TIDBITS®PLAYS BOARDGAMES
byJanetSpencer
Someoftheoldestgamesinhistoryarechess (fromIndia),Mancala(fromGhana), backgammon(fromMesopotamia),andPachesi (India).ComealongwithTidbitsasweplay games!
THEOLDESTBOARDGAMES
•Theworld’soldestplayableboardgame wheretherulesareknownistheRoyal GameofUr.Itwascreatedinwhatisnow Iraqaround2500BC.Gameboardshave beendiscoveredallovertheMiddleEast, Crete,andSriLanka.Themostfamousone wasfoundintheRoyalTombsofUrin ancientIraq,fromwhichthegamegetsits name.Thegamewaslikelycalledsimply “thegameof20squares”backthen.Even KingTut’ssenetboard(seenextpage)had thisgameetchedintotheotherside.We knowtherulesofthegamebecauseacurator attheBritishMuseumtranslateda cuneiformtabletwritteninMesopotamiain 177BCwhichexplainedtherules.Modern versionsareavailable.
•ThegamecalledGiocodell’Oca,meaning GameoftheGoose,wasthefirstboardgame thatwasproducedcommercially.When PhilipIIofSpainreceivedacopyasagift fromDukeFrancescodeMedicisometime inthelate1500s,itbecamealltherage. Copiesofthegamedatingbetween1774and thelate1800sincludetherulesinFrench, GermanandItalian.
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KINGTUT’SGAME
•WhenKingTut’stombwasexcavatedin 1923,archaeologistsfoundfourboard gamesamongthetreasures.Oneofthem wasrecognizedbytheresearchersbecause identicalgameshadbeenfoundinother tombsandamongotherruins.
•Thegameboardhad30squares. Hieroglyphsappearedonsomeofthe squares,thoughwhichsquaresvariedfrom gametogame.Gamepieceswerevariously conesorspoolsorfigurines.Researchers knewthatthegamewascalled“senet” whichmeans“passing”buttherulesofthe gameeludedthem.
•Theoldestsetdatestoabout3000BC,the timeancientEgyptwasfounded.Other excavationselsewhereshowedthatthesame gamewasbeingplayedbyAlexanderthe Greatnearly3,000yearslater.Hieroglyphs ofvariousagesdepictthegamebeing played,andancientgraffitiboastedabout winningthegame.Gameboardswere scratchedintothefloorsoftemples,carved inancientwoodenloadingdocksonthe Nile,andwrittenaboutonapapyrusscroll. ArtworkonthewallsofNefertari’stomb showedherplayingthegameagainstan invisibleopponent.Thegameismentioned intheBookoftheDeadwhichwaswritten aroundtheyear1250BC.
•Useofthegameseemstohavetaperedoff afterthefallofRome.Theruleswerelostto history.Soperplexedwerearchaeologists aboutthisenigmaticgamethatin1946, researchersattheMetropolitanMuseumof ArtcalledinGeorgeParker,founderof ParkerBrothersgamecompany,andasked himwhathethoughttherulesofthegame were.Parkerinventedhisownsetofrules, thoughitwasallconjecture.ParkerBrothers releasedamodernversionofthegame whichenjoyedmoderatesuccessandisstill availabletoday.
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THEADVENTOFBOARDGAMES
•Archaeologistsexcavatingtheruinsof Pompeiiwereamusedtofindaseriesof paintingsonawallthatdepictedtwomen playingagameofbackgammoninatavern, thengettingintoanargumentoverthe game,thenbeingkickedoutbythe innkeeper.
•Oneoftheearliestcommerciallyproduced modernboardgamescameoutinEnglandin 1800.ItwascalledMansionofHappiness, withthe“mansion”beingheaven,andplayers racingthroughthetribulationsofLifeinorder togetthere.In1860MiltonBradleyreworked itandreleaseditasTheCheckeredGameof Life.Todayit’snowknownsimplyasThe GameofLife.
•Therulesforbackgammonweredefinedinthe year1743byEdmondHoyle,whopublished therulesofmanygamesinabookoriginally entitled“Mr.Hoyle'sTreatisesofWhist, Quadrille,Piquet,ChessandBack-Gammon.” Ithasnownamedsimply“Hoyle’sRulesof Games.”Itledtoacommonphrase “accordingtoHoyle.”
•Boardgamesincreasedinpopularityinthe early1900s,whenmass-production techniquesallowedthemtobemadecheaply onacommercialscale,andtransportation systemsdistributedthemeasilytostores acrossthecountry.
MODERNGAMES
•TrivialPursuitwastheblockbustersensation ofthe1980s,selling20millioncopiesin1984, ayearwhentop-sellingMonopolysoldonly3 millioncopies.By1986,oneoutofeveryfour Americanhomesownedacopy.
MODERNGAMES
•TheprisoneronthejailspaceinMonopoly hasaname:JaketheJailbird.
•The“patient”inOperationisnamed“Cavity Sam.”Forthegame’s40thanniversaryin 2003,Americanswereaskedtovotefora newailmentforCavitySam:eithera growlingstomach,tenniselbow,orbrain freeze.Thewinnerwasbrainfreeze,and playersmustnowremoveanicecreamcone fromCavitySam’sbrain.
•Backintheearly'80s,ayoungwaiterin Seattle,wheneverhehaddowntimebetween diners,wouldchooseawordfromthe dictionaryatrandomanddrawitforothers toguess.TheresultwasPictionary.
•WhiletraditionalScrabblesetscomewith woodentileswithgroovedletters,thesetiles aren'tusedinhigh-leveltournaments.That's becauseplayershavebeencaught"brailling" whilechoosingtilesbyfeelingforthe smoothtilesthatarethevaluableblanks.
AGAMINGPLACE
•“Snakes&Lattes”isachainofboardgame cafesthatopenedinTorontoin2010. Patronspayasmallfeetoplayboardgames withotherswhiledrinkingcoffee.The businesswassopopularthattheyopeneda corollarystorecalledSnakesandLagers, andthenexpandedintoChicagoand Arizona.Similarstoreshaveopened worldwide,includingachainof130 storefrontsinSeoul,SouthKorea,where theyrentoutaselectionofover1,000board gamesbythehour,whilealsorentingoutthe tablesbythehour,andalsoselling refreshmentsontheside.
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•TheChinesevideosharingandstreaming siteBilibiliused1,500dronestocreatea lightshowcelebratingthefirstanniversary ofthereleaseofmobilegamePrincess Connect!Re:Dive,whichwasfollowedbya hugeQRcodetodownloadthegame.
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1.NamethedebutalbumofCuriosityKilledthe Cat.
2.WhowasTomDooley(ofKingstonTrio1958 songfame)andwhatdidhedo?
3.Namethe'50sartistwhowroteandreleased "IslandintheSun."
4.Howdoyouknowifyou'reaParrothead?
5.Namethesongthatcontainstheselyrics:"The scalesaresometimesunbalanced,Andyoubear theweightofallthathastobe."
Answers
1."KeepYourDistance,"releasedin1987.The albumtoppedthechartsintheU.K.,butthe individualsongsdidn'tdoaswell.
2.TomDulawasaNorthCarolinasoldierintheCivil Warwho'dkilledhisgirlfriend.Apoliticianlured DulatohisfarmforworkandDulawascapturedand hanged.
3.HarryBelafonte,in1957.Thesongwasalsoused inthefilmbythesamename,whichwastakenfrom the1956novelofthesamename.
4.IfyouwearHawaiianshirtsandparrothatsto JimmyBuffetconcerts,you'reaParrothead.
5."GivingYoutheBestThatIGot,"byAnitaBaker in1988.Itgotfournominationsandnettedtwo Grammyawards:BestR&BSongandBestFemale R&BVocalPerformance.
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InCats,EarInfectionCan HaveSubtleSymptoms
DEARPAW'SCORNER: MycatChester seemedperfectlyhealthy,butwhenIbrought himinforhisannualcheckup,theveterinarian saidthathehasanearinfection.Ididn'tnotice anybehaviororoddsymptomspreviously.I gaveChestertheexpensiveeardropshewas prescribed,andheseemsjustfine.Wasthevet justmakinguptheinfection?--JeanineC., Buffalo,NewYork
DEARJEANINE: Catsarereallygoodat hidingthesymptomsofanillness.I'mgladyou broughtChesterinforhisregularcheckup, becausethoseareveryhelpfulindetermining hiddenacuteproblemslikeanearinfection,and notingpotentialproblems(forexample,ifhis weightisgettinghigherthannormal,orhe's developingarthritis).
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Ahealthyearispalepink,withlittletono earwaxvisibleandnodebris.
Troublesignsinclude:Astrongodorfromthe ear;lotsofearwaxbuildup;debrisordischarge thatlookslikecoffeegrounds;ordischargethat isyelloworblack.You(orthevet)maysee rednessorswellingoftheearflaporintheear canal.
Earinfectionscausebehavioralchanges,too. Someofthemaresubtle:Chestermayshakehis headafteryouscratcharoundhisears,orhemay tilthisheadmoreinonedirectionthananother. Moreserioussymptomsincludelossofbalance, disorientation,hearinglossorevenfacial paralysis.
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Let'sToasttoToast
"I'dliketomakeatoast!"saidmyfriendata happyfamilycelebration.Withoutmissinga beat,her3-year-oldnephewburstout,"Don'twe needtogetthetoasterfirst?"
Withallthetoastingwedoduringcelebrations andeventsthroughouttheyear,IthoughtI'dget literalandstretchthemeaning,justlikethat spontaneouschild,andprovidetworecipes usingtoastthatthewholefamilycanenjoy.
So,"here'satoasttotoast!"
AVOCADOTOAST
Ikeepastashofavocadosindifferentstagesof ripenessonmykitchencounter,neverknowing whenI'llneedonetosliceonabedoffresh greensortomash,seasonandspreadontoast foratastymorningenergyboost.I'vebeen makingthelatterforyears,sonowonderIwas surprisedwhilewhilingawaytimeon Instagram,tofindthatavocadotoastis"on trend,"withmultiplewaystoenjoyit. Here'showtoprepare"AvocadoToast"fortwo: Peelandpitaripeavocado.Mashinabowlwith afork,leavingsomechunks.Addapinchofsea saltandjuicefromhalfofalemon.
Toasttwoslicesofyourfavoritebread.Spread halfofthemixtureoneachsliceandgarnish withsomeredpepperflakesandadrizzleof goodoliveoil(optional).
•Tips:Getcreativebytoppingthespread mixturewithchopped,cookedbaconandgoat cheese;salsaandcrushedtortillachips;or crackedpepper,slicedcherrytomatoesand basil.
EGGINAHOLE
Creatememorablefamilytraditionswithyour kidsandgrandkidsstartingatbreakfastwiththis whimsicalpresentationofeggsandtoast.Some familiescallit"ToadintheHole"or"Birdina Nest"--thelistgoeson.It'sreallynothingmore thananeggcookedinthecut-outcenterofa pieceofpan-madetoast,butit'stheoff-kilter presentationthatfanciesitup.
Here'showtomakeone"EgginaHole": Usea2-inchcirclebiscuitcutterorsimilarsized metalcookiecuttertocutoutthecenterofa sliceofbread.
Inawell-butteredpan,toastonesideoftheslice andcut-outpieceforabout11/2minutes.Flip. Addmorebuttertothepan.Crackegginthe opencenteroftheslice.Coverpanandcook slowlyuntilwhitesaresetandyolkthickens, about31/2to4minutes.
Seasonwithsaltandpepper.Servewiththe toastedcutout.
Pairwithbaconorsausage. DonnaEricksoncreatesrelationshipsand communitythroughfoodandfun.Findmoreto nourishanddelightyouat www.donnaerickson.com.
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AFATCONTROVERSY THAT’SLOSINGWEIGHT
Fordecadeswehavebeenpummeledwiththe theorythateatingfatmakesusfatandincreases ourriskofcardiovasculardisease.Yetthese samestudiesthatmostusetopromotethis theorydon’tevensaywhattheauthorssaythey say,andcertainlydon’tsubstantiatethisno-fat/ low-fatcrazethatwe’veenjoinedforthepast century.
Tosayabody,whosemanypartsaremadeoffat –andIdon’tmeanthesparefatmostofusdon’t like–Imeanthatmostofourtissuesare comprisedoffat,tosaythatwedon’tneedfatis absurd.Tosaythatwedon’tneedcholesterolis absurd.Fatandcholesterolarenecessary componentstotissuestructure,hormones,brain cells,infact,allcellsarecomprisedof cholesterol/fat.And,especially,saturatedfats. Eventhoughthefattheorywasshotdown2 decadesago,wehaveawholeindustryinvested inkeepingtheliegoing.Itamazesmetothisday howslowthemediaistoreleasetheinfothat debunksit.Slowlytheyare.In1984Time magazinedidanarticlewhichdemonized cholesterol,onlytodoanarticlein2014,both frontpage,vindicatingit.Thetitle?“Eat Butter”.IntheMarch2014issueofAnnalsof
InternalMedicine,entitled“Associationof Dietary,CirculatingandSupplementFattyAcids withCoronaryRisk”,stunnedthepublicby admittingthateatinglesssaturatedfatsreally hasnoimpactonaperson’sriskforheart disease.
Infact,inthe60yearperiodbetween1910and 1970,fatwasrestrictedfromourdiets(dropped
from83%to62%-butterdroppedfrom18 poundsto4poundsperpersonperyear),obesity andcardiovasculardiseasewentthroughthe roof.Duringthissametimeperiodvegetable oils,margarine,shorteningandotherrefinedoils increased400%andsugarincreased60%.Since 1970thosenumbershaveskyrocketed. Whenthevegetableandotherbadfatslisted abovebecamecommonplace,hungerdidtoo. Fatsatiates.Carbsareshort-lived.Whenwe tookawayfats,wedoveheadfirstintosugarand highcarbfoodswhichgaveimmediatesatiation toourhunger–itfilledspace,andseemingly helpedtoimprovetheenergylagwewere feeling.Fatsfuelenergy.Itisaslow, constantburn.Thoughcarbsareafast,high burn,quickenergy,italsoburnsoutquickly.So weeatmoreandmoreuntil ourportionstodayareenormous!Still,we’renot satisfied.Still,weareconstantlytired. Evidencecontinuestomountregardingtheneed forgoodfats,andwhatthatmeans.Goodfatsare fatsthatwerein traditionaldietssincethebeginningoftime,not manormachine-madecounterfeits.Goodfats areavocados,olivesand oliveoil,coconutoil,animalfats(including lard),eggs,freshdairy,rawnutsandseeds. Theoldtheorythatfatsmakeusfathaslost weight.Aswebegintoreturntoadietofreal, wholesomefoods,wewill findthatwewillloseweightaswell.
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OntheAmericanCustomerSatisfactionIndex (ACSI)theDepartmentofVeteransAffairs' NationalCemeteryAssociationwasgiventhe highestscoreeverreceivedbyanygoodsand servicesorganizationthatACSIcovers.Andnot forthefirsttime.Thisrecentratingmarksthe seventhtimeinarowthatthecemetery associationhascomeinfirstinasurvey coveringover400U.S.corporationsproviding everythingfromutilities,healthcareand insurancetorestaurants,traveland manufacturing...andcemeteryservices.
That'ssayingalot.Giventhenatureof cemeteriesingeneralandwhattheyprovide,for acemeteryassociationtobelistedatthetopof satisfactionsurveyssomanytimesisamazing, becausetherearemanypossibleareasfor unhappiness.
TheVA'sNationalCemeteryAdministration providesservicestothefamiliesofveteransat 121locations.Theseservicesincludeburial, headstonesandmarkers,medallions,military honorsandmore.Inoneyearalone,lastyear, theNCAburiedover145,000veteransand familymembers.
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1.WhatNFLteamwasGeorgeSeiferthead coachoffollowinghiseight-seasontenurewith theSanFrancisco49ers?
2.BarberMotorsportsParkisaracetrack locatedinwhatU.S.city?
3.WhatmemberoftheChicagoBullswas suspendedfor11gameswithoutpayforkicking cameramanEugeneAmosJr.in1997?
4.WhosucceededBryanMurrayasheadcoach oftheNHL'sWashingtonCapitalswhenhewas firedmidwaythroughthe1989-90season?
5.WhohadmorecareerhomerunsinMajor LeagueBaseball:CecilFielderorhisson, Prince?
6.Whatfull-contact,intercollegiateversionof footballrequiresthatallplayersweigh178 poundsorless?
7.WhoscoredthefinalpenaltyversusFranceto clinchthe2022FIFAWorldCupchampionship forArgentina?
Answers
1.TheCarolina Panthers(1999-2001).
2.Birmingham,Alabama.
3.DennisRodman.
4.Hisbrother,TerryMurray.
5.Neither:Theytiedwith319.
6.SprintFootball.
7.GonzaloMontiel.
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1.MOVIES:WhatisthenameofScarlettand Rhett'sdaughterin"GonewiththeWind"?
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3.TELEVISION:EricCamdenisaministeron whichTVdramedy?
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7.ANIMALKINGDOM:Howlongdoesittake aslothtodigestfood?
8.PSYCHOLOGY:Whatistheirrationalfear representedbycoulrophobia?
9.MYTHOLOGY:WhichGreekgodstaredat hisownreflectionuntilhedied?
10.INVENTIONS:WhatdidAlessandroVolta invent?
Answers
1.BonnieBlueButler.
2.TasmanSea.
3."7thHeaven."
4.Tin.
5."TheLion,TheWitchandtheWardrobe."
6.Larry.
7.Anaverageof16days,andupto30days.
8.Fearofclowns.
9.Narcissus.
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•OnMarch31,1943,Rodgersand Hammerstein'sfirstmusical,"Oklahoma!" (originallytitled"AwayWeGo"),debuted onBroadway.Basedonthe1931play "GreenGrowtheLilacs"byLynnRiggs,the belovedtheatricalstapleaboutayoung farmgirlnamedLaureyandhertwosuitors continuestobeproducedacrossthecountry.
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•OnMarch28,2000,racialtensionsshowed nosignsofabatingintheAfricancountryof ZimbabweasPresidentRobertMugabe pushedforwardwithhisplantoremove Zimbabweanfarmsfromwhiteownership. Thelatestdeathoccurredwhenawhite farmerwasshotbysquattersoccupyinghis land.
•OnMarch30,2011,Peruwelcomedthe returnofhundredsofIncaartifactswitha lavishceremonyafterthey'dbeenoutofthe countryfornearlyacentury.Theitemswere takenfromtheancientsiteofMachuPicchu andheldatYaleUniversity,promptingthe Peruviangovernmenttolaunchanextended campaignagainsttheschool,insistingthe artifactshadonlybeenonloan.
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HowWellDoYouKnowYour iPhone?
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outweighthetimeyouinvest,especiallyduring leantimes.
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4.Volunteeringisgoodforsociety.Many businesses,andalmostallmission-driven organizations,aresuccessfulonlyifthey maintainastrongvolunteerworkforce…
5.Volunteeringgivesyouasenseofpurpose. Althoughitisnotwell-understoodwhy volunteeringprovidessuchaprofoundhealth benefit,akeyfactorisassumedtobethat volunteeringservestoexpressandfacilitate opportunitiestocarryoutone’ssenseof purpose.Theverynatureofvolunteeringmeans choosingtoworkwithoutbeingpaidforit… Ifyouaren’tcurrentlyvolunteering,andthreein fourofusaren’t,therearemanyresources onlinethatcanhelpyoufindanopportunity. Committingevenaslittleasonehouraweekcan haveaprofoundbenefitonyourownlife,and theorganizationsthatrelyonsuchhelpwillbe abletothrive…”(DawnC.Carr,Ph.D.,an assistantprofessoratFloridaStateUniversity,is asocialgerontologistwhoseresearchfocuseson factorsthatfacilitatehealthyandactiveaging, asquotedinPsychologyToday,“TheThird Age”.)AtTheLodgeAssistedLivingHomeswe loveourvolunteers.
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AsetofsixcupsofCabaretdinnerwaresoldataPalm BeachModernauctionfor$585.
Cabaretdinnerware
ByTerryandKimKovel
ToattractwesterntravelerstoJapan,the governmentofJapancommissionedAmerican architectFrankLloydWright(1867-1959)to designtheImperialHotelinTokyo.Wright'sallencompassingdesignsforhisbuildingsincluded almosteveryitem,includingdinnerware. KnownastheCabaretpattern,thisporcelain dinnerwarewasdesignedfortheCabaretDining RoomoftheImperialHotel,whichopenedin 1923.Thecircularart-deco-inspireddesignwas Wright'sinterpretationofchampagnebubbles overflowingacrosstheplacesettings.The strategicallyplacedredonthecup'srimhasbeen suggestedtoconceallipstickprintsfromwomen drinkingfromthecoffeecups.
Thedinnerwarewasoriginallyproducedby Japan'sNoritakecompanywithreproductions madebyTiffany.TheImperialHotelwas demolishedin1968,butitsentranceandlobby havebeenpreservedandcanbevisitedatJapan's Meiji-mura,anopen-airarchitecturalmuseum andpark.
Q: CanItreatmygrandmother'sdinnerdishes andsilverwarelikemyeverydaypiecesandput theminthemicrowaveanddishwasherifIuse themataholidaydinner?
A: Ifyouhaveadishwasherthatislessthan10 yearsold,itprobablywashesmostthingssafely. Exceptionsincludevintage,hollow-handled dinnerknives,whichcanbeaproblembecause oldonesaresometimesfilledwithasubstance thatmelts,andtheknifebladesloosenorturn. Thisalsocanhappentoknivesmadewitha stainlessbladeanddifferentmaterialforthe handle.Don'twashyoursilverplatewithany othermetaltableware,oryoucangetachemical reaction.Anydisheswithmetallicgoldtrim(it willspark)ormetallicsilver(theheatmayturn thetrimgrayandpoisonous)shouldnotgointhe microwave.Factory-madedishesshouldbeOK; thedecorationwasputunderclearglaze.But hand-paintedtrimcouldwashoff.Mostvintage andantiqueporcelainissafe.Ifyouarenotsure, testapiece.It'stheheatthatcausestheproblems. Newdishwasherswillcleandishesyouhaven't rinsedandsaveyoutime,butsurfacepaintthatis notunderaglazewillcomeoffwithrepeateduse. TIP:Don'tcleancoins.Collectorswantcoins withthepatinaunchanged.
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Decoy,swan,woodenheadandneck,carved, canvasoverwirebody,woodbase,painted, white,blackbeak,early20thcentury,$250. Gamebox,openstocheckerboard,backgammon interior,papier-mache,blacklacquer,mother-ofpearlinlay,gilthighlights,storagecompartment, ivorygamepieces,redandwhite,fourdicecups, Victorian,England,c.1860,31/4x161/4x8 3/4inches,$563.
Advertisingclock,"ChryslerMoParParts Accessories,"round,yellowcenterwithred border,Arabicnumerals,printed,milkglass, domedglasscover,chromesurround,pressed paperback,electric,143/4inches,$756.
Lookingtodeclutter,downsizeorsettlean estate?Kovels'Antiques&CollectiblesPrice Guide2022byTerryandKimKovelhasthe resourcesyou'relookingfor.
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