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Officer Tim Edmonds photographs an improperly displayed parking permit on Centennial Campus. So far this semester, tickets for permit violations have greatly outnumbered other offendses, such as encroachment by double-parked cars.
parking authorities. “I’ve called Transportation numerous times, and have spoken at a President’s Roundtable meeting, who came back saying the discussion led to no solution with Trans-
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Students across campus have voiced concerns about doubleparked cars on campus, taking their issues to the Wolfpack Student Group on Facebook as well as the first President’s Roundtable meeting of the semester. According to students on the “Wolfpack Students” Facebook group, the problem is particularly bad in the Coliseum Deck. Like most parking lots on campus, Coliseum Deck is crowded during peak class hours, exacerbating the situation when parking spaces are already limited. Brian Cerrito, a graduate student in animal science, commented on the issue of double-parking. “The Coliseum Deck is a nightmare as it is, and to make matters worse, people don’t have the courtesy to even attempt to park correctly,” Cerrito said. “I don’t know if people think they are just too important to check their parking job or if they simply don’t notice or don’t care that they parked badly. On a regular school day, I have counted as many as five double-parked vehicles and that is totally unacceptable, especially in the crowded Coliseum Deck.” While Cerrito and others blame the drivers themselves for not parking correctly, many think the administration should do more to resolve the issue. Ashley Crouse, senior in criminology, claims she has had more problems with the issue in the first few weeks of the semester than she did during all of the 2012 spring semester and has attempted to contact the
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portation,” Crouse said. “So now, I’m left calling them every single time there is a problem and hoping that others will do the same.” NCSU Transportation has a policy for double-parked cars — vehicles
will be charged with a $20 encroachment fine after an initial warning if one or more of the vehicle’s tires extends into an adjacent parking space. Melissa Watkins, parking enforcement manager for NCSU Transportation, explained the school’s problem with illegal parking. “For the parking decks, a majority of the tickets we write are for people who don’t have a permit or have the wrong permit,” Watkins said. “A lot of the tickets we write are warning tickets, especially around this time of year.” Watkins said Parking Enforcement has written 12 encroachment tickets this semester in the Coliseum Deck as opposed to 527 tickets for vehicles without a permit or the wrong permit. These tickets are $40 instead of $20 for encroachment. Watkins also offered some reasons as to why this is such a problem. “It could be an area where the striping isn’t that clear and that could lead to encroachment, or if they go the wrong way into the parking deck, they might have trouble getting into their spaces because the spaces are angled,” Watkins said. Watkins encourages students to inform Parking Enforcement of offenses and said communication is the biggest key to solving this issue. “We’re trying to pick up on whats going on,” Watkins said. “If there’s a pattern, my staff is supposed to notify me so we can fix the problem if there’s an area we need to focus on more.”
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Dan Allen gate to be installed over Fall Break Staff Report To decrease traffic congestion on Dan Allen Drive during the school and work day, NCSU Transportation has planned to install traffic access gates in the vicinity of the railroad tracks over Fall Break. According to Christine Klein, public communication specialist with NCSU Transportation, it is impossible for the Wolfline buses to meet on-time performance standards because of the busy street. Six Wolf line routes currently travel Dan Allen Drive, including three of the highest ridership routes, according to the Transportation website. The gates will be installed Oct. 4-5 and are expected to be operational by late October. Gate access will be restricted Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Only transit vehicles, emergency vehicles and University vehicles with SV or UV permits will have access during that time. However, the gates will be open to everyone at all other times. The gates are meant to keep buses on schedule and keep pedestrians safe when crossing Dan Allen Drive. According to Transportation’s website, the Wolfline service contract requires buses to achieve a 90 percent on-time performance.
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ects implemented in 2014. One of the first projects proposed is to convert the Bell Tower from The University Sustainability HID to LED lighting. Office is proposing a new fee be “The Bell Tower is among the added for the next fiscal year for top-5 energy intensive buildings the creation and implementation on campus because of the tradiof a Sustainability Fund at the tional HID lighting system and University. the tower’s small [gross square The fee proposal is asking for feet]. Conversion to LED would $10 per student annually to go reduce electricity by 50-65 pertoward sustainable projects cent. Maintenance costs would such as green be much lower bu i ld i ng i mas LEDs have up provements, to a 70,000 hour educational warranty life, or programs, enapproximately vironmental 16 years,” Paul research grants McConocha, a nd schola renergy program ships, and manager for Faleadership opcilities Operaportunities for tions said. students. Tw o o t h e r Caroline Hansley, According to proposed projSustainability Caroline Hanse c t s i nc lud e Commission chair l e y, S t u d e nt retro commisGovernment sioning t he Sustainability Commission chair HVAC in Engineering Building and junior in biological sciences, I and installing retrofit kits on 23 the fund has the potential to re- constant air volume fume hoods duce tuition costs for students in in Burlington Labs. the long run. The fund would also help ac“Our utility bill is more than complish goals set out in Chan$32 million a year, which trans- cellor Randy Woodson’s Sustainlates to roughly $1,000 per stu- ability Strategic Plan, according dent,” Hansley said. “As the to Hansley. The fund would aclargest school in this great state, complish all the goals set forth with one of the best engineering in the plan by 2015, which is the schools, we have an obligation to intended goal, Hansley said. be leading the way for cleaner, There are also 18 laws or comcheaper, renewable energy on mitments the University is not in our campus.” compliance with at the current If approved, the fund will be moment because of the lack of collected from students beginning Fall 2013 and the first projFUND continued page 2 Deputy News Editor
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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson advocates for small government and lessening the national debt.
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tolerance as well as put his party’s platform out in the open. Former New Mexico governor “As I travel the country, I’ve found and current Libertarian presiden- that young people are as concerned tial nominee, Gary as anybody about Johnson, has set out where this country to garner support is headed — maybe from student voteven more so, since ers on his College they know the naTour. Johnson will tional debt will be be coming to Duke theirs to inherit,” University to talk Johnson said. about the economy Johnson, w it h Thursday, Sept. 20. ot her Liber t a rJohnson’s tour ian colleagues, will began Sept. 17 at speak at Reynolds West Chester UniTheater in the Bryversity in Pennan Center on Duke Gary Johnson, sylvania and will University’s camLibertarian presidential end Oct. 9 at the pus from 7 p.m. to candidate University of New 9 p.m. The event is Mexico. Johnson open to the public plans to speak with students and and doors open at 6:30 p.m. supporters about his major issues on fiscal conservatism and social
“I’ve found that young people are as concerned as anybody about where this country is headed...”
“Our utility bill is more than $32 million a year, which translates to roughly $1,000 per student,”
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POLICE BLOTTER September 17 1:28 AM | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Talley Student Center Student reported seeing suspicious subject enter building. Investigation revealed subject was part of Housekeeping staff. 10:57 AM | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Partners Way Deck Twp students were involved in traffic accident.
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11:24 AM | INFORMATION UNIVERSITY Avent Ferry Road Non-student reported aggressive driving behavior of student. Student apologized for having words with non-student. No further action taken. 7:54 AM | DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ES King Village Lot Staff member reported unknown person had thrown large rock at NCSU Housing Van and damaged windshield.
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consistent funding, Hansley said. The fund would help the University meet compliance status with laws and commitments such as the 2012 Campus Mobility Plan, the Physical Master Plan and the 2011 Strategic Energy Management Plan. According to a fee proposal for the Board of Trustees meeting in May, the Sustainability Fund will enable two opportunities that are presently not available -- $256,000 for sustainability grants and $30,000 for sustainability education. According to a sustainability news email newsletter, the fund will enable further education of students on sustainability as well as make physical sustainability changes to campus. “This fund will create multiple ways for students to become involved in sustainability, while reducing the University’s costs and greenhouse gas emissions and realizing other resource efficiencies,” the newsletter said. With the current fee pro-
SUSTAINABILITY GRANT EXAMPLES Larger Projects: • Renewable energy installations • Energy efficiency projects • Water conservation • Sustainable transportation • Green buildings and space • Expanded recycling and composting Small to Mid-Sized Projects: • Research grants • Internships • Speakers to campus • Project seed money
posal, a total of $286,000 would be raised each year for the fund. However, during the fee recommendation process, that total could be kept the same, increased, decreased or dismissed entirely. In comparison with other North Carolina institutions with sustainability funds, N.C. State is asking for the same amount as Appalachian State University currently gets. UNC-Chapel Hill currently gets $8 per year and UNC-Charlotte $2 per year.
11:30PM | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT Jensen Drive Student reported suspicious note left on vehicle. 8:50AM | B/E - VEHICLE Wolf Village Lot Non-student reported vehicle was broken into. Nothing was taken. Vehicle processed and evidence collected. 1:44 PM | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT Lake Raleigh Report of subjects hitting golf balls off dam into lake. Officer located four students. All subjects complied to leave the area. No further problems noted. 2:41 PM | SAFETY PROGRAM Talley Student Center Officer conducted Clery Act training. 5:48 PM | SAFETY PROGRAM Public Safety Building Officers conducted RAD class. 7:29 PM | LARCENY Mann Hall Two students reported textbooks stolen. 8:17 PM | MEDICAL ASSIST Miller Athletic Field Units responded and transported student in need of medical assistance. 9:25 PM | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT Pi Kappa Alpha Student reported parking violation sticker on windshield. Sticker did not appear to be authentic. 5:00PM | LARCENY Bostain Hall Student reported bicycle stolen.
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Whether day or night, Dan Allen Drive is constantly traveled. With the intended traffic gate, many travelers will be put on much longer paths, but pedestrians will be much safer.
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Currently, Wolfline stands at 60-70 percent on-time performance, which varies by route and time of day. Klein said signs will be in place advising of the change
in traffic prior to the gates becoming operational. People with Dan Allen Deck parking passes will be notified by Transportation through email regarding updates. Students, faculty, staff and the general public will have
to use alternative routes such as Pullen Road or Cates Avenue to navigate campus during times of restricted access. Anyone with questions about the changes can email Klein at christine_klein@ ncsu.edu or call 919-5153424.
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Reusable Regatta sets sail for Sustainability Day Elizabeth Moomey Staff Writer
Campus Sustainability Day plans to shake things up this year by featuring two main events: the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Grand Opening and the Reusable Regatta Challenge. The Office of Sustainability will be hosting the events on Friday on Centennial Campus and Lake Raleigh. The Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Grand Opening is celebrating the addition of five charging stations on Centennial Campus. Students will also be able to test drive full-size plug-in vehicles like the Nissan Leaf, the Chevrolet Volt and the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. The EcoCar 2, the studentbuilt eco-friendly car, will be on show after competing in the year one finals in May in Los Angeles, Cal., according to the N.C. State EcoCar website. Food trucks and free Howling Cow ice cream will also be provided. A big change to Sustainability Day is the Reusable Regatta Challenge. The third-annual challenge will be hosted by the Sustainability Office for the first time this year. In the past, the challenge has been held in the spring, but cold weather helped push it to the fall, according to Megan Cain, the program coordinator for the Sustainability Office. The challengers will use recycled plastic bottles, plastic jugs, wooden pallets and
plastic bags to construct a raft that can be moved across Lake Raleigh. Duct tape will be included, but there will be a limit to one roll to encourage sustainability. The teams can have a minimum of two members and a maximum of four and can construct the raft however they want. At least two people will cruise across Lake Raleigh and back and hope the raft they crafted will not fall apart. “Some will make it all the way, others will not,” Cain said. “It is hilarious.” The teams will have two hours to build the watercraft, and the race will be two hours long. Teams also have the option of building the raft with their own supplies and showing up 15 minutes before the race. But if the raft does not meet requirements, it will be disqualified. One way to be disqualified is by using prohibited items like objects with chemicals in it, hazardous objects, any material that could break off and leave debris in the lake and Solo and Styrofoam cups. There is a $10 registration fee for online registration prior to the race and an increased fee of $20 if students sign up at the lake the day of the race. Prizes and free pizza will be awarded to the contenders, and a solar-powered backpack will be given to every member of the winning team from the Sustainability Office. The Sustainability Office
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has been planning this event for several months now with other organizations like University Activities Board, the Inter-Residence Council and the Wolfpack Environmental Student Association. During the Reusable Regatta Challenge, different student organizations, especially environmental groups, will be located near Lake Raleigh. There will be a selfguided campus sustainability tour as well. The Sustainability Office hopes it will be a good way to inform students about actions N.C. State is taking to offset its environmental impact. Campus Sustainability Day is a “fun but educational way to get the word out about sustainability on campus,” Cain said. The N.C. State Sustainability website recommends using alternative forms of transportation like walking, biking or riding the Wolfline because of the limited parking on Centennial Campus and the requirement of a parking pass. The rain date is Oct. 12.
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Raleigh comes out on top in ‘America’s Best Cities’ ranking Staff Report In a new Businessweek.com ranking, Raleigh came out on top of the America’s Best Cities list. Bloomberg Rankings and Businessweek.com looked at 100 large cities across the country and evaluated them on 16 criteria, such as the number of restaurants, bars and museums per capita and the income, poverty, unemployment, crime and foreclosure rates. According to Businessweek. com, Raleigh ranks as the best place to live in the U.S. mostly because of its social scene and good schools. “The city sports a high number of bars, restaurants
and cultural institutions as well as a thriving social scene, great parks and good schools. Raleigh reflects the cultural graces that go along with anchoring the so-called research triangle, home to North Carolina State University, Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,” the site said. Raleigh beat out four other cities in North Carolina —20th-ranked Charlotte, 31th-ranked Greensboro, 37th-ranked Durham, 46thranked Winston-Salem. Arlington, Va. came in second; Honolulu, Hawaii came in third; Scottsdale, Ariz. in fourth and Irvine, Calif. in fifth.
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s I watched President Barack Obama’s acceptance speech Sept. 7 during the Democratic National Convention, I was among unfamiliar company—more than 20 undocumented Hispanics in the basement of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in downtown Charlotte. The undocumented group started a six-week trip to Charlotte from Phoenix, Ariz., driving by bus and picking up others along the way. Jonathan Four rows of chairs divided Stout by a projector lined the floor Deputy Sports of the basement where the Editor group watched a live online feed on a projector screen. Ten members of the undocumented group had been arrested during a protest earlier that day. They sat in the middle of an intersection near Time Warner Cable Arena, raised banners that read “undocumented” and chanted their slogan “No papers, no fear,” through a
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The following comments are part of a thread in response to Ishan Raval’s column “America, never forget the big picture” If you are going to badmouth America’s tactics to bringing as much freedom as it can to oppressed developing countries, at least be strong enough in your beliefs to admit it is your opinion. Rather than say whatever you want and in the last sentence distance yourself from the claims, how about you give the reader a resource to look up. Otherwise we will just assume you got it from some loser’s private website. I know these articles are opinions and therefore can get away with a lot more, but you represent the Technician and N.C. State. This makes me want to avoid picking up a paper. Biggest piece of trash I have ever read. Ronald Nall, senior in computer science You left out the Americans who were killed by Muslims this week over a movie. I have made no connections; I am merely presenting the facts. Jim Reeves, 1974 alum
The following is a comment in response to the unsigned editorial “Holden Thorp: stuck in thermodynamics.” Closed-minded, UNC-bashing, uninformative and in general a waste of time. There is no opinion here, just a general spewing of random facts and anecdotes about the situation that the entire UNC System has been watching for years. I’m not sure what the point of this editorial is, other than to “print something about the UNC story.” A poor excuse for a cheap-shot. This is complete crap. Christian Harrison Stith, junior in computer science
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loudspeaker. Eventually police bound their hands with zip-ties and took them away by bus to the Charlotte Mecklenburg County Jail. I was invited to the church by one of the men, and although it was a nice gesture, it was also strange because I had never been around a group of so many people in one room who had been arrested —it was a rush. I felt like a legitimate journalist for the first time, and I even had a translator. Everyone in the room was silent as we watched Obama deliver his acceptance speech. The air in the room seemed electric — in that moment nothing seemed to exist outside of the DNC and this room full of strangers. I don’t even remember breathing. After Obama finished his speech, the floor was open for questions and comments about what they liked or didn’t like about the address. Some agreed with what the president said, while others felt left out and claimed that the president didn’t directly address the Latino population. “I was thinking of the families, 400,000
a depressed state. I grew up around people who were often unsympathetic to illegal immigrants, and that caused me to side with their views. But now that I’ve seen the way these people are treated and the torment of separation from their families, it has made me think about what my true feelings are towards the issue. Should people be able to enter the United States, with the intent of living here, without a naturalization process? No. But there are issues that need to be clarified. A popular point of discussion was the children who are born in the States being able to stay here but the mother and father having to leave, maybe never able to see their child again. Situations like these need to be cleared up. My time with the group felt somewhat surreal, since I’ll probably never see any of them again. I shook their hands, thanked them for their time and cooperation, and wished them the best of luck.
Google: The father of all pointless hysteria
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ast week, after the “Innocence of Muslims” went viral, the government officials i n D.C . strongly requeste d t h at Google remove Joseph the video Havey from Deputy Sports YouTube. Editor Google refused, saying that the video—because it didn’t specifically call for violence against Muslims— did not violate the terms of service that YouTube users agree to. Bloggers began the same round of questions that occur every time Google does, well, anything. They changed the search algorithm. They created a social media platform. They began to monitor searches to more accurately place ads. I’m sure that by now, the Google execs expect the questions that ensue after these changes. Is Google too powerful? Can a company like this ever have good intentions? It’s all very conspiracy theory-esque. After an internet search—made way, of course, by Google—I was left with hundreds of blog posts all titled “Is Google Too Powerful?” Admitted ly, Google has ballooned since its creation. One of those hundreds of bloggers called Google the “classical textbook breakthrough company.” Its 30,000 employees are a far cry from the few dozen who helped start the company 12 years ago. It is continually ranked number one for the best places to work and has a phenomenally successful internet browser, search engine, email and virtual hard drive. Aside from Google+, it seems as if everything Google touches ends up a success. Or, in the case of YouTube, they just buy the company instead of trying to create their own version. So does this explain the hysteria we have with Google and its awesome power? Does success mandate that we call the company evil? I think it’s more
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families deported to detention centers because they were driving without a license or different issues, and they didn’t commit any crime,” Rosi Carrasco, a member of the group who resides in Chicago, said. “This is an example we have to give to our community, that if you put yourself in the light and let people know what’s happening to our communities, that it’s not fair.” Carrasco was one of the ten members who were arrested during the Tuesday protest, along with Gerardo Torres. According to Torres, the experience of being in jail was painful, and he considers himself one of the “lucky ones” during his time behind bars. “They don’t see people as humans, they just treat them like animals or objects,” Torres said. I’m not one for politics, but it was hard not to form an opinion after following the group through a protest and spending more than an hour with them. The spectrum of experiences ranged from hearing cheerful laughter to horror stories heavy enough to send someone into
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complicated than just that. Google is not just successful. It’s wildly successful. Stop and think about how much of a presence Google has in your life. If you are a student at N.C. State, you use Google for email. W3schools.com statistics show that over 43 percent of you use Chrome as your pathway to the internet. That’s more than Safari and Internet Explorer combined. For entertainment, you use YouTube. If you’re like me and read a lot of blogs, you most likely use Google Reader because all the other ones are, well, junk. The map app on your iPhone is based on Google Maps. And, of course, if you want to find out more about that topic you’re writing your paper on, you turn to just plain old Google. This seems to be the key to Google’s crazy success: everything they produce is just better. Their workplace, their mapping (remember how you used to sit in front of your computer and find your house on Google Earth?), their design (don’t you just love how clean it looks?), and their usefulness (has anyone else used Google Translate to do their Spanish homework in a pinch?) are of stellar quality. I know that “better” is subjective, but according to a AYTM, a marketing firm, over 74 percent of the people surveyed use Google as their primary search engine, 60 percent use Google for email, and 61 percent use YouTube as entertainment. The numbers speak for themselves. A majority is a majority. Other than just showering you with facts about Google, this tech giant is truly a giant of all giants, but that this giant has earned his stature. Google knows what consumers want and is more than happy to give it to them. I personally love Google for it. As for all this doomsday speak about Google knowing everything about you, yes, they log your search terms. But grocery stores keep a record of your purchases, schools have a record of your grades, the IRS has a record of your employment history, and Facebook and Twitter have records of everything else in between. Singling out Google seems pointless. As the joke goes, Google can do whatever it wants. But in all honesty, is it doing anything wrong?
Brandon Bovia, sophomore in art and design
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it
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C. State Student Government has done it again, with yet another change in the ticketing policy it is beginning to look like the new editions to the Associate Press Style Guide. Prior to last week ’s game against Southern Alabama, many students, upper classmen especially, were angry at the outcome of the ticket lottery. After many of those who received a ticket and attended the game realized they were not given the appropriate amount of loyalty points, students voiced their frustrations with this change to the ticketing policy. The way student tickets are distributed has undergone multiple changes within the last few years. The loyalty point system was introduced to make ticketing a fairer process. Student Government attempted this by taking
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into consideration academic seniority as well as number of games attended. Surprisingly enough, the software for last year’s ticketing changes resulted in the same type of malfunction and student frustrations. While the constant changes for the system are helpful in equally distributing student tickets for games, the system needs some consistency from year to year, if only to ensure the same amount of student aggravation does not occur. The root of this aggression is not the merely two points thrown out of a student’s record, but the consequences stemming from these absent points. According to the policy outlined on the Student Government website, “If demand for student tickets exceeds the supply, a lottery based on Loyalty Points will take place based on a students individual Loyalty Points.”
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While loyalty points aren’t any concern in this week’s game against Citadel—as President Walsh so eagerly assured students—the lack of points, if not changed, will go against students future ticketing requests. As the system works now, games with great demand (like ACC games) will rely on a loyalty point weighted lottery. While we are assured the system will be fixed for the next home game, will students who properly followed the new rules be given their points? Let’s practice the old adage, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” and maintain a regular lottery system with football and basketball completely separate, one game’s attendance having no bearing on a future game’s ticket and leaving the loyalty point system to the Student Wolfpack Club. After all that’s what they signed up for.
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Researchers create bionic cockroaches Jordan Alsaqa Associate Features Editor
As technology continues to develop, advancements in robotics may prove to be the biggest focus of the future. Many researchers are working to develop robots of various sizes and purposes to address issues humans face daily. Some researchers are even working to develop robots the size of insects. With recent breakthroughs in his work with moths and cockroaches, Alper Bozkurt, an assistant professor of computer and electrical engineering, has cut out the middle man — or the middle robot, as it were, in designing bug-like robots. Bozkurt’s lab has developed a way to control cockroaches’ movement directly. Bozkurt has spent the better part of the past decade working with insects. He has researched moths for six years, but cockroaches only entered his research a year ago. Bozkurt explained that the decision to use insects instead of trying to create tiny robots came from related developments. “In our case, we decided to use insects instead of synthetic robots, thanks to all of the advancements in neurostimulation technologies,” Bozkurt said. “Artif icial retinas, cochlear implants — they’re all out there being commonly used. We are taking that technology and applying it to our own research.” Bozkurt’s work has certainly paid off — his research with cockroaches has led to the development of technology that allows cockroaches to be controlled by electronic signals. For all of the work that has gone into it, Bozkurt explained that the process of
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A Madagascar hissing cockroach with electrodes implanted into the roach’s antenna and cerci. The wires connect to a wireless interface “backpack”, which monitors the cockroach and sends signals to contro its movement.
control is not all that complicated. “We implant electrodes into the antenna and cerci,” Bozkurt said, referencing the paired segments on the rear of the insect. “They have sensors at the tip and along their antenna to detect obstacles. By sending low stimulation pulses, we try to simulate obstacles. The same way, at the cerci, the insect thinks there is movement at their back and they think a predator is approaching.” By controlling where the stimuli are administered, Bozkurt can direct where the cockroach will go. One demonstration video, which can be found on YouTube, shows
a cockroach being guided along a line pattern on the floor, with the corresponding clicks of the transmitter also being shown. In order to successfully connect w ith the cockroaches, a device is attached to the insect that stimulates the implants. Though the device looks bulky, according to Bozkurt, it has been developed with ease of use in mind. “We actually are an engineering group, so our aim is to develop technology that is easily deployed on an insect,” Bozkurt said. “It only takes a couple of seconds to deploy the device.” The immediate application of the research is to send
these bionic cockroaches into collapsed buildings and other structures to aid in searchand-rescue missions, according to Bozkurt. “The application that we have in mind is searching for and rescuing people after earthquakes,” Bozkurt said. “We are optimizing research in that direction.” While Bozkurt’s team has a specific focus in mind, the researcher sees the possibility of other applications. “We try to turn insects into friendly animals, and to domesticate insects for their muscle power. It hasn’t been possible at this scale before,” Bozkurt said. “We could turn insects into beasts of burden like oxen or horses and make
them carry information for us as the payload.” With many possibilities for this research, Bozkurt further explained that moths and cockroaches were not the only possible candidates. “You can basically apply it to any insect,” Bozkurt said. “Cockroaches and moths are just very easy to get [for research purposes].” Boz ku r t st resses t hat though the technology they have developed is rather invasive, there is no need to worry that the cockroach subjects are experiencing pain, as past research has shown that cockroaches have no pain receptors. Further, the voltages used in the technology are extremely low, often falling
below a single volt. “We appreciate [the insects] a lot before we do any research on them,” Bozkurt said. “We have a really high appreciation of their structure, anatomy and physiology.” Overall, Bozkurt said he is optimistic about what the insect research will allow for in the future, a sentiment for which he has received a great amount of support. “We had a proposal to the National Science Foundation,” Bozkurt said. “Just yesterday, we heard that funding has been approved. We will have some federal support very soon.”
Veterinary college opens wings for exotic animals Nikki Stoudt Deputy Features Editor
If Maria Serrano’s 10-yearold clown fish ever needed medical attention, she’d know exactly where to take it. The Exotic Animal Medicine Service, a new extension of N.C. State’s Veterinary Health and Wellness Center, now offers veterinary care to even the smallest and most high-maintenance of pets. “Exotic animals are those that are not as commonly found in households,” Serrano, an exotic clinical medicine intern at the College of Veterinary Medicine, said. “They tend to require more care than a dog or cat and can therefore develop more complicated infections and illnesses if not properly cared for.” EAMS now accepts a variety of caged birds in addition to raptors and backyard poultry; small mammals such as ferrets, rabbits, gerbils, hedgehogs and guinea pigs; non-venomous reptiles, fish and amphibians like turtles, lizards, geckos and snakes; and invertebrates, including tarantulas and coral. Prior to its public opening, the EAMS only worked with university students and faculty — however, the EAMS quickly gained the support it needed to open its doors to the community outside N.C. State. “The vet school already has a really good reputation,”
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Serrano said. “Students and faculty have been bringing their pets to us for a long time, but now we’re able to treat a whole new area.” In the past, emergency cases and specialized care were outsourced to other veterinary hospitals in the area. According to David Green, the College of Veterinary Medicine’s communications and media relations director, this will bring more prestige to both the college and clinic. “When we had to send an animal and its owner elsewhere, it was just more complicated,” Green said. “Now that we have the new facility, we’ve got a lot more room for the technology we need. We’re able to treat the animals in-house.” There are, however, several occasions on which inhouse care is not an option. EAMS faculty members often provide veterinary care for
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Maria Serrano examines Blue the rat’s eyes at the new Exotic Animal Medical Service clinic. Blue was the first patient at the Exotic Animal Medical Service clinic on its opening day to the public on August 20, 2012. The EAMS provides a new clinical rotation with exotics for students.
partner institutions, including the North Carolina Zoo, where they have been treating gorillas. “Partnerships like this are important because they provide an opportunity for students to develop skills they normally wouldn’t be able to practice here on campus,” Green said. Presenting students with the chance to work with species not usually seen at the Veterinary Health Complex gives them a competitive edge when they begin the job hunt.
“They will have worked with an assortment of animals, both large and small,” Serrano said. “They’ll also get to work with the most advanced technology. It’s a really valuable experience.” After-hours emergency services are available for all EAMS clients. Weekday emergencies will be accommodated for existing clients and efforts will be made to accommodate new clients whenever possible. “Relationships are important to us,” Serrano said.
“That’s why outside emergencies and specialized cases have to be referred to us by their first vet.” Connections between patient and owner are important to the staff as well. Blue the rat, the clinic’s first patient since opening to the community, was brought to the clinic to have a mammary tumor inspected. Blue is the cherished pet of a 14-year-old girl who worried the growth might be cancerous. Fortunately for her, Blue’s growth was benign. Blue had sur-
gery on Tuesday and is now tumor-free. Whether they hop, slither, crawl or swim, animals of most shapes and sizes are welcome. “We’re not to judge just how much value a pet has to its owner,” Serrano said. “Whether it’s a cat or a dog or a rat or a goldfish, it means something to someone and it’s our job to make it feel better.”
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Curiosity rover begins mission to Mt. Sharp Hassan DuRant Science & Tech Editor
Early in the morning of Aug. 6, NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on a planet hundreds of millions of miles from earth, to the delight of scientists, researchers, and ordinary space-lovers across the world. According to a spokesman from Ustream, the live video streaming service used to broadcast the event online, more than 3.2 million people tuned in to watch the landing via the internet. Curiosity had to travel 350 million miles to reach its destination, and scientists were working with an 13-minute delay in communications between the rover and the controls. Still, the rover landed without problems in Mars’ Gale Crater, only 1.5 kilometers from the target landing point, demonstrating NASA’s increased precision in handling Martian rovers. The Curiosity rover — officially named the Mars Science Laboratory — is the culmination of years of careful planning and consideration. The rover was first proposed in 2004, assembled in 2010, and was launched into space from Cape Canaveral on Nov. 26, 2011. Curiosity is set to spend one Martian year (687 Earth days) investigating the planet, though the nuclear power generator fueling the rover is capable of generating electricity from the plutonium-238 dioxide core for up to 14 years. Curiosity’s purposes on Mars include studying the Martian climate, collecting data for a possible manned mission to the planet, and investigating whether or not this area of the planet ever offered conditions favorable for maintaining life — or if the planet indeed still contains microbial life. Despite landing on Mars a month ago, the rover did not immediately set out on its mission. Before diving into its journey, the rover team needed to ensure that all of Curiosity’s parts are functioning at their full capacity. On Sept. 12, scientists announced that Curiosity passed the rigorous monthlong health checkup and is in good condition to begin progress on its journey to the target destination: Mount Sharp. Mount Sharp, named after the late geologist Robert Sharp, is a 3.4-mile high mountain located within the massive Gale Crater. There, scientists plan to investigate
whether this particular area of Mars has ever offered conditions that could have supported life.
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Curiosity is 10 feet long, 9 feet wide, 7 feet tall, and weighs-in at a rather hefty 1,982 pounds. The rover moves about on wheels attached to its “legs.” NASA researchers designed Curiosity to be able to navigate over obstacles up to 25 inches high and travel about 600 feet per day. Curiosity has spent over a month on Mars, and has traveled a total of 227 meters as of Sept. 17, according to rover team members. Curiosity was designed to be a sort of “geologist-onwheels,” and most of the equipment on the rover is intended to help scientists explore Mars’ geological past. Curiosity has three cameras to document its journeys on Mars. The Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) took color video during the rover’s descent in a four frames per second, PHOTO COURTESY OF NASA high-resolution video stream. The left eye of Curiosity’s Mastcam took this image of the camera on the rover’s arm, the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), MARDI continued producing during the 30th Martian day of the rover’s mission on Mars. images until the rover landed. After the landing, MARDI transferred the data to Earth THREAT OF CONTAMINATION chance to use them—sciento help scientists and planPlans are currently un- tists opened the box containners determine an optimum derway for NASA to send a ing the drill bits, and attached path for Curiosity to explore. manned mission to Mars in one of them to Curiosity to The Mast Camera (Mast- the 2030s; however, many sci- ensure that at least one of the cam for short) will take entists are concerned with the bits would survive. color images and video foot- occurrence of inter-planetary NASA is not concerned that age of the Martian terrain contamination. the bacteria will contaminate in a human-scale view. The If there are existing mi- Gale Crater, however. AcMastcam is capable of taking crobes on Mars, sending life cording to NASA, nearly all of full-color hi-definition vid- to the planet may result in the bacteria would have been eos at 10 frames per second. competition between Earth destroyed minutes after landThe Mars and Martian ing on Mars, due to freezing Hand Lens microbes— temperatures, intense ultraImager introducing violet radiation and Mars’ (MAHLI) E a r t h l i fe atmosphere, which is made will provide may result of mostly carbon dioxide, scientists in t he ex- though it is possible that with closetinction of some of the bacteria could up views of Martian life have survived. the minerals, b e fore we According to the LA Times, textures, and get a chance if Curiosity discovers water, Steve Squyers, principal structures to find it. it could still conduct tests investigator of Martian T he re i s from a distance with its laser rocks. The also the pos- and spectrometers — but it camera is capable of taking sibility that microbes from will not be allowed to use the color images of features as Mars may have evolved to drill. small as 12.5 micrometers the point where they can act – smaller than the width of as human pathogens, and STRANGE ROCKS a human hair. The MAHLI contaminate Earth upon an Curiosity recently took picwill help scientists to under- astronaut’s return. tures of a strange rock formastand the geological history Curiosity was assembled in tion on the Martian surface. of Mars. a sterilized room to prevent The formation appeared as a In addition to cameras, the rover from contaminat- dense population of spherical Curiosity has other equip- ing the Martian planet with nodules on the terrain. While ment to help investigate the Earth’s microbes; however, the nodules seem reminiscent surface of Mars, including a the rover’s drill was con- of the rock formations found drill to bore into the Martian taminated while on Earth, in 2004 by another Mars rovsurface, a laser that can va- six months prior to launch. er, the Opportunity, NASA porize rock from up to 23 feet Scientists were worried scientists are certain that away, and an X-ray beam to that Curiosity’s rough land- these new rock formations examine rock samples. ing would damage the drill are entirely different. bits before the rover got a The spherical formations the Opportunity found were nicknamed “blueberries” by scientists. According to mission investigators, these “blueberries” have a different structure, concentration, and composition than the rock formations found by Curiosity. “This is one of the most GRAPHIC BY DERECK FREELAND extraordinary pictures from the whole mission,” said Steve Squyers, rover mission prin- in front of the sun, and Cu- ly into the sunlight is bad for cipal investigator of Cornell riosity stopped to see what a a robot’s eyes too– Curiosity University in Ithaca, N.Y. partial solar eclipse looks like had to put on a filter to pro“[The area] is chock full of a from the surface of Mars. tect its equipment from damdense accumulation of these Because Phobos is much age from the sun’s rays. Acsmall spherical objects. Of closer to Mars than our moon cording to the Atlantic, Curicourse, we immediately is to Earth, solar eclipses hap- osity’s filter reduced the sun’s thought of the blueberries, pen more often. Phobos can intensity to a thousandth of but this is something differ- be seen transiting the sun its natural intensity. ent. We never have seen such about once per Martian year. To date, Curiosity has sent a dense accumulation of Even though Phobos is closer thousands of pictures of the Did you know..... spherules in a rock outcrop to Mars, it is only 14 miles in Martian landscape back to Research has shown that NCSU students on Mars.” diameter. Unlike Earth’s so- earth. You can see many of who study abroad graduate in the same lar eclipses, which can block these photos on NASA’s webnumber of semesters as those who do not. out the sun in its entirety, the site (mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/ Learn more at the Study Abroad Fair! 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the crossbar. The next State attack was stopped and the Camel’s produced a strong counter-attack which led to the second Campbell goal to secure the win with seven minutes to go. The scorer felt compelled to remove his shirt in celebration and received a yellow card right away. Hall handled State’s last two shots with composure and secured the shutout.
The game ended as Campbell beat the Pack for the second time in two years. Findley remains optimistic with his squad. “We’re going to keep getting better at what we do,” Findley said. State resumes action Friday night at Clemson. The next home game is next Tuesday versus Gardner-Webb.
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The Sept. 8 game against Connecticut told a different story in the running game, when the three backs carried the ball 32 times to see a gloomy 82 yards of total turf, and no rushing touchdowns. This averages to 2.6 yards per carry, which will not get the job done against sound pass defenses such as Florida State or Clemson. But the looming question on everybody’s mind is this: When will Tom O’Brien and his staff decide on a halfback to name as the primary ball
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carrier for this season? Greene, who has carried the majority of the load so far, is evidently still not 100 percent healthy after suffering a surgically repaired foot injur y last spring. The coach’s faith in his redshirt sophomore assures us that we will continue to hear the trademark “Mooseeee” chants after a Greene gain at Carter-Finley. Or at least one would think, but on Saturday’s game
against Southern Alabama, Greene saw no action due to a suspension. Creecy was the primary back on Saturday with his 68 yards on 15 carries. Sen ior w ide receiver Tobais Palmer had two carries for 30 yards, whose speed adds yet another dimension to the Wolfpack rushing game. First year running back coach Des Kitchings, who’s A ir Force back ing unit ranked third nationally last
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Big saves stop Wolfpack Volleyball to host Wake Forest The Wolfpack will look to extend its sixgame winning streak when the Demon Deacons come to Reynolds Coliseum on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The Pack is currently 8-1 at Reynolds and holds an 11-1 overall record. Its only loss came at the hands of Virginia Commonwealth, 3-2. State opened its ACC schedule with a 3-1 victory over UNC-Chapel Hill and still holds a 1-0 record in the conference. Last year the Pack ended its 25-game losing streak in its series against Wake, beating the Deacs 3-0 in Winston-Salem. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Loyalty point issues to be resolved For the football team’s upcoming game against the Citadel, all who requested a ticket will receive one. Therefore, no loyalty point issues will impact any students negatively. For those whose loyalty points did not correctly reflect attending the first game against South Alabama, the software program is being edited to reflect point totals accurately and no data has been lost. SOURCE: STUDENT GOVERNMENT & N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
ACC and Orange Bowl closing in on deal The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Orange Bowl is reportedly close to finalizing a deal that would have the ACC champion play either Notre Dame, an SEC or Big Ten opponent beginning in 2014. The deal would secure the ACC champion’s participation in the game if it doesn’t participate in the national semifinals. It would also give the league an option to go after one of the three possible opponents. In the current BCS structure, the Orange Bowl gets the ACC’s champion then has a rotating at-large selection with the Fiesta and Sugar Bowls. The Football Bowl Subdivision will switch to a playoff system, making the two previously mentioned games obsolete. SOURCE: ORLANDO SENTINEL
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The 17th ranked Wolfpack were handed its second straight loss of the year from the Campbell Fighting Camels. Six second half saves from Campbell goalkeeper Ethan Hall led to the team’s loss. State falls to 6-2-0 on the season while Campbell’s record improves to 4-1-1. Hall’s big night included a penalty kick save from junior midfielder Alex Martinez and an acrobatic full-length save from freshman midfielder Conner Agnew’s header. According to head coach Kelly Findley, the Pack seemed to do everything right except put the ball in the back of the net. “That’s soccer sometimes,” Findley said. “But I do think it’s our responsibility to come out and play the whole game.” The game had a slow start to it. The soaked pitch also made way from some hazardous conditions as several players went to ground due to the conditions. Early on, Campbell looked like a more dangerous team, creating more chances and controlling possession in the attacking third. “We gave away about 30 minutes of the game,” Findley said. “We were out here going through the motions and we can’t afford to do that.” With about 15 minutes to go, State picked up the pace and began creating more chances. A controversial no call in the pen-
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Freshman defender Michael Nelson shows off his dribbling skills against Campbell University’s Ricki Gaez on Sept. 18. The No. 17 ranked Wolfpack unexpectedly dropped the game 2-0 to the unranked Camels.
alty area occurred five minutes be- a four-minute period of no play. fore halftime. A Campbell defender Shortly after play resumed, Martipushed down Marnez earned a pentinez after Martialty. Once again, nez outran the deHall made another fender. The referee big save to deny a saw no foul so play Martinez penalty continued and the attempt. teams entered halfThe Pack kept up time tied at zero. its strong attacking Campbell’s Hall play and begun to produced his first control the tempo Kelly Findley, men’s soccer big s ave se ven of the game. Howhead coach minutes into the ever, Ca mpbel l second half after had other plans Martinez fired a close range shot. and scored with 13 minutes to go Several minutes later there was in the game. After the goal, Camp-
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Wednesday VOLLEYBALL VS. WAKE FOREST Raleigh, N.C., 7:30 p.m. Thursday WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. BOSTON UNIVERSITY Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m. Friday WOMEN’S TENNIS AT SOUTHERN SHOOTOUT Atlanta, Ga., All Day MEN’S SOCCER AT CLEMSON Clemson, S.C., 7 p.m. VOLLEYBALL VS. DUKE Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m. Saturday WOMEN’S TENNIS AT SOUTHERN SHOOTOUT Atlanta, Ga., All Day
QUOTE OF THE DAY “We’re going to keep getting better at what we do.” Kelly Findley, men’s soccer head coach
The second week of the 201213 NFL season has passed and was largely characterized by high-octane offenses from across the league. Former N.C. State football players took center stage during the weekend and put out impressive statistics, namely on the offensive end. New York Giants running back Andre Brown was given an opportunity to play Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following an injury to starter Ahmad Bradshaw that knocked him out of the game. Brown rose to the occasion, rushing 13 times for 71 yards, catching two passes for 19 yards, converting a two point conversion and scoring the game-winning rushing touchdown for the Giants. Prior to the game, Brown, a 2009 fourth round draft pick, had rushed t w ice in his career and accumulated minus one rushing yards in three NFL seasons. Bradshaw is listed as quest i on a b l e for Thursday night’s game against the Carolina Panthers, so there’s a high possibility that Brown will be selected to reprise his role with the Giants. Quarterback Philip Rivers of the San Diego Chargers saw a similar passing experience to week one in Sunday’s 38-10 beat down of the Tennessee Titans. Rivers completed as many passes with one fewer attempts as he did in the previous week, completing 24 of 32 passes for 284 yards. Differing from his
bell looked to pack in its defense and ride out the storm. With 11 men behind the ball, State managed to guide the ball through 10. But once again Campbell’s Hall produced another save, this time coming off of a header from Agnew. Hall launched himself in the air to get just enough of his hand to the ball to turn it around the post. State refused to give up and continued attacking. A Campbell defender cleared a shot off the line with a header that sent the ball over
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COMMENTARY
State rushing attack is getting there William Raynor Staff Writer
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Andre Brown, senior halfback, pulls from University of Miami’s defense for a run of 9 yards. Brown had a total of 93 rushing yards during the game. N.C. State won against Miani, 38-28.
week one performance, Rivers was able to find the end zone three times but was picked off for the first time this season as well. Through the first t wo ga mes, t he 2004 No. 4 draft pick posted a 110.7 quarterback rating, which ranks in the top five in the league. Rivers will look to break 25,000 career passing yards on Sunday. He is currently 200 yards short of the achievement and will have a chance to break it next week when the Chargers match up against the league’s best rushing defense in the Atlanta Falcons. The Wolf-Badger, Seattle Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson, picked up his first career victory Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys and had a solid, although not stellar, performance to his credit. Wilson managed the game well, only attempting 20 passes, but com-
“...quarterback Russell Wilson, picked up his first career victory.”
pleting 15 of them, including a 22yard touchdown pass to cap off a 90-yard drive in the third quarter. Wilson posted a 112.7 quarterback rating for the game, nearly doubling his week one NFL debut rating of 62.5. Seahawks teammate, kicker Steven Hauschka, extended his excellent start to the season. Hauschka, who was originally signed in 2008 by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent, nailed a pair of field goals from chip-shot range and tacked on two extra points. Hauschka had his first field goal attempt of the season blocked on the Seahawks’ first drive of the season. Since then, he has hit five straight field goals, including a 47-yarder, and has converted on all four extra point attempts. Offense shined in week two as former Wolfpack defensive players laid dormant. 2006 first overall draft pick Mario Williams, who signed a $100 million contract during the offseason, has three tackles through the first two games of the season.
Entering the 2012-2013 football season, the bar was set high at the running back position for N.C. State sophomores Mustafa Greene and Tony Creecy, and senior James Washington. Perhaps it is too early to say if the trio will be able to live up to the high expectations set forth this season, but one thing is certain: a sound running game is necessary in winning conference games. It alleviates a tremendous amount of pressure for graduate student quarterback Mike Glennon. So, after the first three games of the season, have our backs passed the eye test, or should we be expecting more production out of them? Let’s take a look. Let’s go back to Aug. 31, when N.C. State played Tennessee in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl. Maybe it is a testament to Tennessee’s defense that it held the Wolfpack to an average gain of 3.7 yards per run. Greene took 11 handoffs for 53 yards, Creecy grounded out 48 yards on 10 carries and Washington saw just 12 yards in his five carries. It is, however, notable to mention that both Creecy and Washington each punched in a touchdown in red-zone territory. The total production out of the State backs was 119 yards, which, although aren’t splendid numbers, are respectable against an SEC defense with an irrefutable size advantage in the trenches.
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