Part Sixteen on the Doctors of the Church and Perfection-Lawrence of Brindisi

A man's holiness and walk in perfection may be sensed and even defined by works. Lawrence of Brindisi shows a ?high stage of holiness in his ability to bring together the love of God with preaching, a call he answered in several countries in Europe. Here, he is calling on priests, specifically, to preach the Word of God so that people may come to perfection. He notes that the theological virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity are fed, are encouraged in the?Scriptures.

Two points for those?seeking?perfection from this snippet, are that the reading of Scripture is absolutely necessary in the pursuit of perfection. This is one reason why priests and religious, such as the Benedictines, make time daily for the Lectio Divina. I am convinced that without the daily reading and pondering of Scripture, holiness is impossible.

Secondly, for the person seeking perfection, all sin must be overcome. The daily reading and pondering of Scripture aids, like water in the desert, this victory over sin. There is a grace in reading the Scriptures daily.

The highlights are my own. I am aware that there is a twelve volume set of his writings in print, but not on line.

Therefore, a snippet from the work,?Preaching is an apostolic duty


There is a spiritual life that we share with the angels of heaven and with the divine spirits, for like them we have been formed in the image and likeness of God. The bread that is necessary for living this life is the grace of the Holy Spirit and the love of God. But grace and love are nothing without faith, since without faith it is impossible to please God. And faith is not conceived unless the word of God is preached.?Faith comes through hearing, and what is heard is the word of Christ.?The preaching of the word of God, then, is necessary for the spiritual life, just as the planting of seed is necessary for bodily life.


???? Christ says:?The sower went out to sow his seed.?The sower goes out as a herald of justice. On some occasions we read that the herald was God, for example, when with a living voice from heaven he gave the law of justice to a whole people in the desert.

???? On other occasions, the herald was an angel of the Lord, as when he accused the people of transgressing the divine law at Bochim, in the place of weeping. At this all the sons of Israel, when they heard the angel's address, became sorrowful in their hearts, lifted up their voices, and wept bitterly. Then again, Moses preached the law of the Lord to the whole people on the plains of Moab, as we read in Deuteronomy. Finally, Christ came as God and man to preach the word of the Lord, and for the same purpose he sent the apostles, just as he had sent the prophets before them.

? ? ?Preaching therefore, is a duty that is apostolic, angelic, Christian, divine. The word of God is replete with manifold blessings, since it is, so to speak, a treasure of all goods. It is the source of faith, hope, charity, all virtues, all the gifts of the Holy Spirit, all the beatitudes of the Gospel, all good works, all the rewards of life, all the glory of paradise:?Welcome the word that has taken root in you, with its power to save you.

???? For the word of God is a light to the mind and a fire to the will. It enables man to know God and to love him. And for the interior man who lives by the Spirit of God, through grace, it is bread and water, but a bread sweeter than honey and the honeycomb, a water better than wine and milk. For the soul it is a spiritual treasure of merits yielding an abundance of gold and precious stones. Against the hardness of a heart that persists in wrongdoing, it acts as a hammer. Against the world, the flesh and the devil it serves as a sword that destroys all sin.?

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Impact Investing for Social and Environmental Justice

By Atlee McFellin

With?350.org?s Do the Math Tour?to get universities and other institutional investors to divest their holdings in the fossil fuels industry, there?s reason to be optimistic.? Universities including Unity College and Hampshire College are divested from fossil fuel, students at another 100 campuses pushing their universities to do the same and the Mayor of Seattle even intends to divest?the city employees? pension fund. There?s certainly reason to hope that 2013 will see a considerable rise in investment in the transition to a more sustainable economy.

Yet, to truly make a difference, impact investors should be looking for initiatives that do more than support the environment. In a?recent Grist article, Asher Miller Executive Director of the Post-Carbon Institute argued that we must not only get institutional investors to divest from fossil fuel, but also drive capital to solutions that help us transition to a clean energy economy and boost local job growth. With seemingly countless examples of communities catalyzing clean energy solutions for themselves, the time is ripe to promote?divestment from?fossil fuels and?investment into?marginalized communities.

the New Economy

This so-called?new economy?is distinct from the green economy movement because the transition to a clean energy economy doesn?t necessarily focus on the well-being of communities and workers.? The new economy movement promotes clean energy environmental sustainability, but also prioritizes a positive impact for local communities and workers.?

Within the new economy movement, there is a push to transform the role and nature of money ? to focus eliminating the power of the financial system in favor of more localized economy where the people, the planet, and economic prosperity are intimately connected.

With the U.S. economy in a state of prolonged stagnation (since the near collapse of the capital markets in September 2008), it?s never been more important to drive investment into communities. ?Impact investing stresses that investing to maximize social or environmental impact doesn?t necessarily have to mean sacrificing financial returns.

There are a growing number of funds and other investment products in the U.S. which use investment capital to have a positive economic, social, and environmental impact on local communities. As the new economy movement grows in communities around the country, it?s imperative that it finds direct ways to integrate its activities with impact investors to best assist in expanding solutions at the local level, especially in historically marginalized communities that may otherwise get passed over.

Impact investing for the new economy entails not just maximizing social?or?environmental impact, but maximizing social?and?environmental impact. An increasing set of funds and other products seek to provide loan capital to help small businesses and micro-enterprises grow, as well as help them transition to more socially and environmentally sustainable products, processes, or services.

Funds for brownfield revitalization

An entirely different set of loan and equity sources of capital address the lack of commercial and residential property that is affordable, energy efficient, and free of hazardous materials in the declining urban cores of many of America?s cities, large and small.

The legacy of a toxic economy has left contaminated land in or near marginalized communities all over the country, from Detroit to Dallas, Philadelphia to Oakland. ?Though there is more to be done, there are a number of loan and equity funds working to clean the land and revitalize brownfields into thriving centers for a sustainable and socially responsible economy. ??Other funds are transforming vacant properties into solutions for marginalized communities whether it be residential, commercial, or mixed-use development. ?Some focus on conserving natural resources and business development at the same time, so called ?ecosystem services.?

As interest grows in rebuilding our urban cores, places now home to brownfields, funding-starved public schools, and a continually dwindling tax base, some impact investors have made the move towards smart growth and development oriented towards expanding solutions for marginalized communities around public transportation hubs. By harnessing the power of impact investors, the new economy movement can drive capital to communities to build the new economy from the ground up with those passionately striving to transform their lives and the lives of those around them.

The new economy movement is poised to align their activities with impact investors to address the biggest social and environmental challenges we face today. ?Two impact investors?recently discussed this issue on CSRwire, recommending the creation of local and low-cost loan funds to provide capital to communities in a way that?s meaningful, equitable, and drives capital to places most investors regard as too risky.?They suggest leveraging the growing interest in crowdfunding to create funds that aggregate small investments by local community residents, while simultaneously providing an opportunity for impact investors to invest larger sums of money.

As Living Cities and the Initiative on Responsible Investment at Harvard University noted in a?recent report, one of the issues impact investors are faced with is a lack of local funds and investment opportunities.??Local new economy funds?could help drive capital to marginalized communities, while providing much needed investment opportunities for impact investors looking to align their money with their mission or values.

These funds could be created in communities across the country, as the new economy movement champions?support for?and?expansion of?solutions?with?low-income communities and communities of color in an equitable fashion. Between the establishment of these local new economy funds and bridging the gap between marginalized communities, new economy solutions, and sources of impact investment more broadly, the new economy movement can help catalyze a stronger national mass movement to fundamentally transform the economy.

Engaging local communities

The expansion of local economic opportunities will not happen with impact investor support alone. Local residents need to get involved with small investments of their own ? a personal investment strengthens accountability. Impact investors can then help local communities to scale their efforts. The new economy movement can support the ability of local communities to fight for social, economic, and environmental justice by supporting economic opportunity and security.

This local engagement doesn?t have to be individual donations. Small businesses could team up to promote ?buy local? or local currency initiatives. Groups could come together to support products and services that boost the triple bottom line. Local anchor institutions like hospitals, universities, municipalities can launch initiatives to support their local small businesses. An expansive new economy movement that directly catalyzes local solutions can create a support system that actually reduces the risk traditionally associated with investing in underserved communities.

With a stagnating economy and a gridlocked Congress, the time has come for a new concerted effort to drive investments into the most marginalized of communities to ensure an equitable and sustainable future for everyone. Growing interest in divesting from the fossil fuel industry holds promise. The likely growth of the impact investment movement over the next 20 years, as noted by Calvert Foundation CEO Lisa Hall in a?recent edition of the Greenmoney Journal, also holds promise.

It?s imperative that the new economy movement drives capital to underserved communities to build a new economy together with those who, far too often, get left behind when opportunities arise. And if the new economy movement can coordinate its activities to drive solutions and capital for?equitable development?in local communities, it can expand immediate opportunities rather than limit the opportunities available to our nation?s poorest residents.

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Atlee McFellin is a Co-Founder & Principal of The Symbiosis Center LLC where he specializes in the creation of innovative economic development strategies and programs. ?He is also the founder and President of Inge?s Place: The Space for Innovation; a 6,000sqft co-working space in his hometown of Battle Creek, MI fostering entrepreneurship and collaboration amongst small non-profits, microenterprises, and the creative community.? Inge?s Place, named after his grandmother, is also the home of the BC New Economy Initiative, a loose network of organization working together to create economic opportunity for the local community.? He is also on the Board of Directors of the New Economics Institute (soon to be New Economy Coalition), a national network of diverse organizations building a new economy from the ground up.? His writings can be found on his company website at blog.symcenter.org. ?

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President Obama Awards Medal Of Honor To Clinton Romesha, Afghanistan War Hero

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration an American serviceman can be awarded and, as Obama told Romesha in the East Room of the White House, ?reflects the gratitude of our entire country.?

Romesha was stationed at Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan?s Nuristan Province when, on Oct. 3, 2009, the small group came under attack from Taliban fighters armed with assault weapons and RPGs. USA Today reported the flimsy outpost was assembled from plywood and concrete and located in an especially dangerous area.

?To those Americans down below, the fire was coming from every single direction, they?d never seen anything like it,? ?Obama said. ?These men were outnumbered, outgunned, and almost overrun.

?Our troops should not ever be put in a position where they have to defend the indefensible," Obama said. "That's what these soldiers did for each other in sacrifice driven by pure love."

Eight U.S. soldiers were killed in the attack and 22 wounded, including Romesha, 31, who suffered shrapnel wounds. The veteran wept as the president spoke to the families of his fallen comrades.

?I'm feeling conflicted with this medal I now wear," Romesha told reporters after the ceremony. "The joy comes from recognition for us doing our jobs as soldiers on distant battlefields, but is countered by the constant reminder of the loss of our battle buddies, my battle buddies, my soldiers, my friends.

?I accept this tremendous honor on behalf of all soldiers who have served with me that day,? he continued. ?This award is for the eight soldiers that didn't make it and for the rest of the team that fought valiantly and magnificently that day. I will forever be humbled by their bravery, their commitment to service and their loyalty to one another."

Romesha and his wife have three children. Colin, the youngest, had the somber crowd smiling by giddily running through the East Room before the president or Romesha entered, according to CBS. Obama described Romesha as a ?pretty humble guy? whose award ceremony wouldn?t even be the biggest event of the week as he and his wife will celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary this week.

Source: http://www.ibtimes.com/president-obama-awards-medal-honor-clinton-romesha-afghanistan-war-hero-1077414

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Jaiprakash Associates down after earnings disappoint

Reuters Market Eye - Shares in Jaiprakash Associates Ltd fell as much as 4.2 percent, a day after the company reported a 64.2 percent fall in Oct-Dec net profit to 1.11 billion rupees.

The company reported a 17 percent rise in cement volumes to 3.7 million metric tonnes for the quarter, Barclays said in a note. However, EBITDA realisation came down 19 percent over the period due to higher fuel and logistics costs, mitigating the advantage of higher cement volumes.

Finance costs rose 15 percent although earnings were supported by high quarterly real-estate sales, it added.

"Near-term stock performance would be driven by JPA's ability to resolve perception around debt service capability," the note said, adding it expects clarity on sale of Gujarat cement plants to ease near-term debt concerns.

(Reporting by Manoj Dharra)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/jaiprakash-associates-down-earnings-disappoint-052620215--finance.html

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Michigan AFL-CIO Files Federal Lawsuit Seeking To Stop Right-to-work Law

MLive:

LANSING, MI -- The Michigan AFL-CIO and union partners are seeking to block the state's controversial new right-to-work law, arguing that it conflicts with federal labor statutes in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

Attorneys for the AFL-CIO filed a federal lawsuit today in Detroit, seeking a declaratory judgement that PA 348 of 2012 is unlawful and requesting a permanent enjoinder barring state officials from enforcing it.

Read the whole story at MLive

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Barnsley: Bookshops Could Charge For Browsing

The Bookseller:

HarperCollins c.e.o. Victoria Barnsley has said the idea of the bookshop as a book club, charging for browsing, is "not that insane", given the level of threat faced by the general bookshop.

Read the whole story: The Bookseller

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Call him the anti-Samson

SAN FRANCISCO ? Tim Lincecum is creating the story of Samson in reverse. He lost his strength, then he cut his hair.

?I wanted something different,? a preppier looking Lincecum said Friday, on the eve of the Giants? annual FanFest. ?Usually I?d take, like, six months between each haircut just because I was lazy.?

Work ethic wasn?t an issue for Lincecum following the worst personal season of his baseball life. There is his impending free agency after this year, which is a motivation for any player. There is his obligation to coaches and teammates. And there is more.

?I need to take care of my job and not embarrass myself out there, and that?s pretty much my mindset,? Lincecum said.

Did he feel embarrassed after his 5.18 ERA ranked highest among all qualified NL starters?

?Uh, yeah, definitely,? said Lincecum, who will make $22 million this year. ?It?s not just the jersey, but it?s the name on my back, which is reflective of my family and their work ethic.?

And there is the front of that jersey. What will it say after this season, especially now that it?s a near certainty Lincecum will hit the open market in November?

GM Brian Sabean confirmed on Friday that he had no plans to engage in talks of a new contract with the two-time Cy Young Award winner during the season. But Sabean isn?t ready to wave goodbye yet, either.

?Everything is addressed in our organization on a year-to-year basis and so you have to keep an open mind,? Sabean said. ?You have to see how it plays out.?

How will it play out with Lincecum?

Every club has a great unanswered question as the equipment trucks leave for spring training ? even clubs that are coming off a World Series championship and return nearly the entire roster.

With the Giants, that question mark is floating over Lincecum?s newly close-cropped locks.

?Well, I do think that?s fair,? Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. ?We talk about him a lot, and for good reason. He?s won two Cy Young Awards, and even great athletes have their ups and downs. Timmy wants to bear down and have a better spring, knowing he?s been a slow starter. It?ll be nice to see him get a good six or seven weeks and get him back on track.?

In case there?s any doubt, Lincecum will be back in the rotation. The right-hander said during his media session on Friday that he wants to ?re-stake my claim as a starting pitcher and a good one? and ?right now, my perspective isn't to be in the bullpen. My perspective is, I want to be a starter and I want to get back to that elite status that I was at.?

Bochy said there?s been zero discussions of shifting Lincecum to relief, where he excelled as a postseason weapon following a colossally disappointing season in which his 5.18 ERA was the highest among all qualified NL starting pitchers.

Lincecum took time away from baseball, went to Cancun with his girlfriend and then set about the task of figuring out what he needed to do to get his mechanics right and find come semblance of consistency again ? from pitch to pitch as well as from start to start.

It began with new trainers, new ?dynamic workouts? and gaining back weight ? and not by chowing down on double-cheeseburgers.

?I can?t remember the last time I ate In-N-Out,? said Lincecum, who described his weight at near 170 pounds ? eight pounds from last season, when he said he lacked the proper stamina.

Lincecum said he already feels stronger in his core, more balanced as he drives down the mound and believes his conditioning will make a difference in his mechanics. As for the rest, as for the mental grind, the waning confidence and the refinements a pitcher always must make to guide the baseball past major league bats, Lincecum listened to the voice he trusted most.

It wasn?t his father, Chris, or Giants coaches or teammates.

?It was more myself,? Lincecum said. ?I feel like as an introverted person myself, I reflect more on things, how they affect me and what I think I should do differently. A lot of those answers came from myself and what I didn't want to go through. And I didn't want to go through last year again.?

Lincecum also wants to ensure that catcher Buster Posey is among those voices he can trust this season, and listed building a rapport with the NL MVP as one of his major goals this spring.

?Yeah, that's something that I'm going to be working on this year,? Lincecum said. ?Obviously we didn't throw to each other many times last year, but when we did - in the playoffs - it worked out. There's nothing going on. It's just a matter who was coaching that day and who Bochy would put in there.?

Here?s a truncated version of Lincecum?s session, which began with a discussion of his shorter hair and his (non-prescription) glasses:

Q: You look like a poet.

A: I feel like I could write a pretty good poem or two.?

Q: Did your workout change at all?

A: Yeah. I felt like I just incorporated a lot more stuff that I'll be doing with my body -- more dynamic workouts, that kind of thing. Just trying to get my body into more of a explosive and dynamic motion, that I had before, where I was getting down the mound, following through over that front leg.

Q: What did you take away from last year, from regular season to postseason?

A: I look back at it with open eyes, I guess -- taking it for what it was as it was. At the time, I was?just trying to help the team. During the season, you try to do your job to help the team. When you're put in a?situation like I was in the postseason, it's the most selfless situation you can be in when you're in the playoffs ?and you're just dying to make it to that next game. This year's a little different. I'm hoping to get back on that ?horse and be in the starting rotation again and re-stake my claim as a starting pitcher and a good one.??

I'd be lying if I (said) I didn't get some negative thoughts in my head last year. But coming out of it and coming out the way we did -- because last year wasn't about me; once we got to the playoffs it was about the team -- ?it put my mind in a different perspective to do what I could again to take care of myself and work hard so when I'm called upon, whether it's as a starting pitcher or reliever, I can do my job and do it with confidence.??

Q: Would you like to relieve again?

A: Right now, my perspective isn't to be in the bullpen. My perspective is, I want to be a starter and I want to get back to that elite status that I was at.?

Q: How will your terrific postseason help in that regard?

A: As an introspective person, I kind of go on any river that will take me to an answer. Last year I had a lot of questions. I was trying to change a lot things at once. Getting my mind back to a stable point where I know what I'm doing and I know why I'm doing it, I feel like my confidence is back.?

Q: How did you get it back?

A: For me, it's just acceptance, you know? Sometimes it's hard to accept the things that you don't want to. Last year was a tough one to swallow. But I got through it and the team helped me get there. This year, like I said, I just tried to take a fresh slate to it and approach this year as if I'm just ?another guy on the team, trying to do my job and do what I can.

Q: Can you pinpoint the issues that you had?

A: I feel like mechanics were a big issue with it and I feel like my lack of strength led to that. In 2011, when I was my heaviest that I've ever been, and then I dropped off and lost like 30 pounds, I feel like I lost strength with that and stamina. So, trying to put that gas back in the tank, I feel like I'm in a better spot now.??

Q: How?s your weight now?

A: I put on the pounds that they wanted me to. Probably around 170

Q: How low did your weight go last year?

A: I'd say I got as low as probably the low 160s. But it's not necessarily the weight. It's the way I put on the weight; it's the work that I put in to get the weight. Because you can be 160 and be weak (or) be 160 and be the strongest person in the world. Pound for pound, I feel like I'm back to where I can be constructive as a starting pitcher.?

Q: Describe your workouts.

A: Actually, I went to a different set of trainers. Not relying on myself as much but going to a set of guys that I was working with in Bellevue, (Washington), and just sticking with them five or six times a week.?Running, pushing sleds, pull-ups -- all kinds of stuff, really. Those are the kinds of things I was doing to try to create the strength and dynamic explosion. Rubber bands. Jumping off the wall with them tied around my waist to create balance. Last year I didn't feel like I was landing on my front foot very well, and I felt like I wasn't even following through well. With that, the more stable my body is, the more I'll be able to uphold my mechanics.??

I'm kind of an independent person, so being open to help was a tough thing to do. Knowing that I needed it allowed me to go after it. Acceptance was the hardest thing but knowing it was going to help is beneficial to me.

Q: The Giants helped you find trainers?

A: Yes.

Q: How do you feel about free agency?

A: Personally, I'd just like to focus on this year. I've never really had any problems with my relationship with this organization. Obviously we've gone through those two-year deals. It might have not been what everybody else was looking for, but it was what I was looking for at the time and we got through it.??

Q: As you thought about last season, whose voices were most powerful for you as you tried to figure out a plan, or what needed to change?

A: It was more myself. I feel like as an introverted person myself, I reflect more on things, how they affect me and what I think I should do differently. A lot of those answers came from myself and what I didn't want to go through. And I didn't want to go through last year again. So, changing my work ethic and getting on top of things I need to do to take care of my job and not embarrass myself out there is pretty much my mindset.??

Q: Did you feel embarrassed?

A: Uh, yeah. Yeah. Definitely. It's not just the jersey, but it's the name on my back, which is reflective of my family and their work ethic.

Q: Do you need to work on your relationship with Buster?

A: Yeah, that's something that I'm going to be working on this year. Obviously we didn't throw to each other many times last year, but when we did in the playoffs it worked out. There's nothing going on. It's just a matter who was coaching that day and who Bochy would put in there.

Q: Are you still a thrower?

A: Uh, I guess that depends on who's hitting.

Q: Still a power pitcher?

A: I would like to, yeah.

Q: Have you noticed a difference in mechanics already?

A: Yeah, I definitely do. I feel like my lower half is below me now and I'm not trying to create too much with my upper half, which is not creating an out-of-whack motion. It's more just in sync and on time.

Q: Your dad helped you with mechanics?

A: Yeah. We work on mechanics just when we talk on the phone. It's something that just gets brought up. Baseball's such a big part of our lives. It wasn't anything where he came down to any particular throwing session I was at. I've kind of been taking his food for thought and working at it on my own because, A) he's not going to be there during the season.

Q: How about diet/exercise?

A: My training definitely changed. I feel like I've gotten on top of my diet a little better. I'm not eating nearly as (crappy) as I used to.

Q: Animal style?

A: I can't remember the last time I ate In-N-Out. I ate a lot more salads to be honest with you but I wouldn't say I crushed the vegetables.

Q: Did you do a lot of swimming again?

A: Yeah, I didn't do that. I felt like it didn't create the strength that I needed to be explosive, which is what I'm doing now. In water, it's a lot of long, powerful motions. Right now, I just need to be explosive and quick and dynamic getting down that mound, fast arm.

Q: What was the name of the place where you trained this winter?

A: Impact Performance. I already told them I'm going to use them when I go back. It was a lot of core, a lot of creating power and strength but not through heavy lifting, moving weight in a fast way. Obviously the biggest thing is creating strength in my shoulder so I can hold up. That's a big thing and the core is big. We did a whole bunch of stuff to cover the facets of this.

They were there to keep me motivated and push me when I don't want to push myself, the tough days when I'm like, 'Why am I doing this?' and then you come up with an answer real fast and then you justify it and you keep working. They were outstanding. What made it easier for me to relate to them is I actually went to a high school in the same district as them and they were guys who played in sports I played against and are still friends with. It made a small world for us.

Q: Will you be going back to a full windup this year?

A: Yes.

Q: Have you kept track of all the money the Dodgers are spending?

A: Not really, with the exception of last year when they made all those moves.

Q: They signed Greinke, so?

A: Did they? I really haven't paid attention, no.

Q: What about the Mariners re-signing Felix Hernandez to a record contract?

A: I did hear about that, from my friend, because we're from Seattle.

Q: You?ve thwarted the Giants' marketing of the wigs.

A: Oh, darn.

Q: How about those glasses? Buddy Holly or Elvis Costello?

A: I've got to get the bigger glasses to be Buddy Holly.

Q: You know Buddy Holly?

A: Yeah.

(Crickets.)

Source: http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/andrew-baggarly/stronger-preppier-lincecum-determined-rebound-2013

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