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Learning basic MySQL commands: Part I
In this tutorial, we will take a look at basics SQL commands needed to manipulate your database tables, this is the first part of a three part tutorial, as I would not be able to cover as much as I want in just one part. For the examples here I assume you are able to issue commands through the MySQL monitor on Windows or Linux, in my case I use MySQL Query Analyzer in Windows.
In this first part will cover:
- The basic MySQL data types
- How to use the CREATE TABLE command to create a table
- How to use the INSERT command to enter records
- How to use the SELECT command to retrieve records
MySQL Data Types:
Properly defining a field in a table is really important for the overall optimization of a database. you should use only the types and size of field you really need to use. These types of fields (or columns) are also referred to as data types because it's the type of data you will be storing on those fields. MySQL uses many different data types, which are broken into three categories: numeric, date and time, and string types. Creating the correct data type is more important than any other part of the table creation process.
Numeric Data Types.
MySQL uses all the standard ANSI SQL numeric data types, so if you're coming to MySQL from a different database system, these definitions will look familiar to you. The following list shows the most common numeric data types and their descriptions.
- INT — A normal sized integer that can be signed or unsigned. If signed the allowable range is from -2147483648 to 2147483647. If unsigned the allowable range is from 0 to 4294967295. You can specify a width of up to 11 digits.
- TINYINT — A very small integer that can be signed or unsigned. If signed the allowable range is form -128 to 127. If unsigned, the allowable range is from 0 to 255. You can specify a width of up to 4 digits.
- SMALLINT — A small integer that can be signed or unsigned. If signed, the allowable range is from -32768 to 32767. If unsigned, the allowable range is from 0 to 65535. You can specify a width of up to 5 digits.
Of all the MySQL data types you will be using these the most, specially the INT data type. You can run into problems if you define your fields to be smaller than you actually need; for example if you define an "id" field as unsigned TINYINT, you won't be able to successfully insert that 256th record if ID is a primary key.
Date and Time Types.
MySQL has several data types available for storing dates and times, and these data types are flexible in their input. In other words, you can enter dates that are not really days such as February 30– February has only 28 or 29 days, never 30. Also you can store dates with missing information. If you know that someone was born sometime in November of 1980, you can use 1980-11-00, where 00 would have been for the day, if you knew it. The flexibility of MySQL's date and time types also means that the responsibility for date checking falls on the application developer. MySQL checks only two elements for validity: that the month is between 0 and 12 and the day is between0 and 31. MySQL doesn't automatically verify that the 30th day of the second month (February 30th) is a valid date.
- DATE — A date in YYYY-MM-DD format, between 1000-01-01 and 9999-12-31 For example, December 30th, 1973 would be stored as 1973-12-30.
- DATETIME — A date in time combination in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format between 1000-01-01 00:00:00 and 9999-12-31 23:59:59, For example, 3:30 in the afternoon on December 30th, 1973 would be stored as 1973-12-30 15:30:00.
- TIME — Stores the time in HH:MM:SS format
There are many more Date and Time data types but out of all those you will be using these the most.
String Types.
Although numeric and data types are fun, most data you'll store will be in string format… This describes the most basics or used string formats.
- CHAR(M) — A fixed length string between 1 and 255 characters in length (for example, CHAR(5)), right-padded with spaces to the specified length when stored. Defining a length is not required, but the default is 1.
- VARCHAR(M) — A variable-length string between 1 and 255 characters in length, for example VARCHAR(25). You must define a length when creating a VARCHAR field.
- BLOB or TEXT — A field with a maximum length of 65535 characters. BLOB's are Binary Large Objects and are used to store large amounts of binary data, such as images or other types of fields. Fields defined as TEXT also hold large amounts of data; the difference between the two is that sorts and comparisons on stored data are case sensitive on BLOB's and are not case sensitive in TEXT fields. you do not specify a length with BLOB or TEXT.
If you want a complete more in depth reference about data types, refer to the MySQL reference manual:
The Table Creation Syntax:
The table creation command requires.
Name of the table
Name of the fields
Definitions for each field
The generic table creation syntax is
CREATE TABLE table_name (column_name column_type);
The table name is up to you of course, but should be a name that reflects the use of the table. For example, if you have a table that holds the inventory of a grocery store, you wouldn't name the table s. You would probably name it something like grocery_inventory. Similarly, the field names you select should be as concise as possible and relevant to the function they serve and data they hold. For example you might call a field holding the name of an item item_name, not n. This example creates a generic grocery_inventory table with fields for ID, name, description, price, and quantity:
CREATE TABLE grocery_inventory (
id INT not null primary key auto_increment,
item_name VARCHAR(50) not null,
item_desc TEXT,
item_price FLOAT not null,
curr_qty INT not null
The id field is defined as primary key and auto_increment which will add the next available number to the id field.
The INSERT Command:
After you have created your tables, you'll use the SQL command INSERT for adding new records to these tables. The basic syntax of INSERT is:
INSERT INTO table_name (column list) VALUES (column values);
Within the parenthesis goes the list of values, you must enclose strings within quotation marks, The SQL standard is single quotes, but MySQL allows the usage of either single or double quotes. Remember to escape the type of quotation mark used, if it's within the string itself. Here is an example of a string where escaping is necessary:
O'Connor said "Boo"
If you enclose your string in double quotes, the INSERT statement would look like this:
INSERT INTO table_name (column_name) VALUES ("O'Connor said \"Boo\"");
If you enclose your string in single quotes instead, the INSERT statement wold look like this:
INSERT INTO table_name (column_name) VALUES ('O\'Connor said "Boo"');
Besides the table name, there are two main parts to the INSERT statement, the column list and the value list. Only the value list is required, but if you omit the column list, you must specifically name each column in your value list in order. Using the table we created previously, we can use the either of this INSERT statements:
1 – A statement with all columns named:
INSERT INTO grocery_inventory (id, item_name, item_desc, item_price, curr_qty) VALUES (1, "apples", "beautiful apples", "0.25", 1000);
2- A statement that uses all columns but does not name them:
INSERT INTO grocery_inventory VALUES (1, "apples", "beautiful apples", "0.25", 1000);
Because id is an auto-incrementing integer, you don't have to put it in your value list. However, if there's a value you specifically don't want to list (such as id) you then must list the remaining column in use. For example, the following statement does not list the columns and also does not give a value for id.
1- A statement with all columns named except id:
INSERT INTO grocery_inventory (item_name, item_desc, item_price, curr_qty) VALUES ("bottled water", "400ml spring water", "2.20", 250);
2- A statement that uses all columns, but does not explicitly name them and indicates a NULL entry for id (so one is filled in for you).
INSERT INTO grocery_inventory VALUES ("NULL", "bottled water", "400ml spring water", "2.20", 250);
I suggest that you be consistent and stick to one method throughout your program, for sake of debugging proposes.
The SELECT Command:
SELECT is the SQL command use to retrieve records. This command syntax can be totally simplistic or very complicated. As you become more comfortable with database programming you will learn to enhance your SELECT statements, ultimately making your database do as much work as possible and not overworking your programming language
The most basic SELECT syntax looks like this:
SELECT expressions_and_columns FROM table_name
[WHERE some_condition_is_true]
[ORDER BY some_column ASC | DESC ]
[LIMIT offset, rows]
Let's start with the first line:
SELECT expressions_and_columns FROM table_name
One handy expression is the * symbol, which stands for "everything" so, to select everything (all rows, all columns) from grocery_inventory table, your SQL statement would look like this:
SELECT * FROM grocery_inventory;
as you can see the results that MySQL outputs, if you want specific columns just replace the * with the name of the columns, separated by commas. The following statement select the id, item_name, and curr_qty fields from the grocery_inventory table.
SELECT id, item_name, curr_qty FROM grocery_inventory;
Ordering SELECT Results:
By default, results of SELECT queries are ordered as they were inserted into the table, and shouldn't be relied upon as a meaningful ordering system. If you want to order results a specific way such as by date, id, name, and so on, specify your requirements using the ORDER BY clause. In the following statement results are ordered by item_name
SELECT id, item_name, curr_qty FROM grocery_inventory ORDER BY item_name;
The default sorting of ORDER BY is ascending (ASC); strings sort from A to Z, integers start at 0, dates sort from oldest to newest. You can also specify a descending sort using DESC:
SELECT id, item_name, curr_qty FROM grocery_inventory ORDER BY item_name DESC;
You're not limited to sorting by just one field, you can specify as many fields as you want separated by comma, The sorting priority is the order in which you list the fields.
Limiting Your Results:
You can use the LIMIT clause to return only a certain number of records in your SELECT query result. There are two requirements when using the LIMIT clause: offset and number of rows. The offset is the starting position, and the number of rows should be self explanatory.
Suppose you had more than 3 records in the grocery_inventory table, and you wanted to select the id, name, and quantity of the first 3 ordered by curr_qty. In other words, you want to select the 3 items with the least inventory. The following single parameter limit will start at the 0 position and go to the third record:
SELECT id, item_name, curr_qty FROM grocery_inventory ORDER BY curr_qty LIMIT 3;
The LIMIT clause can be quite useful in an actual application. For example, you can use the LIMIT clause within a series of SELECT statements to essentially page through results in steps:
1- SELECT * FROM grocery_inventory ORDER BY curr_qty LIMIT 0, 3;
2- SELECT * FROM grocery_inventory ORDER BY curr_qty LIMIT 3, 3;
3- SELECT * FROM grocery_inventory ORDER BY curr_qty LIMIT 6, 3;
In web applications, when list of data are displayed with links such as "previous 10" and "next 10", it's a safe bet that a LIMIT clause is at work.


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I'm schussat on the EmacsChannel, though I had to cut myself off from IRC so that I'd get some real work done instead of just plink around with emacs.
I use Emacs for maintaining my schedule and projects via PlannerMode, and writing documents with LaTeX. I'm a graduate student in sociology (find more at http://www.schussman.com/) and have been using Emacs, LaTeX, and BibTeX for a few years.
I am at work on my doctoral dissertation now, so I'm heavily into emacs and LaTeX just about every day now. When I get some data put together, I'll also be using R and EmacsSpeaksStatistics (ESS). My officemates look at my screen and have no idea what I'm doing.
A few things:
(setq completion-ignore-case t) is very useful now that I have a number of mixed-case directories and filenames. It sets autocompletion dialogs to case-insensitive, so that entering
a TAB will match "associations.tex" as well as "ASA2005." Nice.

subset: commoncrawl


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I've had trouble putting something in the blog – not due to a lack of stories, but because there are too many. I've written a few rough drafts only to feel dissatisfied at how they were coming together for one reason or another.
I realized today it was because all these little stories really work together to tell a bigger story, but it's difficult to tie these things together in order to make someone who has never been to Kenya get a real glimpse of what it is like living here.
Although I have travelled to many places and have met many people – the bigger story of Kenya is that it has the unique ability (in my experience) to make your heart grow in size.
The trouble comes with detailing exactly how it happens.
The people are gracious and generous hosts. The poverty is motivating and heartbreaking in the same breath. The scenery is unlike anything I have ever experienced before. The wildlife is spectacular. It's an amazing place, and I'm so happy to have had a wide variety of experiences while I've been here.
I'll never stop smiling to myself when I think of Mr. Exactly. We were parked by a mechanics shop when I saw an older man with a cane dancing and looking at us. I started to laugh because he reminded me of Mr. Peanut. He, of course, saw this as an open invitation to come and chat with us. As he was walking over, his friends were making fun of him (we found out later it was because they knew he didn't speak English and would be at a loss once he actually came to talk to us). "Hello. How are you?" I smiled and replied "Fine, thanks. And you?" He paused, then smiled broadly and pointed at his cane. "CANE." I smiled politely. Then he waggled his finger and said "EXACTLY." To which I replied with a finger waggling of my own: "EXACTLY." As he was walking away proudly, thinking that he showed his friends a thing or two, Shauna leaned over and whispered: "Exactly WHAT?" Ephraim, our driver thought this was the funniest thing he has ever heard, and now when we see the old man on the roads, we all shout "Mr. EXACTLY" out the window as he smiles, waves his cane, and continues on his way.
I'm thankful to have been invited to some of the schools that are twinned through Farmers Helping Farmers with schools in PEI. We got to visit two classes of Standard 8 students, and as I spent a few years teaching English in Asia, I was more than happy to pull an English lesson together. I have never been more impressed as I was upon teaching the students about the anatomy of the cow stomach and having them all succeed in remembering the different names of the stomachs an hour later when we quizzed them. But the best moment for me came as we waved good-bye and they broke out singing the Canadian national anthem as we were on our way out the door. They have had Canadian teachers and had learned the anthem a year before. We turned back to watch them sing, and I'll never forget their bright shining smiles that met our looks of surprise.
I'll not quickly forget the quick turn of my stomach as I realized that there was a parasite making one of my toes its personal breeding ground. Or the number of times I had to ask my friend Shepelo to pause in the process of removing it because I was in danger of vomiting. Upon realizing what it was – she quickly looked at me and asked: 'Do you trust me?' I agreed without hesitation, and that's when I realized how deep our bond has really become. She's been a great friend to us over the past weeks, and I'll miss her dearly when I'm back in Canada. I can
only hope one day we will meet again.
I'll always remember the feeling of the wind through my hair, peeking out the top of the safari van at 6:30 am in the morning, on the chase of wild dogs and cheetahs and all sorts of other adventure. Not much has ever made me feel so alive and so amazed at how incredible the world we live in is.
And I'm most thankful to have had the opportunity to participate in a research project with an incredible team of people, some great (and some…interesting) farmers, and hundreds of dairy cattle. I've definitely fallen in love with cattle over the course of the trip and am so thankful for the confidence and experience I have gained in dealing with them. Our lead researchers – Shauna Richards and Shepelo Gertrude have proven dedicated and committed to rising to the many challenges that have faced them, and have demonstrated a true love of both animals and people.
I can't believe the trip is coming to an end this week. I've been told that home is wherever your heart is. I've found in my experience it's best to always carry it with you – you'll end up leaving little bits of it everywhere you go.


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Your video needs to be like an image of your clients. An image that displays their problems and needs, not your brand and so on.
- Tautology
Repeating the same words and words in pursuing sentences is unprofessional.
That shows a lack of a vocabulary. If you need to offer with phrases before you begin writing your script, think of at least two more ways to say/describe them and utilize it in the written text. Never let phrases from the finish of one sentence be the phrases that the next sentence starts with.
- Ambiguous sentences
Carry out not allow interpretation be a reason to reduce the sale.
It is not only unprofessional, but it can also lead to hassle with the rules and losing trust. A few big companies were required to pay huge taxes for advertising campaigns when it turned out that unconformity had some of their clients buying for the wrong reasons.
So express your message in a clear way.
- Employ your client's words.
What kind of words would your target market use to describe the genuine need?
Do they use foreign words, jargon or dialect? If you want to get their endorsement, then you MUST speak their language. Tell then what they want to hear and how they would like to hear it. Results are guaranteed.
Your explainer online video is an essential component of your business and the software is it's skeleton. Perform not make any short-cuts with it and no longer let these ten blunders if you are writing your explainer video script.


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BENEFITING: Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
EVENT: Refuse To Abuse 5k 2013
EVENT DATE: Jul 20, 2013
Alissa Fleury
The Refuse To Abuse 5K is the only run/walk inside of Safeco Field. We're reaching out to our friends and family to raise awareness and money to prevent domestic violence and promote healthy relationships. The money raised at this event will directly support violence prevention efforts, which will include work with teens and youth across the state. Please join us in stopping this cycle of abuse and violence before it starts!


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And so the fabulous 2017 Kurilpa Poetry Cup rolled round once again, and the olde Croquet Club
on the edge of sacred Musgrave Park
was abustle with activity as the Kurilpa Poets Steering Committee struggled to break in.
Yes, the combination on the gate-padlock had been changed and we hadn't been informed. Panic reigned briefly as an ant-line of volunteers ferried equipment over the fence whilst others made desperate phone calls or tried to crack the combination lock.
Finally, the Reverend Hellfire issued an Emergency Presidential Decree and a tyre iron quickly resolved the issue.
"Not unlike Alexander the Great", he quipped, as he cut thru Kurilpa Poets' very own Gordian Knot.
Access gained, our team of eager helpers quickly set up the hall, whilst Highgate Hill Songstress, Jem Sparkle,
provided her usual, ebullient soundtrack and Order emerged coyly out of Chaos.
Thus we were only slightly behind schedule as the first of
Fourteen of Brisbane's finest poets bravely took to the stage that day
to give it their all and compete for the coveted Cup.
The 2017 KPC contestants were:
Geoffrey Evans
Nigel QPY
Michael Vaughan
Andrew Ellery
Trent Quinlan
Loc Tran
Greg Secombe aka The Loaded Dog
Theresa Creed
Fiona Privitera
First up was the ever eccentric Savannu, (our Feature Poet for April). Armed with a plastic bike-horn that reminded me of performing seals and people riding unicycles, Sav assured us that it was all very easy,
"you just go round and round in a circle.. and round and round.. and.." You get the drift..
Stalwart doorkeeper Geoffrey Evans was next up and bemoaned todays, "Trumpet blowing braggadocio".
A cynical Nigel QPY took the dark view of Nursery Rhymes, assuring us that, "Old Mother Hubbard had her hand in the Till".
Old Kurilpa associate, Paidraig, came "bearing gifts of Pestilence",
while the always well-spoken Michael Vaughan shared his whimsical observations.
2016 KPC winner and noted Bad Boy, Andrew Ellery was up next with a harrowing slice of gritty, real-life melodrama, "if you're a poofta I'll cut your head off!"
Anita Reed followed, observing how we, "Don't remember the way they died".
An edgy Trent Quinlan gave us a tale of Jealousy and Obsession.."Dog Park Rules" he reckoned.
Madcap Architect & Poet Loc Tran brought a poem prepared for a friend's wedding and warned of the perils of falling "for the first person" (Personally I always fall for the Third Person, Singular.)
Next up was poetic new comer Kent, bravely taking part in his first Kurilpa Cup, and himself no stranger to the Wedding Poem Genre. Greg The Loaded Dog Secombe took a bite at a sterile Society where "only our Fear germinates".
Descendant of those iconic resistance fighters, the Kalkadoon, Theresa Creed gave us a typically dignified performance, entreating us all to "remember the Great Warriors".
2016's Joint/almost KPC winner Fiona Privitera gave us an unquiet poem whispering of "unquiet blood on the killing floor", before newcomer Cahala delivered a rapid fire allegory of "a Land formerly Free" to wrap up the first round.
After all that poetry we required refreshment. A famished audience fell on the food, soon demolishing the fabulous spread laid out by our fabulous kitchen crew, while on stage the Sparkly Jem and her lone Golden Boy kicked up a fine sound and the warped kaleidoscopic visions of Surrealist Joan Miro slid across the Virtual Gallery's big screen like psychedelic play school Octopi.
Fortified we returned to our places to see what Feature Poet and Poetry Cup Judge, Cam Logan, had in store for us.
Now for my money, Cam has one of the best reading voices in the Brisbane Poetry Scene, and he writes some truly blistering satirical poetry when he's fired up as well. Now combine all this with his tastefully eclectic experiments with sound/song and you've got a pretty entertaining and interesting mix. I particularly liked his tale about "Those guys" and the dream adventures of Special Agent K.
Having demonstrated why he's a two time KPC winner, Cam then went off to put on his Judges Black Hat for the final round, while Visual Arts director Shane K briefed us on the career of Joan Miro.
Anita Reed got the call first and responded with a poem full of "stellar cosmic musings". Loc Tran then got up to deliver a poem both passionate and precise, making me wish he'd give up all this architecture nonsense and spend more time working for the Muse.
Calaha then gave us a diatribe on best revolutionary practise delivered with his usual trademark rapid fire delivery. Trent returned to read us a hospital poem about an "earthbound tripper" before Andrew returned to complete round two with another challenging and powerful poem, "Prick had it coming" was the cold call in the end.
As the crowd buzzed with anticipation, Judge Cameron and the Reverend conferred. After a brief discussion, Cam stepped forth to deliver his final Verdict.
After praising all the poets participating and singling out several for special mention, and of course complaining, as judges traditionally do, of the difficulty of his task, Cam announced his decision..
And so the coveted Cup, for the second year in a row, went to a stunned and delighted Andrew Ellery!
The Runner Up (missing out by a cats whisker, or so the Sources say) was.. Loc Tran!
Amidst cheers Andrew was then bestowed with the Sacred Vessel (said to possess mystical powers!) by the Reverend, who also distributed the traditional loaf of bread, jug of wine and book of verses that form part of his esteemed prize.
Runner Up Loc Tran was also awarded a handsome Cup, tho somewhat smaller and without mystical powers (aside from the ability to command the loyalty of sea creatures!).
The other three finalists, Trent, Anita and Cahala all received handsome certificates commemorating their cultural achievement.
There was much more merriment, fun and gossip, but I'll let the pictures tell the story. So I'll finish up with a big thank you to all who participated in the Cup and of course, a VERY big thank you to Cameron, who took his judging duties very seriously and did an excellent job. I liked that he took the the time to explain his decisions and to find something to praise in each of the contestants.
Next month we'll be back with the renowned Sam Wagan Watson as feature Poet, and Mystery Musicians, the Tapeloops,
and of course our fabulous Open Mic sessions.
See you there!
Words-Unckle Rat Photos- Shane K


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Things You Should Not Do At Work
Published: 19 Jul 2016
Getting a new job creates a strange mix of emotions. While pride and elation are natural, as you may well have just landed the career that you have been dreaming about for years, this will also often be mixed in with nerves and a little anxiety as you start to get stressed about how you will be expected to act in the work environment. To help you along, the team at Sonographers Medical have compiled a list of a few things that you should make sure you don't do when you start your new role.
Not Listening
It is crucial that you take in everything during your first few weeks in your role. Your induction will teach you all of the basics that you need to keep in mind to do your job properly, while the people around you will be able to provide valuable workplace wisdom that you can apply to your own role. Those who don't listen tend to find that they make a lot more mistakes, which can lead to poor first impressions being made with colleagues and employers.
Sucking Up
While it is crucial that you make a good impression with management, especially if you have aspirations of moving further with your career, you need to be very wary of sucking up to your boss. Many of your colleagues will see this as an attempt to play politics in an effort to get yourself ahead and most bosses will be savvy to the tactic to the point where it can actually be counterproductive.
Bringing Your Baggage To Work
It can often be difficult to separate our personal lives from our professional ones, but it is important that you learn to do so quickly. Bringing your baggage to work, which can include everything from making dramatic phone calls to people during working hours through to spending a lot of time moaning about personal problems, will not only make you seem unprofessional but can also serve to distract your colleagues from their own work. If senior management picks up on this, you may find yourself landing in hot water.
Politics play a part in many workplaces, which can make it fairly difficult to avoid. However, you should make a concerted effort to not get too involved with these sorts of shenanigans, as gossip almost always seems to find its way to either you management or the person that you are talking about. As a general rule, you should keep your opinions about others to yourself and not try to engage in gossiping in order to ruin the reputation of others.
Come Into Work Sick
This is an important one to remember, especially when in the medical profession. Working sick lowers your ability to make the correct decisions, plus you run the risk of making others ill in the bargain. This can be especially bad if you introduce a bug that spreads around the workplace, as it lowers the productivity of the entire group, which has a direct effect on the company.


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From deep below the waves, an anchor does amazing work: it tethers an entire ship, keeping it grounded and in place among the ever-changing sea. Channel that grounding force with this ALEX AND ANI Anchor 18-inch Adjustable Necklace in 14KT Gold Plate Over .925 Sterling Silver or Sterling Silver. Featuring an anchor charm on an adjustable chain at the perfect layering length, this necklace represents the ability to keep calm through all of life's challenges, and is a reminder that no matter what happens, you're steering your own ship.
- Name: Anchor Adjustable Necklace
Symbols + Tokens
- Expandable from 15" to 18"
- Charm Dimensions: 11.78mm x 11.98mm
- Adorned with Swarovski® crystal
- Crafted in 14kt Gold Plated over .925 Sterling Silver or .925 Sterling Silver
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text: G&A Staff - January 04, 2011 Hornady's .17 Mach 2 By Dick Metcalf Hornady (Dept. ST, P.O. Box 1848, Grand Island, NE 68803; 308-382-1390; www.hornady.com) has developed a brand-new rimfire cartridge. To announce the new .17 Mach 2, Hornady teamed up with 15 other ammunition and firearms makers for the largest industry-wide product introduction in firearms history. Based on the .22 Long Rifle rimfire case, the new .17 Mach 2 (.17M2) is necked to seat a 17-grain, .17-caliber Hornady V-Max bullet and is powered to a nominal 2100 fps velocity from a standard SAAMI-reference 24-inch rifle barrel. (That's nearly 70 percent faster than a standard-velocity .22 LR.) Observed velocities from a 5.5-inch auto pistol barrel, incidentally, run about 1640 fps. From a rifle at 175 yards the .17M2 is still going faster than a .22 LR at the muzzle. The muzzle energy of the .17M2's 17-grain bullet (166 ft-lbs) is 18 percent greater than a 40-grain .22 LR (140 ft-lbs). Its trajectory is flat! Zeroed at 100 yards, the .17M2 has only a 0.7-inch mid-range rise at 50 yards; a .22 LR has a 2.9-inch rise. The overall length of the new .17-caliber load is the same as the .22 LR cartridge, although the length of the necked-down .17M2 case is longer than a .22 LR case, to accommodate the smaller .17-caliber bullet. Still, the matching overall length and case-body dimensions of the .17M2 and the .22 LR will allow the .17M2 to function in standard .22 LR magazine configurations of all types, so any existing .22 LR rimfire firearm manufacturer in the world can adapt any of its existing .22 LR gun models to the new load simply by fitting them with .17-caliber barrels with the .17M2 chamber. Yes, that's what I said: any existing .22 LR rimfire firearm--any bolt-action rifle or pistol, any semiautomatic rifle or pistol, any single-shot rifle or pistol, any revolver, any pump-action, any whatever. The only engineering/mechanical tinkering necessary to the conversion for any of these designs is that the recoil-spring timing of some .22 LR semiautomatic mechanisms will need to be adjusted to take account of the .17M2's different time/pressure curve. The transition will be even easier for gunmakers who are already offering product chambered for the .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire (.17 HMR), as the .17M2's bore and rifling specifications are also the same. Taking The Gun World By StormThe new cartridge was announced simultaneously by Hornady and all other participating manufacturers at the 2004 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 11th. It was the culminating moment of an unprecedented development arc that began soon after the original introduction of the wildly popular .17 HMR in 2002. Hornady engineer Dave Emary, who had conceived and guided the .17 HMR to reality, had actually begun tinkering with the .17M2 concept almost before the final specification and performance proofs for the .17 HMR had been completed. The .17 HMR was based on a necked-down .22 WMR case, and its impressive 2550 fps velocity, incredibly flat trajectory, and superb accuracy immediately led Emary to experiment with the same 17-grain V-Max bullet in a smaller, necked-down .22 Long Rifle case.Considering the size disparity of the two cases, the results were initially surprising, even to Emary. Using what were essentially traditional-type .22 LR propellants, he had no problem reaching velocities averaging 2100 fps (almost twice the speed of sound; hence, the eventual ".17 Mach 2" name) within pressure levels compatible to the .22 LR case. And the little load's 0.7-inch trajectory profile was in fact quite reasonably close to the bigger .17 HMR, which has a 0.1-inch mid-range rise with a 100-yard zero. In essence, Emary's new invention was 70 percent hotter and 2.2 inches flatter than the parent .22 LR, and only 18 percent slower and 0.6 inch less flat than the faster .17 HMR. By any standard it absolutely "hummed." The new .17 Mach 2 (L) is based on the .22 Long Rifle rimfire case (R) but is necked to seat a 17-grain, .17-caliber Hornady V-Max bullet. A design group headed by Emary and Hornady Project Development Engineer Mitch Mittelstaedt then coalesced around the cartridge. The basic development work for the new load was actually completed within six months of the announcement of the .17 HMR--more than two and a half years ago. They decided to call the cartridge the .17 Hornady Mach 2 (because it "hums too," get it?). Hornady took out patents on the design and trademarked the name and then sat back to consider what to do with it. There were some very practical issues to consider. The most important being the immediate, amazing, unprecedented, overwhelming, and absolutely unexpected success of the .17 HMR--which, as every shooter in America knows, took the entire firearms world by storm. Hornady readily admits it was absolutely unprepared for the .17 HMR monster it had created. The .17M2 (L) is 70 percent hotter and 2.2 inches flatter than the .22 LR and only 18 percent slower and 0.6 inch less flat than the faster .17 HMR (R). To date, Hornady has manufactured in excess of 147 million bullets for the .17 HMR, and the ammo is still backor- dered. The .17-caliber Hornady V-Max bullet is not easy to make. Just like a bigger centerfire bullet, it involves a carefully assembled drawn copper cup, lead core, and polycarbonate tip insert, perfectly balanced and concentric. The tiny components are difficult to work with from a manufacturing point of view. And the tolerances are much more critical than with larger caliber bullets: The slightest imbalance will cause massive losses in accuracy and round-to-round consistency. And rimfire shooters simply devour bullets. So when the developmental work on the new .17M2 was completed, .17 HMR customers were still waiting, sometimes for months, to buy .17 HMR ammunition. Therefore, it didn't make sense for Hornady to introduce yet another .17 rimfire cartridge, using the same bullet as the .17 HMR. Two things happened. First, Hornady embarked on a crash program to increase its .17-caliber bullet production capacity. Second, Steve Hornady decided to make the .17M2 available to the industry as a whole from the outset.Beginning just over a year ago, Hornady began providing cartridge specifications and prototype .17M2 ammunition loads to a long list of SAAMI-member U.S. firearms and ammunition manufacturers and selected other companies and overseas ammo and gunmakers. Many prototype firearms were quickly developed, and several other rimfire ammunition makers signed on to produce the load. On the ammunition side, under agreements established thus far, .17M2 ammo will be loaded by Hornady, Remington, and ATK/Speer in the U.S. and Eley in Europe. On the firearms side, Hornady initially supplied specifications and ammo samples to Ruger, Marlin, Thompson/Center, Taurus, Savage, Remington, North American Arms, Browning/Winchester, and Smith & Wesson. In Europe, under the continent-wide shooting industry organization C.I.P., Eley has shared the specifications with Anschutz and CZ, which will also soon be offering .17M2 guns. A Marlin prototype rifle carried an impromptu barrel stamping of the new .17M2. Along the way, there was a slight name change. New ammunition under the Hornady label will have the trademarked .17 Hornady Mach 2 designation, but so as not to impose his name on the whole industry, Steve Hornady, in a generous gesture, agreed that the official SAAMI designation should be simply .17 Mach 2. The .17HM2 loads from Hornady will carry red-tip V-Max bullets. Bullets loaded in Remington .17M2 ammo will have green tips. The V-Max bullets in Eley's .17M2 loads will have blue tips, and the loads will be marketed as "Blue Streak." The ATK loads will feature the TNT hollowpoint bullet. Part of the whole deal, as you might surmise, is that Hornady will remain the sole .17 rimfire bullet supplier for these other ammomakers, at least initially. (TOP) Thompson/Center is chambering its Classic semiautomatic rifle for the new rimfire round. (BOTTOM) Taurus has added a snubnose double-action revolver in .17M2 to its lineup. At the SHOT Show .17 Mach 2 unveilings in February, production-ready .17 M2 rifles and handguns were shown by Taurus, T/C, Browning, Marlin, and Anschutz. Eley displayed its Blue Streak ammo. Several other manufacturers announced intentions to join the parade in the coming year, including Ruger and Remington. Spokesmen for the major-name companies involved in the .17 Mach 2 project, including Hornady's competitors, are uniformly delighted with Steve Hornady's decision to make the new load available industry-wide and expect it to be a significant addition to the shooting sports community worldwide.Tony Aeschilmann of Marlin (which officially unveiled two Marlin bolt-action rifle models plus a single shot in the New England Firearms line) says, "We regard this as a major introduction. We have worked closely with Hornady since their development of the .450 Marlin cartridge for us, and we expect additional Marlin models will follow soon."Taurus had a snubnose .17 M2 revolver all ready to go, and Taurus COO Bob Morrison observed, "The huge success of the .17 HMR is clear evidence the even-more-economical .17 Mach 2 will be a huge success. Its place in history is assured. It will become the rimfire of choice for anyone interested in velocity and power." Scott Grange from Browning, which added the .17 M2 to its Buck Mark semiautomatic line, says, "This is a natural evolution of the .17 HMR the same way the Winchester Super-Short WSSM centerfire cartridges have been a natural evolution of the WSM line. There's already as much excitement over the Mach 2 as there was over the HMR; we expect it to be a tremendous success."A Hands-On LookIn late January, Hornady invited Shooting Times to visit the Hornady plant for an advance look at the .17M2. Editorial Director Jim Bequette, writer Wayne van Zwoll, and I had the opportunity to shoot the new load with a variety of prototype guns. It was an illuminating experience. Under the guidance of engineers Emary and Mittelstaedt, along with Hornady marketing executives Wayne Holt and Steve Johnson, we received a full briefing on the history and development of the load and fired the .17M2 in prototype rifles and handguns from Browning, Marlin, Ruger, and Thompson/Center. We also were able to fire the tiny round into ballistic gelatin to assess its penetration and expansion characteristics. The weight of the recovered, deepest penetrating lead core and heel jacket was 9.50 grains, a retention of 56 percent of its original weight. The first thing I noted is that the .17-caliber V-Max bullet is phenomenally accurate in the .17M2 loading. The first five-shot group I fired through a T/C G2 Contender rifle at 25 yards punched a single hole. Van Zwoll's best five-round groups were 0.98 inch for the T/C Contender rifle, 1.17 inches for a T/C Classic semiautomatic rifle, and 1.06 inches for a Marlin Model 795. That's exceptional 100-yard accuracy for any rimfire rifle, particularly considering that these were rough, function-proving engineer's prototypes and not tuned for final-production performance.The terminal impact performance of the little 17-grain V-Max bullet also exceeded my expectations. Fired into 10-percent gelatin at 15 yards, the bullet expanded explosively, with large jacket fragments cutting wicked channels to the side of the primary wound channel line and the main core and jacket heel penetrating bonded together to 8.5 inches. The total weight of the recovered fragments came to 12.92 grains, with the weight of the recovered, deepest penetrating lead core and heel jacket at 9.50/9.49 grains. A fragile bullet at high velocity that still retains 56 percent of its weight at its farthest penetration is a good bullet by any standard. And with that level of observed penetration and a retained velocity of 1530 fps at 100 yards from a rifle, it will be excellent medicine on any small varmint well beyond normal .22 LR rimfire range.There's never before been a product introduction like this in the history of the shooting sports, and I agree with all those cooperating industry leaders who believe the .17M2 will be one of the most instantly popular firearms and ammunition inventions of all time--even more so perhaps than the .17 HMR. And that's saying a lot. After all, it has nearly the same level of performance as the .17 HMR, and at a guesstimated street-level, real-world retail price of about $5.50 to $6 per box (of 50), it will cost a lot less. Hornady says it expects to begin quantity shipments of .17M2 ammunition in September. The other ammunition makers will follow quickly; all are projecting quantity shipments before the end of this year. The gunmakers will doubtless have rifles and handguns ready and waiting, as they did for the .17 HMR. If this cartridge interests you (and how could it not?), I'd say you should all be emailing, calling, and writing to your favorite .22 LR firearms maker and telling them which of your favorite .22 rimfire rifle and handgun models you want to see chambered for the new .17 Mach 2! According to Dick, there has never before been a product introduction like the .17M2 in the history of the shooting sports. Steve Hornady deserves immense credit and thanks for the way he has handled and guided the .17M2 product development and introduction. Yes, he'll make a lot of money from it. But for any ammunition manufacturer to enthusiastically share an exclusively patent-protected and trademarked invention with the entire industry, including his direct competitors, from the starting line is totally unprecedented.I asked him to share his thinking: He said, "The concept for the Mach 2 was really there at the same time as the HMR, which was kind of an experiment. We didn't really know how successful it would be, but its extra performance compared to the .22 WMR has clearly justified its extra price. The Mach 2 is also a lot more cartridge than a .22 LR. As for reaching out to other manufacturers, we realized that the installed base of .22 LR guns is far more vast than it is for the .22 WMR, and look what happened there. So we wanted to give them a heads-up:--'Hey guys, here's what's coming, you can be ready if you want.'"We worked closely with ATK on the HMR, and we also wanted Eley to know about the Mach 2 so they could make a choice about pursuing any independent development--other ideas about a little .17 have been around for a long time. Everybody agreed it would be very difficult for two different cartridges of this type both to survive, so everybody sort of naturally coalesced around the Mach 2, built on the proven success of the HMR."One thing to realize about the price of the Mach 2 is that you'd actually have to pay more to get a box of ultramatch-grade .22 LR ammo to get the same level of accuracy to 50 yards that the Mach 2 gives you all the way out to 100 yards. So in performance terms, the Mach 2 is cheaper than the .22 LR. Together, the .17 HMR and the Mach 2 have truly doubled the number of high-performance options available to rimfire shooters. I feel kinda good about that."So do we. Bravo, Steve. Ballistics Comparison Muzzle 50 Yards 100 Yards 150 Yards 200 Yards .17 Mach 2, 17-Gr. V-Max Velocity (fps) 2100 1799 1530 1304 1134 Energy (ft-lbs) 166 122 88 64 49 Trajectory (Inches) -1.3 0.7 0.0 -4.4 -14.0 .17 HMR, 17-Gr. V-Max Velocity (fps) 2550 2212 1902 1621 1380 Energy (ft-lbs) 245 185 136 99 72 Trajectory (Inches) -1.3 0.1 0.0 -2.6 -8.0 .22 LR HV, 40-Gr. Solid Velocity (fps) 1260 1100 1020 940 Energy (ft-lbs) 140 110 90 80 Trajectory (Inches) -1.3 2.7 0.0 -10.8 .22 WMR, 40-Gr. Solid Velocity (fps) 1910 1600 1330 1140 Energy (ft-lbs) 324 225 155 115 Trajectory (Inches) -1.3 .07 0.0 -5.2 ballistics data courtesy hornady GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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Invisible Hits is a column in which Tyler Wilcox scours the internet for the best (and strangest) bootlegs, rarities, outtakes, and live clips.
The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo, released 50 years ago this week, is one of the foundational documents of country rock. But it could've been a much different album. "My original idea for Sweetheart of the Rodeo was to do a double album, a chronological album starting out with old-timey music, not bluegrass, but pre-bluegrass," Roger McGuinn, the band's leader, told Rolling Stone in 1970. "And then get into like the 1930s advanced version of it, move it up to modern country, the '40s and '50s with steel guitar and pedal steel guitar—kind of do an article on the evolution of that type of music. Then cut it there and kind of bring it up into electronic music and a kind of space music and going into futuristic music."
The man largely responsible for bringing McGuinn's ambitious vision back to earth was Gram Parsons, a mostly unknown 22-year-old Harvard drop-out from Florida armed with a sizable trust fund and a sweet Southern accent. Parsons' brief stint in the Byrds saw the chart-topping folk-rock pioneers remade as a band that owed as much to Buck Owens and the Louvin Brothers as it did to Bob Dylan and the Beatles. Sweetheart of the Rodeo wasn't "futuristic music," but it was certainly forward-thinking, providing a template for innumerable musicians who followed in its wake.
Five decades later, after countless reissues of his work, several tribute albums, and copious myth-making, Parsons' rep as the godfather of the Southern California country rock sound is perhaps a tad overstated. Among others, his Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers bandmate Chris Hillman probably deserves just as much credit. But Gram's elegantly wasted glamour and tragic early death in 1973 have burnished his legend. Plus, the music still holds up. Despite plenty of archival digs over the years, there are still some fantastic Parsons rarities lurking in the dustier corners of the internet.
Early Efforts, 1962-1965
The earliest known Gram artifact is an audio tape of his teenaged rock'n'roll combo, the Legends, playing an energetic version of Little Richard's "Rip It Up" on Tampa television in 1962. Like many others in his generation, Parsons was soon bitten by the folk music bug, and he joined up with the Shilos, a Kingston Trio–styled group that played fairly stiff renditions of songs like Pete Seeger's "The Bells of Rhymney" and the gospel chestnut "Mary Don't You Weep." There's not a whole lot of evidence of Parsons' budding musical genius in the extant Shilos recordings, though his one original composition, "Zah's Blues," is a solid Fred Neil–ish jazz-folk hybrid. The very best of the singer-songwriter's juvenilia is a 1965 home-recorded demo of "Brass Buttons," a tune he later returned to on Grievous Angel, his final solo LP. Released in 2000 on Another Side of This Life: The Lost Recordings of Gram Parsons, this demo is a gorgeous and fragile performance that hints at the greater things to come.
The International Submarine Band, 1966-67
In early 1966, Parsons moved to Los Angeles and formed the International Submarine Band, which was soon signed to country-pop star Lee Hazlewood's LHI Records. Gram hadn't quite hit on the idea of merging country with rock just yet, however; the band's first single, the feisty "Sum Up Broke," is more Nuggets than Nashville. In an appearance in Roger Corman's counter-cultural exploitation flick The Trip, the ISB provides the appropriate (if already slightly clichéd) psychedelic sounds for a zoned-out Peter Fonda. But Parsons was rapidly developing his own style. Safe at Home, ISB's 1967 debut, is chock-full of proto-country rock tunes, including the classic "Luxury Liner" (the future title track of Emmylou Harris' blockbuster 1976 LP) and the pedal steel-inflected "Blue Eyes." The International Submarine Band looked primed and ready to make waves in the vibrant L.A. rock scene and beyond—but Parsons had his sights set on even bigger things.
The Byrds, 1968
"I thought I hired a piano player," Roger McGuinn told Parsons' biographer David N. Meyer. "[Gram] turned out to be a monster in sheep's clothing. And he exploded out of that sheep's clothing. Good God! It's George Jones in a sequin suit!" One really does have to admire the pure chutzpah of Gram Parsons when it comes to his short time as a Byrd. He country-waltzed his way into one of the biggest rock bands in the world, radically transfigured their sound, and abruptly quit in the middle of a European tour—all within the space of six months.
Aside from Sweetheart of the Rodeo (which still sparkles), there are a handful of amateur recordings of Gram with the Byrds in the spring of '68 to check out. A tape made at Rome's Piper Club in May sees the band blending the new vibe (Parsons' homesick ballad "Hickory Wind") with the old (a spirited version of Gene Clark's "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better"). While in Rome, the group filmed a promo video for "Mr. Spaceman" at the Colosseum with Gram amiably lip-synching along, even though the song predated his membership in the Byrds by well over a year. Finally, a show at London's Roundhouse in July survives on a rough audience tape and includes a lovely rendition of Merle Haggard's then-brand-new "Sing Me Back Home," a song that Gram would carry over to his next project.
The Flying Burrito Brothers, 1969
It's generally agreed upon that Parsons had two reasons for ditching the Byrds. One of them was noble: He wasn't crazy about the idea of playing in front of segregated audiences in South Africa. The other was a bit more indulgent: Gram wanted to do drugs and play music with Keith Richards. And that's just what he did—Richards has long credited Parsons with introducing him to the pleasures of classic country music. But after Gram's stoned summer idyll was over, he got back to work, convincing Byrds bassist Chris Hillman to join him in a new band they dubbed the Flying Burrito Brothers. Their partnership resulted in the clearest distillation of Parsons' vision of "cosmic American music," an inspired fusion of authentic country soul and West Coast psych bolstered considerably by the fuzzy, spaced-out pedal steel work of "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow.
The band recorded two essential LPs with Parsons and toured heavily, sharing bills with the Grateful Dead and hitting the festival circuit. A typically buoyant (if occasionally ragged) Burritos set from the 1969 Seattle Pop Fest shows off the perfect blend of Hillman and Parsons' harmonies and Kleinow's loopy, imaginative playing. Later in 1969, the band played the infamous Altamont Speedway Free Festival with Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and the Rolling Stones. Despite the festival's tragedy (audience member Meredith Hunter was murdered by the Hells Angels during the Stones' performance), the audience tape of the Burritos' afternoon set sounds positively joyous—a bright spot on a dark day.
The Solo Years With Emmylou Harris, 1970-73
Fed up with Parsons' drug-fueled hedonism and general unreliability, Chris Hillman gave his bandmate the boot in the spring of 1970. Gram wasn't in a hurry to get a solo career rolling. Instead, he dove deeper into substance abuse alongside Keith Richards, amid the protracted Exile on Main Street sessions in the south of France. An attempt to record an LP with ace Byrds sideman Clarence White and guitarist Ry Cooder went nowhere, with a debauched Parsons barely able to muster up the strength to record vocals (the tapes, perhaps thankfully, are long lost). He even acted in Saturation '70, a still unreleased psychedelic sci-fi film. But he was still writing strong material—check out the intimate solo demos for "1000 Dollar Wedding" and "New Soft Shoe," both proof that Gram remained capable of delivering the goods.
Fortunately, an encounter with then-unknown singer Emmylou Harris gave Parsons a jumpstart, and she became his primary foil during the final years of his life. The pair recorded two dazzling LPs together, 1973's GP and 1974's posthumous Grievous Angel, both of which didn't sell much at the time but are rightly regarded as classics today. Gram and Emmylou also toured a fair amount in 1973, accompanied by a versatile band dubbed the Fallen Angels. Their otherworldly harmonies slice through the hiss on an audience tape of a Boston gig, as they duet on aching versions of "Sin City" and "How Much I've Lied" and boogie through "Boney Maronie" and "Six Days on the Road."
Gram's creative renaissance was short-lived, however. Just a few months later, he was found dead of an alcohol and morphine overdose in a Joshua Tree hotel room. Writer and Parsons confidante Eve Babitz best summed up Gram's all-too-brief life in the the liner notes for Parsons' Reprise Sessions set: "I always thought Gram was a complicated Christian, an artist who bore within him the magic seeds of the best and worst of our generation. He was in the classic tradition of the fucked-up young lord zigzagging from purity to debauchery." A grievous American angel, in other words, with his feet on the ground and his head in the clouds.


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Whenever I get discouraged I just have to remember that God's creation is wonderful. And that means us too – you and me.
Matthew 19:26Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
Awhile back, I texted this verse below to some choice friends, and family members to encourage them:
"I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well." (Psalm 139:14)
When I read this verse, I had a very simple, yet profound thought:
- If God's works are wonderful,
- And, I am one of God's works
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My intention was to remind some loved ones that they are "wonderful." Another version says, "marvelous." Think about that for a moment. Everything that He makes is wonderful and marvelous. Every man, woman, animal, plant, rock and cloud is wonderful and marvelous because it has on it a stamp saying: Made by God (not made in China or India or America!!). It is only when man distorts this innate wonder and marvel that things become tainted, but it still doesn't negate the fact that we are inherently wonderful because we are God-made.
The response I received wasn't what I expected. Someone even responded and said, "No, I am not wonderful. Only in Christ is there any good in me. I am a wretched sinner. Worthless."
My heart broke after reading this response. This person totally missed my point. Even though this statement may seem pious and humble, it may come across as offensive to our Lord and Creator. I have heard Christians tell me that they can do nothing without the Lord; literally. What does this say about God's ability to create full-functioning, wonderful things? At dinner, an elder at my old church picked up a cup of coffee and told me, "I can't even drink this coffee without the Lord's help."
How sad. If that were the case, it's a wonder that anything gets done in this ungodly world!
By virtue of being made in His Image, God has placed in us so many wonderful qualities and attributes. Granted, it is only in Christ that these qualities and attributes can be transformed into something "good" and eternally worthwhile, we still must not forget the innate awesomeness of all of God's creations. His love for us is manifest in how He created us.
So next time you're tempted to think you or the people, places, or things around you are worthless and not wonderful, remember you are Made by God. Remember, you are WONDERFUL!!!
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