After the first 7 days without TV, I don't have any earth shaking revelations, but I have had some realizations that I thought I would share.
First, let me say that in the first week, I went cold turkey. I decided that I wanted a full TV cleanse and therefore did not watch the allotted one movie, nor did I watch TV on the treadmill. I exercised outside 3 times and on the treadmill twice. On the treadmill, I found some podcasts to listen to instead of turning on the TV. The podcasts kept my attention as well as the TV and for the outside exercise, as usual, I had no noise. I found that my best thinking of the week came during those times. My thoughts on moderation, patience, etc…all happened when I was running without distractions (well unless you count my misery on that first run as a distraction). Since reducing distractions is the whole point of this, I have now changed my "rules" and will not be watching TV when I exercise. I'm pretty sure I will survive. In fact, this added restriction is in line with something that my pastor said in her teaching on Sunday….if I'm bored, I'll just be bored. It is ok to just feel what I am feeling, notice what is missing and see what happens with that space that the TV would have filled. Thanks Becky.
I also did some more thinking about moderation. Putting my thoughts into my blog at the beginning of the week had an interesting effect. I no longer feel the urge to push myself on my runs. I have realized that 4 miles is a VERY respectable distance and when I set out to ONLY run 4 miles, I feel so much better for the whole time. The pressure is gone. I know I can run 4 miles, and when I do, I won't be exhausted when I am finished and will feel good enough to run the next day. When I run 5 miles, I am always much more fatigued that evening and almost never run the next day. So the only thing I get from that extra mile is a day off…which really isn't the point. I know I can run 5 miles (which was my original goal) and on really good days, may do it again from time to time. But since my goal has never been to increase my distance to run in a 10k or half marathon, 4 miles is just ENOUGH. I'm sure this seems eye rolling obvious to all of you, but to me, it was a bit of a breakthrough. I had to have a couple of quiet, no distractions runs to work that out. This also makes the no TV on the treadmill thing feel less intimidating. After all, how bored could I get in 40 minutes?
Many of you have asked how I'm doing without TV. It has actually been very interesting for me. I can honestly say that there has only been about one 30-60 minute time window when I missed it. It just hasn't been that hard AT ALL…even last night, when I knew that the season finale of Parenthood was airing, I didn't even have a twinge. The one time I missed it was just when I was between activities and it was very quiet. As soon as I started doing something else, I was fine again. This has forced me to start asking myself what permanent changes I may have to make in this area after the moratorium is lifted. In the meantime, I have been enjoying reading and Pandora Radio and quiet.
However, this TV fast has obviously become an issue for my sub-conscious. Last night, I dreamt that I forgot about the commitment and watched a bunch of TV. When I realized that I had done this, I felt pretty bad. I was glad to wake up and realize it was a dream. I think this falls into the same category as the dreams I have of being a waitress and forgetting to go to work, or forgetting to bring someone's food to them, or forgetting a flag corps routine just before a performance or forgetting to put on clothes before being in public. Yes, I have ALL of those dreams on a fairly regular basis. I'm not sure it means, but it is always a relief to wake up!
As for what I have been doing to fill my time, well I have to admit that Facebook has taken up more time than is probably good. I'm going to pay more attention to that this week. But I also read three books and finished another one. I am tackling some weighty subjects in my reading but am reading something fun between every book that weighs me down. So far, it has been a good balance. This week, I think I am going to start to organize my thoughts on the weighty thing. I'm not sure whether I will be sharing that here, but you never know. I will tell you that the book, "Julie and Julie" by Julie Powell is better than the movie of the same name. It is funny and irreverent and flat out obscene at times. (After all, what is sexier than French food made by a Texan who swears like a sailor??) This book has confirmed my love of a new (to me) genre of books…memoirs. I have a bunch more lined up on my bookshelf just waiting for me to get to them.
Over the last 10 years, I have spent a lot of time and energy focused on my mistakes, the sins of my past. I have also spent a lot of time and energy trying to free myself from those mistakes. I have wrestled with God over control of forgiveness in my life….His, and mine. I have accepted forgiveness and then thown it back in a fit of self-loathing. I have given that burden to God and then yanked it back when the peace that I found in my unburdening became too much for my guilty heart to take.
I have thanked God for the grace that is so evident in my life, for the daily proof that He has forgiven me and doesn't define our relationship by my past. I have felt the guilt that comes when unforgiveness of myself is sharing space with abundant grace and I don't know what to do with that tension.
Over and over, I have struggled with what my heart knows and what my heart will allow.
I was inspired yesteday, by a video of an amazing young woman, Sarah Kay, who uses spoken word poetry to make sense of her world. When she is trying to help young people to find a start to their own stories, she asks them to make a list. The first list is always "10 things I know to be true".
Inspired by that and this morning's message about Lent, I decided that the list was a good way to get my jumbled thoughts started into something cohesive that I could hold on to, and maybe the words in my list will create a space that God can move into. This list represents that intersection between what my heart knows and what my heart will allow. It is what I know about my favorite mistakes.
1. We all make them. From before our faltering first steps to our last ragged breaths, our lives will be filled with mistakes.
2. We give mistakes more power than they deserve. A mistake is just a mistake, no more, no less.
3. A mistake doesn't define us, but it can define a moment in time. What we do from that moment on has nothing to do with the mistake, and everything to do with us.
4. God cares deeply about our mistakes, because He cares deeply about us. But when His heart aches for us, at the same time, His tears and His blood are washing our mistakes away. Any scorekeeping that happens is done by us, not by Him.
5. When we refuse to forgive our own mistakes, or the mistakes of others, we are living in the past. When we live in the past, we are missing the present and robbing ourselves of the promises of the future.
6. Sometimes our biggest mistakes, the things we did wrong, are exactly what causes us to be in the right place today. A small wrong can lead to big rights.
7. A mistake can cause us to lose our way, but if we keep our hearts tuned in, we can always find our way back. God's GPS always has a "take me home" button, and when we get there, He will have the lights on and He will be waiting up.
8. A simple apology (to someone else, to ourselves, to God) is the best first step after any mistake. We should never ever underestimate the power, the beauty or the grace that can be found in "I'm sorry".
9. When the weight of a mistake is weighing us down, there is sweet relief is giving that burden to God. Sometimes we will take the burden back, but it won't be because God handed it back to us. It will be because we took it. Sometimes it takes lots of tries to give it up completely. We should keep trying.
10. When we are at the precipice of a mistake, just before we take the leap, we should pause, listen then act. If we make a mistake anyway, we should pause, listen, then move on. The next opportunity to do the right thing will come quickly. If we focus on the mistake, we might miss the opportunity.
11. We can't protect someone from making their own mistakes. Even if we know better. Even if they are about to do something stupid. Our mistakes are ours and they are valuable. Mistakes are how we learn, and when we try to prevent others from making mistakes, we are also denying them the opportunity to learn from their choices, and yes, their mistakes. Just because someone else may find themselves in the same circumstances that we were once in, doesn't mean that their outcome will be the same as ours and even if it is, their experience will affect them differently than ours did. Mistakes are important for everyone to make because when we are making mistakes, it means that we are living.
I do know how to count to 10, but number 11 seemed important. As a parent, I put a lot of energy into trying to steer my kids away from mistakes. I don't want them to feel the pain of the mistakes that I have made. But when I am really honest, I realize that my job isn't to prevent their mistakes. My job is to equip them for their mistakes. It is to give them a place to return to when their mistakes have left their hearts tattered and their confidence bruised. My job is to demonstrate grace to them, and to give them the same forgiveness that I have revceived from my heavenly Father. It is to provide them with a no strings attached kind of love that they can count on ESPECIALLY when they make mistakes. Because depsite my best efforts, they will make mistakes and they will learn from how I react, not just to my own mistakes, but by the way I react to theirs. I can model apology when I am wrong because I will mess up my job as their mom sometimes. And if I am really successful and I work really hard, maybe I can even show them how to forgive themselves by giving myself the gift of grace.
If you would like to hear more from the amazing Sarah Kay, I have linked the video below.
I won't be doing this every day, but I have had some interesting revelations (may be too strong a word) today.
The first revelation is that TV is as much a habit as anything. I have the TV on when I cook and tonight, the silence was weird. When I sat down to eat (on a TV tray sitting on the couch), that was also weird, especially since nobody else was home at the time. So what does one do when they are eating alone…on the couch…in front of the TV? Reading a book was a little sloppy, but it was the distraction I needed.
So back to today. For those of you who are keeping track, my commitment for Lent was no TV with a couple of very specific exceptions. The exceptions were specifically to address this issue with moderation. I said that I would be allowed to watch TV when I am on the treadmill. I need the distraction or the exercise becomes too much of a chore. I don't want to have the no TV thing become an impediment to regular exercise, so I gave myself this permission. HOWEVER, today, I decided that I really didn't want to start day 1 with even a little TV. Cold turkey baby!! So instead, I went for a run outside….in the rain…two days after a 5 mile outside run. My bones are 41 years old next week and they tend to let me know that outside runs are great, but make me more fatigued than inside runs. So I kinda knew the outside run thing could maybe not go well today. I made up my mind that I would only go 4 miles and I would not feel bad about it. At about mile 1, I tried to give myself permission to only go 3 miles because I was feeling kinda crappy. No dice. I went the full 4. For the last mile, I was DYING. My legs felt like they were encased in cement, I was gasping for air and generally miserable. All the while, I am reflecting on this little problem I have with moderation and thinking, "So you think you're trying to show me something God? Huh???? Well, I'll show YOU!" Ask me how that worked out for me. But I know you already know the answer.
Tomorrow, if I can get myself up and down the stairs, I will WALK on the treadmill with the TV on. Moderately.


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Vietnam is located in the area of tropical and monsoon climates, boasting a great deal of natural landscapes and rich ecosystem which contais a wide big variety of fauna and flora, wild and endangered animals; and is named as a country of 4-green-seasons. With 31 national parks, 6 world biosphere Reserve Areas and dozens of nature conservation areas and dozons of nature conservation areas, Vietnam is always an attractive destination to eco-tourists from all over the world. Each forest, mountain, river, or stream here contains a hidden wealth of resources and even its legendary stories. Blue, clear and sunny beaches here are filled with abundant ecological diversities. It appears that each ample green field or quiet mangrove forest before dusk, are featuring diferent beauties ò their ơn and luring to tourists.
Ba Be National Park
Located at the altituce of 145 meters above the sea level, Ba Be National Park is within the area of Bac Kan Province. This national park is the home and in habitats of many species of fauna and flora, wil and endangered animals such as : Stripped Civet, Leopard or ironwood, bamboo, ect..Visiting Ba Be National Park, tourists will have a chace to immerse themselves in the green nature, spreading to over 7.610 hectares. The deeply green Ba Be lake hare is surrounded by a range of Lime Mountains whereby having many caves and streams flowing under the ground, Dau Dang waterfall flowing endlessly, legendary Puong cave and romantic Nang river, ect.. All of them draw themselves into a lovely natural picture. Ba Be National Park is recognized as the World Natural Heritage of ASEAN. Not only is appealed by excellent natural scene, but tourists are also experiencing with rural cuisine such as : "com lam", "tom chua",, corn wine, plum jam or warm hospitality of the ethnic Tay, Nung, Dao, Mong. The unique spring festivals here will remain strong impression in tourists'memories.
Cat Ba National Park
Located on Cat Ba Island and within the boundary of Cat Hai District, Hai Phong city, Cat Bva national Park with the area of 15.200 hectares has extremely abundance of sea eco-system, ie. Marine life, land forest and brackish mangrove forest. The topography is mainly formed by lime mountains and amazing caves interposing with blue beaches and smooth sand. Cat Ba nationa Park has a plentiful system of fauna and flora, especially; "vooc dau trang" always lives in the high and dangerours rock near the sea. Visiting Cat Ba , tourists can enjoy the romantic scenery of great mountains, ecean and forests. Take a view from the top of Cao Vong, tourists will be able to capture the imposing scenary of the sea, mountains and high sky. Nature has awarded Cat Ba with a treasure of beautiful landscapes, forest and marine resources, group of islets and grottoes. Cat Ba National Park was recognized as Biosphere Reserves of the World by UNESCO in 2004.
Cuc Phuong National Park
Not the biggest park but Cuc Phuong National Park is as the first discovered one in Vietnam. With the area of 22.200 hectares covering 3 provinces : Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa, Cuc Phuong is rich in faunas and floras of tropical rainforest.Visiting Cuc Phuong Nationa Park, tourists have a chance to not only discover plentiful system of fauna and flora or gaze with beautiful national scenery, vut they also experience fantastic feelings when participating in tour programs i.e leisure, venture cultural historical or educational. Cuc Phuong National Park has a lot of species of plants and animals such as Pygathrix, leopard, parashrea and parashrea stellata. Among that thre has many specialty of Vietnam and Indochina. Therefore, it attracts not only tourists but also scientists to come to study in this area.
Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park
Lying in between Bo Trach and Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh Province, Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park contains itself great values both natural and human. The salient character of this national park of 200.000 hectares is the limestone formed karst that has existed millions of years, differrent types of caves, river under ground and rare system of fauna and flore. There are 876 species of plants, 525 specials of animals, among that some specials are recognized in Red Book of Vietnam as well as the World. Phong Nha Cave has interesting stalactites, the system of 13.969 meters river flowing under the ground. This is the cave which achieves the most number of records : cave with the longest river, cave with the highest and widest door, cave with the most beautiful and widest sand and rock, cave with the most beautiful lake under the ground, cave with the most splendid and mysterious stalactites, cave with the most beautiful river under the ground, and the nicest and widest dry cave. Phong Nha-Ke Bang was recognized as World Natural Heritage by UNESCO in 2003.
Bach Ma National Park
Bach Ma National Park has an area of 22.031 hectares belonging to Phu Loc and Nam Dong districts. Thua Thien Hue province. It is 40 kilometres far away from Hue city. Bach Ma is the splendid and romantic natural picture that is created by the range of mountains and huge forest. This is the only portoplast rorest that still exits in Vietnam and spreads from East Ocen to Viet – Lao border. The splendid scenery here attracts tourists. The climate is quite cool every year because of 1.450 metres height where has the biggest average amount of rain level in Vietnam: 8000mm/year. From first years of 20th century, many beautiful villas and hotels were built at Bach Ma. Here is also living of many species of rare plants and wild animals : tiger, red face monkey, white crown pheasant, "vooc ngu sac", ect . Visiting Bach Ma at the beginning or end of the rainy season, tourists might have a chance to experience beauty of the forest as a colorful natural picture with every type of flowers are showing their charms.
Yok Don National Park
Yok Don National Park is one of the most special – used forest of Vietnam with the area of 115.545 hectares in Dak Lak province. This is also the unique park reserves the type of Khop forest. There have 63 types of mammals, 196 types of birds, 40 species of reptiles, especially, wild elephants, wild buffalos and giant gaurs. In the dry season, Yok Dong is cool with orchid perfumes while the Central Highland is full of sunshine and wind. Visiting here, you have an opportunity to travel by elephants under fresh and huge range of trees or cross the Srepok River with them. On the other hand, you can experience traditional cuisines such as : rice cooked in bamboo tube, grilled chickens, and gather around Can Wine to hear Village patriarch tell the stories about their own legends and epics. Coming to the forest in the winter time, you will have an opportunity to see each herd of birds migrating to avoid the cold from the South. It creates a spendid picture of the nature.
Cat Tien National Park
Cat Tien National Park belongs to 3 provinces : Dong Nai, Lam Dong and Binh Phuoc, its area is 71.920 hectares. The characteristic of this forest is low and wet land. Cat Tien National Park has set the record that there are 1.362 high standard, among that 34 species are named in Vietnam Red Book and many high valued species such as : Afzeliaxylocarpe, Dalbergia oliveri, Pterocarpus macro carpus; 77 species of animals, 318 speices of birds, 58 species are at risk of extinction such as : Elephas maximus, Rhinocerossondaicus, Sussctofa, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Sus scrofa, Bos gaurus, Pygathrix nigipes, Hilobates gabriellae, Cat Tien has 3 typical species of birds : Arborophila davidi, Polyplectron germaini, Macronous kelley, many types of rare water birds : white winged goose .. In the past, Crocodylus siamensis also lived here but this type has been extinct in the natural environment. The park is restored to reserve this rare type.
Can Gio Biosphere Reserves
Can Gio Biosphere Reserves and Mangrove Forest (Sac forest) has an area of 75.740 hectares. It is the ecology of onland and amphibian fauna and flora , animals which have been formed on the vast Deltas of Dong Nai, Sai Gon, Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay's estuaries. There are a lot of specialties : long – tailed monkey, varan, harmless boa, Indian cobra, ect ..Sac Forest becomes the lung of the areas around for a long time , and now, it attracts a lot of tourists. From the year of 2000, Vam Sat eco tourism area was developed at in this park. And many tourism activities are in place : boating on river, visiting yard bird. At Can Gio's South, fresh and blue beaches, smooth sand, natural environment create the interesting destination for festival of holiday.
Tram Chim National Park
Tram Chim National Park is of Dong Thap province with the area of 7.588 hectares. This park is the habitat of many rare species of birds: expecially red-head cranes. Visiting Tram Chim National Park, tourists will have a chance to experience fresh air when going for a walk in range of huge Melaleuca Forest, take a view of vast green fields. In the swamp, lotus are showing ther color and perfume, birds are looking for their meals bisurely. That romantic scenery brings tourists comfortable and pleasant feelings. When being invited grilled fish dishes,, rice wine, an (Da Co hoai Lang) Sounthern folk songs, tourists will never want to leave this beautiful land.
Phu Quoc National Park
Phu Quoc is the biggest island of Vietnam which is enclosed by the Gulf of Thai Lan. This area of 31.422 hectares is under Kien Gang province. Phu Quoc has appealed a huge number of tourists by wild beaches, green and fresh water and huge forests. Phu Quoc National Park has more than 530 species of plants, 150 species of animals including 120 lines, 69 descebts, 365 types of birds, among that a lot of rare species are named in Vietnam Red Book. Visiting Phu Quoc, tourists have chance to not only discover various corals, but they also observed many fishes, living in the coral : "ca mu", "ca buom". Presidents here are coming from different islands that create the plentiful cultures of this land.
Con Dao National Park is a protected area which is located in the North of Con Dao province (Ba Ria Vung Tau) with the area of 31.422 hectares. The system of specific fauna and flora here are aquatic, expecially, the system of corals and marine turtles. Besides, there has a lot of rare types of plants : "lat hoa", "gang neo" or rare animals : monkey, weasel, squirrel, chicken; rare birds such as : blue eye birds, sea shallow. Moreover, 20.500 hectares area contains ecology of aquatic such as corals. More 1300 types of marine have been identified here. Con Dao becomes a sole place that has the wild and endangered species existing such as dugong in Vietnam.

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Bucking Trump, just 13% of Americans would return to public spaces if restrictions ease
In addition, an anemic 13% promised a return to public spaces in the next several weeks if social distancing restrictions were eased. Nearly half—48%—said they would definitely forego public outings until they were entirely sure the outbreak is over.
The survey also asked what kind of activities respondents would be comfortable doing in the event that restrictions were lifted:
29% would go be okay going to a bar/restaurant
15% would get on a plane
13% are game for a "large event"
Notably more people feel comfortable going to work outside their home: 44% for those who aren't currently employed and 57% for those who are, suggesting comfort levels grow with one's familiarity with the workspace.
In terms of how much longer people think they can handle the financial burden of staying at home:
36% say the lockdown has already impacted them financially
41% think they can last a few more weeks or longer
17% say the lockdown will never impact them
Finally, Americans largely believe stay-at-home orders have helped, with 76% saying they have been effective, including 77% of Republicans and 75% of independents.
These numbers entirely reinforce that all those anti-lockdown agitators are on the fringes of society. According to Morning Consult, just 14% of voters think social distancing should end.
US announces millions in aid for resource-rich Greenland
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she's assessing loosen stay-at-home order and announce changes in coming days
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she's assessing loosen stay-at-home order and announce changes in coming days


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Q: Reference for subset of a matrices rows spans the row space of the matrix? The row space of a matrix $A$ is the span $\langle a_1, a_2, \dots, a_n \rangle$ of the $n$ rows of $A$. Does anyone know a reference, or quick proof, for the claim that there exist a subset of these vectors, $(a_{r_1}, \dots, a_{r_k})$, where $k = \operatorname{rank}(A)$, that spans the row space of $A$?
I am able to prove this by explicitly generating such a subset using row reduction. I.e., the rows containing pivots (and undoing any row transpositions) after $A$ is put into row echelon form gives one subset of these vectors. However, this seems like it should be an easily accessible 'fact'.

A: Here is a sketch of a quick proof using induction on the rank of a matrix. The claim is clearly true when the rank is 1. We will now show that the claim is true for matrices $A$ with rank $k+1$, assuming that the claim holds for matrices of rank $k$. Let $S = \{a_{r_1}, a_{r_2}, \dots, a_{r_l}\}$ denote the subset of rows of $A$ with minimal cardinality that spans the row space of $A$, and suppose for a contradiction that $l > k + 1$. Since this set has minimal cardinality, it must be possible to remove a row $a_{s_{k+1}}$ such that $S \setminus \{a_{s_{k+1}}\}$ has rank $k$. By the induction hypothesis there exist a subset of $S \setminus \{a_{s_{k+1}}\}$, comprising of the rows $\{a_{s_1}, a_{s_2}, \dots, a_{s_k}\}$, of cardinality $k$, that has rank $k$. But $\{a_{s_1}, a_{s_2}, \dots, a_{s_{k+1}}\}$ has rank $k + 1$, a contradiction to the minimality of the cardinality of $S$.

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Kerry to raise flag at US embassy in Cuba
By Jordan Fabian - 07/20/15 10:27 AM EDT
Secretary of State John Kerry John Forbes KerrySchumer to donate Epstein campaign contributions to groups fighting sexual violence Trump threatens Iran with increased sanctions after country exceeds uranium enrichment cap The 'invisible primary' has begun MORE will travel to Cuba on Aug. 14 to raise the flag over the newly opened U.S. Embassy, according to CNN.
The U.S. and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations on Monday, opening embassies that have been shuttered since 1961.
Kerry's trip to Havana will be the first for a U.S. secretary of State since 1945, CNN reported.
The Cuban flag was raised over the country's embassy in Washington on Monday, but the U.S. is waiting for Kerry to visit Cuba to put up the flag there.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez attended the flag-raising ceremony in Washington on Monday. He was also to scheduled to meet with Kerry, in the first meeting between the countries' top two diplomats on U.S. soil since the 1959 Cuban revolution.
Both the U.S. and Cuba have had diplomatic presences, known as interests sections, in each others' countries since the 1970s.
Upgrading to an embassy will allow U.S. diplomats greater freedom of movement in Cuba and better access to Cuban civilians.
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Silent Witnesses - Susan Shender & James Stone Goodman
In our series on artists participating in our current exhibit Silent Witnesses: Synagogues Transformed, Rebuilt, or Left Behind, we focus this time on a team of collaborators from St. Louis: Susan Shender and James Stone Goodman.
Silent Witnesses is Collaborative Art Exhibit organized by the Cultural Heritage Artists Project, the Jewish Art Salon, JWalks and the Holocaust Memorial Center. February 22 - April 14, 2012 at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Metro Detroit.
The Scrolls of the St. Louis South Side Congregation
In this project, influenced by talismanic and incantational Ethiopian scroll art, Goodman and Shender tell the story of a synagogue and two communities in three scrolls of poetry, prose, and visual imagery. Previously they collaborated on several projects exploring hybrid art forms including interior architecture, mosaics and story, Yemenite text preservation and story telling. They also created a small gallery in a synagogue space exploring the intersection of visual art, story, song, and performance.
The South Side Congregation project began with Goodman, a native of Detroit, who moved to St. Louis. Out of an experience with a found piece of synagogue stained glass, he came to know a community that was little documented in his new home. In 1995 he wrote the story of the glass window, the synagogue where it was once installed, the community that occupied the space, and the return of Jewish prayer to that space in a combination prose and poetry form.
In 2011, they updated the story through research, visits to the site, and interviews with former Jewish residents of the neighborhood, with the new pastor and his wife, and with the neighborhood's developer. They were drawn to the Ethiopian prayer scroll concept because it involves text and images with an improvised, unselfconscious quality.
The result is the intersection of poetry, prose, story telling, history, architecture, urban design, prayer – the story of a synagogue and its passing -- the evolution of a community told in sacred form through visual arts. The scrolls track the mystery tale of an urban neighborhood long abandoned by Jews; a neighborhood now struggling to recreate itself, trying to preserve its story.
More info on the exhibit here.
Texts used in the art work:
Send a Jewish rabbi my way
I stand before you in the Blaine Avenue Church of God
On the front a Star of David
On the windows A Star of David
Send me a Jewish rabbi Tell me this story
-- Pastor Elmer Wilson, 1981
You may redeem me
I am buried in back of an antiques warehouse
Cherokee Street, St. Louis, Missouri
It is 1981 and you just moved to this city.
I am not particularly notable
I am a faded green stained glass transom
A window Fallen out from some abandoned
Synagogue?
A Magen David in my frame I am small & unnoticed
No one has redeemed me
I collect dust You hold me Turn me
But I am unremarkable as Art
I have a Story and you are Curious
But you do not redeem me You leave me on
Cherokee Street.
-- July, 1981
New to this place. Born in Detroit,
I was drawn to study with the masters in Jerusalem,
making stories in music and poetry.
Moved to St. Louis. On a street full of used furniture,
a knick-knack neighborhood
I saw a panel of stained glass. It had a Magen David
set into it, pale green. It would attract no attention
on a mantel or on a wall.
I held it, turned it and turned it, I passed.
What building does the window come from?
Inventing stories assuming I would never know.
Something here in the heartland, the heart line,
the omphalos of America would not let go of me,
this notion of redemption,
and two weeks later I returned to the store.
The piece was gone.
Rabbi James Stone Goodman July, 1981
I tell stories in poetry And song
Shirah [Heb.]: song and poem both
I am a diwan The songbook of a community
From Najara the first diwan I am the community's verses
In Yemen I am the length of a forearm
Poet singer teller Balancing me on the arm I speak
In Ethiopia I am a magic scroll
Healing scrolls with the shared symbol
The seal of Solomon a Shared symbol
Mantic tale Prayer Magic Healing and Divination
I am driving through a neighborhood isolated by a freeway.
A partially abandoned factory once owned by Ligget & Myers
tobacco company is a city block long with a half-buried
railroad track and two prominent smoke stacks.
I researched. A synagogue was active on Blaine and Klemm
from 1929 to 1944. It is a small south side community,
not known as a Jewish area.
The synagogue was listed variously in directories as
Tiphereth Yisrael, Tipheris Israel, South Side Congregation.
Few records remain.
I saw a small church with an unusually shaped roof
like the old wooden synagogues of 18th & 19th century Poland.
On the front, a Star of David [seal of Solomon]
that replaced the Cross. And around the building –east-
the windows with the pale green stained glass transom
with the Star of David I remembered from Cherokee Street.
At the back of the building, a missing one.
I met the pastor. "I've been praying for God
to send me a Jewish rabbi," he says.
Inside it looks just like the shuls of my youth in Detroit.
Everything inside was the same as when the synagogue left,
1944. The benches were pre-War, facing east. I explained
where the Ark would be against the Wall,
and asked if I can come there and pray the Selichot prayers.
We made the prayers, the spirits of Jewish prayer returned
for one night.
We blessed the community
Site of the former synagogue:
Blessed are You Making Wonders the Work of Creation.
jsg, 1995
I put a notice in our local Jewish paper
Ruth Balk called,
"I remember that shul I grew up on the south side
It was a nice little area there.
There was a street of businesses Along 39th Street."
Another man called -- "I was taught Bar Mitzvah there
On long benches I used to sleep on the benches."
The neighborhood Isolated by Highway I-44
now re-inventing itself.
The former McCree Town Also known as
Liggett & Myers Historic District St. Louis, Missouri.
I return to a new pastor He remembers:
"Everything faced East."
I tell him the story as I know it of this Space.
"We are trying to revive Revive This community."
Blessed is this space this community
The spirits dwelling here –
The renewal that creation is
Susan Shender started Sukkah Soul, dedicated to creating meaningful forms and spaces inspired by Jewish text and sources. The Sukkah Soul sukkah kit is sold nationally and Susan's cast bronze Judaica were selected for several shows. Synagogue design includes a gate to welcome the Shekhinah, ark and bimah. Current projects include a mosaic with a teaching component, jewelry, a mezuzah and additional bronze pieces. Shender, an architect with thirty years experience, is in her nineteenth year of private practice. A native of Chicago, Susan lives in St. Louis, Missouri. She honors her design teacher, Leslie Laskey, with her work.
http://www.sukkahsoul.com/
James Stone Goodman is a rabbi who serves Congregation Neve Shalom and the Central Reform Congregation, in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a writer and musician who integrates story, poetry, and music in a performance art form, producing six CDs to date, the most recent "Eight Nights." He recently finished an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Missouri – St. Louis. His work is included in many publications.
http://stonegoodman.com/
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Ümit Özat (* 30. Oktober 1976 in Ankara) ist ein ehemaliger türkischer Fußballspieler und heutiger Fußballtrainer.

Profikarriere
Der in Ankara geborene Özat wechselte 1995 im Alter von 19 Jahren zu Gençlerbirliği Ankara. Nach mehr als 150 Spielen und einem Streit mit Offiziellen des Vereins wurde er an Bursaspor ausgeliehen. In der Saison 2000/01 hatte Özat 24 Partien für Bursaspor bestritten, ehe er zu Fenerbahçe Istanbul wechselte. In den nächsten beiden Spielzeiten zeigte er bei seinem neuen Verein ansprechende Leistungen. In der Saison 2003/04 verpasste er nur zwei Saisonspiele und schoss sieben Tore, während Fenerbahçe den Titel in der türkischen Süper Lig gewann. Anschließend wurde seine Vertragslaufzeit um weitere 3 Jahre verlängert.

Im Mai 2007 unterschrieb er einen Dreijahresvertrag beim 1. FC Köln. In die Saison 2008/09 ging Özat als Mannschaftskapitän der Domstädter.

Am dritten Spieltag der Saison 2008/09 brach Özat in der 25. Spielminute ohne Fremdeinwirkung im Auswärtsspiel beim Karlsruher SC zusammen und wurde bewusstlos minutenlang auf dem Spielfeld behandelt. Nachdem er für weitere Untersuchungen in ein Karlsruher Krankenhaus eingeliefert worden war, wurde sein Zustand am späten Abend wieder stabil. Das Spiel wurde fortgesetzt und seine Mannschaft gewann mit 2:0. Wie sich später herausstellte, war eine Myokarditis (Herzmuskelentzündung) die Ursache für Özats Zusammenbruch. Am 14. März 2009 gab Özat unter Tränen sein Karriereende aus gesundheitlichen Gründen und auf ärztlichen Rat bekannt.

In der Nationalmannschaft
Ümit Özat feierte am 16. August 2000 bei einem Freundschaftsspiel gegen Bosnien-Herzegowina sein Debüt bei der türkische A-Nationalmannschaft. Er etablierte sich schnell als wichtiger Spieler des Teams und kam bei der FIFA-Weltmeisterschaft 2002, bei der die Türkei Dritter wurde, zweimal zum Einsatz. In der Qualifikation zur UEFA EURO 2004 saß er bei einer Partie auf der Bank, bestritt aber kein einziges Spiel und musste mitansehen, wie sein Land die Qualifikation für die EM in Portugal verpasste. Özat wartete fast vier Jahre lang auf sein erstes Länderspieltor. Dieses gelang ihm am 25. Mai 2004 in einem Freundschaftsspiel gegen Australien per Freistoß.

Spielweise
Der ehemalige Kapitän von Fenerbahçe Istanbul ist für seine Gemütsruhe und seine professionelle Einstellung bekannt. Er gilt als vielseitig und wurde sowohl als bevorzugt linker oder auch rechter Außenverteidiger sowie als Innenverteidiger eingesetzt; zudem war er ein gefährlicher Distanzschütze.

Erfolge

Nationalmannschaft
 Türkische Mittelmeer-Auswahl
 Mittelmeerspielen: Silbermedaille 1997 in Bari, Italien
 Türkische A-Nationalmannschaft
 Weltmeisterschaft: Dritter 2002

Verein
 Fenerbahçe SK (2001–2007)
 3 × Türkischer Meister: 2004, 2005, 2007
 1. FC Köln (2007–2009)
 Aufstieg in die 1. Bundesliga: 2008

Statistik

Anmerkung:

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Trainerkarriere
Nachdem Ümit Özat seine Spielerkarriere beendet hatte, arbeitete er ab April 2009 als Co-Trainer beim 1. FC Köln weiter. Zuvor hatte er den Trainer-Lehrgang für die A-Lizenz in der Türkei absolviert. Im Dezember 2009 wurde Özats Vertrag beim 1. FC Köln aufgelöst.

Danach wurde er Assistent von Roger Lemerre bei MKE Ankaragücü. Im Mai 2010 wurde Özat Lemerres Nachfolger als Cheftrainer.

Am 26. Januar 2012 wurde er Chef-Trainer bei Manisaspor. Nach einem Monat wurde er nach fünf Niederlagen in sechs Spielen entlassen.

Anfang August 2014 übernahm Özar den Zweitligisten Elazığspor. Im Frühjahr trat er zunächst zurück, konnte aber von der Vereinsführung zur Fortsetzung seiner Tätigkeit umgestimmt werden. Ende April 2015 trat er endgültig als Trainer zurück.

Zur Saison 2015/16 wurde er beim Zweitligisten Boluspor als neuer Cheftrainer vorgestellt. Nach einigen Wochen trat er zurück, nachdem er mit der Vereinsführung wegen Neuverpflichtungen in Meinungsverschiedenheiten geraten war. Mitte Juli 2015 übernahm Özat Samsunspor. Nach einem guten Saisonstart mit zeitweiliger Tabellenführung konnte er im Verlauf der Hinrunde mit seiner Mannschaft diesen Erfolgstrend nicht fortsetzen. Nachdem sein Rücktritt von den Vereinsverantwortlichen verhindert worden war, trat er im Januar 2016 endgültig als Trainer zurück.

Wenige Tage nach seinem Abschied von Samsunspor übernahm er den Tabellenletzten der ersten Liga Mersin İdman Yurdu. Bei diesem Verein hatten die Fußballspieler seit längerem ihre Gehälter nicht erhalten und drohten damit, das Mannschaftstraining zu kontrollieren. Özat bezahlte die Gehälter aus der eigenen Tasche und versuchte die Mannschaft auf den Klassenerhalt zu fokussieren. Nachdem sich die Situation nicht gebessert hatte, legte er im Mai 2016 seinen Posten nieder.

Von November 2016 bis Ende August 2017 trainierte er Gençlerbirliği Ankara. Nachdem er im August 2017 entlassen und zwischenzeitlich durch Mesut Bakkal ersetzt worden war, einigte er sich  November 2017 mit dem Club auf eine erneute Zusammenarbeit. Nachdem er zum Saisonende den Klassenerhalt nicht hatte sichern können, verließ er im August 2018 den Verein erneut. Im Januar 2019 übernahm er den Zweitligisten Giresunspor und betreute ihn einen Monat lang. Drei Tage nach seinem Abschied von Giresunspor wurde er beim Ligarivalen Adana Demirspor als neuer Cheftrainer eingestellt.

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Einzelnachweise

Fußballnationalspieler (Türkei)
Fußballspieler (1. FC Köln)
Fußballspieler (Fenerbahçe Istanbul)
Fußballspieler (Gençlerbirliği Ankara)
Fußballspieler (Keçiörengücü)
Fußballspieler (MKE Ankaragücü)
Fußballspieler (Bursaspor)
Teilnehmer an einer Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft (Türkei)
Türkischer Meister (Fußball)
Fußballtrainer (1. FC Köln)
Fußballtrainer (Adana Demirspor)
Fußballtrainer (Boluspor)
Fußballtrainer (Elazığspor)
Fußballtrainer (Gençlerbirliği Ankara)
Fußballtrainer (Giresunspor)
Fußballtrainer (Manisaspor)
Fußballtrainer (MKE Ankaragücü)
Fußballtrainer (Mersin İdman Yurdu)
Fußballtrainer (Samsunspor)
Türke
Geboren 1976
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Home » 5G Technology is Coming Soon. The Question is: Do We Really Need It?
Well, it is 2018 and the fire of 5g technology is already on the verge of expansion. As humans, we always want the newer technology and when it comes to Smartphone network, I bet, everyone wants, "The Best From the Rest".
Yes, the 5g technology hype has started to catch fires and is on full throttling speed now. Further, talking about the first 5g mobile phone will bring Samsung into the limelight.
Here, the company is preparing to release its 5g phone. But still, there are other better competitors out there in the race too.
So, the real question lies, "Is it too early to fall for 5g?" Hence for that, let us move ahead and discover some really cool insights from the article itself.
2.3 Get to Know the average 4G LTE Speed?
2.5 Till when will the 5g technology in the US Spread effectively?
2.5.1 Future Technology Levying Too Early?
2.6 What about the Moto Z3 Mod Release Date?
2.7 What can you expect from the 2019 5g technology?
2.10 Wrapping Things Up: 5g technology, A Success or Failure?
2.10.1 What you really Need to Do?
Despite 5g's amazing functionality and speed, it will deliver, still, the cloud of doubts is surrounding it. There are some potential risks for the early adopter and me as your guide will always want the best for you.
It is not like that your current network is 2g and you want a booster in your overall communication speed.
I know you are going through a series of some serious confusion which was the reason for making this article for you.
Here, there are chances that your 4G network is running much faster than the usual. And, there is no need to upgrade to the 5g technology.
Further, the LTE structure will again be a backbone of the 5g phones in India as well as the rest of the world. Hence, at longer distances, even the 5g communication will be flawless and smooth, all over.
While the next generation 5g will, of course, be a little better than the 4g networks in any case. In addition, the rollout will start in the cities which are largely dense and use technology to great extents.
Get to Know the average 4G LTE Speed?
Whenever we talk about the global level, the 4G LTE data speed lands around 17Mbps which are still amazing.
At such speed, you can easily download your favorite stuff and stream movies, with great ease and comfort.
Most early, the implementation of the 5g technology will happen in technology-dense cities.
Further, it will take sufficient time for levying the whole technology and cover a significant number of the population.
Reason? People are still not used to 4g LTE technology and are still figuring out which will take years, for sure.
Now, in terms of the 5g technology, U.S will be the first country to adopt the 5g network before the very end of 2018.
For this, everything is done and dusted and what remains is the implementation for the same. But, it will be wise to wait and analyze the money which will be spent on the 5g technology for each hub.
Till when will the 5g technology in the US Spread effectively?
More likely, by the year 2021 or even later, the 5g technology will cover most of the cities of the US.
Further, in terms of the other countries, it will take 2024 to 2025 for 5g to completely tale over other generations.
Future Technology Levying Too Early?
Here, we really don't have any clue about the pricing of any 5g Smartphone.
Coming down towards the Moto Z3s mod, they haven't given a price bracket yet. Still, you can expect a much higher pricing than usual.
What about the Moto Z3 Mod Release Date?
The mod release date is all set to come into action by 2019 which is good news for every Motorola Fan.
Hence, it will be more beneficial to wait until the next year and see what Motorola has for its potential customers.
Now, as smart persons, we can apply the same thinking when it comes towards the latest 5g phones.
Here, LG and Samsung are all set to launch their 5G handsets by 2019 or even later, time is the best answer.
On top of everything, the very first 5g Smartphone will come at a premium rate and a rough price of $1,000 will be the basic norm.
In addition, your local area might not get a good 5g connection by 2020, 2021 and the things can get more late.
What can you expect from the 2019 5g technology?
Simply, there is no guarantee that the 2019 5g handsets will come with a full fledge 5g service or not. Hence, assuming is clearly not the answer in spite seeing reality is.
Even by the year 2023, there is a 50-50 chance that the world will get their first 5g Smartphone & network coverage.
As the implementation of the 5g network, India is unknown, other companies are working harder to release higher speeds more too often.
At least in the next few years, you will witness a noticeably higher speed and streaming which will be blazing fast, in any case.
In the U.S or any other major country, rolling of unlimited data plans has already started. As for the U.S, the country comes under the most expensive places for per megabyte wireless contracts.
Hence, with this, we can assume that the 5g data plans will be much more expensive. And, definitely will not come with an unlimited data plan, for sure.
Overall, with a limited coverage and a limited data pack, the 5g technology could levy additional expenses on the customers.
Wrapping Things Up: 5g technology, A Success or Failure?
If we look at the present date scenario, it's a clear NO From my Side about the 5g smartphones and technology. Even in India, the 5g launch in India is a clueless thing without any doubt.
I mean, the world is happy and using 4g unlimited data speed and we don't really need to have an add-on for such a good thing.
Still. In the nearby future, 5g can become a global success where people can enjoy faster speeds with happiness and comfort.
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This region is famous for its gorgeous flowers and meadows. For a long way, you'll be trekking along the Tons river, and you'll be seeing charming mountain villages like Giangad, Seema and Osla. There are some very beautiful camping spots which are set in pastoral settings. While there are a couple of ascents which are a little steep, this trek is not difficult and is suitable for first-timers.
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Today you drive from Dehradun to Sankri village, which is about an 8-hour drive. The final 22 kms of the drive is through Govind national park and is a bumpy but beautiful drive. A few kilometers from Sankri is the Giangad camping grounds where you will set up camp for the night.
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Post breakfast you start towards Taluka village. It is a lovely walk along the river, which also passes through fields, forests, and apple orchards. You can either camp at Taluka village or camp a little further up near Datmir village.
Cross small Himalayan rivulets and pass gushing waterfalls.
You continue walking alongside the beautiful Tons river. The walk is rejuvenating and offers some stunning views. You cross over small streams that merge the Tons river. The village of Seema has a few dhabas and hotels, but you'll be camping across the river at Osla, to enjoy a quieter, more scenic experience.
The village of Osla in the winters.
The trek begins with a river crossing, over a quaint stone bridge which is very photogenic. The trail rises higher after this, giving you beautiful views of the Ruinsara valley and the peaks in the Banderpoonch range. The trail ascends through the fields and climbs high above the confluence of Tons and Ruinsara. The campsite is at the meeting point of the two valleys from Jamdar glacier where you will spend the night.
Views of the Swargarohini peak from the Har-Ki-Dun meadows.
After breakfast you will spend most of the day exploring the beautiful Har ki Dun valley. The campsite offers beautiful views of Jamdar glacier, Hata peak and the Swargarohini peak. By afternoon you start heading back towards Osla.
Exquisite views of the Hata peak from the campsite at Har-Ki-Dun.
Even though this is a long stretch, the walk is fairly easy and pleasant. After reaching Taluka village you can also opt for a shared jeep to cover the last 12 kms. You can spend the evening strolling around Sankri village.
The meandering river streams of Marinda Tal.
You leave early morning to drive back to the beautiful town of Dehradun, which is about 210 kms away.
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11 September 2012 at September 11, 2012 | By: Writing Buddha
Does a Cartoon depicts Sedition or Criticism, bloody Indian Government?
We are so proud of our country. Almost everything excites us about it. The history that we have is indeed one of the best histories any country can have. In childhood when we learnt History, we didn't like mugging up the dates but we did like reading and knowing how our Indian leaders gave a challenging retaliation to the torture that Britishers were continuously enforcing on us. Even today, we feel so proud of those leaders who struggled to make us independent, free, democratic and lively. It has been 60+ years since we have been ruling ourselves. Whites are always said to be fairer than us. And defeating them and getting back to the authority of the country's management is the biggest achievement that India can have. Recently, 100th rocket/missile has been launched by ISRO. Another proud moment. There have been many such proud moments that India keep on creating and generating gradually and consistently. But we aren't content. Our Country is known as the Biggest Democracy of the world. And this is something that we should thank God. The countries that aren't democratic but autocratic are facing such rebels that the word- PEACE is something that they have deleted from their dictionary.
But, as it's said above, are we really Democratic? This isn't something new that I'm asking through my medium. Everyone of us is concerned about this. We are said to be Democratic, we are, but are we satisfied with the kind of democracy that we are being donated? Donated because our current Government is undoubtedly the worst that we have seen in 60+ years of Independence. Whatever we get from them seems to be a Donation rather than our Right. UPA government has been concerned only about the stomach and roof of their ministers. They have nothing to do with the society, citizens and other public welfare. I don't know what really goes in the mind of UPA government even after knowing that 99.99% Indians are annoyed with them. Do they still think that our vote will go to them? Are they seriously kidding us? Or they have surrendered? Are they ready to lose in the next election that is coming up in the couple of years? No one can know the answers to these questions because ministers have never kept transparency with us. They have always kept us under their shoes. Yet, they call our Country Democratic in the Parliament debates.
Recently, a cartoonist is being arrested on the terms of sedition just because he sketched Parliament as a commode. Yes, it can be said as an insult to the Indian parliament but the charge at which they have arrested this 24-years old cartoonist is sick. I hope our Government knows what Sedition means- "Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch." Does the cartoon made by Aseem Trivedi provokes us to rebel against the system? What a joke. A cartoon is meant to be seen, observed, understood, laughed of and forgotten. And our dear government made an issue out of it. Actually, they made joke of themselves. This shows the insecurity that our government has among themselves. If Country's government starts getting scared of criticism, I don't think that there's any thing much that we should expect from them.
The cartoon depicted the level at which our Government stands. How apart their way is from common citizens. Rather than working on the prospects that can cease the downfall of their party's image, they are unwilling to hear anything against them. When we speak against the system on Twitter, Facebook and other Social media, Kapil Sibal comes and tells us that within 24 hours, all such websites and pages shall be blocked forever for hurting sentiments. What a joke! Today, I find myself too lucky to get this Blog Post of mine published or else who knows they might delete my Blog tomorrow morning after seeing that I have outspoken against them. Or they might arrest me on the charges of Sedition. Haha. Or maybe Terrorism. Nothing can be said about this Government. They can go to any level to kill the democratic part of our lovely India. I don't find anything wrong in what Aseem Trivedi, the cartoonist did. In a democratic country, everyone has right to speak what he/she feels about anything. He did the same. In reply to this, government could have tried to answer their role in country's so-called development. But government chose to arrest the innocent.
When their opposition- BJP makes them stall government and adjourn it daily without enforcing any out come of any issue, they do not make any effort against it. Because Congress knows that if we will speak against Sushma Swaraj and BJP, we may end up getting all our secrets revealed in public, definitely. When Raj Thackeray delivers provocative speeches in his famous rallies, they are unable to arrest him even for few hours because they are scared of a local party. There, our government gives full freedom to such leaders to enjoy Democracy. But to us, the common people who can do nothing about government, are dominated to an extent that the person who stands alone to take revenge against government gets himself arrested, beaten up and tortured. Whole India is together with Aseem Trivedi. And it is necessary or we will lose the fragrance of our country i.e. DEMOCRACY. Let us enjoy that, government because your own leaders have no control over what shit they speak. :-) At least, we aren't speaking shits. We are just speaking truth. Sorry, bitter truth for you. :-)
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Soulmate said...
You have written this article beautifully. All points included with the touch of your style.
Yes, Aseem Trivedi does not deserve this kind of punishment from the governement, just for a cartoon!!
MyBlogWorld said...
True .. very true !! This is not democracy definitely. His cartoons may not be good with taste. But it's truth which we have to accept. The person who put this case in court said his sentiments were hurt by seeing those cartoons.
This is bullshit as there are farmers who suicide, there are people who find difficult to get food to eat with this rate of inflation and after this that person's sentiments were not hurt!!
I don't dare to call this country as democratic if such things happen again in future!
True ARB....!!! Its nt fair what is going...!!! :(
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