Day: January 23, 2018

Additional 509 IntechOpen Book Chapters Accepted by BKCI

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Additional 509 IntechOpen Book Chapters Accepted by BKCI

IntechOpen, the largest scientific research publisher of open access books, achieved another milestone with additional 509 chapters of its books accepted for indexing in the Book Citation Index in the Web of Science™ Core Collection (BKCI). BKCI is a part of Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC)
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Dream come true for author as story is set to be brought to life

“I am having to be so organised this year, as I never planned to have so many books out at once, but publishing schedules vary and it just happened.” The Ruby Baker series is published by Joffe Books, but Daisy also writes Young Adult thrillers for US publisher Fire & Ice YA Books, and has a book for
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Writing program highlighted

Their presentation was part of the Blooming Writers creative writing program discussed by teacher Denise Johnson. The program, which was originally funded through a Logan County Education Foundation grant, is intended to make writing fun for young students. “Our goal is to get kids excited and
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Subcast wants to bring podcast publishers and smart-speaker users together

Sensing opportunity, they're now focused on developing listening experiences that bridge podcast publishers and the smart-speaker user base. The company officially launched in December, but the team has been working away at the problem since last April. They found the time to raise a seed round
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Criminals dusting off the old Publishers Clearing House Scam

The Malvern Daily Record recently received a call from a citizen reporting a phone call scam. In this instance, the scammers posed as Publishers Clearing House and told him he won over three million dollars. This citizen knew the caller was a scam artist. Scammers typically want one of two things (if not
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WI13: Talking in Memphis With the Independent Publishers Caucus

Approximately 50 professionals from 65 independent presses gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Memphis, Tenn., on the Monday afternoon before Winter Institute 13 (WI13) officially began, for a meeting of the Independent Publishers Caucus. The IPC is an advocacy organization conceived at WI11 in
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Interview: Amy Chu on the Return of THE GREEN HORNET

Just as the character of the Green Hornet has evolved over the years so has the creators of the series been passed from writer to writer. Now the honor has been given to the very talented Amy Chu. Amy began years ago by self publishing her own comics and has since moved on to writing titles like Red
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Magician helps ex-forces personnel as part of Healthy Horizons scheme

The pop up shed is one of the elements of the scheme – based within a local workshop it provides therapeutic sessions in arts and crafts including woodwork, creative writing, photography and painting to improve mental health related issues. The project entry is free to all participants who live in North
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Publishing my site asks for verification even thou…

When I go to publish my website, Weebly asks for a phone number even though I've done this without a hitch before. Is this a necessary step to.
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The New York Times Reporter David Sanger to Speak at UT on Thursday

He is the author of best-sellers Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power (2012) and The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power (2009). He has been a regular guest on CNN, PBS, and Michael Barbaro's popular New
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Fire and Fury on hold at Vancouver library

Demand for the book has been “Fury”-ous, so local library patrons will have to wait a while to check out the best-seller by Michael Wolff. The Fort Vancouver Regional Library District has ordered 67 copies of “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” by Michael Wolff. However, “We have not yet
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13 lakh visit Chennai Book fair this year

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13 lakh visit Chennai Book fair this year

Many start-up publishers, hit badly by GST, saw good profit in this book fair. Also, we had 90 stalls / publishers on the wait list whose books could not be showcased due to space constraint. We request the government to allocate a permanent and exclusive space for the book fair,” he says.
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Minsk International Book Fair rescheduled for 28 February-4 March

Several publications will be presented during the expo, including a book of modern Serbian poetry released in Belarus, The Red Flowers of Kosovo Field (a book by Nevena Vitosevic-Ceklic), Russian translations of Saint Sava's Studenicki Tipik and The Life of Saint Simeon, compilations of Belarusian
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Carto-fiction: narrativising maps through creative writing

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Carto-fiction: narrativising maps through creative writing

Abstract. This study reacts to the recent call for a narrativisation of maps' life in post-representational cartography, proposing 'cartographic fictional writing' as a means to move geography's 'creative (re)turn' from a place-centred to a 'carto-centred' perspective, and as an epistemological tool to go on
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History's Vast Page and Man the Speck

He shoved himself into others, and he lorded it over life as a man with a villa, a drawl, and a fancy pen, one that produced best-sellers about historical waxworks and petty motives. Vidal's books didn't so much dissect love and heroism as mistake them for dead tissue and strip them away. I won't say he
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Justin Timberlake nearly topples Super Bowl sales

Super Bowl preparations are frantically being made by pumped-up Eagles and Patriots fans. With the big game just under two weeks away, tickets continue to be in high-demand and once again top TicketClub.com's list of best-sellers. Various hospitality and hotel packages for out-of-towners traveling to
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Creative Writing Group

Love to write? Wonder where to start? Join our neighbors and do some writing exercises together. Fiction, memoir, and creative non-fiction writers all are welcome.
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Harold A. Spencer

In 1968, after the retirement of his father, he assumed the administrative responsibilities of Manna Music, Inc. Since then he was President and CEO of the Manna Music Group, where he directed the activities of Gospel, Western, and Country music publishing companies. He came naturally to the music
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Publishing Briefs: Alice Cooper Pairs With Primary Wave; UMPG Signs Country Hitmaker Josh Hoge

Primary Wave Music Publishing have signed an agreement with Alice Cooper to provide marketing and administration to the singer's publishing catalog, which includes such hits as “School's Out,” “I'm Eighteen,” and “No More Mr. Nice Guy.” In addition to promoting Cooper's music, Primary Wave will
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Why it Takes Time to Write Well

It's okay to have a need to find inspiration to write too. We all need time to observe, think, listen. Step back. Inspiration finds us when we're in tune with our immediate surroundings. We get an amazing idea–and jump to make it happen. Thinking twice will usually stunt the growth of inspiration. Of course it
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Marketable Poetry: the princess saves herself in this one

The first three sections of the anthology detail Lovelace's life, “the story of a princess turned damsel turned queen,” with the last section dedicated to “you.” Lovelace self-published the anthology online in the spring of 2016, and it quickly conquered print media in 2017. It is the first book in Lovelace's
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Conviction preview: 'surreal, dark, disturbed'

While each interaction is, in essence, a Baby Steps-esque sketch, director Jasmin Rees notes how these comic exchanges are underlined by a more serious message: “while, of course, Alex's writing is first and foremost funny, it isn't superficial. A narrative of morality and a questioning of faith runs
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Donsuemor strategically navigates today's fast-changing trends without changing its products

“When you know your best sellers are out there,”​ and that consumers will continue to favor them even if other newer and flashier options are available, the case for launching seasonal flavors or of-the-moment options is harder to make, Chatard said. The outlier, of course, being pumpkin spice, which is
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Big Issue vendors seal transfer to Southampton FC

… official charity, and will take up starting roles at the stewarding department at St Mary's Stadium. Fellow vendor Aaron New also completed a Level 1 accreditation in customer service as well as CV writing workshops and mock interviews to gain employment in Halo conferences and events at the club.
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Facebook must compensate publishers for providing non-fake news, says Rupert Murdoch

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Facebook must compensate publishers for providing non-fake news, says Rupert Murdoch

Media billionaire Rupert Murdoch has demanded compensation from social media companies, such as Facebook, as they look to tweak their news feeds to ensure that their users are exposed to less so-called 'fake news'. Speaking on Monday, the Australia-born entrepreneur suggested that Facebook
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The Bunch Grass Motel

The University of Montana Press recently released The Bunch Grass Motel: The Collected Poems of Randall Gloege. Gloege is a familiar figure to many Montanans. Born in Helena, he grew up in Miles City before studying poetry with Theodore Roethke en route to an MA in creative writing from the
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​Millennium Blockchain Appoints Michael Terpin to Board of Advisors

Terpin holds an MFA in Creative Writing from SUNY at Buffalo and a dual Bachelor Degree in Newspaper Journalism and English Literature from Syracuse University. He serves as an advisor to SU's Newhouse School of Public Communications, where he was inducted into its prestigious Wall of Fame.
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Before Fenty: Over 100 Years of Black Makeup Brands

In response, Overton took care to send his products out in beautiful, multicolored containers. In addition to cosmetics, the entrepreneur entered fields like publishing, banking, and insurance. Overton Hygienic stayed in business until 1983, but during its eight-decade span, the company certainly wasn't
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TAG Requires Publishers to Use Ads.txt; Eyeota Raises USD$12.5m in Series B

ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the US/Canadian digital advertising space. In this week's edition: TAG requires ads.txt use by publishers; Eyeota raises Series B funding; Taboola's self-service business grows; OpenX is already GDPR-compliant; Centro finds programmatic is
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Retail Digital Strategist

The purpose of the Retail Digital Strategist is to drive book discovery and sales via online accounts, with a particular emphasis on SEO, content/copy … The candidate will be an excellent communicator capable of collaboration across Hachette publishers, with the fortitude and tact necessary to enforce
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SXWorks Launches Database for Publishers and Songwriters of More than 60 Million Address …

“Music publishers and songwriters finally have a way to gain visibility into address unknown filings made by some service providers using their songs,” said Michael Huppe, Chairman of the Board of SXWorks. “Publishers and songwriters can search the NOI submissions via a simple web-based interface
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China Now Ranks First in the World in Publishing Scientific Articles

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China Now Ranks First in the World in Publishing Scientific Articles

The latest sign of the country's continuous climb is a recently released report explaining that China at present is publishing more scientific articles than any other country in the world, even surpassing the US. This could be a sign that the country will soon add Global Leader in Research & Development
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Rupert Murdoch Wants Facebook To Pay Publishers For News

Facebook should begin paying for the news it sources through the publishers, media mogul Rupert Murdoch said in a statement Monday. He said if Facebook is committed to portray accurate news in their forum then it should pay a “carriage fees,” drawing parallels between the social media site and
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Deacon to lead Amazon Publishing UK

Laura Deacon has been appointed to lead Amazon Publishing UK's editorial team, succeeding current editor-in-chief, Emilie Marneur, who is moving to Amazon Video to become its head of film acquisition. Deacon, who reports into Eoin Purcell, head of Amazon Publishing UK, joined the e-commerce
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A Young Man's Business Building Legos

One of his best sellers is his Claw Machine, his second iteration, with a moving claw, coin slot, and flap for the prizes to fall from, which are colorful and fun, tiny little LEGO pieces. His newest creation, “Rocket Ride,” is an honest to reality model of a rocket ship kiddie ride. When asked, he said his mom
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We must have open access to scholarly publishing

However, instead of an open information commons, Australian research is largely locked up behind expensive multinational publishing paywalls, constituting almost information feudalism. Australian governments constantly emphasise the need for financial efficiencies in higher education, so one might
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Volunteers wanted

The volunteer needs to be skilled in English, editing, creative writing, interviewing, photography, co-ordination, etc. University students are welcome. Someone with a background in newsletter writing would be preferred. For more information, contact Terry 250-382-0283. Victoria Therapeutic Riding
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"Flat Stanley" engages 1st-graders in creative writing

“Flat Stanley” engages 1st-graders in creative writing. 1/22/2018. Full Story: ,The Brunswick News (Ga.) Sign up for Accomplished Teacher® by SmartBrief. Education news for teachers. Get the intelligence you need: news and information that is changing your industry today, hand-curated by our
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Class Notes for Jan. 26

Practice writing skills with creative writing prompts, share writing and receive encouragement in this monthly program. Ages: 16 and up. For information about Pasco County library offerings at all branches, check out the events calendar at www.pascolibraries.org. For information about events and
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Rupert Murdoch wants Facebook to pay publishers for their content

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Rupert Murdoch wants Facebook to pay publishers for their content

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has a solution to Facebook's woes with news publishers. He wants Facebook to pay them. Murdoch, who's chairman of both News Corp and 21st Century Fox, issued a statement on Monday saying he thought Facebook and Google's efforts to work with publishers that post
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There's more to college than finding a job

You could be studying Engineering while taking part in the Creative Writing club. You can also take classes not related to your major to discover another passion and learn a new subject or hobby. There are gardening classes, an ice skating class and so much more. Besides, it was shown in 2010 that
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After a Captivating Launch, “Evine After Dark” Returns for a Second Season Starting January 27 on …

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 23, 2018 — Evine Live Inc. (“Evine”) (NASDAQ:EVLV), a multiplatform interactive digital commerce company (evine.com), today announced the return of “Evine After Dark,” a show dedicated to educating and empowering viewers about experiencing more confidence and pleasure in
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The media today: Rupert Murdoch opens another front the press's war with Facebook

The latest salvo launched at Facebook's attempts to fix its fake news problem came Monday from media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. Following Facebook's announcement that it would rank outlets by “trust,” the News Corp. honcho challenged Mark Zuckerberg's company to pay publishers a carriage fee,
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FOGAF and Breaking the Dataopoly: Publishers Need to Collaborate to Break Free From the …

San Francisco is known as the foggy city and in Silicon Valley, publishers and enterprise marketers are being consumed by FOGAF (Fear of Google, Amazon, and Facebook). With the official repeal of net neutrality, publishers will face even more pressure to rely on the online ad giants as the players in
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Instagram Sloganeer Rupi Kaur Shakes Up Poetry World With Wild Popularity

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She originally self-published her first book on Amazon in 2014. Sales were so good that in 2015 Andrews McMeel Publishing reprinted it. Since then, sales have not slowed. The book has been translated into 25 languages and has sold a million copies. The Instagram poet outsold Homer this past year.
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Workman Publishing Brain Quest – 6th Grade

Challenge your mind with the Workman Publishing Brain Quest 6th Grade game featuring 1,500 questions on geography, math and other school subjects. Grade 6 subjects: geography, history, English, math, science and more; 1,500 questions/answers; Age 11-12; Made in the USA. SHIPPING &
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Creative writer go band bio

Our band Vapeism is releasing our album Vapedout vol 1 Feb 20th and we need a bio for our press release. I am offering $50 dollars for someone with a creative writing background. If you have…
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Get proactive at Hyderabad Literary Festival

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Get proactive at Hyderabad Literary Festival

Agnija Kazuša's 'Meditation and Creativity' session will focus on creative thought processes and use meditation and mindfulness to help participants train their mind to be peaceful and focused. Her workshops will be held on January 26 and 28. “The workshop is for anyone above 18 and I will focus on
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'The Friend' Is No Shaggy Dog Story

She revisits other issues raised in Sempre Susan, including whether writing is a vocation requiring sacrifice, as Sontag insisted, or a career path to fame and fortune, as her writing students would have it. Her novel seethes with scathing portraits of the writing workshops with which so many novelists
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Together since their teens, Last Import sounds all grown up on their new EP

Now, the girls are women and have dispersed to college; Bjorke studies music business at Mankato State, Baldwin studies psychology and creative writing at the U of M, and Halldorson studies audio production at Hennepin Tech. But they still find time to jam. We spoke to the trio ahead of the Demo EP
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Mary Cole Farrow Long, age 95, of Belton, died Saturday

During her tenure there, Mary taught Freshman and Sophomore English, Creative Writing, and sponsored the literary magazine, The Baylorian. … In 1997, she and her husband, Will Long were co-authors of a history of the Nose Brotherhood at Baylor University from its founding in 1926 to 1965.
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The Woman in the Window: The book that's got everyone talking

IT WAS an act of literary subterfuge worthy of a novel of its own. By day Daniel Mallory was a senior editor at the New York publishing house William Morrow. By night, and at countless other times of intense creative focus, he was AJ Finn, a first-time author with a history of clinical depression working on
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Schneps Communications, publisher of LI Press, buys LI newspaper Noticia

Silvana Diaz, a Baldwin resident and former co-owner of Noticia, will serve as publisher of both Noticia and El Correo of NY, which will go from publishing bi-weekly print editions to weekly editions. Diaz co-owned the paper with her sister Cinthia, who will now serve as production manager under the
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Orion Children's to publish Ghost Boys

American author Jewell Parker Rhodes has signed her first UK publishing deal with Orion Children's Books, part of the Hachette Children's Group (HCG). Ghost Boys is about a black boy who is killed by a white police officer. After his death, Jerome comes back to his neighbourhood as a ghost, where he
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The blurred line of media ethics and publishing photos of rape victims

A local Gujjar leader said there were human bites on her body and her legs were broken. Mainstream Media published the photo, following its availability on social media, without blurring it. Publishing the name of the survivors, or victims of rape or sexual assault is a grey areas as far as ethics of
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Javier Dean appointed A&R director at Warner/Chappell Music Spain

Dean added: “Working again with Santiago means a lot to me, since he was my mentor when we worked together at EMI Publishing. We share the same understanding when it comes to the creative community, which means we always put the songwriters first. I'm very excited to join Warner/Chappell
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Linking Saudi and Emirati Publishing

Charting the growth of the local publishing sector over the past two years, the EPA delegation explained that Emirati publishing houses have increased their production and outreach significantly in both regional and global markets, in particular, the Middle East and North Africa, Europe and Latin
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Why science students shouldn't be afraid to write

For better or for worse, this means that science students are rarely subjected to the torments of essay writing. In fact, no current program in the Faculty of Science requires their students to take a writing course, or an English course, to graduate. Gary Brouhard is an associate professor in the Department
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Organizer For Ben Shapiro Talk: UConn Restrictions Unfair To Conservatives

Shapiro is a podcast host and nonfiction author of a New York Times best-seller and several national best-sellers, including “Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth.” In September, he was able to peacefully deliver a speech at Cal Berkeley even as a crowd of protesters grew to
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Event detail – City of London

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Event detail – City of London

Creative Writing Course. Date: 27 January 2018 – 03 March 2018; Recurrence: Weekly on Saturday; Venue: Barbican Library; Location: View a map of Barbican Library; Time: 14:00 – 15:30; Cost: Introductory offer: £75 SEASON TICKET for six week course (so includes one free if participant attends all
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Rupert Murdoch suggests Facebook should pay 'trusted' publishers for news content

Facebook has been fighting something of a losing battle against the problem of fake news, but media mogul Rupert Murdoch thinks he has come up with a solution. He says that the social network should pay “trusted” publishers for the provision of news content. Facebook recently said that it wants to
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