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One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
vulnerability.
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
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the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
to penetrate.
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
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getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
Wheeler Hall last spring.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
Why are you still here?!
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
I finally went and did it.
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
lap dance.
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
In your face, Space Coyote!
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
hacky-sack?"
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
superiority.
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
computer systems.
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
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hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
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let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
Why are you still here?!
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
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the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
hacky-sack?"
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
Wheeler Hall last spring.
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
lap dance.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
trying to get an education
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
A taste, just a taste...
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
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conflict.
computer systems.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
trying to get an education
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
rivals.
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
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sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
hacky-sack?"
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
cause, but I,
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
vulnerability.
I finally went and did it.
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