tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85021532605156723612024-03-14T01:10:46.756-07:00overJOYedan overdose of all things Joyjoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13168101431235332871noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502153260515672361.post-34919060541470736562013-01-21T08:00:00.000-08:002013-01-21T08:00:04.437-08:00Pic of the Week: 08.28.11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Shot of the week for the week of 08.28.11</div>
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Taken 09.02.11</div>
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on my grandmother's 75th birthday</div>
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Yes, I do mean 2011, and I do know that it's 2013. I just figure I might as well finish that year out since I started it, right? Right.</div>
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When a baby is on the way, there are people to tell, announcements to be made.</div>
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Here are a few of the ways we let the people we love know that something special was coming.</div>
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<i>"One, two, three! Say, 'Joy's PREGNANT!!'"</i></div>
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<i>On April Fools Day, this went up on facebook. No one thought it was a joke!</i></div>
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During our anatomy scan we asked the doctor the write the gender on a notecard and seal the envelope. We then gave the envelope to my aunt who baked a cake for my grandfather's birthday. We asked for red velvet for a girl and blue velvet for a boy.</div>
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<i>And red velvet it is!</i></div>
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After that, there aren't any announcements to be made except when the baby is coming/has arrived. For that, we borrowed from Juno and sent out a mass "Thundercats are GO!" text to family (though really, it should be "Thundercats, HO!", right?). Once she made her appearance, we didn't need to do anything. Everyone spread the news for us. :-)</div>
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It's been a long time, hasn't it? I promise I have a good reason for my absence. You see, last year we sold our condo and moved...</div>
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and then in September this happened.</div>
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This is Cadence Ariadne.</div>
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So, yes, life has been a little busy lately. </div>
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Then randomly one day I opened my blog, and I realized how much I missed documenting everything in one place. I loved looking back at all my mini posts and was amazed at how much even just the weekly photos had served as a journal of my life. </div>
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And so, since I have something more important than my own life to document, I'm going to get back on it. Let's see how this goes.</div>
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Big brother's birthday lunch.</div>joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13168101431235332871noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502153260515672361.post-64926391701558564362012-01-31T08:00:00.000-08:002012-01-31T08:00:09.588-08:00Pic of the Week: 08.14.11<div style="text-align: center;">
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Lavender, at dusk, in the <i>wind</i>.</div>
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It was dark and super windy, but I was determined to get a shot of this lavender bush for some inexplicable reason. I ended up with a bunch of dark, grainy photos with correct but not super sharp focus. Oh well, they still came out kind of pretty.</div>
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Shot of the week for the week of 08.07.11</div>
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Taken 08.07.11</div>
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Another Sunday spent at the <a href="http://alamedapointantiquesfaire.com/">Antique Faire</a>. </div>
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This place is so amazing. There's inspiration everywhere.<br />
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PS. This was also the week we got our super lucky reservation at The French Laundry. See food photos and a review of that experience <a href="http://sooverjoyed.blogspot.com/2011/08/restaurant-review-french-laundry.html">HERE</a>. </div>
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Okay, so I didn't make these, but have you ever had a hot donut, fresh from the fryer? OMG, soooo GOOD. These little bits of awesomeness warmed my tummy thanks to <a href="http://harveysdonuts.com/Contact.html">Harvey's Donuts</a> at the Alameda Antique Faire. </div>
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This shot was intended for an Overjoyed Eats post, but it turns out, these were the only shots I took that week! It kind of sums up that week, though--so busy studying that all I had time to cook/eat/photograph was a batch of simple "Mercy Noodles". Mercy Noodles are a dish we frequently consumed in college (named after the housemate who introduced us to the simple meal). Asian noodles, soy paste (I used thick, sweet soy sauce, since that's what I had), black vinegar, sesame paste and sriracha. Yum. </div>
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I made a huge batch of wine-braised mushrooms (shiitakes and king oysters) earlier that week and needed a way to use them up, so we had pizza!</div>
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I have to admit a bit of defeat here--this week was hard for me. Life was busy. I missed one of the days, but I'll do my best to make up for it another day.</div>
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<b>Day 9: Someone You Love</b></div>
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I know this isn't a great technical shot, but it's definitely one of my favorite shots of my grandpa because I caught him laughing. I did get an actual portrait that looks nice, but this one made me happy. </div>
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My mom would read <i>The Hobbit</i> to my brothers and me almost every night before bed. This particular copy was actually a birthday gift to me from my older brother in honor of that childhood tradition.</div>
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<b>Day 13: Yourself with 13 Things</b></div>
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I tried to think of something that I had 13 of that had some sort of meaning to me, so here's me with 13 of my favorite (no, that's not a typo) college textbooks minus a few super favorites that I keep with me at work to reference. </div>
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Again...I'm still finding it hard to take pics of myself. :-/ Also, sitting on the ground does not make for a flattering portrait for me. </div>
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<b>Day 14: Eyes</b></div>
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I used a photo of my grandpa earlier in the week, so I thought I'd ask my grandma if I could take a photo of her eyes. She gave me about ten seconds before she literally swatted the camera away. There was actual contact. </div>
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Early morning hike = perfect tree silhouette opportunity.</div>
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Lightly sauteed with salt, pepper and olive oil and tossed with toasted pine nuts.</div>
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I'm trying my hardest to keep up with this photo challenge. Unfortunately, I'm not the best at looking at the photo schedule ahead of time (as you'll see in a minute) and figuring out what I want to shoot. I need to work on that. </div>
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<b>Day 1: Self-Portrait</b></div>
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Seriously, how do people take such nice photos in front of a mirror? This took me way more takes than I'm willing to admit, and the one that I chose was very literally the <i>last</i> shot that I took in the series. </div>
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I was glad this fell on a Sunday so I wouldn't have to subject anyone to my I-work-in-a-lab outfits. I have so much more respect for all those fashion bloggers out there who take photos of themselves on a tripod. This was surprisingly difficult! Also, when I set up for this photo, I realized that I have ZERO unused/blank walls in the house, so you get to see the awesomeness that is our library/shoe closet/random storage room. Aren't you special? :-D Yes, we like board games. </div>
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So I noticed from those who posted before I did that there were people who had no clouds on this day. I had the opposite problem--the whole sky was completely overcast to the point that you couldn't tell there were any clouds. This was the only definition I could find. Kinda cool, though.</div>
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This is what happens when you hurry to take some shots of something green and don't read ahead to see that in a couple days you'll need to take a photo of fruit. Ooops. </div>
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After I took these, I realized I could have made my life easier by shooting something tall instead of crouching to take a shot from below a table. Oh well. :-P The angle is deceiving because I zoomed a bit, but I'm literally crouching under hub's arm (low enough to not get elbowed in the head) shooting up. </div>
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<b>Day 7: Fruit</b></div>
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<b>Day 8: A Bad Habit</b></div>
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I literally thought of this one as the alarm went off and I pushed "snooze"...the first time. It took me the third times to get this shot because I snoozed again before I finally got up. :-P Yes, my name is Joy and I'm a snooze-aholic. I set my alarms for at least half an hour before I really, absolutely have to get up because I push the snooze without even realizing it. </div>
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These were salted and placed into sandwiches with homemade bread, old fashioned cream cheese (it tastes different, don't ask me how), and a schmear of truffle butter. </div>
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If you know me (and as evidenced by the new<a href="http://sooverjoyed.blogspot.com/search/label/food"> Overjoyed Eats posts</a>), you know I love to cook and try new things. One of my favorite resources for recipes and equipment reviews is <a href="http://www.cooksillustrated.com/">Cook's Illustrated</a> and <a href="http://www.americastestkitchen.com/">America's Test Kitchen</a>. I received <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/ove03-20/detail/0936184744">The New Best Recipe</a> as a gift a few years back, and beyond having great recipes that actually work, I found that it was actually fun to read! You know...if you like reading about experimentation and the reason they chose to take a certain route with a recipe. I happen to like hearing the reasoning behind why I'm using buttermilk instead of regular milk or why certain cakes use oil and some use butter. What can I say? I'm an R&D scientist through and through. :-P<br />
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Anyway, all that background to say that I'm <i>super</i> excited that Christopher Kimball will be in the area this month on tour for the new <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/ove03-20/detail/1933615893">Cook's Illustrated Cookbook</a>! Excited!<br />
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To see if Chris Kimball or Jack Bishop will be in an area near you, go <a href="http://www.americastestkitchen.com/corp/events/">HERE</a>. <br />
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As for which event I will be attending, I'm fortunate that there will be a couple nearby, so I haven't decided for sure which one I'll go to. If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chris will be at <a href="http://www.booksinc.net/event/chris-kimball-mountain-view">Books, Inc in Mountain View</a> on October 20th and at <a href="http://bookpassage.com/event/chris-kimball-cooks-illustrated-cookbook">Book Passage in the SF Ferry Building</a> (one of my <a href="http://sooverjoyed.blogspot.com/2009/05/ferry-building.html">favorite</a> <a href="http://sooverjoyed.blogspot.com/2010/02/ferry-building.html">foodie </a><a href="http://sooverjoyed.blogspot.com/2011/09/pic-of-week-072411.html">spots</a>!) on October 21st. Maybe I'll see you there!joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13168101431235332871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502153260515672361.post-38355060284105218542011-10-03T08:30:00.000-07:002011-10-03T08:30:02.088-07:00Overjoyed Eats: Mercy Noodles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black;">My mouth watered when I first read about Prince William's intended groom cake made with digestivs, chocolate and butter. This tastes better than it looks and is closer to a fudgy a candy bar than a cake.</span></div>
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I saw this over on <a href="http://thatwifeblog.com/2011/09/30-day-photography-challenge/">That Wife</a> (via <a href="http://ourwiredlives.com/october-2011-photography-challenge/">Our Wired Lives</a>) and decided to attempt join in! Considering I <i>failed</i> my <a href="http://sooverjoyed.blogspot.com/2010/10/project-365-fail.html">attempt at a 365 project</a>, we shall see how I fare in this challenge. I'm already nervous. </div>
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Visiting the Ferry Building is one of our favorite things to do when we're up in the City. Since we've been there so many times, though, I have a of photos of this place. On top of that, the Ferry Building was even more crowded than usual that day, so I really didn't feel like dealing with my nicer lenses in that mass of people. Instead, I busted out one of my toys that hadn't seen much daylight as of late--my Lensbaby 2.0.</div>
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You can see the effect of the Lensbaby more clearly in the shots involving text. It's just a fun lens to play around with, especially since the 2.0 version requires all that finger action. It can be difficult to get optimal focus, but I think that's part of the fun of the 2.0! </div>
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Inspired by the tuna pizzas I loved over at <a href="http://sooverjoyed.blogspot.com/2011/04/restaurant-review-morimoto-napa.html">Morimoto Napa</a>. Not quite as amazing and nowhere hear as pretty as the original, but delicious nonetheless. </div>
joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13168101431235332871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502153260515672361.post-78584920594907963722011-09-21T08:42:00.000-07:002011-09-29T14:11:40.803-07:00Overjoyed Eats: Fresh Pea Pesto with Truffle Oil<a href="http://media11.dropshots.com/photos/36315/20110630/210734.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://media11.dropshots.com/photos/36315/20110630/210734.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 399px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;" /></a><br />
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I had a pound of fresh peas that were begging to be used with some home made pasta. My original intention was to lightly cook them and toss with pasta, but the idea of a fresh pea pesto (no basil, just peas) was too good to pass up. No shots of the pasta (my hands were a mess during the process, and by the time everything was done, I just wanted to dig in!), but you can see the flour mess in the shot of the finished pesto. </div>
joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13168101431235332871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502153260515672361.post-76575352709595023892011-09-19T13:29:00.000-07:002011-09-19T13:32:06.877-07:00Overjoyed Eats: Zucchini Pie<a href="http://media9.dropshots.com/photos/36315/20110616/205950.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 399px;" src="http://media9.dropshots.com/photos/36315/20110616/205950.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media11.dropshots.com/photos/36315/20110616/215741.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 399px;" src="http://media11.dropshots.com/photos/36315/20110616/215741.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media9.dropshots.com/photos/36315/20110616/205950.jpg"><br /></a>joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13168101431235332871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502153260515672361.post-34348587568186957692011-08-25T12:13:00.000-07:002011-08-25T12:13:00.779-07:00Pic of the Week: 07.17.11<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rholinellejoy/5975392910/" title="noemi at the piano 2 by oojoyjoy, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6029/5975392910_bc461f025e_z.jpg" alt="noemi at the piano 2" height="425" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Shot of the week for the week of 07.17.11<br />Taken 07.17.11 with Sigma 50mm macro, indoors, no flash, hand held<br />According to the exif data, I shot this with a shutter speed of 1/5. Yes it was hand held. I'm still not entirely sure how that worked out for me.<br /><br />This is my cousin Noemi. She's a wonderful pianist. Yes, everyone was standing around watching her play.<br /><br />See more <a href="http://sooverjoyed.blogspot.com/search/label/pic%20of%20the%20week">Pics of the Week</a><br /></div>joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13168101431235332871noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502153260515672361.post-89585688535984702882011-08-22T09:52:00.000-07:002011-08-22T09:52:00.330-07:00Pic of the Week: 07.10.11<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rholinellejoy/5975390572/" title="brownie automatic 2 by oojoyjoy, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6138/5975390572_96cd62c9c2_z.jpg" alt="brownie automatic 2" height="640" width="425" /></a><br /><br />Shot of the week for the week of 07.10.11<br />Taken 07.16.11 with Sigma 50mm macro<br />(technically the exif says I took this after midnight, but it was still Saturday night in my mind. that's my story and I'm sticking to it)<br /><br />Not too many people know that I collect vintage Brownie cameras. This particular one is not the 100 year old camera that I posted about on FB a while back, but a fold out bellows camera just looks so much more interesting than a 100 year old box, right? Dust aside, how cool is this old camera?? I think this model is from the 1920's-1930's. It amazes me how little camera technology has changed over the course of 80+ years! Sure, our "film" has changed and capabilities have increased, but all the basic exposure controls--shutter speed, ISO, aperture--are the same now as they were then.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rholinellejoy/5975391888/" title="brownie automatic 1 by oojoyjoy, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6133/5975391888_e835456b90_z.jpg" alt="brownie automatic 1" height="425" width="640" /></a><br />Super close up dust shot, but you can see the bellows a bit better here.<br />The letters under "Brownie Automatic" correspond to the shutter speeds. You can change the shutter "mode" by moving the little metal tab to a different letter. I'm going to channel my high school photography knowledge here, so forgive me if I'm wrong. I'm not sure what the first letter is (1? I?), but it's the basic automatic shutter speed that you get with simple point and shoot cameras. You click the shutter and it automatically closes after a set amount of time. B stands for "bulb"--this mode keeps the shutter open as long as you keep the shutter lever depressed. T stands for "time"--this mode opens the shutter when the lever is pressed and doesn't close it until you press the lever again.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rholinellejoy/5974828441/" title="brownie automatic 3 by oojoyjoy, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6129/5974828441_b3ea3fbf65_z.jpg" alt="brownie automatic 3" height="425" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Here you can kind of see how the bellows folds out of the box.<br />The silver lever behind the word "Brownie" is the shutter release.<br />I think the heart shaped tab below the lens is the aperture control, only because this is the only model I own that I can't figure out how to change the aperture (that tab is kind of stuck).<br />Believe it or not, the small metal box to the right of the bellows is actually the viewfinder! You view your framing from above, and it's all kind of backwards.<br />The focus you control by moving the bellows backward and forward. There's a little guide beside the bellows that shows the proper placement depending on your distance from the subject.<br /><br />I didn't take a shot of it, but the whole thing folds into itself and snaps up to roughly the size of a graphing calculator. Pretty cool, huh?<br />I love old cameras!<br /><br />See more <a href="http://sooverjoyed.blogspot.com/search/label/pic%20of%20the%20week">Pics of the Week</a><br /></div>joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13168101431235332871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502153260515672361.post-26966106404927423682011-08-17T06:10:00.000-07:002011-08-23T10:08:13.076-07:00Pic of the Week: 07.03.11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/36315/20110703/142807.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/36315/20110703/142807.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shot of the week for the week of 07.03.11</div><div style="text-align: center;">Taken 07.03.11 with Canon SD800is</div><div style="text-align: center;">Old sign letter for sale at the <a href="http://sooverjoyed.blogspot.com/2011/08/alameda-antiques-faire.html">Alameda Point Antique Faire</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fourth of July weekend you'd expect a fireworks shot as a Pic of the Week, right? Unfortunately, we didn't go out to see fireworks this year. This year, we watched the NYC fireworks on TV. Sounds kind of sad when I write it out like that, but seriously, that was a pretty nice show.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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