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ISBN: 9783319281124

Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library v.72

Content: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Editors Biography -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Balanced Urban Development: Is It a Myth or Reality? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 What Makes a City Liveable? -- 1.3 Urbanisation is Inevitable -- 1.4 The Role of Water in Peri-Urban Landscapes -- 1.5 Key Challenges of Sustaining Future Urban Areas -- 1.5.1 Knowledge and Capacity Building Actions for Future Cities -- 1.6 The Process of Balanced Urban Development -- 1.7 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part II: Peri-Urbansation -- Chapter 2: Re-Ruralising the Urban Edge: Lessons from Europe, USA & -- the Global South -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Four Ways to Revive Sydney's Peri-Urban Agriculture -- 2.3 Lessons from the Global South -- 2.4 Lessons from the Shrinking Cities -- 2.5 The Value of Temporary Uses -- 2.5.1 Temporary Use as a Strategy for Urban-Rural Reimagining -- 2.5.1.1 Cultural Sensitivity and Shared Vision -- 2.5.1.2 Identifying Shared Values and Needs -- 2.5.1.3 Identifying Enabling Infrastructure -- 2.5.2 Temporary Urbanism in the Peri-urban Riverlands of Western Sydney -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Nimbyism and Nature: Whose Backyard Is It Anyway? -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Benefits of Bushland -- 3.3 The Disbenefit of Bushland -- 3.4 The Flying Fox -- 3.5 Ku-Ring-Gai Flying Fox Management -- 3.6 Learning from the Experience of Other Land Managers -- 3.7 Viable Management Options for the Ku-Ring-Gai Flying Fox Reserve -- 3.7.1 Council Management Actions -- 3.7.2 Encouraging the Community to Adapt -- 3.8 Discussion -- 3.9 Lessons Learnt -- References -- Chapter 4: Connecting Urban and Rural Futures Through Rural Design -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Rural Design -- 4.3 Rural Design for Urban Agriculture -- 4.4 Case Studies of Rural Design -- 4.5 Concluding Remarks -- References.

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ISBN: 9780415581448 , 9781136197925

Content: This volume focuses on the core themes and issues related to sustainability of Asian economic development. It enables us to understand the dynamics of this process under the emerging inequitable global economic order and international environmental regime. The articles are based on unique quantitative data

Note: Cover -- Economic and Environmental Sustainability of the Asian Region -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Sustainability of Asian Economic Development: An Introduction -- Part I Issues in Sustainability of Asian Agriculture -- 1 Globalisation and Sustainability Issues in Agriculture in Asia: A Case of India -- 2 Globalisation and Its Impact on Agriculture, Food Security and Well-being of People in Pakistan -- 3 Agreement on Agriculture and Food Prices in Bangladesh -- 4 Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development of Agriculture: An Examination of Major Indian States -- 5 Agricultural Risk, Weather Insurance, Derivatives and Agricultural Insurance -- Part II Ecological Concerns in Theory and Practice -- 6 Interrogating Marxian, Neo-Classical and Green Perspectives on the Contradictory Implications of Third World/Asian Development for Global Sustainability -- 7 India and China's National Strategy for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism Practice: A Comparison -- 8 Ecological Implications of Agricultural Development in Punjab -- Part III Core Themes in Economic Development -- 9 Role of Foreign Aid in Achieving Sustainable Development in Sri Lanka -- 10 Economic Development, Foreign Direct Investment and Policy in India -- 11 Framework for Planning and Management of Sustainable Inclusive Cities -- 12 Maintaining High Growth Rate and Future Energy Demand and Supply Scenario in India -- Part IV Resource Management and Policy Alternatives -- 13 Groundwater Markets, Irrigation Efficiency and Sustainability: A Study from North India -- 14 Sustainability of the Existing and Alternative Cropping Systems in South-west Punjab -- Part V Discrimination and Socio-economic Equity in Development , 15 Wageworkers' Exposure to Discrimination and Work-related Insecurity in Punjab's Urban Unorganised Establishments: A Social Class Analysis -- 16 Who Kill Their Daughters More? Insights from Census Data of Punjab -- Part VI Peasant Distress and Sustainability of the Cotton Economy -- 17 Does GM Technology Pay Rich Dividends? Reflections from Bt Cotton Farmers in Maharashtra -- 18 Cotton Economy, Cotton Producers, and Bt Cotton Cultivation in Indian Punjab: An Assessment of Economic Impact and Sustainability Issues -- About the Editors -- Notes on Contributors -- Index

Additional Edition: Print version Gill, Sucha Singh Economic and Environmental Sustainability of the Asian Region Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2010 ISBN 9780415581448

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Additional Edition: Print version Singh, Bikram Jit. Rsm : a key to optimize machining : multi-response optimization of CNC turning with Al-7020 alloy Hamburg, Germany : Anchor Academic Publishing, c2014 ISBN 9783954892099

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ISBN: 9781788623087

Content: This book gives you a practical, hands-on understanding of how you can leverage the power of Python and Keras to perform effective deep learning. It presents a unique problem-solution approach to tackle various problems in training different types of neural networks while taking care of the speed and accuracy of these models

Note: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Packt Upsell -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Keras Installation -- Introduction -- Installing Keras on Ubuntu 16.04 -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Installing miniconda -- Installing numpy and scipy -- Installing mkl -- Installing TensorFlow -- Installing Keras -- Using the Theano backend with Keras -- Installing Keras with Jupyter Notebook in a Docker image -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Installing the Docker container -- Installing the Docker container with the host volume mapped -- Installing Keras on Ubuntu 16.04 with GPU enabled -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Installing cuda -- Installing cudnn -- Installing NVIDIA CUDA profiler tools interface development files -- Installing the TensorFlow GPU version -- Installing Keras -- Chapter 2: Working with Keras Datasets and Models -- Introduction -- CIFAR-10 dataset -- How to do it... -- CIFAR-100 dataset -- How to do it... -- Specifying the label mode -- MNIST dataset -- How to do it... -- Load data from a CSV file -- How to do it... -- Models in Keras - getting started -- Anatomy of a model -- Types of models -- Sequential models -- How to do it... -- Create a Sequential model -- Compile the model -- Train the model -- Evaluate the model -- Predict using the model -- Putting it all together -- Model inspection internals -- Model compilation internals -- Initialize the loss -- Model training -- Output of the sample -- Shared layer models -- Introduction - shared input layer -- How to do it... -- Concatenate function -- Keras functional APIs -- How to do it... -- The output of the example -- Keras functional APIs - linking the layers -- How to do it... -- Model class -- Image classification using Keras functional APIs -- How to do it , Chapter 3: Data Preprocessing, Optimization, and Visualization -- Feature standardization of image data -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Initializing ImageDataGenerator -- Sequence padding -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Pre-padding with default 0.0 padding -- Post-padding -- Padding with truncation -- Padding with a non-default value -- Model visualization -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Code listing -- Optimization -- Common code for samples -- Optimization with stochastic gradient descent -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Optimization with Adam -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Optimization with AdaDelta -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Adadelta optimizer -- Optimization with RMSProp -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Chapter 4: Classification Using Different Keras Layers -- Introduction -- Classification for breast cancer -- How to do it... -- Data processing -- Modeling -- Full code listing -- Classification for spam detection -- How to do it... -- Data processing -- Modeling -- Full code listing -- Chapter 5: Implementing Convolutional Neural Networks -- Introduction -- Cervical cancer classification -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Data processing -- Modeling -- Predictions -- Digit recognition -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Modeling -- Chapter 6: Generative Adversarial Networks -- Introduction -- GAN overview -- Basic GAN -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Building a generator -- Building a discriminator -- Initialize the GAN instance -- Training the GAN -- Output plots -- Average metrics of the GAN -- Boundary seeking GAN -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Generator -- Discriminator -- Initializing the BGAN class -- Boundary seeking loss -- Train the BGAN -- Output the plots -- Iteration 0 -- Iteration 10000 -- Metrics of the BGAN model -- Plotting the metrics -- DCGAN , Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Generator -- Summary of the generator -- Training the generator -- Discriminator -- Build the discriminator -- Summary of the discriminator -- Compile the discriminator -- Combined model - generator and discriminator -- Train the generator using feedback from a discriminator -- Putting it all together -- The output of the program -- Average metrics of the model -- Chapter 7: Recurrent Neural Networks -- Introduction -- The need for RNNs -- Simple RNNs for time series data -- Getting ready -- Loading the dataset -- How to do it... -- Instantiate a sequential model -- LSTM networks for time series data -- LSTM networks -- LSTM memory example -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Encoder -- LSTM configuration and model -- Train the model -- Full code listing -- Time series forecasting with LSTM -- Getting ready -- Load the dataset -- How to do it... -- Instantiate a sequential model -- Observation -- Sequence to sequence learning for the same length output with LSTM -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Training data -- Model creation -- Model fit and prediction -- Chapter 8: Natural Language Processing Using Keras Models -- Introduction -- Word embedding -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Without embeddings -- With embeddings -- Sentiment analysis -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Full code listing -- Chapter 9: Text Summarization Using Keras Models -- Introduction -- Text summarization for reviews -- How to do it... -- Data processing -- Encoder-decoder architecture -- Training -- See also -- Chapter 10: Reinforcement Learning -- Introduction -- The CartPole game with Keras -- How to do it... -- Implementing the DQN agent -- The memory and remember -- The replay function -- The act function -- Hyperparameters for the DQN -- DQN agent class -- Training the agent -- Dueling DQN to play Cartpole -- Getting ready , DQN agent -- init method -- Setting the last layer of the network -- Dueling policy -- Init code base -- BoltzmannQPolicy -- Adjustment during training -- Sequential memory -- How to do it... -- Plotting the training and testing results -- Other Books You May Enjoy -- Index

Additional Edition: Print version Dua, Rajdeep Keras Deep Learning Cookbook Birmingham : Packt Publishing, Limited,c2018 ISBN 9781788621755

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ISBN: 9781606508862

Series Statement: Technologies for sustainable life

Content: This monograph documents the current of state-of-art in Thermo- Active Foundations (TAFs) suitable for efficiently and sustainably heat and cooling buildings. TAFs, also referred to as thermal or energy piles, offer innovative and sustainable alternatives to ground-source heat pumps as well as other conventional heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to heat and cool commercial as well as residential buildings in several regions in the world. In summary, this monograph collects the latest multi-disciplinary advances in modeling, designing, and monitoring TAFs. Ultimately, it is hoped that this monograph will provide a comprehensive reference for both researchers and professionals interested in structural and thermal performance of TAFs and their applications in developing integrated and sustainable equipment and systems for the built environment.

Note: Co-published with American Society of Mechanical Engineers. , 1. Structural performance of thermo-active foundations -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Thermo-elastic soil-structure interaction -- 1.3 Design criteria -- 1.4 Thermo-mechanical load transfer analysis -- 1.4.1 Assumptions and basic aspects of the model -- 1.4.2 Load-transfer curves -- 1.4.3 Mechanical load transfer analysis -- 1.4.4 Thermo-mechanical T-z analyses -- 1.4.5 Model evaluation: impact of temperature changes -- 1.4.6 Model evaluation: impact of boundary conditions -- 1.4.7 Model evaluation: head restraint effects -- 1.4.8 Results from thermo-active foundations -- 1.5 Final comments -- 1.6 Acknowledgments -- 1.7 References -- , 2. Thermal analysis of thermoactive foundations -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Thermal modeling of TAFs -- 2.2.1 Description of TAF thermal modeling -- 2.2.2 Experimental validation -- 2.2.3 Sensitivity analysis -- 2.2.4 Impact of thermal piles on soil temperature distribution -- 2.3 Building foundation heat transfer -- 2.4 Thermal response of TAFs -- 2.5 Energy analysis of buildings with TAF systems -- 2.5.1 Application of TAFs for office buildings -- 2.5.2 Application of TAFs to residential buildings -- 2.6 Summary and conclusions -- 2.7 References -- , 3. Full scale geothermal energy pile studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Site ground conditions -- 3.3 Instrumentation of full-scale geothermal energy piles -- 3.3.1 Single geothermal energy pile instrumentation -- 3.3.2 Instrumentation of group of geothermal energy piles -- 3.4 Heating test for single pile case -- 3.5 Mechanical tests -- 3.6 Dual pile system -- 3.6.1 Concrete curing temperature -- 3.6.2 Strains during concrete curing -- 3.7 Conclusions -- 3.8 Acknowledgments -- 3.9 References -- About the authors.

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Format: 1 online resource (361 pages)

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ISBN: 9781107008892 , 9781139203463

Content: The acceleration of globalization and the growth of emerging economies present significant opportunities for business expansion. One of the quickest ways to achieve effective international expansion is by leveraging the web. This book provides a comprehensive, non-technical guide to leveraging website localization strategies for global e-commerce success

Note: Intro -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Illustration credits and acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Global e-commerce opportunities and challenges -- Global e-commerce opportunities -- Global e-commerce challenges -- Socio-cultural environment -- Impact of language and culture on website and content design -- Geopolitical environment -- Legal environment -- Economic environment -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 International e-business expansion and market entry strategies -- The new multinationals -- International e-business strategic factor markets -- Internationalization challenges -- Internationalization approaches -- Achieving international e-business expansion -- Foreign market entry modes -- Chapter 3 Global online consumer segmentation -- Segmentation approaches -- Importance of segmentation -- Global online user segments -- BRIC online consumers -- Identifying global customers using global CRM -- Segmentation for optimizing web localization efforts -- Global online consumer segmentation model -- Global consumer trends -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Web globalization strategies -- Web globalization challenges -- Web globalization dilemma 1: standardization or localization? -- Web globalization dilemma 2: to centralize or to decentralize? -- Web globalization dilemma 3: in-house versus outsourcing -- Web globalization dilemma 4: level of localization -- Web globalization dilemma 5: in which languages to localize? -- Web globalization dilemma 6: what skill set is needed for web globalization? -- Global strategies for successful web globalization efforts -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Developing international websites: internationalization -- Developing international websites -- Website globalization, internationalization, localization, and translation -- Unicode , Assessing web localization efforts: the localization score card -- Research highlight: assessing the impact of cultural adaptation on international website acceptance -- Assessing web globalization costs -- Chapter 10 Strategic industry insights and emerging localization trends -- Introduction -- The mobile web -- Challenges presented by the mobile interface -- Tips for adapting content for the mobile web -- The growing crowdsourcing trend -- Strategic industry insight 1: community translation -- Strategic industry insight 2: emerging machine translation technologies -- Strategic industry insight 3: game localization's challenges and opportunities -- Web globalization resources -- Index , Why internationalize (i18n)? -- What does internationalization (i18n) entail? -- Internationalization checklist -- Writing for an international audience -- Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) -- Preparing documents for translation -- Chapter 6 Effectively localizing international websites -- Importance of website localization -- Website localization challenges -- Locating international websites -- What is culture? -- Culturally customizing websites: importance of semiotics -- Culturally customizing websites: importance of cultural values -- Culturally customizing writing styles -- Chapter 7 Managing a web globalization value chain -- The value chain concept -- Web globalization value chain components -- Pre-value-chain analysis -- Support layer of the web globalization value chain -- Primary activity 1: internationalization -- Primary activity 2: localization -- Primary activity 3: testing -- Primary activity 4: global content management -- Coordinating the web globalization value chain: localization project management -- Agile development for localization efficiencies -- Case study: localization management at Compuware-Changepoint -- Chapter 8 Optimizing international websites -- Introduction -- Optimizing via content management systems -- Optimizing through a translation management system -- Case study: 1& -- 1 Internet AG implementing a translation management system for efficiency gains -- International search engine optimization -- Keywords for local and multilingual sites -- Linking strategies for local and international sites -- Case study: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, developing a multilingual web presence -- Chapter 9 Assessing web globalization efforts -- Global website usability issues -- Web usability guidelines -- Web analytics for international web assessment -- Measuring international website acceptance

Additional Edition: Print version Singh, Nitish Localization Strategies for Global E-Business Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,c2011 ISBN 9781107008892

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ISBN: 9780415682206 , 9781136342509

Series Statement: Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking Series

Content: The banking crises in 2007-10 are not exceptional. There have been many such crises in the past in both developed countries and emerging economies. A banking crisis can be related to solvency or liquidity (or both). This book focuses on banking crisis and liquidity. This book starts from basics and gradually builds up with very few technicalities. Though the analysis is primarily theoretical, we provide a historical background, a macroeconomic perspective, and policy implications for both closed and open economies.

Note: Cover -- Banking Crises, Liquidity,and Credit Lines -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 A perspective on banking crises, liquidity, and credit lines -- 1.2 A glimpse of the main contents -- 1.3 Plan of the book -- 2. Bank solvency and systemic stability -- 2.1 Diversifiable risks -- 2.2 Non-diversifiable risks and capital -- 2.3 Non-diversifiable risks and liquidity -- 3. The rationale for demand deposits (and short-term funds) -- 3.1 Demand deposits as money -- 3.2 Demand deposits for consumption smoothing -- 3.3 Demand deposits as a check on moral hazard -- 4. Literature review, and the road ahead -- 4.1 Banking crises and liquidity -- 4.2 Credit lines -- 4.3 The road ahead -- Appendix: storage technology -- 5. Near-systemic bank runs, given a flexible more-reputed bank -- 5.1 Reserves -- 5.2 Liquid loans: purchase of loans by the more-reputed bank -- 5.3 Illiquid loans: near lender of last resort -- 5.4 Illiquid loans: line of credit from the more-reputed bank -- 5.5 A model of a possible market for lines of credit -- 5.6 Price-level stability and near-systemic bank runs -- 5.7 A two-way credit line and a mediator -- 5.8 Competition and stability -- 6. Systemic bank runs, given a flexible central bank -- 6.1 Reserves -- 6.2 Liquid loans: purchase of loans by the central bank -- 6.3 Illiquid loans: lender of last resort -- 6.4 Illiquid loans: lines of credit from the central bank -- 6.5 A model of possible quasi-market for lines of credit -- 6.6 Price-level stability and systemic bank runs -- 6.7 Systemic runs and near-systemic runs: a comparison -- 6.8 Hypothetical and actual central banks, past and present -- 7. Systemic bank runs under the gold standard -- 7.1 Gold reserves -- 7.2 Liquid loans: purchase of loans by the 'gold company' , 13. One hundred per cent reserve banking, and the nature of inefficiency -- 13.1 The nature of inefficiency -- 13.2 Credit creation by the commercial banking system -- 13.3 Credit creation by the entire banking system -- 14. More on banking crises and liquidity -- 14.1 Endogenous narrow banking -- 14.2 Pseudo liquidity crunch -- 14.3 Run on currency (redeemable and irredeemable) -- 14.4 An alternative to a possible positive effect of bank runs -- 14.5 Demand deposits and time deposits -- 14.6 Deposit insurance for reasons other than liquidity -- 15. Theory and experience -- 15.1 The Great Depression -- 15.2 The East Asian crisis of 1997-98 -- 15.3 The financial crisis of 2008 -- 15.4 Policy lessons -- 16. Conclusions -- 16.1 Summary -- 16.2 General overview -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index , 7.3 Illiquid loans: hypothetical lender of last resort -- 7.4 Illiquid loans: a line of credit from the 'gold company' -- 7.5 A credit line model and a plausible market failure -- 7.6 Market price of gold, and systemic bank runs -- 7.7 'Gold company' and central bank: a comparison -- 8. Implications of inelastic supply of desired assets -- 8.1 Inelastic issue of deposits by the rigid more-reputed bank -- 8.2 Inelastic issue of currency by the rigid central bank -- 8.3 Inelastic supply of gold under the gold standard -- 8.4 Inelastic supply of desired assets, and the real sector -- 9. Bank runs, portfolio choice, and adjustment mechanism -- 9.1 Banking crisis vis-à-vis stock market crash -- 9.2 Flex-price assets and fix-price assets -- 9.3 Price elasticity of supply, and non-price elasticity of supply -- 9.4 Redemption and exchange: a distinction I -- 9.5 Price adjustment and quantity adjustment -- 9.6 Deposit insurance for reasons of liquidity -- 10. Bank runs, liquidity, and consumption smoothing -- 10.1 Redemption and exchange: a distinction II -- 10.2 Real and non-real liquidity shock -- 10.3 Consumption smoothing in a broad perspective -- 10.4 Liquidity shocks in the pre-1983 and the post- -- 10.5 Market liquidity, funding liquidity, and bank runs -- 10.6 Two types of lines of credit -- Appendix: inside liquidity, outside liquidity, and bank runs -- 11. Bank runs and the broad policy framework -- 11.1 Narrow monetary policy -- 11.2 Extended fiscal policy -- 11.3 Government's budget constraint -- 12. Sudden capital outflow, emerging economies, and credit lines -- 12.1 International near-systemic bank runs -- 12.2 Two countries with the same numeraire -- 12.3 Two countries with different numeraire -- 12.4 International central bank - pros and cons -- 12.5 Extending the basic analysis

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ISBN: 9781947447851 , 9781947447868

Content: At once memoir, theory, poetic prose, and fragment, No Archive Will Restore You is a feverish meditation on the body. Departing from Antonio Gramsci's summons to compile an inventory of the historical traces left in each of us, Singh engages with both the impossibility and urgent necessity of crafting an archive of the body. Through reveries on the enduring legacies of pain, desire, sexuality, race, and identity, she asks us to sense and feel what we have been trained to disavow, to re-member the body as more than itself. Why this desire for a body archive, for an assembly of history's traces deposited in me? (I worry over how to describe it, how to frame it without sounding banal or bafflingly idiosyncratic.) The body archive is an attunement, a hopeful gathering, an act of love against the foreclosures of reason. It is a way of knowing the body-self as a becoming and unbecoming thing, of scrambling time and matter, of turning toward rather than against oneself. And vitally, it is a way of thinking-feeling the body's unbounded relation to other bodies. I begin then to compile an archive of my body, an activity that from the start feels discomfortingly intimate. Too intimate and too bewildering an undertaking, because like all other bodies mine has become so many things over time, has changed dramatically through forces both natural and social. I am also, it must be noted, a person whose body has been broken and maimed many times over-a fact that I cannot yet entirely account for

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