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Just found out the university is closed Monday! Awesome! That's an extra day to catch up on all my work and maybe get awhead to get drunk and do hookers and blow!

 
'Bogart said:
'General Malaise said:
'Bogart said:
'Aaron Rudnicki said:
LoTR girl FTW
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'Homer J Simpson said:
Exactly!
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'Guster said:
'Aaron Rudnicki said:
LoTR girl FTW
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This is what I wanted to do, but their might be some complications with that. She may or may not be attached right now, everyone in the office knows I won it, and it would look very odd for her to walk out with it.

I may just go and surprise some rube walking into the grocery store last minute and give it to him. Pay It Forward.
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Ended up giving the basket to my stepmon with a card signed from "her boys." My dad is in the hospital right now with a knee replacement, so she didn't get any kind of V-Day this year.The 10 extra roses I had left over, I gave to the really cute nurses that are taking care of my dad. Working late on Valentine's Day, probably hating the world, and they each get 3 roses wrapped up with a bow. I played the "thanks for taking great care of my Dad" card. I'm looking forward to going back up there tonight to check on him. I'm pretty sure all three are married, but I was a hero for a few moments last night.
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Vacation Thursday - Monday night. No wife, no kids, no responsibility. I don't see how anything could possibly go wrong here. :banned: :banned: :banned:

Should I sweat out flying with brownies? I don't need to tape them to my taint, do I? :unsure:

 
'OrtonToOlsen said:
'Crazy Canuck said:
Just found out the university is closed Monday! Awesome! That's an extra day to catch up on all my work and maybe get awhead to get drunk and do hookers and blow!
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I certainly hope you're kidding about these illegal activities.
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While I admire the thrust and animosity of this shtick, it's not really working fella. It's time to go back to drawing board and reload. Don't take it too hard. By my count you're hitting well over .500 with this kind of stuff while I'm struggling to make the Mendoza line.

 
'Crazy Canuck said:
'OrtonToOlsen said:
'Crazy Canuck said:
Just found out the university is closed Monday! Awesome! That's an extra day to catch up on all my work and maybe get awhead to get drunk and do hookers and blow!
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I certainly hope you're kidding about these illegal activities.
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While I admire the thrust and animosity of this shtick, it's not really working fella. It's time to go back to drawing board and reload. Don't take it too hard. By my count you're hitting well over .500 with this kind of stuff while I'm struggling to make the Mendoza line.
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I reflected on your comments and came to the conclusion that I'm right.
 
'General Malaise said:
For the Uranium players....

Why is Dallas Federal Reserve president Richard Fisher holding as much as $250,000 worth of uranium in his portfolio?

FORTUNE -- If you are worried that inflation might soon soar and you want to protect your 401(k), here's an investing tip: Buy uranium. At least that seems to be the thinking of one of the top officials at the Federal Reserve.

In early February, the Federal Reserve revealed for the first time the portfolios of the presidents of the Fed's regional banks. Unlike Fed governors, the bank presidents don't get a regular vote on whether the short-term interest rates set by the Fed should go up or down. But they are the Fed's top ranking regional officials, leading the Fed's efforts in monitoring the economy around the country and regulating local banks. So they should have better insight into where the economy is headed than the rest of us. Or so you would think.

Which is why the investment portfolio of Richard Fisher, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is interesting, and perhaps worrying. For the most part, the presidents' portfolios are what you would expect for relatively wealthy Americans - a mix of stocks and bonds and mutual funds. Among the stock picks of the Fed presidents are Apple (AAPL), Boeing (BA), Coca-Cola (KO) and JetBlue (JBLU). Generally, the portfolios of the Fed presidents are positioned to do well when the U.S. economy does well.

But Fisher is the one exception. Fisher's portfolio includes 7,000 acres of land in Texas, Georgia, Iowa and Missouri; a $1 million investment in a fund that tracks the price of gold; and as much as $250,000 worth of uranium. He has also at times invested in funds that rise in value when the stock market falls.

Fisher has a large portfolio - $21 million - and the ethics officer at the Dallas Fed is careful to say that Fisher doesn't select his actual investments. That's done by an outside broker. Nonetheless, Fisher has been one of the most outspoken critics of the Fed's own current low-interest-rate policy. He thinks Bernanke policies could setting us up for a big jump in inflation, even if there appears to be little sign of that yet (and price increases have actually been slowing lately). And Fisher's portfolio seems to confirm his fears about the economy, and inflation in particular. Commodities, metals - gold in particular - and real estate, are traditionally seen as a good inflation hedges. Still, even among those who worry about inflation, uranium is an unusual pick.

One reason is because you can't own the actual metal. Storing radioactive materials in your house is generally frowned upon by neighbors. Fisher owns shares in a company called Uranium Participation Corp., which is based in Canada and generally tracks the value of the metal, much like an ETF. Still, uranium hasn't had the run up that gold or other traditional inflation hedges have had in recent years, which is why uranium could be a good pick now, but not because it will protect you against inflation.

In fact, it hasn't. Early last year, when oil prices, commodities and prices in general, though more modestly, were heading up, uranium was going in the opposite direction: Down. That's because of the Japanese tsunami and resulting nuclear disaster. The primary use of uranium is to fuel nuclear reactors, and it appears the price of uranium is more tied to the projected future use of nuclear fuel than inflation. So when the Japanese disaster raised concerns about the safety of nuclear reactors, and predictions that some countries would abandon using them, the price of uranium fell by about a third in 2011 to a low of $49 a pound. It recently was priced at $52.

Still, if you are worried about the growth of U.S. economy, uranium could be a good way to play emerging markets, particularly China and India. Casey Research's Marin Katusa, who is one of the few energy analysts who follows uranium, says he thinks prices of the radioactive metal could jump 50% in the near future. There are currently 440 working nuclear power plants in the world. China is planning to add 200 reactors to that nation's energy infrastructure. India could add as many as 60 reactors. Russia another 50 or so. Not all of these will be built. But the point is that uranium should be in more demand. So uranium could very well end up being a good call for Fisher, even if his prediction that inflation will take off is not.
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In completely random, unrelated, you don't care about information, I know that guy's nephews
 
'krista4 said:
So no swinging Valentine's Day lasagna for me tonight. About 11 last night I started what could only be considered the most disgusting projectile...everything, at the same time...ever recorded. Add to that that I was in such great stomach pain for hours that I actually cried from it and prayed for it to stop (just covering my bases). Not kidding.To make the whole Val. Day event more awkward, I went ahead and encouraged Mr. krista to go to dinner without me, while I sit in bed slowly sipping Gatorade that I can't keep down.Happy Valentine's Day, indeed.
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Hope you feel better soon GBK4
 
'proninja said:
'General Malaise said:
For the Uranium players....

Why is Dallas Federal Reserve president Richard Fisher holding as much as $250,000 worth of uranium in his portfolio?

FORTUNE -- If you are worried that inflation might soon soar and you want to protect your 401(k), here's an investing tip: Buy uranium. At least that seems to be the thinking of one of the top officials at the Federal Reserve.

In early February, the Federal Reserve revealed for the first time the portfolios of the presidents of the Fed's regional banks. Unlike Fed governors, the bank presidents don't get a regular vote on whether the short-term interest rates set by the Fed should go up or down. But they are the Fed's top ranking regional officials, leading the Fed's efforts in monitoring the economy around the country and regulating local banks. So they should have better insight into where the economy is headed than the rest of us. Or so you would think.

Which is why the investment portfolio of Richard Fisher, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is interesting, and perhaps worrying. For the most part, the presidents' portfolios are what you would expect for relatively wealthy Americans - a mix of stocks and bonds and mutual funds. Among the stock picks of the Fed presidents are Apple (AAPL), Boeing (BA), Coca-Cola (KO) and JetBlue (JBLU). Generally, the portfolios of the Fed presidents are positioned to do well when the U.S. economy does well.

But Fisher is the one exception. Fisher's portfolio includes 7,000 acres of land in Texas, Georgia, Iowa and Missouri; a $1 million investment in a fund that tracks the price of gold; and as much as $250,000 worth of uranium. He has also at times invested in funds that rise in value when the stock market falls.

Fisher has a large portfolio - $21 million - and the ethics officer at the Dallas Fed is careful to say that Fisher doesn't select his actual investments. That's done by an outside broker. Nonetheless, Fisher has been one of the most outspoken critics of the Fed's own current low-interest-rate policy. He thinks Bernanke policies could setting us up for a big jump in inflation, even if there appears to be little sign of that yet (and price increases have actually been slowing lately). And Fisher's portfolio seems to confirm his fears about the economy, and inflation in particular. Commodities, metals - gold in particular - and real estate, are traditionally seen as a good inflation hedges. Still, even among those who worry about inflation, uranium is an unusual pick.

One reason is because you can't own the actual metal. Storing radioactive materials in your house is generally frowned upon by neighbors. Fisher owns shares in a company called Uranium Participation Corp., which is based in Canada and generally tracks the value of the metal, much like an ETF. Still, uranium hasn't had the run up that gold or other traditional inflation hedges have had in recent years, which is why uranium could be a good pick now, but not because it will protect you against inflation.

In fact, it hasn't. Early last year, when oil prices, commodities and prices in general, though more modestly, were heading up, uranium was going in the opposite direction: Down. That's because of the Japanese tsunami and resulting nuclear disaster. The primary use of uranium is to fuel nuclear reactors, and it appears the price of uranium is more tied to the projected future use of nuclear fuel than inflation. So when the Japanese disaster raised concerns about the safety of nuclear reactors, and predictions that some countries would abandon using them, the price of uranium fell by about a third in 2011 to a low of $49 a pound. It recently was priced at $52.

Still, if you are worried about the growth of U.S. economy, uranium could be a good way to play emerging markets, particularly China and India. Casey Research's Marin Katusa, who is one of the few energy analysts who follows uranium, says he thinks prices of the radioactive metal could jump 50% in the near future. There are currently 440 working nuclear power plants in the world. China is planning to add 200 reactors to that nation's energy infrastructure. India could add as many as 60 reactors. Russia another 50 or so. Not all of these will be built. But the point is that uranium should be in more demand. So uranium could very well end up being a good call for Fisher, even if his prediction that inflation will take off is not.
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In completely random, unrelated, you don't care about information, I know that guy's nephewsOh but that is interesting. How do you know them?
 
Had a 2 keystone shower Then went to white castle with my gal, my 3 month old, a GB, his woman and 2 kids. They then came over for a few hours for more beers and wine. Everyone gone by 8. Had about 2 more keystones and she

let me go to bed at 9. I get up everyday at 5am so this was nice.

 
So I think I've managed to find my way into a situation where I have a f'buddy and a friend with benefits. The only difference is that one of them requires drinks and an occasional meal or something. The f'buddy is a girl that I've known for a while (she was my first admin when I joined the company) that I used to mess around with last time I was single. The other one is Tuesday night girl (aka StL Bob's girl). Still searching for a girl that I find interesting and compelling, but in the meantime I'm gonna have fun with things. slap it...if she asks :shrug:

 
Update on Sexy Prof -

Flirting has died down, though we're still pretty lively around each other.

Other things I found out about her - 1. She works out regularly. 2. Creepy dudes bother her at the gym 3. She can bench 180lbs, which is probably my max as well. I've since challenged her to arm wrestle. Will update as events develop...

 
'Crazy Canuck said:
Update on Sexy Prof -Flirting has died down, though we're still pretty lively around each other.Other things I found out about her - 1. She works out regularly. 2. Creepy dudes bother her at the gym 3. She can bench 180lbs, which is probably my max as well. I've since challenged her to arm wrestle. Will update as events develop...
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You might need to reexamine your response to #3 in the context of #2. I'm just sayin'.
 
Heading up north with some GBs for some ice fishing tomorrow. I don't ice fish at all but I'm going to help them drink for 3 days straight. My liver will declare jihad on me by Sunday.

 
'Crazy Canuck said:
Update on Sexy Prof -Flirting has died down, though we're still pretty lively around each other.Other things I found out about her - 1. She works out regularly. 2. Creepy dudes bother her at the gym 3. She can bench 180lbs, which is probably my max as well. I've since challenged her to arm wrestle. Will update as events develop...
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how big is her adam's apple?
 
Watching our local news tonight. Started at 10pm, it's now 10:03. Wanna know what our two top stories were?

1. A woman buys an e-reader at Big Lots, takes it home, opens it up and finds......SOME PORNOGRAPHY!!!!! :rolleyes: So does she take it back to the store? Call their corporate office? Delete it and move on? Oh no, she calls the cops. This was our lead story. Cops left after telling her that 'yes, this indeed IS pornography, but it's not anything that is illegal, so this case is closed'. :mellow:

2. Some roommates woke up this morning and found what turned out to be a cow's heart on their front porch. They too called the police, who launched an investigation and discovered after several hours that it was a cow's heart. They aren't sure if it's a prank or something (and I quote here)...more sinister. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

This is what it's like to live in a small city with very little violent crime. The local news is just....a comedy show. :lmao:

 
'General Malaise said:
Watching our local news tonight. Started at 10pm, it's now 10:03. Wanna know what our two top stories were?

1. A woman buys an e-reader at Big Lots, takes it home, opens it up and finds......SOME PORNOGRAPHY!!!!! :rolleyes: So does she take it back to the store? Call their corporate office? Delete it and move on? Oh no, she calls the cops. This was our lead story. Cops left after telling her that 'yes, this indeed IS pornography, but it's not anything that is illegal, so this case is closed'. :mellow:

2. Some roommates woke up this morning and found what turned out to be a cow's heart on their front porch. They too called the police, who launched an investigation and discovered after several hours that it was a cow's heart. They aren't sure if it's a prank or something (and I quote here)...more sinister. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

This is what it's like to live in a small city with very little violent crime. The local news is just....a comedy show. :lmao:
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I always waffle between laughter and disgust. These would have both resulted in the former.
 
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'General Malaise said:
'Samuel L Bronkowitz said:
Heading up north with some GBs for some ice fishing tomorrow. I don't ice fish at all but I'm going to help them drink for 3 days straight. My liver will declare jihad on me by Sunday.
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Ice fishing is a blast. :thumbup:
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I got a head start tonight :banned:It's our 7th year so I know what I'm in for, and you're right it is a blast! We've had a pretty mild winter but Eagle River, WI is far enough north to have gotten plenty of freezing temps to put a decent amount of ice on the water. Unfortunately our world famous strip club, Weasel's (a mile away) burned down so we have to head a good 15 miles to Carrie Wild's Frontier Tavern for our entertainment.
 
'Homer J Simpson said:
'General Malaise said:
'Samuel L Bronkowitz said:
Heading up north with some GBs for some ice fishing tomorrow. I don't ice fish at all but I'm going to help them drink for 3 days straight. My liver will declare jihad on me by Sunday.
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Ice fishing is a blast. :thumbup:
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I'm the laziest drunk on the planet, and I still don't see the appeal.
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I don't get it either. But I know there's beer, cards, beer, food, beer, some fishing, beer, strippers, beer and good laughs. :shrug:ETA Throw a bunch of shots in there too
 
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'General Malaise said:
Watching our local news tonight. Started at 10pm, it's now 10:03. Wanna know what our two top stories were?

1. A woman buys an e-reader at Big Lots, takes it home, opens it up and finds......SOME PORNOGRAPHY!!!!! :rolleyes: So does she take it back to the store? Call their corporate office? Delete it and move on? Oh no, she calls the cops. This was our lead story. Cops left after telling her that 'yes, this indeed IS pornography, but it's not anything that is illegal, so this case is closed'. :mellow:

2. Some roommates woke up this morning and found what turned out to be a cow's heart on their front porch. They too called the police, who launched an investigation and discovered after several hours that it was a cow's heart. They aren't sure if it's a prank or something (and I quote here)...more sinister. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

This is what it's like to live in a small city with very little violent crime. The local news is just....a comedy show. :lmao:
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Speaking of local news, is your car really broken into if you leave it unlocked? Burglarized, yes, but broken into?http://www.news4jax.com/news/14-cars-broken-into-in-one-night/-/475880/8784318/-/jl2jvr/-/index.html

 
'Homer J Simpson said:
'General Malaise said:
Watching our local news tonight. Started at 10pm, it's now 10:03. Wanna know what our two top stories were?

1. A woman buys an e-reader at Big Lots, takes it home, opens it up and finds......SOME PORNOGRAPHY!!!!! :rolleyes: So does she take it back to the store? Call their corporate office? Delete it and move on? Oh no, she calls the cops. This was our lead story. Cops left after telling her that 'yes, this indeed IS pornography, but it's not anything that is illegal, so this case is closed'. :mellow:

2. Some roommates woke up this morning and found what turned out to be a cow's heart on their front porch. They too called the police, who launched an investigation and discovered after several hours that it was a cow's heart. They aren't sure if it's a prank or something (and I quote here)...more sinister. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

This is what it's like to live in a small city with very little violent crime. The local news is just....a comedy show. :lmao:
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I always waffle between laughter and disgust. These would have both resulted in the former.
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I like waffles.
 
'Gadzooks said:
'Homer J Simpson said:
'General Malaise said:
Watching our local news tonight. Started at 10pm, it's now 10:03. Wanna know what our two top stories were?

1. A woman buys an e-reader at Big Lots, takes it home, opens it up and finds......SOME PORNOGRAPHY!!!!! :rolleyes: So does she take it back to the store? Call their corporate office? Delete it and move on? Oh no, she calls the cops. This was our lead story. Cops left after telling her that 'yes, this indeed IS pornography, but it's not anything that is illegal, so this case is closed'. :mellow:

2. Some roommates woke up this morning and found what turned out to be a cow's heart on their front porch. They too called the police, who launched an investigation and discovered after several hours that it was a cow's heart. They aren't sure if it's a prank or something (and I quote here)...more sinister. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

This is what it's like to live in a small city with very little violent crime. The local news is just....a comedy show. :lmao:
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I always waffle between laughter and disgust. These would have both resulted in the former.
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I like waffles.
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:goodposting:
 
So one of my facebook friends (a girl i knew from high school) just posted this:

if Heaven had phones, I would call just to say Happy Birthday to a great man who could make me laugh when I needed it! You may be gone in body, but you are always here in spirit! Miss you, Randy ♥ wish you were able to meet the one who wasn't supposed to be swallowed...
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she recently had a baby, so i think "the one who wasn't supposed to be swallowed" refers to her kid :unsure:
 
'Homer J Simpson said:
'General Malaise said:
Watching our local news tonight. Started at 10pm, it's now 10:03. Wanna know what our two top stories were?

1. A woman buys an e-reader at Big Lots, takes it home, opens it up and finds......SOME PORNOGRAPHY!!!!! :rolleyes: So does she take it back to the store? Call their corporate office? Delete it and move on? Oh no, she calls the cops. This was our lead story. Cops left after telling her that 'yes, this indeed IS pornography, but it's not anything that is illegal, so this case is closed'. :mellow:

2. Some roommates woke up this morning and found what turned out to be a cow's heart on their front porch. They too called the police, who launched an investigation and discovered after several hours that it was a cow's heart. They aren't sure if it's a prank or something (and I quote here)...more sinister. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

This is what it's like to live in a small city with very little violent crime. The local news is just....a comedy show. :lmao:
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I always waffle between laughter and disgust. These would have both resulted in the former.
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:goodposting: One of the reason I couldn't take college. At first it was hilarious then it was like water torture. When the lead "tease" is "did the Kickapoo Indians beat the Parkview Indians in basketball??!! ;) stay tuned to find out" I wanted to shoot the TV like Chuck Berry.

 
'St. Louis Bob said:
'Homer J Simpson said:
'General Malaise said:
Watching our local news tonight. Started at 10pm, it's now 10:03. Wanna know what our two top stories were?

1. A woman buys an e-reader at Big Lots, takes it home, opens it up and finds......SOME PORNOGRAPHY!!!!! :rolleyes: So does she take it back to the store? Call their corporate office? Delete it and move on? Oh no, she calls the cops. This was our lead story. Cops left after telling her that 'yes, this indeed IS pornography, but it's not anything that is illegal, so this case is closed'. :mellow:

2. Some roommates woke up this morning and found what turned out to be a cow's heart on their front porch. They too called the police, who launched an investigation and discovered after several hours that it was a cow's heart. They aren't sure if it's a prank or something (and I quote here)...more sinister. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

This is what it's like to live in a small city with very little violent crime. The local news is just....a comedy show. :lmao:
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I always waffle between laughter and disgust. These would have both resulted in the former.
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:goodposting: One of the reason I couldn't take college. At first it was hilarious then it was like water torture. When the lead "tease" is "did the Kickapoo Indians beat the Parkview Indians in basketball??!! ;) stay tuned to find out" I wanted to shoot the TV like Chuck Berry.
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We have plenty of crime here, yet the lead story every time liquid falls from the sky is, "Oh my god it's raining! Hey, old guy at the gas station, what do you think of the rain?""I love the rain."

"There you have it, Tom. Rain is good. More on this developing story later in the broadcast."

 
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my company ships animal feed (DDGS,CGM) all over the world. a customer in Malaysia is claiming to have found a dead full sized dog in one of the shipments. They sent pics.

 
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