ÿþ<html> <head> <title>September 2011 MoreSteam Newsletter</title> <style type="text/css"> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body> <p align="center"><span style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><font color="#000000">You may also view our newsletter archive at</font>&nbsp;</font><a title="" href="http://www.moresteam.com/morenews/archive.cfm"><font face="Arial" color="#000099" size="2">http://www.moresteam.com/morenews/archive.cfm</font></a>. </span><br /> &nbsp;</p> <table width=638 border=1 align="center" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td colspan=2 bgcolor="#1E19A3"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=624> <tr> <td width="13%"><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='"Times New Roman"'><img width=65 height=65 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/deb2ade016b3112fe16ac07b62ee53a2/image/jpeg" style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-left-color:black;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:black;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:black;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:0px; display:inline;height:65px;width:65px' alt="In This Issue" title=""></span></p></td> <td width="33%"><p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:white'>&bull; <a href="#modelornot"><strong><span style='font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:white'>To Model, or Not To Model</span></strong></a><br> &bull; <a href="#pacingteaching"><strong><span style='font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:white'>Pacing Teaching Methods with Technology</span></strong></a><br> &bull; <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="#passengerboarding"><span style='color:white'>Experiment:&nbsp; Passenger Boarding</span></a></span></strong><br> &bull; <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="#govtcases"><span style='color:white'>LSS Case Studies for Government</span></a></span></strong><br> &bull; <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="#keyboardcuts"><span style='color:white'>Keyboard Shortcuts for iPad and MacBook</span></a></span></strong></span></p></td> <td width="33%"><p> <img width=175 height=65 src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/2a5ef7b94252931a473b76ed38bd3a80/image/jpeg" align=right style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:black;border-left-style:solid; border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:black;border-right-style:solid; border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:black;border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0px;float:right;height:65px;width:175px' alt=MoreSteam.com v:shapes="_x0000_s1026"> </p></td> </tr> </table> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0> <tr> <td colspan=2 bgcolor="#FFD705"><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#000066'>MoreNews about Lean Six Sigma </span></strong></p></td> <td width=108 bgcolor="#FFD705">&nbsp;</td> <td colspan=2 bgcolor="#FFD705"><p align=right style='text-align:right'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";"Times New Roman";color:#000066'>September&nbsp;2011 </span></strong></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=125 height="17" valign=bottom><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://www.moresteam.com/elearning/index.cfm"><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:white'>Online Training</span></strong></a></span></p></td> <td width=125 valign=bottom><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";"Times New Roman";color:white'><a href="http://www.moresteam.com/engineroom"><span style='color:white'>EngineRoom</span></a><a href="http://www.moresteam.com/engineroom"><span style='color:white'>&reg;</span></a></span></strong></p></td> <td width=125 valign=bottom><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";"Times New Roman";color:white'><a href="http://www.moresteam.com/traction/"><span style='color:white'>TRACtion</span></a><a href="http://www.moresteam.com/traction/"><span style='color:white'>&reg;</span></a></span></strong></p></td> <td width=125 valign=bottom><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";"Times New Roman";color:white'><a href="http://http://www.moresteam.com/crucible"><span style='color:white'>Online Testing</span></a></span></strong></p></td> <td width=125 valign=bottom><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";"Times New Roman";color:white'><a href="http://www.moresteam.com/simulations/index.cfm"><span style='color:white'>Simulations</span></a></span></strong></p></td> </tr> <tr height=0> <td width=125 height="7"></td> <td width=125></td> <td width=125></td> <td width=125></td> <td width=125></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2 valign=top><p><a name=modelornot></a><br> <strong><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000066'>To Model, or Not To Model, That Is the Question </span></i></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><br> <br> </span> <img width=150 height=99 src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/814b37b0ca77abd358a0f1d8186c3886/image/jpeg" align=left style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:black;border-left-style:solid; border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:black;border-right-style:solid; border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:black;border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0px;float:left;height:99px;width:150px' alt="Process modeling" v:shapes="_x0000_s1027"><em><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;'>To model, or not to model, that is the question:</span></em><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Whether 'tis nobler to model or to suffer</span></em><br> <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The slings and arrows of a failed live pilot ...</span></em></span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;'><br> <br> <br> The decision to create a simulation model of an improvement solution is a tough question.&nbsp; Not quite as tough as Shakespeare's solioquy on the existential nature of life, but a tough decision all the same.&nbsp; There are many trade-offs to consider, and the answers are not always clear.<br> <br> The goal of a simulation model is to provide greater insight into a proposed solution; insight which cannot otherwise be readily gained through other methods.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.moresteam.com/blog/index.cfm?blog_id=47">Learn the three questions to ask</a> when faced with choosing between a live pilot versus a simulation.</span></p> <div align=center> <table border=0 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=0 width=619> <tr> <td><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=18 height=17 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/85045b0b0dd98a70cf76963294e035aa/image/jpeg" style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-left-color:black;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:black;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:black;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:0px; display:inline;height:17px;width:18px' alt="Gear icon"></span></p></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p><a name=pacingteaching></a><strong><span style='font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#000066'>Keeping Up:&nbsp; Pacing Teaching Methods with Technology</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> <br> </span> <img width=150 height=93 src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/e257c99f859daaef1787a75808e14bf4/image/jpeg" align=left style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:black;border-left-style:solid; border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:black;border-right-style:solid; border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:black;border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0px;float:left;height:93px;width:150px' alt="Keeping pace" v:shapes="_x0000_s1028"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In 1963,</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel Corp. observed the rapid pace of developing technology and predicted that the number of transistors on a chip would continue to approximately double every two years.&nbsp; The past decades have generally maintained this pace of technical innovation, now know as &quot;<a href="http://www.intel.com/about/companyinfo/museum/exhibits/moore.htm">Moore's Law</a>&quot;, which yields twice the speed at half the cost.<br> <br> In education and training, advancements have seemed to follow Moore's Law as well.&nbsp; In the past few years, we've witnessed great technological leaps, with newly styled 'virtual' classrooms with live video feed, downloadable lectures, and archived recordings.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.moresteam.com/blog/index.cfm?blog_id=46">Here are some suggestions</a> on how instructors can continue to support teacher-student relationships while adopting more efficient and effective technologies.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><br> <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp; </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="#CFC8EF"><p><strong><span style='font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#000066'>RESOURCES</span></strong></p></td> <td width="50%" valign=top bgcolor="#CFC8EF"><p><strong><span style='font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#000066'>PRODUCTS &amp; MORE</span></strong></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="white"><p><a name=passengerboarding></a><br> <strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#000066'>Experimenting with Passenger Boarding</span></i></strong><span style='"Times New Roman"'><br> <br> </span> <img width=120 height=80 src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/2f4227745e17418a8d34c197193fbb41/image/jpeg" align=left style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:black;border-left-style:solid; border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:black;border-right-style:solid; border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:black;border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0px;float:left;height:80px;width:120px' alt="Passenger boarding" v:shapes="_x0000_s1029"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;'>Does it really take an <a href="http://www.wbez.org/story/astrophysicist-shows-why-it-takes-so-long-board-plane-91161">astrophysicist</a> to figure out the most efficient way to board an airplane?&nbsp; Maybe, maybe not.<br> <br> Jason Steffen, a Fermilab physicist, got tired of the bottlenecks whenever he was boarding a plane.&nbsp; So he ran a computer model testing different methods of boarding.&nbsp; He found that allowing passengers to board at random is quicker than the methods currently used.&nbsp; But the airlines haven't paid attention.<br> <br> Convinced of his finding, he recently ran a live trial for the online video show <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9-XjEI8VmA">&quot;This vs That&quot;</a> and again proved that there is a more efficient way to board airplanes. Anybody listening now?<a href="http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1108/1108.5211v1.pdf">Read Steffen's formal write-up</a> of the experiment.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp; </span></p> <div> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=18 height=17 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/85045b0b0dd98a70cf76963294e035aa/image/jpeg" style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-left-color:black;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:black;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:black;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:0px; display:inline;height:17px;width:18px' alt="Gear icon"></span></p> <p><a name=govtcases></a><br> <strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#000066'>LSS in the Public Sector</span></i></strong><span style='"Times New Roman"'><br> <br> </span> <img width=120 height=78 src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/d4c513571e25982e69f909a6910a7122/image/jpeg" align=left style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:black;border-left-style:solid; border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:black;border-right-style:solid; border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:black;border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0px;float:left;height:78px;width:120px' alt="6SS in Government" v:shapes="_x0000_s1030"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;'>From sea to shining sea and in-between, Lean Six Sigma is delivering results in a variety of public sector applications. Divisions of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Department of Defense, and EPA along with a sampling of local governments have used Lean Six Sigma methodology to improve processes. <a href="http://www.strongamericanow.org/plan/case-studies">Read the case studies.</a></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=18 height=17 id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/85045b0b0dd98a70cf76963294e035aa/image/jpeg" style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-left-color:black;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:black;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:black;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:0px; display:inline;height:17px;width:18px' alt="Gear icon"></span></p> <p><span style='"Times New Roman"'><br> <br> </span><strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#000066'>Standardization Leads to Innovation</span></i></strong><span style='"Times New Roman"'><br> <br> </span> <img width=120 height=83 src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/d4f66036f9d41e237832b66e784860b8/image/jpeg" align=left style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:black;border-left-style:solid; border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:black;border-right-style:solid; border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:black;border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0px;float:left;height:83px;width:120px' alt=Stand-out v:shapes="_x0000_s1031"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";"Times New Roman"'>When your business is looking for a transformation or a breakthrough, discard the illusion of free-spirited creative chaos.&nbsp; Find out how companies such as Apple, Baptist Health System (BHS), Black &amp; Decker, Picatinny Rail and Zappos used collaboration and standards to fuel innovation.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664682/5-ways-that-standardization-can-lead-to-innovation">Read &quot;5 Ways That Standardization Can Lead to Innovation&quot;.</a></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=18 height=17 id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/85045b0b0dd98a70cf76963294e035aa/image/jpeg" style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-left-color:black;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:black;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:black;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:0px; display:inline;height:17px;width:18px' alt="Gear icon" title=""></span></p> <p><br> <strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#000066'>QA on Break:&nbsp; New Rounding Rule?</span></i></strong></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center' data-icontact-image-nowrap=true><a href="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=Deducation-100219201603-phpapp02&stripped_title=education-3229369"><span style='font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;text-decoration:none;text-underline: none'><img border=0 width=210 height=157 id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/5dc927dfb9680246497108c64ace68e1/image/jpeg" style='border-bottom-color:blue;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-left-color:blue;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:blue;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:blue;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;height: 157px; width:210px' alt="4 in 10 = Majority?"></span></a></p> <table border=0 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=0 width=303> <tr> <td><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; &quot;Times New Roman&quot;'>No matter how we calculate four divided by ten, we still get 40%.&nbsp; Amuse yourself with other foibles and funny stuff posted by the <a href="http://www.fluency21.com/funnystuff.cfm">21st Century Fluency Project</a>.&nbsp; (The above example was found under the &quot;Education&quot; category.)</span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p align=center style='text-align:center' data-icontact-image-nowrap=true><img border=0 width=18 height=17 id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/85045b0b0dd98a70cf76963294e035aa/image/jpeg" style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-left-color:black;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:black;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:black;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:0px; height:17px;width:18px' alt="Gear icon"></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><a name=keyboardcuts></a><br> <strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#000066'>Did You Know?</span></i></strong><span style='"Times New Roman"'><br> <br> </span> <img width=137 height=84 src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/5812e41c28c0ec20c34c395e441bb2e8/image/jpeg" align=left style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:black;border-left-style:solid; border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:black;border-right-style:solid; border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:black;border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0px;float:left;height:84px;width:137px' alt="iPad MacBook" v:shapes="_x0000_s1032"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";"Times New Roman"'>Converts to the Apple computing environment may find themselves fumbling for their old PC keyboard functionality, but you can gain back your speed by using some unpublicized tips.&nbsp; Find out more by watching the short iPad tutorial and by reading the article posted by Apple Support.</span><span style='"Times New Roman"'><br> &nbsp; </span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPDLDG-UD5c&feature=youtube_gdata_player">iPad On-screen Keyboard Shortcuts</a></span><br> <br> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1343">Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts</a></span></p></td> </tr> </table> </div></td> <td width="50%" valign=top bgcolor="white"><div align=center> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="95%"> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="#CFC8EF"><p><strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#000066'>FREE Webcast: The Art of Distance Coaching</span></i></strong></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="#CFC8EF">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="#CFC8EF"><p> <img width=120 height=80 src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/efc491423cc86aa8b9871efe3b17f34e/image/jpeg" align=left style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:black;border-left-style:solid; border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:black;border-right-style:solid; border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:black;border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0px;float:left;height:80px;width:120px' alt="Empty lecture hall" v:shapes="_x0000_s1033"> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;'>Coaching in the virtual classroom or mentoring remote project teams requires distance coaches to modify their approach and to acquire some additional skills.<br> <br> Join Peg Pennington, Executive Director of Continuous Improvement for The Center for Operational Excellence at Ohio State, for a free one-hour Webcast and learn more about:</span></p> <p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&bull; The new role of a distance coach</span><br> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&bull; Key characteristics of a good coach<br> &bull; Tips to prepare for the new role<br> &bull; Examples of student assessments</span><br> &nbsp;</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="#CFC8EF"><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";"Times New Roman";color:#000066'>Register today:</span></i></strong><br> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; &quot;Times New Roman&quot;'><a href="http://www.moresteam.com/presentations/webcast-art-of-coaching.cfm">&quot;The Art of Distance Coaching&quot;</a><br> Peg Pennington, Ohio State<br> Thurs., 10/13 @ 1:30 PM (EDT)</span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="#CFC8EF"><p><strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#000066'>Check Out Our New YouTube Channel</span></i></strong></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="#CFC8EF">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="#CFC8EF"><p> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/moresteamcom"><img border=0 width=120 height=56 src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/345693/f7d23dcfd745c46acb385e92226572d0/image/jpeg" align=left style='border-bottom-color:black;border-bottom-style:solid; 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