Thirty Minutes of Exercise a Day Recommended to Lose Weight
1 Jan 2009
Weight Loss
SALT LAKE CITY -- The holidays are over and now it's time to shed the holiday weight. Nutritionists say Diet and exercise alone will not create the wanted results, but a combination of both will. Doctors recommend Thirty minutes of physical exercise five time a week should be enough to keep the weight off and get on track to a healthier lifestyle. FOX 13's Nineveh Dinha has more tips on how to lose the weight and keep off.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Many Resolve to Lose Weight
Many Resolve to Lose Weight
by Wendy Mills
Jan 01, 2009
Weight Loss
New Year's resolutions are a time to look back, move forward and reflect on changes you need to make in life.
One of the most popular is a commitment to lose weight. RAC in Pittsford was full of women doing just that New Year’s Day. Doors opened at 9:00 a.m. and the first aerobic class was full.
A morning workout has been a part of Ann Parker's life for more than 20 years. She used to work out at home, now she comes to the gym to stay fit.
"It gives you a lot of energy and as soon as you losing a few pounds you really want to start coming more,” said Ann Parker, from Pittsford.
Fitness centers see a surge in memberships at the start of the year. It’s getting a person to stay committed that is the challenge.
"I think everyone runs out of excuses after January 1,” said Eric Bastian, general manager at RAC Pittsford. “I think the excuses start around thanksgiving with family coming into town and getting prepared for parties and doing their holiday shopping and now there aren't too many excuses."
An estimated 66% of Americans are overweight and even obese.
"It is true, in matter of fact, the U.S. Surgeon General says not exercising is equivalent to smoking about two packs of cigarettes a day--just on the toll it takes on your body and your cardiovascular system and pulmonary system,” said Bastian.
Exercise variety can help you start and stay interested. There are free weights, fitness machines and dozens of different classes to get you moving. Zumba is a fitness program inspired by Latin dance.
Some of the ladies in the morning class at RAC drove all the way from Leroy to take the class.
"They push you, you can't slack off you now especially when you are in the front and I've had four people from Leroy join," said Lisa Gomborone.
"My neighbors introduced me to the class and they haven't been here in a while so I am going to see what's happened to them, but I agree with everyone else, it is the instructor mostly and I would encourage people to come and just try it,” said Sandra Vallot from Henrietta.
Ann Parker is 68 years old and proud of it. She says anyone can and should make exercise a part of their life, not just for the New Year but for life.
"I think that you just decide for yourself that it's a good thing to do," added Parker.
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by Wendy Mills
Jan 01, 2009
Weight Loss
New Year's resolutions are a time to look back, move forward and reflect on changes you need to make in life.
One of the most popular is a commitment to lose weight. RAC in Pittsford was full of women doing just that New Year’s Day. Doors opened at 9:00 a.m. and the first aerobic class was full.
A morning workout has been a part of Ann Parker's life for more than 20 years. She used to work out at home, now she comes to the gym to stay fit.
"It gives you a lot of energy and as soon as you losing a few pounds you really want to start coming more,” said Ann Parker, from Pittsford.
Fitness centers see a surge in memberships at the start of the year. It’s getting a person to stay committed that is the challenge.
"I think everyone runs out of excuses after January 1,” said Eric Bastian, general manager at RAC Pittsford. “I think the excuses start around thanksgiving with family coming into town and getting prepared for parties and doing their holiday shopping and now there aren't too many excuses."
An estimated 66% of Americans are overweight and even obese.
"It is true, in matter of fact, the U.S. Surgeon General says not exercising is equivalent to smoking about two packs of cigarettes a day--just on the toll it takes on your body and your cardiovascular system and pulmonary system,” said Bastian.
Exercise variety can help you start and stay interested. There are free weights, fitness machines and dozens of different classes to get you moving. Zumba is a fitness program inspired by Latin dance.
Some of the ladies in the morning class at RAC drove all the way from Leroy to take the class.
"They push you, you can't slack off you now especially when you are in the front and I've had four people from Leroy join," said Lisa Gomborone.
"My neighbors introduced me to the class and they haven't been here in a while so I am going to see what's happened to them, but I agree with everyone else, it is the instructor mostly and I would encourage people to come and just try it,” said Sandra Vallot from Henrietta.
Ann Parker is 68 years old and proud of it. She says anyone can and should make exercise a part of their life, not just for the New Year but for life.
"I think that you just decide for yourself that it's a good thing to do," added Parker.
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For weight loss, cut out supplements in favor of fruits, veggies
For weight loss, cut out supplements in favor of fruits, veggies
by: PETER GOTT, M.D. Newspaper Enterprise Association
Friday, January 02, 2009
Weight Loss
Dear Dr. Gott: I have a question I'm sure has never been addressed in your column. I cannot seem to lose weight. I'm 82 years old, 5 feet tall, and weigh 159 pounds.
I'm on metoprolol succinate, Plavix, Crestor, a multivitamin for women and Centrum Silver, Vitamin D, vitamin B-12, a low-dose aspirin, calcium with vitamin D, CO-Q10, folic acid and fish oil.
I had a stent put in one and a half years ago and try to follow a healthy diet. I go to Curves four or five times a week.
Dear Reader: Before I address your weight, I would like to review your daily medication schedule.
I agree with the metoprolol succinate (Toprol), Plavix and Crestor, prescribed by your primary physician or cardiologist. What I question is the bevy of over-the-counter supplements. They simply aren't necessary.
While you eat well, perhaps you simply need slight redirection. Caffeine can slow the progression of calorie-burning. If you overdo it on coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate or other caffeine-containing products, reduce your consumption. Foods made with flour and sugar can retard weight loss. Canned vegetables and soups are often high in sodium. Sodium has a tendency to make a person retain fluids (and weight). Therefore, modify your diet to include fresh or frozen steamed vegetables. Snack on raw vegetables and fruits such as carrots, broccoli, pepper slices, celery, apples, oranges and others. Keep a supply in your refrigerator so you aren't tempted to reach for a sugary or fatty snack that isn't as good for you. Broil rather than fry lean cuts of fish, chicken and meat. Remove the salt shaker from your table. Avoid fried foods. You might just find your cholesterol level drops with dietary modifications. If this happens, perhaps the Crestor can be stopped as well.
by: PETER GOTT, M.D. Newspaper Enterprise Association
Friday, January 02, 2009
Weight Loss
Dear Dr. Gott: I have a question I'm sure has never been addressed in your column. I cannot seem to lose weight. I'm 82 years old, 5 feet tall, and weigh 159 pounds.
I'm on metoprolol succinate, Plavix, Crestor, a multivitamin for women and Centrum Silver, Vitamin D, vitamin B-12, a low-dose aspirin, calcium with vitamin D, CO-Q10, folic acid and fish oil.
I had a stent put in one and a half years ago and try to follow a healthy diet. I go to Curves four or five times a week.
Dear Reader: Before I address your weight, I would like to review your daily medication schedule.
I agree with the metoprolol succinate (Toprol), Plavix and Crestor, prescribed by your primary physician or cardiologist. What I question is the bevy of over-the-counter supplements. They simply aren't necessary.
While you eat well, perhaps you simply need slight redirection. Caffeine can slow the progression of calorie-burning. If you overdo it on coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate or other caffeine-containing products, reduce your consumption. Foods made with flour and sugar can retard weight loss. Canned vegetables and soups are often high in sodium. Sodium has a tendency to make a person retain fluids (and weight). Therefore, modify your diet to include fresh or frozen steamed vegetables. Snack on raw vegetables and fruits such as carrots, broccoli, pepper slices, celery, apples, oranges and others. Keep a supply in your refrigerator so you aren't tempted to reach for a sugary or fatty snack that isn't as good for you. Broil rather than fry lean cuts of fish, chicken and meat. Remove the salt shaker from your table. Avoid fried foods. You might just find your cholesterol level drops with dietary modifications. If this happens, perhaps the Crestor can be stopped as well.
Strategies: Seven New Year's resolutions for my business
Strategies: Seven New Year's resolutions for my business
Magazines Subscription
This time every year, people draw up lists of New Year's resolutions: lose weight, exercise, quit smoking. New Year offers us a sort of "restart" button. Sure, we're not cleaning out our mental or physical hard drives entirely. None of us change ourselves completely. But we can use this time to "reboot" — take a pause and, hopefully, perform somewhat better going forward.
That's why in business, too, it's a good idea to commit to New Year's resolutions. So here are mine for 2009. Feel free to add any of these to your own list.
1. Listen more. This is my No. 1 business — and personal — New Year's resolution because listening is a critical skill for both business and personal success. Listening — really listening and not just thinking about what you're going to say next — enables you to understand others, empathize, build relationships. That's critical whether you're interacting with customers, employees, suppliers, or your family members and friends.
I owe my business success to listening. I had only been in business a couple months when I got a call to meet with a big prospective client. My younger sister, Janice, had gone through sales training, so I asked her how to handle the pitch.
"Listen" was her advice. Don't be quick to start talking about myself. Instead, ask questions, find out about what the prospect needs, why they need it, what motivates them.
I landed the client — and they paid me enough to sustain me my entire first year.
2. Embrace change. Frankly, embracing change is something I'm pretty good at, but this year, there's going to be an abundance of change, much of it undesirable.
For instance, I don't just expect a shake-up in the retail landscape, I expect an earthquake. Some major retailers will shut their doors, some shopping malls will become ghost towns. I get a hefty portion of my income from the retail channel, so this has dramatic implications for my own business. That's why I've been in the process of strengthening other distribution channels. This takes time and money. It also takes courage — leading me to my next resolution ...
3. Be brave. There's no question that 2009 is going to be a challenging year. Frankly, it may turn out to be the toughest year for business in my lifetime. It's going to take courage to get through this. But I know that the economy goes in cycles. I have great faith in the resilience of the American people and American businesses.
4. Grow. Yes, even now I plan to grow my company. I absolutely know that many companies come out of recessions much stronger than when they went in. That's because many competitors are weakened or go out of business altogether. And disruption creates opportunities. I plan to take advantage of them.
5. Get even closer to my banker. I'm fortunate to have a good relationship with a bank, and during the past few years, my line-of-credit has saved my business (my distributor went bankrupt in 2007). Credit is going to be tough in 2009, and some sources of credit that many businesses have used recently, such as home equity lines and easy credit card credit, are less likely to be available. So get to know your banker and have them get to know you. Take the business loan officer to lunch, invite them to visit your business, explain what you do, discuss your business plan.
6. Save cash. Now, more than ever, cash will be king. Since I'll have to invest in growth and developing new distribution channels, it means that I'll have to watch every penny. I'll negotiate hard with suppliers, cut down on every unnecessary expense, find innovative (inexpensive) ways to keep marketing.
7. Clean out my e-mail inbox. This may not seem like the most important resolution, but my inbox is a mess and it makes me much less productive. I'm going to unsubscribe from mailing lists, set up more filters, and just get rid of completed items every day.
Is it realistic I'll achieve all this in 2009? Perhaps not. But drawing up a list of resolutions sets a course for the new year. Try it. And have a happy and healthy New Year.
Magazines Subscription
This time every year, people draw up lists of New Year's resolutions: lose weight, exercise, quit smoking. New Year offers us a sort of "restart" button. Sure, we're not cleaning out our mental or physical hard drives entirely. None of us change ourselves completely. But we can use this time to "reboot" — take a pause and, hopefully, perform somewhat better going forward.
That's why in business, too, it's a good idea to commit to New Year's resolutions. So here are mine for 2009. Feel free to add any of these to your own list.
1. Listen more. This is my No. 1 business — and personal — New Year's resolution because listening is a critical skill for both business and personal success. Listening — really listening and not just thinking about what you're going to say next — enables you to understand others, empathize, build relationships. That's critical whether you're interacting with customers, employees, suppliers, or your family members and friends.
I owe my business success to listening. I had only been in business a couple months when I got a call to meet with a big prospective client. My younger sister, Janice, had gone through sales training, so I asked her how to handle the pitch.
"Listen" was her advice. Don't be quick to start talking about myself. Instead, ask questions, find out about what the prospect needs, why they need it, what motivates them.
I landed the client — and they paid me enough to sustain me my entire first year.
2. Embrace change. Frankly, embracing change is something I'm pretty good at, but this year, there's going to be an abundance of change, much of it undesirable.
For instance, I don't just expect a shake-up in the retail landscape, I expect an earthquake. Some major retailers will shut their doors, some shopping malls will become ghost towns. I get a hefty portion of my income from the retail channel, so this has dramatic implications for my own business. That's why I've been in the process of strengthening other distribution channels. This takes time and money. It also takes courage — leading me to my next resolution ...
3. Be brave. There's no question that 2009 is going to be a challenging year. Frankly, it may turn out to be the toughest year for business in my lifetime. It's going to take courage to get through this. But I know that the economy goes in cycles. I have great faith in the resilience of the American people and American businesses.
4. Grow. Yes, even now I plan to grow my company. I absolutely know that many companies come out of recessions much stronger than when they went in. That's because many competitors are weakened or go out of business altogether. And disruption creates opportunities. I plan to take advantage of them.
5. Get even closer to my banker. I'm fortunate to have a good relationship with a bank, and during the past few years, my line-of-credit has saved my business (my distributor went bankrupt in 2007). Credit is going to be tough in 2009, and some sources of credit that many businesses have used recently, such as home equity lines and easy credit card credit, are less likely to be available. So get to know your banker and have them get to know you. Take the business loan officer to lunch, invite them to visit your business, explain what you do, discuss your business plan.
6. Save cash. Now, more than ever, cash will be king. Since I'll have to invest in growth and developing new distribution channels, it means that I'll have to watch every penny. I'll negotiate hard with suppliers, cut down on every unnecessary expense, find innovative (inexpensive) ways to keep marketing.
7. Clean out my e-mail inbox. This may not seem like the most important resolution, but my inbox is a mess and it makes me much less productive. I'm going to unsubscribe from mailing lists, set up more filters, and just get rid of completed items every day.
Is it realistic I'll achieve all this in 2009? Perhaps not. But drawing up a list of resolutions sets a course for the new year. Try it. And have a happy and healthy New Year.
Zoo tiger to get a Viagra boost
Zoo tiger to get a Viagra boost
12/30/2008
World Entertainment News Network
A Chinese zoo is using Viagra to encourage a male tiger to mate.
The zoo borrowed the male to mate with its only tiger, a four-year-old female. But the male has showed little interest.
In order to improve their chances of mating, the zoo is providing more nutritious food and a prescription of Viagra for the male.
12/30/2008
World Entertainment News Network
A Chinese zoo is using Viagra to encourage a male tiger to mate.
The zoo borrowed the male to mate with its only tiger, a four-year-old female. But the male has showed little interest.
In order to improve their chances of mating, the zoo is providing more nutritious food and a prescription of Viagra for the male.
Drug companies voluntarily cut swag to doctors
Drug companies voluntarily cut swag to doctors
December 31, 2008
The Seattle Times
By NATASHA SINGER
The New York Times
Viagra
To Lehman Brothers, Linens 'n Things and the blank VHS tape, add another U.S. institution that expired in 2008: drug-company trinkets.
Starting Thursday, the pharmaceutical industry has agreed to a voluntary moratorium on the kind of branded goodies — Viagra pens, Zoloft soap dispensers, Lipitor mugs — that were meant to foster goodwill and, some would say, encourage doctors to prescribe more of the drugs.
No longer will Merck furnish doctors with purplish adhesive bandages advertising Gardasil, a vaccine against the human papillomavirus. Banished, too, are black T-shirts from Allergan adorned with rhinestones that spell B-O-T-O-X. So are pens advertising the Sepracor sleep drug Lunesta, in whose barrel floats the brand's mascot, a somnolent moth.
Some skeptics derided the voluntary ban as a superficial measure that does nothing to curb the far larger amounts drug companies spend each year on various other efforts to influence physicians. But proponents welcomed it as a step toward ending the barrage of drug brands and logos that surround and may subliminally influence doctors and patients.
"It's not just the pens; it's the paper on the exam table, the tongue depressor, the stethoscope tags, medical calipers that might be used to interpret an EKG, penlights," said Dr. Robert Goodman, an internal-medicine specialist at Montefiore Medical Center in New York.
In 1999, Goodman started No Free Lunch, a nonprofit group that encourages doctors to reject drug-company giveaways.
The new voluntary guidelines try to counter the impression that gifts to doctors are intended to unduly influence medicine. The code, drawn up by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, an industry group in Washington, D.C., bars drug companies from giving doctors branded pens, staplers, flash drives, paperweights, calculators and the like.
The guidelines also restate the group's 2002 code, which prohibited more expensive goods and services, such as tickets to professional-sports games and junkets to resorts. It also asks companies that pay for medical courses, conferences or scholarships to leave the selection of study material and scholarship recipients to outside-program coordinators.
Some critics said the code did not go far enough to address the influence of drug marketing on medicine. The guidelines, for example, permit drugmakers to underwrite free lunches for doctors and their staffs or to sponsor dinners for doctors at restaurants, as long as the meals are accompanied by educational presentations.
"Pens or no pens, their influence is not going to be diminished," said Dr. Larry Greenbaum, a rheumatologist in Greenwood, Ind. He has made a point of collecting ballpoint pens advertising formerly heavily promoted medications, such as the painkiller Vioxx, that were later withdrawn after reports of dangerous side effects.
Giveaways, detailing
Last year, besides giving away nearly $16 billion in free drug samples to doctors, pharmaceutical companies spent more than $6 billion on "detailing," an industry term for the sales activities of drug representatives, including office visits to doctors, mealtime presentations and branded pens and other handouts, according to IMS Health, a health-care information company.
The industry code also permits drugmakers to pay doctors as consultants "based on fair-market value," which critics said means companies can continue to pay individual doctors tens of thousands of dollars or more a year.
"Financial entanglements at all the levels have the potential to influence prescribing in a way that is not good," said Allan Coukell, director of policy for the Prescription Project, a nonprofit group in Boston.
40 sign on
About 40 drugmakers, including Eli Lily, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer, signed on to the code. Representatives of several pharmaceutical makers said their companies intended to comply with the guidelines, but they declined to discuss past marketing programs involving branded gifts.
While some doctors applauded the gift ban, others seemed offended by the insinuation that a ballpoint pen could turn their heads. "It seems goofy to us; we like getting our pens," Dr. Susan Hurson, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Washington, said in a telephone interview.
Hurson said she paid no attention to the logos on the pens she carries around in her doctor's coat, adding, "It's hard for me to believe it influences what you prescribe."
December 31, 2008
The Seattle Times
By NATASHA SINGER
The New York Times
Viagra
To Lehman Brothers, Linens 'n Things and the blank VHS tape, add another U.S. institution that expired in 2008: drug-company trinkets.
Starting Thursday, the pharmaceutical industry has agreed to a voluntary moratorium on the kind of branded goodies — Viagra pens, Zoloft soap dispensers, Lipitor mugs — that were meant to foster goodwill and, some would say, encourage doctors to prescribe more of the drugs.
No longer will Merck furnish doctors with purplish adhesive bandages advertising Gardasil, a vaccine against the human papillomavirus. Banished, too, are black T-shirts from Allergan adorned with rhinestones that spell B-O-T-O-X. So are pens advertising the Sepracor sleep drug Lunesta, in whose barrel floats the brand's mascot, a somnolent moth.
Some skeptics derided the voluntary ban as a superficial measure that does nothing to curb the far larger amounts drug companies spend each year on various other efforts to influence physicians. But proponents welcomed it as a step toward ending the barrage of drug brands and logos that surround and may subliminally influence doctors and patients.
"It's not just the pens; it's the paper on the exam table, the tongue depressor, the stethoscope tags, medical calipers that might be used to interpret an EKG, penlights," said Dr. Robert Goodman, an internal-medicine specialist at Montefiore Medical Center in New York.
In 1999, Goodman started No Free Lunch, a nonprofit group that encourages doctors to reject drug-company giveaways.
The new voluntary guidelines try to counter the impression that gifts to doctors are intended to unduly influence medicine. The code, drawn up by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, an industry group in Washington, D.C., bars drug companies from giving doctors branded pens, staplers, flash drives, paperweights, calculators and the like.
The guidelines also restate the group's 2002 code, which prohibited more expensive goods and services, such as tickets to professional-sports games and junkets to resorts. It also asks companies that pay for medical courses, conferences or scholarships to leave the selection of study material and scholarship recipients to outside-program coordinators.
Some critics said the code did not go far enough to address the influence of drug marketing on medicine. The guidelines, for example, permit drugmakers to underwrite free lunches for doctors and their staffs or to sponsor dinners for doctors at restaurants, as long as the meals are accompanied by educational presentations.
"Pens or no pens, their influence is not going to be diminished," said Dr. Larry Greenbaum, a rheumatologist in Greenwood, Ind. He has made a point of collecting ballpoint pens advertising formerly heavily promoted medications, such as the painkiller Vioxx, that were later withdrawn after reports of dangerous side effects.
Giveaways, detailing
Last year, besides giving away nearly $16 billion in free drug samples to doctors, pharmaceutical companies spent more than $6 billion on "detailing," an industry term for the sales activities of drug representatives, including office visits to doctors, mealtime presentations and branded pens and other handouts, according to IMS Health, a health-care information company.
The industry code also permits drugmakers to pay doctors as consultants "based on fair-market value," which critics said means companies can continue to pay individual doctors tens of thousands of dollars or more a year.
"Financial entanglements at all the levels have the potential to influence prescribing in a way that is not good," said Allan Coukell, director of policy for the Prescription Project, a nonprofit group in Boston.
40 sign on
About 40 drugmakers, including Eli Lily, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer, signed on to the code. Representatives of several pharmaceutical makers said their companies intended to comply with the guidelines, but they declined to discuss past marketing programs involving branded gifts.
While some doctors applauded the gift ban, others seemed offended by the insinuation that a ballpoint pen could turn their heads. "It seems goofy to us; we like getting our pens," Dr. Susan Hurson, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Washington, said in a telephone interview.
Hurson said she paid no attention to the logos on the pens she carries around in her doctor's coat, adding, "It's hard for me to believe it influences what you prescribe."
Armed Robbery at Wauwatosa Radio Shack
Armed Robbery at Wauwatosa Radio Shack
30 Dec 2008
Radio Shack Coupons
Radio Shack Robbery
WITI-TV, MILWAUKEE -- Shots are fired inside a Wauwatosa Radio Shack by a man who robbed the place. FOX 6's Jennifer Reyes shows you, this type of incident is not new to the neighborhood.
30 Dec 2008
Radio Shack Coupons
Radio Shack Robbery
WITI-TV, MILWAUKEE -- Shots are fired inside a Wauwatosa Radio Shack by a man who robbed the place. FOX 6's Jennifer Reyes shows you, this type of incident is not new to the neighborhood.
Macy's shoppers may have been overcharged December 20
Macy's shoppers may have been overcharged December 20
Fri Jan 2
Macy's Discount Coupon
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Macy's Inc said a small number of customers using debit cards may have been charged more than once for purchases made on December 20 due to a system issue that has been fixed.
The U.S. department store chain said the problem lasted just under two hours on December 20 at stores in its central and east divisions, which include states from Maine to Texas.
Macy's said "a small number of customers" were impacted.
The system problem fell on one of the busiest days of the holiday shopping season, the Saturday before Christmas, known as "Super Saturday" in the retail industry.
Macy's said it has spoken with customers' banks, which will credit customers' accounts.
Shares of Macy's, which runs more than 810 Macy's stores and also operates the Bloomingdale's chain, were up 5 percent at $10.87 in afternoon trading.
(Reporting by Jessica Wohl; Editing by Tim Dobbyn)
Fri Jan 2
Macy's Discount Coupon
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Macy's Inc said a small number of customers using debit cards may have been charged more than once for purchases made on December 20 due to a system issue that has been fixed.
The U.S. department store chain said the problem lasted just under two hours on December 20 at stores in its central and east divisions, which include states from Maine to Texas.
Macy's said "a small number of customers" were impacted.
The system problem fell on one of the busiest days of the holiday shopping season, the Saturday before Christmas, known as "Super Saturday" in the retail industry.
Macy's said it has spoken with customers' banks, which will credit customers' accounts.
Shares of Macy's, which runs more than 810 Macy's stores and also operates the Bloomingdale's chain, were up 5 percent at $10.87 in afternoon trading.
(Reporting by Jessica Wohl; Editing by Tim Dobbyn)
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