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[arrl-odv:17473] Re:RE: 24 Things About To Become Extinct In America
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 12 Jan '09

12 Jan '09

Umm...we're drifting off topic, gang. Back to reading Board meeting reports... Dave -----Original Message----- From: dick(a)pobox.com [mailto:dick@pobox.com] Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 2:14 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:17471] Re:24 Things About To Become Extinct In America 12 JAN 2009 - 1313 CST A lot of this list is old news and at least one item is a little off base; Item #12 - Incandescent Bulbs. Yes, the incandescent light bulb is steadily going the way of the dinosaur. But over the long-haul, it will not be replaced by the compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL). CFLs contain a small amount of mercury and thus require hazardous waste disposal/recycling. I believe the ultimate incandescent light bulb replacement will be the LED (light-emitting diode) array light bulb. They are currently more expensive than CFL bulbs and do not produce as much light. However, they consume much less electricity than the CFL, last a lot longer than a CFL (approx. 80,000 hours), and apparently do not pose a hazardous waste disposal problem. The cost of LED light bulbs is dropping and their light output continues to rise. Therefore, it will be several years before LED bulbs are in general use, but they will become the incandescent replacement. - Dick, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:17472] RE: [arrl-odv:17466] 24 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA
by William Sawders 12 Jan '09

12 Jan '09

Just a note. Don't put in a "CFL" bulb into your motion detector. I have the "dual light" motion detector (for my dog) and it takes three minutes for the bulb to get bright. By then, the thieves could be in the next county! Also, shouldn't "marriage" and "belief in a Supreme Being" be in the top 25? Hummmmmm. Seems those have also gone by the wayside in America...sad to say See ya! Bill, K7ZM -------Original Message------- From: Bill Edgar Date: 01/12/09 10:16:57 To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:17466] 24 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA This list didn't have the most important item and that may be because it's extinct - and that is common sense! See you in a couple of days and safe journey! - Bill N3LLR > -----Original Message----- > From: Coy Day [mailto:n5ok@arrl.org] > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 12:52 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [arrl-odv:17466] 24 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA > > Just received this e-mail from a non-ham friend. Note item 16. and you > will see why I think this is timely. > > Coy > > > 24 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA > > > > > > > > 24. Yellow Pages > > This year will be pivotal for the global Yellow Pages industry. > > Much like newspapers, print Yellow Pages will continue to bleed > > dollars to their various digital counterparts, from Internet > > Yellow Pages (IYPs), to local search engines and combination > > search/listing services like Reach Local and Yodel Factors like an > > acceleration of the print 'fade rate' and the looming recession > > will contribute to the onslaught. One research firm predicts the > > falloff in usage of newspapers and print Yellow Pages could even > > reach 10% this year -- much higher than the 2%-3% fade rate seen > > in past years. > > > > 23. Classified Ads > > The Internet has made so many things obsolete that newspaper > > classified ads might sound like just another trivial item on a > > long list. But this is one of those harbingers of the future that > > could signal the end of civilization as we know it. The argument > > is that if newspaper classifieds are replaced by free online > > listings at sites like Craigslist.org <http://craigslist.org/> and > > Google Base, then > > newspapers are not far behind them. > > > > 22. Movie Rental Stores > > While Netflix is looking up at the moment, Blockbuster keeps > > closing store locations by the hundreds. It still has about 6,000 > > left across the world, but those keep dwindling and the stock is > > down considerably in 2008, especially since the company gave up a > > quest of Circuit City. Movie Gallery, which owned the Hollywood > > Video brand, closed up shop earlier this year. Countless small > > video chains and mom-and-pop stores have given up the ghost > > already. > > > > 21. Dial-up Internet Access > > Dial-up connections have fallen from 40% in 2001 to 10% in 2008. > > The combination of an infrastructure to accommodate affordable > > high speed Internet connections and the disappearing home phone > > have all but pounded the final nail in the coffin of dial-up > > Internet access. > > > > 20. Phone Landlines > > According to a survey from the National Center for Health > > Statistics, at the end of 2007, nearly one in six homes was > > cell-only and, of those homes that had landlines, one in eight > > only received calls on their cells. > > > > 19. Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs > > Maryland's icon, the blue crab, has been fading away in Chesapeake > > Bay. Last year Maryland saw the lowest harvest (22 million pounds) > > since 1945. Just four decades ago the bay produced 96 million > > pounds. The population is down 70% since 1990, when they first did > > a formal count. There are only about 120 million crabs in the bay > > and they think they need 200 million for a sustainable population. > > Over-fishing, pollution, invasive species and global warming get > > the blame. > > > > 18. VCRs > > For the better part of three decades, the VCR was a best-seller > > and staple in every American household until being completely > > decimated by the DVD, and now the Digital Video Recorder (DVR). In > > fact, the only remnants of the VHS age at your local Wal-Mart or > > Radio Shack are blank VHS tapes these days. Pre-recorded VHS tapes > > are largely gone and VHS decks are practically nowhere to be > > found. They served us so well. > > > > 17. Ash Trees > > In the late 1990s, a pretty, iridescent green species of beetle, > > now known as the emerald ash borer, hitched a ride to North > > America with ash wood products imported from eastern Asia. In less > > than a decade, its larvae have killed millions of trees in the > > Midwest, and continue to spread. They've killed more than 30 > > million ash trees in southeastern Michigan alone, with tens of > > millions more lost in Ohio and Indiana. More than 7.5 billion ash > > trees are currently at risk. > > > > 16. Ham Radio > > Amateur radio operators enjoy personal (and often worldwide) > > wireless communications with each other and are able to support > > their communities with emergency and disaster communications if > > necessary, while increasing their personal knowledge of > > electronics and radio theory. However, proliferation of the > > Internet and its popularity among youth has caused the decline of > > amateur radio. In the past five years alone, the number of people > > holding active ham radio licenses has dropped by 50,000, even > > though Morse Code is no longer a requirement. > > > > 15. The Swimming Hole > > Thanks to our litigious society, swimming holes are becoming a > > thing of the past. '20/20' reports that swimming hole owners, like > > Robert Every in High Falls, NY, are shutting them down out of > > worry that if someone gets hurt they'll sue. And that's exactly > > what happened in Seattle. The city of Bellingham was sued by Katie > > Hofstetter who was paralyzed in a fall at a popular swimming hole > > in Whatcom Falls Park. As injuries occur and lawsuits follow, > > expect more swimming holes to post 'Keep out!' signs. > > > > 14. Answering Machines > > The increasing disappearance of answering machines is directly > > tied to No 20 our list -- the decline of landlines. According to > > USA Today, the number of homes that only use cell phones jumped > > 159% between 2004 and 2007. It has been particularly bad in New > > York; since 2000, landline usage has dropped 55%. It's logical > > that as cell phones rise, many of them replacing traditional > > landlines, that there will be fewer answering machines. > > > > 13. Cameras That Use Film > > It doesn't require a statistician to prove the rapid disappearance > > of the film camera in America. Just look to companies like Nikon, > > the professional's choice for quality camera equipment. In 2006, > > it announced that it would stop making film cameras, pointing to > > the shrinking market -- only 3% of its sales in 2005, compared to > > 75% of sales from digital cameras and equipment. > > > > 12. Incandescent Bulbs > > Before a few years ago, the standard 60-watt (or, yikes, 100-watt) > > bulb was the mainstay of every U.S. home. With the green movement > > and all-things-sustainable-energy crowd, the Compact Fluorescent > > Lightbulb (CFL) is largely replacing the older, Edison-era > > incandescent bulb. The EPA reports that 2007 sales for Energy Star > > CFLs nearly doubled from 2006, and these sales accounted for > > approximately 20 percent of the U.S. light bulb market. And > > according to USA Today, a new energy bill plans to phase out > > incandescent bulbs in the next four to 12 years. > > > > 11. Stand-Alone Bowling Alleys > > BowlingBalls. US claims there are still 60 million Americans who > > bowl at least once a year, but many are not bowling in stand-alone > > bowling alleys. Today most new bowling alleys are part of > > facilities for all types or recreation including laser tag, > > go-karts, bumper cars, video game arcades, climbing walls and glow > > miniature golf. Bowling lanes also have been added to many > > non-traditional venues such as adult communities, hotels and > > resorts, and gambling casinos. > > > > 10. The Milkman > > According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 1950, over > > half of the milk delivered was to the home in quart bottles, by > > 1963, it was about a third and by 2001, it represented only 0.4% > > percent. Nowadays most milk is sold through supermarkets in gallon > > jugs. The steady decline in home-delivered milk is blamed, of > > course, on the rise of the supermarket, better home refrigeration > > and longer-lasting milk. Although some milkmen still make the > > rounds in pockets of the U.S., they are certainly a dying breed. > > > > 9. Hand-Written Letters > > In 2006, the Radicati Group estimated that, worldwide, 183 billion > > e-mails were sent each day. Two million each second. By November > > of 2007, an estimated 3.3 billion Earthlings owned cell phones, > > and 80% of the world's population had access to cell phone > > coverage. In 2004, half-a-trillion text messages were sent, and > > the number has no doubt increased exponentially since then. So > > where amongst this gorge of gabble is there room for the elegant, > > polite hand-written letter? > > > > 8. Wild Horses > > It is estimated that 100 years ago, as many as two million horses > > were roaming free within the United States. In 2001, National > > Geographic News estimated that the wild horse population had > > decreased to about 50,000 head. Currently, the National Wild Horse > > and Burro Advisory board states that there are 32,000 free roaming > > horses in ten Western states, with half of them residing in > > Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management is seeking to reduce the > > total number of free range horses to 27,000, possibly by selective > > euthanasia. > > > > 7. Personal Checks > > According to an American Bankers Assoc. report, a net 23% of > > consumers plan to decrease their use of checks over the next two > > years, while a net 14% plan to increase their use of PIN debit. > > Bill payment remains the last stronghold of paper-based > > payments -- for the time being. Checks continue to be the most > > commonly used bill payment method, with 71% of consumers paying at > > least one recurring bill per month by writing a check. However, on > > a bill-by-bill basis, checks account for only 49% of consumers' > > recurring bill payments (down from 72% in 2001 and 60% in 2003). > > > > 6. Drive-in Theaters > > During the peak in 1958, there were more than 4,000 drive-in > > theaters in this country, but in 2007 only 405 drive-ins were > > still operating. Exactly zero new drive-ins have been built since > > 2005. Only one reopened in 2005 and five reopened in 2006, so > > there isn't much of a movement toward reviving the closed ones. > > > > 5. Mumps & Measles > > Despite what's been in the news lately, the measles and mumps > > actually, truly are disappearing from the United States. In 1964, > > 212,000 cases of mumps were reported in the U.S. By 1983, this > > figure had dropped to 3,000, thanks to a vigorous vaccination > > program. Prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine, > > approximately half a million cases of measles were reported in the > > U.S. annually, resulting in 450 deaths. In 2005, only 66 cases > > were recorded. > > > > 4. Honey Bees > > Perhaps nothing on our list of disappearing America is so dire; > > plummeting so enormously; and so necessary to the survival of our > > food supply as the honey bee. Very scary. 'Colony Collapse > > Disorder,' or CCD, has spread throughout the U.S. and Europe over > > the past few years, wiping out 50% to 90% of the colonies of many > > beekeepers -- and along with it, their livelihood. > > > > 3. News Magazines and TV News > > While the TV evening newscasts haven't gone anywhere over the last > > several decades, their audiences have. In 1984, in a story about > > the diminishing returns of the evening news, the New York Times > > reported that all three network evening-news programs combined had > > only 40.9 million viewers. Fast forward to 2008, and what they > > have today is half that. > > > > 2. Analog TV > > According to the Consumer Electronics Association, 85% of homes in > > the U.S. get their television programming through cable or > > satellite providers. For the remaining 15% -- or 13 million > > individuals -- who are using rabbit ears or a large outdoor > > antenna to get their local stations, change is in the air. If you > > are one of these people you'll need to get a new TV or a converter > > box in order to get the new stations which will only be broadcast > > in digital. > > > > 1. The Family Farm > > Since the 1930s, the number of family farms has been declining > > rapidly. According to the USDA, 5.3 million farms dotted the > > nation in 1950, but this number had declined to 2.1 million by the > > 2003 farm census (data from the 2007 census hasn't yet been > > published). Ninety-one percent of the U.S. FARMS are small Family > > Farms. > > > > Both interesting and saddening, isn't it?

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[arrl-odv:17471] Re:24 Things About To Become Extinct In America
by dick＠pobox.com 12 Jan '09

12 Jan '09

12 JAN 2009 - 1313 CST A lot of this list is old news and at least one item is a little off base; Item #12 - Incandescent Bulbs. Yes, the incandescent light bulb is steadily going the way of the dinosaur. But over the long-haul, it will not be replaced by the compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL). CFLs contain a small amount of mercury and thus require hazardous waste disposal/recycling. I believe the ultimate incandescent light bulb replacement will be the LED (light-emitting diode) array light bulb. They are currently more expensive than CFL bulbs and do not produce as much light. However, they consume much less electricity than the CFL, last a lot longer than a CFL (approx. 80,000 hours), and apparently do not pose a hazardous waste disposal problem. The cost of LED light bulbs is dropping and their light output continues to rise. Therefore, it will be several years before LED bulbs are in general use, but they will become the incandescent replacement. - Dick, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:17470] RE: [arrl-odv:17466] 24 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 12 Jan '09

12 Jan '09

This originally showed up in July 2008 as a list of 25 things vanishing from America. The 50,000 figure is specious; the actual drop was about half that and the downward trend (which began as an inevitable consequence of the shift from a 5-year to a 10-year license term) was reversed last year. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Coy Day [mailto:n5ok@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 12:52 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:17466] 24 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA Just received this e-mail from a non-ham friend. Note item 16. and you will see why I think this is timely. Coy > 24 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA > > > > 24. Yellow Pages > This year will be pivotal for the global Yellow Pages industry. > Much like newspapers, print Yellow Pages will continue to bleed > dollars to their various digital counterparts, from Internet > Yellow Pages (IYPs), to local search engines and combination > search/listing services like Reach Local and Yodel Factors like an > acceleration of the print 'fade rate' and the looming recession > will contribute to the onslaught. One research firm predicts the > falloff in usage of newspapers and print Yellow Pages could even > reach 10% this year -- much higher than the 2%-3% fade rate seen > in past years. > > 23. Classified Ads > The Internet has made so many things obsolete that newspaper > classified ads might sound like just another trivial item on a > long list. But this is one of those harbingers of the future that > could signal the end of civilization as we know it. The argument > is that if newspaper classifieds are replaced by free online > listings at sites like Craigslist.org <http://craigslist.org/> and > Google Base, then > newspapers are not far behind them. > > 22. Movie Rental Stores > While Netflix is looking up at the moment, Blockbuster keeps > closing store locations by the hundreds. It still has about 6,000 > left across the world, but those keep dwindling and the stock is > down considerably in 2008, especially since the company gave up a > quest of Circuit City. Movie Gallery, which owned the Hollywood > Video brand, closed up shop earlier this year. Countless small > video chains and mom-and-pop stores have given up the ghost > already. > > 21. Dial-up Internet Access > Dial-up connections have fallen from 40% in 2001 to 10% in 2008. > The combination of an infrastructure to accommodate affordable > high speed Internet connections and the disappearing home phone > have all but pounded the final nail in the coffin of dial-up > Internet access. > > 20. Phone Landlines > According to a survey from the National Center for Health > Statistics, at the end of 2007, nearly one in six homes was > cell-only and, of those homes that had landlines, one in eight > only received calls on their cells. > > 19. Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs > Maryland's icon, the blue crab, has been fading away in Chesapeake > Bay. Last year Maryland saw the lowest harvest (22 million pounds) > since 1945. Just four decades ago the bay produced 96 million > pounds. The population is down 70% since 1990, when they first did > a formal count. There are only about 120 million crabs in the bay > and they think they need 200 million for a sustainable population. > Over-fishing, pollution, invasive species and global warming get > the blame. > > 18. VCRs > For the better part of three decades, the VCR was a best-seller > and staple in every American household until being completely > decimated by the DVD, and now the Digital Video Recorder (DVR). In > fact, the only remnants of the VHS age at your local Wal-Mart or > Radio Shack are blank VHS tapes these days. Pre-recorded VHS tapes > are largely gone and VHS decks are practically nowhere to be > found. They served us so well. > > 17. Ash Trees > In the late 1990s, a pretty, iridescent green species of beetle, > now known as the emerald ash borer, hitched a ride to North > America with ash wood products imported from eastern Asia. In less > than a decade, its larvae have killed millions of trees in the > Midwest, and continue to spread. They've killed more than 30 > million ash trees in southeastern Michigan alone, with tens of > millions more lost in Ohio and Indiana. More than 7.5 billion ash > trees are currently at risk. > > 16. Ham Radio > Amateur radio operators enjoy personal (and often worldwide) > wireless communications with each other and are able to support > their communities with emergency and disaster communications if > necessary, while increasing their personal knowledge of > electronics and radio theory. However, proliferation of the > Internet and its popularity among youth has caused the decline of > amateur radio. In the past five years alone, the number of people > holding active ham radio licenses has dropped by 50,000, even > though Morse Code is no longer a requirement. > > 15. The Swimming Hole > Thanks to our litigious society, swimming holes are becoming a > thing of the past. '20/20' reports that swimming hole owners, like > Robert Every in High Falls, NY, are shutting them down out of > worry that if someone gets hurt they'll sue. And that's exactly > what happened in Seattle. The city of Bellingham was sued by Katie > Hofstetter who was paralyzed in a fall at a popular swimming hole > in Whatcom Falls Park. As injuries occur and lawsuits follow, > expect more swimming holes to post 'Keep out!' signs. > > 14. Answering Machines > The increasing disappearance of answering machines is directly > tied to No 20 our list -- the decline of landlines. According to > USA Today, the number of homes that only use cell phones jumped > 159% between 2004 and 2007. It has been particularly bad in New > York; since 2000, landline usage has dropped 55%. It's logical > that as cell phones rise, many of them replacing traditional > landlines, that there will be fewer answering machines. > > 13. Cameras That Use Film > It doesn't require a statistician to prove the rapid disappearance > of the film camera in America. Just look to companies like Nikon, > the professional's choice for quality camera equipment. In 2006, > it announced that it would stop making film cameras, pointing to > the shrinking market -- only 3% of its sales in 2005, compared to > 75% of sales from digital cameras and equipment. > > 12. Incandescent Bulbs > Before a few years ago, the standard 60-watt (or, yikes, 100-watt) > bulb was the mainstay of every U.S. home. With the green movement > and all-things-sustainable-energy crowd, the Compact Fluorescent > Lightbulb (CFL) is largely replacing the older, Edison-era > incandescent bulb. The EPA reports that 2007 sales for Energy Star > CFLs nearly doubled from 2006, and these sales accounted for > approximately 20 percent of the U.S. light bulb market. And > according to USA Today, a new energy bill plans to phase out > incandescent bulbs in the next four to 12 years. > > 11. Stand-Alone Bowling Alleys > BowlingBalls. US claims there are still 60 million Americans who > bowl at least once a year, but many are not bowling in stand-alone > bowling alleys. Today most new bowling alleys are part of > facilities for all types or recreation including laser tag, > go-karts, bumper cars, video game arcades, climbing walls and glow > miniature golf. Bowling lanes also have been added to many > non-traditional venues such as adult communities, hotels and > resorts, and gambling casinos. > > 10. The Milkman > According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 1950, over > half of the milk delivered was to the home in quart bottles, by > 1963, it was about a third and by 2001, it represented only 0.4% > percent. Nowadays most milk is sold through supermarkets in gallon > jugs. The steady decline in home-delivered milk is blamed, of > course, on the rise of the supermarket, better home refrigeration > and longer-lasting milk. Although some milkmen still make the > rounds in pockets of the U.S., they are certainly a dying breed. > > 9. Hand-Written Letters > In 2006, the Radicati Group estimated that, worldwide, 183 billion > e-mails were sent each day. Two million each second. By November > of 2007, an estimated 3.3 billion Earthlings owned cell phones, > and 80% of the world's population had access to cell phone > coverage. In 2004, half-a-trillion text messages were sent, and > the number has no doubt increased exponentially since then. So > where amongst this gorge of gabble is there room for the elegant, > polite hand-written letter? > > 8. Wild Horses > It is estimated that 100 years ago, as many as two million horses > were roaming free within the United States. In 2001, National > Geographic News estimated that the wild horse population had > decreased to about 50,000 head. Currently, the National Wild Horse > and Burro Advisory board states that there are 32,000 free roaming > horses in ten Western states, with half of them residing in > Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management is seeking to reduce the > total number of free range horses to 27,000, possibly by selective > euthanasia. > > 7. Personal Checks > According to an American Bankers Assoc. report, a net 23% of > consumers plan to decrease their use of checks over the next two > years, while a net 14% plan to increase their use of PIN debit. > Bill payment remains the last stronghold of paper-based > payments -- for the time being. Checks continue to be the most > commonly used bill payment method, with 71% of consumers paying at > least one recurring bill per month by writing a check. However, on > a bill-by-bill basis, checks account for only 49% of consumers' > recurring bill payments (down from 72% in 2001 and 60% in 2003). > > 6. Drive-in Theaters > During the peak in 1958, there were more than 4,000 drive-in > theaters in this country, but in 2007 only 405 drive-ins were > still operating. Exactly zero new drive-ins have been built since > 2005. Only one reopened in 2005 and five reopened in 2006, so > there isn't much of a movement toward reviving the closed ones. > > 5. Mumps & Measles > Despite what's been in the news lately, the measles and mumps > actually, truly are disappearing from the United States. In 1964, > 212,000 cases of mumps were reported in the U.S. By 1983, this > figure had dropped to 3,000, thanks to a vigorous vaccination > program. Prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine, > approximately half a million cases of measles were reported in the > U.S. annually, resulting in 450 deaths. In 2005, only 66 cases > were recorded. > > 4. Honey Bees > Perhaps nothing on our list of disappearing America is so dire; > plummeting so enormously; and so necessary to the survival of our > food supply as the honey bee. Very scary. 'Colony Collapse > Disorder,' or CCD, has spread throughout the U.S. and Europe over > the past few years, wiping out 50% to 90% of the colonies of many > beekeepers -- and along with it, their livelihood. > > 3. News Magazines and TV News > While the TV evening newscasts haven't gone anywhere over the last > several decades, their audiences have. In 1984, in a story about > the diminishing returns of the evening news, the New York Times > reported that all three network evening-news programs combined had > only 40.9 million viewers. Fast forward to 2008, and what they > have today is half that. > > 2. Analog TV > According to the Consumer Electronics Association, 85% of homes in > the U.S. get their television programming through cable or > satellite providers. For the remaining 15% -- or 13 million > individuals -- who are using rabbit ears or a large outdoor > antenna to get their local stations, change is in the air. If you > are one of these people you'll need to get a new TV or a converter > box in order to get the new stations which will only be broadcast > in digital. > > 1. The Family Farm > Since the 1930s, the number of family farms has been declining > rapidly. According to the USDA, 5.3 million farms dotted the > nation in 1950, but this number had declined to 2.1 million by the > 2003 farm census (data from the 2007 census hasn't yet been > published). Ninety-one percent of the U.S. FARMS are small Family > Farms. > > Both interesting and saddening, isn't it?

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Double Emails
by Dwayne Allen 12 Jan '09

12 Jan '09

Am I the only that is receiving each email sent to the ODV twice? WY7FD

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RE: [arrl-odv:17466] 24 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA
by Bill Edgar 12 Jan '09

12 Jan '09

This list didn't have the most important item and that may be because it's extinct - and that is common sense! See you in a couple of days and safe journey! - Bill N3LLR > -----Original Message----- > From: Coy Day [mailto:n5ok@arrl.org] > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 12:52 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [arrl-odv:17466] 24 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA > > Just received this e-mail from a non-ham friend. Note item 16. and you > will see why I think this is timely. > > Coy > > > 24 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA > > > > > > > > 24. Yellow Pages > > This year will be pivotal for the global Yellow Pages industry. > > Much like newspapers, print Yellow Pages will continue to bleed > > dollars to their various digital counterparts, from Internet > > Yellow Pages (IYPs), to local search engines and combination > > search/listing services like Reach Local and Yodel Factors like an > > acceleration of the print 'fade rate' and the looming recession > > will contribute to the onslaught. One research firm predicts the > > falloff in usage of newspapers and print Yellow Pages could even > > reach 10% this year -- much higher than the 2%-3% fade rate seen > > in past years. > > > > 23. Classified Ads > > The Internet has made so many things obsolete that newspaper > > classified ads might sound like just another trivial item on a > > long list. But this is one of those harbingers of the future that > > could signal the end of civilization as we know it. The argument > > is that if newspaper classifieds are replaced by free online > > listings at sites like Craigslist.org <http://craigslist.org/> and > > Google Base, then > > newspapers are not far behind them. > > > > 22. Movie Rental Stores > > While Netflix is looking up at the moment, Blockbuster keeps > > closing store locations by the hundreds. It still has about 6,000 > > left across the world, but those keep dwindling and the stock is > > down considerably in 2008, especially since the company gave up a > > quest of Circuit City. Movie Gallery, which owned the Hollywood > > Video brand, closed up shop earlier this year. Countless small > > video chains and mom-and-pop stores have given up the ghost > > already. > > > > 21. Dial-up Internet Access > > Dial-up connections have fallen from 40% in 2001 to 10% in 2008. > > The combination of an infrastructure to accommodate affordable > > high speed Internet connections and the disappearing home phone > > have all but pounded the final nail in the coffin of dial-up > > Internet access. > > > > 20. Phone Landlines > > According to a survey from the National Center for Health > > Statistics, at the end of 2007, nearly one in six homes was > > cell-only and, of those homes that had landlines, one in eight > > only received calls on their cells. > > > > 19. Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs > > Maryland's icon, the blue crab, has been fading away in Chesapeake > > Bay. Last year Maryland saw the lowest harvest (22 million pounds) > > since 1945. Just four decades ago the bay produced 96 million > > pounds. The population is down 70% since 1990, when they first did > > a formal count. There are only about 120 million crabs in the bay > > and they think they need 200 million for a sustainable population. > > Over-fishing, pollution, invasive species and global warming get > > the blame. > > > > 18. VCRs > > For the better part of three decades, the VCR was a best-seller > > and staple in every American household until being completely > > decimated by the DVD, and now the Digital Video Recorder (DVR). In > > fact, the only remnants of the VHS age at your local Wal-Mart or > > Radio Shack are blank VHS tapes these days. Pre-recorded VHS tapes > > are largely gone and VHS decks are practically nowhere to be > > found. They served us so well. > > > > 17. Ash Trees > > In the late 1990s, a pretty, iridescent green species of beetle, > > now known as the emerald ash borer, hitched a ride to North > > America with ash wood products imported from eastern Asia. In less > > than a decade, its larvae have killed millions of trees in the > > Midwest, and continue to spread. They've killed more than 30 > > million ash trees in southeastern Michigan alone, with tens of > > millions more lost in Ohio and Indiana. More than 7.5 billion ash > > trees are currently at risk. > > > > 16. Ham Radio > > Amateur radio operators enjoy personal (and often worldwide) > > wireless communications with each other and are able to support > > their communities with emergency and disaster communications if > > necessary, while increasing their personal knowledge of > > electronics and radio theory. However, proliferation of the > > Internet and its popularity among youth has caused the decline of > > amateur radio. In the past five years alone, the number of people > > holding active ham radio licenses has dropped by 50,000, even > > though Morse Code is no longer a requirement. > > > > 15. The Swimming Hole > > Thanks to our litigious society, swimming holes are becoming a > > thing of the past. '20/20' reports that swimming hole owners, like > > Robert Every in High Falls, NY, are shutting them down out of > > worry that if someone gets hurt they'll sue. And that's exactly > > what happened in Seattle. The city of Bellingham was sued by Katie > > Hofstetter who was paralyzed in a fall at a popular swimming hole > > in Whatcom Falls Park. As injuries occur and lawsuits follow, > > expect more swimming holes to post 'Keep out!' signs. > > > > 14. Answering Machines > > The increasing disappearance of answering machines is directly > > tied to No 20 our list -- the decline of landlines. According to > > USA Today, the number of homes that only use cell phones jumped > > 159% between 2004 and 2007. It has been particularly bad in New > > York; since 2000, landline usage has dropped 55%. It's logical > > that as cell phones rise, many of them replacing traditional > > landlines, that there will be fewer answering machines. > > > > 13. Cameras That Use Film > > It doesn't require a statistician to prove the rapid disappearance > > of the film camera in America. Just look to companies like Nikon, > > the professional's choice for quality camera equipment. In 2006, > > it announced that it would stop making film cameras, pointing to > > the shrinking market -- only 3% of its sales in 2005, compared to > > 75% of sales from digital cameras and equipment. > > > > 12. Incandescent Bulbs > > Before a few years ago, the standard 60-watt (or, yikes, 100-watt) > > bulb was the mainstay of every U.S. home. With the green movement > > and all-things-sustainable-energy crowd, the Compact Fluorescent > > Lightbulb (CFL) is largely replacing the older, Edison-era > > incandescent bulb. The EPA reports that 2007 sales for Energy Star > > CFLs nearly doubled from 2006, and these sales accounted for > > approximately 20 percent of the U.S. light bulb market. And > > according to USA Today, a new energy bill plans to phase out > > incandescent bulbs in the next four to 12 years. > > > > 11. Stand-Alone Bowling Alleys > > BowlingBalls. US claims there are still 60 million Americans who > > bowl at least once a year, but many are not bowling in stand-alone > > bowling alleys. Today most new bowling alleys are part of > > facilities for all types or recreation including laser tag, > > go-karts, bumper cars, video game arcades, climbing walls and glow > > miniature golf. Bowling lanes also have been added to many > > non-traditional venues such as adult communities, hotels and > > resorts, and gambling casinos. > > > > 10. The Milkman > > According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 1950, over > > half of the milk delivered was to the home in quart bottles, by > > 1963, it was about a third and by 2001, it represented only 0.4% > > percent. Nowadays most milk is sold through supermarkets in gallon > > jugs. The steady decline in home-delivered milk is blamed, of > > course, on the rise of the supermarket, better home refrigeration > > and longer-lasting milk. Although some milkmen still make the > > rounds in pockets of the U.S., they are certainly a dying breed. > > > > 9. Hand-Written Letters > > In 2006, the Radicati Group estimated that, worldwide, 183 billion > > e-mails were sent each day. Two million each second. By November > > of 2007, an estimated 3.3 billion Earthlings owned cell phones, > > and 80% of the world's population had access to cell phone > > coverage. In 2004, half-a-trillion text messages were sent, and > > the number has no doubt increased exponentially since then. So > > where amongst this gorge of gabble is there room for the elegant, > > polite hand-written letter? > > > > 8. Wild Horses > > It is estimated that 100 years ago, as many as two million horses > > were roaming free within the United States. In 2001, National > > Geographic News estimated that the wild horse population had > > decreased to about 50,000 head. Currently, the National Wild Horse > > and Burro Advisory board states that there are 32,000 free roaming > > horses in ten Western states, with half of them residing in > > Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management is seeking to reduce the > > total number of free range horses to 27,000, possibly by selective > > euthanasia. > > > > 7. Personal Checks > > According to an American Bankers Assoc. report, a net 23% of > > consumers plan to decrease their use of checks over the next two > > years, while a net 14% plan to increase their use of PIN debit. > > Bill payment remains the last stronghold of paper-based > > payments -- for the time being. Checks continue to be the most > > commonly used bill payment method, with 71% of consumers paying at > > least one recurring bill per month by writing a check. However, on > > a bill-by-bill basis, checks account for only 49% of consumers' > > recurring bill payments (down from 72% in 2001 and 60% in 2003). > > > > 6. Drive-in Theaters > > During the peak in 1958, there were more than 4,000 drive-in > > theaters in this country, but in 2007 only 405 drive-ins were > > still operating. Exactly zero new drive-ins have been built since > > 2005. Only one reopened in 2005 and five reopened in 2006, so > > there isn't much of a movement toward reviving the closed ones. > > > > 5. Mumps & Measles > > Despite what's been in the news lately, the measles and mumps > > actually, truly are disappearing from the United States. In 1964, > > 212,000 cases of mumps were reported in the U.S. By 1983, this > > figure had dropped to 3,000, thanks to a vigorous vaccination > > program. Prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine, > > approximately half a million cases of measles were reported in the > > U.S. annually, resulting in 450 deaths. In 2005, only 66 cases > > were recorded. > > > > 4. Honey Bees > > Perhaps nothing on our list of disappearing America is so dire; > > plummeting so enormously; and so necessary to the survival of our > > food supply as the honey bee. Very scary. 'Colony Collapse > > Disorder,' or CCD, has spread throughout the U.S. and Europe over > > the past few years, wiping out 50% to 90% of the colonies of many > > beekeepers -- and along with it, their livelihood. > > > > 3. News Magazines and TV News > > While the TV evening newscasts haven't gone anywhere over the last > > several decades, their audiences have. In 1984, in a story about > > the diminishing returns of the evening news, the New York Times > > reported that all three network evening-news programs combined had > > only 40.9 million viewers. Fast forward to 2008, and what they > > have today is half that. > > > > 2. Analog TV > > According to the Consumer Electronics Association, 85% of homes in > > the U.S. get their television programming through cable or > > satellite providers. For the remaining 15% -- or 13 million > > individuals -- who are using rabbit ears or a large outdoor > > antenna to get their local stations, change is in the air. If you > > are one of these people you'll need to get a new TV or a converter > > box in order to get the new stations which will only be broadcast > > in digital. > > > > 1. The Family Farm > > Since the 1930s, the number of family farms has been declining > > rapidly. According to the USDA, 5.3 million farms dotted the > > nation in 1950, but this number had declined to 2.1 million by the > > 2003 farm census (data from the 2007 census hasn't yet been > > published). Ninety-one percent of the U.S. FARMS are small Family > > Farms. > > > > Both interesting and saddening, isn't it?

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[arrl-odv:17467] Development Report to the ARRL Board
by Hobart, Mary K1MMH 12 Jan '09

12 Jan '09

Attached you will find my report on Development activities and results for 2008. I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. Travel safely - and warmly! 73, Mary K1MMH Mary M. Hobart, K1MMH Chief Development Officer ARRL Telephone: 860-594-0397 Fax: 860-594-0259 email: mhobart(a)arrl.org <<2009 January Development Report to the Board.doc>>

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[arrl-odv:17466] 24 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA
by Coy Day 12 Jan '09

12 Jan '09

Just received this e-mail from a non-ham friend. Note item 16. and you will see why I think this is timely. Coy > 24 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA > > > > 24. Yellow Pages > This year will be pivotal for the global Yellow Pages industry. > Much like newspapers, print Yellow Pages will continue to bleed > dollars to their various digital counterparts, from Internet > Yellow Pages (IYPs), to local search engines and combination > search/listing services like Reach Local and Yodel Factors like an > acceleration of the print 'fade rate' and the looming recession > will contribute to the onslaught. One research firm predicts the > falloff in usage of newspapers and print Yellow Pages could even > reach 10% this year -- much higher than the 2%-3% fade rate seen > in past years. > > 23. Classified Ads > The Internet has made so many things obsolete that newspaper > classified ads might sound like just another trivial item on a > long list. But this is one of those harbingers of the future that > could signal the end of civilization as we know it. The argument > is that if newspaper classifieds are replaced by free online > listings at sites like Craigslist.org <http://craigslist.org/> and > Google Base, then > newspapers are not far behind them. > > 22. Movie Rental Stores > While Netflix is looking up at the moment, Blockbuster keeps > closing store locations by the hundreds. It still has about 6,000 > left across the world, but those keep dwindling and the stock is > down considerably in 2008, especially since the company gave up a > quest of Circuit City. Movie Gallery, which owned the Hollywood > Video brand, closed up shop earlier this year. Countless small > video chains and mom-and-pop stores have given up the ghost > already. > > 21. Dial-up Internet Access > Dial-up connections have fallen from 40% in 2001 to 10% in 2008. > The combination of an infrastructure to accommodate affordable > high speed Internet connections and the disappearing home phone > have all but pounded the final nail in the coffin of dial-up > Internet access. > > 20. Phone Landlines > According to a survey from the National Center for Health > Statistics, at the end of 2007, nearly one in six homes was > cell-only and, of those homes that had landlines, one in eight > only received calls on their cells. > > 19. Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs > Maryland's icon, the blue crab, has been fading away in Chesapeake > Bay. Last year Maryland saw the lowest harvest (22 million pounds) > since 1945. Just four decades ago the bay produced 96 million > pounds. The population is down 70% since 1990, when they first did > a formal count. There are only about 120 million crabs in the bay > and they think they need 200 million for a sustainable population. > Over-fishing, pollution, invasive species and global warming get > the blame. > > 18. VCRs > For the better part of three decades, the VCR was a best-seller > and staple in every American household until being completely > decimated by the DVD, and now the Digital Video Recorder (DVR). In > fact, the only remnants of the VHS age at your local Wal-Mart or > Radio Shack are blank VHS tapes these days. Pre-recorded VHS tapes > are largely gone and VHS decks are practically nowhere to be > found. They served us so well. > > 17. Ash Trees > In the late 1990s, a pretty, iridescent green species of beetle, > now known as the emerald ash borer, hitched a ride to North > America with ash wood products imported from eastern Asia. In less > than a decade, its larvae have killed millions of trees in the > Midwest, and continue to spread. They've killed more than 30 > million ash trees in southeastern Michigan alone, with tens of > millions more lost in Ohio and Indiana. More than 7.5 billion ash > trees are currently at risk. > > 16. Ham Radio > Amateur radio operators enjoy personal (and often worldwide) > wireless communications with each other and are able to support > their communities with emergency and disaster communications if > necessary, while increasing their personal knowledge of > electronics and radio theory. However, proliferation of the > Internet and its popularity among youth has caused the decline of > amateur radio. In the past five years alone, the number of people > holding active ham radio licenses has dropped by 50,000, even > though Morse Code is no longer a requirement. > > 15. The Swimming Hole > Thanks to our litigious society, swimming holes are becoming a > thing of the past. '20/20' reports that swimming hole owners, like > Robert Every in High Falls, NY, are shutting them down out of > worry that if someone gets hurt they'll sue. And that's exactly > what happened in Seattle. The city of Bellingham was sued by Katie > Hofstetter who was paralyzed in a fall at a popular swimming hole > in Whatcom Falls Park. As injuries occur and lawsuits follow, > expect more swimming holes to post 'Keep out!' signs. > > 14. Answering Machines > The increasing disappearance of answering machines is directly > tied to No 20 our list -- the decline of landlines. According to > USA Today, the number of homes that only use cell phones jumped > 159% between 2004 and 2007. It has been particularly bad in New > York; since 2000, landline usage has dropped 55%. It's logical > that as cell phones rise, many of them replacing traditional > landlines, that there will be fewer answering machines. > > 13. Cameras That Use Film > It doesn't require a statistician to prove the rapid disappearance > of the film camera in America. Just look to companies like Nikon, > the professional's choice for quality camera equipment. In 2006, > it announced that it would stop making film cameras, pointing to > the shrinking market -- only 3% of its sales in 2005, compared to > 75% of sales from digital cameras and equipment. > > 12. Incandescent Bulbs > Before a few years ago, the standard 60-watt (or, yikes, 100-watt) > bulb was the mainstay of every U.S. home. With the green movement > and all-things-sustainable-energy crowd, the Compact Fluorescent > Lightbulb (CFL) is largely replacing the older, Edison-era > incandescent bulb. The EPA reports that 2007 sales for Energy Star > CFLs nearly doubled from 2006, and these sales accounted for > approximately 20 percent of the U.S. light bulb market. And > according to USA Today, a new energy bill plans to phase out > incandescent bulbs in the next four to 12 years. > > 11. Stand-Alone Bowling Alleys > BowlingBalls. US claims there are still 60 million Americans who > bowl at least once a year, but many are not bowling in stand-alone > bowling alleys. Today most new bowling alleys are part of > facilities for all types or recreation including laser tag, > go-karts, bumper cars, video game arcades, climbing walls and glow > miniature golf. Bowling lanes also have been added to many > non-traditional venues such as adult communities, hotels and > resorts, and gambling casinos. > > 10. The Milkman > According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 1950, over > half of the milk delivered was to the home in quart bottles, by > 1963, it was about a third and by 2001, it represented only 0.4% > percent. Nowadays most milk is sold through supermarkets in gallon > jugs. The steady decline in home-delivered milk is blamed, of > course, on the rise of the supermarket, better home refrigeration > and longer-lasting milk. Although some milkmen still make the > rounds in pockets of the U.S., they are certainly a dying breed. > > 9. Hand-Written Letters > In 2006, the Radicati Group estimated that, worldwide, 183 billion > e-mails were sent each day. Two million each second. By November > of 2007, an estimated 3.3 billion Earthlings owned cell phones, > and 80% of the world's population had access to cell phone > coverage. In 2004, half-a-trillion text messages were sent, and > the number has no doubt increased exponentially since then. So > where amongst this gorge of gabble is there room for the elegant, > polite hand-written letter? > > 8. Wild Horses > It is estimated that 100 years ago, as many as two million horses > were roaming free within the United States. In 2001, National > Geographic News estimated that the wild horse population had > decreased to about 50,000 head. Currently, the National Wild Horse > and Burro Advisory board states that there are 32,000 free roaming > horses in ten Western states, with half of them residing in > Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management is seeking to reduce the > total number of free range horses to 27,000, possibly by selective > euthanasia. > > 7. Personal Checks > According to an American Bankers Assoc. report, a net 23% of > consumers plan to decrease their use of checks over the next two > years, while a net 14% plan to increase their use of PIN debit. > Bill payment remains the last stronghold of paper-based > payments -- for the time being. Checks continue to be the most > commonly used bill payment method, with 71% of consumers paying at > least one recurring bill per month by writing a check. However, on > a bill-by-bill basis, checks account for only 49% of consumers' > recurring bill payments (down from 72% in 2001 and 60% in 2003). > > 6. Drive-in Theaters > During the peak in 1958, there were more than 4,000 drive-in > theaters in this country, but in 2007 only 405 drive-ins were > still operating. Exactly zero new drive-ins have been built since > 2005. Only one reopened in 2005 and five reopened in 2006, so > there isn't much of a movement toward reviving the closed ones. > > 5. Mumps & Measles > Despite what's been in the news lately, the measles and mumps > actually, truly are disappearing from the United States. In 1964, > 212,000 cases of mumps were reported in the U.S. By 1983, this > figure had dropped to 3,000, thanks to a vigorous vaccination > program. Prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine, > approximately half a million cases of measles were reported in the > U.S. annually, resulting in 450 deaths. In 2005, only 66 cases > were recorded. > > 4. Honey Bees > Perhaps nothing on our list of disappearing America is so dire; > plummeting so enormously; and so necessary to the survival of our > food supply as the honey bee. Very scary. 'Colony Collapse > Disorder,' or CCD, has spread throughout the U.S. and Europe over > the past few years, wiping out 50% to 90% of the colonies of many > beekeepers -- and along with it, their livelihood. > > 3. News Magazines and TV News > While the TV evening newscasts haven't gone anywhere over the last > several decades, their audiences have. In 1984, in a story about > the diminishing returns of the evening news, the New York Times > reported that all three network evening-news programs combined had > only 40.9 million viewers. Fast forward to 2008, and what they > have today is half that. > > 2. Analog TV > According to the Consumer Electronics Association, 85% of homes in > the U.S. get their television programming through cable or > satellite providers. For the remaining 15% -- or 13 million > individuals -- who are using rabbit ears or a large outdoor > antenna to get their local stations, change is in the air. If you > are one of these people you'll need to get a new TV or a converter > box in order to get the new stations which will only be broadcast > in digital. > > 1. The Family Farm > Since the 1930s, the number of family farms has been declining > rapidly. According to the USDA, 5.3 million farms dotted the > nation in 1950, but this number had declined to 2.1 million by the > 2003 farm census (data from the 2007 census hasn't yet been > published). Ninety-one percent of the U.S. FARMS are small Family > Farms. > > Both interesting and saddening, isn't it?

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[arrl-odv:17465] Van Sked
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 12 Jan '09

12 Jan '09

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Please call the Marriott from the baggage claim area. 2. They will send a Marriott shuttle to pick you up. 3. All staff and van pick ups will be from the Marriott. 4. 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by n3llr＠earthlink.net 12 Jan '09

12 Jan '09

Excellent idea! - Bill -----Original Message----- From: "Hobart, Mary K1MMH" <mhobart(a)arrl.org> Subj: [arrl-odv:17463] RE: [arrl-odv:17462] FW: Senior Discount Date: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:09 pm Size: 15K To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> cc: "Petrilli, Diane, KB1RNF" <dpetrilli(a)arrl.org> You might get this to Norm for the club newsletter as well. 73, Mary K1MMH Mary M. Hobart, K1MMH Chief Development Officer ARRL Telephone: 860-594-0397 Fax: 860-594-0259 email: mhobart(a)arrl.org From: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 10:56 AM To: arrl-odv Cc: Petrilli, Diane, KB1RNF Subject: [arrl-odv:17462] FW: Senior Discount Hi, Here is a message that I am passing along from Diane Petrilli. Steve Ewald is sending it to the SM List also. See all of you in a few days. Bring your warm clothing, its supposed to be chilly here in CT! 73, Harold -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Directors and Section Managers, Just wanted to remind you that the senior discount has been eliminated. Despite continuous increases in costs (inflation, expenses, and cost of living), ARRL has worked hard to keep membership dues stable and has not had a dues increase since 2001. In January 2008, the ARRL Board of Directors made a decision to eliminate the $3 senior membership dues discount, effective January 1, 2009. While $3 is a small amount, less than a penny a day, the change will allow ARRL to continue to hold the line against a more general dues increase. ARRL membership is $39 per year in the US, and includes monthly delivery of ARRLs popular membership journal, QST magazine. A special rate for family members and youth may apply. Contact ARRL for details. Accordingly, the membership applications on the Section and Division pages on www.arrl.org have been updated to reflect this change. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Diane M. Petrilli, KB1RNF Membership Manager ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 P: (860) 594-0297 F: (860) 594-0259 E-mail: dpetrilli(a)arrl.org

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