| (Published: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 11:57:41 -0400) |
| Your Wedding Budget: Setting It And Sticking To It |
Want to make sure your marriage doesn't end up on the rocks before you get to the chapel? Then set a realistic wedding budget -- and stick to it.
In the process of planning a wedding, budget concerns often is a source of disagreement for a couple. They may have different ideas about what kind |
| Author: Ron King |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 10:41:30 -0500) |
| Putting Some Thought into Your Children's Birthday Gifts |
| From very early in my childhood, as soon as I learned to, I loved to write. Stories, thoughts, letters – writing was a great joy for me. On my ninth birthday I received a gift that I will always remember. A friend of my mother’s, whom I’d known from birth, gave me a rather large book. The book was b |
| Author: Tina Wong |
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| (Published: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:09:03 -0500) |
| Bracelets Through The Ages |
| The earliest bracelets date back to around 2500 BC and were those worn by the Sumerians in southern Mesopotamia. Bracelets, necklaces, anklets, finger rings and ear rings made the women of Sumer into show windows of their husband's prosperity. Bracelets were found in the tombs of Ur where it was cus |
| Author: John Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:10:56 -0500) |
| All You Ever Wanted To Know About Earrings But Were Afraid to Ask |
It is thought that earrings date back to 3000 BC where they originated in Asia and appeared in 2 formats, one being the simple hoop earring and the other the more elaborate pendant earring.
The oldest earrings ever found by archaeologists were discovered in royal graves in Iraq and date back to a |
| Author: John Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:13:40 -0500) |
| Jewelry throughout Time |
Throughout time, man has sought to decorate the human body and this has manifested as body painting, tattoos, piercing and for those a little squeamish or less brave, decoration by the wearing of adornments generally know as jewelry.
In ancient times, jewelry may have been simple pieces made |
| Author: John Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:17:24 -0500) |
| Can Necklaces Mean a Pain in the Neck? |
| The wearing of jewellery has been with us across the ages with both men and women seeking to adorn their persons with these ornamental devices. The word jewellery is anglicised from an old French word “joule” (jewel), but the origin can be further traced back to the Latin word “jocale” which means p |
| Author: John Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:18:24 -0500) |
| The Age of Titanium |
Although Titanium is an abundant element on earth it was not discovered until 1791 but it would be another hundred years after that before it was possible to isolate the metal.
In appearance the metal is grey and lustrous and has often been used to make alloys which are light and resistant. T |
| Author: John Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:39:12 -0500) |
| Five Great Jewelry Gifts For Her |
| Jewelry is the most romantic of all gifts. If romance is your end, then jewelry is the means to achieve it. The gift of jewelry speaks a thousand words: it talks about the seriousness of a relationship, the seriousness of one's intentions, and the amount of thought and passion invested in a gift sel |
| Author: Dylan Miles |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 23:37:11 -0500) |
| Medicare, Social Security and Retirement |
Everything keeps changing, how do I keep up? Why is there so many choices? This is common question and concerns of most seniors today. The cost of health and prescriptions is higher today for seniors, averaging over $500.00 a month.
With fixed incomes, a comfortable retirement seems to be sli |
| Author: Rob Scribner |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:28:03 -0500) |
| Bracelets Through The Ages |
| The earliest bracelets date back to around 2500 BC and were those worn by the Sumerians in southern Mesopotamia. Bracelets, necklaces, anklets, finger rings and ear rings made the women of Sumer into show windows of their husband's prosperity. Bracelets were found in the tombs of Ur where it was cus |
| Author: John Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:29:07 -0500) |
| All You Ever Wanted To Know About Earrings But Were Afraid to Ask |
It is thought that earrings date back to 3000 BC where they originated in Asia and appeared in 2 formats, one being the simple hoop earring and the other the more elaborate pendant earring.
The oldest earrings ever found by archaeologists were discovered in royal graves in Iraq and date back |
| Author: John Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:30:04 -0500) |
| Supporting the UK Jewellery industry |
| The British shopper is a strange beast. It seems that our love affair with high street shopping may have peaked this year yet our trends to shopping on the web look to be increasing even further. Recent statistics released suggest we are far more likely to buy on the internet than our European or ev |
| Author: John Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:30:51 -0500) |
| Engagement Rings from here to Eternity |
| The oldest recorded exchange of engagement rings dates back nearly 5000 years ago to ancient Egypt when a never ending band was linked with eternal love. Later for the Romans, a young ladies acceptance of a ring was a legal agreement and meant that the girl was no longer available. These ancient eng |
| Author: John Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:31:47 -0500) |
| Jewelry throughout Time |
Throughout time, man has sought to decorate the human body and this has manifested as body painting, tattoos, piercing and for those a little squeamish or less brave, decoration by the wearing of adornments generally know as jewelry.
In ancient times, jewelry may have been simple pieces made |
| Author: John Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:33:28 -0500) |
| Celtic Wedding Rings and tying the Knot |
The origins of the Celts dates back to prehistoric times when they emerged as a group of loosely knit tribes with a common culture and language.
Celtic settlements stretched from Turkey and the Balkans right across Western Europe. But it was the rise of the Roman Empire that would expose the |
| Author: John Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:34:41 -0500) |
| The Age of Titanium |
Although Titanium is an abundant element on earth it was not discovered until 1791 but it would be another hundred years after that before it was possible to isolate the metal.
In appearance the metal is grey and lustrous and has often been used to make alloys which are light and resistant. T |
| Author: John Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:38:24 -0500) |
| Budgeting for Your Special Wedding Day |
Getting married is still very much in vogue and with so much choice available for when where and how to get married, with careful planning you should be able to guarantee that your wedding day will indeed be a very special day.
Budgeting for that special wedding day is important as you could |
| Author: John Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:40:37 -0500) |
| Diamond Rings are true to the Heart |
| Diamond is a mineral and is the hardest known substance to man, but one of the simplest being composed of carbon and the first recorded history dates back to some 3000 years ago to India. Throughout history diamonds have been associated with mystical power, great beauty and more recently great value |
| Author: John Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 01:32:23 -0500) |
| Essential Supplies to Begin Scrapbooking |
| Everyone is doing it – scrapbooking that is – and you think you’d like to give it a try, too. However, you’re really not sure what the difference is between a scrapbook and a traditional photo album. You’re also not sure what supplies you’ll need. A quick lesson on the essentials of scrapbooking wil |
| Author: Marcus Harbert |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 07:58:57 -0500) |
| Scrabooking Crops |
| Quilting bees served a dual purpose for women in the 1800’s and beyond – they created a necessity, a warm quilt, and created an opportunity for women to socialize. Quilting bees were a time when women would gather to help each other complete quilts, tell their personal stories, exchange recipes, and |
| Author: Marcus Harbert |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:14:48 -0500) |
| Scrapbooking Tips |
Have you ever found a very old family photo album, perhaps in your grandparent’s house, and had no idea who the people in the photographs were? Sometimes no one remembers who they are, and a part of your family history is lost forever.
One of the most frustrating things about finding old phot |
| Author: Marcus Harbert |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:54:56 -0500) |
| Creating a Memory Book through Scrapbooking |
| The art of Scrapbooking has become very popular. Scrapbooking allows you to create memory books that are so much more than the old standard, boring photo albums of yesterday. Using the immense supplies available for you to choose from in your Scrapbooking, you can create memory books that reflect no |
| Author: Marcus Harbert |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:44:14 -0500) |
| Protect Special Papers by Binding Them into a Book |
| You have them hanging on the refrigerator, stored in boxes, or stuck between the thick pages of a big book until you have the time figure out what to do with them. These are the crayola drawings your children or grandchildren have made; the certificates and awards they have earned in school and even |
| Author: Marcus Harbert |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:24:39 -0500) |
| The Basics of Bookbinding |
| Bookbinding can be traced back to ancient times when stone tablets were used to record important events. Information was transcribed onto these tablets and then placed between other tablets to protect the vital information from being lost due to damage from particles in the air, or dust. These table |
| Author: Marcus Harbert |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:09:12 -0500) |
| What You Need to Know to Make a Scrapbook |
| The first thing you need to know about making a scrapbook is that it isn’t a complicated process at all. Scrapbooking isn’t just for the ‘crafty’ person among us either. In fact, you don’t need to have any ‘crafting’ skills at all, in order to create a scrapbook of memories that will last for genera |
| Author: Marcus Harbert |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:10:04 -0500) |
| Bound For a Lifetime |
| There are few truly special and unique days in our lives. Everyone has unique days, such as birthdays and births in the family. Many people are fanatically scrapbooking their family photos into heirlooms for their children and grandchildren. However, there is one day that many of us experience that |
| Author: Marcus Harbert |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:56:48 -0500) |
| Book Binding Basics |
| Whether you’re looking for a new way to bind your collection of scrapbooks, or are creating your own journal or personal appointment books, you’ll want to know about book binding that you can do yourself. Here are a few tips and suggestions for making sure that your books look professional and prese |
| Author: Marcus Harbert |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:39:06 -0500) |
| Where to Find the Best Bookbinding Materials |
| Whether you’ve just started your first book binding project, or have a few under your belt already, chances are you’re always looking for new places to find the best book binding materials to make your projects unique and durable. Here are a few places you may want to look, no matter what your budge |
| Author: Marcus Harbert |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 21:17:31 -0500) |
| Student loan debt cannot be wiped out through a bankruptcy filing |
| Recent legislation passed by Congress has brought about the most sweeping changes in U.S. bankruptcy law in twenty five years. The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 will eliminate the opportunity for most Americans with debt problems to file for bankruptcy under the rat |
| Author: Talbert Williams |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:08:36 -0500) |
| History Of Picture Framing |
THE PICTURE FRAME, as it exists today, is derived from the doorway or entrance
to temples, palaces and cathedrals. From a functional viewpoint, it might have
been more practical to place doors at the sides of these buildings, but the
importance of the door framing an impressive picture o |
| Author: Peter Roberts |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:43:34 -0500) |
| Information You Should Know When Looking to Buy Jewellery |
| For the average person looking at jewellery can be exciting, but confusing. What do all these terms mean?
Jewellery terms, especially relating to actual Gem stones, are very important because the price of the final item is dictated by the stone quality and cut. Following are some of the terms you |
| Author: Peter Roberts |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:43:14 -0500) |
| White Gold / Platinum Group Metals |
| Sometimes this is called white gold. Platinum is not just one metal, however - which (to me at least) still strikes me as strange. We are talking alloys, however, so maybe its no more stange than the allows we have of gold. Be aware that when you talk platinum you may be a number of different combin |
| Author: Peter Roberts |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:23:08 -0500) |
| The Four Parenting Styles |
| The following article offers some insight to those involved in the wonderful world known as Parenting.
There are just as many parenting styles as there are a number of parents. Experts believe the parenting styles fall into 4 different and identifiable styles: authoritarian, indulgent, authoritat |
| Author: Hanif Khaki |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:51:34 -0500) |
| Personalized US Postage Stamp |
There is a large variety of postage stamps all over the world. Personalized postage stamps, is a postage stamp where your personal picture or photograghs can be uploaded on your computer and turn into postage stamps.
PhotoStamps are so different, that they can practically represent anything a |
| Author: Lloyd Lewis |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:02:53 -0500) |
| Home Security Systems - An insiders guide to saving you money |
Security Systems Reduce Burglaries...
Homes without security systems are about 3 times more likely to be broken into than homes with security systems.
Source: Simon Hakim, Temple University, 215-204-7476
Monitoring your home security system has never been easier but there are several t |
| Author: Arthur Wright |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:54:41 -0500) |
| Home Security Monitoring - Protecting the Life Blood Your Alarm System |
Security systems use the home telephone line to transmit alarm
signals to the central monitoring station. This is accomplished by connecting
a 4-conductor wire between the security panel and the main phone company's box.
It is very important that the connection is made the right wa |
| Author: Arthur Wright |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:50:39 -0500) |
| How Much Will I Pay in Equity Loan Fees? |
| Equity loans come with many fees and costs. Therefore, homeowners or borrowers are wise to select a loan that has the cheaper rates. Over the course of any loan, a borrower will pay a deposit on a equity loan. The deposit is a contracted agreement exchanges between seller and borrower. The deposit i |
| Author: Talbert Williams |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:48:50 -0500) |
| How to Gather Equity Loan Information |
Loans of all sorts often have limited amounts for borrowing. Most lenders calculate your earnings when applying for loans. The lender will consider various details, including repayments, acceptance, and so on before offering you a loan. Few lenders factor the loans by
multiplying 3.25 times the g |
| Author: Talbert Williams |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 02:50:51 -0500) |
| How to Maximize Your Efforts When Appealing to Equity Lending |
Equity lending is optional to homeowners searching for a method to consolidate their bills, payoff school tuition, and so on. Homeowners often consider home equity loans because the loans provide flexibility. The loans are often on an interest and capital basis; thus the borrower
pays on the inte |
| Author: Talbert Williams |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:11:04 -0500) |
| Getting Help for Troubled Teens: When and Where to Go |
| When your teenager starts to get out of hand you have to ask yourself some hard questions. The first step is to honestly evaluate how you think you're doing when communicating with your teen. Do you feel you are sharing valuable information and time? Or do you feel there is a communication gap and h |
| Author: Heather Peters |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:37:24 -0500) |
| 7 Themes for Baby Shower |
| It is always an immense joy to have someone added to your family, especially if it is a cute little baby. And how else would you celebrate the joy of having one? Plan the most fun and unique baby shower you’ll ever have. Preparing for a baby shower should be fun and exciting. You can be as creative |
| Author: Gord Shin |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:18:30 -0500) |
| Home Security Systems - Protecting against more than just break-ins |
When most people think of monitoring their home security system they think primarily about its ability to alert the police of a break-in. What they aren't aware of is the lesser know capabilities of the modern alarm system, which is environmental monitoring
For example: you can monitor the am |
| Author: Arthur Wright |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:44:29 -0500) |
| The Electric Bicycle |
Sustainable technologies, those that walk gently on the earth, are gaining acceptance these days, prominent among them being the electric bike, a simple transportation alternative that is now viable, reliable and just plain fun.
An electric bike rider can travel along in whisper quiet serenit |
| Author: Henry Ramsey |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:45:12 -0500) |
| Do Highway Lights Turn Off Around You Too |
You’re driving down the highway at night and out of the corner of your eye you notice the highway lamp pole turn off its light. Weird you think to yourself. But over the course of time you start to notice it more and more. What exactly is going on?
What you may or may not be experiencing is s |
| Author: Kael Geary |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 11:30:17 -0500) |
| How To Use The Census In Your Genealogy Research |
You've gone through the preliminaries.
You've collected all your household vital records, interviewed relatives, gathered additional records from living relatives and followed-up on some of the leads that were developed. Now, you're stuck and not sure what to do next in your genealogy resear |
| Author: Debbie Pettitt |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 21:15:36 -0500) |
| Personalized Baby Shower Gift Ideas |
| Personalizing a baby’s gift is an excellent idea, making the gift distinct and special and grows into a cherished token through the years. When giving or making a gift sooner, before the baby’s due, you are faced with a problem, that is, you are not yet certain of the name and the birth date. An opt |
| Author: Gord Shin |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 04:14:09 -0500) |
| 12 Safety Devices To Protect Your Children |
| About 2-1/2 million children are injured or killed by hazards in the home each year. The good news is that many of these incidents can be prevented - by using simple child safety devices on the market today. Any safety device you buy should be sturdy enough to prevent injury to your child, yet easy |
| Author: Masni Rizal Mansor |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:15:51 -0500) |
| Some Thoughts on Choosing the Right Engagement Ring For Valentines Day |
| Engagement rings are a symbol of a promise and a commitment for the future. They are highly romanticized and something that girls fantasize about, probably starting about the time they first notice boys. They will most likely change their mind more than several times, both about the boy they envisio |
| Author: Jamie Snodgrass |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:54:03 -0500) |
| What is thread count? |
Thread count is a measure of quality of fabrics used for bedding. This measure of quality looks at the fineness or coarseness of a fabric; in this case it mostly refers to bed linens like sheets and pillowcases. Thread count is the number of threads going each way in one square inch of fabric.
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| Author: Kiran Joseph |
| Directory: Family |
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| (Published: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:18:40 -0500) |
| 15 Resources For Tracing Your Family Ancestry |
If you're like me, when you were young, looking beyond your mother and father to find out where you came from just wasn't important.
Well, I've found that the older you get, the more important your ancestry becomes. I'm not sure why. Maybe I have a broader perspective on things now. Maybe I' |
| Author: Debbie Pettitt |
| Directory: Family |
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