It's always fun to join Joyce for the Wednesday Hodgepodge. Come join the fun!
1. It's hard to believe, but next week's Hodgepodge will find us in the month of September. What's one thing you want, need, or hope to do still before summer officially ends?
Well, here in Texas, summer weather certainly doesn't end when September starts! But embarrassingly enough, I still have one more high school graduation gift to pop in the mail this week.
2. When were you last at 'your wit's end'?
Oh, that happens on a regular basis at work! LOL
3. Describe a time you were figuratively thrown into 'the deep end'?
Can I answer every question with "at work"?!
4. Does the end always, ever, or never justify the means? Explain.
In terms of ethics and moral situations, no. Remember the guy in the Old Testament who died because he touched the Ark of the Covenant to keep it from falling off the cart? Some would say it was unfair that he died because keeping the holy Ark from falling justified the sin of touching it. But disobedience is disobedience, and the first sin was the Ark being on the cart in the first place. And how about Saul trying to explain away his disobedience with a sacrifice, when he usurped the role of the priest and violated the tabarnacle? God told him, "To obey is better than sacrifice."
Unfortunately, we have become a society where the immediate overshadows the long-term and the many hues of gray have become the rule.
5. What makes your hair stand on end?
Fingernails on a chalkboard. Noisy chewing/smacking.
6. I read an article on the website Eat This! Health, that listed 11 foods we can eat to help end bad moods. Basically it's a feed your brain so you're less anxious, grouchy and lethargic. The foods are-mussels, swiss chard, blue potatoes, grass fed beef, dark chocolate, greek yogurt, asparagus, honey, cherry tomatoes, eggs, and coconut. Which of those do you think would most help end your own bad mood? Which do you fear, if forced to eat, would put you into a bad mood?
Please pass the dark chocolate. But the mussels, swiss chard, and blue potatoes almost made me stop reading the list. Blech!
7. What project around your home, office, or life in general feels like there is 'no end in sight'?
Organizing of the stuff.
8. Insert your own random thought here.
The end of this month is a happy, happy time. Blue Bell will be back in our stores here in Central Texas on Monday! The rest of the region who has been without it will have to wait a little longer. And for those of you who never have Blue Bell--well, maybe this is one time where whatever you have to do to get some is absolutely justified! LOL
I''m chilling out this week with Joyce and the Wednesday Hodgepodge!
1. Is your home air conditioned? If it's not air conditioned, is that by choice? Did you grow up with air conditioning? If not how did you cope with the heat? Share about a time or place you remember as being too hot-the temperature kind of hot, lest anyone be confused.
You bet it's air-conditioned! This is Texas! And I grew up with a/c, but that was in the Dark Ages before central air. We had a window unit in the living room, which meant it was freezing in there and so-so in the rest of the house. I think I was in third-grade when we got a/c in the schools. The then-60(ish)-year-old dorms at The University of Texas thirty-five years ago were not air-conditioned, but with big windows and fans, it was only difficult the first month of school. After that, it was fine. Now, I hear that they have air-conditioned those historic old dorms. Kids today are such wimps. LOL
I have been really hot a number of times, but I can't recall specifics at the moment. I don't perspire, so my face just turns extremely red, plus I get a migraine out in the heat. Even guzzling plenty of fluids doesn't prevent me from overheating like a hissing radiator, although I've never had a medical emergency from it.
2. What's something in your life right now that falls under the heading 'up in the air'?
Well, we're not quite there, but my son's about to be faced with a decision about employment after college.
3. Your favorite light and airy dessert?
Whipped cream on you-name-it. The real thing, that you whip yourself, not squirt out of a can or scoop from a frozen container.
4. When did you last feel like you were 'floating on air'?
When we went on vacation a few weeks ago. And since we flew, I guess I really was!
5. Airport, airmail, airtight, airhead...which have you most recently encountered? Explain.
Airport. On our vacation to Seattle the end of June.
6. Have you ever been to the Alps? If so where did you go? If not, is this a destination on your must-see list? If you were headed that direction this summer, which of the following would be your preferred activity...a gentle walk, a serious walk, a bike ride, a boat ride around one of the lakes, or summer snow skiing?
Never been. I'd like to go, but it's not a burning quest. I love boat rides on the lake.
7. What is one saying or phrase that was considered 'cool' when you were growing up?
1. Since you weren't Hodgepodging last Wednesday, how did you pass the time?
I forgot it was on break until Tuesday night, so my blog was blank. I worked on Wednesday, the beginning of five straight 12-hour days.
2. What's the first word that comes to mind when I say marriage? Yes, one word.
Love
3. Summer officially arrives in the Northern hemishpere later this week. Does it feel like summer where you live? Describe your idea of the perfect summer day.
Yes, it's summer in Texas! A perfect summer day - sleep in a bit, run some errands, enjoy sweet tea, eat some Texas peaches and watermelon, grill something for dinner, and read a book.
4. "Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability."(Sam Keen) Is laziness ever respectable? Do you have a lazy summer planned, or something semi-ambitious?
I don't know if laziness is good, but rest and relaxation are fine! My summer will alternate between long days at work and days off when I will nap and try to rejuvenate!
5. Past or present, who's your favorite television dad? Why is he a favorite? Is he anything like your own dad?
It's probably a toss-up between John Walton (The Waltons) and Charles Ingalls (Little House on the Prairie). Just like my dad, they both worked hard to provide for their families and were men of integrity and faith.
6. June 18th is International Picnic Day...share a favorite picnic memory.
Fourth of July picnics years ago when our cul-de-sac had neighbors who were friendly and we'd all get together.
7. The travel site Trip Advisor lists the top five islands in the world for 2014 as- Ambergris Caye in Belize Cayes, Providenciales in Turks and Caicos, Bora Bora in French Polynesia, Marco Island Florida, and Lewis and Harris in The Outer Hebrides (Scotland). Have you been to any of these? Of those listed (and if price were not a factor) which would you most like to book for a holiday?
I'll choose Marco Island Florida. I've been to Sanibel Island and would love to go back down there. Minus the sand fleas.
8. Insert your own random thought here.
I'm getting so excited about flying to Atlanta on Sunday for ICRS! And the Christy Awards on Monday night!
According to the calendar, today is the first day of summer. It's been summer around here for almost a month, both with the temperatures and because school's been out for several weeks. I can't complain about the weather, though; on the radio yesterday they said last year by this time we had already had 15 days of 100+ degree temps, and this year we've had only one. In fact, yesterday was cloudy and only in the low 80's. Pretty nice!
1. Summer officially rolls in with the Hodgepodge this week, for those of us in the Northern hemisphere anyway. What song says summer 2012 to you?
I don't know if there's a song I identify with this particular summer, at least not yet. It's too early!
But the summer of my sixth grade year definitely had a song - the Carpenters' Yesterday Once More. Even today, I hear that song and. . .it's Yesterday Once More!
2. What's your favorite quintessential summer food?
I think you can guess this from the picture I posted last week: central Texas peaches!
3. I've spent a lot of time traipsing up and down the NJ Turnpike in recent weeks. Did you know the rest areas on the turnpike are named after people who lived or worked in NJ? Clara Barton, Walt Whitman, James Fenimore Cooper, Molly Pitcher, Joyce Kilmer, Thomas Edison, and Gover Clevland just to name a few. Of those I listed, who would you most like to have known and why?
(BTW, Joyce linked to each one of those names, but I'm not oging to do that. If you are interested, you can follow the links on her blog!)
Anyone who's been around my blog much knows my answer would be Clara Barton since I'm an RN. She was such a pioneer in nursing and worked in some incredibly horrific conditions. I would love to talk to her.
4. At what age did you move out of your parent's house and what prompted the move?
I went to college as a freshman just weeks after turning 18. I came home for the summers, but once I graduated I got a job 3 hours from my folks and never moved home agaon.
5. What's more satisfying to you-saving time or saving money?
It depends on the situation. For some things, the time is more important. For others, it's the money.
6. Name something you think brings out the good in people.
I think for most people, large-scale tragedies or disasters do. They tend to bind together and help one another when there are major events. (Well, there are a few exceptions, such as those who take advantage of such situations to loot and vandalize!)
7. This last question comes to you courtesy of Kathy over at Reflections...will you be taking a vacation or a staycation this summer? If so where will you go? If a staycation is on the calendar have you made any special plans to fill the time?
I am thrilled to be taking a couple of fun trips. Once again I have the incredible opportunity to attend ICRS and the Christy Awards; this year they are in Orlando. Then my girl and I will be heading to Germany to see GG (our exchange student we hosted last year) and her family for two weeks! I have never been anywhere in Europe and am eagerly anticipating the trip.
The one potential kink in my summer plans was finding out last week that I have gallstones - I'm seeing a surgeon today and hoping I can get that taken care of ASAP so it doesn't interfere with my trips!
8. Insert your own random thought here.
Thanks to all of you who voted for me last week! I didn't win the Grand Prize but I was one of the winners who will receive an autographed copy of Angela Hunt's new book Five Miles to Peculiar and a beautiful apron as well!
Oh, that inner voice can tell me all sorts of things about myself that aren't true!
2. Jacques Cousteau's birthday was Monday, June 11th...ever been scuba diving? Is that something you'd like to try? What's your favorite 'under the sea' creature?
No and not particularly; it makes me a little nervous - not from the critters as much as from the breathing. My man took several diving trips back in his young single days. As far as my favorite "under the sea" creature, I don't know that I have one, but I love watching them on DVD's, especially IMAX. Such an incredible picture of God's creative delight. The oceans contain such a variety of beautiful and intricately detailed creatures, and I always think about how many years it was essentially only for His pleasure; no one had the ability or technology to dive way down deep and explore and study and photograph the vast array within the ocean's depths.
3. On a scale of 1-10, how comfortable are you in and around the water? (1=not at all, 10=very) Do you know how to swim and if so how and when did you learn?
I'd say about a 7 or 8. I can swim decently. I took lessons at the local pool as a child. I definitely remember the "dead man's float" - I made sure to tuck that one away in case I ever needed it!
4. What's something you do to motivate yourself to tick an item off your to-do list?
I don't know that I have a consistent method. Sometimes my motivation is simply to because it has to be done or it's the right thing to do.
5. What makes a good neighbor? Are you a good neighbor?
Friendly without being pushy. Willing to keep an eye out, grab the paper when you're out of town, etc. Respectful of boundaries - not just property lines but one who isn't "in your face" or your business all the time.
6. Who loads the dishwasher at your house? Is there a right way and a wrong way?
I generally load it. There's basically a right way that gets the most stuff to fit.
7. You know it's summer when_________________________.
. . .I have Fredericksburg peaches on my cereal!
8. Insert your own random thought here.
I had visions of winning Angela Hunt's cool contest celebrating the launch of her newest novel, Five Miles South of Peculiar -- not only because of the cool prizes but because of my fun connection with the book and the contest. It would take a miracle for me to win, especially since the top three spots are held by pics of multiple people (which wasn't the intent of the contest from my interpretation of the directions. Not bitter, just sayin'!), but it would be fun to at least make it onto the top row! I'd be so honored if you would vote for me - and you can vote every 24 hours until Friday night at 11:00 pm EDT. To vote, just click here and then click the Vote tab (and there's no app agreement required!)
1. Summer's here-whoohoo! What's your favorite sight, sound, AND smell associated with summer?
Sight - Daylight at 8:30 pm
Sound - Kids playing outside
Smell - Sunscreen. And fresh fruit
2. Fireflies or lightning bugs...what are they called in your neck of the woods?
Seems like I've heard them called both, but lightning bugs is probably the more common term.
3. What is something from the past week that reminded you of your childhood?
Cutting open a watermelon. It made me think of my dad and growing up.
4. Define 'the good life'.
Peace with God. A loving family. Friends. Food, clothing, shelter. A good book and an occasional treat. In short, I've got it!
5. Tell us what we'd see if you took a snapshot of your desk/work space?
UPDATED: I can't believe I skipped this one. Must have been a subconscious refusal to admit what you would see! Of course, I could actually take a snapshot, but that would be getting far too personal. Might as well show you my underwear drawer! My little corner is a mess, but it's not quite the tornado it was before I got all my sister's papers organized and into a file drawer. But this is where the mail lands and the bills. And then there are the books. The stacks waiting to be read, the stack read and waiting for reviews to be written, and the stack(s) of the books I want to read independent of reviews. Then there's all the miscellaneous stuff that seems to find its way here.
6. Peaches or watermelon...yes, you have to choose.
Oh yeah?! And what'll you do if I don't? Come through the screen?! LOL Sigh. Texas Hill Country peaches are the BEST. But. They are very weather-dependent and this has been a dry year. So I shall have to pick watermelon. It's more consistently good. And doesn't bruise easily!
7. Ever been skinny dippin'? Is that too much for the Wednesday Hodgepodge? Rest assured we won't need details...unless of course you feel you must but remember, this is a family friendly blog so keep it G rated.
Nope. Never even wanted to.
8. Insert your own random thought here.
Tonight the summer youth group Bible Study starts. This will be the first year I haven't had to drive my kids there. And yesterday I had a conflict come up at the last minute and they went to the dentist by themselves. Who gave them permission to grow up?!
What were summers like when you were a kid? Did your family have any particular traditions? Did you sleep 'til noon or get up early? Did you attend camps? Spend lots of time at the pool? Was it a neighborhood pool or in your backyard? Did you take swimming lessons? Did you live near a beach? (And do you call it the beach or the coast?!) Did you attend VBS (Vacation Bible School)? Did your library have a reading program that you participated in? What types of prizes were available? Did you get to buy treats from the ice cream truck? Did your family go on vacations? If so, what is a memorable one? Do you associate any particular songs with summer?
MY FLASHBACK: Summers seemed to last forever when I was growing up! Life wasn't the frantic pace we live now, and the days were long. I'm one of the few who likes Daylight Saving Time -- I've always loved that the sun doesn't go down until 9:00!
Most of our time was spent at home just doing ordinary things. I was a huge bookworm (surprise, surprise!) and I L-O-V-E-D going to the library; I usually finished the summer reading program by the end of June or early July. I remember checking out 14 books - the maximum the library allowed - and reading them all in a week! I don't remember much about prizes other than being so excited to get a coupon for a FREE McDonald's hamburger! I think they cost 30 cents back then! Fast food was a relatively new thing, and we rarely went out to eat, so it was a huge treat! (I think their hamburgers were better then than they are now!)
We went on very few vacations. By the time I was old enough to remember any, my brother and then my sisters were turning 16 and working in the summers. My parents were homebodies and we didn't have a lot of money, so we just stayed home. I do remember that when I was 4 or 5 we went for a day or two to Turner Falls in Oklahoma. All I remember about it were the stairs to the rock castle. I don't even remember the castle! In fact, I hardly remember anything about the trip other than swimming near the falls and those stairs. As a little girl, it seemed like there were a million!
Then when I was in junior high, we took what I always thought of as my first "real" vacation, and we went to Colorado. We drove all through the state - Durango, Silverton & Ouray, Estes Park, Glenwood Springs (I loved swimming in the hot water!), Colorado Springs, and finally Denver. Just my parents, one sister, and I went on this vacation. My brother was already married and my other sister was a summer missionary that year. (But that's not the sister who is a missionary now!)
And when I was in high school, my parents & my best friend & I went on a short trip to Lubbock & Amarillo, including Palo Duro Canyon. We had been once when I was really little and I had been captivated by the play TEXAS!, which is a live musical performance in the outdoor amphitheatre. The first performance was in 1966, and it's been a fixture at the canyon since then. The play is performed by college theater/music majors, and it is phenomenal. Here's the opening scene; I always wanted to sing the songs! And these kids aren't lip-syncing! Wish I had such stamina to dance and sing! And look quickly at the top of the picture at the very beginning to see the man on a horse carrying the Texas flag. As the play progresses, the sun sets, and the finale concludes with fireworks. We Invite You All to Come to Texas!
A major part of summer was VBS. When I was still pretty little, VBS lasted two weeks! Then they dropped it down to M-F plus M-W of the next week, and finally just one week. We always did neat projects. I finally got rid of my decoupage of the Tyndale printing press a few years ago. I don't know if anyone remembers that old style of decoupaging: hammering "dings" into about an 8 x 10 piece of wood, then burning the edges of the picture, affixing it to the wood and then shellacking the whole thing. We also did LOTS of stuff with (uncooked) macaroni!
I took swim lessons for several years in elementary school, and I always loved it when we went to the pool. It wasn't in our neighborhood, so we had to drive there. We had an old quilt we put on the seat of the car for the trip home when we were wet. There was another pool that was bigger but farther away than the one we usually went to that my mom would take us to once or twice a summer. I eventually hated that pool because one day when we came home from that pool, we discovered our house had been broken into. I went into hysterics - we had been burglarized about 4 months earlier and it scared me to death.
Even though we lived less than an hour from Galveston, I only went once or twice until I was in high school and went with the church youth group. My parents were just not beach psople.
We did go to Astroworld a few times - it wasn't part of Six Flags back then. I was 7 when it opened, and when I found out we were going, I was beside myself with excitement! Sadly, it closed in 2005 - it was an icon of growing up in Houston, and now it's just a big grassy field.
But to wrap up summer. Two of my favorite summers were the two summers between 8th and 10th grade when I was a candystriper at our local hospital. That was a blast, and the nurses were so nice and taught me how to take a pulse and other things. Getting a taste of nursing just whetted my appetite for more.
The song that always makes me think of summer is the Carpenters' Yesterday Once More. I associate it with my last sister heading to college, making me an "only child." She spent lots of time with me that summer. We both loved the Carpenters, and this was one of our favorites. And it's oh so appropriate for this Flashback as it brings back the memories it of which it speaks. It also saddens me as I remember Karen Carpenter and her early death in 1983 from anorexia.
All my best memories Come back clearly to me Some can even make me cry Just like before It's yesterday once more
Wow - I should have divided this into two Flashback Fridays. Sorry to be so long-winded. The summers of my childhood may have lasted forever, but this post doesn't need to! I'm looking forward to reading all about your summer memories - be sure to link up here!
School is winding down and the temperature is going up which means summer is just around the corner.
What were summers like when you were a kid? Did your family have any particular traditions? Did you sleep 'til noon or get up early? Did you attend camps? Spend lots of time at the pool? Was it a neighborhood pool or in your backyard? Did you take swimming lessons? Did you live near a beach? (And do you call it the beach or the coast?!) Did you attend VBS (Vacation Bible School)? Did your library have a reading program that you participated in? What types of prizes were available? Did you get to buy treats from the ice cream truck? Did your family go on vacations? If so, what is a memorable one? Do you associate any particular songs with summer?
School is almost over and I'm sure you are as glad as the students are for a break. I would remind you however, that it is supposed to be a break, a time to set aside the pressures of school.
The amount of homework given during the school year is already over the top. More nights than not, my kids have done nothing but homework from the time they get home from school until they go to bed, often having to miss activities such as Youth Bible Study or piano lessons. But the idea of homework in the summer is completely outrageous. It's one thing to require that students read a certain book or books, but to also require that they also annotate it and write ten essays on various portions of the book is really a bit sadistic. Especially since a teacher told one of my kids that the project is designed to be complex enough for the students to work on it throughout the entire summer. And the only students who are required to do these summer assignments which are due the first day of school, those in the advanced classes, are the the very ones who don't need to be doing it.
As a mom of two students who take a hefty load of AP classes, I can assure you that they do not turn off their brains during the summer. In fact, summer is the time they look forward to reading just for the love of it. Additionally, they participate in other activities which are meaningful. In the month of June alone, my girl is helping with a local church music camp, participating in a local State Orchestra day camp, and attending a State Choir camp (all at her request/motivation). Then she's going on a mission trip in another country. My boy is planning to work on his Eagle project, complete his driver training, and other life lessons. And they both always read a pile of books in the summer! I expect that the activities that my children have planned will result in more long-term personal growth that what your summer assignment will do.
Neither I nor my man ever had to complete a summer assignment. And we still managed to graduate from high school with a sufficient amount of knowledge. I was #10 in my class of 500, and my man placed out of much of his freshman year. On the other hand, thanks to the overload of assignments, my boy, who wanted (and had) a math-themed birthday when he was 6 now barely tolerates the subject. And my girl, who used to adore English and writing, is now totally burned out.
You can rest assured that you are having an impact on my kids. If that is your goal, then congratulations on attaining it.
The impact? They have both commented that teachers take all the fun out of learning.
1. First things first. . . .the winner of Stealing Home by Allison Pittman:
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Congrats to Beverlydru! Email me your address and I'll send it on its way!
2. TCKK asked how I became a book reviewer. Basically, I did what she just did: asked a blog reviewer how they did it! Some of it is by word of mouth and referral; often when I am emailed by a publicist with an offer to review a book, at the bottom of the email will be an invitation to submit to them the email of someone we know who might be interested in reviewing the book as well.
Additionally, there are publisher blog networks you can join, such as Thomas Nelson, Tyndale, and Bethany House. Generally they will send you one book at a time, and once you review it you can request another. Also with sites such as that, they request that your review be posted on a public site such as Amazon or Christian Books in addition to your blog.
I also review with Christian Fiction Blog Alliance (CFBA) but right now I don't believe that they are accepting any additional members.
If you would like more information or you are interested in my passing your name along, send me an email.
3. My girl graduated from 8th grade this afternoon. If you can indulge my being a proud mama for a few sentences, it was especially fun to see her receive the Leadership Award as well as the Top Rank Award for highest GPA of her class. She is going out with a bang! She cannot wait to get to high school in August, especially since she found out on Friday that she is one of only two students from her middle school to make the top orchestra (there are 3 levels & most freshmen start at the bottom) at the high school. Okay, I'm done being obnoxious mom!
4. Tomorrow is the Last Day. For my girl, it's all over but the partying - she has a field trip tomorrow followed by a friend's birthday party after school. And my boy was exempt from the last half of his finals and he's been done since Friday. And to those of you who commented on Monday that your kids don't finish school until the middle of this month, thank you for the perspective, and you have my deepest sympathies!
5. Our end of school tradition is that I always give my kids a stack of books. Of course, I started this when they were in elementary school and they were reading chapter books that cost $2.99! But books are a great investment! We went ahead and did it tonight and my boy immediately began perusing the pictures in the middle of this, commented that this looked interesting, and checked out the back of this. My girl has already started flipping through this and reading this and this! (They gotta have something to do while I read and blog!)
6. Summer won't just mean my girl's transition to high school. My boy hasn't been in a hurry (and neither have we!) but it's time and he's ready to learn to drive. Yike! Where did those precious toddlers go?!
7. Finally, just in case you hadn't noticed, it's June! This one's just for you, Lid, since I know you really do secretly love musicals!
March went out like a lion A-whippin' up the water in the bay Then April cried And stepped aside And along come pretty little May! May was full of promises But she didn't keep 'em quick enough fer some And a crowd of Doubtin' Thomases Was predictin' that the summer'd never come
But it's comin', by gum! Y'ken feel it come Y'ken feel it in yer heart Y'ken see it in the ground Y'ken hear it in the trees Y'ken smell it in the breeze Look around, look around, look around!
(And this part at the beginning cracks me up:) With the little tail a-swishing' Ev'ry lady fish is wishin' That a male would come And grab 'er by the gills!
This is the song that never ends, Yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, And they'll continue singing it forever just because... (repeat ad infinitum and ad nauseum)
That song has been on my mind lately, only the first line has been replaced with "This is the school year that never ends."
I don't remember the last time school wasn't out by Memorial Day, and it's certainly out by May 31. (I always felt sorry for those northern states that I've heard go until mid-June, but we don't have to deal with blizzard days down here.) Not this year. Wednesday is our last day, and some districts in the area don't finish until this Friday.
All because the Texas Legislature decided they should dictate when schools were allowed to start in August. They gave some nonsense reason about not cutting into summer, saving on school air conditioning costs, and tourism.
I'm not sure what part of temps in the 90's and Memorial Day doesn't qualify as summer to those folks under the Dome. It's not like this is Minnesota.
I'd write more, but I have to take my girl to school.
Now I know Georgia thinks they wrote the book on peaches. But here in central Texas, Fredericksburg peaches reign as the absolute sweetest, juiciest, most delectable ones I have ever put in my mouth.
I've been enjoying them on my cereal all week, and last night I finally got a couple of cobblers made, one for us and a traditional birthday cobbler for a friend.
That's good eating, even if I didn't have any Blue Bell to scoop on top.
I'm in my "fabulous fifties" and my husband and I have been married 25 years. We have a son and a daughter who are both in college. so we are reluctantly entering the empty-nest years. I was an RN in my former (pre-kids) life which comes in handy as I serve in our church's care ministry.
Chatting over a cup of coffee with a friend to encourage and support one another (and share a laugh or even a tear) is one of my favorite things to do.
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