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Wang Film Productions
|Taipei, Taiwan
|Feature films, television series
|Animation outsourcing
|Government of Taiwan
Wang Film Productions (also known as Hong Guang (宏廣) and Cuckoo's Nest Studio) is one of the oldest and most prolific Taiwanese animation studios. The company, based in Xindian, Taipei,[1] has done animation/ink and paint for various TV shows and films for studios in North America, Europe and Asia.
Its founder, James Wang (王中元), started the studio in 1978 as an overseas facility for the U.S. animation outlet Hanna-Barbera.[2] At the time, it was called Cuckoo's Nest Studio.[2]
The company is also famous for their work on the overseas production for Nelvana's Care Bears franchise, Film Roman's Garfield and Friends, Klasky Csupo's Rugrats pilot and first season, Disney's DuckTales and Cartoon Network's Courage the Cowardly Dog. They also helped produce effects for the 1982 film Tron and some Peanuts television specials.
Feature films[edit]
Films produced by Wang Films
Films outsourced from other studios
- Annabelle's Wish (1997)
- Babes in Toyland (1997)
- Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002)
- Balto III: Wings of Change (2003)
- Bebe's Kids (1992)
- Bionicle: Mask of Light (2003)
- Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui (2004)
- Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows (2005)
- The Brave Little Toaster (1987) (also co-produced with Hyperion Pictures and The Kushner-Locke Company)
- The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987)
- The Care Bears Movie (1985)
- Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)
- Curious George (2006)
- Felidae (1994) (uncredited)
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
- FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue (1998)
- GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
- How the Toys Saved Christmas (1997)
- Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
- Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) (animation assistance)
- Leroy & Stitch (2006)
- The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) (animation assistance)
- Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
- Mulan II (2005)
- Once Upon a Forest (1993)
- The Pagemaster (1994)
- Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011)
- The Prince and the Pauper (additional ink and paint)
- The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002, uncredited)
- Rover Dangerfield (1991)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico (2003)
- My Little Pony Direct-to-Video films (also co-produced with Sabella Dern Entertainment and Hasbro Studios)
- The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) (ink and paint: American unit)
- Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992) (additional animation)
- Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie (1993) (additional animation)
TV shows[edit]
Out Sourced form other Studios
- The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985-1986, uncredited)
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series
- 2 Stupid Dogs
- Aladdin (TV series) (1994) - 14 half-hour episodes: Elemental, My Dear Jasmine, To Cure a Thief, My Fair Aladdin, Web of Fear, Seems Like Old Crimes: Part 1, Seems Like Old Crimes: Part 2, The Love Bug, The Vapor Chase, The Day the Bird Stood Still, Smells Like Trouble, Armored and Dangerous, Dune Quixote, The Prophet Motive and Sea No Evil.
- American Dragon: Jake Long
- Animaniacs (1993-1998)
- Around the World with Willy Fog (2nd series produced in association with BRB Internacional, Spain)
- Baby Looney Tunes (2002-2005)
- Back to the Future: The Animated Series
- Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
- Beetlejuice (TV series)
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (Hanna-Barbera version)
- Bobby's World (1990-1998)
- Bonkers
- Brandy & Mr. Whiskers
- The Busy World of Richard Scarry
- Captain N: The Game Master
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (Hanna-Barbera version)
- Capitol Critters
- Care Bears (Nelvana series)
- ChalkZone
- Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers(Seasons 2 and 3 only)
- Challenge of the GoBots
- The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
- Clifford the Big Red Dog (Nelvana series)
- The Comic Strip
- The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures
- Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999-2002)
- Darkwing Duck (1991) - 3 half-hour episodes: The Darkwing Squad, Inside Binkie's Brain and Slime Okay, You're Okay.
- Detention
- Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (2nd series produced in association with BRB Internacional, Spain; and Thames Television, UK)
- Donkey Kong Country (1996-2000)
- DuckTales (1987-1990)
- The Fairytaler (2004-2005)
- Family Dog (1993)
- Fantastic Four (First Season only. Animation production shared with Kennedy Cartoons)
- Fievel's American Tails
- Fillmore!
- The Flintstone Kids
- Free Willy (TV series)
- The Further Adventures of SuperTed
- Foofur
- Galtar and the Golden Lance
- Garfield and Friends (1988-1994)
- The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
- Generation O!
- Goof Troop (1992–1993) - 8 half-hour episodes: Buddy Building, Where There's a Will, There's a Goof, Terminal Pete, Rally Round the Goof, Frankengoof, Calling All Goofs, Pistolgeist and Tee for Two.
- Hercules: The Animated Series (1998-2000)
- Hey Arnold! (1st season only)
- Histeria! (1998-2000)
- House of Mouse
- Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (Animation production shared with Shaft and Hanho Heung-Up)
- Inspector Gadget (first season only, certain episodes)
- James Bond Jr. (1991)
- The Jetsons (1980's revival)
- Jungle Cubs
- Jungledyret Hugo (TV series, overseas animation)
- The Legend of Tarzan
- Life with Louie
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series
- The Little Mermaid (1992 TV series)
- The Little Lulu Show
- Madballs
- Madeline
- Marsupilami
- Mickey Mouse Works
- Mighty Ducks
- Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
- Mother Goose and Grimm
- My Life as a Teenage Robot
- Mythic Warriors
- Ned's Newt
- New Kids on the Block (TV series)
- Phineas and Ferb
- The Pink Panther (1993 series)
- Pinky and the Brain (1995-1998)
- Pippi Longstocking
- Popeye and Son (1987-1988)
- Police Academy: The Animated Series
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988-1991)
- Rambo and the Forces of Freedom
- Raw Toonage (1992)
- Slimer! And The Real Ghostbusters (final 3 seasons only)
- Ren and Stimpy (1994-1995 only)
- Rugrats (1st season only in 1991)
- Sandokan (BRB International) (1992
- The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show
- Snorks (1984-1989)
- The Smurfs (Animation production shared with Toei Animation on some episodes during season 6-8)
- Star Wars: Ewoks (1985-1987)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (1993-1994)
- Stuart Little: The Animated Series
- The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
- Tales from the Cryptkeeper
- TaleSpin (1990-1991) - 8 half-hour episodes: The Bigger They Are, the Louder the Oink, Bearly Alive, On a Wing and Bear, The Old Man and the SeaDuck, Sheepskin Deep, Waiders of the Wost Tweasure, Mach One for the Gipper and A Jolly Molly Christmas.
- Tales of Friendship with Winnie the Pooh
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996)
- Timon and Pumbaa (1995-1996)
- Tiny Toon Adventures (1990-1992) - 29 half-hour episodes: You Asked for It, Rock 'n' Roar, Career Oppor-Toon-ities, Dating, Acme Acres Style, Hare Raising Night, Citizen Max, Prom-ise Her Anything, The Acme Acres Zone, Starting from Scratch, Looking Out for the Little Guy, Spring in Acme Acres, Ask Mr. Popular, Europe in 30 Minutes, Fairy Tales for the 90's, Here's Hamton, No Toon Is An Island, Return to the Acme Acres Zone, Mr. Popular's Rules of Cool!, Viewer Mail Day, K-ACME TV, Going Places, Best of Buster Day, Toon TV, New Class Day, Flea for Your Life, Weekday Afternoon Live, Buster's Directorial Debut and The Horror of Slumber Party Mountain.
- Tom & Jerry Kids
- The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002-2003) - 4 half-hour episodes: It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine, Roller Ghoster Ride, A Scooby-Doo Christmas and Pompeii and Circumstance.
- Yo Yogi!
- Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985-1987)
- What-A-Cartoon (some shorts)
- Wisdom of the Gnomes
- W.I.T.C.H. (TV series) (1st Season)
- Wildfire
- Winx Club
Television films and specials[edit]
- Care Bears Nutcracker Suite (1988)
- Garfield: His 9 Lives (1988)
- The Betty Boop Movie Mystery (1989) (co-produced by King Features)
- Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990) (co-produced by Southern Star Productions)
- Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 TV Movies (1987-1988)
- Peanuts specials
- Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights (1994)
- Tiny Toon Spring Break Special (1994)
- The Town Santa Forgot (1993)
See also[edit]
- ^ Chang, Violet (1 May 1998). "Wang's World". Taiwan Review (Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ^ a b Lent, John A. (1 November 2000). "Animation in Asia: appropriation, reinterpretation, and adoption or adaptation". Screening the Past. La Trobe University. Retrieved 2010-04-12. "It was while he was in the U.S., after completing his masters degree at Indiana University and looking for ways to enter animation, that James Wang convinced Bill Hanna of Hanna-Barbera to back an offshore animation facility that Wang proposed in his native Taiwan. His Cuckoo's Nest (Wang Film Productions) quickly became one of the world's largest animation producers."
External links[edit]
- Official website, October 2007 (accessed at the Wayback Machine)
- Wang Film Productions at the Internet Movie Database
- Wang Film Productions at the Internet Movie Database


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The Scoopers of Cars have gotten their hands on a scanned brochure of the production version of the Nissan Intima concept, and it seems that in addition to getting a mass-market makeover, it will also be sporting a Teana badge when it goes on sale in Japan. The transition from concept to production has been uncharacteristically kind to the Teana, with the tightly drawn headlamps, plummeting C-pillar and elongated tail lamps surviving, but the suicide doors and 22nd century interior must have been scrapped due to feasibility issues. We'll get our first official taste of the Teana when it's finally revealed on April 20th at the Beijing Motor Show.
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This is probably an absurd suggestion, but - why not get rid of numbers alltogether? Just implement something like RatingBuster and colorcode items. Grey = worse than your current stat, white = equal, green = slightly better etc. Same goes for mobs. The important thing is who is dead in the end. Take the maths out of the game. Yes, this will increase the amount of uncertainty and chance, but - that's why we play, isn't it? This would also make short work of all those dps and hps meters.
But, yes, I guess people mainly play RPGs to feel some sort of empowerment, and in our day and age that seems to be irrevocably tied to numbers. Pity, really.
Nina Katarina said...
Part of what some of us consider fun in endgame is balancing all those different stats against one another and coming up with different playstyles. It makes me feel smart and savvy when I know exactly which gem to substitute out in order to get to hitcap without messing with my haste breakpoints.
If we went to no numbers, with the system telling you "this is an upgrade" we'd miss some complexity that some find enjoyable. It sounds like it's not part of the game that you enjoy, so it's possible that there's an ingame solution that could give you that information without spoiling the fun for us number geeks.
Drakkenfyre said...
Take the math out of the game. In a game based on math. People wouldn't like a gas gauge on their car reading "Full" or "Empty" only. This would cause even more problems. What you are describing sounds very close to a binary system, and would suck all flavor out of items. "Does a little more damage than the previous one" is a pretty lame description when you finally get that upgrade, no offense.
Plus, you think people scream about simplization now? A "you hit or not" system would get them even more offended.


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Delicious! I used sushi grade tuna and made this as a dip with tortilla chips so did not use the avocado, lettuce or salsa. It was fantastic. Will definetly do this one again.
This recipe is fantastic. I make it at least once a week in the summer. It's a huge hit with friends and family. I serve it with guacamole and Greek yogurt and hard corn tortillas.
Easy to make, perfect for hot Arizona summer days. I liked it best either with white corn taco shells, or romaine lettuce. I kept leftovers in the fridge for 3 days with no noticeable decline in ceviche goodness.
I've been making this at least every few weeks this summer. It's an excellent, easy, healthy dinner. I leave out the salsa and lettuce and substitute fresh diced chilis for the canned ones. I also top with fat-free Greek yogurt as a sour cream alternative. Fantastic recipe!
I used fresh striped bass, added sour cream, fish sauce and sesame oil and it was outstanding!
This was a great success. Bright and clean taste with a freshness that just wowed the lunch group I served it at. I used both soft corn and crisp corn tortilla's and everyone agreed the crispy ones, while messier, were a much better contrast with the ceviche. I had used store bought ones which I had heated up some but next time will fry my own as I think they always taste better and won't crack apart when you bite into them. This could also easily be served in a martini glass as a first course along with a chip. Seriously, this was a great success.
Excellent recipe, everything was perfect. I didn't cube the fish small enough so the texture wasn't as good as it could've been. Next time though...


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Two upcoming TV shows are going to be shot in the metro Atlanta area: the CW's "Vampire Diaries" and Fox's "Past Life." (above, the cast: Richard Schiff, Kelli Giddish, Nicholas Bishop and Ravi Patel.)
Thank last year's tax incentives boosts for these two shows being here, along with Lifetime's "Drop Dead Diva."
Neither show has any major stars. "Vampire Diaries" clearly is playing off the popularity of the "Twilight" film and book series and the momentum of HBO's "True Blood." Vampires are hot! And since this is the CW, this will be a teen-oriented vampire show to boot. "Vampire Diaries" is based on a series of books by L.J. Smith.
The show is set to air after "Supernatural" on Thursdays at 8 p.m. this fall. "Vampire" is set to start shooting episodes later this month. "Past Life" will start in August, with no specific locations solidified yet.
Here's the trailer to "Vampire Diaries":
Earlier this week, Warner Brothers, which oversees "Vampire Diaries" requested that they film in Covington.
This is the Fox description of "Past Life," which is set for a midseason pick up:
Have you ever experienced déjà vu or met someone you thought seemed familiar? Do you believe in karma, fate or love at first sight? From writer David Hudgins ("Friday Night Lights"), and inspired by the book "The Reincarnationist" by M.J. Rose, comes PAST LIFE, a new drama series about an unlikely pair of past-life detectives who investigate whether what is happening to you today is the result of who you were before. DR. KATE MCGINN (Kelli Giddish, "All My Children") is not your typical psychologist. Confident, outspoken and highly educated, she works at The Talmadge Center for Behavioral Health in New York City, a world-renowned institute dedicated to the study of the science of the soul. After experiencing a past-life regression in her 20s, Kate became a believer in reincarnation. Using regression therapy and her natural gift for reading people, Kate helps solve the mysteries of her troubled clients who suffer from present-day problems caused by past-life traumas. She believes there are levels of consciousness and explanations for human behavior that science can't begin to explain. Accustomed to skeptics, but not bothered by them, Kate is an unapologetic believer and a force of nature who marches to the beat of her own drummer. Her partner, PRICE WHATLEY (Nicholas Bishop, "Home and Away"), is a different story. A former NYPD homicide detective, pragmatic and cynical, Price is a damaged soul who constantly battles grief and guilt over the accidental death of his wife. Price feels that Kate, though not certifiable, certainly operates on the fringes of science. It's a volatile relationship, but with Price's solid detective skills, and Kate's penchant for out-of-the-box thinking, together they make a formidable, if somewhat dysfunctional, team. A fast-paced emotional thrill ride, each episode finds Price and Kate working with their colleagues to unravel a new mystery involving the past-lives of their clients. DR. MALACHI TALMADGE (Richard Schiff, "The West Wing") is Kate's mentor and the center's namesake, an avuncular but gruff elder statesman who is a legend in the field of cognitive research. DR. RISHI KARNA (Ravi Patel, "Scrubs") is the rookie of the group, a baby-faced therapist from Calcutta who loves bad American TV, Cuban jazz and driving everyone crazy.
And here's the trailer to "Past Life," which basically summarizes the 42-minute pilot into three minutes:
July 8th, 2009
1:54 pm
Rodney, you fail to mention that Kelli Giddish is a local Atlanta product. She graduated high school in Forsyth County (Cumming, GA). Though the series is filmed in metro Atlanta, it is good to see a local product make it to a major network show.
July 8th, 2009
3:53 pm
[...] And it seems news of Vampire Diaries' arrival has hit the Atlanta Journal Constitution as [...]
July 8th, 2009
7:05 pm
Vampire Diaries is on BEFORE Supernatural this Fall. Just sayin'.
July 9th, 2009
7:19 am
"Neither show has any major stars."
LOL – I'm sure the actors and production crews all loved reading that line.
July 9th, 2009
8:20 am
Rodney, do you know where Past Life is being shot?
July 9th, 2009
8:21 am
Richard Schiff has been in many things…but whatever…good to have them here…they should come down to Newnan, GA sometime!
July 9th, 2009
8:31 am
Please Support "Drop Dead Diva" Coming in the end of July on Lifetime.
July 9th, 2009
8:41 am
He may not be a major star, but I INSTANTLY recognized Ian Somerhalder who was outstanding on the ABC show "LOST".
July 9th, 2009
9:02 am
Yuck to both…boring. Yawn. Next channel please.
July 9th, 2009
9:18 am
It's great to hear about all the tv/film projects coming to Georgia taking advantage of the tax break. But working in the industry and seeing these projects come here but never seeing any job listings is frustrating. Most of the crew they bring with them and if there is a job available it's low on the pay scale. Thanks Sonny.
July 9th, 2009
1:28 pm
Vampire Diaries looks like knock off cornball garbage but Past Lives is something I would definitely watch. Glad to see some shows being filmed here in little hollywood of the south. I do agree with Steve if they are being filmed here they should allow actors in the area a chance at the pie as well. I am not an actor but I think it would be a nice way to encourage local talent so they dont have to go to NY or LA and be ruined by the business.
July 10th, 2009
8:05 am
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July 10th, 2009
9:50 pm
I will watch anything involving Richard Schiff. Love that guy. He was fantastic on The West Wing. So many little tics and wonderful subtleties. I'm curious for that show. Thanks for blogging about it.
July 12th, 2009
8:00 pm
Sorry, but the talent just isn't here in Atlanta. Casting calls have proven that it's far more pratical to bring in talent than waste time weeding out maybe a couple out of hundreds. At least you have some filming being done in Atlanta. Just thing, now your city is as about as big and famous as Omaha, Nebraska! Yay Atlanta!
July 13th, 2009
9:38 am
To Tony Leask;
As one of the "hundreds" of actors that casting has to "weed thru" in ATL I am more than a little offended by the presumption there is "no talent" here!! I get cast regularly (in speaking roles, mind you, NOT extra work, but that IS where I started!)in film/tv projects in ATL. There is NO SHORT supply of talent here is why the "hundreds" of submissions for each role casting has to "weed thru." There were 79 online submissions and God only knows how many "in person" auditionees for the last role I read for just this past week. They cast an ATL actor in the role(not me, but local talent never the less!).
You should stick to commentary on a subject you are experienced in and leave the film and tv industry to those of us that are fortunate enough to be successful in that field. Shame on you!
July 15th, 2009
1:17 am
[...] this time with the "Top Ten Messages on Sarah Palin's answering machine." Atlanta lures "Vampire Diaries" and Fox's "Past Life" away from Hollyw… Both series will be shot in Georgia, thanks to local tax incentives. Is Jay Leno's 10 [...]
July 15th, 2009
6:23 am
[...] L.J. Smith. The show is set to air after "Supernatural" on Thursdays at 9 p.m. this fall. http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2009/07/08/two-more-tv-shows-to-be-shot-in-atlanta-cws-vampire-di… [...]
August 15th, 2009
3:04 pm
@Tiffany–I worked on the set of Past Life this week, and their main stage is intown on the West side (sorry, don't want to give specific info for privacy). They're shooting all around metro Atlanta as well, I'm sure you'll see blue "PL" signs somewhere:)
September 11th, 2009
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BlizzCon 2014 dates and prices announced
Time to dust off that Kerrigan cosplay custom and maybe save some money. Blizzard just announced the dates and location for BlizzCon 2014, when tickets will go on sale, and for how much.
Tickets will go on sale in two batches, the first on Wednesday, May 7 at 7pm PT, and the second on Saturday, May 10 at 10am PT. You'll be able to buy them through the online event ticketing service Eventbrite at $199 a pop, not including applicable taxes and fees. If you really want to break the bank, there are also a limited number of tickets to an exclusive pre-BlizzCon Benefit Dinner, which will go on sale Wednesday, May 14 at 7pm PT for $750 (also not including taxes and fees). These include admission to BlizzCon, and will benefit Children's Hospital of Orange County.
You can find more information on the BlizzCon Ticket webpage.
The convention will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California on November 7-8. As usual, if you go, you'll be able to get hand-on time with the latest version of Blizzard's games, attend the StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Finals, attend various panels with Blizzard developers, and take home all the convention swag you can carry.
If you're unable to attend, Blizzard also said that it will announce an option for a Virtual Ticket at a later date, which will give you access to a multichannel internet stream of the event.
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Eva Dukesz Friedlander was born in Budapest in 1921 to Margaret and Geza Duksz. Evas mother was a celebrated actress and her father was a civil engineer. Eva remembers her parents as both highly educated and sophisticated people. Evas parents separated when she was a teenager, before Germany invaded Hungary, and Eva did a years study in a secretarial school so that she could get a secretarial job to help keep her mother and herself afloat financially. Even though Eva had to drop out of high school to start working, she was able to at least continue her education in the areas of art and literature when her mother arranged to have her spend occasional afternoons with the wife of one of the prominent journalists in Hungary, who took her under her wing.
After Nazi sympathizers and the Germans and came to power in Hungary, Eva and her mother went into hiding with false papers from friends who were working with the Underground. Evas mother, Margaret, became a live-in nanny with a family and Eva dyed her blonde hair brown and moved from Buda across the river to Pest. At first, she and a friend pretended to be newlyweds (he as a Hungarian officer), but when neighbors started asking questions, they separated and Eva found work as a secretary in a small office.
Near the end of the war, Eva and her mother reunited and hid with a small group of people in an the basement of an abandoned villa on the Buda side. They were liberated by Russian troops, who proceeded to loot, plunder and rape throughout Budapest.
Eva and her mother returned to their apartment, which had also been looted, but they were able to reclaim it and clean it up. Eva and her mother opened a small secretarial office. Evas father had been deported and did not return. Despite all the years of trying to discover his fate, even with the recent opening of archives in Eastern Europe, Eva has not been able to determine where and when he died.In 1947, Eva met her future husband, George Friedlander, a survivor of two forced labor camps. Eva describes him as a very good-looking, into-life individual. Lots of fun, lots of unexpected pranks and sense of humor and, a little bit of a playboy, but at the same time a very serious man and very intelligent, extremely resourceful. George had been educated in Italy and after the war received the assignment from the Italian government to help repatriate Italian prisoners of war and citizens who were stuck in Hungary. George put announcements in the papers offering to help Italian citizens return home, which caught the attention of the Secret Police, and he was arrested and detained for several weeks, until his father was able to have him released due to a hefty bribe. George decided to return to Italy after his release, and Eva went with him.
In Italy, George became an assistant to a Nobel-prize winning professor who was conducting research for the Italian government on penicillin production, and Eva was offered a position with the American Joint Distribution Committee, which was trying to resettle survivors who were in refugee camps in Italy.
In 1950, the couple decided to emigrate to America, to Atlanta, where George became part of a research team in the Biochemistry Department at Emory, and he later started his own chemical company. Eva was immediately hired at Richs Department Store in the antiques and connoisseur gallery as an assistant buyer, and she remains actively involved in an antiques dealership. Evas mother eventually joined them in Atlanta, where she spent her remaining years. The Friedlanders have two children, Lewis and Lynne.
Well, when we were staying in this cellar with these other people who were trying to hide and stick it out there, there was a person with a radio, and it sounded like things were coming down and it was safe to come out. But during that week, you know, there were, you know, numerous bombardments and houses crumbled all around us. We were running out of food, and on one occasion, myself and my mother and a couple of those other people that we were hiding with decided that we were going to venture out to see if we could find some food. And we were roaming around, and there was a store that was already broken into long ago. But they had some leftover little cans and supplies that we just took. And somebody had a little, what you call, cistern or something in that basement so we could heat up a couple cans of something. There was a dead horse; it was very cold because it was still wintertime when all of this was going on. And there was a dead horse in a neighboring street, and one of the men in this group said were going to try to cut up some meat and take it back and try to cook it, which we did. So that helped a little bit. Those were the final days before the liberation. But we experienced the liberation, of course, by the Russians, who unfortunately were not very merciful about the first few days where they were allowed to loot. In fact, the first group that came in that cellar, that looked around, they asked for watches. And they already had a bunch of watches on their arms because thats what they were looking for, alcohol, they were taking peoples cologne and drinking it, and looking for wine and whiskey or whatever. And, they were also looking for girls. And this one Russian, with the bushy hair and that fur cap, grabbed my hand and started taking me out toward the steps to go up from the basement, up to the street. And my mother, who was sitting next me, knew immediately what was going to happen. So she ran after me and this soldier, who was dragging me. And my mother started screaming and carrying on in Hungarian she didnt speak any Russian and, for some strange reason, after 50, 20 steps, he let me go. And we never found out whether he got scared that it caused too much commotion or, or he decided that he didnt want any of this thing. But my mother was very brave and just followed and yelled and screamed, Let my daughter go! Let my daughter go! And he let me go. So we went back. And a day or two after that, things were clearing and everybody dispersed and everybody went their own way. But that was a very close call and a very threatening one, and my mother acted so bravely.Atlanta
Well, since we traveled so much in Europe, and George was educated in Italy, and we had friends in Spain and France my uncle on my mothers side lived in France - when we first came to Atlanta, it was quite a surprise. We knew about Atlanta through magazines and books, Gone With The Wind and all of that. But it was a little bit of a letdown because I expected a huge, busy metropolis, and in those days Atlanta was a big country town, more or less. In fact, this is an old story that goes in my family that, when we boarded a train in New Orleans when they shipped us off to Atlanta, we came by train and at the train station, we hired a cab because they told us to stay in a hotel which the Jewish Federation used. Frequently they had cheap rates for people who were newcomers to try and stay a few days over. And this hotel was on Ponce de Leon, and pretty much a rundown place but it was heavenly for us because we didnt have much rest and sleep, so we slept 12 hours. But on the way to this hotel with this cab driver, I kept looking out to see how the city looked. And I said to the driver, When do we get to the city? And he turned around and looked at me, You are in the city! And I said, Oh, OK.


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- Mohammedridha Alaskari
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Why does the security situation in Iraq remain as it is?
We need to focus on the real issues facing the Iraqi Security forces / departments to establish a good security conditions country-wide.
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Frank Barry 30+Mar 23 2013: edward,
Since 1945 -- US Presidents ignored Congress when deciding to make WAR.
US President's use questionable constitutional executive authority to initiate WAR.
US President's ask Congress to appropriate monies to pay for WAR after the fact.
Appropriations that pay for (Non-stop) "Preemptive Wars upon other nation shores."
Media propaganda then and now, that label America as "the world's peacekeeper", is a lie.
Americans have no realistic idea of the (Secret) WARS created by US President's lies.
The WMD reason for George W. Bush's WAR against Iraq was later exposed, as a lie.
Colin Powell's integrity, folded like a cheap suit, when he tried to sell to the United Nations,
the WMD lie.
American voters have become co-conspirators with the US Presidents they elect and re-elect.
As you can see, I hate WARS, and those idiots that start them.
Mar 23 2013: If I'm not mistaken, Shia - Sunni feud started before U.S. even existed. U.S. policy does not help, but it does not seem to be the cause of the violence.
Despite the popular American belief, America is not the center of the world. Many countries have problems not caused by U.S. policies.
Mar 24 2013: Thank you Arkady,
You're right, and you've won the HITS THE NAIL ON THE HEAD award.
Thank you.
Arkady, We have a few problems developing today, here in America.
US foreign policies effect Americans.
Policies soon become dictates. with threats of WAR should some country
not change it's policies.
Americans are daily fed a diet of Media garbage suggesting we should
be ready to slay the monsters lurking beyond our borders.
After 6 decades of such garbage, you would think Americans would have
had enough. Not so.
The voters continue to back the hawks of WAR.
Everything in America's open and transparent government is a SECRET.
Get out your calculators -- Homeland Security has in the last 18 months
ordered Billions of bullets and 2600 new armored vehicles.
"Surprise" the Social Security Administration bought 1.5 Million bullets themselves.
More guns and ammo than we could have used in 10 years of fighting WARS in Iraq.
Where on earth do they plan to use these weapons? The Mexican border?
I apologize if my information is wrong. A check with the Congressional Record
might clear it up. There are a couple Senators upset with these purchases.
There is gossip that Homeland Security's Janet Napolitano will be running for
President in 2016. Will these purchases help her to get elected?
Mar 24 2013: Frank,
The data on buying bullets is without sources or context. Where did you get the data that Social Security Administration is buying bullets? I'm not sure what to make out of this statement without reading more.
Although you hate wars, what you say is not far from what you criticize: "Americans are daily fed a diet of Media garbage suggesting we should
be ready to slay the monsters lurking beyond our borders." You seem to suggest that the monsters are inside our borders. But the message is, essentially, the same. I have a far more sensational news for you: "The Phantom of the Opera is here, inside your mind".
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Mets Emerge From Shadow of Darkness, Take Place Among Best Uniforms in Baseball
The Mets, in order to match their reputation under Steve Phillips and then Omar Minaya, tended to shroud themselves in black, like they were the villain in a two-bit pulp novel or the ninjas that get routinely beaten in a Steven Seagal film.
But with Sandy Alderson about to head into his second season, the Let's Gos were able to strip the dementors that hung around their uniforms, banishing the black-and-blue cap and returning the pinstripes to their home uniform. While black will remain an alternate in 2012 before fading away for good in 2013, Uni-Watch reports that "There are no plans to bring back any of the black elements."
That's probably the best news Mets fans could hope for barring Johan Santana discovering that he has multiple clones of himself, all aged 25 and all with healthy arms, that are contractually obligated to the Mets.
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President Obama, Commute Manning's Sentence to Time Served
Submitted by Robert Naiman on 22 August 2013 - 3:13pm
On August 21, U.S. citizen Bradley Manning - now known as Chelsea Manning -was sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking classified information to the public about the killing of civilians in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; drone strikes in Yemen; torture in Guantanamo, Iraq, and Egypt; the coup in Honduras; corruption in Tunisia, the U.S. use of cluster bombs, and the blockade of Gaza, among many other issues of public concern about U.S. foreign policy.
As Amnesty International noted, Manning has already served more than three years in pre-trial detention, including 11 months in conditions described by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture as cruel and inhumane. Amnesty is calling on President Obama to commute Manning's sentence to time served.
War-Weary Republicans Rebuke Romney on Afghanistan
Submitted by Robert Naiman on 1 December 2011 - 3:46pm
On Wednesday night, the Senate adopted by voice vote an amendment introduced by Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley calling on President Obama to speed up U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan. This was a watershed event towards ending the war. The previous high water mark of Senators calling for expedited withdrawal was 27; the previous high water mark on a vote was 18. The vote is a green light from the Senate to the White House for a faster military withdrawal that would save many American and Afghan lives and (at least) many tens of billions of taxpayer dollars.
Because it was a voice vote, there was no roll call. But, if you want to know who especially to thank, 21 Senators sponsored Merkley's amendment:
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT); Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM); Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY); Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH); Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT); Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK); Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM); Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA); Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD); Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND); Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL); Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY); Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA); Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT); Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV); Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) ; Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV); Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY); Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
The Senate vote - which saw John McCain standing alone in vocal opposition - is more evidence that on key issues of war and military spending, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, John McCain, Lindsay Graham and Buck McKeon haven't been speaking for Republicans generally.
All US Troops Leaving Iraq; Now, Let's Bring Them Home From Afghanistan
Submitted by Megan Iorio on 21 October 2011 - 3:15pm
Earlier today, President Obama announced that all US troops except for about 150 attached to the US embassy will leave Iraq by the previously agreed upon deadline of December 31.
This is welcome news. Until this month, the US was in negotiations with the Iraqi government to leave thousands of US troops in the country indefinitely. The snag in the plan was the non-negotiable (from the US perspective) stipulation that US soldiers who remained be granted legal immunity. Apparently, members of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's own coalition could not stomach the demand.
Now that he has been forced to accept an immediate withdrawal, Obama is spinning this as fulfillment of his campaign promise to end the war in Iraq. But Obama won't be able to claim this particular achievement until he removes all contractors from the country. While the President did not address the issue of contractors in his speech, it is being reported that around 9,500 contractors--including 5,000 security contractors and 4,500 "general life support" contractors--will remain in Iraq after the remaining US troops depart.
So, while the roughly 39,000 US troops left in Iraq are coming home, over 9,000 contractors will remain.
Just Foreign Policy RT Interview: Ending the Wars Would Save 400,000 Jobs
Submitted by Robert Naiman on 9 September 2011 - 5:09pm
In an interview today, Just Foreign Policy explained to RT why ending the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq would save at least 400,000 jobs:
Woolsey Sign-On Letter to Super Committee on War Spending
Submitted by Megan Iorio on 19 August 2011 - 2:26pm
Rep. Lynn Woolsey is circulating the following Dear Colleague and Sign-On letter to the Super Committee urging them to end funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the debt deal.
Urge your representatives to sign the Woolsey letter here.
Letter to Super Committee: $1.8 Trillion in Savings
August 12, 2011
Dear Colleague:
As the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, also referred to as the "Super Committee," begins its work, we must remind its members of the overwhelming costs due to the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
I urge you to join me in cosigning the letter below to the Co-Chairs and members of the Select Committee noting the $1.8 trillion that could be saved by ending the wars. To cosign or for additional information, please contact me or Jennifer Goedke (5-5161) on my staff.
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Dear Co-Chairs and Members,
Congress and the American people have entrusted you with a great responsibility – ensuring the economic well-being of our nation. This is no simple task and will require both bold decisions and fair compromises.
Lee-Jones Letter to President Obama calling for complete withdrawal from Iraq by previously agreed upon deadline
Submitted by Megan Iorio on 26 July 2011 - 12:32pm
Thanks to everyone who took action to ask their member of Congress to support the Lee-Jones letter on Iraq! With your help, 95 Members of Congress signed the letter, calling on the President to keep the previously agreed upon deadline for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, not to extend it or to leave troops in the country indefinitely. The final version of the letter was sent to President Obama on July 27, 2011. Representative Lee's press release on the letter is posted here.
Bring all U.S. Troops and Military Contractors in Iraq Home by Dec. 31, 2011!
The following 95 members of Congress signed the Lee-Jones letter on Iraq: Baldwin, Bass (CA-33), Boswell, Braley, Capps, Capuano, Chu, Cicilline, Clarke (MI-13), Clarke (NY-11), Clay, Cleaver, Clyburn, Cohen, Conyers, Costello, Cummings, Davis (IL-7), DeFazio, DeLauro, Deutch, Doggett, Doyle, Duncan (TN-2), Edwards, Ellison, Farr, Filner, Frank, Fudge, Garamendi, Grijalva, Gutierrez, Hahn, Hanabusa, Hastings (FL-23), Heinrich, Hirono, Holt, Honda, Jackson Jr. (IL-2), Jackson-Lee, Johnson (IL-15), Johnson (TX-30), Jones, Kaptur, Kucinich, Larson, Lee, Lewis (GA-5), Loebsack, Lofgren, Lujan, Maloney, Matsui, McCollum, McDermott, McGovern, Michaud, Miller (CA-7), Moore, Nadler, Napolitano, Norton, Olver, Paul, Payne, Pingree, Polis, Rangel, Richardson, Rush, Sanchez (CA-39), Sanchez (CA-47), Schakowsky, Schrader, Scott (VA-3), Serrano, Sewell, Slaughter, Speier, Stark, Thompson (CA-1), Thompson (MS-2), Tierney, Tonko, Towns, Tsongas, Velazquez, Waters, Watt, Welch, Wilson (FL-17), Woolsey, Yarmuth
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Iraq/Afghanistan: A Promise Kept, A Promise Deferred
Submitted by Robert Naiman on 1 September 2010 - 1:35pm
President Obama wants credit for keeping his promise to end the war in Iraq. Some credit is due: the President reaffirmed his commitment to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011, as required by the agreement between the U.S. and Iraq. But only partial credit is due, because the war-ending task is very far from complete.
The Iraq war is not over. This is not a left-wing critique. The consensus account of mainstream U.S. print media is that the 50,000 U.S. troops who remain have been "rebranded" from "combat" brigades to advise-and-assist brigades. The unfailingly pro-war Washington Post editorial board wrote yesterday:
For one thing, combat won't really end on Sept. 1. Fifty thousand U.S. troops will remain in Iraq, and their duties will include counterterrorism work as well as continuing to train and assist Iraqi forces....
Moreover, the United States government is still "meddling" in Iraq's internal political affairs, to use the term our media uses when countries we don't like do it. U.S. officials are still trying to determine who will be in the Iraqi government and who should not. This is a key factor in the current political impasse in Baghdad, a fact which is generally omitted in mainstream press accounts that bemoan the failure of Iraqi politicians to form a government. It's true that there is a failure on the part of Iraqi politicians, but they have enablers in their failure: the outside powers, including the U.S., Iran, and other countries, which are lobbying furiously for a government to their liking, and working to block any government that they don't like. The impasse between the Iraqi politicians is also an impasse between the outside powers, fighting a proxy political war for influence in Iraq.
Why Should the Senate Fund "Enduring" U.S. Military Bases in Afghanistan?
Submitted by Robert Naiman on 25 August 2010 - 3:19pm
Much ink has been spilled over the President's pledge to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan in July 2011. The White House insists that the date is firm. But the pace of withdrawal is yet to be determined, and the White House hasn't said a word about when - if ever - a U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan will be complete.
There is a signed agreement that says U.S. troops have to be out of Iraq by the end of 2011. But there is no such agreement for Afghanistan. Yet the majority of Americans have told pollsters that they think the U.S. should establish a timetable for military withdrawal.
Meanwhile, Walter Pincus reports in the Washington Post, the Pentagon is planning for years of U.S. combat in Afghanistan:
"Three $100 million air base expansions in southern and northern Afghanistan illustrate Pentagon plans to continue building multimillion-dollar facilities in that country to support increased U.S. military operations well into the future."
Pincus noted that "…many of the installations being built…have extended time horizons. None of the three projects…is expected to be completed until the latter half of 2011. All of them are for use by U.S. forces rather than by their Afghan counterparts."
But Pincus also reported that while the House has approved the money for this "enduring base" construction, the Senate has yet to vote on it.
Should there not at least be a debate on this issue in the Senate?
NYT Exploits Own Iraq Death Toll Denial to Trash Venezuela
Submitted by Robert Naiman on 24 August 2010 - 4:28pm
It's bad enough that the editors of the New York Times have refused so far to tell the truth about what we know about the magnitude of the death toll in Iraq as a result of the US invasion and occupation of the country since 2003, according to the standards that are used to describe human tragedies for which the U.S. government does not bear primary responsibility. If the New York Times used the same standards of evidence to describe human tragedies regardless of the degree of responsibility of the U.S. government, it would report that "hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have died" as a result of the US war, a fact that we know with the level of confidence that we know similar facts that the New York Times publishes as a matter of routine (such as a recent report that "hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died" - in the Iraq-Iran war.) The New York Times is reluctant to publish this fact about the U.S. war, perhaps, because this fact is awkward to acknowledge for those in Washington who support the status quo policy of permanent war.
But now the New York Times has exacerbated the harm of its denial about the Iraqi death toll, by using its own failure to accurately report the death toll in Iraq as a benchmark for comparison to other human tragedies: in particular, to claim that murder in Venezuela claimed more lives in 2009 than did violence in Iraq. The New York Times editors are like the boy who killed his parents and demanded mercy on the grounds he was an orphan.
In a front page article this week headlined "Venezuela, More Deadly Than Iraq, Wonders Why," NYT reporter Simon Romero claims:
How Many Iraqis Did We "Liberate" from Life on Earth?
Submitted by Robert Naiman on 6 August 2010 - 3:01pm
Is there a man or woman in America today who is willing to stand at noon in the public square and claim that demands to bomb, invade, and occupy other people's countries have anything to do with human liberation?
If such people can be found, let them answer a few simple questions about the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq.
How many Iraqis did we "liberate" from the companionship of their loved ones?
How many Iraqis did we "liberate" from dwelling in the houses and towns and the country of their birth?
How many Iraqis did we "liberate" from life on Earth?
If any American who claims to believe that indefinite continuation of the war in Afghanistan - or a US/Israeli military attack on Iran - is justified by humanitarian concerns cannot give a fact-based and intellectually coherent answer to the question of how many Iraqis have lost their lives as a result of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq, do not that person's claims for "humanitarian" war, bombing, and occupation deserve zero credence?
To state that we cannot know how many have died is outrageously false. It is vacuously true that we cannot know exactly how many have died. But in the diverse fields of human inquiry and endeavor, there are many large numbers that are important which we cannot know exactly. If understanding the magnitude of a number is important, we do not throw up our hands and say, "we can never know." Imagine a reference book that said, "we don't know how many humans are alive on Earth today, because no-one has counted them all."
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
Canh Dua Chua(Pickled Mustard Soup)
Like it or not, winter is here, blizzards are happening in the west, mounds of snow are piling up in the east, freezing temperatures here in the south, the world is coming to an end. Meanwhile, Jack Frost might be nipping at the nose, but at the HoustonWok household, it's warm, our stomachs stay full and comforting from what I call my Christmas in a bowl. The fusion of colors from the pickled mustard greens, the twice cooked pork(slightly poached/seared), the tomatos, not to mention the absolute invigorating feeling from the broth warming up your insides like a drunk chick taking a shot of patron before shaking her tail like a tailfeather. Canh Dua Chua ladies and gentlemen. If you ever tried sour soup of any sort at a Chinese restaurant and enjoyed it, this is a must try.
The equivalent of 1 pickled mustard leaf sliced
1 tomato sliced
1 shallot minced
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 teaspoons of salt
1 tablespoon of fish sauce
1 dill stem
1 chive onions sliced
2 tablespoons of cooking oil
1/2 teaspoon of msg
1/2 cup of water
A small portion of pork I used the ham cut
Slice your pork 1/4inch
Slightly poach the pork for 3 minutes/set aside
In in a sauce pot or small wok/ add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil
Toss in your Shallots and pork
At this point saute the pork until it is cooked all the way through
toss in your sliced tomatos
toss in your sliced pickled mustard greens like below
Add this point add the sugar,salt,fish sauce,msg and saute
Once the pickled mustard greens are a bit wilted, pour in 1/2 cup of water,or adjust to liking,more water = more broth.
Once the broth comes to a boil, cut and throw in your dill leafs.
The dill leaf is what brings out the aroma in this lustrous soup.
Stay warm friends,
Posted by HoustonWok at 10:22 AM
17 comments:
- Chow and ChatterDec 13, 2009 11:26 AM
oh wow great soupReplyDelete
- so Spiffy April Marie Girl JapanDec 13, 2009 08:06 PM
I wish it would snow already here... this week will get the lowest in temps.... it will be cold enough to snow..but will it? I wonder.ReplyDelete
I love mustard greens.... you can do so much with greens.. eh?
- Fresh Local and BestDec 14, 2009 01:26 PM
This is one of my favorite soups. I haven't tried it with tomatoes, but will add it the next time I make it.ReplyDelete
- HoustonWokDec 14, 2009 04:42 PM
@Chow and Chatter, oh thank you,you should try it sometime.ReplyDelete
@April Marie, no way still no snow in Japan?I hope it snows soon=)
@Noobcook, it's good,i'll be making it again soon.
@FLB oh man the tomatoes are a must in this soup.Let me know how it turns out.
Ladies,thank you so much for stopping by,happy holidays.
- Ravenous CoupleDec 16, 2009 05:05 PM
this is a great soup...in fact prefer it best among the sweet and sour soups...love to add lots of dill and a chile pepper for a little kickReplyDelete
- David(Houstonwok)Dec 17, 2009 09:36 AM
@Selba, that makes the both of us =)ReplyDelete
@Ravenous Couple oh yes, the chile peppers do add a big kick,lol I only add the red ones,don't know if that makes a difference vs. the green or orange colored ones.
- joyDec 17, 2009 01:11 PM
So I forgot to tell you -- i cut up the banana flower and instantly became confused as to whether or not I could eat the little flower buds inside -- anyways I think I left it in the fridge too long because it tasted really bitter. I threw it out :( I am such a banana flower n00b. Any tips on how to pick a good banana flower?ReplyDelete
- Fresh Local and BestDec 24, 2009 04:57 PM
Just popping in to wish you a Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
- prashantDec 25, 2009 08:49 AM
love mustard greens.... you can do so much with greens.. eh?ReplyDelete
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- HoustonWokDec 27, 2009 09:02 PM
@FLB Thank you same to youReplyDelete
@Prashant oh yes mustard greens are great, soup,stir fry, yes they serve a multi purpose,thanks for stopping in,hope u come back.
@Tigerfish, very,one of my favorites.
- AnonymousFeb 10, 2010 01:25 AM
Man, this stuff is awesome, thanks for the recipe - its about time i see someone whos not afraid in using msg - people just make such a big deal out of it. To me: "too much of anything is not good" my family has been using it for generations & only need a little bit for each dish anyway :o)ReplyDelete
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