Thursday, December 9, 2010

Uprising


The paranoia is in bloom, the PR
The transmissions will resume

They'll try to push drugs

Keep us all dumbed down and hope that

We will never see the truth around

(So come on!)


Another promise, another scene, another

A package not to keep us trapped in greed

With all the green belts wrapped around our minds

And endless red tape to keep the truth confined

(So come on!)



They will not force us

They will stop degrading us

They will not control us

We will be victorious



Interchanging mind control

Come let the revolution take its toll if you could

Flick the switch and open your third eye, you'd see that

We should never be afraid to die

(So come on!)


Rise up and take the power back, it's time that

The fat cats had a heart attack, you know that

Their time is coming to an end

We have to unify and watch our flag ascend

They will not force us

They will stop degrading us

They will not control us

We will be victorious
Hey .. hey ... hey .. hey!

They will not force us

They will stop degrading us

They will not control us

We will be victorious
Hey .. hey ... hey .. hey!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Essay 4

The Beauty of Cats
          Currently, more than half of all citizens of the United States are pet owners. The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association estimates that in 2008 alone, Americans spent 43.2 billion dollars on their pets and their pets’ various needs (McWhinney). Pets are a part of a person’s life that may seem insignificant at times, yet they are an extensive part of many individuals’ lives. If a person is willing to take on the responsibility of owning a dog or a cat, but is not able to decide on which animal to get, then he should buy or adopt a cat rather than a dog. Cats are better pets than dogs because cats need less maintenance, they are cheaper to care for, and they have longer life expectancies.
          One clear advantage of owning a cat instead of a dog is that cats need much less maintenance in order to keep them healthy and happy. The tidy physical appearance of a cat is easy to maintain because "the cat is well equipped to groom itself" with its tongue, paws, and claws, according to veterinarian Trevor Turner. A cat can use its flexibility and rough tongue to remove substances from its fur and it can integrate its paws by licking them and then brushing its coat to reach difficult places (Edwards 72). A cat’s fecal and urinary matter is also very easy to collect and dispose of once the cat is trained to use a litter box. The use of a litter box helps humans avoid contact with the waste, which could result in the risk of contracting diseases, and it creates a small defecation area that requires minimal maintenance. A cat’s exercise habits are simply integrated into an owner’s life as well because, as stated by the veterinary surgeon, David Taylor, "cats stay in trim without having to spend any time working out in a gymnasium or jogging around the park"(Taylor 79). Cats are easily managed pets as well because they are accepted in almost any housing unit due to their small size and adaptability (Edwards 19). Cats are low-maintenance pets that require minimal care and little effort to sustain.
        Contrary to owning a cat, administering enough maintenance to a dog often requires more labor and time. A log-haired dog is not able to groom itself with its limited flexibility, so owners are advised to spend some time every day brushing the long hair to prevent matting and tangling (Stregowski). Although a cat may defecate or urinate many times in a litter box before an owner has to clean the box, a dog must constantly be followed and cleaned up after each time it defecates. When cleaning up after a dog releases its waste, the owner is also at a greater risk of contracting diseases or parasites, such as E. Coli and tapeworms, because of the close contact with the poop when scooping it with a bag ("The Dangers"). While a cat is able to stay fit without much exercise, a dog needs to be taken on walks in order to remain healthy, which is an activity that may seem cumbersome to many owners. Depending on the type of dog, the animal may need to walk for anywhere between two blocks and two miles ("How"). However, a conflicting interest in a dog’s exercise habit is the amount of room that it is given to play and live in. Since dogs are generally larger than cats, dogs need as much living space as possible to move around in and obtain proper amounts of exercise in. The inability of dogs to adapt to different living conditions greatly diminishes their attractiveness as pets. An examination of their lack of self-sufficiency reveals that dogs require more maintenance to stay satisfied and healthy than cats normally do.
          Another reason for why a person should not choose to own a dog is because of the negative financial impact on a person. Beginning with the initial step of purchasing a dog, a prospective dog owner will already pay more as a result of choosing a dog instead of a cat. If an individual decides to adopt a dog, the decision may cost anywhere between seventy and three hundred dollars. When purchasing a pet-quality dog, a breeder typically asks for between three hundred and fifteen hundred dollars ("Buying a Dog"). Because of the larger bones and bodies of dogs, more food is needed to provide extra energy than is needed in cats. Feeding a dog can cost as much as $25 per week, depending on the size of the animal. Also included in a dog’s expensive care is its surgical needs that will possibly arise, accounting for an annual average of $574. If a dog owner chooses to buy insurance for his pet to minimize large expenses, even the average cost of dog insurance is $225 ("Pet Care"). After ten years of possessing a dog, an owner can expect to dole out an average of $15,710 to care for his dog and provide for its various and unexpected needs (McWhinney). Choosing to own a dog should be taken with extreme caution due to the animal’s negative impact on an individual’s economic aspect of his life.
         Besides needing less maintenance on a daily basis, cats are also cheaper to purchase and care for than dogs. The cost of purchasing a purebred cat from a breeder can be between three hundred and twelve hundred dollars. If a person would like to pay even less for a cat, adopting a kitten from a local shelter may cost as little as $50 ("Buying a Cat"). On a weekly basis, the cost to feed a cat may be as little as $4, which is comparably cheaper than the $25 needed to satisfy a dog’s appetite. A cat owner may find that their pet needs surgery throughout the year, yet the owner will only have to pay an average of $337 in medical bills, providing an average of $237 in savings that a dog owner will not have. With the extra savings, a cat owner can even provide the cheaper$175 insurance rate for his cat. Over the course of ten years of cat ownership, a person pays approximately $9,190, which provides significant savings over the cost of owning a dog (McWhinney). There is no doubt that deciding to own a dog or a cat is a costly economic decision, however, a pet owner would benefit financially if he decided to purchase a cat rather than a dog.
        Aside from being cheaper to care for and easier to maintain, cats have longer life expectancies, giving their owners more time to appreciate and enjoy their time together. Whether humans buy pets for show, entertainment, or to make a profit, most pet owners want their animals to survive for as long as possible. By purchasing a cat instead of a dog, owners are giving themselves the better opportunity to spend as much time as possible with their pet. In 2009, it was estimated that the cat population was 82,455,000 ("Pet Dog"). On average, a domestic cat is expected to live between ten and fourteen years if cared for properly. The Guinness World Book of Records has even documented the oldest living cat as being between thirty-four and thirty-six years. Even as they age into their twenties, some cats are still able to birth kittens, revealing the lasting health of their aged bodies and the longevity of their reproductive systems that allow cat breeders to reap profits ("Dog Life").
         The life span of a dog is near that of a cat’s, yet it falls short and it will deny many years of an enjoyable relationship between a dog owner and his companion. Portrayed by the 2009 dog population of 64,687,000, cats are outliving dogs and reproducing more often to establish the cat population of 82,455,000 ("Pet Dog"). This statistic shows that dogs are dying without reproducing at a faster rate than cats, creating clear evidence that cats are surviving and prospering for longer than dogs are able to. While a cat lives on average for fourteen years, dogs have shorter life spans as they only live for between ten and twelve years. While some dogs may outlive their general life expectancy, they are still only estimated to be able to live for a maximum of twenty-four years, which is at least six years shorter than a cat’s maximum life span ("Dog Life").
        The decision to purchase a pet is an important one that can affect many different aspects of an individual’s life. Pets can change lives positively by raising morale, or they can alter lives negatively by placing a person in an economic pit of debt. When debating on whether to purchase either a dog or a cat, a person should choose to buy a cat. While people may try to argue that dogs are better pets to have than cats, the facts and research reveal otherwise. Cats are better pets than dogs because cats need less maintenance, they are cheaper to care for, and they have longer life expectancies.
Revolution



Here is my narraration project for my revolution essay. Enjoy!

Monday, November 22, 2010

Cats

Cats are better to own than dogs because cats need less maintenance, they are cheaper care for, and they have longer life expectancies.

Maintenance
THE ULTIMATE CAT BOOK
Taylor, David. The Ultimate Cat Book. 1st ed. 1 vol. Hong Kong: Simon & Schuster Inc., 1989. 14-149. Print.
  • "A complete lack of conventional exercise, combined with gross overfeeding by doting humans eventually produces obesity, but this generally does not bring with it the ill-health and curtailed life one would expect in dogs and their owners" (p. 15)
  • "cats stay in trim without having to spend any time working out in a gymnasium or jogging around the park." (p. 15)
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/06/peteconomics.asp
  •  The APPMA estimates the average cost of surgical care for a pet to be about $574 for a dog and $337 for a cat
http://www.suite101.com/content/cat-statistics-a179052
Copley, Jennifer. "Cat Statistics." Suite101.com. Suite101.com, 11 Dec 2009. Web. 15 Nov 2010. <http://www.suite101.com/content/cat-statistics-a179052>.
  • The average American cat owner has 2.3 cats, compared to 1.7 dogs for dog owners, according to the Humane Society of the United States
  • Many people who find cats and dogs equally appealing may choose cats over dogs simply because they don’t have time to walk a dog every day, can’t afford to pay the higher food and veterinary costs that dogs require, or live in small apartments that are not conducive to dog ownership
  • Some dogs will do fine with a two-block walk, while others can go two miles. A good rule of thumb is that the shorter the dog’s legs, the less distance he can go
  •  "You think, 'of course, agreeableness and extraversion -- dogs are companionable, they hang out, they like to be with you, they like your company, whereas cats like it for as long as they want it, and then they're off."(psychologist Sam Gosling at the University of Texas at Austin )
http://dogs.about.com/od/grooming/tp/5-Basics-of-Dog-Grooming.htm
Stregowski, Jenna. "Top Five Dog Grooming Basics." About.com. The New York Times Company, n.d. Web. 22 Nov 2010. <http://dogs.about.com/od/grooming/tp/5-Basics-of-Dog-Grooming.htm>.
  • Long-haired dogs usually require daily brushing to prevent matting and tangling of hair.
  • Medium-haired dogs may be prone to matting and tangles and should be brushed at least weekly.
  • Short-haired dogs can typically go up to a month in-between brushing
  • Dogs with continuously growing hair, such as the Poodle or Shih Tzu, typically need their hair cut every 2-4 weeks
  • Most dogs should be bathed monthly
THE ULTIMATE CAT BOOK
  • "The feline memory is well developed, and most domestic cats learn such useful knacks as tapping on window panes to gain entrance, opening a door by jumping for the latch, finding their way home or coming to the call of a familiar voice" (p. 24)
  • "Taking cats for walks on leads isn't as easy as taking dogs." (p. 149)
CATS, CAT BREEDS, AND CAT CARE
Edwards, Alan, and Trevor Turner. The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Cats, Cat Breeds, & Cat Care. 5th ed. China: Anness Publishing Ltd, 2004. 19-101. Print.
  • "Unlike dogs, domestic cats do not vary greatly in size"(p. 19)
  • "Living-space restrictions do not generally present a problem as cats are very adaptable."(p. 19)
  • "The cat is well equipped to groom itself: tongue, teeth, paws, and claws are all pressed into service"(p. 72)
Cost
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/06/peteconomics.asp
McWhinney, James. "The Economics of Pet Ownership." Investopedia. Investopedia ULC, 2010. Web. 16 Nov 2010. <http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/06/peteconomics.asp
  • More than half of all Americans are pet owners U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographic Sourcebook.
  • The ten-year average cost for owning a cat is $9,190, and for a dog is $15,710
  • The APPMA(American Pet Products Manufacturers Association) that, in total, Americans spent $43.2 billion on their pets in 2008
  •  Feeding a cat can cost as little as $4 per week, but feeding a large dog can cost upwards of $25 per week
http://www.costhelper.com/cost/pets/buy-cat.html
"Buying a Cat Cost." Cost Helper. CostHelper.com, Oct 2007. Web. 22 Nov 2010. <http://www.costhelper.com/cost/pets/buy-cat.html>.
  • Adopting a cat can cost between $50-$100
  • Purchasing a pet quality purebred kitten from a breeder usually costs between $300 and $1,200
  • Purchasing a breeding quality kitten from a breeder usually costs between $500 and $1,000 or more,
http://dogs.about.com/cs/rescue/a/aa031503b.htm
Mifflin, Krista. "The Price of a Purebred Puppy." About.com. The New York Times Company, n.d. Web. 17 Nov 2010. <http://dogs.about.com/cs/rescue/a/aa031503b.htm>.

  • The price of a purebread puppy depends on if you are buying a "show or working quality" puppy, or a "companion only" puppy.
  • Puppies sold on a spay/neuter contract usually average around $800.00 in price.
  • Puppies sold for working or competing can be as high priced as $1500.00.
http://www.aspca.org/adoption/pet-care-costs.html
"Pet Care Costs." ASPCA.org. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 2010. Web. 22 Nov 2010. <http://www.aspca.org/adoption/pet-care-costs.html>.
  • The average annual cost of insurance for a medium dog is $225, while a cat's is $175
Life Expectancy
http://www.petfoodinstitute.org/Index.cfm?Page=USCatandDogPopulation
"Pet Dog and Cat Population." Pet Food Institute. Pet Food Institute, 2009. Web. 17 Nov 2010. <http://www.petfoodinstitute.org/Index.cfm?Page=USCatandDogPopulation>.
  • In 2009, the cat population was estimated to be 82, 455, 000, while that of the dog's was only 64, 687,000
http://www.pethealth101.com/Senior_pets/senior_life_expectancy.shtml
"Dog Life Expectancy & Cat Life Expectancy (Pets)." Pet Health 101. Pet Health 101, n.d. Web. 22 Nov 2010. <http://www.pethealth101.com/Senior_pets/senior_life_expectancy.shtml>.
  • A cat's life expectancy is from 10-14 years, while a dog's is 10-12
  • The maximum life expectancy for a dog is 24 years, while a cat's is 30+
  •  Cats can continue to breed even in their senior years. Twenty-year old cats have reared kittens.
  • The average domestic cat lives 14 years
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/06/peteconomics.asp
  • More than half of all Americans are pet owners U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographic Sourcebook.
CATS, CAT BREEDS, AND CAT CARE
  • Most cats live for about 14-16 years and a few may reach 20 years.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Project-Essay 2

The Success of Revolutions
In times of social, political, and economical turmoil, I've noticed that citizens have bonded together through history to change the status quo by means of a revolution. As supporters of a revolution begin fighting for change, it seems like their methods used to reach that goal often decide whether the revolution will be violent or peaceful. Whether causing the deaths of over fifty-two million people in a worldwide war, or leading harmless protests in the streets of East Germany, peaceful and violent revolutions use extremely different approaches to achieve their goals (History). While violent revolutions may seem temporarily successful, I often believe that peaceful revolutions are more successful in the areas of developing a positive image of the rebellion, gaining widespread popular support, and eventually creating lasting changes. 
A key characteristic of a successful revolution is that the revolution must have a large amount of popular support. In October of 1989, the Peaceful Revolution occurred in East Germany when demonstrations with over 300,000 participants were held in the streets of Leipzig to peacefully protest the restricted travel from the country (Curry). Consider that next time we go insane when our flights are briefly delayed at an airport. Within two weeks of the demonstrations, the Berlin Wall was exuberantly torn down, and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany Politburo resigned (Discover). Unlike East Germany’s Peaceful Revolution, the Ku Klux Klan’s attempt to revolutionize society in the United States failed because of the lack of support by the general public. Originating after the American Civil War, the Klan’s violence eventually escalated to the bombing and lynching of groups of African Americans in order to violently demonstrate the Ku Klux Klan’s belief in white supremacy (JRank). Culminating with the conviction of the Klan’s state leader for Indiana, David Curtis Stephenson, for murder, the American public quickly condemned the revolutionaries. Although the Americans in the past reacted much more mildly than the American public would have today, citizens were appalled, so they helped demolish the Klan and its revolution (Simkin).
While the support behind a revolution is key in the movement growth, the image that the revolution adopts is just as important in ensuring its success. By participating in sit-ins, practicing civil disobedience, and marching down the streets of Washington D.C., brave civil rights leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr., used peace to promote justice for African Americans (Civil). With sympathy from the rest of the nation, the peaceful, yet widely persecuted, Civil Rights movement was able to achieve its goals with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Brunner). Instead of creating a positive image for a cause, some revolutions, such as the Nazi’s attempt to create a lasting Third Reich, created terrible portrayals that helped bring about their demise. Believing that the Aryan race was the most dominant of all races and that all German speaking people should be united, Adolf Hitler forcefully attacked European nations in a quest to eliminate inferior races (ThinkQuest). Through its slaughter of Jewish people and brutish invasions of surrounding nations, the Third Reich created such a negative image for itself that countries around the world bonded together to crush the violent revolution (History). By building a positive image and portrayal of a revolution, I feel that societies often sympathize with the movement and work for its success rather than if a revolution appears harsh and forceful.
Along with gaining a positive image and popular support, peaceful revolutions are more successful than violent revolutions because they have lasting changes as a result of their occurrence. When the Catholic Church was engaging in corruption in the early sixteenth century, Martin Luther started a revolution by publicly stating the flaws of the Church in his Ninety-Five Theses. Through his belief in salvation for all who believed in God, Luther peacefully helped establish lasting change and lay the foundation for the rise of new religions such as Calvinism (Smith). Thanks to Martin Luther, people today all over the world are able to choose their own religion depending on their beliefs and values. Contrary to the enduring change brought about by the Protestant Reformation, there were few lasting changes in the United States stemming from the American Civil War. Leading to over 620,000 deaths, the Civil War was more violent than anyone expected, and the Confederates gained almost nothing as a result of their aggressiveness (Davis). I can only see the success of the Confederates’ violent revolution as minimal, if at all, because they were unable to maintain separate states and keep the use of slaves legal through the use of force.
When a revolution is started, I have to take certain factors into account in order to consider the revolution as being successful. In a revolution, the decision on whether or not the participants will act violently often determines the fate of the rebellion and its success. Violence shapes the opinions of the outside world, and it either creates a positive or negative portrayal of the revolution. When factoring violence and aggression into the picture, I believe that peaceful revolutions are more successful than violent ones in creating a positive image, gaining popular support, and establishing lasting changes.   

                                   
Works Cited
Brunner, Borgra, and Haney, Elissa. “Civil Rights Timeline.” Infoplease (2007). Web. 30 Sep. 2010. http: //www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline. html
“Civil Disobedience.” The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.© 1994, 2000-2006, on Infoplease © . 2000-2007 Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease. 30 Sep. 2010
Curry, Andrew. “We are the People.” Spiegel Online International (9 Oct. 2009). Web. 1 Oct. 2010. http: //www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,654137,00. html
Davis, Burke. “The Price in Blood! Casualties of the Civil War.” Home of the American Civil War            (11 Jun. 2004). Web. 2 Oct. 2010. http: //www.civilwarhome.com/casualties. htm
Discover Germany. “From Peaceful Revolution to German Unity.” Discover Germany. Web. 1 Oct. 2010. http: //www.discover-germany.diplo.de /Vertretung /entdeckdeutchland/en/04_ Politik/20_Jahre_Einheit/Unity_timeline_en. html
History Place. “World War II in Europe.” The History Place (1996). Web. 2 Oct. 2010. http: //ww w.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time. htm        
Jrank. “D.C. Stephenson Trial: 1925." Jrank (2010). Web. 1 Oct. 2010. http: //law.jrank.org/pages/ 2863/D-C-Stephenson-Trial-1925. html
Simkin, John. “USA History: Civil Rights 1860-1980.” Sparticus Educational (2 Oct. 2010). Web. 29 Sep. 2010. http: //www.sparticus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAkkk. htm
Smith, Adam. “Protestant Reformation Timeline.” SocyBerty (30 Jan. 2010). Web. 30 Sep. 2010. h ttp: //socyberty.com/history/protestant-reformation-timeline/
ThinkQuest. “World War II: The Homefront.” ThinkQuest (1998). Web. 2 Oct. 2010. http: //librar y.thinkquest.org/15511/data/encyclopedia/hitleradolf. htm


Thursday, November 4, 2010

Transmissions

What is the difference between an automatic and a manual transmission?
Why do automatic transmissions cost more?
Which transmission is safer to operate?
Is one transmission preferred over another?

Automobiles with a manual transmission are safer, more efficient, and cheaper to buy and maintain than vehicles with automatic transmissions.

Safety
Efficiency
Costs

Monday, October 25, 2010

Essay 3

The Effects of Cocaine Use on its Users
        Across the United States, citizens abuse many different drugs in order to obtain a high that elevates their mood. While these drugs are all extremely serious, cocaine is an especially dangerous substance that over one-and-a-half million Americans use, despite the negative effects and consequences resulting from its abuse ("About.com"). Many cocaine users are drawn to the drug after experiencing unhealthy influences in their childhood such as unstable families and neighborhoods. Searching for euphoric feelings, an excited state, and increased sociability to escape the devastating influences, cocaine users are often unable to break the addiction that is simultaneously destroying their bodies (Arkangel). By choosing abuse cocaine, users enter a debilitating three step process that consists of depression, addiction, and withdrawal.

        A serious problem that cocaine causes in its users is depression. When cocaine is taken, it circulates through a person’s bloodstream and eventually reaches the brain and its pleasure receptors. The cocaine then increases the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain, such as serotonin and dopamine, which in turn cause the user to experience feelings of extreme pleasure, known as euphoria (Arkangel). After the drug begins to wear off, these neurotransmitter levels once again return to their normal state, and sometimes lower, leading to extreme depression and a craving for more cocaine ("NIDA"). Depression resulting from cocaine use is so severe that according to the Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist, W. Alexander Morton, "cocaine has been found to be present in as high as 18% to 22% of [suicide] cases" (Morton). Without cocaine to replenish the depleted amounts of serotonin and dopamine in a user’s brain, the person will suffer from high emotional stress and anxiety. These feelings of depression may frequently lead to a dependency on cocaine as the only way to elevate a person’s mood, which will eventually turn into a binding addiction (Hayon).

      After a person decides to take more cocaine in order to raise his mood, the user enters a long struggle in the form of addiction. The change in the amount of dopamine in a cocaine abuser’s brain causes the abuser to form a bond with cocaine, taking increasing amounts of the drug in order to relieve his depression. As the brain adapts to the effects of the cocaine, a tolerance is built up, forcing the individual to intake higher doses of the drug in order to retrieve the euphoric feeling ("NIDA"). With depression continually worsening and the urge to take cocaine increasing, Dr. Michael Bozarth of Concordia University states that "cocaine is at least as addictive as heroin" (Eckholm). While cocaine abusers continue to supplement their addictions, the habit will lead to digestive problems, a breakdown of the central nervous system, physical deterioration, or even death within its users (Cocaine). If an addict decides that he needs or wants to remove himself from the addictive cycle, he must enter the last stage of cocaine use, withdrawal.

     When a cocaine addict chooses to end their addiction, the individual must experience an immediate process known as withdrawal. When an addict’s body craves more cocaine but does not receive it, the user begins to experience an emotional and physical decline that can last from a few hours to several days (Hartley). While going through withdrawal, the individual may experience sleep disturbances, depression, nausea, shaking, and muscle pain as a part of the healing process ("Symptoms"). The depression experienced during withdrawal is very enduring because, according to W. Alexander Morton, "serotonin [is] thought to be significantly lowered due to the chronic depletion caused by cocaine use" (Morton). In cases of daily use of cocaine, individuals may even experience the effects of withdrawal for months following the last period of use, in which case many of those suffering use sedatives or alcohol to ease their pain ("Cocaine Withdrawal").Withdrawal can be exceptionally painful and dangerous, yet it is the final step in the cocaine addiction process that may result in an addict’s ability to eliminate their dependency on cocaine forever.

     The decision to use cocaine or not is an event that may dramatically impact a person’s life in various ways. Whether an individual is influenced by a negative neighborhood or by an unhealthy family environment, cocaine use is a dramatic event that can destroy a human’s life if it is not controlled, addressed, and corrected. As lives across the nation and the world are affected by cocaine and the consequences of its use, humans continue to suffer as the drug overtakes individuals and all aspects of their lives. By choosing abuse cocaine, users enter a debilitating three step process that consists of depression, addiction, and withdrawal.
 
 
 
 
Works Cited
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