| It seems that the "What is ADHD" question
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| | all the rest of the world combined.
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| is not very easy to answer, despite the
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| | It is rare to find an Asian child
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| plethora of studies, research and
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| | undergoing Attention Deficit
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| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity testing
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| | Hyperactivity Disorder testing, much less
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| over the past decades.
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| | receiving treatment. European children
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| In asking the question, "What is ADHD,"
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| | are diagnosed at a rate of about 10
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| it is easier to answer by describing what
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| | percent of their American counterparts.
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| ADHD is not. Attention Deficit
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| | Either the United States has some pretty
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| Hyperactivity Disorder testing and
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| | hyped up kids or American doctors are
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| research has not proven that ADHD is a
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| | over-diagnosing Attention Deficit and
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| medical condition. There is no concrete
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| | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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| research that supports that Attention
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| | Some people argue that Attention Deficit
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| Deficit and Attention Deficit
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| | and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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| Hyperactivity Disorder is a genuine
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| | Disorder are not disorders at all, but
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| disorder or a disease.
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| | simply personality types. Some people can
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| What we do know is that Attention Deficit
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| | sit still, pay attention, concentrate on
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| Disorder and ADHD is becoming a modern
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| | specific tasks and exhibit proficient
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| day American plague. It is the fastest
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| | social skills. Others get fidgety, jump
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| growing diagnosis given to children and
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| | from project to project or just do not
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| teens, often based on subjective
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| | fit in the societal "norm."
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| Attention Deficit Disorder Hyperactivity
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| | The argument is that ADHD people are not
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| testing of parent ratings and doctor
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| | "sick" and in need of dangerous drug
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| observations.
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| | therapy but simply have a different way
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| Doctors use a standard checklist of
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| | of dealing with the conventional world.
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| characteristics when Attention Deficit
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| | Sure these high-energy and on-the-go kids
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| Hyperactivity testing to make a diagnosis
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| | can be incredibly irritating to teachers,
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| and prescribe a standard course of
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| | energy draining to parents and general
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| stimulant drug therapy in the treatment
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| | all-around hassles in the grocery store
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| of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity.
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| | but they are also unique, creative,
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| ADHD symptoms commonly include aggressive
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| | expressive and full of life. And boy, are
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| behavior, constant activity, easy
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| | they full of life!
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| distractibility, impulsiveness and/or the
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| | Maybe we, as a society, should encourage
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| inability to concentrate. These ADHD
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| | some of these freethinking traits instead
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| symptoms may include fidgeting or
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| | of expecting these children to sit
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| constant movement, excessive talking and
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| | quietly.
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| difficulty participating in "quiet"
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| | After all, had Albert Einstein, Lugwig
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| activities like reading.
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| | Van Beethoven, Frank Lloyd Wright, Pablo
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| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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| | Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison
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| children always seem to be in motion.
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| | and Henry David Thoreau grown up in
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| They dash around, wiggle, squirm, fidget
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| | today's society, they likely would have
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| and talk nonstop. They are whirlwinds
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| | been slapped with the Attention Deficit
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| that leave messes, throw tantrums, start
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| | label and placed on medications to make
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| fights and act obstinate.
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| | them conform to societal standards.
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| It's hard to miss ADHD in children but if
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| | Should we stifle the natural enthusiasm
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| the parent happens to miss the signs, the
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| | and fervor of hyperactive people with
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| child's teacher certainly will make a
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| | drug medications? Would we have the
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| point of clearly pointing it out to the
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| | genius of these incredibly unique minds
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| parent.
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| | if stifled by altering drugs?
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| The most prevalent, and most
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| | You have to wonder...
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| controversial, treatment of Attention
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| | In the conventional treatment of
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| Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is drug
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| | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,
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| therapy. The top drugs of choice being
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| | the goal is short-term, as are the
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| Ritalin, Adderall, Dexedrine and
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| | effects. The goal is to make the child
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| Concerta.
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| | more compliant (usually so they can sit
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| Now here's the scary part; These commonly
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| | quietly in school) and ADHD medications
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| prescribed drugs in the treatment of
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| | do work effectively for the majority of
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| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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| | children.
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| and Attention Deficit Disorder fall in
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| | However, the price paid for compliant
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| the same drug category (Schedule II) as
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| | children can be detrimental to the
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| cocaine, methadone and opium.
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| | child's mental and physical well being is
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| Only a decade ago, Attention Deficit
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| | high.
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| Hyperactivity Disorder testing and
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| | You want your child to be able to focus,
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| treatment of Attention Deficit
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| | sustain attention and behave calmly and
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| Hyperactivity Disorder was virtually
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| | appropriately on his own instead of
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| unheard of.
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| | relying on a pharmaceutical drug to do
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| The 1987 edition of the Webster's
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| | that for him. We do not want a generation
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| Dictionary, touting 50,000 entries and
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| | of children to grow up automatically
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| modern definitions, does not even include
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| | thinking that drugs are the answer.
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| the word "Hyperactive" or
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| | Treatment should address the root of the
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| "Hyperactivity." The American Psychiatric
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| | problem instead of temporarily masking
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| Association did not name Attention
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| | the symptoms and it should produce
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| Deficit as a disorder until 1990.
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| | lasting changes instead of "fixing" the
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| Young boys, by nature have higher levels
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| | problem for a couple hours.
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| of energy than their female counterparts.
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| | A large body of research indicates that
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| Boys are diagnoses at a rate three times
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| | environmental factors - nutritionally
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| higher than girls.
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| | deficient diets, lead poisoning, food
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| When did active, high-spirited,
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| | allergies and such - cause ADHD symptoms.
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| strong-willed and oft times uncooperative
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| | By ruling out environmental toxins, food
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| kids move from kids being kids to
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| | allergies and other possibly causes and
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| children having a mental disorder? If
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| | by increasing the body's strength and
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| using ADHD medication sales as a marker,
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| | wellness through sound diet and
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| this shift began right about the time the
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| | nutritional supplementation, Attention
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| American Psychiatric Association named
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| | Deficit problems can be gently and
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| this set of characteristics as a
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| | effectively addressed without the use of
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| disorder.
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| | dangerous medications.
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| Since 1990, prescriptions for ADHD
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| | We also believe that ADHD should stand
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| medications quintupled.
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| | for "Absolutely Delightful, Hardy and
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| As Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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| | Daring" young children that will one day
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| testing and treatment of Attention
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| | grow into fine adults if raised in an
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| Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder reach
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| | accepting, loving and stable environment.
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| all-time highs and continue to climb in
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| | So what is ADHD? Nothing to be feared,
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| this country, other countries around the
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| | nothing to dreaded, nothing other than a
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| world seem relatively unaffected by this
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| | label placed on the societal wild
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| "disorder." This is America's plague.
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| | children that need a little extra love
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| This country uses 500% more Ritalin than
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| | and a whole lot of patience.
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