I bought my last stereo receiver, a nice one from Denon, in the late
1980's and it is time to replace it now. With TV going digital and all
the other technology changes, what should I be looking for, especially
if I'd like to get about 20 years from the new one? Where are good
place to look at
In an effort to cut back on costs, we switched our home phone service to basic,
unlimited calls-no voicemail, forwarding, call waiting, etc. I dug an old
digital answering machine out of the closet, but it had a ton of static on it.
I bought a small new one ( there was only one model
You can join the FMtuners Yahoo group and discuss this with the
members, but I suspect that you will be told that your old Denon, if it
is still working well, is as good as anything new out there, unless you
are willing to invest some Big Bucks. In the case of audio gear, newer
isn't always
If it were a DSL filtering problem you would have the static all the
time. A problem with the ends of messages would have me suspect the
machine, but if you tried two new machines I don't think it is that. It
could be a problem with the signaling that tells the machine the call is
over, but I
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 1:40 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote:
Insert Javascript into that sentence, cowboy, and you'd have it.
Who runs IE? Those crazy zune people?
I just wish I could get my Dad to stop using IE. I keep trying to get him
to use firefox
Safari 4 has a few massively
Gee, sounds like Chrome.
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From: John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.com
Safari 4 has a few massively cool features. Cover flow on your web
history
so you can look for actual web pages. It also has a top dozen web sites
that show up in a 3 by 4 grid.
--
you probably should make certain the machine has HDMI switching. then you can
plug the dvd and the cable box into the back of the receiver on the way to the
tv and switch. a second feature that may not be necessary is that the receiver
can have the upscaling chip and software(converting dvd
I think, in 2009, you may be going at the problem the wrong way. As
you've discovered, answering machines went out way back in the 90s.
Really, you've got to start thinking outside the old phone company
box. Assuming you don't already have good cell reception at home, even
Vonage's basic service
jar:file:///C:/Program%20Files/Mozilla%20Firefox/chrome/en-US.jar!/locale/browser-region/region.propertiesrds.yahoo.com
i get this love note a lot. did not get it a few months back. i also loaded
foxit at about the same time.
any new page seems to take a while thinking about it before it
OK, here's something I've been wondering for awhile.
If I discontinue my home phone service, will I still be able to get DSL from my
ISP (Earthlink in this case), since it comes in over the phone lines?
david
David Turk
Manager, Preservation Imaging Services
Indiana Historical Society
Eugene
It depends.
My daughter and S-I-L recently installed DSL and have no land line phone.
Local Phone company is pushing their DSL service even if you desire
no landline phone.
Got a great introductory rate, 19.95 per month for 1.5 service.
Stewart
At 10:02 AM 2/25/2009, you wrote:
OK,
I don't see why not, especially since you may not be getting it from
the local phone company right now. I assumed you were, which was why
you were reluctant to give up the old landline. Anyway, a quick call
to your phone company/Earthlink should answer the question and supply
pricing info.
But
sigh Your message reflects a big part of my problem; It is just radio.
No DVD, no TV. I would like the money going into just radio reception
(analogue and digital audio), amplification and distribution to
speakers. I don't really want to pay for home theater.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
Is that a question? Have you tried simply renaming/deleting en-US.jar
(and the associated .manifest file)? Presumably it will be reinstalled
automatically.
You might first try updating Java - go to the Java test page and look
around. http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp
On Wed, Feb 25,
don't you need/shouldn't you have a land line in case you need 911?
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote:
I don't see why not, especially since you may not be getting it from
the local phone company right now. I assumed you were, which was why
you were reluctant to
No, all the VOIP services offer 911 now. Only difference is you must
keep it updated - if you move, or if you're traveling, you change it.
I don't have a cell phone so I have no idea how 911 works on all those
different networks.
Of course, if you *expect* trouble, say in the case of an ailing
E911 can be used from a Cell phone or the VOIP services. (It is required)
There was just a stink down here in one of the municipalities that
the Cell phone providers had not been giving them the info for E911
system to work effectively.
But it should not matter if it is VOIP or land line
David Turk wrote:
In an effort to cut back on costs, we switched our home phone service to
basic, unlimited calls-no voicemail, forwarding, call waiting, etc. I dug an
old
digital answering machine out of the closet, but it had a ton of static on it.
I bought a small new one ( there was
like 'Home Alone'?? not sure of the name.
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote:
No, all the VOIP services offer 911 now. Only difference is you must
keep it updated - if you move, or if you're traveling, you change it.
I don't have a cell phone so I have no idea
How do you make a bootable CD for Mac OS X Tiger?
The install disk is on a DVD, and was installed through a network. The
system is on an iMac that only has a CD-RW drive. The iMac was given to
me, and I gave it to my brother, but without recovery disks. I have a
Tiger installation DVD that
We're using an old Panasonic answering machine that uses regular audio
tapes. The messages are clear to the end, as the line is filtered. Try a
different answering machine. I'll probably switch to the built-in
answering feature on our Panasonic DECT 6 base station when the old
machine dies.
Betty,
Where would you find a tape-based machine? Goodwill?
David Turk
Manager, Preservation Imaging Services
Indiana Historical Society
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
450 W. Ohio St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 232-4592
dt...@indianahistory.org
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I don't know if this helps but Crutchfield's catalog has a succinct
guide. You can request a hard copy from them but this seems to be the
online version of it.
http://www.crutchfield.com/Learn/learningcenter/home/receivers.html
I haven't bought a receiver since the 90s and worry that the
Would there be any reason in 2009 to consider a receiver that couldn't
pick up internet radio? I mean, talk about receiving far away stations
clearly...
http://www.crutchfield.com/g_200650/Streamers.html?tp=255
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On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 1:01 PM, David Turk dt...@indianahistory.orgwrote:
Betty,
Where would you find a tape-based machine? Goodwill?
I found three by googling analog answering machine. This is the first sales
site that came up.
If I discontinue my home phone service, will I still be able to get DSL
from my ISP (Earthlink in this case), since it comes in over the phone lines?
Yes but they will probably charge extra for it.
Around here the phone companies have started to offer basic service for
$10 to encourage folks
Remember that with VOIP if the power goes out... VOIP will tend to go
out too while POTS tends to be the last comm. service standing. And in
times of regional crisis, cellular is typically out too. For a period
after the Seattle and LA earthquakes and 9/11 all cell circuits were busy.
POTS
Can't Carbon Copy Cloner and some other backup software make bootable CD's
db
b_s-wilk wrote:
How do you make a bootable CD for Mac OS X Tiger?
The install disk is on a DVD, and was installed through a network. The
system is on an iMac that only has a CD-RW drive. The iMac was given
to me,
I haven't bought a receiver since the 90s and worry that the time may be
coming when I need to look into this.
Me too, but I have yet to find a radio that is as well made as the
20-year-old Yamaha I own. Yamaha still makes radios, but nothing like
what I have. Plus I would not buy a new radio
Replace the CD-RW drive with a DVD drive. This should be a cheaper and
easier task.
The install disk is on a DVD, and was installed through a network. The
system is on an iMac that only has a CD-RW drive. The iMac was given to
me, and I gave it to my brother, but without recovery disks. I have
That's true. But there are two things to consider.
1) POTS will go out too during emergencies, as it too is a trunked
system, relying on having only a few users on at a time.
2) On a day to day basis, how often do catastrophes happen? Last time
I remember the phones not working was on 9/11, but I
The thing that bothers me with the new DECT 6 answering machines is I
could not find one that would support multiple voicemail box recordings.
They used to but new models seem to have dropped that ... good for
families capability.
db
b_s-wilk wrote:
We're using an old Panasonic
Are we using HD and digital transmission (instead of analog) as same or
different things, in terms or radio/stereo receivers? I liked my Denon,
too, but it is starting to fail... Aren't radio transmitters going to
digital transmission, the way TV is now? Any incentive for them to it
later
The best way to get stations really clearly from far away is a
SqueezeboxBoom from Logitech. Just hook it up to your network, which was
really easy for me (by no means a network expert), and you can get stations
from anywhere in the world. I love mine so much I bought another for
another
Tom Piwowar wrote:
It is interesting to see how other's see us: computer geeks possessing
vast resources with unlimited possibilities. Is there anything beyond our
capabilities?
The best discoveries we keep to ourselves...
Aren't radio transmitters going to
digital transmission, the way TV is now? Any incentive for them to it
later rather than sooner?
They call it HD Radio
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Can't Carbon Copy Cloner and some other backup software make bootable CD's
Not if the capacity of the CD is much smaller than the capacity of the
DVD. Before Apple switched to DVDs they were shipping the OS on multiple
CDs.
For making a minimal boot disk, there was a free utility called Das
Snyder, Mark - IdM (IT) wrote:
Are we using HD and digital transmission (instead of analog) as same or
different things, in terms or radio/stereo receivers? I liked my Denon,
too, but it is starting to fail... Aren't radio transmitters going to
digital transmission, the way TV is now? Any
I just don't think it's realistic to base our lives around remote
possibilities.
I see you are from the Dick Cheney school of disaster planning, still
waiting for the Iraquis to throw rose petals at us.
But if you do, then you MUST go all the way and get an
amateur radio license and maintain a
Tom Piwowar wrote:
Aren't radio transmitters going to
digital transmission, the way TV is now? Any incentive for them to it
later rather than sooner?
They call it HD Radio
In radio's case, the HD stands for Hybrid Digital
Where would you find a tape-based machine? Goodwill?
We got ours at a Du Pont company surplus sale. Try eBay, craig's list?
This is similar: http://snipurl.com/cn33l. I got one new in 1988, and
after the cats knocked it down too many times, I got another one, used,
and have been using for
Would there be any reason in 2009 to consider a receiver that couldn't
pick up internet radio? I mean, talk about receiving far away stations
clearly...
http://www.crutchfield.com/g_200650/Streamers.html?tp=255
Would there be any reason to pay megabucks more for a receiver when you
can
I suppose I should point out answering machines aren't compatible with
all systems. e.g. My MagicJack has a hard wired 4 ring limit, so you
would have to set your answering machine to 3 rings to trump it; not a
very viable solution. As I recall the more expensive VOIP systems gave
you more control
I suppose if you think the Iraqis pose a large threat to yourself,
then you probably do think emergency radio communications is an absurd
idea. Ah well; hard to argue that one.
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
I just don't think it's realistic to base our lives
Tony mentions internet radio.
can anybody tell me the differences between internet radio, XMS, what you
get with your TV cable provider, and others that I can't think of right
now???
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote:
Would there be any reason in 2009 to consider a
POTS??
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 2:28 PM, db db...@att.net wrote:
Remember that with VOIP if the power goes out... VOIP will tend to go out
too while POTS tends to be the last comm. service standing. And in times of
regional crisis, cellular is typically out too. For a period after the
I believe you can make a bootable drive out of a thumb drive. Plus
you could add any repair utilities you wanted.
Jim
On Feb 25, 2009, at 12:23 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
How do you make a bootable CD for Mac OS X Tiger?
The install disk is on a DVD, and was installed through a network.
The
with dsl you could get www.phonepower.com which has all the features you
need and save a bundle...I got it when they had 10%off and paid for a whole
year for which they offered 2nd year free ...wow!! It is the clearest
connection I ever had and also has online message reading as well as each
Apple makes the install disks model specific. An installer disk for
an iMac won't work on an iBook etc. They may well have the very same
files but only the Apple over the counter install disks will work
with any machine you pop it into. This has been the case for at
least ten years.
At
I've used POTS twice this month alone when the power went out(along
with the heat), while it was less than 20 degrees outside. I consider
that enough of an emergency use to be worth having and paying for. In
addition, the sound quality is superior to any non-POTS service I've
heard. If Verizon
Plain Old Telephone Service, also known as analog.
Richard P.
POTS??
Remember that with VOIP if the power goes out... VOIP will tend to go out
too while POTS tends to be the last comm. service standing. And in times of
regional crisis, cellular is typically out too. For a period after
I don't think that's sufficient justification to keep POTS ...just buy a
simple battery backup unit which, for the small draw of a cable modem and
the voip modem, will likely last many hours most likely longer than any
outage at least around here ...I was with ATT.net ever since they came over
POTS??
Plain Old Telephone Service
Believe it of not, that is the industry term for it.
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voip with some providers needs the computer to run it (like it is for
www.magicjack.com) ...but for the kind of voip I got, only the 2 modems need
to run; I shut down my computer system at night. I never knew that until I
researched about it and it became one reason why I got www.phonepower.com
I agree with the concept of what you wrote, but when I lose power, the
DSL service AND the voice line goes out about 15 minutes later (I have a
backup generator that keeps my house power up). It seems that I am
served by a local repeater that has its own battery backup - one that is
supposed
During Katrina the only way to reach many of the people in and around
the NO area was text messaging on cell phones.
Land Lines were out, Some Cell towers were overwhelmed and the
Internet of course was out.
During the tornado in Enterprise, AL, again Cell phones were one of
the few
Have a digital one with 4 mail boxes. Want it?
Stewart
At 01:47 PM 2/25/2009, you wrote:
The thing that bothers me with the new DECT 6 answering machines is
I could not find one that would support multiple voicemail box recordings.
They used to but new models seem to have dropped that ...
Lutheran Disaster Response recommends that some within a congregation
get a ARL and buy hand held portable radios.
For when all else fails, and all land lines, etc. fail, ARL is still
on the air.
ARL are much easier to get than they used to be, and a decent hand
held radio is only about
Plain Old Telephone Service
Mike
Judy Cosler wrote:
POTS??
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Hybird Digital is not at all like Digital TV. It is a way that radio
stations can pump out more options.
Many are going to it, but it is not al all mandated like the digital
conversion.
Stewart
At 02:31 PM 2/25/2009, you wrote:
Snyder, Mark - IdM (IT) wrote:
Are we using HD and digital
I must say, I have DSL speed but it is the cable from the cable TV provider,
not the phone wire ...with that, I have reached the bitter end of my
personal knowledgebase...
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From: db [mailto:db...@att.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:42 PM
To: rleesimon
Subject:
Try living in a Hurricane and Tornado prone area. You get all the
options to communicate because you just might need one.
Stewart
At 03:11 PM 2/25/2009, you wrote:
I suppose if you think the Iraqis pose a large threat to yourself,
then you probably do think emergency radio communications is
On my old iMac I attached an external Firewire/USB2 DVD burner. (I have
to boot by Firewire because I do not have USB 2. ) That is how I put
Tiger on my iMac from a DVD. A thumb drive will work only if you have
USB 2. Someone stated that the Apple install disks are model specific.
This is
I've got a friend in canada with her HAM license, she uses it in part for
tornado watching in her area. Sometimes low tech is the best tech.
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall
popoz...@earthlink.net wrote:
Try living in a Hurricane and Tornado prone area. You get all the
I was wrong about MicroMat. Their device was firewire only.
Jim
On Feb 25, 2009, at 4:34 PM, Jeff Miles wrote:
Are you sure this is possible? I wanted to put OS X on my external
drive, but it's a USB drive and OS X wouldn't load as a workable
operating system to a USB drive. All thumb
You got it when worse comes to worse (which it does every so often,
especially when you least expect it) the low tech options seem to
keep on working a lot like the old Timex's.
Stewart
At 04:58 PM 2/25/2009, you wrote:
I've got a friend in canada with her HAM license, she uses it in part
I just found out that a speech recognition program for Mac which is
based on Dragon Naturally Speaking--widely considered to be the best
voice recognition program yet produced--has been available since
January 2008, when MacSpeech Dictate won best-in-show at MacWorld.
It's gotten reviews
I have 2 green giant peas cans and a string to the neighbor ...how's that?
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From: mike [mailto:xha...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: Iraqi attack imminent
I've got a friend in canada with her HAM license, she uses it in part for
That will work for local communication.
Stewart
At 06:08 PM 2/25/2009, you wrote:
I have 2 green giant peas cans and a string to the neighbor ...how's that?
-Original Message-
From: mike [mailto:xha...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: Iraqi attack
Also I was only asking basically. I was trying to put a full version
of OS X on the USB drive, not just make it a bootable drive. And I do
believe there is a difference. But I'm not sure if there is a
difference when it comes to full OS X and a boot drive for OS X. I'll
quit now because
Wonder if anybody else remembers this--shortly after 9/11, a lot of
people in this [National Capitol] area were buying off-the-shelf
walkie-talkies. They're short-range, but the idea was that you could
get a message through to a distant destination via other cooperating
walkie-talkie
Lutheran Disaster Response recommends that some within a congregation
get a ARL and buy hand held portable radios.
Yes it is sensible for 1 person out of a 1,000 to serve the community,
but it is not a high priority for every individual. If I lived in some
remote location I would certainly up
Apple makes the install disks model specific. An installer disk for
an iMac won't work on an iBook etc. They may well have the very same
files but only the Apple over the counter install disks will work
with any machine you pop it into. This has been the case for at
least ten years.
I think MicoMat sold a thumb drive with their TechTool disk repair
utility on it.
They do (did?), but it is a FireWire flash drive. Some Macs can boot from
USB, but older Macs will do so only via FireWire.
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Wonder if anybody else remembers this--shortly after 9/11, a lot of
people in this [National Capitol] area were buying off-the-shelf
walkie-talkies. They're short-range, but the idea was that you could
get a message through to a distant destination via other cooperating
walkie-talkie
If Verizon would include POTS in their TV/Internet/Phone
package, I would have signed up with them long ago
Amen. Instead they come and rip out your POTS and set you up with a tiny
battery of uncertain reliability. Not good.
That's true. But there are two things to consider.
1) POTS will go out too during emergencies, as it too is a trunked
system, relying on having only a few users on at a time.
2) On a day to day basis, how often do catastrophes happen? Last time
I remember the phones not working was on 9/11,
I don't think that's sufficient justification to keep POTS ...just buy a
simple battery backup unit which, for the small draw of a cable modem and
the voip modem, will likely last many hours most likely longer than any
outage at least around here ...I was with ATT.net ever since they came over
Certainly flaky power is a consideration when evaluating
communications systems for the home. Ours is very reliable, and when
it does go out, I don't really get any big urge to call anyone. I
suppose I could have a medical emergency during a power outage when my
wife isn't home with her cell
My friend has a shortwave base station that has worked for years. It's
the best first responder emergency radio system. Shortwave operators
gave reports during Katrina and 9/11 when nobody else could get through.
Shortwave probably will die when BPL comes online. Too bad. There's
enough real
Are you sure this is possible? I wanted to put OS X on my external
drive, but it's a USB drive and OS X wouldn't load as a workable
operating system to a USB drive. All thumb drives I've seen have been
USB.
Jeff M
We tested a 16GB thumb drive as a boot drive at a meeting last month.
Yes you
Although cable *may* go out during a power outage, it may not - people
here on the mountain tell about using their generators and being
amazed cable was still up. Besides, VOIP can also be carried over
satellite or DSL, and cell phones usually don't go out with the power
either.
On Wed, Feb 25,
On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:27:04 -0600, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IT) wrote:
sigh Your message reflects a big part of my problem; It is just radio.
No DVD, no TV. I would like the money going into just radio reception
(analogue and digital audio), amplification and distribution to
speakers. I don't really
On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:47:23 -0500, Tony B wrote:
Would there be any reason in 2009 to consider a receiver that couldn't
pick up internet radio? I mean, talk about receiving far away stations
clearly...
Sure. You have an old laptop that can serve the purpose. And it can
also serve up the iTunes.
While cellphones don't usually go out with power, they did in the DC
area several years ago after high winds came through. The power for
the local cellphone towers went down for a couple of days but POTS
still worked the entire time (thank you Verizon!).
Richard P
and cell phones usually don't
They just got fios to the county seat ...in a good wind I can spit into that
jurisdiction ...however, we do NOT get FIOS and they say no breath holding
is advised ...I am with comcast now which gives me net at dsl speed and free
tv basic for a year ...I have never been a comcast customer before
...we just got a large race car venue here and the homeland security
apparently required the principal routes leading to/from it be covered by
cellular resulting in an app before our planning/zoning board for a tower to
cover the gulph there ...I don't think you are alone thinking the pots is
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
If Verizon would include POTS in their TV/Internet/Phone
package, I would have signed up with them long ago
Amen. Instead they come and rip out your POTS and set you up with a tiny
battery of uncertain reliability. Not good.
I have seen an article which states you can insist they leave the pots; some
say you tell them you are getting an alarm system that requires pots to work
...what they want is the copper!!
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From: Tom Piwowar [mailto:t...@tjpa.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:40
magic jack requires a computer to work ...my voip works with only the cable
modem and the phone modem.
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From: b_s-wilk [mailto:b1sun...@yahoo.es]
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: DSL answering machines/DSL phone service
That's true. But
my 3 nieces lived within a short radius of the wtc at the time of 9/11 ...we
finally reached them by cell phone even though the towers went down ...they
were able to get some service from nj ...we are forever thankful the
buildings, if they were destined to fall, did so as they did straight down.
Doesn't seem right to knock out all shortwave communication with BPL.
I'm surprised there hasn't been suits because of bandwidth infringment.
db
b_s-wilk wrote:
My friend has a shortwave base station that has worked for years. It's
the best first responder emergency radio system. Shortwave
They recommended one person per congregation!
You forget how people associate sometimes. 1 per a thousand would be
useless and would fast be overwhelmed.
Stewart
At 06:34 PM 2/25/2009, you wrote:
Lutheran Disaster Response recommends that some within a congregation
get a ARL and buy
Me too, but I have yet to find a radio that is as well made as the
20-year-old Yamaha I own. Yamaha still makes radios, but nothing like
what I have. Plus I would not buy a new radio that did not include HD
and
Internet streaming. Put all those needs together and there is nothing
available.
Ours was cut right at the NID and left on the line.
I watched my FIOS installation go in an he left the POTS line connected
at
the house and I don't think he disconnected us at the pole. I wonder
if it
was disconnected.
Does FIOS have backup power from the main office like POTS?
No, but neither does much of POTS if you are served out of a
remote terminal of some kind. Which people increasingly are.
Many or most of these devices have some kind of backup and
that is where we would deploy crews first.
I think
I don't understand why Verizon has chosen to go with only FIOS. Yes,
fiber-optic has more bandwidth, but at a huge price. Since you can use
POTS copper lines for VDSL at 100Mbps speed for a lower cost than FIOS,
why not do both? The original cost for the DSL switches less than 8
years ago was
I don't understand why Verizon has chosen to go with only FIOS.
I think I tried to explain this at some point. I'll try it again.
We get a greater rate of return from an all optical network, frankly.
Yes it costs more to deploy and not everyone will choose to take
it. That is called take
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