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<title><![CDATA[Central Park South &amp; 5th - Chapter 1]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Central Park South &amp; 5th Chapter One &#8211; Family Matters 6:00pm 12-28-2009 I just got off the]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WJC: BLias not concerned about US penalties]]></title>
<link>http://futureconsiderationsdotca.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/wjc-blias-not-concerned-about-us-penalties/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Vickers</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[From Adam Kimmelman of NHL.com: The first two games for the United States at the 2010 World Junior C]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://futureconsiderationsdotca.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/johnson1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1310" title="johnson1" src="http://futureconsiderationsdotca.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/johnson1.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="170" /></a>From <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=511381" target="_blank">Adam Kimmelman of NHL.com</a>:</p>
<p>The first two games for the United States at the 2010 World Junior Championship have started in similar fashion &#8212; a slow start and a couple penalties in the first period, followed by vastly improved play over the final 40 minutes.</p>
<p>Coach Dean Blais, however, said he wouldn&#8217;t change very much from his team&#8217;s start, especially not the early penalties.</p>
<p>&#8220;Wasn&#8217;t a lack of discipline,&#8221; Blais told NHL.com from Saskatoon, Sask. &#8220;Says on the score sheet that we&#8217;re leading in penalties, but they&#8217;ve been as disciplined as we want to see them.&#8221;</p>
<p>Actually, the U.S. is second in penalties, with 41 minutes (three fewer than Austria), and U.S. forward Tyler Johnson leads the tournament with 25 penalty minutes &#8212; although they really aren&#8217;t all his. Johnson was mistakenly given a game-misconduct in Saturday&#8217;s opener that should have been assessed to Jason Zucker. But Blais said Johnson&#8217;s quiet acceptance of the mistake is a sign of his team&#8217;s restraint.<!--more--></p>
<p>Blais said the aggressive forecheck he&#8217;s installed has been going just the way he wants it. And while that aggression has led to penalties, he says it&#8217;s a more than fair trade-off.</p>
<p>&#8220;When you play physical you&#8217;re going to get a penalty or two,&#8221; he said. &#8220;When you play with energy you&#8217;re going to get a call or two. You start getting the guys being afraid to finish checks and hit, you&#8217;ve lost them. We want 70-80 hits a game and with that there&#8217;s going to be penalties.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=511381" target="_blank">Read on</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Your Album Here, by Artist]]></title>
<link>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/your-album-here-by-artist/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zucker</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[FC WJC: Johnson found not guilty]]></title>
<link>http://futureconsiderationsdotca.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/fc-wjc-johnson-found-not-guilty/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron Vickers</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Team USA forward Tyler Johnson couldn’t wait to step on World Junior Championship ice to help avenge]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://futureconsiderationsdotca.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/johnson1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1310" title="johnson1" src="http://futureconsiderationsdotca.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/johnson1.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="170" /></a>Team USA forward Tyler Johnson couldn’t wait to step on World Junior Championship ice to help avenge a disappointing fifth place finish he was a part of one year ago in Ottawa.</p>
<p>His stay in the American’s opener against Slovakia was a brief one, though.</p>
<p>Just minutes into the game, Johnson was assessed a five-minute major penalty for high sticking defenseman Martin Stajnoch. The Slovak needed to be helped from the ice while Johnson was escorted off himself, given a game misconduct.</p>
<p>But Johnson wasn’t the guilty party. The offender? Jason Zucker.<!--more--></p>
<p>“It actually wasn’t Johnson who took the penalty,” Jordan Schroeder said post-game. “They got the wrong guy.”</p>
<p>The unlucky Johnson, one of just three returning players for the Americans, was caught off guard by the referee’s assessment of the situation.</p>
<p>“I was pretty surprised,” Johnson admitted. “I didn’t know what was going on but they’re humans, they make mistakes. There’s nothing I can do about it.”</p>
<p>A language barrier didn’t help the English-speaking Johnson, either, when trying to plead his case with a pair of Russian officials.</p>
<p>“I asked why it was me or what I did,” said Johnson. “I can’t blame them.”</p>
<p>Johnson, while frustrated, was understanding of the existing language barrier.</p>
<p>“If I was in Russia I wouldn’t be able to speak their language either. It’s something you just have to deal with.”</p>
<p>The American squad dealt with it well, disposing of the crowd-favoured Slovaks 7-3 despite trailing 2-0 moments after Johnson’s ejection.</p>
<p>“(It was) unfortunate for him, but it shows what kind of team we are,” said Schroeder. “It showed a lot of character out of the team.”</p>
<p>“I think our team is very capable of beating any team at this tournament and we showed it,” added Johnson.</p>
<p>Johnson will be able to make his return to the tournament today when the Americans host Switzerland at 3 central.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[First Date, First Kiss]]></title>
<link>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/first-date-first-kiss/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zucker</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[BSR Overheard]]></title>
<link>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/bsr-overheard/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zucker</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I have no tolerance for mismatched socks. No tolerance. No tolerance for mismatched socks. I have no]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Christmas Spirit in Boston - 2009]]></title>
<link>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/christmas-spirit-in-boston-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zucker</dc:creator>
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<link>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/dusty-paperclips/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zucker</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Psychiatry's civil war]]></title>
<link>http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/psychiatrys-civil-war/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Helen G</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[New Scientist magazine has published a lengthy article &#8211; Psychiatry&#8217;s civil war &#8211; ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/dsmivtr-167x227.jpg"><img src="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/dsmivtr-167x227.jpg?w=110" alt="" title="DSM-IV TR" width="110" height="150" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3625" /></a><em>New Scientist</em> magazine has published a lengthy article &#8211; <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427381.300-psychiatrys-civil-war.html?full=true">Psychiatry&#8217;s civil war</a> &#8211; about the proposed revision of the <a href="http://allpsych.com/disorders/dsm.html">Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders</a> and the <em>&#8220;open conflict [which] has broken out among the upper echelons of US psychiatry&#8221;</em> regarding the attempt to <em>&#8220;extend definitions of mental illnesses so broadly that tens of millions of people will be given unnecessary and risky drugs&#8221;</em>.</p>
<p>(<strong>Note:</strong> Since the article was posted, the American Psychiatric Association has <a href="http://www.psych.org/MainMenu/Newsroom/NewsReleases/2009NewsReleases/DSM-5-Publication-Date-Moved-.aspx">announced</a> that the publication of DSM-V will be delayed until May 2013 to <em>&#8220;allow more time for public review, field trials and revisions&#8221;</em>.)</p>
<p>The whole article is worth reading, but in particular it has this to say about the redefinition of <em>gender identity</em>:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>We are who we say we are</strong></p>
<p>Is history repeating itself? That&#8217;s the question facing psychiatrists considering how gender identity should be defined in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSM-V">DSM-V</a>. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Psychiatric_Association">APA</a> has a legacy of uneasy relations with the lesbian, gay and transgender community, having included homosexuality in the DSM&#8217;s list of psychiatric disorders until 1973. Some transgender activists want issues of gender identity kicked off the list of mental illnesses too.</p>
<p>These activists are up in arms over the membership of DSM-V&#8217;s sexual and gender identity disorders work group, in particular the selection of <a href="http://www.tsroadmap.com/info/kenneth-zucker.html">Kenneth Zucker</a> of the University of Toronto, Canada, as its chair. Zucker is reviled by some transgender activists for his work on therapy to reorient children who feel that they were born into the wrong sex. An <a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/objection-to-dsm-v-committee-members-on-gender-identity-disorders?page=184">online petition</a> objecting to the work group&#8217;s composition has more than 9500 signatures.</p>
<p>The group is nevertheless likely to recommend changes that could actually ease tensions. One of these is a change in the name of a diagnosis that as currently phrased is inherently offensive to transgender people. &#8220;&#8216;Gender identity disorder&#8217; falsely implies that the gender identities of gender variant people are in themselves disordered,&#8221; says Kelley Winters, founder of <a href="http://gidreform.org/">GID Reform Advocates</a>.</p>
<p>The work group has not yet revealed its proposed name, but &#8220;disorder&#8221; will be dropped. &#8220;We&#8217;re sensitive to issues of language,&#8221; says Zucker. One possibility is &#8220;gender dysphoria&#8221;, which focuses on the inherent distress of people living in a body that doesn&#8217;t match their identity.</p>
<p>That would not satisfy those transgender activists who want issues of gender identity removed from the DSM altogether. But others argue for the retention of a renamed condition to make it easier for those distressed by the mismatch between their identity and their bodies to seek assistance, and also to help those who need sex-change surgery to get it paid for. Even now, many transgender people face problems when insurers refuse to recognise the treatment as a legitimate medical expense.</p></blockquote>
<p>My opinion on the binary options mentioned in the last paragraph is somewhere between the two viewpoints: I would be more than happy for any mention of gender identity to be dropped <em>provided that</em> trans people are not, as a consequence, denied access to timely, appropriate and free medical treatment. Transitioning needs to be refocused away from a gatekeeping approach to one of facilitation and support.</p>
<p>Additionally, <em>New Scientist</em> has also published an op-ed companion piece &#8211; <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427382.400-times-up-for-psychiatrys-bible.html">Time&#8217;s up for psychiatry&#8217;s bible</a> &#8211; which suggests that:</p>
<blockquote><p>With the advent of the internet, there is no longer any compelling need to rewrite the diagnostic criteria for the whole of psychiatry in one go. Yes, diagnoses should be revised as new scientific findings come in. But for this, specialists can be assembled when necessary to address specific areas that have become outmoded. Their suggestions can be posted on the web for comment. More research can be commissioned, if necessary. And when consensus is reached, new diagnostic criteria can be posted online.</p>
<p>Similarly, standing panels could periodically review issues that cut across the whole of psychiatry &#8211; such as the inevitable shift away from checklists of symptoms towards a system based on measurements of the underlying biological and psychological determinants of mental health.</p></blockquote>
<p>Apparently there is resistance to this move towards such a <em>&#8220;living document&#8221;</em> because such a transition (no pun intended):</p>
<blockquote><p>[...] would have hurt the APA&#8217;s coffers, as a book that becomes a required reference is a big earner; DSM sales since 2000 exceed $40 million.</p></blockquote>
<p>Which rather leaves me wondering exactly where the APA&#8217;s real priorities lie: in providing a framework that would actually help the people who need it, or generating arguably obscene profits at the expense of our health and wellbeing.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p><em>(Curtsey to Martha T.G.O. on the TGEU listserv for the heads-up)</em></p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>Cross-posted at <em><a href="http://questioningtransphobia.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/psychiatrys-civil-war//">Questioning Transphobia</a></em></p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>Previous posts about the DSM on this blog:</p>
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<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/london-trans-activists-call-for-boycott-of-sham-demo-on-october-17th/">London trans activists call for boycott of sham demo on October 17th</a> (October 11, 2009)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/tgeu-call-for-actionsupport-stop-trans-pathologization-2012/">TGEU call for action/support – “Stop Trans Pathologization 2012″</a> (August 29, 2009)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/ifge-calls-for-action-from-apa/">IFGE calls for action from APA</a> (May 18, 2009)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/transsexuality-will-no-longer-be-classified-in-france-as-a-mental-illness/">Transsexuality will no longer be classified in France as a mental illness</a> (May 17, 2009)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/05/16/apa-protest-san-francisco-may-18/">APA protest – San Francisco, May 18</a> (May 16, 2009)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/looking-back-pushing-forward/">Looking back, pushing forward</a> (April 30, 2009)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/apa-task-force-reviews-possible-gender-identity-disorder-treatment-guidelines/">APA Task Force reviews possible Gender Identity Disorder treatment guidelines</a> (April 29, 2009)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/close-the-camh-gender-identity-clinic-facebook-group/">Close the CAMH Gender Identity Clinic &#8211; Facebook group</a> (April 28, 2009)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/oii-receives-a-letter-from-dr-zuckers-legal-representatives/">OII receives a letter from Dr Zucker’s legal representatives</a> (March 21, 2009)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/lynn-conway-targeted-by-kenneth-zucker-for-speaking-out-against-his-appointment-to-the-apa-task-force/">Lynn Conway targeted by Kenneth Zucker for speaking out against his appointment to the APA Task Force</a> (March 5, 2009)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/tgeu-policy-statement-on-dsm-reform/">TGEU Policy Statement on DSM Reform</a> (November 3, 2008)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/developing-dsm-v-in-secret/">Developing DSM-V in Secret</a> (October 17, 2008)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/reminder-demo-against-zucker-at-rsm-tomorrow/">Reminder: Demo against Zucker at RSM tomorrow (1st October 2008)</a> (September 30, 2008)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/demonstration-against-zucker-at-rsm/">Demonstration against Kenneth Zucker at RSM, 1st October 2008</a> (September 22, 2008)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/zucker-still-to-speak-at-rsm-conference/">Zucker *still* to speak at RSM conference</a> (September 9, 2009)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/zucker-to-speak-at-rsm-conference/">Zucker to Speak At Royal Society of Medicine Conference</a> (August 15, 2008)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/wpath-clarification/">WPATH Clarification</a> (July 19, 2008)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/with-god-on-our-side/">With God on Our Side</a> (July 7, 2008)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/crazy-love/">Crazy love</a> (June 1, 2008)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/still-mad-more-on-dsm-vzuckerblanchard/">Still mad: more on DSM-V/Zucker/Blanchard</a> (May 18, 2008)</li>
<li><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/mad-as-hell/">Mad as hell</a> (May 6, 2008)</li>
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<title><![CDATA[Psychiatry's civil war]]></title>
<link>http://questioningtransphobia.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/psychiatrys-civil-war/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Helen G</dc:creator>
<guid>http://questioningtransphobia.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/psychiatrys-civil-war/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New Scientist magazine has published a lengthy article &#8211; Psychiatry&#8217;s civil war &#8211; ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://questioningtransphobia.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/dsmivtr-167x227.jpg"><img src="http://questioningtransphobia.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/dsmivtr-167x227.jpg?w=110" alt="" title="DSM-IV TR" width="110" height="150" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1343" /></a><em>New Scientist</em> magazine has published a lengthy article &#8211; <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427381.300-psychiatrys-civil-war.html?full=true">Psychiatry&#8217;s civil war</a> &#8211; about the proposed revision of the <a href="http://allpsych.com/disorders/dsm.html">Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders</a> and the <em>&#8220;open conflict [which] has broken out among the upper echelons of US psychiatry&#8221;</em> regarding the attempt to <em>&#8220;extend definitions of mental illnesses so broadly that tens of millions of people will be given unnecessary and risky drugs&#8221;</em>.</p>
<p>(<strong>Note:</strong> Since the article was posted, the American Psychiatric Association has <a href="http://www.psych.org/MainMenu/Newsroom/NewsReleases/2009NewsReleases/DSM-5-Publication-Date-Moved-.aspx">announced</a> that the publication of DSM-V will be delayed until May 2013 to <em>&#8220;allow more time for public review, field trials and revisions&#8221;</em>.)</p>
<p>The whole article is worth reading, but in particular it has this to say about the redefinition of <em>gender identity</em>:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>We are who we say we are</strong></p>
<p>Is history repeating itself? That&#8217;s the question facing psychiatrists considering how gender identity should be defined in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSM-V">DSM-V</a>. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Psychiatric_Association">APA</a> has a legacy of uneasy relations with the lesbian, gay and transgender community, having included homosexuality in the DSM&#8217;s list of psychiatric disorders until 1973. Some transgender activists want issues of gender identity kicked off the list of mental illnesses too.</p>
<p>These activists are up in arms over the membership of DSM-V&#8217;s sexual and gender identity disorders work group, in particular the selection of <a href="http://www.tsroadmap.com/info/kenneth-zucker.html">Kenneth Zucker</a> of the University of Toronto, Canada, as its chair. Zucker is reviled by some transgender activists for his work on therapy to reorient children who feel that they were born into the wrong sex. An <a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/objection-to-dsm-v-committee-members-on-gender-identity-disorders?page=184">online petition</a> objecting to the work group&#8217;s composition has more than 9500 signatures.</p>
<p>The group is nevertheless likely to recommend changes that could actually ease tensions. One of these is a change in the name of a diagnosis that as currently phrased is inherently offensive to transgender people. &#8220;&#8216;Gender identity disorder&#8217; falsely implies that the gender identities of gender variant people are in themselves disordered,&#8221; says Kelley Winters, founder of <a href="http://gidreform.org/">GID Reform Advocates</a>.</p>
<p>The work group has not yet revealed its proposed name, but &#8220;disorder&#8221; will be dropped. &#8220;We&#8217;re sensitive to issues of language,&#8221; says Zucker. One possibility is &#8220;gender dysphoria&#8221;, which focuses on the inherent distress of people living in a body that doesn&#8217;t match their identity.</p>
<p>That would not satisfy those transgender activists who want issues of gender identity removed from the DSM altogether. But others argue for the retention of a renamed condition to make it easier for those distressed by the mismatch between their identity and their bodies to seek assistance, and also to help those who need sex-change surgery to get it paid for. Even now, many transgender people face problems when insurers refuse to recognise the treatment as a legitimate medical expense.</p></blockquote>
<p>My opinion on the binary options mentioned in the last paragraph is somewhere between the two viewpoints: I would be more than happy for any mention of gender identity to be dropped <em>provided that</em> trans people are not, as a consequence, denied access to timely, appropriate and free medical treatment. Transitioning needs to be refocused away from a gatekeeping approach to one of facilitation and support.</p>
<p>Additionally, <em>New Scientist</em> has also published an op-ed companion piece &#8211; <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427382.400-times-up-for-psychiatrys-bible.html">Time&#8217;s up for psychiatry&#8217;s bible</a> &#8211; which suggests that:</p>
<blockquote><p>With the advent of the internet, there is no longer any compelling need to rewrite the diagnostic criteria for the whole of psychiatry in one go. Yes, diagnoses should be revised as new scientific findings come in. But for this, specialists can be assembled when necessary to address specific areas that have become outmoded. Their suggestions can be posted on the web for comment. More research can be commissioned, if necessary. And when consensus is reached, new diagnostic criteria can be posted online.</p>
<p>Similarly, standing panels could periodically review issues that cut across the whole of psychiatry &#8211; such as the inevitable shift away from checklists of symptoms towards a system based on measurements of the underlying biological and psychological determinants of mental health.</p></blockquote>
<p>Apparently there is resistance to this move towards such a <em>&#8220;living document&#8221;</em> because such a transition (no pun intended):</p>
<blockquote><p>[...] would have hurt the APA&#8217;s coffers, as a book that becomes a required reference is a big earner; DSM sales since 2000 exceed $40 million.</p></blockquote>
<p>Which rather leaves me wondering exactly where the APA&#8217;s real priorities lie: in providing a framework that would actually help the people who need it, or generating arguably obscene profits at the expense of our health and wellbeing.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p><em>(Curtsey to Martha T.G.O. on the TGEU listserv for the heads-up)</em></p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>Cross-posted at <em><a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/psychiatrys-civil-war/">Bird of Paradox</a></em></p>
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<link>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/some-change-some-wisdom/</link>
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<dc:creator>Zucker</dc:creator>
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<link>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/jonah-the-teacher-tells-hansel-and-gretel/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zucker</dc:creator>
<guid>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/jonah-the-teacher-tells-hansel-and-gretel/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[~ Today we’re going to talk about Hansel and Gretel. Everyone come around – The children heard over ]]></description>
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<link>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/sitcom-at-the-office-money/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zucker</dc:creator>
<guid>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/sitcom-at-the-office-money/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is dedicated to Lapre, possibly one of the most frugal spenders I know. Lapre - So, I just got ]]></description>
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<link>http://thethoughtexperiment.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/movie-moment-kentucky-fried-movie-united-appeal-for-the-dead/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://thethoughtexperiment.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/movie-moment-kentucky-fried-movie-united-appeal-for-the-dead/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Although so far, there is no known treatment for death&#8217;s crippling effects, still, ever]]></description>
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<B><Blockquote>&#8220;Although so far, there is no known treatment for death&#8217;s crippling effects, still, everyone can acquaint himself with the three early warning signs of death.<LI>1.  Rigor Motis.<LI>2.  A Rotting Smell.<LI>3.  Ocassional drowsiness.&#8221;</li>
<p>  (<A HREf="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076257/"><I>The Kentucky Fried Movie</A></i> (1977).</b></p></blockquote>
<p>Watch the full clip below if your interest is piqued by the screencap and quote.  If you&#8217;re not a fan of the Zucker-Abrams-Landis collaborations (<I>Airplane</I>, the <I>Naked Gun</I> flicks), maybe you should give it a skip because it might offend you.  It&#8217;s tasteless and deadpan. I think it&#8217;s hilarious, but I&#8217;m a horrible person!   </p>
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<link>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/fourth-row-center-at-the-philharmonic/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zucker</dc:creator>
<guid>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/fourth-row-center-at-the-philharmonic/</guid>
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<link>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/mark-murphy-at-the-iridium-jazz-club/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zucker</dc:creator>
<guid>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/mark-murphy-at-the-iridium-jazz-club/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Friday, November 27th, 2009 10:40pm Iridium Jazz Club 51st and Broadway, New York City Double of Bou]]></description>
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<link>http://mjahr.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/heidesand-mit-krautern/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mjahr</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mjahr.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/heidesand-mit-krautern/</guid>
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<link>http://warja.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/punktlich-zum-1-advent/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bärbel</dc:creator>
<guid>http://warja.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/punktlich-zum-1-advent/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Heute habe ich endlich die ersten Kekse gebacken&#8230;]]></description>
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<p>Heute habe ich endlich die ersten Kekse gebacken&#8230;</p>
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<link>http://wagnerwahn.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/sugarfree-5/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wagnerwahn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wagnerwahn.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/sugarfree-5/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><h3><span style="color:#003300;">So, dann auch von mir der letzte Bericht.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#003300;">Die letzte Woche lief mehr als gut. Kaum Süßes, bis auf die Kuchenstückchen, die ich aber genossen habe. Kein Süßkram gekauft oder verspeist. Auch kein Studentenfutter <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#003300;">Der Körper verlangte nach gesunden Energiequellen, Heißhunger nach Obst und Salaten. Ich denke, das ist auch das, was ich erreichen wollte. Weg von dem ewigen, nichtsbringendem Naschen. Wenn die Lust auf Süßes kommt, tut es im Normalfall auch eine handvoll Trauben (bei mir), und wenn die Gier Nougat verlangt, dann soll es eben so sein. Aber eben nicht mehr täglich und so ausufernd.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#003300;">Gewichtsverlust: ich kann nur schätzen (noch immer keine Waage im Haus, zumindest keine für mein Körpergewicht&#8230;) Ich denke ich befinde mich im 53er-bereich. Die Jeans spannen nicht mehr und in die Neue paß ich rein, ohne Preßwurstfeeling <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#003300;">Projektabschluß.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#003300;">Akte zu. Vorläufig. War schön mit Euch, Mädels!</span></h3>
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<link>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/life-is-like-a-tree-leaf/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zucker</dc:creator>
<guid>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/life-is-like-a-tree-leaf/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  Life is like a tree leaf, as far as a life goes; an extension of you is the thought of the base, w]]></description>
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<link>http://gesundheit2blog.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/weltdiabetestag-acht-millionen-deutsche-haben-%e2%80%9ezucker%e2%80%9c/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://gesundheit2blog.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/weltdiabetestag-acht-millionen-deutsche-haben-%e2%80%9ezucker%e2%80%9c/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Am 16. November 2009 war Weltdiabetestag! Jeder zehnte Deutsche leidet an Diabetes, die im Sprachgeb]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Am 16. November 2009 war Weltdiabetestag!</strong> Jeder zehnte Deutsche leidet an Diabetes, die im Sprachgebrauch als Zucker bezeichnet wird. Täglich kommen Neuerkrankungen hinzu (1.000 Stück), darunter immer mehr Kinder. Beim Diabetes handelt es sich um eine Stoffwechselkrankheit, die nicht weh tut und daher oft zufällig entdeckt wird. Typische Symptome sind:</p>
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<li>plötzlicher starker Durst (mehr als vier Liter täglich)</li>
<li>vermehrtes Wasserlassen</li>
<li>schlecht heilende Wunden</li>
<li>Wadenkrämpfe</li>
<li>dauernde Sehstörungen und Müdigkeit</li>
<li>Juckreiz</li>
<li>Azetongeruch der Atemluft (ähnlich wie Nagellackentferner)</li>
<li>häufige Infektionen (bei Frauen besonders der Scheide)</li>
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<p> Anfangs können die Symptome beim Diabetes Typ 2 völlig fehlen. Meist erfolgt eine Diagnose zufällig. Ein Bluttest beim Arzt verschafft Klarheit.</p>
<p><strong>Wie entsteht Diabetes Typ 1?</strong></p>
<p>Rund 300.000 Menschen sind von Diabetes Typ 1 betroffen und treten bereits im Kindes- und Jugendalter auf. Das Immunsystem greift die körpereigene Insulinproduktion in der Bauchspeicheldrüse an und zerstört die Insulin produzierenden Zellen. Es handelt sich um einen absoluten Insulinmangel.</p>
<p><strong>Was ist Insulin und welche Rolle spielt es im Körper?</strong></p>
<p>Das Hormon <a href="http://www.bild.de/BILD/ratgeber/gesund-fit/bams/2008/02/03/insulin/diabetiker-spritzen.html" target="btobody"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Insulin</strong></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><strong> </strong></span>wird in der Bauchspeicheldrüse hergestellt und ist verantwortlich dafür, den aus der Nahrung aufgenommenen Zucker aus dem Blut in die Muskel- und Fettzellen zu transportieren. Ein absoluter Insulinmangel führt zum starken Anstieg des Blutzuckers und gleichzeitig zur Unterversorgung der Körperzellen.</p>
<p><strong>Was ist ein Typ-2-Diabetiker?</strong></p>
<p>Mittlerweile gibt es rund 90 Prozent Diabetiker mit dem Typ 2. Dieser tritt meist nach dem 40. Lebensjahr auf und spricht von einem relativen Insulinmangel. Dabei produziert die Bauchspeicheldrüse zwar Insulin, aber die Körperzellen verlieren ihre Empfindlichkeit für das Hormon. Die Bauchspeicheldrüse versucht das auszugleichen, indem sie immer mehr Insulin ausschüttet. Trotz erhöhtem Insulinspiegel gelangt weniger Zucker in die Körperzellen.</p>
<p><strong>Was sind die häufigsten Ursachen für Diabetes?</strong><br />
Bei Typ 1 sind die genauen Ursachen noch unklar. Die Veranlagung für Typ 2 ist erblich bedingt und  wird vor allem durch starkes Übergewicht und zu wenig körperliche Bewegung ausgelöst. Oft sind gleichzeitig erhöhte Blutfettwerte und <a href="http://www.bild.de/BILD/ratgeber/gesund-fit/2009/05/11/bluthochdruck/forscher-entdecken-verantwortliche-gene.html" target="btobody"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Bluthochdruck</span></strong></a><span style="color:#000000;"> </span>vorhanden.</p>
<p><strong>Wie entsteht ein Schwangerschaftsdiabetes?</strong><br />
Die Ursachen liegen vor allem an verschiedenen Schwangerschaftshormonen, die zu einer Erhöhung des Blutzuckerspiegels führen. Oft ist auch die Ernährung in der Schwangerschaft nicht ideal.</p>
<p><strong>Ist das ungeborene Kind durch einen Schwangerschaftsdiabetes gefährdet?</strong><br />
Die Nährstoffe gelangen über den Mutterkuchen und die Nabelschnur zum Ungeborenen, das auf die hohen Blutzuckerwerte mit einer erhöhten Insulinproduktion reagiert und baut den Zucker als Fett im eigenen Körper ein. Dadurch wird das Kind größer und dicker und produziert Urin, wodurch die Fruchtwassermenge zunimmt.</p>
<p>Die Risiken sind eine Frühgeburt und die Geburt eines großen Kindes ist schwieriger. Die Kinder haben ein erhöhtes Risiko, bereits in der Pubertät oder im frühen Erwachsenalter daran zu erkranken.</p>
<p><strong>Ist Diabetes heilbar?</strong></p>
<p>Nein. Einigen Typ-2-Diabetes-Patienten gelingt es aber, ihre Krankheit mit Gewichtsabnahme, Bewegung und Nahrungsumstellung in den Griff zu bekommen, ohne dass sie Medikamente benötigen. Beim Typ-1-Diabetes muss lebenslang Insulin gegeben werden.</p>
<p><strong>Wo bekomme ich Infos?</strong><br />
Bei <a href="http://www.diabetesde.org/" target="_blank">diabetesDE</a>. Diese Organisation bietet neben vielen Infos auch ein 24-Stunden-Diabetes-Gesundheitstelefon unter der Telefonnummer 0180/250 52 05</p>
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<link>http://thomasmitsch.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/neu-auf-abgespeist-de-zott-monte-drink-mit-wertvollem-etikettenschwindel/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Thomas Mitsch</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thomasmitsch.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/neu-auf-abgespeist-de-zott-monte-drink-mit-wertvollem-etikettenschwindel/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[foodwatch ein &#8220;gesunder Drink&#8221; mit &#8220;wertvollem Traubenzucker&#8221;, geeignet als ]]></description>
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<p>ein &#8220;gesunder Drink&#8221; mit &#8220;wertvollem Traubenzucker&#8221;, geeignet als &#8220;Zwischenmahlzeit&#8221; &#8211; klingt toll, was die Firma Zott da von ihrem &#8220;Milchmischgetränk&#8221; Monte Drink behauptet. Ist aber leider eine richtig dreiste Täuschung. In Wahrheit steckt in Monte nämlich vor allem eins: Zucker. Umgerechnet 8 Stück Würfelzucker enthält ein Fläschchen Monte &#8211; mehr als die gleiche Menge Cola.</p>
<p>Warum weder der Traubenzucker noch das ganze aromatisierte Monte-Gemisch &#8220;wertvoll&#8221; sind und wie Zott Eltern eine Zuckerbombe als gesunde Zwischenmahlzeit unterjubelt lesen Sie jetzt auf <a href="http://www.abgespeist.de/monte/index_ger.html">abgespeist.de. </a><br />
Beschweren Sie sich direkt bei Zott über diesen verantwortungslosen Etikettenschwindel! <a href="http://www.abgespeist.de/monte/mitmachen/beschwerde_e_mail_an_zott/">Jetzt beschweren </a>»</p>
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<link>http://topzeitung.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/tiroler-firma-starkt-immunsystem/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>topzeitung</dc:creator>
<guid>http://topzeitung.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/tiroler-firma-starkt-immunsystem/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Immer mehr neue Grippeviren und Erreger gefährden unsere Gesundheit. Besonders im Winter ist unser Immunsystem stärker belastet und somit anfälliger für jede Form von Viren und Erreger. Synthetische Präparate und andere vorbeugende Maßnahmen wie Impfungen können niemals ausreichen, um uns Schutz zu garantieren &#8211; im schlimmsten Fall schwächen und belasten sie unser Immunsystem. Mit der Tiroler Ur-Getreidemischung <a href="http://www.gesund-schlank-schoen.at/" target="_blank">http://www.gesund-schlank-schoen.at</a> sorgt man für die optimale Zufuhr an Vitalstoffen.</p>
<p>Ein gut funktionierender Organismus ist die Voraussetzung für ein intaktes und starkes Immunsystem &#8211; damit aber Alles so funktioniert wie es soll benötigen wir bestimmte Substanzen, die so genannten &#8220;<strong>Vitalstoffe</strong>&#8220;. Damit sind Mineralstoffe, Spurenelemente, Vitamine und Enzyme gemeint. Diese Substanzen sollten, um die Wirksamkeit zu garantieren, im natürlichen Verbund der Lebensmittel aufgenommen werden, denn nur natürliche Lebensmittel enthalten auch jene noch unerforschten Substanzen, die für die optimale Wirkung der Vitalstoffe auf den Organismus notwendig sind.</p>
<p><a href="http://topzeitung.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/logo_gratiszeitung_sml8.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-957" src="http://topzeitung.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/logo_gratiszeitung_sml8.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="75" /></a></p>
<p>Die Pulvermischung und die Presslinge von G-S-S bestehen aus rein natürlichem Ur-Getreide, Pflanzen und Heilkräutern, welche im ganzen enthalten sind und sämtliche Vitalstoffe enthalten. Zur Stärkung des Immunsystems und des Darms reichen 5 Esslöffel Pulver oder 5-10 Presslinge über den Tag verteilt. Die Dosis kann je nach Belastung und Bedarf verändert werden. Kinder benötigen die halbe Menge. Pulver und Presslinge sind auch für Diabetiker geeignet, da sie keinen Zucker enthalten.</p>
<p><strong>Ohne chemische Substanzen und ohne Konservierungsmittel, 100% naturbelassen</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Die Entwicklung der Presslinge dauerte deshalb sehr lange, da meine Vorgabe an verschiedene Entwickler diesbezüglich sehr konkret war. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schlocker von der pharmakologischen Technologie UNI Ibk. machte meine Idee möglich und die Lösung kann sich sehen lassen. Es entstand ein hochwertiges Lebensmittel, welches alle Anforderungen unserer Zeit erfüllt, den Körper kräftigt und den Stoffwechsel fördert. Und dies ohne künstliche Substanzen zu verwenden. Die- Urgetreidemischung ist eben urig und gsund, weil sie direkt aus der Natur kommt&#8221;, so die Erfinderin Andrea Ebner selbstbewusst.</p>
<p><strong>In allen österreichischen und deutschen Apotheken erhältlich.</strong></p>
<p>Ausführliche Information zu Produkt und Wirkungsweise finden Sie auf der Homepage <a href="http://www.gesund-schlank-schoen.at" target="_blank">http://www.gesund-schlank-schoen.at</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[SUGARFREE]]></title>
<link>http://wagnerwahn.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/sugarfree-4/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wagnerwahn</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[So, nun noch der Projekt-Beitrag&#8230; Wenn schon zurückgemeldet, dann aber richtig! Also, letzte W]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><h3><span style="color:#003300;">So, nun noch der Projekt-Beitrag&#8230; </span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#003300;">Wenn schon zurückgemeldet, dann aber richtig!</span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#003300;">Also, letzte Woche lief es konstant gut, keine großen Ausreißer. Ich hab 2 mal Kuchen gebacken und jeweils 1 Stück davon vernichtet. Also sehr sehr gemäßigt.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#003300;">Keine Schoki, keine Gummibärchen, Chips u.ä. schon mal gar nicht. Dafür aber ein paar Handvoll Studentenfutter.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#003300;">Unmengen von Fenchelhonig wurden im Tee vernichtet, aber nur wegen dem Reizhusten&#8230;Husthust.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#003300;">Sport: Ich hatte es am Mittwoch tatsächlich geschafft 45 min laufen zu gehen. Es war eine Qual. Aber wirklich. Ich hatte Lust wieder zu starten, hatte noch mini mini mini Hustenattacken (also nicht der Rede wert), das Wetter war äußerst bescheiden und die Kondition im Urlaub. Tja, jetzt erst mal wieder Sportpause, bis ich mich völlig auskuriert habe. Herrjeh, ich komm mir wie ein Weichei vor, früher ging das doch auch noch. </span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#003300;">Gewicht: aktuell gehe ich von einer Abnahme aus, da ich die letzten 3 Tage wenig-nix essen konnte, aber ich denke das zählt nicht, von daher lass ich diesen Part aus. Ok?</span></h3>
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<title><![CDATA[Red Boat in Cape Cod]]></title>
<link>http://artifactmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/red-boat-in-cape-cod/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zucker</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I’m the luckiest boat in all of Cape Cod. Row-Row-Row me a-boat-boat. Let me lazy in the Bay while t]]></description>
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