Laura K. Kinoshita's Posts - TechHui2024-03-29T11:21:59ZLaura K. Kinoshitahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/LauraKKinoshitahttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/353379608?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.techhui.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=3lo5zjlcrkdui&xn_auth=no7 Funnel Secrets to Draw Your Very Best Clientstag:www.techhui.com,2014-03-26:1702911:BlogPost:1290482014-03-26T00:29:05.000ZLaura K. Kinoshitahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/LauraKKinoshita
<p>NO FOOLING! April 1st. For the first time I'm going to lay out my "7 Funnel Secrets to Draw Your Very Best Clients" at the Hawaii Internet Marketers Association next week.</p>
<p>Space is limited so save your spot here: <a href="http://bitly.com/1dtOBT8">http://bitly.com/1dtOBT8…</a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/396591864?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/396591864?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a></p>
<p>NO FOOLING! April 1st. For the first time I'm going to lay out my "7 Funnel Secrets to Draw Your Very Best Clients" at the Hawaii Internet Marketers Association next week.</p>
<p>Space is limited so save your spot here: <a href="http://bitly.com/1dtOBT8">http://bitly.com/1dtOBT8</a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/396591864?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/396591864?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"></a></p>Global Windows Azure Bootcamptag:www.techhui.com,2014-03-19:1702911:BlogPost:1286262014-03-19T19:28:00.000ZLaura K. Kinoshitahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/LauraKKinoshita
<p>Save the date! Join us on Saturday, March 29th, for <span>the Global Windows Azure Boot Camp! This year, you can join thousands of friends online by participating in this Global Event and support cutting edge diabetes research. T<span>he 2014 event will be </span><span>hosting a globally distributed lab in which attendees of the event will deploy virtual machines in Windows Azure which will help analyze data needed for diabetes research.</span></span></p>
<p>This event is geared towards…</p>
<p>Save the date! Join us on Saturday, March 29th, for <span>the Global Windows Azure Boot Camp! This year, you can join thousands of friends online by participating in this Global Event and support cutting edge diabetes research. T<span>he 2014 event will be </span><span>hosting a globally distributed lab in which attendees of the event will deploy virtual machines in Windows Azure which will help analyze data needed for diabetes research.</span></span></p>
<p>This event is geared towards software developers and people in Information Technology that are working in cloud computing, enthusiasts, or just interested. Azure supports all development languages, and there will be discussion of the opportunities to use Linux, PHP, or node. </p>
<p>This particular event will take place at ZenBanx in Kaka`ako. RSVP at <span class="s2"><a href="http://gwabhi.eventbrite.com/">http://gwabhi.eventbrite.com</a>.</span></p>
<p>For more information about the global event: <a href="http://bit.ly/OCe5SK">http://bit.ly/OCe5SK</a> </p>25 Website Must-Havestag:www.techhui.com,2014-03-13:1702911:BlogPost:1285292014-03-13T02:21:37.000ZLaura K. Kinoshitahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/LauraKKinoshita
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<p>Contrary to conventional wisdom, <strong>research universities that receive millions of dollars in government grants don't contribute to higher entrepreneurship rates in their hometowns</strong>, says a new <a href="http://www.kauffman.org/">Kauffman Foundation</a> study, which looked at startup rates in 356 metropolitan areas in the U.S. Having lots of venture capital investment in your market doesn't necessarily boost startup activity either, the study found.</p>
<p>"Policymakers should…</p>
<p>Contrary to conventional wisdom, <strong>research universities that receive millions of dollars in government grants don't contribute to higher entrepreneurship rates in their hometowns</strong>, says a new <a href="http://www.kauffman.org/">Kauffman Foundation</a> study, which looked at startup rates in 356 metropolitan areas in the U.S. Having lots of venture capital investment in your market doesn't necessarily boost startup activity either, the study found.</p>
<p>"Policymakers should not rush to create public venture capital funds in the hope of creating more startups or a startup culture," write the study's authors, <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/search/results?q=Yasuyuki%20Motoyama">Yasuyuki Motoyama</a>, Kauffman's senior scholar in research and policy, and <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/search/results?q=Jordan%20Bell-Masterson">Jordan Bell-Masterson</a>.</p>
<p>The full report is online at: <a href="http://www.kauffman.org/newsroom/2014/01/report-on-factors-that-boost-metro-startup-and-growth-rates-dispels-myths">http://www.kauffman.org/newsroom/2014/01/report-on-factors-that-boost-metro-startup-and-growth-rates-dispels-myths</a></p>HubSpot Hawaii User Group Meets Jan. 10th @BoxJellytag:www.techhui.com,2013-12-12:1702911:BlogPost:1271002013-12-12T00:50:37.000ZLaura K. Kinoshitahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/LauraKKinoshita
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/396588650?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/396588650?profile=original" style="padding: 10px;" width="260"></img></a> <strong>HubSpot Hawaii User Group</strong> is a support network for marketers, Web developers, designers and business owners who are interested in mastering the HubSpot software and generating more new business leads for their business.</p>
<p>In this meeting we will focus on how to <strong>create great marketing offers</strong>. You will get templates to download and…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/396588650?profile=original"><img class="align-left" style="padding: 10px;" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/396588650?profile=original" width="260"></a><strong>HubSpot Hawaii User Group</strong> is a support network for marketers, Web developers, designers and business owners who are interested in mastering the HubSpot software and generating more new business leads for their business.</p>
<p>In this meeting we will focus on how to <strong>create great marketing offers</strong>. You will get templates to download and customize for your own use. We'll also look at examples of great marketing offers, discuss <strong>what makes a marketing offer effective</strong> and close with a worksheet to help you plan your next marketing offer.</p>
<p>RSVP on Eventbrite: <a href="http://bit.ly/1h14eis">http://bit.ly/1h14eis</a></p>
<p></p>Hawaii businesses get social media talent with Alison Catalanotag:www.techhui.com,2013-10-15:1702911:BlogPost:1260172013-10-15T01:32:11.000ZLaura K. Kinoshitahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/LauraKKinoshita
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/396586695?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/396586695?profile=original" style="padding: 10px;" width="154"></img></a> Ali Catalano joins Kamuela-based Kinoshita Communications as account coordinator. Ali will be developing <strong>inbound marketing</strong> and <strong>social marketing campaigns</strong> for clients such as Hawaii Resort Homes, Alzheimer's Care Consultants, Brilliant Studios by Tropical Imaging and more.</p>
<p>Ali joins <strong>Kinoshita Communications</strong> from…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/396586695?profile=original"><img class="align-left" style="padding: 10px;" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/396586695?profile=original" width="154"></a>Ali Catalano joins Kamuela-based Kinoshita Communications as account coordinator. Ali will be developing <strong>inbound marketing</strong> and <strong>social marketing campaigns</strong> for clients such as Hawaii Resort Homes, Alzheimer's Care Consultants, Brilliant Studios by Tropical Imaging and more.</p>
<p>Ali joins <strong>Kinoshita Communications</strong> from Wayfair.com in Boston, where she worked as an editorial PR and social media intern. Ali is HubSpot Inbound Marketing Certified and will work directly with clients to profitably expand their social media presence.</p>
<p>Since 2007 Kinoshita Communications has been providing Hawaii with award-winning inbound marketing services, offering marketing, PR, social media management, SEO services and pay-per-click advertising.</p>
<p>The company recently collaborated on an eBook called the "<strong><a href="http://info.laura-kinoshita.com/abcs-of-inbound-marketing/" target="_blank">ABCs of Inbound Marketing</a>,</strong>" published earlier this month. The company teaches business owners how to turn their website traffic into more new business leads and sales. For more information visit: <a href="http://www.kinoshita-communications.com">http://www.kinoshita-communications.com</a>.</p>Is Facebook's New Graph Search Engine a Danger to Google?tag:www.techhui.com,2013-02-12:1702911:BlogPost:1169972013-02-12T19:50:25.000ZLaura K. Kinoshitahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/LauraKKinoshita
<p>Facebook announced the launch of a <strong>new smart discovery engine</strong> that, for now, will focus on four areas: people, photos, places and interests.</p>
<p>It uses the power of your own network to give you highly personalized results for your search queries. Results will be ranked according to your friends and friends friends interactions.</p>
<p><strong>Does this mean the end to Google, LinkedIn, Yelp, Foursquare and the rest?</strong></p>
<p>I asked Robert Scoble if I could share…</p>
<p>Facebook announced the launch of a <strong>new smart discovery engine</strong> that, for now, will focus on four areas: people, photos, places and interests.</p>
<p>It uses the power of your own network to give you highly personalized results for your search queries. Results will be ranked according to your friends and friends friends interactions.</p>
<p><strong>Does this mean the end to Google, LinkedIn, Yelp, Foursquare and the rest?</strong></p>
<p>I asked Robert Scoble if I could share his thoughts here, and he agreed. The following is from the discussion on Quora:</p>
<h2>Q: <span id="__w2_xlhhdFg_toggle_link"><span>Is Facebook's new Graph Search Engine a danger to Google, LinkedIn, Yelp & Foursquare?</span></span></h2>
<p><strong>Robert Scoble</strong> (<a href="http://www.quora.com/Robert-Scoble-1" title="studies tech for Rackspace" target="_blank">studies tech for Rackspace</a>): <span id="__w2_DLxjQl4_toggle_link"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_76"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_78"><span><strong>It is a threat, but only in the long-term if the others don't react quickly.</strong> I've used the new search engine quite a bit. Yes, it is disruptive to many of those competitors.<br/></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span id="__w2_DLxjQl4_toggle_link"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_76"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_78"><span>Just so you know where I'm coming from, I study how others use Facebook and have built several lists, including these:<br/></span></span></span></span></p>
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<li><span id="__w2_DLxjQl4_toggle_link"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_76"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_78"><span class="inline_editor_value">495 tech journalists and bloggers: <span class="qlink_container"><a class="external_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/lists/10150896044944655" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/lists/1...</a></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span id="__w2_DLxjQl4_toggle_link"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_76"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_78"><span class="inline_editor_value">574 startup investors: <span class="qlink_container"><a class="external_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/lists/10150896117899655" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/lists/1...</a></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span id="__w2_DLxjQl4_toggle_link"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_76"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_78"><span class="inline_editor_value">2,426 startups: <span class="qlink_container"><a class="external_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/lists/10151131074469655" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/lists/1...</a></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span id="__w2_DLxjQl4_toggle_link"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_76"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_78"><span class="inline_editor_value">904 entrepreneurs: <span class="qlink_container"><a class="external_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/lists/10151307880744655" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/lists/1...</a></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span id="__w2_DLxjQl4_toggle_link"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_76"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_78"><span class="inline_editor_value">947 tech executives: <span class="qlink_container"><a class="external_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/lists/10150313847224655" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/lists/1...</a></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<p><br/><span id="__w2_DLxjQl4_toggle_link"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_76"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_78"><span class="inline_editor_value"><span class="qlink_container"><br/></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<h3><span id="__w2_DLxjQl4_toggle_link"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_76"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_78"><span class="inline_editor_value">But to more directly answer the question.<br/><br/>Let's say you want to find a Mexican Restaurant near you. Where do you go?</span></span></span></span></h3>
<div><img id="img-1360178698957" src="http://qph.cf.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-4d919a64d0558e5225b34be92ff029d0" alt="" class="qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" name="img-1360178698957"/></div>
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<div><br/><span id="__w2_DLxjQl4_toggle_link"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_76"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_78"><span><strong>Google?</strong> Sure. You coud search for "Mexican Restaurants in half moon bay ca" like this: <span class="qlink_container"><a class="external_link" href="https://www.google.com/#hl=en&tbo=d&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=mexican+restaurants+in+half+moon+bay+ca&oq=mexican+restaurants+in+half+moon+bay+ca&gs_l=hp.12...0.0.1.3954.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.o7M-AYIKK_g&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.41248874,d.cGE&fp=4a19662fa4882be9&biw=1931&bih=1065" target="_blank">Page on Google.com</a></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div><span id="__w2_DLxjQl4_toggle_link"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_76"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_78"><span><span class="qlink_container"><a class="external_link" href="https://www.google.com/#hl=en&tbo=d&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=mexican+restaurants+in+half+moon+bay+ca&oq=mexican+restaurants+in+half+moon+bay+ca&gs_l=hp.12...0.0.1.3954.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.o7M-AYIKK_g&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.41248874,d.cGE&fp=4a19662fa4882be9&biw=1931&bih=1065" target="_blank"></a></span><br/></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div><span id="__w2_DLxjQl4_toggle_link"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_76"><span id="ld_rxeJE5_78"><span>You get a list of stuff, some of which have reviews, some of which are noisy intermediaries (<span class="qlink_container"><a class="external_link" href="http://business.intuit.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://business.intuit.com</a></span> directory shows up, for instance). But which one is REALLY good. Which ones do the locals like? Which ones have your friends liked?<br/><br/>Heck, on the Google Result is a restaurant that's been closed for months (brianna's). Google isn't good at cleaning out old stuff (Fourquare, Foodspotting, Yelp, are much better at this).<br/><br/>Now, go do the same search on Facebook with the new Graph Search. You'll see just how many people have checked in at each place (good indication of popularity and frequency), how many people like it (good indication of brand resonance and impulse to come back), and how many of your friends like it. Along with other details. Far more useful.<br/><br/>Notice Brianna's is on Facebook too. I reported that, lets see if it gets removed quickly.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<p><br/><img id="img-1360180280674" src="http://qph.cf.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-19e679a32dcdeb862e36ebab3c127321" alt="" class="qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" name="img-1360180280674"/></p>
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<h3 class="suggested">Let's try this on Yelp.</h3>
<div class="suggested">I like Yelp because of the reviews and because of the detail. Also its search is optimized for finding different kinds of Mexican Restaurants.</div>
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<br/><img id="img-1360180278081" src="http://qph.cf.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-3ea470c1f71d7de2e69945a4eb6dd2f3" alt="" class="qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" name="img-1360180278081"/></div>
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<div>But what's missing from Yelp? Friends! The reviews are from people you don't know, and it's very hard to figure out who the reviewers are because Yelp doesn't force real names or a real identity system.<br/><br/> Which will happen first? Yelp gets real names and real people, er, friends of yours, or Facebook gets the detail and search quality that Yelp has? I bet on Facebook getting there first.</div>
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<h3>Onto Foursquare:</h3>
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<p><img id="img-1360180275596" src="http://qph.cf.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2ec36a6114b0f075c8f4074fb7cd9d96" alt="" class="qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" name="img-1360180275596"/></p>
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<div>I like Foursquare for its "explore" feature on mobile phones and also for the tips that people leave on places. But the others clearly have more data. That said, this view doesn't really show Foursquare's advantages well, which are really in the tips for each restaurant (I find they are easier to use and more accurate than your average Yelp review).<br/><br/> Here's the tips for Tres Amigos, my favorite Mexican place in town:</div>
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<p><br/><img id="img-1360180272384" src="http://qph.cf.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-958c384e37080428545c065b013ebf1f" alt="" class="qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" name="img-1360180272384"/></p>
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<div><strong>Can Facebook match the tips today?</strong></div>
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<div>Nope, but it could within short order just because of the number of people who use Facebook and who write about each place.</div>
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<div>I know you didn't bring it up, but let's look at <strong>Foodspotting</strong>.</div>
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<p><br/><img id="img-1360180269937" src="http://qph.cf.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-f206d51f07237a46108ff3afaef434c2" alt="" class="qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" name="img-1360180269937"/></p>
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<div>Here you can see photos of food, which is really awesome. You also get lots of Facebook-style likes and interactions on the pictures. <strong>Do they get disrupted by Facebook's search?</strong> No. <strong>They offer something that Facebook can't match.</strong> Yet. Photos of food taken by real people.</div>
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<h3>Now, let's look at LinkedIn.</h3>
<div>What is LinkedIn really good at? Finding people in business. Some for hiring. Some to help with a project. Etc. etc.</div>
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<div>So, here's a search about Twitter on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is really good at this.</div>
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<br/><img id="img-1360180266626" src="http://qph.cf.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2dad6682ce832f9fe82b2a4558c268c7" alt="" class="qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" name="img-1360180266626"/>
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<div>Let's do a similar search over on Facebook using the new Graph Search:</div>
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<br/><img id="img-1360180264268" src="http://qph.cf.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-70917c47ebb2d20f80b232b0f1e17b15" alt="" class="qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" name="img-1360180264268"/>
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<div>Shoot me, but the <strong>Facebook one looks warmer because I can see who connects us</strong>.</div>
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<div>But lets go further. Let's look at Twitter employees who like programming. That's hard to do on LinkedIn because there isn't a common "like" system over on LinkedIn:</div>
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<br/><img id="img-1360180261784" src="http://qph.cf.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-cce3a1b079d46bbefd7d6528ed20102e" alt="" class="qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" name="img-1360180261784"/>
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<h3>So, conclusions:</h3>
<div>Yes. <strong>Facebook has done something disruptive.</strong> As it gets better it will take value away from the other places that people do searching for things.<br/><br/> <strong>Some limitations with Graph Search today:</strong></div>
<div><ol>
<li><strong> No mobile client yet.</strong></li>
<li><strong> No content searching yet. (No searches like "who on Facebook liked xxxxxxxxx Quora post").</strong></li>
<li><strong> Very few Facebook members have it yet (and it'll be rolled out "slowly" according to Facebook execs, which means it might be months before all Facebook members have access to it).</strong></li>
<li><strong> You can't yet use lists in your searches and lots of other searches you will try might not work because Facebook hasn't hooked up the datatypes yet. As Facebook says so far this is really designed for a small number of use cases: searches for location, people, interests, etc. If you want to search for other stuff it'll use Bing for the results.</strong></li>
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<div>If I were working at one of the other companies I'd be spending a lot of time thinking about how we would counter the threat of a Facebook search/discovery system. The others have time, but not much.<br/><br/> Will it dent any of the other's profits or such short term? No. This is a long-term threat. But that doesn't mean it's any less disruptive or dangerous.</div>
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