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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #026 &#8211; Raising the Bar #7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Raising the Bar #7 &#8211; Living the Higher Way of Life. Episode 7 of a seven-part series. Right-click here to download Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-026-raising-the-bar-7/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #025 &#8211; Raising the Bar #6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Raising the Bar #6 &#8211; Living the Higher Way of Life. Episode 6 of a seven-part series. Right-click here to download Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-025-raising-the-bar-6/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #024 &#8211; Raising the Bar #5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Raising the Bar #5 &#8211; Living the Higher Way of Life. Episode 5 of a seven-part series. Right-click here to download Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-024-raising-the-bar-5/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #023 &#8211; Raising the Bar #4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Raising the Bar #4 &#8211; Living the Higher Way of Life. Episode 4 of a seven-part series. Right-click here to download Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-023-raising-the-bar-4/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #022 &#8211; Raising the Bar #3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Raising the Bar #3 &#8211; Living the Higher Way of Life. Episode 3 of a now seven-part series. Right-click here to download Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-022-raising-the-bar-3/</link>
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		<title>Day two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am in the Eagles Nest right now writing this post. Eagles Nest? It&#8217;s not a code name. It&#8217;s the leader resource center where adult training is held, our morning briefings, and just a place for the adults to hang out in air conditioned bliss. How many times did I mention this was for adults? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of day 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow. What a day. Activities galore for all the boys and I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s been a single complaint. We ran our first years through their paces today. They will be completing their totin&#8217; chip and getting signed off on their orienteering. We only had 2 get lost. Seriously. They got lost. In other news, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1st official day of camp</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Day one is underway. Boys are off to their classes and seems like everyone is having fun. We had some of our troop volunteer to serve breakfast and lunch today. The inside track on that is we get to eat first if we serve. It&#8217;s great to learn all of the little things to make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/1st-official-day-of-camp/</link>
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		<title>Our Troop at chapel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All of us hit Chapel tonight. Going gets us signed off for a part of the qualifications for the Quality Troop Award. That, of course, is not the only reason for going. Good fellowship as well.]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/our-troop-at-chapel/</link>
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		<title>Cuttin&#8217; wood in the axe yard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Timmy prepping wood for the camp fire.]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/cuttin-wood-in-the-axe-yard/</link>
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		<title>Moving in</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are at summer camp now. Just moving in actually. Starting camp isn&#8217;t just a matter of showing up and pitching your tent. ( the tent is already there for you). We arrive, review medical records with the staff, receive dining hall orientation, group photo, swim test, and shooting orientation. All this before we even [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/moving-in/</link>
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		<title>Testing for mobile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Doing a quick test from the iPhone to make sure I can post to the website while at Summer Camp. Seems to work fine.]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/testing-for-mobile/</link>
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		<title>Overgrown Boy Scout #001</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right-click here to download Welcome to the Overgrown Boy Scout. A podcast for parents that don&#8217;t quite know much about scouting. This week intro the show, talk some news, give you a Tiger Cub skit, and a list of what to bring to summer camp. Emergency Cub Scout System Tiger Cub Skit Required: 6 to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/overgrown-boy-scout-001/</link>
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		<title>Overgrown Boy Scout is live</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Overgrown Boy Scout section of the CaptainsCast Production Network. I wanted to do a podcast about my experiences in scouting and be able to help those parents who just don&#8217;t know quite what they have gotten themselves into. Believe me, I&#8217;m one of them. Look for scouting news, tips, commentary, and funny [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/overgrown-boy-scout-is-live/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #021 &#8211; Raising the Bar #2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Raising the Bar #2 &#8211; Living the Higher Way of Life. Episode 2 of a six-part series. Right-click here to download Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-022-raising-the-bar-2/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #020 &#8211; Raising the Bar #1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Raising the Bar #1 &#8211; Living the Higher Way of Life Right-click here to download Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-020-raising-the-bar-1/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast 029 &#8211; Cellphones and Zombie Foot</title>
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		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-029-cellphones-and-zombie-foot/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast 028 &#8211; E3</title>
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		<title>Weekly Word podcast #019 &#8211; Bringing out the best when people are at their worst #3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bringing out the best when people are at their worst #3 &#8211; Happy Father&#8217;s Day Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-019-bringing-out-the-best-when-people-are-at-their-worst-3/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast 027 &#8211; The Empire Strikes Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Empire Strikes Back 30th Anniversary show &#8211; Ben and I look back at my experiences with the sequel to Star Wars. Right-click here to download Subscribe To The CaptainsCast Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-027-the-empire-strikes-back/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast 026 &#8211; Podfading back into view</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first episode in a long time. Ben and I catch you up on what has happened. We are here to stay. Thank you all for your support as we took the time off. We are glad you are still with us. Subscribe To The CaptainsCast Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-026-podfading-back-into-view/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #018 &#8211; Bringing out the best when people are at their worst #2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bringing out the best when people are at their worst #2- Pastor John returns with a stiff neck. Bless this mess. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-018-bringing-out-the-best-when-people-are-at-their-worst-2/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #017 &#8211; How to bring out the best when people are at their worst</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How to bring out the best when people are at their worst &#8211; Pastor Brian fills in for Dr. J this week during the Memorial Day holiday. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-017-how-to-bring-out-the-best-when-people-are-at-their-worst/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #016 &#8211; A Place To Belong #5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Place To Belong #5 &#8211; 3 T&#8217;s to help someone belong &#8211; TEAM, TIME, and TROUBLE. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-016-a-place-to-belong-5/</link>
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		<title>Where Cursors Come From</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saw this piece of art on Gizmodo today. Genious. Done by Nathan W. Pyle. It is for sale according to his blog. check out his other work at nathanwpyle.blogspot.com.]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/where-cursors-come-from/</link>
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		<title>Trying to rise from the fire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all. Long time no see. So where has Andy been? Where&#8217;s the CaptainsCast podcast? Is it coming back? Well, let me tell you. My intention is to resume recording with Ben as soon as possible. the problem is&#8230;me. I&#8217;ve been battling a bit of a problem since December. I have been suffering from depression [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/trying-to-rise-from-the-fire/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #015 &#8211; A Place To Belong #4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Place To Belong #4 &#8211; We Are Family. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-015-a-place-to-belong-4/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #014 &#8211; A Place To Belong #3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Place To Belong #3 &#8211; Hypocrisy, being authentic, being real. Not everyone that comes to church is perfect. You don&#8217;t have to be either. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-014-a-place-to-belong-3/</link>
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		<title>Time Machine Toychest #004 &#8211; Easy Bake Oven</title>
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		<link>http://captainscast.com/time-machine-toychest-004-easy-bake-oven/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #013 &#8211; A Place To Belong #2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Place To Belong #2 &#8211; Part 2 in our series about belonging. Be sincere. Care about others&#8217; problems. Not just at church but outside of church as well. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-013-a-place-to-belong-2/</link>
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		<title>Time Machine Toychest #003 &#8211; Toy Soldiers and Green Army Men</title>
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		<link>http://captainscast.com/time-machine-toychest-003-toy-soliders-and-green-army-men/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #012 &#8211; A Place To Belong #1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Place To Belong #1 &#8211; Pastor John talks about belonging. All are invited. All are welcome back. No special occasion needed. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-012-a-place-to-belong-1/</link>
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		<title>Time Machine Toychest #002 &#8211; Viewmaster</title>
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		<link>http://captainscast.com/time-machine-toychest-002-viewmaster/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #011 &#8211; Chronicles of the Cross #2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chronicles of the Cross #2 &#8211; Pastor John talks about 3 &#8220;C&#8217;s&#8221; of the cross. Not a convenient cross, not a cosmetic cross, but a conquering cross. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-011-chronicles-of-the-cross-2/</link>
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		<title>Time Machine Toychest #001 &#8211; Slinky</title>
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		<link>http://captainscast.com/time-machine-toychest-001-slinky/</link>
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		<title>Coming soon &#8211; The Time Machine Toychest Podcast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A look back at the toys of yesteryear. I take you back in time to talk about the toys we all grew up with. Stay tuned to the website. The first episode is coming this weekend.]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/coming-soon-the-time-machine-toychest-podcast/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #010 &#8211; Chronicles of the Cross #1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chronicles of the Cross #1 &#8211; Pastor John begins his Lenten series on Jesus and his sacrifice for man. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-010-chronicles-of-the-cross-1/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #009 &#8211; Dont Waste Your Life #3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t Waste Your Life #3 &#8211; Pastor John concludes his 3-part series on Don&#8217;t Waste Your Life. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-009-dont-waste-your-life-3/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #008 &#8211; Dont Waste Your Life #2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t Waste Your Life #2 &#8211; This is not our life to live, but it is our life to give. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-008-dont-waste-your-life-2/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #007 &#8211; Don&#8217;t Waste Your Life #1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t Waste Your Life #1 &#8211; Focus on the meaningful parts of your life. Not the Chicken McNuggets. Don&#8217;t follow? Take a listen to this series and you will understand. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-007-dont-waste-your-life-1/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #006 &#8211; 30 Days to Live</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pastor Brian Edgerton, youth ministries pastor, takes over the preaching duties for this week. What would you do if you had 30 days to live? Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-006-30-days-to-live/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #005 &#8211; I Hope Sow #4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I Hope Sow #4. Dr. John concludes his series on sowing hope in yourself and others. Don&#8217;t get lost. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-005-i-hope-sow-4/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #004 &#8211; I Hope Sow #3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I Hope Sow #3. Dr. J continues his series on sowing hope in yourself and others. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-004-i-hope-sow-3/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #003 &#8211; I Hope Sow #2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I Hope Sow #2. Please accept my apologies as I bring this podcast online that we do not have part #1 to provide you at this time. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-003-i-hope-sow-2/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #002 &#8211; God&#8217;s Provisions &amp; Protection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pastor John provides his insight on God&#8217;s provisions for us as well as the protection He provides us. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-002-gods-provisions-protection/</link>
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		<title>Weekly Word Podcast #001 &#8211; The church is pregnant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Pastor John discusses the excitement surrounding the Christmas season and how that relates to the excitement surrounding the birth of our church community. Subscribe To The Weekly Word Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/weekly-word-podcast-001-the-church-is-pregnant/</link>
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		<title>The Weekly Word Podcast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I introduce to you the Weekly Word Podcast. I&#8217;ve taken this on as my mission to help spread the church&#8217;s word through new media. I also want to make this material available to those who may not be able to get their church, or even those just trying to look for answers. Everyone has talents [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/the-weekly-word-podcast/</link>
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		<title>Under Construction&#8230;Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi everybody. I&#8217;ve been away for a while. As you will notice, I am doing some renovations to the site. I am also doing a renovation to my personal brand of CaptainsCast. You&#8217;ll see soon enough, but the header should pretty much give it away. Stay tuned.]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/under-construction-again/</link>
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		<title>Top ten Xmas toys from my childhood #1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Atari 2600 Video Computer System (1980) This is it. The big one. #1. I think many in my generation would agree that the Atari 2600 was the best thing to happen to toys and technology at the time. Long before the days of the Xbox360, Wii, and PS3, this granddaddy started it all as far [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/top-ten-xmas-toys-from-my-childhood-1/</link>
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		<title>Top ten Xmas toys from my childhood #2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Millennium Falcon Playset (1979) You knew I couldn&#8217;t get through this list without having Star Wars toys on it didn&#8217;t you? The big question people had was how many Star Wars toys would make the list? Anyone that knows me knows that that is not very possible. It would be a top ten star Wars [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/top-ten-xmas-toys-from-my-childhood-2/</link>
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		<title>Top ten Xmas toys from my childhood (Honorable Mention)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Adventure People (1975) Before Star Wars action figures there were the Fisher Price Adventure People. Kind of a post pre-school toy line to role play neat adventures. Recently you may have seen the concept of these toys transformed into the Rescue Heroes by fisher Price. There was a wide assortment to choose from. Check out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/top-ten-xmas-toys-from-my-childhood-honorable-mention-5/</link>
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		<title>Top ten Xmas toys from my childhood #3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ford Pedal Tractor (1974) Long before the days of Power Wheels, there was the era of the pedal tractor. Not the plastic ones mind you, but the cast iron, heavy duty models. Mine was a Ford 8000 in blue. To this day I still have memories of mom and dad taking me to a farm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/top-ten-xmas-toys-from-my-childhood-3/</link>
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		<title>Top ten Xmas toys from my childhood (Honorable Mention)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TCR Racing Racetrack (1980) TCR Total Control Racing was a slotless track system that gave you more control over your racing cars than ever before. Because there were no slots for the cars to fit into, the TCR cars could change lanes. This was done by flipping a switch on the Hand Controller. However when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/top-ten-xmas-toys-from-my-childhood-honorable-mention-4/</link>
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		<title>Top ten Xmas toys from my childhood #4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2-XL (1980) 2-XL was an educational robot that entertained you through material recorded onto 8-track tapes that you played through 2-XL. Everything was totally interactive based on the choices you made answering questions and pressing one of the four corresponding buttons on the front panel. Essentially it was nothing but a fancy 8-track player, with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/top-ten-xmas-toys-from-my-childhood-4/</link>
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		<title>Top ten Xmas toys from my childhood (Honorable Mention)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonka Fire Truck (1975) Everyone had a Tonka Toy as a kid. Everyone has a fire truck as a kid. I had a combination of both. The Tonka Hook and Ladder Fire Truck. It had an actual extendable, elevating ladder on it. This is the best photo I could find online.]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/top-ten-xmas-toys-from-my-childhood-honorable-mention-3/</link>
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		<title>Top ten Xmas toys from my childhood #5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mattel Electronic Football (1977) Before the PSP, before the Nintendo DS, before the Gameboy, handheld gaming was defined by little red LED&#8217;s and the molded plastic surrounding them. Mattel came out with a surefire hit by the name of Electronic Football. The great thing was that you could hand this off to your friend and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/top-ten-xmas-toys-from-my-childhood-5/</link>
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		<title>Top ten Xmas toys from my childhood (Honorable Mention)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Playskool Rescue Center (1974) Many moons ago, my cousin had this toy. I begged and begged for this for what seemed like forever. Santa brought it for me I think in 1974. This toy was awesome and full of play features for the time. A helicopter with a winch, a landing pad, a ramp, a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/top-ten-xmas-toys-from-my-childhood-honorable-mention-2/</link>
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		<title>Top ten Xmas toys from my childhood #6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thundershift 500 (1976) Ah yes. Hot Wheels kept the hits on coming throughout the 60&#8242;s &#038; 70&#8242;s. One of my favorite toys does not qualify for my list. It was my older brother&#8217;s Cobra vs. Mongoose race set. You may remember it. It had the orange track and you mounted the launch gate to your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/top-ten-xmas-toys-from-my-childhood-6/</link>
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		<title>Top ten Xmas toys from my childhood #7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lego Space Sets (1978-1982) Everyone grew up with Legos in my time, however sets were pretty humdrum in the 70&#8242;s. They consisted of big multi-colored pieces. Nothing was very uniform at all. This was especially evident during the great science fiction boom consisting of Star Wars, Star Trek, the Black Hole, etc. We wanted to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/top-ten-xmas-toys-from-my-childhood-7/</link>
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		<title>Top ten Xmas toys from my childhood (Honorable Mention)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RUN YOURSELF RAGGED 1981 Run Yourself Ragged was a puzzle game in which you raced against the clock. Kind of like Perfection. The game consisted of a marble-sized ball bearing which you would navigate through a maze of 10 different obstacles (parallel bars, catapult, etc.) Each &#8216;obstacle&#8217; had its own little control assigned to it&#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top ten Xmas toys from my childhood #8</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Star Bird (1978) Following the initial success of Star Wars, many toy companies started coming out with their own space-themed toys. Milton Bradley was no exception with their entry, Star Bird. Star Bird had a few, very cool features to it &#8211; press a button and their front lasers light up and fire, tilt the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Xmas toys from my childhood #9</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hot Wheels Service Center (1978) Huh? A hunk of Hot wheels plastic? No loops, parachutes, or ramps? Basically just a garage. Here&#8217;s some backstory. As a kid I was a semi-only child. My siblings were much older than I was, so I would have to come up with things to do on my own a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/top-10-xmas-toys-from-my-childhood-9/</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Xmas toys from my childhood #10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a series of posts I did several years ago about the top 10 christmas toys from my childhood. I hope you enjoy them and they bring back memories of toys you received when you were a kid. Here&#8217;s #10. Vertibird (1974) Now this is a classic. You may be able to find cheap, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/top-10-xmas-toys-from-my-childhood-10/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast 025 &#8211; Toy of the year 1970-1979</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Things finally slow down for us and that means time for a new podcast. Ben and I discuss his teams&#8217; results from their Lego Robotics Competition. We then cover the big topic of this episode &#8211; Top toy of the year 1970-1979. Subscribe To The CaptainsCast Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-025-toy-of-the-year-1970-1979/</link>
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		<title>No excuse, but&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sigh. I&#8217;ve been away from my passion for a while, and that stinks. Like anything else, it&#8217;s difficult to jump back into something when you have been away for so long. There have been no posts, no podcasts, no supplementals, nothing. Why? Well, it&#8217;s easy to get caught up in everything else in your life, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/no-excuse-but/</link>
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		<title>Snoopy vs. the Red Baron Board Game</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll finish out the week with one last reference to Snoopy and the Peanuts gang. One of the board games I had as a child was the Snoopy vs. the Red Baron. In it you launched marbles down a ramp through a replica of the Red Baron&#8217;s airplane. These marbles would fly off the end [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/snoopy-vs-the-red-baron-board-game/</link>
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		<title>Personal Media Device (Back in the Day)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since yesterday&#8217;s post about the Peanuts Gym, I thought I would carry on today with the same Peanuts gang theme. Before I do, I want to mention that Ben uses an iPod Touch that I acquired when I bought my new Mac last year. I gave it to him &#038; filled it with TV shows, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/personal-media-device-back-in-the-day/</link>
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		<title>Peanuts Gym</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all. The Retroist over at www.retroist.com posted yesterday about the Snoopy Sno Cone Maker. It got me thinking about other Snoopy toys that I grew up with in the 70&#8242;s. One particularly came to mind. Jump in the wayback machine and head back to 1971. That&#8217;s the year the Peanuts Gym came out. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/peanuts-gym/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast 024 &#8211; Hottest toys this holiday season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ben and I discuss the hottest toys coming for kids this holiday season. These are supposedly the toys you will have a hard time finding this year, from psychic warfare games to robotic hamsters, this is the place to hear about them. We also talk a bit about the First Lego League &#8211; a robotics [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-024-hottest-toys-this-holiday-season/</link>
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		<title>The Bengals win!!! 23-20 over the Steelers. My commentary.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is my commentary of the last 1:30 of the game against the Steelers. If they were going to win, I wanted to record it. If they lost, I was going to delete it. BTW, I know there is not a shot clock in football. Heat of the moment. Enjoy. Subscribe To The CaptainsCast Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/the-bengals-win-23-20-over-the-steelers-my-commentary/</link>
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		<title>The right call</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonight I was supposed to take Ben camping with the scouts. &#8216;Supposed to&#8217; meaning we ended up not going. It is Cub-O-Ree in our district where the entire pack, regardless of age, goes camping. It ends up being a ton of kids running &#038; screaming through the campsite, tripping over tent lines, and causing stress [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/the-right-call/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast 023 &#8211; Allowances</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This episode of the CaptainsCast brings you up to date on what the heck we have been up to for so long. People to People, Robotics, Running, being Bengal&#8217;d, and our main topic &#8211; Allowances. Subscribe To The CaptainsCast Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-023-allowances/</link>
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		<title>Fantasy Football Setup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my fantasy football setup for NFL sundays. iMac 24&#8243; with an Elagato EyeTV Hybrid for watching live games. The secondary monitor has twitter, my live fantasy football scores, and ESPN gamecast so I can monitor my players on my team.]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/fantasy-football-setup/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast Supplemental #7 &#8211; Welcome to the 80&#8242;s, boys.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Went to lunch today after Ben&#8217;s soccer game. They had an old Ms. Pac man / Galaga combo upright. Major burn on the screen, but it was still fun to play. Click on the link above to see the boys playing Galaga and me trying to coach them. Click to play. Subscribe To The CaptainsCast [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-supplemental-welcome-to-the-80s-boys/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast Supplemental #6 &#8211; Race Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below are some photos I took on the iPhone, so quality isn&#8217;t too grand. Thanks to everyone for their support. I&#8217;m just getting started. Click to play. Subscribe To The CaptainsCast Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-supplemental-race-day/</link>
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		<title>My first 5K commences tomorrow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Readers of my blog have seen me start, false start, and never complete my goal of running in a 5K. I have attempted the Couch to 5K program several times and always petered out before reaching my ultimate goal &#8211; to run in a 5K race. Well, I have stuck with it this time and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/my-first-5k-commences-tomorrow/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast Supplemental #5 &#8211; Scientist Achievement for the Scouts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The boys were earning their scientist achievement in Scouting tonight. Mrs. CaptainsCast, a science teacher I might add, instructed the boys on various points of science. she mad it interesting and fun all at the same time. The boys did some fun little demonstrations as well as shooting off Diet Coke with Mentos. The night [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-supplemental-scientist-achievement-for-the-scouts/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast 022 &#8211; I&#8217;m spaced out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s episode of the CaptainsCast revolves around space. With the 40th anniversary of the first man to walk on the moon, it&#8217;s a great time to cover it on the podcast. Ben &#38; I talk about our trip to the Kennedy Space Center, Apollo 11 fun facts, space-related video games, and an interesting iPhone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-022-im-spaced-out/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast 021 &#8211; That line is whack!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week on the CaptainsCast &#8211; Ben and I finish up our discussion of our trip to Disney World. We talk about EPCOT, Disney Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, being in the Star Wars weekends parade and more. Subscribe to the show via the RSS feed, iTunes, or just click on the title of the post [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-021-that-line-is-whack/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast Supplemental #4 &#8211; Happy 4th of July</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just playing around with some video today. I figured I would ask the boys about 4th of July. Hunter&#8217;s response is going to get me killed by my wife. I remember growing up and 4th of July meaning heading to Ft. Loramie for the huge parade as a youngster and seeing the guy dressed as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-supplemental-happy-4th-of-july/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast ranks on Cleancasts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CaptainsCast was the #5 podcast website for the month of June on Cleancasts.com. Thanks for visiting the site and heading over to Cleancasts.com as well. If you haven&#8217;t been there, I heartily recommend it. There are a bunch of great podcasts there to listen to. Go ahead, give it a shot. You know you want [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-ranks-on-cleancasts/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast 020 &#8211; Oh cheese, oh cheese, oh cheese</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ben &#38; I discuss our trip to Disney World. Tonight&#8217;s episode covers the Magic Kingdom. We also squeeze in a quickie review of Transformers 2, and chat about Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, &#38; Michael Jackson. Subscribe To The CaptainsCast Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-020-oh-cheese-oh-cheese-oh-cheese/</link>
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		<title>What a day for my childhood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a purveyor of pop culture from the 70&#8242;s,80&#8242;s, &#38; 90&#8242;s, this week has seen some of the more visible icons from my childhood disappear. Trying to explain to Ben about these people is difficult because he doesn&#8217;t really have any idea how they contributed to the world and to my youth. I explained to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/what-a-day-for-my-childhood/</link>
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		<title>Vacation wrap-up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I thoroughly enjoyed my time with my family on this vacation. We truly had a terrific time together. Right now I am sorting out pictures, video, and notes from the trip. Ben &#038; I will be doing our vacation CaptainsCast show this week to talk about everything on vacation including our favorite parts of it. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/vacation-wrap-up/</link>
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		<title>Vacation day 12</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The return. Time to head back home. We could stay a few extra days if we wanted to, but it&#8217;s just too hot in Florida. We hit the road at 8:39AM and made it back to Cincinnati at 10:00PM that night. I drove the whole way. I&#8217;m tired. Goodnight.]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/vacation-day-12/</link>
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		<title>Vacation Day 11</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This was exciting. For Father&#8217;s Day we planned a trip to head over to Kennedy Space Center. It has been 30 years since I was last there. The shuttle was still undergoing testing and would not launch for another two years at that point. We set off early that morning for KSC. It was about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/vacation-day-11/</link>
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		<title>Vacation Day 10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry about the delay, but I walked away from the computer for a few days to relax and recharge. Here&#8217;s a quick summary of the rest of vacation. Today was spent lying around. After a week at the house of the mouse it was definitely time for a respite. We slept in, ate lunch, then [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/vacation-day-10/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast Supplemental #3 &#8211; Kim Possible Adventure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got the Flip to work one last time. Here&#8217;s Ben working on the Kim Possible Adventure in EPCOT. Click to play. Subscribe To The CaptainsCast Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-supplemental-3-kim-possible-adventure/</link>
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		<title>Vacation Day 9</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The final day of our trip to Disney. After getting packed this morning, we headed out to the Magic Kingdom for some marathon riding. We started out on the Astro Orbiter, Carousel of Progress, Buzz Lightyear, Tomorrowland Speedway, the Teacups, and finally, the merry go round. We then had a final lunch at the Liberty [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/vacation-day-9/</link>
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		<title>Vacation Day 8b</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Time for our 15th wedding anniversary dinner. We went to the Hoop de Doo Revue to celebrate. We had dinner here 15 years ago on our honeymoon. It is basically a vaudeville dinner show. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and the boys really loved it. I think I overdid it on the chicken &#038; ribs, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/vacation-day-8b/</link>
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		<title>Vacation Day 8a</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Time is wearing down on our vacation, and there is still plenty to do. We promised Ben we would head back to EPCOT and do the Kim Possible adventure. I have a bit of video of that coming up. We first started out at Test Track. The wait said it was only 30 minutes long. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/vacation-day-8a/</link>
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		<title>Vacation Day 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vacation is wearing me down. I have now caught a cold. I have had a nasty sore throat, sneezing, and coughing. Blergh. Today called for an easy day. We spent the day at the main pool. The boys loved the waterslides, cannons, and pirate ship fountains and play area. Baking my cold out in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/vacation-day-7/</link>
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		<title>Vacation Day 6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have now hit all of the parks. Time to play cleanup and head back to do the stuff we didn&#8217;t get to do the first time, or want to do again. We started the day with some much needed sleeping in. We then headed out to the Contemporary Resort for a late breakfast at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/vacation-day-6/</link>
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		<title>Vacation Day 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Animal Kingdom today. We stated the day with a tour of some wildlife at the park, then a safari trip. A pretty good ride today since so many animals were out. We then hit the Dinoland area, rode Triceratops Spin, Primeval Whirl, then sat in the hot sun at the Dino Dig playground that just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/vacation-day-5/</link>
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		<title>Vacation Day 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A busy day as we hit Star Wars Weekend at Disney Studios on Saturday. You would not believe the crowds for this weekend. We stated off hitting Wicket&#8217;s Warehouse &#8211; a Star Wars shop where I bought a couple of Star Wars Disney t-shirts. We then set off and hit Muppetvision 3D, then Star Tours. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/vacation-day-4/</link>
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		<title>Ben was picked to be in the Star Wars parade today. I got to walk with him too</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ben was picked to be on the Star Wars parade today. I got to walk with him too.]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/ben-was-picked-to-be-onthe-star-wars-parade-today-i-got-to-walk-with-him-too/</link>
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		<title>Vacation Day 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No video this time. My Flip camera crashed and won&#8217;t function anymore. That sucks since I had plenty of video of today at EPCOT. The longest line I stood in all day was to get a Fastpass for Soarin&#8217;. We hit the following today: The Seas, the Land, Soarin&#8217;, Journey Into Imagination, Mission:Space, &#038; Spaceship [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/vacation-day-3/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast Supplemental #2 &#8211; Magic Kingdom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We started our Disney adventure today with a trip to the Magic Kingdom after getting checked into our room. We started off with Mickey&#8217;s Philharmagic, It&#8217;s a Small World, the Haunted Mansion, Tea Cups, Tomorrowland Speedway, Goofy&#8217;s Barnstormer, the Disney train, Splash Mountain, &#38; Big Thunder Mountain. And all that was done after 2pm. Friday [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-supplemental-2-magic-kingdom/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast Supplemental #1 &#8211; We&#8217;re in Florida</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all. After an overnight trip down I-75, we have arrived in Florida. We&#8217;re visiting my parents today and driving into the house of mouse tomorrow to check in and commence the adventure. Here&#8217;s a little video. Click to play. Subscribe To The CaptainsCast Podcast:]]></description>
		<link>http://captainscast.com/captainscast-supplemental-were-in-florida/</link>
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		<title>CaptainsCast Vacation Coverage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re on vacation for the next 2 weeks. Standby for vacation coverage and our misadventures along the way. I will be posting photos directly to the site and hopefully video too. Follow the twitter updates on the right side of the page to check out our progress.]]></description>
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