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Date Sent: 2015-03-31
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
Why I'm So Optimistic - Ernest Hancock - Anarchapulco 2015
3D flash technology moves forward with 10 TB SSDs and the first 48-layer memory cells -- ShapeShift Raises $525k, Reveals Erik Voorhees as Creator -- ZapGo Uses Bitcoin To Allow South Africans To Spend Cash Online -- Arizona Breakfast Club, Saturday - April 4th, 2015 - Coco's PV Mall - 8-10 a.m. AZ TIME -- Ben Bernanke, Confused as Ever, Starts His Own Blog to Prove It -- McCain Suggests Israel "Go Rogue," Blow Up Iran Negotiations By Starting War -- 7 Steps to Improve Your Circulation Throughout the Day -- 03-31-15 -- Daniel Dabek -- LISTEN LIVE on LRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon EST -- Will Gold Win Out Against the US Dollar? -- Virtual Reality as an Anxiety Treatment for the Elderly -- Assad: US Airstrikes a Recruiting Bonanza for ISIS -- How America and the West got it wrong in Yemen -- The Banking Sector Has Not Yet Felt the Full Disruptive Force of Technology, but It Will -- ShapeShift & Factom Partner for Release of Factoids -- IBM to Invest US$3 billion in 'Internet of Things Unit' -- Dept of Homeland Security Orders Reddit to Reveal Users Linked to 'Evolution' Scam -- Manufacturing Dissent -- Iran nuke negotiators eye deal ?" to keep talking? -- Indiana Legalizes Discrimination on Grounds of "Religious Freedom" -- 21 Extraordinary Uses for Lemons -- Caramel Color a "Possible Human Carcinogen" What are You Drinking? -- Afghan Peace Council: US Drawdown Halt Hurting Peace Process -- Show Me the Money, Hillary! -- Amazon Is Going To Let Your Gadgets Order Groceries Automatically -- Fans Have Dropped $77M on This Guy's Buggy, Half-Built Game -- Microsoft Surface 3: Still Cheap, But Finally Full Windows -- Ashton Carter on defeating ISIS, talks with Iran -- and Biden's 'close talking' at his s -- SUPPORT NEVADA BILL AB408 - #1 MOST PUBLICLY SUPPORTED BILL IN THE NEVADA -- American Pharmacists Association votes against supply of lethal injection drugs --
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
3D flash technology moves forward with 10 TB SSDs and the first 48-layer memory cells
03-31-2015
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gizmag.com
Flash storage technology will soon see a three-fold improvement in data density thanks to a joint development at Intel and Micron that will allow the production of 3.5 TB flash sticks and 10 TB standard-sized SSDs.
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News Link • Bitcoin
ShapeShift Raises $525k, Reveals Erik Voorhees as Creator
03-31-2015
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CoinDesk.Com
The Swiss-based platform, which lets users swap between 25 digital currencies and tokens, differs from traditional exchanges in that it operates without user accounts and requires no form of registration.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Bitcoin
ZapGo Uses Bitcoin To Allow South Africans To Spend Cash Online
03-31-2015
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http://cointelegraph.com
ZapGo aims to revolutionize how young South Africans spend their cash online.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Ben Bernanke, Confused as Ever, Starts His Own Blog to Prove It
03-31-2015
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globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com
Ben Bernanke just started his own blog at the Brookings Institute. His first post, from today, Inaugurating a New Blog is the announcement.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Israel
McCain Suggests Israel "Go Rogue," Blow Up Iran Negotiations By Starting War
03-31-2015
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alternet.org
He made the suggestion during a floor speech.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
7 Steps to Improve Your Circulation Throughout the Day
03-31-2015
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http://www.thealternativedaily.com
Poor circulation is usually associated with swelling or puffiness in the feet, ankles, and calves, but if you sit most of the day without exercising--even if you don't experience these symptoms--chances are your circulation may not be the best.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Virtual Reality as an Anxiety Treatment for the Elderly
03-31-2015
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http://www.thealternativedaily.com
Getting older and even just the thought of getting older can bring about considerable anxiety for many individuals.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Syria
Assad: US Airstrikes a Recruiting Bonanza for ISIS
03-31-2015
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antiwar.com
Warns Attacks Are Only Making Things Worse
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Foreign Policy
How America and the West got it wrong in Yemen
03-31-2015
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globalpost.com
A Saudi-led coalition of several Arab countries launched an aerial assault in Yemen that involved over 100 aircraft engaged in strikes for four hours late Wednesday night.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
The Banking Sector Has Not Yet Felt the Full Disruptive Force of Technology, but It Will
03-31-2015
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https://bitcoinmagazine.com
The Wall Street Journal reports that Wall Street is exploring innovative applications of digital currencies to mainstream banking and financial issues.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Bitcoin
ShapeShift & Factom Partner for Release of Factoids
03-31-2015
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https://bitcoinmagazine.com
Starting tomorrow, potential users will be able to start buying Factoids, the currency that powers Factom, from Koinify.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Economic Stimulus
IBM to Invest US$3 billion in 'Internet of Things Unit'
03-31-2015
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http://cointelegraph.com
In its most concrete investigation into emerging technology so far, IBM has announced it will spend up to US$3 billion in a specialist unit revolving around the Internet of Things.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Bitcoin
Dept of Homeland Security Orders Reddit to Reveal Users Linked to 'Evolution' Scam
03-31-2015
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http://cointelegraph.com
Popular social network Reddit, has been requested, by subpoena, to hand over personal data of five users linked to Evolution, a dark net marketplace that vanished with millions of dollars worth of bitcoins belonging to users.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Books
Manufacturing Dissent
03-31-2015
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paulcraigroberts.org
Professor Michel Chossudovsky is the author of many important books. His latest is The Globalization of War: America's Long War Against Humanity.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Iran
Iran nuke negotiators eye deal â€" to keep talking?
03-31-2015
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Fox News
And that development could risk the ire of Congress, which had agreed to hold off on pursuing new sanctions while negotiations were underway.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Legislative Mischief
Indiana Legalizes Discrimination on Grounds of "Religious Freedom"
03-31-2015
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globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com
Can you refuse service to gays and lesbians? You can in Indiana thanks to the "Religious Freedom" Bill.
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Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
21 Extraordinary Uses for Lemons
03-31-2015
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http://www.thealternativedaily.com
The lemon was first created as a cross between a lime and a citron, and all three grow on evergreen shrubs. The Arabs introduced this small citrus fruit to the Europeans, who then brought them to Spain in the 11th century.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Caramel Color a "Possible Human Carcinogen" What are You Drinking?
03-31-2015
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http://www.thealternativedaily.com
Yes, we know you probably already know that soda is evil… but do you know just how evil? If you are drinking dark sodas such as colas, you are likely exposing yourself to caramel color level IV a "possible human carcinogen."
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Afghanistan
Afghan Peace Council: US Drawdown Halt Hurting Peace Process
03-31-2015
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antiwar.com
Keeping US Troops Means Peace With Taliban Harder to Reach
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Amazon Is Going To Let Your Gadgets Order Groceries Automatically
03-31-2015
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Wired.Com
http://www.wired.com/2015/03/amazon-dash-2/
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Entertainment: Games
Fans Have Dropped $77M on This Guy's Buggy, Half-Built Game
03-31-2015
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Wired.Com
Star Citizen began as a crowdfunding project in the fall of 2012 and has since raised an astonishing $77 million from some 770,000 backers.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • TERRORISM
Ashton Carter on defeating ISIS, talks with Iran -- and Biden's 'close talking' at his s
03-31-2015
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http://www.today.com
In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with TODAY's Savannah Guthrie, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says he's "confident" the United States and its coalition of allies can defeat ISIS, but says the victory could take time.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Death Penalty
American Pharmacists Association votes against supply of lethal injection drugs
03-31-2015
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The Guardian
Death penalty opponents hail ethics ruling that could further restrict availability and increase pressure on state authorities to halt capital punishment
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
Bernanke rejects charge of Fed 'throwing seniors under bus'
03-31-2015
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http://news.yahoo.com
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ben Bernanke no longer leads the Federal Reserve, but he's hardly letting up in his defense of the ultra-low-rate policies he engineered -- and his successor, Janet Yellen, has continued.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Police State
Taser fired by federal agents kills driver as car is engulfed in flames
03-31-2015
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The Guardian
A blue Ford Focus rental car erupted into a ball of flames with 25-year-old Alex Martin inside it, after a US Border Patrol agent broke the car's passenger side window and shot a Taser into the cab, igniting gas fumes inside.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
The grey knight: Burt Ward and Adam West announce animated Batman film
03-31-2015
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The Guardian
Stars of the 1960s TV show reveal they will be voicing the comic-book characters for a forthcoming feature-length animation
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Politics
Broken City
Rahm Emanuel and the unraveling of Chicago
03-31-2015
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http://www.nationaljournal.com
Rahm Emanuel is probably going to be reelected mayor of Chicago, but it won't have been a pretty road to get there.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Bitcoin
Retail Giant Rakuten.com Now Accepting Bitcoin via Bitnet
03-31-2015
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CryptoCoinsNews
Rakuten.com is similar to Amazon in that it serves as a platform for multiple merchants, all of whom will be able to accept Bitcoin now thanks to the partnership with Bitnet.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin Event: State of Digital Money Conference to be Held in LA in April
03-31-2015
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CryptoCoinsNews
This April, the city of Los Angeles will host the State of Digital Money conference. The conference which will take place on the 18th of April is designed to shape "a future vision" of digital currency, as seen by the leaders of the digital curre
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
1,000-year-old onion and garlic eye remedy kills MRSA
03-31-2015
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http://www.bbc.com
Scientists recreated a 9th Century Anglo-Saxon remedy using onion, garlic and part of a cow's stomach.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Bitcoin
CoinDesk's Assumptions About the Bitcoin Community
03-31-2015
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https://bitcoinmagazine.com
CoinDesk, one of the premier outlets for news and analysis on digital currencies, has made a request of its readers.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • NeoCons
A Middle East Holocaust -- Paul Craig Roberts
03-31-2015
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paulcraigroberts.org
The "Christian" West is a master at propaganda and self-deception. Look at the evangelical churches. They support a criminal, inhumane regime while professing to be followers of Christ.
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Police State
Elizabethan Era Police State Is Coming Down on Homeless
03-31-2015
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theepochtimes.com
In 1572 the Vagabond Act became law in England, at same time "Land Enclosure" was being used to create vagabonds who could be physically branded or imprisoned for being out of work for 2 days. History repeats...
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Bitcoin
US Secret Agents Charged with Silk Road Bitcoin Theft, Extortion of Dread Pirate Roberts
03-31-2015
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http://cointelegraph.com
Following Ross Ulbricht's Silk Road conviction, extraordinary details have emerged about two of the investigating federal agents charged with extortion, fraud, and theft of bitcoins from the marketplace.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Bitcoin
Federal Agents Investigating Bitcoin Stole Over $1 Million In Bitcoin
03-30-2015
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http://www.zerohedge.com
Agents Were Part of Baltimore's Silk Road Task Force. Two former federal agents have been charged with wire fraud, money laundering and related offenses for stealing digital currency during their investigation of the Silk Road
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Here's the 'new product' that Elon Musk is probably announcing April 30
03-30-2015
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http://www.businessinsider.com
Some Tesla observers are convinced that it will be a battery, based on the design that powers the company's automobiles, yet large enough to keep the lights on at a home.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Surveillance
Don't See Evil: Google's Boycott Campaign Against War Photography and Alternative Media
03-30-2015
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http://www.dailypaul.com
It made it extremely easy to bypass the establishment gatekeepers of ideas and information. For example, I remember in the mid-2000s using Google to satisfy my curiosity about this "libertarianism" thing I had heard about
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • World News
MI6 chief says service is in 'technology arms race' with terrorists and criminals
03-30-2015
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The Guardian
Alex Younger, head of Secret Intelligence Service, defends use of internet and big data to protect the country
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
Teen libertarian is face of Brazil's young free-market right
03-30-2015
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http://bismarcktribune.com
The March 15 demonstration was the largest Sao Paulo had seen in more than three decades, since 1984 protests demanding democratic elections after a long dictatorship.
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Ernest Hancock
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