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Below is a catalog of items that can be purchased from Sports Science Associates. Products can be purchased on-line through PayPal. The procedure for the first order is long and demanding. It ensures the utmost protection for the customer and vendor. It also allows a "member" to use its services with other web sites. On-line ordering by clicking the shopping cart tag is preferable. Information for purchasing by mail is included at the end of these lists.

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Catalog Number	Item Name	Unit Price	Purchase Link
B1	Rushall, B. S. (2003). Mental skills training for sports [Third Edition]. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates.	US$35.00
CM3	Rushall, B. S. (2002). Foundational principles of physical conditioning. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates. [Programmed instruction text]	US$30.00
CM4	Rushall, B. S. (2002). Programming considerations for physical conditioning. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates. [Programmed instruction text]	US$30.00
B4	Rushall, B. S. (1995). Think and act like a champion. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates.	Now only available as an e-book	Click to go to Electronic books
B5	Rushall, B. S. (1995). Personal best: a swimmer's handbook for racing excellence. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates.	US$25.00
B6	Cappaert, J. M., & Rushall, B. S. (1994). Biomechanical analyses of champion swimmers. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates.	US$25.00
B7	Rushall, B. S. (1994). How to develop healthy attitudes towards racing in age-group swimmers. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates.	US$25.00
B8	Rushall, B. S. (1994). The assessment of coaching effectiveness. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates.	US$25.00
B10	Rushall, B. S. (1994). Tests of the physical condition of elite swimmers. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates.	US$25.00
B11	Rushall, B. S. (1994). The assessment of coaching effectiveness in swimming. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates.	US$25.00
B12	Rushall, B. S. (1991). Imagery training in sports. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates.	US$25.00
B13	Rushall, B. S. (1979). Psyching in sport. London, England:Pelham Books [A CLASSIC].	US$25.00
B14	Mills, D., & Rushall, B. S. (2006). The Science and Art of Baseball Pitching plus shipping and handling to locations only within the USA.	US$106.95

Shipping, handling, and taxes within the United States are included in the price for each item. For shipping to all other countries select the Foreign Shipping option below.

Catalog Number	Item Name	Unit Price	Purchase link
E1	Rushall, B. S. (2006). Swimming Pedagogy and a Curriculum for Stroke Development. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates. [Not available in printed copy.]	US$25.00
E2	Rushall, B. S. (2007). Momentum Pitching. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates. [Not available in printed copy.]	US$25.00
E3	Rushall, B. S. (2007). Think and Act Like a Champion. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates. [No longer available in printed copy.]	US$25.00

Electronic books do not incur any shipping or handling costs. The price is the same for anywhere in the world.

Catalog Number	Item Name	Unit Price	Purchase link
CD1	Rushall, B. S. (2006). Swimming Science Journal -- Compact disk for Windows. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates. [Includes everything up to the day of purchase]	US$54.99
CD2	Rushall, B. S. (2006). Coaching Science Abstracts -- Compact disk for Windows. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates. [Includes everything up to the day of purchase]	US$54.99

Shipping, handling, and taxes within the United States are included in the price for each item. For shipping to all other countries select the Foreign Shipping option below.

Catalog Number	Item Name	Unit Price	Purchase Link
T1	SPCS (Sport Psychology Consultation System) Supplied on a compact disk	US$1,000
T2	DALDA (Daily Analyses of Life Demands for Athletes) Presented as .pdf files via email	US$25.00
T3	SPC (Sport Pressure Checklist) Presented as .pdf files via email	US$25.00
T4	PCPC (Pre-competition Psychological Checklist) Presented as .pdf files via email	US$25.00
T5	CEQ (Coach Evaluation Questionnaire) Presented as .pdf files via email	US$25.00
T6	SSCS (Sport Self-control Schedule) Presented as .pdf files via email	US$25.00
T7	AMSSE (Achievement Motivations Scale for Sporting Environments) Presented as .pdf files via email	US$25.00
T8	CCC (Champion Characteristics Checklist) Presented as .pdf files via email	US$25.00
T9	SIES (Sport Locus of Control (IE) Scale) Presented as .pdf files via email	US$25.00

Note on delivery of tests. Catalog items T2-T9 are usually supplied as Adobe Acrobat .pdf files attached to an email. If hard copy is required instead of electronic copy, shipping, handling, and taxes within the United States are included in the price for each item. For shipping to all other countries, the purchaser needs to select the Foreign Shipping option below. Tests are only supplied in one form. The preferred choice should indicated when the order is placed.

Catalog Number	Item Name	Unit Price	Purchase Link
CM1	Rushall, B. S. (2004). Biomechanics of human movement. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates. [Course manual]	US$30.00
CM2	Rushall, B. S. (2004). Lectures for Biomechanics of human movement. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates. [Compact disk for Windows]	US$54.99
CM3	Rushall, B. S. (2002). Foundational principles of physical conditioning. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates. [Programmed instruction text]	US$30.00
CM4	Rushall, B. S. (2002). Programming considerations for physical conditioning. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates. [Programmed instruction text]	US$30.00
CM5	Rushall, B. S. (2002). Techniques of Competitive Swimming Strokes: A learner-paced course for university or continuing education credits or self-improvement. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates. [Compact disk for Windows]	US$64.99
CM6	Rushall, B. S. (2002). Techniques of Competitive Swimming Strokes: A learner-paced course for university or continuing education credits or self-improvement. Spring Valley, CA: Sports Science Associates. [Compact disk for Windows plus supplemental text Biomechanical analyses of champion swimmers]	US$84.99

Shipping, handling, and taxes within the United States are included in the price for each item. For shipping to all other countries select the Foreign Shipping option below.

Catalog Number	Item Name	Unit Price	Purchase Link
FS1	Foreign Shipping. Shipping to all countries other than the United States and Canada.	US$10.00

For more information on any of these topics email a request to brushall@cox.net.

1. A request for the item indicated in the above table.
2. Your full name, postal address, an email address, and your most convenient telephone number.
3. Prepayment in an acceptable form (check, postal or money order, or an institutional purchase order number).

Send your mail order with payment to:

Sports Science Associates
4225 Orchard Drive
Spring Valley
California
USA 91977
Telephone: 619-469-1537

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to send them via email to brushall@cox.net.

BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT
[Via the Internet and/or Compact Disk]

Course Description: Mechanical principles applied to gross motor movements of the human body, and the analysis of selected skills. This will provide a biomechanical basis for sound teaching, coaching, and leadership practices. The course will also include a review of mechanical factors affecting implements and machines used during selected gross motor skills.

Format: A course manual is studied while lectures are provided through audio streaming from the Internet. Lectures are alternatively available on compact disk. Interaction with the instructor is via email or video conferencing on the Internet.

Availability: Designed for self-enrichment or continuing education credits.The course is offered privately at a user's convenience through Sports Science Associates. Its weighting is equivalent to two semester credits. Approximately 90 hours of work are required.

Course Outline

Materials: The course manual must be purchased. The purchase of the compact disk is optional.

Evaluation: One examination is required.

Cost: As a self-study course through Sports Science Associates, the SSA course cost, including all materials, is $149.99. Shipping, handling, and taxes within the United States are included in the SSA price. For shipping to all other countries select the Foreign Shipping option.

Course Description: Basic principles of coaching and conditioning for various sports are covered. The foundational principles of physical conditioning are applied to a number of sports. Methods for implementing conditioning programs are considered in light of the foundational principles. The course outcome is knowledge of the scope of coaching decisions concerning the design of physical training programs for high school and club programs.

Format: Two programmed instruction texts are completed. A written assignment is mandatory. Interaction with the instructor is via email or video conferencing on the Internet.

Availability: Designed for self-enrichment or continuing education credits.The course is offered privately at a user's convenience through Sports Science Associates. Its weighting is equivalent to two semester credits. Approximately 60 hours of work are required.

Materials: Two programmed instruction texts must be purchased.

Evaluation: Two examinations are required. The written assignment constitutes 20% of course evaluation. Marks are totaled to produce the final grade.

Cost: As a self-study course through Sports Science Associates, the SSA course cost, including all materials, is $119.99. Shipping, handling, and taxes within the United States are included in the SSA price. For shipping to all other countries select the Foreign Shipping option.

Course Description: The scientific bases of human adaptation to exercise in sporting environments. Principles are proposed as the governing parameters for developing programs of physical conditioning. [This course is the same as the first half of BASIC COACHING THEORY.]

Format: One programmed instruction text is completed. Interaction with the instructor is via email or video conferencing on the Internet.

Availability: Designed for self-enrichment or continuing education credits. The course is offered privately at a user's convenience through Sports Science Associates. Its weighting is equivalent to one semester credit. Approximately 30 hours of work are required.

Materials: One programmed instruction text is included as part of the course package.

Evaluation: Proof of completion of the text and evidence of notes applied to the participant's sport. A certificate of completion is issued upon satisfactory evidence of required work.

Cost: Currently US$89.99 (includes required text). Shipping, handling, and taxes within the United States are included in the SSA price. For shipping to all other countries select the Foreign Shipping option.

PROGRAMMING CONSIDERATIONS FOR PHYSICAL CONDITIONING
[Via the Internet and Programmed Instruction Text]

Course Description: The decision-making elements that need to be considered when planning programs of physical conditioning. [This course is the same as the second half of BASIC COACHING THEORY.]

Format: One programmed instruction text is completed. Interaction with the instructor is via email or video conferencing on the Internet.

Availability: Designed for self-enrichment or continuing education credits. The course is offered privately at a user's convenience through Sports Science Associates. Its weighting is equivalent to one semester credit. Approximately 30 hours of work are required.

Materials: One programmed instruction text is included as part of the course package.

Evaluation: Proof of completion of the text and evidence of notes applied to the participant's sport. A certificate of completion is issued upon satisfactory evidence of required work.

Cost: Currently US$89.99 (includes required text Shipping, handling, and taxes within the United States are included in the SSA price. For shipping to all other countries select the Foreign Shipping option.

TECHNIQUES OF COMPETITIVE SWIMMING STROKES
[Via the Internet and Compact Disk]

Course Description: An advanced treatment of the swimming techniques of champions. A basic understanding of mechanics, functional anatomy, and familiarity with competitive swimming are required.

Format: One compact disk containing lectures and supporting textual and visual materials is used as the presentation medium. This necessitates convenient access to a Windows compatible computer. Interaction with the instructor is via email or video conferencing on the Internet.

Availability: Designed for self-enrichment or continuing education credits. The course is offered privately at a user's convenience through Sports Science Associates. Its weighting is equivalent to two semester credits. Approximately 60 hours of work are required.

Materials: One compact disk and supplementary text Biomechanical analyses of champion swimmers are included as part of the course package.

Evaluation: Evidence of notes applied to the individual's interest in competitive swimming. A certificate of completion is issued upon satisfactory demonstration of required work.

Cost: Currently US$99.99 (includes required compact disk and supplementary text). Shipping, handling, and taxes within the United States are included in the SSA price. For shipping to all other countries select the Foreign Shipping option.

The types of courses offered by SSA are as follows.

1. SSA courses for certificates are the same experiences as those that were given at San Diego State University for university credit. However, they do not earn university credit because SSA cannot give university credit. The costs of SSA courses also include course materials. This option is provided to accommodate individuals who need to have certified continuing education units to maintain professional standing.
2. If the purpose behind a course is self-improvement and discovery, and neither university credits nor certificates are required by the student, then simply purchasing the materials alone is the cheapest option.

Catalog Number	Course Name	Unit Price	Purchase Link
C1	Biomechanics of Human Movement. [All materials plus a certificate upon successful completion]	US$149.99
C2	Basic Coaching Theory [All materials plus a certificate upon successful completion]	US$119.99
C3	Foundational Principles of Physical Conditioning. [All materials plus a certificate upon successful completion]	US$89.99
C4	Programming Considerations for Physical Conditioning. [All materials plus a certificate upon successful completion]	US$89.99
C5	Techniques of Competitive Swimming Strokes [All materials plus a certificate upon successful completion]	US$99.99

Shipping, handling, and taxes within the United States are included in the SSA price for each course. For shipping to all other countries select the Foreign Shipping option.

More Information

For more information on any of these courses email a request to brushall@cox.net.

1. A request for the course indicated above.
2. Your full name, postal address, an email address, and your most convenient telephone number.
3. Prepayment in an acceptable form (check, postal or money order, or an institutional purchase order number). We apologize for not yet being able to process credit cards.

Send your mail order to:

Sports Science Associates
4225 Orchard Drive
Spring Valley
California
USA 91977
Telephone: 619-469-1537

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to send them via email to brushall@cox.net.

World champion athletes think and do certain things that enhance their performances. This workshop describes in detail the characteristics, attitudes, mind control activities, and behaviors that are necessary to be a champion. If athletes attempt to think and act like champions, then the likelihood of achieving their potential and winning is increased. This workshop is frequently given to national teams around the world.

1. Characteristics of Champions
• Relationship with other athletes.
• Relationship with the coach.
• Reacting to things that go wrong in the sport.
• Training.
• Considerations about the sport.
• Focus on the sport.
• Pre-competition factors.
• Competition factors.
• Things champions like about sport.
2. Champion Characteristics Checklist.

• How to measure and monitor behavior changes.

Materials

A master copy of a 22-page workbook needs to be downloaded before listening to lectures streamed over the Internet.

Reference

Rushall, B. S. (1995). Think and act like a champion. Sports Science Associates, 4225 Orchard Drive, Spring Valley, CA 91977.

Coaching effectiveness is largely affected by the quality of decisions made to accommodate the needs of individuals. Observing individuals within a group to discern important symptoms of training responses and behavioral trends, needs, and variations is usually unreliable, inaccurate, and incomplete. This workshop describes practical and accurate assessment tools that can be used in training and competitive settings without appreciably increasing the workload of the coach. They are designed to provide reliable coach-usable information that should influence program and interactional decisions concerning individual athletes. Employing these devices is proposed as a means of increasing the capability and effectiveness of coaches.

Most of the assessment tools have been developed by Dr. Rushall and his colleagues and cover the following areas.

• Training responses -- ratings of training load, training speed, concentration, two forms of perceived effort, outside-of-sport influences, and fatigue symptoms,
• Competition preparations and analysis -- positive and negative pressure, final status, and de-briefing, and
• Coaching behaviors -- self-assessment of practice behaviors, the Coach Observation Schedule, and athletes' evaluations of the coach.

Materials

A master copy of a 21-page workbook needs to be downloaded before listening to lectures streamed over the Internet.

Modern coaching theory is becoming increasingly complex. New sport science revelations and practices by elite sporting nations indicate that coaching programs have to be up-to-date to be effective. This workshop describes seven principles for coaching advanced athletes, the features that underlie effective coaching systems, and coaching behaviors that indicate a degradation of coaching effort and effectiveness. Participants should gain an understanding of what needs to be done to produce maximized performances in athletes through coaching effectiveness.

• The principle of specificity
• The principle of individuality
• The principle of self-control and the principle of involvement
• The principle of program consolidation and the principle of self-involvement
• The principle of balanced preparation
• The provision of a totally planned system, the maximization of productivity, and the maximization of direction
• The maximization of intrinsic motivation, and the maximization of the instructional process
• The maximization of positive experiences, the maximization of social experiences, and the maximization of progress information
• The transfer of control to the group/self, and the maximization of content variety
• The "aura complex", "Muhammed Ali-ism", simple-mindedness, and the "They're all athletes" model
• Intellectual withdrawal, expedient evaluations, the "re-labelling complex", self-deception, and self-talk and self-importance
• Fault-finding, athlete relegation, "Cold feet" regression, and "It's the government's faultism"

Materials

A master copy of a 34-page workbook needs to be downloaded before listening to lectures streamed over the Internet.

WORKSHOPS

Catalog Number	Workshop Name	Unit Price	Purchase link
WS1	Think and Act Like a Champion	US$30.00
WS2	Better Coaching from Better Decisions	US$30.00
WS3	What to Expect from Coaches	US$30.00

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Sport science services take many forms, most determined by the needs of an organization. In recognition of the fact that some sciences become less important the higher the performance level of the athlete, SSA often suggests services that previously have not been contemplated. The confidentiality of services is according to the ethical standards of the American Psychological Association. Some examples of services are listed below.

Consultations and behavior modification programs are often conducted across the internet using video and voice communications. Programs consider the total sporting experience including psychology, biomechanics, and physiology. They are available to anyone in any location with appropriate computer facilities.

For athletes:

• Performance enhancement -- competition strategies, pre-competition strategies, focusing skills, self-control skills.
• Performance restitution -- recapturing previous performance levels after loss of form and/or performance quality.
• Performance consistency -- reduction in performance level variations; maintenance of highest quality performances.
• Behavior modification programs -- specific behavior modification programs resulting in permanent changes.
• Mental and social skills training programs -- coping skills, positive thinking, commitment development, internal control, goal-setting, assertiveness training, social skills training, rehabilitation training, media skills.
• Counseling -- Life-problems face-to-face, life-problems distance, education.

For coaches:

• Skills programs -- coaching effectiveness, learning maximization, life-skills/coping, management skills, leadership skills.
• Communication skills.

Sport Programs:

• Educational systems, behavior change effects, national compliance and incentive programs, reorganization effectiveness analyses, systems design.

Evaluations appropriate to project; further modifications; transfer to self- or natural control, transfer to competition settings.

Competition preparations and monitoring (pre-competition monitoring and direction; measurement of appropriate factors, e.g., stress, pressure, symptoms), interventions, crisis management, coach and athlete monitoring

SSA only uses scientifically established sport-specific psychological tests. It has been shown that situation-specific tests are more reliable, valid, and accurate than tests that consider unrelated situations outside of the elite sporting arena. Sport psychology tests that are available through SSA's services are as follows:

• Sport Locus of Control (IE) Scale (SIES)
• Coach Evaluation Questionnaire (CEQ)
• Achievement Motivations Scale for Sporting Environments (AMSSE)
• Behavioral Inventories for Athletes
• Psychological Inventories for Baseball Players
• Psychological Inventories for Basketball Players
• Behavioral Inventories for Ice-hockey Players
• Psychological Inventories for Competitive Rowers
• Psychological Inventories for Soccer Players
• Psychological Inventories for Competitive Swimmers
• Psychological Inventories for Softball Players
• Psychological Inventories for Tennis Players
• Psychological Inventories for Volleyball Players
• Behavioral Inventories for Cross-country Skiers
• Sport Goal-setting Inventory
• Sport Self-control Schedule (SSCS)
• Pre-competition Psychological Checklist (PCPC)
• Daily Analyses of Life-demands for Athletes (DALDA)
• Sport Pressure Checklist (SPC)
• Champion Characteristics Checklist (CCC)

Any sport can be tested with a selection of these tests to produce immediate understandable results. The standard elite athlete testing package comprises an appropriate set of behavioral/psychological inventories, the SIES, AMSSE, and SSCS. Confidentially and the ethics of psychological testing and consultations are strictly observed.

The sport psychology testing capabilities of SSA are used by elite athlete academies, institutes, and professionals throughout the world. Testing for particular national and professional sporting organizations is conducted in 16 countries.

Planning periodized programs, monitoring of training responses, measurement of overtraining, maximization of the training response, most recent research findings.

Workshops, lectures, and educational experiences can be provided for athletes, coaches, officials, parents, and the media. A catalog of workshops is available online.

• For athletes: interviews, sport-specific behavior inventories, sport-specific psychological scales, coach reports, structured observations.
• For coaches: structured observations, sport-specific measurement tools, athlete reports, self-analyses.
• For sport programs: systems analysis, user assessments, zero-based analyses, compliance with sport science principles.

For more information on any of these services email a request to brushall@cox.net. Exploratory consultations are welcomed.

SSA provides testing services for athletes, teams, sport psychologists, and sport psychology consultants. Materials and analyses are provided for a fee.

SSA only uses scientifically established sport-specific psychological tests. Situation-specific tests have been shown to be more reliable, valid, and accurate than tests that consider unrelated situations outside of the elite sporting arena. The sport psychology tests that are available through SSA's services are as follows:

Sport Locus of Control (IE) Scale (SIES)
Coach Evaluation Questionnaire (CEQ)
Achievement Motivations Scale for Sporting Environments (AMSSE)
Behavioral Inventories for Athletes
Psychological Inventories for Baseball Players
Psychological Inventories for Basketball Players
Behavioral Inventories for Ice-hockey Players
Psychological Inventories for Competitive Rowers
Psychological Inventories for Soccer Players
Psychological Inventories for Competitive Swimmers
Psychological Inventories for Tennis Players
Psychological Inventories for Volleyball Players
Behavioral Inventories for Cross-country Skiers
Sport Goal-setting Inventory
Sport Self-control Schedule (SSCS)
Pre-competition Psychological Checklist (PCPC)
Daily Analyses of Life-demands for Athletes (DALDA)
Sport Pressure Checklist (SPC)
Champion Characteristics Checklist (CCC)

Any sport can be evaluated with a selection from these tests to produce immediate understandable results. The standard elite athlete testing package comprises an appropriate set of behavioral/psychological inventories, the SIES, AMSSE, and SSCS. Confidentiality and the ethics of psychological testing and consultations are strictly observed.

The sport psychology testing capabilities of SSA are used by elite athlete academies, institutes, and professionals throughout the world. Testing for particular national and professional sporting organizations is conducted in 16 countries.

1. Inquire by telephone as to what are the appropriate tests for a suitable battery for your purpose.
2. Order the tests and service quoted in writing with an accompanying deposit for the materials.
3. The testing package will be air-mailed within 24 hours of receipt of an order.
4. Results will be analyzed and air-mailed within 24 hours of receipt of the testing materials, completed answer sheets, and a balance of payment for the service.

All amounts quoted are in US dollars.

1. A deposit for each set of materials sent, one per individual, is $25.00.
2. An analysis of a behavior inventory is $75.00 per individual. The deposit is charged against this amount if all materials are returned.
3. A team analysis is $75.00 in addition to the cost of all individual analyses.
4. For the analysis of a behavior inventory and the SIES, AMSSE, and SSCS, the Elite Athlete Testing Package, the cost is $100.00 per individual.
5. For situations not covered by the above standard pricing, costs will be negotiated.

The Coach Evaluation Questionnaire can be used to evaluate athletes' opinions of a coach.

1. The deposit for a set of testing materials for a coach evaluation is $25.00.
2. An analysis costs $50.00 plust $5.00 per athlete included in the analysis. Unreturned materials are charged at $2.00 per set. The deposit is subtracted from the final amount.

All costs include shipping and handling.

For more information about testing, email a request to brushall@cox.net.

1. A request for the testing service indicated above.
2. Your full name, postal address, an email address, and your most convenient telephone number.
3. Prepayment in an acceptable form (check, postal or money order, institutional purchase order number, or on-line with a credit card from this web page).

Send your mail order to:

Sports Science Associates
4225 Orchard Drive
Spring Valley
California
USA 91977
Telephone: 619-469-1537

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to send them via email to brushall@cox.net.

Sports Science Associates co-ordinates an international group of drug-testing experts. These individuals are available for consultation regarding defending against positive drug tests. Group members are not lawyers, but senior scientists and experts in the field of drug testing in sports. This group performs an advisory and research function for legal representatives of “charged” athletes. The accumulated knowledge of this group provides a formidable resource to combat the injustices of many positive drug test results. Although not against drug testing to catch actual drug cheats, the group is decidedly against the public demonisation of innocent or unwitting individuals resulting from a very imperfect drugs-in-sport inquisition.

The strictest confidentiality is ensured.

Contact Dr. Brent S. Rushall by email at brushall@cox.net, telephone (1-619-469-1537), or write to the address listed at the top of this page for further information.

Catalog Number	Item Name	Unit Price	Purchase link
MSTC1	60 Minutes of Consultation Time	US$200.00

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