Please note that some of the links referenced throughout this work are no longer active.
My Road to Vegan
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQCe4qEexjc accessed 12/5/15.
Setting a Date
1. http://time.com/money/3648918/ways-to-make-your-new-years-resolutions-stick/ accessed 1/2/15.
2. http://lifehacker.com/5921478/shhh-keeping-quiet-may-help-you-achieve-your-goals accessed 1/2/15.
3. http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/17/health/la-he-five-questions-salley-20121117 accessed 1/2/15.
4. http://www.rd.com/health/healthy-eating/becoming-vegan-tips/ accessed 1/2/15.
The 21 Days to Vegan Roadmap
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2. http://www.jasonmraz.com/journal/2012/plant-based/ accessed 9/1/15.
3. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/public/sleep/healthy_sleep.pdf accessed 9/1/15.
4. http://journalsleep.org/ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=29022 accessed 9/1/15.
5. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)60749-6/abstract accessed 9/1/15.
6. http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/2011-foodborne-estimates.html accessed 9/1/15.
7. http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/foodborne-germs.html accessed 9/1/15.
Day 1: Finding Your Muse
1. http://www.unep.org/climatechange/News/PressRelease/tabid/416/language/en-US/Default.aspx?DocumentId=628&ArticleId=6595 accessed 9/1/15.
2. The China Study, T Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M. Campbell II, pg. 7.
3. Jane Velez-Mitchell Brings Vegan Meal for Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU995xSNlBE accessed 12/5/15.
4. Earthlings, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVE6eZCJZv8 accessed 6/25/16.
5. The China Study, T Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M. Campbell II, pg. 7.
6. http://www.toprntobsn.com/veganism/ accessed 10/4/15.
Day 2: Creepy Crawlies in Your Food, Oh My!
1. http://www.tropicana.com/products/pure-premium/healthy-heart/ accessed 8/1/15
2. http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm433555.htm accessed 6/25/16.
3. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/hr2086/text accessed 10/8/15.
4. http://www.businessinsider.com/facts-about-natural-and-artificial-flavors-2014-1 accessed 8/1/15.
5. https://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/04/14/17112/why-fda-doesnt-really-know-whats-your-food accessed 9/1/15.
Day 3: Finding Your Vegan Oasis
1. https://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/community-supported-agriculture accessed 9/24/15.
2. http://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/USDA-Inspections-Offer-Glimpse-into-the-Supply-Chain-for-Whole-Foods-New-Rabbit-Meat-Pilot-Program-304500531.html accessed 9/24/15.
3. http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/09/22/peta-calls-out-whole-foods-on-meat.htm accessed 9/24/15.
4. http://www.ewg.org/research/bisphenol accessed 9/24/15.
5. https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/nutrition-through-seasons/seasonal-produce accessed 9/24/15.
Day 4: Let’s Get Nutty
1. http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/1118789/err149.pdf accessed 8/18/15.
2. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/calcium-full-story/#calcium-from-milk accessed 8/18/15.
3. Ganmaa D, Sato A. The possible role of female sex hormones in milk from pregnant cows in the development of breast, ovarian, and corpus uteri cancers. Med Hypotheses. 2005; 65:1028–37.
4. Yang M, Kenfield SA, Van Blarigan EL, et al. Dairy intake after prostate cancer diagnosis in relation to disease-specific and total mortality. Int J Cancer. Published online May 20, 2015.
5. http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vsk/vegetarian-starter-kit-protein 8/17/15.
6. http://www.soyinfocenter.com/HSS/white_wave.php, 8/17/15.
7. Steve Demos White Wave —Selling Without Selling Out, YouTube, http://www.soyinfocenter.com/HSS/white_wave.php accessed 8/17/15.
8. Milk cows and production by State and region (Annual), http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/dairy-data.aspx accessed 8/18/15.
9. http://www.epa.gov/oecaagct/ag101/dairyphases.html accessed 8/18/15.
10. https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/ucm435759.pdf accessed 8/18/15.
11. http://time.com/3738069/fda-dairy-farmers-antibiotics-milk/ accessed 8/18/15.
12. http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=99 accessed 8/19/15.
13. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/calcium-and-milk/ accessed 8/18/15.
14. http://www.pcrm.org/health/health-topics/calcium-and-strong-bones accessed 4/18/15.
15. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/461898 accessed 12/7/15.
16. http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vsk/vegetarian-starter-kit-calcium accessed 12/7/15.
Day 5: Eggs Make Babies, Not Breakfast
1. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fast-foods-generic/8051/2 accessed 8/21/15.
2. http://www.eggnutritioncenter.org/egg-101/ accessed 6/28/16.
3. https://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2014/12/18/CIR.0000000000000152.full.pdf accessed 8/21/15.
4. http://awic.nal.usda.gov/government-and-professional-resources/federal-laws/humane-methods-slaughter-act accessed 8/24/15.
5. http://blog.humanesociety.org/wayne/2014/04/this-isnt-chicken-little-talk-about-usdas-poultry-slaughter-rules.html accessed 8/22/15.
6. http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/slaughter accessed 8/21/15.
7. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/usda-plan-to-speed-up-poultry-processing-lines-could-increase-risk-of-bird-abuse/2013/10/29/aeeffe1e-3b2e-11e3-b6a9-da62c264f40e_story.html 8/23/15.
8. http://uepcertified.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/UEP-Animal-Welfare-Guidelines-20141.pdf accessed 6/28/16.
9. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-friedrich/eggs-from-caged-hens_b_2458525.html accessed 8/24/15.
10. http://openjurist.org/570/f2d/157/national-commission-on-egg-nutrition-v-federal-trade-commission accessed 8/21/15.
11. Ibid. 8/21/15.
12. http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/ChicEggs//2010s/2015/ChicEggs-08-21-2015.pdf accessed 9/1/15.
13. http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2015/09/hampton-creek-just-mayo-fda-eggs-unilever-lawsuit.html accessed 9/5/15.
14. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/06/usda-american-egg-board-paid-bloggers-hampton-creek accessed 9/5/15.
15. http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2015/09/02/hampton-creek-targeted-by-usda-controlled-egg-industry-program/ accessed 9/5/15.
16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM-JsyyfSmE accessed 8/23/15.
17. https://www.yahoo.com/style/classic-eggless-mayonnaise-from-homemade-vegan-127214966481.html accessed 8/25/15.
18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquafaba accessed 8/25/15.
19. http://food52.com/recipes/32483-vegan-eggnog accessed 8/25/15.
20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird%27s_Custard accessed 8/26/15.
21. http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/confinement_farm/facts/cage-free_vs_battery-cage.html accessed 8/24/15.
22. http://animalethics.org.uk/i-ch7-2-chickens.html accessed 8/24/15.
23. http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/confinement_farm/facts/guide_egg_labels.html accessed 8/25/15.
Day 6: I Smell Something Fishy
1. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-friedrich/fish-are-smart-and-of-cou_b_5545914.html accessed 8/29/15.
2. Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer, pg. 65, 1st Edition, Little, Brown and Company, 2009.
3. Dunayer, Joan, “Fish: Sensitivity Beyond the Captor’s Grasp,” The Animals’ Agenda, July/August 1991, pp. 12–18.
4. Healthy Eating for Life to Prevent and Treat Diabetes, Neal Barnard, M.D., pg. 38, 1st Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2002.
5. The Plantpower Way: Whole Food Plant-Based Recipes and Guidance for The Whole Family, by Rich Roll, pg. 14, Avery, 1st Edition, 2015.
6. https://nccih.nih.gov/health/omega3/introduction.htm accessed 9/1/15.
7. http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2014/08/does_fish_oil_prevent_heart_disease_original_danish_eskimo_diet_study_was.html, 9/1/15.
8. http://www.cspinet.org/new/200811251.html accessed 9/1/15.
9. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Harold McGee, pg. 184 Scribner, 1st revised edition, 2004.
10. http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=0bfba9505f9e71f6ad1b482c1fc1c99a&rgn=div5&view=text&node=7:3.1.1.1.7&idno=7#sg7.3.60_1133.sg1 accessed 9/2/15.
11. http://www.teamuse.com/article_110701.html accessed 9/2/15.
12. http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/insight/factory-fish-farming, accessed 9/2/15.
13. Ibid.
14. http://ncleg.net/Library/studies/2007/st11669.pdf accessed 9/2/14
15. https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/sites/default/files/factory_fed_fish_report_july_2012.pdf accessed 9/2/15.
16. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Harold McGee, pg. 516 Scribner, 1st revised edition, 2004.
17. http://classics.mit.edu/Hippocrates/ulcers.4.4.html accessed 9/1/15.
18. http://www.aicr.org/foods-that-fight-cancer/flaxseed.html#research accessed 9/2/15.
19. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/10/dining/stores-say-wild-salmon-but-tests-say-farm-bred.html?_r=0 accessed 9/5/15.
20. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691351/ accessed 9/3/15.
Day 7: Mystery Meat
1. http://www.adaptt.org/killcounter.html accessed 9/3/15.
2. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-friedrich/meatonomics-the-bizarree_b_3853414.html accessed 9/3/15.
3. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Harold McGee, pg. 119 Scribner, 1st revised edition, 2004.
4. Ibid.
5. https://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2012nl/
6. http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/farm-income-and-wealth-statistics/annual-cash-receipts-by-commodity.aspx#P067767e8fa 1d45149cb08450513a22a2_3_16iT0R0x0 accessed 12/7/15.
7. Ibid.
8. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elliott-negin/eat-your-fruits-and-veggi_b_3715132.html accessed 9/5/15.
9. http://www.whale.to/a/light.html accessed 9/4/15.
10. https://farm.ewg.org/region.php accessed 9/5/15.
11. http://cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/hr2642LucasLtr.pdf accessed 9/4/15.
12. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2014/01/28/the-950-billion-farm-bill-in-one-chart/ accessed 9/4/15.
13. http://thehill.com/policy/finance/196856-lawmakers-wont-have-to-disclose-crop-insurance-subsidies-under accessed 9/6/15.
14. https://meatonomics.com/2013/08/15/each-time-mcdonalds-sells-a-big-mac-were-out-7/ accessed 9/6/15.
15. http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/getnutrition/ingredientslist.pdf 9/4/15.
16. The China Study, T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M. Campbell II, pg. 7, 1st Paperback Edition, Benbella Books, 2006.
17. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Harold McGee, pg. 468 Scribner, 1st revised edition, 2004.
18. Soy Oh Soy, Is It Really Bad for You?, David Schardt, Nutrition Action Health Newsletter, Center for Science in the Public Interest, September 2014.
19. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18558591 accessed 9/4/15.
20. Ibid.
21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwX9Ll19cX0 CNN Report: Secret of long life in Okinawa, accessed 9/1/15.
22. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/09/11/national/japans-centenarian-population-tops-60000-first-time/ accessed 9/30/15.
23. http://www.nongmoproject.org/find-non-gmo/search-participating-products/?catID=2139569536 accessed 9/30/15.
24. http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/confinement_farm/facts/gestation_crates.html accessed 12/5/15.
25. Eating Animals, Jonathan Safran Foer, pg. 186, 1st Edition, Little, Brown and Company, 2009.
26. Ibid. pg. 187.
27. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-shapiro/on-farms-not-all-cruelty-_b_5960710.html accessed 12/5/15.
28. http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/X6909E/x6909e09.htm#b7-Determining%20insensibility%20at%20slaughter accessed 8/24/15.
29. http://www.consumerfed.org/pdfs/CFA-COOL-poll-press-release-May-2013.pdf accessed 12/28/15.
Day 8: But I Love Cheese Too Much …
1. http://www.vegsource.com/talk/veganism/messages/980048.html accessed 9/1/15.
2. http://www.veggieboards.com/forum/23-product-reviews/7534-galaxy-soymage-vegan-cheese.html accessed 9/1/15.
3. https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=vegan%20cheese&cmpt=q&tz=Etc%2FGMT%2B7 (Data from January 2006 compared to January 2016) accessed 2/25/16.
4. http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/ffl/newsletter/breaking-the-cheese-addiction-step-3-cleansing-the accessed 9/5/15.
5. http://www.americasdairyland.com/dairy/milk/milk-facts accessed 6/30/16.
Day 9: Fast, Cheap, and Easy!
1. http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vegdiets/how-can-i-get-enough-protein-the-protein-myth accessed 9/3/15.
2. Ibid.
3. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002442.htm accessed 9/3/15.
4. http://www.inc.com/magazine/20090601/fresh-from-prison-a-brother-rejoins-his-family-business.html accessed 9/3/15.
5. http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Manufacturers/Flowers-Foods-To-Acquire-Dave-s-Killer-Bread, acccessed 9/3/15.
6. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Harold McGee, pg. 772 Scribner, 1st revised edition, 2004.
7. https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/09/8-popular-cooking-oils-to-avoid-and-why.html accessed 9/13/15.
8. The Vegetarian Flavor Bible, Karen Page, pg. 338. Little, Brown and Company, 1st Edition, 2014.
9. http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/wic-food-packages-regulatory-requirements-wic-eligible-foods) accessed 9/10/15.
10. http://www.foodnotbombs.net/story.html, accessed 9/1/15.
Day 10: Culinary “Arts”
1. Understanding Nutrition, Whitney/Rolphs, pg. 379, Wadsworth Cengage Learning, Student Edition, 2011.
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249911/ accessed 9/1/15.
3. Ibid.
4. How to Make Natural Food Coloring - Concentrated Color Recipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0dhvWA5iq4 accessed 9/1/15.
Day 11: Because Bunnies Don’t Have Tear Ducts
1. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cosmetics-animal-testing/ accessed 9/3/15.
2. http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/cosmetic_testing/qa/questions_answers.html accessed 10/4/15.
3. http://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/labeling/ucm2005202.htm accessed 10/4/15.
4. http://www.hsi.org/issues/becrueltyfree/facts/infographic/en/, 10/4/15.
5. Civic Impulse. (2015). H.R. 4148—113th Congress: Humane Cosmetics Act. Retrieved from https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr4148, accessed 10/4/15.
6. The O’Jays—For The Love of Money (Audio). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXE_n2q08Yw accessed 10/4/15.
7. U.S. Code § 2132, United States Animal Welfare Act.
8. http://www.wetnwildbeauty.com/faq accessed 9/3/15.
9. From an email sent to me via customer service on 10/4/15.
10. http://occmakeup.com/pages/faq1.html accessed 10/4/15.
11. Inside Amy Schumer, Girl You Don’t Need Makeup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyeTJVU4wVo, accessed 10/4/15.
Day 12: I Spy with My Vegan Eye
1. http://www.oprah.com/world/tips-for-buying-an-eco-friendly-mattress accessed 10/5/15.
Day 13: The Skeletons in Your Closet
1. http://www.businessinsider.com/r-peta-animal-cruelty-video-prompts-probe-by-apparel-maker-patagonia-2015-8 accessed 10/1/15.
2. http://www.animalsaustralia.org/issues/mulesing.php accessed 6/30/16.
3. http://kb.rspca.org.au/what-are-the-animal-welfare-issues-with-shearing-of-sheep_603.html accessed 10/1/15.
4. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/caterpillar accessed 10/1/15.
5. http://www.silk-road.com/artl/silkhistory.shtml accessed 10/1/15.
6. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schizophrenia accessed 10/1/15.
7. http://qz.com/578941/bangladeshs-nightmarish-leather-industry-makes-the-case-for-vegan-products/ accessed 12/22/15.
8. http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/dec/16/angora-production-ethical-peta-video-chinese-rabbits accessed 10/1/15.
9. http://www.peta.org/blog/robert-redfords-still-got-it-as-long-as-it-isnt-made-of-angora accessed 10/6/15.
10. Alicia Silverstone Helps Uncover the Cruelty of Down, YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTfZiVi6Kdo accessed 10/1/15.
11. http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/fur/investigation_century_21.pdf accessed 10/1/15.
12. http://www.careforthewild.com/what-we-do/campaigns/previous-campaigns/fighting-the-fur-trade accessed 12/1/15.
13. http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/fur/investigation_century_21.pdf accessed 10/1/15.
14. http://www.today.com/money/rossen-reports-some-faux-fur-sold-stores-comes-real-animals-1D80374119 accessed 10/1/15.
15. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0083615 accessed 10/1/15.
16. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Jan/19/ln/ln07a.html accessed 10/1/15.
Day 14: Excuse Me, Waiter, There’s a Fish in My Beer!
1. https://www.bonnydoonvineyard.com/about/ingredient-labeling accessed 9/1/15.
2. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/oktoberfest-organizers-introduce-vegan-food-options-a-924929.html accessed 9/1/15.
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot accessed 9/1/15.
4. http://nynow.org/post/meat-drenched-oktoberfest-warms-vegans accessed 9/1/15.
5. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/local-hunters-keen-to-begin-national-parks-trial-20140118-311l5.html accessed 9/1/15.
6. http://www.whitetailsunlimited.com accessed 9/1/15.
Day 15: Keeping the Happy in the Holiday
1. www.vegansociety.com/resources/recipes/special-occasions accessed 10/2/15.
2. https://munchies.vice.com/en/videos/how-to-make-a-vegan-christmas-dinner accessed 10/2/15.
Day 16: Vegan Wanderlust
1. http://www.businessinsider.com/kfcs-huge-advantage-over-chick-fil-a-2015-9 accessed 9/2/15.
2. http://www.kfc.com/nutrition accessed 9/1/15.
3. https://www.tacobell.com/faq accessed 9/1/15.
4. https://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/11/29/yelp-reviews-go-through-filter-some-claim-isnt-fair/ accessed 10/2/15.
5. http://www.pcrm.org/health/reports/2015-airport-food-review accessed 1/2/16.
6. Ibid.
7. https://www.vegansociety.com/shop/books/vegan-passport accessed 10/2/15.
8. Note: Phrases are according to the Google Translate Search Engine. Readers should confirm for accuracy, as dialects can vary.
Day 17: Now, That’s Entertainment!
1. http://www.stopcircussuffering.com/circus-bans/ accessed 10/1/15.
2. http://www.bornfreeusa.org/b4a3_circuses_and_shows.php accessed 10/1/15.
3. http://aldf.org/blog/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-carriage-horse-industry/ accessed 10/1/15.
4. www.bornfree.org.uk/campaigns/zoo-check/captive-whales-dolphins/global, accessed 10/1/15.
5. www.aldf.org/cases-campaigns/features/rodeo-facts-the-case-against-rodeos accessed 10/1/15.
6. www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/cruel-sports/rodeos accessed 10/1/15.
1. https://vmacs.vmth.ucdavis.edu/userpages/beh/feline_behavior/spay.html accessed 12/5/15.
2. http://www.aldf.org/blog/meet-national-justice-for-animals-weeks-mascot-teagan accessed 10/1/15.
3. http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2015/04/15/most_domestic_violence_shelters_don_t_take_pets_a_new_bill_can_help_change.html accessed 10/1/15.
4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17420515 accessed 10/1/15.
5. http://ericandpeety.com/about-eric-o-grey/ accessed 6/1/16.
6. http://www.peta.org/issues/companion-animal-issues/cruel-practices/dog-hot-car/ accessed 10/1/15.
Day 19: Vegan 911! Tips and Tricks to Stay on the Vegan Wagon
1. http://www.pnas.org/content/113/15/4146. full accessed 6/1/16.
Day 20: Planting Seeds of Compassion
1. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/14/social-media-posts-constituents-grab-congresss-attention-report-says/73831114 accessed 10/14/15.
2. http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/eating/facts/meatless_monday_toolkits.html accessed 10/14/15.
3. http://www.peta.org/living/food/free-vegan-starter-kit/ accessed 10/15/15.
4. http://www.californiadriedplums.org/press-room/2000/6/you-won-t-have-prunes-to-kick-around-anymore accessed 10/1/15.
5. http://www.seeker.com/iq-tests-suggest-pigs-are-smart-as-dogs-chimps-1769934406.html accessed 12/5/15.
6. http://www.mfablog.org/abby-the-abused-chicken-tours-70-cities-to accessed 12/5/15.
Day 21: Vegan for the WIN!
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZNVEfGjjNQ accessed 12/5/15.
2. http://www.bcmj.org/premise/history-bloodletting accessed 12/5/15.
3. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/retailing/article4621808.ece accessed 12/5/15.
4. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/06/18/mcdonalds-shrinking-in-us/28920223/ accessed 12/5/15.
5. http://www.benjerry.com/flavors/non-dairy accessed 12/15/15.
6. https://blog.pinterest.com/en/what-world-are-people-searching accessed 12/7/15.
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