard cutouts who engaged in incessant and unbearable rants disguised as monologues. If you look kat the actions of her heros, rather than just their words, they were really just as despicable as her villains.
I realize that it is CPC (Conservative Politically Correct) to be a Rand fan, but I just don't get it. At least there are some conservatives that get what an odious figure she was:
http://www.nationalreview.com/flashback/flashback200501050715.asp
Posted by: VOT at February 08, 2005 04:49 PM (sWOH9)
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One other thing I meant to add that in the Fountainhead she justified r a p e! That is truly sick. Rand spits in the face of family values.
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Hmmm, AyN Rand is useful up to a certain point, beyond which the partakers seem to end up being somewhat inhuman. I appreciate the theory but found the practice in the Rand form as somewhat distasteful. Probably because I have a bit of faith. Cold Hearted is the word that comes to mind. But since I avoided delving deep into it, I don't know whether I am really blessed or unknowing. But I still found the synopsis interesting.
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FIGHT
Bunker pointed out a great
post by Michael Totten. The hook:
Believe me, you donÂ’t know what a tense political fight feels like until the person yelling at you is from a country you recently bombed and currently occupy.
It's was a very interesting evening. And don't miss the Iraqi's one sentence summary of feelings towards the US.
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THANK YOU
I know it was a commercial and it was staged, but it sure choked me up. We OCONUS folks can watch the Anheuser-Busch Super Bowl ad
here. I don't care if we are in Germany; Budweiser is still the king of beers.
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We CONUS folks here got all choked up, too. It was a very touching tribute, staged or not.
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February 06, 2005
ELECTION
My friend sent me a wonderful email forward:
To all,
Rarely do I send emails to everyone in the command. I highly suggest you take 3 minutes and 12 seconds (the length of this video) out of your day to view the fruits of your labor. With all the negative spin and focused attention on the struggles, difficulties, and bloodshed going on in Iraq, this should be a true verification of what the REALISM is behind our sacrifice and dedication as American Soldiers. As an augmented Special Forces guy on the ground in Iraq during the early part of the war, I saw it every single day. But trying to communicate what that is like, is often difficult. If this doesn't make you proud to be an American, and TREASURE what we have built here in the United States, now alive and well in Iraq, then nothing will. To each and all who have given everything to uphold, support, and defend FREEDOM THROUGH MILITARY VICTORY, I offer my personal thanks for a job WELL DONE.
http://adamkeiper.blogs.com/comparevideo/files/Iraq_Election.wmv
Very Respectfully,
LCDR Keith Harrison, USN
So go watch it. And smile.
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February 04, 2005
QUICKIES
-- When, when, WHEN is Viagra "medically necessary"? I honestly can't figure it out. Medicare is now going to
pay for Viagra only when it's necessary, but when in the heck is that? Please explain it to me, because I can't quite figure it out.
-- The German economy is the worst it's been since Hitler came to power. Heh, just wait until troop realignment!
-- Janeane Garofalo was disgusted that Republicans wore blue ink to the State of the Union. Naturally, she managed to compare them to Nazis. How can a show of solidarity like that be disgusting? Yale students did the same, and I would've done it too if I had thought of it. I think it's a wonderful display of support. What a grumpy old bitch Garofalo is.
-- And my favorite news bit from today: U.S. General Says It Is 'Fun to Shoot Some People'. Always a touchy subject to bring up, but you've read Red 6's blog; true soldiers love battle. My husband said once that getting his soldiers to go on regular missions is like pulling teeth, but offer them the slight chance that they might get into a fight and they're immediately all business. Many bloggers have said that the hardest thing about war is not enjoying killing, but no one has quite voiced this truth like LTG Mattis. And who could be easier to kill than the people who oppress and abuse women, force the handicapped into suicide bomb vests, and behead prisoners? It's not hard to dehumanize this enemy.
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I think that Janeane Garofalo must be a seriously depressed woman, and she used to be so funny. I really liked her characters in movies, always the smart and funny chick. I haven't seen her in any movies lately...she has a Michael-Moore-like obsession to bring Bush down...but that animosity is so ugly to so many people. The bitterness is alienating many people. I can remember that even Jon Stewart was shocked when she came on his show last summer and declared that a vote for Bush would be indication of a character flaw. I think Stewart found her amusing, and liked the controversy, but he really didn't quite know what to say to that.
Posted by: calivalleygirl at February 04, 2005 05:20 AM (1+lJb)
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I don't know, but it just seems to me that using Viagra is like corking the bat.
Posted by: SSG Pooh at February 04, 2005 03:04 PM (fqvpi)
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Even we peace-time soldiers (especially we peace-time soldiers who attend liberal ivy league universities) know some thoughts ought to stay within the family. Not because they're necessarily immoral, wrong or evil, but because context matters.
Posted by: Eric at February 05, 2005 12:34 PM (D85c4)
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The only references to Nazis are by the people at World Net Daily. You are being suckered by people trying to stir up a phony controversy.
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http://over.artsculpture.org/nudedisneytoons/ fistheaterstiniest
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http://home.loan-boat.com/georgia_car_loans/
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http://cash.caclbca.org/3657071/ europeanfranticallylooks
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January 09, 2005
DONATE
Last week I donated for the tsunami via Amazon, but I didn't give that much and I knew I was being a bit stingy. After reading
this post today on the ineffectiveness of the Red Cross, I went and gave a little more via
World Vision. If you haven't given anything but still want to, perhaps Hugh Hewitt's endorsement will persuade you...
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Any comments about
this?
Posted by: Sitzpinkel at January 09, 2005 04:23 AM (dMqmM)
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You might try Americares as a charity. It does good
work in all types of disasters and their overhead is extremely low. www.americares.org Thanks, rimholz
Posted by: Rosie at January 09, 2005 05:05 PM (kaTPV)
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Just as an FYI, "World Vision" in Australia refused donations from a gaming company because they thought that gaming was evil or something like that.
That a charity would refuse $500,000 AU based on those principles I find disturbing.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1275766.htm
Aside from that, though, they're an effective charity. Not as effective as "Save the Children", but...
http://www.savethechildren.org/radio_asia_earthquake.asp?StationPub=hp_radio_asia_earthq&ArticleID=&NewsID=
Posted by: Sean at January 09, 2005 10:29 PM (cl3Om)
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Went to see "Mama Mia" today at the Civic Center. After the performance the cast members collected money for Save the Children. This is being done by all the theater companies who are performing "Mama Mia" throughout the world. Thought that was kinda' neat.
Your mama
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January 04, 2005
WHIMSY
I really do enjoy contemplating how insignificant human beings really are. It's fascinating. More on Mother Nature's whimsy
here.
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